The Sun. — London, England, 1852-03-05 00:00:00

41 1.- ROEBUCK .11 d 11 4 1. COPPOCK. TO THE ED!TOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--May I beg your insertion of the eneioscd oorrEspondence and statement. The publicity which Roebuck's statement in the Ilouse of Commons as obtained, must plead my excuse for trespassing on your columns. I am, Sir, your very obedient v>rvnnt, JAMES COPPOC K. 3, Cleveland-row, March 5, 1852. TO THE EDITOF OF THE SUN. S 111 ) - -in the Times of Tuesday, the 17 th o f February, I find the following report of the pro ceedings in the House of Commons, on the previous evening Mr. Roebuck begged to inform the Noble Lord (Lord Cl aude Hamilton). that be for one, had hsd no .thing to do with Mr. Coppock, in any of his elec,ioes; "d that M r . C o pp oc k would never have dared to come there he was a candidate, pretending to be un his side. Lie had stood always on his own ground; mai as to his expenses, which, in relation to his elections, hA never gene a farthing beyond the bowl fide legitina,te ex. .tenses, he had in each case been oisocctly told by thme who ele cte d hint, that he was in no degree to consider himself ca ll e d u p on to meet them. " Lord C. Hamilton—' la not the Honourable and Learned Gentleman a member of the Reform Club?' " Ur. Roebuck—' Yes I am, but I never go there.'" I was greatly astonished when I saw the foregoing report—the general accuracy of the Parliamentary reporters, and the distinctness of the averments made by Mr. Roebuck, were assurances against misrepre sentation ; but before I gave implicit credence to what I had read, I inquired from several Members of Par liament if they had heard the words uttered by Mr. Roebuck. One and all confirmed the report. It has therefore been asserted by Mr. Roebuck, in his capacity of a Member of Parliament,-.let, that he had never had anything to do with me in any of his elections; 2dly, that I should never hare dared to Como whore he was a candidate, pretending to be on his side ; and, 3dly, that, in effect, in all his elections, he had been returned free of expense, and had been Under no pecuniary obligations to others for those expenses, or for providing funds to meet th em. These three assertions are false. I regret that 1- a m Compelled to prove them so. Mr. Roebuck's -statement as to never going to the Reform Club can he proved false also, at least a hundred times within the last twelve months, but I confine myself to the assertions which I can disprove under Mr. Roebuck's °W . ° hand. a 1841, Mr. Roebuck was not in Par liament, but bei ng anxious to get returne d a t the then coming election, he sought constant communication with me "P° l l the subject. Great difficulties Exists d, as to his a gain contesting Bath—where, although he had ma ny political friends, he had numerous personal op- P ° netts. O ne sect i on o f the Liberal party remained attached to hi m; a cons id era ble body wished to ex de him. Before he could stand fur Bath, therefore, conc iliate any prospect of success, it was necessary to I C: cil iate and re-combine the entire Liberal con stituency, It was at one time proposed that he 4(411(1 abandon Bath and go elsewhere ; but this could not be managed. Mr. Roebuck came almost daily to my house in L 'Aeveland• row, until the 1 7 t h M ay . On th a t d a y arranged with me that he would go down to Bath, f" eel his way with his old constituency, and report to ra e bow matters stood. On the 20th May he thus wrote to me : " Bath, May, 'Thursday 20, 1841 . "my dear Sir,—l am now in a condition to tell Son the atate of this town as to the supposed coming You may apply to any one here you P l ease and I feel confident that what I am about to .assert will be confirmed, not disputed. If I were to retire to-morrow you would t o a ce rtainty have in the two Tories-7CO voters at least mould plump for me to-morrow, and if I were to re we a large portion of these would at once go over to the Tories. " Though thus strongly feeling in my favour, they am also confident would be sincere supporters of any Li beral candidate who would f a irly join with me, 414 if such can be found, we are sure of a victory. "Captain Scobell dues not stand ; his health will no t permit him. This has been ascertained by appli fttian to himself, and he has distinctly declined to c ome forward. "Mr. Ellis, whom you mentioned, is too ill, and '4 fact too mu c h afflicted by his late loss, to wish to b ear the no i se o f an e l ect i on ; h e a l so d ec li ne s. The field is thus completely open for a good man. : Some of the Whigs (so called) here, profess such tt °° B hatred to me, as to prefer a Tory to voting for to e ' But if the Government desire a Whig of any theft to Come in, if they wish to keep the Tories out, f on / must not hesitate to declare this obstinacy , .. ivis t These headstrong people, if they bad their ' if I were at once to retire to please them, would tn themselves and their candidates in a miserable nerity. to " We propose to have a public meeting to let the k e eilt body of the Liberals who call themselves Whigs clw What are our views, and what we desire of is,-_ w i : l 't• To send us a good name to be proposed as a .1 4 . 1 !g --- -Gisborne has been mentioned as a person ac te"ble to the Dissenting bodies here, many of whom ~rhf :s themselves Whigs. My strength is above d re ' ti vu° i if to these you can add two or three hun avo °f those who hold off from us, our victory • h .' w d not si m ply be certain, but overwhelming. A is t he Government may do if they please, by send a la g Such a man as the one I have named, either hi mseif or one like him. The expense will be trifling, t are thin g , an d the g ame sure. Noe', if you can se n d 1 „ me the name of a good man by Monday, when are to have oar meeting, I could propose and se °ere hi m. • : 2 ' We wish you would intimate t o y our friends Pere, I mean y our l ea ding Whigs, the wishes of your dust If an app e al i s to be made to the country , you . ‘ 4ll /4 do it wisely. Your existence will depend on lour numbers, and our numbers will depend upon a to -o r managiment of your own friends. T he y are no ooconditionsconditionsto be s u p erc ili o us They cannot have it all their ow, minority inaco; satyi t „ u a e n n d cy m t u o s t put b be ucopntent when in a the members. If with one-half s ' o could come down yoursi. (incog• mind), much good lowin g p ersons ought to might be done. The fol be spoken to , they are wilful, vain fools, w ho dread to b e e‘mquer:d by their Radi 4 1 neighbours .*****, ****, Dr." *** , Dr. ******, Mr. ****** • 14 • If the Whig Government really desire to have two Liberals in and keep out two Tories—if they do not hate m e so much as to desire to hav e four votes a gainst them, rather than let me in ---they may easily, against the Tori es . I f chea ply win the victory you will come down I will make this apparent to you i n half. an-hour.—Yours, . "James Coppock, Esq. "J A. Ronsucx. "Direct to me White Hart, Batb." .j 0 this letter I immediately atten ded. I wrote to all the parti es name d by Mr. Roebuck , and to him I replied as follows : . l 4 3, Cleveland-row, 21st May, 1841. th, 'ivi 11 „ 1 _, MY dear Sir,—Your retirement from B L er the c i rcums t ances , is out of the cltiesti°b: It therefore necessary to pair you with a man who : an bri ng to you, an d rece i ve f rom y ou , the whole etiPPott of th e p ar ty. There is the most sincere de :re here to eff ec t this, and I have no doubt we shall able to manage it. Gisborne cannot be had for al a.th, he is wanted elsewhere ; but I hope that to :rv°llr or Monday we shall get a proper man. It ° Uhl be better that the Whig party in Bath should should nominate their candidate t han that you do it ; but if you or your friends will, regard eB4 of town' s rumour , l eave the matter to us here, I fe el certain that an acceptable man will come forward. " Everything shall be done to win over the parties y o u name t o sens ibl e v i ews o f the present crisis. The re must be general conciliation, and no obstinat e adhe rence to old prejudices. ~ I cannot stir f rom thi s place until the fight is ev • so ft " ; but I shall b e rea dy to act upon any advice give, and to avail myself fully of any m sug be" which may t en d to secure the two seats for Ul . - 4 am, my dear Sir, yours faithfully, " JAMES COPPOCIC, • A. Roebuck, Esq." tiah acknowledgment of this letter, Mr. Roebuck Wrote to me : f o L% dear Sir,—Nothi ng ca n be more straight ,- th - " a rds more f fair, and permit me to say more wise, f! Ill the course ) ou p ropose to a d opt . find all my e nds. Willing to acced e a t once to you r views, and l eiwe the choice of a iecoud i candidate„ entirely to THE SUN, the Whig section of the Liberal party . To win, we must be united ; if united, we are sure of victory— a triumphant one too, and nothing stands is our way but some foolish personal feelings of pique and pre judice. These feelings we leave you to conquer. The Radical party having chosen their man, are anxious to leave perfect liberty to the Whigs to choose t4irs ; and all that they would take upon thems.elves to do upon the oc casion, is to tender some advice as to the qualities of th e person to be propmed. The Whigs find, as we know, some untractable persons in their ranks, so do we in ours ; and we are anxious that these our diffi cult spirits should have no pretext for opposition. We hope, therefore, that you will select some marked person of Liberal views, for whom all pArties may have respect, even while they may differ from him in some peculiar points. " I have seen Lord C"'"*", who has frankly