The Sun. — London, England, 1837-04-15 00:00:00

Th 6 publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 10 minutes past Three o' Clock. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 15, 1837. Ili the House of Lot: ds last night, after several private as well as public Bills had been ajva.need a stage, and petitions (prin eil,elly relative to the Church.. rates question) presented, their Lordships adjourned. In the House of Commons various netitions were presented, the object of which will be found d e scribed in our Parlia mentary Report. The Lords' Amendments to the Licensed Victuallers' As surance Bill were agreed to. Lord PALMEkSTON, in reply to Mr. MACLEAN', stated that ho was not in a condition to say whether the negotiations at the Vixen. between the Courts of St. James's and St. Petersburgh, had terminated. Sir R. BATESON presented petitions from Ireland again.st ti. e present system of National Education there, praying that ell creeds, catechisms, and prayers be suppressed, except the Lorci's prayer, so that all sects might be united. (J'n the motion of Mr. LABOCCHERE, the Post-office Ma nagectent Bill, the Post-office Acts Repeal Bill, the Post office Offences Bill, and the Franking Bill, went through Com mittee, ire forma, in order to be printed in their altered form. A new writ was issued for Lewes in the room of Mr. KEMP. who has: accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. L or d .L RUSSELL, in reply to Sir R. PEEL, said that the Church-metes Bill, which stood for Friday, must be postponed, as on that day the Irish Poor Laws Bill would come on, in order ;to pprmit 'Sir H. HARDINGE to bring forward his motion relative te , Spain on Monday, which was the day originally fixed for in}; the discussion on the Irish Relief Bill. "The House then, on the motion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, went into Con..mittee on the remaining Resolutions relative to the affairs of Canada. To the sth Resolution, Mr. ROEBUCK At pved au pmendvent to the effect that the Legislative Council be abolished. A long, interesting, and deeply important de bate ensued, after which the House divided. The numbers were, For the Resolution For the amendment ... 46 Majority The remaining Resolutions were postponed. We understand from a correspondent at Rochdale, that the canvass in favour of Mr. FENTON has proved so successful that there is not the least doubt of his being returned for that borough—and that too in the most triumphant manner. So sensible are the opposite party of this—so clearly do they see the issue of the contest—that they are resorting to all manner of paltry tricks and misrepresentations in order to counteract the popular current which runs so strong in Mr. FEN TON'S favour. Among other things equally true, they have the face to assert that Mr. FENTON will not go to the Poll ( 1 ) although they know that a great ma jority of the electors have already promised him their votes. By such unworthy practices the Tories indi cate, plainly enough, what they wish, not what they believe. We would, however, advise our friends the Reformers of Rochdale, not to relax their exertions on account of the success which has hitherto attended them. They must keep a watchful eye upon the mo tions of the enemy, who is active, cunning, and per severing. It is not to be expected that the Tories will give in until they have exhausted every means, good, bad, and indifferent, which they may have at command to forward the interests of their cause—more especially since that cause has lately sustained suchsignal damage at Warwick and other places, and is stated by its most honest supporters to be, generally, in a very tottering condition The portion of the plan developed by Mr. ROEBUCK in the House of Commons last night, for the better Government of Lower Canada, merits the serious con sideration of his Majesty's Ministers. The Hon. and Learned Member for Bath proposed, that instead of the present Legislative Council, which he well de scribed as a clique of hungry officials, hated and des pised by the community, and unsupported by wealth, blood, or historical recollections, an Assembly should be constituted composed of the Attorney and Solicitor- Generals, with ten Councillors, all chosen by the Go vernor and only removeable at his pleasure—which As sembly should be called the Governor in Council. The legislative functions of this Council, lie proposed, should . be confined to the amending of Bills passed by the House of Assembly, without any power of rejecting them. 'Where they judged amendments uncalled for, he proposed-that the Bills should be forwarded to the I Governor for his assent or veto ; but that having once amended Bills, and the amendments having been sub mitted to the House of Assembly, such Bills should not again be sent to the Council ; but, by order of the House of Assembly, transmitted directly to the Governor. with whom would rest the ultimate responsibility of ac cepting or rejecting them. To obtain the consent of the House of Assembly to a grant of fixed salaries for the Judges and other functionaries, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman proposed that a General Assem bly of Delegates, chosen by the Houses of Assembly of Upper and Lower Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward's Island, should sit permanently at Montreal, as a Supreme Court for the trial of °fres:ices committed by the members of the Executive Government. The judicial functions of this Court should lie two-fold--first, those of a Supreme Criminal Court for the trial of offenders, and offences not cognizable by the ordinary tribunals : and again, those of the highest local Court of Appeal, so as to do away with the practice of perpetually seeking redress from the exercise of the Royal prerogative in Council. Were such a Court established, or permission for its establishment given by the Imperial Government, the House of Assembly would grant a civil list for seven or ten years to the Governor, the Judges, the Attorney, and Sr)licitor-Generals, and the ten senior Executive Councillors. So far we find little or nothing to object to in the plan of the Honourable and Learned Member for Bath—and fur ther, he has not developed it. But have the Cana dians approved of it ? Would they approve of it were we to adopt it in their name ? Has the House of As sembly pledged itself to abide by any conditions which Mr. ROEBUCK may think proper to propose to Par liament ? These are important questions, and it does appear, from the speech of Lord JOHN R us suds, that if the Honourable and Learned Gentle man could answer them in the ailir►native his plan would meet with the instant attention of the Cabinet. Lord JOHN RUSSELL candidly admitted that the Legis lative Assembly of Lower Canada had not answered the purposes for which it was instituted—that it was an abuse which required to be remedied ; but he con tended at the same thne, that it would not be dignified, safe, or honourable for Parliament to accept repre sentations made in the name of the House of Assembly, by which that House might not choose to abide. The Lords and Commons of England could not be called upon to legislate on the strength of a representation made by one Hon. Gentleman, when they had documents on their table which showed that the House of As sembly would act consistently with itself, and in the spirit of its past declarations, by rejecting the proposi tion of the Hon. and Learned Member for Bath. This is a very reasonable ground for delaying to ap prove of Mr. ROEBUCK'S plan; but if so little be known of the real intentions of the House of As sembly, what folly is it to pass the string of Resolutions which the Noble Lord contends to be necessary for the pacification of Lower Canada. If the Noble Lord be not convinced that the Canadians would reject with indignation the plan of Mr. ROEBUCK, he is guilty of a most lamentable error as a statesman in calling upon the Mouse o? Commons to adopt his Resolutions. A people who would subscribe to the plan of the