The Sun. — London, England, 1835-03-04 00:00:00

PRICES O i' STOCK'S 'lli Is DAY AT ONE - O'CLOCK. 8a7.1; Sto , k - New 5 Der Cet It — 3 oer Cent - Ire& - ,- .2%14 1 2 I India Stock .. .--- 3 per Cent. Corso. . 317 , 4% 2 IN Ditto Bonds iS 2:! pm. 314 per ten* lt 9; South Sea Stock — Ditto Rod. IaNNI/ 4 14 Old Annuities - New i 3 pit Cent F9!4 , 1i New Ditto — 4.1,4,r ('cat. rAsiented —: 3 per Cent. Annuities, M 1... i Diesentect —: Exch. Bills, 1:1,;110 35 W rio. Bank Long A rnuitiga to ea pire i Ditto 500 'ts ' 6 pm. - Jan. 11, 'SP shut Ditto Small t/ct 10, 1159 17 3-is 1 : : Ditto Commercial - pm. Jan. 5, !Rif l7 Ditto Advertised.— ...... pm. lan. 5, 1 At6o — i 'tank Stock fir Opening — April 5, ISSO — I India Stork for Account — Jan. 5, 1171) — Consols for Account i , 2 1 4 2 14 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds jPeruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds lff2% ! at .° Account • Ditto Account —lPortuguese Bonds Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account 53 ti! Ditto New Bonds () : 2 7i.1,i Buenas Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account... '..iz,, 3 '`i.%%4 . Ditto Account : Prussian Bonds — Chi Man Bands: • I. • Ditto Bonds, Is" - ' Ditto Account , • Russian Bonds, 1‘..L.:1 Co;urniiian t 3 n.'+ ri•tii• Ditto Account .. — Ditto Account ... r: 3 ,,! - Ditto Metallic Collothian Bands, 16,21 :16•1,:, H , Skil 11 I.) '4 Bo:1 d ii 001,4 59% (0!, Ditto Account ... ......... ...3sl4},i 8, Ditto Account CO , ., 5 9 74 60 !'; Dansh Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds • —I French, 5 per cent. -f. --c. Ditto Bonds, 1.5 —' —I poi - cent —f. —r. Ditto Account , 3 per cent. —f. —c. Mix:can Bonds, 5 per cont..- Exchange —f. —c. Ditto Aceou-' —! Patch, "l; per cent. Dina, (3 per rent , mt. , Account 42%1 Ditto, 5 per cent IOW t N. Weapolitan ! Ditt' Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. I'aid. rer Brazilian Imperial alining Co. (Nsuoil at 5/. pm.) 20 42•1 A L 4 etlinuorConmlidatftt Mining Company COURSE OF EXCHA A materaLT C.F. 12 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 54; Antwerp l2 Harn'eurg ,M B. 13 1 Altona 1 to Parii, 3 day.:' sight 25 s'•) Ditto Bard eau x 1 3 ern n 2 SJ F-ankfort on Maine, Ex NI. I:11 14. Petersburgli. ruble..... .:3 io!„ 3 Vienna, effective ft M. 11 1 Trie,.te ditto lO 2 Madrid „ :57 , ; RilLna Barcelona ~ 37q N(.E, 1E sT lianA Leghorn - 174 i Genoa ni t'4l 31 Venice 4 7 ,4 vaples Rilerrno per oz. 12114 Li-ban Oporto 5.9 Hio Jan: ire 9(l'4 Pahia 2 6 1,4 Thiencs Ayre, 1). :lin, 21 days' sight l l4 Cork Fevi!le 37 (;,tinaltar PRICES OF HUSH STO 3 per Cent. Consols M Ditto Reduced — :3!(, per Cent. Stock p9t4 Ditto New, IST) :It.f. per Cent. Debenturcis f/Di rank Stock l2 I Ropil Ca:,l St. tic . (:rand Canal Stock PRICE OF BULLION, PER. OZ. Portugal Clold, coin £0 0 0 1 ore'gn Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloors New Dollars Silvers I•ars, standard__ 0 5 0 , CKS, DUBLIN, FEE. 23. Grand Canal Deb., ti per cent 9l a S Ditto, 4 per cent nl34 Ithernian har•.k City of Dublin Steam Co. l.'l N;Ltionai 1 nsurznee Company CS il'iiy Dehenturc.:, 4 per cent 92' ,2 i Ballast Office Debenture,, 4 I pe rent. di , .i H Hill VATF;! Al LONDON !MIDGE TO-MOR 3:orning "3 n-liriiitys iiiter Evening 44 rniniktes after 5 NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE SUN. In consequence of the great anxiety expressed by our Country Subscribers to obtain copies of the EXPRESS EDITIONS of THE SUN, we beg to state, that all those who reside in the vici nity of the great towns, or on the great lines of roads, will in future receive EXPRESS EDITIONS on all important occasions, and no others than sub scribers. It is, therefore, indispensable that those who wish to be supplied with the LATEST NEWS, should order their Papers with the least possible delay. If there be any obstacle in obtaining EXPRESS EDITIONS by subscribers, a line addressed to the Office will obviate the difficulty. Sun Office, March 4, 1835. We have received so many letters from Subscribers, anxious to have the EXPRESS EDITIONS of THE SUN, that we cannot, without considerable delay, give a separate answer to each. We, therefore, take this method of assuring our Friends that their wishes shall be duly attended to. The publication of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 5 minutes past 3 o'clock. ~~+ J. ~~ ,~ • - 5 1 ~~z LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 4, 1385. The Ministerial explanations, as offered by Sir ROBERT PEEL, were doubtless satisfactory to those who would be satisfied with any thing proceeding from the Premier's lips ; but neither in matter nor in manner were they convincing to the opposition, within or without . the walls of the House of Commons. It would be discourteous and uncharitable to believe that the declarations of the Right Hon. Bart., were not made under the sincere conviction of his mind; but singularly obtuse must be the judgment of that man who could not bring himself to believe that the majority on the amendment meant to imply an opinion that the vote was tantamount to a vote for the removal of his Ma jesty's Minist ers , or s i g nifi can t o f an op i n i on t h at i t was his (Sir ROBERT'S) duty to retire from the post to which his MAJESTY had called him. Throughout the whole of his explanatory addresses to those impe tuous spirits who are supposed to constitute the captious Opposition, it is difficult to discover any thing of the spirit which animates the open - dealing of ordina r y life. His asserti ons are swee pi ng an d round about, his moral courage is rash daring, his frankness jesuitical, his replies unintelligible, and his inferences perverted. There is nothing of the prompt aye-or-no brevity about him that marks the matter-of-fact tran sactions of undisguised sincerity. He clothes his an swer to - a plain and simple question in a cloud of words which mean anything or nothing, according to the bias of the hearer ; - and to conclusions which most people would at once jump at, he is unable to make up hi!,: mind without long and grave consideration. When he is asked whether it be the intention to dissolve Parliament again, he declare!s that he does not think it becoming in Ministers to discuss hypotheti cally, and in reference to some future possible contin gency, the exercise of the prerogative of the Crown. When the question of Supplies is brought to his mind, he decides that if the majority refuse them it will