The Sun. — London, England, 1829-05-16 00:00:00

SPiRIT OF THE LoNisON JOLTNALS. The attempt was made by Mr. O'Connell last night to take his seat in the House of Commons, and the narrative of the proceeding will be read seith interest in oar Parliareenzary report. Yet that can convey but an imperfect idea of the silent, the almost breathless attention with which he was re ceived in the House, advancing to and retiring from the table. The benches were filled in an unusual degree with Members, and there is no recollection of so large a number of Peers brought by curiosity into the House of Commons. The lion. Gentle man was introduced by Lords Dungannon and Eb rington. A perfect stillness ensued. By his action he evidently declined the first oath which was ten dered to him,—that of supremacy and aliet7i,tnce,— and required the oath prescribed by the lee Act. The explanation by the Speaker to the llonse, of what had taken place, was clear, his expression of rot:me:ranee and manner towards the Hoe. Gentle men on whom he fixed his regards extremely cour icons, and his declaration that " he must withdraw" firm and authoritative. Mr. O'Connell for a mo ment looked round as one who had reason to expect :,iii port, anti this felling, he bowed most respectfully ren.f withirew. After his departure, Mr. Brougham s she, but in a somewhat subdued tone; some dis cession followed, but the debate on the subject is t xci for Monday next.—Times. It is a mistake, whether real or pretended, in the a I rncates for a continuance of- the East India mo nepole, to assume that the great towns of England, aid the merchants generally, have any desire to wrest from the Company the sovereignty of its empire in the East, Upon the face of the suleect we believe that most prudent men would agree in the probable clanger to the independence of Parliament which might threaten us, were the patronage of India, civil, Inifitery, and mixed, to be transferred from the Corn rimy to the King's Ministers. As against the reentiy, we should, with our present opinions, con eider such a change not a little perilous, whatever eftight he its consequences as a question, like that of Mr. Fox's India Bill, between the Minister and the Crown itself. The dissatisfaction, however, at the operation of the existing Charter, has a totally different origin. The deputies from Liverpool, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Calcutta, &c. &c. have pert r broached an inquiry, or expressed a wish, in relaticn to the political Government of India. Their sole purpose is to break up the commercial monopoly, and to enjoy a free and wholsorne trade, es well with the Company's—or rather, constitu sicmall2; speaking, King's—dominions there, as hli those of the Emperor of China, from 'hey are, by a monstrous intrusion of monopolizing jealousy and cupidity, interdicted; while t he citizens of the United States, the stibjeets of every power on earth, save England, have an unshackled privilege of visiting Canton as merchants, and many of them have for years carried on a prosperous and growing commerce. Mr. Whitmore's motion on Thinaday night brought out the sentiments of some men of great authority in the House of Commons, avian regard to this commercial question. What the bias of the House was, and even of the Ministers, is obvious from the fact that no individual of the Cabinet—neither Mr. Gotilburn nor Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald—would discounteaanee the expectation ,that his Majesty's Government intended to afford relief to the mercantile interest of Great Britain. Of course it would be impossible that any honest nrivocate of free trade should resist the proposition of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for adducing its most various and ample evidence as a ground for legislating on a subject of such vast extent. We Acknowledge further, that when the purpose of the ap l elicants is to work an alteration in an existing systeni, the onus of demonstrating the grievances they complain of must rest undoubtedly upon them. The proof must not be limited to mere first prin ciples: it must establish that a positive mischief isin dicied on the King's subjects;—that they would he able to avail themselves of an opening of the monopoly ;—that the nation would be gainers with them ; that India would share the benefit, in civilization arid happiness ; that foreigners,in respect (Una, are now enjoying the good from which Englishmen are excluded; and lastly, that the In dian empire itself, in its political relations and cepa eities, of the importance of which none can feel more sensibly than we do, could not be a sufferer from the change in a higher ratio than the trade and powers of this country would be served by it. We thus lay upon the shoulders of the anti monopolists a heavy weight of proof; and our conviction, as at present instructed, is, that the interest of British commerce, and of the empire administered by the Company, will both profit largely by a liberal ad mission of all classes of the King's European sub jects to the advantages for which Mr. Huskiseon and Mr. Whitmore, representing such a body of their wealthy, intelligent, and enterprising country men, have contended. One suggestion made by Mr. Baring, we conceive to be marked by considerable judgment and good sense. The Hon. Gentleman recommended that the Company should, if possible, lie induced to concur in an immediate or speedy opening of the foreign China trade to British mer chants, whereby the latter might be enabled to load at Canton cargoes of tea for French, American, or other foreign ports. This being a branch of niter chandize already open to foreigners of all nations, and one moreover in which the Company does not participate at all, Mr. Baring very truly observed, that the conduct of the Directors would be that of the " Dog in the manger," if they threw obstacles in the way of sash a benefit to the individual com merce. The details of the remarkable extension ex perienced by the private trade with India siace the year 181 , 1, will be found in Mr. Whitmore's speech, in the memorials and resolutions published by the provincial deputies, and in the pamphlet of Mr. Crawfurd, to which we yesterday alluded : we shall therefore decline to expatiate on them here, If not refuted by the official documents to be presented to Parliament, as announced by Mr. Goulburn, they will have exhibited a series of data deserving the most serious consideration.