The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-12 00:00:00

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(Iron, Cautun _lCey ister.) oin . swtte loose notes with which we have b een k uuduly ta.voured, we nave it now in our power to 4 4 Y before our readers a rough account of the Pfau of attack on the Chuenpee and Tykoktow ,o , rts ; and we hope to be able to convey to them, sbc:eit:e u s r description, a tolerably correct ide a of the Chuenpee on the itti inst. The boats were manned and armed, and the 1 -loyal Marin e s o f the squadron under Cap tain E `l's were ready t o laud on the morning of the 7th. ✓ The detachments of the 28th and 49th Regi -I!ents, 37th Madras Native Infantry, and Ben g al t vo lunteers embarked on board the ste amers En- J " rPrit:e and Madagascar, and were conveye d to point of debarkation and landed in the trans ports' boats. . 11 Captain d Knowles commanded the artiler, a ying uner him Lieutenant the Hon. Slype er• The force of this arm consisted of two 24- Puuoder howitzers and two G-pounder guns. Tlie rns were worked by the artillerymen, but to each howitzer 3d seamen of the Blenheim were attached and and to the 6-pounders 13 seamen of the t° Position. froin which they were landed, to drag them o p t ° Position. The guns were placed on the ridge of hill commanding the entrenchment. Queen and the Nemesis took up a posi tiOn) tvithin good shell distance, as the depth' of hill, water allowed, and attacked the fort on the u nit which was soon deserted. The Calliope, Hyacinth, and Larne, we i g hed an d a , Proceeded above the batteries t o b e read y -to a ttack in that quarter, and to capture the junks. o aptain Herbert commanded this portion of the Lors e. The Samarang, the Druid , the C olumbine, and th e Modeste were ordered to make a simulta c°lls attack on Tykoktow, the object being to dis mantle the fort. Captain Scott bad charg e, of s division. Tlie Madagascar and the Enterprise, haying tZlanded their troops, proceeded to join the Galli 7, division. t ron d the dispositions having been made, and the wa rd landed at the watering-place to the south ' strong' of the island, they formed, and pushed andg' covering parties in advance of the guns, • 11;then waited the effect of their fire, as well that of the squadron; they then marched in two bodies on the hill fort, into which the Queen an d sii the Nemesis had previously thrown some Cs; on reaching the intervening, valley t i e stockade opened a fire on the troops, was soon silenced by the field-pieces, F a ced, as noticed above, on the ridge of hill ; the troops—the Cameronians and Marines, then pushed forwar d u p the hill a nd took posse ssion of the fort, whilst the B engal Volunteers and 57 th M adras Native Infantry debouched from the valley to the n orthward, and then, left shoulders f o rward, marchedround the hill. After driv in g the ,Ilinese who made a handsome defence , out of 't he stockade, the Cameronians and Marines de lilc'Yed and rushed down the hill on the lower a nd largest fort, entered the embrasures , and d rove t all before them, the ga rrison esca p in g [ trough the northern gate, when in a few mi nutes they were intercepted in their sauve qui peat retreat by the native troops, who had de n,ouchad from the valley, and opened a most oestructive fire upon them. This spot, a Short di stance f r om the northern gate and beach, was the slaughter-house : it was here the Hiptae, Mandarin of the third class, was killed, obsti nately refusing quarter from a sergeant of Ma rines, who ran up to him as his people were carryi ng him off severely wounded. He cut at t he sergeant, who parried the blow wi th his bayonet an d nearly had the worst of the en counter. The Chinese, with the Cameronians a nd Marines in their rear and the native troops 1n front, rushed into the water to escape, but t here f e ll beneath the united fire o f the troo p s. It should be here remarked that the Chinese do n ot understand either giving or taking quarter in the European military sense of those condi tions. Many of the Chinese , when in the water, b red their matchlocks at the na tive troo p s, and t hen t threw them away and made no submission; t this bite-and-fall-down proceed in g the Si p ahis d id not understand, and returne d the fire of the C hinese, of course with fatal effe ct. t Th e left division, led in splendid style by the I ,_ ll .lid, Captain Smith, wer e in their stations il '‘Mt half-past 10 o'clock a. m., the Druid re 6, her fire, although a brisk cannonade ( 1, 4 kept up from this extensive fort , until she j r : .° Pped her anchor, when insta ntl y she p oured a .destructive broadside, her example being followed by the other ships as they came up in succeSsion. A landing was effected to storm the 't, fort, but the Chinese obstinately defended them 'selves at the north gate, being driven by the broadsides from the batteries, but not until a great many of their guns were dismounted or rendered unserviceable. Several personal encounters here took place, and to show the ob stinacy of their defence, a mandarin having lost. his arms, grappled with an officer of the Modeste, and bit him severely in the arm. The Colum °hie being on the flank, her batteries enfilading the fort, threw in upon the enemy, who were now f iring and retiring, a destructive discharge of floated and canister. In an hour the British flag Itoated over the fort. The enemy's loss was great, 5 ,11 t we are unable to speak accurately as to num °el% Here, as at Chuenpee, the clothes (padded vv ith cotton) of the killed and wounded , as the y 1 ,91, were ignited - by their matches and ammuni tion boxes, which they carry in front , and th e bodies almost consumed by fire. Thus fell the forts, stockades, and garrisons of Chuenpee and Tykoktow by her Britannic 4Epesty's arms, on the 7th of January, 1841. he stockades were well and strongly bui l t , 'Mt heir situation was not well selected, being c ommanded by the neighbouring hills. They afford a proof of the advance the Chinese have made in the means of defence. From the fresh ness of the materials employed in their con struction, it would appear that they have been erected within these few weeks, while the British plenipotentiary had been negotiating, and had t hey been held by determined men, or rather s kilful soldiers, it would have cost our troops some trouble to take them. As it was, the Marines had a Food many men wounded in the attack ; and, al though exposed to a heavy and galling fire from the !l a eld pieces and muskey, the Chinese reslutely defend e d them for tw tr enty minutes, and o it was only a forward movement of the gallant and - e ver-distinguished Cameronians—not invalids, as they have been elsewhere most egregiously mis , uamed— and Marines, that induced them to e vacuate the works. The deep dry ditch and breastwork of these defences offerd no small Obstacles to our attacking force. Some amusing scenes occurred whilst our men were struggling 1111 0 should be the first up the steep and hard c lay sides of the dry ditch, proving bow totally r eckless are British soldiers and sailors ” in the uay and hour of danger." During the attack, Major Pratt, of the Came ronians, was seen a long way in advance, under t he very defences of the enemy, with admirable coolness quietly making a reconnoitre of their Position. The gallant major, on looking through °lle of the embrasures, saw there was a body of Chinese close to it, when he coolly turni d to the only soldier with him, a marine, and said, "Just shoot me one of these fellows, will you ?" The af'tion followed the word, and the rest of the Chinese forthwith retired to a more respectful distance. W e do not expect to find in the construction of C hinese forts any ex hibition of engineering s kill; they have not had a Vauban. It appears, 4 , h o wever , that the materials they employ f o r , Lae upper par t of their works, such as parapets, lltbrasures, &c., are particularly well chosen for the Purpose. I t appears to be a composition like P' titian! upon which our silot m ad e b ut l i ttle impression. Most of the Chi nese g nus w ere of s mall calibre, the metal wretched iron, a v 0 1 $ as wretchedly manufactured, a single blow a hammer being sufficient to knock off the tr unnions; they were all spiked or otherwi se de slroyed, and most of them were thrown into th e 8 the carriages were all burnt. The breast work and ditches of the stockades escaped with t lily partial dismantling, but everyting within tem has been totally destroyed by fi h re, and the loos removed, with the exception of a long Span ;sit piece of larger calibre than usual, which is Yin-. dismounted as a flankin g breastwork com manding the approach from the valley at the w ell of the hill : had this formidable gun been ell served, its shot would have mowed down in 'v anY of the gallant Cameronians and Marines. Th e • 7 di site ot houses and huts is now only to be o :_unguished by smoking ruins. The ground fl , .er the whole extent of the fortifications is •k e y strewn with tattered remnants , w , the Chi n ese suffered horribly from falling, Lien wounded, on their burning matches, which Ret to their padded cotton gar ments an d pow der flasks, which they wear round their waists_ and literally blew them up, and burnt 41 . * It e n tri gi sl e .r e l o y to death. The burial of these black, , rpses, was a fearful spectacle. int o v beach,, running from Chuenpee Fort down Anson's Bay, is strewn 7 - I.th the charred thbets of the junks so effectually e ~, destroyed by emesis and tin boats of the squadron, ' 94 13 which many Chinese corpses are yet