The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-23 00:00:00

............ tie t e „ rural „,,, 5 , .11 some books and t - acts in his osiession. The L i t Cr:',, 'reeZavni_ll,rad stepped hint, asked him wha P t he was about,. test s a,, the above answer, asked li'm where his Ilk % - license was ? He said he had none, and, in tact, it I , aCt litely that a man without shoes to his feet, or i h i i his ripe ° . his back, should have a hawke:'s license t,i,tirsa,ofi:Lirnedacs..selta,.lll.eT.olief policeman immediately apprehended 'at to t i. pair of handcuffs on his wrists, and took a farmer's house, and with another . ,e utd, is uao chained hint to the manger. The_policoman loeset ' h ad another warrant 'to execute near Yarmouth, %this in _ ung time to take the man to Norwich, secured him t,:kelilitasnoner,_ by fastening him to the manger, though he had 4 7tto t h., P w .f.or a mere act of vagrancy. The constable also 40.. desi te i „ I s t , Of and'anothe constable in the neighbourhood, 0 , wd s et i''' s to go. feed the man at two o'clock, as he th 'iOsk eti, back till six or seven. In the course of the R t e flreteran„lndividual came into the stable, supposed to be i i 3Oseh e „ ,1,..t5tr1., proprietor of the stable, and this man Cty. It _ a l g from the manger, and set the prisoner at , i 1. 4 , 1 _7 s afterwards doubted whether this was th, dht; , o u!.., but whoever he was, ho thought he did perfectly il i soit. l4l ` 4 l l there had been a crowd of men who found a st i ttlltu g d ,!' 'ltch a situation, they would have been justified to sit , own the stable. Having been carried before one ~,liesh; mown sgistratesof Norwich, and having ye ported the . case Illitts.th'ee'flistable:of the rural police, the policeman, AN•h?:had Rh o co heard of it, and immediately claimed r ser tote k i tt rite . carried him before another 'magistrate, 6,,isti at , d hire for a month to the House of Cor ky r„,nard labour, on his own admi•sion, that he eiLisatthe'llous tracts without a license. Ile did not 6070fr:aistrate could do otherwise, it b ing a clear totj ' l N 04, 3 ' Wel, the magistrate reported the case to kr ill i n tt _i the chief constab:e of Norfolk. There was ai vid iksfrs te r c onduct of Colonel Oakes that called for any re- Wte‘: at trid 4 . • .He believed that a more kind or amiable in as 4 the right li st• If he had committed any error it was roies r el4 ett la te c t id e• He said that he would not investigate l i sb-- t he es-- . °" of his own men were concerned. fik w l h le i 11;1;isedih e 701 to the Rev. Mr. Vaughan, from . Nor 0 , . , 141 1 Ite '• 0, 4 , 11 , i age of a great number of clerical justices. s e , h rehen tie ma - A . had an objection to the man 1 11 4 : 11 4 (1 ,, ravel' the vagrant Smith, but another Oat e . c,,, -1 ; 1 stro; ' ,; - at ° , the rector of Blow field, ha.] t is , - " D 'onel oaek Predilection for him, and he almost insisted . or th:' e teres t a ,_,? should an point hint superintendant. This % 1113 st ru i t an9 statin elit t l h em an subsequently P justified the conduct exp res fro. A 4 at there was no ground . for complaint i iterf . nh!ss u ,„ . . - ir• Palmer, another magistrate, afterwards ',.seter e o r , e ' , not price that this rector of Blowfiold . should have ile s ei w r i t . ueing one of the police committee. He, iltio c r, otishi, s t .,° a Rev. Mr. Wilson, another clerical ma sot, illkt It na g Aim to look into the matter ; it was . under oosis,, Isl y 'to bz referred to the eitminittee, but it went qte,' ihe' w il s en the summer ass:zes took place. At these tsk i ancl itPoticeroan. Smith was examined in another Noe n g the .- c attle out ' that he was in the habit of p 0,,.. 4,4l'.ollfessions of r ' tsoners whom he apprehended. l hoss - I, Qf itlea lt was consider P ed . that the policeman had the thitZ t tliss :cuffing men, and locking them to a manger, he Justi,,rwitie4suY confession' which - might pass between them in 41 1 ' 4 ° ' It.„ os ght not to be taken as evidence in a court of 'tu t g,eis e - h ePell'ed also that he was in the habit of hand th;,4opl-„t„tsl and, or some ocetvioris, had left them in that it Zoteth - 1° hours ' A communication had been made of i b lle 4- 5 I h i, e eretary . of State, and an investigation was in set heir tinder whom? Why, the chairman of t ogl i ""ht '' was this very rector of B:owfield. 14 tt: oaf en i s ,. public grounds the Right Hon. Baronet Ikl etti L id k i s 'et' re the House a copy of any communication 4,040 rd ~,hetween him anl the Norfolk magistrates. NZ% d„ r ,"•) had no doubt the Right Hon Baronet grs i ,4 c -- " e ‘ of the rural police on this occasion was a (Al. di f. e to Nod lk But at all events there were strong 1 . 1 % 1 1) .-);;... inc luirY l'iti. information; ' aed, therefore, he ti:;aosi . 'ed his motion would be agreed to. 14 41' 4 )4 1 ' 47 been seconded, ktf, 3 4° l l , haa tz , B l , GRAHAM said, that certainly some commu -1_44 ''resp,.,7! 4 Place between him and the magistrates of fe4 llr ofesi.: 4 - 'ig the conduct of the rural police on the oe -0 e b - C e.s t , o . • He asked for explanation and gut it, and t tse4t y le s d 'non ,o produce the documents to the House; !ti the , f c'eeeh of the Hon. Gentleman rendered that step I St ral g i ° 'he had incidentally reflected on a large portion Nisfsgehstrat.s of Norfolk, who would be found undeserv kit:l%444, f er c i e t it w slor s e. As for Col. Oakes he required no en „ „ well known that there was not a more Ina A the lfa o l ;;Ple military . rofession. He (Sir J. Graham) lo,,,wasenr-','spo,ition t P produce the documents asked for, "Lotle„" l ' y ineed they would o justify the magistrates referred tas. -* a greed to. 4 %. ll) t, tt itlPp s ,THE GILBERT UNIONS. :4: 4 It et ; . `'HELL made his motion on this subject as fol ios i' hi sn,7° of each Parish and Township in England and di Asl et22. o 'i c ch t he poor are managed under the provisions of 4 krishi e °' 3, e. 83, commonly colled . Gilbert's Act ; lk th tely ; g whether incorporated in any union, or governed ttiLtai 0 111 (1 stating the population of each parish or tow n th, -"' AL. e aeh union res p ec ti ve ly, accor ding to the last bitlkcivie., retur n o f eac h par i s h an d township subject to lt--,; t hes t : fl o s of any local Act for the m . anagemect of its poor, ts %IA Ant of populatian , according to the last census." ;:te e i . is e t)l ' e cede the motion by presenting a petitition from his 1 Ag i lardians of the poor of Chichester, begging that 111, 4 9,4i 4 C . et, protectiug the poor andrate-payers at the same t ho s L i tht ti n i ' ° t• be repealed. This he feared, however, that oes:rotte„" t .• naronet meant to do from his ominous silence tesliev e -eii ing, when he (Captain Pechell) questioned him. 1 1,...5Z s lt l i t ,hat the operation of the Gilbert Act had given Vitios, - " i ction ; and that was manifest from the fact that 00111 . . 13 ad been resented against the Gilbert Unions. til3%-;s7eZtiheeturatlile who referred to a pamphlet, written by Mr. resided in Sussex, who stated the!, kNit! i nt i ii , ll was reduced to such a state in one of the work ite - A l . .° was not able to work, and that the persons k Sed (t e .:,...ft , t0 to that state were . guilty of moral . murder. 11 ~. Ito e"in Pechell) dislisie dgoing into the details. fo H r e th i Nt allsosition would be given to the papers be moved . f ,0 1 , t s -- i t c4 roplete farce to suppose that uniformity o d ss: e; ts,„ - 'low acted upon, and therefore it could not be use IV Ir .- „,?lent for the incorporation of Gilbert Unions. He ‘l,Resi vq. Gentlemen opposite would redeem the pledges iops ii e ti at the hustings, and vote against placing those 'tt l' s '7l l /0 controul of the Commissioners. te l ' . uN CO MBE seconded the motion. i. r gle • ht ., 4 4 . 4 having been put, tliSt e ,„'ES GRAHAM said he had no obection to the Voiis a f t ' e which the Hon. Gentleman moved, but to prevent ti- he could the number of the Gilbert unions and . local s k move that the returns for the year 1831 be 0V 4.11131. , (amidst cries of " Oh, oh,") said that he had b e t r a llilet of Mr. Brooker to which the Hon. and -'''' ii„s ern s. Oer referred , he could only say of it that a N i tsk i l,7,a! never published. CI c .'t HELL could only say that he had received the - i tem a • t 'S, - / - very respectable person. ' . k i !w Words from Mr. DARBY, in explanation, 4,L,',•lol.°i'iw.,,•alput from. I agreed to. .oi 4 i — to- .4 4 - ~-sDIESa f NEGRO EMANCIPATION. tl 4 ,%ftw i i ii LEY said that at that late hour of . the night he tieilloase:i)lg u nnecessarily to trespass on the indu geoc . e ina o - f s ti l,,Wls k i lis kt! the House would perceive, that filling rhe si oni. t o Zes l , 4 7 had the honour to hold, and proposingfor C 41 04 ' "41 14 - "Zs separate subjects (on both . of . which he would 4 ta .1.4 erva.tions to a single address) it would . be impos- Iltbstish ; the House to consent to an inquiry on a subject k 5 t Z a s b.roportance without addressing a few words . to the tts.Z l4 ,in s d , s ti eaY as possible upon the impressions which he Nis it er .l° the subject and upon the exis`ing state of the o' i t Lf t 1 1 , 4 11 whieb he doingo' osed to bring under the considera kkg to ';'"' ll 'e• In so 'ne would not allude to any ts ece l'ics of local character. It was a subject of immense goats to the country generally,. and considering nine ge t h e involved in this question when he ie,d . %I i s Ws* but situation which he had now the honour to opt eat natural he should be anxious for the result of of sl ed neszPeriment. He was happy to say that so far as LC! 1.4,,',6 result of that great experiment upon the whole 44,„,"11ete ;t t on throughout the West Indian Islands, it was 1 4 4 - " t aL:eYond the most sanguine expectations of the most less 4 4 4, Ysl e - Z ° ltes of the measure. In . every island cot only ai t t to ou Prosperity of the labouring population had in t,:e,-;:tvtwht.usuoctstPected extent, .but . it had been accompanied % t r. Of h a b i t was far more gratifying—namely, the cootinu industr improvement in the social system,. t . 11; 14 %e I . ° , e ittent in the . religious and moral habits. Hemight kg Pte teilt state to the House that he had not exaegerated N,:;as,,,LB3olaleondition in any of the West Indian 'colo ffi nies, .idts N ' i ietit n trl to the labouring population, when, in an o ctal Is ort e ) w uleh it was his duty to draw up not long ago, in clttert re P r esentations proceeding from one of the Foreign 0 1 1 ,,_ .. t, t f t 7 the supposed failure of our great experiment . of %, 6 „, tts .g the negroes. lie ventured to state in . that docu taZodea 'lice the emancipation the negroes were thriving and tsZt-,th'ilteir Offences against the law had became less fre . - 0, fe r -c ir morals had become improved—marriage subs . ti- NN. eissn.cuhina,ge—their desire for education rapidly in % Over t ,tu-h were among the results of emancipation. tist:firc e st. Plain and indisputable, and he had great satisfaction . lase ltiVera before the House, seeing that they consta tht ith, e estimation of the Government and people of Eng -11,01144°1,1ete success of the emancipation of the slaves in ' 0 4 4 tot eai ciales. He would next call the attention of the ds hisi tl a tto, the representation of which were made by per t[lw, is ~,g,high authority in the West Indies, and he would hii„,. ll t ti r ti eter caee to making any statement of his own. kti4 4 ea 6 ) , Uptolng differed in degree, according to Atllltee • testa I),•,:iltnstatico of the different islands, the new settle ' s..‘lrii i ty,'' th g. thinly inhabited, and the old ones, on '_,‘Ms., e ` i to . Ick lY He would peopled, yet the general . state of facts , ultb" u tltCe,rY colony in the West Indies. ' tie Ns• les on 44 41 W -rit ins, and confine himself solely to the Weainstalinea .• v e ,....