The Sun. — London, England, 1841-07-02 00:00:00

EVENINci-i SUN thou s and four hundred electors who hadhonouredhim with their L ia h°ught support—(" Oh, oh, and laughter)—he begged ri b:tele:ler his m os t grate f u l thanks, and also to the electors ge rally for th e i r courtesy towards ' him. To his Hon. and Gallant opp onents, also, he begged, en the same grounds, to rten. de r the trilnite of his gratitude.—(Hear.) Had he been ad vance th e i r representative, he would have stu di e d t o ad coen thei r i nterests, as he doubted not they wou ld d o .—(Con • fuci • ) He could not congratulate them on the issue, but he congratulated them that the contest was over, and that it had e been conducted with courtesy and good humour.—( Cheers and a jl n y f u usit ni• ) He would say no more than that he thanked them Alr. Ca r th e patient attention they had given him.—( Laughter. ) . teem. said he begged to assure them that when he had embarked in that contest, he did so with the most perfect rod feeling and respect towards those who were opposed to m • to He did not embark i n it f o r the purpose of raising any f!milt or di s t ur b ance i n the borough. ( Cheers.) He was o ul , believ e t h at the party to which he was attached prevail—(Confusion) - and he was but • the humble in "rument i n the hands of that party. He could, however, e2U,gratulate them on the glorious' result. They had not met world victory that day, but they had held out to the enit.phat there was such a preponderance of in in that great borough that at no distant time would carry them triumphantly through a future T he lest• Of the ca n did a t es h e h a d but few remarks to make. am H... Baronet (Si r B. Hall) was well known to t hem, e they h a d shown that they apprec i ate d hi s serv ices.— ,ari hear.) Th at t h ey h a d re t urne d the Gallant Com „wore he was not astonished.—(Cheeri. ) His gal lantr y , y, Ms bravery his achieveme n t s , with which the world still rung , *ere such that it had justly led them to give him that s u pp ort they had d one. —(Cri e s of " Hear, hear," and cheers.) It yu alike hono ura bl e to t h e i r f ee li ngs an d to him—lamentable would it be when the day should arrive in this country when t he .s gallant ry o f our soldiers and sa i lors were no t properly ap preciated Cheers.) The Gallant Commodore was know n bell) Is skill and bravery all over the world, and he (Mr. ) could only offer for him f end rayers to heapheven that he might "M . ce th e same wisdom in cil that ad ever shown 'n the field. There might lie " read his history in a nation's (Airs Cheers. ) With respect to the other gentleman, you.; Sa nkeb) although he had not numbered . many at!YerY one must bear testimony to the intelligence attainments he had manifested on that occasion. He (Mr. b; or u e s ii)had lon g k nown hi m i n t h e world of science, and could to ' , is humbl e test i mony t h at every , quality that did honour h ear ra3 , 4 might be attributed to hiln.—(Cries of " Hear, there ) would conclude by assuring them tha t bis could be no doubt if undue means had not been used, that tthipez:Boenar.iyand Gallant Friend and himself woeld have been the ir re presentatives.—(" Oh, oh," and laughter.) In part of the morning considerable intcrrup- Poll. wa! given to their voters in coming to the tied He had no hesitation in asserting, that the influence had been used to prevent their voters coming `''e poll, but he could assure them that a scrutinizing in liniZ,would be made yet in the proseedings.—(o ll, avid anj" t er.) 'Whatever - might be the result he • should ",th eavour to act in a manner that would do honor 2 the cause. He would conclude by assuring them that he was always ready to stand forward in support of that rent and glorious caus e, which he believed was inseparably ''ultneeted with the prosp erity ' of the country.—(Cheers and toufusion.) r• SANKEY said, although few votes had been recorded in iz favou r h e looked on them with pleasure, because he w as sa v.fieQ that, lik e hi mself , t h ey h a f t come f o rward upon principle. alhMray°seosl'itr in ciples were Universal Suffrage , Vo te b y Ballot, and to the New Poor-law. He was delighted to hear t t h e r e r that i. h s e t w h o a u t h h i a a d pp b l e y en given by the Gallant Commo a pressure to force the Administration c arry out tize principles of the Reform Bill. He rejoiced the contest had been conducted with good feeling, and he was satis fied that the cause he had come forward to uphold would ulti mately triumph in the borough. YOU G, who wee received Fiat h e YO with much cheering, said he had b een con d emne d f or e n tering into the Ballot r im Sir Charles Napier, but he did cot regret it, ) . 4 ' en the c ontrary he rejoiced at the glorious result , sinc e it had united and would unite the Reform party in Alarylebone. '(Cheers.) Experience had shown them that a divided Party was not strong enough to defeat their political opponents, and experience had shown that as a united party their ?P o nents had not the slightest chance against the Itc i"ers of M ary l e b one .—(Ch eers . ) With respect to their " ° eal affairs they had, heard Sir B. Hall say that he veluld defend their local rights in the House of Commons, and he (Mr. Young) could only say that in the nunelder position of one of their parochial representatives, he zhoulo' pursue the same course he had adopted a few months ago, syls en he brought forward a resolution by which the at tempt t o do away pith their Vestry Act had been defeated. °n the .motion of Sir 13. HALL, seconded by Sir C. NA.- the thinks of the meeting were unanimously given to the Returning eihricer. , Mr, s ALomimes sa id i t was very grat if y i ng t o him to receive that mark of the; r approbation of his conduct during the con test which was ntsw so happily ended, and he could not but co ngratulate them :Ton their conduct throughout the whole e rection —it was markediy different from the scenes they were hied to some ten or twelve years ago—it proved the spread of t klueation ; and, now that the election was over, he might say t he spread of Liberal opinions. The meeting then separated. TOWER HAMLETS.-(THIS DAY.) DECLARATION OF THE POLL. 'ills day having been appointed for the official declaration of '"epoll for this borough, a large b ut v ery orderly crowd as at, led in front of the hustings on Stepney-green. The —eral can did ates, w ith their respective friends, were early i n aiStes s e atiee. ISs s , e l ; r r , ;Zs t • T T h h om om p p so so n n . was aecompanied by his father, Colonel e e t nsle o'cl oc k th e Returning Officer announced the num titbs' as follows • Cs C:!, • Y 4,706—( Cheers. ) ri, ° `' Rob;nson 2,lB3—(Cheers and grouse.) Huteuson 1,775 —( Cheers and groans.) Tr. s . P.Tho ' ropson 831—( Cheers from the Chartists.) T he tteturn. Officer then declared, amidst cheers and up . r ear ~ Return. ce c o e tcat Wm. Cslav, Esq., and Chas. Richard Fox, Esq., a eea ` t unel in her Maje s ty's service, were duly elected to repre• Alr t . he borough in ensuing Parliament. i 1 t much cheering and aes e CLA Y thee ears forward, amidst e h u e u t e '9 l tfusion to address the meeting. II offered them his , i 4r1 . 1 It th an e s s for the hih honour they had done him in again ra tul g nim as Member to serve them in Parliaments— r little a 9 d uproa a r. ) Thalt result was doubly gratifYing in ' as it d position, and g a ve thej ae s ain placed him in his former prou ) N o r sanction tu his past servsees.—(Cheers and uproar. preparation had there been for canvassing in his w rs that each elector had not been solicited for his vote; f- h ere his friends had made such solicitations they bad g e n e l ttsh.at almost every elector had been canvassed by his op lose Notwithstanding these circumstances, let them .17,„,, at ie his positi on on the pull.— (L vvtaile 'ewspaper had declared that the result cheers.) The of the election tit th qlow that he would be " excavated " fr om the borou g h e th e event had proved that 'it was not easy to " excavate , la egit `d er ale of the Tower Hamlets.—(Loud s cheers and De re .) He had no recourse to unfair !mans for the s e e s nse of defaming his adversaries ; and he regetted that h e g the placards that emanated from their committees,e eould not say they had imitated his forbearsag...s w i t , Robinson had thought fit to attack him upon the hustings h ed u o ",,t the slightest provocation, and while he (Mr. Clay) ese e ?Pportunity of making a reply. Mr. Rob . hison had viliie ' s" lin a placemen ; but he had not adduced any instance in f hi s '" had sacrificed their interests for the advancement qr e ."'"•—( Loud cheers.) Be had supported E froart'hovernment until he felt himself bound to differ joi eed ~n 1 upon their p o licy with regard to Ireland. He the e l "le Present Government when he found they . had m_ ade love allot an open question, and that they bad uniled di ti d ie r m io - t t h ink more 't?,ore sincerely than ever with the people. H Wa s ti 11 S acceptance of office could militate against him; e and it c I:e ofptiinleion of the greatest statesman that the sel vants o i n h • one `' °f should be chosen from those who had enjoyed thee fi e people.—( Cheers. ) If he wished to retaliate b i t '',nd much that was contradictory—much that was emus condnet of his Hon. Friend—(Cheers and laughter) weniT the first moment he had supported the Reform J3ill Warn the Pe sent hour, when he had put himself for rce del Tory candidate for the Tower Hamlets._ Is 0 41 also ~ind much to comment upon in the conduct .of the 0) 1 44 Friemi in Parliament, where one vote clashed with "r, and wlsere each sentence in his ingenious speeches s ie e '& its pred ece s sor — w here a bit of Liberalism wa s stuck Prin e ; Y ) side with a vast lump of Toryism—and where the tao,t aof free tra.se and monopoly were mixed together in t er) , d utireble and re markable confusion—( Cheers and laugh . - llo s ,":' i t, he would p as s from these topics, and he believed his their r'''end had received a sufficiently significant lesson ~ li lle y hands, hand. 1 and -to their tender merc i e s he - i c i tislu 'lled him — e fltenewed cheers, and laughter.) salt ofL" net but cone.ratn;ate the electors on the brilliant . re- Dort t t .h't 'struggle, 'a result which would have a most im- Whi e h 'nfluence on the deciseon of those great questions upon teici,alx to, any dir ,4 r ,P.peal had been Made to the country.—( Hear, hear.) er s ay that solely because the constituency . otlie 4 t l cl Hamlets was the most numerous in the kingdom,. 