The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-26 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION HIGHLAND SCHOOL SOCIETY. The anniversary festiv;l;f7lle itoyal Highland S,hool S.;eiety took place this evening (Saturday), at the Fre - - tuasons"Tavern, Great Queen-street. This natio,,al in tititution, which, for nearly a century and a i alf, his so powerfully conduced to the brit intc , rcsts of the whole Britiih Empire, and which has constantly more than 300 schools, and upwards of 29,000 . childr‘m under its daily care, appears to be annually rising in public estima tion, if we may judge from the number and rapecti hility of those who attended the festival on the present occasion.,, _ _ . . The fol!owing sketch of the rise and progress of the Sce'ety may not, at the present moment, be tthintyr- esting; 'Fhe Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge•in the Highlands and Islands was originally sounded in the year 1701, by a feW indiv;duals in Edin burgh, "for the reformation of manner.," in that metre nolis. Its philanthropic influence at length reached those il-tant rogiqns of the North, where the errors of super st Coos ignorance had too long prevailed. The cif:ct; of the Institution We e speedily felt there also, by gving ad ditional influence to the michirations of the established n!ergy, whose pious labours had been previously frustrated, t , ot lets by the miserable condition of the pc >plc. .thau by I.e immense extent of the parishes by which they were surroundel. Inquiries into the state of those places soon furnished melancholy proofs of the moral destitution of their neg lected inhabitants. These few Protestant ministers were mainly scattered over an extensive surface of rugged country, divided, indeed, into parisliel, but rather re liiding counties or provinces; several of them being mote than sixty miles in length by thirty in breadth, any other consisting of numerous islands, separated by many leagues of boisterous ocean. The parishes on the main land vf the Highlands being also, for the most part, intersected by arms ajthe sea reaching far into the country, and by rvid rivilir destitute of bridges, which are in the winter gone:ally impassable—or divided by morasses, bays, and mountains, covered for months together with insurmount able barriers dice and snow; all intercourse is thus pre (laded, not only between the different parts lt,f the same parish, but also between the minister and his people, ex ceptingin thatrmmediate district in which he happens to reside. 'rho Act of Union having received the Royal Assent en the 6th of March, 1707, the condition of the High. I.. , ids then became a great object of national concern; and on the 25th of May, 1709, this Society received a Patent of Incorporation from her Majesty Queen Anne, 'lcier the title of the Society in Scotland for Propaga tlng Christian Knowledge. It was then strenuously sup p,rted by east. Scottish Nobility and Parliament, under which distinguished patronage, the patriotic advantages the Institution rapidly became more manifest; and in the year 1738 the Directors obtained from his Mijesty King George 11. a new patent, authorising them to erect schools of industry, for teaching the youth of both sexes, and particularly female;, its more common employments. On this part of their plan, as well as on that of their first charter, they bare et/cr since proceeded ; and now, the pupils in these schools, who 'are chiefly girls, are all OCal pied in employment befitting their sex • whilst they are at the same time taught the first principles of the Christian religion. In aid of the Parent Establishment in Edinburgh, wejch then very greatly, needed additional assistance, in the year 1773 i corresponding board of co-operatioa was formed in London, the munificent snpport of which has . been equally honourable and advantageous to the , Insti tution, and bee most materially aided the • Scieiety's ad vancement to its present solid respectability, and exten sive greatness. The population of the Highlands and Island ' s is 'com puted to exe.ied 450,000 souls, amongst Whom the hies- A(lgs of this charity are daily diffused. It has there most Cxtenlively improved the morals, influenced the sentiments, and ameliorated the condition of the people, which bene ficial effects have been principally accomplished by giving g t etuitous instruction to the poor; for whom schools have been erected wherever they were most required. Those seminaries are supplied with able teachers, the faithful discharge of whose duty is secured by the vigilant super intendence of the parochial clergy and catechists ; by whose united means the pupils are fitted for filling their future stations in society with propriety and usefulness. Though eh'efle inetrueted in the English languaee, the knowledge of which prepares them for an easy intercourse with every quarter of the kingdom, yct the visiting com mittees are particula ly directed tha:—" in districts 'where Gaelic is chiefly spoker, they try the sch Firs in the trenslating of Gaelic and English ; and whether they un eers,;and the meaning of what they read." At a few misuses past six o'clock the Right Hon. Sir Robert Pee:, Bar,., M. P., entered the room, preceded by the stewards bearing white wands, and wearing the Royal tartan scarf over their shoulders. In the van marched the Highland piper of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sus -ex and the piper of the Scotch Fusilier Guards, playing •he spirit-stirring air of " The Campbell. are coming." The Right Hon. Baronet, who wore the royal tartan, looked extremely well, and indeed it became him better ellen any other dress we have ever seen him in. He was re ce:ved with loud and general acclamations by the assembly, which consisted of upwards of 300 gentlemen of all shades ef polkical opinions. The Right Hon. Gentleman took his seat at the head of the table, and was supported on his right and left by the Marquis of Northampton, the Earl ant' Eldon, Sir George Murray, Sir Augustus D'Este, Sir A. Grant, M. P., H. l(emble, Esq., M. P., the Chisholm, .B. Bond Cahbell, Eaq., Edward Kemble, Esq., Thomas ' Esq ,J. W. Farrer, Esq., Rev. Dr. Croly, Major &C. &C. Over the Chairman was a white silk flag, splendidly eal ielezoned with the arms of Scotland ; the galleries were `red with lovely and elegantly-attired ladies, many of the reteste wore the national costume of Scotland, and the e i pearance of the ball, when all the com p an y were seated, •. ,t extremely brilliant and animated. The band of the ‘::oldstretun Guards were stutiored in the end gallery, and, alternately with the Highland pipers, entertained the, company during the evening with A variety of fashionable eeirl national tire. The lrofessioaal gentlemen present e ere Messrs. Broad:Roe, Cooke, Yenning, end Bradbury, and their exertions contributed much to the e-atification end amusement of the company. After ample justice had been done to an excellent dinner, the cloth was removed, " Non robin domino " was sung in a very beautiful and impressive style. The CUAIRSIAN then rose, and said,—Gentlemen, it is note my duty to propose that toast, which, in every as. eertbly of loyal subjects, particularly in this country, claims precedence—the health of her Majesty, the Queen.—(Loud and long-continued cheering.) Gen tlemen, I well know that in this assembly of men, devoted not only to the monarch of this country, by feelings of cordial and affectionate attachment to the hereon of the Sovereign—(Loud cheers)—there will be ne additional motive required to induce you to di ink that sows with enthusiasm, but, gentlemen, it is fitting on this occasion, and in this roma, that we sh ould remember that we not only drink the heath cf the Sovereign—but the health of th..: illustrious lady who has condescended too honour this institution with her special patronage.— ( Loud cheers.) I have no doubt, therefore, when you have fulfilled your duty to your Sovereign, you will Lava in reserve a cheer for our Illustrious Patron—the glove —( Loud cheers.) Air—" God save the Queue." • The Cuetamee thee said—The next toast I h ave t e e honour to propose i., •‘ The health of his Royal High- Ines P.dide Albert, and the Princess Royal."—( Loud long-continued cheering.) And, Geetlemen, I have exiretne eati.'faction in unarming you that the Soe:ety tawis, or, at least, with your cousent, is about to stand in the vvme reation to the illustrious Consort of her Majesty is which it stands towards the Queen herself.— ( Cheers.) I have no doubt that if I had met ely pro osed toyouihe health of that illustrious Prince, the ro,ny acc.arnVidaments and virtues that adorn Lis cha raetci have camel an enthusiastic receptipn to the ment..on of his name. But, Gettlemen, it is my pleasing duty to announce to You that, within the last 1 .7„,, d a ys, his Royal lli tenets has declared his readiness t o rdeeept th, office of Vice-P„tron of the Royal High • lar , d 5.40 d Slcietv.—( L ou d c h eers.) Gentlemen, be. lieve t ancient farms and rules of this S , ciety, to , t hi c h it is most desirable that we should adhere, requi e that the appointment .of his Royal aghne s s h ou ld b e ,zalicticaed by meeting,e consent and electi on of this 'and I therefore ropose to You that we should as it n.ere by acclamation, elect his Royal Iligliness to that al:- . InLotman t, which he Ilia signified his willing ne4s to aces!ut. sidemen with es e t • Loud cheering.) Ge P e to the Plineess Royal. 1 . cannot po,xibly be in doubt of the fact of an Illustrious Princess, brought up under the auspi ces I this Society, at such parents , immediately connecod wit of tune 5o may y, at some i Le remote period. when in tle course sue; eed to the office she is destined to fill— Oatur r;- mote posterity may have the sntisfae!ion of seeing this in- p ess tution meat, under the auspices of that illustrious rtoc_e its it now meets under the auspices of her Illustrious NI - -her. I ho.:, therefore, to propose to drink, with every to,ken of onthusiasm, " The health of his Royal IliglineSs Prince Albeit and tie Princess Royal."—(Loud cheers.) Had, Star of Brunswick." ' The CHAIRMAN, on rising to propose the next toast, said had now' the honour to propose the health of " The Dowi, s .er, and the other Zilembers of the Royal i 1 y " --(Lung continued cheering.) It was almost impossibie to name any member. of the Royal Family csi:liout awaking feelings of the greatest gratitude for their Levolence towards the public charities of this country. --( Cheers. )- H,r A , -lijesty the Queen Dowager was one of the patronesses of the Institution, and he bei!eved that. ii :)ca the reign of Queen A nne, h er Majesty was the fi rst reign s,ivereigu w. to bad accepted the office of patroness of the n, g ,,i au d School Society ; and he had no doubt that their ;.;lowledgment, for that instance of her benevolence, tiLd their respect fur her private virtues, would induce tt.ern to receive the toast with the proper enthusiasm. The Queen Dowager, and the rest of the Royal Fa -I,nnily."—(Gr6at epplause.) The CllAhni - AN next begged to propose as a toa,t— -"I•he Navy....and Army of the United Kingdom."