The Sun. — London, England, 1837-04-27 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Aran 26. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY, in the absence of the LOUD CHANCELLOR, sat as Speaker. The Manchester and Leeds Railway and the North of England Railway Bills were read a third time. The Earl of HARROWBY presented a petition (we did not hear from whence) against the abolition of Church-rates. The Earl of BEAUCH AMP presented a petition against the abolition of Church-rates from Herefordshire. The Earl of ROMNEY presented a similar petition, but in so low a tone we could not catch from where. Mr. GREENE and others from the Commons brought up the Consolidated Fund Bill, and also some private Bills. The Consolidated Fund Bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on Friday. ' The Earl of ROSEBERY said he was directed by the Committee on the Dublin Police Bill to say that they had agreed to the Bill without any amendment. Their Lordships then adjourned to Friday. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. Lord GEORGE LENNOX moved that the petition presented from Mr. Milne on a previous occasion (Monday) be referred to the Select Committee on the Dover and Deptford Railway Bill. Mr. C URTEIS opposed the motion. After a desultory conversation the House divided, when there appeared, Ayes Noes . . 88 28 Majority _ _ Mr. WILDS presented . a petition from a Mr. Baines, of the Stock Exchange, denying the allegations of a preVious petition from James Wheeler Poulter. On the motion of the Hon. Member the petition was ordered to be printed. He stated that he should on Friday call the attention of the House to the subject. On the motion of Mr. JERVIS, the Chester and Crewe Railway Bill was read a - third time. On the motion of Mr. HEATHCOTE, the Welland Outfall Bill was read a second time. Sir S. WHALLEY gave notice that he should on Friday next move that, as it was reported there were the names of three men of straw among the Directors of the Sauth Eastern Railway, all petitions in favour of that line of road be referred to tl►e Committee of the Deptford and Dover Railway. The Hon. Member moved the second reading of a priyate Bill, of which the name did not reach the gallery. BATH GAS BILL. ROEBUCK presented six petitions from the six p ar :n4es of Bath - in favour of this Bill. The Hon. Gen tlemaa then mated the reennd reading of the Bill. Mr. ..ETCOURT opposed it, on the ground that it IY4S only establishing a rival Company, where competition 11,)t necessary, and which competition might prove the .nto ims of ruining both the present Gas Company, as well as the one to be established in opposition to it. The Ho llow-able Member then moved that the Bill be read that (I.iy six months. • Mr. HUME supported the Bill. ISir R. INGLIS opposed it. Mr. ROEBUCK said Honourable. Gentl emen wou ld - rive him credit for having no direct interest in the Bill, though he wds peculiarly situated with regard to it. He presented six petitions, signed by eight hundred per son -of whom six hundred were shopkeepers consuming Cnder these circumstances, be, trusted that:the House v. , o(dd consent to the second read*ng, ureler his pledge to .kc o. re that all the inhabitants of Bath should have jus- LI., done them respecting it, when the Bill should be in f„lillmittee. HA EVES said he would not oppose the second read • r 'be Bill, provided the Hon. and Learned Member 1,1., 0 • wenid astm.re the House that the inhabitants of Bath should not he wot Ae off under the new Company than under the old with rerard to the price of gas. Mr. ROE3UCK assured the Hon. Gentleman that he v.'euld take cart' that everything should be done in a manner satisiactory to an the inhabitants. After a fey/ woods from Mr. C. PELHAM and another Hnnottrabk! Member. the House divided, when the num bers were— 1 1 .3r1i0 second reading Agatn.st it Majority ?'be Bill waa then read a second time. ONICIPAL CORPORATIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. Slr li, FERGUSO:S presented a petition from the Royal boroughs in Scotlat.'l, praying that in any. change tat might be made in the nonicipal regulations of Scot land, their privileges might he presented to them. Mr. R. STEUART, in moving the Order of the Day for the secovd reading of the Municipal Corporations Bill, for the better regulations of cities and boroughs in Scot hoar, said that this Bill became necessary from the defects / if the Scotch Reform Bill, which, although it extended the Is.undal yes of those cities and towns, did not give any eor responaw t ower of taxation or extension of the powers of the magistras - Y. The Bill, indeed, was framed upon the recommendations . of the Municipal Commissioners who had Keen appointed by ti.c Crown, and at whose recommenda tion the boundaries her: been extended. When the Reform DiVor Scotland passed, ,it was never intended that it was .t a a final or complete ,measure, but that the receem ' mendations of the Commissimers should be carried out by „.mtirs ' ether measures. A large popti.lation had been added to the towns in Scotland by the boundaries of the Reform ex.d it was necessary that this new population should beeplecad under the same Yegulation as the old. In .Edinburgh; there was a very large increase, amonntinga,,to eighty thousand, who were altgether with , the -- Jutq,sdiction of the Municipal regulations of the s fe'• city. Tiie Bill had also in view to modify the qualifica tion or electors! its Municipal towns, and to incree.se the nuteelif Town Councillors in proportion to theluereast: • of Tiopulation in each place. He had also introduced into the Bill - a set of police clauses, which would save the ex pense to each :town of having a separate Police Act ; and it was intended by the Bill to provide that the new popula tion should not be liable for the debts or other incum brances of the told population, hitherto incurred, but only for what might be incurred in future. The Bill would also provide for to supply of water to each town, under pro per regulations. .He knew there was a great objection on the part of some hon. Members to having Edinburgh in cluded in this Bill. He did not, however, think himself justified in'exela*g• Edinburgh, and, therefore, he had introduced it ,- - -"Ritie should not object to any Hon. Mem ber moving at the proper time, to exclude that city from the operations of the Bill. The Committee would be the more proper opportunity for going into the details, and he should, therefore, for the present, content himself with moving that the Bill be read a second time. Mr. C. BRUCE said that he did not accuse his Hon. Friend who moved the second reading of this Bill of beiba• influenced by any party motives in bringing forward this measure, but at the same time he could not but observe that there were powers given by the Bill which might be used and applied to political purpoees. In the Committee, however, he should have a better opportunity than at pre , sent of going into the particular clauses to which he re ferred, and should now only point attention to the powers given to the Crown of increasing the number of the magis tracy, and of altering the divisions of wards. Indeed, as regarded legislation for - Scotland generally, he regretted that more time and attention were not given for the consi deration of measures affecting that country. There were at present a number of Bills relating to Scotland before the House, and he thought it would be much better to con- - solidate Acts of Parliament than 10 multiply them. He should not oppose tbo second reading of the Bill, but he would call the attention of the Couarnitteo to the objections he had named. Sir G. CLERK was glad that Edinburgh had not been