-A ri ,. the present occasion..particularly to J • 4 eit t 'olst, .41' In the year 1840, Sir Charles Metcalfe, the • t oost'' i llth :raaica, reported that the condition of the pea -141,1 ,het i sland was strikingly gratifying. They enjoyed e , I tti, b„ - 7, is comforts of life, attended divine service, were t•' ,lwri - ' l for r t . ° ° (l clothes, sent their children to school, sub s • !ilk t t if tide $a erection of churches and chapels and the mem '-woisk* eth'sylist sect supported their ministers in respeeta thliCiiree_t koovernor also added, that they were very free • • I t itti,. L it . ,nd most solicitous about the education of their ,-; he' ~..Tcu willing to pay the expense of that edu - s , . ((Zed 14 ., last report from Sir C. Metcalfe was . . the . : oSt At Te Ist of November, 1841. That report he 10 4 0 Villos te leY) received with some regret, becaus it contained the h 1 .44 di 'neat of the resignation of Sir Charles Metcalfe, - • ~.qati - Igtest72-Ned his duties with a zeal and ability worthy of • the e n co l "°". He regretted it, too, because the Governor tab ob ePos t - LPelled to resign, in consequence of ill health. stated 11% dp, -11 4 el an wh ich he (L - oret ' S.) now alluded,state that the 4 °llts ill ent - i se s. ' in Jamaica were now perfectly free, and more No . NO had t han the same class in any other country. Ott et .'vrts , t los, l abouring population better provided 1 ith the ‘-' L li o•t e s s ,,,,, 'kit hr ; I „ e ' . ," more secure from oppression. One word "'klr ' - 's,„ of to to Jamaica, and he would have done with n • ' 'od a "' from lc subje c t. \Slat he was about to read was an - tkok That a SU 11 0 ',.. Ah repo rt prudia*V magistrate's ' report; dated . June, 1, stated' it would appear wonderful even to '--4 w SI) , .--. C :i, t h e "°Wledg e d the physival powers of . the negroes, O kti Ithout " 41 4 be accomplish. d in the making of fences, lis. . ' 4 64 ; 4 01,010'411;11_14g an entire cessation of labour in the en il ett .; Bel ay ". Certainly, no such cessation had . been r tlt kii kt nir, s. e, since the negro was emancipated, new b't hopes,o yaa;"' t edresponsibilities, and new sources of am . 11_, h 'atioi ) i n' to his exerti He could now labous on his oa n Ikt ku lt 1 / 4 44" 3 Pare time to labour on the plantations of , others. one s .wer e ent a . l ° o showed the number of par:shes in which - Parish registered as householders liable to pay taxes. In . th e / 1 . 1 i munber of f ree h o ld ers were -817 ........ ... 3t.57 1 .838 ......................... 393 1 1 839 ..................................... 4810 . 1 1 , 1 e L 1 84) -a ,p( rd s, -- 1i1 3 , - . 43 _, no t v ., J felt confident, that in making there statements I 'll -4.lt Y and ear )it'g the patience of that House, through whose li e % ifs generoU3 saeriti sacrifice never before para. Is k ,ti-Otild ~Y,,eutultry—those ce poor a eo de were so much benefited. 1 which colon y g° go to another colon I --the colony of Demerva. Ite lie °}a1,,,,0f Demerara, it ap ) prared, from the statements .4m,e4q '41)011'4 received from Governor Light, that an able tic% 4. carts cat r , for working from six or seven hours a day, eal ~l'o Whi o ,°,ne and wages amounting to 23L a year in addi ,'''tensl/411" ne hada provision ground worth 151. a year, meth he learl y es c s ! ef the value of 31. and other advantages, making of ila l 4l the -t a Tin gs equal to 51i. sterling In addition to this e ttlt ,, Co ws vantag e of scho Is for his children, at the expense et r "ati, tt 1., The tie:troes devoted great. attention to the Pro,,eittilitrit°' dirt, provi,lun ~ u pd., and had a_quir,..d '.abits - rertz Y and industry, and had corsequently accumulated 1 eousiderable extent. In 1339, Governor Light had reported that six negroes had purchased an abandoned sugar estate in the eastern - part of the colon}, for which they had given 30,003 guilders, which was equal to ,0001. sterling.—(Cheers. ) Two-th rda of the purchase. money had been pate' down in hard dollars, and for the remain der they had given a note of hand, payable in three necks. The purchase of that estate spoke volumes against those who had aspersed the negro character. It showed that the pur chasers themselves had the utmost confidence in the indus trious habits of their brethren ; and it also proved that there was a preference given to the cultivated portions of the co lony over the unreclaimed portion of it, where those persons might have purchased an estate of nearly double the size. In 1810, Governor Light reported that a eampany of 140 la bourers had established themselves on the Orange and Nassau es tate, which they had purchased fur $50,000, equal to 11,0001. sterling. They had offered for another estate a sum of $20,000 equal to 4,0001. sterling, but there had been some difficulty attending the sale of the estate, and therefore the purchase had not been completed. The negroes hid also been in treaty for the purchase of an estate in Berbice, which, in consequence of s;milar difficulties, had not been completed. Now, when they considered that the greatest part of this money bad been earned by the negroes since their emancipation, they could not but admit, that as far as its immediate objects were concerned, the result of the experiment of emancipation hid been most gratifying. On the 30th of November Governor Light had reported that another estate had been purchased by negroes for a sum of 80,000 dollars, which was equal to 10,000/., of which 33,000 dollars had been paid down, 500 more were to be paid in a week, and the remainder at short intervals. These statements showed that the results of emancipa' ion were not only that the free labourer was enabled to earn exorbitant wages, but that he was ambitious of earning high wages, and that having said that he did not squander his money away in sensual gratification, but that he was thrifty, frugal, desirous of acquiring property, and of honestly and industriously cultivat ing the property which he had acquired.---(Loud cheers.) He could multify these instances, hut thathe was afraid of wearying the House.—( Cheers. ) With regard to the moral condition of the labourers, Governor Li eht had reported on the Ist Aug. 1840, that although he had not thought it necessary to make arrange ments to make that anniversary a day of thanksgiving, yet many chapels were open, and were crowded by the negro population ; that he felt gratified with the orderly conduct of the working classes, and that, although they felt gratified with their change of condition, yet he felt convinced that the remembrance of their former state was sunk in their present enjoyment— ( Cheers. ) With regard to Essequibo. Governor Light had visited that colony in the year 1838, and again in 1840. In 1838, there were hardly any houses in the colony except those immediately connected with the estates. 1 n 1840 there were several houses erected, attached to which were grounds of from half an acre to an acre. These grounds were we'd cultivated—the dwellings which had been erected were most convenient. The late Governor had founded a vil lage in the colony, to which he had given the name of Wit liamstewn, in honour of his late Majesty ; that village now con tained many respectable dwellings ; there were shops in she village, and an Episcopal chapel, which was regularly attended by upwards of 400 persons ; trade was fleurishing there, and a new settlement hid been formed towards the river Essequibo. The congregations attending public worship were numerous, were most attentive, and were all exceedingly well dressed. As far as the colonies of Jamaica and Demerara were concerned, the experiment of emancipation had fully succeeded, not only in securing the physical enjoyment of the nr-gro p neulation, Out it halt developed their moral character in such a manner as to prove that they were fully entitled to the high character which had been always given of them by their friends and sup parte, s—( Loud slicers. ) Ile was enabled to show, from the increased amount of exports to the West Indic., that a]therugh the production of sugar in those colonies might have dinainiiihed, yet that the general prosperity of those colonies, as far as the consumption of exportable commod ties was concerned, had materially increased. The annual average arneurit of the declared value of exports to the West Indies during the six years preceding emancipation was 2,783,000/., during the period of the a p prenticeship it was 3,575,000 1 . Duri n g the year 1810 it had risen to 4,002,465/. —( Cheers) —and although during the last 3 ear there had been a slight diminution, as compared with she preceding one, yet in 1841, the declared value of the ex; orts to the West Ladies had amounted to 3,492,734/. The colonies of Jamaica and Demerara might be taken as fair specimens of the working of the Emancipation Act in the other colonies, and, as far as the negro popula ion were concerned, nothing could be more gra tifying or successful than the experiment of the emancipation. But while the main and principal object of the great measure, the passing of which reflected so much honourirpr n this cotintr a a measure of which he could never think withotxt. feeling thank ful that he had been the humble instrument in proposing it— while the main and principal obj ct of that great mearture had been attained by the elevation of the negro race in the social scale, and by the increased physical comforts, yet he could not conceal front himself, he would not concealfrom the House, that the planters in the West India colonies had suffered serious loss, serious injury, andwere suffering serious disadvantages and dis tress. It would be his duty to ask the House to take into their con sideration what was the possible cause, and to ascertain what measures should be resorted to for the modification of that distress. Now it could not be denied that the prosperity of the planters must mainly depend on the amount of produce. When he looked to the quan yof sugar exported from the West Indies in the course of the years to which he had alluded, he found that, during six years preceding the apprenticeship, the aver age produce was 3,905,000 cwt Tne leas before the appren t.ceship it was 3,486,000 cwt. In the first year of freedom, in 1839, it fell to 2,824,000 cwt. In 1840, it fell at 11 further, from 3,905,000 cwt. down to 2,210,000 cwt. Now, it was fair he should state the cause, and he would state it fairly, and not attempt to produce false impressions either one way or the other. It was quite time that this falling off was attempted to be made up by increased pricer. In the six years preceding the apprenticeship, the value of the produce was 5,820,0001., and the four following years it was 6,219,000/. In the first year of freedom, it was 5,530,0001. In the second year, it was 5,424,000/. In this year no doubt the large reduc tion was owing to the prices in the home market ; but so far as the amount produced, the planters had found in the litter year a considerable diminution in their income. They had sustained a ruinous diminution in their incomes on account of the scarcity of labour, owing to the abstraction of labour, in consequence of the labourers becoming possessors of the land instead of cultivators of the soil. They had been compelled to give exorbitant wages, and such was the expense of the cultivation of the soil, that unless some remedy was ap plied, it would be impossible that a large portion of the estates could be ke e t up. He would state that this would be for the investigation of the Committee, and they would have an op portunity of cross-examining witnesses, which wt ould be more satisfactory than a written statement. He had received a report from the Island of Trinidad of a Committee af planters upon this subject, but he would not trouble the House with it; but another Committee, which had sat at Demerara, had reported,and from that Report it appeared that it was impo.s,ble that the pre ent expenses of cultivation could go on. 1 his was a Report from 62 sugar planters, and ii appeared that from the 31st of January to the 30th of October, 1811, the total expenses on these estates w ere 1,095,000 dollars, being an increase of 874,000 dollars. From November, 1840. to December, 1841, the same Committee stated, that the total expenses were 1,295,600 dollars, and since that time they had been 3,012,000 dollars, being an increase, and consequently a loss of 983,000 dollars. He did not prete; dto vouch for the precise accuracy of this Report, but it was the Report of a Committee that had investigated the eubjsct, and those gentlemen were successful planters. But the Governor of Trinid d, who was an advocate of the slaves, and who could not be complained of as being unduly prejudiced in favour of the planting interest, was satis fied with the investigation of that Committee. He wrote to him ( Lord Stanley), with a statement matte by a gentleman whose name he did not wish to mention. lhis statement com plained of the ruinous expenses of cultivation, and all the estates on the island were suffering from this expense. This statement was not quite so bad as the statement received from the colony of Demerara. According to the judgment of the gentleman whose name lie (Lord S.) did not know, but avert whose opinion the Governor stated reliance could be placed, Viet in three estates there was altogether an excess of expen diture over revenue of 5,891 dollars, being a difference be tween 54,000 and 49,000 dollars, and that the actual 1 at on ore of the estates was 1,100 dollars. In point of fact, to many of three estates which were f. rinerly in prosperity, the produce did not exceed the expenses of cultivation. Vic se were statements deserving the attention of a Committee of the House of Commons. It was a question of vast importance, and he (taped the House would consider it calmly and dispassion ately. The planters were naturally extremely cnvi .us that re medy should be applied, and it was quite clear that there were but two remedies, and only two by which cultivation of these estates could be carried on, namely, one, the reduction of the expenses by a better mode of manage ment ; and the o her, which would be a special subject of inquiry before the Committee, the possibility of increasing the amount of the population by a large amount of im migration, and thereby diminishing the price of wages, mad thus reducing cultivation to a reasonable rate.