The Sun. — London, England, 1841-06-04 00:00:00

MORNINO EDITION ......_.--_ tion. That Right Hon. Gentleman said, if the Goveinnient iby inhabitants in a state of starvation from want of em ceased to possess the confidence of the House of Commons, I ployment, yet surrounded by a fertile county, would it be they ought not to continue to held the reins of power ; but tolerated that the inhabitants should be prevented by hheir . the want of confidence he meant, was not that shown in the Town Council from trading with the inhabitants of that inability to carry certain measures, but distrust in the mode of county , who were willin g to em p lo y them e and to trade with administering the existing law. That was the want of confi- them, because some of the Aldermen possessed estates in distant deuce which, according to the Right Hon. Gentleman, should counties and insisted on having the monopoly of the supply. of cause the Government to resiee office. But that was only the town? The real question was not whether these measures draw ing a distinction without a'difference—it was "an ingeni- should be carried—tiny must be carried—but whether they ous device," a plausible, but by no means sound argument. should be carried fully, freely, and fairly by those who had Was there any more important duty of the Executive, broughtelem forward, or reluctantly and slowly by the Right than to propound measures to the Legislature, which Hon. Baronet. Long as the present discussion had been, it they thought necessary for the good of the people ? It was had not been too long to inform the people sufficiently on all not the law of the Constitution that they were not the points involved , especially that with res p ect to the Corn simple Members of Parliament , Wh en the Right Hon. Baro- laws. Upon that subject he would venture to say that not net the Member for Tamworth retired from office in 1835, twelve months would pass away before the landlords would have the Noble Lord at the head of her Majesty's Government said come to the conviction that for the safety of their prosperity that the Right Hon. Baronet acted in conformity with the the Coin-laws should be repealed in union with other measures apbit of the Constitution. The distinction, then, which the of a restrictive nature.—(Hear.) Right lion. the Secretary at War drew was but a specious Mr. C. BRUCE supported the resolution of the Right Hon. argument in defence of a Government that was determined to Baronet the Member for Tamworth. He had listened with prolong the duration of its ignominious existence as long as it attention to the various speeches of Right Hon. Gentlemen on could. It was a distinction negatived by the conduct of the the opposite side of the House, all of whom had mystified and leaders of every Government and by the conduct of the Right evaded the real question, and had totally failed in answering Hon. Baronet ( Sir R. Peel), whom his party would ever support. the arguments of the Right Hon. Baronet the Member The Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin had called them for Tamwoith. The speech of the Right Honourable Be a heterogeneous mass, but they would be found united as one ronet the Member for Pembroke had excited in no small man. They placed confidence in their leader, and would sup- degree:the bile of Hon. Members opposite; but whatever port him dospite the tubs thrown to the whale by the Right might, or had been said of him, he (hlr. C. B.) would main- Hone Gentleman opposite with respect to what would be his tain that that Right Hon. Baronet was as sincere a Whig Th as legislative and judicial measures. The G overnment had no- he had ever been when he sat on the benches opposite. e th ne to fear in going on with their measures but what, in tenacity to office on the part of the present Ministry, after their their contemplation, was the greatest of all evils—a resignation, repeated defeats, had already gone farther than any former pre and to avoid that they were determined to throw out something cedent, and they appeared determined, notwithstanding they wherewith to agitate the country, and they discovered that the had lost the confidence of that and the other House of Perna- Corn-laws were most calculated to cause a ferment in the ment, relying on the support of the Sovereign to retain office, country which would suit their purpose. still to hang on the strings of the Ladies of the Bedchamber, Mr. O'CONNELL rose to explain. H e said, strictl y and call themselves a Whig Ministry—(Laughter)—although speaking, he had no right again to address the House, but he they were abandoned by all the leading higs of the country. submitted whether, in common justice, when personally at- Under such circumstances, that they should have been able to tacked, and on the subject of his own property, too, he ought usurp the government of the country fur so many years, was nut to be allowed to say a few words in Ins own defence. Fe only to be accounted for by the weakness of the body-politic. was bound to say, first, that he had been very much assailed in The present Government had brought the country into a state every manner in the newspapers for every thing but that. He of difficulty and danger, from which it was the duty of the never was attackedfor his conduct as a landlord. He would say, Members on that side of the House to rescue it. What was neat, that in all the lands which he possessed, there was not a the causes of the financial difficulties that had brought Eng sitiele farm that was nut let at from 4s. or 59. in the pound less land to its present condition ? They were, first, constantly than farms on the neighbouring estates , excep t in one p lace, meddlin g with other States, by which they hail brought the where his property was met by that of his Hon. Friend be- country into little ware, and thereby drained it of its re bind him (Sir David Roche). He (31r. O'Connell) had, be • sources; neat, they had abandoned the real duties of a Go sides, more persons on his property with houses and gardens vernment, and by that means caused the present commercial who paid him no rent at all, than any other gentleman he distress of the country. The course of policy that had been knew of.—( Hear.) He never turned out a tenant for the pur- pursued by this country towards Holland and Belgium had led pose of taking possession of the farm ; whenever he to the setting up of a shadow of a kingdom, a nd had lost this did turn out a tenant it was on some other ground, and an- country an old and faithful ally. What had been the other person was put in possession of the vacant farm on pay- result of the inter:erenee of this country with Spain? ing a year's tine for getting into possession. He had never Why, the setting up of a military elespotism. heard of it before. If his agent had done it he (Mr. O'Con- The non-success of the Legion in that country was ne 1) was in utter ignorance of it. There never was a distress not attributable to the Gallant Officer who commanded it, raised upon his land, and as long as he lived there never should but to the Noble Lord the Secretary of State for Foreign be. It the statement were correct the person who had done it Affairs. What had been the policy of this country with re and himself would immediately part connection for the rest of gard to France ? That country had been carrying on for some their lives. years a most unjust war of aggression on the southern shores Sir D. ROCHE said he felt it to be his duty to hear his of the Mediterranean. Had the Noble Lord taken testimony to the conduct of the Hon. and Learned Member any steps to put an end to the war France was carrying on for Dublin as a landlord. He was a most forbearing landlord, aeamst the Moors and the Arabs ? If he had not, then the and he assured the House and the Hon. Member for Baedon Noble Lord had not done his duty. But the Noble Lord might so much so as to throw other landlords who wine willing to de say that the war was a source of weakness to France. It he justice to their tee ants into the shade. did so, he had altogether forgotten the cause of humanity. Mr. O'CONNELL inquired of Mr. Sergeant Jackson the He would say that the war which was now being carried on by name of his authority. France in Numidia was as bad as that of the former Spaniards Mr. Sergeant JACKSON replied that he would give it on in Spanish America, or as that now carried on by the Ante a peeper occasion. ricans, so much to their shame, against the Aboriginal tribes. Air. SLANEY was - anxious to address the House very He knew very well that wherever our army or our navy was briefly on the present occasion ; and in doing so he would en- sent they would reap fresh glories,- butthat was no recommens deaveur to avoid following the example of these who had gone datlon to the policy of the Noble Lord, whose delay in nego before him, and not indulge in personalities. The present tiations had been the cause of war between this country and was a most important question ; and he asked, what would the France hanging tremblingly in the balance for many months. people think of the mode in which the debate had been con- Neither would what we had done in Syria and Egypt ducted? There had been recriminations on both sides, but prove of any service either to the Egytian ruler they had failed to point out the mode by which, if the present or to the Turkish Government. The annexation of Gevernment were driven from office, the Government was to the Syrian provinces to the Turkish empire would add be conducted by their successors. He did not deny that the to her n a elements of strength to resist Russia. Not to dwell Right Hon. Baronet would endeavour to do something to re- longer on foreign policy, he would make a present of the final here the great distress which existed in the country, but what settlement of the Boundary question, and congratulate him was it he proposed? He believed there was a growing feeling upon his successful endeavours to procure the release of Mr. of indifference in the country as to the spirit of parties in that IhnLeod. He would now advert to what had fallen from the House; and that he looked upon as an alarming symptom. Right Hon. Member. for Edinburgh, who said the Government He thought if the people were to embody their opinions in one were determined to carry the law into full effect. He wou ld sentence, it would be a " plague on both your factions." ask whether they had done so in regard to the present un- His brief was that this was occasioned by great changes that happy disputes in the Church of Scotland? The people were had been taking place among the body of the people unnoticed now threatened with a loss of the blessings of the Establishment by the Legislature. His opinion rested upon facts which no because of the inefficiency of the Government, or their inability one could deny. The people were looking to see what great to carry out the law. if the Lord Advocate had interfered et practical remedy would be applied to the evils under which an early period and e nforced the law, the y would have heard they suffered , He had himself visited the eastern parts of the little more of these unhappy disturbances in the Church. H e town, and he lotted masses of people in such a state of wretched must say that the conduct of the high Church party in Scot destitution as to almost exceed belief. He said this arose from land had been—he was going to say, but would nut—most the inefficient state of the law. What was the object of their shabby conduct; however, he would contend that the conduct allusions. To show that the great body of the people cared of the Government with regard to the Scotch Church, if th ere little which party held the reins of power ; what they were was nothing else to go upon, would be sufficient to induce the anxious about was to know by which party their condition Scotch Members to vote in favour of the Right Hon. Baronet's 'would be most alleviated. The increase of crime at present resolution. The present Ministry had plunged the country was most alarming. It might be asked what did he pro- into great financial distress—they had come to a dead stand, pose? Why, it was his opinion that the balanced state and they brought down to the House a set of projects— of parties was a great evil, and, much as he was he could not call it a regular Budget—calculated attached to those around him he would rather see the Right to create agitation throughout the country, to set one Hon. Baronet in office, doing something for the relief of the interest against another, and to distract attention from people, than go on day after day as they did at present. One the real cause of those evils which they had raised and great evil suffered by the people arose from the fluctuation of were now afraid to face.