The Sun. — London, England, 1841-04-30 00:00:00

'horos s .Ben' lud;fig tt, had lice of - 1 MORNING EDITION UNITED STATES AND CANADA• The following additional particulars to the news already Published in The Sun arc gleaned fron► the New York papers of the 12th, received last night:— FUNERAL OF GENERAL HARRISON. THE FUNERAL CAR. This funeral car was one of the most magnificent ever seen in this country. It was drawn by six beautiful white horses, and at the head of each horse was a black groom, dressed in a white Roman toga, fastened round his waist 11 3' a black cincture, with white turbans on, adorned with black crape. Black crape was also ou each arm. Their appearance was very impressivz. The coffin was elevated conspicuously on a bier, a rich black velvet pall covering it. It was so high as to be visi ble to all. Violets and hyacinths wrought into wreaths Were interwoven arcorg the habiliments cf woe. All eyes, of course; were intently fixed upon this. The twenty-fix pall-bearers walked on each side of the Überal car. The family and relatives, with the heads of departments, followed the hearse in carriages. The Legislatute of Maryland, with their officers, and in full procession, attracted much notice. A military escort accompanied them trom Annapolis. They did not arrive till after 12 o'clock, but fell into the procession as they Were going up the avenue. THE SCENE AT THE BURYING GROUND. The corpse of General Harrison at half-past two o'clock reached the Congressional Burying Ground. The crowds assembled there seemed at one time to cover the whole IQ on which is the capitol, as far as the eye could reach. The mill ary in uniform, numerous and high officers of the arm y - and navy in full dress, other companies in uniform "leo, with the tolling of bells, the pealing of cannon, &c , 0., created impressions it is impossible to describe. When the body was taken to the vault, where it is to rest, all the Official functionariesleft their carriages, and marched to the spot, and when the Church service was read by tho Rev. :dr. Hawley, the scene was so affecting that tears trickled down the cheeks of hundreds. The uld and new Cabinet followed the corpse, with the family, to the very tomb, and also every foreign Minister. About three o'clock the burial service was over, when discharges of musketry commenced, which was kept up Continuously for a long time. The procession did net re form, but all left of their own will, in their various groups, lifter taking a long, last farewell of the hero and the statesman, who has been consigned to his long home. It is worthy of remark that the Bible and the Prayer Book which were used to-day in the funeral service, were bought by General Harrison himself fur the use of the White House, the morning after his inauguration. I have not time nor heart to comment mere at length Opon the solemnity and impressive grandeur of the scenes We have this day witnesse i. The people all deeply felt it, as they showed in the gravity of their manners and con versation. It is a sad day for our country, but what Pro vidence wills, must be for the best. GENERAL HARRISON AND HIS WIFE. The brief reminiscence we promised last evening was etnnected with a visit made by Mr. Russell to North Bend, in the heat of the Presidential campaign last sum mer. The sweet singer, like every other friend, found a Warm welcome at the hospitable mansion of General Har rison. Among the songs sung was a plainti.e domestic 009, happy in its thoughts and touching in its language, entitled "My Old Wife." The language vas strikingly adapted to the happy life and loves of General Harrison and his "old wife," both of whom found in the society of each other the most perfect happiness which it is pos sible to enjoy. The music was overpowering at the time, recalling as it did the events of years of uninterrupted domestic bliss. Mrs. Harrison wept like a child, and as tears are contagious when the fountains of sympathy are not dried up, the husband of the " old wife " could cot refrain from weeping also. The remark of Mrs. Harrison in excuse for what she deemed a woman's weak ness was the dread of change, which of necessity must come in a change of residence from North Bend to Washington, and in a change of condition from the bumble citizen superintending his farm, to the President of nation, with the cares and, responsibilities of government upon his shoulders. " I wish," said Mrs. H., " that my husband's friends bad left him where he is, happy and contented in retirement." General Harrison's heart, in the hour cf social quiet, surrounded by the remnant of his family, responded to the sentiment, and doubtless felt the vanity of all things earthly. Alas, how fully have been the da r k forebodings of the wife realized 1 She who a Week since was the " good old wire," is now the lone widow, and before the eyes of the reader are fixed upon the paragraph we write, relating the simple story of a pious lad good woman, her's arc filled with tears at the loss of one dearer to her than life. How often will the recollec tion of the wish we have named return to her, and how tarty and painful will be the regrets that husband and wife, Rho had lived so long and so happily together, were sepa rated in the hour of death. " There is a tear for all who die, A mourner o'er the humblest grave, But nations swell the funeral cry, And triumph weeps above the brave." A nation now swells the funeral cry for the dead. We hope the general mourning of the nation, the sympathies and prayers of the people, will be remembrances for the consolation of " the good old wife . ' of the deceased pa triot who has left us. PRESIDENT TYLER'S ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES. Fellow-Citizens—Before my arrival at the seat of Go- Nernment. the painful communication was made to you 1 1 the .ofileers presiding over the several departments, of the deeply regretted death of William H. Harrison, late President of the United States. Upon him, you 'bad conferred your suffrages for the first office in your gift, and had selected him as your chosen instrument to 'correct and reform all such errors and abuses as bad ma nifested themselves from time to time in the practical opera tion of Government. Whilst standing at the threshold of this great work he has, by the dispensation of an all-wise Pro vidence, been removed from amongst us, and by the pro -visions of the Constitution, the efforts to be directed to the accomplishment of this vitally important task have devolved upom myself. This same occurrence has subjected the Wisdom and sufficiency of our institutions to a new test. For the first time in our history, the person elected to the Vice-Presidency of the United States, by the happening of a contingency provided for in the Constitution, has had devolved hpon him the Presidential office. The spirit of faction, which is directly opposed to the spirit of a lofty patriotism, may find in this occasion for assaults on my administration. And in succeeding, under circumstances eci sudden and unexpected, and to responsibilities so :greatly augmented, to the administration of public affairs, I shall place in the intelligence and patriotism of the people my only sure reliance. My earnest prayer shall be constantly addressed to the all-wise and all-power ful Being who made me, and by whose dispensation I um called to the high office of President of this confede racy, understandingly to carry out the principles of that 'constitution which I have sworn "to protect, preserve, and defend." The usual opportunity which is afforded to i chief magistrate upon his induction to office, of present ing to his countrymen an exposition of the policy which 'would guide his administration, in the form of an inaugural 'address, not having, under the peculiar circumstances 'which have brought me to the discharge of the high duties of President of the United States, been afforded to me, brief exposition of the principles which will govern me as the general course of my administration of public affairs 'would seem to be due as well to myself as to you. In regard to foreign nations, the groundwork of my Policy will be, justice on our part to all, submitting to in justice from none. While I shall sedulously cultivate the relations of peace and amity with one and all, it will be my most imperative 'duty to see that the honour of the country shall sustain no blemish. With a view to this, the condition of our mili tary defences will become a matter of anxious solicitude. The army, which has in other days covered itself with re town, and the navy, not inappropriately termed the right arm of the public defence, which has spread a light of glory over the American standard in all the waters of the 'earth, should be rendered replete with efficiency. In view cf Vac fact, well avouched by history, that the tendency of all human institutions is to concentrate fa vour in tile hands of a single man, and that their ulti mate downfall has proceeded from this cause, I deem it Hof the most essential importance that a complete sepa 'radon should take place between the sword and the purse. No matter where cr bow the public moneys :the be deposited, so long as t he President c an exert ace power of appointing and removing, at his plea sure, the agents selected for their custody. The Comman_ Chief of the army and navy is, in fact, the tree. surer. A permanent and radical change alien d therefore `she decreed. The patronage incident to the presidential 'Vice, already great, is constantly increasing. Sussh in crease is destined to keep pace with the growth tf our po pulation, until, without a figure of speech , tin army of office-holders may be spread over the land. The unre strained power exerted by a selfishly am'oitious man, in order eith er t o perpe'uate his authotity or to hand it o ver 'to some favourite as his successor, may lead to the em ployment of all the means within his, control to accomplish his object. The right to remove from off ;re while subjected to no just restraint, is inevitably destined to produce a spirit of crouching servility which the official corps, which, in order to uphold the ha nd which feeds them , would lead to direct and active raterference in the elections, both State and Ferleral, thereby subjecting the course of State Legislation ~ o the diction of the chief executive officer, and making, the will of that officer absolute and supreme. I will e t a proper time invoke the action of Congress upon tnie subject, and shall readily a cqu i esce in the adop tion of