The Sun. — London, England, 1841-02-09 00:00:00

IN ; EDITION' Ilb),N , zex,,,,, ~ti,e4,iittehrerforthie,i,u,sLoou.ry,ll,,ol,,,oeho: the amendment nor the had secinde sv i st i e t tn , 0 7 10,0 1 01 V_ 1 4 „ '"rt'i,ei_erel.tii the House to return to that passim of the Act or N, l ' i i . ef wt-hich tail existed previous to the h ei t e i r , _ case, that eh ea leel felt c •rvinced that that a , , I , -)j . ' the no that en they came to look the subject ruby _ h4O ea (l ;',! 4 ll,' found hold enough to stand up in t m e t r l e ,a r t n , in ll n ou e s n e ti to th e i i ir r , l z, hims , Ifthe friend of the 0 *a ' fart 'ti ' l f the country, Parliarmont the restoration ror of m that an system which e,, e s' Injurious as wasting, the resources o _ _. e was st _ E, th at t massing°Pttres and degrading the peasant , y. the sys .. ,,n _ uv of p4ri,h° would recommend a retain to the t i aral krfoekteh'e labourer to sr grarel.pits. He was sure that no man would wi , h shl eh e t he return of the system laboer°(liied lobo. rer to parish aneiion, hi ; he t o the highest bidder, without consulting d il ::s4n r:.: ~:i,:la:raics:,l,t:vi enf,:rman.eforced b Idleness, 'tuts) :iv, that hvh:(`.'ini little. eimnipnittel•tddauTotil:h:::ndv,htlh':s Ifisk":l7 industrioe; aho had saved a little yittat . ice . 11 .t y' s the 1;t:n erder to furnish rnonev I, triad been 'le' .°r-ill"Ps. He was speaking of fact' w-- '` • evidence before the passing of the ll a r A e f u t ,o4 in f t ,,lt to rii i:i f.,,. . e) , :rt:e i t, a irta b ,,tt i: 2( u ,th r s e e.rle., s t at ta. : tis n pe b that,t.:h,.teil),,seihtoautdaht,tinrof money to , d ti l n ib n ii , e l a ' , e e i n nt a t ha o c :o t n . u b ct a e . h hai i it ' the . l'ilpt,, r la 3'inß by their . monee,as it was , nly saving t i le) e lme ;: ;t r -h t e'e li n: :1 41' t Y. (If "rfr t tret . t . ' il ic •e h l i o a r l di g ti r o a t ' i lu o a f ll ;bi h . e l ' i l u l s r s e i d an uc a m nd the l 'ilis i„ 'err s Lo ma ' n 1 ad to fended. Hi+ eel ieipat ions had been h 4l l4" ti ti'd hY the delend ' e • no one had te•cemmended a lr return . fat ' P 'trn 1-*: ‘ * ": l' his Ilimourable Friend the o 1.1141 inshury had said, as for the system formerly , ' a e:_t n is t f t in t m e g t - . . t h hat t h "ttrd to think of going Leek to that. It It wa , 1 . i 1 triten„se'Lo,uoellitt not. to retur n to that i sy l s , , ( e i tell, hier,dhiroet'cfrd ettlrel , -te s i ed ' ,tee great care rot to be t r sted ti , raethoils to rl- that which no ma i had . openly yen leer, i;',Pe`atirrieed, If th ee would not avowedly "Itle tale 'e s- stem which had been put an end whehh eare not to break down the principle of the . system re. t 0 in y I ‘ B . e 3 n •l t* , I t . :he t they itqle the been substituted in its place, and by so doing, ":11 1 , 00 a i former s ystem.-(Hear, hear.) He wa f s sure that ''iroe tt , e ,d be the consequence of adopting some o te AN i f ''.bY liis mrii Friend the Member forFinsbury.. the C e , erni .it •w ere not for the security afforded by 4 " 1 / 4 t tTencrs re-teria' f many of the former abuses p„ . ' -- "" on ' oo f that there could ~,^0 saf ety i c 'e• If he wanted . a pr ,IsnStiez Co r. the new system if an end were were put to the ant thin , ' more de itve tha4",:?tne.seon, lie could not ask o. Baronet who had 'ii i ,' =Ken L' T p'eeh of the Right Hon. opinions, from s to omen • !at Right Hon. Baronet. whose t r e ~A ri e t , .tt w i a , t i t e e l l ti ti t - , held tvhn in oni t ‘ hat House were en h ti d tleo h l ee t n o five years IWhltlih'''t Ali nister of a former- Government, in the . a , speech _ ' a ei t 0 4 ' l made that night, while lie was eleitlettl).. I a Ptie t ,i t a any return to the lermer, system, had laid doss n b , ttep,iPte bleb W , if ad- I' would, little by Lille, and step , y t o . 4 evit a bi,, ?ptee, . }"l4tiled ~, teed to its restoration. The Right Hon. Geritle it t o ' h a a ki v that in the Dill then before the House some provision 1, e 2 , t, e been introduced for a relaxa , ion of the rules pro '''i ' es ° s " e aminit ' of out -door relief, and although he toi,,:i -ITliht have s ' ration ex ., e ou t... - c l abstained from those p . er- Ictioh t , t 'elis on th b re een •'• c - ' in which less responsible i e - ' aid , i , c , ommissioners t , : tan 0 , , l oulged, yet he had s v iv censured their con- : , , 4 11 0t , a ''' ' ,I ant of judament exhib e it t e 'r d: by _them , r I in the county in refusing to ' .etit f o r roltosition of the Board '‘tethor affording out -door reliefof Guardians in recent severe Jot (ir artii s . • ' O, it appeared to hisn d Howtot•k)tttilelantt the pert!tonPrs had act i ee; with a just and properdiscre r of tie Ilieh7lY Prtsueded that if they adopted the make principle use of k *Pul ar , ",,,, I I°o• Baronet, it would be, to e ild it euro se, oil s e driv putting in the fine ee l l e g t e e o r f e t s h t l a , Yste ei e, ( ri on until the coin] itlet e ,, • as brought about, by which the re wedge,'which . h that ich the • 1 " the S!otith of England had been ma ti ‘‘frit e oration of erea d t e b t u te lk pe o n f de th n e t Ga it sai d the parish p th t e the at there was no occasion, pay-table.. The in those Right l cases, on t ß o a rr e ° -- Oleli!,' kr ~ t 'st or the workhouse, as there could be . no t d h o a u t bt th o e f l e p,',Y of th e applicants. ' lt appeared to him . OeiljyY,itali-earienl3tar.Onet,ininilkig that observation, had taken a op e .'a th, „,‘'' ' , MY of the subject ; one object a o s f ee g rt iv at in n g is,ant ws ctrichouse, had certainly been to if reliefti,e 0 _ It was t f i ing relief, I,°t it ere:t,really ,in want of it. But that was not at all, it 'le effete produced on the partei tin at qf t h e (fleet of example held out to ot . ie re r . s e . e o g: , i v ving relief If they tilt, gat: w_Orkhouse, which was the great obj li:f keti e , s l- .'"ef out of the w orkhouse, they e s t c vo i t a ilii I d y il f i n ii r n r is e h . e Lif er liithieing other persons not only not to p i t e t i.,,, p beforehand e h ti.e y Iv "1 wented it, but to ty,ke It t e . qf et , "e net placed in a situation o ' f ' necessity. ' of seeking re- I li,t,taset'at importance that the working classes . should ti i ,, It Rat to think lightly or trivially to aged in : ~,,, id ea rh w s right that they should be e kl 4 brfo re a t t , "ery saciifiee and every exertion nt ° shouldof others. b e 1 ! Nile tie ,',icY would consent to live on the bounty tl,qte• r e ~i_lp her • adverting to the argument of the Hon. t a '' illae3,l: rinsburv, that. the condition of the fl aw . w t a r s a s t u b c e h r t e i, a ßo it,t`er,s°Os wire ready to undergo great sueeritt n that tiZ tilleedite workhouse. He seemed to be of opinion 1 ;1 4 be '• u , e , given as a r, atter of course, and t itatt these I,e ti el terninttodtinee, 6 painful or distressing . attendir e , a g rs . II 1, 1, 4 tot4id,r lae Hon. Member that, until late years, eit p h e i a 'd - ! 42,,,y w ere the pride and boast of England that , her . and rit 'a e l i n tlethe most well-conducted, industrious. trie,,tediseish rw',old, until their great, down n ct t ion to re for two eq, 4 'PS after relief had been IN ;se rer e cif Elizabeth, the r c olch and stigma, which ti,, Y tl,.,i tl ,had been considered a . !il . r atie r % f " Peasant sought to avold re . ll l3; the injudicious admi h relief. I: aat tbs.. thel'oor-laws that feeling had be, n broken doss n. l e :city i r s i ` tittle had no objection to receive par r t , i tth er time rank of life, and in the highest as well as the th:,ktiotte std*ere those who were poor, was attended te,t`oleel%,"tress, but in all clas . ses every li e ,qco lue to Undergo great suffering and man of indepen k4 . ho ttot ii i t to became a dependant upon the bountyortanee as privation n b f e n fo t r h e er h s e . ti o aate iiie ,rie shown that it was of equal p to' Nit er ti,'') o thers, as well as a test of . want, im that no oounte ":;,4rfel "Id be afforded to able bodied persons. ti,lote tte effect of relieving in the workhouse, and . in the Itai la itoes "IY, was this-that it not only induced gre at - tl , • lrett ers themselves to make great efforts, but it also . , , , eir `4 etlrt g firinPloyer and wealthier neiehhours to is If lah,,Ne s k - them before they came to that alternative e l_ e li e r • " e w that he would hare to maintain au able- odi d 4 1 e hi tt " , the workhouse he would make great efforts to pro toeee,lcteheerarl'el_.°Ynient. out of doors. .The Right Hon. Baronet vil i i . 'Y iti N.,.h.'" T arnworth, had said that Devonshire, ty th in e e , t.h e , , leh wages were the lowest, was also the c n ou y n oler tl,l4ttYls"`E'ollorirelic-f had been more common thariina eras the t ile 1 , rotn.,,! an d- He would sta:e a case . which teen "qua si , of it. In the county which he had Ri ts li t ef, re ttfili, represent,i he was hauptp-ydentro relief f that icas l i 'l ,,, a t, id o tf the able-bo died - u l r a e w r, nnoor out-door relief ever given 1,, 41 7 teis,wraage, w and the consequence was that, instead e ktir ole p oi , ,li'le, they received in Devonshire, t en:a el, Nlllf o u r t ali en of that counts was in a station of England n is tl. '„ P ;lt e :411 tleetnteneciesisna(rieisP;'nofdleinteceaerriesmiduinA i c n he a a l p )a e r r t , where ei n e g f l fuel, ,;‘,*lltif '4'Prtant artic' e • s -•r : much cheaper than in the ''' 'r ti En ' gland, warre ' s s' "a " three 3 or four shillings a week . e i kerlh l „ a " in bevo'rlire 'er H e e was convinced that it was ill 4iatte e,h.rtevolence to grant relief out of the workhouse, and . a L i the 1404,h tended to lower and degrade the genet al condition teeth thee:log poptilation.-(Hear hear.) So general had tv" , ethr ti ' e nt 0 1 the House to the principle ' of the measure that I ,!ti te Y 4Y t'i'e to'greater length great e discussion ; he would Il le • th e ,- ) ". e had heard with regret what had fallen le;, i a coth '''ght Honourable Baronet the Member for 11,, s '' to e re,sPecting th e term for which it was pro ff eqYNtetti:itinue the Commissioners. -(Hear, hear.) l lo ti 4 , e th -,';', a good one ' and calculated to pat an end to the te,,*leh e ,i",'° system it was worthy the attention of the So,' to the old it was'not sound policy to act in such a inanh tl,liekii.iu'vf'iice the minds of the public that there woul , d he e t knitei s ' s . ' i on the system if it could not be foreseen s it. lamb) Le, mission c,c1.1 cease to be necessary. He thought ) ,4 i i ge t (4R1 -eat enourag-ement to that most mischievous agi- I vi tII doer s if th - ' 4 t". 13 1 , ' ley were to adopt t . he suggesion oftlie % eh 111 )e ( Met. The altering the time to a . less period . ii .' 4l 3.l,''' would throw a douCt upon the certainty of its opted . Isis7,l(l enemrage agitation -1101;,/'Why not make it permancnt.