The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-19 00:00:00

%co 11d readily adopt the eauses proposed by the Member opposite for that purpose. Mr. LEADER thought this a bad way of attacking an Act of Parliament, and thought the Bill was a dangerous one, :-It i oough he approved of the amended clauses, which, however, ought to be printed before the House was called on to decide on tlhem. If they must have the Bill, he hoped they would have the now clauses with it. The Bill, in fact, repealed one of the moat important provisions of the Municipal Reform Act. • Ur. HODGES HINDE hoped the Bill would be permitted to be attranced one stage, after it had been so often delayed. Mr. J. JERVIS thought the Bill ought to be recommitted. After a short conversation, the Bill, as amended; went through Comm tee, and the House then resumed. The Report on the Customs Duties (West India and North Ame rican Colonies) Bill was brought up, and the Report was agreed to. The second reading of the Turnpike. Roads Bill was postponed till Thursday, after a short discussion. The other Orders of the Day, were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'Clocl. THE WEATHER.—Noon, APRIL 19. titYl AL GALLERY" or SCIENCE, ADr.LAIDE - STREET. Thermometer... 46 'l.ilig'hes - 47.1 Lowest I . 4ixornoter 30.25.—Wind N.E.—Freezing Point =2 I)rg. MOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TINS DAY. ll' puling. 55 minutes after 7 Evening minutes after P. a. 4 . -1:4•P, ,p,71., 11 14 . t 4 4 / 4 tv, vr kn SUN OFFICE rtrte o'clock. . . Mr. Hume has been returned for the Montrose dis trict of Burghs, as we anticipated, without opposition. A Morning Contemporary, in commenting on. the Alterations proposed by L or d Campbe'l in th, manage ment of appeal matters,, calls attention . to the delay which - sometimes arises in the final disposing of cases that are referred to the twelve Judges for their opinion un a point of law. That of Lady Hewley, which is in stanced as an .example, went to their Lordships in 1839, on a query respecting the admissibility of extrinsic evi dence in the construction of a written instillment; but the query is still unanswered. If much less time- than three years be not sufficient for the consideration of a point of law, there must surely be some sort of difficulty which should at once be remedied by Act of Parliament, . for, the due administration of justice concerns the nation at large, and every . man is interested in the removal ofini pediments that can keep back the decision of any. case for three ,years, after the argument has been finally heard by the House of Lords. It would be well' to have a re turn moved for in Parliament, of all cases referred to the Judges by the HonSe of Lords, during the last fire years, showing thl date of reference, and when the case was re turned.- This might lead to a correction of the ev il, b y tho adoption of som e .suitable remedY. Sir Bonerer Fs L'S modified Starvation Bill was read - x ,seeond time in the House of Lords last night. The . see Xmii reeding was moved by the Earl of RIPON, who, . qr. FREOERICK ROBINSON, upwards of a quarter of a teet.‘tary ago prepared, and carried the original Sterva ticn :Bill through the House of Commons. Never was a St er ration Bill supported by so inconclusive a speech. • TIL3 Noble Lord supported the Bill because corn was cI.) he I Lad no where cheaper than in England. He instanced the Baltic and Southern provinces of Russia, Bavaria, Me eklenburgh, Naples, and the United Slates, to prove the t periodical famines visited these countries, thatbread era s sometimes dearer in them than in England, and that roe :War supplies of grain were not to be expected from th .!.m. Now, if these statements are worth anything Lb ey go to prove that the landlords would suffer tic ;thing by consenting to the total abolition of the Corn la If grain cannot be had from foreign countries, w hat can be more absurd than legislation for the pur se ese of ee-cludine• it ? But the Noble Lord knew very W 'ell that they were fallacious-that with a free trade, n.. even a low fixed duty on corn for the purposes of re . 1. tune, England could be abundantly supplied with corn f Seer the. Baltic provinces of Russia, and the fertile y. lairs of Hungary. With a sliding scale, however low, t Jere never can be more than a chance market for grain England, and no Russian, Austrian, or Bavarian censer can be expected to grow corn on the chance L tersely of finding a market for it. " One of the great ✓ eke of commercial legislation," observes a writer i! 1 an article on Sir ROBERT PEEL'S budget in the n umber of the Edinburgh Review published yes t ;rday, " indeed of all legislation whatsoever, is tc i diminish the empire of chance, to enaule men to sekon on the result of their actions, or at least not to e tsturb the elements of the calculation. The duties v. ilich conform best to this rule are the ordinary ad vu -1 rem duties. The producer, the importer, and the ware-. h ouser, who deal in articles subject to such a duty, may e elculate oa It steadiness of profit even greater than can (ways be expected under a perfect system of trade ; S. .nee what he gains or loses by a rise or fall in price, is i 1 some measure balanced by an increase or diminution I . f duty. A fixed duty, though it contains no such prin c ipie of compensation, hae the great advantage of stabi-. -1 Ly. One portion of the cost of production, often a very MO NE and COM MERCIAL NEWS. i nportant one, is unalterable. One of these duties,- CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. nad valorem or a fixed rate, is adopted, with Prices in the English market are firm, and purchases to • tie exception, in our whole fiscal code ; the fixed some extent have been made fur inv es t ment . C onsu l s are 91i 91% for Money, and 911 for the Account • Three per Cents r ate being generally applied to raw produce, the ad vet- Reduced, 90* 90g ; New Three and a Half per Centv., 100 . t went rate to manufactured articles. The solitar the y ex- 1001 ; Bank Stock, 165 166 ; India Stock, 243 2431 ; the c eption-the single commodity as to which the law Bonds, 18 20; and Exchequer Bills, e 9 41 premium. ies i zte 2, h teap :;o a a n n d d l - s a it - lo ra u l t f material per c change in I t ' h orLig v n al - n S e e . cur ihe ti trives to aggravate the hazards of commerce-the single t cminodity on -which it imposes a duty not ad valorem 521 52 ti; the Five per Cents., 100 i 1604 ; Cents, out contra valorern-the single commodity as to which, 1041; Danish, 601 811 ; Brazilian is marked 67 68, and when the price falls, the law doubles the importer's loss I%'-lexi Deferred ex ail the Coupon s; Spani s h 241 ; P ass i ve ley a proportionate addition to th e . d u ty, an d w h en it 5, and Some little busin i ethas been done in Shares ; Bristol and eiees, doubles his gain by a proportionate diminution of Exeter 44 45; Eastern Counties 10 ; Edinburgh and Glas thity-the single commodity to which this monstrous le- gow, 51 52; Birmingham, Thirds, 60; South Western, 61 ; rit;ltttion iS applied is the food of the bulk of' the inhabitants V I :se e A Alley Counties, e 79 1 y Peruvian° ;South h Easternquoted i 9 and oo. Ilv e e n r B A O4 .re 25 r .• , 0 Great Britain ! It is the commodity of which the 27 ; Colombian, 27* 271 ; Portuguese Five per C e e s nts y ;, 3 5 7% gislating classes are the principal producers, aed the 38 ; the Three per Cents., 22% ; Spanish Actives, Five per Cents. Bonds, 241 24%; the Aew Three per Cent. Stock labouring classes tile principal consum ers . I t i s t h e crte t d re o a u r t e o n f n ei f th re t i Coupo i n v s from the B i onds, 25* 251. y commodit from which the incomes of th e f ormer are. Th gn arr al , neither s there any feature in derived, and on which those of the latter are spent. - business to notice. After this who can wonder at Chartism ?" PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. Two amendments were moved upon the motion for Bristol ai l i t d A tx L e w te A r Ys. Paid. Per Share. , 70 ..... 41 second reading of the Bill. The first by Earl t Eastern Counties - treernoez, for throwing out the Bill, was rejected by a I awe Debentures ...... -81. 6s. Bd. 111. 