The Sun. — London, England, 1841-05-21 00:00:00

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This new and greatly improved edition has been en riched with oumerouA additions from the public archives, and private communications of great interest to the Nobility ; and terms a complete book of reference for the history of every dis ti,guished family in the kingdom. *„ ' Orders received by all Booksellers. Ilenry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. U ,DER the SIANAGEMEiIT of MADAME VESTRIS. 'MIS EVENING, MAY 21. Will be repeated the New Comedy, in Five Acts, entitled LONDON ASSURANCE. Sir Harcourt Courtly, Bart, Mr. W. Farren ; Max Hark away, Mr. Bartley; Mr. Charles Courtly, Mr. Anderson ; "Ir. Adolphus Spanker, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Dazzle, Mr. C. If 'thews; Mark Meddle, Mr. Harley; Grace Harkaway, Madame Vestris ' • Lady Gay Spanker, Mrs. Nisbett ; Mrs. Pert, Mrs. liurnbr. .ther which will be repeated, the Grand Romantic Fairy Ex travaganza, entitled BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. Beauty, Madame Vestris : The Beast, Mr. W. Harrison ; John Quill, Mr. Marley ; Dressalinda, Miss Rainforth ; Mar r:•,•-olda, Miss Grant; Queen of the Roses, Miss Lee. To-morrow, Lond on Assurance, with Beauty and the Beast. Doors to t e opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven e'Clock. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Secend Price, 3s. 6d. • First and Second Ircles, ; Second Price, 25. 6d. ; Pit, is.; Second Price, 2-. ; Gallery Is. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets m sy oe had upon application. Private Box(, to be had solely of Mr. Andress, bookseller, , i. 7, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. T - NDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE, AND MR. WILLIS TONES. Triumphant Career of " Claude Du Val, the Ladies' High wayman," no drama since the production of " Jack Shep pard " has made so decided a hit. Revival of ' Rafael the Libertine, and first appearance of Mr J. S. Balls in the cha racter of Rafael. THIS EVENING, MAY 21, Will be acted a Grand Romantic Drama, entitled LOVE, HATRED, AND REVENGE; OR, THE. CON QUEST OF TAR ANTE. Characters by Messrs. H. Hughes, Hicks, Haines, Hislop, Buckingham, Mrs. H. Unghes, &c. After which, an Historical and Domestic Drama, entitled :LAUDE DU VAL, THE LADIES' HIGHWAYMAN. Xith entirely sew local and beautiful Scenery, extensive Ma chinery, real horses and carriages, &c. Claude Duval, Mr. J. S. Balls. Supported by the most powerfel Company in London. To conclude with RAFAEL THE LIBERTINE. Rafael, Mr. J. S. Balls ; Pedro, Mr. W. Smith ; Maria, r .1-I. Vining ; Inisella, Miss Martin. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. Miss Vincent as the Heroine of Domestic Drama, and the New. Legendary Romance of " Rookwood!" with a New Pit, a New Gallery, and New Splendid Decorations ! THIS E.VENING, MAY 21, AND TO-MORROW, , A New Domestic Drama, ir. Three Acts, entitled SIMON LEE; OR, THE MURDER OF FIVE.FIELDS' COPSE. Simon Lee, Mr. E. F. Saville ; and Grace Hathcrleigh, Miss Vincent. After which, the Romance of ROOKWOOD ; OR, THE LEGEND OF THE OLD LIME TREE. Dick Turpin by Miss Vincent, with the Flash Songs of " Hurrah for the Game of High Toby !" "Nix my Dully, Fake away !" and " My Bonny Black Bess." To conclude with a New Drama, called THE BOOK OF FATE. _ Krantz Tidlitz, Mr. Gardner; Gabello, Mr. Howard; Rosa, Mrs. Howard. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, Is.—Gallery, 6d. Half-price at Half-past Eight. ROME ! NOVEL AND EXTRAORDINARY EXHI BITION AT THE ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. OPEN DAILY—The New PICTORIAL MODEL, of AN CIENT and MODERN ROME! exemplifying on a scale of enormous magnitude never before attempted, the former glories and present aspect of the once-proud" klisiress of the World ;" arid comprising amongst its most striking features the ancient Bridge and Castle of St. Angelo, the Vatican and Pontifical Pa lace, the Toriditiona Theatre, the Ospitale di S. Spirito, and the vtst and marvellous Basilica of St. Peter's; This magnificent re „resentation has been entirely constructed from the designs, and under the superintendence of Mr. Damon, assisted by nu merous eminent artists. The delineation is so strictly accurate, and the proportions so stupendous, as to offer a perfect realisa tion of those wonders of architecture which still render the a' eternal city" the most interesting spot on the face of the . ' , lobe It will be exhibited Daily from Ten till Dusk , together . with the splendid ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, which includes several recently-acquired rarities, and specimens of suzequalled size and beauty. Admission, One Shilling.—Feeding hour, Five &Clock. TO CORRESPONDENTS. A Constant Reader, Portsmouth, whose letter was overlooked, is informed that the best history we know of the Rise and Progress of the Taxe+ on Corn is to be found in Mr. M'Culloch's Commercial Dictionary. His request we will endeavour to comply with. Hides WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. M'rning.....t2 minutes after 2. i Evening 45 minutes after 2. The Publication of the Evening Edition of THE SUN corn :sewed at 10 minutes after Three. A a_ t f 4 )149 4 4 . 1 ' , 4111% josi t : " . ~- ac'.944 - ••04 . • • • I" " . 7. 0 no . 2 iritt LONDON: FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1841. THE DIE IS CAST ! (From our Second Edition of Last Night) Thank GoD ! the cause of freedom and the people still prevails, and the days of mono poly are numbered ! Up! men of England, Scot. land, and Ireland, and do your duty ! Prepare to set the houses of your new representatives in order, and cast those who have deceived you and the country to the winds! Success is the handmaid of those only who resolve to win lier good graces; woo her, therefore, like your fathers of old, and assert the dignity of men. Be longer the slaves of monopoly at home, while you expend your treasure, your blood, and your humanity in the glorious, but hitherto vain, s hope of extinguishinglavery ab roa d. Th ere the sugar monopolists have leagued, and still do cabal, to defeat your noble endeavours. But the cup of bitterness will return to their own lips, if you be now but true to yourstAves. A. DISSOLUTION of Parliament is RE SOLVED ON, and, before that day comes, it. is your duty to be prepared. To be forewarned is to. be fore-armed. Your aemies know, by intuition, that the danger is coming, and, t h e y tremble while they believe! It is yo;dyg, like honest men and prudent gene :als,:to be prepared for what may happen. Look then to yourselves and your country— look to your wives and your dear children, and then, look out for good men and true, to repre bent you in Parliament—men who will protect your rights, assert your remaining liberties--men 'who will arrest the onward march of the op pressor, relieve the poor, and do equal justice to ALL.' Such men ought to be the representatives of people who boast in calling themselves free. Men of the three kingdoms I so truly loyal to a patriotic and beloved QUEEN now prove your loyalty to her, and your duty to yourselves, by returning at the ensuing General Election Gentlemen who will support the Throne, protect the people, and do honour to themselves by -etting a brilliant example to posterity! A DIBSOLUTION IS AT HAND! and the days of Monopoly are numbered ! Long live the 41, GI A expectations were excited yesterday that the Ilinistett would make some declaration in the House of Cominbris, and great crowds of Peers, as well as Members of dice, Rouse, attended to hear the revelation. was o n l y Their curiosityy whett e d by itsgratification being momentarily delayed, i n consequence of Mr. FIELDEN making a complaint of want of order on the part of the SPEAKER. The Hon. Member stated that his motion to aljourn the debate on Lord J. RUSSELL'S re solution on Tuesday, was duly seconded, that he was asked to withdraw it, but declined, and that the SPEAKER ought to have put it. The SPEAKER explained that he understood the mo tion was not seconded, and therefore he did not put it. Sir LNGLIS confirmed the SPEAKER'S view. No doubt the confusion was very great, and Mr. FIELDEN and the House were satisfied by the explanation. The Hon. Gentleman, however, amused the House by threatening to print the speech which the House would not allow him to speak. _ _ _ Then came the announcement which the crowd had assembled to hear. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he would on Monday move for a Com mittee of Ways and Means to grant the annual sugar duties. We mentioned in our Evening Edition yesterday that Ministers would probably do so, and we assured them that doing so would be an unerring sign that Ministers mean to dissolve the Parliament. What steps the Tories will take we cannot tell, but we presume that they will not oppose the passing of the Sugar Bill, or venture to stop the supplies. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then, in the midst of the most profound silence, moved that the House do adjourn to Monday, and, saying nothing more, the astonishment was great, till it _dissipated itself in laughter and cheers. In reply to the Earl of DARLINGTON the Noble Lord announced that he would bring forward the Corn-law question on the 4th of June. Lord G. LENNOX gave rise to a brief discussion, by moving for a Committee of the whole House, to take into consideration so much of the Report of the Naval and Military Commission as relates to the Marines; but being assured by Sir H. VIVIAN that the Govern ment was anxious to do all in its power for that gallant corps, and several other Honourable Members hav ing spoken in praise of it, the Noble Lord with drew his motion. The principal subject of his com plaint was that the officers of Marines were not placed on a level with the officers of the other services. Some motions that are briefly mentioned in the de bates having been disposed of, and the Vaccination Bill having gone through Committee, the House adjourned till Monday. The question of a dissolution naturally occupies public attention. The Whigs cannot now do otherwise than dissolve. The public expects that of them. They would disappoint their friends and destroy their own character were they to take any other course. They have thrown the gauntlet to the monopolists, the monopolists have taken it up, and the Whigs cannot run from the lists without being for ever stigmatised as cravens. After the announcement of last night, however, there is no fear but they will appeal to the people, and make them the judges of one of the greatest questions that ever men had to de cide. The period of the dissolution is not fixed, though it cannot be far off; but a dissolution is unalterably decreed. The Tories object that it is unconstitutional for a Ministry to appeal from a Parliament which has been called under its auspices, and should it do so they threaten it with punishment. The pub lic, not the Tories, will decide the propriety of the dissolution, as well as the question of monopoly or no monopoly, and we have a firm faith in the justice of its decision. Circumstances dictated all constitutions, and must now, as at first, overrule all human laws. The course of nature is not suspended by our artificial regulations, and they must give way to it. The men of the present age have not forfeited or given up their right to judge and to act as circumstances dictate; and they have all the powers and. privileges of their ancestors. If an act were unconstitutional, i. e. contrary to what those ancestors did, and circum stances commanded it, that act would be fully justified. While we deny that the proposed dis solution is in any respect or degree unconstitu tional, we contend that circumstances justify lt, and that the Ministers would not be true, either to her MAJESTY or the people, were they not to dissolve the Parliament. Since the present Parliament was called to gether an entirely new set of circumstances have grown up, and now divide the different par ties. In 1837 the Corn-law agitation was un known. A series of somewhat abundant seasons then gave the people, previously starved clown to the capabilities of the narrow skill and t mited capital of the agriculturists, plenty o food. The high prices, the dearth of 1838 and 1839, which is the real source of Corn-law agita tion, had not then come into existence: The present Parliament was consequently elected without any reference to the retention or the abolition of the Corn-laws, now the corner-stone of party policy. Is it proper that so important a question should be settled by a Parliament summoned without any reference to it, and, therefore, not representing the opinions or the interests of the contending parties on that ques tion, which is one of life or death to multitudes? Again, the price of sugar only rose so inordi nately as to check consumption, and impede the expected increase in the revenue, within the last three years. That circumstance has forced the Ministers to propose a reduction of the discrimi nating duty on sugar, which keeps the supply short, and their proposition has brought before the public an entirely new view of the discrimi nating duty. It was laid on years ago, for the conunercial purpose exclusively of giving an ad vantage to the slave-grown sugar of our colonies in our market. But since that time slavery has been abolished in them, and the purely commer cial or fiscal duty has been clothed in the at tributes of pure morality. In consequence of the people of England having purchased the redemption of slaves in our own colonies, it has become an incidental effect of the discriminat ing duty that it is supposed, not only to encourage the consumption of sugar grown in English colo nies, but to discourage the growth of sugar by slave labour. The reduction of the discriminat ing duty is now resisted, therefore, because it will encourage the slave trade. At the time the pre sent Parliament was assembled, slavery, under the attenuated form of apprenticeship, still ex isted in our own colonies, and, consequently, the very important question on which the Ministry has been defeated was then totally unknown. It is right, therefore, before the Ministry give up, that it should learn what the electors think of this novel idea of limiting the food of the people of England, fur sugar is food, in order, as is sup posed, to sappress slavery and the slave trade. We do not say much of the Timber Duties, because they are more a question of a mere fiscal nature, and they had been discussed in all their present bearings, before the existing Parliament was assembled. They are of great importance to our shipping interests, and our manufacturers; an alteration in them is required by the wants of commerce, and the principles of civilization. At the same time they du not affect so closely the bulk of the people, nor stand. on such high grounds of moral principle as th e Sugar and Le Corn-laws. new n One very important, and a t t l novel, feature connected with thesele same time tions, is the great principle of monopoly , o-u • or enso monopoly which they involve, and wilich i s now, perhaps, for the first time, mooted in Par liament by authority. The Ministers have been compelled to moot that question by the march 01 events, including the recently discovered impo s _ sibility for the industry of the nation to sustain the Government, and at the same time to nourish that large body of vampires which furtively suck its blood. The conduct of Ministers, though dictated by circumstances, has roused the whole of the monopolists to unite in one body to op poc them. A totally new feature is now made ap parent, for members of the Legislature openly and scandalously avow that they have used, and will use, the power of making laws to tax the people for their own benefit. Whoever may be at the head of the Govern ment ought to ask the people whether they sanction that new constitutional principle. Shall legislation be based on a principle of avowed plunder? That is so great a novelty in the his tory, not only of our own country, but of the world, that any Ministry would deserve to be impeached which should undertake the Govern mentaware of oi until after the nation, having been made fact, shall have resolved to be go- verned on this detestable principle. It is worse than the ruling principle of banditti, for thieves' honour will not allow them to plunder one an other, while to plunder one another is the essence of the so-called system of protection. Upon the ground, then, that these very im portant questions are new—that the present Parliament was not assembled with any view to them—that the people would not be contented with a decision pronounced by a Parliament so assembled, we hold that the circum stances not only justify, they command the Ministers to appeal to the people by dissolving the Parliament. Is it to be supposed, were a Parliament assembled expressly on .account of these questions, involving such great moral prin ciples and such great commercial interests, that Liverpool would be represented by Viscount SANDON and Mr. CRESSWELL; that Bath would have sent such Members as my Lord PowERSCOURT and Mr. BRUGES ; or that Sunderland and Whitby should find no better organs of their interests than Mr. Alderman THOMPSON and Mr. A. CIIAPMAN l The princi ples now at issue, and the interests now involved, demand for the public service the most high souled, most energetic, and most sagacious men of the whole empire; and the present Parlia ment, called in peaceful quiet times, and for holi day purposes, contains very few such men. Whatever the Constitution may say, though, as we read and recollect it, the Ministers will act perfectly in accordance with its letter and its spirit, the peculiar circumstances we have adverted to, and circumstances overrule all human enactments, fully justify the appeal which we are now confident the Ministers mean to make to the people. As the electors decide, so will this magnificent empire be renovated by a really honest policy, or stifled and destroyed by its laws being made to promote corruption, favour dis honesty, and sanction plunder. We learn with pleasure that the shipowners of Gateshead have taken the field against the Corn-laws, and we are only surprised that the shipowners as a body have not before come for ward to aid this cause in every part of the empire. Whatever augments our commerce must increase the demand for our shipping. The repeal of the Corn and Provision-laws would not only increase our trade, enabling our manufacturers to export and import much more, but they would enable the shipowners to pro vision and sail their ships cheaper. Ma terials would not cost so much, :and the ship owners would have more to do, and they would have more profit on what they did. Though a great outcry was made against Mr. HusKlssoN's alterations