The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-11 00:00:00

..~amovs• :ilities that other parts ondc.n mar, of Irelaod ,reheni that as great al was utter!! from 1 0 ' admit that, arts of th e ri of cattle. ported t: 00 la the boo!' ries ? lu e same fo ot ; ve the sao, - me favour n the Unite' , from Ir e " effect 0° rose, which was to state the general scope of the commercial arrangements proposed by her Majesty's Government, and to vindicate those portions cf it which have been most exposed to exceptions, from many gentlemen who were the most strenuous advocates of the principles of free trade ; fir, with respect to the principles themselves, I apprehend there can be but little difference--(Cheers)—that is to say, with respect to the ad vantage of purchasing in the cheapest market.—(Cheers.) I know the meaning of that cheer, but I do not wish now to enter into discussion with respect to the article on which an exception has been made the art de of sugar. I have stated, and am ready to state again, the reasons that, in my belief, make this article an exception from rules . generally applicable; but I do not wish to enter now into this discussion. Some objections have been made to this arrangement on account of its limited extent. It has been said that the question ought to have been dealt with with a more unsparing hand. I am, however, of a different opinion. I think we have gone far enough, and that if we had Made a greater change with respect to the Corn-laws, it would only have aggravated the distress under which the country la bours. I think, considering all the contingent circumstances, we have made as great a change as is justifiable. It is impos sible to deal with such great interests without feeling their vast importance, and in doing so we must take care to do as little injury as possible to individual interests. I have acted on the Principles laid down by Mr. Huskisson, with whom I acted in 182 5, in carrying out his commercial reforms; it is to the temper and spirit of his words that I and my colleagues have acted, areil have attempted "'to act. We have attempted to simplify the tariff, but with s e ; bcare and circumspection, 30 that as small an amount 'tvair „ 4 1# individual suffering as possible shall be inflicted. I deeply trft 0 1I vegret that it should be necessary to create any, or even the aas apprehensions of it ; but if you admit that objections on that teol ,ground ought to weigh against the change, then you must .34st e , Postpone it indefinitely.—( Hear, hear.) I sincerely hope that so, * the result will be an incraese of the command over the enjoy ao e , 4i ,inents and comforts of life on the part of industry. We have *lll' Made this proposal in a time of considerable financial difficulty, -ri n g setting the example to other countries cot to seek to repair tea sa their finances by restrictions on commerce and trade with Sit_ „jereige, countries, and I regret that other enlightened commu hoot,• pities have not done the same, but, at the same time, 40s. I . am bound to say that I think it is for the interest ai,"- „Of this country to buy cheap, even if other countries tidi s will not buy cheap too. Notwithstanding temporary obstructions, I believe that the example of England will finally ?its ; „prevail, and though other countries may entertain a delusive tls n ; hope of repairing their finances by restrictive duties, yet ex 'aifteo perience would prove that they would not succeed; a loss of 141116,,l'evenue would he the consequence. What was the consequence ▪ sOf restriction and prohibition in Spain, where they existed in H of force? Why, eternal conflicts on the frontier, and no revenue. Ice In the United States of America. lam sorry to say, the same 4 attenipt has been made; and in the empire of Russia, where the 'hes attempt to fetter manufactures will bring its own punishment. r-kr The example of England, if she pursue her course ; 6 3;4 in the right path, must tell on foreign countries; and if they re pls Sort to a.; contrary policy, that ought not to discourage you. 41 s , Act on the principtis you believe to be sound, and though 41- t's they may be for a time unprofitable to yourselves, yet they will tell to your advantage among those who are wise enough . to' follow them Mr. LABOUCHERE said it would he better to discuss the • • ,tariff when the details came before the House, but he thought this was a favourable, opportunity for making some general observations. He had 'heard the principles just laid down with great pleasure. Those principles were, to a great degree, those of the late Government, as well as the measures; and he,,Was sorry, 4 1e!. et the time they were introduced, a party struggle should have e deprived the country of the benefit of them. The Right Hon. Baronet had occupied considerable time in meeting the objee • tibias that had been made to the effect of parts of the tariff. r `. - That sense of injustice was mainly founded on a belief that he Zbad dealt with the great question of the Corn-laws in a very different manner to what he had adopted in dealing with minor tOs • _interests. He ,could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman that it Was the feeling of the late Government that a Corn-law, ' ,;' founded on a just commercial principle, was necessary for the fOundation and corner-stone of every honest and effectual tariff reform.—( Hear, hear.) The Right Hon. Gentleman told the Howe - of a cotch correspondent of his, who told him that he was a very good free trader in everything except herrings. He (Mr. Labouchere) was like that Scotch gentleman—he thought the Right Hon. Gentleman a very good free trader in everything except the articles of corn Ind timber.—(Hear, hear.) There was another very impor tant exception, which, however, he did not wish to ester on as it would come more fully under the consideration of the House at a future period, and that was the article of sugar. • —(Hear, hear.) The main and essential difference between the measures of the late Government and those of the present advisers of her Majesty was, that whereas the late Government thought it impossible to bring in any general measures of cons. 'Dermal reform, which must materially affect so many classes of the community, without dealing boldly and fairly with the question of the Corn-law, and so important an article in the consumption of this country as sugar, the Right Hon. Gen tleman had introduced his commercial reform, dealing, as he (Mr. Labouchere) thought in a very unsatisfactory manner, with corn, and wholly leaving out sugar. He could not, therefore, on these grounds, but retain his opinion that the measures of the late Government were more just, more satis factory, and more effectual than the proposals of her Majesty's ppasent adv sers.—( Hear, hear.) lie could assure the Right Hon. Gentleman that he saw a great deal most valuable in the tariff which he had laid before the House ; he viewed with great pleasure the greater part of the alterations now proposed, and he was satisfied that the effect they would have on the com merce and manufactures of this country would be most bene ficial.—( Hear, hear.) He would not follow the Right Hon. Gentleman through the whole of his statements ; he quite agreed with him ,that the most favourable and useful parts of the measure were principally those which had incurred the greatest opposition throughout the country. He believed that what the Right Hon. Gentleman said about the importance of reducing the duties on woods, minerals, and oils, was per fectly true. A circumstance was stated by his Noble Friend on a late occasion which came within his (Mr. Labouchere's) own knowledge, and which was alone sufficient to show how important it was, with reference to the shipping interest, to reduce the duty on copper ; it was this—a house in London had con tracten last year, at the same time, with the British Ad miralty and the French Admiralty, to copper. bottom a quan tity of vessels, and the French Admiralty had their ship' 15 per cent. under what they were supplied to the English at-- ;nay, more than that, he believed that ships which used to come here to be coppered went now to Rotterdam and Hamburgh, because they could be done so much c h ea p er th ere th an h ere . the same way w i t h regard to furniture woods, to oils, to fish, t l potatoes, and to many other articles to which the Right : d e LGentleman bad referred. The Right Hon. Gentleman eoro ", l 4y, said, that in many of those eases in which parties het of o f protection which had been taken from them, in of• fact the protection now served diem nothing, because th,„" m ugaters stepped in and deprived them of all the benefit abjale, 1 '44 otherwise derive. He alluded particularly to the ect of lace, and that reminded him (Mr. La thtlehere) o f a d oc u men t w hi c h h e rece i ve d w h en i n e „ e ' Board of Trade, and whi c h, though a p r ivat e uton umication, he had inserted in the records for the benefit of hi s Successors, it was from the lace makers, praying him reduce the duty on foreign lace ; the smuggling had become 30 notorious that the trade themselves were convinced thr.t it .I ' 4 l doing them more harm than a moderate duty would do, 'tut that the only protection which they could have against t heir foreig n rivals would be the imposition of a moderateduty. did Bight Hon. Gentleman had alluded—though he said he "ut not wish again to discuss the questi o n—to; the C orn -laws, m an is ante of his having been succes s f u l in reducing the rrice a one great necessary of life , he said, look to the duty ! ,11 foreign corn, and compare it with what i would have been Aad the old law been in force." He (Mr. t Labouchere) ad ?hitted that the nominal duty was less than it would have been, but then he imagined that the blessings of the sliding scale etePped in, and that corn was as effectually excluded : 00 W as it had been under the old law.—t Hear, ' he ar-) No fore:gn corn came into the market now ; Ithe truth was, that speculators all believed that prices would and that the duty would fall still lower, and thus the new ' 40 4 lag scale w as o p era ting pre c i se ly i n t h e same manner as t h e °ld scale operated, and the foreign corn was held back, and none of it came into consumption under the present law.— (Hear, hear.) -He would not trouble the House with any further observations; he would only assure the Right Hon. Gentleman that he should enter into the discussion of this tariff With every wish to do it justice; he should bring forward no .; Petty quibbles, no violent and unnecessary opposition. He was sans -that they would be passing the time unnecessarily if they attempted to discuss whether an article should be Is. more or t Hear, hear.) He was satisfied that a right con e,' 'tittsion was more likely to be arrived at by the Minister of the 'mown consulting with those concerned in his own office, than , any discussi o ns in the House. He should, the re fore, give " "of general support to this tariff, though there were one or two Points on whi c h h e diff ere d from the Right H on . Baronet. R e should, however, reserve his opposition to those few points ip the tariff where he thought right had been violated, or great ;',ediliagnant injustice committed—such as sugar—till another • •• time ; but he was sure it was quite unnecessary to discuss in detail 1,200 articles, which were enumerated in the tariff.