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fecting the interests of the whole community. Such is one of the privileges of our glorious Constitution with which our nobles are so desperately enamoured! The qualifications which Aristophanes humourously represents Demosthenes to have stated necessary for a statesman, seem to be the standard which our Con stitution has in some instances adopted for itself. A sausage-seller was excusing h.inself on account of his ignorance for not taking part in the affairs of the go vernment, " Tush ! man," said Demosthenes, " bet ter still you knew less than you do—a dolt, a knave, are the stuff we make our statesmen of."—Morning Advertiser. The Ministerial measure of a Poor-law for Ireland is to he introduced to-night to the Legislature. We hope that it will be a good and efficient measure, with reference to its ostensible object of ameliorating the condition, and thereby elevating the character, of the lowers classes of the Irish population, now the vic tims of poverty and destitution, doomed apparently to an existence at once the most wretched, the most pre carious, and the most hopeless, that is known among civilized men, and hence the prompt, reckless, blind, and obedient slaves of Jacobinical demagogues, and ambitious, domineering Priests. It is most important not to Ireland only, but also to Great Biitain, that an honest, sincere, and vigorous attempt should at length be made to elevate the Irish people in physical condi tion to a level with their English and Scottish fel low subjects. In comparison with this, Corpora tion Bills and appropriation clauses sink into in significance. If it were possible to impart to the mass of the population of Ireland the same means and habitudes of decency and comfort, which exist among . the inhabitants of Great Britain, Mr. O'Connell's Norman Schools of agitation might be instituted, without danger that their prose lytes would be very numerous, and the appropriation principle, as it is called, however vicious or dishonest in the abstract, would cease to be alarming, for the minds of the great mass of the people would no longer be actuated by the rancour of intolerance or the thirst of plunder. In a condition of respectability and com fort, the people would become anxious to preserve the advantages they enjoyed, the snares of the Agitator would be detected and derided, and the degrading fetters of priestly despotism would be disdainfully and indignantly cast away. What we have just said suffi ciently explains the hostility which Mr. O'Connell has constantly shown, and (however he may be compelled to disguise it) still in all probability retains, against any measure calculated to assimilate the physical condition of the Irish people to that of the more favoured inhabitants of this country. The words which in an unguarded moment he spoke to another, but a less dishonest and less inhuman demagogue, upon the subject of a Poor Law, cannot easily be forgotten :—" Feargus, do you want to spoil both our trades ?" These significant words explain but too plainly the past resistance of Mr. O'Connell to a measure for which all the friends of Ireland have long expressed the most anxious desire ; and they give but too much reason to fear that his present acquie scence is anything but sincere. We will not, however, whatever suspicion we may justly entertain of Mr. O'Connell's sincerity in the support he now professes to give to the measure of a Poor Law for Ireland, despair of its success ; nor, however convinced of the habitual and stipulated subserviency of the Melbourne Governmentto the will of that unprincipled demagogue, will we hazard the anticipation that the Ministerial project of law will turn out to be framed upon such principles or encumbered with such machinery as to render its success impossible. If the measure to be introduced by Lord John Russell to-night be unob jectionable and effective, if it be entitled to the appro bation of Parliament and the country, and if in these circumstances Mr. O'Connell himself even be com pelled, for sake of appearances, to give it an ostensible support, then all we venture to say is that the Go vernment of Lord Melbourne must no longer reckon Mr. O'Connell among the number of its cordial friends.—Morning Post. DESTITUTION.—The relieving officer of the Strand Union, subsequent to the holdinc , of the inquest on the poor woman, Margaret Sutherland, who was found dead in her lodging, in Little Shire-lane, where her remains had lain a fortnight, searched the room, and found the following prticles :—A gold watch, chain, and seal, with several pieces oe silver coin, six silver tea-spoons, several articles of plated ware, forty-five duplicates, aml numerous articles of clothing. It is satisfactory, therefore, to find that the deceased was not reduced to utter destitution, as was supposed at the time the inquest was held. The sister of the deceased is at present an inmate of the Strand Union workhouse, where every care and attention are bestowed upon her ; but it is the opinion of the Guardians and their officers, that it was her intention to have abstained from all nutri ment, and to have died in the same miserable apartment with her sister. They appear to be natives of Fifeshire, and on Wednesday the Duchess of Sutherland, and other ladies of distinction, sent to the offices of the Strand Union, in Carey-street, to inquire into her case. In consequence of this painful occurrence, the Board of Guar dians, on Tuesday last, directed the affixion of notices outside the workhouse and offices, requesting any inhabitant to whose knowledge any case of destitution or distress may come, within the limits of the Strand Union, to give imme diate notice thereof to the relieving officer, in order that in quiry may be forthwith made, and proper relief adminis tered. The watch found in the apartment in Little Shire lane, was evidently the property of Lieutenant H. E.Suther land, R.N., who was brother to the deceased and her sister. It is, as we have stated above, gold, and bears his initials on the back. A gold chain and seal are attached, the latter bearing the arms of Lieutenant Sutherland, handsomely en graved ; crest—the cat rampant, and the motto, "Sans Pear." The arms, a coloured shield, with three stars. An engraved card of Lieutenant Sutherland was likewise found, and in all probability the publicity of these facts may lead to a discovery of their relatives. The surviving sister states what is believed to be the fact, that her uncle, John Suther land, Esq., was a page to the late Queen Charlotte, and it appears that Lord Erskine was a godfather to her brother, Captain Sutherland, who was named after him, Henry Ers kine Sutherland. On Tuesday se'nnight the following singular cir cumstance occurred in Chichester :—Application was made by Mr. Ballard, the landlord of the Dolphin Inn, to the Rev. J. Fullagar, the President of the Court of Guar dians, to permit a child, about ten months old, to be re ceived into the poor house, the child having been left that morning at the inn by a person stating himself to be a son of the late Sir William De Crespigny, who some days be fore had arrived with it by the London coach. The stranger had abruptly left the inn in consequence of having been requested to discharge the bill, which he at once ac knowledged he was unable to do. The child was accord ingly taken into the workhouse, and Messrs. Green and Paseo, of the police establishment, were requested to look out for the individual who had left it. In the evening, however, he returned, and having learned what was be come of the child, he applied to Mr. Fullagar to have it restored to him, intimating that he wished first to visit Eastbourne, where he hoped to find some friends to assist him, as he had not a shilling about him. Mr. Fullagar told him he was liable to be taken up, the child having be come chargeable to the parish, and advised him not to leave the town again without seeing the police officers. He ac accordingly went to Mr. Pasco, and, accompanied by him, fetched the child away about nine o'clock in the evening. He slept at a public-house, and the next morning, putting the infant into a sort of belt, which he slung over his shoulder, he set off in the direction of Arundel. Nothing has since been heard of him, but, if he really has a family, and is related to the Bishop of Norwich, and is a clergy man having a living in Norfolk, all of which he stated, it is extraordinary that there has been no notice of his depar ture from his residence in any of the public papers, and that no inquiries have been made concerning him. The whole of his conduct is involved in mystery. On Thursday uiyht an outrageous attack and rob bery was committed on the person of a man na:z.cd Lowe, a miller in the employ of Mr. John Webb, of Thaxted. About seven o'clock in the evening, after locking up the mill, Lowe, as usual, was leaving, but had proceeded only is few yards with a lantern, when he was seized by three ruffians, one of whom, taking him by the collar, threw him upon the ground and held him down ; a second threw a great coat over his head to prevent his cries being heard, and knelt upon him, whilst the third ransacked his pockets, and took f rom hi m s il ver to t h e amount of between two and three pounds, the property of his master, and with which they got clear off, having first stamped his lantern to pieces. Lowe several times called out " Murder," on which they stopped his mouth wi:h their hands, but no further violence was committed upon him. Ile was not more than 200 yards from the town, and only about the same distance from his master's house ; still his cries for assistance unfortunately were not heard. He is 61 years of age, and has been many years a faithful and trustworthy servant to his employer. A liberal reward has been offered by Mr. Webb for the apprehension of the cowardly ruffians.