The Sun. — London, England, 1835-04-28 00:00:00

- MEI , ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE. Yesterday the election of a member for the borough of Cambridge took place in the Shire-hall in that town. In consequence of no opposition being anticipated to the re-elec tion of Mr. Spring Rice, little interest appeared to be excited u compared with what has prevailed at the recant elections in that place. Mr. Spring Rice, in his way to the Shire hall, as well as on his appearing on the platform, was loudly cheered. Mr. THROWER, the Mayor of the place, presided as return ing officer. After the usual oaths had been administered, the Act against making freemen for the purpose of influencing elections, as well as the Bribery Act, were read ' • on the clauses of the latter being read in which it is enacted that the persons receiving bribes shall be disfranchised, and those giving them shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanors, there was great cheering. Mr. Hovam. then came forward to propose Mr. Spring Rice. He said that his Right Hon. Friend had been returned to Parliament on three former occasions, and he trusted that it was the unanimous feeling of the electors to return him again triumphantly to Parliament. He had been appointed to a high situation of great responsibility in the new Govern ment, and he (Mr. Hovell) was sure that he would perform the duties of his office in a way to reflect credit on himself as well as the town that returned him as their representative.— Vaear, hear.) He thought that the recent conduct of his jesty in calling his present Ministers to office was a proof that he was determined to live in the good opinion of the people of England.—(Hear, hear.) They all knew and ap preciated the benefit that had been conferred on them by opening the elective franchise, and this had been done by a Government composed in great part of Members of the pre sent Administration. Some fears had been expressed at granting the franchise to 101. householders ; but the result had shown that they were groundless, and that those who had this trust imposed on them had exercised it in a way honour able to themselves and advantageous to the country. He concluded with proposing the Right Hon. Thomas Spring Rice as a fit and proper person to represent the borough in Parliament.—( Cheers. ) Mr. GUNNING, the Esquire Bedell of the University, se conded the nomination. He said that it was hardly necessary for him to say that he was an old Reformer ; but indeed all were Reformers now.—( Laughter.) The distinction between them and their iopponents was, that while they had long seen the necessity for reform—some of them, like himself, for half a century—this had not been the case with their opponents until the 10th of December, 1834.—(Laughter and cheers.) Fortunately for himself, for that town, and for the country, his Right Hon. Friend was not so old a Reformer as himself, and be trusted that they would long enjoy the advantage they possessed in having a person of the splendid talents of his Right Hon. Friend to represent them. His Right Hon. Friend had ever been a Reformer ; and while an undergraduate of the University, on its being necessary for him to make a declara tion on attaining some honour, he chose for the subject of his theme the memory of Charles James Fox. Since that time he had ever advocated the principles of tint illustrious states man, who was the main instrument of getting rid of the slave trade.—( Hear, hear.) That great man was seconded by Lord Grey, who had repeatedly refused to take office because he was not allowed to bring forward Reform. At last be took the helm of affairs, and the result was the Reform Bill, in consequence of which splendid measure they were then assem bled.---( Cheers.) Many friends of liberty, on that measure being brought forward, had expressed alarm at extending the franchise to so a large body of persons. The result had shown the fallacy of their fears, and above all in the town of Cam bridge. That class of persons were, generally speaking, affec tionate husbands and kind fathers, and when these feelings prevailed in the social relations—although they - might be mis taken in their views—they could not be bribed, nor induced to do that which would reflect shame on them.—( Cheers.) A man in such a situation might occasionally take his glass of ale at his friend Newberry's—(Laughter)—but he would not join in the nightly orgies at Aaron Skinner's.—( Cheers.) He would only add, that they had reason to be proud of their re presentative, and he had reason to be proud of an indepen dent, and, above all, incorruptible constituency of that place. As no other candidate was proposed, the Mayer declared the Right Hon. T. S. Rice to be elected as Member for the Borough. Mr. SPRING RICE said that he was, on the present oc casion, completely overpowered by the personal kindness he had experienced—he was sure that it was much greater than could often fall to the lot of any public man. It seemed only the other day that he was but a stranger to them, and had, un der those circumstances, to struggle for the honour of repre senting them. In that struggl he succeeded—the second and third followed ; and as he advanced in the cause, it ap peared more satisfactory to himself, and he hoped it was also more satisfactory to his constituents ; he hoped, also, that the course was more satisfactory to those gentlemen by whom he was opposed. He meant that when he first sought their poli tical support, he was a stranger ; but he had found many pri vate friends, and even amongst those who were his political op ponents at the outset. Those struggles, however, had gone by, and he trusted that his political opponents hod founi nothing to object to in his conduct. On an occasion like the present, so deeply important as a political crisis, it was impos sible for him not to feel deeply the situation in which he was placed—it was at a moment when a Government was formed on principles essentially different from the Ad ministration which it had succeeded. It was at such a moment when, as an individual, and as a Member of the Government, he was put, as it were, on trial before h's constituents, he, for the first time, after four contests, had the honour of being returned by them to Parliament without opposition.—( Cheers., In the first place he felt bound to thank his friends for the exertions they had used in his behalf, and also his Committee, for the public spirit they had mani fested as well on that as on former occasions. He felt also, on the present occasion, that his acknowledgments were due to the political party opposed to him for not having put them to the trouble of a contest ; he hoped, however, that he might be allowed to say, without presumption, that such was the strength of his friends that any contest that arose must have terminated in his favour.—( Cheers.) It was notorious, how ever, that on many occasions when a contest was hopeless— and above all, in times like the present of great political ex citement—an opposition was raised solely with a view of creating inconvenience. The town might have been thrown into confusion on the present occasion, if any person present had come forward and proposed a candidate in opposition to himself and have demanded a poll ; and he therefore thought that in abstaining from such conduct he so far owed his former opponents his thanks. He also felt bound to acknowledge the great impartiality exhibited by the Mayor. They had by their decision returned him as the representative of an intelligent and thriving community, and as such he trusted they would allow him to make a few observations on some questions of a public nature. He hoped that he might with out offence allude before the Mayor to the question of Muni cipal Reform. He trusted that the measure which would be brought forward on this subject would be found to rest on such a principle as to put the Magistrates on a footing of perfect harmony with the people, with whom they were connected.— (Cheers.) It was the duty of the Legislature to take care that no disturbing forces were allowed to exist in this measure, but that, if a change were effected, it should be like that in the Parliamentary system, namely, founded on firm and deter. mined principles. The great question would shortly be brought under the attention of the Legislature, and he would assure the Mayor and Corporation, as well as the inhabitants of Cambridge, that whatever was done every exertion would be made to promote a feeling of harmony and confidence be tween the Magistrates and the people.—( Cheers.) If they got a better system with regard to Municipal Corporations than at present prevailed, he trusted that all differences which at present existed between the Corporation and the inhabitants of the town would be forgotten, except as beacons to show what was to be avoided for the future.