-(Cheers.) t'Z'bjeet;lrt„'lC would have ‘ no objection to that there s s v . e , r , e Ire rit pi e lle* ;',u,_e effected by them, to which It was impos 1 iii e l 'inl " 4 1 t ' `ln' Were to take care that the law was enforced 1 V h, tt ° t.tile intention of the Legislature, and he rem tetiti t esp ori g n h t i that Boards of Guardians ought to be , a ;t„ aPpealL'e It , some authority, to whom the poor iei l e rat ers 4 , against any abuse of authority by the ad tsemsdvi,e °' the law. It was of a great advantage to have l 'hi %oil 4 ea ses of doubt, and immense sums had been s t lt i t 4 ll e l ?! t t , , li th l e beir , interference in cases . of disputed settlement, lOitli Ct in g d o ; t u - 3 , ern must have been spent in litigation. hh, ‘ Ro t , nbe must remark upon an_ error into t ei espett. arable Friend, the Member for lonsbury, had ti 444 lee. ~,, it ig the rules of the Commissioners. The ex ttal riai;s defective, h 5 would admit,' in only requiring " ( eti e ,, h ! ts etie t ° bie s ubmitted to the Secretary of State, so sof th s ih va . ptrtieular rule might be enacted by the Commis -4 "4111'1'1"l'i0115 without being so submitted. The object ii,l4,Pil e r e , ti t " the new Bill as he read it was to put an end to l'it 1 Y Wer e • t° Prevent those rules which, althou g h not tech the 4 %4 44 41 faet general rules from being adopted without be '',4l't,"ll ehetr° Per[ co nsideration of her Majesty'sGovernelent. j e e 'l'eet tr, Part which it was necessary to advert to was ,"to 'he t t° hurial ground*, and as it created seme prejud tr,°,4.ticilf','llac4 t 4 . !'"(t, when it was thought that ae:lau i s n e had 1,.1 j.„4,t f c : ;re thel-ir jiarneeveent the poor ben beig buried buried, he thought it ! ,11 % iot er : ded h e fr of f t t o l4 rs load measure to say, that the clause 'l'4' it '''''l try halesa verY e l' n ff e,a' nt effeet; that clause had t i le 1 4 1 -tie s i ll ' c 'e- With the intention ('t-e of meeting an evil much 'e Otary t i; Ile trusted, therefore, that it would not go to t 't . tl i a Uni• s at the slightest intention existed on the . part of .4 1,[ 11 th eir, 4 , ' , " " to Prevent the settled poor from being bu -41 , S., s n parish chur •11- - ard He trusted the House lita41 : : 1 1 - ' hiNl kr I,a inn. c • 3 . i . iit so long, but he could espeer 4 hat e 1, 5 :6 ocu x ,e.st e g his opinion the s e) A t rneas ._e Without ) e. 1 . i i tt i e ' v ^ i t a l I : e s a ' d ' i ' ll ' gsairl 111uartejt. was not his intention to opose t)4 4 I. t .p Were hi'd'e Bili, although he thought many of t„ I,? vv tth , , objeionable. veto trusted that ~,e h"s e r qUst eit ',,gi , e up the clanse relativ burial-ground I, f , ! , 111 11 I'4o that the clause relative to children being lis't'''titil,thr),toarents would be- considerably modified. In th.cain d " (4 th, _'l.,,sent• Act was diametrically opposite to . the neckinglnonr , tli,f uu of Elizabeth. He considered the refusal feetethat it fret cc hard, suet he could Pot help l,,tri g " sons' s ,' ' e r e '',. 4 2 tirne7to time, the Bill was to be re I,4ie If , ~c., on it might be found that a labour tt , d i h ons ehe l ti ed with success. In the present feeling 'ttl i it h, s aw no chalice of the labour-test being ap 'lt noel "-111(1 not but think that if it could be ap at; th,, l ;csUlt s l ' re lAr r e , i • the Pee' , the Alth 1..1 ations, it would lead to t , „ i en _ ee (>1.1p,11 he did nut intend to vote :ttlq te 1 tq the _'ec.orld reading of the Rill, his ob y't,sei,e warn, eesure remaihed unaltered, and if he thought e el O to el l,et e it; to Pass in its present shape, he should cer tt ._fl re,tv_ Pgroeneeding f urther; but as he was in hopes tr t!l.74i,ii,e4itlt alterations in Committee, he should not Ihi 4 e li ii t w eilid the second reading. iis l sit e ,_ t • ito ess _ 't o ot give his vote for the second reading te : es ti 7 e dtts e(Trit"Dani.,c,the hope that it would be consider ts,,,'t, th e „eorri et i, si " • He could not agree to the exten hili sit i 4 1e r , b -on for ten years. The Rieht Hon. Ba -41 4 11 ' er for 1.- '•• ' ' the rate of et a , , fr,,,,,ii., .ernworth, in alluding to 34 1 / 41 eel that - le, tuba" the wages were extremely low, q tl tb ke .' the t i ,, e „,_ le ah„n_e,xlienditure in the poor -rates was there ~,i ' tlee th Ttrity et ."',l;st any other county. In the eastern parts kess ya s, kw th,r:',ent, there was icss out.door relief given h e 'llt r i t iest frorn. I n any other part of the kingdom. The hitter ih rte ett elni v t i ,elee to fifteen shillings ; they %etre now at 0 (4, ' 4 it had It g , i, and the condition of the poor was kip'tie • Ili , been for year , i• t In a large parish in Se c e c s) n e i hh e , s :s . )43 * , } I been te ", the •" the a ; C '''."' 000 n. great auvantage lac ~, Ne. 'e y ear ,PP !cation of the workhouse test. In that ay 4 Se e l e . . uefore this Bill passed, there were between t hey flkl ti I " t Y lore I s t Yr e iouel, t. , 'wets constantly employed on the high tset.'cored i iio , nt y ,1151 nothing but sit on their barrows, et . , , ' withte" wages than . the honest and industrious I,,: a "Ult e geetl etri ! two years after the Bill had passed, f ate dte `li s t n gett:.,Ts residing in that parish, had very great , i, 0, ~tr,'F, workmen to work in his garden. He e ,kietid' niet tstr `.'itleet of the present measure was to encou k'"ee °tet, made, 1s labourer ; and as he hoped to tee many at . the of iti Committee, he would p not now further .11.4 e n. t,tIRA than ' t i ,,, 4 1ii, hl t he Lill,ii) expressing his general approval of the th " Inad l'Eij it tia. 44. t• by the t NFL a1 ~ .4 1 he regretted th a t no a llusions had ‘:\ hi Wotild have the effect dp of annihilating et u tile Lord who haproposed this Bill to so many ,--_, parishes under the Gilbert corporation. It was the constant prayer of the Poor-law Commissioners that theseparishes might be brought under their management. They had enel 'avoured to persuade the Noble Lord and the House that it was neces ssry, in order to secure uniformity. They had not she Yr' that the administration of relief to the poor had been in judicious or improper ; but they had stated that they were mis.aken as to their own interests as well as the interest of those who were and r their care. It. vat no torious, however, that the administration of relief in the Gil bert co poration hal given the greatest satisfaction. No mismanagement had been stated. They simply wished not to be interfered with by the Poor-law Commissioners, and he trusted that the House would not agree to the dissolution of these unions without the consent of the guardians. On a future oec tsion he should be prepared to substantiate what ' he had advanced in favour of these unions, and to convince the House of the impropriety of sanctioning any interference with them by the Poor-law Commissioners. Mr. W. ATT WOOD rose and said, he was one of those who intended to vote against the second reading of the Bill, and, therefore, came under the special reprobation of the Noble Lot d the Membsr for Northumberland. It was a re markable circumstance, that scarcely a single Member had ex pressed his opinion in support of the Bill, wt o hue not said that he looked forward to amendments and ameliorations. He would ask what hope thri e was of amendments and arnelioras tioas after the tone which hail been adopted by the Noble Lord the Member for Northumberland? Upon all occasions when this subject wes discussed, their had come forward a number of Honourable Members declaring, that upon many • points they d'sapprove I both of the principle of the Act • and of the manner in which it hail been carried into effect. But they stated at the same time that they did not intend to offer any opposition to the measure, because they hoped that in con sequence of the discussions that would take place in that House the severity of the Bill would be mitigated. Now, he asked lion. Members whether from the moment that those discus lions first took place there had been introduced into the conduct of the Commissioners any one amelioration; whether, instead of administering its provisions with greater mildness they had not given unequivocal proofs of their determination to add to the severity of the Bill, and to carry it into operation with all l i the harshness it would allow. When the Noble Lord (the Member for Northumberland) taunted Members who opposed this Bill, by asking if there were any of them who were ready to support the old system, he (Mr. Attwood) would throw back the taunt, and ask if there were any Members of that House who would support this Bill without amendment? He would ask whether, if the Bill were presented to the House without any hope of amendment or mitigation, it would have that majority in its favour which he feared he would be condemned to witness on that occasion If they referred to the Report, they would.find a determination to carry into effect all the regulations upon which the disap probation of the Committee had been must unequivocally ex - pressed. The Committee had proposed to shorten and limit the powers of the Commissioners. (Hear, hear, hear.) They recommended that there should be an ame lioration of the mode in which the law was administered, anti that many modifications should take place in the law itself. None of these recommendati ns were attended to by the Noble Lord in bringing in the Bill. There was no hope of amelio ration by allowing the 811 to proceed to a Committee, and he hoped that the House would not allow itself to be deluded by the expectation of improvement, to consent to the second read ing of the Bill. Sir EDWARD FILMER wished to give the reasons by which he was influenced in deciding that he should not vote either upon the original motion or upon the amendment that had been moved.—(Cries of "Divide, divide.") He could not oppose the motion which professed to be for the amendment of an Act which be believed to require amendment. But on looking into the Bill, he found that it was not an amel ora tion of the present law.—(Divide, divide.) He was favourable to the allowance of relief out of doors to persona labouring under temporary distress, and capable, when opportunity offered, of resuming their industrious habits, and maintaining themselves without any burden to the parish.—( Divide, divide. ) He bilieved that the - law required amendment, he could not vote against the second reading of tl.e Bill, nor could he vote for the motion of the Noble Lord, because he was satisfied the Bill would not effect the object professed. Mr. LANGDALE, who rose antidst loud cries of " Divide," said he would not trespass on the House, if it had not been for the course which he had taken in respect to this Bill. lie had been a Member of a Committee which agreedd to a strong resolution en the subject of permitting the inmates of work houses to attend divine worship on the Sabbath. He was desirous that Members of the Established Church slued I be permitted to attend to the service of their Church on that day. But he was also desirous that persons of other religious persuasions should have the same facilities afforded them, and he took that opportunity of expressing his determination to press for the in troduction of a provision in this Bill tor that purpose. Being satisfied of the general utility of the measure he should vote for the second reading —(Cries of " Divide, &tide. ) Mr. JAMES said it was not on his own account but on ac. count of those whore he had the honour to represent, that he was desirous to address the House, in a few words upon this question. In his county the New Poor-law had worked most beneficially, and the unpopularity with which it had been at first received had entirely disappeared.