on account of the injury it was said they would do our shipping, there is at present no intelligent shipowner who will not admit that they have benefited the shipping interest. But the Corn-laws are bound up with other injurious restrictions. The tin/her duties injure no class of men so much as ship-builders and ship owners. They compel the builders to use worse materials and the shipowners to give a higher price for a worse article. They induce them to shove off needful repairs, on account of the great expense, till ships, and crews, and cargoes, are lost. Trade is the daughter of freedom, and will extend, as restrictions are lessened or re moved; shipowners have a great interest in re moving restrictions on trade ; they are amongst her most favoured servants and instruments, and can only thrive as she thrives. It will be disgraceful, we think, therefore, should the shipowners of London, Liverpool, Leith, Greenock, Newcastle, Hull, Shields, Whitby, &c. &c., not imitate the good example set at Gateshead, and exert themselves to procure a repeal of the Corn-laws and a reduction of the duty on sugar and timber. Trade depends on production and consumption, and both will be increased, causing more to be exchanged, and augmenting freights by removing vexatious restrictions. Sailors, too, and all who are con nected with them, love freedom and honesty, and they will not be true to their character if they do not exert themselves to set trade free and put down the knavery of the landlords. We have been often puzzling ourselves to learn from the French Papers what becomes of the French troops sent to Africa. In all tele graphic accounts of battles fought with the Arabs, the usual proportion of French killed never exceeds two to a hundred of the enemy, and as we never hear of any extraordinary mortality among the French soldiers, we should like to know what becomes of the 20,000 men per annum, which, according to M• DUPIN, and other Members of the Chamber of Deputies, her conquests in Africa cost France ? Do they disappear from among men, like RomuLus and Numa ; or, are they undying, like a constitional Sovereign of Great Bri tain? Can their precise fate he surmised, like NIOBE'S, by a moisture; or, Dr, FAUSTUS' by an intolerable smell of sulphur? It s certainly very odd that so little is heard of them, save in connection with their countless victories, after their departure from Toulon. There is another, and a very different, matter upon which we should like to ob tain information. The National states, that M. GUIZOT, anticipating a change of Minis try in England, applied to Sir R. PEEL to know in what way would he conduct the re lations between the two countries. The slippery Baronet assured him that no exertions on his part would be wanting to re-unite the two coun tries in the bonds of friendship, which assurance so gratified the French Minister, that all the Journals subservient to him were ordered to take every occasion to recommend a change in the British Cabinet. Hence it is, according to the National, that the Dchats, which supports the Ministerial plan for modify ing the Corn-laws, endeavours to make it appear that Sir ROBERT PEEL is the only proper person to carry it into effect. Has, then, Sir ROBERT explained his Corn-law policy to the French Fo reign Mini3ter ? Is his shuffling pledge to the Tories to do nothing for a year, to be followed by his throwing such another political summerset as he did upon the Catholic question ? If the Right Hon. Baronet has concealed his intentions from the Liberals, it cannot be said that he was more communicative to the Tories. Has he deposited his secret in a French bosom, and are we to con clude from the Debats, that he wants but a year in office to betray the aristocracy by abolishing the Corn-laws? The Journal des Debuts of Tuesday has another long article, on the Corn-laws, the debate upon which, in the British Parli:unent, in connection with the sugar duties, excites the liveliest interest upon the Continent. The Debuts is the Coqrt or acle, conse q uentl y all i ts articles have a decided l D th e e b, a d i s i , st r o e c as ra o c us y. up l o t n m t a h :, e , be proper to premise , eaiin beaten upon a division, and that upon the Tories w ou ld otiti assumption that the Ministe rs would at once re sign if leaning thatt andst devolve the consistent and pleasing task of supplying the working classes with cheap food : The English . people in general only em brace with ardour questions in their totality. What is popularEngl England is the total repeal of the Corn-laws. The Ministry propose simply a re f orm i n m easure, and not a revolutio n a r y one. Its moderation will gain the approbation of all persons moderatel • g inclin e d ; b ut t h e same quality will just as certainly deprive it of th e support o f the masses. For our own part, if we had seen in this question only the prospect of a struggle between the rich and and the pmr, or the sacrifice of property to numbers, we should have reproved these measures as loudly as we have denounced the factious character with which the Ministry hive invested them. But the proposed reform appears to us founded as much on equity as on humanity, because, whilst it lessens the charges weighing so heavily on the consumers, it preserves to the landed yro prietor a protecting r i g ht over the agr i cu l tura l c l ass . fills last-named class in England support the greatest part of the public charges, pay tithes, and, generally speaking, the poor rates. It is only ju s ti ce , th en , t h at they shou ld b e protected against the competition of foreign production by a due equi valent to the taxes which they pay. The abolition of all duty on imported corn would not be equitable unless it was accompanied by the abolition of tithes. The great, the use ful effect of the proposed reform will be to introduce economy amongst the poor, by holding out to them the cer tainty. of fixed prices, and this in the minds of reflecting men, is undoubtedly a real benefit. But slow and moderate reforms, which are the most durable, are also the least po pular. The mere principle of safety is not a matter suffi ciently palpable to strike the perception of the masses, and it is not in hutan astute to exhibit enthusiasm for mere tranquillity. Hence we doubt much that this proposed reform will be received by the people with the enthusiasm which the Whigs are endeavouring to exciter. If it succeed, which, in deed, we think, cannot be doubted ) the success will be owing rather to that class, so rapidly increasing in England, which represents her commercial wealth. These men feel that the Continent is avenging itself on England fur its prohibitive policy, by adopting in its turn a similar plan, and they per ceive themselves by degrees becoming excluded from the great commercial markets of the wcrld. Manufacturers in England cry out against this state of things, and their cry must be heard, for her real strength is in her manufactures. The able men who, in the opposition as well as in the Government, direct the destinies of their country, are aware of this perilous position, and, for our own part, we are convinced that one of the first acts of Sir It. Peel, on coming to power, would be to reform the Corn-law enactments. The Debats mistakes the temper of the English people, who are never indifferent to political questions because they are not promised all that they want. Their greatest straggles have been for half measures, among the fore most of which we class the Reform Bill. They are always ready to fight manfully for what they can get, well knowing that the slightest change in a good direction necessarily produces others. Perhaps there is no people in the world whom slight modifications of a system satis fies so well as the English. The reason, is because we are an eminently practical people, and never step in the dark if we can help it. The bulk of the people are certainly in favour of a total repeal of the Corn laws, not for the reason assigned by the Debuts, but be cause the Corn-laws were a political experiment, which has failed after a patient trial of twenty-five yeats. Ne vertheless, they will not, on that account, less cordially and enthusiastically support the Ministerial proposition. They know that the social and political machine, once set in motion, will not stop at one rotation of the wheels. Besides, they are fully sensible, that in a great commer cial country like this, the proposed amount of fixed duty will have very little influence upon the price of bread. We enter not here into the merits of the Corn ques tion. This is done at sufficient length in other articles in The Sun. The Debats falls into the vulgar Conti nental error, that the support of the Church falls exclu sively upon the agriculturists. No fleece escapes the ecclesiastical shears in England. Even the goats are as closely clipped as the sheep. The Paris Journals of Wednesday have all reached us. We copy from the Prcsse, a Minis terial paper, the following paragraph : M. Piscatory is charged with a missen, with regard to which we have collected information that we have every reason to be lieve exact, but which it appears to us ought not to be made public at the present moment. It is confidently s'ated that, within a very few days, a strong squadron, under command of Rear-Admiral de la Susse, will leave Toulon for the coasts of Greece. This expedition is closely connected with the mission of M. Piscatory. It was