—lbid. An idle rumour is in circulation that there exists a coolness between his Majesty and the Duke of Wellington. If his Grace has become the object, like former Prime Ministers, of low and grovelling intrigue, the parties, although they may consider; themselves secure from observation, will, whoever I they are, soon be made known, and their meanness and meddling be exposed. The Duke has hitherto deservedly enjoyed the confidence of his sovereign, and the esteem of the public; and in the present situation of our domestic affairs and foreign relit- j tions, there is no individual in the country so well qualified as he is, to guide the helm of the State. His conduct is approved by all the enlightened and liberal men in the United Kingdom—he is respected as much abroad as he is at home, and any disorga nization of the present Ministry to make room for the remnant of a superannuated and imbecile party, would be one of the greatest misfortunes that could befal the country. If the spirit of intrigue is ac tually at work, it will soon vanish before tha firm ness of the Duke of Wellington. He has too much penetration to be imposed upon by the insidious smiles of pretended friends ; and too strong in his position to be injured or shaken by the dark artifices of secret enemies.—Morning Advertiser. Mr. O'Connell entered the House last night, and was conducted to the Table by Lords Ebrington and Duncannon. He had previously, as he announced he would in his second letter to the Members of the House of Commons, dated 9th inst., taken the oath provided for Catholic Members by the Relief Bill lately passed, according to the provisions of the 20th section of the Relief Bill, in the Court of King's Bench. The Speaker, after having been informed by Mr. Ley, the Clerk, of what had passed hetween him and Mr. O'Connell, with respect to the oaths, observed, " I understand the Hon. Gen tleman to propose to take the oaths directed to be imposed on persons professing the Catholic religion, and entering this House by the authority of the Act of Parliament recently passed. There are but two points in the coarse to be purstied iii the taking of sats by Members of this House. The first relates to the repeal of the declaration against Transubstan tiation. 'The other is the part of the Act appoint ing the oaths to be taken by each Member of the House professing the Roman Catholic creed, in lieu of the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy, and Abju ration. This substituted oath, as I imagine, is only to be 'taken by such Members as shall be returned to sit in this House subsequently to the commencement of the Act." As Mr. O'Connell was elected pre viously to the passing of the Act, he informed him, that before he took his seat,- he must take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy, before the Lord Steward or his Commissioners, and the Oatlss of Allegiance, Supremacy, and Abjuration, at the table of the House; and in order to maintain the dignity and privileges of the House, he ordered him imme diately to withdraw—an order which Mr. O'Connell respectfully complied with. The preamble and first clause of the Act lately passed run as follows : " Whereas by various Acts of Parliament, certain re straints and disabilities pre imposed on the Roman Catho lic subjects of his Majesty, to which other subjects of his Majesty are not liable And whereas it is expedient that sacs restraints and disabilities shall be from henceforth dis continued : And whereas, by various Acts, certain Oaths, and certain Declarations, commonly called the Declaration against Transubstantiation, and the Declaration against Transubstantiation and the Invocation of Saints, and the Sacrifice of the Mass, as practised in the Church of [tome, are or may be required to be taken, made, and subscribed by the subjects of his Majesty, as qualifications for sitting and voting in Parliament, and for the enjoyment of cer tain offices, franchises, and civil rights : Be it enacted by the King's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Com mons in this present Parliament assembled, and by the au thority of the same, that from and after the commence ment of this Act, all such parts of the said Acts as require the said Declarations, or either of them, to be made or sub scribed by any of his Majesty's subjects as a qualification fur sitting and voting in Parliament, or for the exercise or en joyment of any office, franchise, or civil right, be, and the same are (save as hereinafter provided and excepted) hereby repealed." The fourth Clause enacts, that no Peer professing the Roman Catholic Religion, and no person pro— fessing the Roman Catholic Religion, who shall be returned a Member of the House of Commons, after the commencement of this Act, shall be capable of sitting or voting in either House of Parliament re spectively, unless he shall first take and subscribe the Oath appointed to be taken in place of the Oaths and Declarations above alluded to. Here, then, we have an Act declaring that the restraints and disa bilities imposed on the Roman Catholic subjects of his Majesty to which other subjects of his Ma jesty are not liable, shall k from henceforth discontinued; and on the quibble (for we ca ,t qualify it by no other term) that Mr. O'Connell was re turned before the passing of the Act, the House of Commons are called on to violate the broad principle of the Act, by declaring, in the teeth of it, that the restraints and disabilities imposed on his Majesty's ttoman Catholic subjects, to which other subjects of his Majesty are not liable, shall not be from . hence forth discontinued. Mr. O'Connell is one' of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects ; and being one of that class, he is freed from all the restraints and disabilities to which other subjects of his Majesty are not liable. Because a particular Oath is appointed to be taken by all Catholic Members returned since the passing of a: Act, it would be a strange infe rence, that a Catholic Member, returned before the passing of the Act, should be subject:to the restraints and disabilities which the Act declares to be disconti nued from the. passing of the Act. A child must see the absurdity of such a mode of construing statutes. The only question that can arise is, not whether the restraints and disabilities, declared to be at an end, should be peyived, but whether, as a certain oath is prescribed to