—( Hear.) In the change to be made, he thought that it was essentially necessary to have an enlarged constituency ; and in his opinion the 101. house holders formed the proper class of persons.—( Loud cheers.) He hoped that Magistrates so appointed for the performance of a public trust, would, either in that Court or on Parker's piece, administer justice in such a way as was worthy of Bri tish subjects performing a public duty.—(Cheers.) He would ask any man present whether he would not feel insulted, if, when entering - the petty jury box, any one was to suppose that he would act corruptly ? and the feeling which thus operated in this case should also prevail with regard to all who had public duties to perform, and also all in connection with the administration of justice. He had no doubt that the measure of municipal reform, when carried, would put the people of Cambridge in possession of their just rights, and that they would have the administration of their affairs in their own hands. He hoped and believed that such a system as he had alluded to, if passed into a law, would remove those grounds of complaint that existed at present, and that they, in its ope ration, would have the concurrence of that party which had hitherto had the administration of the corporation in its hands. If the officers in corporations were elected by more popular constituencies than at present, he could not think that the authority of the magistrates would be diminished, or that they would be less respected by those to whom they had to administer justice.—(Hear, hear.) He had stated that the present crisis was a pecu culiar one, and, at the same time, it was one of the greatest importance. In the 'month of November last—when Parlia- ment was not sitting—to the surprise of the individuals forming Lord Melbourne's Government, and to the surprise, he would not say regret, of a large portion of the community—that Administration was dismissed under circumstances of a re- markable nature, and to the interruption of measures they were then prepaxing.—( Hear, hear.) He would pass over the pe riod of time which elapsed before the return of Sir Robert Peel to England when the Government was formed, and here he begged to observe, that he could not allude to that gentle man but in terms of respect, such as should be used to an ho nourable political opponent, no other person connected with the Tory party could give that party a chance of success. He would not say that that gentleman was the only man of distinguished talent connected with it, for that would be invidious ; but that he was a man of such ability as to measure with any connected with any party in the state. On their accession to office, many gentlemen would have had to go to their constituents, and it was therefore thought better by them to have a general ',election, which would give. _them a chance of returning oth ers connecte d with their Party,t,An election took place, and many mem bers of the Government were returned to Parliament ; but ten or eleven persons connected with it did not succeed in obtaining seats. The present Government had not followed the example of their predecessors and dissolved Parliament, but each had gone to his constituents to obtain a renewal of trust. They would have to meet a Parliament which had been returned on the dissolution by the Tory Government. It was abold experiment on their part to go each to his constituents, ~.nd thus enable their adversaries to oppoSe them with all their power ; for he need hardly observe, that at a general election gentlemen's attentions were divided, and they had to look to their own interests. Under the circumstances he had just al luded to Parliament had been returned, and there had been great boasting that there would be an overwhelming majority for the then Government. Calculations were made in the London Tory journals, and while he and his Noble Friend, Lord Morpeth, were put down as Radicals and unfair-trial men, a distinguished political writer, Mr. Cobbett, was put down as a fair-trial man. —(Laughter.) The Parliament then met, and he was deter mined to adhere to the course he stated on the hustings he in tended to pursue—namely, to give the measures of the Govern ment his support when he found them to be good. It might be said that the late Opposition had not acted in conformity with this principle—he denied it ; his friends and himself did not seek for means of opposing them. Their own Secretary for the Treasury was not more anxious to avert the crisis which at last ended in the breaking up of the Government than he was. He was most anxious to see them converts to reform, and bringing forward measures founded on sound principles of reform. He wished to see them in office so that_ the career of reform might advance independent of all opposition ; but, at the same time, it was impossible for him to sacrifice principles to keep them in.—( Hear, hear.) In the first place the House of Commons had a right to se lect their own Speaker ; and not from any disrespect to the Right Hon. Gentleman, their late Speaker, who had previously tendered his resignation, nor from party feel ings, they supported Mr. Abercrombie.---( Hear, hear.) The next question was on the Address. Had he not a right on their first meeting to ask the Parliament on what principles they intended to act? whether it was prepared to act up to the principles of reform to which the previous House of Com mons had been pledged? and therefore the opinion of the new House was asked as to the propriety of the late disso lution. No question could be more favourable to the Govern ment, for many persons were in the present who were not in the last Parliament. They, however, appealed to it on the subject by which many of them had been gainers. The House of Commons had been dissolved on one of two grounds—either because it went too far in reforming, and that it became ne cessary to pull it up with a sharp bit, or that it did not go far enough, and therefore it was necessary to give confidence to the Reformers by a dissolution. It was natural that the people of England should be anxious to have satisfaction on this point, and the decision of the House on it was known. The next question which came before the House was one which he re garded with great anxiety, namely—granting a charter to the London University. He had long thought that unnecessary obstacles were thrown in the way of the Dissenters as regarded the ancient Universities, and at the same time a charter was refused to a new University. He would appeal to any impar tial man of sense, whether there was any consistency in this course, unless it was intended to shut out the Dissenters from anything like a liberal education.—( Hear, hear.) Was not this shutting the door against them, and at the same time barring them out of the window? The question of the charter of the London University was, therefore, brought forward, and the Government was in a minority of 100.—( Hear, hear.) He confessed that as far as the decision went, it did not satisfy him, for he thought that it raised up a distinction be tween the Churchmen and Dissenters which ought not to ex ist.—(Hear. }Aar, hear.) He would refer them to what ex isted in Trinity College, Dublin. The statutes of that establishment were founded on those of Vie distinguished in stitution in that town to which he belonged, 'and of which could not speak but in terms of the highest respect—namely, Trinity College—( Hear, hear, hear,) and yet in the former college Dissenters and Catholics were educated arid allowed to take degrees. It was said that if Dissenters were admit ted to our universities, an indifference would be created with regard to religious instruction ; but he believed a suspicion of the kind had never been thrown out, that the faith of young men was endangered by mixing with Dissenters and Catho- Hear, hear.) He believed that it was rather the other way, and that the arrangement had been the means of bringing many back to the Church. Another great question remained, namely, the Irish Church. The subject had been brought forward by the Government introducing a Bill, and it then be came necessary to declare the principle on which to act. Un der other circumstances they might have waited util they were in possession of all the facts, but when called upon to give a decision on a principle on which they could not agree, they were bound to state how far they were prepared to go. He had already, in another place, stated his opinions at length on the subject, and therefore would not dwell on them, but would merely observe, that the principle of Lord J. Russell's resolution, which had been supported by the majority of the House, was brought forward not with a view or belief, or with any intention of overthrowing the Protestant Church of Ireland, or with a view of leaving the Protestants there with out adequate means of religious instruction ; but only of get ting rid of the expense of the Church, when there were no flock's or congregations, and which was one of the scandals that endangered the Protestant Church, instead of serving it. —(Cheers.) He would not take one stiver from the Church, but only get rid of that which, so far from adding to the splendour or usefulness of the Church, was only injurious to it.