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CI ALCOCK FOR EAST SURREY. Four days only have elapsed since at one of the largest meetings ever held in this county, THOMAS ALCOCK, Esq., was rominated with acclamation to be the champion o the Liberal interest. A personal canvass at this late period is obviously impossible, but he has already visited many districts, and will attend meetings in other parts of the county, so as to afford the fullest opportunity of ascertaining his sentiments; We are deli;hted to state that we have found the independent Electors true to the great cause of civil and religious freedom. The returns now seat in prove that, by a continuance of the noble determination and exertions already displayed, success must, and will be tke result. COMMITTEES for promoting the Election' of Mr. AL SOCK SIT DAILY at the following places : Central Committee . The Bridge House Hotel, Borough. Bermondsey .. g -lane. Rotherhitho Old Kent-road Lambeth ... The White Hart, Kennington-cross. Christchurch ... Newton's Hotel, Blackfriars-road. St. George, St. Sa- I The Central Committee Room. viour's, Sr. (Aare f Camberwell Wandsworth ... The Spread Eagle. Streatham . The Greyhound. Kingston Richmond ..... The Talbot. Re' ate Croydon It is particularly requested that all communications which may lead to secure his election may be made at any of the above -mentioned places. SAMUEL PALMER, Chairman. GEORGE G. DE H. LARPENT, Vice-Chairman. Central Committee-room, 30th January, 1841. MIDDLESEX REGISTRATION.—The contest for EAST SURREY convinces all parties of the importance of a strict attention to the Register. The Committee of the MIDDLESEX REFORM REGISTRA TION CLUB have determined to persevere, and, therefore, earnestly solicit the aid of all starch Reformers,to enable them to follow up the signal success achieved on the last year's Re gistration. Information will be cheerfully given to and re ceived from the Electors, on application at the Office, No. 11, Beaufort-buildings, Strand. __ _ W. H. JAMES, Secretary. Just ready, in 3 vols., post Bvo., COr, MEMOIRS OF A COXCOMB. A Novel. " He was such a delight—such a coxcomb—such a jewel of a man."-11Fon's.dournal. Richard Bentley, New Burlington -street. EDITED BY THEODORE HOOK, ESQ. THE JANUARY NUMBER OF COL BU R N'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND HUMORIST, Contains the Conclusion of BM. THOMAS HOOD'S NEW POEM, 1 .3115 S KILMANSEG AND HER PRECIOUS LEG." FATIJARS AND SONS„BY THE EDITOR. A BAIL AT THE TUILF.RIES. THE ORANGE VALLEY, BY THE OLD FOP.F.FP RANGER. COUNT HAROLD, A POEM. BRIGHTON 310itAL6 AND MANNERS OF THE 16TH AND lirti CEN. TU SI SC FOREIGN SPORTING, BY Nisteon. TIIE. LITE AND ADVENTURES OF CHARLES CHESTER• FIELD, THE YOUTH OF GENIUS, BY MRS. TROLLOPE,ILLUS TRATIID BY TJIR TURCOIIAN'S IRGER. THE HIGHLAND "TOWER" OF AUGUSTUS SEMFRONIUS SHANE', BUTTON MAIER. Tor PRISONER or WAR. Iteury Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS THIS EVENING, JAN. 30. Will be repeated Shakspere's MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM. Theseus, Mr. Cooper ; Quince, Mr. Bartley ; Bottom, Mr. Harley • Flute, Mr. Keeley • Snout, Mr. Meadows • Snug, Mr. F. 'Matthews • Hermia 'Mrs. Nisbett ; Oberon 'Madame Yestris ; Titania, I Mrs. W. Lacy ; Puck , Miss Mars hall; First Fairy, Miss Rainforth. - ' • After which, The NEW GRAND CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME will be repeated, entitled TIIE CASTLE OF OTRANTO; OR, HARLEQUIN AND THE GIANT HELMET. Harlequin, Mr. C. J. Smith ; Clown, Mr. T. Ridgway; Pantaloon, Mr. Morelli; Oslumbine, Miss Fairbrother. On Monday, the Midsummer Night's Dream, with The New Pantomime. _ _ Doors to be opened at half--past performances to imp once at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and pia( ea for the Bons to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Ten till Fear, where Season Tickets may De had apon application. Dress Boxes, 75. ; Second Frio., 3s. 6d. • First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Prise, 2 s. 6d. ; Pit, is. ; Second Price. ; Gallery, Is. Private Boats to be had so'ely of Mr. And' secs, bookseller 167. New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Engagement of the Celebrated Cask Vaulter, in addition to Ain worth's triumphantly successful Tewer of London, and the acknowledged best Pantomime, which are attracting ►rilliant overflows every evening. TNIS EVENING, JAN. 30. Will be acted a Grand Historical Romance, founded on and entitled THE TOWER OF LONDON. The Tablertax Virans, IplenAid Costume, and Appointments, from tin Design' of the celebrated George Crnikshanks. After r. huh will be repeated the Grand Traditionary Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND MY LADY LEE; OR, GOOSEY GANDER AND TYE SPELL. BOUND GOSLINGS. In which she astonishing and incredible evolutions of the Cask Vaulter will be given, as well as Brunning's Grand Dinravnic Synopsis of Syria; the Pantomimic Characters by the unri valled 80111110 Family; Mr. Southby, the Original Gloom; Miss Sharpe, Columbine ; and the astonishing Gymnastique, Signior Felix Garb). from Franeoni's, at Paris. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. TERRIFIC HIT ! ! ! ENGAGEMENT of the ENCHANTING SONGSTRESS MRS. HONEY. In consequence of the great preparations for the appearance of the INCREDIBLES of PARIS, who will most positively appear on Moxn.t . r, Sth February next, the Lessee, ever anxious to evince his gratitude to a liberal Public,.has, regardless of expense, entered into an arrangement, for Six Nights only, with MRS. HONEY, who will appear en l'iloNnAr NEXT in an entirely new Operatic Farce, entitled THE WIDOW'S - FROLIC, in which she will ping several of her popular Songs. Haines' new t r i ump h ant Play of THE YEW TREE RUINS, or the WRECK, the MISER', and the MURDERER, with the new Grand Pantomime of HARLEQUIN JACK of NEW BURY, or " BA A, BA A, BLACK SHEEP," 'and the OLD WOMAN of BERKELEY, will be performed every Even ing nntill further notice, • won WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Meriting.-- 5 miintee after 7 I Evening-- rilibutos after 7. E •rt „3144.Pubfiettion of the Evening iition of 1' ) . e corn meneed at 20 minutes after Three. 'ount furnished to him he had neither specific names, nor dates of the sales, whether In the Three and-a-Half per Cents., or other stocks. He wished to know whether the assignees meant to divide the stock into an average account, or to drive the unfertu. nate creditors to file separate bills in the Court of Chancery. Mr. HAMI LTON sa id t h at upon t hi s su bj ec t he would give the ap picant every information in his power. Mr. Commissioner Iln.riovn said he thought the offer made by Mr. Samilton was a fair one, and he did not see how it could be at all necessary for Mr. France to go to the Court of Chancery. Mr. John Wright, Mr. Henry Robinson, and Mr. Edmund Wil.. litm Jerningham, surrendered to the fiat in the course of the day, 501 received their protection, and the time for doing so was en larged for Mr. Biddulph, in consequence of the state of his health. We would not ascertain with any accuracy the aggregate of the debts pioved in the course of the day, but among the proofs ad mitted were the following :-Sir George Musgrave and others, as administrators of the goods and chattels of Mary Ann Musgrave, 4391. Cis. 7d.; Sir E. Vavasour, in joint account with Mr. P. Mid dleton, 231. 13e. 7d. ; Sir E. M. Vavasour, for the Lady Dowager Stourton, 1,686!. 145.; Sir P. Stourton, in joint account with Sir E. Vavasour, 1,000/.; the Hon. Charles Langdale, in joint account with others, 1,0001.; the Hon. G. Ferningham, 452/. Is. Bd. ; the Maas Lygan Mine Company, 4,574/. 18s. ; the Deep Level and Halking Mining Company, 651. Is. Id.; the Wicklow Mining Company, 1781. 168. 64. ; Mr. R. Gren viii , 372/ ; the Earl of Surrey, with Mr. E. B:ount and others; as trustees, 7,368/. as. 7d.; the Southampton Dock Company, 1261. 9s. 10d.; the Earl of Shrewsbury, as executor of Lord Dor mer, 14/. 9s. ld.; Sir George Duckett and Alexander Henderson, as trustees for the present lei:ees of the Irish Fisheries, 1,2581. 19r. I Id. ; Mr. Peter M . Evoy, 612/. 4s. 94. ; Henry Francis HoiniP, 4941. Bs. 10.1.; the Right Rev. John Thomas Haynes, 39/. Os. 110. ; D ame Augusta I4tzgerald , 369/. Os. Bd. ; Mr. J. Ever ington, 747!. 9s. ; Sir Robert J. Edin, 6301. ; Mrs. Ann Dallaw, 459/. 3s. ; Mrs. Terese Josephine Eyre, 8471. 4s 9(I. ; Mr. T. Clifton, 394/. 10s. 7d. ; the Hon. Anthony Richard Blake, 158/. Bs. ; Mir W. Jernjugham, 173/. 17s. 6d. ; the General Filtration and Dy.., Ektract Company, 461. 6s. 6d. ; the Ref. G. H. Brewer, as executor of Mr, Pitt Cobbett, deceased, 2,7041. ss. 2d.; Mrs. Elizabeth Curtis, 6661. 175. Id.; the Hon. Philip Stourton, 111. 14s. ; the Earl of Suffolk, as executor to the will of the Right Hon. Lord Henry Thoma, Howard, 360/. 6s. 70. ; the Hon. W. B. Pere, 85/. 17s. ; Lord Petre, for his wife, 9/. 