— ' (Hear, hear.) On the whole, he viewed the tariff with the greatest ' s.. • 4 etiafisotion, and he rejoic e d to say, that though the late Govern , 'Aunt were prevented from bringing into effect these [measures 'leken they were a Government. that that which he anticipated , ',, • d taken place, and that they had, and should have, the gra s, " atation, as independent Members of the House, of giving -41thejr support when it should come under the consideration of • the _House,—( Hear. ) D'ISRAELI did not think that the Hon. Gentleman . • '"?Posite had succeeded in making out that claim to those prin '', t 'ldes of free trade, which of late years had been said to be ir Peculiar characteristic of the party to which they belonged. • ;u qu.te clear that in 1780 the Whigs were opposed to free •' tomes f they opposed the introduction of the new measure „ . °l-5 1r. Pitt into the House of Lords. In the House of Lords ',!F Whigs then had a great preponderance of parliamentary • ;Zeta, and there was not a single Member of that party who net record, in the most energetic language, his reprobation •, to" • t he new principle of commerce introduced by dir. Pitt. L'e,_ of the greatest ornaments to the party in the House of Lords, • 'flop BassWaton, in the vigorouslanguage which distinguished him, teliver eech in the House of Lords against the measure . N:r. Pitt p , and concluded with a resolution to the effect that o ' g e n ew measure would be dangerous to the State, and was t l n t y' called for by a great emergency, which did not then ex- . 1; t,, Several other bright ornaments of the Whig party enter '. Zed the same opinion; therefore they could not claim the merit m'living originated these free trade principles, and yet Hon. a t ee liemen opposite hailed with shouts the Right Hon. Ba atet's declaration. When the Right Hon. Baronet came into " he merely. came to support that line which had been „Pted by his party. H ME could assure the Hon. Member who had just ':' 1 0:1""en that he was not prepared to go back to the year 1780 :sli.;', t aee the progress of free trade principles. The Hon. Mem , tead stated that shouts of approbation came from that (the titian side a thc House) when the Right Hon. Baronet `4l his opinion that night. He (Mr. Hume) had no in saying that he for one expressed his opinion 'Or a 1 / 4 0'; and why, because he hailed the Right Hon. .Baronet t lyenvert, and those around him as converts, to free trade, 4 ,„ : , 11 14 ,leh he (Mr. Hume) had been a humble advocate. Was "cause of trium h, no reason of rejoicing He 444 P • • nothing political had given him so mueh plea tri's`'. It• l t ,,* 25 years. Twenty-five years ago he had told them that Vet s Q t .,',l best to go to the cheapest market. He had then heard ti 4 4, V 2 es o -l ieraen opposite say that such opinions would destroy the ter 4 l tr Y; and now he found the Cabinet—the Tory Cabinet 'h "s ) rail tag forward to advocate those principles. Free trade prin were the order of the day. He was delighted to si e ,,7, and to find that so large a majority as that pos , niqu by the Right Honourable Baronet was to be , L'l 4 l. to a good purpose. He thought the change pro . • i tt 7„_ . by the Right Honourable Baronet would cause the inZ . TvY to rejoice. He had heard with great satisfaction the • , t - ment of the Right lion. Baronet. He thought it did him e 't credit, and he would not upbraid him with any thing that I, 4l4 Pastied, for he hoped time and circumstances had changed Itio He (Mr. Hume) sh ou ld b e most anxious to give the t Hon. Baronet all th e support i n hi s power. L et hi m ;! o s T o feut those principle s , and apply them to corn, an d h e , soon find the country relieved from difficulty. He only • that the Right Hon. Baronet had applied to corn the ief iftle Prine 1 he forelp es as had applied in other cases': He must Corn-laws—the state of the country imperatively • l ot , "1 a change. With respect to . the . tariff, as he had be said, he could not withhold from it his approval. • Mr. G LADSTONE said he did nut rise for the purpose of • "P l Yieg epith di,chaille_. his to Hon. Gentl emen opposite ; but he would th e eonteropl ated duty by discussing who were the authors of changes, or by entering into detailed argil: merits for the purpose of rebutting the statement that the Go vernment had been converted to principles which it had hitherto opposed. He must, however, enter his dacided pro test against the truth of the allegation, ghat. there had been a change of principle on the part of the Government Those who had watched the progress of events (hiring the late war, and who remembered that his Right Hon. Friend had supported the measures for the reform of the tariff, which were introduced by Mr, Huskisson, would see that he could not ba justly charged with having abandoned his former opinions.— ( Hear, hear.) It had been stated that the principles upon which the proposed alterations proceeded were historically associated with the late Administration. Were the time a fitting one he would be prepared to show that there was no justice whatever in such a c:aim ; and that, in point of fact, taking the twenty-seven years which had elapsed since the war, there were no seven years which had been less fruitful in commercial legislation than the seven years of the late Admi nistration.—( Hear.) He. said this merely in answer to the allegations on the other side. —( Hear. ) He thought that all they had to do was to proceed at once to the discussion of the measures before the House, and not to inquire who had the honour of first propounding the principles on which they were founded.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. ROCHE said, as the representative of the largest agricultural constituency in Ireland, he could not but feel a deep interest in the measures propounded by the Government. He had always been a sincere and open advocate of the prin ciples of free trade, but on the present occasion he had great difficulty in coming to a conclusion. He believed, however, after full consideration, that the ultimate result of the Corn law would be to inflict serious injury in Ireland.—( Hear, hear. ) He could not understand why one principle had been applied to corn, and another to provisions. If a sliding scale were ne cessary to prevent corn from falling to ruinously low prices, surely it was equally necessary with respect to meat. As ha thought, however, that many benefits would be conferred by the proposed alteration, he would not vote against it. Mr. G. PALMER said that the measures which the late President of the Board of Trade had brought forward last year were similar to those which were now proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet when on the other (the Opposition) side of the of the House. He (Mr. Palmer) had opposed those measures, and he would therefore now feel himself bound in conscience to offer his opposition to the measures proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet. Had the Right Hon. Baronet stated last year what his opinions were, very different indeed would have been the division, and different would have been the result on the hustings. As for himself (Mr. Palmer), had he avowed himself the supporter of such measures, he would not have obtained 50 votes. He thought the agriculturists had great reason to be alarmed at the measures proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet. Those measures would not be - attended with those bene ficial results to other classes which were expected, and ulti mately the Right Hon. Baronet would be compelled to repeal the Corn-laws altogether. The same engine which had been brought forward in the case of the Reform Bill—the multitude —would be again brought into operation. Colonel SIBTHORP had listened with great attention to the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet—a speet.h tnarked by ingenuity and subtlety, but which he disliked for nothing so much as for the applause which it elicited from the Hon. Member for Montrose.—(Mr. Hume.) The Right Hon. Baronet was charmed by Hon. Members on the ether side, and particularly by the Hon. Member for Montrose— ( Laughter)—but he ought to be more on his guard.— (Laughter.) His motto ought to be " Tirneo Damaos et Bona ferentes." He thought there were several things which ought to be is troduced into the tariff, and which were omitted, especially fat cattle and meat. He regretted that the Hen. Baronet had yielded se inuch, and further concessions would be required of him. On the Order of the Day for the House resulving itself into a Committee upon the Customs Acts, Lord HOWiCK said that he would postpone the motion of which he had given notice.—(Hear, hear.) He begged leave to give notice that when it was again proposed to go into Corn mitt.e on the subject, he would propose it. The motion was then withdrawn. Major VIVIAN said that the Noble Lord having with drawn his motion, he begged leave " to move for any addi tional details which may have been supplied by Mr, Meek to the Government, relative to the importation of agricultural produce, salt provisions, &c., or any passage or passages which may have been suppressed." He found, on comparing the original Report with that laid on the table, that something very important to agricultural produce had been kept back. The observations of Mr. Meek, at the end of the Report, were well deserving the con§ideration of the agricultural Members. Mr. Meek there stated that " salt meat, imported from Ham burgh, would afford a sufficient profit," and that he thought was well deserving the attention of Hon. Membirs. Lord WORSLEY seconded the motion. He thought it was most important that this information should be laid on the table, and he hoped Government would not refuse it, as if they did, it would increase' the panic which the measures already proposed had caused The question having been put by the SPEAKER, Mr. GLADSTONE rose. His great objection to the mo tion of the Hon. Gentleman was, that there had been no sup pression or omission of information. The only suppression th it had taken place was the name of a party at Hamhurgh, but the information he gave had been laid before the House. He objected to the motion ; first, because it was in the power of the Government to suppress any information they received if they thought proper; and, secondly, that, in the present in stance, no information had been suppressed. Mr. M. A TT WOOD thought that all the information which the Government were in possession of ought to be laid bef ire the House. So far from there having been an alarming increase in the price of butchers meat, there had been, with the excep tion of the last two years, a gradual decline in the price since 1818. He thought that the best course would be to leave the matter without interference, and the temporary inconvenience would cure itself. Sir R. PEEL was surprised that the Right H'n. Gentleman went back to 1318, whereas he (Sir R. Peel) had carried back his comparison of prices only to 1835, since which there had been a constant and alarming increase of the price of meat. —( Hear.) With respect to the present motion, there must be a very gross breach of privilege somewhere.—( Hear, hear. ) The Report of Mr. Meek was prepared for the confidential information of her Majesty's Ministers only, and they had given to the House all the substantial information which the Report communicated.—( Hear, hear.) Communications were re ceived from individuals who disclosed all they knew, but upon the condition that their names should not. b,. disclosed.— ( Hear, hear.) If such conditions were to be disregarded, there would be an end to all confidence ; and he hoped the House would not compel the Government to be a party to such a gross violation of confidence.