1"1 . st .a?th for wealth, intelligence, and respectability , e s a: ? — nut because the electors of that borough were opinions e° ` -- comparison"the best test in the kingdom of the ve of y, too numerous, middle ctloasses of society—(Cheers)—too be purchased; too proud, too sha tee ind nurner i on t s, to be intimidated; safe from the in nf an ins e ofe e n n t ( a e i n id , domineering aristocracy ; not over. Some vast lord of the soil, nor exposed to the visits d top ne ladies in thei carrieees, who came round to the es sofilt at the other end carriages, the town, and in exceedingly' and dulcet tones, but in language which,. though it 4 re " e d to be a request was something occasionally like that e e i n e a e eF.—(Crie s of " Hear, hear.") The decision of Wo i e d ' 4loll was a far better criterion of public opinion e and th ese g 0 far to seal the doom of unjust monopelies. With Po s i tio nl e chnopolies England could no longer maintain lief proud °• co li c ". The day of her decline might be distant, but i ozif fa red our anti-commercial polic it was fixed in the book ( )Per The Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to address the_ atrte electors, and to defend himself from the charge of ii; harsh harsh and ' cruel to the poor. To prove the Dart Justice of the charge, the Hon. Gentleman referred to the t e w hich b e had taken in establishing schools for the poor in v heal - green, to which he had subscribed hundreds of pounds s eas In e the last few years. With respect to the Poor-laws, he liseeTlite prepared to enter fully into that question, and to „ s ,n to every case of oppression. He had opposed the old i i' ol : r era because he believed it to be harsh and oppressive to the itnii e a e nd he was quite prepared to oppose whatever bore a lieved, character in the new Poor-law.— ( Cheers. )He be llow P er e • ever, that those who had agitated that question pe„i'nfluenced only by a desire to divert the attention of the u po r n e e t'e the real cause of distress. The great question the Corn when the prosperity of the working classes depended was The Tories asked the working classes to % ea r,. the substance for the shadow. They wished to reduce te n to ', the condition of beggars, and then they would dole by th t he e a beggar's alms. The Hon. Gentleman concluded amardeadnking the electors for the support which had been his eis oo s ° him, arid by assuring them that he would redouble c oone s i t( , ), serve them in his place in Parliament. grtsa e , a, "), Was received with loud cheers, mingled with epe ee e uproar. lie said that after the most excellent eoftee, they had heard from Mr. Clay, whom he now could call h ad ? o e , ' he could not expect to fasten their attention as he "`” nor could lie come forward with the claims on their 'Liebe attention w hich he did. But he hoped that in returning them eresf. teaeksfor the honor they had done him they wouldbelieve tre from the deepest recesses of his heart, he felt that gra titudeo -e ought in being returned as the represents oaid, it ! such an influential constituency. As he had before se see b was Owing to the h um ble support he had given to that II be e vvhich brought them into existence that he was there ba , • Wia'•—(Cheers. ) It was the attachment he had ‘a) s h own to those principles of -civil, commercial, and see 'eous liberty.— ( Great cheering.) He would take that ZYliestuin s `v of alludi ng to the goo d h umour i n w hi c h that elec ,Tn had ei, e .n cond uc t e d. W it h t h e ex c e ption perhaps of the • "" •Can 1, , Mr. R o bi nson ' s a ll us ion to placemen, nothing caottild have been ill greater good humour. With respect to that of ta ek upon hi m as a islaceman, he would state that be was proud A 9 b`'ing a placemais under the present Government. ‘ „, O ng as they stuck to the principles which he approved he : 1 1 41 be f oun d to be under them.—(Cheers.) As Mr. Clay of said, it 'vas unp l easant to spea k o f one ' s se lf,b u tin the event t .,„2 31 e Gov ernment continuing i n t h e i r presen t p r inciples, it , e on not be the first time he (Co(Colonel Fox) load re- igned a place under Government. (Loud oheering,) With regard to the very great and important subjects now before the country, he thought they well knew from bis past conduct. how he should account.--(Great cheering.) He should ever be found a firm supporter of commercial freedom, and of bringing corn into this country at the lowest possible charge—( Great cheering)—in order to enable the poor to enjoy what he thought they seldom had done—a bellyful. His Hon. Colleague had put to them, in an admirable manner the case of the Poor. law. It was their interest to be placed above the reach of any Poor-law—he meant to get cheap food—( Great cheering)—and with that object he was a friend of free trade, especially in the articles of sugar, timber, and other necessaries ; and also extended to a rticles of luxury, which were now so highly taxed.—( Great cheering.) With regard to the Poor-laws, he woald just add, that he always considered they were not intended to coerce, they were intended to soothe. But he believed that in some places they had had a contrary effect —(Hear, hear.) It would be his duty to smooth down the asperity that existed in the present law, and give punishment to the parties who had injured those it was their duty to cherish and protect. —( Great cheering. ) Mr. Clay had with such ability addressed them that he (Col. Fox) could hardly find words to address them, but he would state that in the principles expressed by his Honourable Friend Mr. Clay he fully and wholly agreed.—( Cheering. ) He considered that the aspersions that had been thrown upon Mr. Clay had been most unjust.—( Hear hear.) Though not in Parliament he (Col. Fox) had seen and watched his career, and he need not say how he approved of it.—( Cheers. A person in the crowd here stepped forward, and said, "In the event of }riser being appointed to a situation abroad, how should you act ?" Loud cries of " Don't answer him—it is too late.") With regard to his principles he hoped they would find that the next time he met them he would not be charged with a dereliction of duty.—(Loud cheers.) He had not come before them with pledges, and they would not be able to say he had promised and had not performed; but he would support the focal interests of the ower Hamlets, and the great interests of the country. Anti whenever he was asked for an interview he should be most happy to grant it.—(Cheers.) He should give his attention to all the great questions of that great n constitue the ncy. He had only to thank them over and over agai for honour they had done him, and if he had not been elected he should have re. tired proud of the confidence of those who had supported him. --( The Gallant Colonel retired amidst great cheering.) Mr. ROBINSON then presented himself. The contest in which they had been engaged was at an end, and his first duty was to return his hearty thanks to the 2,183 electors of that borough who had consi dered him worthy of their support as one of the candidates for the representation of the Tower Hamlets. ( Cheers.) Whatever differences may exist between him and the Hon. Gentlemen who were opposed to him, there was one thing in whicu they all agreed—this contest was one of princi ple, and not of persons.—( Great cheers.) With a degree of good temper and good feeling, that contest had been con ducted, which he had never seen exceeded, engaged as he had been in many contests.—(Loud cheers.) Therefore, to all and every one of them he returned his most heartfelt thanks, and to the Hon. G entleman by whom he was op posed. With regard to the opinion he held of a subordinate situation in the Government being held by a Member of Par liament, he still persisted in, as they could not go into Parlia ment with such independent feelings as he could.—(Uproar.) But he thought that Messrs. Clay and Fox had acted very right in attempting an explanation.—(Cheers.) But to that explanation he must ask their attention in reply, who are the real friends of the people ?—(Loud cries of " Not the Tories.") It was exceedingly difficult for the people to determine them selves who were their friends, as at elections all parties pro fessed to be the friends of the people. Gentlemen who talked so much of the repeal of the Corn-laws knew very well that under present circumstances that repeal could never take place. Mr. Cobbett, an enlightened man and a friend of the people, declared that of all the delusions that ever misled human nature the question of free-trade was the greatest humbug.— What had free-trade, as far as it had been adapted, done for the Spitalfield weavers, or his former constituency in Worces: - er? It had only tended to place them in Union Worhouses. Free trade, in his opinion, would only expose their taxed labourers to a competition with the serfs of Russia. Mr. Clay had thought proper to attack his constituency. But Mr. Clay himself had shrunk, upon that occasion, from stat ing his views upon the New Poor-law, although he and his party had supported it.—(Cries of "So did Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington.") He admitted that Sir R. Peel, and the Duke of Wellington did support that law, and that the Whigs alone were not answerable for the measure; but he had nothing to do with either Whigs or Tories. --(Uproar. ) He would tell them, that if Sir Robert Peel supported that law her6after he would meet with his most decided opposition. What were the features of that law ? It made no distinction between vice and misfortune—( Uproar, and cries of " No.")—and'it sepa rated the wife from her husband, and the child from its Mother ; while cold-hearted political economists made it a matter of compu tation what was the minimum upon which life could be supported. He knew that Mr. Clay and Col. Fox had taken their Course upon that questton from conscientious motives, and that they were men of principle and honour—(Cheers)—but he thought that they would have best represented the feelings of their con stituents by opposing a law so atrocious. Mr. Robinson then referred to some severity sanctioned in Worcester by the Poor-law Commissioners ; but the guardians resisted their mandates, and obtained a mitigation of those rigours. He admitted, however, that the old Poor-law was defective ; but the new measure was so harsh in some respects, that it could only be enforced in many parts of the country by vio lence and force. To such a law he was decidedly opposed. —(Hear, and cheers.) Their worthy Member, Colonel Fox, who carried benevolence and good nature in his very countenance.