The Sun. — London, England, 1842-01-21 00:00:00

F, VEXING SUN e smeseaesees, expenditur 7e e. whiCh the ertg,meer. bad reoOmmended tube made, and that recommendation they had thought fit to submit to the meeting, viz. that of building extra workshops and wharfs, which together he estimated would amount to about 100,000/. He had his ((he engineer's) estimate, and he would read it 'is them. ( The Honourable Gentleman then read a list of the various buildings to Le erected on the line in the way proposed.) The Hon. Gentleman continued,- -the total made the sum of 9.5,960/., for which they had put down, in round number?, the sum of 100,000/. These expenses were never once con temp)ited in the estimates laid before them, and it was for them to determine, first, whether it was necessary to erect these buildings at all, and, if so, what amount of money should be expended upon them. It was pos sible,they might not have to commence them immedi ately—that would be a matter of consideration. With respect to the London-bridge station expenses, they had power, by the Act of Parliament obtained by the Nroyelon Company, to raise the sum of 120,0001. ; but they would not require for these expenses more than 85,0001., therefore they would want, altogether, 371,318/. He was willing to admit this sum was a vejy large amount, but they must bear in mind that 186,318/. was for the railway itself. Now, one word as to the manner in which they proposed to raise this money. They recommended that loan notes shoud be issued, payable, at the end of five years, at 5 per cent. interest, with an option to the holders of such notes, at the expiration of three years, to convert them into quarter shares of that Company, at 101. per quarter share, under the power of an Act to be obtained fur that purpose, for which application would be made to Parliament at the earliest possible period, the present Shareholders to have the preference of tendering for such lean notes, and such tenders to be made on or before the Ist of February, 1842, when the ssid allotment would take place ; 51, upon each remaining sum of 21. 10s. per quarter share, on or before 15th July next, and interest to commence from the time of the respective payments. This subject had had a :great deal of discussion and consideration, and it appeared to them (the Directors) to be the best mode of raising the money ; ho would, at the same time, say that if they (the Proprietors) could suggest any other or more reasonable mode, they (the Directors) would gladly follow it, but they must bear in mind, that although the Directors were asking for a sum of nearly 400,0001., yet they had to expect nearly that amount from the South Eastern Railway Company. The Directors had been in communication with these gentlemen, and they had given notice of their intention to purchase a moiety of the line, and they were anxious about it, so that if this were completed, it would destroy the effect of the present grant. He did not know if there was any other point he could particularly allude to, unless he mentioned the recent Chancery suit be tween the Company and Sir 1. L. Goldsmith Sir Isaac had amended his bill, and he (the Chairman) had seen it ; and he was prepared to say that the Company had nothing to fear from it. The only other point he had to remark upon was the fact of their Secretary having ab sconded. They were certainly taken very much by sur prise on the morning of discovery,when, on going to the office t hey found a letter from the Secretary, which stated that from various circumstances he was obliged to leave the place. They (the Proprietors) might naturally ex pect that they would be at considerable loss, but they, would not be great sufferers from it, for he was exceed ingly happy to say the whole amount of his delinquen cies would not exceed 566/. 14s. 10d. They had arisen in this way. He was entrusted with a cheque for 2741. 12e. Id. to pay the Government duty ; this he ap propriated to himself. A cheque for 81. Os. Bd. for the office ; ano_ljapr cheque for 49/. 17s. 6d. for the office of the agen Liverpool ; and several other cheques given for the payment of bills, all of which bad come in against thew,' and which amounted to the sum of 566/. 14s. 10d., which he had appropriated to himself. They had no reason to believe there was any thing else against him, except that he took with him a cheque for 195/., but of this he paid himself his quarter's salary, leaving a balance behind him of 171.—(Loud laughter.) lie (the Chairman) was quite sure that if the business brought before them that day led to discussion, their interest would teach them to conduct that discussion with calmness and temper, as the only way they could expect to arrive at a good and honourable end.— (Hear, hear.) He begged to conclude with a motion, in order that the question might come fairly before them, which was, -' that the Report and accounts now read be received and adopted, and entered upon the mi nutes, and a copy sent to each Proprietor." A PROPRIETOR wished to know the amount the Di rectors expected to rcceivo for the portion of the line, from the South Eastern Railway Company ? '['he CHAIRMAN said they could not say exactly, but it would be between 350,0004 and 400,0001. A PROPRIETOR—When are they bound to pay that money ? The CHAIRMAN said that, fortunately for them, they bad given notice to take the line, and he should sup. pcie they would require but a reasonable time, because if they did not act upon the notice, ho thought that any fillourt would give tle amount. But ho was safe in saying that the South Eastern Railway Company was using and making ovs.ry exertior, and were exceedingly anxious to pay the amount. A PROPRIETOR said he thought it a rather prema ture proceeding, on the part of the Directors, to call for this money, especially as they so soon expected it from the South Eastern Company, and having been told by their Chairman that the works and buildings 'you'd be delayed. If they found that the money was not forthcoming from the South Eastern Company, tl.ea they cull a special meeting for the purpose of raising it, if the money was necessary. Ile was ex tremely sorry that they had come forward to ask for this money, when in their last Report they expressed such sanguine expectations, and which Report was in such unequivocal words. In that Report the Directors said that no more money would be required, and it gave him sevi re regret to see them come forward then for such a sum of money as 400,000/. Mr. HENDERSON objected to the shortness of time between that meeting and the allotment of tie Loan notes. That time was only twelve days. PARSONS said that if it was a convenient time to bring forward a motion he would do so. It was an atsterAment to the motion made by the Chairman. IN had taken the liberty of sending a letter to the Di rectors, suggesting to then) the propriety of sending the Report to each Proprit tor a week previous to the meeting ; and he had done so because he found it in corivenii.nt to examine the accounts at their Gcr.eral Meeting. In fact they could pass no opinion upon therm at all without a previous examination.—(Hear, hear.) If it was thought that they could not do so, as the meeting was too close at hand, then they might have postponed it to enable' them to do se. I - Ie was tl.erefore under the disagrceallo necessity of proposing that the consideration of the Report be adjourned to u future day. No man could have fairly examined it, and that was his only object in moving the amendment. PROIRIETOR rose to second the amendment, and did so bcc ►use he thought the Report itself was of so important a nature Viet it would be unwise to give an opinion upon it t►t once. The CIIAIRMAN said that before the motion was put he felt it his duty to make a few observations ; and in doing so he felt the great weight of the observations of the gentleman who had addressed them.