The Sun. — London, England, 1842-06-06 00:00:00

Vb tit laittton SUN-OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. LLANELLY RAILWAY AND,DOCK COMPANY.-(THIS DAY.) A Special General Meeting of the Proprietors in this Company was held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Committee of Management, and to elect two new Directors. ..! ROBERT BIDDULPH, Esq., took the Chair, and having briefly explained the obj ect of the meeting, called on The SECRETARY, who read the report, from which it appeared that the Company has completed 12 miles of the main line towards Llandilo, and in the several branches 14i miles, making altogether 261 miles of railway. They had also erected cottages and workmen's houses near the line of railway, with sheds and work shops for the locomotive engines and waggons. There had been 325 new coal waggons completed, and 29 in course of completion—making in the whole, 354. Also three locomotive engines—two of them in constant use, and' one nearly ready for service. The bason had been most materially enlarged, and on the south side, a stone quay wall with three new shipping stages have been completed ; whilst on the north side, two additional stages are in the course of erection. The channel has been widened, and' the sidings near the dock and termini at such place and other parts of the line and branches, have been laid out and nearly. finished. The works and arrangements are now consolidated], by which a tonnage to a remunerating extent can be brought down the line, and shipped at the dock and bason. The state of the navigation at .or near the entrance channel, has been for some time a subject of anxious so licitude to the Committee. They have on several occa sions made serious representations to the Burry Harbour Coramiszioners (under whose especial conservancy this part of the harbour has been placed by Parliament), to remove the obstructions, and prevent the recurrence of any impediments to the navigation into or out of the Company's channel. Since the Annual General Meeting, the Committee have entered into several important contracts for the supply of waggons and haulage power, a summary of which is as follows : The entire amount of interest paid on debentures, and on the balance due for the original purchase , _ amounting to the iilarge item of 2,401/. 9s. 3d., has been entirely charged on the revenue realised in last year's account, as also the other charges for repairs of permanent way, rates, taxes, and salaries, which operation falling so heavily on a small and inadequate return, leaves, this year, no actual surplus to be disposed of by the Pro prietors. The SECRETARY read a statement of the accounts, from which it appeared that there was a balance in the hands of the Treasurers. Two new Directors were then elected, and the meeting separated. ELECTION COMMITTEE. (THIS DAY.) WATERFORD.—(SECOND DAY.) The Committee met at Eleven o'Clock this morning. Mr. Cooke, the. Clerk of the Peace for the city of Waterford, was called, and produced the poll-books, which were admitted, according to the decision of the Committee on Saturday. Mr. AUSTIN then proposed to take, as the first vote, the name of Maurice Phelan, described as a "master mariner," whOse vote was tendered at the election for Barron and Wyse, and rejected upon the ground that the incorrect. Mr. was Mr. Cooke having sworn that the poll-books were in the same state as when delivered into his custody, Mr. Edmund Thomas Power was called. He stated that he acted as Inspector at the last 'election on behalf of Mr. Wyse. Knew of Maurice Phelan having tendered his vote for Mr. Wyse, and that an objection was taken to it by Mr. Lionel Stephens, on behalf of the sitting Members, and that the vote was rejected. Mr. Thomas Strange stated, he was inspector for the Liberal candidates at the election. The assessor was a Mr. Hassard, a barrister. Objections taken to votes were heard before him, there being counsel employed on both sides. The objections taken on the ground that theword " premises," introduced into the certificates and affida• vits, was not to be found in the Irish Reform Act, and that therefore the certificates were vitiated, was held to be a valid objection. Mr. AUSTIN then entered on his argument against the validity of this objection, contending that the use of a ward not found in the enfranchising clause of the Referm Act world knot vitiate the certificate, pro vided a sufficieut description of the holding or quali fication was given. The Learned Gentleman cited a decision given by Mr. Justice Burton, an Irish Judge, on a recerence from Mr. Justice Wolfe, that the words "count ing-house" used instead of the word " office," was a sufficient description. He pointed out the exten sive disfranchisement that such an objection caused, contending that this was no less contradictory to the spirit of the Act and to common sense than it was bad in law. Mr. COCKBURN commenced his reply in support of the objection, but had not concluded at four o'clock. The decision in the vote of Phelan will probably go vern the other votes objected to on the same grounds. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FROM THE EVENING 'PAPERS OF THIS DAY. • GLOBE.—The effect of the recent atrocious and cowardly attempt on the life of our beloved Sovereign is, we regret to say, but too plainly perceptible in her _Majesty's countenance and demeanour when in pub lic. Distinguished as is the Queen for calm forti tude, and more than womanly courage, her Majesty must indeed be more than human, were she alto gether superior to those'apprehensions which a second dastardly attack upon her life would excite in the F o ttesthE•art. We regret- to state—and we do so on information derived from those who have fre quent opportunities of observation—that in place of the former cheerful and confident demeanour of the Queen, when taking her accustomed drives, there is a manifest perturbation, a hurried and anxious cast of countenance, which portrays too plainly, that the calm flow of happy feeling which the presence of the assembled 'groups of her people formerly cre ated, has sustained an interruption ; and that appre hension of danger excites almost involuntary vigi lence to detect its possible approach. In these feel ings of anxiety, lest a recurrence of the attempt of Monday evening last should be made, it is evident that Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent also participate. These indications of alarm were espe cially visible in the Queen's manner yesterday on her Majesty's progress from. Buckingham Palace to the Chapel Royal. The attendance of two equerries, one on each side the Royal carriage, in place of one, as formerly—showed that the remarks we were led to make on the absence of proper precautions on the part of those to whom such matters ought to be an object of incessant care, after the premonition of danger supplied by the attempt of the Sunday preceding—had not been made in vain. The Chapel Royal was yesterday crowded to excess. Not merely did the entire household attend to join their Royal Mistress in thanksgiving to Heaven for her re newed deliverance from death, hut a very large number of the nobility were also present. The Bishop of London preached a most impressive sermon on the occasion ; in the course of which he alluded to the at tempt upon the Queen, and to her merciful deliverance, which he ascribed to the immediate interposition of the Deity. The form of thansgiving ordered to be read chi the occasion was joined in by the assembled congregation with marked fervour—a feeling which was too strongly marked to escape observation in the metropolitan churches, in which it was gene rally read. The Ministers of the different deno minations of Dissenters also alluded to the event in their prayers, with marked and emphatic gratitude. STAI4DAM—The intelligence received by the Overland Indian Mail is on the whole satisfactory, although the preponderating good news is in some measure alloyed by information of an opposite de scription. The most gratifying part of the intelli gence is the successful attempt by General Pollock to three .the Khyber Pass—an achievement never before accomplished in the face of even a numeri cally inferior enemy. This exploit possesses ha- Tileil se importance in whatever light it is regarded. It at once affords relief to Sir Robert Sale and his gallant army in Jellalabad, and it lib e rates the communication between the army in Affghanistan and the resources of India, thus most auspiciously opening the campaign, by which we tr us t this disastrous war is to be ended; but the effect upon opinion must he still more valuable than any tempor ary advantage. An Anglo-Indian army has now achieved what was never before attempted—what Nadir Shah, at the head of a count less host, 125,000 of it cavalry, was fain to abandon in despair, buying the permission to transport his multitudes for a vast sum of money. This the gal lantry of an Anglo-Indian army has achieved in the face of a greatly superior number of enemies, and achieved it with comparative ease, through un conquerable gallantry directed by consummate skill. The effect of this wonderful exploit upon the Affghans must mon than extinguish all the confidence creat ed. by the chance success of their perfidy in the destruc - tion of General Elphinstone's force ; nor are we to leave oat of sight the value of such encouragement to our Indian troops and our _lndian allies. This re versed Thennopylw will be as lon g celebrated in Indian history as the gfories of Leonidas were in Greece. Baron Biirante, formerly Ambassador of Trance tit. Petersburg, is en his way to En g land on some special Mission. Ma. SERGEANT WaANGIIAM.—ANre are happy - to state that Mr. Sergeant Wtangliam is better, butthe Learned Count .1 is nut yet sufficiently recovered to attend his profes sional duties. • Between sixty and seventy of the A division of the bietroplitan police were conveyed in vans from the station in Gardener's-lane this morning to Ascot, where they will remain during the races. THE Bissior or LICHFIELD.