— ( Cheer.) At toast whjch be knew they would drink pcculiai satisfaction, for he eonSidetei Ite was fully warranted •in stating that the Highlands of Scot. b.nd had contributed their full share to the glory of the navy arid army of this country.--( Cheers.) lie conceived he was in stating Chit amongst the best and bravest of the sr idlers who filled the ranks of the Highland. they ctitirld number those who were educated in the I ip,l,l4nti schocils.-4 Cheers.) lie conceived he was right saatipg , thltit,thk . tolst would be acknoscLdged by v.-to triernbers of the Highland Society, each of ..5 bona hal tiii , tl the higite3t situations in the profeskion to . ..ilich they -heVenged.—( Applause.) Ile was instructed tia,otate theibit. Was owing to accident that his friend and "1 194,4 0xi0n, lilt- George 'Cockburn was absent upon this occasion. buttli‘l 'had Ihe gratification of seeng present his Right 1 4 '1iArid- Sir Elearg,s Murray—(Cheers)--a sold et who stood ion the right hand of the illustrious Wel lington—CErernendous cheering) —a soldier and a states- Ina!) of whom' Scotland had a right to be justly proud, and tscbo, vvhatcvier night 'be hi, military eminence and mili rn tary fame, yst be proud o f the distinction this day awarded him—that of returning thanks fir the Army of Great B r i ta i n Great cheering.) " Rule &Nun:a." I Sir G. NI Ull.R A Y rose and said, he should have been happy it his [lon. F'rierl, Sir G. Cockburn, bad been l able to attend ;and discharge the duty which had been al lotted to h'in, in returning thanks for the applause which l was bestowed 'on the naval service ef the country.— (Cheers.) That branch of the public service must always he considered, and he was glad so to consider it,•on ac count of the insular situation ol the country—on account of its extended commerce—and also on recount of its own brilliant echievemente, ae the right arm of our country.— ( Hear, hear, Fred cheers.) He had much pleasure also in acknowledging that part of the compliment which was paid to the army. No man could otTer his acknowledgments for that distinction with more sincerity than he did, because no man could lee more satisfied than he was of the value of such testimonies of public approbation of the conduct of both services.: —(Cheers.) In this free country these 1 testimonies of, public apprebetion formed the heat re ward fir,. part - service, and the most powerful incentive to future exertions.—(Cheers.) Several years had elapsed since this country was engaged in any general war, aid since the period of the achievement of those great victories by sea and land which would go down to our remotest posterity as memorials of the skill of British commander;, and the valour of British soldiers and sailors. But occasions , had not altogether been wanting, in the meantime, to prove to our countrymen, and to the world at large, that British commanders, and British troops and sailors, were still the same as they were in the days of the the victories of. Wellington, and the triumphs of Nelson. —(Loud chcers.) The remotest nations of central Asia had learnt to appreciate tLe powers of our generals and soldiers ; and on the coasts of the Mediterranean, already familiar with British heroism, the renown of the exploits of the British navy were again revived.—(Cheers.) His Right Hon. Friend in the chair had been so kind as to al- Itrie to the share which Scotland had in the achievements of both services.—( Hear, hear.) Perhaps be might be pardoned for indulging in some little national feel ing in this Scottish festival, and fur also remind ing them en that occasion, that the laborious researches of an Elphinstone and a Bruce had paved the way for the march of our army into the central parts of Asia, and that the fiery spirit of Napier—(Continued cheers)—and be said this with the greater satisfaction, because that spi rit was not confined to one individual of that tamily. They all sought for renown where danger thronged thickest to oppose their progress. —( Loud cheers.) He trusted to be allowed, before he sat down, having expressed his thanks for their gratitude to the army and navy, to allude to an other topic. It was his good fortune, some years ago, to be present on a similar occasion, when the chair was filled by Lord Stanley, immediately after' he had eccepted the honourable situation of Rector of the University of Glas gow.—( Cheers.) His Right Hon. Friend was making the same return to that country for the same honour con ferred upon him (Sir Robert Peel). That was the object which had brought them that day together, to promote the education of the humbler classes; and, he was happy to add, that already Scotland had benefited much by the ad. mirablo institutions cf all kinds that existed amongst I them; for to that they were to attribute that character for trustworthiness, and that disposition to cultivate the talents 1 which nature had given them, and which had been so con spicuous among Seotchmen all over the world, and to which the schools they were now met to support had so much contributed. He Legged to thank them for the cordial wanner in which they had received the toast. The CHAIRMAN again rose and said—Although, Gen tlemen, we have manifested our respect collectively for all the members of the Royal Family, yet there is one member of that illustrious family to whom we all owe such a peculiar debt of gratitude, that I must take an exception in his case, and reserve him for a peculiar and special notice. Gentlemen, his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex has on all occasions manifested the deepest interest in the prosperity, of this Society.—(Loud cheers.) We have the honour of meeting hero under the presidency of his Royal Highness. But it is not only the manifestation of his interest in this particular Society that entitles him to our peculiar gratitude, but he has on all occasions shown himself fully entitled to it. He has shown that he deserves the title of Earl of Inverness by directing his at tention to every institution connected with the welfare of the country, and keeping up those peculiar habits and usages which are familiar and dear to the inhabitants of the Highlands.—( Loud cheers.) You will, therefore, cordially concur with me in the propriety of giving a se para'e acknowledgment of your gratitude to his Royal Highness—the drinking his health with every mark of enthusiasm. The :oast was then drank, with loud and enthusiastic cheering, and his Royal Highness's piper proceeded round the hall, playing Tullochgorum and other popular airs. . . . .. Sir AUGUSTUS D'Ese'e . returned thanks. He' said that it was impossible for him to refrain from expressing his grateful thanks, first to the Chairman, for the gratifying manner in which his Illustrious Father's health had been proposed ; and, secondly, to the gentlemen assembled who had received it in so warm and enthusiastic a manner. When he took into consideration the important character of the individual who had honoured the institution by pre siding at their annual festival that evening, and when he re flected on the respectability and influence of the gentlemen present, who had assembled for a most praiseworthy, and truly benevolent purpose, it was gratifying to his heart that the great statesman who occupied the chair, had se kindly proposed his Illustrious Father's health.—( Cheers.) It was gratifying to his feelings to know that that dis tinguished individual had so borne testimony to his fa ther's worth, as if it had proceeded from even the most influential person whose political feelings coincided with the opinions entertained by his Royal parent.-- (Long-continued cheering.) It was exceedingly gra tifying to his feelings that they were that day presided over by an individual who, on the sacred ground of charity, could forget and abandon all little poli ' , twat differences for the purpose of doing justice to the il ' lustrious Prince who, he would venture to say, notwith ' standing that he stood in a relation so near to him, had done much to promote the interest and advantage of the country. --(Cheers.) He had been always ready to assist in every work of charity, and to preside when called upon at every meeting col:weed for the promotion of science, and con h o e ciu c c o n u c l e d o n f o t thece help necessity sat s - s i i n t e y that o f p r a o v g i d o i o o d g starshonesome remedy over on the distinguished person in the chair to bear testimony to fits metits.—( Cheering.) After a most feeling and sincere expression cf thanks, Sir Augus tus resumed his scat amidst loud applause. Miss Steele, who was seated in the gallery, at the re quest of the Chairman, sang the beautiful Scotch ballad, " My heart's in the Highlands," with much taste and ex pression, sad was greeted wi h loud and general applause. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, it now devolves on me, in fulfilment of my duty as chairman of this assembly, to call your attention to the particular object which has brought us together this day. Gentlemen, we are met on one of those occasions so characteristic, and so honour ably characteristic of society in this great country, when we add dignity and grace to a tavern dinner, by making our conviviality contribute to the great ends of benevolence and charity. Gentlemen, I have little doubt that you are all perfectly acquainted with the nature of the institution whose claims I am about to urge upon you. I have little doubt that you know it is an ancient institution, and that its special object is to train up the youth of the Highlands of Scotland in the principles of reyerence to their 'God and loyalty to their Sovereign.—(Loud che)rs.) You know, gentlemea, that the edeceti of which is distributed by this $ seieey is founded upon the only sure basis, that of the principles of rcligiouese(Chsere.) You know that that education is strictly a :trip oral education, in coniermity with the tenets and dos trio es of the Established Church of Seetlend,—( Hear, hear.) You know that that educa tion is now dstpetiseal, through the in trumentality of a bvc 260 schools ; and thee 20,00 Q seleders arc receiving the benefits of a sound, moral, and ril gi:;u3 education, through the Beaus of this Society.—( Hear, hear.) You know that it is Epa;taly depcndei t upon voluntary beneve lenes, and it is under these circumstances that I now make to you an earnest, and I trust, it succesefel appeal, to maintain, nay to Uphold, to exteed, die usefulness of this institution.