The Sun. — London, England, 1837-05-08 00:00:00

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In 3 vols. post Bvo., NICK OF THE WOODS Edited by W. II IRRISON AINSWORTH, pg., Author of " Rookwood," " Crichton," &c. IS NOW READY. Richard Bentley, New Burling-ton-street. WESTMINSTER ELECTION. THE COMMITTEE for CONDUCTING the ELECTION of the REFORM CANDIDATE, J. T. LEADER, Esq., respectfully acquaint flit) Electors, that they MEET DAILY at the British Coffee-house, Cockspur-street ; where all communications arc to be addressed. DISTRICT COMMITTEE ROOMS. St. Martin's-in-the Fields—Slaughter's Coffee House, St. Martin's lane. St. George's, Outer Ward—Flask Hotel, Ebury-square. St. George's, Inner Ward—Spread Eagle, Oxford-street ; Running Horse, Duke-street ; and Coach and Horses, Maddock-street. St. James's—Crown, Broad-street, Golden-square. St. Mary-le-Strand, St. Clement Danes, and the Savoy—The Crown and Anchor. St. John's and St. Margaret's—King's Arms, Palace-yard ; Rose and Crown, Tufton-street, and Blue Anchor, York-street. St. Ann's—Golden Lion, Wardour-street. St. Paul's, Covent-garden—Eastey's Hotel, Southampton-street, Strand. At the CROWN and ANCHOR TAVERN, Strand, THIS EVENING, a PUBLIC MEETING will he held at Eight o'clock precisely, THOMAS WAKLEY, Esq., M.P., in the Chair. Mr. LEADER will attend. By Order of the Committee, W. WEST, Honorary Secretary. British Coffee-house, Monday, May 8, 1837. WESTMINSTER ELECTION.—The Cen tral Committee for conducting the ELECTION of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT have much satisfaction in announcing to his friends the canvass has proceeded most successfully, the returns made up to Saturday night are highly flattering, and render the re election of the Hon. Baronet certain. The Central Committee being fully aware of the powerful influence which is in array against Sir Francis, meet the contest fearlessly, calling on those who have enlisted in the great and good cause to continue unremitting in their exertions—to relax not for a moment—to be watchful over the movements of their opponents—hour by hour canvass the elec tors till the opening of the poll on Thursday next, May 11, and then with one energetic and united effort, again place the independent, the zealous, and long-tried constitutional friend of the people in the proud station he so ably filled for thirty years. • The Central Committee, as well as those of the several districts, continue to sit drily at the Committee-rooms as before announced, where they will be happy to receive all communications tending to secure the election. The electors are specially requested to remember one day only is allowed for polling-, which will commence at Eight o'clock and finally close at Four. JOSEPH CROUCHER, Sec. Ship Hotel, Charing-cross, May 8. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. 40 .4._ .L'J))e 41t-rc. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 8, 1837. S:r WILLEAm MOLESWORTII has well observed that the approaching struggle for Westminster is not a trial of strength between Sir FRANCIS BURDETT and Mr. LEADER, but between two great antagonist prin ciples. The question involved in it is, whether Re form shall still move forward at a steady, firm pace, or whether, for a season, it shall come to a dead halt. It is idle to look on it as a mere party struggle. It is far greater—far mere momentous—it is a national— we might almost say, a Europe: n--one. Let the Tories triumph in Westminster, and the shock will he felt far and wide through the Continent. The Carlists will he inspired by it to renewed exertions ; and Louis PHILIPPE in France, and even Nic noi.As in Russia will derive equal encouragement from the omen. At Lome, it will, have the effect of depressing the energies of Reformers ; filling Leland with apprehension ; and, in the evein of a dissolution, giving a vast impetus to the in fluence of the faction throughout time kingdom. %V state these things Broadly, because we are anxious that the Westinnster electors should know their exact po sition, and the amount of responsibility that now de volves upon them. Circumstances have placed them conspituotedv in the van of the battle. On their deci sion hangs, in a great degree, the destiny of Reform. They have to choose between good or evil for their country. They can, if they please, give to the right cause precisely that sort of stinudus of which it stands most in need ; or they con, for the season, paralize its energies. Under these circumstances, will they hesitate an instant as to the line of co;:duct they should adopt ? Impossible. Westminster has never yet been found wart:ng in her duty ; and sure we are she will not now flinch from it. Let the electors but bear in m)-id by whom the two eandidat , s are supported, and they will need no monitor—no prompter. Who advocate the claims of Sir Fita Nuts .BURDETT? Who chorus forth his praises ? Who exalt him to the skies as a Patriot ? The Tories. And wherefore all this eulogy ? Because he has deserted the banner under which lie fought for thirty years ; gone over to the very party whom lie denounced as the vilest of factions; and hur ried from the side of the oppressed, in order to shake the red !mod of the oppressor These are the Ho nourable Baro;:et's claims on the charitable considera- tion of the Tories, who, with all their flattery, do not place faith in him, but ;'se him merely as a tool to be flung contemptuously aside when the job to be done with it is finished. On the other hand, who arc the supporters of Mr. LEADER ? All those who wish well to the cause of uncorrupt Government ; al, or nearly all, the Re formers who have distinguished themselves by their zeal within and without time walls of Parliament. He has friend 3 actively at work for him in all quarters, made so by their admiration of the principles he espouses, and their abhorrence of the trimming con duct of his opponent. Never were two antagonist principles fitlier repre sented than they are just now by the two candidates for Westminster; In the one case we see the old age of Toryism impersonated by Sir FRANCIS 13URDETT in the other, the fresh, elastic manhood of Reform by Mr. LEADER. Here, all is distrust ; there, all hope. The Tories quake for Sir FRANCIS. The Reformers are confident for his rival. In the one camp is discord. In the other, unity of thought and action. All the accounts we have yet heard, concur in representing r. LEADER as certain of a triumph. His canvass hitherto has been a most encouraging on ; and the . question everywhere put by the electors to his friends is the same put Iw Lord R. GROSVENOR in his letter (which wL! piddish this day) to Mr. BYNo, " who is tLis Sir FRANCIS litiltDETT, the present Tory can didate for Westminster ?" When it is replied, that he is the same who years ago was the Coryplnrus of ultra-Radicalism, a vote is at once secured for Mr. LEADER. It is not a little cmious that ail that the Tories have as vet been able to urge in favour of Sir FRANCIS ButtnETT, and against Mr. LEADER is, that the one is " an old English gentleman," and the other, a young one. This is true in both cases, but do the re :_.ounendation and objection come well from the 