- -- We are happy to ewe that this excellent Prelate has so much improved in health that he has been able to leave London. PERUVIAN Aluxoty.—.A Peruvian mummy has been broughtvo Liverpool fo r i nves ti gat i on . It i s , un lik e the mummies of F.,zypt, a perfect embalmed, body 'without wrap ere, and was discovered at Pisces i n . a chalk tomb, together with a wooden idol, a comb of poreue quills, and distaff, on which was a quantity of ver y fine thread, or cotton, which tallgied into dosAi4iteravy Gazette. MEETING OF SPANISH BOND- HOLDERS. A meeting of Spanish Bondholders was held this day at the London Tavern, 13ishopsgate-street ; JosEPH TASRER, Esq., in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN said that the amount of Spanish bonds supposed to be in circulation not exceeding a quarter of a million, it was not surprising the meeting was not better attended. But, though, a great number of Spanish Bondholders were not directly, they were indirectly, in terested in the payment or non-payment of those very sacred securities. Although it was not long since they met before, it was essential they should meet at this time with regard to the treatment which Senor y Rull threatened them with. It was absolutely essential, after the political and financial demise of that Minister, to whom in vain they addressed themselves so frequently, that they should convene a meeting, and let them hope that the course he pursued towards them was one among the many causes which led to his dismissal from office.. Now what was their case ? After the solemn pledge of hav ing their principal and interest of 5 per cent. thereon paid, they were called on to surrender the guarantee for the payment for an irredeeinable 3 percent stock. Was that guarantee given them for the purpose of trifling with them. Was that the manner in which such documents were to be interpreted ? Why, it was worse than any - thing which had been done heretofore by the Spanish Government. If Senor y Rall took the trouble of look ing through the documents he would find the question had been amply discussed in London and Madrid in 1836. The borne creditors having paid their dividends in hard cash it was thought necessary to give the other some thing approaching as nearly as possible to cash payments. At first they were offered Cuba bills payable in four years, but the offer was indig nantly rejected. This took place in 1836, when civil war was raging in Spain, and Don Carlos was almost at the gates of Madrid, and a second offer was then made by Mendizabal of Treasury bonds, pay able in one year with interest ; and if that offer were not made with good faith and full knowledge, it proved that he was the most ignorant or unprincipled Minister with whom Spain was ever cursed.—(Hear, hear.) The face of the bond showed that he knew the meaning of its contents, and they found, moreover, the Cortes em powering the Finance Minister to treat with them. The models for them was taken from the Exchequer Bills of this country, and it was such bills that Senor y Rull intended to haVe executed when he wanted an issue to the amount of 1,600,000/. There was everything they could have desired in these bonds ; and. if they were to draw them up themselves, they would not wish to have them altered from what they contain. But notwithstanding all this they did not, after the lapse of six years, receive any of that capital which was to have been in their pockets in 1827. It was impossible to conceive anything of a more stringent nature than those documents, and yet they were disre garded. What could be expected from a Government which could proceed in that manner. He would express his feelings of indignation and contempt for men who administered the affairs of a once great and proud nation in such a manner. They must feel that a flattop capable of acting in so dishonest and false a manner were not yet ripe for a constitution. It was nothing less than a piece of Spanish constitutional bullbonery, or a high consti tutional swindle. But if they were only true to themselves and adhered to their rights they would succeed. The public press never would desert them.—(Cheers.) It was the press which first circulated that long series of addresses which elicited their conndence ; but the Edi tors of The Sun, the Chronicle, the Times, the Herald, and the Post would never have inserted them if they did not believe they would be fulfilled to the letter. — (Cheers.) Men of the highest character were treated in the same way. Sir I. L. Goldsmid was treated most cavalierly, and he must be disgusted with the treatment he received. He must have doeumentr in his possession which would be of the greatest importance, end he did not think it would be too much to ask for theta. This was what had occurred up to 1842, when Don Jose Borraco appeared and acted his part. When he came to this country, he (the Chairman) felt it his duty to call on hint and inquire if he had received any orders to pay the principal to the holders of the Bonds, tc which he replied that he bad not. He then made the same Inquiry with regard to the interest and received a similar answer. But this gentleman, notwithstanding he said he had no instructions, asked them to take three per cent. stock, thus adding insult to injustice.--(Cheers.) The s e were crooked and dirty proceedings, and would in the end be the ruin of Spain. "I have no order" said he, " but it you wish to take three per cent., you may." He did not think such conduct ought to be tolerated, because it brought the Cortes and the Spanish Embassy itself into contempt. He wrote last week t 3 the Spanish Ambasador on the subject, but he was referred to the Finance Committee. He hoped no psrson would accede to the terms proposed by M. Borraco. How differently had Portugal acted, which paid up her coupons. But he could hardly believe that the conduct he had complained of was to be attributed to the Spanish nation, once so proud of her credit and her honour ; but rather to the ignorance and incapacity of the Minister of Finance. He troubled the meeting, he was afraid, too long ; and he would now proceed to read the address to the Regent of Spain on the subject. Colonel BRADLEY suggested that it would be better to send a petition to the Spanish Parliament. The CHAIRMAN said he considered it would be better to send it in the first instance to the fountain head. Captain BRITTON regretted the absence of Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmith, whose presence at their meeting was so desirable. It was not necessary for him to say any • thing after the full manner in which Mr. Tasker stated the whole case. If the Spanish Govern ment were disposed to rob them there was a last resource left them—an appeal to their own Parliament, which he was sure would not allow them to be robbed.—(Hear.) The following resolutions ware unanimously agreed to by the meeting . "TO HIS HIGHNESS THE DUC DE VICTORIA AND REGENT OF SPAIN. " May it please your Highness.—As Chairman of the public meetings held here on various occasions, of a class of the foreign creditors of your honourable nation, termed the Treasury Bondholders, I take leave to address your Highness in explanation of the painfully anomalous position in which these unfortunate persons with whom I am a sufferer in common find themselves placed. " This I propose doing, with as much brevity as the case will admit of, and I will commence by stating what was the origin of our claims. "In the autumn of 1836 the Finance Minister of the day, Senor Mendizabal, nothwithstanding the severe pressure upon the Madrid Treasury, caused by the civil war, paid the interest accruing on the domestic debt in the October of that year, punctually, in hard cash. ." His Excellency's attempts to raise funds sufficient for a like punctual payment of the interest of the foreign debt due in London and Paris, Nov. 1, 1836 failed. It became necessary in consequence, in order to uphold the credit of Spain, to make an arrangement for that portion of the public engagements. " After one or two propositions were rejected, the offer of Treasury Bonds payable in full in six months. I and 12 months from the time of their issue (boll& cipal and interest) at 6 per cent. per annum, was made and 'accepted by the creditors in London. " The civil war was then at its height, the Carlisl army was at the gates of Madrid, but such was the confidence entertained that good faith would no ob served in the matter, that the Treasury bonds were pur chased at fonr times the market value of the ordinary, or active stock. " The pledge entered into under the auspices of the ?Minister acting in concert with the best accredited capi talists of this country, had the express sanction of the Queen and Cortes. " Its perfect sufficiency, as an instrument of security, ' was accordingly undoubted. An obligation was, per haps, never issued under guarantees so apparently bind ing ; but to render its validity the more unquestionable as to the day for the payment of the first instalment, ap proached such payment, was formally announced in the English newspapers as provided for, and this by a no less exalted personage than his Excellency, the Chevalier de Agnilar, then Ambassador of Spain at the Court of London. ------- " Many foreign demands upon the Treasury of your distinguished nation, have been recently put into a train of settlement ; but although the claims to which the at tention of your Highness is now earnestly invited, are of an earlier creation, as welt as, of a character incom parably more sacred, the latter remain to the present hour unredeemed, and utterly disregarded. Not a far thing, either of the interest or, the principal, , has been upon the Treasury-bonds in question. • " To give additional currency to the s'ecurity,,it was stated