--(Loud and continued Cheers.)—Colonel Fox had told them he wished that " every man might get a belly-full." Now he (Mr. Robinson) could only say he wished they might get it.—(Laughter.) But the question was, whether the advocates of the Government were favourable to measures which would as much as possible ensure universal employment, without which there could be no possibility of procuring general comfort. The price of food was not the only matter to be considered, and they should also look to the price of wages and the means of purchasing the necessaries of life.—(Uproar.) He acknowledged that Mr. Clay and Mr. Fox had reason to be proud of their position ; but he would ask, without offence, what claims they had to the suffrages of the constituency which he (Mr. Robinson) did not equally possess ?—(Laughter, and cries of " Honesty , " " Consistency , " cr c. ) They coud not from their opportunities be better ac quainted than he was with the varied interests of a commercial community.—( Uproar. )—Personally he did not, he could assure them, regret his defeat—(Laughter)—and few knew the labours of serving a vast constituency in Parliament ; and lie felt that nothing but a desire to serve the public could induce a reasonable man to subject himself to such inconvenience. There was an additional embarrassment for a man of principle in the conflicting struggle of parties ; and he acknowledged that he blamed them both, and that he could not say which of them was the less honest.—(Laughter and uproar, and cheers.) The Tories hail found it necessary to take the new name of Conservatives, and the Whigs, let him tell them, were but the degenerate representatives of the old and respectable Whig party.—(Uproar.) He (Mr. Ro binson) was not a Whig, in the modern sense of that term. He was not, he would tell them, an advocate for the Ballot.— (Loud and continued uproar.) Mr. Robinson concluded by expressing his belief that a foundation had been laid upon that occasion in the borough for a future Conservative triumph, and by thanking his friends for the support they had given him. Mr. HUTCHISON thanked the electors who had favoured him with their votes, and the more so as the greatest part of them were plumpere. From information he had received from his Committee he was under the impression that he was sure of a majority, but he found that many of the electors had been previously engaged to Col. Fox and Mr. Clay, and he therefore felt bound to say it was their duty to perform their promise. He should not inflict a long speech upon them, but only observe that upon the next occasion when the electors of the Tower Hamlets were called upon to choose their Repre sentatives he should again solicit their suffrages with more cer tain prospects, he felt assured, of success. Mr. P. Tnossrsow then came forward, and said he would not weary, the electors by stating his own virtues.—( Cheers and laughter.) He had been beaten on that occasion, but he did not despair of success in future. The cause of his defeat on that occasion was the timidity of some of his friends, and the daring boldness of others. One part of his friends voted for the Whigs to keep out the Tories, and an other gave a plumper to the Tories to keep out the Whigs. Some had objected to him on the ground of his youth. If he was a good working machine, what mattered it how recently he was built ? (Great cheering and laughter.) He was not of the opinion of that eminent man, Mr. Tony Weller, who thought that wit and wisdom always went together. He did not wish to oppose another Liberal member, but only to act with spirit to keep him up to the mark. He had no wish to introduce a nuisance instead. — (Great laughter.) He would not fail, on another occasion, to ask them for their suffrages. There had been some misap prehension on the subject of his' reported resignation. — (Hear.) He begged the electors to understand that there could be no such thing as a resignation. When a member had been proposed and seconded he had no power of resigning. Having had 10,000 hands held up for him he thought he was entitle& to some share of honour. He returned his sincere thanks to the working men who had supported him, for their in defatigable exertions. The present contest had been one of purse against principle. Though principle with purse had been success ful he was happy to see that p urse without principle had not been successful. He should reserve his electron speech until the next dissolution, which he thought would be with in a few months, and in the mean time work hard to make himself more worthy of their support. He did not ask them to send men of opposite opinions to Par liament, but let the different shades of Liberal opinions find their Representatives in the House of Commons.— (Hear, hear.) Under this impression, that at the next election there would be a Whig and a Radical returned for the Tower Hamlets, he trusted that he would have the honour of sitting in the House of Commons as the Radical re presentative of this borough in a very short time.—(Cheers.) A loud call having been made for Colonel Thompson, who s at next Mr. Clay on the hustings, a HIGH WYCOMBE ELECTION THURSDA.Y.—The polling commenced this morning, and almost immediately Messrs. Dashwood and Bernal obtained a majority, which continued gradually to in crease until three o'clock, when nearly all the electors having polled, and the Conservative candidates finding they had no chance of retrieving the poll, retired from the contest. The numbers at this time were— Dashwood Bernal l6O Freshfield Alexander B6 Messrs. Dashwood and Bernal briefly thanked the elec tors, and the proceedings of the election terminated. MIS-STATEMENTS OF THE " TIMES." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,-1 should not have thought it worth my while to have called your attention to the glaring inaccuracy of the state ment put forth to the public through the Times Newspaper of this day, relative to the gain of the Tory party by the returns over that of the Whig, did I not think that the boast and exultation in which that Paper indulges upon the subject, might cause the lukewarm to despair, and thereby tend, in some degree, to injure that good cause for which all lovers of freedom ought to be, heart and soul, engaged in. The Times states the Returns, according to their calcula tion, to be 68 for the 'Whigs and 99 for the Tories. Now , as Ihave taken particular pains to collect a most correct state ment, I can boldly assert that the gain of the Tories, up to ten o'clock thismorning, upon all the official returns, is only 9, in stead of 31, as made by the Times—the nurhbers being 102 Whigs to 111 Tories. The Tories may gain a few in the counties, but how will they feel in Scotland and Ireland? You may make what use you like of this. 1 think some notice ought to he taken of the deceptiln, as there are many who take no trouble to inquire into the truth of the statement, and take all for granted which they see in the Times, or what they hear is stated by the Times. How they are to be pitied! I am, Sir, your obedient servant, A LOVER OF TRUTH. St. James's-street, July 1, 1841. The Primate of Ireland has resigned his rec torial tithes at Donaghadee, amounting to 350. per annum, to augment the income of the Vicar. TB E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JULT.2„. 1841, MEMBERS ELECTED. Anti- Mono- Monopolists. polists. BERWICK. Forster, E5q. ".......... Hodgson, Esq LEEDS. W. Beckett, Esq. "' ......... W. Aldun, Esq. BRIGHTON. Captain Pecliell I. H. N. Wigney, Esq.* SOUTHAMPTON. Lord Bruce* C. C. Martin, Esq.* DROIT %UCH. J. S. l'akington, BEVERLEY. J. Townley, Esq. J. W. Hogg, Esq.—. .. ......... EIRMINGHAYI. J. Seholefield, Esq. G. F. Muntz, Esq. MACCLESFIELD. J. 13rocklehurst, Esq. T. Grimsditch, Esq lIIGH WYCOMBE. G. H. Dashwood, Esq. R. Bernal, Esq.* RYE. H. B. Curteis, Esq.* ASHBURTON. W. Jardine, Esq.* ... SUNDERLAND. Alderman Thompson .. SCARBOROUGH. Sir J. Johnstone' ...... . ••• Sir F. Trench HUNTINGDON. Sir F. Pollock Col. Peel TRURO. E. Tuner, Esq. ••• Sir E. Vivian ... ASHTON-UNDEK-LYNE. Charles Hindley, Esq ROCHDALE. S. Crawford, Esq.* MONMOUTH R. J. Blewitt, Esq. BOLTON. P. Ainsworth, Esq. Dr. Bowring WHITBY. A. Chapman, Esq _ _ _ BARNSTAPLE. F. Hodgson, Esq.... M. Gore, Esq.' WARRINGTON. J. Blackburn, Esq. - TEWKESBURY. W. Dowdeswell, Esq. J. Martin, Eq. MALMESBURY. Hon. Jas. Howard* LANCASTER. T. Greene, Esq. G. Marten, Esq. MONTGOMERY. Hon. H. Cholmondeley LEITH. A. Rutherfurd, Esq. TAVISTOCX. Lord E. Russell J. Rundle, Esq. BitincENoß.TH. T. C. Whitmore, Esq. Sir R. Pigot SALISBURY. W. B. Brodie, Esq. W. Wyndham, Esq WIGAN. P. Greenall, Esq.* T. B. Crosse, Esq.* THIRSK. J. Bell, Esq. SOUTH SHIELDS. J. T. Wawn, Esq. * CHICHESTER. Lord A. Lennox... J. A. Smith, Esq... . . _ LYMINGTON. John Stewart, Esq.... •• W. A. Mackinnon, Esq. DEVONFORT. H. Tuffnell, Esq ...... I Sir George Grey ... Those marked with an 43terisk are new Members for the places which they represent. ELECTIONS TO COME. LIST OF CANDIDATES, NOMINATIONS, AND DAYS OF POLLING. LANCASTER COUNTY (SouTuattx Drcristort).- Election day, July 7. EAST SUFFOLK. -Candidates-Right Hen. Lord Hen niker, Sir C. B. Vere, A. S. Adair, Esq. Polling day, July 9. WEST KENT.-Candidates-Sit E. Filmer, Bart., Vis count Marsham, T. Hodges, Esq. Polling days, July 9th and 10th. EAST NORFOLK.-Candidates -E. Woclehouse, Esq., H. Burroughes, Esq. Nomination, July 10. Polling, July 12. CARDIGAN COUNTY.-Election day, July 8. LINCOLN-( NORTH Divistow).-Nomination dav, July 8 and 9. Candidates-Lord Wersley, R. C. Christopher, C. H. Cust. SALOP - (Noani DivisioN). - Election day, July 5. Candidates Sir R. Hill, Bart., W. Ormsby Gore. SALOP-(SouTH DivisioN).--Election day, July 6. Can didates-Earl of Darlington, and Hon. R. Clive. HAMPSHIRE-( SOUTH DIVI stotc).-Election day, July 5. Candidates-J. Fleming, H. C. Compton, Esq. YORKSHIRE-( WEST RiniN:c).-Polling day, July 8 and 9. DENBIGH-(CourrrY).-Nomination day, July 7. Can didates-Sir W.. W. Wynne, Bon W. Bagot. CHESHIRE-(SOUTH). -Polling days, 13th and 14th July. Candidates-G. Wilbrahaixt, Esq., Sir Philip de Mal pas Grey Egerton, John Tollemaci ie. WESTMORELAND.-Electice day, July 8. Candidates -Lord Viscount Lowther Hon. 031. Lowther. MONTGOMERYSHIRE.-Election day, July 6. Candi date-Sir W. W. Wynn. No oppc sition expected. STIRLING (Courav).-Election day, 12th and 13th of July). CUMBERLAND ( WESTERN DIVISION).-Nomination day, July 10. Candidates-E. Stnnley, S. Irton. KENT (EASTERN DtvisioN),..