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ini 9 . l l J / .r,1 4 4 -1,2;e1.44; ..411 1w property, and he was prepared with documentary evi dence to prove that the Land Company had conferred bene fits on Canada which never could have been realised if such a speculation had not been undertaken.--( Hear, bear.) The shares of the Company were now at discount of seven-and-a htlf per cent —a fact which pretty clearly proved that the Eon. and Learned Gentleman had formed a very erroneous estimate of the value of the land which the company had purchased. Mr. LEADER was glad to hear that the Company's sl ares were at a discount ; and, if that resolution passed, he could tell the Hon. Gentleman that they would be something orse than at a discount, for they would be then worth no iling at all.—( Hear, hear.) This corporation had acquired a considerable share of political power in the colony ; and the douse had *a right to know how that power had been em ployed.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. HUME was in the House when the Bill passed, and bis opinion at the time was that it would have the effect of sending capital into the colony, and consequently confer a benefit upon it. He would not vote for a repeal of the Act of Parliament ; but, as he felt convinced that this Company bad converted themselves into a political engine, it was a question which called for inquiry.--( Hear.) Mr. ROBINSON denied that the Canada Land Company itred their influence for any political purposes. Mr. WARD opposed the amendment. Mr. GROTE opposed the amendment also ; but he should Tote against the resolution likewise. After a few words from Mr. Roebuck, Lord Stanley, Sir G. Grey, and Lord J. Russell, the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it Majority Resoi,ution 6 was agreed to. The Cilairman then reported progress, and obtained leave tf. sit again. On the motion of Lord MORPETH, the Dublin Mice j? it was read a third time. 4r. HAMILTON then move an additional clause, but .. 166 • -160 The SPEAKER was understood to decide it was informal. Lord MORPETH said it was the intention of Government to propose a greater reduction in the tax on the citizens of Dublin than the Hon. Member's clause could do. The Go v-rnivent meant also to give a more efficient police and a day. watch to Dublin, of which above a half would be borne by them. After a few words from Mr. HAMILTON, the clanse was witlidrawn. The Bill was then passed. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of. N:r. F. MA CLE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to ex tend all Turnpike Acts that will expire with the present ses s.3,l of Parliament to the Ist of June, 1839. The House adjourned at a Qurter past One o'clock. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NE I VIVIA.L7._IOE T FIRST SPRING MEETING. The fAlowing ai the fixtures for this Meeting, which commences nn Motaday next : MONDAY, APRIL 24. Fifty Pounds ; for four years old st. 21 five, Bst. 31b ; six and aged, Bst. 91b. Last three miles of B.C. Windicap Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old and up wards. T. Y. C. f 8 gee listakes of 10 sovs each, for three years old ; colts, Bst. 71b ; filL?s, Bst. 41b. T.Y.C. The winner to be sold for 200 sovs. .! demanded, Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft. T.Y.C. Lord Ta - vistock's C. Young Augustus, out of Mona, receives for felt, and Lord Chesterfield's f. by Peter Lely, out of Worthless, -withdraws his stake. Match, 100, h. ft. D. M.--Lord Lichfield's f. Cassandra, agst M i . Kent's f. Ringlet, Bst. 7M. each. "Catch, 100, h. ft. T.Y.C.—Mr. Houldsworth's Destiny, Bst. agst f:olonel Peel's Zenana, Bst, Maach, 200, h. ft. D.M.—Mr. Greville's Mancro, Bst. 91b., agst CiilGne; Peel's f...tpdog, out of Mary Ann , B st. 21b.' Off. Match, 200. h. tr. .D.l.—Duke of Richmond's Pussy, Bst. 101 b., al.st Lcrd Sutlield's A'Jred, 7st. 71b. TUESDAY. Th., King's Plate of 100 gu.iieas for mdres: four years old car rying SA. 41b ; five, 9't. 41b ; sir, 9st. 101 b ; aged, 10st. R.C. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., for three years old ; colts. Bst. 71b ; times, Bst. 41b. R.M. Mr. Thornhill's eh. c. Brother to Moz-tehe, Lord Exeter's c. Dardanelles, Lord Exeter's c. Adrian, Lord Exeter's c. Troilus, Mr. W. Edwards's c. by Mulev, out of Bequest ; Lord Jersey's Aclunet, Mr. Walker's ch. c. Glider, Mr. W. Echvards's Brother to Glaucus, Sir M. Wood's Blackney, Mr. Wilson's eh c. Quick silyer, Lord Chesterfield's c. by P riam, out of Octavian ; Lord t' t e s terfield's c. by Priam. out. of Arachne; Lord Lichfield's Hector, Let.l Chesterfield's c. by Amclius, out of See-in-a-Bonnet ; Colo nel .Mason's c. Jereed, Mr. Etwall's b. c. by Muley. out of Clare ; Sir S.. Graham's s. by Shakspeare, out of Mervinia ; Sir S. Graham's c. by Emilius, out of Bravura ; Mr. John Day's Mustee, Lord Orford's b. c. Rienzi, Lord Suffield's Chersidamus, by Priam, cut of Flora, by Camillus ; Mr. Page's b. c. by Mu out of Young,' Siveetpea; Lord Orford's c. by Mulatto , out of Medina, ' by Selim. Sweepstakes of 100 SM. each, h. ft., for fillies, Sf.t. 51b. D.M. Lord Exeter's f. Velure, Mr. Batson's Voluptuary, Mr. Cook's Saltarella, Mr. J. Day's Chapeau d'Espagme. wEnstrsDAY. Fifty Pounds ; four yrs old, ist. 51b ; five, Bst. 111 b ; six and aged, 9st. 41b. B.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for three years old. D.M. Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each ; three yrs old, ist. ; four, Bst. 101 h. D.M. The winner to be sold for 100 soya. if demanded, &c. Sweepstakes of 11.0 sous. each, h. ft., with 300 added. Last three miles of B.C. r. ostyn's Binilme, 6 yrs, Bst. 41b ; Lord Lichfield's Elis, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b ; Lord Jersey's Silenus, 5 yrs, ist. 131 b. ; Mr. Walker's Gipsev. 5 yrs, 7st. 121 b ; Mr. John Day's Venison, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b; Mr..Houldsworth's Felix, 5 yrs, 7st. 71b; Mr. Bird's Redshank, 4 yrs, ist. 51b ; Mr. Robertson's Lucifer, 5 yrs, ist. 41b ; Colonel Peel's Jacob Faithful, 4 yrs, 7st. 31b ; Lerd Eg,remont's Hock, 4 yrs, ist. 21b ; Mr. Houldsworth's Turban, 5 yrs, 7st. lib ; Mr. Dawson's Locomotive, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 b ; Lord Suffield's Airy, 6 yrs, fist. 121 b ; and Lord Tavistock's Jack-in-the-Green, 4 yrs, fist. 10Ib. Sweepstakes of 50 sovq. each, h. ft., with 200 added by the Jockey - Club. Last three miles of B. C. 7.1 r. H. Stracey's Bodice, 6 yrs, Bst. Slb ; Duke of Richmond's Tiber, 5 yrs, 7st. 101 b ; Duke of Richmond's Sepoy, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b ; Mr. Shelley's The Pope, 4 yrs, ist. 4113 ; Duke of Portland's Brute, out of Souvenir, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 bi Mr. Roe's Idiot, 4 yrs, 6st. 81b. THURSDAY. The King's Plate of 100 guineas ; four !'rs, 9st. Sib ; five, lOst. 81b; six and aged, list. R.C. The One Thousand Guineas Stakes, of 100 cove. each, h. ft., for fillies, Set. 41b. D. M. Lord Exeter's f. Comate, Lord Exeter's f. Creusa, Lord Exeter's 1. Velure ; Lord Jersey's by Priam, out of Ibrahim's dam ; Lord ersey's f. by Sultan, out of Filagree ; Duke of Portland's f. by 1 riam, out of Manto ; Mr. Batson's f. Voluptuary, Lord Chegter f eld's f. Well-a-day, Lord Lichfield's f. Antelope, Lord Lichfield's 1. by Emilius, out of Ada ; Mr. J. Day's Chapeau d'Espagne ; Mr. W. Edwards's f. by The Colonel, out of Frederica ; Mr. Ridsdale's b. f. Marchesina, Mr. Ridsdale's b. f. by Tramp, out of Amaryllis ; End Lord Orford's f. Armenia. sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, for three years old ; colts, Bst. 71b ; fillies, Bst. 41b. First half of Ab. M. The winner to be sold for 50 sovs., if demanded, &c. Match, 200, h. ft. R.M.