'To ries ? Was PITT an " old English gentle:nan" when he was placed at the head of the faction ? Was PEEL in the same hopeful predicament when To ryism adopted him as its prhne pet ? We are yet to learn that mere antiquity, with all its concomitant infirmities of mind and body, is any recommendation to a statesman ; and when the Torie; urge this as their candidate's chief claim to fa vour, we may safely take for granted that they are re duced to the last extremity for an arg,tnent in his be half. For our own part we are for youth and consis tency, against age and tergiversation. Mr. LEADER'S defect in point of years will mend every Session, but who shall say the same of Sir FRANCIS BURDETT? But to return to the point whence we set out. The approaching election is one of paramount importance to the cause of good Government. All classes of Re formers have an equal interest in it. Let Westminster then bestir herself. For the sake of England—for the sake of Ireland, whose fate hangs trembling in the ba lance—for the sake of the struggling Liberals in Spain, and throughout Europe—for the sake of these sa cred interests, now in • a great measure depending on her decision, let Westminster promptly and boldly do her duty. Let her resist all attempts at bribery and intimidation, hut remember her glorious struggles in the days of Fox, when she was foremost to proclaim, not by words only, but by actions, her unconquerable love of liberty. As she acted then, certain are we, she will act now. The old spirit has not degenerated, but burns with as bright and steady a light as ever. By way of encouragement to the electors we quote the following document, which we received at a late hour on Saturday " It has been intimated by authority to the Central Com mittee for conducting the election of J. T. Leader, Esq., that although Lord Grosvenor's name appears on the list o f the Committee of Sir Francis Burdett, he by no means ex presses the opinions or wishes of the proprietor of the Gros venor estate; on the contrary, the Marquis of Westminster, faithful to the cause he has espoused all his life, expresses his warmest sympathy and good wishes for the success of Mr. Leaner." A remarkable instance of mystification occurred in the debate in the House of Lords, on Friday night. The Duke of WELLINGTON, who has the character of being a candid straight-forward man, spoke for an hour on the Irish Municipal Bill. All listened atten tively, to find what he would say of the principle, and sadly must they have been puzzled, for the Earl of WICKLOW and the Marquis of LANSDOWNE asserted he was favourable to it, and Lord BROUGHAM as serted directly the reverse, and asked if the Noble Duke, from the beginning to the end of his speech, had held out any ground on which to rest even a sup position that he was not as hostile as ever to the fun damental principle of the Bill. The Duke explained, and then replied ; and, finally, left the point exactly where it stood. We are afraid Lord - BROUGHAM knows the mind of the Duke better than his political friend, the Earl of WICKLOW; and believe that he purposely left a doubt on the subject, in order that he may suit his views to those of Lord LYNDHURST, when the Bill comes again under discussion. The Irish people may be assured of the fact that no con cession will be made without the consent of the leader in the House of Lords—the man who has denounced them as aliens, and against whom they have sworn unalterable hostility from the commencement of the discussions on the measure. The conduct of the party has had the same ominous appearance. The oppo nents of the Bill in 'the Commons took up the posi tion which Lord LYNDHURST occupied at the close of last Session, and held out not the slightest hope of concession. On its introduction into the House of Lords, the Duke of WELLINGTON asked for its post ponement till his Noble Friend, who took such a dis tinguished part in the discussions last Session, could he present ; and after three weeks' delay, he puts it off five weeks longer, either for the same purpose or a worse purpose—that of intimidating the House of Commons. The Commons, however, know, and the people of Ireland know to their sorrow, that they have never ob tained any concession from the Lords but through fear, and they may depend upon it that House will preserve its character to the last. If the Ministry, with such a majority in the Commons in favour of the measure, were to yield, they would only defeat the Bill, and seal their own destruction. If they persevere, that. majority will still support them, till the Irish peo ple carry this, as they carried time question of Catholic Emancipation, by force. Though LYNDHURST and the Duke of 'WELLINGTON cannot see danger, the Irish Tory Peers best acquainted with the country, are fully aware of it. Lord VESEY, who moved the re jection of the principle last session, seemed to shudder at the idea of riTeating a similar proposition, and the Earl of WrcicLow, declared that, sooner than con sent to that, he would vote for the whole Bill. These are favourable symptons, because they show that the only reasons which influence their Lordships are now beginning to operate. Much respect for character is not to be expected from a Tory Opposition. The men who are dishonest in power will not be very scrupulous when out of power ; but we must confess we did not think that even the desperation occasioned by so many successive defeats in the House of Commons would have driven the Tory party to so undisguised a disregard of prin ciple as that which they now constantly manifest. Every factious quibble, everything by which the public business can be retarded, and his Majesty's Ministers inconvenienced—no matter Low futile or ridiculous— is resorted to as a legitimate weapon with which to fight their way to the Treasury Benches. We need only instance, as a proof of this patriotic disposi tion die late motion which kept the House of Com mons three nights discussing. an accthation against Nlinisters, the gravamen of which was that they had too honourably fulfilled a treaty entered info with fo reign nations, and the no less disingenuous attempt made on Friday night to make the Church of Scot land a stepping-stone to Downing-street. The great est evil of this mode of warfare is that it consumes the time which ought to be devoted to important business ; in other respects it is not to be re,retted. It is _ _ indeed advantageous to Ministers, inasmuch as it gives them an opportunity of showing the s:rength on their side bo:h in point of numbers and talents ; and, at the same time, sets forth to the public the cha racter of their opponents- in its true colours—in all its meanness, and all its selfishness. What one argument could the clamourers for a arant of the pul:lic money to the Church of Scotland Firing forward on Friday for such a measure ? Nav, we ask, what shadow of an argument ? Why, the very terms of the original Commission required that the state of the funds that may be applicable to reli gious purposes in Scotland should be investigated, and a report made to Parliament before the question could even be debated ! And what does Sir W. RAE, in his singular wisdom now