155.; Lord Petre, 6441. Is. 4(1.; Mr. gichard Avery, 976/. 6s. e 4 4. , • *.N vt A )7 :4 td s "••- - A 4, - 4 4., • ilipippri k • ° fs '" ; o r ° lip._ • tOtt LONDON: SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1841. In t'ie Lords yesterday Viscount DUNCANNON laid on the table the ordinances of the Governor and Sp,•ciul Council of Lower Canada. The Marquis of NORMANBY who observed that their Lordships frequently complained of wanting something to do before Easter, in order to give them employment, presented a Bill for better draining and improving large towns. The Bill is the result of the Commissions of Inquiry set on foot by the present Ministry, and its ob jects are benevolent and beneficial so far they can be accomplished by legislation. It will afford the tribunes of the poor a good opportunity to distinguish themselves in the cause of their clients. Lord ELLENBOROUGII praised the Noble Mar quis for bringing forward the Bill, and promised it his best attention. Such a measure in princi ple is agreeable to the demands of the most en lightened philanthropists of the day, and will no doubt give general satisfaction, while it will earn for the Ministers, who have herein showed more diligence than the world has given them credit for, general applause. Lord WHARNCLIFFE, after adverting to the heinousness of the crime committed by Mr. FROST, after quoting some of Chief Justice TINDAL'S observations, and after referring to the statements recently made as to the treatment FROST had received at Van Diemen's Land, put the following questions to the Marquis of Non- MA NBY :—Were the statements true? Had Mr. FROST and his companions been better treated than other prisoners? Had any instructions been sent from her MAJESTY'S Government on the subject? And, had Ministers received any despatches from Sir JOHN FRANKLYN ? In the present state of his knowledge he pronounced no opinion, but the matter, he said, ought not to be left without further information. The Marquis of NORMANBY, after admitting the heinousness of the offence, proceeded to state that the usual code of instructions had been adhered to in the treatment of these per sons. He knew nothing about FROST having been allowed to wear his own clothes, but there was in this country a letter from him, complain ing of having been compelled to wear a convict dress. Sir JOHN FRANKLY N had announced that FROST, WILLIAMS,' and JONES had, on their arrival, been sent to Tasman's Peninsula, and, as being so sent there was the usual punish ment for convicts who had misconducted themselves on the voyage out, he had informed them that they were not sent thither to be tortured. If FROST had been employed as a clerk, it was because it was a more suitable occupation for him ; and, if intended as a favour, it was a total misconception of instruc tions sent from home. The Government were, he affirmed, actuated by the same feelings as the Noble Lord, and anxious to uphold the laws of the country. He was ready to lay any further information before the House which reached the Government on the subject; and he wished it to be understood, that the offences of Mr. FROST and his companions were not of a class to be treated with leniency. We have been anxious to believe that the Ministers were guilty of an act of mercy and consideration to these political offenders, but we are compelled, on the showing of the Marquis of NORMA NBY, to pronounce them wholly innocent. Even the Tories must be satisfied with his declaration; its effect on the masses time must show. After Lord BROUGHAM had reminded their Lordships that the Judges were not unanimous on the technical question mooted at the trial, their Lordships adjourned till Monday. In the Commons the SPEAKER reported her MAJESTY'S Answer to the . Address, which ran in the usual complimentary strain. The petitions presented, and the notices given, are scarcely susceptible of abridgement ; and we refer for them to our report, merely adding, that a motion of Mr. DIYETT to print a petition from Mr. SALOMONS to repeal the disabling oaths im posed on the Jews, was adjourned till Monday. Mr. MACK INNON seems, looking to the Report from the Lords, to have been too late for the fair, in giving notice of his intention to call the attention of the House to the Report on the health of towns.. Re seems time enough, how ever, in proposing to move for a Committee to inquire into the necessity of importing labourers (slaves, qy.) into the West India Islands. Captain Pommi., with• that petty fussiness which now distinguishes the Tories, asked whe ther Lord JOHN RUSSELL was aware that a letter had been written, signed G. E. ANsoN, return ing thanks, on behalf of PRINCE ALBERT, for an Address of Congratulation from the Loyal REPEAL Association. Lord JOHN replied, No. Mr. Poimix.i. said he would repeat the question on Tuesday ; but he wits told by Lord Roux that Ministers would be prepared to reply to a question concerning any act done by their ad vice, but not to reply to a question touching an act done by Prince ALBERT. The Prince may learn from this what a tyrant whip the Tories would hold over him had they the power. A Society sends him a loyal, hearty congratulation nn the birth of his first child; his Secretary, by his order, returns a civil answer; and this gentle manly act, because the Tories dislike the Society, is construed by them into an act of treason against their high mightinesses, their bigotry and politi cal fanaticism. So be it. The formal step of going into a Committee of Supply was taken, when Mr. HUME announced his intention, of bringing the finances of the coun try under the consideration of the House, and Mr. O'CONNELL announced his of asking a ques tion on Monday about the treaty with Texas. The adjourned debate on the Copyright Bill was resumed, tud Mr. Sergeant TALFOURD moved for leave to bring in his Bill, which he said was justified by the previous sanction of large majorities of the House. Mr. WARBURTON opposed the motion in a long speech, in which he made the astounding declaration that he acknowledged no natural rights, but only sights growing out of conveni ence and expediency, which pretty doctrine places the lives and properties of all men and women at the mercy of the fancies of the Legis lature. Because the Hon. Member could quote many instances, unhappily, of legislation and of the constitution of society violating the natural rights of men, he jumped to the conclu sion that they do not exist. According to this doctrine, a babe has no right to the breast of its mother, though nature, not the Legislature, has prepared that for its nourishment. Mr. WAR BURTON'S doctrine is Toryism, essaying to do all things, even to eradicate sin, by legislation run mad. There are, however, many of his observa tions which will disturb the stagnant pool of the public mind. We commend them to the atten tive consideration p of the reade r . H e d en i e d the WAT TYLER doctrine, that whatever a man pro duces by the labour of his hands is his. He de nied, therefore, that men have an absolute right of property in the production of their own minds. He spoke for the public, and in their behalf re sisted the motion. After a few words from Mr. HUME, the motion was carried by 142 to 30, and leave given to bring in the Bill, which was brought up and read a first time. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved for leave to bring in a Bill to continue the Poor-law Commis sion for ten years. Mr. GRIMSDITCU objected to the motion, be cause the Noble Lord had before promised that he would not renew the power of the Commis sioners without first altering the law. Mr. WAKLEY declared that he would oppose the Bill in every stage, if the power of the Corn mi%-ioners was to be continued as at present. Mr. HODGSON HINDE concurred with Mr. WAKLEY, and thought a Committee should ex amine the rules and regulations made by the Commissioners, before continuing their power. To re-appoint them for ten years, was to appoint them for life. After several short speeches of little import ance Lord JOHN RUSSELL defended the new law, and took a rapid view of the faults of the old law and the opinions expressed against it. He was for preserving the Guardians and Commissioners as at present, but he thought the number of As sistant-Commissioners might be reduced to twelve. lie believed that the Report before the House supplied all necessary information, and should deceive the House if he held out any hope of a relaxation in the law. Leave was given, and the Bill was brought in and read a first time. On the motion of Lord ASHLEY, the Factories' Committee was re-appointed. The House adjourned at Half-past Seven. MT. DANIEL HARDCASTLE, alias Mr. PAGE, the great Currency Doctor of the Times, put forth yesterday in that journal a curious theory, which, as the journal says that his lucubrations always excite much public attention, is worthy of notice. The purport or the communication is to " show that gold sin fact a .much cheaper medium of circulation than paper." This para doxical assertion, 3o contrary to the received opinion, Would have been more satisfactorily made out had the said learned DANIEL proved, in the first instance, that the prime cost of the metals and of paper respectively has no influ ence on the subsequent cost. But this is a point which is—we think most unfortunately for Mr. HARDCASTLE'S argument, as the whole theory hinges on it—postponed for future dis cussion. The writer says : Besides the argument we have disposed of in the fore going observations, thet paper money saves the expense of coinage and the loss by wear on metallic money, others are brought forward, as— I. That the material of which paper money is conkt.itu ted being of little value, while gold and silver are very va luable, by using the former instead of the latter, we gain all the difference in the cost of the material, and this gain, they say, is measured by the annual interest on the amount of the difference in the value of the material. 