—Mr. Thornhill's Brother to Mouche, Bst. 71b., agst Mr. S. Stanley's b. c. Rat-trap, by Bizarre, out of Young Mouse, Bst. 21b. FRIDAY. F weepstakes of 10 sovs. each ; three years, ist. ; four, Bst. 61b ; five, six, and aged, 9st. D.M. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs. if demanded, &c. To close and name by six o'clock the evening belt re running. 5 Subscribers, or no race. F weepstakes of 10 soya. each, for two years old; colts, Bst. 61b ; fillies, Bst. 31b. T.Y.C. Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous. each, for three years old and upwards. T. Y. C. Third Year of a Renewal of the Newmarket Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. ; colts, Bst. 71b ; fillies, Bst. 21b. D.M. Duke of Portland's c. by Tiresias, out of Addy ; Duke of Port land's f. by Priam, out of panto ; Lord Exeter's b. c. Dardanelles, Mr. Batson's f. Voluptuary, Mr. Cooke's Norgrove, Colonel Peel's gr. f. by Sultan, out of Fille de Joie ; Sir M. Wood's c. by Cetus, out of Lelia; Sir M. Wood's Blankney, Lord Exeter's c. Adrian, Lord Exeter's c. Troilus, Mr. Wreford's b. c. by Sultan, out of Margellina ; Mr. Walker's ch. c. Glider, Mr. Walker's ch. c. by Tramp, out of Velocipede's dam ; Lord Berner's b. c. Brother to May-Day, Lord Chesterfield's c. Edgar, Lord Chesterfield's f. Well-a-Day, Duke of Rutland's br. c. Rat-trap, Lord Tavistock's b. c. Augustus, Mr. Houldsworth's b. e. Dan, Lord Orford's b. c. by Mulatto, out of Medina; Mr. W. Cooper's c.h. c. Cheveley, by Augustus, out of the Philosopher's dam ; Mr. Henry's b. f. by Cetus, out of Scurry, by Partisan. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FAIDA r. THE PORTLAND HANDICAP. 5 to 2 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis—taken 6 to 1 agst Lord Egremont's Hock—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Dawson's Locomotive 8 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Venison 12 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Felix—taken CHESTER TRADE CUP, P.P. 2 to 1 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse—take 5 to 2 7 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Bubastes—taken 7 to 1 agst General Yates's Sylvan—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr. Peel's Tamworth—taken 12 to 1 agst Mr. Giffard's Traveller—taken 12 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Philip—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Allen's Vesper—taken 20 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley—taken THE DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mango 10 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Achmet 23 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo—plenty of backers The rest as before. THE OAKS. 5 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Vacuna 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Velure 7 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Egeria—taken les- There was some excellent pony and galloway racing at Bigg wade on Friday week.—The winners were Mr. Fuller's Makeshift, Ni t .. J. Weight's Express, Mr. Pope's Hazard, Mr. Little's Cricket Ball, and Mr. Nash's York. The Lords of the Admiralty have chartered the Pluti na to convey 114 females, the Recovery for transporting 286 males, and the Elphinstone to carry out 240 males, to Van Diemen's Land ; and the Charles Kerr, for the convey nce of 230 male convicts to New South \Vales. THE WAR IN SPAIN.—We understand that trigadier General Shaw, who has taken so conspicuous a art in the late stru7gles in the Peninsula, has just ready for üblication, a narrative of the very singular events of which has been an eye-witness. This work, from the fearless laraeter of the author, is likely to throw considerable light the real state of affairs in Spain and Portugal. tderstand that Mr. Bulwer's new work on id the Athenians," which has been so long in pro m completed, and on the eve of appearing. We ibt that the public expectation will be greatly excited is portraiture of the polished Athenians, from the id pen which has thrown such a charm over the s of Pompeii," " Rienzi," &c. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOZIORROW. Morning.........43minutes after 3. I Evening-- I minutes after 4 f PA . p.Af um. " +.Acry7• ns an( V,,ok,._' • no V - ";e:Nv, ITO; out hL . .\ wirdc his pa ; 317: .c , :...,r ) PRICES Ok' STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank 5t0ck.......... .............. :India Stock.-- ...... , 259 3 per Cent. Red. 89% 3 4i j Ditto Bonds 42 40 pm. 3 per Cent. Cons 90A%14 ' South Sea Stock ......... ........ .36 per Cent......... 99 ' Old Annuities - Ditto Red. . ..., - 9 7 % ,4 1 New Ditto ......... ..... ...„........ !gew 3% per Cent.. . 98%% 13 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... -- Sew 5 per Cent.............„.„.. Exch. Bills, £l,OOO. 42 44 41 pm. Bank LongAnnuitlesto expire Ditto ..... „.......500— ..... 42 44 pm. Jan. 5, 1860 l4 9-16% , Ditto Small Oct. 1.4 1859 - Ditto C0mmercia1......... Pm. Jan. 5, 1860 -- Ditto Advertised. —pm Jan. 5, .880 — !Bank Stock for Acc0unt......... April s , 1890 — India Stock for Account... ..... Jan. 5, 1870... ' Consols for Account Jmnium prn. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds ....... Ditto Account ..... Portugueseßonds..... ..... Ditto A CCOUII ..... — Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account — Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds ..... 48 Ditto Account 4B Ditto Account ............... Chilli= Bonds .....-....- ...... . Ditto, 3 per cent — Prussian Bonds-- ........... Russian Rousts, 182'2 107% Ditto Account ..... Columbian Bonds ..... Ditto Account ........ .. Columbian Bonds, :824 Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic ......».«.».» Spanish 80nd5........ Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 183 i t1% 1 4 Ditto Account 23 % French, 5 per cent......... 1071. —c. ----- 4 per cent. ...... „.. —E —c. 3 per cent. ...... —f. —c Exchange 2sf. 50c, Dutch, 2 1 ,4 per cent. Ditto Account Danish Bonds - Ditto Account Greek Bonds . ....... Ditto Bonds, 18'25 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account :.......... ...... Ditto, 6 per cent.......,..... Ditto Acc0unt................. Neapolitan.... ...... .. ...... ..•—•• DittO Aiiount ..... ...... Ditto, 5 per cent. 1001 99%, 100% Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share Great Western Railway Company ..... ............. 40 3854 754 Hull and Selby Railway Company 5 054 London and Birmingham Railway Company B5 105 6 4 5 London and Southampton Railway Company 35 14 N. , rth Midland Railway Company 1 9 British North American Bank Mexican and South American Ditto New COURSE OF EXCH. Amsterdam C.F. 12 N Ditto, at sight Rotterdam U. 12 7 Antwerp... Hamburg. MII.B. 13 14 Altona.. . LNGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47 Genoa 26 20 Milan 3l Venice ............. ' , Zanies • 39 1 4 Palermo .....—........ ...... per oz. 118% Lisbon .... ......... ...... ......... Paris, 3 days' sight 25 70 Ditto 2 Us. 26 5 --.—...... ......... ......... Oporto Rio Janeiro 2B Marseilles. __ Di 15 iraafort ois Maine, Ex.M. 15414 Petersbuigh, ruble '3 Us lO 0 Berlin Vienna, effective ii O MIO 22 Trieste ditto lO 24 Madrid 14% Cadiz—, 35 Bilboa .., 'l5 Barcelona _ _ Bahia 26 Buenos Ayres ........ ...... - Dublin, 21 days' sight ll s Cork 154 PRICE OF BULLION, PER Oz Portugal (4old, coin —£o 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silver, bars, standard 0 0 &nine Gibraltar PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, APRIL 20. 3 per Cent. Consols 897.4 Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent. 881 Ditto Reduced — Ditto, 4 per cent 594, 3 per Cent. Stock 90% Hibernian Rank DDitto Neu, 1830 3! ! per Cent. Debentures 9 0 14 (National Insurance Co — Bank Stock 199 . City Debentures, 4 per cent... iS Royal Canal Stock 3 4 1,4 ; Ballast °lnce Debentures, 4 Grand Canal Stock 2714 ! per cent. MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due 1 Arnerica....... 0 I France............ ii 0 Lisbon 0 0 Brazil ........... 0 0 Guern. & Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 0 Buenos Ayres.. 0 0 Hamburg ........ 0 0 Mexico I 0 Carthagena...... 0 0 Holland 0 0 Ostend.. ... ...... 0 IDublin.. 0 Flanders 0 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford...—. 0 The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. raft , r. .... . " 1 579 ' ' 13114. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1837. In the house of Lords last night, after the Royal Assent had been given by Commission to several Bills, a great number, as usual, of petitons relating to the absorbing sub ject of Cimrch-rates chiefly, were presented. The Oxford and Great Western Junction Railway Bill was then read a second time. On the presentation of a petition by Lord WILTON in favour of Church-rate,,, Lord Baouonam remarked that the numbers on the other site of the question preponderated. Lord ALVANLEY soon after delivered himself of an all but interminable speech en the subject of our relations with Spain, and the civil war raging there. The Noble Lord, like a mountain in labour, brought forth the following small motion; he moved " for a copy of the despatch from Lord John Hay relative to the affair of Hernani." The motion was, as a matter of course, agreed to. In the House of Commons, the discussion which grew out of Mr. HARVEY'S reported breach of privilege, and especially the debate which took place on the Canada question, were deeply- interesting and important. We have noticed these subjects elsewhere. We had in the House of Lords last night a repeti tion—happily on an abridged scale—of the debate which had for three nights occupied the House of Commons . . We sincerely wish the Commons would take example from the Lords in the matter of speechi fyin ; it would be an important benefit to the country in the saving of time, and we are sure that it would redound infinitely more to the credit of the speakers themselves. In the short speeches of Lord ALVAN LEY and the Duke of WELLINGTON, and in the re plies of Lords MELBOURNE and HOLLAND we have every topic urged—every argument advanced of which the subject would admit—unweakened by tllat everlast ing verbiage, with which everything is overlaid and suffocated in the House of Commons. We purposely omit Lord A BERDEEN, the only other Peer who spoke at any length in the debate, because he went over, in a prepared oration, which we suppose he could not readily adapt to the exact necessities of the case, the ground which the Noble Duke and the Noble Lord who opened the debate, had pre-occupied. We do not mean to insinuate that Lord ABERDEEN was not perfectly original in every idea which he uttered ; but his misfortune was in having to follow abler men then himself. He was, therefore, in the awkward pre dicament of being obliged either to relinquish the op- portunity of delivering a speech, which had cost him much time and no small labour to concoct, or to say that which had been much better said by others be fore him. He chose the latter alternative—it is not a matter of much consequence either way. We need not remark that this motion of Lord AL VANLEY, ostensibly for the production of a document which had already been officially laid before the House of Commons, was in reality part and parcel of the mo tion or amendment which Sir HENRY HARDINGE brought forward on Monday last, the object of which was to pave the way by a vote of censure on the foreign policy of the Government for the advent of Sir ROBERT PEEL. The tactics of the Opposition have been, as every sensible man knew they would be, completely foiled, and the effect of the attack has been to strengthen the position of Ministers, as well as to confirm and encourage them in pursuing with even greater vigour than they have hitherto done, the course of policy which our alliance with Spain, and the best interests of this coun try which dictated that alliance, equally demand. 1 . his is the actual result of one of the most disingenu ous ,and dishonourable attempts that ever was made by a polijcal party to possess themselves of power. What We real ground of objection to the foreign policy of the Government has been brought forward during this kirotracted discussion which is worth a moment's consi,'?eration ? Allowing that we had in terfered in the inianal affairs of Spain, is it for Tories to object to such interference ?—is it for those whose disastrous interference in the strictly national con cerns of a neighbouring State cost this country more blood and treasure in twenty years, than all our pre ceding wars since the conquest, entailing on Europe greater calamities than can be described, and leaving to us and to our posterity an interminable legacy of national debt, and its inevitable consequence, national suffering—is it for them, we ask, to accuse Mi nisters if " interference" as a crime ? Yet this is the whole gist of their argument. To " in terfere" in the cause of despotism—to give all the aid in our power to tyrants when they are en deavouring to trample upon the rights of man and to crush the advocates of freedom—this is praise worthy—this is true English policy ! But to lend assistance to the cause of liberty, even when it is to support a throne—to be instrumental in establishing a Constitution which breathes the least sympathy with rational freedom—this is indeed a crime that must not go unpunished ! This is the of fence charged against Lord MELBOURNE and his associates. They have faithfully fulfilled the stipula tions of a solemn treaty entered into with other Powers—that treaty is found to stand in the way of Don CARLOS restoring Toryism in Spain—therefore the English Tories find.it contrary to English interests 1 As to the quibbling about the difference between ma rines and sailors, it is unworthy of serious notice. When Sir ROBERT PEEL, on Thursday morning, in giving his reasons for supposing that Ministers in tended to resign, uttered with due pomp and solemnity the words, " the town was full of reports," the House ' resounded with shouts of laughter. A statesman, said to be cautious, prudent, and guided not by every idle rumour but by matters of fact, charges the Ministry with a design to desert the vessel of the State, an nounces that others from a sense of public duty are ready to save her, and when forced to declare on what he rested such assumptions, solemnly avers that his authority was the greatest of all liars—public rumour. Notwith standing all his professions of disinterested motives, and of his great reluctance to undertake the Government of the country, involved as he imagines it in such difficul t*, it then appears that he is noless anxious than the very lowest