included in this Bill. The people were not so enamoured of' municipal privileges as to desire a Council for the pur pose of taxing them. No reason had been sta;.ed for re ducing the qualification to 51., and this clause he should oppose in the Committee. It was contrary to the rem:l-n -mendations of the Commissioners, who'stated in their Re port that the proportion of JO/. to 51. houses was the same in small as in large towns. It would be a much better course to reduce the number of Councillors in small boroughs, leaving the qualification as it •nbsv was. If the municipal qualification was reduced, how could they refuse reducing the Parliamentary qualificatiriKkso ? There were many of the smaller boroughs in Sootland which would prefer being under the jurisdiction of the Sheriff or of the Magistrates to having n Council. He did not see Low the provisions of this Bill could be' reconciled with those of the general Police Act. Many of them were the same in both, though the Police Act was not repealed, or any allusion made to it in the preamble of this measure. Ile objected also to ,the extension •of the honndaries, for gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood of towns would thus he burtlienedwith municipal taxes. There-,was an get in Scotland similar to that of the 9th Geo.efft, in Irelatel, which would sufficiently answer all the - pur'pOsik.q t::is measure. „Mr. CHALMER.S hoped a clause would be introduced to prwrent the Members of these Corporations from divide hut the foods ampng them. • Tile LORD ADVOCATE ,said there was no occasion rich a clause as that mentioned by the HOn. Member, I.ceeese there was no legal power to divide the funds. The repeal ,of the P o li ce Act was minecalssary, heeans e it h a d n l ong inoperative, end there was nothing contradictory is the provisions of the two Bills. It was intended to In hlg in a separate Bill for Edinburgh. Mr. FORBES was opposed to the Bill. v . The A TTORNE Y-GE INF,RA L thought l Edinbur o r I ought to be under one municipal government, and be hopad such a Bill might be introduced as would satisfy all parties. Mr. A. JOHNSTONE hoped this measnre would not be postponed from one Wednesday to another, like the other Scotch business. The Scotch Members ought not to allow this, and if the Bill was not expedited, he would move that it be put off for six months.—(A laugh.) `Mr. A. STEWART said he would be prepared to de fend the 51. clause in the Committee. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. ADJOURNMENT. On the motion of Mr. F. BARING the House was ad journed from its rising to Friday (to-morrow.) BURGHS OF BARONY (SCOTLAND). Sir A. L. HAY moved the second reading of the Burghs of Barony (Scotland) Bill, presenting at the same time a number of petitions in its favour from various places in Scot land. The Hon. and Gallant Member said that the ob ject of the Bill was to introduce a more substantial police re gulation into these towns, and to enable them to appoint an efficient magistracy, which they were very much in want of at present. The Bill was optional, and the towns could ac cept or reject it by public meeting, to be convened for the purpose. Sir G. CLERK objected to the Bill, because it was quit• unnecessary, and because it was an overloading of the Statute Book with minute laws. The whole of the legisla tion which it was intended to accomplish by it could have been included in six lines of the Bill which had been just read a second time, or the Bill of the Lord Advocate, as effectively as it would be by the sixty pages it compre hended. He was opposed to the principle of the 51. quali fication, because he saw no reason and could augur no good from its introduction into the measure ; and he depre cated confiding, as it purported to do, the magisterial power to the class of persons on whom it was intended to be conferred. On these grounds he hoped the Hon. and Gallant Member would see fit to withdraw the Bill. Mr. C. FERGUSSON said the burghs desired the measure for their own peace sake ; they were in a most lawless state at present for want of an efficient system of police and a resident magistracy. Nothing could be better calculated to remedy the evils than the measure under consideration, as its great object was to obviate them not alone in the burghs but the incorporated towns. There were upwards of 130 petitions from the several burghs in its favour ; he hoped, therefore, the House would pass the Bill. Mr. C. BRUCE conceived the Bill was altogether un necessary as a separate measure, as it could easily be em bodied in either of the Bills for the municipal regulation of the Scottish boroughs then before the House. Under these circumstances he should oppose the second reading. Dr. BO WRING supported the Bill. It was exceed ingly popular in Scotland, and besides it was another step to the grand object of his side of the House, the great'end of self-government. Mr. FORBES denied that the Hon. Member (Dr. Bowring) was entitled to assume to represent the popular interests of the country. , On behalf of those popular in terests he decidedly objected to this Bill. Mr. DUNLOP supported the Bill, which was very po pular in the towns in his county. This measure was very much wanted, for many of the towns were actually without local magistrates, so that depredations were openly com mitted, without fear of punishment. Sir HUGH CAMPBELL supported the amendment. Mr. A. JOHNSTON supported the Bill. With re spect to the objections raised to the licensing clauses, it seemed to have been overlooked that no spirit dealer could sit on the ma g isterial bench. Mr. PR NG LE entertained great objections to this Bill. Mashy of the towns included in the Bill were far too insig nificant for Corporations. In answec to a question by Mr. C. W. WYNN, . Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that soon after the pas sing of the English Corporation Bills he made inquiry as to the expense of new charters, when he found that the amount for the one was, in some cases, as much as 8001. This, however, was mainly caused by the number of names of councilmen, aldermen,. and others inserted in the old charters, by which additional expense was incurred. Under the new Act this unnecessary expense was in a great mea sure done'away with by the omission of those names, so that a great reduction of the charge was effected. He next applied his attention to the subject of the fees paid on such charters, for the purpose of ascertaining how many of them could be remitted. On application to the Treasury be ob tained a remission of the fees in question, renewable at the expiration of each year, so that the expense of a charter now -a between 1201. and 154, a sum not too large, he came eJ, for a large and wealthy town to pay for their chc.!•!er of incorporation. Sir G. CLERK thought that the best way in which to accomplish his object (the consolidation of these Bills) was to move an instruction, on going into Comniittee, to that effect. The Flom. Baronet then gave notice accordingly, and said he should not now.divide the House. Lord J. RUSSELL said there would be no difficulty in bringing in the two latter Bills on the same night. Mr. C. BRUCE said he also would withdraw his pre sent opposition, as the promised motion of the Hort. Baronet fully met his views. The Bill was then read a second time. CONTROVERTED ELECTIONS BILL. Mr. C. BULLER then moved the second reading of the Controverted Elections Bill. •, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL objected to the mo tion, if it was intended to read the Bill a second time pro forma only, and equally to there being any discussion on so important a measure in so thin a House. Mr. C. BULLER said he was equally averse to passing Bills pro forma through their stages, if there was any at tempt at smuggling them through ; but the present motion was not of this description. ,The subject was one of the greatest importance, and the House had expressed a desire to legislate upon it.