—( Hear, hear.) He had never given a vote unless with the view of promoting a safe and constitutional reform ; and yet he had been designated a Destructive. When the Dis senters' Marriage Bill was formerly brought forward, he bad been charged in that town with supporting it from a wish to destroy the Established Church. Persons con nected with the late Government had done so.—(Hear, hear.) He would appeal to any one whether the Lon don Tory papers would not have charged him with Atheism if he had urged the adoption of a civil con tract in marriages.—( Hear, hear, hear.) He would have been charged with entering into a conspiracy against the we men, and that by such a law a man might without difficulty get rid of his wife. He might possibly be charged with wisl-- ing to take the wedding-rings off all the women to pay off the National Debt—(Laughter)--and yet the late Government had brought forward a measure for the purpose of allowing the marriages of Dissenters to be a civil contract.,—( Hear, hear.) Again, suppose that Lord Grey had brought forward a mea sure for equalizing the revenues of the bishoprics, of putting a stop to pluralities and non-residence, would he not have been charged with an attempt to destroy the Church—would he not have been told that none but ecclesiastical persons should deal with the Church. He would have been told that the Bi shop of Chester was known throughout his diocese, but that a Bishop of Manchester was only a manufactured Bishop, and should be sent back as a bale of damaged goods—( Laughter) that the Archbishopric of York was as old as Christianity in this country—and that equal influence and authority never could be obtained by the Bishop of Ripon. He did not object to their opponents bringing forward their measures--for all that he wished for was, that the good cause should progress.— (Cheers.) A cry had been raised that the Church was in danger, in consequence of the support that the present Go vernment had received from men of extreme opinions—for this support he thanked them, but he begged to be un derstood that this support was only given on those com mon points on which the parties agreed.—(Hear, hear.) These gentlemen made no compromise, but, as honourable men, gave their support to the Government, and neither his colleagues nor himself had made any promises. As, however, they had been taunted with the support of the Radicals and the Repealers, he wished to mention a circumstance which might tell equally against the Tories. All present he was sure were most anxious that the public faith should be main tained and the interest of the debt paid ; now it was clear that if the Malt-tax had been repealed when lately proposed, the interest of the debt could not be paid, and thus the safety and honour of the country would be sacrificed. Now Sir Robert Peel was supported in his Government by many good Tories who were pledged to vote for the repeal of the Malt-tax.— (Hear, hear,) Admitting this, then, if the Radicals and Re pealers destroyed the Whigs by aiding them, a charge of wishing to shake off the interest of -the debt might be brought against Sir R. Peel's Government.—(Laughter.) Of course he never intended to bring a charge against Sir R. Peel of wishing to violate the public faith, although he might receive the support of inspired Members.—(Laughter.) Therefore, although Mr. O'Connell might support him, he was not more a Repealer than he was formerly.—( Hear.) He should just as soon wish for a repeal of the Union, as for a termination of the kindly feeling existing between himself and constituents. In conclusion he once more thanked them for the honour they had done him.—(Loud cheers.) The Right Honourable Gentleman then proposed "a vote of thanks to the Mayor, for his impartial conduct in the chair. This motion was carried unanimously, and the Mayor returned thanks. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then proceeded to the house of Mr. Bridges in the market-place, from the window of which he made a short address to a multitude of upwards of a thousand persons assembled opposite. SANDWICH. RETURN OF SIR T. TROUBRIDGE WITHOUT OPPOSITION. SANDWICH, MONDAY NIGHT, HALF-PAST, SEVEN. This day was appointed for the nomination of a candidate or candidates to supply the vacancy occasioned by Sir T. Trou bridge having accepted the office of a Lord of the Admiralty. Lord Villiers, a scion of the stock of Jersey, obtained a letter of marque from the Conservative dynasty, London, and com menced a privateering excursion off Walmer, Deal, and Sand wich, and, encouraged by some Swiss cheers about the Walmer shallows, he ventured to raise his colours of defiance, but when the Captain began to near upon it, the privateer Villiers suddenly sheered off, attending, however, very actively, down to Sunday, to the canvass. The flight of Lord Villiers very materially affected the bustle of the scene. There being no longer an enemy to fight, there was no occasion to continue the preparations for action, and little more remained to be done than to announce the continuation of undisputed strength and victory ; but that, nevertheless, occasioned a gay and active assemblage in the market-place, in front of the hustings, as well as on the hustings. The Mayor, RICHARD HARRISON, Esq., opened the busi ness, by stating that he had called them together to proceed to the election of a Baron in the room of Sir T. Troubridge. The oath having been administered, the Bribery Act read, and the other preliminaries being disposed of, H. W. HALNLY, Esq., proposed Sir T. Troubridge as a fit and proper person to represent Deal, Weimer, and Sandwich, in Parliament. SLOUDDEN CASTLE seconded the nomination. The MAYOR, after a short pause, said, " In the absence of any other candidate, I now declare Sir T. Troubridge to be unanimously returned to represent Sandwich in Parliament." —(lmmense cheering, followed by many rounds of hnzzas. ) Sir THOMAS TROUBRIDGE then came forward to the front of the hustings, and was received with loud and unanimous cheer ing, which lasted for several minutes. He then said : Gentle men and brother freemen—lt is but a short time since you re turned me, for the 4hird time, as your representative, and I now feel confident of success in appealing to you again ; al though I may, indeed, say that the election is over, and that I once more starul in the proud situation I held a few days since. , THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 1835. —(Loud cheers.) There is another great matter of satisfac tion upon which I cannot help remarking, and it is this—when I first had the honour of addressing you, four or five years ago, I called to your notice the high talents, the immovable integ rity and consistency of Earl Grey..--(Hear, hear.) And what must be my feelings now, when I can state, that after the late Tory Administration had been tried, and when the voice of the House of Commons had proclaimed that England could not be properly governed by Tories—what must be my satis faction to find that when, in consequence of this they re signed their offices, that the first person consulted by the King as to who should be his future counsellors, was, and lam proud to state it, Earl Grey—(cheers)—and, al though that nobleman was not young enough to sustain the fatigues of office, yet the character and sentiments of Lord Melbourne, who holds the first place in the Administration, are in union with those of Earl Grey and the people of Eng land—( Renewed cheers)—and I do not hesitate to say that he will use every means in his power, with the assistance of the people, to bring forward such measures as will be satisfactory, and conducive to the general interests.—( Cheers.) Ido not deny that he will have to encounter much opposition to his efforts, for his opponents are a strong party, and have made up their minds to " die hard."—(Cheers and laughter.) Yes, they will die as hard as they can ; but unless they make up their minds to become Reformers not only in words but in deeds, die they must.—(Loud and repeated cheers.) A great cry has been raised that the Church is in danger.—(Great laughter.) Now I have no hesitation in asserting that there is no better Churchman in the country than myself; I come not to destroy but to repair, in order that the Establishment may last for ever—( Loud cheers)—and though I may be called a Destructive by the Tory party, yet I am proud of the distinc tion ; because I am conscious that I work in the cause of right and on the side of the people.