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EVENING SUN fore the public, but wherever he went he should takecare that it should be thoroughly understood. He had, whenever the case had been mentioned to him, said. " I know nothing of the circumstances of the case ; but I will bet two to one, the masons are right." And why did he say so ? Why, because it was contrary to human na ture that 200 men should voluntarily throw themselves out of work, and subject themselves to all the domestic privations consequent thereupon, unless they were ac tuated by some high principle of duty.(Cheers.) Their strength was in union, and the more their union was abused, the more firmly ought they to unite.—(Cheers.) With regard to Parliament, all he could advise them to ask from that body was to let them alone. Doubtless some measure would be proposed during the neat Ses sion for their protection—(A laugh)—but he would make it his duty most carefully to watch any such mea sure. If any of the middle classes or of the aristocracy should offer to unite with them, he would advise them to hold out the right hand of fellowship to them, but at all events it was their duty to go on to fight their own great moml battle, and he doubted not but in the end they must obtain a glorious and a bloodless victory.—(Cheers.) Captain ACKERLEY said their Ilow. Friend, Mr. Wak ley, had told them that he did not fairly understand the question at issue before he heard the circumstances de tailed that evening ; and as he came to hear the truth, in a few words he would still in-we enlighten him. The reason he (Captain Ackerley) had given his 101. was not only to support the masons of London, but the working classes all over the kingdom.—(Cheers.) He hoped Mr. Wakley was alive to the bad system of contracts adopted of late years by the Government. Some years ago if a man lost his leg or any other limb on the public works he had a pension, and, if he died, his wife and children were provided for. But the system of contract ing had done away with that. A man that sustained an injury in the public service was as much entitled to a pension as any captain or admiral in the navy. He had prepared a memorial to the Government to that effect, and hoped the meeting would join him heart and hand in supporting it. The Gallant Captain then read a long memorial to tl - ,e Government on this subject. He also submitted a resolution to the effect, that a simi lar memorial should be presented to the Lord Mayor of London. He (Captain Ackerley) was elected yester day by all the old clothesnson of London—(Loud laugh ter, in which the Captain joined)—to represent their grievances in Cutler-street.—(Loud laughter.) The Gallant Captain then submitted another resolution to the meeting, that the public voice being the mind of God, it is the opinion of this meeting that every one should have a voice in Parliament. He begged to ask the Chairman to propose that resolution, and he would second it.—(Much laughter.) The CHAIRMAN said it was certainly rather singular that the Gallant Captain should propose a resolution, and then ask him to do it. If any person chose to do so he would put it to the meeting, but he could not do so himself. Captain ACKERLEY—Here is Mr. Griffiths ; he is 21 years of age, and is ready for the work.—(Laughter ) A young man, apparently about 16 veers of age, here ;stepped forward, but the meeting refus - ed to hear him. The CHAIRMAN, without noticing Captain Ackerley's resolution, said that a meeting of the masons would be held at the Craven Head, Drury-lane, next Wednesday evening, at eight o'clock. Captain ACKERLEY rose, but The CHAIRMAN said—l shall not put the resolution. Captain ACKERLEY—Then I will put the resolution myself. Various members were now beginning to move away, when Captain ACKERLEY said, " For God's sake stop, will you, and put your shoulder to the wheel." A vote of thanks was then proposed to the Chairman, who left the platform in the possession of Captain Ac kerley, who continued protesting against_the conduct of the meeting towards him. TRIAL BY JURY. The friends of Parliamentary Reform dined together yesterday evening at Anderton's Rotel, Fleet-street, to celebrate the Forty-seventh Anniversary of the acquittal of Thomas Hardy, John Horne Tooke, John Theis% all, &c., from the charge of high treason. At half-past six o'clock about one hundred and thirty gentlemen sat down to a very substantial and excellent dinner, which re flected much credit upon the taste and liberality of the caterer, Mr. Hardinge. When the cloth was removed, The Chairman, Colonel PEYItONNET THOMPSON, rose and said, the first toast on his list was one which was the foundation of all social and political rights. — . Hear, hear, and cheers.) It was the source from whence was ascertained what was legal power and what was not. The recognition of that principle constitned the grand distinction between nations boasting to be free and nations which were not. They had received from their forefathers what they believed to be the rights of free subjects, and free institutions, and they should not hesitate to acknowledge the source from whence these rights and all legitimate power was derived. The com munity was the only source from whence, as their brave forefathers had declared it, legitimate power could be derived. They had handed down these principles as a heritage to their consenting pos terity. Recognising the people, then, as the - source of all legitimate power, he thought they should next look to the sovereign of the people's choice as the representa tive of the power of ,the :people. Ile would give them, with all the honours—" The Sovereignty of the People." .(Great cheering.) • The CHAIRMAN said—llaving stated and recognised the source from whence all sovereignty flowed, it was now their duty to give the health of the Sovereign of the people's choice. It had lately happened that the Duke of Modena (had it net been for the Act of Sovereignty) w ould have been the sovereign of that country and have reigned over them—(Oh!)—but the sovereignty of the people had willed it otherwise, and having recognised their power, he would now give them—" The health of the reigning Sovereign the Queen."—(Three times three, and great cheering.) The CHAIRMAN said he now came to the immediate toast of the evening. They were met to celebrate the anniversary of a great constitutional triumph of those who might be called their forefathers, although he believed there were some individuals present v. ho were conversant with the times and circumstances to which the toast alluded. It was known to all of them that at a period when bad government and arbitrary power had obtained a powerful sway in that country, an effort was made to involve innocent and deserving men in a breach of the laws of the highest and most serious character — namely, an act of high treason. The wise preparations and precautions of their ancestors in such case made and provided, and the manly and powerful energies which they brought to bear upon the charge, enabled them to set the innocent at large, and let the oppressed go free. —(Loud cheers.) They met to celebrate an occasion in which, if he might be allowed to express it, the jaw teeth of tyranny were broken in its mouth. It was an event which must give hope to all who followed in the same glorious cause, and who had only virtue and in telligence to put these principles into action. Circum stances bad occurred which would render the celebration of the present year more than usually interesting. Did they not see something like the return to power of the same dangerous faction ?—(Hear, hear.) Were they not on the point of having the same dangerous pro ceedings over again ?—(Har, hear.) Unless t heir enemies were grievously disappointed, an attempt w o uld be mad e t o es t a bli s h th e ve ry same tyranny wh i ch their forefathers had put down.—(Hear, hear.) Nay, it had ben distinctly stated, in the avowed organ of the party, that it was titre to put a stop to the over grown weal* and commerce of the metropolis, and to disperse thekeople under the care of the landlords and clergymen of the agricultural districts.—(Hear, hear.) That would show the necessity of union and co-operation among the working and industrious classes. The cause of their failure hitherto had been the want of co- opera tion between them and the middle classeS.—(Hear, and cheers.) It was time to put an end to tbat source of weakness and defeat. He did not mean to contend that the working classes should give up their views, and adopt those of the middle classes but he thought that all should agree to struggle in the way they thought most judicious for the general good.—(Gear, hear,) He co mplained that the Government had placed itself in direct opposition to the great commercial and manufac turing interests of the country. So long as these were the-principles upon which they conducted the affairs of the Government, they could not hope fur the support and sympathy of t h e people. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was rather surprised to read in the Morning Chronicle, a short time since, that Mr. Pitt was an honest man.