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which he would trouble the House. The first resolution, which was unanimously passed by the Committee of the whole House, was to the effect that the dispatches contain ing the declaration of his Majesty's Government with respect to various important matters which were brought under consideration afforded the most entire satisfaction, and that requisite means be taken as speedily as possible in order that the views of the home government might be carried into effect. The second resolution was, that the House of As sembly entertained a deep sense of the obligations which it owed his Majesty's Government for the promptness with which it had attended to their wishes. These resolutions were, as he had stated, passed unanimously by the House of Assembly, which was a completely fair representation of the inhabitants of the, colony, sensible of their rights, and willing and anxious to maintain them. They showed the utter ground lessness of the charge that the present Government was deal ing with those colonies in a severe manner.—( Hear, hear.) The terms offered to New Brunswick had been offered to Lower Canada, and, in addition, they proposed to deprive the. Crown of the appropriation of one million annually, pro vided that the support of the judge, and a few other civil officers was guaranteed by the House of Assembly.. The proposition was rejected by the House of Assembly—they misted upon the absolute concession of their demands, in volving, as they did the independence of the colony, and its separation from England.—(Cries of " Hear, hear, hear.") And though there was a nominal controul, involving a cer tain degree of responsibility, it was a most inconvenient re sponsibility, and one that did not ensure the existence of good Government. It certainly was the duty of Government not to abandon its colonies without sufficient reason being as signed. It was impossible, in his opinion, to concede the de mands insisted upon by the House of Assembly. The Hon. Baronet the Member for Cornwall ( Sir W. Molesworth) had taken a high ground, and said that he denied the right of the House to interfere in the way proposed. He would not detain the House with this argument, he would only appeal to a me morable instance in which Parliament, by virtue of the right which the Hon. Baronet denied, proposed to assert that privi lege that existed in the case of an extreme emergency, and did assert it by striking off the fetters of 890,000 slaves, by virtue of an act of the Imperial Legialature, who, but for this inter ference on the part of the Government, would have continued in perpetual slavery. The only question they had to argue was, whether, in the present state of the colony, they could comply with the course proposed. He would ask the Hon. Baronet the Member for Cornwall, to look at the state to which the judges of the land, various officers of the province, and even the gaolers of the prisons, were reduced by the total stoppage of all appropriation for, not three years, but four and a half years.—( Hear, hear.) Last year this misery was re duced by the payment made by Lord Gosford of those funds which the Crown had hitherto appropriated, and which, in order to show the sincere desire of the Government, be was directed to abstain from appropriating in the usual way so long as there was any hope of obtaining the supplies from the House of Assembly. They must, therefore, either abandon the colony . . and concede all their demands, or they must attempt to go on again for years in the vain hope that the House of Assembly, without the intervention of Parliament, would recede from their demands. He thought that of this there was now no reason to hope, and that they would be committing a gross injustice if they continued public servants in the discharge of a duty without remunerating them for the discharge of that duty. This was a condition in which the Government should no longer allow its public servants to remain.—( Hear, hear.) It was a question purely for Parliament whether they would obtain the means of carrying on the Government by a com plete concession of all demands, or whether they would take the course recommended by his Majesty's Government, who felt that a case of necessity was established to justify them in the interference which they were compelled with great reluctance to submit to Parliament. There was another course that might be taken, which had been glanced at by the Commissioners. which was, that this House should advance a sum of money sulfide:A to 1337 off all arrears, and having ob tained the opinion of this House on the questions in dispute, that then they should apply to the House of Assembly, and ask them xchether they still persevered in their demands ? lie confessed that ho thought this a still more objectionable and unconstitu tional course. Were the ReiTcsentativcs of the people of this c: -, untry to consent tc, tax the people, in order to pay the public _, .... . ~ set-. an; s ( - I a colony, wcwt;;the . colony itself did rot pretend that the cLirn %vas not founded in justice, but rdused to pay simply br:•aue ;that (louse refused to assent to all their unjust de roi;:,!s ? Lie really thouglA be need rot detain the House by ar2tting - , the cose ofnecessity, unlescT, indeed, some lion. Mem b-r should go beyond anything yet proposed, and were to say Vat in every thing, whether reasonable or not, the majority' v.,:s to govern the minority. lie would put it to the lion. and Learned Member fur ILth in this way. Supposing, in stead of going a round-about way to the attainment of their object, which the lion. Baronet ( Sir William Molesworth) looked upon' with so much pleasure—namely, their in- Oependence (for he did not disguise the sentiments he entvrtained on this subject)—s-appose the majority in the !louse of Assembly declared Lower Canada a Republic, and that they threw off their allegiance, and refused any longer to Dear the character of British subjects, were they prepared to say that to that proposition an immediate assent should be v:Yen b: , the British Parliament, because it had already re ceived the assent of the majority, whilst the minority of the pro.inee--a large, powerful, and iafluential minority—consist ing not of a few official persons, but 150,000 inhabitants of the rroviitec (who were daily, nay hourly, increasing by emigra tion), protested against the change? Were they prepared to carry out the principle, to legislate merely with reference to he division-list of the House of Assembly, and to say that -whatever the majority decided should be immediately done There was this difference between the Imperial and Colonial Government, that from the Colonial Government there was an a-val to the Imperial Parliament, which would look at the ques ti:sn in all its true bearings, apart from jealousy or from factious motives. It was absolutely necessary that they should rescue the Government in this country from the discredit into which it had fallen in Lower Canada. They did not ask that house to make them independent of the House of Assembly. All they sought at present was sufficient fends to enable them to pay the salaries of the judges and the principal officers of the existing Government. With regard to the general interest of the provinces he thought that the plan proposed would tend to n permanent settlement of the differences that existed between the two provinces. lf, unhappily, the House of Assembly of Lower Canada should persevere in their present course, after the recorded opinion of Parliament, a consideration would arise respecting the connection which this question had with reference to Upper Canada.