-Nomination day, July 5. Candidates- Sir E. Knatchbull, 3. P. Plumptre. SUFFOLK (WEST).-Poll d ty, July 9. Candidates-A. S. Adair, Lord Henniker, Sir C. Broke ere. NOTTINGHAMSHIRE (Nowrit).-Nomination day, July 5. Candidates-Earl of Lincoln, C. Rolleston, Esq. PERTH (Courtzv).-Election day, July 6. GREENOCK.-Nomination clay, July 5. Polling day, July 6. Candidates-R. Wallace, Sir Thomas Cochrane. BEDFORDSHIRE.-Day of ni imination, July 5. Candi dates-Lord Alford, W. Astell, Lo rd C. F. J. Russell. BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COU-NTY.-Election day, Jaly 5. Candidates-Mr. Young, Dup re, Mr. Scott Murray. CAMBRIDGE COUNT - Ir.-II ay of election, Julys. Can didates-Right Hon. E. Yorke, 31. J. Eaton, Esq., J. P. Allix, Esq. CHESHIRE (NouTu).-July 5, at Knutsfard. Candi dates-E. J. Stanley, W. T. Ege stun, Cornwall Legh. CHESHIRE (SouTu).-July 10, at Chester. Candi dates-G. Wilbraham, Sir P. Egc irton, Tollemache, Esq. CUMBERLAND (EAST). - Nomination day, July 5. Candidates-Mr. James, Hon. C.. Howai d, Mr. Stephenson. DEVONSHIRE (SOUTHERN DtvlsioN).-Day of nomi nation, July 6. DORSET COUNTY.-Election day, July 6. Candidates -Lord Ashley, H. C. Sturt, Esc i., G. Bathes, Esq. DURHAM (Nowrii).-Day n 4: polling, July 7. Candi dates-IL Lambton, Hon. H. Liddell. ESSEX (SOUTH). -Day of r omination, July 5. Candi • dates-T. W. Bramston, G. Palm er. FLINT (COUNTY). -Day of :nomination, July 5 ; days ol polling, July 8 and 9. Candidate , s-Hon. E. L. Mostyn, Sir S. Glynne. GLOUCESTERSHIRE (EASTERN DIVISION.) -Day of nomination, July 5. CandWates- -Hon. F. Charteris, C. W. Codrington, Esq., Sir John Wright Guise. GLOUCESTERSHIRE ( WE-suits Divistox.)-Day o nomination, July 8. Candidates-Mon. Grantley Berkeley, R. Blagdon Hall, Esq. -IANTS (Noitxu).-Day of nomination July 6 ; July 9. HANTS (Sourn).-Day of nomination, July 5; polling, July 6. Candidates-Hon. C. f:.efevre; Sir W. Heathcote. HEREFORDSHIRE.-Day of nomination, July 5 ; day of election, July 8. Candidates- -T. B. Baskerville, Joseph Bailey, jun., K. Hoskins. HERTFORD (COUNTY).- -Dr ty of election, July 8. Can didates-Lord Grimstone, Mr.. Sr pith, Mr. Alston, Hon. G. Ryder. HERTFORD.-Day of ronnin ation, July 5 ' • polling, July 8 and 9. Candidates-Hon. 11. Cowper, Lord Mahon, Sir M. Farquhar. ISLE OF WIGHT. -Day of -nomination, July 5. KENT (WESTERN DIVISION..)-Election days, July 9 and 10. Candidates-T. L. Hodges, : iir E. Filmer, Lord Marsham. LANCASHIRE (Souna).- Lord Francis Egerton, 11. B. Wilbraham, Esq., Charles Tows tley, Esq. Nomination day, 3d July. LEICESTERSHIRE (SouT sI DIVISION). -Day of nomi nation, July 10. Candidates-1 ienry Halford, Charles W Packe. MONMOUTH COIINV.-Da rof election, July 5. Can didates-Lord Granville Somers( st, Octavius Morgan, Esq. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ploitxusatx Divistox).- Day of election, July 8. RUTLANDSHIRE.-Days of polling, July 9 and 10. Candidates-Heathcote, Hon. (.1 S.. Noel, Hon. Mr. Dawnay. SUFFOLK (WEST). -D ay of nomination, July 9. Poll ing, July 15 and 16. Candida .tes-lieut.-Col. R. Rushbrooke, H. S. Waddington. SUSSEX ( WEST).-The nomination takes place en Mon day, the sth of July, at Mehesizr. WELLS (SOMERSET.)--July-9. Candidates-W. G. Hay ter, Richard Blakemore. SURREY (WESTERN Davis toN.)-Day of nomination, July 6. Candidates-W. J. Deni ism, James Protter. YORKSHIRE (WEST RaniN, a.) -Day of nomination, July 5 ; days of polling, July 8 and 9. Candidates-Viscount Mor peth, Viscount Milton, Hon. J. S . 'Wortley, E. B. Denison. DEVON..-(NORTHERN DWI :$.510N). -Polling day, July a. Candidates-Sir T. D. Ackland;: L. W. Buck. DURHAM-(Souna).-Dayi .of nomination, July 6. Poll ing, 9th and 10th. Candidater,-.r, Bowes, Lord H. Vane, J. Fairer. HUNTINGDON (Coln; rs-)._ -Polling day, July 10. Candidates-E. Fellows, G. 'Moral] sill. NORTHUMBERLAND (Sorrni).-Day of nomination, July 5. Candidates-M. Bell, S.. Ogle. SPILSBY.-Poll-days , July 8 and 9. NOTTS (Sours-O. -Day of s mmination, July 7. Candi dates-T. Houldsworth, H. Knit ;ht. WORCESTER (EAST).-Da yof election, July 7. Candi dates-J. Barneby, J. Taylor, Hon. St. George Foley. WARWICKSHIRE (Soun [ERN DIVISION).-Day of nomination, July 5. WARWICKSHIRE (Nola imam DavassoN).-Day o nomination, July 6. ABERDEEN. -Nomination day, July 6. Candidees- W. Junes ; A. Bannerman. WILTS (NoarnizuN Div istotc).-Poll day, July 9. Can, didates-Sir F. Burdett, W. Long., ABERYSTWITIL-Nnamilm.tiols day, July 3; polling day, July 5. BEDFORD COUNTY.-Poll: day, July 7. CORNWALL COUNTY ( Eastr DivasioN).-Nomina tion day, July 6. Candidates- Major Vivian, J. S. Trelawriey, W. Rashleigh. DERBY COUNTY (Sou ala DavasioN).-Poll-day, July 13. Candidates-C. R. CO) villa, E. M. Munday, M. Gis- Lorne. KIRKCUDBRIGHT.- .Poll-days, July 7 and 8. Candi dates-A. Murray, W. Mr , a well. SHOREHAM.-Poll- Jay, July 3. Candidates-Sir C. M. Burrel, Lord E. Howard Charles Goring. STAFFORD COU piTy OTonvi nation-day, July 5. Candidates—C. B. Adderley, D. W. Russell. BOLTON.—PoII day, July 6. Candidate—T. Wood. ELGIN and NAIRN (Counties) —Election day, July 9. Candidates—Sir Alex. Duff and Major Bruce. CARNARVON (County).—Election day, July 7. Candi date—Pennant. STIRLING (County).—Nomination, July 10. Polling days, July 12 and 13. Candidates—Sir .51. Bruce, Bart., W. Forbes. FLINT (County).—Nomination, July 5. Candidates—Sir S. R. Glynn, Hon. E. M. Mostyn. CORNWALL (WESTERN DIVISION). Nomination ,July 8. BANFF (Cooxxv).—Nomination, July 10. Polling, 14th and 15th. Candidate—James Dui'. DUNDALK.—Nomination, July 5. Candidate—S. N. Iledington. LOUTH (County).—Nomination day, 12th July. Can didates—R. M. Bellew, Hon. V. Dawson, M. Fortescue. FARMANAGH. (County).—Polling day, July 15. Can didates, M. Archdill, sir A. B. Brook. ENNISKILLEN—PoIIing, July 5. Candidate—Hon. A. H. Cole. ARM AG H.—Polling-day, July b.—Candidate., Lieut. - Colonel Rawdon, Charles Fox, Esq. ARMAGH ( County ).—Polling-day, July 9.—Candidates, Lord Acheson, Lieut.-Col. Verner.—No opposition expect d. WEXFORD (County). - -.Polling day, 16th July. Candi ates—ll. K G. Morgan, Esq., Captain V. F. Hatton, Esq. WEXFORD.—Sir T. Esmonde, James Bourne, Esq. Election day not fixed. • WICK BURGH.—PoII-day, July 7. Candidates—James Coch ; James Dempster. opposition..SC OMTr.CslitirlinEg,LtEheCTTorylcOarididNSat•e, AYR Bu eons.—Lord James Stewart will be returned with outfound he had no chance, and prudently withdrew. DUNDEE.—Mr. J. B. Smith, President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, and of the Anti-Corn -law Association, has accepted an invitation to stand for Dundee, and arrived there on Monday. ROXEURGHSHIRE.—The Hon. J. E. Elliot is generally blamed for abandoning this county at so early a period. A meeting of Roxburghshire electors was held in Jedburgh on Tuesday, at which Mr. Elliot was present. The propriety of his resuming the field was strongly urged upon him, and he at length consented to allow himself to be put in nomination, but declined to canvass. lIIWICE, TUESDAY Moeierern—lt having become known here last night, about seven o'clock, that our county was still to be contested, not less than 5,000 human beings were in the streets in less than an hour. About half-past eight o'clock the shops were shut, and all business suspended. In short, the streets were one moving mass of men, women, and chil dren, who paraded the town, preceded by a band of music, and a man carrying a placard with these words, " Electors of Hawick who want a pound of sugar for four pence, and a four pound loaf fur fourpence, vote for the Hon. J. E. Elliot ! Electors of Hawick who want to pay eight pence for a pound of sugar, and eightpence for a tour-pound loaf, vote for the Hon. Francis Scott !" Such a scene was never seen here, not even at the passing of the Reform Bill KILMARNOCK BURGII.s.—We are enabled to write with the utmost confidence of the security of the Reform cause in this district. The reception which Mr. Celquhoun experienced at Rutherglen on Friday must have proved no slight damper to the hopes of the ex-legislator. The contrast between the con temptuous reception of Mr. Colquhoun, and that given to his Liberal opponent, was of the most marked character, and, along with the accounts received from the other burghs. fully justifies us in stating, that Mr. Johnstone will without fail be returned for this district.—Glasgow Argus. FALKIRK BURGIIS.—The blustering tone assumed during the past week by the supporters of Mr. Baird, was calculated to deceive those who were unacquainted with these burghs. From returns which we have seen, and the accuracy of which may be relied upon, we have no hesitation in stating, that Mr. Gillen will be again returned by an overwhelming majority. —ibid. GLASGOW.—At a meeting of Conservatives, held in the Black Bull Hall, on Friday, Wm. Stirling, Esq., in the chair, it was resolved to request the Lord Provost to allow himself to be put in nomination as a candidate for the representation of this city in Parliament. The meeting also resolved upon ma king application to Mr. Carrick Moore and Mr. Horatio Ross, to come forward along with Mr. James Campbell. If (says the Argus) the Tories make up their minds to come forward in earnest, we promise them a much more decisive beating than they received on the last occasion, when Mr. Robt. Mon teith, who has since seen the hopelessness of contesting Glas gow, stood forward as the colleague of Mr. James Campbell. WICTOWN BURGHS AND COUNTY.—Our advises from the higher parts of Galloway state succintly that the Burghs are safe for Mr. M"faggart, whilethe County will presentsome thing like a neck-and-neck race. Both candidates have been exceedingly industrious; Mr. Blair, from previous service in Parliament, possesses decided advantages on that ground alone, and has agents to aid him equally experienced, but his op ponent, Captain Dalrymple, has a winnine . presence that gaired numerous friends wherever he went; and such as dip deepest into his secrets say, " success is in the cards , provided they are well and skilfully managed."—Dumfries Courier. STENVARTRY OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT.—In the Stewartry the issue has never been doubtful, excepting as regards the exact amount of the majority that will poll in favour of Mr. Murray. —lbid. liniirrsiurnr.