—(Great laughter.) But if any man would read Horne T oo ke's trial, and the exami nat i on of Tooke, and see how Pitt shuffled and lied, and disavowed every sen timent he had profes sed in thefarlypart of hi s lif e, they would admit that he had ex hib ite d himself on the occa sion as the advocate of a corrupt and tyrannous aristo cracy.—( Hear, hear.) After some further observations, r representa tion which he impressed u p on the company the importance of endeavouring to effeetafull. tion of the people in Par li a ment, frthee; and Chairman fair by proposing " The Memory of Tooke, Thelwall, Hardy, and their illustrious compatriots. Mr. RICHARD TAYLOR said h e o Lion to the toast which had been w ould call their atten put into his hands— The memory of those'great an d g did the institutions and liberties of the men who, in 1794, the country such good service. At that period a great p or tion of the aristo- cracy, who were supposed to be t he friends of the peo ple, fell away from them, and became the slaves of des potism.—(Hear, hear.) At that period, the great men to whom he referred had nobly and magnanim ously stood forward to resist the encroachments of arbitrary power. On some former occasions they had had the ple a sure o f meeting there one of these men—Thomas . Cl 3 (Cheers)—who had for nine days stood the ordeal of a trial unprecedented in its nature and objects. He recol lected on one o c cas io n h av i ng be e n deputed to request Lord Erskine. to meet them there on the sth of Novem ber, to celebrate the acquittal of these men, and that dis tinguished Judge had expressed his high approval of the character and conduct of Hardy, and had regretted his Inability to attend. He gave them The memory of Thel wall, Tooke, and Harry, and their compatriots." Mr. J. H. PARRY begged to say a few words upon the subject of Lerd Erskine. It should be borne in mind that he had stood forward as a man who sympathised with them on higher and nobler grounds than that of a mere advocate, and declared that he avowed all their acts and principles, and that he would have stood there as a martyr to those principles. Thomas Erskine was honest and consistent throughout his whole career. When he was called upon to defend Tom Paine he (lid not shrink from his duty, although he was acting as At torney-General to the Prince Reuent. He was called upon to decide between his appoi P ntment and his brief ; and he threw down, not his brief, but his miserable di ploma, and stood forward as the honest and independent asserter of those rights and principles which were advo cated-by his client.—(Cheers.) It was only by contrast that theycould estimate the character of Thomas Erskine. There was only one of his contemporaries who survived him, and that was the man 'ho- made the tour of Ame- rica with the deist Volney, and who from him imbibed his principles of Christianity and religion.—(Oh.) Who was that man ? He was now the keeper of the con science of the pure and virtuous sovereign who swayed the destinies of the British empire. He hoped that the conscience and the character of that high and pure minded sovereign would not suffer from those of the person who affected to be their keeper.—(Hear.) In Erskine they saw the consistent politician and states man who had sacrificed honour, office, and station to principles which, to men of honour and exalted feeling, were " the jewel above all price ;" and he thought they were bound in all honour and good feeling to drink, with the most profound feelings of respect and attachment, " The Memory of Thomas Erskine." The toast was drank with solemn silence. Major REVELL rose to propose the toast of " The London Corresponding Society." He was acquainted with many of the members of that Society, and from Thelwall, one of them, he had learned much of the ob jects and nature of that institution. Their fundamental principle was, that the people had a right to education, and that the Government was made for the people, and not the people for the Government.—(Cheers.) These were the principles laid down by Locke, and these were the principles advocated by the Corresponding Society of London. He wished WI correct a statement made by the last speaker, namely, that Mr. Erskine was the Attor ney-General of the Prince Regent instead of the Attor ney-General of the Prince of Wales, when he defended Thomas Payne. Mr. Erskine having been applied to, to conduct the defence of Mr. Payne, said he should certainly not sacrifice the independence of the bar to any application made from such motives, and he accord ingly resigned his appointment rather than desert the cause of his client.—(Hear, hear.) It appeared to him that the education of the people politically was by no means what it ought to be. If they were well imbued with sound political and moral principles they would find 'ere long, that their position would be much ameliorated, and that they would be better able to resist and put a stop to the encroachments of the most tyrannical oligarchy that ever existed.—(Cheers.) . He would give them the " Memory of the Corresponding Society of London." A person named BECKWITH, who avowed himself a Chartist, here rose and complained of Major Revell hav ing cast some aspersions upon the impatience of th'e Chartists as a body, and of their not having co-operated in practical measures of reform. He thought such a pro ceeding was not calculated to produce unanimity among the middle and industrious classes. Major REVELL explained—What he had referred to was the interruption given by Chartists• whenever mea sures of practical reform, such as the repealof the Corn laws, was brought forward.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN said he understood there was a mem ber of the London Corresponding Society present, and therefore they could not treat it as a deceased body. He should therefore give them the toast with all the honours. —(Much cheering.) Mr. BECKWITH, as a member of the Corresponding Society, returned thanks. In the endeavours of that Society to extend the principles which they advocated to Scotland, they were pounced upon and treated with a degree of harshness and barbarity unexampled in the annals of cruelty and tyranny. They were sent to ba nishment, and to banishment in its most revolting form was added a mental torture, which made their sufferings still more severe. He trusted, notwithstanding the suf ferings of these men that they would never be found wanting whenever the interests and liberties of the country required it, and that they would find men ready to stand forward as martyrs in the cause of their country. Much had been said of the benefits of an improved sys tem of education, but he believed, notwithstanding the boastings and vauntings of the political economists, that in the present day they could not find Reformers who would compete with the Reformers of the time of these men unless they descended to the ranks of the Chartists. —(Loud cheers.) He did not wonder at these men being denounced as ignorant and impatient, for the land lords had discovered that the over-taxed people were ig norant and impatient of taxation.—(Loud cheers.) He was one of those who would not hesitate to resort to phy sical force if it were necessary. He was anxious to con trast the politics of the present day with those of that day to which reference had been made.—(Hear, hear.) He did not think there was any gratitude in the politi cians of the present day, for to sir F. Burdett the widow of Hardy was indebted for a small annuity.—(No, no.) And the widow of Margarot had been indebted to pri vate charity for the means of supporting her existence. The Tories of 1794 had found it necessary to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, to put down the 70,000 Jacobins, but there was not spirit enough in the public in these times. He concluded by proposing " The memory of Margarot, Muir, Gerold, and Skirving, the victims of the tyranny of the Scotch Courts in 1794." Mr. HORSLEY had been requested to propose a toast of the highest character and sentiment, namely, " The Liberty of the Press." They were there to celebrate the triumph of Trial by Jury, and to advocate the cause of those who had been martyrs in the cause of liberty. But there was another sort of liberty—that of the Press. How could man communicate with man—how could mind confer with mind, or acknowledge one universal sentiment of liberty, had it not been for the Press ? (Cheers.) He believed that to Laurentius of Haarlem, and Guttenburg, who handed down the invention to later ages, a deeper debt lof gratitude was due than to any other men. How could liberty now stand were it not for these giant men?— (Cries of " Hear, hear.") He re collected an addition made by Lord John Russell to the toast of " Civil and Religious Liberty," when addressing the Citizens of London, which lie would wish to see permanently attached to that toast, and he would repeat it, namely, Civil and Religious and Commercial Liberty.