The Sun. — London, England, 1842-12-16 00:00:00

.......,.... —........ b........• Ati3,. gui • -4 by •I• 171 Vt r oeinf--idi)'7 a Church-rate was re aln .riCy of O. ?c Ford VDiv G. is(' DX- .47. Li". it e:. - 7 - n — ee - t - ed to come forward re;; :(?sentetion of the northern division of 1_ ;shire, d) 'Jill. Jr' the -To:4n of _Sir Rowland (now l ir. Par' rnm .13.31T.5 • r . 1 05 : , • the scut ptor, is at present engaged o , n a •epresentat tn of I l i on on t h e w l- ee l. The COiv arti s t, in stead of bindi n g- him to the wheel e ':ris. lashes hi: ri to it with serpe-Ats. aIV ricira.T.votc. culla t° D'Or.ay he jest publish e d, throggh the me tot,'n or Air. 'lliteltel/, Bond. -street, a Livraison, lq,;"ing six animai.ed sketchr A of the Marquis of hljewer, the late Marquis ellesley, Count Ester- Dwarkt .nauth Tagore, the Due de Guiche, Conite 'de Grr iniont Arec_r;, ..gin the road .to Florence, is the tower % al iloi),.'witih a peasan , - , 1 ; cottage and rustic obser imr.,,,Y' Where -! g'ruf.t. astronomer dwelt ten years, Yo ,'-`• •Tcw_:rds. th.ro close of his life he received in! - ._oll 'user e, then o nly a sc h o l ar an d an ion Ilt)et * when old and blind, recu rre d "Paradi s . t Lcrt ' t o the " TuScan artist" at his tits ' Newt , s born the year that Galileo died. Th e tw o 4-tarq Hastings, with a small party, in (lays' sh uis ooti ai last week, at Donnington Park, Oedupwards csf 640 he'.d of game. 11 4 „ rIOTr FA.T-7-I.SIZXONAMIX.M. te r i a • eof iti e 'rnor and flintily left town yes -11! fc r Goo' iwoo IPe Sussex. e earl ad C turd i ount?iss. pinto are staying w ith La th : ;t'2ll Russell, ,in nh es h ann - p hi ce, unt il after 1 441',';°i'n's. recovery- from her accouchPtizent. Her and infant. N:m are both doing remarkably Th 16: tirl and Courtc.s . s of Chesterfield leave the kriAol, Paris, G non, oi e . kz:ge I.at 10, and Cow ites ut Wilton pass the Christ -I.l.ow.bra\-. and Count - ,55 ',._irosvenor leave town to (Tip ae companied. tar C - .icuunt 13e1g,rave, for Eat on S s „ 4 11 1 a, , - ; l enry ILYAInge has left town fur seat, k - ark, Pc I ,sharst. rif ti: . r x (ia Lld L'Adv Mr..kor kit yesterday for the seat (1 11 's oellT.!stininster in Cheshire. 111, loyal 11 4 Lady 1%-adhoe leave Stanwick Park in . 41 , Is a r 1 4s fur AlLwick. Castle. . 3-I \7lllelie ite I:taves Stratford House to-day for eov l'ark, 4 ` Y d ; :;ley left Melton .Mowbray Wednes lay, t'rebu r Al is y. t k u ' nr i C aild L ady Paulett have returned to ..4111itrit H Al, Sufihik, front a tour. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. .111, 535 '-'i l DEC. 15.—Wind . thi s d ay at noon, , i3ht and fine clear Aveather. 44, 44 01 TE, DEC. 14.-The Trinidad, Brady, from 44 ras_, was fallen in. with I s t i ns t., about 130 to the northward of St. Mi c h ae l' s , w i t h d ec k s t t't, loss of snils, bulwarks, stanchions, &c., and six 114,f water in her hold, an d th e crew t a k en o ff b y 6 14 'wk, Morris. 4441„ DEC. 14.—Wind. S.W. to S.S.W. m e d.— k : Jean Graham, for:Sierra Leone; Diana, for 'ee; Eleanor, • lbr Larbadoes ; Charles, for To- Lerwick, Rapid, Thistle, Waterlily, Bullock, ,konarch, f or J ama i ca ; Louisa, for Mobile. Ct,L 4 . - ilgrim, f or Ri o J ane i ro; P akenham, for Vera i;) and others. AIi e n"GATE CREEK, DEC. 13.—Arrd. Emulous, laYiCephal on i a , w i t h b oat stove and other damage, p f , n P; shipped a :ien in a gale, 28th ult. I c i . "' t tsaroiru, DEc. 14.—Wind S.S.E. to E.S.E.— Vi4e Hortensia, Cape of Good Hope ; Highway, St. I ts; Nome, Sierra Leone. k` kt ' 3 4ouxx, DEC. 14.—Wind S.S.W. strong breezes. 4 , e 11.4 . Betty, Schyth, Rio Janeiro. Elva Ann, 041-Island, Newfourdland, sailed 22d ult. 1 1 4 DOV ER , D EC. 1 4.—Ellen, G i llmzn, Alicant. \q'LL, DEc. S.\\ ,- . by S. strong breeze. s i( l . Pr ogress, P er nitmbuco „,k'scE, DEC.. 13.—The Aimwell, Shapter, from witi?ort•to Nan'„ es has come up to the pier leaky, s li t ea d of mainmast gone, and loss of sails, &c. i r ' 4 l; ?h ,l' a ut, Br .rth, from C a rdiff f or A ncona , h as b een 11 11; ° ' t° TrAn for the pier, being much strained and '11 4 4 , - ;: r.. .4-09F, DEC. 13.—The Mary, Lawson, from Nt t ;; tothis port, was driven ashore in this bay ' l 'N,7•3- in a disable 3 state, and is full of water; 01.,: a ved• ► C t L, DEC. 14. The Juno, hence to Stettin, is . 411 the Sea; crew saved. kl)t 44 Moertr, DEC. 14.—The Arnie. of Newport, 41 4 °4 : 3 01e Holm Sand yesterday morning, and re- The Newcastle, of Newcastle, and Hylton, arein the Roads, with damage, having , I,,,,'°'Contact, but will proceed. la t i ttroot; DEC. 14.—Wind S , moderate.—Arrd. L eek ° nr t Lima, sld. Sept. ; John Brooks, ,1 1, u 1 3 or e to'Cabell'o, sla. Oct. 29; Eliza Ann, t ; ItOSCiUS Collins, New Yprk; Joseph 4 kti,7; Wilson, St: Andrew's; Agnes Gilmore, 703 - ' Dalhousie; Elizabeth, Montreal. Arid. 4 l0 ) ''Sand; t erAlpha . ; MOnte Video ; Chaos, and Ann Jef. - 'ew Orleans; and Covenanter, Sayan lti and• Lord Palmerston; Charleston ; Dido, 41arleiro'.; enthettoil, I)) v . DEC.' 14.--The John and Marianne, tlit . r 7, from Bangor to Swansea, Ivas wrecked at the blaze 'of Salvo harbour 12th nstant—crew - and .' 111 1 , 3 av i ed. ' de n tsmrzA, Nov. 28.—The Maria Caroline, Trapane, 14 7 to Liverpool, put into Syracuse with damage, ag been repaired-and proceeded. _ t ' l ntrax, DEC. 9.—The Louis Rennis, rand, tkpicl toNantes, and the Bonne steamer, Calbondin, il i sho_ re near the entrance of the port during a -0g; this morning. NOTICE TO MARINERS. following has been received at Lloyd's from Is t rYdro g raphic-office, Admiralty, dated Dec. Bth, 11, 11 LIGHT, WEST FLANDERS. I ket e Belgian Government has given notice that a illed light has been established on the Sand „' to the northward of the town of Keyst, . lat. Itii`„ ° deg. 22 min., n orth, and lon. 3, 14 deg. on th `:: east of Greenwich, and that it will appear iv Ist of January, 1843. Lighthouse Is twenty-five feet high, but the NC elevated forty-eight feet above the level of watcr, spring -tides; and will be visible from 1 ) : 1 :_d between the bearings of E. round to W. by -ornpass: 1 8d e small fixed light at Blankenberg, in lat. 51 , e ast g• 55 min. narth, atad lon. 3, 7 deg. 57 min. fr o ,' called The Fishermen's Light, will be shown sunset to sun-rise, from the Ist of January next. p, CAUTION TO MARINERS. It O ‘ract of a letter received at Lloyd's, from Capt. qeus, of the brig Eagle : Pa 4. omitted to inform you in my late letters, of ,41 41 111 g a rock a b ov e water, about four miles distant Ady a Y Passage from Hamburgh to Newfoundland. 4. ) , good observation, the longitude at Bh. 21m. 14s. 41 \vas 28 deg. 32 min. W., and by a mer. alt. lat. to llr g• 41 min. 22 sec. N.; the vessel making a true el ey s e, and running by log five knots per hour until Aa en ' When abreast of it, bearing . S.S.W. by com lup Zaving it in lat. 47 deg. 37 mm. 22 sec. N., and PO6 - ' deg. 51 min. W. It formed in three distinct at o A, the hi g h es t, t o the westward, appeared to be ti l t 8 0 feet high, the sea breaking violen tl y over Pea t c.4 :er part n‘mr the eastern extremity, but no ap hOce of shoal wat e r round it. Was in sight of it INV't two hours, and should have gone nearer, but it 1 1 , 4, vented by the wind, being to the southwar d.7,. 4 seen distinctly by the mate and crew. tk 'iiq lES 'TOIL THE BLIND.:--4 general Court of ti()„' ri vernor3 of this charity, es t a blished in connec 14;`,with the Painters' Company, under the wills of the da 1 , 411 ,' John Stock and others, was held on Wednes -41; ,„, 4 ' the Painters' Hall, Queenhithe, Mr. Robarts, c'ha .l , a ster, in the chair. The report stated that the of „ 1 '3 7 was instituted in 1797, for the benefit tiliaill`F:d blind men and women, who, to become of 4 ed for pensioners, must be upwards of 60 years 1 1,4 , have b ee n t o t a lly bli n d f or th re e years, and kte eto ma i nta i n t h emse l ves. Th e i ns tit u ti on now opt l e its aid to all persons of this class through trii,,T4lugland, on receiving a certificate from the I)e t Zer if the parish. At present there were 150 l'el [ W 3n ers on its funds. After some routine business, el ett ll B' gener a lly to the affairs of the institution, an took l° , 4 to fill up vacancies on the list of pensioners and the meeting broke up. llt he th Journal du Havre contains a letter, dated the inst., from M. David, a highly respectable inha bee:t of that place, in which, after stating that he has eza ri peent at the whole of the process of raising and e4r l ln iug the hull of the Telemaque, he says :—" I trt } e,:nrin, without fear of being contradicted, with tal t ,"„' that no b arre l or c h es t o f any hi n d h as b een ve t 1 14 4 ' .1 0t of that, vessel. As to the results wh . k.h tvh o he en arrived at, - it is for the engineer alone, k eol 'ls the di rec ti on o f the operations, to give an illt., lllt OF them ; but, I may add, that on the 26th Pr,;k, tl t two o ' c l oc k i n th e a fternoon, I acquired a ' 3 14; 1 : ud convicti on th a t th e v essel really does contain tai n aor gold or gilded silver. This fact was ascer of the presence of saveral persons at the instant tti N e discovery. and at the spot where the experi i) w ns made. " 11 av e r rTt or MR. ROBERT TTAWOILTII PEEL.