—( Hear, hear.) He wished ;to employment, and it was the duty of a wise Government to ask the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer prepare them for this and its consequences, by a sound educe- did he mean to go on with his Budget respecting the timber tion. He thought the present Government had not sufficiently duties and the corn duties. when he knew that he had no chance attended to this subject. Another great evil was the fluctua- of carrying them, and was only forcine Hon. Members to re non in the price of food.—( Hear, hear.) He said it was abso- main there during the dog-days of June ?It was said that th e lately necessary for the safety of the country that some step Corn-laws was a landlords' question, but the Government should be taken. They were bound to begin their legislation would find that it was not the landlords alone they -would by attempts to improve the condition of the working c las s es, have to contend against.. In Scotland most of the land was let In the war of parties, in their eagerness to obtain place, these upon lease, and these leases were generally for nineteen things were almost forgotten, but if it were not done tie feared years. The tenants, relying on the faith i f their leases, they would have soon reason to regret it. He was not san- in most cases laid out their own capital in improvements and guise as to the result of this contest ; but he did implore the buildings ; and he asked the. Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Rielit Hon. Baronet, after he should succeed to power, to use Exchequer, who he believed to be as humane as moat Chan it, not for the aggrandisement of his party, but for the improve- ceders of the Exchequer, whether there would not be ' some sil ent of the condition of his fellow-countrymen. o n e g reat injustice in sacrificing the capital of that valuable and - u s ef u l c laim they had upon his sympathies was, that they were unrepre. class of men, the farmers of Scotland? On these grounds h e sen ted. Should he sit in any future Parliament, he should should give his support to the motions of the Right H on . give his vote .to either party that should attempt to alleviate Baronet. their condition. Sir W. SO3IERVILLE would not attempt to follow the The Earl of DARLINGTON said he had heard thespeech of Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down in his extraordinary the Hon. Gentleman who had spoken last night (Mr. Handley) flights of imagination ; but he should claim the indulgence of with great pain and great regret. He had long, had the pleasure the House while he shortly stated the grounds upon whish of knowing that Hon. Gentleman, and God forbid that he ha should vote agahnt the resolution of the Right Hon. B aron et, should quarrel with any person on account of a difference in He thought that there were no representatives in that liinbe political opinions. The Hon. Gentleman had read speeches more deeply interested in the issue of the present motion th an delivered by eminent statesmen ten years since, and had charged those of that portion of the United Empire of which he was those statesmen with inconsistency. Consistency was one of one of the representatives. With them it was a question, he the most dangerous topics that could be touched upon in that had almost said of life and death, and he should ttertfore in House.—( Hear, hear.) There were few statesmen who had the few remarks with which he would trouble the House riot p ass ed through a political career of twenty years whose conduct touch upon the constitutional part of the question, which had did not afford scope for charges of inconsistency. But why had already been treated of by gentlemen whose legal knowledge the H o nourable Gentleman confined his change to the enabled them to do so far better than he could. He would Right Honourable Baronet, when the Noble Lord who sat then merely speak to the practical part of the question, just below him (Lord J. Russell) had, in the year 1821, deli. which related , both to the past and present Government viged in Devonshire so po serful an address in defence of of the Empire.—( Hear, hear.) They might with the agricultural interest?—( Hear, hear.) He only referred draw their confidence -from the Government for the part to this to show how unfair it was to make such attacks.— they had acted, or in anticipation of the course they were (H e ar, hear.) He A' as greatly astonished at the course which likely to pursue ; but in the present state of parties, and the h a d been pursued by the Hon. Gentleman. Only a week or two state in which parties were likely to be for some time to come, ago he had expressed his want of confidence in the Govern- there was no Government which would not be obliged to mo ment; the Hon. Gentleman now retracted his words, and, dify many of their measures. Irish questions were now without any apparent reason, declared that his confidence was made the stalking-horse of the party to which he (Sir W. restored. 'l'ke Hon. Gentleman said there were passages in the Somerville) belonged—continued allusion was in particular Right Hon. Baronet's (Sir R. Peel's) speech, in which he made in the course of the present and other debates to the ap said he was prepared to alter the sliding scale, and ha asked his propriatdou clause in the Irish Tithe Bill. If Hon. Members Right Hon. Friend what scale he proposed. He (the Earl of on the other side of the House were aware of the dangerous Darlington) had carefully read the speech of his Ri g ht Hon. state in which that country was at present, they would not be Friend, and he could not &score: the least ground for that continually taunting and twitting the supporters of Ministers. statement. One thing the Hon. Gentleman by his speech The Noble Lord the Member for North Lancashire charged last night had clearly proved. Whenever the subject of the Ministers with the exciting the hopes of the people Corn-laws had bean brought forward, the Hers. Gentleman had without any intention of realizing those hopes. The Noble boldly defended the agricultural interest; but the speech of the Lord should be the last to hold that language. lt was that Hon. Gentleman weis tantamount to a declaration that when Noble Lord who first proposed the appropriation principle, the Government and the Corn-laws were at issue, he would i When the minds of the people were raised to the utmost on the desert the• Corn-laws.—( Hear, hear.) subject, the Noble Lord as a member of the then Govern- Sir C. GREY thought nothing could be - more inapplicable ment, &a elated he would extinguish tithes altogether, and in to the speech of the Hon. Gentleman the Member f or Li nco l n - f ew d a y s a f terwar ds be came down and said that by extinction shire than a charge of tergiversation and want of st ra i g htf or - of tith es h e did not mean extinction of tithes. but something wardness.—( hear.) To him it appeared as explicit as a speech 1 else. Did the Noble Lord mean after that to taunt the could possibly be made. The debate had that night taken a ; Government with exciting the hopes and expectations of the singular turn. Two of the speeches consisting of an attack on I people.—(Ministerial cheers) Then there was the Noble the Hon. Member for Lincolnshire, and another, that of the I Lord's Bill for amending the Registration of Voters in Ireland, . •Hon. Member for Bandon, of an attack on the Hon. and I which would render all government in that country impo s - Lei-ned Member for Dublin. lie had heard nothing that 1 sible. If the choice were given to him (Sir William night in the speeches of Hon. Gentlemen opposite which had Sommerville) between the adoption of that Bill, and anything to do with the question. He regretted exceedingly having no representative system at all in Ireland, he to see the Right iron. Baronet in the position in which he should prefer the latter, for under it they might have some was ,ptaced by bringing forward the present motion. He had chance of fair treatment, but under the Bill of the Noble atrempted to reduce to a formula a part of the unwritten law Lord, the old ascendancy would be re-established ' • and, if so,- cf Pa liament, and in doing that he had g o ne f urt h er t h an any t h e N o bl e L or d w ould be the first to be frightened by the of his predecessors, leaders of an Opposition. The Right monster of his own creation, and shrink from the Hon. So-evils Baronet had not stopped short at representi ng t o t h e vereign that the Ministers did not possess the con fid ence of the The Noble Lord_ the Member for Lancashire said ar' the hear. House, but he had gorse a step further, and sa id t h at their con- grown in Ireland was so much worse than that imported by tinning in office was contrary to the spirit of the Constitution. the duty imposed. The meaning of that was, that Irish corn Did the Right Hon. Baronet consider to whom those words was to be p ro tected and brought into this country because it was might be said to be addressed ? If it was animputation on b a d. He believed the introduction of foreign corn would have the Ministers was it not also an imputation on that tart of the effect of doing away with the slovenly system of farming 'our to threefold Government which , having the power dismiss that at present prevailed in Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) He knew them, retained them in office ? — (Hear , hear.) The motion that on this question, as an Irish Member, he stood alone.— was trenching upon dangerous ground , to say the least and ought only to have been brought forward on the most ur-ait (Hear, hear)—but if this were so, his opinions were not adopted for the occasion.—( Hear, hear.) He, had gent necessity. At the beginning of last sessio n only, the H t 0 se, received letters on the subject from friends in 'lreland, had decided that they could not come to a vote of want inquiring if he was mad? and perhaps Hon. G td ent n l . en , i til e ia ;; eidence. Since then the only measures brought for.vard etiancl teen the Irish franchise, t 3 aw, and the - ere:sent me .. laughter.) might think, not without reason.