The Sun. — London, England, 1842-02-25 00:00:00

hi nier eY, we ent reat you to live and let live."—( Hear, hear. ) VV OY refuse t h em such a fair request ? They would .et them five happily and secu rely—they would scorn to rob !hens of anything which belonged to them ; and it was unjust, i t was cruel, it was unmanly, nay, more, it was dishonourable and beneath the character of Englishmen, that t the House of Commons should be found advocating a measure which would rob and plunder •,,ate People.— (Loud cheers.) The Honourable Member for Man. theater,ea the night before last, had given his advice to the farmers , 1 „,, , i arid. VS hy, if they looked to his political conduct they .England not see match to admire.—(A laugh.) The farmers of liroorogteclantido,nsaid the Hon. Member in conclusion, "look to the w a of their country for protection, and when they lose that you may depend upon it that if they fall you fall Mr, Hon. G ent resumed hi: seat amidst great cheering.) si ' r • BROTHERT ON rose amidst cries of " Order, order,i ' , ar. h art" and much confusion. He said that any one who anew h beberlM —(Hear, hear, and much laughter)—was aware—(Hear, . and some interruption.) What he wished the House do ' ev e was, that he would not use any expression which he would a e t l e c e h ire to hear a sense different horn that which he meant to at,,,, t° it • — (Hear, hear.) When he (Mr. Brotherton) t 't -'" that he believed the Honourable Member aoproyStoticikeport (Mr. Cobden) never had a mill in his life—he did word mill in its common acceptation, and he did not lltiPPose.for an instant (Mi..iaterial cries of " Oh, oh'')—that a iven444 different from what he applied to the word would be HPr'it. He (Mr. 13 rotherton) had read in the newspapers of the . b ac ; Resober h ; 's - -ar.Rg possessed a mill, and of his having sold it uhd 4s e it was not a profitable concern. It was perfectly j e ; "'toed when they spoke of mills, that they meant cotton, woo . I. ben'esOr silk Mills. —(Cries of " Oh, oh," from the Ministerial 1,,,„.ri.) The lion. Gentleman himself (Mr. Ferrand) knew the w.i.ctozienrgtotiof) theilad word mill in that respect—(Ministerial cries of x r _ u . oll,a and counter. cries of " Hear, hear.") If he ( Mr. made use of an expression calculated to give a trac e t g • idea of his meaning, he would immediately re. lt * -- ( Hear, hear.) If the Honourable Member °PPOsite we, ' It ii too , ,_ to read the name of his correspondent, th at . s. be found that the letter which he had read to the House appoov.etLing proceeded from one of his (Mr. Brotherton's) political s ee k, .as: However, he would not return evil for evil. -He had . N . *wo letters respecting the Hon. Member opposite, expressive ." the v but alue (as we understood) which was put upon his assertions; it h e t (Mr. Brotherton) would not deign—[Here the . Hon. • Know)eer W , a s again interrupted by the noise that prevailed in the ,h. When be again became audible, he was stating that— _, W ould not deceive the House in any one way. With that de_ '4 ll.T i l an he Would sit down: • ,7. COnrs ....EN said lie might as well state, once for all, that he .4alßeeo:aidered that it was not the disposition of that House to in. assit te 4„gniss P e rsonalities. —(Loud Opposition cheers.) H . e could fat e nt"°o• Gentlemen who might ingeniously devise partizan .wa.r teriailthat char acter —(Cries of " Spoke, spoke," from the 3f,tuis the , Oenclies, responded to by Opposition cries of "Hear, he . ar ) houisneo should never be drawn into personal altercations in that t that ti c , I t was disrespectful to the country that sent them o 14 aih.„-use---(Hear, from the Opposition Benches)—and he might ... 4 , 11 - "ed to add, he trembled for the dignity of the House—(Hear) esi,,l e4 be found language such as they had been listenin g to that i i, tmile. received with complacency.—(Cries of " Spok . e, I lle l l, n, " " Hear, hear," and " Order.") He did consider tl4ag il e - " gd Y of that House in some danger, when he found la . tr. the 1 and demeanour such as they had heard and witnessed during last hale hour, received with so much complacency by R H ig o tlet,b4ehtleMen on the Treasury benches, and cheered Om er !ta behind them.—(Cries of " Hear, hear," ` l ' )Y Orel o er . , . k i amidst which the Hon. Gentleman resumed his sea ,i t.) ii 'ltart..l,lll\l)LEY rose amidst much noise, and cries of Order, Me t i th and raid that in addressing the House had jiipetaPieY s peech—(Hear, hear, and much laughter)--w i d i ., adv ant • been delivered he had to contend with considerable 1,.. heyagek He Must confess he had formed a very erroneous o s p a i- s , 14hadie ass emblage which he now addressed, if such attack Yl2, latetY witnessed could be generally mad.s. in that House. ouse - ;. ( 7, fl ied a very erroneous opinion of what it became the 'ekin g . "ininOnS to do, if such speeches as they had just heard 'neat „ ed to privileges of Parliament. He would not for . a mo. i t en ce the assertions Of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. larrand), in t hi_Wetlld declare this, that if he entered that house, ii pro d f i e e ss .) . Wolila'hr4.ll the friend of the woi king classes, he (Mr. Qat% he his appearance in it, but on the part of the. Hindley) ill the. "e would entreat the Hon. Member to show more judgment 4 , o se ll.b ., eh alf, else he (Mr. Hindley) feared he would betray their N ad i_ With respeet to the question before the House wasMt hi s int `Y) .did not intend to make it a party puestion. It . ` not : al tish e l tl44 to attack the agriculturists as if . they were more ld ._"Nel t,,a,n an y other portion of the community. He would ,s o tish n ,,, "" terms of opprobrium and reproach, feeling Jiiti o ,"'etl that • h et mt s to ft, instead of being useful, they would be rather in. .. oe „,, ".e cause which he advocated. [Here the Hon. of the goliellai"'e quite inaudible Its the gallery, in cons 1 / 4 4, 0 at prevailed in the body of the House, when consequence we u e w n e c r e e la again , a a tee d . cat eh his 'voice.] He was contending that the Corn- hi , o tie gio l4 B to raise the price of corn, had considerable influence claws IN, th t a bont the present distress. His objection to the Tt aad e at ; theY were based on unjust principles. The Legislature at 'd ti r , lit to Pass laws contrary, in their principles, to the laws o 'it' , Ir; Oature. That was the opinion held by a high legal autho 414mthr4 Chi ef Justice Holt. That Learned Judge had stated that , 4 Petie,, ° ,, se °u ndations, namely, the laws of nature and revelation 'eere . ".all human laws, and uo human laws should contradict ° l t , .k ai he opinion of Horne Tooke was, that the laws 4 5ha .. .... should confirm the laws of God and of nature. if h e Cm not have alluded to this view of the subject so strongly, k titiu ' „ d 11°t Perceived that it had been the ground of many of the kit .. Presented to the House on the subject. Tkat was the .enl bd a takeh b y the ministers of religion in their opposition to the h a ; their petitions against the Corn laws prayed e %Nat, e'r , tonnediate repeal, because those laws s 1/4 th at 1° the laws of God and of Nature. They 41 1- '" th • ible because they prevented t) f t ose laws were indefens , . ,klatulet, changing the products of their industry for food . i i n oa t l h ly e ' 1 414 1 ,„ "tell they preferred, thus adding to the curse originally 1, 4 44 "eed b e, - ° Don man, "In the sweat of 0141-Land they did add to that curse in enacting laws by "tetaii74 Were not allowed to change the products of their ls, th444se .'„ ' 4 . It was acting contrary to right, contrary to common . ,44—",coutrary to justice to edact such laws. It was weakening .cie j t j ' e of the Constitution, and subverting the foundations of t 'P h n V i ear, hear.) If they were to pass a law that all per_ i: 4 31,. 4 „ - !" John should pay a tax, althought it might be afixed :**-lita t t" that all persons named Robert should pay a tax, although 410 140* a sliding scale, he thought the Johns and the Roberts 'it „le arople cause to complain of the injustice of such an enact • 1Plail l ; 1 / 4 that the whole House would admit thejustiteof their com 0, .• l•Itd tln animousiy vote for the immediate repeal of such a talk -",see Corn -law was just such a law, it inflicted a tax up'.n . of •other classes.—(Loud cries , lx v . aeit for the benefit of certain .„' b ' 'h„ 4le, '') The upholding of such a law must have a tendency ':;,:1),PI hi laws into disrepute. Dr. Chalmers in his treatise T.. ' 4 51 economy, bad said that, for the sake of the moral b : a: ocietythe was no achievinent more worthy than the 'V44 IP " ' a free there t in corn, because there was no law sAt 4t- es e . ' 4 . 4. all feeling ra Wa e s more asily of " Divide, di. excited than against the I ,7s"s, ."Og a free trade in corn.—(Loud cries . } :tolt . • 'L t d • great confusion, which continued during the t ' w ; 4 0 ,,.'" gi e the Honourable Member was addressing . '441 / 4 h„ --e. ) Ile would say that on that account . it f ;, - lie, d • "' Well to rid tt Statute.book of such a law.—(Cries o i s itie-:.0;) fob was contrary e to the law of God, and entancul h: 44 k t l Unjustly to man. The operation of that law w s i th e -4 se t , 7f Lent harvest more profitable to the agriculturist entrful harvest , while it pressed in such seasons upon etill,ec-!nalerclai classes ' with double severity, not only by a 4 tatitN the prrceof food, but by the derangement of pay for every grain t o r oh °l'e P i i r l tice d b our having to cornY purchased under such circumstances, s il Ltilt 4 0 )' ,..an , not in manufa , ctures. . He felt surprised that the 1,7, 0414," uentleman the \ ice President of the Board of Trade, ,; . 7 . ittt the'd allusion to the argument that the corn purchased at , road t i ul 1414 °Peration of the sliding scale was paid for in % bu w i a li s o t n o , 'ere hOfectured ' The operation of the Corn.law. ti. eat a m . g oods ' • ' on the agricultural 11 - mes . toi . eMnt harvests inflicting any injury g, th. 41 ‘t they made a deficient harvest inflict a severe injury ttas, eenuatercial classes. They had heard a gleat deal r l e. . -4 , 'lithe o peration of the Corn-laws on wages. Hon. Genktineg ;asel:elid.eavoured to impress upon the minds of the working a ge's a" °Pinion that if the Corn-laws were altered the rate of ._•libui d °4ld come down. He took a different view of the subject. Zits a tae - ' 4o t deny that in all over-peopled countries the price of Iti vi tlb esi i -fl l d f e tt . nPon the price of corn. But was this country over. 1'4 4 , ,11 4 the it Were so, it was in consequence of their own fault 1i th 1 444, f .", e Y not allow themselves to hale the use of the ,I:ityitc,mtler!ca, and the Americans to have the use of British li t oett le / Petrnitting a free interchange of commodities ? If that es.. ~ ti 04, --,tney would find that the country was not over.peopled. gai4l..Yos,;;P2P.ulation of which they complained so much was en. th 'clie t 11. 