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MORNING EDITION :he sentences at Quarter Sessions. The moral effect of this was very bad, and the practical effect was to reverse the sentence of the Court. He threw these out as strong objections which struck his mind to this wholesale system of the commutation of punishment. Another graver ob jection was, that the confinement of large bodies of per sons in the hulks was inconsistent with their personal health. There was another point to which he would ad vert, namely, the power exercised by the Secretary of State to retain persons in this country who had been sen tenced to transportation, but who were afflicted by some physical evil. He thought this power, which might be properly exercised in certain cases, was now used to excess. He could not concur with those who thought that trans portation should be altogether done away with ; but he objected to the system of assignment, and he believed the system might be further improved. Tho Hon. Member concluded by expressing his concurrence in the motion of his Noble Friend. Mr. HUME could not but approve of the system of transportation, which, be thought, had been censured by the Committee of the House whtch had eat upon the subject upon individual cases, and not upon general prin ciples. He did not think it advisable that commutation of seetences should be generally adopted, or that the Secre tary of State should be invested with wholesale discretion upon the subject. There could be no doubt of the evils of letting offenders loose again upon society. It appeared to him that the whole question of secondary punishment should be brought under the consideration of the House ; nod the law on the matter was now in a most anomalous condition. He found that, on a late occasion, Mr. Jus tice Erskine had sentenced a poor man to fifteen aeers' treaspoca . ion for an assault, under mitigated circum stances, upon a policeman, while another Judge bad in flicted no punishment whatever upon a Noble Lord and a Csptain in the army who had cut and beat a police-officer almost to death.— (" Hear, hear," from the Ministerial benches.) He thought tha. the House was much indebted to the Noble Lord who bad introduced the motion, and he (Mr. Hume) only regretted that the Noble Lord had not brought forward a measure which would embrace the whole question. Mr. LAW thought that the House was much indebted to the Noble- Lord who had introduced the motion, as the subject was one of very deep and general importance. Upon an imperfect statement of fects, it was the highest injustice to those entrusted with the administration of the law to come to a hasty decision ; and he knew that the Learned Judges alluded to e as the last man in the world to peas an o'er severe sentence. It was extremely prejudi cial to the adrri sistration, that where the Judge, after dwe ccasideration had passed a sentence of traneportad , n, that sentence should be commuted by the Seers t any of State. Wir(rtver an option was all owed to Judges, the sentence of transportation was reserved for the worst cases. A 9 far as his own practice ws r,t, he had ascertained the punish ment of imprisonment was almost wholly ineffectual. Fro Tamale cn the very day of his liberation the convict again committed another offence. Imprisonment was hopeless as a means of i eforming the criminal ; there!ote the House would not he surprised that he concurred in opinion with the Noble Lord. Transportation ho thought much more effectual, and although chargeable with many defects, it was capaale of improvement to an almost unlimited ex ter t. If transportation did not afferd the means of an effectual second: puni,hrreat, he was perfectly at a loss to dcv se any effectual means cf secondary punishment. He en i-ely concurred in the motion, at the same time ai claiming any i titer tiun of elating any imputation on the Noale Lord who had recently been at the head of the ilemr-efEce, end he should not be doing his duty if he cited himself to that di - claimer; during tl e whole time he hod l e communiesti an with that office (a period of nearly ten years), he was bound to state that more atten tion to every representation, greater desire to do justice temps red wit', mercy, more indefatigable labour in inves tigation, he had rever met with. -=( Loud cacers.) He 'owe the greatest rest e t for the Noble Lord, both in his peal.c and private capac'ty, and if he could entrust that eiscretion to any one, ho would entrust it to the Nol to Lord—(Cheery)—but Le'ining, as he did, that the puniehrreet of implisonment was ineffectual, he should sup port the motion. Me. FOX MAULE would confine himself strictly to the question before the Howe. It was no secret to the House er the country that the sal act of tr n'portati m lad loi.g occupied the public attet f or. A Commit ea iead teen appointed to consider the system of transporte t. n, and is their Report they had unanimously condemned te system of assignment. The Noble Lord opposite j .ire I in that condo nn. tion, but he La not stated what sisten was to Le substituted. That systen being cor dernned, it became the duty of i Noble Friend to con sider how the views of that Commi tee were to be carried out. II did not uphold the system of the hulks as a pa-- ;act sy stern, but ns necessary until a better one could be devisee.—Oscar, hear, hear.) The system of assign ment Leing given up, there was no employment fur cows cts, except in public works. Norfolk !.land and Tamara: Peninsula were assigned as the places nor tranyertatien, bat these couH not absorb all the con sae, an f it became necessary to devise some employment tar the e c iminals. His Nub'e Fr:eed was not idle in de vieng some means for secondary punishment, and he av id e I far a grant fur the erection ef an expe , imentel erisoa With regent to transperte, his Noble Friend de ermin rd t ) adopt the syst nt of the hulks as a substi'ute for seven years' transporta ion, but he did Lot t ike the House by ourpris •—he laid on the table a document de a ling fu :y th system he intended to adopt, and, since 183 a, :lit hulk 3,stern had been te-established. He must say thst he thought if tee Noble Lord who had opened the debate had made inquir . e., he would Lave found ilut the thwarter Rnd discipline c f that syst. in Lad he ,n much improved, and that %v.-3 not ct a-ge.Ll..; with all the defects he had enume a - ed. Great attentieu wa paid to the irre r .vement of the cory cts, an! many who had p.ev'ously lean tac tile at d had the:o rete'ved an elementary cdueetion, which had been of tie utmost advantage t, them. The :cost d:fficult question r at what was t o become of the con vict, aft, r his imprisonmeet had expired.—(ll at, beer.) It was true he nioht be reformed to a certain ext ent, but there could be no doubt there was an i npression against dim, and he cods. no: be received into society except es a person en whom there was a stain. But if he were transpired the same stain followed hi n to the colonic - , :cr be believed that there the i astant it was elac :tiered a man had been in prison the same stain Etesched to him. But s ppose, according to Sir R chard Burke's sugges tion, a new colony were founded, that would only get tit of the evil for a time—the same tl ieg would re ur there ; and it was only by devising some means of pr siding for the prisoner after the expiration of his sen tence that the evil could be obviated. He could not give the Howojery hope that this Session, or even the next, the Ge s erarament would be prepared to pre , :ent to Parlia ment any r. gu'ar system of secondary punishment. H o was afraid the Penitentiary of Mineral( would not give any correct id, aof secondary punishment!. He entirely agreed with the Hon. Member, who bad said that the term of punishment should rest with the Judge, and that no in terference should take place on the part of the Govern ment, unless special grounds existed for such interference. But with respect to the case which had teen mentioned, of a co vet who had been liberated after a commutation of imprisonment, he wished to state that, by instractionli which had been issued w'thin the last two years, the con v'cts underwent two years of certain punishes cot, which was followed by a certei a number of musters; and if the la ter we re not satisfactory, the term was not sterner nea. With regard toSc ques ion of expense he believed he labour performed had real:zed nearly as much as the cost of maintenance. The ineividu..l referrei to in D ire had undergone the prubation, and was re. ices d at the end of three Sears and s-halt in consequence cf the s tisfactory manner in which he had conducted him self. Ho would net detain the House longer, but he would express a hope that the Judges wouli soon be enabled to promisee?. a more definae sentence, and be (Mr. F. ?pale) would be happy to assist in hastening that period. The HOuse mus t f ee l grate f u l t o th e N o bl e L or d f or itbringing forward a subject in which thepublic were so domeeptilaotun,tecrtebsst. th eed He had the satisfaction of statirg to Noble Lord, the Secretary f o r the Colonies, ha d . in contemplation a Bill which would take from the Secretary o State the power of commuting the eenteace of transpertrei-m._( Hear, hear.) Mr. E STCO tl R.T. e s x t l e a m res oT l his sati s f ac ti on a t th e an nouncement that th e ay commutation was under the considered ‘n of the Government, and th at a Bill would be brought forward for the purpose of remedying th e evil. The commutation always led to a bsiief that layette trel been shown to the criminal. acetopunishmentouald nut better adopt a resolutio n which would, bein g regarded , a re con demnation of that mitig ated s y stem, have the e ffset of reviv ing the old system of transportation. His Noble Friend who had introduced this motion bad not attempted to de. fend the system cf assignment. That system was of a m ost appalling nature. It was proved in Committee, by static_ deal fact', that the coloi.i.s exd hibited a d egree of crime and demoralisation of which there was no example. It was roved before the Committee that the feeling of the and against the f ree settler. w • as in favour of the criminal, settler. He hoped the great number of free settlers 14 11 lei bad been sent eat bad altered that most pernicious state of tthi g'. If as s ignment was to be given up, and transpor ts be continued, the convicts must have boon kept at work under Government inspectors, so that it was slavery still. In the colony they could not get officers amongst the free wen, and the expense was enormous, so that had the syst•ra of transportation been continued, they must have been kept to forced labour under persons who were them selva comet.. The Committee on Transportation re commended that persons after undergoing their sentence in this country, should be afforded the means of going to the colonic!, but they were very decidedly of opinion that alt who were convicted crime 0 f • me should not be allowed to herd tog , thee, thorehy only making bad the experime n t s on secondary worse. He hoped that punishments would be con tinued ; but, it all eventsthe A ustrali would not b , he e hoped that transportati on to al lowed to be revived. He hoped the House would n Not le Lord. ot concur in th e v i ews o f t h e Lord M A HON replied, and expressed to divide the House upon niot a i r o e n d his determi na ti on Strangers were then ordered t o withdraw, and the House divided— For the motion .............................. 