all proper measures which are calculated to arrest these evils, so full of danger in their tendency. I will remove no incumbent from office who has f a i t hf u lly and honestly acquitted himself of the duties of his office, ex cept in such cases where such officer bas been guilty of an active partisanship, or by secret means—th e l ess man ly, artd ther e f or e th e more objectionable—has given his off_ teial influence to the purposes of party, thereby bringing the patronage of Government in confliet with the freedom to elections. Numerous removals may become neces sary under this rule. These will be made by me through no acerbity of feeling. I have no cause to cherish or indulge unkind feelings towards any, but my conduct will be regulated by a profound sense of what is due to the country and institutions nor shall I neglect to Apply the same unbending rule to those of my own appointment. Freedom of opinion will be tolerated, the full enjoy ment of the right of suffrage will be maintained as the birthright of American citizens ; but I say emphatically to the official corps, " Thus fir and no further." I have dwelt th e longer upon this subject because removals from officeare 'likely to arise, and I'would have my countrymen to under stand the principle of the Executive action, In all the Public expenditures the most rigid economy should be re. sorted to, and, as one of its results, a public debt, in time of peace, be sedulously avoided. A wise and patriotic constituency will never object to the imposition of neees , 1 , 41 burdens for useful ends; and true wisdom dictates `s' themaort to such means in orde r t o su pply d e ficien c ie s i n the revenue, zather than to those doubtful expedients Which, ultimating in irpublic debt, serve to embarrass the resources of the country and to lessen its ability to meet ~_% s .esterday iience . o f audience dience of Viso° t , retary rt ( 13 5 5- Loidia al High resses or ace imin on his un. resbyt! ,- tire) Of lexander tev.! P. John chart,' InhatN , accoln ain, and a ccoln ;. ac! . tant4:. by Air' Lord ft. e asurrb cis `e3'' in itiAt- yer an air' tkir en PO" took I fete. Ptinee back at Prince 't nters ot' •diteriek r ave.! ineglat asses Their rer);t be ;bridg e ; )It Ad - R 0). 1.1, flowing ibitants uskett, Beasts• I Do" by .0e ded:l Royal a t ye - g t 3isters' s, h, ercle' r a )11 an d any great emergency which may wise. All sinecures should be abolished. The appropriations should be di rest and explicit, so as to I iave as limited a share of dis cretion to the disbursing agents as may be found compati ble with the public service. A strict responsibility, on the part of all agents of the Government, should be maintrined, and peculation or defalcation visited with immediate expulsion from office, and the most condign punishment. The institutions in which we live, my countrymen, se cure each person in the perfect enjoyment of all his right?. The spectacle is exhibited to the world of a Government deriving its powers from the consent of the governed, and having imparted to it only so much power as is necessary for its successful opera'ion. Those who arc charged with its administration should carefully abstain from all attempts to enlarge its range of powers thus granted to the several departments of the Government, other than by an appeal to the people for additional grants, lest by so doing they disturb that balance which the patriots and statesmen who framed the Constitution designed to establish between the Federal Government and the States composing the Union. The observance of these rules is enjoined upon us by that feeling of reverence and affection which finds a place in the heart of every patriot for the preservation of union and the blessings of union, for the gond of our children and our children's children through countless generations. An op posite course could not fail to produce factions intent upon their selfish ends : to give birth to local and sectional jea lousies, and to ultimate either in breaking asunder the bonds of union, or of building up a central system, which would ultimately end in a bloody and an iron crown. In conclusion I beg you to be assured, that I shall exert myself to carry the foregoing principles into practice during my administration of the Government, and, confiding in the protecting care of an ever-watching and overruling Providence, it shall be my first and highest duty to pre serve unimpaired the free institutions under which we live, and transmit them to those who shall succeed me in their full force and vigour. Washington, April 9, 1841. JOFrN TYLER. FLORIDA. On the 21st of March General Amistead had shipped between 200 and 300 Indians from Tampa ; 100 remained, 90 were at Sarasota, and a few at Fort Cross. Cosa Tus tenuggee, who promised to bring in 81 people, was inter cepted in very bad company by Capt. Ker—viz., some of the warriors who fought Lieut. Albertis. He bad 20, old and young, with him, and pretended to be on the road to Tampa ; but Capt. Ker, to insure the matter, brought him hack to Fort King, from whence Col. Riley will see him safely forward. VENEZUELA. The following information will be deemed important by our commercial readers. It is copiei from the Venezuela Gazette of the 24th January last, and is official:— " kEPUBLTC OF VENEZUELA. " Office of the Secretary of State, Caraccas, Jan. 21. " His Excellency the President, with the advice of the Council, granted on the 24. h of December last, the free importation into the port of Vela of Indian corn, rice, and every description of pulse (beans, peas, &c.), during the year 1841, on account of the scarcity of these articles from the failure of the last harvest. " On the 9th current, on the application of the autho rities of the capital, and in obedience to the same autho rity, there was granted, for the period of eight months From the time of the application, permission to introduce, free of duty, the same articles into the port of La Guayra. " And at the request of the authorities of Porto Cabello, on the 16th of January, the same privilege was granted to that port, and for the same length of time," LAW OF FELONY. EXPLANATION. (Presented by the Lord Chancellor on Monday.) Bill entitled an Act "to remove Doubts as to the Lia- bility of Lords and Peers of Parliament to Punishment in certain Cases of Felony." Whereas doubts have been entertained whether, not withstanding the provisions of an Act passed in the ith and Bth year of the reign of his late Majesty King George IV. entitled An Act for further improving the Adminis tration of Justice in Criminal Cases in England, so much of an Act passed in tbe Ist year of the reign of his Ma jesty King Edward VI., entitled An Act for the Repeal of certain Statutes concerning Treasons and Felonies, as enacts " that in all and every case and cases where any of the King's Majesty's subjects shall and may, upon his prayer, have the privilege of clergy as a clerk convict that may make purgation, in all those cases and every of them, and also in all and every case and cases of felony wherein the privilege and benefit of clergy is restrained, excepted, or taken away by this statute or Act ( 7 .tlful murder and poisoning of malice prepensed only excepted), the Lord or Lords of the Parliament, a" . rd Peer or Peers of the realm having place and voice in Parliament, shall by vir tue of this present Act, of common grace, upon his or their request or prayer, alleging that he is a lord or peer of this realm, and elaiming the benefit of this Act, though he cannot read., without any burning in the band, loss of inheritance, or corruption of his blood, be adjudged, deemed., taken, and used, for tbe first time only, to all in tents, constructions, and purposes, as a clerk convict, and shall be in case of a clerk convict which may make purga tion, without any further or other benefit or privilege of clergy to any such lord or peer from thenceforth, at any time after, for any cause to be allowed, adjudged, or ad mitted, any law, statute, usage, custom, or any other thing to the contrary notwithstanding," may not, for some pur poses, still remain in force. Be it, therefore, enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the ad vice .nd consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That so much of the said last-mentioned Act as is here inbefore recited shall from henceforth be repealed and ut terly void, and no longer of any effect; and that every lord of Parliament or peer of this realm having place and voice in Parliament, against whom any indictment for felony may be found, shall plead to such indictment, and shall upon conviction be liable to the same punishment as any other of her Majesty'a subjects are or may be liable upun conviction for such felony, any law or usage to the contrary in anywise not sithstanding. PROGRESS of FAT H ER MATHEW. Father Mathew arrived at Killarney by the mail coach on Tuesday. He was loudly cheered on his arrival, and was at once taken up by Mr. Cronin of the Park— who was then on the spot in his carriage with his lady—they all three then went to visit our Bishop. The Rev. Gen tleman was cheered all along by groups who were on the streets. About five or six o'clock the same evening the temperance band left Killarney for Rosabeigh, in Mr. Finn's long carriage, to be at the Rev. Mr. Carmody's P. P., to receive Father Mathew, who was to follow them on the next morning. He passed through here about ten o'clock, and arrived only in the afternoon at his desti nation. He administered the pledge to thousands on the following day. On Friday he came to Killorglin where a still greater number awaited him. The zealous and exemplary Curate there ( Rev. Owen O'Sul livan) took the pledge, and almost every one, rich and poor, in that extensive district. He returned to Killarney on Saturday morning about ten o'clock. About twelve o'clock he ascended a platform erected in the market square, in front of the principal Temperance room. Soon atter twelve o'clock the Rev. Gentleman addressed the as sembled thousands on the advantages of temperance, and related many anecdotes in the course of his address, that were amusing and edifying. Having concluded, he directed those near the platform who wished to take the pledge to kneel down, when, to our surprise and delight, the first person that presented himself was the Honourable W. Browne, who knelt down where he had been standing on the front of the plat form, and received the pledge from the Reverend Gentleman's hands. The Rev. Mr. Mathew imme. diatay