1 to the operation of the Corn-laws. T.herßyigashot one of ,ettilia:u alluded to the great increase in machin . e die ol a ttins- . ° I . the existing distress. Now his (Mr. Hin y's) . gre . at l te N 5., 4 , 41-" i t o to t he Corn.laws was, that they gave . an artificial e a ;014e,. ) ,:i the use of machinery. Every improvement in t • lals eur w as Made with a view of superseding the employment of t p th ir p °is a nd it Was the operation of the Corn-laws that forced rit.lelatao,bysa• The machine did not eat bread, and the manufac_ th r ess o , k .employint machinery was enabled ' to .. make one maa „...etpatto_or four, saved the tax upon bread which was paid by 471114 wiT' po T o‘ l e leY had forced the p h oo t r he h f a o ti r d e - i l g o n om iabo weavers to labourer, who ,4041otb,at"t°,,zed eo r. r l o o . orn l s t , a w n a d s a v l a s i o n w to it ,ay that the price of labour 4 ( 1 4 ' ti t ) : a ite P t °P by the good-will of the masters ; they could the ento d oever they might il' s'esiMus a be to assist their labourers, alb s rites att'et • Pay them a greater . amount of wages than hi, the k to vi ltich the goods were sold in the market would aq e lf Im d , PaY• In 1835 the Hon. Member for Oldham and 4; tti en, - mra wn the attention of the Right Hon. Bar?n s e o t, hi w ee h r o . he. t 0 l $ h °W, at the head of the Government, to this osome ... a , tean.....te corn Muuications had taken place betw c ee omin _ ss.on ! till •kitiluoteturers in Lancashire and the Poor.ladwo. labourl t ~, Commission that: ietilatuareW of distributing the thesurt manufacturers. With 4 th 4 a Lhit le d % ' 4,, kr. d a i t s ti t g ri g c e ts r id g a e mo h n a g d gone clown to Manchester, x. 4 8e peso rPearea %Id a, kille there every market da m y an o y n fatmhethesEx as , s __ Waht every manufacturer . how -1, 44th fromLis k .. '""° , 11 Y, and disposing ofthe agricultural labourers iikuestetr,„ erpool disposed of . their cottons, or as the th, mit xi -"ttfaeturers themselves disposed of their cotton goods. bes it4 tOuf "'her for Oldham moved that the correspondence of Iv .asi e 14 4 1114 e s , ~. with the Poor-law Commissioners should be laid sir, b... . 4 l , Pos ed i' a el and he (Mr. IL) seconded the motion; but it the.: l44 t, ': 1)e Right Hon. Baronet, though he did not speak 1,,,,_' WeS e ,, 4 Was lost by 123 to 3; and now, after five years gle oat `.14 that whatever the state of the country there would be :4 'le : l ot 0 ; ,rl.,eoTrlplaint, and some individuals would be distressed. r ag " e (kr i ts —i'ilde .") The Hon. Memoer for Ste disport had said, th c'at... '') agreed with him, that if they took the quality s p n g i tth l a l bo ele s into c onsideration - they would receive from the IP44lite 4r er More than from any other. Hon. Gentlemen d1a,,,,_ r eUtt re t . ,uuch remember that if they had no machinery and no e k e -Q M 1, 43 ra ills were derided—there would be no necessity k r, -t theis . "w•---(1-1ear.) Why, they might, if they pleased, ex. 1. ' 41 4 h e - e °rn but if they had ' no mills they would not get the ;% 44 41 t: n°W obtained for it, and which he (Mr. HindleY) ;allued e r would continue to receive.—(" Divide, divide.") He o to th at a Petition the other day from a hand-loom weaver wh 2 °11 %41 y .._ he eoOld nut now obtain by six day,' labour what he Prot 3 d, f4', ei ved for one, and that he could not even now obtain 14:ch.,114i0n. othre.rnPloyrnent he had formerly. .T . tiat was the de i11:744414G `" e Poor rnan's prcperty, and it the extent, ago. 4 theA entlenaen opposite was depreciated to the same ~ property of ti 4 o l elde s t ad th rl Z !w.tlY 5 ,000/. a year from the property which 14 year would make the t i a , eor c,,____ "13,0001. a-year, how score they working i‘ ;se t to,,,_e,imons legislate on the subject for them. The .cch 4 rt ," . ' cl to th -oern for justice, and hoped they would not make d 'atilt wi7teciation of their prep ' erty. He did not wish to fin oii tti o l ti a ltv, iiit Meaooferereyd, t a h n e d he thought, when properly re ws,kt now suppose that a he he sucls a case he wo:lasel and th . SUPPIY England greates . t benefit on society. He machine was h, invaeonyted quantity,whieh and i a ` such invention with corn the a a n sk nounced id on theßi l g st of August last ; ht Hon. Baronet 1 Z t he ° :r ':1, man Months for deliberation e w lib o e u ration as was granted to him Theo all u n i i i i : e n , manufacturers ; arid would not , his own sup. otztletgislate on the subject . at once .—, D Zlitie:rhe%h.Z`t m ot t ease fto o such a machine,. and yet there was no for of. machinery producing goods !otinti. theta l i ght exchange or foreign coin to be brought to this incitiv,,,;.X. ewOuld sa gott ie,,ulturists __ t _ it is said that Y Ilut ' t h a principle that lc depended the welfare or misery of 8,000,000 , therefore, that the Corn-laws inter_ was sound in itself.—(Dlvide,. di s ide.) there were peculiar burdens affecting t . he . whichmr Thenered protection necessary. (cites , Oh , - Nile ' "i'') eyed t Hm. Baronet might, perhaps, ase t i e t that crudest he ii, Y °I , the 't Hindley) volunteered a declaration for rs.vhtich gave off:nee to his constituents ; bt4.4-"en thought , i n g ee tcu be t e u n ris a t h t a n d e Sea e h '. but he affected by peculiar e tate, 7 t , c 2 nf essed he could not tell. He knew°Bt sskedwewrehatth e ha b t ur t d he ens p w oo e r r a ,.. ppoved". Land -tax were mentioned, but he never heard it °t her tt. -istdatia proved of the conanunit h Portia:la the is were affected more than Y. He asked now to have these_ Yeti t w a . P . r e d . He did not believe they could be proved, and s in con sidetation of such burdens that the Noble Lord the ris... le was going to expose-- ' all to reassert in the not charge the ' 111761e those nefarious OAP y declared that he . 1 1 1 1 manufacturers. —( 11e , 11, ers in his own neighbolif• d of whose acquaintaqie ime after time, that 01 v League manufacturer .1 , , while the others plait lanchester had said -1 0 -mud an isolated ma.llll stated no such thing• use of no such exist* entleman's pardon, -111!4 , ar, hear.) Ist a scene of great con, that what he had stated ny other class in societlt not e3Ost who were not believed that they wer e in scciety, and thatsurla ear, hear.) the Hon. Gentlema n go i ng to 5ay....-(l4ear, Hon. Gentleman a bait. d village in the county ter in his possession t") H e would te ll 'the ie was prepared to pro'( H ou se, and th at for a Cornmitte e'of that Committee tficle emcnts. But he Jione king th a t i t W as not (Me orrespondents. 1161S.Si d the other nigh t in We necessary t o hear th r l e , he for oravould not )er again aTtEmpted le loud cries of" Israple•2 ewed cries of " Name.. sued the Hon. Monbe4 r."—( Loud cheers ' fiees lion. Gentlemen 00' if they really wishedt° d not allow the WO that the Corn.laws th e manufacturers WI! xed their provisions Ow proceeded to read 01 three mills, a nd ea:" the working ea er articles by the obliged to proc o eighbourhood, kept hi, n benefit. There W' h was manage d by t!, :1 cottages attache° ' Id next proceed to parties had evaded tbe he he truck system• workmen went for rr": iad of retiring th rotir y had to pass th rough person which Wt.! an every farthing tlia in buying gag° ved that one a WI , nth of goods that 0 )( without one 'Word!: vent."_—(Hear, be ta :ailed that a tax ties heir free-trade sr t et t rious fact, that thy" Gods they sold to theo :. by the cottages lice hen a man went to IP! he had a key P ieced ,: nderstand that he ufacturer 1 0 IA r cen n - f . heir glorious systere - League ma nufact ure the landed in ters 4 )me to the lion. 14!fi, ight er .) He beP - , the Member for P-, lid the Anti-Corn -1P ut of doors as be (r' e hoped he might P` vhich contained alt. e as the Prime ham . h • tubers opposite, - it Hon. Gentl ema n heir record genet' , fi t e such slanders o r , , the House.--(01 th Mr. George O; al curse, turning ‘. of starvation.--P"A. —it was an imp t. Peel) " had Pa v i r t ua lly monopo ll !,. nsequence." -- ( a , s h ou ld himself c_,„- in on the landlorar", n them and not W 7„; pinion that if 'th_., that retribution tll r , hear, and la u g ht er' , : that had been heriA. them (Mr. Co bri ; ; inburgh was PrT;gl, because it was Flit one of Earl Gre;f:,,.: ready to march f7L,I had reeeiveco:;ti y ondon. tflo u rk set their h tss litia —(Hear, benefit. of the B°o . :had ` nvs I, iv, Agit`, to overturn `"re sacrifices t 6 CS thee , Yes. , ) The 0, on to make sae men , while tbe°u 5",..j 7rnwn—wer e' w hi c h co ndone d People.—(Contloo,,,; e long such, Then the tin Mee and suffbilr4;‘,/ trembled front he,e, )w detain the how the Anti•Cll corn. Were'lP,' i on; ▪ 100,000 qu. .0 . men to detra i. t ile; By daubing '14.1 under then vie s :„it s h ou ld knee l " - e , by these men leg then going t 0 r of mantifacth, wou ld that rig o f a system of °lntl Why, it Wlta le t sporte d for 0 , y of the Colotllete f m bot h sides ooft: se from the Ito' if that conau,oi alluded, shota%se. to him': 100*-0," to give a false:ti Ah, he w° " oo'. 'as a fact. s e ed'who were ea 0. man ufactuteo u se The calicoef stretched in letp * e t c hing, are 0 c al wards the c 0 • it, and then Id o. Its real et, '• h e c onfiding P op, ritli the pe E pg lish ten by an was adoPt t. " et' , 8 11 y i ng up - I Q ,;th a mac hine, them nixing as , its nauseous got been called lah.t,e A '" Member for London advocated a fixed duty of ;Bs.—(Cries " Divide.'') But he did not state what ought to be called, or what ought not. to be called, burdens. They did not apprehend the arithmetic of the case—they did not understand political eco nomy enough for the subject ; and yet, in passing a Corn-law, they should understand the peculiar burdens which affected the agri culturists.—(Cries of " Divide, divide.") He could neither get from the Right Hon. Baronet, nor from the Noble Lord an ex planation of those burdens. And when he went out of the House, the first authority that met him was that of Mr. M'Culloch, who says the land bears peculiar burdens, and he there. fore advocates a fixed duty of ss. The next was Mr. Tooke, who stated that the utmost the land could claim was Is. per quarter, and he thought he could get the Anti-Corn League to make them a present of that.—(Loud cries of " Divide, divide.") The Hon. Member proceeded (amidst loud and persevering cries of " Bar, bar," " Order, order," " Hear, hear," " Read, read," &c.) to contend that a fixed duty would enable fo reign growers to anticipate the wants of the country, so that corn should never rise to an excessiveprice. He concluded by declaring that he had been reared In a respect for the aristocracy, and he should wish to see them show themselves as the friends of every great popular measure which tended to advance the rights and liberties of mankind "—(Cries of " Oh, oh," and " Divide," amidst which the Hon. Gentleman sat down. Mr. GILL, who spoke amidst the greatest confusion, said that after seven night's debate, he was unwilling to occupy the House, but he was bound to say that he thought it would be Injustice to the agriculturists to do away with the protection all at once Whilst he made these observations with reference to the immedi. ate and total repeal of the Corn-laws, he could assure the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton that he had made them from no want of sympathy on his own part for the 36,000 he represented in that House. They felt great sympathy for the distress that had been so feelingly pourtrayed in that House, but he believed that the community would not derive any advantage from a total re peal of the Corn-laws. It was his opinion that they would derive an equal benefit from a duty of ss. lie thought if the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton had confined himself to a low duty, he would have carried the voice of the whole of that side of the House with him.