Hon. Member for Bath could not be expected to submit without a struggle to the filtered and refined despotism included in the Resolutions of the Noble Home Se cretary. Lord J. RUSSELL admits that he is doubtful upon the subject. May we be permitted respectfully to ask his Lordship why he did not allow the Cana dians the benefit of his uncertainty ? And, above all, why, when hazarding an experiment upon such a people, his sympathies did not incline him to the commission of an error on the liberal and safe side ? We attribute the overwhelming majority ob tained by Ministers upon this question las t night to the absurd speech delivered by Mr. ROEBUCK, when he rose - a second time to address the Committee. A more excellent speech than his opening address we have seldom read ; but on the occasion of his second appeal to the House he completely lost his temper, and disgusted his friends by an exhibition of splenetic vexation, at once silly, impertinent, and contemptible. He lost many votes in consequence ; and we are credibly informed that several members who had intended to leave the House without voting, upon hearing his ri diculously intemperate threat, remained to swell the Ministerial majority. The most curious part about this affair is, that towards the close of his first speech, Mr. ROEBUCK inflicted a long lecture upon Lord STANLEY on the advantages of a good temper, and the baneful effects of petulance in legislative discussions. It was a pity the Hon. Gen tleman so soon forgot the Hebrew adage, " Physician, heal thyself." In another part of our Paper will be found a pro test, which has been entered on the Journals of the House of Lords, against the decision of the House on the motion of Lord RADNoR for inquiring into certain abuses existing in the English Universities. The protest is signed by Lords RADNOR, HOLLAND, BROUGHAM, HATHERTON, SomERHILL,and DUN CANNON, and states in a short compass reasons, which it will not be easy to refute, for the proposed investigation. The whole of the Paris Papers of Thursday have been received. The Moniteur contains the following telegraphic despatch : " BAYONNE, APRIL 11.— General Iribarren is appointed Viceroy of Navarre and Commandant of the troops in that province, in the room of General Saarsfield. No movement on the defensive has yet taken place." The Cabinet has not yet bee❑ definitely recon structed. It is understood, however, that GurzoT has secured for himself the Presidency of the Council, and that the political complexion of the Ministry will be purely Doctrinaire. The following is the list handed about on Thursday : M. Guizot—President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. de Montalivet—Minister of the Interior. M. de Remuzat, or M. Lacave Laplagne—Minister Public Instruction. M. Persil, or M. Barthe—Keeper of the Seals. General Berns Tl—War Minister. M. Duchatel—Minister of Finances. Admiral Rosamel—Minister of the Navy. Annexed are extracts from the journals : This is the third day that we are without the Madrid Jour nals. We have not received any Journals of Bayonne to-day. The Bourdeaux Journals give a letter from St. Sebastian, according to which nothing is now said of the departure of the troops, and General Evans is waiting for the orders of the Count de Luchana, who is more in favour with the Ministry than ever, and is now the sole arbiter of the approaching cam paign. The same letter says that the first Portuguese Bri gade under the command of General Las Antes, has arrived at Vittoria wfth cavalry and artillery. A Morning Journal publishes the following letter written from Bayonne on the Bth April : " The private letters make no mention of any movement along all the lines. The snow continues to fall as in the month of December. The Carlists in our city speak myste riously of bad news for their cause. It seems that Don Carlos shows some symptoms of deranged intellect, and it is feared that he may grow worse. The Generals about Don Sebastian are quite at variance ; E,guia and Villareal do not conceal their mutual dislike. The general opinion at Bayonne is that Espartero will move on the 10th or 11th, but the weather must first become more favourable." A fact of a very serious nature is stated in the .Monde this morning:—" Forty persons condemned for political offences having obtained from the Papal Government leave to be trans ported to Brazil, were embarked on the 16th of this month in a vessel belonging to the State. The vessel being in want if unvisions, touched at the island of Cephalonia on the 20th March, and the Captain allowed the prisoners to laud and pass the night at an inn in the town. The next morning when the hour of departure arrived, the prisoners refused to return on board, and placed themselves under the protection of Eng lish hospitality. The Papal Consul then applied to the Go vernor of the island, but he answered that England could not refuse an asylum to persons condemned for political of fences, and that he would never allow hospitality to be violated in the English possessions. He also ordered the Captain to quit the island in 48 hours. A tempest having hindered him from sailing in the time fixed, the Governor again ordered the Captain to quit the port, on pain of having his vessel fired on by the schooner on the station. The vessel then with ew, end the forty individuals are now free." The Bon Sens publishes the following statements, of which we of course leave all the responsibility to that journal : " It was reported to-day on 'Change that the Ministerial crisis would not terminate till some days hence. It is affirmed that an illustrious personage, before he makes a choice, waits for a decision of the English Parliament on a motion of Lord Palmerston, relative to Spain. The English Ministry is ex pected to make a declaration to Parliament of the desire of the English Cabinet to intervene with energy in the affairs of the Peninsula. If this motion be favourably received by the Par liament, the French Cabinet will be modified so as to har monise with this new situation of the English Cabinet ; at all events, the composition of the Cabinet w ill not be known till the intentions of England are ascertained. It is affirmed that the resignation of General Bernard as Minister of War is ac. cepted, and that he is to have the command of the division which is under the orders of General Harispe, and which is stationed as a corps of observation on the frontiers of Spain." —Journal du Commerce. FRENCH FUNDS,—Psitis, Aram 13 Five per Cents., 1061. 65c. 70c. 75c. Ffmr per Cents., 80c. Three per Cents. 78f. n c. Ssc. 9 c. Bank Actions, 2,4121. 511 c. 2,4101. Rantc cte Naples, 981 Roman Five per Cciits., Spanish Actives, 2-1 1 4 Spanish Passives, 6 6%4. Belgian Loan, Five per Cents, 11034 Portusuese Loan, five per Cents. 473(. rortuguese Threi. i er tents haytian Lcmn, 3:of. 3121. sfc 31:f 25. 310 f. Lu,llOlN. One month,, paper, 2.51. 50a.; money, 25f. 4714 c. Thrte ratmtlis, pa.,,er, 25f. 30e. ; money, 25:. 27%c —f onra Authenti2ue. BOURSE, HALF-PAST FOUR.—The best accredited rumour afloat at the Bourse was, that at a meeting of Count Monta livet's friends this forenoon (at his own house), it was agreed that he could not rely upon being supported by the Chamber if be joined M. Guizot. It would appear that a matter of more serious import was discussed—nothing less than the danger the King would run by continuing to thwart and trifle with the country. LASI' PRICES. Five per Cents., 106 f. Three per Cents. :SE 1,5 c. Bank Actions, 2,41. f. Rente de Naples, Ofif. 00e. Roman Five per Cents., 102!4. Belgian Loan, 1015 i. Belgian Society, 1,. , 25f. Portugue..e Luan, Five per Cents., 47% Pcrtuguese Three per Ceuta., :30%. Haytian Loan, 310 f. Spanish Actives,24%. Spanish Passives, 6% Spanish Differes, New Differes, 7%. New York papers to the 9th ult. have been re ceived, from which copious extracts will be found in another part of The Sun. On Monday we shall offer some remarks on the farewell address of the late President JAcKsoNT, and the inaugural address of President Van BUREN. An accident of a very serious nature occurred in the mill of Mr. Oram, skinner, of Gainsbro', on Saturday evening list. A boy between eight and nine years of age, went into the mill during the time it was at work, and from carelessness got so near the main horizontal wheel, that the cogs caught his dress and dragged him round to the driving wheel in which it worked ; the space between the two being about half an inch. Through this space the boy's legs wer e drawn, consequently suffering a dreadful mutilation.