The Sun. — London, England, 1841-05-22 00:00:00

MORNING E ITION SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FOOM rite Deity - PAPP:RS OF YESTZ;I.DAY., CHRONICLE.Sir Robert Peel appears to have satisfied neither his own party nor his opponents by his speech of Tues day night. The Times, in an article of yesterday, takes him retindly to task for his indiscretion and his deficiency in the qualities which a statesman out el office ought to possess. But before proceeding further, let us hear the accusation against ahe night Hon. Baronet : I 'here was one inlet cf it ( Sir Robert's speech), however, says the Times, 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 Gin , s esvatieis policy. lie repelled the charge of faction absurdly brought against him by Lord John Russell, in what sve cannot but r birth tut injudicious manner, by reminding the House that he hal assisted the Nob'e Lord and his Ministry on the pri vilege question, and on the question of the New Prior law —or, in other words, thAt he had identified him- Felt" with the Whie party on two very unpopular ncca• ions. Surely thi, is not the time to boast of such aehierements as these. II there was merit in such a coalition, we are at a loss to see what should hinder the Right lion. Baronet from giving his general suppert to the Mirristry which he then upheld. Beth thoac measures were characteristic of the party from which they came ; and ter way that those were _nod measures,' seems to us much the same thing as saying that. Lord elelbeurne ought to continue Miniser. Surely it is an eromeons system of action, in the leader of a great end influential tarty, to show disrespect (without any apparent motive or resomi), riot only for those who, agreeing to his ge nera principles, may differ from hits on oe.•• or two important poin.s, but for chat above all things otatht to he dear to a public man, e-pecially - when out of eiliee—the affections of the mejority of his counarymen. If it be a merit to have supported Loud John Russell in tho.e particular measures which have ' tended to make the Whigs most odious in the couetry, it may l erhaps be a merit tit hare originally brought him into office, and placed him in a pesitien to carry them, by trhoin itely resisting the common se se of the nation upon the subject of reform. Afe we to hive, in the year 1841, another exhiletion of that species of political wisdon, which in 1839 re _ fu-ed to enfranchise even one of the great raanufactn ten towns ? If so, it eannot be liing, before we hare a imi i iar result. We reseectfully think that these are sertoue errors is the policy cf the Right Honourable Baronet. 'They tend to throw into perplexity, net one or two only, but great many of his most zealous supporters. and the great body of tire people. It seems diflir•utt to account for them. eiteept by suppo-ing eithrr that the Right Hon. Baronet is Bette. qualified to gain a victory thin to u•e it, o- that he thinks it of little importance whether the country is governed by Lor I Melbourne or by himself." • There steak • the genius of the monopolists! What, above all Ihi legs, ought to be dear to a public man. especially when nut ofnfice. the affections of the majority of his countrymen. whet out of office, to be forgotten when in. itio mete r what tale promises are made; no matter what delusions ate encoueagsd when out of office. The end sanctifies the means. Couh: lie not, like very mrny of his party at the last geticra'. cleerion, affect an extraortlimiry hatred of measures they were ret that time determined to support ie their places in Pat - he:meet? All is 1 twful to a man out of office, to gain the .fre,:l an of his countrymen. We call on the potpie of Eng land to rote this revel ition. " f hit of the fulness of the heart the mou:h ypeaketh." The Times knows no principle, but • tire readnese to profess any priziciple to serve a turn. It _tut plied to Sir bohert a chaeter out of its ethical code fir - edilicatiore The Times and the party understand each settler welt. We have a wire on our own account to say to Si:elle:beet before concluding. We hare refrailiel from ex pnsing any strong op nion on the srhject of the want of fair neso he dis; laved in the treatment of the denotation from Man chester. ,'i have have dove so, in the confidence that the Right lien. Partner, wochl himself see tint it was due to his own clineerter as a public man to sst hienelf right with the country witla referrnee tt. whit, cerrainly has, at.present. an appearance not et all favourable to him. We put it to him as a public Man, whether he deesnot owe some explanation to the depute firm an i the House f ir the injuarce he evidently commie erl to a, ards the firmer. But we will net press the subject further at tiser;ent, referring our readers to a letter from Mr. Ash at orths in our colemris of this 'lay. ADVERTISIeII.—eWe congratulate the country that the ate ninsizig in a right direction. The prurience and the coo , • raest Of ti c Government in their difficult circumstances are heyoini all priii•e. It now rests with the people who have oceseionaliy chid them for their baeltivardnes, to show that the support which it is necessary to carry through Par liameat there: excel!ent measures :s at hand. There is now an interval of ten slays before the (him-laws will be broached ; this inter s/el sheuhl he actively employed in preparing and forwarding trerittons expressive of the national freline en the subject. ':ranks to railrea•ls and the peony-pest, there is ' abundant tiree for the purpose, and it will he treachery to the great cerise to neglect it. Moreover, very direct hairnet:cans should. be sent to all the Regress ntatives of commercial Wears, of the ilesi. - et of the censtitueneies with regard to this matter ; and as sir Robert Peel expressed his disbelief in the ertisterce of &stress, at Itaet to the extent alleged, statements of the eon:lift:it of the manufacturing - and labouring classes in these places should be forwarded to their Members; and also to those Members who take a more active interest en behalf the people. Something more than a p +ay struegle is involved in the forthcoming debate. It will be a debate on the condition of the people of Engle-ad—of the numerous classes—the ar tie in and the I•bcurer. It is not enough for Sir Ro bert Peel to allege that these things have always been— that the masses of the people have ever been distressed. We know it. It was fo: ants reason that Reform in Parlia ment was sought ; and it is a consequence of that Reform that the prayers of the people can-and will now be heard. Par - Bement is, in fact, on its trial. Is it so constituted as to give place to a sympathy, an active efficacious sympathy, with the wants and feelings of the people? The sepposatien that it is not has given rise to Chartism. Destroy Chartism by proving the reverse. Again, we say that it is net enough Sir Robert Peel should allege that, there has ever been distress. Ttis is true. lint the question is, shall it be allowed to continue, or rather shall it be allowed to augment with the grewth of the population? The Government have exerted themselves in every way to promote the welfare of the people ; by their commissions of inquiry those wounds in the state which have been created by the dis' ressful poverty of the people have been probed. They have endeavoured in various ways to add to comforts, and ameliorate the condition of the people ; but by the necessity of their position, arising out of the state of Parliament, they were compelled to begin at the wrong end—with the Poor-laws instead of the Corn laws, the master grievance. But at last, taking advantage of exigencies which all must needs admit the force ef, they have boldly seized that by the horns, and if the people are as much an earnest about the matter as the Government is, success will crown this grand effort of statesman..hip. This, indeed, is the grand reform—the result which the people too san ,guinely hoped for,` as the immediate consequence of the Re lorm bill. By this reform, the whole political character of the Tories will be changed. TIMES.—The announcements in the House of Commons yesterday evening leave no doubt as to the intention of Minis ters to dissolve Parliament immediately after the division - which they hope to have the opportunity of taking upon the question of the Corn-laws. It is fur the Conserva'ite leaders to determitie whether they shall be permitted to carry this intention into effect without impediment. And it is for the Conservative people to lose no time in girding up their loins for the approaching contest, and to take such prompt and vi gorous measures as will enable them to follow up the series of triumphs which have hitherto rewarded their efforts in and out of Parliament with a signal, decisive, and universal victory throughout the country. When the hunted wolf turns to bay, the chase is nearly at an end. To comment upon "the unparalled te nacity of office " (as it was well expressed by Lord Dar lington) which these men exhibit, has become almost as stale a thing is to illustrate the inconsistencies of Mr. Daniel O'Connell. They stand in a position ia which no Govern ment of this country ever stood before. When Mr. Pitt was first intrusted with' the formation of a Ministry, he had to contend with an adverse majority in a Parliament summoned by his predecessors. To have resigned without dissolving that Parliament, because he did not possess its confidence, would have been self-eontredictory ; he had virtually dissolver it from the moment when hit accepted office, and the event justified the course he took. Sir Robert Peel, in 1835, was placed in a position precisely similar; and in his ease also, the effect of a. dissolution was to bring so decided a change in the rela tive po,itien of parties, as sufficiently eroved that a great reaction ' bad taken glace, and that the dissolved House of Commons bad ceased to represent the opi nion of the - country., If,tsftli, - JOffn Ruisell . on Tuesday night had the temerity to represent the conduct of Sih Ritibert Peel, after the meeting of Parliemept in 1835, es a precedent for his own continuance in officeiwrider ?relent eircutnstarices. It is true that Sir Robert Peel dida'not relinquish office till after four adverse divisions bad taken place bat why ? &cense there were•facts connected with each of those divisions which justified the Right Hon. Baronet in requiring from.tbe House of Commons a more decisive and unequivocal declaration of want of confidence itt his Government: No sooner was that declaration made than he quitted the scene. He never thought or. forcing upon the Howe motion after motion fur the pur pose of seeing them rejected, or of converting Parliament into an arena for the dieplay of a series of manoeuvres intended to - tell' on the hustings ; he did not dream of dissolving a Parlia ment which he had himself called together, when it gave him warring that the hour for his retirement was come. _HERALD.