took off his own medal and placed it around the Hon. Gentleman's neck. It would he impossible for me to describe the effect of this act on the congregated thou sands. They were quiet and still as death white the Hon. Gentleman knelt and was repeating the words, but the moment he regained his feet—a cheer---loud and deep as if by a common impulse, broke (ort'a from the assembled thousands, that rent the air, and three times was it re• pelted before silence could be ~ nforced. Fathew Mathew continued to administer the pledge until half-past five or six o'clock p.m., whe:k about five or six thousand persons had taken it, whea he retired to the hotel, leaning on the Hon. William Browne (who remained on the front of the plat i ;orm the entire day with his medal suspended from his neck). Fathew Mathew dined at the Park, where 1 40 was met by our Venerable Bishop, and seve ral of the neighbourhood—be sent in the evening for the Adjutant-General, Mr. Morley, and presented him with 201. for the purpose of buying musical instruments for the Temperance-room—he has also, I underwent given five pounds for the poor. He slept at the Park on Saturday night, and set off for Milltown on Sunday morning, where be was to preach at twelve o'clock a charity sermon. I am told that he administered the pledge, after the ser mon, to no fewer than seven or eight thousand. He re turned to Killarney on Monday, about three o'clock. P. M., cud again mounted the platform and gave the pledge to thousands. Very many respectable persons, both ladies and gentlemen, took it, although on the previous day they could not bring themselves to do so. Indeed we have very few now, rich or poor, who have not taken it. The Rev. Gentleman went in the evening to Churcbtown, the seat of Sir Arthur Blenner basset, where he was engaged to dine and spend the even ing. He returned to Finn's Hotel about ten o'clock on Monday night. He was up at six o'clock on Tuesday morning. and from that time until the coach from Tralee for Cork arrived, half-past eight o'clock, a.m., he was as busy as ever giving the pledge ; scarcely had he time to take his breakfast. Many hearty blessings he has taken with him.— Cork Southern Reporter. BOLTON AND PRESTON RAILWAY.-It is expected that this line will be opened as far as (Thorley, in the month of October next. At present passengers are cc,uverd from Bolton to Rawlinson-bridge, about twq :,lies this side of Chorley ; and as there is only one line of rails put down, no more than a single engine is used. Workmen are, however, actively employed in laying down the second line of rails, and in ma t s ing the cuttings and erecting the viaducts necessary to the completion of the railway to Chorley. The scenery along highly picturesque. Rivington pike and the l ong c h a i n co nnexion with it lie a short dist a n ce f rom t h e li ne ; o it f which also passes near to Horwich, Blackrod, and Duxbury Park. Although some inconvenience is now experienced from the line not being completed to the town of Chorley, yet the Weekly number of ssengers is very con'id era bl e , an d contin ually i ncreas i ng . When completed it will be a po wer f u l com petitor of the North Union line, and will doubtless, at no dis tant period, lead to the construction of a junction railway, affording the benefits of modern travelling to the dense popu lation of the north-east division of this county.—Mancheste r Tunes. A lady reading a paragraph in one of the papers that had been extracted from the Literary Gazette, In quired of Lord the meaning of the abbreviation at the end, " Loud. Lit. (Jaz." "It means," replied the noble dandy, " that Londo n is always lit with gas 1' By command of his loyal Highness. Prince Albert, Mr. Dent, of the Strand ,attalided . at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, to exhibit and explain his newly patented chrono meter and astronomical clock, also Ili! working modals, THE SUN,' LONDON, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1841 CHINA. No actual accounts of the sum expended by the East India Company on account of the expedition against China have been received, but the follow ing is the estimated amount to be repaid to the Company :- 1839-40, per Bengal Regular Estimate, received 14th December, 1840 : Extracrdinary Pay and Allowances of Trtpops, &c 9,22,323 1640-41, per Bengal Sketch Estimate, re ceived 13th March, 1841 : Extraordinary Pay and Allowances of Troops, &c Hire of Transports, Ex penseof Stcamers,&c. 21,00,000 RUPERS. -- 50,76,000 1840-41, per Madras Estimate, received 12th December, 1840: Batta to Troops employed beyond Sea 1,27,000 R. 61,25,323 At 23. O'd. the Rupee... £625,293 7 9 JAMES C. MELVILL. East India House, 19th April, 1841. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. (FURTHER PARTICULARS OF WEDNESDAY ' S RACES, &C.) Handicap.—The Thebes colt made the running, followed by the Corsair and the Genius, to the Ab. M. battom, where the Corsair gave up, and the Genius joined the Thebes colt ; the latter was Leaded halfway up the ropes, and beaten cleverly by alength. The Corsair and Belissima were third and fourth, and Jeffy last. Sweepstakes of 200 Sovs. each.—The Nob made all the running, Palwmon waiting till the last moment, when he made his rush, but with only a negative effect, as the judge's decision was a " dead heat." The consequence of this race will be seen on referring to our Derby quotations. The Nob arrived only on Saturday last from Ireland. B. C. Plate.—Ramadan ran in front by himself till halfway between the turn of the lands and the Duke's Stand; he was then passed by Fitzroy and James, the former having the lead and keeping it without difficulty to the end. The other races do not call for details. Previous to the races several lots of blood stock were put up for sale, but only three (from Mr. Walker's stud) sold, viz., a yearling colt by Velocipede, out of Gipsey, 225 gs ; a yearling filly by Emilius, out of Francesca, 220 gs ; and a yearling filly by Emilius, out of Emineh, 46 gs ; nearly all the other lots were bought in. The Cup was not challenged for this meeting. BETTING. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6 to 4 offered on the field—Florence the favourite 2 to 1 offered agst Potentia DERBY BETTING. 3 to 1 agst Scott's lot 7 to 1 agst Ralph 8 to 1 agst Rosalie colt 9 to 1 agst Coronation—taken 10 to 1 agst Van Amburgh—taken 13 to 1 agst Marshal Soult 14 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc—taken 23 to 1 agst Galaor 30 to 1 agst Cameleon—taken 30 to 1 agst Knight of the Whistle—taken 30 to 1 agst Sir Hans—taken 35 to 1 agst Belgradel 40 to 1 agst Duke of Wellington—taken 50 to 1 agst Mustapha 1000 to 15 agst Ermengardis 100 to 1 each offered agst the Nob and Palremon 600 to 200 and 700 to 200 agst Ralph and Rosalie c. AaRIVALS.—The following names have been added to the list since our report on Monday :—Duke of Bedford, Marquis of Exeter, Lords Maidstone, G. Bentinck, Orford, Villiers, ' Godolphin • Sir C. Cockerell, Hon. J. Villiers, Hon. H. Rous, Mr. Etwall, Mr. Knox, &c. OPENING OF THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY. (From the Merthyr Guardian.) For some time past Merthyr and its vicinity have been all alive with expectation for the promised opening of the line from Navigation House, and a report that a trial train woull be sent up from Cardiff on Monday last brought many hundreds to the railway terminus to witness its arri val. Accordingly. about one o'clock, an engine arrived, drawing after it a tender, and bringing Sir Frederic Smith, the Railway Commissioner, Mr. Bush, engineer, and Mr. Joseph Ball, secretary to the Taff Vale Railway Company. These gentlemen, after a short stay in Merthyr, during which they stopped at the Ang e l I nn returned to Cardiff. The trip was performed without th e slightest delay or acci dent. The day, although cold, was very fine, and was fa vourable for an examination by the Commissioner. Men were at work night and day previous to the opening, and every nerve was strained to enable the Directors to fulfil their pledge to the public that the railway would be opened on the 21st. We have been favoured with a copy cf an official letter from Sir F. Smith to J. Ball, Esq., and hasten to lay it before our readers, to whom it cannot fa:l to be very satis factory, and they will rejoice with us at the well merited compliment paid by Sir Frederic to Mr. Bush for the ad mirable manner in which he has planned and perfected the " have to acquaint " y C ou ar f d o i railway : for the h 2 e o n h f o A r p ria r a i o l n B 0 4 fl the Directors of the Taff Vale Ra lway Company, that I shall this day report to the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council of Trade, that I am not aware of any objection to the opening of the line to Merthyr Tydvil to-morrow, pro vided the arrangements for working tha inclined plane shall be then complete; and I shall have great pleasure in making known to their Lordships the very satisfactory state of the line, and in bearing testimony to the skilful man ner in which Mr. Bush has grappled with the professional difficulties he has had to contend with in the formation of this Railway. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " FREDERIC " Lieut.