—(Cries of " Divide, divide." He preferred a fixed duty to a sliding scale, because he thought the former would benefit the people by ensuring the steadiness of price. He admitted that the scale proposed by the Right Hon. Baronet would be better than the one at present in exist. ence ; but having paid that tribute. to it, he should not feel justified in saying anything further in its favour.—(Hear.) He wculd not trouble the House, because he would have another opportunity of addressing them when the Bill was before the House. —(Loud ironical cheers, cries of " Order, order," and considerable confusion.) He believed that the ccnstituencies that had sent the Hon. Member to that House, would regard that House not in the most favourable light. It appeared to him that they were degenerating from the character of legislators. —(Loud ironical cheers.) He hoped that when the Bill was before the House that the plan proposed by the Right Honourable Baronet would be modified. Mr. FIELDEN rose amidst loud cries of Divide, divide, followed by ironical cheers and " Order." The Hon. Gentleman spoke in an extremely low tone of voice, and said that if Hon. Gentlemen would but listen to him, he would not detain them for more than five minutes. He was one of those who, notwithstanding the many speeches that had been made in favour of it, did not think that the Corn-laws were a benefit to the country, for he was convinced that it would be better for this country if a free trade was opened in corn, which would cause pro visions to be low. They had had protection for 26 years, but they had not grown sufficient corn for the people, therefore they were not entitled to protection. If it was necessary that protection should exist, he should be willing to grant it, but they must give an assurance that they would grow sufficient corn for the people.—(Hear.) They would not allow them to go into foreign countries for coin, while the people were starving for the want of it. if this was the case, how could the Corn.laws be a benefit to the country? In one past of the British dominions there were 1,700 inhabitants perish. ing of hunger, and yet they would not prevent those 1,700 people from famishing. Was it not a disgrace that 1,700 people—the manufacturers of Paisley, who were engaged In the manufacture of fabrics of the most beautiful workmanship, to grace the per. sons of their wives and daughters, should be now in a state of want of the actual necessaries of life, and that three Ministers of the Crown should rise in their places, and beseech Hon. Members of that House to pass no law which would afford the starving thousands any relief ? —(Cries of" Divide, and order." The gentlemen had been called on year after year to turn their attention to the sufferings of the working people, and affbrd them some relief. They had refused to do this, and in his (Mr. Fielden's) opinion, they were not worthy of the sympathy of the country: He should vote for his Hon. Friend the Member for Wolverhampton, and he should do so because they had thrown the poor on their own resources. They were no longer entitled to protection, and whatever might be the sentiments in that House, they might depend upon it, that the mighty interests of the multitude out of doors depended upon the repeal of the Corn-laws, arid that they would never rest till they obtained their repeal. If the Hon. Baronet had now the moral cougage to take the bull by the horns, and deal fairly by the people, there was no doubt of Isis success in carrying a useful measure for the regulation of the corn trade, and the result would be that the country would be con siderably improved. Sir J. EASTHOPE rose to address the House amidst loud cries of " Divide.") Silence having been after some time obtained, he said that were it not for the peculiar situation in which lie was placed by living in an agricultural district, and representing a very large borough, he would not have troubled the House at all. He had listened with the utmost attention to the debate, and he then rose merely to explain why he gave his vote In favour of the motion of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, he (Sir J. E.) had given the subject a great deal of consideration, and nothing that he had heard could satisfy him that the food of the people should be taxed for the sup port of the realm ; lie could assign other reasons why he had voted against what might be considered his own interest, but he thought it was but justice, and therefere lie would vote in favour of the motion of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton ; there was merely one other observation which he would make, that was with reference to what had fallen from the Honourable Member for Donegal, who stated that the agricultural interests of Ireland would be materially injured by the repeal of the Corn-laws. He (Sir J. Easthope\ wonld merely ask the Hon. Gentleman whether he thought it possible that any law could be enacted that could place the agricultural interest of Ireland in a worse condition than they are now. Mr. VILLIERS said that he would not intrude upon the House at that late hour, but he ws s sure he would not prevent a cool consideration of the question, after the speech of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough. The Hon. Gentleman who delivered that speech could not be blamed, and he was con vulsed wills pleasure and satisfaction at the delivery of that speech —a speech which seemed to cast the most se. were censure upon the manufacturing classes— ( Hear) — which censured most grossly the objebts and motives of those who brought forward this question, and which seemed to him (Mr. Villiers) to include, in its censure, all the manufacturing and agricultural interests of the country. That speech was received with a degree of satisfaction he had never witnessed in that House, and he was of opinion that so striking was that speech, that it gave a decided character to the question now under their considers. Lion. He defied any person who had witnessed the manner in which that speech was received, was cheered, and applauded, with out seeing that it met with the entire approbation of Ho nourable Gentlemen. Therefore, those who had cheered and encouraged the Honourable Member for Knaresborough, strictly identified themselves with Isis views.--( Loud cheers.) However, there were two statements made by the Hon. Member for Knaresborough which, I must say decidedly and distinctly,are wholly unfounded in fact —(" Hear, hear," and " Oroer, order.") One of those statements was, that Use petitions presented to this House against the Corn-laws had been paid for.—(Loud cries of " No, no.") Hon. Gentlemen might now deny it, but he (Mr. Villiers) declared positively, that what he said was the fact.—("No,"no.) He took dawn the words which were distinctly, " That all the petitions which were brought before that House against the Corn.laws had been procured by money."—(" No, no," from the Opposition.) He repeated it in the presence of the Hon. Member for Knaresborough; again he said that that Hon. Member distinctly stated that the pe titions against the Corn.laws presented to the House had been procured by money.—(Several Members on the Opposition, amotsgst whom was the Hon. Member for Knaresborough, then rose from their seats, and repeated their dissent from the assertion of Hon. Member for Wolverhampton.) The Hon. Gentleman then said—Well, then, as the Hors. Member for Knaresborough denies that he has said so, it amounts to an acknowledgment that those petitions had not been procured in that way.—(Hear, hear, hear.) The Hon. Gentleman said the working classes were not opposed to the Corn-laws. He (Mr. Villiers) said many of them were. —(Laughter and "Oh.") His own constituents were—many others were. He had not mooted this question so many years without knowing the feelings of the people on it; and therefore he now affirmed that a large body of the working classes were as in tensely opposed to the Corn-laws as any other cla s of person could be.—(Cheers.) As for the charges which the Hon. Slim. ber brought against the manufactnrers accusing them of plunder, robbery, and fraud, he supposed the lion. Gentleman was pre pared to prove them ? Mr. FERRAND—Decidedly.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. VILLIERS—It must be obvious to the House and the country that the charges brought 'against the manufacturers sub scribing to the Anti-Corn-law League (multi not stop here. The name and circumstances of every one of these subscribers were known, and an investigation must take place. They must see who. User the Honourable Member could establish his charge of fraud and robbery, after having stated it amidst the accla mations of the House; for he (Mr. Villiers) could hardly see a member on the other side who had not cheered the Honour able Member for Knaresborough, and of course those who cheered him, would insist upon his making his case 8 0 . 3 d7 - (Cheers,) Notwithstanding Isis Imputations against those whoags tated this question, he (Mr. Villiers) affirmed that he was justified in bringing forward his motion. Justified by his knowledge of the oils caused by the Corn-laws—by his knowledge of the feelings of the people—ard justified even by the plan of the Right _Hon. Baronet—for that measure was in reality a concession, and the feelings and opinions of those who opposed the Corn-laws—(Cheers) —for, otherwise, why should the Right Hon. Baronet bring for ward a measure which would please none—would relieve none— and was not even satisfactory to the Government itself?—(Cheers.) This, therefore, was a sign to the people that they must persevere. —(Cheers.) Let them see from this that if they continue to agi tate for a repeal of the Corn.laws, they must be successful. — (Cheers.) As for his opponents, they had opposed his motion by repetitions and stale arguments.—(Cheers and laughter.) There was nothing new in what they said.—(Cheers and laughter.) Some Hon. Gentleman said, only convince me that it is good for the people to have bread enough, and I'll vote for you."—(A laugh) This was all that could be urged by those who contended that less was better than none. This was all that the Hon. Member for the West Riding of York shire could say.—(Hear, hear.) There was another point to be no ticed. This was an assertion that there were vested interests in agriculture, and connected with it, which he disregarded. Now if the minority ws re small, it would be seen that this argument had weighed with many. Now he was not so dishonest as to disregard any vested interest, but he would ask where was this principle to end ? But every such argument against the repeal of the Corn-laws applied equally to the plan for their modification.