—( Hear. ) He thought it very well worth the atfention of the Committee to ascertain whether it would not be practicable to introduce some system of employment amongst the poorer classes, more approaching to the English system than it was at present in those colonies—such a system of employment as would give the lab surer an interest in the soil, and in the extension of its produce. He knew there might be practical difficulties—there might be difficulties to introduce machinery, for instance ; but_ those were practical difficulties which he should wish to see in vestigated by persons conversant with matters of that descrip tion.—( Hear.) Then as to emigration, it had been carried on with great success. Whether persons emigrated from the United States of America or from Africa, he (Lord Stanley) was bound to say the effect had been most satisfactory : there was very little disease or suffering ; the persons who had emigrates( were very much improved and satisfied, He wished he could say the same with regard to European emigration, but he was bound to say that emigra tion from any part of Europe to Jamaica or Demerara had been accompanied with most fatal effects, and so sensible were the people of those colonies of the amount of distress and suffering, and the extent of mortality amongst European emigrants, that even much as labourers were desired, a re solution was passed by the House of Assembly in Jamaica to the effect that no emigration from Europe or from British colonies should take place in future, at least, at the expense of that colony. Those European emigrants who had got over the first violent attacks of fever were very industrious, and had been occupied in keeping shops, but they were not able to work. Mort lity, it appeared, was from seven to ten per cent. of the whole number of persons who had emigrated. Having ascertained those facts he thought it right to lay the whole subject before the Portuguese lio vernment, and he might say, in passing, that in Demerara, the accounts of the Hill Coolies, who, next to the Europeans, had suffered most, and that the accounts of the ex tent of mortality there was much more favourable than they had been. With respect to the emigration from Africa he felt it would not be dealing fairly with the House or with the coun try if he did not candidly say that he saw great d fficulty and very great objection in the way of increasing emigration front the continent of Africa He thought it would be dangerous, although he believed that a perfectly free emigration from Africa to the West Indian colonies would put the l abourers open a bet ter footing than they were in their own country ; if a regular stream of emigration could be kept up, he believed no thing would be more conducive to the interests and the exten sion of the civilization of the tribes themselves upon the coasts of Africa, but it was a question which should be considered with very great caution ,• for thoor reasons he moved for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire into the state of those colonies, exclusive of the settlements of Sierra Leone and Ganhia. The House were aware that there were many parts of Africa, surrounding those settlements, over which this coun try exercised control, but where the laws were administered ra ther anomalously. The people in those places were now go verned by merchants, who administered what were called Bri tish laws, though they were not administered by judges or juries. Yet it was of the greatest possible importance to consider the precise legal relation between our colonies and those surrounding tribes; it apt eared the British laws were administered against those people without any authority what ever delegated front this country. Under those laws, so admi nistered offenders were tried, sentences were passed, and debts were recovered. All the ceremonies of the law were gone through, but then it must be recollected that it was an evil, though a necessary one, perhaps, to the tribes themselves — that no limit was fixed for those who took upon themselves the a dministration of those laws, except their own discretion. Now, if these settlements, each occupying, perhaps, not more than one square mile, were made, the ports from which emigra tion was to be conducted from Africa to the West Indies, one of two things would happen. In the neighbouring tribes do mes is slavery existed to a great extent ; it Was true there were a few tribes where there were no slaves, and he should like to make it part of the enquiry to ascertain what tribes really,were Aglionby, H. A. Bannerman, A. Berkeley, H. F. Bernal, 1i... for M. Blewiit's Notion : Ferguson, Colonel Forster, Motthew Gibson, T. M. Hall, Sir B. Harris, John Q. Hastie, A. Jardine, William Johnstone, A. Marshall, W. Martin, J. Maule, Hon. Fox Mostyn, E. M. L. Murray, A. O'Brien, Cornelius O'Brien, J. O'Connell, M. J. Peahen, Captain Plumridge, Captain Brodie, W. B. Brothel ton, J. Bryan, George Busfeild, William Cobden, Riee.ard Co:b.rile, W. N. R Craig, W G. G. 11. Dalrymple, Captain D'Evncourt, C. T. Duncan, George Duncombe, I'. S. Dunda,,:Admiral Ellice, E. inety-three (Tellers i Dr. Bowring's Motio Ellice, E. Ellis, Wynn Ferguson, t olonel Forster, Matthew Gibscn, T. M. Greenaway, C. Hall, Sir B. Harris, John Q Hastie, A. Hawes, B Hinoley, Charles Holdsworth, J. Howard. C. W. G. Howard, J. K. Hutt, W. Jardine, William John. tone, Alex. Langston, J. H. Mangles, 11. D. Marshall, W. Martin, John Morris, David Morrison, William Mostyn, Hon. E. M. Murray, C. R. S. O'Brien, C. O' Brien, J. O'Brien, W. Smith O'Connell, l J. Ogle, S. C. H. Parker, John free; but in the great majority slavery prevailed. One of two ! things, however, would occur, either the emigration would consist of run-away slaves, who had lost their masters, wi h whose marners and institutions we had no right to interfere, and had taken refuge in our settlements ; and in this event it must be evident that see incurred a risk of bringing down on us the jea'ousy of those neighbouring tribes, with whom at present we were on the best possible footing. Or, on the other hand, under the name of license to emigration, to the colonies for the purpose of obtaining free colonies, they would begin to enter into free traffic with their chiefs, and stray suspicions would attach that we were attempting a new slave trade on the coast of Africa. These obstacles might perhaps be surmounted ; hut he ( Lord Stanley) was sure that they would not be surmounted unless the whole of the facts were entered into; and if they could surmeunt them, as it was thetr duty to prevent a new slave trade, as it was their duty to de clare to the world the mode in which they proposed to accom plish it ; if they could surmount these obstacles, then they might be justified in holding out the prospects of a free emigra tion from certain parts on the coast of Africa ; and he ( Lord Stanley) did not hesitate to say, that under those circum strnees such an emigration would be attended with great be nefits to the individuals who were subject to that emigration, with great benefit to the interests of hurntinity, and to the pro motion of Christianity throughout the continent of Africa. He sincerely thar:ked the House for the courtesy with which the House had listened to him—( Hear, hear) —and for the atten tion with which they had heard an address on a subject which might be dry.—(Hear, hear.) Ile thought, howe er, that the matter required the consideraiton of the House, and he only hoped that he had not said anything which could lead to an offensive feeling towards the plasters on the one hand, or the supporters of entire abolition on the other. He had endeavoured to state the case without either prejudice or exaggeration, and he hoped that the House, if a discussion s hou:d ensue, would in the course of that discussion speak also without prejudice or exaggeration ; as that if the matter were referred to Committe the two im portant questions would be duly considered.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord concluded by moving for a Select Committee, to inquire into the state of the British Possessions on the West Coast of Africa, more especially with reference to their present relations with the neighbouring Native Tribes. Maiir C. BRUCE seconded the motion. Dr. 130 WRING said he had listened with great pleasure to the speech of the Nobte Lord. He hoped the enquiry would be extended to the Niger. In Africa the blacks were many, and the whites were few ; and he could not but think that they were entitled to be considered, and though he was anxious that the interests of the planters should not be neg lected, he desired the House to look to the multitude among the negroes and not the minority among the whites. Mr. V. SMITH said he thought the Committees proposed by the Noble Lord would experience great difficulty in prose cuting these inquiries, having to inquire into the existing re lations between employers and labourers, the rate of wages, alai the expense of provisions. With regard to the first Com mittee, he thought their energies must be very limited. The Noble Lcrd had riot sufficiently pointed out what was to be the course of examination, especial'y with reference to the coast of Africa. It seemed that the Committee was framed for the purpose of making that inquiry here which the Niger expedition was intended to prosc cute on the coast of Africa, with of course much ampler means of obtaining the pro posed end. So far as the cause of the failure of the Niger expedition was concerned he hoped the Noble Lord would cot persevere in his proposal, but confine the inquiry to the state and relations of the various tribes on the African east. He trusted also that the Report of Dr. 'Madden, who had taken so distinguished a part in the sup pression of slavery all over the world, would be submit ed to the tionsideration of the Committee. With respect to the Committee, he quite approved of an inquiry into the manage ment of th estates in the West Indies, and he felt convinced that much good would result from that inquiry. An Hoe. Meereeit, whose name we could not learn, sug gested an alteration in the words of the motion, but Lord STANLEY thought the words as they snood were quite enough to cover everything. Mr. W AKLEY said he did not think that the Noble Lord expected to get much information from the proceedings of this night, but a report will be useful. The Noble Lords speech exhibited such a happy state of alines among the negro porula - ien, that it was most undesirable any interference should take place. Yet it seemed there was to be a Committee to inquire into the matters mentioned in the motion. He was apprehensive that this interference was not one of favour to the emancipated labourers. Twenty mil lions had already been paid to the proprietors of the soil in the West Indies, as a compensation for their loss by the emancipation of the negroes. The Noble Lord showed that the negroes themselves were undergoing the change and improvement which he had anticipated in his able address on the subject in 1833.