require ? Only this—that while a Report relating entirely to the city of Edinburgh, and showing that there is much va cant sitting-room in the places of worship there— before a single icquiry has been put as to what may be the means of extending religious instruc tion in Scotland—the House of Coin:nous should make a grant of money to the Church Establishment of that country ! We venture to say that a more im pudent or extravagant proposition was never submitted to Parliament, On Saturday a deputation (fon) the Provincial Press of England had an interview with the CHANCELLoR of the EXCHEQUER on the subject of the removal of the penny-postage on newspapers sent by cross-posts ; and afterwards with the SOLICITOR-GENERAL on the anomalous state of the existing libel-law. There is little besides anomalies in the laws—financial and 1: SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 8, 1837. ;reive—which at present regulate the operations of the ess of this country. What can be moreznomalons than aw which orders the transmission postage-free of a vspap;:r from London to Birmingham, and imposes ~enny postage on the same paper, if only sent to Croydon ? The London purchaser of a Bristol Jour nal receives it free of postage, whereas, if the same agency be employed to transmit it to subscribers not three miles distant from the place of publication, each paper is subi2eted to a penny tax ! Thus the transmis sion of newspapers, by an anom:dy only to be equalled in absurdity in an English Act of Parliament, is free, and not free, at one and the same time : free in a straight line—not free on intersections of that line ! Taxation commences at the commencement of every cross-road ;- and thus, along with the absurdity of the impost, a restriction is placed on the circulation of Newspapers in the agricultural districts of England and Wales. Such a ridiculous, and, to the Mess, inju rious anomaly as this, ought to be forthwith abolished. With respect to the law of Libel, as it now exists, there is not a man in England who fully comprehends it. Whatevergives offence is libellous, if the offended chooses to prosecute ; and though from a Jury of Englishmen an equitable sentence may be anticipated, the Press is without a shield against such frivolous, and to it, often very injurious prosecutions. While we are upon this subject we would call the attention of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Mr. LA noosucHEßE to the expediency of adopt ing some regulation for extending the time for re ceiving the London Evening Journals at the Post office to seven o'clock. At present, newspapers arc not received, postage free, after six o'clock, by which time we cannot possibly get out our Second Editions. Were the time for sending the Evening Papers extended to seven o'clock, no great inconvenience could be felt by the Post Office ; and yet, by such a regulation, a most important benefit would be conferred on the London Daily Press. We are the more anxious to call the attention of the several Members of the Government to the expediency of adopting this regulation, as we know the present time offers peculiarly favourable occasions for its adoption. The subject is rife the necessity for it is urgent and immediate=:the Post Office Bills are before Parliament—and the Ministers themselves must be glad of an opportunity of proving that they are not wholly indifferent to the interests of their main support—the Liberal Press of this country. The Paris journals of Friday and Saturday have been received. They are filled with the debates in the Chamber of Deputies on the Secret Service Money Bill. On the opening of the debate on Friday M. MARTIN DU NORD, Minister of Commerce, declared that no difference of opinion existed between himself and his colleagues respecting any measure under the consideration of the Cabinet ; and that, in fact, the greatest harmony prevailed at the Council-board. M. A. GIRAUD, in reply, observed:— " A great deal had been said of reconciliation ; but, without pointing ont the possibility of such a happy result, the same language had been used two years ago without having the effect of cementing. the different fractions of the Chamber. The Cabinet should declare with frankness its real opinions and intentions, so that the Chamber might know what course it ought to adopt. For his part, until he heard a more explicit declaration upon the non-revelation law, &c., he could have no confidence in the Cabinet, and he hoped the Chamber would pause before it granted funds which would argue a complete reliance upon the wisdom of Ministers. Count MOLE, President of the Council, next as cended the tribune, and complained that his opinions and his former statements were equally misrepresented. He never desired the rigorous enforcement of the Sep tember laws, as regarded the Press. O n th e contrary, he sought to limit their operation by the insertion of a clause, which would have greatly diminished the num ber of prosecutions, by allowing retractions in the jour nals publishing libels on the KING, to obliterate the original offence. The Press itself had acknowledged that such a clause would afford it ample protection. M. DUVERGIER confirmed the truth of what had been said by the President of the Council. M. MAUGUIN followed, and in a speech chiefly directed against M. GUIZOT and the members of the late Government, he thus referred to the Ministers of time day : " For his part he could have no confidence in a Cabinet which did not make a frank and explicit declaration of its line of policy, or which presented laws•one day to withdraw them the next, without stating the exact grounds or promising that they would not be again presented. It was not the Chamber alone which was dissatisfied with this vague programme; the entire tountry, he was convinced, would express its discontent at so weak and uncertain a system of government. Revolu tionary ideas were not now confined to a particular class, as at former periods, but at the present day were not only to be found amongst the middle classes, but in the upper circles, and widely spread among the great mass of the people " After several other Deputies, including. M. LAMAR. TINE, had addressed the Chamber, M. ()DILLON BARROT rose, and in a speech remarkable for its force and brilliancy, seconded the views of M. MAUGUIN. He would vote against the grant for a secret service fund, because such funds were ever found inadequate for the accomplishment of the purposes for which they were intended. The exercise of the Royal clemency on a late occasion would do more to secure the safety of the KING than would the whole revenue of France if granted to the Police. He next attacked AI. GUIZOT doctrine of the supremacy of the middle classes, whose crooked policy it ever was to act on the despot's maxim—" Divide and rule The pre sent Ministry could only support itself by abandoning the system of re-action of the late Cabinet, and adopt ing in its room a syst em o f conc ili at i on an d o f mercy. M. GUIZOT defended his doctrine of the preponde rance of the middle classes. He was not against equality of rights, but equality of rights by no means implied equality of power and authority ! The ruin of the democracy had been, that, not content wit . liberty, it had aspired to power I Toryism can go lit tle Either than this. M. Guzzo'r forgets that he himself has ere now proclaimed to the world as an immutable maxim, that popular rights never did nor never can exist without popular power, and that to destroy or weaken the power, is to destroy or diminish the liberty, of which to be durable it must be the basis. in the sitting of Saturday M. GARNIER PAGES re echoed the attacks that had been made upon- the Go vernment. The following extract from his speech is worthy of notice : " The Government became more inflexible from day to day, and had lately presented projects of law which it would not have ventured on at former periods. It spoke a great deal of the necessity for firmness, but that was not an absolute prin ciple, and incapable of modification according to the circum stances of the country. Why had not the Ministry recom mended a general amnesty ? This would have been a favourable moment for such an act of reconciliation, and would have proved the sincerity of their sentiments. Unfortunately, an opposite course had been adopted, and year after year the Cabinet became more unflinching. But the great object was the triumph of the national w ill, and it was to that result that all their ciforts ought to be directed. The majority in that Chamber was not a fair test of public opinion, or even of the free opinion of the electors ; fur if their votes were unshackled, the majority would no longer be the same. The Hon. Deputy then contended that the only way of making France respected abroad and prosperous at home was by perfecting their repre sentative system as well as other national institutions. But, in stead of following :his course, he was sorry to say that the sacri fices which the country had made for the last seven years bad only lcd to the restriction of personal liberty, the infringement of domiciliary liberty, and what was still more sacred, the almost extinction of the liberty of the press. The Chamber presented a strange scene during the present discussion--( Hear)—when M. Odillon liarrot spoke one half of the Ministry seemed to rejoice —( A laugh)—and when M. Guizot addressed the Chamber the other moiety of the Cabinet seemed quite con- tent.—( Prolonged laughter.) He was well aware of the diffi culty of satisfying all parties, but he also knew that it was possible to satisfy at least one, and, that ought to be the most numerous—namely, the general wish of the nation. The Go vernment ought to adopt a straightforward and moderate course, in which it would be supported by the enlightened of all parties. France would only be happy when the electors were free, and the general will of the nation consulted i n conclusion, the Hon. Depuiy said he should not obcupy the attention of the Chamber by an analysis of the present Cabi net, or by expressing an opinion as to its probable results—in fact, he was obliged to confess his inability even to define its composition—and this he attributed to its weakness and inde cision. The present Cabinet was so trifling a thing that it did not merit consideration, and it was so slender that it was able to elude the attacks directed against it ; all he could say was, that it did not possess his confluence. M. Timms closed the debate upon the Secret Service Money Bill by a speech in which lie sought to defend his own conduct while a Minister. Ile had associated himself with no one class of society, b u t with the nation at large. To promote its prosperity, lie had sacrificed all considerations of a private and, general nature—he had sacrificed interest, friendship, popularity—everything but his honour and indepen dence. The September laws were only to be con sidered in conjunction with the curmstances which ; dictated them. They were never intended to he per, nanent. The all was then put to the vote, and car• vied by an °very, helming majority, the numbers being Fur the Secret Service Bill 250 Against it . The Moniteur of Sunday, contrary to the general expectation, contains no telegraphic intelligence either from Africa or Spain. The following are extracts from the Journals report on the law respecting angle will be presented on Monday. The Algerinc Alos,teur, which we have this instant re ceived, is dated April 28, and speaks in fact of the march of Abd-el Kader towards the province of Algiers. The Journal says, a report has been spread for some days past that Abd-el Kader had quitted the province of Oran, and had entered Medea!). This news has excited some alarm in the plain. To dispel it, and in case of need, to protect the tribes in amity with us against any aggression, the Governor General set out yesterday for BoufFarick. 11;s intention appears to be to advance with the troops that are assembled there in order to reconnoitre the movements of the Qnemy, and to put that part of the plain in a state of safety against any attack. Lieut.-General Rapatel and General Perregaux, chief of the Staff, accompany him. His absence will doubtless be of very short duration. ---./Gurnol du Commerce. There is no official article in the Monileur this morning. We have received a letter from Bayonne, dated the 21, which confirms the news of the taking of Cantavieja by the Carlists. An order of the day of the 27th of April of Don Augustina Vogewar disclosed this fact to the inhabitants of Saragossa, who were deeply affected by it.—Constitutionnel, May 6. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MAY 5. Five per Cents:— Four and a Half per Cents. 10t.f. 55c. Four per Cent., 98f. 50c. l'tir,e per Cents., 78f s.l3c. 85c Bank Actions, 2,40uf. ftente de Naples, 39f 99f. 20c. Roinan Five per Cents., 1C25,4 If 3 1.0.2% Spanish Actives, 24 24 ti . 'Spanish Differes, SU. Spanish Passives, SX, 6. ian Loan, Five per Cents., 100 N. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 46 Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 24?4 Dutch Two and a half per Cents.. 53!4. BICIIANOR ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25e. 37 ; money, 25'. 35c. Three months, paper, 25f. 1734 c. ; money, 251. 15c —Co4rs Authentieue. FRENCH FUNDS.—PA RIS, MAY 6. Five per Cents., 1 07 f. 10c. 15e. 20c. 2 c. Four and a Half Der Cents. 100 f. 55c. Floor per Cents., 9 4 f. 50c. 60c. three per Cents. 7Sf. 9rx. 79f. Rente de Naples, 99t. 20c. 25c. 30c. Roman Five per Cents., 101Ili. - Spanish Actives, 24% 25, Spanish Difteres, 1%. Spanish Passives, 6 5%. Belgian lean, Five per Cents, 100 N Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents. 411. l'ortuguese Three per Cents. 29%N. EXCHIANOF. ON LOPDt7iN. One month, paper, 25f. 37%c.; money, 25f. 2.5 e. I hrce months, paper, 25f. 17%e.; money. 