The Sun. — London, England, 1841-05-20 00:00:00

r 111 _ : 2411.-1,,,,.....: f--..6ifey Jl veieiasik.e3 eiltatives; on - of the the advo‘ eir roisc,r, t ail - : ":". • .C ( 4 1 6c1-; t 61 eilt.tileY which are ON BE all r 4'''.nosl4f Lueilce the Common , at . glits l° tes ou 1116 -7- •ow ul) t hc c i e voke $ reland del ol6 ted 01 '1 be quoted comber f°l ; peopl e c ' t House °' bounty e° st Jud ie ' Light 11° ' tatetOoLttg or der ( favour ° he ho dig 's noted [ill Cooli t : g j th Who 10! 's jnenivr..7; he - extrell. The 11 #3 1) ; re. into eugL l. er 1 when ale the Pe °l/ 0 h e .pointejo', L o of PePg: e ji [eh e . %c . ev e.f L that state' ZrEIViNG RDITION has resulted frOm foriuer debates upOn this important subject, the agriculturists of this kingdom will, by addi tional application a skill and capital, be enabled to raise • • a sL:fficient supply on an av(rage of seasons for the wants of our iner.2asing population. We never had a doubt that the agriculturists Cu raise sufficient, on an average of seasons, if 11 ”1-). be rigidly maintained, to supply the pOputatioh, blit at what y'ate wint: increase ? People must have food, and if they submit to a law which limits the supply, however wretched may be the 'skill, !tn,d.,deftcient may be. the capital of the agri to what he can Produce, they can tot increaSe beyond that. But the mode in which the law limiting the supply of food oPerateS, is to starve down the peo2le to ! the supply, not to raise the supply of food to the level of the natural increase of popu t latiOn. U n app a ll e d -b y t h e terr ib le calam i ties Which pervade society, unawed and unaffected by the shocking scenes of destitution which are Metwith in every part of the empire, law-makers like Lord WESTERN exult at having made the skill and capital of the agriculturist supply the t . Population whom they have starved down nearly i „ •to the level of what our soil can supply. To obtain a clear view of the immense mischief ,011 which their sordid legislation causes, we must always remember that the tendency of popula tion is to increase—that this increase -is the healthy spring of social prosperity, and that the short b y law which s t arves i t 'd own to a quant i ty o f f oo d , a single quarter of wheat or ton of sugar of what it might otherwise obtain, is the source of all that vice, crime, and misery which result .:. !iota checking the increase -of population. - We beg to direct public attention to the great 0:1, :and influential meeting heldat Manchester on 11lisday. The reso l ut i on S were near l y upani . Paously. carried. The second denounced the. Corn -laws as suicidal, and the thirdi-while it ex- Pressed satisfaction at hearing of the measures Proposed by Ministers, said," that the changes contemplated, so far as they are known to the Public, although not so extensive as to fulfil the Wishe s of this community, tend in a right direc • , 0 ° 11 ." That sentiment . will be found to per vade the manufacturing districts. The Minis ters' •, measures go on i n a r i g ht di rec ti on , b u t they do not go far enough. On Tuesday evening , • Sir E. KN ATCHBULL s t a ted th a t as l ong as 1 , thi s question was agitated, business would be Partially suspended ; but it will be agitated till justice be done, full and ample' justice. By no Other means than doing justice can the agitation be extinguished. Will it not therefore be pru dent, wise, and politic in the Ministers to join With the suffering manufacturing population in . Procuring the total repeal, conjoined with a much .larger reduction in the sugar and timber duties, and 34 for ever prevent the revival of the agita tion ? It ;will cost as much trouble to realise their plan of the fixed duty, as to effect • . 'the ; total repeal, and the former will • cause quite as much disturbance to property And vested interests'as the l a tt er , be s id es k eep i ng th e pbssessors of them continually uneasy. It ,;. has been said by authority, that the Corn-laws are a"great national injury, and never, as long asthere is suffering and poverty ip the land, will 'the- nation quietly submit to them. It will be Wise in the Ministers, therefore, to propose the total repeal. The picture of distress, suffering, and want of • employment, drawn by Mr.ICEUsnAw, is terrific; and' it was emphatically said more than once, that the wealthy people of I.ondon, have no conception of the misery. . which prevails in the manufactur ' ing.districts.• , When; they learn, its extent they will, and must: be, 'ashamed of their apathy, not to. say their liostility, to their poorcr brethren. Perhaps, too, they may be alarmed at the una- .nitnity which prevailed, and at finding the • • working classes of the manufacturing districts, are eagerly embracing the opportunity which is ~. .Itow.offered them of obtaining redress. Perhaps, moo, they may,begin to think it time to look ' 41 ?014 . them, when the gentlemen. in the ma nufacturing districts propose to .follow Mr. ° 'CONNP.LL'S example—repeal the .union be tween them and the agricultural districts, and establish a Parliament of manufacturers 111 opposition to a Parliament of landlords. These are so:ne of the wild thoughts which the (lerng, monstrous injustice of the bread-taxers i s engen and they will probably be frightened. like' Satan at the offspring of Sin, at the horrible progeny they have begotten. Th e m. anchester meeting will give the tone to 9ther- meetings in the same district, and through ;lsi.tt,., out that hi ve of industry the voice of the people 11I N „ will be raised for the total abolition of the bread Lax. It• was felt there, and expressed by more that ! one speaker, than the people can achieve ' t his th great v i ctory i f they w i ll ; and they were told they do - not s uccee d it will b e th e i r own f au l t . I:..heir f uture fate and happiness are placed in : h eir own h an d s, an d i t w ill. d epend on them !lves wh e th er t h ey s h a ll cont i nue or not to be t he slaves of the landowners. on (411 llQuses of Parliament adjourned o ver l ast n i g h t. A r e C ommons meet to-day, the Lords do n o t mee t till 4140 d a 3. 'the Paris Journals of Tuesday have all r ' . .teached us In the Moniteur of that date w e l'''' ' i ' dl' followin g . telegraphic despatch : ,iii lit i . , the TOULON, MAY 17, 1841. ili " t il .: ( Received at Half-past Seven o'Clocic is i r n z t a he es e r v T en n i:g N . A ) v Y. tiN i , 'lilt. SIARITIME PREFECT TO TH E 11 i:t e ll Algiers on the 9th ..iii.) .'2llii:ll,Tallent exvi l diti G nna v ry nco•orrpasndreh-ies Highness the Duke de N e e : 1iv1,i,,..',' koin:a*arrived there oer on the 10th ir ( it i tan t t ile af 3 t ( e i r ha'n,g instant the c Nit, ~:7.l:_itittalled Medeah and 1 !tltY assembled, upon the mou ntai ns above Milianah, from titll)ii., 0 10 6,000 Kabyles, an d hi s reg ular infantry, which, in 3 04.. . elie of need, was to be supported by a mass of 15,000 cavalry, ‘tii; .F.Follteted in the plain of the Chelif. . After a feigned retreat, - ali'eharge was beaten along the entire line, andthe_ , Azabs D ili ';' 11 M in the- uttriost disorder, leaving seve ral . hun dre d s d ad on i Highness the 141... the in The . left wing, commanded b seri y ously attacked, and, , . itt ie p e llin N g e t m a n c r h s ar ' g w e a , s his Highness led on , bravely e i t s he L l e 4 u th . ii2j-:' 4Viinent of the line, of which the Duke d Aumal ''' ' lll rij t:°l6l3(l '. - Pon t-el-Kant ara, on the Chelif, an 4,6 inoerketin_rnaeign 1 return i ng fro m our gensdarmes, the A l loor r i o t e g e e e r a %/9 ~ dailnes, and the regular cavalry of - the Emir . mir. combat, p du t several tt„ ..,. - "Pria . ; 175 itrab cavalry wereput h t a 43c,qt,efs were killed, 60 women or eliildre% some of whom were 4141.41 Xdiitinguished rank, were eapture-1, to ' gether with 17 . other ~'•sii 1. 4P4setierk, and front 1,500.i1" l'i°°l°l t4nde &avast the y tribe , of the 1 I"k,,;!'Ctu.theBth inst. a razzia was . ina • s— or sheep were seized. 1) l'll'iir7urrriata with tele x he . gteatest succes . s. .. , ~. Nii ... .I' Durin g pedition we hatelt . ad 10 Gr. 12 men killed. t) 4 ,nd 50 wounded. The loss of the en, , my is rated at more than it '''' , 4 °O. ,kilted.. Coleah was attacked vigorously on the Ist inst., i '' ',l„,°llt notwithstanding the weakness of the , garrison the enemy ..tii '.; ''t`ltali r epullied . 'With loss , upon all - poir.ts.' 1, 411 l'') !ta li utterly destroying whole villages,. h cal t l i e l d e s io ~ ;')l•zzias, is a'favOurite mode of 'warfare wit i ~, ;'', l'retteh in Africa. It would appear that there 1 1 s'i (4:•-'84111.etiritig.pleasaritly exciting to the French so v0.,,, t ''' , t ry' in surrounding suddenly with a large body I•llfil.i:44oUtnaops an isolated Arab village, and regularlytrw cii, ' luSillading every unfortunate wretch attempting i. lo i r. 'to. escape from the flames by which he finds inn ! I ti.:.: .gelf encircled. The war in Africa, like the Ame -14,1 . , tican war against the Red Indians of Fl or id a, i s a - ..,:.. lirar of e xtermination. Such wars are hardl ► ' 1 .);;,,. ,; :, !fibre hurtful to the destroyed than the destroyer. liiN .. h 1 th e o n e life is extinguished ; in the other, ii• jc,,, L kevOry moral and 11 %,,„: good feeling which e l eva t es man ;li,_osve the beasts that perish. Th e so ldi er b ecomes t i tta .itt, demon. He murders without necessity and s e zit( t"-' : r with out remorse. The * unarmed finds no p ro t ect i on . i *: 'z . u poll his knees, b egg i ng for what GOD gave, and ' a4,;:' What GO D on l y has a right to take away—life. A •:. Musket ball or a bayonet thrust arrests the prayer k'li- - - fu t mercy- in his thro a t . And this is the scho(.l s', in which the sons of Kin g Louts are perfecting ':' • ii r i• ' i t , : , „,,,..einsel ves i n t h e art of war 1 , 441 I 7z r , Letter s from Tiflis, of the :25th March, announce is " I ti•thsttbat ailuSsian army of 45,000 'men, and SO piZtees t'oritLiPS cannon, had set out ,on its march against the el ft!).4.llcircaSsians, WhOm Nicitoi.As does.not despair of ~,4•34 *liicini,to a State of vassalage: . Tie following ''lti),." ..,4ititils are froth a letter in . the Constitutionnel I'll'itt tze,of ttieSciay : `IA• •-e iv_t,, l liis army is accompanied by an immense waggon-train. It i.. • —is destined to aet'particularly against the brave Schanid and the • ...et-4e.l;etehenks, orening its opertt °ns watiuthreth a e n s d l , e ct, o f Zh t e sti lipl.v .. i,,a p i azl. l : l p i l e l v d e ef t en t d o e . d, b i n l t il b y be h prignable. The Russians at l'Hi' 11 Aluliked.it laci ng th e het camp a i gn with an imp9sing force, bur 4 ` 1 41- -- 41114052 Iketsblit t o carr i gable ar yft dour in defendin is tle ordinaryg reshistdenc e nati ve f Sch ... a , it indef at land Rui3iau aggiession exc i tes un i versa l admiration and Ow , ; sympathy. He is making great preparations by raiiliretlie country, eallirg the Mussulmans to arms in the names of reli c gion and liberty, and encouraging them to make the most ob stinate resistance. The Russian Commander-in-Chief, fear ing than the