—( Hear, hear. ) Mr. M. AT CWOOD explained. Lord J. RUSSELL said, that if the information asked for would cause inconvenience to the Government, or involve any breach of confidence, he would be the last person in the House to support the motion of the Hon. Gentleman who asked for it. But he thought that the Right Hon. Gentleman the Vice- President of the Board of Trade, in refusing the production of the return, had taken away all reason for refusing it, He did not attribute any blame to the Government, for no publishing the passages in question, but he thought that now, that they had been asked for the information, the best course they could pursue, would be at once to produce it. Mr. S. WORTLEY said that he could not but regret that, at a moment when the House was about to enter on the consi deration of the important subject of the tariff, Hon. Gentlemen should have thought it worth their while to waste the time of the House—( Hear, hear, from the Ministerial benches)—upon a motion, having for its object nothing but the production of papers, which, they had been assured by two members of her Majesty's Government, would convey no useful information. He called upon the House to proceed at once to the considera • tion of the great question before them, and not to run after shadows, which it would be vain to pursue. For his part, he was satisfied with the explanation given is respect to the passages in question. Sir G. GREY felt bound to protest against the course pursued upon that and every other occasion by Hon. Gentlemen opposite of imputing a wilful obstruction to the measures of the Government ( Hear, hear) to Hun. Gentlemen on that (the Opposition) side of the House, whenever they thought, upon the eve of discussion of any measure whi c h was admitted by the Government to be of the utmost import ance—whenever they thought it necessary to ask fur informa tion which might enable them to come to a right decision. ( Hear, hear.) He was ready to admit that there had been an unnecessary delay interposed upon that occasion, but he should say that the whole of the blame of the delay, if blame there was, rested with her Majesty's Government. They had, as it appeared to him, unnecessarily resisted the reasonable proposition of his Honourable and Gallant Friend. He was disposed to rely upon the statements of the Right Hun. Gentleman opposite that the extracts were immaterial, and that no blame was imputable to the Government, but he thought that the extracts should still be produced for the in formation of Hon. Gentlemen who might think it desirable that they should be communicated to the House. He thought it established a dangerous precedent if information were re fused, not because its production would be prejudicial to the public service, but because a member of the Government stated that he did not think it was material. He should say that if they were to estabiish such a doctrine it might be a proof of the omnipotence of the Government, but w' uld at the same time time be a proof of a want of a due regard for the wishes of Members of that House.—( Cheers. ) Lord STANLEY said, that notwithstanding the charge made by the Right Hon. and Learned Gent,einan who had just sat down, against his Hon. Friend the Member for the West Riding of 'Yorkshire, he could not but say, that it appeared to him, in reference to thC present 'subject, in the first place. that.. there had been a waste of 1,103E6 time.—( Hear, hear.) In the next place, the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman had ex hibited a good deal of unnecessary warmth—( Hear, hear)-- in reflecting the imputations which he supposed had been thrown upon the Gentleman opposite. All that his (Lord Stanley's) Hon. Friend had said was what he would himself venture to repeat, that, upon that particular motion, a good deal more had been said than the motion itself required. —( Hear, hear.) The papers in question were very immaterial and valueless. The omission in question was not attributed to any belief on the part of the Government that the publication of the passages would be inconvenient to the Government, but because they were considered confidential and irrelevant. There were but two passages omitted ; one of those passages consisting of some half dozen or dozen lines contained a practical suggestion of Mr. Meek, relative to the conduct of his own department ; and the other omission was that of the name of a person who had furnished information. The in formation was gi , en, but the source was withheld. No mate rial point was omitted in the Report of Mr. Meek, and all the important information he had given was communicated to that House. The Noble Lord (Lord John Russell) had said they were not to blame for having withheld the passage in the first instance, but that as it had been asked for, it ought to be given. The Right Hon. Gentleman said, that although the information might be immaterial and valueless, yet it would be establishing a dangerous precedent if the Government were to refuse to give it to the House.—(Cheers.) He (Lord Stanley ) 'contended that it would be establishing a must dan gerous precedent to grant the papers. These communications were of a confidential nature, and it was complained that the Government withheld them. It could only have been by a breach of confidence that any Member could have become pos sessed of those documents ; and was it because the Hon. and Gallant Member had become possessed of that information in a manner, not discreditable to himself, but in a manner proving a breach of confidence to have been committed by other parties, that the Government were to he called upon to produce these papers ?—( Cheers.) He should oppose the motion as tending to establish a bad precedent.—(Cheers.) Mr. SHIEL said that it might be a bad precedent for the Government to give such information, and he would tell them what was a worse precedent ; it was a worse precedent for the Government to produce to the House of Comm ans a document purporting to be perfect and complete—(Cheers)—and calling upon the House to legislate upon the information furnished by that document, at the very time that they knew that such do cument was neither perfect nor complete.—( Loud cheers. ) If that charge were well founded, the Government at least had been guilty of suppressio veri.—(Cheers and counter cheers.) The document purported to be perfect ; it purported to be the report of Mr. Meek; the name of James Meek was attachedto it; there was no mention made that any passage had been sup. pressed—there was no note to that effect—(Cheers)—and that document was made the foundation upon which they were called upon to make a great change in the commercial system. If there had been any note made to the effect that certain pas sages had been omitted, the Government would have been justified in refusing to produce the information required. As it was, their refusal was without justification. Mr. MUNTZ considered the simple fact of Minister after Minister getting up and declaring the documents to be of no value, sufficient to justify him in considering the document to be of very great importance. Gentlemen opposite were more interested in the production of these documents than those on his ( Mr. Muntz's) side of the House, and if they sup ported Covernment in their refusal to produce them, he trusted they would not hereafter reproach that ( Mr. Mun'z's) side of the House with having led them into a scrape. It would be their own fault if they suffered the Government to lead them by the nose.—(Cheers and laugh ter.) He judged of the importance of these documents more from the manner of the Right Hon. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade, than from the matter of his speech ; and, judging from the Right Hon. Gentleman's manner, he should consider that the papers contained important informa tion.—( Cheers. ) Mr. CHRISTOPHER did not believe that the Govern ment had suppressed any useful information, and there fore he could not vote for the motion. (Cheers and laughter.) He was as desirous of receiving information as any llonour - ahle Gentleman opposite could possibly be, and were dissatisfied with the information afforded. More particularly was he dissatisfied with the contradictory state ments of Mr. Meek ; and considering the perfect fairness and candour with which the Right Hen. Gentleman the President of the Board of Trade—( Cheers, laughter, and cries of '• Oh, oh I")—had made his statement, he felt bound to vote with her Majesty's Government.—( Cheers and laughter. ) Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL said this was not the first time that the Hon. Member for Lincolnshire had come down to the House, intending to vote against the Government, but some singular circumstance had always happened— either a Minister had made a candid statement, or the conduct of the Opposition. had been such as the Hot). Member could not approve, so that the Hon. Member had in variably ended by giving his vote to the Government.—(Cheers and laughter.) He (Mr. M. J. O'Connell) did not believe in the panic with regard to the tariff, but still he thought in formation ought to be produced, in order to allay the panic. In these sorts of cases, honesty was the best policy ; and, there fore, he thought the papers ought to be published. It the Government had any objection to urge against their production, they might have conveyed an intimation to the Hon. and Gal :ant :Member immediately after he had placed his motion on the paper. They might have communicated to the Hon. and Gallant Member the substance of the information at all events. He had never professed the principle of obstruction—(Cheers) —and how long so ever he might remain in opposition, he never would; but he trusted that he should never be induced to withhold his support from a motion like the present. He was surprised that the Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies should complain of the warmth and temper exhibited by that (the Opposition) side of the House. The Noble Lord was the last man in the world who ought to make such a complaint " Quis tuferit Gracchos de seditione querentes."—( Cheers. ) Mr. L AMBTON thought the statement of the Govern ment piniectly satisfactory, and considered it would be esta blishing a dangerous precedent to consent to the motion. The information must have been obtained by a gross breach of confidence, and the House ought to be told how the Hon. Member obtained it; till they heard that they could not decide Ln opposing her Majesty's Ministers.—( Divide, divide.) Lord SA NDON wished to ask the Hon. Member fo Bolton whether the papers were printed by the late Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs for the use of the House or wit ?—(Dr. Bowring did not appear inclined to answer.) As it was a very general practice for Hon. Members to put questions to one another, he hoped the Hon. Member would condescend to give an answer. Air. C. WOOD rose amid loud cries for Dr. Bowring, who, however, did not reply to the question, and Mr. W o od gave way to Lill.. MILES, who said he was the last man to call on the Go vernment to bring forward any papers but such as they pleased,but they must consider what the public would think of the matter. If no Government interest was compromised, he trusted that the motion would be agreed to. Mr. C. WOOD must protest against the doctrine lad down by the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Vice-President of the board ab Trade, in the answer he had given to the question. First, he refused to give the information, because it was of a confidential nature; but the second part of his answer was, that it was perfectly immaterial, and he then stated the substance of it, thus showing that the first part of his answer was without foundation.—( Divide, divide. ) Mr. SHAW begged the House to consider the delay which the question under the consideration of the House ;,had already experienced, and called upon Honourable Mem bers not to delay it longer by motions of this sort, more espe cially when he was sure that the Government had not withheld anything which was at all relevant or of the least importance. Major VIVIAN rose to explain, but the cries of "Divide" were so loud as to. render his observations but imperfectly heard. He said that lie had received the information on which he acted from some person not connected with the Govern ment. He believed it had come into his possessioa from the negligence of a party connected with that department ; but he (.Major Vivian) not being connected with any of them, thought he was not committing any breach of confidence.