—We tf th announce the death, after a protracted illness, t aw e Fd)ove gentleman, brother of the Right Hon. Sir entj e 'le Peel, Chief Justice of Ben ga l, and first di ca t f th e Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart. He ''as i St. Asaph, on Saturday last. The deceased Doti rd rdss 3d year, and was formerly in the 3d Dra tia. THE BOMBARDMENT OF BAR. CELONA. The following aro the proclamations publl.ihrcl by the Captain-General and the political chief of Cata lonia, addressed to the inhabitants of Barcelona : " BARCELONA, DEC. 4. VAN HALEN'S PROCLAMATION. " In the morning of this day Barcelona submitted to the legitimate Government. The authors and chief participators in the scandalous sedition which has spread consternation throughout this province, and the entire nation, shall be tried and visited with all the rigour of the laws. The industrious Barcelona, I pledge myself, shall not become again the theatre of Ira nguinary conflicts, nor shall the laws be again trampled under foot, nor shall the Constitution sworn to by the nation be attacked. " The good sense of the Catalonian people will in-. duce them to resist the machinations of the enemies of their prosperity, who, blinded - by ambition, pre sume to sow in this classic soil of liberty, disorder and anarchy, in order to prepare the introduction of despotism. Catalonians ! be watchful and en your guard against seduction and perfidy. Prevent the hoisting again of a banner which hal entailed such disasters on your country, and place entire confidence in the zeal of your authorities, and particularly in that of your Captain-General." On the sth General Van Halen issued the following order : ' l ' It being indispensable for the good of the service to know and appreciate the conduct observed since the 15th ult. (on which day the insurrection commenced) until the present day by the military of all ranks and the officers of the Government whd have not followed the army, .in virtue of the ppwers confided to me I have ordered and decreed " 1. That the military men of all classes'and ranks who took the oath to the revolutionary (Tanta, or par ticipated in the revolt, shall present themselves to the military Governor of the place, or to the Chief in com mand of it. Those belonging to the.navy shall p7e 7 sent themselves to the superior Chief of that depart ment. Public functionaries of all ranks, who have done the like, shall appear before their respective chiefs—those belonging to the Home Department, before the Political Chief of the province ; those within the jurisdiction of the Financial Department, before the Intendant of the Rentrs ; and tho, , .e attached to the Department of Justice, before the Regent of the audience. " 2. That the individuals mentioned in the preced ing article be tried by a court-martial, which is to be installed on this day. • _ _ "'3. That those of the above-mentioned classes who shall fail to present themselves within the precise space of 24 hours, shall be shot, if arrested after the expira tion of that delay. " 4. That the owners of the houses in which those individuals shall be found concealed shall likewise be visited with the same penalty. "5. That the military men of all ranks who, with out having recognized the Junta, or taken any part in the insurrection, remained in the place after the 24th ult., when, in consequence of my application, the revolutionary Junta gave notice to such as wished to join the army that they were at liberty to do so, shall likewise present themselves before the military Governor. Public officers, in similar circumstances, shall present themselves before the authorities of their respective departments, as stipulated in the Ist article. "6. That the individuals comprised in the sth article shall, for the very act of having remained among the revolters, be deprived of their offices, at the same time that they shall be held to prove satis factorily that it had been impossible for them to quit the place, after the authorisation granted by the Junta on the 24th ult." This is followed by a list of the officers who were to compose the military conimission (court-martial), and which was to be presided over by Brigadier Jose Munoz. The following, of the Political Chief, is dated the sth : " Inhabitants of the province of Barcelona—Your political authority addressed you on the 19th ult., and placed before you in the most .faithful manner the events which took place in the unhappy days of the 13th and 14th. When I published that manifesto the rebels had not hoisted any standard ; the revolutionary Junta had contented itself with putting forth a few general ideas,_ taking care to conceal their real inten tions. On the same day the Junta half threw off the mask, and uttered seditious cries against the Cortes and the invincible Duke Regent of the kingdom-; against him who possesses more civic virtues than any other man ; who has sacrificed his repose and shed his blood in a thousand combats for the defence of liberty and your rights ; who, forgetting the habits. of military command, which are most frequently necessarily arbi trary, subjected himself to the precepts imposed by the fundaniental law of• the State, leaving his responsible Councillors to act. Citizens of the province of Barce- . lona, ina'v those who will succeed to this loyal and vir tuous citizen, in the supreme command of the nation, have the same respect for our fundamental law, and defend with the same constancy and enthusiasm the rights of Spaniards. The cry of rebellion against, l.gislative and executive power raised by the Junta, which at that time represented only a miserable mutiny, was the prelude of a frightful revolution, the true object of which it sought to conceal, and soon laying aside all hypocrisy, and casting off the mask, it raised its standard, and made its war cry, Long live Christina,' a name cherished in other days, when the vices and the ambition of Christina were not known to us, but now a name of horror and dread, as it recals to us the idea of re-action and of dis astrous scenes, which could only lead us to despotism. Who would believe, people of Barcelona, that at the name of Christina—the mother of our innocent Queen —were about to commence theft, pillage, assassinations, and a more frightful anarchy than could be met with in a nation of savages ? You have seen this, you have suffered it until convinced that your ruin was certain; with the aid of the alcaldes and your most honourable citizens, you threw off the yoke imposed up on y ou by a vile rabble, whom you disarmed in delivering up this fine city to your legitimate authorities. • When the Government and the Captain-General saw you exposed to the most abominable anarch , after the non-accom plishment of the promises which you had made to them, and convinced of the imperious necessity of sub jecting this unhappy town to the empire of the laws, and of thus saving the majority of its inhabitants, then with grief depicted in their countenances, for they are Spaniards, they ordered that the town should be fired upon, but the shots re-echoed pain fully in the hearts of the besiegers, and they seized the first pretext to put an end to the bombardment. The authorities, who had been ill-treated in person and property, and the troops who had seen their innocent comrades and beloved chiefs bite the dust, have en tered the town not as conquerors, but as brothers, and have only thought how they were to remedy evils, and assure the liberty and welfare of every one ; very different from those who, flying like cowards from the punishment that awaits them, have flung them selves amongst the populations of the coast, exciting anew the flames of discord, purchasing aid to continue disorder, and seeking to seduce the masses in order to persuade them to second the Carlo-Christino move ment. Mistaken and ill-intentioned men, who have been now so terribly undeceived when your intentions were known, you were at once abandoned, and the National Guards of all the towns of the province have replied to your_ cry of war by that of legal order and submission to the Government and the autho rities. Profit by this severe and salutary lesson, and hide your heads if you still retain any sentiment of shame ; and if you desire to be restored to power, wage a noble and honest war, by legal, honourable, and Parliamentary means. Already you have attempted two insurrections—that of Oct. 7, 1841, and that of Nov. 13. What have you obtained? You have demo ralised the people, covered the towns with mourning, and caused a destruction of property. You have encou raged a party which, calling itself Republican, as you style yourself Moderate, has shown us it possesses not a single virtue, and has for patrimony only crime and vice. Read over again the plan of revolution written in the