1 Is. Bd. dlaurgh and Glasgow 5O Si niejority of' 102, only 17 votes being given for it. and Birmingham 90 The seconl amendment was proposed by Lord Londonin Ditto Thirds - BROUGHAM, and Went to the cutting up of the whole i Ditto New ...... .............. ... 2 - root of the iniquity. Lord BROUGUAZI simply moved London and South Western 3l 6l to - • " that all grain should be admitt e d f ree o f d u t y ." This, Midland Counties lOO - to - notwithstanding Lord RIPON'S speech showin that Northern and East e r n• - , g North Midland lOO - • there was no corn to be had for importation, was lost by Ditto Third., 211. 13s. 4d. 221 lO3. 10d. e majority of • 109, only five votes being given f or it. I South Eastern and Dover SO OF I, BIL 'list' - 16. Lords did not believe the Earl of RIP ON , a nd Lard 3 per PRICES Cent. ConsolsSH STOCKS 90 (Bank DU StockLlN, AP • ... - L'AROUGHAM proved that they ought not to d o so . He Threeand Half St oc k 9Bl Grand Canal 5t0ck.......;, instanced the price of corn in the island of Jersey,l a t t t t o o ...... 9 - 9 gttoDebs. 6 per cent... 81 'where the trade in grain is free, and in Eng- 3A- per Cent. Debs. land, where it is virtually prohibited, showing LIVERPOOL Comer MARKET, Amu. 18, was very firm, that on an average of the last thirteen years gold, of altela m ti n o r n in i a n n r w ic e e r s e . Fully ns e euLiTi. b t s e s weree corn was seven shillings a quarter cheas per in Jersey than comprised 1,000 Surat., 3d. to 40. , Pernams, 7d. ; 200 a in England. Taking the averages of the years from Alaranham, 54d. to 6d; 160 Bahia, 61d. to 7d. ; 150 Egyp -1829 to 1841, both included, corn was 58s. 9d. a quarter tian, 7d. to Bd.; and 5,340 American, 4*d. to in England, and 51s. sd. i n J erse y. B ut the price of tio L n :v w E e ß r r e O r TI O e S r n fe a w a E th,an Ai d ar b . u x s e in r e , ss A: l a ns i e L d heavily. tt•aanssac ' , E tern grain in ..T,!rsey is not to be teak e n as a cr i ter io n of what Counties, Debe n t ures , 11/. 6 s . Bd. • ' New, 5* ; Edinburgh and . ' !the price would be in England were t h e corn - tra d e Gl asgow , 50 ; G rand Junction, Old Quarters, 474 ; G reat free. No corn-growing country w ou ld thi n k o f pro d uc - Western, Fifths, 104 ; Li ver p oo l anr; Manchester, 187 ; Lon don and Birmin g h am , 178 ; M anc h ester, B o l ton, and Bury, ing an extra bushel for the J erse y market. Not so 59,e' • Paris and Rouen, 161. could corn be freely imported i n t o E ng l an d . Thi s i s • deweiseerea STOCK EXCHANGE, APRIL IL-Our market continues very good for Railway Stock. Our transactions are one of those important points which the majority of e:pealters and writers upon the Corn-lawe overlook, and al:dnilm!in,thndanaGlainoaliv,tesrOs*;l6EastAeirann2eustnetriesa,n9ds;BiLronielen ng so go on, groping in the dark, while they fancy they are ham, 281 ; Ala.nchester and Leeds, 821; Ditto, Quarters, m dealing only with established facts. He is neither a Brighton Loan Notes, 81; Lancaster and Preston Three.. great stateman nor a sound politician, who cannot take quarter Shares, 1 7k; Alliance Bank, 25. equal note of prospective as of retrospective facts. He is not a statesman who, like the witch of Endor, in blindly and ignorantly evoking the spirit of SAMUEL, bnowe not, and is not prepared practically to deal with, and perceive the operation of the class of facts which must be produced by the adoption of any line of policy. To a wise man, the future reveals a guidance as unerring n; the past. This seems forgotten by many of the ablest pponents of our starvation code. LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(r HIS DAY.) Lotiomr, APRIL 19. —Wind this day at noon E. DEAL, Amur. 18.—Wind E.N.E., moderate. Arrd. Bland, westward, in tow of a steamer ; a bark also in tow, supposed the Dauntless, Shepherd. Arrd. from the River and sld., Arachne, Sydney; Cygnet, Port Philip; Louisa, China; Morning Star, Ceylon ; Orator, Madras; Isabella, Demerara ; and several others. WIVENHOE, Aran, 18.—The Helena, from Christiana to St. Valery, has been assisted in hero after being on the Burney Sand. FALMOUTH, Arra'. 17.—Wind, E. to N. E., fresh breezes. Sid. Medina, steamer, West Indies. HULL, Aram 17 and 18.—Wind, N.E.—Sld. Sovereign, Savannah ; Josephine, Richebucto. LIVE aroot, APRIL 18.—Wind varied and light.—Arrd. Delaware, Patten, Ni'w Orleans; Priscilla, Taylor, A r i ca ti, sld. Ist rch. Sld. Chieftain and Jessie, New York. OFF CAPE CLEAR.—New York, Nevil, Mobile; Rover, Laguyra ; Aurora, Jamaica. CORK, APRIL 16.—Arrived, Lotus, Stale, Sierra Leone, sailed, 13th February, in company with the Sylvia and British Tar. Sailed, John Frances, Quebec. The Cuba, from Ha vanna to this port, bore up yesterday for Crookhaven. SCARBOROUGH, APRIL 18.—A large long-boat, marked "Nancy, of Non castle, John Hutchinson,' was passed; on the 14th inst., 70 miles W. by S. of Flamborough Head. The ship Nancy, of Newcastle, foundered on the '26th ult., 100 miles from Tynemouth. The Bill to regulate the exercise of Church patronage in Scotland, introduced by the Member for Argyllshire, consists of three clauses, and is extremely simple. The first clause enacts, that in case the majority of commu nicants do not approve of the presentee, and the Presby.; tcry find that the opposition does not arise from factiens . (,e malicious motives, the presentee shall be rejected. The second regulates the mode of ascertaining the opi nion of the communicants, and the nature of the ob jections ; and 'the third confers on the Crown the right to present (subject to the same restrictions), should the patron fail to issue a presentation which prove effectual to fill the vacancy. According to this Bill ; therefore, the 'Church may interfere with the choice of the, people, and set it at defiance if they •meet. " Factions motives" and " conscientious re g,. rd to the religions interests of the congregation," aro terms capable of great extension as well as contrac t ion, , and would b e construed in any way the majority in the Church Court should find expedient. Here, then, a veto may be put on the choice of the people, as well as („, th a t of the patron, a vast power would be conferred on the Presbytery, and endles s appeals may be made by both parties, from its decision to the superior Church judicatories. One half of the congregation may be arrayed against the other ; violent contentions prevail a:nong neighbours, and even members of the same f,,adly, and parishes continue vacant for years. These ars not imaginary. objections, as any person at all acquainted with the present state of the Church Can tesiii - ly. Bat the great, the glaring, and insuperable fikjeetion to the . Bill arises from the circumstance that it ontains no clause for ascertaining the qualification cf t :use entitled to vote. They are merely denominated male parishioner, being of the age, of twc my-one years co nelete, and LI full colunnaion with the Church." II mre is another enormous stretch of power vested in tia Church, for not one parishioner will be admitted as a communicant who does not coalma n in every respect to the law laid down by the .minister of the parish, and th,e consequence will be, that the list of voters will be extended or shortened, as suits his whim or caprice. Tie Bill, therefore, should' have defined the qualifica tion in such is way as to pravent one individual :cont tyrannising over another, and en ac t e d that every man, and woman, too, of twenty-one years of age, untainted y crime, and believers in the truths of. Chriqianity, stantld be entitled to vote. But the Non-Intrusiunists would reject such a clause with disdain. This Bill, however, cannot pass, and it is therefore needleSsA6 dis cuss its merits or demerits. Tile unseemly warfare muit continue, .'ll the disturbers of the Church return to a :ease reason, or - follow the advice of Sir GEORGE 61:;CLAIR --- -"renounco the terailOyatlitit - F, and ex e e - ate them bilitiFs, anne xe d t o th e possession 'of them." In de :A-tabula the conduct of these men, and the injury NEW Music HALL.