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ing from the Leiter throut - h the starboard paddle-Lox, on the side c; the coat the Ficr. lle did not e'osci e any .itef...n, es caping front the s-ifety-valve nor the chiniii.:y ; the steam and smoke rushed out Conts the boiler immediately before the ex ploi-iun, and he had not tire: to proceed above two yards from where he was standing, or to tc.ution any of the by-standers, before it took place. Ile felt a strorg coneus,ion, and was struck on the hand by a piece cf stood from the wreck ; the noise occasioned by the exilosion was not very lout. In answer to several questions .put by several of the jury, he said he did not knew whether the steam escaped through die pad dle-box from a blow pipe cr not ; the escape of .team is as a Imo of " burst" and not a ‘• This was the only witness examined, an] the inquest was adjournad to Monday next, at eleven o'cleek, to be held at the Mansionebouse. ADJOURNED INQUEST. 'Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, the jury again as sert:Used at the Town- Hall. The engineer was present, in custody. The itiques: was adjourned to the house of Mr. W. Lewis, w„lii„ ;; t nn _strect, to hear the evidence of Mr. Lewis. Ile was lain , ill in bed, and was considerably affected on hearing the runes of the sufferers seed over in the oath. Ile said he sever heard of many of the before. 111 deposed as follows the : About six o'clock ye sterda y morning, went on board Union, lying ricai• the East Pier, in the basin. I and Mr. Chatterton and Mr. Tomlinson went on board together. I eelelern go on hoard those . packets (in which the witness is conce rned), but go into the engine-house. I did so then. There was no one in the room but a boy. I observed the fire-doers, four in • number, to be open. I tried the gage-taps, which are I ,:laced in the boiler to ascertain the height of the water. 'iThe first emitted nothing but pure steam. There was no peculiar Colour or smell I a b o u tabu that steam. The second let out wet:e. When g ee effort, I turned it I could not pet it stopped—after desisted, Leine, - afraid of scalding 'mys'elf. The ia-eer , Joseph Gam'.,}', came down immediately after me. I sa.'' t Lim, " Joe, what's the matter with this tap ? He said, " It's rather slack." and stopped it immediately. I ant certain it was water which come out of the second tap, it flowed so long dare say a minute and a half. I very often try the gages of steam packets; I tried that of the Lindsey, a few days ago; boilers arc considered safe when there is water in the lowest tap and steam in the two top ones ; the use of these taps is to keep the water between the top tap and the bottom one. There was no index to the Union's boiler that I am aware of. I do not know whether the vessel was upon an even keel or not ; she appeared to me too so when I went on board. There were no heavy goods gin be g on board when I boarded her. All the goods were on board, and the vessel ready to start. (Gsrnble, the engineer, offered some observations at this stage of the enquiry, which were merely con firmatory of some of the facts stated by Mr. Lewis.) Mr. Lewis's examination continued—a could not be certain whether the boiler rested perpendicularly in the vessel or not. The vessel was what is called " tender," and about a fortnight ago, I ordered some boards to be placed be tween the funnels and the boiler, to preserve the boiler in its proper place.—( The engineer observed these boards were in serted according to order. The Coroner directed a constable to proceed immediately, and examine the state in which the boards remained.) To prevent the water passing from one side of the boiler to the other in case of the vessel rolling, a board was placed across the middle of the bailer--( These facts were elicited to ascertain whether the trial of the gage taps would give a true indication of the height of the water. It appeared they would perfectly do so.) When the engineer had stopped the tap, I was looking round to see how the fires burned. The boy was raking a fire : the engineer said to him, " Let that fire alone," and ran up stairs. I was then going towards the ladder, and was about two feet from the boiler, when I received a blow which drove me towards the ladder, and stunned me. I remem bered no more, until I found myself upon deck, in the midst of other sufferers. I thought I was no worse, and began to assist a poor woman who was laid, hurt by the accident. I found afterwards I was hurt, and made the best of my way home, where I have remained very ill ever since. I did not notice the safety valve before the accident. Ido not know the weight usually placed upon it. I did not hear any noise like the breaking of a stay in the boiler, or the falling of anything on the deck. Ido not know what is the " calculated weight" of the safety valve of the vessel. The explosion took place within two minutes of my trying the gage tap. From the trial of the taps, I should consider the boiler to be quite safe. The evidence of Captain Waterland, who was lying seriously ill its an adjoining room, was also taken. Ile deposed—l am master of the steam-packet Union. I slept on board on Mon day night. I got up about five o'clock yesterday morning. It is usual to have the boilers filled in a morning before we start. The men were pumping to fill them when I got up. I was not down in the engine-room. Between six and half-past I did ob serve the safety valve. I was on the pier about a quarter-past six o'clock, standing near the Union, when one of the men called to me and said that he fancied something was wrong with the boiler. I went on board and asked the engineer Joseph, if it was the case ? He said, "No ;" I then asked him if the weights were off the valve, and he said, " Oh, yes." I then went to the valve and lifted up the weight to see if the spindle was at liberty, and it was so, and steam escaped ; steam also escaped while the weight was on ; every thing was correct, according to my opinion ; I then went be low to see if there was any one who wanted to go on shore, and had not been below two minutes when the explosion took place. 'The valve is so placed that luggage might fall upon it accidentally. Ido not know that anything did fall upon it. There was none near it when I last saw it. I am wholly un able to account for the explosion. The owners are :—John Smith and William Lewis, of Hull ; Thomas Wintringham, of Grimsby ; Henry Smith, of Gainsborough, and others. I have had occasion to find fault with the present en gineer three or four times for putting WO much weight on the safety-valve. I had spoken to him that morning and told him I always objected to having two weights on before starting. He said there was only one. I went to see, and found it was so. The spindle sometimes corrodes and sticks fast, which was the reason I examined it—it was perfectly free. The weight upon the safety-valve was the largest of the two; a round one, about 71bs. weight—certainly not more than lolbs. I don't know of.having heard any words between the engineer and Bass, the steward, respecting the weights, but I have told Bass myself to take off one weight, when both were on. The large weight would not weigh more than 21bs. more than the ,smaller one. At three o'clock the inquest was again adjourned from Mr. Lewis's to the Town-hall, to assemble at half-past four. TOWN -HALL, lIALF.PAST FOUR. John Williamson, one of the men employed to navigate the Union, was examined, but related nothing of importance be yond what had been previously stated ; his evidence was chiefly confirmatory of Captain Waterland's. At eight o'clock the inquest was adjourned to the Infirmary at three o'clock this afternoon. To the ELECTORS of WESTMINSTER. Gentlemen,--I had the honour to receive the copy of a Re solution, referring to me, and which was adopted at a meeting of the electors, convened by the High Bailiff, and held sonic time since in Covent-garden, for the purpose of considering the state of the representation of Westminster. I beg to apologize for not more promptly acknowledging that communication, which I trust, however, you will con sider the less important, as it was and is my full determina tion to answer it in person, and on or immediately about the time required, when I shall have the pleasure of expressing to you my gratitude for your long and most kind indulgence, and of assuring you, Gentlemen, that I shall ever continue to be, Your obedient and devoted Servant, Ilernani, May 30, 1837. D. L. EVANS. BRIGHTON BAIL oA Ds.