—(llear, hear.) Lie thought they vere entitled to Lvery information they required, but in the present lostanee, they had taken quite a different view of the position in which the Directors were placed from the reality. They seemed to feel that they (the Directors) had ant any ;unwed:ate .want for money ; and the fact was, they had imroediate.warit of it. Then they (the Proprietors) would say, So much to your shame ; if you knew that these expenses were cotnir.g. you ought to have provided for them. He would ask any one of them whether, situated as they had lately been, hoping for weeks that eireoinstances change, whether it was nscessm to call a meeting at an carlier period, to state what ? To ma that, consequence of the extraordinary season, ce.t.tin "damage bad been done. But they were in hopes, at they ;.11 wele, that the season..would not be more productive of damage to their milt; ay than others. In consequence of the con tinued bad season, they had incurred a responsibility of 181,37 W. lie did not think that any one in that room would go out of it, leaving the Directors this responsi blity upon themselves, without taking some means such as they suggested to them to de. The other amount alluded to of 100,000/, as he had said before, if they were anxious that it should be submitted to another general meeting; they could have no objectiou. They mu. t recollect, that, if they raised the money, as they were empowered to do by law, it must be by 5/. shares, and this would have the effect of depreciating the value of. the ishares, which would be, by this course of proceeding, brought down to 30 or 35.—(Hear.) Now it did appear to him that by the course they were pursuing in moving an adjournment, thcy ww.e damnifying the undertaking, and it would appear to all the wort% something like a stigma upon the Direc tors, that they (the Proprietors) wanted confidence in them. This sum was all required for the purposes of the litilwa;.—(Hear, hear.) If the Directors found any difficulty. in raising this sum, they were empowered to make Si. calls, and they must recollect that if they Dhe Proprietors) took such s t e p s as wou ld pl ace th e irectors in a responsibilty of 15,000/. that they the I).ieetors) must adopt that course. Unfoitunato cir aunistanees over which they had no control had occurred, and he did think that no set of Directors had incurred such great io , poasibilit y ; an d if they (the Proprietors) meant now to turn round upon the Directors for having done their duty on the part of the Company, he should advise the Di rectors, although he had as yet said nothing on the subject, to make a Si. call and relieve themselves from responsibility.—(Disapprobation.) He was aware he A* propounding that which eras unpalatable to their ears.- The Directors had had care, trouble, and anxiety come upon them from week to week ; an d now, when they came for money to clear their liabilities, they were told to adjourn that meeting, for there had not been time to look into the accounts ; and thus they (the Pro prietors) would leave the Directors with responsibi- lities to the amount of 184,0001., to provide for them in the b s e o st bs w er a v way atithoneyin co a could.—( makeit ; he merely told them truths not to be contravened. aT spirt, H iri e t a , r 2 anything lie id like not The Directors were in this position—they had these liabilities to pay, and if the Proprietors did not provide lot them the Directors must. He was not saying that in any shape or way offensively—he would be exceed ingly sorry to do so ; but still it was exceedingly painful to see the Proprietors expressing a want of confidence is the Direction.- If they thought it wrong to raise the 100,0001. now, let that be adjourned ; be had no ob. jection ; and leaving out this amount it would leave the sum required 271,000/. One word in answer to what had fallen with respect to the power the Directors had for making that call. He believed that every gentle. man in that room would agree with him, that the plan they proposed had been adopted on almost all railways, and he did not know that in any one instance the least difficulty had arisen relative to the Act of Parliament. He was quite prepared to ray that the time was short, and he was quite prepared, on the part of the Direc tors, to state that there was no objection to lengthen that period. But he would wish to impress upon them the position in which they (the Directors) were placed, not by any mismanagement or fault of theirs, hot placed in that situation by circumstances over which they had no control. If he had ex pressed anything offensive to any gentleman he was sorry for it ; it was his duty to go into the matter as fully as hoefrad done, that no one might leave the room with a false impression. He would tell them that parties who had assisted them were looking to this meeting, and the issue of that meeting would decide whether they went on with their traffic or not ; and if they (the Proprietors) came to the resolution of refusing to adopt the Report, the consequence would be, the works must stop. If he had taken a wrong view of the case, he should be most proud to be set right ; but he did hope, that before they left that room, they would empower the Direction to raise 160,0001. to 185,0001. He would not lay further stress on the matter, but if they refused this, it would be the means of damnifying the Company ; and it only required them to hold together to be successful in the undertaking. If he had taken a wrong view of the ease, still the course proposed by the Directors was a safe one ; and be had no doubt on earth that when the time came for their again assembling, they would say to him—Mr. Harman, the advice you gave us was good, and although we then took a different view of it, 3et we are now convinced it was the best you could give.—(Cheers.) A PROPRIETOR said he thought there was no reason to adopt a different course to that suggested by the Direction, and he saw no reason to adjourn the meeting. He thought the meeting would support the executive in their report, and he thought the amendment would not be supported by a dozen Proprietors. The mode proposed for raising the money was reasonable enough, and most probable. And with respect to the Act of Parliament, there could not be a doubt but that that would be obtained without any difficulty at once. The CHAIRMAN was quite sure that the gentleman who had moved the adjournment did it from no want of courtesy to the Directors. That gentleman had written to the Directors about getting out their Report, but what, be would ask, would be the result of such a step ? Why, others got out their Report a week before the meeting ; gentlemen who were contented would not at tend, and those who were not would ; and the result might be the greatest inconvenience. All that the Di rectors were desirous of was, that their accounts should be fully gone into, and they would be happy to give any and every Proprietor who would call at their offices the fullest information. Sir ISAAC L. GOLDSMID had abstained hitherto most carefully from entering into this question. He had been now a Director of two other Companies —one for 32 and the other for 39 years—and he must confess that during all that time he bad never heard such an extraordinary threat as had come from the Chairman that day. He had told them that unless the Proprie tors waited for the accounts of the Directors, he would put in force the power he held by the Act of Parlia tnent, and would call upon the Company for the pay ment of the 51. Shares to pay expenses which had been incurred by the Directors without the authority of the Company.—(Hear, hear.) It certainly was his inten tion to support the motion for the adjournment. He had 200 shares in the Company, and bad never sold one, and such being the case, he thought he might con fidenciksay that he bad a greater interest at stake in the Company than any other Proprietor present.— (Hear, hear.) He had entered the Direction upon the faith that the lice was to be completed for 1,200,0001. Now, what was asked by the Directors that day ? Why, that the Company should agree to their raising 300,000/. or 400,0001., without inquiring into the causes that bad already increased the outlay to 2,800,0001. The Chairman had complained, and threatened, and used most extraordinary language ; he had stated that the Directors could not foresee things. He did not blame him for what he had done that day, but he did blame him for carrying them on step by step to in crease the charges.—(Hear, hear.) In defiance of all the assertions of the Chairman, the gentleman who had moved the adjournment asked for delay in order to in vestigate the accounts of the Directors, and the Chair man upon that had told them, as if in defiance, that if they adopted such a course, he would call upon them for the Si. shares. This was a throat which he (Sir i. L. Guldsmid) thought ought not to have come from a person situated as the Chairman was.