49 Aganit it ....... ............. 28 Al.ijoi ity f ir the mo tion ........... PROPERTY TAX. 21 Mr. SC FIOLE FIELD then rose to bring forward his lii4 object was motior, wi.i,li, as it bad been alreidy placed on the order pare-, must be known to lion. Mi_lrbers, ' That the to move the followir.g Resolution r e l nt of all property, real and personal,within the Un ' it ' e s rl{ n dote, would be a fit and proper substitute for such of ' the Tales of Excise and Customs as press most heavily on Vic middl e and industrious daises; and that such alteration in the mode of raising the public revenue would be ealc.ulated, in a high degree, to enhance the value of all property, par ticularlMY leading to the fuller development cf the copious sou ces of wealth in this kingdom and its vast dedendear i-s. Tne Hon. Member contended that the prese,t system of taxation pressed unjustly upon the poor, w ho paid as much tax upon an the necessaries of life as the richest portion of the community. Uc then proceeded to-specify 'owe of the evils which N I A I , th epooret classes from this system. One effect of it was to introduce a sort of civil war between debtor and creditor. The poverty under whicletbe poor laboured tended greatly to increase crime. Scarce* a paper could be opened which did not contain an account orsuicide ; and this was one of the many evil re sults of anisnjuat system of taxation. The Hon. Member then read, variety of documents in support of these views. The, Hole: Member concluded by reading his motion. Mr. MUNTZ seconded the motion. The taxes of this country were principally paid by the humbler classes, and that was the source of the grievances under which they laboured. The richer portion of the population did not, he believed, pay one-third of the burdens of the nation. It is the rich who make the laws, and it was to that cir cumstance be attributed the injustice of the present state of things. He believed that the motion before the House would tend to diminish the evils he complained of, and he should therefore cheerfully support it. Mr. E. TURNER thought it was a lamentable tl,ing that when motions of this nature were brought forward the great Conservative party were not to be found in their places, (there were six Members on the opposition beeches) and that there was scarcely a fuller attendance on the benches on which he sat. It was a proof that the people were not properly represented, when Members of that house were so ,inattentive to questions affecting the welfare of the people. Mr. WILLIAMS said the great burden of taxation was thrown upon the lower and middle classes, the tax upon spirits, malt, and hops, amounted to thirteen millions and upwards, and was paid exclusively by the middle end lower classes. The taxes on sugar, tea, and coffee were levied by weight so that the poor man paid the same tax for the coarser article that the rich man did for the best. Almost all duties were levied by weight and measure, so that the tax on the poor man was from fifty to a hundred per cent. greater than the tax on the rich man. There was the same inequality in the stamp duties, the window -'ax, and in every other object of taxation. The r:ch were suffered to escape comparatively fre e , and the poor and middle class were taxed. Out of forty-three of taxation only five millions was laid on articles used by the rich. If they wished to keep their manufac tures from being taken from them by mote lightly taxed countries, they must re.v:se their cyst •m of taxation. A repeal of the Corn-laws would be a great relief, but that alone would not be sufficient to enable the working classes of this country to compete with foreigners. At least one half the poor man's wages was taken from him by the tax-a.'her. How could the working classes c )mpr to in menufacf urea with the United St at2s and Switzerland while this was the case ? He did not expect that anything which might be sai I ei.her by hicns4 if or by the Right Hun. Gent eman, the 31ember for Birmingham, would at that time hay.. any effect upon •Le House; but they would soon be comp( lied by a pressure from without, to alter the present system. It via; this system which caused the it cling and discon tent which prevailed amongst the poor. Mr. FIELDEN supported the motion. Nothing soul I show move forcibly how little confidence could be placed in that House by the people of this c asntry, than the thin state of the House at that time.—( Hear, bear.) he had no doubt it would produce a great effect out of dents. • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the state of the House was in his opinion to be attrioute.l to a dislike of the subject. He considered, as no doubt many Hon. Members had donr., that the motion was not one which, in its present state, coal be entertained by the 11 'use. If the resolution were adopted till whole finances of the c would, until thi,t resolution came into ope ration, be thrown into the utmost confusion and the who'c trade of the country would be a staid stilt. The Hon. Member was perfectly at libcrty to propose a resolution, establishing a property tax ; but if that was his intention he shaulcr state principally what it was that he proposed. It was some time since there had been a pro. perty tax, but when there was one in existence it was denounced in the strongest language ; and those who made the strongest objections to it were Persons eagagel in the pursuits f comme:ce and manufacture. The duties oa many r.r.ieles had been tot illy rel oiled during the last ten years, and many others had laceo reduced. They were not at present in a state t a enable them to hold out hapcs of a pre-eat reduction ; but as his Hon. Friend had had an opportunity of snaking his speech, he trusted he would not press the resolution of which he hal given noti-ee; he had no objection to a property tax or any othi r tax—he was the last man in the world to complain of any one sing in the praises of t rsation, hut as the reso'ution could not be carried out practically, he would move the previous question. Mr. HUME said his lion. Friend the Member for Birmingham bai score( 1, done justic r to the sut.ject he had undertaken, or the lion. Gentleman would nut have treated it in so glib a manne-. Take the taxation at fifty millons—it was demonstrable alit the poor paid 74 per cent., and the rich only 26 per cart. Property was made the basis of repre e.itation, yet tncy votes that pro perty should be exempted fram taxation. If the House carried the resolution they would affir.n the principle that all should pay equally to thl but - de of the country ac e at-ding to their property or i learnt!. At present the less a man's income was, the greater urJporti an of taxes he paid. If the House was resolved to revise the system of taxation they oug'lt to bet r 'pared to lay the burden upon those who were best able to bear it. His Hon F.ierd the Me nber for Birmingham had stated that for the last 50 yr a-s there had not teen such distress as now existed in that t awn. In Leeds, Sheffie:d, and the other la-ge manufa-Lturiog t ,wris, the position of the workit g classes was equally deplorable. Under such circumstalces it be hovorl tl.e Char/color a the Ezeti yua r t t take rho subject into his set ions consideration. It was lx-cr,l that who were willing to work and drive poverty from tl c do, r, were prevented obtaining emrliyment by the miFehi.y sus estrictions at pre:_eat in force. It appta e I to him t rat the Government ought to be earnpellel to take off the rc- trictions pressing upon the indthiry of the ciun•ry. He fea ed hey would not interfere urad that House took up t'ne subject or until the voice of the people compelled them to st ong and immeliste me,isur.s to r( li2vc the dkress of the workit g laises. —( Hear, hear.) On eic c ground, , , and being ia that the preicnt system of taxation was urOit and unequil, he shoull suppoA motif n of his lion. Friend. Mr. GOUL BLAIN confessei that he rcqui•ec] strorgt.r arguments than those trought forwa-d by the Hun. Mover of tl e resolution, or those Hon. Members who had suc ceeded him, bcfJre l.e could give his assert to it. There was no man who knew how that system of taxation was eat r'ei on in that ccuntry who must not be aware t,f the gr at inconvenience and danger which would result from unset brig and effecting so total and sweeping a change 1:1 that system. He telievel such a step would, without ef reztirg ti e objects which the Hon. Mover had in view, throw fle financial and eimmercial affdirs of the country into inextticabl! confasion.—( Hear, hear.) He believed the Hon. Member had not vary accurately stated the pre portion.te amount of taxation paid by the higher and hum b!cr classes of sccicty. Taxation could not be measured by the mere amount paid by each individual to the tax-col lector. There were _numerous branches of indirect taxaion which the wealthiar classes contributed largely to, and which the lion. Gentleman had not taken into his calcu'_ation. He did not conceive it possible Coat the., House could consent to such a motion as that und, r con sideration—a motion of so unusual aid partial a nature. Mr. WAKLE Y did not think with tis Hot . Friend the Member f K,lkcnny, th,.t. the mrti mr, ho , a eve: good in itself, would convince the lab , uring classes that the Members of that House were disposed to inquire inta the le ml state of their sufferings, and apply to them a proper remedy. The Right Ht n. Gentleman, the Chancell rof t'e Exch , ‘quer, wishel to lead his Hon. Friend, the intro ducer cf the motion, to suppose, that because he had en tered into a statement on the subject of taxation, he ought of er that to withdraw his motion. In that ca che (Mr. Wa'sley, should say that his Hon. Friend was one of small expectations.—(A laugh.) It appeared that there was no intention to change the present condition of timings. The state of the House showed him the inser.- slbility by the majority of its Memb rs on questions of the highest importance. He looked around him for Noble and testy Lords, but he looked in vain ; he would not, however, say what might be the nature of the loss if they never returned again.—(A laugh.) Ho did not see the leaders of either of the great parties present on the oc. casion, and he certainly very much doubted whether any thing could be expected from such an Assembly. Colonel SIBTHORP was always surprised to hear from the Hoe. Member such a speech as that which he had just delivered. The Hon. Gentleman did not evi dently approve of the conduct of Ministers, and jet on all important occasions, be invariably gave them his sup port. He (Colonel Sibthorp) then saw but one member of the Ministry present (the Chancellor cf the Exchequer) —a solitary outcast—while his colleagues were enjoying the luxuries of life elrevvhcce.