The Sun. — London, England, 1849-05-22 00:00:00

e en d uPwards. But th ere was a surp l us o f 1 . 7 1 1, 9 09/ . 44et them mark that! In 1843 the public expend_wre amounted to 58,000,00:1—(Shame, shette)—end the . excess of expenditure over revenue—spending more :uan they got—vias 3,ooo,oool.—(Shame.) Yet the th_terest of the d e bt h a d b een re d uce d the mean time. What el se h ad they got ? Au iecume-tax of 550,000,000. Which h a d b een laid on on false pretences—(Laughter and blear, _ ear, hear")—t or t h ey were tol d at S : et that i t wou ld on ly be put on fur three years.—(Hear, bear.) He re peated that the tax had been laid on on false pretences, is the time of peace. But the tax was opposed by the present Government—(Hear)—and when they came into office the y turned round and coolly prepared t t increase e tax to 51. per cent. last year—(Laughter)---and if they had not put their hands into their pockets, and finding.,_ a deficit, i ns t ruc t e d th e i r M e mb ers t o s pe a k o u t, In would h ave h a d an i nc r ea s e of the i eceme -t ax . -La 1830 the estimate for the army and navy, ordnance, and miscellaneous, which nobody could explain, anti p_obody get at — (Laughter)—was 17,500,00e 1 .—(Hear.) But what did miscellaneous estimates conaist of ? Such things as a gate to Buckingham Palace. 60,000/.—(Cries of e "Shame ") an d 6001. f or ta ki ng a Bi s h op to J amaica. —(G rea t laughter.) He assured them, that though he and others sat as the comptrollers of the public purse, it would be the greatest absurdity to tell t °ent that though th e y re p resente d p u bli c op i n i on, t h at they did controul that expenditure.—(Laughter.) Hew ever, when the new Whig G overnment came i n th ey felt that they must reduce the expenditure, And it was reduced to 14,000 000/. B u t w h a t did it rise to in 1848 ? Why, they could scarcely believe that it had increased 9,000,0001. (Shamo, shame)—and the present estimate was 231315 ,8521. —(Shame.) Compare that with the expen diture of 1830.—(Ho r ribl e .) B ut th e trut h was blame, —(Hear, hear.) They got frightened at the state of the Continent, and kept up large war establish nients. But the Government said "We are retrenching, fl aw," and they began by reducing the number of poor clerks, who had, perhaps, wives and families - they caught the small flies and allowed the Leviathans to break through. They had saved a few thousands by reducing the number of clerks; but if they Were sincere in what they did they must begin at the heads of th e d e p artments . Th en , w i t h res p ect t o th e i r diplomatic expenses, it was enormous, but no one bad a Chance of being employed in the service unless he were connected with the Lord Tom Noddy family—(Laugh ter)—no man whose name was either Smith, Jenkins, or who possessed the patronymic of liuggins,—(Laughter.) It would be next to im possible to send a man with such a name to foreign Court. The diplomatic establishment costs 18 0,000/ e • and what did they get ? The work could be done for much less.—(Hear.) For upwards of D year they had had no ambassadar at Madrid, who had received 6,5004 a year. He was a very amiable man, but he was withdrawn ; and it was notorious that their affairs were going on there much better because they had no diplomatic interference, and saved at the same time 6,soo2—(Cheers)—but it they must have ambassadors let the Smiths, the Jetikinses, and the Bugs - Rinses have a chance now—they, he thought, would be satisfied to do the work for 1,000/. a year.—(Herr ) The Prime Minister might come down to the House and say he had reduced the number of the Horse Guards, saying, " See what I have dune I have taken off some of the dead weights." Why, the Horse Guards cost 190,0001. Why, the present Commander in-Chief received $,7001. a year, aith perquisites, whilst Lurd Amersham, when Command er-in-Chiet; received only 1.000/.—(llear, hear.) And with respect to the perquisites, they were as much looked after as a cook looked after the Perquisites she possessed in the suet —(Laughter.) To keep up all these taxations great appeals had been made to the warlike propensities of this country.— (Hear, hear.) A clever writer had said, in reviewing the history of the British Constitution, that it had occurred to him that if taxes were raised for this purpose it Would appear that war was made to raise taxes, and But taxes levied to carry on war.—(Hear, hear.) sout then they were told they had got an empire (and he could not but laugh at the' assertion) on which the sun never set.—e,Hear, beer.) He had olten puzzled himself' to know what was that to working men.—(Cheers and laughter.) ,What was the remedy? To him it was clear. They m i g ht go on bothering about financial reform and all that, but it would be no use, they must reform the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) He was astonished that the 40s. franchise had not been made use of by the people.—(Cheers,) He was astonished that it had not been taken out of the dust in which it had been lying for centuries. Wby, he would ask, did not the 40s. freeholders register for counties?—(Hear, hear.) He trusted, it they did, they would give him the benefit of their votes. He trusted that he had given them a useful hint.—(Cheers.) Its was sorry to say he could not remain long with them that day, because he was going to give an earnest of his feeling in voting for the repeal of the sept-enial Act, that was going to be brought forward that evening in the douse of Com mons by Mr. C. T. D'Eyncourt.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that this would have the effect of setting him right with many of his constituents.—(Hear, hear.) With respect to this subject many might say that they were good reformers, but this was not the proper time to bting such suhjects forward. He could not conceive a time more suitable than the present for making further advances.—(Hear, hear.) The people of this country had shown they were attached to the institutions under which they lived—they had been peaceful in times far from prosperous.—(Cheers.) He thought it was evident to all that the time for advancing was when the waters were not out.—(Cheers.) He felt no doubt if they per severed that justice and reason, on which their cause Was based, would ensure their success.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. CLARKE, a Chartist, was ready and willing to co operate with this association; but he could not avoid expressing his regret that many of the Liberal Mem bers had not stn.-ported the mi thin of Mr. Drummond, for a Committee of inquiry into the taxation of the country, though they might have differed With that Hon. Gentleman's speech. The Chartists hitherto had been in antagonism with the middle classes, but in this instance he could promise thew no such hostility would be met with. T. o long bad the working classes been neglected, and he was afraid they were still doomed to disappointment. since this association did not propose to abolleh property qualification. If Buggies was fit ti go to France as an ambassador, why surely be was qualified to represent them in Parliament. In Scotland there was no pr. pity qualifieati. n re quirt d, and as Scotland was as respect ably and well repres' nted as was England, he could not see why the same principle should not be adopted 13 ,3' this association. He would advise those two Me m• hers who had spoken, if they wished to show their sin cerity, to take good care to place themselves in oppceit ion to the Ministers on all occcasiens. Ou t of doors the y , j r , e enguised no distinction between Whigs and Teries— : them they were all alike — part and parcel c e one b fk r eat taxing machine, who were in the habit of putting I,"" ei r hands into other people's pockets.—(Haar, -e ar.) With union among themselves they might, as had been said by Mr. Osborne, ensure the en tire success of their cause.—(liear, hear.) Mr. JOSEPH STURGE said he was an old reformer, who had arrived at the time of life when he thought he might re tir e. —(Hear, bear.) But alth, ugh he had not been in public life lately, he could not refuse the request of the Chairman to attend the meeting, and to speak a word on behalf of his working friends, and to give teem a word of advice. About ten years ago y would recollect that a great populer m vement for reform was branded by every odium—that physical force Principles were associated with the name of Charti-t. Now as a member of the Peace Society, he would sae that one of the objects which he had in advocating the prin ciple of the Charter was to show that they ,rid not in any way connect themselves with the physical force advocates. They might as well condemn Christianity for the evils of the Church Establishment, and for the horrors of the Inquisition, as condemn those great principles which ought to be the right of every man, because some were mad enough to resort to physical hem ; for he thought that the right of every man to choose those who were to make laws which he was bound to obey was founded on great Christian principles. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") It was often said that they should have measures and not men, and he would now say that they ought to have honest and good men to carry out their great cause, for the people had often been deceived and deserted by their leaders in times of extraordinary difficulty.—(Hear, hear.) He had known the Chairman for some years, and he could assure the meeting that he would not deceive them.—(Cheers.) The Hon. Gentleman con c l u d e d b y expressing his opinion that until . they ootained universa l suffrage they would not b e able to attain the objects Which they had in view.—(Cheers.) Mr. Puthumone next addressed the meeting. He com plimented Mr. Clarke upon the sensible and excellent mariner in which he had spoken. Those who spoke 11c . he did could not fail to command t he attention of all People of sense and patriotism; but whilst he agreed with him in much be had said, he could n ot fbrbear mentu s ing that whilst he had complimented Mr. Osborne upon the tenor of his speech, he had not himself spoken H in that „ apirit.—(Cries of "No, no," and cheers.) ow iy;ers all he wished was that each man might have e °PPortunity of stating . his views, however oppo . sed er'Y tnight be to that of others.