—We perceive, by an advertisement in this day's Paper, that a meeting of the share holders of the several competing Companies is called, for the pin pose of considering the relative merits of the different lines to Brighton, in order that their interests may be united. In the month of January last we published a report of the pro ceedings at a public meeting at Brighton, at which Mr. Charles Pearson, the Parliamentary agent, proposed that a consolida tion of the various Companies should take place, and that a competent tribunal, composed of civil and military engineers, should be appointed to enlighten the shareholder;., by giving their opinion upon the engineering facilities and difficulties of each line. All the lawyers and engineers of the rival lir.es at that time objected to the proposal. It remains to be seen hether, after soeuding (as it is said) 150,000/., the share holders will be as indifferent to their interests as they formerly were, and whether the contending lawyers and engineers will continue their vehement support of their rival lines, when the " sinews of war" are so nearly exhausted, as it is now under stood is the case. The public meeting of the shareholders w ill, there is no d o ubt, be well attended, as the :tfair of the Brighton railroads has excited great publicity ; and while, on the one hand, Ministers have been censured hi no measured terms for their extraordioary conduct in supporting Stephen son's line, it is well known that the meeting has been called by those who are friendly to their general policy, who will exert themselves to prevent its being treated as a political question.—Morning Advertiser. MR. GLEIG'S NEW WORK " TIIE HUSSAR."— There is a charm invested around the personal narratives of hair-breadth escapes, and other " moving accidents by flood and field," of those engaged in the naval and military defence of their country, which affords amusement and delight to al most every reader; and of the innumerable list of this descrip tion of works already published, the present is, perhaps, one of the very best. Mr. Gltig vouches for its being the veritable memoirs of one who has served in various parts of the world, and the name of the author of those exquisite descriptions of war, " The Subaltern," " The Chelsea Pensioners," &c., is sufficient guarantee of the ability with which the work is exe cuted. Caledonian Mercury. YENETIA.-This work seems to have arrested the attention of the critica more than any other fiction of the season. " lf," says the Atlas, " this pfoduction were a pure fiction, like Henrietta Temple'—if we could feel as we advanced through the story that the persons who move in it were the creatures of the author's invention, and that the whole design had a general, and not a particular, application to society, we should pronounce it at once to be the best of Mr. D'lsraeli's novels. But the real purpose is to develop, in the form of a fictitious narrative, the character of a distinguished poet of our own times, whose wayward genius and eccentric life attracted around him a larger share of the world's curiosity than perhaps ever followed the actions of any private individual. The tone of the work is more real than that of any of Mr. D'lsraeli's previous novels, the feeling it creates is less evanescent and more intense, and we criticise it unintentionally by other rules than those we apply to stories that are founded upon universal data, and we cannot help trying it by some such test as we should employ in reference to a record of veritable circum stances." PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Ball!r. Slt,,ek. 3 per Cent. tied 5.1% ;4 tt 59 3 Ditto 110n..1, , • 3 per Cent. Cons. — South Sea Sock - 3:(,, per Cent ( - 17V,', Old Ann --- nitieA - ihtto Red.... ..... . .•• -New! Ditto cewl. -- per Cei t . - t per Cent. Annuities, 1761 ..-.—.. .:e µ •s per Cmt~ 8.. r, 1, - .ngAnnuitic,toexii , e D.i.to ......... ..—..500 31 SC pin. J - in. 5, 19'u.. , Oct. ... ....," ...... ...... ... — Ditto Cy:v.:rim4a! pin. Jan. 5, S'o( — • Ditto AA, - e055,(1_........... Put Jan. ri, 1 , A'' ...... ...... . April !,, it(t4' -- • India Stock ter Account — Jan. ', 1:,70........... ... . ..... ---- Console; for Account 9l I Cranium - pin. - PRICES OF f• nitEIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Aust.' tan Bs, 51 . .. -- Peruvian Bond, ~. — Be'iian Wit is ~ — . Ditto Arcc.itit ....... ...... , .... Ditto A r•ct0.mt....... , ..... ... . . Portuguese Bond.: P. ,- az•1 , 31. B ;rids Diet° New Bonds B•tenos A.yre , Bonds Ditto Account .... ......... .. -- Ditto Account ......... ...... Chillizu Ponds ....... ........ ..... Pruision Bonds — Ditto Accoidit C ilumbian Bonds —' Ditto Account Ditto A co-Awl. Col:onbian Bonds, 's'i Ditto ACCOl7nt D.u.i , h Boneq .. •....~~ Ditto Account filrcel: Bonds —' French, 5 per cent.......... - f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 18'25 — . --- 4 per cent Ditto Account .... ....... ..... --- 3 per cent Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent.... —' ----- Exchange —f. —C. Ditto Account 11 , to_ fl per cent. Ditto Account..... •......... ' Ditto, 5 per evil., 99 Neat ~l tt.tn PRICES OF Sll ARES 'l'lllS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share B:rmingliam and Gloucester Railway Company... 1 , 1 I Or. at I:l:estern Railway Company 1A Brighton R a ilway Company tStevenson's) 5 2 07c4, Brighton (Bennie's) So ah Eastern and Dover Railway Company 7 2'4 '2 South Brighton, Lewes, and Newhaven Railway 1 U % Loudon and West m inster Bank _ COL , i:SE CF EXCH Amsterdam C.F. 12 5 iKtto. atight IVA*. til: , :n . U l2 SV, -twerp", -¢. ..„„ : ....... M.B l3 :5 iranVoi Paris, 3 days' s.„ ••ht 25 60 .3 )1i 25 05 KI .1 " 1 10 1 Ditto ......... ........... Marseilles. Bourdeaux ..s. .NGE YESTERDAY. Gibraltar 4B Leghorn 47 Genoa l -.6 25 Milan 11 Vence o7 Nraple, 19 Palermo per oz. 117 Lisbon 5O 50 Oporto Itio Janeiro Bahia Franklin tOA Maine, Ex. M. 154 ' .. 'ienos Ayres - - Petcrsbusgh, ruble lUslO 0 ~ .•-• 21 days' sight lk, 13,rlin Vienna, effective 11 O M.IO 18 j Cork Vrieste ditto lO 20 PRICE OF Is.. ~.,,Xl.l 0 0 Madrid 04 Portugal (told, coin... .1 17 9 Cadiz.... ''s Foreipii Gold, in bars ... 0 13;lboa ...„ . 05 New Doubloons 13..reelona l5 New Dollars S,ville , ':.<s . Silver, bars, standard OO 0 _ -- PRICES OF IRISH ST , 3 per Cent. Consols ......... 8) Ditto Reduced .......... — 3 , ,i per Cent. Stock 9 6 ! (, Ditto New, IMO 97 1 1 4 per Cent. Debentures BJ% Bunk Stock I9 soya! Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock '2l) )CKS, DUBLIN, JUNE S. Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent 87 1 ,i Ditto, 4 per cent 58% Hibernian Lank City of Dublin Steam Co. lO3 National Insurance Co. -- City Debentures, 4 per cent 7B Ballast Office Debentures, 4 ne r cent — MAILS. Arrived. Due Arrived. Due.! Arrived Due 0 America.......... 0 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 1 0 Brasil II Buenos Ayres 0 0 Hamburg ..... ... 0 0 Mexico 1 0 Cartflagella...—. 0 0 Holland ...... .... 0 0 Ostend.. ...... 1 Dublin... ...... 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden .. 0 0 Fimiders .. 0 0 Leeward Islands II 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-AIORROW. N10rning.........19 minutes after 7 I Evening......l3 minutes after 7 , EDITED BY CAPTAIN MARRYAT, RN. A THIRD EDITION, In A vols., post Svo., with Plates, or RATTLIN THE REEFER, Edited byCAPTAIN MARRYAT, R.N. C. 8., Author of " Peter Simple," &c. WILL BE PUBLISHED ON MONDAY, JUNE 12. Richard Bentley, Now Burlington-street. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 40 minutes past Three o' Clock. ' t.,-.... : ..„.....- otio .., ...-- „ t :.-)_ * lt!a,... _ 142 i• ',%. .. . _,, _-___ 0, - -,•) A )). LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1837. THE KING'S HEALTH. S UN-OFFICE, nree o' Clock. EXPRESS FROM WINDSOR. We regret to learn that the accounts just received from Windsor arc that— " No favourable improvement has taken place in His MAJESTY'S health. " The oppression at the chest still remains unabated." Should any further account be received we shall announce it in a Second Edition. The Tory faction—every other chance of a return to office lost—are now, o as a last resource, throwing themselves on the mercy of the Chapter of Accidents. 