Khan of Shamkaal, who some time back made his submission to the Emperor, and whose territories lie be. green the Tschetchenks arid the Caspian Sea, may be seduced by the impressive appeals o f Schamil, and the example of the neighbouring reople, has sent emissaries to watch his conduct, and keep him if possible, faithful to Russia. .Gen. Grabbe is to command; the right wintrof-the4Ritisiariarrny, and direct operations on the line -i)f the . :Kolhan; anii . Generals Autep and Raiefsky are to conduct those in Greater Abasia, should the Russian Government decide upon sending troops to resume the offensive in that part of the Caucasus. There is very little domestic news in the Paris Journals. The following remarks on the acquit tal of another Journal for publishing the alleged Louis PHILIPPE Correspondence, is from the Courrier Francais:— The Calvados Court of Assiies on the 14th inst., acquitted the Haro, a Caen Paper, on the Government prosecution for an indictment of offence against the King's dignity, in an ar ticle on the Louis Philippe letters. The Emancipation, of Toulouse, was acquitted on a similar accusation. It is impor tant to remark that every prosecution by the present Minister of Justice, of a departmental Paper, has ended in an acquit tal. The Journals prosecuted have been the Echo du Isiord, the Liberal de Douai, l'Espoir des Ardennes, the Nouvelliste, the Patriote de l' Ain, the Memorial Dieppois; the Journal de Rouen, the Emai.cipatiOn, the Haro, the Gazette du Dau phine," &c. Out of the Court of Peers the French Govern ment is never sure of a verdict. What a satire this simple fact is upon the general conduct of that Government 1 How deeply engraven upon the heart of France must be the record of official oppression, when twelve men cannot be found to bring in a verdict of guilty upon any charge brought forward by the Minister of Justice, un less the jurors happen to be Peers. In England a Government prosecution rarely, if ever, fails ; in France, unless,he has to face the Peerage, every political offender is more than a match for the official prosecutor. It is easy to understand from this, how different is the position of the Go vernments in the two countries. A modification of the Cabinet is still much talked of. Upon this subject the National has the following- observations The intestine struggles of the Ministry would furnish an ex cellent subject for a comedy. Marshal Soult no longer under stands anything, and throws always on others the failing of his intellect, and the rust of his scabbard. The Marshal's brain is in two parts—one in his own head, and the other in that of M. Teste. Both together they make a phrase—the latter being the verb, the Marshal the substantive, and M. Villemain being always the adjective in the council. When M. Teste does not explain, then Marshal Soult only sees cloudily, and he gets angry ; then he speaks of himself, of former times, of Aus terlitz, and of Genoa. He always meets with a mute but very marked sympathy from Admiral Duperre, who stand.; up in support of the esprit militaire. As to M. Humann, he has come back to his old chorus of lam no doctrinaire, I have always detested the doctrinaires.' Although he appears united at this moment to Marshal Soult, by their common detestation of M. Guizot, he does not profess great esteem for the lavish manner in which the Minister of War has used and abused the votes of the Chamber. M. Guizot, on his side, has the utmost difficulty to restrain the contempt he feels for the united capa cities of his associates, and hence his desire to draw to him,elf so able any ally as M. Dufaure." . The French Budget *as voted in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, by a majority of 198 votes against 46. The following are extracts from these Papers : An Alexandrian Correspondent of the Sud of Marseilles writes on the 26th ult. : •' The general mortality of Cairo has risen to from 110 to 115 a day. Of these deaths, between 70 and 80 are from the plague; and among them are - several high p,:rsonages. Here the daily average begins to exceed 20; but the mortality is rendered the more alarming by the quarter occupied by foreign ers, hitherto exempt, becoming infected. It is true, the Eu ropeans, who used to take sufficient precautions, have this time shown great imprudence, and thus are the victims of their ridiculous courage, which may be attributed to the ab surd opinions of some physicians, who are non-contagiimists, being disseminated. The plague has also made its appearance on board two Austrian and two English ships, The last French steam-packet refused to take any passengers. The Viceroy, from the same motive, continues to live retired at his country residence. The English war-steamer, Phoenix, has arrived to-day from Syria." The future loan is still the subject of conversation on 'Change. The report of the day was, that M. Humann, not having been able to come to an agreement with M. Rothschild, had resolved to have recourse to public adjudication. It is said that he had given notice of this intention to.the Council of Ministers, and that it is resolved that the loan shall be an nunnced next month, to be decided in July. A great deal has been said of the failure of a great banking house at Lyons. It appears, according to report, that this house has made numerous loans on pledges, which have not been repaid, and that it is consequently embarrassed, though its debts are much below its effects. The reports of a speedy modification of the Cabinet gains ground, and some persons pretend that it is very possible that M. Humann may not have to direct the negotiation of the loan. Under the influence of these circumstances stocks have declined a little. On Saturday last Count d'Appony, the Austrian Ambassa dor, had another conference with M. Guizot, at the depart ment for Foreign Affairs, and on the same day a courier of the Austrian Legation set out for London, with important despatches for Prince Esterhay. It is said that M. Guizot and Count d'Appony have fully agreed respecting the manner in which France i 3 to return into the general system of Europe. The Toulon Journals of the 14th say :—" We are assured that the two ships of the line, the Jemmapes and the Fried land, are ordered to join the squadron in the Mediterranean. By this reinforcement the squadron, which was reduce d to sixteen ship: of the line, in consequence of the separation of the division under Admiral Lassuse, will be composed of eighteen ship., of the line, forming two equal divisions, each commanded by a Rear• Admiral. Rear-Admiral Casy will command the first, and Rear-Admiral De Aloges, it is said, will command the second. Admiral Casy's squadron is pre paring to sail in a few days to the Heires Islands, to relieve that of Admiral Hugon, which, it is said, is coming into port for some repairs. It it said that Admiral Casy will soon go and cruise off the Balearic Islands."—Le Commerce. BOURSE—PARIS, TUESDAY, MAY 18. Pint Highest Lowest I.ast Price Price. Pric. Pric, French 5 per Cents ll4 85 ... 114 93 ... 1 4 80 ... 11-1 84) 4 per Cents l4l 30 ... 99 30 ... 99 Z- , .0 3tl 3 per Cents 79 40 79 40 79 35 ... 35 f3;:r)k of r ranee .....__ _ ....-... Latßite Bank I,ooof.St.ares 11 65 ...1063 ...1( 6.5 ...1065 vow, Shares 5155 ...5155 ...5155 ...5155 Belgian Bank 1841... , 5 per Cents. New Loan 1014( ... li 1S ... 10,% ... 101% Spanish Active l'4% .., 24% ... ::4% ... 24% Passive 5% ... 5% ~. 5% ... 5% Portuguese 3 per Cents 2O ... 20 ... 20 ... 20 !,eapolitan lO4 ... 104 10 ... . o t:4 ... , 4 rrnman .... .1(2% ... 102% ...10V% ... 102% Dutch 2J per Cents. 521, ... 5:04 ... 1'2% ... 5 4 itAILWAY SHARES. St. t.ermatn Vercailles,Lß 232 50 ... 232 50 ... 231 50 .. t-32 50 _ . It. 8 3.57 50 ... 357 50 ... 357 50 ... 357 50 Rouen ....... 460 ... 40 ... 460 ... 460 '.tontpellier to Cette 230 ... 230 ... 230 ...:30 Ohein6' Itrasburg to Bale fc32 232_,A0 232 ,250 USES or ADVERSITY.—When Sir Robert Peel was in office, his speeches were distinguished fur an absence of wit. He left, during Mr. Canning's lifetime, the busi ness of joking to his more mercurial colleague, and never came out in that line without provoking some caustic re mark on his heaviness. He was considered a plain spoken man of business, and nothing more. Since he has been in opposition he has had time to cultivate his talents, and he has now become an elaborate sayer of smart things. He appears to study wit, and to rehearse the jokes in his closet which he brings before the House with all the charms of novelty, if not raciness. He was great on Tuesday night in this new character, and if he goes on improving , he may, by and bye, rivaleven the illus trious Sibby. The Right Hon. Baronet has a noble ambition of making himself the Jackplulding of the To ries, and as he cannot lead the M—they are too stubborn for that—he is resolved to make them laugh. He suc ceeded ; but his jokes require the Commons for an audi ence, and, like the man himself, fall cold and heavy on the sense out of the House. CLASS LEGISLATION.-The Times yesterday made the great discovery that the nation consists of classes, and therefore it infers that there . , must be 'class legislation. The inference, we opine, is the contrary. T, ,egislation is not fir classes, but for society. 'to make a law first for one class, which at the same time affects the whole people, and then for another class, and so On all through the classes, is to establish and maintain conflicting interests by legis lation. To harmonize all the people is the professed ob ject of laws; to separate them into repelling classes is the consequence of class legislation. %' e see - no defence for it. DISINTERESTED ADVOCATE OF THE SUGAR TAX.— We see by the Manchester paper that a Mr. Greg, who spoke at the Manchester meeting, described himself as the owner of an estate in the West Indies, and as likely to lose by the abolition of the discriminating tax on sugar. Is this gentleman the author of the pamphlet which Sir Robert Peel quoted so triumphantly in the House of Commons on Tuesday evening ? LECTURE AT THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.—Last night Mr. Mason, who is well known as a wood-engraver gave the first of a series of lectures, at the above Institu tion, on the United States of America, where he has re sided for several years. His audience was numerous and respectable, and included a considerable number of the fair sex. It is extremely gratifying to see them sharing this kind of instruction with their husbands and brothers. Mr. Mason's lecture, which was instructive, was ex - tremely well received, and the course promises to be at tractive. THE GREAT MONOPOLY DEBATE.