lying, January 12, 13, 14. Many of the bodies were large and athletic, much beyond the gene rality of the natives of this province. Just over the brow of the rising ground at the landing place of the Chuenpee fort great numbers of the dead lie buried in one common grave, over whom some careless, thoughtless, " jolly jack tar" has raised a board bearing the following in spiriting inscription :—" This is the road to glory." The poorer natives do not show any fear at our having taken Chuenpee; numbers of boats are about the fleet, and in many instances the Chi nese have returned to seek the bodies of their slain relations, which they have exhumed, and, although in a state of decomposition, they are carrying away the bodies in great numbers. But among these exhibitions of filial and fraternal feeling there have been some impostors, seek ing their " young brothers," evidently try ing to excite the compassion of the officers. Provisions are easily procurable. One old man and woman are the only natives left in the island ; they were on the point where death was rifest, but would not abandon the hearth of their fathers; the old man was slightly wounded, but is under the care, asare many of the wounded Chinese, of our surgeons. Great praise is due to these gentlemen for the humane attention they bestowed, as far as was in their power, on the wounded sons of Ham. The following anecdote exhibits the base cun ning, and callous neartlessness of the Chinese character. A charge was brought by them against some of our men of murdering a man ; the charge, however, upon investigation was proved to be unfounded, and that, instead of a man, it was a bullock that had been murdered ! The Chinese said they could produce the body of the murdered man in proof of their charge ; they were required to do so, when they brought a corpse in a state of decomposition, which had evidently been procured for the occasion from the graves in the fort. We have heard of similar charges having been made, and similar proofs having been exhibited, more than once at Wham poa many years ago. When a place is carried by storm it is always given up to plunder; but there was nothing found in the Chuenpee fort but a few clo ks and caps; yet one thing was discovered which, al though it may surprise some, will not surprise others—about 160 balls of the " foreign smoke" were found. It is probable the spirits of the Chinese were exalted to the gallant resistance they opposed to our troops by a few additional pipes or pills of this stimulant ; and if such were the effect, we think neither the Emperor nor his Commissioners will blame its use on that occa sion ; we are really inclined to think so from a most singular instance of obstinacy in a Tartar officer at Tykoktow fort, as recorded above, which brings to mind the old ballad of Chevy Chase and the gallant Witherington, as well as from the obstinacy of the Hiptae; although au igno rance of our conditions of quarter, and an igno rant and foolish fear of torture it' they were made prisoners, might have had an effect in producing such determined resistance in both cases. We have been favoured by a friend with the following interesting extract of a letter dated Macao, January 6, 1841 : " At Tongkoo several spies were discovered among the China boats, taking the names of the Chinese who had been supplying the English ships with provisions ; they were attacked by the implicated par - des, five or six of them killed, and the five remaining were tied hand and foot, put into a boat filled with combustibles, and set tire to, the unfortunate wretches being regularly roasted alive. The boat burned to the water's edge, and was afterwards towed on shore on the beach, when the burnt remains of the bo dies were seen by several Englishmen. The other affair took place at the Bogue, in the sight of the Commodore's ship. A mandarin's boat was chasing a smuggler ; the latter, think ing he was the stronger party, turned round and showed fight. The mandarin endeavoured to escape, the smugglers boarded him, and threw the crew overboard, reserving four, whom they took to the receiving ships at Tongkoo, and de sired that they might be hanged, English fashion, at the yard-arm, so as all men might see. Their request not being complied with, they took them away, and doubtless disposed of them, so as they should not appear in evidence against them at any future time.—Bengal Hurkaru. PROCLAMATION FROM THE IMPERIAL CON: MISSIONER KESHEN. Keshen, Imperial Commissioner, &c., issues this edict fur the clear understanding of affairs. The demands of the 1- nglish barbarians are exorbitant ; they cantn.t follow the extent of the wishes of their heart ( Vu'g,eriter their eyes are larger than their bellies). On the 15th day of this moon (Jan. 7), without waiting for an answer, they suddenly attacked Shaken and Takeo with their guns. Our troops returned the attack, and the victory was unde cided ; at present they are grappling with each other ; but it is hard to tie assured that they (the t.nglish) will not go to the Westward (probably meanin g Macao) and create disturbances ; immediate measures should be taken to suppress and guard against them. Formerly, because the saidbarbarians stated their complaints and begged for favour, I received the imperial order to exa mine into those complaints ; and because a rough or general examination has not yet been made, how dare the said bar barians to behave in this unruly, mad, and disobedient man ner—exhorting their troops to be disobedient? Now, it is impossible willingly to allow them to trade as before, as their perverse rebellion is increasing. It is proper immediately to issue orders to the Keun minfoo, which, when he receives, let him immediately obey accordingly. Let h.m increase his diligence in secretly guarding against the English, and to cut off all the native boats from entering into or going out of the narrow Yellin, in order to prevent native vagabonds from secretly g cows, sheep, fuwls, duels, rice, and flour, to supply the traitors (the English). The supplies necessary for the officers and military, the civil and military mandarins of that district (Heangshan), are to raise as usual, and after examination to pass them on ; this business, which concerns the army, is of importance. As for those native traitors, who secretly convey supplies to the plundering banditti (the English), openly professing obedience to, but seermly opposing the laws, cau-ing trouble, &c., it is on these accounts I issue to the military and people these orders, with which they are to make themselves fully ac quainted. Ye dwellers on the coast and in the villages, if the English come sneaking in, you are to oppose and seize them, neither are you to take your boats to supply them with eatables; if you dare to secretly carry to them supplies, in opposition to the orders, you shall be forthwith seized and subjected to milt ary law fur the puni-hment of your crimes, and your relations shall be seized and subjected to trial and punishment; then if you wish to gnaw the umbilical cord, how will you be able to reach it? All.should trembling obey, without opposition. edict. 12th moon, 19th day (January 11). A speeial PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICER AT CAZA BRANCA. Tscang, the public officer at Caza Branca, publishes the following tor the information of all : It appears to the said officer, that the prices of goods are just now being raised in the market, being probably caused by false rutnoun, scattered abroad by perverse traders, greedy of gain. Notwithstanding that the strict orders of the superior officers prohibit the export of provisions, they have never ordered the port of Macau to be ciosed, and consequently the commercial relations between Chinese and foreguers should continue the same as formerly ; what motives, then, can there be for them to raise the prices of goods in opposition to the la,,s? Therefore, the sail officer makes known by this proclamation to all ve shopkeeper., that you should continue your trade as f rmerly, and nei , her raise the prices of gooL,s, nor scatter abroad false rumours; wooever opposes these or ders stud! be sr ized, and must certainly severely punished. 11ly wo ds wilt be fo lowed by the instant executi , it of the laws; obey therefore without opposition. A special edict. 