'Phis is now their sheet-anchor. Public. opinion is against them, but circumstances, they hope, may still give them a lift. Ac cordingly they arc all for procrastination, as is natural with men who see the hour of their annihilation as a party fast approaching. Lord LYNDHURST'S proposal in the House of Lords last night to adjourn the consideration of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill to the 3d of July, can be looked on in no other light, than as the expression of a fervent wish to postpone the extinction of his faction to as remote a date as possible. Not one single argument did the Noble and Learned Lord adduce in justification of his amendment ; from first to last his speech was guiltless even of the most distant acquaintance with reasoning ; and in point of spirit was more offensive, if possible, than the one he delivered last Session, wherein he designated the whole of Catholic Ireland by a term of reproach more wantonly insult ing, and more premeditatedly false, than ever yet fell from the lips of an English Statesman. " I do not," said he, " wish to recur to the arguments used in the last Session of Parliament, but I may be permitted to say that I still retain the opinions to which I then gave utterance." People of Ireland hear this! Lord LYNDHURST last year designated you as " aliens," and so far from being ashamed of ha%ing so styled you, he now deliberately states that he retains the same prejudice against you. " Aliens" you always were ; " aliens" you shall always continue to be in his opinion. He will not bate a jot on this point, for be still retains the "opinions" to which last Session he " gave utterance." Were his Lordship here recording merely his own individual sentiments, the circumstance would scarcely be worth a moment's consideration ; but he is speaking the language of a party—of a party remarkable for notl.ing so much as its inveterate animosity towards Ireland. Hence his opinions assume an importance to which other wise they would not be entitled ; and being so, we say to Ire land, resent them—resent them in the warmest terms that the Constitution permits you to use. Teach this " Whig and something more" apostate, who has boxed the political compass, that neither he nor his shall insult you with im punity. It is evident that the Tory faction is presuming on the present tranquillity of Ireland, wherefore it becomes the bounden duty of the National Association, as diligent watchers over the interests of that country, to show them that their assumption is ill-founded. A little wholesome agitation will go a great way to remove the scales from the eyes of the Tories ;, and to convince them that in following the counsels of Lord LYNDHURST-of him whose praise is contamination, and whose censure is compliment ; who com menced his political career as an extreme Whig, and con cludes it as an extreme Tory ; who is consistent only in incon sistency, and whose whole public career has been one uniform sacrifice of honourable feeling on the shrine of faction—a little wholesome agitation, we repeat, on the part of Ire land, will go far to convince the Tories that in following the counsels of this noble-by-courtesy Statesman, they have been following a will-o'-the-wisp, which mast assuredly lead them into difficulties whence there can be no possibility of extricating themselves. Viscount MELBOURNE'S reply to Lord LYNDHURST was one of the most stinging, caustic philippics ever delivered in the House of Incorrigibles. "In the course of that in vective," said the Noble Viscount, "in which his Lordship has thought proper to indulge, he has observed that those who composed the Conservati‘c mcetings are the friends of the KING and Constitution ; while we, the Ministers, are supported by none but the enemies of the Constitution. What right has he to make that assertion ? What right has he to make that charge ? Be they Ca tholics, or be they Dissenters, by what right does he assume that superiority of character ? Is his character so high ? Is his character so far above theirs, as to justify him in setting himself up as the censor of others—as the censor and condemner of large masses of his fellow subjects? I mean to speak nothing but what is respectful of the Noble and Learned Lord ; I have always expressed a great respect for his abilities, and I repeat what I have more than once stated, that I confine my respect strictly to his abilities ?" After this cutting retort Lord LYND HURST, we suspect, will be in no hurry again to measure lances with the Noble Viscount. But to revert to the point with which we set out. The THE SUN, LONDON, SATtiRDAV, JUNE 10, 1837. recent conduct of the Tories convinces us that they are perfectly reckless and desperate, and in the signs of the times, daily becoming more unequivocal, read their own condemnation. To gain time, therefore, is now their main —indeed, their only object. All liope, but what they may derive front delay, is gone, and we need scarcely assure them that this is but a rotten prop to lean upon. They may postpone measure after measure—they may ewbarass the plans of Government, and throw down the gauntlet of defiance to the Commons—they may uplift the banner of " No Popery," and rally every bigot under its standard ; —they may do this, and more ; but all will be of no avail ; events are working :;eainst them, as certainly as they arc working in favour of Ministers ; back-stairs influence is on tl:e eve of utter extinction, and the prospects of Rekrm are hourly becoming more cheering. We have but to persevere, to conquer! We think his MAJEST CS Ministers have great reason to congratulate themselves on the signal testimony borne to their merits by the Parliamentary proceedings of last night. In the House of Commons they had to sustain a volley of ill-natured abuse from the fugleman of the Ultra radical party, because they are afraid to move a step in the march of Reform , while the Corypliceus of the Ultra-tory party in the House of Lords was at the very same moment denouncing them with equal viru lence, for the railroad rapidity with which they are proceeding to sweep an ay all the fundamentals of the Con stitution, in their reforming career. Now, tho beauty of these conflicting charges is this, that they completely neu tralize one another, and necessarily impress upon the calm, sober-minded, and reflecting part of the community, the conviction that the Government has pursued that wise and safe course, which is equally distant from both extremes — has steered the vessel of the State through a difficult and dangerous navigation, with such steadiness and skill as to keep clear of the rocks on either side. This we say, will be the conclusion forced by the violence of ultra-politicians upon the minds of those who, like ourselves, keep aloof from all party courses. As to the two persons who principally figured in their respective " Houses"—Mr. ROEBUCK and Lord LYNDHUBST--WC may perhaps be allowed to say that there is a certain degree of similarity between them. In point of talent there is certainly none—in that respect a thousand ROEBUCKS would not make up the measure of one LYNDHURST ; while on the other hand Mr. ROEBUCK :reatly the advantage in point of character for political has . I virtue which the Learned Baron does not pre tend however, they agree—they are iones t t o y . — both driven o to l: theadDvoeec' a t Oy of extreme opinions by the ne cessity of their situation, Lord LYNDHURST'S talents having been divorced front pinciple could find employ ment only in the service of that party who set all principle at defiance, while the great ComMuner would have been an amazingly insignificant personage, without his ultra-extra vagant Radicalism. The exhibition which Mr. ROEBUCK made last night has greatly disappointed us. He followed pretty nearly the course which we anticipated he would take ; but we must say that WO had rated his abilities much higher than the specimen 4000 by the "state of the nation" has justified. We have bit terness enough—of that waspishness which is so often and so easily assumed to make up for the want of tlo more sterling attributes of a debater, there is no lack ; but when we come to examine the points on which the Honourable Member for Bath lays the most stress, we find that they are either untenable for their absurdity, or based upon misrepresentation, The speech of Lord Jot-IN RUSSELL, though not long, is one of the best that the Noble Lord ever delivered. Dignified in its tone, and triumphant in its calm refutation of the flippant attack made upon the Ministry, it will, we are sure, be read with unqualified gratification by every Re former. We cannot avoid quoting the concluding passage " I do not think that we ought to be blamed, because the measurea which we have thought right have not i mme , diately become acts of the Legislature. The Hon. Gentle,. man, who has not long been a Member of the House of Com mons, has thought it proper tko taunt us sitting on this bench with a narrative of the acts which we harp been unable to carry ; with the failure in point of performance after we had produced measures of considerable importance. I will take the liberty of mentioning to him, that during the time which we have sat in this House, for the greater part of us have sat in it during the last few years, we have carried the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, which made a degrading separa tion between Churchmen and Dissenters.