—Es.tex Hefald. ADDRESS OF GENERAL EVANS TO HIS CONSTITUENTS. TO THE ELECTORS OF WESTMINSTER. GLNTLEMEN—For several months I have anxiou,ly looked forward to the opening of this Sesion of Parliament, as the period when I ,It 'old have the pleasure of meeting you, of offering you my deep-felt a , Lnowledgments for your kindness, and of resuming with renewed zal my duties in your service. The course of events have, however, d nied me this pleasure, and I find I hava no other a'ternative than f throwing myself on your indulgence for a further leave—hop i.tg that the came motives which originally obtained for me your sane. tion for embarking in this cans: may now also inelin2 you not to re quite my withdrawal at a moment when its final triumph is within view. A postponement of active operations had been an.ticipate.l during the wcrst F - at of the winter season. But the troops w hi c h h a d been detached from the Army of the North are now m,re rapidly returning than was expected. The marauding expeditions of Gomez anti others, undertaken with the view of extending the insurrection, have hat a contrary etT.ct, demonstrating, at the same time, that beyond the fast nesses the rebels still occupy, they can hope for no refuge or support in any other part of the kingdom. The signal overthrow they have re cently sustained before Bilboa—the intended reinforcement t.f the corps under my command, with an improvement in its means of ac tion—are amongst the eir.:tamstances which determine the following up of operations with as little delay as the concentration of the troops al their respective points will admit; and which also oblige me thus once snore to trespass on your consideration. In doing so, however, it will be but just to remark that it is not for ease or pleasure that I seek this favour. It is true there may not be direct precedents to extenuate my absence, but I can at least rite parallel in stances. Generals Espartero and San Miguel are members of the pre cent Cortes, as was General Mina of the present and preceding. They, however, had the same permission granted them by their constituents which you have so generously yielded to me. But the task which mem bers of the Spanish Legislature have to assist in yields to none, and cannot be surpassed in importance, being no less than that of laying the actual foundations of the liberties of their country. It may also be per mitted to observe, that our occupation here is far from being foreign to my duties as your representative. It is but the assertion in the field of the great maxims and principles applicable to the well-being of all nations—the same in their most comprehensive sense, of which you, the paramount British constituency, have ever been, and are bound to be, the chief supporters, to which you have so often required me to de clare my adherence and devotion, and for which you have a right to ex. pect my undeviating advocacy and undaunted assistance everywhere. Nor is the force of these considerations limited to generalities, as, at a more fitting time, I shall prove to your satisfaction. But I have recently received favourable communications from in fluential members of your body. The following is an extract of a letter from one of the ablest and most patriotic men of the present times, and whose name would, therefore, add powerful authority to his opinion were I authorised to mention it :—" I conclude," he says, " that in this state of affairs you will postpone your intended re turn to England. Your constituents, my worthy brother el,ctors, will surely see that you are doing more service to the general cause of liberty, and to the real interests of England, by remaining at the head of your troops, than any man could have the means of effecting in the House of Commons." The other letters to which I allude are of the same purport, and inspire me with a sanguine anticipation of your good opinion. We are told that this is a mere civil war, with which we have no right to interfere, no i•iterest or good feeling to promote by doing so, &c., &c. But if this were really the fact, how comes it that the infatuated "ultra" Tories of all Europe, the men whom you know to be in capable (probably by nature) of appreciating any liberal institution, should evince such rabid hostility to the British Government for perse. vering to carry out faithfully and manfully the objects of the Quadruple Treaty ? If it were only a civil war, how is it that this noxious party should honour me and the force under my command with so bountiful and disproportionate a share of virulent aspersion? How is it that the members of the Holy Alliance, the Pope, the Duke of Modena, the Princes of Piedmont and Naples, and other petty and bigot ted despots of Italy, no less than the Carlists of France and Spain, take so deep an in. terest in this contest, and even contribute their respective pecuniary quotas to feed a "mere civil war"—to support this revolting anti-social effort—to supply the deficiencies in the exchequer of their type and re presentative, Don Carlos ? No, Gentlemen, this is not a civil war. It is a war of principles ;it is . . • part, and perhaps the most important part, of that great contest which Mr. Canning so truly predicted would divide Europe. It is here, in fact, obviously that the last struggle for absolutism and priestcraft in Western Europe is actually carrying on ; and if the Ministers of Eng land had not interfered as they have done, and are triumphantly doing, they would have betrayed the best interests of their country, those of " • their allies, the honour of their Sovereign, and the cause of liberty! And for myself on this point I shall only say, that I shall ever feel proud that you have permitted me to share, however humbly, in the at. tainment of such useful and noble ends. As to the state of affairs generally, I shall only observe with respect to the head of the Government, the Queen Regent, that her excellent sense and goodness continue to preserve to her, in all vicissitudes, the attach ment of her people; thus forming an element of strength. And with regard to her Ministers, I should say that their manifest moderation, steadiness, and judgment in surmounting extraordinary difficulties have thus far, at least, won for them a meed of praise from all considerate and candid minds, full of encouragement to their friends and of bitter disapriointment to the enemies of their cause. As to any detailed disquisition on this head, you will not, situated as I am, expect it from me ; for I feel that beyond - the assistance we are warranted by our own Sovereign, and by the confidence of the Spanish nation, in giving to the constitutional throne of the Qucen, it is my bounden duty not to interfere in the remotest degree with the internal transactions in progress. It will be sufficient, generally, to add that the parties on the one side are all the middle, the commercial, and the irate!. ligent classes, both of town and country, without exception; the whole of the proprietors, even of the insurrectionary districts, and, to their honour we must add, even the nobles ; for there are only two among the whole nobility of Spain who have joined the revolt. On the other side there area few personal followers of the bigotted Prince, the monkish orders for obvious reasons, a part of the regular clergy, and the very poorest and most easily misled portion of the peasantry. To this we must add the secret and now fast diminishing aid before touched upon from abroad; the opinion carefully propagated amongst the ignorant that the Government of France is favourable to Don