12th moon, 12th day (12th January), 1841. From the Portuguese, Tra China, 14th January. The following Report from the Lieutenant-Governor o Chekeang will serve to prove the imp rtance the high officers of the empire attach to our occupation of Chusaii ; more in. deed than many were first disposed to allow. It: PORT FROM THE OF CHEKEANG LIEU TENANT-GOVERNOR Lew, Lieutenant-Governor of Chekeang, reports respecting some inquiries he has made into the affairs of the barbarians in Tinghae, which are still suspicious, and requests the Imperial will, that orders be sent to the imperial Envoy in the pro• vinces of Canton and Chekeang (t lepoo is the Imperial Com mi,sioner iu Chekeang) to deliberate to the end that affairs may be managed and tranquilly settled. I re-pecuully report, begging for the imperial glance. I look up witn gratitude for the imperial favour for being selected for the Lieutenant-Governorship of Chekeang. On my journey from Szechuen, I made inquiries on the road, but I could ri,.t obtain any information respecting the real disposi tions of the English barbarians, which caused me great anxiety and vexation. Afterwards, when I arrived at tile station of Lin Weikwan, in the teen dist' jet of Fa,gyang, I then heard from the imperial Commissioner to Canton, Keshen, that he had had a conference at Teentsin respecting the affairs of the barbarians ; but that with reference to the affairs (or disposi tions) of the barbarians at Tinghae, he also was without any thorough knowledge of them. When I arrived at any office, my first desire was to go to Ningpoo, and make clear inquiries into all the intricacies, and then meet with my colleagues and consult upon the affairs. Elepoo, the Imperial Commissioner to Chekeang, had al ready issued a proclamation to the scholars and people of Tinghae, to the effect that if indeed the barbarians d:d not in volve the people of Tinghae in trouble, they also were not to molest the barbarians. Now letters have already passed between the English bararian ships and Elepoo, and the 19th day of the 10th moon (Nov. 12) was fixed for the ships to lift their a,ehors and go to Macao, and there await the examination and management of affairs; and then all the (Chinese) officers and troops may be withdrawn from the other provinces, but in this province 1 consider but few should be citsmisse , t. All the bold stout tillagers who have been hired in the neighbourhood, they may be at once dismissed, and all the coasting trading and fishing borts may be let go. Moreover, I have received a despatch from the imperial Envoy Elepoo, saying : Lately the English barbarians have been rather tractable and obedient. Six sail of their snips have departed ; now a barbarian letter has been received, saying—on the 19th day fourteen sail wiil lift their anchors; and so forth." Now, whether the said barbarians really have or have not involved the people of Tinghae in troubl.--the truth or false hood of this must be known to Eleepoo, as they at the ap pointed time departed for Macao ; as also if they have really been tractable and obedient. The Imperial Envoy, Eleepoo, giving his undivided attention to the matter, must, most unquestionably, have a thorough knowledge of it. And I, residing in the provincial city, if 1 do not make secret inquiries a. , to what are the dispositiot.s of tf ie barbarians, and what are the difficulties and distresses of the people, I shall not have repose or quiet, even in the time of THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 12, 184! sleep and dreams. I, therefore, ordered a messenger to go secretly to Tinghae, to examine and seek for information ; oe has now returned, and reports as follows : The said barbarians dwelling (encamped?) without the city of Tiughae, have erected forts ; the have also repaired the landing place, and opened water-courses which pass through the inner city ; they have also established a mart for the sale of foreign goods. Ad the dwellings have indeed been already trampled upon beyond bearing. I have further heard that when the said bar bai huts first came to Tinghae they did not trouble or distress the people ; but now they are far from being quiet and peace able ; t trey have already sacked the villages of Tsinkeang and Chinkeamun, in the neighbourhood of Tinghae, and have otherwise behaved ill • and although the native traitors of Tinghae have become their servants, yi• t the natives of the sur rounding villages are constantly quarrelling, and are altogether unwilling to coalesce with them. I have also heard that the said barbarians have set up a counterfeit public officer, who issues proclamations to the people of Tinghae, ordering them to bring supplies and so forth. As to the ships wnich have weighed their anchors and are said to have gne to Canton—it is said that all of them have not gone thither ; it is said they come and go at times, and there are differe t reports as to their number. Agzio, it is authenticated that the chekeen of the district of Seang <han has reported—that on the 22d day of the loth moon (Nov& ,aber 15) six sail of barbarian ships were cruizing in the of I h:,,ve examined and found that since all the barbarian slips have not gone to Canton, but some of them are in the Seang shan offing, they are probably the same vessels that were at anther at Tinghae, but of this lam not certain. As for the number of ships that have gone to Canton, the imperial envoy Keshen has already reported them in a correct list, and there is no necessity for me to make further inquiries. But since the said barbal ians have humbly begged for the imperial fa vour to allow them to go to Canton, there to await the exami nation and management of affairs, how is it that they remain at Tinghae, there building forts, &c. ? Whether or not they erected forts at the time of the fall of Tinghae, or wh,ther they built them after they had humbly asked to be allowed to go to Canton; and then deviated into plundering and rapine—whether these things happened before or after the issuing of the prohibitory proclamation of the Im perial Envoy, Lleppoo, to the people of Tinghae—l cannot certainly know. If they really began repairing and building, &c., after the publication of the proclamation, it follows that, although I have treated them with sincerity, they have repaid me with treachery. And now, as they certainly must return to Canton, for what reason have they set up a counterfeit public officer, to issue pro clamations to the people of finghae ? Each and all of their proceedings are suspicious. I really am apprehensive that the said barbarians have an intention of iemaiuing in Tinghae, and establishing a mart there. Tinghae is a most important place on the high seas ; on the south it is near to the provinces of Fokein and Kwang. tuog ; on the north it is connected with the provinces of Keange-Shantung and Pechele, with all which pro vinces the communications (from Tinghae) is easy; if the English remain here and establish a commerce, hey will have much greater facilities than before to send their ships either to the north or south. If their coming in and going be borne with, then the poor people on the coasts will not only lose the profits from their fishing boats, but it is difficult to be secure that the pirate vessels will not be brought under their influence; and though all the maritime ports and other places should be well guarded, and an increased severity in examining, and they (the English) should be suffered to do as they like, still certainly there will not be any mutual tran quillity or freedom from disturbances. Moreover, since the people of Tinghae have already been sub jected to unbearable oppression, they will continue to be at enmity with the barbarians. Hereafter, measures of management should be consulted upon to tranquillise future times; and greater attention should be paid to soothe and commiserate the people. The province of Chekeang is one of the richest places of the south-east, and pays the greatest amount of taxes; and Ning poo is its most beautiful district; supposing they have an in tention of dwelling at Tinghae, it is hard to say they will not cast an eye to and covet Ningpoo. If such is not their intention, yet in consequence of the de s ruction of the opium in Canton, both the provinces of Fo kein and Canton have been attacked; but how is it they have not attacked Macao and Amoy, but that they turn to attack Tinghae? Turning back to examine, I find that, in the twenty-first year of Keenlung (1755-56), a foreign ship anchored at Ning poo, when an Imperial edict was respectfully received : " Hitherto, when foreign vessels arrived in China, they all entered by Macao, in the province of Canton; but few of them have ever come to Ningpoo. But if it happened that ships were driven in by stress of weather, hitherto they were not interfered with by the Government. Tnis year the foreigners have evinced a great inclination for, and have come to, Ningpoo to trade ; they will soon gain a thorough knowledge of the road or way, and if one ship enters the port the numbers will tie daily increased, and they will soon establish a public market; now the sea coasts are important places, and the greatest attention must, without fail, be bestowed on them." Further, in the 22d year of Keentung, an imperial edict was received. Ningpoo has not been hitherto a rendezvous for foreign ships ; for the future they are only to be allowed to anchor at Canton ; they are not to be allowed to anchor in the maritime ports of Chekeang. Respect this." Now your Imperial Majesty has permitted the said barba rians to proceed to Canton without impediment. I look up and observe that your Majesty's predecessor and your Majesty are most attentive to the sea coasts ; the mutual harmony is the same as the corresponding parts of a divid,d bamboo. Already has the Inipelial Envoy Keshen received orders to repair to Canton to examine into and manage affairs , and, verily, most complete measures will be perfected ; but these plans are not yet before our eyes (expressing how deep-laid Keshen's schemes are). The Imperial Envoy Elepoo, being now at Chiuhae, must a'so have it in his power to clearly examine the barbarian (English) traitors; and this business being well managed, there will be no occasion for me to be anxious. 