be taken by the Member returned after the commencement qf the Act, and nothing is said as to any Catholic Member returned before the com mencement of the Act, Mr. O'Connell can sit with out taking that oath. The Act is inaccurately drawn up, for it ought to have comprehended Ca tholic Members returned before the commencement of this Act as well as after the commencement of the Act. But the declared object of the Act being the discontinuance of restraints and disabilities from and after the commencement of the Act; the failure to provide an oath for those returned before the commencement of the Act, which is merely a matter of minor regulation, cannot revive the restraints which are repealed, which would be defeating the object of the Act. All Roman Catholics from the commencement of the Act are in the exact condi tion of other subjects of his Majesty, except in so far as the new law has provided otherwise. But there is no provision in the Act declaring that those returned before the commencement of the Act shall not be entitled to the privileges granted to Catholics in general; and it would be a most whimsical ins ference, that the omission to provide an oath for them should be deemed an exclusion from the com mon privilege of Catholics. How such a construc tion as that indicated by the Speaker should have entered his head, is to us astonishing. The Con stitution is older than the various oaths prescribed; but the Speaker deems the Constitution subsidiary to the spathe, Because, forsooth, there is not an oath in his Treasury precisely suited, as he thinks, for Mr. O'Connell, he at once sets aside the Con s'itution, and sets aside an election which has been deemed good by a Committee of the House of Commons.,—lllorning Chronicle. Nothing, probably, will have astonished the gene rality of people, who attend to such things, more than to have seen, on one and the same night, Lord Lyndhurst eulogising the mode of administering the Bankrupt Laws, and Mr. Peel rejoicing that no change is likely to take place in the constitution or the practice of the EccleSiastical Courts. That " Whatever is, is best," is a very trite and conve nient maxim, and possesses every recommendation except a total absence of truth. There is another maxim, too, quite as old and us homely, and some what more true, which is this—that " Lookers on see more of the game than the players ;" and this last, we believe, is peculiarly applicable to legal abuses of all kinds, and in all Courts. Let the mass of creditors, who suffer by the present opera. tion of the Bankrupt Laws, the Chancellor what they think of their operation; and let tile suitors, who fall into the pit of Doctors' Commons, tell Mr. Peel how they like the slow justice they get there, and the large amount of the Proctors' and the Doctors' C harges, and then let the Learned Lord and the Right Gentleman repeat r their eulogies " With what appetite they may. It is quite a beautiful specimen of official gratittlde and harmony for those to "praise the bridge that carries them over;" but the tired pedestrian, who finds the road so deep aid miry, and the tolls so high, that after all he is obliged to wade through the stream with no small chance of drowning, looks upon the bridge as of no benefit to him, and wiahas to see even the old ferry in its place. The truth is tii4t there are no parts of our pdicial system which stand more in need of reform than the Bankrupt Laws and the Ecclesiastical Courts; and to see them, therefore, singled out as peculiar topics for eulogy 4y those from whom their reform might be reasonably expect ed, holds out but a sorry prospect to the country of any such reform being likely to take place.—Morn. ing Berald. It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that Mr. O'Connell actually made the attempt yesterday to take a seat in the House of Commons, as one of the Representatives for the county of Clare. He was with great formality introduced by the liberal Lords Duncannon and Ehrington, who most pomp ously accompanied him to the table, for the purpose of taking the necessary oaths, which he had previ ously deterrniacd not to take, and which they knew he could not take, ae a determined and inflexible Ron - an Catholic. The discreditable subterfuge was that he was ready to take the oaths prescribed by the late Act, totally regardless of the letter and spirit of that law, which provides that no Roman Catholic is eligible to sit,- whose return has not taken place subsequently to the passing of that Act. Upon this most essential and all-imperative point the a Speaker justly and forcibly observed, that the Gen tleman at the table (Mr. O'Connell), as was well known to that House, was returned long before the passing of that Act, and therefore it could not apply to any ene circumstanced as he was. 'He had only therefore to revert to the law previous to the pasting of the s Act to which he had referred ;• and having done so, he had to state than the law, as understood in the practices and usages of that Rouse to be the law of the land, and whose construction had been repeatedly confirmed by Acts ofParliament,:was, that every Member should take the Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy before the Lord Steward or his De puties,and that afterwards he should take the Oaths of Allegiance, Supremacy, and Abjuration, together with the Declaration against Transubstantiation, be. fore that House. To take the Oaths Mr. O'Connell had therefore objected ; and he felt it his duty at once to desire the Hon. Gentleman to withdraw. And he had the less hesitation in expressing his opinion from a knowledge that if he were wrong the Hon. Member bad the power to appeal against it, either by petition or by entrusting any Hon. Member who had taken his seat, with the case. Such being his opinion, he felt it his duty to desire the Honourable Gentleman to x% ithdraw.