Car los; and, above all, the adventitious support of the Basques, who are be coming weary of the war, but whose support is now enforced by the most rigorous punishments. But a few days since the father and mother of a deserter from their ranks were shot near Villafranca. This is their frightful system to intimidate the doubtful or wavering. From the above, however, you will perceive that the preponderance in favour of reform must be irresistible. There is now a painful topic to which I must advert. The Durango decree remains in lull force, as may, indeed, be well supposed, since the Bishop of Leon and Moreno, the assassin of Boyd and Torrljos, are the Pretender's very appropriate chief civil 'and military advisers. Under the operation of that decree five of our men have been recently put to death I--two near Bilboa, three near Vittoria. Though opposed to a singularly crafty enemy in the midst of their own defiles, we have never lost by capture or surprise the smallest detachment. But indivi dual soldiers of the Legion have at various intervals missed their way, or" straggled from our cantonments or lines of march. In every instance they have been shot on the following day by the peremptory order of Don Carlos. The numbers who have thus met their fate now amount altogether to above fifty. We have, or we have not, entered the Queen's army by a lawful authority : if the King's Order in Council were such, and there cannot be a doubt that it was, then have we forfeited none of the claims of British subjects to the care and protection of our Govern ment and Legislature. But it is under no such narrow, technical, or legal grounds that I would chiefly consider this subject; it is the out. rage on the humane usages of war among civilised nations, and the fla grant insult to the British national power, even yet morn than the per sonal cruelty inflicted on the victims, which appears to me most remark. able in these repetitions of atrocity. We have abstained from all repri sals: I have also abstained from pressing the matter on the attention of the Spauish Government, left it might be the means of provoking, in their indignant sympathy, our good-hearted brother soldiers of the Spa.. nish army to retaliate in our behalf. This, I believe, is the first instance of any such conduct being re. sorted to against the subjects of a great power engaged in military ser. vice under the full sanction of their Government. Humanity seems to me to demand that a total impunity should not warrant a recurrence to such conduct in future. It was my intention to bring it before Parliament, and to have moved either a Resolution of the House, or an humble Address to his Majesty, declaring in such terms and form as may las applicable to the Infante Don Carlos (the person responsible for these acts) as beyond the pale of civilization. Such was the proceeding adopted in 1S l 5 towards one infinitely greater, it is true, as a political offender, but far less odious personally. Being now unable to take this step by reason of my absence, I appeal through this statement to you, to the British public, and not merely to the liberal Members of the House of Commons, but to the respectable and well_thinking of all parties, for such redress in the matter as may be deemed proper. Gentlemen, I write under *circumstances not very favourable to composition, and have to apologise for prolixity. There are still one or two points I would advert to, but as briefly as possible. I can easily conceive that some of my friends may sometimes feel dis tressed at the continued torrent of aspersions which are poured forth against the Legion, and the humble individual in command of it, and some of which may have a semblance of truth. I beg of these friends to feel perfectly at ease on this point, as I assure them they shall find me prepared to meet to their satisfaction all commentators, whether with goral or evil intent. I have read with much pleasure the speeches delivered at the splendid entertainment just given to the Members for Middlesex. The noble and disinterested consistency of the one. and the indefatigable, unparalleled utility of the effortsof the other, render them worthy of every possible mark of the public esteem. I was much gratified also by the ardent wishes expressed by the influential speakers on that occasion, that all Reformers, of every shade, waving all minor difillences, should cordially assist during the ensuing session in supporting generally the present Re form Ministry. But I must hasten to a conclusion. I have frequently both in and out of Parliament, expressed to you my opinion in favour of the policy of the Quadruple Treaty. I have considered it not merely as calculated to promote good government in the Peninsula, as well as of creating a last ing bond of friendship and union between these countr:es and England, but also as being the basis of a league capable of affbrding a most desirable counterpoise to the despotic alliance of the No.tb. In a word, I am unaware of the era in the affairs of our country in which the foreign policy of England had be. n of so decidedly a liberal stamp But the great practical grievances which at the present mo ment appear most urgently to demand attention are those of Ireland ; and if the Ministry continue to give satisfaction to the guardians of the popular interests of that great portion of the State in regard to their measures and intentions of amelioration in her institutions, then the prospect of promoting the attainment of even this great practical good would induce me to hope that the ranks of Retbrmers may still remain tirrn and united. With the expression of this wish, I have the honour to remain, Gentlemen, Your truly grateful and faithful servant, St. Sebastian, Jan. 30, 1837. D. L. EN' AN4 Lady Frances Erskine, of Mar, died al her resi dence in the island of Arran last week, after an illness of only a ftm hours. Lady Charlotte Frances Erskine was the eldest daughter of the late venerable John, Earl of Mar, and aunt to the present Earl of Mar and Nellie. Monday morning an inquest was held on the body of Mr. George Hall, of No. 19, Bennett -street, Blackfriars, who destroyed himself by discharging three of the barrels of a four-barrelled pistol through his head. Verdict— " Temporary Insanity." LUSUS NATUR.—A remarkable example of the freaks of nature, or of what Blumenbach, for want of a better name, canc.l the nisus forniativus', has occurred in the neigh bourhood of Truro within the last few days. A woman was delivered of a full-grown male child, having two thumbs on its left hand, but wanting all that part called in anatomical lan guage the head. The face was regularly formed, and the eyes " perfect as optical instruments"' were but " sightless eye. balls," as dna cerebral mass was entirely wanting. A flat fleshy structure in which might be detected the rudiments of the lobes of the brain occupied the usual place of the base. The child cried lustily several times, and lived twelve hours after birth. In every other respect the child was well formed. IVe,st Bt icon. PRICE.N OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, A 6 URA NCE COMPAiiIES, SLC. &c. &C. LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 10. NumLer 'Diridend Price of t er CANALS. per Share:. Antrum. Paid. - Share 1,760 S per cent. Ashton and Oldham...Average 97/. 19s. sh. 142 1,482 4/. Ashby-de_lc..Zuncli Average 11:V. sh. 65 1.0r.0 Basingstoke lOOl. sh. 54 1,48.5 1.1. Brecknor k and Abergavenny 150. sh. 1(10 £4,009 1-16 sh. 9!. Ss. Birmingham, 1.16t1, share 9l/. & 711. 217 4,000 Ditto :rid Liverpool Juuct...l 51. sh. 104; pd 3-'1 6 , !4) Bridgewater all.l. Taunton ....1001. sit. all pd 64 400 4/. Chelnicr and I:!ackwater Itk`l. sh. 14Y2. 501) 481. Coventry 'OOl. sh. 74'0 1,5 t 5 1,061- 41. os, Dudley ~.. 10111. sh. 78 .. 0441 71. Derby 4041? sh. 120 20.0,0 Dintrhe and Mayne II/. I3s. Id. 2 4 11. Pa 15 2 4 3,57.11 04. Ellesmere and Chest, r...... Average 133/. sh. 484 031 441/. Erewash 'OW. sh. 54 0 1,297 0-4. Forth and Clyde Aseruge -14.01.14;5. sh. 604 11,!:00 10/. Grand .litne.'-- - 10e/. sh. 208 2.!4 4 40,1 1/. Grand Union 1001. sh. 2'; i 3,4 (;;3111.1 Surrey 100, , To(Y. U. per cent. Ditto (el:trona!) Loan !NU, 70 3,4E4; Grand Western 6. 0 13/. 10s. Bd. Glamorgarishire, Average cost 170/. 13s. 4d. 230 749 10t. Grantham 1544. sh. 202 6,234 I/. 15s Huddersfield Average 57/. ris. 6.1 sh. 35 100 Kensingf - dr lo.lsh. all pd. 10 25,:;28 I/. 2s. Kennet z. 141 Avon, Average 39/. 1/36.10d. sh. '22 2,497; 20/. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 530 5151 12/. Leicester l4Ol. sh. 195 1,897 41. 10s. Leicester and Northampton... Aver '23/. !rm. 77 2,400 10/. Monmouthshire 100/.sh. 200 54) 14)1. Melton Mowbray 1001. sh. 20) 50.) '251. Mersey and lrwell 100/ sh. 565 3,000 I/. 