The Sun. — London, England, 1835-08-05 00:00:00

scent of the debate, but he acquiesced in it on the distinct consideration that the evidence was not yet complete : he would not acquiesce in it as implying censure or suspicion on any in dividual.—( Cheers. ) Lord HOWICK, in a short speech, which the noise of Members leaving the House rendered almost wholly inaudible in the Gallery, explained the efforts which had been made at the Horse-Guards, on the first intimation being received of the existence of such societies in the army, to obtain the fullest information respecting them, and to endeavour as much as possible to prevent them. The debate was then adjourned till Tuesday next. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock. COURT CIRCULAR. Their Majesties honoured the Duke and Duchess of Nor thumberland with their company at dinner yesterday, at Sion House. A large party of the Nobility and Gentry were in vited to meet the King and Queen. Covers were laid for 50. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge accompanied their Ma jesties from Windsor Castle. The Marquis Camden, Viscount Melbourne, and the - Right Hon. T. Spring Rice left town yes terday afternoon for Sion House, to dine with their Majesties. The Duchess of Kent gave the Countess of Durham an in terview yesterday afternoon• Colonel Evans, M. P., had an interview yesterday with Lord Glenelg at the Colonial-office. The Chief Secretary for Ireland, the Attorney and the Soli citor General for Ireland, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. WINDSOR-TUESDAY. Yesterday his Majesty, accompanied by Prince Ernest, rode to Virginia Water in an open carriage. His Majesty, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, visited the Princess Augusta at Frogmore. The Queen walked to Adelaide Lodge, and the Duke and Duchess, and Prince George of Cambridge, afterwards rode out on horseback. This afternoon, at three o'clock, their Majesties and suite left the Castle for Sion House, where they honoured the Duke of Northumberland's fete with their presence. Earl Howe arrived at the Castle this morning. To-morrow his Majesty goes to town, and will hold his usual Levee at St. James's. On Thursday their Majesties will visit the Marquis of Ailsa, at his seat at Islewortb. PORTSMOUTH-TUESDAY. Last night arrived the Flower of Yarrow Yacht, with Lord John Scott on board, and a party of friends, direct from San Andero, in Spain. These gentlemen have been visiting the scene of action between the Queen's troops and the Carlists, for their own amusement and information ; but his Lordship is the bearer of Government dispatches from Lord John Hay, the Naval Commandant on the north coast of Spain. From what we can collect, both parties are pretty much in the same position of affairs that they have been for some time past : the fact is, that however high party feeling may run in Spain, the individuals will not fight against each other. Lord John Hay had nobly endeavoured to vindicate the honor of his country, by personally remonstrating with the Carlist General, Eraso, on the murder of the three Englishmen belonging to Captain Henry's steamer, who were inveigled away from Bilboa, and though unarmed, were captured, and shot in cold blood. General Eraso paid every respect to Lord John, as a British Naval Officer, but said he had only complied with the orders he had received from his master, Don Carlos, in doing what he had done, and that further more, he should continue to act on the same principle, and shoot as dogs every Englishman or other Foreigner whom he found in arms against him, until he had contrary directions. Lord John Hay, of course, entered his protest against such conduct, as a breach of the Eliot Treaty ; and told Eraso he should hold him personally an swerable for the past, and any future similar conduct. Lord John Hay, of course acted only on his own responsibility, as the dispatches of Lord Palmerston to Don Carlos were sent through Bayonne, and conveyed to that Royal Personage by Colonel Wylde. We have had some military courts-martial here respecting the men of the garrison, who endeavoured to desert and go into the Queen of Spain's service. Something rather funny, if not extraordinary, has appeared; and to morrow or next day it shall be collected and sent you. THE LATE MR. SHELLY OF GREAT YARMOUTH. The greatest gloom just now pervades this ancient borough on account of the recent sudden death of this, one of its bes' inhabitants. The town presents the appearance of a national mourning. The shops, with very few exceptions, are partially closed, and the numerous shipping in the river have their colours hoisted half-mast high. A meeting was held on Saturday, and it was determined that his funeral should be a public one. It will take place to morrow, Tuesday. The loss of a man like Mr. Shelly, who ti:ought deeply, and had the courage and ability to give utterence to his thoughts will be fel , indeed in Yarmouth, which, with a po pulation of 27,000 inhabitants, is without a local press of any description. The Members of the Tory Corporation arc wanting in the ability to keep going a paper advocating their own principles, and too intolerant and influential to allow of a liberal print. In short, Yarmouth is without an organ to give utterance to its complaints, unless through such public spirited men as Mr. Shelly. The publicgtion of THE SUN NEWSPAPER commenccd this day at 10 minutes past 3 o'clock, TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia,—On behalf of Mr. Alexander F. Ridgway, of No. 42, Leicester-square, I beg to call your attention to a para graph which appears in your newspaper of last evening. It is headed " Singular Affair," and alludes to some acceptances of a Noble Lcrd. As regards my client, the paragraph is a malicious libel, calculated to do him serious injury, and is, for the most part, grossly false, as will be shown by the following statement, the truth of which he is willing, and indeed most anxious, that you should satisfy yourself of. So far from Mr. Ridgway having been entrusted by Lord - (the Noble Lord alluded to) with several bills, to the amount of some thousands, to get negotiated, and not having (as alleged its the paragraph) arranged the transaction to his Lordships' satisfaction, Mr. Ridgway never received from his Lordship, directly or indirectly, any bill or note whatever, either to get discounted, or for any other purpose. But, on Friday last, Mr. Ridgway, in the ordinary course of his busi ness, received from a respectable customer, his Lordship's promissory note for 500 L, due on the following day, and made payable at No. 69, Pall-mall (Messrs. Hammcraley's), with instructions to present the same for payment. Mr. Ridgway was wholly ignorant of the circumstances under which that note was drawn and negotiated, though he has since ascer tained that the indorser gave full value for it by a check on his Bankers for the sum of 475.4 which was duly paid. On Sa turday morning, therefore, when the note became payable, it was duly presented by Mr. Ridgway's clerk at the Banking house of Messrs. Hammersleyf from the hands of whose cashier it was snatched, and retained by an Attorney's Clerk employed for the purpose. The insinuation that Mr. Ridgway was then in the vicinity, awaiting the result of the presentation of the note, is not the least malignant part of the libel. The fact is, Mr. Ridgway was filched from his own counting-house in Leicester-square to that of Messrs. Hammersley in Pall-mall, immediately the occurrence took place. Having thus explained the transaction, it is my duty to in form you that Mr. Ridgway feels it due to himself to take prompt and decisive measures, not only to have the libellous part of this paragraph forthwith contradicted in the most dis tinct and unqualified manner, but also to discover the author and propagator of this most unfounded attack on his character. Without prejudice, therefore, to my client's right to appeal hereafter to a Court of Law for that redress at your hands which the great injury he has sustained by the publication clearly entitles him to, I now demand of you the earliest in sertion in your paper of a positive contradiction to that most calumnious statement ; and I also require you immediately to trace the author of the original manuscript ; to give up to me (as the attorney for Mr. Ridgway) his name and address ; and to furnish me with such evidence as shall prove him to be the originator of the scandal. I am, Sir, your very obedient servant, HENRY WALKER. 