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venues of the Church were still made answerable for that to which they had been always subject, and they were fairly dealt with, because they were found to be sufficient to meet the charge. But in the framing and provisions of the measure itself now produced, or threatened, by the Whig Ministers, is there any such resemblance or affinity to the Bill for abolishing Church-cess in Ireland as to justify an accusation of inconsistency against those who supported the Irish Bill, and who condemn the English ? Hear again Lord Stanley upon that point. Parliament did not, in the former case, so far meddle between lessors and lessees as to thrust in between them a body of Crown Commis sioners. The relation of landlord was noways, as in the present instance, disturbed. The lessees were left free agents by the Irish Bill. Here they, are harshly coerced. If the Irish lessee chooses to continue the payment of his periodical fines to the Bishop, as his ancestors had done before him, he had the full right to do so. He was not worried into a rack-rent, to be got rid of only at the price of twenty-five years purchase. No Church Commission had the power to run its " immortal life" against the precarious and perishable life of the lessee, and thus force the latter into its own terms ? On these and other differences, which we have not now time to mention, in the nature of the remedies proposed by Lord Grey's Go vernment and the present, Lord Stanley might well and triumphantly conclude, that so far from being called upon to treat the respective Bills of the two countries with equal favour, the very principles of regard to private property, and to that of the Church itself, on which he had founded his assent to the Irish Temporalities Bill, exacted from him the most strenuous hostility and opposition to the other. It may serve the paltry ends of a broken down faction to abuse this powerful-minded member of the aristocracy, but if they think so to- obstruct or embarrass Lord Stanley, they little know their man.--Times. We inserted on Wednesday in the Morning Advertiser, an abstract of Mr. O'Connell's Bill to reform the law of Libel and to secure the liberty of the press. With the general tenor of its propositions we concur, although some of them are open to minor objections. The law of libel as it stands at present is disgraceful to a civilised country. In ex-officio actions for seditious libels, individuals are liable to be subjected to the payment of large costs for proving their innocence, it being the law that the King never pays costs. This abuse Mr. O'Connell meets by the first of his propo sitions, by which he proposes that ex-officio informations shall not be filed on account of libels. As the law of Libel now stands, an action by criminal indictment suffo cates the plea of justification, and enables any knave to ex tract advantage from some act of knavery, and to live, like Mr. Snake, by the badness of his character.ln cases of damages for personal libel the enforcement of the law is as bad. Truth is a libel, and a true report exposing the examination of the most notorious thief or swindler, at any of the' police offices--an exposure than which there is nothing more use ful to the commercial and well-being of society at large— might subject the reporter or publisher of that true state ment to an action for libel by the said notorious thief or ass indler, provided he could induce any pettifogging attor ney to try an action. 'We do not hesitate to say, that (if the legal exposition of the law of libel be correct) actions for libel might be brought every day of the week by the whole fraternity of thieves against ourselves, and our contemporaries of the press. It may be said, indeed, that in such cases Juries would protect their own social and in dividual stake in the commercial well-being of the commu nity by an adequate verdict. But, unfortunately, all Juries do not always take this view of the benefit of the com munity, and of their cwn as involved in it. Instances have occurred lately, in which they have given damages to men inculpated—not by an ex-parte police report— which we hesitate not to say would enable a thief any day to bring his action ; but in cases, where the police ma gistrate, invetcd with full power to that effect, has pro i.eunced a summary and ultimate judgment on a culprit converted into a prosecutor by the barbarous anomaly of the law. It is true, small damages have been given— perl,,ps forty shillings—perhaps a farthing. ; and the Juries, in all probability, meant to infer by that verdict that there was no real ground for the action. But the Juries, in cases which we have in our eye, have either been igno rant of the real injustice of the law, or they have felt them selves incapable of mitigating it. Although the damages be small, the costs which they carry with them are exces sive ; and a malicious knave has nothing in the world to do, in order to gratify his malice against the public-spirited detector or exposer of his knavery but to bring his ac tion for libel. " I shall not get more than a farthing da mages, but I shall be enabled, under the cloak of the law, to assassinate the honest man, who exposes me, by inflict ing upon him a fine of 1501. in the form of costs." This abuse of costs should he reformed altogether, and is met by one of the clauses of Mr. O'Connell's Bill. The fault of the Libel law is, that it consecrates falsehood and punishes troth. Such a principle is disgraceful to any nation above tle rank of savages. We concur with Mr. O'Con nell, that truth should, in every possible case, be allowed to he pleaded in justification. We will not make any, the slightest compromise, ,with that worldly shiftiness, dignified with the nemo of expediency, on this head. If a man's previous actions will not bear sifting he ought to take the consequence of his previous actions. Public opinion would always correct harsh judgment, by making just al lowance for the indiscretions of youthful inexperience or the influence of controlling circumstances. No good ever came fr , an falsehood ; no evil ever came from truth. We he lieve that society would be in a much more wholesome state than it is if it could adopt the education sanctioned by an cient Persian legislation, which consisted of a single lesson : —" Tell truth, if you are cut to pieces." Society would progress towards its most perfect state were it to revert to the law of chivalry, by which every man who told a lie for feited his honour, lost caste, and sank from a f eeinan to ix villein ; or even had it the courage and the honour to adopt the axiom of Homer's hero of demi-civilized life :- 6' Who dares think one thing and another tell, • My soul detests him as the gates of hell." —Morning Advertiser. BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ST. PATRICK. The anniversary dinner in support of the free schools of this institution took place yesterday at the Freemason's Ta vern. About 200 gentlemen sat down. The chair was filled by the Earl of Haddington, supported on his left by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer and Lord Morpeth, and on his right by the Archbishop of Dublin and the Marquis of Downshire. Amongst the company we observed Earl De Grey, Lord Hills borough, Lord Claude Hamilton, Sir F. M‘Naughten, Sir J. O'Halloran, Lord Portarling ton, &c. The customary toasts—The King, the Queen, the Prinness Victeria, success to the Institution, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the President of the present, and the President and Vice-President (Mr. S. Rice and Lord Morpeth) of the next an niversary, were all drunk with enthusiasm. The meeting was ad dressed by the Earl of Haddington, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Lord Morpeth, the Marquis of Downshire, &c., and the proceedings of the evening passed off with great eclat. The children of the school walked through the hall after the cloth had been removed ; and if any proof were required of the inestimable blessings of this Institution, it was amply furnished in the creditable appearance of these dependents upon public bounty. Including the customary contributions from the King and Queen, Duchess of Kent, and Princess Victoria, the whole amount, as announced by the Secretary, was 1,129/. 