—(Cheers) The object ic la th e association was to obtain the suffrage for no less w h i n ) 7 12,676 of the pet ple, to give the people that numbe h r they did not at present possess•, but es that er Was drawn from the census of 1841, that numbersu was no doubt much below the mark.—(Hear.) and r e 4 Y, such a boon as this was worth struggling toe; ti tuY ought, therefore, to combine together. iii order remove the galling burdens which pressed so morese must than the lovers of order to do se. suffrage remark that those who were not ter universal _ u nrage did not question the right of ovary inoivieuel in free country, it it was for their advantage and they ca Were not sullied by any crime, to give their votes. The se did not turn upon a question of right, but a ques tion of expediency.—(Hear.) It was fro m th e se who did not know their rights, or how to use them, that the op pressors of the community had obtained their power.— (Cheers.) Let them look around and see the re volutions that were taking place in Europe. What Were these re vo l u tions ? They were, he beli eve d . the throes of humanity and reasen.—(('berrs.) i fs did not share in the opinion that bad been ex} re aced in certain asse mblit s.— (Cheers.) '1 here was a wish to Put dow n attempts a t dimming nationality; L et them look to Hungary and Fitly es a !root of that, and then turn to France, who, to her dis grace, had refused to return to the Mali eel Assembly her truly patriotic sin. (Chters, and cries of " Shame' )—a man w hie only is PiNene we e since, h a d t h e whole nation at% 13;5 Jet t—(Ch eers )— aed who did not hesitate to place his life in jeopardy to secure the liberties of France.—(Cheers.) The CHAIRI:AN then put the first resolu. ion, ombody ing rdso tnt,z.tmeodulent. The rcio'..ition, sirnP.nded prcp9sed, was then put from ti - ,e chair. and carried unluiraously. Ar.r.Vt . ILLIASIS moved the second resoluiion, as follows__ " That, in the opinion of thia meeting, the enpendi tore of the state is characterised by an extravagance the most reprehensible ; that to sustain this reeklesas waste an enormous amount of taxation is required, which, as now levied, presses most unequally upon the different sections of the commonity; tnat so large a proportion of the taxes is imposed upon the neces saries of life, that no economy nor self denial on the part of the poor man can enable him to escape from those burthena ; that the effects of such a system are not only cruel, arbitrary, and pernicious towards the industrious classes, but aro calculated to produce that wide-spread demoralization and those flagrant crimes which are the offspring of poverty and dis:regs; and that, therefore, the whole framework of taxation should be so altered as to adjust its burt hens to the respective means of those who are to bear them. The Honourable Gentleman went into some statis tics to illustrate the present onjiel system of taxation. the taxation of last year was 57,000,000 L, to which were to be added 23,000,0001. for local rates, making together 80.000,000/. smiling taken from the pockets of the indus trious classes. They we re told that the Reform Bi.l would lessen taxation, but instead of its doing so theburcie ns had increas. d by 4.000,000/., while the national debt had been augmented by 40,000,0001., of which 11,000,000/. had been added since Lard John Russell had come into office. So much, then, for this taxation, v. hich was levied upon the people to pay pensions which slice the Reform Bill had increased from 4,100,000/. to 7,100,000/. Now let him tell them how these texas were raised; on articles of consumption, such as tea, soap, coffee ; on tea worth Bd. a pound the same tax was im posed as on tea worth ss. a pound, and such was the case in reference to other articles of consumption. Then the tax upon beer was just double its coat, or 100 per cent.—(Hear, hear.) What was the tax upon cham pagne and claret? 15 per cent. against the 100 per cent. ea. beer. Therefore, again the poor man paid seven times more on the average than the rich man. Take, again, the case of tobacco, a hich was esteemed by so many working man as a luxury. The tobacco consumed by the poor man was a orth about 3d per lb., but the duty was 3s. 2d. per lb., or 1,200 per cent., in the shape of duty. Now, whet did they think was the duty on the fine cigars consumed by gentlemen—only seventy-five per cent—(llear, hear)—so ithat the duty on the poor mat's tobacco aas fifteen times as much as the duty upon the gentlem-n's chars.—(Laughter.) Such was a specimen of the system of the taxation of the people. Then, again, the stamp duties paid by the pour was un fortunately greater in proportion than those paid by the rich.—(Hear, hear) Notwithstanding the pressure of taxation upon every class of the community, Lord John Russell had the assurance ;to eta: d up anti state, in reply to the motion of Mr. Hume, which was not unlike the objects of this associa tion. that the middle classes were content with the ex heing state of things; that they neither wanted Mr. Hutne's proposed retorm, nor did the working classes want the Charter.—(L , ughter)—they v. ere all content, they were all satisfied with the way iu which they were dealt vvito by the oligarchy that ruled them. Sir R. Peel said, w hen he introduced the income-tax, in 1842, I can give conclusive proofs that you have arrived at the limits of taxation on the articles of .cousumption of the working classes."—(Hear, hear.) Now a man o' the sagacity of Sir Robert Peel knew as well us any man how he could extract the last shilling from the working classes. The statement was disputed. Sir Robert Peel defended it; he said they had put five per cent. on, which should have realised 1,800,000, but it had realised nothing, showing that the working classes could pay no more.—(Cheers.) '1 hen the profits and conditions of the:middle classes were deteriorating. and the working classes were deteriorating also. Amos g the classes who produced all the w. alth and all the luxuries enjoyed by the tax, rs—(Cheers)—last year 3,500,000 received t reliet in England and Wales, and 100,000 we-re sent to prisons for crimes of various degrees. Now Sir J. Graham utte red a remarkable prophecy in his remarkable pamphlet, published thirty years ago, which at the present moment was very striking. He said, " When ever the country presents the spectacle of millions wanting bread, teen would the people sweep away toles, pensions, and honours."—(Prolonged cheering.) Now, what was the r.medy for these evils? If Ray man expected any material reduction of taxation without Parliamentary reform, he imposed a great de lusion upon himself.—(Cheers.) It was contrary to alt experience. Look even at the proceedings of the presei.t session. Mr. Cobden, upon a motion for the re ducion of only ten millions of taxation, without any definite period being specified, had only 84 votes; and Mr. Hume, who proposed a small reduction in our huge standing army, had only forty gentlemen to sup port him. He would only trespass upon them for one moment longer, to say that they only sought to accents plish that which Lord J. Russell promised when he intro duced the Reform Bill into the House. Lord Junn said I propose by this Bill that the people shall send to the Commons House of Parliament their real repre sentatives, to deliberate on their wants, to consult on their interests, to consider their grievances, to hold the purse shit gs of the nation, to lay the foundation for sa lutary changes in the well-being and comforts of the people, and that laws shall not be passed for the benefit of classes by men roused from their slumbers at twelve o'clock at night to vote for what. they know not.— (Great laughter and cheers.) Now, he hoped whets Lord John Russell saw the report of the meetiag in the public Dress, that he would lose no time in senoing a subscription to qualify him a member of the association.—(Loud laughter.) They wanted no more than that, and with less they would not be content. —(Loud cheers.) . _ .asr. SAMUEL bIonLEY said, as one belonging to the middle.classes he was glad in having an opportunity of identifying himself with that movement, which be be lieved had mucn to do with the happiness of a great mass of the working people.—(Cheers ) He was con nected with a house in the City which employed con • sidembly more than 2,000 men, and he was prepared to state that when loud was cheapest wages were invariably highest. During the late period of distress he thought the working classes had conducted themselves admirably, and he thought if they continued to do so,:and united together, that the higher classes would no longer be able to stand against them.—(Cheers.) He thought they were entitled to tru.tr heartiest and strongest congratulation. He telt glad that ho had had an opportunity of giving his must hearty adhesion to this movement, and endea vouring to prevail upon every one to give their support to it.—(Cheers.) He believed that if the association pursued its cc urse with vigour and energy all the electors tur the counties of Engle d would be secured to it, and afford tlicir grit aid ,n carrying out their great object. Dr. LONGSTAFF then came forward to support the re solution. Taxation was the beginning, the middle, and the end of all conversations. With respt ct to politics, :he present House of Commons,•• instead of considering how they should lighten the burl hills of taxation on the working classes, had done all they could to fix taxation upon them, and to remove it from themselves.—(Cheers.) Direct taxation was not popular; why? because he believed it was not properly understood.—(Cheers.) With respect to indirect taxation, that occurred in the Excise and Customs, and it was through them that the Government had put their hands into the pockects of the people.—(Loud cheers.) He maintained that direct taxation was the proper taxation to be placed upon the people.—(Cheers.) When the tax :gatherer came for the taxes upon his horses and carriages, and so on, he knew what be was paying to the State.—(Cheers.) He would put it to the meeting whether this country would have tolerated the tax upon tea it it had be( n honestly collected at the grocer's shop door.—(Cheers.) So much for the Cum tome.