by the Minister at the time it was }issued. that war itself should be no barrier to its punctual discharge at the period stipulated. and that by this test should the honour of Spain and the integrity of her Government be proved. It seems inexplicable beyond expression, there- ' fore, that no attention should have been paid to them ' since the restoration of peace—now so happily effected through the instrumentality of your Highness. " To your Highness, who have shown yourself fa vourable to a simple appreciation of pecuniary questions, it cannot fail to occur at once that the fair lame of your country is in danger of being seriously compromised by a dogged neglect of claim s arising to friendly strangers, out of circumstances such as_form the basis of those of English Treasury Bondholders.. The validity of these claims, in the very strictest sens e, is not dis p uted by the Spanish authorities. "The present Minister of Finances, Senor Surra y Rull for instance, admits it to the fullest extent, as does Senor Zulueta the late President of the Finar,,oe Com mission in London, yet no measure of relief is affbrded us, and our only consolation is to be found in the fact, that we have the recorded assurance of Senor Surra y Bull, that the arrangement or capitalization of 1836, will not be in any manner interfered with to our prejudice, as the enemies of Spain at one time prestinted to give out. The Exchequer paper of every Government has been respected, even that of Portugal and Mexico does not form an exceptit.n. " Your Highness is now in possession of tie main features of our lamentable case ' and I dare to hope that t h rou gh the powerful medium o f your Highness's autho rity, the inequitable treatment it exposes of a small, but not the less deserving body of the creditors of Spain will be speedily redressed. My apology . for troubling your Highness personally on the subject is, that I have repeatedly, but in vain, appealed to the justice of the Executive. " I have the honour to remain, your Highness's most obedient humble servant, r n A e, S I K B4 E 2 I . I. " London House , Chiswick, Middlesex, H " P.S. 1 also enclose crertain resolutions passed at a public meeting of the holders o , f Spanish Tre asur y B on d s , held in London on 6th Ju ne. RESOLUTIONS passed at a Public Meeting of the Holders of Spanish Treasury Bonds held in London on the 6th of Jun. 1. Resolved, That the letter to the Due de Vittoria, THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 6, 1842. read to the meeting he adopted, and forwarded -to his Highness, and that it would be incompatible with the high character and pretensisns of the exalted individual to doubt for an instant that a document relating to a matter touching so nearly the honour and credit. of the Spanish will be instantly taken into his Highness's most serious consideration. " 2. Resolved, that looking to the origin and peculiar circumstances of the said Treasury Bonds, and the stringency of the Decrees,passed guaranteeing the punc tual discharge of the same at maturity in six and twelve months, both principal and five per cent. interest, and considering more particularly that payment itself of one half of the said principal and five per cent. interest, was actually announced by a Spanish Ambassador, through the English Journals, so far back as June, 1837, giving a uery enhanced value to the security, the holders will re ject any proposition that attempts to reduce the stipulated linterest of 5/. per cent. or that is so framed as to cancel the other redemption clauses and privileges secured to these bonds under the law of November 18, 1836 ; and that this meeting is of opinion that it would be no less discreditable to the holders to accept or listen to any such proposals, than it is in the highest degree degrading on the part of Spain to submit them, as it wculd be in fact virtually proclaiming to all Europe that the solemn, duly signed, and formal decrees of the Spanish Govern ment, are unworthy of the slightest confidence, and mere unmeaning and empty. formalities, calculated only to de ceive and ruin incautious persons. "3. That this meeting bearing in mind the most im portant fact that the dividends of October, 1836, having been paid in cash to the home creditor, and the foreign claim having been settled at the time by an issue of Treasury bills as the best substitute for ready cash, the said claim is in a position totally different from that of an ordinary claim for dividends due at a later date, and for which Three per Cent. Stock is offered equally to the home and foreign creditors as a compromise, and on which two dividends have been already paid, whilst the Treasury bill holders have not received even an instal ment of their large overdue arrears of interest, though the principal and interest was, made redeemable in 1837. " 4. That the said Bills being in themselves a conver sion, and forming already a compromise of an original claim due in cash, it would only open the door to endless reductions and ruinous conversions and,reconversions, if any departure ftom the terms stipulated were submitted to, and would form a precedent injurious to all classes of Spanish and other Foreign Bondholders. • " 5. That it being declared by the Minister on issu ing the Bonds, that the war itself should be no bar to punctual discharge and payment of these claims, and peace and tranquility now prevailing, the Committee be requested to use every exertion to obtain a final settle ment of their due by a fresh application to her Majesty's Foreign Secretary of State, and the Spanish embassy at it, was under its auspices they were originally issued, and " 6. That the thanks of the Treasury bill-holders are due to the Right Hon. the Earl of Aberdeen, for his courtesy and exertions in their favour. " 6. Resolved, That this Meeting has heard, vv ith satis faction, that Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid has frequently represented the hardships of the case, and also the unjust, disgraceful treatment of himself and the holders of Treasury bonds ; and this meeting feeling convinced that when, in 1836, the offer of .a compromise by means of bills on Cuba, made, payable both principal and in terest in four years, was rejected with scorn and indgnation by the public, and the issue of these Treasury, bills made payable in full in one year was substituted as a more equitable arrangement, that Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmid must have received, and still possess, instructions and documents on the subject of the highest importance to their interests, and that he be required s(armed as he must thus be with the most powerful of arguments and weaponf) to urge upon the Spanish Executive with all possible energy the policy of paying off these prior and sacred engagements, after near six years disgraceful neglect of every clause contained upon the bonds, and even though payment of the first fifty per cent. principal and interest, was duly announced in 1837 in strict accordance with the tenour of the Decree of November 18th, 1836. The latter announce ment being made by the Spanish Embassy. " Resolved, that the meeting cannot but record their disappointment and deep regret, that Sir Isaac Lyon Goldsmith did not attend the meeting or favour them with explicit information with respect to his remon strances with the Spanish Government and their result." The meeting then separated. After a few words from the Bishop of LONDON DERRY, the petition was laid on the table. The Bills on the table wore then forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned at a quarter to Six. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at live minutes before Four. Lord Desart took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Ipswich. On the motion of Lord WORSLEY, the Lincoln Roads Bill was read a third time and passed. THAMES HAVEN DOCK AND RAILWAY. The Thames Haven Dock and Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. IMPERIAL BANK OF ENGLAND. Mr. THESIGER brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Imperial Bank of England Railway Bill. ST. PANCRAS IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion of Sir B. BALL, the St. Pancras Im provement Bill was read a third time and passed. LIVERPOOL BUILDINGS REGULATIONS BILL. On the motion of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, the Lords' amendments to the Liverpool Health of Town and Buildings Regulations Bill were agreed to. MERSEY CONSERVANCY. On the motion of Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET Lord Robert Grosvenor was ordered to be added to the Committee on the Mersey Conservancy Bill. FLEETWOOD IMPROVEMENT BILL. Mr. P. WILLIAMS brought up the report of the Committee on the Fleetwood Improvement Bill. Certain amendments, which had been proposed in the Committee, were agreed to. BELFAST AND CAVEHILL RAILWAY. • Sir Cr. STRICR,LAND moved that the Committee on the Belfast and Cavehill Railway Bill do have liberty to proceed with four members only, and that the time for their reporting be extended to the 16th June. ELY PLACE IMPROVEMENT BILL. The Ely Place Improvement Bill was read a third ime and passed. SUDBURY IMPROVEMENT BILL. Sir S. GLYNNE brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Sudbury Improvement Bill, and moved that the amendments proposed in Committee be adopted. Mr. GREENE—Sir, this is the Bill (holding up a single sheet of paper), and these (holding up an im mense mass of documents), these are the amendments. — (A. laugh.) Under these circumstances, in order that the House may know exactly what they are about to do, I move ,that before the amendments be agreed to, the Bill with the amendments, be printed at the ex pense of the parties, and circulated among the Members of the House, the amendments being distinguished from the original Bill. ' Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET thought that after the amendments had been printed sufficient time ought to be given to the House to consider the subject. After a few words from Mr. BARNARD and Colonel RusanaooßE, Mr. Greene's amendment was agreed to. On the motion of Mr. BYNG, the Brentfurd Gas Bill was read a third time and passed. • Mr. P. M. STEWART moved the third reading of the Lough Foyle Drainage Bill. Captain JONES opposed the motion. After a few observations from Mr. Litton, Colonel Connolly, Sir M. Wood, Mr. Greene, Colonel Verner, Lord Clements Mr. Brutherton, and Mr. Hume, The House divided, and the numbers were— For the Amendment 32 Against it B5 Majority against the Amendment. —s3 On the motion of Mr. HUME, the Lords' amend ments to the Ormsby Inclosuro Bill were agreed to. Sir H. DOUGLAS (in the absence of Lord Sandon: moved " That the time for the Committee on the Liver. pool Poor Bill to make their Report be enlarged till Fri day, the 17th of this instant June."