2. That paper is much more convenient in tho making of payments. 3. That it is impossible to carry on the large transac tions of the country by means of metallic money. These points we will discuss on a future occasion, and show that they have no sure holding, but arc all vanity, and less than nothing, Now, the prime cost of the instrument of cir culation is the main consideration in the dispute as to the comparative cheapness or dearness of the two species of currency, and, till we see that branch of Mr. HARDCASTLE'S argument, we can give no opinion whatever on his curious theory. He has certainly brought together a great number of facts to show that the relative expense of keeping in circulation an equal quan tity of paper money and metallic money, looking only to the wear and tear of the latter—making no estimate whatever of losses for sinking of ships, burning of buildings, destruction by war, care lessness, &c. Sr.c , is much greater for the former than the latter. But the highest estimate of ex pense for the former is 21 per cent, while the in terest of capital varies from 3 to-10 per cent., and the advantage of the use of paper is that it substitutes an absolutely valueless material, the loss of which is of no consequence, for one of great intrinsic value, which bears interest in the market. The 24 per cent. represents the wilole cost of a paper currency; to the expense of coin age for a metallic currency, and wear and tear, which alone is considered by Mr. HARDCASTLE, must be added the current rate of interest for the whole sum in circulation, and all the losses of the precious metals. The substitution, however, of a valueless for a costly instrument he is after wards to consider, and, till that be considered, Mr. HARDCASTLE'S arguments, proofs, and theory, are essentially incomplete and defective. The proper made of making the comparison between paper and gold is to find out the whole sum of labour required to extract a given quan tity of ore from the mine, to convert it into bul lion, to bring it to the plaee where it is to circu late, to assay and stamp it, to count it in making payments, &c. &c. ; and also to find out the whole sum of labour required to make a quantity of paper which represents that given value of bul lion, to engrave it, write on it, issue it, make pay ments with it, &c. &c. ; and, making the compa rison now mentally, we have no doubt whatever, in spite of Mr. HARDCASTLE'S ingenious remarks, that any given amount of payments, and the larger the more favourable to paper, may be made, or commodities be exchanged, at a much less expense of labour, by means of a paper cir culation than by means of a bullion circulation. Mr. HARDCASTLE, we are afraid, has a new scheme of paper currency of his own to fall back on, as subsidiary to his bullion currency. For example, he says : At Hamburgh they have no paper money whatever, and by liquidating the great bulk of their transactions by means of bars of silver lying in a hank of deposit, they nut only save the expense of paper, but they also save the loss of coin by wear, and the expense of coinage, and they even save the expense of banking. For the bank at Hamburgh is the bank of the city ; every citizen of good fame and reputation, however humble, has a right to open an account with the bank upon depositing the trifling sum of 100 marks (about 8/.); the profits of the bank arc trilling, and if even they were more considerable, nobody would virtually pay anything; for pnrt of the profits of the bank are bestowed on the poor, and the remainder is applied to other expenses of the city ; and, as if the money which is applied to these purpOses should not be forthcoming out of the profits of the bank, it must be supplied by a tax on the citizens, so is it true to say that their banking operations a..e carried on without any expense whatever, and so, that besides saving the expense of paper ; the less by wear on the coin, and the expense of coinage, the citizens of Ham burgh avoid all the risk and expense of banking. There is not now existing, or ever has been, or can be, a more simple, cheap, and solid system of currency than that which obtains at Hamburgb. But Id the citizens have opened their ac counts with the Bank, how do they make pay ments ? Of course' by means of transferring credit on the books of the Bank from one person to another. These transfers are made by order of the parties keeping deposits, which orders are virtually and truly a paper currency, though con fined to the books of the Bank. Nay, if we are not misinformed, they are so used by the diffe rent merchants who lend each other credits at the Bank, as our merchants give checks on their bankers. Whether the banking system of Ham burgh be superior to our banking system is a question we shall not now discuss, though we may remark that we have it in fact already amongst us; but it is, we believe, from considering that this system of deposits and of banking is preferable to our system, and by proposing to adopt it, that Mr. HARDCASTLE is to get over the objection to his theory, that gold costs less than paper. He would substitute another system of - banking, another species of paper money for that which is in use amongst us, and show if he can that his paper money is the cheapest. No European nation is now without a paper currency ; and the natural manner in which it has grown into gene ral use, and been substituted for metallic money, is a prima facie reason for believing that Mr. HARDCASTLE'S theory is unsound. For one observation the public ought to feel grateful to Mr. HARDCASTLE, because it places the wrong practised by the Legislature in giving a monopoly to the Bank of England in a clear light. " The promissory note of a banker," says Mr. HARDCASTLE, " is a debt, and yet upon this debt he gains interest. Now, that a man should pay interest on a debt is in many cases plainly reasonable, but that he should receive interest on a debt, and that with every extension and multi plication of his debts his income should increase, is against all reason, and justice, and honesty, and common sense." That is admirably true. How then does the Legislature act with regard to the borrowing Bank or England ? It guarantees to it a monopoly of borrowing from the public, and at the same time acting in the name of the pub lic, and on behalf of the public , gives to the Bank interest on the very money the Bank borrows from the public at no interest. This is a regular juggle, by which the Bank, through the instru mentality of the Legislature, which is 'constituted to protect the public, annually juggles the public out of a great portion of its large income. We cannot, however, conclude, with Mr. HARD CASTLE, " that there ought to be no paper money whatever, or it should be issued for the benefit of the Government." On the contrary, we be lieve that there must be paper money, and that it ought not to be issued by the Government. It originates mercantile credit; and, when most genuine and valid, represents commodities on their way to market, none of which are produced or possessed by Government. Government re ceives revenue, but produces none. Paper money t ru a n Theals. p rop e r y rboo a pt d eh t r n )r t y , e m l k eo e d;e m r n e t m a l e l n i c t s m a o n n d ey i - , n b d v e i n_ d for the abuse is to leave it perfectly free and leave e ac h i n di v i dual to borrow f rom the pu b lic, on his own promises to pay, as much as the public will lend him. Pri vate banks, into the credit of which the public of every locality can inquire, and which may be made to embrace the whole community as share holders, with a perfectly free trade in banking, are the best means of preventing the ab uses of the paper-money system. But whether this be correct or not, the subject is now attracting so much attention, and so much light is thrown on it every day, that the law concerning it, by which one company is now enabled to plunder the community, cannot be much longer conti nued. The declarations of the Tory leaders, on the first day of the Session, in favour of preserving paw, Aanyl,T7lTlTag " nyannall," L; ON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30. 