—(Hear, r i a le g: l i a te i r.) , Nevertheless, these were his deliberate o hear, "hind sures—the most important ever propounded. They announce d a the policy of the Right the Noble Lord the commencement of an adoption of the principles of f ree towards a lr 'w el a a y nd op a i n o t se t d ie was surprised to her; trade, and an abandonment of those principlcs of prohibition (Lord Stanley), yr. formerly so "strong a Whi g, the 'which had hitherto formed the foundation of tourr comaier ea e other day plismin ° him w it a elf upon bf.s success in obstructing ;few pounds to the amount of :and financial policy, and, as a commenceme e three int- t l h ri e sh fr l u e n g , i l sl i a „ ti .L n i adding H a g n ea d r i , n hear How could he have confidence 'portant a tieles of sugar, timber, and corn, had been selected. How have confidence in men who The other party selected the reduction of the duty of sugar as ,ia such men ? How ,; o . , :ad . Irel cry when one or two Catholics the ground of their opposition, and the Noble Lord the Mem- ' joined in the tt N o Hew could he have confidence bee for Liverpool brought - forward a resolution most art- were appointed such ig civi l principles'' r n 1 office s? i y men actuated by such a spirit, fally worded, so as not to bind his party to anything, in the govern-4.0 a of believed thin the e reasons he must htating the Howe was net then prepared to reduce the , and profeseeng the measures proposed by op -duty on sugar. The very word "prepared" insinuated that they I pose the resolution. lie l hefer they were founded in time prepared to do so, and on a 1 the Government would succeed might be at some no distant he. should be a loser by the jus resolution so artfully worded, they obtained a majority, and I stice. As to the Corn-laws ' hal hal the boldness 'then called upon the Ministers to resign their places. He ! change ; but that would be n i i t d ; r,, and he should not, on and he believed would knew not by whose advice the Right Von. Baronet had placed 1 that account, oppose 0 Government such a resolution on the Journals of the House, certainly not i to bring forward a measure whee l 0 % ,. 11 " (Sir W. Somervillen)omteaut when e said hear lerstand what by that of the Hon. and Learned Member for Exeter. He be for the benefit of the country-4 Hear, England understand it agricultural thought it would be the mast unfortunate thing that could Captain HAMILTON said he could not occur to the Right Hon. Baronet to have a majority on this , the Hon. Gentleman resolution, and to take office on such grounds. He believed that low prices would not affect the wages of the the days of triumphant majorities were gone, and he was glad labourer, neither could the people of . they w ere so. He se mu ld like always to see parties so nicely The people of Englund knew the true state of the c- tee' balanced, as to prevent any measures being passed House had decided by its late vote that the GoverMn se e , — di e without due consideration, If the Right Honourable , not possess their confidence. The people now read the DN. h d Baronet came into office upon such a resolution, 'of Hon. Gentlemen on the Conservative aide, as well .e. c-es as tidos, lie would find it a more slippery resting pace than even his of Hon. G en tl e men opposite, and the real nature o f t h e pre sliding scal e . —( Ch i ers. ) I t was un ' possiule now to act upon sent discussion . could not escape them. The Noble Lo r d t h e . precedents o f a cen t ury , or even h a l f a century back. Th e in- Member for Lincolnshire had expressed his determination to vot e terests of thi s coun t ry were new so vast that it was impossible on that occasion with the Government, notwithstanding to de so ; and he would ask the night Hon. Baronet if he . the deep interest wh i ch his constituents felt in the were to bri ng f orwar d i n his budget anyfinancial measure j maintenance of the present Corte laws. The time, howev er , affecting any o f th e i n t eres t s o f even the City of London, whe- would come when they should all appear before their consti then he might not u n expectedly fi n d himself in a minority, an d tuents; and for his part he should say that the sooner an clec the'n will this resolution recorded on the Journals of the House tion came the better.—( Hear, hear, on the Ministerial benches. ) 'ow could lie hold office? The Right Hon. Baronet, if he Hon. Gentlemen opposite cheered him, but he would venture 'succeeded, would have prepared a deadly weapon, by ' one the legitimate power of the Crown would be destroyed, and which , to say that the result of the new elections would bring about Minister would only subsist at the rleasere of anyan alteration in their feelings.—( Hear, hear.) With regard insteadoftl thee 'to a repeal of the Corn-law; he did not think it could possiblt great commercial or influ ntial bcdies of the coaritry, benefit the working classes, inasmuch as if it lowered the prich of at the pleasure of the Crown, according to the spirit ofthe If carried of taxi it would also lower the amount of wages. The present Constitution.-(Cries would prevent the Right Honourable Baronet, if he were . to the interests of any class in the community. take office, from takine the sense of the people upon any im- . Mr. MUNTZ did not think that the only question before portent measures he might bring forward. It was a source of ' the House was whether the Government had the confidence regret to him to see the Right Hon. Baronet'sposition before .of the House or not. There was another question, namely, the public so damaged as it had been by his tbringing forward l whether Hon. Gentlemen opposite had the confidence of the this resolution. ( Hear. ) The Bar • speech of the • Right Hon • House. Now they certainly had not his ( Mr. 111untz's) coefi onet in brining forward the resolution, contrasted * favour. dente. He acknowledged that the Ministry did not possess ably, from the absence ofpersonality, of; but this ke with the speeches of his , much -of public confidence— (Hear, from the Oppssition ef the party. The• time ' but little for the boasted. unanimity benches)—but the reason of that was that they, imitated but measures hhd arrived, tor bringing forwa r d these free-trade too clinely the conduct of Hon. Geniis' - wen opposite.—( Hear. ) lehee them „ forward by events ' and Ministers had been o elc mpelled to He had heard po declaration of principle from the Right Hon. by the inezease ie ta which tip par could control—• Baronet 't - eepente ss e , , increased . or alt .. !ember of his partY, ther as sou mom f . ~,..:: w .. ,,,,f a , tra - 011 -,-aro. the production 1. tar • 1 affairs es —sad by the „ , yor cominmerme of the eoutitry whichld-induce of misery which the thousa nd ; hoestant. and.prolonged state him to vote with them;,and he .' . could not bring hunaelf to 're foring. -t(Crie, of ibmis,• ut L sgeho- l e i g . - .. heat. ,, ), _ _ p plant were: suf- I move one set of flies which had eeltleoruponhitte for the pure if a towli w, filled. were, ' .. . ..• , . pen of bringing on mother stillzaor.troublosaae s .:(klear.) . . . . . TIM SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1841. Colonel C' ;IN OLLY could not understand how it could have been possible for the Right lien. Baronet. Cie Member for ' Tamworth, having characterised the Budget in the tei4n- he had done, and having demonstrated the financial incapacity of Ministers, to refeain from bringing forward 'he present motion. The Ministers had got the county into eitliculties ' and con fessed they could not get it out of them. How could any con. fidence be placed in them ? And then because the Hight rt on. Baronet refused to state his intentions until he wes in 101 l possession of the requisite information, the Gentlemen opposite arrogated to themselves the prerogative of the Crown, and said that he should not be Minister. He believed the present Ministers to be destitute of all principle. They had given up their appropriation clause, they had given up their colonial policy, they had, with Conservative principles on their lips, brought for ward a measure dictated by the agitators of Ireland. How could any confidence be placed in men whose actions were so contradictory to their words ? They were not, at least the present Mieistry were not, entitled to any credit for the abo lition of slavery, and they attempted to interfere with that great experiment by bringing forward a miserable, dilapidated measure of finance, the good to arise from which was doubt ful, the evil certain. They had thrown every branch of our manufactures over, simply because they had heir' beaten in the late divisions. 'they were setting fire to the premises before they were ejected. They were prac tising that agitation to which they had served a seven years' apprenticeship, and were trying to set the lower orders against the upper—the manufacturer against the landowner—by asper sions as calumnious and gross as had ever been uttered. What se curity had they that the Ballot, Universal Suffrage, and every thing might not be granted? The Ministers had administered the affairs of the country in an execrable manner.—(Cheers and laughter.) They had got the country into a state of in solvency, as regarded the year, and the Chancellor of the Ex chequer had completely demonstrated his incapacity. What . private gentleman would continue in his service a steward, had who had acted as the Ministers had done? Their incompe 4 ,,eney been fully demonstrated, and their imediate eje` . :cfnent was ne cessary. Mr. SHIEL then moved the adjourf:antent of the debate till to-morrow, which was agreed to. The Copyhold and Custowt ry - Tenure Bill was read a third time and passed. The C o H AN CEt. SugarLLsi Tt Duties o thef B EZ I CHEQUER brought up the The other cjiders of the Day were then disposed of, anti the House adjourned at a Quarter-past Twelve. THE INDIA MAIL. 'e received by extraordinary express another por tion of our East Indian Mail, with BOmhay dates of the 31st of May,; Alexandria, to the 21st ;• Constanti nople, to the 17th ; and Malta, to the 24th tt!t., from which we have made the following extracts. A. 4 only a portion of our papers have been received we expect to receive a further supply by anaber ekpress NEWS - FROM. CRIN T mcnt in the city. Official . accounts may be expected in 1 k_ AA-• '• A few hours. The Calcutta Courier states that th forcing the passage between the Bogue and Canton wa.. gallantly effected. The Chinese lost four hundred men. The British had only six wounded. We have been favoured with private letters from Bin kapore to the 10th ult., Macao to the 28th, and Canton to the 26th March. From these we learn that Canton was almost deserted. The Hong merchants remained on the spot, but said that the people were afraid.to trade whilst the men of war . remained in the river. The Chinese at Canton now believe that no traffic of import ance can be carried on until the whole question is defi nitely settled. No despatches had been received in Canton since the Emperor's reply to the announcement of the cap ture of the Bogue forts. The imperial chop • breathed nothing but vengeance and defiance to the English. This induced the Commodore to start immediately for Calcutta. Ile at. the same time ordered her Majesty's troop-ship Jupiter to proceed to Cannamore for the 94th Regiment. A report WPS prevalent among the Chinese that the Emperor's nephew had arrived in Can ton and ordered all the chops about the opening of the trade to be cancelled. Three Englishmen, two of them officers of the. Ble nheim, were carried off from a passage boat near Macao on the 26th March, and have not since been heard of. It. is supposed they were captured by order of the mandarins. The Commodore's principal objeet in coining to Canton is said to be the expediting the despatch of reinforce mentos, his Excellency being of opinion that matters can not be satisfactorily arranged without another visit to the Gulph of Petehell. PROCLAMATIONS OF THE CHIEF SUPERIN- TENDENT. In the first proclamation dated 6th March, 1841, Cap. Atilt Elliot says— PEOPLE OF CANTON. " Your city is spared, because the Gracious Sovereign Of Great Britain has commanded the High English Offi cer to remember that the good and peaceful people must be tenderly considered. "But if the High Officers of the Celestial Court offer the least obstruction to the British forces in their present stations, theta it will become necessary to answer force by force, and the