—( Hear, hear,) With rcspet t to what had been stated about not giving giving nctice of proposing the adjournment, the Act said that tourteen days should be allowed to parties who wished to see the accounts; and, if he understood the gentleman rightly, he had applied at the office for the accounts. With the little knowledge be had of accounts, he would defy any one present to look at those now produced, and say that they could place confidence in the Directors. ,With respect to himself, he must be allowed to say one word. It had been said by the Ctairman that he had filed an amended bill. Now what was the real fact ? Why, he had already offered to rerer the question as to whether he was entitled to have the clause he contended for in the agreement to two uninterested gentlemen ; and that if they were of &pinion he was not, that he would abide by their deci sion. It was said that he might take the land away. Now, he could assure the l'roprictors he had no such intention. He would ask, then, was it fair to give an improper impression with respect to the conduct of a man who was willing to place his cause in the hands of any two honourable gentlemen ? Ho had, as he hail said btfore, a large interest in the Company. He had a largo sum of money to rem% e from theca for land ; and he had, therefore, stione m tempta tions to g o int o the Direction, which ho did, but which he resigned, because he saw that what had occurred that day must take place. He applied to the Chairman as a man of honour to allow the accounts to he investigated, in order that it might be seen whether or not all that had been lad out had been properly expended.— (Hear, hear.) If he agreed to this, he should have his support, but if he refused inquiry, he would oppose him to his latest breath.— ( Hear, le ar.) If the engineer in the estimate of the expenses had been mistaken, a ell and good, but if not It: ought to be dismissed.—( Hear, hear.) In conclu sion, he called upon the Chairman to reeal what he had said, and assist them in investigating the whole ac counts of the Company. The CIIABIIAN was exceedingly sorry again to oc cupy a moment of the time of the meeting, hut after the vindictive address of Sir Isaac L. Goldsmid— (Cries of " No, no.") He said yes ;he had had to fight the battle of the Company with him—(Cheers) — and he was not to be put down ; and he was sure the meeting would not be led away by any vindictive speech.—(Cries of "Ilear, hear.") Sir Isaac Goldsmid had said that he (the Chairman) had threatened to "make the 51. calf now ; he had done no such thing.—(Cries of " Yes, yes.") Well, if he had, be did not mean it.—(Hear, hear.) Sir Isaac Goldsmid knew the law with respect to the Company, as well as he did ; and that law was, that any creditor of the Company, who had not had his claims provided for at the general meeting, might obtain a mandamus from the Court of Queen's Bench, to compel payment. He was sorry that Sir Isaac Goldsmid should have made statements that he was obliged to give a direct negative to, but the Directors had given way to him, till they could give way no more.—(Hear, hear.) He would not say more upon this subject, as another tribunal would determine who was correct and who in error. He admitted that he held a responsible situation, and he did not shrink from that responsibility—(Hear, hear)-- and he would say boldly that he had never, in any in stance, made use of the power given him as Chairman, to further the views of any friend.—(Hear, hear.) Was such the course pursued by Sir I. Goldsmid, when he was a Director ? Had he not made it a sine qua non that he was to make his son Standing Counsel ? ( Hear, hear.) Had the Directors visited their spleen upon him for that ? No, they believed Sir Isaac's son to be an " honourable man," and he was now the Stand ing Counsel of the Company.—(Hear, hear.) As to adjourning the meeting, that was entirely out of the question, because if they did so they would prevent the Directors from raising the capital they required, and put them in this position, that the creditors of the Com pany might, to morrow morning, serve them with a man damus, compelling the Directors to enforce the 51. call. He trusted the meeting would not separate without making provision for tbo two sums he had referred to, if not for the 300,0001. Since be had been a Director of the Company, he had never lost sight of its interests. He had never clone any act of which he was ashamed, and, as he had said before, if any gentleman wished further inquiry, he wished them to attend at the Company's offices, and if they were not satisfied with the course he had pursued, he would at once resign the trust reposed in him into the hands of the Proprietors, as nothing would afford him greater pleasure than to see that trust in the hands of those who were better qualified than himself to carry it fully out.—(Cheers.) Mr. L. M OZELEY, o f Li verpoo l, had attended th e meeting for the purpose of hearing the Report read. He came there from the Proprietors of Shares, in Lan cashire, who were anxious to know what was the cause of the great expenditure that had .taken placee.. THE SUN, LONDON,"' FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1842. • (Hear, hear.) As to the personal altercations between the Directors and Sir I. L. GoldSmid, he thought the less of law they had the better. He thought, if they could not agree, the better way would that the matter in dispute should be settled through the medium of some disinterested gentlemen.—(Hear, hear.) As to the election of Directors, he thought the Board, in case of a vacancy, ought to hare the power of filling up the void, but that that appointinect should be subject to the approbation of the next general meeting.—(Hear, hear.) As to the deficiences of their late Secretary, he thought if proper care had been taken in calling upon him to give security to the amount of one year's salary it would never have taken place. With respect to the great outlay that had taken place ; however it had arisen, it was an awful thing for the Proprietors to look at. he thought the Proprietors ought not to be placed in the situation they were that day, namely, that of being called on for more money, and told if they did not fur nish it die concern must be broken up.—(Hear, hear.) He thought they ought to have the fullest information on the subject.—(Hear, hear.) If ever there was a case that called for inquiry —not an inqniry tainted with suspicion —it was the present.—(Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances he coincided with the Hon. Pro prietor who had moved the adjournment of the meeting fur the purpose of that inquiry taking place. He be lieved the Directors bad made the best Report they could, but he thought the Proprietors were hound to inquire into it.—(Hear, hear.) His only object in making the observ a tio ns h e h a d done, was to keep the Railway well with the public. Property to the amount of millions depended upon the mode in which the Di rectors acted that day.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. PARSONS could assure the meeting, that he had not made the motion he had done from any vindictive feeling. The CHAIRMAN felt sure of that. He begged to assure the Proprietors that in what he had stated he had only the interest of the Company at heart. If it would meet their views he would say for himself and the other Directors, that they had no objection to a Committee of four or five Proprietors being appointed to examine the accounts, to whom every facility should be given ; and if, after that examination, it was consi dered necessary to call a special meeting, such a step could be taken ; but be was afraid, if they adjourned the present meeting without making' provision for the two sums that he had named, it would throw suah a damper upon their proceedings as would render it impossible for them to go on.—(Hear, hear.) He wished every Proprietor to be made acquainted with the whole concerns of the Company, and he thought the course he had pointed out sould put them in possession of all they required. He trusted that the meeting would come to a vote enabling the Directors to raise the two sums he had mentioned. Sir Isaac GOLDSMID denied that he was actuated by any vindictive feelings in the course he had pursued. He could assure the meeting ho meant no offence to any one of the Directors. All he was anxious for was, hav ing so large a property at stake, that the fullest inquiry should take place. The CHAIRMAN would propose that Mr. Moseley and four other Proprietors should be appointed a Com mittee. Mr. L. MOZELEY would have been most happy to hi've been one of the Committee, but his residence at Liverpool, and his avocations there, would prevent him from performing the duties of the office in person, and he never did anything Ly deputy.