—(Hear.) Now, his Bill was rathe r a collection of unconnected details, likely to be canvassed and selected from by the House in Committee, than one re quirifig the principle to be affirmed on the second reading. He had therefore adopted the present course, in order that he might state all the details in Committee, where they could better be dismissed than at the present stage of the Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL expressed his assent to the pro posal of the Hon. and Learned Member, though he was far from saying that the enactments of the Bill would re ceive his concurrence. Mr. WASON (who had placed a notice on the books with reference to this Bill) said that he would now move that his amendment be read, not with any view of pressing it now, but that it might appear on the journals. The amendment was then put from the Chair. Mr. H. GRATTAN said that he highly approved of the proposed measure. It was time that the House legis lated on this subject. In a Committee on which he was now sitting the elective franchise of many of his own tenants depended upon the vote of a single Member.— (Cries of " Order.") He, as well as other Hon. Mombers, had given notice on the eubject, and he hoped the matter wouLl be followed up, as the evil was one which required a remedy. Mr. C. WiNN would remind the Hon. Gentleman that the succession of the house of Hanover was carried by a majority of two. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 17th of May. CANADA. Lord J. RUSSELL would take that opportunity of in forming _the _Rouge_ that it wa.ct hi.iatant;art.ich taava_ Amt._ the Canada resolutions be reported oil Friday next. Mr. S. O'BRIEN gave notice that he would move his amendment on the bringing in of the Bill. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 27 1837. Sheriff, his assessors, and the registering barrister and his assistants, who were the agents of the " National Associa tion ;" and after varying these charges and citing instances of obstruction to voters at the different booths, it con cluded by praying that the election should be declared to have properly fallen on Mr. Bunbury. The petitioners were Mr. Burton, Mr. Newton, and Mr. Fish Bourne, who were electors of the county of Carlow, and had voted for Mr. Bunbury at the last election. A petition was next read, signed by Mr. Howard Moore, the Rev. James Maher, and other electors of Carlow, pray ing that they might be admitted as parties in the place of Mr. Vigors, who did not defend his seat. The CHAIRMAN observed that the Committee he believed could do no more to-day. Mr. RUSHBROOK here begged to ask the Committee if they would have the goodness not to commence the pro ceedings until half-past twelve o'clock to-morrow (this day) as both himself and his Learned Friend Mr. Austen were most anxious to attend the funeral of their lamented friend Mr. Blackburne, which was then to take place. The CHAIRMAN said he had every disposition to grant the request of the Learned Counsel, but he thought it was not a case in which the public business should be stopped. Mr. Thesiger and Mr. Maule were very able representa tives of their respective clients, and could proceed with the business at eleven o'clock, that hour being the one gene rally agreed upon by the Committee. Mr. THESIGER said he understood that Mr. Maule was for the Sheriff. Mr. MAULE said that at present he had no instructions to defend the seat for the sitting member. The CHAIRMAN observed that by the vote of the House on Tuesday evening, he considered the interests of the sit ting Member and the Sheriff were to be represented by Mr. Maule and Mr. Rushbrook. The Committee then adjourned until eleven o'clock to. morrow (this day). IRELAND. DUBLIN, APRIL 25. Mr. O'CONNELL.—At the usual meeting of the General Association held this day, a letter from Mr. O'Connell was read. The Hon. Gentleman recommends to his fellow countryrnen " an immediate aggregate meeting ; a call o❑ every district to petition and address ; and such a public de monstration as will evince gratitude to Lord Mulgrave's Go vernment, and conviction of the fearful consequences of a change." After reiterating his conviction " that tranquil lity can Jie secured only by the sustaining in office of the present Administration, and pourtraying with equal truth and power, the horrors which would be the inevitable con sequence of a restoration to ascendancy of the Orange men, Mr. O'Connell comes to: the more immediate object of his communication, and writes as follows :—" I tell you this cheering fact, that I have discovered a great and an increasing disposition amongst the soundest part of the English people, to assist us to obtain justice for Ireland. If the Irish, by their unanimous determination to exert themselves in their own cause—if the Irish multiply meet ings, and petitions, and addresses--if, in short, they agi tate peaceably, but powerfully and universally, for them selves—if they make their call loud and emphatic enough, I am now able to assure you, that there will be such a response from England and Scotland, as will terrify our paltry and hypocritical, as well as our selfish and powerful, enemies from their course of intended cruelty and oppres sion to Ireland. I highly approve of the resolution of the "Trades' Union to call a public. meeting. I do think you ought to have another Coburg garden aggregate meeting. The time is come when it is a duty to our gracious So vereign to give him unequivocal information of the loyal zeal of the Irish people, to prevent the possible existence of a factious rule in Ireland, which, whilst it harassed the people, might create and accumulate disaffection, until the Throne itself might be rendered insecure, and our free Con stitution be annihilated. I repeat, that you have now an opportunity to deserve once again, and to obtain,' the assist ance of the people of England and Scotland. Do but assist yourselves, and all that is good and patriotic upon earth will aid you—and I trust I am nut presumptuous in hoping that Providence will crown your exertions with success." ADDRESSES.—We trust all parts of Ireland are orga nizing petitions and addresses to sustain the present Mi nistry ; also to address the Princess Victoria on her coming of age. There is another class of addresses, which in a little time hence, we trust to see simultaneously spring up in every part of Ireland, namely, addresses to Lord Mulgrave. After all the Parliamentary assaults upon our excellent Viceroy, for the virtues of humanity and impartial justice, by a corrupt party, it will be the bounden duty of the country to show he lives more warmly than ever in the hearts of honest men. This is fora a future, but not very distant day. But not a moment should be lost in ad dresses to support the Ministry, and to do homage to our future Queen.—Pilot. About two o'clock yesterday afternoon the neighbour hood of Augier-street was thrown into a state of consider able alarm by the discovery of a house on fire, in which the business of baking has been for some time carried on. As too frequently occurs, on occasions of fire in this city, the flames had made considerable progress before a sufficient supply of water could be obtained. We have not heard how the fire originated. On Wednesday last, several persons assembled oh the lands of Summerville, and attacked the servants of two farmers of the name of Kelly and Ryan : the servants were in the act of ploughing. Two of the ploughs were broken, and one of the men was severely hurt. Mr. Crofton, and all our town police were obliged to repair to the place late on Wednesday night. It appears that the aggressors had been ejected some time before for nonpayment, and that Kelly and Ryan subsequently took the lands at about half the rent originally paid.