—As yet it is not by any means certain that a Tory candidate for this county will come forward. The requisition to Lord Redhaven —not " emanating spon taneously from the electors themselves," as is alleged by the Constitutional, but hawked about with great dili gence by some Tory agents, who arc sadly in want of employ ment as canvassers—has received some signatures on the Sea field estates, but in other parts of the country it has been treated with ridicule. Up till Thursday night, not a solitary signature had been obtained in the whole of the Enzie, and in Torah:Jou' his Lordship's friends have been equally unsuccess ful In the meantime Mr. Duff -has made his appearance, and is canvassing the electors personally. lie was at Cornbill market, Keith, Fife-Keith, and Newmill, on Thursday, and carried all before him.—lbid. MORAYSIIIRE.—A requisition has been set ageing in Mo- rayshire, calling upon General Sir Alexander Duff to allow himself to be put in nomination for that cunty.—lbid. INVERNESS BURGHS.—It is understood that Arthur I. Robertson, Esq., of Inches, will start in the Conservative in terest for the Inverness district of burghs. CAITHNESS-SHIRE. —Sir George Sinclair has addressed the constituency, soliciting their election. FLUCTUATING DUTIES. The pres ent mode is not only absolutely f a llacious, but injurious—:o the farmer, whom it professes to protect ; the consumer, whom it professes to relieve ; and the revenue, which it professes to assist ; benefiting no one but the speculative merchant, whether English or foreign. * As * The merchant having purchased his wheat and knowing that it will arrive here at a cer tain time, it becomes of course a matter of interest with him to pay as low a duty on it as he can ; and with this view, a proceeding, technically termed " working the averages," takes place,. which is, forcing . the averages up, by entering fictitious sales at high prices, whereby the duty is reduced from the amount it would be, if left to the natural action of the markets, viz., 13s. Bd. or 10s. Bd. to Gs. Bd. to 2s. Bd., or even as low as ls. per quarter, if not interfered with by any unforeseen and uncontrollable change in the market. This proceeding is also assisted by the speculators frequently, when the arrivals of Eng lish wheat are small (which they must be or there would be no cause for the importation) buying up the whole or greater part of the supply as soon as the market opens for the day, even if afterwards resold at a loss ; as it then becomes a calculation whether, to obtain the desired end, it may or may not pay him to sacrifice 3s. or even ss. on 10,000 quarters of English wheat thus purchased, to save 7s. or 10s. duty on 30,000 or 50,000 quarters of foreign wheat. This operation may be looked upon as impossible, but that it does occur is notorious to all who are conversant with the trade, and the annexed extracts from printed circulars, addressed by factors in Mark-lane to the farmers and dealers in the country, prove that the fact is no secret, although the extent to which it is done may not be suspected.... ,Blot as it will not always answer to pursue this system.; the_ proceeding of " working - the averages" is the most general method. The first time it was worked lately was in the year 1838 ; the years 1833-4-5-6, having produced average crops, there was no importation of foreign wheat, except in small parcels for seed, &c. ; but the harvest of 1837 having proved considerably below an average crop, it was soon evident that foreign corn would be wanted, and speculation be came rife. The holders of foregn corn having been locked up nearly five years, a release was eagerly looked for, and it was thus obtained. Having thus explained' the actual practice under the present system, and, I think, shown the fallacy of the practice, in comparison with the correct intentions of the theory of the sliding scale, the evils arising from it will be easily understood. . The farmer is.not protected by it, as it is clearly in the rower of the merchants, by co-operation, to defeat the Intended protection. by inundating the market with an immense quantity of foreign corn, at a duty of is. or 2s. sd., perqUarterewhich is almost equivalent to a free trade. The consumer suffers, from having the price of wheat forced up unnaturally, to a higher rate than it would otherwise attain, during those operations ; and also by having the supply of foreign corn, intended to relieve him, withheld a longer period—as it naturally folloWs, the merchant will not pay a duty of 10s. Bd., or Gs. Bd., if he sees it is likely that, in three or four weeks, he will not be required to pay more than 2s. Bd. or ls. per quarter. The revenue, it is equally clear, must suffer to the extent of the difference obtained by the merchant in the duty ; and this, it will be seen, is no trifling amount, as, taking the difference in September, 1838, between Gs. i Bd. and ls. to be ss. . onreven 8d the three st mil hlion e b qeenuartens r w hich then paid duty, the ue muav i iured to the exten t of rather more than three quarters - a a million. —Theory of a Sliding Scale. Marguerite Boutiet, a single woman, 76 years of age, living in the Rue Contrescarpe, was taken ill about a fort night ago, and was sedulously attended by two of her nieces. The morning before last, she perceived death approaching, and desired that a notary should be sent for to make her will. As she had always lived as if she were in a state of poverty, her tee attendants, believing that she was delirious, hesi tated, and reminded her that this would create an expense, which they had no means of paying. The dying woman re plied, that she knew what she was about, and insisted on the man of the law being brought. A notary, and a sufficient number of witnesses being collected, she commenced by dic tating leeacies of 100,0G0fr. to cash of her nieces, then pre sent, who, on hearing these bequests, were only the more confirmed in their notion of the weakness of their aunt's to earn in tellect; nor were their convictions lessened when she went on making further d is p ositions of property to an amount in the whole of 500, 600 fr. Their sce p ticism, however, was some whatAt the early age of 13 I had any useless expenses, and dm ing began removed whe n she added the following account of herself elapsed, have never p asse d a d a y without 1 e n r alt the a n yoe d inn l e t 6gy e i r b yy property learss never since have n e e ela something. :—" ere are my titl es an d d ocum ents, tak la ing from und er her bolster in the an old ;d portoffolio o the filled wtairtyh.—pa`l" eYrso,uwwhill(l'hfitd she i p c that I have 23,000 francs a year in the public funds, two hr.uses in the Rue St. Jacques, one on the Boulevard du Temple, and one on the Quai St. Paul. I re commend my tenants to your care, for they are all honest people, and pay their rents regularly." These were her list words, for she expired almost immediately after. Yester day her body was lying in a coffin covered with a rich poll. and surrounded by 150 lighted tr,pers, in the narrow alley leading to the house in which she lodged, and thence was borne away for interment by a splendid hearse, followed by ten mourning coaches. . DOVER, .JULY I.—(From a Correspondent.) — The nomination took place to-day, Mr. Rice, Sir J. Reid, Sergeant Holcomb, and Mr. Galloway, are the Candidates, and severally addressed, the freeman and electors. The show of hands declared in favour of Mr. Rice and Sir J. Reid, and there is no doubt they will be re-elected to-morrow by great majorities, . MR. WARNER'S INVENTION, (From the Naval and Military Gazette.) To say that We are not prejudiced against such projects as that gentle:nen is stated to have discovered, would be untrue. We admit that, in common with members of the United Service of the highest rank and ability, we do re ceive any such propositions with extreme suspicion, not as to the honesty, or even the conviction of the schemers, but because we know, from constant experience, that such are generally possessed of sanguine minds, and apt to impute motives to those in authority, because .they will not admit the value of the projects, oftentimes extremely clever and ingenious, but not applicable to purposes of war. It is not many . years since the steam-gun attracted considerable attention—a model is even now exhibited, showing to the whole world the possibility 'of applying steam to projectiles; and if we recollect rightly, Mr. Perkins incurred considerable expense in preparing a large model, which impelled a ball of 121bs. But this was for various reasons pronounced by competent authorities inapplicable to war, not only afloat, where steam of such high pressure would be highly dangerous, but on shore; and although the principle has been known, admitted, and publicly exhibited for years there is no intention of adopting it as a war engine by this or any other nation. Again, we remember, some six or eight years ago, a celebrated west-end gun-maker, who boasted that he could produce a piece of ordnance capable of projecting a missile for twenty miles or more. His assertion was treated with ridicule, by those who considered the initial velocity required in a body that should continue to over come the resistance of the air for one-fourth of that space; yet he went so far as to submit his project to the Board at Woolwich, and demanded a large sum for the discovery; being required to explain, he refused, and so the matter ended, the Board not feeling justified in recommending Government to entertain a project of which they could give no opinion, in fact, to " buy a pig in a poke." Nuw, to us it appears that Mr. Warner is much in the same position as our friend the gun-maker ; and that no responsible Minister or Board will ever be justified or induced to negotiate with him, until he has established certain essential preliminaries. First, if there should prove to be any merit in the invention, and that is made out to the satisfaction of the Government, to how many, or to what extent, has the secret been already divulged ? and what satisfaction can be given that after the invention is supposed to be secured, it may not appear in some other shape, and thus induce fresh demands ? Secondly—Sup posing that Mr. Warner has discovered some means of averting or overcoming the objection to the use of ful minating substances, and rendered those highly destruc tive and sensitive substances subservient to his purpose, what security can be given that, when the project is brought into action, other chemists may not effect the same when it becomes worth while to apply their abili tie.; to the task ? It is true the last objection may be said to depreciate the value of any invention ; and so it would, did not the patent laws apply in ordinary cases, from which this is exempt. But, considering that Mr. Warner and his friends have (according to the 'Times) expended upwards of 35,0001. upon this project, and (according to report) now demand a very large sum for the invention, having refused (according to Mr. Wakley) 300,0001. from a fo reign Government, we think the two objections will weigh against the purchaser in the mind of any Minister that may control the finances of this country. Mr. Warner appears to be unfortunate in appealing to the testimony of dead men, for the letters published go for little one way or other, except to prove that the late Mr. Lukin of the War-office introduced him to the late Sir Herbert Taylor, by whom he was recommended to his late Majesty, who directed the late Sir R. Keates to examine into the affair, who took into his council the late Sir Thomas Hardy ; and there are copies of letters published in the pamphlet, to prove that Mr. Warner was in communication with all these distinguished personages, but there is no recorded opinion of any one of them as to the practicability of the project. We think that a letter or a report under Sir R. Keates's hand, " expressing his conviction of the efficacy . of Mr. 