—A Morning Con temporary, sadly annoyed that The Morning Sun out stripped it and all the other Morning Papers, by send ing off a full report of the debate by the first trains yesterday, asserts that it " was dispersed throughout the country by the very earliest trains on every line of railroad from London." Will our Contemporary stick to the truth, and tell us how many copies of that paper were sent off by the Six o'clock Birmingham train, which carried The Sun to all the great manufacturing towns and counties in the north ? If he tells the truth he will answer, none, except a stray one in the pocket of some lady's maid. The same veracious paper calls The Sun a reprint, which contained the whole of the debate that finished at Pour, and was sent of by Six, at least two hours before it, with " its nine columns, &c." started. T UESDAY'S DEBATE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SiR,LI shall be obliged by your stating that I voted -this evening against Lord Sandon's motion on the Sugar Duties, although by some accident my name is omitted in the Division List. I am, Sir, your most obedient servant, C. TENNYSON D'EYNCOURT. Albemarle-street, Wednesday, May 19, 1841. TRR SUM LONDO-N, TrIVRSDA,Y, MAY go, /841 ON S - UNDAY. RETURN to an Order of the Honourable the House of „ - Commons, dated 23d.April, 1841—for Return of the number of instances of corporal punish ments in the Army in Great Britain, inflicted on a Sun day, during the five years ending the Ist day of January, 1841 ; specifying the cases, stations, and regiments in each instance ; and stating, when practicable, • whether or not the bui!ding in which punishments were carried into' xeeution is used for any other, and'what purpose. tihnilar return for - the troops quartered in Ireland. i•Tone; JOHN 'MACDONALD, A.G. Adjutant -General's Office, 14th May, 1841. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WEDNESDAY. The list provided for the second day was prolific of sport, and with the exception of the Gorhambury Stakes, was not less calcu'ated to attract the lovers of racing than its predecessor of Tuesday. Unf , rtunafely, however, the weather was cold, baistert-us, and wet, until half of the races had been run off, and th • company, as a disagreeable consequence, was unprofit ably stlect. About four o'clock the rain ceased, and she re. manner of the afternoon was perfectly fine. The racing com mence 1 at two o'clock, with 'I he ( larendon Stale, s of 10 sovs. each, with 30 added, for 3 yrs ' 7st ; and 4 vrs, Bst 101 b. The Cherry-tree mile. 5 subs. Lord Verulam's ch f, by Actwon, out of his Brocard, 3 yrs I Mr. I..eott's rh Windsor. Captain Gardner's b c, Ben Brace, 3 yrs 3 Mr. Booth's Benjamin, 3 yrs Be! sing-5 to 4on Ben Brace. Benjamin had the lead for half a mile, and was then passed by Windsor, who made run ning at a good pace, hut was challenged close to the post, and beaten by a neck. The Pak stakes of 10 sovs. each and 50 added for 2 yrs old colts, Bst 71b ;and fillies Bst 41b; winners 41bs extra. 'f. Y. C. 5 subs. Mr. Coleman's Gazelle, by Jerry Mr. Shelley's Joie The following also started but were not placed :—Mr. Good man's ch. f. Banish ; Mr. H. T. Worley's br. f. Conjugation ; and Lord Orford's b. f. by Bay Middleton, out of Goldpin. Even betting on Banish, 2 to 1 aga i ns t Lord Orford's f., and 4to 1 against Gazelle. Lord Orford's filly made running to the ropes, where she was headed by Gazelle, who went on with it to the Grand Stand, Conjugation and Jole lying up ; the race home was so close that J o l e w as b ea t en on l y b y h a f a neck, and was not above a neck in advance of Lord Orford's filly; Conjugation was well up. The Verulam Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 50 added . ; for 4 yrs, sst 121 b ; 5 yrs, 9st 71b ; and aged, 9st 101 b. The second saves his stake ; the Verulam Course. (5 Subs.) Mr. Booth's Benjamin, 3 yrs Lord Chesterfield's Molineux, 4 yrs 2 Mr. Worley's Yancey, 4 yrs - Even on Molineux. oo hollow a rate to require a descrip tion. Benjamin won by four or five lengths. The Kingsbury ( Handicap) Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each, for 3 yrs old and upwards. Ridden by officers of the Army or Navy, or by members or sons of members of White's, Boodle's, Brooke's the Jockey Club, &c. &c Cherry-tree - mile. (7 Subs. ) Mr. Cavendish's Curlew, aged, Ilst (Mr. Oliver) I Capt. Martin's Dismal .emmy, 4 yrs, .......... 2 Mr. Colc•msn's Chymist, 6 yrs, I Ist 61b No betting. Curlew had it all his own way, and won in a canter. The Brigade Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 25added, from the Fund, for all ages. T. Y. C. (24 Subs. ) Mr. Cavendish's b g Curlew, aged, llst 31b...( 31r. Oliver) 1 Mr. Balchin's The Dromedary, 4 yrs, Ilst 101 b - 2 The following also started : —Mr. Beauclerck's nd br g Chance, 4 yrs, 11st ; Mr. Alexander's Perfidious, 6 yrs, list 101 b ; and Lord March's The Lawyer, 4 yrs, lOst 61b. Curlew made his own running, and again won in a canter. The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sors., with 25 added, 12st each ; thorough-bred horses, 211bs extra; the winner at the Hunters' Stakes at the Hoo, 121 bi extra. Stand Course. (b subs.) Baron Rothschild's ch g Consul (Mr. Bretherton) 1 Mr. Bond's Jupiter, ag , d, (h b) 2 Mr. Brown's 'imrod,-aged: Mr. Adam's Oak Stick The race was confmed to Consul and Jupiter, and was vroa easy by two lengths The stakes were claimed by the owner of Jupiter on the ground that, being thorough-bred, Consul did not carry the extra weight. WESTMINSTER MEETING. ; (THIS DAY.) f hou of ...kwnleLtiiltligsteor! t t h o e ok electors iace this d day,s e i h m o e u t a s nt of to tbe re C gt i i t i ! si'ion, for the purpose ot taking into consideration the measures proposed by her Majesty's Governmctit for tee reduction of the duties on corn, sugar, and timber. At, one o'clock the High Bailiff, Frederick Smedley, Esq., ap peared on the hustings, •h nc were erected, as usual, at the west end of Covent Garden. The. Hon. Gentleman was re- . ceived with loud cheering by the assembled multitude, 'which was at this time very numerous. Among the gentlemen on the platform we observed Mr. O'Coneell, 31. P., who was loudly cheered; Sir De Lacy Evans and Alr. Leader, the Memberi for the City; Colonel Salwey, M P., Mr. Ewart, M.P., Mr. Hawes, M.P., Dr. Bowring, Mr. Tulk, and other gentlemen. The Hien Benxi 's' having briefly announced the object of the meeting, and requested a patient hearing for each speaker, Sir DE LACY- EYAYs came forward, and said that this was not the first time he had had the honour of appearing before them in that place, but on former occasions the meetings, he believed, had related to the ordinary politics of the day. On the present occasion the quest:on for their consideration had noshing to do with politics. It was a question which concerned every man, woman, and child, not only there, but throughout the empire. It had no reference to Tories, Whigs, Chartists, and Radicals, it related solely to the mode in which the great body of the people of this country were to be fed. L , t them, then, on that occasion not hear one word about those different classes, for it was a matter of deep importance to themselves, their wives, and children, on which he addressed them. It was not. his business so much as their business; notwithstanding, however, the vast importanceof the subject it was not his intention to trespass atany length on their attention, first, because they were probably on the eve of a general election, and he should have various opportunities of entering more at large upon this deeply-important subject ; and secondly, become there were other gentlemen at the meeting who were able and willing to propound the subject to them much better than he could pretend to do. Before he proceeded he wouki ask them one question, Had they ob served the grandeur, the opulsnce, and luxury of the upper classes of this country ?..—(Cries of "We have.") They had—but they had only seen a part of it. They were not admitted into the precincts of the palaces of the great. They saw the splendid carriages, the fine horses, and the sup er bl y dres.ed lackeys; but th ey were not a d m i tte d within the sacred precincts of their dwellings.—(Cheers.) Then he would also ask them if they had not seen the misery and distress that prevailed amongst the other classes?—(Cheers, and cries of "We have, we have.") Then he asked them whether there was any country in the world in which more wealth was accumulated, or more skill and energy employed in its acquirement ?—(Cheers.) If, then, in this country there. was to he found a greater accumulation of wealth than in any other, he asked thera.how it was that the great masses who produced this wealth were suffering uniler abuses and oppression, and in a state of the greatest misery and dis tress ?—(Hear, hear.) It was to inquire into the cause of that anomaly, and into the means of remedying that abuse and oppression, that they were assembled on the present occa sion. They were probably surprised that the matter had not been before presented to them in the manner in which it would be presented to them in a few months. They had long known of the distress, but so long as the people of this country had not thought.proper to come forward and evince a disposition to remedy these aliuses, it was useless to expect any Government to do so. But a party had now evinced a disposition to alter the laws upon this subject. How happened it that the people, notwithstanding their immense and prodi gious industry, should be so poor ? Briefly, because the great landowners and monopolists of the coun try having obtained power in both Houses of Par liament had enacted laws by which they were able to ab sorb the accumulated interests of the people into their own pockets.—(Loud cheers.) He believed, notwithstanding the general feeling of grievance which undoubtedly existed among a large body of the people, few were aware of the immense in. justice that had been practised towards them for many years past.—(A voice in the crowd exclaimed, " Not during the Whig Administration.") He did net care about any Adminis tration, he would have a Chartist Administration if they wished. Let them have this matter of cheap bread, at all events. How happened it then, the subject came before them ? Luckily for them there was a deficiency in the revenue to the amount of two millions. and the Minister of the day—he (lid not care from what motives—had thought proper to say to the House of Commons, that this deficiency existed, and that there were but three modes to remedy it : first, by borrowing more money (they knew the load of debt already on their shoulders) ; secondly, by exacting more taxes (for in stance, the house tax, the soap tax, and others) ; or, thirdly., by raising the taxes on articles of general con. sumption, thus diminishing the burdens of the people, and increasing at once their means of consumption, and the revenue. —(Cheers.) Now he said, that from whatever source that proposition cane, the proposition was a good one. Let them. look at the heavy taxes they paid for the monopolists, two pence, and more than that, on every four-pound loaf of bread that entered in their families.—( Cheers.) On what reasonable ground was this levied on them.