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Would not even the adoption of a moderate fixed duty disturb much of the capital invested in agriculture; for it would throw bad lands out of cultivation, and it was in those lands that the roost capital was sunk? (Hear, hear, hear.) If the protection was withdrawn from land, they might expect that some would be thrown out of cultivation ; but what consolations would it be to the owners, to find that if the measure hail been more extensive, some others would suffer as well as themselves ? The argument of the Noble Duke, who had now left the Government, was the only straightforward one ; either the public had a right to repeal, or they had a right to protection, anti if they had a right to protection, why abandon it ? If the people have a right to re peal, why not grant it ? However, he might differ from the Noble Duke, he could not but respect the sternness and consistency with w hi c h he maintained his prin ciples. This question stood entirely by itself, it was a question between protection, and total and immediate repeal. He contended that the people had a right to repeal, and they had not shown any right to protection. H e, therefore, considered that this m easure was founded in j ust i ce. Ile could not yet understand the argument of those Gentlemen who said they could not vo te with . him, and yet agreed w i t h h i m i n pr i nc i p l e , Ins the beginning of their speeches they had the most violent ti. rades against the Corn-laws; that they were founded on injustice, and maintained for the benefit of a particular class. They say everything that could eslcite the people against the law, yet all of a sudden they stop short, and that industrious and useful as it is, they cannot vote for a sudden suppression of injustice. The time had come when the law ought to cease, and he pro posed a resolution declaratory of its ill effects, and that its conse quences to the country no longer warranted its continuance. They wished the House to declare that they ought not to be continued, and that was the reason he had proposed a resolution declaring that the duties called Corn.laws should now cease and determine, He was sorry to hear the Noble Lord below declare that he intended to vote against him. But he certainly understood the position of THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1842 that Noble Lord. He came forward as an arbitrator between the community and those who wished to maintain the Corn-laws, and he understood that he still wished to be the arbi. trator, and to settle the claims of the contending parties. But before another year he might find himself completely mistaken. There would be the same unreasonableness in those who maintained the law, and he would perhaps see more clearly the justice of the claim of the people to a total repeal. (Cries of " Divide.") The foundation of his motion was neither unreasonable nor violent ; and he might justify it by the course of proceeding in other measures. The skims of vested in. terests might just as well b e started MR other occasions. They had been so, and had been disregarded, The just principle on all occasions was to balance the good and the evil, and on which ever side the good preponderated, to select that. When the trade was set free between Ireland and this country, the same arguments were used for the interests of those who had vested capital in the old system; but the measure was passed because it was for the good of the country. Another measure was the restoration of the cur rency, by the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, and the placing it or: the proper basis. If ever there was a measure which required more care and more time to be allowed, it was the Bank Restriction Act. It was certainly only passed for a year, and was always re.enacted, but it had been re-enacted so often that no one expected it would ever be repealed. He had no doubt some mischief was done, yet even the purists in politics, the strict political economists, one and all, agreed that a more justifiable measure was never passed than the Bill of 1819. Sir R. PEEL intimated that it was not a sudden measure. Mr. VILLIERS said whether the measure was sudden or not, it was certain that people were not prepared for it when it did pass ; yet it was never said that it could not be enacted, because under the old system debtors and creditors had relative interests which could not be disturbed. The Reform Bill might have been resisted on the same grounds ; under the old system of representation, certain boroughs became a species of property, yet they never considered those who had vested their money in pro perty of that kind. What regard was paid to vested interests when the Pc or-law was passed ? . The only argument was that the old sys tem did more harm than good, and some reform ought to take place. The discussion upon that law did not last three months ; and yet he would venture to say that it made a much greater 'change in the circumstances of the poor than a change in the Corn.law could make in the circumstances of the rich. The Poor.law case was a case of vested interest, and he appealed to it now in de fence of the motion he had submitted to the House which he had been told was a violation of vested interests. He was only sorry for having brought forward the motion upon one ground, namely, that he was afraid from all he had seen and heard, that there would be a very large majority against him on a division.—(Hear, hear.) It could not be doubted that all parties interested in manufactures—all parties in commerce—all the working classes, and the great mass of the community, were de. sirous that the Corn-laws should be repealed.—(Hear, hear, and cries of" No.'') He was sure that this was the reflection which they wOnld force upon every one, that that which all the great and prominent interests of the country wished, had been refused by the House of Commons. He had only to submit his motion, with this obser►ation with respect to Ls purpose. He had heard several interpretations put u,,on it, and he wished to give his own. The Right Hon. Ba ronet seemed to fix upon him a disposition to attach great import. ance to an instantaneous repeal. But, as he had said before, all he proposed was, that there should be a declaration of the House to the effect that the time was come when the duty upon corn should cease. He had not, however, the least objection to take into consideration the particular claims of the landed interest; and the declaration to which he was anxious they should come was, that they wished for a total repeal of the Corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House divided, when there appeared— For the Amendment Against it Majority against the Amendment 303 The CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. The House then adjourned at Two o'Clock. 90 393 EDITED BY THOMAS HOOD, ESQ. 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The poor young man who originated it was only to be pitied for the errors of a hot and perhaps well-meaning tempera ment ; but the old and sage counsellors who found relief in his abuse, from the piercing observations,of Mr. COB DEN, primed to us, by their acquiescence in Mr. FERRAND'S remarks, that they were willing to tolerate any impropriety which could for the momez-t hide them from themselves, supposing, probably, there by, that they should be equally hid .s from the public. But Mr. COBDEN'S remarks will be read as they were heard, and we can with all sincerity assert, though the impression which he made on thelandlords was pro bably immediately effaced by the misplaced buffoonery on such a subject which followed it, it will not speedily be effaced from the public mind. The public will probably conclude that the confusion created was the proper element for perpetrating a great wrong. It will serve for an excuse. Mr. ViLLIERS very appropriately, therefore. placed the division on Mr. FERRAND'i speech, and as appropriately and justly asserted, from the support , it had received, that the majority of those who opposed his motion shared the sentiments so unfavourable to our mercantile cha_ ratter which Mr. FERRAND had pronounced. More than a majority of the whole House have now declared for the maintenance of the law which deprives the labouring classes of abundance of food, on no better ground appa rently than that the manufacturers treat them ill, and that the landowners are in debt. For their sins, the Legislature inflicts the punishment of starvation on the labouring classes, who thus, like slaves of the older times, are immolated for the vices of their masters. The Shareholders of the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway have acquitted themselves like men. Some months ago the Directors resolved that it was expe dient to run Sunday trains, morning and evening, but referred their final decision to a meeting of the Share holders, which was appointed to be held on Tuesday, the 22d instant. In the meantime the Scribes and Phari sees were not idle, and the mode in which they attempted to defeat the rational, and in fact the necessary, course proposed, was in keeping with the character which the race acquired at the very commencement of Chris tianity. Deceit, falsehood, persecution, and long prayers, were the weapons they employed to carry their selfish purposes into effect. Scarcely one petition was presented which did not abound in forgeries. Many of these petitions were all written in the same hand. Ser vants, children, nay paupers, were practised upon. Even the Commissioners of the General Assembly winked at this wholesale system of forgery, and appointed one of their number, the Reverend DANIEL DICKSON, a Doctor of Divinity, to appear as their representative, and enforce the earnest cry and prayer of the people of Scotland. "We have lifted up," said he, "our hearts in prayer privately, and called upon our congregations to join us in supplications publicly, that GOD would put it into the hearts of our countrymen to abstain from what would bring the judgments of GOD upon our beloved country." What right has this worm of the earth to divine the will of the ALMIGHTY, and declare that our merci ful CREATOR will bring judgments on any people for performing works of necessity and mercy ? Does he wish to see his horrible predictions verified ? Would it be a consolation to him to learn, as he mounted the pulpit in the West Church next Sunday, that the train had run off the line, and that twenty human beings had fallen victims ? We cannot think so ill of a Minister of Peace ; but what then does he mean by the judgments of GoD ? And even if such an awful calamity were to occur, what would it prove ? Were those on whom the Tower of Siloam fell sinners above all others ? He knows the answer. Sir - ANDREW AGNEW was present on the occasion, but he said nothing about judgments, or the command to keep the Sabbath holy. No. He threatened the share holders with an action for controverting the ancient statutes of the realm by running trains on Sunday ! Did the ancient Scottish legislators then possess the second sight, and make