The Sun. — London, England, 1841-05-28 00:00:00

MORN Tw( 1 i r 7rr!,4 l Ink might not this occur with respect to other measures of !Neter importance If such a state of things existed, it was clear .. A— .first'one Minister then another might be defeated on a budget, by the same House of Commons. It was e n o ugh f or. hi m that the case wi's a probable one ; and in a nicely balanced Roe of Commons such thin g s might take place. The night Hon. B aronet had coheson the House to declare that the cou rse pursued b y the Government was contrary to the ,„ nstitution. He denied that the course pursued by the Right ` 1 ,° 12 . Baronet wa s cons i s t ent w i t h usage. Th e } t i ght H on. goner in his spee c h, h a d con f o U n d e d th at wan t o f confi eenee which appeared in the resolution with that want of eon idence which, if a Minister had it not, he ought not to remain in office. The Right Hon. Baronet bad stated that he would go back to the time when the house of Hanover first ascended the throne ; and having done so, he would ask whether it had been ever k nown that aMinistry had retained office after hay ing had such severe defeats as the present Ministry. He need en y refer to the times of Lord Stanhope and Lord Sunderland. - was there ever a mere important measure brought into Par liament than Lord Sunderland's Peerage Bill? That Bill was recommended by George the First from the throne, and was thrown out by a large majority. But did Lord Sunderland resign? Certainly not. And he (Mr. Macaulay) had no doubt that if that Noble Lord had been told that he must re- S ign, he would asked to whom he was to resign. ---( Hear, hear. ) So with the present Ministers. 'l'o w hom, hewould ask, were they to resin?—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Pitt in 1786 did not resign although he was beaten on the ques tion of the fortifications. The resolution of Mr. Pitt on that subject was to this effect, that the fortifying of certain dock yards was an object of essential importance to the safety of this .e c°4l 'trY• On that quest i on M r. Pi tt was b eaten, an d imme - s'a 4 tely upon that he stood up in the House and said, " I take this as the decision of the House," but did he tender his resignation ? cert a inly not, sndit was clear those Members who opposed him • never entertained the notion that he was called upon to resign. or su PPcoing s uc h a reso l ut i on as the present to have been brought forward, wh a t would Mr. Pitt have said ? He would have said,sai I conside r it an i mportant measure, an d a b so l ute l y ntial to the welfare of the country ; but with regard to the Principles of my administration, I am satisfied I have the - confidence of the country, and therefore I shall not resign." ..During the administration Of Lord Castlereagh, did Mr. ith Tier ney. and th e o th er great men who were assoc i ate d w ; f t, him, call upon the Government to resign when Y were beaten on any important occasion ?—( Hear. ) Certainly not, nor did they ever think of telling them that it W as a s at varia nce w i th the spirit of the Constitution to hold ° ee after they h a d b een defeated. Now all these instances that he bad adverted to took place at a time before the Re form B:11 came into operation, a measure which he was sure •all must adm it, had effected a very great change. Then came tile Reform Bill, which swept away 300 or 400 gentlemen who represented only themselves, and they were replaced by 200 °r 300 gentlemen whoh ad large constituencies to account to, arid therefore no Government could expect to be successful w ith any m easure they recommended. Under the Reform Bill, onwhen parties w ere so nearly balanced, if the resolution of the ight Hon. B aronet was la i d down as constitutional law it would be imp oss ib le for any Government to carry on the admi • ttistration of affairs—(Cheers)—and if the Right Hon. Baronet came into power to-morrow there would be very few months in se "ion that he would not be reminded of it in a very unplea iVatt w i ly. As he understood the constitutional law it was this, the House eithe r directly or indirectly declared its wa nt of confidence in a Ministry they must either retire or resort to a dissolution. But he was of opinion that there 'flight be legi s l a ti ve measures wh i ch a Government m i g h t not b e Peble to carry, and yet it wou ld not b ecome th e i r d u ty t o r eti re . hnboth sides of the House he hoped it would be assented to Itat many ways might be found to test the question then under iscussion without putting on record in the Journals of the n eose such an unwise, uncertain, and, as he believed, mis e'levous Proposition as that moved by the Right Hon. Bas i r T et • Up to that time the Ministers were perfectly jus "",ed in the course they had taken, for they fully I.liered nt that their general _policy commanded the as they,a majority of the House. Up to that period es °ad reason to believe that they could administer the G0..--rwroant .. --r wroant with satisfaction to themselves and benefit to the it trit rY• It was but little more than one year since the t • --us e refused to entertain such a motion, and during that 0 141 ,, e had the foreign policy, he would ask, been that of a weak verinnent ?—( Loud cheers.) He would ask whether, if the Ministry was possessed of a majority snch as Lord Grey's Go- E vern ment commanded of about 250, could it be wished that n glan d could s p ea k i n b o ld er or nobler language than had „ s n used b y h er Foreign Minister ?—( Hear, hear, and loud s ' eer '.) Let the p resen t G overnmen t g i ve t h e re i ns of Power into %hose hands they might, they would leave th e political influence of England abroad ueimpaired, her ohs Hanle respected, and her arms untarnished. (Loud s —ee rs.) Then, with respect to our domestic policy ; two years - g° we had been threatened with one of the most serious out . br eaks of the many, which hadthreatened, since the French oI non ; but hi s Hon. Friend, who . was then Secretary or ea w it hthe Home Department, had succeeded in crushing that out- k without the right of meeting being invaded, without 50y violation'of the Common law, without the Habeas Corpus Act h aving b een suspended, without one right of the people b eing plac e d i n a b eyance. Th e old constitutional tribunals of En ti l and alone were appe a l e d t o , an d t h e G overnment, Telt was now accused of weakness—a Government ieh, on many occas i ons , cou ld scarce l y command I " majority of two in that House—freed the cou n try from those ev il s without suspending or violating the principles of the Constitution.—(Loud laughter.) He would allude, but briefly, to one other part of th e p o li cy o f t h e G overnment, niOlel the administration of Ir e l an d.—( Ch eers , ) O n t h at Siabjejt ' he was able to appeal to a distinct vote of the House. Weak as the Ministry was In that House, if they were able to administer the foreign policy with honour—if they were able to put down discontent at home without invading any prin ciple of liberty—if they were able to govern Ireland trnnilniliitYl were they not justified in retaining '• office, although they were unable to carry every • measure they proposed? It was his opinion a crisis had arisen. They were under the necess,ty of providing for a ' deficiency caused not by any act which should deprive them of the confidence of the House. but caused by an increase tlf those establishments that was necessary for the honour, the Iliguity, end the security of the country—caused also by the remission of a tax which pressed upon the commerce of the 444 k, vry, which chilled the h es t a ff ections—a tax t h e repeal of ! v"WI was called for and supported by all parties, and which as supported by many Hon. Members opposite. Money was ,Jited in th e E xc h equer —orders were wanted by our roanu ''eturers ; and they were of opinion that both objects might be attained by a removal of the res t r i ct i ons w hi ch pressed on trade "I' mitt they supply those defects by re li ev i ng t h e peop l e f rom nin e of their burdens, or by adding to them, and by providi ng . tnaikets tor their industry ? With these views it was that the budget had been resolved upon. He had said in that i l i' l use befo re , an d h e repeated it, that he never expected that Hwhole of these measures would be carried through the nbut he did say th at h e ant i c i pate d t h at t h e sugar and iner monopolies would be broken up, and that the a i ° , i ' n •laws would be placed upon a better footing, t h,, ° ugh be did not anticipate a majority for j ee :P rn Povitions. The plan had failed, and although lie deliberate to the resolution of the Right Hon. Gentleman, his own "liberate opinion was (although they might not adhere to ttierlpart of the plan) that the principle was one by which At thleneen's Ministers should stand or fall.—(Loud cheers.) the same time when he considered the deep importance of t o r , l e u e e st i°o ; when he considered the support they expected tion, :ye from those who were deeply interested in the ques be,n hen he considered that the grounds on which they had li°- ," P °s ed had sunk from under the feet of Oppo s it e —( Cheers, and cries of " Oh, oh") q u estion o f saw with what contempt the attempt to mix up the Noblel he flu manity with it had been received—( Loud cheers. ) • L with th e Lord the Member for Liverpool was dissatisfied but woldrunner in which he had referred to his resolution, s ocietie s fEn submit that resolution to the anti-slavery th e prete`'n '-'ngland?—( Hear, and cheers.) Had he not seen Ite ne 4 e d " ‘ Which it was based . hooted out of Ezetor-hall ? looked upon sneers.) He believed i t was universally that the ' ll one light by all parties in England, and groes t g r e ° P le would uo longer allow the sufferings of the (Much c t u n e ' e e r ta )_ P r etext for grinding the people of England and having seen that t down by the einfleutiernnee of truth s nd reaosn, his belief was hat under all the 1:. stances they were bound not to shrink from taking every Gision vgit t riiate of and constitutional means for obtaining the de thin the people generally upon these important ques- Mitdi solve ar, hear.) It had been said that they should t'Neh ex • upon 4, question on which there was so • d inolve ettements On what question then should they th e e 6. 