—(A laugh.) But why did the H on . M em b er for Finsbury support such .teen ? H e hoped cit e aotmhep proverba i i n yo, Honourable oned rhaiebhl e he awl Gentlemanet eullldwehpop apply you onu nl a d r t e h -- ,,et :( : L ey e s s u t n g de la ne .... Till emiae'rt inataheelHolouuesetlays lia:afi'r'equently did out . A G ga o i v n er h a e asked, why did he sit there 21(Aherlaugh. lieastteiorenstbekie notthe b li er 3 t t " l' With regard he ;ming livaoin t d ahiel en m ie o d ti t o l n ia . t the agri rdlgall the ciicumstavi e . ; „ ri:.sthfaeierghshtahree o sh f o t n a l x d at b io e n st . g on the rthe c t u o u i l l t t ' d u e e r advise his friend to question hadapl s 1 anxious e tend e idt B u d g et.muchil ou l d i t te e e haddthee dis3cihra.rgivie his AR d i zty il.ii LI p 8 withdraw b.is motion, and to bring for when they went into Committee n o wi s h to full House. IrLdnosef.it, He e t ina and had always been of olinion that the present o much on the industry, acrd s l) ) a , s t t e e d n 1 subject, i aHi°eniltrrey too little on country. In 1834 when Lord At tire prow if the malt-tax w , re repealed a pron• t thorp said that pr‘estsyedoft.)the cord by voting 1 .,, r the repo t tax he had p th la n e m ed el b t is ta o x. p would make a fair thoughtad- tax must be imposed, the imposition of a property y the country. tie should vote justmett of the burdens o with his Hon. Friend it he we nt to a division, but he ad. 'wised him to vii , hdraw I is motion. General JOHNSTON would n ot advise his lion. Friend to a ithdraw his re , tien, but to divide b y sit means. . Mr. SCHOLEFIELD said he was greatly puzzled, among the multitude of counsellors, to know what to dc. —( Loud cues of .. Divide, d vide.") Then he most cer tainly would divide. Strangers vvcre then ordere 1 to withdraw, and the House divide I, when there line reed— For Vie Rcsolu ion 27 Against it 4O Majorij against the resolution —l3 Mr. JAS. ScEWA RT morel for lease to bring in a Bill to facilitate the transfer of real and personal pre- I petty, held in trust for charitable purposes. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL supported the motion. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. , On the motion of Mr. EAST, leave was given to bring in a Bill for the prohibition of dog -carts. Mr. HUME moved for certain returns relating to Savings' B anks.—Agreed to. Mr. G. W. HOPE moved that the Howe should, on to gmoormroakwe p , rersowilvanieirflefrinataolaariCesoamnmdiattlieoewoafotcheeswthooleersHoonussteo, be employed in car r yi ng into effect the provitiopns ef the Copyhold and Customary Tenures Bill, to a rootion of such ht! Sir B. H. INGLIS objected THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1811. portance on so short a notice. The Bill had been read a second time last night, but in an unusually thin House. Mr. G. W. HO PE said that his only wish was to make the Bill complete, which had come down from the House of Lords in an imperfect state. He intended that the whole measure should be considered afterwards fully in detail. When it was considered that the Bill had been before Par liament for two or three sessions, and had been discussed for some months in the House of Lords, and referred there to a Select Committee, he could not see how it could be complained that the country had been taken by surprise. Mr. GO UL BURN said if blame attached to any one it was to his Right Hon. Friend and himself, who had been consulted by the Hon. Gentleman on the occasion. After a few words from Mr. P. HOWARD, the motion was agreed to. The other Orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House Adjourne I at a Quarter after Twelve o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. (From the Poles and Proceedings of the House of Commons.) MONDAY, MARCH 22. POOR LAW AMENDMENT BILL. (In the Committee. ) Fist Clause (Poor Law Commissioners, and every Assistant Commissioner, Secretary, and o th er o ffi cer a n d person duly appointed by the Poor-law Commissioners, empowered to hold office and exercise the powers thereof until the thirty-first day of December, in the year one thousandeight hundred and forty six) :'—Amendment proposed, to leave out the words " one thousand eight hundred and forty-six," in order to insert the words " one thousand eight hundred and forty-three :"—Ques tion put, " That the words one thousand eight hundred and forty-six stand part of the'Clause."—The Committee divided : MAJORITY—AYES, 174. Acland, Sir T. D. Grey, Sir G. Pigot, D. R. Icland, 'l'. D. Grote, G. Plumptre, J. P. PCCourt. Capt .. Hari ley, H. Price, Sir It Adam, Sir Charlbs Harland, W. C. Pusey, I'. Alston, Rowland Hawes, B. Rawdon, J. D. Angolans, Edward Hawkins, J. H. Rice, EB. • Baring, F T. Hayter, 'W. G. Rich. Henry Baring, W. B. Heathcote, Sir W. Rickford, W Barnard, E. G. Hill, Lord A. M. C. Rose, Sir George Bentinck, Lord G. Hobhouse, T. B. Round, C. G. Berkeley, F. H. Hogg, J. W. Rundle, J. ierkeley, Hon. C. Holmes, W. A'C coin Rutherford, A. B".liell, It. Horsman, Edward Salwey, Colonel B wes, T. Howard, E. G. Sanford, E. A. Bla , c, W. J. Howard, F. J. Seymour, Lord Bothell, Beriah Howard, P. H. Shaw, Fr, demi( Brabazon, Lord Howard, Sir It. I Shell, R. L. P raniston, 'l'. W. Howard, C. W. G. S'aney, It. A. Briscoe, J. I. iinw.ck. Lord Smith, B. Buller, E. Hume, J. Smith, It. Vernon Bulwer, Sir E. L Hutt, W. Somers, J. P. Busteild, William Hutton, 11. Someriet, Lord G. Campbell, Sir J. Jermyn, Lord Sotheron, T. E. Cavendish, lion. C. Knight, H. G. Standish, C. Cavend sh, G. H. Labotielicre, H. Steuart, It. Cayley, E. S. Langdale, Hon. C. Stock, 1)r. Chalmers, P. Lemon, Sir C. Strutt, Edward Clay, %V. Lennox, Lord A. Stuart, VilliersClayton, Sir NV. Loch, James Style, Sir Charles Clive, E. B. Lushington, Han. S. Teignmouth. Lord Clive, Robert Manners, Lsrd.C. Thornely, Thomas Compton, FL C. Marshall, W. Townley, It. G. Corbally, M. R. Marsland, H, Troubridge, Sir 'l'. Craig, %V G. Martin, .1. 10101, H. Cripps, J. Master, Colonel Tyrell, Sir J I'. Dalrymple, Sir A. Nlelgu•d, Lord Verney, Sir H Divert, E. Mildinay, I'. St. John Villiers, Charles P. Duff, James Miles, W. Villiers, Lord Duncan, Viscount Miles, P. S. Vivian, John H. Du ere, George Tiln.s, Richard Vivian, Sir It. Egerton, Lord F. Molesworth, Sit NV Wall, C.B. Eliot, Lord Mordaunt, Si• I. Warburton, H. Elliot, Lion. J. E. Morgan, Octavius Ward, H. G. Ellice, lit. Hon. E. Morpeth, Viscount Welby, G. E. Ellice, E. Murray, A. White, A. I..vans, W. Muskett, George A. Wilshere, W. Ewart, W. Neeld, Jo,eph NVinnington, Sir T. Fitzalan, :...orcl Noel, C. G. Winning ton, H. J. Fitzpatrick, J. W. Norreys, Lord Wood, C. Fitzroy, Lord Charles Norreys, Sir D. J. Wood, G. W. Fleming. J. O'Ferrall, it. M. Wood, Colonel T. Fremantle, Sir T. Ord, W. Worsley, 1. , rd Gishorne, T. Pakington, J. S. Wrightson, W. B. Gladstone, W. E. Parker, John Wyse, 'Thomas Glynne, Sir S. It. Parnell, Sir H. Yates, J. A. Gordon, Robert Patten, Wilson Young, John Goulburn, Henry Peel, lion. Sir It TELLERS. Gr.,ham, Sir James Philips, M. Stanley. E. J. Greene, T. Phillips, G. Mau!e, Hon. Fox MI. Amsworth, Peter Arch all, General A ttwood, NV. Bailey, Ji.seph Bailey, Joseph, jun. Bane, Colonel H. Bainbridge, E. T. Baldwin, C. B. Bell, Matthew Blarkfttone, W. S. Blake, W. J. Boldrro, 11. G. Itroadley, H. e..roadwood, Henry Brocklehurst, J. Brotherton, J. Browne, It. 1). B ruge s, W. 11. L. Buck, L. W. thiller, Sir J. V. Burroughes, 11. Canning, Sir S. Cliolmondeley, H. Chute, W. L. W. Collins, William Courtenay, Philip Crewe, Sir G. Darby, George Dashwood, G. H. DiA, Q. D'lsraeli, 13enjamies Denglas, Sir C. sfigdale, W. S. Dancomhe, T. S. D. ucombe, W. Eastnor Viscount Eaton, B. J. E;erton, W. T. Ellis, Wynn Evans, Sir De Lacy Farnham, E. B. Feilden, NV. Fellowes, Edward Fielden, J. Filmer, Sir Eclwarl Fitzroy. 110 It. NORI CY-NOES, Fleetwood, 11. Forester, Elon. G. Fox, S L. Gaskell, James Mlles Gladstone, J. N. Gore, 0. J. IL Grant, Sir A. C. Grimsditch, Thomas Guest, J. Ha!ford, H. Hall, Sir B. Hamilton, C. J. B. 1 lamilton ' Lord C. Hawkes, I'. fleotor, C. J. Henniker, Lord Hindi, J. H. Ilia ley, C arlcs Hodges, T. 1.. Hodgson, Frederick Hodgson, Richard Holland, It bert Hope, G. W. Hut ham, Lord Houldsworth, I'. Hurt, Francis Irton, S. Jervis, Swvnfen Johnson, General Jones, John Kemble, Henry knatchbull, Sir L. Law, Hon. C. E. Leader, J. F. Loxther, J. El. Mackenzie, T. MacKenzie, NV. F. Ntahon, Lord Marton, George Maunsell, 'l'. P. Monypenny T. G. M irris, David Mentz, G. F. Owen, Sir Joh, Packe, C. W. Pail , er, Roller! 135. Palmer, George Parker, It. T. Pechell, Captain R. Polhill, Frederick Pollen, Sir J. W. Pollock, Sir F. Powell, Colonel Praci, W. 'l' Rae, sir William lt , cliard:s, P. ltoHeston, L. Round, John Bushbrook, Co'onel Rushout, George Sanderson, Scarlett, J Y. Scholefield, J. Sheppard, 'l'. Sibthorp, Smyth, Sir H. Smith, G R. Smythe, Ho )• G. Spry, Sir S. T. Stanley, E. Strickland, Sir G. 'Fancied, It %V. Trotter, J. Turner, Edmund Turner, William Vere, Sir C B. Vivian, J E. Waddington, H. S. Walker, R. Wilbraham, G. Wilbraham, Hon. B. Williams, NV Wilmot, Sir El Wodehouse, Hon. E. Wood, Colonel Wood, 11. Wynn, C. W. Yorke, Hon. F. T. TELLERS. East hope, J ohn NVakla,y 1.1.‘11..e PARLIAMENTAR Y BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceedings qf the House of Commons, March 22. NOTICES GIVEN AT THE PRIVATE BILL OFFICE. SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1. Imperial Bank of England Company—Co.nmittee on Petition • for leave, March 23. 2. Burgett's Naturalization—Smnnd Reading, Mani 24. 3. Barnstaple Roads—Further Consideration of Rept., March 23. 4. Durham and Sunderland Railway—Report, March 23. L. Durham and Sunderland Railway—Third Wading, March 24. MONDAY, :MARCH 22 1. Lagan Navigation—Committee on Standing Orders, post. poned from Monday, March 2.9, till Wednesday, March 31. 2. Wakefield Waterworks—Sccond Reading, March 26. 3. St. Ives Fishery—Second Reading, March 26. 4. Lincoln Roads—Second Reading, March 26. 5. Slough and Colebrook Road—Committee on Bill, March 30, at a quarter before three 6. Upper Heyfoid Inclosure—Second Reading, March 26. 7. York and North Midl and Railway Approaches—Amendments to be made on further Consideration of Report, March 23. 8. North Midland Railway—Committee on Bill, March 30, at half after two. 9. Brighton and Shoreham Road—Corn. on Bill, March 30, at two. 0. Plymouth and Exeter Road—Seeond Reading, March 26. 1. Plymouth Eastern Roads—S;:cond Reading, March 26. 2. Barnstaple Roads—Amendments to be made on further Con sideration of Report, March 23. POOR-LAW AMENDMENT ACT. RETURN TO AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, DATED FEBRUARY 2, 1841. A Return of the Total Sums expended in the Purchases of Land, the Erection of the Buildings, and the Fittings-uis c.f all Workhouses for Unions, under the authority of the Act 4 and 5 Will. IV., c. 76, made up to 3lichailmas, 1840 ; a!so, a like Return fir each of the Three Years endi❑g Lady-day 1838, 1839, 1840, and fir the Half-year unding Michaelmas, 1840. Total Sums expended in the Purchases of Land, the Erection of the Buildings, and the Fittings-up of Workh ;uses, under the Act 4 and 5 Will. IV., c. 76 : Up to Michaelmas, 1840 . ...... £1,598,694 During the year ending Lady da}, 1838 Ditto 1839 Ditto . 