-Colonel Royal Engineers. _ _ _ "Joseph Ball, Esq." On Tuesday evening the Mitten went round the town and announced that, as the railway was to be opened next day, the shopkeepers would not open their shops, and the townspeople had resolved to make it a special holiday, and we verily believe that save and except on the Sabbath, there never was less work done on any day in this busy place than there was on Wednesday last. On that day the first train was to start at 20 minutes past eight in the morning, and long before that time crowds of people directed their steps to the terminus, or mounted the cinder tips, from which they could obtain an excellent view of the trains for a space of two miles. Flags were flying in all directions, and the concord of sweet sounds that filled the air from the bands of music, was fre quently harshly broken in upon by the roar of the artillery. It was exrected that, as this was the first train that had ever started from Merthyr, there would be such a crowd of applicants for seats, that the hope of obtaining one was considerably damped, and so prevalent was this opinion, that comparatively few ventured to run the hazard of being refused, and in consequence thereof one third of the seats were unoccupied, to the great chagrin of many who aftervraris heard of the fact. The morning was raw and chill, and a sharp cutting wind prevailed all the way, to the great annoyance of some of the passengers. When all had taken their seats, and everything was ready, the band played " Sec the Conquering Hero comes," and at 20 minutes past eight exactly the signal was given and away we went amidst the sound of the cannon, the music, and the cheers of thousand of spectators. All this was soon lost, for in two minutes we were opposite Mr. Anthony Hill's house, at Plymouth, and continuing at the same rapid rate we were " off" Mr. Purchase's farm (4i miles) in seven minutes more, and at the some rate we continued our comet course through the wild and picturesque defiles of the beautiful vale of Taff, with scarcely time to catch a glimpse of a scene of grandeur or of softness ere it vanished from our view. Still we flew onward, now skimming over the vets• dant plain, then plunging into the savage ravine, and anon bursting upon the busy haunts of men, who left their labours to gaze upon and cheer us in our passage, while the long train of fleecy vapour which we left behind us curled its way into the clouds or mingled with the smoke of the many manufactories that stud the banks of the romantic Taff, and the brute creation, terrified at the suddenness of our approach and the noise of the engine, fled in all direc tions, leaving us " alone in our glory," and making sure of a good "offing" ere they ventured to stop and look round for the cause of their affright, while the " Loud trumpet to the cannon spoke, The cannon to the heavens," announcing our arrival at the respective stations, and bringing out the astonished natives to hail the approach of the illustrious stranger as it dashed is among them, breathing fire and smoke, and speaking in thunder. The viaduct at the end of the upper tunnel was the point of greatest interest; but the eye had only a moment to gaze upon the rugged glen beneath ere it was shrouded in the gloom of the tunnel, the horrors of which seemed to pro duce a strong effect upon the ladies. The rapidity of the transit, however, did not admit of thought, or allow alarm to prevail for a long time ; every instant brought a change, and every change a renewal of excitement. On arriving at the top of the incline we were detained some little time, as we were at other points on the road ; but the tate of travelling, when going at the gceeral pace, was that of one mile in two m'nutes. We arrived at the station at Cardiff at two minutes to ten, having been one hour and thirty-eight minutes, inclusive of stoppages, in making the journey. The trip mac performed in the happiest manner, and without the least accident. All the party were in high spirits, and were of a humour to make the test of the worst, but there was no occasion, for all went well off, as did all the other trips. We heard but of one mishap. An unlucky wight, whose evil star tempt. d him to alight at the Navigation House station, was left on the road. He had scarcely put his foot to the ground, when away went the train and disappeared like a meteor, carrying off his umbrella, which he had to thank the gentlemen of the railway fur taking care of for him With a spirit worthy of a better cause. he was determined not to be left behind, and started off s&er the flying train, with a speed that awakened a doubt in the spectators which would win the race ; find ing, however, that he was like to be beaten he gave in, and had to submit to the condolence of the passers by, who asked,—a needless question, when his heated face and hurried air are considered—whether be had missed the train ? As the day advanced the trains were more heavily laden, and the last was a bumper, for there was riot a seat unoccupied in all the carriages, and many were left behind who wished to go. Towards the close of the day the little difficulties that had Inca occasionally encountered, and which had caused unavoidable delays, were completely surmounted, and the last train that came from Cardiff left at four in the afternoon and reached Merthyr a little past five, having gone the distance in one hour and twenty-five minutes, although every part of the train was crammed with passengers. The weather had become milder, and the day closed beautifully, and it was enjoyed by such a number of well dressed and holiday people as we have never before beheld in Merthyr. Parties had been made for the trips, some in quarletto, some in trio, but the main body in duo, the lover and his mistress, who Ever gay among the gay, Were gayer on this holiday. The teetotallers took the opportunity of scattering their papers from the train, but we fear that amid the merry doings and jollity, and thirst supposed to be c.insequent thereupon, their precepts availed but little among the ani mated crowds; not that we saw any instance of the viola tion of the rules of sobriety, for at five in the afternoon we bad not seen a single " surveyor," that is, a man having business on both sides of the street. S:r J. J. Guest kindly invited all the gentlemen who came up by the train to partake of breakfast at Dow Isis House, where a table spread with every luxury and the choicest wines, evinced the hospitality of the Hon. Baronet and his noble lady, and these delicacies were partaken off amid many expressions of the high sense of the honour that the guests felt had been done them by their generous en tertsiners. Several toasts were drunk and appropriately responded to, among which were " The health of Sir John and Lady Charlotte Guest," " The health of the Direc tors," " Success to the Taff Vale Railway," " The Trade of Merthyr." About 80 gentlemen sat down to table. Among the company was Professor Airey, of Cam bridge, whose health was drunk, in an elegant speech, by Mr. Coffin, in returning thanks for which he expressed his warm sense of the hospitality that bad been shown him, not only at the mansion where he then was but at the houses of other gentlemen in this fart of the country, and spoke of the gratification he felt at witnessing the comple tion of a great national work, that would facilitate the transport of the vast mineral tre6sur6 with which the Vale of Taff abounds, and greatly increase the prosperity of a la r ge di gt ,.;ct . , already celebrated for the energy and en terprise of its inhabitants. The com p an y de p arted hi g hl y gra , ified with the entertainment, much more so with the politeness and attention of their distinp:Jled hosts. Several gentlemen connected with the railway t ;;red at the Angel Hotel, and another party of gentlemen r.;:scd at the Ca' tle Hotel, in honour of the occasion. Thus passed a day big with great events for Merthyr—a day for ever memorable, as bringing her within an hour of the sea, and annihilating time and space to advance and enrich her—a day from which her sons will count when they are telling of her greatness to the yet unborn, and which they will name as an epoch of real triumph, of true and peaceful glory, unsts iced with blood rind un dimmed stith tears. It gives us much pleasure to state that we have been favoured with the opinions of several scient.fic gentlemen upon the construction of the railway, and from them we learn that it bas been finished throughout in a manner highly creditable to the talented engineer, Mr. Bush, and the gentlemen who so ably seconded him in his arduous undertaking. Every praise is also due to Mr. Ball, the secretary, for the excellence of his arrangements on this occasion, in consequence of which every man was in his proper place, and oid the duty allotted to him with care and despatch, so that not the slightest blunder took place, nor was there a complaint to make ; on the contrary, all were in the highest degree satisfied. We may conclude with stating that the ruilway opened under the happiest auspic. F. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GREVILLE swum —The increasing demands upon the accommoda tion afforded to the sick and destitute poor, at this excellent institution, has induce' the Committee of the Building Fund to proceed fcrthwith in the erection of a new and commodious hospital in one of the most healthy suburbs of the metropolis, reserving the present building in Gre ville-street as a dispensary and receiving-house. Most of the metropolitan hospitals arc at present situated in densely populated and confined districts, and there can be little a wn doubt that the benevolent intention of founding hos pital in a healthy district, a few miles from to, will prove a valuable blessing to the sick poor. Upwards of 7 000 patients have received medicine and relief since Christmas last at this over-crowded institution. A Yucatan armed galiot, Mejai, was lost during a northerly gale on Anton Lizardo, by driving from her anchors; crew perishea ; twenty-seven bodies bad been thrown ou t the coast, and the Mexican garrison near had been employed in saving all that might prove useful. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF LORDS, APRIL 29 The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Wool sack at five o'clock. The Annual Indemnity Bill and the Metropolis Im provement Bill were severally read a third time and passed. The Bill for the divison of the Wingfield Rectory was read a second time. The Bishop of London expressed his sense of the admirable conduct of the Patron and Rector of that living in consenting to the division at a considerable per. sonal sacrifice. The Earl of ROSE BERY presented petitions for the extenion of tha Registration Act of Births and Mar riages to Scotland. The Noble EARL brought in a Bill to amend the law relative to Scotch entails, which was rrad a first time. _ A message from the Commons brought up several Bills, which were respectively read a first time. CHINA. Lord ELLENBOROUGII presented a petition from the inhabitants of Bombay, complaining of the great lois the commerce of that place had suffered in consequence of the interruption of our trade with China ; of the long period which had elapsed between the expulsion of the English from Canton and the appearance of the British fleet in the Chinese seas; and of the dells which had taken place in the conduct of the negctiations with China, and beseeching that hostilit;ei night be pressed with vigour, in order to bring matters to a speedy termination. Lord A SEI BURTON thought it would be but just that the Government should state what decision they had come to as to the preliminary articles of the treaty with China which were at present in their possessiou, as such