—(Cheers.) Did the people require these monopolists to pay for any thing they produced by their ingenuity or labour ? No such thing ; they would laugh at such a proposition. Suppose there was a proposition matte that the people should pay a tax on every six-poand loaf of bread they ate. It would not be listened to for a moment ; yet that would be a less injury to the people at large than the indirect tax which they now paid for it.—(Cheers.) At pre sent, not only were they deprived of the just fruits of their industry and labour, but the whole commerce of the country was thus checked and interrupted.—(Cheers.) The last topic that had been discussed in the House of Commons—that House in which they were said to be represented— though he would venture to say, they had little to do with it —(Loud cheers)—was, whether they should have a better quality of sugar than the West Indies could supply them with, and at a cheaper rate, but then it was immediately said they would ruin our West India colonies, and that the people of this country did not require sugar, for labour sweetened every thing they ate. If it were possible to surpass the injustice of such arguments, the hypocrisy was still more revolting to the mental eye.—(Loud cheers.) Why, six millions a year of the income of the . country was expended abroad, because those who received it could there have greater luxuries at smaller cost. The people might:not know, but yet it was well known that a great quantity of the manufactures of this country were going to Germany, Spain, France, and the United States, and that many of our most skillful men were carrying on our manufactures, and thus enabling them to rival us and to expel our own commodities. This was a bad system of legislation.— ( Cheers.) Perhaps , the speakers at all public meetings were disposed to exaggerate a little, but he was bound to say he had exaggerated nothing, and in proof of this, he would tell them that a Committee of the House of Commons assembled last year to consider this matter, and call before them, not enthusiasts, not partisans, but gentlemen who, for thirty or forty years, had been distinguished members of the Board of Trade, and other branches of the civil administration of the coun try. He would give them the evidence of that Committee. He would give them one or two of the answers that had been given by these gentlemen. Mr. Macgregor was asked what were the protective duties imposed to protect British assricul ture and grazing ; and by the way that word " protect" was a very important one, which might be changed for something much worse.—[Mr. O'Connell—Robbery.l—( Great cheering and laughter.) Yes, as his Hon. Friend had said, it was rob bery.—( Hear, hear.) The answer of Mr. Macgregor was, that he had made out a list of seme of the articles upon which prohibitory duties were imposed in order to protect British agriculture. Corn and flour, and meal of all kinds were kept out by prohibitory duties, except when corn was at a famine price at home. Malt, beef, pork, lamb, mutton, cattle, sheep, swine, bacon, tongues, and the most trifling things, even sausages.—( Great laughter and cries of " Oh, murder !") Few of the poorer classes had an idea, when they were eating their sausages of a morning, that they were e 'ld• per lb, to the landlords by way of protection. Even payin g potatoes were included. Mr. O'Corseteeo—Hurrah for the potatoes.—(Cheers. ) Sir DE LACY EVANS—Beer and ale were also prohibited. You don't like beer.—( GI eat laughter.) The landlords make you pay a tax of 2s. per gallon on all you drink. Cider was not good I for their health, in their opinion, for it was pro hibited ; lard, onions, and the most trifling matters were in cluded. It remiuded him of the trunk of the elephant, which could pick up a pin or tear up a tree by the roots ; and in the same way the monopoliSt landlords cou:d grasp the smallest or the largest matters in the taxation of the country.—(Cheers. ) Mr. M'Giegor was asked in doing so did they riot impose a tax upon the consumers of these articles, and his answer was, -that in taxing the necessaries of life undoubtedly they did so, and they were the worst possible of all taxes.—(Hear, hear. ) Now these men were unconnected with politics altogether, and that was why he was anxious to give the meeting their sentiments. Another question was, what did he suppose the present law with regard to bread and flour added to the cost of these articles? The answer was between 40 and 80 per cent. Now it that evidence was true it was clear that on their 9d. or 10d. a loaf they were paying at least 4d. to the landlords.— (Cries of " Shame.") They complained, and very naturally, of the weight of the taxes imposed on them, but the indirect tax on bread and flour was greater than all the rest put together. Taking the gross amount of all the taxes paid into the Ex chequer at fifty millions, he considered the taxes on corn and flour, in consequence of the prohibitory duties,,equal to double that amount. [A good deal of amusement was here occasioned by an attack being made by the crowd upon a placarJ on which the number of dinners eaten by Lord Melbourne and the boy Jones at the Palace was displayed.. It was speedily pulled down; and in a few . Mieutes torn to pieces, amidst great cheering and laughter.]., The Government proposed to ame liorate the condition of the people by taking off some of those taxes which pressed`rnost heavily upon their industry, and he Was not sorry that they had met with opposition—he was not sorry that the monopolists had combined and confe derated on the present occasion, because, instead of having a portion ot the benefit doled out to them, the matter was now brought fully before the people, and would be discussed upon every hustings in the country. The question was now put into the hands of the people, and the whole question of their false legislation would be fully investigated throughout every portion of the empire.—(Loud cheers.) He should not detain them further, but move the first resolution for their adoption. " That it is the opinion of this meeting that any law Which causes the enhancement of the prices of the necessaries of life, for the exclusive benefit of any class of the community, is a gross violation of national justice." Mr. TULK had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. Nothing could exceed the patience of the people in enduring the pelting of the storm—l The rain was pouring down in tor rents] —except their pads rice in enduring the sufferings of their hard task-masters, the aristocracy of the kingdom. It had been well said by their excellent representative, that, ge nerally speaking, t h e y were not rep resente d i n t h e N at i ona l Assembly.—( Hear. ) . Who were the laws of th e coun t ry ma d e by? By the representatives of the richest portion of the corn were rust made for the s a k e o f the h um bl er munity. The laws _ classes, but for the benefit of those who were more immediately interested. He would not take up much of their time by dwelling upon the momentous ques tion, which would soon be agitated throughout every, part of the country. The question for them was, were they to have cheap bread and other articles of general consumption, or were they to be ground down and taxed in order to put money into the pockets of the aristoeracy. -- (Hear, hear. ) It had been said that. by having cheap sugar they were giving slave labour, but th ese men appeare d to encouragement to think nothing of the slavery and oppression existing in their own country. They a ppeared to thi n k nothing of the poorer classes who would be relieved and benefitted by these measures. Were they desirous of the continuance of a law which enhanced the price of the ripest _necesary of life.—(Cries no.") Then every one who crud nO would hold up their hands for the motion which had been read to them.—(Cheers. ) The resolution was then put and 'agreed to; a forest of hands being held up for it, and only six out of a very large meeting being held up against i t :, , . addressed the meeting • and Was' received Alt. I.,x4nsa then ~ with loud cheers. He did not appear thereto support any I'n" to ask die suppoit of - the electors and litical party, but work ing men of Westminster to t" 0 Pringipl es of free trade.. 4 Loud. cheers)—wiihout whicri it was : utterly ► • ssible for the ma nufacturing and Mercan tile , tilou in t ere sts of rtie etunitry VAlla re- '1 main in a state of prosperity ; _ t which it W as i ins „whi e. s . to ameliorate the c ondit i on of the working &seep: ,;.They peopesitson I of ',the, .111inisters.beriVe it I the ought to support their ..Hogetesse , tn was designed for the e t ,meaput es pros pissed did not.gob•tarennmS" * 4 ' 4 ' ) 4 7, 4 P ) * • pregitt, whether Wu lealwaS 401 1 ,P 8 4 0,*11#4?: t4eoro • .$.4 , 4, There was an unholy anilines, entered into between the West Indian, the timber, and the shipping interests, and the landlords, the Church, and all the other interests.—( Cheers.) All of them were united against the great interest cf the com munity ; they were the classes who profited, to the de triment of the worsine , classes and the comm un it y at large—th e great body of the working classes suffered when they were profiting—such a state of things was not to be en durrd in a free country. They had been told that the people would not suffer aey speaking but on one subject; but he was deligh'eci to see their conduct that day, because he was certain that until the working classes were firmly united with the middle classes, nothing ebuld be done for ameliorating the condition of either.—(Loud cheers.) One good measure was proposed, three good measures were proposed, a large party in the State were pledged to them, but even though that was the case, the support of the working community was absolutely necessary, in order that they should become the law of the land. (Loud cheers.) The time when that should be the case depended upon their union— (Hear, hear) — upon the exertions they should - makeupon the energetic support which those who proposed the measures should receive horn the working classes. He had often promised, and from his promise he woulituever depart,- that in to far as he was able the working community should be represented in the House of Commons. But because they were not represented, was that any good reason why they should refuse a good mea sure, come from whom it might—come it even from an ene my ?