laws against a mode of travelling which has been discovered only within a few years ? But it is in vain to reason with such knaves and madmen. The only way to deal with them is by deeds; and this the Shareholders, to their great honour, have done with good effect, for they have rejected the prayer of these fictitious petitions by the enormous majority of 571 votes and 4,113 shares. The Duke of RUCKINGUA3I and the Members of the Agricultural Association, of which he is Patron, or more properly, Dictator, are determined to keep up the farce, and denounce the small measure of Sir ROBERT PEEL as one ruinous to their interests. A numerous meeting of the Aylesbury Association was held on Wed nesday, at which the DUKE presided, with closed doors, even the reporters of papers favourable to their interests being shamefully excluded. The talkers, how ever, it was ascertained, made a terrible noise, inveigh ing, in strong terms, against the new scale and the new Premier, and when the DUKE spoke he was, of course, cheered to the top of their voices. After mature deli beration, they at last came to the following resolutions— " Resolved,—l. That it is the opinion of this meeting, that the sliding scale respecting the duty on corn should be adhered to. " 2. That it is the opinion of this meeting that the farmer should be protected to the amount of 60s. per quarter, whilst the proposed scale of S.r It. Peel's Government extends that protection to only 565. per quarter. " 3. That the thanks of this Association be given to the Duke of Buekingham and Chandos for the manly, firm, and consistent course he has taken in the defence of the agricultural interest, and that this resolution be entered on the minutes." All this looks very hostile, and a Tory paper, to keep up the joke, makes a serious matter of this secession, and counsels the Corn-law Duke and his followers to keep the peace towards Sir ROBERT PEEL a::d all his Cabinet. After the secret meeting there was a public dinner at the inn, where the talk was renewed, and to such an extent was this snook rebellion carried, that the Buck- INGHAM nominees lint the borough of Aylesbury were se verely blamed by his Grace for voting with Sir R. PEEL, as if they were not well aware that in him they live, move, and have their being, as representatives of that place. The Bill, of course, will pass through the Com mons, and when it reaches the Lords the same game will be played; strong speeches against the measure will be made by BUCKINGHAM, and possibly also by Rim- MOND, about the ruin of agriculture, and the great boon given to a discontented, ungrateful, and troublesome manufacturing population. When the scene closes they will secretly rejoice that they have made such a good bargain, knowing well that the new sliding scale will protect them as much as ever. The people, however, are not to be deluded by such bare faced mockery, and will continue the agitation till a tho rough reform is effected, and a measure of relief granted which shall give them the substance, and, not like this hollow scheme, the mere shadow. With reference to the question put by Mr. O'CoN NELL, in the House of Commons, on Wednesday night to the Noble Secretary for the Colonies respecting a mas sacre of the coloured population of Jamaica, we have seen extracts from a letter addressed to Mr. JOSE.PII STURGE by a resident in that island, detailing all the particulars of this very horrible affair. Thu account is too long for insertion in our columns, but • in substance it is to the following effect :—For upwards of 150 years it had been customary in the Island of Jamaica to permit the black population to celebrate the festival of Christ mas with a degree of license as unbounded as that which prevailed in Pagan Rome during the Saturnalia. They were in the habit of traversing the streets with musical instruments, dancing, singing, and disguising them selves in ridiculous costumes. This license the Mayor of Kingston determined to put a stop to, with a view to annoy the blacks for having so strenu ously struggled for emancipation, and afterwards proving themselves so worthy of that boon. He accordingly directed the police to disperse the musical proces sions, seize their drums and other instruments ; and if they met with resistance to seize and imprison the ring leaders. These orders were carried into effect with all the brutality of which a licensed police force arc capable. They beat and insulted the unresisting people, broke their drums, and compelled them at last to have recourse to missiles in their own defence. The Mayor had everything in readiness for such a state of things ; he read the Riot Act in a corner, where not a dozen per sons could hear him, and instantly the word was given to fire upon the defenceless crowd ! Four persons were killed at the first discharge, of whom two were respectable young men who were mere . specta tors, and two young women, one of them far advanced in a state of pregnancy. Ten or twelve were wounded, some of whom died within a few days. Fright ful atrocities followed, which the writer states he wanted time to recount, and for which he declares it would be absurd to look for justice, except at the hands of the British Legislature. From Madrid the papers received direct are of the 15th inst. They state that the Regent had received des patches from the revolutionary Government of Portugal, declaring that the QUEEN entertained the greatest friend ship for his Highness, and that no measure would be sanctioned by the Cabinet opposed to the established Government of Spain. On the Madrid Bourse the Five per Cents. were at 29 for cash. The right of search question is the only political topic of any interest in the French papers. The Opposition Journals are not content Niith the conduct of the Govern ment, in declining for the present the ratification of the • Treaty of the Five Powers. They now demand a decla ration from the Government, that the Treaty will not be ratified at any future period by France, and that the country will get rid of the Slavery-suppression engage ments of 1831 and 1833. They contend that to ratify the Treaty would provoke a war with the United States, in which the navy of the only Power, capable of enabling France to beat England, would be destroyed. Every consideration of justice and humanity gives way before considerations sug gested by anticipations of a war with England. Were we as vain as we are a great people, the conduct of France would supply ample food for the gratification of our vanity. We can propose no great object to our selves for the amelioration of the miseries of the human race, in which we desire the co-operation of our neigh bours, without awakening their fears and exciting their jealousy. If our missionaries seek to diffuse a know ledge of the Gospel among the heathen, a cry is raised that we are seeking to extend our Colonies. No allow ance can be made for religious enthusiasm —none for an apostolic sincerity of purpose, however. mistaken, on the part of British propagators of the Gospel. It is known to all Europe that the Anti-Slavery Society in England was long oppposed by the Govern ment and the Legislature ; that it was after long sti uggles, and overwhelming force of public opinion, that the Government was driven to discountenance slavery, yet now the French Press will have it that the right of search is only sought for the dishonest purpose of extending the maritime greatness of England. France refuses to ratify the Treaty of the Five Powers, solely because her people are jealous of the superiority of our navy. It is to no purpose that our Government offers that the number of cruizers, exercising the rights given by this Treaty, should be equal on the part of France and England. They will listen to nothing but the sug gestions of their unworthy fears and groundless appre hensions. The Ministerial Journals are endeavouring to discre dit the reports of a Christino rising being contemplated in Spain. There is not, however, the shadow of a doubt of the fact. Still there is a possibility that it will not take place, owing to the strong opinions upon the atro city of such a proceeding expressed in the English house of Commons. We have received the following letter from St. Denis, Isle of Bourbon :—" We have taken possession of the island of Nos-Be, which will eventually become a good military post, but it is a most unhealthy one. Out of a detachment of fifty infantry we lost thirty four in two months, and eleven artillerymen have died out of thir teen. This island is not so large as Bourbon; it contains 18,000 inhabitants, who are half savage, it is true, but who were perfectly willing to submit to the dominion of France. Ido not know whether we shall be able to retain it; but, at any rate, as we have established a garrison there, we shall at least adopt the sanitary precautions prescribed by prudence."— Temps, , iy.7 , • . tt 4 ''' • ;1 : : 1..# t . I '.. - :: :.' -• . . it • Of .U, H, 10.0k.&ir ~..., ' 4 . , ~ ., ., ,t,r t Hd' ', ,, , ani. .. llr.* -..., :loiribit:'• 61 1ttii00.44,44j1W. ..7 06, •:', , t:5 .,.! , .1"V;,....-91'...: '7:7 i COURT CIRCULAR. BRIGHTON, THURSDAY.—This morning, at twenty minutes after right o'clock, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by Duke Ferdinard of Saxe-Coburg, the Princes Augustus and Leo. pold of Saxe-Coburg, left the Palace for Bursted Park, Sussex, the scat of the Earl of Liverpool (Lord Steward), with the intention of returning again this evening to the Palace to dinner. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales was taken out in the Pavilion Grounds this morning for an airing. The Princess Royal was taken for a carriage airing this morning at one o'clock. The Earl of Liverpool left the Palace this morning at seven o'clock, for the purpose of making the necessary preparations for her Majesty and Prince Albert. The Royal carriage was ordered at twelve o'clock, for the pur pose of taking her Majesty to the Earl of Liverpool's seat, but in consequence of the unsettled state of the weather, her Majesty countermand.!d the order. Mr. Hayter has taken a portrait of his Royal Highness the Prince of \Vales for his picture of the Royal Christening. Yesterday was the birthday of his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge. His Royal Highness received a visit of congratu lation from her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester. His Royal Highness paid visits to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House, and to the Duke of Sussex at Kensington Palace. Many of the Foreign Ministers, including the Bavarian Minister and the Baroness de Cetto, Monsieur Dedel, the Netherlands Minister; Count Pollon, the Sardinian Minister; Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister ; Baron de Brunow, the Russian Minister; Count Kielmansegge, the Hanoverian Minister ; the Grecian Minister and Maclaine Tricoupi ; le Comman. deur Marques de Lisboa, Brazilian Minister; Chevalier Bunsen, the Prussian Minister ; Baron Gersdoff; the Saxon Minister; Baron Koller, Austrian Charge d'Affaires; and Baron Rehausen, Swc. dish Charge d'Affaires, called during the day at Cam. bridge House, to make their inquiries