—(Cries of " Oh," and " Divide, divide, divide.") It had been the custom of that county to give out-door relief to able-bodied labourers in the shape of money, clothing, and medical attendance to an extent which the rates by no means justified—( Hear.) There was a system of let ting out the poor to the lowest bidder, at what was called a Dutch auction, and persons were known to receive them so low as 15d. a week per head. It was well to talk about torture and starvation, but what greater system of torture could there be than that which prevailed under the old Poor-law 1 Under the present system the evils which were formerly so glaring were almost entirely remedied. The aged, the sick, and the indigent poor were better taken care of, and their children were better educated.—(Oh, and divide.) He did not mean to contend that the measure was perfect; it had improved the comforts of the poor, and had promoted in many ways their in terest. A large number of habitual paupers had been converted into industrious labourers. A reduction of from 25 to 40 per cent. in the parish expenditure had been effected—Divide, divide.) He thought the Bill good and useful to the honest and industrious, who ought not to be taxed for the support of the idle and profligate.—(Divide, divide. ) Mr. FIELDEN complained of the Report of the Committee of last year, which he contended was a packed and partial Committee. It was proved to demonstration before that Committee that the rates of labour were not raise t by the operation of the new Poor-law. Now if the wages of labourers were depressed instead of raised, the law must be au unjust one, • and would bring destruction on its framers. He should cer tainly vote for the amendment of the Hon. Member, and would throw all the obstacles in his power in the way of the passing of such a measure.—( Cries of" Question.") Lord J. RUSSELL said after the statements of the Hon. • Member for Finsbury, who had stated that the Bill was founded of a savage and ferocious principle, and after the statement of the Hon. Member for Oldham, who wished for an inquiry into the rate of wages, but would oppose the measure in every shape and on every occasion, where there was so much of declamation and so little of argument, he must be permitted to say a few words before the House went to a division. The Hon. llom -ler for Sussex had disputed his ( Lord John Rus sell's) assertion that the Bill was founded on the 43d of Elizabeth, and had quoted Blackstone on that point, but with every respect for that high legal authority he (Lord John Russell) maintained that such was the fact. He held the same principle as the law of Elizabeth, that with regard to the old, the infirm, and the helpless, relief was to be given by the State ; and that with regard to the able bodied, relief was also to be given ; but in that case they were to ascertain whether destitution existed or not. The statute of Elizabeth pointed out the mode in which that was to be done, and the law was applicable to the state of society which then existed. The population was wandering and unset tled, and the wool of Englend was sent into Ger many to be manufactured. Now, the circumstances of the present times being extremely different, the same tests of destitution could not be applied in the present day. The very same principle had also been acted upon, in 1795, by the Duke of Wellington, when in command in India, in the case of a famine. On that occasion the very same principles, as nearly as possible, were acted upon as were followed out by the Poor-law Commissioners in framing the present measure. He directed that, in all cases of great suffering and distress, relief was to be administered, and his officers carried these in structions into effect. They were divided into two classes— those who were able, and those who were unable to work ; and in the former case the parties were to be taken into hospital. and to undergo the discipline of that establishment. It had been said by the Hon. Member opposite (Mr. Darby) that the test of hard labour oust of tee workhouse was a better one than that recommended by the Commissioners, but that was a question which was in a great measure to be ascertained by ex perience, and, looking at it merely theoretically, and as the arguments had been applied, he should say that it was a test likely to be fully equal to that of the workhouse test. Experience, however, was the other way, and the opinions of men best acquainted with the subject was in favour (tithe pre sent system, and their evidence had produced such an effect upon the Commissioners that they had adopted the suggestion. The first, question the House had to consider was as to the re lief to be given to the destitute, and the next was whether they could, in giving that relief, make any great relaxation in the mode. In the w hole course of the discussion of that night, though he had heard many hard terms applied, yet he had heard no suggestion of a practical nature which he could adopt with a conviction that it would not bring them back to the old state of things. The Hon. Member for Rent thought that in cer tain seasons of great severity the poor might be relieved in their own houses, but if the rule was once broken in upon lie should be glad to know where the line was to be drawn, and they would have the plea of destitution put forward the follow ing year, although there might be less severity iu the season, and the evils of the old system would again return upon them. He argued with the Noble Lord the Member for Northum berland that there was great danger of suck a result. He would pass over the general idleness and demoralization generated by the old system. In the original Report on that system, which received the sanction of the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Chester, and many other Members of that. Com mission of Inquiry, who were not in the present Commission, larious cases were stated in which the labourers there men- tioned what were their own views on the subject. The Nob.e Lord here proceeded to read several extracts from the Report, confirming his views of the subject, and went on to say, that under the old system the honest and industrious labourer become broken-hearted. He (Lord John Russell) asked them then not to revive that system. He be lieved that the greatest benefit they could confer on English labourers, would be to give them the greatest facility that could be possibly conferred by any law, to enable them to obtain em ployment for themselves. The contract between the labourer And the employer was a fair one—it was a fair exchange, and the Libourtr felt himself independent. Every law then which enabled the labourer in this country to earn wAges and obtain more employment—to find new sources of employment, and to obtain those situations which he looked to —every such law was useful ; but, on the contrary, every endeavour that would have for its object to reduce the labourer to a state of dependence, they might . depend upon it, that though they might obtain some popularity by such an endeavour—although it would be lauded by many as showing great benevol e nce —th e y wou ld he, in fact, but destroying the independence of the l a bo urer .— . . _ . ( Hear, hear. ) If they would weaken his strength, anti under mine his moral force, that was the course for them to pursue. They would be laying the foundation of an overgrown popu lation, whom the law could not restrain—whom even religion would be hardly able to awe into obedience--and they would find that they were most certainly ruining the foundation of society.—(Hear, hear.) He would not now, on the occasion of the second reading, discuss the details of the measure. He would be extremely sorry to see the House adopt the sug gestion of the Honourable Gentleman of limiting the power of the Commissioners to five years. It was quite impossible their conduct should be subject to much real blame without the Ministers of the Crown being able to prevent the recurrence of such conduct. But on the other hand, if the House weakened their authority, they would give strength to those who were opposed to the law, and spread reports that it was no use yet awhile to obey their orders, but put off obedience from year to year, saying in alittle while they shall see the law repealed—that there is universal dissatisfaction for some reason or other, which reason they do not give ; and rr theaetatlhaotf itibneivlearwsaLdi( sha e ti a s r f , aelien will be sure to occasion the that bthuet bpe ll o %y o uers believede o t of decithede law wo on n wouldrat 11 1:e si do r hear.) It st mi l u t ute, e w o htioa of the stit f tb o nr r eei nu t gl l c i yt e hu n i me s e d ciri o s,es T iausnin o , f : if they extended it for ten years. He thanked the House for the attention with which they had listened to the subject, and he was quite willing w]i;‘n the Bill went into Committee to consider every proposition that could be made; but while he wished to consider them lie slum!il look with great jealousy on any propo,iti6n which wou d have a tendency to break down or impair the efficiency of whathe considered •o be a most humane and benevolent law.—( Cheers. ) The Ilothw then (:ivided, when the numbers Were— For the second reading For the amendment -1 Majority _ Mr. WAKLEY gave notice, that an the mo:ion for goiig into Committee on the Bill, he would move that it be divided into two Farts. CUSTOMS DUTIES. Mr. L A BOUC II ERE postponed the Committee on Customs Dutie. until Friday next, when he hoped to be able to it forward at a.i early hour. Mr. BERNAL brought up the Report of the Committee of Supply. Aft•T a few words from Mr. HERMES, The resolutions were agreed to and the Committee co Was and Means was fixed for Wednesday. The AT ToRNEY-GENERAL for Ireland obtained leave to being hi a bill to abolsh arrest in personal ac tions com menced by process of subpoena at the Law Side of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland. Th Learned Gentleman also ob tained leave to being in a hilt to f‘lcili!ate the recovery of arrears of Tithe Ct.mposition in Ireland, vested in her Ma jetty under an Act pissed in the Ses , ion of Parliament holden ,n the Ist and '2,-1 years of the reign of her present Majesty, intituled, " An Act to Abolish Compositions for Tithes in Ire land, and to substitute Rent-charges in lira thereof." The ATTOR N;EY-GENERAL brou”ht in the Admini,- tration of Justice lid!, which was read a first, and ordered to Le read a second time on Monday. The other Orders of th.? Day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at One o'Ctock. AMERICAN COLONIZITION SOCIETY. Agreeably to public notice, the Rev. R. R. Guiley ; Secretary to the Amer lean Colonization Society, addressed an audience on two suecessive a venings ( Thursday and Friday) last week, in the Egyptian 11.01, Piccadilly, ex plaining the views and enlarged benevolence of this So ciety towards all classes of the coloured race in America and Africa, and ril ; ing to various objections urged .igaisist it. At the chic of the second lecture, Mr. Gurley was invited by one of his auditors, Mr. John Scoble, of the Anti- Slavery society, to enter on a debate with him. The challenge was readily accepted for Monday evening, when a highly interesting discussion took place, which was adjourned to Wednesday, Daniel Lister, Esq , pr, siding on both occasions. At the close of Mr. Gerley's reply to M ; . Scoble's first