'Warner's invention" in 1831 or 1832, before the infirmities of age had made wreck of his mind, would be of more value than the published extracts of his notes making appointments, and desiring that the same specimens which had been shown to him might be brought for his Majesty's inspection, thereby implying that he had never witnessed . even such a prac tical experiment as was lately shown on Mr. Bond's fish-pond. Our space warns us that we must close the subject, for this week at least ; but before we do so we may remark that Mr. Walesby confirms two reports that are rife with relation to this affair. The one, that the late talented Editor of the Times, (Mr. Barnes) became suspicious that he had been imposed upon ; the other, that a military officer who witnessed the last experiment is " incredulous" as to theefficacy of the invention. We believe, moreover, that the individual alluded to is high in the confidence of the Duke of Wellington. We shall have some observations to make in our next upon that part of the statement which relates to the opera tions against Dons Miguel, when it appears Mr. Warner was directed by his late Majesty to test his invention. This could harpy be done without the knowledge of Sir W. Parker, commanding in the Tagus, and Captain Ghts cock, in the Douro. These distinguished officers are alive, and we hope likely to live to perform good service ; why is it that no appeal is made to them ? It is scarcely possible that Mr. Warner could have saved Oporto, sup plied tLe destitute city with his own gunpowder, and held himself in readiness to destroy the Miguelite fleet (acting too by desire of King William the Fourth), without Cap tain Glascock, the British officer in command before the city, being cognizant of his intention. We beg to assure Mr. Warner that we shall be at all times most happy to give publicity to such explanations as his stated case appears to require, and we think he is wrong in permitting his claim to be made the handle for political acrimony. Let him moderate his pretensions, and cease to incur ridicule by such pompous assertions respecting the destruction of 'fleets and armies, as if the vessel containing his apparatus were impregnable. THE WEATHER.—NooN, JULY 2. ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, A DELAIDE-STREET. Barometer Thermometer... 64 I Highest 64 ( Lowest ... 54 Wind N. W. —Freezing Point 32 Deg. ----- Cherbourg has just been the scene of a repet, tion of the story of Hero and Leander, in the persons of a smart and lively lass, attached to the culinary art, and a Dieppe sailor, belonging to the Friedland. The day before the in tended sailing of the ship, the young tar was brought on board, and put in irons, for having passed the night on shore without leave. Not willing to sail without taking a last leave of his love, he contrived to free himself, and plunged into the sea ; his reliance on his strength as a swimmer was fatal to him, and three days afterwards his body was washed on shore. The poor girl, who was much attached to him, was taken to see the corpse, and an affecting scene ensued. She then cut off a lock of his hair, and wrapping it in his last letter to her, kissed his lips, and was conducted home. LONGEVITY. —On Sunday last, at Cock-Tail treet, Great Whelnetham , at the advanced age of 100. (wanting only five weeks), died John Andrews, brother in-law to the late Mr. Beaks, formerly of Hargrave Hall, in this county. Although the deceased had at tained such a great age, his faculties remained unim paired until within a few weeks of his death. • He was an early riser, and the sun scarcely ever peeped over th eastern hills of this country, for the last century, withs out his observing its earliest rays. He was of short stature, but of a stout robust constitution. He was no friend to the doctors, having a great antipathy to medi cine, and could scarcely he prevailed upon to see a me dical man even in Isis dying illness. On the Coronation of George the Third, he had the misfortune to get one of his legs broken, and many years afterwards he met with a similar misfortune with the other from the kick of a horse. He was nevertheless of very active habits, of cheerful disposition, and was considered in the neigh lioilitlibod as one of the greatest wonders of the creation. About three years ago h e buried his wife, who was nearly 90 years of age.—Bury Chronicle. SIR DAVID WILKIE.—There have been dif ferent statements about the age of Sir David Wilkie, in consequence of the discrepancy on the between his own state ments as to the year of h is birth, an d his age academy books when he entered a student. The ques tion is best settled by the register of th e his own paris id h church :—Extract. — " Dec. 4, 1786, Rev. Dav Wilkie and Isabel Litester had a son baptised David, born the 18th of November, 1786, extracted from the parish register of Cults , th is 23d da y of June, 1841, by J. Simpson, sess. clerk." Thus he had not quite com pleted his 55th year when he died, and he bad only en tered on his 20th year when he painted the" Politicians." MALMAISON.—The Quotidicnne gives the fol lowing rather interesting account of the Chateau de Malmaison : " After havin g formed part of a fief of the Abbey of St. Denis in the 14th century, l Ma maison was purchased by C hristo p her Perrot, councillor of the Parliament of Paris in 1622. A hundred and fifty years afterwards it became the property of the Count de Canteleu, who improved the grounds considerably. After the brilliant campaigns of Italy, Bonapart a e, who w for as then anxious for retirement, purchased Mlma three millions of francs. At this place be planned the cam paign of Egypt in 1798, and on his return it was hero that the affair of the 18th Brumaire was resolved upon. During the Consulship it was his favourite place of residence, and his Court there became very brim, il liant. The chateau was no t enlarged by h but it was much embellished, and several hot-houses were added to the gardens. The first hortensias, now be come so general, was raised at Malmaison, and a menagerie as extensive and rich as that of the Jardin des Plantes, was formed, as also a bergerie, in which were kept the first Merino sheep introduced into France. It was at Malrintison that the most important political measures of the day w ere decided upon, and that Talleyrand advised the arrest and murder of the Duke d'Enghien. When Na poleon become Emperor, quitted Malinaison for St. Cloud, he said to an ambassador, 'I am going to ' take possession of a vacant Throne. • I ascend it free from the crimes which are too common to chiefs of dynasties. Let history be co nsulted, anti a comparison be made. In 1810, Josephine, repudiated by her husband, went to Malmaison to hide hertears, and here Napoleon, in 1815, gives vent to his despair." • THE CAMBRIDGE BRIBERY CASE. —The Tory Journals have of late said a great deal on a ehar,, , of bribery ma de against the agent of the Liberals at Cambridge. On this case the Cambridge Advertiser says : We do not hesitate a moment in pronouncing the whole affair, from beginning to end, a premeditated, foul, and most atrocious conspiracy —a shameful and mos t dishonou r a ble sche me trumped up by the Tories to cast odium on their o pp onents. Suc h is the opinion of every honest and unprejudiced person." papers mention that a society of The Brussels pigeon-fancier,' had a number of birds sent to Vendome, I°o leagues from B russels, to be starte d on Sunday merning' ; the hour is not me ntioned, but it must have bee n at four ofi ve o'clock. Thre e of them arrived at Brusse l s at half-past ten the same morning, and Rve others before eleven ; w hile, by twelve, a considerable proportion of the whole had r eached home. Some birds were let off at Orleans the same morning, And the first of them reached Brussels about twelve o'clock. THE MOLIERE COLUMN. PARIS, JUNE 30.