The Sun. — London, England, 1841-01-15 00:00:00

EVENING EDInON. winning than Mary Stuart, more earnest and constant in her attachment than Mary Tudor, a Quoen with all those Queens' virtues, and none of their defects, she ought to be popular.—(General applause.) He felt it was what she ought to be, and if she were not to, it was the fault of her weak Government." We do not wonder, after this sentence, at the sore ness which the Whig journalists feel about Mr. Smythe's speech, for they cannot disguise from themselves the fact that the words which we have quoted are most emphatically true ; and that if the en thusiastic affections of the British people towards their Queen have lost anything of their original fervour, it is owing exclusively to the chilling influence of a party whose conduct and principles are the most perfect anti dote to loyal enthusiasm that can he imagined. Loyalty to the Queen, and devotion to the Church, are Mr. Smythe's watchwords ; in addition to which we would venture to suggest a third, which ought never to be erated from them—zeal for the interests of the poor. Never was there a time when such zeal was more wanted, or when it was less common. The Poor, ti.e Church, and the Crown, are emphatically the three great realities, round which the tholghts and the principles of a true statesman in our time and country ought to be concentrated. We trust the ekctors of Canterbury will send such a statesman to Parliament in the person of Mr. Smythe. ( From the Alarming Adrertimer.) We noticed the other day the pamphlet issued by the friends and supporters of Mr. D. Urquhart, calms:- 'niating the policy of Lord Palmerston with regard to the affairs of the East ; and we were in hopes that ‘se we were then done with the subject : but sinee that ar ticle appeared, a publication has made its appearance whose sentiments we most equally condemn —we mean those of the British and Foreign Quarterly Review That quarterly periodical has upon the Foreign Po licy of England" an article of similar sentiments and opinions, which in great part is either unintelligible or inconsistent. Like Mr. D. Urquhart , it finds fault with everything, and yet proposes no scheme which is likely to be more acceptable to the British public than that which has been pursued. It blames Lord Pal merston Par having deserted the Liberal prin ciples upon which the It form Government of Lord Grev was based—of having deserted France—and aP.lea England with the despotic Governments ot Europe but what is the fact ? England was desirous of continuing the friendly understanding a Lich has existed during the last ten years between her and Erance ; but M. Thiers, the legitimate representative of that country, was determined to pursue selfish and anti-European objects—in other words, a system of aggrandizement—and what was the Forcizn Secre tary to do under • such circumstances ? Would he have been justified in succumbing to the will ot Prance, in contrariety to the interests of England ? Would he not have deserved the execrations of his countrymen, had he for one moment allowed M. Thiers to dominate the policy of Europe, and blot the power and influence of England out of its map ? Lord Palmerston felt his position, and acted ac cordingly. France refused her alliance, after re peated entreaties—she would pursue her own selfish objects despite . ' of the wishes of all the Powers of Europe ; and what remained for Lord Palmerston but to organize such a league as would bid defiance to her, is case that she should attempt any hostile pro ject against the peace of Europe ? Tne league was organized—the battle has been fought and won—end France, by her own act and deed, is isolated front the other Powers Of Europe. It is said by the ultra-Liberal party that England, in allying herself with Russia and the other Contineatal Powers, has repudiated the prin ciples of constitutional freedom, and made a holy alliance with them for the purpose of putting it down. This is a falsehood which cannot well impose upon any one. The alliance is snarly an hlliance for one object—the restoration of the Turkish empire—and when that ob ject has been accomplished, the alliance is at an end. But we most not conclude without noticing a most spe cial paragraph in the article in the British a ti Foreign Quat . terly. At page 3.38, it says— '• That any section of tho Liberal party should be pre pared to support the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the approaching discussions in Parliament, is a supposition so monstrous that see aro unwilling to give it a moment's Credence. If it be true that it is intended, it can only be from the profound ignorance with which questions of fo reign policy in this country are approached, or from that wretched spirit of partisanship which degrades the most vital subjects into mere weapons of party attack and d -- knee. On the heads of those who, while they loudly declare that their object is civil and religious liberty throughout the world, will thus be lending their aid to tho maintenance of a system which pledges this great country to the hateful principles of the Holy Alliance,' eisich unites us with the partitioners of Poland, and would make us the partitioners of Turkey, rests an awful respen sibility." On our own heads be it ! We are the friends of Poland, and our victories on the coast of Syria have Mono more far Ler independence than the most zealous exertions of her best friends could have accomplished. Instead of saying, with the Review, " that any section of the Liberal plrty should be prepared to support the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the approaching dis cussions in Parliament, is a supposition so monstrous that we arc unwilling to give it a moment's credence," we would simply observe, that a greater d;sgrace could not fall upon any section of the Liberal party than that of its desertion of the Foreign Secretary in upholding the interests and honour of his country. We know no better mode of their rendering themselves odious than by attacking him. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (THURSDAY EVENING.) CIIRONICLE.—It is stated in the Paris news that the French Government received on Tuesday a telegraphic despatch from Brest, announcing the termi nation of the differences which have for the last tlir:e three years existed between France and Buenos Ayres. This, should it only turn out to be the truth, will be a great event for houses engaged in commercial opera tions with that part of the world. The Buenos Ayres market has necessarily been for a long time past kept exceedingly bare of manufactured goods. Orders to some extent may, therefore, be laoked for by the Manchester, Leeds, and Glasgow people at an early period. There was, on the other hand, an enormous accumulation of the products of the country, such as hides, tallow, nutria skins, &c., in the Republic, awaiting the raising of the blockade for shipment to Europe. These, if peace with France has been actually concluded, as declared by the telegraphic despatch, will now be released ; and altogether the trade cannot fail presiitly to be in a state of activity that has not been experienced since the resumption of business consequent upon the settle ment of the long-pending dispute between the Republic end Brazil, by which it was interrupted several years ago. The unconfirmed report to which we have al luded has, we find, already produced lively sensation in the hide and tallow markets, and, in case of any quantity of these descriptions of goods being realised, it would, no doubt, be at a considerable reduction in price. At all events, holders who had got rid of their stocks of skins in the expectation of a speedy accommo dation, seem to congratulate themselves not a little on so seasonabl e an exercise of their foresight. nERALD.