—Doncaster Ga2ette. Yesterday morning, as two ladies, with a little girl, were walking in Baker-street, Portman-square, near their resi dence, one of them dropped her purse, well filled with gold and notes, from her reticule. A poor but respectable woman (vho apparently was the wife of a mechanic) observed it, and ran over from the opposite side of the road and picked it up, pursued the ladies, and restored it to the owner. The poor woman was directly rewarded with ten sovereigns. CONSPIRACY IN IRELAND.—The Dublin Even ing Post of Tuesday last publishes some important communi cations connected with Orangeism and secret meetings, ob serving that these communications " will serve to confirm, beyond any doubt or question, the existence of a conspiracy among the Orangemen of Ireland at this moment, and that their confederation is not only perfect, but they are well sup plied with arms and ammunition." _ _ So intense was the cold during the nights of Wed nesday and Thursday last, that in those parts of the metropolis having a northern aspect, ice nearly half an inch in thickness was found in water-butts and other exposed reservoirs. As yet scarce a sign of leaf or bud is to be seen on the shrubs that ornament the areas of the squares. This is certainly some thing unusual in the middle of that month which is the imme diate precursor of the " flowery May." In the cotton-spinning mill in Aberdeen, one very remarkable person was lately pointed out to a gentleman, viz., Betty Robinson, aged 63, who has been 36 years wheeler in this mill, and has always worked on the same spot. This year, the floor on which she has so long stood, was found to have been worn through and through by her feet, down to the joist beam. She is at this moment in good health. M. Leville, formerly Chancellor to the French Consul at Porto Rico, has been found guilty of forging a bond for 1,000 piastres of Morocco, or about 40,000 fr., in a transaction relating to the sale of a gang of negroes belonging to a sugar plantation, and sentenced to close confinement for five years, and to stand on the pillory. The veteran Dick Hill, so well known in the pro vincial prize-ring, bade adieu to this world, at Nottingham, on Friday last. The inward injuries he had received in the va rious conflicts in which he had been engaged, added perhaps to other imprudences and neglect of himself, brought on a pul monary complaint, which terminated in his death. STIRLING, APRIL B.—This day Alexander Mil ler, better known by the appellation of " Scatters," suffered pursuant to his sentence, for the murder of William Jarvie Westershielyards. On his coming to the platform, contrary to the usual practice, the executioner put the rope round his neck, and the cap over his face. This was said to be a pre caution ordered by the magistrates, in case he should attempt to bolt, as he was known to be of running propensities. At the commencement of the prayer, he, by rubbing the one foot against the other, was enabled to put off his shoes, which he kicked from him to a considerable distance. This was done, it was said, t o f a l s if y a pre di ct i on ma d e b y a n old w oman on whom he had b een p l ay i ng off some cruel sport, " that he would die with his shoes on yet," (meaning that he would be hanged). During the prayer, which lasted about four minutes, be rnanirested the utmost signs of impatience, moving back and forward, and putting up and taking down the cap over his eyes. When finished, the clergyman came forward and shook hands with him ; the handkerchief or signal was put in his hand, which he immediately throw to a distance, and pulled the cap over his eyes. This seemed to take the executioner by surprise, as a little timo elapsed he. fore the fatal bolt was drawn ; a convulsive shock or two marked his exit from this world. The crowd, which was the largest witnessed since the execution of Hardie and Baird, behaved with the greatest decorum throughout.—G/asgotv Chronicle. COURT OF CHANCERY-THIS DAY. This being the first day of Easter Term, the LORD CHAN CELLOR, having to entertain the Judges, Masters in Chancery, and King's Counsel at breakfast, did not take his seat at Westminster till shortly before two o'clock. His Lordship was accompenied by the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chan cellor, and Masters Wingfield and Senior. His Lordship proceeded to hear motions, but no case of interest bad occurred when our Reporter left. The VICE-CHANCELLOR did not take his seat till two o'clock, and was also occupied with motions of no interest. KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) This being the first day of Easter Term, the Court was opened with the usual formalities. The Judges on the Bench were Lord Denman, Mr. Justice Littledale, Mr. Justice Pat teson, and Mr. Justice Coleridge. Mr. Justice Williams will preside in the Bail Court. The Court was, as usual on such occasions, extremely crowded. No motion of any interest came on up to the time of our going to press. ~,PKICES OE STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.. Bank Stock. _205 India 5t0ek........ ................. 259% 5 per Cent. Red. 89%N. , 4 Ditto Ranks 39 37 pm. 3per Cent. Cons . 9934N% South Sea Stock — S+. per Cent......... —....- ..... Old Annuities .......... .......- -- 1 1 ,tfo Red............ ... .........97% , 4 New Ditt0.......... ............... New 3 , 4 per Cent... 98 304 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 — N ew 5 poi' Cent....:. - 1 Exch. pills, .£1,1.Y)0 'lB 40 pm. Dank Long Annultiesto expire !Ditt0...............500. ..... 38 40 pm. Jan 5, Iwe l4l 9-16 , Ditto Small .......... ........ 38 40 pin. l'cL W. 1859 Jan 5,1 r tlO 14 13-16 Ditto Advert:sett... ....... .. —— pm Jan. 5, .800................ - Bank Stock for Acc0unt......... April 5, 1880 ............. ' India Stock for Account — Jan. 5, 1870 — Consols for Acconnt 9014% Omnium pm. /PRICES OF I.OREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. A ustrian Bonds — j Peruvian Bonds ................. Pe!itian Bonds.. Ditto Account — Portuguese 80nd5.... ..... ... ..... trazilian Bonds ..... — Ditto Account — Ditto Account ....... .......... Ditto New Bonds 404% Buena , . Ayres Bonds .......... Ditto Account — Ditto Account ........ .......... Ditto, 3 per cent. — ( hiniati Bonds -................. , Prussian 80nd5...... ........... . !) , .tto Account ....... olomnian Bonds Ditto Ac,ccur.! Columbian Bonds, 182 Russian Bonds, 1822....... 108 7y4% Ditto Account Ditto Metallic ...... —) Spanish Bonds Ditto Account I) --sh Bonds ... Dltt. Account Greek Bonds.. Ditto Bonds, 1625 Ditto Account "lexicon Bonds, 5 per cent Ditto Account —; Ditto Account — 1 Ditto Bonds,lEx3l 29 44% Ditto Account 22!4% —' French, 5 per —f. 4 per cent —t. —c. fi per cent. Exchange.... - Dutch, 214 tier cent. Ditto, 6 per cent. Ditto Account... DittO ACCount Ditto, 5 per cent lOO% 100 Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share Riinburgh and Glasgow Gr .at Western Railway Company .....« ........ Loudon ani Birmingham Railway Company 75 P 9 8,6 London and Greenwich Railway Company 2(l 195 14 Manchester and Leeds Railway Company S,uth Brighton, Lewes, and Newhaven Railway 2 0% British North American Bank COURSE OF EXCH ftngterdam C.F. 12 T 4 NOE YESTERDAY. Leghorn"."""" .............» ..... 47 Ditto, at sight ....... . 12 4 1 ; It:Att.:llam 21j. 12 6% Genoa ‘26 Milan..., 91 Venice ,v7 Naples Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon Oporto _1 521 Antwerp... Ham'iurg M.B. 13 14 Altona.... Paris, 3 days' sight 25 ':0 Ditto ....... 