—(Loud cheers.) That addition was the more necessary at the present moment, when the industry and resources of the country were attempted to be crushed and trampled under foot by one of the most tyrannical oligarchies that ever existed.—(Cheers.) It had been well expressed by the poet "How far that little candle throws its light, So shines a good deed in a naughty world." and in the same way it might well be said that the Press threw its influence far and wide, and irradiated the world with its intellect and intelligence. He would give them " The Liberty of the Press."—(Loud cheers.) Mr. J. P. THOMPSON in very handsome and appro priate terms, gave the toast of " Short Parliaments, Ex tension of the Suffrage, and Vote by Ballot." He did not see why they should toast the Sovereignty of the People, unless they were prepared to use their best efforts to carry out its principles. Why should they boast of the Sovereignty of the People unless they were determined to carry out that extension of the suffrage which would secure it to the people ? The toast was drank with much cheering. Mr. COPPOCK said the toast which had been placed in his hands was one which he thought well worthy the con sideration of the respectable assembly who were met to celebrate the anniversary of the acquittal of Thelwall, Tooke, and Hardy. Although the Tories of that day considered that they might suspend the Habeas Corpus Act, the spirit of the times in the present day was too powerful to sanction such a proceeding. He did not think any one of them would be bold enough to propose such a step, and even if they did, it might be far better for them if they suspended themselves.—(Cheers and laughter.) His estimate of parties in the present day was such, that he was satisfied they would have, if neces sary, instead of the 70,000 Jacobins alluded to by Mr. Beckwith, 7,000,000 of patriots ready to stand forward in defence of the rights and liberties of their country. lle believed that the good example of 1794 had not been lost upon the people of this country to the present time.—(Cheers.) They had not, perhaps, done all the good they might have done—they had split themselves into sections, instead of bearing down upon the enemy in a solid body. As to the widow of Mar garot, to Lord Melbourne she was indebted for 1001., which cheered her last days, and preserved her from want. Let the fact be told, although he did not claim more than fair praise for the deed. It appeared to him that the differences subsisting between the different grades of Reformers had been the great cause of their want of success. Let them look at the tactics of their opponents : no matter who the person might be who was set up as the opponent of the Liberal party—let him be but as a barber's wig block, provided it was opposed to the Liberal candidate, the wig block was sure to carry their votes against common sense.—(Hear, hear.) The toast which he was about to propose to them of Civil and Re ligious Liberty was one which had always been advocated by the Liberal party; while it had been strenuously resisted and opposed by their political opponents. Let them merge their petty differences and squabbles, and seek to establish the broad principles of Civil and Reli gious Liberty, and there was no doubt of their ultimate triumph.—(Cheers.) After some farther observations Mr. Coppock concluded by proposing " Civil and Reli gious Liberty all over the World."—(Much cheering.) Mr. TAYLOR, jun., rose to propose the toast of "Free trade, and a Repeal of the Corn-laws." The question, perhaps, derived additional strength from its havine. been l a t e l y muc h di scusse d, an d a ddressed to the feel ings of the people thr o ughout every part of the country. It needed little originality or novelty' of argument to tell the people that they were starvin g. —(Cheers.) (Cheers.) Lord Stanley h a d di scovered th , t the amou nt 6 of wheat grown in of one small ; provincellbutpeople of St. Petersburgh, either of Russia was thirty-eight millions extraordinaryveryonly appetites, or some other unexplained ca the nlf i exported eleven millions of quarters.—(H ear , h ear.) to deduce th e i r own e left it to the present meet inginferences( from that statement. Sir Robert Peel had not only d enounced machinery, but the results of that machin er y , The argument was put in y tlie namely,most over-production. indirect and am biguousto tell the House way, for the Right li on. Commonsmade,and that th a t therethe werepeop people s m breechese of o coats and effrontery, would not dare, in plain Baronet, with all his terms, had not not a rag to their backs— that there was so much corn grown, and so much bread made , and that the people were starving —(Hear, hear.) Now, physical force had been denounced. in the Chartists, but Sir Robert Peel had appealed to it, and had , wh en called u p on b y the people to take into consideration their distresses, appealed to the physical force power of ninety in the House of Commons, and had said that he would do ust as he pleased himself, and not as the people pleased. He complained that the lower classes were separated from the middle classes of the country ; but it was the fault of the latter, for they had good cause to expect no thing but distrust an d sus p icion from the industrious classes, whom they had helped to keep down and trample upon.—(Hear.) He believed a better feeling between them—there was no trim was springing up betw • ming—no succumbing t o the W higs and th eir Bs. d uty now.—(Cheers.) The Whigs had gone out, and he might say that nothing in their public lives had so well become them as their leaving of it. There would be now no compromise—nothing short of total and immediate repeal, and the more immediate the more total it should be.—(Much cheering.) He had been taught when speaking of the Corn-laws to believe that toleration of wrong was neither justice nor charity. Let charity be felt for the man who robbed to supply the wants of his starving family. Let thew, in short. feel charity for all, rather than those who, without any necessity being im posed on them, plundered their poorer and more helpless fellow-subjects, and used legislation for the perpetration of the worst of crimes.—(Great cheering.) Dr. LYNCH proposed " The Health of the Right Hon. Daniel O'Connell, Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin" —(Great cheering and laughter)—" and success to old Ireland."—(Much cheering.) He did not miscalculate the feelings of Englishmen when he anticipated that the toast would be received with enthusiasm.—(Hear, hear.) He believed that with all their superiority the toast he had just proposed to them conveyed a practical lesson to the people of England. They must have seen in the suc cess of Mr. O'Connell the salutary and beneficial effects of a moral force and determination, which had ultimately succeeded in effecting the emancipation and regeneration of his country.—(Great cheering.) He had the monied power, the aristocracy, and the ecclesiastical power of the country against him, but he had overcome them—he had triumphed—he had cut his way through mountains of difficulties, and had levelled in the dust the fortress of bigotry and intolerance, and he thought the success of O'Connell was an important lesson to the bludgeon men of the Chartists.—(Much cheering.) It was a proof that the well-regulated force of public opinion was superior to every other species of force; and although some surpliced ruffians at Exeter-hall had only the night before de nounced him as the Alpha and Omega of all sorts of mischief, he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman had proved that he was the true representative of the feelings, and wants, and wishes of the people of his native coun try.—(Tremendous cheering.) He would give them " The Health of the Right Hon. Daniel O'Connell, Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin."—(Loud cheering.) Mr. TAYLOR gave the health of the Chairman, which was drank with much enthusiasm, and briefly responded to by Col. Thompson, who assured them, that what ever experience or knowledge he had obtained during his life would be devoted with great pleasure to the promotion of the union of the middle and industrious classes ; by which alone, he was convinced, the inde pendence and liberty of the people at large would be promoted. Mr. COPPOCK gave the health of Mr. Green, the Se cretary, who had laboured with great industry and assi • duity to promote the annual celebration of the acquittal of Tooke, Thelwall, and his compatriots. Mr. GREEN returned thanks, and, after some other • toasts had been given, the Chairman retired, and the meeting separated. STRIKE OF THE MASONS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—Would you favour the masons, by inserting in The Sun the following copy of a letter from Edinburgh ? I am, Sir, your's, &c. THOMAS SHORTER, C. C., Secretary of English Association of Masons. Craven's Head, Drury-lane, Nov. 4, 1841. " Edinburgh, Oct. 31, 1841. " BRETHREN—You will, no doubt, be anxious to hear from us ; but circumstances, which we could not con trol, have prevented our sending to you earlier. We have not lost a moment on our own account. We herein inclose a bank cheque, on Coutts and Co., for loot, and will, in a little time, send you another such sum, and so on. Let us know how you are getting on. Above all things, keep up your spirits. You must not succumb to the enemy. The masons of Britain will not suffer you to be laid down as a first course of Mac adamized highway, for inhumanity to ride rough shod on. Never —no, never—it cannot be—it shall not be! " I remain, Brethren, your's respectfully, " JOHN ADIE, Secretary of the Scottish Masons' Society." THE COBBETT CLUB. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—At a meeting of the Cobbett Club, on Wednes day last, a resolution was unanimously agreed to, that the thanks of the Club were eminently due to the Editor of The Sun, for the promptness with which he gave in sertion to their petition which was presented to the House of Commons by Mr. T.Duncombe, on the last day of the Session, condemnatory of the illegal and uncon stitutional interference of that House with the choice of the Crown in the selection of its servants ; and on the great waste of the public time by the party squabbles carried on by its Members, and praying of them to at tend to matters of real importance, and to show to the world that they are not totally unworthy of the title that they have assumed as legislators, by proceeding, imme diately, to enact a law which shall remove all barriers to the exercise, by the people, of the ancient constitutional right of Universal Suffrage. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, B. TILLY, Honorary Secretary of the Cobbett Club. 92, Fleet-street, Nov. 6, 1841. RAILWAY RETURNS. We extract from the Railway Magazine the sums received on the principal Railways of Great Britain for the week ending on the day of the month prefixed to each. The return includes the money received for passengers, parcels, carriages, horses, mails, and mer chandize -..- ..... __ . Opened.llliles Total. Week Name of R a il way. ended£. s. d. Oct. 30 Birmingham and Derby Junct. 384 1,266 19 7 30 Birmingham and Gloucester 524 1,677 1 2 30 ( ;heater and Birkenhead ..... l5 440 6 4 31 Dundee and Arbroath 164 251 19 4 31 Eastern Counties 174 727 6 3 30 Glasgow and Ayr....... 4O 1,104 16 9 30 G lasgow, Paisley, and Greenock 224 695 12 2 22 G r and Juliet. &Chester &Crewelo3l. 8,918 7 1 Nov. 1 Great North of England 45 1,476 5 4 Oct. 31 Great Western 1184 12,175 111 30 Hull and Selby.. 30 Lancaster and Preston Junction 204 466 .? 10 29 Liverpool and Manchester 3l 4,636 13 0 30 London and Birmingham 1124 15,921 19 4 Nov. 4 London and Blackwall .. .. at 630 13 5 ... London and Brighton :404 } No returns. ... Ditto Shoreham Branch ... 54 2 London and Croydon 4 London and Greenwich 3 752 19 0 Oct. 30 London and South Western 28 Manchester, Bolton, and Bury 10 632 19 11i Nov. 1 Manchester and Birmingham 5 289 13 0 Oct. 25 Manchester and Leeds 5O 4,141 5 4 30 Midland Counties . 57 2,477 14 11. 30 Newcastle and Carlisle 6o* 1,794 12 8 31 Northern and Eastern 30 North Midland 724 4,342 8 0 ... North Union 30 Preston and Wyre 31 Ulster Nov. 1 York and North Midland 23 1,557 10 10 MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS The following are the results of " A Table of Mortality in the Metropolis, showing the Number of Deaths from all Causes Registered in the week ending Oct. 30, 1841." The Table is issued from the Office of the Registrar-General : Weekly Total. Average 1833-9-40 Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases l4l 204 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses ll3 151 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of CAUSES OF DEATH. Respiration — 240 266 Diseases of the Hea-t and Blood-vessels l2 18 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other __ 68 60 9 4 Qrgans of Digestion Diseases of the Kidneys &c Childbed, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles Diseases of the Skin, &c Diseases of Uncertain Seat o'.d Age, or Natural Decay 6B 71 Deaths by Violence, Privation, or Intemperance 25 25 Causes not specified Deaths from all causes 792 - Average Weekly Deaths .. 926 Deaths in the Average Weekly Week. Deaths, 1138-9-40 Western Districts ... 98 ...... 139 North Districts Central Districts l3l ..... 190 East Districts South Districts ... ...... Total 792 It is slated that under the term Metropolis are comprised the 32 districts herein mentioned, which include the City of Lon don with and without the walls, the City and Liberties of Westminster, the out-parishes within the Bills of Mortality—. and the parishes of St. Marylebone, St. Pancras, Kensington, Fulham, Hammersmith (Chapelry), St. Luke (Chelsea), I3ad dington, St. Mary (Stoke Newington), St. Leonard (Brom ley), St. Mary-le-bow, Camberwell, Greenwich, St. Nicholas and St. Paul (Deptford), and Woolwich. The population, as enumerated in 1831, was 1,594,890. The weekly average for 1838, 1839, and 1810, was obtained by dividing the deaths in the three years by 156. TEMPERATURE IN TEE WEEKS ENDING Oct. 23. Oct. 30. 63' 58' . 38 37 - 50 48 4, 1841. Highest Lo';vest Daily Mean . General Register Office, Nov. BRIGHTON, Nov. 5. Several complaints having been made to the Post master-General of the loss of letters directed to various parties in Brighton, some of which contained money, Mr. Ramsay, one of the inspectors of the General Post office, was dispatched to Brighton to endeavour to find out the guilty parties. On his arrival he obtained the assistance of the Brighton police, and searched the whole of the clerks, sorters, and letter-carriers. An officer was then dispatched to each of their residences, and a strict search made. One of the carriers has been suspended, although there is no direct evidence to fix any of the parties with the robberies. Notices have been fre quently issued, cautioning parties against sending let ters containing money,', without either registering, or availing themselves of the facilities for obtaining a money order. The Post-office authorities contemplate register ing every letter in which money is detected, compelling either the receiver to pay the shilling for registering, or returning the letter to the ,sender, and make him pay the amount. Mr. Hold, who attempted to commit suicide off the Chain-pier, on Tuesday - , was sufficiently recovered to be removed yesterday from Creak's Baths. The medi cal gentlemen were upwards of two hours in restoring animation. Mr. Hold had between 501. and 601. in his pocket when picked up. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. EXETEIt HALL. Spuhr's oratorio of the "Last Judgment" was repeated first perf ormance . Th i s is, indeed, last eveni ng if possible with greater e ff ect th a n at its a mighty work of genius. It i s a translation into the on ly universal language co mmon al i ke to men and ange l s —M u sic : a theme the exce ss o f t h e sublimity of wh i c h ren ders it utterly inexpressible in any particular articulate lan guage. Grateful do we feel to the Sacred Harmonic Society for the treat they have afforded to the London musical public. Haydn's Third Mass, called in the pro gramme, Haydn's Third Service, preceded the perform ance of the oratorio, and was admirably performed. The Hall way as usual crowded. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1841. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. U YDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTRIS THIS EVENING, NOV. 6, Will be repeated Bellini's Opera of NORMA.—Pollio, Mr. W. Harrison ; Flavius, Mr. Clement White, Oroveso, Mr. Leffler ; Adalgisa, Miss Rainforth ; Clotilda, Miss Grant ; and Norma by Miss Adelaide Kemble (her third appearance upon the English Stage). After which will be produced, a New Farce entitled THE WRONG MAN..—Sir Bryan Beausex, Mr. Bartley; Beech wood, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Simon Tack, Mr. Harley ; Mice, Miss Cooper; Patty Smart, Mrs. Humby. Doors to Le opened at ball-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven. Dress Boxer, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d.; First and Second Circles. ss. ; Second Price, is. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price. is.; 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 may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had so!ely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 1 i 7. New Bond-street. On Monday, London Assurance, with Hans of Iceland. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS JONES. Wonderful Novelty ! Two Equestrian Spectacles in one Even ieg. " Blenheim "at Half-price, and more New Scenes in the Circle. THIS EVENING, NOV. 6, Will be presented the gorgeous Equestrian Spectacle, entitled CHARLEMAGNE ; THE STEED OF CHIVALRY ! introducing Mr. Duerow's magnificent Stud of Forty Horses, highlly-trained Palfreys, Fairy Feuer, Equestrian Troop, and Companies of both Theatres. After which, NEW SCENES IN THE CIRCLE, in the Largest Arena in the World, in which Madame Ducrow, Sig nor Hillier, the Great American Rider, the British Horseman, Signor Felix Carlo, arid the First Artistes in Europe will appear. To conclude with THE BATTLE OF BLEN HEIM ; OR, THE HORSE OF THE DISINHERITED ' • embracing all the Military Exploits of the Great Duke of Marlborough, Grand Reviews, Battles, and Glorious Victories. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. Continued succession of Novelties, first week of another New Domestic Drama, and second week of " Katty O'Shiel," and " Simon Lee." THIS EVENING, NOV. 6, Will be performed a New Domestic Drama, called THE WRECK OF THE HEART ; OR, THE STORY OF AGNES PRIMROSE.—Wm. Norwynne, Mr. Dale • Henry, ' Mr. Seaman • Old Primrose, Mr. Cullen • Ralph, dr. Gard. ner ; Agnes, Miss Vincent, the acknowledged Heroine of Do mestic Drama. After which, a New Domestic Drama, entitled KATTY O'SHIEL, the FOLLOWER of the FAMILY. O'Dwyer, Mr. Dale ; Augustus, Mr. Seaman ; Guyton Gray, Mr. James; and Katty O'Shiel, Miss Vincent. To conclude with, RAFFAELLE the REPROBATE. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, Is.— Wiles.), 6d. Half-price to the Boxes only, at Half-past Eight. THE RAILWAY SUN. NOTICE.—A New Edition of the RAILWAY SUN is NOW - PUBLISHING. THE CHINA SUN, AND THE PARLIAMENTARY SUN, Office, Nov. 6 ARE , STILL ON SALE, PRICE SIXPENCE EACH. sun THE WEATHER.—NOON, NOVEMBER 6. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET. Thermometer.. M ) Highest 5l 1 Lowest Barometer 30.43.—Wind &W. —Freezing Point 2.2 Deg. MlOll WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW M rning...... 55 minutes after 7. 1 Evening ..... 35 minutes after S. the Publication of the Evening Edition of THE Sur; com menced at 10 minutes after Three. Emperor, "after engaging, have twice retreated before my troops; whenever put forth in battle ' their strength has been sorely pressed upon— the said barbarians are like dogs and sheep in their disposition." We predicted that such would be the result of ELLIOT'S cowardly aban donment of the attack on Canton, so chival rously undertaken by the gallant General Sir HUGH GOuGH. But the Emperor has by this time discovered that all British diplomatists are neither ELLIOTS nor GORDON BREMERS. Sir H. POTTINGER and Admiral PARKER only reached Macao on the 9th of August, and on the 21st of the same month nine ships of war, four steamers, one surveying vessel, and twenty-two transports, sailed from Hong with a view of occupying the island of Amoy, deeply embayed in the mainland, and op posite the rice granary of China, the fine and fertile Island of Formosa—where it is proposed that the expedition shall winter. As no vessel can keep the sea in the Gulf of Pechelee in the winter months, the expedition will not proceed to the mouth of the Peiho before spring next. There the Plenipotentiary proposes to meet the Emperor in person, or other wise he will proceed to Pekin, to explain matters after the British Tar fashion, to the EMPEROR and the members of the six Im perial Boards. In the interim large ireinforce ments were expected to be sent from India and England to the Chinese waters, including a num ber of war steamers. So late as the 28th of Sep tember two fine iron-steamers, the Ariadne and the Medusa, left Bombay to join the China expedition. These vessels will be of immense service ' in towing the ships of war into action, assisting them if dis abled, and carrying on war in waters not acces- Sible to ships of the line. The war is expected to continue for two years, and extensive prepara tions for hostilities for so long a period have been made both by the Admiral and the Plenipo tentiary. Commodore Sir J. GORDON BREMER returns ,o England because having been Joint-Pleni- potentiary with ELLIOT at the time of the attack on Canton, he concurred with that ill-starred functionary in suspending opera- tions, and thereby lost credit with Admiral Sir W. PARKER. This was delicately intimated to him at his first interview with Sir H. POTTINGER, when he suddenly discovered that he was indis posed, and that the climate of Great Britain was better suited to his constitution than that of the " central flowery land." From India we have abundant complaints of the injury inflicted upon the inhabitants, in con sequence of the immense expense to which that country is put by the wars carried nn in Central Asia. One Correspondent writing from Bombay states, that the campaign under Lord KEANE closed in January, 1840, and that during the fourteen months of its continuance we were only twice in action, when our casualties altogether did not exceed 400 men, killed, wounded, murdered, and missing . ; yet the expense wholly supplied by the Anglo-Indian; Government amounted to the enormous sum of nine millions sterling ! " Since Lord KEANE quitted the command of the corn bined armies," continues this writer, " we have been twenty-nine times in action, or under the fire of the enemy, and thirteen times checked or defeated : we have had 1,600 men killed or wounded on the field ; seventeen officers have fallen in action; seventeen more have died of the effects ofclimate ; four have been murdered; and a number not much under this melancholy total of thirty-eight deaths are now for a time lost to the service, suffering from sickness or from their wounds. The annual expenditure, since the grand army quitted Cabool, of maintaining SHAH SOOJA it on his throne amounts to 3,000,0001. annually. The salaries of the politicals in A ff ghanistan and Schinde, and pay of the British officers in the SHAH SOOJAH'S service—all of which comes from the coffers of the East India Company—is 120,0001. a year. We lent the Khan of KHIVA a million sterling, as an accommodation for slaves restored to Rus sia; we gave in free subsidy 300,0001., in the course of twenty months, to KAMRAN, Shah of Herat. India has at length become exhausted with such repeated and fear ful defalcations, and yet she continues to bleed at every pore. The Five ,per Cent. loan comes slowly in, and the whole resources of the Trea sury scarce meet the current expenses of Go vernment. Public improvement is everywhere put a stop to. It was but a paltry allowance to give 80,000/. a year for the construction of roads and bridges out of a revenue of 7,000,000/. sterling; but even this must be withdrawn, while throughout the last twist is given to the screw which extorts taxes from the peasantry of India." This is a dark picture, and though over-coloured calculated to make a very painful impression_on the minds of the best-informed friends of Indian prosperity. The safest course is to carry out vigorously the policy of the late Cabinet. Two or three decisive movements will secure tran quillity on the side of Persia, and among the Affghan tribes; while the prosecution of de- cided measures in China will keep the Burmese from displaying any dangerous sympathy for the Celestials. If the new Government relax its measures of Indian policy,, a host of enemies will spring up both in the east and west, who will place us in the most imminent peril. In Persia, Herat, Candahar, Lahore, on the one side, and in Burmah on the other, we have hosts of concealed enemies, who only await the slightest reverse of fortune, or indication of weakness, to attack us. What ever, therefore, may be the expenses of the Government of India, they are indispensable to the maintenance of our Indian empire. Perse verance in the plans of the late Administration can alone lead to the ultimate and lasting di minution of the load of taxes under which the nhabitants of British India are now groaning. Some few days ago the Morning Post invoked punishment on us for advocating certain opinions distasteful to the Post. That journal may learn from an extract of the Anti-Bread-tax Circular, which we insert elsewhere, that if its masters should act on its suggestion, they will have to punish no inconsiderable portion of the commu nity. " Similar views to those put forth by The Sun are rapidly," it is said, " taking hold of the public mind. There is an increasing distrust spreading as to abolishing the corn mo nopoly by peaceful means. Suggestions pour in on us from many parts, in favour of all sorts of schemes for accomplishing our object." We have ourselves received seve ral such suggestions, and one within the week, which is only a revival of a similar suggestion formerly made—to import bread ready-made from the Channel Islands and the neighbouring Continent. In fact, a Society is established for the very purpose of collecting funds to evade the law ; and, however striking may be the resem blance between such conduct and what the lawyers call treason and rebellion, we are well persuaded that they will not prosecute those who have formed the Society. The truth is, that in this case the law is so undisguisedly the enact ment of a small selfish class, neither for the pub lic benefit nor for the advantage of the Throne— it is so avowedly a violation of all the principles on which law-makers venture to ask the obedi ence of a people, that the most aristocratic law yers would shrink from prosecuting the oppressed and plundered people for evading and resisting such an abominable enactment. We believe, therefore, that those who denounce the law, and those who take measures to evade it, will be safe from prosecution, though it be recommended by the Post. Although cramped by statutes, where they impose no specific rule, the Judges follow com mon sense as the basis of common law. The indictments brought before them run some what in this fashion, " to injury of her MAJESTY, her crown and dignity, and the interests of the realm ;" and it would puzzle the most acute lawyer to show how rescuing her MAJESTY'S sub jects from starvation, and her realm from disorder, • 4 AMMO • • •. 