—(Cheers,) Gentismen, 1 helieie this is the 68th annisersery on which this assembly IRS met on an occasion like the present, and I have little doubt that on all those occasions theea is ills h Ire re eemed wi h nearly the same sentiments, del,v:rad pn behalf of the Society by the chairmen who happened to preside, Gentlerries, I have been anxious to discover wheal( r there were any new and peculiar claims whic:i I could urge on your consi deration whether there hail been any recent evi dence of the usefulness of this Society, or any recent means of demonstrating its bent Ouial effects as resulting is'iems owleitiesnlesittitdutevioonlvtehde f romo y f ou t r bo b L en e e g v i o: a e t .l o a r e o , of G a e l n is ti c e o m u e o n t , ry, f do not wish to make an appeal to your passions, but to your reason and your understanding, Gentlemen, the condition of the Hihlands has within the last two months attracted the the attention exercise f in Consequence of the great diAtress prevailing there. In ! Is ' l e a e nr 01 fticSncootliandll.'L House of Commons bee recently appointe,d. a Co mm i ttee f or the purp o s e o f inquiring into tl ( p L o o p il u d l a ti c o h n e er e: . )theGeHnigtleh m la e n n e , s a t n h tl e main object of -the appointment of that Committee was for the purpose of considerin g whether estondea emigration might not afford the best means of relieving the destrteis that prevails there, and I f ear to a frightful extent. Gen tlemen, I referred with, some anxiety to the evidence taken before that Committee. I know the main objettt of it was to consider and to recommend emigrati >n as a reme ly for the distress existing in the Highl an d s . Gentlemen, I referred to that evidence with some anxiety, for I thought it might be p os sih'.o that I Should find in that evidence no admission of the advantages of education. I feared that the minds of men aught be so occupied with the dis tressine scenes they were calle.l upon to investigate, that they might direct their attention u Italy to the main re_ e. aids , which was proposed for th at distress, namely, 3 ; the transport of that population whic h wa suff.ringrest distress from its excessive number s and its disproportion to that their atten the means of employment. I was afraid ; diate re tion aright be so exclusively directed to an fame . medy, that I might find no evidence from their recent k fits tes timony in favour of education, and of the public ene that might be expected to rattle from it. But, gentlemen, evidence, canting I star agreeably surprised to find is that . from men of the highest character —coming from men with the nicest ample local infermatien—l was gratified to find that I was enabled to lay before you this day the most conclusive evidenee ,of the advantage.; of that education whie.4. the Sacitty is caieselated to conies. Now you will oh:terve, gentlemen, thst the Ey:slave of those witnesses on whose authority I rely was of the most ixpartial and un suspicious character. Their inquiries had no refereeee to education—they were not catied epon to give any evilen.ce respecting eduent:en—they were only (sailed open to testify 5.) the extent of the distress then existing, and so eeggest a remed y ; and tivarefore if those reee, with their prectieei knowledge of the 4e - rel.); thee existing, and their means of local information—if they- nave their decided testimony in favour of education—of a refigaous cod moral education as the only pore/meet and effectual remedy ,itie tgo evils existing in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, ,cep J rpa,iet the tore of that testimony? area if I succeed in demonstrat ing the necessity of this remedy, em I not making a legitimate appe il, not to your passior i lase, as I said before, to your reason and your undereteridingi- e -(Mech cheering.) Gentlemen, the Committee to which refer, was appointed only six weeks ego; and at this time wisee it was appointed nothing was said about education, how, , T SUN, LONDON, M OND r 1 Y, APRIL 26, 1841. I ever convinced those who had moved for its appointment were of the benefits of education. The only point which was recernmendcd to their attention we; the distress exist ing in the Highlands of Scotland, and the immediate remedy of that distress.. They hal to tire• into the condition of the pepu'atioo of the Highlands anti 14ands cf Scotland, and into the pracdeabnity of efferding tt:ein relief by means cf emigration. They have made a first or preliminary report, and they state in that, that the recent distreis which prevailed in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland arose mainly from the excess of population, and they liege the necessity of considering of some imme diate and efficient remedy to alleviate the existing dis tress. They state that the chief remedy for that dis tress is a xvelleregulated system of education; and they call several witnesses of the highest respectability, and I I will state what the result of their testimony is to you. Mr. Baird, the Honorary Secretary to 'the Glasipw Committee for Affording R e li e f t o the Deatitote Islanders in 1 837 , a eentleman of ample experience a's to the condition of the Islanders, and the causes of distress, was asked this question, " What' is the best remedy for the present state of things in the Islands of Scotland ?" And he replied, that the prospective remedy was eduenne tion, the want of which he conceived to be the grcatent curse of the Islands; end be gave an instance of four islands, with a population of 1,105 individuals, which had at present only one school for the four islands. He nag asked in what wav education would benefit them? and he said that it would qualify them for accepting situations in the Low Countries, where they could better their for tunes, or for procuring an honourable livelihood in a foreign land. The next witness was a clergyman, whom lam proud to call my friend—a gentleman of whom Scot land may be justly proud—l refer to Dr. • Norman M`Leod, who also bears testimony to the deficiency of education, and its effect in promoting emigration. In quoting these proofs of the deficiency of education, it is but right to bring forward testimony to the moral courage and the peaceful conduct of those who are suffering under the severest privations..—( Hear, hear). There was a gentleman named Braham appointed by the Government to inquire into the condition of the Highlands, and who said that education was the best and surest foundation of any effectual cure that could be offered ; and he also bore testimony to the morality, the patient forbearance, and the honesty of that unenlightened people, who were exposed to such severe privations. Mr. Bra ham said, the exertions they made for one another were quite • extraordinary ; that it was quite beauti ful to see the sacrifices they made, and the perfect honour among them.--( Cheers.) Now, it is on be'aalf of such a people I make an earnest appeal to you this evening. It is possible that a great part of this company is composed of gentlemen who are natives of Scotland; and I look around the meeting with feelings of pride and satisfaction in reflecting that every hostile feeling between the two countries is exeinguished—((sheers)—that nothing re mains but that generous rivalry which makes each rejoice in the success of the other, and which makes each deeply interested in that success ; first, because it contributes to his own prosperity; and next, because it advances the nae florid character and renown of eur own commit) country. —(Cheers.) a But, 'gentlemen, you who are natives of that country, I trust will never suffer those salutary pre judices to be extinguished, which ought to make you proud of your country.—(Cheers.) I hope, on this occasion, that you will remember you are Scotchmen, separated perhaps for the terms of your lives from the country to which you owe affectionate allegiance. I trust you will, 'on this occasion, mark your respect for your native land, and your love fur its institutions, by remembering the claims of your fellow-countrymen from whom you are separated, by administering to their wants, and laying the foundation of their moral and social improvement.—(Cheers.) For us, who be long to another part of the empire, 1 trust we shall never forget the obligations we owe to Scotland for its ample contribution to the arts, sciences, literature, naval and military renown of this great kingdom. I hope we shall both acknowledge the claims upon our chae ity and benevolence towards those who are far removed from us, but who arc suffering under the severest privations.— ( Cheers.) This Society, as I said at the outset, is mainly dependent on voluntary benevolence. Let me entreat you, then, on this occasion to maintain the fund which enables it to continue its useful exertions for the advantage of the people of Scotland.—(Loud cheers.) Let me advise you to adopt a simple rule. If you do adopt it you will never forget it. There is not one man in this room, who, if he adopts the resolution of doubling the subscription, which in the cool and sober moments of the morning he resolved to give, will regret it, or think that he has done so under the influence of a wine-warmed imagination.—( Hear, and cheers.) If you adopt this simple plan, there is not one man among you, who, on rising to-morrow morning, will not congratulate himself that he has done well.— (Loud cheers.) If you will follow out this simple pro cess, I venture to say that not only the revenues of the present year will be greatly increased, but that young suc cessors who will attend at future meetings, will be either encouraged or shamed at your example, and will double the amount of their subacriptions.—(Cheers.) Perhaps some of you think that you have already committed your selves by handing in your subscriptions, but I have the pleasure of informing you there is a locus panitenthe, and therefore an opportunity of amending the involuntary error you may have committed—( Cheers)—and of pre venting your names from appearing to disadvantage, when compared with those more fortunate persons who have not yet committed themselves.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen; al low me to say, that although these words appear spoken in levity, they are yet perfectly true.—(Cheere.) Let me assure you that you will not suffer or repent of so doing, but will reflect upon it with pleasure ; and though removed by hundreds of miles . from those whose wants and privations you supply, their gratitude will be as lively as if we were on the spot.