5, Southampton -street, Bloomsbury, August 4, 1835. .*** The paragraph in question was copied from the Ob server ; but as no names are mentioned, we know not whether it alludes to Mr. Alexander F. Ridgway, or any other gentle man in Leicester-square. On this principle we have omitted the name of the Noble Lord.—Ed. Sun. We are happy to be enabled to state, that in the extensive borough of Finsbury a far greater number of voters have registered than hitherto. The friends of Reform have nobly done their duty, and by their united exertions their num bers far exceed their antagonists. This is convincing evi dence of the progress of the popular cause, and paints in glow ing colours the ultimate downfall of tyranny and oppression, the supporters of which, though they may be determined as long as possible to cling to their rotten constitutions, are, by so doing, but rendering their final destruction more inevitable. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 3.—A public meeting was held here on Monday morning, at the New Sessions'-room, of the rate-payers of the borough, of which David Spicer, Esq., the Mayor, was Chairman ; it was called by special advertisement, and the room was filled ; the object was to petition the House of Lords to pass the Municipal Reform Bill as sent to their Lordships' House by the Commons. An attempt at an amendment was made by the Tories, but the attempt failed altogether, and the address, which will be presented to the House of Lords on Wednesday, was carried unanimously. A number of the troops o f thi s garr i son h ave attempte d dur ing the past week to d eser t, an d enter i nto t h e Q ueen of Spain's service ; almost universally the men have been de tected in time and brought back, and the miserable result now ensues of a court-martial upon each offence. The consequence of such court-martial is very plain ; punishment must follow the soldier who breaks his oath and forfeits his fealty to his king and country, and attendant upon such punishment, should follow expulsion from the army. We allude to this matter more particularly to revert to the 87th regiment, from which corps, it has been said, that some men deserted with a non commissioned officer, fully armed and accoutred. This is not quite true. A lance corporal, with six men of the corps, did desert, but without their arms and accoutrements. In a wili tarlYiew, this distinctive is very material. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 5, 1835. The evidence which was brought forward yesterday, in the House of Lords, against the Municipal Reform Bill, is just what every one was prepared to expect—partial in the highest degree, and so flagrantly absurd, as to be un worthy even a moment's attention. Parsons, Town-clerks, Deputy Stewards, and Attornies, all more or less interested in the question ;—these were the sort of men who were summoned to their Lordships' Bar, to prove the more than maiden purity of their respective Corporate Bodies. Well might Lord MELBOURNE protest against such a mode of proceeding ! Well might he repudiate it as a precedent ; for a more dangerous one was never yet sought to be established. And how do their Lordships at tempt to justify it? 'Why, forsooth, by their patriotic desire to advocate the rights of Freemen! They have suddenly discovered that the Ministers of the people's choice are in league with the Parliament of the people's choice, to injure the people's interests, and there fore they are resolved to crush the monstrous conspiracy, and save the deluded people in spite of themselves. And who are the men who have made this startling discovery, and determined on this line of conduct ? The very same who opposed Slave emancipation ; who for years kept the Catholics and Dissenters in the most degrading thraldom ; who twice threw out the Reform Bill ; who passed the Irish Coercion Act with breathless haste, amid shouts of accla mation ; and who on every great public question that ever came before them, made a point of taking the unpopular side ! And is it from the lips of men like these that we are to expect to bear the language of freedom ; or, to be lieve in its sincerity, when we do hear it ? No, no ! We are not quite such fools. We know well that no good can come out of Nazareth. Long, and melancholy experience has convinced us that no faith is to be put in the House of Lords ; that under pretence of being our friends, they are our bitterest enemies ; and that when they talk to us of their res pect for the privileges of freemen, they are not to be believed on their oaths. But it is not enough that we give discredit to their Lordships' professions. We must do more. We must bestir ourselves. We must look actively about us ; and instead of groaning passively beneath the incubus that is seated, like lead, on our chests, consider how, and when, we can shake it off. We must ask ourselves this question—does the House of Lords exist for its own ex clusive benefit, or for ours ? And having.. ,settled this point, which can admit of not the slightest doubt, to our satisfaction, then, we must be prepared to act. We re gret to be compelled to hold this language ; but it has been wrung from us by the conduct of the House of Lords. Warnings they disregard—remonstrances they laugh at— they are to be convinced only by some such active, peremp tory demonstration on the part of the people, as that to which we have been alluding. For the last fifty years and upwards, scarce a Session has passed, but these men have been separating themselves more and more from the popular cause. During that long period not one act of kindness have they shown us. Every concession has been wrung from them, as if it were their heart's blood. At the present crisis they are more divided from us, if possible than ever. They even seem to be a different race. While we are all pressing on in the career of improvement, they are standing stock-still. While we are looking forward, they are looking back. They have nothing in common with us but our language, and even this they contrive to pervert so as almost to render it unintel ligible. For instance, in the aristocratic vocabulary, the " rights of freemen," means the " paramount authority of the House of Lords ;" " Reform" is synonimous with " Revolution," " Dissent" with " Infidelity," and " Ultra- Toryism" with " Toleration ;" while with us, in our plebeian vernacular, these words bear a meaning diametrically opposite. - Lord MELBOURNE, who well knows, and fitly appreciates the temper of the House of Lords ; who sees that they are fast drifting on a quick-sand in which, if they do not speedily hoist sail and put about, they must inevitably be engulphed, gave them one more—one last—emphatic warn ing last night. " I protest most distinctly," said his Lord ship, " against your present proceeding, both upon reason and upon principle. Ido not hold myself bound to it as a precedent ; I deem it, my Lords, to be most erroneous, most prejudicial, and most pernicious ; and I will not be bound by it in any respect. But at the same time, my Lords, I feel I am bound to bow to a majority of this House. I wish it to be understood that I consider myself as bowing to a majority, and to that only, and not to any thing that I have heard in sup port of this proceeding. But I protest against it on reason and on principle. I, however, consider myself as being coerced by a superior—mark me—as being coerced by a superior power ; therefore, my Lords, you may act as you think proper." This is strong language, and the question to which it naturally gives ruse, IF, how long is - V \ . e •-,-*- , - , . . : :$ l 7 lB - , e' -- . •'-, lc ,, ‘,.