—Not having, like_ the Round-Table Knights, the search of the SanCrreal before me, or any other special piece of business, I ° yesterday, after buck ling.my sabottes, allowed " the spirit in my feet" to lead me where it listed, and which, accordingly, conducted me to a part of the " Ville de Paris," formed by the corner of the Rue Traversicre St, Honore and the Rue Richelieu. I was here surprised into the discovery, by . the: reverberations of axe and hammer, and the hum or busy ouvriers, that these implements were hungrily en gaged in pulling down a private house. This circum stance was nothing very alarming, but having a certain affection for old houses, and an antiquarian's veneration for cracked boards and crazy door-posts, I usually pry into the history of these perishable tenements, and some times meet with pickings of history. Addressing myself to one of the workmen, I learned that they were engaged, by Government order, in pulling down the said house, that the ground might b e c l eare d for the erection of a monument to Moliere (!) ; and I was farther informed by the suavid surveyor of the works, that this house was the second so demolished by a secon d order of the Munici pal Council, who, on the preceding Friday, had voted an additional sum of 132,0001: to the former sum of 211,0001', raised in the first instance by a Parisian sub scription and the grants of the State, and which had been found insufficient to complete the undertaking. " But we shall go on bravely now," continued he, " and Moliere will be crowned with ' 1a gloire.' " goliere has been ever my favourite; and I am so pas sionately his admirer, that like the books of the stoics, he always lies beside me on a silken cushion. My edition is the unrivalled of Sainte-Beuve, so splendidly embel lished by Johannot. On hearing my colloquialist's last remark, my mind at once reverted to Tony's dark and sombrous' chiaro-scuro of Moliere's burial, and all its con- current circumstances came upon me like a rush of fu neral horrors. , You know the hubbub ;that arose at his death. You know how when he lay a clay-cold corse, and the white shadow of corruption brooded over him, —when his tongue was silent and past all power of of fe,nce,—the ecclesiastical tyranny of Harlai, the Archbi shop of Paris, a man of loose morals himself, denied 'him " un pen de terre," a narrow burial-hole, consigning him to a laical dunghill, as carrion for dogs and crows. You remember too, that when knees even sunk to the ground, and women with implorations and streaming eyes prayfully besought for him the last poor rites of Christian interment, that a stern and ruth less denial was still maintained, and only the almighti ness of a King's authority could gain this hard-entreated point from this truly episcopal " Tartuffe," who was himself a mockery of godliness, himself but a bragga docio in virtue. And then, when something of a cession was finally made, right of sepulture was only allowed on the ground that the ceremony should be celebrated without a vestige of pomp—that it should be a sort of serge and sackcloth burial, and that no canticle or psalm should - be breathed, to call the seraphim around his grave. That funeral took place as Johannot has engraven it. Two priests alone were appointed to bury him. The body was borne to its last home with no song, no chaunt ing, no sound of blessing, and Moliere was cast into an inglorious grave-hole, behind the chapel of St. Joseph, in the Bite Montmartre, unapneled and almost uncoffined. His friends attended, and saw the destitute and power less dead thus ignominiously treated. His wife beheld this heinous and disgraceful transaction—her indigna tion, snore burning and insufferable than the men's around her, flamed within her ; and the voice of nature and of virtuous shame at length broke out of her pent up bosom, and she exclaimed, as the clods were shovelled on his body, " What ! do they grudge a burial to a man who deserves an altar ?" True-hearted woman, and faithful beyond death ! Would that the strenuous and affectionate spirit that in formed thy frail and fragile shape, could at this day be resuscitated for a short instant, that thy soul might learn in love and satisfaction that the high altar and shining catafalque which thy far- seeing spirit knew was his de sert, was by the united world of Paris, with France's professors and councillors at its head, decreed as due to thy immortal husband ; if haply the news hath not al ready travelled to thee in the far land of the departed, forming the burden of thy present song of praise, poured by thee beside the waters of overflowing comfort ! Build up a column to Molierc Build it aloft in the heights of; the air! Hew and unquarry the marble white To shape its shaft and pediment bright That high it may rise, and trophy-like stand As a grace to his name, and a gift to his land. Yet shall its marble magnificence be But of small account, and little degree Compared to the blaze and the golden spell That his fame shall cause round his column to dwell, Filling the air and the reffion. round With a glorious light and'a clarion-sound, That the pilgrim afar shall cover his face And acknowledge the awe of that radiant place. Moliere had but little praise in his life-time, at least no more than his true comedies brought him. In 1778, in deed, the French academy did him honour by erecting a bust to him in their hall, with one of Saurin's verses for its motto—"Rien ne manque a sa gloire ;it manquait a la notre." This, perhaps, was the beginninc , of his pos thumous fame, but the harp of the poet, and the energies of the actor have, sine:, then, given him s fresher glory. Who remembers not the magnificent verses of Boileau upon him (" Avant qu'un peu de terre," &c., in his Epistle to Racine), which rose to a,n eloquence, that had all the deep accent of Bossuet, when Bossuet spoke solemnly over the dead? Who can forget that the na tional theatres of France have no text-pieces but must give way to Moliere's, and that in the mighty characters which his profound intelligence drew, Grandmesnil, Mole, Fleur, and Dazincourt, have won their reputation, and Madames Contat, Devienne, and Mlle. Mars, have ga thered lustre and fair radiance round their names? So much, too, for the lapse of a few years: the very characters whom he transcribed into his own page, and that once created spite against him, now conic forward to add to his honour. The Harpagons of France have opened their gold-bags—while the " femmes savantes," and the pretty " precieuses," have written with patro nizing hands to help toward the erection of this column. Yet, pauvre Moliere ! this is somewhat late for dis tinction. Thou halt long, been deaf to praise, and dumb to censure ; the animosities which rage in the shadow world above thee create thunders that are innocuous to thee ; thy tender milk-dietings, and thy pained chest, are in quiet now, and no part of thy . physical organiza tion but has a quiet rcquiescat in the dust. Even Armando Bejart—thy bonny and beautiful wife, who with only seventeen blue summers of life in her eyes thou did'st marry in a rickety old age, keeps thee no longer in the agonies of jealousy by her lively and co quettish carriage. Tony Johannot gives a sweet, joyous portrait of this tiresome Armande in his book. She has luxuriant tressy hair—a transcendantly fair bosom and fine bust, with lips in a full cherry pout. While we are on edi tions, we may observe that Moliere, an universal favour ite, can be read by the modern Greek in his own ver nacular, as also by the Spaniard. The f oll o w ing fo reign editions are to be procured :—La Malade Ima ginaire, done into Spanish, under the title of "El Medico a Palos," 4to, Madrid, 1815; Tartuffe, done into Romaic, a Constantino Coccinaio, Bvo, Vienna, 1815 ; and L'Avare, also in Romaic, imprinted at Vienna in 816. ATTEMPT AT ASSASSINATION IN FRANCE. (From the Journal des Debats.) An attempt at assassination has lately taken place in France on the person of a sexagenarian named Tetu, the circumstances of which smack of the romantic. Tetu, some years ago, had held an intimacy with a woman who has since married, but who, nevertheless, retained as a lover a fellow named Bechard, aged 23. Bechard, drawn as a recruit, had entered ser vice in the 28th Regiment of the Line, and had even advanced a rank, when he was suddenly cashiered for violence and disorderly behaviour. Some time after, he enlisted in the 2d Battalion of Lancers, a Vincennes regiment, which for th ree months was temporarily ba rrack ed in the env i r ons of Paris. So soon as g arri soned here, he renewed his acquain tance with thewomanll—, and the terror with which lie filled h er husband by his menac es, were su ch as compelled the latter finally to consent to an undisguised e 1 d i o adultery n with ow re e e i r v . e d orders to and unconstrained put itself in marching array for Africa res olved not to quit Paris, deserted , ; Bechard, himself, took asylum in the house disguising ma n named - Sarrazin ( living of a gentle- Roquette), who had formerly in the Rue la w h o m, as the price of his known him, and rasc al enough to .rob of the sum of 300 francs, hospitality, he was w ith which he disappeared , himself up to and with it delivered uncontrolled auc -d b I e wry and plea sure. But the 300 franc . s were soon squandered, and Bechard, findinfr himself without resources or asylum, present e d himself at the door of M. Tetu's house, which is situated at the end of a long and obscure alley. At mid-day, Tetu was out; at two o'clock— at four—he had not re tu • tiled, and it was not till half-past eight, when Bechard called for the fourth time, that his ring r, was answered. Tetu came down stairs, leaving for a while his supper on the table, and required of Bechard the purport of his visit. "I come from Madame H—," said Bechard, affecting a German accent; " she must without delay spea k with you, and has despatched me to bring you to her this in stant. She waits for you near at hand, in St. Pierre's-court." " I will comply with pleasure," answered M. Tetu, " with Mad. H--'s invita tion. Just permit me to finish my sup, and d I am at your service." So saying, he again m seate himself at table, endeavouring to discover a rea son for so pressing an invitation from Mad. H— at such an hour, with a message sent through a perfect stranger; for though he had frequently I seen Becliard, he did no t recognise him, having always met h im in uniform, whereas he was now dressed like a citizen. " You will teach me, Sir," said Bechard, after a short silence, affecting his German jargon, " you will teach me to speak French as well as yourself." " I am not learned enough for that," replied M. Tetu, " but there are plenty of professors." During this dialogue, M. Tetu had ate his supper, and lie was engaged in putting on his boots again, when Bechard, throwing himself upon him with a razor, gashed his neck, Mouth, a nd face most murderously. A terrible wrestle e nsued. M. Tetu, aged as he was, and stabled EVENING SUN with dangerous wounds, strove to overthrow-his assassin ; but, weakened by loss of blood, - and by the strong efforts he had made, he fell with out consciousness, with his watch and purse upon the floor. This encounter passed off more rapidly than related: the victim had not uttered a cry—nevertheless the terrified assassin hurried his flight, but, in so hastening, took only the purse and watch, together with a little bundle which he made of some table-cloths, handker chief's, and shirts, and then precipitated himself down the stairs, and fled along the Rue de Tourcy. All at once a strarie incident befel his flight. Scarce had. he got to the middle of the street before Bechard felt the bundle he had under his arm loosen, and several of his handkerchiefs fall, to the ground. " Master, master," cried out a poor woman after him, " you are losing your linen,—here, here." The murderer, far from dropping his speed, increased it; and the poor woman, running to pick up the linen, found it, stained with blood. This she immediately car ried to the Commissary of Police. M. Tetu had