25L 15e. th.rs Authentzgue. LAST PRICES. Five per Cents., 197 f. 45e. Three per Cents. lef. 20c. Rente de Naples, 09f. 65e. Roman Five per Cents., 100►,. Belgian Loan, 101%. Brussels Bank, 1,405 L Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 46. Portuguese Three per Cents., 29%. Haytian Loan. 325 f. Spanish Actives, 24%. Spanish Passives 5%. Spanish Differes, 8. New Differes, - Madrid papers of the 27th ult , with letters from San Sebastian of the Ist, and Bayonne of the 2d inst., have been received. From the North of Spain the intelligence is very favourable. For the details we refer our readers to the account of an eye-witness, which will be found in another column. Active ope rations have commenced by this time. The capital is still tranquil; and the latest adrices from the provinces were favourable. Brussels, German, and Lisbon Papers have been received. The German Journals contain important news from Greece. Extracts from them will be found elsewhere. BELGIAN I. UNDS—Baussats, MAY Actual Debt, 254 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, S per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions 9 1 14 Loan of City, 18:32, 4 per Cent 994 Society of Commerce, 454 per Cent l3O Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent l3B ._,. _ _ —Brussels Papers. May 7. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, APRII.2B. Five per Cents. Metalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Rink Shares —Allgemeine Zeitung, May 3. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' C L CK. Accounts from Liverpool this morning state, that although the advice, brought by the last packet from New York were not so gloomy as was anticipated, still they had the effect of retarding, in some degree, the improvement in the aspect of commercial affairs. The Cotton market during the week has not exhibited the same buoyancy which prevailed during the preceding fortnight, and prices have nearly receded to the same low scale at which they stood during the severity of the existing pressure. This re-action in Cotton has been caused principally by the very heavy imports of the last ten days, and the large quantities which have been thrown on the market. The total sales of the present week will amount to 22,000 bags—a large demand, considering the counteracting causes. We have received Jamaica Papers to the 7th April, from which we extract the following We are sorry to observe that the small-pox has made its appearance in Barbadoes, Granada, St. Vincent, and Trinidad." Our letters and pa pers contain nothing of interest They mention the drought still continues in many parts ; and the prospect of good crops are, in consequence, gloomy. Some refreshing rains had fallen, in the early part of the week, in the parish of Tra lawny. A : Colonial Paper of the 17th March, states that the barque Cuba had arrived at Nassau, from the llavannah, with 393 Africans on board, being part of the cargo of the Spanish slaver Empress, captured by his Majesty's ship Vestal. The Spanish authorities would not sanction their landing at Havanna!). The Jamaica Price Current of April 5 states the Ex changes on London, Colonial Bank Bills, at 30 days, at 18 per cent. premium, payable in doubloons or dollars ; Jamaica Bank Bills, at 90 days, 18 per cent. premium ; if payable in doubloons, 17i. Private Bills, 90 days, 17}. In the Demerai a Royal Gazette there appears a speech of the Governor, Sir James C. Smyth, of the 14th ult. Extract : " Gentlemen—l cannot say how much I deplore the line of conduct Ivhich the majority of this Court appear to be deter mined to adopt, alike detrimental to their own interests and the general welfare of the colony. Ido entreat you, gentlemen, for your own sakes, for the sake of your families, and for the sake of the prosperity of this your adopted country, to throw away far from you, before it is too late, the bitter apple of dis cord, and co-operate with me in a straightforward and manly way in promoting the public welfare." THE FUNDS. Consols, which closed oo Saturday buoyant. at 90741 s for the Account, opened this morning at the same price for •money and time. Exchequer Bills 30 32 ; India Bonds 29 31 ; Bank Stock, 2031 2041 ; India Stock 2571 259 f. - In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active closed at 224 Ex Coupons, opened this morning at 231 24, with the Coupons ; Passive 54 6,i-; Deferred 81 Portugusse 474 48; Three per Cents 301 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half 531 541-; Colum bian 23,241; Mexican 231 HALF-PAST ONE. Accounts have been received from China a few days later that the last arrivals, but we do not hear that they bring any intelligence of importance. Consols have been during the morning at 901- 3 for the Account, with little doing—at present, 90y; Money, 90:1-. Exchequer Bills, 30 32 30 prem. ; India Bonds, 30 32 30 prem. ; Bank Stock, 2051-; India Stock, 259. In the Foreign Market the only business doing is in Spanish, but not to any extent, as the speculators are waiting the result of the operations of the Queen's troops in the North of Spain. Spanish Active, 224 Ex-Coupons ; Portu guese, 41; Three per Cents., 30; Columbian, 24 ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., All is quiet in the City to the present hour in respect to commercial aff ,irs. Consols for the Account, 901,, THREE O'CLOCK. - - HITIIE.—On Wednesday last the eldest son of Lord Mint() appeared in this town as a candijate for our suf frames, accompanied by his uncle, Admiral Elliot. He came well recommended by S. Alajoribanks, Esq., and I have no doubt will succeed in his effrts. Lord Nlelgund and his friends canvassed llvthe yesterday, and were well received. The electors of Foil:stone, to the number of three out of every four, have pledged theaiselvesto Lord Nlelgund, so that it is not likely that the Tories will show fight in this instance. —Dover Chronicle. - CORONER s I NQUEST.--Saturdav afternoon, at four o'clock, an inquest was held at the Black Lion and French Horn, Pollen-street, Maddox street, Hanover-square, on view of the body of Joseph Lindsey Morse, aged 17. Caro line Stroud, servant to Mr. James Morse, butcher, of No. 13, Pollen-street, deposed that the deceased was her master's bro ther, and resided with him. About half-past seven o'clock on the morning of the previous day witness had occasion to go to the cellar-door, when she was shocked at discovering the de ceased hanging. The deceased lived upon good terms with his brother. He had not quarrelled with anybody in the h ouse , He did not see Greenacre hanged, but had read the ac count of the execution in the newspaper. Witness with great difficulty unhooked the chain. The unfortunate youth was quite dead. The chain was tight round his neck. his feet were fifteen inches from the ground. Some steps were near him. Ile had no cravat on. The brother of the deceased was utterly at a loss to account for the youth committing sui cide. He had lately been in good health and spirits, and had not formed any female attachment. He was fond of reading the newspapers, and had been very anxious in reading► every particular relative to the late murderer, Greenacre. Witness considered that the act was not intentional, but experimental. The Jury said it was a very extraordinary case. After a long discussion they returned a verdict---" That the deceased hanged himself, but whether by accident or design there was no evidence to prOve." CARLOW ELECTION.-(THIS DAY.) The Committee met, and deliberated for an hour, when The CHAIRMAN stated their decision to be that the opposi tion to the Sheriff was not frivolous or vexatious ; and, at the same time, they were unanimously of opinion that there was no ground whatever for charging the High Sheriff of Carlow with any one act of criminal partiality at the last election. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY.) The House sat to-day to hoar appeali----thr ! Lords present were die Lout) CHANCELLOR, the Bishop of SALISBURY, and Lord DE TABLrY. MORTIMER V. TREZEVANT. Their Lordships were occupied the whole morning with the arguments ia this appeal, which came before the House upon appeal, from the decision of his Honour the Vice-Chan cellor, allowing exceptions to the MIIStOr'S Report. The question in the case was, whether a sum of 30,0;)0/ , received by Mr. Mortimer from the late Mr. Farquhar, of Fanthill, was to be considered as a gift or a loan. .The arguments were proceeding when our Reporter left. I cool I Pre fa In 1); VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) This being the last day o f E as t er T erm, t h e VICE-CuAs- CEI.I.OR took motions, none of which possessed any points of public interest. His Honour rose shortly before twelve o'clock, having disposed of all the motions before him. His llouGur will not sit again till the first day of next Term. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) This being the last day of Term the MASTER of the ROLLS took motions. Having gone through the Bar, his Lordship proceeded with the cause paper. DUKE OF GRAFTON V. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. This was a bill tiled by the Duke of Grafton against the London and Birmingham Railway for the specific performance of an agreement entered into by the defendants for a portion of the Duke's property, which the defendants required for the purposes of their undertaking. An objection had been taken by the defendants to the title on the ground that the reversion of the property was vested in the Crown, and that under the circnmstances the entail was not capable of being barred. That being purely a legal point, and one of con'idcrable impor tance, the parties agreed to a case for the opinion of the Court of Common Pleas, for the purpose of ascertaining whether, under the circumstances, the entail was capable of being barred. His LORDSHIP having gone through the paper, and no Counsel having any motion to snake, rose at half-past 10. The Court will sit to-morrow in Chancery-lane for the pur pose of taking short causes. KING'S BENCII-(THIS DAY.) This being the last day of Term, the Court went through the bar, calling first upon the Juuior Couasel, and took a few motions of course. THE KING V. WEEDON. Sir WILLIAM FOLLETT prayed the judgment of the Court upon the defendant in this case, who had suffered judgment to go by default, in the case of a criminal information filed against hint at the suit of a gentleman named Blandy, residing in the toxin of Reading, the particulars of which have been already published. • Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD was beard in mitigation of punish, ment. The COURT sentenced the defendant to one month's imprison ment and a fine of 50/., and to enter into recognizances in the tum of 2001. to keep the peace for twelve mouths. EXCHEQUER COURT.--(THIS DAY The Court did not sit this morning till eleven o'clock. Judgment was then given in the case of llogarth v. Thomp son, in which the rule for a new trial was made absolute. In the case of the Attorney-General v. Hancock and Reid, which was a demurrer to an information filed to reco ver legacy duties, the judgment of the Court was in favour of the Crown. IN WATSON V. WILKIE. The COURT decided that the nonsuit should not be dis. turbed. 31ORGAN V. SEEWARD. This was an action for the infringement of a patent in whit the verdict was for the plaintiff. The COURT decided that i should not be disturbed. COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.) This being the last day of term, the Court was occupied in hearing motions, none of which contained any thing of public interest. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice WILLIAMS took his seat oa the Bench at ten o'clock. THE KING V. ST. PETER'S CAMBRIDGE C OLLEGE. Mr. Sergeant STORKS applied to the Court to allow this case to come on as a motion in full Court on the first day of next term. The opposite side had agreed to such an arrange ment, as it was a case of much importance, for, as his Lord ship was aware, it was necessary agreeably to th• rules of the University, that a vacant fellowship should be filled up within a given time.—Application granted. BLAND V. WARREN. This case was tried o❑ Friday last in this Court. Mr. ARCHIBALD now moved fora rule to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted, on the grounds that the party set it down as an undefended cause. The case was to have been defended, but was taken out of its turn among the undefended causes without giving notice to the opposite party. Court—Take a rule to show cause.—Rule granted. CRIMINAL COURT--(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The business of these Sessions commenced with the usual forms before the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, the Recorder, the Common Sergeant, Mr. Sergeant Arabin, Aldermen Scholey, Winchester, Lainson, and the other muni cipal authorities. • The calendar at present contains 2:31 prisoners, but i❑ con sequence of the number undergoing examination at the dif ferent police-offices, it is expected the Court will be occupied during the entire of the week. !• After the Grand Jury had been sworn, the RECORDER ad dressed them to the following effect :—He hoped it would be unnecessary to make many observations, although the calendar was very heavy, and presenting many cases of a serious cha racter but of a very simple description, and not involving many points of law. There were, however, two cases worthy of ob servation, one of which was of coining, and to detect which there was sorne difficulty in effecting an entrance to apprehend the parties. There was also a case against a man for uttering in two instances forged bills of exchange. His reason for ad verting to it was, that although the instrument was conveyed in a letter by the hand of an ►nnocent person, yet the party who sent it was in reality the utterer. Although the calendar contained such seriou4 cases, he was under the necessity of making one or two observations, as they had been found useful to a Grand Jury on another occasion, for very many bills have been ignored in consequence of not calling witnesses to iden tify property, and it very frequently happened that the prose cutor was an unwilling witness. The policemen on such occa sions were found very useful witnesses, so much so that their testimony called forth the approbation cf a Grand Jury of late. He hoped they would not be defeated in their inquiries by not finding one or two witnesses to answer their purp see. Having made such observations, he considered it would be a waste of time to detain them longer from the discharge of their i:npor tant duties. The Court then proceeded to swear in the several Common Juries. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF MAY 5. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 8, 1837. Dispatches were received at Winisor Castle, last night, announc. ing th,- death of her Serene Highness the Duchess Dowager o! Saxe Meinengen, mother of her Majesty the Queen. The melancholy event occurred on Sunda• the 30th of April. The Court will go into mourning on Thursday next. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, MAY 8. The King has been pleased to command, that the Banquet in tended to have been given to the Knights of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, on the 13th instant; the Investiture of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath ; and the Banquet on the Itith inst. ; and also the Banquet to the Kni;lns of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and the Mott Illus trious Order of Saint Patrick, on the 20th inst., shall be postponed until further notice. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-( THIS DAY.) DILAL, MAY 7.—Arrived the St. Vincent's Planter, from Jamaica ; and Ann, Worthington, from Limerick. PLYmouTn, MAY 6.—Wind variable..—Arrived the Numa, Williams, from Sierra Leone; Jacob, Cato, from Batavia. FALMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind S. to S. S. E.—Arrived the Goldfinch packet, from the West Indies—sailed from St. Tho mas :5 3d ult. ; Chase, Ritchie, from Matanzas ; and Calpe (steamer), from Malaga—left 25th ult., Gibraltar 26th, Cadiz 27th, and Lisbon Ist inst. PotcrsmouTia, MAY 7.—Wind S. S. W., fine.—No arrivals. OFF THE WIGHT, MAY 7.—TheGeorgetown, Simpson, from Demerara. CHANNEI„ MAY 7.—The Acteon, —, New Bedford. PENZINCE, MAY 6.—Offport Diana, Dudman, from Canton. BRISTOL, MAY 6 —Arrived Ariadne, Brown, from Canton. LivEnroor.. MAY 6.—Arrived the Concordia, from Stralsund ; I)er Stratel, , from Stralsund ; Carl Hen rick, from Wolgast ; Elise, Paton, from Rostock Gustava Carl, from Rostock ; and Courier, Alsop, Dantzie. GUERNSEY, MAY s.—Arrived the Dolphin, from Rio Ja neiro ; Gloria, Meyer, from Stettin. JERSEY, MAY s.—Arrived the Emanuel, Wilgor, from Ros tock ; Estelle, from Nantes. CORK, MAY s.—Arrived the Mary Ann, Smith, Canton. DunuN, MAY s. —Arrived the Baldwin, from Canton ; Vivid, Byers, from Memel. LosooNDERRY, MAY 5.._ Arrived the Courtney, Robertson, from St. John's, New Brunswick. BELFAsr, MAY s . —Arrived the James, Henderson, from Oporto ; Iris, Cudder, from London. The Phi .ie 44:enix, Dennison, from Liverpool to Barbadoes, was ,ost at Guadeloupe, Feb. 27. The Patriot, from Ilalifax, was condemned and sold at Port au- Prince, previous to the Qth 171 TE MARKETS_crniF DAY CORN EXCHANGE. In the past week there was a considerable return of all sorts , of Grain and a l arge quant i ty o f Fl o ur. The trade for ever) article was extremely dull, and indicated still further raic' tions in prices. This O morning h: fresh supply of Wheat 0 5 good, a n d a ll sor t s o f Corn moderate. b The chief part of ti l MI, at-samples are of middling q u a lity, and the millers 511 0 " c( very lillc disposition to make purchases, the prices are tiler ,- fore fu; tier declined full 2s. per ouai ter from the terms of Ist Monday. The trade for Barley continues cxcessively du' l i and is again r e d uce d 2s. p er quarter. B eans are not so Alen' trtul of late, aed hare fir.nlv maintaiael last quotations. l''a' e remains as last rep o rt s d Good Oats meet a fair demand al A w they have rather exe,edcd the terms of this day se'rought• Flour experiences a dull sale, and the top price has further de ' dined 2s. per sa c k, an d s hip p arce l s i n the sum prof ortion• ?arcEs ON BOA ILD OF 5111 r. Wheat, Red (old .. .... ................. 3 .4.2 7 ' ,4 4 1,1 1 :; . : -White irld) ••• :Ai " 1 lied 1836. - Tick (i.ewi ... ........ 3i, ..z! . ' --- Fine ' 46, '.O. (01d)'.... ........ :;A5,11., ---- . Superti•e... ..... :;:2, Ols -- Harrow (mew) ..... .•..31,••1: V, hto (1836) lts. 45,. - (01d)... ••••••4(/'4 s' -- Fins 5 0 . '4i. Brank - -- 7 Superfine ...... .... 6 . LS.. Oats Feed Foreign free ' New • ............... :21f.1":4i• Rye :As 3 , s Poland __.: ---: Barley '''4= ••6s New ........ 9.2.,D4. - Grinding 26 ' 2. '`• - Potato:, .. .................. •c7,'2!1• - Malting 32, 3t?. -_ New ......... 4 ' Malt. Otis. 54s Scotch ... 2S . 30 • - Foie Yew 56 , 58s. Irish 17a. ...... 20 `2 4 . ' Pease, Grey, New 32s. 31s. Flour Town 'per sack) ....... 4' = s r: - Map!e Nevi ' 4 ' , ' 63 . I - Seconds ................ .4 4 5 • -- Nillite ao• 42 ' 14s. 3 - s. I - North Country ....... • - Boilers ARRIVALS (4' "N - • _34,6:...35. _ GRAIN LONDON DURING LAS V" - Who:At. Barley. Oats. 1 nignsh 1 - 1,11 Foreign 1,c13 lt 22 1,0 5 SMITHFIELD MARKET This day's supply was ver y goo d , an d t h e sale was d u ll a t li ttle alteration from thQ prices last quoted : FICICKS rEli STONE OF BLII. TO SINK Ttlli oFFALS. ~1 s. d. to s. d. 11. 4 t° 3 . I Interior Beasts ....... ..... 2 6 9. 8 Inferior Sheep. — 3 3 0 a pi Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 Second quality ditto ..... 3 - Prime large Oxen 3 0 3 S C oarse-wwolled ditto..... 4 e ` i 3 8 Prime Scots, &c. Large coarse Calves 4 2 4 f Laige Hogs 3 h 0 :rime small ditto S . lckling Calves each —l4 • 34 01 Quarter old Pig ,each) 12 ° Lamb Ss , d. to 7s. Od. SUPPLY AT MARKET. Beasts, Sheep Calves. 1 ?Iv 562 I 1 - ,700 I 210 2, 425 f , About 301 of the Beasts came up the St. Alb an ' s roa d ; a bout 1 40,, ~ .ter r the other northern ro a d s; thou 2,0 011(. 1 1,011g Irish) from the wes and midland districts ; a b ou t 170 U from ••, , folk, Sullidk, Essex, and ',10 ., bridgeshire ; about 64 f rom K ent a . d Sussex ; and most of the remain front the marshes, &c. in the neighbour aim of lAindnn. __.....--' NEWGATE AND LEA At per stone, ' s. d. to s. d s a Beef, inferior.-- ...... ... 2 8 3 0 Mutton, inferior - middling ............ 3 2 34 _ middling.. 4 0 -- prime large - prime 4 6 - prime solidi 3 6 3 8 Pork, large 3 6 Veal -small 4 4 Lamb ss od. to OS. Od. DENHALL MARKETS. ,y the Careas:. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE CORN MARKET.—May ( 3 . b i g We had a small su ppl y o f Wh eat f rom the country at i day's market, but th e samp l es o ff er i ng from Norfolk and Saf• folk were considerable, and the whole met a very limited de• mand at a decline of 2s. per quarter on the rates of last SA.: tarday. Maltin g c , Burley is quit e neg l ecte d , as t h e seas on I! almost closed. Malt continu es i n a very l angu id state, wit'l, out any further alte r ati on i n va l ue. O ur supply of Oats Waj good, and prices were Is. per quarter lower. In Beans 81l Pease there is n o c h ange. Th e arr i vals of Flour are s t arge, and the sale is slow at a decline of full 2s. per sack. sew. °in. Wheat, Northurnkerland _ Norfolk and Suffolk ..... .......... 54s 57 . Berwick and Scotch 4 3 ,. - s —s 554 Foreign Rye, Norfolk and Suffolk Foreign Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk 3os. 345.... • .. —s. —s. - Grinding and Feeding "7. 09s. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk sls 58s ... f• —I. Beans, Small -'4,. 411 - Tick 375. 39s —.B —s • Pease, White 39s. 43. .... —s. —6. Gray 33s 365 . ....... —s. —s. 'inimberland, Potatoe ...... ... 