—Mr. Brougham immediately rose, but the Speaker very properly caused Mr. O'Connell to withdraw before any arguments upon this case could be entered into. Mr. Brougham, after Mr. O'Connell bad left the House, proceeded to plead the right of the Hon. Gentleman to be heard in his place, or as he had perhaps no place, at the table of the House, without taking the oaths, in order to state his objection to taking them, before the House came to any decision upon the subject. There were (he said) two or three precedents which appeared to him to be di rectly in point. The first two were the cases of Sir Henry Monson, who was returned on May 13, 1689, and Lord Faushawe. Sir H. Morison on coming to the table was asked whether he had any objection to take the oaths prescribed. He replied that he. had stated that his objections were of a nature personal to himself, and in no degree calcu lated to disturb the King's Government. It ap peared by the reports, by the Journals of the House, and by all the records on the subject, that that per son had spoken at the table of the House at least a few sentences in explanation of his objections to take the oaths. The House was not satisfied with the reasons he assigned, and he was directed to withdraw, and a new writ was issued thereupon. What, however, he wished to call the attention of the House to was, the fact that before the new writ was issued lie was heard at the table of the House. In the case of Mr. Archdale also, who was returned some years afterwards, the same course was pursued. 4ech were the precedents he had to adduce, and his object was that Mr. O'Connell should be recalled. in order that the House, after hearing him, might be enabled upon fair grounds to proceed to a deci sion upon the question. Mr. Secretary Peel une quivocally declared that he had no doubt as to the definite and decided character of the law; but still he thought that time was necessary to examine the precedents mentioned by Mr. Brougham. The Speaker observed that be knew of no precedent of any person not having taken his seat being heard, without the decision of the House to that eilect ; and after some further conversation, it was agreed to postpone the further considerition of the question to Monday next. The Smithfield Market Bill, upon the question of receiving the Report of the Com, mittee, was rejected by a majority of 23, the num bers being 24 to 31. The Anatomy Regulation Bill went through the Committee of the whole House (after a division of 40 to eight), and the report was ordered to be received on Monday.—Mormng Post. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL. Tnuttsna - T, MAY 14.—High water 19 minutes past eight o'clock.—Wind West.—Arrived the Columbia, Kirkwood, from Calcutta; Herald, Graham, Baltimore; Hero, Baker, from Africa ; Robert M'William, from Antigua; United States, Kennedy, from Savannah ; Torah, —, from Demerara; Shallett, , from Baltimore ; Meredith, Jones, from Demerara ; Aid, Abernethy, is4wport. CLEARED OUTWARDS.-The Earl of Liverpool, Man ning, for Valparaiso; John and Mary, Thompson, S'. John's ; Anfield, f o r Jamaica ; Telescope, —, for Oporto ; Keith, Stewart, for Oporto ; Hibernia, for Charleston. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. MOCK AUCTIONB.-Yesterday Mr. Samuel Levi, who keeps an auction-room in the Strand, opposite Southamp ton-street, was summoned before Mr. Mtrisuunc, at the instance of a lady named Price, to show cause why he de • tained property which she had purchased at his shop; and also to answer her charge of having grossly imposed upon her, by selling her a watch of no value, fur which he ob tained 11. 13s. Mrs. Price, it appeared, had lately arrived from Tun bridge Wells, with 10/. in her pocket, and she was lured into the shop of Mr. Levi, where a number of dressed-up ladies were assembled as " sweetners," who were praising the quality and cheapness of the goods. She was induced to bid for different articles, and amongst them the watch in question—an article made in imitation of a gold engine turned watch—but which was, in reality, nothing but brass lacquered. Mr. Minshull sent an officer with the watch to Mr. Young, the watch-maker, of the Strand, to request that gentleman to state the value of the watch, and he said that it was not worth five shillings. Mr. MINSHULL observed, that these mock-auctions were a public nuisance, and he hoped there would be soon a legislative enactment to put an end to their existence. Mr. Levi said the lady bought the article fairly by public auction, and had an opportunity of judging for herself the value of it. Mr. MiNsuur.r. asked Mrs. Price what kind of ladies they were in the auction•roons who recommended her to purchase?—She said, that at the time she did not parti cularly notice the ladies ; but she had reason to believe they were Jewesses, who were dressed in a fashionable manner to appear as customers. Mr. MiNsuuLL ordered Levi to give up the goods for which she had paid, and said, that if he wished to recover for goods which she had refused to pay for on the ground that she had been unfairly dealt with, he might bring his action.—He consented to give up the property, and the affair ended. We copy the following curious letter from the New York Morning Chronicle, by the last arrival Row;.Arsp STEpmEstsosf.—One of the creditors of the house of RE74INGTON, STEYHENSOIf, and Co. has put into. our possession the following letter, post smirked Savannah, 16th March. We are disposed to give full credit to the statement—for obvisus reasons we suppress the names of the persons supposed to be his present bankers at Sa vannah : Savannah, March 12. Sir—The fugitive STEPHENSON, whom you will per haps ere this reacher you have been honoured with the sight of, has deposited in the hands of .o. Mr. , merchant of this place, large sums of Exchequer Bills; in the hands of , merchant, a sum of money in gold, and in the hands of one Captain .—.., a further gun of gold ; which money, I know, they are r a pidly co nverting into our currency. Should you wish to inves tigate this matter for the recovery of said money, which I believe interests you, I will direct you to the examination and evidence of a man reiiding seventeen miles from the city, tailing himself Dr. GARBERT, who has confessed to sundry individuals that STEPHENSON told him that those persons werejais hankers at Savannah. Whether y ou can come at or recover the amount held by each individual iu trust for STEPHENSON is a matter which you can better determine. This much is certain that these persons, to gether with LLOYD, STEPHENSON'S clerk, are lavishing large sums to restore STEPHENSON to the soil of Georgia, from which he is said to DISHONEST SERVANT.