speech on W. dnesday, the latter, offend, d at the course of the Chairman, (which was su , taieed by the meeting), suddenly left the e latform. Mr. Gurley was requested to proceed in his statements. At the conclusion of his remarks, on the motion of Dr. Costello seconded by A. B. Wright, Esq., the meeting expressed their thanks to Mr. Gurley for the valuable facts and views he had so eloquently submitted to their consideration, and adjourned till Friday evenieg. At this third meeting, Mr. Lister having been agiain called to the chair, Dr. Costello reviewed in a brief, but pertinent and able manner, the course of the several meetings. The Chairman also made a few observations expressive of his regret that anything should have occurred which should have been deemed by Mr. Scoble cause sufficient to render his retreat necessary. Mr. Gurley then, at the request of the meeting, submitted various facts and docu ments vindicating the American Colonization Society ail(' the Colony of Liberia from objection and reproach, and showing its tendency to suppress the African Slave Trade, and introduce civilization and Chrieianity among the native population. Elliott Cresson, Esq., followed Mr. Gurley with many facts and statements in corrobo ration of his views, and of the beneficent policy of the Society. Lieutenant-Colonel H. Dundas Carr pbell, late Governor of Sierra Leone, then rose and expressed in a very earnest and emphatic manner, his regard for the American Colo nization Society and from his personal observations on the coast of Africa and reports from Et Wish naval officers, who had visited Liberia, his nonfiction of the good character of the people of that colony and of the great benefits to be an ticipated front the multiplication of similar establishments. Celonel Campbell then moved a resolution, " That the American Coloniz itien Society is deserving of high ap probation, and that this Society and the colony of Litnria are contributing essentially to the suppression of the African Slave Trade, and the civilization of Africa. Mr. Guest, in secooding the notion, suggested by way of amendment, '• That in the lectures and debates to which the meeting had listened for several evenings, Mr. Gurley bad triumphantly vindicated the American Colonization Society from alt reproach, and established its character as a pure and benevolent institution." PETTY Vat:on/is, Esq., proposed to add, " That the American Colonization Society is worthy of the approba tion and support of English philanthropy. The original resolution of Colonel:Campbell, and the amendments, were then unanimously adopted. A Committee was appointed, and a subscription opened on the motion of Dr. Hodgkin, to carry forward these objects. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman for his able services, the meeting n•as adjourned till Wednesday 10th iast., at eight o'clock in the same place. the hay eu . ri e ' t ornbine , k the Beet , t' been :any E•ir.ce the Beall said that -- car the sa , o 4 . °, ikly avowtii 2 regcr;ertrir:n °f Bill had look , rates had been to ld not ha ' OO •,d from n cab I steep ti' e m. impossible teell. He did not b louse, not ev e ; who would nevi That beirg carry out lu the nag etnent. 3ill was wear tern thelnee'ie an exan tiaitlos in f the poet ,e, hould be car° . r! to t intend at ell rid workhottol:! n of the 11°U; rein the srtclt a dopted I parties tbr.r; tem.—( i i " t he lent for bout ent throng de b a d been Or. 't ill there 03, ,: f the Com still untouceno, ,could have 0 ... igainst the sr.., i now come b: 0 o f OMP!, WhiC h ? ir In ot har were Pe , In that Y e tcd poor an 3 l o ur e duced to r t ly twom I I the relief to . m tub rnat“ ,. 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But the if d that id s tate o ow:, v et, eta , mad, wri' cr i; !o:1101'63.1) aio n to ,-; t dt b f iderata n j that ho ar ~ ; I v - re wa", , eat' ha or a not h e r o f t hem ,vg , hers b ad . e at' ief to een:tbeir flea undo h. bt3 p a rish to ld they $ .ll l t ile iNciples 0 ,iOO. ,wo I.l o ' l ' 3 'od lorittY tl !, a :laes ch nc el the griev i l d be o ittcd ; "uar 39ard of sam e th e dof own ono rearj, alien in g% e d. they pr e fe ed sV,.d to 0 4 . r' f ft ea the t „_ t be tor ; w ould r" 1.0 d 01 t wo . 1 if the)" . 15 see td soon e d af complain „al 1 1. •, Deo:ber e, . He was , l oo p l otii the coul d the re tat w oa vadeh n oo on as . 1 tl, that for w hlc • the no t bi g cct to w as, 0 .1,,,,pg a "" ut i t o. cen tral a a py • len, in a l` z e pa , , r i aissi ..itt, all It coal ktion• o der:' c ilia O A o l d red; a tt ',oo 4 wing at f the 1" cHe s, vote and' e le r this CO ' te e. r that P r .:b of as the °I. cs' found deP ' 44° t! LONDON, TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 9. Pill. EAST SURREY ELECTION. The nomination - a Candidates for the Eastern Division cf Surrey trr,k ploec yesterday at Croydon, and`roan as early. hour the tr ,n pre.cntcd the usurl animated appear ance for which it has been proverbial during its elec., tioneei Nato ithstanding the inclemency of the ‘v:•r,ther, a di izzling sleet having fallen all the nroi fling, which froze as it tell, the windows were crowded with d splayir.o flags and handkerchiefs decorated with :he colour cf their favourite candidet- those of Antrobus greatly predominating. Several banners amid were displayed frem the principal inns and ho• tell, while bands of music paraded the streets, and groups of title pArtisairs collected, and hurraed or hooted as the pa: ties decorated with the badges of their political friends or opponents pared. At half-past nine the pro c.ission of Mr. Antrobus, which had been formed at Strea ham and Hunker' Heath, entered the town, headed hy a band of music, and a variety of flags and banners, en tered the town The procession extended upwards of a utile in length, and exhibited a variety of orange and purple eh (rotations. Among the inscriptions on the flags were—" Airtrobus for East Surrey," " Crouch and &ater," Chinch and Queen," " United for our Queen rind country," &c. Ste. Mr. Akock's procession was else formed at Thornton Heath, the standard-bearer and carriages displaying a va. riety of white and blue 'banners and cockades. On the hanneri were " Victoria, the People's Queen," " Liberty and Independence," " The Repeal of the Bread-tax," &c. A stroi , g body of the P division of Metropolitan police arrived in the course of the morning, and assisted mate rially in preserving order at the hustings. At ten o'clock Mr. Ann,Tr, the Under-Sheriff, entered the Court-house, and having read the precept, adjourned the Court to the Fair field, a. short distance outside the town, where hustings had been erected, and a line of wriggons drawn up on either side, in the form cf a semicircle, to accommodate the friends of the Cand,da'es. At eleven o'clock the Candidates and thelr friends arrived on the gruund, and were re ceived with cheers and hooting s by the vast body who were aszembled in front of the hustings. Thr Under-Sheriff, Mr. Abbott, appeared on the hustings :portly alter 11 o'clock, and having again read the precept aid the writ, Mr. A. K. BARCLAY came forwaid amidst the greatest ❑proar and confusion to propose Mr. Antrobus as a fit and proper person to represent the county of East Surrey in Parliament. lle believed Mr. An. trobus was a man eminently calculated to represent the county, and of this he was sure, that if he was elected cc would most faithfully dischargo his duty, and would do all in his power to benefit his country.—( Great uproar and confusion.) Ile, it wis true, was one of those parti.-s who were denominated Conserva.. tives.—( Cries of f• Tory.") And they were distinguished for their loyalty to their Sovereign.--(Great laughter and hisses.) The cry for the Ballot was in hii opinion en absurd cry. He believed that the people of England did not desire the Ballot or wished to have the Constitution tampered with ; all that was re quired wcs, that the institutions of the country should be improved, and for those improvements Mr. Antrobus would always be found a most strenuous advocate. The worthy Gentleman concluded by proposing Mr. Anirobus, but the noise and confusion that took place during the whole of the speech, rendered it impossible to catch one sentence in ten. M. PAINTER then came forward to second the nomina tion of Mr. Antrobus. lie believed that there was but one opinion of Mr. Antrobus—he was a straightfor ward, honest, and independent man.—(Great confusion.) It appeared to him peculiarly fit that the electors of Sur rey should elect a Member that was unconnected with commerce, which Mr. Antrobus was.—( Great confusion.) Ti.e lectors of Surr,y, and Mr. Antrobus among them, were for practical measures of Reform, but they did not go s ) f. r a , to adopt those measures which were required by th , Democratic party. Mr. Painter concluded by second itig tf.e nontinatit:n of Mr. Antrobus. The Rev. Mr. COURTNEY then came forward to propose i Thomas Alcock, Esq., of Ringwood Lodge. as rt fit and proper person to represent the county in Parliament— ( Lend cheers and hisses.) He trusted they would allow him, on the plea of age and idler - silty and actual ill- ' ness, to be covered.—( Loud cries of " Yes.") And ' now as he had many personal and intimate friends ' on the opposite aide, considering, also, that however strong his political opinions and feeliegs might be, never had i n hi s l i f e, aie l iie never should say any thing personally cffensive to any man.—( Great interrup tien.) lie was sure they would acknowledge the great dieadyelitage they laboured under in speaking in the open air, but if they were to be put down by clamour it was all mockery. He raid his friends had done all they could to keep the people on their side of the hustings quiet, but he regretted they had been so far unsuccessful that he had riot heard a single word that either of the opposite gen th men had said. lie couicquently laboured under the disadvantage of riot being able to answer them. He would te'l them why he supported, Mr. Alcock, and why be opposed Mr. Antrobus. He l:ad never seen the latter gentleman till he had come upon the hustings that day.— ( No, nor nobody else.) He supported Mr Alcock because he knew that on all important questions that should come before the Legislature he would support her Majesty's present Ministers—( Loud (heers)—sinking all minor points ; and he believed that the weal and woe of Eng land, nay the weal or woe of the empire, rested on the issue of the present contest.—( Renewed cheers.) If his side prevailed it would be weal—if the other, woe. Ile solemnly protested, and his opinions were not those of yesterday, or of last year, but were the opinions of fifty years' growth, and no man could • charge him with inconsistency—( Cheers and great upriser fcr some minutes)—he had often come forward before to his own y ersonal detriment—( Hear, hear)—but looking at that banner before him, on which was inscribed " Church and State," let it not be supposed that they • wished to fight under any other banner.—( Loud cheers and hisses.) Who was there around him who wished it ? ( Renewed (beers ) He had not asked personally, individually, or secretly for a single vote ; but ' although be had not done so secretly, he now came for ward openly, and in the face of day, to implore them to give their votes for his friend, and not for the opposite g ntlernan.