—Agreed to. BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS—BELFAST. Mr. O'CONNELL presented a petition from an individual (whose name did not reach us), residing at No. 95, Anne• street, borough of Belfast. The peti tioner stated that, for the last three years he had been a registered voter. of that borough ; and that at the elections, in July last, he voted for Mr. E. Tennent and Mr. Johnstone; that he had previously lived for twelve years in Carnarvon • and that, in 1838, he removed to Bel fast, where he took a public-house, at a rent of 7C/. a year ; that owing to the progress of the temperance movement under Father Mathew, and other unfortunate circumstances, he became greatly embarrassed ; that his political opinions, with one exception, have always been opposed to the Tory candidates, and that lie had de termined at the last election to vote in favour of Lord Belfast and Mr. Ross ; that he had been waited on by partisans of the Tory candidates and by the candidates personally, and offered large sums of money to vote for Mr. Tennent and Mr. Johnstone — that he knew that large bribes had been offered to electors to vote for the Tory candidates—that his wife pressed him to vote against his opinions on account of his embarrassed circumstances—that two active members of the Committee of Messrs. Tennent and Johnstone had pressed him to ac cept money for his vote—that on the third day of polling those two members of the Committee pressed him to take twenty pounds for his vote. He stated that about eight or nine o'clock in the even ing, two gentlemen of the Tory Committee came to his house, and gave.him a 201. note ; that he was afterwards obliged to sell his furniture to meet the demands of his creditors ; that his customers • of the Liberal party totally deserted him, and that he got very little credit from the opposite party. He was told however, that Mr. Tennent hoped to get an appointment in the Government, and that he would then get one for him and a letter was written to him from Liverpool, dated August 16, 1841, in which he was told, that if he would point out any situation which he could fill, the writer would exert any influence which he possessed to - procure it for him. The letter was signed "J. E. Tennent." He stated that he then fbrwarded to Mr. Tennant some testimonials sinned by a number of persons in the town. Early in April last he again wrote to Mr. Tennant ; and, in reply, Mr. Tennent said he had better come up to Lon don, that he might be at hand. In reply to another letter, Mr. Tennent stated that he was sorry that he had " not anything to report yet, but that it was almost too soon to expect it. The petition then went on to state that the petitioner repeatedly called on Mr. E. Tennent, but was unable to obtain any favourable answer. The petition then proceeded to state that on Thursday last the peti tioner called at the East India Board, when it was stated that Mr. Tennent was too busy to see him ; and, upon the petitioner calling r fterwards, Mr. Tennent declined seeing him, but sent him back half•a-sovereign. On another occasion of the petitioner's calling, he was told that the matter was com promised, and that the ex-Members would pay all the expenses. The petitioners then stated that exten sive intimidation was exercised at the last election. and that the most improper conduct prevailed. that the arrangements were made in the Committee' of the sitting Members, and must have been known to them —that the best thing which the petitioner now conceived he could do was to offer to prove the same to their Ho iand to expose the scandalous practises which at the election. He, thererore, prayed for House, a plac Se e lect Committee to inquire into the (u ie r h able took facts, and for indemnity to the witnesses. The Right Hon. Gentleman then said that he meant to give notice of a motion at as early a day as he could, fur the purpose of proving those and other facts which were capable of proof of the nature stated in the pe tition—the number of persons who were bribed— the conspiracy to personate—and that a select body of persons were ready to come up and, personate those whose names appeared upon the list, and that some of them actually voted for two persons. He would not, therefore, move on Thursday next for a Select Committee to inquire whether a corrupt compromise has been entered into, for the purpose of avoiding investigation into gross perjury, and extensive personation of voters, which has been alleged to have been practised at the late election for the town of Belfast. Be should also move that the petition be printed and circulated with the votes. Mr. S. O'BRIEN seconded the motion, which was agreed to. ALLOTMENTS OF WASTE LANDS. • .4. • • ••• Mr. FERRAND gave notice, that he would move for leave to bring in a Bill to complete the allotments of our waste lands in those places when the population amounted to 10,000 persons. DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that he would on Wednesday next move, that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, expressing their deep regret at the amount of distress in the country, and beseech ing her to grant the sum of 1,000,0001., for the purpose of relieving that distress, and which would be provided for by Parliament. PRISON BILL. The MN. GENTLEMAN ,9 1 1S0 gave notice that he.would move for a repeal of the Act of Parliament called the Queen's Prison Bill. MERCANTILE MARINE. Sir C. NAPIER gave notice, that he would, on Thursday next, move for a Select Committee, to inquire into the state of the Mercantile Marine ; and also to as certain whether the Registration Bill was deficient or not. DISTRESS OF THE COUNTRY. Mr. WALLACE gave notice that he would postpone his motion to the 23d, and that he would move for a Committee to inquire into the present distress of the commercial and trading districts. THE POOR LAWS. Mr. GRIMSDITCH gave notice of a motion, referring to the new Poor Laws, the purport of which was quite inaudible in the gallery. He also begged to ask. the Right Hon. Baronet, the Home Secretary, whether it was his intention to move the second reading of the Poor Law Continuance Bill to-morrow. Sir J. GRAHAM said, it would depend on the pro gress made in the tariff: LOCKING RAILWAY CARRIAGES. Sir R. 11. INGLIS said be had understood that a cir cular letter hal been addressed by the Government to the different railway of England on the practice oflocking the doors of the railway carriages ; he had also under stood, that on the part of one railroad that had been more particularly referred to, the Great Western, it had been signified that the Company ready to alter the practice of locking the second door of the carriages, in conformity with the request of the Government. He wished to a4c the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Vice-Yresident of the Board of Trade whether such a circular had begin addressed to the Railroad Companies—whether such an answer had been returned to that letter, and whether he had any objec tion to present copies of these communications to the House. Mr. GLADSTONE said such a reply had been re ceived, in answer to a letter from the Board of Trade. stating that it was their intention to give up the prac tice of locking the second doer of the carriages ; there was no objection to lay on the table a copy of the letter from the Great Western Company in %hien this decision was come to. EAST INDIA. COMPANY. Mr. D'ISRAELI gave notice that, on Monday next, to should move for a return of certain stuns paid by die Government to the East India Company. THE BISHCP OF QUEBEC. Mr. 0. W. STANLEY, seeing the Right Hon. Gen tlemen the Secretary at War in his place, wished to put . . - to hint a question which he liad on a forater • evening asked of the Noble Lord the St:crotary for the Colonies. An officer had (lied at Queues, and his brother officers, anxious to . raise a. monument to- his memory, to mark their esteem 1, for his character had applied to the Bishop for per mission to erect it in the Cathedral Church. The application was refused on the ground that the deceased officer was not an habitual communicant It was understood, however, that a lengthened corres pondence had taken place between the Bishop and the Commanding; Officers of the regiment ; and he (Mr. 0. Stanley) now wished to ask the Right lion. Gentleman opposite whether he knew any thing of such a c(itres pondence, and whether, in case it had reached him, he would have any objection to produce it ? Sir H. HARDINGE said that no part of the corres pondence in question had ever reached the authorities in this country, and he could not consequently produce it. He would take that opportunity of saying that he had served in the same regiment with the deceased officer, and he could bear his testimony to his , excellent qualities. NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ELECTION. Mr. ADDERLEY moved that a new writ should be issued for the borough of 'Newcastle-under-Lyme. He did not see how the Housa could refuse to accede to the motion, as no case of corrupt proceedings at the late election had been made out against the borough. Mr. MACKINNON seconded the motion. Mr. HUME opposed the motion. He thought that the House should not accede to it until they had enquired into the alleged bribery in the borough at the last election. He proposed tbat the question of the issuing of the writ should be postponed for a fortnight ; and he would fur ther move that a Select Committee be appointed to in quire into the extent of bribery at the last election for the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme. Mr. O'CONNELL seconded the motion. He begged to call the attention of the House to what had passed in this borough. In the year 1838 a Committee sat on the subject, and they reported in the month of March of that year, that most objectionable practices existed in the Borough of distributing money after the election among the poor, and in the present report the same charges were contained ; so that it appeared that these practices had gone on for years.