The Sun. — London, England, 1835-03-21 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. The Government plan for the abolition of Irish tithes, as stated by Sir Henry Hardinge last night, did not afford the same satisfaction to the House of Commons which the Dis• sent-ors' Marriage Bill bad afforded but a few nights before. The small majority by which Mr. Spring Rice's amendment was negatived, a majority of only 15, in a House consisting ,of 411 Members, certainly does not seem to promise much for the success of the measure. Sir Henry Hardinge's plan was founded in a great degree upon the Bill of last year. He pro uosed to get rid of tithes by converting them into a rent charge tpon the land, payable by the leading landlords of the parish in proportion of 75/. for every 100/. tithe. An arrangement to prevent' the Clergyman from coming into contact with his parishioners was this :—ln default of payment the Clergyman is to apply to the Church Commissioners, and they are to pro ceed aga►nst the landlord. The rent charge being thus se cured, to be redeemable, and the produce to be invested in lands for the benefit of the present tithe owners. With this plan was connected a provision for an advance on account of the arrears of 1834. The following is the comparison drawn by the Right Hon. Member himself between his own Bill and that of Mr. Littleton : " The Bill of last year proposed to give the tithe-owner 771. 10s. for every 100/. ; but by the measure which he would introduce, he would receive only 75/., being :IL 10s. less. It was, however, in tended to indemnify the Clergy to the extent of 751.—that was to say, that if, during the process of the investment of the redemp tion money, any loss of interest should be sustained, the present in cumbents would, during their lives, be guaranteed 751." _ As we stated at the outset, this was far from being satisfac tory to the House. The chief objections taken against it, were, first, on the score of inconsistency, the Ministers having strongly opposed, on a former occasion, what they now adopted themselves. And, again, upon the score of insufficiency, in. asmuch as the present measure contained no appropriation, which Mr. O'Connell and others contended was the most im portant prevision of the former, and the most important in any measure pretending to legislate for the peace of Ireland. A third objection, upon which considerable stress was also laid, consisted in the decreased indemnity to the landlords for the burden imposed on them, by mak ing their responsible for the rent charge. From all that occurred last night it is evident that a great struggle is preparing. Those who supported the late Administration on the question which caused the secession of Lord Stanley, Sir J. Graham, &c., denounce the present attempt as a nar rowing of the principle. They will struggle hard to defeat it ; but it is impossible, in the present attitude of parties, to say whether the attempt will succeed or otherwise. At all events, the Irish Church, and every question bearing upon it, have involved Ministers in difficulties from which it is uncer tain whether they will succeed in extricating themselves, or finally be obliged to surrender at discretion.—Morning Herald. In the House of Commons, last night, Sir Henry Hardinge propounded the Government plan of treating the Irish Tithe Question. A more slavishly servile imitation of the measure brought forward last session by the Whigs, and factiously op posed by the very men who now adopt it, it is impossible to conceive. As the substance of the measure will be found twice given elsewhere, once in detail in the Parliamentry report, and again substantially in the Parliamentary summary, it will be unnecessary to repeat it in a third form. It will be sutFcient to remark that the leading features of both Whig and Tory measures—the commutation of the tithe for a land-tax, and the per centage bonus to the landlords—are in spirit and letter the same. Is this brazen and callous perseverance of the Tories in the, till now, new gamer of plundering opponents of their property, and investing their naked deformity in their stolen garments, the conduct of honest or h onoura bl e men ? The Tories and their leader might well exhibit a cpnscience struck soreness on being reminded of the scandalous tergiver sation and profligate duplicity of their political conduct. All men who have really the welfare of their country at heart, must look with mingled astonishment, indignation, and regret, at conduct, the ultimate tendency of which is to bring the fundamental institutions of any Government where such auda cities can be unblushingly perpetrated into contempt. The ex traordinary irritability which we have referred to exhibijed dur ing the discussion, and its extraordinary result, demonstrated that the House of Commons, in no slight degree, sympathised with the distaste which will be felt throughout the whole country at so disgraceful an exhibition. One amendment made by Mr. Hume was withdrawn ; but another, brought forward by Mr. Spring Rice, to the mere abstract effect that " it is expe dient to alter the existing laws relating to tithes in Ireland," was only lost by an insignificant Ministerial majority of 15, in a House of 411 Members, the numbers being—for the origi nal motion, 213 ; against it, 198. The extraordinary small ness or the majority is attended with circumstances of greater _Ministerial humiliation, inasmuch as the House was taken un awares by Mr. Rice's amendment, and inasmuch as Lord John Russell, as leader of the Opposition, declared that he should not oppose the Ministerial motion • not considering himself thereby pledged t o su pp or t th e details of the Bill when brought forward. We may, therefore, congratulate the Tories on this new addition to their boasted list of triumphs. A few more such triumphs, and they may admit, with Pyrrhus, that their victories are calculated to undo them.—Morning Advertiser. The Opposition journals groan under the painful necessity of acknowledging that the Dissenters' Marriage Bill of Sir Robert Peel is beyond all comparison a better measure than that which Lord John Russell, the special friend of the Dissenters, introduced last year, and which men of all classes and descriptions in Parliament and in the country agreed, Vi ith unprecedented unanimity, to denounce and deride. They affect, however, to ha% e made a discovery, of the advantage of which, if we imagined it could in any degree assuage their anguish, we should think. it cruel to deprive them. It is found out that Sir Robert Peel's Bill, being an exceedingly good one, the whole merit of it really belongs to Lord John Russell; and that the Bill of the Noble Lord having been a desperately had one, the blame of this is justly to be ascribed to the Right Honourable Baronet. And the rationale of the discovery is simply this : —The legislator in each instance had the same object principally in view, the object, to wit, of pleasing his po litical opponents; for which purpose it was necessary that Lord John Russell should produce a miserable abortion, and Sir Robert Peel a measure of statesmanlike wisdom and efficiency. The difference between Sir Robert Peel and Lord John. Rus sell, as legislators upon this subject, is not merely, as the friends of Lord John judiciously intimate, that he purposely sacrificed his professed object, with the view of propitiating his opponents, and that Sir Robert Peel has extorted the ap probation of his opponents by pursuing his professed ob jects with skill, vigour, and success. Wide as this distinc tion would be, and triumphant as would be the com parison which it affords, the real distinction is much wider, and the just comparison infinitely more triumphant to the present Minister of the Crown. Whatever was the object of Lord John Russell—whether to satisfy his friends or his an tagonists—in either case we know that he miserably failed, for he made no approach whatever towards satisfying either. Sir Robert Peel had a single object—that of presenting to the Legislature the measure which, taking all circumstances into view, would most conduce to the public welfare. And he has not failed to satisfy the reasonable claimants of relief. * * * He