city may suffer terrible injury." In another, dated the 20th March, he says— " A suspension of hostilities at Canton mid in'this pro vince has been this day agreed upon between the Impe rial Commissioner Yang and the undersigned. " It has further been publicly proclaimed to the peoplel under the seals of the Commissioner and the acting Go vernor of the province, that the trade of the port of Can ton is open, and that British and other foreign merchants who may see fit to proceed there for the purpose of lawful commerce shall be duly protected." These are the most important facts in the proclamations of Captain Elliot. • CHINA. BOMBAY, APRIL 21. It appears that Keshen, the Imperial Commissioner, though apparently invested with full powers to treat with us, delayed the execution of the Treaty which he had concluded with Captain Elliot, till he could obtain the Emperor's confirmation of it. The Imperial Cabinet, imperfectly acquainted with the emargecc of circumstances, has rejected the treaty, and de termined on war. Four Imperial E•licts have been received, breathing hostility and defiance to the English, ordering that since " rebellious disposition of the foreigners have thus become manifest nothing is left but to exterminate them." Instead of yielding an inch, by paying down the price of the opium, or granting them a landing place, the Emperor describes the English " as having rebelled against heaven and opposed reason." " They are," says he, " like dogs and sheep in their dis position. it is difficult for heaven and earth any,longer to bea; with the English, and both gods and men are in ,i• _agnant at their conduct." " I have heard," says the Emperor, " that four months past they have debauched men's wives and daughters, made captives, carried away property, built forts, opened water courses, and set up a counterfeit public officer, who issues proclamations, ordering the people to pay the duties. In sleeping or eating I find no quiet." The blood of the Tartar rulers is excited by their enormities. Keshen is ordered to be delivered over to • the Board of i'unishment ; sail, however, retaining his command ; and the Admiral Kevan, though descended from the god'of war, is to lose his button. Troops have been ordered to proceed with all speed to Canton. Flying orders have been sent to the provinces of Honan-Aghe zen and Kwei-Chow, to proceed immediately to Canton ; also flying despatches to Kean-Se, to forward the two thousand troops already stationed in Kau-Chow for Canton ; and it is calculated that in the second moon of the year all the troops in succession may arrive at Can t On." Keshen is ordered tl exhort and stimulate the soldiers to advance with valorous daring, and to be the foremost in battle, fur it is absolutely necessary " that the rebellious foreigners must give up their heads, which, and the prisoners, are to be sent to Pekin in cages to un dergo the last penalty." The fate of Anstruther, and his unfortunate companions appears to be scaled. Captain Elliot, finding that the negotiation had thus been broken a, seems to have roused himself from his lethargy. t.te 25th the Bogue forts were attacked, and taken without the loss of a single man killed or wounded on our side. The casualities amongst the Chinese, though not ascertained, are believed to have been great. A thollend prisoners were taken, who were immediately liberataL to the last accounts which_ reached us, to the Ist March, Captain Elliot intended immediately to vroceed to Canton, and, it is said, that Keshen had in vited the foreign Consuls to mediate between him and the English. Thus fell to the ground all the flaming assul-- ances of Captain Elliot, that the negotiations were pro ceeding most auspiciously. Thus are annihilated, at one blow, all the flattering promises held out by the Minis srial organs at home of a speedy and satisfactory ad justment of all differences. Of all the wars in which we have been engaged in.the • East, this is likely to be the most troublesome. The circumstances which have transpired cannot there fore fail to produce a radical change throughout the whole empire ; had the Emperor quietly acceded to the treaty; which after all, we fear was more disgraceful to us • than to him, the lofty pretensions of the Tartar dy nasty, and the exclusiveness of the Cabinet, might have appeared in the eyes of his subjects to be still inviolate. But the feeling of hostility which he has manifested will necessarily force us to more extended operations. We , oust make up our minds either to give up China and its trade altogether, or force the Emperor into con::,,,ions at the cannon's mouth.' The Bomba4 Gazette concludes by severely condemn ing the Government at home for its want of foresight and had management of the Chinese question. It is of opi -nion th•t- nothin7 eßeetive can be done in the campaign which is about to open. from Singapore, of the 19th March, received by the ships John Adams and David Malcolm, state that, 'a the 25th of February, the island of Chusan was given ap to the Chinese. These ships bring to Calcutta the Bengal volunteers, Captain Elliot, in his wisdom, having ordered their return when he was flattering himself ICeshen was behaving honestly. The other transports with the European troops on board went fortunately to I long Kong, where they will be required whether the volunteers are to go or return was not yet decided. Chinese goods have risen considerably in price, and ,;unlc teas are up from 6k Spanish dollars to 81 and 9. An American gentleman, lately from Canton, tells us that the city is doomed to the flames if we spare it. He. says there are 200,000 Chinese starving in the neighbourhood for want of employment, -who are as ready to sack the place as our sailors are. A letter from Rangoon of the 18th of March, pub ished in the Hurkaru of the 12th of April, says that " French officer leaves • this day for Calcutta, and is -aid to be the bearer of a letter to the Governor of Bourbon and the King of France from his Burmese slaesty. It seems he has daily interviews and audi nc:s with his Majesty." No symptoms of receiving a British Resident at Court had yet been exhibited by his Majesty.. The turn that affairs may.take titer the Court knows of our situation in ;.,;hina remains .to be seen. The Palace is rising as if by magic, though there is yet no preparation for rebuild ing the destroyed stockade. MOST IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE FROM CHINA. CAPTURE OF THE BOGUE FORTS AND THE CITY OF CANTON BY THE BRITISH. (From the Bombay Overland Courier, May 1.) The intelligence received from China during the past month is of a highly interesting and important nature. t)ur latest news from Macao is to the 31st March. Ke ,ihen's continued procrastination having at length ex hausted Captain Elliot's patience, the Nemesis steamer was despatched from Macao on the 14th of February with the draft of a Treaty for the approval and ratification of the Imperial High Commissioner. The Commander of the steamer was ordered to • wait at the Bogue for a reply until the 18th, and in the event 4 his not receiving one by that date to return imme• diately to Memo. This he accordingly did on the 19th, Keshen not having made his appearance. A circu lar was then published, stating that the squadron were moving towards the Bocce Tigris. On the following day Captain Elliot received a message from Iteshen in which the latter stated his willingness to sign the treaty and excused his delay in hot Coming to the Bogle, when ;he steamer was there, allegitw tit it he had been de tainad by some pliat;eal bath. 'this appears to have be , .n a mere ruse to gaol time, On the 24th of February a tt-i -tification of the escal "nf hostilities was issued to her Britannic 7341 (Ws Ijubjects. Towards the morniue• of the 25th February three hAtitzers and a party : of Sepoys were landed at South \Vantong from the Nemesis and the boats of the Siva= • dron. The Chinese kept up a desnitotw fire While the darkness lasted, Before the Awn of day a battery had been erected with sandbags ; and the guns got into posi tion. Frown these as semi R 5 it WAS stiffibiently light the British ret..*neLl the fire of the • Chinese. At eleven A. ti, tin tide served and the signal was :ode f‘3l' the squadron to weigh. Her Majesty's .711113 Calliope bearing the broad pendant of the Commo dore lett the attack against North Wantofigi followed by the Semarang, Draid, Wellesley, Sulphur, and Modeste. The Blenheim and Melville with the (Veen steamer opened their fire on the fort of Anunghoy. By noon the action had become general, and the firing constant and heavy on all sides. In the meantime the Nemesis and Madagascar steamers with nittiterotts boats in tow ran in close to North WantOng and landed the troops under the conuttand of Major Pratt. Shortly afterwards the whole of the forts were in possession of the British threes. Offi cial notifications were issued in the course of the day one by the Plenipotentiary, intimating the capture of tho forts ; the other, by the Commodore, authorising met.. chant vessels to proceed to the Bogue. The number of prisoners taken at Wantong is esti. , mated at 1,000, and the killed and wounded on the side of the Chinese are said to be very Minterons. It is evident that an attack on the Bogue forts should have been resorted to at the outset. The great loss of time and expenditure of public money which has occurred since the first arrival of the squadron 011 Macao, would have been avoided. as also the Mortality which has so dreadfully thinned the ranks of the unfortunate regiments that were quartered at Chusan. That island has been evacuated and deliVered up to the Chinese. Orders to that effect having been. transmitted byCaptain Elliot, when he was labouring under the happy delusion that the Chinese were inclined to fulfil their promises of indemnity. The British who *ere de tained prisoners at Ningpo were released as soon as the evacuation of Chusan was completed. Captain Anstru cher, Lieutenant Douglas, R.N., Mr& Noble, and their companions in captivity, are now in safety under the Bri tish flag, The whole of the European troopS on leaving; Chusan proceeded to llong Kong, and Conaeqiiently lieve beet, available in th e hoStile •6 6 peratintiA: that hive been carried ‘'n'i since the date Of the action at the Bogue. But no , 27reater proof need be adduced of the wretched mafiage eient of Captain Elliot, and his Utter inea*City to fuifii the responsible duties Of the stetoti which he holds, than the fact that three Ma:sports with several hundreds of ihe Bova voltinteets were ordered to proeeed direct From Chusan to Calcut'a. On ti‘eir arii‘ial at Silippore, th 4 heard, of the renewed hdiilities, and were detained that pert an aitifig farther instructions: The troops were . .Su diminished i n numbers by death and sickness luring thLir sojourn at Chusan, that the 11:2rigal volan tee.rs.may be considered a.; forming oite.thied part of the effective land forces attached to the expedition. Yet m a time when the presence of every man is so important, the volunteers are several hundred miles from the scene - ofraction, - - the entire blame of which rests with Cap tain'Elliot, whose reliance on Chinese good faith, in op position to the opinions of all well-informed persdns on he spot, appears to have been caused by something bor dering on i: s unity. the W m e , l rrl ia ; v T e ig , , : f tr: h ic a t t e ( d ia :•arious items, of Chinese intelli gence fro,;4 Calcutta papera,of .tlikt.'iotit April, Oa . the .queen steaanT from Macau thealst March, arrived at,Calcuttu with Commodore Sir 'i 3 lLte 6 Gordori Bremer. his itlx. , „-ellencyis s t ud to have come to•lndia fie ,the purpose of. coast:king . 444 . 