—( Loud cheers.) By so doing you will not only promote their essential interests, but perform your uuty as Christians and benevolent men, and strengthen the bond of con nection between this country and that potion of the popu lation who may be uneducated and illiterate, and hive been its right arm in the day of peril, and have added to the fame, and protected the interests of this country; and who, under the pressure of severe adversity and of priva tion, amounting almost to famine, have shown that pa tience, forbearance, and submission to the law, which entitle them to the commiseration and sympathy of every British subject. The Right Hon. Baronet concluded a most elo quent speech amid loud applause, wines continued for EC 'oral minutes, by proposing the toast of " Prosperity to the Royal Highland School Society," with three times three, and that enthusiasm which properly belonged to the subject. The toast was drank with great applause. Mr. Broadhurst then sang the following song, written for the occasion, wi.h great applause:— Fill your glasses all bumpers, till joy's ruby tide O'erflow them with sparkles of light ; And be this the libation to waken your pride, The Chief of our meeting to-night I. Let the roof-tree that o'er us its shelter imparts, Re-echo the gladness we feel ; Whilst our voices embody the Irish cf our hearts, Health I Welcome I and Honour to Peel ! The far-beaming splendours of Iligl.land renown, For ages have brighten'd the past ; And their glory shall still go refulgent!) , down, Unclouded and puce to the last. Yet famed as the noblest its anrals can boast, Is the worth 'A hieh his virtues reveal ; And 'tis Scotland's warm gratitude hallows the toast, Health I Welcome ! and Honour to Peel. The CIIAIkIIAN :.aid the bast he was .bout to propose would render all ornament superfluous, and whore high character would WM?. every attempt to pourtray it as it (10,erved. He then gave ttiern—" His Grace the Duke of Wellington, one of the Vice- Preiidents of the Society." The toast was received with enthusiastic cheering,' which lasted for some minutes. A;r—" See the conquering hero comes." Tile next toast given from the Chair was the health of a untioman whose name was pre-erninently distinguished in connection with every charitable institution of the country 4r. Bonjamin !Lind Caote'l."—( Loud cheers.) Mr. CATSBELT, returned thanks. The Marquis of NORTHAMPTON then rose, and, in an able and eloquent speech, which we regret our limits will not enable us to give, proposed the health of .‘ the Ch.irman, the Right Honourable Sir Robert Peel," which was drunk with the greatest enthusiasm. Sir R. Pest, in returning thanks, a ive - tld to the kind ce,s ho had invariably received from the people of Scot land, and the honour conferred on him by the academic youth of that country ; and said that, although he was, from, the multiplicity of oth :r occupations, frequently obliged to decline similar invitations, he could not front these considerations decline the honour of presiding on this occasion.—( Loud cheers.) Song—" The Chinese Jars." . _ _ The CHAIRMAN subsequently propore.l the health of " th 3 Earl of Eldon, the last chairman of the Society," , i the Marquia cf Northampton," ‘•• the Landowners of the Highlands of Scotland," and " the Chisholm," " the Secretary," and other officers of the institution; and the Stewards, each of whom returned thanks in . a very eloquent speech, which nothing but the absolute want of space prevents us from inserting. The health of " The Ladies" was after Wards drunk with great enthusiasm; shortly after which the Chairman retired, amid great applause, and was succeeded by the Chisholm, by whom the chair was ably filled until the company separated. The Hon. Gentleman proposed several convivial toasts, which were received with raptur ous applause. He took an opportunity, during his presi dency, of perusing a report of the evening's proceedings which appeared in the second edition of thir paper, and wh;ch was circulated in time room by the Stewards before eLven o'clock. The great dispatch and accuracy which uharacterlsecl the appearance of the Report appeared to eir.Fite the utmost surprise and gratification. It would be c' l l' v m?r li le i n e eg h aa t h g e re d a i to n injustice se t r o e t l. the In spirited de ed, w e h a proprietors ve 3 oe seldom d the om SOII'S Tavern , not to mention the excellent style i n s li g ic i h no in w a a l s l resects went off with greater rytended T o b i: eclat, song of " John Anderson niexcellent,j particularly the old 10Z,3P.r A.DpA .)7,, 1-1 D th u e p p w u ar e d h s ess o o f f B s o o o n l :ers)e, The Secretary in the course of the beyveNnliri.gßarnonanaulinuersetd, which was rupturously applsuydei"," which the principal were, her Majesty (anntiu ' ll an ) l 7o 2 / s , subscriptions oavvmagoucnrviroiggst, Somerset 10: log , , the Duke of Bu k e: ekueb 50/., the Duke of outland lugs, Lord Bexle the Duke of Muctrose 10/., B. 'B. c d b to, Esq,, y lo ‘:: , the Q D a u c c e h r e l Duchess of rouckinghain _. , Maticet tor 10 , s, si r ' George Murray 5 gs, . Sir , Alex. ,, t . r r ay Grant lo'gs, the the Vice-Chancellor of pion tiOgs, S, Sir B. Brodie, — enrY . Kerub' e • I tid Briiiih ( ti n en ~,,, ' ' F AO ,, logs., Sir IL Bee 2.. ..,___2______ . . _.,. The VETES QV VERSAILLII.S.-,-The luxuwy of dress, the splendour of equipages, the beauty of the Court Ladies, the magnificence of the grand concert, presented altogether a re - feet scene of enchantment. The gardens of the palace were illuminated by several millions of va_ ris,:at;(l crystal lamps, %ilia' we re lighted almost simul taneously, as if by ttie toticli of a inac,ician's wand. Some eqiniate a the of itre rlituinitcations may be formed from the ev t ense . bf the bouquet 'ALM flee. : 9tl the spa o f a few moments thirty tbdwand rockets we'rc 'le t : off, each pi k , iogil 9pnt a erown,—Thiodore 'Hooks French .Stop,, THE MANCHESTER. CH &TUBER OF COMMERCE AND THE IMPORT DUTIES, MANcuasmn, Arrat, • 4 22. —An , c*lromely interesting:, mt , :ting, of the Chamber of Commerce a3d Manufactures took place here to-day, for ti,e further consideration .4 the import duties queßtion, and for tic Purpose of determitdcg On the propriety of petitioning Parliament on the question. John Benjamin Smith, Esq., President of the Board of Directors, W 39 present, and took the chair. The PRESIDENT was happy to say that the questien of free trade was not noW brought before this Chamber lot the first time. He found that so-long ago as 1824, by the records of the Chamber, that when Mr. Huskisson brought forward his trade measures, by which it was pro posed to allow the lice exportation of machinery and aril sans, it was opposed by the Chamber, but at the same time they passed the following resolution :—" That in the pro gress which Ministers,and Parliament are making towards a revision and liberalisation of our commercial system, this meeting think it necessary to request the Directors of the Manchester Chamber ef Commerce to call their at tention to the overwhelming restriction under which the commercial interests of this country are placed by the pre sent state of the Corn-laws, which not only tend to give a factitious value to the most important article cf human food, but to throw obstacles in the way of mercantile ope rations, by materially augmenting the difficulty of procur ing returns." From this resolution it was evident that the Chamber thought it was beginning at the wrong end to allow exportation of machinery without allowing a free importation of food.—( Hear, hear.) In 1825, when Mr. Iluskisson brought forward his free-trade measures, the following resolutions were passed by the Cham ber :—" That having taken into consideration the im portant changes in the commercial policy of the country, recommended by the resolutions of the House of Com mons, whereby foreign manufactures and descriptions of foreign raw produce will be admitted on a greatly reduced scale of duties, the members of the board feel it to be a duty to declare their approbation of the proposed mea surer, their concurrence in the sound and enlightened principles of government on which they are founded, and their hope and belief that, whilst they are calculated to promote the general prosperity of the cautery, they will net prove permanently or seriously iejurious to any branch of the trade of this district, provided they be followed by that repeal of the duty on raw cotton which is pointed out and required by the same principles of sound policy by which these measures have been dictated. That the repeal of the existing Corn-laws, and free access to the corn markets of the world, under easy duties on importation (if any should be required) will be more than ever necessary when the proposed changes regarding the introduction of foreign manufactures aro carried into effect, and ought to be earnestly and unceasingly pressed on the consideration cf Parliament. Such were the resolutions passed in 1825 ; since then the duty on raw cotton had been reduced, but no change had taken place in the Corn-laws, and very few changes had taken place affecting our commerce with other countries.—( Hear, hear.) It was impossible to look at the present state of our trade without feeling considerable alarm.—( Hear, hear.) The effect of our restrictions upon the importation of foreign productions had been to establish manufactories in foreign countries, particularlyein the north of Europe and the United States of America, and now we found these countries seeking the means of importing our machinery instead or our ma. nufactures.—(Hear, hear.) Another important feature in our commercial prospects was the near approach of the termination of our treaty with the Brazils ; their Government had given notice that, on the termination of that treaty, unless we admit their staple produce, enrich was sugar and coffee, that they would prohibit our manufactures.—( Hear.) Now the Brazils took a larger quantity of our manufactured goods than any other part of the world, and therefore this be came a very important consideration.—(Hear, hear.), The United States : were ,plso about to take into ponsi deraticin the duties on the finpart'or our manufacture§ there. At present they were admitted at an average duty of 25 per cent. ; but it could hardly be expected that they would continue to allow our manufactures to be imported on such easy terms, if we persevered in excluding their products from our markets.—(Hear, hear.) This question, he was happy to say, was one in which men of all parties could join; it was not a political question ; they did not seek to obtain any favour from the Legislature ; all they asked was a fair field for their own exertions; they sought no legislative protection for their own inter ests—all they asked was to be freed from monopolies for the good of others at their expense.—( Hear, hear.) He would now read to them the resolutions prepared, and about to be submitted to them.—[The Chairman then read the resolutions, which appeared in our columns on Saturday]. Mr. HOLLAND Hooen, in rising to propose the adoption of the first resolution, alluded to the report of the Direc tors on this question read at the last meeting, and said he Lelieved that the public mind had been more enlightened by that document than by any report which had ever issued from that Chamber. He understood that such had been the demand for that report, that it had been necessary to print 4,000 copies of it ; and when they took into con sideration that this was in addition to the wide circulation which bad been previously given to it by the newspapers, they would see the great interest taken in it, and that the public mind began to be roused to the danger of our posi tion.