The Sun. — London, England, 1841-06-12 00:00:00

VENING EDITION itately commenced firing upon us from the fort of Hnchung and their war junks now under sail), which wasyeplied to by the Ne mesis with the usual effect, while the boats opened a passage through the stakes, and dashed on to the attack of Hechung and the junks. Lieutenant Bower gallantly leading on the di vision under his orders against the latter, whilst the others secured the fort by evading the ditch and entering the enemy's embrasured. Seeing the fall of the fort, the war-junks became panic-struck on the approach of the boats, and were thrown into such uttereemfusiein that several got ashore, the crews jumping over. board immediately they grounded, two junks clone escaping. Lieutenant Ropier, in pushing to cut the latter ofF, discovered Fieehaekok en the left bank of the ricer, within a hundred yard; of the advanced junk aground, which fort mounting seven guns, opmed cut a heavy fire of grape upon 3bse..ving that the junks were abandoned by their crewc,irn ietl,ly turned all hiS at tentlerr to his isew opponents, whom he t. etve out of their sarong. hold, by passing through •he i.:!jointee town and taking them in reverse. In the meantime Mr. Hall dexterously managed in getting his ♦essel through the centre passage of the stakes, which fortunately was just sefileiently wide to admit of her passing, without detain_ mg or giving us the trouble of .emoying any of them. At forty-five minutes past two we returned on board the steamer, after having destroyed all the guns and set fire to Feisha-Kok Fort and the seven war junks, as per margin,* which all blew up befefe we were out of sight of them. Chase to the two escaped junks recommenced, during which we passed two dismantled forts. At four p.m., we arrived at the large provincial town of Hiangshang, one of the large war junks preceded us about a mile a-head. The dense population thickly crowded the banks, Mate, junks, house tops, the large pagoda, and surrounding hill ; both sides of the river wete packed by the trading craft of the country in the closest possible order, the centre of the river (which is very narrow here) having merely sufficient space to allow the steamer's paddles loxes to pass clear of the junks moored to its bulks. Not the slightest fear was manifested by the people, but several mandarins took to their boats and followed the war junk. We passed .a small one anchored in the centre of the town aban doned by her crew; but fearful of setting fire to the town, which tuna Ines itably have been the case had I consigned her to the flames, and arr:ious at the same time to secure the large one a-head, with the maaclarin boats, I left her untouched; we closed the two ,totter so rapidly that the junk, which mounted five guns, and one of the larger boats ran ashore; 'all their cre.vs jumped overboard, and left them to their fate; I brought up abreast of them, and de stroyed both. While thus employed the fort of Sheungchap, within two hundred yards of us, but hidden by some intervening trees, opened its fire upon us, which was instantly returned. I im. mediately directed Lieutenant Bower to storm it with the marines ; in five minutes my orders were carried into execution, and its eight guns were demolished ; but from its proximity to the houses I ordered the greatest portion of the powder to be thrown into the river, leaving merely sufficient in the magazine to destroy the fort. A number of troops coming down towards tlle fort, obliged me to fire two or three shot, which going directly in among the body, scattered and dispersed them in an in stant. At six P.M. the junt: and fort were fired, and we passed on into a narrow shallOw eliann.l, scarcely more than the breadth of a venal, in which we anchored head and stern for the night. At day-light on the morning of the 14th, we weighed and pro ceeded up the river in the Steamer's draught of water, and not broader than her own length, grounding occasionally on both sides. At fifty minutes past seven arr:ved at the large village of Kong. how ; at eight observed the fort of the same name, at the upper part of the village, which flanked a 'strong and broad line of stakes, twenty feet 'wide, completely across the river, filled Ivh in the centre by large sunken junks, laden with stones. On uiscovering the fort we opened cur fire, which was instantly returned by the enemy. As in a'l the preceding actions, they fled the moment we landed to attack them. They had evidently expeted one from the opposite side to that by which we approached them, the walls being paled up with sand.bags outside in that direction. Nine guns were destroyed here and the fort blown up, after the Ne mesis had made good her passage through the stakes, which was efllcted after four hours, incessant hard labour, at thirty mi nutes past twelve P.M assisted by the native; who flocked aboard and round us in great numbers, after the firing had ceased, all ap. parently anxious to aid its in destroying the stakes. At four P. M. arrived off a military station originally consisting of a hundred men, but on our arrival consisting only of fifty ; fired a shot at the Mandarin's house, which, striking the centre, drove nut the small garrison who had screened themselves from our view in it ; the boats were then sent on shore, and destroyed the whole establishment, and a large Mandarin war-boat, mounting one large gun and two jingalls, and pulling sixty-four oars. At ten minutes past four proceeded up the river, at thirty minutes past sim anchored for the night. At daylight this morning we continued our course upwards; at thirty minutes past seven arrived off' the larre village Tamchow, under the banks of the upper part of which a number of soldiers, with matchlock., were descried, endeavouring to conceal them selves, upon whom a fire of musketry was opened as we passed, which dispersed all those who were unhurt in less than a minute. On moving up to Tagnei, a large town on the left bank of the river, three farts were passed, all dismantled and abandoned. The custom-house of the latter place was destroyed, as well as a man of-war junk, mounting seven guns, which the crew had quitted on our approach. On proceeding up to Whampoa, we passed through a very beautiful country ; three more dismantled forts were observed in our route. At four P.m. we arrived at this an. choragc, having destroyed five forts, one battery, two military stations, and nine men-of-war junks, in which were one !Modred and fifteen guns, and eight jingails; thus completing our object by proving to the enemy that the British Mg is capable orbeing displayed throughout their inner waters wherever and whenever it is thought proper by us, against any defence or mode they may adopt to prevent it. It is a pleasing gratification on my part, in being enabled to in form your Excellency, that this service has been accomplished with out the loss of a single man on our side, and only three seamert slightly wounded belonging to her Majesty's ship Semarang. To his Elcelleney Captain Elliot, my warmest and best thanks are due, for the very able and friendly aesistance I receiver! from him throughout the whole of our little expedition; .to Messrs. Morrison and Thorns, who accompanied him, I fell under the greatest obligations for the efficient aid I reeeived from them, by the knowledge of these gentlemen in the Chinese language, thus affording me the means of communication through them with the natives in our route, which proved of the highest imoortance ; they fully participated in all the dangers of the expedition, as did like wise Captain Larkins, late of the Honourable East India Company's service, who was an amateur upon the occasion. Of Mr. Hall, master, commanding the Nemesis, it is impossible kr me to speak too highly ; the cool, unwearied, zealous perfor mance of his duties, under circumstances of frequent danger and difficulty, in traversing a navigation never before passed by an European boat or vessel ; his gallantry, and the effective aid I received from the Nemesis, repeatedly called forth my warmest admiration. It is unnecessary for me to say more than that, in my bumble opinion, he is deserving of every reward that can be bestowed upon him. To Lieutenant William Pedder, R.N., acting as chief officer of the Nemesis, I feel indebted for the able and gallant manner in which he at all times supported the boats with those of the steamer under his command. The fii ing of Mr. Edward Crouch, gunnery mate of the " Wel lesley,' lent to Nemesis, was perfect ride practice. Our rapid success I regard as mainly attributable to the admirable manner in which he punished the enemy. I beg leave earnestly to recom. mend him to your favourable notice and consideration. The conduct of my gallant First Lieutenant, J. P. Bower, has always met with my highest approbation. Nothing could have surpassed his anxious zeal and gallantry the last three days. It again becomes my pleasing duty, to draw your particular attention and favourable consideration to this meritorious office!. Lieutenant Maitland, acting Lieutenant Lysaght, and Lieute nant Gordon, of the Royal Marines, as well as Messrs. Noble, Parkhurst, Luard, and Armitage (mates), Mr. Tucker, second master, and Dr. Mackay, assistant-surgeon, are entitled to my best acknowledgments for the gallantry and zeal they displayed throughout our operations. Stamen and Marines vied with each other in being foremost upon every occasion. Inclosed I forward herewith the list of wounded, and have the honour to remain, &c. (Signed) JAMES SCOTT, Captain, Commodore Sir J. J. Gordon Bremer, C. 8., K.C.H., Commandcr.in.Chief. List of Wounded on the Expedition up the Inner Passage to Canton. Hon. Company's steamer Nemesis, at Whampoa March 13, 1841. • Three seamen, slightly. (Signed) GEORGE MACKAY, M.D. Assistant-Surgeon of her Majesty's ship Samarang, Medical Officer to the Expedition. * One large junk, mounting nine long guns ; one ditto, mount. ing eight long guns; two ditto, mounting six each ; one smaller ditto, mounting four guns ; two ditto, ditto, mounting two guns. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROli TAE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CHRONICLE...... he Tories boast of the great things they have done for the country in the way of financial reform. They appeal to the list of taxes taken off by Tory Governments between 1815 and 1830, and they say, with an air of triumph, See what , a prodigious deal we have done for the country in comparison with the trifling reductions effected by the Whigs. Before they boast so much about taking taxes off, perhaps they will have the goodness to tell us who put taxes on. The Tory party came into office with Mr. Pitt, i n 17 64, and remained, with a few short interruptions, in exclusive and undisturbed possession of power until November, 1830, or for a period of nearly fifty years. When they took offi c e th e ent i re expendi. nue of the country did not amount to 20,000,0001. ; when the- left office it amounted to 50,000,000 t. During their fifty years' Administration the N a ti ona l D ebt in crr•astn from •20 , 000, 000/. to 800 000,0091., a n d th e annual charge r • terest from 9,500,000/. to :29, 0 00,000/. D ur i ng fP int with Frenee— war ereererut„the twenty-two years of h the e shape ory and persevered in to forward the i. part', and which brought , of additional territory or eommt,reial i :; ,y clva.Toory A,t.nirii ta ge 4, the: ta n r or t t i l o u n i s s . sum of 1,500,000,000/. was eaeen , l Of this sum it i s no t ton much to sty that one-half was lavished without any tiseful result as regarded the r war, in subeidies to Foreign Powers. uai ehe r r °s en en e t s i c ° p n ed o it f ion th s e , absurd • plans of defence, petty attacks on insignificant West India islands—a n d though last, not least, sinecures, pensions, of titled pauper and and 'provisions, f or every description hanger-on o f t h e T or y aristoeraey i l d n• addition an onto d the is actuaactual expenditure, M r . Pitt' s Sinking Fun finan cial blu n d er o f ra i s i ng hi s loans in three ju per gge cent. stock in stead of b orrow i ng at t h e ma rket rate of interes', entailed b on the country, as may b e demonstrated calculation, a permanent chargeofnot less thanythe strictest 6,000,0001. a year- rSo much for the blessings of Tory finance ! But to Come to more modern times, let us examine the boasted per formances o f t h e Toriessince the peace, i n t h e way o f fi nanc i a l reform. At the conclusion of the war in 1815 the Tory Go vermient had a -gross r evenue of 72,210,0001. the produce of taxation, up on which to operate. The interest of the debt amounted to 32,000,000/, and the current necessary expenses of the country, as has been proved by the experience of the last ten sears, need not have exceeded 18.000,0001. a year. Here, then, was a reduction of 2 4 ,000,0001. a year, which might, and which ought to have been effected. Was anything of the sort proposed by the Tory Government? On the con trary, they endeavoured to continue the war-taxes, and inns tere'd all their strength to resist the repeal of the property tax, which was proposed by the Liberal Opposition, and carried against Ministers a narrow m, Instead of redu c i ng t h e current expen by diture of the coun aj tr o y rity to 18,000,0001., winch there was nothing to prevent, they con tinued it at the average rate of 22,5 00,000/. from 1817 to 1828, and opposed every motion brought forward by the Liberal party for a reduction of salaries and estimates. From 1316 down to 1822, no material reduction of taxation was effected. In that year the Whigs proposed and carried, against the Tory• Government, the following measures 1. The repeal of the Salt-tax. 2. The repeal of the Leather-tax. 3. The repeal of the Irish Window-tax. 4. The reduction of an additional Is. a bushel on the duty on malt. They also carried, against :the strenuous opposition of the Tory Government, headed in the House of Commons by Mr. Peel, motions for the reduction of salaries in the Admiralty, and for the abolition of the sinecure place of Joint Post master-General. In consequence cf these defeats, the Govern ment came forward in 1823 with a reduction of the Assessed taxes,, and the duty on Scotch and Irish spirits. In 1824 and 1811, the state of the Revenue admitted of considerable reduc tions, u e t, were wano also p ro y supported by the Whip, who soap and Zeal of the window -tax, of the duty on aud beer duties - , lie .4Ver reductions in the a,sessed taxes Goverstment. lea k te - S , were defeated by• the Tory I less : aetempte toe ine eed , ce Vl Niga made 'several fruit y and ntrry est i mates at efater eroncm " into th .;t4rn toati y e exi*nces.e At length, in 1829, the first serious attempt at se • trenchment was made by the Duke of Wellington ; and in the course of that and the following year ec , )nomy was pushed to an extent beyond which the Tories unani'nously declared all advance to be impossible. Instead of taking eb much credit' for these tardy reductions, perhaps the Tories will tell us why they were not made sooner. If it was possible in 1829 and 1830 to confine the current expenditure of the country within the limit of 19,000,0001. Telly was it allowed to remain from 1817 to 1828 at an average. amount o. 22,500,0001 ? If the reductions pressed for by the Whigs nad been carried into effect when originally proposed, the country might have been saved an annual burden of 3,50Q,0001. f6r twelve years. Perhaps, when the Tories next compare their achievements as financial reformers, with those of the Whi"s, they will have the goodness to take into account the following items ; _ _ Ist. 42,000,0001. of taxe; paid by the colmtry between ISI7 and 1829, because the Tories refused to adopt retrench ments proposed by the Whigs, and subsequently proved to be quite pra'ticabie. 2d. Property-tax Salt Malt, Is. a builiel Leather 300,000 X 16,295,000 Of which the repeal was resisted to the utmost by the Tory Government, and carried solely by the efforts of the Whig op position. Let us now look at the financial policy of the Liberals as a Government. In 1830 they came into office, after a Go vernment, which, as the Tories asserted, had carried retrench ment and remission of taxation to the utmost possible point, and which left them no efficient surplus. The Times, it is true, in an article full of elaborate misstatements, had the hardihood to assert that the Duke of Wellington's Administra tion left a surplus of 2,667,000, but this is a mere fallacy, occa sioned by leaving out of a-count the taxes taken off in Air. Goulburn's last budget. Lord Ashburton's estimate at the time was, that instead of a surplus, Mr. Goulburn left behind him a deficit of 330,0001. In the course of ten years the Li beral Government repeated the following taxes : Prin',ed Cottons Coals and Slates 930,000 Candles • 500,000 House-tax Soap Duty, one-half... 593,060 Tiles, hemp, drugs, marine insurances, advertisements, small receipt stamps, insurances on farming stock and farm houses, land-tax on personal estates, pamphlets, newspapers, almanaeks, paper travellers, clerks, overseers, and shops', n, tax-carts, windows in firm-houses, shepherds' dogs, starch, flint glass, spirit licenses, and various reductions in minor articles of the tariff. being chiefly gums, dyes, oils, and other raw materials used in manufactures, making the sum total of taxation remitted by the \%higs (after deducting 879,0001. of new taxes imposed) amount to 6,236,030/. In addition to this redueticat, the rate of postage has been lowered to Id., by which measure the number of letters has been increased three-fold, and an amount of accom modation afforded to the country, for which, under the old et s tem, they rotildhave had to pay 6,000,1190/. annually in postage.. In consequence of these reductions the country has paid en the whole 50,000,0601. less in taxes since 1830 than it would have had to pay if the scale of revenue and expenditure fixed by the last and most economical Tory Government had been maintained. This relief has not been effected by increas ng the 7termanent burdens of the country, but the contrary. De ducting the 20,000,0001. paid for negro emancipation, the total w.nount of debt funded and unfunded is now less by 4,500,000/. than it was when the Whigs cane into office in 1830. The retrenchments sabich have been effected below the Duke of Wellington's maximum standard of economy, in salaries, pensions, miscellaneous expenses, aid the cost of collecting the revenue, exceed 1,000,0001. Tho relief of 7,000,0031. annually given to the country in the re mission of taxr‘ion. has occasioned a loss to the revenue of only 2,000,0001. And, finally, to close the contrast between Liberal and Tory finance, a necessity hiving arisen, owing to political circumstances, of increasing the naval and military establishmehts of the country, the Liberals propose a scheme which would add 2,000.0001. to the revenue, not only without entailing any additional burden on the country, but actually by relieving it from a heavy charge in the shape of taxes in.l.- redly levied for the benefit of monopoly-interests—the Tories oppose this scheme, and resist any attempt to introduce free trade prir.ciples into the tariff, under circumstances which ren der the support of monopoly equivalent, in as many words, to a determination to impose new direct taxes. POST.—The adherents of the present beaten Ministry pro claim throughout the country that their friends are the cham pions of free trade, while they assert on the other hand that the Conservatives are the bigoted adherents of all sorts of ab solute monopolies. It is not enough to say of. such statemrnts that they are exaggerations. They are falsehoods, and it is of great importance at the present juncture that the public should" understand what the real truth is as respects these matters. The truth, then, is, that neither the beaten Administration, nor the Conservatives as ho have beaten it, are champions of free trade The difference be tween them consists in this, that the Ministerialis's, while they profess absolute free-trade theories, do not dare to carry them into practice, because of the ruin which would be brought upon existing interests; but the Conservatives possess the theory that the principles of free trade are not applicable to a nation in the, circumstances of Great Britain, or to any other nation where the population is great in ! . ..roportion to the demand for labour, and where very large amounts of capital are vested in certain channels of pro duction, for which production other countries have greater facilities. The Conservatives do not deny the abstract correct ness of free-trade principles, and they admit that, could a nation beffound with its labour and Capital unappropriated, the policy of free trade would be the best trade policy, to pursue. But even then other considerations than those of trade might inter vene, and overrule the free-trade policy. If, for ex ample, the carrying into practice of free-trade principles, should render any nation which can raise food for itself de pendent for food upon other nations, then a higher policy than that of the greatest advantage in trade would render it expedient to put a limit and check upon the action of free-trade princi ples. But there is a very wide interval between , absolute free- , trade and absolute monopoly or prohibition. It is within this interval that both Whigs and Tories st an d. It i s no t true t h at either one or the oth er belongs to either of the extremes. The , Ministerialists fa'sely give out that they do belong to the free trade extreme, and that their opponents belong to the mono poly extreme. Thi. Tories do not degrade themselves by any similar falsehood on the opposite side. They say they arc neither for absolute free-trade nor absolute monopoly, but they desire to do what is just and fair according to the circumstances et* the case. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS bAY. TlMES.