4c. MASONS' STRIKE, &c. - "In common justice, Sirs, there's no man That snakes the child, but keeps the woman ; Among all honest Bible people, Who e'er breaks limbs maintains the cripple." The following was the suggestion made by . Captain Ackerley' touching the main grievance of the masons and other mechanical working men throughout the kingdom, at the Crown and An chor Last evening. The Mayor of London, being the Chief Civic Magistrate, &c., yearly elected Commissioners for " public hurts and soros, under the Act of Parliament for the Commission of Greenwich endowment," passed 31st of July, 2d Queen Ann, countersigned by " WRIGHT." Under the incorporation whereby " at every setting of the Commissioners, each member receives twenty shillings for time, the income of the hospital beini, three millions per annum now un audited. SUGGESTION—That as the Lord Mayor and the three senior Aldermen of the City of Lendon are for the time being, by virtue of office, Commissioners of the Greenwich Hospital Trusteeship, and its branches in every parish of the realm, a deputation from this meeting on behalf of the workmen of all the mechanical trades do wait on his Worship, and in respectful terms call on him and his colleagues, to assert the rights and privileges of the opera tive classes. To the commonwealth, advantages appertaining to this Legislative incorporation, with all its provisions, touch ing the widow, and childrens' educaion under its benevolent scheme—namely, support at public charge, in the event of loss of limb or other disablement, when employed on the public works, by contract or otherwise, throughout the regions of Eng land, Ireland, and Scotland. Proposed by C. ACKERLEY ; seconded by H. D. GRIFFITHS. The above information was received with heartfelt satisfac tion, together with its " rider," on the elective franchise, the right of " one and all." The Chairman and his confederates refused to ratify it, although " seconded," as truths before the public mind. C. H. A. 5, Swallow-street, Quadrant.—Author of " The Vital Flame LAMP," " Relief in Asthma and Rheumatism." - - Just ready, in 3 vols. post - vo., E R S. F A ROMANCE of the REIGN of GEORGE 11. By CHARLES OLIIES. " Though this be madness, yet there's method in it."— SHAKSPEA RE. _ . Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. NEW NOVEL by THE AUTHOR of " COUSIN - GEOFFREY." Just ready, in Three Vols., post octave, T H E MATCH-MAKER, By the Author of " Cousin Geoffrey," " The Marring Man," &c. Henry Colburn, Publ►sher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 13, Griat Marlborough-street. MR. COLBURN" WILL PUBLISH, DURING THE PRESENT MONTH, THE FOLLOWING NEW WORKS:— I. NARRATIVE of the LATE EXPEDITION to SYRIA under the command of Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, G.C.8., &c. 2 Vols. small Bvo., with Portraits of Admiral Stopford, Commodore Napier, and other Illustrations. FIVE YEARS in INDIA. By HENRY EDWARD FOIE, Esq., late Aide. de-Camp to his Excellency the Com mander-in-Chief in India. 2 Vols. Bvo., with numerous Illus trat ions. FATHERS and SONS. A Novel. By THEODORE HOOK, Esq. 3 Vols. post Bvo., with a Portrait and Memoir of the Author. IV. FREDERICK the GREAT and HIS TIMES. by THOMAS CAMPBELL, Esq. 3 Vols. Bvo. V. The MAN of FORTUNE. A Novel. By Mrs. GORE, Authoress of " Mothers and Daughters," " Female Domina tion," &c. 3 Vols. MADAME DE S - EVIGNE and HER CONTEMPO RARIES. 2 Vols. small Bvo. Edited VII. ANNE BOLEYN; an • Historical Romance. By Mrs. THOMSON, Authoress of " Memoirs of the Duchess of Marlborough," " Constance," a Novel, &c. 3 Vols. VIII. SIR HENRY MORGAN ; or, Adventures of a Buc caneer. By the Author of " Rattlin the ;teeter," " Outward Bound," " Jack Ashore," &c. 3 Vols. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. RIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, His MAJESTY the EMPEROR of RUSSIA, His MAJESTY the KING of PRUSSIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY DIVIDENDS, which (tboush filey are NO LOTTERIES) offer many possibilities of obtain ing LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH and at LUBECK, Are now SELLING ORIGINAL BONDS for the said DIS- T RIBU TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase for the Next Distributions may receive, PREVIOUS to giving any orders, the PRO- StJECTUS and PARTICULARS , upon- addressing a line to HEINE BROTHERS. The NEXT AUSTRIAN DISTRIBUTION contains DI- VIDENDS of .E 25,000 £6OO 6,000 400 1,500 200 1,000 150 800 120 HEINE BROTHERS having remitted during a short time .5,000/., 18,0004 9,000/, 5,0001., 3,600/., &c. &c. &c., to London ; 3,600/., 8001., and 7001., to Edinburgh ; 3,6001. to Dublin ; 3,600/. to Beverley; 3,606/. to Halifax ( Yorkshire); 1,2001. to Portleaven Harbour; 900/., 700/. and 6001. to Li verpool ; 9001. to Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; 900/. to Hull ; 9001. and 6001. to Manchester ; 700/. to East Retford (Not tinghamshire); 600/. to Bideford ; 6001. to Cork ; 600/. to Bradford ; they shall feel glad to remit many Dividends of the next Distribution to England, Ireland, and Scotland. Direct for Prospectus and Particulars, Itithout delay, either to HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBUEGH, or to HEINE BROTHERS, at LUBECK. £llO £7O 100 60 90 50 80 Sterling. jflfs LONDON: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1841. interest. The E AIPEROII , The additional news f rom China, published in our columns of thi s d ay , w ill be read with lively it will be seen, takes credit to his t roops f or h a ving twice defeated the English barbarians, and in utter disregard of the Treaty entered into with ELLfox for the re. moval of the army sixty miles from Canton, his Celestial MAJESTY commands his officers to re sume the possession ofthe forts on the river, which he directs them t o p u t in the best possible state of defence." g( The English," says the would be injurious to her crown and dignity. The enactments of the aristocracy, abusing the authority of Parliament and the confidence of the people,.are clearly distinct from laws for the public benefit, such as those for the defence of the nation and the punishment of crime, and no earthly power will ever obtain for both equal obedience and respect. We believe that the Judges would make that distinction and be care ful, for the sake of preserving the authority of the law, not to stretch it to punish resistance to a sorry specimen of class legislation. A day or two ago the Herald remarked that the Anti-Corn-law League had made the Corn ques tion one of life or death to the aristocracy. We beg to correct our Contemporary : the aristo cracy have made the Corn-laws a question of life or death to the people. They are, by their ob.. stinate maintenance of cruel iAjustice, forcing the people to choose between starvation and the overthrow of the aristocracy, and it is not diffi cult to foresee what will be their choice. All Government, even that of the most renowned monarchies, rests on opinion. The SULTAN, it was long ago remarked, may, by the help of his jaitissaries, tyrannize over the rest of his subjects, but he must lead them by their opinions. If our landed aristocracy persist, therefore, in out raging opinion, we may with unerring certainty predict their fate. They have less to plead in excuse than the French aristocracy, and they have been warned in vain. They are aware of the consequence of their oppression, for they have had the expe rience of the French Revolution. They know much of what their precursors in France were ignorant. Great teachers have been vouchsafed . to them, who long ago pointed out the terrible effects of such selfish monopolies as they persist in maintaining. Their ignorance or their obsti nacy is without excuse ; and, should they meet the fate of the French Noblesse, no man will pity them. More selfish and sordid conduct was never beheld than that of the owners of tithes and rent. Not content with an assured income, while many of those whose labours produce it are not certain of a living from day to day, they scandalously tax the bread and restrain the ho nest industry of the people, to increase their own possessions. Were such a violation of all decorum and all justice not to meet with punish ment, mankind would deem the moral govern ment of the world abandoned, and each man would feel himself justified in being an oppressor, a tyrant, and a robber to the extent of his means. We have no space to make any comments on the report of the excellent meeting to comme morate the acquittal of HORNE TOOKE, HARDY, and THELWALL, which appears in another part of The Sun. It has