—( Hear, hear.) But what could they expect from this movement ? Many per sons would be apprehensive that these labourers, in their improved condition would be completely swamped by the tide of emigration from Africa to the West Indies. He was ap prehensive that the free labourers would be reduced to a state of privation and distress, by the competition of the immi grants who would work for less wages. Aralogous results had taken place in England, only from the change from the eouth to the North of England. He feared that every obstacle would be thrown in the way of emigrants returning to Africa if they wished it. He was really appre hensive that in this matter a pressure had been put on the Noble Lord by the planters ; he hoped, however, lie would rather loots to the condition of the emancipated negroes, than to the iaterests of the planters who had already been paid twenty millions. Mr. HUTT aid he was glad a motion of this kind had been brought forward, and he should have much satisfaction in supporting it. Mr. DICKENSON said that the change in the system of slavery had been attended with considerable loss to the planters of Demerara, and on their behalf he expressed his approval of the motion. The motion was then agreed to. WINDOW TAX. Cap'. PECIIELL moved for returns of the assessed taxes on windows in the twelve largest towns in England.—Agreed to EASTER HOLIDAYS. On the motion that the House go into Committee on the Corn Importation Bill, Sir R. PEEL said he was afraid that if he were to get his resolution agreed to on Wednesday night, he could not carry it up to the Lords, and as nothing stood on the paper for Thurs day, he thought it better to adopt the usual practice, and move to-morrow (this day) that the House adjourn for the Easter holidat s. He begged to state, therefore, that he would move the adjournment en Wednesday (this day). INCOME TAX. Mr. HAWES hoped the Hon. Baronet would put off his re solution respecting the income tax until after Easter, in order to give the public an opportunity of considering the measure, which as yet they had not had. Sir R. PEEL said that he had no chance of having the resolution with respect to the income tax reported till after Easter ; and it would then be competent to any Hon. Mem ber, on the bringing up of the Report, to move any amendment upon the resolution. But as the tax in question was to be the basis of all our financial legislation, and as oth: r most important interests were involved in the matter, he would feel it his duty to submit the resolution to the House on to morrow, with a hope that it would be immediately assented to. The amendments of Hon. Members might be moved on the bringing up of the Report; but the resolution should first pass through Committee. Dr. BO W RIN G observed that the adoption of the resolution would greatly prejudice the cause of those who were opposed to it upon principle. Sir R. PEEL said that it was his wish, no doubt, that the rrinciple of the measure should be affirmed by the House. Colonel SIBTHORP would move for certain returns relative to the amount of duty paid upon fire insurances.— Agreed to. The house then adjourned at a Quarter past One o' Co k PARIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. (From the Votes and Proccedtngso the House qf Commons.) MONDAY, MARCH 21 . INCOME TAX. MINORITY of Fifty:th;;; . (Telie;:inetuded) who voted Powell, Caleb Power, James Ricardo, J. L. Scholetitid, J. Seale, Sir J. H. Shed, R. L. Smith, R. Vernon Somers, J. P. Strutt, Edward Thornely, Thomas Villiers, Charles f. Vivian, Capta'n 1 Wakley, Thomas Williams W. Wood, B. TELLER° Blewitt, Reginald Bowring, Dr. ;eluded) who voted Pechell, Captain Philips, Mark Plumridge, Captain Powell, Caleb Power, James Pulsford, 1t bert Ricardo, John Lewis Scholefield, J. Scott, Robert Seale, Sir J. Shell, R. L. Somers, J. P. Strutt, Edward Tancred, H. W. Thornely, Thomas Townoley, John Villiers, Charles P. Villiers, Frederick Vivian Hon. Captain Wakley, Thomas Wason, Rigby Wawn, John T. Wilde, Sir:T. Willi ,ms, Wm. Wilshere, W. ' Woo,t, Benjamin Wood, Cr. W. j Wrightson, W TELLERS. Bowring, Dr. Maule, Hon. 16x THE SUN ' , LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1. R 42. capacity, and that in theexecution of the coot tact to Mr. Bul teel, he considered himself as acting upon the a uthority of Lord Abinger. Sir Edmund Curry, in his answer, s` at. d that, under the circumstances, he did not believe the conti wet of the plain tiff was binding, inasmuch as he did not belies 'e that the de fendant, It!r. Benjamin Curry, had the auth ?rite 'to make the contrac!, binding upon Lord Abing4sr ; and, in. fact, he did not at the time consider or suppose that any agrseemeint with the plaintiff was finally concluded. His ,Yonne said. he was very strongly inclined to concur in the view t taken by Sir Edmund Curry of his duty as trustee; he felt c onfident that if Sir Ed mund Curry and Mr. Benjamin Curry I tad made a. contract to 31r. Scarlett to sell the estate to him f )1- 25,001 1. , whilst the p'a'ntiff was willing to give 26, 00 0/., and: Lord. Abinger, with the knowledge of that fact, had attempts al to erect the sale of the estate to his son, a Court of Equity we raid not have given its sanction to that sale. If Lord Abingiar ienteld have been bound in that case to refuse his assent to the contract, he was equally bound to refuse, where such. a refusal might lead some to say that the contract was made in favour of his son. Giving Mr. Benjamin Curry ere-di t for stating truly what were his general impressions, it could be scarcely con tended, that because, as a professional man, 1 le was entrusted by his co-trustees with ministerial parts of the trusts, he thereby acquired an authority to sell the es tate for 25,0001. His acting as agent when the estate was pu t up for sale by public auction, conferred no such authority. It did not appear th in a single instance, before the transa :ton in question, 5 1 r. B. Curry had taken upon himself, or o msidFred himself, at liberty to act in executims of the trusts oft he original inden ture without the previous ce,ncurrence and sanction of his co trustees. The shares in pubt.'c Companies were a species of property which, as an executer, he might have authority to sell. In the sale of Gloucester ,House, anti of the plots of land before mentioned, the pi ice was the subject of pres6ous ar rangement between himself and hi:s co-trustees. His. Honour observed that he should confess he yeas wholly unable tia under stand,. under those circumstances, ho' Mr. Benjamin Curry could have imagined that he haa. l authority -to bind his co-trustees in making this contract with the plaintiff. Either of the other trustees might, on the as'ine premises, have claimed an exclusive right to deal with tee pre pet ty. He could scarcely understand how the plaintiff could to short of the conclusion that Mr. Benjamin Curry himself, or• any of the oti er trustees, might have paid the 25,0001., and ii misted upon taking the estate to himself; for unless the agreeonent could be taken this length, he could not understand how any of the trustees could have a right to deprive the estate of the benefit of that competion whichhad been uniforrily secured to it up to the 25. h of July 1838. Mr. Benjamin Cu: cry's answer was not evidence against Lord Abinger; the pis intiff's case must stand or fall by the correspondence in the c Luse. That preceding the contract was entirely of a neutral ch erecter, but as far as it had any bearing upon it it tended to n egative the existence of such an authority. His Honour the ma read the letter of the 23d of June, 1838, written by :Mr. Ben jamin Curry to Sir Edmund Curry, and' informing b;rn of Mr. Bulteel's offer of 25,0001., ,and reccaismending that that offer should be accepted at once, as Mr.-Eulteel was going abroad. 'I hen followed a letter of the 244th of June, 1838, from `he Commissioners of Woods and Forest s, who - had been in treaty for the purchase of the estate, offeris g 24,000/. His Honour then read passages from the evidenc a of Mr. Wilmer, who was the partner of Mr. Benjamin Curry, and in timately acqucinted with the history of the trat ia?.ctions, for the purpose of showing what was his %VIM of the position of the parties previous to the contract. Lo, king at that evidence, and coupling it with the other evidence in the cause, he had no hesitation in saying that Sir Edmund Curry did not consider himself or Mi. Benja min Curry at liberty to make the contract with thepflaintiffon behalf of Lord Abirger. Then came Mr. Benjamin Curry's letter to Lord Abinger of the 26th of July, 1838, which was so much relied upon by the plaintiff. In that letter occunsed the following passage : " My brother agreed that under the circumstances, we ought to close the b argain, ir' that we might rest assured of your approbation." . Lord Abinger's counsel contended that that passage was an admis sion by Mr. Benjamin Curry that Lord Abinger's ennsent was necessary to confirm the contract ; whilst the counsel for the plaintiff contended that it imparted nothing more tlaan the desire of an agent to find that his principal approved of his conduct. He could not concur in the latter construc tion. The words in his view were such as would be used by a person who was asking fit sanction of an authority which he had assumed. But, if he entertained any doubt on that point, it would be entirely removed by the letter of Mr. Benjamin Curry to Lord Abinger, of the 27th of July, 1838. If Mr. Benjamin Curry had felt himself in the position which was stated, he would have remonstrated with Lord Abinger for his unworthy conduct; instead of which he e rote as follows:—" I have received your letter, which places us in a difficulty. He laid stress upon the word ' us' because it was manifest from the context that it included Lord Abinger, and that the difficulty which affected all the trustees from Lord Abinger's having released one purchaser before he had made sure of another. "It leaves Mr. Bulteel free, and from what he has stated to me I must conclude that any delay will lose him." Mr. Benjamin:Curry never asserted in any of his letters that Lord Abinger had given him authority to conclude a sale. But even supposing that lie was wrong in thinking that the tendency of the correspondence and evidence ,vas to disprove Mr. Benjamin Curry's authority, his conclu ;ion upon that part of the case would inevitably be the same, for if the correspondence and evidence did not disprove such authority, beyond all question such authority was not proved by them, and the absence of evidence to prove that authority ' left the plaintiff in as bad a position as would evidence which negatived that authority. It had been argued on both sides that in construing the letter of the 23d of July, he should have; regard to the position and conduct of he parties. He conceived that the defendants had always acted upon one agreed and uniform plan, with respect to trea ties for sale by private contract. The principle of the dealings of the trustees was to seek for bids, and when they had got one to apply to the other parties:to know if they would increase their offer. Upon this principle they had uniformly acted exceptin the single instance out of which this litigation had arisen. The letter of the 23d of July could not be fairly read as giving authority to Mr. Benjamin Curry to sellto Mr. Scarlett,except in the single case of his being the best bidder, at a price which Sir Edmund Curry and Mr. Benjamin Curry should think suffi cient and and proper, a case which had not occurred. In the observations lie had made he wished it to be understood that he was persuaded that, throughout the whole of the transactions in question, Mr. Benjamin Curry had acted a strictly honest part, but he could not help thinking that he had allowed the impression made upon his mind in the later stages of the transaction to influence his judgment with respect to the earlier. His conclusion was that Mr. B. Curry, under the letter of the 23d July, 1833, or otherwise, was not the agent of Lord Abinger " lawfully authorised" to sign the contract in ques tion. The Bill, then fore, must be dismissed, and it remained only that he should decide the question of costs. The plaintiff