10s. Macclesfield 100/, eh. all pd. 54 247 17/. Neat h lOO4 sh. 325 • 1,786 301. Oxford . to'!, sh. 58 4 2,400 5/. Peak Forest ‘verage about 79/. sh. 104 21,113 12s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. si!d. sh. lii 5,649 6/. per rent. eitichdale average Sid. sh. 1 9 500 81. - Shropshire f. 51. sh. 140 SOO Di. Ills. Somerset Coal !VV. sh. 151 3,0441/. 44 p,r cent. Ditto 1 ock Fund Stink • lO/. 10s. sh. 114 700 40/. Staltlird and Worcester l4O/. sh. 730 500 01. Shrewsbin y lO5l. sh. 243 300 8/. Stourbridge 3,647 21. Is. Stratford-on- Avult ...Average 791. 9s. tsd. sh. 54) 533 121. Swansea lOW sh. ( 2•20 3,7412 1/. Is. Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 351. sh. 194 2,6045 n. 321. Ws. Trent ant ;Mersey, 4 share 1001. sh. 555 8,149 .-,,,,... ..... Thames tad Medway...Aver. 191;55. 20. sh. 2 1,0005h.1 , Warwick aad tiirmingham ' 1001. sh- 250 I.ooolsh. -"' 910 126. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 138 6,000 41.0 i. Worcester and Birmingham...Av.7Bl. Si. sh li2 5,000 225. Wilts an.. Berka .. Average 671. 10s. 43.1. sh. 21 800 31. Wyrley and Essington , 125/. sh 75 126 Wisbeach 1051. sh. 45 905 1/. Wey and Arun llOl. sh. 221 DOCKS. 2,000& }an c. Commercial OOOl. sh. 56 1,06.;i5h. .. 49:3,667,1/. 6 per ct. East India Stock 114 11.2:39,3101/. st.s. rt. ct. London Stock 56/ Ditto Bonds 10'30,0004 Si. per ct. West India 2;201 2/. Ith. Bristol 64,3241. i/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts IIS 1,152,752 4p .r cent. St. Kathatilio Stock 92 500,000 4{ per cent. Ditto Bonds ..... ......„.. 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years ................«...., IOO Shoreham 11:it hour 2.500 ~,..... Deptford Pict .01. sh. ii. pd B Itli)G ES. 1,600 lfs. flammersm,tl. 5Ol. sh. 20 7,t31 Southwark, Old Av. 03/. 'ls. 3d. sh. 2 1,700 11. 15s. Ditto, New, of 7; per cent....—.... 511 1. 51 1. 14. 5,000 Waterloo lOOl. sh. 5 5,000 !Ss. ed. Ditto, Old Annuities of W. 6Ol. pd Ism 5,000 16s. 4d, Ditto, Nev Ditto of 71..... 4Ol. pd 15i' 60,000/. W. per cent. Ditto Bonds ....... ..... llB 0,000 17s Vauxhall Avlrage 701. 10s. 3d. oh. 161 . _ . ... THE SUN, _'L- MONIJAY, FEBRUARY 1:3, 1837. AS , LRANCI COMPA N IES. 2,000 3/ 10s Albion -_-.-- -- - - ..- - .:5001. sh. 501 pd 79 50,000 [ 5,,,, c i .;1 1t •1 Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 1014 Pd 121 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine ..... ............ ....1001. sh. 5/. pd 5/ 24,000 1!. per sh. Atlas 501. al. Si. pd 13; 1,20010. 5/. Birmingham lire 20,000 4/ per cent. British Fire 9501. sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 6/. percent. British Commercial 501. sk. 5/. pd GI 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Me ti al, &c. Life, KO/. sh. 12/10s pd 31 4,000 21 168 County 100!. sh. 10!.1x1 4. 2 . 20,000 ' ss. Eagle 200 Economic Lile lOOO/. sh. 2501. pd 375 2,271 225. percent. European Li • .0/. sh. all pd 99 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2Ol. sh. V. pd 2 1.000,0001. 71. per ct. Globe 20,000 51. Guardian lOO/. sh. 271/ pd ali 40,000 6s. Cd. Hope 501. sh. 5!. pd 5 / 2,400 51. 7s. 6d. Imperial mire ...5001. sh. 501. pd 125 7,500 Os. Imperial Lile 1001. sh. 101. pd 13,456 12s. per sh. Indemnity Marine ...... ......... 1 4 01. di. 8!. psi 11 2,020 31 10s KeHt Fire 50!. sh. all pd 92 Si. Ditto Life.. 79 10,000 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 101. pd 28 5.000 10s. London, Fir- 251. sh. 12/. 10s. m o t 154 3,900 10s. London, Ship 25/. sh. 121. 10s. pd 151 20,00 51. per cent. Palladium 1.0.. 501. all. 21. pd 218 s lid 50,000 Protector Fi. .0/. sh. 2/. pd Is, 8d 2,500 I/. Provident late IIII/ sh. In/. pd 21 100,000 Si. per cent. Rock Life .0/. sh. 21. pd 64 4 %42201 51. percent. Royal Exchange Stock... 230 6,000 f per cent. University Life lOO/. sh. 5/. pd 51 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingilom IA fe 2l. pd JOINT STOCK BANKS 25,000 ... ...... Agric. and Cumin. of Ireland 251. sh. 10/. pd Li 5,000 Australa.ia 4O/. sh. 401. pd 58 10,001 10. per cent. Bank of Birmingham s4'l. sh. 101. pi 13 10,000 10 percent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh. Si. pd 14 30,000 4percent. London and Westminster...lool sh. 20/. pd 20/ 3,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100/. sh. 2 0 /. pd 30 t 5 , 000 ...... ... Liverpool 1001 sh. 10/.10 22 50,000 6 percent. Alaiv,hester and Liverpool} 1001. sh. 151 pd 24 Discount 20,000 71 percent. Manchester. lOU sh. 251 pd 2E4 20,000 20, CO National Batik of Ireland ~.50 1 . sh 171/. pd 1 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. ...lOW. sh. 25/. pi .2.3 10,000 ..... ..„. Gloucestershire 5Ol. sh. 10/.14 20 • 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50!. sh." 51. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 11 Ls 6d Bath .20/. sh. 16/. pd 24 5,000 British .. .....„......„ 40/. sh. 161. pa 21 5,000 [analehc:s...l Ditto Provincial 2Ol. sh. 19 pd 23 925 Si lOs Birmingham , Nit sh. 98 5,250 21 Os Bristol ....20 . sh. 40 1,500 31 lOs Brighton 2Ol. sh. I.'l 750 31 10is Ditto, New .0/. sh 131. pd 111 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 201. sh. all pd 17 4,000 41. Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 621/._pd 95 1,000 101. City of Loudon lOO/. sh. all pd ISO 1,"00 6!. I)itto, New 4,000 4/. 10s. Equitable .... 131/. pd 311 10,n00 21 per cent. Imperial 5Ol. sh. 421 800 51. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 20/. pd 20 2,350 GI . per cent. 'independent .301. sh. a'l pd 50 9,014 51. per cent. Pluenix.. .50/. sh. 39/. pd 21 1,000 41. per cent. Rateliff 100/. sh. 804 pd 4,0 , 0 South Hr tropolitan 5 ,1. sh. 19/. pd 17 8,200 Si. per cent. United General .. 5O/. fill. 46/. pd 311 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 50/ sh. 50 400 ft/. per cent Wakefield 12,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ...... .... .....501. sh. 49 5,000 12s. Ditto New ..... .511, sir. la pd 10 KO Yarmouth 201. all. 181. pd 9 WATER WJRKS. 4,800 9s. Birmingham .25/. sh. 251. pd 214 4,443 61. East London lOO/. sh. 1:19 5,5 0 0 2! lOs Grand Junction ....Average 411 13s. 441. sh. 5!4 2,000 tv. Ken t lOO/. sh. 43 272 104 Liverpool Bootle 2204 sh. 3ili 1,500 21 10. Now River London Bridge Water Annuities 58 6,18(1 1/ 15s 51anchester and Salford AO 4 per cent. Smith London 100/. sh. 8 I 5,204 32. West Middlesex Average 63/. Its. 9/1. sh. 78 1.310 1114. York Building Co. Lessee Prop lOW. sh. 35 IRON. RAILWAYS. 2,500 Aylesbury 9 01.. h. 1/. pd. 1 1 Birmingham and Derby lOl. pd 10 9500 7,500 Birmingham, Bristol, and Thames Junction 0% 15010 Bristol and Exeter lOO/. sh. 5 pd '2 660 Calcutta and Saugur 50/. sh. 2/. pd 7 , 5 0 0 ..... .... Cheltenham and G. Western... !Da sh. 711. 5 3,000 Clarence lOO4 Ih. 100!. pd 50 12,000 8,001 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. all. - 21 pd 21 63,1100 Etstern Counties 2 5/ .h. 91. pd If Grand Junction 100/. sh. 50/. pl 1111 Great North of England 614 pd 25,080 Great Western l OOl sh. 30/. pd 391 2,0 * .... ..... Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pal 100 8,000 Hull and selhy VM. sh. 5/. pd 3 10,000 Lec.ls and Manchester 1001. sh. 51. pd 14 7,100 Leeds and Selby 1,500 Leicester and swannington ....501. sh. all pd di,l 5,109 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lo(i. sh. 100/.01 585 Ditto Quarter Shares "51. p d 61 10,000 London and Brightoo .. . ...... 11)(1. sh. 51 pd 61 15,000 Ditto • ditto (Gibbs') -201 sh. 1/ pd 0 16.1 , 00 Ditto ditto (Rennie)...so/. sh.• 3!. pa 11 8,041 Ditto ditto (Cundy)...loo/. sh. 31. pd 14 12,000 London and Blackwall 50/ sh :s1 pd 1 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich ...„.. `2Ol. ala. 218. pd 211 25,000 London and Iltrmingham -001. sh. 75!, pd 125 -20, , 00 t.onden and Southampton ....:41. sh. 301. pd 18 7,000 12.000 London Grand Junction. 5 1. sh. 21. pd (1 10,000 ...... ... North Midland 100!. sh. 14 pd It ..„..... Northe-m and Eastern .........1001. sh. 31. pd 21 2.600 Preston and Wyre 50/. sh. 21. pd 58,000 ... South Eastern and Dover .... ....... ...... 71. pd 51 1,4 . 00 6/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 240 loofr 6,000 ..... .... York and North Midland .....,50 . s h, 31. pd gi MINES. 8,008 Albion Copper 4,w° Alto' 15!. sh. 12/. los pd 12 10,000 ... ..... Anglo Mexican, iss. 51. prn....1001. sh. all pd til Dittri Subscription .4 '2.51. pd Si 2,000 801..n0s 1504 oh all pd 125 10,000 1/. i 0 Brazilian !lop. iss. 5/. prn l5l. sh. 20/ pd 20 0,1) 0 ... ...... Macarrhas & Cocacs Uri ited...25/. oh. 23,11. pd 0,1 11,1.00 ... Ditto St. John Dei Rey 9 01 oh. S.U. pd 3 10,1081 . ...... .. noii,,r Copper Company 4 01. oh. 20/. pd Si 10,000 ...-.... I)itru Scrip 1 0/. oh. bl. pd 9 20,000 British Iron 5O/. 