1 have been enriched with the imperial favour. I have made inquiries in enter to learn the dispositions and intentions of the (English) barbarians, and I have found them to be suspicious. As the examination and management in Canton is of later date, I fear those in Canton are ignorant of the present disposition and intentions of the ( English) barbarians in Tinghae ; I am further apprehensive that the barbaiians who have proceeded to Canton will, with sweet words, deceitfully beg, and so subject Keshen to their delusions. I, thinking of calamity, prepare to guard against it, and am, therefore, eonstiained (by a sense of duty) to make this report, begging your Imperial Majesty u ill dens to the Imperial Envoy in Canton, Keshen, to examine into the cir cumstances of the inquiries I have made and means of guard ing (against danger), and to act accordingly ; and also to order the Chekeang Imperial Envoy, Elepoo, to approach near (to Tinghae) and make a minute examination into the dispo sitions and intentions of the ( Lriglish) barbarians, and forth with to send secret reports to Canton, by which means it may he hoped plans may be devised to manage and settle matters. Prostrate, I beg for the Imperial glance. A respectful report. No date. )—Canton Register, Jan. 19. DISSENT IN UPPER CANADA. The following extrazt of a letter from a Wekan Methodist minister dated Port Hope, Upper Canada, Jun. 25, 1841, will be read with painful interest. Have asseiiters not enough to do in resisting the en eroaehments of the Estatlished Church wi bout fight- ing with one another ? The Weseyan Methodist Church of Upper Ca nada is the oldest—is the Mother Church in this co lony. Methodism was introduced into Canada in 1780 by a Mr. Lyons and Mr. M'Cartey from the then British Provinces, and now the United States. It was not, however, until 1790 or 1792 that regular Mis sionaries visited Canada. About this time the New York Conference sent two Missionaries into Canada, the Rev. Messrs. Losee and Dunham. Under the Divine blessing those devoted servants of Christ were success ful in raising up societies, and forming circuits, and building chapels, so that Methodis:n soon became firmly established in the country. In about ten years from this period, Methodism had extended its ibfleence and its triumphs t.,rough tae entire colony, embracing cir cuits and stations from Quebec to Niagara. Thus had Methodism been introduced and societies orga nized full twenty-three years before an English Wes leyan Missionary visited this country, and about ten years before any regular Church of Evgiand parsons trod the soil of Canada. And it is any deliberate opinion that it would have contributed very much to the peace and prosperity of this distracted colony had such persons in such a capacity never entered this country. Never, in my bumble opinion, was there a more ill chosen sphere of Mi,sionary operation , se lected by the Wes eyen Missionary Committee iii Lon don than Upper Catmint. And never was there a more wicked and unnecessary prostitution of public monies iraised for the purpose of sending the Gospel to the heathen) than those expecded in supporting the agents now employed in Upper Canada by the autho rities of ti e Er:glish Conterenee—agehts who are nut rnetra , 'fig the wilds of this western wilder wits, and ca rying the Gospel to the heathen and the destitute. No. they are, with one or two exceirions, st steely p e.:elling in the large towns and villages to ti one whom they have been the guilty instruments of .Iding away trom our societies, thus dividing the flock to Christ. Sul ely it is enough to make an enlightmed Christian community blush when we reflect upon the "zealous put forth, and the appeals which are made to the bevenulence of British hearts, in order to raise funds for the evangelization of our world, and then to witness the sliainetul expenditure of those funds in creating and extending the work of schism, and support ing those agents whose principal ooje.t is to perpetuate those political and invidious distinctions which have already ..linost torn up the very foundations of civil society, &c. The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Upper Canada is as truly Wesleyan in its cha racter, its doctrines, and discipline, in its rules, regulations, and usages, as any body of Methodists ia the world. This the authorities of the English Cotn ference have not attempted to disprove. It follows, therefore, that the true reason of their separation is to be traced up to some other source, no principle of re ligion or doctrine of Methodism being involved. The true grounds of their separation is to be found in pounds, shillings, and pence, and in doubtful disputations and unsanctified intermeddling in party politics. The con duct of the London Wesleyan Missionary Coinnatee in these respects exhibits the most glaring piece of in consistency ever witnessed in the work. For wide they enforce upon all the Missionaries they send to foreign countries the necessity of abstaining from ail political disputations, &c., and also loudly and bitterly complain of the political character of the official organ of our conference, yet they are as deeply immersed in the political disputations of the day as any class of poll. ticians. And the Watchman newspaper, which they conduct, control, or superintend, and which is virtually the organ of the Wesleyan connection in England, is as political in its character and tendency as any of the English or Canadian joutmils." _ Pursuant to a regulation of the Council of the Zoological Soc i ety, .the gardens were o ea to memb ers and th e public on Filmy, at er one o'clock, they havi.,,r been closed previously well as on C rlYt,ua. d,. ) ,. A ; Hale notification was 51veu ver ) few persons availed theai selves, however, of the privilege. TIIE TRUE USES OF A FALLING REVENUE. It is a melancholy reflection," says Dean Tucker, in one of his many admirable tracts on commercial sub ject,, " but for the most part it is too true, that na tons, as nations, never can learn wisdom tid necessity becomes their schoolmistress." Perhaps the best cri terion of the truth of the remark is to be found in the shifts and expedients of Chanceliors of the Exchequer. But es the present necessities of Mr. Baring are great, v e would fain hope that he may profit by the lessons of his perhaps unwelcome teacher. Her authority jest now must be acknowledged. Not only the Chancellor ( f the Exchequer, bat the whole nation, is her pupil. Wilether either the one or the other will imbibe wisdom from Ler teaching remains to be seen. If Mr. Baring however, do not expound the lessor.s of wisdom, he may learn at her hands, clearly and firmly, we venture to predict, that the nation, it not tire House of Com mons, will not only profit by them, but adopt them. Tne revenue is declining. The expenditure of the country is increasing. The per tentage patchwork of last year, which was resorted to for the purpose of rais ing our income to the level of our expediture, has faired, as we predicted when the experiment was made. The income we were to derive from the additional ten per cent. upon our Customs, Excise, and Taxes, has scarcely yielded a paltry five per cent. The country I,oked on and smiled at beholding another Chancellor of the Exchequer attempting to resist once more the financial axiom, that in taxation two and two do not make four. The effort, indeed, was only worthy of a disciple of the school of Vansittart ; and the result was about as abortive as the financial schemes of the Master. But though the attempt to increase the revenue, by directly augmenting the tax upon every raw material and necessary of lite failed, as it ought always to fail, the object aimed at, the placing of our income and ex penditure upon a level, must be accomplished. It is a question es earnestly as universally asked by every one who knows the perilous nature of the pressure upon our trade and our population at home at the present moment, and upon our widely scat tered interests abroad—what will the Chancellor of the Exchequer do ? We are by no means in that ihriviiig and contented state at home which a states man, either in or out of place, would desire to con template. There is a strong sense gaining ground of the injustice and the injurious tendency of our system of taxation. It has recently manifested itself in many lar g e and respectable public meetings, both in England and Scotland, held in several of our most important commercial cities and towns. Free trade, as far as the just necessities of our revenue will permit, and a revi sion of the tariff, have bean loudly called for and most abiy advocated. Not by interested partisans or mis chievous demagogues, the subject is one far too prac• tically useful for them ; but by men of all parties, and by some of the al lest and the most experienced autho rities in matters of this kind amongst us. Hence any renewal of Vansittartisnis would be scouted with deri sion through the country. The country fully admits the necessity of meeting all necessary expenditure, but demands, not clamorously but resotut ly, that this oc jei t shall be attained, justly and honestly Certain it is that the House of Commons and the landed aristocracy which fills it, may neither be suffici ently informed to understand them, nor virtuous enough, if they did, to act upon them : but the people, if Mr. Baring will do his duty, have been sufficiently ground down by unjust and selfish taxation to appreciate his difficulties and sustain him in his conflict with interested prejudice and short-sighted selfishness, if he will but be bold enough to recast and distribute fairly, the burdens of taxation. He may remove the pressure upon our trade, and our customs will decline no longer. He may lighten the weight of taxation and allay every unreason able murmur against it. He may render trade more profitable and more productive of benefits and blessings to every class of the community. There is but one rule to adopt, and once adopted, re solutely to foamy. Abolish every protective duty strictly such, and impose duties only for the purposes of revenue. Pro' ective duties are taxes for private advantage. Re venue duties are necessary taxes for public and national objects. " The