Republican° journal, which kept on explaining it until the very day it was put in practice. Rejoice then at beholding that image of the cap of liberty and that bell, of which the industrious inhabitants of Bar celona will not easily forget the call to sedition. This plan, the author of which has been expelled from the Spanish soil as unworthy of his country, came from the other side of the Pyrenees. You had justly abandoned the hope of beholding the virtuous and enthusiastic army abandon their constitutional colours, and you . for the first time appealed to the masses. New and terrible disappointment! You have gathered, as fruits of your attempt, only contempt and ridicule. Inhabi tants of the province of Barcelona, let this mass of unhappy circumstances occurring in the capital be always a lesson to you. Remain faithful to your oaths to the Constitution. Remain faithful to our in nocent Queen, and to the regency of the invincible Duke of Vittoria during her minority. Distrust the snares of the Carlo-Chritino Republican party; be submissive to the Government and the lawful au thorities; second their efforts to restore public order in this fine capital ; the exceptional state in which it is placed shall not be prolonged beyond what your welfare and necessity require, and shall only be felt by the enemies of your felicity and,repose ; the pa triotism and generosity of the authorities placed at your head give you the assurance of this fact. Your political chief, " JUAN GUTIERREZ." PUBLIC MEETING IN AID OF THE LEAGUE FUND. —We understand the Committee appointed by the Anti-Corn-law Association to make arrangements for a public Meeting in this city, with the view of promoting a subscription in aid of the great League fund of 60,000/., have fixed the day for Thursday, the .12th of January next. The meeting is to be a public soiree in the Waterloo-rooms; and Mr. Cobden, M.P., and other gentlemen, forming a depu tation from the Anti-Corn-law League, have agreed to be present.--Scotsman. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY MORNING, D.ECEMBER 16. [842. out the discussions of the Council, Ihave been anxious to avail myself of information, assistance, and advice from all its members without 'distinction ; and I feel a3sured it will be acknowledged that, on all occasions, due deference was paid to opinions when deference was due, and that if no deference was paid, it was be cause no deference was due. " Gentlemen, I now disruiss you with the thanks of the colony for your services in Council, con fidently trusting, that you will endeavour to promote the harmonious working of those laws,' which you have been so long and arduouslyengaged in preparing for the Statute-book." geIBIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. GLOBE.—Some speculation has been excited by the Memorial of the East India Association of Glas gow, recommending to Governme n t the encourage ment of a legitimate commerce with China by means of the reduction of the tea duties, and the sup pression of the opium trade. 'With regard to, the latter, we are fully of opinion that whatever en cauragement or compulsion our Indian Government has administered to the culture of the poppy; or to the opium trade for our own territory, ought to be discontinued. But when people talk of the suppression of the opium trade, do they mean that we are to send a preventive squadron to the coast of China against the opium trade, as we have clone to' the coast of Africa against the slave trade, with such signal ineffectiveness' except in the sacri fice of British lives and treasure, and the in crease of the miseries and mortality of slave transportation ? Do they memo this, or what do they mean, or do they ever trouble their heads to think what ? Opium is amongst the most port able as man amongst the least p or t a ble, of com modities. We have proved, at vast cost, our in ability to hinder the traffic in man. Are we to prove, at vaster cost, our inability, more utter, if possible, to prevent that in opium ? Will the Chinese de mand for the drug cease ? 'Will they cease, singly among Eastern populations, to consume it ? Are we to undertake to stop the production and export of INlalwa opium ? Before 1t330, the Bombay Go vernment attempted (not to stop but) to monopolise the sale of the opium exported from the ports under that presidency. What was the consequence ? Merely that two-thirds of the Itlalwa preduce were carried to the Portuguese settlement of Darnaun, and elsewhere, to be exported. We repeat that we have no partiality for the traffic in opium, and every wish to see it superseded, as a staple of our trade, by more wholesome products. We would have our Indian Go vernment withdraw whatever encouragcenent has been given to it. Neither have we any partiality for the gin trade in London ; nor even for the tobacco and snuff trade. Excess in stimulants and narcotics stares us in the face, and stinks in our nostrils. Are we to stop the production and importation of the materials of excess?— renounce the revenue derived from them ? On ne s'orrete pas dans U7l si beau chemin. It is really the toss up of a halfpenny to what object ignorant enthu siasm shall direct itself. Were " Temperance" a little more rampant here, we might have more than Mr. Knight Bruce's chivalry displayed against all the plate-glass windows of all the gin -palaces. Those who craved stimulants, or opiates, might have been driven by a home-crusade against pipes and pots to opium pills. But " total abstinence" from opium seems the easier of the two to dictate at a distance. It is supposed John' Chinaman can have no such attachment to his opium pipe as John Bull to his "clay," or cigar. Omne ignotem pro mirifico. We can do a great stroke of trade against opium-trading. Gin and tobacco trad ing (and 'revenue) for the present we leave un touched. When three hundred million Chinese have been brought fairly to forswear opium, and "live cleanly, as gentlemen should do," we shall, perhaps, have time to thiek of the gin-palaces. In th e mean time (independent of Malwa opium), they get opium over land froth Russia. But what are impossibilities to the true anti-spirit of crusade ? STANDARD.—T a ken together, the Corn-law and the Tariff appear to have adjusted the interests of the several departments of agriculture with admirable equality, and to have very happilyreconciled both to the general interests of the country. This has been pretty generally confessed at agricultural meet ings, either in express terms, or not less un equivocally in the bold and manly expres sion of a confidence, that, by exertions, the hle Britishto meet tdotwhneier foreign rsan rivals. What motive, and farmers will still be a the t or iti) gan can a arrangement Conservative to work so well, for..dis_ particularly a Government like. that or Sir Robert Peel, remarkable above all other peculiarities .for . always doing at once and together all that it pro 7 fesses to do upon any particular matter—a Go= vernment, moreover, p l ace d i n office, an d s till mainly supported, by th e agricultural interest? The doubts and irritations produced by! the late change have expired, or ere rap idly expiring; the injuries caused by it —and every change,. great or small, must cause some p ar ti cu l ar injuries—are, - Peel Peel will wantonly taketo pieces his paired or forgotten. Is it t o b e supposed that! Sir R. work finished with so much care and forethoug h t — to provoke anew the resentm en t o f hi s best friends and truest supporters—to aw a k en once finished work—a m ore dormant doubts and irritations, an d to i n flict additional injuries—injuries far more extensive and more en during than any that could be inflicted by such • a revision as the last ? Experience had taught the agriculturists to expect a revision of the Corn-laws at about the time the last arrived, or rather a little earlier ; and without other experience, the atrocious attempt of the Whigs to rob the -farmers and landowners of all protection, under the 'fraudulent pretext of afixed duty, had warned all concerned in the cultivation of the soil, that they must look for some change. For the last they were therefore prepared; for any such change at present, how ever, they have so similar preparation. On the contrary, everything occurs to give them assurance that they may safely invest their capital and labour, and prosecute their industry, in reliance upon the continuance of the present law for many years. They have the recorded opinion of the Premier upon the necessity of affording to them an adequate protection ; and upon the insufficiency of any fixed duty to afford such protection. They have, in the care and circumspection with which the late mea sures were prepared, a sufficient pledge that they Will not be hastily abandoned. In a word, they have, in he whole s al h have and in its position, sufficient guarantees that, until time changeecessary, which t l character a e rendered i der anded a n conduct of the Government, can scarcely happen in less than' ten years, no change will be made. MONEY MARKET and CLTY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. TlMES.