The Sun. — London, England, 1835-03-05 00:00:00

;Lie; and f tO show that th e course they had taken was per gal. An answe r to an observation by a Proprietor, the he CHAIRMAN added that the question (of opposition to ° 4l Pany's Bill) i n the House of Lords took the shape ot. hunge3tinna put to th e j udges, but owing to some mystery which T over it, the judges declined to give any answers. eklyVer to o th er questions from Proprietors, 4,,_" CHAI RMAN stated th at t h e i ncrease of bank i ng accounts veiled with the company in the last two months had been 80 tbatHfhear)—that these accounts were of such a character te tt th eY continued to go on in the same proportion for the hoamder of the year as in the last two months, they would t h e most rnost satisfactor account to render to the proprie t tor b s a a d t 414\ theeneral meeting.—( Hear, hear.) That (as failed, but Y held the bills of some individuals who had to th e they would not lose more than about 2001. ; that, as biaapublication of the names of all proprietors, it would . be _ r dent to do so at present, as some of them were private I:,o:ans.wals,hat the fact of another call being made on the ,nrietors would depend on the amount of their business. at :present contemplated ; but if they should make grraitylPteiddstr,ide the extent of their business, he took it for s i tews toe proprietors would not withhold from them the •Th w ar-( Hear, hear.) ivh o a nal were then voted by acclamation to the Chairman,. co w lo acknowledging the vote, transferred the credit to his 4 1 f ll ues in the Direction. E s 'a ks were then voted to J. Gilbert and Oliver Vile, triiitllle managers at the company's houses in . . Waterloo -place to th_';'°gmorton-street to whose zeal, activity, and fidelity tjrnoile business of the company the chairman bore a willing tes- Th e Y. meeting then adjourned. ----...,,,,................................_ NIA Al t 'MILES 01* W E - CRS — T/11S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 1,, 313, k .......... —. New 5 per Cent ).,,,,eni Red, ................ —.! India Stock l ' i (ent.Cons.,***************** **** . 5, ,, ~ Ditto Bond. lB 2 , 2 pm. Ntl'nec Cent.,******************* __....' ' I South Sea Stock - vke,„l.teci. ****** ************** .ice. * 100; tad Annuities - 4 • Per Cent.: ****mi I New Ditto — prir tent. f Ammer; ******** —, 3 per Cent. Annuities, 115 . 36 1 .- 35 — rm. ilato / Dissented ***************** Exch. Bill,, . 1, 5 7 1 0 4 36 37 pm. 1114."),NIA nnuities to expire Ditto 35 37 pm O ct ii ,", !MO ************** . ..... . shut Ditto Small . . PM. hit :,-,,, !858.............. 17 , 4 3.-16 Ditto Commercial pm t all. !,-' 'MP .................. 17 Ditto Advertised APril , NO . : Bank Stock for Opening 44b . 4, 17. 87 Nin . .. ..... ' ........... . • India Stock for Account..... 0 ...... ......................... . ... LI Consols for Account... 4 14, t 4 OP 4, ;gee B onds... Bonds ................................. 10214 ...... • ........... LAN A ........... 8 , 1,4 i A;cenueZ:r Iln;Ci; ... ... =- cht°n TAetident ........... . .......... Dian ................... .45 Sdto Act() .............. . 33 '''tebia n Runt .................. bnbilzitt:thoo "rtek /17,ecetint .................. I htto 4ds .......... .......... A n4 e, 1825 ............ zolnt .................. 1)44, Ze , ds. 5 per cent. ... bit n Vount .................. Per cent.... ......... ccunt ... 42A . THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Dito Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds 9 05 4,% Ditto Account ......... Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, IS , ' Russian Bonds, IB•. Ditto Account Ditto Metalilc iSpanish Bonds Ditto Account 6ot,i 5950 i Ti Ditto Bonds, ISM Ditto Accoti . nt French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. 4 per cent. —f —c. 3 per cent. —l. —c. . Exchange f. —c. Dutch, 24, per cent. 564'6 Ditto Account fiiN Ditto, 5 per cent 1039;04 Ditto Account OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Per Share. 11r.", k Paid, "roit,-,95(11a1 Mining Co. (issued at M. pm.) pi 42if 'oll,olidateil Mining Company 2 H AMBURG BORSEN HALLE, FEB 27. A tistri ' Bills Money. Ditt o 44 metalliques. 5 per cent. D itto ~ ditto 4 per cent. .111,1,,"!nk Shares 1206 1304 b - - -nus s i a 105!4 itto 5 n Loan Pr u ,4 Per cent — htis,laaniinsciption, per cent 794 , n scription, Hope and C0.,1n t4',, 974 9 th c 3d and 4th Po H .„ cries , t)itoßUese Regency Bonds, 5 per cent Bi 3i 8 6 !4 Ditto, . ditto, isie bitt' n ",.4: Per Cents. ?elm „Per Cents 9B —An ~..onds, 3 per cents. lizoriv.-I!anish Loan, 3 per cents 74% 74t4 6,14ni:1211,1 Loan of Itr34, 4 per cents. Ditto 4 ' p i e r?, O e a n stres, 3 per Cents 25% 25 j 4 50 It H ioi. r,- _t. _ 'N it g.: l 'WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ' ***** 6 minutes after 6. I Evening 30 minutes aft( is ' I° TICE TO SUBSCRIBERS OF THE SUN. L I co 0 14 c nBequence of the great anxiety expressed by )4 1 , °13 , 4 trY Subscribers to obtain copies of the b eg t'.tiSS EDITIONS of THE SUN, we 11 4 - -o f st ate, that all those who reside in the vici sf); ° d ' the great towns, or on the great lines all W ill in future receive EXPRESS EDITIONS Oeryb` trt Pertant occasions, and no others than sub wisher's' It is, therefore, indispensable that those who Ordert;ibe s upplied with the LATEST NEWS, should If th t ;: ir , Papers with the least possible delay. ue any obstacle in obtaining EXPRESS °ffiee Will 3 b y subscribers, a line addressed to the so, obviat e the difficulty. qiiice, March 4, 1835. ittlxi oll lave received so many l etters f rom S u b scr ibers, le'lit B B t , c) , have the EXPRESS EDITIONS of dela y, : RJ X, that we cannot , w i t h out cons id era bl e t ake t i i : ve a separate answer t o eac h. W e , therefore, *ishes 14Sha, "' be hod of assuring our Friends that their [ally attended to. 14‘blicqti°4 THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenced this day 15 minutes Fast 3 o'clock. Tax. TH U LONDON, -, AY EVENING, MARCH 5, 1835. Ilt: DIJ t i : t h : re are two sorts o f corrupt i on, " wr i tes an emi -1 ' l st ; one, wh en th e p eo pl e d o no t o b serve 14)4,fa14 ; the other, when they are corrupted by the 4 41;4 44 incurable evil, because it is the very remedy Thi s r getit w p rc sinund maxim in the science of civil govern- IN a s written to expose the baneful influence of the hap tild rigorous punishments, and applies with tili t i , pie at effect to the present state of the Law of illtea:bich Mr. O'CONNELL has given notice he °l l\r etiti r e i :Ting under the consideration of Parliament Thi s ay next. th aw, as it now stan d s, has unquestionably cor -444 Publi c m i n d in a most dangerous manner, t kl h i tet i t riery fearful ex t ent . I t h as , i n a great measure, impressiont~~ of the wisd o m an d j us ti ce e Legi s l ature f rom t h e m i n d o f t h e multi k' t ileci: h b . Y involving the innocent with the guilty, 44114 ° I, vin g Proscription, and hurling them into the rt " of shame and ruin, it has confounded, con right eli a d n d eradi cate d those natural impressions of °ll the human whi c h are trace d b y t h e fi nger of GOD 11 . e llt of , Ilm an heart. L aws are a tac i t acknowledg -Ito tne exi stence of evil, and their very principle tittil at gi t 4 the boundaries of right and wrong with the e A °F er nu teness. Thi s , w i t h respect to the repres fiere it th -, e5 is essent i a l to the justice of a law. t ' l4 lo /lis e law e n j o i ns the performance of good, pre 11°t necess ary , b ecause to do more than is %t h • 1- Polfh!eltn is ry generally b ene fi c i a l ; b ut, i n the case of -ct e Pr e • • nactments, the slightest deviation from Non is weakness in the Legislature, fos ti% ts ' 44 4 in the judge, and leads to equivoca tit 4114 fraud tc a all- among the people. Now, what res I et, t from a law which prohibits that which Preheillisla.ture P assing the law was unable to corn d • h istinguish, and define ? What is a libel, 110 ow ny are t o b e comprehended under the de lo° The of lib e ll ers, after the first definition is . he answers which the statute book of g i ves to these questions are wretched exhibi i oft v„ p ; ii c t .' l , l Y, in its most corrupting form. A libel ?ire re e d statement which can be supposed to 11 N t be reputation of another, whether that state vtitie tr ue or false . H ere a t the very ou t se t t h e ,_ a li bel o f justic e i s outraged ; for the law in defin ~Od no distinction between truth and false 11,i Intl 141 d efi, Pabl e and most m i schievous error. Again i ) ' 4 • e "Is de facto a gros s bl un d er , for other verT Attice ten appe a l t o a M ag i strate aga i nst the ofvvi rothers would be libellous_-.every speech fp , ' etz.. • • - 0 , - • 4 • - I honour- read the TMINSTER ANNUAL STREET. roprietors f the bank the Bank ,cly g of more i London, eed of set ogmorton- last. Its blic coal- ement Wag Since al amount I represent been called 151. _ een taken, ng a check the absurd represe.n -f necessity the 31st of that period Luse of the st divisible uld be paid December, ISCS of the ;he nucleus Lion of the the forma •ment that amount to e annexed have had They haTe but earned 7 the unle. have bee n . ea to thew N!ited at an end at the .ring-house i, although ,ch London ecome en )ranches of ution. heir refusal [raving ac ) every re ir hostility , shown by facility of party could a laid doves in London , t, too, with ry that the ion of such hat for the ig made, it le ordinal parties to lent to the which hal obstruction to sue and le directors essary con- t the bank A trustees ie proceed' atively un ch best ac though the r the usua l n the same passed the s uccessiv e • in Cora' tel I on both ain, on the Common 6 ' d upon tho Or the coit al. u n der id the SC ing on the ion of the been spin ;s of its 01 . )f exchange o the Bank and W" t ' y step been rilt are most itice on the in que9- lave no de ut they are and West" twithstand o stern the e, and not , seen, from .hey occuPl her the or rhether the business b,' erity of this iberal prig- owing the iceinent In g iteing:-*" 380 9 j 0 ,255 0 6 540 6 :____________. ,175 16 4 ' 540 3 6 ,6 ,175 16 4 0 ,377 8 521 1 4 ,433 ,433 1. 4 perms $llO tion of et: id o rdere d f the Pro- rence, an ' comps free.. o bat a 6 t )e used a fund Or 0 on Pr°. reral pre: Lt present' purPi i f, be no o bservi n g.' or all th e npaoY ! A li n discuss , t broil 03 r pre ic! T : pan y, o .c e derin!t nt ' to ' , c hicl be boiled y ;i on to Pal Direc t °lll itie an d " na [ld deP e . , er Pe ri su ous .). The re h Awn, .' e " nne m er it ; ay, b u t ot oe rorr e i e „ t ) ar lia ev g WB5 CP in 4 t he w hich si . )11 take tt idert, 3 7.oo ,ild 'toWh pp osea" our ' ofeat t o ought of ,xpeuse of HOE - , bef°te r: y o WeV e o f rrta lliti Asa inteS eet y tO made in a court of law or equity by counsel, if publish ed, would be libellous—and so would every printed charge delivered by a judge to a jury ; for all these are one way or other injurious to the reputation of the parties attempted to be eliminated thereby. In short, the Law of Libel is a sort of India-rubber enactment, which may be stretched at pleasure to any extent. But even where the .subject of a printed libel is more explicitly marked, what can be more unjust than the prosecution of individuals ignorant of the very ex istence of the party libelled ? Not only is the writer of a libel subject to severe penalties ; but the printer, the publisher, the vender, and even the innkeeper into whose shop or coffee-room the illegal paragraph has found its way, although the first offender may have been unconscious of having committed any offence, and all the subsequent parties be totally ignorant about the matter. Admitting the writing of the libel to have been criminal in the first instance, why inflict a punishment on the honest, unoffending tradesman who could know nothing about it ? If the law declares Judges on the Bench to be incompetent to declare what constitutes a libel—if the ablest civilians in the country have differed on the subject, even in the most ordinary cases—in the name of reason and common sense, how is a printer, a publisher, a news vender, or a publican,, to decide on cases of libel, which they have neither time to read nor examine ? Were a London newsvender obliged to read over all the public Journals to discover libels, before delivering them to his customers, they would be three or four days old before this task could be accomplit4hed, pre suming him competent to perform it. What, then, is the consequence of this legislative sanctioning of in discriminate punishment ? 'Why simply this :—All being liable, all despise the law. The common sense of every man tells him it is unjust; and this establishes the demoralizing conviction in the public mind that the Legislature is not infallible in its judgments. The general liability to punishment is an encourage ment to transgress the law ; first, because there are as many chances of escape for the guilty as there arc in nocent liabilities ; and, again, because the law itself being admitted by the common sense of the people to be unjust, it is no longer a disgrace to be punished under it. Hence the moral sanction is lost ; and from that moment the law degrades and demoralizes the people. But the worst feature in the law of libel is the re fusing to admit the truth in evidence and justification of the defendant's conduct, in all cases where a criminal information has been filed. This not only goes to se cure impunity to guilt, but absolutely exposes the honest citizen to the hazard of being plundered by every scoun drel against whose nefarious tricks he ventures to ad monish an unsuspecting public. Let him only dare to complain of the losses he has sustained, and attempt to put others on their guard, and he is immediately denounced by some " buccaneering adventurer," who lives by plundering under the flag of a criminal infor mation. At present, no person in the remotest degree con nected with literature, can calculate on exemption from prosecution for twenty-four hours together. In dividual innocence is no protection. Our news agents may be most upright men, but their rectitude of con duct will not keep them out of prison, if we, in our zeal to correct an abuse, throw out some hint respect ing the mal-practices of some pettifogging attorney, notorious swindler, or infamous spy. Even among respectable people, such a dialogue as the following, which we take from a work of fiction, may not unfre quently be heard : " The bishop now exclaimed, after having taken the paper from the dean, and read the paragraph, " It is a libel, a rank libel, and the author must be punished." " Not only the author, but the