then be for him to think what course he shall adopt. He cannot for the life of him discover that the decision on the amendment was anything more than a decision on the amendment ; nor, what all the world in common sense so understood, was significant of an opinion that it was his duty to retire ! All this may be very parliamentary logic, but it is marvellously unlike the common process of reasoning out of Parlia ment. Can any man, after an attentive perusal of Sir Ro- BERT'S ministerial explanations of Monday evening, misunderstand his frankness or intentions ? The Mi nister courted the responsibility of advising the late dissolution : let us concede the boon and follow it up by an inquiry. He counsels the KING to appeal to his people for the purpose of correctly ascertaining their opinions. Now what is the object of the appeal? It is to influence his MAJESTY in shaping his course in accordance to the wishes of the nation, or it is not. If the expression of its sentiments (we have nothing to do with nufjorities, the majority sup poses the whole House, whether it be one or six hun dred and fifty-seven, just as a county Member is supposed to represent its whole constituency, and not a fractional part only), is to be disregarded, then is the appeal a farce and a nullity. But if, on the other hand, its counsels are to determine the Royal mind on occasions of emergency, the Crown is bound in courtesy, and, what is of far greater importance, in justice, to accept them. 'Well, the appeal is made, and the people re-frame a new House ; the Govern- meat chosen by the KING (and upon the correctness of which choice his MAJESTY demands the opinion of the people—for that is the simple fact) is defeated upon the two first and greatest questions which a Go vernment, as such, can submit. And how does the KING act ? He still, and nevertheless, defies the public judgment, and retains his Ministers ! Thus, then, the SOVEREIGN would appear to unite in his own person two of the Three Estates which give figure to the English Constitution. It is idle trifling to talk of what the Ministry will or will not do, or whether it will or will not resign : it has no will to exercise in re taining power contrary to the pleasure of the KING, and the KING'S permission is all that we hare to re gard. Now, is this combination of constitutional powers in the person of his MAJESTY right or wrong ? But the KING can do no wrong, and if it be wrong, whether arising from simple error in judgment, or from criminality of intention, his Ministers become respon sible. as a general rule that imprisonment for debt only is at present unknown in France. In every case the creditor must support the debtor while in prison—the allow ance to be proportioned to the prisoner's rank, and previous standing in society. The alimentary allow ance must be always paid in advance: whenever this is neglected the prisoner is set at liberty, and no credi tor can ever again incarcerate him for a less sum than that for which he was before committed. How different from this humane systein, is the existing law of England, by which an old man of eighty or ninety, may be dragged, in the last stage of sickness, to close his eyes in the dungeons of a prison. None but the rich, the noble, and. the power ful are here protected from the felon gripe of the Sheriff's officers. From the cradle to the crutch all are amenable to a system which fills the streets with squalidness and misery—crowds the hulks with convicts, graduated in depravity—and strews the land with bleeding and broken hearts. From these degrad ing miseries Sir JOIIN CAMPBELL has long pur posed to deliver this Country. We trust he will succeed, and if he do, society will owe as much to him as it does to those who blotted for ever from the statute book of England the acts which legalized Slave pro perty. It is quite unnecessary to discuss whether the judg ment of the people has been correct in their selection of representatives. Inasmuch as it has been con travened, no matter by whom nor under whose advice, they have sustained an injury and it must be redressed. No Government can go on without funds, and if the present really is objectionable, the stoppage of the sup plies would prove a very quiet and effective extin guisher, notwithstanding Sir ROBERT PEEL'S heavy doubt as to the course which in that case he should adopt. Regardless, then, of the taunt of factious opposition, the House of Commons (or what is much the same thing, the majority) may safely and suc cessfully try it, and we trust it will. There is one means, however, by which the wrong will not be redressed, but rather perpetuated. The people of England are sometimes goaded by exaspera tion into acts of constructive intimidation, and their more enthusiastic br,:thren in Ireland have been, ere now, provoked into open rebellion. Let them both be on their guard. - The slightest evidence of physical re sistance would be not only subversive of their juccess, but the inevitable establishment of the present Ministry in strength and security. Nothing more is required for their overthrow than moral influences ; the resis tance is going on excellently well, and we hope that no exhibitions of individual violence will mar the good worm. On the motion of the Duke of WELLINGTON last night in the House of Lords, a Select Committee was appointed to consider the plans for the construction of new Houses of Parliament. Lord RODEN afterwards gave notice that on Friday next he would put some questions respecting the plan of Irish education. In reply to an observation made by the Marquis of WEST MINSTER, as to whether it was the Duke of WEL LINGTON'S intention to propose Poor Laws for Ire land, and provision for the Catholic clergy, his Grace replied that there was no intention on the part of Government to provide for the Catholic clergy ; and with regard to the other question, no measures would be introduced till the Poor Law Commissioners had made their report. In the House of Commons, Mr. Alderman WOOD brought in a Bill, for the enlargement of Smithfield Market. Mr. O'CoNNELL gave notice of a bill, for to-morrow week, to amend the present Law of Libel. The nomination of the Education Committee was post poned till to-morrow (this day). Mr. O'D WYE it brought forward his motion for a copy of the order recently issued to Officers commanding troopS in Ireland, di recting that the soldiers, when ordered to fire, should always do so with effect. A lengthy discussion