rumoured in Paris that the object of M. PISCATORY'S mission is to compel the Greek Go vernment to pay the dividend upon the loan gua ranteed by France. This is going the proper way to work. King OTHO is incapable of being honest except by compulsion. His creditors should therefore always demand payment from the quarter-deck of a man of war. If France has actually taken such a step Lord PALMERSTON ought to lose no time in following her example. The high price of butchers' meat in Paris was the subject of general conversation in the Hall of the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. The Deputies are not fond of horse-flesh or dog-flesh, and rather than have horse-tail soup served up to them for ox-tail, we believe they will make some effort to lower the import duty on beef. When Deputies are politely requested to be con tent with a joint of meat supplied by the knack ers, they immediately discover that a system of monopoly can be carried too far. The home producers-will of course be quite savage at any attempt to lower the duty on meat, and in France they constitute a very numerous class, consisting not only of the rearers of cows, sheep, swine, and poultry, but likewise the proprietors of spavined, broken-winded horses, donkeys, dogs, and those feline substitutes for rabbits so beloved by antiquated spinsters, and so hated by old bachelors. We should like amazingly to see some Deputy charged with a petition from the cat-growers of France, for compensation in the event of any reduction being made on the import duty on beef. The Courrier Belge, in giving an account of events in the East, has the following The movements of the Christians of the East are being developed and organised in a manner very remarkable. Ac cording to the last accounts from Thessaly, the chief inha bitants of the province have proclaimed its independence at a solemn meeting held on Holy Thursday on Mount Olympus. They announce their desire to be united to Greece or to the Eastern empire, if it should please Providence to re-establish it on Christian bases. General Valenzas takes the command of the independent army. He has published a proclama tion to his troops, concluding with this energetic appeal Greeks, Christians, Brothers !—To arms ! To arms ! On to Constantinople, now or never ! Our standard is the white cross on a blue field and our war-cry Jesus Christ and St. Sophia. Given at our head-quarters on Olympus, this holy day of Easter, in the year 1841 of Christian liberty.—Va lenzas, Commander-in-Chief of the Christian Orthodox Libe. rating Army of Thessalv." In Albania a provisional Govern ment was constituted at Wrana on Holy Thursday. and the Christian population drove out a band of Mussidman Arnauts who oppressed the country. A tax of a tenth has been esta blished to cover the expenses of the army of deliverance. Va rious other tribes have submitted to the government of Alba with Alba nia. The insurgents at Cassandra seem to have acknowledged w the i c a l u i t t h h o e r y i tlyn intend t o a t 0 1 e a n t z t a a s c , k andthe Turks. y ks ri t em se s s e sso sh ips, sby news of the 30th April, the island of Cyprus was inclined to rise in insurrection." (From the Private Correspondence of the Constitutionnel.) ARZISW, MAY 6.—For some days past the whole country between the Sig and Montaganem is covered with Arabian horsemen, who scour the plain. We have no news of the re gular infantry, only it is said that it is engaged in observing the column of General Bugeaud. This report seems to agree with the developement of the plant for the campaign laid down by the Emir, which I have already mentioned to you, which is to avoid any general action, and only to harrass our posses sions when destitute of troops ; but they have been rather in a hurry in carrying these plans into execution in our province, for being misinformed by their spies, they believed that the two corps of Algiers and Oran were combined ; and while the cavalry of Ben Salem made an incursion into the province of Algiers, that of Mus tapho Barn Timmy, as I have stated, spread over the plains near our places on the sea-coast, and our outposts. They have been much surprised at finding us ready to receive them, and did not attempt any skirmish. They even pretended to retreat towards Mascara, spreading reports of a great assemblage of all the forces of Abd-el-Kader in the plain Grafi.; ; but these tricks are old, and the division of Oran has too much experi ence to be deceived by them. It seems that the views of the Governor-General are very seriously directed to Mostaganem, for fresh supplies are being conveyed to that little town. Not withstanding all the motions of the Arabs, we firmly believe that they are at their last stake, and that the war is nearly at an end, if we do not stop in the course which we are now following. The Emir has at this moment ten thousand horsemen at the most. His regular infantry may be five thousand men, in a word, the whole Regency cannot assemble more than eighteen thousand fighting men, even if all the contingents and entire tribes are collected. Add to this, that these eighteen thousand men can not from their soc:al organisation encamp together for above a week. Hence you may judge of our immense superiority, for our army in Africa is magnificent and experienced, the weather is very fine, and wo have no sick. BOURSE—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19. , first Highest Lowest Lest Price Price. Pric.. Price telich 5 per Cents ll4 85 ... 114 90 14 75 ... 114 90 4 per Cents 99 SU ... 99 20 99 20 .. 99 20 3 per Cants 793) %9 40 ... 79 30 ... 19 40 Ruil of mince 250 ...3i2r,0 Lailltte Gant I,onot.sl arcs 1185 1(65 ...Iffy —1065 NOOK Si , ares 5150 ...5140 ...5 I4U ...5140 Ileigian Zank 1841 , 5 per Cents.. . ------ 101 ... 101 ... 101 .. 101 New Loan.... ----- 1 1'14: ... 1 1 . 1; ... 10 1 % ... 101% .4.3nixit Aclive f4% ... 241 ... `24% ... :4.7, Portuguese :1 per Cents 2O ... 20 ... 2 , / ... 20 • eapolttAn lO4 10 —. 1 0 4 25 .. '' , l. 10 .. .04 25 Roman PAILV*AY stIARE.s Versailles. LB 232 50 232 50 ... 231 25 ;31 25 It. P. 357 50 ... 3:a 50 ... 357 50 ... 357 s') iouen 460 ... 41() 4 6 0 ... 460 ()nem'. '' 4'N 75 •.. 468 7, ... 487 50 4b 7 50 Strasburg to hale 230 ... 231 ... 230 231 25 DUTCH FUNDS.—ANISTEEDASI MAY 13 Done 7. bills. anal Debt, 254 per Cent Jitto, ditto 5 per ceilt. A.1:411. Syndic, 4 1 4 per cent ............... 9 "Is 91 Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent Commercial Company, per cent 16514 a 36 14 Ditto (1635 and 1637) S per cent. Loan 1637, 5 per cent. 9Pa WIN Exchange on London, (Inc month I 05 Two months Dutch Papers, May 19. ELM MAN 1. UNDS—llausszbi, MAY 19. Actual Debt, 2% per Cent. ................... Rothschild's Loan. 5 per C.. 11 t ................... 109 X Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent. Thirtysoven-•••• ...... 70% (I'40) .................. ICON Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent ................... 811% Society of Commerce, 4 y„; per Cen t lOO Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent... .......... 76N National Society. .................................. . Exchange on London (short) ............... 11 95 —Brussels Papers, 'May 19. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.--VisPINA, MAY 13 Five per Cents, Mctalliques • .............................• 109% Four per Cents Three per Cents. Ban) : h ares ...................... ......... ......... 1C43 --AF'ermerne Zeitung May 16 PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—BERLIN, MAY 13 Bids, Money. St. Sehuld. Sch., 4, e per cent. .........••••11(11,(4 Prussian English Loan, 1830 4 per cv nt ' "14 101% Exchange on London, three m o nths •..6 1 9 % —Prussian Stale Gazelle. May I 1;. ERRATUM.—In The Sll7l Of • Tuesday, it is stated that Sir He,kett. Fleetwood presen ted a petition in favour of the repeal of the C orn -l ava, sigiled by 1,500 inhabitants of Preston, whereas the petition referred to was signed by 16,050 persons. IRON MINES IN THE HIGIILANDS.—We understand that that spirited nobleman the Duke of Richmond has had a number of workmen employed for some weAs past in the mountains of Strathdoun i on an experim ent, to tr y the practicability of wo r ki ng the several last season. The m e t a l s. were su bmitted to an emi nent ch y mist, and on an analysis g av e the most p romisin g result. minerals discovered there Should his Grace be successful in working the mines, the em ployment they would afford would be of the greatest import tance in that district of the country, where the crops are so Precarious. '1 he long land carriage is the most serious imps. diluent to the successful working. Aberdeen Journal. INSOLVENT COURT.-(TI-IIS DAY) (Before Commissioners REYNOLDS and BowErt.) IN RE WILLIAM BROOKE, The insolvent, who was a very aged man, applied to be dis charged under the benefit of the Act. He had been a farmer near Epsom, and ascribed his insolvency to a failure of crops and fluctuating prices. Mr. CooKE, on the part of certain creditors, opposed his discharge, on the ground that the failed to account satisfac- Orily for the disposal of an annuity, which he inherited from the late William Lake, Esq., of Epsom. The insolvent, in his examination before the Court, said that being indebted 1 o a shopkeeper in Epsom, named Barton, he trans ferred the annuity to him in payment of his demand, After a lengthened discussion between the counsel on both sides the Court ordered the further investigation of the case to stand over until Mr. Barton and one of the executors of Wm. Lake, Esq., should be in attendance. A number of unopposed cases were tried and applicants dis charged forthwith, but the investigations were entirely without public interest. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Mary Bright, a young woman, apparently about - nineteen years of age, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Jard'ne, charged with attempting to drown herself. George Dangerfield, a labourer at Hongerford Market, stated, that about four o'clock this morning he saw the prisoner walk down to the water at the foot. of the stairs at Hungcrford Market, and deliberately jump in. He immediately called to another man, and they proceeded to the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the prisoner from her perilous situation, It was high water at the time. The prisoner, on being asked what she had to say, sated she had been drinking. and that some time ago she received a wound in her head, and whenever she took anything to drink, she did not know what she was about. The prisoner's sister here stepped forward, and said that the prisoner lived with her, and that about two years ago she fill down stairs, and fractured her skull, since which time if she took anything to drink she became totaly unconscious of what she did. Mr. JARDINE directed her sister to take care of the pri soner in future, which she promised to do, and the prisoner was discharged. THE MARK.P.;TS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. This week's arrivals were small of English Grain, but good of Irish Oats. The Wheat trade firm at Monday's prices. Bar ley, Beans, and Oats met al very slack demand, and scarcely maintained last quotations. There has been a little more doing in the Flour trade this week. SMITHFIELD. The supply was middling, with a good demand, and every thing sold freely at our present quotations. Beasts, 545 ; Sheep and Lambs, 7,310; Pigs, 493; Calves, 262. Beef, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 10c1. ; Mutton, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to ss. 6d. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. ; Lamb, ss. to 6s. 2d. COLONIAL MARKET. The public sales went off quietly, and the business transacted was limited by private treaty. Holders were firm, and prices were supported for most kinds of produce. The imports were to a fair extent. TEA MARKET. The market was dull for free trade, and rather lower rates were taken for Green, at the public sales. Black was rather lower, Company's Congou flat at ls. Bd. cash. TALLOW MARKET. • The operations in P. Y. Candle were limited, but holders were firm, and obtained 465. 6d. for parcels on the spot. For delivery in the last three months ready sellers at 475. 3d. per cwt. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 2l.—Wind this day at noon, S.E., fresh and cloudy. DEAL, MAY 20. —Wind S.W., strong.—Arrived the Anne, Burgess, from Tobago. SHEERNESS, MAY 20.—The New Brunswick, from Ha vannah to Chatham, got on the Grain Spit this morning, but is expected off next tide. lUMSOATE, MAY 20.—Arrived the Anna, Agatha, from Rotterdam, with quarter stove, having been in contact. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 20.—Wind E., fresh breeze.—Sailed the Westminster, Moore, for London. TORBAY, MAY 18.—Arrived the Arethusa, from London ; Mune!, New York, for Stockholm ; Waden, do., Hamburgh; Auckland, Richardson, Buenos Ayres. DARTMOUTH, MAY 18.—Arrived off, the London, Johnson, from Grenada. PLYMOUTH, MAT 20. —Wind S. W ,strong gales and squally. FALMOUTH, MAY 19. —Wind W. S. W., strong. —Ar rived the Five Sisters, from London to Montreal ; Mentor, Gregson, for Constantinople ; Wm. Henry, Shields, Malta. MILFORD, MAY 19.—Arrived the Harmony, Bristol, Quebec. LIVERPOOL, MAY 20.—Wind W., fresh.—Arrived the St. Mary, Whiteside, from Jamaica, and from Barbadoes, as reported; Medora, Harrison, Barbadoes, sailed 21st ult. ; Isabel, Griffiths, Antigua, sailed 17th ult. ; Briton, Jamaica ; Diadem, Barstow, New Orleans ; Oneco, Drew, do. ; Milo, Thompson, do. ; Vandalir, Wadsworth, Mobile; Carrot of Carrolton, do. ; Thomas Perkins, Graves, do. ; Fortitude, Sibbey, do. ; Washington, M'Lay, do. ; Soolao, Very, do. ; Dibdin, do. ; Solon, Fulmar', Apalachiola ; Garland, Rogers, do. ; New York, Cropper, New York; Cambridge, Burley, do., sailed Ist inst. ; Bertha, Bovey, S'. Michael's. Sailed the Young Queen, Reid, for China; Merchant, New York ; Glenview, Quebec; Princess Victoria, do. Arrived off, the Thomas P. Cope, frota Philadelphia; Nicholas, Biddle, New York ; Montague. KINGSTOWN, MAY 19.—Arrived, the Cle•patra, Jones, from Trinidad ; Thomas Dempsey, Crosby, ditto. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAT 20. —There is no altera tion of importance to notice in the Cotton Market to-day ; the sales comprise 3,000 bales, of which exporters have taken 150 American descriptions, and 100 Surats. LIVERPOOL SHARE-MARKET, MAY 20.—The following transactions comprise the business at the Stock Exchange this day :—Birmingham and Ghiucester New Shares, 3/. 16s. ; Glasgow, Paisley, and Greenock, 29%; New Shares. 2h ; Grand Junction Chester and Crew, 50 ; London and Birming ham New Shares, 24; North Midland Third Shares, 11. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 20.—There are no symptoms of improvement in the Share Market ; only a very limited business is doing ; the prices remain without material alteration Manchester and Birmingham, 24% 241 ; London and South: Western, 5Q 57 ; Manchester and Leeds, 52 54 ; London and Birmingham, 158 160 ; Midland Counties, 87 88; North Midland, Thirds, 255. 30s. preen. We have receiredthe Journal of Antwerp of yes'erday's date. A private letter, received from Tiflis (Georgia), of the 25th Mardi, states that a Russian army, to the number of 40 o r 50,000 men, with 80 pieces of artillery; destined for the open ing of the campaign against the Circassians, have put them selves in march, and the General-in-Chief is to depart the commencement of the next month to join the army. They are to act principally against the brave chief Schamil and the Tachetchenks. They will begin with the siege of Cheakei. BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MAY 18.—he tendencies of the National Funds, as well as the Actions of the Society of Commerce, are lower, without any apparent cause. Ardoins Spanish has been offered for sale, and they are lower % per cent., owing to the fall at Antwerp, and, the prices received by the pigeons._ _ HAGUE, MAY 18.—The King left his residence this morn ing to proceed to Utrecht, where brilliant preparations have been made fur his reception. THE FUNDS. From the proceedings in the Commons last evening, it is evident that Ministers intend to dissolve Parliament, and take the sense of the nation in respect to their late proceangs. The Tories are disappointed, as they fully expected the resig nation of Ministers. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's notice in the Commons last night has not had any effect on the funds. Consols at present may be quoted at the leaving off prices of yesterday, 894 90, both for Time and Money ; Exchequer Bills 5 7 prem. ; Bank Stock 168 169 ; India Stock 250 251 ; India Bonds 2 dis. par. In the Foreign Market, most of the prices are nominal as yet. Spanish Active, 23g ; Deferred, 114 a ; Passive, 5g 4 ; Portuguese, 334 34 ; Three per Cents., 206 ; Colom bian, 24 4 ; Mexican, 28* a ; Brazilian, 674 684 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 524 4 ; Five per Cents., 99 1 ,E 100. SHARES.—Great Western, 28 29 prem.; New, 134 141 prem. ; London and Brighton, 31,- dis. ; Blackw•all, 7 6 dis. ; Birmingham 68 70 prem. ; Southampton, 56 57 per slia;e ; Croydon, 131 4 per share ; Greenwich 84 per share ; Manchester and Birmingham, 154 141 dis. per share. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western Ditto New Ditto Fifths London and Brighton ')o London and Birmingham ... 90 Ditto New London and South Western 3Bl 56 ... .. to Ditto Tenths North Midland Ditto New South Eastern and Dover JOINT STOCK BANKS. National Provincial of England... 35 HALF-PAST ONE. Although there is very little doing in the British Funds to the present time the market is very kin, and money more easy. There is likewise a demand for Exchequer Bills and India Bonds. We have a report of the failure of a 'South American house. Consols, which were in the morning 89/ 90, for the Account, may be quoted a shade lower at present 891, Money 89L 90; for Money there is a " backadation ;" Bank Steck, 168 ; Ex chequer Bills, 7 86 9 higher ; India Stock rather lower, 9:.30i, have been 2511; India Bonds, par. In the Foreign Market there are only five quotations. Spanish Active 23a ; Portuguese 331 ; Spanish Defe rre d ; Passive 53 ; Dutch Two - and-a-half per Cents., 54 ; Five per Cents., 993 100. There is very little doing in the Share Market. Great Wes tern. 93; New 64; Fifths 11 ; London and Brighton. 46i ; South Western 56; North Midland new Shares, 34k; South Eastern and Dover. 15% QUARTER TO TiIREE. Consols, Account, 897 i 90 ; Exchequer Bills. 9 11 prem. ; Mexican, 28i ; Portuguese, 331 34; Spanish, 23% %. No business whatever doing. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bulk !Mock 163 India Stock. 9 514 3 per Cent Red. BB4 Ditto Bonds :3 per Cent Cons B9 Ditto Old Annuities ... 