—(Hear.) By the 10th resolu tion, which had been more particularly referred to by his Hon. Friend the. Member for Lancaster ( Mr. P. M. Stewart), each of the local legislative bodies of Upper and Lower Canada were invited to depute a certain number of Members—four from each of the Legislative Council, and eight from each of the Houses of Assembly, to sit as a General Committee, and ,to consult on the common interests of the two provinces, as re a lected the internal navigation of the St. Lawrence, the re aelatioas respecting shipping dues, the subject of quarantine, ti, above all, upon the great subject 'so common to the inte rests of both provinces—namely, that of emigration. By the law. as it at present stood, a tax was imposed upon emigrants passing from the lower to the upper province. He thought it would be most unwise not to remand any tax which was levied on persons passing from one province to the other, or in pass ins', into the colony at all. Certain monetary regulations were also contemplated for the consideration of a Committee so to be appointed, as regarded bankrupts and insolvents, and the esta blishment of courts of appeal in both provinces. In suggest ing this arrangement, it was not intended in any way to limit or restrict the legislative powers ; it would be open to the Corn mince to suggest the adoption of regulations in these respects, 4iut which must, before they were adopted, receive the sanction of the Legislatures of both provinces. The power to be confided to this joint Committee was intended to be merely permissive, and the Legislatures would have the power of adopting or refus ing to receive the suggestions that would thus be made to them. Ile trusted that this arrangement would have the effect of draw ing the provinces together, as regarded matters common to the itierests of both, and not of widening those differences, and in creasing those jealousies, which so unfortunately existed, and which had been so severely commented upon that night. He thought if the Hon. Member for Bath would suggest to the people of Canada the propriety of establishing a local Go vernment for the purposes to which he had adverted, he would do far more good than by setting them up in resistance to the Imperial Parliament, by asking for a concession of those demands, the granting of which would be prolific with danger, and pregnant with injustice. The Hon. Member for Bath had appealed from the Government to Parliament, and he ( Sir G. Grey) called upon the House to relieve the Govern ment from the discredit which had been thrown upon them by the non-payment of the salaries of the public officers in Lower Canada. He trusted that the House of Assembly would recede from the demands that it had made, that they would be satisfied with the terms which were offered by the Goverpment, and that they would consider it no badge of slavery to enjoy the same privileges that were valued and cherished by every other possession under the British Crown. Mr. HUME rose amidst loud cries of adjourn, and on the motion of that Hon. Member, the Chairman reported pro gress, the House resumed, and leave was given to the Com mittee to sit again on Wednesday, to which day the debate stands adjourned. MINT BILL. On the motion of Mr. LABOUCTIERE this Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday. IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT BILL. The Report on resolution of Compensation to Gaolers was brought up. Mr. WYNN did not see why, if compensation was to be granted to gaolers, it. should not have been granted to every hangman in the United Kingdom. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the clause to be founded on the resolution had been suggested by his Hon. and Learned_friend, the Member for Exeter. It applied more particularly to the marshals of the King's Bench prison and the warden of the Fleet, officers who were appointed for life; and had important duties to perform. Sir ROBERT PEEL asked whether, if compensation was to be granted, debtors were to be saddled with the payment of fees? He thought that fees of this description ought to be abolished altogether, and that gaolers ought to be paid by fixed salaries. The Report was then brought up. On the motion of the ATTORNEY-GENERAL the Re port of the Bill was then received, and the House went into Committee in order for the insertion of a clause on the pre ootling resolution. Mr. PEASE wished. to know whether the privileges of the & ;use c t E . ku vLtirp and Lancaster were to be affected by the iutria.„ lip:.:Stkould feel it to be his duty to take the sense 7 1 t 1-4,- H ot ti e ,upon that question at a future stage. •. , f3 , x; 6 1:1 g_itA NLE r Ythad called the attention of the Hon. and ,- ir4l,...iiii-ed,.oentlemad-irivately to this subject. By the law as v peese - n t ito: o d; judgments issuing out of th_e courts_ of Dnr ve,,and Lancaster, had the same effect as if issued from the -. 1 .,... ---,-- _ ibi ....1. .;_j superior Courts at Westminster. Perhaps the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would now state whether it was intended to take away this jurisdiction, and if so, the ground on which it was refused? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL had considered the sub jnt since the Noble Lord had done him the honour to com municate with him, and his deliberate opinion was that it would Le dangerous to accede to the proposition of giving these judg ments the same effect as if issued from the superior courts. If there was indeed a general registry for all judgments on land— a measure which at present he had not the courage to propose, and that no judgment could be issued without previous regis tration in London, then he did not see why the same privilge which existed as to the superior Courts, might not be extended to every Court of Record in the kingdom. Until, however, such should be the case, there would be the greatest possible inconvenience in carrying the proposal now submitted. In a future Session, if he should hare the honour of a seat in that House, it was his intention to introduce a Bill, enacting that all judgments should be registered in London, in order to bind the land. Lord STANLEY would take an opportunity of bringing the subject forward again, at a future stage of the Bill. Mr. WASON concurred, that it would be proper and easy to introduce a clause having a special reference to judgments in these counties. Mr. Tooke, Mr. Richards, Mr. Aglionby, Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Patteson, and Mr. Mark Phillips, suggested the propriety of full time and opportunity being afforded for the due conside ration of the measure in its future stages. Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know whether it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to appoint a Commis. sion to inquire into the gaol fees ?—(Laughter.) Mr. F. BARING said a Commission had been appointed by the late Government on the subject of fees, to which the subject might be referred.—( Hear.) An Hon. MEMBER observed that that Commission had expired some time. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL could assure the Hon. Member for Lincoln that if he (the Attorney-General) should pr pose the appointm(s` of any Commission, with regsrd to cue Bill under consideration, he would place the Gallant Of ficer at the head of it.—(Laughter.) With regard to the observations which bad fallen from Hon. Members who were desirous of the measure receiving due consideration, ample opportunity would be afforded—after the Bill was reprinted with the amendments—on the report and third reading, for them to offer any observations they might think necessary. Mr. W. S. O'BRIEN said this was pronounced to be a good Bill for England ; if so, a similar Bill ought to be passed simultaneously for Ireland. Mr. G. F. YOUNG thought that if the provisions of the Bill were extended to Ireland, it would prove a bad, and not a good Bill. After a few words from Mr. BROTHERTON, The House resumed, and the report was brought up. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved that the report be further considered on Monday next. Mr. RICHARDS moved that the Bill be recommitted on Monday next. Colonel SIBTH 0 RP supported the motion. After a few words from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the original motion was agreed to. CHURCH-RATES. An HON. MEMBER asked whether the Chancellor of the Exhequer was prepared to lay on the table the data on which he formed his calculations respecting the Church-rates? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he shOuld not lay them upon the table, as a great proportion of the data were derived from private sources. POOR LAWS (IRELAND). Mr. VESEY wished to knoW the exact day on which the discussion on the Irish Poor Laws would be resumed? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not prepared to say, but hoped his Noble Friend (Lord J. Russell) would, to-morrow, be able to answer the question. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a quarter before one o'clock. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo. AT T IL A. A ROMANCE. By G. P. IL JAMES, Esq., Author of " The Gipsy,".&c. " In this production, which displays to great advantage all the excellencies of the writer, we have his research, his descriptive powers, his style, his identification of character, his poetry, his his torical accuracy, and his actual presentation of remote times, m'n gled with all the interest of a well-conceived and finely-executed story."—Literary Gazette. London : Longman, Rees, Orme, and Co. COURT CIRCULAR. The Princess Sophia paid a visit to the Princess Augusta yesterday, at her residence in St. James's Palace. Prince Esternazy the Austrian Ambassador, and Count de Ludolf the Neapolitan Minister, transacted business yesterday at tie Foreign-oflice. Earl Grey (it is expected) will arrive in town in the course of the week from his seat, Hotaick Ilall, Northumberland. The Date of Norfolk ent-rtained the Chancellor of the Exchequer and a select party at Dinner on Sunday evening, at his residence in St. James's-square. Lord Holland had a mall dinner. party on Sunday evening. HAMBURGH, FEB. 28, 1837. ALL those who may have to write to us are re quested to be particular in directing, HEINE BROTHERS, IN' HAMBURGH; but neither the denomination BANKERS, or LOTTERY CON TRACTORS, or MERCHANTS, nor any other, is required on the Address; and Letters directed HEINE BROTHERS, IN HAMBURGH, without any further remarks or description , will do for any Branch of our multifarious Business. We beg further to observe, that a Letter with one enclosure doubles the postage only, but several en closures would by far increase the same; thus 251. 50/, or 1001., for instance, if remitted in one Bank of England Note would only cause double postage ' • but 201. remitted in two Ten-pound Notes, or Four Five-pound Notes, would be liable to a much higher charge. It is, therefore, most advisable for those having to remit money to Hamburgh to forward the amount, whenever possible, in One Note, or One Check, or one Bank Post Bill, &c. &c. The same is advisable on receiving Money from Hamburgh. Of course, large sums, amounting to some or many thousands may rather be remitted in Bills of Exchange. All those having to give any Orders for such Branches of our Business as must be executed early in MARCH are requested to lose no time in forwarding the same. HEINE BROTHERS. BRIGHTON. The weather has been so intensely cold during the whole of the past week, as totally to interfere with the gaity of the place. The promenaders in our streets and walks have been few and far between ; the theatre, in despite of the attraction of Templeton and Miss P. Horton, has been nearly deserted, and the aspect of the town is cheerless and dismal. The gale on Saturday morning amounted to a hurricane, and occa sioned some considerable amount of damage in the shape of broken windows, tiles and chimney pots, &c. &c. Sir Loftus and Lady Otway ..re among our departures of distinction. Viscount and Viscountess Sydney are guests at the Albion. The lion. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley have quitted Regency. square for the metropolis. • Lady Monson is at No. 6, Regency-square. - - - - Sir Frederick Lawley is staying at Renlich House, Marine Parade. Lord Wicklow is on the list of departures. We regret to say tliat Mr. Charles Kean is seriously indis posed. He remains at Bath, unable to prosecute his journey to Edinburgh to fulfil an engagement. SPORTIi\ G INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S-YESTRRDi r. THE DERBY. The favourites, it will be p.rceived, maintain their relative posi tions, without any increase in the number or eagerness of their backers. Mango was talked up a couple of points, but not backed, and 18 to 1 taken to fifty pounds about Mahometan, now at Lea therhead. Caravan was backed for a small sum, and Norgrove for a hundi 2 ed pounds, at five pounds less than were betted last week. The betting on the whole was flat, and the alterations of very little importance :- 7• to 1 agst Colonel Anson's Jerced—cffered Si to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—offered 13 to 1 agst Captain Gardner's Benedict—Phantasima colt— take 14 to 1 15 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Mango—take 17 to 1 18 to 1 agst Mr. Osbaldeston's Mahometan—taken 20 to I agst Lord Suffield's Caravan—taken 20 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Troilus—take 25 to 1 25 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Dardanelles—offered 34 to 1 agst Mr. Bowers's Lord Stafford—tazen 35 to 1 asst Lord Exeter's Hybiscus—offered 35 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Clifton—offered 35 to 1 agst Mr. Cookes's Norgrove—taken 40 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Brother to Mouelie—offered 500 to 50 agst Clifton, Brother to Mouche, Critic, Hybiscus, and May- Day—taken THE PORTLAND HANDICAP, P.P. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Houldsworth's Felix—taken WARWICK RACES. The following is a list of the entries for the Trial Stakes : Lord Warwick's ch. f. by the Colonel, dam Niobe, 2 yrs Colonel Peel's b. c. Fantastic, 2 yrs Captain Lamb's ch. c. Chit Chat, 2 yrs Mr. Rawlinson's h. c. by Fenissus, dam by Whalebone, 2 yrs Mr. West's b. g. by Shaver, darn Rachel Ruysch, 2 yrs Mr. Sadler's b. f. Guess, 2 yrs Mr. Lacey's b. c. Subaltern, by Filho, 2 . 7rs Mr. Lucas's b. f. Tal e b earer , by Incubus—Tell-Tale's dam, 2 yrs Mr. Cooke's Salterella, 2 yrs BATH STEEPLE CHASE.-SATURDA r. A Sweepstakes of 15 soya. each, 10 ft., for horses of all ages, 12st. each, gentlemen riders, with 50 sovs. added by Bath and its vicinity. Four miles in the vale of Dryham, over a splendid line, with about 50 fences and many walls. Deceiver and Foreigner Were first and second favourites ; b to 1 against Laura ; 15 to l against Fieschi ; and 100 to 3 against Billy and Brush. Mr. Munro's Fieschi Captain Beecher 1 Mr. Heythorn's b. g. Sailor Owner 2 Captain Richardson's b. g. Deceiver Mr. Marshall's b. g. Foreigner Mr. Patrick 4 Mr. Sadlet's ch. vn. Laura Mr. Pierrepont's b. g. Benedict ... Mr. Chandler 0 Sir L. Glyn's Paganini Mr: Jenkins's Brush Mr. Goldstone's Billy the Rover Mr. Rose 0 _ _ Paganini went off at a great paee, but about half way stumbled at a wall, threw his rider, and bolted. Deceiver, hitherto a great way behind, took the lead at about five fields from home, which lie continued till the last brook, when the horse made a short leap, stumbled, and threw his rider. Fieschi then came up, cleared the brook, and won easily ; Sailor being second, Deceiver third, and Foreigner fourth ; but only three placed. Laura made an awkward blunder about two miles from home and put out Mr. Sadler's shoulder. All had falls except Benedict and Sailor. THE NEW "WORK ON EGYPT AND CANDIA, BY CAPTAIN SCOTT. —These are exceedingly interesting volumes. We can assure our readers that on every subject which falls under the notice of Captain Scott, the capabilities of a mind of great strength and acuteness are most profitably expended The object of the writer is to make his countrymen acquainted with the actual state of Egypt under the vigorous government of Mohammed Ali—to point out her resources—the character of the policy pursued by her present ruler, and the nature of that commercial system which he has adopted ; and we have only to add that we know of no work where the same quantity of useful information on these important points is to be ob tained. We return the gallant Captain our best thanks for the pleasure and information we have derived from his bootc.