—(Cheers.) He would Low advert to the Excise. He was prepared to maintain that the Excise regulations advanced the price of soap by 21d. a pound. They in• terkred with the operations of the manufactures, and it was high time that the system was changed. How was that change to be brought about ? Why, iu this simple manner, by securing a change in the Parliamentary representation, and he had'lhr refore great pleasure in supportong thia ussociatioa.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. WILSON said the work:ng classes had been com plimented for their goodness, but when he remembered that in the last year a million of people died of absolute starvation, it ..id seem to him that as the working classes had evinced very little a)mp.tny tor the sufferings ot Ireland, they were not deserving of compiiment.— (Oh, oh.) Mr. LAWRENCE HEY WORTH, M.l'., also spoke in favor of dirt ct taxation. At present 35,000,000/. were ex torted from the pockets of the poor man, and, of course, tie was therefore obliged to consume less of the articles of consumption, so reducing the productive powers of the country. A system ot direct taxation would remove alt this evil, and he hoped shortly to ace it adepied.—(Elear.) He admired the universal suffrage which existed in France, and he theught the peace of the country and the fi. mness of the government at that moment solely dcpended upon it.—(Cheers.) But what had France done on the score of economy ? Nothing.—(hear.) With divot taxation, however, much might have been ticeowpiisheo in that respect.—( Hear, hear.) Sup posing there was a direct tax of 10 per cent. in this country. would not the nobility —some ot whom had 300,0001. a year—teel some reluctance in pa3itig their quota to the tax-gatherer? (Hear, hear.) And if t h e y complained would not the working cla-ses complain also ? Would not the working man inquire into the way in which his money was ex perni(d by the State?—(Cheers.) ad they think there wculd be any sin( cures? No, sir, es - try man would be a watch•deg upon the acts of the Government.—((;beers.) Direct taxation recommend , d itself in every light.— (Hear, Lear.) Then with respect to h univerysil bl hag; , lie lied advccate a cl ud it it ever an since 'universal e to expessien u t was 51 " . " —(11"r ' h • tul r g the men of England f or un iversal sutti tige, u:ti,t )- inevitably be conceded to than.—(Cherry.) lle lucked 111,01Ithose who taxed without his having a voice i n P arliament, as no thing but thieves,—(Laud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then apologised for the absence of 111 r. G(otge Thompson, who was prevented ad dressing the meeting in consequence of having to attend his duties in the House of Commons. Mr. Roebuck had expressed his intention of being present, tut no doubt, some unavoidable circumstance had pre y( nted him. He might assure the meeting, however, that none was more sound upon the question at issue than Mr. It.et;tielc.—(Loud cheers.) The resolution was then put to the meeting, and car ried Nit!, great Eh Mr. D. WIRE propo,(d the third reso!ution— ": 'I hat in tb' pinion of this meeeting the COMECIOt House ot Pat tian.ent, as at l resent constituted, represents neither th, pi potation, the pieperty, nor the ineustry of the eout,tri ; that the election of its Mt tubers has in nu nit roue anus been the reAt It of bribe ry and corrup non—(Cheer)—coercion and intimidation;—(Cheers) —that the Electoral distributions present the men strous anomaly of a few hundred voters in some districts returning as many Members as several thousand coneti tueat. in °thee districts; that the Reform Act has totally failed to realize the expectations of the country or to harmonise with the spirit of the nee—Wear, hear) — and that therefore a lirge exe nsiou of the frenclie-e, a complete independence in its exercise by means of the ballot—(Cheers)--s more equel apportionment of re presentatives to population—(Hear, hear)—and the I limitation of Parliament to three years—(Hear, hear) — become not only measures of common justice, but also of prudence tied satety."—(Loud cheers.) That cheer, he thought, would do instead of a speech.— (No, no.) The resolution deduced a consequence, and pointed to a remedy. Was it a fact that the House of Commons, as at present constituted, represented the population, the property, or the intelligence of the country? —(No.) Ile had only to look to the Umbers who made up that body, and the investigations of commit tees to deduce that the House of Commons did not do so. Look at Harwich. Why Harwich, with its 120 electors, returned two Members, whilst the Tower Hernias, with a populution of 24,000, returned no greater number. Harwich and a number of other similar places should be put in schedule A. What was the result of ha sing such plat es as Harwich? That the electors were in timidated, te cause they were bribed and coerced. Like Sudbury, it had been a place of corruption from the beginning-- it fairly stunk in the nostrils—(Laughter) --it was all over corruption.—(Laughter.) This shewed there must he an t quitablo division of electoral districts, in order to obtain a tair representation of the House of Commons.—(Cheers.) Eighty-six Members were sent to Parliament by a less number of voters than the con stituency of the Tower Hamlets, and the se who were sent to Parliament by such constituencies did not repro sent the people, but their own intereets.—(Cheers.) Hence it was that the Whigs sought t' le support of those who represented pocket boroughs and their own interests; and if they looked at those iyho either got places fur themselves or their families, they would find that they consisted of this class.--(Hear, hear.) Lord John Russell, he thought, would not even deny that the Reform Bill had failed. For the present de.ective state of representation there was no I •emedy but the better apportionment of electoral di visions; if this were done such constituencies could not be bribed, intimidated, or coerced.. They had received an excellent lecture upon political economy from Mr. Williams, who he , .l on all occasions supported Mr. Hume, when in the 'House, and whom he hoped soon to see there again. --'(Loud cheers.) He had told them that the poor paid in taxes seventy five per cent. more than the rich.. Ought it to be endured, that those who were 1, rot able should be subjected to such a burden, whilst the wealthier classes were comparatively unta:ead?—(Loud cheers.) The reason was apparent—it was in the present system of election. Let them reform their Parliament— ' (Cheers)—extend their suffrage, equalise their electoral districts, and they would soon get financial reform. — (Cheers.) He was glad to see that the people were now beginning to be alive to the fact that direct taxation was better than indirect taxation. Who, he would ask, ought to have the most interest in the Legislature? W by, the men who paid the most to the tax. He did not see many bankers, if any, preselot—(Cheers)—but they would come; when they found the ettive triumphant— (Cheers)—and then they would say, see what we have done.—(Cheers.) The poor man, under the present system, paid 75 per cent. in taxation, while the rich banker paid only 15. (Cheers, and cries of " Shame.") If direct taxation was adopted, when the grocer asked for the half-crown and the 9d. which was to be paid as a tax upon sugar and he would naturally be asked what it was for, and he would say for the exigencies of the state, and the party that was to be taxed would say, the exigencies of the state! What do you mean by that? Do you mean to carry on an unjust war to put down the rising liberties .4' the people—(Cheers)--by the exigencies ot the state? Did they mean the keeping up an army to put down the people. Exigencies of the state! did they mean Lady A., who lived in Hampton Palace, and who could not pay taxes, and was exempt from them?—(Cheers.) They would soon provide for the exigencies of the state if they did two things —put down the spirit of war, disband their army and dismiss their navy.—(Cheers.) He was glad that the Reform Association was to embrace all classes, the Whig and Tory. Sir R. Peel had made a declaration that he could never get over, namely, that they had taxed the people to the utmost verge of endurance. —(Cheers.) He knew that that was true, and let them take care to make him know it was so.—(Cheers.) No doubt the Whigs would one day turn round and assist them. Lord John Russell, when he felt the cold side of opposition, he would again become the leader of the people. Let there be no disunion. Let them depend upon themselves in unity. If the Chartists would join the association they would be aiding their own cause. True, the Chartists went beyond this association, but was a man who was going 100 miles beyond Bath to refuse to ride in another car riage because he only went as far as Bath? The error of the Chartists was that they had fallen into bad com pany, and there physical, instead of a moral force, had been preached. Let them now feel as he felt, and they would abandon their ill a d v i sers an d j o i n this association. Prue, it did not say that there should be universal suf- I rage, but it did not say there should not. It defined exactly what was practical now, and he invited the Chartists to take this proposal as an instalnient of their own plan. There was an old adage, that short reckonings made very good friends.—(Hear, hear.) They, therefore, asked to limit Parliament to three years, in order th at constitu ents might be better acqu inted with their representa tives, and the representatives have their virtue kept fresh by the necessity of accounting constantly to their constituents.—(Cheers.) Ile was rejoiced at the meeting because he saw in it the beginning of that movement which ought to have commenced and continued long ego, and he assured them, that it they made their motto, " Union among yourselves," they might bid defiance to .11 who opposed them.