—The funds show rather better to-da), which may be attributed to the existence of a demand for stock, and the expectation of a continued demand to-morrow, which is the settlement and opening day for Consols. The Bank broker was a seller of stock to the amount of 30,000/. or 40,000/., but it must not taken from this that the sales were for account for the Bank, as might he generally supposed, for the Bank broker, like others of the craft, does business of course for all respectable clients and connexions. The brokers were mainly occupied to-day in the adjustment of" puts and calls" and preparations for the settlement to morrow. To-clay was the settlement of account in the forei:fn market. The fluctuations during the account have been inconsiderable, and the result of to-day's arrange ment has nut tended to make any material variation in prices. The following paragraph is copied frc m the Times ci this morning : " There is required evidently, in this state of things, the most careful and judicious conduct on the part of the Bank of England to give free scope to the new en terprise which has arisen among the trading interest, without encouraging ovcrtrading and speculation. After the lessons which the Directors have lately had on this subject, and the responsibility they arc under at the pre , ent moment to perform their exact duty to the commerce of the country, it is really to be hoped that they will give to it all the encouragement that it ought to receive, and in the manner best calculated to make that encourage ment effective. They have already lost more than one similar opportunity in taking the alarm when they ought to have felt and to have inspired confidence, and have been punished for it by the lowest stock of bullion, taking the length of time it has continued low, that the Bank has ever experienced. A legitimate trade, ascer tained to be so, and made prosperous by well timed ad vances, would soon replenish the coffers of the Bank, and prove that an alliance upon sound principles between the trading interest and the ' managers of the circulation,' is the only real security for the prosperity of both." The foundation of the reasoning consists in the a,- sumption of improved prospects for trade, in conse quence of the late events in CLina, the East Indies and the Mediterranean. Now it is sufficiently notorious that the course of the Times has invariably been to fix any mishaps in the commercial world upon over-issue s of the Bank ; that is, that the Bank has made credit too easy, that is, in common parlance, " money," w hi c h in reality has comparatively little to do with the matter. But here it will be seen the Times is acting on the reverse policy,. and is endeavouring to lead the Bank " to give free scope to the new enterprise which has arisen among the trading interest," or, in plain English, to issue more bank paper, and make money more plentiful._ If the Directors were blind enough to follow the cross guide-post they would orly place them selves under and deservedly merit the severest ano most assured castigation of the monitor on thr first re turn of Bank averages by which an increase of half a million of the circulation so indirectly advised should become apparent. Such are the inconsistencies of a paper which assumes to influence banking and money affairs, the true princi ples of the regulation of which are so grossly invaded in the present instance. For what does the advice amount to, but to this, that upon certain speculative anticipa tions of a good trade to come the Bank should make money advances, discount liberally, and let out paper ? It may be answered that the line is drawn and the cor rective applied by the accessory or supplementary pro viso that these Bank extra issues or advances are to be made " without encouraging over-trading and specula tion." Here the question naturally arises where the line is to be drawn and what is the extent the Bank may go to short of the dreaded point. As this must be a matter of opinion contingent on the more or less sanguine tempera ment, or the influence of certain interests of men in authority, it is clear that in respect of the principle no safe guide in respect of public interest is possible o . r practicable. The advice of the Times therefore is, however unintentionally, insidious , and, as some people may e may construe it, ignorant, because evidently in opposi tion to sound and wholeso me views. For nothing cen be more unsound or unsafe than, when no real acces ,ion of money from abroad takes place, to create a ficti tious abundance by means of paper currency at home. The true system should on the contrery be to leave trade to itself, for if a demand for exportation exists, it is evi dent that as cred:t cannot be wanting in such case to provide the means for the execution of such . orders, the 13511 C of paper money, or the greater tad itios of dis counts because of a greater abundance of paper credits, or bank money, CAM only tend to excite " overtridieg and speculation." The Bank Directors, it may be pre sumed, are not likely to adept the advice of the Tints. SUN—The Funds were buoyant to-day with mod, rate extent of business. The chief attention was directed to the options and preparat;ons for the settlement to. morrow. The purchases of the Bears caused a further slight advance in Consols to 89y to ; and the conti nuatioa to F: bruary was fully per cent. Exchequer alls realised Bs. to 10s. prem., and East India Bonds, 10. s. to 63. dis.; Bank Stock improved to 165 and 166, and East India Stock to 249 and 250 i, being for each a rise again of about 1 per cent. The New Tbree-and a-lialf per Cents. were at 97i to 974, and the Three per Cents. at 891 to 90. Little was done in the Foreign Securities, and the quotations were very trifling. The settlement went off comparatively easy. Spanish Bonds were 241 to 241- for i?loney, and 21i to 24-a for the 29:h instant., being a continuation of a per cent. ; Portuguese Ncw Five per Cul s. were steady at 22 to and the Three per Cents, at 20 to ; Colombian Stock touched 23ft to but Mexican were still at 281 ; Brazilian Bonds im proved to 714 ; Danish Bonds were 77,} ; Russian, 113 to ; French Fire per Cents., 1111.75 c.; the Three per Cents,, 77f. 25e. ; and Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 50-i to The market for Railway Shares had a tendency to improve. Great Western were at 30 to 29 ; the New, 14 to 15 ; the Fifths, G 4 ; the London and Birming ham, 82; the Quarter ditto, 221 ; the New, 25 ; the South Western, 19i to 19i ; and the Gosport Junc tion, 7. prem.; Brighton were 5; to 51 ; C:oydon, 11; and North Midland, 21 dis. ; National Bank of Ire land Shares are 21 dis. ex-div. THE FLEET IN THE MEDITER RANEAN. Lotter from an Officer of Sir R. Stopford's Squadron, dated the 18th ult. : " MARMORICE BAY, DEC. 18, 1840. " On the 21st of November, Commodore Napier joined our squadron off Alexandria, which then con sisted of the Powerful, Revenge, Ganges, Rodney, Van guard, Cambridge, Carysfort, and Medea, the Dido hav ing been previously sent to the Admiral to acquaint him of an accident which happened on board the Medea, a shell having burst below, and wounded several men. " The Commodore immediately began to treat with the Paella, and first sent in Captain Maunsell, of the Rodney, who had known him when commanding the Alfred. The Commodore afterwards went in himself, and had a long conference with Mehemet Ali, in which I believe no words were wasted ; the consequence was, that the Pacha, finding that Acre was taken, and that the French had deserted him, agreed to give up the Turkish fleet and all Syria, retaining the hereditary Pachalic of Egypt, and ,his troops to be withdrawn from Syria by us. " I may mention, that on the morning of the Com modore's arrival, two boats came off at daylight to the Ganges, which happened to he the inshore ship, con taining Emir Bey, the Turkish Rear-Admiral of the Mahmoudieh, Emir Captan, the Captain of one of the large frigates, the Admiral's Secretary, and 39 men ; they had made their escape during the night. From them we heard that the French had decidedly promised Mehemet Ali to appear off Alexandria with a fleet, and that on their arrival .his fleet was to come out and join them. The Rear-Admiral and party were sent on board the Revenge (senior officer), and then to the Powerful, and, I believe, eventually to Beyrout in the Prometheus. " On the day Napier went in, we observed the Turkish and Egyptian fleet suddenly swung their top masts and top-gallantmasts up, and cross royal yards, firing a royal salute, and dressing in colours. The effect was beautiful, and we all imagined that it was in conse quence of the Treaty. We found out afterwards that it was the festival of the Bairam, which accounted for the salute ; but I think they began to get ready for sea immediately on hearing of the Treaty. " Having sent off his despatches b 3 the Oriental, which was detained for a day, and also letters to the Admiral by the Prometheus, Commodore Napier made the signal to the squadron " Peace with Egypt," and we stood off the coast, as it came on to blow ; and on the 2d of December we experienced a heavy gale, in which our six ships did not, of course, suffer much damage, but we all felt glad we were not on the coast of Syria. In this gale, as we afterwards learned, the Zebra was driven on shore in the bay of Khaifa, and the Pique had to cut away her masts, and was also nearly wrecked. The Bellerophon was at anchor at Bcyrout, and was nearly lost ; and nine sail of trans ports and all the small craft anchored on the coast were driven on shore or foundered at their anchors. Had we all been in the midst of our operations along the whole line as formerly, the effect on our fleet might have been disastrous. " The Commodore then decided on coming here, and on the Bth instant anchored in this most beautiful of harbours ; finding the Thunderer, last from Beyrout, Calcutta from England, Implacable, which had left our squadron sonic time since, and come here imagining the Admiral had left Syria, and Edinburgh from Beyrout ; also Gorgon, Dido, and Hecate, from England, wi,b General Mitchell and several officers of artidery on board, waiting the arrival of the Admiral precious to going to Syria. " On the 9th arrived the Admiral and Bellerophon, and on the 10th the Benbow and Hazard, all from Bay