duties upon the importation of foreign raw materials," says Dean Tucker again, as long ago as 1787, " to be employed in our own manufactures, are as many fetters and chains to prevent the progress of labour and the circulation of wealth. The, , e imposts were first laid on under a notion of promoting the landed interest ; but happy would it base been for these king doms if the landed gentlemen had understood their in terest before they ate empted to show their zeal in pro moting it !" We incline to the hope, then, that Mr. Baring will turn his adversaries to account ; that he will fix his eye steadily upon the interests of the people, and dis dain to heed the merely temporary interests of the party. Why do we indulge in this hope? We have long, as our readers know, urged upon the Government the comaderetion of both the subject-matter, and the reeont meodations of the reports of two Committees, which sat daring the last S.:mon of Perlianieet —the East India Committee and the Import Duties Committee. We sh ill not stop now to do more than to advert to the empty declamation against this Committee by Lord Ashburton. Fortunately that No.ile Lori never now advances a single argument which he has not himself formerly answered. And we shall pass over but with a word of comment, the somewhat suddenly acquired lordly inanity of Lord Monteagle. He left the House of Commons in a blaze of admonitory eloquence against the Corn.laws. His eloquence remains there ; but his pru dence and his wisdom are displayed in an increasing mea sure in the House of Lords, by condescending to se cond Lord Ashbuttota's attack upon tse only Com mittee which ever sat on commercial subjects in the House of Commons, which, by its evidence and re port, has attracted universal interest throughout the country, and, up to this time, an interest unchecked by even an attempt to refute the grounds upon which it is founded ! From this certainly the Noble Lord himself carefully abstained, and, we predict, will con tinue to do so. Mr. Goulburn and Mr. Herries bad, it appears, been very anxious to give in their public adhesion to so much of Mr. Huskisson's policy as was consistent with the maintenance of the principle of protection to British interests ! A safe concession unquestionably ! Lord John Russell most admirably replied to this anti-free trade doctrine ; and a doctrine, as it was stated, with out queLfication, by Alt. Herries, as we undertake on some future occasion to show, entirely opposed to the principles which Mr. Huskisson laid down on more than one occasion, as the true basis of the commercial policy of this country. " The principle," said the Noble Lord, " on which the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Goulburn) seemed to proceed was this, that you must give advantages to the British manufacturers against the colonies. The c tonics must take their silk and leather, &c. Then the people of the colonies say we feel our sel.es aggrieved by this restriction, and to satisfy them, you say, they shall have advantages against the farmer and Labourer of the United Kingdom.' Then they complain, and you, to satisfy them, give them ad vantages against the manufacturer, and so you go on in this vicious circle of constantly endeavouring to do something for the advantage of a particular class, in stead of looking to the benefit of the whole counau nity.—(Ceeers.)" Again— Right Hon. Gentleman spoke of introducing foreign articles, and giving protection to the home ma nufacturer at the lowest rate required.. If the Right Hon. Gentleman would adhere to this principle so stated—namely, to the principle of the lowest rate of protection really required, he did not think the Right Hon. Gentleman would find much difference of opinion b tween himself and the Members of the Goverment. H. thought the principle a sound one.—(Hear bear.) He con.:idered it needless to enter, even it there was a larger House and a more formal debate, into the general principles upon which the question of duties in a country entirely free, or at least not in the situation of this country, ought to be regulated. It was enough to say that in the present state of this country it was necessary that protection should be granted, but that that protection should be very carefully considered. It should be moderate where they had one class with superior advantages as against other classes. They could not say to one set of manufac toren, you hive less ingenuity, you require greater protection, and the artici,l you produce shall there fore be very dear,' and to apostle r great interest, such al the cotton manufactures, e you produce an exceilent article, you require very at; protection, and therefore we wilt frame a system which shall give you no advan tage whatever.' b ßut the concluding sentences of this very ab'.e speech, which does not appear to have been very fully reported, from the accounts communicated to us by those who head it, are perhaps the most deserving of' notice. Oa all those subjects," continued the No Lord, "be our opinions right or wrong, there is a general agreement in the Ciabitiet ; on all these sub jects the Cabinet is prepared to act unanimously, who t,- ever they ti,ink right to do so, with'a view to the ad vantage of all the interests to which they refer. It w,ll nut shrink from any responsibility that may belong to it.—(Cheers.) Whether the measures we bring for ward are useful measures for the country, it will be for this House, the oti. er Hoes c of Parliament, and the country in general, to consider ; but this, at least, I may say, that we are not insensible to the immense impor are bringi ng f orwa rd that which i s, tqt,ixauneecsootinioo?fifltsnhooi,swas,nubv.e u j , e n e d t e , and that i n b r i ng ing forward this Diable to take that which is supported by and if the greatest weight of argu your v.ews, we think that, by we we will endeavour, er n ui o e t a m vo i u st r: k in en ev i e n r carrying on a policy of this kind, with due deliberation and at proper times, We shall render this country very talent, and confirmed by the mg longest:°adsu—re( good—(Hear, experience i b e hm n ei c at e r ; peat b• licit:, and that, if we fail, we shill have the calasolatioo ai least of finicking that our plans were taken with au iluheSt intention of promoting the emu- mercy, the industry, and the fortunes of this mighty mpire.—(Much cheering.)" This spirited declaration was generously met as it deserved to be by the Liberals. " They had avowed themselves," said Mr. Villiers, with great distinctness, advocates of the policy avowed by Mr. Huskisson, and had expressed that confidence in the justice of his and their own opinions, that made them independent of further inquiry.—(Hear, hear.) . They seemed from their speeches aware of the wants of the country and the colonies, and only to desire the power to carry out their liberal views.—(Hear, hear.) After the speeches, indeed, he had heard from them to-night, he should watch their course with interest and with hope.—i Hear, hear.)" We repeat, then, that this speech of Lord John Rus sell, and the measures to which we have alluded, in spire us with the hope that no means will be resorted to, to raise an income to the level of our expenditure, unaccompanied with a .‘ clear and satisfactory develop meat of some financial system based upon existing facts," and we will add, toueded upon justice to all classes. The time is favourable. The public mind is better informed upon financial and commercial subjects than at any former period. Trade languishes; there is a general expectation, engendered mainly by the la bours of the two Committees we have referred to, that some measures will be proposed to improve our trade, and through an improved trade, and through it aline, to improve our revenue. The Colonial Resolutions and the East India Rum Bill are but an earnest of what we trust will be done, on a more extended scale, to ameliorate the condition of our commercial and ma nufacturing interests at home. Ne.:essity will then have successfully discharged the office of our school mistress, and her lessons will be remembered through all time. . • • • But then those truths involve a reduction of duties, and at a time when our existing duties yield a reluctant and declining income. They do. " The surrender of revenue for great commercial purposes," said Mr. Pitt, in his spe,:ch on the commercial treaty with France, " was a policy by no means unknown in the history of Great Britain."—" Taking this evil at the worst, a surrender of revenue for great commercial purposes was not contradictory to sound policy, nor to established practice." But a surrender of revenue for great commercial purposes is not synonymous with a surrender of income. Fact after fact, measure after measure, attest the difference. The whole course of Mr. Huskisson's policy proved it. In Mr. Pitt's time, moreover, what was the revenue derived from corn, sugar, timber, &c? a revenue as unjust as it is impolitic ; the offspring of war and of self-interest only ; and striking at the root of the health, the peace, and prosperity or the country. A surrender of revenue in these cases would be an augmentation of income. Justice and policy would both command it. It was the boast of Augustus that he found Rome of brick and left it marble. It would be a nobler boast, and of infinitely greater importance to mankind, if our Sovereign should be able to say that She found the tariff of her kingdom oppressive and unjust, and She left it just ; that. She found it framed to benefit the rich, She left it framed to benefit all ; that She found it framed to restrict the supply of food, and cramp the industry of Her People ; that She removed every restriction from the one, and every impediment calculated to ob struct the other. This would be a noble object of ambition, and one worthy the Sovereign of a mighty State, whose power and position amongst the nations of the earth depend upon enlightened commerce ; and whose commerce carries Christianity and civilization and freedom hand in hand throughout the globe.