—(Hear.) Was the House, therefore, after a second report to issue a writ before knowing that the practice was put an end to. He believed that this ques tion, instead of being a light affair, was one of the ,most serious that had come before the House for some time. Ha believed that the money distributed had led to the most profligate drunkenness. He, arraigned the constituency for that, for corrupt bribery and awful perjury, aud. on this he believed that the minister of reli gion was the pander to that bribery.—(hear.) A voter who had 0-1 t his son bribed, attended with his son at the pilling booth, who imme diately voted after his father. The bribery oath was tendered to him in the presence of his father, who had been instrumental in its bribery. When the rather was asked how he could allow his son to perjure himself, his reply was that others had done the same. if he made out as cases of continuous drunkenness and bribery, and a total disregard of the solemn obligation of an oath. Would the House issue it writ,"to empower those drunken wretches and perjurers to send a :Nlenther to Parliament. He would next call the attention of the House to the evidence given before the Committee on the Belfast election petition in 1838. The Right. Hon and Learned Gentleman here rend extracts from the evidence of Richard Wade, a Louse keeper of Belfast, and his wife ' which went to show that large quantities of liquor had been consumed on their premises by voters during those elections, and that this liquor - had been ordered by. the Tory Committee. As far, then, as the election went, nothing could be clearer than that treating and drunkenness pre vailed to a great extent. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman then read extracts from the evidence of another witness, a young man who ac knowledged that he was frequently intoxicated. From the cross-examination of this witness it appeared that constant and habitual bribery was common among the journeymen hatters of Newcastle. lie asked, then, what would be thought of the `morality of the country if the House did not take some decided steps against practices like this. Bribery was also very common. [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE LATE COL. DENNIE. Amongst the losses which we have this month to deplore, is that of the gallant Col. Dennie, who fell leading his regiment (11. M. 13th) against the enemy at Jellalabad on the 6th April. Col. Dennie entered the Royal Army as an Ensign on the Ist January, 1800 ; was promoted to Lieutenant, by purchase, on the 4th August, 1804 ; to Captain, by pur chase, 4th October, 1810 ; to Major, by purchase, on the 19th April, 1821 ; and finally to Lieutenant-Co lonel, also by purchase, on the 6th July, 1832, having been the whole fort-two years of V his service on full pay. He served in India during the campaign under Lord Lake in 1825-26---was present at tne capture of the Isle of France in 1810—and greatly distinguished himself duringtheßurmese war in 1826-7 where he was severely wounded. In acknowledgment of his services on this occasion, the Order of the Bath was conferred upon him. He was with the army throughout the Affghan war, from 1828, to the period of his death. He led the storming party at Ghuznee, and was the first man within the walls. On this occa sion, from some unexplained cause, he appears to have laboured under the displeasure of the authorities—the honours conferred on his juniors in service, and in feriors in rank, having been withheld from him. Of this he respectfully but bitterly complained to the Commander-in-Chief, the Governor-General, and Horse Guards, but received no satisfaction. Through out the Affghan campaign acknowledgments of merit, however exalted, were suppressed when the party entitled to them chanced to be in personal disfavour. The man most distinguished at the storm of Ghuznee was slighted in the despatch, and insulted with the offer, which he scorned, of the third class Doorannee Order. In the middle of September, 1840, he was dispatched in quest of the Wullee of Khooloom then in the field, with 10,000 men in support of Dost Mahommed. After a series of difficult and brilliantly executed manoeuvres amongst the defiles of the Hindoo Koosh, he succeeded in bringing the enemy to battle at Bamecan on the 18th of September, where, with a force of less than 1,000 men, he dispersed 10,000 of' the enemy—about 800 having ken killed or wounded. This action was so decisive as to terminate the campaign, and compel the surrender of Dost Mahommed. Colonel Dennie was now offered the second class Doorannee Order, and he properly refused it. These were the days of mutilating public documents when displeasing to the Government. The victory was too brilliant; and half the despatches referring to it were suppressed. He was shortly after still further punished for a service more distinguished than that which won Gen. Keane a peerage. He was deprived of his brigade! On forcing the Khoord Caubul Pass between the 9th and 30th October, he commanded first the rear-guard ; then, on Sir It. Sale being disabled by his wound, the charge of the force devolved on him. This duty he continued to fulfil throughout the greater part of ths, siege of Jellalabad, just at the conclusion of which he fell gloriously in battle. He had, meanwhile been appointed Aide-de-Camp to the Queen, but before the intimation of this reached Jellalabad, he had fallen. Few officers have deserved better of the na tion than Colonel Dennie, and few have suffered more frem the unworthy jealousy of superiors. His fa mily have deep claims on his country. We write these observations with a sheaf of .his letters before us; extending from October 1839 to November 1841. FASHIONS FOR JUNE. (From the London and Paris Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.) The dresses in most general use this season that have as yet been worn are of silk materials, and they are usually short and glace, either plain, striped, or checked, foulards, barege., Pekin', nacres and canneles, &c. In dress white is uni versally. worn. Dresses of the redingote form are with tight sleeves or a confines, or with fulled Mats, and the, corsage with rounded point, which is insensibly . leading ns back to ceintures ; they are of sarcenet ribbon tying in front with long ends. The ceinture with buckle is worn only with the morning peignoir, awl the true Aledicis point is reserved for full dress. Skirts are very long, even to training on the ground, end seldom without some trimming, deep tucks, biais bouillonnes, and edged with gimp ; some dresses are made with two pele rines, a small one to ornament the dress, and another very deep to wear at pleasure instead of a shawl for the promenade. The camails, large pelerines cardinals, are made in every variety ; they are of silk in pale colours, glares trimmed with lace : a more neglige style is of dark colours, finished with ruches, bouillons, folds, or lace. Cardinals mantelets and scarfs are also made entirely of lace, or of muslin lined with coloured silk. In Paris, straw bonnets are worn lined with glacee silk, pink, blue, and finished inside with a ruche of tulle of the same colour; some are trimmed with chola, made of shaded ribbon, resembling the poppy : couronnes a la Josephine are worn on straw bonnets, and some capotes of the straight. form have the wreath of flowers placed quite at the edge of the crown. Capotes of blond, ornamented with small bunches of flowers elegantly confining a trimming of lace, will be worn when the weather is warmer. Veils of every kind and size are universally seen. The newe,t caps have the lace inclining on the forehead, and they are worn less backward on the herd ; the 'mites are very marrow, most of them have the small papillon ala ‘illage , ise. Pretty scarfs, ala Montespan, ate of s , le glacee, with there pinked trills, or of organdy. lined with pink gauze, and testi:rine with pirk silk, a la eretede cue,. An excellent fete champetre took place at Charlton Park ycstt reay, the Leoevoh•ut object of the visitors being to aid the funds of that useful institution, the Royal Kent. Dis pensary. The. pieaiures of the day were much enhanced by the throwing open by Sir Thcmas 51aryon Wilson of his fine old mansion of the date of James 1., with its pleasure grounds and parks to the public. N. Worms, a printer, was onFriday, sentencedby the Correctional Tribunal to pay a flue of 1.0001. for printing tho Journal des Journaux without having made the previous de claration required by the law. JUVENILE PRECOCITY.-- Boy, what is your name ?" " Robert, Sir." " Yes, that is your Christian name, but what is your other name?" " Bob, Sir." M. Milhau, one of the chief engineers of the Ver sailles and Aleudon Railway, who was •o much injured by the accident, i. now, after having undergone a surgical operation, u a fair way of recovery.. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROLLS' COURT, Jtine 4. RICHARDSON V. HORTON. This cause came on upon exceptions taken to the Master's report by the plaintiffs, the creditors of sir Walter Horton, deceased. The ref ort found that large sums were due from the testator, Sir W. Horton, to Sir Thomas H 4 rion at the time uf the testator's decease, which the plaintiffs s tated was not the case, and had taken exceptions accordingly. The arguments in the case engaged the Court tie entire day, anti were not concluded when Lind Langdale rose. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, June 4. THE QUEEN V. THE DIRECTORS OF THE F.OUTHAMYTON RAILWAY. • This was an appeal against a rate for the relief of the poor of the parish of Meteheldever, in the county of Southampton, by which the defendants were rated at the sum of 4;3201., by a rate of which the following is a copy:—" London and South Western Railway Company, railway four miles - and a half, 4.3201." Ihe defendants appealed to the sessions, where the rate was confirmed, subject to a case- When brought up to this Court, it ssas admitted that the rate could not be sustained to the extent of 4,3201., but the question was whether it was to be reduced to 3,8C0L or to 1,4001. The case had been argued in the Hilary term, by the Soli citor-General, Mr. Creswell, and Mr. Smirke in support of the rate, and Mr. M. D. Hill, Mr. Kelly, and Mr. Gunning, for the Directors of the Company. he Court took time to consider the judgment, which R as now prayed by Mr. Hill. Lord DENMAN delivered judgment, deciding in favour of the principle of rating adopted by the parish, and reduciog the rate to the sum of 3,Bool.—Judgment accordingly. INSOLVENT DEBTORS" COURT, June 4. IN THE MATTER OF SIR JOHN MILLEY DOYLE, KNIGHT. A schedule was filed on Friday by Sir John Miley Doyle, who is now confined in the Queen's Bench pri son, and on which it is expected an order for hearing will be granted on Tuesday for the 20th July. The in solvency has beets occasioned in prosecuting various claims on the Portuguese Government. Sir John, it will be recollected, was a Major• General in that service. The debts were set of in the schedule in the aggregate at 37,901. 18s.• 4d., extending from the year 1820, and after deducting those without consideration, and others more than once entered, the bona fide debts are 34,4371. 18s. 41(1. The debts owing to the gallant Major-Gene ral are 22,905/., nearly the whole of which are described as " Good." The principal claim is on the. Portuguese Government The insolvency is attributed to heavy law expenses, losses incurred in raising money to prosecute his claims, and those of his colleagues, on the Portuguese Government, and also to expenses in Portugal. Among the losses are 3,000 L for law expenses incurred against the Portuguese Government, and 7,5001. in obtaining a divorce against Ludy Doyle. There is a loss of 2,0004 in speculating on roads in Portugal. A good deal of in formation is aftbrded on the schedule, and the descilp tion mentions several places. Sir John describes him self as a retired Colonel in her Majesty's service, and Major-General in the Portuguese service. He was Aid de-camp to Don Pedro. The hearing is expected to be fixed for the 29th July. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE. An application was made on Wednesday last to the Lord Mayor, by Mr. Humphrey, the solicitor, for a warrant against a person named Alves, for a transaction to the particulars of which, as a vast deal of mischief is done daily in the metropolis by " men of business" of the kind, it is necessary to call I hemtention of those who intrust their bills to agents, in the expectation of receiving accommodation to the amount of the securities so in-. trusted. Mr. Humphreys stated that two ladies of high respectability and pecuniary resources, having; had occa sion for the loan of some money, Mr. John Alves, who called himself a bill-broker, by some means timid out that such was the case, and wrote to them to know whe ther they wanted the cash, and inforMing them that he would wait on them upon the subject, if favoured with an appointment. Several interviews resulted from the correspondence thus commenced, and on the 19th of May Mr. Alves got from those ladies a bill of exchange at six months, for 5001., or which he handed them an ac coutdaLle receipt; wherein he said, " I hereby pledge myself to discount, in cash, on May the 20th, of this present month, less 4:/. interest, -and Bs. 6d., valueef stamp for said bill ; and in failure of said promise, I de clare the said bill of exchange to be null and void. J. Alves."—He then went away with the bill ; and. in the afternoon of the same day, some young man, who said lie came from the Bedford Com mercial Bank, No. 15, Bedford-street, Covent-garden, called on the ladies to be informed whether the bill was correct. They said it was genuine. Mr. Alves waited on them soon afterwards, and stated that the gentleman who was to discount the bill was out of town, and would not be back on the morrow, but would return on Satur day, the 21st, when he (Alves) would call on them with the money. Mr. Alvi s not having kept his appointment, they drove to the Bedford Commercial Thmk, - where they asked to be introduced to one of the firm, and were told that Mr. Pooke was the manager. The ladies were shown into his room ; they told their business, and showed the receipt Alves had given them. Mr. Pooke said he had declined discounting the bill, and, at the request of the ladies, sent a messenger for it, and wrote on the back of Mr. Alves's receipt an acknowledgment for the return of the bill, which he got one of the ladies to sign. She then took the bill, and gave Mr. Pooke the receipt. Upon coming out of Mr. Pooke's room they found Mr. Alves in the banking room, and they were in formed that Mr. Pooke had received the bill of a Mr. Coyle, of Piccadilly, who was a customer at the house. Mr. Alves expressed his regret at the manner in which lie had been treated, and begged to be allowed to call on the ladies again, assuring them he could procure what they required ; and on the 23d of May he prevailed on them by his ingenuity to let him have the bill, on his giving the following acknowledgment on the back of the . aid receipt :—". I have again received the above bill, and will either return it this day or discount the same in cafh. -23 d May, 1842. Signed J. Alves." In' the evening • Mr. Alves called again on the ladies, and said the gentleman who IN as to give the cash was out of town, but would be in town at half-past ten o'clock next morning, and that the money should be with them at 12 o'clock. Mr. Alves did not make his appearance, but a Mr. Bowie, of No. 92 , Shot lane, tea- dealer, called on them, said he had discounted ft bill of theirs, and that he waited on them to make in quiry about it —that he had already given 200/. on it, and that he was to give the remainder tit three o'clock on that day. The ladies immediately followed him to Shoe lane, where they learned from him that Mr..Alves had given him the bill. They then showed Mr. Alves's re ceipt, at which he appeared to be surprise d, and said— " Why, this is only 4a. discount ; I nut to have 1001. for the discount. I was to give Mr. Alves 2001. more, in addition to what he has already had." The ladies Waited considerably beyond the • time appointed, but Mr. Alves never appeared. Next day, Mr. Bowie again called on them, and offered to let them have the bill if they would pay him the 2001. he had advanced, and the 1001. discount. They declined,' and then lie offered to take 2501. ; but that ofli , r they also rejected. .On the 27th of May kl r. Bowie wrote to them, stating that he, should be obliged to negotiate the bill next. day, us lie had a heavy payment to make, and notice was tket: served upon him to retain it, as application would be made to the Lord Niayor. Mr. Pi:olte was first called as a witness, to prove the bill having been brought to hint. Mr. Bowie was then called, who said that on the 23e1 of May Mr. Alves brought him the bill, and asked him to discount it, which he consented to &, and gave him 200/., promising 2001. more on the next day. lie was therelOre to have 100/. for discount. But Alves did not return on the following day. Alves told him it was a first-rate bill. The LORD MAYOR—And how could you think of taking 100/. as discount or such a bid ? So you gave him the 200/.. and you have not heard from him since ? Mr. Bowie—Certainly, I gave him the 200/., and I- have not heard from him since. Mr. Humphreys then called upon Mr, Bowie to pro duce the bill, but he said he could not ; he had it not about him, and it would be very inconvenient to pro duce it. The LORD MAYOR—We undertand the meaning of its not being convenient to you to produce it ; but you re ceived notice to-day to produce it . Mr. Humphrey then applied for a warrant against Alves, and called upon Bowie not to part with the bill. The warrant was - immediately granted. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. SUN.—The gloomy state in which the English Funds have been for some short time past, has not been relieved by reports of the serious illness of the King of the French, and accordingly Consols left off on Saturday about per cent. below the clearing prices of Friday, namely, 914 91 for the opening ; Reduced, 91i 91k; Bank Stock, 167 168 k; Exchequer Bills, old, 43 45; Advertised 37 40 premium. The prices of Foreign Securities were unaltered, and the chief feature was the great flatness of the market, arising from the same cause as that above-mentioned. Belgian were 102 103; Dutch Two-and-a Half per Cents., 52 54; Five per Cents, 101 101 k; Danish, 80i 814-; and Brazilian, 67 68. Very little done in Railroad Shares, and prices ge nerally were below those of yesterday.. London and Birmingham 178 180 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 50 52 ; Great Western, 87 89 ; the Half Shares, 61 62 ; South Western, 624 63i ; North Midland, 65 67 ; the Sew Shares, 32 33 ; South Eastern and Dover, 24,t 25 ; the Scrip, s : i 6 ; Eastern Counties, ei9# ; Northern and Eastern, 43 45 ; Blackwall, 10i 11 ; and Brighton, 35 351. _ _ • __ . The Bonds . also were quoted lower :—Colombian, 25i 26+ ; Peruvian, 18 19 ; Portug,uese Five per Cents., 36 3 ; the Three per Cents., 21A-21i- ; Spanish Active Five per Cents., 2121 k ; and the Three per Cents., 2 2 8 22i. The private letters from Buenos Ayres contained no information beyond the meagre and unimportant intelli gence in the papers. THE PRINCE DUOINVILLE'S VISIT POSTPONED.