011. 5 1, / pd 41 0,000 British Copper ............. 5l. sh. 41. pd 1 Cato. Branco 9/, pd 6i l'andonga 7il. pill 7i 10,04)0 1/. Caplan() 2 O/. oh 1211 pd It; tk,5163 C. 11111111.11, i 53. 5/. pun. 2,450 31 English l2/ Ks. p 0 t 2 20000 0,155 ... 1 1 . t ‘ e }l a b l e t r le " 1 1 5 ( 1 : o " 171 ' e " , l' Utiregiste 1 re °, 1 111 ... ( . 1'1 . 1 . 1 ...... 1 . 81 - 11.. ... 1P . ) .... 10 711 u . 1 , i t t i e t t o o 3 1 1 . , 0 x a i r t r .,, N n o , r i e s s ,. .2 pm ...1.40:11.. B:l..'rail/lil l pdi * iril 1 2 5 :2 0 4i 3,00 11,500 3,000 Da r. Scrip Ditto New Scrip West Cork 5/ pd 21 ',I v. oh. 50/. pd 38 LITERARY 1 SISTITUTIONS. 1,000 ...... ... London, with Eronzt, Ticket 75 'S'• sit. 201 1,5r10 Loin' .n University 700 Russell 23gs. oh. 8 King' College 100/. pd 3 , 2 3116CELLANEOUS. 10,041 150. Australian Agricultural....loq. oh. 21'S!. IA 85 6pm Id. per cent. British Amerman Land Company,,, !mi . p 4 II 10,0:10 01 percent. Canada Company lUdl. oh. 24/ p 0 37 200,000 5/ per cent. Upper Canada Loan ..................... .. ...... 05 Cityßonds, 4 per cent .............................. 10t 15,000 ii . 6,, General Steam Navigation ...151. oh. 13/. pd oc, K,OOO 10/. per y cent. ci l .. l :: t o t n, ti; toc o il t' c s uoc lS n a cL y osi S ,ai l ;l zk .tryt; .......... ................... ............ . . 7„, .., / ... . :14i; .. I .3) New Brunswi •k Land Company .. . ... Al ixl 251 9 , 754 W. per cent. Reversionary Inte r e st Soc 100 / , oh. 1 ,,,,,. pd 130 _ 2,1;33 5!. per cent. Ditto New 1(04. sh. Cd. p 0 so l 1,000 Thatneo Tunnel 5Ol, sh. all pd 71 111,000 Van 1)1 , (wt.'s Land I'M oh. 17!. pd 13, LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, JAN. 4, 18.37. BANKS. 1,F.00,000/. 61. p. et. Min': 01 Scott:Aid ...... ‘.ll. 63 8.1.9 h. all pit IN/ . 2,600,0)(1. 51 p. ct. Royal of Scotland lOW. sh. all pil 'nu. :40,01(.1. op. et. Britiiti Linen Coinp.iny lOO/. sh. :.11 pd . 40/. 3,0410,00(/. 0/, p. et,. Coinincreial 5OOl. sh. 1010 p i t 1744 5,000,000/. sp. et. National lOOl. sh. 101. pd IQ . 1,00 ~0001. 51 p. ct. tilLisgiitv Union 4,000,1001. 4p. et. Western tit Scotland 2O O l. sh 304 pd 3cii . INSURANCE COMPANIES. 125t,,0005h fii p. ct. SrotCA Union 1020011.'1h:10"i pd 's' 1 nt,, , - ,500 sp. ct. Hercules BM ,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh. All pd ./ 2/. 50,000 6p. ct. North British 100/. sh. 10/. pd 15 / 7 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 10/, pd 1 6/0 . 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh I,i fe 1001. sh. 10/. pit 14/5, 100,000 . .. lO/. pct UI I, MISCELLANEOUS. 4,310 ..»..... Ediii.aniiiii;.tli. Lima1..... ,, 50 4 1.. : I I : all pd d d ( 2.2 1. Ditto A lloc. - eed MOO 5 per cent. EdinlCJoird Steck Water....a.'sl. sh. all pd _pp Carron . Iron Company 250/. sh. all pd 46 z 2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Foun , wry.,, 501 . , h 3 ' 1 .14 471 10,000 S per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Olass „, :10/, sh. Iti/, pd ;I L 4,500 I() per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 251. sh. all pd I L 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas • )51. sh. all pd 61. 7.7.0 7,1 per cent. Leith Coal Gas VOL sh. all Qat 45L 1,‘i0(3 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itallway..,soLsh. 531 . 3,000 5 per cost. Fiult:ible Lou 4 Company 251. sh, 01 pd 104 MUSHROOM VOTERS. (From the S'olsinan.) We are rejoiced to announce that, on the meeting of Parliament, a Committee will be moved for by Mr. Hors man to inquire into the system which has been introduced, of defeating the Reform Act by the creation of fictitious votes. This system has been carried to such an extent by the Tories, that several of the smaller counties may be considered as swamped. Delighted with their success in this fraud on the law, they are at this moment straining every nerve to make these votes in such numbers as will effectually extinguish the voice of all the real constituencies. Being perfectly aware that by lawful means they can never )epeal the Reform Act, their object is insidiously to repeal it iwartically, and to revive the old and con demned system, by centralizing the whole elective in fluence of the country in the hands of a few extensive landed proprietors. The mode in which they proceed to work is chiefly by the creation of what are called life-rent voters. A large landed proprietor covers his estate with life rent rights, granted either gratuitously or for a trifle,.in fa vour of hosts of political partisans, or of men who are entire ly dependents on his bounty or patronage. There men are indeed generally utter strangers to the county, and their con nexion with it is formed for no other purpose than the discre ditable one of attempting to, extinguish the voice of the local electors. As illustrative of this, it is a notorious fact that the present member for Peebles-shire and three political friends made no less than seventy-three such votes in that small coun ty —a proceeding totally unnecessary, had lie not been well aware that the real constituency are directly opposed to his political principles. By the subservient voice of these seventy-three mushroom voters, he goes up to Parliament as the representative of the county, and this is called re-action ! In like manner the member for Selkirkshire, who displayed a most factious opposition to the passing of the Reform Act, hut now professes that, as it is the law of the land, he will give it fair play, made laskyear in that county forty-one life rent votes on the property purchased for that purpose alone. The consequence naturally is, that the indignation of the true and honest electors is raised, and we look with some alarm to the collision which will arise between them and those fictitious voters at the next election. It is high time, therefore, that the system were abolished; and we are glad that the subject has been taken up by Mr. Horsman. We have had occasion more than once to ad mire the talent, sound judgment, and determined spirit which lie has displayed ; and we are confident that, backed as he will be by every right-thinking man, of whatever party he may be, he will have little difficulty in obtaining such an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons, in support of a measure for the extinction of so gross a fraud, that even the Lords will not venture to uphold it. We are perfectly aware that it has been said, that in some instances the Reformers have had recourse to a similar prac tice. We believe that there is souqtruth in this ; but we know that the system was first commenced by the Tories —that the Reformers, seeing it supported by the Bench, were compelled in defence and for the protection of the local constituencies, to attempt to neutralize those created by the Tories. But we care not by which of the parties it has been carried on. It is the system we condemn, and we are confident that every Reformer who holds such a vote, will most readily submit to any measure of disfranchise ment. There is no man indeed who is desirous for the pu rity of election, and the peace and independence of the country, who will not readily give his aid to extinguish a system so fraudulent, so demoralizing, and so much calcu lated, in its practical workings, to produce riot and blood shed ; and we therefore, in the most earnest manner, call not only on all the resident electors, but on all the non electors, immediately to pour in petitions to the House of Commons, for relief from so flagrant a grievance.