—( Loud cheering, booting, and biasing.) He appealed to his own parishioners as to what had been his conduct in that respect.—( Great uproar.) Considering the inclemency of the weather he was anxious to Le very 1 . short, but Lis physicial powers would not enable him to speak in the open air in the midst of clamour.—( Uprear.) He asked them to hear him patiently—don't lit them quarrel with Lim fur his opinions, as he never had and Lev, r sheuld quarrel with them for theirs.---( Loud cheers ) lie asserted his right as a free-born Briton to state his opinions openly and fairly. (Loud cheers.) 1 '['hey were all freemen born, but did they all stand there as fres melt and freeholders ?—( Loud cries of " No, no.") If there was any one over whom undue influence had been exercised he most emphatically denounced it —(Great cheering.) Wherever undue influence was used, whether on his tide or the other, he denounced it as a base, ungenerous, and unconstitutional.—( Vehement cheers followed by great uproar and hooting, which lasted fur some minutes. Mr. Antrobus came forward and - endeevoured, as appeared to us, to obtain a hearing for the Rev. Gentleman.) All he asked from them was a clear stage and nu favour. If they wished for th e peace, the prosperity, and the happiness of the country, they would vote for Mr. Alcock.—[A large game Ceclt was here held up in the midst of the crowd, and occasioned great laughter and cheering ; it was ultimately pulled to pieces and flung from one side to the other, to the great amusement of the mob.] If the electors were fond of cock-fighting, they would not find his fsiend a shy coek.—(Great cheering and uproar.) Let them not verity the words of the Duke of Wellington, that all county meetirgs were a farce.--(Cheers. ) Did they wish that to be a mob election, or did they wish to hear the argualents on Loth sides?—(Cheer.) Was thc present a trne to dismiss her Majesty's Ministers, when they were triumphant' in all quarters? There was peace in the Le vant—everything was settled there—they had extended their conquests in India ; and now that they had accom plished the peace of Europe, the Tory Press wanted to produce a conflict between them and America. They were not satisfied with the Ministers having conferred peace by ine eriergy and decision of their Councils, and the bravery and discipline of their fleets, which were supposed to be in an u. fit state fur war—( Hear, hear)—but they now a dto fix a quarrel between England and the Ameri c. ns ; they were also jealous of the high compliment which the Duke of Wellington had paid to the foreign policy of Ministers, reore especially as they knew and every body knew, that nobody could do more than the illus trious Duke to preserve the peace of Europe.—( Cheers ) 'lie Noble Duke, with his usual magnanimity, had given his unqualified approval of the policy of Ministers on the Eastern question ; he had gone even further, and ap proved of the speech of her Majesty, and had demon streted that there had been no want of courtesy towards France, ar.d that he had explained by the experience of his own diplomatic life as regarded the Treaty of Vienna. —(Cheers.) While they felt proud of the support of the great and illustrious leader of the opposite party, who had always been above party views, and who had come f orward to give his unprejudiced arid manly support to that which he believed to be calculated to preserve the peace of Europe, they did not on that account deviate from their in dependent cou. se of action. What had the Tory Press said of the Noble Duke's sp eech ? Why that he had been guilty of fulsome flattery.--( Cries of Shame.' ) Bet while they bad his support it matte.ed little what were the bar kings of such paltry underlings. In refer ence to the American question, the St. James's Chronicle (he didnot know whether his friend Mr. Baldwin w ere present or not)—( Cries of He is")--th a t paper had said that the American quarrel was o xi ng to their having a weak and contemptible Ministry. After all the Govern ment had done for the peace of Eu r ope , that little petty quarrel was brought forward as a counterpoise to the ;great success of their arms in the Levant. He would not occupy their attention longer, but would pro pose Mr. Alcock as a fit and proper person to represent them in Parlinment. Sir E. Coreeertoox had great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr. Alcock—(Cheers)—for he believed that that gentleman possessed every qualification for re presenting the county of Surrey in Parliament, whether as regarded his private character or his public principles. lie had taken every opportunity of ascertaining Mr. Alcoek's opinions. He had been delighted with the open and frank manner in which he had avowed his opinions. ( Hear, hear.) However much he might be attacked cr misrepresented—however much he might be borne down for a time by m isrepresentations to any part of the constituency of the county, Mr. Alcock would, on all occasions, prove an unflinching advocate of their rights. --( Loud cheers.) He felt that the present election would b.: a great contest —that they would have to decide whether their votes and privileges, which many of them had acquired by the Reform Bill, should be placed in the hands of those who, however, much they might now pretend to be Conservative, and to hold rno,iurate views, had never shown that attachment to the Constitution of the country as to make the • House of Commons a full and fair representation I of the pcopie.—(Cheers.) On the other hand, they had agentlerean before them who had avowed his opinion no HE YAL CHRIS FUNING. (From a Sunday Paper.) At a late hour last night ( Saturday) no alterati•in or postponement had been made in the c-rds of invitation issued by the command of her Majesty to the noble end distingui3Oed guests invited to• the august ceremony and grand beequet, in celebration of the baptism of the infant Princess Royal. The cards are issued, as is customary, in the name of the principal Equerry in Waiting, he having r ctived the Queen's commands to the effect stated The not le guests will, in addition to the King and Queen of the Belgians, include the members of the Royal Family (with the exception of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, who, it is feared. will not be able from indispo sition to be present), the Foi - eigr. Ambassadors, the Ca binet Ministers, and a select party of the principal nobi lity. 1. is rumoured there will be a full dress assembly on a more extended scale in the evening, but for this we can not vouch. Her Majesty the Queen of the Belgians has presented a series of very beautiful robes, composed of Brussels Lee, of the most recherche manufacture, for the use of the in fant Princess. For nearly a century it has been customary to cause the baptismal ceremony to be performed within a month of the birth of the Royal infant, and the last Prince of Waits (afterwards George IV.), horn August 12, 1762, was baptized on the 8.1) of the following month ; so it was, we believe, with all the succeeding Princes and Princesses. The Archbishop of Canterbury officiated in the Great Council Chamber of the Palace, the bedchamber of the Queen was thrown open, and the counterpane of Queen Charlotte's state bed, or. the occasion of the christuning of the late Duke of York, which was composed of entire lace of inimitable workmanship (which alone cost three thousand seven hundred and eighty pounds) was used on the occasion. _ Several costly mementos of this interesting ceremony, customary at such events to be pitsentcd by the Royal and distin,guishA sponsors, are nearly c3aipletea soul,. of the princioal goldsmiths. fashionable and Court modistes at the wcst end of the town are busily engaged in completing the several rich costumes to be worn on the occasion. Sunday Morning, o.le o'Clock a.m.—Owing to the heavy gale of wind still prevailing, and the gi.neral state of the weather, it is doubtful whether the King of the Bel gian 3 can anise in this country before Tuesday, and it is s ill more doubtful whether his amiable consort will accom pany him SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) LONDON, FEN. 43 . —lt blew a fresh gale from the Eastward on Saturday night and Sunday morning, but moderated to wards noon, but again commenced at about 4 p.m., and blew very hard with squalls, until b p. in., when it moderated to a light breeds, the wind drawing to the southward, and early this morning there was a light fall of drizzling rain, but immediately after the wind shifted to the eastward, and commenced freezing. ind this day at no!m, light brvezes from N.E. to S.E. with hazy weather. DEAL, Eve. G.—Wind E. 7, E. strong breeze.—Sailed the Arcturus, Hill, for Calcutta. _ _ AlinFottn, F}:b. 6.—Prince Leopold, Somersca!es, Irons Cardiff to Liverpool, assisted in here leaky, must discharge to repair. Ni.wroaT, Fos. 7.—The Maidstone, Clark, hence to Lemlon, was driven front her anchors, at Lavercach Point, during a heavy gale, sth inst., at E. S. E., and went on shore, and is expected to become a wreck, crew saved. A timber brig is reported to be on shore at Breaksea Point. CARDIFF, FEB. 6.—Several vessels ale on shore on Penarth Beach. One, a schooner, the sea snaking a clear breach over her. Two brigs between Lavernach and Penarth Foie. One light brig, supposed the Jessie of Whitehaven. WELLS, FEB. 7.—The Dryden, Spoof, from Abo to Gib raltar, is on shore near Thornham, and not expected to be got off, crew saved. M It. MI NA si.—Having availed ourselves of re peated opportunities of expressing our admiration of the exquisitely beautiful pen-and ink drawings of Mr. Minasi (now residing at No 113, Praed-street, Paddington), we feel deep regret in stating that this talented artist is at the present time struggling with the accumulated evils of po verty and advanced years, for want of that patronage to which his performances—unequalled we believe in Europe in the particular branch of the arts which he has carried to such perfection—have so justly entitled him. Ile has re cently experienced a severe attack of illness, which has crippled his pecuniary resources, and temporarily impaired his physical energies, without diminishing his enthusiastic attachment to his profession, or his power of communicat ing to others the means of imitating the productions of hi s genius. We understand he is endeavouring to esta blish a schcol for teaching the art of pen-and-ink drawing, and we cannot permit ourselves to doubt that he will soon have a sufficient number of pupils to relieve him from his present difficulties, and to afrJrd him a prospect of passing the evening cf his life, in comparative comfort. Li the mean time we appeal, in the name of humanity, to the nu merous individuals of rank and property who have seen and admired Mr. Minasi's admirable drawings, to step forward to his assistance, and to evince, by something more than empty praise, their estimation of a man whose first-rate skill as an artist is only equalled by the excellence of his moral character. —Morning Advertiser. The Duke of Bucclench is employing all these workmen upon his estate at Bcwhill that cannot work at their usual employment owing to the severity of the wea ther, by digging out the rabbits from their burrows, with which his estate at Bowhill abouads. The Marquis of Lott ian is employing all his workmen in a similar way at present open his estate at Mounteviot and elsewhere. NUPTIA L FESTIVITIES.