—(A laugh.) He thought the Proprietors had too good an opinion of the Directors, notwithstanding any apparent neglect on their part, to deprive them of the means of paying their debts.—(Hear, bear.) But he must disapprove of con firming an act of which every Proprietor did not know the particulars.—( Hear, hear.) He thought they ought to consider that day what was the smallest amount that would be necessary, and he would at once agree to giving the Directors that. The CxAtuazaN said that the Directors, in asking the meeting to provide for the two sums he bad men tioned, did not ask more than they required. Those two sums together would amount to 270,0001. Mr. MOZELEY—WouId 200,0001. be enough ? The CHAIRMAN—It would not. Sir I. GOLDSMID wished to know whether it would not be better at once to raise the 185,0001. by calling for the 5/. shares ; or were the Proprietors to have a pledge from the Directors, if they enabled them to raise the amount they required, that they would not call for the .5/. ? The CHAIRMAN had no hesitation in saying, that, if the meeting gave the Directors the means of procuring the two sums be had mentioned, they would not call upon them for the .5/. shares. . Sir I. GoLDssnu—Never ? The CHAIRMAN-=-Certainly, never. Mr. PARSONS had no idea, in bringing the motion forward, of placing the Directors in any difficulty as to present payments. With respect to passing the ac counts, ho thought it would be far better to raise the money for the London-bridge terminus, provided by the Act of Parliament, and the 185,0001. on the Si. shares, than to pass those accounts, because they would then be acting upon Parliamentary grounds. He did not mean to say the accounts were inaccurate, but be wanted inquiry into them, in order that fair data might be formed for their future outlay. He would rather adopt any course than pass those accounts. The CHAIRMAN said, it was for the meeting to de termine as to the means by which the money was to be raised. All that he wished was, that it should not be said hereafter that it was the Directors who had made the 5/. call. It was essential, for the interests of the Company that the money should be raised ; and he thought that it would be found that the mode sug gested by the Directors would be easiest to the Proprietor?. Sir I. GOLDSMID thought it would be much better to take the 5/. at once than use any debenture notes. Mr. WALEY thought the Proprietors ought to think deeply before they adopted a measure that might tend to destroy their property. He thought the better course would be to adopt the course proposed by the Chairman. The CHAIRMAN said he bad just been informed that the result of adjourning the meeting would be to close the transfer books ; it was therefore desirable that such a step should not be taken. What, therefore, he would propose, was to withdraw his motion for the adoption of the Report, that subject being adjourned to a future day, and that if it was found necessary by the Committee to be appointed to examine the accounts, to have a meeting on u future day, that such meeting should be call-d within a month. If the meeting agreed to that proposition, they would then proce2d to consider the best means to be adopted to raise the money re quired. Sir I. GOLDSMID would not oppose the motion for raising the money, as it was clear the Company must pay their debts.—( Cheers.) It was then moved by Mr. WALEY, seconded by Mr. PARSONS, and carried unanimously, that the Directors should have the power to raise 300,0001. upon loan notes, with the option of shares. (Fur the resolutions, see our advertising columns.) Mr. Parsons, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Brown, Mr. Shuttle worth, and Mr. Thompson, were appointed a Com mittee to examine the accounts of the Company. They were to have the assistance of an accountant, if neces sary, and it was agreed that they should meet this morn ing, at twelve o'clock at the Company's offices. A resolution was then carried, declaring certain shares forfeited. The Directors who went out by rotation were c e!e,ted, and after a vote of dunks had been carried to the Chairman, the meeting scp trate& IRELAND'. CITY OF DUBLIN ELECTION. DUBLIN, JAN. 19.—The writ arrived this day, and in fire minutes after its delivery to the Sheriffs, tho notifi cation of those functionaries was placarded, fixing the election fur Monday next. Four clear days are required by law, after the arrival of the writ, but the Sheriffs, in order to precipitate the election, have counted Sunday as one " clear day." The second memorial to the Government, forwarded by Sir John Power two days ago, has not been answ e red by Lord Eliot, n or h as hi s Lordship even observed the courtesy of acknowledging its receipt. That memorial set forth facts which would have rendered it impossible for the Government, with any semblance of fair play, to have continued the present Sheriffs. Another letter from the agent of the lteformers, Mr. Smith, was forwarded to the Castle this forenoon, referring to the records at the Castle for proof that it has been the habit of former Governments to swear in the Sheriffs of counties early in January—thue proving that the pretext of the Viceroy for delaying the swearing in of the new Sheriff, Sir Edward Boroagh, until the middle of February, is not according to precedent. But no reply has been sent either to this letter of Mr. Smith, or the communication of Sir John Power. In the meantime the old corporation Sheriffs have issued their proclamation, with post-haste, fixing the election for Monday. 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THIS EVENING, JAN. 21, Will be performed the Play of THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.—Duke of Milan, Mr. Phelps ; Valentine, Mr. Macready ' • Proteus, Mr Anderson ; Thurio, Mr. Comp ton ; Lauuce, Mr. Keeley ; Julia, Miss Fortescue ; Silvia, Miss Ellis ; Lucetta, Miss Turpin. After which will be repeated the New Christmas Pantomime, caged HARLEQUIN AND DUKE HUMPHREY'S DIN NER ; OR, JACK CADE, THE LORD OF LONDON STONE. Doors to be opened at Half. past Six, and the Performance to begin et Seven o'clock. Boxes 55., Second Price, 2e. 6d. Pit 35., Second Price 2s. Lower Gallery Is. 6d., Second Price Is. Upper Gallery Is., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAME VESTA'S. THIS EVENING, JAN. 21, Will be presented the Historical Drama of CHARLES THE TWELFTH.—CharIes the Twelfth, Mr. W. Farren ; Adam Brock, Mr. Bartley ; Eudiga, Madame Vestris. After which, PATTER VERSUS CLATTER.—Capt. Pat ter, Mr. Charles Mathews. After which will be repeated the New Grand Christmas Pantomirre, entitled GUY EARL OF WARWICK ; OR, `IARLEQUIN AND THE DUN COW. -- - - Doors to to opened at half-past Six—the performances to commence at Seven. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 29. 6d. ; Pit, 35.; Second Price. 25.; Gallery, Is. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely •f Mr. Andre.vs, bookseller, 167. New Bond-street. To-morrow, Elena Überti, with the Pantomime. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MR. DAVIDGE AND MR. WILLIS JONES. Harlequin and the Ice Queen, the acknowledged beat Panto mime of the Season ; 50,000 persons have already witnessed and applauded it to the echo. THIS EVENING, JAN. 21. Will be repeated Maine? New Drama, entitled ELIZA BETH LAZARUS, founded on Captain Glasscock's " Land Sharks and Sea Gulls." Everything New. After which, A SALT-WATER YARN. To conclude with a Grand Christmas Pantomime, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE ICE QUEEN ; OR, JACK FROST AND KING SHAM.—With gorgeous and charac teristic Scenery, splendid Properties, ludicrous and Quaint Dresses, ingenious Tricks, magnificent Panorama by Brun ning, &c. Harlequin, M. Huline ; Patch, M. Rochet ; Pan taloon, M. Lehman ; Flip, Signor Feliz Carlo ; Clown, Mr. Buckingham ; Columbine, Miss Sharpe. Private and Public Boxes can be had of Messrs. Sams, Ebers, Nlitcholl, Andrews, and Seguin, during the run of this popu lar Pantomime. ROYAL VICTORIA THEATRE. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MR. OSBALDISTON. Enormous success of " Geraldine !" another new and affecting Domestic Drama, for which this Theatre is so widely and se eminently distinguished. THIS EVENING, JAN. 21, Will be performed, a New Domestic Drama, in Three Acts, entitled THE STORY OF GERALDINE ; OR, THE TWIN ORPHANS OF ST. PRE.—Henri, Mr. E. F. Sa ville; Huntingdon, Mr. Dale; Claud, Mr. Seaman ; Jemmy Cottle, Mr. Gardner ; Davy, Mr. Paul; Geraldine, Miss Vin cent, the acknowledged Heroine of Domestic Drama. After which, a New Grand Romantic Aerial Comic Pan tomime, entitled HARLEQUIN PETER WILKINS ; OR, THE KING OF THE AIR AND THE FLYING IN DIANS.—With new and extensive Scenery, Dresses, Decora tions, Tricks, Transformations, and Effects—A new Nautical Panorama, to be entitled " Our Native Sea-girt Isle !" con sisting of Maritime Views along the Coast of England. Also, a new Grand Dissolving Diorama, by °lade, the Great Illu sionist ' and the Opening of the Pantomime supported by th e Comic Talent of this—the Popular Theatre of London. To conclude with THE LOTTERY TICKET.—Worm -vood, Mr. Gardner ; Capias, Mr. James ; Charles, Mr. Sea man ; Susan, Mrs. Howard. Boxes, 2s.—Pit, I s.— Gallery, 6 d.—Half-price to the Boxes only, at Half-past Eight. 'I 'o-morrow, Geraldine, Harlequin Peter Wilkins, and The Lottery Ticket. NEW STRAND THEATRE. OPEN EVERY EVENING. Brilliant Success—More Novelties —Extraordinary attraction. First appearance of the British Cup Bell Ringers, four in number, who perform the most delightful music on Sixteen Bells of peculiar construction. MR. JACOBS, the ROYAL VENTRILOQUIST and GREAT MAGICIAN, will this ueek surpass all his former efforts, by the New Feats he purposes introducing. His Ne cromancy deceives even the most acute vision ; and wonderful, truly wonderful, are the wcrds used by all beholders. His Ven triloquism is unequalled; and his imitation of twelve persons the greatest novelty of the day. To which are added :—The Classical Groupings of the THREE PATAGONIAN WON DERS—The Comic Dance of the UNITED SERVICE CLUB—And Mons. ROSSEAU, the Celebrated FRENCH EQUILIBRIST ! Doors c;pen at Half-past Six, commence at Seven. Boxes, 2s. 6d.; Children, Is. 6d. Pit, Is. 6d.; Children, ls. Gal lery, 6d. Clore Ten Minutes to Eleven. THE RAILWAY SUN BEING OUT OF PRINT, WILL BE RE-PUBLISHED IN THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS. TB E CHINA SUN, AND TILE 'ARLIAMENTARY SUN, ARE STILL ON SALE, PRICE SIXPENCE EACH. Sun Office, Jan. 21, 1842. THE WEATHER.—.Noox, JANUARY 21. ROYAL' CIA - LLERY OF SCIENCE, A DELA IDE-STREET. Thermometer... 32 Highest._ 32' Lowest 30 Barometer 29.81.—Wind E.—Freezing Point ;2 Deg. HIGII WATER AT LONDON BRIDRE TO-MORROW Morning 44 minute.: after 13 I Evening 27 minutes after 9. The Publication of the Evening Edition of THE Suw com- menced at 10 minutes after Three. ~....t t : li zUilt. LONDON: FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1842. We have read the protest of the officers and crew of the Creole, and shall, when we can find room, lay before our readers this Ame rican version of that affair. After reading - it, and after r ea di ng t he violent language which has been us e d in C o ngress on the sub ject, by Mr. CALHOUN, others, we still r ema i n o f Mr. PRESTON, and claim of a right to v i s i t p ships, o p u a l n a d r ► i so orators rs likely t the ject is o f tr ifli ng i mportance which exi s t s b etween the two compared to the opinion that this sub asoevarecrinimAenmtse.rican and indulge in exag geration; th e y o responsibility b ut habituallyerrupt the harmony are under n that of pleasing their auditory, and their ha. rangues seldom lay down those principles which guide the calm decision of responsible states. men. Mr. CALI-mu/4 is not the Government, nor even the President of the United States. His language seems to us of about as much im portance as the i ntempera te effusions of any of the Irish Colonels in the House of Commons. It is impossible, we believe, for the Go vernment of the United States to act against a principle it has continually enforced with respect to its own dominion, and which its judicial authorities have always recognised and acted on—the principle that every State is the absolute and independent judge of what laws shall prevail within itsi own territory. The American Government cannot, and dare not, for its own sake, call in question the right of Great Britain to make what laws she pleases in her own territories ; or b Great Britain might at once, with far more reason than American could appeal against any law of ours, call in question the law of the United States which authorises the continuance of slavery. Neither can the , American Government call in question the right of the authorities of the Bahamas, to extend the protection of our law to every man within their jurisdiction. The right on this subject is clearly on the side of England, and we do not believe that the Government of the United States will dispute it. The only point which seems to us doubtful, is where the authority of the American Government, which extends over every American ship, ends, and 'where the authority of the English Govern ment, which extends over the Bahama islands and its waters, begins. If an English man of war had met the Creole at sea, she would have had no right nor business to interfere with that vessel, and set the slaves at liberty. At the same time, if an American vessel .contravene our municipal laws. within our own waters, where the Queen's writ runs, ifshe had imported slaves, for example, into the Thames, a writ of habeas corpus would bring them before the Queen's Bench, and set them at liberty. The limit of the respective jurisdictions of the two States seems the only doubtful point. In the case of the Creole, however, the doubt ful point seems set at rest by facts. She was within pilot waters, and was boarded by a pilot boat from Nassau. She was within the quaran tine district, and received on board the quaran tine boat. She was, in fact, placed expressly under English authority by the request of the American Consul to have a _guard sent on board her, which,in addition to her being within our jurisdiction, entirely superseded for,the time the authority of the American Government over the Creole. Not till then did the slaves receive the benefits of the English law, and not till then did they claim the rights which that confers on them. The only point which can be subject to doubt being set at rest by the facts, we do not apprehend that the Government of the United States will ever enter into a dispute with our Government as to its right to give freedom to the slaves on board the Creole. The crew of that vessel, in their protest, dwell much on the men in the pilot-boat having told the slaves they were all free, and on our law officers and other persons having given them the same information. That amounts to nothing. It was the conversation of man with mad, it was proper information to give, and it was even praiseworthy in the surrounding black population to assist their brethren, as they appear to have done, to obtain the protection of the English law. We cannot say that it was equally proper in the Americans to make an attempt, happily abortive, to wrest the American vessel, by force of arms, from that guard under the pro tection ofwhich the American authorities, namely the Consul, had placed her. The protest clears the authorities of Nassau of every imputation, _ . but convicts the Americans there of a settled de sign to make an armed attack on the English authorities, whose aid they had sought, which is wholly unjustifiable. If international law on this case be clearly on our side, it is also clear that on it we shall have the support of a large section of the United States. On the right of search, international law is against us; and all the Americans, to a man, will go with their Government in resisting our claims. On the question of slavery we shall have the non-slave-holding States, and the great anti-slavery party, of the United States on our side.. They will feel,. and will re present to their countrymen, that it is their own institutions and laws,, authorising slavery, which are the sources of all the evil. The oc currence, therefore, will not be without its ad vantages, and will furnish the anti-slavery party in the United States with a strong argument in favour of their views. England is not the only State which has abo lished slavery. The United States are surrounded by States—the Danish Islands, Haiti, Venezuela, &c.