—Galway Patriot. According to a return, ordered by the House of Com mons, of the number of criminal cases submitted to the Lord Lieutenant for his Excellency's decision, on memorial and recommendation, from the 12th of May, 1835, to the 31st of March, 1837, it appears that the total number of cases brought under his Excellency's consideration was 2,318 ; out of these the number of criminals, of those discharged before the expiration of their sentence Since May, 1835, who have since been re-committed, is 24. MOST DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Shortly after three o'clock this morning, one of the most destructive conflagrations ever witnessed in Dublin, broke out at the Suffolk-street side of the Royal Arcade, in the toy-shop next the gate-way, occu pied by a Mr. Kirby. It is supposed that it originated in the ignition of some shavings lying in the shop ; but upon this point it is impossible to speak with any degree of accu racy. The flames spread with extreme rapidity through the Arcade, owing to the dry and combustible nature of the buildings, and the goods which they contained, and the free current of air through the passage. In less than an hour scarcely a vestige of the two lines of shops, or the galleries overhead were visible, and the flames had extended to the Royal Hotel in front, and the chambers for public exhibitions adjoining. In the mean time the fire had com municated to the adjoining houses in Suffolk-street Mr. Wiseheart, bookseller (which was completely de stroyed) ; Messrs. Simmons and' -Walpole, linen dra pers, slightly injured ; but upon this side the fire did not extend far. It was upon the buildings forming the old General Post Office that the flames committed the greatest ravages. For a long period, upwards of an hour, a supply of water could not be procured, although the fire-engines of the various insurance offices were in attendance. The Arcade was entirely destroyed before the firemen were enabled to commence operations. At five o'clock the Royal Hotel was enveloped in flames, and the spectacle presented by the conflagration at this period was truly awful and alarming. From every window the flames were bursting, while the terrified inmates were rush ing from the burning pile ; and, at intervals, the crash of the falling floors increased the horror of the scene. One individual, an English commercial traveller, we believe, was extricated from the hotel by means of sheets tied to gether, and suspended from one of the windows. About six_, o'clock the flames had extended to the banking house of Boyle, Lowe, and Pim, next door to the Royal Hotel, and burned with great rapidity. On account of the quantity of property and papers of great value, known to be in the banking-house, every possible exertion was made to check the progress of the flames in this quarter, and the principal engines were worked with the utmost skill and vigour upon the premises. It was quite . impossible, however, to arrest the destructive element, and in a short period the house was c ompletely burned. We are most happy, however, to have it in our power to add, that no loss was sustained, beyond the building and furniture. All the valuable bank pro perty, money, papers, &c., has been preserved. At this moment (eleven o'clock) the fire has been greatly checked, and there is much less dread of its extension. The engines, however, continue to play upon the:ruins, and the military, officers and men, whose conduct all through has been most praiseworthy, continue to afford every possible assistance. The exertions of our fellow-citizens upon this lamentable occasion, to arrest the progress of the conflagration, and save whatever property could be rescued from the flames, have been most unremitting and highly creditable, and the fire insurance offices have never afforded more zealous co-ope ration on the occurrence of any similar disaster. At the hour the Dublin Evening Post was going to press—from which paper the above particulars have been obtained—the engines lied obtained an open space, and were extinguishing the flames. Uttprs. frartl Rome, dated the 9th inst., mention that that city hns.this winte r b een tw i ce covere d W i t h sqlow, 4 circumstance which has not cleockqeo the memory of the oldest 'at#bi.4lll.. The IVrembere of the Edinburgh Philosophical As gneiation; wio, other fri en d s o f Mr. Haden,bisiarical painter, etiletcol4 ;404 gpitietuan to a: u lic dinner in the Royal Had on Saturday, as a testimony of the pleasure they bad derived from his Lectures on Painting. FREEMEN'S ADMISSION BILL. Mr. WILLIAMS (Coventry), before moving the se cond reading of the Freemen's Admission Bill, presented a petition in its favour from Coventry. The Order of the Day for the second reading having been red. Mr. BENETT said that, even if he stood alone, he would oppose the Bill, which he wondered to see brought forward by a Reformer such as was the Hon. Member for Coventiy. It was strange that he should bring in a Bill to perpetuate such an evil as the existence of freemen, who were the natural tools of corruption. Again he would re peat, that, though he stood alone, he should oppose the Bill. Mr. JAR,VIS would support the measure. It was by the aid of the freemen that the Reform Bill was car ried. They were the only representatives of the work ing classes. Mr. WASON thought it was but right that freemen should vote without expense as well as all other classes of electors. They should be placed on the same level with the ten-pound electors. Mr. A. TREVOR defended the freemen, and could not see why they should be called upon to pay for the exercise of a constitutional right. • After a few words from Mr. THORNLEY and Mr. JAavis, BULLED, thought holding up the stamp had a). tendency to promote bribery. The question was not whe ther the freemen were worthy of the franchise, but whether ,passt::.:;" it, they should pity more than others for the pravil4 Cololnel TpompsoN concurred in opinion with :Ile Iron. Member for Lisk,-,a4, Mr. PEASE was understooel sly that the man who IvoL3ld not par forty shillings for his franalk:::,e was not the person in whose pc,,:;ass4:n he would :ash to see it , pl;lsed, Lord ,t, RIJ SF,LL thattg4 the }..eeping up the stamp did tend to promote bribery dna i;urrnution. But there was another ► iew to fao :j,OCII of this Bk ti p)aeed the freemen in a better condition nop iley were before tile passing of the Reform Bill,- equis'aitz!: ought to be given to the ten-pound householders; who were competed to pay up all their taxeslaefore the 6th of April. The pay!, ment of taxes was, to a certain extent, a fair criterion, but after a few years' residence he did not think such a qualifi cation should be required.—(Ministerial cheers.) It was a provision calculated to deprive many persons of their fran chise, who, from neglect, forgetfulness, or perhaps tempo rary inability, had not paid up their taxes. If the House were so to relax the law as to place freemen in a better po sition than they were before the passing of the Reform Bill it would also be right to relax the rate-paying clauses with respect to the 101. householders, in a similar manner per haps to that proposed by an Hon. and Gallant Friend of his now absent (Gen. Evans.) It would be well, instead of April, to make the period of payment the October of the previous year.