—( Continued cheers.) The great question which was the subject of discussion in Parlia ment lately, and which caused the change of the Administra tion, was the Reform of the Irish Church ; but the subject is too deep and extensive to be discussed by me now from this place. I wish, however, to assure you that that question had no tendency whatever to pull down the Church, but, on the contrary, to do what was just and right—to educate the people —and we should not feel towards Catholics any hostile senti ments because they are so. I say that we should always endeavour to do as we would be done by.—(Great applause. ) My conduct has always been straight-forward, and I shall per severe in that course, looking neither to the right nor to the left ; and with regard to the present Administration, if the people of England support it as they should, nothing can avail to disturb it.---(Loud cheers.) The MAYOR then asked if any other gentleman wished to address the meeting ? No person, however, offering himself, the Mayor declared the business to be concluded. Sir Thomas Troubridge and a large party of his friends dined at five o'clock at the Fleur-de-lis Tavern, where his health was honoured with enthusiastic cheering. in the House, and if they elected the Learned Gentleman they would then have forty-six.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) After attacking Mr. Disney for taking great credit to himself as being a friend to the Church, when it was notorious that he was supported by her avowed as well as her concealed enemies, the Honourable Member concluded an unimportant speech amidst considerable confusion. After a few words in explanation from DISNEY, Mr. BRAMFIL put several questions to Mr. Elwes, which that gentleman declined to answer ; and upon a show of hands, the High Sheriff declared the election to have fallen upon Mr. Elwes, whereupon Mr. Lenuard demanded a poll on behalf of his friend, Mr. Disney, which was fixed to take place at nine o'clock on Thursday morning. A vote of thanks having been given to the High Sheriff for his impartial conduct in the chair, the meeting separated. WOLVERHAMPTON. DINNER TO MESSRS. THORNELEY AND VIL- LIERS. On Friday last, the 24th inst., a public dinner was given to T. Thorneley, Esq. and C. P. Villiers, Esq., to celebrate their return to Parliament for the borough of Wolverhampton. Upwards of 100 gentlemen were present. The Rev. W. Leigh presided, and showed by the liberality of his sentiments that all the clergy of the Established Church are not allied with the Tory league in defending abuses and opposing re form. Among the many independent and sensible observa tions which that gentleman made were the following : ° Their enemies were fond of applying opprobrious epithets to them. It was certainly hard that they should be called de structives because they desired substantial reforms. Was he to be called an enemy to the church to which he belonged, be cause he wished to see a removal of its abuses ?—( Loud cheers.) It was said the conservatives had intelligence, wealth, and influence, exclusively on their side. Now, look ing at their own county, who had they, he asked, in the ranks of the reformers 2—( Hear, hear.) There was first of all the Duke of Sutherland, who was a noble man of both wealth and influence ;—was he a destruc tive ?—( Laughter and cheers.) Then again there was the Duke of Cleveland—was he a destructive ? To his (Mr. L's.) own knowledge this nobleman sacrificed, when the reform bill was carried, 150,0001., parliamentary influence.—( Hear, hear. ) Next came the Marquis of Anglesea, Lord Littleton, and Lord Lichfield—were these destructives ? Thank God, they were in good company at all events.—( Laughter and cheers.) The healths of the two Members for Wolverhampton, Messrs. Thorneley and Villiers, were drank with enthusiasm. Mr. Thorneley said that he and his colleague had voted for' Mr. Abercromby, the Amendment to the Address, Lord John Russell's motion, and all the other liberal propositions made this Session. The resignation of the late Ministry proved that no administration could now carry on the government which had not the confidence of the country ; and he trusted the measures of the new Cabinet would be such as to obtain for it that indispensable qualification. We select the following passages from the excellent speech of Mr. Villiers :—" He voted for the amendment to the ad dress, because he was anxious to manifest to the Crown and the Ministry that the constituency he had the honour to represent had not changed its opinions since it first exercised the fran chise.—( Applause.) He wished to mark their opinion that there had been no necessity for disturbing the country from a state of repose to change a Government who were proceeding in the work of reform in accordance with the wants and wishes of the country.—( Cheers.) To call this proceeding factious was indeed the greatest abuse of language. Now, as he un derstood the word factious, it was supporting or condemning a measure for private and party purposes; and what then, he asked, was the conduct of the opposition upon the Dissenters' Marriage Bill, brought in by Ministers ? One after the other they rwc to compliment the Minister on the liberality of the Bill. —( Hear.) Again, how did the Opposition act on the question of the malt duty? Did t:1,!:- seize the opportunity of embarrassing the Minister by staying aw.ry and suffering it to be carried against him? No, although Sir Rnhcrt Peel de clared that if he were left in a minority he would resign on morrow, they attended in their places and froted against the motion, believing, as many of them did, and he ( Mr. Villiers) among the number, that the object in view was merely a party one, namely, the benefit of the landowners, and not the country at large—( Hear, hear.) Thus the ministry was saved by the men who were generally opposed to it—and yet, forsooth, they were to be taunted by the hirelings of a dying party with fac tiousness. * * * An attempt was made to revive the cry of " No Popery," and " The Church is in danger;" but the people had heard it so often that they were tired of it, and the attempt signally failed. The people discovered the fraud, and that the cry did not mean that religion was endangered, but the temporalities, which had been artfully tried to be palmed off for religion itself. He wished that in this respect the Clergy of the Irish Church, and others interested in its property, had been aA honest as the Brahmins in India. When they heard that the Missionaries were coming over, these simple-minded men, who receive their tithes in rice, called together a council, and issued an edict to denounce the Missionaries, saying, " We must not suffer these men to come among us, or they will cer tainly upset our rice- pots."—( Shouts of laughter.) Now, when we heard men get up in the House of Commons to defend the Irish Church, as they said, he ( Mr. Villiers) could not help thinking it was not the religion, but the rice-pots, for which they were fighting."—( Increased laughter.) CANTERBURY. MONDAY NlGHT. —Nothing is decided here as to the next election. Lord Albert Conyngham not having accepted office previously to the adjournment of the House, no writ could be issued—none has issued. His Lordship has been in Canter bury to consult his constituency whether they would approve of his acceptance of office, because he would be guided by their opinion —a shocking proceeding certainly to think of ap pealing to those who had elected him whether they would ap of their representative taking office I Such an example must tend to destroy another " Institution" of the country ! Resolutions were adopted, Zan ?s' circulating for signatures, declaratory of approbation of Lord A. Conyngham accepting office under the present liberal Government. NORTH ESSEX. The nomination for the northern district of Essex took place yesterday, at Braintree. In the morning, before seven o'clock, we were roused from a sound sleep by a band of mu sic, the noise of which was sufficient to counterbalance the de ficiency of science, brawling out " Hurrah for the Bonnets of Blue." These disturbers of the quiet inhabitants turned out to be of the suite of John Payne Elwes, Esq., a gentleman whose pedigree the legendary lore of the country people traces from the celebrated miser of the same name. He is, we are informed, alandowner in the county, and resides at Ingatestone. The following may serve as a proof of the estimation in which he is held by a portion of the community in this neighbourhood, who have no charge of penurious habits to bring against him, but, on the contrary, speak of his generosity in private life; the remark applies to the notion some of the people have of his attainments. A rather blunt homespun yeoman to whom we had occasion to put a few questions, delivered himself nearly as follows "I am but a poor man, and has no business to say anything, but I knows summut about his house, and if he has got but a letter to write, he must get one of his domestics to do it for him." We attach no importance to this improbable asser tion, but we mention it as a fact that did take place, and'one that even his friends to a certain extent were not very anxious to deny unqualifiedly. We were also told that every horse in the place had been secured for the Blue party, that is the Elwesites. The other candidate was John Disney, Esq., Chairman o' the Quarter Sessions of this district. His colour was yellow. The hustings were erected in a field in the vicinity of the town, and consisted of three large waggons. About eleven o'clock Mr. Elwes came to the place preceded by a band of music, and followed by a large cavalcade and pedestrians. Mr. Disney entered the waggon unaccompanied with any parade. On the hustings, besides the High- Sheriff, G. W. Gent, Esq., we observed Quintin Dick, Esq., M. P. for Maldon, and Sir Henry Smythe, M. P. for Colchester, who were in the waggon set apart for the friends of Mr. Elwes. The preliminary measures having been gone through, and the proclamation read, Mr. BULLOCK put in nomination John Payne Elwes, Esq., as a proper person to represent them in Parliament. The an nouncement was followed with immense noise and uproar. Mr. MAGENDIE seconded the nomination. Mr. LENNARD stood forward to nominate Mr. Disney.