after the Royal Duke, and to leave their names for his Royal High. ness. The Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Norfolk, and nearly all the Nobility in town also left their names for his Royal Highness at Cambridge House. In the evening his Royal Highness's tradesmen illuminated their hous:s. Prince George of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough House. A Deputation of the Millers of England and Ireland, consisting of Mr. Watney, Mr. Kidd, Mr. Crostield, Mr. White, Mr. Hamil ton, Mr. Stanborough, Mr. Dunn, Mr. Mercer, Mr. Skerrett, and Mr. Allhams, on behalf of the English Miller , ; and Mr. John Alex ander, Mr. Malcomson, Mr. Russell, and Mr Davis, on behalf of the Irish Millers, had an interview with the Earl of Ripon yesterday at the office of the Board of Trade, on the subject of the relative duties on wheat and flour. They were accompanied by the following Mem bers of Parliament and Gentlemen :---Mr. G. Byrng, M.P., Colonel Wood, M.P., Lord Sandon, . M.P., Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Mr. Kemble, Mr. Antrobus, DI P., Colonel Bruen, M.P., Colonel Conolly, M.P., Mr. W. G. Johnson, M.P., Mr. Morris Reade, .M.P., Captain Taylor, M.P., Mr. Wilson Patten, M.P., Mr. Fitzstephen French, M.P, the O'Connor Don, M.P., Mr. Ffolliott, Sir Charles Conte, M.P., Mr. Plumptre, M.P., Mr Blackburn, M.P., Mr. C. J. Round, M.P., Mr. Cripps, M.P., Mr. Branston, M.P., Mr. R. Gore, M.P., Sir Thomas Es monde, M.P., Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, MT., Mr. Reade, M.P., Mr. James Power, M.P., Mr. P. Scrope, M.P., Mr. Wode house, M.P., Sir David Roche, M.P., Captain Archdall, Mr. Gill, M.P., Mr. Wilshire, M.P., Mr. Maste:man, M.P., Sir Edmond Hayes, M.P., Hon. Mr. Liddell, M.P., Mr. Palmer, M.P., Mr. Murphy, M.P., Mr. Christmas, 111 P., Hon. Stuart Wortley, M.P., Mr. Hamilton Lindsay, M.P., Mr. Bell, M.P., Colonel Acton, M.P., Colonel Jones, M.P., Hon. B. Wilbraham, Ny., Mr. Irton. M P., Mr. Young and Mr. Bryden. Sir William Gomm has arrived in town frcm Jamaica. Sir William had an interview yesterday with Lord Stanley, at the Colonial-office. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence had an interview with the Earl of Eladdingtou yesterday, at the Admiralty. The Chairman of the Excise, and Mr. Dehaney, Solicitor to the Excise, had an interview with the Earl of Ripon yesterday, at .he office of the Board of Trade. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TERSALL'S—YESTERDAY. The betting did not commence in earnest until four o'clock, and even then was not remarkable either for its briskness or for its effects on the prices. We may observe, however, that 11 and 12 to 1 %sere laid outright against Chatham, 10 to 1 in conjunction with other horses, and that the feeling towards hint was far from favourable. Wiseacre was also in the shade, 30 and 33 to 1 having been betted three or four times, followed by offers to go on. Palinurus was in high favour, at 1,000 to 15, taken two or three dozen times, but did not advance. The Dirce colt, Mr. Batson's Acacia colt, and Mr. Forth's lot wet e supported with some show of spirit, and may be looked upon as rising favourites. We have no other changes to record. DERBY. 3 to 1 agst Scott's lot 28 to 1 agst Mr. Forth's lot—taken 7 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Attila 11 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Chatham 30 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Ballinkeele—taken 30 to 1 agst Lerd Chesterfield's Dirce colt 33 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre 40 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland—tk, and aft off 45 to 1 agst Mr. Greenwood's Lasso—taken 50 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna c.—tk, and aft off 50 to 1 agst Mr Pettit's Espartero—taken, and aft offd 50 to 1 agst Mr. Dixon's Policy—take 1000 to 15 1000 to 15 agst Sir R. Goodricke's Palinu,us—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. G. Clarke's William Le Gros—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Batson's Acacia colt—taken 1000 to 100 agst Chatham and Artful Dodger—taken 10 to 1 agst Chatham and Barrier—taken 10 to 1 agst Chatham and Defier—taken OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Pas ion 15 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Adela filly—taken CHESTER CUT. 14 to 1 agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn—taken 3 2 0 0 t t 0 0 1.1 agstag s t ‘ L o r r . d p C a y h n e s o t e s rfi j o e h l d' s n n y ß — h od t a k a e n o t h e 30 to 1 agst Col. Crauford's Disclosure—taken 35 to 1 agst Mr. Greville's Rory O'More—taken COURSING. BARTON-UPON-HUMBER, FEB. 15, 16, 17, AND 18.—The Great St. Leger Stakes were won by Mr. Hutehinson's AGirralve.r,RthicebaCrudpsobny,s The D H o u e t t c e h r i , n s t o h n o ' s o a V k i s ole b t y , t 3 h i e r . D B e u t by rk ii b r y s Magic, the Ancholine Stakes by Mr. Richardson's Roller, and the Winterton by Mr. Foster's Classic. DISTRESS IN THE MANUFAC TURING DISTRICTS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The corn-lords and their supporters deny the exist ence of extreme distress in the manufacturing districts. I only wish that those who doubt the truth of statements of ruined tradesmen and starving operatives, had to earn their living in my calling. For many years I have been on the road, but never did I see and feel so much misery (on trading accounts) as Ido now. Since the beginning of this year I have gone through Lancashire and Yorkshire, and find the prostration of business really " awful." I cannot collet my accounts, and orders (from those likely to pay) are dwindled to almost nothing. The chief topic of conversation in this neighbourhood is the probability of a hearty union between the middle and lower classes. It is the general belief that Sir Robert Peel, in the last fortnight, has made more Chartists than Feargus O'Connor has done in all his life time. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, A CuAINIERCIAL TRAVELLER. Huddersfield, Feb. 23, 1842. GREAT NORTH. OF ENGLAND RAILWAY. Traffic returns fur the week, ending Feb. 19, 1842: Passengers . Merchandise £1,105 0 6 Darlington, Feb. 23. W. O'BRIEN, Secretary. COURT OF COMMON COUNCl L. — Yesterday a Court was held fi r the purpose especially of taking int o cons id erat i on t h e re port from the Secondaries and City Courts Committee relative to the Judges of the Sheriff's Court. The Court was crowded, the sub ject having excited great interest and emulation. After the motion of Mr. Cope, seconded by Sir Peter Laurie, the Hall-keeper was ordered to pay 101. from the Corporation funds for the temporary relief of a poor labourer who was injured that morning by a fall while he was at work in the GuildhalL Mr. Richard Taylor then moved that the Report of the Committee appointed to inquire whether two Judges or one should be appointed for the Sheriff's Court, be confirmed. The Report recommended that only one Judge be appointed, with a salary of 8001. a year. A lengthened discussion took place, when the Report was confirmed by a majority of 27, there being for the motion 80, against it, 53. lIIEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN. UNDER the MANAGEMENT of MADAIiiEVESTRIS. THIS EVENING, FEB. 25, Will be produced a New Comedy called BUBBLES OF THE DAY. - Lord Skindeep, Mr. W. Farrel); Sir Phenix Clearcake, Mt- Harley ; Captain Smoke, Mr. Charles Mathews; Spreadweasel, Mr. Bartley Pamela Spreadweasel, Mrs. Nisbett ; Flureotia, Mrs. W. Lacy; Mrs. Quarto, Mrs. W. West ; Guinea, Mrs. Orger. After which, O'Keelfe's Musical - Farce of THE POOR SOL. DlEtt.— Patrick, Mr. W. Harrison; torah, Miss Rainforth. Voors open at halt past Six, auu the Performances begin at Seven. Dress Boxes 75., Second Price 3s. 6.1 First and Second Circles 55.. Second Price is. (W.; Second ' Price 2s ; Gallery Is. Tickets and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Grogan, at the Box-of. lice, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon ap. Oration. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, Book se ler, 167, New Bond-street. qtt .uitt. LONDON! FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 25, 1842. The debate was brought to a close at half past one this morning, when the numbers were—for Mr. VIL MEWS motion 90, against it 393 ; majority 303. So end the hopes of the Repealers. The debate was interesting. Mr. liousmAN made a good speech at the early part of the evening, and Mr. COBDEN made an excellent speech, which terminated towards eleven o'clock. We shall probably hereafter call attention to several passages of it. We must now content ourselves with saying that it-was—peculiarly happy in extorting from Sir ROBERT PEEL an admission that by law prices could not be regulated, and in compelling him to admit that he was about to try to do what he said was impossible. We should be well contented to pass over what fol lowed, from some lingering deference to the House of Commons, in respectful silence, but our duty to the public forbids it. The landed gentlemen, we are sure, felt shame and vexation at hearing several of the bold truths which Mr. COBDEN stated. We are not sure that the they f e lt re li ef by AIr.FEa- Ministers did not share in t hese sen timents, and not sure that even Lord STANLEY, h ad h e risen to reply on th e moment, would not have faltered and stammered. I n proportion, therefore, as th e lan ded gentlemen felt th e R force re p of of 1 1 ! s referring, r. CnllDilnEN:asnsd pee outencti ring int o a l ong tissue of per s,o of all ord er, to former de bates—of personal and calumnious attacks o n a b sent an d present mannfacturers, —of descr iptions o f t h e truck s.stein, all —o well exposures posu esoffrauds i n trade, and other matters,delivered, as if the Hon. Member had rehearsed the scene, but nearly all having as little rela tion to the matter before the House as to the question of the war with China. :In one part of his s p eec h the Hon. Member gave a graphic description of a mode of making cloth in Yorkshire out of pestilential "D ev il' s dust, " and from the House of Comm ons—w ith what he and the landed gentlemen, apparently, by their c h eers regarded as most English and mos t p atri otic feelings—h e s en t forth to all the world a gra nd an d sweeping a ccusa ti on against the British ma nufact urers, who were d e • scribed as cheats and plunderer s . How that may tell in the foreign markets and on the future revenue of the country, we cannot say ; but it was so much to the taste of the landlords that they yelled with delight ; so mudh to the taste of Sir ROBERT PEEL, that he sat listening with approbation ; so pleasing to Sir ROBERT Iscus, that pattern of religion and 134- triotism, that he too sat and allowed in silence the repu tion of the British manufacturers, for fair dealing and integrity, to be taken away by a Member of the House of Commons. We thought the guardian of the public interests, was not allowed the pri v il ege of speech to vilify and degrade the nation. From the time that Mr. FERRAND rose till the close of the debate, the House, with slight p auses, was one scene of tumultuous hubbub. We suppose that such scenes are incidental to an assembly of 658 gentlemen, most of whom are in the vigour of life, and in the enjoyment of those animal spirits which full feeding gives ; but a scene more unworthy of a Legislature engaged in BOURSE—P - mas, TuEsDAi, FEB. 22. . - ?oat Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Prier. trench 5 per Cents ...... ..... 