publisher," said the dean. " Not only the publisher, but the printer," continued the bishop. " My lord, it is a pity we cannot try them by the ecclesias tical court," said the dean with a sigh. " Or by the India Delinquent Bill," said the bishop with vexation. " What is the meaning of the word libel ?" asked Henry, in a whisper. " A libel," replied the dean, " is that which one person pub lishes to the injury of another." " And what can the injured person do," asked Henry, "if the accusation should chance to be true ?" " Prosecute," replied the dean. " But, then, what does he do if the accusation be false ?" " Prosecute likewise," answered the dean. " How, is it possible that the innocent behave just like the guilty ?" " There is no other way to act." " Why then, if I were the innocent, I would do nothing at all sooner than I would act like the guilty. I would not per secute." " I said prosecute," cried the dean in anger. Leave the room : you have no comprehension." "Oh yes, now I understand tho difference of the two words ; but they sound so much alike, I did not at first observe the distinction. You said, the innocent prosecute, but the guilty persecute." He bowed (convinced as he thought) and left the room." The public will sec at once that this is not a drawing from fancy, for which the world affords no prototype. The above is not only an exposition of the way in which the law of libel operates, but likewise an instance of the immense power of oppression which it places in the hands of every unprincipled person, who thinks pro per to put it in operation. The reasons why it ought to be forthwith abolished, may be thus summed up : Because it confounds guilt with innocence in the persons accused of actually writing the libels, inas much as the fact of intention is disregarded, it being immaterial, in point of law, whether the accused did or did not intend to injure the character of his accuser. Because it confounds guilt with innocence in the case of the libel itself, by declaring it immaterial to the punishment of the accused whether the statement put forth in matter charged as libellous be in itself true or false. Because it punishes the innocent for the guilty, where the guilt has been proved, by making printers, newsvenders, and others, amenable to inflictions which ought only to be visited on the writer. Because this system of chance punishment en ables every trader in politics and in scandal to ruin innocent parties by actions for damages, the sole object of such individuals being to plunder honest booksellers, newsvenders, and other persons connected with literature. And finally : Because a system which confounds guilt with innocence demoralizes the people, by teach ing them that they ought to evade the law, thereby in stilling into the ignorant mind a principle, which, acted upon in one instance, will be soon extended to others. The evasion of one law leads to the evasion of all laws ; for one being known to be unjust, all others will in time be presumed to be so too, until the whole community is covered with a moral leprosy. An animated discussion took place last night in the House of Commons respecting the Orange Societies of Ireland. Mr. O'CONNELL told Ministers some home-truths on this subject, which Sir R. PEEL, find ing that he could not answer them, adroitly attempted to parry, by saying, " we are losing sight of the main question ;" and then went on to observe that the answers given by his MAJESTY to the addresses of certain Orange bodies in Ireland, were merely in the usual rou tine way of business. Now this was not the question. 91 1 ,i 2 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1835. The question was, are Orange Societies legal or il legal ? On this point Ministers preserved the dis creetest silence. They would give no satisfactory answer, either one way or the other. This is not the way to tranquillize Ireland. It is not by flattering a faction, which from time immemorial has been the curse of Ireland, that the interests of the sister-country are to be advanced. Every one knows who and what are Orangemen. Their annals are writ in the blood of Ireland. Mr. GOULBURN had far better acknowledge the loyalty of their secret societies at once, than attempt to blink or mystify the qUestion. In the House of Commons last night—the Lords did not sit—Mr. BAINES asked Ministers whether there was likely to be any report from the Ecclesias tical Commission, when Mr. GOULBURN replied that it would be laid on the table as soon as possible. Mr. Row NsoN asked what sums had been paid into the Ex chequer on account of the pension of the King of BEL GIUM ? Sir R. PEEL made answer 40001., and owned that what had been done had disappointed him. In a sub sequent part of the evening, Lord STANLEY, as one of the trustees, said that in the course of the present year 34,000/. would be paid, and that in future years the payments would amount to 40,000/. per• annum. We have great pleasure in stating, that on the motion of Sir JOHN CAMPBELL, last night, in the House of Commons, leave was given for bringing in a Bill for the amendment of the present Law of Debtor and Creditor, the provisions of which may be said to abolish altogether the law of Imprisonment for Debt. In an article which we devoted to this subject yesterday our readers will find our sentiments of the justice of a measure, which we believe to be one of the most humane ever submitted to the wisdom of Parliament. We are happy to find that the Government has manifested no disposition to oppose Sir J. CAMPBELL in bringing forward this Bill, and that the good sense and real intelligence of the House was with him on this occasion. But why are not the provisions of this Bill ex tended to Ireland ? Why continue the old system m partial legislation ? Let the Bill be extended to every part of the United Kingdom, else we shall have half the Irish debtors flying here to escape the vengeance of their creditors. THE SUN EXPRESS. HUDDERSFIELD, MARCH 3, 1835. A number of the subscribers to the Huddersfield Com mercial News-rooms, beg the Proprietors of The Sun to accept the inclosed Ten Pounds, as some small considera tion for the expense the Proprietors have been at, in fur nishing such unprecedented early intelligence, by their expresses. The Subscribers cannot allow this opportunity to pass, without bearing their testimeny to the high estimation in which The Sun is held in this neighbourhood ; and their confident expectations that the patriotic and untiring exertions of the Proprietors will not lose its reward. (From the Cheltenham Chronicle, March 4.) TIIE Sex NEWSPAPER.—We are under great obligations to the conductors of this deservedly popular journal, for the ex presses they have forwarded with the earliest intelligence of the diVisions on the election of the Speaker, and on the Address to the King. The public spirit with which this paper is con ducted is alike worthy of the talent that shines through its columns, and the high place it enjoys in public favour. (From the Dumfries Courier, March 4. ) THE Sex NEWSPAPER.