—Although the price of Consols for the account was quoted at the close of the market 89 buyers, which of course leads to the presumption that it is rather firmer, still the whole of the business transacted was of a very inconsider able nature, and the jobbers can see no cause to produce this better state of things. The stoppage of Cockburn and Co., extensively engaged as East India agents, which was announced to-day, excited sin cere regret among those whose connexions in business were with those of the firm. It seems to be generally considered that their embarrasmenti have arisen from their connexion in the Australian trade with relatives who have not been able, in consequence of the depressed state of the commerce of that colony, to forward the remittances they were in expecta- tion of. POST.—There was no movement at the Stock Exchange to-day to call for a single comment, everything remaining %1- mast entirely stationary, and the prospects of the moneyed in terest being, in all respects, precisely the same as yesterday, and, in fact, during the whole of the week. The continental exchanges have slightly improved on the rates of last post-day. The failure of a considerable house (that of J. Cockburn and Co.) in the Indian and Australian trade was announced in the course of the day. The liabilities of the finn are estimated at 150,0007., which is a large amount, but it is repotted that the assets, on the other hand, are ample for the liquidation of the same. Three failures at Marseilles are also advised, one of which is heavy. Business matters in that city seem to be in a very deranged state. SUN.—With a limited amount of business doing, we have had a firm market for the public securities to-day. Money in the Stock Exchange seems easier, but there is still an indisposition to speculate. In a short space of time probably the Market will be partially re!eascd from the political fetters that now bind it, and then, at any rate, the brokers will have less rea son to complain of the restricted business they now have to do, whether as regards buying or selling. The only alteration to-day in Consols fur the opening was between 89 buyers and sellers ; the latest bargains establishing, however, the predomi nance of the former. For immediate transfer and money, the quotation was 89 3 %. On the unfunded debt the premium was 7s. to 9s. ; East India Bonds dropped to Is. discount; Bank Stock was at 169 1 A ; the Reduced Three per Cent. An nuities brought 881 to 88i, and the Three-and-a-Half per Cents. 97 3 1 to 4.. It is understood that the Portuguese Government has the Funds at its disposal for paying the dividend promised some time back to the English creditors, but notwithstanding the Portuguese Bonds are at present in a very inanimate condition, the New Five per Cents. to-day being worth only 335 to 335, and the Three per Cents., 194- Spanish Active Bonds de clined from 23 and 22& to 225 and 225. Mexican Stuck of 1837 has realized 275 to 27k. Colombian, 21, and Brazilian 6 85. Itus,ian Five per Cents. were firm at 1135, and Dutch Two- and-a-Half per Cents. at 52i. Railway Shares were again brought to market rather freely. Great Western at 26i, the New 125, the Fifths 7, and the York and North Midland 21 premium. Brighton Shares ware 5 to 51, Black wall 6, Birmingham and Derby 40, Edin burgh and Glasgow 2, Croydon 5, Midland Counties 11, Man ehester and Leeds 185, and South Eastern 18 13 :inking Shares were brisk, London and Westminster at 2, Q Provincial Quebec', e_t.e . t a ,ti o iat r ch l o r:alv7aaidufiaarb, fine new valuable r a gr n oe d s soAefl s t t he r aa. a ,l l a a n s b i de a ed a nr t y l wg 9 or p eoc r d e ks m ,e d i t u o m n ea. the r amount. Fei ,g oofr lo° t-1 °°°l. The Exchanges were rot very buoyant this after noon, the rates being these : 12 31 ; Hambur aris, 25f. 625 e. to 575 e. ; t A ,, m i s ; ter F da ra m n , kfort, 150 ; anci,cr .13 95 to 10 ` ; Antwerp, 12 :35 burgh, as we learn, ~.nder datercire, 958 o 59. At Ham u u g e o s l d d a last,y wa,s a the sha d E e xc an higher,ge on London remain at 13 55 ‘ b viz., 43C. THE WEATHER.—NooN, JUNE 12. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELA IDE-STREET. Barometer ............... 29 92 In. Thermometer... 51— Highest ......... 52 I Lowest ...... 45 Wind N.—Freezing Point 32 Deg. THE HON. MRS. DAMER'S DIARY.--It , 1 4 8 , rarely we have met with so di ve rsified and entertahAin er g a boo k of travels as Mrs. Damer's delightf u l Di ary. says the New Monthly, " prom ise s t h e highest interroeusttel'; every step. Lingering amcng the classic ruins of Greece, th e accomplished traveller describes the present state of that king dom, without forgetting anything due to its connection with the east. After visiting Athens, Corinth, arid many other in. teresting localities, she proceeded to Censtantinople, where the reader is indulged with many representations of the gay doings at Stamboul. After tonehi: g at Smyrna, Cos, and Rhodes, the tourist lingers at Beyrout, thence travels to Jaffa, and on to .Terusa'cm. She then traverses the Holy Land, and ..coming sacred soil. Her obierva t i ons on this in a spirit b deeply interesting country afford much valuable materials in illustration of Biblical learning—in this respect we even think her work superior to those of Lord Lindsay and the Baron Ge • ramb. Mrs. I)amer ultimately continued her progress to Chza. From thence crossed the Desert to Suez, and advanced to Cairo After crossing the Nile, and visiting the Pyramids, sba proceeded to Alexandria, where she was enabled greatly to increase the intelligence she had procured respecting the Paella, by personal acquaintance with his Highness, and a close atten tion to his sayings and doings, the resu't of which will attract considerable observation :in this country. Fkom Alexandria Mrs. Lamer sailed for Malta, and thence returned home. Her Diary is replete with the most delightful reading. DUNDEE TRADE.—The prices of flax remain nearly the same as last week, but the business doing is very limited. Several vessels have arrived from Riga and the lower I Baltic ports ; but, as their ca-goes have been imported chiefly by consumers, they have not had...much effect upon our market. The quality of the late arrivals of fresh flax is very satisfactnry i arid is considered much superior to that of any flax crop rime 182 ti. Yarns and linens are of rather dull sale, without any variation in price;, —Edinburgh Courant. - THE. SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1841. ELECTION MOVEMENTS Mn. YotiNC A'!:D COMMODORE NAi . IER.—As these gen tlemen, both agree upon one point—a re.u.tual hatred of the Tories—it has been thought nee , ssary that one of them should retire, in order to secure the return of two Reformers. The foUowing plan for decaling the qu stion, we believe, has been proposed by Mr. Young :—" That a meeting shall be held at :;he Colosseum ; that all the Reform electors' of 1837 shall be admitted who are still electors, and that all new electors since that time, whose opinions it is impossible otherwise to know, also shall be admitted." Ma. VINCENT.—We understand that Mr. Vincent has re ceived a resuisitioo from a consideralle number of the eleeter a of Banbury, to allow himself to be put in nomination to repre sent that borough in Parliament. This has been caused. by the lectures that be had delivered in that place to the middle and working classes, which have given him great infiumice with the people of the town, who, we find, are subscribing to wards the expense that must necessarily he incurred. Sub scriptions to aid him are being raised also in the metropolis, and in other places. HASTINGS.—Mr. Frederick North expressed himself to the electors, as approving of the free-trade principle in sugar and timber—that, in the abstract, he thought all Corn-laws bad— but he considered that the opportunity for safely opening the trade in corn was now gone by, and lie dared not, at this mo ment, put the risk of famine on the chance of war or a com mercial panic. This is a plausible Peal and Stanley trap. The old Tory Member, Mr. Planta, is again in the fled, and an active canvass has been commenced by the Liberal Member, Mr. Holl .nd, who is fur the abolition of the rate-paying re strictions of the Reform Act, Vote by Bal'ot, and the financial measures r.f the present Government, which last, if not passed, will allow no alternative but new taxation, to which, in any shape, he is decidedly opposed. HricrrortnsntitE.—Mr. Rowland Alston offers hims If for re-election on the Reform side. The Tories have started the Hon. Dudley Ryder as the third Tory candidate, in conse (Fence of which the Liberal electors have resolved to no mioate a second Reformer in conjunction with Mr. Alston.' The Hon. T. Brand has received a requisition t:s this effect. The names of Brand and Dacre are dear to the Liberals of Hertfordshire. LANCASTER.-11r. F. DashwoOd has declared himself a candidata for this borcugh on the flee trade pi ineiples. Mr. Patch was said to have been busy among the freemen a few days since, but he will soon be dispatched. LEwas.—Th e Tories are busy with meetings. Messrs. El phinstone and I-larford, the two Liberal candidates, have com menced an active canvass of the con-titueacy. Mr. IL Fitzroy, and Mr. Carailupe, sand for the Tory party, but the success of the Reformers is certain. MoNnotiztisma k Boaouo iis.—At a public; meeting held at Newport, (4 1 Monday last, at which the To ies endeavoured to influence the Chartists and working men, their oratory, flashy enough, quite failed in its effects. On 'I uesday R. J. Bltwitt, EAT., finished his canvass of the Monmouthshire boroughs, and a more successful resultcouldnpt have been an ticipated : should a dissolution take place, his tettirn is eertai-). No one has yet appeared to opfose Mr. Blewitt, nor will the Carlton Club find one willing to embark in so forlorn a hope. Hereford Times. 111;iterrii.— ttajor HodgFon Cadegan, a Tory, again op poses the Hon. Mr. Howard.— Tyne Mercury. • NEWCASTLE.—A requ'sition had bei n signed list week in viting Joseph Hume, Esq., to represent Newcastle, but this has been superseded by Mr. Hume's declaring his intention to stand for the borough of Leeds. Attention has therefore been turned to other parties, and Mr. Grote, the pre=ent Member for London, has been mentioned. A local man, it is thought might be preferable, but at any rate a popular Liberal, in conjuLction with Mr. Ord, will hare an excellent chance of ousting a Tory.— Tyne Mercury. NORTHTIMBERLAND.-There is no contest talked of in either of the divisions. Mr. Ogle will succeed Mr. Illackett in the southern divisit,n. He declares himself the advocate of every measure calculated to extend our, trade and manufac tures, and to the extention of education, and of religi.,:us and general instruction. - NORTH SumLns.—Canvassing is going on for Mr. Chap man, the banker, at North Shields, but he has not publicly annouuced his intention of standing. At a public meeting held at. North Shields, it was unanimously agreed to support Sir Charles Grey, the present Liberal Member.