informa,ion was of great importance to the commercial classes of the country. Viscount MELBOURNE thought it would be prema ture for the Government to form a conclusion on the pre liminary articles uu•il they should be in possession of the treaty founded upon them. They had not come to any decided conclusion on the information they had at present. The Duke of WELLINGTON rose to correct a mis. statement in the petit;on, which said that British subjects Here expelled in the month of May; they had been ex pelled in Marel , , so that the delay was so much the longer. If the Government had t'kcn his advice, and not pre tended to make war upon a reduced establishment, these misfortunes would not have happened. He had told them io 1837 that they should put their et:.hlisliment in a situa tion to bring the contests in which they were engaged to a termination, with sincerity, and if this advice had been taken these delays would tra have occurred. Earl STANHOPE denied that the English were ex pelled from Canton by the Chinese. He thought the petition could not be received, as there was no evidence as to the authenticity cf the signatures attached to it. He diapproved entirely of the war with China. The petition was then laid on the table. The Duke of ARGYLL presented a petition from Haddington, praying for the abolition of Church patronage. He did not concur ill its prayer. The Archhishop of CANTERBURY presented seve ral petitions against the desecration of the Lord's Day. The Earl of WARWICK presente l a petition against the abolition of the Corn-laws from some place in War wickshire. THURSDAY. The Queen's Plate of 100 guineas for 4 yrs old,9st. 81b., 5 yrf, lOst 71b., 6 yrs and aged, 10st. 121 b. R. C Duke of Rutland's Flambeau, 5 yrs... ...( Robinson) 1 Mr. Treen's Fitzroy, 4 yrs Mr. Beresford's Bob Peel, 4 yrs Mr., Tyson's Epirus. aged 4 Duke of Beaufort's Cambyses, 4 yrs Betting-2 to 1 against Flambeau; 3to 1 against Fitzroy; 7 to 2 against Epirus, and 4 to 1 against Bob Peel ; won by a length. The 1,000 Guinea Stakes, a subscription of 100 soys. each, h ft, for 3 yrs old fillies, Bst 71h, D. M. 19 Subs. Mr. Batson's ch f Potentia, by Plenipotentiary Duke of Grafton's ch f Florence, by Langar Mr. Osbaldeston's The Queen of Beauty Mr. Payne's ch Australia - 4 Lord Exeter's Syria Betting-6 to 4 agst Potentia, and 6to 4 agst Florence. Won by two lengths. Mr. Byng's Garry Owen, Bst 411i(Nat) beat Duke of Beau fort's Assa , sin, Bst 71b ; T. Y.C. ; 100, h ft, sto 2 on Garry Owen. Won by ten lengths. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. A.• • Acceptances for the Suffolk Stakes—Mountain Sylph, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; Jeffy, 4 yrs, Bst 61b ; Scutari, 4 yrs, Est *2lb ; Bob Peel, 4 yrs, Bst ; Belissima, 6 yrs, Bst; Stamboul, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ; Langolee, 3 yrs, sst 1 llb ; Cuirassier, 3 yrs, sst 71b. The rest paid 5 soya. forfeit. EGLINTON PARK RACES-TUESDAY. Match.—Lord Eglinton's Dr. Caius received forfeit from Lord Kelburne's Pathfinder; 100, p.p., mile and half. The Trial Stakes of 5 Sovs. each, with 20 added. Half-mile. Hon. Mr. Sandiland's Nubian, 6 yrs, Capt. Richardson 1 Capt, Pettat nd the Hydra, 6 yrs... Zoroaster and several others not placed.l Three-year-old Stakes of 20 Sovs. each. Mile-and-half. Mr. Alexander's Archer Cartwright 1 Lord Eglinton's Teflis Georgians and Martyrdom not placed. The Pebble Stakes of 5 Sovs. each, with 50 added. Once round. Mr. Johnstone nd Hamlet, aged Lord Saltoun nd Manilla, aged Four or five ctarted. Match, 50 ; half-a-mile. Mr. Alexander's ch m by Corin thian, out of i\Lss Annie, 5 yrs, ( Cartwright) beat Lord Eglinton's Zoroaster. The Irvine Cup with 150 sov. added. Once round and a dis. Mr. A. Campbell nd Lanercost, 6 yrs. Walked over. The Hunter's Stakes of 5 suss. each, with 50 added. 2 miles. Lord Eglinton's Zoroaster 5 yrs ...(Capt. W. Campbell) 1 Lord How th's The Augean, aged . ......... ..... 2 Four others started. _ _ The Welter Stakes of 10 eovs. each, and 30 sovs. added. One mile Mr. Ramsay's The Doctor, aged ......(Capt. Richardson) 1 Lord Waterford's Confusion, aged.... MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. There was a large attendance this forenoon, although the interesting meeting at Newmarket has attracted many of our turf capitalists. THE Two THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES.-2 to ] was casually offered agst Eringo, 9 to 4 would have been taken; 5 to 2 egg Ralph; 60 to 10 apt Metternich offered at the close, and 8 to 1, " bar the three," offered; 7 to 4 would have been taken the field beats two. THE CHESTER Cup.—Two or three important move merits have taken place. Gallipot remained firm, two points a head of any other, with offers to take 5 to 1, in several quarters, either he or Queen Bee wins. It is scarc:ly possible to name the second favourite, so near are the Plover, Queen Bee, and Tubalcain. 11 to 1 was offered on the field, bar Gallipot. 6to 5 would have been taken Queen Bee beats The Plover. 12 to 1 was wanted on the latter. We think Plover had just " the call "of the second in c ,mmand. 100 to 7 was the opening offer v. Retriever, but soon a Cheshire gentleman gave him a lift to the rear." He backed Rough Robin against him for 500 ; and also Robin against Little Phllip, for double the stun. The same gentleman backed Rough Robin to seventy-five pounds at 25 to 1. Three or four horses were not named ; we attach nominal to their prices, and give the following, as near as an ex cited room admits of : _ 8 to 1 ag;t Col. Cradock's Gallipot—off. t 9 to 1 11 to 1 agst Mr. Flintoff's The Plover—off. t 12 to 1 Ito 1 agst Mr. Orde's Queen Bee—t 12i to 1 11 to 1 agst Mr. Collett's Tubalcain—t 12!,, to 1 16 to agst Mr. Price's Tuly—nominkl 100 to 6 agst Sir T. Stanley's Cowboy—t 100 to 5 agst Mr. Hornby's Champagne—nominal 100 to 5 egg Rough Robin—t 22 to 1 100 to 4 agst Mr. Osborne's Little Philip 100 to 4 agst Mr. Griffith's Lugwardine—nominal 100 to 4 agst Major's Hay's Retriei,er 100 to 4 agst Lord Stanley's Rhodanthe—nominal 100 to 4 agst Mr. Collett's The Dean—offered 40 to 1 a:4st Lord Eglinton's Bellona—offered 40 to 1 agst Mr. Peace's Lord Mayor—otfered 50 to 1 agst Mr. T. Walter's Sir George—takers Offers to t4te 9 to 1 " Mr. Collet wins ;" 8 to 1, we think, was offered. THE DERBY. —Van Amburgh was first favourite, Bto I taken in ponies. 100 to 4 was at first taken on the Knight of the Whistle; then 200 at evens laid be. twcen him and Pthemon ; 30 to 1 offered agst either ; then 400 to 12 twice, 100 to 3 also, agst Rattle ; and 1,000 to 20 against the said Knight of the Whistle, laid and offered at the close. Another bet of importance was made,—Van Amburgh was backed at evens for 501. against all Scot . 's lot; 14 to 1 was bid against Marshal Soult ; 100 to 7 was the top offer against Prince Cara. doe ; 200 to 3 was hid against Metternich. Offers to take b to 1 the Marquis of Westminster wins; 3 to 1 against Scott offered. EGLINTON PARK DIEETING.-a-ThiS very popular meeting commenced today, The weather, dur. ring the forenoon, was not so auspicious as could have been wished, Notwithstanding. . a vast concourse of people assembled. None of the races had been decided whet► our informant left. Amongst the supporters of the turf, besides the noble patron of the meeting, Lord Eglinton, the following noblemen and gentlemen were present:—. The Marquis of Waterford, Lord Dunmore, Lord Sal. toun, Sir F. Johnstone, Sir D. Baird, J. O. Fairlie, Esq., H. Johnstone, Esq, Captain W. Campbell, yr, of Craigie, A. Campbell, Esq , yr. of Jura, J. Meiklain, Esq., of Crainbrae, Captain Richardson, Captain Pettat, Claud Alexander, Esq., of B Illochmy le, W. Craufurd, Esq., of Doonside, W. R. Ramsay, E-q., &c. The Countess of Eglinton, and a numerous company of ladles and gentlemen, occupied the Grand Stand, which has been elegantly though temporarily fitted up. From the entries, most of which were completed last night, we augur that the racing_ will be excellent—and sonic of tle matches, especially, have excited great interest.---Ayr Observer of Tuesday. _ . EXTRAORDINARY FACT.— During the late severe winter, most of the sheep on the high lands b:- tween Buxton and Cromford, on the line of the Buxton and Cromford Railway, were so affected by the weather, as to cause temperary blindness in most of the flocks, and more or less injury to the eyes in all. On the return of the mild and genial weather, however, even such as had lost their sight immediately showed signs of returning vision, and which has gradually, though slowly, improved, and at - present there are few if any traces left of the injury produced by the inclemency of the late severe season. On Monday evening last a meeting of the rate payers of St. Cuthbert's parish, York, was held, for the pu►pose of addressing the Dean on the subject of the Into visitation proceedings against him. The address was pnanimously agreed to, and the 11)ean returned a suitable [lama of thanks. POOR-LAWS (IRELAND).. The Edrl of GLENG ALL g:;ve notice that on Mon. day he should call their Lordships' attention to the falsi fication of the Poor-law Returns for Ireland. The Marquis of NORM ANB Y said that at the conclusion of the examination the facts elicited had engaged the serious wtention of the Government. A great constitutional question was involved in the subject, and all the circumstances having been taken into con sideration, the Government had determined that whatever circumstances of extenuation might be offered, the person who had been guilty of making these alterations could not remain in her Majesty's service. The same idea struck Mr. Stanley, and before any communication had been made to him he had tendered his resignation. At the same time he thought that all those who heard that examination must be of opinion that no crime had been committed by Mr. Stan ley, and that no stain was on his character. Under these circumstances he would put it to the Noble Lord whether he thought it necessary to call Mr. Stanley to the Bar of the House. MR. CANDLISH. The Earl of HA DDINGTON, referring to the discus sion which bad taken place some short time since relative to the supposed appointment of Mr. Candlish to the Chair of Biblical Criticism in the University of Edinburgh, ob served that the answer to the question, put elsewhere, re lative to the intention of appointing Mr. Candlish, stated, not as the Noble Marquis had stated, that the intention to appoint Mr. Candlish had been abandoned, but that it had only been suspended, in order to await ulte rior proceedings in a Court of Justice. Now, he could rot reconcile these answers, nor could he un destand chat. any proceedings in a Court of Jus tice could have to do with the question, as the offence of Mr. Candlish in disobeying the law had been com pleted. The fact of his bring a leader of those who were engaged in opposing the law ought to be sufficient to pre vent that gentleman's appointment. He wished to know whether the intention to appoint him had or had nut been finally abandoned? The Marquis of NORMANBY said that he must give the same answer he had on a former occasion, that it was not his intention to persevere in the appointment of Mr. Candlish. He thought The Noble Earl had mis undsrtood what had been said in another place relative to the event of ulterior proceedings. Suppose t'ae Coutt of Session should determine that the interdict was nut a legal one, surely that would put Mr. Candlish in a different position from the one he now occupied ; but he could not he called on to state how he would act in the event of such a decision br ing come to. The Earl of ABERDEEN had advised those who had suffered from the persecution, not to bring the matter be fore the Coutt :in such a way as would place him in a position to attract sympathy; and, therefore, he thought that any idea of bringing him before the Court for punish ment would be abandoned. There were various modes by which Mr. Candlish might rsu,ve for the repeal of the interdict, and his not doing so was a proof he was afraid of encountering the consequences.