— Glasgow Courier. THE POET CAMPBELL.--S 0 many are the per sons who take a warm and hearty interest in all the effusions proceeding from the pen of the" Bard of Hope," that no small gratification must be felt on the appearance of his " Letters from the South," the result of his late sojourn in Algiers. These letters are amongst the most charming of his productions. As a literary bonne bouche they will be read with delight, and, as describing a country almost unknown, with peculiar interest. Until Lord Exmouth's bombardment of Algiers and its subse quent surrender to the French; this portion of Moorish terri. tory was a " sealed book." Mr. Campbell has unfolded its leaves, and opened its pages to our perusal, enriched by the touch of his magic pen. The signature of a mechanic to the sentiments and expression of a man of education is a prouder signature than the signature of a Peer. There cannot be a more glorious title than that of mechanic in connection with enlightenment. —Examiner. LONDON, TUESDAY - EVENING, MARCH 7, 1837. In the House of Lords yesterday the proceedings possessed but little interest, being chiefly flaked to the presentation of petitions, and to the forwarding some Bills a stage. _ _ In the House of Commons the affairs of Canada formed the principal subject of debate. Lord JOHN RUSSELL, with ex treme-reluctance, proposed a series of resolutions relative to that Colony, which will be found in our report. Mr. LEADER - designated the resolutions arbitrary and coer cive, expressed his astonishment that such a series should have emanated from a liberal government, and moved as an amend ment " that the Legislative Council be made elective." Mr. ROEBUCK seconded the amendment. The amendment was supported also by Sir W. MOLESWORTH, Colonel THOMPSON, and Mr. O'CONNELL. Mr. RoHrNsoN and Sir G. GREY spoke in support of the Mi nisterial resolutions, after which the debate was adjourned to Wednesday. Several private Bills were advanced a stage. A petition was announced complaining of the undue return of Mr. Vinoas for Carlow. • Mr. WALTER'S motion for adding certain persons to the Committee on the Poor Law Act was negatived by 28. On the occasion of an " Enclosure Bill" Mr. HOME gave notice that in all such Bills provision should be made to reserve portions of the land for the benefit of the Poor. The Imprisonment for Debt Bill was ordered to be recom mitted on Monday next. Mr. RICIIARDS iterated his hostility to the measure. Mr. PATTISON said that almost every per son in the City of London approved of its principle. After Mr. SIIIEL had answered questions relating to Church rates, and to the Irish Poor Law Bill, the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock this morning. It will be seen by a re eren e to our Parliamentary Re port, that Mr. WALTER, not satisfied with having wasted the time of the House for two whole nights, with his fac tious motion on the Poor Law Amendment Act, again made a large draught on its patience last night. The Hon. Member has, it seems, discovered that the Committee ap pointed to investigate the administration of the new law is not constituted exactly as he could have wished—that is, has not a majority of its members pledged to the repeal of that law. We think this is carrying the joke too far. If Mr. WALTER had any objection to the Committee, or wished any members to be added to it, the proper time for effecting his object was when the Committee was named. But did he do this ? No ;ho acquiesced in the original appointment, and now when the Committee has entered upon its duties, he comes down and proposes to increase its number by a full third"! The purpose for which this is done is evident. The junior Member for Berkshire was quite aware that his motion would not be granted indeed, could not be granted without departing from the acknowledged usages of the House ; but the refusal of the mo tion might possibly be distorted into a ground of sus picion that foul play was intended, and a handle might thus be given to the opponents of the Act out of doors to raise a clamour among the ignorant and the interested. The plan will not succeed. The Committee consists of men of all parties, and of all views'on this particular ques tion, against none of whom can a charge of partiality in dis charging a public duty be maintained, though an insinuation (sub rosa) was pointed at the Hon. Member for Middle,. sex. Mr. HUME'S honesty and straightforwardnes s are too well kdown, and too highly appreciated by the public, to require any vindication from such an imputation, more par ticularly when it comes from such a quarter. Whatever the Tories may have been in the days of PITT and DUNDAS, when men of irreproachable character were banished or hanged for demanding Reform, they certainly have become within the last ten years the most unfortunate of politicians. All their skill and foresight and worldly pru dence appear to have left them, and in no instance is this more observable than in their policy towards the Esta blished Church, and in the little attempts they have made to acquire popularity, either with the members of that Church, or the Dissenters. While they are proclaiming without intermission, and till the ear is tired with the sound, that the object of the Whigs is to destroy the Church, and that come what may, they will resist every at tempt to interfere with her rights—that they will stand by the cause of religion, and protect with their shield those that minister at the altar—what, in the meantime, has been the result of their policy ? The Irish Clergy, trust ing to their promises of support, refused to accept a rea sonable offer for the settlement of Tithes—the Tories en couraged them to persevere till they were robbed of these Tithes,. and many of them reduced to beggary ; an d things are nog• brought to such a pass, that resistance to reasonable demands for only a few years more will bring the Irish Church to the verge of ruin. What in the meantime have the Whigs been doing in England ? Have their acts shown that they are the enemies of the Church, or have the Tories any reason to boast of their line of defence when they find by fatal experience that they have been the greatest enemies of he Irish Clergy, and that they have allowed the present Government to snatch from them the two great measures, the Tithe Bill and the Abolition of Church-rates, alike cal culated to create popularity and provide for the security of the Protestant Establishment in England. While the one party have been only boasting of the great services they would perform, the other have been at work, and have proved by their deeds that those whom the hired organs of the opposition call Church destroyers, and Atheists, Infidel-Whig-Radicals, are the best and the only real friends of the Church. The question of Tithes and Church-rates being once satisfactorily settled, the clergy of England, not only as regards their pecuniary interests but their connection with the State, may be said to be placed beyond the reach of danger. Had Sir ROBERT PEEL in place of absurdly making the appropriation cl'use a matter of life and death for his Administration, and be fore he dissolved Parliament, introduced a Church-rate Bill and a Tithe Bill similar to these introduced by the present Government, he would have carried them trium phantly—he would have been supported by a vast majority of the Commons, he would have acquired popularity not only with Churchmen but Dissenters, and might in a case of emergency have appealed with confidence to the voice of public opinion. The time however is gone by, and many years may elapse before such an opportunity for retrieving his political position may oc cur. The Tithe Bill gives the utmost satisfaction to men of all parties ; it removes many causes of dissension be tween the pastor and his flock, and the Church Bill alone was wanting to the formation of a complete measure for allaying discord and placing the Church of England in a state of the utmost security. Whoever contrived the plan