13s. The musical arrangements, under the superintendence of Mr. Hawes, fully deserved the general applause they elicited. Amongst the songs we were particularly delighted with that beautiful one of Lover's, " The Fairy Boy," sung with much exprossion by Mr. Hobbs, who had the advantage of the author's own graceful and finished accompaniment. This song was rapturously encored. That capital burlesque of a Parliamentary debate, " Mr. Speaker, though 'tis late," created infinite amusement. There was not, we rejoice to say, the slightest demonstration of political feeling throughout the night. Viscountess Canning, widow of the distinguished statesman, died on Wednesday. She was the youngest of the three daughters of Major-General Scott, of Balcomie. Her husband died August 8, 1827, while Prime Minister. Soon after which event his late Majesty created Mrs. Canning a Viscountess, with remainder to her issue male. The only son, the Hon. Charles John, is now Viscount Canning. He is in his 25th year, having been born in December, 1812. He sat for Warwick for a short time in the present Parliament, baring succeeded the late Sir Charles Greville ; and it was intended to have started him on the Tory side for Liverpool, at the next general election, in conjunction with Lord Sandon. This accession to the Peerage creates a vacancy at Warwick, for which the electors in the Liberal interest would do well to have their candidate ready. The late Viscountess had three other children, of whom, besides her successor in the Peerage, only one survives, the Marchione ss o f Cl anr i car d e . LORDKINGSBOROUGH.—Th e late Viscount Kings borough was eldest son of George Earl of Kingsborough and the Lady Helena Moore, daughter of Stephen Earl of Mount cashel. Cut off in the prime of life, this amiable and talented young Nobleman has descended to a premature grave. His loss will be deeply lamented by all who knew him, and valued his highly cultivated mind and domestic virtues. His work on the Antiquities of Mexico is well known among the learned ; it is full of deep research, and is written partly in Spanish and partly in Latin, thereby displaying his powers as a linguist, and his knowledge and science as an antiquarian. Copies were presented by his Lordship to the Bodleian Library at Oxford, the British Museum, and most of the Potentates of Europe. This ill-fated Nobleman was imprisoned for a debt of bis father, for which he had unfortunately become secu rity, and not, as might be supposed, for his own extravagance. It is due to his memory, that this fact should be generally known. All must deplore the unhappy misunderstanding and mismanagement that caused his untimely fate. He is succeeded in his title by his brother Robert, now Viscount Kingsborough. TRADE OF MANCHESTER.--We are sorry to say that there have this week been two or three failures, though ma of much magnitude, in this town, and two or three also in Liverpool. Probably owing in part to this circumstance, the general feeling in the market yesterday was very depressed, almost more so, indeed, than we have seen it at any previous time during the present crisis..... Manchester Guardian. WINDSOR.-FRIDAY. Yesterday, after luncheon, the King, accompanied by Lady Mayo, drove for some time in the Park. This morning his Majesty, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, left the Castle for St. James's Palace. His Majesty will re turn to Windsor this evening. The Queen has not left the Castle since Wednesday, in consequence of the unsettled state of 'ale weather. The Royal dinner party of yesterday included the following personages:— Lord and Lady Denbigh, Lord and Lady Falkland, Lord Howe, Lady G. and Mr. H. Cumon, Sir Herbert and Lady Taylor, Miss Desbrowe, Gen. T dowater, Miss Gore, Captain Curzon, Admiral Praed, Colo - ael Sir Charles Thornton, Mr. Davies, Mrs. Smith, (sister to Lady Mayo), the Provost and Vice-Provost of Eton, Rev., Dr. Hawtrey, Rev. Dr. Keate, Rev. Mr. Musgrave, Rev., Mr. Musgrave, Rev. Mr. Cole ridge, Rev. Mr. Wilder, Rev. Mr. Okes, Rev. Mr. Dupuis, and Col. Greenwood. This morning Lorr j Denbigh took his departure. Mrs. Smith and, Admiral Praed arrived at the Castle on Wednesday last. COURT CIRCULAR. The Ki' ig , attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town soon after one o'clock yesterday afternoon from Windsor Castle. His ~ 4ajesty held Investitures of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath. rhe principal knights of the several Orders of Knighthood present at the Court, wore their respective Collars, it being 3t. Patrick's Day. The following Knights Companions of the Order of the Garter, in their mantles and collars, assembled, viz. :—the Marquis Camden, the Duke of Dorset, Marquis of Exeter, Duke of Rutland, Duke of Wellington, Duke of Richmond, Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Buccleuch, and the Duke of Grafton. The Officers of the Order present, were the Bishop of Win chester, Prelate of the Order ; the Hon. and Rev. the Deans of Windsor, Registrars of the Order; Sir William Woods (Clarenceaux King of Arms,) Deputy Garter principal King of Arms ; and Sir Augustus Clifford, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. The Knights were called over in the Entree-room by the Deputy Garter, and attended by the Officers of the Order, entered the Throne-room in procession. The King being seated in the chair of state, the Knights Companions took their respective seats at the table according to their seniority ; the Prelate stood on the right hand of the King, and the Registrar, Deputy Garter, and Black Rod at the bottom of the table. The Bishop of Oxford was introduced, and was sworn into office as Chancellor of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. His Lordship was invested by the Sovereign with the ensigns of his office. The Prelate of the Order signified to the Chapter the King's pleasure that a vacant Stall in the Royal Chapel of St. George, at Windsor, should be tilled ; and, as by the statutes none but a Knight can be elected, the Earl of Carlisle was introduced by Deputy Garter and the Usher of the Black Rod, and was knighted by his Majesty with the Sword of State. The Knights suffrages' having been collected by the Prelate, were presented to the Sovereign, who was pleased to command him to declare that the Earl of Carlisle had been duly elected a Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. His Lordship was received at the door of the Throne-room by the Duke of Buceleuch and the Marquis of Lansdowne, the two Junior Knights present, preceded by Deputy Garter (bearing the ensigns of the Order on a crimson velvet cushion), and by the Usher of the Black Rod. The Earl of Carlisle, kneeling near the Sovereign, and Garter, presenting en his knee the Garter, his Niajesty, as sisted by the Marquis of Camden, the Senior Knight pre sent, buckled it on the Noble Earl's left leg, the Prelate pro nouncing the usual admonition. Deputy-Garter presented the Riband with the George, and his Majesty put the Riband over his Lordship's left shoulder, the Prelate reading the admonition. The Noble Earl kissed the King's hand, and received the congratulations of each of the Knights Companions. The Knights then withdrew. A very foil Chapter of the Most Honourable Military Order cc' the Bath was afterwards held. The Knights Grand Crosses were robed in the Portra:t Gallery by Mr. Hunter and Mr. Ede, in their splendid Man tles and Collars of the Order. The Officers of the Order wore their Mantles, Chains, and Bad4es. The ►inights having assembled were called over in George the Third's room, and attended by the Officers, proceeded to the presence of the Sovereign in the Throne Room; his Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms forming an avenue to the Throne. The Knights Grand Crosses present were—the Duke of Wellington, Lord Hill, Sir E. Paget, Lord Cowley, Viscount Strangford, Viscount Beresford, Sir G. Murray, Sir H. Clin ton, Sir J. Kempt, Sir G. Cockburn, Sir C. Colville, Lord W. Bentinck. Sir G. Walker, Sir H. Taylor, Sir H. Neale, Viscount Canterbury, Sir C. Bagot, Sir G. Anson, Admiral Sir G. Martin, Sir R. Gordon. Sir J. Wells, Sir E. Barnes, Sir R. Adair, Sir W. Houston, Lord Strafford, Sir T. Hardy, W. Lumley, Sir W. Gordon, Sir T. Dallas, Admiral Sir J. Whitsbed, Bart., Sir P. Malcolm, Sir W. Pringle, the Earl of pinto, and Sir G. Moore. The Officers of the Order present were—Bath, King of Arms; A. Greville,'Esq., Registrar and Secretary ; Captain M. Seymour, Deputy Registrar and Secretary ; Sir W. Woods, Clarence u x King of Arms ; Gentleman Usher, O. F. Bel tz, Esq. By his Majesty's command Lietit.