—(Loud cheers.) Mr. REYNOLDS, of weekly journal notoriety, next ad• dressed the meeting. He maintained that every individual who performed the duties and bore the burdens of a citizen had a right to be represented in the House of Commons. It was said that property was the real qua lificatien; and the aristocracy—and there was no more despicable aristocracy than that which they had in England, half of them having obtained their landed possessions by spoliation, being descended from the Normans, and the other half by the prostitution of their ancestors in the time of Charles IL—said that no man ought to have a vote unless he had a stake in the' country. Now he thought that a labouring man who had a salary of 13s. or 303. a week had as much stake in the country as the Duke of Sutherland, who had an income of 200.0001. or 300,0001. a year, because if the Duke, and similar in his situation, disliked their country, they could collect their money together and go elsewhere. But the working man could not du that.—(Cheers.) He was known as an ultra-republicau —(Cheers)—and had represented 20,000 of the work ing classes of Derby in the Convention.—(Cheers.) His works had circulated more that, those of others.—(A cry of " More shame to say so," hisses and groans, and counter cheers.) With respect- to Lamartine, he was not a representative of the people, because he had de serted their cause.—(No, no! and Yes!) He could not see how the ballet could be styled un- English, and unfair, when it was u-ed in all the West-end clubs, yet a member who adopted it in his club went down to the Mouse and denied the same right to the people. It was adopted in the army, and even Lord Cardigan would not use it unless he was shielded by the ballot -box. The proper apportionment of representetioneto the population was obviously based ou the principles of common sense. lie thought that the duration of Parliament should be limited to three years, on the principle that short reckon ings made long friends. He maintained that the earth belonged to those who were upon it, and that all ought to be satisfied before any one was allowed to live in idle ness.—(Cheers.) He was convinced that such reforms as were contemplated by this association could alone save this country trom destruction. The CHAIRMIN, in putting the resolutions, deprecated the terms used by Air. Reynolds in calling the aristo cracy infamous. The resolution was then put and de clared to be carried unanimously. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman amid loud acclamations, who shortly responded, and the meeting broke up at a late hour. EMPE RIAL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships assembled at Five o'clock. The Apprehension of Deserters (Portugal) Bill passed through committee. The Small Debts (Scotland) Bill was read a third time, and passed. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from certain of the clergy of the Established Church against the lay impropriatien of the tithes. AFFAIRS 01? TEE RIVER PLATE. The Eat! ot HARROW BY asked whether any ar rangement h.:d been entered into with Cr. neral Roses with regard to the affairs of the River Plate, whether the account of such arrangement which had appeared in the newspap, rs was true, and whether her Majesty's Government had ratified such arrangement? The Marquis of .LANSDOWNE said that a negotia tion was pending, and was not yet concluded, but he hoped it would lead to a satisfactory result. (I cons' quence of the loud time in which conversation was carried ou by a group of persona at the foot of the Throne, the answer of the Noble Marquis was almost inaudible.) The Earl of ABERDEEN said that if the arrange ment took place upon the bases which he had proposed it would be satisfactory. He had heard that modifica tions wire to be introduced, but he would state that no arrang. tuunt Should be entertained which did not tic know,«lge the itid, pendence of the state of Monte Video, which had been gnat dby this country. 'the Ma: qui* ot LANSDOWNE made a few observe tio,s which were completely inaudible, SOUTH-WESTERN AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAYS. Lord BROUGHAM. said that the directors of these railways had stated that the sum of 85,0001. had been paid to the Government on account of these railways with regard to certain branches leading to Windsor. tie wished to know whether any account had been ren dered of this money, for it was stated that there was no neord of receipt by the Government. Th, Earl of CARLISLE said that he had cenducted the ingot taione ell the part of the Government with re• g.. 1,1 to the passage of these lines through Windsor ; that hu had appeared before the Committees of both Houses of Parliament, and b-een ex:.mined during the pasting of that Bill, and that th e w h o l e hi story of the trabst,etion appeared in the preamble of the Bill. LardBROUGHAM—Was the sum mentioned? The Earl of CARLISLE—Either iu the preamble or the cl ruses. The Duke of CLEVELAND considered the Great Western Company had been hardly used. The so , leet. then dro toed. EPISCOPAL C gURCI - T, SCOTLAND, Lor.! BROUGHANt . uresent,'d a peti , ,.ion from the . Episcopalians of Sc:Alan 1, and in so doing, he would utstaio from staling his opinion either in favour or against the petit:oll( ra; but it would be no de parture from the rule, if he enpressAl his opinion with regard to those who may have conducted them selves rashly in anun-Christian, or illegal manner. The petitioners used the Liturgy of the Church of England which none had a right to alter. In Scotland these members of the Church of England were Sectaries and Dissenters. There were other Secta ries in Scotland who had taken it into their beads that they were logy; Sectaries than the petitioners. The peti tioners sul;;cribed to the Thirty.nine Articles, and used without alteration the Liturgy of the Church of Eng land. Not so the other; they used a Liturgy different, and in the use of that Liturgy the petitioners would not concur, because it contained matter to which they could not agree. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the ChuTraiFi;eminute3 before Four o'clock. LORD DUDLEY STUART. Mr. wuoIiTSON movui th it Curcl Dudley Stuart b• allowed to alts nd and vote in the Committee on Group 19 of Opposed Private Bills, in respect of the Bill for which he "as added to that Committee, notwithstanding the clerk of the Committee of Selection has not received from him the prescribed form of declarivion, wish his signature attached. provided he delivers in such declara ation forthwith.—Agr, ed to. PETITIONS. Mr. ANDERSON presented a petition from a place in Scotlat,d, praytng for a reform in the parochial system eduction in Scotland. Mr. OSBORNE presented a petition from St. Luke's, Middlesex, in fav,ur of th,. appointment of a Committee to inquire into the assessment of the metropolitan police. Mr. C. LUSHINGTON presented a petition frou St. George's, Westminster, against the projected removal of Smithfield M ar k et; and coocluding by moving that the petition be re f erre d to the Market.—Agre e d t o . Committee en Smithfield Mr. POR rAL presented a petition from Hampshire, complaining of agricultur a l di stress in that count y. Mr. MILNER GIB SON presented a petition from Manchester, complaining th at when clergyawn got into the Church they could not get out of it again —(L aug h ter ) '' —and praying that clergymen sect.ding from the E.tab lished Church might have the full benefit cf tho Tolera tion Acr. Laird DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from St. Pancras, praying for a refor m in Parliament. Mr. I'. SCR° YE presented a p et i t i on from a soc i ety o f working men in London, in favour of home col o nization. Sir JOEIN DucKwoirra presented a petition from Exeter ag-inst any alteration in the law of marriage. Mr. OS iIORNE presented a petition from John B) rne. a policeman in the D division, complaining that had been dismissed the service without sufficient reAson. Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition from Wolver hampton against tiny alteration in the Parliamentary Oaths Bill. S E C R I I t for South E o N n, DL ro Y se S t O o C a l , E k T t l h E e S m ' B ei l b L he L r . Wiltshire whether the Bill on Friendly Societies, w hi c h Mr. P. he had introduced, will have the effect which is appre hended in some parts of the country, of depriving all societies of the management of their own affairs, and of taking possession of their funds for the use of the Go vernment. _ _ _ _ _ Mr. SOTHERON said the Bill he bad introduced re lating to Friendly Suci Mies had for its object to enable members of those sucieties to ascertain for themselves ttieir real coudttien. TTIE SUN., LONDON._ TURS.4.I-sl ;y. „, NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. NEWDEGATE a new writ was ordered to issue fur the election of a Member for South Warwickshire, in the room of Mr. Shirley who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. POOR RELIEF. Lord NUGENT said he woo d, on an early day, move for a Committee to inquire into the pri.c.icability of charging the relief of the desti , ute poor in Englund and Wales on the general fun& of the country. PR I VATE BILLS. The reports on the following private Bills were taken into consideration, and agreed to:— Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Rail way (Abandonment of Part or Line, Extension to Lon don and North Western Railway, &c.) Bill . Cockermouth and Workington Katt way (Branch to Bridgefout, Amendment of Act, and Power to lease to Whitehaven Junction Railway Company) Bill. Cougleton Inclosure Act Amendment THE DERBY DAY. The Marquis of GRANBY rose to move that this House will, at the ruing of the House of this day, ad j,)urn till Thursday next. He thought it would be unne cessary to explain the object with winch he brought tor cwuasrtdomthaftonir utchiuen.H7()uAselautughaod j l ( t )u b r a n d b u e u en th an e day immemorial usually called the Derby•day, for the purpose of taking part, or so many of the Members as choie to do so, in a gfeat national recreation. He would remind the ll•use, as an additional reason fur agreeing to his motion, that they h:id been deprived this year of one of their holidays by reason of her Majesty's birth-day falling on a Saturday.