has not failed to reduce his enemies to a condition of mind bordering upon insanity. Such is the contrast, when fairly stated, between the legislation of Sir Robert Peel and that of Lord John Russell. —Morning Post. The House having resolved itself into a Committee, Sir Henry Hardinge proceeded, in his new character of a Reform Minister, to develop the views of Government on this im portant question. We have little fault to find with them ; but when we hear the Right Honourable Gentleman declaring that "it was his sincere belief that the Clergy of Ireland were most anxious to have a change of the present system, however materially their interests might be impaired by it," and that " however strong their claims, however, moderate they had been in the exercise of their claims, there could be no doubt that the collection of tithes had been the fruitful source of violence and crime ; and therefore it was the duty of the Legislature. to relieve the country from as saults on the property of the Clergy, which rendered the tenure of all property insecure ; and it would be their duty to place the Church in such a situation that they would no longer have the collection of tithes ;"—we ask if the circumstances were not precisely the same when the Duke of Wellington, the real head of the Ministry, declared in his place, on the second reading of the Bill of last year, that " it went to prostrate the law, and while professing to relieve the peasantry, and so giving them an assurance that their insurrectionary resistance had been crowned with success, absolutely gave them no substantial re lief, but was calculated only to benefit the landlords, who would make the tenants pay the whole amount of tithe, in increased rents, on the expiration of their leases." His Grace then admitted that the clergy would incur great risk of not getting their incomes without the Bill ; and he no doubt hoped that, in their eagerness to recover their tithes, they would succeed in producing disturbance and bloodshed. How lamentable that a great nation should be dishonour ed by being subjected to the Ministry of men more de graded than ever statesmen before were in the history of any country, by a profligate contempt for all principles ! Were not the punishment of his Grace and his unblushing fellow apos tates to follow quickly their unprincipled exhibition, the con sequences to the morals of the country would be most disastrous. History ought to be anticipated in this case. Its doom should be visited during their lives on these unblush ing apostles of all that is profligate and vile in politics. Sir Henry Hardinge's speech was such, that one of the Melbourne Administration might have made it. A believer in the trans migration of souls might imagine that the soul of a Member of the preceding Government had entered Sir Henry's body. He dwelt on the " urgency of the case," the " magnitude of the evil," the necessity " for rescuing the country from the state of disorganisation to which it had arrived:" on the "exten sive system of intimidation practised against those who con tinued to pay tithes ;" on the " well-known fact, that the per son who obeyed the law was punished, while the turbulent and those who violated the law were rewarded," and " that men's minds were so much excited by the dangers by which they were surrounded, that they were more in fear of the threats and system of intimidation, than they were to oppose the law itself." He stated that " when it had been found necessary to call out troops to assist the tithe-gatherer, such disastrous consequences had occasionally arisen, as every Christian and friend to humanity must deplore," and that there was not " the most remote hope of any improvement in Ireland unless some effectual measure were taken for the final settlement of the question." Morning Chronicle. The Irish Tithe Bill was brought in last night, as had been intended, by Sir Henry Hardinge. The principal provisions of the Bill were what we had been led to anticipate. That part of it relating to the remission of the million to the Clergy was loudly condemned by Lord Howick, as a breach of faith with the people of this country. But we apprehend that his Lordship would find some difficulty in answering the argument of Silßobert Peel, which proved that the Clergy had no other means of discharging their debt, but through a rigorous levy of tithe from the occupying tenants, which was impossible with out military force, while they who were most stubborn in exacting this repayment from the Clergy were also most fu rious in declaiming against the proposal to assist them in recovering the fund from which only payment could be made, by, either military or civil power. Sir Robert Peel pro perly described this inconsistency as the grossest inconceiva ble injustice. Mr. O'Connell's speech did not contain one particle of reasoning. " Cest apparamment un grand econome de la verite, ce Mr. O'Connell," said a distinguished foreigner of the member for all Ireland. But last night his oration was made up of the regular old trashery reserved for such occasions. " The people of Ireland—the Rathcor mac massacre—the payment of a Protestant Church by a Popish population," which population, be it understood, will have to pay their landlords Is. 6d. for every shilling they have hitherto paid the church—all these topics jointly and severally furnished forth the harangue of the learned agi tator; of whom, if he were asked the question, what are your own merits towards the "people of Ire land ?"—what have you ever done " for the people of Ireland?" (ay, or for any human being but him self)—the answer must be, that when a motion was made in favour of poor laws for Ireland, the only motion wherein the wretched people of that country had the slightest concern, he (Mr. O'Connell) discourages the introduction of such poor laws, insinuating that it was much better for the poor of Ireland still to support the poor—a task which we must observe would be somewhat less burdensome, if they n crc not compelled to support Mr. Daniel O'Connell also. It will be seen from our Parliamentary report, that Ministers last night defeated the Opposition on the amendment of Mr. Spring Rice, by a majority of 213 to 198. This trial of strength was needlessly, and we dare sav now, in their own opinion, unfortunately provoked by the Whig-Radical faction. —Times. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME CIRCUIT.-MAIDSTONE, MARCH 19. SCONES V. RADFORD AND OTHERS. This was an issue directed by the Court of Chancery, to try the validity of the will of the late Mr. Thomas Scott Radford, of Elm-hill, in this county, the details of which are only inte resting to the parties concerned.—Verdict for the plaintiff. SINGULAR ASSAULT.-REX U. BIONCKTON. The defendant, Jonathan Monckton, was indicted for an as sault upon James Roberts, a pauper in Brenchley poor-house, by performing an operation upon him against his will. The Rev. N. Harper Arthy was also indicted, but he traversed. The former was the surgeon, and the latter the Clergyman of the parish. James Roberts had been a pauper for some time, and had been for the last five years troubled with the stone. The de fendant (Mr. Monckton) operated upon him about 12 months since, but did not remove the substance. He was afterwards taken to a Mr. Hargrave. a surgeon at Tunbridge Wells, who appointed the following Friday to operate. On the Thursday previous to the Friday, Mr. Monckton sent for him into a room in the workhouse. He went, and saw the Rev. Mr. Arthy and the defendant together. The table was covered with the apparatus for operation. The defendant desired him to take off his shoes, but he refused, and said he was not going to be operated upon. Mr. Monckton, however, sent for four men to assist, and they held his arms and legs while the operation was performed. He cried very much, and lamented only a small portion of the calculus was removed. Mr. Monckton continued to attend upon him until the wound was cicatrized, which was in about a fortnight. The indictment was instituted by the parish authorities, as the operation, it was alleged, had been performed against the consent of the patient. The defendant received an un exceptionable character