rout, and the Stromboli from Alexandria, where she had been to land two Turkish envoys, and had been looking for our squadron. " It appears that the A , lmiral had sent Captain Fan shawe, his Flag Captain, to Alexandria, in the Mcgmra, with a proposition for Mehemet Ali —not, I believe, quite so good for him as Napier had granted, merely, I believe, offering Egypt for his life. We expected that Mehemet would turn rusty again, and that we should have to attack Alexandria in the spring. The arrival her,-, however, of Captain Fanshawe on the 14th, settled all. 1 believe Mehemet Ali told him he threw himself into the arms of the Allies, trusting that England would be generous ; Captain Fanshawe has been sent to Con. stantinople in the Stromboli. On the 13th and 14th the Austrian squadron arrived here, so that this bay now contains the felloning ships • . " Princess Charlotte (flag), Powerful (Commodore), Rodney, Ganges, Thunderer, Vanguard, Calcutta, Cambridge, Revenge, Edinburgh, Implacable, BJllero phon, Benbow, of the line ; Gorgon, Medea, steamers ; D:do and Hazard ; also two Austrian frigates and ore corvette ; and we expect the D tphne and Magicienne. The coast of Syria will probably be watched by steamers during the winter. At Malta we have Asia and Hastings, of the line, Castor and Pique ; the Carysfort is off Alexandria ; Talbot is at Sramboul ; and ere this the Britannia and Howe must have entered the Straits of Gibraltar, which will give us seventeen sail-of-the line, mostly very heavy ships. " Yesterday (17th), the Medea came in with the mails brought by the Great Liverpool to Malta ; and we hear of the birth of a Princess. There is naturally much disappointment at there being no brevet on such a❑ important occasion, especially as the marriage was a!lowed to pass without one ; but we have not heard for certain that there is not to be one. Napier has hoisted his red pennant as first-class Commodcre, and well he deserves it. This, and pro motions for the affair at Sidon, lead us all to hope that there will be a liberal promotion, as well amongst, those ships who had the good luck to be at the taking of Acre as among st all connected with the o p eration s along the whole coast of Syria. Many would thus ob tain it who might have no other chance of advancement. " Certainly, when one looks backs and brings to mind that on the 13th of August Napier, with ha four ships, Powerful, Ganges, Thunderer, and Edinburgh, an chored at Beyrout, round which Solirnan Paella, with some 14,000 men never yet beaten, was encamped, that Ibrahim had possession of the passes of the Taurus, all th e forts and towns on the coast, and the " invincible Acre," well garrisoned, and that all the mountaineers of Lebanon, Naploose, and Haouran had been defeated and disarmed, which made them at first lukewarm about beginnin g again with us ; that on the 9th of September a small force was landed in Djouni Bay ; and that on the 3 d of November, by the fall of Acre, the whole of Syria was in our possession, Ibrahim himself beaten by Napier, —one must acknowledge that the navy have gone their work well." CHILDREN BURNT TO DEA H.—During Lhe past year th , 2 number of children (under the age of 11 years) burnt to death in the City and Southwark was 53. Tod !4`. SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15 !8;1 THE BRITISH NAVY. OFFICIAL RETURN OF THE NAVAL FORCE OF GREAT BRITAIN, ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY, 1841. Commissioners for executing the dfice of Lord High Admiral of the Unitcd Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The Right lion. Gilbert Earl of pinto, G. C.B. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Adam, K C.B. Sir William Parker, K. C. B. Captain Sir Edmund Thomas Troubridge, Bart. Capt. Sir Sam. John Brooke Pechell, Bart.,K.C.B. The Right Hon. Archibald Lord D,►lmeny. FLAG OFFICERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. Admiral of the Fleet—Sir Charles Edmund Nugent, G. C. H.. Admirals of the Red 7 Ditto White Ditto Bluc ll Vice-Admirals of the Red .. Ditto Ditto Blue .. 20 23 Rear-Admirals of the Red D:Vo White 42 Ditto Blue Captains on retired half.pay Captains on the retired half. pay of 149 61. per diem 100 D:tto ditto I2s. G• 1. " 150 Ditto ditto 105.61. " Retired Cr.ptains, Commanders under her Majesty's Order in Council of the 10,h of August, 1840 ••• 49 Commanders Ditto retired under his Majesty's Order in Couacil of the 30,h of Jinn - try, 1816, on the half-pay of e3e. per diem .. •••• Ditto retired under • his M a j es ty' s O r d e r in Council of the Ist November, 1830, on the half-pay of 7s per diem N.v al Knights of Windsor (Licu:cnants) Lieutenants on the half-pay of 7s. per diem ........99 Ditto ditto 6a. " Ditto ditto 609 9,053 2,752 blasters superannuated Ditto for service, on the haf pay of 7s lOO Ditto ditto 65 2OO Ditto ditto 5s 152 Pursers on the half-pay of 6i. per diem Ditto ditto 53. Ditto ditto 4s. 528 MEDICAL OFFICERS. Inspectors of Hospitals and Fleets Deputy Inspectors ditto. Surgeons retired Surgeons retired on a commuted allowance .... 43 Ditto unfit for further active service 219 Surgeons for service Assistant- Surgeons unfit for service 55 Assistant-Surgeons fit for service 277 Dispensers of Hospitals 8 Chaplains retired 40 Ditto for active service 34 ROYAL MARINE FORCES. Head-quarters, Gibraltar.) Major. Generals Colonels Commandants of Divisions Colonels and Second Commandants Lieutenant Colonels . Captains First Lieutenants . Second ditto . 124 ROYAL MARINE ARTILLERY. ( Head-quarters, Portsmouth.) Lieutenant-Co!onels Captains Field Officers Colonels on retired full pay Lieutenant- Colonels, ditto Majors . Captains First Lieutenants Second ditto Lieutenant-Colonels on reserved half pay Majors Captains 7O First Lieutenants Second ditto 135 The Hugel Marine forces consist of 90 companies, sta tioned as follows, viz.: Chatham lst division, 22 companies --1,5, 9, 13. 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 56, 59, 62, 65, 70, 72, 73, 77. 62 Portsmouth 2d division, 27 companics_2, 6, 10, 14, IS, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66, 68, 74, 78, 81. 82, 85, 86, 87, 90. Plymouth 3d division, 23 companies -3,7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55, 58, 61, 64, 67, 69,71, 75, 79, 83. Woolwich 4th division, 18 companies -4,8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 76, 80, 84, 88, 89. Royal Marine Artillery, 2 companies. The British Navy, the most extensive in the world, consists of 584 ships of war mounting from 10 to 120 guns each, of various calibre ; of these 84 aro armed steam-vessels, built on the most approved principles for active service. This immense fleet, the strong bulwark of England, is manned by 20,000 able-bodied seamen, 2,000 stout lads, and 10,000 Royal marines. REGISTRATION OF LETTERS. TO TEE EDITOR OP THE SUN. SIR,—I believe I may say with confidence that the recent regulation for registering money letters is not calculated to satisfy those for whose benefit it. is in tended, both on account of its tediousness and expense. I submit to you the following plan, equally simple in its arrangement, less expensive to both the Post-office and the public, and attended with every security the present plan offers. I would have covers or envelope.; provided especially for the purpose of cash letters, to carry not exceeding' one ounce, and to be sold for sixpence each ; to be num ' bered in the same way as Bank notes, and printed in side in the same form as at present. Oa presenting one of these at any post-office, I would present a duplicate• of the number of the stamp and address, for the purpose of receiving the post mark of the town where it is posted, in the same way as the letter, and then the clerks in every office through which it passes should be required to take the number, and attach to it the Post-office stamp in the same way. Of course I should only pro pose this plan for inland letters, and am persuaded that it is worthy of the attention of the Post-office authori ties, both on account of its effi,iiency and economy. Doncaster, Jai. 13. JUVENIS. CHARTIST MEETING At tiAtll TriE EbiPOli 'IIE Sir—Your account from a Correspondent, di` the Cha rity Meeting at Bath, is so gross a mis-statement, that it is impossible for any one having a regard for truth to suffer it to pass without correction. That the Mayor took the chair upan that occasion, that mast of the Clergy were present, and that the awl:tory were cow posed of a large proportion of the working classes, is just all that is correct in the communication of your Correspondent. For instance, he sta:es, that the speak ers instead of being met with cheers, were assailed with vociferations from hundreds of voices, " We want jus tiec, and not charity." Instead of this there was not a speaker, from the opening address of the Mayor to the last step of the meeting (his returning thanks), that was not heard attentively, and with marks of the most un equivocal satisfaction. One attempt there was at inter ruption ; it was by a woman—but she was immediately called to order, rot