for the abolition of Church-rates deserves the greatest credit. No measure, so likely to be popular and useful, has been proposed since the famous occasion, when Lord JOHN RUSSELL introduced schedules A and B, and it has this advantage over that great measure, that it robs no one of what, in the slightest sense of the word, can be called vested rights—it protects the best interest of the Church, and relieves both Churchman and Dissenter of an unequal—harassing, and grievous burden. If we are not mistaken, this measure will be viewed in a short time with unmingled satisfaction. We cannot congratulate the Noble Secretary for the Home Department on the Canadian policy of the Govern ment, of which he is a member. Were it the wish of Mi nisters to drive the people of Lower Canada into an open and, if necessary, hostile assertion of their independence. they could not adopt a mode more likely to be successful than that of calling upon the House of Commons to sanction the Resolutions submitted to it last night by Lord JOHN RUSSELL. How the Noble Lord could have been prqvailed upon to propose such Resolu tions to Parliament—Resolutions which, if adopted, would be tantamount to an abolition of the Constitution of Lower Canada—which would deprive the Canadians of the controul of their own finances, and reduce the House of Assembly to the limits of a petty Corporation, liable to be cited to answer for its conduct at the bar of the House of Commons—appears to us exceedingly mysterious. It was well observed by Mr. O'CONNELL, " that the very spirit of resistance was involved in the Noble Lord's Reso lutions "—a fact of which the first part of his Lordship's very inconclusive speech would incline us to think be himself was rather apprehensive. The Noble Lord stated that it was a consolation to his Majesty's Government to know that the pretensions put forth by the House of Assem bly of Lower Canada were not shared by our other colonial possessions in North America. Now before re garding- this as a subject of congratulation, let us briefly inquire what are the pretensions put forth by the Legisla tive Assembly of Lower Canada ? They are by no means numerous. In the first place, they demand an Elective Legislative Council responsible for its acts, instead of an irresponsible conclave of placemcn, pensioners, and mere creatures of the Crown, presuming to exercise the func tions of a British House of Peers. Such a demand, Lord JOHN RUSSELL affirms, has not been made by Upper Canada, New Brunswick, or Nova Scotia. This may be very true, but we do not see how that affects the claim of the Lower Canadians. The proper inference to be drawn from it is that the principles of Representative Govern ment are better understood in Lower Canada than they are in any of our other North American Colonies. The next claim set up by the House of Assembly is that it may be allowed the controul of the public revenue of the Colony. Now, no claim can be more reasonable than this. To deprive it of this power is to wrest from it the only authority by which it can put a check upon the profligacy of the Executive. The third and last im portant reform demanded by the House of Assembly, is the Repeal of the North American Land Company's Act, under which a Corporation presumes to set aside the acts and jurisdiction of the local Legislature, and to mono polize the revenues of the Crown. Here, then, is the full extent of the pretensions of the House of Assembly ; and with the example of the United States of America before his eyes, it is difficult to conceive on what grounds a British Minister declines to admit their justice and mode ration. Lord JOHN RUSSELL stated that the Government had nothing wherewith to reproach itself in this affair—that its conduct had not given occasion to the demands of the Canadians, which arose out of a lorlg course of unfortunate dissensions, which Parliament was now called upon to put an end to. With strange inconsistency, his Lordship added— " He begged it to be understood that he did not mean to cast any censure on the Assembly of Lower Canada for the course which they had considered it proper to take. It was a course so closely resembling those which other popular assemblies bad been accustomed in similar circumstances to adopt, that so far from imputing their conduct to the results of self-will and caprice, he was disposed to say that they seemed rather to obey a general law of all popular assemblies, when opposing their strength to that of an Executive power. Popular assem blies so circumstanced were hardly ever in the wrong at the beginning of the contest, and hardly ever in the right as they approached its conclusion. Making at the commencement an assertion of, and demanding a remedy for, well-founded griev ances, they generally ended in suspicion and distrust of all constituted authorities then existing, determining at the same time to set up a new and unknown form of government as the remedy for all imperfections in their social system, and which, if they should succeed in introducing, hardly ever realized the expectations of its authors and advocates." It would appear from this extract that the Noble Lord is aware of the precipice over which he is driving the Co lonists. If popular Assemblies are " hardly ever wrong in the beginning of a contest," wby are not the just claims of the Canadians conceded ? The House of Assembly has not multiplied its demands, and therefore, according to the Noble Lord's theory—and a right sound one it is—they are still reasonable. The curse of all past legislation in this country—the preferring the interests of the minority to the majority— the making justice subservient to the wishes of a favoured faction—is at the bottom of the Government scheme. This was indirectly admitted by Lord JOHN RUSSELL when he opposed an Elective Legislative Council on the score that it would lessen the influence of the " British descent faction "in the Canadas. His Lordship conceded the principle, but as it would throw the whole power of the colony into the hands of officers having the con fidence of the majority, he opposed its operation. We hesitate not to say that we consider such conduct most injurious to the reputation of the Noble Lord, as well as opposed to the general policy of the Government of which he is a leading Member. The able speeches of Sir WM. MOLESWORTH, Mr. O'CONNELL, Mr. LEADER, and Mr. Roseucx place this question in its true light before the country. Should the resolutibns proposed by Lord JOHN RUSSELL be carried, we may either prepare for resistance on the part of the Canadians, or we may make up our minds to the loss of the Colony. 'On Mr. WAKLEY moving the second reading of the West London and Westminster Cemetery Bill last night in the House of Commons, Mr. C. LUSHINGTON observed that " he found that this Cemetery was to be divided into two compartments, one being intended for Churchmen, and the other for the Dissenters, thus carrying religious dissen sion beyond the grave. He considered that this was a national disgrace, and he would do all in his power to get rid of it. He was informed that the Bishop of EXETER the other day, following the example of the Bishop of LONDON, insisted on a wall being built between the two parts. A sort of fence was suggested to his Lordship, but he insisted on a wall being built three feet high." We have here as rare a sample of Epis copal intolerance as it is possible to conceive—and of intolerance, be it observed, that is not confined to the living, but carries its malign spirit beyond the grave. What, are not even the dead to be safe from the persecutions of the Church ? Are their very memories to be attainted ; and the green mounds beneath which they sleep, to be marked out for the avoidance of all true believers ? Are we to stigmatize the poor handful of dust and ashes that once constituted a Dissenter, merely because that Dis senter, when alive, thought fit to enter his conscientious protest against the unscriptural exactions of the most avaricious Establishment on record ? If the Church must 'indulge in strifes and jealousies