—( Hear; hear.) He hoped that the interest which had thus been awakened would not be allowed to diminish, hat that this Chamber, and all gentlemen who took a lively interest in the question, would follow it up by pressing the subject upon the consideration of the House of Commons. He himself imagined that ho had a sort of protection, and he Was anxious to ascertain to what extent, for which reason he hart paid some atten dee to the subject for the last few weeks. He, was speak ing in reference to the exportation of machinery. He had supposed that he was protected against the foreign spinner by the prohibition upon the exportation of machinery. He examined into that question, and really if 'that was the protection they enjoyed, it seemed to be reduced to the smallest poss.hle standard, for it did appear in a most extraordinary way that licences of the Treasury had been granted for the exportation of what was called preparation machinery, or machinery for manufacturing fidesses up to that point where two slivers were joined together, from a supposition that cotton up to that point was not under going any manufacturing process.—( Laughter.) He never heard of anything more absurd; if that was protec tion they had it but in name, and the sooner it was done away with the better. He woutd put the case in tit's way :—Suppose the agritelftural interest, who were pro tected, or store supposed to be protected, by the Corn laws, were protected in this manner, what should we say if all corn imported into this country were admitted, by li censes from the Treasury, in any state of manufacture short of being made into bread, on the understanding that until it had undergone that process it was not an article of food ?—( Laughter and applause). Yet this was really the sort of protection the manufacturer enjoyed, and nothing morc.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. J. HEREFORD second the resolution. Mr. ADSDEAD could not conceive any subject more dr serving of attention than that before the Chamber—a sub ject not only connected wilt tie commercial policy of the country, but also with the existence and prosperity of the manufacturing, community. Inquiries had been instituted to ascertain the bearing of these import duties on our com mercial aid manutacturiu,,e - relations, and he thought it would be admitted by all parties that an amount of rvi dance so important in its details, so conclusive in its prin ciples, and so full of valuable information, had never been brought under the especial notice of the Chamber.— ( Hear, hear.) The resolution was agreed to unanimonsly. Mr. IL OARDNER, in moving the second resolution, said that protections were a benefit to the community was quite an erroneous doctrine. They might be a temporary advantrge to those whom they were intendel to protect; but, in the end, much evil would result from them. With respect to sugar he found that in the year 1839 there had been a falling off in the importation of that article, in con sequence of these protections, amounting to 12,400 tons ; and in 1840 he found there was a still further falling off of 13,800 tons, notwithstanding the increase which was taking pl leo in our populaion, in the consumption, being a full reduction of 121 per cent. in the last three years. !Our policy, as regarded our own population, and as regarded that of our colonies, appeared to him to be really crooked and suicidal in the extreme. The policy of our Government always appe aced to him to be a starvation one..—( Hear.) The obj•ret always appeared to be to ascertain the lowest qaan‘izy of food they could teach the people to exist upon —( Hear, hear)—or, to levy the greatest amount of taxes out of t to small:at possible quantity of the necessaries of life.—( Applause.) They appear to add tax upon tax, till the more they increased the taxes, the more they dcc eased the revenue.—( Laughter and applause.) It was one of the most astonishing things to him ; and if he expressed himself strongly, it was because ho expressed his own feelings, that whilst we possessed ' colonies, and perhaps had a population under the crown of this empire amounting to one-tenth part of the population of the woad—that whilst we held colonies possessing every quality of soil, and in every climate of the world--colenies that vitro capable of producing as many hundreds weight of sugar and coffee as we could consume, , supposing we consumed double what we now did ; he repeated that if we consumed double the quantity of these articles we had ever yet done in one year, we have colOnies capable of producing as many hundreds weight as we now required pounds; yet, notwithstanding this it was surprising that with a protec tion of 395. per cwt. upon sugar, over and above the duty paid for sugar grown in the colonies, and 345. per cwt. upon coffee, notwithstanding all our immense territories and ad vantages, we could not produce the amount of sugar and coffee necessary for ourselves, bUt were compelled to pur chase it from neighbouring States where they had no pro tecticn ; and those neighbouring States without this pro tection were able to supply our markets as well as their own. For instance, he found that the consumption of coffee alone, in one year, amounted to 12,823 tons; and of this quantity, 6,470 tons were the produce of our colonial posses sions, while 6,353 tons% ere the produce of foreign countrieq. But it must be clearly understood that this did not pay the protective duty of 345., fcr Government admitted foreign coffee touching at a British port at Bd. less per lb. (in. creasecl.by the expense of reshipping, insurance, &c,, by another penny) ; and thus these 6,353 tons of foreiga coffee would have paid an additional duty cf about 375. per cwt. Tali: really led him to conduce that our pro tection, our cradling- or nursing system, was a very bo onp indeed,—( Hear, hear.) There was . another inoonsistency 43 to our consumption of slave.growo sugar, fir while the slarre.grown sugar was prohibited for consumption in this. country, we purchased it and refined. it i.: bond, and shipped it out for the'use of our colonies; therefore, while the black population were supplied with fine sugar at iP : ; we were paying them at least 7d. or 71d : for their coarser sugar..4l-lear, hem ) All this was done for the li bti rp v, o ic s t e o o rt f t d h o a i t ng away with slavery; but so protection lasted it appeared to him that it would increa , e, and tend to increase the value of slave-labour, and it was long as .this his decided conviction that so long as sl a ve-labour was Tifitable, it could never be suppressed.—( Hear, hear. ) he only way to end slavery was to do away with the profit attendin:.; it Hear, hair.) was his full and firm du' ca were reduced, it "1Y add t 6 'the revel - I ' 6e; but to the c'onitUsts of OP PC3PIP, would 'hot Mr 'l l.2 A's4woiertl seccindetl the resolmtiOn l ;Ojai W 23 t ,t,t • L. WILLIAMS trusted that much good would :Tsui from publicity being given to what herd pitsied h 6).1 Chamber on this subject, and that public nttertion would be drawn to it, f,,r iitl,erto he believed h bad barn l e,ry lir ;a regarded by the public. Mr. Williams thea mc.vcd thir.i resolution. • Mr. WM. M'CoNNELL seconde3 the motion. Mr. PROCTER was engaged in the sill trade; and though he could not speak for the whole trade, he knew there were individuals among them who coni:elered that they required protection in the present t•tate of things. If the greater protection upon food and so forth were remelted, that would alter the case. The CHAIRMAN-1:11C resolution embraces them all. Mr. PROCTER said, if it had pas3ed without observa tion, it would have been understood that the silk trade were quite agreeable to give up these duties for protreCon ; and they felt that they were exposed to quite as much compe tition as was desirable. He was engaged in the higher branch of the manufacture, which felt French competition tie most; and they felt ir, very much at this time. But, by the way, he begged to state that they were net agr,:e able to the removal of the duties so long as other duties existed—but, if the others were removed, they would [-a :A el din any peculiar privilege for themselves. The CHAIRMAN-1 understand Mr. Procter to say that if the duties on all other articles were removed, their trade would not claim any protection ; and that is the spirit of the resolution. Mr. W. Rawsoss said he belonged to a branch of trade which had been formerly well protected—so well protected, that they had now no businessat all. There was certainly a protecting duty of 20 per cent. still left (he alluded to the stocking trade); but they had been nearly two years with out employment. He had received a letter from a friend et Coventry to say that there they bad 20,000 ribbon weavers, who were all engaged in the silk trade, which was getting this boasted protection, and their wages were not more than 7s. per week. —( Hear, hear.) Could anything place that trade in a worse position? It was a folly to sup pose that protection could be given to the workmen of this country while we exported fifry millions of our productions. It was a folly to say that an) body but the landlord was protected. It kept up a high artificial price for ag:icul tural produce, while it was utterly impossible to keep up wages and profits artificially. As regarded the exportation of machinery, unless they could get rid cf the Corn.laws, he should recommend manufacturers to be selling their tools while they could get anything for them. His ma chinery was worth as many thousands in 1836, an is was now worth hundreds ; he was not sure that he could get anything at all for it; it was going into the state of old iron, and was becoming more worthless every day. Mr. IL lioneees—Allusions had been made to the ex pertation of machinery, a subject with which he was well acquainted, and on which, ten veers ago, he strongly, and almost alone in this town, raised his voice against the in convenience and extreme impolicy of attempting to forbid the exportation of machinery. Of late be had held his tongue on this subject, for this reason. He did think, when Mr. Huokisson brought forward histrinciples of free trade, and a general promise seemed to be held out, by the pro. ceedings in Parliament, that they should be carried ieto effect, that it might take away, to a great extent, that sore point in the diplomatic intercourse between this and ether countries, which the nations of Europe especially, urged against permitting a free interchange of commodities,— namely, that the British Government peremptorily forbade the exportation of all labour, saving machinery ; and that, therefore they were placed in such a disadvantageous posi tion that they could not accede to the free trade principles offered by England. That was one ground why he thought :he removal of those prohibitory laws ought to be urged. Another was, the original error that had been committed in permitting steam-driven machinery, water wheels, and heavy gearing to go abroad, at a time when it would have been, to a certain degree, a protection to this country to - maintain the - prohibition, these things being the very lous dal ion of manufacturing induetry. That had been origi nally done, he believed, because the iron-masters and en gineers possessed more influence in the Legislature than the humbler classes of machine makers. lie meant not to say that we should forbid the exportation of any sort of machinery, large or small ; he held it to be a universal principle that ad sorts of knowledge and all sorts of pro ductions of human ingenuity and human labour were for the benefit of all men—( Applause)—hut if they de parted from that sound elementary principle, it was most injudicious to send away that which they might defy the foreigner ts get in the outset, forbidding him those things only which he could construct fur himself, and giving the very foundation of our manufactures. With regard to the silk trade, there were very serious doubts whether it could stand foreign manufactured silks, unless all obstacles to free trade were swept away : and this was what the resolution contemplated. In the same way, in the article of leather, every obftncle must be swept away to the tree importation of foreign hides, foreign bark, and everything that added to the composition of the raw mate rial ; and then the tanners and curriers would say that they would do very well. It was not that British industry was inferior to French—it was not that any branch of manufacture could not be carried on advantageously, pro vided it were permitted to exist on equal terms. But we must not only take away duties, but prohibitions, for the prohibitions of the import of live cattle made beets and shoes dear. We must give to the people the means of feeding themselves cheaply, and then every branch of in dustry in the country would not only be sustained, but would flourish ; for such was the ingenuity, tire patient persevering industry, the habitual frugality and par simony of the British people, that they would live by their indus try, and repel any competition, if they were placed on equal terms with other nations.