— Tyne mercury. NOTTINGHAM.—The disgrace Nottingham has undergone in returning a Tory is about to be wiped off. The Chartists have almo,t all come over to the Liberals again, and have formed a Committee for the re-election of the Liberal candi dates, about whom there is little doubt. The vote of Mr. Walter on the sugar question has done for him for ever at Nottingham. The Liberal party are on the alert most fully, and the Tories can enly expect defeat. PLYMOUTH.—The success of the Liberal candidates for this borough is certain. Mr. Gill and Mr. Fortescue delivered their sentiments at a large meeting on Wednesday last, and their reception was most cordial. . SHEFFIELD.—TiIe Tories have with vast difficulty got two of their party to contest the borough—Mr. David Urquhart, the celebrated impeacher of Lord Palmerston, and a Colonel Taylor, of whom nothing is yet known. A meeting of the friends of Parker ( R), Ward (R), and free trade; was held at the Tontine on Tuesday evening—a step which .weuld con. vince the monopolists of a truth, which even the celebrated Billy Holmes admits, " that the Tory candidateic have more money than wit, or they would know Shetraeld before risking the attempt."—She f field Iris. SOUTH Stirxr.ns.—George Fyler, Esq., Coriservative, is to oppose Mr. Ingham for this borough. STOKE- uroN-TRENT. Mr. Lewis Ricardo, son of the politico-economist, is the Liberal candidate, and his return is sure. SUNDERLAND.—Mr. Barclay, on the retirement of Mr. White, will represent the Liberal interest. WOLVERHAMPTON.—?Messrs. Villiers and Thornely will probably be re-elected for this borough u ithont opposition. YA R3lO UTn.— Here nothing but a profuse expenditure of money can procure the Torie+ even the shadow of a chance. if the Tories come into the field at al, they will be somewhat like a certain brewer, who some years since came forward, and having spent 1,500/. in the early part of the day, left, saying, if breakfast was so expen-ive, he could not afford to stop to dinner. Lord G. Somerset and Mr. Smythe are spoken of as Tory candidates. From high authority it is ststed that Messrs. Rumbold and Wilshere will again solicit the suffrages of their old constituents. YORKSIIIRE—(West Riding. )—Mr. Denison takes the field under Tory auspices. Lord Milton, a powerful advocate for free trade and the Government measure, also stands for the Riding. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) LINCOLNSHIRE. NORTH Mylstot4.—The present Members, Lord Worsley ( Whig) and R. A. Christopher, Esq., are likely to be again returned without opposition. The Tories, however, have tried to bring Charles Chaplain out, but he will not respond to the call. Mr. Tomline, of Reby, is also spoken of as likely to op pose Lord ‘Vorsley. Their hopeless chance will, in our opinion, not permit them t) incur the expense of a county opposition. SOUTH DIVISION. —A strong opposition is expected for this division, Christopher Turner, Esq., of Stoke Rochford (Tory) intending to oppose the Whig Members, H. Handley and G. J. Heatheote, Esqrs. Gramm-. —E. Heneage, Esq. (Whig), will be returned without opposition. BOSTON. —The present Members, Sir J. Duke (Radical) and J. S. Browrigg, Esq. (Tory), are expected to he returned without opposition. If anot!vr popular Radical would come forward the Tory would be custed. GRA NTH AM. —No opposition is talked of here. Two Tories sit for this borough. Why not Sir M. Cholmelcy allow himself to be put in nomination? his success would be certain. STAMFORD.—Two Tories will be returned again for this borough ; whether they will be the two old Members remains to be seen. LINCOLN.—The noise of an election is already heard in this ancient city, and much speculation exists as to the probable result of the coming contest. The Tories consider tl#4 ace sufficiently strong to return their two men, whilst' he Liberals think there is a very great likelihood of likewise returning two in their interest. At the election in 1837 the city of Lincoln was warmly contested ; Colonel Sibthorp polled 514, Edward Lytton (now Sir) Pulwer 436,the Right Hon. H. Ellis 392, and Colonel Churchill 330. To per sons at a distance it may be thought almost impossible to break down Colonel Sibtherp's majority, but to the inhabitants of Lincoln such a eirctimStanee is thought to be highly probable. (roost A coniasroNlAXT.) YORK, JuNt 11. Mr. Yoike, one of the candidates to represent this city in Parliament, arrived here last ever'.ng, and was received With every possible demonstration Qr j oy and promise of stippett froth the assembled thousand,;,, = who, w ith a b an d of sic, flags, &c., paraded the street% and afterwards showed such anxiety to hear the manly and independent eeclarations which Mr. Yorke de livered ; anal certainty he rranif( sted upon this occasion more than his usual energy in dis4busing the minds of those Of his hearers whe entertained any doubts as to the propriety of con tinuing in office a Whig Administration in preference to tht tyrannical sway of the sho t-sighted and hungry Peelites, who are in such greedy haste to gain ascendaney over our good and gracious Queen, and who would to a certainty cause the Eng lish nation, instead of loading the van in the happy march of intellectual imprevernent, to become retrograde or supinely stationary amid, the scoffs and sneers of as, expectant world. That we Can return two Liberal Members there scaecely exists a doubt. The Tory did not bleed at the last election, and even now there arc landlords' demands unsatisfied ; and as to the other Tory, Acherly, his supporters are o n ly t o b e f ound amongst the finality old-fashioned worn•out Whigs and alarmists, who (God be thanked) ar ! grossing every day mere scarce in this Pity. Pray, `Jr. Editor, recommend to us a gtamleh Moriter to coalesce with Mr. Yorke. 'I he expei,se is hot What it used to be, when voters had to be colieetod trOm every county in the kingdom. I know Mr. Yerkw it anxious to have-tvvo Liberals returned for York; I heard him declare it. Yost would be astonished at the number of young feeemen devoted 'o Liberal principles which this city now furnishes. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT. 30LTON, JUNE 11.—The w h o l e b o d y of dectors were in vited by special summons, last evening, to hear an address from Dr. Bewring. It was received with the greatest enthusiasm, and a resolution recommending him as the Reform Candidate for the Borough, was unanimously passed. 'the Tories have as yet made no move. REPRP:SENTATION OF FINSBURY..—Last evening a meeting was held at the Royal Standard Tavern, for the purpose of adopting measures to secure the return of Liberal Mem bers for this division of the County. Mr. Charles Twine, in the chair. The chairman observed that the conduct of Mr. Thomas Slingsby Duncombe had been one of unflinching integrity, and that as he had won the suffrages of the elec rchiissotiimhpisoritrauTt so m portionanfulol manfully, i t t h e w a ( s .o h u o n p t ycdotfh e at he o s u e l a d , and e o x f e again be triumphantly returned.—(Cheers.) A number o f resolutions were subsequently passed, expressive of the hi g h estimation of that Gentleman's public services, and of a de termination to hold a public meeting on Islington-green, with a view to carry out their objects. Mr. Divett's Canvass, we are happy to saw, proceeds with the most flattering success. This reception has been in most eases enthusiastic and a welcome has greeted him in ail—a great many respectable Tories have expressed regret that the repre sentation should be disterhed. Mr. Divett commenced ye,ter day by canvassing St. Sidwell's; this morning St. Mary Major, and afterwards St. Thomas. Mr. Huller accompanied him in part of his canvass. We are authorised to state that Mr. Ben Salter retres from the post of third man. He says that too many of the electors °' are a snunginn, nuzzling set, he'll have nothing to do w i t h them.",. Western Times. Los JOCELYN.—Lord Jocelyn has cut and run. He showed hitnself in Dundalk —and promised the worthy burgesses to put the town in his pocket, as his father before him used to dn. But the Dundalkians would not listen to him, as we an ticipated —nay, not for a moment—so he took a short stick in his hand, and was off in a tangent. It is said he is gone to Leeds —and some say he is gone even farther north—as far as John-o . - Groat's House. We know not how this may he—but he might be as well at that celebrated gentleman's domicile, as in Leeds.--*Dnblin Evening Post. CAPTAIN IIATTON.—This gallant sailor stands for the county of Wexford on the Liberal interest, in the place of Mr. scarcely warm Maher, wh o ret i res from ill health. His return, with that of James Pow er , i s certain.— Colo eet H eti Dublin Evening Post. He is Colonel Bruen Is a most unlucky man. his seat for the county cif Carlow, when he has a general election on his baCk. The forthcoming intetesting, there is_no doubt=but should struggle w• his gallant Colonel stand ;e do promise ourselves some ex cellent sport at the next election for the county of Carlow.— Dublin ßK E A r N e n ni K ilg ui P s o A st r,E • Ades: - Ireai4ish tirlieti-yeiterda)i - inorning by Vire - received a I letter fromGork. the Queen, from Bristol ; and, in answer to a . deputation of the principal citizens, said Le would give his final answer , as to standing for the lay, on Tuesd-ty next. Most earnestly eo we hope that the Hononrab'e Gen'lea an wi:l yield to the en treaties of his fellow-citizens, and thus completely secure the triumph of the Liberals. Oar correspondent mentions Vat 11Ir. Watson, an English barrister, will contest Kinsale against the Tory. Colonel Thomas, and with a certainty of victory.— Dublin Evening Post. REPRESENTATION OF MARY- LEBONE. The last district meeting of the Electors of Marylebone desirous of securing the return of two Reformers, in the per sons of their tried Represenlative Sir Benjamin Hall, and Sir Charles Napier, was held last evening at Chesney's Rooms, Foley-street, Portland place. At the hour appointed for taking the chair, the great room, which is calculated to hold 809 persons, was completely filled. The district is that of "Ail Souls and Trinity," but we observed the presence of several gentlemen who reside in the district of Wcst Pancras, and who have, at previous meetings, distinguished themselves for noise and turbulence. Mr. ChurchWardenGlnsow was unanimously called to the Chair, and bespoke a fair and impartial hearing for every gen tleman who should offer himself to the attention of the meet • ing.—(Applause. ) He then introduced to the meeting Com+ modore Sir C. Napier, who was received with the most en thusiastic and con:inued cheering. He, the Chairman, sai I. would no doubt be as bold, straightforward, and indefa - tigablr , a supporter of the rights of the people in Parliament, as he had proved himself to be the honour of Great Britain and of cons:itutional liberty abroad.