1840 253,179 During the half-year ending Michaelmas, 1840 94,235 Note.—The above statement only comprises 418 Unions, 140 Unions having failed to make a Return, and the Returns from 26 Unions having been found too imperfect to be used. Of the above amount, a large portion has been p,iid out of the produce of the sale of parish property, and the rest has been borrowed from the Exchequer Bill Loan Commissioners, and other sources, repayable in various periods, extending from five to twenty years. EDWIN CHADWICK, Secretary. Return of the Total Sum paid to Officers of Unions in each of the Three Years ended Lady-day 1838, 1839, and 1840. Total Sum paid to Officers of 459 Unions in each of the Three Yeats ended Lxdy-day 1838, 1839, and 1840: Year 1838 1839 1840 Note.-125 Unions have not yet made Returns. W. G. LUMLEY, Assistant Secretary. March 17, 1841. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. A new drama in three acts, entitled The Embassy, which we believe to be an adaptation from the French, was produced en Monday at this theatre. The plot depends upon the loves of the Baroness du Pont, one of the ladies of the Queen of Navarre, for Viscount Rene de Rohan, a young nobleman, whose head is proscribed in consequence of some desperate pranks which he has played under the name of Bretagne. He is, however, be lieved dead, and the young Baroness, at the command of her Royal mistress, is about bestowir.g her hand upon the Duke de Nevers, when Rohan arrives, bearing the despatch of the Duke of Anjou, of which he has forcibly pos sessed him self after a fashion of highway robbers, in the hope that it might help him to an interview with his mistress. The despatch, however, contains the warrant for the execution of Bretagne, and as Madame de Bris•ac, a lady of the Court and kinsman of the Duke de Nevers, reads the At his description of the proscribel culprit, she identifies him at once as Viscount Rene de Rohan. The Duke remembers that Ro han's mother had, when in England, saved his life, and grad t,zde now prompts him to do a similar generosity for her son. generosity J (my, and and allows Baroness is t him course the reader 'ea] request, therefore, he places him on parole for a day, to attend the Court ball, at which the o confirm her acceptance of the Duke. Of der will foresee the intricacies of love, and w hi c h romance which arise out of this event, with no little ing the u n i on 4 ; ovi.finally terminate in the triumph of the Duke's theil" di do ot wu ie n e a , f; and we, disappointment and revenge ,- and in retient devotion towards each other, but who act w i t h sum . young Viscount and the' Baroness, preserver. ation hardly Ellen Tree, the audience, sustai ned Pont with natural w an h The r i s i . t i t ude and deceit towards their magnanimous deserv e elne episodes of dramatic invention and situ. buoyant companion of the ectd of the lover a pltasant strai n was evermore mingled with th that tinge her lively acting therefore, pass to the act ing.meeagre part of the Baroness du grace ; and Vestris, as her Court,e contrasted to the sentiment 41. ' 11 r e: 1, 1 . y-heart e d gaiety which with lets Peculiar The gentlemen of the drama had nothing' was received with kind enthusiasm by and sly perception r spirit and naivete. forth any particular effort of genius.. • to do that could call The piece was got up, in scenery and costume with din excellent taste. In its seeomd ewi great care an act an elegant • of ballet was introduced, and well sustain e d in all parts. piece the fall of the curtain Miss Tree was called for and much At plauded. There was a mai!, but troublesome reinezuch. ap very full audience, which opposed the announcementY'ofmtbae piece's repetition rather tenaciously, but they were finally over powered. STATE BALLS.— We understand it i s the in tention of her Majesty to give a series of state balls shortly after the Easter holidays. It is said the cards will b e issued by the Lord Chamberlain immediately after the NOM, SUDBURY ELECTION COM MITTE E. The Committee assembled yesterday at eleven o'clock. Mr. Sergeant Witax?iiaar resumed his address and con tended that the nomination of Mr. Bagshaw by Mr. Purr was too late, inasmuch as it was not made until the Mayor was de claring the return of 'Mr. Tomline. Supposing all that his friend had stated was correct, there was no distinct nomina tion. Thero was no objection made to the declaration of the return of Mr. Tomline, by any perso n w h o h a d the slightest in terest in the election. Was it then surprising that Mr. Purr's mind should have fluctuated when he re collected the respons ibility attaching to him—a respon sibility felt more deeply than any o th ers — a p ec u n iary responsibility ? His would be liable to all the expenses of the election. Mr. Purr might have been warned to take care what he was about, and that he might have to pay the bill. Now this was the greatest of all checks upon enthusiasm. Was it rea onable that a party intending to adhere to his proposal should have heard the returning officers say that no distinct nomination had reached him without contradicting such a statement. They allowed the Mayor to remain under that im pression, and thus had waived their right to object at any subsequent stage. 'What could be more absurd than that a party should be by without objecting, and afterwards be allowed to come before a Committee anti say the return was void, because he had proposed Mr. Bagshaw in time. Whether they intended to waive the proposal or not all dis cussion ceased, for if they did it was of no effect, and if they did not they were now too late. Neither the Major nor Col. Addison, no: yet the Reporter, who was nearer the body of the Hall than the Mayor, he ar d th e nom i nat i on . Th e latter said he heard nothing of the kixd more than a cry from the Hall of " Bagshaw, Bagshaw." This proved conclusively that the proposal was such as the Mayor could not have heard, or attended to if he had. He was satisfied he need not urge more upon this point, and the more especially as his Learned F r i en d cou ld, if ho pleased, have put Mr. Hazel in t he box to prove that he had made the nomination, which, however was not done. The Learned Sergeant then adverted to the cases of the Bristol, Gloucester shire, and other elections that had been cited by Mr. Sergeant Mereweather, and contended that tl ey had no adverse bearing upon his case, and that they were all in favour of the point he was contending for in the present ease, namely, that the ehaice of the electors was over when the declaration of return began. First, then, his Friend had foiled to make out that which was essential to his case, namely, that Purr sir Saxby were electors of the borough, and entitled to put Mr.l3ag,shaw in nomination. Secondly, it was proved distinctly the Mayor was in the act of declaring the nominat ion of Mr. 'Tomline, when he was inter rup col by Mr. Acland; and, thirdly. if the nomination of Mr. Bag shaw had been made at the first moment when the May , T called upon the electors to nominate another candidate, the subse- Tient conduct of the proito,er and ,econder in remaining mute was a complete waiver ot their former proposal ; and as they declined to adhere to it then, they were not entitled to adhere to it row. His Learned Friend had not dared t i call the Mayor, but he (Mr. Sergeant Wrangliam) would do so, and thus rest his case upon an opponent, and put the Committee in possession of the case which had been hitherto withheld from them ; and he trusted the Committee would determine upon his testimony, and upon consideration of the whole facts of the case, that Mr. Tomline was duly erected for the borough of Sudsurv. Mr. William Spooner was then called and exam'ned by Mr. Austin—l was Mayor of Sudbury last year. The last election for the borough occurred during my Mayoralty, and 1 was consequently the returning officer. 1 was aware when I read the precept that Mr. 'Tomline would be a candidate. It was known generally throughout the town. I did not hear of any gentleman who was spoken of as another candidate. lam a Liberal, and am proud of saying so. I have been actively engaged in the elections for the borough. I should be greatly surprised at any person being nominated by my party without my being aware that it was intended to nominate him. On the morning on which the election took place I was positively assured that Mr. Bagshaw would not be put in nomination. Mr. Acland came to Sudbury about a week befo:e the election. He wrote from Manchester announcing himself as a candidate. He and Mr. Tomline were the only candidates at the time the election was held. There was a : Mr. Hoey there, aft iend of Mr. Acland. I saw him on the morning ot the election, and he wished me to give Mr. Acland the same facility at the elec tion as his Honourable Opponent. I seas surprised at the que4i - in, as I wished to support M Mr. Acland, if he would sup port her Majesty's Ministers. I inquired if he had a proposer and seconder, and het old me that arrangements had been made. 1 learned elsewhere they were Mr. Saxby and Mr. Large. The day before the election Mr. Acland asked me if Mr. Bag shaw would be proposed, and I replied that I knew that he would not. This was my firm belief and knowledge. Mr. Bagshaw had been previously Member for the borough. I knew Mr. Bag-haw had an eye upon Harwich at the last election. When he was last defeated for Sudbury, he declared to me that he would never become a candidate again. After the usual pre limina ins had been gone through at the time of election, I ad dressed the assembly, and inquired if any person wished to propose a candidate. Immediately upon this Mr. Tomline was proposed and seconded. After that was done, I naturally turned round to Mr. Acland and his party, but to my utter as tonishment they were mote. Mr. Bagshaw was not there. I pau=ed a full minute at least, it may have been longer. There was ample time to have nominated ten gentlemen. I should have been pleased to hear Mr. Acland proposed. I had not the l-ast wish to send Mr. Tomline to Parliament. 1 would much rather have sent Mr. Bagshaw. At the end of the hour I turned to the town clerk and said there was no other candi date ; and he replied that I must then do my duty. I believed there was no other candidate—l am still of that opinion. Fri day the e w , s no other candidate. I immediately made up my mind that Mr. 'Tomline was returned, and I was about im mediately to dec . are him duly elected; but before I got through the whole of the passage I was very rudely interrupted by Mr. Acland, who cried out, " Wait, Mr. Mayor, wait ;" upon which I rather petti,hlj turned round to him and said, " Well, then, I'll give you another minute." He then fu2,led the assembly, and it appeared to me that he w ould put a gen tleman's name into their mouths. I gave another minute. Mr. 