—Last nights Lord John Russell, in answer to a question,. preceded by a severe and just rebuke from the Earl o f Darlington. stated that lie would bring on the discussion of the Cornelaws on Friday, the 4th of June next. We could have been well content to have wanted this additional verifica tion of the charges we have brought against his Lordship of political duplicity. So lately as the 30th of April Lord John Russell, far the first thew, announced from his place in the Douse of Commons, that he meant to bring forward certain resolutions, modifying (in their most essential bearings) the - present Corn-laws. We remarked, in a leading article which ate - reared in the Herald of the Ist instant, tin the utter in compatibility of this intention--the total inconsistency of these views—with the declarations contained in his me morable letter to the electors of Siroud in 1837. And if we amused ourselves with discussing the oddity of the coincidences--to say no more of them—by which it hap petned that this astounding ennouneement was made the very day after a signal defeat sustained by Lord John's Govern anent, mainly at the hands of that interest thich these c h anges of. duty were v hiedy to affect, we ha d amply e authority for our remarks in those which were made on the Some subject in the House of Commons on the following Monday evening. In the course of that 'monster debate of nine days, whin Wed ne,day morning brought to a termination, Lord John—re proached with the . same " coincidences —relies angrily in sisted that thri'it= new lights" which had dawned upon the minds oe.'4linitters in respect of the sugar dtr.;es, the timber duties, arui thy` corn dutes, were of no recent kindling, but had absolively illuminated the recesses of the Cabinet before even the commencement of the session. The Chancellor of the Eitcheipter, Mr. Labowthere, and Mr. Shiel, als ,, protested that -these new-proclaimed opinions of her Majesty's advisers had 'd'g been entertained by them. An .1 what was the general ateason they gave for their now promulgating them ? Simply this, that t h e c h anges proposed could be no longer delayed ; that it was essential to the best interests of the country that tti:ey should he instantly adopted. 'Why, then, as it was well asked in the H ouse of Commons, or. the 30th of April. was the Measure as to the Cron-laws, then arinoneved, proposed to be 'elated over till the 3let of this current nionth' What else but thtt mischiefs of uncertainty, fluctuation doubt, and rip -prehension could pervinle • the rneanwhil; the dealings of all who were connected with the production of ' corn its import • alien from abroad, or its purchaist:tiaitoldit forcibly here, at home ? This question w e in thei markets, h orcibly addressed to the Noble Lord by Sir Edward Knatehbult, and it was not an sivered hy any intelligible reply. POST..—At the present moment th ere are two di • different matters of high import ance b efore the ut tlt i n c c. t t which ought by no means to be confused fogeth er . O ne of ' them natural position of the Government, and th e other istllp"°;'t." which the Government h&1 announced in it s financial budget The Government may attempt to act unconstitutionally, andeitn. a way dangerous to the liberties of the nation, and to the sta bility of the Monarchy, even though its policy be right. This is the first thing to he considered. Ought a Ministry, beaten as that of the Whigs has been in both !louses of Parliament, to retain office? We say it ought not and that even they who most approve of its p o ti e ; ought to join in protesting against its retention of offi s i i e under such circumstances. For, if it be allowed, where is the Parliamentary control over the Ministry ? Must we at a ll times wait* the desperate expedient of stopping the supplies? thittr9 t. 4. be no constitution al means of power of getting rid or a Ornailie saeth -0 a ennvul , 'so with the Executive c‘. drit t hcro4,ll . ? ire contest • hys if that were the case, how often TH E SUN, LONDON, SATURD Y, MAY 22, Hll might weak and worthless Administrations retain office through the natural reluctance of 11embers of Parliament to proceed to such extremes ? We believe the policy of the Government, and the attempt of Ministers to hold office under existing cir cumstances, to be both exceedingly dangerous, but the more immediate danger is that of the sordid and base design to hold the Government in despite of the adverse judgment of Par liament. • GLOBE.—" Alas !"—Cassandra-like cries the Watch man—" for these ominous signs of the times. The cry of cheap bread was the prelude to the horrors of the French Revolution." The Wesleyan Methodists of our towns are too shrewd to let this pass for their language, or the Corn-law manifesto of their accredited organ. The Watchman will find himself in the wrong box. The cry of cheap bread was the prelude to the horrors of the French Revolution ! When do people cry for cheap bread ? Apparently when bread is dear. The fact of dear bread then preceded the cry of cheap bread. The French were nut mere philosophical amateurs of low-priced eatables. They cried for cheap bread, be cause they felt the inconvenience of scarce bread. How came bread scarce ? We must know that before we can know much of the causes of thoSe " horrors" of which " the cry of cheap bread" was the " prelude." The answer to this question may be found in the same meddling spirit of law and administration which threatens the same effixts in this country. The wise policy of Turgot had been tried, and succeeded, only to be abandoned. Turgot was, if ever there was, a nructical man. He had administered a province 13 years heAn-e he administered the State. He had brought that province into a condition of plenty and of prospenty, which caused it to be compared to a small and flou rishing independent State, locked on all sides by the territories of a vast and a wretched empire. And what was Turgot's secret for arresting the cry of cheap bread ? What was his policy, for preventing that " prelude to the horrors of the French Revolution ?" The policy of Turgot may be described in two words—Free Trade. Freedom of trade throughout the interior of France, which had not previously been permitted. Freedom of trade with foreigners ; it having been thought as dreadful by the Watchmen of that period, that France should export corn, as it is now thought that England should import it. What were the consequences of Turgot's policy, as long as it lasted ? The consequences were internal abundance and com mercial activity. What were the consequences of the relapse into the old mania of regulation ? The conse quences were what the Watchman puts forth as a bug bear—the cry of cheap bread—that prelude to the horrors of the French Revolution. Nothing in history is more distinctly traceable to mischievous meddling with the supply of the necessaries of life to a people than the fa mine price of corn in the great towns of France, which preceded and accompanied the first outbreakings of Re volution. Nothing can be more certain than that, if . Turgot's policy had been carried out, those extreme pri vationa and hardships would not have occurred, which were a main-spur of the lawless movements of the mul titudes at that epoch. STANDARD.—me expectation of the simple few who have supposed it possible for Ministers to pursue a straight-tbrward and ingenuous course in any part of their career, -will be disappointed by what occurred last night in the House of Commons. It had been generally reported through the metropolis yes terday, and on Wednesday, and the runners of the Cabinet were the most active in circulating the rumour, that Lord John Russell would, at the sitting of the House, clearly state the line which he and his colleagues will take in their present extra ordinary and disgraceful circumstances. • There was, in consequence, very early au unusually full attend ance of ~‘lembers. Anxious curiosity was on the stretch, as opportunity after opportunity for the Ministerial leader to make his statement presented it self, but he suffered each opportunity to pass ; Lord John did not rise. At length the Chancellor of the Exchequer offered himself, and the desired explana tion it was hoped would now be given ; but no, Mr. Baring merely gave notice of the Committee of Ways and Means upon the Sugar Duties for Mon day. At length the Earl of Darlington gave expres sion to the universal feeling of impatience, if not of indignation, at such trifling ; and pressed ' Lord John Russell with a strong remonstrance ; but all that he could extort from the Noble Secretary was an announcement that the question of the Corn-law repeal, or, as .it is pretended, modification, would be proposed for consideration upon the 4th of June. As the debate commenced, upon the day in question must be ex pected to last at least a week, the country will have been governed for more than, a month by a Cabinet unable to carry any one of its essential measures, without any promise that even at the month's end that Cabinet will give place to a more efficient Administration, or that it will throw it self upon the people for support. Is this what our French neighbours call " parliamentary government ?"—we are wearied of waking- whether such conduct is consistent with the principles of the British Constitution ?—but we repeat our question, is this " Parliamentary Go vernment" even in the French phrase ? Can anything like it be found in the practice of M. Lafayette 's mo narchical republic, or in the " model republic" at the other side of the Atlantic ? No ; such a mark of con tempt has been reserved exclusively for the Parliament and people of England—such an insolent stride to des potism belongs solely to the Reform Ministry. COURIER.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer gave notice, last evening, with, as the Chronicle has it, im perturbable coolness, that on Monday next he would " move that the House shall resolve itself into a Commit tee of Ways and Means, with a view to move the usual annual sugar duties therein." If Ministerial leading articles may be credited, for the Advertiser and Chro nicle have each one in almost the very same words, this announcement may be accepted as tantamount to a dis solution. So much the better. It now remains with the constitutional party to take the reins into their own hands, and without waiting upon the convenience of the Ministry, to - force forward the dissolution to suit their own. Let them manfully meet the motion of Mr. Baring with a decided negative ; for why should a Government be entrusted with the collection and disbursement of an enormous branch of revenue, which substantially and repeatedly has been stigmatised by votes of the House as neither possessing nor deserving the confidence of Parliament or the country ? Now or never should be the cry, and let the blow be struck home and at once. Now or never also will be the cry of the people, on whom it must shortly devolve to decide whe ther they will any longer tolerate a grinding new Poor-law Ministry, or send men more honest to Par liament, pledged to the abrogation of all such odious clauses of that atrocious enactment of modern despotism, as contravene or supersede those rights of the poor and the working classes consecrated in their Elizabethan Charter. This is one and the greatest of issues the na tion will now have to try. Corn-law protection we must have, or operatives, agricultural and manufacturing, starving by hundreds of thousands, devouring each other's substance in a ruinous race of competition for scanty work and low wages, and ground down to the " coarser food," the black bread and vinegar wine of the Polish serf and the German cotton-weaver, with their miserable earnings, ranging from 2d. to sd. per day. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING TAPERS OF YESTERDAY. CHRONICLE.