meanwhile recovered his senses, and raised his cries. The police, doctors, and crowd, besieged his doors, and found him in a deplorable state. Tetu detailed the circum stances, and described Bechard. The police were immediately on the chase, and some grave facts soon transpired, that an individual, some hours after the crime was committed, armed with two pistols and a poniard, had been seized upon the informa tion of a common girl, as a deserter, whom exas- • peration had rendered mad. This individual, blood-stained, and gashed as if from recent con flict, was taken into custody, when he confessed himself the perpetrator of the crime. On being questioned as to his guilty act, he pleaded drunkenness, and the domination of a jealous passion over him. He stands for trial at the next assize. ADMONITION TO THE MIDDLE CLASSES. The ordinary course of human passions has some thing to do with the comparative apathy of the manu facturing operatives on this subject. The quarter from which the agitation for repeal mainly proceeds does not particularly recommend it to their sympathy. I say it. with sorrow, it is a mournful but a certain truth, that the• capitalists of Lancashire have not the sympathy of their " labouring allies." May Ibe permitted to speak out on this subject P lam myself a son of commerce. I think too highly of my " order " not to be proud of the title. I glory in the self-sustaining energy and perseverance which distinguishes the body of men whom I now ven ture to address, and to whom I claim to belong. They . have grown rich by the discoveries of noble plebeian minds, by the natural advantages of our island, by their own energies, and, above all, by the hearty co-operation. of labour. They owe nothing to " Protection "—nothing to legislative partiality. While by their exertions the resources of the country were increased as if by magic, in spite of the most lavish expenditure, rank and privi lege stood idly by, or only interfered to tax and thwart them. They are truly the sons of labour, the architects of their own fortunei. Let them be content with this noble parentage, this honest distinction. Let their sym s pathies be for labour rather than titled privilege—for dug bees of society rather than its gaudy drones. They have no pride of birth, no prejudices of caste to keep them aloof from their brother-men, a most fortunate occurrence in this stage of the world, could they but see it aright. Their place is at the head of the people ; will the) prefer to fawn like spaniels at the skirts of the few ? Their interest, as well as their duty, engages them to adopt the democratic tendencies of the age, which the circumstances connected with their own'.' successes ha.se done no little to bring about. The days: of aristocracy, considered as an institution for confinisig. rank and power to a class of men on fictitious and con ventional grounds, are rapidly passing away. " When the people," says Dr. Charming, " by degrees have risen to some consciousness of their essential equality with the rest of their race, the awe of rank naturally subsides, and passes into suspicion, jealousy, sense of injury, and a disposition to resist. The very insti tution which once restrained, now provokes. Througha this process the old world is now passing. The strange* illusion, that a man, because he wears a garter or a ritb _ bon, or was born to a title, belongs to another race, i s fading away ; and society must pass through a series'. of revolutions, silent or bloody, until a more natural of der takes place of distinctions, which grew originally or it of force." And again : " Old spells are broken .1 oli t re liances gone ; men can no longer be kept de,wn in / pa geantry, state robes, forms, and shows. Allowing it to be best that society should rest ur n the depres sions of the multitude, the multitude wsal no longer be quiet when they are trodden under fsset, but ask impa tiently for a reason why they, too, may not have a share in social blessings. Such is the 'state of things, and. .we must make theliest of what we cannot prevent." Such being the case, I call upon you, the rich capitalists of Lancashire, to consider whether, by your position, you. are not eminently fitted to play an important part at this. crisis : to stand, as it were, between the living and the dead—betwixt the worn-out principles of feudality, and those of democracy rising into sudden yet not sufficiently acknowledged importance. I believe you might do , much to alleviate the fall of the one, and to direct, while you restrained, the boisterous vigour of the other. For as by reason of your wealth and the habits and notions it inspires, you could have no tendency to rush into wild revolutionary excesses, so on the other hand you have no pride of birth, no hereditary prejudices to prevent you from taking the people by the hand, and assisting them in working out their moral and political regeneration. Oh ! it would be a noble thing to see an alliance offensive and defensive established betwixt you and your numerous workmen ; an alliance founded upors mutual sympathy and respect, upon an interchange or good offices, a conviction that your interests are ides,- tical, that you are all alike the sons of labour, that the haughty claims which rank and privilege have handed down from barbarous ages are foreign and hostile to , you, and that the spirit of monopoly, whether developed. in politics, religion, or commerce, is one and the same,, and fraught with evil consequences, not merely to the , stability of trade, but to the moral dignity of man ; not. merely to the material, but also to the moral and social well-being of the most numerous class of God's creatures- But betwixt you and the " masses," who toil and groan beneath you, there is at present a great gulph fixed ; a gulph too, mainly caused and daily widened, by your selfish vanity and mistaken ambition. 1.119 must needs, forsooth, play the aristocrats, and echo the jargon and pander to the prejudices of the " great." To win the smiles of " Lords," to gain an uneasy footing in the brilliant circles of rank, seems to be the highest object of plebeian ambition. The man who in his count ing-house is all honour, energy, and independence, loses his self-respect beneath the fascination of this bad social system, and sinks into the cringing parvenu. He affects to speak and think of the multitude as if he had lolled all his life in patrician ease, and never known the bitter ness of poverty, or the wholesome glow of honest toil. I suppose I shall be told that these aristocratic tendencies. are inherent in our nature. I know it, but they are not the less to be resisted on that account ; besides, they are in this case attended with the most disastrous results, be cause, by indulging them, you commit yourselves to the support of political institutions, unsuited to the spirit of the age and the acquirements of the people. On the other hand, you are far from being popular with your " noble" allies. The Conservative Journals vie wick those which represent the sentiments of the " masses " in loading you with reproaches. Your present agitation against commercial monopoly is generally ascribed to the most unwor thy mo ti v es. How can it be c,th er wise ? Have you not voluntarily desc ended from the mercenary con selves in the dust and dirt of a pure l y mills c ould be worked. to a vantage-ground of a high principle and involve d your flict ? For so long as your hese beneath you, you. profit by applying the screw_ t pursue fac i t ts ion co ss u - r it s l e ; unimpeded, and professed Jour "of the country. Then it the " venerable institution t s satisfaction permitted aristocratic legislattitoanatteire so much about the miseries was the fashion to talk, not and their extravagance, and of the poor as of their new restrain their excesses. Truly, purify their T er s be saved by barristers, eceleiiastica,, if a country is to he redemption of ours draws nigh.' But,. new churches anddlne ac es sprang up side by side to and constables, of " monopoly" have been brought since the evil effects home to yo urselves, you have discovered that labourliaa ts claims, that the distresses ofthe • • that parsons and police are grie , :an es not imaeanary , e i ts many are t" no t altogether _ the emergencies of thei r case. l The rue Cure of Monopoly, a spirited, j u di c i ous Pamphlet.e, adequate to We have recently seen a description of a light apparatus for saving . lives from stranded vessels, and ed e R v o ) yt a ilLn e t c e:nt b L- y from vessels in a sinking state at sea, constructed and. brought into practice by Lie p ute ari n s a . nt . T T h h e om ar a p s ar li at i u sb s e: R.N., Honorary Vice-President ste o .a f r L situation, and 7tltaiiwpg°p°llneatal or rn hd e it a ll: l : c ilyn: t er i Institution,e l pe a el t ke ed ann to d iTim meet ' first communication has been effected by means of Manby's AppFatus or Dennett's Rockets. It will be found useful in life and other boats, where there are o bstacles to their going alongside ; and at see, w hen a boat cannot with safety be lowered . down. The apparatus consists of a net made of small line capable of bringing a woman and child, or a man with his bag, on shore. A float or circular buoy, its dia meter 32 to 34 inches, under diameter 20 to 22 inches, diameters of its sections full 7 and 5 inches, cir cumference 19 ; made of juncus effusus covered with un bleached calico, dressed with three coats of oil or thin paint, weighing six or seven pounds, and is quite o . ofleienrt to keep a man's head and shoulders ab ove water a sea way, together with the weight of line that must oec ally ) ai bear upon it. The float may also be secured to t oop of the net, and this has bee n tried on ._wo oc casions with a man in it throug h the surrat Yar mouth." A pair of petticoat trousers mtoe of . Skint canvas alike before and behind, the Waistband 14 inches wide, and the depth from the top of the band to the centre of the clutch 21 to 22 inches, which when laced to a hoop and fitted to the float! will admit of the latter reaching close up under the arms of a good sized man. Lieut. Kisbee has also proposed a sort of telegraph by night, and from the result of expe'rlinenta made, the words Look for a line—haul in if ready, shout, &c., have been read 150 yards off very distinctly, or 200 yards, a distance within which the greater number of ves sels are stranded.—Naval and Military Gazette • .. . • BRUSSELS, JUNE 30.—The average prim of Wheat last week was 17f. 94e., and that of Rye 10f. 1,3%, per [ hutolitre. . dc vgh the the 5 5e 101 lou