The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-30 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION —( Loud cheers.) It seemed to them most desirible that a real stringent and efficient test should be applied to the the oath of the party himself, value of property other than oath of the party himself, or evidence upon oath ; and, moreover they affirmed that the best and most efficient test for the amount of the value was founded on the principle of rating, which imposed a tax at the same time that it affirmed a franchise.—( Hear, hear.) But the Noble Lord had found it convenient to omit that which was te e principle of the Bill from the details.--( Cheers.) They were willing to take valuation f or th e p ur p ose o f rating as the test of value in the property, but they were not willing to take the value of the property, apart from the charges and incumbrances on it, as the amount of the qualification. —( Loud cheers.) and that was the principle of the Noble Lord's Bill— that value to a certain amount, tested by r,ting, should be the standard, and they were disposed to agree with him in that principle. But, in addi tion, that it should be a test not of the value of the property, but of the qualification of voting. They contended that although it was the best test of the franchise yet it must be estimated over and above the amount of the charges and incumbrances thereon. The Noble Lord assumed that that was the point of dif ference between them. That was the point of difference between them upon principle. That was the point which was broadly and plainly stated to the House on Mon day night; that was the point on which the House of Commons decided in favour of a beneficial interest against the no beneficial interest contended for by the Noble Lord ; and that was the point for which they again stood up in opposition to her Majesty's Government. He stated, moreover, and he would repeat it frankly, that in the Poor-levy valuation he could place no confidence. The very evidence the Noble Lord had produced coming forward in succession as it did paper by paper, week after week, and month after month, but before the House subsequent to the Bill--( Opposition cheers) —that evidence had gone on no fizei, or stable, or uniform principle. In one thing only had it been uniform—in disregarding the provi sions of the Act of Parliament.—( Hear, hear, hear.) But how far the Act had been disregarded bow. much the valuators were below the rate—whether it was 5 per cent., or 30, 40, or 50 per cent. beneath the real value, could not be learned. That was the ac count which their own Commissioners bad given them of their own evidence ; and yet it was on that evidence that the Noble Lord asked the House to form, not a prima facie case, but a conclusive procf of the real and actual value of the premises, while the Commissioners told them that it formed no conclusive or proximate evidence, but that it varied in the proportions of its deficiency and errors in every union and iu every dif ferent part of Ireland. He would say again that in its present state he should decline, on the evidence they had, now to assume it as the basin, even as the first ele ment to be laid down, viz., of the value of the property, exclusive of the amount of the burthen charged on that property. He did not mean to say that rating might not be so correct, that it might not be made so perfect, and ultimately approximate so nearly to the real value, and become so uniform, that they would be fairly entitled and enabled to assume it, not as a test of the value of the property on which the party claimed his vote. But in the present state of things he could not take it as any test, either of the franchise or the value. One word as to the manner in which the Government had dealt with the question. They ought to overlook the mode in which this evidence had been furnished— the sources from which it came and the means by which it had been received. It had been usual, and it was a right and a wise practice, that when Government fur nisned information on which Parliament was to act, that information s:sould be furnished in one of two ways, either by the command of the Crown, or in con sequence of an address, or a motion from one or the other Houses of Parliament, and that it should come before them with some fixed indication of its character, and of' the manner in which it had been obtained. In what manner had that information been received ? Day after day papers were returned from the Queen's stationer, and that was all the House knew of the evidence. They were told that cer sin verbal instructions had been given by her Majesty's Attorney-General to his personal friends to go into the country and gather information, upon which statements were made in the House without any palpable authority, or any detailed account of the data upon which they were founded. The Noble Lord ( Morpeth) had not made the slightest approxi mation to a statement of the effects of the clause before the Committee. He bad told them that, in some places, it would strike off 10, in others 20, and in others 30. But he had not yet attempted to tell them, even by approximation, the number of tenements which would qualify by the proposed rate.—( Hear, hear ) He had chosen forty-sine ui.ionn, which must be taken as a fair sample of the whole number of unions in Ireland—that is, 135. Now, then, admitting that towns would give a constitu ency of 450,805, whereas the constituency of 40s. free holders was no more than 196,000—( Loud cheering.) He supposed that the Noble Lord would tell him that there was a restriction in the leading clause. There was a re striction. Would the Noble Lord tell him when he made a large increase, and when he made the deduction, what would be the effect of that increase and deduction. The Noble Lord had given them ostensibly an enormous increase in the number of qualifying tene ments ; and he told them that the present evils were mainly attributable to the unwillingness of the landlords to grant leases. The sine qua non of the proposal of the Noble Lord was that unwillingness, and it was in no degree touched, for the cause which tended to disfranchise would still operate as extensively 8b ever. He would not now enter into the question of the importance of leases as effecting the independence or otherwise of the voter. His own opinion was that with regard to the ,small class of te nements the existence of a lease would augment the de pendence of the tenant. It would increase the absolute power of the landlord if be chose to let the tenant run into arrears, and therefore be believed that the small class of lease holders would be more in the power of the landlord than the tenant-at-will. The question, however, had been fully discussed before, and the merits of it were before the House and the country. He objected to this clause because he objected to the principle of the beneficial interest being abandoned. He objected to the clause because their was no certain evidence of the rate being a test of a sufficient amount to the value of property. He objected to the clause because her Majesty's Government could not give them the least idea of what the practical effect of this measure would be. Of that they gave the House proof by first proposing a 5/. rating and then increasing it to nearly double that amount. He objected to the clause because her Majesty's Ministers had introduced that Bill with a haste and rash ness and want of consideration which he thought was most censurable. He would therefore conclude by stating that he would give the most direct negative to the clause. Mr. C. WOOD said, as he had beon referred to by the Noble Lord, he trusted the House would permit him to trespass upon its attention for a few minutes. His Noble Friend had represented the measure which he ( Mr. C. Wood) had proposed, as a measure of entensive disfran chisement. He begged to remind the House of the state ment he bad before made on this subject—viz., that, as far as he could gather from six or seven unions, it would leave about one-third of the present constituency. One of the last papers which had been laid before the House, con tained the population of thirty-one unions, not including towns which sent Members to Parliament. It contained, also, the number of tenements rated at 201. and upwards. The population of those thirty-one unions was as near as possible one-fifth of the population of Ireland—viz., I,6oo,ooo—the number of tenements rated at 201. and up wards was 36,000; multiplying that number by five, the total number of tenements rated at 201. and upwards was 180,000. This would give the number of those, who were returned as having a beneficial interest, 135,000. It must be satisfactory to the House to know that, if these accounts were to be relied upon, the number of county constituents in Ireland, would, tak ing the sum at 201., be considerably more than doubled. Now, be would simply state his objections to the clause. It contaired the restriction rendering a lease necessary, which, in his opinion, rendered it impossible to provide, and still more impossible to retain, an adequate number of independent voters in Ireland. He (Mr. C. Wood) bed stated that opinion long ago to the Noble Lord (Lord Morpeth), and that opinion had been confirmed by every subsequent Report that had been laid on the table of the House. It was with a view of removing that restriction that his Noble Friend's amendment was intended ; and, holding that opinion, and being anxious to remove those restrictions, it would be extremely inconsis tent in him (Mr. Charles W oo d) not - to resist e clause by which the restriction was continued. H e was aware that it was possible the rejection of the clause might lead to the abandoment of the Bill, but he could not avoid thinking, that under existing circumstances, such a result was not to be deprecated. It was a clause 'hich, without the consent of Hon. Gentlemen opposite, could not be passed into a law, and be believed nothing was so pernicious as the angry discussion of Irish ques tions, which led to no practical result.—(Hear. bear.) For the same reason, ho hoped the Noble Lord ( Stanley) would withdraw his Bill.—(" Oh, oh.") It proposed to deal only with registration, while the evil was not in that, but in the state of the franchise, and consequently any Bill affecting the one only, could not remove the evil com plained of in Ireland.—( Hear, hear.) He entertained a sanguine hope that the Ministers, having time to consider the matter, might, on a future opportunity, introduce a measure retaining as much as possible the present fran chise, and introducing another based upon leasehold and rating qualification, by which means opposition might be conciliated, and by which they might give to Ireland an adequate and independent body of electors. Mr. HUME rose amidst loud cries of " Oh, oh," and "Divide." He said an appeal had been made to him by the Hon. Member, and he felt bound to answer it. He had hoped to see the Right Hon. Baronet the Mem ber for Tamworth, rise with indignation to repel the in_ sinuation that no good measure towards Ireland could 'pass without his sanction and approbation.