—A change from monopoly to free trade is essential to the safety of the Bank of England. Mr. Horsley Palmer knew this well when he signed the petition to the House of Commons, praying for a modification of the tariff. His experience since the year 1833 convinud him that it would be impossible to keep the old lady's head long above water under.the present system. Panics in the Money Marketevery second cr third year, and unable, with constant tinkering of the kettle, borrowing from the Bank of France, and appliances of " the screw" to boot, to bring the bullion above the mark which old Rothschild declared below the minimum of solvency, it has been necessary to keep on " the mow," without ceasing, since October, 1839. Sometimes there has been a partial re laxation of its force, but nothing more. The system has not yet recovered from the shake, and a fortnight of adverse weather in the neck of next harvest would Make the Di rectors tremble in their shoes. They could not stand against such another drain as that which they experi enced in 1839. With all the advantages of a sounder system of management, they have not strength to weather the storm. The old lady has never been herself again since that memorable disease attacked her bowels, and never will be again unless the free-trade doctors be called to her assistance. The Directors, in order to keep her alive, have been compelled to keep money scarce ever since, to look now with averted eyes at all commercial paper having more than sixty days to run, and use every possible and incesant vigilance and means to keep the handful of gold in their coffers from being drawn off by the unfavourable operation of the foreign exchanges. The conse quent effect upon the trade and commerce of the country has been most painful and distressing ; low prices and forced ex portation of goods in the elementary state to keep hands from .tar vino. But all insufficient to turn the scale, and the short hour working of the mill-owners must soon turn to no hours l alt all, unles s a c h ange i n our tariff h' immediately adopted: un • ethepri of neip i l .e e v o e f n p u r e. protection is plain iononimportrabt theismus tsubstitutedbe for the principle speedy re.,ult d persevering in the present prohibitory system. It is impossible, without admitting foreign corn and timber at a moderate duty to cure the disease whi c h h as a tt ac k e d t h e o vit r a t l a s o o f f our an u n f a a t o i t o u n r a o l d p g r o o o s d p e a r i b t o y I . mainnzneoi from therwayrcaapnid decay, leaving leaving a starving population in our the merchant and manufacturer hovering ts a t hivesp on o thef labour, verge ' and ruin. Mr. Horsley Palmer foresaw f si o an thee s y a o w h u t r o u this, of f have stated it, and he therefore prayed the House as plainly as we gentlemen s o d e e o tu f aCommons. mYour flour, _r p to oi m is od ta? ify t H he ere ta , r % peide and politics —your private a class-interests as West India planters, East India merchants, and Canadian timber mer chants, and Brazil slave-holders —tell you that ) g a T o o c k d k e h t ; sa and the . national compass,tg o o 4 I o a f a butuyok uwr of b e r ehaveec h e Englandas oints of the you have only to make the choice between supportints far your country's good, or monopoly for your own private benefit but but decidedly for the ruin of the Rank of England. Now, in so far as the Bank of England, as a bank of issue, is concerned you you &one are the gainers. The people at large are the losers ssfurprereolt thatrie_ by the existence of the establishment in its functions of issue ; and looking on it a; a close corporation, enjoyine certain exclusive privileges, it is a matter of comparative indifference to the nation ( it would, indeed, be much to their profit), if the Bank of England, as a bank of issue, should cease to exist. The Bank has private interests to promote. It has to pay a large half-yearly dividend to its proprie tore, which has induced the managers to neglect their public duties. The only common interest which the public have with the proprietors of Bank Stock is, that while the charter continues, while the Bank is entrusted with the management of the currency, and is thns the mainspring of public credit, that confidence in her stability should be un-haken; and this cannot be the case unless the tariff on imports be mo dified as proposed *oy the Government. The joint-stock and p ivate banks need not suppose that the public will retain con fidence in them, if they lose it for her ladyship. Unless she has gold to meet a panic, it is plain enough they cannot sup ply it ; and if her head went fairly under water, they would soon find it expedient to shnt shop. Supposing even that the Utopia of every man his own money-coiner was to take place; that every set of men who chose to start a bank should have the right of issuing as much paper as they chose, subject only to the check of weekly exchanges, it must be evident that, under the existing depressed and decaying state of our trade with the Continent, guld could not be kept in the country even to pay their differences. A temporary filip might thus be given to trade by increasing the amount of paper and inflating Ptices, but it would mer e ly b e a ddi ng fuel to the flame—a fatal aggravation of the evil, by a false show of prevent relief; the hectic flush which plays in the cheek of consumption—that delusive gleam of returning health—often brightest just before the moment of dissolution. There is no effectual retnCly-fori the decayof British manufacture, dr for the relief -of the thou sands of hOuieless families who are starving in' cur -thickly peopled towns, but the emancipation of our commerce from the shackles of monopoly There is no other way by which gold can be kept to preserve the convertibility of the currency —noother way by which the public credit can be maintained inviolate—no other way by which the government of the country can be conducted with permanence or success. TIMES.-The English Stock Market has been in a quiet state all day, and money was rather easier at 5 per cent. The meeting of the Proprietors of the British Iron Company took place to-day, Mr. Larpent in the chair, and was altoge ther a sternly affair, which is not to be wondered at, consider ing the disastrous losses that have accrued to those who em barked their capital in the undertaking. As was promised in the circulars issued by the Directors, a statement was con tained in the report read of the settlement of the matters in dispute between the Company and Mr. Attwood. As. they say, they had on more than one occasion been fully au thorized to AO so if it was possible, they were now happy to communicate the information of having effected a permanent settlement. They have agreed to pay Mr. Attwood 350,0001., and release him from all liability in the two hundred shares which he held, in discharge of all de mands he made upon the Company. They have already paid him 200,0001., and the remaining 150,0001. is to be paid on the Ist of March, 1844, interest in the meanwhile to be allowed u, on it at the rate of 5 per cent. They value their property, machinery, &c., at 823,6041. 9s. 7d. ; stock in hand, cash and bock debts, at about 60,0001. ; and the mineral production of their estates at 45,0001. per annum. These valuations, they state, had been prepared with much caution, for the purpose of giving the beet information possible to the proprietary. The report also contained a variety of accounts connected with the company, but from none could be taught any estimate of the liabilities as compared with these assets, but it was undersloo I to be mentioned by the Chairman, that by this settlement with Mr. Attwood an immense sum had been saved, considering the amo tnt claimed, which would have swallowed up the greater part of the assets The Report concluded with a desire expressed on the part of the Directors to have the tullest inquiry into their affairs, and it • was agreed that it should be printed with the accounts, end sent to ceery Proprietor. A discussion thin arose on the election of two Directors to fill the vacancies occasioned by the retiring of Mr. Larpent and Mr. Horsley Palmer, who, however, offered themselves for 're-election. They both first ad iressed the meeting, stating that without the fullest confidence could be placed in them, and without the majority by which they were elected was alarge one, they would be more content to re tire from the" scene altogether. Calumnies had been heaped upon them, they were pointed at as the cause of all the ruin of the concern, when, in fact, it was the lawsuit ill which the Company had been engaged that had worked so di-as trtusly against its prosperity. Without it was t great voice Of the meeting, they should wish to retire. Some of the PrOprietors upon this expressed a wish that the election shotild not take place till after 'he report was in the 'hant's of the general proprietary. They all would the.: have the opportunity of examining it in detail, and of testing the accounts, so that then an expression of confidence in the Directors, or the contrary, as the case might be, could be given upon satisfactory data. The mover for the re-election, not withstanding these objections, went so far as to pro, ose to the meeting the insertion in the resolution of an eulogy upon the characters of these gentlemen, but some strong remarks against such a course, a:tered their determination, and their election, as we understood it, was simply carried. The meeting then adjourned to the early part of June, which is the special meeting upon requisition, at which is to be discussed the propriety of dissolving the concern, and as which alstewill be appointed a Committee to investigate its affairs. 111 e. Larpent said they were quite ready at once to name parties, desirable persons, to form such a Committee. o.i the other hand, some of the Proprietors said the appoint ment of a Committee should come from any other source rather Than the Direction. A good dial was said during the business of the validity Of the promissory notes issued by the Company some contending that they were utterly worthless, and the Di rectors principally denying it. It was a most unaccountable circumstance at this meeting, that the Chairman (Mr. Larpent) expressed a most untena ble opinion, that the notice published of the affairs of the Bri tish Iron Compat y under this head was intended to effect a political object. To show how completely the intention of that notice was misunderstood, or rather perverted, it is only necessary to bear in mind that it was nothing more than a de scrintion ofi circular issued by the " tTni'ed Shareholders," a body who represent that they are composed of no le‘s than the holders of 2;000 shares, and who are, in all probability, of every shade of political opinion. Their objections to the settlement with Mr. Attwood and to the promissory notes are on legal grounds, and can be met by legal arguments alone. At ali events the Directors will not make any favourable impression of the goodness of their cause, if they stigmatize any attempt m make public the objections of a large body of their prop ie tary as a political attack. I'OST.