of skill and humanity. The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty. On the part of the parish it was stated, that they felt it was proper to institute the present proceedings, but they did not wish to press for punishment. The defendant entered into his own recognizances to appear when called upon for judgment, and was then discharged. MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-DERRY, MARCH -14. Joseph Stokes, Esq., aged 35, and John Williams, aged 22, his man-servant, were acquitted of a charge of having fe lonious assaulted Elizabeth Thomson. The trial occupied from eight in the morning till eight at night. NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LaxcAsrpR, MARCH 18. John Simm, aged 55, was indicted for having unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously set fire to the parochial chapel of Rivingten, situate about four miles from Chorley, and double that distance from Bolton-le-Moors. The Jury acquitted the prisoner, on the ground of insanity, and he will be detained in custody during his Majesty's plea. sure. William Worrall was convicted of killing and slaying his brother, John Worrall, at Warrington, on the night of the 31st of October. The prisoner being found guilty, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard labour. A true bill was returned this afternoon by the Garnd Jury against Norman Welch, who stands charged with the wilful murder of Mr. William Southgate, inspector of Customs at Liverpool. The trial is fixed for Friday. Insanity is the plea to be urged in defence. NORFOLK CIRCUIT.-CAMBRIDGE. ITENSLOW V. FAWCETT. The action was brought under a statute of George 11., which inflicts a penalty of 5001. against any person who shall be found guilty of bribery, either by himself or his agents. The defendant is a clerk in the office of Mr. Twiss, a soli citor at Cambridge. It being necessary that some private individual should sue, Professor Henslow agreed to become the Plaintiff. Mr. ANDREWS stated the case for the plaintiff. At the first election of members for this borough after the passing of the Reform Act, Mr. Spring Rice, Mr. Pryme, and Sir Edward Sugden were candidates for the representation, and the two former gentlemen were elected, Mr. Pryme being at the head of the poll. Upon the appointment of Mr. Rice to the Co lonial Secretaryship, in June last, he and Sir Edward were again candidates, and again Mr. Rice was returned. Sir Edward having been selected to hold the seals of the Irish Chancellorship, on the accession to office of the present Go vernment, Mr. Knight of the Chancery bar was the candidate brought forward to stand on the Tory interest in opposition to Mr. Rice and Mr. Pryme, but the latter gentlemen were again successful ; Mr. Pryme being, however, only five a-head of Mr. Knight. Shortly after the latter election the present action and some others were brought, in order to see whether, as was alleged by the Whig party, any bribery had taken place. The plaintiff ( Professor Henslow) resides in the town, and is one of the electors of the borough. The defend ant is a young man, and is in the employ of Mr. Twiss, an attorney in this town, who was the agent, or one of the agents, for Mr. Knight at the recent election ; and the charge against him was, that he had given to John Garner the sum of at, and had promised him the further sum of M., in order to induce him to vote for Mr. Knight. Garner, in fact, voted for Rice and Pryme. John Garner, the person mentioned above, is a baker, living in Sun-street, in this town ; he is a voter for the borough, and gave his yote for Mr. Rice and Mr. Pryme at the late elec tion. The defendant went to his house about half-past seven o'clock in the morning of the 7th of January, which was the first day of polling. He was admitted by the servant of Garner, and desired her to call her master, who was in his bakehouse. Garner went immediately into his shop, and the defendant bade him " Good morning " He asked Garner if he could have a word with him, and being told that he could, they went into the kitchen together. The servant was there, but left upon their going in. The defendant then asked Garner if he could accommodate Mr. Knight with a vote ? to which Garner replied that he could, if he thought proper ; he was not confined, and could vote which way he pleased. The defendant then asked him if he would support Mr. Knight ? and he answered, " That depends upon circumstances." Upon this defendant said, " I see we can do business toge ther; have you any bilk to pay ?" Garner replied, he did not know that he had just then, but the article was very useful. The defendant then asked, Is five pounds any use to you?" and the witness answered, " Hang you! dont be worse to me than you are, to your neighbours." The defendant then said, " I am going into Mr. Brown's to pay him, and I'll give you 10/. if you like : I'll give you 5/. now, and 51. when you have polled." He then gave the witness five sovereigns, and said, " You'll go and poll for Mr. Knight ;" and Garner answered " Now we are level-handed ; you've got 5/. and I've got 5/." The defendant then asked the witness " what time he would poll ;" and on being told " at 8 o'clock," he said " Very well, I'll call for you at 8." He then bade the witness good morning, and left him, but in a minute or two returned and said, " I forgot, Mr. Garner; we don't poll this morning till 9, and I'll call for you at that hour." The defendant having quitted the shop, a Mr. Ison came in, to whom witness showed the five sovereigns, and one Bradbury came in shortly afterwards, and to him Garner also showed the money, and made a communication to each of them, which of coarse could not be legally received in evidence. The servant of Garner proved the defendant's going to his house at the time mentioned by him, before she had unlocked the door. The man named Bradbury, one of the messengers employed by Mr. Rice's committee, also proved having seen the defendant come in a fly, which stopped at the corner of Sun-street, and his going to Garner's, his coming out, and returning in a minute or two. Upon his quitting Garner's the second time, he went into Brown's, who keeps a glover's shop two doors off. He also spoke to his (witness's) having called at Garner's, and seen five sovereigns, immediately after the defendant had left, a fact which Mr. Ison also proved. Mr. Sergeant STORKS addressed the Jury in an energetic speech, which called forth repeated notes of disapproval from the auditory, whom the learned Judge censured for the dis play of such violent feeling, in such a place. Lord ABINGER summed up the evidence. The statute pro vided, that if any person shall, by any gift or reward, corrupt or procure any person to give or forbear to give his vote in any election of a member or members of Parliament, he shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of 5001., and be subject to certain civil disabilities. In this case the offence was com plete if the defendant gave Garner 51., and made him a promise of the like sum to vote for Mr. Knight, although he voted in point of fact for Mr. Rice and Mr. Pryme. • That the crime of bribery was very frequently committed was a matter that could hardly, he feared, admit of a doubt, because, w hen party spirit ran high, and men's passions were excited, they were too often found to sacrifice their own characters for the sake of the tem porary triumph of being on the winning side. On the other hand, he believed that the accusation was one that vas very frequently made without any j us t groun d s , an d f rom p ar t y or revenge f u l motives.. At an early period of his professional life he had LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1835. The Irish Tithe measure was last night brought forward in the House of Commons by Sir H. HAR DINGE. Although we cannot compliment the Irish Secretary on the ability he displayed in dealing with this (to Ireland) most vital, and to the empire at large, highly important question, we approve, in the main, of the plan adopted for settling it, and we do this the more readily, as the measure now proposed is almost identical with that proposed by the late Government, but rejected by the House