tendered me all his interest. The Duke of C********* would, I have no doubt, if asked, notify to his agents here that he wishes us well, and that his interest may not be employed against us. " Your moves should be made at once; every hour we lose is some strength lost. Choose your man directly, send him here, and let him and your Whig friends fully understand that a cordial union will en sure an easy vistory—that jealousy or distrust will certainly cause defeat. " You could not have a more effective person to com municate with the Whigs here than Lord C*****"*". " Yours truly, J. Coppock, Esq." " J. A. ROEBITCK. I had further correspondence with Mr. Roebuck, but as his other letters ere marked "private," I with hold them. The above extracted letters are not so marked. Oa the 31st of May Mr. Roebuck having returned to London, came to me in Cleveland-row, and again on the Ist of June. He arranged with me a variety of matters, and soon again left for Bath, to await the arrival of „Lord Duncan as his fellow-candidate. During Mr. Roebuck's absence from London, com munications were made to me on his behalf by his nearest relative, and on the 19th of June Mr. Roe buck was again with me in Cleveland-row. On that day I supplied Mr. Roebuck, from a private sub scription fund, with the means to pay his election ex ptnses, the inability on his part to meet them having been previously stated by him. I gave the money into his own hands. On the 29Lh June Mr. Roe buck was elected a Member for Bath, in conjunction with Lord Duncan. Mr. Roebuck's own letters speak for themselves— they lie before me ; my office call-books and memo randa made at the time, and evidence of my clerks and servants, will prove dates and Mr. Roebuck's pre sence at Cleveland-row. I could add much more, but I have, I hope, sufficiently vindicated myself from Mr. Roebuck's wanton, malignant, and unpro voked attack—an attack which little agreed with the warm expression of gratitude to me, made by Mr. Roebuck immediately after the election, in which I had interfered at his request, had been by him invited to come anl aid him, and for the expenses of which I gave him the money to pay. I care not tor abuse from political opponents; hav ing always devoted my humble talents to Liberals of every grade, whether moderate Whig or ultra- Radical, when opposing a common political enemy— having never yet taken fee or reward for my services in any election—having never asked a favour for my self from Government or Member of Parliament—l have laboured to earn, and I am proud to possess, the confidence of a large body of the Liberal party. Mr. Roebuck sought my aid. I gave it him, and the transactions between us were sacred, until his gross violation of truth compels me in self vindication to disclose them. I could disclose more, as Mr. Roe buck's memory, now refreshed, may perhaps bring to his recollection. But I have done with Mr. Roe buck for the present. The man who, having solicited and obtained aid from any party, seeks to abuse and vilify those who have befriended him in his need, only requires to have his mendacity exposed; the public will put a due value upon him for the future. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, . _ JAMES COPPOCS. 3, Cleveland row, March 3, 1852. COURT ciacuLAß. The Queen had a dinner party on Wednesday at Buckingham Palace. The eompany included her Royal Highness the Duchess of K.nt, the Portuguese Minister, and the Countess Lavraiio, the Marquis of Douro, the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Earl and Countess of Malrne.bury, Lady Anna Maria Dawson, the Right Hon. the Speaker and Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, Lord Adol phus Ft tzclarence, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh, Sir Charles Eastlake, and Lieut.-General Brown (Ad jutant-Genera,.) The Band of the Grenadier Guards attended during dinner, and performed the following selection:— Fe3tlicher Hochieit's Marsch ... Mozart. Recit. and Aria, "Casilda" Waltz, "Victoria"... Sommerlatt. Grand Quartnor, " Gemmissant sous le J ong " (Le Prop Lea)... Meyerbeer. Aria, Valle H. Neumann. Polka, " Cerrito" ••• Sommerlatt. Her Majesty's Private Band afterwards attended, and played the following compositions:— Overture, " Il Pirate" Bellini. Fantasia, Flute, Mr, Richardson Richardson. Finale, Lit Act "Die lestigen Weiber von Windsor" Otto Nicolai. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by the Marchioness ot Ely, Major-General Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie, went to Claremont yes terday afternoon and visited the Countess do Neuilly and the French Royal Family. The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the Mar chione.s of Ely, the Honourable Caroline Cavendish, L Id Byron, Major-General Buckley, and Colonel Bou verie honoured the Princess's Theatre with their pre sence last evening. Their Rol al Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the younger members of the Royal Family, took their usual exercises yesterday •in the garden of Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess o f Kent, attended by Lady Anna Maria Dawson, left town at eleven o'clock yesterday morning for her residence, Frognaore, near Windsor. Lard Fitzroy Somerset had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence, in Downing street. A deputation from the Irish Submarine Telegraph Company, consisting of Lord Erskine (Chairman)rn Messrs. H. Bridgeman, G. L. Browne, E H. Billing, and F. P. Hoare (Directors), Mr. C. Weil (En gineer), and Mr. L. H. Winekwortn (Solicitor), had an interview with the Right Hon. J W. Henley and Lord Colchester yesterday, at the Board of Trade. Lard Romney had an interview with Mr. Secretary Walpole yesterday, at the Home, office. A deputation, consisting of the Hon. R. H. Clive, M.P., chairman of the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Rail , . ay Company ; Mr. Knox, director ; and Mr. W. G. Roy, solicitor —and Mr. Carter, solicitor, and Mr. Stewart, secretary, on behalf of the London and North- Western Railway Company—bad an interview with the Right Han. J. W. Henley and Lord Colchester, on Wednesday, at the Railway Department of the Buard of Trade. • The Earl of Glengall bad an interview yesterday with th n e_Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residence ithe Treasury, „,noweing-street. of Nerwieb The • Oztord University Commission bad a meeting yesterday at the . official residence of the First Lord of the Rev. Proles:loll. itt D o wning-street. Present—The Bishop broke, the theßev, Dean ot Carlisle, the Master of Pem- G. Liddtli, L. Dampier, Esq., (secretary). r Powell, and the Rev. A. P. Stanley t 1: Henley and, rni eanileb adan interview with the Right Rotr T J. w , Board of Trade. Lord Col c h ester yester d ay , at the p s z E TE O A F IE A R iv S THEr eo ll m m ll HER MAJESTrS 1 ?0Y ------ C --- FIW 7 LIVERPOIi ae Captain Gill, the a royal mail bteamer from Liverpool i e t r of th e Tynwald, having retired into private life, after °a the Isle of Man, of fifteen years in tailing vessels, and twenty-t wo career in steamers, the shareholders of the Steam-Packeti -t years pally and the public have determined to present Cona n ; with a substantial testimonial as a token of the n es t ' h e ! - Lion in which he is held, and of the high character which he liss rustained amongst his passengers, d an- a sub acription has been commenced at Liverpol and in other towns for that purpse. Upwards of 100/, has already been subscribed for this praiseworthy object, and there is little doubt before the list is closed that a Very hand "Da° sum will be realised. Her Majesty, in poceediug to Scotland a few years ago, passed through the Mt nai Sir- •• ' Alit and el,r g the coast o f th e Isle of Man, calling in R - Douglas and A in e,y 11 1) s, Ou tbat occasion applica tion was made for ' - royal , uadron and Captain Gill had thea ilot for the ..q ted to con duct the royal honour of being appointed yachtscompany. The and the vessels in , port of Liverpool has also benefred much by the ser vices of Captain Gill, new channel, now calleds ti i l le was the discoverer of the the Victoria Channel, by which vessels can now enter the river Mersey at any state of OPPOSITION TO THE 'ENROL MENT OF THE MILITIA. —On Wednesday a meeting of inhabitants of Southwark wag hotel, Wellington street, London. opposition to the enrolment of heldbrbridge, at e t o the a dop Bridge t measuresl iou se i the militia. Apsley P,llatt, Esq , took the chair. It was urged that the tear of invasion was idle, and that in any case Government had ample means of defending the country already, in its hands. A petition to Parliament, embodying Vito views, Wti3 issued, and the uleetin eepuma LONDON, 0 VERLA.ND MAIL INDIA. We have received, via Trieste, accounts in antici pation of the Indian mai'. A brief summary of-the news, transmitted by tekgraph, appeared in our ina presAion of Monday last. The Bombay Times of the 3d February says:— " We mentioned in our last , that during the pre ceding fortnight cur fears of war with Burmah had at once been awakened and allayed. At the date re ferred to intelligence to the 21 of January had reached us from Rangoon, intimating that the King of Bennet), on receipt of the l e tt er o f the Governor- General, bad order& d arrangements to be made which seemed peaceful, and in all respects satisfactory to . us. It quickly appeared that these professions were,delti sive ; their of j. ct was to gain time ; within a week war ; began. Oa the 4!le the new Viceroy of the province arrived at Rangoon, and immediately pro ceeded with a series of acts in the last degree suspi cious. British subjects were once more insulted, led the late governor, whose insolence had occasioned our remonstrances, was taken into favour. A polite message sent by the Commodore, requesting to be informed when a deputation from the squadron would be received, was met with derision, and after wards with a flat refusal. The deputation having presented itself was informed, by orders of the Viceroy, that he was asleep, and all intercourse with the shore and fleet was forbidden. Mat.