—The English Securities were firm and steady throughout the day. We are sorry to have to state that some considerable failures have been announced. A West India house in the City was yesterday compelled to sespend payment, and, to-day, a firm in the Brazilian trade was reduced to the same necessity. Two houses at Manchester and one at Birmingham have to be added to the number. A recent heavy failure ac Glasgow is understood to have been b ought on by the circumstance of the party, a manufacturing firm, having ventured to become shippers, upon an extensive scale, on their own account. The Manchester and Birmingham concerns here alluded to have probably been imprudent enough to depart, in a like manner, from their legitimate pursuits, as others have but too frequently done before them, with the same sinister—we had almost said the same well-merited—result. LAW INTE LI _IGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, May 21. (Before Commissioners REYNOLDS and BOWEN. ) IN RZ WILLIAM BROOKE. The insolvent, who was a very aged man, applied to be dis charged under the benefit of the Act. He hid been a farmer near Epsom, and ascribed his insolvency to a failure of crops and fluctuating prices. Mr. COOKE, on the part of certain creditors, opposed his discharge, on the ground that the failed to account satisfac torily for the disposal of an annuity, which he inherited from the late William Lake, Esq., of Epsom. The insolvent, in his examination before the Court, said that being indebted to a shopkeeper in Epsom, named Barton, he trans ferred the annuity to him in payment of his demand, After a lengthened discussion between the counsel on both sides the Court ordered the further investigation of the case to stand over until Mr. Barton and one of the executors of NVm. Lake, Esq., should be in attendance. A number of unopposed cases were tried and applicants dis charged forthwith, but the investigations were entirely without public interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. BOW-STREET. Mary Bright, a young woman, apparently about nineteen years of age, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Jardine, charged w,th attempting to drown herself. George Dangerfield, a labourer at Hungerford Market, stated, that about four yesterday morning he saw the prisoner walk down to the water at the foot of the stairs at litingerford Market, and deliberately jump in. He immediately called to another man, and they proceeded to the spot, and succeeded in rescuing the prisoner frum her perilous situation, It was high wafer at the time. The prisoner, on being asked what she had to say, stated she had been drinking. and that some time ago she received a wound in her head, and whenever she took anything to drink, she did not know what she was about. The prisoner's sister here stepped forward, and said that the prisoner lived with her s and that about two years ago she fell down stairs, and fractured her skull, since which tune if she took anything to drink she became totally unconscious of what she did. Mr. JARDINE directed her sister to take care of the pri soner in future, which she promised to do, and the prisoner was discharged. WORSHIP-STREET. A sharp-looking boy, eleven years old, named James Chick, was brought up for re-examination upon a charge of stealing a piece of bacon from a shop in Shoredituh. He was caught at a short distance - from the shop-with •the-baoo%in=his possession, but he told the policeman; and afterwards- - assured- the- Mfigistrate, that .he had picked it up :from the pavement, and was going to take it into a Mimi* few doorsf'ott; from Which he thtitight it might have &Tie. When taken to the station-house, he gave hisriiiihe Oliver Twist, and that, was believed to be his flash name, amongst his companions. He was knewn as . having, keen in ,custody before; and his father, Richard ChiCk; was committed from this office, and exe-, cuted - at the Old Bailey for a very. daring and extensive burglary committed at a silk-mercer's in Crown-street; Finsbury. Horley, the Chief Usher of the- Court, who apprehended him, now informed the Allgistra. te of the facts. The prisoner's mother being brought forward at the last examination, said that a gentleman had offered to get him into the Philanthropic Institution ; and the Magistrate having ascertained that the boy would be ad mitted, he was sent to the institution in charge of an officer. About twelve o'clock on Sunday last a most daring robbery of jewellery, to a large amount, was committed at the residence of Mr. Thomas Gelb the Coroner for West minster, in the village of Ickenham. It appears that while the family were at 'Church the thief effected an entrance into the premises, by breaking a square of glass in one of the parlour windows, and, unperceived by the domestics, succeeded in car rying off several gold and silver watches, with gold chains, and various other articles t,f jewellery, to the value of upwards of 1001. On the robbery being discovered, information was for warded to the police. Shortly afterwards a man was observed near the Southall station coming up the line from the direc tion of West Drayton, and, on being told by one of the consta bles that he was liable to a fine for trespassing on the railway, he said he wanted to go by the aext train to town, and at the same time took out a gold watch to see what the time was, which exciting the suspicion of the constable, who had heard of the robbery, he took him to the clerk at the station. On the arrival of the constable, he quesiioned the fellow as to who he was and where he had come from, when, finding his answers e asire, he took him into custody, and on searching him found the whole of the stolen property in his possession While, con veying him to Hanwell, the prisoner, whose name is Robert Heath, made a desperate attempt to escape, in which, had not Mr. Vickery conic to the assistance of the constable, he would have succeeded. On Monday he underwent an examination before a Magistrate at Hanwell, by whom he was remanded for the attendance of the necessary witnesses. Yesterday the annual inspection of the house. hold troops took place on the parade in St. James Park. The fineness of the morning, coupled with a report that the Queen and P r i nce Albert would be present, occasioned a large assembly of people so early as nine o'clock. Soon, after that time the battalions of the Grenadier, Coldstream, and Fusilier Guards. n arched on the ground from their respective barracks, and formed in line in front of the Horse Guards. A troll) of the Life Guards followe2, and took their station by the Ticasury. At half-past nine the Duke of Wellington rode upon the eround with a nu merous company of off i cers, including Lord Hill. a nd Lord Cardi gan . Th e Duke eas in he uniform of the Grena dier Guards. In a few minutes after Prince Albert arrived, an I was tetended by his suite. The band flayed the n ational anthem, the great eman(l th:iturao square s o thenf the Royal Highness :eft the groun d accompan i e d by the Duke of g e, gri alar g e body L or d Hill , the Duke of Cambridg e, d body of officers iu e a v n e d n q o u 'c i •l n o k ekti m hi e s command. His Royal Highness, and the Duke of Wellington, were mostenthusiastically cheered. The number of fashio bl na es present has probably never been exceeded. We regret. to announce the awfully sudden death of the Rev. Mr. Munro, Minister of Kiltearn, in Ross-shire. The Rev. Gentleman had attended the celebration of the sa crament in Dingwall on Sunday last. After Divine service he went to the manse, and while sitting en the sofa, engaged in conversation on the sacred exercises of the day, his head was observed Co drop to one side, and he instantly fell back and expired. The church of Kiltearn is in the gift of the Crown.—nnerntss Courier. its. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MAY 19, 1841. The ..lion. and -Sy. Edward Southwell ,Keppel has been apppiwed, by tbe . Queen's co7i ~,,,,,,,,,,,,, the Deputy Clerks of the Closet to her Majesty., . PRICES OF CANAL,DOCK,ASSUR- I ANCE COMPANY SHARES &e. &c. &c. f:LONUON; FRIDAY, MAY.2I. SUthher DiTidsi d Price of per CANALS. r er Shares. Annum. Paid. Shut ',,766 7 pc: ccnt. Ashtcn & Oldham..Average97l.lB9,sh. 11x1 1,492 41. Ashby • de.le.Zouch .....As*crage 1131.5 h . 72 I, 60 nasingstoke 1001. sh. 5 j J az etc Brceknock end Abel gavenny l5O, . sr.. 02 0,001 I. 16th. 101 Birmingham, (.16th share ....8:/. & 711. 200 WOO 600 NI. Bridgewater and Taunton.lool.sh. all pi -- 400 51. - Chelrner and 131ackwater ...... ...1001.sh. 19 1 500 321. Co ecntryl 1001.5 h. 600 Croydon. Average3 11.2 s 10d. sh • - 2,060 51. Os. Dudley ... 1001. sh. 04 609 131. Derby . lOO/. oh. :20 20,0 '0 4 per cent. Danube and illeyne ... ...... 411.135. 4d. pd : 3 3,5751 4' Elleeniore and Chester Averzge 133 ~ sti. RI 231 621 Erell'3sil 1,297 301. Forth and Clydv....Averaeeit.ol. 16s. r . 610 11,000 8/. Grand Junction ... 1001.1, 107 2,049 e 958. Grand Onion lOOl. )1 i 1,500 .... ..... Grand Surrey • 1,000/ 4/. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan. 1001. 096 Grand Western 600 13/.los. 01. 01; Invirgen:hirc, Aver. cost 1701. 135.42. 2',.0 749 l'2l. (IrenThem 159/. sh. 1-0 6,238 9/. Os. timid( roil Ad kr erage :,/1. es. (13, 9h 27 100 Kensingtoo lOO sh. all pd 10 2.;329 11.10 s. Kennet ;nd Avon, Av. 091. 'As. 104. sh 04)4 11,6991 I/. 7s. Lancaster Average 471. ( , s. Sd 27% 2,5197 e Set. Locus and Liverpool lOO/. sh 100 545 f ill. Leicester 11))1. it 1:,1 1.897 51.9 s I.o;cester & Norte.amptonAver Ol/, tit 7:3 2,1(9 1331 Monrimuthshire lOO/.01 .'I/3 2010 101. Melton Mowbray ...... ....- ..... , 100/. eh. ice 501) 05/. Merseyaid Irwell . . , . l9O/.sh. 5:5 3,003 2!. lits. Maeciest'eld lool.oh. all p 2 114 3 , 4 247 171. Neath '0:'I .R 3., 300 2.400 51. Peak Forest Avei.go about 7AU.sh. ;:l't 01.418 . Ss. Regent's (or London) Av. 3:',1.1134.E3. sh. 90 5,069 ce, Icchdale Average e.5/.,:11 8'! 500 81. Shropshire ITS/. sh. 1.37 so° 16!. Os. Somerset Coal 3,000/. it per cent Ditto Lork Fund Steck ...... -NI. 11'e. oh. II i e 700 or:. Stafford and Worcester.... ........ 111 , 1.5 h. CO t 530 .51 Shrcwsbitry 12=0 , .5h„ 2e(() 3.0 1)!. Staurliridge ..... ..- e 1451.5 h. 396 3,047 21. Os. Si iatfurd.on- Av , d, A. 1er....791. :VS. (+CI. sh 35 333 1241 Stso.o iea 1e01.4 h. eli;) 1,76:2 2'. 10s. Se t ern and Wye and Railway A r.35t. sh. 45 0,60 0 3511. 02/. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 4 share ION. -sh. 5 0 4,149 Thames. an..l eltdway Av. 191. Ss. Bd. sh. 2 1,0005h.1 , 61 Warwmk aid Wrmirzahem lool.in 240 I,ooo}l 11.5 " 900 13. Was wick and 3apt..n* 1000. sh. 164 7000 4! Woreeslsr & Birmingh sin A v. 701.85. eh 55 4.c0,7 320. Wilts and Berks Av. - rare 671. 108 62. sh. 21 C , Oll 6,. W),/0v and Essington '251. sh '74 .26 ....... ev oitricn --".:' 3h. 51 1 905 1/. NVey and Ann). llOl. .n . 2."}y DOCKS. ‘2 . 6°° * 3is C. Commerc al 'o3!. oh. IS}, 1,065e5h. , • 5 par vest. East and West India Stork flii 3./36,310V. :1 p ct. Le-odor ......Stock 711 Ditto liunds 2,209 3!. 6s. 54. Bristql Average 11°1. Ils. sh. 75 111,324/. 51.pcecent. Ditto Nunn., various atnaunt, WA 1,152.752 5 percent. St. Katharine ''ock :07 500,0410 41 per cent. Int In Bonds 209.000 4 per cent. Dittn Bonds for 10 years ....... . SRI:WES. 1,600 I/. Hammersra iti • 5O/. ite 21 1,231 Southwark, Ohl.. ...... Av. ('33/. •;:s Oil. sh. 3„ 1,700 IL 15s. Ditto, New, of 7 1 1 par cent. 0 19. sh. 16 ~,noo .... ..... Waterloo.... lO/. oh. :, , y 2 5,000 •20s. 0:1 Ditto, Old Anituities of 5' CO/. re , ' 21 .5,01") 190. 3d, Ditto, New Ditto of 71. .... ..... 40/, pd 181 01 1 ,0001 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds 5,849 065 Vauxhall .......„Avorage 701. 105.131. sh 26 A:3 O URA NCI , COMPAN:ES. 2,000 3110 s Albion ... 'S c '!. sh. 50/. pd :2 51,000 16 P er mit , '1 Alliance British nForeignloo/.sh. 111. pd 14 am, 15s. . 50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, 51 4 rine l3lO/. sh. 5e pd .5 24,060 6 1. per sh. Atlas 591. sh. s'. pd 14"•1 . 1,90015 h. 5/. flirraingliem l• ire '5O/. oh. SW. pc] 107% /0,000 4/. per cent. British Fire 0 50/. sh. 501. pd 40 11,000 61 per cent. tritish Commcrcial .. ....... sq. ~, t i e pd 514 5,000 5!. per cent. Clerical & MeLiical Lite, 100/.010 '2/ lrls pd 414 4,090 3/ Os County 20,000 Is. Eagle. 501. sh. 51. pd 5 903 15 per cent.) ..., , „ Lilt and nos bs. i "'""l•c 2,271 228. percent. Euroecsii Li • 5 571. oh. all pd 52 50,000 9s. Ditto, Non , -e,.4101; sh. V. jowl 1% •,000,000/. 6/. ne rct Globe 'Mock 113 23,0110 bN G uer4 ten 33,000 4a. O.! Hope 5O/. oh. 5!. pd 0% 2,400 51. 