- General Lord Aylmer was introduced to the Royal presence between the two junior Knigl t. Grand Crosses present, preceded by Bath King of Arms, bearing the riband, badge, and star of the Order upon a crim son velvet cushion. His Majesty was graciously pleased to put the riband and badge over his Lordship's right shoulder. His Lordship kissed hands, and having received from the King the star of the Order withdrew. Admiral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted was then introduced, and was also invested by his Mt,jesty with the ensigns of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath. His Majesty was then pleased to command an investiture to take place of the Knights Commanders of the Order. Sir Charles Broke Vere, Sir George Scovell, Rear-Admiral Sir James A. Gordon, Sir W. M. Gomm, and Sir Alexander Dickson, who were made Knights Commanders of the Order some years ago, and having recently received regimental pro motion, were severally presented to the King, and received from his Majesty the Star of the Order. Sir William Thornton, Sir George Mundy, Sir Ross Don nelly, Sir Francis Austen, Sir Alexander Caldwell, Sir J. L. Lushington, Sir Chas. Deacon, and Sir Joseph O'Halloran, were severally introduced by Sir William Woods, Officer of kilns attendant on the Knights Commanders (who carried stars and badges of the second class of the Order), and were knighted by his Majesty, and invested with the In-ignia of Knights Commanders of the Bath. The Knights then retired. The great Officers of State, and the Officers of the House hold present were—the Lord Steward • the Lord Chamberlain ; the Master of the Horse ; L or d hill, Stick in Waiting ; the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentleman at Arms ; the Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; the Earl of Errol ; the Master of the King's Buck Hounds ; the Treasurer of the Household ; the Comptroller of the Household ; the Master of the Robes ; Sir H. Wyatt, Silver Stick in Wait ing ; Sir Edward Bowater, and Colonel Cavendish, Equerries to the King ; Mr. Thomas Reeve, Standard-bearer ; and Mr. Albert Beetham, Clerk of the Cheque of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; Mr. Samuel Hancock, Exon in Waiting ; Mr. Martins, Gentlemen Usher to the Sword of State - Mr. Blackwood, Gentleman Usher in Waiting ' • Cap tain T. Brown, R.N., Aid-d e -C am p i n W a i t i ng; an d Master Ellice, Page of Honour. The King gave audiences to the Duke of Richmond, the Earl of :Tinto, Sir William Fremantle, Lord Hill, the Mar quis Conyngham, and Sir William Woods. Viscount Ashbrook and the Hon. Captain George Campbell were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Kent and the Prin cess Victoria, and his Serene Highness the Prince of Leinin gen, were present at the performance at the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, on Thursday evening. His Majesty gave audiences yesterday to the Bishop of London, Lord Duncannon, and Colonel Colebrooke. At a meeting of Baronets held yesterday, - at Sir Robert Fitzwygram's, Connaught-place, it was unanimously agreed to present the petition, signed by nearly four hundred Baronets and fifty-three Peers, members of the Order of the Ulster Badge, to his Majesty, at any Levee previous to the Queen's Birth-day, that Lord J. Russell may appoint. The Earl and Countess of Lichfield gave a dinner party on Thursday. Amongst the company present were, Prince Esterhazy, the Austrian Ambassador; Lord and Lady Stanley, Lord Burghersh, the Countess of Jersey, and Colonel and Mrs. Anson. The Earl entertained Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Duncannon, the Duke of Richmond, Viscount Howick, and Mr. C. Greville, at dinner on Wednesday. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Grafton, at Grafton House, from the Hunting Lodge, near Stoney Stratford ; the Duke of Richmond, in Cavendish-square, from his seat, Goodwood, near Petworth, Sussex; Lord Forrester, from the Duke of Rutland's seat, Belvoir Castle ; Lord and Lady Manners, in Upper Brook. street, from The Grove, Suffolk; the Rev. Charles Fryer, in Dover -street, from Brussels ; Colonel Sir Archibald and Lady Maclaine, in Gloucester-place, Portman-square ; Sir John and Lady Maria Stanley, in Audley-square, from their seat in Cheshire ; F. Campbell, Esq., at Raggett's Hotel, from the Continent ; Captain Evans, at ditto, from Chatham ; Sir John Murray, at the Carlton Hotel, from Cambridge College ; Colonel and Mrs. White, at ditto, from Paris ; the Rev. Mr. and Mrs., and Miss Lane, at ditto, from a tour ; J. Alexander, Esq., M.P., from his seat, Somerhill ; Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Bulteel and family, at the St. George's Ho tel ; Sir Charles and Lady Grey, and family, at ditto, from The Oakes. DEPARTURES. The Marquis of Bute,frOMl7Va;;;; ; s Hotel, for his seat, Luton Hoo, Bedfordshire; the Bishop of Lincoln, from ditto, for Bugden Palace; Lord Acheson, for Hastings; Mrs. Massingberd and Miss Nixon, from the St. George's Hotel, for Bath ; Mr. and the Misses Cunyngham, from ditto, for Edinburgh ; Col. P. Dundas, from ditto, for Bloxham ; Wm. Coke, Esq., from ditto, on a tour. The Manchester Guardian states that William Francis Drake, the man whose examination we gave some time ago, on a charge of uttering a forged bill of exchange for 11,4371. 125., was fully committed for trial. He has since inti mated his intention of pleading guilty to the charge. TO LORD HILL. United Service Club, March 17. - - MY Lnan.---r fhe late Brevet Promotion has given rise to much expressio n of opinion on the scanty and unequal rewards for Military S€ ala ice, and although a very humble individual, I take the libert y of addressing your Lordship, as having par taken of a larg u 1 share during a period of nearly forty years. It will be si.fer t by reference to the Army List that there are Generals and 1 .ieutenant- Generals without Regiments but who have been iin the army fifty years and upwards and when the uninitiated .trequire explanation they are told such and such a General net: er served ! !