1811. We must return once more • to. Walsall. There are, we believe, in the borough many little tradesmen, nailers and locksmiths, who are necessarily, in some measure, dependent for accommodation on bankers and iron masters, and who are likely to suffer if they honestly vote for Mr. SMITH. To force men, who are made dependent by the Corn laws, to vote against their convictions by any kind of pecuniary coercion, is a scandalous tyranny, and the members of the League can employ themselves no more usefully than in ascertaining the names of those persons who use this kind of compulsion, and of those who are exposed to it. The former, if indeed,any men can now dare to affront the honest enthusiasm of the people by such conduct, and risk the personal consequences, should be held up to general opprobrium. The latter may be assured that the public will throw its shield over them. Their associates in this good cause will come to their relief from every part of the empire, and save them harmless from the consequences of doing their duty. It was suggested sometime ago that a subcrip tion should be entered into, to ensure the electors of Walsall against personal loss for the votes they may give. Such a subscription will, we trust, be set on foot, so that the electors may rely on being protected against the injustice of any overbearing monied or landed tyrant who may pretend t 4 command their votes. Let them, then, fearlessly - do their duty, and rely on receiving not only protection, but applause from their countrymen. The Tories show the respect in which they hold the electors by. the candidate they offer to their choice. Mr. GLADSTONE, a young naval officer, has never acquired any distinction either in his profession or out of it. He is conspicuous only as the representative of his father's purse, heavy with the sweat, and tears, and blood of toiling slaves. He is the type of a double monopoly, that of corn and that of sugar, and his supporters vote to enrich West India planters, and English landowners, by levying a tax on the sugar and the bread of the people. To constrain men against their con sciences to vote in fav our o f such a double iniquity is a species of tyranny scarcely to be surpassed. To resist it is the bounden duty of every man. Throughout the empire, accordingly, there are many throbbing hearts anxious to be placed in the post of honour like the men of Walsall ; but they alone can fill that, carrying with them, however, to the contest the sympathy and the prayers of millions of their fellow -creatures. GOD grant success to the righteous cause ! We have received the whole of the Paris Jour nals of Thursday. It appears from them that the French Government expected that a paragraph in the QUEEN'S Speech would refer to our rela tions with France, and its omission has inflicted a wound upon the sensibility of our G a lli c neigh heailne healed by the pe liament. r b u o s u a r l s 0 , f the w firste trust nights debate l be The Court organ, the Debats, has the following significant remark upon this omission : " In the paragraph of the Speech of the Queen, which re fers to the relations of Great Britain with foreign Powers, no mention is made of the name of France. That is %circum stance the force of which we have no intention to disguise. We accept this silence without exaggerating or lessening its signification. These sorts of national courtesy should be alto gether free. We have no right to complain of their omission. fhe debates already opened in Parliament, without any doubt, will throw a light on the consequences of the events which have occupied Europe. We wait for them before we judge definitely of the dispositions which the discourse of the Crown abstains from speaking cf." The Chamber of Deputies was still occupied on Thursday with the Fortifications Bill. Gene ral SCHNEI D E R had proposed a whole stri n of amendments, which were supported by MM. LAMARTINE and MAGUIN, and opposed by MM. DE BESSIERES and DE REMUSAT, who spoke en thusiastically in favour of the original Bill. M. °DILLON BARROT was ascending the tribune when the mails left Paris. The speeches have no interest whatever for English readers. The following extracts include all the news of any interest in these papers:— On Wednesday evening the first grand ball for the season was given at the Palace of the Tuileries. The invitations amounted to 4,001, and carriages continued setting down till a very late hour. All the Ministers, znanyef the members of the corps diplomatique, numerous foreigners of distinction, includ ing many English, and most of the Members of the two Cham bers, were among the guests. The supper was given as usual in the theatre of chateau, and the effect produced by this hall, when the ladies were all seated, was very dazzling. Danc ing was kept up to an early hour. A letter from Pau says The return of the Carlist refugees to Spain by way of Oleron, continues to take place with all desirable regularity. Three or four hundred refugees are forwarded every day. In Spain, too, the regulation for their route appears to be very satisfactory. The neces sary provision and pay are allowed with equal humanity and judgment. The Government of Jaea has given notice that all the refugees sent to that place have arrived without one being missing. " On the 20th of January, 2,794 refugees had recrossed the frontier by the road of Urdoz."—Moniteur. The Messager of yesterday having said that the first three letters published by the Gazette are fa/sifted, appropriating to itself the article of the Morning Post, which it quoted some days ago, we cannot suffer a violation of the truth hr that Journal, and a calumny so odious as that which tends to excite a belie( that we have published falsified letters, and that we knew that they were falsified. Censequen`ly using the right which the law gives us, we are resolved to-day to bring an action for calumny against the Messager. We have repeatedly declared that the letters published by us were authorised. We have required that they may be sub. mated to a legal examination. The Messager is really not ex cusable in repeating that they were falsified. There are two contrary assertions before us, and we desire public opinion to decide between its assertion and curs with full knowledge of the fact. It must be known whether it er we aro calumniators. —La . Gazelte de France. The ordinary estafette from Calais has not yet arrived, but the Speech of the Queen of England, which wo subjoin, ha s been brought by an express. Admiral blackau arrived at Paris on Wednesday morning, and immediately waited on the President of Councl and the Minister of Marine and Foreign-office. The Toulon Sentinelle de la Marine of the 24th instant has the annexed article:— " The British packet Hydra has arrived at Marseilles from Marmorice direct, and it is supposed that it brings despatches of the utmost importance for its Government. But this packet had but one despatch for Lord Palmerston, which was sent off by enafette ; and as the vessel is in quarantine, there was no means of obtaining any information from the officers, who have received orders, no doubt, to ,ay nothing. Therefore the , greatest uncertainty prevails with respect to the affairs of the Levant, the usnal post not having yet arrived; besides, it will only bring news to the 7th. There is a vast field for conjec tures. Admiral Walker, left Constantinople on the 29th Dec in the Stromboli • he was the bearer of Mehemet Ali's pardon, and the hope of being recognised hereditary Pacha of Egypt, under the quadruple condition of restoring the fleet, evacuating Syria, reducing his laid and naval forces, and of proclaiming the fundamental laws of Turkey in his pachalic. Admiral. Walker must have arrived at Marmoriae on the 31st of Decem ber, and at Alexandria on the Ist or 2d of January. What has passed from that period to the 13th, the day of the depar ture of the Hydra, is not known." The Augsburgh Gazette of the 23d has the annexed letter from Beyrout of the 21st December:— " In a very short time four Governors of Antioch have been changed. One expelled the other, and this catastrophe has created reports tending to compromise the authorities. At La takia the Christians are treated in the most revolting manner. The priests have been beaten and insulted most grossly. There was a meeting in broad day, before the British agent's hotel, and there a native of the Levant, named Elias, uttered excla mations which resounded, aWe will give up our Ananeas,' said peace with France, have given very general satisfaction. They have been everywhere read and admired, particularly the noble assertion which the speech of Lord BROUGHAM excited the Duke of WELLINGTON