—(Laughter.) Besides, there were officers belonging to the House who wanted to go and see the Derby run for. s:r GEORGE GREY - said, - tor his pa rt, ho was not prepared to vole in favour of the motion unless there was a general wish for the adjournment on the part cf the House. Mr. AGLIONBY (amid loud cries 'of "Divide") protested against the iluuse adjourniog over to-morrow, inasmuch as he had a very important 8411 for the en tranclus-nient of copy holds to bricg before the House to• morrow, which had several times already then post poned. - Mr. SIIARMAN CRAWFORD took the same view of the motion as the Hun. Member tor Cockermouth. Aftir a few words fr,..in Mr. ANSTEY, who would vote in favour of the motion, Mr. REYNOLDS said it was not his intention to op pose this motion, unless he gut a satisfactory answer from the First Lord of the Treasury to a question he would ask. It was quite clear that the Hun. Member for Cockermouth had nut "made up a book"— (Laughter) —and that " Chatterer" was no favourite in that Reuse —(Latight. r.) He deeply regretted that the Hon. Member for Cockermouth had nut " made up a book" for this, among other reasons, that Chteterer was an Irish horse. —(Laughter.) He would ask the Members of the Government it they if they were going to the Derby ? — (Laughter.) In that event he would most cordially vote for the motion. The gallery was then cleared for a division, and on our readmission there apptared— For the motion 138 Against it 119 Majoi ity ---19 The result was received by a portion of the House with great etteetiog, Mr: LA BOUCEIERE moved that the Committees hay.: leave to sit to morrow, notwithstanding the ad journment of the House. Atter a few words from Mr. AGLIONBY, The motion was agreed to without a division. REFORM IN PARLIAMENT. Mr. D'EYN COURT rose to move for leave to brine in a Bill for shorteuing the duration of Parliament. The question of shortening the duration of Parliament bad been a question which had been agitated by the people for the last 200 years. Since the Septennial Act there had been innumerable motions like that which he was then bringing forward for repealing that statute, and limiting the duration of Parliament. He bad thought it his duly to put in now, for the fourth time, on the part nationcoolntshiedered a great their right. what both Theytl they were edu justifiable himself consider wh et h er t h e S e ptennial Act was to la w repeal and the the or not. There h a d been no less tban twenty or s th e i p r t t e y nn m ia o l ti A on e s t, brought between bitestopreasPsianrilisitnnt eonta time of the Reform Bill in 1832. The Noble Lord at the head of the Government had never given a distinct opinion whether he considered the term of seven years for the length of Parliament a fit term, on any of those occasions when he (Mr. h'Eyocourt) had brought this subject before the Reuse. Would that Noble Lord say now that seven years was a fit time ? The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving for leave to bring in a Bill for shortening the duration of Parliament. Lord DUDLEY STUART rose to second the motion, and was (Larr sPRAICIN G.) THE LONDON GAZETTE. (THIS E VEN IN G.) DOWNING-STREET, MAY 19, 1849. The Queen has been pleased to constitute Rupert's Land, in North America, to be a Bishop's see and diocese, to be called the Bishoprick of Rupert's Lard, and to name and ap point the Reverend David Anderson, Doctor in Diviuity, to be ordained and consecrated Bishop of the said see. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 22. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major -General Thomas William et Robert Thomas Wilson , K.C. , deceared, M a y 18. sth Regiment of Foot—Major-General Sir John Grey, from ColonelK.C.B., , vice Lieutenant- General Sir Jasper Nicol's, K.C.8., deceased, May 18. 73d Foot - Major- General Richard Goddard Hare Clarges, C.B. to be Colonel, vice Major-General Sir John Grey, K.C.B. appointed to the sth Foot, May 18. Commissioned by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent. West Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry —The Viscount Nevill, to be Li eutena nt, vice Geary, resigned, May 12. ADMIRALTY, MAY 21. The following promotions have thi s day taken place, con sequent on the death, on the 19th instant, of Rear-Admiral sir Nesbit J. W illoughby, C. 13. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Edward Wallis Hoare to be Rear- Admiral of the White. Captain Robert Wauchope to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. WIIITEHALL, MAY 17. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Etherington, of Brunapton, in the county of Kent, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Court of Chancery. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. . John Co:sins, linendraper, New C hurch -street, Portman market. BANKRUPTS. William Discard, clock and watchmaker, Ely, Cambridge, to surrender June I, at one, and July 3, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Whitmore, official assignee, Basing hall-street; Nich. lis and Doyle, Bedford-row; Claxton, Ely. Stephen Dance, builder, Brighton, June 1, at half-past twelve, and J u l y 3, at half-past eleven, at the C our t o f bilI; suw n Great Bankruptcy, to - C anaut Jame s• nioflicsi- traalaesest, assignee, Birchin-lane, C orn - Bedford-row ; Evershed, Brighton. Thomas Dennis, licensed victualler, Rochfcrd, Essex, May ZO, at half past one, and July 3, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee; Chidley, Uuildhall- chambers. John Hutchinson apothecary and sur geon , Ri ver - terrace , North, Islington, /:lay 28, at one, and J u l y 9, at - eleven, at the ourt of Bankruptcy. Turquand, official assignee, Guildhall. ch , trnhers; Buchanan, Basinhall-street. George Pierson Ilutchinson, grocer, Crawford-street, Alarylcbone, June 2, at two, and July 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Green, official assignee, Guildhall chambers ; Tucker and Steavenson, Threadneedle -street; Hill and Mathews, St. Mary-axe. John Saul!, licensed victualler, Long Buckley, Northamp tonshire, May 31, at half-past one, and June 28, at two. at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee, Ba singliall-street ; Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's Inn-fields; Gery and Son, Daventry. Arthur White, saddler, Wimborne Minster, Dorsetshire, June 5, at two, and July 6, at eleven, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry; Cragg and Jeyea, Bedford-row; Rawlins, Wimborne Minster. Frederick Flear, miller, Farndon, Nottinghamshire, June 8, and July 6, at ten, at the Birmingham istrict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Nottingham; Tallents, Burnaby, and Griffin, Newark-upon-Trent. Robert Scriven. tallowchandler, Glastonbury, Somerset shire, June 5 and July 3, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Hutton, official assignee, Bristol; Holman, Glaston bury; Abbot, Bristol; Holme and Co. New-inn. Joseph Culv erwe ll B rown, draper and grocer, June 5 and 27, at eleven, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Lovibond and Caralake, Bridgwater; Sies and Turner, Aldermanhury. John Ednionson, miller. Warrington, Lancashire, June 4, and 25, at one, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, offi cial assignee, Manchester; Mourilyan and Roweell,Verulam. buildings, Gray's-inn ; Leeming and Richardson, Manchester. Wilson Forster and John Dodgseu, merchants, Liverpool, June 6 and 23, at eleven, at Liverpool District Court. Cazenove, c fficicl assignee, Liverpool ; Vincent, Temple, London; Robinson, Liverpool, COURSE OF EXCH Amster lam •• •• 12 21 Ditkr, at sight ••.• •• 12 1 gottcrdtun • ... .. 12 3 A.ntwerp.............. 25 81 imburgh ......31.8. 13 13h, &Mona. .••.... "aria, 3 days'sight ...• 25 5234 Ditto. 3 months .... 25 75 *Larseilles 25 70 Bourdeaux . 25 75 Frankfort on Maine.... 121 1.4 Petersburgh, Sil.Rble” 36J 8er1in............ •• •• Vienna, effec. flo•• •• 12 15 Frieste, ditto.... • • .... 12 15 SisAltid ••.. • • ........ 49% Cadiz • • • ............ 50 Bilbao.. •• • • • • ...... Barcelona • • • • ........ AN GE.--c THIS DAY.) Glbrahas— • • • • • • • • •• • • Leghorn ........ •• 31 0 Genoa ••• • . .•• .. 26 40 Venice.... ••••••• • • • • • Naples ...... •..... • • 40 bh Palermo, per0z........ 116% Lisbon.• • • • • .. • • • • • • • • 53 0p0rt0.... • Rio Janeiro Buenos Ayres .. • . New York, 21 days'sight Philadelphia .... • • .... PYICis OF BULLION, PEA os Foreign Gold In bars.. £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin .. ii 0 0 Spanish Doubloons .. 0 0 6 New Dollars ••.. • • 0 4 10 Silver In bars 0 4 11 T. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, May 22.) Sus/le.—To-day the market for all sorts of Sugar was in a favourable position, and the quantity on offer was smaller than for some time past. In West India a good business was concluded by refiners and grocers, whilst the rates ob • tained are fully equal to those of Friday. 152 hhds 10 trcs Barbadoes at public sale went at 42s for fine, and at 89s to 41s 6d for middling to good yellow, which are firm rates. The only public sale of Sugar at present declared is 3,800 bags of Manilla for Thursday. REFINED.—To-day Refined Goods were in excellent de mand by home dealers, and brown grocery Lumps were not to be purchased under 528 per cwt. The market has a firm aspect, and low goods are in scanty supply. For Bonded Crushed Sugar the market is dull at former rates. bIAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius was in excellent demand by private treaty ; 3,833 bags were sold at public sale at stiff rates; line yellow fetched 40s 6d to 425, mid dling to good 39s to 40s, low 383 to 38s 6d, good and fine brown 36s to 37s 6d per cwt. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon there was no public sale of Bengal or Madras, but by private treaty several parcels were sold at fully former rates; indeed, in some cases a small ad vance was p aid. FOREIGN. —This afternoon the market for Foreign Sugar presented afi m aspect. 12,000 bags Manilla at public sale sold at 38s to 39s for low and middling clayed greyish, and 428 pegs of Santa Martha at 218 to 255, which are fully former rates. By private treaty two cargoes of Bahia have been sold at 20s fur brown, and at 23s 6d for white. MoLassts.—The demand has much improved, and higher rates are paid for all sorts; several parcels have been sold, St. Lucie at 20s 6d, ftominica 21s 6d, fine Antigua 225, and 600 hhds of new Cuba at 2ls per cwt. Bengal Treacle is held with firmness, at 15s 6d to 16s per cwt. COFFEE. This afternoon Mocha C, fee was in less de mand, and at public sale 586 bales 459 halt-bales only in part sold, but full rates were obtained; middling fetched 52s to 555, lung bean 60s 6d to 735, triage 32s to 40s damaged 30s to 47s 6d. Of Ceylon the quantity offered has been 36 casks 2,917 bags, but a part only sold upon rather lower terms; Native ord at 31s, good ord 32s to 335, real good ord 33s 6d to 345; Plantation, low mid 46s to 49s 6d, fine fine ord 44s 6d to 455, and good ord 36s to 36s 6d per cwt. TEA.