—Private mercantile letters received from Calcutta state, on good authority, that it is in con templation of the Indian Government to maintain the number of steamers lately employed in the Chinese war, although that war has terminated, so as to form an additional means of communication be tween this country and Bombay or Calcutta. The effect of this arrangement would probably be the East once a fortnight, in stead of once a month. The general impression among arrival persons of letters re sid e nt i f n r from In d i t a he , who are well acquainted be more advisable to select Bombay as a starting pointwith thet than ,!,l Calcutta. vicissitudes of the seasons, is, that it would A correspondent has furnished some facts which seem to argue a strange defect in the money-order system at the Post-office. We giv e th em in his own words : "Having received on the 30th of November, 1842,. a Post-office order marked with the office stamp Cloghein,' for U., made payable at the office at Charing-cross, I presented it on the Ist of December, and was told by the clerk they had not received any advice about it, therefore I had better take it to St. Martin's-le-Grand. When I presented it there, the same answer was given. I was then sent up :to. the Secretary's office twice, and was told that they sup posed the Postmaster's letter had miscarried, and that up with all this trouble and inconvenience, waited they would write to him that night until the 7th, and then presented the order again' at Charing-cross, but merely got the ; therefore but a(3. better go again same answer, 'no advice,' with objected, not wishing to be sent thus from pillar to post. I therefore said ei e ra office, Suggestionto whicht at b h I should immediately write to the Secretary, stating the whole case to him, which I did on the same day (the 7th instant), but he has not deigned to make anv reply whatever. I therefore should feel greatly obliged by your inserting these facts in your valuable journal, that the public may be apprised of the gross neglect occurring in that important branch of the public service." POST.—The Spanish and Mexican markets were good. In Spanish, particularly, the transactions arising out of the news communicated from Barce lona were considerable. But there appears, more over, to be an impression abroad that the financial condition of Spain is about to exhibit some amend ment under the a dministration of Senor Calatrava. It may be a fallacy, and in fact it must be so, without a radical change in the system, of which there is not the remotest prospect or indication. The old delusion about the quicksilver mines of Almaden, and the vast resources of the country generally, is revived, but the time has gone by when vapourings of this kind could have any practical effect beyond that of a fractional advance in the stock, and even this must be, and is, confined. to the speculative circle of Capel_court. It has been.too clearly proved that resources, without the ability or honesty to apply them to legitimate and useful purposes, are no guarantee for the fulfilment of contracts, and hence the torpid state of the Spanish market, in the face of the most encouraging an nouncements. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, THURSDAY. - His Royal Highness Prince Albert hunted this morning with his beautiful pack of beagles, in the Great Park. The Prince was attended by Sir Edward Bowater, Viscount Sydney, and the Hon. Captain Duncombe. - The Queen and Prince Albert took their usual early walk in the Home Park in the forenoon, and in the afternoOn her Majesty and his Royal Highness again walked out. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the - Princess Royal were taken airings twice to-day, accompanied by the Dowager Lady Lyttelton. The Earl of Aberdeen and Major Malcolm ar rived to-day at the Castle, on a visit to the Queen. His Royal Highness . Prince Albert honoured Messrs. Lloyd and Grundy, by commanding them to place his name as Patron and subscriber to the National. Art-Union. Sir William C. Ross, A.R.A., has been engaged during the last few days at the Castle, taking the portrait of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, for which he was honoured with the last sitting to-day. Her • Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent and Lady Fanny Howard, will join the Royal dinner circle this evening. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Canibridge honoured Count Kielmansegge, the Hano verian Minister, with their company at dinner yester day evening, at his Excellency's residence in Grosve nor-place. The Governor of the Bank of England and the 'Deputy-Governor had an interview with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resi dence in Downing-street. Baron Brunow, the Russian Minister, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. • Mr. C. K. Murray had an interview on Wednesday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. A Meeting of the Customs Revenue Commission WiLS held yesterday at Gwydyr House, Whitehall. Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci had an interview with Sir James Graham yesterday at the Home-office, Dispatches for the Governors of tho West India Co lonics Were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office. The Earl of Aberdeen left town yesterday afternoon. on a visit to her Majesty at Windsor Castle. NE W ZEALAND. We have received a file of the Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, to the Ist of May, from which we extract the following - " SPEI4.:CH OF THE GOVERNOR AT THE CLOSE OF THE SESSION. " GENTLEMEN-4 cannot allow the session to come to a close without congratulating you, and through you the colony at large, on the result of your labours. " I believe that the statute-book of New Zealand for the present year contains a more important code of laws than was ever passed by any colonial legislative body during a single session, and I cannot but esteem it a privilege to have had an opportunity of taking part in laying the foundation of the youngest and most distant, but by no means the least important of the numerous colonial dependencies of Great Britain. "During the present session, provision has been made for the efficient administration of justice, in all its various branches, with a due regard to the exist ence of scattered settlements, rapidly increasing in number and extent. For this purpose, the ordinances for establishing a Supreme Court and• County Courts, and indeed all the ordinances of the session, have been based upon the principle of localising the machinery of the government of each separate settlement, and of rendering them as independent as possible of the capital. Circuit Courts have been established, to sit twice a year—and Local Courts to sit .monthly, for the dispatch of both civil and criminal business. Though possessing but limited power in ordinary cases, the Judges of the County Courts are invested with the power of granting injunctions, and other im portant powers, which must be exercised promptly to secure the ends of justice, and to prevent irreparable injury i to property. By confiding to the paid Magistrates alone—to men who are appointed to the office for their fitness for the efficient discharge of its duties—the important power of depriving their fellow-subjects of liberty, on charges of felony or misdemeanour, and, by securing to every man committed for trial the verdict of a Jury of his country, openly declared, instead of the secret fiat of the Attorney-General, the Police Magistrates Bill appears to me to be calculated to effect a bene ficial alteration in our colonial practice. "The power of dealing summarily with trifling cases of larceny, given to the Police Magistrate by that Bill, has been suggested by the recommendation of her Majesty's Criminal-law Commissioners. "In a new country, where land forms so impor tant a subject of commerce, it, is desirable that its transfer should be made a simple and easy trans action.' To effect this object the law of real .pro perty bias undergone a complete revision ; many of the useless forms and subtleties of that difficult branch of the law have now been abolished, short and simple modes of conveying property have been substituted, and I believe it will be found that the Bill to facilitate the transfer of real property and to simplify the law relating thereto, embodies almost all the well-considered amendments which have been recently suggested by the most distinguished English lawyers, but which, from the technical nature of the subject, and the opposing influence of a powerful pro fession, have not been effected in the law of real pro perty in England. It is not only desirable, however, that the transfer of real property should be made simple and easy, but that the title to so frequent and important a' subject of sale and mortgage should, as far as possible, be rendered secure. To effect so de sirable an object, a Bill has