3 Go -.viiicireesittierat taid.obtaining reinforetuteuts, The Bat fish troops have; possession of the factory at Canton, but it would app ti l er s ; is a provisional ChWeso GOVEW. COMMODORE NAPIER. The following letter, addressed to a Morning Contem porary, we understand gives a very fair account of what Sir Charles Napier said at the Naval Club respecting Sir R. Stopford and the operations on the coast of Syria : Sir—Having just read in a Morning Paper of the 27 t h ult. the report of a speech delivered by the Gallant OF ficer commanding in chief in the Mediterranean (Sir R. Stopford), on the occasion of his health being drank at v. ball and supper given to him by the officers of the fleet under his orders, I cannot but regret that the speech of Commodore Sir Charles Napier, at a dinner.given to him by his brother officers of . the Naval Club, in Bond-street, on the 10th ult., should not also have found its way int, the papers. I take the liberty, therefore, of sending you the substance of that speech, as far as my memory serves. The health *of our distinguished guest having been pro poscil in energetic terms by the Gallant Chairman, Ad miral Sir Philip Durham, the Commodore rose, and spoke nearly as follows :—" To the Gallant Officer who now fills the chair, and to you, Gentlemen, I beg to re tarn my thanks for the very handsome and flattering way in which my health has been propoSed and received, and I do assure you that although I have had similar compli ments paid to me lately both at Liverpool and Manches ter, I place a much higher value on that paid me this day by my brother officers; and I will take advantage of thi: occasion to correct some misrepresentations and omission,. in the reports of my speeches at those places,made by twe or three of the public papers. lam said to have taken to myself the merit of all the successes obtained on the co ::t fif'Syria, and to have forgotten every one else. Gentlemen. I am happy now to repeat here what I did say there, viz., that I never saw more zeal, energy, and ability, than were displayed by the officers and men, collectively and indivi dually, when detached under my orders—and I can assure you that there were many officers there who would have dlne the business equally well with myself ; and in the event of future emergencies requiring their services. I am happy to state my opinion that there will be no want of good and able officers to lead our fleets to vic tory. As to the efficiency of our ships, as far as atten tion to gunnery and internal arrangement, it cannot be surpassed; and I do say, as it was displayed before Acre, whether the garrison had been British, French, of Turkish, instead of Egyptian, the result must have been :he same, for no troops could stand before the fire of the deet on that day. I must take this opportunity to col.- rect an expression I inadvertently used on one of thor, occasions, viz., that on the coast of Syria I had to do the duty of general as well as admiral, making use of the word admiral instead of commodore, merely meaning that I was doing the duty of senior officer on shore well as afloat, beinc , at the time in a separate command. I am also accused of having taken no notice of the ser vices of the Royal Marines. Now I believe no officer entertains a higher opinion than I do of that distinguished corps, and since my return to this country I have been busily engaged in advocating the claims of those officers who served with me there. Now let me again thank you for the honour you have done me, as well as for the op portunity it has given me of setting myself right with my brother oaken on points on which I have been misre presented." The above, though not verbatim, gives the substance of Sir Charles's speech, and had the greatest admirer of the gallant and respected Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean fleet been present, he could not hay. , felt otherwise than highly gratified by the en thusiasm with which his health and that o the officers serving under him was drunk (previonsV to the health of the Commodore), prefaced by very handsome eulogy by the Gallant Officer who pro posed it, an enthusiasm only surpassed by that shown to our guest, by all who were assembled to do honour tu him to whom they thought honour was clue, for profes . - sional merit and distinguished services, unmixed with particle apolitical feeling, or the slightest wish to de tract from the merits of others. As an act of justice to the Commodore I send you this report without his know ledge, and hope you will give it insertion. I have the honour to be, Sir, A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL NAVAL CLUB. Royal Naval Club, Bond-street, June 1. • WATERLOO-BRIDGE COMPANY.—Yesterday- the Half-yearly Assembly of the Proprietors, was held at the. Crown and Anchor, Strand, the !ley. John Rush in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been confirmed. ;Mr. Powell, clerk, read the report, which stated that the toll for the past half-year, ending the 23d February, amounts to 6,859/. 3s. 4d., being an increase of 2851, 2s. I Id. beyond what was received during the corresponding period of the pre ceding year. That increase was caused by the stoppage of Blackfrtar's-bridge. A decrease of 2021. I Id. took place on the foot toll, which was attributed to the severity of the winter. Since the reduction of the latter toll to a halfpenny, the dimi nution in the receipts was very great. From the Ist of March, to the Ist of June, the receipts were 2,4101. 19s. 7d., being a decrease of 2811. 13s. 6d. as compared with those received during the same period last year for foot tolls. For the first two months after the reduction, the foot tolls diminished at the rate of 41. Is. 11d. a day, and for the last month their decrease did not exceed 17s. 60. a day. During the 27 days that Westminster-bridge was closed the receipts increased to 844/. 4s. 4d. Mr. Powell was elected Clerk, vice Mr. Britten, deceased, at the sal:Ty of 3001. a.- year; he was also to act as surveyor. Mr. Boundman was elected Assistant Clerk, at a salary of 100!. a-year. The former to give 5001. and the latter 250/. security. On the 23d of February a dividend of 2s. 6d. was paid to the an nuitants. The bridge aisd its approaches were in a sound state. The receipts amounted to 7.2821. 4s. 9d., and the expenditure to 1,063/. 9s. 6d. Upon the motion of Mr. John Cole, see conded by Mr. James Bird, the Report was adopted. ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON.-- The Gardens of this Society were opened to the Fellnes and their friends on Wednesday, for the purpose of exhliting the progress of the works now being executed in accordance to the design of Mr. D. Burton aneMr. Marnock, which was re cently adopted by the Society. Many of the walks are coin pleted. The principal one forms an extensive promenade, which was thronged by the numerous assembly attracted to Me spot upon the occasion. The lesser walks wind among the trees, which afford an agreeable shade, and at variool inter vals open to beautiful views of the neighbouring bale of p ain „ stead and Highgate. The arrangements for the sey.g ~. sc i ent iti ; gardens are made with judgment, and p rom the curator to be a man of experience and taste. The Weather was deli fitful. awl the inner circle of the Rege r .: 4 sei Park was literally crowded Royal Highness the Duchess of with gay equipages. Cambridge and 5ut . 4 .., a .. a a great number of nobility and gentry were pre went, and appeared to be highly pleased with the chane:_onade during the last two months in the state of th g r " Y :as. Among the visitors were the Princess Augusta o; ...ambridge ; the Turkish Ambassador and `Salta ; Kurreem Khan and suite ; Mannockjee Cursetice ; Vicomptess Obert ; Barons Knesebeck and Dudow; Duke and Duchess of A rgtil ; Duke and Dan Lucluvieo Lante ; Archbhkop of York; Mar quis of Bristol ; EaYls Stanhope, Coventry, and Dartmouth ; Countesses Gieteligati and Stanhope ; Lords Burgh rsh, Ca Ve maim ; Bishops of Durham, Ely and Lady; Ladies Panmure, Wenlock, Burghersh, De Capel Brooke, D,,shwood King, Pearson, Fowke, Nippesley, Lushington, Campbell, Prideaux, Norreys, Maclean, Hamilton, Sheffield, Burrow, Archer Shee, the Hon. Mrs. E. Phipps, Kennedy, Tollemerthe, Wyndham, Pennant, Codsal. Eyre, Hon. Allieees Hardwieke, Kathline Ponsonby, Harriet Ponsonby, Erskine, the Hon. E. Phipps, A. Trevor. Vernon Harcourt, Sir John Campbel, Archibald Maclean, Borges Curiae, Steven Hannock, George T. Staun 6n, John Bartow, F. Fowke, J. Hamilton, Wm. Pearson, I). Norma, Edward Johnson, 13enjainin Hall, James Clark, John Hare; Colonels Austen, Muttleburv, Campbell, Robinson, Allies, Jervis, Vavasour ; Captains R. Melville Grindlay, Hamilton, Evans ; Miss Tilney Long, Aire. Opie, John Joseph Gurney, Esq., Mrs. Marryatt, &c. &c, SOCIETY of ARTS.—On Monday a meeting for the distribution of rewards, adjudged during the present ses sion, took place in the Society's rooms, Jehn-street, Adelphi, and was numerously attended. Amongst the company was Minakjee Chirokjee, who came from India to visit the institu tions of this country. At one o'clock his Royal' Highness the Duke of Sussex entered the room, and was received with g, - ea. aeplause ; after which the report was read by the Secretary, and the rewards were then presented to the respective catch dates by his Boyal Highness, who accompanied each gift with soiree appropriate remark. In mechanics and other practical arts, prizes, varying from ten to two guineas, were distributed to eight individuals, five of whom were Spitalfields weavers ; ten others received either the gold or the silv# r Isis medals. The thanks of the society were voted to several gentlemen for valuable gifts and communications. In the tine arts, foul" sil ver medals were voted to lady amateurs, and seventeen silver Isis and other medals to artists, amongst whom was 114ster George Laldseer, aged nine years, for water-colour drawings of birds and beasts from nature, the silver Isis medal. On a of thanks being passed to his Royal Highness, he said it gave him particuar pleasure to observe ss many useful inven tions on the part of the working classes, who thereby showed that their time was spent in laudable efforts for advancing their own particular trade, and promoting the advantage of their. fellow-citizens. OPERA CONCERT-ROOM.— Signora Ertiegj Grisi on Wednesday gave a grand morning cmcert in the great Concert-room of her Maje,tv's Theatre, and was sup ported by all the a?ai!able talent.of the corps operatique. The room wai well filled, but very far from crowded, provinir that eien the attraction of the very first order of merit-will pall upon, the public appetite if brought to develope itself too cCon upon' the same 'themes. . SHORT- TIME .AT • 13 ACKB U R N.