— Scotsman. THE PAVILION STABLES. The Pavilion, which is gate a little town in itself, of course requires a very strong muster of cavalry for the pur poses of business and pleasure. There were eighty horses in the stable when I visited them—forty-four in those under the dome ; th e res t, i nc l u di ng h er Majesty's carriage horses, and others belonging to members of the Household, in those which are situated behind the Riding School. Taken as a whole, they fell far short of the standard by which I had estimated them. Of course there are excep tions, but they are rare. The celebrated parade-team of whites, looked as little in their stalls, like the appearance they make when caparisoned and mounted, as so many dowagers of three score at their morning toilets, and the same when made up for a ball at Devonshire-house. The - Queen's favourite riding-horse, the Duchess, is certainly a splendid animal, modelled by nature for her royal office ; she is 'a rich silky bay, with 4 black legs, and in symmetry faultless. Some of the harness horses are immense ; there is one over seventeen hands and a half high, with no perceptible want of proportion. I measured his near fore-leg under the knee, and found it in circumference about the fraction of an inch over that of Emilius. There aro still some of George the Fourth's renowned road-horses, those with which lie used to travel between London and Windsor. Nothing of their stamp is to be found among those of his present M a j es ty. Th e Q ueen h as a magnificent team of bays, but I had hardly time to look at them as I felt inclined, being positively driven out of the stable by the heat. I inquired who had - the regulation of the tempe rature, and . was told it rested exclusively with the head coachman. How horses, suddenly exposed from such an atmosphere to the bleak wind upon these cliffs, do not at once take inflammation of the lungs, and ex pire of catarrhal fever, passes my understanding. The stud of ponies is very strong, the King having 14 greys and two roans, the Queen 16 bays : they are not, how ever, all here. One of the most perfect animals of the kind I ever saw is a brown, called Hector ; he was an es pecial favourite of his late Majesty. Altogether the miscel laneous articles of horse-flesh are much superior to the re gular lots. I saw Mr. Hudson's pony, of which there was an anecdote in one of your recent numbers. He is quite of the rough-and-ready sort, and, they told me, a most extra ordinary performer. If the carriages and harness were kept in glass cases to be looked at, they could not be in more perfect preservation ; no praise is too great for the admirable arrangement of everything in this department. The Riding School is, I believe, the most extensive in Europe : there is room enough to train a Derby horse there ; indeed, with a pack of dwarf beagles, I don't see why they could'nt hunt in it.—Sparting Magazine. THE "LATE MR. M'ADAM.---It again gives us pleasure to state, that the subscription for erecting a monu ment in memory of this benefactor of his country, proceeds so swimmingly, that there can be no doubt that a vety hand some sum will be realised.—Dumfries Courier. From the 28th ult. to the 4th inst., eleven packets, with 176 passengers, arrived at Boulogne, and ten packet s , with 275 passengers, left that port for England. CORONER'S INQuEsT..—An inquest was 'held last week at the Horns Inn, Norwood, on the body of Emery Haywood, who died on Saturday last from wounds he received from pistol 'shots on the grounds of the South Metropolitan Cemetery. Company. It appeared in evidence That the deceased had been loitering about the grounds with the view of stealing coals, when Mr. Morrison, the clerk of the works, observed him, and suspecting his in tention, called out to him to stop, or he would fire at him. Deceased, however, would not stop and attemped to escape,. upon which Mr. Morrison fired a pistol and wound ed him in the loins. The deceased afterwards lay ill for some days, and was ultimately attacked with tetanus or locked jaw, from the effects of which he expired. The jury, after a lengthened deliberation, returned a verdict of manslaughter against Morrison, and the coroner (Mr. Stirling) accordingly issued his warrant for his apprehen sion and commitment on that charge. POOR LA W.-A determined opposition is main tained by certain parties in Huddersfield to the intended union, who at a meeting held last week resolved not to put any Guardians in nomination ; and during the week large placards were posted, denouncing the measure in the most bitter terms. On Thursday evening, a person styling him self the Rev., Wm. Hill, delivered a lecture in the Primi- tire Methodist Chapel Spring-place, to a rather large audience. He denied the right of King, Lords, and Commons to pass such a mea s u re as te Poor Law Amendment Act, inasmuch as it was unconstitutional, and denied the right of the poor to live! also, that it delegated to the Commissioners a power over which neither the King himself nor Parliament had control ! He also con tended that the Act was altogether null and void ! and that the people were not hound to obey such ,a law ! N Notwithstanding his assertion that the Act is altogether null and void, he recommended the formation ofAssociations in every township throughout the union, for the purpose of addressing the King and petitioning Parliament for its re peal.—Haltfax Express. On Wednesday sennight an accident occurred in Croft Pit, Whitehaven, belonging to the Earl of Lansdale, from the falling in of a portion of the roof, by which a poor man, named James Campbell, lost his life. On Sun day also, an explosion of tire damp occurred in a pit, called Hodgson Pit, near Harrington, belonging to H. Curwen, Esq., by which a collier, named Alexander Dryden, was so severely burned that his life is in imminent danger. One horse was taken out of the pit dead, and several others were much injured.— IVhilehaven Herald. Great misunderstanding prevails in this neighbour hood, with respect to the new Poor Law ; and there seems to be a determination on the part of some of the rate payers not to vote at all, in the pending elections of Guar dians. Many of them appear to think that, by doing so, they will be able to prevent the law being put into opera. tion ; but this is quite a mistake. If they do not . vote, others will ; and their own refusal will only give strength and numbers to the opposite party.—,Hal fax ETress, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FR A ATC E ( From, the French Journals of last week.) A courier from Rome arrived on Tuesday at the residence of the Internuncio at the Court of France, with despatches of much importance. It is said, for the hundredth time, that the purport of this communication is nothing more nor less than a demand framed in due form by Austria, and regis tered in the Papal Chancery, for the evacuation of Ancona. The Pope acknowledges in this document the extent of his obligations to France for aiding him to establish tranquillity in the Pontifical States ; hut, adds the Secretary of M. Met ternich, it would be throwing doubt upon the results already obtained, if the French garrison were to be kept up in Italy, after the laws have resumed their empire, and the Pope's clemency has been displayed by a generous oblivion of the past in favour of those who have abjured their err, - ,rs. It appears that this diplomatic homily was by no means calcu luted to raise the spirits of M. Mole at the present mo ment ; and it is said that he was very desirous of referring the whole affair to M. Sauzet, who could examine it with a more tranquil spirit. We understand, however, that the Cabinet is not much disposed to entertain this apostolic remonstrance ; on the contrary, that M. Guizot was rather, •inclined, in conse quence of the present attitude of the Court of Vienna, to send a reinforcement to Ancona, and to protest against a summons sent from Austria under the auspices of his Ho liness.—Jounial de Commerce. THE CARNIVAL.—The show of masks on the Boule vards and other places was not so numerous on Tuesday as on former occasions. As it seems to be the fashion to turn every thing into ridicule in France, there were re marked amongst the procession two allegorical personages of most hideous aspect—namely, the Grippe (influenza) uenz i) and the Cholera ; indeed, it would be almost impossible to imagine any thing more appalling than these two figures. A different appearance, however, was presented by four influenza (grippe) patients, who traversed the Boulevards in a caleche ; they were extended at full length on mattresses and supported by pillows ; they imitated the various symp toms of grippe with wonderful fidelity; even the treatment was not forgotten ; but instead of libations of barley-water or ptisan, their parched throats were frequently moistened by liberal draughts of champagne ; these ?naiades ;mires took the precaution, however, of pourinc , out the sparkling juice into ptisan-cup s , used by th e si c k.' This moving hospital was followed by an enormous black bear, mounted on horseback, and next in order a car riage containing a white bear, of nearly equal dimensions. Then came the obelisk Luxor, and a representation on a large scale of Darbo's patent instruments for instilling li quids into the mouths of infants. The number of private carriages was considerable ; we don't expect to see many more even at Longchamps. Se veral of these vehicles were built in a superior style. Amongst the cavalcade we were particularly struck with a splendid Arabian horse, mounted by a gay cavalier, who seemed quite at home. The footways on each side of the Boulevards were . not sufficient to contain the crowd, which was obliged to encroach upon the carriage road.