—Grand entertain ments were given by Lord Sudeley, on the marriage o the Hon. Henry Haribury Tracy with the Hon. Miss Shir ley, sister of Viscount Tamworth, both on his estates in Gloucestershire and Montgomeryshire. At Gregynog hall, in the later county, the festivities lasted several days, and did not terminate until Friday : the rejoicings of the tenantry being kept. up A Newton and the neighbouring villages, with good Welsh cheer—feasting, dancing, and the charming minstrelsy of that ancient province. • , very occasion that presented itself, and had submitted to • very exan-ination, in order that that opinion and those principles might be fully known, and he hsd stern hunself attached to those Liberal principles which would make the House of Commons the true prosentatives of the reople, which would improve the con nection berween the constituencies and the Parliament, and give full elf:et to the principles of the Reform Bill. There was one question to which some t f the gentlemen opposite bad alluded, and he most heartily rejoiced that Mr. Alcock had stated his opinions openly and fairly upon that question. He had been attacked tor those pinions, but he did rejoice that on the subject of the Corn-laws, Mr. Alcock had frankly stated his opinions, in the full conviction that•those opinions were thoroughlylcon sleeted with the interests of the whole nation. (Cries of "We want cheap bread.") Mr. Alcock had an yqual interest with gentlemen opposite in the prosperity of the agricultural interest—(Crigs of " More, more")-- and had tecod forward for the county, openly stating, as indeed every man who stood for so large a constituency must. do, what his opinions were. lie (Sir Edward) had personally an equal interest with any of them in the promoti.es and prosperity of agriculture, and he would never advocate any change in • that system unless he were ecnivirced it was for the real interest of the farmer, --(Cheers.) No person could stand for the county of Surrey without being the friend of all classes, and the present controversy was not merely agricultural but it was also commercial.—(Cheers.) The whole consti tueney must feel that their interests were bound up together—that no person could stand there upon some cxc!usive or partial legislation, but that he who wished to represent the county of Surrey, must advocate the interests of all.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Alcock would, no doubt, explain to them more fully his sentiments upon the various questions that agitated the public mind, but upon the subject cf civil and re ligious liberty, he had openly and avowedly announced his sentiments, and he (Sir Edward) had no doubt they would be most honestly acted upon. For these reasons, he begged to second the nomination of Mr. Alcock, and he had no doubt, that that gentlemen would meet with the cordial support of the intelli gent and independent electors of Surrey.—(Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. ANTROBUS then attempted to address the elec tors, but from the noise and uproar created by the par tisans of each candidate he was unable for some time to make himself heard. The tumult having in some degree subsided we heard the lion. Gentleman declare that he came before the electors of Surrey upon Con servative principles.—(Cheers, groans, and laugh ter)—and that he wished to see the connection between Church and State preserved—(Cheers and hisses) — under which the country bad so long flourished and prospered.—(Continued up r o a r an d chering.) He be lieved the Church was the bulwark of the Throne, and that it would not only make us good subjects here, but that it would lead us to happiness hereafter.—(Hear.) Ile would never encourage or support any plan of education that was not based upon the religion of the Church of England. Unless education was based upon religion it led to evil rather than good. He was not one who would interfere at all with reli gious liberty, but he objected to that religion which sanctioned intolerance. He should always encourage education as long as it was based upon religion. He would always be found as the advocate of the commercial and agricultural interests of the county, believing them to be bound up in each other, and added to this, he would invariably support every measure which had for its object the improvement of the condi ion of the country. In conclusion, he had only to say that, if the electors returned him to Parliament, they would always find him a sinc ere and ze a lou s servant. Mr. Aecoefe then came forward amid great cheer ing to address the electors. He stood forward as the hold friend to the repeal of the Corn-laps.—(Ghee s.) Having certain opinions upon the subject of corn, he came forward before the county and before the electors especially on that occasion as the friend to the abolition of the bread-tax.—(Great cheering.) He had an opi nion of his own that the benefit of the country at large would be best considered by totally repealing the exist• ing laws on the importation of foreign corn.—(Cheers.) He did not say that with a view of raising one parti cular interest, and damaging another, but he said it boldly, unequivocally, and fearlessly—(Cheering)— before any man as his decided opinion.—(Great cheer ing.) He did not expect to please them all.— (Cheers.) He desired the repeal of the existing laws on corn on the one hand, for the benefit of the agricultural interest, and on the other hand for the purpose of doing common justice to the great mass of the community.—(Cheers.) He was desirous of doing away with the existing laws on corn for the pur pose not only of doing common justice to all, but to do away with the famine prices of bread that had existed during the last two years. It had been said by some that he had said one thing in the county to please the agricultural population, and another thing in the me tropolitan parts of the county to please another set of men ; be that how it might, this he would say that he never expected to please the whole of the Eastern division of the County of Surrey.—(Cheers.) What he had principally cared for was that in all his state ments there should be reason and truth. Ile Wes determined to take that mealy part which he was sure every one would say was the proper course. That was the part he had always taken, and that was the part he was prepared to fight for. Now, what he would do with respect to the Corn-laws was this ; he would re peal all the existing laws entirely, and he would then put a duty of ten shillings a quarter on wheat, to fall off half yearly, and so to let the. matter drop. If they could get a better or a more straightforward man than himself they were at perfect liberty to do so.— (Cheers.) In the next place he came boldly forward, and in the same candid manner, as a decided advocate for the liallot.—(Great cheering.) He considered it a mockery to give a man a vote unless he also had the power of exercising it as he thought proper. He was, and always had been, a friend to free trade of all kinds. He was also a friend to a better system of tax ation than at present existed.—(Hear, hear.) He would support the present Government when he thought them right, but not when be thought them wrong. Upon the stibject of taxation, his clear opinion was that those who had most ought to pay most.— (Cheers.) He would say one word with respect to a subject that was interesting to some—he meant the Poor-law ; and with respect to that, he would say, put the Corn-!arcs upon such a footing as he recommended, and there would be an end to the Poor-law, the unions, and the whole system.—(Cheers.) He also, as well as his opponent, was a sincere supporter of the Constitu tion as in Church and State established ; he was a friend to the Church, but, at the same time, as he would promote freedom of conscience, he would give to all the world liberty of conscience. He was a friend to religious freedom ; and though he was a friend to the Church, he was an enemy to its abuses.—(Cheers.) He was anxious to do away with the abuse of Church rates, arid to reform the Church in any other way that might be wise, discreet, or proper. If the electors thought he was their champion, ho trusted they would stand by- him, and fight with him ; and this lie would say, that he thought they might go farther and fare worse.—(Clieers.) He should continue to fight for the elect ars as long as they would stand by him. Mr. COATES then came forward, and on his being asked if he was a freeholder, said that he was a lease holder, and that his name would be found in the regis try. If there were any bigots present, they would endeavour to stifle the truth, and by clamour to put it doh n Mr. WESTMACOTT presented himself at the same moment in front of Mr. Antrobus's brother. He made some observations to the meeting, which, from the up roar that prevailed, and our being at some distance from him, we were unable to catch with any accuracy. We understood him to say, that Mr. Alcock professed himself a friend to the repeal of the Corn-laws, and a supporter of the agricultural interests ; but he wished to .know when their wages averaged only eight shil lings a week, whether that was the time to take off the protecting duty ou corn. He was astonished that so respectable a man, and one possesseu of large landed property, could seek to destroy the rural population. Ile hoped to hear Mr. Alcock's opinion upon one subject which was a grievance in the heart of every human being in the country—he meant the Poor-law, and how he proposed to mitigate the severity of its enactments. His universal panacea of the repeal of the Corn laws would not do es a substitute—(Cheering and uproar)— Mr. COATES again came forward, and begged to be heard for a few minutes. In an assembly of freemen he trusted they would have free discussion. At length he had been permitted to behold the representative of all the Conservative patriotism, religion, freedom, states manship of East Surcey.—(Cheers and laughter.) The case of the Hon. your , Gentleman was this—that the Whigs had brought the country into the greatest pos sible difficulties ; and in these perilous and difficult times the Hon. Gentleman was desirous in his own per son to add to the collective wisdom of the House of Commons.—(Cncers and laughter.) He admitted that the House of Commons had need of more enlightened statesmanship and greater political ability, but whether it was to be derived from that quarter deponent sayeth not.--(Much laughter.) Time was when they fought , for Whig and Tory candidates—time was when the question lay between a Reformer and an Anti-Reformer, but they were now called on to decide on a higher and more important practical question—whether they' would have an adult or an infant.—(Roars of laughter, loud cheering, and hisses.) If the election had hap pened three months ago, the Hon. Gentleman would not have been of ago.—(Great laughter.) Now, what was their defence ?—(Great noise and uproar.) He heard, towering above the storm, the Herculean lungs of a gentleman on his left, who said something about Charles Fox. Was Mr. Antrobus then, or would he ever be, a Charles Fox ?