hav ing had full notice of Lord Abinger's objections, the bill, as against Lord Abinger, must be discharged with . costs. Sir Edward Curry, having been a neutr al party, the bill must be dismissed also against him with co sts . But as against Mr. Benjamin Curry who, though morally innocent, was nufnrtu nately the cause of this litigation, the bill must be dismissed without costs. SECONDARIES' COURT, March 22. ➢lr. Secondary James sat in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall, to-day. No case of interest came before the Court. INSOLVENT DEB TOI?S' COURT, March 22. RE JAMES WILLIAM WALLACE. The insolvent in this case was the well-known and popular actor. He had been already heard in Court, and now appeared on his final examinati , n. The amount of his debts and liabilities exceeded 14,000/., while Mr. COOKE, who appeared in his behalf, said a consider able sum had become available to his creditors by the sale of property in Brighton, and the disposal of a quantity of furni ture at his house in Summer's-place, Hyde-park-square, which was originally purchased for 2,000/., but only reached 1,000/. by the sale. Mr. Holkliam, a draper in Brighton, who was a large cre ditor, was examined at great length concerning the execution of a deed by the insolvent, for the purpose of protecting his property from the creditors, and stated that it had now been handed into Court, so as to render the property indiscrimi nately available to the whole body of creditors. The Learned COM3IISSIONER expressed himself satisfied with the course pursued by the inFolvent in passing through the Court, and ordered him to be discharged forthwith. RE PALMER. The insolvent was described as a horse dealer, residing in Liverpool. A considerable number of creditors appeared in his schedule, whilst his assets were very trifling. His petition to be discharged was supported by Mr. Woodroffe. Mr. Coot: v: appeared in opposition on bvha'f of several creditors, and examined the insolvent touching the disposal of several horses, which it was alleged had been sent out of Eng land to the Continent by his son. It appeared that he sold two horses for 1651., and being out late at night in Liverpool, he met three females of loose character, who stole the money out of his pocket, and he succeeded in getting back only 20/. The Learned Counsel examined him closely to try and prove that he never lost this money at all, but appropriated it to his pri vate use, for the purpose ofdefrauding his creditors; but the insol vent swore positively to the truth of the statement, and read an affidavit from the Clerk in the Criminal Court in Liverpool, where the females vs erc tried, in corroboration. There was a further ground of opposition, for having vexatiously defended .n action, whereby the creditor was put to an unnecessary -xpense of 30/. ; but the insolvent compounded it by paying over 25/. Mr. Commissioner HARRIS said he did not think any case (sad been established, and he should , theref ore, order the insol vent to be discharged. ~..__ - ---_ MINORITY of Ni_ for A glionby, H. A. Aldan, William Baunerman, A. Berkeley, Captain Berkeley, H.F. Bernal, 'lt. Black atone, W. S. Blake, Sir Valentine Blewitt, Reginald Brodie, W.B. Brotherton, J. Bryan, George Bulkeley, Sir R. B.W. Buller, C. Busfeild, W. Chapman, Benjamin Cobcen, Richard Ridley) Colt:orne, W Colebrooke, Sir I'. E. Cowper, Hon W. Craig, W. Gibson Curteis, Dalmeny, Lord Dalr mple, Captain D'Evncourt, C. I'. Duff, James Duncan, George Duncombe, T. S Dundas, C. W. D. Dundas, Hon. J. C. gasthope, Sir John Ebrington, Viscount CORN.-LAWS. — No fewer than 3,436 petitions have : been presented during the present session (to March 9) to the,. , House of Comnfts, on the subject of the Corn - laws , signe" by 1,615,906 pe-sons. Of these. 719, with 484,196 .ignatures pray for the " repearg the Corn-laws ;" 444, with 268,150 signatures, pray, for tte• " repeal of the Corn-laws, and for freedom of trade;" 2,042, with 776,328 signatures, pray for the "repeal of the own and provision laws ;" three only, signed by 317 personse.pray "against repeal of the Corn-laws ; ' and six only, with 687vieqgnatures, pray for "the proposed mea sure ;" while 142, with K 3,007 signatures, pray against " the proposed." The other 79 pi:titions pray for or against the various minor details of Sir R. Peel's Rill. The distinction between a Tory and a Liberal Ad ministration most worthy the fixed regard of the people, lies in the fact, that during the long period of the Tory Government (the greatest part of a century) there has always been mani• Tested a disposition to increase taxation, while during the very brief existence of Whig rule there has generally been an actual reduction of taxation. The reason is not less palpable than the fact, and is equally worthy general 'attention—the attention of the people. The main object of a Liberal Govern ment, rnd they seek that object by protecting both in every possible way, is the liberty and prosperity of the subject. The great end of Tory supremacy is to accomplish the purposes of power ; they therefore consider all the resources of the country to be placed within their grasp, so to be applied. Norwidi Mercury. EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW RAILWAY SUNDAY TRAINS. —Yesterday the total number of passengers carried along the line was 841. Of these there Caine along the whole line from Ein'ourgh, 58 ; at the intermediate station?, 495. From Glasgow there went along the entire line, 34 ; at the intermediate stations, 254. Everything was conducted with as much quietness as on the preceding Sabbath.— Glasgow Argus of Monday. T ILE LATE DUKE OF NORFOLK.--The mortal re mains of the Duke of Norfolk are to be removed at an early hour on Wednesday morning for Arundel, Sussex. The fune , ral col Leg! will reach Horsham late at night, and on the follow ing morning will resume its route to Arund e l, w h ere it is ex , pectic' to *arrive about two o'clock, and the interment will shortly afterwards take place, the whole of the heralds and officers of the College of Arras officiating at the obsequies. SURREY SESSIONS. If m. Giles, aged 58, was indicted for feloniously stealirg a cheese, the property of Joseph Collins. The prisoner was a labouring man, and had been employed by the prosecutor to drive a waggon, containing cheese, to London. On the waggon being unloaded, a large cheese oat found missing. A search warrant wss taken out against the prisoner, and the missing cheese was found in his cottage. The prisoner said his wife had found the cheese. The CHAIRMAN summed up the evidence, and the jury re turned a verdict of guilty. The prosecutor strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy, -is he had previously borne a good character, and had expressed his sorrow for what he had done. _ . . He was sentenced to three months imprisonment The other cases were of trifling importance, and possessed 'o features of public interest. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. HOME C II? CU I T.—Lczces, March 21. The business for the county of Kent was not concluded until Saturday, and Baron Gurney then proceeded to Lewes to open the commission. Before his departure, he passed sentence upon several prisoners, upon whom judgment had been res pited, and, among others, James Miles, the Master of the 1100 Union workhouse, who pleaded guilty on Fi iday to two indict ments for assaulting female children in the workhouse. Baron GURNEY said he had consulted Mr. Baron Alderson in this case, and he bad adjudged the defendant to be impri ioned for 41ree months upon each of the indictments. The Commission for Sussex was opened cia Saturday after noon, and this morning the Court'proceeded to business. In the Crown Court fifteen prisoners, all labouring men, living in the righbourhood of Lewes, surrendered to take their trial upon an indictment for riot, and assaulting some of the constabulary. Mr. Clarkson and Mr. Creevy were for the prosecution, and Messrs. James and Johnson appeared for the defendants. The account of the disturbance appeared in The Sun at the time. The Jury acquitted the defendants b of the riot, but found them guilty upon the fifth count o obstructing the highway, and causing a nuisance by throwing fire-works about tlie public streets. Edward Stecens, 24, was indic'ed capitally fur stabbing William Reavil, with intent to murder him. It was stated that the prisoner was insane. Fur some time he refused to answer any question put to him, or to plead to the indictment. He at length said, in answer to a question put to him, that he was not guilty that he knew of, and Baron Alderson then directed a plea of not guilty to be recorded. The Jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground that he wa f unsound mind when he committed the offence, and the Court ordered him to be detained in safe custody. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. GUILDHALL. Thomas Tebbet was placed at the bar before Alderman Sir G. Carroll, charged with defrauding Thomas Dufney of a piece of broad cloth, of the value of 20a. It sppeared that .the prosecutor had applied to the pri. head of the had never Said a state as to as, that if they auld have been A t e , there was Gallant officer de Grey to the iptain Vechell) 4 ,:, as, that he IV Lion and know the hospitality .etthing in that .. never having ;) respect to the were Yery few he Wl3 there. fliers. ion went to a vations. Tt• l h a d k t motion , to the army its there was eneral o fficers. 'l4 et on that s uch a union A nd navy co fncer spolte of it appea r to ed endeavour to the Right Hon. therefore, ape e, that no ouch . c ts of the epe. for the last forty offiers t e • b , is take the yea r 550,0 00 and L i s was 233, anderal o f • ofhe gen colonels, r of captains, the number. • In the year rals was 61, and j or 41, Noe cer wo uld bu d ffi Y. Ile tools lea d m irals no w, wt.uld find that liminished since only about ten. kind, but if be ;e of each. 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TO - 1 1 a the tor i f , war 11 V e tO of a sect 0 r if, it the b it, ~r ~, f Coo l ' , l f 1 401 0 045 Citf o - t he t o voi dive 4 , e 10 1 ,, al l e ap pi , pci. , c o), I VOg r' btV4 off ° , o r he ' o f : 0 0,0 , „ nun ty „ . , er . o f,l ' cir'" tiOl the oe 3 ct i make' th t l ot fli `: 50 . e, to ~ re r l e o o m ore er t oe ri at.d if e l , dl l ' e ofli l .1 „op rt;, ,,tf 4 a t the ' l ti og' o e of b . n °a' efi ° , 3 t. ti l !, ,0 ase - jaat j i;joelr, 11IaY onc'ot I 0e 5 0.. oh ° 0 c it! der ing ho lco o o i of :;f t t io fi i iv ce idu... _ l t; y , taf l oflr il the ci , a W t 0 i / , t wo ? 1 1. 3 „ , t ol it e IL hit s ~t i r at • ' 1 ru . to' was'l th' 'loil e A NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, MAacn 21.—Sailed, at nine o'clock this morning, the Queen, 110, Vice-Admiral Sir Ed ward Owen, K.C.B. The Formidable, 84, Capt. Sir C. Sullivan, Bart., weighed shortly after the Queen ; both ships proceeded in company to Malta, remaining a few days at Gibraltar. The wind having shifted to N.N.E with every appearance of continuing, the whole of the outward bound weighed, with th e exce ption of the Candahar, conviA ship, waiting orders. The Candahar has embarked 250 male convicts for Van Dieman's Land, under the charge of Dr. Seward, Royal Navy. The Gorgon, steam frigate, Captain Henderson, C.B. ; sailed yesterday afternoon for Woolwich to be paid off ; as also the Hecht, steamer, Commander J. B. Cragg. The Growler steam frigate, Commander C. H. Buckle, arrived yesterday from the Eastward; her destination is supposed to be China. Sailed to-day, the Lightning steamer, for Woolwich, with naval stores. The Thun derbolt steam frigate, lately launched at this port, will proceed to Glasgow next week to get her machinery; dr. Aylen, Master of the Victory, is ordered to take charge of the Tuunderbolt. The Carysfort, 26, Captain the Right Hon. Lord George Paulet, went out of harbour, and anchored at Spithead this afternoon. Ships at Spithead—The Alfred, the Carysfort, the Mediator, the New York Packet, and the Candahar con vict ship. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 21.