- • ,:i:P.,,, ---, Zin -Ji:.!:(1I. TIM SttN, LONiXiii, Virtbi.ESDAY, AtarSt 5, 1835. this " superior power" to be permitted to coerce the people ? Are we strong enough to resist it, or are we not ? If we are not, then nothing remains but to grumble and submit ; but if we are, then it is our duty, by all constitutional means, to oppose it—to reduce it to its level—to show it its own ignorance and our intelligence—its own weakness and our strength. Mr. HUME is entitled to the thanks of the public for the exposure which he made last night of the proceedings of the Tories in their Orange Lodges. It is well known to all who know anything of Ireland, that these Associa tions have produced the most pernicious effects in that country. Their avowed object is to draw a broad line of distinction between the Catholics and the Protestants, and thus to excite and keep alive those animosities, political and religious, which are the bane of social peace and good order in the sister kingdom. To them may be attributed, more perhaps than to any other cause, the want of con , fidence in the impartiality of the law so generally entertained by the Irish, with whom it is a maxim that a Catholic has no justice to expect from a Protestant Jury. Nor is it wonderful that such a belief should prevail where we find almost the whole Protestant population leagued to gether in secret societies, and under religious sanctions, for the purpese of keeping down the Catholics. As little ought we to be surprised at the frequent violations of the law which occur in Ireland, and which afford so gratify ing a theme of declamation to her oppressors, for this is the uniform and natural result of want of confidence in the administration of justice. The object which Mr. HUME had more particularly in view in calling the atten tion of the House of Commons and of the country to this important subject, was to shew that these illegal and uncon stitutional Associations were not only distracting Ire. land, but that they were spreading over England, and had been introduced, to a great extent into the British army, under the immediate sanction of his Royal Highness the Duke of CUMBERLAND. The Ho nourable Member proved that Orange Lodges had been formed in no less than forty regiments, and that the warrants for their formation had, in every case, been signed by the Royal Duke in his capacity of Grand Master. No one of his Royal Highness's friends in the Lower House attempted to deny the facts. The only sort of excuse they could set up for the great Patron, the thick-and-thin pro moter of Toryism, was that he signed the warrants in blank, and did not know how they were disposed of after wards. All he did was to write the word " ERNEST" and the warrant was filled up by some subordinate officers ! This is much too clumsy a contrivance to blind the public. The Duke of CUMBERLAND may rest assured that he is the last man on earth of whom the people of England will be disposed to form an indulgent opinion in such a case as this—we had almost said in any case. The debate has been adjourned till Tues day next, to give him time to explain his conduct ; and we pre glad to see, by the speech of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, that the Ministers are prepared to support the motion for an address to the Crown, if that explanation should prove unsatisfactory. The Brussels and German Papers received this morning, bring advices from Athens to the 17th of June. Their general character is favourable. The harvest promised t 4 be very abundant in Greece. We find no other intelligence worth alluding to in these Journals. BELGIAN FUNDS.—Baussets, AUG. 2 Actual Debt, 2IA per Cent , RothFchild's Loan, Five per Cent lOO% Loan of City, 1832, Four per Cent 99 Society of Commerce, Four and a Half per Cent HO% Bank of Belgium, Five per Cent II2N —Brussels Papers, Aug. 3. The recent attempt to assassinate King Louis PHILIPPE has thrown all France into a state of fermentation. The Paris_, Papers of Sunday and Monday treat of nothing else ; and the private letters from that capital state that the excitement is only less than what it was during the " three glorious days" which preceded the elevation of the reigning Monarch to the throne of France. On Saturday Prince TALLEYRAND arrived in Paris. He immediately attended a Cabinet Council, where he was met by M. DuriN the Pre sident of the Chamber of Deputies, who had only reached the Tuileries a few minutes before the arrival of the Ex-Prelate, and had just left the presence of the KING. The object of the Council was to adopt mea sures for the more effectual security of his MAJESTY'S per son and Government ; but although all were agreed in ad mitting that stringent enactments were demanded by the state of public feeling throughout France, yet they differed essentially in their opinions as to the extent to which it would be safe to carry a system of popular coer cion. Even the Press had its advocates, but they were overwhelmed by numbers, who cried it down as the cause of every evil that afflicted France. The Council finally resolved that all political caricatures should be suppressed with a strong hand. That the writers of all articles in Newspapers should be compelled to sign their names to their literary productions, to the effect that in the event of libelling the Government, an action should lie against them in common with the responsible publishers; and that one conviction should for ever disqualify them for taking any part in Newspaper literature under penalties of fine and imprisonment. That the responsible conductor of each Paper, shall, on being convicted of a political libel, be virtually disqualified to continue to fulfil the duties of a publisher ; and that the person who succeeds him shall be so far held responsible for his offence as to be liable, on conviction for a libel, to suffer such increase of punishment as the law shall decree fora second or third offence, as the case may be. The law for the establishment of trial by jury is likewise to be re-modelled. At present the sys tem in France is the same as in England ; but as convic tions for the Crown are not obtained with such facility as to satisfy the KING, Ministers are resolved to adopt the system which prevails in Scotland, making the guilt or in nocence of the accused rest on the vote of a simple majo rity of the Jurors. The adoption of these measures by the Chambers, will be tantamount to a legislative abrogation of the constitu tional charters of 1815 and 1830. Liberty will be, extin guished in France ; and unl ess p eo pl e b es ti r themselves they will soon hold their lives, liberties, and properties, at the mercy of the Crown. The KING will, if possible, establish a military despotism, and he is aware that this can never be effected, unless he first succeed in strangling the Press. There is no possibility of devouring the sheep, while the watch-dogs are suffered to live. These are now doomed. The whole power and influence of the Government is directed against them. In the Pro vinces, or rather Departments as they are now called, the editors are being seized and incarcerated by order of the Minister of Justice. No charge of any kind is made against them ; their profession being assumed by the autho rities to be the most positive proof of conspiracy against the safety of the State. During the whole of Friday and Saturday the Provincial Police were employed in capturing the editors and conductors of the provincial newspapers. GIRARD is slowly recovering, but he refuses to make any confession which shall implicate his associates. It is reported that he was offered a pardon if he would disclose all he knew about the plot, upon which he asked for a newspaper, and seeing the name of the Duke of Tneviso among the killed, he declared that the KING could not grant a pardon to the murderer of a Marshal of France. He is questioned every day in presence of M. TRIERS, and others, but he refuses to answer any question which does not relate to the nature of his wounds. The following account of this extraordinary individual is is from the Correspondent of a Morning Contemporary, who offers it as a summary of all that has yet appeared in the liberal Parisian and French provincial journals : " Girard, whose real name is Fieschi, is by birth a Corsican, and he once formed part of Joachim 3lurat's guard. On his re turn to Corsica, after the expedition in which the ill-fated King of Naples perished, it appears that Fieschi, alias Girard, was con demned to ten years' imprisonment, for the unromantic misdemea nour of cow-stealing. After undergoing his full term of detention, he, in 18.30, contrived to get his name inscribed on the list of poli tical refugees, and till the year 1834 actually received a pension from Government, which, however, was then stopped on the de tection of the imposture, he himself being at the same time obliged to abscond, in order to escape the consequences of his roguery. He next entered as a domestic into the service of a Monsieur Cannes, of Paris. The day before yesterday the assassin was recognized by a M. Oliver Dufresne, Inspector-Ge neral of Prisons, by Lieutenant-Colonel Ladvocat, of the 12th legion of the National Guards, and by several other