• ters having come to a crisie, Commodore Lambert, on the 6th, directed all the British sub jects immediately to embark; and offered refuge in the squadron to all who desired it; sixty unfortue nates, who wereendeavouring to save their property, were detained and thrown into prison, the fleet having proceeded to the opposite side of the river, and re mained at anchor for 24 hours, the steamers being busily engaged meanwhile towing the lesser vessels out to sea. At length the Viceroy warned the Com modore, on the 9th, that should he attempt to move down the river the squadron would be fired on from the shore. On the morning of the 10th the Fox was towed down and anchored within 400 yards of the stockade ; the steamer having returned to bring away with her a Burmese man-ef- war, was fired on as she neared the Fox with the prize in tow. The fire was immediately returned with great vigour. The enemy dispersed after some three of them were supposed to have been slain. The squadron then proceeded on its course, and the river ports of Burmah pro claimed to be in a state of blockade—an arrange ment conditionally agreed upon beforehand by the Governor-General. Commodore Lambert proceeded immediately to Calcutta, to receive further instruc tions. We are now in the midst of active prepara tions for a campaign, which cannot be fairly com menced until October, by which time a reinforce ment of steamers may be received from England, should this be deemed requisite. American as well as British subjects have been insulted. Our transat lantic brethren are said to long for a slice of territory in the East. The Malayan Pe ninsula is nearer the Western States than it is to Europe, and is scarcely less attractive than Ilin doostan itself. The conduct of Burmah justifies a war of annexation, and the sight of Republican energy and enterprise beside Anglo-Indian indolence, apathy, and extravagance, might be of greater benefit to India than the direct acquisition of territory. The troops ordered to concentrate on Roree in Sinde, with the view to the coercion of Ali Moored, are moving towards their destination. It is believed that the arch traitor, feeling himself at our mercy, will concede everything required of him without a blow, and that the troops will be countermarched before they have accomplished half the journey assigned to them. The Putijiub seems tranquil; nothing deci 'lye has within the past fortnight occurred on the frontier.—Lieut. Boulnoie, of Engineers, and a couple of other young officers, having proceeded from the fort of Dubb on a shooting excursion, were fired on by a party of Momunds, who lay in ambush for them ; the former was killed on the spot ; the two latter es caped unhurt. Colonel Mackeson, the new Commis sioner at Peshawur, is said to have succeeded in his negotiations with these wild tribes to abstain in future from molesting us. The Governor-General was last heard of at Secrole ; he had declined visiting Lucknow or seeing the King of ()tide. A long in terview with the Resident, Colonel Sleeman, is said greatly to have alarmed the Court, the character of which, from the head downwards, seems to be as hateful as it is contemptible. His Lordship was ex pected at Calcutta about the 6th. The Commander in-Chief of India has left Pesbawur, and is on his way back to the provinces. The Governors and Com manders-in-Chief of Madras and Bombay are at their respective presidences. Trade is dull, freight low, and the general state of the country unsatisfactory even in the midst of peace—alonging in all directions being expressed for the expiry of the charter. The Bombay Government continues to temporise and be mystefy on Baroda matters—incurring thereby an amount of obloquy probably exceeding their de merits, heavy as they are ; and never was the British character held in lighter estimation in Western India than it is at the present moment." COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, FEB. 2 The Money Market---Since our last we have no change to notice in our Money Marlet. Loans on Go vernment Securities are readily obtained at 4 per cent. per annum. This is a great contrast to the price for similar accommodation on the other side of India—the Bank of Bengal charging 8 per cent., and the Bank of Madras 12 per cent.; and it is believed, full employ ment is found for their means a t these rates. The Commercial Bank of I n di a h a s just declared and paid a dividend of three-and-a-half per cent. (at the r a t e of seven per cent. per annum) for the half year ending 31st of December, carrying about 10,000 r. to undivided profits and reserved fund. We notice that out of a capital ot 34 lees, this institution has about 24 employed in Ex change operations, viz, 13 lacs in London, and 11 lace in China. From this we may inter that the field for local busi ness in Bombay is not increasing, and that operations in exchange are ot a more safe and profitable nature. The continued easy state of the Money market has a favourable action on prices of securities, and the follow ing may be looked upon as the current rates:-- Sicca Fives 1825-26,1829-30 at 107 at 1 4 New Fives Sicca Fours at 94 1 ( 4 Co's F0ur5........, Transfer Loan Bombay Bank Shares Oriental Bank CO , poration Shares at 12 , 4 per cent. prem. Commercial Bank Shares ...... at 7 per cent. discount. Agra Bank Shares at 6 per cent. prem.; G. I. P. Railway Shares Par. Imports—Cotten Piece Goods—Although the arrival of fresh supplies has not been great, very little desire has been shown on the part of dealers to ,purchase; in consequence the business done during the past fortnight has not been to any great extent. Grey Shirtings-40 in. up to 52 reed little asked for, 56 reed and upwards is in good demand, but we cannot record any improvement in value; 45 in. of all descrip tions command a fair inquiry. Grey Maddspolams continue dual and very low in value. _ Gray Jacconets—Except the fine qualities, which are in fair request, these goods have scarcely been asked for. Gray T Cloth—Up to 50 lbs. in moderate demand, w Idle 6 lbs. and upwards is scarce and wanted, and prices have advanced 2 to 3 annas per piece. Grey Long Cl9th very dull of sale and in no request. Grey Domestics of every description in very good demand. ... Bleached Shirtings—Up to 60 reed very dull, 66 reed and upwards command a good inquiry. B il l ! e e a a e c h h e e d d j lll a a e dda o net p s tam to s arwestill qualities sale. very dull of sale; medium and upwards in fair demand. Satin spots and twills very dull. F anc y goods, bleached mulls, dyed mulls, dyed mad dapollams, book inuAin, zebra and pine dresses, very dull ' of sale. Low lappets, lappet scarf, dhoties of fancy bor- den, in fair request. Cot on Yarn—Both mule and water has been insteady demand, and prices on all counts have slightly advanced. Dyed orange is in good request, while Turkey red is very dull and difficult of sale. Woollens —There has been rather more life in the state of our market of late. Metals—English bar iron:ankSwedish bare, although alike declined in price, still command fair inquiry. Nail Red, round, in good demand, and has advanced ps are in price, while square is du ll, and without improvement in value. Sheet iron is in fair demand. Hoo rather dull. Swedish steel , in tubs and faggots, remain without improvement in value. Spelter, as well as lead, both pig and sheet, dull, and declined in value. Copper—Braziers and Sheathing are in good demand, and have advanced, while tiles remain without improve ment. change sc ß ae o ffe t t hr o o r nne s va s la l l i cu g oe h n, ttlaiynn continues , is y s a d n iun c l advanced, noSddo depressed. ee t Americanh p 4 enssde.d . declinedov eehlaansd.2 25,b s i . n sa p ff r r i o c n e , to l7 l: r B . s t . o pe l r 7 lb r.. per lb., ineenseq n uenc e of the large supply which has been re ceivedßottles, both quarts and pints, in demand. A sale of 260 gross of the tatter from London has been made at n ir o . w 3 i a n . t p h e er market dozen. arke Beer—Allsop's e or no inquiry t is Whitbread, for which 43r. has been Bass's none. The only brand the same may be said of paints, spirit and B ne o S r t b o r r e e w s— n; Littl received. exists sale. for 'brandytoin wood, while exists for canvass, l‘l bleached ari of turpentine, and twine; patent cordage a good iDquiry exists. oil of linseed ' Isipeidr Spirits — d A white dem teed d deuxlils but and i c n as b e tt t l h e e it d i e s m d a u n t d i ofs existsa e . f 0 r W t i h t e h is the bgotintle, verse is dull. . while in wood it Linseed continues in good demand, and - . ia without c h a nge in value, Pepper, Bhuteool, in very good demand, and price-- have advanced to 58. Tellicherry in moderate inquiry ; prices without change since last report. EXPORTS. —Cotton wool—The market has remained toatuunly steady, in consequence of the redo° , d stock and the contieuous purchases having been made for the Ch i na pariCet• rtiCO4 for Broach, Surat, Jambooseer, EVENING, and Dolliave slightly nclv.,..nced. Of the new crop, as yet only a small quantity has come in from Candeish; other descriptions Will soon make their appearance, but we do not look for it-in large qurintiiips flit Mason pext. Opium—Notwithstanding (meow:ging accounts of the o:;irkets which have hi-en received from China, the market has continued atcady, and prices have even advanced. Freights to Great Britain continue scarce-2/. 