— ( Cheers.) When he remembered the active part the Re formers in the North of Essex had taken in the passing of the Reform Bill, by which many whom he now addressed had ob tained their franchise, it was time they should awake from their slumber, and exert themselves to forward the effects of the Reform Bill. It was a duty which they owed the people of England, to repair the injuries perpetrated upon the country by the opposite faction. He would call upon the people to array themselves in the struggle against those who would sa crifice them for place and power. He cited the instance of the question of Catholic Emancipation, which they had at first opposed ; but when, to serve their own purpose, they not only brought it in, but gave ten times more power to the Papists than they had ever asked for. The Reform Bill had been de nounced by the Tories as fraught with the most mischievous consequences to the community, and' yet, within two years, when they came into power, they pretended to support the provisions of that very Reform Bill. Could it be for a moment supposed that the people of England could have reliance on such men that they would carry that measure of reform into effect in all its integrity ? These were damning facts ? They had been rather taken by surprise, for they had not been in the secret of the Peerage which had been conferred upon the man who had declared that he would advocate the cause of Reform. —( Laughter. ) Mr. ELWES having been first on the ground had the pre ference of first addressing the people. The present was a peculiar period in the history of the country, when it behoved every man to support the Church and State. He was sur prised that so large a body of the Dissenters had arrayed themselves against the Church. Some allusion had been made to the Malt-tax, but he would ask them to recal to re collection the conduct of the Hon. Member for Maldon in the Administration of Earl Grey, who had been ready to do any thing to get his friends into power. He would not make a long speech—(from a spectator before the hustings, " Because you can't.") He had no doubt that they would be highly gratified, and the Hon. Gentleman, the other candidate, would be equally gratified in giving them a long speech ; but if he did go into Parliament, he would do all that was consistent with the principles of the constitution. He thanked them for the success he had met with in his canvass, and he had no doubt his return would be the result by an overwhelm ing majority.—( Cheers and disapprobation.) Mr. DISNEY wished to give the electors the opportunity of carrying out the principles of the Reform Bill. Circum stances had brought forward Mr. Elwes, and circumstances of an opposite nature had induced him reluctantly to come for ward. They ought not to be afraid of the cry which bad been raised respecting Popery, for there would be less danger to apprehend from an educated people than from those who were ignorant. Independently of which, by giving them education they , would be laying the foundation for their being converted to Protestantism, and smooth the path by which the people of Ireland would - be conciliated.—( Hear, hear.) His conduct, as a political man, was generally known to them, and his prin ciples were summed up in two resolutions, which he had the honour to propose for the adoption of the South Essex Re form Association a few days ago, viz., that the surest mode of supporting the constitutional monarchy, and legislative autho rity of these realms, is by maintaining the free exercise of the rights of suffrage, and choosing honest and independent Re presentatives in the House of Commons. In his opinion, the surplus property of the Irish Protestant Church should be applied to purposes of education, as a means used for reclaim ing the Irish Papists. He was friendly to the commutation of tithe, and removing everything connected with the religion of the country calculated to make it odious to the people.-- ( Hear, hear.) He had held the office of Coroner for Brid port fifteen years, and had been obliged to qualify for that office, and he would do so again if the occasion required it-- (Hear.) He had not been relieved by the Test and Corpora tion Act, or by Catholic Emancipation ; still if they returned him he would go into the House and support the Administra tion of Lord Melbourne, as be conscientiously believed it to be framed for the benefit of the country.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to Corporation Reform, he would say that he went to the same length as Lord John Russell. Great abuses had crept into Corporations, and he would tell them what had occurred to a voter on one occasion who had gone to the poll to give his vote. He was asked whether he intended to vote for the liberal candidate ? And on answering in the affirmative, he was told he was not qualified, although the man's house had been rated at, and he had absolutely paid IN. ; they got ano ther officer to say it was only worth Si., in order to prevent his vote being taken ; thus insulting the voter, and robbing him of 21., which, according to their own shewing, he had a right to.—( Shame, shame.) If he had a starling he would teach him to utter the words Reform, Reform—Retrench, Re trench. It is true that his Mon. Friend (Mr. Lennard) had voted for the ,Malt Tax two years ago, but he would remind the freeholders that his Hon. Friend had voted lately against that tax in consequence of his being requested to do so by his constituents.—( Hear, hear.) He (Mr. Disney) was not prac tically an agriculturist; he could not hold the plough, but he wished to render to them every service in his power. The Hon. Candidate sat down amidst enthusiastic cheering. Sir JoHN TYRRELL said they had already forty-five lawyers COURT OF CHANCERY. The Lords Commissioners (the Master of the Rolls and Mr. Justice Bosanquet) entered the Court this morning at ten o'clock, and after disposing of some matters of no im portance, retired to their Lordships' private room, for the purpose of hearing a motion in the case of Shirley v. Lord Ferrers. At twelve o'clock their Lordships returned into open Court. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. THE SOCIETY FOR THE EDI - CATION OF NEGRO SLAVES. Mr. WIGRAM in this matter applied for a reference to the Master to approve of a new scheme for the better regula tion and distribution of the funds of the charity. About a century ago a sum of money had been bequeathed for the conversion and education of negro slaves in the colonies. The money was invested in property in the city of London, and the proceeds applied according to the intentions of the testator in the conversion and education of slaves on the continent of America up to the declaration of independence by the United States, when a new appropriation became necessary, and a scheme was finally approved of under which a society, called the Society for the education of Negro slaves in the West India Colonies, was incorporated by charter, and to that society was entrusted the manage ment and distribution of the income of the estates, which was very considerably increased, and which amounted to an annual sum of two thousand three hundred pounds and up wards. A new difficulty had, however, now arisen. By the late Act of the Legislature there were no longer any persons called Negro slaves in the West India colonies ; slavery had ceased, and it became necessary, not only to have a new charter, but also a new scheme, as although the old scheme included free persons of colour, a doubt was en tertained whether the words could be understood as extend ing to the great mass of the negro population in their pre sent condition. The Learned Counsel was therefore in structed to apply for a reference generally to the Master. Their LORDSHIPS were of opinion that there must be a general reference to the Master, and it was directed accord ingly. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Samuel Ban ford Hamer, described as an attorney, was opposed on his application to be discharged by Mr. Wake ley, (who was specially retained) on the part of Messrs. Robertson, wine-merchants, of Villiers -street, Strand. He was supported by Mr. Cooke (with whom was Mr. Woodroffe.) The aggregate amount of the debts owing by the insol vent were stated at 69,9551., of which he had received consideration for nearly 52,000/., and that sum included mortgages on an estate to 25,0001. His assets (good, bad, and doubtful) were 20,8001. The insolvent, on his examination, was admitted an at torney in 1812, and practised occasionally. He was re admitted in 1825, but had not practised since 1833. He had kept twelve terms as a law student. In 1823 he was a bankrupt, and in the following year obtained his certifi cate. In 1831 he left Yorkshire, where he kept two esta blishments, and came to London. His first residence was at No. 75, Quadrant, Regent-street, and he was not aware that it was a common gambling house. He had never heard that the house had been indicted. He afterwards lived at No. 100 in the same street and did not know that play was carried on in that house ; he admitted he had played frequently himself. He afterwards resided for a few weeks in Maddox -street, and subsequently at No. 8, Dover-street, Piccadilly. That was neither a gambling nor a subscription house. He believed he had seen play there. He did not know whether a " table" was kept there. The insolvent at this stage of the examination said he did not know whether he was bound to answer the question. Mr. COOKE was not aware that it was an offence to wit ness play. Mr. Commissioner BOWEN-If you are caught, it is.-- (A laugh.) In c ontinuation—The insolvent admitted he had seen play at 75, Quadrant. He had kept race horses, and had expended considerable sums in travelling and servants. His wife had an income of about 8001. a year, of which 3001. went to support two sons by her former husband. In some years he had paid as much as 5001. a year for dis counting bills. He had made no less than 12,0001. by the turf, and had been in the habit of gaming. He had kept as many as twenty horses at one time. He had purchased of Lord Chichester an estate for 50,000/., of which sum he had raised 25,0001. by mortgage, which debt now appeared in his schedule. At one time he expected the estate would have paid all his debts, as he had been in treaty for its dis posal at the sum of 75,0001. Mr. COOKE observed that the only punishment the Court could inflict was to discharge the insolvent.---(Laughter.) It was discovered that some notices were defective, and the case stood adjourned to amend. The insolvent will then be discharged. The British Museum re-opens this day, having been closed during the Easter holidays. _ _-,~ >_ • - RIME PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS, ASSURANCE COMPANIES, &c. &c. LONDON, TUESDAY, APRIL 28. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS. per Shares. Annum. Paid. Share, 1,760 64 per cent. Ashton and Oldham.- Average 97/. 16s. sh. 157 ';'1,482 6/. Ashby.de-le-Zouch Average 112/. sh. 65 1,260 Basingstoke lOO/. sh. 51 1,005 5/. Brecknock and Abergavenny 150. sh. 85 4,00045 h. 121. 10s. Birmingham, 4 share 171. 10s. 4,000 Ditto and Liverpool Junct....loo/. sh. all pd 663 Bridgewater and Taunton -.100/ sh. all pd 61 400 M. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh. 102 500 42/. Coventry lOO/. sh. 4,546 ... ...... Croydon Average 31/. Os. 10d. sh. 2; 2,0601 3!.105. Dudley 1 0 ,4. sh. '74 600 61. Derby 'OO/. sh. 120 3,575: Ellesmere and Chester Average 133/. sh. 881 . 231 43 7 . Erewash 100/. sh. 515 1,297 261. Forth and Clyde Average 400/. 16s. sh. 606 11,500 12/. Grand Junction lOO4 sh. 2384 148494 Grand Union 100/ sh. 23 1,521 Grand Surrey lOO/. sh. 120,000/. 4/. per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan lOO/. 73 3,096 Grand Western 600 131. 12s. Bd. Glamorganshire, Average cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 280 1,930 Gloucester and Berkley 100/. sh. 15 749 10s, Grantham 150/. sh. 202 6,238 1/. 10s. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 33 100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10 25,328 1/. Kennet and Avon, Average 391.85. 10d. sh. 214 2,897 1 201. Leeds and Liverpool 100/. sh. 539 545 121. Leicester l4O/. sh. 149 907 4/. Leicester and North anlpt on... Aver 631. 10s. 80 550 5/. per cent. Liskeard and I.ooe Union 25/. sh. all pd 25 70 144/. Loughborough Average 142/. 17s. sh. 1,600 2,409 9/, Monmouthshire lOO/. sh. 180 250 9/, Melton Mowbray 1001 sh. 190 500 25/. Mersey and Irwell lOO/. sh. 560 3,000 Macclesfield 100/. sh all pd. 52 247 151, Neath 100/ sh . 100 Nene Navigation Bonds ...1001. sh. 1001. pd. 100 1,793 32/. Oxford 100/ sh. 615 522 21. Oak ham 130/. sh. 38 2,400 41. Peak Forest ... ....... .. Average about 781. sh. 104 21,418 14s. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 164 5,669 5/. per cent. Rochdale Average 85/. sh. 123 500 8/. Shropshire lau. sh. 140 800 10/, Somerset Coal l5O/, sh. 163 45,000/. 61 percent. Ditto Lock Fund Stock l2/. 10s. sh. 121 700 36/. Staffbrd and Worcester l4O/. sh. 690 U 503 111. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 2424 300 8/. Stourbridge 3,647 1/. 10s. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791. 9s. Pd. sh. 38,4 533 13/. „- Swansea 100/. sh. 205 3,762 1/. "'''' Severn and Wye and Railway ...Av 35/. sh. 19 2,600 fsh. 32/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, f share 100/. sh. 625 8,149 ...... ... Thames and Medway.- Aver. 19/. ss. Pd. sh. 2 1,000 sh.l 151. Warwick and Birmingham 100/. sh. 280 1,000 ish.s 980 121. Warwick and Napton lOOl. sh. 218 6,000 31. 10s. Worcester and Birmingham...Av.7B/. Bs. sh. 874 21,000 55. Wilts and Berks .. Average 161. 17s. Sd. sh. 5 - I: 300 6/. Wyrley aid Essington 1251. sh 751 126 ... 905 1/. Wey and Arun llO/. sh. 224 DOCKS. 498,6671/ 3,238,310/. 2/. ss. p. et. London Stock Ditto Bonds lO3 1,380,0001. 5/. per ct. West India 2.20.1 3/. Os. 44, Bristol Average 1471. 19s. sh. 70 1 a1 6'1,324/. 5/. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll6 1,352,752 3 p-r cent. St. Katharine Stock '7O 500,000 44 per cent. Ditto Bonds lO 4l - . .. - 200,000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years 1022. Shoreham Harbour 2571 BRIDGES. 5,000 :5,000 1/. 2s. Ditto, Old Annuities of Si. 6Ol. pd 26a24 5,000. 19s. 3d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 23a224 fO,OOOl. 51. per cent. Pitt° Bonds ll5 Vauxhall Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 211 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. --- .... 2,000 3/ lOs Albion 500/. sh. 50/. pd 764 50,000 [5 per ce nt. } Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 10/. pd 114 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. 5/. pd 54 24,000 10s. per sh. Atlas 1,200 ''-sh. 41. Birmingham Fire 20,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 250/. sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 0/, per cent. British Commercial 501. sh. 51. pd 6i 5,000 51. per cent. Clerical, Medical, &c. Life...lool. sh. 2/ lOs pd :31 4,000 2/ lOs County 'OO/. sh. 101. pd 42 6,000 ss. Eagle 50/. sh. Si.' pd .54 „„-, 'ands per cent . / -'"-' 30/ hs.i Economic Life lOOO/. sh. 250 1 . pd 315 2,271 51/. per cent European Life OOl. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s Ditto, N ew 2Ol. sh. 21. pd i 1,000,0001. 71. per et. Globe Stock 1551 20,000 1/. Guardian 1001. sh. 204 pd 33 CFire 5 p et.) " o°o tLife 8 p ct.i Ho p e 50/. sh. Si. pd 6 2,400 :,/. 7s. (id. Imperial Fire 500/ sh. 50/. pd 116 7,540 Os. Imperial Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 94 Si. per cent. 11.,,innity Marine b 0/. sh. Si. pd 12 3,900 1/. London, itir... 25/. sh. 121. 103. pd 231 31 000 I/. Londen, Ship 0 5/. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 23-1 3'1,010 I',/. per cent. Palladium Life. 507. sh. 2/. pd 2/53 250,00) Is. (id. Protector Fite 212. sii. "!. lid 11 lOs 2,500 11. Provident Life lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 191 1(10,000 ss. Rock Life 201. sh. 2/. pd Si 16s 699,220/. 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 1861 Sun l9B 50,000 4 per cent. United. Kingdom Life ... 21. pd 2/2s 6d JOINT STOCK BANKS. 5,000 . ..... ... Australa-ia 4Ol. sh. 26/. pd 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank 5O/. sh.• 5/. pd 131.a* 18,000 2 per cent. London and Westminster...lool sh. 15/. pd 20,000 7 per cent. Provincial Bank of Ireland...lool. sh. 25/. pd 44 10,000 National Provincial Eng. ...100/. sh. 25/. pd 25 10,000 10 per cent. Gloucestershire 50/. sh. 5/. pd 11 6,000 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 1/ 12s Bath 2O/. sh. 16/. pd 26 5,000 6/. per cent. British 4O/. sh. 16/. pd 23 ~,, La n d Bs. s '''''" Land Bs. 5s j Ditto Provincial 20/. sh. 19/. pd 24. . 