—( The groans and cries of "Divide" had here risen to such a pitch as to com pel the Hon. Member to resume:his seat. ) Several other Hon. Members attempted to speak, but they were not allowed t.r proceed Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House livid, d For the motion - Against it Majority The House went into Committee pro forma, the Chairman reported progress, and ►he House resumed. Lord JOHN RUSSELL wished to know if the tariff was brought forwar•l on Friday, when the Income-tax Bill would be read a third time. Sir R. PEEL said, he proposed to take the third reading of the Income-tax after Whitsuntide. He had proposed to take the tariff on the earliest day, and therefore he named Friday. He had also named Friday for the Income-tax, and he should, therefore, postpone it till after Whitsuntide. Supposing the essential points of the tariff to be agreed to, he thought that the House would ha•re no objection to name a day for the third reading of the Income-tax Bill. Lord J. RUSSELL said he had no objection to the course the Right lion. Gentleman proposed—viz., that they should make some progress in the tariff, and then proceed with the Income-tax. They certainly had not made much progress in the Committee that night. He ( Lord J. Russell) was glad to find that the Right Hon. Gentleman had made progress that night, as his statements had been made upon a broad principle, for the principle would apply equally to sugar and corn, and this was really a great progress.—( A laugh.) Sir R. PEEL said if the Noble Lord wished it he would name Monday week or Friday week ; he had no objection which. Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought it would be satisfactory to the country to know that a day was appointed. Sir R. PEEL then would say Friday week.—(Cries of Monday.') TRE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1842. POOR.LAWS. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Right. Hon. Baronet the Secretary for the Home Department when the Poor-law Bill would he introduced? It was now only two months that the present Bill had to run, and he thought the public ought to have sufficient time given them to consider the subject. He understood the Right Horr. Baronet to say that he should introduce the Bill immediately after Easter. He hoped the Right Hon. Baronet wou!d bring it forward on Thursday or Friday, in order that time might be had for consi dering the subject during the holidays. Sir J. GRAHAM said the Hon. Gentleman had misunder stood him before Easter. When the Hon. Member asked him Sir J. Graham) when he would bring forward the Poor-law Bill, he did not say that he should bring it forward immediately after Easter. What he did say was, that he should bring it for ward after Easter, but that he would inform the Hon. Member when. To-morrow (this day) Orders of the Day would have precedence of Notices of Motions; but if the House would allow him, he would move for leave to introduce the Bill at five O'clock on that day. If the House would allow him, he should consider it a great indulgence. He would, therefore, postpone his notice. Lord J. RUSSELL suggested that the Right Hon. Gentle man should give notice of his intention. Sir J. GRAHAM then gave notice that he should move for leave to introduce the Bill at five o'clock this day. After a short conversation, in which Lord CLEMENTS and Mr. FRENCH took part, some returns were agreed to. SUDBURY ELECTION. Mr. REDINGTON brought in the Sudbury Disfranchise ment 13111, which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time. The House adjourned at Half-past One o'Clock. [ADVERTISEMENT.] ENSNARING YOUTHS FOR SOL DIERS, TO MURDER THEIR FELLOW-CREA TURES. TO LORD HILL, ETC., ETC., ETC., COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE 'ARMY, HORSE-GUARDS, LONDON. Your Lordship's immediate attention is requested to the case of the you , h ( named in the margin), " HENRY Sulni." as orphan, hitherto protected by the un dersigned. The said H. Smith having been kidnapped on the third of May ( Tuesday evening last) most shamefully by certain parties, " recruiting agents" of the 14th Light Dragsons, now under orders for embarkation for " the East Indies," on SATURDAY next, from their depot at Maidstone. That " Henry Smith" was not a free agent to serve, he being under a signed agreement as a servant at my residence; and that so far from the young person, in question, "being a free agent," he is not yet of age—was " at tested" (by a Police Magistrate without my knowledge), in my Livery"—whilst in my service. I beg your Lordship will instantly direct the discharge of the said Henry Smith, that he may return to my household, and fulfil his artic:es of agreement ; at - the same time hoping. you will make the subject in point, a cause for severe reprimand to all the parties so wickedly con cerned. I have the honour to be your Lordship's obedient servant, SARAH CAROLINE HALLETT, Dramatic Writer. No. 7, Osnaburgh-terrace, Regent's-park. 9th of Nliy, 1842. CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S LAST NEW NOVEL, " .I;sEris Rusfinaoox."—Although Captain Marryat has been accused of not being sufficiently refined in some of his productions (a fault which, if it does occasionally occur, must be ascribed to an exuberant humour and love of mirth), certain it is that the tendency of all his works is to uphold virtue and decry vice. They have always a healthy moral to be extracted from them, especially his later productions, of which "Joseph Rush brook" is the last. The misery of the elder Rushbrook, when in the enjoyment of every advantage in life, arising from his crime of one hasty moment—the cup of his existence turned to gall— the honest mind of the hero—his invariable adherence to truth, and the reward which follow—the amiable character of his mother, of the object of his attachment, and various others who play their part in this little drama, are all pourtrayed with such truth, that it is impossible to read the book without strong feelings of sympathy towards the parties, and to feel sorry when the finis announces to us that, for a time, our enjoyment is at an end.' DEA FNESS.—Sound Magnifiers, and Invisible Operative Voice Conductors, to enable persons at an advanced age, and of old standing extreme deafness, to join in general conversation, and to catch the sound of a distant low speaker at a public assembly ; they are the size of a very small gold seven shilling piece, and when in the cavity of the ears, they are not in the least perceptible nor more uncomfortable than having a small piece of fine wool in its place ; and although they are so extremely smal. yet they enable those afflicted with ex. treme deafness to hear in every respect equal to those of most acute hearing.—From the late Henry Cowper, Esq., of Tewen Waters, Herts., to Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel, and 76, King William. strea, Bank of England.—" Gentlemen, having been deaf for many years, I was induced from recommendation to try your Invisi. ble Voice Conductors, and I have great pleasure in telling you that they enable me to hear persons in company and at a place of wor. ship mod distinctly; and in consequence of the great advantage which I have derived, I have recommended many persons to you, and their report is similar to mine;—most favourable. The Spec. tacles and Hand.glass which you have sent me are very excellent, and suit my sight precisely, and surpass any thing of the kind I have ever tried ; the transparency of which is so brilliant, that, although I have passed my S6th year the 22d of May last , yet they enable me to read, &e., by candlelight with the greatest ease and comfort to myself—Gentlemen, I return you my best thanks, and remain your v rst obedient servant. HENRY CO WPER.— June 22,1839." MIDDLE TEMPLE.—The following gentlemen were, on Friday last, called to the degree of the Utter Bar, by the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple :—William Adair Bruce, Esq., Harvey Berrow Hooper, • Esq., • Henry Stevens, Esq., Samuel Darbishire, Esq , Henry Keysor, Esq., and John Coles, Esq. PARLIAMENTARY D (From the Votes and Proceedings of the fit MONDAY, MAY 9. THE PROPE RTY TA) MINORITY of Sixty-eight (Teilesr inch favour of Mr. IS. Woon's Guest, J. Hall, Sir B. Hawes, B. Hay, Sir A. L. Hill, Lord Marcus liow.ck, Lord Hume, Joseph Huinphery, J. Hutt,- W. James, W. Johnstone, Alex. Kemble, Henry M`Taggart, John Mitchell, T. A. Morris, David Muntz, G. F Norreys, sir D. O'Brien, W. Smith Pechell, Captain Philips, G. It. Pryse, l'ryse Rice, E. 13. Ricardo, John Lewis Aldan'', William Barclay, David Barnard, E. G. Bell, John Bernal, R. Boxring, Dr. Brothertoo, J. Browne, It. D. E Busfeild, W. Cayley, E. S. liapinan, Aaron Childers, J. W. Cob ,- len, Richard Crawford, W. S. Dalrymple, Captain Drax, J. S W. E Duncan, Lord Duncan, George Ferguson, Sir It. A. Forster, Matt hew Gill, 'l'homas Sir G. MINORI FY of Th' lave Pell, John flowring, Dr. Brotheiton, J. Cavendish, Hon. C. Craig. W Crawford, W S. Dalrymple, Captain Dennistoun, J. Duncombe, 'l'. S. Ebrington, Viscount Forster, Matthew Gore, Hobert Gianger, T. C. irty.eight (Tellers in , )ur of Mr. Gill's Mot Hill, Lord A. M. C. Hutt, W. James, William Marshall, W. Mitcalfe, Henry Alitchell, 1. A. Morris, David Murray, A. O'Brien, W. S. Pechell, Captain Pryse, Pryse Rundle, J. &hotelleld, J. IVISIONS. )use of Commons.) BILL. [utied) who voted in Rundle, Joh❑ Russell, Lord John Scholetielcl, J. Scott, Robert Scrope, G. P. Smith, lenjamin Somers, J. P Staunton, Sir G. 'l'ancred, H. W. Thornely, Thomas Trotter, John Tufnell, Henry Turner, E. Vyvyan, Sir R. Wakley, Thomas Walker, R. Waivn, John T, Williams, Wm. Wood, C. Wood, G. W. TELLSIts. Ward, H.O. Woo.l, Benjamin !luded) who voted in Smith, B. Stanstield, W. R. C, Strutt, Edward Tufnell, H. Wakley, Thomas Wa'son, W. H. Wawn, J. T. Williams, W. Wood, 13. Wood, G. W. TELLERS. Gill, Thomas Home, Joseph FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE DOWNING-STREET, MAY 10, 1842. The Queen has been pleased to appoint P. It . Manlier Esq , to the office of Civil Commissioner and Resident Magis trate for the district of Somerset, in the co!ony of the Cape of Good Hope . FOREIGN-OFFICE, MAY 10. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. James Ha gerty, as Consul at Liverpool for the United States of America. CROWN-OFFICE, MAY 10. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIA MENT. BRICHTON.-The Hon. Alfred Hervey, commonly called Lord Alfred Hervey, in the room of Isaac Newton Wigney, Esq., svins has accepted,the Chiltern Hundreds. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Dorsetshire. The Hon. Henry Ashley, to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; George William Reptan, Esq., to be ditto, April 27. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. The Right Hon. John Winston Spencer Churchill Marquis of Blandford to be Deputy-Lieutenant ; James Morrill, junior, Esq. to be ditto, May 9. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire. Major W. Montgomerie to be Lieut.-Colonel; Captain J. Fairlie to be Major, vice Montgomerie, promoted, March 12. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire. W. Waddell, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant, April 9. Upper Ward and Airdrie Corps of Lanarkshire Yeomanry Cavalry-G. V. Irvine, Gent. to be Lieutenant; A. T. Black wood, Gent. to be Cornet, April 26. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Newark Troop of Sherwood Rangers.-J. M. Sutton, Gent. to be Cornet, vice R. Hall, resiened. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Somersetshire. West Somerset Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.-S. Lucas, Gent. to be Cornet, Mav 6. WHITEHALL, MAY 4. The Lord Chancellor has appointed William Downes, of Lud low, in the county of Salop, Gent., to be a Master Extraordi nary in the High Court of Chancery. The Lord ehancellor has also appointed William Lister Welsh, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. DECLAiiKTION OF INSOLVENCY. MATTHEW FOSTER, merchant, Crosby-hall-chambers, Bishopsgate-street, City. BANKRUPTS. JAMES ALEXANDER. musical wind instrument maker, Leadenhall-street, to surrender, May 18, at two, and June 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings; Theobald, Staple-inn. CHARLES MARSHALL, brewer, Old Castle-street, Whitechapel, May 17 and June 21, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 'l'urquar.d, Copthall-buildings, official assignee : Henderson, Mansell -street, Goodman's-fields. CHARLES 11 AN COCK, coal-merchant, Earl-street, Blackfriars, May 20, at eleven, and June 21st, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Newton and Evans, Wardrobe-place, Doctors'- commons. WILLIAM WARD, draper. Blackfriars-road, May 23, at one, and lune 21, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Tur quand, Copthall-buildings, official assignee; Reed and Co., Friday -street, Cheapside. DAVID LLOYD, timber dealer, Llanllwehaiarn, Mont gomeryshire, May 23, and June 21, at eleven, at the Royal Oak Inn, Welshpool. Owens, Newtown, Montgomeryshire; Dean, Essex-street, Strand, London. EDWARD KEYS. china manufacturer, Hanley, May 18, and June 21, at eleven, at the Wheat Sheaf lan, Stoke upon-Trent. t tevenson, Stoke-upon-Trent ; Wilson, Fur nivals' Inn, London. E VAN REES, hatter, Worcester, May 21, and June 21, at eleven, at the Swan Hotel, Wolverhan:pton. Pargeter, Stourbridge ; Chaplin, Gray's Inn-square, London. EDMUND HENRY WALLER and WILLIAM WA TERS, timber merchants, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, May 16, and June 21, at eleven, at the King's Head Hotel, New pert, Monmouthshire. Hall and Jenkins, Newport; Blower and Vizird. Lincoln's Inn-fields, London. GEORGE FOO RD, coal, merchant, Brighton, May 21, and June 21, at twelve, at the Town Hall, Brighton. Read Worthing ; Palmer, France, and Palmer, Bedford-row, Holborn, London. FRANCIS BAYNTUN, surgeon-dentist, Bath, May 23 and June 21, at eleven, at the Castle and Ball Hotel, Bath. Richards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn-fields; London ; Drake, Broad .street, Bath. WILLIAM SMALLEY, corn dealer, Sheepshead, Leices tershire, May 24 and June 21, at twelve, at the King's Head Inn, Loughborough. Parker, Loughborough ; Emmett and Allen, Bloomsbury-square, Lond n. JOSEPH TIES lON, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, Cheshire, May 20 and June 21, at one, at the Bull's Head Inn, Macclesfield. Bell, Brodrick, and Bell, Bow Church yard, London ; Holbrook, Macclesfield. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basingliall-street. J. Scott sad H. Coker, woollen warehousemen, Wood s'reet, Cheapside, May 31, at twelve-W. and J. Smith, ca binet makers, Hatton-garden, May 31, at half-past twelve---J. and J. J. Shury, engravers, Charter-house-street, May 31, at oae-M. R. Kymer, salt manufacturer, Bucklersbury, May 31, at half-past one-C. Cannon, fish factor, Darkhouse-lane, Lower Thames-street, May 31, at two-J. Green, draper, Chelten ham, May 26, at one-T. Treherne, upholsterer, Oxford street, May 31, at twelve-W. C. Golland, linendraper, Cam bridge, May 31, at one-J. Adams. feather merchant, George street, Thrawl-street, Brick-lane, Spitalfields, May 30, at two H. Hutchins, linendraper, VVhitechapel-road, May 30, at one. In the Country. A. Thwaites, brewer, New c a s tl e - u pon-Tyne, M a y 20, a t twelve, at the Bankrupt Commission-room, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—C. A. Rowe, draper, Leicester, June 2, at one, at the Castle of Leicester—W. Williams, coal merchant, St. Woollos, Monmouthshire, June 3, at two, at the 'Commercial-rooms, Bristol—H. Lewis, draper, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, June 3, at twelve, at the Castle Hotel, Brecknockshire—W. Richards, pawnbroker, Northampton, June 2, at eleven, at the Dolphin Inn, Northampton—J. Wilson and W. Crighton, calico printers, Manchester, June 7, at twelve, at the Commission ers'-rooms, Manchester—J. Wilson, cotton spinner, Tyldesley banks, Lancashire, June 7, at twelve, at the Commissioners'. rooms, Manchester—J. Crightoe, sen., machine maker, Man chester, June 22, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Man chester--W. Povey, grocer, Ashton-under-Lyne, June 3, At eleven, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—J. Bass, draper, Brecon, June 3, at twelve, at the Castle Hotel, Brecon Horsfall, cotton spinner, Addingham, Yorkshire, June 7, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms Leeds—J. Bevan, iron monger, Swansea, Glamorganshire, lune I, at twelve, at the Mack worth Arms Hotel, Swansea—J. Hardcastle, grocer, Bir mingham, June 1, at three, at the Hen and Chickens Hotel, Birmingham—J. and J. W. Lindsay, grocers, North Shields, June 3, at twelve, at the Bankrupt Commission-room, New ciistle. upon-Tyne— R. Riley, corn dealer, Wellsbourne Has tings, Warwickshire, June 6, at one, at the Shakespeare Hotel, Stratford-on-Avon—A. Mills and W. G. Seed, cotton manufacturers, Ashton-under-Lyne, June 3, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—R. M‘Lachlan, licensed victualler, Liverpool, June 3, at one—W. Roscoe, J. Clarke, and W. S. Roscoe, bankers, Liverpool, June 4, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool—W. Sangmead, banker, 'feign niouth, Devonshire, June 4, at eleven, at the New London Inn, Exeter—J. Wilkins, corn factor, Newport, Monmouthshire, June 1, at twelve, at the King's Head Inn, Newport—S. E. Hide, builder, Broadwater, Sussex, June 4, at twelve, at the Town-hall, Brighton. CERTIFICATES—MAY 31. T. Charnley, innkeeper, Preston, Lancashire—R. H. C. Hunt and E. 0. Smith, merchants, Old Broad-street_w. Marshall and H. Rodgers, irunfounders, Liverpool —B. Howell, l.neadraper, Oxford-street—J. Thompson, anchor manufac turer, Sunderland—S. L. Lazarus, coach proprietor. Jermyn street, St. James's—R. Scott, W. Fairlie, and J. Hare, mer chants, Union-court, City—A. Jopp, ship broker, Cornhill. - PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. W. English and J. Butler, surgeons, Seething-lane, Tower street— R. Tiffin and G. Brown, tobacconists, Blackfriars-road —A. and G. Watson, Liverpool—J. Egan, W. Waterman, and W. H. Wright, attorneys-at-law, Essex -street. Strand (so far as regards J. Egan)—J. Thomson, T. H. Williams, and A. E. Thomson, wine merchants- , —W. Smith an d W. D ewanap, ca binet case manufacturers, Sheffield—Ja. Heap, W. Davies, Jh. Heap, Rt. Heap, and Rh. Heap, whol esa l e grocers, Li verpool (so far as regards W. Davies)—J. Harrison, sen. and J. liar rison, jun., drapers, Dover—E. and D. Pinkess, colour manu facturers, Liverpool—J. 0 . • Smith And R .. P arker, grocers, Hammersmith—H. Gervis and H. H. Hele, surgeons, Ash burton, Devonshire —T. Gilbert and C . H amden, watek m akers, Hythe, Kent.---J. Shorland an d H . Evans, grocers, Bristol—J. and A. Kirby, grocers, Banbury, Oxford—D. Wilson and \V. Raper, joiners , Hudder s fi e ld—D. Th ompson and J. B. Fuller, brewers , Chiswick —G. S m ith an d W. haberdashers,Wil liams, merce, s, Grantham, Lincoln s hi re —T . and \V. Chown, Birmingham—T. H arvey an d J . W . farmers, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire —J. Johnson and R. Seddon, tin-pla'e workers, Manchester—J. Howells and T. Herne, linendrapers, Cardiff-0. Lyndall and H. Hall, ship brokers, Leadenhall-street—W. Cobham, jun. and T. Cobham, barge owners, Ware, Hertfordshire—J. Tateson, sen. and J. l'ateson, jun., wholesale brewers, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, —T. F. I)owne and S White, general shopkeepers, Dunhead St. Mary, Wiltshi;e—R. J. S. Mellin and J. Craven, Hulm e Dye-works, Yorkshire—J. Petrie, J. Livsey, T. Booth, is. ( f s Co o y lsa le r , aanscrleigna.rdi-sl J. Petrie)—E,le'cotton and spinn e . spinners, Rochdale, Lancashire G. Hurry, bottle mer elinntg, Paul's- wharf, Upper Ihames-street—S. Hodgkinson arid W. Johnson, wholesale tea dealers, Dowgate-hill, City-- W. Seddon and \V. Weddell, coach makers, Chorlton-upon- Wdlock, Lancashire—S. Bullock and W. Ekin, common brewers, Cambridge—\V. D. Whitmarsh and \V. D. Whit. marsh, jun., attorneys, New Sarum, Wiltshire—F. Wedgwood and J. Wedgwoo,l, jun., earthenware manufacturers, Etruria, Staffordshire—W. Bullmore and H. W. Johnson, gold wire drawers, ClerlcertwelL SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. DAVID LEECH, land ogent, Glasgow. EDWARD SANG, civil engineer, Edinburgh. TIMOTHY "WARREN, THOMAS WARREN, and DAVID "WA RR EN, glassmakers, Glasgow. JOHN STEW ART; farmer, - Pitnacree of Lude, Blair Athole. ROBERT CASSELS and JOHN CASSELS, distillers, Kepp, Perthshire. His Serene Highness the Duke of Saxe Weimar and the Prince of Saxe Weimar, attended by the Rev. J. R. Wood, Chaplain to her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday honoured the establishment of Messrs. Henry Graves and Co., of Pali• mall, to view Mr. Hayter's splendid picture of the Royal Marriage, with which the august visitors were pleased to express their unqualified approbation, SPORTING. The second Spring Meeting, such a signal - failure last year, there being but seven races in the three days, commences to-morrow. There are several plates down on the nearly skeleton list before me, two matches and the Suffolk Stakes, to which there were 27 subscribers, and for which there are twelve ac ceptances, only on of which, Florence, has already 'mid forfeit. Of the remaining eleven, two are in Dilly %table, two in Edward's, and two in Treen's ;. we can therefore hardly calculate on more than seven runners, Fidhawn, I presume, having had enough of it at Chester. Bob Peel is well in, but remembering the running of the best horse in the Chester Cup, in dependent of all weights and measures, I should stand on Ralph. I do not imagine we shall see many of the Derby horses; the Rowley Mile Plate sometimes introduces a favourite, and before rrAv has shown us the winner; but the ground is hard still, and no man in his senses would bring a horse out this week, who has even a 40 to 1 chance at Epsom. Under this impression, I subjoin a list of the performances of the favourites and others likely to start for the greatest Derby ever known ; thus those who follow public running here have it in black and white before them. Attila, by Colwick out of Progress, trained by Scott. Two years old : at the Pottery won the Champagne Stakes, beating Gipsy Queen, Marion, Valentina, and Combermere. At Doncastet, won the Champagne, beating Cabrera, Idolatry, and others : same meeting won the Two-Year-Old Stakes, beating Sally, Skipton, Belcceur, and four others. At Newmarket won the Clearwell, beating Wiseacre, Chatham, 71bs. extra, and Robin, three years old. First Spring Meeting, won a Sweepstakes by six lengths, beating Palladium, and Devil-among-the- Tailors. Attila has never been beat. Canadian, by Jerry out of Oxygen, trained by Stevenson. Three years old : Craven Meeting won a sweepstakes, beating Astronomer and Adelgund : same meeting won another, beating Barrier (second), Chatham, Espartero, and Rover. First Spring, won the Newmarket Stakes easy, beating Jeremy Diddler and Peloponnesus. Canadian has never been beat. Auckland, by Touchstone, out of Maid of Honour, trained by Osborne. Two