—( Cheers and laughter.) He was glad that the Ri g ht Hon. Baronet bad acknowledged by hi s c h eering that such was the fact, for it was most important that it should go forth to the world that the Right Hen. Baronet and his friends were 'the strong opponents and the great impediments to e' useful legisl a ti on . I n w h at pos i tion did the Right 'a f Baronet sta n d l as t n i g h t w h en he votedforth a e n - l ea „h - o o lc i and the 81. qua lifi cat i on, an d then, without e word t of explanation, he, and all behind him, were about against both. Let it be understood by the country vote the Right Hon. Baronet and his friends stood in they thatwy of every i mprovement.—(Laughter and cries of " Divid e " divide.") Parliament had ne right to put the franchise of one man into the bands of another.—(Loud cries of" Di. wide, divide.") He should vete for the clause, on the ground that it was at all events giving the people some thing, however small.._( Laughter.) He bad lived l ong enough in thi s world.—( Laue ht . He had yesterday charg e d Mi nisters with altering the r 111, but he was now ~ tufted with the Noble Lord's explanation, that they had 0 4 ( S 1 A non so for the sake of carrying some portion of good, and ..s, r .-; tirely agreed with the Noble Lord.—(Great laughter - . 'and -sheen.) As he had blamed the Noble Lord he s . ‘s, i.hought it was only right to say that he was satisfied.— .1,:../.1 - . 's. (stn 'wed laughter and cheers.) This ought to teach ~ ,10 theN ble Lord that he should not yield to the opposition wlt" was banded together to deprive Ireland of justice.... •:.:1 , - , '':! 7. „ :„.....La Aat) .1 g (Renewed laughter and cries of I " Divide.") He thought the Noble Lord ought not to be, twitted any more on that around._-( Laughter.) He we I s told that the Noble Lord was to be in a minority to night- t. but of what consequence was that.—(Cheers and lau g hter.) He dared to se ) , the gentlemen were all cock-r t. hoop.—(Laughter.) The Hon. Member's conclusion w: us not heard amidst the cries of " Divide, divide." Mr. O'CONNELL bereged the indulgence of the House for five sentences onl,y. The Hon. Member for Halifax had said that irritati on in Ireland was a great evil, and that it would be increased by angry discussion in that House. Now be (Mr. O"Connell) thought it would be worse if the people of Ireland believed they had no party in the House—( Cheers)—or that tilde interests were 1 -frittered away by men who felt their own inportance to do good, and stood nut on crotchety notions of their own.—(Cheers.) It was quite clear, and ad mitted on all hands, that this clause would be negatived, but it would do Ministers much good in Ireland. They had made an attempt to enlarge the constituency of Ire land. The tranquillity of that country had been preserved by their administrative impartiality—(Cheers) —by their keeping partizans from power, and partial bigots from the indulgence of their spleen.—( Much cheering.) The Noble Lord opposite was said to have some talent in serving his friends ; he had shown much more in serving his ene mies.— ( Much cheering.) He had heard with pleasure the Noble Lord's statement of the increase which this clause would make in the constituency. He hoped the Ministers would take a hint from the Noble Lord, and surely the people of Ireland would see that the Bill was much better than they thought it, although the statement of the Noble Lord was much exaggerated.—(Cheers.) He sat down thanking the House for the attention with which he had been heard. After a few words from Mr. H. GRATTAN and Mr. FIRL DEN, amidst great interruption, Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when the numbers were— For the clause 289 Against the clause I 300 Majority against the clause ....... —ll Lord J. RUSSELL then addressed the House as fol lows :—Sir, I think the House cannot be at a loss to im agine the course which we mean to pursue after the vote which has just been come to by the House. We have al ways stated that the clause which has now been rejected by the House is the principal clause of the Bill, and the foundation on which the superstructure of the Bill rested. But, Sir, before I put any motion in your hands I may, perhaps, be permitted by the Committee to make a very few observations on the course that has been pursued, and the grounds that have been taken for the re jection of this clause. And let me say, in the fist place, that I should not be at all surprised—that I shall feel no cause of complaint that this clause, containing a different test of the franchise from that which has been established by the settlement of 1829, on the subject of the privileges of the Roman Catholics, and by the settlement of 1832, with regard to parliamentary representation—that on the first proposal of such an alteration the House should be unwilling to give to it their sanction ; but what does seem to me to offer some ground of complaint is that which I have stated just previously to the division, that I do not think the grounds on which the clause has been rejected by the Right Hon. Gentleman, by the Noble Lord and the party which sits opposite, have been intelligible, either to the Government or the House. I can understand saying---" We shall stand on the principle of the beneficial interest—we shall stand on the interpreta tion of the Acts of 1829 and 1832, and we will admit no deviation from them." I can also understand those who say---" We do not approve of the leasehold tenure which is contained in your clause, and we prefer an occupation franchise in any change that is to be made." But so far as I could understand Hon. Gentlemen opposite they at tempted ,to do that which is inconsistent and incompatible-- that is to say, they took both of these lines—they say they will not depart from the principles of the Acts now in force, and that they require a profit in the land, and a beneficial interest, while in the same breath, and in the same voice, they have said that they are ready to admit, if a change is to be made, a franchise which would have no beneficial interest, no profit, and which did not contain the principles of the present Act. So far, therefore, and so far only is it that I have reason to be surprised, not at the decision which has been come to, but at the grounds which had been stated for that decision. Sir, in speaking further of those who oppose the Bid on those grounds, let me say in addition, that if you are not now prepared in any degree to modify the franchise, if you think that the mode in which the Government has pro posed to modify the franchise is objectionable, and if you think that there is no other convenient mode which has yet been proposed in the House, or that the state of circumstances in Ireland does not at present justify any new arrange ment of that franchise, that if such be your principle, that on the other hand you arc heind to stand by those principles of the Act of 1829 which are favourable to the people of Ireland.—(Hear, hear.) By that Act, intro duced at a time of great ferment, of great popular dis turbance in Ireland—at a time when, as it has been al ready stated, the troops of his Majesty were employed in suppressing disaffection in that country—you did in distinct terms give a franchise of a very high amount, which has since been proved to have been of a very un certain and indefinite nature ; but at the same time it was proclaimed in the first place that there should be an easy admission to that franchise ; and in the second place, that if the right of voting was once admitted, the voter should remain on the register, and that if the right were rejected, and only when it was rejected, he should have the power of appealing on questions of tact to a Jury, and on questions of law to the Judges. You provided also that if on the first trial his right were rejected. and if on appeal it were admitted, ho should remain on the list. What I now wish to say is, that the House, having rejected a change and innovation which we thought justified by the occasion, was perhaps more impressed with the danger of innovation than with a desire to adhere to the principle of fot mer Acts. These former Acts were established in fa vour of the people of Ireland at a very important period-- at a period when everything was in jeopardy and danger; and we did not think we deviated from the principle of strengthening Irish constituencies.—( Hear, hear, hear.) There were others who took a very different line—_ there was my Noble Friend the Member for Northum berland, and my Honourable Friend the Member for Halifax, who complained of the nature of our franchise, who complained of the mode in which our clause was framed ; and my Noble Friend the Member for North umberland in the last speech which he made, attached very considerable blame to the Government, because as it appeared to him they had not sufficierely conceded—they had not shown a disposition sufficiently conciliatory, and he stated it was his opinion that if a conciliatory disposition had been shown, some arrangement might have been come to by which parties might have settled this question and tranquillized the minds of the people of Ireland. Others, however, and amongst them the Hon. Member for Kul. kenny and the Hon. Member for Finsbury, appeared to consider last night that the course of the Government had been exceedingly vacillating ; that they had not adhered to what they originally proposed, and that they would have shown mere firmness and consistency in abiding by their original proposal. Now when I hear statements of this kind I cannot help being reminded of that scene in the comedy of the " Rivals," where Falkland, somewhat jealous of the disposition of his mistress, with whom he had quarrelled, and seeing her about to go away, said, " Was there ever anything so vacillating, so incon sistent ?" But on seeing that she was coming back again, he instantly said, " Was there ever anything so proud, so obstinate ?"—(" Hear, hear," and laughter.) Such is, and must be, I am afraid, the situation of this or any other Government ; some of tbe:r friends thinking that they ought to have done more to conciliate their opponents, and others again complaining if they make the slightest de parture from what they had originally proposed, Of course I shall not refer again to the argument with respect to the franchise. I will say, however, with respect to that point upon which my Noble Friend the Member for Northumberland differed most from the Government, namely, the question of lease, that we consulted those who are connected with the Executive Government in Ireland, includir,g my Noble Friend the Lord Lieutenant of Ire land, my Noble Friend the Chief Secretary for Ireland, and my Hon. and Learned Friend the Attorney-General for Ireland upon that subject, and they were all of opinion that the introduction of the lease was necessary. I appeal to my Noble Friend the Member for Northum berland, whether Government would have been justified, with that recorded opinion, in placing the franchise upon occupation ?