7s. 6d. for LiVerporil and 21. 10s. for London. To China it has declined to 13rs. to 14irs, per candy. Exchange en England, in consequence of the supply from China being 'rather small, h - as declined to 2s. OP. to but in the interim there has been a great de9l of fluctuation; it has been as 'low as 2s. 03c1., and as . ,higlt as 2s. 13 , 3. Oo China 217r8. to 218 per 100 doEtars. On' Calcutt a 1 per cent. pr e m i u m at 60 days' sight. THE ELECTIONS. COLO EIE STE R. RE-ELECTION OF LORD J. MANNERS. On Wednesday, Mr. George Waugrove Cooke, who, it will he reevlh rated, opposed the return of Lord Jubn Alanners, in" February, 1350, again paid a visit to the town, and yesterdy .-<Thursday) morning, although it was understood that the matter would not be carried further than tho -nomination and show of hands, ap peared..with his friends up on t h e h ust i ngs and was loudly cheered by the crowd below. The Conservative candidate met with a'somewhat 'chequered reception, the cheers' of ,his supporters. th ough a id e d by the good sprinkli ng o f t h e f a rmers of neighbourhood, being o ccas i onally drowne d by the the hearty lungs hissei - erthose of the Opposite party. having been gone through with from the Mayor (Arthur Laing, formal;i brief proceedings address na E, c o; 'bespeaking a patient hear i ng f or all the gentlemen who might h ave -t o address them, the business of the nomi na ti o n proceeded. Lord John 'gunners beine s . , The proposed by George Round, E. , :q , banker, and seconded by W. W. Haw kins, Esq., who is mentioned a s the probable second candidate in the Conservative interest at the next general election. Mr. Cooke was proposed by Samuel S. Brown, Esq., a corn ! merchant, seconded by W. R. Havens, Esq., a non practising barrister and gentleman of property, resident in the neighbourhood. Lord J.OHN MANNERS first addressed the electors, and claimed the renewed suffrages of the electors, on the ground that the principles which he professed in 1850 he had not swerved from; that he stood before them the same man as on the occasion when they first returned him to represent _them; and that, .as he had been in 1850 and down to the present time, they had every repot) to ; believe he should remain in 1853 and 1854. Mr. Cooxe said, he appeared before them again to make a deliberate protest and claim, on the part of the Liberal electci any ra of Colchester , against conclusion being drawn 'from the tact of this election going prac tically unopposed. Supposing the constituency to be all Conservatives, they might well be proud of Lord John Manners as a representative; and from those who enter tained his (Mr. Cooke's) opinions, the Noble Lord de served personally the highest respect, and his principles all the opposition they could possibly give to them. He came behare them as a member and the advocate of a Government which confessedly existed solely upon the mercy of its friends and the forbearance of its opponents; but still it might have been hoped that the Noble Lord would have satisfied a little of that curiosity —which was natural even in the male mind—(Laughter) —as to the prineiplei which that Government intended to act upon. For aught they:knew, it might after all turn out a, good reforming Govcrnment. Its leader, Lord Derby, when Mr. Stanley, fought his last great battle in the House of Commons in the passing of his own. Reform Bill, with his present. Lord Chancellor, and was the colleague with Lord Althorpe in a Cabinet which supported measures of reform.—(Hear, hear.) Then, in its great leader in the House of Commons, they had a man who had de clared in print that he was not for the ballot and house hold suffrage.—():lear, bear, and laughter.) And where were the - recognised champion s of th e agricultural in terest—such men as the Duke of Richmond, wh o wou ld have insisted on- the re-imposition of protection, and the Marquis of Granby , who was for a long time the leader of the Protectionist party in the House of Commons7.--(Hear, hear, and cheers.) He had great hOpes of the Government in a reforming point of view, and he had great hopes even of the Noble Lord who now solicited their suffrages; but as to what principles they would advance in the meantime, he ap pealed to the Noble Lord to give a more distinct answer than he had hitherto done; because, if they meant to proceed upon no-reform and upon anti-free trade prin ciplea, it was right that the country should know it, in order that the supporters of these measures might take their position for defending and advancing these men sures,---(Cheers.) Lord JOHN MANNERS declined being goaded to pre mature tevelation s. The show of hands which was taken being greatly in favour of Mr. Cooke, a poll was demanded for Lord John Manners; after which the proposer and seeonder of the former gentleman withdrew their nomination, and Lord John Manners was declared duly elected. The NOBLE LORD briefly returned thanks for the honour, and the proceedings terminated. DROI rVirICEf: RE-ELECTIONOF — SIR JOHN PAKINGTON. The office of Colonial Secretary in the new adminis tration having been accepted by Sir John Pakington, his seat for this little borough became, of course, vacated thereby. The election took place yesterday, and the Right Hon. Baronet was re-elected. Sir John has made himself very active at Quarter Sessions, and always managed to keep himself well with the small squires and other persons of that sort in the neigbourhood, and these in return manage to keep alive a certain sort of influence in Sir John's favour at Droitwich. The poor persons engaged in the salt trade, wh o wor k ver y hard for a very little money; both male and f ema l e, care little about Sir John Pakington, and they grouped sbout the streets yesterday hissing about the bread-taxers, and gloomily crying out for the " big loaf." There was a sort of attempt this morning to get up a little show of enthusiasm. The bells rang; one or two of the inhabitants hung out a flag, but the usual banner, ".Protection to British Industry," was somehow or other missing. The concourse of people was not what may be said to the b be large; the parish containing a poporoughulation of from three to four thou san d ; within is com prised-mere than double that number ; yet it would be a stretch 0 say that on the ground below the hustings (which only contained Sir John Pakington's personal friends), there were three hundred persons. :The MAYOR' (J. G. Smith, Es q.), - r ea d the writ from the Crown - office to th e Sheriff.. "Reading on slowly , and coming to thatpart where h er grac i ous M a jesty scribed as " Defender of the Faith," his Worship, in the is de borough over which he presides, described the Sovereign es" Defender of the Borough." fulness probably A great guffaw from the ,people below followed. His Worship then addressed the of his anxiety for the welfare of the public:—" Who (he said) will you have for your mem ber? " He repeated ; after the first there were half a score cries of . Sir John P a akin g t en; after .the; second appeal the number increased, and the last time there were more, appearances of spontaniety in the expression; there was a pi etty general cry of cc the• phrase three times distinctly, W. H. RICKETTS, E a -,. , ' 1 in a neatly laudatory speech nominated the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington as a fit and over person to represent the borough of Droitwich in Parliament. purpose Mr. E. BEaanitorr seconded the nomination. No other candidate having been proposed, Sir John Pakington." The MAYOR forthwith declared the Right Hon. Bart. duly elected. . • There was no cheering even then--a quieter lot of people assembled for an election beforejteen.' At length 80 1120 of Si r J o hn's zealous friends called out "Give him a good ' un " whereupon the people good-humouredly obeyed' and a ' was perhaps never got up a round or two of cheers. The Right Hon. Sir Joa tal D .... ARINGTON commenced by o bserving that it now became his duty, for the fourth time, to return t o them his most heart f e l t t h an k s f or the confidence they had rep osed in him, an d f or t h e i r kindness in again returning him as their representative in the House bf Commons. ea —e had on that occasion to thank them, not as heretofore for the renewal of their confidence on the expiring a -- a Parliament in the regular course, but because it had become their constitutional privilege to decide wheth er eemoelifetothuarseedmelfsteC,iMenimpolilertant, and at the same time her Most Gracious Majesty tc , entrust him with the ecrn t e h , ey afte w r ou i l t d with reference to public affairs.—(Hear, under the Crown. He felt, then, in those circumstances doubly the duty that had lie nd pleased him back soenaelso of t of one ho t en h devolved upon him to speak to them frankly—to state ) his T v h it e w p a resent,Parliament wa s now fast drawing peeled elapsed must necessarily be dissolved; that would probably be the more fittiug t i me , perhaps, to s peak of subjects of na tional interest more in detail; but there were three sub filthoeiaralryelose, and before a very lon g in which he had felt a large interest from time to an active part, and j t e ini ct e s , e t s h p a ec t ia o l n ly e in ae w h h o ic f h tn he eni had he tak b e e n gg ; second, the remark some remarks..