—The Volcano, steam-vessel, Lieut. Commander C. J. Featherstone, arrived here from Portsmouth yeiterday, with 42 volunteer seamen for the Agincourt. She will return to Portsmouth with supernumeraries for the Queen. The Netlry, tender to the Caledonia, Burney, Master, arrived here this morning from Cork with sill ernume raries for ships in commission. The Alban, steam-vessel, Master Commander King, (acting), arrived here from Portsmouth yesterday. To , morrow she will sail for Pembroke with the Assistant j Matter Attendant, Mr. Henderson and party, who are J to navigate the Spiteful, new steam vessel, built at Pem br-Ite, to Greenock, to have her machinery fitted. The Alban will take provisions to the Lucifer steam-vessel, Captain F. W. Beechy, surveying the coast of Ireland, now at Holyhead, and after calling at Liverpool and Bristol for volunteer seamen, she will return to this port. The Vindictive, 50, Captain J. T. Nicolas, C. 8., arrived here this morning from Portsmouth ; she will proceed immediately to China with Rear-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane. Rear Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane, Kt., C.B , arrived at this port yesterday by coach ; he will survey the Agin court, fitting for his flag, and then embark on board the Vindictive, for China. The Agincourt, 72, Captain H. IV. Bruce, is fitting for sea with all possible dispatch. She has some very fine men on board, and only requires a few more men an boys to make her complement. On her arriving at China, Sir T. J. Cochrane will shift his flag to her from the Vindictive. The Agincourt has nevi-r yet been to sea, consequently this will be her first trip on service. She is a small size line-of-battle ship, but preferred for the service for which she is destined on account of her light draught of water. She is to be furnished with boats of similar dimensions as those supplied to the Weller-ley and the Cornwallis, both of which ships are on the East India station. Gf the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. GLOBE.—The Prime Minister excuses himself, and . by implication, his colleagues, from entering any farther into the geaeral discussion of an income tax, by stating that "he must fairly own that so far as he had any thing to say on the general merits of the proposition, the ques tion was exhausted." We recommend this avowal to the public attention. Of course the principal object of de bate at all on the introduction of a measure of such im portance is the enlightenment of the country. The coun try then have before them all that the Minister has to offer in vindication of a measure so extraordinary as a re vived income tax ; and they are at liberty to infer from the all but silence of his colleagues and supporters that he has not only said all he has to say, but all they have to say too. The praise of clearness has been awarded to Sir Robert's mode of saying his say. It should be re membered that clearness is sometimes the attendant of shallowness. It is easy enough to count the peb bles in a brook and extol its clearness. The question is, a Nether Sir Robert Peel's clearness on the present occasion has not been purchased by sedulously keeping clear of the difficulties of his subject. Which of those has been made any clearer by his long speech, or his curt replies ? We have been told that indefinite borrowing is a bad expedient for maintaining credit ; that there is a yearly deficit of two millions and a half or so, which may swell somewhat larger ; that an additional number of troops must be sent to India, and that we have war in China. 'We have been told that reducing taxes has not always increased revenue ; and that adding to taxes has not always done so either. All this, it appears to us, the people knew pretty well before. Is all this a suffi cient basis for the startling superstructure of an income tax? We have been told of the necessity of making an earnest appeal to property, for the purpose of maintain ing public credit, and providing for the public service. Let this necessity be granted, thonh it ought to be proved. Still what case. has the Premier made out for reviving the income tax ? To establish such a case, he should have first demonstrated that an income tax was the only possible or just mode of - answering that appeal. In this general discussion, however, which the Premier considers " exhausted," the most cogent argu ments have been adduced, first to disprove the necessity of any new and enormous machinery of national imposi tion, and secondly, even if that necessity should be ad mitted, to shew the oppressive s nature of this particular impost. What reply has been made to those arguments? There has been made no reply whatsoever. STANDARD. The Opposition have avowed their plan-of resistance to the Ministerial measure of finance. It is what is known by the justly opprobrious name of " factious opposition." Lord John Russell last night declared that he will divide the House upon the resolu tions, upon the bringing up,the report of the Committee, upon the first reading, upon the second reading, upon the third reading; in short, as often as the forms of Par liament shall permit him to divide. Mr. Benjamin Hawes, who seemed to be disposed to dispute the honour of leadership with Lord John, threatened that though he would not offer a vexatious opposition—" he would offer to the plan every opposition in his power." One must be as learned a casuist as Mr. Hawes to un derstand his qualification ; for we ignorant people naturally presume, both a priori, and from expe rience of the Honourable Member's practice, that it is quite in his power, and not altogether alien from his disposition, to play a factious part. Mr. Thomas Duncombe, who, to do him justice, is above hy pocritical pretences and mean pettifogging, spoke more plainly, and avowed a factious opposition, propounding the dogma that "faction is a v( ry good thing upon pro per occasions." The factious professions of the oppo sition were not mere empty sounds—they were well supported by the conduct of those who made these professions. Two motions for adjournment were made, with the avowed purpose of postponing until after the Easter holidays the simple preliminary now before Parliament. The first motion of adjournment was made by Mr. Blewitt, and rejected by a majority 01328 to 51— dif ference 277—in a house of 384. The second, made by Mr. Thomas Duncombe, was rejected by a majority of 241 to 91, a majority of 150, in a - house of 337 ; many Conservative Members having retired, and the whole Whig-Radical force supporting the latter proposition. A third adournment was proposed by Mr. Thomas Duncombe at a late hour, and Sir Robert Peel con ceded so far as to agree to the adjournment of the debate to Wednesclay, having previously given his °pink n of the course taken by the Opposition. Sir Robert Peel will have no reason to lament the course taken by his antagonists. If he is accessible to vanity—if even higher considerations do not extinguish the sense of honourable pride, which it is innocent for the greatest and the best to indulge—ht must rejoice at a line taken by his opponents which exhibits in such brilliant contrast his own and his Friends' conduct when they were in opposition. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, March 22. His LORDSHIP disposed of the remaining motions !c-fiay, after which the Court rose. VICE- CIIAN CE LL 0 4 . ,5" -- COURT, March 22. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAIf.) BULTEEL V. LORD ABING.FIL—JuDGMENT. His HONOUR gave ju4gment in 'This cause. The plaintiff was Mr. John Bultetl, and the defendants were Lord Abinger, Sir Edmund Curry, and Mr. Benjamin Curry. The prayer of the bill was that the agreement made and entered Into be tween the defendant, Mr. Benjamin Curry, for himself, and as the agent of Lord Abinger and Sir Edmund Curry, with the plaintiff, for the sale ad purchase ef the Rapley or Bagshot estate, might be specifically performed. The real question in the 28th of February, 1835, cer tain cause was whether Mr. Benjamin Curry was the agent of Lord Abinger, lawfully authorised to make the contract in question. ' The plaintiff and the defendants were appointei. trustees under the will of the , late Duke of Gloucester, aatelseewdeerxeevceustteeadoinn them epon trust for sale ; the Bag- I h ic t i h !n e r execution of several a ta n i d n b e y st Bag shot estate had been put up for sale hy auction on three ores , appeared to have sior.s, namely,—on the 21st July, 1835, on the 7th June.. 1836. and on the 22d June, 1838, but without success ; it appearec. that on the last occasion the reserved bidding was 25,000/. ; acts in relation to the estate. ff After the last auctior endeavours were made to . e effect a sale by private con tract, Mr. en Benjamin entrusted C b u y r r b y ts , the trustees requiring each bidder to make hi , ‘' eO h - o tru w st a Ces a w s i ° t offer, and then the other bidders were to be applied to in order to ascerta in whether they would make any advance. His Honour then proceeded B to refer to the t rea t y en t ere d i nto by the plaintiff with Mr. Benjamin Curry and Sir Edmund Curry, for the purcha se of t c estate, and all facts and cor respondence in relation to it, down to the signing of the con tract between Mr. Benjamin Curry, Sir Edmund Curry, and the plaintiffs, on the 30th of July, 1838. On the 14th March, 1839, the bill was filed by the plaintiff it had been amended twice, and the several answers of the defendants having beer. put in, the cause came on for hearin g ott t he 3 d of the present month. The rlaintiff undertook .to p rove 'two, thinga—first, that Mr. Benjamin Curry was the agent of Lord Abinger. lawfully authorised to sign the contract ,to the plaintiff; and secondly, that Mr. Benjamin Curry's letter was a sufficient note or memorandum of that contract for the purposes of that sale. In answer to the plaintiff's argument, the Counsel for Lord Abinger had contended —first, that Mr. Benjamin Curry was not the agent for Lord Abinger, "lawfully authorised . ' to sign the contract to the plaintiff; secondly, that admitting the letter of Mr. Benjamin Curry, of the 26th of July, 17138, to have been in the absence of a sufficient note or memorandum it writing, a contract for the sale of the estate to the plaintiff, it could not he enforced in that suit ; and, thirdly, that supposing Mr. Benjamin Curry was author i sed b y L or d Abinger to sell the estate, it had been a breach of trust. The plaintiff insisted that the authority of Mr. Benjamin Curry was implied by the manner in which the trusts ha , generally been executed, and secondly, that a special authorit: was given to him to sell the estate, by Lord Abinger's letter o the 23d of July, 1838. Mr. Benjamin Curry, in his answer stated. that in the sale of Gloucester-house, of certain shares in public companies, and in the sale of the small plots of land on the Bagshot estate, he had acted as agent for the trustees — that in the sale by public auction he as. h ,I v acted in the *ante soner to pawn a piece of cloth for him, as he was in want of money. The prisoner agreed to do so, and the prosecutor accompanied him to a shop in Shoe lane, which the prisoner entered. The prosecutor waited out side for him for upwards of an hour and a half, but the prisoner did not make his appearance. The prosecutor then went into the shop and found that the prisoner had been gone sone time, taking the cloth'with him. On Saturday last the prosecutor met the prisoner in Shoe lane, and asked him what he had done with the cloth, the poisoner said that he had pawned it in the Borough for 205., but he had neither got the money nor the ticket. The prosecutor then gave him into custody. The prisoner, in his defence, said that the prosecutor was in the habit of buying cloth at 3s. a yard, and pawning it for Bs., and that was the reason he had asked him to pawn the cloth in question. A man of the name of Baker who was a partner of the prosecutor had got the ticket and part of the money. The Magistrate here stopped the proceedings, and said he could not deal with the case, and it was therefore dismissed. BOW-STREET. There was no one case possessing in itself the slightest inte rest or amusement to the public at large brought before the Court yesterday. The whole of the proceedings were " flat, stale,"—we cannot with justice add " unprofitable,"-- seeing that several fines were imposed for drunkenness. The whole of the morning charges were got over by a few minutes after eleven o'clock. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DEFACING GENERAL POST LETTERS.