—in which slavery is abolished as well as in the colonies of England. The maintenance of slavery in the United States, therefore, so con trary to the principles of their free institutions, threaten to involve them, the anti-slavery party may urge, in continual collisions; and to pre serve slavery, they must be prepared for perpe tual war. The people of England may safely rely, therefore, on receiving the countenance and sup port of the great anti-slavery party in the United States on this question, which will do something more towards keeping the peace than neutralize the vapouring of Messrs. CALHOUN and Co. We must add, that, according to the account given by the Americans, the slaves who cap tured the Creole appear to have used no more force than was necessary to obtain their not un- righteous end. The slave owner on board, who was killed in the fray, was, in the first instance,' armed with a muske*j and though he fell beneath the knives of numerous assailants, there was no disposition evinced to act cruelly, or to take a barbarous revenge. What is to be done with the nineteen slaves who were the ringleaders, may supply some grounds for a negotiation, but we cannot believe that it can afford any occasion for a serious dispute between the two countries. We direct the attention of Directors of Railways to the letter of Mr. WILEY, in another part of the paper, for we regret to say the complaint does not apply to one line only. 'Whenever competition ceases, the servants ofCompanies and occasionally also, the Directors become insolent, and are dis posed to make their own will law, without regard to the inconvenience and the danger(as in this case) of time Passengers. We therefore publish the letter for the sake of the Proprietors, as well as the public, because, if the nuisance be not abated, the Legislature will be compelled to pass some stringent enactments to protect passengers on these great thoroughfares, and will also be more inclined, than they have hitherto been, to encourage competing lines. As the case is, the Directors are amenable for any loss caused by detention. No point of law is more strictly adhered to both by the Judges and Jury than that which awards compensation to a passenger when a stage-coach proprietor fails to perform his part of the contract, and both common-sense and justice affirm that it must ap ply equally to the proprietors of railroads; A singular condition of mind may now be de tected in the writers on the Tory side, which has had no counterpart, we believe, in England, since the days when Sir ROBERT FILMER wrote his book on Divine Right. The defenders of abuses in Church and State insist, with great and incessant pertinacity, on the deference due to authority. For a man to make discoveries in chemistry and mechanicsis praiseworthy; to de • tnonstrate a new truth in politics, or to depart in any way from alvhat is already laid down, is stigmatised as impudence and self-eon ceit, not to be met by argument, but to be put down by whipping and imprison-. ment. The same condition of mind pervades the advocates of the Church, and the defenders of trade monopoly. Rely on authority, say the Puseyites ; hear the Church, reiterate the anti-Puseyites ; there will be no rest, exclaim the Tory politicians, if the people call in question the authority of the law, and they all unite in claiming a blind obedience to authority. It is remarkable that, as Sir ROBERT FILMER wrote his book soon after the period when Church and State had been upset in the land, so the Tories in Church and State now come forth with their slavish doctrines on the heels of a semi, but much more quiet, revolution. FIL BIER'S doctrines soon received a refutation, and never had much influence on the public mind, as the revolution or 1888 proved. We are inclined- Site Ym 4 f` Wt . t.4 4 f • , 711r ti&T : 4 * froolViri , 4* . „i 1 7 7; - We have two letters from Algiers, dated the Ist, which says that—" It seems more certain than ever that General Bugeaud will not leave the. colony ; but we be lieve also that General de Rumigny remains. Thus we shall have in some sort two Governors. As we are in formed, the following is the manner in which matters were adjusted on the 7th after the arrival of the deputation from. France. It was agreed that General Bugeaud should continue to be Governor-General, and that Ge neral de Rumigny should have the command of the army, or perhaps of the division of Algiers. Orders wore given on the same day to the servants of General Barn quay d'Hilliers to quit;the house occupied by the Gene ral, which was immediately done, and General Rumigny took possession of it. " It is said that General Baraquay d'Hilliers, offended at all that has passed, has desired to return to France. He feels himself to be supplanted by General Rumigny," —Commerce. BO URSE—Elinis, ll,o l l.7 V i c io . N .. E PI S O7r D ic A 2eS. Y,...J p E c . :., 1.9. Pries.ss first Highest Lowest Last french 5 per Cents... ....... • 11 7 85 ..• 117 90 ... 117 75 ... 117 80 V i pe P r e C r e C n e t n s. t .. ..... 05 79 05 78 go 7g ga Loan ran 79 45 ... 79 50 79 45 .. 79 45 lank of Vce ..... :375 ~2975 ~eutian Bank .......... 775 7ge Belgian 5 per Cents 5 per Cents., 1849 105% /06 ... 105%. .. 11 , 5% 3 percents . . ... 7t 75 ... 72 75 7:2 75 .. 72 75 ipanish Active VS I4 25k ... V5;4 ... 25% Passive ... 5x ... 5% Portuguese 5 per Cents. Neapolitan Raman..... O.O 10 4 14 ... 104% ... 104 1 4 ... iO43(RAILWAY SHARRh. Versailles. R. 13 3lO 240 ... 310 ... 340 :SU /0 8 241 25 206 25 ... 200 25 208 25 %men Orleans . itrasburg ___ . 23o 290 ISELOIAN .UNDS—BauisuLs, JAN. 19. Actual Debt, 21 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan 5 per Cent ....... 102 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 93 Sper Cent. • , 7 3 14 .(1W)) 1034 Loan of City, P:32, 4 per Cent 95 Society of Commerce, 4}4per Cent Sri, Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent... ..... NationalSeciety• ........ ••••••••••••••••• — Exchange on London (shot t) - -Brussels Papers, Jan. 19. AUSTRIAN YUN LW—Viler/4A, Jam. 14 live per Coats. bietalliques Foci per Cents.....”. ....... •••••••••••••• 00000000000000000000 99% Three pot' Cents. Bank shares ..Allgoneffie Zeltung, Ja ii. 15. Thirty.seven. THE DUKE OF CLEVELAND. The Duke of Cleveland was visited at noon to-day by Sir H. Halford and Dr. Chambers. We regret to state no hopes are entertained of his Grace's recovery. At one o'clock a:bulletin was issued, of which the following is a copy:—" His Grace the Duke of Cleieland remains in the same state as yesterday." " St. James's•square, 21st January, 1842." DOVER, J. 20, 1842.—His Majesty the King of Prussia had not arrived at Ostend this morn ing at nine o'clock, when the packet left that port, but was h9urly expected. The Firebrand steamer vrasta waitinc , for the conveyance of his Majesty and Suite tolV . oolwich. The prohibition of trade and the want of em ployment are severely felt at Hull. In some of the wards of the town, tickets are issued to the poor to receive from the bakers untaxed bread the tax, amounting to threepence -half penny in time sevenpenny loaf; being paid by the contributions of the charitable. On the tickets are printed the free and monopoly prices, not only of bread, but of tea, coffee, sugar, and to bacco. The plan seems worthy of general adoption. We understand that Mr. J. Paterson Clark, den tist, London, has purchased the estate of Fingask, in this county. Mr. Clark was formerly a teacher in our academy; but en removing to London he commenced the profession of a dentist i ; and by hi s s ki ll and atten tion he soon succeeded n gaining " golden opinions" from the aristocracy of W the est-end. The p ro p er ty he has purchased is beautifully situated on the shores of the Beauly Frith, about; eight miles from Inverness.