—( Cheers.) . Sir C. NAPIER. then presented himself to tltti meeting amidst, reiterated cheers. He first addressed hiniself to an advertise ment which a:II - Tared in the Morning Chronicle of yesterday (Friday), in which the statements of the reporters were im pugnei, as falsely affirming that at every meeting hitherto held in the Borough, since the Commodore's first offering himself, he had a large majority. A great deal of clamour war raised at this time by a very few persons who hall placed themselves immediately in front of, an I below, the platform, and who called upon some of the rerorters by name. At a subsequent part of the meeting one of the Re porters, provoked by the frequency of allusion to . himself, rose upon the platform, aid after a brief explanation, said that the advertisement was abe " He was much cheered. Mr. BRA PSHAW, la e Memter of Parliament for Sudhu-v, who said that he had just travelled seventy miles fir the pu,- posC of hying present at this meeting, because it was to bo held in the district in which he resided, moved a reso'ut ion pledg ing the elects-re prcs7nt to support COmmodore Naiier and' Sir Benjamin Hall. Mr. WILSON s-con&dtho reaction, which was carried by a majority of several hundreds to twenty-seven. _ Thanks were then unanimcwly voted to the Cha:rman, and after three rounds of most vehement cheering for Commodore N pier, the meeting separated, COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert arrived in town at half-past five o'clock yesterday afternoon in a carriage and four, pre ceded by outriders in scarlet liveriet, and escorted by a party of Hussars from Windsor Castle. The Equerries in Waiting, Lord Alfred Paget and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater, followed in a chariot and four. Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal and her attendants were in the next cat riage. Two of the Royal carriages and four followed, containing Lady Barham, Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Aliss Anson, Baroness Lebzen, Lord Poltiruore, and General the Hon. Sir W.lliam Lumley. Her Majesty and the Prince were received at Buckingham Palace cm alighting from their carriage by the Vice Chamber lain, the Groom of the Stole to Prince Albert, and the Master of the Household. The Band of the second Regiment of Life Guards was in attendance at the Palace during Dint.er. Her Majostv and Prince Albert, attended by the Hon. Miss Paget, Hon. Miss Anson, Lord Poltimore, Hon. Sir William Lumley, Lord Alfred Paget, and Sir Edward Bowater, ho noured the performance of the Uerman Opera at Drury-lane Theatre pith their presence last evening. Tilde Royal Highnesses the Duke arid Duchess of Cain bridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended by La ly Augusta Somerset, and Baron Knesebeck, honoured the Earl and Countess o! . Jersey with their company at dinner Ivst. evening, at their residence in Berkeley -square; his Roy .1 Highness Prince George of Cambridge also honoured the Earl and Countess with h;s company at dinne r l as t even i ng. Ills !royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge returned to town at tivelse o'clock yesterday, from a visit to her Mak sty at Windsor Castle. The Duchess of Cambridge visit:•cl the Duchess of Glou-. cester yesterday at Gloucester House. The Marquis of Bute and Mr. Xnsworth had interviins with ;he Marquis of Normanhy yesterday at the Home Office. The Marquis of Hendfort, Lord B .Ihaven, and Mr. Banner man, had interviews with Viscount Melbourne yesterday. at his olucial residt•nce in Downing-street. Major-General Sir John Harvey, late Governor of New Brunswick, h. s arrivei in town from Liverpool. Sir John transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office. SPURTING INTELLWENCE. ASCOT HEATH 11 ACESYESTERMAY. This meeting terminated 3esterJav, with moderate sport, a very select company, and miserably cold weather. As a gene ral summary of the week, we may observe that, for reason. previously alludei to, it has fallen below the average in the most essential }:articular, the receipts at the Grand Stand, the carriage inelesuie, and the small stands having been consider•- ably under the totals of 1839 and 1840. The racing, however, has fully sustained its character, and in the arrangement affect. ing the convenience of the visitors, all was done that the most fastidious could have de,ired or expected. The various improvements effected in arid about the Grand Stand, gave great satisfaction, but there is to •rn for one in re, clinch would be very • acceptable to the bet ting rnt•nviz., the inelosure of a small space appropriated to the font people, immediately in iront of the lawn, so that those within it might be enabled to see the horses take their canters befor , starting, which at present is out of the question. We stitjoin the usual returns of the raring:— • Tile Wokingham Stakes, of 5 sot's. each, (handicap) for thrcg ye trs old and upwards. Last three quarters of the New Alile. (30 Subs.) FIRST CLASS. Mr. Treen's Una, 3 yrs, 7st Fib ' (Nat) I Mr. S. Herbert's Factory Girl, 4 yrs, B,t 21b Mr. Shelley's Hellespont, 4 yrs, 6st 91b 0 Mr. Dixon's Camelino, 5 yrs, Bst 10Ib Mr. Bech:n's Launchmay, 6 yrs, ist 81b Betting-5 to 21 a,t, , ,t Hellespont ;3to 1 agst Una, (taken) ; acd 4 to I against each of the others. Factory Girl, :iellespont, and Launchaw ay formed the front rank to the road, where Una and Camelino joined them. At the distance Una w.nt in advance, and won cleverly by a length ; a dead heat for second between Factory Girl and Hellespont, and Camelino (who was ridden in a manner ehich , excited a good deal of astonishment) well up with them. Second Class of the Wokingham Stakes. Mr. J. V. Shelley's Curlew, aged, fist 21b .......( Edwards) I Lord Albemarle 's Spangle, 4 yrs, 7st 91b The following a'so started, but were nqt placel:—Dl r. Wright's Folly, 4 yrs, Bst ; Mr. Sadler nd Vari e ty, 4 yrs, 7 st 916 ; Lord Exeter's Silistria, 4 yrs, 7st 41b ; Mr. Houlds worth's Hampton, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b; Lord G. Bentinek's Pluto, 5 yrs, 6st 41b ; Lord Chesterfield's 1 a Gitana, 3 yrs, 6st, and Captain itous nd ch c by Percy, out of Miss Craven's dam, 3 yrs, sst lib. Betting-3 to 1 a g st Curlew, 4to 1 a g s t Sp ang l e , s to 1 asst Silistria, 6 to 1 agst Folly, and 10 to 1 agst any other. La Gitana made the running, followed by Ilamp , on, the twit lying well up to the distance, where Silistria took the lead, Curlew, Variety, and Fully, ing at her side ; at the stand Curlew and Spangle singled themselves out, and ran a splendid racy home, Curlew winning on the post by a head ; Folly was a bad third. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs, each, w ith 50 added, fn. 3 yr old colts, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 31b. The winner to be sold for 5001. The old mile. (3 Subs.) Mr. Goodman's Belgrade, 3 yrs (Crouch) 1 Captain Gardnor's Ben Brace, 3 yrs 2 5 and 6 to 4 on Belgrade, who made all the running, and won in a canter. The Borough (of New Windsor) Members' Plate of .501., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, tor 2 yrs, 7st, and 3 yrs, 9st Ms; fiillies, &c., to be a:lowed albs. The winner to be sold for 2001., &c. Three-quarters of a mile. (3 Subs. ) Lord Albemarle's Minaret, by Ibrahim, 3 yrs ..(Robinson) I Lord Chesterfield's La Gitana, 3 yrs Mr. Greville's Myrtle, 3 yrs Even on Minaret, and 6to 4 agst Myrtle. Minaret was never headed, and won in a canter by two lengths. Match, 200, h ft, Set 41bs each. 0:d mile. Col. Peel's Cameleon, brother to Whim—receired. Lord Kelburne's c, by Muley Moloch, out of his Actaeon mare—paid. No race for the beaten plate, as only two hones were on the ground. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER—(FRIDAY). THE NORTHUMBERLAND) PLATE. sto 2 agst two I to 1 agst G a l aor —t a k en 4tol on the field I6to 1 agst Neptune—t. freely 20 to 1 apt Chantilly.—taketi. DONCASTER ST. LEGER. 2 to 1 apt Coronation 17 to 1 agst Van Amburgh PREPARATION FOR LAUNCHING tiLiFA LGAR. WooLwlcif, Jul` F: conSeqiicrice of the near ap proach of the time appointed for IDtitichlitg the Trafalgar, of 120 vans, at Woolwich Dockyard, which will for a certainty take place en Monday, the 21st instant, about half-past two o'clock in the afternoon, being the anniversary of her Ma jesty's proclamation as Sovereign of the United Kiegdern, great preparations are Malting to fender the spectacle one of the most imposing ever with , -sSed bete. It it fully de= cided urtsn that her Majesty Prince Albti r t ; th e itlinistere t)f State, the L or d s IA t h e Adtiiiralty, all the Voreign AM trissadoh, and the higher members of the Court, will be pittelat ; and the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have issued instructions for the erection of covered scats to accommodate about three thousand persolit, the Whole being reserved, and only attainable by tickets preparing for admit tance to them, Her Majesty, Prine6 Albert, anti the inittiediate Ott:Wants upon the Itqal party, Will occupy scats on the south=west tide of the Trafalgar, close to the river, and next to the handsome new building in progress of erecticn, as a store and rinst-bottse. From this situation the view ti of a, Stipetior deseilptiotb as tie pos.tien tit' the Dan ftt the time of the launch will, ia the event of the Weet6r being fai 4 otirable, shoe/ the animated Ste ttl !he e rteept adratittteie, the trly§ iif tliP htiafehli.ltimi nat•y tall'hit upon Ole fan broadside of this magnificent ship M the glides into her future element in the presence of her M - jesty and the t' ousands of persons assembled on the land acid In vessels on the river on the occasion ; and, tilt kfafkictir tit the sight will confines the great lerlatnan ct the deep turns up the titer with the still floeving tide, until she is brought up by heaving; oVerhoifd lik - o large anchors weighing 45 cwt.: each, attached telprBpohietia4 steltitg leibletn TileuDftrids O persons visit the Trafalgar daily, and twee eeery facility afforded to them to examine her minutely if ap plication for admittance is made at the Dock-yard gate before half-past four o'clock In the. afternoon; on 014 dey except Sunday: As thb prekent, ei'dte r i i r e Nit .4te Wilt only rtmain iii tho riVlr One nikht after she is launched, and will he towed to Sheerness on the next day, to be docked, the following parti c ul ars may prove, interegtiiig 18 aft:Be who may no t h ave an opportun i ty of periotially Visiting her prev,ous to her removal. 1 . 