—( Hear, hear.) Now, I will only further refer to what fell from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, the Member for the City of Dublin. I have often had occasion, unfortunately, to differ from that Hse. Gentle men in the statements which be has made with regard to Ireland, and with regard to the dispositions of the people of England towards Ireland, and I have not concealed that difference from this House. But I was glad to hear that Hon. and Learned Gentleman state to-day, that it would be a great consolation to the people of Ireland, if they would consider that there was a large party in this House that was atroe o attached helath to at the interests, and anx i ous to promote w tahsegwl f Ireland.—( stat e Hear, mentf hear,rom the and i i c o h n e . e cheers , . d ) Learned Gentleman. For my um o e w ro n us p ._ art ( , H l e r ir e . a ) lly B b n e t: lieve that that body i Very n Sir, that is no new thin g in the history of this country, because the part which my Noble Friend the Member for abandon to ce, the Northumberland has taken with re gar d to this Bill, cannot but remind me that, when the Nobl e L ord to whom ho is so nearly related was at the head of th e party to which because e belong, esn se th a they t had were proposed content an in additionali.e e to p rivie Roman Catholics, and afterwards voted for catholic offi Ern a mpation when proposed by their political 01 ,,, I had but little part in those transactie • ..,tents. am glad to refer to that proof of a term " i b o u n t I promote the interest of Ireland, T t ..e Hon. and Learnedto v G o e u n re tl d em tn an pro st t a ee te t d th t e hat iris t , he r ao l vern a them those privileges e Peee • d I prive .unjustly et which they have mnde b r e itto e e confer ndferenudpe:ll - y to hear that acknowledgment. I de have nothire s further to address to the Butte. I trust ' :eat ' at some future time all parties will be disposed to Tree upon some measure which shall fix the franchise of Ireland, and at the same time improve the registration. I consider that any further discus sign upon the clauses of this Bill would be utterly fruitless and would rather tend to prevent than to promote an ulti mate agreement. In any determination which may be made, the people of Ireland will have no right to say that their interests have been neglected, or their just requests refused ; and on the other band, that what ofthat is doneconstitn7ioil be Constitution, with e t o h n e si e s o te n n t t inn w a i n t e h e the and maintenance permanenee of those institutions to which this Government and the great majority of this House are, as I believe, firmly s d t o a rep o t p was r o attached. Th e N oble Lord then moved that the Chairman Sir ROBE RT PEEL said he thought he should only b confor mit y'ra e gav e from e his a w p t opinion prolonged prevailingeognedthadiscussion there feeling d y t e what r b o e f nthoepHuboluisc re, g when egri advantage the motion whi c h h ad been made that evening, and he would have abstained altogether from an y o b servat i ons on the subject, if th e Noble Lord had not commenced by preferring a complaint against himself and his Noble Friend, The Noble Lord ha d complained that they bad THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1841 not distinctly explained their objections to his proposal. Their object had been, from the first, to come to a fair, unequivocal decision upon the merits of the Bill, avoiding every thing that could prevent or retard ;h-it d eision (Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord undertook to define the franchise, and to amend the registration. In the measure which be proposed he made occupancy, tested by rating, the exclusive franchise for the county constituency. To that proposal they refused to assent. The Noble Lord said he did not understand what they proposed, they contended it was for the Executive Government to deal with such questions.—( Hear, hear.) Still they did indicate the general principles which they were ready to adopt. The Noble Lord did not see how it was possible to have a franchise resting upon beneficial in terest and upon occupancy. They had the authority of the Noble Lord for that franchise in the counties of Eng land.—(Hear, bear.) The Noble Lord in the course of his speech had spoken with an asperity somewhat unusual to him. When he ( Sir R. Peel) recollected the mutual recrimination last night between the Vice-President of the Board of Trade and the Hon. Member for Kilkenny, he was not surprised that the Noble Lord was a little disap pointed at the contrast exhibited on his (Sir R. Peel's) side of the House. He (Sir Robert Peel) had been often charged with changing his course ; sometimes it was said that he advocated more liberal senti ments than those entertained by his Noble Friend, at other times it was said that he followed in ser vile submission. He heard all this, however, with great indifference, being perfectly conscious of the concord and general union which prevailed amongst those with whom he acted.—( Cheers.) The Noble Lord's general courtesy must, he was sure, conciliate a friendly feeling towards him ; still, to refer to what the Noble Lord had alluded to, the only lover whom be had been able to conciliate was the Hon. Member for Shrewsbury, and, in return for his affections, he had forfeited those of the Hon. Mem ber for Oldham.—( Cheers and laughter.) The Noble Lord had truly stated that it was unwise not to attempt, by conciliation, to effect an adjustment of this question. In that general principle he concurred. In this case, however, the argument did not apply ; no rea son was assigned for the alteration from 51. to Si It was proposed merely for the purpose of conciliating the objections of three or four friends who had privately inti mated their opinion. That was perfectly different from concession to a hostile opposition, which could not be re sisted, in order to carry the measure ; concessions made in that way were calculated to destroy all confidence in those who made them. Had he (Sir R. Peel) proposed to sul,. atitute 8/ for 5/ he would have been told that he was an enemy to Ireland. Yet though the Noble Lord thought it pertecly safe to raise the franchise from Si. to 8/. he continued to use the same language with respect to his regard for popular rights, and their enmity to the Irish people.—( Hear.) Lord H 0 WICK said that h's complaint was, that in bring_ ing forward their measure the Government, even upon their own showirg, had not proposed it in a form which provided for the necessities of the case.—( Hear.) B. lieving that the plan proposed by the Government would lead back to the evils of the 40e. system, fully justified the vote he bad given in his own mind. The allusions to the historical actions of one near and dear to him was a just source of pride to all connected ni la him. He had been brought up in the principles of conciliation t, Ireland— nay, of Justice to Ireland, and to a full reliance upon the loyalty and good sense of her people. These principles were instilled into him in youth, and he adi.ered to them still, and was most anxious to see all those questions relat. ing to that country settled satisfactorily to her people, and, of course, beneficially to the people of this country. while he had the honour of a scat in that House, he would claim to himself the right of exercising his own judgment as to the manner in which those principles were to be applied. Mr. SLAEY could assure the Right Hon. Member for Tamworth that he was not the only one who had an objection to the 5/. clause ; there were many Gentlemen on his side of the House who joined h that objection. The motion was then agreed to, and the House resumed. DRAINAGE (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Lord NIORPETH the House want into Committee on the Drainage (Ireland) Bill. Mr. SHAW hoped, as there were very few Irish Mem hers present, that the Bill would be postponed. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON also suggested a postpone ment. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN said the Bill was one which affected the whole of the landed property of Ireland, and it was rather injudicious to discuss it in so thin a House. He hoped he would fix it for discussion at an early hour on some Wednesday. Lord MORPETH had no objection to postpone the Bill till Wednesday se'nnight. The Slave Compensation Bill was read a second time. Mr. HAWES moved the appointment of a Select Com mittee for the promotion of the Fine Arts, in connexion Kith the rebui,dirg of the two Houses of Parliament. Mr. HUME hoped, under the present circumstances in which the House was pi4ced, and the Hon. Member not having stated what his plan was, that be would postpone it for the present. After a few words from Mr. Ewavr and Col. RAWDON, The motion was agreed to. Adjourned at a Quarter before Nine o'Clock. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Cotes and Proceedings of the House of Commun..) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL ( In the Committee ) Second Clause. —NI otion made. and Question proposed, " That the first blank be filled with ' fourteen :' "—Afterwards pro posed, " That the blank be filled with ' one :' "—Question put, " That the blank be filled with ' fourteen :' "—The Commit tee divided; Ayes 513, Noes 47 : lIIINORITY—NOES, 47. Acheson, Lord—Co. of Armagh Hindley, Charles—:,shton Aglionby, H. A.—Cockemoutlz Jervis, S.—Bridport Ainsworth, P.—Bolton Johnson, W. Augustus—Oldham Beamish, F B.—Cork Leader, J. Temple—Westminster Bellew, R. M.—Louth Nlarsland, Henry—Stockport Blake, Martin J.- Galway Moreton, A H.—Gloucestershire puller, Charles—Liskeard O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick Co. Callaghan, D.—Cork City O'Callaghan, Hon.o —Dungarvan Collins, %V —Warwick Paget, Frederick—Beaumaris Dashwood, G. H.—Wycombe Pease, Joseph—South Durham D'lsraeli, B.—Maidstone Pinney, W.—Lyme Regis Duke, Sir James—Boston Rawdon, John Lawson —Armagh Dut4das, C. W. D.—Flint Rippon, C.—Gateshead Dundas, Hon. J. C.—York Ro c h e , E. B . —C or k Co. Ellice, Edward—St. Andrew's Roche, William—Limerick Evans, Sir G. De Lacy—Westmin. Salwey, Lieut.-Col. Ludlow ster Scholetield, J.—Birmingham Fe , iton, John—Roehdalc Sinclair, Sir George Caithness ridden, John—Oldham Tollernache, Hon F.—Grantham Fitzroy, Lord C.—Bury St. Edm. Wakley, Thomas—Finsbury Gillon, Wm. D.—Linlithgow Wallace, Robert—Greenock Gisbo:ne, Thomas—Cariow s hite, I.ieut..Col.Saml.—Leitrim Grattan, Henry—Meath Wood, Charles—Halifax Hill, Lord A. M. C.—Evesham TELLERS. Hoaick, Viscount—Northumber. Home, Jose h—Kilkenny land North Hawes, B. -Lambeth Motion made, any blank he filled with the blank be filled blank be tilled wit Ayes 434, Noes 126 MIZ id Question proposed, " That the second 'eight :' "—Afterwards proposed " That with eve :' "—Question put, " That the th eight :' "—The Committee divided ; CORITY—NOES, Dillon, W. D. Gisborne, T. Grattan, H. Grote, G. Hall, B. Handley, H. Hastie, A. Hawes, B. Heron, S , r R. Hill, Lord 1 M. C. Hindley, Charles Hodges, T. L. Howard, F. J. Howard, C. W. G. Hutchins, E. J. Hutton, Robert jervis, J. Johnson, General Langdale, Hon. C.: Leader, J. T. Lister, E C. Lushington, Charles Lushington, S. Lynch, H. A. M.Namara,W. Marsland. H. Martin, John Martin, T. B. Milton, Viscount Molesworth, Sir W, Muntz, G. F. Murray, A. Muskett Sir R. ( YBrien, C. 