--We confidently anticipate that a grand and suitable building for musical performances will soon be erected in the metropolis. Independent of Exeter Hall being confined so only one 'description of music, it is not well adapted for great musical entertainments, and is besides so often engsged for mouths in advance, that it is of little use to the public in general. These circumstances have induced a number ot persons to form a company for erecting an ele gant building in a central situation, which shall consist of a room capable of accommodating four thousand persons, with an orchestra for a thousand performers, a number of small concert rooms, and a public library for the most ap proved musical compositions. A company of this kind pro perly conducted would confer a public benefit, and in a short time repay the expenditure with ample interest. Mr. Hanson, leas formed a similar plan on a still larger scale, bat as three musical bails would probably be too many for the metropolis at present, we trust an understanding wiil be come to between the parties, in order to carry into eGet, in the most satisfactory manner, the object which both have in view. AVALssING MATett.--Mr. Moller, who has for some time past been engaged, for a considerable sum, to walk 60 miles for six successive days, commenced his undertaking yes terday morning, starting from Lord's, the Salmon and Ball Tavern, Bethusl-green, to Mr. Grover's. the Rose and •Crown Tavern, Bromley, a reeasuied distance of five miles, when the pedestrian completed his first day's :ask in the most masterly style, and was greetedon h s return to the &Anon and Ball by a host of friends, when he declared that he felt capable of per forming ten miles more without feeling the least fst;gue. A little useful penny hand-hook, called " The Na tional Gallery; its Pictures and their Painters," has been published by Talboys and Co., Old Bailey. It gives the titles of all the pictures in the National Gallery, with the names of the painters, and the dates of their birth and death. Of these thirty-five are Italians, two Spanish, seventeen Flemish and Dutch, five French, and sixteen English. Nearly all the great Italian masters were bons towards the close of the sixteenth century, and no painter of any note appeared in England till the time ot. Hogarth, who was Corn in 1698. At the Spring Meeting of the Synod of Aberdeen, held on Tuesday last, a dire battle took place between the Non. Intruiio n i s t s an d t h e i r opponents,w hi c h l asted till seven o'clock next roorninz. The Non-Intrusionists were defeated in every division. The scene altogether was boisterous in the extreme, and for a Cherish Court most digraceful. The disturbance was caused entirely by the into who ca. !themselves the " salt of the earth," and for whose interests the Member for Argyllshire has lust introduced a Bill into Parliament. win, con demned for coining, and who, after 37 rearW hard labour at the hulks, had last year been pardoned by the King, has again been arrested for a similar offence, they have done to the Kirk, we cannot do better than quote the words of Sir GEORGE, who has used every ex ertion in vain to reconcile differences. From an inte resting pamphlet, published by RIDGWAY, on the sub ject, we quote the following graphic description : I haVe now done fur ever with the sub ject. I have exhausted every appeal whiCh friendship, and sympathy could address to their hearts.. I have re iterated every argument which prudence or, justice could urge upon their understandings.- . I may perhaps be accounted their enemy because I tell them the truth ; but I have thought it my paramount, though painful duty, on some pointsto withstand them to the face, be cause they were to.be blamed .; . and I tell both parties plainly, though respectfully, that, by a protracted dis play of the fiercest ecclesiastical gladiatorship, and by the almost daily exhibition of mutual estrangement, jealousy, and exasperation, they have hardened thousands in their continued' aversion' to the Gtspel, and kindled a flame in the country which exposes the Church to odium, and the State to jeopardy. The one party says, if you concede any thing, you give too Much; whilst the other as loudly proclaims, that unless you r'oncede every thing, you give too little. May the great Head of the Church raise up some other labourer, who may commence his etforts with equal earnestness, and close them with complete success." The Paris Journals of Sunday, with Madrid Papers of the 10th, and Lisbon of the 11th instant, Were re-: mired this morning. The only news they contain of any importance will be fount in our Foreign Summary. THE MURDERER GOOD. House of Correction, Clerkeniell, Half-past Twelve, P. M. On the arrival of Good yesterday afternoon at the House cf Correction, he was placed in one of the ward-rooms. He was in a state of the ittmo,t possible mental depression. By order of the Governor an officer is constantly kept with him to pre vent the bare possibility of his laying violent hands upon him self. Since being brought to the prison he has repeatedly expressed mirth anxiety and horror, in the event of con viction, at his boil bring anatomised. He is not able to read, and has requested the officer who is in the ward with him to read to him religious hooks. At present the miserable offender is not restricted to any sort of diet, nor is he hand-cuffed or ironed. No person whatever is allowed to see him but the Chaplain of the prison, the Governor, urd the officer who is wi h him. It is the opinion of the Chaplain that Good, if urged, would make a full confession of all the horrible circumstances attending the murder and mutilation of the iil-fated woman ; in fact, it is expected that such will take place before his next examination at Bow-street, on Thursday next. NATIONAL CONVENTION. (THIS DAY.) The Committee of the Natienal Convention met this day at the Dr. Johnson's Tavern, Fleet-street. After some preli minsry arrangements wire made, the meeting adjourned till seven o'clock this evening, when a very full meeting is expected. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, 1842 f Atif r PA zi 444 F - an w I la :f tart! A;1 übltc Optnton. " Who runs may . icad." FOREIGN. In the French sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, on Sa turday, a member brought up the subject of the complaints lately made by the public papers on the administration ofjus tice in the province of Constantine (Algeria), where accord ing to the Gazette des Tribunaux, 44 executions had taken place in a single year, on the capricious and cruel sentence of one individual, and without the observance of any of the customary forms of justice. Marshal Soult declared that. he had sent one of his aideS-de- camp to Algiers, with instruc tions to make every necessary inquiry, anel to require of Gene ral Negrier, Go'ernor of Constantine, to explain the illegal sets with which he was charged. As soon as the re'pot of his aide-de-camp came to hand, the Marshal would communicate the result to the Chamber. The Madrid journal, correo Nacional, of the:lo:h inst., giv:a the repert that France intends positively to send in to this Spanish Government her claims fot the debt of 1623, and that in a very energ e ti c no t e on thi s su bj ec t s h e has 'declared that she will not give up one inch of her pretension.. it is not true, as wa reported, that the Prime Minister Gonzales had signed with Mr. Aston the preliminaries to a treaty of commerce. The Corresponsal says that a letter from the Philippine Islands of the 15th January confirms the deplorable results of the violent measures adopted by the military authorities on the recent revolt. More than 1 - ,401) individuals fad lost their lives. The state of the wine trade at Oporto appears to litters become an object of much solicitude to the Government, and is likely to have much weight with it in the negotiations, pending with this country for a new comm e rcial treaty. The Q ueen had appeinted a commission of nine ' members, for 'the purpose of taking into consideratiOn. arid re porting upon the representation lately addressed to her by the Mercantile .Association of Opotto. rn lint re presentation it was earnestly recommended that no time should be lost in concluding a new treaty with Great founded upon the principle of reciprocity. The Duke of Pal mel:a had a'ready Lad several conferences with Lord flo.varcl de Walden, but nothing further had transpired regarding the pro gress