—In consequence of rather lower rates having been acceeded to for Congou, buyers have been induced to operate with increased readiness, and a good business has been doae. The value of ordinary and good ordinary soand is 7id to Bid per lb. With Green the market has been well supplied, and sellers are to be found rather under former rates; never theless, home dealers have made purchases with caution. There is a plentiful supply. Only a limited demand has been experienced for scented and Pekoe Teas, moderate as prices are. The public sales of 25,000 pkgs have proceeded with flatness, and the quantity sold amounted to 8,000 pkgs. RICE.—To-day there was not much demand for East India Rice, and at auction 6,000 pockets 1,200 bags went at rather lower rates, still the aid part sold; Bengal, good white went at lOs to lOs 6d, broken and dusty 8s to 8s 6d, damaged 4s to 7s 6d, and Madras sound pinky white 8s to 8s fid per cwt, whilst mid white Bombay was taken in at 9s for small clean grain. SPICES.—To day Pimento was less enquired after, and nearly the whole of 634 bags at public sale were taken in at aid to 3id for middling to good, but these are fully farmer terms: but 21 cases Bengal Ginger Sold at 32s 6d 34a 6i for home trade sort; these may be considered moderate rates for wormy and flinty. SraraTs.—To-day Rum was in good demand, and on the part of holders there is more firmness. Sales were made at Is 2id to la 3d for proof East India, and la 4d to :s 40 for Leeward Island. liihroo.—Since the conclusion of the quarterly sales the market for East has presented a firm aspect. A fair home and export demand has been experienced, and former rates are well kept up. Ihe stock is still less than in the past season, whereas fur all purposes deliveries are upon a more extended scale, with every prospect of a continuance. COCHINEAL.—AIthough there are sellers under former rates, still only a limited home er expoi t demand has been experienced, and the supply does m t tall off. The value of Honduras silvers is from 3s l3d to 4s 6d, and black as 3d to 58 6d per lb Deliveries are still larger than in the former year, whilst prices exhibit a reduction for all sorts, and there is not a much larger stock. SALTPETRE.— There is a greater supply, and as the de mand for all purposes is getting smaller a decline in the value of 6(1 to is per cwt. has taken place for the better sorts, but in the value of inferior little variation has occurred. Of 5,160 bags offered at auction not above one-half sold ; refraction 5 to 7 per cent. refraction went at 27s to 27a 6d, 34 to 4 1 / 2 27s 6d to 28s, 2 to 2% 28s ad., and a small parcel of fine white strong chrystal 21 per cent 29s per cwt. British refined is 31s to 31s 6d per cwt. Nitrate of Soda at lls 6d to 12s per cwt. TALLow.—Russian on the spot is not to be purchased upon lower terms, still the demand has been limited for all purposes, and 38s 6d to 38s 9d per cwt is the value of fine P.Y.C. There are sellers for delivery in the Last three months of the year at 395, but few buyers are to be met with. Home e e 1 supplyl ent de me exceed d at the e 37s consumption. to 38s on t m h e e l t ey ed et c n o e n t t t i D el% Of New South Wales 375 casks have been sold at auction at from 34s to 375; 119 casks , 150 barrels , and 120 boxes of South American at 34 s to 37 s 9 d for ord to fine; and casks ues superior Cape 41s per cwt. For i public sale the large quan ibnutexthc titv of 1,200 packages of Tallow s declared. Rough Fat has fallen to 2s Id per stone. 011-B.—For auction on Friday 15 tuns Sperm, and 100 tuns of southern Oil are declared. Seal , paid , 291 lOs to 301, straw and tinged 281 to 2 91 , yellow and brown 251 t0 271 10 s. In Cod only small purchases have been made at 261, and for arrival sales can be made at 251 10 s. A fall in the value of Southern has taken place, but at public sale 54 tuns were sold ; fine went at 291 to 291 10s, low to good 241 to 2EI, ,and one lot of very inferior 221 15s. By private treaty a fair business Sperm has been dealt in with caution, :and prices are sill further depressed At auction 16 tuns went at 731 10s to 73/. 15s. The finest is not worth more than 751, and Headmatter 761 per tun. Lin seed has been sold to a fair extent for home trade pur poses, and exporters have been buyers to a fair extent; prices are not higher, and rule at 25s 6d to 25s 9d per cwt on the spot. For Olive a desire is shown to sell Gallipoli at 424 and other sorts at from 381 to 41/ per tun. For Palm, the rates paid are 30a to 32s per cwt for mid to fine, and holders evince firmness. Rapeseed Oil has been dealt in with caution; pale at 38s, and brown at 37s ner cwt, still there is not a smaller consumption. The demand for Cocoa Nut Oil has been limited at 35s to 275. Lard Oil 38s to 40s, and GrounclNut at 28s to 28s 6d. MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS. NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1549. Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*236 Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 49 Tubercular Diseases ... ... 187 Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 123 Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 40 Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of Respiration ... ••• ••• ... 169 Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs of Digestion... ..• ••• -.. ... ••• 58 Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ... ... ... 11 Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, R.I. ... —. 9 Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ". 8 Diseases of the Skin, &c. ... 004 *O4 0 Malformations... 4414 ... 444 444 ..I 5 Premature Birth ... .. 4140 664 27 Atrophy ... V I :: Privation, Cold, or Intenpe e ... 13 ... ... 43 466 064 Sudden ... ... ... . ... 10 . *** ...rano "' ... 34 Causes not specified ... ... ... ". ". 11 DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 1,033 Population Average weekly Deaths Enumerated, Deaths. 1844-8. in the 1841 Five Springs. Week. west District,— 300,711 . . 145 ... 157 North D..triets.. 375,971 .. 185 ... 186 Central Distr.:Es 373,653 ... 168 ... 166 East Districts ... 392,444 ... 207 ... 192 South Districts.. 501,190 ... 258 ... 332 Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 963 ... 1,033 Males , .•• ••• ••• ••• 511 Females ... 522 ••• ••• ••• ••• BIRTHS IN THE WEEK. Males .., ... ... ... ... 09 Females ... ... ... ••• 689 Total ... ._. ... ... ... 1,398 *ln this number are included 1 case of death by Cholera, 35 by Scarlatina, and 42 by Typhus Fever. --_;_ MURDER OF A I oLICEMA_N AT BRISTOL—O n making inquiries at the central station yesterd a y- (Mon d a y) at ttl-nooin we were informed that Inspector Boswor:h had not yet returned from London, but that ti two sol diers, Andrew llsly end John *Parlour, who stand charged on the coroner's inquisition with the wilful murder of John Pym, a police•constable, sailed with their regiment for India on the 9th inst. D_xtUl IT- 1_ A 'NE TtlEAi RE GERIIAN OPERA. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per:. formances at this theatre witlh their presence last even ing. The house was of course crowded, ,rict no sooner bud her Majesty made her appearance in her bex than tne whole house robe and greeted her with the most en thusiastic cheering. Her Majesty came to the front of the box and gracefully acknowledged the loyal greeting. The National Anthem was then sung, and was received with the most enthusiastic loyalty, and her Majesty again bowed her acknowledgments The opera chosen for the occasion was Flotow's Wrathlla, one of the weakest compositions of one cf the weakest of modern composers. All that could be done for it was done for it last night by the German company, but its success was not greater than on its production in an English dress some years since. The performance concluded with the second and third acts of Der Freis chutz, which were gloriously givtn. sever have we heard the Huntsman's and Bridesmaid's ehurusses so superbly rendered. ST. JAMEs's THEATRE. FRENCH OPERA. Boisselut's opera culhiyue, .11'e cuclaz pas ala Reins, was pr‘ duced here lest evening with that success which has been the invariable attendant of this most delightful opera at all the continental theatres. The libretto by Scrihe and Gustave Vacz is a model fur dramatic writers, and, independently of its merits as an opera, Aie 7 ouch: pus d la Reine is one of the most perfectly con structed dramas ever produced. The scene is laid at the court of Leon, and the sorry turns on the traditional rule of etiquette at the Court, by which to touch the sovereign' s person, even to save life, is punishable by d. ath. In the opera, Don Fernando d'Aguilar (Ceti dere), whose father had been dispossessed of fortune and station by lion Fabrique, the Regent of Leon, has saved the life of the Queen, a minor, but, in doing so, has held her in his arms. Ho is poor, almost penniless, but is befriended by Maxi mus, the Court jeweller, and his pretty wife, Estrella. Of the latter, the Regent is desperately enamoured, even to tl e extent of promising to grant any request she may make. Site demands the command of a company for Fernando, whom the Queen, who reme m• hers his service, though she fears to expose him to peril for having "touched" her, attaches to her Court. At a moment when the Queen has fallen asleep under th• infliction of some State affairs intruded on her ty the Regent, Don Fernando cannot resist the tempta tion to snatch a kiss. See❑ by the Regent, who of course hates him, he is hurried off to punishment. But the Regent has made a night assignation in the palace with Estrella; the Queen, by arrangement with the lat ter, takes her place; and, when the lights are brought in, the Regent is discovered kneeling at the feet of his cove reign and pupil, embracing her and ki-sing her hand. By the law of the kingdom of Leon, it is the King alone who can di►pense with the severe punishment at• tached to this crime of etiquette. The young Queen, by choosing Don Fernando d'Aguilar for her hus