been passed to provide for the registration of deeds and instruments.affecting the title to real property. In the framing of this com prehensive measure, advantage has been taken of the copious and valuable reports of the English real pro perty law commissioners. If carried into execution with accuracy and skill, the Registration Bill will, I trust, prove one of the most valuable colonial enactments. " In a political point of view, the most important measure of the session remains to be noticed. If her Majesty's Government had not pointed out the expe diency of doing so, the physical character of the country would have suggested the necessity of invest ing the inhabitants of the various settlements in tiffs' colony with ample powers of local self-government. While it grants to every body corporate the power of undertaking, at the, cost of the borough, any works that may be required to promote the good order, health, and convenience of its inhabitants, and to render the navigation of its harbours safe, easy, and commodious, the Bill to provide for the establishment of municipal corporations makes no requirements which may not readily be complied with.: By leaving to the various settlements the managementof their own local affairs, the general government will. be relieved of a duty it could but ill perform,. The inhabitants of each of them will be interested. id : developing its resources, and in making it as attractive as possible to the emigrant; and by this means an honourable rivalry will be created, and the prosperity of the colony at length ultimately promoted. That the opposition which this measure met with in its most popular principles, dur ing its progress through the Council, should have been led by one who was selected as representing the colo nists of the New Zealand Company's principal settle.' its freshness, a body of people bringing with them in all freshness, unimpaired, the English love of liberty, may well form a subject of astonishment and regret. " Believing that neither the interests of the claim ants themselves, nor the future prosperity of the co lony, would be consulted by allowing Sir George Gipps's plan for the settlement of the land claims ques-. tion to be carried into effect, the Local Government with much labour introduced a measure, which alone appeared calculated to meet the many difficulties in which that subject was involved. So beneficial ap peared to me to be the general principles of that mea sure, that, in i n t ro d uc i ng it t o th e approval of -this Council, I did not hesitate to incur the resposibility of deviating from the letter of my instructions. If that Bill had become law, the said claimant would almost immediately have acquired a valuable, and available, and marketable property. Every ab sentee claimant would have had an interest in bringing before the public the many recommen dations and valuable resources of the colony ; a numerous body of settlers would have been drawn around the three principal settlements of the northern part of this island, and the value of property in them rapidly increased. By satisfying all the claimants southwards of Auckland by grants of land in the neighbourhood of this town, a district containing all the advantages of vicinity to the capital, and to the two harbours of Waitemata and Manakau on the eastern and western coasts, fertility of soil, and the extraordinary facilities of internal water communica tion afforded by the various branches of the Tarnuki, it is not easy to decide whether the claimants them selves, or those who are interested in the prosperity of the capital in the colony at large, would have de rived the greatest advantage. Believing, though it would now seem erroneously, the clamour raised by its introduction to represent the feeling of the claim ants generally, I deemed it my duty to withdraw the Bill first introduced for settling the land claims ques tion. Though the motives of the Government were then generally ioisrepresented, vilified, and impugned, I believe the time is not far distant when it will be as generally considered, that the original land claims bill would not only have prompted the successful co lonization of the country, but would, at the same time, have materially advanced the interest of the claimant. " In the course of the session, it has been made a subject of complaint by one of the members of this Council, and formally recorded by him upon the minutes, that the suggestions of the mercanti lemem hers have not been received with due deference. I trust and believe that such a complaint is without foundation, and that the charge conveyed by it rests, on the unsupported assertion of its author. Through- ! DREADFUL FIRE—SEVEN LIVES . LOST. ; (From our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.) I At a late hour last night, the vicinities of the nories and Goodman's- fieldswere thrown into a most painful state o f exc it emen t by the outbrealiof a dread ful fire, accompanied by fearful sacrifice of human life, in Little Prescott-street, Goodman's-yard, Mine ries. The premises in which this deplorable event .originated were situated at the west side of the street, within a few yards of the Blackwall Railway. They consisted of a dwelling-touse, four stories high, the property of Mr. Cook, a soap -boiler, in Goodman's ' fields, who let them out to numerous families, to the number, it was reported, of no fewer than 25 indi viduals. The ground floor was tenanted by a green grocer, named Shackleton ; the first-floor front room by a foreigner (a manuthcturer of Dutch drops) ; the third floor by Mrs. Holland and her four daughters ; and the remainder of the rooms by other persons, the names o f w h om cou ld not b e obtained. Th e discovery was made about a gust.- ter past ten o'clock, and the first to raise an alarm were some of the inhabitants, whose atten tion was attracted by the smoke and sparks issuing from the room over the shop front, tenanted by the Dutch-drop maker. They instantly commenced knocking violently at the street-door, whilst others endeavoured to arouse the inmates by throwing stones at the windows; but for a length of time none of them made their appearance. At last the front doer was opened, and two females ruche' out in a state of nudity. By this time police-constable Rutlege, 192, of the H division, came up, in company with other constables, when an attempt was made to force a pas sage up the staircase, but it was found impracticable, in consequence of the smoke and heat, winch was in tense. A few minutes afterwards two females made their appearance at the windows of the second floor, in an abject state of suffering. It was evident that the window was their only means of escape, and the mob, which had now increased to nearly one hun dred persons, shouted out to them to hold on until some ladders were .brought, while others called for them to jump out. The poor creatures got one of their legs over the sill of the window, and after remain ing in that position for a second or two, one threw herself out and fell with awful violence upon the pavement, smashing, apparently, every bone in her body, the height being upwards of thirty-five feet. Directly afters arils the other precipitated herself in a similar manner, but, fortunately, her fall was in a slight way broken by alighting on the lead front of the shop window ; before being picked up she was proved to be dreadfully injured, and as soon as the stretcher could be procured, she was forthwith con veyed to the London Hospital. The other unfortunate sufferer proved to be dead. She was recognised to be Julia Holland, and the other h er sister ancy Hol land, young women, under the age of three-and twenty. In the interval the terrible element had made rapid progress; it had extended up the stair case to the rooms above, and shortly shot forth from the roof, attracting an immense concourse of per sons to the spot. A body of the II division of police had previously blocked up the different avenues leading to the burning building, under the direction of Mr. Pearse, the Superintendent, as sisted by Air. Inspector Norman, thereby affording ample space for the operations of the firemen, who speedily came up from the stations of the brigade in Jeffrey-square, IVellclose-square, 'Watling-street, and other parts of the City: Immediately the firemen reached the scene, they used every effort to ascertain whether any person remained on the premises, but such was the consternation that prevailed that they were utterly unable to obtain the slightest information upon the subject. Mr. Braidwood, the superinten dent of the three, accompanied the Watling-street station -engine, which, with the rest, were brought into active operation, the supply of water being plen tiful. In consequence of the dilapidated state of the premises, fears were apprehended that the flames would communicate to houses that adjoined; but ultimately, through the strenuous exertions of the firemen, they succeeded in stopping their extension to that in which it commenced; it was nearly gutted ere the fire could be checked, which was not till 12 o'clock. Shortly after the fire had been somewhat got un der, Mr. Braidwood directed some of his men to dis cover whether any person was missing, and shortly they learned from a poor man named Proudfoot, who tenanted a room on the second floor, that three of his children were not to be found. He said he had saved his wife and two children, but whether any one had preserved the rest he was unable to say. The poor creature was running about in all directions in quest of them, and appeared almost distracted. Upon this information, 3,1 r. Braidwood ordered two of his men to ascend the scaling ladders which had been placed against the walls of the premises, and, if the ruins would permit, to search among them. At One o'clock in the morning two bodies, namely, those of children, were found by Carter and an other of the brigade among the rafters of the flooring, on the second floor, shockingly burnt and disfigured. These proved to be those of poor Proudfoot's chil dren. Shortly after another body of a child was found on the same floor, apparently a girl of about six years of age. Two o'CLocK.