—At the Maryle bone of,qce, yesterday, a man, named JAMES OSBORN, was charged with having robbed his master, Mr. Hicics, of 43, Gloucester-place, Portman-street, of some wearing appa• engaged by rel and other property. The prisoner w as Mr. HICKS, as footman, on the 10th of March. On the great c l o 9 a t t h s of whichhe h sa a d m b e ee ra n o g n i t v h en he to a t s in eo t n to bde h d ;us il l il t, d w t e h r r e ee missed. in two or three days after he returned; and it having been discovered that he had stolen some shirts belonging to another footman, he was taken tint° custody. He then confessed he had sold the coats for 308. and pawned the shirts. He was committed for trial. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. PAfqS, MAY 12.---2rlte Duke of Laval Montmo rency, whatever - inay be presumed from the silence of the Ministerial journals, has certainly refused to accept of the pOrtfolio of Foreign Affairs ; and it cannot be supposed that he will yield to new solici tations. It is said that a second courier has been sent with despatches, pressing him to change his re solution. The embarrassment of our Ministry is very strange. How has it come to the necessity of asking the con sent of the Duke of Laval or Pair ? The Duke, whatever may be his character in pri vate life, is personally unqualified for office, and is the man the least fitted to appear in the tribune of a Legislative Chamber. Yet see him now trans formed into an indispensable statesman ! Conjectures fluctuate between M. de St. Priest, Ambassador at Madrid ; Viseotint de Chateau briand ; and the Duke de Cosse Brissac. The latter, it is said, has just submitted to the King a memoir on the present situation of affairs. The Noble Duke has ambition, but I cannot believe par oneri. He is a man of timid mind and narrow views, whose personal appearance is far from imposing. It is said, that M. de Chateaubriand has only re ceived leave of absence from Rome on condition of travelling for his health. The present difficulties of the MinititrY arise from the obstinate and absurd perseverance of the Court in its ancient prejudices and old aversions. The force of circumstances has brought to the benches of the left side a majority which strengthens itself every day, and the Court requires the Ministry to govern in opposition to this majority. In this man ner the favours of Government are heaped upon those who refuse it their support, while it endea vours to prolong the helotism of those in whom its influence and force reside—a state of things pre carious in itself, and tending necessarily to produce a re-action, which they can neither prevent nor direct. The dearness of grain continues, and with it the public agitation. You observe that our Gazette de France and the journals of this colour ascribe par tial acts of tumult which are caused by want to the influence of the Liberals, and to the Ministry as their accomplices. The Quotidienne is not afraid even to publish an article truly factious, and calcu lated to create disturbances. It considers the in direct contributions as annihilated, and inveighs against their vices and their inconveniences. These two journals have a relative importance, as they are known to be the depositary of the opinions and views of the Court. The articles of which I have spoken show to what length hatred is carried in the upper regions towards the Ministry, whose embarrassments they would wish to render inextricable. The session is approaching its termination. It is believed that the Chambers may be prorogued on the 10th of July. The prorogation will continue to the 15th of October, when the Chambers will meet on purpose, not to lose the benefit of the learned discussion of the Peers on the Penal Code. This advantage would be lost if the session were to close instead of being prorogued. The discussion on the budget will be animated. Our 1,000,000,000 of taxes press upon the minds of all. At the present crisis, our vulgar politicians consider this not as our gross but as our net revenue,aad do not see that out of it are paid the interest of our funded debt, of our floating debt, of our life annuities, the charges of the civil list, of the collection of taxes, and other items, which reduce the part of it appli cable to the public service nearly one half. The sum of 500,000,000 of francs (about 20,000,000/. sterling) does not appear excessive to pay the cur rent expenses of such a kingdom as France. Speakers of honest minds and good faith lose their popularity by inculcating such views, and en deavouring to enlighten opinion on such incontest able facts. Some acts of saving, however, are still practicable, though they would appear of little consequence in the general result, and would not much tend to calm the imaginations of those who are astounded with the gross amount of our receipts. We have here the four Chinese who lately visited London. They are at present all the rage. Nothing is spoken of but their good manners, their polite ness, and their knowledge. The last is said to ex tend to their speaking of Latin, as it is spoken at the University. M. le Baron de Pontecoulant, the second son of the Marquis of Pontecoulant, has obtained from the Academy of Sciences the great prize of Astronomy. The public take a great deal of interest in this suc cess, and anticipate in the young philsopher a suc cessor to La Place. There is no doubt that this young officer will soon obtain a place amid our most illustrious academicians.— limes. Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. Beans. Per Quarter. - Ashburn 78 84 36 40 27 32 44 48 Basingstoke 50 82 30 35 19 24. 36 40 Bath Bridgewater i 76 84 32 36 21 SO 37 38 Bristol 66 76 36 39 14 30 38 44 Chesterfield 74 78 30 31 25 30 40 46 Derby 76 80 37 39 28 3F 42 44 Devizes 56 80 32 36 26 28 40 46 Doncaster ... 70 80 28 39 19 30 44 54 Dorchester....—...., 56 80 36 40 25 31 46 52 Exeter lB 81 34 40 21 30 r 46 52 Gloucester 69 80 32 36 24 28 36 40 Hungerford 57 86 30 37 20 33 44 Leicester---.—... 78 37 25 41 Newbury 45 80 '27 36 19 34 36 40 Romsey .. 55 78 30 37 23 26 40 42 Shaftesbury 79 28 25 48 Sheldon Mallet ... 72 88 38 43 28 39 30 40 Sh erborn e 72 82 32 40 22 30 40 48 Taunton 76 84 32 36 14 30 40 44 Yeovil Per Bushel. s, d. s. d. s. d. s.d. Is. d. s.d. s. d. s.d Shrewsbury 124 130; 56 62 59 68 00 00 SCOTCH MARKETS. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—May 13. We had a small supply of Grain to-day, which cold readily. Wheat and Beans the same as last market day. Barley Is. down, and Oats Is. higher than last week. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Pease. Beaus. First 77s Od 39s Od 29s Od 36s 61 36s 61 Second Third rtticr.s OF PROVISIONS, SC. • Beer, per lb. .r Os. 4d. to 06.6 d. Fresh Butter,lb.o3.Bd. to Is. Od. Mutton 0 5 0 7 Salt 0 6 0 8 0 5 ,0 7 Ditto, per (m t. 060 65 0 Pork.. 0 4 0 6 Eggs, per doe. 0 6 0 0 Lamb, per qr. 3 6 Tallow, cwt.... 10 0 Quartern Loaf 0 0 Potatoes, 141 b. 0 5 5 0 32 6 0 11 0 0 OaSiraw(kp'.) 6 0 Wheat Ditto...: 8 Barley Ditto 6 0 Hay, per 0 6 7 0 0 0 6 6 0 7 MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—There is an improvement in the demand for Muscovades, and there is also a firmness in the Market, which has not been experienced for several weeks previously; we cannot state any alteration in prices. The sales this week are estimated 'at 2,200 hhds. and tierces. The re quests for Refined Goods has revived considerably during the present week, the prices are 6d. to Is. higher. The demand has not been confined to low goods for export, as formerly, it extends to all fine qualities suitable for the home trade. The sales of Bastards are considerable, at improving prices. Molasses are 6d. higher. FOREIGN SUGARS.—The inquiries after Foreign Sugars increase, and all the parcels at late public sales, are held at an advance of Is, a 25., which has in many instances been realised. The Porto Rico Sugars, which were taken in at such reduced prices, have been freely offered for at the withdrawing prices; several lots have been disposed of at Is. advance. By public ssle, 115 chests Bahia, 15 casks Pernams ; the former low to mid. white 235. a 28s. for the soft; 31s. a 335. for mid. strong white; brown 18s. a 20s. EAST INDIA SUGARS.—There is an improvement in the demand and in the prices of Mauritius Sugars ; parcels bought at public sale last week, have been in many in stances resold at Is. advance, and the rise has also been confirmed at the public sale of yesterday, WEST INDIA MOLASSES.—There is no alteration in West India Molasses this week. COFFEE.—The Coffee sales this week have gone off with increased firmness, and at rather higher prices.—All the sales this week are of British Plantation ; Jamaica, Domi nica, Detiterara, and Berbice. This day's sales, 217 trs. SO bris. 501 bags, chiefly Dutch, a very few lots Jamaica. Also 202 bags La Guayra ; the latter fine ord. coloury taken i n ; the British Plantation sold at full prices. BUM, BRANDY, AND HOLDANDS.-The Rum Market has continued heavy all the week; the sales are, proof Leewards and a shade uader at our lowest quotations : a large parcel of inferior quality, dingy, and scarcely to be termed merchantable at ?s. ; the late sales of Jamaica are on ly trivial parcels to the trade. Brandy continues. to he held with touch firmness.. The late purchases of Geneva are small lots for export at rather low prices. F R UIT.—The importers of Valentia Raisins ; in conse quence of the extensive sales lately made, having so con siderably creducedargo of fhec ra i their r Sto n c t k s a h: have 9 advancedtevi aydivided d thei r u p n ri e ce r to Os. ; a the lowest quotation, but there are none to be had at that rate at present; there is an arrival of red Smyrna 11:tisins, hut there is scarcely any ny ci t ei hi n u g g n d e o a h r l i g y e in xh t a.. h t e ls m te ; d. i other de scriptions remain much the same. Th ere i s a goo d de ansno..... df,7F4BT' the to here are - no Wes of Indigo'of any extent. The Market is heavy. EAST INDIA SALE OF DRUGS, the 14th and 15th inst. Four hundred and thirty-five chests Camphor, good Eng lish sort 61. Ss. a 61.65._270 chippers, 200 chests Castor Oil , good ls. 3d. a ls. 5d.-166 chesty Sal Ammoni,c, goo d EgyPEgyptian 0 .0.---161 chests G um A ra bi c , goo d 60 s . a 65s:i mid. 628 ' a oal• in blocks 3iiy. a i 2 8.-6 chests Gum Ainmoniac, is blocks; ord. 20 s a 355.7.-210 c hests Gum Alum', good 102. a 121., mid. 51. 59.-11 seconds, ord. 121. 15s. a 141. 15s. 30 5 , a a3s.--'4 o .f) chests Gum Shellac, mid. 12a. a 035., Myrrh, good 151., ord. in blocks utn n 123 chesty Cardarmans; Malabar, good icr:h edsb.tis 7 °2 eG s Ol 9 . B6e :m c.nh i j : a l as . mtB3 6 BiP ; t a .."; 6s. 91-020 sacks Cubebs, good 60 s .- a 615„;--,•16 canisters Musk, good 31s. a 345.-353 bales Seana, good 2s. a 2s. Id., mid. 10d. a ord. ad. a Bid' „_ H lite accounts from the Hop Plantations are very EDINBURGH MEA We had a small supply of Oati sold heavily at an advance of Is. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal £l 18 0 Second ditto 1 16 0 Barleymeal 1 13 0 I'easemeal 1 '7 0 Pot Barley—No. I, per cwt. 14, ,L 12. imeal at this day's market, which . per sack. Per Stone of 14th. Iron. First Oatmeal .......... £0 2 0 Second ditto ............ 0 1 10 13arleymeal l'easemeal 18s.-I'eal 1245. GLASGOW CORN MARKET.—May 13. Wheat steady at former rates. A fair business - done in Oats and Barley. No alteration in Beans or Pease. Wheat, per 2401 b. s. d. s. d. Oats, per :,64113. s. d. s. d. British, old 340 to 36 0 Irish NO to 210 -- new 3l 0 35 0 British 2O 0 22 0 Canada, free ..... ... 36 0 3S 0 Beans, per 2601 b. Irish Barley, per 3201 b. Scottish English — 0 0 Pease, Scottish ... 16 6 17 6 Scottish 27 0 29 0 Oatmeal, per liOlb. 17 0 20 0 Irish 24 0 25 0 Flour, per 2501 b.... 55 0 57 0 FURTHER TURN.OUT at MANCHESTER MANCHESTER, THURSDAY EVENING.—The num ber of turn-outs has received a very considerable ac cession. Delegates from the z-pitalfields•weavers have arrived, and to-day the silk-weavers, to the number of 2,000, have turned out, and demand the same rates as are paid at Spitalfields. Between 800 and 1,000 of them have been parading through the streets to-day, peaceably and silently, but the Magistrates thought it necessary to throw them selves in their way, and Mr. Foster addressed them to the effect that if they congregated in such num bers, he should feel himself obliged to, order the military to disperse them. I understand that the names of the delegates were demanded and given. In the morning, manuscript notices were stuck up in various parts of the town, calling on the people to meet this evening .on Kemal Moor, and the Mis demeanour Court, at the New Bailey, adjourned so early as five o'clock, probably on account of the ar rangements which Mr. Foster may think it prudent to make. I think it is not-likely that any meeting will take place, but I am just about going off to see. The Moor is about four miles from town, A meetingof Police Commissioners was held this morning, at which it was resolved to enlarge the Stable-yard belonging to the police, at an ex pence of 45004, so as to afford accommodation at any time to a troop of cavalry, and two cnmpanies of foot. In the course of the proceedings, Mr, G. NV. Woud spoke at some length on the impossibility of preserving the working people in any tolerable degree of comfort, while the country continued to be inundated with half-starved and not half-clad Irish ; and on the necessity of requiring the I r ish landowers to support their own pour. Mr, Wood's, remarks on this subject excited general cheers. SUlClDE.