ensued, in which Sir H. -H A RDINGE, Mr. O'CONNELL, Mr. LITTLETON, Sir R. PEEL, and Lord J. RUSSELL, took a part ; after which, the motion was withdrawn. Mr. GISBORNE then brought forward his motion of which he had given notice, for the prevention of Bribery at Elections, which was also withdrawn. The House rose at an early hour. Among the notices of motions which stand on the Order book of the House of Commons for this day, we find one by Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, for leave to bring in a bill for the total abolition of imprisonment for debt. In the name of our country—in the name of civil liberty—we thank the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman for his early introduction of this most humane, benevolent, and righteous measure. In no country in the civilized world, save England and Ireland, can a human being forfeit liberty, character, and future prospects in life, for so trivial an offence as that of contracting a few pounds of debt, which is not forthcoming on the day on which it becomes due. The horrors of colonial slavery have been dwelt upon, reprobated, and lamented in almost every liub lie assembly in the kingdom. From the Hus tings, the Senate, the Judicial Bench, and the Pulpit, eloquent voices have gone forth, denouncing the devilish doctrine that man could hold a property in the blood and bones of man. Even the most delicate and sensitive of the fair sex thought themselves called upon to exert their influence for the deliverance of the African captives, binding themselves to the observance of self-denials, and unceasingly petitioning the Le gislature, and supplicating Heaven for the abolition of those iniquitous laws which made man - the slave of man. And yet there was less cruelty in the provisions of our then Colonial Code, than there is now in our laws of Debtor and Creditor, although hardly a female tongue has been heard—rarely a Pastor's voice goes forth, to denounce their Anti-Christian spirit—their more than slave-tormenting severity. If the slave was deprived of his liberty, he was not deprived of all power of loco- motion, as is the debtor—if he was not allowed to pos sess property, neither was he permitted to know want— if he was cut off from the society of his friends, he was not constrained to herd with felons—he breathed the pure air of heaven, and if he suffered from the scorching sun of noonday, he was likewise fanned with the sweet breezes of twilight—his eye-balls were not strained to catch a glance through a double-barred casement ; nor was his whole mind polluted by being made the receptacle of the loathsome imaginings of cun ning, profligacy, and beastliness. There is not an evil at tendant on slavery, save the lash, to which the imprisoned debtor is not subject, without even one of the allevia tions of that degraded and degrading state. The slave-owner was obliged to provide wholesome food, proper raiment, medical aid, and a provision in old age for the poor African ; but the hard-hearted avari cious creditor may fling the victim of cupidity into a loathsome dungeon, lock the door on him, and leave him a wretched, squalid mendicant, to feed on the husks of begging-box bounty, and when overtaken by disease, engendered by hunger and confinement, to close his eyes in death with a prospect of having his remains enclosed in a parish coffin. The unfortunate wretch, who, for a paltry debt, is lost to the world in a prison, has nothing to hope for from the benefit of an Insolvent's Act. Once within the walls—once a com panion of felons—and society has put its fatal ban.n npon him. His hopca aie b6sti3cl his reputation is for ever gone—his alleged crime is seared in the memory of all his former friends ; so that, like erring woman, the only way left for him to revenge himself on society is to quit it for ever. We have just seen a pamphlet entitled, a " Letter from an Ex-M.P. to his late Constituents," which is the avowed production of Mr. PETER, the representa tive for Bodniin in the last Parliament. In this pamphlet, after defending himself from the charges brought against him by some of his. Constituents, with much feeling and spirit, Mr. PETER proceeds to com ment on the course of policy, foreign as well as do mestic, pursued by the late Administration. Here, he justly observes, he finds little to condemn, and much, very much to praise. He shows that the Whigs, in the face of a thou Sand difficulties, beset by vacillating allies on the one hand, and bold, indefati gable enemies on the other, acted up, in almost every instance, to the pledges of economy and retrenchment they had made. On the subject of their foreign policy Mr. PETER is equally decided in his approbation, though he makes out but a lame argument in defence of their treatment of Poland. At all hazards, they should have interfered on behalf of this persecuted country. The question was essentially their own, as much so as that of Reform or Colonial Slavery. When the partition of Poland was resolved on, who so ener getic,—who so unanimous in their denunciation of it as the Whigs ? When the Patriot KOSCUISKO vi sited London, who so frequent at his levees—who so ardent in their sympathies as the Whigs ? It will ever be among our deepest regrets that this party did not, when in office, act towards Poland in the same spirit that they professed when out. True, the ques tion was environed with difficulties ; but so was Re form—so was Colonial Slavery ; and the same energy that triumphed over these, would also have gone far to rescue Poland from the most sanguinary tyrant with whom even size was ever cursed. However, regret is unavailing now. The noblest race of patriots in modern Europe languish in dungeons, or in the deserts of Siberia ; the star of the Russian NEtto is in the ascendant ; and the emanci pation of Poland, judging from present appearances, is postponed to the Greek Kalemls. In every instance but this, Mr. PETER is successful in his defence of the Whig Ministry. His pamphlet is written with ease . and fluency, and closes with some admirable sneers at the vaunted sincerity of Tory Reformers. Neither in Scotland nor in France is imprisonment for debt legal, under circumstances similar to those usual in England. In North Britain the creditor is compelled to support his debtor during the period of his incarceration, and the sum awarded for that pur pose must be paid in advance. Moreover, every debtor must be supported according to his rank and previous