individuals, from whom, according to report, he made no attempt to conceal his identity with Fieschi, the ex-retainer of the ex-King of Naples. It appears, moreover, that he is a married man. His wife, who has already been arrested and examined, has denied all knowledge of his guilty plans, and has complained of the personal ill-treatment which she habitually received from him." The Chamber of Deputies assembled at two o'clock on Monday. There were present about forty Members. M. DUPIN, the President, read a letter from the Minister of the Interior, acquainting the Chamber that the KING and Royal Family proposed being present at the funeral of the victims of the 28th of July, and that his MAJESTY wished to be accompanied by Deputations from all public bodies connected with the preservation of the State. The funeral was fixed for Wednesday (this day). After reading the letter, M. DUPIN proposed that the Deputies to accompany him in attending his MAJESTY at the funeral should be ballotted for ; and that those Mem bers who were re-elected during the late recess, should take the oaths and their seats to qualify them for the dis charge of their legislative functions. As the comunications which the Government had to make to the Chamber could not be in readiness before Tuesday at noon, the adjourn ment of the Chamber, till two o'clock the next day, was moved and carried without opposition. An address signed by 900 British residents at Paris was presented to the King of the FRENCH on Monday, congra tulating his Majesty on his providential deliverance. The address was borne by a deputation of three hundred of the most respectable British residents, headed by Sir SYDNEY SMITH. The KING'S reply was sufficiently brief and explicit Gentlemen, I am deeply sensible of your kind feelings towards me, and those of your nation." Not a word more was added, and the deputation withdrew. The following extracts are taken from the Paris evening papers of Monday, just received : Messrs. Eugene Raspail and Galtors, editors of the Reformateur, have each been called once before the Juge d'lnstruction, but they have not yet been able to get themselves transferred from the depot of the Prefecture to another prison. A domiciliary visit has been made at Passy, in the residence of M. Louis Desnoyees, editor of the Charivari and the Caricature. It is reported that orders have been sent to arrest all the chief editors of the journals in the departments. There is an intention to disorganize the Press; double courage and activity must be ex erted, and the chasms which persecution may make in the ranks must be immediately filled up.—Bon Sens. Violence is the order of the day. The Commandant of the city of Tours has been guilty of disgusting acts of brutality to the chief editor of the opposition journal of the place. A circumstantial com plaint has been delivered to the King's Attorney. —Bon Sens. A domiciliary visit was made on the 31st of July in the office of the Liberal du Nord. On the same day the director of the Industrie de la Meuse was summoned before the Juge d'lnstruction. The Journal du Commerce announces, that in pursuance of a Ministerial ordinance signed by M. Thiers, the authorization granted to M. Gregoire to print that paper and the Messager at their office, No. 6, Rue St. Joseph, has been withdrawn, and M. Gregoire is enjoined to remove the presses, type, &c., to his gene ral printing-office within three days, upon pain of their being put under seal. The same step has been taken in regard to the Re formateur. The Journal des Debats and the Moniteur du Com merce are also printed at their respective offices, but in their case it seems the authorization has not been withdrawn. It is also said that the sale of the Messager in the theatres, hitherto allowed, has been prohibited. Such is France in 1835. The Mayors of Paris have published official lists of the killed and wounded, by the ex plosion- of the infernal machine. The whole number is forty-one, of whom fourteen are already dead. Among the wounded are four Generals--COLBERT, PELET, HEY.. MES, and BLIN. FRENCH FUNDS —PARIS, AUGUST 3. Five per Cents., 109 f. 15c. 10c. sc. 10,if. Four per Cents., 99. Three per Cents., '79f 79f 90c. FOc. 75c. Bank Actions, 2,025 f 2,030 f Rente de Naples, 97f 2 c. 15c. 97f. Roman Five per Cents., 1001 i. Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 39. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 25% 23. Royal Spanish Loan, 41 40% Rente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cent., 40. Portuguese Three per Cents. 60%. Paytian Loan, 375 f, EXCUANGE ON LONDON. One month, paper, —f. —c ; money, 25f 473 c. Three months, paper, 25f. 35c. money, 25C 32%c. —fours Authentioue BOURSE, THREE O'CLOCK.—Before the opening of the Bourse the 3 per Cents. were at 79f. 40c., for the end of this month, with a brisk market. At the opening, however, they declined immediately to 791. 20c., and have since further re ceded to 79f., sellers. QUARTER TO FOUR. Five per Cents., 109 f. 95e. ; Three per Cents., 78f. 93c. ; Five per Cents. Spanish, 40 ; Three per Cents., Spanish, 25; Cortes, 39; Coupons, 214; Guebhards, 401 ; Differes, l6i ; New Loan, 491-; Definitives, —; Certificates, —; Actives, 481 ; Passives, 14 ; Ducats, 97 30 ; Romans, 100:1 1 ; Belgians, —; Pedros, —; Miguels, Dutch,--; Haytians, 375 f. ; Brabant Bank, —. The Motion for the Admission of Ladies into the House of Commons, during the Debates, was last night rejected, by a majority of Three—the exact number of the Graces! Monstrous, that such a number should be degraded by its application to such a purpose ! It is some consolation, however, for the fair sex to know, that all the OTONNELLS were among their supporters ; and that they will no doubt agitate next Session, in the cause of beauty, as stoutly and successfully as ever they agitated in that of their country. But where was the Hon. and Gallant Member for Lincoln on this interesting'occasion ? We do not see his name in the minority. Surely he cannot have been among the Dissentients! Impossible. DREADFUL OCCURRENCE AT HOUNSLOW.—(THIS MORNING.) At a quarter before eight o'clock this morning, a shock (like that of an earthquake) was heard in Hounslow and its immediate vicinity. A gentleman standing at his chim ney-piece was suddenly thrown down ; he ran out of the house in alarm, but saw nothing to explain the phenomena. In a few minutes it was too fatally accounted for—the Powder Mills of Messrs. Harvey and Curtis had blown up. In the confusion and terror that prevails, it is almost im possible to gather any coherent particulars. Two men it is known are killed, and many are missing. Hounslow, and all the country for a mile or two aroun, is in a state of tremor and alarm indescribable. SIIIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, AUG. 4.—Wind E., fine weather. Arrived and sailed for the river the Offiey, Stayers, from the South Seas ; Glaphira, Mereton, and Ranger, Stewart, from Antigua. Arrived from the river and sailed the Louisa Campbell, Mac Queen, for Canton ; 13roxbornebay, Chap Man, for Cape of Good Hope ; Lion, Shep herd, for Malta ; Martha, Dyer, for Waterford ; Romanoff, Thomr son, for Miramichi ; Richard Manut, Everton, for Liverpool ; and •Galmira, Sparks, for Cork. PORTSMOUTH, Auc. 4.—Wind N.E. to W., fine. PLYMOUTH, Auc. 3.—Wind E. S.E. to S.S.E. Arrived off port the Patriots, Ninia, from Selubal. FALMOUTH, Auc. 3.---Wind E., moderate breezes and fine. Arrived the Creole, Tulloch, from Para; Magnet packet, Harvey, from Lisbon. Sailed his Majesty's ship Firefly, —, for Cadiz and the Mediterranean ; Nightingale packet, for the West Indies; and Swallow, M'Queen, for Antwerp. LivEutrooL, AUG. 3.—Arrived the Belgrave, Williams, from Wilmington ; Waverley, Philips, from Mobile : Portsmouth, Mar shall, from New Orleans ; Elizabeth Whitney, Harding, from New York. Off port the Robert Burns, —, from Restigouche ; Char lotte, Fissie, —, and Sir John Beresford, --, from Quebec. HOLYHFAD, Aug. 3.—Arrived off, the Fenwick, Kealing, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Thomas, M'Taggert, from Palermo; and Blessing, Green, and Harmony, Bruce, from Quebec. DUBLIN, Auc. 3.—Arrived the Wanderer, Jenkins, from Trini dad ; Boliver, Gunson, from Qnebee ; Sisters, Owen, from Leg horn ; Hebe, Pabiridge, from Gibraltar ; and Gras. Alexander, --, from Riga. LIZARD, AUG. 3.—Arrived off, the Ocean, Blackburn, from Quebec. SCILLY, AUG. 3.—Arrived off, the Flower of Edinburgh, —, from Lisbon. BRISTOL, Auc. 4.