—Journal du Commerce. A personage high in office stated yesterday in his salon, that Meunier had made important disclosures, and that M. Lavaux, who, since the attempt of the 27th of December, his been occasionally an inmate of the prison of the Luxem bourg, has been once more arrested. The same individual added that numerous ramifications of the plot had been discovered, and that the investigation now going on pro mised to be attended with the most serious and positive results.—Le Tempt. The arrival of Marshal Clausel has again brought on the tapis the affair of Constantine. "if we be rightly in formed," observes the Siecle, " the Marshal , proposed to commence the expedition in April, but the person to whom he was making this suggestion pretended not to hear him. The Duke of Orleans, with a chivalrous frankness, said to the Marshal, stretching out his hand to him, Marshal, I must inform you that I asked the King to invest me with the command-in-chief of the expedition, if it take place.' Prince,' replied the Marshal, your pretensions shall not stop me : I commanded the first expedition under circum stances calculated to make it fail : I must command the second, or else break my sword." We shall see, Mar shal,' were the last words of this military conversation."— Le Siecle. The Prefect of the Seine has just published an account of his administration during the year 1836. According to this document, the population of Paris has increased by 100,000 inhabitants since 1831, and its manufacturing and commer cial prosperity has augmented in a truly incredible propor tion. In 1831 the exports from the capital, as appears by the returns of the Custom-office, were 64,231,103 f. ; in 1836 they amounted to 134,495,4491. The articles manu factured in Paris constitute four-fifths of those exports. The city has now a surplus fund of 10,506,0651. PORTUGAL. NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT. (From 'the Lisbon Mail of Jan 28.) Having heard it stated that negotiations had been opened between the Viscount Sada Bandeira and Lord Howard de Walden, for the purpose of regulating the commercial treaty, we made it our duty, for the information of the public, to obtain the most accurate accounts of this very important subject, and can now positiiely contradict the report in question. A commercial treaty with Great Britain' was, we be lieve, on the point of being concluded by the Marquis of Loule, under the Presidency of Colonel Loureiro, and sub sequently by the Count de Villareal, as. Minister of Foreign Affairs, under the Duke of Terceira's Administration, when the revolution of the 9th of September. broke off all such negotiations with the British Government. and those con nected with the commercial treaty have not since been taken up. We understand that the basis of this treaty was simply that Great Britain should be put upon the footing of the most favoured nation in the ports of Portugal, while all the British Colonies were to be opened to the direct trade of Portugal. The benefit to this country of such a facility to so extensive a market for Portuguese produce would be incalculable, where inferior wines, nominally those of Portugal, arc in general consumption at more than dou ble the price at which they could be exported from Portugal, It was also offered, we understand, to make an immense re duction in the duties payable on fruit imported into Great Britain from this country, a branch of trade through which, by an impulse given at this moment, the most beneficial and immediate relief would have been given to the labouring classes employed in the cultivation of the orange and lemon groves, and thus the estates on which such immense capital has been already expended in orange land plantations would have been rescued, even at the eleventh hour, from aban donment, devastation, and 'ruin. Anxious as we are that the most friendly relations should ever subsist between the two nations, we really do not see what the Viscount Sada Ban deira and the British Minister have to negotiate about, if the Portuguese Government continue to abide by the new tariff. That tariff imposes duties so high as to amount nearly to a prohibition on all articles of commerce imported into Portugal, and until these prohibitory duties be aban• doned, we do not deem it very probable that any agent of the British Government will engage in the solemn mockery of a negotiation, in whi c h, as h e canno t expect to get any thing for his country, he of course c an h ave nothing- on he; part to propose to give. According to the treaties between Great Britain and Portugal their commercial intercourse was placed on the footing of " the most favoured nation s ;" but if Portugal (as she in effect does by the tariff in question) should declare that she will show favour to no nation what. ever, Great Britain will derive little benefit, we apprehend, from being placed on the list of " the most favoured," an d of course Great Britain can have nothing to o ff er i n ex change for such a favour as that of commercial exc l us i on, al though she may have much justly to allege by way of com plaint, and to do in the spirit of retaliation. On Thursday fortnight a fatal accident took place in the town of Mid Calder, which, from its nature, has over whelmed the inhabitants with inexpressible sorrow and re gret. It appears that with a view to raise a fund for the relief of the poor a number of the intelligent denizens of Mid Calder had, under the patronage of their worthy mi nister, De. Sommers, and others, resolved to give a thea trical entertainment, and the play fixed upon for repre sentation was " Rob Roy." The performances had proceeded, with very considerable credit to the performers, and with complete satisfaction to the benevolent audience, nearly to a conclusion, when at the scene representing the defence by the Gregarach of the Pass of L oc h ard, the con fusion consequent on the smoke arising from the discharge of firearms, and the performers not being adepts in what is called "stage busineSs," a man of the name of Hamilton unfortunately ran against the fixed bayonet of one of his brother performers, with such force, that the deadly instru ment entered his heart. He sprung back and instantly fell on the stage. Dr. Thomson, and what other medical and surgical assistance the town could afford, were imme diately sent for, but before their arrival the unfortunate man had breathed his last. This awful event has occasioned the deepest sensations of regret throughout the parish. A ball,.which was to have immediately followed the dramatic performance, it is needless to say, was postponed .vine die, and the company separated, deploring in the most heartfelt manner the melancholy result of their benevolent intentions. —Cakdonicni Mercury. An inquest was held on Saturday evening at the Windmill, Turnham-green, on the body of Margaret Ne ville, an infant; aged one year and eight months, which expired" in its mother's arms, on the high road between - Brentford and Turtiliam-green, she having been pre v i ous l y refused assistance in an unfeeling manner by the overseer of the former parish: Verdict--" That the deceased died from inflammation ; but at the same time great neglect was shown by Mr. Burgess, the overseer of Brentford, in re fusing shelter or any assistauee," SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE VESSELS ENTERED INWARDS AT THE CUS TOM-HOUSE, Emu. 11. The Gelida, Zouvrens, from Amsterdam; Alexander Adam, Cargil, Lisbon ; Adelina, Bradfield, St. Michael's; Felix, Ashe, Sierra Lcoue ; Flora, Veale, Cadiz; Euro, Yancooek, Trieste; Eliza, Touse, Jersey; Edwards, Soppa, Darttzic ; Neptune, Saul, Honduras. ENTERED OUTWARDS FOR LOADING. The Reform, Knight, ror St. John's, Newfoundland ; Victor, Ponrson, Antigua ; Norfolk, Geidowney, Havannah ; Duke of Sussex, Fiorsmau, Madras; William Jolliffe, Middleton, Gtlais ; Meridian, Focke, Baltitnore ; Etheldred, Whyte, Jainaica; .Fanny, Ginseng, ditto. CLEARED OUTWARDS WITH CARGO. The Dauntless, Pindar, tor Calcutta ; Reliance, Caselwood, Demerara ; Concord, Cox, Lisbon : Scotsman, Williamson, Jamaica ; Earl Bathurst, Kenneday, Rotterdam; William Inglis, Triscott, Venice ; William Jolliffe, Middleton., Calais ; Perseverance, Gobert, ditto ; Dart, Block, Ostend ; Cater, Merrels, Dunkirk ; Rosendale, Friend, Calcutta; Hope, Messurier, Rio Janeiro; Hoop, Boer, Amsterdam; Calpe, Wrightson, Lisbon, Cadiz, and Gibraltar. CLEARED OUTWARDS IN BALLAST. The Wave, Cummings, for Medemblik; Dart, Pile, St. Michael's; Albion, Ball, ditto; 17th May, Jagerson, Norway. ARRIVALS AT LIVERPOOL, 'FEB. 11. The Waverley, Phillips, from New Orleans; Powhattan, APCerran, Natchez. ENTERED FOR LOADING. The Panther, Sheppard, for Alexandria; Valetta, Cavelli, Alexandre tta ; Portland, Ord, Cuba; Mary Ann Webb, Lloyd, Calcutta ; York, Sarabee, Havannah; Prospero, Johst, Hayti; 'Warrior, Lister, Lisbon; Franconia, Wood, New Orleans; Rival, Rio Grande; Britannia, Clark, Savan nah ; Dandy, Mayhew, St. Michael's; Yanstone, Jarvis, St. Michael's. CLEARED OUTWARDS. The Lynx, Rider, for Lisbon; Rose, Ellis, St. Michael's; John Linton, Dickenson, New York ; Dolphin, Jersey, &c. ; Adonis, Slons, Jersey, &c. ; Pearl,-Mudge, Newfoundland ; Concord, Jersey ; Clown, Ponsonby, Calcutta ; Mercury, Pearse, Rio Janeiro ; Wilberforce, Wilson, Maranham ; Ham Ackers, Nicol, La Guayra ; Westmoreland, Mann, Bahia ; Harmony, Brown, Marseilles ; Redbreast, Millard, Cape of Good Hope; Elvira, Gill, Calcutta; Terra Nova, Barclay, Newfoundland ; Egidius, Den Duyts, Ostend ; Phoenix, Picot, Jersey ; Dandy, Mayhew, St. Michael's ; Yanstone, Jarvis, St. Michael's. EAST INDIA. • Arrivals-The Sangeunay, from Manilla, at Liverpool sailed Sept. 15, Cape Dec. 10 ; the Trio, White, from Manilla, at Liverpool, sailed Sept. 18, Singapore Oct 23, and Cape Dec. 11 ; the Tory, Reed, from Bombay, off Cork, sailed Oct. 16; his Majesty's ship. Fair Rosamond, from the coast of Africa, off Portsmouth, sailed Dec. 1, Ascension Jan. 1. Arrivals at Singapore.