—(Cheers.) The experience they had of the Reform Bill showed that it operated hardly. Whilst he would vote for this Bill he, at the same time, felt that some relaxation was due to the householders, and he would, before the Bill went into Committee, frame some clause to that effect.—(Cheers.) Mr. LO WTHER made a few remarks, which were inau dible. He was, however, understood to support the Bill. Mr. WARBURTON expressed his satisfaction at the announcement just made by the Noble Lord. The Re form Bill should be considered the starting point from which the House should proceed in legislating on the rights of voters. If any relaxation were made in favour of the free men he thought the 101. voters should also be considered. The Hon. Member for South Durham had objected to the Bill on the ground that it must have the effect of sparing the money of candidates. As it was perfectly indifferent in what manner bribery was effected, whether by direct means or indirect (as when the candidates paid for the ad mission of the freemen), he hoped some stronger reason would be advanced against the Bill to induce Hon. Mem bers to oppose the second reading. As be was convinced of the utility of the measure he should support it. Mr. M. PHILIPS had felt inclined to oppose the B as he considered that it was about to give an unfair ad vantage to the freemen over the other voters ; but af ter the satisfactory declaration of the Noble Lord he should not deem himself justified in doing otherwise than supporting the second reading. Lord J. RUSSELL hoped that he should not be mis understood, and that Hon. Gentlemen would not imagine that he intended doing away with the rate-paying classes. Sir R. PEEL could not see that the two questions just adverted to could be separated. The Noble Lord opposite, in so treating the subject, had, in his opinion, taken a very unjust view of the merits of the case. The freemen should be relieved on the broad grounds of justice, not because they were in any measure opposed to the ten-pound voters. If the Noble Lord persisted in considering it expedient to afford relief to the freemen different from that to be afforded to the other voters, he (Sir R. Peel) should reserve to him self the right of opposing at a later stage the Bill, as it would then tend to break down the qualification alto gether. He had always defended the rights of the free men under the Reform Bill. Hon. Gentlemen opposite, who now seemed so eager . to praise them, then appeared but little sensible to their merits.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted the present Bill did not owe its _'origin to any electioneering purposes. —(Laughter.) He hoped that the Hon. Gentlemen who were so anxious to relieve the freemen were only actuated by a comprehensive and philosophical view' of the abstract questiOn.—(Renewed laughter.) If the House was to believe the present state ments of these Hon. Gentlemen; the body of freemen were remarkable for their good faith and purity, and yet,they had on the passing of the Reform Bill been most anxious to put down these very men.—(Hear, hear.) The lion. Member for Coventry went so far as to say that the Reform Bill had been forced on the 'country by the conduct of the free men. If so, was it not i'arik ingratitude in lion. Membe rs to try and make them the first victims ,Wielie Bill which they had been chiefly instrumental infringing about?— (Hear.) So well had he (Sir R. Peel) always defended the cause of the freemen, that the Hon. Members for Coventry, Chester, and Ipswich ought to present him with a piece of plate, or some other memorial—( Laughter)— fur promoting the cause which they were now supporting. He had al wa y s d e f en d e d t h e i r r i g ht s as h ere di tary , an d limited in extent, and pet fectly consistent with the institu- tions of the country. If now Hon. Gentlemen should de sire, by the present Bill, to extend the qualification as pre scribed by the Reform Bill, he should hesitate before he supported the measure.—(Hear.) Mr. WAKLEY tl.olght the taunts of the Right Hon. Baronet against Hon. Members at his (Mr. Wakley's) side of the House. were richly deserved.—(Hear, hear.) He could recollect well when they anxiously voted for the dis franchisement of the freethen. With respect to the mea sure before the House, he should support it. If the free man was obliged to pay 11, for his freedom, he was in fact forced to pay for his vote. The House might recollect the old boroughmongering, saying,. " If we buy, why should we not sell?" Thete should be no occasion given for any such deelaraco ; and if th? present Bill took away the purchasa of the right of voting, it should be supported. He hoped the measure would eventually be carried even farther than the Noble Lord intended to go. He knew that Gentlemen at loth sides of the House must now bid in earnest for popularity. The Noble Lord was inclined to bid 55., the Hon. Baronet perhaps IL. In the ,acrd prin ciples of purer Radicalism would, he hoped, be carried into effect. Mr. BROTHERTON would support the second reading. After a few words from Sir L. PARRY and Mr. BENETT, the House divided, and there appeared— For the second leading 76 Against it Majority .. i Sir R. PEEL said, that as the Noble Lord intended giving a bonus both to the freemen and householders, per haps he could inform the House if he intended also produc ing something as a bonus for the freeholders in counties ? Mr. C. BULLER said that he proposed doing some thing to relieve them, as he should move that they be exempt from paying the shilling imposed on them for regis tration.—(A laugh.) Colonel THOMPSON, on the part of Mr. Hume, who was absent, postponed the second reading of the Expenses at Elections Bill to Wednesday next. On the motion of Captain PECHELL, the House re solved itself into a Committee on the SHERIFFS' COURTS BILL. Captain PEC HELL said that the intention of the Bill was to extend the 3d and 4th of Georg e IV., and •to take suits under 501. from the jurisdiction o f the superior Courts. The Bill would altogether supersede the necessity of Local Courts, and the only opposition which it had met with was from the Law Society,- who felt a jealousy against it, be cause it would lessen the practice of members of the legal profession. After a protracted and desultory conversation, the Com mittee divided on the first clause, when there appeared— For tiv clause Against it l2 Majority for the clause — 43 Clauses 2,3, and 4 were negatived, without a division. The Bill, consisting of one clause, then passed the Com mittee : the Chairman reported progress ; and the House resumed. The second reading of the Public-house Regulation Bill was postponed, after some observations from Mr. C. But.- LEE, Mr. F. BARING, and other Hon. Members, until this day se'nnight. The Theatres Regulation Bill was, on the motion of Mr. T. DUNcoMBE, read a second time, and ordered to be com mitted this day fortnight. On the motion of Mr. TULIP, a return of the number and nature of all charges brought before the Magistrates of each police-office in London, including the Mansion-house, Guildhall, and the Town-hall, for the last twelve months, and the manner in which each charge has been disposed of, were ordered. On the motion of Sir G. CLERK, returns connected with the manufactories in Scoland were ordered. Mr. R. STEUART obtained leave to bring in two Bills—one for the' registration of births, deaths, and mar riages in Scotland ; and the other to alter and amend the laws relating - to•clandestine marriages in Scotland, and to provide for'the better registration of marriages in that country. _ _ _ _ Read a first time, and ordered respectively for second reading on the 17th of May. Colonel SIBTHORP gave notice that on the 4th of May he should present a petition from the Dean and Chap ter of Lincoln against the Church-rate abolition measure, and at the same time to submit to the House a ret urn o f all lands alienated from monasteries, &c , and the n ames o f the parties to whom the same had been subsequently granted. Mr. A. TREVOR said that he should also take an ca ly opportunity of presenting a petition from Sunder iand, signed by 1,300 rate-payers, against the Church-rates' abolition plan. . Sir G. STRICKLAND said that he had a petition of a contrary tendency from Yorkshire, which he meant to take an early opportunity of presenting. The other Orders of the Day having been disposed of, the House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve. CARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE. Yesterday the Carlow Election Committee met at three o'c'ock, at the Committee-room, No. 21, in the late Speaker's house. Francis Baring, Esq., Chairman. Th e • 1 ,,;; . 