Tory place-hunter to get a second time into office. He is so blinded by the dazzling glare of power and authority, that he believes every idle tale collected at clubs by his whippers-in, and imagines himself again Prime Minister of England, though on calm reflection he must see that the majority of the House of Com mons is against him on every great question. How long it may be before such an event arises we cannot prophecy ; but knowing the firmness of Lord MEL BOURNE, and the vast interests depending on his re tention of office, we believe him incapable of deserting his post. He has declared that while the Commons support him, he will brave all the opposition of Bishops and Lords, and notwithstanding their menaces, and their avowed determination to resist further reform, persevere in attempting to carry out measures neces sary for the welfare of the community. The House of Commons has not deserted him—with the exception of two dissatisfied Radicals who did not vote—perhaps the same number of whimsical Radicals who did vote ! and one or two professed Liberals, but actual Tories, he had the whole support of the Liberal Members of the House on the late division. It is true the name of the Hon. Member for Worcester stands in the list itnme mediately before that of Mr. CHARLES Ross—the very essence of Toryism personified—but that neither excited surprise nor regret. Indeed it is rather fortu nate that the Hon. Member so unequivocally declared his political sentiments. An open, manly, and declared enemy is infinitely preferable to a professed but trea cherous friend. What the Liberal electors of Wor c::ster may think of such conduct is another question. A few more such voters would have decided the fate of the Ministry ; and what would have been the re sult ? The triumph of Don CA RLOS and despotism in Spain ; the return of Don MIGUEL to Portugal ; the appointment of a batch of Orange Judges in Ire land, to pollute the source of justice in that unhappy country ; and, to sum up all, the transfer of power, which ought to be rested in the Commons, to an oli garchy in the House of Lords. In commenting on Wednesday last on the motion brought forward by Lori JoHN RUSSELL in the House of Commons last night—pronouncing the publication of evidence taken before Select Committees, before being reported to the House, a breach of the privileges of Parliament—we distinctly stated that the Press contended, not for the right of publishing eviderte given before Secret Committees, nor any evi dence affecting the pecuniary credit of the country, or the character of individuals. All we sought to int 7. press upon the mind of the Noble Lord was, that it would defeat the very purposes for which Committees of Inquiry are instituted, to prevent the Press from publishing any part of the evidence before assuming a form in which nobody would look to it. The publica tion of the evidence taken before any Committee ought to be decided by a vote of the majority of such Coin mittee from day to day during its sitting, and not be left to the vote of an assembly, nineteen-twentieths of whom know nothing at all about it. A Committee capable of conducting a Parliamentary In quiry cannot be presumed incapable of judging what portion of the evidence given before it ought to be withheld from the immediate knowledge of the public. Besides, it ought to be borne in mind that the high moral tone and character of the public Press of this country is a sufficient guarantee for a wise discretion in the selection of the evidence to be published, allowing that Committees were slow to put their veto on the publication of such evidence. This fact was entirely overlooked by Lord J. RUSSELL in his speech last night ; and yet it is one which Parliament ought to be the first public assembly in the Kingdom fully to acknowledge. It is a gross and wanton libel upon the respectable portion of the British Press to suppose that it is indifferent to the publication of docu mentary or verbal evidence ruinous to public credit, or to the private character of individuals in high or low station ; or that the gentlemen whom it employs ate influenced by feelings which would discredit well informed and experienced persons charged with the performance of a great public duty. We question not the power of the House of Commons to maintain in violate the privilege which it assumed last night ; but we deprecate the wisdom, and deny the necessity of exercising it. We maintain that the publication of evi dence given before open Committees, from day to day, is as necessary to the promotion of the ends of justice as the publication of the evidence given in courts of law and equity, and the debates in the two Houses of Parliament. We regret Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S determina tion to carry his Canadian Resolutions through Parliament. The Noble Lord might have safely conceded their postponement last night, without com promising the dignity of the Government. Having convinced the House of Assembly of Lower Canada of his power, and of the support which his Lord ship's Canadian policy would meet with from the Imperial Parliament, it would have been generous in him to hare allowed the Canadians an opportunity of adopting a more moderate course, before depriving them of the merit of a voluntary con cession. The delay of a few months, under circum stances so well calculated to impress the Canadian s w ith the dangerous consequences of drawing down upon them the open hostility of the mother country, would be attended with many great advantages. The French Journals of Thursday have been re ceived. The Chamber of Deputies has already 'ap pointed a Commission:to inquire into, and report to the Chamber the additional annual revenue to be voted to the Duke of ORLEANS, on the occasion of his mar riage with the Princess HELENA of Mecklenburg Schwerin. On Thursday a deputation named by the Chamber waited on his Royal Highness, and in the name of the Deputies of France congratulated him on his approaching nuptials. In the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, M. BAUDE directly charged Marshal CLAUSEL with occasioning the reverses experienced by the French troops in Africa. M. BAUDE attended the army in its expedition to Constantine in the character of a Royal Commissioner, and was therefore an eye-witness of its defeat. The Chamber heard him with the most profound attention. He commenced by stating that under Marshal CL AusEL, the colony had cost France eight millions sterling, for which no corresponding ad vantage was gained ; that the Marshal had maintained a "turbulent and rash" system wherever his power extended; that he had by tacitly encouraging robbery and rapine alienated the affections of the natives from the French, and cast disgrace upon the French character ; that he had extorted vast sums from the Coulouglis, the friends and allies of France ; that he had encouraged financial oppression on the part of the native authorities ; that he had unjustly raised Youssouf, an enemy of France, to the dignity of Bey of Constantine, to pro voke a war with that City ; that the troops, before taking the field, had been confined in unhealthy, over crowded barracks at Bona ; that there were only 430 mules to carry the provisions, stores, and baggage, when it was known to the Marshal that not less than 1,500 mules so laden were absolutely necessary ; that the men suffered from excessive hunger, and that on the evening of the second day the artillery had only ammunition for