of the negotiations. . to.A.Terszawrzzrtartir. The Lords were engaged all the evening with the second reading of the Corn Bill. The Earl of Ripon moved the second reading, aid. the Earl of Stanhope moved to read it a second time in six months. The Noble Earl was extremely severe on Sir Robert Pet and his friends. In the course of the long debate which ensued, Lord. Brougham made a good speech, and advocated most eloquently and forcibly the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. The . Noble Lord showed, wit:le great .cleat ness, the impessib.lity of oursetting any great immediate supplies !rem abroad, and the impossibility of foreign coun tries being able suddenly to increase their productions. The Noble Lord moved a resolution,as au amendment on Earl Stan hope's anieedirent, that no duty whatever be.pa.tl en any foreign corn when imported. Their 1 ordsbips diffe.red and oisputed for some time wh e th er Lord Bretigham's amendment should be put or not, and at length decided that it was to, be put after, and not bewre,Lord Stanhope's. Earl Fitzwiltiam end Lord llelbourne severally explained that they should vote for the second reading, though they did not is holly, approve of the Bill. Their Lordship divided in the first instance on Lord Stanhope's tmereinsent, which was lost by 119 to 17 ; and secondly, on Lord Brougham's, which was also lost by 109 to 5. The success of the Corn Bill is .ens'ured• therefore, in the House of Lords, by very I rge majorities. Their Lordships adjourned soon after Twelve o'Cleck. In the Commons little business of importance was tran sacted—for voting away the .public money is a. e inatter of indifferencee-bseide reading the Income-tax Bill a first time, the debate on which occupied th e H ouse t h e greater part of ,the evening. It s‘ as finally decided by. 285 to 188 that the Bill should be read a first time. The House sat till One o'clock. PITILLIC OPZNXON. The Herald has the following remarks :—" The advocates of extreme protection to domestic agriculture thought that the Corn-law of 1615 woullitnot give sufficient protection to native cultivation. They were mistaken ; under its operaeion the people were sufficiently fed, and agriculture kept its foremost place amongst national interests. The same class of politicians protested that the ;Corn-law of 1822 would ruin the British farmer. Again they were.wrong ; the culture of our native soil flourished in spite cf the alteration. The Corn-law 01'1828 met with opposition from the like quarter oe the same grounds; yet British agriculture still survives—nay, has since then greatly advanced in prosperity. The unfulfilled apprehensions of the past ought study to lessen the trended anticipations of the.future. Protection to British .agriculture, though a main is not the chief cause of its continued and increasing ability to feed the British people." . The Chronicle thus accounts for the exemption of Ireland from the Income-tax:--" The want of machinery is unques tionably not the chief reason for exempting Ireland from the tax. The chief reason is not one of principle, but of party tactics. The Right Honourable Baronet is an admirer of the policy of setting class against class, nod people against people. By exempting Ireland, he conceived that. he would convert the Irish representatives into neutral or, at the worst, luke-warm opponents, just as, by exempting all farmers renting farms under three hundred pounds a-year, he conceived that he would make partisans of the yeomanry; and, by exempting a;l whose incomes do not exceed 150./. a-year, he would detach the lower classes from the racks above them. This policy is the low and most disgraceful one of filling the different classes With jealousies of each other, in order to profit by-the divisions." In reference to the nuisance of the Income-tax, the Times observes We are fully alive to the odiously inquisitorial, nature of the tax. But this is now past thinking Mena. We are not sanguine as to the extent cf patience which may he expected from John Bull when he Ends himself ' badgered,' hether by a local commission or an and of surv e y, through all the m inutice of his profits expenditure, his ledgers overhauled, his debts exposed, himself cross-examined, puzzled, doubted, disbelieved, and finally surcharged. Of all this we have ever spoken and felt with some mis giving. But now that it is certain, we do most earnestly and unaffectedly hope that its efficiency will not be impeded by that impatience of control and inspection which yet is so much to be apprehended. If it is to be, let it be stringent. The English people have distinctly acquiesced in the tax—we will hope that they know their own minds better than we should have divined them. We earnestly trust they will not, like children, close with the nuisance, and then quarrel with its necessary conditions. If we are to have the dentist's pincers in our mouth, let the tooth come out. Let us not take the physic into our mouth, and then quarrel with it because it is nasty. We have now no right to do so. Nobody was igno rant that the tax was inquisitorial, but everybody has consented to it—has contented to it for himself—has consented, not only that his neighbours' account-books but that his own should be overhauled. And he must not now be angry when he finds himself taken at his word. Honest men have agreed to be treated like knaves—not that' others should be treated like knaves, but that they themselves should be so. It is a neces sary condition of the tax they have chosen : they have no ex cute for wincing." The Post remarks, in a leading article suggested by the late proceedings of the Sudbury Election Committee :—" We con ceive that the only way to put an end to bribery will be by an appeal to the honeur and conscience of the persons concerned. this is not a case in which the political prejudhes of different men can make them take different views of truth and justice. If every candidate were bound open his oath, or upon his honour as a gentleman, note to allow or countenance, in any manner, directly or indirectly, the practice of giving or pro mising to give, any remuneration for votes, we cannot help thinking that there would he. very little bribery afterwards. It is (we think) because bribery is not held to be dishonour able, but, on the contrary, held to be a mode of getting into Parliament which a gentleman may practice without disgrace, that bribery /so constantly takes place. We believe that by skilfully applying the regulations of - law to the principle of ho nour, which (under some -modification or. another) exists in the .breasts of most men—even mere men of the world—the desirable object might be accomplished." . IVZONEV — TRADE—COZYLATERCE. A meeting of the Royal Naval Benevolent AssOciation was held yesterday at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's, when it appeared that there were at present seventy-five ap plicants for relief, and that 5001. had been allocated for that purpose, out of the Society's balance in hand of 1,132/. 117ANTAL AND MILITARY. By an order issued at Woolwich, all commanders of her Ma jesty's steam-vessels are henceforth to employ on board a' " leading stoker," that office being one of great importance and responsibility, and requiring men of ability and steadiness. LAW ANI P 01.1 CM. Thomas Horagan and Sarah Horagan, stated to be his wife, two fashionably dressed persons, were brought up as begging_ letter imposters at Queen-square yesterday, and committed for one month each to hard labour in the House of Correction.' Walter Plowman, formerly a harness-maker in Somerset shire, appeared yesterday at the Insolvent Debtors' Court for judgment ; he was remanded for twelve months, having fraudu lently made over property to his father, while his bankruptcy was F ending. PINE ARTS. George IV. costly collection of ancient armour ha; been for many years past stowed away in the' Carlton Riding-house, adjoining the Queen Dowager's stables. Na.sb, the architect, had orders to build a room for its reception in Buckingham Pa!ace, where the armour was to have been classified by age and epoch, but the death of that monarch prevented it. • ZITERARIE AND SCIENTXrIC. Sir I. Brunel, the eminent engineer, has left England to visit the King of Sardinia, to ascertain the capabilities of that coun try for the construction of railroads. The speculum for the magnificent new telescope con structed by the Earl of Bosse, was cast at his Lordship's castle, Dublin, last week, in the presence of numerous scientific men. The dimensions of this fine piece of art are extroardinary; the weight is 3 tons, its diameter 6 feet, and its thickness a feet. TEZEILTEXCAL. Her Majesty and Prince Albert visited :the Haymarket theatre last night, for the purposa of witnessing the performance of Mr. 