—IiI common with others, we have to express our most grateful thanks to the Proprietors of The Sun newspaper for its last two expresses. When the first arrived we knew not to whom we were particularly obliged ; but, as the packet contained six newspapers, we were at pains to dis tribute them to the best advantage, so that all our reading_ rooms, &c., might immediately profit by de bonne prise. The last express reached us at eleven o'clock, p.m., on Saturday night ; and we honestly confess our astonishment was great. Late as the arrival was, it decided, we understand, several bets; and the opinion is general in this town, that The Sun's expresses, apart altogether from the merits of its conductors, deserve expresses in return, ordering the paper wherever a want exists for such a commodity. The expense of the exer tions we allude to must be great, and considering the accuracy with which they are executed, remind us of some of the evolu tions of Napoleon Bonaparte. (From the Sheffield Iris, March 3. ) EXTRAORDINARY EXERTIONS OF THE PROPRIETOR OF THE SUN.-The spirited proprietor of The Sun has again laid the inhabitants of Sheffield under a debt of gratitude, for the exer tions he last week made, in forwarding copies of the express edition to this town on Friday last, containing the lengthened debate, and the vote on the address. The express arrived here before seven o'clock in the evening, although the House of Commons did not break up until twenty minutes past two o'clock on the same morning. Such unprecedented exertions cannot fail to meet with their proper reward, coupled as they are with first-rate talent, not only in the reporting, but also in the editorial department. (From the Cork Evening Herald, March 2. ) By means of the great and valuable exertions of Messrs. Johnston and Co., this disagreeable result was made known yesterday morning ; a special morning edition of The Sun for Friday, having brought the entire of the debate on Thurs day and the division. (From the Clare Journal [Ennis] March 2.) We have to return our best thanks to the Messrs. Johnston, of Eden-quay, for transmitting us an Express Edition of the London Sun, containing the division upon the amendment moved upon the Address to the King's Speech. (From the .Belfast Commercial Chronicle of March 2.) EXPRESS.—From the polite attention of the Messrs. John ston, the respectable Newspaper agents in Dublin, we yester day morning, received, by express, The Sun of Friday evening, with the remainder of the debate on moving the Address, and its results. This instance of spirited expedition, so well seconded by the agents in Dublin, will be considered the more remarkable, when the public are informed that, so far as Belfast is concerned, The Sun has, on this important occasion, had the start of an the other London Papers by four-and twenty hours ! ( From the Limerick Times of March 2. ) The most extraordinary dispatch, in the way of Express news, occurred in Limerick on Sunday. On that morning, at at nine o'clock, we had Express copies of The Sun London Paper of the Friday preceding, containing the full debate upon the Address, although it was not until twenty minutes after two o'clock on Friday morning that the House adjourned. This dispatch surpasses anything of the kind hitherto on re cord. The Sun was forwarded by our vigilant and excellent agents, the Messrs. Johnston, of Dublin, whose establishment now ranks among the first in the United Kingdom. (From the Cork Mercantile Chronicle of March 2.) An express arrival of The Sun of Friday conveyed the gratifying intelligence of the second defeat of the Tory Mi nistry upon the Amendment, which was carried by a majority of 7; there being for the original Address proposed by Mem bers 302, and for the Amendment 309. We have to offer renewed thanks to Messrs. Johnstone and Company, Eden Quay, Dublin, for the Express Edition of The Sun of Fri day morning, which we received yesterday with the debate on the Address, and majority in favour of the Amendment. (From the Dublin Evening Post of March 3. ) Txe CRISIS.—On Saturday evening, after the country mails had been dispatched, we received through our news agents, Messrs. Johnston, of Eden-quay, an express, bringing the third edition of The Sun newspaper, containing the entire of the debate on Thursday, and the Division. * By an extraordinary express of The Sun which, thanks to the energy and activity of our news agent, Mr. , Johnston, has just reached the office of the Dublin Evening Post, we are enabled to lay the result of the great debate, which has occupied so much and so intensely the public mind, before the reader. THE SUN EXPRESS. We continue daily to receive from various quarters, acknowledgments bearing testimony to the success of our late Expresses, for which we beg to return our best thanks. This day, we have to acknowledge the receipt of one, of rather an unusual character, from Huddersfield, enclosing a draft for ten pounds—" as some small consideration for the expense the Pro prietors have been at in furnishing such unprecedented early intelligence, by their Expresses." Though we do not court such donations, yet we are not insensible to the patriotic feeling which dictated such generosity; for in truth, our expences in forwarding Expresses all over the kingdom have been enormous. We therefore accept the spontaneous gift of our Hud dersfield friends in the cordial spirit in which it is granted, valuing " their testimony to the high es timation in which The Sun is held in their neigh bourhood" more than their money. We shall merely add, that our subscribers generally may depend upon our exertions being continued in the same spirit which has hitherto distinguished The Sun for enterprise, in conveying the earliest news on all important occasions throughout the country. We have received the whole of the Paris Papers of Tuesday. On Monday General SEBASTIANI arrived in Paris, and had the honour of a private interview with the ICING, immediately after his arrival. SEBAS TIAN! was very unwell at the time, and shortly after leaving the Palace was under the necessity of going to bed, and by the advice of his physicians, leeches were applied. It is rumoured that he refused to ac cept the Presidency of the Council on any terms ; but be this as it may, he returns again to London in the course of a few days, if his health will permit. On Tuesday Marshal SOULT reached Paris ; but, except this fact, nothing further has been yet as certained. We have learned, from private sources of informa tion, that the KING is now fully persuaded of the danger as well as the injustice of continuing the prose cution of the prisoners of April 1834, and that a gene ral amnesty will be granted on the Ist of May, the festival of the Royal patron saint, in favour of all those upon whom sentence has not been passed. In Paris the carnival preceding the fast of Lent com menced on Monday, so that the populace had no time to trouble their heads about Ministerial arrangements. FRENCH FUNDS—Pants, MARCH 3. Five per Cents., 109 f. 30c. 20c. 25c. Four per Cents., 97f. 80c. Three per Cents., 7W*. 50c 45e. 40a. Bank Actions, 1,12 f. 50c. 1,815 f. Brute de Naples, ihif. 40c. 55c. 40c. Roman Five per Cents., 98y,%16. Rente il'Espagne, Five per Cents., 413„ 1 4 N. Bents d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 2'7% 2S itoy,, minimal) Loan, 1 ,434. Brute Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 454 %N. • Belgian Loan, Five per Cents , 1024. Pori tiguese Loan, live per Cents, 22%. Haytian Loan, 31)0f ExcitANGE ON LONDON. 0.-. e month, paper, —r. ; money, 25f. 30c Three months, paper, —f. —c.; money, 25f. 17 4c. o vs Authentique. BouasE, Trasrmr, 3 O'CLOCK.