'O'Brien, W. S. 0 Callaghan, Hon. C. O'Connell. D. O'Connell, J. O'Connell, g J. O'Connell, Maurice 0 Connor Don Oswald, James Agllonby, H. A. Armstrong, Andrew Baines, E. Bannerman, A. Barry, G. S. Beamish, F. B. Blake, M. J. Blake, Mar- Blewitt, Reginald Bookin, J. J. Bridgeman, H. Brotherton, J. Browne, It D. Bustleld, W. Butler, Hon. P. Callaghan, Daniel Carew, R. S. Childers, J. W. Collins, W. Corbally M. E. Raikes Dashwood, G. H. D nnistoun, J. D'Evncourt, C. T. D'lsraeli, Benjamin Divett E. Duke, Sir James Duncan, Lord Duncombe, T. S. Dundas, C. W. D. Dundas, Hon. J. Dundas, David Elliot, Hon J. E. Ellice, Captain Ellice, E. Ellis, Wynn Evans, Sir G. Dc Lacy Evans, G. Ewart, W. Fenton, Jehn Fiehien, J. Ferguson, Colonel Fleetwood, Sir H, 126. Paget, Frederick Pattison, J. Pease, Joseph Pechell, Captain Philips, Mark Ponsonby, Hon. John Power, James Protheroe, E. Rippon, C. Roc!le, E B. Roche, W. Rundle, John Salwey, Colonel Scholetield, J. Scale, Sir J. Smith, J. A. Smith, eenjamin Stanstield, W. R. Steuart, It. Stewart, James Stock, Dr Strickland, Sir G. Stuart, Lord J. Talbot, J. H. Tancred, H. V' Thornely 'Choinas Charles f. C. C. Wakley, Thomas Wallace, It. Warburton, H. Ward, H. G. Westenra, J. C. White, Andrew White, S.l W. Wilshere, W. Woo 1, Benjamin Worsley, Lord Yates, John A. TELLERS. Hector, C. J. Hume, Joseph SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) LONDON, APRIL 29.—Wind this day at noon, fresh breeze from E.N.E. ; fine clear weather. DEAL, APRIL 28Wiz,d N.E.—Arrived from the Rive and sailed, Whitby, for New Zealand ; Kilblain, Shaw, Cal cutta; Flora, Bahia ; Brunswick, Sierra Leone. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 28.---Wind S.E.—Arrived, Prince Rupert, from London fur New Zealand; her Majesty's shit) Cockatrice, Sheerness. Sated. Justina, for Madras ; Lii-•* Marie, Batavia ; Union, Mauritius ; her Majesty's - 1 ' netta, Sierra Leone; Septina, Miramichi. COWES, APRIL 28.—Sailed. HenteIF PLYMOUTH, APRIL 28.—Win' for Smyrna. Connell, Clyde, for Calcutta, - N.--Arrived, Margarei FALMOUTH, APRIL "' .nth bowsprit badly sprung. Arrived, Mongibel' —Wind variable and moderate— deaux to Que' for Naples; the Swift, Hail, from Bor a heavy .uee, has put in here leaky, having been struck by in' on the 23d. inst., lon. 9; she has six feet of water .zer BRISTOL, A PR IL Vl—Sailed Tom Cod, H erapa th, Af r i ca. OFF TH E S MALLS , A PRIL 27 . — A rr i ved the Mountaineer, from S avanna h . JeasEY„kritii. 26.—Sailed Swift, Lab r ad or; N ame l ess, do. ,Ws:viKou'rn, APR IL 28,—A rr i ve d o ff , t h e Fortitude, Pur chase,from Singapo re. 1-Xv tarooL, APRIL variable.—Arrived the Briti s h Queen (steamer), from New York; John Souchong, _ e Hu x en a :s Ayr es , sailed Feb. 6, Mount Vizi?n, 12th. I rons id e , 'C r Charente. Sailed Gi ezicar i , ; Ayrshi re, Mobile • Palestine, Littlefield, New Orleans ; (%llzcau' Thornt on , do. ; Crescent, tta ; Brocketi, Rio Janeiro Ann Moudell, 13erbiee; iramichs i '•N A ew riel t , r ( do u ' n ta, St. And re ,' Jamaica ; Elizabeth, ' Montreal; Eleven, do. ; Bay n i‘ s v t i a c n k ti ; no P p a le tri ; cu i L s ß ir a e, Gibraltar. j C i3o h as a reh i p e al u ld r ilaj ; nl); John, ..,Le Bo- [ADV ------------, ERTISEMENT. j y PERSONAL ADORNM ENT i s influenced by no thing mo r e materially than a lux ur i ant crop of hair I To de prive th e coun t en ance of expressi on , what can contribute more than the ab senc e of this natural ornament which en h ances the cha rms o f B eauty . an d gives gra ce and dignit nto m hood. Th e researc h es o f the scientific of th e present era have a been particularly directed to the discovery of various adjuncts to personal a d ornment , an d t o this end th e repr oduction of the hair has occupied by far the greatest share and attention. Of the numerous compounds professing to promote or repro duce the hair, few have survived—even in name, whilst Row land's Macassar Oil, w ith a repu t at i on already unp ara ll eled, is still on the increase in public estimation. This celebrated Oil, besides possessing the properties above-mentioned, has th e power of retaining the curl, in its natural or acquired state... at the same time bestowing a brilliant gloss and silk-like softness —unequalled; and, when it is known that her Majesty and Illustriou s Consort have long Patronized " Rowland's Macassar Oil," it is an authority which stamps its superior excellence and title to all attempts of a similar nature. POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE MORNING JOURNALS. CHRONICLE.—In the Times' article, announcing the election of M r . Walter f or N ott i ng h am, the following com mentary is appended to its report of that event :—" Nottingham itself has postponed or cast away all the seductive theories of Ballot, Extension of the Suffrage, Abolition of Church -rates, &c., and has eagerly returned the man who stood boldly and honestly on his opposition to the Somerset-house triumvirate." We do not perceive by what logic, founded on the topics themselves, any necessary hostility can be demonstrated be tween opposition to the Somerset-house commissi in and the advocacy of Ballot, extended suffrage, and Church-rate abo lition. Because a man thinks that the pauper should not, by the refusal of out-door relief, be coerced into the workhouses, must he therefore hold that the dependent elector ought, by open voting, to be coerced into a dishonest suffrage at the poll•booth ? Because a man thinks that there should not be a distinct pauper class, deprived of the social freedom enjoyed by the more fortunate, must he therefore contend that there ought to be a distinct slave class, deprived of the political freedom enjoyed by the more privileged in society? Be cause he is adverse to the power of Commissioners to tax for the poor, must he needs be friendly to the power of churchwardens or archdeacons to tax for the Church? Cannot a man wish to keep out of a workhouse wi•hout also wishing to get into an ecclesiastical court? The leap is startlingly long from the premises to the conclusion. Although with no bond of logical connection, yet as embodied in the politics of Mr. Walter, there is the antagonism which our contemporary indicates. His hostility to the poor-law is identified with hostility to the ballot, the suffrage, and church rate abolition. He is not simply an anti-poor-law politician. He does the dirty anti-poor-law work of the Tory party. In voting for Mr. Walter, therefore, the Nottingham electors have made themselves the tools of the tool of the 'Tories. It is not so much against the poor-law thatthey have voted, as against the ballot, the suffrage, and the abolition of Church-rates. The prac tical effect of their votes will tell much more strongly against these points than against that. Such is the first use made of the election by the Times. If the electors did not know what they were about before, they know it now. They have polled for coerced voting, for a restricted franchise, for Church rate impositions, warrants, and imprisonments. To those in telligent and sincere men among the working classes, who strive to raise th e i n t e llect ua l an d mora l characters of their fellow ope ra ti ves , we would put it ser i ous l y whether they can expect the sympathy and aid which their professed objects merit. while they are, to all public appearance, identified with this unprincipled warfare against civil and religions liberty? The personal knowledge of. and confidence in, their integrity, must needs be limited. The public has a righr:to pledges. And any organised connection with the Chartist move ment in favour of Toryism, whether at Nottingham in the elec tion just decided, or elsewhere in anticipation of other elec tions, is a public pledge indeed, but a pledge ot fraudulent per pose, of crooked policy, and of disgusting unprincipledness. No perversion, fraud, or party tactics, however. should be allowed to obscure the fact that this Nottingham election is, to a certain ex tent, indicative of apublic feel ingrelative to the new Poor-law that demands attention from the Legislature. By several a riendmeots, supported or suggested, we had evinced our opinion on this point before the Nottingham election was thought of; and we shall eot decline the additional force thus imparted to our seasons ings. It will not be forgotten, that by the Tory leader and the Tory party was the five years' amendmen (as to the Com missioners' term of renewal) carried in 'inference to that for two years only ; and for every practicable mitiga ion of what ever in the Act is Trost stringent on the po , r we shall continue to plead, although w i t h ou t contam i nat i ng the humanity of 6th .h a course by the hypocritical arid treacherou s sacr ifice to it of reforms.so essential for public rights and interest., intro duction of the ballot, th e ex t ens i on o f the as the suffra 6 e, and the abolition of the Church-rate imposition. The Morning Post of yesterday on the late divi s i ons i n the Con' in a leading a r ti c l e " the people should meet and p e titi on th e Crown foss the dismi ssa l of Ministers who hav e not the confidence of Parliament. If these Ministers will not go out, according to ...ne constitutional usage hitherto e x i s ti ng , we see nothing for It b ut to drive them out by the urgency of popu lar demands "—The Morning Herald thus alludes to the recent Ministerial defeat on Lord Howiek's amendment : —" West is to be done with a leader in the House of Commons so powerful that he is bearded by a majority of twenty-one votes on a ques tion which he and his colleagues in office have alrea iy d 'shred to be vital to the interest of Ireland, to the welfare of the United Kingdom ? The remainder of the debate supplies no answer to that question, undoubtedly. Bet it shows Lord Howick in the consistent exercise of that unenviable uncer tainty of purpose which, having utterly wrecked his guardian friends by forcing a division on his amendment, leaves them to getout of their dilemma in the best way they can."—The Tintes remarks, with reference to the Nottingham election :—" The immediate effect of this memorable election must be, to esta blish, beyond controversy, the superiority in point of importance of the Poor-law question over all other topics of political dis cussion now agitated in England." FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The intervention of Lord Howick has not advantaged the Opposition or embarrassed the Minisl.y in the manner which the former anticipated. There has been no difficulty created by his amendment of Mon day, beyond a trifling delay, in taking the sense of the House decisively on the vital question, as r. girds tle Ministerial measure—the Si. franchise. Lord Howie's, having failed in his object of compnireise between the two parties, abandoned, as our readers will perceive by the debate, another amendment of which he bad given notice, as unlikely to receive support. Two successive amendments of Mr. Hume were negatived on a division, Mr. Sheil gently hinting to the Honourable Member that he evidently knew less about Kilkenny than 111 , ddlesex. On these amendments, Sir Baca Peel voted will Mini sters, in order that the conclusive vote of the House might be taken on the direct clause as Ministers intend to pr.e_ pose it. We should have thought this directness of purpose in the chief of the Opposition might have prevented him, on Monday, from hearing his party in hurrying on a division, or might have induced him, on similar grounds, as last night, to vote with Ministers on that division I He has made it clear that be meant to express no practical con currence with Lord Howick. It was an otiose vote of acquiescence in a gem ral principle ; a principle he had no intention of concurring in carrying out. It was just such an abstract and speculative vote as Sir Robert Peel condemns, when he does not happen to spy a party advantage in giving it. The only practical result, on the present occasion, will be that of introducing an addition to the franchise originally proposed--an addition, it may l e doubted whether quite se conducive as the English Chandus clause bas been to the purposes of the Tory party. The speech of Lord J. Russell gave a luminous view of the essential difference between the English and Irish constituency ; and, with that of Mr. Sheil, afforded, as it seems to us, conclusive arguments against any scheme of a mere occupation franchise for the latter country. It cannot be necessary to remind Liberal Mem bers that the decisvo vote is to-night, and that it appems understood the Bill is to have precedence of all utner business. STANDARD.