—Yesterday evening an inquest was held at the Cheshire Cheese, Little Essex-street, Strand, on the body of Mr.. RICHARD of spirits, N VbluLtsonNo,caaugeied fir it could rfh deceased carried on the business ofa tobacconist, at the corner of Essex-street, Strand. lio hid far some time laboured g in on co v n e tf l r pr h o le sp c e i r r o c u u s t l t y t : undy a great depression he assigned, as the deceasawsedasfouwgnoadisn in his room quite dead, himself with a pistol, which was found in his right hand. A verdict of insanity was returned. s hy t a ie ne e gr s d , sahy a onmtd morning nl business h e w FOREIGN ,INTELLIGENCE. I REIktCI-17PAPERS. (From the GaZ . ette de :Fru f c c , dated pfikr 14 .) PAkts,. MAY IS'..Tlre-.Chnitiiiiti6nFerh4a sai d ? and we repeated it, thaticofirielc-flad:Veeirain t t° the Duke de Laval, to nrge hinitto,licaWthe de partment of Foreign Affatra.; i;sepinautiat th at f journal has been led into a ,tnistakg,,,_ Wheofttaal ° atlence M. de LaVal has been - a - Ceepte4; - and „ which the Ministerial sub' ject seems to prime. ifiat 'they'- r ifdliii` t iAtead speak of it till the noMinition,of a teci)%iniiier announced. It appears decided that, afteifthi ' l3 u ° f get, the Chamber will b e p rorogue d till thb sth ° f Dec. next. (From the Journal du Cown'ercsof &Pi d PARIS, MAY 12.—1 t Seems Ongrp_o o Rome is seriously thought of. Thei e teliiSiOdof tt le Prince de Carignon froth' the succession' to tho Throne of Sardinia is probably one : of the -objects o f this Assembly ; and wh a t p art will France'plal 0 ' so serious an occasion which. might lead. to,a war one of its frontiers ? for it cannot remain a tranqui l spectator of intrigues, 'which wetild calfto the throne a Prince allied to a family ~ which halt aireaa}' ac quired too much influence in . Europe. ,Our: try, in sending leave of absence to M. de Chateau' briand, by the longest way that it could calculate, between the nomination of Made Laval and his re" fusal, is said to have represented to that Ambe egy. dor that his presence at Rome beeanie - riityaillucelf necessary to observe what . i n i g h t . 1.11 911 assembly of Italian Princes, convoked by fill Metternich. When th e l as t l etters wer e . dispatc h . ed, M. de Chateaubriand had not received his leave of absence. (From the Constitutionnel of Wednesday.) PARIS, MAY 13.—THE POLICY OP ENGLAND 5 9 ' WARDS PORTUGAL.—The English policy with re' gard to Portugal has been for some months so Per: plexed and so vacillating, that we almost renounced examining the views which directed the Cabinet of London. Was it not England which transplanted into Per: tugal the Constitution formed beneath the climate of Brazil ? Did she not send troops thither to favour its establishment ? Will it be said, that on seeing ignorant people, blinded by priests who excite them , reject the kindness of Don Pedro, that the national wish has been misunderstood, and that it is neces sary to evacuate Portugal to avoid imposing restric tions which it rejected ? England, which has pro duced the Constitutional movement in Portugal, w ill be to blame for the excesses of the anti-constitution al reaction, if it does not return to its original enter prise. The fault, if there is any, i s in that enter prise. The only way of re p a i r i ng i t i s by suPP"t" ing it. We know very well th a t a ll th e E n glish Ca binet %% ill n o t b e o f t h a t o pi n i on ; an d t h a t Irani among those very men who p ass f or frfriends ° liberty—the Whigs—would sacrifice Portugal to t he ' principle of non-in t er ven ti on . Thi s is not the fir st time that the Whigs have, for th e sa ke of form. sacrificed the honour of th e i r coun t r y. Wo see what will be done. One thi ng , h o wever, n ° certain, that a marriage between Do n Mi g uel and the Princess Maria would excit e i n E ng l an d such 11 degree of indignation, that the Cabinet cannot th i n k of ending things in this manner : that is almost as much as to say, that a vigoro us ac t against the usurpation of Don Miguel is now i n di s pensable t o the Cabinet. FRENCH FUNDS. --Rentes Five per Cents. 107 f. 95c'' Four and a half per Cents. 101 E 75c. ; Three per Cen ts ' 78f. 80f. 850. ; Bank Actions, 1870 E FOREIGN FUNDS.._—Ne,apolitan Rentes, Cert. Fal. tw" 75c. ; Spanish Rentes, 61; Royal Spanish Loan, 14 + Redeemable, 991 f. ; Interminable Spanish Atintline 4 53i ; Haytian Loan, 452 f. 50c. 450 f. BERLIN, MAY 2.—The Einpiessof Pays will not come here till June, and will not/ he „ at Prince William's marriage. Our Sovereign vriik."% an interview with the Emperor in the emirs* of t urn. month, at Sibillenort, in Silesia, near Oels. Maj e ff has quite recovered from his indisPosition. , 4 ll4l tweed from Potsdam to Berlin. t a r of o ft s e i jr t . y aL o m cc o u Fs r tE r s eil yNe o gr n ae th e_ E l 94t.ahingi of up s se n i i n b ot 0 rerii4l e„oo. r iud Lusus NATURE:--.all ex t r aordinary case ansL the ntid wiferr p o p f r a a t m i c e t o n i n e t e s , livered of a perfect living child,, and. next a moister - Wa f t horn, of which any description can give but amuse int', perfect idea. The part that seems to have beet-4(44nel for the head, has neither ears, eyes, nose, nor month; tea there is a striking profile representing the appeattoico" 6 f a nose, mouth, and chin. The body is of the brads?, circumference, to which only one lower extremityr.lSW pended, ttrminating in a club-foot, with - the other - three extremities wanting. , It is gratifying bother and child are both likely to do well. This curi os specimen has been pronounced by eminent anatomists to be unique. to _ s tate that the . BIRTHS. On the 15th inst. the lady of Nathaniel Hibbert, pn• of Weymouth-street, Portland-place, of a son. , • On the 13th inst. at Hopes, near Haddington, the' Iri of W. Hay, Esq, of a daughter. On the 15th inst. the wife of Mr. Charles Dlier ll '! surgeon, Canonbury-square, of a son. , MARRIED. the net. On the 14th inst. at Northfleet, Kent, by S'A Mr. Whittaker, Mr. Thomas Gooch, of Great .1 0 . 