--(Hear, hear.) Tile fiercletlweaavee theto offer ear consequent on the tress and suffering into which our. West India colonies measures of the Pope of Rome, e0 , 133 _ e . y 0 1 celled the been' at tThel unfortunately meve i eet plunged f iaety Papal Aggression; en d, thirdly, the plans supposed, or rather the attempts made, to obtain relief for the suf hahalde fering agriculturists of this country.—(Hear, hear.) The first subject to which he would call their atten tion was that at the West India colonies. The Act for the Regulation of the Sugar Duty a. passed in He (Sir ,John Pakington) 1846. ) had no hesitation i n saying that, in his humble judgment, D eta, no act ot the late Governme n t was ' more re p r e h ensible than that one affecting the sugar duties s and our West I n di a co l d nies; by which prospectively slave-g rown sugar was idmitt6ii on alasl terms as it was from our ow n in every resp ect . --(Hear, heat fact, and - . this measure of 1846 was uncalled for, unjust , it' the illusory to all whose interests were bound up of that prosperity of our West India. 6°l " i" ' The resultsl the evil effect measure of the last Parliament 8 he had predicted; this flit that in lB4B, such was the distress so much was . t was his fortune to be associated that hid ensued, that i man , the late with that most excellen t ,f Lord George of the H ouse Bentinck, in a Corn alitt condition anal° Commons ap pointed to inquire into the After' the labourscause of suffer ing of that Com of those colonies. 1, ressed a motion the LI of on ouse Mittee were over, me p . _ f of the Suffering I hits— ' Commons for ,the relief consequenceof no on • *a (Hear, hear)--and i. , was involved in Ms motion he which the slave quest i on had the support of many o f the most zea l ous of the free trade party and o f the majority of the mem b ers o f Si r Robert Peel's Cabinet. . occasion On that ' it was only by f fifteen that her Maj es ty' s Minis tersthe narrow major i ty o [leer, hear . ) The result was escaped defeat.- - ( Oat the Government WI" way. They filtered the A ct ritIDAY MARCH 5, of 1846, and postponed the period at which the duties are to be equalised until 1854.—(Hpar, hear.) In 1850 he (Sir John) cgein took an active osrt in the di , :eussion in use Howe of Commons, baying again the stir port of the majority of sir Robert Peel's Government, he foetid himself eglin beaten by a small majority. But this great question. which was of such vital importance to the interests, to the prosperity, and the welfare of our coloules, still remained for settlement on a proper footing; the national character was at stake in so far that it should be done in a spirit of fairness, and having fully in view everything that had been done by this country to put an end to the slave trade.—(Hear.) He now came to the subject of Papal Aggression of last year.—(Hear.) From the accident of his being abroad at the time be was unable to take part in what then took place, but in his place in the House of Commons he re corded his vote in favour of the measure of her Ma jesty's late Government, though that measure was not altogether satisfactory to him, but it was aid valuable as a protection against the course the Pope had pursued. He had always been in favour of a conciliatory policy towards the Catholics; be voted in favour of the per manency of the Maynooth grant in 1845; still he held It to be the duty of a Christian Legislature to uphold the Protestant character of our national institu tions. The Roman Catholics were now the aggressors ; they had themselves to blame for any thing affecting their privileges that might hereafter be done. It seemed that conciliation with them had been carried too far; their conduct, in regard to the Synod of Thurles and to the aggression movement— their commencing to appoint archbishops and bishops in England—had done much to injure them in the esteem of the people of England; and, for his own part, he de clared that could he have foreseen what was to take place, he would not have supported the Maynooth grant, which was now no longer en annual vote of the House of Commons, but had been carried into a law, sanctioned by the three branches of the Constitution; under these circumstances it was a very nice and difficult question to say whether it would be wise to undo what had been done in 1845. Sir John next turned to the third of the heads of his discourse. In 1850 Mr. Disraeli brought forward a proposition in which it was proposed to relieve the landed interest by a re-arrangement of the burdens pressing on them, and the motion was negatived by a small majority only. At the commencement of the last session another motion on the subject was brought for ward, and her Majesty's Ministers were beaten by a ma jority of 14; being subsequently beaten on a motion for reform, they resigned, and Lord John Russell threw up office,-finding it impossible to carry on the affairs of the country. He (Sir . John) did not blame Lord John Russell for that, because the Noble Lord found himself in a false position, in which no man carrying on the govern ment of this country ought to stand. At that time, however, in consequence of the extraordinary position of parties, the Noble Lord consented to resume his high office, which was equally unobjectionable. But what he (Sir J. Pakington) did blame him for was the manner in which he attemp'ed to regain strength and to retain power.—(Hear, hear.) What course did he adopt? Why, the first was to eject on very short notice the most able and the most popular of his colleagues; and the next was, to bring in a Reform Bill, of which they had lately heard so much; and never was any attempt more signally unsuccessful; in a very short time after Parliament opened he was beaten by the colleague whom he had ousted, and the new Reform Bill had any thing but strengthened his Government. The Right Honourable Gentleman went on to discuss this measure, which he thoroughly condemned; at the same time he disclaimed the idea that he was not " a man of pro gress." Progress was his watchword; and, in his opi nion, no reflecting man could witness the changes that had taken place dering the last few years, whether in our manufacturing system, or in our railway system, or in the education of the people, with out adopting progress as his principle. Enlightened progress ought to bo the aim of every statesman. He did not stand by the first Reform Bill as a final measure ; but he would never support measures brought is shaped to suit the interests or views of a particular class. The Right Hon. Baronet proceeded next to dis cuss the question or bribery, of which he avowed his abhorrence, and adverted to his own efforts to suppress it, though he denied that it would have been put a stop to had the late Prime Minister's Bill passed into a law. With respect to the policy of the future Government he could only say that he adopted to the fullest ex tent the sentiments expressed by the eminent leader of his party, the Noble Lord at the head of the Go vernment, in that eloquent and powerful speech—a speech worthy of the brat of a great and Christian country. The first duty of the Government would be to preserve untarnished the honour and dignity of Eng land; and most earnestly did he hope that as long as he and his colleagues had the honour to be the servants of her Majesty, they would preserve uninterrupted the blessings of peace; he believed, however, that the best mode to secure that was to show that they were pre pared to maintain and defend the national honour; to show that Englishmen were mindful of the dignity due to the country.—(Hear, hear.) As for any war panic , he believed there was fess cause for any such thing at the present time than ever; he believed that all the surrounding nations were moat anxious to preserve their amicable relations with us; but it must be borne in mind that occasions did occasionally arise when Governments were unable to control, or were awed by the passions of their own people; therefore the present Government -agreed with their predecessors that the national defences ought to be in an efficient state, and also as to the ex pediency of re-organizing and placing on an cfficient foot ing our national militia. The Right Hon. Baronet next touched upon the question of :national education—of which he_ avowed himself a supporter if the various differences on the subject could be arranged, and one general scheme organized. With reference to our com mercial system, he wished it to be placed on such a footing that the interest of all should be consulted; a general election was, however, not distant, and the question must be decided by the people. For his own part, he could only say that he had always avowed the principles of moderation; in 1846, he had decidedly opposed the re peal of the corn-laws, but looking to the position the question had now assumed, it could not he concealed that it was very different to what it was in that year. Never doubting, and he believed that many Free-traders were of the same opinion, that the repeal was much too abrupt, any change now effected must be done with due caution. One thing was certain, that the agriculturists had suffered great distress. They bad, however, been told by Lord Derby that his opinion on the subject was unchanged, and his Lordship had expressed an opinion in which he (Sir John) concurred, in favour of a fixed duty, partly for the sake of protection and partly for the sake of revenue; but that in the main his opinion was un changed.