9.55• Otis 27s. 30s. Feed Foreign Flour (per sack) —s. —s 395, —s. —s 39s. •••';s 435. Oats. N, Y r, .g. M Last Thursday Mr. Parsons, a.young man of grea t promise, shot himself. His mild, kind, and gentlemanly d e " e t meanour—indeed, the w h o l e course an d tenor of his condo„ seemed to offer a contra di ct i on to t h e b are idea of suc h an act as characterized his end. The only cause that Can, ro assigned is a misunderstanding with a young lady to wn e ti he was attached— an d w hi c h, t h ough trivial in itself, IFtr, brooded over by a sens i t i ve m i n d , might have prompted In d to a deed which a moment's reflection would have induc t ' him to shrink f rom w i t h h orror. M r. Parsons was a rema r : ' ably handsome y oung man, on l y IS years of age. Ile was • deed with consid era bl e ta l ents, and his virtues, which ea' deared him to a numerous circle of friends, will cause his n" , timely fate to be deeply lamented.—Brigliton Herald. One of those disgraceful exhibitions, the sale of wife, took place on Monday. The husband is a blacksmi th ' named Garth. Il e fi rst so ld h er f or a sh i lling, t h en bong° her back again, and resold her to a married man for hal"' crown. The wife of the purchaser came in on l e arnil the fact, and am use d a company o f low fellows who wet r present by mauling her faithleks spouse rather severeli." . Halifax Express. TILE KING'S Tit EAT It Otello ° S I performed at this house on Saturday evening, for the first tirel this season, before a ver y b r illi ant an d numerous audience, an i , was received with d e s erve d app l ause. Af ter the opera a ne w ' ballet in two act s , by M . D es h ayes, f o ll owed ; it i s founded. upon Auber's popular subject—Fra Dieted°, and is called Brigand de Terracina. Mr. Thomas Travis, a mechanic employed in t fa , tory of Mr. Gregg, Styall, near Wilmslow, has in his 1 0 *' 1 1 seision a cat which has been trained to execute all the dutie s t '' of the pointer. Sh e w ill set, b ar k , an d follow game vvith 3 '4 the keenness of an i nveterate sportsman, and never seems tnar,s,, happy than when out with her master's son. Grimalkin is n°7 five years old. On Thursday morning, about half-past two o'cloc as one of the large foreign steamers were coming up the riol ; when she arrived o ff G ravesen d , i t b e i ng extremely dark ° the time, she ran o n b oar d o f a co lli er b r i g iiding at allelic there, heavily l a d en . S uc h was t h e force of the concuss i% that the collier went d own a l most instantaneously. No 1 were lost. The value of th e b r i g an d cargo is estimated atl 1,0001. Harrison, of Easington, buried a hive of bees in 1).19 4 garden, on the 17th of October last, and on being taken n ee e -i last week, they were found to be all alive, and withing tbre hours commenced their busy labours. The most s urpri 4 t) circumstance is, th a t th ey were not sup t ;lied with an y food the time they were deposited in the earth, and having cast ° o sl swarmed during th e l a t ter part of the summer, the owner opinion is, there could not be any great quantity of honey. --. ' Shields Observer. It is in contemplation to have a steam-vessel to•Tu fl to and from London to Cosies with goods and passengers. The recovery of L or d L yn dh urst ' s second thiugh ter „ is considered h o p e l ess , a l t h oug h i t i s possible the suirerl"l' young lady may linger for some titne.—John Bull. 4.1 The Earl of Arran, th e successor o f t h e late "g°°" old Lord," as h e was t e rme d b y hi s Ir i sh tenants, will A le "' ' reside at the family mansion, Sanderscourt, Ireland. co' We are requested t o state t h at t h e following l 7,f. works will be p u bli s h e d d ur i ng t h e present week, by :1; Bentley, 8, N ew B ur li ngton -street :—I. Mr. Washing`i., Irving's new w or k, " Ad ventures of Captain Bonneville; u , Scenes in the Ro c ky M ounta i ns o f the Far West," by the au ',- thor of " The Sk e t c h B oo k , " " Astoria, " &c., 3 vols. V ogt Svc). IL Captain Charnier's n e w nava l novel, " Tb e i lr'' " thusa," by the auth or o f " Ben Brac e ," " Lif e of a Sa"? s "'d &c., 3 vols. 111. " Memoirs o f C e l e b rate d Women," 6,1160 by G. P. IL J ames , E sq., author of " Darnley," szick L'Orme," &c., 2 v o l s . p ost Bvo., v. i th Portraits. IV. ' 11 . of the Woods," edited by W. Harrison Ainsworth, Es ( l•)c' e ss thor of " Crichto n ," " R oo k wood, " &c., 3 vols. V. a ' Edition of " Rattlin the Reefer," edited by C a ptain Mar r ; s "' R. N., author o f " P eter Si mple, " &c., 3 vols., with Plates'. c o Last Saturday a public meeting was held at W° r , C ter on the subj ec t o f t h e great distress which exists tLie among the glove-makers. It is intended, we hear, on the King's birth-daYrout: clothe the twopenny postmen, whose costume is to be % era ! • coat w ith red c o ll ar , as di st i ngu i s h ed from that of the genera poste: Among the company at the Tuileries on T ues(l3 "l evening was noticed tl.e amiable widow of a British a li v i ; 4 4 officer, who so nobly rescued from certain destruction the c 0 1 of a nobleman of high distinction, during the revolutinndsl 1830—and who retu rne d, as a g if t to the child, t h e sP ieri offering of gratitude presented to her by the nobleman , 13, " ;1. 6 ing him to l e t th e rewar d cons i st only in positive silence of transaction. oal Sg It is a curious f ac t, t h at t h e w id ow o f Th Her Lord Lytt e lt on i s now li v i ng, i n her ninety-fifth yea r. the Ladyship has li ve d to see s i x L ords Lvtteltons, i nc l u ding present, sinc e th e d eat h o f h er husband, fifty-eight ye ars 'ls —Worcester Guardi an . t e rv " REGINIENTAL CI IAPLAI NS.—When I firs sr u tered the army th e class ofremental chaplains had i ° o ir come extinct. I never saw shying specimen of the ge l ; thef ya full pay, b u t I k new two on half-pay, and a funny bracinoni. were. No instituti on cou ld h ave b een f orme d so he e ta; ously contriv e d t o d e f eat i ts own purpose as t h at of t au et blishment of r eg i menta l chaplains. Imagine a young i n ti ,kell 24 or 25 years of age, fresh from Oxford, who had iust y ° o va priest's or d ers , j o i n i ng a regiment of noisy, rat...iing if o va fellows, with whom lie was obliged to live all day, a" door' • no other retreat than the solitude of a barrack-room , th e e " in •'s of which he might expect to see now cid then kicked.altly i n a frolic; without the power of retirement, and Con'i sd the way of hearing all the jokes of every d e scription , c a o n t o not, nesting scenes nowise fit for his contemplation , it a 5 gel be wondered at that he frequently joined in what `va s forward. The Devil was a mere bungler when he _ de biro the temptations of St. Anthony ; he ought to have made regimental chaplain.— United Service Journal. e j i ve Owing to the high price of horse provender, , t; s oh,. keepers of this city have petitioned the Secretary _ re re', either to have the cavalry force at present stationediw t heft' - moved, or to have an additional sum of money allowed for the keep of the horse. —Buds Hrald. Mr. G. H. Phillips withdraws from the r e P r i c t s is il sal a: tion of Kidderminster on a dissolution taking place. there aro ten thousand reasons for so doing. ..,?,