7 ( Hear, hear.) As regarded agitation, he bel ie ved . The r Ri7 L „een comparatively little on the present question. fro m a gratin on. Baronet surely would not prevent the people g o ttat ing among themselves the merits of a question which pre ' v e en o t home to their pockets and interests—he would not surely time their reading, and writing , and conferring, and peti ts lu g on the question, and returning snob Members i w t e u t ld carry out their views Hear, hear, hear.) He h a q deePlY read in the papers of the day, but he declared lehol d not seen attributed to any person, throughout the piea,eedcourse of what the Right Honourable Baronet was an to call agitation, a single word referring to • Y a PPeai to physical force. As to discussion, they could not interdict and discourage that without interdicting and discou every principle of freedom and discussion. If the people Itoerhe gprepared to defy corruption and aristocratic influence— eorruy,,ll)7? they were prepared to resist and overthrow the se ap e i nfluences, in that case their task would be an easy ° but if th e resu l t were different, the people would have • ...ot,reason" to find fault with the Government, who had no " ambition than to maintain fairly, through evil report and gaeod rsport, those principles which they bad ever advanced and o eulZimstered.—( Loud cheers.) n the motion of Mr. SYDNEY HERBERT, the debate ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION, was the, adjourned till to-morrow. ' r,, Mr ' WYNN wished to know whether the Hon. Gentle -11 who sat on the St. Alban's Election Committee thought Z0t..0 4 1114 to the House measures tor the prosecution of the Perjury which took place on that occasion. olr. MILDM A Y observed, in answer to the question of the sAo; Gentleman opposite, that the counsel gave up the case ;Zi ts e it %YU completely gone through ; and in that imperfect th:i th e proceedings, no measure of the nature alluded to 11.,„ n5 " e‘ non. Gentleman could be fairly brought before the N. :M o 1 %. WYNN said, when positive attempts were sworn toby • ftn. witnesses, it was sufficient ground to institute a prosecution if er j u ry, and p u t t h e matter in a course of investigation; and _ o oarther Member would d o so, he would him elf bring forward iori for the prosecution the first opportnnityhe could seize wima'ithuqt interfering in the question before the House. r t ' 7 " 1 I DN I AY made some observations respecting the evi ;.,. CO bsfore such Committee, which we did not catch in the Itter part of his observations. We understood the Hon. Gen- Np°_ , t n it to say, that if the Hon. Gentleman opposite"( Mr. „,,Y d u ) thought it necessary to proceed with the matter t...rsiTasideration, he (Mr. Mildmay) would render him all si4 en t t 4 . !we In his power to bring the guilty persons to pu- Mr • c • HULLER rose amidst cries of " Order, order," Chair, chair," and much confusion. The Hon. Gentleman , w , a g_p_r_oceedi ng t o say that he never witnessed such a thing in House —an Hon. Gentleman to get up on the other side 7 . 1 o mak e a one-sided party speech fkuhair, chai r ," " Order, order a ."— d ( n C l ries of " Question," 1 .0 Midst of w hi ch, n uch confusion.) In The SPEAKER said that the Right Hon. '(Gentleman (t Wyse.) had put a question to a Member of the St. Al ~n s Election Co now pu r suedmmitte b . to the co urse That question h a d b een answere d , .n . uller) was t h erefore irregular.y the Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Mr, Q, BULLER rose, and seas met by loud cries from the Oppositlott benches of " Order, A order ; chair, chair," length was i w hich lasted for a considerable time. Sir It. INGLIS rose, and said, At t t 'louse he never knew any person but one to n ;e 'e sist the de n ci t s h io a n t of the Speaker ; and he was sorry that allfctnleman whom he called his friend should be the second. 4, l „' i • had distinctly sta.' ed that there was no question thbeefoSrpeeaktheer •tt it was out of order that any Gentleman should persist 1, ." I > Rleddrasslng the House. Airs C. BULLER said, if the House would just allow • --(Cries of " Order, order," from the Opposition behhell SPEAKER said when he decided that point, and the the House, acquiesced in that decision, if the Hon. Gentlem lo t 0. bed in the course which was declared to be irregular, itanwa..rin the highest decree disorderly. Su A it le ,; C. BULLER again arose amid loud cries of "Chair lengthruer,) from the same quarter. _ The confusion was at put an end to by Lord JOHN RUSSELL when moving the Order of th e D ay, Mr. C. BULLER lose aid Said that the instant the Speaker told him that he (Mr. Buller) ought not to speak, he was going to ask a question of the Right Hon. Member for Montgomery. It would be convenient if the rules of order were persevered in in that House, and if Gentlemen on the other side made vio lent party speeches, ought not some answer to be allowed to be made to such speeches ? He was then going to speak with perfect moderation on the subject, and point out the want t,f fairness there was in introducing measures for a prosecution on cx parte statements, which were not borne out. At the same time that the Hon. Member moved for further proceedings in this case, he ought to move f or f ur th er p ro ceedings in the case of Wa lsall.--(Hear. ) Mr. ELLIOT said that he would be happy to join in any course that might be adopted to obtain proof of bribery, if retch had existed, but he thought it rather hard to call on the Com mittee to state whether or not they would take up the case. Mr. WYNN said be would state his reasons for taking what alight seem an irregular course. He wished this motion to run parallel with that of the Noble Lord, for leave to bring in a Bill ft); the prevention of bribery, with which he thought it in timately connected. This might have been a case in which th e Committee had not power to act, as the parties might not have been before them. He could prove the fact of bribery by two witnesses. This was a question on which it was the duty of the House of Commons, as the great inquest of the nation, to institute proeeedings. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman asked him to institute proceedings also with respect to Walsall. He had read the evidence before the two Committees carefully, and did not see that bribery was proved in the one, while it was almost evident in the other. But let them not endeavour to pair off in that way. If bribery was proved at St. Alban's, punish it ; if at Walsall, punish it.----(Cheers.) Mr. AGLIONBY complained of the irregularity of the dis cussion into which they had been drawn. It was not fit, under the discrutse of a question, to enter into a long statement. Mr. 'WYNN said that his statement had been drawn from him by what had fallen from the Hon. and Learned Gentleman opposite (Mr. C. Buller). Mr. AGLIONBY apologised under those circumstances for the statement he had made. The conversation then dropped. IRISH REGISTRATION BILL. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the Order of the Day for the second reading of the Irish Registration Bill was read for the purpose of being discharged. The Clerk of the Peace (Lancaster) Bill was read a second time. The School Sites Bill (No. 2) was read a second time. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'Clock. NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND. The sixth annual general meeting of the Directors and Proprietors of the National Bank of Ireland, took place on Wednesday at the Company's offices, 13, Old Broad street. At one o'clock the chair was taken by Daniel O'Connell, Bsq., M.P., Governor. The Directors present were Col. the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, Maurice O'Connell, John Rawson, Robert Sutton, jun., J. C. Ruding, E. F. Green, John Harman, T. Lamie Murray, S. P. Rickman, James Reade, J. R• Elmore, A. P. Johnson, J. J. Keene ; and among the Shareholders we observed Sir Burton M‘Namara, Capt. Scallan, the Rev. Thomas Madge, James Hutchinson, Charles Bianconi, Richard Smithwick, James Lowe Wheeler, Patrick Hynes, Francis Frith, Charles Rule, E. O'Beirne, Charles Green, James Johnston, James Ruf fell, H. M. Jones, John Robins, Augustus Vigne, Paul Bevan, Arthur Buckley, John Thomas, William King, John Hardy, and Joshua Bacon, Esqrs. On taking the chair the GOVERNOR said their first duty in the ordinary course of business was to call on the Secretary to read the advertisement convening the meeting. The Secretary, Frazer B. Smith, Esq., having read the advertisement, The GOVERNOR then called upon the Secretary to read he Report, which had been unanimously agreed to by he Directors. The Secretary then read the Report as follows : REPORT Of the Directors of the National Bank of Ireland, made to the Proprietors at the Sixth Annual General Meet ing, held at the Office of the Company, No. 13, Old Broad-street, London, on Wednesday, the 26th of May, 1841. The Directors have much pleasure in meetinc , the Pro prietors, assembl e d on t h e p resent occas i on , and in sub mitting the usual statement of accounts, exhibiting the result of their labours for the past year, whereby the best evidence will be afforded of the continued prosperity of the Company, and of its affairs having been prudently and profitably conducted. In concluding the Report made at the last Annual General Meeting, the Directors announced their inten tion of increasing the rate of dividend on the paid up capital of the Company to 6 per cent., and from the steady and satisfactory progress of the business of the Bank, they expressed a confident opinion that they would not only be enabled to maintain that increased rate of dividend, but also to make in each succeeding year a considerable addition to the Proprietors' Reserve Fund. When the unsettled state of the Money market, and the very extensive failures which have occurred on both sides of the Irish Channel during the past year, are taken into consideration, and that every Bank, carrying on business on an e x t en d e d sca l e , must b e a ff e cted, more or less, by such unexpected and disastrous events, it will prove highly satisfactory to the Proprietors to learn, not withstanding these adverse circumstances, that the ex pectations which were held out to them by the Directors at the last Annual Meeting have been realised, as will appear by the following statement to which their atten tion is now requested : s. d. Undivided Profits at December, 1839 Net Profits for the year ending Dec. 1840 27,744 12 4 £43,283 9 1 Deduct last year's Dividend to the Pro prietors, for Midsummer, 1840, 10,500, Ditto, ditto, for Christmas, 1840, 10,500, 21,000 0 0 Leaving amount of undivided Profits at December, 1840 From the foregoing it will be observed that the net profits of the last year, after defraying all the current expenses, and providing for bad debts, amounted to 27,7441. 