—Arrived the Severn, Brown, from Quebec; Adelaide, Dawes, from Newfoundland; and Tempest, Oliver, from Archangel. GLOUCESTER, Auc. 4.—Arrived the Silas, Laing, and Break water, Sloman, from Bathurst. MILFORD, Auc. 4.—Arrived the Resolution, Rutter, from Miramichi ; Celt, Taylor, and Lady Keith, Burrows, from Alexandria. PENTLAND FRITH, Auc. 3.—Arrived the Patriot, Law, from Havannah ; Ross, Wakes, from Quebec ; Latona, Smith, from Bathurst; and Sarah Flemming, —, from Port Medway. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. , New York Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house one day later. They are of little conse quence. From the River Plate :—By the Barque Colonel, from Monte video, papers have been received from the above city to the 9th of May inclusive, and the Buenos Ayres British packet . of May 2d. A letter from Montevideo of the 9th sadrs—" Times are here as dull as possible, and likely to continue so." Buenos Ayres, May 2d.—" Most of our readers are aware that one or two foreigners were insulted in the streets for not wearing the Federal device. These outrages caused at first considerable anxiety amongst the residents, but the promptness of Government in bringing the aggressors to punishment has had the desired effect." Accounts from many of the interior towns of the province of Buenos Ayres state that the fest.a in honour of tine installation of Governor Rosas, has been celebrated with great brilliancy. There is nothing of interest from Montevideo. The Govern ment have prohibited bull-fighting in that town. Demerara Papers are received at Liverpool of June 13 :—The Combined Court assembled at George Town on the 10th, for dis patch of business. Some important financial questions were to be brought under the consideration of the Court. Our arrivals this morifing consist of one French mail, with ship letters from the Mauritius and Sydney of the 22d February. THE FUNDS. Consols, which left off yesterday at 90% for the Account, opened this morning at 90% %; for Money 90%, with a firm Market. Omni= may be quoted at 3% prem. in demand. Exchequer Bills 23 25 ; India Bonds 6 8; Bank Stock 2141 2151; India Stock, 255 256. Spanish, which left off yesterday at 49% 50, may be quoted at 48.1 50%; Spanish Scrip, which left off at 10% 10 dis., is at the sam e price this morning ; Portuguese left off at 90% 90%, are at present 90% 91 ; Three per Cents. 59%; Colombian, 35 ; Mexican 3 54 36%; Dutch 2% per Cents. 54% ; Cortes Bonds, 38 ; Cow pons, 22. HALF-PAST ONE. Both the British and Foreign markets have a lively appearance, Consols, which were in the morning at 90i a for the Account have improved to 90i ; for money 90i a ; Omnium has also ad vanced to 3i prem. ~ To-morroW being pay day for the first instalment of ten per cen t., the Bank are making preparations to receive it. Exchequer Bills 23 25 ; India Bonds 6 8; Bank Stock 215 16 ; India Stock 255 6. The Foreign Market has also a firmer appearance. Spanish Bonds, 49 4 50i ; Spanish Scrip, 14 10, discount; Portuguese, goi ; 3 per Cents, 59} ; Dutch 2k, 541 4 1; Mexican, 351 36 ; Columbian, 35. Colonel E vans an d G enera l Al ava depart this day for Spain. THREE O' CL CK. Consols for the Account, 90h 1. Lord Auckland's appointment as Governor-Genera' of India is confidently rumoured. We incline to give credit to the report. Lord Brougham, it is said, intends visiting Dublin during the ensuing meeting of the British Association for pur poses of Science. The Lord Lieutenant has invited the Noble and Learned Lord to sojourn at the Phcenix-park. This we believe is Lord Brougham's first visit to Ireland. We are authorized by Mr. Mash, of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, to state that the article which appeared in the Age newspaper of Sunday last, under the head of Theatricals," is a gross and malicious libel, and, as regards the charges and insinuations therein contained, utterly void of truth. Mr. Mash has also instructed his solicitors as promptly a s possible to bring the matter into a court of law, where the writers of the fabrication .complained of will be afforded an opportunity of justifying themselves, it they can ; but in the mean time Mr. Mash considers it due to the department he so many years has had the honour of belonging to, and to himself, thus publicly to deny the truth of the slander in question. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 5. HOUSE OF LORDS. The Earl of Sii;FTESBURY took his seat on the Woolsack at a Quarter past One o'clock. CORPORATION REFORM BILL. Lord LYNDHURST presented a petition from the mortgagees of property belonging to the Corporation of Ludlow, against certain clauses in the Corporation Reform Bill. Counsel were then called in, and the House proceeded to hear evidence against the Bill. ['RICE Ob sl OCKS THIS VA] AT ONE O'CLOCK. Sank Stool 3 oer Cent Red 90% 1 3 4, , India Stock 255.'; 3 per Cent. Cons 90kiN, I Ditto Bonds 8 6 pm 3ki per Cent ... —1 South Sea Stock ......... ......„ -- Ditto iced 99 1 ,i 1 ,4 5,', I Old Annuities New .354 per Cent 98% 9 81i I New Ditto BB% % Assented —; 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1151... 3 per Cent. iDissented — i Exch. Bills, £l,OOO 23 25 pm. Bank LongAnnuitiesto expire 1 Ditto 500 23 25 pm. Jan 5, 1 810 16 9-16 7-161 Ditto Small Oct. ID, 1859 l6 5-16 I Ditto Commercial — pm. Jan. 5, 1860 —l Ditto Advertised pm . Jan. 5, 1880 — ' Bank Stock for Account -- April 5, IRBO — India Stock for Account — _ Jan. 5. 1870 ' Consols for Account 90% % 9 ...... _. Oinniurn . 3'4 Prn• 1 PRICES 01. FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds __= THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account Ditto New Bonds 9l 90% Ditte Account Prussian Bonds Ditto 80nd5,1822 Russian Bonds, 1821 10 9 1.q Ditto Account .. Ditto Metalilc Spanish Bonds 50 49N Ditto Account 594 Ditto Bonds, 1E34 Ditto Account French, 5 per cent. —f. —c 4 per cent. —f. —c. 3 per cent. —f. —c. ---- Exchange —f. —c. Dutch, 24 per cent. 54% M Ditto Account Ditto, 5 per cent lOl% Ditto Account Belgian Bonds lOOYi Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds ....85% Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account — Milian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, :824. . . Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1925 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — Ditto Account Ditto, d per cent. ...... 35% DUO Account Neapolitan PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. ('andonga Mining Company British Copper Comp Any United Mexican (issued at a pm.) London and Birmingham Railway Cc Australian Company 7 4 2}4, 411 )m pan y 25 264 COURSE OF EXCH) Amsterdam C.F. I.'? N NGE YESTERDAY. Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 2 U. 12 7}4 Antwerp l2 8 Homburg M.B. 13 15 Altana l3 15 Leghorn 476 Genoa •. 25 90 Milan 3l Venice 47 Naples 40% Palermo per oz. 121 Lisbon 57 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 65 Ditto ....... .............2 Us 25 95 Bordeaux . F-ankfort cut Maine, Ex. M 154 Petersbiligh, ruble .3 Us. log derliii Vienna, effective L..... 2 M lO 9hi Trieste ditto ........ 10 93 Madrid. 37 Cadiz 37 Bilboa 37 Barcelona 97 Seville 37 Gibraltar .. 4B Oporto 56 Rio Janeiro 36 Bahia ' 26 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight ...... Cork 13(2 PRICE OF BULLION, PER OZ. Portugal Gold, coin £0 0 () Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons New Dollars Silver, hare, standard 0 4 11 :S, DUBLIN, AUGUST I Grand Canal Deb.. 6 per cent 90% Ditto, 4 per cent 6014 Hibernian Bank City of Dublin Steam Co. 1t: 6 34 National Insurance Company 30 City Debentures, 4 per cent BO Ballast Office Debentures, 4 pc , cent MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. 0 America 0 I France 0 Brazil ... .. Due Arrived. Due 0 0 Lisbon 0 &Jersey 0 0 Malta rg 0 0 Mexico 0 0 0 Ostend 0 0 0 Sweden 0 llslands 0 1 Waterford 0 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Carthagena. 0 1 Dublin 0 0 Hambur 0 Holland 0 Jamaica 0 Flanders 0 Leewan HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. M0rning......... 0 minutes after 0. I Evening 26 minutes after 0 PRICES OF IRISH STOC: 3 per Cent. Consols ........ 9O Ditto Reduced 9OS.', 3'' ? per Cent. Stock 9744 Ditto New, 18311 344 per Cent. Debentures 92 Bank Stock 2.25!4 Royal Canal Stock. 3S Grand Canal Stock 23 7 63( 59 57 54 BRISTOL. Mr. Burgess, examined by Sir CHARLES WETHERELL.