12, 62. limier!, 1 Fire 5OO/. sh. 501. pd 133 7,500 Os. Imperial Lilt. lOOl. sh. IW. pd 10 13 ; 150 5/. percent. Indemnity biorlne 100?. oh. fis, pd 0,..,0 2,020 31 lOs Keet Fire • • -50/. sh. alll4l 02 3!.. Ditto Life s')/. pd 0.6 10,000 Ilis, Law Life • lOOl. eh. 101. ' lid 30% 5,000 IN. London, Fire 25/. oh. Id!. 10s. pi; 1856 3,900 10s. London, Ship - 25/. sh. 12/. 10s. pd 183,i LOOO,OOO/. ... ..... blinvrva I.ieo , ...1(x)1. oh. 510,0001. 34,000 5/. per cent. Palladium Lit* 5O!. sh. 21. pd 0/ 6s 53,000 51. per rent. l'rotevtor LI oil' sh. 2/.1-1 :& 6d 10,000 4 per cent. Protestant o.nssenters ....1(0/.. oh. Si. pd 5% 0 ,500 11. Provii.ent Lite en c,( (0 Os. fd. Rock Life y. pd 3N 81,2'201 5/. per e :mt. Royal Exch.togs e,0014 5 per cent University Life 100/. sh. 5!. pi' Ali 10,000 4 per cent. United Kinedorn Life. 1001, oh. 51. pd 73 JOINT STOCK 13A 10 tes, 25,1100 Agric. znd Cum. of Ireland2sl. sh. IN. pd 10,000 g per cent. Australasia 4(11. sh. 401.;.4 59 10,031 10 per cent. Bank of Bit ..n.inghe.m 5 1 '!. sh. 101. lei 10.7" e 10,000 IQ per cent. flirminghtlrn Wink .- 5Ol. sh. RV. lei It , 34 31,"100 6 per cent. Lcindon & Westminster MO/ oh. 20/.lpd 22 , t e 60,000 51. London Joint Stoc" 501. sh. 101. pd 10 3,000 4 per ovnt. Lancaster • 'OOl sh. 40/. (4 50 25,0(10 1 , ; per cent. Livtaponl If'O/ oh. 1241. lid 13 50,000 74 per cent Manchester anti Liver ] 501.0. 151 pd ioli pool Distrizt 20,000 7 per Der t. Manchester lOO4. sh. 101. pd 20,000 Bpe ecnt. Provincial Bank of I relandlool. sh. 25/.0 42 11,000 ti ,er icnt National Bank of Ireland 50/. sh. 1731. pd 14 10,000 6 per cent National Prov ~clal Eng.looo sh. 35!. pd 05 1 ,4 111,005 ...... ... Ditto New 404. oh, 10/ pd 10% Kl,OOO Gloucestershire . 0/. sh. II)!, pd 32 6,000 lOper cent. Harripshire 5O/. sh. 5/. nd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Oath 201. sh. 114, pd 22 5,000 British .40/, sh. 161. pd 181 4 , "°°ls2:tti.rcleics.ers:l Ditto Provincial 2Ol. oh. 11.1. pd 25 928 5! lOs Birmingham 50/. oh. 1.13 1,250 21 Os Bristol ooi sh. 06 9,250 2/ 10s Bri e WWI "01. oh. 131 750 31 lOs Ditto, New 2lll. sh. 15/. pd 9 2,471 43 nee cent. Brighton General 2O/. sh. all pd 9 1,000 71.118. Continental Consolidated ....75/. 601./.pd 100% 1,000 10!. City of London.. ....... ....100/. sh. all pd 195 1,000 61. Ditto New 100/. sit. 75/. pd 150 4,000 3/.os. Eon s tal;le 50/. pd 50 .10,000 31. per cent. Itripert , l 58/. sh. 10% MO st. per cent. Isie "1 Thane' 25/. sh. 20!. pd 10% 2,1350 61. per cent. I micnendent 0 0/. sh. all r., 49 0,000 40. per cont. Phoenix 5O/. sh. 391. pd 34 1,000 41. per cent. B.,teliff lOO/. sh. HO/. pd (034 ,000 South et,tropolitan 559. sh. 19/. pd lii iO,OllO 51. per cyst. Untied Geueral 50!. sh. 47!. pd rime 240 51. per cent. Warwick 5Ol. oh. 50 400 51. per cent Wattefteld , 25/. sh. 22 11,000 3/. Westminster Chartered ..... 5O/. sh. 59 6,000 125 Ditto New 5(/. oh, 101. pd 11 3 % 7/0 3 per cent. Yarmouth 2Ol. sh. 18/. pd W ATER. 'WORKS 1,90 0 3)0. Birmingham 25/. sh. est. pei 21 1,4e3 71. Fas! London 100/.511. 161 5,5(0 2/ 15s. GratiriJiniCtiell Average 41/ Lls. 4d. sh. 61 2,000 2/. Kent 100/. sh. 46% 372 10/. Li v ermol Bootle 2201. sh. 3211 1,500 2110 s flea River London Bridge Water Ann... 60 6,446 2/ les Manchester and Salford 109/.Bh. 55% 1,000 5 per cent. South London 5,2114 41/. West Aliddleux Average 63701125. 9d. sh. 91 1.360 1114 s York Building (,o. Lessee Prop. 1001, sh. 35 IRON RAILWAYS. 6,300 Birmingham and Derby ..... lOO/ pd 6015 0,500 Birmingham and Gloncester 1 (0/. pd t 9.% .15, 1 100 Bristol and Exeter 1001. sh. 00 pd 37 1 4 7,500 Cheltenham &G. Western 100/.sh. 62 el 3066 3,009 Clarence 100/. oh. 100/ pd 3 ) 8.000 Dublin tan! Drogheda 1001. sh. 5/. pd .50,005 Eastern Counties 25/. Si). 2:3/. pd 614 10,00,3 . Great North of England 100/. sh. 90i. pd 7, 10,918 14 per cent. (Iran! Junction lOOl. sh. all pd St 4 25,000 ...... ... Great Western 1001. sh. 65/. pd 13% 25,000 ...... ... Ditto New 00/. sh. 00/. pd 64 3,000 per cant Gosport Junction... 50/. sh. 40!. pd 47 2,000 b per cent. Hartlepool 100/. eh. 1(5(1!. pd 14562 5,000 Hull and Selby 5Ol. oh. 501, pd 1:71 2,160 4/. per coat. Leeds and Selby 100 sh. 85% 5,1041 10 percent. Liverpool& Manchester 101./.sh. 100/. pd les 7,969 10 per cent. Ditto Half Shares 11,495 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 251. pd 4.'n 40,000 ... ...... London and Brighton 501. sh. 501 pc' V% 94,000 London and Blackwall 25/. sh. 25! pd 18% 20,000 :3 per cent. London and Greenwich O.O/. s:4„ tilt! pd 8 4 25,000 8 per cent. London !iz Birmingham 100/. sin 90/. pd 159 • 25,001 Ditto Quarter Shares ....251. sh. 5/ pit 23 31,251 Di t o New Shares '3 'l. sh. 30/. pd 520 4 351,0e0 5 per cent. London and S. Western Av. 381, 17s. lid. 54 33,900 London and Croydon } Av. 13/. 155.. . IA. ocl 133 " Ditto New Sci it.. 13,000 3 per cent. Blanchester and eeds„.lool. sh. '7O/. pd 13 11,000 .. 10000 Manchester and Birtnisigham 701.01.40!. 214 ... ..... Ditto Extension 7l pd 211 10,noo ... ...... Midland Counties 001. sh. 10'/, pd 08 . 15,000 ...... ... North Midland ... : ....... ' o•Ditto 4"4 l ew 401. rd 340 e 5,128 , .......1 Narthcr4 arid Eastern...lo6l. oh. 50!. To vta e.,6041 0 ~......... Preston and Wyre 5O/, &b. 20/...pd • :16 , aO,OOO Sala 5 Eastern aniEDMier '33/. psilo% 1,000 10/. per cent. Steckton and Darlington ' .. ... . .c.1310.5h. 275 0,000 Thames. Haven .....,. . 50/.,ah 5/. pd 11,000 York and North Midland 50 . oh. 501. pd 73 • ,' : MINES. . 13,000. • ' ' Albion Copper is/. a 0 41. pd .12 4,0(X) U. Ss.. . • Alton l5/. sh 12/.44 rpd 111 10,000 ~..:...- Anglo Mexican,iss. 5/. pm.loo/. sh. a' e d 1% Ditto, s ubscription ... ....... .... ........ 00 1 2,000 •: 1 1 9. Bolanos , ISO!. sh all p 1 35 13,000 U. 10s ' . Brazi oan Imp. iss. 51. pm... 351. sh. 2.1)/. pd 5 6,000' - . 'Mac:tubas et (,ocaes United 2:.1.Ah.2n1. pri 6 11,000 • - I'_.ooo Bolivar Copper Company 204 sh. 20/.•pd 1 `lO,OOO ••...•••' Ditto Scrip lO4, pd 2 20,000 .0..... British Iron lOO/. sh. 601 pd ,000 Bit io h Copper W. sh. 441. pd I'f, Ci.'s Br .nea 64/. pd De s , Candonga. 7;l. pd 5 In,ooo • 11 Copiapo 8,500 ... Columbian, i.os. 51. pm. 551. sh. 551. pd os e 2,850 0/. English l4/. Cs. pd 2 20,000 General Mining Association2o/. sh.lB/. pd I% 6,155 Mexican Company lOO/. sh. 071/ pa 6 3000 Poltcrou Consols lO/. sli. 8/. pd 4 11,500 Real del Monte, Uniegistered 2 14 Ditto Loan Notes 150/. pd 160 13,000 Unites! Mexican, iss. 2 pm. 401. sh, all pd 254 DAM Scrip 3 14 Ditto New Scrip 51 pd 4 West Cork 5Ol. sh 501, pd 38 LICk.:I3.A ItY INSTITUTIONS. 1.000 ........ London, with Bronze Ticket ...75gs. sh. In 1,500 London University lOO/. sh. all pd 7 300 - • King' College lOOl. 1834 MISCELLANEOUS. 10,Y 1 : Iss. A iistvalian Aericultural.lool. sh. 281. pd 09 6,)0C 1. percent. British American Land Company 3' . i.. pd 10,0t.0 6;. per ce,i. caneda Company 1059. sh. 24. pd :31 40,000 51. eer cent. Upper Cana • a Loan City nonds, 4 or cent 20,009 I/. (Is. 0 enerel Steam Navigatieit 15/. .., h. 14/. pd 2411 10/.per cont. Hudson's Bay Stock ,1000 U. London Corn. Sale Rooms... Av. 75e sh. 19 ,(O,IC Canetchotic Company 123!. pd 1•l New Itrunsn irk Land Cortina •y... 501 pd 12 2,154 5/. per cost Itev ersietiary Int. 50c...100/. oh 11(0!. pd 104 0 re) 5!. per cent. Ditto New 'OO/. sh. 100'. pd 107 .0 4,0(e) Thames Tunnel • 50/. oh. ell sel ii l 0,000 6s. van Di e. nen's Lanii....loo/. oh. 1741. pd 0% LIST of SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES MAY 19. 1841, B AN KS. 1,000,110 4 /. 6/, p. et, flank 0: ScotlAnd...63/. 6s. bd. sh, ail pd i 59 2,060,00 C/. 6 p. et. Royal of Scott; nd 1001. sh. all pd 154 500.000/. S p. ct. British Lipen Company 100/.sh. an pd i.. 4 ,4 500,0001. 61_ •.). et. Commercial 5OOl. sh. ISO!. pd 169 500,090/. 6n. ct. Notional lOOl. Ah. 101. pd 11 4 4 54;11,00(4/. 71. p. et. Glasgow Union 250/. sl. 50/. pd Se% 1,000.0001. 6p. ct. Western of Scotland 2001. sh 401. pd 72% I NSU It A NCE COMPANIES. ,5 , ..0005h 61p. ct. stottlsh Limon 201... h. 11. pd '241 0 7,500 7p. et. Hercules lOO/. sh. 10/. pd 13L 101 , ,i100 r, p. ct. InAcrancf,Ce. of Scotland .10/.,h. all pd It' 50,0i)0 Bp. ct. North British 2OO/. sh. 104 pd 17 1,000 Bp. ct. C2.ledontalt Vire 100/. sh. 101. pd '2O 5,000 t p. Ct. Fain:m:o WO/. sh. 10/. pd 100,000 31 p. rt. West of Scotland lO7. pd WHITEHALL, MAY 18. The Queen has been plea.ed to appo.nt the Rev. Arc hib3l , l 13ennie to be one of her Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary in Scotland. DOWNING-STREET, Illav 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Sealy, Esq., to be tSolieitor-General of the Island ol Barbados. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 21. 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons.- Lieut. F. Burdett to be Captain, by purchase, vice Croker, who retires; Cornet A. Hamilton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Burdett ; H. C. Taylor, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Hamilton, May 21. Ist, or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—H. W. G. Lord Paget to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by turchase, vice Bentinck7 who retires, May 2!. :Scots' Fusil.er Guar,ls—Lieut. C. De Salis to be Liente wilt and Captain, by purchase. vice Wall, who retires ; Ensign F. Haygarth, frog: the 46 h Foot, to he Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice De Salis, May 21. 15th Regiment of Fcot—Lieut. E. Insze, trim the 4th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice Inge], promoted ; E. W. Boyle to be Lieutenant, by purchae, vice Inge, who retires; J. Holland, G,nt. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Boyle, May 21. 20th Fout—Ensign W. Baring to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Compton, who retire, ; W. A. Eyre, Gent., to be En ign, by purchase, vice Baring, May 21. 21st Foot—Sergeant-Major J. Mah oo d to b e Q uartermaster, vice deceased, c Ft bruary 25. 25th FoA—Ensign Stewart Northey to I.e Lieu e 'taut, by purchase, vice Peacotke, who retires; .entleman Cadet B. %V. 11. Trafford, Loin the Royal Mili tary College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Northey, May 21 ; B. T. Roberts, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Trafford, appointed to the 65th Foot, May 22. 29th Foot—Lieut. G. L. Way to he Captain, by purchase, vice Philpotts, who retires; Ensign and Adjutant K. Murchi ou to have the rank of Lizutenant, May 20 ; Ensign T. E. Wilbraham to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Way ; J. .1. Bourke, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Wilbraham, May 21: 32d Foot—J. Cunningham, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Power, who retires, May 21. 40th Foot—Lieutenant F. W. Smith to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Caulfield, who retires; Ensign J. D. MtAndrew to Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smith; R. Daw,on, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Andrew, May 1. 4:3d Foot—Ensign J. 51. Primrose to be Adjutant and Lieu tenant, vice Freer, promoted, Mar 7. 46th Foot—Ensign W. T. 11. Fitzgerald to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Atkins, who retires; J. S. Seys, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Fitzgerald, May 21. 35th Foot —Ensign J. Frend to be Lieutenant, without pur • chase, vire Pincer, deeeas•el, Feb. 20 ; Sergeant-Major It. Drell to be Ensign, vice Fiend, Slay J. 59th Foot—Sergeant-Major W. Macdonald, fr.= the 60th. Feet, to be Quartermaster, %ice W. Ellary, who retires upon half-pay, May 21. 6th Foot —En-ign C. G. Tr.ifford to he Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice .t•ealv ' deceased, May :3; Ensi g n B. W. It. 