to make. To us they were doubly welcome, because they not only assured us that peace would, if possible, be preserved; but they gave a complete contradiction to the many sentiments of indignation . and wrath against France to which the Tory journals have lately given utterance, and which they have endea voured to make common throughout the land. It is now plain that those journals were speak ing without communication with their leaders, and no more expressed th e i r op i n i ons, and were no more in their confidence, than is the Standard respected by the Duke of WELLINGTON. They may he displeased with this public rebuke, but the nation at large is comforted and assured by learning that the Tories, not less than the Whigs, desire to preserve the peace of Europe, and to continue the most friendly relations with France. The Tory leaders have not only done honour to themselves by their declarations, but they must have strengthened the Ministers in their determination and desire to cherish, if possible, the good understanding between the two coun tries. That Sir ROBERT PEEL might take a ' somewhat different view from the lqinisters, as to the courtesy due to M. GUI,ZOT and the French Monarch, seems to us no matter of re proach; nor do we see anything in the language in which he expressed his difference of opinion deserving of censure. It is at the same time true that the incorrectness of his view was ably exposed by Lord PALMERSTON, who demon strated that to have communicated the Treaty, with a view to obtain the concurrence of France, would have been an insult, by implying a doubt of her sincerity and truth. Resting satisfied with the success of Lord PAL MERSTON, and seeing much to admire in the decla ration of Sir R. PEEL, we not only have not joined our Liberal Contempories in carping at what Sir R. PEEL said, but we have thought, and continue to think, that their attacks are unjust. It is also doing an injustice to our own cause—the cause of peace, and the cause of the Ministers, when Sir R. PEEL and the Duke of WELLING TON spoke so strongly in their favour—to dwell with pertinacity on the very small difference of opinion which Sir IL PEEL Manifested. We will freely confesS that we were too much pleased with the honom 4 able, humane, and statesmanlike declarations of both, to look for little hooks of discrepancy on which to hang carping objec tions and quibbling censure. this infuriated individual, ' to Arab soldiers, rather than sub mit to the dominion of Christians,' and the people applauded. The most bloodthirsty songs were repeated with frenzy, the dogs of Christians were to be subjected to the vengeance of the people; Ibrahim is no longer here. Those cursed dogs of infi dels shall be trampled under foot by us. At Aleppo, Tripoli, and everywhere the Mussulmen are very numerous, the same excesses are renewed. At Damascus only tranquillity prevails, that city still acknowledging Ibrahim's authority. It is to be hoped t hat Mehemet Ali's enemies, who have so much ex claimed against hi m , w ill repa i r to Syria in order to form an idea of the prosperity which a change of Government has effected in this country. Assuredly Mehemet Ali's despotism is better than anarchy !" BOURSE..—PARS, THURSDAY, JAN. 28. I iret Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pricy. Price french 5 per Cents ll2 40 II? 40 112 10 112 10 4 per Cents 29 ... 99 9 . 1.. 99 3 per Cints 77 5 77 5 ... 76 S 5 ... 75 85 Ba kof entice Lahtte Bank I,eool. Sh.— 1047 50 ...1017 50 ...1047 50 —1(47 50 50091*. Shares 5110 ...5110 ...5110 ...51!0 ! , !elgian 5 der Cent 98% 914 1 ... 7;8% ... 98% New !man—. ..... 91% ... 9733 ... 98% ... 98% ipanish Acave ......... 25% ... 25% ' 2.5% ... 25% Passive ... 6% (5% ... 6 1 4 New 17cferre.1 Portuguese 3 per Cents 2l ... 11 ... 21 Oxman RAILWAY SHARES. 435 ... 432 50 4nl 320 ... 320 ... 320 485 ... 485 165 ... 4b5 213 75 248 75 ... 247 LO .27 5 ! 465 ... 405 ... 465 ... 465 Ve:saillci,R. B L. 8.•... O • 00000 Orleans .. Str,burg to Bale louen Madrid Journals of the :21st inst. have reached us, but they do not contain a syllable of political news of the slightest importance. The following extract from a private letter is of some com mercial interest : There is some rumour in the financial world of a combina tion which Safont, the capitalist, is said to have proposed to the Government, by which he purposes to place at its disposal 100 millions of reels in money at different periods, and 500 millions in paper ; the latter to be negotiated at 25 per cent. The capitalist requires as a guarantee the revenue arising from the saltwerks. No reliance can be placed on these rumours, which einariate from parties interested in stock-jobbing opera tions. The elections are said to be entirely at the mercy of the Exaltalns. The Moderados resolved to keep away, and they have fulfilled their promise. According to a statement published by the Madrid Gazette, 933 of the national domains have been sold during the mi.nth of November; they were valued at 10,251,188 reals, and sold for 27,179,166 reels. By adding these figures to those of the domains sold in the preceding month, there have been 35,159 domains sold, which were valued at 62.3,082,691 reels, and re alised a nett sum of 1,375,347,543 reals. The Fives were at 30 for cash on the 21st. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There were but a moderate supply, with a great demand: prices was fully supported. Beef, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; Mut ton, 3s. to 4s. ; Veal, 4s. to :is. Bd., and Pork, 3s. 6d. to ss. Game and Poultry was in good supply ; the demand, stock, and prices, Jruch the same as last quoted. WIIITECHAPEL .111 . EAT MARKET. The market was well supplied, and a good demand has _pre. vailed. Beef, 2s 8d t o 4 s 4d ; M utton, 2s 4d to 4s 2d; Veal, 3s 10d to 5s 8d; Pork, 3s 4d to ss. TEA MARKET. There was but a moderate amount of business done in Corn pany's Congou ; no sellers, however, under Is Sid cash. The Free Trade Market was fiat, and prices inclined to give way. TALLOW IIARKET. Prices were firm for P. Y. Candles on the spot at 465. 6d. and a good demand prevailed. For delivery the operations were on a more extended scale at 465. 3d. par cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY LONDON, JAN. 30.—Wind this day at noon, light airs at North, with hazy weather. DEAL, JAN. 29.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrived the William Lee, Shepherd, from Calcutta; Swallow, Withycombe, Zan zibar. Sailed the outward-bound. DOVER, JAN. D.—Arrived off, the Romeo, Block, from Charleston; Neerlands, Koning, Batavia. LIVERPOOL, JAN. 29. Wind N. W. to S.W.—Arrived the Harriet and Jessie, M'Kown, from Charleston. Sailed the Shannon, Killock, for Bombay; Monticello, Lawson, Savan nah ; Rival, Sutherland, Nassau ; Adam Lodge, James. Charleston ; Independence, islye, New York. CowEs, JAN. 29.—Sailed the James, Paslty, for Calvitta. DUBLIN, JA N. 27.—Sailed Garonne, Holmes, for Antigua. BRISTOL, JAN. 29.—Sailed the Pitt, Antrobus, for Africa; Steadfast, Simpson, Demerara. The Daniel has been got off, and has proceeded. PORT TALBOT, JAN. 28.—The Bristol packet, of Ply mouth, will become a total wreck. The Beasley, M'Carthy, it is expected, will be got off. • NOTICE TO MARINERS. The following is a copy of a letter received at Lloyd's from the Admiralty, dated Janua-y 29, 1841 : " Sir,—l ara commanded by my Lords Commissioners of One Admiralty to request that you will state to the Committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, that as inconvenience may arise to ships sailing to the coast of Africa without the Master of such ships having Certificates required by the 6th clause of the 10th article of the Treaty with Spain, my Lords would re commend th-tt they provide themselves with the above Certifi cates accordingly. " I am, ir, your most obedient humble servant, (Signed) "JOHN BARROW." " To William Dobson, Esq., Lloyd's." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MAI X ET, FRIDA V...—The demand this week has fallen much short of last. Consequently the transac tions are less extensive, with a greater degree of unsteadiness in prices of all kinds, save Egyptian and Sea Islands, the latter being still inclined to improvement. In other American descriptions•purchases are being made at d. per lb. under the highest point, particularly for qualities ranging from fair down wards. Surats may be had at a similar decline, and Brazils at about hd. under Friday's rates. Speculators have taken 3,000 bales of American, and 300 Surat. 630 Amer:ea, 9.0 Bahia, andllso Surat have been forwarded into the:country this month unsold. Though there is not much animation in the Market there is more disposition to business at the decline noticed above, and the sales to-day are about 4,500 bags of all kinds. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, JAN. 29. —Our mar ket is firm, but little business doing : —London and Birming ham, 179; Lo,ndon and South Western, 58; Manchester, Bolton, and Bury, 51; Manchester and Bir.r ingham, 25i ; Ditto Extension, 2 ; Manchester anti Salford Water Works, 54 ; Macclesfield Canal, 33 ; Mersey and Irsvcll Navigation, 555. THE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of yes terday, 89% % for the Account; Money, 694 %; Exchequer Bills, 4 6 prem. ; Bank Stock, 166 167; India Stock, 246 248. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active same as they closed, 24% 4 ; Deferred, 124 4 ; P ass i ve , 63 6%; Portuguese a shade better, left off 32%, rt present 321 ; Three per Cents., 201 ; Brazilian, 73 74 ; Colombian 22% 231: Mexican, 274 28} ; Chilian, 58 60; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 50A ; Five per Cents., 98% 991. SisA ass. — Great Western, 284' to 294 prem. ; New, 13% 141 prem. ; London and Brighton, 6% 6 dis. ; Blackwall, 4% 3 % dis. ; Birmingham, 88 90 prem. ; Southampton, 58 59 per share; Croydon, 12% per share; Greenwich, 84 % per share; Manchester and Birmingham, 15 14 dis. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Eastern Counties Ditto Debentures Great Western Ditto Fifths ... 4 .... 1081 Condon and Greenwich ..... ...... 20 Ditto Scrip London and South Western 384 581..... to Northern and Eastern fork and North Midland ... . COURSE OF EXCHANGE—( YESTERDA Y.) Amsterdam C F. 12 5-1 'Gibraltar Ditto, at sight Rotterdam 9 U. 12 6 Genoa ' 25 80 Antwerp l2 54 Milan ... Hamburgh... ....ALB. 13 10 , Venice. ............ Altona... Paris, 3 days' sight 25 45 'l 4 a ermo, per oz 120 Ditto, 3 months 23 70 ;Lisbon... ...... ....... ... b 2 Marseilles... .. ...... Bourdeaux... ...... . .... 23 75 Rio Janeiro 2B Frankfort on Maine.... 1492 !Bahia Petersburgh, 3 U 5..... 371 'Buenos Ayres — Berlin 7 0 INewYork, 21 days' sight 46/ Vienna, effec. ft. 8 M lO 3 Philadelphia Trieste, ditto Madrid Cadiz 35% Foreign Gold, bars.. 317 9 'lillsoa 354 New Doubloons 0 0 0 Barcelona Seville ..... 354 Silver in Bars 0 5 0i PRICES OF IRISITSTOCKS, DUBLIN, JAN. 28. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 978 Grand Canal 5t0ck......... Ditto Reduced ...... Ditto New, 1830 34 per Cent. Dcbs. HALF.PAST ONE. In consequence of a general impression that Ministers will soon require a loan, or funding of Exchequer Bills, several sales have taken place in the course of the morning in the Bri tish Market, both in Consols and Reduced. One breker sold sixty thousand Consols, as well as a lot of Reduced, which had the effect to damp the market. Consols, which were in the early part of the morning at 89% fur the Account, may be quoted at present 893, mone y 894, they were 891 a; Exchequer Bills lower, 6 3 5 prem. ; In dia Bonds, 10 dis. In Bank Stock nothing done ; India Stock 248. The Foreign Market has been inactive. Spanish Active reached 21i, at present 24i1, ; Passive GA ; Portuguese nothing 'one; Mexican 28 ; Dutch Tno-and .a-Half per Cents. 50; Five per Cents, nothing done. In Shares not much doing. Eastern Counties B s ' ; Ditto Debentures 5%; Great Western fifths 10i • South Western ; Northern and Eastern 264 ; York and north Midland 73. We lisvO no further arrivals at present. Spanish just done at 244 25k. A. SpEtits, ESQ., M.P.--We rejoice to state that there is no truth in the report that Mr. Speirs died at Leamington on Wednesday the 17th inst. According to letters received within the last ten days, he was still at Naples, but not in very good health. The paragraph announcing 11 , s death was communicated by a gentleman on whose authority- we have generally implicit reliance. BOROUGH C:l7 REIGA rE.—A Correspondent ziforins us that. Dr. Bc4;rd, of Loudoun House, Brixton, has gone down this morning to Reiga'e, to l resent himself es a candidate in opposition to Lord Eastnor. We have also heard that Mr. Watson, a barrister, is to start in the Literal interest. BAIL FOR AIR. VINCENT THE CHARTIST.-- Mr. Arthur Dyson, a bola •ller, and Mr. Cameron, a brace and stockmaker, appeared again yesterday before Mr :1141, at Bose-street police-court, to offer themselves as sureties in the sum of 50/. each for the good behaviour for the next three y errs of Mr. Vincent, the Chartist, at pre sent confined in Oakham gaol. Mr. Hall, the Magis trate admitted Mr. Grrneron's eligibility, but -.rejected Mr. D; son on the ground of insufficiency. The Alagis t:rial rule is that no rent or taxes, &c. be due by parties proposing to become sureties. By the death of Lady \Vigram, a large accession of fortune devolves to the present Baronet. who assumed the name and bearings of Fitzwygram. The late Sir Robert was Member for Wexford at the period of the Union, and grandson of Margaret, sister of the first Viscotutt Loftus. Heywood was no precedent for their Lcrdships; they were to judge of the facts which came before them, and it was for them to say what punishment ought to be inflicted on the defendant for the publication which bad been laid 7 J before them. The COURT having consulted for some time together, Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE pronounced the judgment of the Court, which was that the defendant be imprisoned in the custody of the Marshal of the M4rshalsea for the space of (our months. THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE STREET. NooN. JAN. 30, Birometcr 3O 34 lu. Thermometer Highest 5 6 .5 Lowest Freezing Point 32 Deg. SOUTHAMPTON. A number of vessels from Cowes, Portsmouth, and the casttrn ports, are proceeding to the westward, for the mackerel season, which has commenced very early this year. A quantity of fish have already been brought to this port to be forwarded to town. This is another benefit our railroad has brought us. The vessels last year ran to Portsmouth, from whence the fish was conveyed in carts to town, and we got the fish from thence ; now this town and neighbourhood has the best and freshest supply, and they are also obtained at a cheaper rate. Isle of Wight lambs passed this way to town last season for the first time. We have seen none en route 3 et, but we hear they are very fine and plentiful, and that many have been slaughtered in the island, weighing from 91bs. to 10lbs. per quarter. Turnips are very plentiful, but hay and straw both scarce and dear ; the former 61. per ton, the lat ter 51. per load. The weather hs set in remarkably fine, barometer, 30'10. Wind N.—Jan. 29. AFFAIR OF HONOUR.—On Wednesday last a duel took place in Ross-shire bEstwixt Duncan Davidson, Esq., of Tulloch, and Hugh Ross, Esq., of Cromarty and Glastullieb. The quarrel originated in the proceedings of the county meeting lately held tit InvergordGn on the subject of tie Prison Board. . After the usual prelimina ries, !..Ir. David Eon fired, as we arc informed, "somewhat in the dir.. , ction" of his opponent, and Mr. Ross discharged his pistol in the air. The seconds now interfered, and the principals having shaken hands, left the grow-al.—lnver nets Courier. A COLD BATH.-011 the morning of Sunday the 10th instant, eight persons under went the ceremony of baptism by immersion in the mill stream, near the iron ar , d tin works of H. U. Dowoman, Eiq., Carmarthen. Of the eight, six were females, and the whole most heroically braved the plunge, with the thermometer at the freezing point. CHELSEA HOSPlTAL.—Yesterday a Special Jury at the Court of Sewers gave a verdict in favour of tl‘e Commissioners whose assersment was disputed by Chelsea College upon three grounds—first, that it was not assess ble at all; secondly, that the Hospital drrived no benefit from the sewers ; and, thirdly, if assessable, the assessment had been made at much too high a rate. EVEN INC, ED ITION PANORAMA OF ST. JEAN WACO' . 0 > We we re fi tvoure d yesterday with P 1 view of this Panorama, attract attention, if only from its subject. k ut painting it exhibits °Teat skill and S pirit, t there are occasional marks of haste abo g- i e l n , which will be sure:: arising' no doubt from the artists' anxietYtill: n t plete before the circumstances of the 1 : g n , bombardment of the fortress should be forg°,,;, e The spectator is supposed to stand on th e ext% t point of the land on which Acre is situateci,J at the junction of its two sides which are ,t t to the sea, and form a strongly fortified !..I,lclio e aiwile. He thus commands a view of the Wil re . action in both directions, the immedi - Wt i llie ground being occupied by th© works, . 