'C. Kean in the Gamester. SVonTizzz. Viscount Drumlanrig's valuable horse Harlequin, Which is entered for the forthcoming Gorhambury Stake s was nearly suffocated at th e Wi n d sor S teep l e , c h ase lasi week, by failing into the mud and water of Chalvely ditch, when a quarter of an hour elapsed before it could be extricated. C rat T aS II XONAZ TM • The Duke of Rutland arrived in town on Friday from New market; and returted there to-day. It is said that the Duke d'Auntale and the Prince de Join. vine are shortly to leave the French capital on a visit to her liajesty, and will' make a general tour to visit the public csta bliAments is this couLtry. 'l he Duke and Duchess of Mon'rOse left town on Saturday for Southampton, and embarked the Fade day for Lisbon. The Marquis and Marchioness of Ailsa have arrived in White• hall-garders. The Marquis and Marchioness of Abercorn arrived at Dudley House on Saturday last. The Earl of Jersey returned to town yesterday from Middle-, :on Park. fro l m i x e a C p o l u es. ntess of Gainsborough arrived in town on S a t ur d ay , Lord Prudhoe arrived in Whitehall-gardens on Saturday, from Leamington Spa. T The Earl h a t rl e an te d a C s z . ntess of Lisburn have arrived at Mivait' s hotel, The Earl of Verulam arrived in Grosvenor-square yesterday, from Newmarket. Dr. O'Brien, the rew Lord Bishop of Ossory and Ferns, arrived at the i alace at Kilkenny last 1 hursday. ZierSCLTE, X.',INI‘TM C. US . To-merrow is the anniver,ary of the last service which Admiral Blake rendered his country in the destruction of the Spanish fleet in 1657, which had put into Santa Cruz. Blake returned home in the same year, and breathed his last just as the fleet reached Plyniouth Sound. Strawberry-hill has been visi!ed by more than 20,000 per son, g r 1. 4, ! roue:. , f the ii!c.ite end vi Among the distinguished bisitias asst; ;seek %+ezt• r iiiioe, and Lady Peel, Lords Sidmouth, Oxford, Sefton, and Mahon, the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, &c. LAW INTELLIGENCE Mr. T KAlLLlfined them 20s. each for the assault, and or dered them to ether into their own rccognizar.ces to keep tho peace. WORSHIP-STREET -(THIS DAY.) James Parker, a young man of shabby-genteel appearance, who stated himself to ben accountant, was charged with hay. ing obtained, by means of false and fraudulent representations, a great number of printed books from different circulating libraries. It appeared that Hayward, a police-constable attached to the Court, was sent .for to the house of Mr. \lux a news agent, & c ., i n U n i On-street, Spitaifields, where ' he found the prisoner, whom Ain Vans charged with having sold him a (quantity . of books, which he suspected hod been stolen. Mr. Vanx delivered to the officer between two and three dozen volumes of novels and romances, whiCh the prisoner had 'sold to him, and amongst the number were three volumes of Ainsworth's " Jack Sheppard," which the prisoner had just offered for sale. The prisoner said that the books be longed to his father, w ho lived at Hoehampton, but on search ing him Hayward found in his pocket the printed address of Air. Draper, the owner of a library at Stoke Newington, to whom the three volumes of " Jack Sheppard" were found to belong, the prisoner having obtained them only an hour before his apprehension. upon the false rep.esentation that he had been sent for them by. Mr. Thrapson, a subscriber to the library. In his defence the prisoner repeated the statement he had made to the officer, that the books were the property of his father. Thu Magistrate rem anded the prisoner until Monday next, when it is expected that several cases will be made out against him. • ELECTION COMMITTEES. (THIS DAY.) IPSWICH. Mr. Stephen Piper, publisher of the Ipswich Express, was re-examined respecting the tactiesof the Sitting Member. He remembered Mr. Rennie's addressing the electors in reference to a placard stuck up by the enemy, to the effect that he had run from Kidderminster in debt, when the Hon. Gentleman proved that the insinuation was false. Mr. AusTE?l,—Did you hear Mr. Rennie say that if the election was to be won by money, it should be won ?—I never heard anything of the kind. Did you hear Mr. Welkin address the electors to the effect that the Tories had circu►ated a report that he would not come to Ipswich because he had got no money; but that he (Mr. Wason) was come, and had get money, and that 1,0001., 3,0001., or even 10,0001. should not stop him?-1 did not. Mr. Wm. Brown—l am the leader of the Ipswich Recha bite brass band, and I played for the yellows at the late eke tion. I employed 14, men at a guinea a day each. I got a good deal of money and some excuses.—(Laughter.) I Ives paid for the nomination and polling music, but I have not yet been paid for the chairing. I sent in my. bill for the balance to Mr. Wason; his answer was, that he would see me about it when this concern (the Committee) was finish;d.—(Laughter. ) The account was not disputed. Cross-examined by Mr. ilitn-1 will not swear that I was not paid, because 1 could not say who had ordered me t o play. I played according to the programme sent me from the Suffolk Hotel. On the day of the chairing WO played " See, the Con quering Hero Coutes," which meant Mr. Wason.—(Laughter.) 1 remember one of the Committee said I had played on specula tiou.—( Laughter.) WAKEFIELD ELECTION. The case for the petitioners on the first point submtted to the Committee closed yesterday, and Mr. Cockburn this morn ing addressed the Committee on behalf of the sitting Umber. THE MARKETS. .(THIS DAY.) COLONIAL MARKET. The price s o f most kinds of merdhandise were firmer, and the merchants showed more confidence than for some weeks past; but titer; was little activity in any department. TALLOW MARKET The price remains in a depressed state,. with little prospect of reaction. P. Y. C. on the spot, 465. 3d. per cwt. and 48s 3d. for arrival in the last three months of the year. WHITECHAPEL HAY MARKE.C. The supply was moderate, and the trade brisk at the present quotations—Clover % • 21. 10;. to 51. 8s; Hay, 21. to 41. 4s. ; Straw, I/. 12s. toll. 16s. RETURN OF MR, HUME FOR MONTROSE, &c. TO THE ED1T01? OF THE SUN. Hume's election was unanimous on the part of the constituency. A Mr. Jobson offered himself, but found no one to propose him. . The enthusiasm 'Mr. Hume met with re minded him of days of yore, and made a deep impression on hi in. He dines with the Deputations at Montrose to-day ; spends to morrow with Lord Panmure at Brechin Castle ; aid sets off by Wednostlay's steamer from Dundee for London, to worry Sir Robert's Income-tax proposal, on its second reading on Friday. I remain, Sir, yours, &c. AN ELECTOR, WHO WAS PRESENT. Arbroath, 16th April, 1;342. BEAUMONT SMITH.--FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) —So fur from Smith having suffered upon an equality with his fellew-prisoners, he has been highly favoured in being at , lowed the privilege of remaining on board the ship to fill any capacity. Aly lesson for troubling you with this is, to show that partiality and favours are often' dealt out to In isoners of this class, while others, whose crimes are not so flagrant, and whose abilities are as good, combined with periods of a touch longer imprisonment, are thrown in the back grou n d, merely because th e i r family connections are not so re ', sp(ctable, or the confidence they had broken, in .their respective situatioix, of such a nature, as cannot be well re membered. A; feeling of partiality is eenstantly shown to persons who have held good situations, and abui,ed them, while men who, through the cravings of hunger, have made them selves amenable to the laws, are compelled to labour hard i n this dock-yard. A clergyman' ill. a' parish church not 100 miles from Poole havin g pu t a 'notice into the clerk's hand a few Sundays since, stat , ng that this services would be morning and evening, and morning nral afternoon dternately, honest Hop r improved upon it, and said that the service would be to ." all eternity I" ,s'alisbury Herald. • MELANCHOL Y (245. E.