standing in society. In France all women who are not enrolled as merchants, all minors, and all above the age of seventy, are privileged from arrest for debt. By a law passed in April, 1832, further privileges are extended to debtors ; although in France it never was lawful to arrest for debt on nzesne process. Besides, it is to be observed, that in all cases where a committal for debt takes place, imprisonment ceases de jure at the ex piration of one year when the amount of debt does not exceed five hundred francs, or twenty pounds sterling ; and no matter what may be the sum, incar ceration cannot continue longer than five years, ex cept in the case of debtors of communes, hospitals, and public institutions, in which defalcations are rather a species of fraud than a civil offence. By the French law of 1832, many other benefits are extended to debtors ; so that, in fact, it may be laid down advises from Constantinople to the 4th ult. have been received. On the first week of the Festival of the Ramazan, a firman was issued by the PORTE, com manding all persons appearing out of doors, to dress themselves in their best apparel, as - his Highness, the SULTAN intended to walk in the streets during the holidays, and might have his sight offended by a negligent habit. This firman created much uneasiness among the populace, as it imposed a per petual restraint on their movement. It is, however, said that the issuing of the Firman was merely de signed to keep the public mind in a state of excite ment, until the SULTAN would gain time, unnoticed by his subjects, to distribute a quantity of medals which were sent by the Emperor of RUSSIA to be presented to the Turkish troops. The jealousy of the Turks would have been roused by such act, were it openly performed in a season of tranquillity ; but by taking advantage of the festival, and issued the afore-men tioned firman, the SULTAN found means to distribute the medals without exciting any attention. The Paris Papers of Monday have all been received, with accounts from Bayonne to the 27th ult. The French Journals contain no news of any importance, and we consider it quite useless to give the various rumours in circulation respecting the changes in the Cabinet, especially as the truth must be known in a few days. To produce the desired effects in the fete scene of Lestocq at Covent-garden Theatre, it was found necessary to lay down a new set of gas fittings, and there are between four and five thousand lights used in it. Mr. Poole has read a new comedy in Drury-lane Green-room, for the copyright of which the lessee has agreed to pay 5001. It is said to be far superior to Paul Pry. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1835. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) This being the Second Seal, the ,LORD CHANCELLOR took motions to-day. His Lot:lmam upon taking his seat. this morning, said he understodd there was a considerable arrear of old motions which had not been heard, and, in consequence of that, he was anxious to make some arrangement that would be conve nient to the Bar, and would insure them being disposed of. His Lordship believed that it had been the practice for each Counsel to make two motions successively in order, according to their seniority, and the consequence was, that there we re many motions of six or eight months' standing. His Lordship thought the best course to adopt would be to have a list made out of all the old motions, according to their dates ; and that that list should be proceeded with, in regular order, until they were ill disposed of. Sir WILLIAM Hoht:x thought, except on motions for injunc tions, the Bar generally endeavoured to proceed with their motions according to their dates. He was quite aware that there were., many important motions standing over, and had been so some time. He thought the suggestion of his Lord ship might be attended with a beneficial result. Several other gentlemen concurring, his Lordship ordered a list to be immediately made out. THE MARKETS_(rius DAY). CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain are moderate, and the return of Flour good. Fine Wheat continues to meet a steady demand at the terms last quoted. Barley, Beans, and Pease unvaried. Oats find buyers slowly to-day, and are without variation in price. Flour heavy. ARRIVALS. I .vtle:,t I Barley. Oats. I Fleur. 6,590 qrs 4,0.:U qrs. 8,9 - 20 qrs. 7,990 sacks trial -- 3 350 f- Foreign THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Our arrivals are very few this day : one French mail, Uhl' the express from Paris, two Hamburg mails, and one Dutch arc due. No ship-letters. The letters from Paris say that the American differences will be amicably settled. TITE FUNDS. The Alinisters, at present proceeding- with firm steps in the House of Commons, have given great confidence to the mo nied interest in the City as well as to the speculators in the Funds; in consequence of which the Money market was ex ceedingly buoyant yesterday. Consols closed at 92i- for the Account, and 91i for money. Opened this morning at 92k a for the Account, and for money 91- to 92. Exchequer Bills, 35 37 ; Bank Stock, 224-5 ; India Bonds, 18, rather heavy ; India Stock, 259-60. The Foreign market was also firm ; left off with an improve ment in the prices. The following are the opening prices of this morning :—Spanish Stock 60k i ; Scrip, 7k ; Portu guese, 921- to 93; Dutch 2} per Cents., 56a ; Colum bian, 381- Panis BoußsE.—lt was settling day at Paris in the funds, which experienced much fluctuation. Three per Cents. 79f. 35c. ; Five per Cents. 109 f. 10e. ; Cortes Bonds 451; Cou pons, 24. HALF-PA ST ONE. We have been favoured with a sight of a letter from Paris, by express, from a person of high. authority in the above ca pital, stating that Marshal Soult, Sebastiana, and Dupin, are to form part of the new French Administration. It was not expected that a war would take place with the Americans. In the early part of the morning the funds were buoyant, but soon after they receded a little. Consols, which were were done at 92,4 for the Account ; since which a re action took place, and Consuls may be quoted at 921 h for the Account, and for Money 91 k. The Market appears firm. The Foreign Secrrities also receded, but have since improved. Spanish Stock 60k ; Scrip i a prem. ; Portuguese 92 a Colombian 38 :1 1 - Brazilian 84; Dutch 2A- 56k 57. Consols foe the Account, 921 i THREE O'CLOCK. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—A Select Committee was appointed last night in the House of Commons, " to whom shall be referred all petitions presented to the House, with the exception of such as complain of undue returns, or relative to private 13111 s ; and that such Committee do classify the same, and prepare abstracts of the same in such form and manner as shall appear to them beSt• suited to convey to the House all requisite information respecting their contents, and do report the same from time to time to the House ; and that such reports do in all cases set forth the number of signatures to each petition; and that such Committee have power to direct the printing in extenso of such petitions, or of such parts of petitions, as shall appear to require it," consisting oT the following Members Oswald, J. Vyvyan, Sir R. Peel, Sir R Patten, Wilson O'Connell, D. Home, Joseph Inglis, Sir It. H. Knatehbull, Sir E. Littleton, E. J. ( lay, W. Tooke, W. Greene, T. G. NATIONAL SCOTCH CHURCH, - LONDON.—The trustees, elders, deacons, and members of the congregation of the National Scottish Church, Regent-square, London, have unanimously called the Rev. Peter M'Morland, of the North Church, Paisley, to be their Minister. We understand that this Rev. Gentleman has agreed to accept of the invitation, and will proceed to the highly important sphere of his future labours about the middle of April. It must be gratifying to all the friends of our National Church, to learn that this im portant station is about at length to be permanently occupied, and by one, from whose known talents as a preacher, and past success in the discharge of parochial duty, the best results of the future may be confidently anticipated. Scottish G wirdian. An inquest was yesterday held by Mr. T. Patten, Coroner for Rochester, on the body of James Bardo, a pauper, who hung himself in St. Nicholas poor-house. It appeared from the evidence of several of the inmates of the workhouse that during the whole of Saturday he had been very melan choly, in consequence of a charge which had been brought against him of improper conduct towards a child. He had suffered from paralytic strokes, which it was supposed affected his head. H e was discovered hanging in a shed at the back of the workhouse on Sunday morning about 7 o'clock, but life was extinct. A verdict of " Temporary derangement" was returned.—Rochestcr Gazette. FIRES.—No less than four of these destructive calamities occurred in the course of last night, in different parts of the Metropolis. The first was discovered about ten o'clock at night, and had broken out in an office on the first floor of No. 3, Dean's Court, Doctors' Commons, in the occu pation of Mr. Matthew Tatum, Proctor. Its cause is wholly unaccountable, as the office had been locked up since five o'clock in the evening, and the fire had broken out close to the floor, which, with the door, was completely burnt through. The damage done is considerable. Another fire broke out in the warehouse of Mi'. Samuel Pears, wine.merchant, 23, Finch-lane, Cornhill. It was occasioned by a lighted candle left in a cleft stick, on a basket containing straw and empty bottles. Much damage is done to the building, but the most serious was the destruction of four oil paintings of reputed great value, and for one alone of which eighty-three guineas had been refused. Another, arising from a foul chimney, occurred at Mr. John Nichols's, of 42, Great Saffron-hill. The ignition was so complete, that it became necessary to tsar up portions of the first, second, and third flooring, before the fire could be extinguished. The last was in the slaughter house of Alessrs. T. and W. Walker; carcase -butchers, in Back Church-lane, Whitechapel. The fire was caused by a quantity of unslacked lime, placed against a wooden wall. The building was completely destroyed. FIRE IN BROAD -STREET, GOLDEN-SQUARE.— ( Further Particulars. )—The fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Sloateliam, a slaughterman, residing at No. Id, Marshall street, Golden-square, and before any possible assistance could be procured, communicated to the extensive premises, work shops, and timber-yard of Messrs. Taperell, Holland, and Son, cabinet and chair manufacturers, in Silver-street. Such was the fury of the devouring element, combined with the im mense stock of combustible materials, that the exertions of the firemen appeared to have not any control over it. The inha bitants of Broad-street commenced throwing out of their front windows their furniture and property into the street, which were broken in pieces. The whole of the back of the pre , mises of eleven houses along the north side of Broad-street were at one period on fire, tin, wind having set in strongly from the south-west ; but by the determined exertions of the firemen,they prevented the houses from being entirely destroyed. About half-past one o'clock the v, ind suddenly shifted from the south-west to the north, blowing a strong gale, which from the extensive body of fire, on the premises of Messrs. Taperell and Co., immediately communicated to the back pre mises of sixteen houses in Silver-street, Golden-square, which were very considerably damaged before the firemen could ex tinguish the flames. The devouring element then communi, cated to the house of Mr. More, a hatter in Marshall -street, which, with the adjoining one, was quickly reduced to a heap of ashes. Such was the fury of the flames, that an immense body of flakes of fire were carried into Soho-square and Co vent-garden market. This morning, at day-break, Broad street and Silver-street presented a most distressing spectacle. The middles of the streets were piled with furniture, broken in pieces, the owners of which were running in all directions endeavouring to discover their property. The principal suf ferers in Broad. street were Mr. Erssey, carver and gilder, Mr. Miller, baker, Mr. Debenham, dyer, and Mr. Roach, •tailor, the whole of their property being destroyed. It is not at present known in what manner the fire originated. The da mage done is estimated at between 35,000/. and 40,000/. We are happy to state that no lives were lost. The flames were subdued by four o'clock. HORRIBLE MURDER.