by the chair, but by the people. Your Correspondent also states that the proceedings were for the most part dumb show, and were hurried through amidst much visible fear. I have shown you already how atttntively the speakers were listened to, the you will rc , ard that statement of " your Cor respondent" as one of those contradictions inevitable to the exercise of mendacity. But then, says your Correspondent, the Mayor quitted the chair when Mr. Philp rose to move a resolution Oa the contrary, the Mayor vacated the chair to re ceive the thanks of the meeting, which were cordial' ) voted to him, and which he rose to acknowledge, when Mr. Philp got up to speak upon the Charter ; for no sooner had this meeting (called for by the inclemency of the season and the pressing necessities of the poor) ben advertised, than the Chartists issued a placard inti mating their intention to pervert the meeting into an occasion for insisting upon the Charter. Now the inha bitants of this city felt such a design to be nothing less than an outrageous attack upon their consti tutional right of meeting ❑pon any given cbj,et, and therefore it was the determination of every - - one, except the Chartists, that no such aggres• sign should be submitted to. Bat the truth is the pree,_iLdings of the Chartists in this CAS,: wi.re most unusually out of order. The business of the day was concluded, the Mayor bad left the chair, and re ceived the thanks of the meeting, when the Chartists commenced their interruption. In demanding, there fore, to be heard at that time, they asked for nothing less than a re•cammencement of the morning's business, a course that never would have been attempted but by a party that seem bent on prejudicing their cause by outraging every established rule of order and decorum. The business of the day being done, the Mayor, there fore, left the room. I cannot conclude without again correcting your Correspondent. He says the police were" exceedingly active in pushing the people out of the room." There was not a policeman present, and the Chartists them selves soon left when they found there was none but their own party to give them audience. In corrobora tion of my statement, I have sent you one of our local Journals ; and to satisfy you that there is moiling of party representation in the matter, I will send you another in the course of the week. I have been the more concerned to correct this statement in your Paper, because of the Liberal charac- ter it has attained. It is deplorable indeed to see a print like yours lending itself to the errors of the Chart ists, and pandering (not designedly) to the meanest vice of cur nature, misrepresentation. I am no enemy to the Chartists considered as men, much less as English men ; but I am, and always hope to be, an enemy to their errors. It is in your power to do much to cor rect these errors, so obstinate at. present to the progress of improvement, and so hostile to the principles and very name of iiberty.—l am, Sir, your obedient, J.in. 13, 1841. VIGIL. [We have inserted the letter of " Vigil" entire, al• though it makes unjust reflections on the line adopted by this Journal. We must, at the same time. for his information, state that while " Vigil" writes anony mously, the Correspondent of whom he complains, gave his name.] RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN SCOT LAND. On Tuesday last an accident of a very serious nature, and one which might have been attended with the most fatal consequences, occurred on the Slamannan and Glasgow Railway. As it was, several of the passen gers were severely injured, and all of therm were thrown into a state of the utmost consternation and alarm. When the evening train with from fifty to sixty pas sengers, was within a few miles of Glasgow, the en gine, then going at a very rapid rate, in order, it is said, to make up time lust on the road, was suddenly thrown off the rails, and the second and first class carriages were in consequence overturned with extreme violence on opptsite sides of the road. Providentially no lives were lost ; and it is only proper to say that the utmost attention was paid to the sufferers by the officers of the Company, and also by those inhabitants of the neighbourhood who were drawn to the spot immediately on the occurrence of the accident. Without intending to throw odium on any one in one in the present instance, we cannot help expressing regret that some efficient means is not adopted for the purpose of ascertaining, in all cases of similar accidents, what is tha real cause of accident, the more especially so from the fact that in every instance where an accident has occurred it has been found next to impossible to fix with precision whether it was the result of overspeed in the rate of travelling, or an inhe rent defect in the machinery, the popular belief almost invariably inclining to the side of overspced. An inge nious friend, one who has for many years been familiar with the working of railways, has made to us the fol lowing suggestion, which we throw out, in order that it, or some adaptation of it, or of some other sort of plan suitable for the purpose, may be speedily adopted. His proposal is to fix an apparatus to each engine con sisting of some sort of clock-work, to be worked by the machinery in such a manner as to ring a bell at the end of every mile traversed, and to have a clock or timepiece put in a conspicuous part of the train, so that the time between each stroke of the bell, or, in other words, the time occupied in travellicr e .. each mile, might be ascertained with certainty, and hence the rate of speed made known ; in addition to this index of speed, that each train be provided with the means of being instantly detached from the engine, in case the rate of motion, from whatever cause, were increased so much as to endanger the safety of the pas sengers. This would at least show to every one, if an accident should unfortunately happen, whether it was the fault of overspeed or not, a matter in itself of no slight importance, while it would afford to the conduc tor or guard a means of checking and regulating the operations of the engineer, a functionary who unfortu nately, under the present arrangements, has the uncon trolled management of life and property to an almost unlimited extent.—Edinburgle Observer. DR. JOHN BORTHAVICK GILCHRIST.- Died on Friday last, in Paris, Dr. John 13orthwick Gil christ, one of the firmest advocates, one of the truest, most disinterested, and generous supporters of all that car. elevate the character and extend the liberties of the peo_ ple. In his single-minded and sincere devotion to the cause of intellectual, moral, and political improvement, nothing could divert him from his honest and upright course. He hated and he denounced oppression in even• form, and s3mpathised with even passionate fervency in all that tended to remove misery and to promote human happiness- A few years ago he was among the most active of Reformers, taking a prominent stand among the leaders of the popular cause. Old age and absence from his country, if they removed him from the sphere of busy co-operation, neither lessened his philanthropic affections nor diminished his desire to co-operate in every work of good. It is understood that his fortune is ultimately des tined to be devoted to the furtherance of education. FATAL ACCIDENT.-On Thursday an inquest was held before Mr. Wakley, M. P., in the hoard-room of Middlesex Hospital, on view of the body of William Kemp, aged eleven yc-irs. It appeared from the evidence that the deceased was a plarcerer's boy, ar:d oa W.diresday, the 6th inst., being at work in Golden Lion-yard, Oxford street, lie was about going up a ladder to the top o f a scaf fold with a stone weighing about twelve pounds, for the workmen to sharpen their knives. When near the top, having partly lodged the stone on the roof, he suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground. The stone slipped ar.d fell, striking deceased en the back part of the head. Deceased on being taken up was immediately conveyed to the above hospital, where it was found that his skull was fractured, and that he had also sustained a severe contused scalp wound, He lingered till Sunday morning last, at six o'clock, when he expired. On a post mortem examination of the body it was found that the immediate cause of death was an extensive laceration of the dura mater, and an effusion of blood on the brain. Verdict, " Accidental ,; •• ,• `r• the I Axford, the house surgeon, s.kul that only three cases of accident occasioned by the frost bad been brought to the hospital, and none of them was of a scrim; nature. RELIEF OF TROOPS ABROAD. IO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—The attention of the public press has been lately directed to the petty squabbles of a frippery regi ment of Dragoons, while the interests of that part of the Army, one which comprises the very " pith and marrow" of the service, is comparatively neglected. I allude to the Infantry of the Line, by whose exertions, combined with those of our gallant