— WI! u Tier stand ;that a meeting- of the spinners and - reanufe - !tiliera • alackburn- aid. the' neighbourhe e d, w as held Wodoeiclay last, whin it wat unanirrou:slyrelolred t 9 reduce tl.r, time of .NverkiLlg-t0 four-days pa week. —411444.4ttekr Guardian. THE P IJNJA IJE. The Punjaub still continues to be the theatre of dis sension and bloodshed.. Three Europeans holding high rank iu the Scheik army have been murdered by the dis contented and mutinous soldiery. Their names are Ford; Foulken, and Monton—the two latter Frenchmen, the former an Englishman, and one paymaster of her Ma jesty's 16th foot. There appears to be good reason for supposing that the discontented Nobles at the Court 01' Lahore are endeavouring to compass the death of Shere Sing. By the latest intelligence from that place it seems the taharajah was taking an excursion on the river, and that the boat in which he was embarked foundered without any apparent cause. This could only have occurred through treachery on the part of some of his attendants. Shere Sing, however, succeeded ia swimming to the shore. , The whole of his suite were also saved with the exception of one Sirdar, who has not since been heard of. SCINDE AND AFFGHANISTAN. Nothing of importance has occurred since the despatch of the last overland mail. Major Todd has arrived in safety at Candahar. There are various reports in circu lation as to the propriety of his conduct in so hastily quitting Herat. Some of the Calcutta Journals state that the Governor-General considers him to have been too - precipitous, and is therefore much displeased. This is however mere rumour. A large portiOn of the Bombay - troops have advanced through the Bolan pass. The head-quarters under Major- General Brooks arrived at Quettah on the 22d ult., and will remain there until the receipt of further instruc tions from Lord Auckland. A few weeks will therefore determine whether Herat is to be left to the care'of Shah liamrana and his Minister Yar Mahomed, or to be held by a British garrison. The adoption of the latter mea sure would certainly be the most effectual means of de stroying the Persian influence. in ,that quarter. The young Khan of Klielat is still amongst his own people. The political authorities, notwithstanding their repeated disappointments, are still in immediate expectation of his surrendering himself. CEYLON. Sir Colin Campbell arrived a:. Ceylon on the 6th ult., and was immediately proclaimed Governor of that island. On the 7th the Right Hon. Stewart M'Kenzie embarked in the Seaforh steamer for Bombay. He ar rived here on the 16th, and proceeds this day to Suez. TURKEY AND EGYPT. We have Malta Vapers of the 2-1111, Alex indria of the 21st, and Constantinople of the 17th. According to accounts from Candia of 18th May, Tahir Paella landed at Sunda on the 16th, and was preparing to attack the insurgents. Admiral Stopford sailed front Malta to Corfu on the 19th, with the Cyclops and Cas pian steamers, and the Talbot frigate. Letters from Bushire of the Ist April, state that the mgociations - Which had been pending during the last month, had at length .been. brought to issue. —Despat ches had reached Bushire from Teheran, stating that 1)r. Wadi had been Ordered to the frontiers of Gorian, to stop the advance Of the Persian army, who were on their march to Herat, the Shah of Persia having issued orders for the. withdrawal of his troops, in consequence of the English Government having consented to give up and evacuate Karrack. The residency was to be immediately removed to Bushire. Gorian is in future to be governed by the Shah Kamram. (From the Supplement to the Malta Times.) MALTA, MAY 26. The Oriental arrived in port this morning from Alex andria, and brings a mail despatched from Bombay on the Ist inst. by the Berenice, which arrived at Suez on the 18th. The Right Hon. J. S. Mackenzie and family came passengers in her, and remained in Egypt. The Auckland, from Bombay 27th ult., arrived at Suez on the 15th inst. with Sir J. R. Carnac, Bart., Governor of Bombay, and family on board, and they are arrived here in the Oriental, and will proceed on in her to England. We regret much to state that Sir J. Carnac was com pelled, through ill health, to leave Bombay. Major- General Sir Willoughby Cotton, G.C.B. is arrived in the Oriental, and proceeds in her to England. His son, Captain Cotton, died at Alexandria on the 21st. ..kccouats from Syria ' to the 11th inst. represent the country to be in a highly excited state and an outbreak was daily expected. The French had been distributing ccnsiderable sum of int)ll43y, CHINA, INDIA, AND EGYPT. ( Profit our Second Edition sf last night. ) The following extr e:ts from the letters and papers brought by the Overland Mail (in addition to what we gave in our Evening Edition) will be found exceedingly interesting : CHINA. (FrOm tile Canton Press, Feb. 27.) An • eyeiwitneFg has kindly favoured us with the following interesting particulars " On Thin's* night a party of seamen and some native troops landed ill South Wantung with three howitzers; in land ieg they were fired on by the Chinese without effect. In the coarse of the night a sandbag battery was raised, the Chinese thing at .hurt intervals on tle. working party all night. At da}light this fire was returned with great effect from the newly raised batteries; about II a.m. on Friday the signal was made to get under weigh With tioteltide and a very I,ght wind. The Calliope led into action, the Semarang , Druid , Wellesley (towed by the boats), Sulphur, and Modeete, all attacking the North Waretieg fort., occasionally firing at a snail fort on the side of the river OppOJltc to Anunghoy, but this he ivy fire *as tint long answered briskly from the forts, and the steamers Nemmils and Mad !gitseat soon were seen to tun close to the fort and land the soldlefs fatal on board of otir boats they hat tow d; the soldiers speedily had the Whole. Island itt their possession, and I was told teere was not a single cssualty on out e:de, 3he ntlinher 01 killed and wounded on the part of the Chin. se was Very etniaiderable, but not, 1 understand ) , equal td what took place at Chuenpoe. The prie Owners at Wanttitig were about 1,0001 and were carried over by the steamers to Treocktow side, did let gd. " The Blenheim and Melville assisted hy the , Queen steimer, attacked Anunghoy fort a little atter the kilter actiith tins begifn j the Itenheiin was not apparently so near as the Melville. The& fire was answered 4::!lh spirit fOr some - time ; the marines and seaman were end took possession of the lower fort, and soon went along the beach t 3 the- upper or old fort, and the whole by this mile Naat its otir possess 01, the Chinese making off up the hills. On the Tycocktow side the hills were co vered with Chinese soldiers. At night, as we were coming aWay, they fired one or two guns, and so n after the whole line of hills *here they Bald been eneamped was in flames, I do not know how fired, The Calliope was leading a squedron up the river ; but how fir they go I did not hear, Not S man On our side was wounded, 1 believe, in North Wantling ; I haiie iitlt heard whether the Antinghoy division was eiltell1) fortunate. FORCES OF THE EXPEDITION IN CANTON 'mtg.. H. r Majesty's ship Wellesley, 74, bearing the broad pendant. of Cmrtniddotb Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, C. 8., Captain Tho. rnas Maitland; Blenheim, 74, Sir 11, S. Fleming Senhouse, K. C: th i Captai Priteha:d ; '74, Captain the Hon. 11.. S. 'Arida,. Bruit, 44, H. Smith, Esq. ; Calliope, 28, Herbert, EST ; Samarang, 8, James Scott, Esq. ; Alligator, 28, IL Kiiperi,ESq. ; Herald; '2B, Nias, Esq, ; Hyacinth, 0, W. Warren, Esq. ;. Mddeste, 20, H. Eyre. Earl. ; Sttlphur, 8, Esq.; Starling, Killett. Esq. ; Jupiter, armed en tie as toopEsq., hip. Fulton, Honourable Company's Service; Queen, armed steamer, Captain Warden ; Vial-, Captain ' D.cey; Enterprise, Captain West ; Nemesis, AT aimAtt. Her Majesty's ship Blonde, 44, F. Bonrchier, Eq., Conway, 28, C. D. Bethune, Esq. ; Pylades, 29, T. V. Anson, Esq. ; Nimrod, 20, C. A. Barlow, Esq, ; Columbine, 1,73, T. J. Clarke, Esq. ; Algerine, to, T, S. Monett, Esq.; I: attlesnake, troop Captain Brodie ; H. C. S. Atalanta, armed steamer, Captain Rogers. The determination of the Emperor too carry on war to the knife, caused Captain Elliot immediately to despatch her Mak st y's , loop Starling to Chusan with orders, if possible, to intercept the transl,orts and cause the troops to re-occupy the island. Captain Hennel conjectures that the Starling had pro bAly- succeeded, nom , * of the transports had reached Singa-. pore when the Water Witch arrived. A letter from Tingliae (Chusan) dated February 19, had been received at Macao, and as, at that time, the intetligtmce of the Emperor's resolve to make war a routrance had been received, the prolitihil Ay is that the troops had not even been embarked. We annex an e -.tract from the letter, as its contents are of importance, inasmuch as they confirm the news ree,ived at Macao : In l Pr , d writing you fully by her ship Co , way. Which is to tail every day, but lest by any chance tiew4 s hi; u td rcaA,.l7l the Kelpie prior to the arrival of the Conway, I take thii - opportanitf of Acquainting you, upon the.most undoubted authority, that. the En;pe. or has refused to:lratify every article of C%4441 Wiot'a treaty with Kesheu. We Wive wilt than re venion.of the ►'dirt inque-t:on, but all agree in the impor tant particulars not to pay a larthieg of opium liong debts, for under thi , head ha. Kesh•-n rei , reseuted the 6,000,000 to be paid for the opiuM, and toy field us not one siugie inch of terri tory for us to set our foot There can be no doubt that such is the Imperial mandate. Such being the case, I tremble for the safety of you, or any of our countrymen who may have gone up to Canton or. relianee upon the treaty, as the order. are to wage a war of extermina tion against us. Let evt•ry British subject, therefore, leave Canton as early as possible, and I hope that this warning may yet be in time. . To-day Igo over to Chinlue to demand the prisoners, and upon the reply of the Chinese authotities will &Fond our giving up the island or not. Hong Kong had, we hear, been evacuated by our trcops, though not, of course, altogether abandimed, and everything now wears the appearance of a protracted war. —Englishman, April 2. (From the Bombay Courier, May 1.) The following copies of private letters and official notifica.. ions reached us at a late hour yesterday evening., We there .ore submit them to the pausal of uur readers, without fur :her comment : Maeio, 15th March, 1841. PER GUNGA TO SINGAPORE. It is with regret we have to advise that trade continues still closed, nor is it possible to form a conjecture when it is likely to be re-opened. On the 3d instant our forces had reached Howqua's fort, about half way between \Vhampoa and the foreign factories at Canton, when an armistice was granted, on the solicitations of the Chinese ; which having expired on the 6th, the forces ad vanced about two miles further, to a fort erected in 1835, with in a short distance of the suburbs of Canton. Captain Elliot then issued the annexed proclamation to the inhabitants, in an ticipation of the mandarins granting prrrnis•sion for their buy ing and selling with British and foreign merchants. But this not being the ease, hostilities have been returned—after some days' delay by the occupation and destruction of 01a little for tress within a mile of Canton in the Macao passage, and further hostilities are in progress. Capt. Elliot has stated. in a circular of the 10th, " a close embargo will be laid on the city and trade of Gooon, unless and until the whole foreign trade proceeds upon a perfectly equal government." How all this is to'end it is impassible to foresee : at present the local authorities allege they are not empowered to nego tihte in any way without further instructions from Pekin. The Commodore has decided that merchant vessels are not to be allowed to - go hi,her up than immediately within the Bogue, where several Americans now are. CIRCULAR TO HER MAJESTY'S SUBJECTS. Canton. Hsll of the British Factory, March 20. A suspension of hostilities at Canton and in this province has been this day Agreed upon between the Imperial Commis sioner Yang and the undersigned. It has tOther been publicly proclaimed to the people under the seals of the Commisioner and the acting Governor of the province, th.it the traoe of the port of Canton is open, and that British and other foreign merchants who may see fit to proceed there for the purpose of lawful commerce shall be duly . protected. No bond shall be required by the Provincial Governor, but there will be no objection on the part cf the British authorities to the like liabilities for the introduction of prohibited mer chandise or for smuggling duly proved, which