—I am not the town clerk of the city of Bristol, but I am employed as the solicitor to the Corporation, and am clerk to Mr. Serjeant Ludlow, who is the town clerk. I have lived all my life in Bristol, and am well acquainted with the Corporation, which consists of a Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen (including the Recorder, who is also an Alderman) with thirty Common Counciln en, making together a body of forty-three. The number of burgesses is between 6,000 and 7,000. There is a jurisdiction in the Corporation of a gaol delivery of Oyer and Terminer. This jurisdiction is exercised by a Court consisting of the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen. The Mayor and Recorder must both be present to make a Court. I cannot give a list of the Recorders of Bristol, but I recollect Sir Robert Atkins was one ; also Lord Ashley, Sir Vi cary Gibbs, Lord Gifford, Lord Lyndhurst. Sir C. WETHERELL—There you may stop. Witness—l may perhaps be permitted by the House to say, that the Recorders of Bristol have ever been men of the highest eminence in the legal profession. The administration of justice under this jurisdiction is in his judg ment fairly and correctly administered ; the late Recorder was Lord Lyndhurst. His predecessor, Lord Gifford, offered to sit twice in the year ; has no doubt that the same offer was made by Lord Lyndhurst. The sittings were formerly held once in the year, and that was in April, to give the counsel going the Western Circuit an opportunity of attending ; from the extent of the city and increase of the population, it was desirable to hold them more frequently and there was a conference upon the subject between the Mayor and Aldermen and the Recorder, Lord Gifford, when the Recor der promised to attend a second gaol delivery, if he were called upon to do so, accordingly a second sitting was held, when it was considered necessary to do so ; this improvement was made volun tarily and spontaneously by the Corporation, upon the representa tion of some of the respectable inhabitants of Bristol. The Corporation acquiesced in the prayer immediately. The com puted amount of the population of Bristol, within the an cient boundaries of the City jurisdiction, Ns as about sixty thousand. Could only form this opinion from documents respecting the population. Gave this number, not from an abstract of the Population Report, but from the general impression on his mind. Did not know the amount of the population within the City ofLondon, properly so called, heard it was about 58,000. Supposing the new Parliamentary boundaries to be added to the ancient munici pal jurisdiction, he computed that the amount of the population woald be from 105,000 to 110,000. In his judgment, the increase of the population would require the keeping up of the administra tion of the ancient jurisdiction of gaol delivery and oyer and ter miner. The increase of the population would require a proportionate increase of the administration. In his judgment, therefore, the taking away of ' the ancient jurisdiction would 'be injurious, instead of being beneficial. If the jurisdiction was taken away from Britol, it would by the terms of this Bill be transferred to Gloucester in all capital cases, which was a distance of 36 miles ; the prosecutions would therefore cost a very large sum ; the injury would consist in the expense of carrying wit nesses to such a distance ; the last case that had been tried at Bristol was a charge of murder ; it occupied two or three days, and a vast . : number of witnesses were examined. Such a case would be attended with great expense. Did not how ever think this would alter prosecutions. The Magistrates would insist upon the prosecutions, as he believed they could. In his judgment, the suppression of the old jurisdiction would be a great injury to the inhabitants at large, and would be followedby a great prevention of justice. According to the existing• charter the duty of Magistrates within the city was perfotmed by the Mayor, Recorder, and Aldermen, who were all justices Of the peace. There were by-laws existing, by which the May& of Bristol must be resident in the city, except he hid an annual vote 'of the corpo ration, by which liberty was given him to be absent•hvo weeks. That power had not been exercised in his recollection. He had never heard of a dereliction of duty, or any complaints made against the Corporation, except in the case of the late riots ; with that exception, he had never heard of any proceeding against them in any of the King's Courts. Witness had been the legal adviser of the Corporation for the last 33 years, and had, together with Mr. Serjeant Ludlow, given them the best advice. The magistrates either lived in the city, or in the suburbs. The mayor, or some other magistrates, were also at the Council House to perform their magisterial duties. There were generally four magistrates in attendance every day to perform their public duties, which he believed had always been exercised fairl v and conscientiously. The number of police-officers in Bristol is about 307. Of these 136 ward constables—tradesmen from the different wards. In my opinion the police force of Bristol ought to be encreased, as it is at present altogether inefficient. In all cases of disturbance it would be altogether inadequate for the preservation of the peace, and this must be evident from the vast extent of the population. The Corporation have been always desirous, so far as my know ledge goes, to encrease the police force, and put it on an efficient and respectable footing. In the year 1830, the subject of encreasing the police force was under their consideration. It was at a time when the country was under con siderable alarm from the spread of incendiarism, and a gentleman, a Colonel Maher, I think, from the Home Office, was deputed to communicate with the Corporation of Bristol on the subject. The Corporation made a proposition to the city relative to increasing the police force, but it was not acted upon. In the month of Oc tober, 1831, the proposal was renewed, and it was proposed to have the Bristol police established upon the same model as that of Lon don. The Corporation offered to pass an Act of Parliament.--- (A laugh.) Sir C. WETHERELL—Go on. Witness—For the establishment of a police force, and to contri bute annually a sum of 1,5001. towards its support. That plan was abandoned. It would be necessary to impose a rate for the purpose of carrying the project into effect. The amount would depend on the extent. of the police force. In my opinion the plan was not adopted because the citizens were not inclined to con tribute their quota towards the support of the police. — There was a dispute as to how the money was to be raised and how it was to be applied. I have read over the Bill, and have seen the clause relative to the power of rating the inhabitants conferred on the new Town Council. A rate would have been necessary to supply funds to pay the police-force as contemplated. The inha bitants of Bristol objected to having the rate imposed in the nature of a county rate. Bristol is a county as well as a city ; but we have never had such a thing as a county rate there. The Corpo ration never attempted to impose a county rate—it would not lie with them to impose it, but with the Justices at Sessions. 