—(Laughter.) The Tories had said, in defence of the young gentleman, that William Pitt went into Parliament quite a youth. Why, they all knew that Mr. Pitt was a heaven-born Minister, but w hether Mr. Antrobus was a heaven-born Member of Parliament or not time alone would show.—(Greta laughter.) Au experiment was being made to disgrace the Beitisn Par liament. It had been tried with success at Reigate—it was now to be tried in East Surrey, and he supposed t at the next election the juvenile question would be tied in the Western Division.—( Laughter.) That showed how mach intellect and experience s' ould sal flee to govern the mighty interests of this gre, t nation. He knew what their answer was. They said they had a host in Mr. Ksanble, who was an old and an exoe rienced Member, and that ho was to be the nursing fa ther of the young gentleman.—(Loud laughter.) Why. if they returned boys for the county, Mr. Kemble would have enough to do, and he would carry such a weight in his own - person by those boy members, that he would at last have as many joints in his tail as Mr. O'Connell.—(Roars of laughter.) Mr. Kemble was, no doubt,a gentleman of high respectabilityond of sound knowledge, but that gentleman must pardon him for saying that, sufficient for the Member was the wissiona there of.—( Laughter.) He (Mr. Coates) had had the good fortune to hear the greater part of Mr. Barclay's speech, and he respected Mr. Barclay as a very honour able public man ; but he collected from that speech that Mr. Barclay objected very much to centra lization, and certainly his speech proved the truth of that statement, for it was very diffused and very rambling.—( Laughter.) Mr. Barclay, however, came there as the advocate of Mr. Antrobus and dear bread. —(Hear, hear.) Some one near him had asked whe ther the Hon. Gentleman was an advocate for dear beer? But he should think not ; because, when bread got up to a starving price, what they should do with " I3arclay's Entire" he knew not.—(Renewed laughter.) If Mr. Barclay's politics were as good as his beer, he (Mr. Coates) would not have been there to have op posed him. Mr. Barclay's speech, however, as far as he could collect, was much unlike his beer, for it was greatly diluted—had much of browns at the bottom, and considerable froth at the top.—(lmmense laughter.) But Mr. Barclay let slip, by mistake, an impor tant point —be made one admission, the value of which to his opponents he did not at the time, with all his dexterity, seem to be exactly aware of,—he had deliberately told them that in Last Surrey a Liberal candidate had little char.ce of being returned ; so that Mr. Antrobus was not a Liberal candidate. Wh a t, then, by their own admission, was he ? Why, an illi beral candidate.—(Cheers and laughter.) There was no half-way house between; and therefore the electors of East Surrey had now to decide the battle between libe rality and illiberality—the battle between justice and oppression—the battle between the rights of the many, and the corrupt and selfish interests of the few.--(Great cheering.) Mr. Antrobus had declared himself to be a friend of the Church and State, but he did not use those terms in the same way as others did, for by the Church he meant a corrupt job—(Cheers)—and by the State, pounds, shillings, and pence.—(Cheers.) In conclu sion, he had only to say, that he trusted the county would shake off the Tory trammels, in which it was at present involved, by returning a Liberal to the Com mons House of Parliament.—(Cheers.) A show of hands was then taken by the Sheriff, and declared by him to be in favour of Mr. Alcock. A poll was demanded by Mr. Antrobus ; and, alter a vote of thanks had been carried, cn the motion of Mr. Sergeant Gaselee, to the High Sheriff, the meeting separated. RETIREMENT OF MR. JUSTICE LITTLE DALE. During the early part of Saturday, either from the cold ness of the Court, or the want of interest in the proceed ings, there were not more than eight or ten gentlemen of the bar in attendance, but about two o'clock gentle men were entering the Court at every door, and it was soon whispered about that the judicial career of Mr. Justice Littledale was drawing to a close, and that those we() had so long practised under him, who had fir many a long year been in the habit of receiving his kindly smiles, and of looking up to hira as a pro found lawyer—a most upright and impartial, most at tentive, pains-taking, indelatigeble Judge—most amiable, considerate, and kind man—were anxious to show their respect and regard for him by being present on the occasion of his levying the Bench for ever. It may be said of this Learned Judge that he overflowed with the milk of human kindness, and that it was impossible for him to do an unkind act. Until nearly three o'clock the Court rapidly filled, and five mi nutes before that hour the Attorney General took his seat. The following gentlemen were then sitting in the front row ,—The Attorney-General (Sir John Campbell), Str Frederick Pollock, Sir Wm. Follett, Mr. Cresswell, Mr. B. Andrews, Mr. Crowder, Mr. Erle, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Armstrong, Serg eants Beinpas, Goulburn, Acherley, Ludlow, andTalfourd. The Learned Gentlemen were occasionally talking together, but we fancied w e could perceive in their manner a feeling of re. gret for the cause that had at that moment so completely tilted the Court, fot every inch in it was occupied. We also imagined that the Learned Judge himself, for the first time, did not appear to be at all attending to the subject then under discussion—there was a little restlessness of manner about him that bore a strong contrast to his usual patient demeanour. Between three and four o'clock Lady Denman and a large party of ladies entered the Court. Her Ladyship immediately presented her hand to Judge Littl!da'e, who had been so completely absorbed that he had not at first seen her. Some of the arguments being brought to a close, . _ Lord Denman said—We had determined not to sit after four o'clock this afternoon ; we have sent to my brother Coleridge, who is anxious to be here. The whole bar and the spectators then rose, and the Attorney-General, in a most clear and distinct manner, though evidently labouring under very strung emotion, said— " Mr. Justice Littledale—lt having been intimated to the bar that we are not to have the satisfaction of again seeing you on the bench, I am deputed by their unani mcus voice to express to your Lordship the deep sorrow they feel at this separation. " Notwithstanding their entire confidence in the residue of the Court, they most sincerely regret that they should be deprived of'a Judge of such profound learning, distin guished acuteness, and spotless integrity, who, during the many years he has occupied the judgment-seat in this Court and on the circuits, where he has uniformly dis played the utmost impartiality and independence, yet, from the kindness of his nature, has never given any offence to any human being. " Though still in the enjoyment of those high faculties which it has pleased God to bestow upon you, they are sensible, from your eminent services to your country, that you are well entitled to that dignified leisure to which you now gracefully retire. " In that retirement wo earnestly hope you may long enjoy health and happiness. " We rejoice to think that you will find occupation and delight in the renewed pursuit of those abstruse as well as elegant studies in which yen early gained distinction, and which have been interrupted by your devotion to your pro. fessional and judicial duties. " We beg leave to assure your Lordship that you carry along with you the gratitude and good wishes of every member of the profession of which you have been long a distinguished ornament, and that we shall ever speak and think of you with respect and affection." Mr. Justice LITTLEDALs the❑ addressed the Bar as fOl - 9 : Mr. Attorney-General and Gentlemen of the Bar— I beg to express my most sincere and grateful acknow ledgments for the favourable opinion you have been pleased to express of my conduct during my judicial life. Iu retiring from my present situation I have deeply to regret that I quit my professional intercourse with the members of the Bar—gentlemen of the greatest learning and knowledge of their profession, as will as conduct and liberality in the practice of it. From the kindness and attention they have MA ays evinced towards me, and from their great ability, 1 have always derived the greatest be ntfit end assistance in the investigation and discussion of all the subjects which have come before me. " It is now upwards of fifty-three years since I first be gan my legal studies, and I have been in my prevent situ ation upwards of sixteen years. At the advanced period of life to which I have now attained I am dcsircus of being relieved from the labour attending it, as I am greatly afraid that neither the mind nor the body will longer be equal to the exertion. Permit me, however, to express my gratifiertion that in thus retiring I carry with me the esteem and kind feeling of the gentlemen of the bar, who have been so kindly pleased to express their good wishes for my future happiness. And now, Gentlemen, permit me to ex pr,s‘ to you my great desire that every good may attend you, and that the bar of England may always maintain that high character for integrity and learning which has ever distinguished it. Gentlemen, I now leave you— Farewell. The Learned Judge then left the Court, bowing to the last, the same courtesy being returned by the whole bar. RYE HARBOUR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Being a subscriber to your paper ituko the li berty of troubling you with an account of an arrival hero to-day, the early information of which, if worth your in sertion, you may in your own way, my only object being to make known a little the merits of our harbour. The steam-packet the Dcvor left Ostend yesterday at noon, with a strong wind, easterly, for Dover, but on ar riving there found so much sea at the entrance of the har bour as to deem it unsafe to make the attempt to enter. They accordingly bore up for Rye harbour, which they entered to-day, at eleven o'clock, with the greatest ease and safety, thus giving one proof of the favourable and su perior situation of Rye harbour over any other upon this part of the coast for a harbour of refuge. The little money lately laid out upon woiks at the e ntrance of the har bour, by the recommendation of Mr. Cubitt, has improved the entrance to it so much as to show clearly that a very small sum indeed (compared with the es timated expense of making a harbour of refuge in th e sea) expended in continuing the works further out, would soon make it a harbour of refuge for all descriptions of vessels, except of the very largest class, at nearly all times of the tides, and in all sorts of weather. The packet had about 20 passengers on board ; amongst them were two servants o the King of Belgium, with a quantity of luggage e, and a f person with Government de spatches who was immediat el y forwarded to Dover. Rye, Feb. 7. 1841. J. M. THE SMALL-PDX IN THE METROPOLIS.