—Surely then they have no right to hold that Hor towable Rank, with a certain though not very munificent err iol ument attached to it ; and had the interests of the profession. tnd the country been consulted, they would never have obt fried either. When, how ei - er, it becomes almost impossible to repair an evil, the next be , st thing is to prevent a recurrence of it, and I would therefor e propose for consideration :- Ist. That n. O officer of any Rank should in future be allowed to retire on hailf.pay (unless wounded) who has not served twenty years cc) nsecutively on full pay ; and it is fair to con clude, if he ba: 3 passed that ordeal, that he has honestly per formed his duty , 2d. Those 'a /he are now on half-pay of any Rank under twenty years service should be obliged to fill vacancies or retire altogether from the army. Such a regulation far from stopping promotion woul d accelerate it ; half those so called upon would Immediately se 11 their Commissions rather than go to our Colonies—thus' there would soon be few General Officers who had not served :fairly. Then comes the question—whether large emoluments should be lavished on favourcd individuals? And it is here suggested that Honorary ,Distinctions, the Gift and Boon of Majesty, to gether with the appointments to lucrative commands, are an equi valent and sufficient recompense to the honourable ambition of the profession. Hence would arise the consideration of the payment of General Officers, which might be nearly equalized by Government taking the clothing of regiments into their own hands, and the present savings being thrown into s fund for that purpose. Under the present system, emolument must necessarily be partially distributed, and depend as much on interest as merit. Is it just that one General Officer should have a regiment—a government—a pension for wounds (which don't affect his health)—perchance, a lucrative command I—and that there should be others of equal, or nearly equal, pretensions, with nothing but a bare subsistence ? . I shall, on a future occasion, take the liberty of saying a few words on the monstrous injustice of the promotion in the House hold Troops, by which junior officers step over the heads of their seniors. I have the honour to he, Your Lordship's obedient servant, A COLONEL. THE S UN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1837. SWEDEN. REPLY OF THE KING OF SWEDEN TO THE ADDRESS OF THE STORTHING OF THE 24.rn OF JANUARY, 1837. His Majesty having heard the Address of the Storthing of the 24th of January, 1837, read in his Council of Norway, dictated the following reply : The King Charles XIII. convoked on the 7th of March, 1815, a mixed Council of Sweden and Norway. The third section of the Constitution of the 4th of November, 1814, was examined by the two Councils. _ The portion of that of Norway adopted the colours and dimensions of which the national flag was composed, an d of which it is still composed. It has been observed, that the colours proposed were those of Denmark ; but, upon the assurance of the members of the Norwegian Council that these colours were also those of Norway, the King acceded to their adoption. The Riga Act intervened. It was accepted by the Storthing of Norway on the 31st of July, and by the Srates General of Swcdcn on the 6th of August 1815. The ordinary Storthing of this period was made fully cogni zant of the formation of the Union Flag, not only by the pro tocol of the Council, but also by the exhibition and use of the same ; and no observation was then made. _ If the Council of Norway think the colours of the Union Flag are not those of Norway, the King desires that they will point out the colours which do belong to that kingdom, and if His Majesty deems it of utility, he will make a communica tion of the same to the States General of Sweden, and to the Storthing of Norway. His Majesty could have desired that the observations of the Storthing had been made before the signature of the Riga Act. The currency die is taken from the Royal seal. This sub.. ject has already excited the attention of the King, and his Ma jesty proposes to take it specially into consideration. The S - vedish authorities who make use of the Royal seal only con tinue to exercise an ancient custom ; and moreover the Kings of Sweden, from Adolphus Frederick down to the Union, have, as heirs to the throne of Norway, borne the Norwegian lion as a part of their arms. The union between Sweden and Norway, concluded the 20th Oct., 1814, forms the base of the first section of the Constitu tion decreed the 4th of November, and Sanctioned on the 10th of the same month. The article may be regarded as a sum mary of the rights of Sweden acquired by various treaties to the kingdom of Norway. The history of the States, to which the Storthing appeals, shows that Norway was 'a province of Denmark in the year 1336, and that she has nottince possessed any legislative right until the treaty of Kiel—namely, on the 10th of November, 1814, the period at which the King swore to the Constitution, and Norway was recognised as a kingdom united with Sweden under one King ; and that this kingdom enjoyed rights gua ranteed to it by the King of Sweden in the name of that kingdom. Besides, history states, and the events of our own days prove, that treaties, wars, and conquests augment the powers of a state, or diminish the extent of its territory. With regard to diplomatic affairs, the Storthing refers to nithing which has not been effected; and with regard to other matters, la hen equal rights have been acknowledged, those who enjoy them will participate in all rightful changes. This is not on ly j us t, b ut a mora l o bli gat i on re q u ir e d by the reci procity of the guarantees acquired and acceded by treaty. The p►cblication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. TAMWORTH AND RUGBY RAILWAY. , (From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) FRIDAY, MARCH 17. Order read, for Consideration of the Petition of the Chairman and Directors of the Company :—Motion made, and Question pro posed,—" That, in the case of the Tamworth and Rugby Railway, the parties be permitted to proceed with "their Bill :"—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the words " Railway the" to the end of the Question, in order to add the words " Report of the Standing Orders Committee be confirmed," instead thereof:—Question put, That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the Ques tion: "—The House divided; Aglionhy, H. A. Alsager, Richard Art wood, T. Bating, H. B. Brownrigg, .1 S. Buller, Sir J. B. Y. Bulwer, E. E. Byng, G. S. Campbell, Sir J. ('lerk, Sir G. Corry, Right Hon. H. 'l'. D. :NORITY-AYES, 33. Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Pryme, G. Fector, John Minet Solo'crick', J. Fremantle, Sir T. Scott, Sir E. Hawes, li. Stanley, E. Humpherv, J. Steuart, It. Murray, J. A. Troubridge, Sir T. O'Connell, M. J. Tyrrell, Sir J. O'Fer all, More Wilks, J. Palmer, Ge'ieral Wilmot, Sir E. P2ase, Joseph TULLE KS. Peel, Sir R. Poulter, J. S. Polhill, a Tancred, H. W. Ainsworth, Peter Angerstein. John A chiall. Mervyn Bailey, Jose,,h B4incs, E. Becket, Sir J. Berkeley, F. F. Biddul, h, it. Blackstone, W. S. Brothertm, J. Chawynd, W. Crawford, W. S. D'Albiac, Sir C. Dillwyn, L. W. Divett, E. Duncombe, T. S. Duncombe, A.' Eaton, Richard J. Elphinstone, H. Estcourt, T. G. B. Etwall, R. Ewart, W. ,JORITY—NOES, lisle, it. Halford, H. Hector, C. Hogg, J. W. amldsworth, T. Houstoun, G. Hume, Joseph • Hutt, William James, W. Jephson, C. D. 0. Johnstone, A. Knatchbull, Sir E. Knight. H. G Labouchere, H.. Lawson, A. Leader, John Temple Lefevre, C. S. Lennox, Lord G. ' Lennox, Lord A. Lincoln, Earl of Lowther, J. H. Lygon, Hon. Gen. Maclean, D. Mahon, Lard Mangles, J. Mostyn ' E. North, F. O'Connell, J. O'Connell, Morgan Parker, J. Patten, Wilson Farrarid, Robert Feilden, W. Fitzroy, Lord C. Forster, C. Gaskell, J. M. Gladstone, T. .._ Gladstone, W. E. Graham Sir J. J Guest, J. Pelham, John C. Pendarves, E. N. Plumptre, J. P. Ponsonby, J. Putter, R. Price, S. G. Price, Sir R. Robinson, G. R. Sandon, Lord Seymour, Lord E. Smith, Vernon Somerset, Lord G. Stanley, Lord lhoroson, C. P. Thorneley, Thomas Trevor, Hon. Ac Tursier. W. Vere, Sir C Si. Verney, Sir H. Vesey, Hon. T. Vyvyan, Sir R. Walker, R. Wall ice, Z Wilrburtou, 11. Wilbraham, G. Williams, W. Weod, C. Wrottesley, Sir 1. Colonel Thompson'i nority instead of that s name was inserted i of Sir Samuel Whale' TELLERS . Ebrington, Viscount Wason, Rigby the Corn Laws Mi. THE TURF.