'lrafford, from the 25th Foot, to be Ensign, vice C. G. Traf ford, Slay 22, 71st Foot—F. P. S. Mackenzie, Gent. to he Ensign, by purcha , e, vice Duncan, appointed to the Scots Fusilier Guards, May 21. itith Foot—Ensign B. H. H. Keightley, from the 93d Foot, t be Ensign, vice Mackechnie, who exchanges, May 21. 80th Foot—A. T. \Velsh, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Hopper, uho retires, May 21. 85th Foot—J. A. Keyt, Gent. to be Ensign, withaat pur chase, May 21. 89th Foot— Brevet-Major E. Thorp to be Major, without purchase, vice Pcarse, who retires upon full-pay ; Lieutenant H. Wynyard, from the 85th Foot, to be Captain, vice Thorp, May 21. 93d Foot—Ensign C. ISlackechnie, from the 7tiih Foot, to be Ensign, vice Keightley, who exchancres, May 21. UN ATTA CHED. —Lieut. J. B. Kingsley, from the 93th Foot, to be Captain, without purchase, May 21. HOSPITAL STAFF. —To be Assistant. Surgeon to the Forces —J. J. Al. Wardrop, Gent. ; E. Le Blanc, Gent.; and J. Ewing, Gent., May 21. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire. Thomas Heywood, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant ; 'lhomas George Symons, Esq., to be ditto. Erratum in the Gazette of the 7th instant. Southern Regiment of Nottinghamshire Wo;;;;;Cavalry— For William Armstrong, Gent., to be Adjutant, nail Wiliam Armstrong, late Captain in the 10th Hussars, to he Adjutant. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the Returns made in the week ending Mai 18, I'4l, is 38s. `id. per cwt., exclusive of the Duties of Cns 'oms paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Brita'n. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. HENRY WOOD PRENTIS, grocer. Rayleigh, Essex. JOSEPH MILLER, ca bin e t ma ker, Clifton, Bristol. GEORGE ALDRED, bookseller, Southampton-row, Bloomsbury. THOMAS RILEY, printer, Gough-square, Fleet-street. BANKRUPT'S. WILLIAM BEAUMONT and HENRY GREAVF:S, linen drapers, Bright9n, to surrender May '29, at one, and July 2, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official a%signee, Basiogh3ll-street ; Hardwick and Davidson, Cat cat..n-street. JAMES HAYWARDand RICHARD HANKS MOORE, booksellers, Paternoster-row, June 2, at one, and July 2, at e!even, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Surr, Lombard- street. 116 BERT WILKIN ROBINSON, sen , and ROBERT W I LKIN ROBINSON, jun., grocers, Bedford, June 18 and July 2, at eleven, at the George Inn, Bedford. Eagles, Bedford. JAMES HOLT and SAMUEL HOLT, glass manufac turer., Liverpool, June 1 and July 2, at one, at the Clarenclun rooms, Liverpool. Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Robinson. Liverpool. THOMAS LINAY, draper. Lynn, June 5 and July 2, at. eleven, at the office of Mr. Robert Pilcher, King's Lynn, Nu folk. Soles, A ldermanbury, London. WILLIAM CHEQUER, saddler, Blackfriars-read, June 1, at half-past one, and July 2, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Gibson, Basinghall-street, official assignee; Swan, Sergeant's Inn, Fleet-street JOHN WYNDE, dealer and chapman, Hereford, June 23 and July 2, at eleven, at the Waterloo Hotel, Leominster; Smith, Chancery-lane, London ; Hammond, Leominster. ROBERT WHITTAKE R, brazier, Bury, Lancashire. June 8, at two, and July 2, at ten, at the Swan, Bolton-le-Moors ; Clark and Medcalf, Lincoln's Inn-fields, London ; Whitehead, Bury. - JOHN MACAIRE, JAMES LINNEMANN, and JO SEPH CHARLES BERGER, merchants, Liverpool, June 3 and July 2, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, LiverpooL Ches ter, Staple-inn, London ; Davenport and Collier, Liverpool. CHRISTOPHER TAPRELL, grocer, Bristol, May iB, and July '2. at twelve, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. White and Whitmore, Bedford-row, London; Britten, Bristol. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. Treherne. upholsterer, Oxford-street, June 11, at twelve —R. and S. Phillips, lamp manufacturers, Regent-street, June 8, at twelve—W. Venables, draper, Lamb's Conduit-street, Juno 12, at one—S. Clark, licensed victualler, Oxford -street, June 11, at twelve—T. Arnison, builder, Little Tufton-street, Westminster, June 11, at twelve—W. Richardson, wine mer chant, King-street, Covent-garden, June 11, at one—F. M‘Neill, general merchant, Clement's.lane, June 12, at twelve —G. T. Brown, corn merchant, Mark-lane, June 11, at one— C. A. Collis, licensed victualer, Witham, Essex, June 11, at twelve—J. Duckham, carpet dealer, Piccadilly, June 14, at half-past twelve—J. Appleton, ironmonger, Hounslow, June 14, at half-past eleven—L. %Vest, is ine merchant, Freeman's court, Cornhill, June 14, at half-past two—J. 0. York, iron founder, Duke-street, Westminster, June 14, at half-past one. In the Country. _ T. Manley, jun., patent nail manufacturer, Atherton, Lan cashire, June 15, at two, at. the Swan Hotel, Bolton-le-Moors —T. Weston, coal merchant, Cotion, ,, •ShrOpshire, June 15, at twelve, at the Shire hall, Shrewsbury—E. Hughes, linen draper, Llandderfel, Merionethshire, June 16, at four, at the White Lion Inn, Bala—F. D. Barker, banker, Cambridge, June 17, at ten, at the Eagle Inn, Cambridge—T. Claughton, salt manufacturer, Haydock-lodge, Lancashire, June 18, at eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Blanchester—J. Wil s o n , ssn. ,and J. Wilson, jun., hosiers, Nottingham, June 16, at ene, at the George the Fourth Hotel, Nottingham—H. Knott, builder, Sunning, Berkshire, July 30, a eleven, at the Upper Ship Inn, Reading—H. Nichol!, worsted spinner, Halifax, Yorkshire, June 14, at eleven, at the White Swan Inn, Halifai —N. Vyse, farmei Nufhifrst, Warwickshife, June 15, at one, at the Union Inn, Birmingham—J. Lewis, draper, Tredegar, Monmouthshire, June 14,. at four, at the Westgate Inn, New port—J. Parkinson, grocer, Louth, Lincolnshire, June 12, at one, at the Public-building. Louth. CERTIFICATES—JUNE 11. J. Rickards, surgeon, Newcastle -street, Strand—J. Scott, paper dealer, Manchester—W. Lonergan, merchant, King Wil liam street—W. H. Pankhurst, mineral colour manufacturers, Shelton, Staffordshire—J. W. Cowley, brass founder, Walsall, Staffordshire—W. Edwards and G. Walker, nurserymen, Chester—W. Perry, malster, Leominster, Herefordshire—J. Dudding, paint manufanturer, Liverpool—J. Mason, livery stable keeper, Little Chester-street, Belgrave-square— C. Dun derdale, merchant, Manchester—R. Werters, maltster, Mel. ford, Suffolk. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. Everard and J. Hilder, boot . makers, Islington—H. Maltby and A. W. Otter, attorneys, o'.d Broad-street—T. Hughes and T. S. Wall, omnibus proprietors, Paddington--F. liodgkiiison and W. Hunt, mercers, Derby—G. Smith and E. Blackburn. flax spinners, Leeds—R. S. White, G. Carew, aiid H. White, attorneys, Lincoln's I n n-fields--J. NVoods, jun. and W. L. Cope, wine merchants, Keppel-street, Russell-square--- E. Vickers and J. Hall, ale merchants, Crutched-friars— W. A. Dunn and E. M. Bainbridge, linen drapers, Newcastle upon-Tine—J. and J. Lea, coal dealers, Birmingham—J. Woo 1 and E. Challinor, earthenware manufacturers—J. and J. G. Fleet, wholesale grocers, Fenchurch-street—J. Ward and W. J. Unitt, shawl makers, M a rlborough-street, Regent street—H. Lunn, J. Crowther. ft. Lord, and J. Ainley, woollen cloth manufacturers, Paddock, Huddersfield— M. Walker and R. Snence, ,spinster, Birkenhead, Cheshire—C. and W. S. Bryon, grocers, Fore-street, Cripplegate—W. and T. Henderson, joiners, Southwick, Durham— G. F. Fair elough and F. E. Wiatts, attorneys, Liverpool—J. Bendall and W. P. Harridge, tailors, Cavendish-street —D. A. Doudney and W. Scrymgour, printers, Long-lane. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. J. C. REEVE and CO., merchants, Glaszow. May 27 and June 24, at twelve, at the Black Bull Inn, Glasgow. JOHN FOULDS, wood merchant, Glasgow, Slay 2S and June 18, at twelve, at the Black 13u11 Inn, Glasgow. WILLIAM BRUCE, woollen draper, Dundee, May 25 and June 15, at twelve, at the British Hotel, Dundee. JOHN BuisT, draper. Perth, Slay 27 and June 24, at one, at the George Hotel, Perth. Tim proposed measures for relieving the industry of the country from the cruel oppression caused by monopoly, have created a sensation, throughout the country, second only to the memorable demonstration which carried the Reform Ilill. Derby has nobly done its dnty, maugre the impotent and base attcmpta made to delude the working classes, and persuade them that they can have no ii.terest whatever in the price of provi.dons. Sufferin ,, and destitution have had their la ontedeffeet, Parliament no m ore. and roused th e p opu l at i on almost en masse to aid in the struggle, not withstanding the previous determ ination of g reat numbers to petition The step taken by Ministers y has dissipat e d th e g l oom, t h a t pervaded the minds of the na , ses, and th e anath it. induced has given place to expecta • tions it would b e . both cruel and dsngcrous to disappoint,— Derby Reporier. LARGE LOCHLEVEN TROUT. —A few days a.go, there was caught in Lochleven a trout weighing 101bs. avoirdupnic, or 150 ounces ; the length 27i inches, and 17 inches at its greltest firth. It was o the gr, ey species, and . of perfect symm, try, being-considered as one Of" the finest speci mens as yet seen of this delicate fsh. From three quarters of st round to a pound is considered fully an average %eight.— ::atecioneua Mercury. • • InCEI.I,A NE()1)s, 4,818 .....E iin..url6la; also/. eh. aII pd 141.; llitto A Iloc:,te Il ctrl. sh. all lid 22 i,46( 7 pal* cent. Edinb. Joint SI Pei; Water.'2s/. sib. all pd 3`• ....hush 15 per cent. Shotts hoc lib sh 4SI -d 42 0.060 3 per civet. Blitiburrta & Leith 11;/. pd 4.5(3) 10 Der cent. Euitiliiirgh Coa Gas 251. sh. all pd 4'l 4,450 :0 per cent. Clasgow sh. all pd 5:1 75. , 7i per can'. Coal Gar ..... 2O/..h. all pd .t,154 Edinburgh a nd Dalkcith ilallway 50!. sh The Hawk/ Wad contains a setter from Rotter dam giving an aceount of a strange occurrence. The wire of a watchman of the town for some time past had exhibited marks of mental alienation, and a fortnight ago disappeared sud denly, without leaving any traces by which her fate could be conjectured. On the 9th inst., the husband desiring to remove a chest from the garret, discovered in it his wife, still alive. .The unfortunate woman appears to have entered this hiding place in one of her fits of madness, with the intention of dying there. This circumstance, and that she only took a littro water-from the gutter of the house during the w hole period of her disappearance for her support, is all that can be gathered from her incoherent expressions. She is still affected with the same weakness of mind, and in addition has beep muted with the§mall-pox. ' THE MARKETS-YESTERDAY. CORN EXCHANGE. This week's arrivals were small of English Grain. but good of Irish Oats. The Wheat trade firm at Monday's pricey. liar• ley. 13earis, and Oats met a very slack demand, and scarcely maintained last quotations. There hai been a little more doiog in the Flour trade this week. SMITHFIELD. The supply was middling, with a i,ood demand, and every thing sold freely at our present quotations. Beats, 545 ; Sheep and Lambs, 7,310 ; Pigs, 493 ; Calves, 262. Beef, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 10d. ; Mutton, 4s. 6d. to ss. Gd. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to 58. Gd. ; Pork, 4s. to ss. ; Lamb, 53. to Gs. 2d. COLONIAL MARKET. The public sales went off quietly, and the business transacted was limited by private treaty. Flold,rs were firm, and prices were supported for most kinds of produce. The imports were to a fair extent. TEA MARKET. The market was dull for free trade, and rather lower rates were take.' for Green, at the public sales. Black was rather lower.. Company's Congou flat at Is. Bd. cash. TALLOW MARKET. The operations in P. Y. Candle were limited, but holders were firm, and obtained 465. 