31 per Cent Red 974 Ditto New Annuities... New :34 per Cent 9Bj Ex. Bills, 1,000/....21d 10 pm New 5 per Cent — Ditto 5001 Bpm Long Annuit.iestoexpire Ditto Small ll pm Jan. 1360 l2i Bank Stock for Acct —.250 Oct 1859 lndia Stock for Ope Jan, 1860. — Consols for Acct: 'Pg. - - 90 FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 per cent ( Portuguese, 5 per cent. 62 Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian 80nd5.... Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent Russian, 5 per cent ll2l Chilian, 6 per cent...... 'Ditto, Metallic — Colombian, 6 per cent... . Spanish, 5 per cent 23a Ditto, 1824. .. ..... 'Ditto, Deferred .. 111 Danish, 3 per cent. French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Greek, 1815, 5 per cent. Exchange f. --c. Mexican, 5 per cent.... !French, 3 per cent. 79f. 75c Ditto, 6 per cent, 1825. jDutch, 21 per cent. ... 52 Peruvian, 1825, 6 pe r c t. 'Ditto, 5 per cent 100 SHARES Great Western Railway (65 paid) ...... ...... 931 Ditto New Shares (t,•O paid 64 Ditto Fifth (4 paid) ll London and Brighton (50 paid)... 465 London and Birmingham Railway (90 pd) Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid) ... 231 London and South Western Ditto Tenths (1* paid) London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 135 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid.) ...... ... .. 51 North Midland Railway (100 paid) Ditto New Shares (40 paid),. South Eastan and Dover (.33 15i . paid)... COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court at. half-past two o'clock yes terday afternoon, at Buckingham Palace. The Right Rey. Dr. Pepys had .an audience of her Majesty, and did homage on his translation to the See of Worcester. The Marquis of Normanby, her Ma jcey's Principal' Secretary of State for the Home De partment, and the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk - of the Closet in Waitin assisted at the cer e m o ny. The Marquis of iormanby had an audience of her Majesty. _ _ The Queen was attended by Lord Poltimore, Lord in Waiting, and the Hon. W. C ow p er , G room i n W a iti ng . The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by -Lord Alfred Paget, visited her Royal Highness the Duches: of Kent yesterday, at Clarence House, St. James's. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yesterday afternoon. The Princess Royal was taken an airing yesterday in a carriage and four. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess of Lei nin7en, took an airing yesterday afternoon in a b arouc h e and four. Prince Albert honoured the Archbishop of Canterbury with his company at dinner Last evening at Lambeth Palace. His Royal Highness was attended by Lord R. Grosvenor, Groom of the Stole ; Mr. G. E. Anson, Treasurer ; Earl of Morley, Gentleman in Waiting ; Sir G. Anson, and Captain FranciS Seymour, Groom in Waiting ; and Colonel Wylde, Equerry in Waiting. The Royal dinner party at Buckingham Palace last evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, their Serene Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Leiningen, Earl of Surrey, Earl of Uxbridge, Lady Anne Maria Dawson, Baroness Spaeth, Lord Portman, Lady Barham, and Sir Henry Wheatley. The Queen Dowager attended Divine service yester day (Holy Thursday) in the Chapel Royal. St. James's. The Bishop of London preached the sermon.. Her Majesty's suite included the Countess of Brown low, Hon. Miss Wheatley, Hon. Miss Hudson, Earl Howe, and the Rev. J. 11 Wood. - The Duchess of Gloucester and the Prince of Leinin gen visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday. Prince George of Cambridge arrived at his residence iu St. James's Palace on Wednesday evening from Dublin. Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar arrived at Marl borough House, the residence of the Queen Dowager, yesterday, from the Royal Military College at Sandhurst. The Duke of Cambridge and Prince George visited the Queen Dowager yesterday. The dinner party at Cambridge House, on Wednesday evening, included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and Mrs. Howley, • the Archbishop of York and Miss Vernon Harcourt, the Bishop of London and Mrs. Bloomfield, Baron de Nieumann, the Austrian Minister on a special mission, the Duke of Wellington, Earl Howe; Lady Caroline Legge, Lord and Lady Burghersh, Lord Ellen borough, Sir John and Lady Shelley, and Mr. Culling The Lord Chancellor will give his usual breakfast to the Judges, Queen's Counsel, &c., at his Lordship's house in Bruton-street, on Saturday next, the first day of Trinity Term. Colonel Westenra had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the llome-office. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yes terday. The Attorney-General was heard in " Wood and others v. G oodlake and another." At the conclu sion of his address their Lordships adjourned the further hearing of the case until Tuesday next. This morning the annual inspection of the house• hold troops took place on thg parade in St. James Park. The fineness of the morning, coupled with a report that the Queen and Prince Albert would be present, occasioned a large assembly of people so early as nine o'clock. Soon after that time the battalions of the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Fusilier Guards, marched on the ground from their respective barracks, and formed in line in front of the Horse Guards. A troop of the Life Guards followed, and took their station by the Treasury. At half-past nine the Duke of Wellington rode upon the ground with a numerous company of officers, including Lord Hill, and Lord Cardigan. The Duke was in the uniform of the Grena dier Guards. In a few minutes after Prince Albert arrived, and was attended by his suite. The band played the national anthem, and the troops then paraded in slow and quick time over the great square of the parade. At eleven o'clock his Royal Highness left the ground accompanied by the Duke of Wellington, Lord Hill, the Duke of Cambridge, and a large body of officers in command. His Royal Highness, and the Duke of Wellington, were most enthusiastically cheered. The number of fashionables present has probably never been exceeded. ADDRESSES TO THE QUEEN.—The intrepid patriots of Carrick will, we understand, meet on Sunday, for the purpose of addressing our Gracious Queen on the present critical posture of affairs. We trust their excellent example will be generally followed. This is the time for exertion; Ireland expects that every man will do his duty.— Tipperary Free Press. We regret to announce the awfully sudden death of the Rev. Mr. Munro, Minister of Kiltearn, in Ross-shire. The Rev. Gentleman had attended the celebration of the sa crament in Dingwall on Sunday last. After Divine service he went to the manse, and while sitting on the sofa, engaged in conversation on the sacred exercises of the day, his head was observed to drop to one side, and he instantly fell back and expired. The church of Kiltearn is in the gift of the Crown.—lnnerness Courier. Seldom have we witnessed a more favourable prospect of plenty than everywhere now presents itself. Sine* the w'nter broke up the country bas been cherished with the most grateful vicissitudes of shower and sunshine, so that every species of vegetation seems to vie with its neighbour in luxuriance. —Bath Chronicle. The hay harvest has commenced in the vicinity of Malmesbury. Mr. Pinnell of the Abbey Mill has mown a large field.— Wilts Independent. A cow belonging to Robert Gardner, of Wycrs dale, last week died a miserable death. It had been losing its •• condition " for a considerable time ; its owner considered it to be rotten, but on opening it there was found in its stomach an enormous toad, which no doubt had been alive till the cow's death.— Wilts Independent. CHRISTCHURCH, SURREY. , --A most nume rous meeting of the- inhabitants of the above parish was held in the large room of Newton's Hotel, Blackfriars road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety of petitioning the Legislature for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. Gyles, the churchwarden, was una nimously called to:the chair. Mr. Pellatt, and several other gentlemen addressed the meeting at great length, and a petition, thanking her Majesty's Ministers for the measures they had brought forward, was subsequently carried unanimously, with a request that the Members of the Borough do present and support the prayer thereof. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, which, was duly acknowledged, and the meeting sepa rated. REPRESENTATION Or SCOTLAND.