—RACING SEASON—Bell's Life in London of Sunday next, March 19, will contain a complete list of every horse in training at Newmarket, with the names of the trainers, specifying such as are entered for the Derby and Oaks ; together with original and faithful accounts of the Leamington and York Steeple Chases—original Anec dotes of the Chase—Hunting Appointments—Coursin g _ —Games at Chess—and every variety of Sporting Intelli gence. Price of Bell's Life in London, Fivepence.—Offic e , 170, Strand. CHURCH-RATE.-ST.SAVIOUR'S, SOUTHWAR K . The inhabitants, upon a poll, refused the Church-rate in July last ; in consequence Mr. Weston, the banker, in conjunction with a Mr. Waller, an attorney's clerk, make affidavit of the dilapidated state of the Church, and the refusal to the parish to make a rate; and the two clergymen, and the master and usher severally made affidavits of their being unable to obtain their salaries, and applied to the Court of King's Bench to grant a mandamus, which the Court did, ordering the parish to assemble and make a rate, or show cause. At the vestry on Tuesday certain resolutions were proposed, appointing a Com mittee to show cause, which the Chairman refused to put. Mr. Weston moved a rate, which was seconded, and lost by 10 to 1. The resolutions were put by the mover, and carried unani mously, upon which Mr. Weston demanded a poll, which w as taken on Thursday and yesterday. Mr. Waller, one of the deponents to the Court of King's Bench, attended during the polling, and handed the voters " a copy of the writ of man damus from the Court of King's Bench," which alarmed many persons, and deterred them from voting ; however, the num bers were—First day, for the rate, 121---against it, 03.-1%. jority for the rate , 56.—Second day's poll, for the rate, 78 against it, 235.—ross poll for the rate, 192—against it, 300. —Majority against the rate, 101. A Requisition is now circulating, and has already many signatures attached to it, to the Sheriffs of Middlesex, requesting them to call a public meeting, to be hold on Easter Monday, in favour of the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, Abolition of Church-rates Bill, and other liberal measures, which will probably be passed by the Commons, and thro wn out by the Lords. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1837. In the House of Lords yesterday the proceedings were limited to the reception of petitions, and to some conversa tion on the subject of Statute Labour as connected with Turnpike -roads. The Duke of RICHMOND was of opinion that the present management of Turnpike-roads was ex ceedingly bad ; he hoped that the Noble Lord at the head of the Office of Woods and Forests would soon take up the subject. In the House of Commons, the Newbold (Derby) En closure Bill, also the Dee-side Roads Bill, were passed. Proceedings relative to Railway Bills succeeded. Then the affairs of Spai❑ were incidentally alluded to : Lord PAL MERSTON said that the Government would advance such stores to the Queen of SPAIN as might be required by her Majesty, in conformity with the terms of the treaty ; and with respect to a guarantee for the payment, he was satis fied with the same security as Sir ROBERT PEEL had taken for the stores supplied to the Queen of SPAIN during his administration, namely, an exchange of notes. Slr. C. Wool) also, in answer to a question from Lord MAlioN, said that all the supplies furnished to her MAJESTY were included in the Returns before the House. On the Order of the Day for the House resolving itself iato a Committee of Supply, Mr. ROEBUCk brought for ward his promised motion on the subject of the seizure of the Vixen, by moving for copies of all correspondence be tween the Governments of England, Russia, and Turkey, relating to the Treaty of Adrianople. The motion was seconded by Mr. EWART. Sir E. CODRINGTON followed on the same side. Mr. B. Hoy denied that any cession had been made by Turkey to Russia. Lord PALMERSTON sarcastically remarked, in reference to the speech of the Hon. Mover, that he had never in his life before known so much novel, extraordinary, and astounding matter, respect ►ng the doctrine of international law, compressed into so small a compass. The production of the papers moved for would be useless, as the transactions to which they related were closed ;he should therefore oppose the motion. After an interesting discussion, which will be found in our report, the motion was negatived without a division. In reply to Mr. HUTT, Mr. POULETT THOMPSON stated that there was no intention to transfer the management of the South Sea Company's stock to the Bank of England. The House then went into a Committee of Supply, for the purpose of voting the Navy Estimates. The House having resumed, the Court of Exchequer (Scotland) Bill was read a second time, and the 10th of April was fixed for the discussion of that measure, and of the Court of Session (Scotland) Bill in Committee. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE obtained leave to bring in a Bill to limit the jurisdiction of the Lord Chamberlain, in so far as the closing of theatres on certain days is concerned. Lord MonrETit obtained leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts for regulating the polico of the city of Dublin. The Houso adjourned shortly after one o'clock to this day. The Parsons are moving Heaven and Earth against the judicious and righteous measure proposed by the Govern ment for removing the last cause of contention between the Established Church and Dissenters. Secret meetings of violent Tories and worldly-minded Clergymen are held in almost every rural parish ; threats, and promises, and false hoods, are resorted to for the purpose of procuring signa tures ; nothing, in short, is omitted that can excite the rancour of one party against the other, and prevent the amicable settlement of the question, alike necessary for the peace of the community, and the best interests of religion. But religion is the last consideration with some persons—it is constantly in their mouths but seldom in their hearts, and is made use of now, as it was in the darkest ages of Chris tianity, more for the advancement of selfish and worldly in terests than for promoting peace and good-will among mankind. It unfortunately has been used as a cloak for the breach of almost all the commandments, and never was there an instance of one being broken with so little decency as on the occasion of Church-rates, when many of the Clergy are preaching to their ignorant flocks the very reverse of what they know to be the fact, and telling them that if they are abolished, their Churches will fall into decay, and the ashes of their forefathers be desecrated. The inventors of these falsehoods put them forth, trusting to the ignorance of some, the negligence of others, and the self-interest and political feelings of many but the great body of the people are not to be deceived: the time is at hand when the Parsons will ;4nd that their resistance to the measure will do more to show their graSp ing and rapacious disposition, and enlighten the eyes of the public as to their real' motives, than any of their doings since the passing of the Reform Bill. The people now count for certain on their opposition in every contest for political and religious freedom. Since Reform commenced they have opposed it at every stage—they opposed the abolition of the Test Acts, the Catholic Emancipation Act, the Reform Act ; and now they oppose this measure for the very same reason they opposed all these, because they are afraid it may touch their incomes, or diminish their power. But the agitation of the question will not be without good re sults. It will bring more and more under the public notice the vast wealth of the Church, the abuses which have crept into the Establishment, and the innumerable devices which that Church has resorted to for increasing the incomes of its clergy, and levying on the people contributions to which they are not entitled. Not satisfied with the revenue