6(1. for parcels on the spot. For delivery in the kst three months ready sellers at 475. 3d. per cwt.. rnicE ear' Jit AD. i'ne ghes nenf •... i he ‘I t orAis is 9 . 40, ro:the lit, Leaf G. d Bre c.c nay be. - PM, E . OVSE ,. .iI)S' Per C•rt. i Per Quarter .4' w E gl sh M. Clove-...'..6; 84s St. Fein Old it Di: n —s --: - s Rye 0 als —. —s —s New Foreign D, t 0...... - s Ms B(ts P.:rey Grass 5 —s --s 01 i Di to IA to —s —1 s L'i , seed, for te eli..g ...—s :sus 5 , s t..ew White Clover eit's fi , s (3s DA n, fo 50w.ng......—s 58 fOe Old Di t • Ditt --= 41's 46. Ditto, for erushi-g ....--s aies is. 4‘v 'Pre oil ....... ...... —s Ors 41s 11 in —s 4 s 8 Old I itto Pr folium s .8s 70s' Per B shel. F glish Carraxvay -s ;.Os 5 a White Niust rd.... '..2s Ott to 151 r, Forkign "Att.° —44 s Brown Ditto lis lid to Fis It t oriander —s —s —s Tares P , IXE JF OIL. Rape Oil, brown, per ton ..............................£l5 0 Olt o, refined Linseed Oil '2" 1 10 Lion ed Oil Cake at to : Mill (per 10010 l2 ;il Ita, 0 ake. per to' Plitt E OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c per 1121 b. (*own Talbm £2 ti C Melting Stuff .£1 15 0 Yellow llussit White . ....... .... o 0 1' Waves Soap Ditto. 0 0 0 Good Drags 0 5 PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of albs. Price of T,llow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market day, s. d. 13u Itllc's West Hartley l7 Cair's Hartley Volywel Ma n - 0 New Panfield Moor l3 Old 1 anfleld Moor. Ord's Iced!nigh Criginal Windsor's Pontop 17 We,i Hartley William's Hartley l6 0 West %I'y last . ...... 0 Wela Vs ,11s Clennell Hilda ........ N Walls Elia Killingwerth ‘Vatis End Newmareti I I d. Walls End N ifthumberland 17 6 Walls End Perkins I? Ii Walls End Witham W.E. ftraddyll's Hutton Wads End Helton 22 0 Walls End I,m - 111)ton Walls End llus,ll's Helton '2l 9 Walls End Stewart's Waits Et d Hat tlepool . 2'2 0 'Pennant's Hartlepool ... 20 0 Walls End Adel,de '2o 6 ' Valli End South Durum 1 Wai s End lees 0 'Hartley Merthyr] (From the London New Price Current of May 21.) SUGA R.-Although the - Ministers have be+ n. def,iated in their proposition to reducie the duty on Foreign Su gar, still importers of British Plantation have been more deSirous to realise this week, and have supplied the market freely; both grocers and refiners have come for ward with more caution, and there has been only a li mited demand for either. brown or yellow descriptions, the private purchases for the three market days amounting to only 700 hhds and tierces, and the prices accepted are Gd to Is under those of last Friday : at the public sales, however, the reduction amounted to is to Is 6d per cwt ; 342 hhds 34 tierces new Barbadoes, and 292 hh.ls 59 barrels St. Lucia were offered, the former all fiamd buyers, viz, fine yellow at 71s to 72s 6d, good GSs Gd to 70s, good middling 67s to 68s, mid dling 65s to 66s 6d, low middling G3s 6d to 61s 6d, low dabs 58s 6d ; the latter was mostly disposed of, fine yellow at 68s 6d to 70s Gd, good 63s Gd to 67s 6d, middling. 63s to 65s Gd, low middling 625, middling and good middling strong grey 62s Gd to 64s Gd, five brown 61s to 62s Gd, good Gus.: by private treaty middling yellow St. Vincent's has been sold at G3s to 645, Dominica and Jamaica better 655, Dominica good middling 68s per cwt. To-day the market exhibited a quiet aspect for West India; the demand was limited for both Grocery and Refining purposes, and rather lower rates were submitted to, making the general decline for the week is to is 6d per cwt. and the total purchases 1,500 hhds and tierces. For sale on Tuesday 120 hhds Barbadoes are declared. REFINED.- - For Refined goods prices have further im proVed 2s to 3s per cwt ; brown lumps in large. parcels at 92s to 94s for ordinary to good, standard lumps at 95s to 965. Hamburgh Loaves and Tittlers 95s to 975, good to fine 98s to 107 s, standard lumps 965; the supply being small. Treacle has met with a brisk sale, golden syrup has fetched 30s to 32s ; patent 28s to 29r, common 7s to 27s Gd, inferior 26s to 26s 6d per cwt. Bastards have been taken less freely, still prices are firm, common and middling sorts have realized 50s to 555, good to fine 57e. to 635. Pieces have met with a steady sale, com mon at 03s to 655, mid 66s to 695, good 70s to 755, fine 76s to 80s per cwt. Bonded crushed sugar at lower rates by 3d to 6d per cwt first quality at 30s 6d, and inferior at 30s to 30s 3d. Loaves 141hs at 33s 6d to 345, a.. d 101bs at 34s 6d to 36s per cwt. Treacle 14s 6d for large parcels for delivery. Pieces 20s to 255. Bastards at 15s. to 19s per cwt. For Dutch Crushed Sugar lower rates have been again submitted to, a cargo has been sold at Amsterdam at 23s Gd per cwt. MArnmus.--This afternoon the trade operated with caution at the public sales, which comprised 6,302 bags 20 brls, but holders were firm. and bought in nearly the whole is above former rates, viz., fine yellow at 69s to 71s Gd, good middling and good 65s to 635, middling 62s 6d to 63s Gd, low Gls 6d to 625, low Middling and good brown 52s to 58s per cwt. Since the sale some of the bought in lots have been sold at the taking in rates. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon the market is in a chill state for all sorts, 2,391 bags 897 hhds, casks, &c., Ben gal, and 1,110 bkts Java, 21 eases Manilla were submit . ted to public competition, the Bengal went off quietly and not above half found buyers, but former rates were sustained, it was mostly an indifferent parcel, middling good white sold at 63s to 665, middling and good middling yellow 60s to 625, strong brown of good quality 55s tos7s, mid 505 6d to 51s, low 46s to 49s Gd, damps and washed of various sorts 54s 6d to 625. Java sold is under late rates, fair strong greyish yellow went at 21s to 225, low dingy yellow 20s Gd, damps 19s to 19s 6d. . Manilla fetched 16s for low brown. FOREIGN.—The defeat of Ministers upon the measure for reducing the duty on Foreign 'Sugar has caused holders of all descriptions to be more desirous to . sell. White is held for the former value. Prices have given way 6d to is per cwt for Brazil. Pernambuco for Am sterdam at 18s for brown, and 25s for good strong white. tMOLASSES.—West India, at prices rather above those of last Friday ; St. Vincent's at 28s, and fair St. Lucia at 25s to 26s ; Mauritius Molasses taken in at 265, and 303 casks Bengal Syrup at 27s to 283 per cwt. COFFEE. Importers of British Plantation remain firm, and supply ahe market sparingly, but the trade have again operated with caution, and by private contract the transactions have been extremely limited. This afternoon the market presented a quiet aspect for all sorts udmissable for home consumption, and holders were more desirous to realize. The public sales con sisted of 1,043 bags Ceylon, 145 Naffs Mysore, 208 bags Pedang, 110 casks British Pratation, 108 bags Java from the Cape, 655 bags Brasil, and 239 bags various other sorts, at which the biddings were languid. Ceylon was all taken in at rather lower rates, viz., at 71s for fine ordinary green mixed, and good ord pale at 70s. Mysore sold at fall rates, and fetched 65s to 65s - 6d for fine ordinary green., Padang was - :unclean, .and was 'taken •in at 39s for ordinary, • being,. thesfull . value. Of ~the British.. I,lana, Cation a small part oily a avas a §old at a decline of 2s' pe.r. cwt. the quality heiag,,naelean : good and fine fine ordinary ;Berbice . went at., 60s 4,4,655, .middling Colory, was taken, in at 80s. to taken in at 70s; and good ord Suma:tra. 345; Singapore Java bought in at 50s for geed 'ordinaiy. BraZil sold rather Cheaper ; good ordinary mixed Rio went at 395,, and fine ordinary 41s 6d to 42s per cwt. TEA.—The market for Free Trade Tea has presented a quiet aspect all the week, and there has been a greater desire shown on the part of the merchants to realize. To day the trade operated with caution in Free Trade descrip tions, further public sales were brought forward, consisting of 13,730 packages, at which there was but a small at tendance of buyers ; the biddings were languid for green Tea, and the principal part of which was taken in, the small proportion sold was at a further reduction in prices of :1-d to ld per lb. For black Tea'there was a fair de mand, and the rates previously established were fully supported, indeed, fine Congou brought a small advance, this kind being well protected by the merchants ; out of the total quantity passed to-day, amounting to 11,200 pckgs, 4,900 have found buyers; Congou, but mid burnt coarse and rough is 81d to is 81d, but mid rather strong burnt ra ther fresh is tild to is 9d, but mid rather strong burnt rather full is 10d to is 101-d ; strongblackish leaf is Ild to 2s o d ; Ankoi, Souchuig flavour 2s 2d to 2s 4d ; Twankav, good ord and but mid coarse and strong is 7 : 1-d to is 71d, coarse and strong is 8d to is 81d ; Hyson 2s id to4s 9d. In the speculative market there is no inure activity and prices are firmer for Company s Congou ; sales for cash were made at is 8d to is 80, and closed at the latter rate. COCOA.—This afternoon 158 bags sea damaged Guaya quil, and 164 bags Trinidad were offered at public sale ; the former sold at 24s to 325; the latter fetched 42s 6d for fair, and 47s 6d for good red, being the full value. . RUM, BRANDY, ANDHOLLANDS.— There has been an increased disinclination on the part of both shippers and the home trade to purchase West India Ruin this week, and the transactions have been extremely limited in both Jamaica and Leewards, not exceeding 80 puncheons.' Common kinds may be had at rather lower rates, but fine sorts are held for their former value, the supply being small, sellers of proof Leeward§ at 2s ld.—East India is dull of sale,' and rather Cheaper; the sales have been only 100 hhds Cakilitta at Is 51d, and puns at is 4d to is scl proof strength. The arrivals keep large of Rum, and have extended to 1,200 puns, &c. since last Friday.—The market is . dull for Brandy; we quote Cognac first • brands of the vintage of 1836 at 5s 4d in htals, and puns 5s 2d, do 1837, hlids 5s 2d puns ss, ditto 1838, hhds 5s puns 4s 10(1, ditto 1839, hhds 4s 10d puns 4s Bd, ditto 1840, hhds 3s 8d puns 3s 6d, there have been some arrivals. Geneva has met with a slow sale-2s is the value of shipping, and 2s 64 to 2s 7d for fine quality for home use. The demand has been limited for British Corn Spirits, at Os lid cash. Hors.—The accounts from some parts of the Hop growing districts, stating that the young - bins lsad been attacked with fly, have caused buyers to be more desirous to operate, and mo s t o f t h e parcels offering for sale have been readily disposed of at rather higher rates, business, however, to a large extent has been prevented by the short supply. The duty is estimated at 150,000!. . INDIGO.—This afternoon 3GO serous Guatemala were ffitred at public sale, and found steady bUyer§, auad brought Very full prices to 4cl per lb Gs Sd •l b . ant, ,is were the - extreme rates. .1••• • od to SPICES.—This afternoon 2 bags Cloves B4 bap Pepper, and 20 offered at auction, the former sold a MORN N G EDITION. shade lower, and fetched &id to 3-id for fair clean Suma tra ; the arrivals are large ; the latter taken in at is 211. AGO.