— ( Hear, hear.) If the institution of the Professorship were of such importance it ought to be filled up immediately, and there were many quite as well qualified for it as Mr. Candlish. The course adopted by the Government on this question was not a fair one ; it was a shirking course, and he called upon them to carry out their own decision. The Marquis of NORM AN B Y had understood on the former occasion most distinctly that it was intended to in stitute proceedings against this gentlemen, which would have the effect of tr3ing the validity of the interdict, and he considered the abstaining from doing so rather honest than otherwise. Notwithstanding the taunts of his Noble Friend he must be permitted to exercise his own discretion as to the course he should recommend the Crown to pursue in filling up the appointment. The Earl of ABERDEEN explained. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented petitions from various medical practitioners in Ireland, praying for a reform of the medical pref.!ssion in Ireland; also a petition from. some place in Cornwall, in favour of the removal of JeAish disabilities. The Marquis of NORMANDY presented a petition from Newcastle to the same effect ; also a petition against Church-rates; and a petition front the Rational Religion ists, praying fur inquiry. CORN.LNWS. Earl FITZ WILLIAM said it was not his intention to fix any day for the discussion of the Corn-laws, but he must take that, the only opportunity he should have before the financial statement should be brought forward else where, of drawing the attention of the House to the Corn. laws, in conne::ion with our finances. The Noble Duke had alluded to the impolicy of keeping our establishments on a low scale, but that was only half the questi9n. These could not be maintained without a large and increasing revenue, and how was that to be obtained? Commerce was diminished, manufactures were diminished, and were those who signed petitions for continuing the Corn-laws prepared to say that the revenue of the country could be kept up without revising the whole system of the import duties? _ . The Earl of WARWlCK.—Certainly. Earl FIT Z WIL LIAM thought the Noble Lord could have paid little attention to the recent investigations on the subject. They must make up their minds to lay their taxes not on those who laboured for wealth, but on those who had acquired wealth. They must make up their minds to a property-tax. As to what the nature of it might be was a different question, hut they must make up their minds that they could rot exempt them selves from taxation in the way they had hitherto done.—( Hear.) They could not say that they would exempt one article from the searching exami nation to which the whole system of import duties most be subjected. It was a delusion to imsgine that they could say to the people you may have cheap tea or cheap sugar, but you shall not touch that article on which our rents depend—you shall not have cheap bread. The increase in the exports of half manufactured articles, connected as i t ' A - h ° with the decrease in the export of the perfected manufactui:', was one of the most fatal symptoms. These ne•e matters des-'"ing of the most serious consideration, and he should not have :lone his duty if he had not called attention to the subject on eve of the financial state ment being brought forward. Ti; Noble Earl then pre sented several petitions in favour of a rcc'sion of the Im port Duties, and a repeal of the Corn-laws. Earl STANHOPE said the decline of the revenue was solely attributable to a repeal of taxation. He thoughi the old prohibitory system the one most conducive to the comfort and prosperity of the country. Lord ASHBURTON said, if they gave up a large amount of Post office duties they must expect a deficient revenue. If the Noble Earl would bring the question of the Report of the Committee on Import Duties regu l ar l y Prove that a more before the House , he (Lord A.) would shallow, vague, partial, and unfounded statement had never issued from either House of Parliament. The manufacturing distress was entirely owing to the state of t h e c urrency in the United State, and if the currency of America were placed in a sound state their difficulties would disappear. Earl FIT Z W IL L I A NI denied that there was atemporary fluctuation merely in the demand for our manufactures; the demand for them teas gradually and steadily on the de cline. It Leas riot clear that the stale of the currency on the other side of the Atlantic might not have been in fluenced by the iransactir:ns on this side of the Atlantic. The Earl of CLARENDON presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, praying for the repeal of all discriminating and protective duties whatever. Also a similar petition from Musselburgb. POOR-LAW. Earl STANHOPE presented several petitions pray , ing for a repeal of the new Poor-law, and gave notice ' that if the Bill now in progress in the House of Com mons on the subject of the new Poor-law, continuing the unconstitutional powers of the Commissioners, should be brought up to that House, he should on notice for the second reading, move that it be read a second time that day six months. - The various Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, And their Lordebipaaajourped_at Seven o'Clock. 110 USE OF COMMONS, APRIL 29. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o' Clock. Alr. WALTER was introduced by Sir F. Burdett and Mr. Fielden, and took the oaths and his seat for Notting ham, amidst loud cheers from the Opposition Members, BRITISH PLATE GLASS COMPANY. Mr. R. HODGSON moved that the British Plate Glass Company Bill, which had been referred to the Hampshire List, should be referred back to the Committee of Selection, with an instruction to the Committee that it he referred to the Surrey List instead of the Hampshire List. Mr. ESTCOURT defended the conduct of the Com mittee of Selection, but thought it immaterial to what list the Bill should be referred. Mr. HODGSON HINDE supported the motion. Sir ROBERT INGLIS opposed the motion, on the ground that the House was bound to support the decision of the Committee of Selection, unless some improper con duct could be proved against them. Mr. M. PHILLIPS thought it desirable that the Bill should be referred to a Committee, the members of which were more connected with trade and commerce than the members on the Hampshire list, and he should therefore support the motion. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared, For the motion Against it M,,jority against the motion On the motion of the Earl of SURREY the Bury (Sussex) Inclosure Bill was read a third time and passed. Lord BA RRINGTON presented a petition from the Poor-law guardians of a union in Surrey against certain clauses in the Poor-law Bill. Mr. LANGDALE presented petitions from the Roman Catholics of Leicester and another place, praying that paupers of that persuasion might be attended by Roman C.tholic clergymen in the workhouses. Mr. LEADER presented petitions from the Tower Hamlets and Westmins:er, praying for a free pardon for Frost, Jones, and Williams. The Hon. Member pre sented several other petitions, the purport of which we were unable to catch from the great noise prevailing in the body of the House. Mr. VILLIERS presented the following petitions against the Corn-laws—one from the City of London, signed by 1,260 householders, with the names of the street and number of their residences affixed; two from Rather hithe ; one from Tottenham-court-road ; two from West minster ; one from Southwark; one from the county of Down; one from the linen bleachers of Spring Vale, Bain bridge ; and one from the operatives of Stewarton, in Sectiand. Sir R. BATESON presented eighteen petitions from Londonderry, Down, Donegal, and Antrim, against Church Patronage in Scotland. Petitions in favour of Church Extension were presented by Sir CHARLES BURRELL and Lord LisconN. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN presented a petition from a place in the county Limerick in favour of the Government Registration Bill, and against that of Lord Stanley. The Honourable Member also postponed to Thursday, the 13th of May, the motion of which he had given notice, for the House going into Committee on Fri day next, to consider an address to her Majesty, pray ing that she will be graciously pleased to recom mend to Parliament that provision be made for carrying into effect the suggestions contained in the second Report of the Commissioners appointed to consider and recom mend a general system of Railways in Ireland, subject to such extension or modification as may appear desirable to her Majesty's advisers and to Parliament. Mr. G. PALMER begged to ask what was the inten tion of her Majesty's Ministry respecting the Poor-law Commission Continuance Bill ? The Hon. Member, who was very indistinctly heard, was understood to say that he thought it bet er for the Government at once to bring in a Bill to abolish vestries, and to deprive the parishes of England altogether of the power of regulating their affairs.—( Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL, who was also very imperfectly heard, did not intend to act upon the sugge,tion of the Hon. Member.—(Hear, and a laugh)—but Ise would pro ceed with the second reading of the Poor-law Bill on Monday. In answer to a question from Col. SIBTHORP, Lord J. RUSSELL said that it was his intention to bring in the Civil Contingencies' Bill on Monday next. Mr. O'CONNELL postponed to this day week the in troduction of his Bill to facilitate the proof of bribery and corruption at elections of Members to serve in Parliament. TOLLS ON BRIDGES. Sir MATTHEW WOOD moved that the following gentlemen be appointed the Select Committee, on opening Waterloo, &c., bridges, free of toll:—Sir Matthew, Wood, Mr. E. J. Stanley, Sir R. Peel, Mr. Herries, Sir R. H. Inglis, Lord Viscount Lowther, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Clay, Col. T. Wood, Mr. G. Palmer, Mr. R. Steuart, Mr. Barnard, Sir De Lacy Evans, Mr. Wakley, Sir B. Hall, Mr. Planta, Mr. Kemble, Mr. Alderman Humphery, and Mr. Hawes.—Agreed to. SEWERS BILL. Mr. BETH ELL moved that the following Gentlemen be appointed the Select Committee on Sewers Bill : Mr. Bethell, Lord Worsley, Mr. Law Hodges, Mr. Christopher, Mr. Bramsten, Mr. Ayshford Sandford, Mr. Rice, Mr. Freshfield, Mr. Darby, Mr. Sotheron, Mr. Charles Octavius Morgan, Mr. Grantley Berkeley :—Five to be the quorum.—Aarecd to. PARLIAMENTARY VOTERS (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion el Lord MORPETH, the House then resolved itself into Committee on this Bill. On the motion that the second clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill, Lord MORPETH rose and said—Often and frequent as this subject had been discussed, and often as its many de tails had been brought under consideration, he yet felt that in the present eiitical position of this subject, after the determined, and, indeed, mortal opposition that had been announced—( Hear, hear)—mortal so far as inten tion was concerned—to the present clause, to that clause which he had ever admitted to be the vital prin- ciple of the measure, that he was warranted in endeavouring, though he should not think it neces sary to do so at any great length, to ask the House to take that measure into their serious consideration. What he conceived the House to have decided by the assent it had given to the second reading of the Bill, not by any overwhelming weight of numbers certainly —(laughter)—but stilt by a distinct vote, after a most full and minute discussion, was that the right to the elective franchise in IN land should be ascertained and tested by reference to a fixed amount of payments, as in the instance before the House, in accord ance with the valuations made under the Poor-law Bill, for that country. In the early part of that discussion some attempts were made to impugn the trust worthiness of those valuations, but the more they had been examined into—the more they were brought to light the more reason there seemed to admit their general faithfulness, the more they were shown to be in conformity of construction one with another. He did not for a moment mean to say that all of them were in strict accordance with the previsions of the poor relief Act ; indeed, all of them seemed to have been pitched at a lower standard than the Act required, but it had been said by Mr. Nichols, the Poor. law Commissioner in Ireland, that when they had experience of the working of the Poor-law system in that country, the more those valuations would be in accordance with each other, and with the valuations made under the Poor-law Act for this country. The observations of Mr. Nichols were very strong. The Noble Lord then read a quotation from the Report of Mr. Nichols to that effect. Upon that point he must remind the House, and es pecially he must remind the great patty opposite, of whom the Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, and the Noble Lord, the Member for North Lancashire, were the Leaders, that although doubts about the propriety of applying the test of the Poor-law valuation were expressed in the course of discussion on the Bill, yet no such doubts or hesitotion existed, when it was insisted not only before the conclusion, but even before the commence ment of the valuation, that they should be applied to test the municipal franchise in cities and boroughs in Ire land.—(Hear, hear.) There must have been a very shrewd suspicion indeed that the tendency of that valua tion, or any valuation for the purpose of assessment, must have been below the real or average valuation, yet these mis givings had no weight in deter, ing the party ft on] adopting i , as the basis of the municipal franchise, when the object would be t 3 raise and restrict the franchise, and it was only now that it was considered mischievous, when the re sult would be to simplify an important privilege. He would have supposed that the contrary course would have been the most just and generous—that there would have beer, more doubt when the effect was restriction, and less than when the object was simplification and enlargement. But, apart from mere recrimination, what he wanted to p u t to the honest and unbiassed mind of ev ery man in that House, an d the country was that, looki ng t o those valuations, were they not in their very nature as presenting a certain amount of payment and adapt ing a uniformity of system and principle, b e i ng ascer tained for a purpose entirely distinct from the franchise, and supplying in themselves a check Ic the contrary direction. to the desire of possessing the franchise ? Did they not in all these respects, as well as in others, promise to give them . an incalculable unif orm i t y, an d a better mode of ascertaining the franchise than existed at present? and would they not be a great improvement on the present system of registration in Ireland ?—(Elear, hear.) In fact, be need not labour to prove that point, be cause it was not denied by any party that had addressed the House. Many of those who spoke expressed doubts and difference of opinion as to the mode in which the test should be applied, but none doubted that it would be a great improveMerat tcs rest the franchise on some fixed and settled basis,. instead of leaving it as it was at present, matter of opinion according to the views and interests and oaths of adverse competing par ties.—( Hear, hear.) He would not again quote the opinion of the Hon. Member for Monaghan, who bad a virtuous horror of anything complimentary being said to him from that side of the House, but be could not resist °ace, more laying before the Howe, although he did it before, When ho had not the sati.faction of seeing the P.:ght Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tam worth, in his place—he could not help repeating to the House what be bad stated -on the subject, and which completely bore out his views and objects. The Hon. Member for !Monaghan, in talking of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill,. said he would not consent to any test which was not a certain one. lie would nut consent to any test which would cause a necessity for appoint. ing a Committee to inquire into and ascertain how far the carrying out of the Bill would depend on fictitious votes. He would adopt no test which would involve a mere principle of valuation. He thought that that must be a bad principle winch held out temptations to be guilty of false oaths. Such a test was very unsatisfactory. They ought to know what franchise was intended to be given, and it was necessary to adopt such a test as would extinguish fraud and perjury, and by which they would reek the morality and prosperity of the people.—( Hear, hear.) He conceived that considerable advantage would be attained if they adopted a rating on the Poor-law. Such were the op Hen, Member fOr MOO i n ions expressed by the aghan. la the course of the pre- MORNING EDMON.. sent and last session of PariLe ment the y heard a great deal of the abuses which were ail e g ed to attach to the present system of registration in Ireland, and distinct charges of fraud, personation, and perjury were brought forward, as connected with that system. He (Lord 111orpeth) thought that the ardor of complaint on those topics had been materially dampeti since the Government brought forward a Bill which would go so effectually to remove the evils complained of. 11, how ever, the evils existed to so great an extent as bad been alleged, petitions complaining of undue returns of Mem bers to this House would be presented, and Election Com mittees would be appointed to try those petitions. Now, from the passing of the Irish Reform Bill only two Election Committees had heard and determined petitions of that nature, and he (Lord M.) believed that in no one o f t te ese were the charges of fraud, persona tion, and ps 2rj ticy substantiated. (Hear, hear. If he wanted a proos of the present system he might refer to the recent proceeding; ) in the Registration Court of the Queen's County—( Hear , h,. - , , r)- : -part of which they had learned, and a good deal more o l which they might havebeen heard had they been a ble tt; be on the spot. —.(Hear, hear.) What he co n t ended for Ras, and it was a principle which had not been controverted by !).ny one in the course of the discussion, that it would in itself be advisable to take the franchise out of the province of opi nion to which it was now confined, and to ascertain it by some fixed and independent standard of value. But then they had to determine bow the test was to be applied. They might have an application, very good in theory, but they should look for some practical measure. In what mode then was it to be applied ? They might apply the test of rating above rent—that was to say, the test of profit appearing on the rate above rent and charges. That was the measure which was brought under discussion the other evening by the amendment of his Noble Friend the Member for Northumberland; but ho flatteredehimself he had demon strated —and if the proposition were disputed he would again be ready to lay before the House irrefragable grounds tier showing that such a test would not only effec r almost the whole existin g constituency of ually Ireland, but that it would go so far as to prevent the possibi lity of forming any futere constituency. But if they had not tee profit of rate above rent they bad another option, by taking a certain amount of rating without reference to profit or to a lease or tenure. ;2e would not enter into the discussion which occupied them last night, as , to whether it was exp edient in an; count y, and especially in a country situated like Ireland, to dipeese altogether with the ne cessit y for a least of so me period or another ; but the Honourable Member for Halifax bad stated yesterday, as be (Lord Mot peth) bad understood him, that the extent of the conjoint pro pesitien which his Noble Friend the Member fop - Northumberland hal brought forward, would not effectually disfranchise any of those parties on whom his Bill would confer the franchise. He now asked what was to become of all the present veeers between those registered at 81. and those at 20/ By the proposition of the Government, out of 1,794 voters in ten unions of the Queen's county, in that class 138 would be excluded...