12s. 4d., and after the payment of the increased rate of dividend for the year, of 6 per cent., that a sur plus remains of 6,7441. 12s. 4d., which sum added to the previous undivided profits, leaves a total of unappro priated profits of 22,2831. 9s. 6d. at the credit of the Reserve Fund in December last. In conclusion, the Directors have much satisfaction in assuring the Proprietors, that on taking a careful review of the entire concerns of the National Bank of Ireland, they not only continue to feel the same perfect confi dence, so strongly expressed by them in former Reports, but the growing prosperity of the establishment now fully warrants them in renewing that impression, and the well-grounded opinion that it will become, under prudent and cautious management, equally a source of profit to the holders of its stock, as it has already proved eminently beneficial to all classes in those districts of the country in which its operations are conducted. There are now to be elected four Directors, in the room of Christopher Fitz-simon, Esq., John Rawson, Esq., Colonel the Hon. Leicester Stahope, and John Joseph Keene, Esq., who retire by ro t a ti on , a ll of whom are candidates for ie office, and eligible to be re-elected. Since the last Annual General Meeting the Court of Directors have filled up five vacancies in the direction (two since the notice convening this meeting). These appointments will now require the confirmation of the Proprietors, and which will complete the number of Di rectors to sixteen, as provided by the deed of settlement. The GOVERNOR—In calling the attention of the Pro prietors to the Report, and in submitting it for their ap probation, wished to state that if any part of it had not been distinctly understood, it would be read over again, and any explanation that was required would be given with•regard to the several matters referred to therein. He thought the Directors had a right to congratulate the Proprietors and themselves upon the present posture of the affairs of the Bank.—(Hear, hear.) Last year was , in some respects, one, giving advantages to those inte rested in the management of banks, because it was a year in which Ireland was favoured by Providence with a crop, in some respects, beyond the usual average, and as that country was unhappily almost exclusively an agri cultural one, of course an increase in the agricultural produce must necessarily produce an increase of specula tion and business, and must prove a source of profit to es tablishments like Banks, which make advances upon secu rity to be turned ultimately into capital in this country. The only favourable feature in the history of the bank ing concerns of the country for the last year was a good harvest. In other respects there were many circum stances of an unfavourable nature, and which were cal culated to impede the progress of an Institution like the present. There was the ultimate closing of the Agri cultural Bank. It had, as they were all probably aware, suspended its operations shortly after its existence, and again after fluttering for some time, and throwing out branches into different parts of the country, it finally closed in the course of the past year. That necessarily disparaged and threw doubts upon the circulation and stability of every other Bank ; and where it did not operate to disparage, it rendered great caution necessary on the part of the Directors, and caused them to incur additional expense, which he trusted they would not be called upon to incur again ; and indeed they could not for the same purpose, for that Bank was gone, and there was no possibility of its being revived. The people of Ireland had this reason to place confidence in the Direc tion of the National Bank, that when the Agricultural Bank was first established, he had felt it his duty to publish and give circulation to a caution to the people of Ireland against the plan they had adopted—namely, the carrying on their operations, not upon capital but upon debt. He had denounced the plan at the time, and if there was any confidence reposed in him on behalf of the National Bank, that would not be diminished by the recollection that the Bank that had failed had been de nounced by him on its first - establishment. Other failures also had occurred, that had interfered with the commer cial arrangements in Ireland. The failure of Wright and Co., and others, had operated to a certain extent, and tended materially in diminishing the profits of the Bank, by increasing those cautionary expenses which they were obliged to incur whenever such un toward events occurred in Ireland, in order to be pre pared against any possible contingency.—(Hear, hear.) The Proprietors would find on a reference to the Report, that not only was their concern a profitable one, but that they were able to pay a dividend of 6 per cent. again, and in addition to that, a sum of 6,744/. 12s. 4d. was added to' the rest—thus making the clear profits unap propriated amount to 22,2831. 95. 6d. after deducting two half years' dividends at 6 per cent. which amounted to 21,000/.—(Hear, hear.) He was directed by the Board further to inform the Proprietors, that they had not.the least hesitation in assuring them that the dividend pay able in July next, would be at the rate of 6 per cent. — (Hear, hear.)—From these statements,. he thought it must be manifest to the Proprietors, that the concerns of the Bank were prosperous, that their prospects were good, that their resources were increasing, and the risk diminishing in proportion as they became acquainted with the characters of the trading and commercial com munity. They were all aware that when a Bank was first established, it had to feel its way, and the parties who were most likely to deal with it in the first instance were-persons who had worn out their credit or created suspicions as to their stability in the minds of other Banl:s. In short the first commodity with which a Bank dealt was, perhaps, the worst it would meet with in the course of its transactions. As it proceeded it got rid of those weeds of commerce, and began to know the r: oc d fruit from the bad—its extended dealings made it more conversant with men of business, and it became master of a subject in which it was at first only making experiments. It was now his ditty to submit to them the proposition, that the -Re port, which had just been read, be confirmed, printed, and circulated among the proprietors. He had the pleasure to add, that, although notice had been given to the shareholders, no candidate had been named to fill up the vacancies in the direction, except those mentioned by the Secretary in reading the Report. There were four gentlemen to be re-elected, and five whose appointments required the confirmation of the meeting. The names would be submitted to them presently, but no other per sons now offered themselves, which was an evidence of that unanimity of action which was always desirable in institutions like theirs, and which was so conducive to perfect harmony and co-operation.—(Cheers.) Mr. BtAxcost had great pleasure in seconding the motion for the adoption of the Report. A PROPRIETOR said the Report which had been read to them was extremely satisfactory ; but their profits after all, were not equal to what they were in the pre ceding year, because, if he recollected aright, they had last year added upwards oflo,oool. to the rest. The GOVERNOR would remind the Hon. Proprietoa that the dividend for the year 1839 was only five per cent., and consequently they had been enabled to add a larger sum last year to the reserved fund. The increase of the dividend amounted to 3,5001., and if that sum, were added to 6,7441., the undivided profits of the year it would be found that their profits were fully equal to those of the previous year.—(Hear.) The PROPRIETOR had understood that last year the whole of the preliminary expenses had been paid off, and it should also be remembered a large sum had been set aside to meet the losses they had sustained aeCork. The GOVERNOR said the fact was, they had suffered considerably by the failure of the Agricultural Bank, in consequence of being compelled to restrict their busi ness in particular localities, and, as a measure of pre caution, they had been obliged to keep on hand a very large amount of gold for some months. Last year, con sequently, was not so profitable as it otherwise would have been. The net profits of the 'year 1838 were 22,797/., and the dividend amounted to - 17,500/., leaving to be added to the reserved fund a sum of 5,2971. In 1839 the net profits were 27,336/. 2 and in the year end ing December, 1840, they were 27,745/. so that in point of fact their profits were 400/. more than the pre_ vious year.—(Hear, hear.) In 1839 they had added 9,836/. to the rest, but the dividend in that year was only 17,500/., whereas last year it was 21,000/., while they had added 6,744/. to the rest.