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Wm. Carter s Esq., the Coroner for Surrey, at the Three Jolly Gardeners, Lambeth, reliecting the death of Air. Joseph Ray, aged 61. Tbe deceased carried on a most ez tensive business, as a painter and decorator, in the Vauxhall road, and on Thursday last he went to some business which be had to overlook at Camberwell. As he proceeded on the New.. road, Camberwell, he was taken ill, and asked to sit down at the first shop he arrived at. '1 his was willingly granted, and then he said he lilt worse, and wished to be placed on a bed. The request was one which was not antis ipated, but it was most readily complied with, and he was undressed, and put into bed ; and in order that no attension should be wanting, a surgeon was instantly sent for, but on his arrival, the unfor tunate gentleman was ,pronounced to be dead. As it seemed uses'. probable the death was, caused by the bursting of one of the vessels of the he ar t, t h e J ury returne d a verdict of "N atura l death." DISFRANCHISEMENT OF SUDI3URY.— The recom mendatory resolutions of the Committee to disfranchise this borough for its alleged corruption, has given much offence and un.asiness to the roleot a , }ti virtuou , of the ele c ttrs, , •;, • corropt venal portion. Every ellurr, it is unuerskuou, will be made to prevent the contemplated aggression by remonstapee and by petition.—lpawich Express. CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The cause of " Wilkinson v. lage,"•which was the fist of the appeal niLiticii3 on to-bay's paper, was adjourned ty consent until to-morrows week. ROLLS' CObRT.—(THIS DAY.) Lord La xcn.A.Lat, on the sitting of Ake Court, disposed of some consent petitions, and then proceeded to hear short causes. VICE.CHANCERy.-(THIS DAY.) (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His HONOUR was engaged to-day in hearing adjourned cause petitions of no public interest. ----- EXCHEQUER.--(THIS _DAY.) THE. MARQUIS OF ANGLESEY V. LOP.D ATHERTON. Sir THOMAS WILDE moved for a rule to show causi; why the verdict in this ease should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. The case, which was an action to try the custom of a manor in Staffordshire in regard to the right of a ti man'. to take certain minerals, came on for trial before Air. Justice Cresswell at the last assizts at. Worcester; and a verdict had been found for the plaintiff. The minerals, the rigkt to which was dis puted, were coal, iron, stone, and limestone, and lay in different parts of the manor. The defendants had prozuced evidence at the trial, for the purpose'of proving the working and taking of the minerals fcr a long period of time. The present applica tion was made mi the grounds, first, that a certain deed had been improperly received in evidence; secondly, that evidence as to the custom in an adjoining manor had been improperly rejected; and, thirdly, that there had been a misdirection as to certain parts of the evidence. After an elabO:rate argument in support of the application, on the part of Sir Thomas Wilde, which turned upon the in.. terpretation of ancient deeds and upon points of a purely tech nical nature, the Court intimated that they would take time to consider their decision in the matter. BANKRUPTCY,-(TillS DAY.) IN ILE MILLER AND CRADOCK. The Wile:L.or to the bankrupts made an application to Mr. Commissioner f-folroyd to postpone the hearing of this ease for three weeks, as the bankrupts had not had sufficient time to make up their: balance sheet..--The case was ordered to stand over for that time. INSOLVENT CO URT-(r HIS DAY) IN RE ROBERTON. The hearing of this ease took !lave some time back, when it was reported in The Sun. The insolvent now appeared in Court to receive judgment. 111 r. Commissioner HARRIS said the insolvent's conduct in getting credit from the opposing creditor to such a large amount, without informing him that he had executed a war. rant of attorney 'in favour - of another person, was inexcusable. However, as he had I), en a long time in confinement now, and had not availed himself of hail, the Court felt inclined to pass a more lenient sentence upon him than it would un der other circumstances. The judgment of the Court was, that he br remanded, at the suit of one or more ofhis creditors, for eight months from the dale of his vesting order. d 1 41 , PO L . 1 IG ENC E. BOW - STREET.-(TIIIS DAY.) John Wilson wis placed at the bar before Air. JA an charged with stealing a pillow and a blanket horn his furnished lodgings. The protecutrix stated that she did not wish to severely punish the prisoner ; if she could get her thing, back she shou , d ue satisfied; the prisoner had confessed to having pawned the articles, and the pawnbroker was in attendance. • The prisoner, in eitenuation, pleaded great poverty and dis tress, and his having livcd four years in the prosceutrix's house. 11.1 r. J LIMNS said ,he could not help th a t ; th ese ki nd of robberies were ge tti ng of very frequent, nay, daily occurrence, and the only way to put a stop to them was by sending thvm for trial.—The prisoner nas fully committed to take los trial. NION-HALL.-(1 1 1-11S DAY.) Two medical students, who gave their names Alfred Wilson and Charles Butler, we, e charged with creating a disturbance and breaking the windows in a gentleman's house in the Ohl Kent-road, and assaulting the constable while in the execution of his duty. Police -constable 236 P, stated that the prisoners were drunk and making a disturbance at a house in the Kent-road about 12 o'clock last night. Ho saw Wilson break two winduws, when he went up to him to take him into custcdy, on doing which Butler struck him, and attempted to rescue Wilson; he sprang his rattle, and another constable came to his assistance, and took them both to the station-house. The gentleman whose windows were broken is a friend of theirs, and will not attend. • THE WAR IN AFFGHANISTAN. We have received the following from a CorresFondmt, on whrne accuracy we can rely : NOTES ON THE MOVEMENT ON AFFGHANISTAN, FROM THE NORTH-WtSTEILN FRONTIER OF OUR INDIAN TERRITORY, MORE ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD 20 THE RELIEF OF JELLALABA D. THE FORCE EMPLOYED. I collect from the last accounts that the following troops (exclusive of Sikhs) are now under the command of Major- General Pollock,for the _relief of Jellalabad and other opera tions in Affghanistan A RTILLE RY. One-Troop lime Artillery. Detail of Foot ditto, three 9- pounders, one 24-pounder. Howitzer. CAVALRY. Her Majesty's 3d Dragoons. let Cavalry. 10th Cavalry. INTAN COMMISSARIAT. From Ferozepore, cur extreme north-west frontier station, I to the city of Caubul a through Peshawur, the distance is 340 Peshawur is 247 miles from Ferozepore, and 193 miles from Caubul. aalialabad is 100 miles flout Peshawur, and 93 front Caubul. For ahoto. 360 miles from F,rozepore the route lies thi ough 'the Sikh country ; and for this distance there can be no difficulty as to supplies, the Sikh Government being at present on friendly terms with ours. The point from which I conceive it possible and probable that the army must live on its stores is Kuddum, 16 miles on the Caubul side of Peshawur, and two miles before the entrance of the Khyber Pass. Having regard to what has already happened. and to the „feeliuga and character of the pi ople, I think a General must have the spirit of a gamester who could trust to the Affghans f;r supplies. . They may, indeed, be willing to supply us if they find us independent of them ; but will they if we stand in need of them ? Having regard, moreover; to the passes to be left in the rear of the for cc as it advances, very great reliance cannot be placed on a succession of supplies front Kudglum. the conclusion which I drew from these considerations is, that the force must at all times have sufficient supplies to carry it back to Kuddum from any point to which it may have advanced, so that, if Caboor is its ultimate destination, the supplies should be sufficient for reaching that place and returning from it t o K u dd um, a ll owance being made for in tei mediate stoppages. TUE ROUTE TO JELLALABAD. As the Sikhs are friendly I pass over the distance from Ferozea.ore to Kuddum, merely observing that thirty-seven days or thereabouts are consumed in the march. T. mists from Kuddum the Khyber Pass commences. " The Khyber Pars, from the entrance on the Jellalabad side to the de- Louche (two miles short of and from Kuddum), is twenty eight miles in length,' and, excepting the valley of Lalbega gurhee, six miles long and one and a quarter broad, there ate twenty-two miles of rags, which can be commanded, and in which there are few places where an army advancing could find cover."