—(Loud cheers.) He was one who would take a good measure from one or other of the parties. He was one who was disposed to take a great good for the country, from whoever offered it. The Corn-laws had been enacted to secure a monopoly fcr a certain class. And the effect of them was, to cripple the manufacturer and the commerce of the country, derange its monetary transactions, and cause distress amongst the working classes, which he was perfectly certain the meeting would deeply deprecate. The Hon. Member then moved a resolution to the effect that the meeting would look upon those effects with feelings of the deepest emotion and condemnation. " That the Corn-laws were enacted for the purpose of secur ing high rents to the landowners, and have had the effect of crippling the manufactures, commerce, and industry of the country; deranging its monetary transactions, and mainly causing a state of poverty to the industrious classes, which this meeting deprecates with feelings of the deepest emotion." Mr. ELLIS seconded the resolution. If they were aware to what extent the working classes were taxed, they would not hesitate for a moment to remove the burthens that pressed upon their industry. It was well for the nobles of the land the bishops and clergy, to tell them to rest quiet, but when a measure was Introduced that would extend the commerce of the country, and open fresh channels for trade by which every labourer might have full employment, and have some of the luxuries which the rich enjoyed, he thought it was to their interest to do all in their power to support them. He exhorted them, by all that they possessed, to strengthen the hands of the men who were willing to carry out measures that would have that effect. It was pretended to be said that this was for the protection of vested ihterests. What protection, he would ask, had the working classes for their labour ? By the measures that had been proposed all the monopolies would be upset.—(Loud cheering.) The Corn-laws were passed for the benefit of the landlords, to the great inconvenience of the working classes. He would give his most hearty support to the resolution that had just been proposed, and he trusted that it would be his good fortune to live to see the day when all monopoly would be done away with.—(Cheers.) He would say, let the county unite as one man, and tell the Legislature we will have cheap coffee, cheap corn, and cheap sugar—(Cheers)—and that they, as Englishmen, were determined to sit down by their firesides and be happy.—( Cheers. ) The HIGH BAILIFF then put the resolution to the meeting, and amid some confusion, declared it to be carried. Mr. EWART, M.P., then came forward to move the next resolution, amid the greatest uproar and confusion, occasioned by an individual named Henderson coming forward to address the meeting. For some time the noise was so great that neither Mr. Ewart or Mr. Henderson could say a word ; at length Mr. Ewart gave way, and Mr. HENDERSON then came forward to address the meeting; but was met with cries of " Down, down." He would ask whether the last resolution had been fairly put to the meeting or not.--(Loud cries of " No, no.") He had an amendment to propose to that resolution, Although the Chairman had declared, that whatever it was, he would not put it to the meeting.—( Cries of " Shame.") He would ask the Chairman whether he did not request him to allow him to speak before he put the last resolution.—( Cries of " Get down. get down, we don't want to hear you.) He was an inhabitant of Westminster, and would persevere in claiming his right to address that meeting. He was a work ingman, and had been told by a gentleman, then present, that he was in the pay of the Tories.—( Cheers.) He denied that he was so, although he saw these about him who were in the pay of the Whigs.—( Laughter. ) He con sidered the present question a most important one, and one in which the working man had peculiar interest.— ( Great confusion.) The amendment he intended to propose was to the following effect :—" That this meeting cannot'but regard with suspicion the professions of her Majesty's Ministers in introducing a measure for the reduction of the sugar duty." The other part of the resolution was lost amid the uproar and con fusion that prevailed, in the course of which Mr. Henderson, finding it impossible to obtain a hearing, retired from the front of the platform, and the amendment he had proposed, not being' seconded, fell to the ground. Mr. EWAILT then came forward, and proceeded to address the meeting amidst frequent interruptions. The last speaker, he said, had called upon them to cast suspicions on those who had proposed the measures they were come to discuss, and who would equally tend to promote the benefit of all. He did not wish to cast suspicions on any man, 'slit he would ask them if it were not for their interest to have cheaper bread, cheaper coffee, and cheaper timber.—( Cheers and uproar.) They had already heard detailed to them the evils which they suffered from monopoly and unjust taxation.—( Loud cheers.) He was sure they were the enemies of such a system, and that they felt that they had a right to share in the goods which Providence had designed for all men. The present evils, however, could not be remedied by moving amendments which the parties themselves did not understand, and which had found no seconder.—( Cheering and interruption proceed- ing, however, from a very small portion of the meeting. ) Those were vital and practical questions, and he called upon them no longer to endure the iniquities under which they now suffered. When oppression came taxing their bread, their coffee, and their sugar, would they not come boldly for ward and resist it ? (Hear, hear.) He called upon them to use their best exertions, in a cause in which they were so deeply interested, and not to desist till success had crowned their efforts. The resolution he had to propose to them re lated no less to the duty on meat and live stock than to that on timber, sugar, and coffee. At Hamburgh, beef could be pur chased at 20. per lb., while in England it cost wore than double that amount ; so that the man who was unhappy enough to have an appetite for meat—(Laughter)— must either forego the luxury of gratifying it, .or must pay for it twice its own value. Again he would sup pose that many among them were members of temperance societies.—( Hear, hear. and laughter .) He was himself a member of one of those societies, and he gloried (" A cheer fur the Tee-totallers," from Alr. - O'Connell, to which the greater part of the meeting loudly responded.) Now they, (the Tee-totallers), wished for cheap sugar, but the monopolists stepped in and said, they should not have it. The same argument was used with regard to corn, which entered into the consumption of every man.—( Hear. ) All these reasons were unjust, and he called upon the meeting to struggle for their repeal and to support the proposition sub mitted to the Legi,hture, for it was their own interest that they should do so. Let them frame associations for the pur pose of waging war against. existing monopolies and unjust re stri, tions. He called on the people of Westminster to assist them in the great cause in which they were engaged. It would not be enough to proclaim the evils under which they suffered, but they should also evince a deter mined spirit to resist them.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Gen tleman concluded by submitting the following resolution to the meeting : That legislation of class interests has become so predo minant in this land, not only as regards Corn, but also as regards Timber, Sugar, and other necessaries of life, includ • ing the prohibition of live stock and butcher's meat, that the accumulation of evils produced thereby, ought no longer to be continued." Mr. O'CONNELL: came forward amidst loud and general cheering to second the re,olution. He wished to tell them that there ought to be unanimity in sup porting the resolution, because it wls the same in prin ciple as that which the Chartist gentleman had moved before him. And if that gentleman had taken his ad vice, he wool(' himself have seconded it, for be agreed in every word it contained. There was not a more thorough Radical than he was ; and he seconded the present resolution because it was Radical in principle. The Hpin. Gentleman then read the resolution, which he said he entirely approved of. He was thgro to impeach class legislation.—(Cheers.) He was there in his capacity of Radical to tell that meeting of Englishmen and of Irishmen—( Hear, hear, and laughter ) that there was not a more sordid aristocracy in the world than the aris!ocracy of England—that there was not an aristocracy more grinding and more inimical to every principle of civil and religious liberty,--(Cheers.) Let them not think, however, that he came there to praise the Whigs or abuse the Tories, He was there as the advocate of the people, and the enemy of every monopoly. Was that their motto, (said the Honourable Gentleman, pointing to a placard placed on one of the houses opposite, with the effigy of an officer over it. He would tell them what it meant—Homo homini demein, that was to say, " Man was often a demon to his fellow. man." That was a tit motth• for the aristocracy of England. It was not the motto they bore upon their carriages, but it was tho motto upon which they framed their principles. He would tell them that there should be a new formation of parties in this country. There had hitherto been parties for the Tories, for the Whigs, for the aristocracy and the Church—for every party but the people. It was time the people should rouse themselves in their own behalf; and let not foolish quar- rels, paltry differences—let not ridiculous falsehoods uttered against himself, ever since he came there, showing the ab surdity of those who could for a moment believe them—let not such things prevent them from uniting their exertions. hey should have an honest feeling for the people ; and let that man who loves liberty endeavour to get as much of it as he could. Let them not tell hint they were to have nothing if they did not get all. That was the way to have nothing.—(Cheers and laughter.) If they could not obtain the entire charter, was it not better for them to get a part Of it 1 Would they not then be stronger to get more ?—(Hear, hear,) Did they ever hear of a mats going upon a roof without first going up the stair case ? That, however, was the principle of his friend opposite (pointing to a disturber in the crowd). He would not, he said, be satisfied to get into the house unlesshe wore to pass b) th e garret.—(Laughter,) John Bull was' generally esteemed a man of common sense, but in the present instance he would seem to have renounced it. It was the interest of all to have corn, timber, and sugar cheaper. It was said, h ow _ ever, that until they got the Charter they should use dear sugar. But what. harm would it b e to the charter if sugar beca me chea p er ?—(Lau gh t er.) Would not the charter be the sweeter for lt,—(Cheers and great laughter.) Give him common sense for ever. Common sense was a jewel.—(Hear.) Let them have cheap sug ar for themselve ., and their families, a n d the ne xt morning they would be better able to battl e f ur their charter.—(Cheers,) H e would next pass to the question of the Corn-laws. There was a man opposite hint thumping with a hollow c h est.—(The person here alluded t o cried out , " I wor k for my chest, and t h at is more than you do.") You were never, said Mr. O'C onne ll , i n your 'life more mistaken. I work as hard as hard as you do, and the difference between us is that my good humour makes me fat, and yog crossness makes you lean.