844 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 100 4,250 2/ Os Bristol 2Ol. sh. 391 1,500 Brighton 2O/. sh. 14. 750 Ditto, New 20/. sh. 18/. pd 12 2,471 5 per cent. Brighton General 20/. sh. all pd 19 4,000 3/. Continental Cansolidated lOO/. 511/. pd 76 1,000 101. City of London lOO4 sh. all pd 1/1921 1,000 6/. Ditto, New 4000 4/. Equitable 104 pd 32 6,000 6/. per cent. East London 5/. sh. 4/. pd 4. 10,000 5/. per cent. Imperial 5Ol. sh. 43 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet '25/. sh. 20/. pd 21f 2.350 6/. per cent. Independent 3O/. sh. all pd 50 9,000 4/. per cent. Phoenix 50/. sh. 39/. pd 24 1,000 44 per cent. Ratcliff 100/. sh. CU pd 45 4,000 ...... ... South Metropolitan 54. sh. 13/. pd 14f 8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 441. pd 39 1 . 240 51. per cent. Warwick 50/. sh. 50 400 1/ 58 Wakefield 251 sh. 221 !2,000 Si. Westminster Chartered 5O/. sh. 46 6,000 12s. Ditto, New 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 9ex d SOO WATER WORKS. 4,800 Birmingham 25/. sh. 25/. pd 27 4,433 51. East London lOO/. sh. 138 k 4,500 21 lOs Dr ,nd Junction ....Average 41/ 13s. 4d. sh. 58 2,000 2/. Kent 100/. sh. 46a47 3 , 8 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 300 1,500 2/ lOs New River London Bridge Water Annuities 58 6,486 1/. Manchester and Salford 1,000 4 der cent. South London 100/. sh. 85 B,' 00 3/. West Middlesex ....Average 63/. 12s. 9d. sh. 79 1,360 11 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. sh. 34 IRON RAILWAYS. Cheltenham 100/. sh. .. Clarence lOO/. sh. 100/. pd Forest of Dean 5O/ Grand Junction 100/. sh. 20/. p i 5,100 9 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester 100/. sh. 100/. pd Ditto Quartet Shares 25/. pd 20,000 London and Greenwich 'IV. sh. 13/. pd 25,000 London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 25/. pd 2,500 • 800 MINES. Albion Copper 5/. sh. 2/. pd Alien 15/. sh. 10/. 10s. pd Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.... 1001. sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 25/. pd 801-,nos l5O/. sh all pd Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm 35/. sh. 201. pd Macauhas & Cocaes United....2sl. sh. 201. pd Ditto St. John Del Rey 20/. sh. 741. pd Cata Branca 4y. dd Candonga 3/. pd Bolivar Copper Company ...... 20/. sh. 20/. pd Ditto Scrip,.. 3/. pd 1/. 10s. British Copper 5/. sh. 3/. pd Columbian, ass. 5/. pm. 55/. sh. 5441. pd English ' l2l its. pd 1/. General Mining Association...2o/ sh. 15/. pd Mexican Company 1081. sh 494/. pd Polberou Consols lO/. sh. 8/. pd Real del Monte, Unregistered ... ...... Ditto Loan Notes l5Ol. pd United Mexican, iss. 2 pm. -.904 sh. all pd Ditto Subscription 2/. pd Ditto New Scrip 5/ pd Union Gold, iss. 2/. ss. pm.... 2211. sh. W. pd West Cork 50/. sh. 25/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 , London, with Bronze Ticket 75gs. sh. 1,500 London University 100/. sh. all pd 700 King's College 100/. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 4,000 ...... ... 10,000 2,000 I 0,000 3/. s. 6,0 0 9,000 10,000 00,000 6,000 1,500 2,8.50 10,000 20,000 11,500 10,000 10s. Australian Agricultural....loo/. sh. 2fl/. ph 1,080 1/. Auction Mart 50/. sh. 0000 British American Land Company AL pd 10,000 01 per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 20/. pd 200,000 5/. per cent. Upper Canada Loan City Bonds, 4 per cent 15,000 1/. per cent. General Steam Navigation ...151. sh. 13/. pd 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2,000 1/. London Com. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 2,754 41. per emt. Reversionary interest 50c...100/ sh. 1001. pd 2,033 4/. per cent. Ditto New 100/. sh. 45/ pd 4,000 10,000 Van Diemen's Land 100/. sh. 16/. pd 5,000 30,000 5,C00 6,000 350 2,000 2,500 8,000 11,000 265 Is 1:34 70' LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES APRIL 1, 1835. BANKS. 1,500,W/. 8/, p. ct. Bank of Scotland B3/. 6s Rd. sh. all pd 200 p. ct 2,000,000/. 53 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 1001. sh, all pd 170/. 500,000/. 5 p. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. •.11 pd 2401. 3,000,0001. 6/. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 100/ pd 1701. 5,000,000/. 5 p. ct. National lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 1415 s 2,001,000/. 2,3/. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. 50/. pd 60/. 4,000,0001. 6 p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 301. pd 32/. SECOND EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. THE LONDON GAZETTE THIS EVENING. WHITEHALL, APRIL 23, 1835. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of :the United Kingdom, constituting and appointing the Right Honourable Sir John Cam Hobhouse, Bart. ; the Right Honourable John Sullivan ; and Sir Charles Cockerel], Bart., his Majesty's Commissioners for the Affairs of India. WHITEHALL, APRIL 2.5. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom appointing the Right Honourable the Earl of Albemarle, Master of the Horse to his Majesty. The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, granti n g unto Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable George Anson, the office of Store-keeper of the Ordnance of the said United Kingdom. WHITEHALL, APRIL 25. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing Henry La bouchere, Esq. to be Master and Worker of his Majesty's Mint. WHITEHALL, APRIL 27. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Sir H. Parnell, Bart. to be Paymaster-General of His Majesty's Forces. The King has also been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Sir Henry Parnell, Bart., to be Treasurer of the Ordnance• WHITEHALL, APRIL 28. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, appointing the Right Hon. John Will anl Baron Duncannon ; commonly called Viscount Duncannon ; Major- General Sir Benjamin Charles Stephenson, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order ; and Alexander Milne, Esq., to be Commissioners of his Majesty's Woods , Forests, Land Revenues, Works, and Public Buildings. CROWN OFFICE, .APRIL 28. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT. # NOTTINGHAM—The Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse , Chantry-house, in the parish of Bradford, in the county of Wilts , Bart. SANDWICH—Sir Edward Thomas Troubridge, Bart. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. HENRY KNOX, jun., merchant, Park-street, Marylebone. BANKRUPTS. JOHN CROSBY, dyer, Nottingham. ALEXANDER WEBSTER, victualler, St. Michael's-allel , Cornhill. JOHN WILLIS, victualler, High-street, Poplar. CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON BELL, cloth-merchan t • Leeds. BENJAMIN PROCTOR, lace-maker, Radford Nottingham' shire. THOMAS FREDERICK CHAPMAN, 'hotel-keeper, lE 5 ' mouth, Devonshire. THOMAS DANIELL, copper-smelter, Michaelchurch-cou rt, Herefordshire. A Supplement to this Evening's Gazette has been published, postponing the QUEEN'S Drawing Room till next week. INSURANCE COMPANIES._ 250,0005 h. sp. ct. Scottish Union 2Ol. sh. 1/. pd / 11 7,500 sp. ct. Hercules 100 /. sh. 10 /. pd ll/. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland —lO/. sh. all pd 7/ 10s 50,000 6p. ct. North British ..2001. sh. 10/. pd 15/. 1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 100/. sh. 10/. pd 131. 5,000 6p. ct. Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 13/. 100,000 4p. ct. West of Scotland lOl. pd 101. MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 Edin. and Glas Un. sh. all pd 8/10s Ditto Allocated 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water.... 251. sh. all lad 33/. Carron Iron Company 250/. sh. all pd 450/. 2,0005 h. 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founaery 50/. shA3Q/. pd 181. 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh and Leith G1a55...201. sh. all pd 71. 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 25/. sh. all pd 64/. 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 25/. sh. all pd SRI. 730 6 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd 334 1,200 5 per cent. Edinburgh and D.ilkeith Railway-501. sh. 781. 3,000 5 per cent. Equitable Loan Company...2sl. sh. 101. pd 10/. COURSE OF EXCIL Amsterdam C.F. 12 55i Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2U. 12 M‘ Antwerp l2 5 , :, Hamburg M.B. 13 13 Altona l3 13 Paris, 3 days' 5ight....... Ditto Bordeaux ......................... 25 95 F-ankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 152 1 % Petersburgh, ruble 3 Us. 10 Berlin .. ............................ 7 3 Vienna, effective 11 2M. 10 4 Trieste .. .... ditto ................. 10 5 Madrid .............................. 37 Cadiz ................................ 37/4 Bilboa ......................... ~... '37 Barcelona l7 Seville '37 Gibraltar 43 .NGE.