—(Hoar, hear.) The question that the Report be adopted, printed, and circulated among the Proprietors, was then put and car ried unanimously. The GOVERNOR said the next business he had to bring under their consideration. was the re-election of the four Directors who went out by rotation, namely, Col. the Hon. Leicester Stanhope, John Rawson, Esq., Christo pher Fitz-Simon, Esq., and John Joseph Keene, Esq. The motion was then put and unanimously agreed to. The GOVERNOR said the next business was to confirm the election of the five gentlemen who had been appoin ted as Directors. A PROPRIETOR said, before the question was put, he wished to make one observation. He hoped that care was taken to select for these vacancies gentlemen of experience in commercial matters. When he saw then dividing 6 per cent., and putting by a large sum an nually to the reserved fund, while their shares were at a discount in the market ; he could not help saying that there appeared t - ) be a want of confidence in the public generally as regarded the . concern. Banks which had only been established about the same time, for instance, the London Joint Stock Bank were at a pre mium, although they were only paying 5 per cent. He certainly did not know any Bank the shares of which were so low while its financial affairs were in so prospe rous a state, and he hoped therefore that great care would be taken as to the parties who were to be introduced into the Direction. He could assure the meeting that he did not make these remarks with a view to disparage any of the gentlemen in the Direction, but was merely actuate , ' by a wish to promote the interests of the cor.cern. The GOVERNOR said the observations that had been made were very important and deserving of the highest consideration and attontiom-, Their anxiety had always been to add to their number gentlemen of com mercial and business habits. With regard to the shares of the Company being so low in the market, it should be borne in mind that in London there was not the same confidence in an Irish speculation as there was in an English one.—(A Proprietor said the Provincial Bank ?) As to the Provincial Bank he would take the liberty of saying that the shares of that Bank had been at a much greater discount than theirs were at present. Since then, however, the confidence of the public had increased, and the shares of that Bank had risen to a premium.(Hear, hear.) But the Provincial was certainly at a much lower price than their own at one period. He believed it to be an exceedingly well-managed concern, and one which was calculated to be productive of great utility to the shareholders and the public. There was no kind of unworthy rivalry between the Provincial Bank and themselves—the more prosperous it was the mor the National , Bank would be benefited, and with regard to the suggestions that had just been made, he was sure it would be the duty of the Board to adopt and carry them out to their fullest extent. It might be that rumour had got abroad that there was not perfect una nimity among the Directors—if such was the case he was happy to have that opportunity of stating, that there never was a body of gentlemen who acted in such perfect unanimity with each other.—(Hear, hear.) He did not believe there was a possibility of any circum stance arising to disturb that harmony, and he could assure the meeting that they had but one object in view—namely, to advance the interests of those with whose property they were entrusted.—(Cheers.) The question for the confirmation of the appointment of the five Directors, viz., Edmund Francis Green, Esq., Samuel Philip Rickman, Esq., James Reade, Esq., John Harman, Esq., and Adolphus Pugh Johnson, Esq., was then put to the meeting seriatim, and unanimously agreed to. The GOVERNOR then intimated that all the business had been gone through. JAMES LOWE WHEELER, Esq., said it would be highly improper in them to separate without expressing their obligations to the Board of Directors for the manner in which the business of the Company had been conducted. , He should therefore move that the best thanks of the meeting be given to the Governor and the Board of Di roctors, for their zeal and ability in the management of the affairs of the Company,-.(Cheers.) The mofion • having been seconded by another Pao- P;IIETOR, was carried with acclamation. The GOVERNOR said the Directors and himself were vory sensible of the mark of their kindness and confi d..nce that had just been given, and he trusted they nuld deserve a continuance of it by a zealous attention to the interests of the concern. The meeting then separatecr; all the Proprietors ap pearing to be highly satisfied with the proceedings of the day. REPRESENTATION OF MARYLE- BONE. A meeting of the electors of Marylebone resident in the district of Christ Church was held last evening at the Duke of York Tavern, Portland-town, for the purpose of taking mea sures to secure the election of Commodore Sir Charles Napier to represent the bs.rough of Marylebone in the next Parlia ment. The ball-room of the Tavern, which holds about 500 persons sitting, was crowded to excess, and the explana tions of the Gallant Commodore, which were nearly word for word the same that we have already reported in The Sun from the previous district meetings in the borough, gave univers4l satisfaction—so much so, that seven avowed Chartists, who created in the early part of the evening a little disturbance, absolutely refused to divide upon a motion, pi oposed by way of amendment, in favour of Mr. G. A. Young, and the original resolution pledging the electors present to support Sir C. Napier, was carried unani mously. Wnen the business of the meeting was concluded, F. Flood, Esq., the Chairman, proposed three cheers for tie Queen and the Commodore, and never were three times three cheers given with greater enthusiasm. CITY OF WESTMINSTER LITERARY, SCIEN TIFIC, AND ME(. ANICS' INSTITUTION.. --Mr. Wilson last night gave another lecture on Scottish melody and song at the above Institution, which was illustrated by a number of strains of the north countrie, sang in this eminent tenor's best style. Want of space prevents us from noticing the various interesting points touched upon by Mr. Wilson, who manifested much an tiquarian reading, interspersed with appropriate remarks and amusing anecdotes. We never heard Mr. Wilson in finer voice than he was last night. The " Red. red Rose," " The Banks of Aberfeldv," " Fee him, Feyther, fee him," John Anderson. my Jo "My Boy Tam m i e ," and others, received the most ample justice at his hands, and most of them called forth rapturous encores. The audience was most numerous and respectable, and seemed in the highest degree delighted with the evening's entertainment, as well they might, for no one better fitted could have been selected by the Institution to lecture on such a subject. teITN. Lt)NnoN. pp,TDAY, MAY _2O, Igo, Pr( E R A Of SUNDAY NEXT, Will contain THE MYSTERIES OF EPSOM. with Comments on the various Predictions. " 11 Y VA TES. " Together with all the News of the week, Foreign and Domestic. Office, 20, Catharine -street, Strand. In one large vo l ume , price 335. bound, MR. BURKE'S NEW PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE FOR 1841, . IS NOW READY, AT ALL THE BOOKSELLERS; Brought down to the moment of puDlication, and enriched by numerous additional articles from public archives and private communications of great interest to the Noblity of Great Britain. llenry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-Street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. U DER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS, THIS EVENING. MAY. 2 `Will be repeat . t he New Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled • NOON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Okaurtly, Bart, Mr. W. Farren ; Max Hark away, Mr. Bartley; Mr. Charles Courtly, Mr. Anderson; Mr. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Dazzle, Mr. C. Mathews; Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley; Grace Harkaway, Madame Vestris 9 • Lady Gay Sp an k er , Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Pert, Mrs. Humbv. Atter which will be repeated, the Grand Romar.tic Fairy Ex. travaganza, entitled BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame Vestris ; The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ; John Quill, Mr. Harley; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar rygolda, Miss Grant; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee. To-morrow, Lor.don Assurance, with Beauty and the Beast. ltoors to le opened at halt-past Six—the performances to eoramence at Seven o'Clock. Dress Boxes,_ 7s. ;_ Second Price, 35. 6d.; First and Second 'ire!e;, ss. ; Second Price, 25. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price, 21.; Gallery Is. and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may Ir. had upon application. tirivate Bast to be had so'ely of Mr. Andre xi, bookseller, 67. New Bond-street. aoYAL SURREY THEATRE. _ UNDER THE MANM,EMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS Extraordinary Novelty. Last Week before the Holidays. Last Nights of Mr .1. S. Balls. An entire change of pieces, supported by the most talented Company in the Metropolis. THIS EVENING, MAY 28, Will be acted the Drama of THE IRON CHEST. Sir Edward Mortimer. Mr. H. Hughes. After which, THE UNIFORM. To conclude with THE FOUNDLING OF THE FOREST. Florian, Mr. J. S. Balls; Eugenia, Mrs. H. Vining. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. Miss Vincent as the Heroine of Domestic Tragedy. Immense sensation created by the affecting Drama of " Simon; Lee." The Legendary Romance of " Rookwood!" with a .New Pit, a New Gallery, and New Splendid Decorations ! THIS EVENING, • MAY 28. AND TO-MORROW. A New Domestic Drama, in Three Acts, enthled SIMON LEE; OR, THE MURDER OF FIVE-FIELDS • COPSE. Simon Lee, Mr. E. F. Saville ; and Grace Hatherleigh, Miss Vincent. After which, the Romance of ROOKWOOD ; OR, THE LEGEND OF THE OLD LIME TREE. Dick Turpin by Mi►s Vincent, with the Flash Songs " Hurrah for the Game of High Toby !" "Nix my Deily Pals, Fake away !" and "My Bonny Black Bess." • To conclude with the Laughable Burletta of THE LORD MAYOR'S FOOL. Richard Witless, Mr. Gardner; Mabel, Mrs. Howard; Mar garet, Mrs Lee. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, lg.—Gallery, 6d. Half-price , at Half-past Eight. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. Whit Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. SPLENDID AND EXTRAORDINARY NOVELTY!! ! THE first grand ROMAN FESTA, in imitation of the rejoicings which take place in Rome at the celebration of " 11 giorno di S. Pietro," will be given on MONDAY, MAY 31st, when will be presented an exact fac-simile of the superb GIRANDOLA from the Castle of St. Angelo, the greatest and most magnificent display of Fireworks in the World, with the ILLUMINATION of St. PETER'S, when the whole of this vast and glorious edifice is brilliantly lighted with count less myriads of lamps, presenting together a coup d'mil of in conceivable splendour hitherto unattempted out of Italy. The unrivalled Band of this Establishment, conducted by Mr. God frey, augmented by the addition of many performers of emi nence, will give the first Promenade 'Musicale et Champetre, commencing at Six o'Clock. The Menagerie, including the great male Orang Outang, and several other rarities, is exhibited daily, with Darison's Colossal Pictorial Model of Rome ! Open at Ten. Admission One Shiiling. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We have received the letter of Mr. Thomas Jennings, of the Nag's Inn, Hunslet, and re g ret to state that it is only one instance out of hundred s which we could produce, of the negligence of the Post-office authorities. We arc not to blame for the non-delivery of The Sun. It is sent off regularly, but no doubt is intercepted by some party or other whenever any subject of importance is brought before the public. If Mr. Jennings would tell us how the thieves aro to be caught, he would confer on us a great obligation. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. minutes attar 7 t Evening 7 minutes alto/ B. Zttcflfl LONDON: FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1841. The Lords appear to have suspended their own busi ness last night, to listen to Sir R. PEEL. They adjourned after the presentation of some petitions, and crowded to the House of Commons. We noticed there• Lord HARROWBY, Lord HADDINGTON, Lord ASHBURTON, and a great number of other Peers, who left the House when Sir R. PEEL concluded. It was only to hear . him that their Lordships were curious. They certainly, had not so spicy a treat as the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet on the Sugar Duties, for his motion last night had no clap-traps, no jokes conned over in his closet, no con scious misrepresentations, no assertions tcv. tell on the House, and to be, if possible, glozed over, or kept from the country. Soon after five o'clock the SPEAKER called on Sir R. PEEL ; but the impatience of the House to hear him was delayed in its gratification by an Hon. Member asking the President of the Board of Trade what he had done about the shipwreck of the William Brown. Members seem to think legislation quite unimportant, and soon we shall have Acts of Parliament to put a stop to shipwrecks and provide against the loss of any more Presidents. Mr. LABOUCHERE answered the foolish question by saying that the William Brown was not an English vessel. Mr. MARK PHILIPS then asked Sir ROBERT PEEL whether he had received any communication which made him in his own mind believe that he had misrepresented the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester to the House of Commons ; and . as Mr. AsHWORTH had not sent the !etters he addressed through the newspapers to Sir ROBERT, the wily Baronet was able to reply that, he had received no communication whatever on the subject. The " no, noes" of his party, when he was about to proifer an explanation, cut the matter short, and prevented the Right Hon. Gentleman from completely exposing himself. Sir ROBERT PEEL then moved his resolution that the Ministers do not possess the confidence of the House, and that their continuance in office is at variance with the spirit of the Constitution. The Right lion. Baronet stated his case clearly and.almost concisely, and, as he said at the end, without any personal or party asperity. He first shoWed, by the recent votes of the House of Commons and by some of its former votes, that Ministers did not possess its confidence. He then showed, at considerable length; referring to the cases of Sir R. WALPOLE., Lord NORTH, Lord LIVERPOOL, the Duke of WELLINGTON in 1830, and his own case in 1835, that the Ministers of the Crown, since the establishment-of our present constitu tional government under the house of Hanover, had always thought it necessary to resign when they had lost the con fidence of the House. The case of Dlr. PITT was not ana lagous to the other cases, or the case of 'the present Minis ters. He had never submitted any measures to the House ; he was not obstructed in legislation ; but the House thought his appointment was caused by undue influence, and, therefore, they refused even to allow T him to submit measures to them. The Right Hon. Baronet . also refer- red at great length to the consequences of Miiiiiters re taining office after they had lost the confidence of the House. " It was their weakness," he said, " in the House, their loss of the confidence of the House - , which made them oscillate between two parties, now attempting to govern on Conservative principles, afterwards:making Concessions to appease their Radical friends, which had plunged the country into its present financial embarrass ments." The Right Hon. Baronet. alluded especially to the Post-office revenue, which had been sacrificed to appease the Liberal supporters of the Ministers. The Right ljon.. Baronet quoted the authorities of Mr. liURKE, Mr. Fox, and Lord JOHN RussELL, whom he compliMented highly, to show that the emirs , : of the Ministers was contrary to the spirit of the Constitution ; and towards the conclusion, he warned the House that the. Ministers were endanger some emPhasi s , to t h e division on Mr. ing the prerogative of the . CroWn. Il e re f erred, as An. illustration,DuxcomßE with oon,. , s t iwhich ,wliS o n ly de c ided in favour of , the prerogati ve b y the castin g vo te of the Spiuxti; 6 1 Hon. B art . b oasted that lie had m and Sir ROBERT c om p l i mented the SPEAKER very highly fa(lwr his ceoxnpreduseste 11tight d his, opinions explicitly on constitutional questions; and he affirmed that, hi s op i n i ons being known, it as INNva,hsant he ot would necessary d f o. . for h l iv ith to ,make any expla n at i on as respe c t to financial and temporary difficulties he gave no opinion whatever. To wards the end of his speech he expi essed I' on the Sugar Dut ies; and like ' '.regret for his SPe e A ties; and apologised ftr it on the scor e of the heat of ga declaring that ' e. R 4 lff kJ'. • - Ing iti:;11; 1 always meant to be calm, :-...rgumentatire, and reasonable. The sPeeelf was without any burst of eloquence, plain throughout, and .it 'elicited fewer cheers than the Right Hori. Baronet's speeches generally do from his supporters. The Right Hon. Baronet spoke for nearly two hours, and on his concluding his speech, the motion was read from the Chair. Lord WORSLEY spoke honestly, and said, because he differed from the Government on one point, he could not C6scientiously withdraw his support from them, after the measures which they had brought forward since Sir R PEEL, left office in 1835. He felt more justified in this decision, •because the Right Hon. Member for Tamworth had given the country no intimation what policy he would.adopton-the great questions which now agitated the country. • • - Mr. CHRISTOPHER, the other Member for Lincoln 'shire, expressed his surprise at the speech of the Noble Lord, as he distinctly understood him to say at the great meeting at Lincoln, held the other day, that as the Go vernment had overthrown the agricultural interest, he would do what he could to overthrow the Government. Lord WORSLEY in explanation, said that although he withdrew his support from the Government on the Corn law question, he had never intimated that he would withdraw it on any other question. Sir J. HontrousE, who has rarely spoken lately, showed symptoms of reviving patriotism, and after analysing the speech of Sir R. PEEL, concluded by saying that whoever might be in office, the measures proposed by the Govern ment must eventually be carried, and become the law of the land. Mr. D'ISRAELI praised Sir R. PEEL, and de nounced the present Government for attacking the House of Lords, the House of Commons, and the rich and the poor alike. Mr. T. B. HOBHOUSE reminded the Hon. Member for Maidstone that he was the last man in the House that should attack the Government or any party for incon sistency, after his declarations when he stood for Wy combe, and when he carried down to that place two let ters front Mr. HUME and Mr. O'CONNELL in his favour as a Liberal candidate. He praised the conduct of the Govern ment and trusted that, whether the present motion went against them or not, they would pursue their measure relative to the Corn-laws. Mr. LIDDELL praised Sir R. PEEL for his conduc in bringing forward the motion, and trusted it would have the effect of driving Gentlemen opposite from office. After some remarks from Sir H. FLEETWOOD, Mr. WALTER, and Mr. MACAULAY, on the motion of Mr. S. HERBERT the debate was adjourned to this day. The other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'Clock. The charge made against the Whigs by tye Tories is, that they mean to dissolve the Parlia ment, which the Tories say is unconstitutional. At the same time it is admitted by the organs of the Tories that were Sir R. PEEL in office lie would dissolve as soon as he conveniently could. Both parties are agreed, then, on the necessith and the propriety of dissolving the Parliament, and all the objections raised by the Tories apply