'Tomline, who was standing by me, put his watch into my hand, and I timed the minute, during which I felt some embarr,ssment, thinking I had done A.r Tomline an injus,- Lice. At tiro expiration of the irsiopte I at•empla l to malt,te a second declaration, and I did return him amid great coarti?- siou, in the maiiner expressed in the Suffolk paper. No per , son seemed d =satisfied but Mr. Acland. I dtd not see Sir. Alderman Purr. Dur:ng the time I was returning Mr. Mar line 1 indistinctly heard Mr. Purr nominate Mr. Bagshaw. I took no notico of it, the time having expired. Mr. Aclardl protested against the return as irregular. I said I had g.ven ample time to propose any g• rifleman, aid no one having come forward, I coi.sidered it my duty to return Mr. l'omline as duly elected. After the minute had expired I heard Hazel crying oitt, " Bagshaw, Bagshaw." He was ro. in a condi tion if life I simuld expect to nominate a c_ndidatc. He is a ruspiTtable poor man. Mr. Parr did ni4t demand a show of haints nor a poll ; nor did Mr. Acland nor Hazel. At the time I eomint need declaring Mr. Tomine's return, I hal made up my mind that he was duly returned, an..l the election was over. The witness was then cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Mere wether, but nothing important was elicited. Mr. AUSTIN then summed up the evidence, and contended thlit the Committee must decide the election of Mr. Tomline to have been a good and valid one, and that if they should be of opinion the nomination of Mr. Bag,haw was in time, still, as the petitioners had neglected to prove that the proposer and seconder were electors of the borough, they could take no legal cognizance of the fact. Mr. Sergeant MEnEwETlitu being caller'. upon to reply, begged the Committee (it being neary four o'clock) to allow him until to-morrow to prepare himself. MN. AUSTIN and Mr. Sergeant WItANGIIAM opposed the application, and said that as there would be two other Commit tees sitting to-morrow, it would be for the convenience of Coun sel, as well as for that of the Committee, to bring the inquiry to a close that evening. • The CitAtitmAN said it would be particularly so, as several members of the Committee wished to attend her Yajesty's first Levee for the season to-morrow. Mr. Sergeant 111F.REWETIIEK. repeated his application, and assured the Committee that he wou•d be as brief in his reply as pos,ible. After some discussion it was arranged (Mr. Sergeant Mere wether undertaking that his reply shou'd not occupy more than an hour), that the Committee should adjouni until ie.- morrow at ten o'clock.... Air. Au ST I shalt ho 'd my watch in my haul, and 'ime my Learned Friend to- morrow.—( Laughter.) The Committee then adjourtrd. FUNERAL OF A DISTINGUISHED ACTOR IN THE FRENCH REVOLUTION. The Journal des Debats announces in the following tlrms the funeral of one of the most extraordiaary act):s in' the revolutionary drama : " Yestcriay was perforrnel the modest funeral cf J. A. Rose, who was a principal act)r in one of the most honour able events of cur revolution, n ame ly, that of the 9.h Thermidcr. Rote was a Scotch man by birth, and a Prc testant by religion. The pastor Coque el accompacizel his rema , ns to the grave, and in an eloquent oration reca pitulated the princ'pl events of his life. " Named lusher of the National Assembly, Rore, by his conduct, r. iced himself above his pos.'t;on, and became the friend of the most distingui,lied men of that epoch. Nil a beau was particularly attached to him, and, when dying, appointed him by will to execute his On the eve of the 10zh of August he found means to warn the unfortu nate Louis XVI. of the evils which threatened him. " During the time the King's trial lasted Rose paid every attention to the monarch, and rendered the same services to the Quc en. Those good actions, as well as trial) , others, were unknown to the world. In 1814, the Duke de Choiseul having met Rose in the lobby of the Chamber of Peers, threw himself on his te,:k, exclain This is one of tl'e happiest days of my life.' The friends of Rose were alone acquainted with the number of per sons whose lives he bad saved. Rabaut St. Etienne owed b - s life to him, but lost it at a later period. The Duke de M,ntesquieu, more fortunate, awaited the end of the reign of terror in the asylum which Rose had procurod for him. " In fine, he served as an iostrument for the srLty of all. As usher of the Convention it was he who arrested Rohe:, pierre. Having then gone with Courvoi to carry the de cree of accu-ati on t o th e com mune, he was pursued by a furious multi tu d e , an d on l y ()Ned his safety to his physical strength and his intrepidity. This circumstance made an impression upon him which was never effaced. It was this fist, he used to say with strong emot ion, at the same time showing his large hand, it was this fist which arrested the monster.' " lle preserved his functions at the Council of Ancients, I who voted him a sword of honour for the firmness which he displayed during a stormy debate. " In 181 4 M. de Scmonville attached him to the Cham. b y : eg t:o l f , ePdeers, down resignedabnydthheeinfiornmlyilicsofold ago. From that his situation whe n period he led a ret i re d W.', devoted to literstu•e and th e practice of all Christian virtues. He died at the age cf 84, with the tranquil conscienco of a man who had concluded a well-spent life," REMARKABLE CHARGE OF BELONY —A curious case was heard at the Guildhall, Carmarthen, on the 8:11 inst., when a Mr. Simons, solicitor, of that town, and a gentleman of the name of Cooper, were brought up, charged by Mr. William Gardner, attorney, with having feloniously entered a house, and stilen, on Sunday night, the articles of clerk.hip and assignment o f Mr. Coo per , LT being la'ely ass i gne d to Mr. Gardnor. The evidence given was to the effect that the articles were merely taken by Mr. Cooper, t o fil e in the proper office in London, on Tuesday, the last day for doing so, and that Mr. Si mons attended as a witness on his behalf, to see that he waa guilty of no impropriety. After a lengthened in. quiry the Magistrates dismissed the complaint.— Cambrian. CHILD STRIPPING.—On Thursday last two girls, the one about eight and the other twelve years of age, were placed at the police bar, charged with ten dif_ ferent acts of child stripping, all committedm the South ern Dstricts. The cases , were remitted for trial to the Sh.- Ciourt.--Sootsman. LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA. (From the Liverpool Times, of 23(1 March.) The Oxford, the New York packet ship of the Ist of Zilarch, arrived in this port on Sunday. The papers which she brings are not of a later date than those brought by the Colombia steamer, of which we gm: a very full account last Tuesday, in a second edition, but the New York Express of the Ist March contains a few interesting particulars as to the buiines; before Congress, net contained in ti e papers received last week. From this paper we learn that the motion of Mr. Saltonstall, fur appropriating the sum of $500,000 to the purpose of building war steamers, in add tion to the sum of $1,425,000, voted for the build ing, wear and tear, and repair of the navy generally, had passed the House by a majority of sixteen votes, after having been previously rejected in a committee of the whole House, by a majority of ti 7 to 62. It is a curious proof of the lengths to which party spirit is cerrried in the Uni el Stites, that the warlike Mr. Pickens, and the Van Burenites generally, who voted fer his gunpvider report, voted against Mr. Saltonstell's proposal to build steam ship*, both in the Committer and afierwards in the House, Mr. Pickets himself asserting that he had not the slightest wish for vi a-, nor any expectation of it Similar language was also held by other members of the Van Buren party. The following is the summary given by the New York Express of the measures carried in the ting of the 27th February—by far tilt most important Ee isiorr, if estimated by the amount of business done. NAVY, ARMY AND INDIAN BILLS. WASHINGTOII, FEB. 27. The Navy and Army Appropriad pa ails both i.aised the House of Representatives t^-day. The former was taken from the Committee of the whole last evening, and th‘t latter this evening at an early hour. The late period of the session, and the ever'a ting talk upon the va , ious propositions before both Houses of Congress, make ►t e cessary to state results. Tie Navy Bill passed with an important amendment, appropriating the amount aske I for in the amendment so long under consideration, and introduced by M. SaLor stall of MASS. In ad i ion to $1,425,000 fir the build -inr, wear and tear and repair f ships, $575,000 are ap p-opiirted for tie e purposes, $5OO 000 to be expended for the crectim of steam ships of war of a middling class. The same ame.idnEent was rejected in Committee cf tie whol t, but passed in the house by a majority of some six ' t.en votes. It is worthy of remark, that those valiabt mer, like the Chairman of the Corn tali tee on foreign relations, who talked so much of war in a blustering report, were all found in opptxi ion to the appropria+i n of the nav y . The whole loco fico patty, always to brave on paper, were nct honest enough to lit to an appropriation hardly Leo inning to carry out the pi inc'p!es of their report. Yeu have the Seas and nays a d they arc worth putting upon record. It the part of unsophisticated loca)coism, to look one way and row another. It was only lw t week that this war re,iort rectiv..lll so much favour in Congress by tte supporters of Cie Aiministration, and to-day the same men stood forth in resistance cf the measure. Thii is in character. TI e Army Bill was passed without ameadmcnt. Mr. Evans, of Maine, presented one, which was warmly diF cussed, and in reference to an increased appropriation far the Flori la service. It si as lost in the cveni• gby a ma jority of only seven votes. _ _ 'lle Indian Bill, making appropriations for the Indian servicl for the current year, was considered in Cemint:ce, ald reported to the House. A 13.11 fur defraying the expenses of a delegation c.f Indians to Florida was taken up and laid aside. A Bid in rcla nt to destitute Indians was also passed in Committee and in t!:e House. Before the adjournment the four Bills weco ready for the Se ae, and will be forwarded on Monday. The House (to r,nder honour to whom h mour is due) have done a good day's work. What Fat bce I done, too, has Leea as well done as it would have been hid the discussion been prolonged for a month. In the sitting of the 26th, the llcuse refused to take any steps for armii g a nay•il force on the Canadian lake:. BELGIUM. The Paris Constitutionnel eon'ains the following letter from Brussels, explanatory of the Ministerial et isis in Belgium : " BRUSSELS, MARCH I9.