—(Cheers and laughter.) Was it not a hideous Nilo that the poor mother should stint herself to give food to her children. If the Duke of Buckingham were to walk in and tell her that she should divide her loaf with him, would not every one r aise the voice against such injusti ce . A n d yet that ,„, iii reality, what the Duke of Buckingham ditl the he had not the courage to gn i nt o' ate- 1'44„ 4 6 0 e, but be got an Act of Parliament--he did precisely the same thing. Now, he asked any Chartist if there was su c h an an i ma l i n . the meeting.—(Great laughter.) He asked him, was it not better to give his wife a loaf than to give it to the Duke of 13, 4 ing i am Y Would it not. be better that his family should have the Duke of Buckingham, the Earl of Ikri chel sea, or any oth er Nob l e man Hear; hear.) L e t th em a rally than in favour of cheap sugar, cheap bread, cheap tin,. b t y, and cheap rovlS9As.,—(4eera; and c 7 9f " , aryfir4 taw ; , *;l4 . - oti o'l 1 . 1 # e Tr VI 'CI arter.'') The Charter would not fatten them.— (Latialiter. ) He had yesterday received a return of the price of bread in Paris and in London, and the rate of wages in Paris and in London, and be (mild tell them that in Paris the working man csuld earn onc-fourth more than in London. In Paris there was undoubtedly a circumstance which made wages high at. pr. sent, namely, the fortifications; but at pre,ent they were nigher than in London, while bread was only half the price it was in London.—(Loud cheers, and a voice in the crowd, What's the price of beef?") He was just coming to that beef was higher, and why? Because there was a law, like the English Corn-law, prohibiting the importation of cattle into Fraece.—(Cheers.) For that reason, shame to the brutes, they actually eat horse-flesh, because the law prohibited meat or cattle sent into France.—(L ou d c h e e rs .) Th e l aw was cruethere, and it was equally tyrannical in England. Who did these laws operate upon ? The high and the rich ? No. All these 'were able to get bread and corn enough for themselves, but it was upon the operatives and the working classes—it Was uporithe poor, the humble, the unprotected, that they pressed most heivily. Talk of protection to land and cattle, he wanted protection for the humble and the poor. The S 1 hig reign was over.—(Two or three persons in the crowd cheered.) What a small hurra the Chartists made.— ( Great laughter.) But the Whigs were assuming a higher po sit ion, and placing themselves in the front of the popular move ment. They were coming forward with the great. principles which belonged to popular liberty, and which was so different from ther former practice.—( Cheers.) He was not there to advocate the cause of the Whigs ; but if he were, he could con trast their conduct with that of any other party in power._( Cheers.) They had done more for England, and they had endeavoured to do more for Ireland, than any other party.—( Cheers.) The Whigs were now placing themselves at the head of a most useful popular movement. He cared not what they we e called if they worked:well for the people. They had announced new and important principles ef esislation, and the Tories had opposed them. If the Tot 'OS had brought these measures forward he would have stood there to support them. What were those principles?--the taking off the taxes which pressed most heavily on the industry of the people. The Whigs had placed themselves at the head of that mighty and majestic principle, and whatever oppo sition might be given to it it was on its march and must ultimately triumph.—(Loud cheers.) The moral force Reformers, to which he belonged, who looked to mo, al force alone for the advancement of civil liberty, and who would obtain for every man of 21 years of age, and unstained by crime, the right to vote (for he would be content with nothing less), —the men who would obtain the protection of the Ballot, the shortening of Parliaments, and universal eligibility, there being no other justification than the voter of an honest con stituency—that class had been smothered by the Whigs, and their paltry cry of finality—they had been smothered by the Chartists.—( Cries of " No, no," and " Yes, yes.") But they would ultimately prevail.—( Cheers.) Every rational Chartist would join in battling for these measures—they would have a new party—a real Convention of Reforrriers.— ( Hear, hear, • and cheers.) The public spirit of the country was on its march the public nand was aroused, and the tyranny of the aristocracy must be put an end to. Was it not well known that there never was such bribery as at the late elections.—( Hear, and a cry of " St. Albins. ") He did not want to screen any party. But was there not bribery at Canterbury ?—and at Cambridge and at Sandwich, where the Duke of Wellington sent in hi out of 82 votes; and was there not bribery at Nottingham, where Mr. Walter came.—( A groan.) After a few observations from Dr. Bowring, Mr. Prout, Dr. Wade, Mr. Trott, nd Mr. Tyrrell, a vote of thanks was carried to the High Bailiff, and the meeting separated at Four o'Clock. SIR R:PEEL AND THE TIMES. " SAVE ME FROM MY FRIENDS." (From the Times of this day.) There was one part of Sir R. Peel's speech, however, which we must acknowledge gave us considerable pain, and which must also give pain to no small number of the Right Hon. Baronet's friends, who support his general view of Con servative policy. He repelled the charge of faction absurdly brought against him by Lord John Russell, in what we cannot but think an injudicious manner, by reminding the House that he had assisted the Noble Lord and his Ministry on the pri vilege question, and on the question of the New Poor law —or, in other words, that he had identified him self with the Whig party on two very unpopular occwions. Surely this is not the time to boast of such achievements as these. If there was merit in such a coalition, we are at a loss to see what should hinder the Right Hon. Baronet from giving his general support to the Ministry which he then upheld. Both those measures were characteristic of the party from which they came ; and to say that those were good measures, seems to us much the same thing as saying that Lord Alelbourne ought to continue Minisrer. Surely it is an erroneous system of action, in the leader of a great and influential party, to show disrespect (without any apparent motive or reason), not only for those who, agreeing to his ge neral principles, may differ from him on one or two important points, but for what above all things ought to be dear to a public man, especially when out of office—the affections of the majority of his countrymen. If it be a merit to have supported Lord John Russell in those particular measures which have tended to make the Whigs most odious in the country, it may perhaps be a merit to have originally brought him into office, and placed him in a pOsition to carry them, by obstinately resisting the common sense of the nation upon the subject of reform. Are we to have, in the year 1841, another exhibition of that species of political wisdom, which in 1839 re fused to enfranchise even one of the great manufactu rin towns? If so, it cannot be long before we have a similar result. We respectfully think that these are serious errors in the policy of the Right Honourable Baronet. They tend to throw into perplexity, not one or two only, but great many of his most zealous supporters, and the great body of the people. It seems difficult to account for them, except by supposing either that the Right Hon. Baronet is better qualified to gain a victory than to use it, or that he thinks it of little importance whether the country is governed by Lord Melbourne or by himself. The current opinion as to the intentions of Ministers (we attach little importance to their own declarations) seems to be, that they will endeavour to retain office in spite of the late divi'ion, at all events- till the question of the Corn-law has been disposed of; and that they will be guided as to a disso. lution by the view which intermediate events may lead them to take of its probable result. We have no fear what. ever of that result, except from the possible effect of su c h i n . discreet expressions as that of Sir J. Peel, upon which we have been commenting. No doubt it is in the power of the Conservative leaders so to act or speak as to take away the heart of their supporters, and exasperate the wo r ki ng c l asses aga i nst them throughout the country. But if they will only act and speak with courage and derision, and with a right feeling of what is due to the people and themselves, the ball is at t h e i r feet, and it is in their power to cut short the existnce of Mi nisters at any moment. CORN-LAWS.—IRELAND. (From the Dublin Evening Post.) The opinions upon the Corn-laws to which we have given expression since the recent Ministerial announcement upon the subject, have been precisely the same as we have always maintained, and with which, from frequent repetition, the readers of this Journal have been long familiar. 'We advocate a fixed duty, in preference to the present fluctuating and gam bling system, because we are thorougly convinced that it would be much more advantage:lns, permanently and in the long run, to the Irish farmer. But our present purpose is not to discuss the question. We have now to place before the pub lic--and we claim for this important document the attention of all parties—a letter from the venerable Sir John Newport to Mr. Purcell, the Honorary Secretary of the Irish Agri cultural Society, in which he declares that he infinitely pre fers a moderate fixed duty, such as that proposed by Ministers, to the uncertain system, founded upon the fluctuating average prices of grain. The sentiments of such a man, especially on the Corn question, are entitled to the deepest attention Newpark, huh May, 1841. " DEAR Six—l aught sooner to have requested your being so kind as to insert my name in your list of annual subscribers to that agricultural improvement fund—owing so much to your valuable and successful exertions for its establishment, and to the prudent foresight of the Committee for its permanent con tinuance, by the judicious division of its funds, resting its an nual expenditure solely on its annual subscriptions only, so long as they shall be found adequate to the object in view. I would now request my name to be inserted for three pounds in that list, which I will readily increase as occasion may require. I wish to know when the first payment is to be made. I have peid to the generrl fund ten pounds; and from the whole mea• sure anticipate, being thus conducted and placed under such direction, incalculable benefits for Ireland. " Will you now allow me to add a few lines on a subject which long before the corn intercourse act of Iho6 was introduced by me, has very closely received my attention, and is now about to call for a renewed Parliamentary decision, in which Ireland and Irish interests are seriously involved---I mean the question of a duty fluctuating with averages in the price of corn in the home markets, or moderate and fixed, as proposed by Ministers, on the admission of foreign corn into our markets. To this question 1 have during several years, after watching closely the operation of the present laws, become firmly con vinced of the infinite preference of a moderate fixed duty for the advantage of the agriculturist, as well as the artisan aralma nufacturer ; and if this is the case as it respects Great Britain, we of Ireland have many more decided reasons for adopting an alternative - which will no longer leave us at the mercy of the unbounded efforts of wealthy speculators on the greater or lesser produce of the lands, and the various effect of the weather on the corn crops of both islands, to admit or exclude foreign corn at • their pleasure, of which speculation the Eng lish capitalist, from superior wealth and nearer approximation to foreign markets, must, have that advantage over the Irish agriculturist which over more fertile soil and less costly ma nufacture of it would otherwise ensure. " I will riot trouble you further with my statement of opi nions, which I have for several years decidedly entertained ; and now feel my se lf b ound to express to you. - Lord Charle mont, and the other members of the Agricultural Committee. as the result of the inquiries and observations of the framer of she Irish Corn Intercourse Act.