—( Applause.) We courted an intercourse with a people whose language and literature were founded upon, and were continually copying ours; we had a most beneficial trade with them, and yet we for ' bade them to trade with us. They might send their ships , and take our manufactures, but to pay us, they must first g the sieve Statea, buy cotton and sug a r, an d t h en send it to us. And we were professing, all the while, not only a love of free trade and of extended intercourse with this people, but also, what every English man who had a heart in his breast must feel—an abhor rence of slavery—( Heat, hear)--whilst we .were eec mrag ing the continuance of slavery in America in the must palpable way in the world. It we were to tike the corn, flour, and animal food which the free Sates would willingly send us in exchaug,e for our manufactu es, our exports to those c auntr:e3 would be enormously increased; they would take all they now paid for in cotton and tob.cc e and would superadd an amazing amount, many millions a yea-. 'The Chamber had been charged with having shrunk a little from the position it had taken up two years ago, and with blinking the great question of the. Corn and Provi sion Laws under the consideration of a geacral revision of the tariff. It did not appear from the speeches there delivered, that there was any falling cff in the feeling of the members on the subject; but he should like to see a more pointed and distinct reference to the mischievous chas reczer of the Corn and Provision Laws than seemed to be implied by the resolution so far. He had drawn up two or three clauses, which, aehen they came to the petition, might be embodied in it, and which he would then offer to the Chamber. Applause.) MY. JAMES KERSHAW, in moving the next resolution, said he wished that Members of Parliament understood the questiun as well as it was understood in this part of her Majesty's dominions, and would set their minds end heir.s upun puttiqg things on a better footing, Mr. CHAIiLES POOLEY seconded the resolution. Mr. DYER rose to submit the addition to the - pctitiln of which he hal spoken, but withdrew it on the Cnairnin assuring him that a special meeting would be called tt:> petition about the Corn-laws. Mr. Dycr said he ei 1 not look for a repeal of the Corn-laws from the present House of Commons; but if their petition was a third time con temptuously slighte,l, and inquizy refused, it would be the ,luty of the Chamber immediately to call upon the So vereign to dismiss that House of Commons and appeal to the people, and he did not believe the present constitu ency would elect another Bread-taxing House of Commons. Mr. R. ROBERTS moved the next resolution, and said he would take the opportunity of adverting to the Bill of Mr. Labouchere for the revision, of the colonial dutics. He wished to direct attention to the question how this would affeot the relative position of United States manu_ lectures and those of this country, in Canada and the Bti•ish possessions in America.—(Hear, hear.) The tluti , ts levied on our raanufnatuies importel into the United States were on an average, at the. least amount, 25 per cent. ; and the goods which were admitted spc e,ally for the use of the subjects of this realm in Ca nada, he believed were subject to a higher rate than twenty-live per cent. The practical working of Mr. lathouchere's proposition would be this: the Ameri can manufacturers of exactly the same kind of goods as we exported, who were in close proximity to our colonies, could maintain an intercourse, by paying a duty only 4} per cent. higher than ourselves, with productions. of a Simi lar kind, made from their own, staple commodity, the growth of their own soil, and manufactured with all the skill and energy which we know them to possess. Thus they were to be allowed to meet us in their own markets, while they excluded our manufactures by a duty of not less 'than twenty-five per cent., thus placing our trade in the. , very worst position by thi s arrangement. We were thus adding fuel to the fire by giving another impulse to American manufac tures, and carrying them into our owe country. The dif ference of duty was only tif per cent., while we had to pay the exi,ensc of transit, commission, freight, insurance, and everything else.—[llr. R. Cobden—Arid the duty on co:ton]—and then to meet the most competent, active, and enterprising rival we had. —( Hear, hear.) , Was it pos. sible that a gentleman who had been present in that Cham ber, and has heard as much as it was possible to condense into an interview of two hours, could be a party to a revi. eon of duties which should involve such a strange ano maly as this? He was positively forgetting that Canada and the American colonies were British possessions, and promoting an intercourse founded upon the very worst p r i n . plea for our manu f acturer. - The Resolutions were agreed to. MR. MILLAN, THE DENTIST. AS several applie,t7ons have b , en mac!e for informat.ion as to the manner in which.the cl,:r,;e made by Mrg. 1'o;- hod against Mr. Minn,! the dentist, of Ludgate-hill, for having posesscd himseif of 100/. under a promise to tup ply her with a first-• ate set of t;eth, was ultimately dis posed of, we gi7e the following summery of tae Fo cerdirg3 and the results The complainant attended on several different oceaiioir, in expectation of meeting Mr. Malian, before Sir Peter Laurie, but that individual never made his appe3rance. His solicitor wrote a letter to Sir Pet er L aur i e , apo l og i s i ng . fr his cthe solicitor's) absence, and stating that as his c:ient was willing to do everything that was necessary for the lady, he saw no Nailer necessity for attending to give legal assistance: — Mrs. Folkard, who was accompanied by Mr. Hobler, jun., stated to Sir Peter Laurie that she had, after the matter was exposed in the newspapers, received from Mr, Millar' two boxer, containing each a set of tete!, which ir they were ever made for mouths et all, were made for monAis very different indeed from hers, one of them being as much to small as the other was tm large for her mouth. They were, besides, of the very roughest mid vulgar construction, and she could never think of allotting such things to be placed in her mouth at all. Sir Peter Laurie said that it was evident Mr. Malian was afraid to meet the charge, and that the fraud was an exceedingly gross one. He then advised the lady to put the two sets of teeth she had lately received into the hands of some dentist who understood his bwiness, and request him to say what they might be worth, and he should issue another summons to Mr. Malian to attend and give an ac count of the transaction. Mrs. Folkard, at her next visit at the Mansion-house, stated that she had obtained the opinion of a dentist of character as to the value of the two sets of teeth, and was assured by him that they were not worth 5/. Several other persons had, she said, been treated in a similar manner by Mr. Mallan, but she had been given to understand that he had gone to America to try his chalice with the natives there. Mr. Hobler, jun., said that he had received a letter from a gentleman who was connected with the press, giving an account of what took place between him and Mr. Mallan, in illustration of the practice of the dentist. lie delivered the letter into the hands of Sir Peter Laurie. The following are exsracts from it : " If the statement I now give you will at all aid Mrs. Folkard's case, or if my personal testimony will serve you, should it again become the subject of judicial notice, it is entirely at your service. Its the month of May last I was induced, by the specious advertisreents of Mons. Median, of Ludgate-hill, to apply to him to restore two teeth of which I had been deprived by accident. Ho examined my mouth, assured me of his unrivalled art not only to supply the deficiency occasioned by the ac cident, but that if I would consent to have the de leAs in the back parts of my mouth filled up the entire artificial arrangement should be so complete that I should not know that either time or accident had caused me an injury. I was, as I thought, ve ry cunning. I told him that I doubted his powers, and that although willing to have my losses supplied, I had no faith in such prornises—:hat if for the sum specified (101. 