—AII the brokers and the jobbers are occupied in joining together the hem of their re spective differences, so that business has been very flat. The price was the whole day between 79f. 65c. and 75c., the pre sent price. The report of yesterday afternoon, that the Caisse of Depot and Consignations had withdrawn their resolution of purchasing Rentes, is not altogether correct. They will only purchase as their Bons Royaux become due, but not daily. BOURSE, QUARTER TO Foua.—Fire per Cents., 109 f. 65c. ; 3 per Cents., 79f. 95c. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 454 ; :3 per Cent. ditto, 27L ; • Cortes, 454 ; Coupons, 244 ; Guebhard, 454 ; Dif feres, 15k; New Loan, 664; Ducats, 96 90; Romans, 984 ; Bel gians, 1024 ; Pedros, 924 ; Miguels, 26 ; Dutch, 56 25 ; Hay tians, 390 f. The Moniteur Alg,erein of the 17th ult. details the particulars of a violent storm in the Mediterranean, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th ult. The tempest was par ticularly violent along the African coast, and eighteen vessels, including five feluccas, were lost. No Eng lish ship is reported to have, sustained the slightest injury from the tempest. MASQUERADE, NEW ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. —The third, and for the present season, the last masquerade which can be given at this theatre, took place ea Tuesday evening. The company, which was very numerous, seemed also respectable. Of witty or spirited assumptions of various character, which only can impart ztst and vitality to this spe cies of amusement, we percieved but little, yet certainly as much as on any previous occasion. The " particularly de sired" performance of " Farinagbolkajingo" being deferred until the conclusion, which conclusion having been deferred until too late an bony of yesterday morning to allow us, in prudence, to witness it, we must defer until another opportu nity the pleasure of describing it, as also the extraordinary evolutions of " Herr Fredericke Adolphus Henry Seyer Kinkver; ancotsdorspraakengatchden. A share of the play called La Juive, recently pro duced in Paris, has, it is said, been purchased by M. Schle singer for 30,000 francs (1,2001.). LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MARCH 3.- The cotton-market continues to be very steady. The sales to-day arc about 2,000 bags, a t 9d. to 104 d. for Boweds ; 10f to 11 - 0. for Mobiles ; for New Orleans ; and I lid. to 12id. for Bahias. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR TO-MORROW. 1. Supply—Report. 2. Supply—Committee. 3. Chester Criminals Execution Bill—Further consideration of Report. • NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR TO-MORROW. 1. Mr. Roebuck,—Petition from Colonel William Napier, com plaining of cruelty on the part of the parish officers of Fresh ford to the paupers of that parish. 2. Mr. Sheil,—To move for Copies of the Answers given by the the Secretary of the Home Department to certain Addresses from Orange and other Societies. 3. Mr. Hume, —Copy of the Letter from the Right lion. the Se cretary at War to the Lords of the Treasury, respecting the office of Governor of Guernsey and Jersey, and the emolu ments from Tithes of Corn, from the King's Revenue, and other sources ; also, a Statement of the amount of these seve ral e moluments ; distinguishing the amount of each branch. 4. Mr. Hume —Return of the Naval and Military Duties per formed by the Right Hon. Lord Carrington, as Captain of Deal Castle, and by the Captain an d Li eutenant o f S an d own Castle, stating whether resident or non-resident, and the amount of salary and emoluments received by each, and from what funds paid. 5. Mr. Hume,—Select Committee on the preparing and printing the Journals, and other Papers, including Acts of Parliament, printed for the two Houses, and for the Public. 6. Mr. O'Loghlen,—Copy of any Letter or Report addressed to the Chief or Under Secretary for Ireland by any 3lagistrate, or any Inspector or Officer of Police, relative to a Meeting of the Protestants of Tyrone, held at Dungannon on the 19th of December last, or the proceedings at that Meeting. 7. Mr. O'Loghlen,—Copy of any Correspondence between the Rev. Thomas Locke, Rector of Newcastle, in the county of Limerick, and the Chief or Under Secretary for Ireland, from the month of February, 1834, to the present time, relative to the collection of Tithes payable to Mr. Locke ; and also, of any Correspondence on that subject, during the same period, between the Chief or Under Secretary for Ireland, and the Commander of the Forces, or a n y Magistrate or Officers of Police in the Limerick district. NOTICES OF MOTIONS GIVEN LAST NIGHT. MONDAY, MARCH 9. I. Mr. Roebuck,—Petition from certain Members of the Legisla tive Council andllouse of Assembly of Lower Canada, com plaining of grievances. 2. Mr. Rolfe,—Bill to amend the Law relating to securities given for gaming, usurious, and certain other illegal transactions. TUESDAY, MARCH 10. Colonel Leith Hay—Copy of 's. Despatch to the Governor of British Guyana from the Colonial Office, dated the 29th No vember last, announcing the dissolution of Lord Melbourne's Cabinet. WEDNESDAY, MARCII 11. Mr. Robinson,—Petition from certain Maritime Officers of the East India Company, excluded from the compensation granted by the Act 3 and 4 Will. 4, c. 85. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25. Mr. Wallace, of Greenock,—Select Committee on the Manage ment of Post-office. TUESDAY, MAY 19. Mr. Wyse,—Bill for the amelioration, general diffusion, and per manent support of the Education of the people in Ireland. THURSDAY, MAY 21. Mr. Wyse , --Resolutions relative to Diocesan and Royal Schools in Ireland, with a view to extending their utility. TUESDAY, MAY 26. 1. Mr. Ewart,—Address to the Crown in favour of the appoint ment of Peers for life. 2. Mr. Robinson,—Motion relative to the right of British sub jects to a concurrent Fishery on that part of the coast of New foundland commonly called the French chore. Lord Grey is expected in town on Saturday next. His Lordship left Howick on. Monday, and was expected to join a party at Woburn, and will be present in the House of Peers early in the ensuing week. Grand dinners are given to-day in celebration of the Queen's birth-day. The Duke of Wellington entertains the Foreign Ambassadors and other persons of distinction, at Apsley-house, and Sir Robert Peel also gives an entertain ment on the occasion to a large party, and at night her Ma jesty's trades -people illuminate their respective houses. We are happy to find that Mr. Goulburn, son of the Right Honourable Secretary for the Home Department, occupies the first place on the classical Tripos at the Cam bridge examination. Mr. Goulburn was Second Wrangler and Smith's Prizeman, and was about a twelvemonth back elected University Scholar, a combination of academical honours never yet surpassed. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the Right Hon. Lord Heyteslwry, G. C. 8., the new Governor-General of India, ar.d Gene ral Sir Henry Fane, G. C. 8., the Commander-in-Chief of the Company's Forces in the East Indies, and secrund ordinary Member of the Council of India, were sworn frac) their r!,s pective offices. HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. His Majesty yesterday held a levee, which was attended by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland, the Austrian and Rus sian Ambassadors, the Sardinian, Neapolitan, Prussian, Belgic, Netherlands, Danish, Bavarian, Portuguese, Greek, Turkish, Spanish and Saxon Ministers; the Swedish Charge d'Affaires, the Secretaries to the Austrian and French Embassies, M. Leuchten berg, Privy Councillor of the Hanoverian Legation; Count Moi van, Secretary to the Sardinian Legation ; Count Bille, Secretary to the Danish Legation • the Archbishop of York, the Lord Chan cellor, the Lord President, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Foreign and Colonial Departments, the Secretary at War, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the Board of Controul, the President of the Board of Trade, the Paymaster of the Forces, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Lord Steward, the Groom of the Stole, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Chamberlain to the Queen ; Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Waiting ; the Master-General of the Ordnance, the Master of the Rolls, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, the Vice-Chamberlain, the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Master of the Robes, the Marquis of Thomond, Colonel Sir Charles Thorn ton and olonel Sir Charles Brooke Vere, Aides-de-Camp to the King ; Sir William Woods, K.H., Clarencieux King of Arms ; the Attorney-General, Captain George Pechell, R.N., Equerry to her Majesty ; Mr. Koch, his Majesty's Consul at Frankfort ; the Rev. Dr. Blomberg, Deputy Clerk of the Closet ; the Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal, Rev. T. F. Foord Bowes, Deputy Clerk of the Closet ; the Provost of Eton, the Clerk Marshal, Colonel Horace Seymour, Equerry in Waiting; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith, Gentleman Usher in Waiting ; atid Lord Kil marnock, Page of Honour. At the general Levee were— Du}: Es—Northumberland, Devonshire, St. Alban's. MA ILQU sEs—Lothian, Londonderry, Downshire. EA rms—Westmoreland, Kinuoull, Tankerville, Hillsborough, Surrey, Pembroke, Somers, Jermyn, Airlie, Erroll, Roden, Mans field, Rradford, Hardwicke, Mayo. VISCOUNTS—FaIkIawI, Corry, Clive, Canterbury, Ebrington, Grimston. The Bishop of Bristol. LORDS—Adolphus Fitzclarence, Stanley, Farnborough, Byron, Tullamore, Albert Conyrigham, C. Hamilton, Wodehouse, North wick, Frederick Paulet, James Stuart, Alfred Paget, Arthur Hill, Sandon. RICII'T HONOUR A BEES—Maurice Fitzgerald, T. P. Courtenay. HONOIT RAEES—Colonel Grant, M.P., Sir Henry Duncan, Edward Petre, H. S. Law, Mr. Canning, Lieut.-Colonel Sir E. Cust, Captain Cust, Captain Elliot, R.N., Mr. Vesey, G. Harris, C. Grimston, C. Dillon. Sias—James Graham, Felix Booth, Benjamin Brodie, F. Roe, Charles M. Clarke, Bart., George Murray, G. Wilson, 0. Mosley, W. Middleton, B. Codrington, W. de Tuvll, Alexander Grant, G. Temple, George Staunton, John Hanmer, Thom as Phillipps, William Horne, Harry Verney, R. Gardiner. Rev. Dr. Kuper. Sergeant Acherley. DocToas—Elliotson, Yelloly, Woodhouse, Hair, Locock, Adolphus. REVEREND MESSIEURS.—CharIes Wesley, John Buck, LL.D., B. Bray. MESSIEURS.—John Booth, jun., Frederick Pollock, Pemberton, J. Emerson Tennent, M.P., Bannerman, John Neeld, M.P., Hogg, G. T. Thomas, Edward Jacob, I. Blackburne, Labouchere, M.P., Bramston, Borthw•ick, M.P., Miller, Tubbs, Barber, Lock hart, Lyall, C. H. Oakes, Hall, M.P., H. Addington, Greig, T. Courtenay, F. Scolt, Carsick, R. B. Wingfield, Murray, J.M. Arnott, W. Russell, Robert Williams, H. St. John Mildmay, Mac kinnon, M.P., Mitchell, Mosley, E. Stanley, M. Gaskell, M.P., T. Gladstone, M.P., C. Cooper, E. Buller, Mayne, Bethel], M.P., P. Burrell, 'ferry, B. Greville, F. Dundas, B. Paget, Murray, R. J. Eaton, S. M. Phillipps, F. North, T. H. Morier, Samuel Platt, L. Robinson, B. Baring, Grimston, E. Denison, Hussey, Lockers, Poyntz, E. G. Jones, E. Drummond, E. J. Stanley, Urquhart, Clietwynd, Francis Lousada, Clive, W. B. Bayley. ADMIRALS—Sotheron, Sir Charles Ogle, Sir Charles Rowley, Sir P. H. Durham, Thompson, Schomberg, Sir T. Harvey, K. C. 8., Sir John Wells, Sir H. Neale, Taylor, Ommanney. CAL TAINS, R.N.—Sykes, S. Price, Bouverie, Rainier, C. 8., Christian, W. Hotham, H. Cosset, Thornbryough, Couch, Chetham, Geo. Pechell, P. Fisher, R. Maunsell, 'frefusis, M. Towler, Fhillip Ripley, John Locke, Elder Brethren of the Trinity House, Brown, Shea. COMMANDERS, R.N.—Lord F. Beauclerk, G. Dixon, S. Brown, Furber, W. Richardson, Castle, VV. N. Pierson. LIEUTENANTS, R.N.—Kuper, A. P. Le Neve, H. Schomberg, H. C. Schomberg. GENERALS—Sir Edward Kerrison, Macdonnell, Sir Charles Greville, Sir W. Macbean, Phipps, Sir J. Brown, Sir A. Brooke, cuming, Sir W. Inglis, Sir Geo. Anson, Sir H. Lowe, Darling. COLONELS—RowIey, Doveton, Cornwall, H. Bentinck, Sir A. Anderson, Rowan, Sir Geo. Hoste, Richardson, Sir 0. Carey, Best, Power, Rushbrooke, Fox, Graydon, Bingham, Cleiland, Needham, Meyrick, Daubeney, Jones, Townshend, Sir William Herries, Hay, Cleaveland, Lawtie, Stisted, Hill, Lord Douro, Sir J. Eustace, Sir R. Armstrong, Sir J. Limond, Hopkinson, Latter, Purvis. MAJoßs—MacArthur, Pringle, Taylor, Lord C. Wellesley, Luard, Thornhill, Hyde, Dyneley, Aslett, H. Cadogan, Sir E. S. Prideaux, Bart., Cumming Bruce, M.P., Allen, Bayly, Campbell. CArraiss—Doyle, Jackson, W. Nicoll, Groves, Laurenson, Hilton, J. A. Bailey, Grover, Hanmer Williamson, Pratt, Way mouth, Shedden, Sir L. Curtis, Bart., Marshal. LIEUTENANTS—WiIIiams, W. S. Conway, J. Brodhurst, Schonswar, Cleveland, Scott, John Mayne, Grenier, Bedford; Balders, Smith, Wood, Ashton. CORNFTS— Quin Macdonald. Ensign Daubeney. The following presented Addresses to the King : The Marquis of Downshire, accompanied by the Marquis of Lon donderry, the Earl of Roden, the Earl of Clanwilliam, the Earl of Hillsborough, Viscount Castlereagh, and Lord Arthur Hill, from the great meeting of the Protestants of the county of Down, on the 30th of October last, praying his Majesty to pre serve the integrity of the Church of Ireland, and to establish a more liberal plan of education consistent with Christian principles. Doctor Elliot'on, accompanied by Sir Benjamin Brodie and Doc tor Yelloly, of thanks from the President and Fellows of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London, for the ho nour of his Majesty's Royal Charter of Incorporation, and for his Majesty's gracious condescension in becoming the Patron of the Society. The following were presented to his Majesty : Sir F. Booth, on being created a Baronet, by Lord Tenterden. Lieut.-Colonel Rowley, on his return from abroad. Mr. Miller, on being appointed one of his Majesty's Counsel. Mr. Barber, on being appointed one of his Majesty's Counsel. Mr. E. Jacob, on being appointed one of his Majesty's Counsel. Mr. Sergeant Acherley, on his appointment as Attorney-General of the county Palatine of Lancaster. Mr. F. Pollock, Madras Engineers, on his going to India. Captain P. Ripley, Elder Brother of the Trinity-house. Lieut.