11 statements and lists were interchanged, a n d at the suggestion fir trio phairman the petition against the re turn of M. A. Vigors, 14sq., viii read at length. It stated that - the election took place o n the an t i on thp it-401 of February litst i that the numbers polled were, for 11fr. l';gurs 009,0 d fur bury 633, gibing u " colour; ide a ' majority to the form' , pr ati ;Veg. The petition went on to Allege that the return of Mr. i'igOrs 4iit4inp4 fit tfien!p 401'44ra, corrup tion, and " the illegal and unconstitutional interference of the (cithl T lic priesthood," by the improper conduct of the Hitilt HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. The King, attended by Sir Herbert Taylor, arrived in town at one o'clock yesterday from Windsor Castle. His Majesty held a Levee. An investiture of the Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath took place in the Royal closet. Majors-General Sir David Leighton and Sir Robert Houston, officers in the East India Company's service, were both introduced by Sir William Woods (Clarenceux King of Arms), Officer of Arms, attendant on the Knights Commanders, and were knighted, and invested by the King with the ensigns of Knights Commanders of the Bath. At the entree Levee the Baron Camille de Latzbeck, Gen tleman of the Chamber of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, was presented to the King by Baron de Cetto, the Bavarian Minister. The Chevalier Motlerus, Netherlands Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Naples, was presented to the King by M. Dedel, the Netherlands Minister. The Solicitor-General for Scotland was presented, on his appointment, by Lord John Russell. Sir Francis Shuckburgh, Chairman of the Standing Com mittee of Baronets, presented to his Majesty a petition from the Baronets of England, Ireland, and the United Kingdom, humbly praying that his Majesty would be graciously pleased to put them on a similar footing with regard to a Badge as their brethren the Baronets of Scotland and Nova Scotia. General Sir George Cox presented an address from the Baronets, expressive of the profound attachment of the Order to his Majesty's Royal person and loyalty to the Throne, and respectfully moving his Majesty as the fountain of honour in his dominions, and sole arbiter in matter of dignity, that in furtherance of his already expressed gracious intentions his Majesty would grant the prayer of his petitioners as respects the Badge. Sir Oswald Moseley, Bart., M. P. ; Sir Robert Fitz Wy gram, Bart. ; Sir Robert Campbell, Bart. ; Sir F. L. H. Goodricke, Bart., M. P., &c., attended as a Deputation of the Order; also R. Broun, Esq., the Honorary Secretary. The Levee was attended by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Cumberland and Cambridge, the Foreign Ambas sadors, &c. &c. The following presented addresses and petitions to the King:— The Archbishop of Canterbury—From the parish of Holmp ton, East Riding of York, earnestly soliciting his Majesty to withhold his Royal countenance and approval from the propo sition now pending in Parliament relative to Church-rates ; also from the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Totnes, in the diocese of Exeter; and from the Rural Deanery of Aman derness, in the diocese of Chester. to the same eff, , ct. Lord Skelmersdale—From the inhabitants of Harwich, in the county of Lancaster, assuring his Majesty that they are sensible of the important functions of the House of Lords, and that they will at all times rally round the Throne, and resist every effort to destroy the balance of the Constitution. The Bishop of Rochester—From the Archdeaconry and Clergy of the diocese of Worcester, expressing their deep concern and alarm at a Bill now before Parliament for the abo lition of Church-rates, and praying his Majesty never to give his assent to so unjust and dangerous a measure. The Earl of Roden—From three thousand Protestants cf Ballymana, county Antrim, held on the Racecourse, praying for protection. Captain Hawkes, M.P., S. Y. C., from Rowley Regis, Staffordshire. The following were presented to his Majesty : Mr. Sivewright, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Borks, by Sir Herbert Taylor. General Sir I'. Hammond, on promotion, by Lord Hill. Lord Lovat, on his elevation to the Peerage, by the Duke of Norfolk. Loral Fitzalan, on his coaling of age, by the Earl of Surrey. Mr. Audr ews, upon being appointed ono of his Majesty's Counsel by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. C. P. Cooper, on being appointed one of his Majesty's Counsel, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Blake, Chief Remembrancer of Ireland, on being ap pointed to the Privy Council of Ireland, by the Marquis Wellesley. Sir James iiivett Carnac, Bart., Chairman of the East In dia Company by the Right Hon. Sir J. Cam Hobliouse, Bart. Major-General Sir James Law Lushington, K. C. 8., Deputy Chairman of the East India Company, by the Right Hon. Sir J. C. Hobliouse, Bart. Lieut.-General Sir Jasper Nicolls, on promotion, by Lord Hill. Earl Compton, on being appointed Deputy Lieutenant, by the Marquis of Northampton. Sir E. R. Borough, by Viscount Lake. Colonel L. Stanhope, on promotion, by Lieut.-General Sir J. Nicolls. Lieut.-Col. Wedgwood, Scots Fusileer Guards, on his mar riage, by Col. Aitcheson. Mr. Walker Heneage, by the Earl of Ilchester. Mr. J. Jervis, M. P., on receiving a patent of precedence, by the Lord Chancellor. Mr. Patrick Stirling, of Blackgrarige, by Sir Geo. Murray, G. C. B. Captain Pell, R. N., on return from foreign service ; Com mander Le Hardy, and Captains Herringham, H. Nurse, on promotion and return from foreign service ; Captain Sidney Smith, Commander Edgell, Lieutenant J. T. W. French, on promotion, and Captain Chavell, on his ap pointment as Superintendent of Chatham Dockyard ; by Lord Minto. Lieut.-Colonel Lacy, R. A., on his appointment ; Lieut.. Col. Walcott, Major Dunn, on promotion, and Lieut.- Colonel Michell, on return from Canada and being appointed C. 8., by Sir H. Vivian. Major-Generals Sir R. Lindesay, Elphinstone, and Major Macphail, on promotion ; Major-General Sir T. Arbuth not, and Lieut.