of Lords after it had passed the Commons. Whatever is good in the plan of the present Ministers has been most bare facedly taken from their predecessors—the objection able parts are entirely their own. There is one point, however, upon which we heartily congratulate our readers—and this is the universal ac knowledgment of the propriety of abolishing tithes. This we regard as a complete, though tardy victory of reason and justice over prejudice and selfishness, and we are quite sure that though Ireland may, and ought to reap the first practical fruits of the victory, its be neficial effects will soon be extended to the rest of the empire. The tithe in Ireland is no longer to be paid by the occupier of the land, but is to be made a rent-charge payable by the proprietor. This rent-charge is to be fixed at the rate of 751. in future for every 1001. now paid. The rent charge is not to continue beyond three years, at the end of which period it is to be exposed to sale, and the proceeds are to form a fund, out of which the incomes of the Protestant Clergy are to be paid. It would have been, perhaps, but fair to the landlord, if he had been allowed the op tion of redemption during the three years of rent charge, at a certain number of years' purchase, but we do not find that stated as part of the measure. The other part of the Ministerial plan by which it is intended to grant a million of the public money to indemnify the Irish clergy for the arrears of tithes, deserves, and we trust will receive, the most unequivocal condemnation of the country. Is it to be endured that the taxes screwed out of the hard-won earnings of the already overburdened people, are to be squandered upon a Church possessing revenues a hundred-fold more than sufficient for the purpose for which it is professed they are intended—the spiritual benefit of its members ? We have no hesitation in declaring our opinion, that if this grant be allowed to pass, it will be as shameful a misapplication of the public money as ever was sanctioned by the most borough mongering seat-holders of former tim e s. W e s h ou ld, indeed, have been astonished that even the resolution was allowed to pass, did we not know that the Op position were taken by surprise last night. It was not expected that a division would take place, it being always customary, we believe, to give notice when any grant of money is te be submitted—a preliminary which was omitted on this occasion: We confess honestly that this excuse is not altogether satis- ' factory to our minds: The Opposition ought to know the character of the men now in power and those asso ciated with them, better than to suppose that they will feel themselves bound by any sense of honour, when they think they can gain an advantage over their opponents. Many Members had quitted the House thinking that Mr. Hum E's motion to report• progress would not be opposed, and many of those whd remained voted in the majority, from misunderstanding the object of Mr. S. RICE'S Amendment, which went to substitute leave to bring in a Bill, instead of passing a resolution pledging the House to this obnoxious grant. The mischief, however, is not irremediable. The Report will be brought up on Monday, and it will then be the duty of every Member who wishes well to the cause of Reform to be at his poit. This is an important occasion, and we trust that every Hon. Member on leave of absence, who is within reasonable distance of London, will sacrifice his private convenience to the general interests of the community. By the way, we would put it to Sir R. PEEL, whether it is consistent with the dignity of the situation he holds, or conducive to the interests of religion and morality, to put himself forward so frequently in the character of a duellist ? The Paris papers of Thursday have been received. They intimate that the Government has some intention of proceeding with the erection of detached forts, or barricades, round Paris. This scheme, if attempted to be carried into effect, may lead to another revolution ; nor can the KING be ignorant of this, after the mani festation of public feeling which occurred in 1833. None but an' enemy of the reigning Sovereign of France would recommend his Majesty to offer such an unmerited insult to the loyalty of his people. The Crown which requires cannon to uphold it amidst its own people must press a guilty or a disordered head. Marshal MAISON has not yet reached Paris, but it is presumed that he will accept the War Department without a murmur. The secret of his ready acquiescence is said to originate in the cunning of the KING, who has contrived to leave no other employment vacant, and the Marshal is not so opulent as to choose living idle. The intelligence from Bayonne is to the 15th instant. The Carlists retired from Elisondo on the approach of MINA, who reached it on the 10th, at the head of 10,000 men. A further reinforcement of 3,500 was marching to Pampeluna from Arragon, with the in tention of joining MINA at Elisondo. Other reinforce ments are being collected in various parts of the kingdom, by the direct commands of the QUEEN'S Government. Since writing the above, we have received the copy of a letter from General MINA, dated Elisondo, 13th of March, in which he states that a part of his troops, under his own command, fell in with ZUMALA CAR REGUY on the 12th, when the Carlists were routed after an obstinate resistance. The numbers killed and wounded are not stated, but we have reason to believe they were inconsiderable. Madame ADELAIDE set out on the 18th for Brus sels, with the Princesses MARY and CLEMENTINA. BOURSE, MARCH 19, 3 o'CLocK.—The Three per Cents. have been higher to day ; they have been done at 80f. 55c., but are at this moment at 80f. 47c. The deferred Spanish Stock has drop ped from 20i to 18, and has recovered a little afterwards. The stock is, however, for this session undoubtedly abandoned by the Cortes, and it will probably, therefore, return to its first price, 15% to 16 per - cent., and even lower; owing to the refusal of the Procuradores and the Commissioners of Finance at Madrid to do any thing for it. The other Spanish securities, in the absence of news affecting them, are almost as yesterday. FRENCH FUNDS.—Pests, MARCH 19. Five per Cents., 107 f. 50c. 40c. Four per Cents., 971. 10c. Three per Cents., 801. 35:: 45c. 40c. Bank Actions, 1,952 f. 50c. Rente do Naples, 97f. 45c. 35c. Roman Five per Cents., 99% 99. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 49 49 1 4 Rente.d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 3130.% 31. Royal Spanish Loan. 49 Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 49 487 Belgian Irian, Five per Cents., 103%. Portuguese Loan, Five per Cents., 93%. Portuguese Loan, Six per Cents. 100. Haytian Loan, 347 f 50c. EXCHANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, 25f. 42!4c. ; money. 25f. 49c. Three months, paper, 25r. 30c. ; money, 25f. 3 —(bars Authenlique, BOURSE, QUARTER TO FOUR.—Five per Cents., 107 f. 55. ; 3 per Cents., 801. 50e. ; 5 per Cent. Spanish, 49 ; 3 per Cent. ditto, 31 ; Cortes, 49A ; Coupons, 28 ; Guebhard, 49 ; Dif feres, 20A ; New Loan, 68 4 ; Ducats, 97 56 ; Romans, 99i ; Belgians, 1031 ; Pedros, 93 4 ; Haytians, 387 if. German papers of various dates have been received. Their contents are unimportant. The Managers of the Public Debt at Berlin have announced that they will be able to clear it all off on the Ist of July, 1835. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, MARCH 17. Bills. Money. Austrian Metalliques, 5 per cent. Ditto ditto 4 per cent. — Ditto Bank Shares l3lB 1326 Anglo-Russian Loan — Ditto, 5 per cent. — Prussian Inscription. 6 per cent 9 78% Russian Inscription, Hope and Co., 3d and 4th Series Portuguese Regency Bonds. 5 per cent 87% 87! Ditto ditto, me — Ditto, 6 per cent. 954 1 , 5 Dutch 2y,, per Cents. Ditto 5 per Cents 99 Polish Bonds, 3 per cents. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cents 74% 74 14 Norwegian Loan of 1834, 4 per cents. Spanish, in piastres, 3 per Cents .6 9.5% Ditto 4 per Cent. 51% 51. s Letters and Papers from Rio de Janeiro to ' the 20th of January have loen received. The Brazilian Government has officially announced the deprivation of the rights of a number of citizens, who entered into the service of other States, without the permission of the EMPEROR. The Correio Official publishes a long correspon dence between the Governor of Rio de Janeiro, St. AUGUSTINIIO MOREINA GUERRA, and the Presi dent of the Provinces, J. JOSE RODRIGUES TORRES, on the subject of the late outrages connected with the seizure of 400 slaves. The Governor declares, that finding he cannot prevent the commission of such in human atrocities, he has felt himself in duty bound to resign his office. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) WARREN V. BURTON. Sir CHARLES WETHERELL immediately upon the LORD CHANCELLOR taking his seat proceeded to reply in this case. The Learned Gentleman concluded about half-past one o'clock, when his Lordship postponed giving judgment till Wednesday next. We shall give a full report of his Lordship's judgment. COURT FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOL- VENT DEBTORS. The Matters of the Petitions and Schedules of the Prisoners hereinafter named (the same having been filed in the Court) are appointed to be heard at the Court-house, in Portugal street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, on Monday, the 23d day of March, 1835, at Nine o'clock in the Forenoon. Sadd, J., Union-street, Friar-street, Blackfriars Toad, painter. Dakeyne, G., Racquet-court, Fleet-street, attorney's clerk. Sutton, J., Joiner-street, Westminster - road , brick la y er. Dann, L., Maidstone, fruiterer. Graves, W., Southampton, biscuit-baker. Jones, E., Lower Thames-street, ship-agent. Stratford, C.,N e w c astle-street, Farrmgdon-street, butcher. James, R., ommercial-road, Pimlico, trunk-maker. Symes, S., Upper Seymour-street, Euston-square, oilman. Thompson, T. W., Essex-place, Mile-end-road, painter. Taylor, J. J., Tooley-street, Southwark, cutler. Owen, T., Sheffield, publican. TORY REJOICINGS.—It having been determined by the friends of the Blue cause in York, to commemorate the return of J. H. Lowther, Esq., by a series of entertainments to the female relatives of the voters in that gentleman's inte rest, the necessary arrangements were made, and upwards of five hundred persons, partook of " the cups which cheer but not inebriate." After the tea equipage had been removed, country dances were the order for the remainder of the even ing, and until an early hour the following morning. At ten o'clock refreshments in great abundance were supplied.— York Courant. ESTABLISHMENT OF A REGULAR POST FROM DAMASCUS.—Some interest has been excited among the mer chants trading with Asia Minor by the arrival of letters by post direct from Damascus. Mr. Farren, the resident Con sul-General in Syria, has succeeded in persuading the mer chants at Damascus to establish three posts one, every twenty days, to Bagdad; a second, once a fortnight, to Aleppo ; and the third, twice a week, to Beirout. The rate of postage to Bagdad is two piastres (between 4:1-d. and 5d.) per drachm, a weight much in use among the Arabs. That to Beirout is twenty pares, of forty to the piaster. It is un derstood that the merchants of Damascus have agreed to make good any additional funds that may be required to insure the continuance of these arrangements. Great praise is given:to the Consul, for the share he has had in them. Several letters had, it seems, come from India in expectation of these posts being established, so that they will open another medium of communication with our possessions in that quarter. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1835. received a caution on this subject, which had been a lessOn to I him. At the Westminster election, in 1806, Mr. Sheridan I was a candidate, and was successful. A petition on the ground of bribery was presented against him, and a Lieutenant in the navy, who had taken a warm part against Mr. Sheridan, at tended as a witness before the Committee in support of the petition. This witness proved several distinct and clear acts of bribery, and stated that Mr. Sheridan had that very morning offered him 10CL, not to give evidence against him, and yet that very witness did not know Mr. Sheridan, who was sitting by the side of his counsel, by sight ? His Lordship mentioned this for the purpose of showing how necessary it was to watch with caution the evidence in a case of this nature. The Learned Judge then summed up the evidence, and left it to the jury to say whether it was sufficient, in a case so very penal, and attended with such very serious consequences, to satisfy them beyond all doubt that the defendant had been guilty of the crime charged against him. If they thought the evidence of Garner was to be believed, they would find for the plain tiff; but if they thought his story was such that they could not implicitly trust to it, they would give their verdict for the defendant ; and if they entertained any doubt upon the ques tion, the defendant was entitled to the benefit of it. The jury retired, and in five minutes returned with a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5001. This trial excited the most unusual and lively interest in the town and county, and the court was crowded to hear it at an early hour. The finding of the jury was received with a burst of irrepressible applause, and was announced to the multitude assembled on the Market-hill outside the court, by whom it was received with a tumult of approbation. PRICES OF STOCKS THU..: flank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. - shutl 3 per Cent. Cons. ... 92% N I !,-, % I .3, , , per Cent --1 Ditto Red. — New :N per Cent ' P r ' r t'ent. itsneenttt,u` l ~ Bank LongAnnuitiestoexpire Jan. 3, , 5641. . 9(1. 10, 155 4 i .. . - .lan. 5, IRT l7 1-16 J ni. 5, IS-;0 , April 5, ISSO — Jan. 5. 157 ,, — PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bends (selgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds - DUI° Account 87% 74 8 4 ' Buenos Ayres Bonds, 32 Ditto Account — Cram) Bonds 44 , 4 7,..; I)ittn Account 4614 7g Clltimbian Bonds 3li h Mao Account Columbian Bonds, 18:14...10(A Ditto Account 9 40 , ,; 1:IA110i bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 13.2:) Ditto Account Mexican Bonds , 5 per cent — l)i:to Account :3314 Dit r., ti uer cent. 44 5 4 inn Account .........44 5 1 4 4% 5 Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES 'ffil Brazilian Imperial Mining Co. (Issue Canclouga Mining Company Bolivar Copper Mining Company English Mining Company Heal del Monte Mining Co., Register Ditto Unregistered Unitud Mexican (issued at •2/. pm.) Ditto New Scrip.. Canada Company COURSE (IF EXCH Amsterdam C.F. 12 6 Ditto, at sight Boit( rdain 2 U. 12 6 Antwerp l2 5 Hamburg M.B. 13 13 Altona l3 13 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 1;0 Ditto 2 Us. 25 90 Bordeaux '3erlin F-ankfort on Maine, Ex. M 15134 Petersburgli, ruble 3 Us. 1N Vienna, effective 6 °M. 11l ! Trieste ditto lO 3 Madrid 374 ('adiz 37hi Bilboa fla reel , na Seville 37 Gibraltar PRICES OF 1111:•ifi STOC 3 per Cent. Consols 91% Ditto Reduced ...... 316 per Cent. Stock 93% I;itto New , 1881) 3t,', per Cent. Debentures 9IV; elLnk Stock Royal ('anal Stock Grind Canal Stock DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK New 5 per Ceii t India Stock Ditto Bonds 21 22 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Annuities, -- Exch. Bills, .£1,1% :l9 40 pal. Ditto _ .. • Ditto Small 39 41 pm. Ditto Commercial — Ditto Advertised pm• lank Stock for Opening India Stock for Account Consols for Account lt2V4 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLuCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account 305 (1 Portuguese Bonds I lltto Account Ditto New Bonds U4ii 5 4AI Ditto Account , i 4% 54i 4% 5 Prussian Bonds Ditto 80nd5,1822 Russian Bonds, 182:1 ........ Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds Ditto Account 05%%1S Ditto Bonds, 1523. Ditto Account French, 5 per cent. —c. 4 per cent....— ..... —f —c. 3 per cent. —f. —c. ---- Exchange —f. —c. Dutch, 24 per cent. Ditto Account 58% Ditto, 5 per cent. 103 % 14 Ditto Account 103% i DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share !d at 5/. pm.) 2" 3 7 20 12!4 •ed 51/. 10s. tid, 8% 8 8% 41 5 20 7.