—(Hear.) For his own part, he . (Sir John) thought that such an arrangement as h e had men tioned would be the most satisfactory. (A voice—" The big loaf.") He wished for that, too, for the poor man; but in his opinion the real interests of all classes ought to be equally considered; and at the same time allay the idea which had arisen in the minds of the landed interest:and the agriculturists that there was an indisposi tion on the part of the Legislature to listen to their com plaints, or to do anything in the way of redressing their grievances. Strongly in favour as he was, however, of a moderate fixed duty, as a means of preventing a ne cessary fall in prices, and as a source of revenue, he admitted, in the present state of the House of Commons, it would be impolitic to attempt even that, or to alter in that particular our commercial policy. The subject was a difficult one, and must be decided by the people at the next election. The great object of the present Admi nistration was the permanent welfare of all classes; the present servants of her Majesty would endeavour to see that the interests of the manufacturers, of the agricul turists, and the interests of the working men, were all equally respected.—(Hear.) The present Administra tion had come into office at a time of great difficulty, when their predecessors had, he might say, abdicated their functions; they had a right to a fair trial; they asked only fair play; he had confidence in all parties in the House of Commons that they would accord it to them; but more than all, he believed this—that if even there were any truth in the rumours abroad of a factious opposition, the people would, as a body, repel any such attempt. He concluded nearly in the language of Lord Derby, by remarking that the affairs of kingdoms were directed by an overruling Providence; and he concluded by an earnest prayer, that when he retired from office he might leave the colonies in at least as prosperous a condition as they had been left by his predecessor. — The Right Hon. Baronet spoke for an hour and a half.) CHICHESTER. RE-ELECTION OF LORD G. LENNOX. The election of a Member for the city of Chichester, owing to the acceptance by Lord George Charles Henry Gordon Lennox of the office of one of the Lords of the Treasury, was held yesterday (Thursday), at the Town Hall of that city. The Mayor of Chichester, WILLIAM Gni:MOEN, Esq., having opened the business by taking the usual oaths, and making tho customary declaration, Dr. M`CAROGHER, J. P., proposed Lord G. C. H. G. Lennox for re-election, eulogising the manner in which he had hitherto performed the duties of a representative of the city. ROBERT HENRY, Esq., a councillor, seconded the nomination b • ri e fiy. The MAYOR having inquired if any gentleman had any other candidate to propose, and receiving n enno re sponse in the a ffi rmative, declared Lo rd G. Lox duly re-elected. His LORDSHIP then said he had for the third time to him in that thank the electors of Chichester for placing proud position of their representative. Having thanked the electors for the kind mann er in which, during his i canvass he had been received by both his friends and opponents, his Lordship said be had had the honour of having a seat in the recently-installed Government offered to him. Ile felt himself highly flattered by being so distinguished, and he thought those whom he represented shared in that distinction. The party to which he h ad the honour to belong had always been actuated by a g enuine desire to further th e Govern interests of the country, and this was all that party sought to carry out without reference to who was in power. But what had happened last year? The Whi g ment was defeated by its own friends, and in conscque n „ Lord Derby was called upon by her Majesty to form -- gover and •a new Ministry. He did not succecd in doing so, Lord John Russell resumed the reins of however, dragged on a miserablnnient. That Ministry, at l e ngth the whole Of E n t tl e an c la m n i d ssal o e f e thatxi s of Europe tepee, and was startled at the retirement or h Ministry's greatest support a n.da largest t n nenTnlL m r a o n f o p f er e s o o l i°1 s a - 1 sal genius, and who had the 1 followers i n the House of any W bi g statesman of the age. The sittings of the present session carne little suppo sed that the man who h u l :1 I,e on, and it was so ignomi s nious l y dismissed, as had Lord Palmerston, colleagues would be tnerston, would have - been the one by whom his lat tur ned out of office; but so it Was, and L ord a gain called u p on to take office. - Derby was wou ld say but little as to theof the new Admini s- He (Lord Lennox) policy tratiobeen ; it had only • In office for a few days, sad 1852. during that time it had been engaged in filling up the various posts that had become vacant. It would not, therefore, be expected that he would give an exact out line of the present Government's policy, the more so as the present PArliarnent was near its end, and he would, therefore, have to address his coastitucn:s again very shortly. Bat he might say that a Government never took office more free from party prejudice or factious motives than did the present. A more disinterested body of men was never called to power, or one that had more at heart the welfare and interests of the country. As to what would be its financial policy, that was a subject he could not but epesk on with delicacy and hesitation. Is was certain that at present there was a large amount of unequal taxation, and the pressure of this was much felt by certain classes.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that measures might be adopted to remove this inequality of taxation, and that an end might alas be put to that fatal class warfare which had existed for so long a period.—(Hear.) The educagion of the young was a topic of the greatest interest and importance; and he trusted that, whatever system was adopted by the present Administration, it would ba found to he ono that respected the rights and interests of all denominations, as well as those of the Church.—(Hear, hear.) He had during his canvass had the subject of the continuance of the Maynoeth grant often brought before him. That was a question involved in much difficulty, and be could only say that when it came before the House, as it shortly would, he should listen with the greatest atten tion to the arguments on both sides, and give his vote upon it to the best of his ability. He was an attached member of the Church of England, and would always do his utmost to maintain that Church's dignity stud usefulness.—(Cheers.) The question of legislative reform had attained an undue importance; it had been made much of by the late Ministry. who, finding itself e or t t o une s in the jaws of d ea th, ma d e " reform " a buttre i s to sup sa.y—(thaaetarL, Lord Derby er M by r. h ß ad rig p h le t d h g a e d d sup port its st fallen propr fortunes.—(Hear, himself against all reform, but those who had read Lord Derby's speech on Friday night last would ate that he said he would support the reform of all abuses. As to the revival of the Anti-Corn-law League at Manches ter, he (Lord Lennox) thought that when a thing was revived that some reason for that revival should be given; but all that Mr. Cobden said to justify its re vival was that Lord Derby stood pledged to restore pro tection. This he (Lord Lennox) denied. All that Lord Derby said was, that he would obey the voice of the people in the matter when it was expressed. It had been said that the present Ministry had jumped , into power on the question of protection; but it was well I known that the question on which the late Ministry was defeated was on that of a Militia Bill. It was not a question-of corn, but whether or not an efficient system of defence should be provided for the country.—(Hear.) His Lordship concluded by congratulating the electors on the quiet and orderly manner in which the business of the election had been conducted, and which he thought was a proof of the little need there was for the ballot A vote of thanks to the mayor concluded the proceed ings. W ENLOCK. On Wednesday the Hon. George Cecil Weld Forester, who has accepted the office of Comptroller of her Ma jesty's Household under Lord Derby's administration, was re-elected for the borough of Wenlock without opposition. the nomination took place at the Town Hall, Much Wenlock, at eleven o'clock, A.M. After the usual formularies bad been gone through, Mr. T. Mmrozi (of Slaipton) nominated the "ken. Ge3rge Cecil Weld Forester as a fit and proper candi date to represent the borough in Parliament. Mr. G. PRITCRARD seconded the nomination. The Rev. W. 11. WAYNE (rector of Wenlock) put the following questions to the candidate:- 1. " What are your present sentiments in reference to the rescinding of the Act of 1845 fur the endowment of the C.llege of Maynooth? 2. "What are your present sentiments on the pending proposition to admit Jews to a seat in Parliament? 3. " Are yo u di s p ose d to suppor t a l e gislative provi sion for the inspection of monasteries and nunneries? 4. " What are your present views of the expediency of alter . illg the exi s ti ng statutes o f mor tmain, with a view to facilitate by the bequests of the dying the endowment of religious institutions?" Colonel FORESTER observed, in reply, that he fully concurred in the views of the Rev. Gentleman on these subjects. Duri ng th e l ast twenty -f our years he had sat . Parliament for that borough he had always opposed the concession that had been granted to Rome, and would continue to do so. In reference to the Jews his vote had already b een recor d ed aga i ns t their admission to Parliament, and he saw no reason why he should alter it. With the third proposition he perfectly agreed, and would do everything in his power to forward the views laid down in that question. With regard to the last proposition, he concurred with the Rev. Gentleman that some stringent measures ought to be adopted so as to foil the subtle machinations of Jesuitical priests, who extort money from the dying for religions purposes. The returning officer then called fur a show of bands, after which he declared the Hon. George Cecil Weld Forester duly elected a member for the borough of Wenlock. SPORTING NOTES. No. CLXXXII. THE COVENTRY MEETING, &c. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Tho majority of the remarks in my analysis of the Liverpool Steeplechase were borne out by the run ning; and although I certainly did not select Miss Mow bray as the winner, I announced the fact that, as the aristocratic money was on her, her chance was not to be dispisod. It may be remembered that I said of Maurice Daley—" HO is likely to astonish the natives;" he did so by running second, the identical position I presumed he would occupy ; and that was the reason why I advised my readers to back him for a place, in preference to a win. My other fancy animal, Maria Day, fell early in the race, and was not perseverved with. The race, though a fast one, was not equal to Abd el-Kader's memorable spin. Banshee, after her half dczen wretched exhibitions last year, no one could possibly expect to see figuring in the first place for the Spring Cup; but, singular to say, she won easily. She must have wonderfully improved during the winter months, or the field behind her been of a very trashy description. The favourites, Abbess of Jerveaux and Hungerford, followed her in as they stood in the betting; the rest were soon out of the fray. On Tuesday next, Coventry will afford the sporting fraternity a good day's recreation. The first race, the Coventry Handicap, will be run at half-past one. The majority of the acceptances for this race will be found at the post; and I expect the result will rest with Merry Peal, Avia, and BROTHER TO SHYLOCK; the last named I take it the best of the trio. The Craven Steeplechase has six-and-twenty acceptances, being within four of the number of entries, which I consider is paying the handicapper a great com pliment. The money not having been put on any animal to any extent as yet by the public, or any of the stables, it will be difficult to select the winner; it must be borne in mind, however, that Mr. Mangan has brought his ch. horse Farnham over especially for this race; and as he is weighted at lOst 31b, his winning is anything but an impossibility. Sir John, I fancy, will not run. Abd-el- Kader may, but to no purpose. Sir Peter Laurie and Vainhope look very well at their respective weights. Peter, 13ourton, Postilion, and Warner, are not attractive to me. Half-and-Half will not start. Maria Day Ido not know what to make of. Little Queen and Joan of Arc are without a chance. Oscar looks enticing at 10st 21b, and Carrig, at the same weight don't look bad. Hardwick is scratched. Kissaway with Venture, Victress, Jack-of-all-Trades, and Sea man, will not do at any price. Miss Mowbray, I should say, will be reserved for Doncaster.hante Gazza Ladra, if she starts, will have a better c here than at Liverpool. St. Helier canno_tapinogsssibilyn have a hope, should Maurice Daley run, consideration, EAß sn A m andl feelmA Laurie, Oscar, and La Gazza Zadra.6o , 11 the w ei..t p hu r p ef .s er i e r nc r e et t e o r trinacicliEned DtsoLgEivire, Full particulars, with starters, . o n . Monday evening. The Free Handicap Hardle•race looks well for the GENERAL Or HALF-AND-HALF. Betting very slack this morning, except on the Steeplechase run to-day, the quotations on which it will be unnecessary to give. Hobbie Noble not TURF. .ao firm in the market as last week. I am, Sir, yours, &0., THE SPIRIT OF THE March 5, 1852. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. (in fifties) ags t H o bbl e e f(t9 s to 1 1501.) a gat Orelio; and 22 to i (to a pony) gst Lapidist. The room was very th in ly attended. NoTbblee; 0 1 n 2 17 and bets 13 to w e THE DERBY.—In our countr— y Edition last night, Robbie Noble was unfortunately quoted at 50 to 1 instead of 5 to 1. BURKE'S PEERAGE AID BARODIETAGE FOR 1852. —The publication of the new and revised edition of this national work has been deferred till the present time, for the e purpose of including all events and alterations to the latest moment, consequent on the meeting of Parliamen n t!i n n s d t the assembling of the aristocracy in town. The edition just issued is therefore complete to the day , of its appearance. nee Mr. Burke's "Peers ge and Baronets e'' has been_ long and acknowledged as the most perfect d comprises every compre hensive record of the titled classes. It name in the Peerage and Baronetage, saY and a mass of interesting historical memoir of each family, d nowhere else: for ppl e ing besides an most important information to be fooll instance, an account of "Peerages Claimed,"of "British Subjects who are Foreign Noblemen," of "Precedence" in all its grades, o f a ll the " Orders To the whole is appended a list of mottoes, translated and il lustrated; and the engravings of arms, fifteen hundred in number, are appropriately incorporated with the text. RIFLE CLUBS. little surprise has been oc casioned by the very moderate —Se sum, quoted in Messrs. Nicoll's o f a complete equipment of uniform estimate, for the suppl y d. _ e p , articularly as in many instances n ud d it may be as well to state that for the tp l e in a ie bo r v i e fle corps, i A is made on the usual result caused by the calculations United Kingdom. At the same time com petentlarge purchasvretsenreenecessary for the supply of almost every large town d instructions of each person, so thsb • measure an persoinns are being sent to all parts for the purpos .... ed e taking I, rd sr , appearance caused by the clumsy, hap.aza oecor f the old military clothing system vino° 116 rangernent o . o f 11, the instrumentality of Messrs. Nicoll, ,_„, , i n d e ed, through ßegent-street, and 22, Corn 118, 120, • hill, London; i n the unsightly both the material and workmanship of every 1 " P every to above uniform is of a character calculated .. rifleman who may be called upon to wear l' - that gentleman v , re unde rstand THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.-- " e first time yester day, electric telegraph was opened for the line of the Great day, between London and Bristol, along the will . b e i m . Western Railway. The extension t 9 '' d i mediAtely COIIIDACIIced. .14r... -....,•,....., ----., .-.........,.........----..1.1 , „.). OLYMPIC THEATRE. r:. _- !).1....'=1 '' 4 * The Last of the Fairies, a dr sAza i n two seti.gic-til ,:4<44p61.1 4 -''' . played last night at this theatre. _4 young Royi t 5 t 0f;24 ,4- - -,..; , CFN1 the time of Carle I. falls into the h i nd s of the Rouncl.i:4:lA, zw - ;-W . :.. Inads, bat is saved by the intervention of the "Fs'AT of- 1 " - ' - kv 4 ii -1 : :o °. the Well," ' a a yowl.' lady with whom he is in lovg'. but - - , „.1,1,, who, in en assumed supernatural capacity, protects YAM itVAN I ‘s from danger and manages to accomplish his escape even when under the fire of a group of military executioners. The plot is rather meagre. Mr. Fitzball, the author, had nevertheless strenuous assistance from the actors. Mr. W. Fatten, the yonneer, Mr. Diddear, and Miss Sarah Lyons, exerted themselves with unexceptional diligence throughout, and gave all emphatic force to the dialogue. And then there was the comicalities of Comp ton, who as a Puritan corporal, spoke through his nose and made wry faces in a style that would have done ho nour to the strictest and stiffest conventicle. Besides Compton there was Shalders also, who coquetted' with Mrs. Alfred Phillips in the most approved spirit 01 transpontine melodrama. The piece has been put upon the stage with a ll th e scen i c a djuncts that it requires, and the appl ause w hi c h g l or ifi e d th e fall of the curtain betokened considerable satisfaction on the part of the audience. PROGRESS OF PUBLIC OPINION. At the sumcicr assizes of 1647 upon the Oxford Cir cuit there were 327 records entered for trial, and re tainers delivered in 224 cases. In the spring assizes of 1648 there were 410 records, and 229 retainers. It is stated that if the entries for the two assizes, which are in certain respects deficient, were corrected, the total en tries for the two assizes would be 407 and 450. For the four assizes in 1848 and 1849 the entries were re spectively 87, 85, 84, 78. Since 1848 the decrease has been still more striking. We find by the report for warded to us from the spot that the opinion of the bar was, that at Oxford on the present circuit there would not be one single entry. The expectation wa ,, however, disappointed. In the course of the morning ou r old friends John Doe and Richard Roe lounged into court for a few minutes, but speedily withdrew. In other words, Are was only a trumpery action of ejectment to satisfy the professional cravings of the expectant bar risters, who bad travelled all the way from London for so poor a feast. If the falling off on the other circuits be not so complete, it is still striking enough to assure all disinterested observers of the fact, that the civil business of the circuits is at a standstill. Nor is there much probability that it will ever revive. The truth is, that the publie require the law to be administered in other forms and with simpler ceremonies than heretofore. Suitors run to the County Courts, and avoid the more solemn trials before the superior tribunals. The busi ness of the circuits is well nigh at an end. The infe rence is sufficiently obvious. Matters have reached that point that it is as much the interest of the profession as of the public to bring the administration of the law into conformity with the wants and wishes of the age. Then, and not till then, can the bar hope to see their " prao tice" once more bear substantial fruia—Times. THE HEAD CONSTABLESHIP of LIVERPOOL LIVERPOOL, THCRSDAY.