only to a dissolution by the Whigs. Poor disap pointed men, they lack office. They want the power which is now in the hands of the Whigs, and then they would do precisely as the Whigs propose to do. In and out . makes all the differ ence. The people of England, however, will not be contented with that distinction, and they in quire with earnestness why that is unconstitu tional in the Whigs which would be constitutional in the Tories ? When Mr. Fox opposed the dis solution by Mr.Prrr, he did not want to dissolve the Parliament—he would not have dissolved it if he had had the power. In that circumstance lies an the difference between Mr. Fox's conduct and Sir R. PEEL'S, and Sir ROBERT can with no face condemn his rivals for proposing to do what he himself only sighs for the opportunity of doing. In fact, only the half-informed Journals of his party object to the dissolution. He did not say one word last night against the presumed inten tion of Ministers to dissolve, though he referred to it. He acquiesces, therefore, in the principle, that Ministers may dissolve the Parliament, though he makes objection to the time of their doing it, and to 'the topic—the Corn-laws--on which he presumed they are to make their ap peal. That is a question, however, for the public to decide, for Pro-Corn-law men will take one view, and Anti-Corn-law men another. As Sir ROBERT said, the subsistence of the people is at stake it is a most exciting subject, and no one can tell how the electors will decide. No person can, in general, say that Sir Ho. BERT PEEL is a bold mar► : we believe that the world will be inclined to say, from his perilliug the aristocracy on a resistance to the repeal of the Corn-laws, that by is a very rash one. Be tween the subsistence of the people, and the pre servation of the landowners, there cannot be a choice ; and if they will stand in the way of the people being fed, they will be destroyed. Sir ROBERT PEEL has taken a rash step to try and oust the Government on a question which will enlist the bulk of the people against him and his partisans. A farewell entertainment was given on the 11th of this month, at Malta, to Sir R. STOP- , FORD,by the Officers of the Mediterranean Fleet, when the venerable Admin. 1 made use of expres sions towards Sir CHARLES NAPIER, which we are sure every man in the country will read with regret. Sir ROBERT STOPFORD claimed all the merit of the successful operations on the coast of Syria to himself, and said that had Sir CHAS.- NAPIER not been present, others would have been found to perform the duty. We have no doubt there are many Officers in the Navy as brave and as determined as Sir CHAS. NAPIER, but bravery and determination are nothing with out judgment. On this eventful occasion, Sir C. NAPIER showed that he was not only brave, but judicious, and adopted the best means for carrying into effect the treaty of July. We would advise Admil al STOPFORD not to adopt the same language when he returns to this country. Every human being here gives the Whole merit of the successful ope ratiOnS on the coast of Syria to Sir C. N APIER, and the universal opinion is, that if Sir ROBERT STOPFORD, at his advanced age, had been with out such an assistant, the contest would have been prolonged till the LITERS' party in France had found good reasons for joining with MEHEMET Am, and bringing on a European war. Sir C. NAPIER is• recognised as the only man in the fleet worthy to be ranked with NELSON, and Sir R. STOPFORD would, therefore, act wisely in not provoking a comparison. News from Turkey, Syria, Egypt, and Malta, brought by the Levant mail, will be found in another part of The Sun.. . We have received the whole of the Paris Journals of Tuesday, which were followed by the Moniteur of Wednesday, brought by Extra ordinary Express. The Moniteur of yesterday contains a telegraphic despatch from Bayonne, of the 25th, with news of the official appoint ment of a Madrid Cabinet on the 22d instant-- thus taking only four days and some hours to communicate between Madrid and London. The following is a list of the new Spanish Mi nistry, as officially given in the Madrid Gazette : M. Gonzales, President of the Council and Minister of Foreign Affairs. M. Surra y Rull, Minister of Finance. M. Infanta, Minister of the Interior. M. San Miguel, Minister of War. M. Garcia Gamboa, Minister of Marine. M. Alonzo, Minister of Justice. These are all men - who have figured in the Cabinet since the accession of Queen ISABELLA the Second. We have but little confidence in any of them, and see plainly that all will depend upon the firmness and integrity of the REGENT. There is very little domestic news in the Paris Journals. The trial of DARMES and his accom plices was proceeding, but was exciting no pub lic interest whatever. The scarcity of meat in Paris continues, and excites a great deal of ill-feeling among the working classes. The poor could hardly be in a worse condition were the city blockaded by 100,00 0 foreign bayonets. M AT , T A, MAY 15.—A new determination has been made respecting Admiral Stopford. His preparations for departing were m ade, all his luggage and that of his family was em barked, and he was to sail on the 15th, but the Oriental ar rived from England with orders for him to remain till he should receive further instruction s . Wh at is the meaning of i bi s c ounter order? Is it on account of the affairs of Candia, which are becoming serious, to which island the English are glu e to send an armament ? or i s i t only not to leave t h e who a soadro under the command of a Rear-Admiral? With respect to Admiral Stopford, something rather oorisns, which the press should notice, happened three of-four days ago. The officers of th e v er y numerous fl ee t assembled at Malta gave a grand ball and supper; several speeches were delivered, wad that of Admiral Stopford was very remarkable, for with the intention of doing justice to the conduct of all the Captains who contributed to the events in Syria, he thought fit to observe that Commodore Napier had assumed too great a share for himself in the speeches which he had de livered in England on the sub,ject of his campaign in Syria and Egypt. The English journals will not fail to record the Ad miral's speech, and Commodore Napier will doubtless not fail to reply in his turn. The importance of the events in Candia his induced the Admiral to send the l3enbow and the Tyne frigate to that island. They sailed this morning. We know that Tahir Pacha, the Capitan Pacha himself, is on his way to Crete, and fears are entertained of the ferocity of that implac able enemy of the Christians, who may, perhaps, attempt to suppress the insurrection in Candle in the same manner ashes just been employed to suppress that in Bulgaria, that is to say, by means more calculated to extend the flame of insurrection than to allay it. The Government. of Athens acts a very me lancholy part in this affair of Candia ; and it may be accused of not having been able to stop the evil at the beginning by hin dering sh!dexarture of the emigrants.— ConstitutionneL BOURSE-PARIS, TUESDAY, MAY 25 First Highest Lowest I.ast Price Price. Pric. Prie.. treucb 3 per Cents 114 90 ... 114 95 ... 1.4 85 ... 114 B.'i 4 per Cents ..... " 99 ... 99 ... 99 .. 99 3 per tents 79 50 - 70 50 ... 79 40 ... 19 40 cans. of trance Latlitte Sank I.OOOU.Si ares 1160 ...IMO ...0 60 ...1060 5.00111. Stares 513: ...5130 ...5130 ...SI% , vlgian Bank 1841.... 5 per Cents. ...... 31.er Cents 7l ... 71 ... 71 ... 71 New Loan... ...... ipsnish Active ......... ....- t.'4% ... 24' . .:: 4 14 ... 2.1!‘ Passive Neapolitan lO4 8:1 ... 104 80 ... 1 `.:4 6 0 ... , 114 60 Roman... RAILWAY SHARE.). St. Germain _.. ... 13 Versailles. L. ..... .....•.. 212 50 .. 212 50 ... 207 50 .. 107 50 /L 8... ...... ... kleans • ••••••••••••••••••••••••• CV ... 4 0 .•• 457 50 ... 457 50 9.rasburg to Bale 227 50 . 227 50 ... 523 75 ... 223 75 STADT DUTIES.—We understand that since circum stances in this country have given rise to an expectation of the restoration among us of a Tory Government, the. King of `Hanover has declined to proceed with the nego tiations for reducing the Stadt Tolls. His Majesty an ticipates that from Lord Aberdeen he will be able to ob tain a greater license for plundering our merchants, and distracting Our trade in the Elbe, which Lord Palmer ston has refused to sanction any longer. King Ernest now alleges that the whole question must be brought under the jurisdiction of the Elbe Commission, and that he will not treat further with the British Government on the subject. If this proposal be acceded to by our Go vernment the Stadt duties will continue to enrich the coffers of the King of Hanover for two or three years to Come. In the meantime a body of merchants in Ham burgh have determined to avail themselves of the ex emption which they enjoy from these tolls, by run ning steam-boats between their own city and Hull and London. Our traders must then cease—British vessels cannot bear up against such a competition. To conclude the history of the prospects of the British merchants on the Elbe, we hear from undoubted authority that not only Hanover, but Bremen and Hamburgh, are about to join the Prussian League, in which event British goods will be nearly excluded from all the largest markets on the Continent of Europe. This is what we gain by our Corn-laws and Timber-duties GENERAL ASSEMBLY.—This venerable body, as it has been sometimes called, continued its sitting on Mon day (of which we gave an account yesterday) to a late hour, and ended the labours of the day by the deposition of the Rev. Thomas Wright, minister of the parish of Borthwick. He had been found guilty of some imaginary heterodoxy by the Presbytery of Dalkeith ; the Assem bly affirmed the proceedings ; and before pronouncing sentence, the Moderator called upon one of his brethren to offer up a prayer. We shall have reason to re vert to this painful subject. In the meantime, we may state that Mr. Wright is the author of the " Morning and Jvening Sacrifice " so well known and admired by every good Presbyterian, and several other religious works of great merit, and that the sup posed heresy for which he has suffered this grievous punishment has been before the world for at least twenty years, and was not discovered till the wild men that now rule the Kirk came into power. They would not give even three days of grace, which was prayed for by the moderate party, but proceeded at once to a division on the question of immediate deposition or delay, and car ried their holy purpose by a majority of 195 against 85. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NE WS. CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. There was less business doing in any security to-day owing to the continued absence of many of the speculators, and the feeling of incertitude which the factious struggle of the To ries naturally inspires among the jobbers, and such of the public as are desirous of making either sales or investments. Under any circumstances it is apprehended that we cannot look for a settled state of things between this and two months, as a dissolution of Parliament is now considered inevi table. For Money Consols were marked b9l to 90, and for the Account 90i to The Unfunded Debt brought 7s. to 9s. premium; and East India Bonds par to Is. premium; Bank Stock was up again to 168 i to 169 ; and India Stock to 2521 ; the New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. were at 98 / 1 to 99 ; and the Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities at 881 to 4. There was a trifling improvement in Spanish Bonds conse quent on the receipt of intelligence from Madrid of the forma tion of the Ministry there. The Active Stock to-day was worth 231 to a ; the Passive was at bi ; the New Portuguese Five per Cents. were heavy at 34 ; the Three p er C ents . at 26/ ; Mexican Bonds realised 28i to 1; Brazilian 68 ; and the Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 52i. liThe Share Market was rather more animated to-day in con , sequence of a disposition en the part of s,ime of the dealers to sell out before the settling day, whith is fixed for Monday. Great Western Railway Shares sere 26i to 27 ; the New 12i to 13 ; the Fifths 7 ; the York and North Midland 21 ; the New 104; and the South Western Tenths premium ; Brighton were 4} ; Blackwell 6 ; Cheltenham and Great Western 35 ' • Midland Counties 12; and No r th Midl an d 33 dis. ; Union Bank of Australia Shares were at 9to 8i prem. , The Exchequer Bills dated in Ap r il, 1840, to a l arge I amounb, have been advertised to be paid; those issued for the relief of the West India Islands, &c., will .be liquidated in - money, but new bills at the present rate of interest, 2id. per cent. per diem, will be given for the others. (From The Sun of Last Night.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 26.—The monoto nous inactivity still prevails in our Cotton Market. The sales to-day do not exceed 1,500 bales. Prices for inferior descrip tions of American are quoted in some instances at i / gd. per pound lower. For other kinds there is no alteration. LIVERPOOL SHARE-MARKET, MAY 26.—We hale been rather better to-day in the Share Market. The transactions comprise Edinburgh and Glasgow, 38i ; Grand Junction Quarter Shares, 25k; North Midland, 331; Eastern Counties, 7 1 7 1 ; London and Birmingham New Thirds, 22% ; Midland, Counties Quarter Shares, 211. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 26.—Owing to the unsettled state of political affairs and the general depression in trade, the Share Market still presents a very gloomy appear ance. Shares of almost every description are neglected. North Midland Thirds, 12s. 6d. prem. ; Manchester and Birmingham, •24i 25 ; Manchester and Leeds, 50 52 ; Ditto Halves, 20 21 ; Midland Counties, LtB 90; Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, 101 4 11. According to private letters from the Hague, the financial situation of the Netherlands has considerably improved lately. According to the calculation and the providing of the Minister of Finance, the receipts for the year 1841 amount to the sum of '25,131,000 francs, of which 161,428,1)00 for the colonies and the expenses, 281,237,000 francs, of which are 114,114,000 for the Colonies. There will be this year an excess of receipts of 3,696,000 francs. We have received the Journal of Antwerp, of yesten day's date. _ BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MAY 24.—Owing to a little al teration in the Foreign Bourses, our National luads remained inactive and stationary, and the transactions were insignificar.t. Nevertheless the prices remained firm without variation. Arduin's Spanish were offered and little sought after. The British funds opened at the leaving off prices, and re main se to the present hour ; 994 i for the opening the 10th of July, for money, 894 90 ; Exchequer Bills, 7 9 prem. ; Bank Stock, 168 169 ; India Stock, 251 253. In the Foreign Market the prices are nominal to the present time, not a bargain doing. Spanish Active, 234 3 ; De ferred, 114 i; Passive, 5 1 / i 4; Portuguese, 344; '1 hree per Cents. 20i 4 ; Brazilian, 674 6Si ; Colombian, •t 24 %; Alexi can, 0 8 Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52 1 / 2 :4 ; i i ; Five per Cents., 99 4 100. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 25. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 961 'Grand Canal Stock ...... ... Ditto Reduced ..... Ditto New, 1830, Si per Cent. Deb 5....... 894 Royal Can a l S toc k .. SHAKES.—Great Western, 264274 premium ; New, 12:i i 134 prem. ; London and Brighton, 48 % di.. ; Blackwall, 7 6 dis. ; Birmingham 6567 prem. ; Southampton, 55 56 per share, Croydon, 13% 133 per share ; Greenwich, 84 per share ; Man chester and Birmingham, 154 15 dis. No news to the present time or report of any description. NOTICE OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND, May 27. The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are ready until further notice to receive applications for loans upon the deposit of approved Bilk of Exchange not having more than six months to run, Exchequer Bills and India Bonds, such loans to be repaid on or before the Pith of July next, with inte rest at the rate of 5/. per cent. per annum, to be for sums of not less than 2,000/. each. The above was posted at the Bank of England. Consols for the Opening are a shade lower than in the morn ing, Money, 894, have been 90 ; Exchequer Bills, 7 9 rem. i India Bonds, par, 1 prem. ; Bank Stock, 169 1684. '1 here is not a feature in either of the markets worth the least attention to the present time. The Foreign Market corresponds with that of the British. Spanish Active has not improved at present, on the forma ion of the new Ministry at .111adrid, 23% 3 % ; Dutch Two-aril-a- Half per Cents. 521; Five per Cents., 994 4. Money has become again rather scarce and in demand. The Share Market is dull, with little business doing. Cheltenham and Great Western 27%; Great Western, New, 624 ; London and Brighton, 454 • London and Greenwich, 8. No change i n an y o f th e markets, and not a bargain doing. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 1684 'lndia Stock 2524 3 per Cent Red BBl Ditto Bonds 1 par 3 per Cent Cons 894 'Ditto Old Annuities ... 34 per Cent Red 99 974 :E D z it . to ßi New 34 per Cent N lls e , w 10 pm Ditto SOW 13 pm I A , o r !. i . t . i . e 2 s 4 . a —9 pm New 5 per Cent ... Long Annuities toexpire Ditt o Small an. 1860 . . 121 Bank Stock for Acct.... J 1859 — India Stock for 0pp.... Jan. 1860. — Oct Consols for Acct 904 SHARES Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (100 p) _ Ditto New Shares (2h paid) ......... 3 Cheltenham and Great Western (62k paid) 27} Great Western Railway (65 paid) .. Ditto New Shares (50 paid 63 Ditto Fifth (4 paid) ll London and Brighton (50 paid). London and Blackwall Railway (25 paid)... 18i London and Greenwich Railway (20 pd) 8 London and South Western Ditto Tenths (li paid) .. . London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) l3i Ilidland Counties Railway (100 paid) .. ...... 86 N 0 DDrt Yo r k iihtt and o o 3n Id C/ Ni d l u Ne aair North dst e hrhßai‘aSrliehli Shares (10 ir(aaeyinsod(( paid) o: s a di p ip)w a a i ai d , d ; .). (;,..... . 1.3 d 1 .. 2 672 017 1 1 i , . 0 111U/04 4 . 0 0- p4, y E 7 m 0 nelniyr• , t lr . I s' MORNING ~DTTIONt SPORTING INTLLLIGENCE. EPSOM RACES—THURSDAY. The want of a Cup, and the excitement on the great rat* about to be run over the Westminster Course combined to weaken the attraction of a mode rate li st , an d to leave us a very easy ta,k. It is only necessary to state that the weather was as fine as could have been desired, and to add the names of the principal visitors :—Dukes of Rutland and Bedford; Lords Jersey, Albemarle, Aliltown, Villiers, and W. Paulett ; Countess of Albemarle ; Honourables G. Anson, Q. S. Byng, G. Fitzroy; Sirs G. Heathcote, F. Goodricke, J. Shelley; General Grosvenor ; Messrs. Payne, Batson, Greville, Gre gory, Crommelin, J. White, Angerstein, Shelley, Mriklam, Gardnor, &c. 50/. for three yrs. old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies Bst 21b. Derby Course. Captain Gardnor's b c Ben Brace, 3 yrs. Duke of Grafton's b c Mosque, 3 yrs - 2 Mr. Westbrook's b c Mobarek, 3 yrs -Lord Huntingtower's ch fby Laogar out of Sister to P 04.- trait, 3 Nrs Mr. Boast's b c Clarendon, 3 yrs ... .•• • Betting-5 to 4 ag s t Mosque ; sto 2 ags t M o b are k ; and sto 2 ag.t Een Brace. A ter the first quarter of a mile Mosque took the lead at a moderate pace, and held it undis turbed to the distance, where Ben Brace and Mobarek chal lenged. A pretty race home ended in favour of Ben Brace by half a length, Aloharek making a capital second. Plate for 1001., for three years, 7st 21b ; four, 9st 21b ; five 10st ; six and aged, lOst 51b. Cup Course. Two miles. Mr. Westbrook's b c Mobaiek, 3 yrs ( Chapple) 1 Mr. Mitchell's ban Lady Liverpool, 4 yrs Mr. Goodman's ch h Bedford, 5 yrs The felloeiog also started, but were, nut pined :—Mr. Booth ch c Benjamin, 4 yrs; Mr. Collins' gr g Isaac, aged ; and Mr. Sherrard's c by The Colonel, 4 yrs. Betting-6 to 4 apt Benjamin, and 4to 1 each agst Isaac, Lady Liverpool, and Bedford. Isaac made strong running, fol lowed by Benjamin and Mobarek to the road, where Mobarek took the lead, kept it to the chair, and won by three lengths; Lady Liverpool made a rus h a t t h e l as t, an d o b ta i ne d secon d place. Plate of 501. for three yrs, ist ; four yrs, Bst 51b ; five yrs, Bst 121 b ; six yrs and aged, 9st llb; mares, &c., allowed 31b. Mile heats. Capt. Colquitt's ch f Miss Emily, 3 yrs...