Navy, England has acquired a far more extensive dominion than the Ro mans ever possessed even the zenith of their power. The press, Sir, owes something to the Army of England, but for whose devoted gallantry you, Sir, would be at this moment subject to a censorship, such as Napoleon established over the press of France. The gross acts of injustice and favouritism daily prac ticed towards this branch of the Army, is engendering a vast degree of discontent, and unless it is put a stop to, may lead to consequences which it is fearful to think of. Among the many causes of complaint, the allotment of foreign stations is a most fruitful one, and the late order for the embarkation of the. 22d Regiment has created the most unbounded disgust among military men. A Correspondent of the Tinges, has attempted to justify this arrangement, but his defence has been a most impotent ani lame one. No regiment, Sir, would complain of being sent abroad, even out of their turn if the exigencies of the service required it ; but they do complain that there are certain regiments who monopolize the good stations, while others are as sure to go to the bad ones. It is in excuse for this injustice to the 22d, that it was the first for foreign service ; hut, Sir, all who know any tiling of the subject, agree that they became the first by one of the most flagrant acts of jobbery that was ever practised. When it became evident, from the cloudy state of af fairs in India, that a reinforcement would be required, and when it so happened that four of the corps, which the Army generally denominate " Pets," stood first for for foreign service, i. c. the 7th, 88th, 42d, and 79th, neither of which have ever served either in the East or West Indies, the two first were immediately sent off to the Mediterranean, and at the moment when a peremptory order from the Secretary of State ar rived for a force to be sent to India, the 42d were at Cork, under orders fOr Gibraltar. Now Sir, the most obvious means of obeying the call was to embark them for India, but this arrangement would not suit the con venience of the " Pets," so they were, as if in mockery of the wants of India, hurried off to their original des tination. It may also be said that men were wanted also for the Mediterranean : to this I answer, that this could nut have been the case, as the 79th Regiment had at that time formed their depot, and were ralready for that station ; but they are at this moment at home, so that it waa as evident as the sun at noon day, that the plan was to get the 42t1 out of England as fast as possib ie, to secure them from a twenty years' Indian tour. Now, Sir, mark by what a glaring departure from all decency, was the 4th Regiment on the list saved from India. When the requisition for troops arrived, the Rifle Brigade (another of the pets by the by) were abmit embarking for Malta, and a small detachment, consisting of 100 men, were hurried up per railway, from Manches ter to Deptford, and embarked in the same transports with the Rifles, a thing I should tell you never done before, as when a regiment goes abroad the head quar ters always are the first to go, 100 men could not have any effect on the affairs of the Mediterranean, as is evident from what I have said of the 79th, who were then, and still are, in readiness for that station. But it was necessary to say that the 79th were not available for India, as they had embarked for another station, and they have been cunningly so returned in the Mili tary Papers, while the head quarters have actually until the last week, been snug at Weedon, consisting of 700 men ; and even the convenint detachment of 100, have only sailed within tire last ten days. Now, Sir, is not this enough to excite the disgust of every man in the kingdom who has the welfare of the State at heart? for believe me, that if the Army be comes discontented the State will stand on a sandy foundation. Lord Hill has the character of being a good man at heart, but he has also the character of yielding too much to men who have introduced and fostered a sys tem of partiality and favoritism, which is the curse of our Army. He has served his country well in the field, but it is possible that he may find the fatigues of office too great for him ; the mind will give way with an in crease of years. We are told that even " Marlborough died a driveller." HECTOR COUNTERSCARP [We have been obliged to curtail very considerably the letter of " Hector Counterscarp," on account of its ffreat length and personal allusions to certain authori ties at the Horse Guards.] DESTRUCTION OF THE SALMON FISIIERY.— On Wednesday last the conservators of the Severn ap pointcd for this city (Messrs. Hood and Flinn) exhibited ly..fore the s itting Magistrate at the Guildhall (Mr. Side. bottom) the heads and spawn of two salmon, which were a few days since caught in the Severn, near Gloucester. The ()Ito of the conservators in producing the above was to show the great mischief which was occasioned by taking this fish out of teason, which practice is now being carried On, especially at Gloucester, to a very cor_siderable ex tent, t here salmon was recently sold at 6d, per lb., while the same species of fish in season often fetches 3s. 6d. per b. there. The two fish in question contained slbs of spawn; the one having 3Albs., the other IA-lbs. This quantity of spawn would, it is calculated, have produced :28,000 fish ! Here we have brought to our own doors further proofs of the extent of the injury which is con stantly bring inflicted upon the fisheries; thus curtailing the means of su'mistence of the honest fishermen, many of whom in this city are unable to obtain employment. We th It in the Terre true! , • ,4 . carvic,l on, to wl,kll the at.tcaL 7. , • ai , ecte3, and we _ shall soon hear more from these active edict:re.— Worces ter Chronicle. THE RIO DE LA PI:ATA. MONTE VIDEO, OCT. 28 .—Thc French steamer TonEerre came in yesterday from Buenos Ayres, which she left on Sunday, the 25th current. Up to that pe riod no settlement had taken ploce, though communica tion between the parties was of daily occurrence. The Beulognase had arrived in the inner roods of the har bour, but nothing whatever is known of the progress of the negotiations. The steamer has trought down 220 passengers, chi:: fly French subjects, and this does not look like a probability clan allocable settlement being effected. Au old French resident, a ma n o f 70 years of age, M . Varengot, was assassinated, an d hi s h ouse and pro perty plundered, on the night of t h e 18 t h current , un d er circumstances of peculiar barbarity, and this event of itself will throw an additional obstruction to an easy adjustment of the tbli.,renees. It is said that Ad miral Mackau had given the Government three days to decide upon his proposals, the term of which would ex pire yesterday. . . . There is no stir to-day among the Fruch men-af-war, of a hich we have now lyng lo re nin2teen vessels of a large class, and nine or ten small river craft, that I collated this morning, and if the Ad miral contemplated immediate hostilities there is no doubt that all vessels that could navigate the river would be ordered up to Buenos Ayres. . . . It is stated that Lavallc has returned to the province of Buenos Ay res, and taken the towns of San Nicholas and San Pedro, putting to the sword all who refused to surrender. On Sunday morning a human head was discovered to be fixed to the top of the triumphal py ramid which stands in the ccatre of the Plaza Victoria in Buenos Ayres, and beads are carried through the streets on the points of lances. The assassinations had been resumed, and I fear may go on to an awful extent should war be declared by the French Admiral. It is said also that six French officers had been des patched by Admiral Mackau to visit Lavalle. My latest letters are to:the 18th Oct, from Buenos Ayres, when no apprehension was e ntertained for the personal safety of Englishmen, and my correspondent reiterates his opinion that with ordinary prudence no English man has any just cause to be alarmed ; and if any ex treme necessity should arise, English subjects would always find au asylum on board the British men-of war now lying at Buenos Ayres. THE DOURO QUESTION. Mannar), JAN. 4, 1841.1--Tne amended code of re• gulations for free navigation of the river Douro, because the former one had been agreed upon and signed, in 1836, by the Commissioners Trubrecht and Cambronero on behalt of this country, and Messrs. Braga and Main, two wealthy Oporto merchants, en that of Postugal, was only concluded and signed at Lisbon by Messrs. Crcus and Blanco on the one side, and Mail airl Ferreira on the other, on the day prexious to the opening of the Portuguese Cortes, the latter end of last May, but the Spanish Charge d'Affaires, Don Carlos Creus, re ceived the solemn assurance of the King Consort, as well as of the Ministers, Count de Villareal, Rodrigo da Fon seca Magalhaes, and Count de Bomfim, that the same should be ratified by her Majesty, without previously submitting it to the approbation of the Legislative