—It is extremely difficult to present any distinct view of the resumed debate last night upon Lord Morp :th's Bill. Lord Howiek's reasoning and his con duct tore alike i. comprehensible to any common sense uneerstanding. The franchise proposed in the Minist. reel Bill is, as all know, a franchise not based on property ; it is a franchise based solely upon the occupation, for a certain term, of land, rated, according to the fir t propositi iv, at 5/., according to the am c and et 81. ; and all Loid Howick's arguments on Monday went to show the danger of any cemparativeiy low franchise not based upon a beneficial interest—in other words, upon property his lordship recommending speci ficall a frenchise ease I upon a beneficial interest it at the least 5/. As such Lind Hewick's proposition was understood by Sir Robert Peel, who gave this interpret tation of it in distinct terms, and by the whole party who so triumphantly carried it. Nay, last night attain Ltd Howick repeated his ohjemion to the ministerial Pan. chise, as not giving a property too ) though he de clared that his amendment •'ts only intended t, provide an addition so, and a substitute for it. Who can understand this ? A proposition i s ma d e w h ich is describ e d as essentially vicious in principle, not defective in e 7 -lent, and another proposition, nut subject to the same objections ) is recommended. tt:is to propose an addition or a substitute ? .out what would be practically the amount of a's dition made by Lord Howick's amendment ? Lord Morpeth's 13111 (in the second version) would enf all tenants of a certain short tenure, rated at 81, Lnrd Howick's amendment would add all tenants having a beneficial interest of 5/., though rated at less than 81. There must be tenants having a profit of 51. upon lands ptying less than 31. in rent, of whom there am probably not fifty in a country cir cumstanced as Ireland is. Was this addition worth all the elaborate preparation for Monday's debate, and all the heralding of the Examiner and the other organs in Lord Howick's coliffience ? No. Lord Howick did mean a substitute for the Ministerial franchise, though now he denies that he did. By the aid of the Concerts,- fives he carried this substitute; and now he backs out of it, obviously because he has taken fright at the effect of his success, COURIER.—Lord John Russell, on completion of the two days' grace so humbly prayed for, and mercifully conceded, on Monday, for the purpose of cos,::,derng whe ther or not to redeem his of f icial t . nation, announc e d l a onour by Ministerial; esige ss an ess evening to a House very numerously agape with men' d all curiosity, that " Govern • • constitutcd - • wt;srie not be at all justified if they conside.ed that `.;.ee (the adverse majority of 21 on Monday) as conclu sive on such a ques , ion"—that ie. conclusive of to, melancholy necessity of their resigna ion. Scornful murmurs were very audibly breathed from a ll of the H o us e as thi s very strange declara tion was sneakingly delivered by Lord John, but not one ex pression of surprise fell from a single lip, nor was tins f manifested on a single countenance save th at o f contempt resi nat o nof Id and de , combined,tirs, and precisely /% because suchd y expected the would have been the course of public men with honour and character to lose ; therefore no one was disap pointed to find L or d J o h n st ill m i nister , o r as t on ished to hear him c oo lly, b ut not con fid en tl y , i n dicati ng hi s determination still to remain, so. Tne explanation s re ciprocated between m y " N o bl e F r i en ds," Lord s J o h n e m o i , d lci H li o at vv o i r c y kwere,ofcourse, complexion, e dud with. Lord John assured the House it w as a I A mistake "'non h onour ," an d h a d he understo o d hi s No and s of o the th duello was not p ro _ most amicabl e ari d ne Friend's amendment in the l!ght sire's represented. bur hich he then enttrely rnisteok, far from opposing, it shnuld have had his delighted acquiescence, as the means of a substantial enlargement. r f the franchise and addition, to the numbers of the Irish constituency. My Lord me " o f h i s M on d ay ' s bl undering, Howick, on the other hand, affected by his Noble Fresdt s advances towards a reconc ili s ti eto Riu riqi win e ari d o il i nto a m l t 4 i g ei n t a n " o i m t l u s s pl A e c a k s n e ° ;l l ;:t ( l i his majority 21, gal a iffy m et hi. the gaping wound of Monde% 's ticrc. , encounter by the intimation of regret for past differences, and the announced withdrawal of further part in the reeiktration tray, even to the sacrifice of all the amendments he had yet in store and given notice of. rather than again run the risk of forcing his Noble Friend into the painful predicament of holding fast by his place, even at the loss of caste and character, THE HAGUE, APRIL 26.—The King, ac com panied by their Royal Highnesses Prince Alex an d er Henry and Fred e rick o f t h e N et h er l an ds, the H ere di ta , y Grand Duke o f M ec kl en b urg S c h wer i n , and a brilli ant Staff, rev i ewe d to-day the troops of tbis garrison. Th ey performed all their evolutions with a degree of perfection which gave his Majesty entire satisfaction. The very nu merous spectators, attracted by the fineness of the weather, greeted his Majesty with repeated acclareatim MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. ROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. _ _ _ TIMES.--The following, it is understood. are the members of the deputation appointed by the Scotch banking interest to proceed to London to oppossi any alteration or innovation, by the Committee of the House of Commons now sitting, on the Scotch banking system, viz..—Mr. Findlay, of the Ship Bank, Glasgow; Mr. Donald Smith, of the Weatern Bank of Scot land; Mr. Crosbie, of the National Bank of Scotland; Mr. Anderson, of the Glasgow Union Bank; Mr. Milnes, manager of a Dundee Bank ; and Mr. Kennedy, manager of an Ayr shire Bank. From what is allowed to transpire of the pro ceedings of that Committee during the present Session, and which would seem to be characterized by no vigour or directness of purpose, it may be anticipated that this deputa tion will possess a degree of power and influence very difficult for t hem to resist or to control. Up to this time the Committee, or a majority of them, are believed to be in favour of a single bank of issue, under Parliamentary superintendence, for the whole kingdom ; but as scarcely an of them possess any direct knowledge of the subject, they are liable to be turned round by any artful or intelligent witness. Altogether the Committee is said to be very well attended, but Sir Robert Peel and Sir James Graham, though continu a lly th ere , an d g i v i ng a certain degree of wei g ht to the Committee by their presence, do not take any lead in their proceedings. Under these circumstances, it is of course vain to anticipate what the report is likely to be when it makes its appearance. Money, which has become scarcer in the course of the last few days, is now considered to have contributed as much to the heaviness of the English stock market as the holding off of speculators on account of the approaching budget; and to-day prices continued very dull till the Chancery broker came in and bought rather largely of money stock, which at once changed the aspect of things, although the advance gained was not very considerable. At the close of business money was worth full 3 per cent., and the market steady. In the prospect of an alteration of the law affecting joint stock companies, there is much discussion in the City as to the best plan of rendering them legitimate mercantile under takings, and less objects of mere speculation than they have generally been. Some think that the promoters should be made liable to the shareholders for the amount of their deposits, and this because the practice of putting i ersons of high rank in the direction, has often been the means of inducing persons to take shares who would otherwise pay no attention to the speculation. As an advantage is gained by the employment of these high-sounding names, it is thought by some at least no more than fair that this great inducement to the shareholder should be attended with something like re sponsibility. The fact is, that the more signal failures among joint stock companies have occurred in undertakings in which the list of Directors was, on the face of them, of the very first character. Tin way in which speculations are carried en, and the means of giving a fictitious valise to shares, are likewise becoming objects of anim tdversion. It. has been observed in some instances, th tt when there has been a difficulty in dis posing of the shares in the first instance, various attempts have been made to force them to a high price en the Stock- Exchange. One of these, which has ob.ained the name of a " rig," consists in buying up a larger number of shares than have actually been allotted, so that when the time for de livering comes there is less than the quantity contracted for. The prices being forced up, in some instances an advertisement appears, that the holders may have their deposits returned, that is, after having paid the forced price of perhaps 251., they may have 51 returned to them. Another evil corn plsined of is, the recklessness with which Acts of Parliament are procured f,er Compan es which have not capital to carry their undertaking into effect, and which it has been suspected, in some instances, have more tend d to the profit of the pro fesstonal gentlemen employed, than to that of any of the Share holders. Tisis is accompanied by another evil, which is the readiness with which min of property put their names to deeds, without making themselves aware of their contents, and that in conjunction with parties who have no property at all. This imprudence, which is induced by a mania for speculation, is the more remarkable, as the very parties who are thus making themselves liable for thousands of pounds, would per haps use the greatest caution in examining an ordinary private deed, when the spirit of speculation was not at work. As for the splendid hopes held forth by several companies in their formation, and the small results tSat have taken place, a cor respondent, who has observed the practical evils of these joint stock undertakings. as they are carried ..n at present, has sent a list of at least 100 companies, brought out in the years 1824 and 1825, many with splendid promises, and scarcely one of which is known at present even to exist. As this matter is now before Parliament, this is the !tropes time for making sug gestions, and no doubt much remains to Ise disclosed. Some mercantile corresponden a express a desire that the hours of attendance on 'Change should be altered, and that the period should be from half-past 3 to 4. The wish seems to be pretty general, but as no one likes to begin, and run the risk of being the only person absent, they think a closing of the doors at 4 would be the only way to affect the altera tion. The custom, now so prevalent, of living out of town at sense distance from the place of business has, in fact, pros duced a change of circumstances which has caused this desire for a corresponding change in the hours of business. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian.) MANCHESTER.—The report of the marke', yesterday, must be a mere repetition of what has been said for several weeks past. There was the same general absence of demand ; and the little business done was generally at rates a shade lower than those of last week. Indeed, notwithstanding the advance which has taken place in cotton, the prices of many descrip tions, both of varn and goods, are now fully as low as in the month of December last. Of course, under these circumbtances, the working of short time is gradually extending; and we learn, from good authority, that an agreement has been entered into by a great majo rity of the spinners at Ashton, Stalybridge, Dukin field, Hyde, Mossley, and the neighbourhood, to re duce their hours of working to eight per day (or fur days per week), to commence from Monday next. If this agreement is carried into effect, of which we entertain no doubt, it will m .ke a sery great diff-rence in the amount of goods and yarn brought to market, and probably produce no inconsiderable effect on the cotton market, Since the above was written. we have learned, that the example of the spinners of Ashton ar.d the neigh bourhood will be fullowed by these of Burnley, Black. burn, and one or two other places. Indeed, from what we Lear upon the subject, we ate inclined to think that the working of short time is likely to be met- general in this d : atrict than at any former period. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, APRIL 26. There hss been a very quiet market today; but tew pieces have been sold, and those at low prices. There is no change in the wool market. Little business is doing, and there is a willingness to sell at former prices. HUILARSFIELD MARKET, APRIL 27.—There was nothing new to report of this market to-day. A general flatness and uncertainty prevailed, con.equently sales in nearly all descriptions of goods were ve y limited. Wei Iv, too. were heavy, it being difficult to re.l ze cost price. In short, rhere is a genersl flatness, both in thi• Cloth Hail and warehouses, but prices in new goods arc fully maintained. THE PHENIX AND BRITANNIA STEAMERS. —Our readers will remember the circumstances of the unfor tunate collision which took place between these vessels in the British Channel, off Dungeness, on the night of the 25th October last, when th former was so much injured that she sunk within a quarter of at, hour after, and also the legal prneeediogs that have since ensued. The I ribui al of Connterce at Havre, which had been declared competent to try the case, has been occup ed for some weeks past in vately examining the various d ieuments connected with it, after a first hearing of the parties. On Saturday this Court delivered its sentence, the text of which we find in the Maitre Journal. After recapitulating the evidence, whereby it appears that the fault lay on the side of Cap tain Strait ek of the Britannia, who was coming up Chan nel with the wind in his favour, and all sads get, but with only one light at his foremast, and that Captain Lefort, of the Phenix, was going down channel against the wind, without any sails, and with three lights at his paddle..boxes and foremast; and further, that, from the evidence of the ste rs- Man, and the sworn examiners, it appeared that the captain of the Britannia did not see the Phan x till he was close m.on her, while the captain of the latter Wag aware of the Bri tannia's comin.:, though he could not judge of her distance, from her carrying only one light, but that he had done all he could to get out of her way ; and also Since the reports of the examiners at London, when they visited the Britannia, proved that it was this vessel which ran in upon the Phetiii, and not otherwise, as had been alleged; therefore the Court decided that the General Steam Navigation Company was liable to the Company owning the Phemix, for the loss of that se.sel. In consequence of this the Court adjudged that the former COv t.. patty should pay to the latter 700,000 f., with interest from the time of the demand being made; or, as an equivalent for this, that an offer which the former Company had made, of giving up to the latter, within a specified time, the Britannia steamer, with all her engines, &c., complete and good, together with the value of the freight on board he Britannia at the time, and the produce of her passengers' fares (about 9 , 1.) should be au depted ; and that this :hould serve as a bar to any further pro ceedings or other claims, MELANCHOLY SITICIDE.......SatInday, the 17th inst., an lilngiish gentleman put a period to his existence in Leith's Cotletionian H.itel. The deceased, who is de se,Thed about 30; of gentlemanly manners and appearance. and suffering Considerably from lowness of spirit, had fioin Orkney by the, steadier Sovereign on the previous Tuesday, and had been attended At the hotel by Henderson, until Thursday, when that gentleman was obliged to leave for Edinburgh. Deceased retired to his bedroom about one or two on the forenoon of the day mentioned, land as there was no appearance of his (pitting it at fire in the afternoon, though Mrs. Leith had culled and kno,:ked twice at the door, an attempt was made to o,,en it, when it was found to be locked in side, Ott obtaining entrance deceased was found extended on the fl tor, hi, throat dreadfully cut, whim a white handled razor rested to the depth of the handle in the wound Both arm , , at the bends of the elbows, were also much cut, and lay stretched by his side, A medial gentleman was immediately sent for, who at ted it tO its opinion that , he death was occasioned by the wounds iiiiiicted CM his arms and throat, and that he mtot have ceased to exist thri e or four hours before his al - lives. A note, in which the fallowing words were written, ass found on the dress ng table in the room:--" Write my mother... Mrs. Shep pard, Sable, tie tr Halstead, Essex," The authorities have seen that duo care is taken of his property and money —about 401. The funeral took place on Tuesday last, when his rern•iiiis were tollowed to the place of interment, in the churchyard of Wmk, by a numerous body of r,.!speet. able inhanitants. .-le had been resident for some n ontns in Orkney, and intended to b,ve proceeded south, —John o' Groat Journal. TOWER OF LON:DOM.—A return has been made 0 the House of Commons of the number of visitors ad mAted to Vie Armoury fir t 1 e year ending the Ist of Febri.try, 1841, and Jevie!..house, with the amount of I es, .See Tne Number admitted to tie Armoury ~ ith e t•ckets from th- Governor and Storekeeper was 3,708; on payment of 61. each 91 897 ; and the sum received fur aomission was 2.297/. Bs. 6d. Ot this sum 864/. 16s. 2d. WAli paid to the warder=, collector, and armoury-keepers ; 914/. 12s. 4d, to the payma:ttr, and 518/. expended in purchases of ancient armour and weapons. The number of visitors to the Jewel house was 15,473 at 2s. each, and the gros;; receipts 1,547/. 63. Of which was expended 216/. Os. 6d. for attendant, oil, and Crown bill, leaving a clear receipt of 1,2311. ss. 6d. The Lords of the Trea sury have taken into their own hands the receipts and ex peociitures of the Jewel house since the commencement of the year 1841. We have now here the Russian General Rudi ger, Count Kolowrath Kratowsky, Count Teneno, and the Earl of Grosvenor. The latter, who is a son of the rich Mar. quis of Westminster, has purchased, among other works of art, the fine Amazon group of the excellent Prussian sculptor E. Weill, for:his gallery in I,9ndon. —44emeine Zeitung, April 23. LAW INTELLIGENCE. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, APRIL 29. RANGER r. RANGER. This was an application by Mrs. Ranver, the plaintiff, against her husband, the defendant, from whom she was . se parated, by a d ee d b ear i ng date 28th Sept. 1825, to restrain him from receiving any share of the personal estate of John Sydney devised to the plaintiff for her separate use, and from prosecuting further proceedings on a suit commenced in the Court of Chancery relating thereto, and from further using the plaintiff's name in the same suit or in any other. Mr. K. Bruce, Mr. Wakefield, and Mr. Beales for the plain tiff, and Mr. Richards and Mr. Store for the defendant. The VICE-CHANCELL OR said he thought there was no ground for the motion. It was not made ont that the de tendant had exhibited any intention of interfering with the personal estate, nor that he (the Vice-Chancellor) was at liberty to prevent him from proceeding with the suit. It ap peared to him the application was made as a defence to the petition, and that there was so little ground for it that it must be dismissed with costs. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, APRIL 29. At an early hour this morning the Court was crowded in every part, it being understood that the Earl of Waldegrave would be brought up for judgment. EX PARTE WILLIAMS. Mr. HUMPHREYS had bean instructed to apply to the Court for a rule to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue, directed to an attorney named Steele and a person named Douglas, to bring np the body of a young gentleman ' named Williams. The case had been already before Mr. Justice Patteson at chambers. The gentleman on whose be half he made the present application was a membe r o f the ba r , and possessed of considerable- property in Cambridgeshire, and the application was made by him on behalf of his only son, a young man aged 23. The affidavits stated that this young man was very easily acted upon by art ful and designing persons, and the application was grounded upon the fact that unfortunately he had got into the hands of an attorney and a money-lender, who had been acting upon him in a way which would even tually terminate in his utter ruin. They had prevailed upon yin to execute deeds to a very large amount, and unless their Lordships had him brought before them his utter ruin would be effected. Mr. Williams's affidavit stated that this young gentleman studied at Oxford University as a gentleman com moner, where he was treated with every indulgence, he being not only an only son, but an only child. That his father had not the most distant idea of any circumstances that tended to involve him, until by accident. a letter, intend e d f or th e son , f into the fathers' hands, their names being the same. The letter came to Mr. Williams, sen., Witham Park, Cardi ganshire, and was an application for the payment of an annuity, and that was the first intimation the father had of his son's involvement. The father immediately came to town, and discovered that his san hid obtaiaed money from a person named Douglas, who was an advertising money lender, although he had been for some years in the Queen's Bench prison. He endeavoured, to get possession of his son, but was unable to do so till he applied to the police, and through the means of an inspector of that force obtained- an interview with him. Lord DENMAN—In whose custody was the young man at that time ? Mr. HUMPHREYS—He was at the time in the custody of Steele and 1/moas ; the father got possession of him ; they met at a coffee-house, and oae of the most respectable mer chants in the' city, Air. Wilson, the young man's god-father and an old friend of the father, was present, in order that it might be shown that no improper influence was exercised by the father. They spent the evening together, and the young man appeared most desirous of emancipating himself. An application was subse- quently made to Mr. Justice Patteson, on thy part of Steele and Douglas, for a writ of h a b ea s cor p us , ca lli ng on Mr. Williams, th e father, to produce his ,on, the statement being that the father kept him improperly in custody, and was exercising an undue and improper influence over his actions. The affidavits stated that the father endeavoured to destroy his son by mounting him on vicious horses for the sole purpo , e of taking -away his life. The application as a matter of course was dismissed. The father admitted that he knew where his son was, but refused to produce him, as he knew that they would endeavour to get possession of him and have him arrested, on the plea that he was going abroad. The father ultimately sent his son to Holland to a mer chant there, but Steele and Douglas followed him, and brought him back, and he was then placed by them in the custody of a police officer named Balard, and unfortunately a few weeks ago he had' got married. The first intimation the father received of that was by the affidavit of Steele's clerk, verifying the fact upon an affidavit filed in the Court of Chancery, for what ob ect he (Mr. Hu m ph re y s ) cou ld no t say. Air. Willia ms having discovered where he was, sent a message to him by an old servant of the family, stating that his mother was in a dis tracted state of mind, and almost at the point of death, entreat ing him to go and see her. It appeared that Steele had an interview with the young man five minutes afterwards, and prevented him from going to see his mother. He removed him from the place where he had kept him, arid told Mr. Williams distinctly that he had placed him where he would never have access to him. Lord DENMAN—Is there any reason assigned for confining him to the custody of a policeman ? Mr. HuAlrn REYS—None whatever, except that they allege the father intends to exercise an improper influence and con trol over him. It appeared that the father, finding that the young man was married, and that the matter could not be un done, wrote to his wife in the kindest and most affectionate terms, and she promised to communicate with her husband, but he was removed, and she knew not where he was. Lord DENMAN interrupted the Learned Counsel by stating that he might take a rule. THE QUEEN V. THE EARL OF WALDEGRAVE AND ANOTHER. Mr. CHAMBERS prayed the judgment of the Court. upon the defendants in this case, the Earl of Waldegrave and Captain Wm. Duff. Sir F. Pommes:, for the defendants, said the affidavits in the case were not quite prepared, and prayed that a little time might be granted. Mr. CHAMBERS hoped some precise hour would be named. Sir F. POLLOCK said they would be quite ready in the course of the morning. Lord DENMAN-J hen let it be 12 o'clock. Sir F. POLLOCK said it would be much more convenient, if his Learned Friend saw no objection, to fix the ease for Mon day instead of that day. Mr. THESIGER said they really had not been able to prepare the affidavits. Lord DENMAN—If Mr. Chambers assents I see no objec tion, but we have nothing to do with it ; it is an arrangement for the convenience of Counsel. Mr CHAMBERS—If it can be shown that the defendants have been placed in any difficulty in preparing the affidavits from any fault of ours, I shall have no objection. ' Sir F. Poumex said they did not seek the postponement on that ground, but merely on the ground of mercy and indulgence. Mr. CHAMBE.s—If my Learned Friends sav that the post ponement will be a matter of indulgence to them I shall be happy to acquiesce; but so far as the prosecitors are concerned lam instructed to press for an early judgmAt. If your Lord ships think that it ought to come on of course I must press it on at twelve o'clock to-day, as I have no power to consent to any arrangement which might be considered an indulgence to the defendants. If the Court think that it ought not to come on before Monday, I.f course I shall make no opposition. Mr. THESlGER—Personally it would be extrec ely inconve nient to me if the case came on to-day I trust, therefore, my Learned Friend will not press it on, and that he will not consi der it an unreasonable request to postpone it till Monday. Mr. CHAMBERS—If it be understoo,l that it is to come on peremptorily on Monday, I have not the slightest ob jection to its being postponed tiil then. The case was then postponed till Monday. THE QUEEN v. JOHN AND EDWARD HUGHES. In this casn the defendants were convicted of obtaining mo ney under false pretences. Dlr. ARCHBOLD now prayed the judgment of the Court. The defetnian's not being in attendance the case was post poned till Alonday, with the underitanding that the recogni zances would be estreatFd if they were not then in attendance. THE QUEEN V. HENRY E. SCOTT AND FIVE OTHERS, The defendants in this case, why, had liven convicted before Mr. Justice Wightman at the York Assizes for obstructing a highway, now appeared upon the floor of the Court to receive the judgment of the Court. Mr. CItESSWELL moved to set the verdict aside, and to have a new trial, on the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a conviction. The COURT to,k time to consider its judgment, and the defendants were ordered to withdraw for the present. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, APRIL 29. IN THE MATTER. OF JOHN DALE. The insolvent in this case had been connected with Covent Garden Theatre, and subsequently was engaged at the Surrey Theatre. He attributed his insolvency to the same source as many others of his profession—the general decline and pubdc indifference to the drama. He had been some time in prison previous to his being admitted to bail, and now sought the benefit of the act. The Learned CommissioNt.a, wished that evidence should be produced relative to the disposal of certain articles of jewel lery and theatrical costume which the insolvent had been pos sessed of. and the case was therefore ordered to stand over for abort time. 111 r. Simpson, proprietor of the Albion Tavern, Great Rus •cll=street, having appeared in Court, said th it about three years ago the insolvent being indebted to him in the sum of 251., lodged as security a gold watch, value 141., and a diamond pin, worth about 61. lOs. It appeared alqi that Mr. Cash, of Tavistock-street, Covent-garden, had made some dresses for the insolvent, the greater part of which were afterwards returned. The CnuaT decided that the insolvent was entitled to his discharge. A great many other persons were discharged during the course of the morning, but being almost all unopposed the cases were without interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-S7REET A man of the name of John Mahar was brought up, charged by Sir John Edwartla, with having assaulted him. It api,eared that as Sir John viaa leaving the House of Com mons yesterday, the prisoner came up to him, and asked him if he wanted a cab, but Sir John took no notice of him and passed on, and as a cab wa. passing he hailod it, and was about to get into it, when the prisoner came up and said that he had engaged that cab for Mr. Hume, and attempted to pull Sir John out of it, but a policeman being near at the time, Sir John gave the prisoner in charge. Sir John Edwards said he did not wish to press the charge further against the prisoner, but be thought it his duty to britig the man up as a lesson to others, who are in the habit of annoying Members as they leave the House of Commons. The Magistratea, acting on the wish of Sir John Edwards, discharged the prisoner with a reprimand. THE ANCIENT CONCERTS.—The concert of Wednesday, being under the direction of his Royal High ness Prince Albert, was honoured Kith the presence of the Queen and a numerous patty of Royal and noble per sonages. Be ides he , Majesty and P. ince Albert, we ob serve 4 their Royal Highnesses the Duches of Kent. the Duchess of b " , ' , 7cester, the Duke of Cambridge,-t,e Duke of Wellington, the At . : Lord Burgh ersh, t at- Lord Cawdor, and Lori. BAo-411 : Her Majesty wasn e Legge, 1 01 l York,H r Maj , e tended by Lady Mount Edgeenn,.."', Lae Misr Caven- Lady Caroline Cocks, and the Honou. -t , ,, applauded dish. On her Majesty's entrance she was low , , - t h e —another (though a very proper) deviati on fru... usages of the A nc i en t C on certs, where plau dits are g iv en pianissimo, b u t per h a p s no t the less expressively on that ac count. " God save the Queen" was then fi nel y sun g b y all the princip a l voca li s t s an d chorus. On if] a occasio n t h e principal s i ngers o f th e Italian Opera —Grisi, Persiani, Viardot, Rubini, and Lablacho were employed in a manner to which they are little accustomed, in iiriging G erman music. There was but a small proportion of English music, but some of it was very good. The concert was conducted by Mr. Bishop. HAMBURGII, APRIL 10.— We hear that the commercial treaty between the German Customs Union and the isles of Hamburgh and Bremen has been renounced by the former, and consequently will not be renewed when it expires. The Marquis d'Oli - - Ap.ussELs, APRIL 27.— veifa, Envoy Extraor3intry of the Emperor of Brazil to , . the Russian Court, b v q a r r ived here from London with his family and suite. • MORNING EDITTON. CORN A VERA GEN 6ENER AL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH conic . F r the Week ended April i 3, /MI, made up from the BetUrrl.'i the inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England " ales, per Imperial Quarter. ...... d. Oats 6 ,rley l's. 4d. I Rye lssl 8' Pease .....«..395. led AVERAGES OF THE LAST .1I WEEKS. Week ending WHEAT. 'BARLEY.' OATS. RYE. BEANS. March I) (l3 9 '33 2 21 64 4 :9 11 April 2 0 F4 0 32 8 16 63 8 32 6 23 63 8 32 4 23 0 23 5 21 11 23 6 23 5 23 1 39 39 5 34 2 30 4 39 6 39 3 i 90 Y.) 0 30 36 9 33 6 37 la IMPERIAL . AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEEO„4, Whrat Ms. lld Oats 23.. Id. Beans. ....... .39•• Sarley. . 