(Crouch) 1 5 1 Mr. Shelley's br c Hellespont, 4 yrs ... 6 1 2 Mr. Kling's Dahlia, 4 yrs ..... 42 3 Mr. Wright's ch c Wanton, 4 yrs . 7 3 dr Capt. Pettat's Caliph, aged Capt. Lamb's Chit-Chat, aged.. Mr. Booth's Russell Frost, 4 yrs ... 3 dr. First heat won easy by a length ; the second by half a length ; and the third by a length. THE OAKS. The following are the ns,Ue;oit.he fillies expected to run, their riders, and the latest odds : NETTING. RIMS. 3to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Lampoon .. Scott 5 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Ghuznee Holmes orNat Bto 1 agst Mr. Batson's Potentia ... .... ...Robinson 8 to 1 agst Mr. Batscn's Barbara Sly 9 to 1 agst Mr. Treen's Una Owner 11 to 1 agst Mr. Powlett's Mystery filly Lye 16 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's ttrocard filly Mann 16 to I agst Col. Crauford's Ermengardis Templeman Mr. Osbaldeston's fby The Colonel,outof Galatea Conolly Col. Thompson's Flying Jib Mr. Sadler's Protection Rogers Duke of Beaufort's Snowdrop E. Edwards Lord Albemarle's Minaret Cotton Mr. Theobald's Black Duchess Macdonald Sir G. Heathcote's Nannette filly Sir G. Heathcote's Jane filly Chapple Gen. Wyndham's Aspatria Wright Col. Wyndham's Nora Creina ...Unknown Mr. Dixon's Miss Stilton, by Saracen, out of De lightful .. Duke of Grafton's Florence... J Day Mr. Cookes' Sequidilla Mr. Collins's f by Sir Hercules, out of Concordia's dam ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 agst Coronation Offers to take 10 to 1 about Van Amburgh, and 30 to 1 each about Tearaway end Osberton. THE DERBY, 1842. Offers to talo 20 to 1 about the Cobweb colt. LATEST BETTING AT THE GRAND HOTEL, COVENT-GARDEN. Oars-3 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken)--4 to I agst Glmznee (taken)-8 to 1 agst Potentia (taken)-9 tot agst Una (taken) —lO to 1 agst Mystery (taken)-15 to 1 agst Concordia (taken) —l5 to 1 agst Ermengardis (offered). ST. LEGER. 600 to 500 on Scott's lot agst Coronation ' 35 to 1 agst Morning Star COUttT CIRCULAR. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left town. yester day for the Continent. Her Royal Highness left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, shortly before twelve o'clock yesterday, for Bucking ham Palace. Soon after twelve her Majesty and the Duchess of Kent, Prince Albert and the Princess of Leiningen, left the Palace in an open carriage and four with outriders, for Wool. wich. His Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen was in another carriage, together with the Marchioness of Normanby, and the Earl of Aboyne. The Equerries in Waiting, Colonels Wemyrs and Wylde, occupied another carriage and four. About an hour previqus, Lady Anne Maria Dawson, Lady in Waiting on the Duchess of Kent, Qiloitel Sir George Couper, Bart., 'First Equerry and C om Pt r oll er o f t h e House— hold of her Royal Highness, Baroness Spaeth, and Captain Francis Seymour, left Buckingham Palace, in one of the Royal carriages, for Woolwich. On the arrival of the Royal Party at Woolwich, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, Lady Anne Ma r i a D awson, Baroness Spaeth, Sir 'George ouper, and. Captain Francis Seymour embarked on board, the " Firebrand" steam-packet for Ostend. After the departure of the packet ber Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Royal Suite, left 'Woolwich for town, and tetutned to Buckingham Palace at twenty minutes past two o'clock. Viscount Melbource had an audience yest.rday of the Queen. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Wylde, rode out on horseback yesterday afternoon. The Band of the Scots Fusilier Guards attended at the Pa lace during the evening. H r Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Hon. Miss Wheatley and the Hon. Miss Hudson, took an airing yesterday afternoon, in an open carriage and four. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of. Gloucester visited the Queen Dowager yesterday afternoon, at Marlborough House. The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somerset and Major Stephens, honoured the Marchioness of Ailesbury with their company, on Wednesday evening, at her residence in Gros venor-square. The Duke of Cambridge visited the Duke ofShs . sex yester day, at his residence in Kensington Palace. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office. It was attended by all the Ministers. The Council sat two hours. Mr. Greg, M.P., had an interview with the Marquis of Norrnanby yesterday, at the Home-office. The Committee of the Baronetage for Privileges met yes terday at the Clarendon Hotel, and transacted business, prepa ratory to the first anniversary meeting of the Order. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence left town yesterday, for Porte mouth. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. General Marriot and family, at Hathaway's Hotel, Brook street, Grosvenor-square ; Mr. pebble, at ditto, from Brighton; J. E. Gray, Esq., at ditto ; J. W. Whyte, Esq., at ditto ; Baddington, Esq., and family, at ditto, from Northampton shire ; the Bishop of Derry, the Hon. Mrs. and the Misses Ponsonby, at ditto ; Cynric Lloyd, Esq., at ditto ; .Lady Harriet De Blaguire, at Bryanston-street ; the Rev. Frederic Leicester and the Lady De Tabley, in Sussex-place, Regent's park, from Hampton Court Palace ; Franks, Esq., and Lady, from Hatfield, at the Waterloo Hotel; Earl and Countess of Miltown, and Lord Rossborough, at Winterbourres London Hotel ; Earl of Roden, at ditto ; Lord Godolphin, at ditto ; Lady Blocs and family, at ditto ; the Hon. Orde Pow lett and son, at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Anderson ~at ditto ; Mr. and Mrs. Clive and family, at ditto ; Mr. Brooke, at ditto; Mr. Tyrell, at ditto ; the Right Hon. Lord Oranseore and Lady, at the Waterloo Hotel, .lermyn-street; Cavendish Tay lor, Esq., and Lady, at ditto; Captain John Vivian, at ditto. DEPARTURES. Captain John Vivian and Lady, from Waterloo Hotel ; Sir William Geary, Bart., and Lady, from. ditto; Mrs. Patterson and Mr. Talbot Patterson, from :.oinerset-street, for County Down, Ireland; Wm. Angerstein, Esq., from the Waterloo Hotel, Jermyn-street. A CLERICAL OFFENDER, At a seaport town on the west coast of Scotlund, there lived, until within the last few weeks, a clel-gYmin con nected with the Established Cluirch, but not one of the beneficed ministers of the place, his cure of souls not being blessed with an endowment. The clergyman of whom we write was quite an exemplary man in his out ward walk, a rampant Non-intrusionist, and run after as a. model of piety by all the devout ladies in the locality, None ever dreamed that one so . holy could yield to the lusts of the flesh ; and great, therefore, was the outcry raised a few weeks ago, when it became,: noised abroad that his Reverence was on terms of improper familiarity with a married woman of doubtful reputation, who lived apart from her husband. The godly ladies, turning up the Whites of - their eyes, declared the tale to be a foul scandal, PriGengated'bv th e , emissaries of Satan against one of his most poWe'rfu'l ad versaries, and when Ins Reverence was himself appealed dared his enemies to the prof.. A respectable medical a lawyer's let ter had chanced to mention the story in conver sation, and he was immediately assailed with the wrath olitltiige wohresir some of all the petticoats of the place, who were continually running after his Reverence. An action of damages was ordered to be raised b3r the clergyman for defamation f additional dis closures put a stop to the action. The Presbvte yof the district had found it necessary to make inquiriesr" tcehrahraacr iia,eaenadgtohneeprtehiiimouingahr,y th into the scandal against their reverend brother witnesses were, we understand, prepared el. ' and that he had taken lodgings for the frail femaleto prove a neighbouring watering, place, where he ln the regular practice of visiti ng her—that she had wasin re cently given birth to a child, but not until every effort had been used, by means of drugs, to procure abortion, which, however, o n l y succeeded to' the on' extent of atte nuating her own feeble frame, and led to the death of her ottipring—that the father of the child was the clergyman to whom we have alluded. When the Presbytery assembled for the purpose of entering the inquiry, had a written acknowledgment of guilt, and d up expressing great contrition for the sin which he had committed,. was laid- before them from the reverend offender, which, of course, put a stop to all further proceedings. Within a day or two thereafter, the reverend culprit disappeared from the place, and is understood to have sailed for 'one of the British colonies. The affair, as may readily be supposed, has created no small sensation in the gossiping commu— nity where it took place.—Glasgow Argus, THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT BLACK.. FRIARS BRIDGIC PIER.—The young woman w h o l ost her hie a few days since, in endeavouring to step on the pier when dis embarking from the iron steam-boat DaTlistht, was buried yes terday. Some hours afterwards a female came to the otAlers of the district, and on examining the clothes of the deemed at once recog nised them as h aving b elonged to her daught in-law. Sh e ' stated that she herself was one of the nurses at d ase t d ha h t ad th la e lately b Chelseatpobseprit.al,latnfdurtthhaetr tahpepdeaecree ping with name d Rebecca Brown, and that she bad lived in a family at High House, Chelsea, and with one near Notting Hill, hi the capacity of housemaid.