band, at the same time releases him, and enables him to pardon the Regent for his involuntary less rnajesti. The music, by Boisselot, is lively, sparkling, appropriate, and thoroughly dramatic, and sometimes rises above the level of comic opera—as, for instance, in the opening scene of the last act, which was given by Mademoiselle Charto❑ (who acted the Queen) with great taste, im mense power, and wonderful execution. It was one of the most brilliant musical displays we have witnessed for a long time, and drew down the most enthusastic ap plause. Indeed the whole of the music that fell to the share of Mademoiselle Charton was admirably ren dered, and her acting was exquisite. She was indeed the Queen of the evening. Mademoiselle Guichatd as Estrella was the most lively and coquettish of sou brettes, and sang as she always sings, deliciously. Zelger was the Regent, and his magnificent bass voice did full justice to the music of the part; and Couderc as Fernando was the most interesting of lovers. His aria, " Ted qui ceduit" was beautifully rendered, and his acting throughout was full of sprit. The opera was admirably put on the stage. The orchestra, under the direction of the prince of conductors, Charles Haussens, was perfect. Charton. Ceudere, and Zelger appeared at the conclusion in obedience to the call of the audience, and there was afterwards a separate call (a well de served compliment) for Mudlle. Guichard, who was led on by Zelger. Ae 7 ouchez pas ala _Reins bids fair to be come as great a favourite in England as it is on the con tinent. The National Anthem was sung during the course of the evening, the solo parts being taken by Miss Messent and M. Octave. GRAND ENTERTAINMENT TO TIIE BIHOPS AT THE MANSION-HOUSE. Yesterday being the 148th annivers iry of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, the members and friends of the institution, with the bishops, the clergy, the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs at tended Divine service in the afternoon in St. Paul's Cathedral. In the evening the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress gave a banquet at the Mansion-house, and were honoured with the company of the Archbishop of Canterbury and Miss Sumner, the Bishop of London and Miss Blomfield, the Bishop of Llandaff, the Bishop of Worcester and Mrs. repys, the Bishop of Oxford and Mis Wilberforce, the Bisnop of Lichfield and Mrs. Lansdale, the Bishop of Carlisle and the lion. Mrs. Percy, the Bishop of Hereford and Mrs. Hampden, the Bishop of Salisbury, the Bishop of Ripon and the Hon. Mrs. Langley, the Bishop of Bangor, the Bishop of Manchester and Mrs. Lee, the Rev. the Lord Bayn ing and Lady Bayning, the Reverends Lord Wriothesley Russell, lion. J. Evelyn Boscowan, Hon. F. P. Bouverie, lion. Montagu Villiers, lion. C. L. Courtenay, and Sir Henry Thompson, the Dean of Westminster and Miss Buckland, the Deans of Norwich and Canterbury, Sir R. 11. Inglis, Bart., M.P., Archdeacon Hale and Miss Hale, the Arch deacons Sinclair and Croft ; the Master of the Temple, thn Rev. Doctors Rice, Jelf, Mortimer, M'Caul, Croly, Russell, Hawtrey-, Vivian, Rolfe, Roy, and Cumming; the Rev. Messrs. R. Wood and Mrs. Wood, Dennis Kelly and Mrs. Kelly, R. Dear and Mrs. Dear, J. Jen nings, and Mrs. Jennings, S. R. Cattley, chaplain to the Lord Mayor, and Mrs. Cattley, Cbarles Marshall, E. Auriol, E. Pizey, J. Thomas, W. G. Humphrey, W. Burnett, W. B. Frowd, E. Hawkins, J. E. Tyler, J. Davis, J. Carver, J. Cohen, Samual Wix, T. Burnet, J. _Erman, Frederick Poynder, J. Fisher, A. Black, J. J. Anderson, P. Alte, R. Conington, J. Hamilton, J. W. Glendon, 1). Williams, G. Goodman, J. B. Murray, R. Hooper, George Trevor, W. Browne and J. Macdonald; the Misses Burnett, Aldermen and their ladies ; W. Thompson, M.P., Sir George Carroll, J. K. Hooper, T. Farncomb, J. Mangrove, W. Hunter, T. Sidney, M.P., F. G. Moon, D. Salamons, W. Lawrence, R. W. Carden; Mr. Sheriff Finnis and Mrs. Finnis, Mr. Sheriff Goodheart and Mrs. Goodheart, Mr. Chamberlain and Mrs. Brown, Mr. John Labouchere, Mr. Hill, the Under- Sheriffs Shearman and Tamplin, with their ladies; the Town Clerk, Mrs. and Miss Merewether, Mr. W. liar greave, Mr. S. B. Brook, Mr. R. Arden, Mr. C. Elliott, Mr. C. Francis, Mr. C. J. Manning, Mr. C. Hodgson, Mr. Deputy Bedford, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Williams. &c. The Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Winchester, Durham, Gloucester, Peterborough, Exeter, and Lincoln, who had accepted invitations, were unavoidably pre vented from honouring the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress with th• it company. The dinner, which was supplied by Messrs. Ring and Brymer, fully supported the high character of that firm as purvey ors. The LORD MAYOR, in rising to propose the first toast, said—l esteem it a high honour and privilege to be per mitted to entertain in this hall the Bishops and other dignitaries of the Church upon this important anniver sary. I am aware that it is not usual to offer many ob,ervations in proposing the toast of the Church and Queen, and I shall adhere to that rule, but it is impos- sible on such an occasion to retrain from making allusion to an incident of recent occurrence, which, although greatly to be deplored, tends in no slight degree to pro duce the most unequivocal evidences of loyalty and love to the Sovereign.—(Cheers.) It is quite impossible to conceive any thing stronger than the mingled feel ings of anxiety and indignation which burst forth in the metropolis upon the intelligence that an attempt was made upon the lite of her Majesty.—(Loud cheers.) At a time when all the continental nations are struggling in political convulsions, this country enjoys a complete immunity from any of those dreadful conflicts to which the rest of Europe is subjected. It would, indeed, be matter of regret if the lustre of the character of a peo ple so distinguished by their attachment to the laws, were dimmed by an act against the person of the Sove reign.—(Cheers.) But the occurrence to which I allude, although calculated to exasperate, on the one side, is sure, on the other, to call forth renewed manifestations of devoted affection and loyalty. It is with the highest degree of pleasure I propose " The Church and Queen." —(Loud cheering.) The company immediately rose and drank the toast with the utmost enthusiasm. The LoRD MAYOR—I now rise to propose " The Health of Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and the rest of the Royal Family." It is unnecessary to say one word in praise of Prince Albert. Every day brings forward additional proofs of his desire to promote the good of her Majesty's subjects, and of his benevolent ex ertions for the advantage of the humblercla t s o ses.— classes.--- (Cheers.) It has been my happiness personally hiestima. wit ness his Royal Highness's labours and the h in nion the in e lve ( s Cheers.) lively gratification to only ai d in ts the g_. metropolis m eg the m os butmost surrounding eishe c h o l' un n ti o e t s 'ropagation of the Canterbury and the Society 'tin f trtook occasion to speak 01 The LORD MAYOR next pr porseoptobsetehdt:‘4•lThe Archbishop of Gospel in Foreign Parts.' his fellow• citizens for that able and eminent l'rehtte who the respect entertained by his brother magistrates and discharge d the difficult duties of hi s high office in so e x e mplary a =timer— (Ch.-ere.) The Archbishop of CANTee n nevon returning thanks, commented upon the magnificent fn , spitality of the Lord Mayor, end then proposed the health of his Lord ship, many of whose con,tituents were, he understood, present, and no doubt delighted to witness the strong reeling of respect and regard which had been expressed by the company for the Chief M a ei strate of London. The LoRD MAYOR proposed " i'he Bi s h o p o f L on d on and the Bench of Bishops." Ile spoke of the severe duties which the Bishop of London had to perform in his immensely extensive district, and of that Prelate's never tailing exertions for the diffusion of learning. The Bishop of LONDON returned thanks in an admi rable speech, which he delivered with great spirit. Ile had, he said, been happily connected with the city of London for twenty-nine years, in eight of which he had served as parochial clergyman, and iu nearly twenty-one as bishop, and he rejoiced in the co-operation with which his and his brethren's exertions in the gnat cha rity they were cotemetucratiner b had met from the magis trates of London. Ship s , colonies, and commerce were the great instruments by which the propagation of tht Gospel must be accomplished, so that the union of the city of London with the spirit of that charity was indis pensable to its success.—(Cheers.) ,A , :ceiblgii,:p of CANTERBURY proposed " The of Fite lady S, yore! other toe.sts'iollowt.d. 7 - ir 7 t I Must or the , e.4rnpany re t i r ed a t an early-hibuk from the festive boLri, anti 411 appeared to be tieligh..ed with the redly mugniticent entertainment. DOVER BAY AND BREAKWATER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, —A sense of public duty impels me to reply to a noice of my rcmarks on the above subject by Colonel Williams, of Ramsgate, in The Jun of Monday last. I regret that he should give himself the slightest trou ble as to individuality in a subject where principles are involved of such vital importance. He asserts that he is " at no he .s to discover the author," and having duly chronicled this important result of his imaginings, pro ceeds forthwith to make a personal attack un mistaken identity. The Colonel gives in a very general adherence to the principles and causes adduced by the as being in cunti final operation on the south coast of Eugland ; ho dues not ev, n eitqute that it may Le a hundred years before the shingle rounds a pier extending 800 feet from the , .h.re —his words are that it will and must -` ultimately' rehell the end of the pier. Agreeing with one another so nearly, I cut rather surprised that he should be so wroth with nic. It must be Vat he takes me fur the gentle man at the Admiralty, who lately gave him bush a rap nv r the knuckles for his meddling interference with works against which he was raising a factious op position. He also feels very ill at ease because I wrote anonymously. Now, Sir, as I have no personal vanity to