—Prices keep on the decline. This after eon at public sale 300 bags Pearl sold at 19s 64 to 21s for middling and-good quality. - Ram—There has been an increased desire on the , part of importers of Bengal to realise, and los`h the home trade and shippers having operated with ninch caution ; prices have given way this week is per cwt; good middling white went at Ils to 11s Gd, middiolg lOs to 10s Gd, low white very dusty 9s to Os 6C, lutii yellowish white 8s Gd to 9s per cwt. Patras realist d 21 - 5 per cwt. In Java, Siam, and Manilla rather low el . ra have been accepted. Carolina has sold steadily foe home use, and prices have been sustained. O:Ls.—There has been an excellent demand f7om the home trade for all common descriptions of Fish Oils since this . day week, and several purchases luvre been made by the shippers in Seal and Cod; although no further advance can generally be quoted at present in Fri , cs ' still they have an upward tendency. Southern cf comeen quality at 25/ to 251 10s, - middling 261 to 261 les, good 0) fine 27/ to 281. Pale Seal 311 5s to 311 10s, yellow . 281 to 301 10s, brown 26! 27/. Cod 1:61 15 5 to 27/. For arrival Pale Seal at 30/ par 1iln• Sperm has been disposed of to a fair extent, and prices are firm, first quality 93/. per tun. Linseed Oil l'rm at 23s 9d to 29s ; for delivery a: - 29s 3d to 29s Gd. live at 44s to 44a 6dfor pale, and 43s to 43s (Id for brown. Ea st India Cocoa Nut Oil at 37s to 38s first sort. In Palm prices keep up, first qualit:: . 35/ 5s per tun. Fur 1 9 1 !v u e Oil prices arc looking down ; Gallipoli at 70 1 , and 3 1 -4 ' 1115 " at 66/ per tun. TALLOW.—In the early part of the week 46s fer Candle on the spot, but during the last two dap: prices have rallied to 46s 3d to 46s Gd ; prices now rule ( d to 9d under those of this day week. For delivery this month at 463 3d, and for next mo:th at 465, for delivery lin Oc tober, Novembcr, and Deee3lber prices have !'allente 47s 3d to 47s Gd per cwt. South American fine quality 2s to 3s under the rates current for P. Y. Candle. To" Tallow, for cash parcels 46s to 46s Gd. This afternoon the demand was steady for I ) .Y.C• the spot at 465 6d ; sales fur delivery in the lase dire, months made 4 at 47s 6d per cwt. COUNTRY MARKETS. Wheat. j Barlel. ! Oata. I Deans. 1 FP' to'.a. Le. 40 s. to s. 25 35 !..3 26 c to c 44 50 eer Quarter.' I. to a. I a. to s. Bath 11andhird ~,2 62 j3l 32 Bridport ..... 68 —.— Chard -...... !51 62 29 32 22 26 Exe+er . 4-0 70 27 :i4 21 2:4 Rioucester 5l giS 25 22 21 32 Guildford ..,,.., 162 71 130 35 i ...74 :30 Newbury .., ts fig 'l6 33 .t." 2 29 Rea,ling ,50 75 i 26 35 t 0 30 Salisbury :"ii 02 -.27 34 20 78 Sherborne fyi be. j2B 1.1 i , t 28 Silepton Mallet ,55 64 2 , .. 1 36 i2l 't6 Uxbridg: ....,,,.1 37 43 23 28 WAlminAter -,141 C 3 2i 31 24 27 Winchester 45 66 —; /coy il 144 55 2 11 ..4 :II •42 50 Li V Eli POOL. CORN M. eiRKET.—May 18 9'l' WHEAT, Englili, White, per 7019. 0 .. ~ Red .• -- Sentch, We!ch, and Manx .... 6 10 (` F Irish, White 7 2 8 -- Red Foreign . 7 9 - - 1 6 OATS, English, Welsh, anil Scotch, per 451 h.. . ..... 2 1.1 • ;fish it " 3 -- Foreign 6 - •,- 4 r;AIII.EY, English, Malting, per 1 iiip. quarter .. 34 u .. ~ --- ticoteh and Irish, pet (1113. 3 6 3 ~,t • Freding 7, 13 KAN s, English, per Imperial quarter 43 I) 45 Irish, &L. ..... :1 0(1 41 - --- Foreign ,FrAinc, Englisn, per Imperial quarter 4l 0 41 e l --- Foreign Irish FLOUR, English, per 25:11h --..-- ~ 46 0 4 4 - i j ' 41 0 ..- 6 'OATMEAL, English and Irish, per 24011, .. 26 0 ••',,' '. INMAN Conn, pc r 480113. fl k j.).", 34 i , :" Hsu,- per Imperial quarter d MALT, per Imperial quarter LF.EI3q CORN MARKET. Wheat,..Nqrfolk and Saha, (511th. • l'ork. and Lincoln. 605 i. 2arley, Norfolk and Sittrolk Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Grinding l . . i : ........ tti1 10 : 00 ) 6:65 : 3 l i i t i: ti lI t. : : : , Beans 63lb. Oats, l'otatoe —Mealing; kor.--d. to—d.... ......... Eng. 11W. to 12 1 . p er :10 11 Shelling 23.:. to 294. .I".' --"“' :31, 42 40 50 40 45 36 4 40 45 . 40 50 40 42 36 W - t 40 - 5° Jff '~ 40 44 - .. - DEVIZES CO N MARKET. f. cl" ... Per Sack. a. el. s. d. Per Quat ter. a. d. 0 el rst %V I) eat 3l it to 3:2 6 Oats... ........... ... 20 0 1° 0 Second 12t. 1 12t.10 30 0 Beans (per sack)... 18 0 Id 44 0 third ...., 0 Barley 27 U 31 6 Bread (pergallon). I 1 CHELTENHAM MAIt K ETB. , AA A. l'er Bushel. s. it. to s. (LI Per lb. is Wheat barley 3 0 4 3 Mutton Oats 3 0 2 9 Vtial Beans . .... 5 0 7 0 Pork Cease 5 0 8 0 Lamb lO ' Hay - 41.135. to 51. Os. 01. per ton. CHELMSFORD I...ti.KET. tn. 1 0 92 Wheat, White 6l to 70 I Oats Red Barley 'l•2. ' ' 25 White ............. 4,, 4" CheTalicr '3, 30 I Beans, Tick Grinding mazagan .......... 24 CAN rEBB,111:1 MARKET. Wheat, white.---- fO:,. to .i6s. --... Old —r. t ° l; red--- 5-4 s. to (11,. Old-,......-. —e. to ---- Barle), Maltioc —24 A. to 3'5...,... Grinding.. —5. to — ., Oats ...........»........-- 2ts. to I.Ps. .....-.. 01d............. ....s. 10 .. s.: ' , 8..,an.—......------ 3;s to 10s. -..... 0hL.—........ —s: t° s : Pease ~.............---.... -i2s. to •••••• s . .....• G rCY avower. 393. t o -- Deaf persons, and those who are shAitii• d e, 4' hearing, and find a difficulty to catch the sound oft'a distantt;rt speaker at a public assembly, will find a most astonishing advt te d from the use of the Messrs. S. and B. Solomons' newl3- 1 " 7 -7 - 00 invisible operative Voice Conductor, which, when fitted in t° cavity of the ear is so small, not the least-perceptible, nor .1 1,0 comfortable than having a piece of wool its, its place. •or, this be, traordinary and valuable invention, not only does the hea•lin g come acute, but the ears are so much improved by their tr (1 0 individuals, in a great number of instances, can hear mos t do tinctly without them. It will therefore be seen that 1)01( 0 ' not incur any constant habit of being coin'pett e d at a ll til t ' lld make use of them, and in consevence of the numerous having been altogether relieved from deafness, they have becoroe to general use. The Messrs. Solomons' newly invented s pe ct Lenses immettiately they are placed before very aged and imperi a ' A t eyesight, either by day or candlelight, every object becomes clear as distinct, and the most minute particle is seen with exact distingt; ness. Their valuable improvements in the material are secrets -1 themselves and are solely confined to their establishments, 'Fa•.' Albemarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, and 7" King William-street, City. Seldom have we witnessed a more favourab3e prospect of plenty than everywhere now presents itself. Si i ; i : the ,w nter broke up the country has been cherished with most grateful vicissitudes of shower and sumhine, so every species of vegetation teems to v:e with its neighbo r luxuriance.—Bath Chronicle. REGISTER STOVES, 3 It. wide; 246. ; Poles for Window Curtains, Is. 3d. per foot. Register t , d cist Bd. per inch ; elliptic stoves, 4d. per inch ; regist er ',4iisf' - with bright fronts, bright and black Kars, bronzed ornaitei,irt 100 s. ; brass poles for window curtains, inch d ian' t ; Is. 3d. per foot 2 inches, Is. ;a 2 inch pole , 3 fec i9s. ' inches long, with ends, rings, and brackets, complete, P r . 1; 4 Catalogues gratis, containing the price of every ar t ' ironmongery. • RlP}'ONand BURTON, Wellsbsiteet.., Ox'for'd:str°::-;e : B 1,1 i,7 VI S.- • e LOI On the 17th, inst., at Cape.cure, BOulogne-sur- iner , li , of d O n . A... Sloper, Esc - ,.„0f a datVlitei. a " .. the.ll thlii;;t, at Tilston k I.,oclgp, Cheshire, the I ( J.: Yoleniache, Esii, of a son, still-born.. : ' • e i fe•' On the 17th inst., at Drayton ft eetory,.tlie lady tb - , T. J, Btofield, 4 t:daughter, stiMborn. ' ka ilSr On the 18th inst.; at theGrove,'Blicklicath, No: Ri c ' of a daughter. 'W e ' On the 14th inst.., at. Leazes-terrace, Newcastle-upoll the lady of Henry C. Hulsenbos, Esq., of a daughter. Sill' On the 14th inst., at North-hank, the lady of Jan' , ' Esq., of a son. 4he ° I. On the 16th inst., at Taplow, Bucks, the lady ot , - Henry Oosse, f a daughter. On the 17th o inst.., at Carlton-villas, Kilburn-road, the 101 of Frederick Barandon, Esq., of a daughter. • lobe C. On the 17th inst. ,at Chelssa, the wifelife of the Rev- ' Aliller, of a daughter. as 06114 On the 17th inst., at Hovo-villa, Brighton, , •• 11. Cr Smith, of a daughter. 18 ')n the 18th inst., Mrs. Thomas Oliver, of Sasill...4c f o Mile-end-road, of a so in n. lit ( - On the 18. h inst., John-street, Bedford-row , the Richard Lambert, Esq. of a daughter. w i f e, On the 18th inst., at , Manchester-street, Manch es t er " ! V Mrs. J. 13alsir Chatterton, of a son. ___..----------- MARRIED. On the 18th inst., at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Ch ar cett Neville Rolfe. Esq., eldest son of the Rev. S. C• c ico . vide Rolfe, of fleachauo Hall, Norfolk, to Martha H o lt, - daughter of William Chapman, EFq. On the 18th inst., at 'frailty Church, Marylebone, S °/1 0 5ilif t 16 Jacques Ilippolyte Bourdesol, of Chateauroux. Depart o h e r , L'lndre, to Caroline Dorothea, youngest daughter of t"" Richard Thompson, Esq., of Kennington, Surrey. A g ote,, On the 18th inst., at Lewisham, Kent, Arthur •- u - AO% second son of John Peter R.sch, Esq., of Blackheath , 'or Letitia, second daughter of Simeon Varner, Esq., of the place. , Ws On the 18. h inst., at Hodnet, the Rev. S. H. Af ic- Ite g i Rector of Hodnet, to Mary, only daughter of the la te 05 1 ' Reginald Hel , er, of Hodnet Hall, Shropshire, and Mart o ° Yot kshii e, and widow of the Bev. C. C. Cholmondele4oos; On the 18th inst., at St. Mary's, Bryanston-squar e, an te second son of W. Devai, Esq., (if Heine-hill, Surrey, W Elizabeth, eldest (laughter of the Rev. W. H. Charlton, Curate of St. Mary's. DIED. bir th r'• On the 10th inst., at Stamford Dingley, after • to a son, Catherine Ju'i a na, wife o f the Rev. Charles 13 ; e elj ? On the 21st of March last, 'at Malta, Thomas P) 111 111.1) , late member of the Medical Board at HembaY• / I A on the 12th inst., Elizabeth, wife of John Thetur g°° ' , of Frognal Priory, Hampstead. Or' the 10th inst., at Tarporlev, Captain William G°n tst rte e, of the 09th Regiment, Brigade Major of the NortherA or re°, On the 16th inst., in Norfolk -street, Strand, Pe ter Esq., surgeon, R.N. Cle f' On the 17th inst., in Upper Eaton-street, Pitlit4 c Harcourt, Esq., surgeon, aged 40. On the 13th inst., at. St. Owen's-street , fier 6)lll9 James, et!est son of E. G. WI ittht, Esq., aged 19 ' d , daer. On the 15th inst, at Upper Clapton, Loinsa , four _ etc , of the late 'I homac Edwards, of Hoddesdon, Hertss On the 17th inst., at Lansdowne-cottage , Brightal'agell, nant-Colonel idger, C. 13., late of the 12 t h LancersL o or On the lith in s t ";std of Samuel, eldest son of Mr. St 14 of the Albany-road, Cam berwell, aged 23 - On the 18th i ns t.. a t Leamington, M s- seer: ary , ca daughter the late Radclyffe Sidebottom, Lsq court House, Chiswick. (.0 5 Reg On the 19th inst., in St. Andrew's-place , I , n aa+ Anne Delisle, the infant. daughter of B. Hume Ma,io u Lontlon I Printed and Published - by 'MURDO St riP • /- No. 11-2, Strand, at Me Sign Offi ce , No. 64`. the county of Middlesex. —Saturday, May V , I ', LADY'S GOLD NECK CHAT ll ' l u S r' may be selected from of several patterns, price, weigh tof fr slit sovereigns, Five Guineas; vieignt of five sovereigns, T he Guineas : weight of six sovereigns, Seven Guineas. e i,nst weight is given by comparison with the weight of soverdici-o. being more easily referred to than if stated in ounces and or tecl The quality of the Gold is warranted equal to any that i s into articles of this description. T. COX SAVORY, rnhtll Goldsmith, Silver s mith, Watchmaker, &c., 47, —° (Seven Doors from Graced - lurch-street), London.. g , Drawings of the newest patterns will be sent pest free, lii a., plication be made post V fes°