-The Corsair, from -, and sailed Oct. 2, from China ; the Thames, Hornblow, Oct. -, from Madras • the Vi scount M e lb ourne, T homas, from Bengal; the Red Rover, Wright, from Bengal, and all sailed Oct. 1, for, China; the Ruben, Warden, from China, and sailed Oct. 5, for Bengal ; the Henry Wellesley, Oct. 5, and was load ing for London; the James Mattheson, Sept. 26, from Liver pool, and was l oa di ng f or London ; the Arab, Sept. 30, from Liverpool; his Majesty's ship Raleigh, Oct. 2, from Padang ; Sycd Khan, Oct. 6, from Bengal ; the David Clark, Oct. 6, from China, and sailed Oct. 9, for Penang and Bengal ; the Bombay Castle, Oct. 6, from Benaal ; the Asia, Pearson, Oct. 10, from Bengal, and sailed Oct. 12, for China ; the Fanny, Oct. 14, and sailed Oct. 16, for Malacca ; the Charles Stuart, Oct. 14, from Madras, and sailed Oct. 17, for China; the Strathisla, Oct. 19, from New South Wales and Penang, for Calcutta ; the Trio, Oct. 20, from Manila ; the Golconda, Oct. 20, from China, for Bombay ; the Hero, Oct. 20, front China, for Penang; the Lord Auckland, Oct. 21, from Cal cutta, for China and Madras; his Majesty's ship Raleigh, Oct. 29, from Malacca; his Majesty's ship Wolfe, Oct. 21, from Malacca ; the Sultana, Oct. 22, from China ; the Ma rion, Oct. 22, from China ; the Anna, Oct. 22, from Penang. Departures from Singapore-The Syed Khan, Oct. 10, for China; the Sarah Birkett, Oct. 11, for Liverpool; the Silas Richards, Oct. 16, for New York ; the Ardascar, Oct. 16, for Bombay • the Nelson, Wood, Oct. 12, and Alfred, Oct. 20, for London. Arrival at the Cape—The Molson, Dec. 9, from London. Arrival at Teneriffe—The Honourable Company's steamer Atalanta, Campbell, from Falmouth, Dec. 27, on the 6th of January, and sailed on the 10th, after repairing paddle-boxes, having experienced some bad weather on her passage. Arrivals at Sourabaya—The Midlothian, Oct. 4, from Syd ney, 21st August. The Patriot, Law, sailed from Sydney 18th Aug. for Sourabaya. The Stirling Castle, Fraser, that sailed from Sydney 15th May, for Singapore, had not arrived on the 22d Oct. Arrivals at Ascension—The Elizabeth, Passmore, Dec. -, from Sydney, and sailed 31st for Liverpool. Arrivals at China.--The Hythe, Draynor, Ingleborougb, Ricketts, Lady Grant, Jeffreys, Castle Huntly, Jolly, and Prince Regent, Bells, from Bombay; the Victory, Biden, Lo nach, Jellicoe, Marion, Richards, Malcolm, Eyles, from Cal cutta ; Inglis, Wise, from B om b ay ; Kellie Castle, Pattalo, and Orestes, Shettler, from B enga l ; C oventry, Pardu, flout Madras ; Judith,, Williams, and Fanny, Sheriffe, from Singa pore; Ellen Freaber, Crocker, and William Lockerby, med ealfe, from Batavia ; Alexander Baring, and Bussorah Mer chant, from London; Jumna, Robinson, and John o' Gaunt, Robertson, from Liverpool and Batavia; Alexander, Pinne ger, from Liverpool, up to the Ist of October; the John Bannerman, Ang. 19, from Bombay ; the Colon, Aug. 20, from Manilla ; the Lady Hayes, from Lombock ; the Henry, Jurke, from Manilla; the Mary, Bullard, from Batavia; the Hebrew, from Lomhock ; the Planter, from London and Ba tavia ' • the Spl en did, S ept. 4, from New York ; the Marion, from Calcutt a; the Bussorah Merchant, Moncrieff, from Lon don; the Diana, Dudman, from Bengal. The country ship Alexander, f rom Chi na to Singapor e , is supposed to be wrecked, as her cutter arrived at Macao after landing eight Lascars on the coast of Cochin China. This is the only boat out of three in which the crew of the Alexander that came from the wreck reached Macao. The circumstances relating to the wreck are detailed in a letter from Captain Wilson, dated Ma cao, 27th August, 1836, add published in the Canton press of the 10th of Sept. Extract from Canton Register. Hope may not, we fear, be entertained any longer for the safety of the missing ships. ilamoady, Marshall; Homasger Bomucjre, Clarke; Margaret, Graham, Hamilton." Departures from China.--The Covington, Sept. 1, for Manilla and New York ; the Good Success, for Bombay ; the Tartar, for Manilla. Arrivals at Manilla.—The Inca, Harrison ; Solway, Proctor, Canton. Arrival at Bombay.—The Duke of Clarence, Oct. 22, from Liverpool. Arrivals at Batavia.—Tbe Strathisla, Oct. 18, from New South Wales ; the Fanchon, Oct. 3, from Rio. Departures.—The Constitution, Sept. 26; Caledonia, Sept. 29; Levant, Sept. 29 ; Ceylon, Sept. 30; Asia,. Sept. 30 ; Neponset, Oct. 3 ; Emily, Taylor, Oct. 4 ; all for China. The William Jardine, Mary Somerville, Arabian, Oct. 6 ; all for China. Arrivals at Anger.--The Fanny, Sept. 28, from Liverpool ; the Richard Alsop, Oct. 20, from London ; the Albion, Oct. 1, from Liverpool. A new paper has started in Glasgow under the title of the Scotch Reformer's Gazette. The following extract will show its principles :—" Oust TEXT—Vote by Bal lot—Household Suffrage—Triennial Parliaments—Re peal of the Corn Laws—Reform of the Lords—Jus tice to Ireland." A New York paper states, " We learn that Messrs. Davenport and Cook, of Saratoga, after three years' study and attention, had perfected an electro-magnetic engine, consisting of a stationary magnetic circle, formed of discon nected segments. These segments are permanently charged magnets, the repelling poles of which arc placed contiguous to each other. Within the circle stands the motive wheel, having projecting galvanic magnets, which revolve as near the circle as they can be brought without actual contact. The galvanic magnets are charged by a battery, and when so charged magnetic attraction and repulsion are both brought into requisition in giving motion to the wheel—the poles of the galvanic magnets being changed more than 1,000 times per minute." Two females, the one 86, the other 58, were on Monday, the 30th ult., found dead in their bed, in Occupa tion-road, Cambridge, and much excitement was occasioned by a report that they died from starvation. An inquest was held—Verdict, " Found dead, with no marks of vio lence." PATENT LEVER W A•TC H ES. With silver double-bottom cases £6 6 0 With silver hunting cases 6 16 6 This celebrated construction (the most accurate on which a watch can be made) is offered, with the latest improvements, i. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four holes, capped, hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and maintaining power to continue going while winding up, at the above price, by T. COX SAVORY, Working Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Cornhill, London. N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. • BIRTHS. On the ith inst., in the College of Glasgow, the wife of Profes sor Badham, of a son. On the 12th inst., in Bruton-street, the lady of David Robert son, Esq., of a daughter. On the 6th inst., the lady of Henry Barrow, Esq., of a still-born daughter. DIED. On the . 7th inst., at Bicester, Oxfordshire, Robert Smith, of King's College, London, aged 21, youngest son of the late Rev. J. Smith, Vicar of the above place. On the Bth inst., in Devonshire-place, the Rev. Stawell Chud leigh. on the Bth inst., at North Runeton, Norfolk, aged 34, Lady Harriet Gurney, wife 'of Daniel Gurney, Esq., and sister of the Earl of Errol. O►► the 10th inst., at York-place, City-road, aged 89, Ann, re lict of the late Wm. Butler, Esq. On the 9th inst., in Berkeley-street, Connaught -square, John Bennison, Esq., of North Bank, Regent's-park,-aged 77. On the 9th inst., Ann, the wife of William Ridge, Esq., banker, Chichester. On the Bth inst., Harriett, wife of W. Drew, surgeon, of Gower street, Bedford-square. London: Printed and Published by AIORDO YOUNG, of No• 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, in the count' of Middlesex.-111outlay, February 13, 1837.