—We regret to state that the fire men, in further searching the ruins, discovered three other bodies—namely, that of an elderly female and two children. At the present moment Mr. Braid wood and his men are lowering the mutilated remains down the ladders in blankets, and conveying them to a public-house on the opposite side'of the street. The latter are supposed to be the mother and sisters of the unfortunate creatures, Julia and Nancy Holland, who threw themselves out of the window. It is impossib'.• to identify them, nothing.remaining but their trunks, burnt almost to a blackened cinder. The sensation that exists in the neighbourhood is immense, and the place is thronged with people. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The scene of this truly melancholy disaster is thronged by thousands of persons as the day advances, and the utmost excitement prevails. From the con fusion incident to such an event, it was almost im possible to come at any thing like a succinct or trust worthy account of the origin of the fire, orsits con sequences, but the prevalent opinion amongst those who have means offorminga true one is that evenmore per sons than what, was originally stated have lost their lives. A number of labourers, under the direction of the Fire Brigade, are excavating the ruins, and it is to be feared that the report that all Proudfoot's children were lost will be soon verified by the discovery of their remains, as much of the rubbish at the back part of the house in which Proudfoot's family resided, has been cleared away. The two unrecognised bodies, which were found in the ruins, have not as yet been identified, but it is surmisedl they were those of the sister and niece of the foreigner who lodged in the second floor. It is now known that up wards of 30 individuals lodged on the premises, and those who escaped are at present located amongst their immediate neighbours, by whom they are treated with that sympathy which their melancholy si tuation should excite. The poor girl (Holland) who so miraculously escaped being dashed to pieces when she precipitated herself from the window, still lies in a state of insensibility in the hospital, and consider able doubts are entertained of her recovery. It was stated that the premises were insured to the full amount of their value, but the poor persons who were lodgers have lost all their property, as, owing to the sudden outburst of the flames, they were unable i to save more than the clothes upon their backs. From a source upon which we can rely, we are enabled now to announce the melancholy fact, that no leSs than mine individuals have lost their lives by this dreadful fire. It originated in the room occupied by the foreigner, who, with his wife, were fortunately enabled to make their escape. When the fire first • broke out Proudfoot rushed down the burning staircase • with a child in his arms, and escaped through the hall into .the street, after being severely burnt. His wife.after some delay attempted to follow him, but the stairs were then all in, flames ; and through the exer tions of Mr. Cock she was saved, by getting through a back window, after being shockingly burnt about the head and neck. Mrs. Holland and four daughters resided in the attic. Of the melancholy fate of two we have spoken already ; but the more painful task remains of stating that the mother and the two other girls, both remarkably fine young women, after remaining at the window for several minutes imploring that aid which no person could afford, fell back into the burning mass and _ perished. Upon the same floor resided a person named Sum mers, with his wife and three children, of whom two of the children were unable to escape and were burnt , to death. INQUEST ON THE BODIES. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Baker, the Coroner, held an inquest at the Royal Standard, Little Prescott street, Goodman's-fields, on the bodies of Charlotte Elizabeth Proudfoot, John Summers, Arthur Proud foot, Ellen, Julia, and Sarah Holland, and another, who had perished in the conflagration which took place that morning. • After the Jury had viewed the bodies, which pre sented a shocking appearance, in many cases the fea tures not being distinguishable, John Holland was called, and said that he was employed as porter in the Minories, and had no doubt that one of the bodies he viewed was that of his mother, Ann Holland, the wife of Michael Holland, a musical instrument maker, who resided at 17, Little Prescott-street. Roger Shakleton, also residing at 17, Little Pres cott-street, identified one of the bodies as that of Julia Holland. Last time he saw her alive was, he thought, on Saturday last, and, as she was not so much burnt as the others, he had little difficulty in knowing her. On the night of the fire witness was going to bed, and heard a scuffling noise, which he thought was one of the lodgers in the same house beating his wife, and immediately afterwards the alarm was given. The flames were seen from the street. Witness opened his door and saw a man dragging his wife down stairs. Observed Mrs. Moss and her daughters coming down stairs. They lodged in the first floor back, on a level with the room in which the fire broke out. They escaped by the front door. I ran up t) Younker's room and saw a great number of small phials wrapped in straw. The room was on fire. The man Younker is a maker of Dutch drops. They are made of sulphur, oil, spirits of wine, tur pentine, and such combustible ingredients. The ef fluvium rising from them was very noxious. Witness had no doubt the fire originated in that room. Younker and his wife and family escaped. Did not think the place was wilfully set on fire. Wm. Proudfoot, a labourer residing in the same house, said that he asked permission to see the body of his child, but was not allowed. Had five children and was enabled to save three of them. His wife went out last night a little before ten, and as he intended to bring ser home, he placed his five children in bed, and went to meet her. When coming home, and at the corner of Mansell-street, his wife said to him that their howe was on fire, and their children would be burnt. He hurried home and called the policemen to assist him in saving his children, but they would not. He then rushed through the flames, and as already stated, saved three of them. He tried to get in a second time but could not, as the heat was So powerful. • The CORONER expressed his wish that the inquest might be adjourned till to-morrow, that additional evi dence might be produced, and, the Jury agreeing, the further inquiry will take place this afternoon. GLASTONBURY CATTLE SHOW. (Abridged from the Sherborne Journal.) The annual exhibition of stock was held as usual in the Abbey Kitchen Ground on Monday. Although the market was well supplied with cattle and sheep, the show yard exhibited but a very poor sprinkling of animal;. The Umpires for fat stock were Messrs. Gifford, Eades, and Lovell, and for breeding stock Messrs. John Haine, James Evans, and Look, who, having finished their labours, repaired with the suc cessful competitors, gentry, and others, to the Town hall, Where dinner was dished up for them in a very superior style, by Mr. Dilly, the proprietor of the White hart Hotel. R. C.ludway, Esq., High She . - riff of the county., presided, and he was supported by W. Miles, Esq., M.P., F. H. Dickinson, Esq., M.P., R. Neville, Esq., ALP., Sir A. Hood, W. P. Langton, Esq., W. Pinney, Esq., E. F. Colston, Esq., Captain Hood, George Warry, Esq., T. P. Porch, Esq., It. James, Esq., G. Lax, Esq., 'C. Roach. Esq., R. T. Chafiey, Esq.. J. P. Hodgson, Esq., R. R. Woodland, Esq., W. F. Knatchbull, Esq., Rev. W. It. Newbolt, Colonel Homer, Napier, Lsq., Somerville, Esq., Dr. Colston, Davis, Esq., T. Bath, Esq., W. Ryall, Esq., and upwards of 100 highly respectable agriculturists. - The cloth having been removed, the usual loyal toasts were given, after which the Chairman gave— " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." The Rev. W. R. NEWBOLT, being generally called on, rose and said he was not at all prepared to reply. He came there thinking he should not have known a single person. He knew what it was to get into the reporters' books, and as there was likely to be one in the room—perhaps in the clock case—(Loud laughter) —he should be very cautious in what he did say. He himself had had the rod, and he believed many others in the room had tasted it ; he should, therefore, say very little, but this he would say, that he did think it a most cruel thing for what was said in moments of conviviality to be pulled to pieces not only by the pro vincial but the London Press.