--I am, dear Sir, yours very truly, "JOHN NEWPORT. " Peter Purcell, Esq." THE MINISTRY —GREAT MEETING AT CARRICK ON-FERGUS. ( Abridged from the Dublin Evening Post.) CARRIoc-ox-Sunt, MAY 16.—The requisition convening the meeting, though prepred in a very short time, obtained the signatures of the gentry, clergy, merchants, and traders of the town and neighbourhood, who, with the exception of a few sticklers for Toryism, came forward, notwithstanding minor differences, to exhibit their firm determination to oppose, by every constitutional means, the return of the Tory faction to power, and to proclaim their confidence in her Alajesty's pre sent advisers, who have shown themselves to be the devoted friends of the people of Ireland. The meeting was held at the Public news-room, John Fitzgerald, Esq., M.D., was called to the chair. JOHN POWER, Esq., Mountrichard proposed the first reso lution, and said—The return of the Tory faction to p o wer would let loose all the worst passions of the nation, stir up strife and discontent, pave the way to universal co mmotion, and give a blow to the rising prosperity of their native Land, from which it would take centuries of good government to en able it to recover.—( Hear, hear, and cheers. ) JAMES CANT WELL, Esq., in proposing the next r esolution, dwelt for some time, and with much energy, on the horrors connected with Tory Administrations in Ireland. He fer ventiv prayed that the day might never arrive which would see the Tones restored to their.lancient dominion. tlp4rlA M. Rivvns, Esq., in proposing the next resolution, said, there should be no jealousies or biekerings--but a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, should be made to keep out the Tories, and lay the foundations of the eountry's permanent peace and prosperity..—( Cheers. ) The remaining resolutions and the address haring 'Joe, agreed to, The SECRXTARY said, to expect justice at the hands of the Tories would be to look for honour , decency , and truth from th e Robys, the Bradshaws,' and the APNeiles —tho , e men wh o tes tify, beyond the power of centradi etion, t he reit), senti ments of the Tory faction.._( Hear, hear.) To thole men the reopl,. of Ireland Should never consent to entrust their lives or liberties, or the person of their beloved Sovereign, yam •, . exinotted lierst:lf se true a frkend of Ireland. The meeting separated amid loud cheers for th t h e . 11Iinistry. Queen and "g 1,:; . fDl9tit fowori 17.furr 41 lOU ;.; , eI . ECt -meleYoilfs e. '01;0 Nlff ) l iti , r ) Nbahrtierllfb fi f•!. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. . _ Owing to the state of the odds at Tattersall's yesterdays asai to private letters, Ralph again took the premier's place far the important contest of Wednesday next, over Epsom Devour. The following is the state of the betting. THE DERBY. 9 to 2 agst Lord Aluemarle's Ralph—off. taken 5 to 1. 6 to 1 apt Lord Westminster's Van Amburgh—off. 8 to 1 agst Lord WeAminster's Marshal Soult taken, and th. n offered. 10 to I agst Mr. Rawlinson's Coronation—taken and then offered. 12 to 1 agst Mr. Vansittart's aalaor—off. 25 to 1 ag•t Mr. Mostyn's Prince Caradoc. 200 to 3 agst Mr. Thornhili's E. o.—off. 300 to 3 agst Col. Westenra's The Nob—off. 200 to 2 agst Sheriff of Fulton—off. 400 to 6 agst Satirist—taken. 200 to 3 agst Mr. Rush's two—off. 200 to 5 agst Duke of Rutland's Sir Hans—nff. 200 to 2 a'ist Lord Orford's Arundel—taken. 100 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Duke of Wellington—taken. Ralph, Soult, Van Amburgh, and Coronation were at first backed at evens v. the field, then 30 to 25 laid on them. Offers to take sto 4 three defeat the field. Offers to back Scott to have the "first favourite at the start." sto 2, as the room broke up," offered against Van and Soult—take three freely. THE OAFS.—The Marquis of Westminster's two mares would each of them have been backed freely at 6to 1. A few 30's to 5 were laid v. Lampoon. 7to 1 seemed the top offer v. Ermengardis. Mystery was backed at 15 to Ito a small sum. Offers to back the Marquis winning the Oaks v. the Derby. THE ST. LEGER.—IOO to 9 was laid v. Van Amburgh ; since, 9 ponies to 1 freely offered. TIIE MANCHESTER, Cur.-6 to I. tVa3 offered to be taken on Mr. Richardsotes Kingston Robin ; he has been backed at that figure. THE MARK bTS.—(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. The business done was extremely limited by private treaty, and the public sales were of little amount, but prices were firm for most kinds of prortuce. The imports were light. TEA MARKET. The business done for actual consumption was extremely limited. Speculators were cautions •in their operations, and prices had still a diwnward tendency. Comp a ny' s Congou offered at Is. 84. cash. TALLOW MARKET. P. Y. C. dull of sale, at 465. 6d. on the spot. Of South American the supply is large, and prices are on the decline. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKET. Our Market was well supplied with Meadow Hay and Clover, with a good demand, at our last quotations. Clover, 4/. to ISs. ; Meadow Hay, 3/. 10s. to 4/. 12s. The supply of Straw moderate, and demand brisk, at 11. 17s. to 21. MONEY and COMMERCJAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON IIAIICET, MAY 19:—We have to notice no improvement in the Cotton Market to-day ; the sales amount to 4,000 bales at former prices; 150 Pernams, and 250 Surats have been taken by exporters. In speculation there is nothing doing. LIVERPOOL SHA RE-MA RICHT, MAT 19. The Share Market is still much depressed as to Grand Juncti ns, which to-day sold at 203. In ether Stock the following are the quotations :—Eastern Counties, 81. es. ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 29i ; Ditto, New Shares, 2b ; Leicester and Swan nyford, 53 ; London and Birmingham, 32/. Shares 53; North Midland Shares, 1%, MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 19.—We con• tinues very inactive. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 37a ; London and Birmingham, Thirds, 24; North Midland, Thirds, 275. prem. ; South Western, 57 58 ; Midland Counties, t 37 88 ; South Lancashire, si. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yestert'ay's date : BOURSE OF AMSTERDAM, MAY 17.—There has been some business doing in the Actions of the Society of Commerce, owing to the liquidations ; some demand has kept up the price ; 1,4 to per cent. has been paid for continuation to the 15th July ; the other National Funds are firm ; Ardoin's is not so good. By the Batavier Dutch steamer we have received the Dutch Papers of the 18th inst., bringing the Amsterdam prices of the 17th inst. Two.and•a- Half per Cents., 52: Five per Cents., ; Arduin's Spani,h, 224. THE FUNDS. The general topic of conversation is, what do Ministers intend to do? Report says that they will go on for some days longer, and afterwards dissolve. This state of affairs continues to pa ralyze all commercial transactions and damp the spirit for spe culation in the funds. Consols opened this morning at the leaving off quotations of yesterday, 69i 90, both for Time and Money ; Exchequer Bills 4 6 prem. ; Bank Stock 178 179 ; India Stock 2504 2514; India Bonds 2 dis. par. In the Foreign Market, the prices are nominal as yet. Spanish Activ,, 234 24 ; Deferred, 114 4 ; Passive, 5i 4 ; Portuguese, 334 34 ; Thre e p er C en t s ., 2; Brazilian, 67k 684; Colombian, 224 4 ; Mexican, 286 ; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents. 52k 4 ; Fiv e p er ents., 9044 100. - S itES.—GreatWestern,.2B,29 prem. ; New,134144 prem. ; London and Brighton, 44 34 dis. • Blackwall, 7 6 dis.; Birmingham 68 70 prem. ; Southampton, 56 57 per share ; Croydon, 134 4 per share ; Greenwich 84 per share ; Man chester and Birmingham, 154 14k dig. ; South Eastern and Dover, 184 174 dis. PRI"C;ER OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. Paid. Per Share. Great Western L( ndon and Brighton 5O - L , radon and Birmingham . 90 AI anchest , er and Leeds Ditto New Shares North Midland South Eastern and Dover 33 - JOINT STOCK BANKS. Union of Australia. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 18. 3 per Cent. Consols - 1 hree and Half Stock 97 ! Grand Canal Stock ..... -..— Ditto Reduced ... Ditto Debs. 6 per cent... 854 Ditto New, 1830 ..... . 974 Ditto 4 per cent ... 8i per Cent. Debs. B9i Royal Canal Stock — HALF-PAST ONE. The unsettled state of our local affairs causes a great dullness in the City. Both speculators and the moneyed interest are at a loss to know how to act, and are anxiously waiting the deter mination of Ministers in respect to their future operations. Money continues much the same as yesterday, from 4to 7 per cent., according to the security offered. We have received the Dutch mail of the 19th inst., with Papers of the same date, bringing the Amsterdam prices of the 18th inst. Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 51f, ; Five per Cents. 991 ; Ardoin's 24,-. The Exchange comes 12 guilders 5 cen times stiver better. - Consuls, which were in the early part of the morning at 90, have since continued at ti 9/ 90, with scarce a bargain doing. m one y, 89,4 90; Exchequer Bills, 56 4 6 prem. ; Bank Steck, nothing done ; India Stock, 250; India Bonds, par. In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing. Spanish Active 23k ; Colombian, 23k ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 521; Five per Cents., 100. • Inthe Share Market scarce anything doing. Great Western, 93i; London and Brighton. 46 ; London and Birmingham, 159; North Midland, 71i; South Eastern and Dover, 15i. No reports or news. We have a report of another failure in the West India line. - QUARTER TO THREE.- No change in any of the Markets since the report at half past one. Nothing whatever doing. „. • : We are requested o state th a t the publication of Miss Costello's new romance, ” The Queen's Poisoner," is unavoidably postponed till Monday next.