years old : at Doncaster won a produce stakes by many lengths, beating a filly a Mr. Garforth's—was in a small stake at Chester, but did not show. Auckland has never been beat. Ballinkeel, by (Irish) Birdcatcher, out of Perdita, trained by H. Scott, at Ascot. Two years old: at the Curragh, won the Anglesey Stakes, beating Hamlet, Rapture, and ten others : same meetin g wo n a sweep stakes, beating Fireaway and two others. At the Curragh October meeting, won the Paget Stakes, beating Discretion and three others. Ballinkeel has neve: been beat. Chatha:n, by the Colonel, out of Hester. Has been trained by Cooper and Marsden, at Newmarket, but being sold to Lord G. Bentinck, is gone to Kent, at oodwood. Two years old : at Newmarket, after a dead heat with Rostrum, won the July Stakes, beat- Mu:e, Petulance colt, and two others. At Goodwood was beat a head by Wiseacre, for the Ham Stakes. Barrier, Baleine filly, Firebrand, and Westphalian, also started : same meeting, Bst. 41b., beat Lucy Banks, 7st. 121 b., by ten lengths ; for this stake Nessus started, but bolted. At Newmarket won the Buckenham, beating Albion by six lengths; was third for the Clearwell, won by Attila. At the Houghton won the Criterion, carrying 9st., beating Barrier, Bst. 91b. ; Wiseacre, 9st., and six others. Three years old : shared the Tuesday's Riddlesworth with Gunter; did not start for the Column, and was beat a long way by Canadian in the Thurslay's Sweepstakes, having previously tumbled down, and thrown Nat, who broke his collar bone. In the First Spring Meeting won the Newmaket Palace Stake in a canter, beating Robert de Gorham. Tiptoe, by Bay Middleton, out or Galopade's dam, trained by Rogers. Two years old : Second October Meeting, carried 7st. 101 b. in a handicap, was beat by Langolee, Bst. 81b.; eleven started. Three years old : Craven Meeting, carried 6st., and won a handicap, beating Buffalo, 7st. 121 b., second, and five others. Barrier, by Defence, out of Europa, trained by Treen, two years old, at Goodwood, was fourth in the Ham Stakes ; same meeting, won a sweepstakes, beating Palladium (51bs. extra) and four others; same day won the Molecombe, beating Eaglesfield, giving him slbs. At Newmarket, a bad second for the Criterion. Three years old : Craven Meeting—(see Canadian) — and won a produce stake at Bath in a canter, beating a filly out of Dinah. Was engaged i n th e l as t race won by Attila, but did not start. Meteor, by Velocipede, out of Dido, trained by Scott. Won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes in a canter, beating. Wiseacre (second), Misdeal, and a very bad lot. Combermere, by Bran, out of Wastrel, trained by Walters. Two years old : beat by Attila at the Pot tery. Three years old : won tlie Dee Stakes at Chester by a head, beating William de Fortibus, Marion, Dr. Allen, and others. Jack, by Touchstone, out of Joanna, trained by Scott. Two years old : won a subscription plate in the lloughton Meeting, beating Henri Quatre by a head, Vibration, Cecilia c., and six others, on the :;trength of which performance 12 to 1 has been taken about bhn for the Derby ! The following have never started :—The c. by Plenipotentiary, out of Frederica, The Lord of Hol derness c. by Agreeable, Moss Trooper, Lass, Sir Gilbert Heatheote's two, and three of Forth's lot, namely, Policy, Golden Rule, and c. by Langar, out of Manta. Allowing Forth two, and Sir Gilbert one, and not imagining that Scott will run more than two, the field for the Derby will probably consist of the above with Belcieur, Curator, Fireaway, and one of Lord George Bentinck's. Thus, about twenty may be expected to run. At Tattersall's a great building now stares you in the face (apparently sprung up like Aladdin's Palace), which, if the contract is ful filled, will be open to the public on the Monday before the Derby. So little was done yesterday, that any fresh quotation of the odds is unnecessary. May 9. JUDEX. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CHRONICLE.—The reduction in the rate of dis counts by the Bank of England, their departure from all legitimate principles of banking, by tempting parties to ask fin- loans on railroad debentures and other securities, which are always inconvertible in seasons of pressure, followed by this appeal to the charity of the public in behalf of the operatives in the manufacturing districts, are all part and parcel of the Ministerial policy. They are weak and unstatesmanlike proceedings, and while high protecting . duties are maintained upon the staple articles of subsistence, totally inadequate as a remedy for the national distress. The recent disclosures of systematic frauds by bank rupts to the prejudice of creditors have created a gene ral demand for an amendment of the Bankrupt Act. The subject was discussed at a meeting lately in the Guildhall, when a committee of bankers and inerchant4 was appointed to watch over the Bills for the amendment of the law, now before the House of Lords, prepared by Lord Cottenham and the Lord Chan cellor. The main object of these Bills, we believe, is to meet cases of fraudulent bankruptcy, and to authorise the application of stringent measures where dishonesty is admitted or proved. The subject is one of deep im portance, and calls for the serious attention of the Legis lature. By an amalgamation of the two Bills now before the Upper House, a practical measure may be obtained to provide a cheek against the repetition of such dis graceful conduct as that which lately appeared in the proceedings before the Commissioners of Bankrupts. A very general opinion is entertained that the objections, sorted by the legal profession to the consolidation of the Court of Insolvent Debtors with the Court of Bank ruptcy, are more specious than real, and that great bene tit would ensue from a fusion of these tribunals. INQUESTS. An inquest was held on Monday, at the Crown, Butler's buildings, St. Katherine Docks, before Mr. Baker, on the body of David Davies, aged 30. a seaman belonging to the Se nator barque, of Liverpool. Francis Kerr, Captain of the Se nator, said that the crew, consisting of 15 men, were i❑ good health until about three months ago, during the voyage from Ceylon to London. The voyage usually occupies 80 days, and the provisions had been shipped sufficient to last _for that time ; but, owing to bad weather, the passage was protracted to 120 days, and fur the last 20 they were compelled to beg food from other ships. About two months ago deceased and several of the men were found to be suffering from scurvy, and on Friday last, two days after arriving in the Thame3, he died. By the Coroner—l think that if there had been fresh provi sions, vegetables, &c., on board, the deceased would have re covered. James Smith, carpenter of the Senator, attributed the complaint of which deceased died to the want of sufficient fresh meat. The Jury found a verdict of " Natural death." On Monday an inquest was taken before Messrs. Gell and Higgs, coroners for Westminster, at the Feathers, Dean-street, on the body of Mary Ann Dorty, aged 25. It appeared that that the deceased lodged at No. 3, Castle-lane, Westminster. She was of drunken habits, and on the afternoon of the previous Monday she quarrelled with a woman named Sainsbury, who lived next door to her. They were both the worse for liquor, and their words coming to blows, deceased was very much beaten, and the same night complained of being very ill, and vomited blood She continued in the same state till Thursday last, when she said she felt much worse, adding that it was all through the blows she had received on the Monday, and she thought that she should not live till the morning. She was found next day in bed, dead and cold, with a quantity of blood, which had come from her mouth, on the pillow. The woman Sainsbury was subsequently apprehended •n the charge of having caused the death of deceased, and being conveyed before Mr. Gregorie, at Queen square Police-office, was remanded till a coroneer inquest had sat on the body. Mr. John Wright, surgeon, said that he had made a post mortent examination of the body of the deceased, and, in the left cavity of the chest found from a pint to a quart of fluid, and about two pounds of coagulated bloat, arising from a rupture of the principal vessel of the heart, which was the cause of death. He was of opinion that such rupture might have been accele rated by passion, excitement, or violent exertion, although he had no doubt, from the diseased state of the vessel alluded to, that the cause of her death would at any time have been the same as it now was. He considered her death a natural one. There being no further testimony, the Jury returned a verdict of—" Natural death." QUICK PASSAGE FROM EDINBURGII.—The General Steam Navigation Company's new steamship Princess Royal, that arrived at Brown's Wharf, Poplar, on Monday morning, made thP passage from Granton Pier, Leith, in 39 hours, being the quickest passage from thence. The General Steam Navigation Company's vessel, the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom House, at 12 o'clock, on Monday night, with the Dutch mail. UNITED STATES. AWFUL STEAM-BOAT EXPLOSION. —FEARFUL LOSS OF LIVES. (From the Baltimore American.) It is our melancholy duty to record the most fearful and fatal steam-boat explosion which has ever taken place on the waters of the Chesapeake. The new and splendid steam-boat Medora, built for the line between this city and Norfolk, was yesterday rendered a wreck by the explosion of her steam-boiler, attended by a fearful destruction of human life. The Medora was just completed, and preparatory to being turned out from the hands of the machinist, a number of per sons were invited to ge in her on an experimental trip. The day being pleasant, it is supposed that probably one hundred or more were on board, including some of the Directors of the Steam-boat Company and their friends, and a number of the hands engaged in finishing the vessel, putting in the ma chinery, &c., and otherwise connected with the construction or sailing of the boat. Soon after three o'clock, p.m. the boat was about to start from the wharf of the engine builder, Mr. John Watchman, on the south side of the basin, on the proposed trip. A gentleman who was on board informs us that the engine had only made the second revolution, in order to back the Medora from the wharf, when the boiler exploded with a loud noise, carrying upwards a considerable portion of the tipper deck anA those upon it, and blowing the smoke stacks high into the air. The main farce of the explosion was almost exclusively towards the head of the boat, and the portions of the boat around the boiler were turn to pieces. The boiler itself, an immense one of iron, was thrown crosswise on the deck. The boat was instantly enveloped in a cloud of scalding steam, which was inhaled by some with fatal consequences, while others suffered externally in their persons from its effects. Our informant was in the after part of the boat, where the steam had no effect. He states that several persons were forced over board, and that one of them was drowned. The boat imme diately settled down in the water, until her hull rested on the bottom of the river. In the centre and forward part of the boat there was a fear ful destruction of life and limb. Some of those on board were blown high in the air, and fell on shore, in the water, and on the boats lying near by. Others were crushed with the splin tered timbers; others scalded with the steam ; while those below thedecks, not having time to escape, were either suffo cated by the steam or drowned when the boat sunk. When we reached the scene of desolation, we found a large number of persons, among whom were several physicians, busily engaged in endeavouring to assist the injured, and carry ing away those who were dead or dying. So great was the confusion that prevailed, and so little was known as to the num ber and names of the persons on board, that no complete account could be obtained. We annex a list of all those who were injured or killed, as far as we could learn them. There are no doubt some who were on board, whose loss will only be known by their not returning to their homes. Captain Sutton, who had command of th e b oa t, was stand ing over the boiler when it exploded. He was much injured in the head, and it was very doubtful yesterday whether he would reeover. John C. Moale, Esq., the agent of the steam-boat line, was on board with his two sons. Mr. Moale had his right foot dis located, and was injured in the side and back. Soon after he was taken home he expired. Mr. Moale's eldest son William, a fine lad about 14 years of age, was killed a l mos t instantly. 