11. e hews and helm have been already cuppered k and the portion above *Sect has liven fully paintet4 outside and inside: The is ' tn hits teen finished in D. ha . Mleenie a chaste and light ap peaPareale, similar betwixt th e d ec k s to t h e b a ll ustrades on bridges. The upper deck is supported in the centre by 39 pillars of the best African teak, nearly as hard as iron, and eleven pilla -- s of softer wood next the stern. The seeottl AA is supported by 21 pillars of At lean teak, flee of hard woad, and twelve or iron, and the lower (leek b y thirty-five pillars of African teak and the beams Co each d eck are joined to the sites by immense joints of iron, presenting an appeal-a-Az of the greatest strength and durability in all parts. The outward dimensions of th's splendid vessel are as fol low :—Length from the fore part of the figure to the after part of the stern, 246 feet 2 inches; length on the gun deck, 205 feet 5 inches ; length cf keel f or t onn age, 170 f e et 5 i nc h es ; breadth, extrem e , 513 feet 7 inches i breadth Mt tonnage, 54 feet 91 inches ; breadth moulded, 53 feet II & incli‘e - t l depth in hold, 23 feet 2 inches; burthrn in tons, 2,721 21-94 old measurement; 2,553 2,578-3,500 new measurement; height from the lower part of the keel to the upper part of the Stern, 64 feet 114 inches. When the Thunderer, 84 gun ship, was launched in the Woolwich dock-yard, the public were admitted about half an rule hou wi beforerlbe a t d he he l r a e u d ne t h o a t the launching tookplace at ,anditis probable the tattle the Tra ;b e u a t t as the n um b ers w h o w i ll be present would likelyeaflg cause great rush, rush, many persons have stwed their intentions are to oecepy stations on the opposite side of the river. The situation do the Essex side will be excelent for a full view of the entrance of the ees,el into the river, but it will he advisable, to pretent secirients, not to stand too close to the bank of the water, as the velocity of such a large body entering the rivet, stirrounded as the place will be by steam vessels, will eause a large volume of water to rush up the bank, and be atterded with risk to the siretators. The river at the launch of the Thunderer was comparatively empty of vessels, and y'e't the water roc° on the I , :ssex side so as to reach the knees of the crowd, causing great alarm. Th' whet, of the arra , ngetitenta in 0 4 :mess are excellent, and naval and military °facets will hail roma, in addition to the parties reviously enumerated. Tilt 15APTISTS ANb Cuttk-LAWs.-- ~ We rejoice to oh ere that tile irrtriigintia inOverrie , t against the br,ad not IS .hN:ilming gener al . " So says the Pettrfat.. We rejoice tb hear that it is so ; it has alwa.:l striick es as be= leg highly d'agraecfnl to the rrfigichiS WeEld that it has sholth Si much apathy en a stibie.-;t. of Mich vital importares, and we glad to learn that that apathy is giving way to a better, a kinder, and It More Christian feel'ng We find that in this dis t+ t, the Baptists, a very influential bod, hate taken up the question. The Southern Association of Baptist Churches hare j ast held thei r S ess i on at Salisbury, during which, petitions to Parliament, p ra yi ng f or the abolition of the Corn-laws, were voted with acclamation, conceiving them to be most unhal lowed in principle and wicked in their operation. After this we shall be disappointed if each individual Courch . do not fol low the example se t b y the Associatica, and forward a petition. to Parliament sig ne d b y the minister and-every member of the congregation. nomination of : Th.enters, as well hop e t h e Independent, and every other de ell as the EvangelLial Clergy, will now ci,me fo rwar d and speak their minds on the Aihject. . 1 ct them not I,ay. it said th a t their. synipatLy f ' r t heir fel w I ity-creatori exhati s tOd i n th e i r abkitATorts to enaan. their black brethren.-:-'Wiltshire fazdepc±4€l,t• PARVENUISM OF PEEL. Our Paris Corresrondent sends us the following anec dote : There is a story current here, which is by no means calculated to gain esteem for Sir Robert Peel in the minds of men who from . the highest to the lowest, respect what Sir Robert is every clay endeavouring to disavow. The aristocracy of the parvenu is in bad odour in France, and the people cannot understand how a man who has been enriched by trade should find honour from any class of persons in England, when he disavows the origin from which his present position is derived. But to the story : It appears that some years ago, there was living in Paris a lady named P-, the near relative of Sir Robert Poi, who was at one time a milliner in London, and much esteemed by. a Royal Princess. This Mrs. P. had a flourishing bu siness, but wai in want of capital to enable her to carry it on. Sir Robert, then Mr. Peel, was, it is said, applied to on the subject by the Princess, as the friend and pro tectress of - Mrs. P., - but the answer was unfavourable. In communicating it her Royal Higher ss said, " I am ashamed of the Peels. They forget that they ma 1;; their fortune by the, spinning-jenny, and are now ashamed that a relation of -theirs should be in what they consider a humble trade. If you will give up business and reside abroad, they will, I have no doubt, enable you to do so; but do not expect anything from them to enable you to carry on your present pursuits." Her Royal Highness was . right. The milliner was got out of the way, and an income was secured to her by the clubbing of the purses of the Peel family for her re sidence in France. This story has been frequently told in Paris, but at this moment it is q u it e th e t a lk o f th e sa l ons . It may be uatrue, but the, quarter in which I heard it makes me regard it as, in its main points, correct. Judge, then, of the effect whi c h it mus t produce in a country where the nobleman, instead of considering that he is disgraced by his father's having been a manufacturer, thinks he has no true position in society unless he has some active pursuit himself. And what must be the effect,upon the bourgeoisie, for which Sir Robert Peel professes so much contempt Does he imagine that the French. with a knowledge of his hatred of equality and liberal institutions, are to be caught by a few honied words ? If he does he will find himself much deceived. [We do not believe the story. Sir R. Peel has rather boasted of the origin of his fortune. To be sure a mil/- owner sounds better than a milliner in ears polite.]— Globe. NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-At any moderately leisure time, pray insert this from a constant reader, in the hope it may catch the eye of some of the authorities competent to re medy the inconvenience. Close to where the ballast en gines work in the river, there are formed consider able mounds of sand, &c., which make shallows. on which vessels are continually taking the ground at the ebb tide, in places where it might be expected there is considerable depth of water ; and close by these mounds are holes of several feet in depth. Now, it is submitted that if a steam-tug, with a strong rake, were passed about these places, the mounds would be reduced, and the holes filled up, thereby levelling the bottom of the river. A STEAM-BOAT TRAVELLER. ROYAL GRECIAN SALOON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR.— Will it be deemed too intrusive if I reqtrst that you will be kind enough to make it. known that Mr. House intends giving the use of this sp!endid establishment, and the per formers and band reinquishMg their salaries, for a benefit in behalf of the sufferers by the late calamitous fire at Astley's? I am, Sir, yours, &c. A. V. CAMPBELL. Eagle Tavern, City Road, June 12, 1841. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) WHITECHAPEL. MARKET. For Pork there was a good demand at full rates, but all other kinds of Meat sold heavily at lower rates. The supply Is large. Beef, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 4d. ; Mutton, 3s. to 4s. Bd. ; Veal, .3s. 4d. to 4s. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. Bd. to ss. 4d. ; Lamb, 43. Bd. to 6s. Clover, 41. to 51. 18s. ; Meadow Hay, 31. to 41. Ws. ; Straw, 1/. 16s. to 2i. TEA MARKET. The Market for Free Trade was quiet, and rather lower rates Iret-0 takett. The demand for Company's Congou was dull at 2s. cash. Some large public sales have been declared. TALLOW MARKET. The demand for Russian Tallow was dull on the spot, with prices on the decline. Sellers of P. Y. Candle on the spot at 465., and for delivery in last three months at 475. 3d. per cwt. SPIRIT MARKET. Rum dull of sale, and prices on the decline, proof Leewards 2s. per gallon. Brandy not lower, but buyers operate with caution. INDIGO MARKET. This rnarlot for East India was dull, and common sorts sold at rather lower rates; but good qualities were held firm. A large quantity has be, n declared for public sale. LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.) Ltinfiolt, Just I2.—Wind this day at ncon, N.E. DIAL, Juut 11.--. Wind N. to N.N. E. , fresh breeze. I Arrived front the river and sailed, the Psyche, Stephenson, for I Launceston ; Encles, Madras ; Thona,.s Metcalfe, Calcutta ; 1 Westminster, New York ; Neptune, ditto; Chandos, An- Ni Ariadne, Naples; Diadem, Gibraltar. Sailed the Fo rentitt, for Sydney, New z.outh Wa!es. Sfat , inc. 3 Att CRPER, Jo Nr. 11.—Arrived the Jane Erskine, COoi, 91 Ancona ; Viscount Downe, Hart, Trieste. PLY3ftitifti, itiot 11,—Sailed the William Turner, for Sydney, New South Wales. Arrived off port, the Olinda, Crickmay, ditto. RalsToL, JUNE 11.—Sailed the Mary White, Wakehttn, toe Unite. Pdarsttovi,n, Sulfa 11.—Wind N.N.E. to E.N.E._ Arrived the Westminster, from London, and sailed for New TO. Stifled the Poum, for Hong Kong. VALMOtitti, hint 10.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Me dea, Pratt, from Pernambuco, sailed 25th April. CORK, JUNE 9.—Arrived the Troubadour, from London, far the Cape of Good Hope ; Countess of Westmorland, Nesbitt; Pfiticu Edward's Island. Sailed the Enmore, for Li'VER)I'OOL, Join 11.—Wind E.N.E., light.—Arrived !IA Maria SOphiai from Copenhagen ; Johanna, Dutin, Ice land. Sided the Sit idm BereSford, far Bahia; New Hamp shire, New York ; St. George, St. Min's, New Brunswick ; European, Thomastown. • KIRICWALL, JUNE s.—Arrived the Fredericka kind/S t Slfalinndo for Liverpool, with loss of bowsprit; and cargo shifted; StatottgEsq, JUTE 6.—Aerited thq Wa'chful, Duncan, from M6mel, tot Linlet:ck, with loss of deck load, and bow sprit sprung; hating brew en shore on Anhnit Reef. Jti*E a—The btoadMde Of a vessel, supposed part of a steamer, was driven Asltek nettt Mainstrand. Arrived the Resource, Vulcan, from Meniel ; Weakly, and Rhine, Riga ; Anna Maria, and Louise, Keel; Norge, Dram; Hell pneisqt, Os'erisdqr 1 Fame, Stettin ; Lycken, Carlscrona ; Union, M *bort ; Dkgger ; tlambtetor, Anctam. LAW IN irt LIA GEN CE. BAIi, CO Ant' ilr THE QUEEN C. THE JUSTICES Or STAFainn§lifittd Mr, Jukice COLE lIIDGE t hisdiydecided that the appeniiii?nt of dVeraecra for Oneote parish, in Staffordshire, by M. Gaunt, tsti: j and the Res. 