from Church-lands and tithes, which alone make it among the richest—if not the richest Church Establishment in the world—and which were granted as payment in full for all services, they continue to thrust their hands into the pockets of the public on occasion of almost every change in a man's life : there are fees to the clergyman for bap tisms, fees for marriages, fees for funerals, fees for tomb stones, fees for tablets in Churches, fees for opening a grave, and double fees if the death and funeral take place in different parishes ; in short, nothing is done without fees —and not content with these, they send their agents round begging for taster offerings—nay, more, the people of this country cannot enter the Cathedrals, built at the national expense, without being fastened on by the harpies of some of the dignitaries, and called on to contribute to their sup port. These abuses cry out for redress, .and make what resistance they may, the Clergy will find that the greater the resistance, the more thoroughly will the operation be performed, and the more certain the cure. The whole bent of the Tory faction is now to prevent the introduction of the Bill for the abolition of Church rates. All their tricky tactics are brought daily into play to eff2ct this object. While they are trembling with fear, they direct their fuglemen of the press to exhibit all the symptoms of joy at their late defeat in the House of Com mons. A majority of twenty-three, say these vera cious oracles, is a virtual minority—which is exactly what they would have said if it had been twice or thrice as large, and what they have said on all occa sions when they have experienced a discomfiture. Let them not, however, flatter themselves that the measure will be abandoned, because it suits them to recommend that course. They must make up their minds to the mortifica tion of seeing a Bill for relieving the consciences of their dissenting brethren from a grievous burden, for rescuing Christianity from a grievous reproach,•and for strengthen ing the foundations of the Anglican Church, not only brought in, but carried through, the House of Commons. What may then become of it is a question that we need not now discuss. Let the Lords, if they please, put it to the debit side of that long account which they have to settle with the people—one reckoning will do for all. " Oh, but the people are with the Lords and the Bishops," exclaim the Tory trumpeters ; " look at the petitions, and you will see many more for than against Church-rates ; and besides, all the r espectable petitioners are on our side." This is echoing the halloo set up the other night by the Bishop of BATH and WELLS and by Lord WYNFORD. Now, what argument arises from the number of petitions when it is notorious that these petitions are entirely the manufacture of the clergy— got up by them at the command of the Bishops, and signed by a few hangers-on of the Church ? Take the following as a fair specimen of the numbers as well as the respectability of these petitioners for continuing the op pressions of the Church towards the Dissenters, for which we are indebted to a correspondent of the Morning Advertiser : " As these worthies claim the whole of the respectability of the towns from which they have presented petitions, perhaps you will excuse me for bringing to their attention (and which is solely the object of my present letter) the great respectability of the two petitions presented last night by Viscount Canter.f bury, one from the inhabitants of the parish of Camberwell, and the other from the freeholders of Peckham. In the first, I myself saw a copy of that petition in the High-street, Peckham (which, by the bye, contains, according to the census of 1831, between 7,000 and 8,000 inhabitants), and at the end of a week it had actually twelve signatures attached to, it, which I hope you will excuse me if I dissect, for the erudition of these learned Thebans and the community generally. No. 1. —The village lawyer. No. 2. —The pew-opener at Mr. Melvill's Chapel. No. 3. —The pew-opener at Camberwell Church. No. 4 —The son-in-law of ditto. No. .s.—The daughter of ditto. No. 6.—The grandchild of ditto. No. 7.—The ditto of ditto. No. B.—The ditto of ditto. No. 9.—The ditto of ditto. _ No. 10.—The keeper of, in my opinion, the most respect able boarding-school in the village. No. 11.—A most respectable Tory gentleman. No. 12.—The most violent Tory in the place. Such, Sir, is a small specimen of the petition got up in our little village, and :I can tell you that not one respectable or non-respectable tradesmen, and there are numbers of the former character in the village, have signed this formidable document. With respect to the petitiou from the freeholders, I beg leave most distinctly to say it is a most gross libel on them, as it must be well known that a very large portion of the land is in the hands of that most respectable body the Quakers, who, of all men, are less disposed than any other sect to support Church-rates." All written by the same person. Notwithstanding the refusal of Lord PALMERSTON to lay before the House of Commons a copy of the corre pondence between the Government of this country and the Governments of Russia and Turkey, relating to the Treaty of Adrianople, and the occupation of ports and territories on the shores of the Black Sea by Russia, since the signing of that Treaty, as moved for last night by Mr. ROEBUCK, we may fairly infer from the speech of the Noble Foreign Secretary that we are on the eve of a war with NictiorAs. We draw this in ference not less from the diplomatic reputation of the Noble Lord, than from the language he employed in de scribing the conduct of Russia, when commenting upon the speech of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. Lord PALMERSTON has laboured assiduously to obtain the repu tation of a discreet diplomatist ; and it is but justice to his Lordship to admit, that the royal and imperial Crowned heads of Europe give him credit for both the ability and the will to make long speeches in Parliament, without once betraying the opinions of the Government upon the subject of them. TALLEYRAND employs but a single phrase to describe these diplomatic harangues ; but as the phrase is not a favourite one with his Lordship's admirers, we choose a different one to express the same idea— namely, official mystifications. Now, when we find a Minister so celebrated for his diplomatic 'discreetness ; so noted for the extreme caution with which he is in the habit of alluding to the acts of other Govern ments ; so chary of his own opinions on questions of international law ; and so careful in concealing the sentiments of his colleagues as LOrdPALMEßSTON—assur ing the House of Commons, in his official capacity, " that Russia has acted in violation of the declarations which she made to the whole of Europe,"—that her " acquisitions of the mouth of the Danube, of the Asiatic frontier of Turkey, and of the fortresses of the Black Sea, are op posed to her solemn engagements,"—that the question of her unjust aggressions " occupies the serious attention of his Majesty's Government,"—and that both his Lord ship and his colleagues " feel the importance of the whole question as strongly as the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath"—what other inference can we draw from the speech of the Noble Lord, but that we are on the eve of the commencement of hostilities with Russia ? We can not believe that a British Cabinet Minister—much less such a Minister as Lord PALMERSTON—wouId thus openly denounce the bad faith, and the dangerous aggressive en croachments of a great foreign Power, unless prepared to back such a denunciation with a declaration of war. Should we be mistaken, however, in this inference, we cannot too strongly deprecate the conduct of the Noble Foreign Secretary in making such a speech, to be followed by a refusal to sub mit to Parliament the documents moved for by Mr. ROE BUCK. Lord PALMERSTON himself admits the absolute necessity of curbing the insolent ambition of Russia ; he charges her Government with the commission of the most heinous crime that one nation can perpetrate against an other—namely, an unprovoked seizure of territory, con trary to the sacred faith of treaties. His Lordship, there fore, stamps his own character with infamy, unless he take such measures as will prevent such a crime from passing unpunished, and such insatiable ambition from devouring the balance of power in Europe. The several Members who addressed the House in the coarse of the debate appeared to entertain but one opinion respecting the seizure of the Vixen by Russia. Mr. ROE.