fully answered our expecta tions, and has done the cause of liberty good service. We concede to the masons the right of quit— ting the service of any master they dislike from any cause. We admit also, that they act within the bounds of right, and with moderation, when they fairly represent to other masons what they consider objectionable in the conduct of any master, and so induce them not to work for him. But we cannot concede to them, nor to any men, the right to dictate to a master, or to any other man, whom he shall employ. That is interfering with his business and his property. Admitting that the masons have a right to re fuse to work for Messrs. GRISELL and Prro on account of the tyranny of Mr. ALLEN, and a right to endeavour, by fair representations, to persuade other masons not to work for them, they have no right to denounce th9se whom their representations cannot influence, as dogs, and recommend that, like dogs, they be deprived of shelter. Such language and conduct are not moderate and just, and can only have the effect of making the public inimical to the masons. Nor can we think the masons are prudent in commencing a sort of war against certain news papers which do not happen to coincide exactly with them. If a Journal acted unfairly towards them, if it stifled all their complaints, and mis represented and vilified their 'conduct, they would be justified in refusing to countenance or circu late it; but they go too far when they interfere with all the houses which use Journals obnoxious to them. They should take care lest, from some trade interest, or trade jealousy, they bespatter a newspaper to serve the cause of its rival. In giving a fair report of their proceedings, we are bound to say that we give no countenance to those parts of their conduct which are im proper. Their errors may, indeed, find excuse and apology in the conduct of other men, but they should be above imitating a bad example. To defend the rights of industry is in our estima tion most praiseworthy, but to be successful, and to enlist moderate men on its side, it must be strictly a defence, and must not pass into an in vasion of other men's rights. The conspiracy at Brussels—the news brought by the Overland Mail—the general aspect of affairs in Spain—the burning of the Tower of London—and the disarmament of the French navy occupies all the French Journals received this morning. Upon these stirring topics we, however, find nothing so new in them as to call for any remark. We have only space for the following extracts: — M. Van Pract, Secretary of the King of the Belgians, has, since his arrival in Paris, been received by the King at St. Cloud, and at the Foreign Office by M. Guizot. The Courrier Francais says :—" It is announced that Count Pahlen, the Russian Ambassador, is about to quit Paris for St. Petersburgb. The Courrier Francais gives the following from Tou lon, dated October 29 : " The discharge of seamen continues ; about 6,000 are being sent to their homes, viz„ the quarter of the effective force. The same operation will take place in the ships of the division of Admiral Casy on their arrival at Brest. We may therefore regard the disarmament of the fleet as pretty certain, for there is no armament when the crews are not complete, and the recruits of this year would be rather an embarrassment on board than other wise. The Neptune and Jena, ships of the line, are getting ready for Brest,where they are to join the division of Adm.Casy.The Marengo, Trident, Genereux, andVille de-Marseille, ships of the line, are to leave about the 15th of November fur Algiers and Mostaganem or Oran, to take on board the two regiments which are to return to France after the autumnal campaign. Two of these ships will then go to Philippeville to fetch a regiment. When these three regiments shall have left, and the discharge of the soldiers of the class of 1834 have been effected, the army in Africa will have experienced a diminution of about 12,000 men besides the sick who are sent . to France after each expedition. The Arabs will regard this reduction as the beginning of aban donment." The squadron under Captain D ray has arrived at Toulon from Tunis. It consists of the Neptune, Her cule, Trident, and Diademe, of the line, with the An dromede frigate. The brig d'Assas, as arrived at Brest from Newfoundland. The Brandon steamer has sailed from Rochfort for Lisbon. We find in tne Phare des Pyrennes, of the 31st of Oc tober, the following paragraph : " It does not appear that the Regent has yet quitted Vittoria. No important decision has yet been come to on the question of the fueros. Nothing has been pub lished since the proclamation, which we gave in our last number. It may, however, be already affirmed that the privilege of the province will be shortly withdrawn, and that the only favour the Biscayans will enjoy, will be that they shall continue to be exempt from the con scription." The Moniteur Parisien says—" The demolition of the island of Barcelona is suspended ; but it was believed that the operation would be resumed." The Moniteur of November 4, has no official part. Dr. Bowring arrived at Havre on the 3d, on his way to Paris. The Bth and 9th regiments of Artillery, in garrison at Toulouse, have received orders to send two batteries to Bayonne, and two to Perpignan. The Emancipation of Toulouse of the Ist of November, announces that M. L. thipin, printer of the Journal issued, was against whom a warrant has • long . been was obliged yesterday to:go to prison, .to join the Editor of the Journal, M. P. Dupin.—Constz.tutionnel. There was again a Cr!cil of Ministers to-day, a t which the King presided o ; u it was held at St. Cloud, to which the King returned yesterday. A temporary entrance is now arranging under th e Puyslils of the Chamber of Deputies opposite to th e bridge, by which the King will be able to go t o th e Ch am ber to open the Session without passing through th e streets.—Commeree. BOURSE—PARIS, THURSDAY, NOV. 4. __ First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Pricy. Prier. French 5 per Ce nt! ll5 83 ... 116 .., 115 85 ... 1 15 90 3 per Cents BO 25 ... BO 30 ... 80 25 ... 80 30 Loan .... Bank of Prance Latfitte Sank I.ooof. Stares 1037 50 ...IC4O ...1037 50 ...1040 %OWL Shares 3070 ...5070 ...5070 ...5070 Belgian sank,lBll 760 ... 750 ... '760 ... 760 B e l g i a n 6 per Cents. ...... ••'' s per Cents., 1840 102% ... 102 ... 102% ... 192% Spanish Active 22 ... 52% ... 22 ... 22ii naive w 5 US 5 1.. 5 ... 5 _EVENING SUN :C6 tit a politan lO6 ... 106 ... If 6 ip,o4 R tnan ..... 104% ... 104% .... 104 % -' Veramiles.L.l.3 ........ . .... 73 RAILWAY SHARES. , St. Germain 32 50 ...7 35 . i ' $ lO It 7 20 ,13 . 2020 50 ... . . ••• 72-5 00 Orleans .. 478 75 ... 478 7 5 ... 477 50 ... 25 Strasburg toßale,shares red. 231 25 . 232 50 ... 231 25 ... 231 AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, Gar. 27 105% five per Cents. Metalliques Foxr per Cents..." ",..". ...... ••• 0.."... ............... , 74% Three p.r Cents . Bank Shams 1521 --Allgerneine Zeitung. Oct. 31. HA bIBU nu BORSENHALLE, Nov. 2 Bills. Money Austrian 5 per Cents. - Bank Shares 1545 . .. . . Anglo-Russian Loan 1(8% It" Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series lV's. Rus:ian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th ni Series 98% u" Ditto in Certificates - New 4 per Cent. (1840) B6 96 Dutch Actual Debt, 2%, per Cent 50% Ditto 5 per Cent — 158 Polish Bonds New ticket Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per Cent. u :534 :34 10 75% 2% I.l,iwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent. SgAnish. New 5 per Cents. ... 15,4 EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, NOV. 2.-13 6%.—Two months, 13 4if PETERSBURG'', OCT. 19. Two months, 3-% pence. Ries, OCT. 43. —Three Months, 39 1 ,4. Srocanome, OCT. 26.—Seventy-five days, 12, 2. VIENNA. OCT. 23.—Three months. 9. 86. charb PEACEABLE STATE OF IRELAND. — T he for printing proclamations offering rewards for. the arrest of offenders, &c., issued by th e Lola Lieutenant, for the last quarter, was only 20/. ine the reign of Toryism when the Catholics we re kepi down by the sword, and treated by the Orangemen as helots, the average charge was 3001. per quarter, and occasionally it rose to 1,000/. The mild con ciliatory and impartial government of Lord ST; manby and Lord Ebrington, produced a mark ,7; change in the habits of the Irish people. Tue were for the first time, during the last Orel hundred years treated like rational beings, an true to their national character for gr atitu d e ' made the best return they could, and which they knew would be most acceptable to t hen' benefactors, by rendering obedience to the lawsi A COLOURED JUDGE.—Mr. Athill, a gentienan ° African descent, has been appointed Chief Ba ron of tht Exchequer in the Island of Antigua. On occasion et this appointment the Antigua Herald expresses itself ' i t s follows :—" We are too well pleased with the a pP ein : ment announced in last Tuesday's Register to allow it to pass without giving it our unqualified assent. Wh ethe o f we view it as a valuable precedent, or as the Illea ns ,i v admission to one of the highest colonial titles of a big' respected member of the class to which we below" , w e unhesitatingly pronounce it to be the most iniportallvt °P t : pointment that has yet been made by the Lieutenano, Governor during his administration of the general g ibe vernment."