— Our Paris I , ttera of Wednesday afternoon announce that the I projected visit of the Prince of Joinville and the Duke n'Aumale to this country formed the sulject of eiscussion in a Cabinet Council held at Marshal Souit's on Tuesday. The two sons of the King of the French were to have left the French capital for London, a day or two after the :linivcr,ary of the battle of Waterloo, in order to avoid being in England at that per,od ; but, after due deliberation, the ;Ministry cane to the conclusion to recommend to the King the postponement sine die of the intended tout, as, from the excited state of the public mind against England, the visit might be construed to be an act of condeeension of the French King towards this country at a moment when so much agitation existed on the right at search question. It was reported in the Court that the yi:ung princes will certainly v:stt Fncland about. the Autumn, when the French elections shalt have been terminated. —Morning Past. A letter frcm Nimes states, that M. Marigman, sen., the chief actor in the late tragical event in that place, was removed at midnight, on the 23d inst., to prison, his wounds not having admitted of his being earlier taken from his own house. It appears that the condition of his son and daughter is very much ameliorated. • FATAL ACCIDENT AT APOTHb• CARIES' lil L. R(FORTH - BIZ -- PARTICTJLARS.) the A e t s t t l it ' b e li i s l ii rg u e te n n t t oq q A u p e o st th o ec f ar t it' the preparatioaillt. contrary to their usual practice, fulminating mercury for the percussion et l P 3 th i s tended to be used in the East 'indies. With .., East -hlanddiatioCdearne!,..llloo; view, both on Friday and Saturday nue -ning, Mr. Ifennelit the Company's chemical operator , had' been prePt‘ris„°. about six pounds weight of fulmina tho g mercury: ra tainin one -third of its weight in wa ter, wit n tep view I to ascertain its actual stren s eeh. At , 0 , o'clock, attended by only one of :tile laboarie_k large o t u t ; Mr. liennell .was stamling before a of wood about three -feet high, whole .. c,ess ference could not be less than six feet, placed a t white evaporating dish containing. the Inc ti lle d the localty between the distil-hotese and what is 1 f o r the gas-room, where formerly gasswas rnanuferturet C. the use of the Hall, but which now is used for the Y s n , pose of containing various small bottles filled with es as „ tial oils. At this moment the labourer info ttend; upon whic ._.....,, left the operator, in order to louk After a, agle.% 0 1 ; where in the earlier part of the day 400 groni had mercury had been drying, and which at is suPr' se( c 01 1" been taken out by Mr. Hennell, in orde r to test til l e d th e dition in which they were. Scarcely, liowever,s l a st e s. labourer left the place before he heard three li,",,tett plosions, between each of which there only'elaese";" tht seconds, but which was followed by a loud reP ° l r e "pas origin of which, to the present time, appessra t" ;.„hie, feetly inexplicable, alt houghit is supposed that t he sa .t o reports were occasioned by Mr. Ilennell striki l 4 s oo l portion of the preparation with his finger, toa lily,f iht explosion must have arisen from a particle. t!.,ssi. matter havin allen upon the larger mass. By theritio dent, we are serry to say that the exploded pret t is si, struck Mr. Hennell itnmediately below the ch - S;01 4 taking an upward direction, carried away the rigr o ,beV and the same side of the face, together with the Iv o of the upper portion of .the head, as we ll as nege,a eon whole of the viscera, laying open the entire chest, 0 0 a hibiting the action of the heart and lungs. Some I:l6ll,iiiitl• the remains were scattered over the tops of th e , s bi 1 ing, and other portions were actually picked ~,10.44 the workmen upon the roofs sof the adjoining or The deceased's rightatrin was found on the rod e o , 0r thecaries' Hall, at a distance of full 40 yards fr ° . ir Scene of the fatal event, and had, in its poll', bis dented considerably the leaden gutter pipe. On e 0 0 0 ! fingers was picked up in Union-street, a distiO tt e s t O tg yards, by a person passing at the time, ited Inspe. l been forced over the high building of the .Hall , A tte r ' el bourers belonging to the Hall collected the -7,041;- - fragments, and deposited them in a spot set 7 0 07., their reception, Deph.prable, however, as the acciu e )0 been, it is consolatory to know that no othe r P er : , injured except one mail, who was knocked dose, ~ r ) escaped without injury. The glass Cout a incil b 1.01 ,.5 whole „f the window frames (made of iron) Wer e , e r by which at least 1,000 panes were dentelishe':i. 1!, . biting a picture of destruction seldom witnes's e Is' block of wood upon Which ,the dish was plate'li;hl * much splintered as to appear as though it i' t „‘„shdi . struck by a cannon-bail fired from an eighteewr The large paving-stone upon which the blocis",l likewise shattered into 20 pieces. About- a 31 0° t h ..1 in the middle of a wall:nearly two feet thick, i' p l, 4 inwards finir or five inches by the force of the lir f , We learn that the deceased.geiAleman-was 1";1001q highest esteem by every -person in: the. e0 ,1)1 r io t y from the treasurer downwards to the lowest port Kie; place, who this morning spoke of him, in tesr°,,,: ‘ ,3 warmest affection, and who seemed by their '-', 1 ( 1 1 (o",s as though each had suddenly lost a clear a° r ill friend. The unfortunate gentlemen was fort prenticed to the Company, and had been, eeentg e ` pas , service thirty years. lie has left behind iiiin a°, s widow to lament his loss, but happily It may be as well, in order to allay any u lirl isli s o fears that may have been occasioned to the n`:";dr e s hood by this alarming occurrence, to state • tl l3 . ' is a y authority for saying' that in general no dang e oitt periments are ever performed upon the Prep Apothecaries' Hall, .and that they had only b` l i t' itc , no chiltiree4 taken, in this instance, at, the especial .yi, o fy request of the Directors of the East India u i ply i e The whole of the preparation, 31b. of which 0' 5 ,0 0 1 for Bengal and 31b. for Madras, has disapPe 3r oo .4 explosion, not a single particle having since beliels?, There is not, at the present moment, any pre upon the premises from which . the least du'' possibly arise. _ s i .„rs ll ' QUEEN CHRISTINA'S „LE , I.' The Constitucional of Barcelona, of the '',,e pnblishes a long letter, which it states to T:pr addressed by Queen Maria Christina to her `-",; 9 ) Queen Isabella, and is dated the 27th ni:riii letter is so extraordinary, both as to its Pti, t r q oPtt the style in which it is couched, that it is J i- eg . a t b, for us, in the absence of proof, to regard it 0 , 4 - 6 It commences with a violent diatribe upon til.Qo Don Francis de Paulo and aunt of the you ti toti whom it represents as a woman of the rno 4 ,; fo lij principles, and, after a caution to the yout'i ti): I reign not to allow her mind to be influenceufAii, personage, proceeds to a revelation of so astetroi, character,. that it. is of itself sufficient to cr q. viction that the letter is an invention , and t t ' the cleverest kind. The young Queen is 4'o 4 0 1 whilst her father was lying on his death"' l iwife of Don Francis, to use her_ Christina was urged by the Princess Car le influ-el' tl e i:,4..l • dying _ King to induce him to change succession in favour of his daughter, and tho r A refused to do so, the Princess, in her hatredpd) Carlos, resolved to accomplish her objec t ; tliOrl proaching the King, who was at the time ' l ,'o B of death, and presenting to him a paper ss'l l ' e p tf .. Y got prepared for the purpose, desired Win ° or" name. The King, continues the letter at i ii o i 'l Queen Christina, refused to do so, aild , ,l, l 4ti" . voice, entreated his sister-in-law to allos` hi; d in peace, upon which she . placed the pen '1;0 deco P: and, guiding it, actually compelled hits l el' , name. The remainder of the letter is (Afetir, abuse of the young Queen's guardiall.,, 0, of be i whom it calls a revolutionist and a JacoY''siir ! of Espartero, but in less severe langllog e ,lot , allusions to Don Carlos, of such a nature 35 ' rt I be at variance with the long-continued °Pe of Queen . Christina, but even to thro" (1 1,61 0 ~ justice of opposition to his claims, the Iv o t el, ; - also mixed up with expressions of t he ni Illef, anger against the young Queen's aun t ' '.:'ifi eluding words of the letter• are as folitl,v;,, the remembrance of your uncle, Don C° OO .l ll Y : misfortunes were all caused by your min t ~,, ti ) :1,1 present to your mind ; may your filial Pi e ` f ,;(l f a of your mother, whose repose, authoritY' R - eth e l f have been attacked by her, restrain O n 7 seg r fr of the precipice - frOm which this pc` rfid t ~iii* t: would precipitate you! Remember that :1 1 '!' F nlil" P - your mother, your uncle, your entire fn-5,.; OS cause to complain of the Infanta Carlot`,,-OetV betrayed 911 whom she should have love" t' curse of your house.. God preserve y o from this evil genius."