111-- ' street, to Emma, third daughter of John Dutton, Esq. - Northfleet. On the 15th inst. at Boxwell-conet, Glouceatershire, by the Rev. Dr. Hay, Canon of Christchurch, the Ref. Francis Thackeray, M. A., to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of the late John Shakespear, Esq. On the 14th inst. at Fulham, Middlesex, William 8 * Leonard, Esq. surveyor, to Anne, eldest daughter of tit° late Mrs. Hilton, of Ravensworth-terrace, Westgate-V /7 Newcastle-upon-Tyne. DIED. On the 15th inst. in Gower.street, Bedford-squa re s Fanny, the infant daughter of John Wright, Esq. On the 15th inst. aged 61, Mrs. Toiler, the *ife OF Edward Toiler, Esq. Hampstead. On the 13th i ns t. a t h er h ouse , P ar k C o ttage, Fia 9l Moulsey, Surrey, Miss Elizabeth Hill, in the 48th yew of her age. EAST INDIA.-BOMBAY. BIRTHS. At Surat, Jan. 6, the lady of J. Taylor, Esq. Puiso° Judge of Circuit, of a son. At Rutnagaree, Jan. 9, the lady of L. Reid, Efq. C. + 6 * of a sun. At Poona, Jan. 5, the lady of Captain Ottey, c' t a daughter. At Sattara, Dec. 31, the lady of Lie_t.-Col. Robertsoo, of a son. At Bombay, Jan. 3, the lady of Litut. Elder, Ist fo" ropean Regt. of a son. At Baroda, Dec. 28, the lady of Ensign E !wards, sth N. I. of a daughter. I favourable, the plant is strong and healthy; the holders are, however, firm,. and do not ices: sales. RICE —The sales of Rice are numerous, but they con sist chiefly of small parcels to the trade; mid. Bengal at I Is. 6d., and fine at 14s ; new Carolina, 355. a 375. TOBACCO.—The sales are inconsiderable, but the in quiries still continue, and as the buyers have been for some time watching the market, it is not improbable that they will lead to some exten.ive transactions. Woot.—This day 110 bags Spanish Wool, fair 101. to to Is. ; 52 bags of German Wool, common, 10d. to Is. Bd. ; 3 bags Merino Wool, 61d. 01Ls.—In Oils, little alteration; some American Sperm sold 67/. and 681. COTTON. --Tl3 e public sales we mentioned last week I went off at lower prices, but the inquiries were increased ; many buyers appeared at the reduced rates, but the holders assumed more firmness; if they had been inclined to accept public sale prices, 2,000 or 3,000 bags might have been disposed of. The purchases since consist of 200 Bengal at 34,1.-1,000 Surat at aid. a 34d.-210 1 Boweds at sd. a 51d. PRICES OF HOPS.—May 15. Kent Pockets 44 4s. 41. 1S s. to 61 6s. Sussex Ditto 41. Os. 41. 6s. to 41. lns. &sox I)itto 4l. Os. •41. 10s. to 51. 12s. FarnLam Ditto, Cl. Os. 71. Os, to 81. Bs. ------ Seconds 01. Os. 61. Os to 71. Os. ' 3/. 15s. 41. 4s. to 51. Os. _ 3l. 10s. 31. 183. to 4C 3/, 15s. 41. 10s. to 51. Os. Old Duty laid at £125,000. Kent liai Sussex Ditto Essex Ditto., WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET.—May U. Hay 50s. Od. to 8-16. Od. (*lover 655. AI. to 105 s. Od. Od. to 424. Od. PRICE OF OIL. Rape Oil, brown 461. Os. Refined 0 Linseed Oil 2O 0 10 0 5 5 Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill, per thousand Rape Cake, per ten Kidneys —. Scotch Reds PRICE OF POTATOES—May-15. 81. N. to 0/. N. per ton. -... 5/. Os. to 51. ss. ditto. PRICES OF LEATHEPL Per lb. d. tod. - --- Ter lb. d. tod. Butts i 0 to :411b.. 19 20 Tanned Horse Hides.. 16 18 Ditto---. 00 to 601 b.— 21 22 Spanish Ditto 22 26 Dressing 14i 17 Per dozen. Fine Coach Hides 19 21 Calf Skins...3o to 41kb. 18 24 Crop 1l ides, 35 to 401 b. 141 151 Ditto 50 to 311 b. 24 30 Ditto, to 511 lb 154 17i Ditto 70 to 801 b. 22 24 Ditto IDES. Per Stone, s. d. to s. d Ordinary I 9 2 4 Mat Ito, 7 0 each. RA W „._ .. Per Stone. s. d. to s. (I. Best Heifers & Steerb2 8 3 0 Nlitldlings----2 2 2 6 SHEEP SKINS. Is. 9.1. to 2s. 6d. I Shearlings....-- Os. Od. to Os. 7d. Lambs Is. 2d. to 4s. Od. Downs. PRICE OF TALI SI TOW/1 Tallow 425. Od. Yellow Russia...—. 30s. &l. White. 4os. Od. Soap Ditto 38s. Od. Melted Ditto Rough 22i Od. PRICE OF RAW FAT, Price of Tallow (as stated by OF PRICE OF The price of Store Candles, in t Candles, per doz. is. Od. to Os. Od. , AP, Sec. per 1121b.—May 15. Yellow 725. Od. Mottled 783. Od. White 82s. Od. Graves 20s. Od. Good ss. Od. , per stone of 811).—May 15. te 'fallow Mehers) ....----.25. 31,1, C A NINLES. .he retai I shops, is as follows : . Moulds, per dozen Be. 6d COAL. MAK Adair's Beaumont 25 9 Charlotte Dean's Primrose ...... 24 6 Heaton ........--........ 29 0 Killingworth ....................... 27 9 l'elaw Percy . 25 0 Pon top Windsor 24 0 25 0 Tantield Tanfield Lea Townley 26 9 Wade's Eighton unse.— 26 0 Willington Wylain Walls End Bell and Co. 2: 0 Ditto Bell Robson & Co. 29 6 Ditto Bewiekeand C 0.... 30 6 Ditto Brown's— . 27 3 Ditto Burraton 27 6 i Ships at ini,rket, COUNTRY CORN MARK K Ell. 7 Alay) 5. - - Walls End Newmarch— 204. Od. Ditto Carr and Cu. 25 6 Ditto Clarke and C 0... 26 0 Ditto Cramlington--- 25 0 Ditto Hotspur.--...... '26 6 Ditto Northumberland 26 9 Ditto Peareth 24 6 Ditto Perkins and Co. 27 0 Ditto Riad( 29 0 Ditto Russell's 30 0 Ditto Walker 30 0 Neshani 27 0 Walls Vild Hett0n....,—... 31 0 Walls End Lambton.... 30 6 Walls End 1 28 0 Walls End Stewart's 51 6 Russell's Hetton's W.E. 31 0 Cowpen 27 0 Silkstone Field and Co. 26 0 Tanfield 26 6 Russell's small . 15 6 ips sold, 56—Unsold, 35. ETS DURING THE WEEK. MARRIED. At St. Thomas's Church, Dee. 81, Charles Scott, E'l' Bombay Medical Establishment, to Sop!iia, third daughte r of IL Willis, Esq. Roinford, Essex. At Poona, Capt. James Keith to Mary Catherine second daughter of the late Major Greene, of this Este' blishment. At St. Thomas's Church, Jan. '7, Lieut. W. B. Good" fellow, Engineer; to Harriet Jane, daughter of the late C. West, Esq. DIED. At Ahtneddbad, Dec. 2J, 32, Anna Eliza, the wife of Edward Grant, Esq. of the Civil Service of thl 4 Establishment, and Judge and Criminal Judge of that citY and Zilla. In camp, near Deem, Mr. apothecary Atkins, 2d Eurct' peau Regiment, aged 24. At Poona, Dec, 2S, Major John Snodgrass, 16th nee. Native Infantry. MADRAS.—BIRTHS, At the Presidency, the lady of John Dent, Esq. Civil Service, of a daughter. In Fort St. George, the lady of Lieut. O'Connell, of twin daughters. DIED. At Cochin, Dec. 31, aged 67, J. Brookendent Esq;' ship-builder, a native of Rotherhithe, near London. ne left England in 1799. At Trichinopoly, Miss Jane Myers, aged 14 ; Mrs. A. Myers, aged 38 ; and Jacob Myers, aged tvo years; all from spasmodic cholera. PRINTED and PUBLISHED by MURDO YOUNG,. artlou }. ~'w OFnexp 112, STRAND, LosioN.