and heart-burnings, let it at least confine them to the living ; but for mercy's sake—for the sake of charity, and all the truest and noblest instincts of our common nature—let it spare the dead ! Let it not extend its Pharisaic bigotry to those who have gone to their last 'account ! Be the grave sacred, whether it cover Churchman or Dissenter I In that last resting-place all harsher thoughts should be interred. It should be the mausoleum of peace, not the monument of intolerance. Build up a wall, in deed, between the tombs of those who in life subs scribed to the divinity of tithes, and those who conscientiously disapproved of that exaction ! Proclaim to the world that the one spot is sacred, and the other prophane, when the flowers that spring up, the rain that descends, and the sun that shines equally on both, give the lie direct to such a calumny ! Oh, shame, where is . thy blush ! If the Church desires to reconcile itself to the community, and regain that moral influence which is fast departing from it, this is not the way to bring about such a desirable consummation. Intolerance towards the living is bad enough, but intolerance towards the dead, who no longer have it in their power to defend themselves, is what the heart of every good man must revolt against. The Address, signed by 2.50,000 of the nobility, gentry, and people of Ireland, praying for Corporation Reform, and a just settlement of the Tithe question in Ireland, will be presented to his MAJESTY at the Levee, on Wednes day next. The Liberal Irish Members, now in town, will accompany the Address. We have received the whole of the Paris Papers of Mon day. In the Moniteur of that day we find the following official dispatch : •" BAYONNE, MARCH 3, 1837. " Espartero writes, on the 25th, that the inclemency. of the weather prevented his attacking, on the 24th, the 11 Carlist battalions left at Durango. " The following are the respective positions of the belli gerent parties :—The Infanta Don Sebastian is in the valley of Ulzama with 15 battalions, opposed to Saarsfield, who has 19 under his orders. Giubelalde is at Hernani, with 9 bat talions, opposed to Evans, who has 21 ; and Goni is at Zor zeno, with 11 battalions, in presence of Espartero, who has 28. The rest is stationed between Vittoria and the Ebro. Saarsfield has withdrawn all the troops from the line of Zubiri, in order to collect a force of 15,000 men about Pampeluna. The communication between that city and our frontiers is accordingly interrupted. Evans has received a reinforcement of 1,100 Spanish marines." We are fearful that the season will be very far advanced before the state of the weathar will allow General ESPAR• TERO to quit his present comfortable quarters. ESPAR TERO is one of those heroes that never like to fight without all the advantages that wind, sun, and position can give them. The whole army is prevented from taking the field by the cowardije or treachery of this officer. Is not this intolerable ? There is no domestic news of any importance in the Paris Journals. Annexed are the only extracts to be found in them worth notice : PARIS, Manen 5 —The telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne received yesterday, anticipates the journals and letters received this morning, which only confirm the inactivity of the Queen's troops. Further information which we have received relative to the late affair at Bunos, in the Kingdom of Valencia, says that the Constitutional troops were about 1,600 Infantry and 120 Ca valry, whereas the rebels had 4,000 Infantry and 300 Ca valry. Hitherto there is no confirmation of the statement. The telegraphic dispatch states that the Commander of the Cavalry had committed suicide.—Journal du Commerce, March 5. The Moniteur of this morning has nothing official. A Morn ing Journal has the following paragraph :—" Thee uncertainties respecting the majority have not ceased ; fears are still enter tained of the Ballot, and while the Ministers (on) were obliged to sustain the shock of violent speeches, they were sadly puz zled to obtain votes; it is said that for this object great reli ance is placed on the Sunday. Out of the Chamber recourse may be had to the enticements of great professions of friendship. The day destined for receiving company is very favourable to their manoeuvres." The same paper announces that in the Chamber the parti zans of the Ministry were yesterday very eager to disclaim all projects of new measures, which were supposed to be intimated in the speech delivered yesterday by M. Persil. Constitutionnel, March 5. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1837. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. Si X 7 ,3 NA South Sea Stock — 3% per Cent.... . ....._ Old Annuities Ditto Red... .—.. .. .... ... . __.... New Ditto — New 3% per Cent... 97 1011,4% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 — New sper Cent...... ... Exch. Bills, Zl,OO O 2B 26 pm. Bank LongAnnuitiesio — e "" xpire Ditto... .... .......500 2B 26 pm. Jan. 5, 14r0 --I Ditto gmall Oct. 10, 1859 ....... .—....14N 11—: 6 Ditto Commercial 24 pm. Jan. 5, II- 60 i Ditto Adverti5ed............ —Pm Jan. 5, 881. April 5, 1880 ........ —.— Jan. 5, ........ --- Omnium pm. Yank Stock for Account... - India Stock for Account ,Consols for A •connt 9OU PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. I Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account ..... . Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account ........ Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds ....... Ditto Account 4834% 9 313' Ditto ACc0unt..«..........« Chillian Bonds .....«............. Ditto Account Columbian Bonds ' Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, :824 9.4% Ditto Account - 4 54 Dinish Bonds .••• •.•••••• Ditty Accoun t Greek Bo ids oat° Bonds, 18 25 Ditto Account %lexicon Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent. •••••• •••••• Ditto Account ...... Neopoiitan Ditto, 3 per cent. Prussian Bonds Russian Bonds, Ditto Account ....... Ditto Metallic ...... ..... Spanish Bonds Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1F34........24% 5'A 5 Ditto Account 24A, 514 1 % French, 5 per cent .....-- —t. — C. -- 4 per cent. —f. —e. ---- 2 per cent. —l. —c. --- Exchange f. r Dutch, 24, per cent. ............ sni DittO ACCount — Ditto, 5 per cent lO3Ms Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Paid. Per Share Alien Mining Company l2}6 13 , 4 Kent Railway Company 2 ot/ 2 London and Birmingham Railway Company 75 106 8 London and Greenwich ilailway Company 2O 22 London and Westminster Bank 2O 21 20% Van Dieman's Land Agricultural Company l7 1•l _ Arrived. Due. 0 0 0 Brazil ......» 0 0 Buenos Ayres.. 0 Carlhagena 0 1 1 IDublin... ...... 0 U F.anders MAILS. lArrived. Due 'Arrived Due 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 1 0 nuern.&Jersey 0 0 Malta ....... .... 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico 0 0 Holland 0 0 0Aend........... 0 0 Jamaica 0 0 Sweden .. 0 0 Leeward Islands 1 1 Waterford....... 0 MOH WATER AT LONDON 'MIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ..... ....19 minutes after 3. 1 Evening 35 minutes after 3. The publication of TIIE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 30 minutes past Three o' Clock. t roK r< :,,;~,.