— A foolish paragraph in the Aberdeen Constitutional of Friday has been republished in some southern papers. It intimates that all the Liberal Members of Forfarshire are to be opposed by Liberals—Sir Henry Parnell. in Dundee, by Kinloch of Kinloch ; Lord D. G. Hallyburton, in the county, by the Hon. Lauderdale Maule ; Mr. Chal mers, in the Angus burghs, by a gentleman from Lon don, name unknown. The following statement may be relied on, as regards Forfarshire:—Kinloch of Kinloch certainly intended to oppose Sir Henry Parnell in Dundee, and with every prospect of success ; but the development of the Ministerial policy will prevent any contest in that town, if Sir Henry is willing to retain his seat. The Hon. Lauderdale Maule would not oppose the present Member for Forfarshire, if his Lordship wished to continue its Member. From the weakness of his health, however, it is most probable that he will not again offer his services. We know, indeed, that his Lord ship, so far back as last election, was anxious to retire. In that case Mr. Lauderdale Maule will be doubtless put forward for, and carry Forfarshire. He will he opposed by a Conservative gentleman, connected with the Airlie fa mily, who will give a little trouble, but cannot carry the county. Mr. Lauderdale Maule is a younger brother of Mr. Fox Manic, and holds his opinions. Mr. Chal mers will meet no opposition in the Angus burghs. There was lately some disagreement betwixt him and a portion of his constituents, because he refused to pledge himself to the total and immediate repeal of the Corn laws. Mr. Chalmers refuses to give pledges, but we can say assuredly, that he is favourable to more liberal mea sures than those proposed by the Ministry. He enjoys the confidence of the electors of the Church party, who are numerous in the Angus burghs ; and there would be no more hopeless contest than one against Mr. Chalmers, on the part of either Whig or Tory. We are quite certain that the Constitutional's nameless gentleman will never be named in Montrose or Arbroath.--Aberdcen Banner. CHIPPENIIAM.—We are happy to state that the Anti-Corn-law petition from this town, receives every day additional signatures.— Wilts Independent. MORTALITY IN EGYPT.—We have received a private letter from Alexandria, in which is given an account of the ravages which the plague is making in Egypt, and upon the details of which the most implicit reliance may be placed. We extract the following therefrom :—.‘The general mortality at Cairo is greatly on the increase, and the number is now computed at 115 a day. Of these deaths, between seventy and eighty wise from the plague, and I regret to add that among them may be reckoned several distinguished per sonages. In this city the diurnal average already exceeds twenty, and serious alarm is beginning to be manifested in consequence of the qUarter which is inhabited by foreigners, and which hitherto had been exempt, having become infected and presented a distressing scene. The Europeans, who had always obtained a renown for the precautions which they had invariably resorted to, have this time, by their own impru dence, been the victims of their wonted courage, many having been led away by the absurd opinions of certain physicians, who have dubbed themselves non-contagionists. I have also to add, that the plague has made its appearance on board two Austrian and two British ships, and that in consequent s of the predomi nance thereof in Egypt, the last French steamer that left this port refused to take any passengers." lhe proposed measures for relieving the industry of the country from the cruel oppression caused by monopoly, have created a sensation, throughout the country, second only to the memorable demonstration which carried the Reform Bill. Derby has nobly done its dnty, rnaugre the impotent and base attempts made to delude the working classes, and persuade them that they can have no itterest whatever in the price of provisions. Suffering and destitution have had their w onted effect, and roused the population almost en masse to aid in the struggle, notwithstanding the previous determination of great numbers to petition Parliament no more. The step taken by Ministers has dissipated the gloom, that pervaded the minds of the masses, and the apathy it induced has given place to expecta• tions it would be both cruel and dangerous to disappoint. Derby Reporter. The liandelsblad contains a letter from Rotter dam giving an account of a strange occurrence. The wife of a watchman of the town for some time past. had exhibited marks of mental alienation, and a fortnight ago disappeared sud denly, without leaving any traces by which her fate could be conjectured. On the 9th inst., the husband desiring to remove a chest from the garret, discovered in it his wife, still alive. The unfortunate woman appears to have entered this hiding place in one of her fits of madness, with the intention of dying there. This circumstance, and that she only took a little water from the gutter of the house during the whole period of her disappearance for her support, is all that can be gathered from her incoherent expeasions. She is still affected with the some weakness of mind, and in addition has been seized with the 3mall-poz. SPAIN. Madrid Papers andl 'titters of the 11th inst:, have reached us. M. Gonzalez had been I zummoned by Espartero, as it was c9l, manly said, to draw up' a list of a new Cabinet, and there were at least twenty names in circulation for the various posts. Th. i election of the Regent ha d caused an impr ovement i n t h e p ri c es ti i of th e funds. Several 'titles had ask e d f or l eave o f :thole.. ~0 1 D'ci for some time, considering the most imp or t an t po liti ca l bminess • z '''„,„ of the Session as now deck . ed. On the ev en i ng o f th e e l ec tion the superior officers of the National Guard .of. 011, 1 0 Yt ti9 , l capital waited on Evartero to congratul a t e hi m , an d a gran4,,,itiPil serenade was performed unite, • his windows. The capital wag 6lll illuminaled. It was said that objections had been made by 'the )-: Spanish Government to receifs'e the new Portuguese Envoy the Baron de Renduff, on account of his former attachment mllO l5 l the service of Don Miguel. Ihe President of the Cortes de.,1 1 :79 1 4 livered the following address of Espartero, published in yester• u pU tlav's _Sun:— , 1 1)1, . Cortes have heard all that the Regent of the King dom has ex - pcsed and submitted tv their high consideration, and they feel seisfaction in finding the sentiments of fidelity. love, and respect towards Queen Isabella 11., with which he is animated. They ha%'e equal confin -nee in his firm re.o lotion to defend the Throne :ind the h berties of the people. The eminent services he has rendered to the nation are illus trious testimonies of this, and they are corevineed that he will faithfully observe, and cause to be observed by all others, the constitution of the monarchy in conformity with the oath he has just solemnly taken in the presence of this aveust assembly. Thus will he crown his own glory—thus will he answer the ex pectations of the public. The following is the fsrmula of the oath taken by the Re gent, the President keeping the book of the Holy Evangelhits open before them. " The Pres!dent :—" You swear in the name of God aid', o il° the Holy Evangelists the. you will observe and cause to be nh served the constitution of the Spanish Monarchy of 1837, and the laws of the kingdom, having no other object in view in all you do than the good and advantage of the nation, and that yon will be faithful to the auguel: Queen of Spain, Donna Isa bella 11., by remitting into her hands the government of the,,,; kingdom, as soon as she shall be out of her minority," The Regent replied in a clear and sonorous voice : " I swear ! and if I act contrary to my oath, or to ant part of it, I ought not to be obeyed; and, moreover, all such,' :' , 0 4 my acts ought to be considered as null and of no effect." , The Castellano quotes a letter from Carthagena, which slates that, on the sth instant, two English brigs of war made their, +''n appearance in the harbour of the place, with the intention, as -6 0 it had been previously rumoured in the city, of cutting out a qf smuggling vessel, the Dolphin, which was under Spanish co lours, and was guarded by the naval authorities. They had been sent for by the British Consul, and un their arrival becoming known, the Governor of the city summoned the Consul and the Commanders of the brigs to an interview, at which he represented to them that, the vessel being under Spanish colours, they had no right to interfere with it ; and that as he had sent up a report of the case to Madrid, he begged them to wait till he should receive an an swer from Government. He added, that he should consider the Consul answerable for any unpleasant consequences that might ensue, if free were resorted to. The Consul replied, that he should act on his own responsibility, and that at three o'clock that afternoon the vessel should be cut out. Accord- . ingly, between four and five o'clock the boats of the two brigs,• fully manned, went alongside the Dolphin, and. without an-. swering the challenge of the Spanish naval officer commanding , the guarda costa which was keeping the Dolphin, boarded the . !"1 vessel, took her out, and placed her between the two brigs.;, The quays and shores were lined with the inhabitants, among A whom the greatest excitement prevailed at this sight. Next morning one of the brigs had sailed, and taken the Dolphin ! ,1 1- 111 , 4 with her. The, Governor had sent a further report to the GoT vernment at Madrid. aid° ,1,1 1n,1L , j oib " Mi t . BELGIUM. lattussEts, MAY 19.—Yesterday the King presided i n the Council of Ministers. His Majesty successively gave orders to, Count d'Pultremont, his Minister Plenipotentiary at Rome. and to M. Van du Weyer, Minister Plenipotentiary at London The Infanta Isabella, on leaving Brussels, on Saturday, we taken to Lisle, and there delivered to the Prefect of the North Count Gerofski, was restored to liberty immediately after th e departure of the Princess. 