—Examiner. _,ci"~~. THE NEW HOUSES OF PARLIA MENT. THE RIVER WALL.—.This wal►, so essential to the ultimate security of the stupendous edifices erecting in its rear, is more than 30 feet in breadth or thickness, and forms the Terrace level, the facings of granite, and being built in a " battering" form, offers not only a counteracting influence to the great weight at its rear, but also forms an impenetrable barrier to the great body of water pressing upon it without, and the action of which it will still resist, when ages are passed away. Its height above the bed of the river is 15 feet, and it is calculated that a spring tide will reach to within three feet of its summit. THE NORTHERN WlNG.—This portion of the structure, adjoining Westminster bridge, and intended for the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Commons, is more advanced than any other portion of the works ; and, as viewed from the river or the bridge. already conveys to the mind of the observer a very g,od idea of the ultimate gigantic and magnificent appearance the Houset will present when finished. The first stone of the superstructure was laid on the 27th of April, 1840. From that time the " setting" has gone on rapidly, and this part is now carried up to the transom of the first or principal floor windows, a height of 26 feet 9 inches from the basement floor. The only embellishment yet to be seen on the exterior of the northern wing are beautifully-executed crowns, ',heed under the niches of the windows. Beneath these crowns are shields, the surfaces of which are a; yet plain, but ultimately various coats of arms will be richly carved upon them. The crown and shield are encircled by the garter. In the interior of the north( rn wing, or Speaker's residence, the little screens of the entrance hall are completed, as is also part of the grand staircase. A portion of the north flank, begin ning at the clock-tower in Palace-yard, containing the house of the Sergeant-at-Arms, is also in course of erec- tion. It is considered that the north wing will be car ried up to the summit of the windows of the principal floor by the end of the present summer. The progress in the interior will be in the same ratio. THE TERRACE FRONT.—In continuation with the northern wing is the middle curtain or terrace frontage. Tue whole of this part will be occupied by the Com mittee rooms of both Houses, the libraries, refreshment and waiting rooms. The progress made is not quite so great as in the northern wing ; the masonry is, however, carried up to the first floor windows. Immediately in the rear of the external wail, and between that and the intended Committee and other rooms, runs a corridor ex tending the whole length of the terrace frontage, which effects an easy and convenient ingress and egress to the various apartments. There are several other corridors running out of this, the archways of which only are as set turned, the groins of neither the greater or lesser ones being filled in. Through this corridor and the ter race front are the Lords and Commons entrances to the terrace itself. The archways of which are also turned. THE TERRACE will be about 32 feet in breadth, with a parapet of about three feet high running along its super verge. It will be exclusively devoted to the Members of both Houses. It was at first intended that there should be an approach to the Houses from the river by means of a noble flight of steps descending from the carpe of the terrace ; but this idea is, we be lieve, altogether abandoned. THE SOUTHERN WING, containing the apartments of the Usher of the Black Rod, tbe Librarian, the House keeper, &c., has reached an altitude of rather better than 20 feet. Another portion of the South Wing, not yet so far advanced, contains accommodation for the Lord Great Chamberlain on state occasions. At the end of this wing is a space left open called the Royal Court-yard, which wiil be entered through a noble arch way, the carriace way of which will be 14 feet wide ; it is teitncd the Royal entrance to the terrace, and is par tiaty erected. THE VICTORIA TOWER, the chef d'cruvre of the whoie, will be situate at the angle of the buildings, next Abingdon-street. Workmen are busily engaged at the excavation, and it is considered that the foundation will be laid down in about three months. This tower will have a gateway, that will be opened on great oc casions, such as when toe Queen comes to open or pro rogue Parliament. It will abut into Abingdon-street, near to ti:e Chequers Tavern. THE HOUSES OF LORDS AND COMMONS Will Oc cupy a central position, judging from the excavations now going on on the site of the Speeker's garden. In connection with this excavation, there are one or two circumstances of antiquarian interest, which are the exposure of two massive stone walls, running parallel with tile one recenily erected, and which were, at a remote time, evidently built for the same purpose, viz., that of confining the water. The first is about 120 feet inland from where the river now runs, and the other about 100 fret beyond that, running close up to the foundation of St. Stephen's Crypt. These facts show that at no very distant time the river flowed where the 'musts of Legislature now stand. The workmen find it extremely difficult to demolish these wails, which are built of stone and flint, and several by cement, mere difficult of separation than the material itself. The ground the Loids will occupy is 201 feet by 82. The Commons 214 feet by 92. 'lnc entire length of the whole buildings (river front) is 876 feet. The number of men employed by Messrs Grissel and Pew, the contractors, is very nearly .500, of which, 248 are masons and carvers. ble INTRODUCTION OF FIRE-ENGINES. Ad vertisement transcribed from the London Gazette of August 14, 1676:—" Whereas his Nlajcsty hath granted letters patent unto Mr. Wharton and Mr. Strode, for a certain new-invented engine for quenching of fire, with I , athern pipes, which car r i es a great quant i ty an d a con tinal stream of water, with an extraordinary force, to the top of any house, into any room, passage, or alley; being much more useful titan any that bath hitherto been In vented, as was attested under the hands of the Masters of St. Thomas's Hospital and officers of the same parish, as in the late great fire of Southwark, to their great benefit and advantage. This is to signify," B, C. We learn with much satisfaction from Dublin, that the rtband of the Order of tile Knighthood of St. Patrick, vacant by the death of Lord O'Neil, is to be confer! ed on the Earl of Arran. If we mistake not, the grandia her cf the present Earl was one of the original Knights of Sc. Patrick ; but what renders the expected honour to the Earl of Arran truly a matter of gratification in Ireland if, that it i 3 to be conferred on a resident noble. Irin, devoting all his time and his resources to the pro%eawnt of ill: e,tates, and to tilt! well-htiLg aid hap piness of his tenantry, who look up to him as their bet frigid and benefactor, —,Sunday Paper. FOX HUNTING. On Saturday, the 27th ult., the fox hounds of Jame; Macbell, Esq., of Newby Bridge, had three gallant runs on Whitbarrow and over the neighbouring country ; the first went to earth, the second, a kill, and the third saved himself by night-fall. The following is a brief account of the country, and the manner in which the dogs did their work :—They threw off on Whitbarrow, with a fair field of horse and foot, the utter preferable in such a rocky country, and, in addition, one or two of the gentler sex, amateurs of the noble sport. Rey !lard was awake to dangerous and coming events : he jumped up among Wakebarrow rocks, and went at a speed as if determined to save his brush or die nobly. The rush and cry were now cheering and the rocks reverberated the music ; he ran in an easterly direction for Crosthwaite Fell-end, but here swerved to the south, for Lyth Woods, Ansty's. Raw son's anl White Scar, and thence to Margery R Ike and Buck Point, stealing along the side of the tell a..nong the Screes. Finding here neither earth nor rest, for the scent was high and the dogs coming on at a galloping pace, he stretched away for Low Crag Wood, thence for Chapel Sear and High Park Wood ; here he rounded the wood several limes, running his foil to baffle the enemy, but "it was no go"—he was hard pressed and driven from cover ; his 1 ist and saving ef fort was Low Park, and he saved his bacon by going to earth in Hag Scar, the dogs close up, as if determined on mischief, but destined to disappointment. Atter breathing awhile, a second fox, not liking either his company or situation, got up close by and went off at the top of his speed, " Tally ho !" was the word— the dogs took the hint aad dashed into action. He went through Elleray Coppice, by Bowgreaves, and for the Fox Leap on the west side of Whitbarrow, but he thought it would not be safe to tarry and try the Leap. Un the Screes he went, and, crossingWhitbarrow, made for Johnscales Woods, where he expected to earth ; but he was balked, for they were stopped. Here h.: changed his route, and ran westward for How-Ridding to Fairy Scar, through High PArk Woods to