-Colonel Daly, on their appointments ; by Lord Hill. Captains Handcock an Macintosh, on return from Ceylon ; Lieut. Kinderley, on promotion ; and Ensign Boyd, on ap pointment; by iir H. Hardinge. Lieutenant-Colonel Austen, on receiving the Third Class of the Guelphic Order, and on promotion, and Major Suther land, on promotion, by General Sir R. Greenwell. Major-General Sir R. Houstoun, on promotion and being in vested a K. C. 8., and Colonel Steele, on promotion, by General Sir W. Houstoun. Colonel Stanners, C. 8., and Hopkinson, C. 8., by Sir John Hobhouse. Captain Viscount Ingestrie, on return from foreign service, by the Earl of Sheffield. Lieutenant Ellicombe, R.N., on return from Bilboa, by Sir W. Parker. Captain 0. V. Harcourt, on return from foreign service, by the Archbishop of York. Mr. Frederick Elliot, on return from Canada, by Lord Glenelg. Mr. Anthony, on going abroad, by Sir J. Eyre. Captain L. Dickson, on appointment, by Sir H. Taylor. Lieutenant W. Beresford, on return from abroad, by Lord Beresford. Capt. Corkran, on return from Ireland, by Sir C. Arbuthnot. Captain Hawkshaw, on promotion, by Sir F. Mulcaster. Major Elliott, on appointment to the Third Class of the Guelphic Order. Captain W. Blackburne, by Lieut.-General Vincent. Ensign Herbert, on appointment, by Gen. Sir F. Wetherell. Mr. Ralph Neville, by his father, the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Neville Grenville. Mr. G. Hazlerigg, on appointment, by General Sir C. Vere. Mr. F. G. Foster, by the Earl of Ripon. Captain G. W. Willes, R.N., on return from South America by Admiral Sir W. P ar k er . , Ensign Thomas Peebles; 59th Regiment, on his appointment, by Major-General Gibbs, C. B. Ensign C. V. Low, by Lieut.-General Vincent. Mr. Edward Fellowes, Deputy-Lieutenant of Huntingdonshire, by Vice-Admiral Fellowes. Mr. Charles Gordon, Secretary of the Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland, by, Lord John Russell. Captain Robinson ? Scots Fusileer Guards, on his marriage, by General the Hon. Sir William Lumley. Major-General Sir David Leighton, on promotion, and being nominated K.C. 8., by the Hon. General Sir Charles ,Col ville, G. C. B. The lion. Henry R. Westenra, M. P., on being appointed Lieutenant for Monaghan county. Lieutenant Viscount Jocelyn, on his return from foreign ser vice by the Earl of Roden. Major-General Whitehead, on promotion;by General Viscount Combermere, G. C. B. Major-General Sir R. M‘Cleverty, on being made a K. C. H., by Major-General Sir J. Maclean. Lieutenant-Colonel Caradoc, on being appointed an Equerry to H.R. H. the Duchess of Kent, by General Lord Howden. Colonel Wingrove, on appointment to the command of the Woolwich division of Royal Marines, by Sir J. Savage. Lieutenant. Colonel Moberly, on being appointed Secretary to the General Post-office, by the Earl of Lichfield. Major P. F. Thorne, on being made a K. H., by Baron Ompteda. Mr. 0. Markham, by Lord John Thynn'e. Lieutenant L. J. Jones, R.N., by Admiral Sir R. Stopford, G. C.B. Captain Thomas, on return from the West Indies, by Lieute nant. General Sir S. Hawker, Captain F. Forbes, on returning to India, by Major- General Sir P. Lindesay. Lieut. Wharton, by his cousin, Mr. F. Dundas. After the Levee his Majesty held a Privy Council, which was attended by the Lord President, the Lprd Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments ; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Controul, the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary at War, and Lord Denman, Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench. At the Council a report of the Admiralty was approved of, and some additional polling places were appointed. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. The Recorder of London was afterwards introduced, and made a report to the King in Council of the case of Greenacre. The King gavo audiences to the Marquis of 'Winchester, Marquis Cerkynglipm, Viscount Palmerston, and the Marquis of Lansdowne, Vice,Admiral Lord James O'Brye n and Geo.eral Ition. Sir WilFinn Lumley were the Lord and Grcan in Waiting. Th e preparaticntzt for the reception of his Majesty at the new National Gallery were completed yesteraky eiGning. It is reported that the Margniq of Westminster will give a grand entertairirpeaA 111dor Park to their Majesties,and the ments,rq of the Royal Family, in the cours e o f t h e Fre summer; HER MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY. This being the day appointed for the celebration of her Majesty's birthday (although the Queen's natal day does occur until the 13th of next August, when her Majesty will ccanplete her 45th year), it will be observed with the cus tomary honours ; but her Majesty's indisposition is a source of much regret to the public at large. Lord Melbourne will this day give a full-dress dinner party to the adherents or Ministers in the Upper House. The party is expected to be very select. Viscount Palmerston will give a State dinner in Downing street to the Foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, &c. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is expected to entert ain, at dinner the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman of the East India House, of the Customs, and of the Stamps ; t h e Secre taries of the Treasury, &c. Lord John Russell will give a dinner in Downing-street to the Lord Chancellor, the Master of the Rolls and Judges, the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, &c. Lord Glenele, as Secretary for the Colonies, will entertain at dinner the Commander of the Forces, the Master-Gener al of the Ordnance, the Colonial Agents, and Officers of his department. Earl Howe, as Lord Chamberlain to the Queen, will g ive a grand dinner to the Officers of her Majesty's Household coil" fleeted with his Lordship's department. The Earl of Denbigh will also give a grand dinner, as M af. ter of the Horse to the Queen. The mess of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-A rms will celebrate the event, by dining together. The Queen's trades-people dine together at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING = Tuesday Night FURTHER PARTICULARS OF TUESDAY'S RACING. King's Plate.—Eagle made running, followed by Puss le Y' Louisa lying third, and Helga last ; nor did these position s vary until they reached l h e corner o f t h e p l antat i ons , wh'e,_ i r : the lot closed ; on rising the hill P usse y went i n f ron t, Ins' the rest of the play, and won by a length. The One Hundred Sovs. Stakes.—Chapeau d'Espagnet_..cti t out the work at a steady pace to th e en d o f t h e T. Y. C., Voluptuary challenged and pressed her very closely up the cords ; but in the end was beaten by a length. Velure nous" not live with them. The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes.—After several fill starts the lot (a much larger o n e th an h a d b een expecte d) C off well together, Troilus in front at a steady3aace, with AT: met, Gil Blas, and Mustee well laid up ; at the bushes PAW; ney was beaten, nor did the Mervinia colt or Dardanelles lid many yards further. In descending the hill Troilus sud Sweet Pea were rather in advance, with Achmet, Mug tee, l' ll Gil Blas in close attendance, Achmet looking very lik e a w ln : ner ; Troilus shook off the Swe e t P ea co l t in die race acr° — the bottom, was then collared by Achmet, and defeated at di: cords. Mustee now w e nt u p, an d ran a pretty race home with Achmet, who won by half a length, but not withotnt spurring' Troilus was about a length astern of Mustee, Gil. Blase being a respectable fourth ; the others were tailed off. The PO e was good. The sport on the whole was highly interesting, and a 111 ' yourable change havin g t a k en pl ace i n t h e weather the _, endance in the town and on the Heath was immense. BETTING IN THE EVENING. THE PORTLAND HANDICAP. 3to I agst Lord Egremont's Hoek-7 to 2 taken 7 to 2 agst Mr. Dawson's Locomotive—taken 4 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Venison 8 to 1 agst Mr. Walker's Gipsey S to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Felix 10 to 1 agst Lord Tavistock's Jack-in-the-Green—takes!, THE DERBY. 