---Ga/ignani.. • G . Liii; LLOYD'S SHIPP'S - ~,. i j v VESSELS SPOICEI4 WITH. InrlianereP , l F i.,t bee. V hagen to Batavia, 31st ult., off the Land's End , ';') 0 S,/ . arrived at Falmouth. Chanticleer , Cles ti is , Pi e April 10, lat. 7 N., lore. 20 W. ; Urania, L , ",.itto It 17th ult., lat. 40, lon. 26, by the Pomona - •ltol t * mouth. Mary, Limerick to - New York. I ' BT, , 11 ' lon. 39; Roger Stewart, Clyde, to do., 215t , ;,, ° 11 ' # ( 4 , 4 by the Glenowon, arrived off Po ' rtsmou th. L' a ' i j ii,"?', 4j nook, lat. 2 N., lon. 21 W.; Don, of Jers v , ' l , 3 i t sirii,' F. lon. 11, by the Louisa (whaler). arrived off e r'ino. OP' from Cork, with passengers, 20th ult., lat. 47, '' ii, A 0 Eliza Ann, arrived at Liverpool. Ware, of J, e „ t l b 4 West ladies, lon. 17, by the Britannia, ' ar r 'se' e ', r s . s o Blanche, of and from Donegal, 18th ult. , le' di p)„, the Hauterium Abbey, arrived at Portsuntr ' oPor r i ; Belfast to Quebec, 22d ult., lat. 48, lou. 33 ;-_„, ll ', ,1 1 0 r 'r / to New York, lat. 46, lon. 33, by the itt;:l 4 ' r d i Fulkstone. John and Mary, Bristol to Quev`i s t• g s A•i 48, log. 41 ; Fraser, Cowes to Quebec, 2 11 th'` of ' i'' 3 ' by the Glaugru, arrived off Salcombe. Laee er V, 1' Bth ult.,off Cape St . Vincent, c ol ,o t 0 b L y o t o h d e on Ja , ne , I. ° ti"isi' Falmouth. Deborah, loon! W. ; Imogene, Clyde to Calcutta, 22j , l a 20, by the Sumatra, arrived off Falmouth v pl;:, - - -- -- ------- -- 1 . 0 . , (ADvERTISEM EN T.)--INTERESTIN O. The influence of the sun on the Skin and rifo i f l delicatepsrke Skin, 9 n a t n, seasonskin, k i n Lips, bi parched frequentlyrched producinga n d s subversive wsuo ll ne- n . Burns, o I f i . e o 08 ;: sco ki v e r j h v b aey preparationat i it , bu s u , ste t h ni e nesv m uferrr o oe s ms t f atihtl i hs n ee f os a fk l ni i i i rno h ea l fs e trt. no delightful s e lti e ghg i eh fi t tchefffeueilscsteks! ono o ft ts i iu. ' : l ;: g dr y I cacy and whiteness. It is invaluable as t' , to ° I - iil re s refreshing wash during • travelling, or expoc ur g 1 ;1 1 ,1 ' and, from its exe aordinary uffica'cy in • 0 11- seb" ?i , inflammation, deserves a place among the 11°°' .iiili,,o , of every family. I ''• g f ° ,4 .. r eel' ill 0 A company of smugglers had 01101 reollsos„ - labour and ingenuity, to establish a cend u C t ;ntF,e ' virtii , house on the outer Boulevard de r Hopital. ' I ! b I i ; t # rill t other on the inner boulevard , by means of s ".i c il_A t 'is t° 4 o, o 4 under the city war, and of course without I) 3 . ) d ocr'vio" , duty, any quantity of oil wished to be ietr t) p ot c ell' Flow long this fraud had been carried bolo ll it has been at last discovered, and the ""-: and broken up. _.,...r............,„ _t jro' tP ..1 BIRTHS. . gr. toll' On the sth inst., at Chorley Wood, Fle rt " , 4 0 45 iio of a daughter. q t ice .4 PI ' On the 3d inst., at Nelson-terrace , --° t'f fi r top( ill i ' wire of Mr. J. Lowe, of a son. On the 3d inst., at Wimbledon, the ladi fen Esq.. M. 1)., of a son. i- sC e e. 44 On the 3 , t inst., a.: Lloyd-street, LloP b i er. o ° 2' the wife of Mr. Benjamin Aston, of a d atig te , '4 I. AA" ' , M. 4 R R !ED. To tolil'o ' t°' On thq 2rl inst., at St. Mary's, 13 0 . - .0" t,011 51 ,' Henry 1-I,gliton Irving, 58th Regitneot, r' i ; ;itt . i r ie. o ci list of the late „It.ht, liawkslev, 1?..fq., "f p , u St• ''tr l4 ,:f r t to On the 2d inst., at the church of Gre,;:. i • t y C p. ',", , t 1 Rev. Join Charles Whi.h, B A., of 0;", - :. c• o f y tri , tge, secood son of Alsjor. G, octal 0 1 1' 5 Vl' i e' Eling, only daughter of :Samuel Brasier, ," if' race, Regent's Pat lc. ' --.'" cit' CV c, . flt) '- A bie the E t2d inst., in Pai l lptce , Wg oo tt8 ;1 1 : P ll lre ; ' /i i T 2a h n oin ' is ga . ;le a y ge C d ov 6 e B n . try.Esq ., n ' L" t in 134. '-' 114 Sir Arthur Chichester, Bart., of Yt' uls.° ' . -- i, . I) s il its f '' ' Lonc..n: Printed and Pubh.hcd h}' lO 511'09'111 N 4p lo ' 4'. I -, Strand . at 71,, , 57,7, Off cc;11 0 el) the County of Middlesex, Woodsy ." COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.; . _ Ships arrived since last market .day, 47. s. d.i s. d. Aoair's Holywell Main.. Nelson's West Hartley l7 6 Walls End Russell's Hetton it, 0 New Tan ti eld Moor l3 6 Walls End Stewas t's 9O 6 Old Tanfield l3 ti Walls End Caradoc 90 6 West Wylam la 3 Walls End Kelloe 2O 0 Wylam Walls End Killingworth Walls End Riddell's l6 6 TATTERSALLS-(THIS EVENING Six O'CLOCK. VASE. Even on Beeswing CUP. Even on Lanercost 5 to 2 agst Beeswing 6 to 1 agst Nob 6 to 1 agst St. Francis IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. Their Lordships met at Five o'Clock. Lord EGLINTOUN took the oaths; and signed the Par• liamentary Roll. CHILDREN IN FACTORIES. The Bishop of LONDON presented a petition from Yorkshire against the emplOyment of children of tender age in factories. SPIRITUAL DESTITUTION OF CATHOLICS. Lord CAMOYS presented numerous petitions from Manchester, and various places in Lancashire, Stafford shire, Warwickshire, and Cheshite, complaining of the spiritual destitution of Roman Catholics in the army and navy, in the Indies, and in gaols and workhouses. A message from the Commons brought up the Ely place (Holborn) Improvement Bill, the Camberwell and Peckham Lighting Bill, the Brentford Gas Bill, the Thames Haven, Dock, and Railway Bill, which were severally read a first time. THE INCOME-TAX. Lord MELBOURNE presented a petition from the Mayor and Aldermen of Derby against the Income-tax. THE POOR,-LAW. Earl STANHOI'E presented numerous petitions from places in Yorkshire and Lancashire for the repeal of the existing Poor-law and the restoration of the 47th of Elizabeth. THE TAKING OF OATHS BY DISSENTERS. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition from the Ministers and Messengers of 30 Baptist congre gations, praying for the same exemption in respect to the taking of oaths as was enjoyed by other sects. COLONIAL REPIiZSENTATION. The NOBLE MARQUIS, on the part of the Earl of Clarendon, postponed to a future day (in consequence 01 domestic allliction) the presentation of the petition froir the Cape of Good Hope, of which he had given notice. LOCKING OF RAILWAY CARRIAGES. The NOBLE MARQUIS took that opportunity of asking the Noble Earl opposite (the Baal of Ripon) whe ther there would be any objection to brill.- betire the House the Report of the Directors of the Great Western Railway, in which they gave their reasons for locking up the doors of the railway carriages on both sides. He (the Marquis of Lansdowne) was one of the majority of that House and of the public whose taste did not incline to being locked up.—(Hear, and a laugh.) But at the same time he thought it would be only justice to the Di rectors, that their explanation of their reasons for adopt ing that practice should be made known to their Lord ships and the public; especially as they had always shown every desire to provide for the accommodation and security of,the public. The Earl of RIPON had no objection whatever to the production of the document. Notring could be more fair or equitable than the conduct of the Committee of Directors of the Great Western Railway, in this and in every other case in which the Government had had occa -1 sion to correspond with them. On this occasion they at once expressed their readiness to act• upon the sugges tion of the Surveyor-General of Railways, only request ing that they should be permitted to send in the Report alluded to by the Noble Marquis, in which they gave their reasons for adopting the practice ; and he thought it was perfectly reasonable that they should wish the House and the public to be put in possession of those reasons. The practice had been by this time disconti nued, in compliance with the recommendation of the G overnment.— (Hear.) Lord CAMPBELL said he could give some infor mation on this subject. ' On Saturday last , he found that the practice of locking the doors on both sides had not been discontinued, but not through contuma ciousness. For he was informed that the con tinuance was occasioned only by the difficulty of making the necessary change in the arrangements of the line, and that from this day (Monday) the practice would be virtually discontinued, and arrangements made to allow the doors on both sides to be left unlocked, without risk to the passengers.—(Hear, hear.) AFFIRMATION BILL. Lord DENMAN presented petitions from Dunferm line, from members of independent congregations of atthtos wereo e m thought to e onse ( n ) some measure. the Church of Scotland and of the Church of England, from the Independent Congregation of Stebbing, in Essex, from Glasgow , and a memorial from the Attorneys of Oswestry, praying c m o e n a t s r u ar r y e, teollathbelinwg'ord of God to give evidence on affirzna tho s theirpersons Lordships who lion in Courts of Justice. His Lordship then laid on the table a Bill for providing a general form of atErmation for all persons who believed oaths to be forbidden. The Bill did not provide any measure for the previous registration of person s who might object to take the oathes, because he thought he could make it clear to their Lordships that there was no danger whatever that any p erso n would wish to be .permitted to give their evidence upon affirmation, except those who really felt religious scruples as to taking an tat. At the same time, if any such se curity should be proposed to be introduced into the Bill, he (Lord Denman) would not object to it; and those who were anxious for the passing of such measures wouid feel grateful to their Lordships for the relief,even althaugh it should be clogged by such a clause. He moved that the Bill be read a first time, and would move that it be read a second time on Thursday se'nnight. The Bill was then read a first time. • MEDICAL CHARITIES (IRELAND.) Lord BANI)ON presented a petition from sixty eight physicians of Ireland, praying that the Medical Charities of that country might not be placed under the control of the roor-law Commissioners. • I i ; 'BT U 4 :i ~. ~~. I '4 , . *A hi : wri k t. .., i. -,~ ~ -; ~i. '~~