'I% H. Heathccte, County Magistrates, was gOOd anti that atiothr apfointrtietit, of a like nature, by John Bill, Esq , and the Rev. John Auld, also County Magis trates,. could not be supported. The p&fit at ;ssee arose out of the following circumstances : --It appeared that oil the 3l* March. lag, Mr. Gaunt and Mr. Sneyd, Magistrates of Fie , roftlShire o hell a Petty Sessionl at Leek, for the appointment Of overseers for the Hundred of Totmouslow North, which in elides OtiCslte I Hitt a difference of opinion arising between them as to the persons the most eligible, an adjournment was agreed upon to • the text Petty Sessions, on the 14th April, When it was expected a third Magistrate would attend. Af er 'Lindh first meeting-, however, and without acquainting Mr. Gaunt cf his intention, Mr. Sneyd struck his nann, out of the niittutes cf the adjournment, and on the following day, viz. the igt April, Went to Mr. Bill, and with him appointed the overseer* desired by Mr. Sneyd ; but on the 14th April, the day o f adjournment, Mr. Gaunt, with Mr. Ileathcote, who !btu attended the Sessions, also appointed overseers for On ente, thereby creating the atomali of two concurrent and rival of itiergeers for the same ilace. But the Court decided that those appointed by Mr. Gaunt and Mr. Heathcote, on the 14th April, were the only legal overseers, by reason of the ad journment, and which Mr. Sneyd could not annul by his own attthoi ity. - - „ RYLEBONE.—At a meeting of Air. Young's friends held last. eveni ng . at the Globe Tavern, King's-cross, 111 r. Young said he was happy to state that an arrangement Lad been made which was sathfisetory both to Commodore Na pier and himself. The arrang,ment was this :--That a great meeting shall be he'd a t th e Colosseum next Wednesday, Lord Dudley Stuart in the chair, that friends of both sides shall be stationed at the doors with the register books. &c., in their hinds That at this mee4ing shall be requested to attend (by letters signed by the secretaries of either party) all those elec tors who did not vote tor' Tcries in the election of 1837, and all new electors since Vim time—that none others shall be ad mitted. That these electors shad determine by ballot who is to withdraw. That the meeting shall commence at two o'clock, and shall .close at t en . Th at the time shall be divided into speaking on both sides, arid balloting. This announcement VV2A received with great applatuf. ADELPHI. THEATRE ROYAL. FIRE AT ASTLEY'S AMPHITHEATRE. BENEFIT for the COMPANY on MONDAY EVENING, June 14. THE late Distressing Calamity having thrown a great number of the members of the above establish ment out of employment,..l. H. ANDERSON, the GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH begs to inform the Public that he will give the WHOLE OF THE PROCEEDS of the above evening, as a Benefit for the member, of .the above Establish ment, hoping that the benevolent trill join heart and hand pith him to alleviate the present distress of the Company. ELECTION FOR MARYLEBONE. ruHE COMMITTEE for CONDUCTING JIL. the ELECTION of SIR BENJAMIN HALL and Slit CHARLES NAPIER SIT DAILY at the CAFE CO LOS -EMU, NEW ROAD, where it is iequested that all Communications may be forwarded. SOSEPH DRAKE, IVINIE JO~IPEIHon. Secretaries, June 9, 1841. LADY BLESSINGTON'S NEW WORK. !Now ready at ail the Li!,raries, in 2 vola. Bvo., THE IDLER IN FRANCE, By the COIIN FESS of BLESSINGTON. Also, just published, LADY BLESSINGTON'S " IDLER IN ITALY." In 3 small vols., with Portrait. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great IMarlborough•street. 1S MA J ESTY AI,JESTY AUTHORISED eENIPEROR of ; AUS T RIA of and MONEYGUA RAN GUA RANTEE!) several havingli TRIBUTIONS DIVIDENDS, which (thoisq,ll thny are NO LOTTERIES) e'er many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH and at LUBECK, Are now SELLING BONDS for the said DISTRIBUTIONS. Peri , ons desirous to purchase for the Next Distributions may re2eive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PROS- I' .CTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing, WITH. OUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS, at lIAMBURGH, or to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. The NEXT DISTRIBUTION coutains DIVIDENDS of £25,000 £6OO £l2O £BO 5,000 400 110 70 1,500 200 100 60 1,000 , 150 90 50 60() 100 The largest Dividend of the Distribution of Ist March last, TWE.s TY-FIVE THOUSAND POUNDS, wa3 remitted to London and vicinity by HEINE BROTHERS, who remitted, during a few years, 21 large Money Dividends, from 60a. and upwards unto 25,0001., besides many Dividends of smaller'amounts to England, Ireland, and Scotland. PROSPECTUS of the 7,000 MONEY DI YIDENDS which will be divided amongst 7,000 BONDS cf the IMPERIAL and ROYAL POLISH LOAN, Contracted in the Year 1835, under Guarantee of His ,Majesty the Emperor of Russia, By the Distribution of Ist July, 1841. Dividends. Florins Polish Currency. 1 of 1,000,000 - 1,000,000 1 2 • 150,000. 6 .. 150,000 8 12 20 100 150 200 ... ........ ..... 1,500 1,000 . 5,500 7,000 7.970,000 41 Florins Polish Currency are equal to £1 Sterling. Every Original Bond belonging to the Distribution of Ist July obtains at least a Dividend of £lB Sterling. Largest Dividend £2 1,400 Sterling. • Direct for Original Bonds, without delay, to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS TONES. Owing to the extraordinary overflows last week, attracted by the Operas of " La Sonnambula " and the " Mountain Sylph," they will, in compliance with the Public wish, be acted this we-k alterne.tely, supported by the first Vocalists n the Kingdom, a powerful Chorus, and an extra Band, conducted by Mr. G. StanSbnry. THIS EVENING, JUNE 12, Will be represented Wrnett's ce'cbrated Opera, entitled THE MOUNTAIN SYLPH. Donald, Mr. Wilson ; Hela, Mr. IA flier ; /Eolia, Miss Fo uler ; Jessie, Mrs. Sede. After which (by particular desire), THE QUAKER. To conclude with, THE ➢IILLER AND HIS MEN. Supported by the mi,st, talented Coinyinthe Aletropolis. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF 11112:0SBAIDISTON. THIS EVENING, JUNE. 11. An entirely new beautiful pathetic Domestic Drama, it: Three Acts, with splendid scenery, decorations, &c., entitled SUSAN HOPLEY ! OR, THE TRIALS AND VICISSI- TUDES OF A SERVANT GIRL ! William Dean, Mr. E. F. Saville ; and Susan flopley by Miss Vincent, the accepted Heroine of I cuttestin Drama. After which, the Operatic Drama of THE PRISONER OF ROCHELLE. Henri (the Prisoner), Mr. Osbaldiston; Bearice by Miss Vincent, who will introduce the,popular Song of " Wanted a Governess !" accompaniod by herself on the Pianoforte. To conclude with, - a new Romance, in Three Acts. entitled THE GALLEY SLAVES OF TOULON; Oil, THE HIDDEN TREASURE! Louis de Valere, Mr. Osbaldiston ; Claude Lapelle, Mr. E. F. Saville; Babin, Mr. Saul ; Bouquet, Mr. Ross ; Antoine, Ur. Howard ; Leonora, Alivs Lee; Madame Bouquet, Miss Howard, &e. &c. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, la.—Gallery, 6d. Half-price at Half-past Eight. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. MORE WONDERS. Behold 1 the GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH is not only the Misteriachist of this age of wonder, the Public have discovered that he is the ALCHYMIST of ti e NINE TEENTH CENTURY; by his touch all things turn to gold; he proves his power of Alchymy thcs—he has waved his " mystie rod" over this great metrorods, its influence hath charmed within his Circle of Mystery 10,000 of the elite of London, during the list six nights. This must be more than magic, considering the hot wea‘her. But who can resist the Wizacd's temptation? None ! The lovers of Scicnce, Literature, limo cent amusement, and recreative philosophy, .lir UST be his Pa trons. Strangers and Visitors to the Metropolis of the British Empire, Remember the WONDER OF LONDON IS THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH! Visit him at his Mepbistophelian Palace, the Adelphi Theatre. Every evening during the week he will be found "at home," per forming his Acatalectic Wonders, proving his power of Alli eiency and Heteroptics, displaying all his Thousand 'Feats of Modern Necromansisteology, which has no parallel in ancient or modern magi. Admission—Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, Is. 6d.; Gallery, 6d. Se cond price at Nine o'clock Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. Doors open at half-past :Seven, and the Wizard commences at Eight, concluding at half-past Ten or Eleven. Carriages in attendance at a quarter-past Ten. Private Boxes for six persons, 1/. 55., to be engaged at the Theatre every day, or from every agent in London. Box Office o t 'en from Ten till Five. r Parties wishing to secure places in the Dress Circle must send to secure them. N.B. No gratuities to box openers or attendants. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. UNDER HER MAJESTY'S ESPECIAL PATRONAGE. PROMENADES MUSICALES ET CHAMPETRES, by the unrivalled Band of Wind Instruments, The ILLUMINATION of ST. PETER'S and Superb GIRANDOLA of ST. ANGELO, EVERY MONDAY, TUESDAY. AND THURSDAY. FIRST FLOWER SHOW OF THE SEASON ! On TUESDAY NEXT, JUNE 15. In addition to the whole of the above attraction, the Royal South London Floricultural Society win hold *heir Grand Alis.; cellaneous Flower Show, consisting of Roses, Pelargoniums, Heaths, Ilearts-ease, Calceolarias ' Pinks, Ranunculus, Mis cellaneous and Specimen Plants, Cut Flowers, Fruit, Vege tables, &c., forming together a Floral Exhibition of unequalled extent and beauty. The Promenade Alaskale will include Berlioz' Overture " The Inquisition"--a new Quadrille, composed for the occa sion, " The Court of Flora"--Jullien's celebrated " Nightin gale Waltz," with Piccolo Obligato by Master Hall—Grand tlelection from " hlaria Stuart" and " Oberan"—" Les Cent Suisse," Quadrille— Overtures to "Die Zaubertlote" and " Za netta"— and Handers Grand " Firework Symphony." Open at Ten. Concert at Six. Girandola at Dusk. Admistdon One TO CORRESPONDENTS. We lvve already contradicted the false report alluded to by our Correspondent who writes from the Isle of Wight. It watiil be unfair towards many partirs to publish the state ment eorntoonieated from Boulogne on anonymous authority. The suggestion " A Plebeian" comes too late, as Lord John. Russell has already given a pledge to the contrary. MOH WATER Ai LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ki rning 41 muuttes aft.tr 7. 1 Evening + minutes alter ,! . 