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") However, he should be very cautions ; they would get nothing from him.—(Laughter.) His brethren in the East could not show up as they did in the Western Division, but there was he to represent the clergy of both Divisions, and he hoped he should get a prize.—(Laughter and cheers.) There he was to return thanks for the sort of filial homage paid to the Church, to which the great majority, he felt, were proud to belong. He had had very little to do with Glastonbury, and he dared say they wanted very little to do with him—(Laughter)—but he would say there were very few men, speaking of them as a class, who were more interested in the good of agriculture than the clergy. Why, they lived by it. —(Laughter.) If he entirely depended on Somer ton for his living, he did not think he should look half so fat as his friend Mr. B. at the other end of the table. They must take these remarks CUM grano salis, and as they were all classical scholars he shouldn't translate it. There was one speech at the late Yeovil dinner that particularly struck him—he meant the observations of Mr. Moody, who said, if things went on as they did a new agreement must be formed, not only with the landlord and tenant but the landlord and parson.—(Loud cheers.) He fully agreed with him ; they must meet the exigencies of the times. The CHAIRMAN next gave " the Army and Navy." Captain HOOD acknowledged the toast. The CHAIRMAN next proposed " The Lord Lieu tenant of the County," which having been drank, Mr. MILES gave the health of the High Sheriff. Mr. TUDWAY thanked the meeting for the honour done him. The CHAIRMAN said, in return to the Hon. Member for East Somerset for having called him upon his legs, he would give " The Members for East Somer set."—(Cheers.) Mr. MILES rose andsaddressed the company as fol lows :—Since I have been your Member 1 have never alluded to a parliamentary topic or one political, but I have studiously abstained from them m agricultural meetings, conscious that in meetings like these there must be a clashing which must lead to differences— but. if I am tempted to diverge from my usual prac tice, by being placed in a very singular predicament, you shall be the judges whether I should take the pre sent opportunity of setting myself right with the county or not—caring nothing as a political character what others think of me. I had the honour of meet ing a very large. assembly of country gentlemen at Clevedon ; I have told you the invariable subject of my address on those occasions, and I will put it to my Honourable Friend on my right (Mr. Langton) whether I did not act up to the letter. I merely gave to the farmer my opinion, and you shall hear it again—(Cheers) —you shall hear it again, be cause I tell you, from what has passed, you must not look to high prices ; but it is in vain, I can see such an alteration has taken place in things, that it would be the greatest injustice and fallacy if I had told them, lcok up to high prices, which is a passim shadow and will soon fleet away. I told them this, at gentlemen who farm frequently keep back their wheat till the price is 685., and then lose the chance of the market. I told them also that they kept their meat back when Gd. a pound was offered, and I recom mended them to part with their wheat when the price was between 50s. and 605., and not to refuse a bid of Gd. for their meat. To my utter astonishment, I find that I, with my most Noble and Hon. Friends, are placed in a very awkward pre dicament. There has been an allusion made that there is a reporter in the clock- case, and in this case, much asl admire the Press—great good as I think they do to the country—much useful information as I thinlc they spread, I do wish that the reporter who sent my garbled speech to the papers had t no ( only ars been in the clock-case but up the chimney.—(Roars of laughter.) • Now, I think the Duke_ of Rutland, Mr. Bickham Escott, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Acland, and myself, are what you call put into a very happy little quintette. I really cannot speak of what they have done or said, but this I will say, that to those who read the Times of Friday last, and looked at the leading article, first of all that the writer of that article had no right to impute sentiments to me which I did not avow ; and next that from garbled extracts of my observations, he takes only certain passages to suit his own views. My sentiments I explained on the hustings to you; they are known to you both on the I Corn-law and the tariff; expressed them in the House of Commons, and by those sentiments I abide. —(Loud cheers.) It has been said, and I fully agree in it, that it is a cruel thing that we cannot meet on these convivial occasions, thinking little of course of what we say on these occasions, speaking the mere utterance of feelings, which predominate, and always properly guarded against introducing political sub- Pproper ; it is most distressing if agricultural associations are to be annihilated by such articles as have appeared in the Times, and I believe in the Morning Post. I say not one word on the Tariff or Corn-laws, but this, my opinions are unaltered, and at the same time, that as long as the commercial and manufacturing interests are protected, as far as it is in my humble ability, if I stand alone, shall the interests of agriculture be pro tected.—(Cheers.) Mr. W. G. LANGTON, in his father's name, thanked them fur drinking his health. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Members for the Western Division." Mr. DICKINSON rose, on behalf of his colleague and himself, to return his best thanks for the honour. He said I have not seen all the things that have been said against me ; I understand there are two fierce co lumns in the Morning Post; I have not as yet read them, but I suppose I must. If I allude to what I said I hope you will not think me going too far ; it would be unpleasant to me at all times, and doubly so now, to trespass upon your attention, but if you will bear with me, I will state what my impressions were when I met the gentlemen at Yeovil, and what I stated to them. I said that on the whole I did not t hi n k restrictions and artificial systems of gove rnmen t were right; that though arti▪ ficial systems did ex i st, i t would be wise, if circumstances admitted, to relax them; that I did not thi▪ nk, wher e i n t eres t s are pro tected by law, that it was right to disturb them sud denly or harshly. lam not awar e th a t I s t a t e d more th an was my wish or intention. I said that the state of things was against restriction, and I do not think those persons who represent the agricultural interest would be able to stem the torrent, and, in a ddition to that, I took the liberty o f sugges ti ng that they might rather lend themsel ves t o th e s t a t e o f things which ex isted, than to endeavour to oppose it fruitlessly; that they should endeavour, by pculture, to make the improvement .of us able to cowl** Properly w ith foreigners.—(Cheers.) This was the drift of what said. I stated nothing of my future conduct; I had no intention of altering that conduct wNich I have pursued. I have given my support to the Govern ment, but not without restrictions, net withvaut care fully weighing what has been said ; and on sev7eral oc casions, with my friend Mr. Miles, I hare given them. my opposition. I shall be ready to do so on .any oc casion, with any measure that I think will be to the destruction of one interest or the derangement of the whole of our interests.—(Loud cheers.) The obser vations which fell from the Duke of Rutland. and from Mr. Miles have been taken hold of as if those persons connected with agriculture were proposing a further relaxation in the laws. I do think that the results which have been drawn from our speeches are not fair. 'lime will show ; if prices are to fall permanently low, it be the duty of every landlord to make such reduction to their tenants—(l3ravo 9 —it will be the duty of all of us to be kind and considerate one to another, that the loss which must fall upon the country should bee thrown 03 little 23 possible on an individual interest.