32s I (I. Rye ,... 353. lid. 1 I Pease W'S. DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN. Od Wheat......... 9.15. eiti. Oats Barley l3s. 10,1. I nee s. (41. Pease Igl• THE MARKETS.—YESTERDAY. COLONIAL MARKET. The public sales were of little moment, and by pririti e e treaty the business done was limited ; in prices, however, variation took place. The Imports were small from most pin" TEA MARKET. The demand for Free Trade was dull, but former rat e were sustained. Company's Congou offered at Is. bid. CO"' with few buyers. Some public s +les have been declared. TALLOW MARKET. Prices of Russian were supported, and a fair husinesi done at 41s. 6d. on tilt spot, and 4-89. 6d. for delivery isi t hl last three months. HAY MARKET. There was a good demand, and former rates fully supporte d ' The supply was fair, Straw firm and in request. Clover HAY' 41. to tit. ; Meadow, 3/. 10 s , t o 41. 18 s . ; St raw , 11. 1 5s. bs . to 1 1 . lc' COUNTRY CORN MARKETS, Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Beans. • Per Quarter, s to s. P. to .. s. to s. a. to e. s pt . B•ston Braintree 56 66 128 35 91 29 35 40 39 4 1 IS ighton 59 48 28 35 i 24 ttl 39 41 39 Cambridge — 62 27 22 38 0 Chichester Dunmow 53 60 32 36 22 31 35 40 08 Grantham 3rimsby 5l 64 27 33 IR 20 36 351 — 4 ' 0 Hailsham 53 64 20 31 :3 25 36 40 24 Hitchin 53 64 CO 37 22 30 34 45 Ipswich 5O 68 29 C 5 21 26 37 40 36 It Lewes 5B 66 30 34 23 34 34 34 Lynn 5B 67 28 32 e 2 26 86 40 36 Maidstone 59 6 , 36 39 26 32 33 40 Norwich 6 5 0 :1 6 68 1 2 36 7 15 1 2 28 4 25 32 3 4 8 0 42 40 sj 41 Pei worth Rouiford Sandwich 162 71 30 34 26 30 43 33 4 1, Toetford ro 62 30 32 24 r 7 39 40 40 0 Wisbech 60 65 23 34 21 56 38 39 34 Witham 5l 64 V t 34 26 31 36 42 33 ; 0 Yarmouth 62 66 21 34 124 30 40 41 38 THE MAY MEETINGS.---The following is $ list of the religious meetings for the remainder of the pre' sent aid the whole of the ensuing month ;--Baptist sionary, at Exeter Hall, April 29, Chairman Mr. Gut' nay; Colonial Church, at H anover - square Rooms, Arl 29 ; Newfoundland S c h oo l s , a t E xeter H a ll , April 3"' Chairman Lord Bexley ; Royal Naval Female Schoels,ll 80, St. James's -street, April 30, Chairman Admiral Si r G. Cockburn ; Wesleyan Missions, at Exeter Hall, May 3. Chairman J. E Tennant. Esq., M. P.; Female Ser.' vents' Home, at Exeter Hall, May 3. Chairman John D P bouchere, Esq ; Aged Pilgrim's Fr le n d, a t t h e L on don T n s " yarn, May 3, Chairman Hon. W. F. C owper , M•r* s Church Missionary, at Exeter Hall, May 4, Chairman Earl of Chichester; Church Missionary, at Exeter Hsi!' May 4; Christian Inst ruc ti on , at Fi ns b ury CbaPe' May 4, Chairman Hon. W. F. Cowper, M. P. • Trini' tarian Bible, at Exeter Hall, May 4; British and reign Bible, at Exeter Hall, May 5, Chairman Lora Bexley ; Suppression of Intemperance, at Exeter May 5, Chairman Lord Stanhope ; British Refornl" tion, at Hanover-square Rooms, May 6, Chairman o ° 4 , Finch, Esq. ; Prayer Book and Homily, at Freemaso ns , Hall, May 6, Chairman Lord Bexley ; Sunday SW ° Union, at Exeter H a ll, M ay 6, Ch a i rman Join, Labo,l" there, Esq. ; Lond o n S oc i e ty f or J ews. at E xeter Hi"; May 7, Chairman Sir T. B ar i ng . B art , ; R e li g i ous Treck: at Exeter Hall, May 7; Lord's Day, at Freemasons Hall, May 10 ; Briti.h and Foreign Schools, at Ese ter , Hall, May 10, Chairman L or d J o h n R usse ll , M•r: Church Pastoral Aid, at E xe t er H a ll, M ay 11 , ChA man Right Hon. Lord Ashley, M. P. ; N ava l and 'tir A 1; tary Bible, at Hanover-squar e R ooms , M ay 11 , Cha r ; - man Marquis Cholmondaley • Irish Evancal, Finsbury Chapel, May 11, Chairman W. Ageli. flAnke/' E,q. ; London Hibernian, at Hanover-square Room s. May 12, Chairman Marquis Cholmondeley ; Protesta n t Association, at Exeter Hall, May 12; Prevention Cruelty to Animals, at Exeter Hall, May 12, Chiiirie lv :. the Earl of Carnarson ; L on d on M iss i onary, at Exete r Hall, May 13, Chairman Viscount Morpeth • Irish ~°°: So ciety of London, at th e H anover - square dooms, LU3j 13, Chairman Earl of Galloway • Colonial Missiona r y' at Finsbury Chapel, M a y 14, dhairman J, R. Esq ; Fen ign Aid, at Exeter Hall, May 14, CI airm an " Marquis Cholmondeley ; Di s t r i c t Vi s i t i ng , at Hanel square Rooms, May 14; L on d on Ci ty Mi ss i on , a t Ele Hall, May 17 ; Abori g i nes P ro t ect i on , a t Exeter 07 vt i : May 17, Chairman Sir T. F. B uxton , Bart ; Noe 1 / tish and Foreign Temp era n ce , at E xeter H a ll, MO S o, Home Missionary, at Exeter Hall, May la ; Feaae ha i a . Met'', at the Meeting-house, H o u n d s di tc h, M a y I man C. Hindley, Esq., M. P. ; Indi gen t Bli n d • at Exeter Hail, May 19, Ch a i rman L or d A s hl e y, 51.1 %; British and For e i gn T em p erance , at Hanover-W,: Rooms, May 20. Chair man L or d Teignr n outh, M. ' Sailors' Home, Destitute Sailors, &c , at Hanover-sqt_lar Room?, May 21 Suppression of Inte m perance, at Ext . tar Hall, May 31, Chairman Earl Stanhope. A n officer nt the a: my has made a wager to a cansiderabie amount that he will, within six weeks, c ollect as many postage stamps, which have been used on letters passing through the Post.uffice, as would be sufficient to paper a room. From calculations which have been made' it appears it would require upwards of 46,000 stamps t : cover a room only ten f ee t square by e i g h t f eet Hitt, afte r deducting a space of six feet by two and a half tact for a door, and another space o f fiv e f ee t by t h ree an d a half fo r _tow. A German Botanist, who some time ago a corn; panied the English Ci.limy to the Swan River, di sc overe d there a plant, the flower of which, warm e d by t he rays °i the sun, rave out at intt rvals a smoke similar to that es' baled by persons who smoke tobacco. The learned traveller was at first very much aiartned when he saw the smoking . / flower, and thought he had fallen i n to an am b us cade savages. • PLATE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS. Ma nl3- facturing Silversmiths, No. 14, Comilla}, London, opposite 1. Bank of England. The best wrought SILVER SPo°` and F. IRKS, Fiddle Pattern, is. 241. per ounce. The 1 0 1, 4 Pattern, is. 4d. per ounce. The followi ng are th e weag u recommended, but the articles may be had lighter or heaver , at the same price per ounce:— Fiddle Pattern. King's Pattern. d oz. s. d. Xs. ez. s . d. %E , 4 12 Table Spoons 30 at 7 210 15 0 12 Table Spoons 40 at 7 4...1 4 13 , 8 12 Dessert ditto 20 7'2 7 34 12 De s sert dab . , 26 7 4... 9 1 4 12 table Forks. 31 721015 0 12 Tab c Forks 40 7 4„.14 13 d 12 Desse; t ditto 20 7 2 7 34 12 Dessert ditto 26 7 4.- 01. 0 2 Gravy Spoons 10 ". '2 • 3118 '2 Gravy Spoons 12 7 4... 4 '1 ; I Soup Ladle...lo 72 ▪ 311 8 1 S ou p L a dl e. 12 7 4... 4 4 sauce ditto... 10 78316 8 4 Sauce aitto.... 12 7 10.. 4 4 Salt Spoons , gilt strong) 1 011 4 Salt Spoons (strong gilt). 2 1 i ish alice lO 0 I Fish Slice .. 9 8 12 Tea Spoons. 10 7 5... 16 8112 Tea Sosas , Is 710 h - • 0 IPair Sugar Tongs 0 1. - ) lil p s ir Sugar 'Fongs I ,'„,l N.B. A Price Current, stamped a s a N ews p a p er , illustrat e , by drawings, and containing every information relative to 0 , purchase of silver or Sheffield plate, may be had on apPli c : c lion, or will be sent into the country, free of po s tag e , i n anss c to a paid letter. TABLE CANDLESTICKS, superior to Sifgel for durability, equal in appearance. Table candlesticks , inches high, is. per pair; 9 inches high, 9s. ; 10 inches, 1 , 1 , ° : per pair , ditto, with rich shell mountings, 9 inches high, per pair; snuffer trays, with shell mountings and chased ce,, tre, 4s. each. The particular metal of which these an t "' great variety of other articles are made, can only bo told frail silver by reference to the stamp. Catalogues gratis. RIPPON and BURTON, Wells -street, Oxford-street. B IR T HS. On the 21st inst., at Drumeondra, Dublin, the lady of Assi g. taut Commissary-General Dinwiddie, of a son. On the 24th inst., at Newbottle Abbey, Dalkeith, the Ma r " ehioness of Lothian, of a son. On the 24th inst., at North Brixton, Mrs. Edward Flower' of a daughter. On the 25th t., at Great Carlton. near Louth, the 164 of the Rev. Stewart Forster, of a daughter. On the 26th inst., at Dangstein, Sussex, the lady ofign ies Lyon, Faq., of a daughter. On the 24th inst.. the wife of Mr. Walter Duke, surge' s ' Hastings, of a daughter. r On the 24th inst., at Everingham Park, the lady of Nl' Maxwell, Esq., oft son. MARRIED. r f e t m h r e i d l g a t e e , On the 15th inst., at. St. Luke'a, Chelsea, ja Esq., of Tunbridge Wells, to lady Colebrooke,rneileisetLo' Sir James Edward Colebrooke, Bart. F r ancis Bu c h an an On the 22d inst., at Sandhurst Church, second daughter of Hoare, Esq., of Gloucester, to Gertrude, W. Cother, Esq. , of the same place. On the 22d inst., at brussels, Simon pincoffs, Esq., o f man chester, to Mitii:la, second daught Stoke late st;onton Goias Da Costa, Esq., of Nelson House, .. N. ewington. On the 2rith inst., at Tottenham A. Abney Walker, Esq., to Elizabeth, daughter of the late George Anderson, .Esq., e l Monastreven, Kildare. Mar , s 13 On the 27th inst.. et St ' • ~ y , ryanston-square, G. 0' Richardson, Esq., of Saig&r.eoporne, Yorkshire, and Fero' cross, Fulham, to A nic ; i the Ed' 'fle, youngest daughter of John Bryant, Esq., M.D. , 1 gw are -road. . ° at St. On the 27th iris—, _ dargaret's Church, Westminste r . the Rev. Anthony Cottrell Lefroy, of Ewshott House, Hants , to Anne, dsughter of the lat e J o h n Ri ckman, Esq., of t h e H o use of ommion „ and Duke-street, Westminster. On the eath i" , t., at St. Giles's Church, Camberwell , J• Forman, Esq., of Edinburgh, Advocate, t o Helen K 'cl el" st ) , of W. Scott daught er - ,Esq., of Camberwell-grove. On the 27th inst • d •, at St. Alary's, Islington, Alfred, third son o f the late Mr. Samuel Rixon,Clapham, of and • Cockspur• es stre et, to Maria Louisa, youngest daughter of Mr. Ja n ' B u tler, of the former place. ------- On the 21st inst., relict of the late Rev. W at . E l l fic ‘ r e ir k , D s li ti all e ' d On the 24th inst. Mr. William ' l 3. - of Fleet-street. , . . Painter, On the 24th • ' J. inst., in Clitton-street, Finsbury, the Rev. ,„, Durham, 7o Mary Leigh, Eva On M. A. Vicar of Scalford, Leicestershire, and for ::• 4 "z years headmaster of the Steyning Graingiar-school, Sussex. , On the 24th inst , Elizabeth, wife of Mr. William York, °' Mitcham, aged 61. On the '2sth inst., Edward, son of Eusebius Say , EN" of bi zv-street, St. James's. d n tht ‘ 26th inst., Arthur Blenkarne, third son of Jam es ' Stocker, Esq., ,:f Guy's Hospital. • ton - On the '26th inst., William Mann , Esq. , of ',loving causeway, Surrey, aged 72. Perig Bl On the 25th inst., in Torrington-square Miss E. of Berry Pomeroy, near Totnes, Devon, aged 67. 1 of thot On the 26th inst., at Brixton, Mr. Charles Schlote , Stock Exchange, aged 36. f Rober t On the 27th inst., Alary Bunn , y o u n g est child 0 Menzies, Esq., of Upper Stamford-street. ,_ r% O- In her 80th year, at Wem, Shropshire, Mrs. Hannau,nt., liams, the mother of Sir John Bicker ton Williams, LL.D., F S.A., of that place. Egir On the 21st inst., at Lion's-down, Herts, A. 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