—The Ministerial crisis has not come to any solution. The King, on receiving, 3 esterday, the address from the Senate, made two answers to the representa tives of the noble Assembly,—er, at least, the Preident of the Senate read to that assembly one reply, and, in the evening, the Independant (the Court Journ3l) addressed another to the Brus3uls pre=s. The first of these answers runs as follows : " I receive, gentlemen, the address from the Senate. I will examine it. I never doubted its good intentions. Com posed as it is of persons representing all the interests of the count , y, it must be quite able to appreciate its necessities.' " The second, the official answer, is still shorter and drier:— •' I receive the address from the Senate. I never doubted its good intentions. I will exami e the ad•lress with attention.' ‘ l ' It is generally admitted, even by the Senate, that the first venion is the right ore. At all events, s hen the Presi • dent communicated it to the'noble a , s2mb!y, no objection was raised. At present the error is explained by the President having confused the official words employed by the King with some expreszion of a private conversation which followed the In sent ation of the Address. " However this may be, the King is obliged to reflect. This morning, at nine, the Ministers proceeded in a body to the Pa• lace to tender their resignation, unless he should think proper to cUszolve, not only the Senate, but the two Chambers. It is stated that no imnacciietho artawor was, si.sen, anti thn general opinion is, that Leopold was aware of the plot forme:l in the Senate against th, Mini-tors before they were themselves. " The present Mini•try, which is wrongly called a Liberal Ministry, and which is but a doctrinaire Cabinet, was little liked by the country, but the manner in which it has been at tacked by, its enemies. has almost rendered it popular. The chiefs t f this Cabinet a e Messieurs Lebeati and flogier, and their most active lieutenant out of the pale of the Ministry is M. Devaux, one of the cleverest men in the kingdom, who makes Ministers without - wishing to become one, and who, when the revolution of September occurred, was along wit's Messieurs Lebeau and Roger, one of the directors of the Po litique of Liege, one of the principal organs of the German pa, ty, or catholico-liberal coalition which then overthrew King William, and which, having remained master of the c untry by the destruction of the Orangist party, I.as now split into parties fighting for office, and which untortuoately for the country are pretty equally divided in the two Chambers. "The colleagu s of Messrs. Lebeau and Rogicr rre men little known out of Belgium. The Minister of Justice is M. Leclerc, procureur general at the Court of Cassation, who has taken care not to fill up the vacancy oeca=ioned by his taking office. M. Leclerc is an Orangist turncoat. M. Lieitzt, Minister of the Interi formerly president of the Tribunal of Antwerp, is a man whom the Catholics long reckoned as belonging to their party, and he as well as M. Leclerc would probably have remained in office, had not circumstrnces brought about a general resignation. The same ritzy be said of General Buzen, Minister of War, a man according to the King's heart, especial on account of his mania of Germanizing, as much as he possibly can, the Belgian army. The Minister of Finance, M. Mercier, is a statesman of little note, but he is notorious for his behaviour town cis the Minister who preceded him in office, and under whom he was employed, and against whom he voted in a Cabinet question, after having previously advised him not to yield. This behaviour has rendered him, and with reason, obnoxious to the Catholic party. Messrs. Mercier, Lebeau, and Ilogier, form, therefore, the triumvirate, against which the adverse party directs all its hostility. A trail/action might have taken place with Messrs. Liedtz, Leclerc, and Buzen ; and perhaps these gentlem e n would not have wai`ed for the 'first offer if the march of ev% nts had not otherwise ordained. Bight or wrong, the King is supposed to entertain a personal antipathy fur Messrs. Lebcau and Bogier ; and this supposition has enc uraged the attack math against them, and has given rise to the opinion prevalent that the late sortie of the Senate against the Ministers surprised his Majesty less than ma.sy be lieve it to have done. " To explain the situation of the country, it is necessary to state, that the soi-disant liberal party, which, after the revo lution of September, was ready to fling itself into the arms of France, is now the German party. The Ministry, whose re signation is announced, was endeavouring to make B lgium enter into the German Customs League, and to prevent every connection of a simil nature with. France. In 1830, the Catholics of Flanders and Antwerp were hostile to France, owing, it is said, to the destruction of the Archbishop's pa lace at Paris, and other scenes of that nature, which, now that Orangeism is no longer possible, and that Ghent and Antwerp no longer hope to enter into posses-ion of the Bute) market, they call themselves French, probably on account of the be nefit their commerce and agriculture would derive from the large population of France. " In the last attacks aga'nst the Cabinet, and in the address itself, the adversaries professing the princii le of the union, demanded that all parties and interests should be represented in the Ministry. Hew can a Ministry of this nature be formed now when so much irritation prevails? Would a Ministry entirely Catholic obtain a majority? If it did so, it would be a very trifling one—at all events a part of the Chamber is subject to re-electoan this year. The Coll-ges which have to renew their Representative are those of Flan ders, Hainault, and Namur, and it is probable that these re e'ections would turn the scale in favour of the Liberals. There is a tendency even in the lower clergy against the exclusive in fluence of the bishops, and for the erection of a church out of the pale of Rome. This ecclesiastical party reckons many clever men, among others the Abbot Count de Robiano, the Lamennais of Belgium. " P.S. There is some talk of adjourning the Chamber for a month ; this is a poor remedy. The Budget is not voted, and the Belgian Constitution is more severe than the French on money matters. A demonstration in favour of the Ministers is to take place in the Park at five this afternoon. Several groups are already proceeding thither." THREATENING LETTER TO A JUDGE..-....A letter, of which the following is a copy, verbalist et lite ;vim, was received on Sunday by Mr, Baron Rolf..:— '° For the unjust sentence you have passed upon Hib botson Strakic Greenwood Thomas Griffin no one ever outraged English law so much in this a - old befor and a= you have done this I am determined. to blow your brains out in less 11:an 3 days from this date you have been pleased to transport these poor young lads.they are mi relations and as they Eye you shall have your portion from this pistols some body else shall pass toy sentence and I will go with em but if I live you Thant do it if you are a Gudge,"—Addressed to " The Right Honourable Sir Roht, Monsey Rolfe Kright York."—Leeds Mercury. THE MACE Off SusstX.--The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Susses is improving. His Royal IlighnesP, we understand, was on Monday last at tacked, during dinner, with a giddiness and affection of Iho 11- , d to such a seve re d eg r ee that he was compelled to oc led to pis tiffs mcleal attendants were imme diately summoned, through whose skill and attention he is fast recovering from the cfftcts of the attack. On the day in question, his Royal Highness had been sitting (without his cap) to the artist engaged in painting the picture of the Royal christening (as we are Informed), and it is sup posed the effect of the sun's rays striking full on his head occasioned the indisposition.. BUST OF PROFESSOR WILSON.—We have great pleasure in stating that a subscription is about to be commenced for the purpose of procuring a marble bust of John Wilson, Esq., Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, to be placed in some public building, that will hereafter be fixed on, in his native town. --Paisley Advertiser- Sixteen war-steamers are ordered to be built, six of the first class and ten of the second, all to be arm with guns of ten-inch calibre. Several of these will be laid down immediately, and the frames of the whole converted without delay, so as to be ready against t h e eng i nes ere prey ed,....Araval and Military Gazette. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON A General Court of this Corporation, to celebrate the anni versary of the Battle of Alexandria, was held on Monday even ing at the Freemasons' Tavern. The attendance was very nu merous, and comprised " a large array of the fellow-country men of the distinguished soldier whose stirring memory" was a large and exciting influence, connected with the occasion of Monday evening's meeting. There was, as usual, a very con siderable number of the members of boih services present, and many gentlemen appeared arrayed in the Highland costume of their several clans. The assembly was presided over by The Chisholm, who discharged the duties of President in a manner that elicited the most deserved praise. Amongst the principal present, besides the Chairman, were the following:—Sir Geo. Murray, K. C. 8., Sir Hudson Lowe, Bart., Sir John Webbe, Sir John Macrea, Sir John M. Wilson, General Pereira, Capt. Kelly, R.N., Captain Read, Major Stephens, Major Annosley, H. Langlands, Esq., Divie Robertson, Esq., Dr. Ralph, Major Macdonald, &c. &c. The Coldstream band was in at tendance, and played several fine pieces of music during the evening. Dinner having concluded, The CHAIRMAN, in an appropriate speech, proposed '• The Queen." The toast was received with the most unbounded enthusiasm, and with reiterated cheering—the band playing " God save the Queen." The CHAIRmaw next proposed "Prince Albert and the Princess Royal." - -•- This toast was received with the most warm and cordial feeling, and with great acclamations. The CHA in max prefixed to the rpxt toast the name of one who, besides being conspicuous for the benevolence and charity of her disposition, was distinguished by every virtue that could grace the woman or adorn the Queen. He proposed " The Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family."—(Loud and pro longed cheering.) The toast was drunk with the utmost en thu-iasm. The CHAIRMAN said that he next wished to propose the health of an illustrious member of the Royal Family. He would point to the portrait of that Noble Duke which hung in that ha'l, and which &splayed - him in the ccstume of his adopted country.--(Loud cheers.) But besides this, his Royal Highness had shown further his attachment to his adopted country, fur he had married a Scottish lady.—( Cheers. ) He, therefore, in giving to them the health of his Royal High ness the Earl of Inverness and Chief of the Highland Society, would propose that the toast should be drunk with Highland honours. The toast was accordingly drunk with Highland honours and great cheering. The CHAIRM AN stated that he had received a letter from his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, expressing his regret that a recent and sudden attack of illness had pre vented him from being present on the occasion ; but express ing a desire to become a member of the Highland Society. He proposed that they should suspend the standing order, and he moved that his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge should be admitted a member of their Society.