Chambers, the very moment that the Queen Regent of Spain had sanctioned it. M. Creus was further desired to send an express off to Madrid to convey such an as surance, in strict compliance with the pledge that had been given to Spain at the time when M. Perez de Cas tro so powerfully contributed to bring about the over throw of the Sabrosa Administration on the 26th of November, 1839. M. Creus accordingly sent off his attache, M. Areizaga, a son of the General who lost the battle of Ocana during the Peninsular war, en cour tier, to Madrid, in order to obtain the ratification of his Government to the said " revised regulations." It is proved that great duplicity was at that time made use of by the Portuguese Government. Nothing can be more removed from my intention than to sanction the late hasty proceedings of the Spanish Government towards the neighbouring nation, or the harsh terms in which the last note presented by the Charge d'Affaires, Viniegra, now in Madrid, was couched. Neither can 1 admire the hostile leading ar ticles inserted in the official journal, the Gaceta de Mathid, inithe early part of last month on th e same subject ; but it is but fair that the British public should bo in possession of the whole, not of one por tion, of the facts. Fully convinced do I continue to be, that force of arms will not be resorted to, in spite of the persevering manner in which the Ilioderado journals urge the Regency, for the sak e o f th e nat i on ' s dignity, to the immediate invasion of Portugal. Thn ultra Progresislas consider that the most vital question which the Cortex will have t o d ec id e i s , w h et h er the Regency shall be inviolable lik e t h e S overe i gn ? gcfweeelrrrneTettnatihitioneerptryoiarlsiritte thatmi shall member et ry b oei payingtjie Regency. appointed for th e w h o l e t i me of her Majesty's minority, or only d ur i ng t h e plea n sure of the Chambers ? and lastly, whether it shall be intrusted to one person, or to three or five individuals ? It is said that General Espartero leans towards its being confined to one man, but he will find few of his political friends willing to coincide with him in this respect ; as to the Infante Don Francisco de Paula, he does not ppea: j that r it tole tho a u m g o h u t n o ts f-b to y aolmurosdtifa lhe parties, will not be nam e d e i t h er as so l e Re gtlerencsye.rvants of the Crown —of only issuing out to them four or five month's pay in the year—is necessarily producti ve o f t h e most pernici ous conseq uences ; it tempts them to receive bribes as well as to plunder the State, whentheybavethemeans ofdoin doing This crying morel evil articul arlyif they have a family to support. extends to the Magistrates — pen to ser t s ho o s f e ju w s l t r i o ce o , u a g n h d t t t h o be the e re a r efew mo w s h t impartial ocan d holduisp against temptation. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OxFoßo, JAN. 14.—This being the first day of Hilary Term, a congregation was holden for granting degrees, &e., when the following were conferred : Bachelor in Civil Law—Rev. Charles 13rereton, Fellow of New College. Masters of Arts—Rev. Robert M. Dukes, of Lincoln College ; Rev. John William Prout, of Wadharn Although Term commences this day, the Colleges do not meet till Friday, the 221 Bachelors of Arts are required to determine this Term whether they will proceed in Arts or otherwise. THE QUEEN AND THE ROYAL SCOTTISH ACADEMY.—The interest felt by her Majesty in the sue cess of Scottish art, was last year evinced, by her permit ting two most valuable pictures, from her private collec tion, the work of Sir David Wilkie, to be exhibited in thii city. We are gratified in tieing - able to state, that the President and Council of the Academy have already re ceived a communication from the Premier, through Mr. Fox Maule, that her Majesty has been pleased to place at their disposal, for the same purpose, two other pictures, by the same distinguished artist; and this. too, in a manner which affords the most flattering proof that there is felt in the Royal mind the most sincere interest in the Fine Arts of this country. The pictures alluded to are the " Wound e,! Guerilla," and the " Arrival at Holyrood of Gorge I V. "—Scotsman. MASTER BOOTNIAKERS' BENEVOLENT ASY LUM AND' SCITOOLS.—On Wednesday evening, the 13th inst., the second annual ball in aid of the funds of this s i!ution to o k pl ace at t h e il ano ver•square Rooms, on which occa s i on b etween two an d three hundred persons assembled t o promote ;he objects of this excellent charity. The band, under Mr. Adams, together with the other ar rangementsof the evening, which were good, afforded ge neral satisfaction. The Stewards have every reason to congratulate themselves upon the results of their labours This Institution was began in 1836, and now possess a re serve fund of between two and three thousand pounds, be sides a large annual subscriptinn, thus holding out every promise of success to the Institution. Sant Scott, the American diver, was the son of a carpenter in Newtonbarry, twar Belfast. Scott, the f ether, who, ere believe, is now alive, was coneet ned in the Irish rebellion of 1798. lie, in consequence, emigrated to the United e &ates, and settled in Philadelphia, where the late unfortunate indisidual was barn. It must be re marked that Scott was perfectly sober when the cad acci dent that terminat e d hi s life occurred. Ile was in the ha bitual custom of saying that he was not horn to be drowned. Ilk fete fulfilled his prediction. When a boy' (1821) he fell by accident from the main royal yard of an American line-of-battle ship, in New York harbour. His escape upon this occasion seems to bare implanted in his mind a taste for those adv en t urous e xploits that hav e made him s o sadly celebrated i n thi s coun t r y. It is under stood that th e police have rec e i ve d di st i nc t i ns tructions to pre vent all s uch exhibitions here a ft er . S co tt was always a great favourite with his shipmates, and upon many occasiens has been in strumental in saving human life. Upon one, being by ac cident on board of an Indiaman in the Bay of Biscay, he 'riving.- come from an Amuricin verse] in distress for provi. • :••• ( -„f child, . 'co years of at -, e , daughter of a 6 , s:oigui.;iteei military vtoc,.r, .low a GeovriCi in the British army, who, it is said, assisted bins by frequent 1 donations of money up to the time of his death. LIVERPOOL ANTI-CORN-LAW ASSOCIATION. LivapoOL, TiOlagniel MORNiSO• L it t; evening a numerously attended meeting of the members of this AsQotiation was held in the Music Hall, for the purpose of petitioning the Legislature for a total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws ; and aho to cousider the propriety of presenting an addresE to the Ltbcral electors of Walsall, in favour of Mr. 3. L. Smith, the Anti-Corn-law candidate for the representa tion of that borough. Sir JOSHUA WALMSLEY was called to the chair, and after a few preliminary remarks, he said that he consi dered this was a question totally independent of party politics. Before he proceeded to the general question, he would state that the Liberal candidate for Walsall was an uncompromising advocate for free trade. He had known him for many years. He was a retired mer chant and perfectly conversant with mercantile Aairs. For many years he had devoted his time, talents, awl money to the promotion of the best interest* of his ft llow-men, without reference to self-interest Such was the man whom they would be called upon to recommend to the electors of Walsall. The first question to come before them was as to their petitioning for the 'total repeal of the iniqui tous taxes upon food, and it was to him a source of the highest gratification to see the industrious classes aroused to a sense of what wag due to themselves upon this important and vital question. He considered this as the question of questions. He considered that all questions, compared with this—whether they were of Household Suffrage, Vote by Ballot, or any other f the political questions which agitate the country, tota.ly insignificant when compared with the great question of free trade. &island was essentially a commercial and manufacturing naion. She was not as the Continental countries were, an agricultural country ; but yet the agricultural interest had thriven by its great advancement ; they had doubled, trebled, nay quadru pled the value of the land, by the taxes put upon the necessaries of life. Surely this was sufficient, with out their still continuing to advance the price of land, at the expense of every poor man's fatoily in the country. Bat this was only a small portion of the evil they interfered with, these iniquitous Corn-laws interfered ' with the rights of labour ; they interfered not only with the manual production of every man, but they taxed the articles which he took in exchange for those manual pro ductions. Toe) not only enhanced the price of food, but they made us pay almost double what we ought for the first necessaries of life. Witness the price of cure.