2Us 26 0 Marseilles. Rio Janeiro Frankfort OR Maine, Ex. M. 154% Peterstngli, ruble .3 Us. 10 il Berlin Bahia Buenos Ayres -- Dublin, 21 days' sight !l9 Vienna, effective ft o M. 10 22 Cork . ..... "................:................ 1 .:17 Trieste......ditto .. 10 '24 Madrid 343/4 Cddiz PRICE OF BULLION, PER 07, Po:fugal (4old, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 Baboa 15' flarrelona 15 New boubloOns 0 0 Seville 35 New Dollars ..... 0 4 94 tki,r2ltar Silver. bats. standard 0 11 0 MAILS. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN. APRIL 11. epor Cent. Consols B9 ! Grand Canal Debt. 6 per cent. SSA, :.i tto Reduced Ditto, 4 per cent ......... Cfr - Stock, 97' Hit - -In Lank ~.i per Cent. :stool: '44 oitto New, 18.30 ......... ...... 98 3 , , per Cent. Debentures...... 90% Oink Stock. .--- !loyal Cznal Stock .. 3434 ,Ibernia.. .ank City of Dublin steam Co. 1194 National Insurance Co - City Debentures, 4 per cent 79 Ballast thrice Debentures, 4 Grind Canal per cent. Arrived. Due Arrived. Due.' A rrived. Due i A n-rica..... ..... 0 1 France ............ 0 • 0 Lisbon 1 ~ Prazi1....... ..... 0 0 Guerti.&Jers‘y 0 0 Malta 0 0 6,...ti0s A yree.. 0 0 H..unbur; ..... ... 1 0 Mex,c© 1 0 :;.irtliagen4 ... 0 0 Eloliand ......».. 0 0 Ostend.. ....... 1 Iluidin... ...... 0 0 Jan:lice ...„.... 0 0 Sweden .. 0 0 F wders ..... ... 0 0 Leeward Island. 0 , 1 Waterford....... 0 H14.1/1 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Ater lo► f Evening...... 22 minutes atter 11 NTI DRY ROT COMPANY.- KYAN'S PATENT. The Directors of this Company have the greatest satisfactioa in layin:r following letters before the public : 2, Lime-street-square, April 5, 1837. Great St. Helen's, April 4. _ _ . - . Dear Sir,—Accompanying this we send you a Report from Cap taia Lisle, the master of our ship, the Samuel Enberby, the first s hip wholly saturated with Mr. Kyan's preparation for the preven tion of dry-rot and mildew. We delayed obtaining the report al luded to until such a survey had been held on the ship as to have warranted an opinion on a subject of so much importance to the public, and we beg now to state, that we feel so well satisfied of the beneficial effects of the preparation on the timber that in any cases svhere we may have occasion either to build or repair our ships we stall continue to use it, and in like manner for the masts, and in which particular, we think, we have derived considerable benefit from its application. The iron fastenings. of which she has but few, are not in so satis factory a state as we had reason to expect, but we are not prepared a;g - ribute the cause to Mr. Kyan's preparation ; and with respect to tip, copper bolts, they appear as good as on the day they were driven. h e s. th s and cordage appear not to have worn so well as we an ticipated, at,d for which we cannot account, as from the numerous sati-factory ex:wrirnents we have made, and from the mr.st favour able report!, we have received of similar canvass, so prepared, in other vessels, we considered that point long since settled. We remain-your obedient servants, Charles Terry, Esq. C. H. and G. ENBERBY. Messrs. Ender by, Sirs,—ln compliance with your orders, to report as soon as I ar yls in England on the state of the " Samuel Enderby" in reference v. the several points mentioned in your memorandum, in order to give information on the ship, she being the first vessel built whose tirobeis and sails have been prepared according to Kyan's Patent P. - acess, I beg now to state the following particulars in the same nrl,r as put down by you, viz. :—Sailing and trim of the ship, healili of the crew during the voyage, effect of the process on the !a g e water, state of the timbers and masts, state of the sails and rig,7ing, effect on the metal bolts by the prepared timber. We sailed from London on the II th of October, 1834, and re turned to Gravesend on the 7th of March, 1837, being ab-ent from England 29 months. We reached the Celebes Islands, long. 125 deg. east, lat. 1 deg. 04 min. south, on the 20th February, 1835, and remained in those latitudes fishing until October, i 836. The ship IA as nearly at sea during the whole period, crossing the line several times. Respecting the Ship Sailing.—During the whole voyage, having met with many English and American vessels, I have found none whose sailing qualities were equal to the Samuel Enderby's, and am persuaded (according to my humble opinion) she is the best ship alapted for the Southern Fishery. Health of the Crew.—During the whole voyage, all the crew have been more than usually healthy; indeed, I have never known -the crew of any ship return from the South Sea Fisheries so free li - cm sickness, therefore I have nu hesitation in stating it is my firm opinion that the patent process in its application to ships' timbers must in some way improve the internal atmosphere of the ship, for, as you are all well aware, we frequently use the water hose over the casks of oil between decks and in the hold, by which, in southern latitudes, the hold is filled with steam from evaporation and intense heat, and that circumstance, in ordinary cases, affects the timbers and iron work, as well as increasing the putresence of -the bilge water, but in the " Samuel Enderby," from the time she 'was launched at Cowes, in August, 1834, until her return to Eng land in March, 1837, the bilge water has been much sweeter and nit re free from noxious smells than any ship previous that I have beets in on the same voyages. Timbers.—As regards the timbers, the ship is perfectly sound ;n every respect, and shows no symptoms or indication of decay in any part throughout the whole ship, and it is my belief that the timber and p!ank have shrunk less than any new ship I have witnessed. Being at Cowes inspecting the ship from the time that her keel was laid ,•ntil she was launched, and the greater part of the deck beams 'being made from green timber just felled and afterwards submitted to the process, they are now perfectly sound, and as firm as if cut from the most seasoned timber. These facts I consider to be strong evidence in favour of the process, and I am so satisfied myself of its : good effect on timber that I should recommend new ships to be built ,of timbers prepared when quite green, and to let it be quite dry be f‘ re placing it in the ship. _Masts and Yards.—As to her masts, the lower ones are from the usual Canada white or yellow pine timber, the others are the red pine, all of which remain in a good state; and have not lost any (luring the voyage from the ill effects of dry-rot. Metal Bolts.—Since my return to England the ship, after being discharged, was put into dry dock, and many of the bolts, iron and copper, have been driven out ; the latter are perfectly sound, and in good condition as possibly can be. The iron bolts are from some cause (I cannot comprehend) much corroded, probably from the -effect of salt water being so frequently thrown on them. Sails and Cordage.—The effect of the process on the sails has t been so satisfactory as you anticipated, for they have worn out s ower than I expected. The standing rigging has given way in some places, and, as a precautionary measure, I tarred it to prevent the eff-ct of the wet weather ; whether the sun has had any par ticular effect on the canvass and rigging so prepared, as we were for the most Tart under the meridian sun, or whether the solution in which the canvass and rigging were prepared was too strong, I can not pretend to say, but it requires further trials (in my opinion) in similar voyages to establish the efficacy of the process on sails and rigging,. I remain Sirs, your obedient servant, WILLIAM LISLE, Commander of the " Samuel Enderby." London, March 28, 1837. tett:Fr kf..N 1 1 -);:e COMMON PLEAS (THIS DAY.) Mr. Justice COLTNIAN was sworn in the usual form on his takin g his seat on the Bench. No case of public interest came before the Court up to the time of our going to press. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have received Montreal papers to the 3d March, and Quebec to the Ist March. ( From the Montreal Papers. ) " The Bill allowing foreigners to hold real estates in Upper Canada has been thrown out by the Legislative Council. We shall be curious to know what reasons were assigned by the majority for so doing." (From the Quebec Papers.) " On the Ist March snow began to fall at an early hour, and continued during the day, with a strong wind from the east ward. The ice forming the quay still holds, but that which was stationary opposite the town now floats with the tide, leav ing the river perfectly clear during the flood." By the arrival of the packet ship Pennsylvania from New York, papers have been received up to the 11th ult., at which time money was exceedingly scarce. Two failures had taken place, but they are not of great magnitude. Exchange on London was 84 to 9+, and United States Bank Shares, 1191. There were a great many arrivals out from England. From Liverpool we understand that the packet brings no specie, and that the England packet ship of the 16th, which is below, is also without specie. The Halifax and New Brunswick papers of the 16th Feb., state that the quarrel about closed doors between the Nova Scotia Assembly and the Legislative Council was not settled. The New Brunswick Assembly had got so much alarmed at the supposition that the Lieut.-Governor would not finally assent to the Civil List Bill, that they had resolved they had no confidence in him or the Executive Council. A snow storm has commenced, and there has been between five and six feet snow in the woods. INVe have received a Boston paper this morning of-the 15th March. By this source intelligence from Texas and Mexico up to a late date has been received. Nothing of general im portance had transpired in either country since the former advices. From the Halifax papers of the 21st February, we learn that the threatened interruption of business between the two Legislative chambers is now no longer a matter of alarm. The reception of the resolution, though not communicated by message, (an intentional act on the part of the House), seems to have been received by the Council as a salve for their wounded honour. The current of politics is now running in the usual channel. During the week, the House had been in Committee, in consideration of a supply to his Majesty. Some retrenchments had been successfully attempted. New Brunswick Papers to the 13th of March have been received, but they do not contain any news of importance. Prince Edward's Island Papers have also been received to the 29th of February. They bring the Report of the Com mittee of the House of Assembly on the Public Accounts. By that document it appears that the Revenue last year amounted to the respectable sum of 11,5131. 103. 9id. The payments made at the Treasury during the same period are stated at 8,682/. 4s. qd., which sun► includes part of the expenditure for the year 1835. The warrants issued last year, and not yet paid, amount to 5,094 1 . Is. 91d.—thus making the total expenditure for the ear amount to 13,776/. 6s. 6d., but this, as before stated, includes several appropriations made in 1833, but slot paid until last year. The balance of the debt now due by the country is stated at 11,583/. 18s. 34d., or about one year's revenue. From New Brunswick, we learn that the following message, in answer to the address, requesting to know when his Excel lency would give Isis assent to the Civil List, has been sent to the [louse : The Lieutenant-Governor informs the House, in answer to the address of the Ist inst., that the recommendation to add a suspending clause to the Bill for the support of the Civil Government of the Province not having been complied with, he deems it his duty, for the reasons stated in his former com munication, to take further time to consider on this very im portant measure, in the hope of receiving answers to his dis patches on the subject before the close of the session." THE FUNDS. It was reported yesterday that in the late interview between the Liverpool deputation and the Bank Directors, the latter were surprised that the Deputation thought fit to come to London for assistance, and not having applied to the Local Banks, who were sufficiently powerful to afford them relief; the Bank of England, under its charter, not being in action beyond 66 miles from London. Consols closed at 90 a for Money, and 901 for the Ac count—opened this morning at 904 buyers for the Account, very little doing as yet. Exchequer Bills, 38 40 ; India Bonds, 37 39. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 224 at present may be quoted 22 ; Portuguese, 46. 47 ; Three per Cents., 29i 30—at which price they are at present. The American merchants are again disappointed—no specie having come by the American packets. HALF-PAST ONE. The private letters from Philadelphia of the 7th March, bring the Exchange as follows :—Regular drawers ask 81 to 9 per cent. ; heavy sales of other paper were made at 8 per cent. ; United States Bank Stock 1191 for cash, and 1211 for 60 days, with interest added ; Money was 2/ per cent. per month, and goods were generally scarce and selling at fair prices. Consols have beer► during the morning at go a 1 , but owing to some sales on account of a Fire-office, they receded to 902 ; Money, 901. Exchequer Bills, 38 40 prem. ; India Bonds, 39 37 prem. ; Bank Stock, 205 ; India Stock, 2581. In the Foreign Market little doing. Spanish Active, 221 ; Passive, 51 a ; Deferred, 81 e ; Portuguese, 461 j ; Three per Cents., 29 30. Consols for the Account, 901 1. THREE O'CLOCK. Thursday morning the House of Commons, pre vious to their adjournment, ordered, on motion of Captain Boldero, which was not heard in the gallery, copies to be pre pared of any letter from Commodore Lord John Hay, contain ing an account of the co-operation afforded by the seamen and marines under his command to the troops of the Queen of Spain on the 15th and 16th of March, 1837 ; also of any re port received by the Master-General of the Ordnance, In. spector- General of Fortifications, or commanding Officer of Artillery at Woolwich, as to whether any casualties have oc curred in the detachments of Royal Artillery, Royal En gineers, and Royal Sappers and Miners, now employed on the north coast of Spain, and under the orders of Lord John Hay, having reference to the above-mentioned actions on the 15th and 16th ult. At the Committee of the House of Commons now sitting on an inquiry into the punishment of transportation, the extraordinary fact was stated yesterday by one of the wit nesses, that there is a person, originally a transported convict, now resident in a colony, whose income exceeds 40,0001. a year I CHURCH-RATES.—On Friday, the 31st ult., the inhabitants of Penzance held their annual vestry, Mr. Colenso in the chair, when it was resolved, that the consideration of the Church-rates, which was adjourned at the last annual vestry to this day, be further postponed to this day twelve months. On Tuesday last, the high Church party at Fal mouth, who met with so signal a defeat last week, attempted to muster their friends for the purpose of petitioning Parlia ment against the abolition of Church-rates. A petition in furtherance of the object of the meeting was agreed upon, and signed, we understand, by about 70 persons. A nume rous and respectable public meeting was held, on Tuesday evening last, at the Town Hall, Penryn, for the purpose of petitioning Parliament in favour of the abolition of Church rates. Throughout the town a decided feeling prevails in fa vour of the measure, and a petition is in readiness for signa ture, to which, no doubt, at least two-thirds of the Church paying inhabitants will attach their names.