0,.._ q s:4 4 ~, 4#-. k 4 - - A 4 : ,1• '&, .5 1 77 4- i'' ,--'•4s4iLltizpvia,A : '''''''', '-,. A ''' i . i. '' ...1., , , W‘ ' s EL t U 1314. LONDON: SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1841. In the Home of Lords, the Earl of WILTON, who seems to have a greedy ear, crammed by some Irish pur veyor of outrages, inquired cf the Marquis of Non- TIANBY about a meeting to promote repeal of the Union, and about a disgraceful riot which the Noble Lord said had taken place in Manchester. We saw the account of this meeting in a Manchester paper, and though there was a hostile disposition evinced between parties. the good temper of Sir CIIARLES SHAW had prevented any mischief. The Marquis of NORMAN3Y treated the matter lightly, and said he had not made any inquiries, but he believed the Noble Earl had received a very exaggerated state- went. The Noble Earl said he complained especially of three county Magistrates being present, who had not attempted to quell the disturbance. _ _ _ The Marquis of BUTE having moved the third read ing of the Jews Declaration Bill, the Bishop of LLAN DAFF opposed the motion, because the Bill was calcu lated to strike a Vital blovir at the COnstitUtion. Ho moved that the sill be read a third time in three months. Lord LYTTELTON looked on the Bill as a stepping stone to admitting the Jews to Parliament, and supported the amendment. So did the Eariof .as might be ex . petted. • - The =Earl Of AVIOR:Low took a diftrent view, and sup- EVEN ING EDITION. - - - he ;s the Bill. At present the law was very j(.O- -, e , • said, and a number of Corporations had p:.titio‘ nc'd to hay' , ' the present restrictions removed. Thel3ishop of St. David's (Dr. TitiaLwALT.) supported :,„1 the Bill, which he did not think would alter the naturc or character of our institutions. The Bishop of LONDON heard Dr. Tnirtr.wALL's . nion with great mortification, on account of. the we!g which his great talents and learning gave to his opinions. The Jews did not believe in JESUS CurttsT, ;Ind it was e for their Lordships to decide whether, the : l3ishop„ o. LONDON said, the principles of the Constitution and the bulwarks of the national religion were to 5° broken down. Their Lordships, after a few words from the Marquis of BUTE and the Earl of GaLLowAv, re jected the Bill by a majority of 98 to 64. The Punishment of Death Bill was read a svc'n a time, Lord BnoucTrAm and the Marquis of Newt-il l° striving which should be most forward in promoting.th° good work. The Marquis of IVEsTmEITH announced that if he, stood alone he would divide the House against the clol" .° for abolishing the puniAlment of death for rape. Their Lordships then adjourned till Monday. ' e Mr. HINDLEY in the Comm'oz.as postpon9d his :not; )nl i , on the Corn-laws till Tuesday. s • .1 1 , Sir R. PEEL obtained leave to bring in shill to a meml4l the law relating to trying controverted election.: ,. . it The bribery at the Cambridge election was tiv only roh . subject which occasioned any discussion. .7,1 r. W- 10 moved a resolution that the A'TTOKNEY-C;ENERNT, be ~/ 1 1 instructed to prozecute Mr. MANNEaS SIITTON, :11%.A1 LONG, and gr. SWAN, for bribery, at the Cambridg e , cri election. . AI oh Several Members having spoken on the subject , t r • the sense of the House having been declared a,Virt" t ; ll c : eluding Mr. MaNNEns SUTTON in the .resoluico, WAnD withdrew that gentleman's name. The T,'s°lll - as to Mr. LONG, was agreed to without a divis,"' and the House divided as . to that part of it relating to Mr. Sw4N, which was carried by 78 to 46. Several Bills wre forwarded a stage, including th e '• Bribery at Elections Bill, .without any observation. M r ' T. DlTscpitnt obtained leave to bring in a Bill to en force the' printing 'and Speedy delivery of copies of t he registers of electors. At a Quarter past Eight o'Clock the House adjourned Jai) till this day. uit d are Mr. WOLRYCHE WHITMORE, an 01-- ~ staunch opponent of the Corn-laws, has, we C , . 1 glad to see, again taken up arms agaigs t this legislative iniquity. If we are not misinforra.cd' nt Mr. WHITMORE, is both a landowner . and Po' - senses considerable influence in his nei .J! glibour.- hood with landowners and farmers. His `,") 3111- J phlet accordingly takes the shape of a letter,to • 1 the agriculturists of the county of Salop. IS n ig ever he says, therefore, will be received w ith deference and authority; and we borrow' f r° in him with Pleasure the follo-:ving calm and 5 e - a tive view of the effect of altering the Corn. awn • tel The question is indeed a mighty one ; on it,connecde. •,, as it is with all the'other monopolie,.' Of the cotintrYwofts' pends the future 'welfare or . gradhol decline 4 : 4 4e, 0 ;11. 1i mighty. empire : but it iv. a question far more of try than of price. Some effect, no doubt, and con Prj,ttr tit with. the present high p r i ce s of f o od, a considt effect, would be p ro d uce d b y t h e c h ange in the ; as • compared with average prices, with those we ht. t . e .- 1 , e , had for the last te n y ears , or cou d expect i n years to come, witho u t an a lt erat i on i rt the hl"'' o v t. effect would be comp ara ti ve l y tr ifli ng . I ust beg ° 11(1 to remark the differenc e b e t ween t h e -prices Of this 3 ; - the last year, and th e average pr i ce to which r e ' ( :. t h to the least observant it will be apparent that eic ~ „ price of the present period is alone the result of luvn ir , of deficient produce ; that it will cease with the oc. that gave it birth ; and that, j u d g i ng f rom a ll former `in perience, it will be followed by a reaction, great b.' * 4 proportion to the p resen t r i se . Th at ' t his e ffect w' rr " ll produced is, I have said, not only consistent with experienCe, but obvious, when we consider that 111 -,P price necessarily stimulates production, awl creased growth, or, as it is called, a greater L'read th wheat, in c.injunction with favourable seasons, las vg) o . : produces a larger quantity than is required for the e t ' 4! sumption of our own population ; the consequence cessarily is, a great fall in - price. You can remenr:_, two distinct periods in which this - effect was produeen - B : 1822 and 1835. In both cases the price of wheat bAow 40$. per- quarter ; that such will happen under our present system, at no distant period, it quires no extraordinary foresight to predict. I sPt s . that then, not of the price of any given year, but of a sr l ` of years ; the only way to judge in such matters. the average of any extended period under the existing law will give about 575. per quarter ; that is, the average x t on which the tithe com p os i t i on i s f oun d e d ; it is ti'v which every respectable valuer of land takes as his bas`:' and that on which every prudent farmer about to ta t;) land, 'reckons. I repeat, then, if we take 575.-. per (ri 4 r" ter as the average price for wheat. the change c ontent - ,... plated : will nut make a vast difference in the price. Tr i oti ° measure proposed by the Government is to substitute, at duty of ss. per quarter f or th e p resen t scale. W it ': ,17 would be the probable effect upon price of such a ci:a,nr,e I ehall not trouble you with figures, but merely stair that after the best and - most impartial considerao ll have been able to gi ve th e su bj ect, l am i nc li ne d to h f have that a free trade in corn would not admit of ;gin '-'`• Considerable quantity o f w h eat b e i ng so ld i n our market under from 455. to 48s. per quarter, upon an average years, and that the payment of a duty of Bs. would c atst i . . i ,)ti it to 525. or 535. You will perceive I. have not stati.ete, the latter prices quit e equa l t o t h e sum t o which 1 1 ' 4 it simple addition of the duty to the price of wheat in onc he or without duty, wo u ld ra i se it ; f or i nstanc e,. it', t ; price without duty were 47 5 . per quarter, Bs. add" duty might be expected to raise it to 555. Ido 'think it _would raise it beyond 525. or 535. oi Taking these .circumsta nces i n t o cons id era tion, I g • not entertain any apprehension of the sligh test -ill ow e ? to oar own agriculture by th e c h ange. I belicv e ,;:o • Shall &Mistime easily all th e corn we can gro w, and - t , we 'can import ; but I b e li eve , a l so , we s h ou ld 0.3- ,,„ more of meat, and of beer, too—matters of Moment to the grazie rs , th e b ree d ers o f stoc k, and th e e 111 barley growers of this country ; and who, amongst agriculturists, will n o t come un d er one or t h e other t ° s 4. 11 these description s ? Wi t h regar d to these l atter it should be borne in mind that the advantage th e ,0 fish:and Irish f anner h ave over hi s f ore i gn c ortipetitc'V` much greater tha n i n th e art i c l e of wheat. Meat tit ' he • the butcher, and b ar l ey to ma k e goo d ma l t, are both t Tesult.of a-high state of cultivation, and are rare;!' p r dueed in perfection in those ruder st a t es o f agriclat r '.' whence alone we can expect to draw our supplies. •fef Wecould quote with pl easure - a grea t dealt - O r of this useful and well-timed pamphlet, but ` v , e , must content Ourselves with recommending it the perusal of our' agricultural readers, at f'" ye ~t same time protecting our se l ves b y adding that most of the arguments which Mr. W. IV :1111 :, monE ciirects against the prese n t systein ar e equally forcible when applied to a fixed dn t f; If it would be advantageous to havo wheat ro. with au extensive trade, it would be 117°re advantageous to have it at 445., with a trade C er- •1 01 taro to be extensive and benefi c i a l, i n proporti on as all restrictions were. removed. - We must refer, however, t o th e fi rs t (1 4 n - , t „ a tion we have made in order t o ill ustra t e a P r '''; ciple which seems to be misapprehended by 5 ° 11 % of our Contemporaries. M r . W HITMOR E reftl to the two years, 182:2 and 1835, when corn ` v " - '' very low priced, and he says " th a t high I'' j ce necessarily stimulates- production, and that ill ; -creased growth, or, as it is called, a greater i• breadth of wheat, in conjunction with ' faro . ,„ is ~on seasons, always produce a larger quantity tfia"--to required for the consumption of our own P°1 1 " „i (1,, tion." To meet the consequent fall of p r ice, a' p p, a 3 save the agriculturists harmless from grov" - v . great breadth of wheat under the stimulus of t ` ./ ha t 1 high price, Mr. all`CuLLocii has proposed t • - a bounty, nearly equivalent to the tax w hic raises the price, should be given on all corn ported. Both Mr. WHITMORE'S and Mr. - 3 LI:;011'S statements establish the fact that iii rise of price caused by a tax is, and must he, 'r/ favourable seasons, in seasons of a bund 39 .: when every heart should be glad—extremel y j . ll - jurious to the farmer. We have repeated sisted on the same fact, and we are glad t o ' it confirmed by such unquestionable autho ritY o. But injurious as is abundance to the fou l " favourable seasons, the high price of untl t u h r e able seasons, which stimulates him to extol .0 growth of wheat, is ten-fold more iftiur i° :.;* the poor consumer. The injury to the Car ° caused by there not being mouths eon r o • having means of iiurchase, to buy the abu"da..f ria ... of favourable sea.so is; and, looking at th e . ciplc of population, which carries with it of labour, extension of skill, and iner ea knowledge, which is therefore the iner easc _.p P - r" • mouths with an increased means of Pui.ch •-• we are entitled to say that the only reason v be -.,:- .e there are not mouths enough to co ns-r, ,01 abundance of faVourable seasons, is the lav i l y. ": 1 : 1 11 i 4 )/ 44, raises the price, by shortening the suPP te a . so starves human beings out of existence• lots; ;1 5_:) injury -infli c t e d on th e f ar mer is a pecuniall er, j g the injury inflicted on the poor consu"' c h l t t l i n t ! t and in f d a e r a c t l l: r . a . bl T , h s e e a s suoffnesrianrgesthe i= 41 :7 a eg - or reflected consequences of his own . t shortening the supply -sLucitrslraiti 17e.ttinCsorn-law, or the iniqiultY;l.oo3,,,,,A t heir cleat