— Eenry Roberts, aged 12 years, the son of a respectable grocer and cheese monger, residing in Jermyn-street, St. James's, was placed at the bar, charged under the circumstances detailed in the fol owing evidence : Mr. Adam Clark, of No. 132, Jermyn-street, stationer, stated that he kept a receiving-box for General and Two noy-post letters. At intervals, for a considerable time past, or, opening the letter-box of a morning, the letters which it contained were found to Le very much defaced, through some dark-coloured liquid, apparently beer mixed with mud, being poured in from tke outside. In many instances the su perscription could not be deciphered, and in some cases was wholly obliterated ; the stamps on the letters post-paid, also, frequently came off. This mischievous practice being repeated as often as six or seven times within the last two months, and numerous complaints having been made by the correspondents whose letters had been delayed, witness gave information to the police, which led to the prisoner's apprehension. Police constable, 27, of the C division, stated that on Monday night he was placed on duty to watch the letter-box at the last witness's house, and about a quarter last ten saw the prisoner come out of the chemist's shop with a phial in his hand, with which he went up in front of the letter-box, and poured part of the contents into the aperture for receiving letters. He then ran into his father's shop, which is about six doors farther on. Witness afterwards saw the letterbox opened, and some dark glutinous mixture was smeared over six of the letters in the box, so as to render it very difficult to make out the directions. Witness afterwards apprehended the boy at his father's house. The father of the prisoner stated, that last night he sent him to fetch a phial of syrup of buckthorn, but had never heard of his playing any tricks with the letter-box. 31r. MALTBY said, it was impossible to calculate the incon venience and serious mischief that might arise from such prac tices ; he should, therefore, call upon the father of the prisoner to enter into his recognizance of 18c/., for the forthcoming of his son when called upon to answer any prosecution the autho rities of the Post-office might think fit to institute. WORSHIP-,STREE7'. Mr. Vine and Mr. flurlstone ' from the Police Court at Bow street , have been appointed Clerks in this establishment, vice Mr. Heritage and Mr. Bousted, the former of whom has been superannuated and the latter transferred to Bow-street. It is effering a just tribute to Mr. Heritage on his retirement to state, that through the long period of thirty years, during which he held the situation of Clerk at this Court, the close and zea lous attention he devoted to his publ c duties, coupled with the uniform kindness and amenity of his demeanour, elicited the unqualified respect and regard of all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. A young fellow named William Coates was committed for trial upon a charge of having picked the pocket of a gentleman named Murray, residing in fivorton-square, and stolen his pocket handkerchief. The prosecutor was passing through Go - swer-street last evening when he felt a tug at his pocket, and perceiving the prisoner close at his heels, he seized hold of him and gave him into custody. The prisoner stoutly denied having touched his pocket, but the handkerchief was found lying at his feet. The prisoner was recognised as an active member of a daring gang of pickpockets who infest the neighbourhood. EXTEN%IVE PLUNDERING OF CHILDR FN.—Ethel:M/3/00re, a short and slender youth, about 18 years of age, who wore a fustian snit, was re-examined before Mr. Broughton, charged with having stolen various articles of wearing apparel from the persons of children of tender age. A host of tiny complainants attended with their parents, no less than 18 of whom identified the prisoner as having decoyed them into unfrequented places, and robbed them of their al othes. The prisoner was remanded until Thursday next. REPORTED SECESSION FROM THE CABINET. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) Rumour is rife among the secret and select few, who have access to good information in the Tory camp, that Lord Ripon is about to retire from the Administration, and to carry along with him, like the " Farmers' Friend," one of the vacant ribands. His Lordship, we hear, reluctantly retires, and although he does so on very different grounds from those held by his Grace of Buckingham, still the straightforward Iron Duke is inexorable, and "no mistake." To make the "split" in the Cabinet intelligible to our readers, we must do, as Sir Robert Peel ficquently does, refer them to Hansard. On the 3d May last, after Lord John Russell had proposed the fixed duty, or Bs. a quarter on corn, a discussion arose in the House of Peers on the presentation of a petition by the Duke of Buckingham against any alteration in the Corn-laws. Lord Ripon supported the prayer of the petition, advocating protection, and denouncing Lord John Russell's measure in the following terms. His Lordship spoke, as we imagined (for we were present, and heard him) as if this country was in dependent of foreign supply : " The Corn-law," said Lord Eipon, " was a measure of pro tection, and those who supported it did so on the grounds of humanity, and of consideration for the wants and comforts of the poor ; and if Government abandoned that high and gene rous principle—if, instead of it, they adopted the principle of taxing corn for the production of revenue, they would do that of which he believed no country in the world had ever before afforded an example. Such a proceeding would be the most unpopular, the most cruel, and the most unjustifiable that was ever offered to a reluctant I.egislature 1" In anticipation of the debate which must soon take place in the House of Lords, frequent discussions have been held in the Cbinet, and allusion made by " the Duke," as to the probable amount of revenue which Sir Robert Peel expects to derive from his graduated scale of corn duties, and his Grace was agreeably surprised to find that the Right llonourable Baronet expected to derive, on an average, not less than 1,200.000/. from that source ker annum. The Noble Lord echo holds the important situation of President of the Board of Trade in vain urged on his Grace the propriety of abstaining from any allu sion being made to a revenue from corn, as it might throw ob stacles in the way of Sir R. Peel's financial scheme, and make the people clamorous for a property insti ad of an income tax. Referring to his own speech of March last, Lord Ripon said, that if he was to take charge of the Bill in the House of Lords, he would decline saying a word about the production of revenue from a tax on corn ; and he was not siugular in his opinion, for on the very same evening on which he (Lord Ripon) objected to the measure of the late Government for a fixed duty on corn, his Noble Friend, Lord Winchilsea, was convinced that the measure contemplated would not be one of protection, but would be framed to increase the revenues of the country. He considered it to be a measure of taxation ; and he, for one, as belonging to the landed interest, would give it evei y opposition in his power. For his own part, he would agree to any tax rather than to a tax on the most essential article for food of the working classes. He would lose no opportunity of stating his opinion on the subject, and he hoped the country would rise as one man againstsuch a tax—against a tax on bread. On hear ing this eloquent denunciation against a. tax on bread, it is be lieved the venerable warrior expressed himself nearly as fol lows :—" Rise as one roan ! By G— that's coming it pretty strong. I don't believe Mr. Cobden, or any of the Anti-Corn law League, of whom you so bitterly complain, ever made use of such violent language; but me must have no nonsense—we must not throw dust in John Bull's eyes ; a revenue derived from a sliding-scale is still a revenue, and I wish it were dou ble. I.hate humbug ; and if my Noble Friend won't take charge of the Bill, we must find somebody else." We need scarcely add, the Noble President of the Board of Trade retires after Easter.— Chronicle. The reductions of the duty on mahogany and all other descriptions of fancy wood, are ♦ery extensive, and it has already been most clearly shown by our townsman, Mr. Edward Chaloner, how great an effect such reductions as these must have on the manufacture of furniture, not merely for home use, but fur exportation, both to the colonies and foreign countries. Under the new duties our cabinet-makers willhave a fair prospect of competing with the foreign makers.— - Liverpool Tii;les.. About ten or twelve days ago, a young woman went to the shop of M. Dupuis, a dealer in curiosities and other articles of value, in the Rue de l'Ancienne Comedic, and made purchase of a trifling article of jewellery, paying ready money. The next day she came again, and expressed a wish to pur chase a gold watch. M. Dupuis toek his customer to a store lie had in the Rue tie l'Ecole de Medec.ne, where he kept his most valuable property, and showed her many watches, but she found them all too dear for her purse, and contented herself with another small ornament of less price, which she likewise paid for. By thus returning several times to deal, she gained the confidence of the broker and his family, and was admitted into their intimacy. Having learnt the ways of the house, she two days ago paid it a visit, and contrived to take, unseen, the key of the store in the Rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, and, having entered, took away nine watches, a shawl, and other articles, with which she made off, leaving the key of the door in the lock. She, of course, has not since made her appearance, nor have the police been able to discover her retreat. They have, however, ascertained that she is an old practitioner, and that she decamped from one of her last lodgings in the Rue tics Mathurins, with between 400 a 2, boof. belonging to her landlord. THE PROPOSED DUTY ON COALS.—The Belgian coal-own:rs are in high spirits at the prospect of a duty being laid on the export of English coal, which will almost shut it out of the French market. It is stated in a letter from Mons that no sooner had the news been received than shares in some of the good mines rose from three to five per cent. The owners of coal mines in the department of the Loire are also ex erting themselves. Several of them have resolved to expend large sums in improving their mines, whereas, only a few days ago, they would not have expended an additional franc; and if they do expend money judiciously they must in the end obtain good coal and in abundance, for ali toat is necessary is to go deep enough. The quantity com paratively near the surface is large, but it is earthy ; the deeper the miners have gone the more bitumous have they found the coal. The restriction on the export of coal from England will, therefore, have the effect of stimulating the en terprise of the French and ruining many of the English coal owners. Fuom Rio DE JANEIRO.—The brig William Price, at. Baltimore, left Rio de Janeiro on the 3d January. We are indebted to a Correspondent there for the annexed extract of a letter, dated Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 1, 1842 :—" The stock of flour in all hands now amounts to 72,000 bbls., being about equal to six months' consumption. We ,hould not be surprised to see the price as low as 1311000 for Richmond, and 8 1011000 for Baltimore in the course of a month. Our neigh bouring markets are all well supplied, so that there is no extraneous demand whatever, and the crors of Chili and La Plata are abundant in promise. The market was never before in so novel a position, for the bakers have every thing in their osn hands, as regards controlling the market, and there is besides a total absence of everything like competi tion or speculatiln. Our supplies of Coffee are fully equal to the demand, and prices much the same. Little or none of the Coffee now brough to this market is well . cleaned. We quote superior choice at 3 11 900 ; superior 311600 ; mixed lots of superior ar.d good firsts 311650 a 311 750 ; good first 311550 a 311650; and ordinary to 311450 a 311500. C ow es, MAncif 19.