— West Briton. Some symptoms have been manifested within the last few days of a revival of " Luddism" in the neighbourhood of Nottingham, which has caused some alarm among the ma nufacturers. Two stocking-frames belonging to Mr. C. G. Kewney, were broken to pieces at Arnold last week by a party of men (18 or 20 in number) who assembled in a riotous man ner, and armed themselves for the purpose with bludgeons and hammers. The cause of this outrage is stated to be an actual, or threatened abatement of wages. Since then two complete insides of frames (one of them belonging to Messrs. Berridge and James) have been stolen, and fairly carried away. The magistrates and police, having obtained some clue as to the perpetrators, seven men, including a father and three sons, were apprehended on Tuesday, and on the follow ing day the parties underwent an examination before the Ma gistrates at the Shire-hall, the result of which we have not yet been able to ascertain. Although there was great dulness in the market yesterday, the state of things was certainly not worse than on the previous Tuesday. No additional failures were spoken of; and it is generally understood that there are in the coun try very large orders, both for yarns and goods, which, how ever, will not be given out until it seems pretty evident that prices have reached their lowest point.—Mandiester Guardian of Wednesday. SURPLUS REVENUE.—Not" knowing certainly under what head to range the following we place it in a ven ture under the head of surplus revenue, being as appropriate as any other :—" The wife of a mechanic, in Third -street, gave birth to four children—three boys and one girl—who, with the. mother, are doing well."—Cin. aez., American Paper. UNIVERSITIES BILL. The following protest was entered on the Journals of the House of Lords on Thursday :- 4' DISSENTIENT ; BECAUSE— " First, these colleges and halls are eleemosynary founda tions, similar to others which have been inquired into ; and no reason was alleged why they should not be inquired into as well as the others. " Secondly, They are peculiarly fit objects of inquiry ; inasmuch as, " 1. The present statutes of the universities requiring that all matriculated members shall belong to, and be in mates in, some one of the said colleges or halls, and sub ject to its discipline, the said colleges and halls have ac quired a public character and a national importance which originally did not belong to them. " 2. The said colleges and halls are, for the most part, of very ancient foundation, and many of their statutes, con templating a state of society very different from the pre sent, and a religion cther than now established, are to tally inapplicable to the present times, and impossible to be observed. "3. Obedience to the statutes is generally (if not in all cases) enforced by the solemnity of oaths, which, from the necessity of the case, are explained away, evaded or openly violated. "4. It was avowed in the debate that such was frequently the practice ; and this practice, in our opinion, dangerous to public morals, was palliated, if not justified. " Thirdly, It is alleged in the petitions against the Bill sent up from several of the colleges, and presented to the House, that the fellows and scholars belonging to the same were sworn to obey the original statutes of the founders, and to admit of no deviation from them : and that there existed no power, either in the governing members of those institutions them selves, cr in their visitors, to alter, modify, or amend them ; and therefore no power short of that of Parliament can effect that object. . _ _ (Signed) " RADNOR. VASSAL HOLLAND. BROUGHAM. HATHERTON. (For Ist and 2d reasons) SOMERHILL. DUNCANNON." BUNGAY ST. MARY. On Thursday last application was made to the Magistrates at Petty Session, for summonses against some of the inha hitants, who have declined paying the last year's Church-rate. The Churchwardens—the well-known Samuel Scott and James Gower—deputed a man who is employed in collecting the rates, to make the application—not from any compunction at the unchristian character of such a proceeding, nor from shame at the dirtiness of the work, as will appear in the sequel. On referring to the statute under which the information is laid, it was discovered that application to the Magistrates must be made by the Churchwardens themselves, in person ; and they have, consequently, been driven over to another week before they can procure legal authority to sell their neighbours' goods, for the purchase of their own sacramental elements, and the washing of their singing boys' surplices. LONGFORD COUNTY ELECTION COMMITTEE-(THIS DAY.) The Committee assembled to-day at eleven o'clock, and having yesterday decreed that two votes struck off by a Com. mittee of the House should not be admitted again on the Re gister, and having also heard Mr. THESSIGER against the power of this Committee to re-open the Register, as settled under the Irish Reform Act, Mr. WRANGHAM was this day heard in answer at very considerable length. In the course of the proceedings, the Noble Chairman (Lord CLIVE) stated that the Committee must adjourn to-day at two o'clock, as one of its Members, Sir John Cam Hobhouse, lud to attend a Cabinet Council at that hour. In stating this to the Learned Counsel, he did not mean to say that Counsel would be stopped in his argument, or a witness under exami nation have that examination discontinued ; but that Counsel should exercise a discretion upon the subject. The argument of Mr. WRANGHAM lasted the whole of the day, and the Committee adjourned to Monday next. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, APRIL 14.—Wind S.E., fine.—Arrived the WEsp Pounds, from Limerick. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14. —Arrived.the Zephyr, Thompson, from the South Seas ; Emma, from Lima; Macassar, Poppin, from Batavia; Unity, Stocker, from St. Michael's; Devon, Marsh, from Messina. FALMOUTH, APRIL 13.—Wind N. E., strong breezes —Ar rived the Skylark packet, from Halifax, sailed 20th ult. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 14.—Wind S.S. E.—Arrived the Prima Donna, Long, from Zante ; and the Abercrombie, Butcher, for Sydney—having completed her loading,: she was towed out of harbour to Spitliead, where she waits to proceed to sea. DOVER, APRIL 14.—Arrived the Petrel, Rowland, Ballina. ➢IILFORD, APRIL 12.—Arrived Tomlinson, Cornick, Smyrna. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 13.—Arrived the Cruickston Castle, from New York ; Sterling, —, from St. John's, New Bruns wick ; Union, —, from Malaga. Off port the Ingleborough, —, from Canton ; Jubila, —, from Mobile ; George, Tromp, from Savannah ; Tuskar, Susquehanah, from Philadelphia. DUBLIN, APRIL 13.—Arrived the Eleanor, Simpson, from Quebec; Czar, Edmonds, Cadiz ; Elenora, Beaker, Memel. The Devonport, from Liverpool to Philadelphia, was on shore near the latter port 9th ult. The Tagus, bound to Liverpool with about six hundred bales of cotton on board, took fire at New Orleans Feb. 22, and sunk. The Ganges, from Maranharn, bound to Liverpool, was driven on shore in cushendall Bay, 11th inst., three feet water in the hold—crew saved. A large ship was seen on shore the 12th inst. in Cusl.endall Bay, by the Coleraine steamer. The City of Dublin, from Liverpool, was on shore near Louth 12th inst. Of all the atrocious articles which, in the course of our Newspaper life it has fallen to our lot to peruse, that which appeared in the Times of yesterday, respecting the Duchess of Kent, bears the palm. That lady's conduct, as a wife, as a mother, as a protector, as guardian of her Royal Daughter, has been beyond all praise. Why is the Duchess of Kent the object of the base—the most unmanly vitupera tion of the Times? Has her demeanour been of such a cha racter as to justify this loyal print par excellence to make an attack upon the mother of the Heiress Presumptive to the Throne that would be considered indecent if aimed at a fe mile in the private ranks of society ? But it is fortunate for the Duchess of Kent that the reputation of her goodness and virtue has gone forth before her, and consequently neutralised the vile attack of the Times. Her Royal Highness is now acting in a way that must insure for herself and the Princess Victoria the affection of every loyal subject. She esteems the good opinion of the people, and leaves it to the Duke of Cum berland, once maligned, we should suppose, by this very Timts, if he be now the upright and immaculate person which this consistent journal now represents him. But we are wasting space about, this waspish assault, conscious that the Duchess of Kent and her daughter, revered by millions, not even ex cepting Lyndhurst's "aliens," can defy the puny efforts of the once mighty " thunderer."