5 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Achmet—offered 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hvbiseus—offered 10 to t agst Mr. Greville's Mango —take 11 to 1 13 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed—take 15 to 1 15 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintonian—offered . 18 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rat-trap—take 20 to 1 30 to l agst Mr. Bowes's Mickle Fell—taken 40 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Sambo—taken 45 to 1 agst Lord Berners's Brother to May-day —taken 1000 to 10 agst Lord Exeter's Corban—taken 12 to 10 laid several times on Mr. J. Day's lot agst Achmet THE OAKS. _ _ 7 to 1 taken in the morning about Egeria ; nothing done 5 1.3114 the races. WEDNESDAY. Fifty Pounds ; four yrs old, 7st. 51b ; five, Bst. 11lb; six eq. ' aged, 9st. 41b. B.C. Duke of Grafton' s C a l muc k, 4 y rs Mr. Rogers's ch. c. Professor, by Wiseacre, 4 yrs stol on Calmuck. Won by two lengths. Sweepstakes of 50 cove, each, h. ft., with 200 added by the Jocke I Club. Last three miles of B. C. 6 Subs. 1 Duke of Richmond's Sepoy, 4 yrs, 7st. 101 b Duke of Portland's c. B ru t e , b y B rutan d orf, out of Souvenir, 4 3 yrs, 6st. 131 b Mr. Shelley's The Pope, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b ...... Mr. 11. Stracey's Bodice, 6 yrs, Bst. 81b Mr. Roe's Idiot, 4 yr s , 6 s t. 81b ......... 6 to 4 on Sepoy, 5 to 1 ag s t B ru t e, 5 to 1 agst The Pope, 6 to • agst Bodice. Won in a canter by ten lengths. Sweepstakes of 100 sove. each, h. ft., with 300 added. Last tteli miles of B.C. 14 Subs. Mr. John Day's Venison, 4 yrs, 7st. 91b.. Lord Tavistock's Jack-in-the-Green, 4 yrs, 6st. 101 b ...... s Lord Egremont's Hock, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b Mr. Robertson's Lucifer, 5 yrs, 7st. 41b Mr. Houldqworth's Felix, s:yrs, 7st. 71h. Mr. Dawson's Locomotive, 4 yrs, 6st. 131 b Lord Suffield's Airy, 6 yrs, list. 12Ib 6 Mr. Walker's Gipsey, 5 yrs, 7st. 121 b sto 2 agst Locomotive (taken), 7to 2 agst Hock, sto 1 1 . Venison, 6 to 1 agst Felix, 8 t o 1 ags t J ac k - i n-the-Green (tak Bto 1 agst Gipsy. Won by a length. Wednesday Night %. DERBY BETTING. 4 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's lot—taken 5 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot 6 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hybiscus--taken 6 to I agst Lord Jersey's Achmet 10 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mango 14 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Benedict 15 to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jereed 15 to 1 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rattrap 16 to 1 agst Lord Suffield's Caravan 16 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wintonian 16 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Victoria colt 22 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Defender 30 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Delusion 30 to 1 agst Lord Berner's May-day 33 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Troilus—taken 40 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Slight colt 50 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Mustee—taken 50 to 1 laid agst May. day winning the Newmarket Stakes.' the Derby. THE OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Chapeau d'Espagne—taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Egeria—taken BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TuEsv ;per. CHESTER TRADE cur, P.?. l 9 to 4 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's Bubastes 6fr to 1 agst General Yates's Sylvan to 1 agst Mr. Peel's Tamworth—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Giffard's Traveller 12 to 1 agst Sir T. Stanley's Philip 13 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Whaley 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Allen's Vesper 28 to 1 agst Mr. Cooke's Red Rover 30 to 1 agst Mr. R. Price's Master of the Rolls 30 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Tom Shipmain 100 to 3 agst Mr. Barrow's Catharina—taken 100 to 1 agst Lord Eglinton's Black Diamond--takes s 100 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Hampton —taken Offers to take 2 to 1 either Chasse or Catherina wins. CURRAGH APRIL MEETING—Mar NAO. v ro The Kildare Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 20 sovs. afli led; t° 4 4 410 old, 6st. 31b ; three yrs, Bst. 31b_,- fonr, Bst. 121 b ; fi ye, 944 r six and aged, 9 s t. 71b. Three Years Old Cou:rse, Mr. Disney's ch. c. Birdcatcher, 3 yrs Colonel Westenra's b. h. 'lh ump , 5 yrs Lord Milltown' s gr . e . A rg i r i o, 4 yrs... * Mr. Watt's b. c. Bla c kf oo t, 3 yrs Lord Mulgrave's b. c. Quick s il ver , 3 yrs, andMr.....—Sl:t.;::::°l::lo. c. by Lapwing; out of Amidon, 2 yrs, also started. Won essY' Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft., with 25 added., for two V"'" old. Rathbride Post. 1. Lord Milltown's ch. c. Beadhershin, 7st. 21b... ............... Lord Digby's b. f. by Sir Hercules, out of Lizzy, 7st. 2113, ...... 3 Mr. Watts 's br. c. Croughpatrick, 7st. 51b ............ 4 Lord Mulgra ve ' s bl. f. Little Mary, 7st. Sib .... . ....... 0 4 Mr. Hunter's ch. c. Pickwick, 7st. 31b .............. Stewart's Free Handi ca p o f 25 sovs., 15 ft.„ rritti i 100 s ovs. dd ' Red Post. Mr. Watt's br. c. Langford, 3 yrs, 7st. 1 9 1 M oc ken- Lord Mulgrave's ch. c. Exchange, 4 yrs, Sat. 51b...........••••• •,',";301 The following a l so s t arte d :—Colonel Westenra's Freney , '" , Milltown's Delirium, Mr. Osborne's Maria, Mr. St. G eue ' Water Witch, Mr. Barry's Arthur, and Mr Hunter's Dora..., Mr. Knox's Barefoot arid Lord Mul grave ' s Q u i c k s ilver pa" Esi. The Post Stake s o f 25 sovs. each, for two years old; colts/ 1 41b fillies, Bst. Rathbrid e P os t. De v ie Mr. Osbor ne ' s gr. c. Mercury ... .............................. Mr. Watt's ch. c. Spec ................................... ..• •••• 4 Mr. J. - Kelly's Broth er to H onesty ... . ..-• '.„. Lord Alltow •' n's eh. c. B ea d ers hi n '' Mr. Maher's c. Perdition ...................................... • Colonel Westenra paid. de , Lord Mulg rave ' s mare, Barbara Bell, met with an ac e ' Sunday,i p rev i ous to go i ng to exercise, which caused her a A O , rb o The Ballinasloe races came off on Wednesday and Thur l a t e stil flat race f or h unters was won by Mr. Moore's Seam ' 00 1° Palsgrave an d t wo ' ot h ers. In this race Palsgrave, hav i i a stone, fell and was killed. Several other accidents to y ` balls, o ' l 'l The Marchi oness o f L ans d owne ' s ser i es °f 0 concerts, and evening- parties will take place later ...ell ° )10 1- this season, owina• to the dom es ti c ca l am iti e s the go b ,fet 0 " quis and his family h ave sustained by the death o f h 14 e - and the brother-in-law of the Marchioness. 11M ° The office rs o f t h e R oya l C hape l at Wh A 414 0 0 1 .° received ord ers to h ave that edifice ready f or div ine'1•0011)° on Sunday next, when his Majesty, it is under isteoci , , -. present, with his suite, at the morning service. ;o w Lord Teignnuouth, at the Clerken.well Ses s tre . 11 ' a Le it t o te u z which terminated on Monday last, was sworn in a ra r44 1 ? at fur the county of Middlesex. b Dil ic ! t 0 in we P r Ltm re a c n e . the Countess of Lincoln was gradually improv ; ing• The dl 0..a l i sq ve u t a i re o , n rron Tnesaav at t...e , -; and Ouches , of Hamilton are still in Paris, wits Lord all „ er t ow' Lincoln, and the period of their return is t,tt present en' ihg to • • One of the clubs in St. Jaincs's-street, ovvi,l i g pn e, to voracious appetites of some of the miAilbers, have u e- , - , - ,. : Or pelted to raise their prices upon all. The fisbnweg— that the saving should have begun with lobster sauce. Pariz,-whieti rneotiol frori