103.) he would engage to make a complete set, gising me a month's trial of them, I would consent, but that I would pay no deposit, nor enter into any engagement on any other terms. I gave him my address that he might ascertain my respectability, and having seen the order and the amount entered in his book, I added my Lame and address. He was to inform me whether ho would com plete the order on the terms I have stated, and I heard nothing from him, although I called two or three times, and left my card. I concluded that he did not choose to risk,,the result. Three months :afierWarls, a box, sealed, was.loft st nay office, aecompanied by'a letter from an attorney, stating that he was instruCteil to deliver a set of teeth, which I had ordered of Mr. Malian, and had net called for ; and that if the amount .wag not paid in= inedietely, lie had-also instructions to proceed, &c. This was followed in a Lev days by a writ; and as I was in structed that such a delivery of a piece of mechanism, which was useless except fitted to the part in which it was to act, was not a delivery in law, I defended the action. The Secondary and Jury were, however, of a contrary opi nion; but, as a kind of salvo, cut down the demand to Si. " On my return home, I, for the first time, looked at the article, and on examining the part intended for the upper part of the mouth, discovered that it was not possi ble it could be intended for mine, there being several front teeth supplied, while mine were sound and perfect, I ob tained the company of a friend as a witness, and waited on Monsieur Malian, pointed out to him this damning proof of his rascality, and threatened hint with exposure. He appeared confounded, and said it was all a mistake from the beginning, that the action was prosecuted without his knowledge, and the teeth sent without his inspection. He took assay in a hurried manner the imperfectly supplied part, and engaged to supply another, for which he took a new model, with a gold palate, wires, &c., which should be worth at least 30 guineas. At the expiration of a few days the new specimen of his art was fitted into my mouth, and soon after I became seriously affected in health ; my mouth became corroded, arid I was unable to eat anything but the softest food. I called on the artist ; he assured me that all was right so far as the teeth were concerned but matters became worse, and at length I had the metal palate tested, and was assured that it was of the basest des cription, and that had I continued to persevere in allow ing it to remain in my mouth, I should have found out my mistake in permanent, if not fatal injury to my constitution. I recovered my health from the hour I removed the machinery." Sir P. Laurie said he believed that he had obliged Monsieur Mallan to take a trip to America, and the Eng lish public were thus released from the probability of further imposition from that quarter; ho, however, could not help expressing his regret that the departure of the dentist took place before an interview had occurred between them. It was his opinion that if the case in the Secondary's office had come on efter the exposure at the Mansion-house, the verdict would have been different, and he advised Mrs. Folkard to proceed by indictment avainst Mallan if ho should return to this country. Mrs. Folkard declared tbat she should strictly follow the advice of Sir Peter Laurie on the subject, and consult him front time to time as she might receive inUligence with respect to the 'tooth manu facturer. EDINBURGH.—At an adjourned meeting of the Commissioners of Police, held last week, a Report of a Committee on Vagrancy was read. This Report states that drunkenness is not only the fruitful source of poverty, but of crime. During the last three months there have been committed to the police prison for drunkenness 956 persons, of whom 543 were males, and 413 females. Be tween Saturday at four o'clock P.m., and Sunday at four P.m., the number of committals for drunkenness during that period was 285, while only 112 were taken into custody bet xcen Friday at fuer and Saturday at four. The num-, ber of committals for the last three month 4, for various offences, exclusive of drunkenness, was 1,368, whereof 656 were males, and 712 females. From Saturday at four o'clock to S un day at f o ur o ' c lock, th e nutnber of committals was 242, while only 150 were appreh en d e d between Friday at four and Saturday at four, Since the Ist April, 108 have been committed charged, with beg ging. Comparing these tables with those furnished for the same period last year, the number of persons commit ted fer drunkenness between Saturday and Sunday has in created from 221 to 285. The total number of persons committed during last• year was 9,161, or about one out of every sixteen. The Report expressed a hope that the Judges in the Police Court would g've Effect to the law when vagrants brought before them were committed; it also recommended that the giving of certificates to low public houses s•hould be restricted, and, as far as practivaldo, that all shops or premises should be shut the whole of the Sabbath. Report rap_ proved of.—Mr. Richardson brought forward his motion, " That the Board recommend to the Justices of the county and the Magistrates of the city, to annex the following to the ale license certificates I hereby agree to shut my shop, tave , n, &e., for the whole of Sabbath—viz., from twc:ve o'clock on Saturday night till Monday morning at five o'clock." He supported this resolution at sonic length, and maintained that there would be no groat diffi culty in getting retailers to agree to it. After some re marks by Mr. Borne and Mr. Wemysa, the motion was agreed to. LORD PONSONBY'S VISIT TO ENGLAND.- We foci bound to declare that nothing political whai.ever is in any way mixed up with the very natural desire which Lord Ponsonby must now feel, after nine years' absence, to return to England to attend fir a short space of time to some private affairs that require his personal supervision. His Lordship has repeatedly expressed his anxious wish fur leave of absence ; the importance of the affairs then in agitation rendered it, however, inexpedient that our Am bassador should for a moment abandon his post in the Turkish capital. Now that matters are on the point of adjustment, leave of absence has been granted to Lord Ponsonby; but, to show how utterly groundless are the reports of his Lordship's recal, we ought to mention that the period of his departure from Constantinople is left en tirely to his Lordship's own discretion. He will leave Constantinople when in his own sound judgment the state of affairs admits of his absence without injury to her Ma jesty's se. vice. It is understood that Lord Ponsonby's stay in England will not exceed two or three mcntlas.-- Observer. DINNER TO MR. CLARKE.-- - Last week the medical practitioners and heads of families resident in the northern division of the pariah of St. Pancras gave a public dinner at the Bedford Arms tavern, Caroden•town, to Mr, Joseph Clarke, the surgeon, of Park -street, who, it will be remembered, lately figured at Marylebone Police Court, and subsequently at the Old Bailey, under a charge, made by a female named Mary Anne Hall, re siding at No. 9, Upper Alta.:fly-street, of having committed temps: upon her, whilst attending her at the above house prufessionally. The dinner had been got up as a The announcement in 'the papers of Friday, public testimony to "the character and reputation of un ler the h ea d o f '' Midd!e3ex Sessions," th a t a Meets- Mr. Clarke by a few of hia friends, and, as a proof of the trate of that C oun ty w a s accuse] of h av i ng o ff ere d , f ora estimation in which he is held, u p war d s o f one hun gretuity of 3,000/. to obtain the discletrge of a prisoner dren of the most influential gentlemen of the neigh confined und er a sente n ce o f impris onment i n the House of bourhood were present. Joseph W ille y, E sq ., occup i e d . the chair; and in proposing the h ea lth o f M r . Cl ar k e Correeti -n, C o ld-b a th-fi e lds, has crested a most extraor dieary sensatien throughout, the metropolis and the whole proceeded at great le.ngth to detal the circumstances of the m etre politan county, and various ha ve b een t h e spe - connected with the ease, from which it ap p eare d that calati ons as to w h o t h e pr i soner was and whom the Justice the prosecutrix was of most qu e stio na bl e c h ara cter. of Peace alleged to be implicated. From the inquiries we That Mr, Clarke was innocent, and hal been the victim of have reeee, although the greatest degree of sect( cy i $ main- a foul consp;racy, was proved by the fact of his accuser bay ing a , e:conded. An impression had gone f o rth ir. the public tained ou t h e su bj ect by the officers of Vic reason,, we have mind that the traducers had bceu bought off. This he, as .reason to believe that the preen whose lie, Minn was to a man who valued his reputation, declared was not e tern ' have been effected is Mr. forarivis Hastings Medh u r s t. We need h ar dl y say that the magistrate, whoever he be, fact. lie had sworn to it on oath. Mr. Clarke had eeiorn to it on ca•b, and the inspe c t or o f p e li ce h a d e lea swor e that must have bee n g u ilty of th e b asest f a l se h oo d if h e de he had used every exertion to find thee ;,..erties, hue without Oared t h at h e possesse d i n fl uence i n t h e quarter he is re. avail. Mr. Clarke returner' tl,tanks, and dsciesred his en., ported to have named sufficient to effect th a t or an y ot h er tire innocence of th . e, evil= imputed te l'.',m, and his reeeie. object inconsistent with the strictest regard to public jus ness te, wet the elterge at any tie e :. Colonel BeeW l i ege ton, Captain [balling. ; 'ice. With respect to the magistrate accused, although his identity is known to every magistrate is the eteenty, hes f 4 .1 - 1 - Iley, Dr. IVlorle.‘s, Profc3sor K-y, nntl °Lb . , : i gentlemen having ePokerl In Eulogisti c name ha: not yet been publicly . mew i t ar4l ; •ini4'We are in- „„..- formed ',hat isis s is tts scin'tcli en old and highly-esteemee t magistrate of ope of the Police Courts of t''' • - lotion was determined on expressive.• en of the hay been several yews in there— '' . ..., metropolis, 4 ..ns of the character and conduct of Mr. Clarke,.. a reso _ t e e victim of a most foul tees formerle . - 0 m ade agatsit aim . assembly that lie had been . , . - coil _ piracy, and that INila vi,itlicut ~...auesion of ail peace, and s . . ... ',lost active member of the bench at the the slightest foundation, , . anddletex SOffilollB.—..o6frver. EVENING EDITION. LAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Hampshire Telegraph.) PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 24,—The Kite steamer, Lieut. Snell, returned yesterday from the West Indies, where for two years she has been carrying the mails from Island to Island. The Dee steamer, Commander Sherer, bad quitted the West Indies, but from defects was obliged to run for Bermuda. The Kite had experienced very bad weather in the last week of March and the first week at this mouth. The Kite called in at Plymouth, and brought several men from the Stag frigate for the Indus, 80 guni. She sailed tc-day for Woolwich, to be paid off. She left Antigua on the 23d March. The Scringapatam, 46, was at Barbadr.es, and the Griffon at Tobago, when the Kite left the West Indies. The French West Indian squadron had been joined by the South American division, said to be on their way home, making a force in all of hire frigates (three of them 50',0, four corvettes, five brigs, and one steam vessel. The Polyphemus steamer, and Cockatrice brigantine, nre relayed at Sheerness, to be fitted with lightning con ductors; the former goes to Malta, calling at Plymouth. The Beretta is at the Nore. The Rspid tails to-morrow (Sunday) for the coast of Sussex, to protect the fisheries from the French boats. The Avon steam-vessel, Lieutenant Pr:tcharcl, arrived to-day from Liverpoil and Bristol, with newly-raised men for the Indus, Monarch, Vernon, and Fair Rosamond. She will return to Plymouth. On the 15th instant Lieut. Parsons, Chief Officer of Swanage Coast Guard station, captured eight notorious . smugglers and 117 tabs and one flagon. The smugglers had got down by ropes over the cliff, and after the tub boat • had put off, the patrols pre vented the smugglers from coming up at a place called Tilly Whim, near 'Varies:on Head. This is the third capture made by this officer, be- ; sides having rendered assistance to a great number of '- wrecks, while in command at St. Alban's head. A prty of smugglers, on Tuesday morning early,made an attempt to run a cargo on the station of Lieutenant Bulley, R. N., at Athcrtield, Isle of Wight, when 59 tubs and one man were taken. The smugglers issued from all quarters to the number of 30, but were soon dispersed by the resnlutc conduct of the officers and men on the station. ,p PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. PROMOTIONS.