-' BUCK, at the outset, denounced it as an act of " piracy ;" and all who followed the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, with the exception of Dr. LusuiNGToN,indorsed that opinion. Lord PALMERSTON declared that Russia had not notified the blockade of Circassia to the British Government—thus admitting that a most gross violation of the law of nations had been committed by the Imperial Government. With out entering more at length into the merits of a question which is already well and generally understood, we have to thank the Hon. Member for Bath for the very able and eloquent manner in which he brought it under the consi deration of Parliament. His speech of last night dig , - plays a degree of comprehensiveness and a fund of good sense for which previous to its delivery we would not have given him credit. Lord DUDLEY STUART'S speech—remarkable as it is for ability and point-- does not surprise us so much ; because we are no strangers to his Lordship's sentiments with respect to the aggressive system of policy pursued by Russia. His repetition, however, of Mr. PULTENEY'S story of OLIVER CnomwiLL's mode of settling questions of international law, and his reference to the recent blockade of New Granada, were calculated to repress the triumphant tone of the Noble Foreign Secretary. Upon one point we agree with him, and with all who supported Mr. ROEBUCK'S motion, namely—that if Russia were less powerful than she is, Lord PALMERSTON would not be so slow in revenging the insult offered to our flag by the capture and condemnation of the Vixen. The whole of the French Journals of Thursday have been received. They bring no intelligence of the least moment from the North of Spain. The French Cabinet still hangs together, but the ligature that connects nisters is reduced to a mere thread. The following are extracts from these Papers : PARIS, MARCH 15.—We find the following passage in the Siecle : "It is affirmed to-day that information, worthy of credit, hag shown what we may shortly expect from the theory of the Mi nistry respecting the Pretenders who favour civil war. The Legitimists are rejoicing. The Duke of Bordeaux tuts given notice to his Lieutenants-General that he was going to the Court of the Duke of Modena, whence he will set out as the Count D'Arteis. His grandfather set out from St. Peters burgh, after having kissed the hand of the great Catherine, to re-conquer his usurped kingdom. Two Sardinian frigates will escort the brig of war in which the Duke of Bordeaut will embark to proceed to the head-quarters of Don Carloti. where an auxiliary corps, which he will command in person, will permit him to display his white oriflamme on the banks of the Bidassoa, delivered from the revolutionary standard. " The young Duke brings to Don Carlos the authority of his name, the Jesuits who are his preceptors, and a letter from his Sardinian Majesty, who declares that he has nothing more at heart than the re-establishment of legitimacy. As a pledge for the security of things, and the happiness of nations, it was hoped that the young General would be the bearer of a Russian or Prussian autograph, to authorise som- finan cial speculations secured on the credit of tl e t.O Mo narchs ; and the fortune of France ; but dependence on the two Nprthern Powers in this respect rests on no stable foun dation. Accordingly there are persons who have no faith in the expedition of the Duke of Bordeaux, and considered the alarm spread on this occasion as an additional means to in duce the Chamber to increase the usual vote for Secret Ser vice.—Gazette de France, March 16. TURIN, Marten s.—lf we may credit the reports which are generally circulated, the English Government have decided the question relative to the Liberty of the Press in the island of Malta, in favour of the maintenance of order and tranquillity of the Italian States. The Isle of Malta being classed lately among the English colonies, certain discretionary powers, in regard to the Press, will remain subject to restric tions, which will not permit revolutionary periodical writings, especially those which are in the Italian language, to be circu lated in the Peninsula. The real interests of England re quires that it should avoid exposing itself, as it does, in the present case, to the suspicion of demanding its amount of policy, and of labouring under a spirit contrary to the measures of order and Conservatism adopted by the Continental Powers -Journal des Debats, March 6. FRENCH FUNDS -PAW. MARCH 16. Five per Cents., 106 f. 95c. 107 f. sc. Four per Cent., 98f. 40c. 30c. hree per Cents., 79f. sc. 20c. Rank Actions 2,410 f. 2,405 f. Bente de Napis, 9Sf. 65c. 70c. Roman Five per Cents., 102. Spanish Actives, 28 27% 284%%. Spanish Differes, 11 3 4 12. Spanish Passives, 7%%%. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents., 103. Brussels Society, 1,555 f. 1,560 f. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents. 5(134. Portuguese Loan, Three per Cents, 32% 1 ,4;4 2 %N. EXCHANDE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25c. 46c. ; money, 25f. 3737 e. Three months, paper, 25f. 20c. ; money, 25f. 20c -Cours Juthentique. LAST PRICES. rive per Cents., 107 f. 10c. Three per Cents. 79f. 40c. Bank Actions, 2,105 f. Rente de Naples, 99f. Roman Five per Cents., 102. Belgian Loan, 103. Brussels Bank, 1,370 f. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 503. Portuguese Three per Cents., 32%. Spanish Actives, 2ii34. Spanish Passives, 7%. Differes, 9. New Differes, 12. BEI.(i 1 AN 1 UNDS-Baussus, MARCH 15, Actual Debt, 234 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent. lOO% Loan of Thirty Millions 92 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent. 99 Society of Commerce, 4% per Cent. 134 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 1383! - Brussels Papers, March 16. DUTCH FUNDS-Amszeiteasi, March 14. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 234 per Cent 52% 53% Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A mort Syndic, 46 per cent 92% 93% Ditto, ditto, per cent 751,4 76 3 Commercial Company, 4 , ; ', per cent 1131% MU Ditto (1532 and 183.3) 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month ll 0234 Two months AUSTRIAN FUNDS-VIENNA, MARCH 7. Five per Cents. Metalliques , ... Fcmr‘per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares —Aiken:eine Zeitung, March 12. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, MARCH 14. Bills. Money. Austrian Metalhques, 5 per cent. Ditto ditto 4 per cent. Ditto ditto 3 per cent. Ditto Bank Shares 1147 1345 Anglo-Russian Loan Paper inscription, ii per cent .5 14%. Russian 5 per cents. Metal. Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Ditto, Certificates Portuguese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent 47 Ditto, 3 per cent. 33% soli Dutch 25, Fer Cents. Ditto 5 per Cents — Polish Ponds, 3 per cents. New Tickets 157 4 156 N A oglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 71% 7*- 2 Norwegian Loan of 1834, 4 per cents. Spanish, it) piastres ' 3 per Cc-0 , Cortos Lean, 5 per Cent Greek 4 per cents. 1533, guaranteed by France 93 it*g EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, MARCH 14.