Black Yews and Chapel Scar. His powers were now es idently on the wane, the dogs had run him at view, and after a few vain strug gles, swerving rapidly right and left, they ran into him, and the cry was, " Whogrp." There was a lair race for the brush between a daughter of Nimrod and the master of the pack. The lady won the race, but lost the brush--a third person securing it by ac cident ; but be had gallantry enough to make her a present of it. A third fox was found in Lawes Wood still in the same country ; Merryman challenged—he never challenged in vam— and the word was " Hark to Merryman, hark !" Reynard was awake, up and off, and away they went tor Strickland-hill, Rakefoot, Yewbarrow, the Screes, and Birk Scar. The running here was furious, and the dogs close upon him, but he slipped away, and made for Hilliness Wood and Low Park, skirting Pool bank to How-Ridding, and thence for the large planta tions on Crosthwaite Fell. His cunning induced him to run on the rocks and crags. Here the scenting was low and cold, so that the dogs lost ground, and the fox took the advantage. He ran for Rawson's Scar, and thence to Johnscales Woods. The dogs had rallied and were well up again ; but night came on, and men and dogs having had enough, the chase was abandoned. Such three runs have not been witnessed for many a day ; the distance could not be less than seventy miles is six hours, and over such a country. One enemy is gone—he will no more disturb turkeys at the end of any fell, nor steal any more hens and chickens by moonlight.—Kendal Mercury. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. NEWMARKET, SUNDAY MORNING.—Frorn the appear ance of the list and the number of horses in preparation a good average meeting may be expected. Having already published the appointments i. is only necessary now to give ihe names of the horses in training here and in the pro vinces," which have engagements in the course of the week : Eringo fby Langar, out of Sister to Portrait ; c by Langar, out of Miniature ; f by Sultan, out of Trunpo line ; Escort ; Decision ; Benedetto ; Bettina ; Ibrahim f by Langar, out of Emigrant's dam ; Menalippe, out of Per seus; Garry Owen ; Nicholas; Abydos ; Wahab ; c by Mundig, out of Thebes; f by Glaucus, out of Tragedy ; Palmyra f by Sultan, out of Trampoline; ch c Nick ; c. by Taurus, out of Oak Apple; Snowdrop, tEolian b c by Tarrare, out of Menitma; c by Taurus, out of Perfume ; Gobemouche ; The Witch of Whorley Hill ; Portentia ; f by The Pantaloon, out of The Souvenir; Mehemet Ali; fby The Revell-r, out of Green Mantle ; Joujou ; Minx ; St. Colomb ; Mosque; Emotion ; The Queen of Beauty; Escort ; Sequidilla ; b f by Muley Moloch out of Silvertail ; Metternich ; Hawk's. eye ; Arun del ; b c by Plenipotentiary out of Myrrha ; Ruthless ; c by Glencoe out of Tragedy ; Perdita ; Myrtle ; Assassin ; Scutari; AFnurath; Gibraltar; Muley Ishmael; c by Mu latto out of Melody; c by Taurus out of Mona; c Doctor Dilworth ; the Cornet, We have omitt•rd Cameleon, who bas not been out lately, and some others which, we have ascertained, it not show. Benedetto, Epirus, Black Beck, The Witch of Whorley-bill, Mehemet Ali, Barbakin, Barbara, Reve;, Potentia, Mountain S)lph, Acacia colt 2 yrs, Queen of Beauty, Ail-Fours, f out of Emigrant's dam, Estcoit, Brother to Ptceaix 2 yrs, are among the recent art ivals. Lord G. Beutinck's Gobemouche, and Mr. Wreford's Wahab, arrived this moiling, per van. Mr. \Vestbrook's Decision is expected in the course of the day. It seems probable that there will be five or six races, even if Eriogo should walk over for the Riddiesworth, which is not at all unlikely. ARRIVALS.—Duke of Rutland, Duke of Portland, Earl of Chesterfield, Earl Jersey, Earl and Countess of Albe marle, Lord C. Bentinek, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Ho:-, Captain Rous, Hon. Colonel Anson, Hon. G. and Lady Agnes Byng, Mr. Sloane Stanley, Mr. Irby, Mr. Gre ville, &c. The Duke and Duchess of Cleveland will be at Hare Park, on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Portman, during the races. The weather is fine, and the ground in excellent order. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. CHESTER Cur.-11 to 1 agst Plover, 13 to 1 agst Cruis keen, 14 to 1 agst Gallipot, 16 to 1 agst Queen Bee, 100 to 6 agst Tubaloan' (taken), 100 to 6 agst. Bloomsbury, 100 to 7 agst Bedford, 25 to 1 agst Cowboy, and 25 to 1 agstLugwardine. DERBY.--8 to 1 agst Coronation, 11 to 1 agst Van Arn burah (taken), 16 to 1 agst Rosalie c (taken), 18 to 1 ags t Knight of the Whistle, 22 to 1 agst Eringo, 25 to 1 agst Mar shal Soult (taken), and 50 to I agst the Duke of \\ ellington (taken). _ _ OAKs--12 to 1 agst Ennengaxdis, and 20 to I agst Palmyra talun). HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's stag-hounds, to meet on Monday, at Stoke Common, and Monday week at Lyndhurst. 1 ickham hounds, i uesday, at Herne-hill Church ; Friday, at Long Beach—half-past ten. Devon and Somerset stag-hounds, Tuesday, Park End Gate, Cothelitone Inn—half-past ten. Cambridgeshire hounds, Thursday, at Calfer Bridge—half past ten. Craven hounds, Monda.y, at Wt itehill ; Wednesday, at Hens.. wood; Friday, at Harastead Norris—half-past ten. Mr. 'l'udway's hounds, Tuesday, at the Stourton Inn ; Thursday, at Yarnfield ; Saturday, at Tucker's Grove Gate. PYtritley hounds, Monday, at Boughton Park; Wednesday, at Farming Woods : Friday, at Clapthorne Cow Pasture— quarter to eleven. Earl Fitzwilliam's hounds—Monday, at Nassineton Lodge ; Wednesday, at Bulwick ; Friday, at Bedford Purlieus. Mr. Butteel's hounds, Tuesday, at Glaze Bridge—ten. Herefordshire hounds, Tuesday, England's Gate ; Friday, at Bradwardine—ten. Mr. Candler's hounds, Tuesday, at Alfrick ; Friday, at the Windmill, Ardeley Common—half past ten. Mr. Giles's hounds, Tuesday, at Huntley—ten. Northumberland and North hounds, Tuesday, at Hut Hill ; Wednesday, at Newton-on-the-Moor ; Thursday, at Frainling ton ; Friday, at Houghley Wood—half-past ten. Duke of Buccleuch's hounds, Monday, at Needpath ; Tues day, at Morebattle; Thursday, at Wooltlee ; Saturday, at Chisholm—half-past ten. Oakley hounds, Monday, at Castle Ashby ; Thursday, at Sneison; Saturday, at Oungee Corner—half-past ten. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE MATCH. The following are the name: been ultimately agreed upon t on Wednesday : CA MB RIDGE. Messrs. Vials, stroke Reiman Penrose Cubbold Ridley Ritchie Denman Croker J. Croker, coxswain s of the gentlemen who have :o form the contending crews OXFORD. Messrs. Col, stroke Menai Lee Hodgson Ro)u Mountbine Richards Botha Woollaston, cozsvain This will he the Curthto l ntest between the Cambridge and Oxlcrd gentlemen on the London river, as the distance cnosen is teimeo, and the University of Cambridge bas on each former occasion carried off the laurels, a circum stance which may account fur their Icing slightly the fa vourites from tie very moment the match was made, and indeed before the gentlemen had come to town. Their daily training has been narrowly watched by the coynns anti, and the result is that large sums are being laid out at even, and in some instances 5 to 4 has been given on Cambridge. Two new boats have been built for the occa sion by Messrs. Searle, of Stangate, as much alike as possible, with one exception, that the Cambridge cutter is of the lapped ordinary build of boats, and that of the Ox ford what is termed carve!. The length of each is fifty two lent seven inches, and their construction thoroughly masterly. In point of appearance the gentlemen corre spond as nearly as the boat?. They are fine young teen, averaging, as nearly as possible, list. 41b. or list. 5!b., and, under these circumstances, a very beautiful struggle may be reasonably expected. It will be recollected that the subject of affording to the population of the eastern part of tne Metropolis the healthful advantages of an open park was last year mooted. We think we may now announce that steps are being taken for the accomplishment of that desirabe object. For some time past a gentleman connected with the depart ment of a Noble Lord, to whom the inhabitants of the metropolis are already so much indebted fur extending the means of public recreation, has been employed in survey ing and laying down plans of a large plot of ground in the vicinity of Limehouse, which it is considered may be an eligible site fur such a park. • Many difficulties must of cf course present themselves to the completion of this ob ject, but we trust we are justified in stating that the anxious dew() of the Government to carry out this salutary utir llo,:e s ill meet with no insurmountable obstacle.— Sunday Paper. MORNING EDITION NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph ) PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 10.