—(Loud cheers.) Sir GEORGE MURRAY, K. C. 8., seconded the proposition, which was agreed to with acclamation. The CHIsHoLm then proposed the " Health of the Duke of Cambridge," which was drunk with Highland honours. The next toast was " The Duke of Richmond and Lennox." Drunk with all the Highland honours. On proposing the Army and Navy, the CHAIRMAN said— There exists a custom not more sanctioned Tay wage than it is congenial with our best feelings, to remember at all festive meetings like the present, the gallant services of those whose courage and conduct in war have secured to us the blessings of peace, and whose high character thraughout the word is the best guarantee for their continuance. If, however, circum stances can furnish us with one occasion more fitting than an other to pay this just tribute to the merits of our Army and cur Navy, sorely the anniversary of the Battle of Alexandria supplies such an occasion; for if we look at the army under Aber cromby, from the moment of its landing in Egypt up to what I must call the great crowning victory cf the 21st, we shall find it one continued, unbroken series of the most brilliant military , achievements ; and if we call to mind whence that army dis embarked—from the Bay of Aboukir—we are forcibly re minded that on those very waters, three short years before, the immortal Nelson had asserted and maintained, in the Battle of the Nile, the supremacy of Britain's flag " O'er the glad waters of the dark blue sea"—" Far as the breeze can bear the billows foam." But although we have among us this even ing some veterans who witnessed these achievements, their hair grown scant and grey in the service of their country bids us recollect that these are not tales of yesterday, and the enemies of Eng'and would fondly hope that in a long protracted peace our Army has degenerated, and our Navy is not what it was. Iu the spirit of peace I would urge them not to lay this flattering unction to their souls. Has our army degenerated ? Jam glad to see some officers of the Indian service present this evening, for I would point to Affghanistan, and bid Ghuznee answer the question. Is our Navy not what it was ? Let the coast of Syria reply. Her echoes have scarcely yet ceased to ring back the triumphant peals of British broadsides. And since I have touched upon the coast of Syria, I cannot forbear claim ing the gallant Napier as our fellow-countryman. I speak of him as a straight forward,dashing, fighting sailor. I speak not of him as a diplomatist; yet at the same time I am free to confess that in these days I have heard of worse diplomacy, at least to my mind, than sailing into the 1.0.... of refractory Peeha, with guns double-shotted, and decks cleared for action, and using eee,e such language as this—pointing to his guns Here are my credentials pointing to the ultimatum of his Sove:ei„,en—" Here are my terms. Take them, consider of them; and if at the expiration of a given time you assent to them—well. I will extend to you the right hand of friendship, and show you the hospitality of a British man-of-tsar. But if not—Beyrout has been born harded—Sidon is taken —Acre has fallen. The walls of Alexr ndria shall crumble about your ears." Such is the lan guage, such the diplomacy of a Scotti,h sailor. May such long continue to be the proud bearing of every British soldier and every British seaman. Gentlemen, let us drink to the pros perity of our Army and our Navy.—( The speech of the Hon. Chairman was received throughout with enthusiastic bursts of app'ause.) The Army and Navy," drunk with the customary honours. Sir G. MURRAY returned thanks. lie said that the best feeling subsisted between both services. Whenever he had had the honour of serving with the Navy he had always expe rienced from them the best feeling and the greatest kindness. With respect to these services, he was proud to say that in whatever part of the globe their exertions might be called for they would always be found ready to maintain the character that had always distinguished them.—(Loud cheers.) With regard to that branch of the service with which he was more immediately connected, he would say, let them never permit any injudicions friend or insidious foe to attempt to un dermine the discipline of the army, for that diseip:ine was an essential element of their strength and efficiency.—(Cheers.) Captain KELLY, R. N„ returned thanks on the part of the Navy. On proposing the principal toast of the evening, " The Memory of Sir Ralph Abercromby, and the Heroes who fell with him in Egypt," The Chisnoem said The toasts which I hive hitherto had the honour of proposing, have been well calculated to call forth your joyous and tri umphant shouts. It now becomes my duty to touch a more tender chord. We have met this evening to celebrate the victory of Alexandria ; and it well becomes us as Britons, and as Highlanders, to remember with pride ihe . gl irious deeds . of our felloe -countrymen on that occasion. But it no less becomes us as men to recollect the price which that victory cost tee Aber cromby fell. Early in the action was winged " the far hissing globe of dea h," charged with the fatal message to sever the spirit that conceived, from the frame that earned out that vie • tury. The same frigate which brought to these shores the standard of " The Invincible Legion," emblazoned with the names of all those battles in which, till then, it had glanced unconquered and unconquerable—that same frigate bore the lifeless body of the conqueror to his sea-girt grave. Aber eromby fell, and he fell not alone. Of the hearts that, on the morning of that day beat high for praise, hundreds, ere the sun went down, could feel that pulse no more. " There is something of pride in the perilous hour, Whate'er be the shape in which death may lower; For Fame is there to say who bleeds, And Honour's eye on daring deeds; But when ell is post, it is humbling to tread O'er the weltering field of the tombless dead, And see worms of the earth, and fowls of the air, Besets of the forest, all gathering there ; All regarding man as their prey, All rejoicing in his decay. ' Yes, it is humbling, but to those who have loved the fallen, " there is," in the words of Abercromby's successor," this conso htion, that their memory wi 1 be sacred to every soldier, and em balmed in the bosoms of a grateful posterity.' And to Aber cromby was afforded a still greater consolation, for he lived to see what he died to gain; he saw Victory, that had long ho vered, eagle-like, with uncertain flight, over the dubious battle, at length close her weary wings, and perch triumphant over the meteor flag of Britain. Well might Abercromby, and those who fell with him, have said what, I trust, will be this evening verified:— " For us, even banquets fond regret supply In the red cup that crowns our memory, And the brief epitaph in danger's day, When those who win at length divide the prey, eked cry—remembrance sadd'ning o'er each brow— How had the brave who fell exulted now !" Let us then drink in solemn silence " To the Memory of Sir Ralph Abercromby and the Heroes who fell with him in Egypt." The toast was drunk in solemn silence. Song—" To England's renown we gave one laurel more." Sir GEORGE Meanest. said—l have obtained the permission of the Chairman to propose the next toast, and I would beg you to drink to the health of our President. It is most appro priate to see the Chair of the Highland Society filled by an hereditary chief, and one, too, of so ancient a family as The Chisholm, and the able manner in which he has performed the duties of the evening show that he is, in all respects, qualified for the position in which he is placed. You must have ob served the gentlemanly suavity of manner, the graceful elocu tion, the commanding eloquence, and the hearty feeling with which he has introduced the subjects of the evening. You must remember with what loyalty he called upon us to do honour to our Royal Family, with what martial feeling he was animated when he recounted the glories of our Army and Navy, from the battle of the Nile to their recent splendid achievements on the coast of Syria, and the tact with which lie introduced the bold diplomacy of our fellow-countryman, Sir Charles Napier. You must have perceived, too, with what depth of feeling he touched upon the death of the gallant Abercromby. I can only speak for myself. Forcibly was that illustrious man brought back to my mind; for, being on the Staff, I received from the lips of the General the order for tire formation of the troops on their landing, and was in the boat with the distingushed naval officer to whose care was en trusted the debarcation of the army . When, too, Si Ralph Abercrombie received his mortal wound, v n ‘ d, hi li eh e r l es n ign ew ed ha h v i e ms th el e f into the arms of the gallant regiment honour to command—the Old Black Watch.—(Great cheer, ins l'L toast was received with g reat enthusiasm, and dru nk with the Highland honours.• C n l a n r sehe roin w s a h i e — h Fr youom h a m v y e healrnt r l e t u t m h a i e n k g t y h e a e n k for s , T t h h e e drank my health. The flattering and unmerited terms in which it has been proposed might well nigh make me forget myself ;Unit, white I am proud of the high position to which your kindness has raised me, I am not vain enough to attri bute this proud station to any other than its true cause. I am here because you are Highlanders, and because I am, by m y inalienable birthright, a Highland chieftain. I am painfully sensible of my incomp etenc y , ade q uatel y to fulfi l the duties that devolve upon rile. If, then, I that I felt no diffidence in taking your chair, I ahould err widely from the truth ; and that diffidence was much increased when I re membered that this station was, at yeut last an, niversary, so ably occupied by my G al'ant a on my right, Sir George Alurray, at once a Highlander, F:°a I 1 dier, a statesman, and a scholar. To assert, ht.wever, th felt a shrinking or nervousness would be no les s wide of I truth ; for I know that I come among you as a Highland Chief among Highlanders. I know that the proper of 3 4 . Ch f; is at the head of Highlanders, wl.ether it be at an Lno rt board, or in the dark hour of danger and of battle! d 1 he that, so long as the Chief shrinks not from hi ost, , piov, will never be without Highlanders to back and to support hich Gentlemen, I again thank you for the kind ma nner in • you have recei‘eci this toast. p it The CHAIRMAN said there was one toast whic h be knew would be only necessary to name to call forth their utmost thusia.m. It was the health of the Duke of M'ellingOre. (Great and prolonged and reiterated acclamation.) not gretted that the Duke was not a Highlander, but that wa,' de his fault. His son, however, had n ade up for this o 6c f es t for he had married the daughter of a Highlanr.