—( Hear.) Was it not from 60s. to 70s. per quarter? With free trade we should have it at 405. --(Hear.) He did not, however, look for that enor mous reduction that many persons did ; for it had been so low as 38s. under the present system ; so that it was not an absolute protection for the land owners ; but what he wished was an equality of prices as far as it was possible to obtain it. The present Corn-laws, as they had hitherto been carried out, had induced other nations to retaliate upon us, to put restrictions on our commerce, to prohibit . . our manufactures, and to advance their tariffs, not only in Europe, but all over America. We refused to take their core, their timber, their coffee, and their sugar; and the consequence had been that they had raised manufactures to compete with us. The result had been to produce competition in the labour market, to reduce the price of labour here, and wages must go dow'n if the system were con tinued ; but the people were deceived by being told that if the Corn-laws were repealed, the effect would be to reduce the price of labour. These laws restricted our commerce, they reduced our labouring population to the lowest scale of existence, and they made them to have only half a loaf where they should have a whole one ; they kept their children from education, they produced clime and misery, they filled our gaols with felons, and all in his opinion, was in a great degree attributable to the iniquitous law which the Legislature bad doom‘ d the people to suffer under. The Chairman said lie would draw attention to other articles besides corn, in which the iniquity of the Corn-law system was felt. He commenced with sugar. Colonial sugar was allowed to come into this country at 245. per cwt., and foreign sugar at 635. What was the simple fact ? Into whose hands did the difference beeween 245. and 635. go ? Certainly not to the revenue. It came out of the pockets of the people, and went into the pockets of the West India planters, to whom we had already given twenty millions of. money. The same was to be said of coffee and timber. The Chairman then argued the question whether repeal of the Corn laws would reduce wages ; and described it as his opi nion that, so far from reducing, it would increase them, by removing competition amongst labourers. He then referred to free trade principles, and quoted largely from the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, as respects the evidence of Mr. J. D. Hulme and Mr. Macgregor and others in aid of them, and concluded by expressin g his conviction that, if they would lend a willing hand to send no man to the House of Commons who was not disposed to take off every prohibition and restriction which was imposed upon the chief articles of consumption, and which pressed so heavily, and almost to death, upon the poor of the land, their object would soon be accomplished, A letter was then read from Mr. Thornely, the Mem ber for Wolverhampton, expressing, his regret that he was unable to attend the meeting, but intimating his in tention to vote on every future occasion for a total re peal of the Corn-laws. Mr. JOHN MURRAY moved the first resolution, which was seconded by Mr. ROBERT JONES, and supported by Mr. ROSSAN, the barrister. It was to the effect—That the present Corn and Provision-laws impose upon the people of this country a burthen of .50 millions a year, enabling the landowners enormously to increase their incomes, at the expense of every other interest of the community. Mr. DUFFEY and Mr. BOYD moved and seconded the next resolution, which was that a petition be adopted for a total, immediate, and unconditional repeal of the Corn-laws. Oa the motion of Mr. AP INTYRE, seconded by Mr. NPKENNED, the following Address to the electors of Walsall was agreed to unanimously : " TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF THE BOROUGH OF 'WALSALL. " On you is devolved the signal honour of being the first constituency in Great Britain to repudiate the pre tensions of any Parliamentary candidate unpledged to a repeal of the inhuman starvation laws, which so fear fully affect our beloved country. In a few days your borough will be made the battle-field for a great princi ple. On one side is the fearless and disinterested advo cate of the enlightened principles of unrestricted com merce ; on the other, the scion of grasping and re morseless monopoly, who would make the hunger of Englishmen, like the sweat of the n2gro, the source of unholy wealth in the coffers of insatiate ambition. What man in whose breast lives one generous feeling, will hesitate to side with the champion of industry and plenty against the supporter of monopoly and want. Men of Walsall, the eyes of the empire are upon you. The wives and daughters of England, working men, look with intense interest to the progress of your struggle. Our unemployed operatives for a time forget thr]ir pri vations in the excitement with which they watch your conduct in the coming contest ; our drooping commerce and decaying manufactures feel a vivifying spirit in the expectations which arise from the noble po sition you have taken. Britons! Brothers ! Men! from this great mart of commerce we send you our sympa thies, and pray for your success. Let not, then, we implore you, the triumph of monopoly in your borough blast the high hopes you have created. Strike, men of Walsall, strike a manly British blow for the prosperity of Old England, and your first loud shout of conquest will give joy to every honest heart throughout the land ; and towns and counties, catching up your glorious spi rit, shall, in imitating your example, make ' gallant Walsall,' a rallying cry to many a future victory." Mr. Itathbone and Mr. Shiel next addressed the meeting, when the proceedings terminated. Two indkiduals attempted to oppose the resolutions, but the Chairman refused them a hearing, on the ground that the meeting had not been called for discussion. CONTEST FOR THE OFFICE OF BRIDGE-MASTER. Yesterday a Common Hall was held, for the election of a Bridge-master, in the room of Mr. Watson, de ceased. The City has been in a bustle fcr sonic weeks i❑ consequence of the exertions of the friends of the two gentlemen who have actively sought the suf frages of their fellow-citizens, and who seem to be ex pending a great deal of money in the struggle. They arc both most highly esteemed. At one o'clock tlie Livery assembled in no very great number, for upon such an occasion, when a contest of seven days is known to be about to take place, the show of hands is considered as no test of future victory. Alderman LAINSON proposed Mr. George Ledger as a genCeman qual'ficd in every respect to fill the office of Bridge -master. Mr. LAWRENCE seconded the nomination. Sir PETER LAURIE proposed Mr. David Gibbs, who had contested the election for Bridge -master ten years ago, and expressed a hope that that candidate would prose successful upon the present occa'ion. Mr. STEVENS seconded the nomination. Thcre were two other candidates. Mr. Richards, who was proposed by Mr. Price, seconded by Mr. D: al ; and Mr. Hoard, who came forward for the purpose of withdrawing from the contest. The show of hands was declared by the Sheriffs to be i❑ favour of Mr. Gibbs, and a poll was immediately demanded upon the part of Mr. Ledger. The polling commenced at three o'clock for the day, and ended at four, when the following numbers %sere exhibited : Gibbs Ledger The Hall adjourned to this moaning. It is expected that the struggle %slit ue tremendous. BRUSSELS, JAN. 13.--The average price of wheat last week was 18f. 98c., and that of Rye, 11f. 42e. EVEN INU Dt TiON _ ____-----. WALSALL §ELECTION. (PROM A CORRESPONDENT.) WEDNESDAY.—Mr. Smith having returned 4 . 0 bough yesterday morning, resumed his canvas ; "boroughhitherto, we arc proud to say, has been most succ ess.'w indeed we have it from a weli - informed quarter 04'4 there is now little doubt he will be returned to P a rka .- went at the ensuing election. The friends 01 M r ' Smith have been most assiduous in their labours , 0 0 ' thing daunting them, especially Mr. Acland, who ball rendered invaluable services, In addition to the nightlY meetings in the Dragon room, a series of similar facet' ings arc being got up in the suburbs, which arc col extensive, thereby precluding many from being able or." veniently to attend the former. from these meeting we anticipate a vast amount of good to flow, knorcid that a considerable number of manufaeturei . s reside:oo these districts, who, by having the question plainly a nu honestly discussed before them, and the respec Live we' rits of both candidates freely canvassed, will h to" °() hesitation in deciding who is the better man. The ComenAtee have adopted a plan for whicilA vfe cannot too sufficiently commend them. Last riSbt took place :he first of a series of soirees, which wets l' i) " commeoly well ettended. About 300 ladies and gc li ' (lemon sat down LI tea. T he meetin g was highly r.' spectable, cornpoeed es it was of a great many elector'. with their wives 3i.!1 daughters. After t,a, addresso were delivered by Sott, Esq., barrister, Stowbritigo. Rupart Kettle, EAq., W e ;verhampton, Messrs. .1. 