would follow such offences in England, detention of persons or property, penal colivquences of all kind excepted. Pending the final settlement of affairs between the two countrie=, the under signed has consented to the payment of the usual charges a..d other established duties. Ships of war will remain in the near neighbourhood of the factories, for the better protection of her Alsjesty's subjects engaged in the trade of Canton. (Signed) CARL ES ELLIOT. _ H _ • PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the British and foreign mer chant vessels have permission to proceed to Whampoa. all con sequences arising from the possible and sudden resumption of ho3tilities of course remaining at the risk of the parties. - 2. J. GORDON BREMER. (From the Calcutta Journals.) By the Queen steamer, having on board Sir Gorden Bre mer, which left Canton on the 31st - of March. and Singapore on the 10th of April, we have the following China news :—The British flag tiles over the Factory at Canton, and a Provi sional Gorernmeut has been established on the part of the Chinese, and some ships were receiving teas. The frigate Calliope and the Madagascar steamers were lying off the Fac tory at Canton, but the English could not with safety venture on shore. Some people belonging to the Calliope, having ,en seized while on shore, the Aladagascar opened her le fire on the city, and the boat of the CAllioee discharging grape killed a great number of the Chinese, and evenieviliy the prisoners were released. The Emperor i- still issuing furious edicts. It is understood that Sir J. G. Bremer is come up for troops and orders. Keshen has been sent up to Pekin in irons by the ord rof the Emperor. It is supposed this will have a good effect as Kelton will be able to open the Emperor's eyes as to the real state of affairs below. The Madigascar steamer left. Canton the day before the Queen, and reached Singapore before her. She may be ex pected every hour. Captain Haines was a passenger in the Madagascar, but joined the Queen at Singapore, and came up in her. The Melville and Semarang men of war have returned to England. Sir H. Gough had arrived at Macao. 'the Queen steamer, just arrived from Canton, the 31st of March, has brought the following important intelligence, which we give as briefly as possible to our readers:— Canton is in rossession of the British troops, and a truce had Leen agreed upon between the - new Commissioner and Captain Elliot ; fee trade is to be re-opened at Canton. pend ing the Imperial decision. The Commodore, however, has given notic • that in permitting ships to proceed to Whampoa, all conseetemees arising from the possible and sudden resump tion of ho tilities, of course remain at the risk of the parties. Our friend- say that this arrangement will succeed better than tilos- hitherto attempted, hut this seems doubtful. 1 he a.:eunlidatiori of - s uootis outside Canton is immense, and will now, without doubt, be thrown o i the market. Prices will rule very low —Pai tia is quoted at 400 to 410 Sp. dollars, &naves 400, and slalwa 410. It api,ears that afer Capt iin niot's notice of the re-open ing of the trade, 9 American and 14 British ships proceeded to %Vhampoa, but in a few days new obstacles vv.-re thrown in their way, it being intimated that the Chinese trade rs were all armed, as the ships of war were so near Canton, and that no trade would be caned on until they were removed. It is said that Captain Elliot was inclined to yield this point. Before, however, any arrangements could be made, the reply of the Emperor to the despatch announcing the destruction of the Bogue Fors was received, which was fierce in the extreme, and orders a war of extermination to be carried against the English. The notices posted by the Canton authorities on the walls, announcing the openiug of the trade, were pulled down, and rll communication with the English ordered to be cut off. Keslien had been sent a prisoner to Pekin, by order of the Emperor. The Maiik,ascar left Chica on the 31st ult., and two days afterwards the steamer Queen suddenly followed with Commodore Bremer on board, who has arrived to consult with Lord Auckland. It is evident that Captain Elliot is in a dilemma, and that the differences between the two Governments are as far from a termination as'ever. Another letter 3.4)5," All the iactories iu Cantos are occu pied by our troops. The Chinese villagers render every as-ist ance in their power to the steamer Nemesis, in removing stakes and other obstructions in the river, between Macao and Can ton."—Hurkuru, April 20. The steamer Queen is in from China, having on board Come modore Sir J. G. Bremer. His Excellency landed about two o'clock under the u,tial salute. A truce ►s concluded with China, our troops are in posses sion of Canton, for the capture of which a salute was fired th►s afternoon. Keshen has been degraded. The gallantry attending the forcing of the passage to Canton exceeds all praise. The Chinese lost 400 men—ours oriy six wounded.—Calcutta Courier, April 20. INDIA. An university at Madras had been opened by Lord Elphin stone, who continues to retain the government of that Presi dency three years longer. The Supreme Government had opened a new loan at 5 per cent., a circumstance which had caused much speculatiim throughout Inriia. The old loans of 4 per cent, have become deprrcated, and would ev.dently not have been adequate to an emergency such as was contemplated in reference to new operations at Herat. The Bombay Arms is marching to wards Quetta and Candahvr. Alajor Todd had arrived safely at Gori-k. Creneres Brooks and Nott, each at. the head of 6,000 men, were waiting f...r further oilers. The rumoured advance of the 'Persians on Herat is now found to be some what premature. All was quiet in Nepaul and Scinde. The Punjaub continued in very disturbed state. Ihe murder of Colonel eloetoro, Captain Fowkes, and Paymaster Fore, by their own Sheik troops, near Peshawar, has been con firmed. The same mutinous body of soldiers have also mur dered 119 of their own native officers. General Lumley, with his troops, were prepared to cross the Sutledge at Ferozepore as soon as it might be neeessarv_; but it appeared that no de cisive course had been taken. *British interference had not yet been entered on within the Punjaub; meantime it had become a prey to the I avag:s of lawless troops amounting to 60,000 men. The Hill tribes in the Cutchee were threatening to avenge their recent defeats. Nusseer Khan had been induced by Colonel Stacey to enter into arrangements, and to proceed with him to Quetta, to meet Mr. Bell, and ratify the treaty. Dost Mahomrned was at Meerut on the 2Sth of March, and left it. for Calcutta next day. Calcutta and Cuttark had been suffering severely from cholera; the death, were for some days up to the 9th of April, 50 in the former city a'on a, not counting its populous suburbs. The Rev. Mr. Baikhouse, chaplain at Agra, had been carried off by it. The 32d Regiment of Native 1 ofaut: y was attacked by it on the Bth of March, between Dacca and Dinapere, and 100 sepoys, about an equal number of boatmen and Follower-, carried off in 11 days. The great discu:.sion in Bombay respecting the contempt of the Suieme Court, committed by two sets ef merchants, has ended i,y the Judges allowing the rules to be discharged aganst A great sensation was caused thereby , and those prOrieto.'f• a subscription of 30te: collected to pre.ent, a piece of pieta to the barrister who pleaded s :ln their behalf. she whole of the :tnd the pubic has allowed the bar hag condemned his conduct, matter to drop into oblivion. PRRIA. (From the Bombay Cautier of April 20.) By the Emily seho , nor we have teeeiveti the Mtowing resting intelligence from Bustin e ;- 6` Bushire, lst April, 1t441, "I am happy to info, m you that. the negotiations which have been pending tiuriag the last month have at leng la been brought to issue. Deltatehes have been received at Bultire from Teheran, stating that Dr. Riach had been ord.red to the froniers of Dorian to stop the advance of the Persian army, who were on their march to Bend, the Shalt of Persia la tvin; issued orders for the withdrawal of his troop:, in (Aim of the English Government hating %: resented to give up and evacuate Karrack. The Residency was to be immediatety re moved again to Bushire, ant the Resident was on his arr vat there to meet certain authorities for the pacific settlement of the Persian' question. Ttie Shah of Persia had openly ex pressed a wish to renew a Iriendly intercourse with the British Government, and amicably s..ttle the matters cl the late dis t.uoa. Dorian is in future to be governs t by Shah Kamran. our Cori espondent adds that. just at present the country is in a most eistraeted state, the pet ; y chits waging war with each other, but says that on the removal of the a .vanced army the country will be quieted." • The attnve i 3 copied from an Armenian letter, and we have every reason to believe in it, correetnesi. The . only thing that s!agt , ,ers us in our belief. is that part of the ;otter which states t at. Karrack is to be evaelta'ed after all the SUMS of money ...nd valuable lives which it has cost to main tain it. We have received letters from Karraek by the Emily to the 12th of March, at which time the H. C. • stoat: , if war Coote, with the Commodore, and ot h er ilfl bad - return...Ll from a political trip down the eoast. lie had fired i , cis , ont, of the Arab piratieal forts and done thew much Tte Rev. F. Spring and lad% had t rteeed. din the t i t o I.:mhy to Bagdld for the benefit. 4 their lieal:h. Cal.taiii i rneie" of Ist Bombay European Regiment , anti Dr. .I.a. keezi , residency surgeon, had tak%n their de p arture for EnAlailti via Bagdad, sick eertitica•es: only two _medical oVe , s rentailiets for duty, And. la% .anus chance oar_other,.. tiicil Was very searee; and a, fresh supply:weal. 'IIIS Regiment N. I. liaie ob , ut sixty, men flat no bafixasei.4, thst. Isst Bomb y, Enrol , an Regiment' . 14. - d eight. men in fiespkal:"'TratveVtr , tlre- .ol tiier 4 oaisos . and, cail tiiten were very uulleatk, and kept tike Ogg" NIY employed. MORNING F.,T)ITION. The weather was b,•corning oppre..: rely hot. The cit tstianvela o the lit E.uro,•ea:.s w'tich lcFt 11 ,, mhay in ! , ert.-miber , 3_b at, ong, ot,ly L-;.2. remaining of ihe numb er, Bai st a I, great hopes are enteitaincd of a. rel.ef before the next hi d, wtatln.r. Lietneuant Woodhouse had grate on leave to Bagdn and . Zusign Eva. , .s to Bussotah. Three officers on the The field engineer very hard at work building a Coranaiarial Godown near the fort. The following ap, o ntnyots ba le been made :—Clitain Lechmere to have charge of 'be TO* , sure Chest, vice Elder, proceeded to Europe ; Lie,,tenant . I " , Tt to be Assistant to the Re,ident, and Dr. Behan to be St and Residency Surgeon. No vegetables to be had in the Gul this year except what came frfm Bombay. A few po'nt°°' however, had been planted, and arc now in blossom. Ile Reer. I , itlent. is much the same as ever. Mr. Dunlop , Co!, Schul and Capt. Held, Bengal Cavalry, were at Karrack ; they sr° to price dto Bombay in the Emily. Some French gentle" . men hire been here, but the C010n..1 reque-ted them t .a e as soon as convenient; it is believed they are also to go Bombay in the Emily. No news of any momen t froms Persia —at least the people at Karrack knew nothing. to leave EGYPT. Our lett , rs from Alexandria to the 221 ult., Paella had relaxed nothing in his prerarations defence, Fbart! He had sent sixteen additional guns to strengthen the lon fort, which he had visited in state, with the French 0;11- neer, Gali:e hey, &e., on Louis Philippe's birth-tiay. ihe powder carriers were again busy at midnight, Carrytogo supplies from the magazines to the Iliadlion, al'd •!A the other fort . near the gate of lic-setts The proinisc" eate that the freedom of commerce has led to great Ins! and dis/1 , 17 ,,; ' Filament to the merchants, for just a s they were, ::-_. the 19:h ultimo, on the point of shipping large quant kiog ities of flax seed, an order as issued detaining it, and ts ven it to the account iit " Paclo's" price. The explanati on as, that it would be wanted for seed next harvest, but it known that that the Pacha wanted to full a linseed sale o f hi' ra , to a large amount. and could not find sufficient, as the chards had been first in the market with cash. The CO grown by Europeans is also impounded under a ',Anon-1Y export duty. Nobody dared to complain, for the extent the each man's business depended altogether on the goodwill of the Paeha, who is -t 11 the sale salesman for exim,ts. same day that he laid hands on the linseed, be had received all address from 200 of the merchants, bankers and other, of th e - City of London, complimenting him on his higlnindedue4" liberality, &c , praying that he may long continue to devela?