% 'A 14", 10 NGE, YESTERDAY, Leghorn l7►q Genoa 25 80 Milan.., . Venice "aples 4ll Palermo per oz. 121 I.i•bon 51% Oporto 5714 Rio Janeiro 36u- Bahia 26% Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork l% 17,4 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin ..Z0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silvers bars, standard 0 0 0 _S, DUBLIN, MARCH 19 Grand Canal Deb, 6 per cent. 92 --- Ditto, 4 per cent tY Hibernian Bank City of Dublin Steam Co. lOl4 National Insurance Company 28 City Debentures, 4 per cent... 8254 Ballast Office Debentures, 4 per cent. 92 % MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. - Due. A rnved. Due. 0 America 0 1 France 0 0 Lisbon 0 1 Bras:: 0 0 Guern.&Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 Rucilos Ayres... 0 1 Hamburg ...... .. 0 0 Mexico 0 o Carthagena 0 0 Holland 0 o Ostend 0 1 Dublin 0 1 0 Jamaica - 0 1 Sweden 0 0 Flanders HIGH ‘V ATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 13 minutes after 8. I Evening .50 minutes after 8 THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING (first time) a new Comedy called PATRICIAN AND PARVENU. Sir Osbaldisten de Mowbray, Bart., Mr. Warde ; Percy de Mow.. bray, Mr. Cooper ; Sir Tiinothy Stilton, Knight, Mr. W. Farren; Dick Moonshine, Mr. Harley ; Ruby, Mr. Bartley. Ellen Rivers, Miss Lee; Mary Stilton, Miss Taylor; Miss Sally Sanders, Mrs. Glover. _ _ _ To conclude with TEKELT, Tekeli, Mr. Cooper; Wolfe, Mr. Warde ; Bras-de.fer, Mr. Harley ';onrad, Mr. Bartley. Alexina, Mrs. Vining; Christine, Mrs. Fitzwilliam. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. THIS EVENING will be performed Auber's Opera of LESTOCQ ; OR, THE FETE OF THE HERMITAGE. Lestocq, Mr. H. Phillips; Count Golofficin, Mr. Gieubelei; Dimitri Mr. Wilson. The Princess Elizabeth, Miss Shirreft To conclude with THE FOREST OF BONDY. Captain Aubri, Mr. Brindal ; Lieut. Macaire, Mr. G.-Bennett; The Seneschal, Mr. Mathews; Florio, Mrs. Vining. Dame Gertrude, Mrs. C. Jones ; Lucille, Miss Taylor. The publication of THE Suzy NEWSPAPER commenced this day at 15 minutes past 3 o'clock. ~~z ; ~'~~y~ ~~---. ~~~«?~ Zile :--,4,11z. =~_ ~~y FINE ARTS. We were yesterday favoured with the sight of a painting supposed—and not without good reason—to be the work Leonardo Da Vinci, which may be seen at the house of the proprietor, Mr. Chisholm, of Abcburch Yard. The painting is a Scriptural one, and is entitled, " Preparations for the Entombment." It consists of a group, three-fourths the size of life, of some five or six figures, who are crowd ing round the corpse of our Saviour, who has apparently been but just taken down from the cross. The grouping of these figures is managed with consummate skill. Among the most prominent is Joseph of Arimathea, whose coun tenance is truly characteristic, expressing all that mingled dignity and benevolence for which he is so honourably dis tinguished in the Scriptural records. .A turban is tightly and gracefully folded round his head—so gracefully indeed, as at once to rivet the spectator's attention. Just below him, and gazing with all a mother's anguish, on the dead body of her son, is the Virgin Mary. This is by far the most expressive figure in the groupe, and proves that Leonardo da Vinci was deep read in the human heart. There is no mistaking the expression that speaks in the subdued eye, and quivers on the restless lip of the child less parent. You see at a glance that she has lost all that earth contained, most dear to her. Her son is dead. " No thing can touch her farther." The dead body of our Sa viour is drawn with anatomical accuracy. The flesh tints, though in general somewhat harsh—a fault of no. uncom mon occurrence in the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci —are, generally speaking, full of truth of effect. But the ghastly, anguished countenance is the crowning glory of the picture. Death has evidently been occasioned by acute, protracted torture. The ineffable langour of expression— the relaxed muscles—the weight of the eye-lids, which have just half-closed over eyes from which the light of life and divinity has for a time departed—and the peculiarly sodden hue of the brow—all bear unerring testimony to the agony of the crucifixion. The chest bones are perhaps a little too much protruded, and the figure generally wears too much of a skeleton character ; but this, if a defect, is a very venial one, when it is borne in mind that extreme emaciation is, in warm climates, the almost inevi table result of death, occasioned by lingering tor ments. On the whole, the picture is an imposing one, showing in every part of it marks of that profound and patient study—that determination to leave nothing undone which can heighten, without exaggerating, effect, which are so perceptible in the works of many of the old masters. As a striking proof of this, we may instance the likeness which the thoughtful care of Leonardo has induced him to institute between the Virgin Mary and her son. We understand that not less than two thousand pounds have been offered and declined for this noble painting. The sum is unquestionably a large one, but when we remember the prices that far inferior works of art have fetched, it is by no means extravagant. The history of the painting remains in obscurity. It has been traced, however, to an officer in Napoleon's army, and the stuff with which it was smeared over, while occupying the situation of chimney-board in a garret, is conjectured to be the same as that used by the artillery for greasing the wheels of the carriages. We conclude therefore that it was the spoil of war, and the composition used for the double purpose of preserving and concealing the painting. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. In the House of Lords, last night, the Royal Assent, by Commission, was given to the Transfer in Aids Bill, the Ex chequer-bills Bill, the Newspapers Regulation and Indemnity Bill, and the Chester Criminals' Execution Bill. The Duke of WELLINGTON brought up the Report on the Church Pa tronage of Ireland. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Rev. Mr. Gurney, of Truro, complaining of the Bishop of Exeter, in neglecting to present him to a living. The PRELATE said that he had bestowed the livings on persons of unexception able characters and residents in the parish. The Duke of RICH MOND in a reply to a question put by Lord CAMDEN said, that if it were the wish of the house, he would post pone bringing on the Abolition of Oaths Bill, the second read ing of which stood for that evening. Lord BROUGHAM said as the 11th clause was a most important one, he thought a postponement expedient. The third reading was then agreed to be post poned until Monday se'unight. The Earl of RADNOR inti mated the abandonment of his intention to press, during the present session, his measure respecting oaths at the Univer sities, as the heads of colleges meant to revise them. The Duke of WELLINGTON was unable to state when the Poor Laws of Ireland would be presented. Numerous petitions were then presented. Lord TEYNHAM moved two resolutions for the reduction of the Malt Tax and the Duty upon Hops : they were read,' put to the vote, and negatived. The House adjourned at six. In the Commons, Lord BELFAST took the oaths and his seat for Antrim. Mr. WARD gave notice that he should, on Monday next, move that the consideration of the Army Estimates, fixed for that day, be deferred until after the decision of the House was obtained on Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S motion relative to the Irish Church. Sir H. HARDINGE moved resolutions relative to Tithes in Ireland. Mr. HilmE moved as an amendment, that the Chairman report progress and obtain leave to sit again, which was afterwards withdrawn, on Mr. SPRING RICE moving to the effect that it was desirable that the law of Ireland, with respect to tithe, be amended. Upon a division there appeared— For the first Resolution Against it Majority for Ministers l5 The House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve. SIR ROBERT PEEL AND MR. HUME House of Commons, March 20, Friday Evening. Sir,—ln the course of the debate this evening, I understood you to make use of -expressions of which the purport was, that I was