---Surgeon—John Kay (late of the Princess Charlotte), to be Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets. Assistant Surgeon—F. Mansell, M.D. to the Blenheim to the rank of Surgeon, and to that ship, in death vacancy of Mein. APPOINTMENTS. - Lieutenants William Tringham, from the Queen, to command the Spitfire steam packet, vice Cheesman ; 1-1. Binstead, whose appointment is can celled, and who remains First of the Qu, en. Surgeon—John Gibson, to be Superintendent to West. .; morelaud convict ship. It, Assistant Surgeon—S. Livesay, M.D., to the Victory, vice Corry, promoted. Second Master—J. M. O'Brien, from the Blonde, to the Melville, vice King, promoted to the Modeste. Mate—James Pyrite: (from the Excellent) to the Ver. non; and M'Ciintoch (from the Crocodile) to the Excellent. Naval Instructor—A. Gerard, to the Indus. The following gentlemen passed for Lieutenants at the Royal Navel College on the 21st inst :—Charles K. Jackson, Mate of the Queen, and Thomas Cochran, Mate, late Asia. PLYMOUTH, AMU. 22. —The Avon steamer, Lieut. R. 1). Pritchard, sired for Liverpool and Bristol last Friday; and the Westminster and Pearl, with ernigra. a ts for Australis.—The Devon lighter arrived froui broke, with stores, on Friday.—The Soudan ste,ei te i, Commander Bird Allen, and ._ Harriet. freight, • s hip, '• sailed on Saturday . for the coast of Africa, rArCil # . joined ,by the Albert and Wilberftirce; ''rill pro ceed to .explore the' Niger.—The -Herrn:wee' returned ; from Liverpool on Sunday, haviet,b 'repairer" - the moorings of the Lazapetta at that port ;. the , Harnoazie sailed again for Poitsmouth, on Monday, '.vith old stores. The Burhampooter, with emigrants, sailed on Sunday for Australia. The Cornwallis, 72, Capt. P. Richards, was undocked on Tuesday, having been `new coppered. Th,o Kite, steamer, Lieut. G. Snell, arrived from Antigua.,on Tuesday, 28 days on her passage; when sae sailed frsm hadoes, the 13th of March, the following ships were lying there, viz. Siringapatam, Grecian, Firefly, and Brazier ; the KA.) wilt proceed to Woolwich to refit. The Mercury tender arrived from Portsmouth on Wednesday.—The • Acorn, 16, Corn. J. Adams, was taken into dock on Wednesday; on examining her bottom, it was found: that about seven feet of her false keel had been knocked elite) , touching on a coral rock.—The St.ag, 46, Captain T. B. Sulivan, was paid off on Wedv esday. The gun room officers have presented Mr. Brown, the Master, wits an elegant tea and coffee service as a token of their esteem. In Harnoaze—Caledon ia , S an Josef, Cornwallis,. Acorn, and Kite. In the Sound.—lmpregnahle, and La Belle Alliance. By an Admiralty order, no burl (in future) are to be entered for the Ordinary, who do not weigh 981b5., not one out of a Wu, at the age of 14, will weigh that weight, and very few at is. • SALE OF COINS AND MEDALS. The following is a list with, the prices of the first lot of coins and medals belongi ng to the late Baron Bol land, sold by Sotheby lag week : Lots I to 4 were ancient British coins ; one (capper) with." Hippopotamus" and letters and figure of victor,' ; and fetched I/. and I/. 10s. each. Lot 15. Noble (gold, Edward III.) ; with the flag bearing St. George's cross flyir 4 at the stern, with C in the centre ; supposed to be s'auck at Calais ; a cross or quatrefoil-41. 6s. Lot 27. Noblo. (gold, in a ship ; rev,:;rs, Richard II.), th e Ki ng stand ingtype as in the noble of Edward 111., but with II in centre ; a cross-31., Mr. White. Lot 60, The Perkin %Varbeck Groat ; obverse, " DWAINE saivena fa c regem :" also, " Mani techel phares" (1494), in allusion to the divisions in England,i' as compared with, that of Belshazzar's kingdom. noticed.. Daniel, v. Aft , :r much contest it was knocked down at. 111. It was nyntioned in the room that Baron Bolland gave 801. for i‘t. Lot 68. ..iovereign of 34th year of Henry VIIL 10/. 15s. Lot 73, George sovereign (Henry VIII.), St. George on horseback (like the first sovereigns of George IV.) —lO/. 1.55. Lot 51. Halfpenny (silver), struck at London, m.m., the l' ! nited rose and sun, exceedingly rare, of Richard 7 F . 6d.! ! Lot 55. Sovereign, or double rial of Henry VII. ;,1, obverse, the King seated on his throne under a ca- ' trc,py ; reverse, arms within a double rose, m. m. dragon, extremely rare-41. 183. Lot 56. Sovereign, or double rial ; obverse the King on his throne, but without canopy ; reverse, as before, m. m., a dr:lgon, extremely rare and fine-231. Lot 92. Si! , er Threepence of Henry VIII., with a "tun" on cad!. :—brougbt 3/. 6s. Lot 93. Gala Sover e i gn (H enry VIII . ) , the King j, seated in a chair of state ; reverse, the royal arms, with E..R. below, Y. both sides-61. 15s. Lot 102. Half-crown (gold), same reign ; crowned bust, without the letters-4/. 10s. Lot 105. Sovereign, 1553 (gold coinage of Mary); obverse, the Queen on her throne, with portcullis at her feet ; reverse, arms in the centre of a double rose, m. in.. on either side, a pomegranate arter the first word ; well preserved and scarce-31. 13s. Lot 110. " Angelet," legend (not abridged), and. type similar to the angel, tn. tn., a pomegranate on hotlt sides, extremely tare (gold, Mary) 71. 15s. Lot 112. Shilling (Philip and Mary, silver coinap)! obverse, their bUsts and profile, fiice to lace ; reverse, 'shield of arms crowned ; red struck up, and highly. pre served-41. 10s; Lot 113. Sh.lling, but with the data 1554 over the: busts ; vt ell preserved-21. 6s. Lot 118. Sixpence, with the date 1554 under the bust ; very rare and well preserved--31. 17s. 6d. Lot 119. Halt groat, very rare —I/.. 15s. Lot. 120. Angel (gold), obverse, as usual ; re erse, the same, but P. on the lett, anti M. on fhelight of the mast, tn. in., flour delis-3/. Is. Imemommo.m ,mmONIMIP•rti SILVER WATCHES, LONDON-AIA.DE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, No. 9,Cornhill, Lon don (opposi,e the Bank of England), subro' i t for selection very large STOCK o f SILVER WATCHES, the whole of which are made and finished under the caretul inspection of ex perienced workmen on their own premises , and each warranted for correct performance. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double-backed engine -turned cases, warrant,e ( l . .. • 4 0 Fine Vertical Watches, jewahed, hard enamelled dial, with seconds' hand avd double-backed cases, warranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in, four holes, hard en - Amei:ted dial, with seconds' hand and double- packed engine-turned cases. warranted..........._ 6 6 0 ..,.... . Either of the al l ove in silver bunting-cases, 10s.. 6d. extra. A large variety rd Second-hand Silver Watches, which have - .. - been carefully examined, and can be warranted, at ':*2l. 2s, each, - N.N. Second=hand Watches purchased in exc•hange. - • _ --- ticle --- PAPIER, - MACHE TEA TRAYS. '60 3 . the SET Table Knivro., with ivory .handles, I4s. of in F eh U e L s :, ls S . I t :Z d. E p ll er f G oo O t T ; I b l r l o C nz SedilfellldeErs. S . aperiOr Landon Poles for WAridow Curtains, i di 1,!, _IA diameter., Is. 3d. • Pe r dozen ; Brass per foot ; Catalog , ,es gratis, containing the prices of ~ 4 feet long, 95.--- S loves, fenders, in furnishing iron inont, try. fire irons, iitehen utensils, and every p . a. T O hl: N itiPPON and BUR ) ' Wells-if,reet Oxford-street. Estaished'lB'2o. P On the 2 0 th in*t. , at ' West Alvingdon, Devon, the lady of the Rev. Douglas Maedona'id, of a daughter. F ic . kl o nl . l s li e o m uz : nßear. N., of a daughter- Bracknell, Berka , theOlandt3h, MARRIED. In Monkstown son of the late MARRIED. ' near Dublin, William Dudley, only ' ley. W. Wordsworth, of Sandwich, Kent, to Elizabeth Ter( , On the 20 , ,h i nst.. Stecney, of hi 44 •sa, re Het of the late Captain John Raw so' Jr -tiajet ,ty's 65th Regiment. Edmund Bo*.rde E 11 D to Phillippa Powell, of Ilan% ell ti• sq., , • •, .i.t St. George's Church, Hanover-square: -.- , •, thrist iana, S of the • DIED. Oh the 3 1sf, of March, at Camden-villas, near London, Mrs;- naith, late of the island of Nevis. At his re with, in Paris, T. Valentine Nugent, Esq. I the . I 7th inst., Mr. C. D. Donne, for upwards of ;!.0 yearx *- 4 tParip-office., Somerset House, aged 48. 0 11 th.e 17th ins t.., at New Al i gran street, Eliza, the NA ifel of Richard Kirk PPri son, of Oswestry. Oil s tLe 17th ins t., at Wick, in Caitlinesshire, the Rev. J• R. Shepparil, Re( tor of Thwaite, in Suffolk, aged 33. On the 20th inst., in Merrion-square, Dublin, Eleanor, wife of Lieutena at-Colonel Johnstone, 4•21:1 Royal Hif ;Wanders. daughter of the .late and sister of the present bir Fri .neis Hop kins, Bart, of Tkochfort, county of Meath , re 100, 4 ' ) ' London Pristcd and Published by AIUItDO VOUNC 4, 0 No. 112 3 Strand, at 'llse Slid Office, No. 112 , Stroud, jo the county of Middlesex.—Monday, April 26 1 1841. MOB ~~:+_ SALE ( A I.i I' l 1 . ! A °' h , • ;Mt n tLxp.su A V , aeon ol api a "ft Ahjesty's I Anrsistinz of C '' ta ntas beliall r e 1,...% Sze, & e . .., rerson s wish I,l4enclerit for IN eat - ILalo guest' Ci r It A. 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IP ‘X, is 9d IC • y ottled, 62s "; Old Br to ad, 2s. 6 , .4 ' 6 d. per ( m CHUB L 0 C detect any at and for every ke stro ng , SC In price, Latch, „ ) P r !ce, and e . " - ar'Y neat : end Etoxes fa I c., from fir , ~ r es , fitted v e above on London OTT: 6. _ sante 0:1911,, and. ad Vrth9Perati an elf( 4sstaqu at itftd6ri' le is. Iv Qtgeon. liannav an 1 4 0 a N nd i) i bushed in th 4 .ERRATE there,throu t ^age of. such I tith facility Sold, retai 41 1t1 town. ba rn; with • Their LP 11•14 able ant Isle ts.t theii `edicine 1 1 -i 2s. 6d, Is. 6c import or . hle ~ • THE num possessors n 1 , eo , l uprehtnd ' 4 e effects c 4 .4lperat ctre • tints with ' ROBE Sold bY a .„?eran}:t.E„ pers t tent desir( mi tional suf 1 1 ) 4 of opet „ i en constr VrOltest tr( ` 4 l firing, 7°atain the tt Thay be c `lenience th 'eontinurd gestic instr obtai ne d 1 24 '. Scott's e procure( Which the the British the higher deaf person "wn to tl Ebe we ‘uerefore, ( while lent to the twining an TO SHIP Co GRPa Pa D uchess of cornmen( •rder s inci SIGHT R 7 Ae Its mod land cures k'n'ae, yet 1 0 induce 4...1i0ns hay 4 t , use. ' 'eminent balance, Ilerbac e n, for it s effi( Head. C Exp.'s Le anation ,ate Mr. ',tone's E 1` Student tf Testim the first rt Abstract Ito swolle Clentlem€ Alexande ands o f •f Your Inquired I , • 3d. Greatly r( Neil, an fluff cur, Obsi-ry li entor, ai This canisters ( : 11 Lloornsb cit ies. t 11 ‘ii ;maim 4 mhippe I ;hort4 }..,