0) 2,..4g Egyptians, who are represented busilysel;to their guns. Directly in front, which vpl ip , be the centre point of attack, are follr vessels ; to the right are the British ships foremost among which, an d conspicuous to l e tremendous broadsides they are firing% 11- 4 he Powerful, and the Princess CharlottE... ; t t r ti l ar i left, next t o th e steamers are the vessels ; and lastly, a Turkish ship of sev iker, four guns, comman d e d by Rear-Admiral W it D o f whom the S u lt an h as lately raised to the ink large porti on o f th e d evote d c i ty; an d in dist a Pacha. At th e b ac k o f t h e s p ec tator is s ce n , i __. o the summits of the mountains of Can' g itli often referred to in Holy Writ-- the snowy heights of the Lebanon. The ‘ vij c i t h Panorama is full of incident, and stirring I vo life, to• a degree not often witnessed in t r a. paintings. The figures of the Egyptian troor-r; their varied grouping, and resolute demearof while the broadsides and shells from the sh b il ) f ini war are making dreadful havoc among, t 7 i t hat are pourtrayed with singular animation;,o-1: t he part of the picture which will most riv e ' rel it spectator's attention, is the explosion of the g Writ—t'.' lok powder magazine, which produces a trub r A t ip pressive effect by reason o f its vigorous ee lc t7Jiii Mr. Burford has been not less fortunate delineation of the shattered state o f the rr t which are crumblin g t o pi eces i n all direc t under th e i rres i s tibl e cannona d e o f the hesr v ir The bleeding and mangled corpses of ti le s : s tile tiaras whi c h mee t the spectator's eye in in', directinn he turna 7 add xrcatly ; 0 the 5 „vi e horrors of the scene . W e ha d no idea 5 - ta . saw this Piviorama, of the gr e at extent 101- 'Ol digious strength o f S t. Jean D'Acre, first glance at its array of forts and walls bra 'be with cannon in all quarters, would appear to quite impregnable. LITERATURE. 'NOP THE GUIDE TO TRADE—THE MAKER—PART 11.—By JAMES Ligr°''' . Knight and Co. London. f pub' This is the continuation o f a series o f 'or o, lications on trade and pr o f ess ions. T h e, and we believe, was entitled the " Milliner/. of gave a 'lengthened detail of the mYst ell ,„ e the the art of setting off the female forni, t - b t ore best advantage, which we have no (10.,"„wiltl to been found of use to ladies in generals Moor the milliners in particular. The preseAt,ii be her—the second--on the " Shoemaker," found equally useful to both man and woolitc;tea is written by a practical man well aoq uai ; tzp with the history an d art o f trenc hi ng ', cuttillioel hides, measuring for every species of booty p ea pump, and slipper, and is agreeably intaerisP.ece to with amusing anecdote and salutary u A f e io o both master and man. The following .1 1.1- 110 6 '' remarks we recomme n d, no t on ly to mas ter 8- makers, but masters in all trades:— lae lt I have always been of opinion, and have o bserve I bo o to be generally the truth, that where the employe i f m ost a proper consid erat i on f or t h e man , t h ere t h e Me n ‘,4° S ready to serve. I reco ll ect a master s h oem aker sal job' one time in my hearing, that the way to keep W missive was to keep them poor; and, acting nP tc! h aunt " 'vie s lief, what was the situation of his shop? , t t ee the number of hands he required ; a - closer han:, o oP or three pairs of legs to close in a week, when " n 60t# do eight or nine; a hootman might g et two pairs ; l ore toms to make when he could put thr ough his hae g u e t than twice the number—and ito on. On the .°4 l j e u d his night he would pay no one man before what bee td th‘ time, so that if any individual workman had fia li : c lor) sorry amount of his week's labour at three or f°" : ll ' 'ele . , in the evening, he could not obtain his money tr;jon five or six hours after, till the slowest or most carrie s a id also finished theirs, and then the whole party wet nu bs together. Thus, at about ten or eleven o'clock at their might be seen some eighteen or twenty men rangi ri g ore, backs along th e s h o p wa ll, an d wa i t i ng lik e so 01 1111 ,;,,t0 , vassals for :the d e m an d o f t h e i r bill s , an d the rc e t; c l to their paltry amount. The man of family after this "' d i , take his little sum home, send his wife at the worst P. 04, ble hour to mar k e t, or perhaps wait till Sunday mo rni o when every choice o f a good and profitable seleetiOnsoo, gone, beside the thorough bad look of the thing: . cer as as there cannot b e th e s li g ht est a d v antage made to e , s uss from this m anner o f ac ti ng , d oes i t ne t seem strene,. oo o any person havin g the least authority o ver another to thus conduct himself, and particularly so as it' is No p ill his own hindcrance than otherwise. The journerne",, o t do nothin,g for such a master but what he really o'm help ; and, where he is a thoughtful and determined 01.116 he will look out for what c o nnexion he can make tosyl:4 becoming his own master, and.perhaps take away sots', his employer's best customers. ho& The subjoined anec d o t e proves that a clever % 0 4, maker .may with i mpun i ty disobey the conifil ne ultra crepidant:— .• About twenty years ago there was in the cllW l t' oe .. Messrs. Davis and Gann, foreign order. boot and:: it.: makers of Gracechurch street, London, persons ", - ;,,rt'. was said, could cut up more hide leather in a day, n, r ee and make h ready for the maker, than any other 1"" tolc men could do in the same time. Nor were his e iUP # the inconsiderate of his merits, for they gave him tefi c " ;i m' salary of any other individual engag ed on the Preelioe This individ ua l a f terwar d s beganbusiness as a be : C l master for himself, and, as might be expected( ve l l e l efr successful. Aft..,r a few years, however, he le ft a fter transforming his p re mi ses i n one n i g ht into e fl ", fe rs line of trade entirely, so that when the shutter! ;is taken down in the morning, instead of boot' he iPti bir his window as usual, there was now seen nothing Woe cults, to the great chagrin of another biscuit-hek er h ofore lived only next door, an d w h o h a d some little'tio! "frole refused to accept the sum of three thousand pounne,..,l the shoemaker for his b us i ne s s ; th e p ar ti e s having "'ilia; prior understandin g to thi s effect, which being iftellgter• broken by the bisc u it-b a k er , th e s h oema k er at once deter' mined upon, and soon and secretly accomplished , t ba t .tbn described magician-like sort of revenge. - Mr. 0. 0 a i_1 11) name of this clever man of the world, is yet living. 104 well known and respected in the city, having first M a ; 14,40: 1 advance from a shopman to a s h o p f his own , e ll 'h t ii, l 4 l from boots to biscuits, e n d now , b es id es hi s biactritt ' i itit the owner of several first-rate merc h an t v e ssels, , v -5 rich freights to and from the East. aft SONNETS, Br SIR JOHN HeNluts, 2 74112.* Moxon, London, 1841. it We noticed a small volume of poego L i t olt John Hamner several months ago in P ie d vle and spoke of them in terms of praise ; 3 , 11 h, fa may, with perfect justice, speak in equ a ' l , l o vourable terms of the volume of Sonuct s r - the lying on our table, which display much 0 ; a re,, ; . calm, thoughtful spirit of Wordsworth, allrzon.., still further recommended to us by their 11 0 7 - 0 0 ease and grace of versification. But few c " cel modern poets have attained to any great e irr r lence in that difficult—and, in inferior han ds '„eti practicable—species of composition, the So A l- t he but Sir John Hanmer is one of these few, an' distinction is an enviable one. r - Josepn caeca,.. - ! , ?.■ &my QUEEN'S BENCH,-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) THE QUEEN V. rewss This was a rule calling upon the defendant to show cause why an information in the nature of a quo warranto should not be exhibited against him, to show by what au thority be exercised the office of town clerk of the borough of Reigate. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL (With Mr. ERIE) DOw ap peered to show cause against the rule. The facts of the case were these. The defendant was a councillor of the borough, but resigned that situation, On the 28th of September an election for the office of town clerk took place, but three clear days' notice of the meeting had not been given, and he (the Attorney-General), therefore submitted that the proceedings under that election were void, The numbers at that election - were—for Mr. Dawes, 7 ; for Mr. Jenner, 5. It vas, however, objected to Mr. Dawes that he had not paid the fine, and must still be held to be a Councillor. A second election took place on the sth of October, of which due notice had been given, and on that occasion the fine having been previously paid, Mr. Dawes was elected by a majority. The objection taken was, that Mr. Jenner had been duly elected at the first election, Mr. Dawes not being then eligible. Sir F. Pommel( was heard in support of the rule, and the Court made the rule absolute. THE QUEEN U. lIETHERINGTON—JUDGMENT. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL prayed the judgment of the Court upon Henry Hetherington, who had been convicted during the sittings of the last term of selling a blas phemous publication, entitled " Haslam's Letters to the Clergy of all Denominations." Lord DENMAN having read the minutes of the trial, and the passages which the Jury found to be blasphemous libels, Mr. THOMAS, on behalf of the defendant, was instructed to move the Court in arrest of judgment, or for a rule to show cause why there should not be a new trial. The ground on which be moved was that the offence laid in the indictment was not punishable at common law. The indictment referred only to that part of the Scriptures called the Old Testament, and there never was a case of an indictment against a publication which discussed matters relative to the Old Testament only; it was not an offence which was punishable at common law. Although not exactly bearing on the case, he would re mind the Court of the observation made by the defendant at the trial, that the doctrine of Christianity being parcel of the law of the land originated in a mistranslation of a case in the Year Book in the 3d and 4th Henry VI., and that error had been copied into all the succeeding cases. He would now refer the Court to the judgment of Chief Justice Hale in the case of the four witches who had been hanged in the reign of James the First, th.t. Learned Judge asserting that there was no doubt of their existence. The Court was aware that during ,the reign of James the First, when the law originated, there was no end of the legal murders that took place under the charges cf witch craft and blasphemy. The law certainly could not be traced further back, and had its origin in religious or poli tical animosities, when Judges were found to carry into effect the wishes of persons in power or authority. In the case of the King v. \Voolstone, who was tried for a libel impugning the miracles of Jesus Christ, the objection was taken that it was an offence not indictable at common kw, but the objection was overruled by the Court, on the ground that the Christian religion was part of the law of the land. The Learned Counsel then referred to the bases of Jacob, Peter, Arnett, Wilks, and the King and Williams ; in the latter case the Court held that the libel was indictable at common law, because the libel denied the authority of the Holy Scriptures, and that the Christian religion was part and parcel of the law of the land. In all these cases the divinity of Christ, and the authority of the Scriptures generally, were questioned ; but he sub mitted that where the Old Testament only was called in question, the rule laid down in these cases did not apply, as it did not call in question the great truths of the Christian religion. Ha would now refer the Court to the able work of the Archbishop of Dublin on the subject, in which he referred to the Old Testa ment as a great historical narrative, and, in a great measure, distinct from the Christian re ligion. Bishop Taylor also said that there were so many errors, Mistakes, and mistranslations of the Old Testament, that it was open to the discussion of any party. The Court would ace from these authorities that there was a license given to persons to discuss meters contained in the Old Testament ; and to that portion of the Scriptures only did the libel of the defendant refer. He believed there was no case on record where a party had been tried in that Court for a matter which had no reference to the Christian religion. Another objection was, that the Learned Judge had put it to the Jury to say whether the publication was a libel upon the Christian religion, although the libel had no reference whatever to that matter. Now, inas much as the law proceeded on the ground that the obliga tions of civil society were injured and loosened by bringing the Scriptures into contempt, Jurors and witnesses being sworn upon the New Testament, any controversy upon matters contained in the Old Testament which had no re ference whatever to Christ (the Christian religion being altogether independent of the Old Testament), could not be said to come within the rule laid down in these cases. The COURT did not think there was any ground for the rule. There was that connexion between the Old and the New Testament that one part of it could not be assailed and vilified without reflecting upon Christianity generally. It was their duty to take the law as it was laid down in the statute. book, and there was nothing in these statutes to take the case before them out of the ordinary rule. It had always been considered an off nee of the highest mag nitude to make attacks of that sort upon the Christian re ligion, and the Jury had found that the publication in question was A. libel of that nature. Affidavits in mitigation having been put in and read, Mr. HETHERINGTON applied to the Csurt for leave to address it in mitigation, which being assented to, he said he could first rely upon the fact set forth in the affidavits, namely, that it was a common practice in the trade to insert on the title page the name of a publisher like himself for the purpose of serving him, that had been done in the present case—his name had been put to the title-page without his knowledge or consent, and he could safely assert that he hid never read a line of it until he had been informed that the book contained a libellous passage. It was clear from that. that there could be no criminal intent in selling the book, as he had merely done so in the usual course of his business. When truth was the object in discussions of this sort, be fully =treed that decorum and respect for the feelings of others should be observed, and he avowed that he did not stand there as the apologist of the passages contained in that publication. Nay, the author had given a candid admission of his error, in having with drawn these offensive passages in a recent edition. How, then, could the Court punish him for the sale of a work of the contents of which he was ignorant? He admitted that legally he was the publisher of the work, but the statement that his name was to the book went to the Jury unaccom panied by the explanation that he was not the original pub. lisher. Mr. Heywood bad, at a trial in Manchester, pleaded guilty to being the original publisher, and had been discharged, after giving bail to appear when called upon. All he asked was, that the same punishment might be im posed upon him, and he felt confident they would never have to call upon him. He humbly trusted the Court would not take him from his home and his family in a case where there was an absence of all criminal intention, and he left the casein their hands. The ATTORNEY- GENERAL said it was for the Court to say whether the prosecution was not one which ought to have been instituted. It was only necessary for him to re fer to some of the passages in the libel to show their mischievous and blasphemous tendency. Mr. Hether ington had not in his affidavit stated that when he asceriaieed the libellous nature of the publication he had withdrawn it from publication, and had ceased to sell it. Whatever had been done in the case of Mr LONDON ALMANACK. Scott, London, 1841. e at A useful work of every-day reference, a gay portion of whose contents have been ca re ' compiled from public documents and the CO nications of official authorities. • SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STAT- - . • Ward, London, 1841. f This volume consists, for the most part, 41 , t ee plies to questions transmitted •by the Cortonrip of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery S"„.. c fde for the Abolition of Slavery and the Slave - "A' - dee throughout • the Wprld, from which we u e ,;;;ioi. the melancholy fact 6,qt this nefarious trat“ - e% . , •, to the present day, prosecAtted to as large gli bar • tent, and with as many instants of atrociOtis • barity, as at any f,_.-river period. THE SPECTATOR. Sherwood, London, 1841. Ne ig We have here the • five first-parts of & 0i- Edition of the Spectator, whose principal Pec._4o arity is, that it is illustrated in acrograe4out improvement in the art of engraving Inaue t ice six years ago, Try Ni. Louis Schonberg, a 11 `%cs4 of Aberdeen. The specinlens before us P ° '%;l‘ all the freedom and boldness of pen all drawings, or etchings, - -which, indeed, they 11 . more closely resemble than wood. cog' s The volume is handsomely bound, fuld is - very convenient size. MEDICAL REFORM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN' sr- Sfu,—l lately read in your valuable Pryer a hn l l' h ich tick taken from the Quarterly on Medical Reform. v" g) is all very well in its way, but itsears to me th at : ce main step in the reformation of the practice of this se' ef r t e , would be to compel physicians by law to write their p i . h scriptians in good English instead of bad Latin ; to ab°,lo, those . cabalistic flourishes, and instead thereof to stelte quanttties of their nostrums at le s erious blow and gr nt.eat I gra:A you this would be a discouragement to the profession, but why are our liveg_ro be endangered by an extra cross or potho ok. or obi.. * 0 ua we to be dependent on the classical education of a cher ? boy, who may frequently re ad nouafortis for aq "" Q. r_ St Bank 8 ! Per e Per e lit Per( el" 3,1 Ne w b 14 4 Ai e ti . Oct Jew. `} CoT N AN