11 , s second son, who was also on board, was dangerously injured. [Here follows a list of about forty persona, not more than hall of whom survived.] MUTINY AND ROBBERY ON THE HIGH SEAS. The following extraordinary charge was investigated before Mr. Broderip, at the Thames Police-office on Monday, and excited great interest in a very crowded Court Samuel Ogg, aged 30, Peter Maybone, 38, Thomas Mor gan, 22, James Ratree,l7, James Latoo, 46, James Willin, 23, John Higgin, 50, Frederick Diggen, 30, James Hough ton, 22, James Willis, 22, Charles Johnstone, 39, and Benja min Present, forming part of the crew of the ship Ann Hall, of Liverpool, were eharged with piracy and robbery on the high seas within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England. Mr. Pelham, the solicitor, attended for the prisoners. On the prisoners being placed at the bar and answering to their names, Mr. J. C. Evans, jun., an Inspector of Thames Police, stated that by directions of her Majesty's Government he had proceeded to Liverpool, to await the arrival of the ship Ann Hall, from Charleston. She entered the Mersey on Friday last, and he and his brother officers boarded her the same day, and found all the prisoners now in custody on board. They were given in charge by the Captain, and he brought them to London. Francis Lazenby Horrad, the commander of the ship, was then called and sworn. He stated that he was the master of the Ann Hall, on a voyage from Liverpool to Charleston, in ballast. Although some symptoms of insubordination had previously appeared, nothing particularly had occurred until e 22d of January last. On that day a part of the crew, the larboard watch, were ordered to go over the side to scrub down the ship, to make her ready for painting. This they refused to do, and they were then told it they would not scrub outside, they should do it inside. At this period a seaman, named Ink man, who was then en the mizen-topsail yard, seeing witness in an adercation with the hands, sung out " D—n the ship," with other offensive observations, which the witness repeated. On corning from aloft, he asked the man how he dared make use of such language aft, to which Inkman replied, that on board a merchant ship he did not know aft from forward. Inkman then stooped down, and said he wished a flash of lightning would take the ship. He pulled the man up from the deck, and asked him what he meant by such conduct Inkman then struck him on the mouth with a stave. Witness imme• diately knocked down the man in self-defence, and a scuffle en -ued. Inkman got away, and seized an iron belaying pin, and was about to strike him ; but the crew interfered, and took him away. About twenty minutes past one on the same night, he went on deck, and ordered the mate to get studding soda set. About fire or s'x o'clock in the morning, he looked from his bed-cabin, and saw that the sails were not set. He called for the second mate, and asked him why he had not got the studding sail booms run out. The second mate answered that he had done all he could. Witness told him he must get some one to do better, and at the same time ordered him to pack up his things, take th m into his cabin, and do duty as a seaman. About eight o'clock on the same night, witness went to the forecastle hatchway, and ordered the second mate to come upon deck and do his duty. The second mate de el ired he would not do his duty till lie was reinstated. Per ceiving the crew in this state of excitement, he ordered them to shorten sail, send down royal yards, and strike top-gallant masts. This order he repeated several times. He looked at his watch, and found that fifty-five minutes had elapsed before the hands came on deck, and when they did come up, he ordered all the sails to be furled, and the top-gallant and top-sail yards to be sent down. Every soul on board refused to do it. Mr. BRODERIP—What, all hands refuse to obey orders? Captriat Horrad—Yes, Sir. After some little delay witness took the second mate down into the forecastle, and asked him the reason he did not obey orders? The mate replied that the crew complained of various diseases, and were not fit to do duty. That was all that passed on the Monday morning. The larboard watch were then standing by the forecastle scuttle. He went up to them, and asked them why they were standing there, and not at work ? They said the beef and pork were bast, and they would not w or k. Witness said if the pro visions were bad, or he ill-used them, there were people at Charleston to look after them. While they were scolding each other, all hands came on deck, and got in a group on the starboard side of the deck. Witness, apprehending danger, then went to the carpenter's tool-chest, which was close to the cabin-door, and took out his adze and went below to the state room. Whilst stowing away the adze some portion of the crew made fast the cabin-door, and detained him there. He took up the adze, cut down the door, and went upon deck. Mr. BRODERIP —Did you take the adze with you? Wit ness—Yes. Sir. The witness, in continuation, said that he proceeded to walk the deck with the adze on his shoulder for about twenty minutes. In turning the deck, the carpenter, Samuel Ogg, seized hold of the adze, and threw him down. The whole of the crew then came up, and while some assisted the carpenter in keeping him down, others pinioned his arms and took him into the state room and laid him on his bed. shortly afterwards the first mate came in and told him to be ware of himself, for the crew were up to something foul. Wit ness observed they could do no more unless they took his life. With that all hands came into the cabin, and Hugh Dipey, a seaman, not yet arrived in England, said the crew considered him (the captain) mad, and were determined to give charge of the craw to the chief mate. Mr. BRODERIP—Were the words spoken loud enough for the crew to hear? The Captain—They were, Sir. The crew then referred to the chief mate for his answer, who said, " I suppose I must." The second mate took posses sion of the chronometer, and called out to a seaman, "Jem, Jem, don't shake her !" Witness got out of bed as well as he could, still bound, and told them he would swear a robbery against them. He asked for something to eat, and Williams, one of the men, fed him off a fork. He re remained bound until six o'clock at night, when he begged of the crew to slack the lashings, because his hands were getting sore. The lashings were then removed and he was put in hand cuffs. In the morning the handcuffs were taken off, and he was allowed to go upon deck with a seaman on each side of him. Between five and six o'clock the next evening he was sitting at his cabin table, when the crew all came aft again, and Richard Inkman stood forward and said he had made something more comfootable for • him than irons, and forthwith produced 1 a straight-jacket, made of the strongest canvass in the ship, No. •l canvass. The jacket had a lacing behind, and a band went round the waist, confining the two sleeves, which were sewed up at the bottom, so that he could not gat his hands through them, by which his wrists were dou bled back all night, and he suffered great pain. At his earnest entreaty the sleeves were lengthened. The next day he was at liberty again, but stilt with the same guard walking the upper deck. At night they came aft, and wanted to put on the straight-jacket again. He begged that they would not, for he was so exhausted he could not stand it any longer. He was allowed to go to bed in his state room, two seamen keeping guard over him. This treatment continued during the remainder of the outward bound voyage, and he was deprived of all command of the vessel, or control over the crew, and was closely watched. On making Charleston the pilots came on board, to whom he ap pealed, and the ease was made known to the British Consul and the American authorities, who interfered and investigated the matter. A portion of the crew were committed to gaol, previous to their being sent to England in a ship of war. The twelve men at the bar were sent home as passengers on the return voyage. . . Air. Pelham subjected the captain to a long cross-examina tioa, with a view of showing that the captain had conducted himself in a very eccentric manner, and was incapable of taking care of the ship. In answer to questions, the captain said he was not in the habit of getting intoxicated ; that there were no spirits on board, not a tea-spoonful; all that he had on board when he sailed was two dozen of wine, two dozen of ale, and two dozen of porter. He denied having sent down the top pliant masts in the middle of the Western Ocean, or the top masts either. He also denied giving orders to let go the an chor in the Western Ocean. The prisoners, by the advice of Mr. Pelham, said they should reserve their defence, and were then formally committed to Newgate. MURDER AT lIIGHBURY. Immediately upon the arrival of the prisoner, Cooper, at Newgate, he was visited by Mr. M`Murdo, the surgeon of the gaol, who, seeing his appearance, directed his immediate re moval to the infirmary of the gaol, where he now is, in a very weak and exhausted condition. It is understood that the im pression upon the minds of the medical officers of the prison is, that he has taken some mineral poison, or other deleterious ingredient, and it appears doubtful whether he will be in a fit state to take his trial at the present session of the Central Criminal Court. Mr. Horry, who is anointed to conduct his defence, has been in communication with the prisoner, airl has obtained a copy of the depositions, and taken the necessary steps preparatory to the defence, but the wretched man is in such a weak state that it is not at all probable that the Judges will allow him to be tried until his strength is sill& iiently rest o red to enable him to bear the fatigue of the trial. It is at present understood that Good will be tried for the Roe- • hampton murder on Thursday, and his trial, and that of his two accomplices, will certainly occupy the Court until Satur day night; so that in any case Cooper's trial will not come on before Monday, but the impression of persons officially con nected with the Court is, that the trial w;)! h• postponed until the next session. DISCOUNTS IN SCOTLAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Whilst the Bank of England, as well as that of Ire land, has reduced the rate of discount on bills of exchange to 4 per cent., and the other bankers in London are freely dis counting good commercial paper at three, it is not a little re markable that the banks in Scotland are still charging 5 per cent, on bills discounted with them. As I cannot account for this difference, perhaps some of your able correspondents could inform me why it is that the rate of discount, or value of money, is so much greater across the border than in London. If owing to any existing monopoly, it is proper this should be known to the public. A TRAVELLER. SPORTING INTELLIIiENCE. NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING. NEIVMARKET, MONDAY NIGHT.