1 never heard of a borough rate in Bristol—the name is unknown. If the police of Bristol were yet wanted to be put on the same principle as the police of London, he had not the slightest doubt but that the Corporation would yet readily give the 1,500/. a-year, as he knew they were most anxious to do all in their power for the benefit of the city of Bristol. The Corporation maintained the Gaol and Bridewell, at an expense of 3,000/. a-year. The Bride well had been burned down at the riots, and was built by the Cor poration, at an expense of 11,0001. These things were, in Coun ties, always paid by a County Rate. The paving and lighting of Bristol are provided for by a partial Local Act, and the money is raised and placed in the hands of Commissioners appointed under the Act. A cattle market was lately built in Bristol, to the erection of which the Corporation lent 10,0001, which was not expected to be repaid, and might be considered as a gift. A bridge had also been built or repaired at an expense of 2,0001., but that was the private property of the Corporation. In the time of Edward 1., Bristol -obtained a charter granting them town dues subject to a rent. In the time of Charles 11., the Corporation, with their own money purchased the fee simple, and of course now en joyed them without incumbrance. They had established their claim before Lord Tenterden about six years ago. He did not know how the accounts were audited. All he had to do with that was, to summon the whole of the Corporation for the particular purpose. The charity's estates are audited in the same way. All the mem bers are summoned to attend. I have almost invariably attended the distribution of the funds. It is the duty of the solicitor to do so. As far as I ever knew, these charities • are properly and religiously applied, according to the intent of the donors, and the objects to receive it. I attended the examina tion of the Charity Commissioners for months, and they were unable to discover any defalcation ; in fact they complimented the Corporation over and over again on the manner in which these trusts were managed. They are now under the control and re gulation of the Chamberlain and other corporate officers, and the expense and management is probably about 300/. a year, but if the plan proposed by this Bill is adopted, it will cost, calculating at the rate of 10 per cent. upon the whole property, 1,2001., so that there will be an increase of expense equal to the difference, say 9001. (We shall give the cenclusion in our Second Edition. ) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. LIST OF THE MINORITY Of 26 (Teller included), who voted for Mr. Harvey's Motion against the Clause in the Irish Church Bill which gives a million to the Landlords and Clergy of Ireland. Aglionby, H. A. Hume, Joseph Benett, John Hutt, W. Blackstone, W. S. Kerry, Earl of Bownng, Dr. Long, W. Dillwyn, L. W. Marjoribanks, S. Duncombe, T. S. Pease, J. Fielden. J. Philips, M. Gore, W. 0. Potter, R. Handley, H. Sheldon, E. R. C. Stuart, Lord James Thompson, C. B. Wakley, Thomas Wallace, It. Walter, J. Williams, Sir J. Williams, W. TELLER. Harvey, D. W. LIST OF THE MAJORITY Of 110 who voted in favour of Mr Wason's Motion, that Mr. Keith be sent to Norwich, in custody of the Serjeant-at-Arms, as a witness against Mr. Pilgrim. Aglionby, H. A. - Finn,. W. F. Alston, R. Fitzroy, Lord C. Bagshaw, John Fitzsimon, C. Baines, E. Fitzsimon, N. Baldwin, Dr. Gaskell, D. Baring, F. T. Gordon, R. Barnard, E. G. Grattan, H. Barry, G. S. Grosvenor, Lord R. Bellew, R. M. Grote, G. Berkeley, C. Hall, B. Bewes, I'. Handley, H. Bish, T. Harvey, D. W. Blake, M. J. Hawes, 13. Blami re, W. Hay, Colonel L. Bodkin, John James Hume. Joseph Brady, D. C. Humphery, J. Bridgman, H. Kemp, T. R. Brotherton, J. Kerry, Earl of Browne, D. Leader, John Temple Bulwer, H. L. Lefevre, C. S. Burton, H. Lennox, Lord A. Byng, Hon. G. Lushington, Dr. Callaghan, D. Lushington, C. Campbell, Sir J. M'Leod, R. Cave, Otway M'Taggart, John Clive, E. B. Maher, John Collier, J. Marjoribanks, S, Conyngham, Lord A. Methuen, r. Dillwyn, L. W. Moreton,. A. H. Divett, E. Nagle, Sir it Dunkin, Sir R. O'Brien, W. Smith Duncombe, T. S. O'Connell, D. Ebrington, Lord O'Connell', H. J. Elphinstone, Howard O'Connell, Morgan Etwall, It. O'Connor Don I erguson, R, C. O'Fcrrall, More Finch, G. Paget, F. Parker, J. Pattison, James Pease, Joseph Perrin, L Philips, M. Potter, R. Power, P. Poulter, J. S. Pryme, G. Raphael, Sheriff Roebuck, J. A. Ronayne. D. Scholefield, J. Sheldon, E. Spiers, A G. Stewart, P. M. Talbot, J. H. Thornely, Thomas Tooke, W. Tracey, C. 11, Tulk, C. A. Tynte, C. K. K. Vigors, N. A. Wakley, Thomas Walker, C. A. Walker, R. Wallace, R. Warburton, H. Wagon, R. White, S. Wilde, Thomas lks, J. Williams. W. A. Wood. Alderman Wood, C. The Gazette of last night announces the election o the Earl of Bandon as an Irish Peer. There will be a public meeting of the inhabitant householders of the borough of Finsbury this evening, at the White Conduit Tavern, T. S. ,Duncombe,• Esq.,• M.P., in the Chair, to petition the House of Lords to pass without delay, and unmutilated, the Muntelp'al Corporation Reform Bill. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY• In the Loans', yesterday, Sir C. Wetherell, under the plea that he did not know the precise forms of the House* made an attempt to harangue the House again, in defence ot his corporate clients. He, however, was stopped in his dis orderly career, at the outset, by Lord BROUGHAM. Then--- conformably to the vote come to on Monday by a majority or Conservative Peers—the examination of witnesses began, os tensibly for the purpose of allowing parties interested an op portunity of clearing from corruption those Corporate Institu tions for which the Commons of England, with much care and consideration, devised and have completed, deliberately' decreed, and solemnly recorded, a beneficial measure of Reform. Coventry, Oxford, Worcester, Grantham, Sutton Coldfield, Berwick-on-Tweed, and Leicester, arc the places that witnesses to speak to their corporate characters. These wit- ' nesses, whilst under examination, were frequently cheer"' by some of their Lordships silting as Judges. After ato ra" porary suspension of the examination and cross-examinatio n,, it was resumed at about five, and continued till half-past eleven. Whilst this was proceeding, Lord MELnovails again protested against being held a party to this Conservative course of dealing with Municipal Reform. His Lordship emphatically declared that " it was not founded in reason, on principle, or on precedent. I consider , (sa id the Noble Lord) that it is wrong on every ground—but I an' coerced by a superior power. I therefore leave yotir Lord ships to act as you think proper." It will be seen that the Corporation of Leicester, with all its shameful pa.wts, sc ue again exhibited to their Lordships last night. In the COMMONS', at the early sitting, the Chelsea Water works Bill, and also the Weights and Measures Bill were ad vanced a stage. On the former (which came up from' ~t".e Lords with amendments), Sir F. BuanErr said that the put ml would not be satisfied with water taken lower than abooa Richmond, and he hoped to see the time when the working' classes, who perhaps did not drink water enough, should hoe, it for nothing. At the evening sitting Mr. Prentice, the per son committed to Newgate for having refused to answer ques tions put to him by the Yarmouth Committee, petitioned for his discharge. The Duke of York's debts were noticed by Sir E. CODRINGTON, on the part of certain petitioners for pay ment. A saving of eleven or twelve thousand a year viaa stated to have been effected by the Mail Coach Contract lately made. Mr. G. BERKELEY moved that the report of the Com mittee on the Ladies' Gallery be adopted. Without any dig': cussion on it taking place, the gallery was cleared for a &- vision. The numbers were, for the motion 83, against it 86- Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved that a Select Committee be ap pointed to inquire into the case of Colonel Bradley. A dig" cussion ensued, in which Lord Howicx, Mr. fluma, Mr. C. FERGUSSON, Dr. BOWRING, and Sir R. PEEL took part; th e motion was negatived. Mr. liuma then brought forward the Resolutions of which he had given notice respecting Orang e Lodges in the army. We refer those who desire to under stand the bearings of this important subject to the Hon. Mea l ' ber's speeeb,,with the evidence embodied in it. It will b ft seen, by our Parliamentary Report, that the discussion 06 0- pied the House till half-past one, and that the debate will be resumed on Tuesday next. FIRES. ANOTIIER ALARMING FlRE.