pursuing a course in respect to the measure then under discussion that was inconsistent with the conduct of a man of honour. Thinking it probable that such expressions fell from you inconsi derately, and in the warmth of debate, I gave you the opportunity of recalling them, by an appeal to you in the House. I could not with propriety pursue the subject further at the time, but I am confident that you will feel that the expressions of which I complain are not consistent with the usages of Parliament, and not warranted by the freedom of debate, and that you will therefore not hesitate to disavow them as applied to me. I have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, Joseph Hume, Esq., M.P. ROBERT PEEL. HouSe of Commons, March 20. Sir,—l expressed myself in the debate, to the best of my recol lection, strongly condemnatory of the conduct of the Government of which you are the head, inasmuch as you and your party had objected to and rejected the Bill of last Session for settling the tithes of Ireland, as inconsistent with the welfare of the country ; and I added, that I did not consider it honourable to have done so, and then to come down, as you had now done, to propose a measure every way similar. When you appealed to me in the House as to the words I had used, and whether I intended to cast imputations on your honour, my immediate answer was, that I could not say what your feelings of honour were ; but that I, as a political man, should not have considered it honourable conduct if I had so acted. It is, therefore, quite clear in my recollection, that whilst I made my obserations in allusion to what I would have done, did not impugn your honour as a gentleman in the course you had taken, as the views you take of your political duty are doubtless as pure as my own, or those of any other Member, although your political conduct be the reverse of mine. _ I am not aware, therefore, that you had any just grounds for understanding my expressions to impugn your honour as a gentle man. I had no intention to make any such personal charge ; and I regret that in the heat of debate I should have so expressed my self to convey a meaning I did not intend. I remain your obedient servant, JOSEPH HUME. Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, M.P. We understand that the Duke of Wellington has conferred the Russian Embassy on Sir Robert Gordon, whose only claim to such an appointment is that he happens to be a Tory, and the brother of Lord Aberdeen. We are much at a loss to discover in what part of Sir Robert's conduct, during his memorable mission to Constantinople, the Duke found those merits which would entitle him to represent our interests at St. Petersburgh. Lord Stuart de Itothsay has been appointed Am bassador to the Sublime Porte, in the room of Lord Ponsonby, the latter being, we believe, the only British Statesman who has ever thoroughly comprehended the Turkish question in all its bearings. The inconvenience of frequent and violent changes in the principles as well as the members of our Go vernment, is in no department more perceptible and more in jurious to the country than in that which guides our foreign relations. Sir Edward Sugden's sudden and unexpected relin quishment of the Chancellorship of Ireland is found to be, as might be expected, not a little embarrassing to the Go vernment. Various rumours are already in circulation as to Sir Edward's probable successor. Among others named are Sir Charles Wetherell and Mr. Baron Parke ; while others speak of Sir Lancelot Shadwell, and of Sir Edward Sugden as his successor to the English Vice- Chancellorship. The contemplated marriage between Lord Arthur Lennox and Miss Campbell, daughter of Lady Charlotte Bury, by her first marriage, and niece to the Duke of Argyll, is fixed to take place in the course of the ensuing month. His Lordship arrived at the residence of the Dowager Duchess of Richmond, in Portland-place, on Sunday, from the quarters of his regiment, the 71st, at Edinburgh, to attend his Parlia mentary duties. Lord Durham's health has improved since he re turned to Durham Castle, as he has derived benefit from his native air and repose. His Lordship is not expected to return to town before May. Mr. Harvey will have a call of the House on the 7th of May, when his motion on the Pension List will come on. _ _ _ _ Vv Mr. Tooke, in pursuance of the intimation given by him in the House, has amended his notice of motion for the 26th inst., for an address for a charter to the University of London, by submitting a restriction against conferring degrees in medicine as well as in divinity. EXTRAORDINARY INCIDENT.—A male convict has been living fur four years as Lady's maid with a female of rank in the vicinity of Piccadilly. The denouement arose from the arrival of a superintendent of police at the mansion in question, when the domestics were all examined except one, and that one was the Lady's maid. " The very person I want," said the officer, " for the Lady's maid is a man I" SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, MARCH 20.—Wind S.W. m oderate. —Arrived al id pro ceeded for the river the James Cruickshank, Young, from Verne" rara. Arrived from the river and sailed the Demerara Planter, Willis, for Demerara. ' Arrived from the river and remains the Branches, Everett, for St. John's, New Brunswick. The Erato" Tewksbury, from Poole to Hamburg, sailed this morning : PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Wind Westerly, light airs. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 19.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Acteo" from Portsmouth for South America. FALMOUTH, MARCH 18.W1nd S. to W. S. W., moderate! breezes.—Arrived the Lord Melville packet, from Rio Janeiro,. sailed the 29th January, and has 25,G00/. on freight. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.—Arrived off port the Cybele, from Ceara; Hindostan, —, from New Orleans ; Susquehanna , —, from Philadelphia and Columbia, from Palermo. Sailed the Mary Somerville, Jackson, for Calcutta ; Reform, Dobie, for Batavia ; 011erton, Evans, for Bombay ; Amelia, 1105, for Monte Videos Perseverance, Gibson, for Rio Janeiro ; Abcona , Scott, for Jamaica; Indian Chief, Williams, and Rebecca, Inglis, for Demerara; Water Witch, Newby, from Barbadoes ; Jain" Hadden, Cobb, for Cuba ; and Iris, Reed, for Savannah. WATERFORD, MARCH 18.--Arrd. Sarah Maria, Booth, London. LiatEalcx, MARCH 18.—Arrd..the Hebe, Hunnington, London. BELFAST, MAacn 18.—Arrived the Don Juan, Yates' Alicant. SLIGO, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Edward, Hare, from St- John's, New Bruuswick. HOLYHEAD, MA act 19.—The cargo of the Union, Connelly; from Wexford to Liverpool, has heen discharged, and the lower part much damaged. HULL, MARCH 20.—The Assidious, Tester, from Wainfleet to Leeds, has been got off the Spurn, and proceeded for Wakefield, with little damage. The Selsby, Wildblood, Goale to London, has broke up. The Dundee, Mason, from Memel to Oporto, was stranded on Bonholm the 17th instant—crew and materials saved. The Sarah, Conwick, from Liverpool to New Orleans, was dri ven on shore near Beaumaris the 19th instant. The Actif, from Bordeaux, struck on the rocks off Rio Janeir° l previous to the 24th of January, and went down. The Lise Auguste, Frederickson, from Assens to Douglas, w as wrecked on the Island of Faro, on the 11th instant. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. HOUSE OF COMMONS NOTICES of MOTIONS and ORDERS of the DAY, vrhicit now stand in the Order Book for the Ensuing Week. MONDAY MARCH 23.—ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Carlow County Election (Letter to 11r. Speaker)—Adjour ilect Debate thereupon. Deputy Clerk of the Crown and Hana Per in Ireland to attend. 2. Tithes (Ireland)—Report thereupon. 3. Bankrupts' Estate Bill—Second reading. 4. British Territories (India) Bill—Second reading. 5. Illegal Securities Bill—Committee. 6. Supply—Committee. 7. Ways and Means—Committee. 8. Ennis Borough Election—Petition of Mr. Baker to be con si ' dered. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Finn,—On going into Committee of Supply, to move i br a Select Committee to inquire into the nature of Orag e Associations. 