'The Duke of Cadiz, and Seville, brother of the Princess Isabella, are still at Brussels. The King of Holland, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, is expected in the fortress en the 2d of June next. It is announced that the King of Russia will arrive there on the same day. According to all appearance, the subject of the conference of the two Monarchs will be the future deb tiny of the Grand Duchy. The day before yesterday the Belgian steamer, Princess Victoria, landed at Antwerp. Among other passengers Lord Denman and suite, Baron Mandell, Chamberliin to the Ern peror of Austria, and the Bishop of Limerick. AUSTRIA. tf- ..1 ~. ~,'' it ~~r f~ ~l~' ' VIENNA, MAY 11.—According to accounts from St. Petersburgh, his Majesty the Emperor Nicholas has in the most gracious manner surprised his Ambassador _at this Court, Baron de Tatitscheff, whose health is happily restored, by con ferring on him the dignity of High Chamberlain. He wills therefore, return to his post here very shortly, but in the course of the summer will undertake a journey to Italy. The mail from Constantinople of the 28th of last month has not yet arrived here, and we have had no certain news from Bulgaria, and the interior of Turkey, for a week. Letters from Belgrade up to the 6th of this month bring only reports, founded on the statements of fugitives, mostly w om en and children, many thousands of whom have arrived on the fron".. tiers of Servia, and more of them continue to come. All the accounts agree that the insurrection in Bulgaria, in conse quence of the frightful excesses of the Turkish soldiery, 11 A 5 assumed a very obstinate character, and that in this respect: especially the Pacha of Nissa is subjecting himself to great responsibility. THE 'WEATHER.—Noort, MAY 21. ROYAL GALLERY OP SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET• Barometer Thermometer... 67 -- : Higest 67 I Lowest ......... 44 Wind S.E.-2:Freezing Point 32 Deg. • STOKE-UPON-TRENT. 11408160ns nume rously signed by the inhabitants of Longton, r n t° Hanley and Shelton, Tun s t a ll, an d B urs l cra , have been pre sented to the Chief Bailiffs of these d st r i c t s , to Call a public meetine, to petition Parliament for a r ep ea l o f t h e Corn-laws, and for a reformation of the Imp or t D u ti es; and in rsuanc of the requisitions a meeting has been a pp o i n t e d t o b e h e ld in the Market-place, Hanley, on Monday, the 24th hut. Ministers have decid e d o n th e r i g ht course , t hey co lon, St e, k will not resign, but are determined to bring the repeal of the Corn-laws before the House, and if beaten on that, ground, ns they assuredly will be, dissolve Parliament. With the People then it will rest to declare whether they will have cheap bread or dear : monopoly or free trade. The game will be thrown into their own hands, if they play it properly the nation may yet be saved, if they betray their trust, a dreadful prospect opens before us. Let the universal cry be—Down with do Bread Tax. Hurrah for Cheap Food.— Wilts Indeptndea• TROWBRIDGE.—The Anti-Corn-law petition from this town has already recived nearly 1,000 signature . We trust the friends of cheap bread, and a plenty of it's w ill make the most of the time that is still afforded them, and sign as numerously as possible.— Wilts Independent. SUICIDE.—About a quarter past seven o'clock : on Thursday morning, a man of decent appearance, about gist)" years of age, was seen to walk down to the edge of the basin a‘ Kensington, and suddenly throw himself into the water. In stantly an alarm was given, and the unfortun a te man was ° t out, after having been in the water six or seven minutes. " 1 " °- usual means of resuscitation were adopted, but without success. The body, which await's a Coroner's inquest, was subsequent l y identified as that of William Field, a greengrocer, residing in Hammersmith. A DEAR Klss.—A gentleman going down bY a railroad a few days since, happened to be in company 1 04 alone with a pretty youn g wom a n. After p a yi ng h e r a gre y deal of attention on the journey, and being, u he though!° very well received, he ventured, as they were passing throne a long tunnel in the da r k, j us t b e fore thei r arr i va l, to take r i kiss. The young lady said nothing, but when the car stopper beckoned to a policeman, and gave the gentleman in ebargt: for an assault. He was le ought before a Magistrate, and Anon 5/. for his conduct.— Wilts Independent. ROMANTIC STORY.—The following romantic , • story is related by the S en ti ne lle of Bayonn e :—" M a rie, an a orphan girl, was returning one evening with a flock of s heepa belonging to her aunt, who lived in the village of Licq, in rh ° ' . Pyrerinees, and had brought her up from her infancy, when she' heard cries of distress from the summit. of Montjaurat.. down which she had herself descended a considerable way. Yieldief ; to her good fe e lings, she left her c h arge an d re - ascen d e d, unu i on a narrow pla. e au n ear th e t o p, s h e saw a man in ..ttler,' struggle with an enormous bear. With undaunted courage she assailed the ferocious animal with her iron-shod crook: and soon turned its rage upon herself. The man, thus freed from the grasp of its redoubtable enemy, became again th e assailant, and, with th e e ff ec ti ve a id o f th e g i r l, a t length succeeded in destroying the an i ma l. M eanw hil e a violent storm came on, and dispersed the flock of Marie. Th e ways • ways were steep and dangerou s , an d Afanech, the ybu n t Basque whom she had helped, seas grateful, collected h e ' altP sheep, and drove them hom e . A n intimacy naturally set" sued. Marie was pretty and confiding, as well as brave. !PA • consequences were, that she became i n a l i k e l y state to melS1" 1 . herself a mother and Manech a father. He had true love well as passion, and, representing the beauty, courage , IT ." affection of Marie to his father, requested his consent te marriage. The father, however, not only disapproved of trf but commanded his son, under pain of disinheritance and diction, to prepare to wed a brid- whose f or t une wou ld ipetea. l ; , his own already ample store. Overwhelm e d w i t h despair, trt ! • lover made a mutual vow to die together. A false sense of du t y' however, induced the yonth to comply so far with his fath w e i r fe commands as to go to church and plight his faith to thet th e chosen for him by his inexorable parent. The menren ..sh , ceremony was concluded he turned from his bride, and, 17 01 , ing his father aside with marks of indig na ti on . f orce d his ' t • 7„ through the assemb!ed crowd, and rushed with a ll his vel°e! l to the well-known summit of Montjaurat, where the poor de serted Marie had arrived before him, faithful to the fatal assig: - nation previously made. He called to her. She heard his voice ; but, fearing his presence might shake her resolution' she did not wait for his approach, but plunged down a tremen".• deus precipice. The next moment Manech ftillOvred her down, the gulph, and some days after thei r mang l e d b o di es were f ou n d lying close together on the rock below." The orchards are presenting a highly promising appearance. The oldest inhabitant cannot recollect a greater profusion of blos s om, an d th e ear l y sorts are setting well on the the trees. cider, it is expacted, will be very soon moderale in price.— W es t ern L um i nary. 'Thursday morning as a little boy, named FrAnk lin Valentine, the son of Mr. Valentine, inspector of the h di, vision of police, was sitting on the steps of a door in Green' bank, \Yapping, a game cock, the property of Mr. Johnson• e s carpenter, re si di ng i n t h at street, fl ew at the boy and inflict:' a severe wound in his left. eye. The spur of the bird el - ee l just under th e l e ft eye , an d t h e cock repeated his attacks r r „ he got the b o y d own , an d t h en b eat him severely w ith his w jog s and spurs. Fortun at ely Mr. Johnson was n ear , and heard t re cries of the child, and went to his assistance. After beeri l f the cock off l i e t oo k th e c hild to Air. Bloom fi eld, surgni High-street, Wapping, w h o d resse d t h e wound, but pron oto-nea' it dangerous, the s p ur h av i ng di v id e d the nerve of the e ye, 3 t caused a atrabismus o r squ i nt . Th e cock was so feroc i ou s tir e d there is little doubt th a t, if l e f t alone, he would have pi ck f i e both the - child's eye s ou t. Th e owner has consented that t he cock shall be destroyed. CORONERS' INQUEST. —DEATH BY,DRI Nk t IN G Bei LING -WATER. On Thursday afternoon an i..,n ro , t e t s l , was held at the Red Lion, Westminster, on Mary Ann,' l t o t aged three years. Deceased was under the care of her %et: and resided with her at No. 3, Hereford-buildings, Fore-Wee. Lambeth.. List Monday evening, about seven o'clock' eel roomh u, e a s r s a h l fr e e, r s a h dt o hy n ei l n d p h tthi a re s p • ceased complained of bc.ng thirsty, upon which her aun t The moment deceased fou oi n )nr d o( h t'uh e e okse t e e tt a loef directly, at ' the same time quittingibet, ran to the kettle, and putting the spout to her lips, beganerid, ing. but instantly shrieked out in the agony she suffer s ,__ ha d r r e i s n e f l i f oir e a f b t t, e y i r n t the side esairddodeonto°,f a s ri o s n 4 ran after her aunt, to whom she told, by signs, what _nc cie , l ll , done. She lingered till the following morning. vatex . ; c i tt h. put a period to her sufferings. Verdict —" tlecTdcntl: , , The Pitt Club intend having their triennial eel ud I.o.lfriJ-11.) e' hrat e. i n on this year, and the chair is to be taken by the " '4 ./51 ,~!s9 fI? k EVENING EDITION THl4] SUN, ONDON, FRIDA Y, MAY 21, 1811. EVEN!. NG _EDITION. - t~ I