—The following are the entries for to-morrow : 50/ Plate. R.M.—C. out of Miss Craven's dam, Lady Ful ford c.. f. Wire, Misnomer c., Nuncio, Sea Hor e, Bailin keale, Wild 'Jack c.. Rover, Robert de Gorham, and Rosalind. T.M.M. Plate.--Sir Hans, 4 yrs: Y. Quo Minus, 4 yrs ; Michaelmas Day, 3 yrs; Ohio, 3 yrs; Robin, 3 yrs ; and Pro sody, 3 }rs. Handicap. —Flambeau, 6 yrs ; Menalippe, 5 yrs ; Joachim, 4 yrs; Eringo, 4 yrs; Lady Fulford c., 3 yrs; and f by Buz. zard, out of Emma, 3 yrs. TUESDAY. It is so many years since this meeting "drew," that however good the list might have been, we should not have expected an average company ; it is clear, indeed, that to abandon it alto gether would be to save 2001. o f t h e Cl u b money, and 100/. of te Town fund, without in the slightest• degree affecting the interests of the inhabitants, or exciting a single regret on the part of their patrons. The "state of affeirs" at the closing of this parcel will prove that we have not " ixesurned beyond our last,' in suggesting the propriety of giving up a profitless meet ing. There are not one-third of the usual visitors, and the racing would be altogether unimportant but for the appearance of the celebrated Irish " star," Ballinkeele, in the R.M. Plate, for which, by the way, neither Meteor nor Tiptoe were entered as reported at " the Corner" on Monday. Of that and the other events we subjoin the results : Match T. Y. C. 501.—Duke of Bedford's King of the Peak, Bst 31b, (Robinson,) beat Lord Exeter's Abydos, 6st 121 b. Betting 5t04 on Abydns. Won easily by half a length. Match 1001., h ft, D. M.—Mr. Pettit's Langolee, t 3 t 711*, (Pettit,) beat Mr. 'Teen's Haitoe, 7st, by a length, easy. 11 to 8 on Langolee. Match T. Y. C. 50/. Lord Exeter's Abydos, Bst 71b (Darling) Loid Albemarle's Nuncio, Bst slb 0 3 to 1 on Numio.—A dead heat. . 501. for 3 yrs old colts, Bst 71b, and fillies Bst 41b, R. M. Gen. Yates's Sea-horse Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele 2 The following also started, but were not placed :—Duke of Beaufort's ro c, by Camel, out of Miss Craven's dam ; Mr. Pettit's f Wire, Duke of Bedford's c, by Mundig, out of Mis nomer; Lord Orford's ch c, by Emiliut, out of Wild Duck nth Goodman's Rover, Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham, and Mr. Combe's Rosalind. Betting.-7 to 4on Ballinkeele ;sto 1 agst Robert de Gorham, and sto 1 agst Rosalind. The Duke of Beaufort's colt made the running, followed by Robert de Gorham and Rosalind, the others lying up, and the pace good. They ran in this order to the Ab. bottom, where Seahorse and Bailin keele singled themselves out, and ran a severe race home, Sea horse winning by a head. Rosalind, Rover, and Robert de Gorham were well up. .5 , J1. for three yrs-old, 6st 21b ; four yrs, Bst; five yrs, Bst 71h ; six yrs and aged, Bst 121 b. 'l'. M.M. The winner to be sold for 2901., &e. Doke of Rutlan,l's Sir Hans, 4 yrs Lord Orford's Young Quo Mesas, 4 yrs The folio a inff ' were not placed—M r . P e tt it ' s Michaelmas day, 3 yrs; Duke of Grafton's Ohio, 3 yrs ; Lord Albe marle's Robin, 3 yrs, and Mr. Rosser's Prosody. Betting-2 to I agst Sir Hans, 3to I agst Young Quo Minus, and 7to 2 agst ehaehnas-day—taken. Won easy. Produce Sweepstakes of 200 sovs. each, h ft, for colts, Bst 71b, and fil des, Sit 41b. T. Y. C. (3 Subs. ) Colonel Peel's c by Slane, out of Jason's dam, and Mr. Greville's Portumous, divided the forfeit. Lord Exeter's Scutari, 5 yrs, Sst 11b, received ft, from Duke of Bedford's Oakley, 4 yrs, List 71b. T. Y.C. 200/., h ft. Canadian lett Newmarket this morning fur Littleton ; he is now'the property of Mr. Greville. Scott's horses started for Epsom on Sunday. LAW INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS. May 10. Their Lordships sat to-day, to heat writs of error. The Judges were ►n attendlnc:>, together with the Lord Chancellor, Lora Brougham, Lord Cottenham, Lord Campbell, and Lurd Kenyon. DOE 0. PERKOTT. The judges gave their opinions seriatim in this ease, which was argued some timosince. Th,• judgments of their Lordships were ordered to be printed, and the further eon.ideration of the case %Na 3 adjourned, sine die. SHORE V. WILSON.-LADY BEWLEY 'S CHARITY. The Judges a!so gave their opinions, seriatim, iii this ease, upon the questions propuunded to them by their Lordships upon the hearing of that case on a wr,t of error. The principal question in the case was, whether the provisions of the will of Lady liewiey were intended to apply to Unita rians or T rinitarians. All the Judges, with tile exception of Juoice Maule, were of opinion that the provisions were intended to apply to Trinitarians, to the exclusion of Unitarians. The judgments pronounced by their Lordships were ordered to he printed, and the further .consideration of the case was adjourned. ROLLS' COURT, Mug 10. Lord LANGDALE Sat to-day to dispose of some few short causes remaining on the list. None of them were suited to pub lication. COURT OF Q IMEA".3 BENCH, May 10. Lord DENMAN !at at Nisi Prins with a Midd!esei Common Jury, and ditposed of several undefended ClUSta in the early part of the morning. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 10. CORLE'Ir v. LEWES. This was an action for the recovery of a sum of 200/., the amount of a bill endorsed by the defendant, who was a clergy man in Wales. The plaintiff was the representative of the North and South Wales Bank, by which the money had been advanced. The 'defendant was but one of se veral 'endorsers ; and it was 'stated that he had mereiy signed the bill for the accorarnoda ion of a friend, and that he had received no portion of the money. It was attempted to be shown for the defence, that due notice had not been given of dishonour, and next, that an arrangement had taken place between the parties, by. which it was agreed that the Bank should stay any further proceedings in the case. The first objection was overruled ; and upon the second point it ap peared that the only compromise agreed to on the part of the Bank was, that they should allow the defendant a certain time to pay the amount of the bill. That time had, holdover, 'shoe expired. `l' he jury immediately found a verdict for the plaintiff. CUORT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 10. WALTER, V. BUTEMAN AND OTHERS. This was an action brought by the plaintiff for the purpose of establishing the validity of a patent he had taken out for a carding machine for wool. There is every probability of its lasting two or three days. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. OLD COURT. George Porter, 26, labourer, and William Garwood, 40, labourer, were indicted for stealing on the Ist of April, 651 b. weight of hay, and other articles, consisting of sacks, the pro perty of Joseph Samuel Lesher, and others. The prosecutor is the landlord of the Rising Sun public house in Eastham. The prisoner Garwood was his ostler, and the other prisoner was a carter. On the day in question the prisoner Porter was at the Rising Sun with his cart. He was observed by a policeman to place a quantity of hay in his cart, and the two prisoners left the premises together. The evidence was deemed not sufficiently conclusive against the prisoner Garwood, and the jury, therefore, acquitted him, but they found th e o th er p r i soner gu il ty . He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. The other cases to-day were of trifling importance. /YE TV COURT. Alfred Woodman was indicted for stealing a quantity of printing type, of the value of WI., the property of John Browne Bell, his master. The prisoner was a porter in the service of Mr. Bell, who is a printer, residing in the Strand. In consequence of infor mation the prosecutor received respecting the prisoner, he went to his (prisoner's) lodgings in Neville's-Court, Fetter-lane, where he found a quantity of type, which he identified as his proi+erty. The prisoner, on being questioned, gave a very un satisfactory account as to how he came possessed of the pro perty, but he denied having stolen it. He was given into cus tody. The prisoner said, in his defence, that the type had been, brought to his lodgings by a person who wanted to sell it. The Jury immediately found the prisoner guilty, and he, was sentenced to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. John Wasserman, 23, labourer, and Lewis Lawrence, 5 4 , labourer, were indicted for stealing four watches and four chains, value 51)/., the property of Wm. Thomas Middleton, in his dwelling-house. The prisoners pleaded not guilty to the indictment, but on the recommendation of Mr. ilallantine, his Counsel, Lawrence retracted his plea to that of guilty. The trial of the other pri soner was postponed to a future day. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. The Middlesex May Sessions were held yesterday, at the essions-house, C!erkenwell-green, before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Chairman, and a full bench of Magistrates. The calendar presented a list M . fifty-six prisoners, but none of the charges were of a very serious character ; tl .irty- two are cases of felony, and the remainder are of a trivial nature. Helen Moore was indicted for stealing on the, 6th instant, at Edmonton, a Maekinto-h cloak, the property Mr. Wilson, a Magistrate of the county. It appeared that an. Friday last. Mr. Wilson put up his ho rs e an d c h a i se at the Ang,ellnn, Edmonton, leaving - his cloak in the chaise. In the course vE - the afternoon the cicak was missed, and subsequently found in the possession of the prisoner. Her defence was that it h,,tl been given to her by an ostler at the Bell. This periotr . , however, produced a wit ness who swore that i.e was not eal: of the stable all the day. The person accused by the prison( r, was examined, and his answer were of a very un•atisfactor .y character. The Jury, without hesi acquitted the prisoner. The other - cases were worth occupying the ' of the Court. of the most trilling nature, and scarcely P°LIOE I s TELLIGENCE, GNION HALL. Richard ;holls was charged with committing a violent a""It on Thwrias Skinner, and breaking his leg. D'ut complainant was unable to attend, but from the evidence aP.uced it appeared that the complainant is a beershop-keeper, P:dd that the prisoner had been drinking there a few days ago. \\lien he 1 , ..f; the house a half-gallon measure was missing, and the complainant suspecting he was the party who had taken it, followed hi , dt for the purpose of getting it back. When he came up Ivith the pris .ner, seeing that he had something bulky under his cal he seized him by the collar, and charged him witd. ti.king the measure, which he had at the time, upon which the fellow, who had iron-tipped shoes on his feet, gave the complai mut such a vio:ent kick as to break one of his legs. Ile f !ll down, unable to move, and in that state was carried bacl ; to his house, his assailant in the meantitnernaking his escape. The prisoner was subsequently taken into custody. an the ilia ti strate remanded hint until the complainant is m a conditiol 4 to appear. H l, or ERMAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Gluck ' s cpern of Iphigenia in Tauris, the last, and perhaps ablest v;ork, of this refined master, was performed last night, v the German Company, for the first time these two years. Madan) o Stoeckel licinefetter filled the part of Iphigenia ; Staudtgl the Thwas, and Abresch and Eichberger the Pylades and O-restes; the " Nur cinen Wunsch" of the former was encored, and great applause bestowed en all. The German Opera, inconiparatile for 'its exquisite delicacy, makes every note and inflection of Gluck's fine music clear and distinctly amtible.