—lnver ness Courier. Lady Morris died at Brighton on Monday last, at an advanced age. Her Ladyship was widow of the late Vice-Admiral Sal. James W. Morris, to infer, therefore, that the similar doctrines of our Puseyites and Tories will meet with a like fate, For their recommendations, it is singularly unfortunate that there never be fore was a time when experience had so com pletely discredited authority both in State and Church. The disorders in the Church, the dis tress in the community, will, in spite of all doc trines, force men to throw off a deference for the principle which has steered the nation into a very troubled sea. The Madrid Papers received. are of the 12th instant, but they bring no news of interest. Of the public confidence in the stability of the Government and the Constitution, no stronger proof can be given, than the fact that the Church property, ordered to be sold for the benefit of the State, brings better prices than any other de scription of landed property in Spain. One house in Malaga, valued at 56,804 reals, brought 600,000 reals, and another valued at 80,673 reals brought 810,000 reals—one tenth paid down in hard cash, and the remainder to be paid up in three years. A good deal of business has been transacted on the Stock Exchange, the amount done being equal to about 230,0001. sterling. The Three per Cents. were dime at 21f cash, the Five per Cents., without the ten dividend warrants, at 201 for cash ; the other Five per Cents. at from 33i to 321 for cash, and 331 to 33t at 60 days. With the IParis Journals of Wednesday, we have received a report of the debate in the Chamber of Deputies on that day on the address in answer to the speech from the Throne. The principal orator was M. GUIZOT, who delivered a tolerably long defence of the Foreign policy of the Government, and particularly of the Treaty of the Five Powers of the lath of July. M. GUIZOT contended that France could not remain longer in a state of isolation without greatly diminiihing her own national influence and increasing that of each of the Four European Powers, more especially of Russia and Great Britain. The most remarkable thing in this speech was the concluding sentence. M. GUIZOT deliberately told the Chamber that Lord ABERDEEN ' had stated that he regarded the French dominion in Africa as an accomplished factas a thing fixed and unalterable—and that the British Government accepted it as a thing to which England had no objection. Now, M.G UIZOT is not a person to make a random or unfounded statement. He is incapable of saying that which he knows to be untrue, to effect any purpose. For what purpose, then, did Lord ABERDEEN make such a declaration? What called for the initiation, in an affair so unpleasant for the Porte, thus taken by the Noble Foreign Secretary? Why give up the check, which the withholding such a recognition gave us upon the ambition of France ? Or was the recognition of the French conquest in Africa, the price paid for the ratification of the perplexing Right of Search Treaty ? Altogether this seems a very odd, per plexing business. When out of office the Tories protested against the legality of the French con quests in Africa, by which the SULTAN was de spoiled of' so important a part of his dominions. The Liberal Journals all condemn the verdict of the Chamber of Peers respecting the Siecle, but in terms which show that they have the wholesome terror of that tyrannical tribunal before their eyes. Whatever'the future may bring forth, the Peers at present have the Press prostrate at their feet. The Deputies have become nothing, the Peers everything. Whom the Peers please they send to the guillotine, whom they please they:knprison, and whom they please they phinder, ungec,the plea of imposing a fine. As for the Deputies, they neither say nor do anything to check the destructive anarchical propensities of the Peers. They even bear tamely the insults which are heaped upon individuals of their own body. . ' His Countship M. DE SALVANDY has had an interview with the RING, at the Tuileries, at which he returned his credentials to the COure of Spain. M. SALVANDY lost his journey, buthe gained a title. Madame MuNoz was at the Palace to condOle with the Ambassador on - his being prevented by the REGENT from acting as her.letter-carrier to the young QUEEN. The Deputies of sixteen departments, to, the number of about 128, interested in the projected iron. railway from Paris to Nantes, and from Nantes to Bordeaux, are to meet to-day in one of the Committee-rooms of the Chamber, to examine the questions which interest the departments situated along this line. M. de Salvandy, who arrived at Paris the day before yesterday, was received in the evening at the Tuileries. After his reception most of the Ministers were summoned to the King's Cabinet. The Bishop of Algiers left Paris the day before yester day for Marseilles, where he will embark for Algiers. Our readers will remember that the Chamber of De puties has declared the election of M. de Salvandy valid, but that •it deferred his admission till he should have produced the proofs of his paying the amount of taxes requisite to render him eligible. It is to be presumed that the report will be made in one of the next sittings, for without that M. de Salvandy cannot take part in the debates. EVENTNCT STTN SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Publtc eptittoit. " Who runs may read." FOREIGN. of The cond emnat i on o f the Siecle b y the Ch a mber , Peers, has crea t e d a great st i r among t h e Opnositfn Journals. The moderate supporters of the Orleans or s nasty all lament it. A summary of their opinions canoe but interest British politicians:— The Courrier Francais, a moderate Opposition Jo t ' nal, says—" M. Porree, in his address to the Chamber, asked if the moderation of the Siecle was to be mad e I circumstance of aggravation against him ? Tho reply the Chamber was a sentence, which inflicts upsn hive 7 month's imprisonment, and 10,000 f. fine. The Natiostlg, which had• compared - the Chamber t o a c harnel-hou', e ' wits not punished with gre a t er sever ity. H o w are We „ explain the fact, that in an assembly of men who h a l e grown old in the business of the wor ld, an d whose pa' sions ought to have b e en ca l me d by age , t h er e should ° four who demanded three years' imprisonment, tw ent r a one who demanded two ye ar s, an d thi r ty-six for, °I1 „ year ? Put into the sca l e th e ar ti c l e o f th e Si ec le, and ,°" the other side one year' s i m p r i sonmen t, an d say ` 44l o et t ther such a punishment, f or suc h an o ff ence ,' would not be an enormity." The Constitutionnel, M. Thiers' organ, observes equal bitterness :—" The sentence pronounced by tb, majority is sufficiently rigorous to be regarded as a ser l t ous and afflicting symptom. The article was with" importance ; and the defence before the Chamber We! respectful and moderate. Notwithstanding a ll this, tb • accused has been condemned to the max i m um of the fin e ; What more could the Chamber have dono again, h . journal opposed to the exi s ti n g i ns tit u ti ons , in rim s , , e meet of violent insults, and re p ress th e au d ac ity of a l fence -which would increase the original offence ? entreat the Chamber to reflect. It would not surely, in the present day, in order to adopt the system of an i nr prudent and exciting Government, lend itself to the dan gerous attempt at reaction." The following is from the National:—" We have little to to say on the condemnation.against M. Perree. We !,,J merely make a simple comparison. Last, year we "" g the misfortune to give way to our natural i mpressit i ; and wrote with a little warmth. This gave- a shock is M. Seguier, and he and his colleagues condemned us to month's imprisonment and 10,000 f. fine. M. Perre e has just received the same punishment. We must frau i f , confess that we were more bitter than the Siecle towards the Palace of Medicis ; yet the Siecle meets with Ili t, same severity as the National. This was, without doun done in order to show that M. Daunant was right in r t e i ; garding the offence the greater as coming from a drat_ journal. Thus a little venom in the Siecle,_ Ott,. 10,000 f.; a great deal of venom in the National, 0% 0 10,0001'. If the supporters of the dynasty value t ",, liberty of their opinions, they will do well to look to th The Siee/e, writhing under the sentence, says irl a cally:—. It was not the fault of a great number of t Peers that the sentence Was not' that of a year's iroln sonment. The Chambers of the Restoration , even they were gravely insulted, were not so severe. The ( 1 2gs nity of the Chamber will d ou btl ess ly b e muc h e nhaa . i t; by this sentence. This is a c onso l a ti on f or us , as vv! ~.