119 25 ... Ills 30 ... 19 10 ... 119 10 454 per Cents. 3 per Cents BO 20 .. EC 26 ... 6 1 20 ... 80 25 Loan ........ Bank of trance Lallitte Bank 1.0001. Shares 1005 ...1105 —l6OO ...leC2 50 5,0000. Shares 2015 ...5020 ...5015 ...50 750 Kelgian Bank .... 1811 ' Belgian 5 per Cents. S per Centi.„ 1840 116% ... 106% ... 11634 ... NG% Spanish Active... 55 ... 25 ... 244( ... 2414 Passive 5% ... 5% ... 5% — 5% Dutch 234 per Cents. Neapolitan ll5 FO ... 0:15 80 ... 105 80 ... 05 80 141101lne•••• .... 104% ... 101% ..• 10434 ... 10434 RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain' ..................... 825 ... 825 ... 8.i5 ... 825 Versailles. R. et 357 50 ... 357 50 ... 357 50 ... 357 50 220 .. 220 .. 217 50 ... 517 LO Rouen “................. ..... 513 75 ... 513 75 ... 510 ... 510 Orleans .. 566 55 ... 566 25 ... 562 50 ... 563 75 Strasburgto Bat. 248 75 ... 248 75 . 245 ... 245 HAM/JUR° BORSENHALLE, FEB. 19. Bills. Money Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares ......... ...... .. leSO Anglo-Russian Loan llO% If.. .Rusaian 5 per Cent. lit series, Cr4tificate Inscription, Ist Series lO4 Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Co. 3d and 4th Series .»9 , 74 99 Ditto in Certificates Ncw 4 per Cent. (1840) 89% t. 94 Dutch Actual Debt, 2% per Cent 514 5134 Ditt0............. ........... 5 per Cent Polish Bonds New tickets 11934 Anglo-Danish 1.0311, 3 per Cent SToiwegian Lean, 1834, 4 per Can..... 1426 1024 Spanish, New 5 per Cents The Times thus lectures the Duke of Buckingham and the Aylesbury Association :—" They ought to be made :ware that they have not yet experienced the full force of the feeling which exists against the pro tective laws. Many persons, with ourselves, have hesitated to express their views in this respect, in their entire strength, from unwillingness to dis turb the unanimity of the Conservative party. But if it is found that by the act of the agricultural party that union can be no longer preserved, those who at present hold back will no longer have any reason for suppressing their entire opinions, and Sir Robert Peel will then perhaps find, even among his own friends and supporters, a pressure' for further concession, which will be, at least, as likely to be effectual in increasing as, the farmers' movement in preventing, what has been already promised." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, THURSDAY EVENING. The Funds rallied this afternoon, in consequence of the deter mination of the Directors of the Bank of England to reduce the rate of interest on advances made by them to their customers from 5 to 4 per cent. In point of fact, this has been the more cur. rent rate in the City for the lz.st week or two, and in all pio. bability the measure is but the prelude to a funding of Exchequer Bills. The improvement in prices was 6to per cent., Consols for Money being 804 to 69 , and for Time 894 to 89 N. Exchequer Bills were at a premium of 21 to 24, and India Bonds were at Bto 10 premium. Bank Stock was rather dull at 1694, but India Stock improved to 245 and 246. New Three-and.a.Halfs were at an advance to 98i to 99 ; and the Three per Cent. An. nuities at 89; to 90k. In the Foreign Market there was no material movement. Spanish Actives were flat at 24i, Portuguese New steady at 3q, and Mex,ican a shade higher, viz. 33 to 4. Austrian Bonds were as high as 114 Belgian were maintained at 1031, and Dutch Five per Cents. realised 10:4. The market for Railway Shares wore au improved appearance, and prices were tending upwards. Great Western brought 2l to 22. i ; the New, 11 ; York and North Midland, 38 ; and Bir mingham and London, nominally, 78 prem. Brighton were 144; Midland Counties, 2l ; and North Midland. 34 discount. The Thirds were at par to prem. Union Bank of London Shares were 6- discount. (From The Sun of Last Night.) LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, FEB. 23.—More business has been done in cottons to-day than was anticipated yesterday. The sales number 2,500 bags of all descriptions, of which ex porters have taken '2OO bales ; prices are firm, but no advance in the quotations. LIVERPOOL SNARE MARKET, FEB. 23.—The market is quiet to-day, the following are the only transactions up to 4. 30 P.M. Grand Junction, half share, 92i ; Liverpool and Manchester, l9oi ; London and Birmingham, quarter shares, MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, FEB. 23.—The Market to-day has been heavy, with a drooping tendency in prices, and very little business transacted. Liverpool and Manchester, 191 ; Manchester and Leeds, 73 ; Ditto, Quarter Shares, 31. 17s. ; Manchester and Birmingham. 28 284 ; Lancaster an-I Preston, 29 1 4 29k ; Midland Counties, 79 79f ; Manchester and Liverpool District Bank, 101. The English Market opened firm this morning, the business however doing is principally confined to the adjustment of ac counts. This being settling day in Consols, the quotation for Money is 891 L and for the next Account (14th April) 89i 3 ; Three-and-a- Half per Cents. Reduced, 99g ; New Three-and• a-Half, 98g t, lhree per Cents. Reduced, 89 ; Bank Stock, 1691 1701 , Exchequer Bills, 20 22 prem. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Stock opened heavy, with a decline upon the close of yesterday, being now 24A ; De ferred, 121 g ; Passive, 54 g. In Portuguese Stock there is no alteration, the Five per Cents are 324 and the Three per Centsl94 a ; Mexican Stock have advanced fully 1 per Cent upon the opening quotations of yesterday, the present price being 351 36 ; there is, however, but little business doing. The settlement of the Consol Account is going off quietly, and up to the present time no defalcation has been announced. The markets continue to advance, with but a moderate busi. ness doing. Consols for Money are now firm at 89g, and for the Ac count, 14th of April, 89g. Three per Cents. Reduced, 901 ; Three-and.a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 109; New Three and-a-Half per Cents., 99. In the Foreign Market but little business has been trans acted, and we do not notice any variation. Spanish Stock is 24 to 24k; Mexican Stock, 3.5-.1 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half, 52, 1 , ; and the Five per Cents., 1024 ; Belgian Bonds, 103 to 103 ; Brazilian, 59. In the Share Market we notice an improvement in Great Western, which were yesterday done at 81i, and to-day have reached 86k; the New Shares are 61i. In other Shares we notice no alteration, and scarcely anything doing. The following notice is just posted at the Bank of England : " The Governor and Company of the Bank of England are ready, until further notice, to receive applications for loans, upon the deposit of approved Bills of Exchange, not. having more than six months to run, Exchequer Bills and East India Bonds. Such loans to be repaid on or before the 20th April next, with interest, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, and to be for sums of not less than 2,0001, each.—Feb. 24, 1842. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 1691 India Stock ... 245 3 per Cent Red 9O Ditto Bonds lO pm 3 per Cent Cons B9* Ditto Old Annuities ... 3i per Cent Red.. 99 Ditto New Annuities... New 3i per Cent - Ex. Bills, 1,0001.., 2}d 24 pm New 5 per Cent.. — 1 Ditto 5001......... 22 pm Long Annuities Loexpire • \ Ditto Small 22 pm Jan. 1860 ... I2i Bank St oc k f or A cct... Oct 1859. ........ 12 9-16 India Stock for Acct.... Jan. 1860. ... . FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 pet cent.— 112 i 'Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 pet cent lO4 Ditto, New Ditto — Brazilian 80nu5......... Prussian, 5 per cent — Buenos Ay res, 6 percent Russian, 5 per cent Chilian, 6 per cent.— „. Ditto, Metallic ...... . Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent. 241 Ditto, 1824.........'...... Ditto, Deferred.... Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent. —l. —e. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange Mexican, 5 per cent.... 354 French, 3 par cent —'. .....c Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dutch, 2i per cent. . 52i Peruvian,lB2s, pier et. 154 Ditto, 5 por cent. .. . 1021 SHARES. Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... Great Western Railway ( 65 paid) B7i Ditto New Shares (50 paid) ......... Ditto Fifth (4 paid) London and Brighton (50 paid) .. • 35; North Midland Railway (100) ............... Ditto Thirds (15 paid) .... 15 Paris and Rouen (14 paid) 141 York and North Midland (50 paid) ... Ditto New Shares (15 paid 2Bl A few days ago there died, a t L on -l e- S aulnier, a man, who had been one of the most celebrated butchers in Paris, in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. He went under the mane of Chariot, and was said to be the man who had carried the head of the Princess de Lasnballe en a pike. ZNY t)4 ' N'Sf/ ":;I•.` ~--~' 1 .T7 , 4 SUMMARY OF NEWS AND Vubitc t9otnton. " Who runs may ea 4" PORMIGZZ. The following news appears in the form of a telegra phic despatch in the French journals :—" The fort of Sebdon, or La Frasna, ten leagues south of Tlemcen, was entirely destroyed on the 9th instant. This was the last place of the second line of the Emir. The enemy in this campaign has abandoned to us, in his flight, 14 pieces of cannon, of which seven were field-pieces cast at Tlemcen. Fifteen tribes have made their submission. The Emir is in the territory of Morocco, near the fron tier. We are making rapid progress in the west." It appears from a recent statement that the number of law tribunals in France is 3,467, and the number of judges and magistrates, viz., justices de paix, 2,858, with the same number of judges ; tribunals of first instance, 360, with 2,593 magistrates ; tribunals of commerce, 220, with 1,242 magistrates ; tours royales, 27, and 922 magistrates ; courts of cassation, 1, and 57 magistrates ; cour des compte s 1, and 104 magistr a t e s. The number of counsel enrolled an the lists of the tours royales, on the Ist of January in this year, was 8,619. "In England," observes the Presse, " the annual ex pense of each soldier upon an average is 540 f., conse quently the number is but few. In France the expense is 340 K, in Austria, 240 f., in Prussia, 212 f., and in Russia, 120 f." " We learn from Madrid," says the Messager " that on the sitting of the Cortes of the 16th inst. a bill was presented for mobilising, in case of need, 50 000 National Guards." , Account:: from Barcelona of the 15th inst. state, that it was rumoured in that city that the Junta of Vigilance was on the point of b e i ng re - esta b l i shed. The Journal des Debats, however, which publishes this report, con siders it to require confirmation. PARLIAMENTARY. Lord MONTIUGLY postponed his motion concerning Exchequer. bills last night, on account of the absence of the Duke of Welling. ton