-- (Cheers.) If these chang-es work without in j ury to theinterests of any, I for one shall not be q:ainst carrying them further, an d I h ave no o bj ec ti on t o sa y it before you ; but I beg y ou t o remember that my own live lihood depends upon agriculture, and it Laust be some claim of justice or of absolute necessity to damage that cause. Mr. T. PORCII begged to propose the health of " Sit A. F100d.,, Sir A. Hoop said he need not say how exceedingly flattered he was by the manner in which his health had been proposed by the gentleman on his right. That was a time when it did require that the gentry at large should meet the yeomanry of the land, and le would re-echo the voice of an honoured individual in Devon, he meant Sir T. Aclancl—" Don't press the! tenantry, give them plenty of time." He only told them what he was doing himself, and he recommended. it to them, that was, to take a great deal of the super fluous labour from the tenantry; they would be. greatly benefited by such a system. Again, there• was another • system which showed a willingness on the part of the landlord to meet his tenant, in bearing his portion of a measure which ought to stand on the shoulders of the rich. He was taking that dose him self—he paid, his own property-tax for his tenants—they certainly were few in number, and it might be complained of, that he did very little, still it was a great satisfaction to him to do. it because he highly approved of it. But don't let it be supposed that the land alone was feeling the pres sure of the tax ; the fundholders were severely suf fering; he himself was reducing his principle through paying it, and he had no hesitation in telling theta that he rejoiced as a fundholder in paying a very con siderable portion of that tax. Some allusion hacil been made to the low price of wheat. He did not like the system of introducing the name of a gentle man in his absence, but there had been a name men tioned dear to the Western Division of the county— he alluded to Mr. Escott, who, he did think, would decry more than any man the horrible Anti-Corn law League. He was sure Mr. Escott's speech had been misrepresented by the Press. The proceedings of the evening most judiciously closed on the health of " The Ladies" being given. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERsALL's.—YESTERDAY. The following were all the bets laid :-750 to 25 agst Winesour-1,000 to 25 agst Blackdrop-1,800 to 40, and 500 to 10 agst Sirikol-400 to 10 agst Amorino-1,000 to 20 twice, and 2,500 to 50 agst St Valentine-1,000 to 20 agst the Brocard colt-1,000 to 20 agst the Languish colt-1,000 to 20 twice agst the Oxygen colt-1,000 to 12 agst Auld lang Syne—and 2,000 to 20 agst Cheviot. The same odds were afterwards offered against all of the horses mentioned, except Amorino and Sirikol. IRELAND. INSTALLATION OF THE DEAN OF ST. PATRICK'S. Duums, DEc. 13.—The chapter of St. Patrick's Cathedral assembled this day, when the Rev. Robert Daly was installed as Dean, with the usual formalities. In consequence of tjie protracted litigation, the revenues of the deaniry, amounting to upwards of 3,0001., have been accumulating, but Dr. Daly, who had in the meantime been receiving the income of his rich benefices, will now pocket the arrears. The story goes that Dr. Daly is to get the vacant Bishopric of Cashel, as the Government have the next right of presentation to the deanery of St. Patrick's. THE CONSTABULARY. Yesterday the Lord-Lieutenant reviewed the con stabulary force at the depot, Phoimix Park, previous to their being sent to the different counties for which they have been selected. The body consisted of four divisions of 50 men each, forming a total of 200, ex clusive of non•commissioned and other officers. OPPOSITION TO THE POOR-RATE. Th© Waterford Mirror says—" On Friday, as Dr. Barron was serving poor-law summonses at Moona mintra, near the Ballimacaw-road, a number of people were assembled by the blowing of horns, and the col lector was glad to effect his retreat by way of Kil eau nalugh- hill." TESTIMONIAL TO FATHER MITHEW. The following individuals have authorised Mr. Pur cell to attach their names to the requisition to con vene a meeting to present a testimonial to the Apostle of Temperance :—The Marquis of Sligo, Sir Richard Cox, D.L. , Clarke, Sir Arthur Mr. J. O'Connell, John O'Connell, Grena ; John Howley, Q.C.; Walter M. Bond, J. Vesey Dawson, and John Hutton and sons. DEPARTURE OF HIS IMPERIAL HIGHNESS THE ARCHDUKE FREDERICK OF AUSTRIA- Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Arch duke Frederick of Austria on Tuesday, at !divert's Hotel, and took leave of his Imperial Highness. Many of the leading Nobility , called also at the hotel to pai , farewell visits. His Imperial Highness gave an e eg,ant dejeune aLa fourchette in the morning to Baron Nieumann, Austrian Minister; Baron Koller, Charge d'Affaires; Baron Lebzeltern, Secretary; and the other gentlemen of the Austrian Embassy, and the members of his suite. In the afternoon the Arch duke, acc ompanied by Baron Nieumann, and attended by Baron Lebzeltern, Count Karolyi, Chevaliers Ma rinovich and Koche], and Captain Du Mont, left Mi lan to is again,c u o n n understood but t too ie dd m on board. dined vart's for Portsmouth, proceeding by railway as far as Gosport, at the landing - place of which a boat from a th n e d ß si HiseelpltonoanHighn es srb board frigate ad ea a dßel 10 in waiting no a t . It d the Archduke will not take his departure until Mon day or Tuesday next, when he will leave for Gibral tar and the Mediterranean. In the mean time he wi visit all the public establishments of this port, which, from the shortness of his stay upon his first arrival here, he was unable to do. Captain P avazza, of the Bellona, left on Wednesday for London, and will return to-day or to-morrow. His Highness landed on Wednesday afternoon at the Dockyard, where he was met by Admirals Sir E. Codrington and 11. Parker and a number of naval officers, who accompanied him over the various departments of the Dockyard. HYDE PARK.—The Earl of Lincoln sent a written order to the park-keepers on Wednesday morning, at an early hour, directing them in future to exclude her Majesty's grooms, and all other persons, who have been in the habit of exercising horses, from the rides. THE EXTRAORDINARYIATTEMPT AT MURDER AND SUICIDE AT THE AUCTION MART TATERN.—OH Wed nesday it was reported that the symptoms of the female were less favourable, and information had been sent to Mr. Commissioner Harvey to that effect. The young man, Connell, who is still at St. Thomas's hospital, where he is constantly in custody of a con stable of the City police, has been pronounced by the medical gentleman of the Institution to be out of danger, and it is expected by them that in a few days he will he so far recovered as to be able to undergo an examination before the Lord Major, at the Mansion House. He appears to be devotedly attached to his intended victim, though there is such a disparity of years between them. He is constantly ejaculating, 1 ‘ Oh that woman, that woman, I love her." Christmas-day,' which this year occUrs on Sunday, will not so fall again for 11 years— namely, not until 1853 ; the wear 1848, in which such an event would otherwise hire happened, being leap year. THE LATE LORD HILL.—The funeral obsequies of the late Lord Hill are to be marked by . every mani festationshreNsvbuorfy; respect andi o t n a t p l ;a p rs oart:aot a f th s e imi l l n a h r a s b e i n ta t sentiment t f pervades all classes in the neighbouring towns of Wem, Whitchurch, Market Drayton, Press, Hodnet, &c. All the shops are to be shut on the day of the funeral, and nothing omitted which can mark in the strongest manner the high sense entertained in that part of the country of his eminent public services, and his great private worth. The funeral of his Lordship will take place on Friday next at the church of Had nal, within a mile of Hardwicke, which edifice had been renovated a few years ago at his Lordship's ex pense. In reference to the successor of Sir Rowland Hill in the representation of the Northern Division of Shropshire, it is as yet not quite determined whether Lord Viscount Clive will come forward; but at pre sent it is the wish of those in whom the gift of the membership rests that his Lordship should be the per son ; and it is thought that he only waits till the time prescribed by the ordinary observances of etiquette shall have elapsed to address the electors. So F reat is the reduction which has taken place in the price of wheat, that on Saturday l as t th e guar dians of the Boston Union entered into a contract for the supply of good thirds bread for the ensuing quar ter of 40. per 41b, loaf ; only a few months ago the contract price was 7,1-d. the 41b. loaf.—B oaten Herakl• TUE CALF THAT SUCKED TWO Cows.—An empty headed youth once boasted that he had been to two of the most celebrated schools in England. " Sir, said a by-stander, "von remind me of the calf that sucked two cows." And what was the consequence? "Why, Sir, he was a very great calf."