13 ' Smith and Ael Ind, on Repea;.; and were warmlyr; sponded to. Nothing particular ;vas elicited in tlive ne; dresses, which makes it "unneceicey to occupy Vt, tl , s columns with a subject which has b eet: before the pub') so much of late. Dancing commen cer; about nine,lol continued till half past ten o'clock. I:he next soirees is announced to go off next We dnesda y , 5.7 tive,4" sore to have a good many of these soc ial, iustruc highly entertaining meetings before the election - ,„j At the close of the meeting last n i g ht, Mr. a nnounced that Mr. R. Cobden, iron , Manchester' d. cornpanied by a few friends from Liverpool. aveuO dress the electors to-morrow evening, and the O P ; electors probably the evening following. Up to 1/1 0 present time, about forty addresses have been receil by the Chairman of the Anti-Corn-law Am.oelatiol°l from various towns in England and Scotland, 01,1 upon the eleetora to return a Free-trader. Neel 1 , 0 v 1 whol: conversation here at present turns upon "0 elections. 'fne walls are emblazoned with " pd ; , l l with Gladstone, the bread taxer." " Vote for Sill; and cheap Bread." "No Gladstone." To all pearances great and increasing excitement Wi ll p re ".: n the borough until the election is over. THE WALSALL ELECTION ./01) PUSEYISM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. c o Sts,—lt appears to me worth while to take O il , of a remark in Mr. Gladstcne's last letter to the e 7„ tors of Walsall, which is to the effec t, " that the A% Corn-law League were making unwarrantable quota from the Bible in ort of their vises. Mr. Gladstone, zupp in speaking thus, s:"ere's to forges that the doctrines of the Oxford Tract and pulled party are not, as yet, so universally r.cAved And % c li upon, that this opinion of his can have' re,4o weight. Things are not already come to su ch a ty, that people must inquire of Mr. Gladstone what til°lte tions from the Bible are warrantable or otherwise. too cording to his notions, they ate, I presume, expect s fit, wait for the approbation of Church authority, h e , they can even venture to quote from the Bible set:1111:f sages as shall appear to suittheir purpose ; in thesatne es they are also required by hie l to accePt interpretation of its meaning solely from the p, hands. But until that despotic power is' ,acknow le d ill and the right of private judgment given 11 1 1 , , 4 ,0 0 1 perhaps, be deemed proper by the Ante '" r i tbil League to apply the precepts and command. (,),.tlisi Bible in aid of the great cause of humanity , and e 1.01; purpose of convicting those who profess such ext r i veneration for it, of their iniquitous disregard 0' contents. I cannot help thinking that the public are p1ac e ,,,,4 a most embarrassing position in respect to the 54'01} volume. There are many who would make i t the f)010 vehicle of knowledge and the sole basis of edoe3.vtel and when minds have been thus narrowly restrietol and proceed to turn this, their only knowledg e %d practical account, by quoting it in support of the 9;'0.00 pies they may profess, then Mr. Gladstone, or „ other High Church authority exclaims, Oh I YO:0 1 :, making most unwarrantable quotations. Of :, - ,00 1 this observation does not apply to the eal i g P— d o members of the Anti-Corn-law League, but is me% e show the natural tendency of the views of alit- thodox role in reference to the use of the' iii°:tbe The electors of Walsall will, doubt!ess, con.sl' h ; the Anti-Corn-law agitators have as much " 15 / make use of those texts of the Bible which lend s~t,. to their views, as Mr. Gladstone can have in ernelV other passages to support the claims of a posO c t i f succession, and Church authority, of which he s ' l zealous and notorious champion. a ll I trust that it will spur the electors of w"'• OP' to an increased opposition to this gentleman, b y ' t e re / letting that he is not only an enemy to the f re f•4 ll°, ' 7of provision for the body, but is equally so Ol freedom of conscience, and Protestant principle, ri private judgment, which desires the mule ki nd °. ment for the soul. ee That he may be defeated on both these g:0 00 :A ' that the advocates of a free trade in corn, itt'a friends of civil and religious liberty, may OP (- 1 0 triumph for these principles by the return tll Gel, Smith, is a prayer in which all true Reformers dially unite. f t o Hoping this letter may be thougllt worthy °- tiou in your cllum rem ns, ain, Sir, your obedient Serve 4 " Jan. 7, 1841. " QUOTE AD Wary COURT CIRCULAR. Fir s r WINDSOR, THURSDAY. Colonel Cowpel , Equerry to her Royal Highness the Duchca, ° arrived to-day at the Castle. t His Royal Highness Prince George of 61 f it and the Earl of Erroll took their depariorc fr° Castle this morning. The Earl of Uxbridge and. the Ladies Ele,:,,ja Constance Paget will have the honour of Royal circle at dinner this evening. thj ell Neither her Majesty, Prince Albert, nor the .1" of Kent, have left the Castle to-day. ,„bri 3 / 1 ; Prince George of Cambridge arrived at CO 3 " - f f l' l House, Piceaddly, at twelve o'clock yestordaY , visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. Mr. Wilday, Registrar of Demerara, had A r ? view with Lord J o hn Russell yesterday at the ° Oi t office. Mr. G. Gillespie had also an intervier his Lordship yesterday. b ) e, fl ~ o l Mr. John Shaw Lefevre, Captain WOOllOlll Mr. Forrester, had interviews with the A 146 Normanby yesterday at the Home Office. „ `"t o' Despatches from the Gov ernors o f the I Vl e tc'' New Z.:al.ind, Sierra Leon, and St. Helena, etc New yesterday at the Colonial Office. ,t Sir Henry St. John Mildmay, Bart, has l e f o rs rance's Hotel, on a v i s i t to t h e D uke . of 1 3 e 3 " .° Badminton. EAST ERN NEWS. CONSTANTINOPLE, DEC. 16. The Porte re,enell yesterday a Tartar wh o was f rom D amasc us bY s f 13 days, with the official news of the evacuatioo °to place by Ibrahim Pacha. The abandoned eilill„Ild ) : 1 1 ; takieh resembled a field of battle, dead, dying , P- ol' lc o ried corpses, too clearly indicated the miseries F lar the flying army endured. Its departure 113 ° 1c A under the most gloomy foreboding. . The storm of the 2d of December was conv7 -oaf cold north wind rushed through the wood, ‘)" fell, while the column, increased by the endless tr,tlr Gl'; the civil offices retreating with it, and loaded resources of the plundered coun t r y, took it S , ,:c1 141 :j the south in silence, and full of the most roc, ja ,: il list` e presentment. Only unce r t a i n re p orts arc yet clr :1 in Vera, but news appears to have been rece ive lll of the entir e dissolution of the Egyptian s arnlY,1 1 1 0(11 : most fearful circumstances. Tri:nLxt mail us how far these reports are true or false' wine Zeitung, Jan. CASE Or POISONING AT WoI(CEST' E— b JY:rt inquest was held on Monday at Worcester, on th, e l:ef l ) Mary Snead, a female servant, aged 19, who ba u ,i l t, the house of Mr. Amphlett, a chemist and drug',, g oO! who had come to her death from the effects of P h ' ) : was tested by the post niortem examination ; bu t - , / c lrn iil , ' ; or in what manner the poison (arsenic) had bee n tered there was nothing to show. The girl the 3 oar( heard to complain of the conduct of Mr. King , n et , 4 ° man, to Mrs. Ampblett, but had not specified n"Jd to " which he had been guilty. The girl was also fon ( ' r b ete pregnant, and bad a sweetheart, but he denied C I th er e , ing had any improper intercourse with her, An. ose'( seemed to be no reason for doubting the truth of : bl a g t ion e c r ti n. The inquiry was adjourned after the ezatn ji- fott b " several witnesses, for the purpose of procuring e:idence. daY N i'OISONING BY MISTAKE.—On TajSr inquest was held at the Grapes, Dowgatc-bill, beloc/ J Pane, the City Coroner, on the body of J n , 1 1,. Anton, an infant five weeks old. It appear" f r o m uri" evidence that the parents of the child were Irrth°,o•4' people, and lived in Brewer's-court, UpP er ioy o street. On Monday the subject of the press Ire '` oeAr was taken very ill, when the mother purchased so n ' c o be; tor oil," with the intention of giving it to the childinfant be`; time. She administered a dose, after which the o ver e .4 seized with convulsions. It was afterwards dis c l iqui is P that the mother had by mistake administered snf. e n, out of a bottle which site had purchased to whiten 1 165 11, her business as laundress. It was a "isolation of Pe,n r iols!' and t‘f ;•oisorous nature. The child died on 1 ti ,o It v.-3s , • several vv it oesies that , the-ff en-t5 child %Acre atz....: - .cd to it. The grief a Ve r d ict, tb4;fitcCr giving her evidence was excessive. dental death." J ....` cc Whi, 11 4.( St r a ~~ VRth T :Ph :13T can sr, 7 , N. St W o , Sir j I 1111,4A1 reiv i noi r , Are .. ( p er ;i o 1, 413, P 0 . 1( .1 1 Oili' TF ,u Nt Sir .ne w , l'he 11. pa To W ant, On Trin z The Atte, HA] , 116 441. -- --........ I na , k n .., wit] 11- Isl 8 ti Igvv are th e f 1 Lei th 1 4 th th ,t 14 - fl 11,fE it