—The Stag, 46, Capt. T. B. Sullivan, C. 8., 'arrived at Plymouth, on Thursday, from Rio Janeiro. She brings no news. The Southampton, 50,1 with Sir Edward King's flag, was about to leave Monte Video for the Cape of Good Hope, on the 21st of January. The Curacoa, 24, was to go to Rio Janeiro, to join the Rose, 16, and the Clio, would remain in the Plata. The Pearl, 20, was at Bhai:. Tao Grecia, Wizard, and Fawn, were cruizing on the coast, looking cut for slavers, the orders to cap ture which were very stringent. Tile Cornwallis, 72, was commissioned at Plymouth on Wednesday, for the flog of Rear-Admiral Sir W. Parker, appointed Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies. lhe Horatio transport, Lieut. Chapman, R.N., agent, arrived on Monday from Jamaica, whence she sailed on the 3:1 ult., haviog en board seven officcrs, 158 privates, 27 women, and 59 children, or the Royal Artihery, and sane iava!ids. The following we-e the officers on board :—Captains G. linglia:n, J. A. Caddy ; Lieutenants R. Harvey, A. H. Graham, E. M. Sliakspeare, and C. Wilson ; Assistart-Surge on Howard, R.A. ; Lieut. R. V. Jenkins, R.N., of the Sappho; Surgeon M. Thomson, et the Maga:flee:it ; and Mr. Lawson, of the Ordnance D.Tartnn.tit. The Horatio sailed for Woolwich, with Captain Bingham's company, on Wednesday. The A,ia, male convict-:hip, which arrived from the River on Sunday, and embarked on Tuesday 140 con victs fat Van Diemen's LAtid, in addition to 1.20 re ceived on hoard at Woolwich. She will proceed about Tuesday next on her destination. The prisoners are under the medical charge of Dr. Stewart. The Ripid brig arrived on Monday from Plymouth and the western port!. The St. Vincent, Madagascar, and Fair Rosamond, were put out of the basin on Monday, and the Vindic tive and Warspite on Tuesday, in order that the basin rniOit be run dry, to repair the works of the woodmills. 'Fur Mercury sailed to-day for Sheerness, with a Li,u'enaht of the Indus on loard, to volunteer men from the Asia for that ship. The Emerald ,alieri yesterday for Devonport, with seamen gunners for the CornwAis. 1 ITh..; Geyser, a first• class stelm frigate, of 1,550 tons, was launched irom the dockyard at Pembroke, oil Tuesday. In Harbour—Queen, Victory, Excalent, Royal George, Rt►pid, and Echo, steam tug. At Spitbead—lndus,l Vernon, Pelican, and Nautilue. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTIONS —Second Master—Wm. Jeffery, to the rank of Master, in death vacancy of Wm. Langdeo. Assistant-Surgeons—R. R. B. Hoplcy, Matthewson Corry, Patrick Brawn, and Henry Liddle, to the rank of surgeon. APPOINTMENTS,—Captain—Peter Richards, to the Cornwallis. Commander—Charles Richards, to Cornwallis. Lieutenants—Charles Wise, James Stoddart, Grey Skepwith, H. J. Lacon, and James Fitzjames (from the Excellent), to the Cornwallis ; James Lowry, to the Impregnable; Lindsay P. Burrell, to the Tyne, vice Johnson ; J. E. F. Risk, from Princess Charlotte to the Bellerophon, vice Saunderson, invalided ; Arthur Cum ming from Bellerophon to the Hydra, vice Malley, sick ; A. G. Bulman, to the Fair Rosamond, p.' ou nt to be commissioned at this port. Masters.— Raines (Acting) to Cl•Tpatra, rice Fowler ; William Jeffery to Pilot, 'vice Langden, de ceased ; George Wright (Actino to the Edinburgh, horn Dido, vice Davies, invali', e d ; J. R. Aylen, from the Wasp, to the Dido, vier.; Knight ; Roberts, from Alecto, CO the Wasp, vier Aylec. Purser—John Taps an, to the Cornwallis. Assistant-Sargeor. s —D, W. C. Iliine.oek, to the Im pregnable ; J. Sirr.ipson, the Queen ; D. Charles Paget Blake, from Pauslar Hospital, to Cornwallis ; J. S. Burn (Acting) to the Queen. Mates-- Smith and Harvey, to Gorgon; Marrlatt, from Ganges to Edinburgh ; N. Van• sittart ,from the Queen), to the Cornwallis ; Messrs. Pyrie and Vpe, to the Polyphemus, steam-vessel. Midshipmen—C. W. Elton to Cambridge ; Dew, to Thunderer. Vols. First Class—W. B. Masson and J. Miller, to Inconstant. Boatswain—Wm. Lang, to Cornwallis. Carpenter—G. T. Add, icks, to Cornwallis. ROYAL MARINES.— Lieut. J. K. Wilson (now serving on boi!rd the Princess Charlotte), is appointed Adjutant of Portsmouth Division, v.cu Dwyer, promoted ; Cap tain James Uniacke, and Lieutenants C. 0. liamley and George Elliott, to the Cornwallis. GREENWICH OUT-PENSION.—Those respected old officers, Captain John Gourly, Commanders George Hillier and Joseph Pe.tey, wit's Retired Commander John Anderson, were, on the 16th ult., placed on the Out-Pension of Greenwich. These compliments to veteran worth will be hailed with satisfaction by the whole Naval Service. THE CORN-LAWS AND THE SHIPPING INTERtST. A great deal has been been said, and very justly said, above the difficulty of British ships competing with those of foreign nations, who are able to obtain labour, timber, and provisions, at a rate so much be low what it is possib:c to do here. Now, if an altera tion in toe Corn-law did not produce any diminution in the rate of wages, it undoubte,ily would in tire price of provisions, and thus one important i:ein ;n a ship's expenses would be materially reduced. There is no doubt that with a trade in corn, es en partially free, we would carry on a very considerable traffic in grain with foreign countries, and the employment in that branch of commerce of so large a number of vessels as would certainly be required to be cog aged in it, could not fail to advance the interest of all shipowners, whether their own ships were actually Freighted with corn or not. Twat a trade in corn could not be carried on without a very considerable number of vessels, is suffi ciently obvious ; especially when we remember that, in the six years preceding 1833, the average annual impor tations of about one million quarters of wheat, employed upwards of 400,000 tons of shipping. Now, supposing what is by no moans improbable, that by the repeal of the Corn-law we could obtain a regular trade in corn to the amount of one million quarters per annum beyond the average importation for the last ten years, there would immediately be called into requisition 400,000 tons of shipping more than those engaged in that trade at present ; which, supposing each vessel to make, one with another, between two and three voyages yearly, would employ considerably more than the whole num ber of vessels which this port (the fourth in the king dom) possesses ; and that, not by cart ying on a trade, o l i o he n r g d which, for a few years (as between 1825 and 183:2) might he in a very flourishing cond ition, while in the fo wi a them ightnot other b ; y o e f ar i s ro s n u t ch co a ,e tb o in o g i as :> : t x tiecoaiito corn-freight , but a trade which, in all likelihood, would gradually and steadily increase. Let us now consider whether the present depressed state of things in this port is not in great part owing to the Corn-law. We know that the grain freights during the recent high prices, gave a great spur to the shipping interest, and that when grain freights were no longer to be had, when the trade which had employed four ves sels was not merely diminished, but entirely gone, a downward movement took place in the trade of this port ; and down it will continue to move, if the Corn law be not repealed, until the sudden opening of the ports again gives us an unna t ura l st i mu l us , w hich, how ever, beneficial in it s i mme di ate e ff ects , is only too surely the har6inger o f a re t urn o f th a t se vere depressio n under which we are l a b our i ng at t h e p re sent time. But, Wither, anoth e r result of the late cor n tra d e i was, an unh ea l t hy, h ot -b e d, i ncrea se of ship-bui ldin g:u by the timber trad e , w hi c h i n its turn has been followed w b e e far severe depression ; so much so that I shall not from the mark in saying, that for ever y cargo of Ame rican timber which is at pres ent on order, tt.e;e were fifty or sixty at this time last y ear. To the Corn-law, dented low state o f trade in this town to be attributed. the pre sent almost unprece dented , then,_ su n a d n e d ri t a o ll d t that 7 a .a l i o i n . e , i s ----- WESTMINSTER VERSUS MANCIIESTER,k Manchester •• the poor have not the means of taking care of their children, their whole time being taken up in providing their fam ilies with food, and th at of the coarses t kind."—P. B. Smith, Esq., as r:p.irt e d i n t h e A CrnCircu lar,chilld7erbern a e +r owed, '2s li , 16 , 111—Th e con sequence owed, and probably actua lly encouraged, to steal, and tire amo un t o f juve nile delinquency from this cause has • nti-o i Ntry much 7,1 , aw that th e in creased of late. phis is owing to the high ' price of pro visions and the low rate of wages. In Westminster, however, " they manage these things" otherwise, if not " better." There they burn the superabundant children. It appears from the following extract from Mr. Baddeley's annual report of " London Fires," in the Mechanics' Magazine, that during the last y ear no fewer than or,e hundred and three children have been killed tII in this manner ; immediately, by fire-remotely, by the Cern-taws :—" It appears that during the last twelve mor.ths, no less than 103 children have been burnt to death in that district ( Westminster), chiefly owing to their parents leaving them alone in a room with a fire ira it." They " are gent:laity the offspeing of the working anti poorer classes of society, whose business takes them from their homes, and many of whom are obliged to leave their children without care or protection, white themselves go into the st,eets to procure the means of subsistence." In these two instances we have the Malthusian doctrine illustrated, that vice and misery arise when population ap proaches the limits of the means of subsistence ? But w i n limits the mewls of subsistence? Nature? No; m an f Man starves his fellow-creatures, and then vice and misery arise among t h em —Anti-Corn-law Circular. A DEEP NVELL.—The present object of ex citement in Paris is the Artesian well at the Abattoir of' Grenelle,. which has bean successfully gompleted, by M. Mulot and his son, after seven years' labour. The - people flock in crowds to the spot, provided with tbttlo -s to taste and bring away some of the water that iss• 4CS from such au immense depth. The hole is four tithes 1 , ,,,i's Cathedral is high. It i, gtatod thatas deep as St . when corn. pleted, the water wilt rise to t h e above the surface. height.. of thirty feet