—Morning Advertiser. We are happy to find that Lord IVlulgrave, with his wonted generosity and love for literary as well. as other merit, has appointed Mr. Anster, the accomplished scholar and successful translator of Goethe's Faust, to the lucrative situation of Registrar of the Court of Admiralty, formerly held by Mr. Pineau. We are rejoiced at this appointment, because it speaks not only highly for Lord Mulgrave's judgment, but proclaims that the spirit of the age is progressing in the right direction, when it is found imperative to pay such homage to literary distinction. People always delight to see men of talent promoted • aad if their pursuits have been of su c h a d escr i pt i on as to yieligenerel pleasure and instruction, the interest in their welfare becomes a subject of universal concern. The contrary is the case when individuals of no merit are elevated to places of trust for which they are obviously unfit. We a few days ago, in no measured terms, censured the bad appointments made by the Irish Government, and in common justice we are now compelled to speak favourably of one of a different corn plexion.—Morning Advertiser. The four murdered children of Greensmith were interred in one grave, in the Methodist burial-ground at Bas ford, on Thursday. The bodies were placed in separate coffins, and deposited in the ground on each side of their de ceased mother. Many hundred of sympathising spectators attended the funeral. Greensmith, since his committal to prison, preserves the same apathy and indifference as he exhi bited on the Coroner's inquest, with now and then a sort of punctious visiting when his children, of whom he appears to have been fond, are named. In other respects he seems alto gether unconscious of having done anything wrong, attribut ing the calamity wholly to the threats made use of to him by Woodward as to the arrears of rent then due. His mother is at present residing in Nottingham, and labouring under the greatest anxiety of mind, in consequence of the unhappy fate of her grand-children, and the dreadful situation her son is now placed in. Ross•SHIRE ELECTION, DINGWALL, APRIL 11. —This day the nomination of candidates for the representa tion of the combined eounties of Ross and Cromarty, took place. The election has excited much interest here. The late Member—Mr. Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth—being appointed Governor of Ceylon, his seat necessarily became va cant ; and his former opponent, Mr. Mackenzie, of Applecrsos, lost no time in again announcing his intention of canvassing the county on the Conservative interest. Some delay occurred ere a successor to Scaforth on the part of the Liberals, or supporters of Government, was publicly known ; but at length Mr. Mackenzie of Muirtown entered the field, supported not only by his own excellent character and public conduct, but backed by the whole interest of Scaforth and the Liberal party. flow the election may terminate, it is impossible for us to say— it will be very closely contested. At the former election in January 1835, Applecross lost by a majority of forty, having polled 194 votes. Since that period his friends and agents have been unceasingly active ; but the Lib era l s h ave a l so been on the alert, and our own opinion is that there will be little change on either side. So many contests have taken place in Ross-shire, that the Whigs and Tories have ranged then:selves under their respective banners, and bound themselves to a cer tain line of public principle and conduct. The polling com menced on Friday.—lnverness Courier. WEST CORNIYALL.—At a meeting of the friends of Reform, held in Penzance on Tuesday last, Mr. Ellis, the new Liberal candidate for this division of the county addressed the electors. MA RR lED. On the 12th inst., in Devonshire-street, Portland-place, by t he Rev. D. A. De Sola, Joseph D'Auilar Samuda, Esq., to Louis a ' the daughter of the late S.. Ballin, Esq. On the 13th inst., at Portsmouth, by the Rev. G. P. 111 6 Gbie' John Howard, Esq. Town Clerk of that borough, to Eleanor Vit toria, eldest daughter o f M r . H arr i son, pr i nter of tho '6 Harnpsh ire Telegraph." On the Bth inst., at St. Paul's, Shadwell, Mr. T. W. lUidd le ton, of Grenada-te rrace , C ommerc i a l- roa d , to M i ss Hutch i nso n, of Lower Shadwell. On the 11th inst., at Fareham, William Henry Douglas, Esq.' of Wickham, Hampshire, barrister-at-law, to Helen Sarah, young° daughter of the late C. Gould, Esq., of Fareham. On the 6th inst., He nr y Willi am , son o f C o l onel 11 bite, Be ni t Army, to Alexandrina Eliza, (laughter of the late Major Ale/a 0 ae Macleod, Bengal Army. DIED. On the 10th inst.,s St. John's Wood, the Hon. Miss fill , eldest sister of the Right Hon. Lord Berwick. On the 11th inst., at Walworth, Elizabeth Clinton, widow 7 of the late Charles Benson, Esq. Ott the 13th inst., at St. M ar ti n ' s - court, L ou i sa, th i r d d a ught er of the late Mr. J. Wilson, of Great Portland-street. Lately, Edward Bryant Burgess, of St. John's College, Cain bridge, elder son of the late E. Burgess, Esq. On the 12th inst., Mr. George Bull, of York-place, Isli ri g t° and Wood-street, Cheapside, aged 29. M r. On the 12th inst., age d 26, Ell en, youngest daug h te r o f Curlewis, of Blackheath. of On the 12th inst., Eli za b e th , s i ster of T. W. Hearne , s gq ., Deeves Hall, Herts. e d 190 On the 12th inst., at Osnaburgh-street, Regent's-park , ag g ight Henry Richards, Esq., for fifty y ears con fid ent i a l c l er k to the Hon. Sir Wm. Garrow. don M a- On the 1 Rh inst., ag e d SS, J en ki n J ones, E sq., o f Her' on, Raging Director o f th e Ph en i x Fi re O ff i ce, and to Which C OO he was attached for more than forty years. wid ow On the 3d inst., in Queen Anne-street, Mrs. Lilburne , of 'F. Lilburne, Esq., of CardirOon, Bedfordshire. r.e• London: Printed and Published by_IIII.IRDO YOU N , 43* c ount' 112, Strand, at. The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, ir4 of Middlesex.—Saturd,l4, Arri) 15 3 1837• UNITED STATES. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY. The long-looked for packet-ship Pennsylvania arrived here to-day from New York, whence she sailed on the 10th of March. There had been several arrivals from England. The latest date from this country was to the 25th of January, at which time commercial matters were in a tolerably prosperous state. General Jackson took his leave of the Presidential chair and public life in a lung address to the people of the United States. The address commences with the expression of his gratitude for the many acts of kindness and support which he had received at the hands of his countrymen. He then alludes to the rising and almost uninterrupted , prosperity of the Ame rican Union during a period of half a century—to their friendly and gratifying relations with Foreign Powers—and to the ad mirable working of the Federal Constitution—to which these advantages, he contends, are to be solely attributed. He de nounces in strong terms the conduct of those who have en deavoured to " sow the seeds of discord between different parts of the United States, and to place party divisions directly upon geographical distinctions—to excite the north against the south, and the south against the north —and to force into the controversy the most delicate and exciting topics —topics upon which it is impossible that a large portion of the Union can ever speak without strong emotion." The General then proceeds to enforce the necessity of pre serving the Union in its present integrity, contending at the same time that every State