—(Hear.) W e h ave carried the Reform Act.—(Hear.) We have carried the Poor Law Act.—( Hear, hear.) We have carried the Act for the Reform of Municipal Corporations, the Act for the commuta tion of Tithes in England, and the Act for the total and entire Abolition of Slavery.—( Cheers.) With respect to adminis tration, I will not go into details with respect to expenditure and taxation ' • we have kept up to that promise of retrench ment which Lord Grey gave when he took office, It is a glory on which I shall always pride myself, that I have acted with Lord Gray first, and since with Lord Melbourne in car rying these important measures; and if some other measures hare not the luck to reach their consummation, I do not see that it justifies the Honourable Gentleman. When only two thirds of the session have been gone through, and many of their measures are yet coming to their completion—l say Ido not thit2( that it justifies him, who has never done anything for his country--(Loud cheery)—oho has never carried any Act, or, as far as I know, proposed any measure by which the liberties or interests of this country might be promoted—l say Ido not think that it becomes him to come forward now to arraign us, he having so little of his own performance to place in the balance against ours—( Renewed pheers)—to make himself the accuser, with bitter and ironical sarcasm, and seem to be aid ing the cause of liberty, which, in fact, if his reproaches had any effect, they could have no effect but this—to MU the calm and steady progress of Reform, and, making many despair of that calm and steady progress to induce them to go back, or, at least if not to lead to it retrogression, to lead to a stoppage—a standing still under the guidance of those who have always felt that Reform was dangerous, and that we ought to go no further. "—c Laud cheers.) The whole of the Paris Papois of Thursday have been received this morning. Their contents aro very unin teresting, now that the public is surfeited with the accounts of the festivities consequent upon the nuptials of the Duke of ORLEANS. On Wednesday the Chamber of Deputies was engaged with the budget of supplies for the depart ment of Public Instruction. The announcement, on the Bourse, of the certain failure of an American banker resi dent in Paris, unless assisted by the National Bank of France and his friends to the amount of four millions of francs (140,0000, created a good deal of alarm, till it was discovered, on an examination of his books, that the banker was solvent, though in the greatest distress for ready money. It was reported at the same time, that the banking house of M. MULLER, Friburg, Switzerland, stopped payment for an equal sum. Other failures were whispered about, but the rumours could not be relied up on as correct. _ _ Annexed are extracts from the French papers : " It appears that it was on the 16th of May that the Spanish Loan, of which we have spoken to our readers, and which is presumed to have been succeeded by a Treaty of Commerce with England, was signed at Madrid. " We know that the Loan and the Treaty are both desired at Paris and London ; but our betters speak so positively on the subject, that we cannot refuse to believe them. The gua rantee required of England is said to be limited to a promise to hinder a Carlist expedition against the island of Cuba, if ever Don Carlos should have the intention or the power to undertake anything of the kind. This engagement may easily be entered into by the Ministry, without having recourse to Parliament. It seems that the subscribers to the Loan keep it back till a decisive engagement favourable to the cause of the Queen, probably intending to find means to defer it in definitely, if any event disastrous to the Queen's cause should render the concession of it impossible or too difficult."—Le Temps, June 8. PARIS, JUNE B.—Vice-Admiral Baron Roussin, the term of whose leave of absence has nearly expired, will return to his post at Constantinople after the marriage fetes. It is said that the Count de Saint Priest, our Minister at Lisbon, will be appointed to the Embassy at Rome, vacant by the death of M. Latour Maubourg. The Laurier brig, which is going to be stationed at Newfoundland during the fishery, has taken on board Boireau, to convey him to the United States. This vessel sailed from Brest on the 2d. Perhaps it may go to Havre, to take Meunier, whom the inhabitants of that city do not know what to do with, since the ships bound to New Orleans refuse to take him on board. A letter from New Orleans says, " The, French .ship Le Vaillaht, on arriving from Havre, has just been seized by order of the magistrates, for having a negro on board, though this passenger had a re gular passport." This example of severity on the part of the American Government against such violation of th e laws of the state of Lousiana, is not new. Several,French ships in similar circumstances have experienced the same fate of Le Valiant.—Le Coninierce. FRENCH FUNDS—P.4RM JUNE 5. Five per Cents., It SE 75c. 65c. 60c. Four and a Half per Cents. 1011 40c. Four per Cent., 9Jf. Three per Cents., 7 , 41 Sc. '7Bl. • Bank Actions, '2,4301 ftente Ce Naples, 96f. 90c. SOc. 70c. 65c. Roman Five per Cents., lc] Spanish Actives, 6 21i4 4 , 1 i,ti!e• • Spanish Passives. 5%1.1 ILylgian Loan, Five per Cents., 101%. Brussels Society, 1,5551 Belgian Bank, 1,4001 1,395 f. 1,39 ,1 f. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents. 28N . EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25c. 37%e.; money, 25:. Three months, paper, 251. 17%c. ; money, —c —Court Authentique. LAST PRICES Five per Cents., LIM SOc. Three per Cents. iSf. 15. Rank Actions, 2,40 f. Bente tie Naples, 061. 90c. Roman Five per Cents., 101 1 ,i. Brussels Bank, 1,3901. Portuguese Three per Cents., 23%. 6panish Actives, 254. Spanish Passives 5 3 4. Nieflish Difibies, 6%. Belgian Society, 1,555 f. Madrid Papers to the 31st inst. have been received. Their contents are interesting. On the 28th the Cortes voted the suppression of all convents, monasteries, colleges, and other religious houses, for both sexes, in the Peninsula, I the idands adjacent subject to the dominion of Spain, and throughout the Spanish possessions in - Africa, with the ex. ception of the colleges for Asiatic missions at Valladolid, Monteagirdo, and Ocana. On the 29th the death of General 1:11IBARREN was communicated to the Chamber, and a pension settled on his widow. The two daughter% of Brigadier-General Lrom had also pensions voted thew. In the. same sitting the Cortes approved of the Report of the Committee respecting the form in which the Cham ber should present the new Constitution to the QUEEN. The Carlist chief ToHada, at the head of 3,000 in fantry and 500 cavalry, attempted to storm Caene, but was repulsed by the garrison with the loss of 24 me❑ killed and 45 wounded. The garrison consisted of only 60 men, of whom none were killed. The Eeo of the :10th contains the following statement of the relative strength of the Carlist and Chi ist ino expedi tionary forces : • CARLISTS. Troops of Alava 2,500 liorse lOO Guides Troops of Navarre l,BOO Guides Troops of Arragon 1,200 Horse 320 Troops of Castile Horse 3OO Battalion of the Royal Guard Deserters from the Algereine Legion Dismounted Lancers Cannoneers 6O Total, including Cavalry... 