--(THIS DAY.) Leghorn Genoa Milan..,, . Venice 47% Naples 4O Palermo per oz. 120% Lisbon 57% Oporto s'7 Rio Janeiro 36 Bahia 26% Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight l% Cork l% 25 - ! , 5 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 317 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silvers bars, standard 0 4 11% HAVRE, APRIL 23.—Although a good deal is said here against the adoption of the American Indemnity Treaty Bill, the majority of the inhabitants of this place are very well pleased that such has been the result, for had a diffe rent decision been taken their interests would have been mate rially injured. Captain Elliott has just arrived here. His ship (the Constitution frigate) is lying off and on at about three leagues from the port. A steam-boat went out yester day with a number of persons to pay her a visit ; none of the officers have come on shore. _ _ .__..~ _..~-..~1i._. ~.~.~. ~~ 2 10 pm MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this Evening.) SUGAR.-The demand for West India Sugar was very lan' guid all the last week, the estimated purchases were onbr about 1,600 hhds. and trs., there was no further reduction in the prices, and on Friday the request rather appear to revive; there was more business done on that day than on any day previously in the week. The demand for good West Indi a Sugars continues, but there is little offering in the market. The sales this day are estimated, with the Barbadoes publie sale, at 800 hhds. and trs. ; the latter went off freely at ful l mai ket -^tec. The prices generally, rather higher than on Fri' day. The stool: of West India is now 10,598 hhds. and Us., being 4,370 more than last year. The stock of Mauritius 116,119 bags, being 36,270 more than last year. The de" livery of West India 2,002 hhds. and trs., being 716 more thao last year. The delivery of Mauritius 8,9 1 3 bags , being 1,4° less than the corresponding week of 1834. In Refined there was little variation last week, the chief purchases were at 745. 3d. for Prussia, the grocers for the home supply, bought on a limited scale. This afternoon the Refined market is rather higher, and the goods still more scarce, the sales of fin e crashed 335. 6d., and the holders asking 345., and at the long price 745. 6d., sales and the holders asking 755. MAURITIUS.-The public sale on Thursday last week 7, 040 bags Mauritius went off a shade lower. The two public sales this day consisted of 6,794 bags Mauritius Sugar ; th e y were chiefly of low descriptions, and a few suitable for Refining . The latter went off with briskness, and generally the prices are a shade higher : grey, 51s. a 535. 6d. ; yellow, 525. 6d. a 555. No fine yellow. EAST INDIA.-There were few sales of East India Suga r last week, but the few lots sold went off at full market rates. FO,REIGN.-There were no sales of Foreign Sugar worth re" porting last week. The only private contract reported th afternoon, is a small parcel of white Havannah Sugar at 3 3 s* Average price of Sugar 1/. 9s. Bid. per cwt. COFFEE.-The prices of Foreign Coffee fell about 2s. 184 week, 500 bags good ord Brazil sold 495. a 51s. 6d., Mobs fell in the same proportion, considerable sales were reported at 70s. 6d. a 71s. 6d. for fair quality. There were no parcel of British Plantation Coffee brought forward, they remain nominally the [same, and very few parcels offered by privat contract. There were no public sales this day. The Market fet. _ Foreign and East India Coffee is excessively heavy , there r no British Plantation offering for sale. At a late h our this afternoon a small parcel of colour y Brazil Coffee sold at 525- Rum, BRANDY, AND HoLLANns.—The Rum market is the arrivals this year will be late, and it is generally belie Da v that the export orders are considerable, but that th e y are executed, as the buyers expect lower prices, when the 07; arrivals take place. The repeated accounts of the in i llll the vines in France have occasioned a firmer market, 11. enabled the holders to effect several sales, but they are oil _ 7 limited scale, as the trade have little confidence in th e report:it • Geneva still languid, pale about 25., parcels put o n board 2s. 3d. per gallon. - TALLOW.—The prices of Tallow continue steadily advalleill the extensive Russian houses continue large buyers both bedt and at Petersburgh, they have taken all the contracts Oa offered for forward delivery at 38s. Asa IRISH PROVISIONS.—The unusually cold weather has O— a great demand for old Irish Butter, but should the weat her be; come mild, foreign alone will be wanted for the trade o f Loa a ° and the country round. lat ely The shippers of Bacon still continue firm to the prices ir demanded. And as the cheesemongers are not holde rs of WI usual stock at this season of the year, we think prices, larglefot. must improve. Waterford Bacon, landed, 345. a 37 5 ' d, shipment 365. a 38s. Lard landed 48s. a 4 95., on boar d 46e. " per cwt. Our Stocks and Deliveries are estimated as follows ry BUTTER. BACON. • Stock. Delivery. Stocks. Delivery. 1834 22,000 firks 3,615 firks 15,800 bales 2,900 ba les 1835 10,700 3,640 24,600 2,69 6 1 0 The Imports of Butter are Irish 346 firks., Foreign „ ; Bacon 7,486 bales. been SlLK.—There is no alteration in Silk, but there h as bas I rather more business doing at steady prices. A report ", been in circulation of injury done to the Mulberry trees air Italy by frost, but it is so common at this season of the Yet, that no importance is attached to it, but it has taken Pla ce t :,(l; tainly to some extent, as the vines are also considerably olee ' eY INDIGO.-There was more appearance of business last Wed, in Indigo, and the deliveries for home consumption this were estimated at above 2,000 chests, but the accounts J terday from Calcutta were unfavourable, and again susta lli ts a suspension of trade • the quantity that had come d0vr0,,.,, Calcutta 58,000 maunds, ' and the prices 30 to 35 r upees 'v e - d . than last year.- The statements from Bordeaux had oeca s , i t il se a very dull trade; sales were impossible to be effected. "'if $ statements, with exaggerated accounts of the crop, en d ed large party here against the prices of the articles , h ave ten to make the Indigo ver y heavy. SALTPETRE.-There is no alteration to notice in Saltpetreb; the market is heavy on account of the declaration of sal 3ll the Company, and a further quantity advertised for the sarne wo ol Wool,.—There is a air deand for all descritions of 0 for home consumption, f also a s m teady demand for p exportation rather higher rates. ut COTTON.—The sales of Cotton here last week were Or o 4,000 bags at an advance of -id. per lb., the purchases s are nearly 2,500 bags, chiefly Surats, 74-d. a 8-1-d• full , ' ltd. porting the improvement ; no Bengals now offer u nder ~n o The letters from Liverpool state the sales last w eek at 35,' d "i f bags, the common qualities id., and the fine Id . to li* lb. higher. SPICES.--Spices generally dull. The public sale of •PePP e s r on Friday 800 bags heavy Malabar but not clean , sold 4iids'af 4-ad. about ed. to Id. lower, there are considerab le arrive was Pimento, the quotations are nearly nominal, a public sale advertised, but it is put off till Friday next. were COCIIINEAL.—The public sales of Friday, 342 s $ nearly all bought in, Silvers 6s. ld. a Bs. 7d., black ' S. 10s. ld., garblings 2s. 4d. a 3s. 2d., dust 7d. a 23. s d', a ble, RICE.-The East India Rice at this market is unss' e ar . stocks are about 120,000 bags against 46,000 bags las t : n e e co- Hops.-Market steady, with a pretty fair demand, “. loured Hops become scarce and obtain a further advaneeo;. Kent pockets, 1834, 51. ss. a 61. 6s. ; Kent choice, 61 * Bs, ; 8/. ; Sussex pockets, Si. a 6/. ; East Kent pockets, 7L a 8 Kent bags, Si. ss. a 61. 12s. roved' OILS.—The demand for Fish Oils has slightly imp oil Rape Oil also may be stated a litter dearer. In Ling° an cl extensive business has been done for exportation Oils43s.re 445. 6d., the holders now demand 455. Olive a little more active than last week. TEA.-The public sale of 18,000 chests advertised for ce; terday, did not take place, there are a few sales of Bohe:„ of the last East India House sale reported at a discounto sotroory a sd. per lb., but only small parcels for immediate tion, as the discount on the sale may be stated at atel avers of Bd. per lb. The trade still wait the other public sarsosne.. vertised for this week. Delivery of Bohea•last week quarter chests 371, one-half ditto 61, large ditto 66 ; to tal (le livery 340,972 lb. _ NG , 011°. London: Printed and Published by MURDO Y the cou lltl 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, S trand in of Middlesex. ~_ , _ - _~ - The nlaY be lun y in privat e elud nn ,remit Grfty,, r .E-- ... i 17 nde r ar 134 Y 6. 0-, goel P OPertne " 1 1' 1 pit "LY be 111 1 inst. a o - GEIN C( y. 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