—Hough, p. 313. Front the details in Hough's book it appears that the pass is in part " from 100 to 200 ards wide," that " parties, by crowning the hills on both 4 sides would inflict great havoc among troops advancing, for there is no cover ;". that the pass "in one place is not above 40 or 50 feet wide, within pistol shot," that " it is for three miles from 200 to 150 yards wide, sometimes only as many feet," &c. Having got through the Khyber Pass, the next march is to Dakka (nine miles). In this march the little Khyber occurs. It is thus described in Hough, p. 306 t---" The defile is very narrow in some places, not admitting of two horsemen going abreast. It is more like a deep narrow ravine, with high banks in some parts. We found the road through it good, and the descent in it not difficult. lin', if the height. were occupied by troops, it would stop the advance of any force till the enemy . were dislodged." The remaining part of the route to Jellalabad (32 miles) does not present any difficulty deserving notice. It may, how ever, be observed, that for nine miles the route lies through a valley, where, "in the months of April and May, the deadly simoon prevails."—Hough. RESISTANCE IN THE KHYBER PASSES. " There are of the Khyberees 26,000 armed men."—Hough, page 350. " The native rifle, fired with a rest, will kill at 800 yards ; "* —Hough, page 309. To these it may be added that, according to the last accounts, we had lost Ali Alusjid, a fort about seven miles within the Khyber Pass, on the Kuddum side. Obstructions had been created in the passes, and the Affghan chiefs were co-operating with the Khyberees. REFLECTIONS A ND CONJECTURES. Can the difficulties here set forth be contemplated without some feeling of anxiety for the fate of the army w hich is facing theta, fighting at such disadvantage of ground, and encumbered with the defence of a long line of horses, bullocks, and camels ? At the same time, there can be no question that every effort must be made to relieve our brave fellows at Jellalabad, and the ladies arid other prisoner=, even at the expense of the less of more lives than the number of those to be rescued. I sup pose there are political difficulties in the way of bulling the Khy ber Pass. If not, surely money could hardly be better be stowed than for such a purpose. According to Hough, " Nadir Shah, in 1739, paid 100,01?0/. for the passage or his army through this pass." Is it clear that it may not cost as mush to force it? Of course, if the Affghans have the control of the Pass, buying is out of the question. It was thought, according to some accounts; that Ger:era! Pollock would not attempt the business until he was joined by a second European Infantry regiment. Her Majelty's 9th' Foot,i was with him, and her Majesty's 31st Foot could not, according to the date of their leaving Meerut, reach Peshawur before the 10th of this month, or thereabouts. Neither could the 3d Dragoons or Horse Artillery be with the force before the beginning of this month (the guns the General had with him were drawn by bullocks). Some of the native regi ments would also join about the beginning of this month. These are strong arguments for delay ; and if they have pre vailed it may be assumed that the General is making his way through the passe.. , about this time. Some accounts, however, state that the General would move at once, without waiting for the additional force. If such has been the case I know not how to escape from the conclusion that the relief'of Jellalabad admitted of no delay. The accounts from Jellalabad, by the last mail, are to the 27th of January, and are written in good spirits, and mention that they have three months' provisions. .1 find that these accounts are credited, and I, therefore, gladly incline to the opinion that the General has waited for the arrival of the whole force. I say incline to the opinion, &c., because I still feel a difficulty in accounting for Colonel Wild's attempt to force the pass with four regiments of Native Infantry and some useless Sikh guns, except on the supposition that Jellalabad was in jeopardy. 1 abstain at present from considering the consequences el an attempt to force the frightful passes between Jellalabad and Caubul, more frightful now by the remembrance of the tragedy recently enacted in them. 'I he relief of Jellalabad, and the rescue of our countrywomen, is now pat amount to all other considerations. If the Khyber Pass is bought, or if, from any other cause, resistance' has been withdrawn, or if Gen. Pollock has forced it without wait ing for her Majesty's 31st Foot, then we may expect to hear of the relief of Jellalabad by the mail which lett Bombay on the Ist instant. If, on the other hand, the General has waited the arrival of her Majesty's 31st Foot,t we cannot well expect to hear of the relief of Jellalabad before July next. London, April 16, 1842. X. * The native rifle with a fixed rest, it is said, will kill at SOO yards. The common rifle is only four feet ten inches in the barrel ; the larger juzziels are six or seven feet in the barrel. • t . Four native regiments arrived at Pcshaw•ur in December, without a gun !! ! Her Majesty's Bth Foot and two Native Itegi. merits and some Artillery would arrive with General Pollock early In February. The rest of the force enumerated would arrive dur ing the first ten days of the present month, or hereabouts. This regiment was in Kurnaul on the 14th of February. Kur. nail!, by the shortest route, is a sixteen days' march from Feroze. pore, and Ferozepore, as I have already said, is a thirty-sever. days' march from Kuddum, close to the entrance of the Khyber Pass. Supposing the regiment left Kurnaul on the 15th of February, and marched without a day's halt, they would reach Kuddum in fifty.three days, that is, on the oth instant, Halts may, perhaps, be set off against forced marches, and probably they would arrive about the 10th instant,,as I have Above suggested. —Morning Paper. THE LATE MASSACRE IN AFFGHANISTAN. COPY OF A LETTER FRG %t AN OFFICER OF DER MAJESTY'S 3D LIGIIT DRAGOONS, ON HIS MARCH FROM KURNAUL TO ATIOHANISTAN. " Camp, Feb. 7,1842. " We marched from Kurnaul, on two days' notice, on the 28th ultimo, in fire health and siirits—our strength, 601 men and officers, and 703 troop horses. We are now two marches from Loodianah, where 1 shall post this letter to go by the overland mail. An army is foi ming at Ferozepore, but. no de cided movement ta ill take place till the arrival of our new Go vernor-General, who is expected at Calcutta this month. He will have a most difficult game to play. What will the people in England think of all that has happened? Such a disgrace has never occurred in the world before. General Elphinstone, with near 6,000 soldiers - and more camp followers, was obliged to evacuate Caubul, having safe conduct promised him to Jellalabad. He was forced -to leave his'stores, guns, and ammunition .behind him, as well as the sick and wounded, who have ' not • since been . hcard of. On the secund say's march they ,were attacked. 6ont, flank,' and rear at the same time; our men with not one round of ammunition. The ladies (unfortunately there were fifteen of them) were taken back to Cauhul by tle savages,' and, we hear, that they were ransomed by an agent of a Delhi mer chant for 10,0001. 