— [Happening to be well acquainted with,' to gentleman mentioned in the paragraph, we are bouau he say that no individual could be more deserving ef . konour bestowed on him. A more unassuming, D u a gentleman, well informed on all matters of trade 4 0 politics, it has never been our lot to meet with. The Lieut.-Governor of Barbadoes, in conferring a tit le to a place on Mr. Athill has done honour to his own disce— ment.—En. Sun.] - r , ,e qu er A RECENT DISCOVERY OF JEWELS ill the ri E Office has been the subject of much conversation ditr the last week. The treasure found is said to b e of cons; siderable value, and, according to all appearanc es ' i t t ti b p been hid for 150 years—plainly, for more than a Cenr ie The most probable surmise is, that the jewels WIL, pledged in the reign either of Charles 11. or Jantestheir Princes who observed no remarkable regularity in financial operations. rersi We have no inclination to enter into a colltre- t in with the Shipping Gazette, which has great Ing oe wishing to promote the welfare of the mercantile Inariaric We should regret, therefore, that an incidental re le for of ours had led our Contemporary into a long disse tion on the subject of providing some test for the quo fication of masters of merchant vessels, were it tun of it has furnished him with an additional opportueltleo explaining and enforcing his views. We _are 11 , i i n g t 11 Yi • not at present disposed to combat them, and w"-- leave him to enjoy the field he has cultivated. li arge UMMARY OF NEWS AND übttt elfintOn• " Who runs may read." The accounts reeei l ;e ° d E th E is XG m m or . ning from Br dsse n i d s e it ; form us that the police are indefatigable in their e The yours to discover all the authors of the late plo t ' a t he number of six-pounder ball 3 seized was 300. ' m eat• persons arrested have been placed in solitary confiner% of The following incident in the yoUthful his t ° t he the Spanish Ambassador M. Olozaga, related "forage Courrier Francais, proves him to be a man of Lief of and great presence of mind. " The young Arnoa,, - , - just Spain, M. Alozaga," says that Journal, " wh o ", - c are' given proof of so much tact and frankness i n his of t he spondence with Queen Christina on the s ubject ye w O'Donnell movement, was, under the absolute g° ment of Ferdinand VII., thrown into a dungeon 11 40, drid. He was there, expecting to be exec uted, aP .,„a aided by his brother, he made his escape. wrberore himself in a clo a k, an d, p re s en ting himse lf , the the jailer with his pu rs e in one hand and a piste' -seise other, profited by the stupefaction of the man t° , t isho his cap, and putting it on reached the last senti ee ;'i e l?' took him for the jailer. ' What o'clock is it, s erj „lrter said he, with great calmness of manner. ' A 4 fter" past twelve,' replied the sentinel. Five minut es - who wards, M. Olozago was, with the aid of his brotherloit was waiting for him in the street, safe from the P d „, .0 of the police, and looking forward to happie r ds) t - the A letter from Madrid of the 27th ult. s tates in t o 975 917,000 National Guards of Spain are divided , co o' battalions, 72 squadrons of cavalry, and 96 artillenil other panies, with their corresponding field-piec es a dilnther; ordnance ; and it is proposed that, 'out of the d"A and there should be 250,000 moveable Nationa l Guar;' got' 11,000 cavalry, who, upon cases of war, Sce., al re o s, rison second-rate fortresses, large cities and te„tionecl well as form themselves into three corps, to be sT at i o ticl• in the neighbourhood of Madrid, Zaragossa, and Burgos. tout' T i e . , The news from Constantinople, Alexandria,l'el ac Smyrna, and Athens, is interesting, but SO diu ds We the substance of it cannot be given in a sunitarlie 51 0. refer, therefore, to the details in another pas t °I " , PUBLIC OPINION! ,t, orOC eet a; The Times ridicules with great justice [.. e , 0 1 - - ; ings of the Exeter Hall fanatics, observingi--,,%keete,.s`; who will look down a page of the reports of oh t ent ant Association, and stop his eye for a 1 03 , 1- " will 11 ' 1 he observes the word Cheers,' Hear, hea r ' ch ,tion v . er them always called forth by some broad dee n ist. ar e coarse anecdote against the unrepresented 1- ar we t are no partisans of what is called concessioVoi thai, not silly enough, or inexperienced enough , te e I ,,seat eu , feelings of long-standing, widely spread, and °e e l brain do will be bribed into quiet by sops. For Ireland' ozei is as necessary as beneficence. But the nihil in re" of the Protestant Association, an ~ f croor'o eh exhibitions, would seem expressly devised for 3- s t ol eg Pedl t o to the extent of its power, both firm and The Protestant Association, though exp.resslY ° reality,os9oo further the interests of the Church, is, in the worst enemies the Church possesses. I. loo ° ' her as bigotted, intolerant, inimical to religions lily and anxious only to secure an unquestioned sl ily for for herself. The sooner the Church comes b° oll ,lis t l ward, and, in language not to be mistaken, r. cgs, 111 ; 4 , and fixes the seal of reprobration on, the s doings of the Protestant Association, the bette r o fes' for her, and the cause of Christianity which she P to have so much at heart. . 9 fortn! The Chronicle says:—" The new Ministry t o of gentle tr.oeuecied t f it amongst other reasons, for the express Pl ir P tj o rent ° ,l l ' 0 vading property by taxation. The Whig s t oes; because they had determined to lay on no newerary eltri; Tories are in for:their imposition. As a teniP c oine t e client, the public debt is increased. But the a lio Der' preparing to show Parliament how to ecl u i ,i n , revenue with the expenditure—not by econutrettie P' t by remissions of vexatious imposts ! , unhu rt ' ne w springs of industry, but by taxes. it is f er .iderat i° o that we are waiting this interval of ' con ewer: The money power must be yet more a paying,_P tit destr °l e f meanwhile the great tax of all, the impost to cap ital e44 forty millions per annum, wasting alike t o e s the wealthy and the bread and wa ges r .rop etoatet i. ere of the operative, is, if possible, to be Pl. on icle v ` t i to We should not be at all surprised if the 6 " .4 t te nele right in its hypothesis, and that the remedy ', he tip the be proposed by'Ministers next Session, were v olt 09 tion of a fresh load of taxes, heavy e nough N 1. 0,0 1 000 back of Atlas. The Tories have always be ell ,, bro wn 19 10 0 for their powers in this respect, and hav e ration : h is invention and ingenuity in the way of t i o n s, even Sir Walter Scott shows in the compost., the tO. C 4 Waverley novels. If they must needs increase:isp heir and are at a loss for a taxable article, let the s ! i . 0 0 m *ha on nonsense, for then the impost will fall hea.vel•ThopCd. own ;Parliamentary speakers, and it is to s o en d attended . with the beneficial effect of puttinifiets, ,ter , Sir James Graham's fancy for writing pawl ) „ 0 .. Speaking of the dilatory policy of the htle jlo w bi o ' st as regards the Corn-laws, the Post say . '`l rt y hail oil pens it that they have waited until their P b u tisst i bl o e t ssi u oigo s t ,. its preponderating influence, and then, then, have informed the public of the countle e rep o . the certain national felicity, which the In 31 An Ci be I n 18 ,t an Act of Parliament would occasion ? . h t hou he y they had great power—the people was w it u i t i and t boc Parliament was not against them —they c° did alter the legislative constitution of the r e ven if they did not repeal the Corn-laws. They e ° tell that tempted any such thin.% And yet now they d „- l ie , ' i f the law were repealed every thing o V so ° qu ence. of nation could desire would be the what they said when they really had , y , ..`_ . ‘ r ' li ,„,eat t. , : : ( l . they say what they think now, what they promised everythin as the result t ee to w it ia Reform, but the great " Reform" has, ac r i " " but t..Y own account, tuined out a great failure, trforto pat t r i i s t o _t_b_ery'? 1 , 1 - he r n ii nothing of Corn-law repeal.' —There l e e f o st,4 o ' but too much justice in these sarcasm...s,,tn: fro m. w o o we will not attempt to defend the dtr at s'")' and When these men could have repeale did nothing' their greatly modified —the Corn-laws, theY it was not till power had all but Passec :l7 ," eo ddsi der'T bet, hands that they deemed the subject wo the , pty• Th e, For this apathy they are now paying r thel nSelyes. • are ousted, not by the Tories, but We quote the following from th . y, H er ald ersf;rni carsoeliitsicoanleEoefosnuoimcidye,Cnluobt,o, fwdeesmtriatcytioierlncl.c; wes.lehet an the public, is a small association of ani au A;ne togo but somewhat conceited, gentlemen, who •• • -