-Colonel Doveton, Madras Cavalry, on his return from India by Viscount Falkland. Dr. Elliotson, by Sir Benjamin Brodie. Dr. Yelloly, by Sir Benjamin Brodie. The Master of the Rolls, by the Lord Chancellor. Viscount Canterbury, on his elevation to the Peerage. Lord C. Hamilton, by the Earl of Aberdeon. Lord Wodehouse, on coming to his title. Mr. Millar, Judge of the Supreme Court, and Keeper of the Re cords of Honduras, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. Bramston, by Mr. Baring. The Right Hon. ° M. Fitzgerald, on appointment as Lord of the Admiralty, by Earl De Grey. Dr. Woodhouse, on his departure for the Continent. Mr. Murray, on changing his name from Cottin to Murray. Mr. Francis Lous?da, by Major-Gen. Sir A. Broke, K. C.B. . . Mr. Greig, of Malta, on being nominated by his Majesty a Compa nion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George, by the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. R. B. Wingfield, by the L wel Chancellor. Rev. John Buck LL.D., by Sir Arthur Broke, K. C. B. Hon Charles Grimston, on receiving the appointment of Ensign and Lieutenant in the Coldstream Regiment of Guards, by Via count Grimston. Hon. C. Dillon, on his appointment to 16th Lancers. Sir 4. Grant, by Lord Ellenborough. Earl of Mansfield, on being invested with the Order of the Thistle. Mr. T. H. Morier, on his nomination to the 3d Class of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, by Lord Colchester. Major P. Taylor, late 61st Regiment, on his being appointed Knight of the Guelphic Order. Major Luard, on promotion. Colonel Sir 0. Carey, on being appointed a Knight Commander of the Guelphic Order. Lieut.-Colonel Sir J. Eustace, on receiving the Third Class of the Guelphic Order by the Earl of Pembroke. Captain W. Nicoll, by Sir E. Currey. Major Bayly, on receiving the Third Class of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, by Viscount Ebrington. Lieut. Grenier, by Colonel Wemyss. Lieut. Wood, on his return from India, by Gen. Gascoyne. Capt. Jackson, by Lieut.-General Sir W. Inglis. Lieut. Scott, by the Adjutant-General. Capt. Brown, East India Company's service. Lieut. Ashton, by the Hon. Capt. G. Elliot, R.N. Lieut. Smith, on his return from the West Indies. Capt. Hanmer, on promotion, by Lord Hill. Lieut. Williams, on his return from India, by Gen. Gascoyne. Commander Castle, on paying off his Majesty's ship Salamander, by Sir F. Collier. Captain Shea, H. C. S., by Sir John Woolmore. Lieut.-Col. Rushbrooke, M.P., by Earl Jermyne. Lieut. Cleveland, on his promotion and return from the lonian Islands, by Lieut.-Col. Cleveland. Commander Samuel Brown, on receiving the Third Class of the Guelphic Order, by Earl de Grey. Major Aslett, on promotion, by Corn. Sir J. Savage. Major Campbell, by Lieut.-Gen. Sir. W. Inglis. Admiral Sir John Wells, G. C. 8., on being nominated a Knight Grand Cross of the Bath, by Earl De Grey. Ensign Daubeney, 55th Regiment. Captain Cheetham, late of his Majesty's ship Talavera, on his re turn from the Mediterranean, by Sir John P. Beresford. Lieut. Herbert Schomberg, R.N., on his return from foreign ser vice, by his father, Rear-Admiral Schomberg. - After the Levee the King held a Privy Council, which was at tended by the Cabinet Ministers and the great Officers of State. Mr. Greville was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. His Majesty gave audiences to the Lord Chancellor, Sir Robert Peel, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Alansfield, Lord Ellen borough, the Earl of Rosslyn, and Lord Hill. The Earl of Verulam and the Hon. Captain George Campbell, R.N., were the Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Lord Chancellor has conferred the living of St. Stephen's, Walbrook, upon the Reverend George Croly, L. L. D. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—The Com mittee of the House of Lords appointed to consider and re port upon a plan for the building of Houses of Parliament, consists of the following members :—Duke of Cumberland, Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Chancellor, Lord Presi dent, Lord Privy Seal, Duke of Norfolk, Duke of Rich mond, Duke of Wellington, Marquis of Lansdowne, Marquis of Salisbury, Marquis of Cholmondeley, Earl of Shaftesbury, Earl De La Warr, Earl of Radnor, Earl of Harrowby, Earl De Grey, Earl of Ripon, Lord Bishop of London, Bishop of Hereford, Lord Holland, Lord Auckland, Lord Mel bourne, Lord Farnborough, Lord Brougham and Vaux, Lord Duncannon. We understand that it is the intention of the indus trious classes of Gloucestershire to wear in their hats this day, March 5, a sprig of gorse, or furze, as the symbol of their ancient rights and privileges to the common lands, and agree able to the old adage— " When furze are out of blossom, Kissing is out of fashion." CHAPTER OF THE ORDER OF. THE THISTLE. His Majesty held a Chapter of the most ancient Order of the Thistle yesterday afternoon, at St. James's. The Knights Brethren of the Order assembled in the Por trait Gallery, and were robed by Messrs. Hunter and Ede, in their green velvet mantles, wearing - also their collars. The Officers of the Order appeared in the chains and badges of their respective offices. The Knights were called over in the entree Room by the Secretary of the Order, when there appeared the Earl of Aberdeen, the Marquis of Aylesbury, Marquis of Ailsa, and the Earl of Errol. The officers present were Sir William Woods (Clarencieux King of Arms), Deputy Secretary, and Mr. Robert Quarme, Gentleman Lsher of the Green Rod. The Knights and Officers passed to the presence of the Sove reign into the Royal Closet. The Knights having taken their seats, his Majesty signified his pleasure respecting the election of a Knight into the Order ; each of the Knights then wrote the names of six candidates. The Deputy Secretary (beginning with the junior Knight) collected the suffrages, and presented them to the Sovereign, when his Majesty was pleased to declare that the Right Hon. William Earl of Mans field had been elected a Knight of the Order. The Knight elect was received at 'the door of the Chapter-room by the Marquis of Ailsa and the Earl of Errol, the two Junior Knights present, and advanced between them to the Sove reign, 'preceded by the Deputy Secretary, bearing the ensigns of the Order on a cushion, and by the Usher of the Green Rod. The Sword of State was delivered to the King by the Earl of Aberdeen, the Senior Knight present. and the Earl of Mans field, kneeling, received the honour of Knighthood. His Lord ship rising, the Deputy Secretary administered the oath to him ; the Noble Earl again kneeling, and the Deputy Secre tary presenting the Riband and Jewel of the Order, the King was pleased to put the Riband over his Lordship's left shoul der. The Noble Earl kissed hands on rising, and, having received the congratulations of each of the Knights, withdrew. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Lord Chancellor sat to-day to hear the part heard mo tion of Few v. Grippy ; the arguments in which having been concluded at half-past one o'clock, his Lordship proceeded in state to attond the drawing-room at St. James's palace. ROLLS' COURT-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the Master of the Rolls, in consequence of this being the day appointed for the celebration of her Ma. esty's birth day, sat in his robes of state. IN RE FOSTER. Mr. BETIIAL applied for an order to commit a person named Foster to the Fleet, under the following circumstances :—A warrant for the committal of Foster for contempt had been made by the late Lord Chancellor, but Foster having kept out of the way, the warrant could not be put into effect, until after Lord Brougham had resigned the Seals ; this, it was contend ed, on behalf of Foster, rendered the warrant of no effect, and hence the present application became necessary. The MASTER of the ROLLS considering the order of the late Lord Chancellor to be in full force, ordered Foster to be committed. His Honour rose shortly after one o'clock, to at.. tend the Drawing Room. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. An insolvent, named John Hammond, applied upon his peti tion to be discharged. He was unopposed by his creditors, but was interrogated by the Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER. The Learned COMMISSIONER minutely inspected the pro ceedings, and, addressing the insolvent, said—" I think you have been one of the most adventurous persons I have seen for a long time ; you were, I see, discharged in 1826, again in April, 1830, and then having been twice relieved by this Court, you attribute your present insolvency to having been security for other persons, by accepting accommodation bills. Surely, Sir, when you were before the Court on the last oc casion, you were told the consequences that would result from putting your name to accommodatior! papers ?" Insolvent—" Oh, your honour, I did not put my name to the bills for strangers." CHIEF COMMISSIONER—" I don't care, Sir; you must have known perfectly well that if you accepted accommodation bills for any person, and applied to this Court again within five years, you would disentitle yourself to the benefit of the Act." The Learned COMMISSIONER held that the insolvent was not a fit person for relief, and ordered the case to be adjourned, for him to obtain the consent of three fourths of his creditors. The case was accordingly adjourned sine die. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. Samuel Hayes was convicted of stealing a purse containing eleven sovereigns, from the person of Thomas Smith, a farmer, residing at Hounslow. NEW COURT. Grace Draper, 25, and Mary Morgan, 26, were indicted for stealing from the person of Jas. Holt the sum of 'ls. 6d. The prosecutor was passing down Kingsland road on the 13th February last, about eleven o'clock at night, when he was accosted by the prisoners, who asked for something to drink, and Draper put her hand into the prosecutor's waistcoat pocket and pulled out the money. A scuffle ensued, and the prisoners attempted to throw him down, and called out " Bill, Bill," when a man ran up, and they then succeeded in throw ing down the prosecutor, and ran off. Holt described them to a policeman, and they were shortly afterwards taken into custody. Guilty. SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DIAL, MARCH 4.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived the Favourite, Haar, from Batavia; Tam O'Shanter, Coyd, from the Mauri tius ; John, Fisher, from Jamaica ; Malta, Hammerfest, from Gijon ; Alexander, Nichols, from Waterford ; Triumph, Tra vis, from Cork ; Williams, Williams ; Ann, Whituet,cahnindgsß,anfo-r ger, Smith, from Belfast.—Arrived from the River, the An na , Pitcairn, for Palermo ; Fame, Astell, for Portsmouth ; 'Wil liam, Pawton, for Dublin ; and Fdyle: Packet, H Limerick.—Half-pasf six, the Thomas Coulter, General Palmer, and Tam O'Shanter, with several coasters and col liers, remain. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4. —Wind W. to N. W., a gale._... Arrived from London, the Lord Lowther, Grant, for Bombay; Penyard Park, Middleton, for Marseilles and the Mauritius.-- Sailed his Majesty's ship Victory, for the Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 3.—Wind W. N. W., a gale. FALMOUTH, MARCH 3.—Wind W. to N. W. Fresh gales, and squally. DOVER, MARCH 3.—Arrived off port, the Walcheren, from Batavia, and the Apollo, Vandyke. SOUTHAMPTON ' MARCH 4.—Arrived the George Canning, Byron, from St. Michael's. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 3.—Arrived the William Hardford, Longford, from New Orleans ; Bengal, Toulman, from Mobile; and Cincinnatus, Bardlow, from New York. CLYDE, MARCH 2.—Arrived the Hope, Swain, from De merara. The William and Alexander was driven on shore at Whitby, on the 3d inst.—Crew saved, The William of Liverpool was run down by a barque, on the 3d inst.—Ten of the crew saved. The Nymph, Schultz, from Memel to Dundee, was wrecked off Banholm, on the Bth inst. The Anna, Elizabeth, from Heligenaween, to Colchester, is lost on Vogel Land—crew saved. The Frau Catharina, Tondering, from Copenhagen to Hull, put into Elsinore on the 20th ult. leaky, having been ashore, and must d;scharge. Burgermiester, Schimdt, from Havannah to Bremen, put into Cuxhaven, leaky. Else, Hanson, from Hamburgh to Yarmoith, put into Cux haven, leaky. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Owing to a prevailing opinion yesterday that an American squa dron was expected at Cowes, and rumours of approaching hostilities between the United States and France, as well as the scarcity of money, the Funds were depressed during the day • but towards the close of the Market not much credit being attached to these reports the Market resumed a brighter appearance. Consols, which left off at 92A for the Account, and 91i for Money, opened this morning at 92 to A for the Account. Exchequer Bills, 35 36 ; India Bonds, 18 20. Bank Stock and Long Annuities are closed for the payment of the dividends, consequently the Bank will advance money on loans as usual. _ - This day Rechiced Annuities also close. The Foreign Market did not close yesterday so firm as was ex pected. Most of the Foreign Securities were somewhat lower. The market opened this morning with Spanish at 60 ; Spanish Scrip, 7 prem. ; Portuguese, 92:k ti; Columbian, 37138 k. Within these few minutes Consols are heavy at 91i 92 for the Account. • HALF-PAST ONE. The funds, which looked heavy in the ea r ly p art of the mornin g , have resumed a bright appearance. Consols, which receded to 914 4. for the Account, may be quoted at 92, and 914 for Money. Money continues scarce. Exchequer Bills, 35 36 ; India Bonds, 1920. In the Foreign Market the Securities also receded, but are again improving. Spanish, 591 60 ; Scrip, 64-4 ; Portuguese, 921 t i; Dutch. 56} 4 ; Columbian, 45. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 92. We hear that the Lady who is about to succeed Princess Lieven as Lady Hostess of the Russian Embassy, is niece and heiress of his Excellency Count Pozzo di Borgo, who was united about ten years ago to an ex-Captain of the French Garde Royale, who, by the terms of his marriage con tract, engaged never to bear arms against France. There is a rumour that, in addition to the Princes Lubecki and Galletsen, and Count Meden, Russian Diplomatic Agent at Paris, Prince Lieven is about to repair to that city upon a special mission. At the dreadful fire near Golden-square, on Tues day morning, five men of the fire brigade were placed in most fearful dano.er by the sudden falling in of a high wall of a house in Broad-street. They were playing an engine from the yard at the back of the house, when, without the least previous warning, the wall fell in, and, carrying with it in its descent two wooden tenements, covered the whole yard to some depth with ruins of all kinds. Nothing but the mo• mentary staying of the fall by the interposition of the wooden sheds could possibly have saved them.