in his county. A brief discussion took place on the law concerning Dissenters' Marriages in Ireland. Lord Campbell recommended that the Bill for settling the question should be introduced into the House of Lords. The Lord Chancellor said the Bill was prepared, but he had not considered the question of bringing It before the Lords In the first instance. The Bishop of Exeter entered into a long history of the abuses in the Creditor Workhouse. Lord Wharncliffe defended the Government from any supposition of wishing to defend such abuses. The petition, on presenting which the discussion arose, was laid ou the table. In the Commons Lord Stanley stated that a riot had taken place in Kingston, Jamaica, on the Christmas day, attended with loss of life, all caused, it seems, by the meddling of the Mayor. This is only one of the great multitude of examples of the zeal of magis. trates being infinitely more mischievous than the fun and frolic of the people. Lord Eliot obtained icave to bring in a Bill to settle the ques tion of Dissenters' Marriages (Ireland). Mr Muntz's motion to allow strangers to be present at divisions, was negatived by 136, the numbers being 187 to 51. Sir Robert Peel took the Conservative side, and stood up for ancient and ab. surd practices. Colonel Sibthorp moved for an account of the number of days Lord Monteagle had attended at the office of Comptroller of the Exchequer, which, after a few words from the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Paring, was granted. The Corn-law debate was resumed, and brought to a close at half past one o'clock. PUBLIC OPINION. ' The Post observes of Lord Monteagle's Letter to Sir Robert Peel, that "his Lordship has succeeded, to a very considerable ex. tent, in throwing from himself individually, as Controller-General of the Exchequer, and from the office over which he presides, re. sponsibility for whatever has been amiss in the method and form of preparing and issuing Exchequer Bills, and for the dreadful conse quences which have ensued." The Herald speaks of the Abate on Mr. Villiers' resolution, and its Afournment, observing, " how long is this trifling with affairs of national importance to be indulged In for the purpose of orato rical display and radical violence? Every one knows that the motion will be rejected by an immense majority, that the discussion is insincere and factious. Why then did not the House reject the motion at once ?" The Chronicle has a short article on the subject of a sanguinary occurrence which is reported to have taken place at Kingston, Jamaica, on Christmas day, wherein our Contemporary remarks, " if the whites of Jamaica were to reflect coolly on their situation, they would see the folly of wantonly outraging the negroes. But the whites are in possession of power, and power is a great cor rupter. There is too, we fear, a bad feeling towards the blacks, arising out of the question of wages." The Morning Advertiser states that it considers the Whigs the adversaries of the people :—" As a party they sprung into existence in opposition to the Tories. Their being has purely existed in opposition to the Tories. From the Act of Settlement to the de bate in the Commons this day se'nnight, is there evidence trans mitted, that their lite has consisted, not in urging forward the facul ties of the country, but in a struggle for office against the Tories. If these strictures did not apply to the Whigs they would now have flung themselves into the ranks of the total repeaters." MONEY—WI:LADE —C OMIVIERCE. It was stated on Wednesday, at a meeting of the Thames Haven Dock and Railway Company, that initelgium, during ten months of the year 1838, fron► the very low fares, upwards of 2,000,000 persons travelled on the railways, the whole population of the king. dom nut exceeding 4,000,000. It appears that from the year 1790 to IS3S, bath inclusive, 10,283.471 bushels of wheat were exported from the United States, being a yearly average of 209,666 busheli. Emigrants from Baden and Wurtemburg have increased at an immense ratio for the last rive years, who settle on the banks of the Mississippi, and at New Orleans, where they chiefly become vine-growers. The towns of Preston and St. Helen's, Liverpool, once hives of industry, are now converted into one great preserve, with keepers and lodges, having scarce a thicket without a hare, or coppice without a pheasant, and in the midst of them all, men are starving by thousands. The lowest estimate of the extent of land at present under grain crop in South Australia is 5,000 acres. Judge Cooper recently stated, in a late address to the grand jury at Adelaide, from what he considered to be good authority, that the number of acres of land, from which wheat, barley, and oats will be this year reaped, is 10,000 ; that the number of sheep is 200,160; of cattle, 16,000; of horses, 1,000; pigs, 5,000; and of goats, 1,000. There is thus reason to believe that in the course of another year, as much corn will be raised as will supply the wants of the colonists, that is, of about 15,000 souls. COMMERCIAL REFORM. At a 'linnet ous meeting of the inhabitants of St. Martin's-in_the. Fields on Wednesday, Mr. Sidney Smith, in the course of a lecture, stated that there were '2,000 more women to be employed in London than men. Most of the half-pay officers of the army and navy were living on the Continent, not for the cheapness of dress or carriages, but because the price of bread was sd. when it was Sd. in England. In the course of sixtecti years, 17,000 agricultural families were thrown out of occupation. PUIILIC IMPROVEMENTS. The Herefordshire and Gloucestershire Canal is now navigable as far as the Moor End_bridge, which is within a short distance of the tunnel at Washington ; and on Friday last, a party of fifty, from Ledbury, made a voyage and inspec.ed the works of the tunnel. At a meeting cf the Institution of Civil Engineers, held on Tuesday, Mr. Galloway's plan for the improvement of Holborn-hill was read, by v. hieh he proposed the formation of a viaduct, thirty feet wide, leaving a roadway at the present level twonty.five feat wide on each side. Several houses on the south side of Holborn would base to be removed, but by a toll of a penny per horse it was calculated that the expense would be paid off in ten years. ECCLESIASTICAL. It is sthted that Archdeacon Robinson, late of Madras, is to be the new Bishop of Gibraltar. The Bishop's principal residence will be at Valetta. PINE ARTS. The fine glass busts of her Majesty and Prince Albert, executed in a novel and beautiful style by the Thames Plate Glass Company, mounted on a transparent plate, with a chaste wreathed border, and accounted excellent likenesses, were forwarded a few days ago to Court, and a letter expressive of approbation returned. From 1802 to 1841 inclusively, there were exhibited at the Louvre 33,493 works of art, viz.: paintings, water.eolour drawings, &c., 28,208 ; statues, busts, six., 2,622; engravings, lithographs, and architectural drawings, 2,620. The monument to Sir Walter Scott is proceeding with celerity; the substructure is now built to within seventeen feet of the level of Princes'.street, Edinburgh, and it is expected that six weeks hence the architect, Mr. Kemp, will commence the pier of stone. work which is to support the pedestal of the marble statue of Sir Walter. AND SC An anchor of 29 cwt., known as Porter's patent, was tested lu Woolwich dockyard on Wednesday. Successive strains of 14, 20, and 21 tons were applied, the last being the full test, all of which it resisted, and was passed as perfect. Afterwards, for experiment, the intense strain of 60i tons was applied before the anchor entirely gave way in one of the arms, exceeding the regulated teat by up. wards of 33 tons. SPORTING. Lord Stanley, by laying the Knowsley and Latham estates together, and influencing some smaller proprietors, can now travel fifteen miles in a straight line over a country on which not a gun can be lawfully fired without his permission. The consequence is that the peasantry uver the country are pretty generally becOrning poachers. • LAW AND POLICE. The Northern Circuit commenced at Durham on Monday. At eight o'clock in the morning Baron Rolfe took his seat in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice W!ghtman sat on the Civil Side. Wednesday, in the Sheriff s Court, a jury met to assess the dam. ages done to Mr. Pryme, late Member for Cambridge, by the pub., lieation of a speech of Mr. Kelly, reflecting on the plaintiff. speech appeared in the Cambridge Chronicle, and imputed to plaini tiff an sittsmpt to put " a fraud up on th e j ury an d pu bli c j ust . ce .'. The damages were assessed at one farthing, but the Under-Sheriff certified fur the plaintiff's costs. At Marlborough -street on Wednesday, Rohl. Jones, corn and coal. merchant, Itathbone-place, was committed to take his trial for ob taining a gig, value :151„ from Mr. Kempster, coach.maker, LeicaS. ter-street, under false pretences, and pledging it for 51. COURT -- TASHIONARLE. The Duke of Wellington returns to town from Strathfieldaaye on Friday or Saturday next. The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland are still at Trentham Hall. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford ►eft Woburn Abbey on Wed. nesday. The Marquis of Exeter is entertaining a large party at Burleigh House. The Marchioness of Normanby has returned to Mulgrave Castle from Itavensworth Castle. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea returned to Uxbridge House yesterday. The Marquis and Marchioness of Queensberry have arrived at Farrance's Hotel trom Scotland. The Earl of Ile!Jester has gone to Milbury Castle until Easter. The Countess of Jersey left Belvoir Castle on Tuesday last. Miss Burdett Coutts will commence her routs early iu April. The Countess of Westmoreland has joined the Earl at ApetherP . Hall, Northamptoin hire. . i s. t li'zm o thef Messrs. reportsrs. MXSCELLANEOWS. ll o . f I t t i . 'e Po offi rte c r e , " B ° . fLtaliteigr,aail:d.aySdirePFa.rStrameitnht, cc::: tamed in one of the " Blue Books" just issued, it appears that there were altogether 69 hum a n b e i ngs w h ose li ves were sacrificed by accidents on railways durin g th e y ear 1841, an d 1,28 injured in a variety of ways. The Archduchess Ilerminia, of Austria, twin-sister of the Arch.. duke Stephen, died a day or two since on the Continent, aged 15. The Countess Sehastiani , sister of the C ountess of Tankerville, has just died at P a ri s . Ger:era! Davidoff was her first husband, by whom she has left two ohildrem. FIRE it in E a D aim A i xt: um on Tuesday morning a dreadful explosion of fire damp took manner A iIA r it t l t S t S h : L l ° o:t i :th N eir OF liv l e Place in a coal.pit at Barnsley, belonging to Mr. Hopwood, by which with D t ß iie ltD . lll:::::: awfu l occurrence, we lament to say, four persons ate numbered ill-lated town of Barnsley. The catastrophe to which we refer took place shortly after the colliers had descended the pit for the put'. pose of commencing work. The names of the unfortunate sufferers are William Gantry, Mary Da A y, a nti Mallender, and Elizabeth lgallender. —York Cuurant,