°-, the commercial energies of Egypt, u..f.,ltting in their full ex:eat the blessings of prosperity and eivilititidn, Ste. The Pacha's reply was not expected by the Oriental. b Sir David Wilkie had completed the Paella's ortra it, ich; e . he was bringing home in the Oriental to have engrare l"„ London. Ibrahim Pacha had left Cairo for Middle aed LTl)l)er I 'gypt to enforce his new regulations for the niore eile et ' v t e . service of the Government in military, financial, and agr ieu. tural matters. His father was urgent for supplies of 10 . e: money, and produce. The ferocious Albanian memo:tole; stationed near Damietta had a serious qua! rel with the reg al , troops in their vicinity, and some blood was shed. These ice reigners were quartered in great numbers in the villages °n t banks of the Nile, and were universally feared and hated. , b , The plague continued in Alexandria and Rosetta. la latter the cases were 2 5 per day in a population of only Bqhe The cases at Alerindria varied daily from l 3 to 31. 0 4 t Official returns since the plague began there in December I; hc d 'o 16th May, 1841, am ount to 1,084 persons attacked; 530 are dead. Captain Cotton , son of Sir Wilioughby', 6_o on the morning of the 21 st ult. , at Alexandria , of an Pie which he had been suffering under since he lett Bornray. d The Vizier of the Abyssinian Sultan Oubie had arrivi or Cairo to sodcit the Copt l'atriareh to send them an Abouv a ' missionary bishop, as usual. arr ived As the Oriental was preparing to sail , intelligence rriled that a regiment of artillery, sat io . .ed at El Aric ii, had de'e,riiii into Syria; that Mehemet Ali had sent to recall lbra"w, Pacha down the Nile to Alexandria, and had also ordered 'La two snore regiments from Cairo. .1 he National Guara' that c ity were much dissatisfied at being drafted into regira e of the line (Nilsaul) per firm. SPAIN. Our Madrid letters Ot . the 26th ult. have arrived by this e t; press. They state that the i )linisters had been beate n I l n ui4 election of a Vice-President to itnlace General San 11 4 0 0 ,4 , appoi-ted Minister of War. The Ntinstry and the 'I r! nitari;io, supported M. Cortina. The opposition proposal 111. ,°r Of 132 voters there were 79 for the latter, an d onl y 49 i Ministerial candidate. The Five per Cents. were at 27i for cash. GRAND TORY DEFEAT AT WICH. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) A meeting of some importance was held here this day go o leading natttn of the Tory party in this city have been f °r a e ieg time past coquetting with the Chartists, hoping by g their supitort to repair the desperate condition of their sp they have been raising a cry about the rights of freein;eo vote at Municipal elections against the Poorsltw have been hired for months past entirely engaged in fume _ r f, the lower orders on these questions ; the leasers of the were led to believe that the feeling of the city was with th they got up a requisition for a Common Hall to petitions/4p Queen to dismiss her Ministers. The Mayor (bdvca rd sesi lett, Esq.) granted the use of the Hall for this meriting , re refused to prc'side. The hour tppointe , l was 12 o'slc'cl'4Peer vious to which the principal Tortes in the city and t•eig" oe as hood packed the hustings in St. Andrew's flail; as' ° . ,, 1 06 the doors were opened to the public at large an it' ° ,'; (l , l o f number of the inhabitants of the city rushed into the r i e ie the Hall. Lieutenant Colonel Harvey, the most amongst the Tories, was moved to the Chair ; initheins'f 'be working-man, named Puriand, moved that Smitu n $ called to the Chair, which was seconded. show of hands being called for . the Chartist c the min was elected by . an overwhelming majority.e, let yells against the Tories were terrlfie. The 0 let his party appeared at one time determined to hold the r t , ;i, but movements on the hustings towards the fiont rathe,h' ths cative of di,turbance, alarmed them, and the Colonel. "n er s , Very Reverend the Dean, Samuel Ilignold, Esq., the tary to the Norwieh Union Life-office, John Stracy, Alagist,ate, the leading members of the expelled G rpora`_,ss rapidly made their exit, amidst the execrations of the mg, with the cries of" Down with the Tories, " " No_ MoO°J,A lists," ringing in their ears. The Cnartisti then ins( their Chairman, moved their usual resolutions, in which t h „f popmar. lc 1, expressed their great detestation of the Tory party, and orl og the speakers create i a great feeling in the meeting, by M r e , that the Tories were the greatest tyrants when in orliee' eer ferred to the conduct of the Norwich Tory Guaidian s it' c'isi ploying the paupers in dragging water-carts about tha t . 00 under the control of a policeman, and to the speeches O ti sit Duke of Wellington, the father of our Toly canttidate , 3 "„ ar ti Robert Peel, in favour of the Poor-law Bill. Th e Tory r fo lic immediately issued hand-bills for a meeting at the S; r ig at Hotel, at two o'clock, to which place the body of the pe s od the Hall proceeded ou the conclusion of their meetin.g,,, having demanded admission into the large room, and belnisi,:-.13 fused, a most violent effort to gain admission ensued , n ° o3 ,,:ess one time threatened to lead to frightful c , nseci u tobi; The Tory party were very roughly handled, and weie. " s ib greatest dismay ; the Mayor was sent for , and arrived f t he body of police, and insisted on the immediate dispersion ° meeting or the consequences would have been dissstrou bs.yt of meeting exceeded 2,000. There was a unanimous lusrtvir abomination against the Tories. This at once sE% t oe' defeat at the coming election, aid has struck themewnopport ful disappointment, they having calculated upon th e t of the working classes, whom they have spared no OP° cajole. Norwich, June 2. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) btaille Pursuant to a requisition to the Mayor, the Tortes ° & pt.! the use of St. Andrew's Hail, fir a labile meeting , t° a „ rt ;sen'' petition prating her Majesty to di.mirs lbe bee a o Ministsrs. 'f agitation of this meeting: 113 %,,r ge.ting u for the last fortnight, and or , e t, - te n . secure a "demonstration:" certain negotiations ha.' old going on. between the Tories and the Chartists, o, the i°in m b i . it was understood last wrek that the latter would, t° art ° f ,h their i‘r s i , t implacable enemies, the Tories. Some P the eet aitr, ! , . s s si a ip t pos t e j ! e , h greatest hostility was maniftrted. At a few minaoe,weet. w in a e s eti r o lo g t fi h il d lted wAve o'clock, Mr. Samuel Hignold proposed that og rae t Harvey do take the Chair, which beim:: seconded, tbe r birti s „ Colonel took his seat; immediately after which, a a pros rose arid said that it was usual f ,, r the CtiO:rnari at meeting robe elated by a show of kinds. Ilere the b ta e ,, e° confusion prevaibd. there being at t'-,e 2,000 and 3,000 per,,ns in the HAL The sp,-saker t si , n e tb e I.otel that Mr. Smith (a weaver, d Chartis' )d° : e chair, and, upon the amendment being put, an inult e :ll,ard;,"; rlty of the members pre.ent, declared in favour of lb`, , t " t i This " hcoiy blow and great discouragement" t ":ea to Tories into the great- , t disorder. Colonel Harvey "' a ' to leave the choir, and he, with his friends, left the the possession of the Chartists. Nor ~ The Tories then adjourned to the large room at the „,ov , , Hotel, there to concoct something of a petition. Tbeir,"oll: ' meets brine wattled, the Charti,ts forsook St, Andreoes4 and directed their course to the Non folk llotel. 13 ;bein 4 , scene "beggars all description," and a breach or the pele;cet of apprehended, the Tory clique dared not stir until theY t ye t ,' the Town Hall for a body of police. On the at , 1 3 1,. 3 , 1 0r'' some of the Alagistrates and the police something ""- t, was restored. dau b Thus has ended the intended great meeting, which, stir had it been successful, would have been followed up u , 'i t s° putation to the Marquis a Douro; but, as fly: tie :4 .turned up, it is extremely doubtful whelier he will other contest. Whether, he does or not, depend It, NORWICH WILL DO ITS DUTY, n i be r e. and two UNCOMPROMISING ANTI-MONOPOLISTS VO". turned for this city, whenever a dissolution takes place' THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL A „niP f a. FOR THE CITY OF WORCESTER..—It is with fet.1.130 d ro est,:i mated gratification we announce tothe Reformers of ene' ~j, ° l ,,f that sir Thomas Wide, her Majesty's Solicitor . offer biniself as one or the Candidates for the Represent' l this city on the Liberal interest at the next eleetion;ic.,oo; high talents and equally high attainmeMs of this g en ir, whether at the bar or in the legis'ature of-his count„;pietr: brilliant and well won 'reputation as a forenaie tart' orator, his skiil in debate, the acuteness ttl the clearness of his head, d the well--ecognise hi. , judgment, eminently qualify him nut only for of his hi g hly responsible office, but will ntler baveil'ot scntat:.`e of whoa , the ancient and faithful city viii l ctio"iivl cam , to t „,:s prou‘l• To entertain a d•tutit•of ht* t a t r i tur ge t i n f ,:,:tnnoristratton iu his favour, vrou , d 0 , the ttearts and uni:.7tstandings 61 the citizens of a If wht, if they . could n ot form some emu ectiation "of sue _ ill must be 13ceo: lAits indeed. The Re!Orniers of all g rades round :Sir "Iliiimas Tti E WEST-ItIDING It EP R ESE NT— ,atiO There is likely to be a smart contest for th e rept:es' le`icct'°:,r; this important division of the county, at the en unag, e icein of but • notwitinstandiug , we hare to coogratulale tho w e , j on their ' , resent position; and their atino4 cet tarn Par for . Litt success. So far an the canvass has hitherto proceed''' J.eeps Ilforpetli and Lord Milton it.has exceeded the mos T terg .. eic expectztoris of the noble candidates' warmest suPP ° ,. a t t b o o the meantime, however, the Tones are not s,leeplic d ' o f posts. A numerous meeting was hell at the Stralret,pied , W inn, a',efield, on Monday last, at which it was 4 i, e Ito iz o , bring for vtard two c tn.lidates in the blue inta re-t• & a te. , 0 6' ha , lie , •ti efferel to E. IS. De!os •n, Esq., who Infi lt ,, c , of t . „ift . cepted h secois . to argue but little " v't t ore"; of deuce "on his part. Howe% er, as , ur c ol respnwi':/.., j4f, and rafter faeetiowly nserves, stippose ne i . t i e te two can ittlates be rn:,_ brought tward by the I w ort' i v; that the or tl e y 110 to LeAr ° Re tiou ..f tie teat sl o f en alon e, the it i • but tair that Ff .a i ro t.. l o f e discoaditure with him.—York 6". ETON' MONT EM —'" SA 1. T. " -- - T he *I 6 ' . 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