10,700 The Carlist infantry is divided into four brigades, respec tively commanded by Generals VILLAREAL, SOPELANA, CuEvriLLAs, and ARROYO. To QIJILEZ is entrusted the chief command of the cavalry. Opposed to this force theChristinos have— Infantry commanded by Espartero and Buerens 14,000 Cavalry Reinforcement commanded by Oraa 5.000 Baron de Meer's advanced Guard on the Cinca Total—lnfantry 22,000 Cavalry 1,400 This force is exclusive of guides, cannoneers, and a good park of artillery. The position of Don CARLOS is hourly becoming more critical. A letter from Valcarlos, of the 4th inst., states that IRIARTE, at the head of 2,000 Christinos, executed a movement which compelled the Carlist chief URANGA to abandon the attack upon Lodosa. The Carlists have like wise been obliged to evacuate Lerin, the possession of which the Post vauntingly talked of as hardly second to that of Madrid. Advices from Jaca likewise state that the Carlists attempted the passage of the Cinca, but they were driven back by Baron de MEER'S division, and compelled to shelter themselves in Barbastro. Monson is also pepti pied by the Chrioinos, SO that Don Cknt.os can neither ad, vane° nor retreat without exposing his army to the hi4ard of being cut oft to a man. In the mean time his supplies are stopped ; and as his troops are, for the most part, eon posed of raw recruits actuated by hopes of plunder, de gertions will become numerous with the diminution of ra, lions in the parllst Letters from San Sebastian of the 4th Inst., bring no intelligence from that quarter of any i n t eres t. A co py o f the conditions of service proposed by the government and Brigadier-General to such officers and men of the Legion as may wish to prolong their connection with the Spanish Constitutional cause, has been forwarded to us. The term proposed is a year, The pay and a ll owances are t h e same as In the Britishservlee-..—the soldiers beinw subject tAliritish Military discipline ,,, and In the event of the pay being with? held for three months, the government binds itself to transport the men Immediately to England, and to pay them the full amount of the year's pay, though they may not have served for half that period, The bounty of private soldiers is five Spanish dollars for the Infantry, and six for the cavalry and artillery, KING'S DAY.) TITEKING V. THE GRAND dt'NCTION CANAL COMPANY. The Court gave judgment in this case, which was a rule for a tuanduMus to be directed to the Company, commanding them to make an equal rate upon coals conveyed by the public throughout the Canal. After maturely considering the several sections of the Acts (35th Geo. 111., Chap. 8, and the 52d Geo. 111., Chap. 140, which extends the power of the Company), which bore upon the point in question, the Court could find no provision for limiting the discretion of the Compeny as to the raising or lowering of the tolls, and therefore the rule for the mandamus must be discharged. THE KING V. THE BIRMINGHAM CANAL COMPANY. The COURT also gave judgment in this case, which was an appli cation on the part of the Dudley Canal _Company to procure an equalization of tolls on the Birmingham and Worcester Canal and the Birmingham Canal. The Court was of opinion that the ap plication could not be sustained, and that the rule ought to be dis charged.—Rule discharged. THE KING V, KELLY, ESQ.-CRIMINAL INFORMATION. In this case a rule had been obtained calling upon the defendant, Fitzroy Kelly, Esq., one of his Majesty's counsel, and late Mem ber for Ipswich, to show cause why a criminal information should not be filed against him for sending a challenge to Rigby Wason, Esq., M. P. for Ipswich. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (with whom was Sir F. Pollock), now appeared to show cause against the rule, and be would at once admit that the challenge had been sent by Mr. Kelly. He had not only sent one, but two challenges, but he at the same time confi dently, but respectfully submitted that the rule must be discharged with costs. When such an application was made their Lordships would expect that the party who applied should not have given pro vocation, and that he would lay before them a candid and sincere statement of the transaction out of which the charge arose. In the present case Mr. Wason had given provocation by wilfully and wan tonly accusing Mr. Kelly of an atrocious falsehood. Instead of coming promptly to their Lordships for protection, Mr. Wilson entered into a correspondence with Mr. Kelly, and, during that time, he again publicly calumniated him, and published to the world a letter he had written for that purpose. The application arose out of the Ipswich election, which took place in January 1835, on which occasion Messrs. Wason and Morrison were the candidates on one interest, and Messrs. Kelly and Dundas on the other. The two latter were elected, but were afterwards unseated by the decision of a Committee of the House of Commons. Another election took place in June 1835, when Messrs. Wason and Morrison were elected. The excitement occasioned by these circumstances had, after a year and a half, died away, when, in the month of April in the present year, Mr. Wason voluntarily and publicly, at a publi meeting in the borough of Ipswich, accused Mr. Kelly of havine coinmitted an atrocious falsehoo..l, in having appealed to the Sug preme Being for the truth of a statement which he knew to b false. The words so spoken by Mr. Wason, however calumniouse were not of such a nature as allowed of an action to be brought, or, an indictment to be preferred. Mr. Kelly had no lawful remedy ; and although he (the Attorney-General) could not pretend to jus tify the course he had adopted, he thought their Lordships would say that it was attended with circumstances of great m►tigation, and that Mr. Wason could not make any complaint of the conduct of Mr. Kelly. The Learned Counsel here proceeded at great length to comment upon the affidavits upon which the rule had been obtained, and the correspondence that had taken place between the parties, and which has been already published. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice COLERIDGE disposed of a few motions of little im portance, but nothing of interest took place when our Reporter left. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) No ease of interest occurred in this Court up to the time of going to Press. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) G'l7' Y, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the early part of yesterday the Funds were very heavy, in consequence of the alarming reports that prevailed respecting his Majesty's health ; but towards the afternoon it was known they were void of truth, and that his Majesty was in a situation to trans act business. In con equenca of this an improvement took place in the Consol Market, from 9N to 91i. In the Foreign Ex changes the prices were firm with a tendency to improve. The private letters received in the course of yesterday from the principal manufacturing towns were more favourable than the ac counts received last week, although very few orders were received for goods. A meeting took place in the course of yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. George Wildes and Co. ' at which a full statement of their affairs was laid before the creditors, which is said to have proved highly satisfactory. The concerns of the house will be arranged under the power of trustees, similar to that of those of Wilson and Co. There is no doubt that a similar mode will be adopted at the meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Wiggins and Co. FIIN1)S. Consols opened this morning at 91A I for July Account ; Ex chequer Bills, 33 35 ; India Bonds, 33 35 ; Bank Stock, 205. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, which chked at 22, are at present 23/ a with the Coupons ; Deferred, 8-A- ; Passive, 54 ; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 521 53/ ; Portuguese, 431; Three per Cents., 28A 4. In respect to commercial affairs all is tranquil in the City to the present hour. HALF-PA ST ONE. Up to the present hour everything is in a quiet state in the city in respect to commercial affairs. We have not even a single report in circulation. The Funds, which were buoyant in the morning, have become rather heavy. Consols had reached 91i, since which they have receded to 91— at present may be quoted 91 for July, with little doing. Exchequer Bills improved 35 ; India Bonds, 33 prem. ; Bank Stock, 205 ; India do., shut. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active has been done at 24 at present. 