thirty more shots ; and, finally, that many of the men exclaimed, during the retreat, that under General BUGEAUD the army would not have been exposed to such dreadful and foreseen disasters. The effect of this speech upon the Chamber cannot be described. In the sitting of Thursday, Marshal CLAUSEL rose to reply to it; but his utmost seemed to make very little impression on the Depu ties. He was ever for a decided course, and he had followed one in Africa. He only took from the Afri can friends of France what they had pillaged from her enemies. He was for humbling the power of ABD EL-KADER ; and if he failed in the expedition against Constantine the failure was attributable to the misconduct of Ministers, who bad promised him a reinforcement of 30,000 men, but afterwards broke faith with him. He had been impelled by a love of glory to undertake the expedition at all hazards. The President of the Council, Count MOLE, said that Ministers took the responsibility upon themselves. He for one, however, had never promised Marshal CLAUSEL the reinforcement stated. On the con trary, he had refused it, hoping that the refusal would induce the Marshal to resign a command, the duties of which he discharged in a way not approved of by the Government. Unfortunately, the Marshal had not resigned, and without waiting for the consent of the Government, be undertook an expedition which ought not to have been undertaken under such cir cumstances. General CORDOVA appeared publicly on the Bourse on Thursday. He was received with hisses, and obliged to make his retreat with all expedition. Arrangements have been already made by M. AR DOUIN and Co., to pay off the dividends on the Spanish 5 per cent. Stock due on the Ist of May. This is the best proof that can be offered in favour of MENDIZABAL'S financial administration. The Paris journals bring no news of any interes from the North of Spain. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, APRIL 29. Five per Cents., 1(161 9,)c. 75c. Ssc. 80c. Four per Cent., 9Sf. 10c. Sc. 98f. Three per Cents., 7Sf. 95c 9 c,. Bank Actions, 2,410 f. 2,407 f 50c. Rente de Naples, 99f. 9Sf. 95c. 90c. 85c. Roman Five per Cents., Ic2si, Spanish Actives, 2tS 25% Spanish Differes, 9. Spanish Passives. 634 6 6 1 / 4. Belgian Loan, Five per Ceuta., 100 N. Portuguese Loan. Three per Cents, 30 29%;7;. Haytian Loan, 3301. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 125 c. 15c. ; money, 25t. 423fe Three months, paper, 251.27!4c. ; moo, y, 251. 2234 c -C'ours Authentique. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 1 10f. 85c. Three per Cents. 79f. sc. Bank Actions, 2,44 , 7 f. Rente de Naples, 99f. sc. Roman Five per Cents., 10234. Belgian Loan, 1fr0,./.. Portuguese Three per Cents., 29%. Haytian Loan, 33. f. Spanish Actives, 2534. Spanish Passives 634. Spanish Differes, 754. New Differes, P. An Evening Paper published yesterday a letter from the North of Spain, announcing the murder of the San Sebastian Correspondents of our Morning Contemporaries, the Times and Herald, by the Carlists. The letter is dated the 14th ; but letters from Bayonne of the I6th, received to-bay, make no allusion to eve❑ a rumour of so dreadful an occurrence. We sincerely trust and believe the writer of the letter conveying such shocking intelligence was misinformed. The veracity of the San Sebastian Correspondent of the Evening Paper which published the letter, has recently been proved to be not above suspicion ; but we cannot believe that any person could be so depraved as wil fully to trifle with private and public feeling on a matter of such importance. New York Papers to the 26th ult., one day later than those received on Thursday, have been forwarded to us. Whatever is important in them will be found in our City article. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. New York papers one day later, to the 26th March, have been received at the North and South American Coffeehouse. The New Yorh Express of the 25th March states that the arrival of the Utica brings good news, which makes many a face look cheerful. The advance of a halfpenny on Cotton, with some account of sales in Manchester, by private letter, together with more favourable accounts of the British money market, were good news. All this will not be without a favou rable effect upon the banks and merchants. Previous to the above intelligence having transpired from Eurepe, Stocks had declined ; but after the intelligence was known, they recovered again. The packets for Liverpool and Havre were detained, and it was supposed that the high rate of exchange might in duce shipments of specie. Exchange, 111 ; Bank Stock, 119. The following are additional remarks : Since our last, we have received later advices from nearly all parts of the world, and of a very important character. In England the Money Market was in a most agitated state— failures common—and confidence impaired. The worst news is the decline of Cotton in England and France. This must have a very unfavourable influence on our staple here. The South particularly will suffer heavily. Our tidings assure us that Mexico would commence the war anew against Texas. In New Orleans the commercial distresses appear to be very great. The failures have been followed by otherg less im portance. There appears: to be no evidence that the banks would give their aid to certain great establishments, which are closely allied to certain houses here and in Philadelphia ; and there is no improvement in the state of commercial matters. " MoNRY.—The failures that took place last week, together with those in New Orleans and Philadelphia, have shaken confidence. Exchange on London has gone up to a point that alarms our banks, for fear that specie may go. The pressure has in no way abated—on the contrary it has increased. " STECIE.-There is a good deal of alarm that there will be a call for specie by the next packet. The banks stand in much fear, although the Exchange remained at 111 - yester day ; yet there was not a call for dollars. The merchants ap pear unwilling to call on the banks. Specie for the last two weeks has been gradually finding its way here. " STOCK. —There has been a steady fall this week of al. most every description." Our arrivals this morning are the French mails; and a Halifax mail, by the Alert, sailed on the 4th April. (From the Halifax Papers.) Housit OF ASSEMBLY.-The Lieutenant-Governor lays before the House of Assembly a copy of a communication from the magistrates of Pansburgh, representing the extreme dis tress of many of the inhabitants of that town for want of pro visions." By the New Brunswick Papers to the 12th February, we learn that nothing has as yet transpired relative to the contents of the dispatches from the Colonial Office to his Excellency, received by the February mail; but it is thought that the an swer of Lord Glenelg is not at all to the liking of the Executive. We have an arrival from New York one day later than the previous accounts, by the St. Andrew packet, which we un derstand brings 10,000 sovereigns ; we do not hear of any fur ther important failures, although it is not doubted there are many of minor importance. TIIE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the dosing quotations of yesterday, 90i 3 / for the Account ;90 Money, with little doing; Exchequer Bills, 42 44; India Bonds, 40 42; Bank Stock, 204 k• 2051 ; Spanish Active, 23i ; Portuguese, 48i ; Three por Cents., 311. HALF-PAST ONE. We have perused the following letter from Philadelphia, of the 23d March : The news just received here of \Varett's failure has created fresh excitement, and many more of our large houses are ex pected to stop. If the cotton bills come back there will be some awful smashing." Consols have been during the morning at 90i for the Ac count ; Money, 90a 4, with very little doing. Exchequer Bills, 42 44, 41 premuim ; India Bonds, 42 40 premium ; Bank Stock, 204 k 205 k ; India Stock, 259. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 231; Portuguese, 48 ; Three per Cents., 31 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. , 531. Spanish Deferred 94 ; Passive, fit. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 901. LONGFORD COUNTY ELECTION COMMITTEE.-(THIS The Committee met this day at eleven o'clock. The CHAIRMAN said he was requested by the Committee to inform Counsel that in their opinion the cross-examinations had been carried on by both sides at much too great a length, and if that course were not discontinued the Committee would feel it their duty to take tnc examination into their own hands. Mr. LAWSON—We certainly do think it not only desirable but absolutely necessary, that Counsel should limit their exa minations, or else this enquiry will become almost inter- minable. Mr. HARRISON admitted the propriety of Counsel limiting their cross-examinations as much as possible, but it was very difficult to regulate the limit within any fixed boundary. The question of the substitution of notice in consequence of the alleged disturbances in the county of Longford was further deferred, as the evidence offered on the part of the sitting Member was deemed by the Committee to be in sufficient. The CHAIRMAN, at the request of the Committee, intimated to the reporters for the newspapers that they would not object to a fair abstract of the proceedings before them, but they ab solutely prohibited the publication of evidence. He hoped this intimation would be attended to. The examination of witnesses as to the validity of the vote of Thomas Magee was then gone into. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) 314 - N HASLOCK V. SMITH. This case stood for judgment on the paper, but his Lordship on taking his seat stated, that as he had not had an opportu nity of looking into the papers, he must postpone giving judg ment till Monday. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. LUBBOCK. The arguments were concluded in this case. postponed giving judgment. His Lordship MAYHEW V. BRETTINGHAM. The COURT then proceeded with this appeal, the arguments in which had not concluded when our Reporter left. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR was occupied the whole morning with the part heard case of " Dryden v. Frost." KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) STOCKDALE V. HANSARD. The plaintiff, who appeared in person, moved for a rule to show cause why the verdict for the defendant in this case should not be set aside, and_a new trial had. It was an action for libel brought by the plaintiff, the notorious publisher,. against the Messrs. Hansard, printers to the two Houses of Parliament, for the publication of a report of the Inspectors of Prisons, under the head of " Newgate," and which report was calculated to exercise a despotic tyranny over the lives, liber ties, and character of the King's subjects. The grounds of the present application were—first, that the finding of the Jury was not a legal finding—one of the Special Jurors having, when the verdict was returned, distinctly stated that he could not agree in finding that the publication was disgusting, inas much as it appeared to him to be a medical work. Lord DENMAN—I heard the Juror make that observation, and I stated that I could not receive the verdict unless they found it unanimously, in the terms of the issue, which was " indecent, disgusting, and obscene." The Jury then con ferred together again, and returned a verdict unanimously in these terms. Mr. STOCKDALE—The second ground was, that the finding of the Jury was against evidence. The only witness exa mined for the defendants was the Rev. Mr. Russell, ono of the Inspectors of Prisons, who declared his ignorance of medical and surgical science, and who could therefore give no opinion upon a work of that nature. He would now state to their Lordships the nature of the invaluable medical work which had been impugned. Mr. Stockdale here read the contents of the work, which he contended was similar to Dr. Arnold's Elements of Physic, and must be considered purely in the light of a surgical and anatomical work. The third ground upon which his application, was made wai surprieo ; and the fourth was that in consequence of a petition presented by the defendants in the House of Commons on the previous evening, the report of which appeared in the public Papers on the morning of the trial, the minds of the Jury had been improperly influenced in giving their verdict. Mr. Stockdale then referred to the re port of the Court of Aldermen, who gave it as their opinion that the book in question was a scientific medical work. On these grounds, he trusted that the Court would see the pro priety and justice of granting a rule for a new trial. The COURT did not think any grounds had been laid before it, which would warrant their disturbing the verdict. The sole question the Jury had to try, was whether the publication in question merited the epithets applied to it in the report of the Inspector of Prisons, and of that they were the sole judges. If any affidavit bad been laid before the Court, which would warrant it in coming to the conclusion, that the minds of the Jury had been improperly prejudiced by any report of what took place in the House of Commons on the previous evening, that might have formed a ground fer granting a new trial, but no such fact having been laid before it, the present application could not be entertained.—Rule refused. COMMON PLEAS.-(TEIIS DAY.) Nothing of public interest took place in this Court, up to the time of our Reporter leaving. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, APRIL 21.—Wind S. S. W., moderate.—Arrived the Edward, Lindsey, from Singapore. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 21.—Wind N. N. W.—Arrived the Anne, from Tobago ; Carthaga, from Virginia,_ FALMOUTH, APRIL - 20.•—Wind V lv. W., fresh breezes and squally.—Arrived the Hebden, Fowler, from Odessa ; and Alert (packet), from Halifax—sailed on the 4th inat. CREEK, APRIL 21.—Arrived the Reliance, Douglas, from Odessa ; and Caroline, Combs, from Tarragona. _ _ HASTINGS, AI-RIL 21.—Arrived Dash, Butler, from Bahia. DARTMOUTH, APRIL 21.—Arrived off port the Emily, Eiden, from Mobile ; and Aurora, —, from Mobile. PENZANCE, APRIL 20.—Arrived off port the Wanderer, from Matanzas; and Robert Brown, Mansfield, from New Orleans. LIVr:RPooL, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Laura, Crockley, from Buenos Ayres : W. S., Hamilton, from Demerara ; Eliza, Brown, from Jamaica ; Amethyst, Taylor, from Trini dad ; Magistrate, Taylor, from Mobile ; Napoleon, Woods worth, from Mobile ; Phoebe, Ruttray, from Savannah ; Isa bella, Killain, from Yarmouth, United States ; Humphrey, Langeon, from New Orleans ; Tomlinson, M'Cormac, from Smyrna ; Hoffnung, --, from Stralsund ; St. Andrew, —, from New York ; and Splendid, —, from Mobile. DUBLIN, APRIL 19.—Arrived Virginia, —, from St. Übes. LONDONDERRY, APRIL 19.--Arrived the Marsella, Maria, from London ; and Reglia, —, from London. GALWAY, APRIL 19. - -Arrived the Hibernia, M'Donough from London ; and Georgiana, M'Donagh, from New York. HULL, APRIL 20.