—O n the night of the 13th inst., a banditti from Aughaboe, Queen's county, reached the house of a poor farmer named Howe at Castlefleming whose daughter they were determined to force away, to marry her to one of them, a wretch called Rover. Having entered Howe's house, they beat the inmates, and a young farmer, named Magrath, who was on the eve of marriage with Howe's daugh ter. They beat out Nlngraties brains with savage ferocity. Whilst they were wreaking their vengeance on her ill-fated lover, the poor girl succeeded i n escap i ng. Fi n di ng s h e h a d eluded them, the assassins decamped. As Police Sergeant Kelly, and his party were returning from Borris-in- Ossory, they came up with five men about two miles from Howes, and took four of them, the fifth leaped over a hedge and escaped. On examining the prisoners they found_concealed under the great coat of one, a hurl, smeared with the blood, hair, and brains of poor Magrath. The prisoners were identified as principals in the murder. An inquest was held and a verdict of " Wilful Murder" returned against. J. Bergin alias Brogucr, M. Whelan alias Rover, and J. and P. Fitzpatrick, who have been committed to gaol for trial LITERATURE. THE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. We hail the re-appearance of Mr. O'Brietl's chap ters of " College Romance" in the present number of this very able periodical. For the last two months we have been anxiously expecting the performance of a promise which he made the public in his introductory remarks to the history of poor D'Alton, which struck us so forcibly on its appearance in the pages of this Magazine, some three months since. We do not hold with those who think that Mr. O'Brien throws too sombre a shade over his scenes of. college life. This mysterious darkness, with his knowledge of the workings of the human' heart, when under the in fluence of the fiercest passions, consCtutes, we presume to think, the great staple of his very excellence. Be sides, there are no lack of humorous and lively writers even among the coinibutors to this Magazine. The " Murdered Fellow" is a very powerful sketch in deed ; yet we must confess we are not so well satisfied with it, as we were with " Reading for Honours." It ends too abruptly—perhaps the fate of Brown contri butes to this impression. The finger of God is not sufficiently traced in his end. The moral purport of the tale is however beautifully striking, and the feelings delineated true to nature and to life. An " Englishman's Home" is a good article, full of acute observations, and in all respects well worthy the consideration of the Irish people. The lines entitled " Madeline" are very pretty, with occasional touches of deep pathos ; and those on the Obelisk at the Boyne, by Miss Hamilton, are still better ; albeit we do not approve of the inter weaving of the names of earthly conquerors with the awful appellations of the Deity. ' The article o❑ Church Reform is temperately written—so far we approve of it, as indeed we do of the mild, conciliatory, charitable tone, which begins to pervade the political papers in the two or three last numbers of this periodical. This moderation may, and doubtless will, displease many contributors ; but it is better to obtain the respect of the good among all parties, than the plaudits of a bigotted faction on any side. Ireland wants repose--she wants to have her wounds bound up, and, above all, the ex tinction of the spirit of religious dissension. The as cendancy party have tried abuse long enough ; let them- now see what conciliation will effect, and let the press—the respectable press—set the example to the community at large. We will stake our existence on the entire success of this scheme, and that in a few years Ireland will be, in a manner,-regenerated. Notwithstanding the attention of the spirited pub lishers, the Dublin University Magazine has not reached us until this morning. This is late—too late, if there was any help for it. But we are satisfied when we find that the proper steps have been taken to pre vent delay. THE LADY S MAGAZINE. This is a very excellent number ; embelliShed with two beautiful full-length coloured engravings of Mar guerite de France, Duchess of Savoy, and Marion de Lorme, the heroine of one of Victor Hugo's finest dramatic compositions. The plates for the month are likewise very beautiful, and some of the articles de serving of much praise. The " Water Devil," and the " Tales of the English Chronicles," are particu larly clever. The Literary Notices, and the Notes of the Month, do . great credit to the taste and judgment of the editor. THE NEW STATISTICAL ACCOUNT OF SCOTLAND. No. V. William Blackwood, Edinburgh : Cadell, London. The present number of this excellent national work is embellished with a large coloured map of the county of Roxburgh, with a statistical account of all the parishes therein, and some others lying in the county of Forfar. When completed this will be. one of the most useful works published, and we believe the only perfect one of the kind in existence. When will the clergy of the Established Church follow the ex ample of the Scotch Ministry, in conferring such a boon on England and Ireland ? FINE ARTS. We have here the seventh number of George Cruick shank's Sketch Book, which is ingenious and fantastic, though too much an imitation of its predecessors. The " Gin Juggernaut"—a capital idea—represents a vast gin temple moving slowly along on wheels, formed of barrels, and beneath which thousands of the lame and the old,-of either sex, are hastening to throw themselves. The humour of this sketch is not light or farcical, but grave and stern, like some of the moral satires of Hogarth. Its object is, not to create a laugh, but to engender a deep feeling of disgust and horror. The "Design for an Album" is in a wholly different style. A lean artist, scraggy as a neck of mutton, is sitting in an unfurnished garret, sketching some illustration for an Album, for- which, judging from the-forlorn expres sion of his countenance, he will be rewarded with nothing but thanks. A pile of these elegant nuisances lies heaped up at his feet ; and on the crazy, naked walls, which look as though they were in the last agonies of the dry rot, hangs a picture of a skeleton, which we suppose is intended to be a flattering like ness of the artist. Modest merit is here sketched to the life. With the exception of these two engravings, the present number is little, if at allothovecommon place. The number before us forms the seventh of " Finden's Byron Beauties," and contains four engravings, of which the most delicately and gracefully finished is the half-length portrait of Adah, who is represented as watching, with all a mother's anxious fondness, over the slumbers of her infant child. The face of Adah is exquisitely beautiful, though the chin is rather too prominent and decided in its character for the rest of the countenance. The engraving is by Mote, and does him credit. This part (the thirteenth) of " Finden's Landscape Illustrations of the Bible," is better, both in choice of subject, and skill of execution, than any that have preceded it. The view of the Mammertine Prison, in which St. Peter was confined, is very happy in its display of light and shade. The Temple of Thesus at Athens, with the Areopagus, or Mars' Hill, and the vast, solitary plain beyond, backed in remote dis tance by a range of bold, craggy mountains, is also a spirited engraving, executed by E. Finden, in his most artist-like manner. Each print is accompanied by brief, pertinent, literary explanations. THE TEA SALE.