has the unquestionable right of re gulating its own internal concerns according to its pleasure. Then follows a dissertation on the " abuse of the taxing power," the ex-President laying it down as an axiom that " Congress has no right to take money from the people unless it is required for some of the specific purposes of Government; and if they raise more than is necessary it is an abuse of the power of tax ation, unjust and oppressive." To this succeeds a strong and fiery attack upon the United States Bank, against which esta blishment, even in its present modified form, General Jackson appears to entertain the same unmitigated hostility that has actuated him throughout his term of office. A lengthy exposition on the evils of a paper currency, and an impressive injunction to the people of the United States to increase their navy, and by fortifications along the sea board prevent the evil consequences that would arise from a rupture with a Foreign Power, conclude the address. The document is a long one, oc cupying more than three folio columns of the New York papers. The farewell address of General Jackson is the precursor of the inaugural address of his successor, Mr. Van Buren, the greater part of which, concerning the resources of the country and its prosperity, is little else than a repetition of the for mer. The most important feature in the address of Mr. Van Buren is the strong and uncompromising manner in which he declares his hostility to any project for the abolition of slavery throughout the United States. As this is a subject of engros sing interest in the United States, and, relatively, also in Eng land, the following sentiments of the new President on the subject will excite attention : " Perceiving before my election the deep interest this sub ject was beginning to excite, I believed it a solemn duty fully to make known my sentiments in regard to it ; and now, when every motive for misrepresentation has passed away, I trust that will be candidly weighed and understood. At least they will be my standard of conduct in the path before me. I then declared that if the desire of those of my countrymen who were favourable to my election was gratified I must go into the Presidential chair the inflexible and uncompromising op ponent of every attempt on the part of the Congress to abolish slavery in the district of Columbia, against the wishes of the slaveholding States ; and also with a determina tion equally decided to resist the slightest interference with it in the States where it exists.' I submitted also to my fel low-citizens, with fullness and frankness, the reasons which led me to this determination. The result authorises me to believe that they have been approved, and are confided in, by a majority of the people of the United States, including thoso whom they most immediately affect. It now only remains to add, that no Bill conflicting with these views can ever receive my constitutional sanction. These opinions have been adopted in the firm belief that they are in accordance with the spirit that actuated the venerated fathers of the Republic, and that succeeding experience has proved them to be humane, patriotic, expedient, honourable, and just. If the agitation of this sub ject was intended to reach the stability of our institutions, enough has occurred to show that it has signally failed ; and that in this, as in every other instance, the apprehensions of the timid and the hopes of the wicked foe the destruction of our Government are again destined to be disappointed. Here and there, indeed, scenes of dangerous excitement have occurred ; terrifying instances of local violence have been witnessed ; and a reckless disregard of the conse quences of their conduct has exposed individuals to po pular indignation ; but neither masses of the people nor sections of the country have swerved from their devo tion to the bond of union, and the principles it has made sacred. It will be ever thus. Such attempts at dangerous agitation may periodically return, but with each the object will be better understood. That predominating affection for our political system which prevails throughout our territorial limits; that calm and enlightened judgment which ultimately governs our people as one vast body; will always be at hand, to resist and controul every effort, foreign or domestic, which aims, or would lead, to overthrow our institutions." It is stated in the American Papers that General Jackson, previous to the expiration of his term of otfic.e, acknowledged in his capacity as President of the United States the indepen dence of Texas; and that Colonel Wharton, the Minister. of Texas, and Colonel Wolf, the Secretary to the Legation, were requested, together with the other Foreign Ministers at Wash ington, to attend the ceremony of the inauguration. At the same time the General appointed a Charge d'Affaires to repre sent the United States in Texas. This is more than probable, as the Senate,'at one of its latest sittings, before the termination of the session, had passed the following resolution by a majo rity of 23 to 19 : " Resolved—That the State of Texas, having established and maintained an independent Government, capable of per forming those duties, foreign and domestic, which appertain to independent Governments; and it appearing that there is no longer any reasonable prospect of the successful termina tion of the war by Mexico against the said State; it is ex pedient and proper, in conformity with the law of nations, a nd the precedents of this Government in like cases, that the inde pendent political existence of the said State be acknowledged by the Government of the United States." The packet ship Erie, bound from Havre to New York, which was generally supposed to have been lost at sea, to together with the whole of her crew and cargo, arrived safely at New York on the 4th ult. The intelligence from New Orleans represents business in that commercial mart as having been comparatively dull until within a dty or two of the last advices, when cotton took a fa vourable turn, and large sales were made, at an advance in some instances of a farthing to a halfpenny per pound. This reaction was produced by the favourable state of the Li verpool Market at the time of the latest news from England. The situation of the parties is not to be envied who bought at this advance, as cotton is now selling in Liverpool at twopence and upwards less than it cost the importers. It is believed that the packet-ship Pennsylvania, which ar rived to-day, brought no specie from New York. Indeed the mercantile interest of that city could not be aware at the time of her sailing of the ticklish situation of the American houses here, and the depressed state of American produce. The rates of exchange on the 10th ultimo was from 9 to 9i per cent. Money was still very scarce, and bore a high rate of interest. Since the above was written an o th er N ew Y or k p ac k e t- s h ip. the England, has been telegraphed, and will probably arrive soiree time to-morrow. The England sailed eight days after the Pennsylvania, and her despatches arc anxiously expected by the commercial community here. It is a singular fact, that the first mile of road from Shoreditch to Newington has been for some time past repaired with the black porphyry stone brought from China as ballast in the tea-ships ; and that the next half mile has been repaired with granite from Bombay. The NEW FLAT GOLD WATCHES -0 The price in gold cases, with ver ti ca l movemen t ...... ... £7 7 Ditto, with well-finished horizontal movement, in double bottomed engine -turned cases, jewelled in four holes, with silver dial T. COX SAVORY, Working Silversmith and Jeweller, 4 7, Cornhill, London. N.B. fhe Horizontal Construction is particularly recommended for its superior accuracy. BIRTHS. _ - - -- On the 13th inst., in Eaton-place, the lady of the Rev. Thomas Fuller, of a son. On the Sth'inst., at Finsbury-place South, Mrs. Samuel Bartel), of a son. ~.,~ r ~~ ~' THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1837.