—Last night about ten o'clock fire was discovered in a hay-loft belonging to Mr. Reid, coa e l l painter, Great Rupert-street, Haymarket. The premises ad joining consisted mostly of coach-houses and stables, vebi e were let out to different tenants, in which horses and CO'' were placed. As the materials which composed the building were chiefly of wood, in a very short time the whole 'velar involved in flames, which quickly communicated to r_n e , houses in Rupert-street and Archer-street. Several engk e ; speedily arrived after the first appearance of the fire, when, v.' the activity of the firemen and the abundant supply of wate r s about twelve o'clock the flames were nearly subdued. Brairu i : waite's steam engine attended, and contributed greatly townr`" arresting the progress of the flames.. A large body of police' under Mr. Superintendant Baker, and a troop of the FO° V .,. Guards, kept off the crowd. How the fire originated is no known, though it. is stated to have taken place from the sp ar ' of a candle falling in a load of hay which was placed in t iler loft that ; day. The Plough public ho'use, No. 39, Rupe rt street, is entirely gutted ; and Nos. 38, 37, and 41, in the' same street, much damaged, besides several houses in Archer' street. Two valuable horses belonging to Messrs. Barclay and Hanks are said to be destroyed, besides other horses at cows. Several horses, by the great exertions of the nei gh ' bours, were saved from the devouring element. While the above fire was raging, the engines were reqe n ' • at the premises of Mr. Vollum, cabinet-maker, next door bal one to Messrs. Pickford's van-yard, Wood-street, Cheaptgide' 4 " For some time it burnt with great fury ; but the London E ' tablishment engines from Whitecross- street quickly arriville, and a plentiful supply of water being obtained, the fire i'‘a' confined to the roof, the whole of which is consumed. In the early part of the evening, two houses situated 5 ° Willow-walk, Tabernacle-row, were burnt to the ground. P°' persons belonging to them, but not a vestige of furniture 15' saved, or are the parties insured. The cause of the fire „ not known. At half-past two o'clock on Sunday afternoon, about twe ll hours before the destructive fire was discovered in Charre' house-square, flames were seen issuing from' a stack of h e belonging to Mr. Emmett, an extensive dairyman and fame residing in the Old Kent-road. The fire originated from th hay being stacked too green, and in a few minutes after et° flames were first discovered, no less than seven stacks, CO sisting of from 1,500 to 2,000 loads of hay were in one Oa r plete blaze. Mr. Emmett's farm, and the whvle of the 1 1 tensive adjacent buildings (excepting two cow-houses se the dwelling-house, which is detached) were entirely c° ll ' sumed, in addition to the seven stacks of hay and the P duce of about eight acres of barley. Immediately after the fire broke out, the police and firemen set ab o ut r enloving cattle, consisting of horses, cows, &c., to the number of I 's wards of 100, from the stables in which they were, and W hi ‘ ii r , were destroyed, to the detached cow-house. The , lose . , „ 0 , Emmett has sustained is estimated at above 8,0001.. and fortunately not one penny-worth of the property was isiure" A" ' THE MARKETS-(THIS DAV•) CORN EXCHANGE. Ora l* The arrivals are tolerably pod this week of all kinds o f and there is a fair return of Flour. The Wheat trade conti ll .,4 very heavy, and prices remain as last noted. Barley, Bea, 35,,7 01 , Pease unvaried. Oats find buyers at our last quotations. I' continues without change. ARRIVALS. Wheat Barley. Vnglish qrs, ) 7;o s ; 3 1 ; 1" Irish - 3,670 Foreign - 1,710 INFERNAL MACHINE.—ATTEMPT TO ASS. - A SINATE LOUIS PHILIPPE AND HIS SONS.—BELL'S LONDON of Sunday next, August 9, will contain a spin bi Engraving of the late atrocious attempt in Paris to destroy means of an infernal machine the lives of the King of Fral l og and his Sons, including the House from whence the murderA ie discharge of twenty-five musquet-barrels took place. ). death of the Duke de Treviso, and the other unfortunate vl b c o tims of the assassins, with all the appalling features of t 0 tragic scene, illustrated by an accurate letter-press descriptw, of the horrible event. Price of Bell's Life in London Sev„ r e,, pence. Published on Saturday afternoon, at the office, 170, Strand, at three o'clock, and to be had of all News-ag e ! in the United Kingdom. Bell's Life in London is the ow Sporting Journal now published. (ADVERTISEMENT..? PATENT LEVER WATCH £6 66 0 With silver double-bottom cases With silver hunting cases This celebrated construction (the most accurate on whi cl3 ,; watch can be made) is now offered, with the latest improviewle u 'i, i. c. the detached escapement, jewelled in four holes, eaPP e hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and maintaining e.,05! to continue going while winding up, at the above price, by T. 4 -1, SAVORY, Working Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Cornhill, Lori° $ ARRIED. ri, On the 4th inst., at Pe te rs am, Captain G. Stanford D' ve ute 11 / of the 16th Queen's Lancers, to Anne Spencer, youngest daub of George C. Julius, M.D., of Richmond. tO On the 4th inst., at Putney, John Balsir Chatterton, E 5 c1", 0 4 Tor Eliza Davenport, only daughter of the late Thomas bar' Latham, Esq. On the 28th ult., at Little Horkesley Church, Essex , 11 °0s eldest son of Ambrose Humphrys, Esq., of Upper Wi m poje 4 ' o - o ,j. to Julia, eldest daughter of Charles Rooke, Esq., of West vf house, Essex. • On the 2d inst., aged 80, in Baker-street. Phoebe, relict o Ob. late James Attwood, Esq., of Corngreaves House, StaffordshiT,o, On the Ist inst„ at Brampton, Huntingdonshire, Caroline dl/. eldest daughter of George Frederick and Elizabeth Maule , a g e At Poles, Sampson Hanbury, Esq., in his 67th year. the On the 19th ult., at Melton Grange, near Hull, Yorks hire, infant daughter of A. F. Reynolds, Esq. Con ibei On the 31st ult., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boyce Tree Esq., in his 80th year. of Ak On the 3d ult., in London, Henry Hugh Holbeck, Esq. , veston, Warwickshire, aged 55. On the 2d inst., at Burton Park, Sussex, John Biddulph, 9q.' in his 86th year. On the 31st ult., at Lower Phillimore-place, Kensirigton, Mary Flint Marten. On the 26th ult.,- Elizabeth, wife of Mr. George Morrisootrow Reigate, and eldest daughter of Richard Carter, Esq., of King s upon- Thames. On the 2d inst., at the house of her son-in-law, Charles Fri Esq., Woburn-place, in her 90th year, Susanna, et 4 Barnwell, ~Yrre'ii o a e, the Rev. John Lowry, formerly rector of Clogherny, GO unty Ireland. :I• • London : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG , ° to ot 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, Strand, to the of Middlesex. Fro 6, and past 6. 'which or Ireb this, vi th an h( of th e used N. B . thereby Infor " /F nubl co n i - Pens the first The structi n; also the - c.ngland 'the 1 , ton of t the gran taking its to be , The s, *nkres • 61 . to i;, 3 rid on t ere,. Ede Geo „ APPlic ,o u „ barirt,ke, - 1 ......____:._., 1' 1 Ir e sin v A u t ri G ie l i rr s li ; c tavestuu the patri influence Parti c heads o f and th e ( P r ior to t citorg bruther 03 3' dire, At t h e ' A ugusi - rop er Lot 1. ( t ai r'Ped fak i , eardered fo l : 11 i i e g : ti s h c ch o , to t evz .era .00 s of 1. 0 11;1 01es S Ile; Sal Ol e ntci 0 4 . J 111 HAMBURG JULY 21, 1835. NOTICE is hereby given, that the Tickets of the 66th HAMBURG GREAT LOTTERY, guaranteed by the Hamburg State, at Si. a Ticket, that will be dawn on the 12th of next month (August), ARE NEARLY ALL CLEARED OFF ; And that the undersigned Contractors decline, as usual, to take any English orders for any thing less than a whole Ticket, the Corre spondence for single shares being too troublesome, and not worth the postages. To persons remitting 101. without delay, 21. will be returned on executing the order by return of Post, and without much increas ing the postage. HEINE BROTHERS. Direct, Heine Brothers, in Hamburg. P. S.—ln the last (65th) Lottery, the Capital Prizes came up to the following Tickets:— Bancomarks. No. 2,328 sold in Hamburg ... 100,000 3,277 sold to Limerick ... 50,000 5,427 sold to Riga 1,620 sold in Hamburg for account of a London house 3,451 sold to Liverpool The Prizes of the Hamburg Great Lottery, are since the last Lottery payable without any deduction whatever, and at the present Exchange Baneornares 55 are equal to 4/. BIRTHS. On the 3d inst., the Hon. Mrs. Howard, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., in Cavendish-square, Lady Louisa Duncooor of a daughter, which survived its birth only a few minutes. „ t , On the 3d inst., in Chester-street, Grosvenor-place , Mrs . LW " King, of a daughter. üb" On the 3d inst., in Eaton-place, the lady of J. William 1, bock, Esq., of a daughter. rt 13 , On the 28th ult., in Curzon-street, Mayfair, the lady of .w* Walker, Esq., of a son. JOif On the 29th ult., at Boulogne-sur-Mer, the lady of Edgar , ney, Esq., of a son and heir. lads On the 2d inst., at the Rectory, Swerford, Oxfordshire, e of the Rev. T. T. Roe, of a son. On the Ist inst., at Homerton, the wife of the Rev. Dicken, of a daughter. On the 2d inst., Mrs. T. B. Fleming, of Trinity-square, Sogtil; wark, of a son. On the 2d inst., in Brompton-square, Mrs. R. Plowman, of Pass( day, A at La 33, E Fr