—The sale at the India House, which commenced yesterday, is proceeding with great activity. Low Congous realize an advance of 4d. per lb. About 22,000 chests have already passed the sale. VALUE OF SLAVES.--The following is a state ment of the value and number of slaves in Jamaica, to the Ist of August, 1834, as per return of the valuers, communicated by his Excellency the Governor to the House of Assembly, on the 19th December Negroes. Value. Under 6 yrs. Surrey 81,245 ... £3,961,591 10,118 Middlesex 120,836 Cornwall 107,386 5,334,258 13,205 309,167 £15,352,306 33,754 This is at an everage of 401. 13s. 1 1 / 2 d. for each apprentice. A sudden death occurred on Friday to Charles Oliver of Spalding, aged 59, a clock-case maker, who had been poorly for some time. On Thursday night he ate a hearty supper, and went to bed much better in health than usual. About two o'clock his wife heard him moan, and leaping out of bed found him in the. agonies of death ; in ten minutes afterwards, and before any assistance could be procured, he expired. An inquest was held on the body by Mr. Edwards, on Saturday. Verdict—" Died from some natural cause, and by the visitation of God."—Boston Herald. PARLIAMET TARS' BUSINESS. DOUSE OF COMMONS. - ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS EVENING. 1. Cheater Criminals Execution Pill-Committee. 2. Supply—Committee. NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS EVENING' 1 ., 1. Sir John Campbell,—Bill to Abolish Imprisonment for D e u; except in cases of fraud, and to amend the Law of Debtor an" Creditor. 2. Sir John Campbell,—Bill for the Amendment of the Law with respect to Wills, and to Executors and Administrators. 3. Sir John Campbell,—Bill to facilitate the Enfranchisement of Copy'.-,olds, to abolish lieriots, and to amend the Law respect' ir ' r Copyhuld Tenure while the same shall subsist. 4. Sir John Campbell,—Bill to amend the Law of Tenure. 5. Sir John Campbell,—Bill to Amend the Law of Escheat. • , 6. Mr. Ward,—To call the attention of the House to some nux'e • of giving publicity to Divisions. 7. The Lord Advocate,—Bill for making certain alterations alt,d reductions in the establishment of Clerks and Officers attach e "- to the Court of Session in Scotland, and to diminish the es' pense of Judicial Procedure in that Court. 8. The Lord Advocate,—Bill for abolishing in Scotland Irepci' sonment. for Civil Debts of small amount, and for rendering more available the process of Cessio Bonorunt, and restrain' ing the arrestment of Wages. 9. The Lord Advocate,—Bill for better regulating the Forms of Process in the Court of Session in Scotland. 10. The Lord Advocate,—Bill for the better regulating the Juris diction of Sheriffs of Counties in Scotland. 11. Mr. Roebuck,—Petition from Members of the Legislative Coun cil and House of. Assembly of Lower Canada, complaining °I grievances. 22. Mr. Hume,—Petition from Van Dieman's Land on the subject of Trial by Jury. 13. Mr. Henry Lytton Bulwer,—Petition from New South W* 9 ' on the subject of Trial by Ju. 14. Mr. Wallace, of Greenock,— That the Report:erg for the Public Press may remain within this House while Divisions are being taken. 15. Mr. W. Gladstone,—To re-appoint the Select Committee on Colonial Military Expenditure. 13. Mr. Hume,—Sriet Committee on the preparing and printing the Journals, and other Papers, including Acts of Parliament, printed for the two houses, and for the Public. 17. Sir Thomas Freemantic.—To vote Exchequer Bills (in CO - mittee of Supply). NOTICES OF MOTIONS GIVEN LAST NIGHT. WEDNESDAY, MARCH Mr. O'Connell,—Bill to amend the Law of Libel. MONDAY, MARCH 16. Mr. Lynch,—Committee, to consider whether, for the better etr ployment of the labouring Poor in Ireland, the powers of he Commissioners of the present Board of Public Works in that Country ought not to be enlarged, and whether the terx! upon which loans may be made by such Commissioners o u e not to be varied ; and what steps ought to be taken to prov ide for the reclamation of the Waste Lands of Ireland. THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 13 Mr. Lynch,-13ill to repeal so much of Act 19 Geo. 2, C. 1,„ (Irish), as annuls and makes void all Marriages celebrate d ' 1 any Popish Priest between Protestant and Catholic. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. Mr. Lynch,—Bill to extend the jurisdiction, and regulate t he proceedings, of the Civil Bill Courts, and to facilitate 6 9 . roving of Wills and obtaining Letters of Administration ' in certain cases in Ireland. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. Mr. Lynch,—Bill to amend the Act 2 and 3 Will. 4, intit ulea ' " An Act to amend the Representation of the people in I re ' . land," and to extend the provisions thereof. THURSDAY, MAY 7. .4 I. Mr. Clay,—That it is expedient that Corn, Grain, Meal, Flour, the growth, produce, and manufacture of any or ei c s Country, should be allowed to be imported into the' Vc," Kingdom for consumption, upon the payment of fixed Dal.' instead of Duties regulated from time to time, according te t - average price of British Corn. 2. Mr. Arthur Trevor,—Bill to amend certain parts of the Pr e ' sent Poer Law Act. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (Tills DAY.) OLD COURT. William Taylor, aged 24, was indicted for burglariousif breaking into the dwelling house of Mr. Bradbee, of lit Newgate-street, on the Bth o f J anuar y l as t, w ith intent t steal therefrom. Mary Swectlove, a servant in the employment of the P 1 1; secutor, deposed that she was awak e n e d a b ou t fi ve o'clock 13 ,, the morning in question by th e no i se o f some p erson breald u a into the room from the window. Her room is on the sec °n o floor, and there was a scaffolding outside, as the house I s ot under repair. She supposes it was by this means prisoner g up to the window. Wit ness ran i n t o h er master ' s room a n d gave the alarm. Mr. Bradbee went into the room and fau n a the prisoner sitting in a chair. A watchman was called, a n he was given into custody. Mr. Bradbee and the watchman corroborated this evidenc e ... The prisoner in his d e f ence sa id h e h a d on l y j us t come,'" London ; that he w as i n di s t ress , an d was l oo ki ng for eau' place to sleep. Some friends of the prisoner gave him a good c haracter.„ Lord ABINGER charged the J ur y a t some l eng th, and t u! ' immediately returned a verdict of Not Guilty. John Whittingham, aged 32, and Hem y Wilson, 20, W e a r indicted for burglariously breaking into the dwelling-hau! ° Richard Perkins, of Upper-stre e t, I s li ng t on , an d steal therefrom seventeen yards of carpeting, value 50s. It appeared from the evidence of the witnesses for the 11 8 secution that the prisoners contrived t o remove th e bolt of t „ shop door about six o'clock on the e ve n in g o f th e 6th Febru l t% last, and carried off the roll of carpeting. A policeman II!, had observed them lurking ab o ut th e p rem i ses p urs ued the w ' and took them into custody. There was no defence, and the jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Samuel Miller, aged 20, was indicted for stealing two pair' of trowsers, the property of John Lavender. The prosecutor- deposed, that about nine o'clock on Sate!day night, the 31st of January last, th e p r i soner w ent into ito shop in Tooley-street, snatched tw o p a i r o f t rowse rs, and r ta , off. Witness saw the prisoner a week afterwards at the s' tion-house, and identified him immediately.—Guilty' the Henry Green, aged 20, was indicted for breaking in l;c .. dwelling-house of his master, John J ames H omer , a Puu:b - • house keeper, residing at Hackney, and st ea li ng therefrom sum of 2s. 4d. us j The prosecutor deposed that he saw the p r i sone r, who " concealed himself in the bar, put his hand into the till 112 take a quantity of copper out of it. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended bias to mercy. SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, MARCH 3.—Wind W. N. W.—Arrived the . 1 Chalmers, from Mogadore ; and Lucie, Vivian, from St. 3 '., chael's. About two o'clock this morni ng a l amen table *g el ,' dent occurred in the southern part o f th e D owns : A v i f e a galley, in which were seven men, fill e d i n a sq uall, w" ao George Lambert, leaving a wife and 11 children ; Geo,N o Jarman, ditto wife and 7 children ; George Wilkins, ul t p , wife and 7 children ; and William Baker, a single young n o d were drowned. William Baker, the father of the above, of George and William, his sons, were saved. The fainilic s these unfortunate boatmen are totally d es tit u te. Arrived f rog the river and remain the Harmony, Brown, for Naples ; Sts l Barber, for Hav re ; U ran i a , D unn , f or St. H e l e na; 1 / 1 3 , 0 Lord Charles Spencer, Milward, for Constantinople. p a Britannia, David son , f or C ons t ant i no pl e , l ost an a nchor i l ep cable off the North Foreland this morning, and has be supplied. lar aeh MARGATE, MARCH 3.—Arrived off port the Thetis, 0- - from t. Michael's. GU S ERNSEY, FEB. 28.—Arrived the Richard and '- Moulin, from Tarragona. ,y 1 S s t' BRISTOL, MARCH 3.—Arrived the F r uiter e r, --, fro m Michael's. ;p h d Wat. TUDWELL ROADS, MARCH 2.—Arrived the -..c son, Hoskin, from Bahia. oll t t LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2.—Arrived the Cassiope, M_T ij a p" from Maranham ; Euphemia, Wilc oc k son , f ro m Pi ag F ro al Rialta, Sampson, from Charleston ; and Ceres, Tyre, Marseilles. a , allP PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 3.--Wind W. to N. W., very --,L i ep ti, —Arrived from London, the Abercrombie Robertson, for for Madras and Calcutta. Put back, Sophia, M , Nair , Madras.. PLymouTH, MARCH 2. —Wind S. W_ 61511 FALISOUTH, MARCH 2.—Wind W. to W. and I ,ir breezes.—Arrived the Antilles, M'Laren,from Port.au-Pri The Reform, Agston, from Hambro to Maranhanl: lost near the latter port, 23d of December. Crew saved' c olt The Zebulon, Fasler, sunk in the Queen's Dock, Liver on the 2(1 inst. fot POST OFFICE NOTICE.—His Majesty's brig Pantaloont.og, the Lisbon Mail of the 3d inst.; letters in time this nv e l l ys' the 4th. His Majesty's brig Lapwing, for the Madeira, t o zil, and Buenos Ayres Mail of the 3d inst.; letters in tim e evening, the 4th. ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES AT THE SCOT CH dd WHARFS. _ Hon RE'S WHARF, MARCH 2.—Arrived the Banff and L° l te r Shipping Company's smack London, John Morrison, 1. 11, - .0: from Banff, with a general cargo. No departures or adv i ce, MILLER'S WHARF, MARen 2.—No arrivals or dell art a il Advice.—The Edinburgh and London Shipping CoMP — ,:te, smack Superb, Mein Anderson master ; and the Fav t l l ;h l James Dickson master, arrived at Leith from London, v i ',rllo general cargo of merchandise, on Friday, the 27th ult. b et Edinburgh and London Shipping Company's smack ' V i d or Bruce, William Anderson master, sailed from Leith for don with a cargo, on Friday, the 27th ult. 10 °t LEITH AND BERWIC K W HARF , MAkeit 2. No arr.•B joi departures. Advices.—The Berwick and London Shill 61 Company's smack C eres , Willi am Hild ret h mas ter, arri ve of Berwick-upon-T wee d f rem L on d on , w ith a gene ral carr,°aol merchandise, on Thursday, the 26th ult. The Lei h o , to a, , London . 01d Shipping Company's smacks Lord Weir, a r James Nicholson master ; and the Earl of Wemyss , ,`",, e ;re' der Brown master, arrived at Leith from London, vriT ' 2 0 4 ral cargoes of merchandise, the former on Thursday, the and the latter on Friday, the 27th ult. S ri' Nu DUNDEE AND Sr. ANDREW'S WHARF, n ARF, MARCH Je. i, vials or departures. Advice.—The schooner St. Bolos' ith Mackay, master, sailed from Grangemouth for London I I general cargo on Thursday, the 26th ult. • ve, During Mo n d a y n i g h t an d T ues d ay mo rning s p a rk trees were blown d own , or much broken, in St. Janles' _e 1 on e Two trees facing th e b arrac k s were torn up by the root at tbe of them fell with so much force on to the iron rails, th spikes have entered it to a great depth.