--(ur cheering. ) " The Duke of Wellington." The toast was drunk with all honours, and with the uttacit enthusi Shortly after this 'Sir George Murray and several 0f th. principal guests retired. laritiel Several other national toasts were drunk , a nd the o' the of the evening were prolonged, occasionally enlivened 1.). dancing of Scotch reels, &c., in the true Caledo nian fa- MORNING EDITION. RATING OF RAILIV.ANS. At the late meeting of the Bench of Magiet rite :-.• 1 " Croydon, a question of very grave importance to (r• parish in the kingdom in which rail way w orks art in .„F ,so Lion, was brought forward, and should tie di cision e c— t i to by' the Bench prove c meet in law, it w ill be foul affect their irderests most materially. The Directors of the London and Brighton were called upon to show c disc why they neglected I°_del the sum of 16/. 12.. .tid. the arnount of a poor -rate ase 7 o, upon property in their occupation in the parish of Cf.°l and Mr. G. PENFOLD appeared in support of the ra• - ' d Mr SUTTON, the soliei.or to the C their behalf. r ite Mr. PENFOLD Fed that he appeared in supr rt sod made by the parish officers cf Croydon upon the °v ile r. other works of the Bri4liton R ilway Company it' 140 rish of Croydon, and the question fit the Bench,' 0 t oo whether the Company had such a beneficial occupaton:or Company, attenfd: property in accordance with the Act of Parliament Si t t hej tify its assessment, and he was prepared to cent end lhe e l t he bad a really benefieill occupatior. They bad purcAhtas land which was formerly assessed to the po or-c—c-- oce rl had laid down rails, and used locomotives upon thou t t be soil, bricks, &c. ; and he submitted ti.a. this could ' l ' od construed other wise than as a I erieficial occurt he reminded the Beech that it was not at all ncf,cb,- that there should be any profitable occupatio n, th ' 4 , 0 0 quite distinct from a beneficial occupation, such the required by the Act cf Parlian elt, to be assessed.e:K. poor-rate. Mr. Penfold then cited several easc.,„ l the port of his argument, and concluded by calling er Bench to make an order far the amount. f gu' d Mr. SUTTON, then, on behalf of the Compaq' i t r is s • that, while the works of the railway were le P i rc 3 tbel they were not liable to be ra•cd ; and be coritenuecie t oe until they were completed, and the railway was In t here of in a way likely to real ze profit or advantagar ° r oll it was no beneficial occupation, and that emisc.fr be could not be assessed to the Poor-rate. Mr. WARRINGTON said the question appea r ,. f the whether the using of the rrils for the purP °s— itself in the progress of tie works , ° co ve' construed as such a beneficial occupation as ren der liable to pay the poor-rate. hi hog Mr. SUTHERLAND and Mr. ELYARD said WY. 1, 111. not. They considered that a railway while tablet a was like the 'ease of a house while being built, • not assessed until it was occupied. octal Mr. REID, the Chairman, inquired where the Re be drawn. hey co l : Mr. SUTHERLAND considered that the moment t; veyed a single passenger, the first f..re they c ar the 5 th t :, them able. Mr. l REID remarked that if this was to be tak„ true in erpretation of the law, the whsle counleYs cut up and whole parishes, in some instances, take t ways. ant tSey wou'd Let co rates while bey r es 3. M-. PENFOLD said that a case m;ght arise wi' c ' e es a f e t he way could not be completed a. all, and in tb parish would I. its rated alt g her. r the Ills ; Af e Barre further di c rss on, the majority los gistrat expres ed their opi, ion that the railf/a4 dr, pros' n. not li. b c to pay an) poor-rates. - „Wet Mr. PENFC LO said he felt strongly upon the'r - „nt b l ; o f the liability cf the Company. It nal a very V inc on` h . ship upon the oche rate pay. rs that FO large out; wa s t e ; property sbou ' d be excluded from the rate, 11. 0 r 1 ,5'0 111 : - ; s'ructed by t. e parish officer s to say that litho o ' . ,,g"' ° : o would make the order they should be idernoi, 6e ".,asof any procecdi gs that night be taken by tbb L o ' - ` • try the legality of the proceedings. d 01 1 ' 0 Mr. SALTER having addressed the Bench, O der ted to them that they ought not to make the ° r , d r , b , 0 , t vr le . they a ere clearly sari fled of its legaliy, the berated upon the matter, and decided upon disallo ra e. - - SPORTING INTELLIG E NCE, INTELLIGENCE EXTRA. G. NEWMARKET CRAVEN 31E01° 0,1 MONDAY. e sjb i' The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each; for tbr e i , four, 8.4. 41b. ; five, Bst. 131 b. ; six and aged , 95 ly Handicap Sweepstakes o! 20 sovs. each, and u° ' dared, &c. ; for three and four yrs old. D.III. for foar Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sovs. eac h, 10 ft' ; lb. &c. T. Y.C. b i t I of Riddlesw3rth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, h.ft. colts,foilitts,b). fillies, Bst. 41b. Ab. M.-Eringo ; c. (dead) by Maria; f. by Langar, out of sister to Portrait ; 00t c f marl, out of Lion. ss (51bs ); ch. c. by Langar, , fli%sw t tare; c. ( dead) by The Saddler, out of L4/1. out (5 b.) ; c. by Sultan, out of Monimi t ; f. by e," u alb' Inmpoline_; ch. f. by Sultan, cu`, of Garide. sit._!, is epstakes of 100 goys. each, h. ft ; for col tF, cr ci,,- and &hes, Bst. 21b. ; - three yrs &d, and n'! 1)•;,i 0 o, either the Riddlesworth or the 2,000 Guineas Sta" e ' t '' ve;' . C. by Peter Lely, out of Margrave's dam ; Es c°. Delusive, Benedetta, and Bet in by Ibrahahina , ou, E a. t of Match.-Lord Lichfield's c. nt,g -Bst. 71b. against Mr. Payne's f. by Langar, out " dam. Bst. 31b. A. F. 100, h. ft. T o r Or el' Match.-Mr. Thornhill's Alt nalippe agains t Perseus, Bst. 71b. each. T. Y. C. 100 h. ft. ob, Match.-Captain Byng's Garry Owen, 85t ; 1 0 0 h. f t ' Captain P.ous's Nicholas, • T. 7st. (Alb Y. C. C' b. t TUESDAY. Aby( l °' Riddlcsworth Stakes of 200 sovs. each, by Voltaire, out of Nic ttris's dam (3 113 , 4 ) f. , b ibebes., ( ;rc b of Rowton's dam : Wahab, c. by Mundig, out t f. by Glancus, out of Tragedy (31b. ), Palmyra o. l ' s te ou f. ; Black Hawk and Trampoline, f. t of ° Sweepstakes of 50 SOV3. each, for foals of /83-a ' 4 1b. on' that never bred a winner. Colts Bst. 71b., fillies B s t • ifo 00; -Nick ; c. by Taurus, out of Oak Apple ; Snowdoice'v (tle o be. b. c. by Taurus, out f Memina; Queen of the Va r ', o j,ero° ) 1. Pa!myra; c. by Taurus, out of Pt rfunte ; Senna; for t b"e l• lb .; Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 35 added, d, 95t. 1 / 41 fo ge l , old, 7st. ; four,Bst. 71b. ; five, 9st. ; six and '. so' mares alowed 31b. T. Y. C. Ihe winner t° 150 sovs. 7 113 ' ; WEDNESDAY. ours 85t. Subscription Plate of 501., hree yr f five, 9st. ; six, and aged, 9.4 t. 21b. T . Y. C. ~ 71b. ibe '1 he Column Stakes of 50 sovs. each, colt s, ou t Bst. 41b. R. M. -The Witch of Whorley Saddler, d. by Granby 51b.; c. (dead), by tn b e pleolr f oiri of Lady Elizabeth, 5 lbs. ; Potentia, :_1 lbs• ;C. t Y of °: tiary, d. by Reveller, 5 lbs. ; f. by Pantaloon on _ t i a ry , „ 05.; 'Garcia; f. Palmyra; Came!eon ;f. by PleoipoT,'_uiss. os' Albania, 5 lbs. ; c. (dead), by Physician, out of .buc o loo' M,hemet Ali, 3 lbs. ; Rowton's dam ; f. by the rid f' 11 0 51 ls of Peri ;f. by Ishmael, out of Arachne , 3 lbs. 4,dos mael, out of Charity, 3 lbs. ; Greenmantle f. ; W. Edward's Senna (dead), 5 lb. ; Joujou,3 ; 6 4 ' c. 3 lbs. ; ld fiVeg le ' Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each; for three ° gas' 61b. D.M.-Minx, 31b. ; Jouj,,u, 31b. ; Li re° St. Celomb. 711 ' . Sweep stakes of 50 goys. each, h. ft. ;• 8s iklosq ue li Bst. 2.b. D.M.-Lumley, Emotion, Bened etta, oo , to to Candia (dead), The Queen of Beauty, and Sit , 7 111 ' phorui rt, Mr. Ihornhill's Eringo agst Mr. Payne's Ese ° each. P.M. 300 h. ft. THURSDAY. 10a _ ___......... eli. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. ea ch ; for rve &c. A. F. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft., f o r Goo f 0215 ° nOr ouch.' e D.lll.—Sequidilla, 31b. • Senna (dead) , 31b. ; . c , by 71 1 " . 31b. ; The Cornet f., by 'Maple, d. Careful , 31b• 'grinbtit the dan, d. by Little John, 31b. ; Abydos, \l r a -Mb (pe el ;0 40 ' extra; c. (dead) by Physician, out of Louisa; of silf r o• Valley (dead), 3ib. ;f. by Muley Moloch, out h) . 31b. ; Metternich, 31b. ; Hawk's-eytt , Arun' del, c' 0, Ol e g, potentiary, out of Myrrha, 31b. r . __Galli, 4) t Sweepstakes of 50 sovs. each, h.ft. T. Y. •-„,- „„. g dy, -. 4 yrs, Bst. 61h. ; Ruthless, 4 yrs, 7st. 41b. ; 11. ' 40 711) . ; 6st. 101 b. ; Perdita, 4 yrs, 6st. 71b. Bit' ol° 4 1 , he • Subscription plate of 501. for 3 vi s, 6 t• 12.11/,',' Der to .• Es ' w'u 5 yrs, 9st., 6 yrs, and aged 9st. 31h. 1). M. 1 ille's fur 3001. 6r cl gr. Mr. Thornhill's Menalippe, Bst. 101 b. ags t '` Myrtle, ist. 31b. T As , .Y.C. 100, h. ft. .aF i/l ' , ...' ' FRIDAY. r5 l • The Port stakes of 100sovs. each, h. ft. 'LI S ', piaci' Scutari, Amurath, Gibraltar, Muley Islurnael, „,,: e go' ,f r). D O Gambia, Mulatto, c. Crucifix (paid.) The Albemarle stakes of 100 sovs. each, h. ft ' b p 'l ." a 'urus' - le, Prince Caradoc, c. by Taurus, out of Mona, C. 'Y k Allth of I'‘ rfume. ......0a l ift g• DI The Grillon stakes of 100 sovs. each. D. pr. c. (31bs.), Xolian (31bs.), Palmyra (31bs. ), (31bs.) Rot" yr- hoe Du W nca e n re s g h r i et b to announce o G n ree Thursdayno Greenock as shipbu i l der , obtrusive matine uez r il s rci t a In bu i t i l e dr intd o re f vaoren s n' steamers e wn a cihi m Mri e rsc ‘krh r P. s ti l trhrpojumeoalukuiPtealalabdi la b etcc o hv Ise mao v aCsath C fn r eb' Y ri ef: lir Cji:l i dtri 1 , 111' , Ci ;: b1 le: 1 s , ii 0 :0'4 steamers, e laa w vessels of his construction are to be ~.j or!.;, t a f h a l m o e m e w st t a i s any extent . 'very p or t where steam navigation ii carrriplit ; comparafve publishei lit sp tl urst of the alysTbhueilßtrbiytanhnimis: tahsesfiarest noifstoleolleinecoly2e;i: steam frigates intended to carry the _ l ,' o ,bir tie • ' IP 1 aeankin d ion a rg u e : t c bh e ua o tn un aa t fo o yr f ot t uni e ggh l tsn a, a t t i o .h o , eiosb l ro; Mr. . 0 bat of 1 had attained a high reputation even among tho,, se ( ifs ° the Clyde, who a. o rainy entitled to vie with l '' . other part of the world.—Greenock 'availed'. lOW 12s ivi r CURIOUS SURGICAL CASE.---.Char.- 40 0 :,,, g" , weaver, Pollokshawv, was woundeci at the soistrii Fuentes d'Honor, on the sth May, 181 1 . im ili b i. 11 1 above the left clavicle. The one-balf of the 4 8 0 „b1 j then extracted, but be has been occasionallY : le d 1 with sores, both at the place where be Was vO un , ga l ' in the bath , that time. fi.vieg su ffere i d I) , Dr i i deal in his health of late, an effort was 11110°,b;r bo ll Wilson, Milroad-stree, Calton, to extract the tPc'eofol• of the bullet: The operation was perfeztly iti c be lol The bullet-was worm:red from the , patient's back,:oisioce., the scapula. -- A portion of the ball had thus I'd t o in his body for a period of tue,:ty-nine rat a t i ol A. / months, and travelled front the breast to the WaV9W Farr.