—Norris Castl e i s un d ergo i n g great improvements, in consequence of her Majesty's intention of taking it for a Royal nursery. Her Majesty is expected about June,—llampshlre Advertiser. THE HIGHLAND SOCIETY. The London branch of this excellent institution met at the Freemasons' Tavern on Monday night, to celebrate the anniversary of the battle of Alexandria, in which so many brave Highlanders fell, and among the rest the gallant Abercroinby. The Duke of Cambridge was to have taken the Chair, but owing to the melancholy death of the Earl of Mun ster, the son of his late Majesty, his Royal Highness did not attend. _ _ The Chair was taken by the CHISHOLM. About a, hundred members sat down to dinner, and among them the following officers of the army and navy :—General Lemesurier, Sir James M'Gregor, Lieutenant- General Boyd Beynardston, Sir L. Grant. Colonel Jolliffe, Cap tain Kelly, Captain Lloyd, Colonel Bourchier, and Col. Maclean. Some of these gallant officers were present at that great battle in which one of the best of Bonaparte's Ge nerals was defeated, and which contributed in no small degree to inspire the British army with that courage Mitch finally drove back the French from all their strong holds in every part of the continent, and brought an army of one million of men into the heart of France. _ _ Grace was said in Girlie by the Rev. John Lees, Chap lain to the Society. Thedinner and wines were excellent. The CHAIRMAN, in announcing the first toast, ex pressed his deep regret at the fatal occurrence which had placed him in the chair, and which had prevented the Duke of Cambridge from presiding, as he had up to that moment intended. He then gave " The Queen, which was received with hearty applause. The next toast was " The Lord of the Isles" (the Prince of Wales) ; and that was followed by " Prince Albert," both of which were duly honoured in the Highland style. 'The CHAIRMAN, in an appropriate speech, then gave "The Royal Family," and said, though Highlanders had, in 1715 and 1745, shed their blood in opposition to the present reigning family, and- th oug h one o f hi s ancestors had died on the field of Culloden in opposition to the House of Brunswick, still all must admit that those deeds'were only proofs of loyalty, and that when the old family were extinct, the Highlanders only ad hered to their ancient fealty, and did• homage to the reignin; Sovereign, because they v. ere faithful to their original principles. He would, therefore give " The Royal Family," and begged to join with that an Illus trious Lady, remarkable not more for her wealth than for the generous use she made of it—" The Queen How ager."—(C heers.) _ _ _ The next toast was " The Earl of Inverness" (the Duke of Sussex), which was succeeded by a dance, per formed by four members of the Society in excellent style. In proposing the he, of" The Duke of Cambridge," the CHAIRMA:N read a note from his Royal Highness's Se cretary, expressing his deep regret, that owing to an un fortunate event which had occurred the previous evening, he could not do himself the honour of pr e sidin g a t th e meeting. The toast was duly honoured. Sir JAMES 11PGREGOR then gave the health of the Chisholm, the Chairman, which was responded to in true Highland accent and gesture, the whole assembly rising up and standing with one foot on the table in honour of the Gallant Chieftain. Six pipers belonging to the 72d Regiment entered the hall, and marched round for some time, playing High land airs. The Chairman, in returning thanks, said he was proud in being identified with the highland Society, not from personal but national pride. The Highland name was known under every clime, and the emblems of the country had contributed in no small degree to keep up the national courage. and lead on the British troops to victory. The spirit of the Highlander might be embo died in these words—" He never turned his back upon a foe in arms, nor a friend in adversity."—(Loud cheers.) Highlanders were to be found in every quarter of the • globe—in the cold regions of North America, under the torrid zone of India, and the wild plains of Australia. As soldiers they had long done honour to their country, and to that flag which had " braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze." In whatever clime they lived, they never forgot their native country. In battle as well as I in the daily occupations of domestic life, abroad and at home, they never forgot the noble deeds of their fathers, or disgraced the name they inherited.—(Loud cheers.) Miss Hawes, who volunteered her services on the oc casion, then presented herself in the gallery, and sang a Scotch air with great spirit and taste. She was loudly applauded. The CHAIRMAN, in proposing the next toast, briefly adverted to the gallant deeds of our soldiers and sailors on the coast of Syria, and expressed his sorrow for the reverses sustained in Affghanistan, an indignity, he said, which would soon be wiped off. They had amongst them that evening some of the brave officers of the 72d and 78th Highlanders, names not unknown in Egypt ; they had also been honoured by the presence of officers in the other service, and he was therefore proud to in clude them in the general toast, " The Army and Navy.' The toast was duly honoured, and a Gallant Officer, whose name we did not learn, returned thanks in a few words. The CHISHOLM then, in a brief speech, reminded the company of the glorious day, the anniversary of which they had met to celebrate, when so many of their brave countrymen distinguished themselves in battle, and lost their lives in defence of their country, and among others the gallant Abercromby.—(Loud cheers.) He would therefore, call upon them to drink to " The memory of their brave Soldiers who fell at Alexandria on the 21st March." The toast was drunk in solemn silence. Sir LEWIS GRANT returned thanks. The next toast was " The 72d Regiment," for which Colonel M`LEAN returned thanks. A number of other toasts were given in the course of the evening, and among them " The health of the Duke of Wellington," which was received with great appluuse. Mr. Wilson, Mr. Broadhurst, and other gentlemen de • lighted the company with some favourite Seotch songs ; the piper of the Duke of Sussex also lent his services on the occasion ; and the band of the 72d played in the course of the evening a great variety of airs in excel lent style. The company did not separate till a late hour. EARTHENWARE TRADE. The following has been received by a firm of the highest respectability in the Staffordshire Potteries ; and exhibits a remarkable procedure affecting that branch of public industry. (Extract of a Letter dated Gibraltar, March 3d, 1842.) “The earthenware trade in Spain has been annihilated by the new Spanish tariff, which raises the duties on foreign ware, to an extent as to amount to utter prohibition ; and we are induced to think for the purpose of pro tecting a manufactory recently opened at Seville, by Mr. Pickman and others : nearly all the ware we used to order from you, was for that market. Our sales to one party, last year, were 2,000 L. Unless the tariff i s modi fied, or the exportation of ground flint and other mate rials from England, is prohibited, we may consider the trade at an end. With the heavy exorbitant protecti v e duties, foreign ware cannot be introduced ; and tl.e parties are enabled to import entire cargoes of mate . rials from England to produce their ware. Were the exportation of these prohibited, we should have no thing to apprehend from that establishment. Whole families from Staffordshire have been brought out." [Mr. Pickman, and others, are, no doubt, Englishmen, driven abroad by our standing sentence of banishment, on ingenious men, alias, the bread-tax. France was half ruined by the revocation of the Edict of Nantz—what will be the fate of England, with a standing revocation of the edict of the Almighty establishing free trade ? The new income tax will contribute to the burdens and hasten the expatriation of our people, while our pernicious ex ample of fostering industry by so-called protection, which has existed unhappily in conjunction with great progress in natural wealth, from totally dif ferent:causes, will encourage other nations to raise their tariff to protect the manufactures which our banished people will establish in them, and pro mote the national decay. Could we now, by any magic, conjure up, and ring in the ears of our stolid statesmen, the bitter and dreadful curses our ruined pos terit will certainly heap on their heads, we might hope to frighten them into a sense of their enormous responsi bility% But they are securely mailed in self conceit, and nciinctolemcat taxes,hey a 'a r - can only theon the peo p c e er b t , a , i f e l o u r l e a r L, a and a Chinese code of restrictive, vexatious, and coercive regulations.]—ED. Sun. Lamarge, the keeper of a public-house at Agen, and the three other Spaniards, Oline, Obiols, and Niltulomad, who were concerned in the robbery of the mail between Agen and Toulouse in the night of January 18, when the courier was desperately wounded, as was stated at the time, were brought to trial on the 9th inst. before the Court of Assizes for the Lot-et-Garonne. The hearing lasted three days, at the end of which the :wry pronounced the prisoners guilty of robbery with an attempt to murder, and they were all condemned to death. The Taulonnais gives the following letter from Algiers, dated March 5 :—" Some time ago ' a trading vessel named the St. Charles, under the command of Captain Gra tien, sailed from Leghorn, with upwards of 50 emigrants, for Algiers. Each passenger was to pay for his passage and food the sum of 14f. Owing either to the incapacity of the cap tain or the boistrous state of the weather, the passage was prolonged exceedingly. They put in at Tunis, Callee, and Philippeville. At last, the captain, tired of feeding so many mouths, seized on a moment when the passengars were all below, and shut down the hatches. He gave, occasionally, to the wretched crowd below, a few pieces of broken biscuit. They remained thus for five days, and, at last, grown despe rate from hunger, and preferring any fate to a tedious death, they determined to effect an opening in the side of the vessel in order to sink her. Fortunately, when the captain discovered that their intention was so desperate, he opened the hatches and set them free. Vie vessel having arrived at Phillipeville, the captain cast anchor at some distance from land, and went on shore with the crew. The passengers were left behind, and thirty-six hours elapsed before the captain returned, alleging, as an excuse for his absence, that he h a d b een a tta c k e d an d ill-treated by the Arabs. When, at length, the passengers were landed, they made a deposition of the manner in which they had been treated. The vessel was permitted to pursue its course, and on its arrival at Algiers the captain was ar rested, and is to be tried for his conduct." M. Cherubini, Member of the Institute, and lately Director of the Conservatoire de Musique, died on Tuosday. He was director of this establishment from its creation until within a short time of his death. His remains have been em balmed by M. Gannal. A letter from Amsterdam, 14th inst., announces that many diplomatic changes are contemplated by the Dutch Ministry. They are, it is said, to affect principally repre sentatives of the King in foreign countries, whose greatlgee. may be supposed to be an obstacle to their effici_enci);.sailhto Dutch Ambassador at Berlin, M. de Perpencheryf t h d w h o is to 'be be 70 years of age, is to he put upon the retire the, att is Court of the replaced by Al. Shimmelpenenk, now Minister a St. Petersburgh• understood s t .1:1 0 . a G t u h i a z t o t little rir e His Excellency Lord C r o ai wl l e r 3 u ' o i n r, t S h u e n Sunda i y n g s evening c a b i n a yen. et. ho o n e a t sstiiemc bete te t e . d , paid, e s.. s f o t a re te n d ce by o f t n h e e ar C l o y n t ler h c o e u t r o s ,h d a u ve ra li ti a i i n it seems to be now gene . . of f After i e : a d 10,0001., liable, to many claims ; and there is octingon,t,: i ,..iifgoerarTwkh i l l ne l ign b 4 3 Bthia l re e : l c t shoorn f Lc o ooa r nmpl t lri h osoi o ispiiiedon u renet n eyrs f od o ef.aw r ai t bs i u telael n yntl a lhnkr t aor e iittu , c i r i tefm e t d intyo i t su t little, v the dividend must be ; ' t