gratify—no petty pamphlets to puff—nor no desire fur undue notoriety, I have therefore adopted the more customary course of modestly retiiieing my real name; but as my pen is and has always been employed pro bona public°. If 1 thought that the public would be bene. tited by removing the veil of incognito, I should at once do so. The Colonel further makes sundry insinuations as to my being a hired scribbler, _which, although ex tremely lame and impotent, must still be repelled. I beg him and your numerous readers to understand, that I am entirely unconnected with any Government establishment, have no interest whatever in the port of Dover, or the works at present going on there ; have never solicited, never obtained Court patronage or Go vernment place or pay; I have no affix to append to my name at my country's expense. My bureau is not adorned with an official inkstand, from which to " apirtle ink ex cathedra." Being thus free from party bias, local j. alousy, disappointed hopes, or that prejudice which is blind to truth, I humbly conceive myself in a favourable position for making your readers acquainted how matters stand, and that with strict impartiality. It is sad to see Colonel Williams evidently suppress ing or perverting the knowledge he possesses on this subject, and whether be does so to damage Dover or re store Ramsgate, I am quite at a loss to discover; certain it is that he conceals the truth, so that he may have a kick at a body of men of whom I know but little, viz., the Commissioners of Dover Harbour; but were he in possession of one tithe of the knowledge to which he so unblushingly lays claim, had he taken the trouble to compare the present operations with his own ideas of protection of shipping from the north west gales, he would have been prepared for the " startling announce ment" contained in my last letter, as to the separate, di-tinct usefulness and independence of the present works. The great national object of the Refuge Harbour at Dover is in plan exceedingly simple. A strong sea-wall running out at right angles from the mainland, close to the entrance of the harbour forms the west side; above • wile to the eastward o f D over a s i m il ar wal is to be erected. Jutting out from the south foreland near to the Cornhill Coast Guard Station, at the outer extremities of these walls, wide navigable entrances will be made for the free ingress and egress of shipping of every tonnage; whilst beyond these openings, much further to sea, runs a third massive stone wall in deep water, running nearly parallel to the shore, and extending from pier to pier, thereby covering in the whole of Dover Harbour and Bay, some knowledge of the extent of which may be formed when it is known that these walls will enclose an area of upwards of 600 acres; and the outer wall or breakwater is to be upon the upright wall principle, and not at all like the negligent, haphazard plan adopted in Plymouth Sound, where a most irregular mass of stone was allowed to find its own bed, and yet so much ad ' mired by the Colonel. The western wall or angle of this great work is that which now so excites the ire and calls forth the letters of Colonel Williams, and this pore non though most assuredly forming a prominent part of the gigantic undertaking, is at present known as the " New Dover Landing-pier;" and certainly the country is indebted to the genius of their engineers (not royal) when the several parts of a great work are brought to bear upon public comfort and convenience, just the same as we find directors opening tne portions of their rail ways as they become ready for traffic, without waiting for the completion of the whole. Most nobly do the works proceed on this western angle. Standing within a window niche of the Folke stone Hotel lately, my attention was arrested to observe the robust head of this massive piece of masonry pres• sing sternly out to sea beyond the lofty face of Shaks pere's Cliff; standing forth in bold relief from the line of coast, it seemed to bid defiance to the angry lashing of the winter's storm, a grand monument of the triumph of engineering skill, guided by that Almighty power which eieldeth all the destinies and deliberations of men. The Engineer. Colonel thinks that " a harbour of re fuge in Dover Bay is imperatively called for;" then why• dues he rail out against the first step to his thoughts and wishes? If the aspirations of his soul and his pamphlet are about to be realised, then why does he turn round and denounce a very successful commencement of what he deems imperative, spitefully maliogning it as for a mere " temporary purpose"—a clutch for a deserted seaport? With Plymouth Sound, Spithead, Beachy Head, Dun geness, the ;South Foreland, the Downs, and the Nore, all protectors, within a few hours' sail of each other, and being an ardent financial reformer, I have some doubts whether it is so very loudly called for to have a refuge harbour at Dover; but if I did consider it necessary, I certainly would hail with delight the successful com mencement of such a work. I have stood upon the works several times, with gentlemen great by birth and great by talent; I have conversed amid the diving-bells and machinery employed with the most scientific men of the present day, iecluding engineers, civil, military, and practical, and have seen and heard unmingled satisfao tion as to the works and their ultimate benefit; and yet we find an obscure individual calling it a "job," which he believes "will be dearly purchased at twopence halfpenny." Sic transit gloria mundi. It is, however, one consolation to know from the Gallant Colonel that, although it is a " job," it will, nevertheless, be an important " local benefit—a great prate" for the port of Dover. Ilow is it that Colonel Williams has " applied to every Member of the House of Commons who takes an interest is questions of finance, and received no encouragement for inquiry into that grave job?'" He tells the public that he has appealed to the press, and then he appeals to the publio themselves; yet no one lends an ear. He then tries threats—he "demands to be heard," and repeats " that nothing will or shall put this matter to rest but inquiry.'! The House of Commons he implores to take a flue sieve, and ",have the matter sifted." Hear you this further— ye Gentlemen Commoners and ye Noble Lords—Colonel Williams has discovered " strong ground" for your in• tervetaien. The restoration of the prize is a secondary consideration—only remettre the Gallant Colonel. In my last letter, which you did me the honour to in sert, I endeavoured to show your readers that so great was the magnitude of the scheme which the Refuge Har bour Commission decided upon, that to future genera tions would be left the honour of completieg the task; whereat the Colonel jumps to the conclusion that all is abandoned but the pier, and that the country is doing what private or corporate funds should have accom plished long ago. Now, I certainly know that the cor porate funds of Dover, whilst they have been applied with care, have been expended with liberality to improve the harbour; within the last few years they have constructed additional harbour accommodation. The deepening of the harbour has been decided upon, amd been commenced; and not only these, bat whilst on 4 visit of health a few weeks back, the bliging master of the works there kindly pointed out to me the centre line for a splendid double ship slip, which is to be commenced forthwith, in plan and principles superior to that at Ramsgate, and which must prove a. vast acquisition to the port, for not only is the situation for the slip conve nient, but it actually touches upon the only two ship builders' yards of this port. Considering the extent of these works, and taking these three undertakings toge there, we should find but small reason to stigmatise " those in charge of Dover Harbour." I trust you will, Sir, accept an earnest apology for the unexpected length to which these remarks have run, and an assurance that I have no other interest or motive to serve in this matter than solely and entirely the information of your readers, and to put the public in possession of the true merits of the case. I am, Sir, &c., ALPHA. London, May le, 1849. A LOYAL SCRNE.—The tide of loyeity tever, perhaps,flowed higher than it did on Saturday eveni ng , when metropolis were in the streets viewing the illuminations in ho nour o f t h e birth day the whole population of the of our beloved Sovereign. It seemed as if the people had by electric agency received the intelligence of the diabolical attempt upon the Queen's life, and, at the same time, the cheering news that she had provi dentially escaped unscathed. So profound was the emotion excited in the minds of the populace, and ao strong was the affection elicited from all classes, thgs every opportunity was s&zed that would verve to give It expression. This was particularly exemplified in the laige assemblage collected during the whole of the even ing opposite the Paletot Warerocuis belonging to the Messrs. Nicoll, whose several houses in liegent-street prc. , se nted perhaps the most tasteful and brilliant illutni ift.tion ever see n in London: one portion of the device consisted of the words " God save the Queen" in gi• gantic letters of gas; this, it would seem, suggested i n the spectators the idea of singing the National Anthem, and though it may not be considered as having been accomplished in a very artistic manner, yet was it most pleasing to hear from the heartiness with which it WI. given; and few that witnessed the scene will forget the fine expression displayed upon so many loyal and en thusiastic faces during that evenin. The effect was much assisted by th e bl ase o f li g ht which almost seemed to turn the night into day.—Murning Post. KILLYBEGS, MAT 19.—The Emely Maria smack Liverpool to Donegal, sunk off St. John's Point, in 20 fathoms, having struck upon a rock; crew saved. DEAL, Max 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrci. Jupiter, Goy. encheu, liavarinab, having been warned off the Elbe ; Man inn, 11. , Ionquist, New Orleans for Gothenburg. OFF DOVER, MAY 19.—Hermine, Henrlci, Rio Janeiro for [lull. COWES, MAY 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Ann ;rant, Rigby, Batavia ; Coquet, Pruhn, Rio Janeiro ; both ter ilumburgh.