23 1, with Coupons ; Portuguese, 43} ; Three per Cents., 254 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 53i ; American Bank paper, 94 to 94k. THREE O'CLOCK. Conicls for Account, 91. This morning the Duchess of Marlborough, with her son, the Marquis of Blandford, and several ladies of dis tinction, accompanied by the Governor of the Bank of Eng land, visited the Principal Dutch Synagogue, in Duke's place, this being the holiday of the Hebrew Pentecost. The termination of the Covent-Garden season, which took place last night, was unusually abrupt. Of this event, which used to be considered, if it be so no longer, an important one in the theatrical world, no more than two day's notice was given to the public. To the performers, who are more deeply interested in the matter, the same notice, if we are rightly informed, was allowed. Seine potatoes were planted a t Withernsea on the 3d day of Febrtlary, and did not appear above ground before the 20th of May IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, (THIS DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The Loan CH A NCELLOR, Viscount DU NCAN NON', and the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, took their seats on the Woolsack as Commis sioners, for the purpose of giving the Royal assent to several Bills which had been passed sin:Le the 1a..7t Cummision. The Usher of thy. Black lied ha - .IPg been directed to summon the House of Common., the acwinpanied by sevei al Members, appeared sho:tli aftemards at the bar, Isbell the Royal assent, in the usual form, was given to the following Bills : The Consolidated Fund Bill, Rankin's Ests'e Bill, Carn'gie's Estate Bill, Lockhart's Estate Bill, Duke of Argyle's Estate Bill, and some Naturalization Bills. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the Leeds Water Works Bill was read a second time, and ordered to he committed. Messengers from the Coral - 3ons brought up the Turnpike Ac's Continuation B. 11; tha Raul illilitary Canal Bill ; the Wigan Rectory Estate Bill ; the 1 Irtttol Cemetery Bill ; the Liverpool Improvement Acts Amendment. 1 1,11 ; the Barn,by Water-works Bill; which were severally read a first time. Mr. BERNAL then appeared at the Bar, and desired a con ference with their Lordships on the subject of the Muucipal Act Amendment Bill. The Message was ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday next. Their Lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAK ER took the chair at twelve o'clok. MUNICIPAL COlti"011ATIONS (ENGLAND) BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL move.l the Order of the Day for the con sideration of the Lords' amendments to the Municipal Corporations (England) Bill. The Order of the Day having been read, The Nonce. Loan observed with respect to the present Rill, it was most desirable, particularly as it had been before Parliament for so long a period, he might say two Sessions, that they should, if possible, be able to pass an Act of Parliament upon the subject, —( Hear.) Therefore he should propose that the Lords' amend ments be agreed to as far as possible, and that only where it was absolutely necessary should he disagree with them. The first amend ment he should propose was to an amendment of their Lordships, which provided that the Councillor who was assessed to the largest amount of Poor-rates, should be the person ap pointed to preside at the election of Councillors, fie (Lord J. Russell) did not quite approve of the principle of selecting the richest person for that purpose; at the same time he was anxious rather to amend, than strike out the amendment. He would, therefore, propose that the Councillors among themselves tif; :loot a person for that purpose; and in case of disagrtwou,, that th e person paying the largest amount of Poor.iltos' be selected, Mr. BROTHERTON had great doubts as to whether the prin. ciple of electing the largest rateqayer was a good one, He knew a case in which the largest rate-payer in a borc.ugh could neither read nor write.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. HAWKINS thought the most childish absurdity was visible in the amendment made by the other House—(Hear)—and he despaired of anti; being able to g e t an y thi ng done while the present system continued. The Noble Lord did not in his opinion sae the whole absurdity of the principle, awl in his opinion the election of Chairman sbetAd he to the burgesses. 84RN.47,.4: - ,:etted they should be called upon to acquiesce iy,ceelous pr.meiple, and he begged to be understood as by tio means compromising his ow n o pi n i ons i n g i v i ng h i s assent to the proposition. He fully coincided in the truth and justice of the remarks of the Hon. Member fur Salford ; but as it was desirable to him tag their object should be to have it passed in the least injurious shape possible. The amendment was then agreed to, Lord J. RUSSELL %;(1 there was another amendment which 112 iiiS.agt , ce to, by which he should restore the provision cont4ilect in it to the state in which it was when the Bill had passed the liouse g# Lords l a st year. Il i WASON thought the Bill of last year should be in their hands before they proceeded fnrtlicr, Lord JOHN fit.TSSI.P.LL said that with respect to the auditing of eepottuts, the persons connected with the auditing office had stated many reasons why they could not satisfactorily perform the ditties required of them, and they therefore proposed that a sum of 2,0311. as salary be allowed in consequence of such increased duty. lie would therefote propose that clauses T and U be struck off, The Committee was then appointed for drawing up their reasons for disagreeing to certain amendments made by the Lords, viz.— The Attorney-General, Lord John Russell, Mr. Wason, Mr. Ber nal, Mr. Seymour, the Chancellor of' the Exchequer, and Mr. Hodges, IMOISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES. The House then went into Committee on the Registration of the Births and Marriages Bill, Mr. BEfotm. in the Chair. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the first clause referred to the ap pointment of a Superintendent Registrar, in case of the illnes or absence of tho Superintendent-General. Mr. WILKS observed that it was the opinion of many persons that the marriage should be suspended in case of the absence of the superior officer, and he thought such a defect required a remedy. After a few words from Lord J. RUSSELL, tht devise was agreed to. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said it had been considered hard by the lion. Member for Oxford that the clergy should be debarred from receiving payment for making entries. To remedy such an evil he would propose that entries should be sent in four times every year, and that 6d. should be received for every certified copy. The two remaining clauses had no reference to the Bill of last year. They went to give liberty to publish the banns of marriage in Ro man Catholic chapels, which were licensed by the Bishop of the diocese. Mr. - BROTHERTON said, as many persons had at. present an objection to resister the births of their children, he should move the insertion of a clause empowering persons to register the births of their children at any time under the age of 12 years. Mr PRYME thought the time should not be limited to twelve years. He would suggest that it be extended still further. Lord JOHN RUSSELL regretted that he should be obliged to object to the clause altogether. It would most likely open a door to fraud, and lead to much doubt and uncertainty. Mr. HINDLEY supported the clause. He thought it would be a very great benefit, particularly in the manufacturing districts, and put an end to fraudulent certificates. Dr. NICHOLS objected to the clause. Sir H. WILLIAAISON thought the clause would be useful in the case of children born abrosd, as he knew of no way in which the registry of their births could otherwise be effected. After a few words from Mr. Hitcm.ET and Lord J. RUSSELL, The clause was negatived without a division. Mr. LYNCH proposed as an amendment to the 18th section, which provided that twenty resident householders should certify that the place wherein the marriages were celebrated had been used as a place of worship exclusively for twelve months previously—. " That twenty inhabitants residing within five miles of the chapel or bu , lding should certify," &c. He should also propose a proviso explanatory of what was meant by " public building." After a few words from Mr. \VILKS and Mr. ESTCOURT, who proposed to postpone the clause for further consideration, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought the amendment un necessary and superfluous. The clause was then agreed to, as was also another clause pro posed by Mr. Lynch, relative to the celebration of marriages by Roman Catholic clergymen, between persons of different persua sions, the precise nature of which we could not catch. On the question that the Bill be reported being put, Mr. BAINES begged to ask the Noble Lord (Lord J. Russell) whether the Commission appointed to inquire into the Registration of Births and Marriages had yet prepared a Report, or when it might be expected ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL believed the Commissioners bad taken much trouble and pains to investigate the matter, but he believed they would be unable to make their Report for some time. Dr. NICHOLL said the Commissioners had about 5,000 regis tries before them, but it would be necessary to examine them care fully as well as the others that had not yet been sent in. Sir S. WHALLEY regretted that he had not been in attend ance at an earlier period, as he had a clause to propose relative to the appointment' of registries in parishes which were not under the government of the Poor Law Commissioners. He begged to ask the Noble Lord how he intended to act with regard to these parishes? Lord J. RUSSELL believed that some difficulty had arisen with respect to that point, but he believed that it was intended to give the guardians in these parishes a power of establishing a registry office; but where the provisions of the Poor-law Amendment Act were not yet in force, he thought the churchwardens and overseers of the poor should have the power to appoint an office of registry. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the Poor-law Amendment Act was not to be extended all over the country, as the obiervations of the No ble Lord would seem to imply. Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY suggested that there ought to be a clause, authorising the guardians or overseers to appropriate a sum of money for that purpose. He scarcely could reconcile it to himself that the Noble Lord would interfere with the constituted authorities of the parish. LORD JOHN RUSSELL acknowledged there was some dif ficulty about the subject, and be would look to it, but he did not think there was any doubt about the term " Guardian." The Act pro posed to give power to guardians who had been appointed under a local Act, and he thought the distinction made by the Honour able Member for Marylebone was not of very great moment. He wished to see the Poor-law Amendment Bill adopted through out the country, but he did not wish to see any particular parish seeking to avoid its provisions. He would therefore oppose the se cond reading of the clause. Mr. WAKLEY begged the Noble Lord would say was it his intention to have the Poor-law Bill enforced throughout the whole country, for such appeared to be the purport of his observation ; with respect to . the clause, he considered it did not go far enough, and he hoped the Hon. Member for Marylebone would withdraw it, and frame one on a more exten sive scale. After a few observations from Mr. WILKS, Colonel PAnitY, and Sir S. WitALLEY, the clause was withdrawn. The Bill was then reported to the House, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Friday next. STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION AT HULL. Mr. WAKLEY begged to ask the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Home Department whether it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to send an engineer to enquire into the late disastrous occurrence at Hull ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL replied that he was not aware that the Government was called upon to take any such steps. Mr. WAKLEY hoped the Noble Lord would feel it his duty to do so. The case was a very serious one, affecting not only the pleasures and the trade, but the lives, of his Majesty's subjects. Such an investigation should not be left to the local authorities, who might have reasons for not doing their duty as they ought, and it was necessary that some disinterested person should preside. After a few words from Mr. WILKS, Mr. THORNLEY said he understood that the Government em ployed an engineer to inspect the state of the steam-boats, for the purpose of ascertaining whether they were in proper order or not. Mr. C. WOOD—There was a person employed to in spect the Government steam-boats ; and to take care that the machinery was in proper order ; but he never heard that it was the duty of the Government and of the Admiralty to provide an officer for the purpose of inspecting the steam-boat s an d t h e i r machinery throughout the kingdom. With reference to the ques tion that had been put, he entertained great doubts whether the Government had the power to appoint an engineer without a spe cific Act of Parliament. —( Hear, hear.) The unfortunate acci dent, of which he knew nothing, except from the reports in the newspapers arose, he believed, from tampering with the safety valve and putting upon it a greater power than it could bear. The evi dence before the Coroner's Inquest would put the public in posses sion of any further information, although he doubted much whether there was any possibility of procuring any evidence upon that point, as the persons most likely to give information must have been blown up when the explosion took place. Mr. CHAPMAN suggested that a person should be appointed by Government to inspect these steam-vessels every three months. Lord J. RUSSELL doubted the expediency of such an arrange ment. Ulterior measures might be taken if such were thought ne cessary, after the Coroner's inquest had been held, WAKLEY reminded the Noble Lord that in engineer had t been appointed bv the Gn7ernrnent on the occasion oihe falling of a the a tre, and also that z.n rng'ileer had been apps •-•..- to Mr - t 'fey the best line of railway from London to Brighton. e w _d; After a few words from Mr. FINCH, the conversation dopp On the Order of the Day f o r th e Pillory Punishment Bil l beo rfal, Lord SAN DON beg ge d t o as k the Noble Lord (J. Russell) Is ether he intended t o i n t ro d uce an y measure during the p r Session fur the purpose of emblin.r, Corporations to dispt se of C e PY_ esent prcr,r,erty, the Bill upon that subject last ~(11. ; having beam thrown cast. Lord .T. RUSSELL believed there was no intention on the Vet of his Majesty's Government to introduce a Bill for that plurSf; but as it was intended. to introduce a measure with reference to the' Poor-law Amendment Act before the termination of the SessioSe a clause might then be introduced for such a purpose. On tl eir return, the SPEAKER acquainted the Houle that they had been to the House of Lords, and that the Royal assen t had been given by Co mm i ss i on to certa i n Bill s (io n which see Lords' rinort). PILLORY PUNISHMENT ABOLITION BILL, Lord JOHN USSLLL moved tie Odor of the Da.y far the Ctird reading- of the Pill o ry P un i s h mtnt A bo li t i on B i ll. The Bill was acco r di ng l y rea d o. third time, and 7asse o .. NAVY . EMMATES. Mr. C. WOOD m ove d tl At t h e R eport on the N rlvy Ecrnr,tes the ith of April be b roug ht up. H o wns was a large sum (At' money voted which w^,ald not be applied until Hon. Members were enabled to canvass the items, and frame what ever motions they intended to make ~ A p on them. Sir E. CODItINGTON ho'2,ed that an opportunity would be Mr. It. STEUART then brought up given for discussing one item - in particular, which was to be re served ; and as such was the case, he would not ress hisP motion. Estimates. the R:el.ptoort.'"oa'tlleNthairic STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA. WILLIAM r) ENT/NCK moved for a Select Comnii'•tee to inquire into the praeileability of effecting a steam cornmunitAtion with India. Sir JOHN CAM HOBIIOUSE said that there had I Jeen ar rangetnents made by the Government respecting s team communi cation with Indi a , an d if h e agreed to the appointine•rt of a Com mittee, it sho u ld b e on t h e understanding that it should not interfere with th e E ast I ndia Company's communication b y t h RNA Sea with Chi na . After a few word s from Lord W. BENTINCK, the motion' s ' s° agreed to, and a Connuittee appointed. The House that adjourned at Half-past Two o'Clock. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY') DEAL, Je 9.—Wind S.E., light breezes.—No arrivals. . PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 9.—Wind S. S.E., showery. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 9.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Mall M ul ' from Madras. • FA M 0 UTIT, Ju NE B.—Wind E. S.E.—Arrived the rien rick ' Johan, from Havannah. BRISTOL, JUNE 9.—Arrired the Copernicus, from Dantzie. LIVERPOOL, JUNE B.—Wind S.E. fresh.—Arrived the Ve r n_L seules, from Deme r a ra ; L ee, f rom B arbadoes ; United States , f °"` New Orleans ; Carrol of Carrolton, from Mobile ; and Washer Wilkie, from St. Petersburgh. hittXA JUNE 7. Arrived the Union, from Riga. Lvitit, JUNE B.