(ll e ar, hear.) Now, of these 1,794 the franchise proposed by his Noble I-' lend (Lord Howick) that as the excess of rating above recta would net save one—(Cheers) —the additional franchise of his Noble Friend, as proposed in another clause, would save but three.—( Loud cheers.) The whole result cf the conjoint qnalifications of his Noble Friend would be to disfranchise 665 electors in those ten unions, whereas the measure which he (Lord Morpeth) bad introduc ed would disil-anehise only 135. It appeared to the Government to preaa,rve the tenour of the Reform Act, and to test that by the rating:. The amount and of rating in the Bill as it now stood vra.e .Ben / , and the Government had be en sub j ected to im p utates, charges, and taunts, for de p artin g from their first views , and raising the rate from 51. to 81. Now, although :,,!- putations of change of mind seemed to bring down ridieta.' in that House, yet the present Government, and 11 those who took part in its politics, never hesitated to adapt their measures to public expediency and the views of Parliament. Tile Right Hon. Baronet opposite had seen fit to change his opinion with respect to the Test and Corporation Acts, whilst the Noble Lord, the member for North Lancashire had thought it advisable to change from a loan of fifteen millions to the West India planters to a grant of twenty millions. He found from the information laid before the House with respect to the Cashel Union, that the beneficial interest of a Si. rating, using that term to denote the clear annual profit actually accruing after paying all ex penses of rent, taxes and labour, was twelve pounds. In Roscrea the beneficial interest of a rating of Si., after deducting rent, taxes , and an expenses, was about 15/. per annum. A rating of Si generally carried with it a be neficial interest of from 12/. to 201. per Annum. There wa s nothing very prepostrous , therefore, in the ori ginal proposition of a 5/. rating. At the same time, they thought that they were bound teitlaia the limits of what they considered admissible in pein ciple and in justice to the rights and interests of the Irish people, on whose behalf they were legislating, to pay regard to the scruples of some to . whom they felt a deference, and therefore it was they had raised the amount from 51. to 8 1., hoping thereby to remove the ob jections of those who, whilst they agreed in the necessity of exieg the rating with reference to the Poor-law valuation, apprehended too great an extension of the electoral body. Therefore, the proposition placed in the hands of the Chairman was that of an Si. annual rating. Now he found that in 14 unions is which tney had been tble to ascertain the matter, that of persons valued at the amount of from 8/. to under 91., the lowest class of persons admitted by the Bill, the average number of acres in this holding was 199. In the union of Lurgan the average num ber was 7, in Longford 8, in Cashel 12, in -Naas 13,- in Sligo 19, ia Cotehill 11, in Gorey 17, in Kilcale 14, and so on; therefore he (Lord Morpeth) thought those electors were not of the sordid description that was some times described. He admitted that even the franchise of en annual rating of 81. might disfranchise a slum ber of existing la electors ; but on the other hand this would be counterbalanced by the addition; t 3 r. gistry, and by the facility given to the whole system of registration. And this was his main motive for asking the House to consent to the principle, not of franchising or disfranchising a given number, but of cer tainly affording to the electors the means of easily getting and safely keeping—(Cheers)—the privileges to which they were entirled—(Cheers)—and, on the other hand, of avoiding all that ehicauary, cunning, deceit, and fraud which on the other side of the House was always ai:eged to attach to the present system of re - gistrraeen, and which, in a greater or less degree, must attaeh to every system in which they did form a standard of va lue, but left it to be decided by the adve r s e testimony of contie"ting parties.—( Cheers.) The point, therefore, to w hi c h , he was endeavouring to call the attention of the House was that the circumstances connected with the state of ti`' franchise, and the state of the registration now establieheel in Ireland did most powerfully recommend the adoption of some settled, im partial, and extrinsic standa rd of value, .and that no stand ard could be more proper or suited ,' the purpose t this could than the valuation under the Poor-law, and the retain the be settled in a mode so effectual as to ~resent, sa me class that enjoyed the constituency o, 1 and to keep up an adeq uate number as the mode proposed in the present clause.—( Hear, bear.) To leaee . the franchise in the state it now was, that was the object et iha precious statostnanship which, at the same time, did not scruple to decry this mode of dealing with the Irish ft an chive as detrimental to the hest interests of the country. He certainly heard with disappointment and regret, in the course of the discussions which had arisen upon that Bill, that the Right Hon. Member far Tamworth had thrown himself without reserve into the impetuous course chalked out for him by his Noble associate (Lord Stanley). —( Loud cheers and Daughter from the Tories.) It was most certainly only in one respect that he could venture to put Lim ,elf on any tooting of equality with the Right Hon. Baronet, and that was in his knowledge of the country whose interests were under diecussion,with which their immediate official connection had lasted exactly the same period of time, and he hoped it was without peesumption gm - i t spr t o v e • r a aa s lri a a ys et triumph mh e a v pt e h t: i t te s h ta w rtu i t m : t t ie o : u h t tt a ta n l aw y wish t a hat whatever iwt itihaet to e see cause aeursem h iin i g s hw f t or hbi : e b b od- the h teo had now embarked, no very long period of time would elapse beore he would regret that he gave his conse nt to take such a course; and if he (Lord Morpeth) look ed forward with any feelings of satisfaction at ail, it was to the day—and such things had b een b e f o re—not to the disho nour of the Right H on . B aronet , b u t greatly 1° his credit, when heSir • R. Peel) would ccme forwar d, and ; ,ropose to the House the adoption of some s uch p roceeding ( P and the sanction of some such principle as that which now encountered his condemnation. (Loud cheering. Lord STANLEY—Althougo he recently had givetr I notice that it was his intention to take the sense of the house upon that clause which contained the essential principle of the Bill, and although he had since ce taken ro part i n the discussions on the subject, yet would have contented himself by being altogether si'ent Noble had it not been for the roble speech just delivered by the Lord, and for the manner in which lie had misrepresented the course taksti by those on his side of the House, and the principles they had asserte d with refer..thce to the Bill before the House , and notwithstandingtic sneers of the Noble Lord—(Loud cries of " Ob, arid cheers) notwithstanding the sneers (Loud ciie3 of " Oh, -0 h !")—of the Noble Lord upon what he was pleased to term the precious statesmanship which,` would leave altogether untouched the evils of the Irish franchise, he would venture to tell the Noble Lord that he, in common with the great majority of the people o England, most certainly in common with the vast majority Of those on his side of the House, but much more in common with many on the Noble Lord's side of the House, who either from personal attachment to the Government, or from po litical attachments, supported him in his present c ourse ; ray, more, in the opinion of a vast majority of both sides of the House, and an incalculable majority out of doors, the:conduct of the Gevernment, acting under the influence of the Noble Lord, was considered as bring characterised by a reckless want of state smanship—( Immense cheering) —which did disentitle them to the confidence of the House, and which had shaken one of the very few and last re maining holds whi c h th e w had upon the tole rance of the country.—( represented both the principle which the House had affirm- Renewed clic; rs.) The Noble Lord had mis cd and the objections taken on his (Lord Stanley's) side of the House to the Bill of ta're Noble Lord. The Noble Lord stated that the House by the second reading of the Bill affirmed the principle of defiling the franchise ac cording to the test ef the Poor-law valuation. The House, in affirming the ply nciple of the Bill, affirmed that they would permit the 'Government to submit to thorn and discuss in detail a measure which it was sup posed that they had, as was the eiuty of the Government before submitting, maturely con eidered in its details, col lected the facts, and were pre' eared to stand by the pro ! visions they had. recommen Jed.--(Loud cheers.) On j h rea i ec s l t o L r Lyle to oda basis Stanley's) forGn l o e t y vi ic is ,r ) n s na id e e of t franchise t fi ,i,dlre than in gat House bb:t ot t ea h rt e h y s and t o o more n f t he partiessa ° t i b s interested nn either side. ',an the cunt racy, in every discussion that had taken plac a they bad deeliered that it was more the duty of the Hon. Alembee for Nlallow than it was of the floe. Member for Ilionaghn, ..whose consistency had , been so unfairl., imPligrvd by the N Lord lest ;light* S T`M!l4l ;i1 yes' a nd !:10e- erne a t con ,ool fessrs• kjeDrY ,ester- an in" 1-lonle Rate- rvieWi re re- Ice at rrison , bury, the able all ►rry the ho Ind vg of n er ;:~, 1111