° not desire that France should ever su ff er f rom the de . "'' . dency:and debility of its public bodies." The Commerce has the following relative to the retu d ril e of the Count de Salvandy to Paris :—" The Count, ttt Salvandy, for so w e mus t in f u t ure ca ll hi m , arr ive" a s half-past one on Monday at hi s h o t e l in the Ru e . th Casette, and went th e same even i ng to t h e T u il er ies his Secretaries of Embassy, for the purpose of deliver ie j to the King his credentials, and explaining why he ll a not made use of them. We are assured that (W e i , Christina was there at the same time, of course by chaq This morning M. de Salvandy re ce i ve d severa l Iris' 5 His new and splendid carriage, with grand heraldic e 1; blazonments, was to be seen in the court-yard. We il is as yet ignorant if M. Salvandy is to preserve his it a s and appointment of Ambassador. All we know /9 the he will hold his Countship if he loses his embassy." In the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, M. u s " hs zot defended the foreign policy of the Government. following sentence, with which he concluded, is h i gl i g important, and cannot but excite th e a tt en tion of t 3j, British Parliament :—" We have been told (said --vs Guizot) that we have made no accession of territory. ten years we have been occupied with the conquest' of Algeria, and it wou ld b e h erea f ter seen w h et h er or ! he that conquest w as i m p ortant, an d h e cou ld assure -7i, Chamber that Lord Aberdeen had admitted tha t f ;it loOed upon the French conquest of Algeria as totsa , ' accompli, and against which he had no objection to ran . According to a letter from Alexandria, of the 24 t 14 1 ', in the Zeipsie Gazette, as a Greek Bishop was rett0 111 ;; from a tour in Upper typt, the boat in which h° fp o sailing was overtaken Isy a sudden squall of wind vvr off the Maison Carree, was upset, and sunk, the Dis"S his servant, and 11 other passengers, being drovvn ex : The corpse of the Prelate was taken out of the we ira and carried to the Greek convent at Alexandria, svf inlay in state for 24 hours, and was then buried wit i u ba t the rites' of his religion. He w as on ly 36 years ( A"' re , was generally esteemed. The Cath o lic Bi s hop was ba r turning with him at the same time, but, being in allot boat, escaped his fate. OP The ;Times states that t INION ween the . An ti-,orn -1 League and the'masses of the manufacturin g pupulatt s there exists not only a contrariety of political` arm, ds an utter diversity of i n t erest an d f eeling ; i " in proportion as th e L eaguers an d their designs h"j_e. fallen in public estimati on , and in the chances of sno w, within the last six m on th s , th e c h aracter an d intieence e ; the operative class hav e ri sen . B o th have.conle forward' and explained their views of the existing distress its remedies ; and the superiority in every way, mot.,' intellectual, and practical h as b een w i t h t h e opevat ir f i The Advertiser, specul a ti ng on t h e course of ,P ° likely to be pursued by Sir Robert Peel in the apPrt ns ing Session of Parliament, e x p resses i ts a pprehensi bia that he has not the moral Courage, whatever may 1 / 1 3 be convictions of duty, opposed as he knows he by the colossal landed interest, to propose any alteratl'io in the Corn-laws which will be of substantial servic e the country. • s le, The Post observes, in the course of a leading ar t % s f suggested by Doctor Hook's recent letter on the subje ct the Bishopric of Jerusalem —" The public now take h. very decided interest in matters relating to the Che re ne . The apathy and lukewarmness of past times are g. ° This we owe , under Providence, to the earnest writ of the men of the. Oxford School, who certainly " e , wrought, within the last ten years, a wonderful child and have diffused a general sense of the importance!, sacredness of our ecclesiastical institutions, whicivr"' viously had no place in the public mind." would .11 The Herald, in commenting on the Times' hint of w . expediency of prosesuting some of the Anti-Cor"; L : 0 speakers at EdinburTh, says—" The recommem b " s ' i s ' Ll is nothing less than to revive the ex-dficio days of 14 ' a . Castlereagh, and to fill our jails as full of Anti-C °l. d i c t law repealers as Lord Melbourne and his colleague s di of the Chartists. What can the Times mean by on; mending su c h a s t ep ? Th e rec o mmendation is sirePag another proof of its tot a l wan t o f j u d gment. The n s„ we repeat, is rudderless." the The Chronicle is of opi n i on th a t t h e coa li t i on °L a s Times with Ch a rti s t s an d S oc i a li sts, an d i ts " reel;st advocacy of some of th e i r w ild est d octr i nes ( suc h as t about machinery), is an i n di ca ti on e i t h e of a sad le c i,s of either of on the part of its managers, or of a rretlio less party-spirit among a portion of the supporters present Ministry." Our Contemporary adds,—" 14 a . utterly impossible to maintain a crusade against ni chinery, as a substitute for maintaining the Corn-1 09 ' MONEY — TRADE—COMP/ISIRCE. k A large and important meeting of shipowners tt place at Newcastl e on T ues d ay l ast, to cons id er the fit sent depressed state of the shipping interest, when,, was carried by an a men d ment th at " t h e meet`l"7, though great differ ence o f o pi n i on ex is ts on t h e subje c are convinced, after six teen years' experience, that the ,"1,,i1" tress of the shipping i n te res t was ma i n l y oceas i one ti the encouragement given to the foreign shipping et , l seamen of the north of Eur o p e b y t h e navigation 111°0' and praying an alteration to be made by Parliamen t, t recover the former protection." A At the half -yearly ge n era l meet i ng of the Loll', and Brighton R a il way C ompany, held yesterday "t t:0 London Tavern, the late accident, on being alluded in the report, w a s 'solely attributed •by Mr. Rastrick 0 the unfortunate wetness of the weather, as the brick w°l . was as sound as any in the kingdom. The total e % , penses necessary to carry out the remainder of the I ° l s iv i bv n icao c suc l u osB d l:l2h i e n 2a( g 2: rit... a rye c l e c l 4ya o s r : .2 n accommodations o d 6soahoot showing wo n ic 60,0001. An The e balance of harbour, cas h in v 1 ° .,0 : 1 , 3 anA i s n u er m ea e s f e 3ooOve,rootolle. prey finally empowered to be raised to carry out the works. The . greatc rti M -Co E r a nTa rjal w meeting at ar g e g lou . cester , t °° „ l‘ place .in the Shire-hall of that city, on Thursday 11° ,.. - g : mg. All the principal merchants and manufacture r with between two and three thousand artisans, were P`s t .: present. The proposition or a petition to "Parlialn e ? e d praying for a total repeal of the Corn-laws, was ca rt by a forest of :hands. " They needed not to g o to s e : the direful effects of those laws," said a speaker, " to great distance. Let them look at the port of Glouces t a . and its solit ar y con di t i on, w i th scarcely a vessel &aunt° in its noble basin." PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. held At a meetin g o f th e C ourt o f Common C oun cil, yesterday, the Report of the Navigation Committee nr:: the survey of the River Thames was read before 1 )11 " sentation. Acting up on th e a d v i ce o f C ounse l to Pn ) ; mote the enti re remova l o f the present obstruction s y l the River, li nes h ave, b een laid down along the shores "a Mr. Walk er , the eng i neer, C aptain Bullock, B.N" tare other eminent pra c ti ca l men , w hi c h s h a l l b e in futbaj. the demar ca ti ons , b eyon d wh i ch no encroachment sHixy be permitt e d. Thi s R eport has been ordered t o , printed, and with a strongrecommendation laid before t" Lord Mayor and Council for adoption. Mr. Cottinghant has been engaged to restore Herefo rd Cathedral, arid receives 20,000/, upon this account. Care has been taken in the arrangements for the Royal Exchange to make every part of the edifice fire-prod. ECCLESXASTICAL. fo r d At a meeting held on Thursday morning at 0 1 ''',"' for the purpose of ascertaining the number of v o t° spectively promised to the candidates, the ma jority drew n Mr. Garbett was 298, upon which Mr. Williams with The Brighton people, on Friday last, forwarded an address to the Archbishop of Canterbury, praying I ' ll ' to discountenance Fuseyism. ELECTIONEERING. The Speaker h as j us t i ssue d h i s warrant for the e 'e- it - tion of a member for the City of DUblin, in room of t he late Mr. West.. 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