-1:t 8% ; two months, 13 6. STOCKHOLM, MARCH 7.—Two months, 11 42. CHRISTIANIA, MARCH 4.—Three months, 5 2. I.Etosic, NIARCH 10.—TWO months, 6 19. ST. PETEKSBGRGH, MARCH 3.—Three months, 107-16. BREMEN, MACH 10.—Two months, 603. ti R titatats. MARCH 11.—Three rroinths, 6. 23%. —Hamburg Pavers, March 14. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock. ... . 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cors 90% 90 ; 3% per Cent.-- ... Ditto Red •.. New 3% per Cent 9B l /4 8 U 1 New 5 per Cent... i Bink LongAn nuitiesto expire Jan 5, 1 , 1:0 net. 10, 1859 -1 Jan 5, li.0) Jan. 5, 88' - April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1870......... ...... Omnium PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds ....... Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos A yres Bonds Ditto Account Chillian Bonds...—. ..... ... Ditto Account ..... Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 'B2 L Ditto Account Danish Bonds Dia.) Account Greek 80nd5 .. ........ ...... Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account ........ Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent. Ditto Account Neapolitan DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. India ............ 0 4 23 25 pm South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 13 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... Exch. Bills, £l,OOO 24 26 pm. Ditto 500 24 26 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised — pm Rank Stock for Account 209 10 India Stock for Account — Consols for Acconnt 90}4% THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account — Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds — Ditto Account Ditto, 3 per cent. 32% 3 Prussian Bonds — Russian Bonds, 1822 — Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1834 ... 27 5 .4%1.4% Ditto Account 2 7 4 4%14% French, 5 per cent ..... —f. --c. --- 4 per cent. —f. —c. --- 2 per cent ..... —f. —c --- Exchange —f. c. Dutch, 24 per cent. Ditto Account 53% Ditto, 5 per cent 102% 2 Ditto Account — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share Great Weitern Railway Company 4O % Brighton Railway Company London and Birmingham Railway Company 75 1.9 736 i.ondon and Southampton Railway Company 35 20 mL' radon and Westminster Bank 2O 20 COURSE OF EXCH, Amsterdam C.F. 12 5 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 5, Antwerp,~ Hamburg. M.B. 13 13 Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65 Ditto 2 Us. 25 95 Marseilles. Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M 153 1 ,4 Petersbutgh, ruble .3 Us. 10 0 Berlin Vienna, effective 0 .2 M. 10 16 Trieste ditto lO 19 Madrid 35 Cadiz ............. ... ...... Bilhoa 'l5 Barcelona 3B Gihra Ita r Arrived. Duel Arrived. 0 America.......... 1 1 France 0 ..... ....... 0 0 °turn. 0 Buenos A yres.. 0 0 Carthagena ....• Dublin 0 Hambu 0 Holland 0 Jamaica 0 Flanders 0 Leewai NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 47M Genoa 26 15 Milan 3l Venice 47 Naples 39 ! ,i Palermo per oz. 120 Lisbon 52 —., Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia 26 Buenos Ayres - - Dublin, 21 days' sight I Cork l% PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ . Portugal (old, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars 0 4 10 Silver. bars. standard 0 5 0 Due.'Arrived Dui 0 0 Lisbon 1 &Jersey 0 0 Malta irg ...... 0 0 Mexico 0 ...... 0 0 Ostend.. ....... 0 0 0 Sweden .. 0 Islands 0 1 Waterford....... 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. M0rning......... 9 minutes after 0. I Evening......ls minutes after 0 HAMBURGH, FEB. 28, 1837. ALL those who may have to write to us are re quested to be particular in directing, HEINE BROTHERS, IN HAMBURGH ; hut neither the denomination BANKERS, or LOTTERY CON TRACTORS, or MERCHANTS, nor any other, is required on the Address ; and Letters directed HEINE BROTHERS, IN HAMBURGH, without any further remarks or description, will do for any Branch of our multifarious Business. We beg further to observe, that a Letter with one enclosure doubles the postage only, but several en closures would by far increase the same ; thus 20/. 40/, or 601., for instance, if remitted in one Bank of England Note would only cause double postage ' • but 201. remitted in two Ten-pound Notes, or Four Five-pound Notes, would be liable to a much higher charge. It is, therefore, most advisable for those having to remit money to Hamburgh to forward the amount, whenever possible, in One Note, or One Check, or one Bank Post Bill, &c. &e. The same is advisable on receiving Money from Hamburgh. Of course, arge sums, amounting to some or many thousands may rather be remitted in Bills of Exchange. All those having to give any Orders for such Branches of our Business as must be executed before the 26th MARCH are re quested to lose no time in forwarding the same. HEINE BROTHERS. 0,4?;, .4441 Y ;,~:: A SIR E. LYONS AND CAPTAIN PRIG ( The Portfolio. No. XXXVI.) In pursuance of our duty to the Public, and, indeed , to his Majesty's Representative in Greece, Sir EDatuND LYoNs, and to Captain PRICE, of his Majesty's ship Pol l ' hod, we called for an explanation of the accusations brough t forward in The Portfolio,' No. XXXVI., and we are glit a we did so, for it has been the moans of our receiving pro of% that the Correspondent of the Portfolio' was misinforme d ' and that there is no foundation for the imputations attempt ed to be thrown upon these Gentleman by the article to whi ch we referred. We will only add our hope that those pape r° ' and especially the widely circulated Galignani's .11Iessenge;"P which copied our original articles will also copY this paragraph. g Accordin to Prince Puckler Muskau, a Tunisi a i n g bride appears at her wedding with closed eyes, which she, 1 - 6 not allowed to open during the whole day, and her husb an d ' not allowed t o see her for the first three days of their marriage; A bill of indictment, for a breach of the peace) /1 . „ 0 been found at Lin co ln A ss iz e s, ag ainst sev eral persons, ( s °' - 0 respectable in life), of Stamford, for the bull-running, inhur°,Bo, scene ; and Judge Littledale issued his warrant for the 'Artie apprehension. ttinham R A practice is bec g oming evie gener al in Silesia of f e o ci a ; ing horses with bread, made by taking equal quantities of and rye meal, mixing it with leaven or yeast, and adding nne, third of the quantity of boiled potatoes. To each horse, is given 121 b. per day, in rations of 41b. each. The breaacut cut into small pieces, and mixed with a little moistened in straw. It is stated that by this means there is a savi n ,,,g b ile feeding seven horses of 49 bushels of oats in 24 day s, "in the horses perform common labour, and are much better look, health, and disposition. Caine was in great consternation on Tuesday ; as Macfarlane, a Scotch woodman, whom Lord Lansdown%o lately taken into his employment, William Wiltshir e, an i u of the sons of Mr. Standish, the two latter also i n his -D ° o f ship's employment, who had been spending the eveningo, Sunday at the George Inn, in Sandy-lane, near this ree d left for home about 11 o'clock. On the road they d isa g an d and had a scuffle, when Macfarlane drew out his kr e :t hout stabbed Wiltshi re in the throat ; he died immediately rv' n ot uttering a single word. An inquest was held on the bodY:ol,e. day, and a verdict of " 'Wilful Murder" returned against ¢ t t he farlane, who has been committed to Devizes f or trial aquiet assizes in July. Wiltshire was about 40 years of age, , i 7 dr en inoffensive character, and has left a wife and five c' Macfarlane is also married, and has left a large fan' Scotland. MR. PLUMER WARD'S NEW WORK. In 3 vols. post tiro., lIUM A N L I F E. By the Author of " Tremaine band " De Vere." WAS PUBLISHED THIS DAY, And maybe obtained of every Bookseller throughout the Kingdom. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. ~w~, ~~- _ ,~