2. Mr. Feargus O'Connor,—Resolution, That it is the opinion ei the House that Clergymen should be dismissed from the Co' mission of the Peace in Ireland. 3. Sir John De Beauvoir,—Address for Copies of any Correspond'_ ence between the Secretary of the Home Department and othe, Mayor of Windsor, relative to the employment of a body Metropolitan Police on 12th March, on his Majesty's return_ to Witidsor Palace. 4. Mr. Divett,--(Copies of the Reports of the Officers appointor! the recommendation of the Committee on the Militia Estimatee of the last Session of Parliament. 5. Mr. G. Fergusson,—Bill for the relief of Proprietors of, a n 6. Mr. Herries,—Army Estimates (in Committee of Supply.) for 7. Mr. Roebuck,—On reading the Order of the Day, to mo v e , a Copy of the Commission appointing Lord Canterbury Ci° missioner to Canada. - 8. Lord Ashley,—Navy Estimates (in Committee of SupplD.,,, ; „ 9. Lord John Russell—Petition from 14,000 Electors of Pnu"' respecting the late Election. 10. Mr. Ward,—To defer the consideration of the Army Estiina ie until the decision of Lord J. Russell's motion respecting t he Irish Church. 11. Mr. O'Loghlen,—Correspondence respecting a Meeting at Dungannon on the 19th December last. wh l at h 2. Mr. Hopc,—On going into Committee of Supply, to move, in order to secure to the country the services of its m ost ell' of nent artists, and to avoid the disappointments which have to late arisen from an injudicious application of public mnn e Y public works; competition is desirable in their design and 0 cution. TUESDAY, MARCH 24 —NOTICES OF MOTIONS. I. The Chancellor of the Exchequer,---Bill for Commutation ° Tithes in England and Wales. 2. Sir Richard Musgrave,—Bill to authorise the Relief of the Poor in Ireland in certain cases. 1, 3 0. 3. Mr. Law Hodges,—Consideration of the Petition from Chat', 4. Mr. Baring,—Bill to amend the Laws relating to the Trati c v d Corn between the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man , a the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Sark. t he 5. Mr. Baring,—Committee of the whole House, to consider of state of the Duties on Timber. on 6. Commi e r. Francis Baring,—Re-appointment of the Comm" Sinecures. 7. Mr. Shaw,—To refer Petition of Mr. Thos. Baker to a Sept Committee. 8. Mr. G. F. Young,—Petition from Annfield, Lower Canada' ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. New Windsor Borough Election—Ballot at three. 2. Canterbury Election—Ballot at a quarter to three. _ _ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18.—ORDERS OF THE DAY. 1. Lord's Day Observance Bill—Second reading. 2. Witnesses Indemnity Bill—Committee. 3, Highways Bill—Second reading. 4. Registration of Voters Bill—Second reading. Mr. Wallace, of Greenock,—Select Committee on the MOW ment of Post-office. p ort Mr. Hume,—To call the attention of the House to the.` their of the Select Committee on Lighthouses, with a view to consolidation under one management. THURSDAY, MARCH 26.—NOTICES OF MOTIONS . a pt 1. Mr. Tooke,—Address to his Majesty, beseeching him t ° l, o ll his Royal Charter of Incorporation to the University of ce rs - don, as approved in the year 1831, by the then Law L" . ..,„ A i r ,t of the Crown, and containing no other restriction than afr conferring Degrees in Divinity and in Medicine. Plates 2. Mr. O'Loghlen,—Bill for the appointment of conveniem for the holding of Assizes in Ireland. g o ciet o 3. Mr. Sheil,—Return of any Rules respecting Orange made by the Provost asid Senior Fellows of Trinity ‘-' ° es ,ing, Dublin, and of any means taken for the purpose of suPP r such Societies in Trinity College. yes Bt 4. Lord Viscount Mandeville—Reports relating to the outran Arrrfagh Races last year. duc t of 5. Colonel Verner—Report of the Investigation into the COO Police Constable Brennan, at Portadown, last April. ORDER OF THE DAY. Dublin City Election Petitions—Ballot for Committee at three. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL by Our arrivals this morning are only a mail from the 13 '1010 the Lord Melville, sailed from Rio Janeiro, Jan. 29 ; froult.rocb Dec. 29 ; Pernambuco, Dec. 23,—one Hamburg and one mail. No ship letters THE FUZ•TDS. dat In the early part of yesterday the funds were very lang-losed little business doing, and Consols were stationary; they. oroje° 92} for the Account, and for money 92,4. They opened this 0,21 0. at 92A sellers. Exchequer Bills are 39 40 ; India 80nc1.5,0‘ sn Bank Stock has receded to 222-1 for the opening. India St° . also be quoted for the opening, 260 k. is In the Foreign Market, a good deal of business was de'nr. foreign securities during the whole of the day, but more Pet.ticf,tnd in Spanish Bonds and Spanish Scrip, and most of the forei6o,llo closed with improved prices, and opened at, this morning+, rig). Bonds, 64} 4 ; Spanish Scrip, 83. prem.; Portuguese, 71.1'.1 3111, The question now pending between the Bank of Etighe 133°,0 the London and Westminster Bank is stated to be, that , of England have applied to the Vice Chancellor for an in.lu't restrain the above Bank from accepting bills of exchange 1 f bw" date than six months, and compel them to disclose how 039'1''' they have accepted. f e°/31. The Hamburg mail does not ,bring any political new e 4 000 e.• quence. Austrian Five per Cents., 102 for ; 1.011 41 Bank Shares, 1,329 ; money, 1,327. bets a By the express from Paris it appears that the Chair, Does adopt a resolution to pay the American claims, by laic" 0 war with the United States will be prevented. of `` There is no further official information from the thee"- in Spain. 1071' 64j);if: BOURSE OF PARIS, LATEST PRICES.-5 per „ 3 per Cents., 80f. 50e. ; Cortes Bonds, 40k ; CoupnesP fires, 19A. trn.soi HALF-PAS- Letters from Rio Janeiro state that all was trail the istfi of the Funds had advanced. An entire change of the taken place, but of the same party as the former. A re . about 15,0001. has come to pay the dividend; also 20, t h Brazil Mining Company. a t 99 f a l Consols have remained steady during the' morning. ol d sellers for the Account, with little or nothing doing money 92%. Exchequer Bills, 39 40 ; India Bonds, ••• tv ace Stock, shut. ;,„„ . There appears to be a great buoyancy in all the ib r s e L q r SPe e m h; ties, which may be quoted—Spanish Bonds, 65/1 ) . Scrip. 8% % prem. ; Mexican has reached 45 ; Co° °in i o o la kieg Portuguese, 94 3 / 4 95. The South American Stocks are 4. THREE o,a, Consols for the Account s 92 k .1 THE FUNDS.—CLOSING PRI CES. ...- BRITISH FUNDS. India South Dittoou th Stock ßs eoands i . c: .. .. .. I,: . . .. .. .. .. ....................................... .. ra Ditto Old Annuities ........... 0.!.0, Ditto New Annuities ..0...,.. V.KOi. Ex. Bills, lis,o/.... , ............. 44! pm, Ditto 500/............ ..... 411 . ; * :0 Ditto .501,1.••••••••"... * . ......... 0 ank Stock for opg. .. Act. .. 1.... ... nd or India Stock t ....... .. 7 - Consols for Opg. .......... Bank Stook 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons 92% 3 per Cent. 3t per Cent. Red New 3% per Cent 100 4 per Cent. Assented Dissented Long Annuities to expire Ja.a. lEi6O Pet 1859.. Jan. 1860 17 1-16 }OREIGI k UNDS. PortugueseDDßiittsttsco:,a,nelv.Dc:s,cint 5 per pe r t : ** ..... ....... Prussian. 5 per cent. . ..... . ...... Spanish 5 per cent ............. . ............................ French, 5 per cent ........ Exchange ............... . ••• French, 3 per cent ....... .. r'e; Dutch, :2 5 per cent... ..... . . Ditto, per cent. ......•• ••• Austrian, 5 per cent — Belgian, 5 per cent lo3►, Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres. 6 per cant 32 Chilian, 6 per cent . 47 Columbian, 6 per cent. 36% Ditto, 1824 4.44 Danish 79% Greek Bonds, 1825.5 per cent — Mexican, 5 per cent., 1825 33N i Ditto, 1825, 6 per rent 44)4 Peruvian, 6 per cent. 69 ___--........ 00 ,1° The Governor or Superintendant of bisii Colonel Cockburn, has resn d, or is about to do i s° t i l 2tuv pointment, and is coming home. e The post is w °l.- per annum, but the climate is unhealthy. A old - CAMBRIDGE.—A new library, school., an d sob' scums are proposed to 'be built in the UniverstY, scription. rg p •%., Th, fe r of St agy JIM. 1 of q o I,l'lll