-- At a meeting of the Royal Medico- Chirurgical Society Sir Benjamin Brodi e i n the Chair, a was read, from the p en o f Dr. Gregory, afewevenings since, paper on smallpox physician to the Smallpox Hospital, f rom this paper it appeared that during the last month (J anuary), there had been more patients admitted into that Institution than in an y month since tt•.e formation of the Establishment, a period of n. taly 100 years, the first 60 cf o rich were pre vious to the discovery of the protective influence of vacci nation. MORN ING EDITION. (.ENERAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Chief Office, 69, Lombard -street, London. Ste,---The Directors of the General Steam Navigation Company having observed several statements both in the English and French newspapers, respecting proceedings now pending in the Courts of France, agaiAst this Com pany by the owners of the Phenix Steam-ship, I ant desired to declare that no such statements have been authorized or sanctioned by this Company. In fact, the paragraphs referred to contain many into. curacies prejudicial to the interests of this Company; but as the case is under legal investigation ; the Directors consider it improper to publish any ex-parte representa tion, and therefore content themselves at present wiih stating that in the whole proceedings in this case thay have acted implicitly under the advice and en the opinion of their veil knee n distingulsi:ed F:ench Advocates, Dupin, of Paris, - 14. D , sfent,ine, of Havre, and M. Des Champs, of - R,:uen, Lod that they ler)k ferAard with ccufi dence to the decision of the French Tribunals. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, Fcb.uary 8, 1841. JOHN WILSON, Sec stay. WRECK OF THE WESTMINSTER INDIAMAN. 70 THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—l beg to acquaint ycu that the principal "pr duce on board this ship was tea, which, after the is red:, was brought into the London Docks, where it was found to be so saturated with sea water as to be unti: even for expor tation (being wore like dung than an:, thing else); hence the merchant wi!li obliged to put bia wits to work to make the best mart of it he could ; and. aftcr comyromising with the Customs for a low rate of duty, according to en old Act of Parliament, washed the tea with Thames water, and dried it in malt-kilos, and advertised it for sale on Wednesday last. But the trade, as is their usual cus tom, unanimously refused to buy the trash, justly alleging it to be unfit for use. This same stuff is intend, d to be again pressed for sale on Monday next; but I hope the trade of London will again come forward as on the former occasion, to prevent this unwholesome Margate salted tea (in itself ten times worse than the British leaf) from patsieg into the teapots of the poor, and if the union weikhouses. I hold it to be a responsibile duty on libtsral journalists like yourself to protcet the public against such frauds, and by your noticing it in coy wAy that may tend to the good of the poor and puli;i2 generally, you will chlige your most obAient servant, IZOBENT A RCIIER, No. 23, Bridge-rued, Lambeth, &b. 6. THE WEATHER. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, STREET.ADELAIDE- NOON. Fen. S. Barometer 29'425 In. Thermometer Ilinhesf Lov,est W.nd E.—Freczing Point 32 Deg. Tic wind now is greatly moderated, but the cold is still very intense, and owing to the sere.ity of the weather . vast numbers of persons arc thrown out of emplolm e nt. The Thames above bridge is no longer navigable. The • ice which has been accumulating for some dais past has now so connected itself as to become one vast and coati. nuous field. The harp s moored on either bank from Westminster-bridge to Putney are barricaded, and many arc a: anchor in the middle of the stream. At four o'clock yesterday the ice was so connected at and above Battersea-bridge that a man might have e.s.i!y crossed the river upon it. _ _ As a proof of the severity of the weather, and a prog nostieatii n of its continuance, a great many sea-gulls were observed 113ing and beveling oter b yester day anerne,ori ; five °Meek uokards of a dozen were counted at one time. Large numbers of i.Lipes have, dor irg the week, been c.c.-n in the mar,bes ef Tottenham and Hackney. nr.d in the adjoining low lards of E. , _scx, and occasiundly some wild duck. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL's-YESTEr,DA The Derhy betting received an impulse from the appearance of a city speculator with several imp: rant commissions, and was sustained with unusual spirit until half-past six o'clock. Little was done on the principal favourites, but the offers on the field rose high enough to show a marked de„line in Palwmon, who had but a slight call of Corona , ion. Eringo was backed for a trifle at a faLing price, and at the outside, was not more than a couple of points in advance of Cameleen, whose part• would have taken the same odds that were offered against Ralpf. The weight of the business fell upon the Rosalie colt, Knight of the Whirle, and the Duke of Wellington, 28 and 26 to 1 having been taken to four or five hundred pounds about the first, 26 to 1 three or tour times about the second, and 1,000 to and 3,000 to 10.1 about the Duke. Prince Caradoc was backed at 24 to 1, and improved even on that quotat.on before the close, but.no change was observable in Marshal Soult. The odds quoted be low against Sir Hans were taken twice, and those against Er mergardis several times, whilst Knightsbridge, so !Ad:amble an ortsider• a few days ago, dropped successively to 2,000 to 25, 2,000 to 20, and 2,000 to 15. The general odds at the close were as follow : THE 13 to 3 agst Scott's lot 20 to 1 agst MI the Mare taken IS to 1 agst Palmmon--taken 18 to 1 agst Coronation 21 to 1 apt Eringo—taken 22 to 1 a g st Pr.neo Caradoc 25 to 1 agst Marsha: Soult—taken 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle 25 to 1 agst Ralph 26 to 1 agst Rosalie colt—taken :30 to 1 apt Duke of Wellington—taken 30 to 1 agst Wallah 33 to 1 agst Sir Ilans—taken 45 to 1 agst the Nob 50 to 1 agst Ermengardis—taken 50 to 1 cgst Nicias—taken and afterwards offered .5S to 1 agst Morning Star—taken 1000 to 10 agst Simoom 1000 to 10 agst Iten Brace—taken 1000 to 10 ag...t Finchley—taken 500 to 5 agat Mosque —taken 1000 to 8 agst Mustapha—taken 2000 to 15 Knightsbridge—tak en 2000 to 15 agst Tonquin —taken 1000 to 7 agst Phaon—taken 1500 to 100 :tgst Rosalie colt and Wahab—taken 1500 to 1000 on Coronation agst Rosalie—taken 1100 to 1000 on Prince Caradoc agst Rosalie—taken 600 to 500 on Cameleon agst Ralph--taken 600 to 500 on Marshal Soult agst Rosalie—taken 500 even between Pahomon and Coronation—taken CHESTER. CUt'. 6 to I agst Bloomsbury—taken 20 to 1 agst Queen Bee—taken MR. GLADSTONE CHAIRED AT WALSALL. —We are assured, on the moat credible t.uthcri.y, that Mr. Gladstone was actually chaired at the clo3e of the election at Walsall. The old Tory practice could not be resiLted. But who would Lave thought that, slur such a v'ctory, Mr. Gladstone would have consented to anything irfia dig.? Who would have imagined that he would have submitted to be chaired around a stable-yard? Yet such was the case. The orbit in sAbich be moved was the George Inn stable-yard. Followed or surrounded by his committee and a few stable-boys, who had been hired to crack their lusty throats, the farce concluded, much to the gratification of Mr. Gladstone, who seemed dreadfully ap prehensive of threading the public streets, and fearful, poor fellow, of public tumult. —Manchester Times: SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.—Mr. Wire, who acecmranied Sir Moses Montefiore in his mission to the East, landed at Dover on Friday evening. lie left Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore at Genoa, where they were detained by an accident which occurred to one of their servants on the road from Geno.: to Savona. While changing horses, in descending a mountain, the fore horses, not being detached from the elrrilige, moved on ; the servant ran to stop them, lest the carriage, in ilhicr, were Sir Moses and Lady Monte Gore, should be thrown over a precipice, nearly three hundred feet deep, into the sea. The horses kicked the servant, knocked him down, and both of the carriage-wheels passed over his body, by which an inclination was given to the carriage, and the wheels got locked in a drain, and turned it against a rock on the opposite side of the precipice. The escape was almost miraculous. S:r Moses and Lady Montefiore were unhurt ; but the servant, although no bones were broken, was severely bruised, and his right leg was dread fully lacerated. Tire party returned to Genoa, where Dr. Brunet, an eminent E ng li s h surgeon, dressed the wounds of Sir Moses's servant, whose mistier and mistress deter minedo not to proceed on their journey home wards until h should be able to accompany them.—Observer. .. ie COVENT GARDEN THEATRE. -11 /1// night, was with performance at this theatre on Saturday ot e in e i eN a si c ur c .d o d r ceo r n r (, g p summer Night's Dream, which had . been announced for to T te a p u u d b ie l , c , changded. ugly The a c n r y it i i , c re s ic l i d ou ß s ro tn e t , i s n r rai e o: . calledre the cut theatre l,ou until had gave vent to their d Is, disappo intment, r,,,,sttrritis idai dt hlehorete newsuh e r eouf pn er came forward posted outside." Mr. Cooper four o'clock. A gentleman ill ness Madame h a d bills said t h e want of notice to the public had been oc casioned so l e ly by the later ess of the hour at wb:ch the time to have . d reached the theatre. II t information had e egged 'at the t i m e to add, that checks for INlond a y' s Sameperformances would be given, or 01'3 admission money returned, to any lady or gentleman who chose t o ita k e an application to - t h e m oney-takers. This quell e d th e " •1, approvers,' an the entertainments of the evening proceeded " in peaea and quietness." BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FEB. s.—Our of have been very barely supplied with samples since ' our last, and nea t ly everyth i ng n show taken at rather higher prices. The stock in first hands is now reduced to a few hundred hogsheads, and there seems every probability of our being absolutely destitute of sur , ars before arrivals of any consequence come to Lar d.-13) idol Mercury, CROCK FORD'S. This celebrated socicte no longer exists. True, the house stands where it did, and, doubtless, the new club will long bear the charmed name of Crockford's ; but the Crockford's is no more, and th© late proprietor has no longer any interest in the manage ment or table. The millionaire retires to enjoy in peace his princely fortune. The new club is in the hands crl a committee. Dr. Chanting,his l ec ture on war, pr o p oseg ; in to alter altogether the military equipments of officers and men, to strip them of all their finery, so attractive to the vanity of the young—to remove all gaudy colour?, all laces, feathers, epaulettes, Sc. fee., and to adopt the most sombre colours for uniforms, as best suited to the dreadful trade of human carnage. 'This, be thinks, would check, considerably, the love for military career. We are enabled to state, that the successor to Sir Robert Stopford has not yet been fixed on ; neither is it intended to raise the gallant Admiral to the Peerage. H e f ill not, it is supposed, return home until next sum. , te :.—/Vacul and Military Gazette.