—Arrived the Grecian, —, from Memel. Off the Lands' End, the Urtula, —, from Africa. The Vigilant, Hanson, from Messina to St. Petersburgh, was abandoned on the Godwin Sands on the 20th instant— crew and part of the cargo saved. COURT CIRCULAR. The King, attended by Sir Henry Wheatley, left town at 7 o'clock on Thursday evening for Windsor Castle. At the Drawing 1 - Zoom, held on Thursday at St. James's Palace, Mrs. Rochfort and Miss Rochfort were presented to the King and the Princess Augusta by the Countess of Rosse. Lady Alicia Parsons was also present. The Duke of Cumberland dined with the Duchess of Glocester, at Glocester-house, on Thursday evening. The American Minister and Mr. John Duer, of New York, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes terday in Downing-street. Colonel Arthur (late Lieutenant-Governor of Van Die man's Land) transacted business yesterday at the Colonial office. Mr. Alston and Colonel Macnamara bad interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing -street. THE FUNDS.-CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH Rink Stock FUNDS. Ornniurs India ,tuck 2)9 Ditto lionds 40 pm. South Sea Stock Ditto Old Annuities Ditto New Amitutie: Ex. Bills, 10001 'lid.... 11 pm, Ditto 5001 44 pm. Ditto 5001 41 pm. Bank Stock for Opg. Stock for Act. Consois fur Act. I FUNDS. Portuguese Bonds, 5 per cent. Ditto, New Ditto 4B Prussian. 5 per cent. Russian I3sinds, 5 per cent 10731 Ditto, Metallic 3 per tent. Red B9U 3 per Cent. Cons 90% 3% per Cent. 3% per Cent. Red 9 7% New 3% per Cent 99 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire Jail 1860 Oct 1850 14% Jan. 1860 FOREIG I Austrian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds .. Buenos Ayres, 6 per cant Chilian, 6 per cent 39 •. • . Colombian, () per cent. Ditto, 1834 D mish, 3 per cent 72% Greek Bonds, 1525, 5 per cent — Spanish, 5 per cent Ditto. Consolidated 23; French, 5 pel cent Exchange Mexican, 5 I;er ceiit. Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 ..... Peruvian, 1823, 6 per cent. ... French, 3 per cent —t —c. Dutch, 24 per cent................ 5.3t 4 , Ditto, 5 per cent .........1 00 % SHARES. Eastern Counties Railway Great Western Railway 3B London and Brighton Railway (Stevenson's) London and Birmingham Railway No other variations in the Prices of Shares since our One o clock List. DEATH OF MR. BLACKBURNE, M. P.—We regret to state that yesterday morning, John 131ackburne, M. P. for Huddersfield, and King's Counsel, died at his lodg ings at llampstead, after an illness of considerable length. His health had been long declining, and a general trealcing up of his constitution occasioned his death. Ho had not reached his fiftieth year. Mr. Blackburne has been for years, in and out of Parliament, an earnest and steady champion of the Liberal cause. He was Chairman of the Municipal Cor poration Commissioners. The Misses Bellew, accompanied by their aunt, Mrs. Fronde, have arrived at their residence, 54, Green-street, Grosvenor-square, from their family seat, Stockley Court, in the County of Devon. The Marquis of Headfort has arrived at Dublin, from Cheltenham, where his Lordship stayed several days. The Marquis of Hertford has arrived at Paris from Naples, and is shortly expected at Dorchester Home, for the Eeason. STATE OF MANCHESTER. MANCIIESTER, THURSDAY.—The disturbances detailed in my last communication (dated Tuesday night) were renewed yes terday. Several assemblages of people took place in the neighbourhoods of St. George's-road, Oldham-road, Ancoat's lane, and Bank-top. A great number of special constables were out, in addition to the regular police force, and every effort was resorted to for the preservation of the peace of the town and the protection of property, without calling in the aid of the military ; but a piquet of cavalry was stationed in the police-yard, in order that communication might the more speedily be made with the officers in command at the barracks, if assistance were required. Mr. Thomas, the excellent de puty constable of this town, made very judicious arrangements with respect to the civil force placed at his disposal ; and by sending active officers into every district, he obtained every half hour throughout the day, a report of all that was going on, and more frequently if occasion required. One of the most formidable of the mobs above alluded to, committed several outrages, and was evidently, for the most part, composed, not of the poor weavers—not of those who have been unhappily betrayed into violations of law and pro priety by the operation of commercial embarrassment, and the consequent goadings of severe privation—but of thieves and vagabonds, who invariably take advantage of seasons of cala mity and temporary disaster to commit depredations. But, for tunately, such characters are too well known to an active po lice, to permit of frequent success in such attempts ; and many of the rabble who have on this occasion disgraced the cause of the suffering class to which they affected to belong, will find, to their cost, that they will be dealt with accordingly. Detachments from the mob in question entered a number of shops in their progress, and demanded relief in money or provisions. The dread of violence in most instances induced compliance with the demand ; but if the compulsory gift were not satisfactory to the recipients, they insolently assured the party that their shop should be marked for pillage—that it should shortly be stripped of every thing it contained. The terror produced by these threats was so great that a great number of shops in all parts of the town were entirely closed ; and in the neighbourhoods in which this system of barefaced plunder was practised, scarcely a shop was to be seen open at noon yesterday. At Bank-top, where portions of the mob were engaged is effecting forced loans and obtaining involuntary contributions, some of the police, in taking the ringleaders into custody, were roughly handled, One of the officers, named Daggett, vres knocked down and severely kicked and beaten, and the hand cuffs, with which he was endeavouring to secure a prisoner, were taken from him and broken. A number of the offending parties were, however, taken into custody. Two of the pri soners taken on the preceding day, were yesterday brought up at the New Bailey, and severally ordered to find two sureties in 201. each, and 24 hours' notice of such bail to be given, in order that its sufficiency might be ascertained. They were both severely lectured by the magistrate, as they were nei ther of them weavers, but able-bodied young men, capable of performing any labour at which a living might be obtained ; but they had not been previously known to the police. At two o'clock yesterday afternoon a meeting of weavers and others out of employ was holden in St. George's.fields, in this town, and several hundreds attended ; but as the meet ing was not so formidable in point of numbers, and they were closely watched by the police, but little was done, and they soon dispersed. , The promise of relief made by the town's officers to the deputation of weavers, on Tuesday night, produced the at tendance of nearly 800 individuals at the town's office yester day ; but though many were relieved, great numbers of gross impostors were detected. A still larger number, it is ex pected, will present themselves to-day. In consequence of a supposed misunderstanding, the fol lowing circular has been widely distributed in the neighbour hoods most affected : " The Boroughrecve and Constables of Manchester having been informed that their reply to the deputation of the hand loom cotton weavers, last evening, has been somewhat misun derstood, take this method of stating that the parochial officers have undertaken to pay immediate attention to every represen tation of distress which may be made to them and that means are adopted to afford relief, without delay, to all such as real', require it.