` ~ Jrf `.O /y~ ti 4 ~Li ~` y..v ‘ 421 / 70 17> ik`v cr-S. i ni THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE _O'CLOCK. Our only arrival this morning is the French mail. We have no ship letters. THE FUNDS. The City alarmists were disappointed yesterday ; no failures of any consequence took place in the commercial community, and a great number of small bills which became due on Saturday last were taken up in the course of yesterday; and it is now generally ex pected that commercial affairs will resume their former confidence, and that money will become more plentiful. Yesterday morning the quarterly sale of teas by the East India Company commenced. About four millions of pounds weight were announced for sale. The attendance on the part of the trade was rather numerous. For inferior trade teas the demand was not brisk. Our arrivals this morning are of a very meagre description : only a French mail with the usual express from Paris The Bayonne Telegraph is of the dat eof the 3d inst. and at that time no combined attack had taken place. A great deal of snow had fallen in the north of Spain, which no doubt impeded the movements of the Queen's troops. Consols closed at 90 for the Account,* per cent. under the open ing price ; and opened this morning at 90 to * for the Account, 89/ money ; in both the markets there is a stagnation in bust loess. Exchequer Bills, 26, 28 prem. ; India Bonds, 23, 25 ; Bank Stock shut. In the Foreign Market, scarce a bargain doing to the present time. Spanish Active Bonds closed at 24L, may be quoted at pre. sent 241, 25 ; Portuguese, 44 a ; Three per Cents, 31i 32; Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents 521, 53b ; Columbia, 25 ; Spa• nish, Passive, 61- 7 ; Deferred, 10i i. Letters have been received from the head quarters of Don ear. los, stating that they were in high spirits, and did not fear the corn. bined attacks of the Queen's troops. HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The private letters from Madrid this morning state that M. Mendizabal will be able to pay the next dividend. All is very tranquil in the city respecting commercial affairs. We do not hear of a single report. Consols, which were in the morning 90 for the Account, have since improved to 90A *, at present 90/ ; for Money, 89% ; Ex chequer Bills, 28 26 prem. ; India Bonds, 23 25 ; Bank Stock shut. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, which was in the course of the morning 24 3 %, may be quoted at 25 25% ; Passive, 71 7i ; Deferred, 10 3 / 11 ; Portuguese, 48 3 / 49 ; 3 per Cents., 31% ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 53%; Colombian, 241. THREE O' CLOCK. Consols for the' Account 90 to 901. THE DIVORCED.—This new novel, from the pen of Lady Charlotte Bury, is attracting great attention. It is based on a subject which needed to be treated as Lady Char lotte Bury has treated it. Other writers have painted the fall —she has painted the fallen 1 ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.—Last night, after Au ber's opera of Fra Diavolo, in which Brahma was in excel lent voice, a new and exceedingly pleasant piece, in one act, was produced, called Is she his Wife? or, Something Singu lar. Harley's animation and bustle were most effective, and Dave great prominence to his character. Forrester and Gard ner also afforded efficient support to their respective parts ; nor were the efforts of Miss Allison and Madame Sala less successful and less deserving of commendation. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Last night a new piece, called the Gamester Father, was produced at this house. It is French, and intended to exemplify the effects of the fatal vice which, although not less disgracefully prevalent amongst ourselves, is a more public scandal amongst our neighbours. The incidents have been put together with the usual French tact and sense of striking effect, and it acts very powerfully and touchingly. Yates, Mrs. Yates, and Hemming, on whom its chief difficulties rest, perform their parts with great spirit, and the whole piece goes off with perfect success. It was re ceived in the most favourable manner. A destructive fire took place on Friday last, in the old mill of R. W. Eccles, Esq. The total loss is estimated, upon a rough calculation, at between 3,0001. and 4,0001. No cause whatever can be assigned fur the origin of the fire. The property was insured (but we do not know to what amount) in the Royal Exchange Assurance Office. The building was the property of J. F. Hodson, Esq:, and the machinery, cot ton, Sm. belonged to W. R. Eccles, Esq.—Wigan Gazette. Mrs. Martyn (late Miss Inverarity), with her hus band, is singing at the Bath Theatre. Sheridan Knowles is again putting his pen to paper with melodramatic effect. He is engaged upon a melodrama, which, we are told, is to be performed as soon as it can be got ready at Covent Garden. _ Between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock on Sunday night a young woman, named Elizabeth Jempson, between 20 and 21 years of age, who was on a visit to some friends in Pilot-street, Deptford, was sitting before the fire brushing her hair, when a blazing coal flew out o f t h e grate an d set light to her clothes, and in a few seconds she was entirely enveloped in flames. In this dreadful situation she ran out into the street, and some minutes elapsed before she could be divested of her burning apparel. She was burnt in a most dreadful manner, and was conveyed as quickly as possible to Guy's Hospital, where she lingered in extreme agony until yesterday morning, when she expired. An inquest will be held on the body to-day. Fair Rosamond has been already played to three of the best houses of the season. The petition respecting its suspension last Friday will be presented this evening by Mr. Duncombe. The Earl and Countess of Munster and family have arrived at Belle Vue House, Brighton, from a visit to her Ladyship's father, the venerable Eall of Egremont, at Pet worth. The venerable Earl is somewhat improved in health. ROLLS' COURT.--(THIS DAY.) CARTER V. LONDON DOCK COMPANY. This case was ordered to stand over until the Court of King's Bench had come to a decision upon the proceedings instituted at law CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS DAY.) OLD CO U R T. (Concluded from The Sun of yesterday.) The prisoners, Margaret Newman, and Julia St. Clair Newman, were again indicted for stealing a diamond ring, the property of a lady, named Hunter. The circumstances of this case were somewhat similar to those of the last, but the evidence was more conclusive against them. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. They were again indicted for stealing some decanters and other articles, the property of a female named Dobbs, in whose house they resided. They were convicted. The prisoners were then called up for judgment, and the Recorder sentenced them to seven years' transportation upon each indictment. Whether the convicts or their friends are apprised of the ex tent and effects of this judgment is riot known, but for the in formation of those who commit duplicate and quadruple felo nies, be it known that at the antipodes there is a vast distinc tion between fourteen years and twice seven years—the differ ence is as follows :—As the law now stands, a convict tranS ported for fourteen years on a simple felony may, after six years of patient endurance, obtain a ticket of leave, a term which im plies, that if good conduct continues, the rigour of slavery has terminated ; persons convicted of compound, or two distinct felonies, have to serve the first seven years as menials, and thence to commence de novo, and remain for four years more in the same state of degradation, before the Governor of the Colony (without special order) has power to grant any commu tation or indulgence, except in the case of illness. Henry Nottaye, a young man, of decent appearance, was in dicted for feloniously intermarrying with Charlotte Jane Thomas, his former wife being then alive. It appeared in evidence that in the year 1833 the prisoner bad married his first wife at St. Thomas's Church, Southwark, and that having lived with her for some time, he left her : and becoming acquainted with Charlotte Jane Thomas, the ceremony of marriage was performed between them at St. Thomas's Church, Bassishaw, in the course of the year 1836. With the second female he con tinuad to cohabit a short time, and then went back to reside with the first. Mr. JERNINCIIAIf, who defended the prisoner, said the second marriage was contracted by him in conseqnence of the ungovernable temper of his first wife. The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, and the RECORDER sen tenced the prisoner to two years' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction EXECUTION OF PEGSWORTH. A little after seven the Sheriffs and Under Sheriffs arrived at the gaol. Pegsworth approached the Sheriffs' officers, and underwent the dreadful preliminary of pinioning with great nerve, but one or two deep sighs escaped him ; upon the whole his countenance evinced a cheerful but solemn resignation. At eight o'clock the death-knell sounded, and the procession moved solemnly to the place of suffering. As soon as the executioners made their appearance on the scaffold there was a clamour in the dense and curious crowd, and the cry of " hats off" llecame general ; but we beard no expression of disapprobation in respect of the criminal. When he arrived on the scaffold the Rev. Ordinary continued to read a portion of the funeral service, after' which he bade them a final adieu. In a few minutes the man ceased to live. The crowd around the scaffold has never been erceeded in point of number since the execution of Bishop and Williams, the "barkers," and the windows of the houses opposite to the scaffold were occupied by persons of both sexes, some of whom spent the whole night in the vicinity of the prison house. The body of the convict will be deposited in the avenue which contains the ashes of Thistlewood and his confederates. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, MA RCJI 6.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the James, Matheson, from Singapore, and the Lady Middleton, from St. Michael's. The James Cruikshank, and Gladiator, proceeded to the River this morn:ul., the latter in tow of a steamer. Sailed the BabOo, Brock, for Calcutta, Sahwarty —, for Demerara, and other outward bound. PORTSMOUTH, MAlcit 6.—Wind E.N.E., fine.—Arrived the James Rittison, Cromarty, from Manilla, sailed on the 19th ult., and from St. Helena on the 10th of January. Off port the Johanna Elizabeth, , from Batavia. FALMOUTH, MA RU ii s.—Wind N.N.W.— Arrived the Thetis, Stockham, for New York, short of provisions. LIVERPOOL, ➢lAßcu s.—Arrived the Patriotic, Neilson, from Copenhagen ; and the Arlena, is aground near the Bazil Bank. LIMERICK.—Arrived the Ant, Pounds, from London; Integrity, Fol in, from Waterford ; and the Alexander, Nichols, from ditto. VENlCE.—Arrived the Arab, Smith, from St. Ives. TRlESTE.—Arrived the Fidele Amico, from Rio Janeiro; Polefermo, —, from Ditto; Princess Victoria, Gilbert, from Ditto ; Germania, Becker, from Bahia; Oio, Peter, fro.n Ala tames ; Alexander, Braids, from Hull. . , THE PEEL BANQUET.—The committee have cleared off all claims upon them, to the entire satisfaction of every one; a id at their final meeting held on Friday week, the balance remaining, amounting to no less than 4511., was ordered to be paid over to the public charities of Glasgow. Including Sir Robert Peel's own donation, the charitable institutions of Glas gow will have benclitted to the extent of 6601.—Berwick Advertiser. The number of registered electors for the first year, for both divisions of Suffolk, was between 7,000 and 8,000. Since that time the number has gradually increased L and the registration for the last year gave 6,278 electors for East Suf folk, and 4,959 for West Suffolk, thus exhibiting an increase in four years of between 3,000 and 4,Q00 electors to the con stituency of the county.—Suffolk Chronicle. The tides in Holland, on the 23d and 24th ult., rose to an extraordinary height. In certain quarters of Rot terdam the waters reached to within six inches of the tide in 1825, which was the highest ever known, and which occa sioned very considerable damage. It was also felt at Dor drecht, where several houses, mills, and other buildings, suf fered severely. In the marsh of Ramsdonck, a barge contain ing 14 men was upset, and 10 of them drowned. It is stated by Mr. Murray, the chemical lecturer, that if linseed oil comes in contact with cotton, it will occa sion spontaneous combustion. " I cannot," said Lord Collingwood, " I cannot, for the lif e o f me , compre h en d the religion of an officer who could pray all one day, and flog his men all the next. United Service Journal. The town council of the free Hanseatic city of Bremen-on-the -Weser, after disclaiming any countenance of the slave trade for a long time past, has formally declared' its adhesion to the resolutions of England and France, with re spect to that infamous traffic. A distressing accident happened to Mrs. Lumbard, of Buddlewall, near Chard, on Monday last. Her eldest son brought home a loaded gun and laid it on a chair ; two younger brothers were playing together, when by some means one of the little fellows fell on the gun; it wont off, and the whole of the contents entered the breast of the mother. A surgeon was sent for, but there are no hopes of her recovery.—Somer set Gazette. Captain Sir E. Parry, R.N., the newly-appointed Inspector of Post-offiee steam-packets, came across from Pe naghadee to Portpatrick, on Sunday last, on a tour of insp!o' Lion. On Monday he visited Cairn-Ryan, in company with Captain Little, R. N., the Packets' agent at Portpatrick, fo r the purpose of reporting on the relative merits of that place , and Portpatrick as a packet-statiou. Sir Edward was de lighted with that noble sheet of water, Loch-Ryan ; having ascertained the depth of water, set of the tides, ste'" other particulars, he at once pronounced his opinion, that there could be no question as to the Cairn being the most eligible place for a packet station. Indeed, it seems now to be pretty certain that this transfer of the station will take place almost immediately.—Glasgow Courier. FAMILIES RESIDING IN THE COUNTRY are supplied with TEAS and COFFEES at the WHOLESAL E PRICE for CASH : 81ack...25. Od. 2s. 4d. 2s. bd. 33. 3s. 6d. 4s. 45. 6d. e . Green.. 3s. &1. 4s. Od. 45. Bd. ss. as. 6d. 6s. 7s. Od. a s ' Coffee, Is. 6d. Is. Bd. ls. 10d. 2s....Finest Mocha, 2s. When the order exceeds £lO, the Carriage is Paid. G. T. MANSEL L, and CO., Wholesale Tea Dealers, 2, I3ucklersbury, Cheapside. T. COX SAVORY, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornbil l i : London, informs the P u bli c , t h at h e o ff ers DESSERT FRUIT KNIVES and FORKS, with plain ivory handles, silver ferrillfi; plated on steel blade s , a t Th ree G u i neas per dozen pair, or with solid silver blades, at Ei g ht G u i neas an d a H alf per dozen pair . . N. B. Carved ivory handles at 13s. 6d. extra per dozen BIRTHS. At Truro, on Tue s d a y l as t, th e l a d y o f Fl ump h ry Willyarnsy Escl*9 of Carnauton, of a son? On the 3d inst., the lady of Philip Augustus Browne, Esq.-' of Devonshire-place, of a son. On the 2d inst., at B one hill, St a ff or d s hi re, L a d y Jane P ee l, of daughter. of On the 3d inst., at S evenoa k s , K en t , M rs. Thomas Carne;oo a daughter. DIED. gent e On the 3d inst., at Flow er Pl ace , i n S urrey, the R ev . Walpole Wevill, aged 33, son o f th e H on. G eorg e Wev ill, and - n phew of the Earl of Abergavenny. On the 4th of January, at B ar b a d oes , C apta i n H . E . B. A. TT u-f c ef. son, of the 76th Regiment, A c ti ng B r i ga d e M a j or to t h e Fo r'' second son of Lieut.-General Sir Wm. Hutchinson. On the 3d inst., at Penton-place, Pentonville, Mrs. Pe' t' iri her 75th year.d i On the 3d inst., at the house of her son, in the Brixton -r Mrs. Jane Harvey, aged 75. 'IC,On the 2d inst., at Le wes , S ussex, S usan, younges t child of Whitfeld, Esq., aged two years and seven months. f On the 27th ult., Margar et, wife of J. H. Everett, Esck , ° EIdI desden, Wilts. On the Ist inst., at Prestwold H a ll, Leicestershire, Cha rles jlg. Packs, Esq., age Bo. q Of On the 28th u l t., at P entonville, Charles Consta bl e , Symond's Inn. R• WA rrig' R. At Long M e lf or d, S u ff o lk , E l i za b et h Ann, the wife of t Esq., and on l y daughter' of the late William Wigson, Esq'' ° chester. of On the 3d inst., Elizabeth, relict of George Nelson , Essex -street, Strand, aged 65. vet o, On the 2d inst., at Windsor-terrace, Dover-road, Georg Esq., one of the Cashiers of the Bank of England. - ifo• London: Printed and Published by MURDO e YOUNG. 0o pa 112, Strand, at The Sun Offi ce , N o . 11", Strand, in the of Middlesex,—Tuesday, Nardi 7, 1837,