-8, New Burlington street, May 20, 1841. A meeting was held at Chichester, on Saturday last, on which occasion Lord Western attended4ind..took the chair, when he emphatically expressed' his decided and unqualified opposition to the lJainisterial project. Trzw-xs w RDIT2OII4, . . A *FEW PACTS, " The pasple of Louden," rind Hr Thomas roti ff , at thls great. meeting at Manchester on Monday, " were ignurant of our condition here," and in order that the grasping monopo lists in the metropolis and elsewhere may learn a little know ledge on the subject, without much reading, we extract the following from the speeches made on the.occasion was told, said Sir Tho:nas, there were 4,000 or 5,000 horses in Hyde park every day with splendid equipages." He afterwards as sured the meeting, in confirmation of what had been stated by Mr. Alderman Kershaw, that in certain districti of Manehes "ter " there wene 2,000 families witlunit a bed toile - on ;" and it appeared from the evidence of - those who bad visaed these districts that the distress was indiscribable. Some idea of it, however, may be formed from the statements of the same worthy Magistrate. In one district were 2;000 families, consisting of 8,866 persons, who had only Is. 2id. p er head a week to live o n ; in another were 2,000 famili es who had only ss. 3id., a week for each family ; in a third was the same num ber of faitilies, whose weekly ineome amounted to Only 6s. 34.. d. for each family, and in consequence - of the utter inability of these poor people to pay. 200 provision tlealers had - Made bad debts to the amount of 23,644/. The last tact slated by Mr. George Hadfield, however, is worth all the rest. - Ih '1634-5, when wheat was 395. the quarter, the average- amount of the fever cases was between 400 and 500 per annum. . In /939, when wheat was nearly double, the number of fever cases was trebled, being upwards of 1,2001 The bishops and. clergy pray " give us this day our daily bread," while they support the mo nopolists, aed obstruct the wise dispensations of Providence by withholding bread. RUSSIA. - - - - Sr. PETERSBU RC LI, MAY 7.—The navigation between St, Petersburgh and Cronstadt has been opened for a few days, but the c: mmunication between the latter and the sea is still uch oLstructed by ice. On the 4th of this month the frigate which is to take the p( et of guard-ship could a t proceed to its station, on «ccount of the floating ice in the Gulf. On the same day a Tuscan ship, the Nicolo Primo, Captain Picni, anchored near the Merchants' port, and the English ship Alex. andrina, Capt. Hames, entered the port ; both came from Messina, with fruit. Seven other ships from Messina, with similar cargoes, arrived the ne x t d ay , an d s i x ot h ers were i n s i ght. Exchanges on London, 3 months, 33 13-16th'. —Journal de St. Petersburgh, May 8. SWITZERLAND. The Universal Swiss Gazette of the 15th instant publishes the following article, which is of some importance as regards the disputes in Switzerland, as the refusal of the Grand Coun cil of Argau to revoke the decree suppressing the convents may lead to coercive measu res on t h e part o f the Diet : " BERNE, MAY 15.--on Tuesday last the' discussion con cerning the question of the convents was prolonged to six p. m., without the absolute majority being obtained on any propeii tion. On the same day Doctor Jaeger made the following motion `"1. 'That cantons sball be requested not to et ry into effect the resolution of the-Diet of the 2d of April. " That if, contr ar y t o w h a t i s h ope d , t hi s step shr,Tld not lead to any result, the canton of Argau will declare itself ready to .make some concessions without compromising its rights. 3. All measures of execution shall be susperded un til th e • question shall hav e rece i ve d a definitive solution. " The Grand Council adopted the two first resolutions by a majority of 115, and the third by a very large majority. The Council also gave instructions. to the Lesser Council to issue a circular to the cantons, in which it should be expressly de clared that the suppression of the convents did not arise from any motives of cupidity, and that their confiscated property should be devoted to reliirious purpris , s. The Catholic oppo r ,_ lion in the Grand Council immediately drew up a dewitati o , to the effect that they did not consider the abort resolutions satisfactory," CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE‘:, Ot BRITISH CORN. For the Week ended May 14. 1E44 made up from the Itett.rna Of the Inspectors iu ihe different Cities and Towns in Englan4Od Wales, per Imperial Quartcr. Wheat f2s. 53. I Oats ......... 225. I'd. I Beans .... ;f3, Barley... ... : ......... Sss. 9d. AVERAGES OF THE LAST RIX WEEKS. Week ending WHEAT. BARLEY.' OATS. EYE. BEANS. PEASE - April 9 I 16... 1 , 64 U 32 S ‘:: 6i 35 7 39 4 36 63 8 32 ti ! 9 ,3 51 36 5 39 6 38 6 c 3 6 32 4 .23 1 :35 8• 39 10 3 37 fliay 7 63 8 0i 31 7 22b,3, : (1 I : 3 , 7 :pi 3 36 1 14 I HiSt 5312 22 7 ; 3Q 8335 37 9 IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEPICA isn i „ a t l 3, 54.1 Oats ........ 235. 16. B eaus.... Rarlky '2' Oft i Rye , Pease 395. (A. api DUTIES OW FOREIG N CORN. Wheat -• Ws Scl.l Oats Barley ' l34 .7___________________L _l o ,l. Oat ..." . 12, 6d, 2.1 3 , - _ THE WEATHER. —NOON, iAY 20 ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, AEIF: . , AIDE . snumT. Barometer 29.37 In. Low.. Thermometer.... 60 Highest Wind S. W. —Ftvezin7, Point f 32 Dept ... .48 A --------- The seventh concert ..NCIENT CONCEI)..6 . _ ;ter the direction of hi s R oya l High . noestook p th la n ce p la n s k t e n i n g f h t, (2 u 4i r in bridge, for his Majesty the King of Hanover. Condu•Aor, M r. Bi s h op. NEWSVRkDERS' BENEVOLENT AND PROVI DENT INSTITUTION.—The Members of the above Society held the r. second annual meetiast evening, a t A n d erton ' s Hotel, - Fl eet - street ; James Har m er,nt Esq., in the Chair. The Chairman said be was happy to observe that the Institution was in a very prosperous condition,, and he knew of no So ciety more deserving of public patronage - than that of the newsienders. The S.ecrithy then read the second annual Report; from/which it appeared that the funds of the Institu tion were in a prosperous state. On. the motion of Mr. Wyld the Report was adopted. Several resolutions were passed, after which thanks were voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. THE DUBLIN MAIL.—On and after the 15th of next month the evening mail from London will be conveyed on the Cheater and Birkenhead Railway, and reach the station before six o'clock in the morning. Her Majesty's steamers, instead of receiving it on the Liverpool, will receive it on the Cheshire side of the Mersey, and sail direct for Dublin. The mail and pa:,isengers from Liverpipil will be conveyed on bard in a steamer. Half an hour at least is expected to be gained by the . alteration of the route of the London down mail.— Liverpool Albion. MONOPOLIES. -- CLASS INTEREST'S.—The Constitution (said Burke) is not made for great, general, and proscriptive exclusions ; sooner or later it will destroy them, or they will destroy the Constitte ion. 'Tate funeral of the late John Thomas Barber Beatim nt, Esq., will take place on Saturday, at his own cemetery at Stepney. It is now full three years ago since Mr. Beaumont caused a tomb to he prepared for himself in front of the chapel of the cemetery, two immense pedestals of granite, painting out the spot as the last resting-place of himself and family, and a tomb contiguous as that of his friend Dr. Fel 'owes. With a somewhat eccentric spirit, Mr. Beaumont also caused, about the same period, a coffin of beautiful oak to bo made, and by his order to undergo the process commonly called " Kyan's process for prevention from dry r,," The coffin was then sent to Mr. rnaney, his undertaker, in whose possession it has since remained, till it was this week assigned to the melancholy purpose for which it had been so long pro vided. A very beautifully executed bust of Mr. Beaumont, .61m at Rome some years ago, was also placed in the chapel of the cemetery two years ago, with a plain marble tablet beneath it, and it is said that an inscription was also prepared ; which will now shortly be placed on it.. The funeral is exprcted to be attended by many of the members of the leaned societies with which the dece•zsed was connected. THE Cltlsls.—The work goes nobly on. The great upheaving of the people, conscious of their power, and preparing to exert it, has now commenced. From the land's erd to the Orkneys the nation is in motion. Its sufferings have been borne too long and too patiently, but hunutn en. durance has reached its limits. The tide of injustice, which for a qua.ter of a century has swept over the surface of our land, overwhelming its en:triads of victims, has at last begun to ebb.—Anti - Bread- Tax Circular . MADNESS IN THE STATES.—Fanny Elssler's side-combs were raffled for in New Orleans for 5;000 dollars.. The lucky winner exhibited such decided evidences of derange. ment that confinement was found necessary. —Phi/etch/o.la Ledger. BRUSSELS, MAY 16.—The Princess Isabella Ferdinand, daughter of the Infant Don Francis Depaule, who arrived at Brussels on Friday, set out yesterday on her return to Paris, accompanied by two of her brothers. BRUSSELS, MAY 18.—The King, and queen, and their suite arrived at Laeken last night at ten o'clock by a special train from Courtray ; they left Paris on Sunday morn. ing and slept at. Amiens. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent is expected at Brussels in a few days. THE HAGUE, MAY 18.--In the sitting , of the ISecond Chamber of the 15th of May, of which we will give as soon as possible a particular account, the following projects of saw were agreed to, after a long debate :-1. For regulating t ome points respecting the administration of jus:ice, by 47 ores to 6. 2. For putting an end to the exceptional situation c f the Duchy of Limburg, by 45 to 8 votes. :3. For the judi sal division of the Province of Limburg, by 50 to 3.votec THE HAGUE, MAY 15.—We hear that his. Majesty has ilppointed..Major-General Napieu to go on a mit sion to St. Petersburgh, to congratulate the Imperial Family of Russia on the marriage of the Crown Prince Alexander, TURKISH FRONTIERS, MAY 4 —l.e.tters from Alexinezza give a frightful account of the erwlty com mitted by the Turkish soldiery in the Chri'...cian village of Bulgai ia. he remains of 700 families have arrived as fugi. tives at the Servian quarantine establishment of Alexinesza, and are demanded by the Pacha of Nissa, but Prince Michael refuses to give them up till instructions are received fro m Constantinople. BERLIN, MAY B.—We are able to give our readers the joyful intelligence that the conventions relativ e t o the continuation of the Germau Customs Union, were sign e d .o ± ... t p h r e u p: s e i i: i ir i o s te ta nt ie i_ar_ c ea a s : h e a tz alr ea d y leftvtis t e ß r d e a r , n a t t o t d r that etti rn severalh hone .—Prussian: e D5.--11MSTEGDAM, MAY 17. 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