—Arrived the Mary, James, from Dantzic. SiiiEr.ns, J UNE S.—A rr i ve d t h e Pearl, from St. John's, 1 " w Brunswick ; Alexander, from Riga ; Sherraton, from Pill" ; Tyneside, from Dantzic ; and Grasshopper, from Wismar. a HULL, JUNE 9.—Arrived the Samuel, Spyvie, from Riga; a n ThusLeld, from Memel. WINDSOR -FRIDAY. His Majesty has bad a better night, and has gone throug h the day with less emb arrassment i n hi s b reath i ng. The Kid has also expectorated more freely, and the symptoms 51 i' t° : gether are con s id ere d more f avoura bl e b y his Majesty's P sicians. Dr. Chambers left the Castle this morning for town, i n will return with Si r H enry H a lf or d th i s evening. These g e ,t; tlemen will sleep a t th e C ast l e . Hi s Majesty is also attenny— day and night by his favourite and eminent physician D r * Davies. The Queen, we are happy to learn, continues in ffood 110' 1 1; notwithstanding her c ons t an t an d anxious attendance in t sick chamber night and day. We believe a bulletin will be issued to-morrow. Lord Brownlow left for town, and will return this evening' Lord and Lady Barrington, Lord Falkland, and Lord Alb e " merle took their departure. The Earl of Munster arrived last night. Lady Clinton and Sir Horace Seymour called this eveni n g at the Castle. The Speaker on Wednesday had to read prayer° previously to proceeding to count the House, in co nsequenc e of the absence of hi s Ch ap l a i n. Th e c i rcumstance is curi°ll, and unprecedent e d i n mo d ern t i mes. The Members w ,, n were present could h ar dly b e li eve t h e i r eyes and ears, b u t fact was nevertheless so, and more, the Speaker read th e prayers very well. We regret that we cannot announce any improve ment in the state of trade in this town. There has been of,. ° failure of a res p ecta bl e l ace concern, since our last. T h e number of operati ves emp l oye d b y pu bli c subscription en ; roads is nearly one thousand. The relief Committee, after anxious deliberation, came to the decision, on Monday even t ing, that in future th e wages a ll owe d could be on l y eigP shillings a week on day work.—Notting/iant Review. Sir Andrew Agnew's Lord's Day Bill having been read a second time, the next stage will be to have it committed' Some Bills, after going through a Committee, are often so much altered, that they are like a beggerman's coat, which I so covered with patch es th a t no part o f t h e or i g i na l gar ma , is seen. Will Sir Andrew's Bill share a similar fate ? A About one o'clock on S un d ay , as t h e B i shop 01 tun was coming out of the Cathedral of that city, a men, lieved to be a journeyman bl ac k sm i t h, attempted to fire a brace of pistols at him, but fortunately they both flashed in the pal. The fellow made his escape, and had not been taken when th e account came away. His master says that he declared to o' l some months ago—" I am a Republican, but am ehieflyella i° the Priests and the Catholics." • The widow of the l amente d B e l zon i , w h o per is hed in Africa, resides at Brussels, in circumstances of great PO" niary distress. Yesterday afternoon Richard Taylor, the oldest pensioner in Chelsea Hospital was buried with military h ° ' nours, in a portion of ground attached to the institution lir propriated for the interment of the old veterans. This ineu ria ; ful but impressive ceremony drew a vast assemblage of p ejs°s present. She dec ease d was f o ll owe d b y a num b er o f h i s companions in arms. He had attained the patriarchical 1 1 ) 1 of 104 years, and his milit ar y serv i ces compre h en d e d a Perl,, of more than 50 y ears . H e was a d rummer b oy at the bet'u of Culloden, in 1745 ; aft erwar d s h e serve d i n G ermany Loder ! Prince Ferdinand. H e a ft erwar d s serve d i n var i ous par ts „ c ' e the world. The last ac ti on h e was present i n was on t,Ph plains of Alexandri a , i n E gypt , w h ere t h e ga ll ant S i r list Abercrombie fell. He had been 40 years and upwards in to Hospital. The Earl of Egremont's illness, which proceeded from a cold, is far f rom a ser i ous nature ; and by a letter re ceived in town ye s t er d ay a f ternoon, we are informed t h a t bi; Lor3ship was recovering as fast as possible. Yesterday mornin g , a b out h a lf past seven o' clot; the body of a middle-aged man was picked up off the Tow e r stairs. No document was found on his person to prove who what the unfortunate man was. BEDFORD CHARITIES.—We cannot too high / 1 compliment the Trustees of the Harpur charity for the ad ds' tional display on Tuesday of their anxiety on every occasion, promote the best interests of this great charity, and to ins' e f the schools as extensively useful as possible. The income °.. the charity now amounts to nearly 14,0001. a-year, a fforcl most ample means for the promotion of the classical e ducen e of gentlemen destined for any of the learned professions, wri ke the exhibitions to the Universities may introduce them to Ugliest departments of the State. —Bedford Mercury. 1 Yesterday morning a l arge d og , o f t h e terr i er bree d, was observed running along Wigm ore - s t ree t, Cavendis h square, St. Nlarylebone, biting at every o bj ec t th a t came ; o f his way. On being observed he was pursued by a crow °, O persons, amongst whom were severa l po li ce consta bl e s. ~:j e o the road towards Cav en di s h- square th ree, persons wer e bi" 0„, by the rabid animal. The dog was fortunately met by k il led liceman in Cavendish- square , w h o w i t h hi s trunc h eo n ki" him on the spot. CO!' LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, JUNE Q nna ton is in better demand to-day—the sales amount to 4cis bags. There is a littl e more con fid ence s h een, b ot h by sell s and buyers, and the imp r es s i on a p pears to b e, t h at prices P reached their lowest point. CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S NEW WORK.--‘Ve are te e requested to state th a t th e new wor k b y t h e aut h or o f 1. 7 0 44- 0 . ; Simple," " Ja co b F a i t hf u l," & c., ent i t l e d " S nar ley or, the Dog Fiend," i s p u bli s h e d t hi s d ay, b y M r . Col/. s ll 13, Great Marlb o r oug h- street , an d may now b e had Booksellers. Agents for Scotland, Messrs. Bell and . fute, Edinburgh ; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, PATENT LEVER WA TC 6 ld With silver double-bottom case s £ 6 6 6 WThis ith silvercel hunting cases $ ebrated construction (the most accurate on en o. watch can be made) is off ere d, w i t h t h e l a t es t improver s 1, i. e. the detached escapem en t, j ewe ll e d i n f our holes, etc, hand to mark the seco n d s , h ar d ename l di a l, an d ma intaining' to-continue going while winding up, at the above price, by I'. COX SAVORY, Working Silve r an d G o ld sm ith, 47, C orn hill, London. N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchar. 818 TB. On the 7th inSt., at Whetstone, the lady of Osborne Delano °5" borne, Esq., of a son. RIE D. On the Bth inst., at th e Chap MAR el Royal, in the Tower , Mr. 11,1,11. B. Cortissos, of Lit t l e Tower-street, to Ann, eldest daughter °f J. Wi 7thllias, inst. of Steward-street. ; o Of On the , at Mitcham, Captain Thomas Davi s R.Pr „ the Madras Army, to Jane, daughter of John Field, Esrl• D. colt, On the Bth inst., at S a li s b uv y Cathedral, Captain W ' f 'ROW late of the 35th. Regiment, and only son of 0. Colt , Esq., °,-, Eyre , ham's House, Hant s , t o J ane , secon d d au ghter of the la te Esq., of The Close, Salisbury. lED. On the 7th inst., at Tunbri D dge Wells, William lien;l i euo beot aged 6, second son of th e R ev . H. Withy, la te of Trinity Church, Huddersfield. im l 70 , Mr. On the Bth inst., at Charlton-place, Islington, ag- Geo. Tomkins, of the Bank of England. o f the sd, York 4° On the sth i ns t., age d 21, M r . W i n. 11Iay, Lambeth. f of ovin. On the sth inst., at Falmouth, Elisabeth Tregelles, e F, t G ha ib t b p in la s e , e and the second daughter of the late Robert Were • London: Printed and Published by MURDO 1 " ) ''Vc0 011414. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 11 0 , Strand, in of Middlese&—Saturday, June 10, 1837. A THIRD EDITION, In 3 vols. post Bvo. , with Portrait of the Author, rice I Is. 6d. of A PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND, &c. By A. DE LAMARTINE, WILL BE PULISHED ON MONDAY NEXT. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to his Majesty.