—To-day a meeting of Ma gistrates was held at the Court-house to give their de cision on the case of Mr. Dowling and the other officers implicated in the charge of perversion made by Mr. Mansfield, the stipendiary. Mr. Thomas Littledale, the Mayor, presided, and the attnridaece was exceedingly numerous. The magistrates felt themselves in some difficulty in consequence of the course taken by the Town Council yesterday in Bearding a retiring pension of 200/. to Mr. Dowling. The general opinion ex pressed was that the :`euncil had acted disrespectfully towards the magistrates, who ought to have been con sulttd before a decision was come to. On the other hand it was contended that the magistrates, by post poning their decision till after the meeting of the Coun cil, knowing at the same time that the question of a pension would be brought forward, tacitly acquiesced in the propriety of the allowance. After much discussion, in the course of which Mr. Mansfield stated that had it not been for the request of a bro ther magistrate who sat with him on the bench, he should have dismissed Mr. Dowling immediately upon the evi dence which was disclosed on the investigation relative to the disturbance, it was determined that the only course left for the magistrates to pursue was to act inde pendently of the Council, and pass a resolution expres sive of their sense of the transaction. It was then agreed by a considerable majority that Mr. Dowling should be dismissed from his situation. Mr. Superintendent Tow erson was also dismissed. Towerson, it was stated, had been in the police force 15 years, and had, until this time, not had a single complaint made against him. It is quite correct that there is an intention to indict Mr. Dowling, together with the other officers mixed up in this transaction, fur conspiracy; but we believe the prosecu tion will be instituted, not by the magistrates, but by the Roman Catholics, who feel themselves aggrieved, having been assaulted by the police in the disturbance to which the present proceedings owe their origin. HYDE-PARK AND THE NEW COMMIS SIONER OF WORKS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—At last the open drains and ditches on the south side of Hyde-park, which you have so often commented upon, are in process of being covered up. Some few of the old rotten wooden palings are being removed, and tidy imitation iron Doric columns substituted. These works were actually begun before Lord Seymour left office, so you see your criticisms and suggestions really produced some effect at last even on that most obdurate of officials. Perhaps this was a beginning to put the whole park and its environs into a creditable condition, —as creditable as a private park generally is. If so, let us hope that his successor, Lord John Manners, will not give us reason to regret Lord Seyniour's retirement. The new Commissioner some years ago displayed great popular sympathies for the pleasures and enjoyments of the people, and he has now a good opportunity of proving his sincerity. Let him try and render the public parks in the highest degree flt for public enjoyment. Let him begin with Hyde-park—cleanse the Serpentine, drain all the park properly, improve the plantations, put up more seats and benches, remnve the Horse Guards barracks, and all the vile nuisances near them; clear away the birdfanciers, cookshops, and low houses, from Hyde-park corner to Knightsbridge, and either open the park to the road, or build suitable ter races—in short, make the entrance to the metropolis on the west as fine a feature as it might be made. Lord John Manners has an opportunity of distinguishing hi s tenure of ofl•"ice which, if he really has any stuff in him, ought to stir him into action; and he will find abundant public support it he will only make the public tho roughly acquainted with what he proposes for their en joyment. I believe the House of Commons would wil lingly vote any sum of money proved to be necessary for putting this public park in as high a condition as Cobham, or Chatsworth, or Trentham, or any private park. Having succeeded in moving Lord Seymour, pray, Sir, give some good advice to Lord John Manners. Your obedient servant, March 1. P. A. N. rint A erbY l o il rd E e r r s of the lN CouNry COUR .—A oF claus C e O hl: bee T n O p . Bill, t o prevent attorneys from recovering Gatti House of Lords, to be added to the County Courts Further Extension , beyond the amount allowed by county courts. It will be re- ALLOWANOTEs collected that Lord Lyndhurst instanced a case in which an attorney had recovered from a client his costs beyond the sum allowed by the county court. It is provided by the Bill that the Lord Chancellor shall appoint five judges of the county courts to frame a scale of costs and charges to be paid to attorneys in the county courts, to be allowed as between attorney and client, an d as between party and which ree s e c r a l m e e i r s e t ofo beth the submit ted judges of theby these superior e L r i o e r r d e C e h h r t a ti: ; is to be laid b e f ore Parliament. It is declared ,Tcp,eahtirhiet°ayrt:tcnoaoltehattorney employed by the plaintiff or defendant ri g h p t le t y o eci rec a o n a y - er ee a s t ts la e w r pa r t y e fr h e ar m ge t s he beyond the by shal lwhom have h e is any e e era costs and charges s o a ll owed. " The priv a t e a d v i ces from New York by the Pacific state that the demand for money had again increased, owing to the exports of specie during the month having exceeded the imports. The rate of discount was from 7 to 9 per cent., and from 6 to 7 per cent. was obtainable for money at call. The prospect that the present prices of grain in Europe would lead to considerable shipments upon the opening of navigation tended, however, to maintain the favourable opinions prevalent as to the future course of trade. There had been no further failures, and Messrs. Carlton and Co., whose suspension was announced by the last packet for 120,0004 had exhibited 'surplus assets to the amount of nearly 30,0001. Under these circum stances, they had made an arrangement to sell their interest in the whole for 5,0001. to Mr. Frothing ham, a former partner, who was thereupon to assume all the debts of the concern, he being allowed six months for their payment without interest. Nothing had yet been decided concerning the application for an additional grant to the Collins line of steamers, but the probability seemed that it would be re jected. The results of th e California mail con tract bad been such as to awaken caution with regard to a/ l ea. similar affairs, since an . offer . was now before Congress to . _ new service yid Nicaragua at half the price wh i c h tablish a t h e Government are at present bound to pay, at the mail with a saving in speed of several days. It appears t h at revenue between California and N ew Y or k has fallen off from ' 75,000 dollars per month to 12,000 dollars, na consequence o . _ ;route f th e number of letters already sen t over the Nies , ' ents on the and the competition also of private express . ag mail line. publicly stated Kossum's MUSKETS . —KOSSUth has 2d o llars at that he has contracted for 40,000 mus keg. of muskets they Without stopping to inquire what q ualit y ,would give theirice must be to be sold at such a price, introduce them into Han d one to know how he intends m t° en to carry them, and the gary. If he had 40,000 good men, a nd the means of de means of transportation for th e rs : while on the passage, w e fence against Austrian rn i c w hi ch these muskets might possibly could imagine a way by at least landed at Fiume, an be carried into Hungary the Adorriatic, without the payment of Austrian port on 'i l h as neither means of transportation duties. But Kossut against Austrian cruisers ; consequently, his nor of defence tsma ggle these 40,000 muskets into Hun only chance is to , Poland) or pass them regularly through the Hun gary (or Custom-blouses' e ither of which is a rank absurdity. We, confident belief ress our that not one of these therefore, "P ever enter Hungary • , and we much doubt if muskets will lf ever does. But th himse lf he can have a good home 5 KOSS° l in the Uni ted States, if he desires it. --New York Journal of 5 c om merCe• The advices from Paris announce that the Bank of F ra nce has reduced its rate of di scount to 3 per cent ., an d I that it is also to lend money at the same rate, and to the • extent of four-fifths of their amount, on the bonds and shares of all railway lines that are guaranteed by the Government. These measures are understood to have been strongly resisted by the directors of the Bank, but their ultimate consent ap— pears to be accounted for by the fact, which has been made public at the same time, that their charter, which had only four years to run, has been extended for an additional term of 15 years. The rate of discount was 5 per cent. u ntil December, 1847, when it was re d uce d to 4 per cent., at w h ich _ it had s ince remained. T he P ar i s l e tt e rs also mention that a new concessiou has been granted for a railway from Cette to Toulouse, in which the caution moneys of the abandoned ' j Bordeaux and Cette li ne w ill be alloyed to rank for their full '1 411101 Wt.