—Town-hall, King-street, April 19, 1837." The prospects of trade are gloomy in the extreme, as it is the opinion of the best informed on the subject, that we are yet a long way from the worst situation to which we must come at last. Private letters from America are of the most discourag ing description, and the large houses here arc stopping their credits, in the hope of avoiding, if possible, the necessity of stopping themselves. THIER'S CELEBRATED HISTORY OF Tilt FRENCH REVOLUTION.--This most interesting narrative of the greatest event of the age, is about to be published by Mr. Bentley in a form which will place it within the reach of every class of readers, namely, in monthly five -shilling parts. The work will be rendered additionally attractive hi anecdotes, from the most authentic sources, elucidatory of the events recorded in the history, and of the extraordinary career of the chief actors in them ; so that the reader will be able!'" form his own opinion from the ♦arious testimony of eye-vitt nesses. The present edition will be enriched with portraits of the most prominent characters who figured at the time, and with views of those wonderful scenes which constitute the French Revolution one of the most astounding events the world has ever known. MR. THEODORE HOOK'S NEW WORK, "J 4 C IC BRAG."—The brilliant and caustic author of the vo lumes has produced no pleasanter work than Jack Brag.'' There are none, either of his own, nor of any ether author in the same department of literature, that will contribute more copiously to the amusement of the reader, than the comic and multitudinous misadventures of "Jack Brag." Of the characters there are several which might have been, and which we are, therefore, tempted to believe have been, drawn frot? life. Indeed it is one of the great characteristics, as it is also the most triumphant test, of Mr. Hook's talents es° painter of human life and character in our own times, that his personages have all, more or less, the air of old acquaintances. They aro no " air-drawn bubbles ;" no fanciful and arbitrary creations. They are, to parody the poetical definition of " What all have seen, but none so well described" as the shrewd and laughter-loving limner of " Jack Brag."- - Morning Post. TIIE MUTINY AT SPITHEAD.—Perhaps, a mong all the momentous occurrences connected with the Naval History of Great Britain, there is no one so important and sin gular as the " Great Mutiny of the Channel Fleet at Spit' head." Every additional incident that is disclosed—every ne' r view in which this extraordinary affair is regarded—seems t o augment the untiring interest that it never fails to call forth:, In the new naval novel of " Gentleman Jack," the author o Cavendish" makes his hero take a prominent part in one o ' e'. the mutinous line-of-battle ships, which leads to his being towed ashore on a grating by the mutineers. The whole 1. this operation is described, together with a Court-martial o the men on some of themselves, in a way which convinces us °:„ the truth of the report that the author has had placed at Iv.' disposal true and actual data from some officer who was a il eye-witness of the scenes detailed. SILVER EDGED PLATED DISHES" T. COX SAVORY offers for selection, arranged in his S'itoi° Rooms, a most extensive variety of CORNER DISHES. Set of Four varies in price from Seven to Ten Guineas. T. Cu, SAVORY, Working Goldsmith, Silversmith, and Watchrazke" 47, Cornhill, London. N.B.—The Handles are made to remove from the Covers, hlcb may be used as Dishes ; thus the Set will form Eight Dishes, vci" required. BIRTHS. On the 17th inst., at Burton-on-Trent, the lady of the Rev- Harston, of a son. On the 17th inst., at Blackheath, the lady of Captain Reilly, ° f the Bengal Engineers, of a daughter. On th 17th inst., at Streatham-common, the lady of John 0 1 ' bert Tate, Esq., of a son. On the 18th inst., in Great Marlborough-street, Mrs. Wallis, °f a daughter. rs! On the 19th inst., at Sto c k w ell-pl ac e, Stockwell, Surrey, -- o Wm. W. Fenning, of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at South-grove, Hampstead, Mrs. BeauMe ° Atkinson, of a son. On the 20th inst., at Barnsbury-park, Islington, Mrs. 111idaW ditch, of a daughter. C. On the 18th inst., in Shaw-street, Liverpool, the lady of Chapman, Esq., of a son. lady °f On the 17th inst., a t St o tf o ld Vi carage , B e df or d s hire, the la 4 the Rev. A. W. Chatfield, of a daughter. MARRIED. -fl a tbt On the ISth inst., by special license, in Queen-square , f t, George Purefoy Jervois, of Herriard House, Hants, and the DI to Wiltshire, Esq., to Anna Maria Selina, eldest (laughter of the la Wadham Locke, Esq., M.P., of Rowdeford House, Wilts. t he On the 20th inst., at St. George's Church, Hanover-square,,_ira. Rev. Augustus Morgan, Chaplain in Ordinary to his Majesty , p on d son of Sir Charles Morgan, Bart., of Tredegar, to Frances, set (laughter of R. Lascelles, Esq., of Upper Grosvenor•strect. Lioar e, On the 17th inst., at Maidstone Church, Peter Richard " b iter Esq., eldest son of R. Hoare, Esq., of Clayton Hall, Lan ce fi bter and of Kelsey, Kent, to the Lady Sophia Marsham, eldest (IV of the Earl of Romney. London: Printcd and Published by the 1111fRDO YO.N ausa 112, Strand, at The Sun. O ffi ce, N. 112, Straw' , )i° of Middlesex.—Saturday, April 2 4 , 1t337. DIE. On the 16th inst., Charles Gwilt, D ,-, Esq., of Icklingham , ''''l"folk, in his 83d year. On the 17th inst., in Connaught-square, aged 40, Edmund Strefr ford, second son of E. Packe, Esq. On the 2Gth inst., in Gray's Inn-square, Edward Littledale-, fjll' in his 58th year. v e t of On the 18th inst., at Vimiera, Wandsworth-road, AI Y , re - E. H. Bockett, Esq., of South Lambeth, aged 71. „ 000* On the 19th just., in Lower Grosvenor-street, the R i g" - Dowager Lady Selsey. Th FA' On the 9th inst., at Worsham, Sussex, Rowland Vn w— ' in his 37th 16 ear. coo Franc. On the y th inst., at Wilton Rectory, Norfolk, Ann e Si wife of the Rev. W. H. Hanson, and sister to the Right 14°°' E. Knatchbull, inst ~ Bart., M.P., aged 34. d °- On the 16th at Hartford, Mr. John Pember ton. age pg., On the 17th inst., at Camden-row, Peckham, Davi d Yee"' in his 72d war. butt , th. On the 17th inst., at Lewisham-hill, Kent, Mary Teb wife of W. Mortimer, Esq., aged 24. Oja i ' cif On the 19th inst., at Hampstead, aged 76, Elizabeth, r C. Mayo, Esq., of Milman-street. cl, tiles On the 10th inst., at Matson's Cottages, Rev. Edward Martin, M.A. ..., io betbf , On the '2oth inst., at Westcombe-ark, Greenwich, Nroekel" widow of W. C. Taylor,Esq., andsecond daughter of T. " Kingsland-roa 1 sirill:is ill bank, aged 33. On the 18th inst., at Lonion-field, Corp ae d 7 ; 1,01.0 11 °' Drummer, Esq., the oldest officer of the Corporation: i orp hsoi having been for forty-five years Collector of the City's a nd Dues on Coals. j°l%ta M On the 19th inst., at Brixton, Alfred, seco nd son of r• _..„, Green, aged 2 years and 10 months. ---- - Criffr G O. ! TH SUN, L