1 hope that this may be true, and that they, at least, may be safe.' General' Elp!sinstote, Cklonel Shelton of the 44th, and four' other officers were taken back as hostages. The enemy then commenced tit ing'on the troops, and by ail accounts the whole force is cut up. It appeees that two companies of the 44th and two of Native. Infantry stuck together till the vtry last, and- made a kind of tunning fight with their bayonets till they came to a stream which was very• deep, a n d as they - came out on the ether side they were cut off to a man. The whole of the 44th is anni hilated. Two squadrons of the ash Cavalry cut their way for some distance, a march or two; for on Captain Oldfield, with the remaining squadron of that corps, going out to their assistarce from Jellalabad, he found five of his brother officers dead on the road. Ore - peer fellow (Hamilton) had just got his troop. He was a friend of mine, and kreltrn to all of us. A Di.. Brydon and ti trooper of the sth alone es caped during the night to Jellalabad.' Major Griffith, of the 37th Native Infantry, and Lieutenant Souter, of the 44th, bribed a native chief, who passed them over the mountains, and it is said they paid a ransom of 1,000 rupees Et Jellalabad. These are the only four that we have heard of as yet who have escaped. " Feb. B.—We have marched 12 miles this morning. Let ters from the Commander-in-Chiet 's camp at Loodianah state there are 17 offic ers pr i soners at Cabul,' with the ladies. Of Elphinstone's force nothing hai been heard. It is supposed that every ,soul has been massacred. " Loodianah, Feb. 9.—Our General; Thackwell, met its this morning as we were marching in, Nothing but warlike news; more tr.:rim marching up: among others, her Majesty's 31st, We shed, eel tainiy - .push on-to Geciorel saltt's ::::-:stance at Jellalabad 'l i!e li.ther Pass; bet I' ,.1 1;ox"r and Jellalabad, is in possession of theenemy. Colonel Wylde's brigade, that I mentioned in my former letter, has been beaten. One squadron 3d Irregular Cavalry. 'TRY. . He Majesty's 9th Foot. 30th Native Infantry. Ditto 31st Foot. 33d ditto. Ditto Detachment of recruits 53d ditto. (200). 60th ditto. • 6th Regiment Native Infantry. 64th ditto. The above are of the Bengal army, and make together, say 10,000 fighting men, of whom I calculate that 250 officers anti 2,500 non .eommissi; red officers and privates are Europeans, and the rest Sep4s. I consider that there with these -10000 13ullocks Followers Horses ......... In conjecturing this estimate of followers, &c., 1 am in some degree guided by a " Return of Month's Supply for ae Army of the Indus," in p. 77 of the Apiieridix to Major Hough's " Campaign in Affghanistan." Ttie ' Return is dated ." Can dahar, June 1, 1839." From this Ilincl.that, fur 10,406 fight ing men, there were— Mustered followers.. 14,620 Bullocks Miscellaneous ditto 14,032 Gun camels Ilorses I calculate on a ret.uced number of followers with General Follock's fOrce, On account of the known'cLfficalties'to be eon tended with. Ido not, how ever, make a corresponding reduc tion in the number of camels, as. many must be taken for Sir Robert Sale's brigade; and I apprehend that supplies must be carried for a much longer time then one month, the time 'in the " Return" rekrred to. EXT3ACT FUOM A LETTER FRODI CAWSPOIIE, I)ATED 16TH FF.II, . . MYSTERIOUS OCCURRENCE.— S ince Friday evening the family of Mr. T. Martin, of Deverell-street, Old Kene road, haVe been thrown into a state of alarm, arising from two of the female servants having been discovered to be poisoned; of one of whom, from the dreadful state in which she remains up to the present time, there are but faint hopes of recovery. The poison taken has been laudanum, which was adminis tered in the beer. The following are the particulars con nected with this mysterious case :—From the statement of Mr. e and Mrs. Marti n it a p pears th at t h e o ld est of the two women had received notice to quit ; and in, the course of a day er two afterwards the other girl gave notice. Being a very good ser vant, and much liked by the family, Mrs. Martin inquired the cause of giving notice, and whether she had any fault to find with her situation. She replied in the negative. Upon which sirs. Martin said, " You had better consider what you are going to do ; for if I should go after the character of any applicant, and it suits, it will be too late for you to alter your opinion." Subsequently the girl said, that her fellow servant had advised her to leave. Nothing further tran spired until the evening in question, when the beer came, and was placed upon the hob of the kitchen range, which they both partook of, but the yeungest drank by far the greater portion; the effect 'of the beverage was almost instan taneous, and but for the arrival at home of Mr. and Mrs. Martin at the time they did, death would have ensued. Upon searching the kitchen a bottle which had contained laudanum was found, and which had recently been emptied of its con tents. Mr. Martin observed to the police, that since the older servant had notice to go, one of his children was a few days before discovered to be labouring under an extraordinary degree of stupor, and slept fcr a great number of hours. At present neither of the w men are in a condition to be removed. DESTRUCTIVE FlEE.—About a quarter before one o'clock this morning, a fire broke out in the counting-house of Messrs. Sibley and Tozee, coal merchants, Glass-yard, Wool wich; from the confined nature , of the place, the flames rapidly extended, and, before the engines from the D oc k- yar d arr i ved, the whole of the premises were cn fire, the devouring element then extended to the adjoining houses, and , the flames illumi nated the horizon for miles round, the reflection gave the first intimation to the fire stations i but, fetus the strong glare of light, the fire was thought to be at Wapping, to wheel place the West of England went, where they ascertained the locality. Before two o'clock, the above engine, followed by the Watlieg street and Southwark-bridge-road ongines, reached the scene of destruction. 'I he fire was at length subdued, when it was ascertained that the whole of Messrs. Sibley and Tozee's pre mises were destroyed. This morning, about two o'clock, a narrow escape from drowning occurred to two policemen who were sleeping on board what is termed the " Investigator," a vessel (used for the purpose of confinirg criminals found on the river) lying off Strane-lane, near Waterloo-bridge. About the hour men tioned, police constaMe Tessdale was awoke by a noise which he found out to be the water rushing into the room where they were sleeping; be instantly asecke his companion, and they, with great difficulty, effected their escaf e, having had, as it appears, barely time to put on a portion of their clothes before she filled with water and went down. The cause of the acci dent is attributed to the Investigator having been struck on a previous occasion by a steam-brat. Fortunately no prisoners were on board at the, time. HARWICH PETITION.—The petitioner against the sitting Members has, it is said, expressed his determination, in the ( vent of his succeeding in his object, to expend 10,0001. in getting et branch of the Eastern Counties' Railway to Harwich Should such a project be effected, it will be the meant of re , storing Harwich to its former condition of a packet station.— /e.szeich Express. „ A V OLUNTEER TAX -PAYER.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer begs to acknowledge the receipt of .50(1. (transmitted to him under cover to :Mrs. Goulburn) by one echo styles. him:elt ” a sincere admirer of the manly .spirit in which you have met the difficulties of your position by a direct taxation," and to acqu a i nt hi m t h at t h e sa id sum w i l l b e pa i d tot° theExchequer.—ll own i ng - s t ree t, April 18, 184 g. There is no foundation whatever for the statement that has appened in the new slave rs, that Sir Robert Peel has recently , given xiireetionS fo r the reduction of rent s t o th e ex tent of twenty per sent.—Everring Paper. • 'The youthful Earl of iNiunster and his brother, the Hon Frederick Fitzclarence, will shorty be gazetted to sous missions in the army. I It is said that the Duke D'Aumale and the Prince Dc Joinville are Alertly to leave the French espifal on a vrtit •to her 111.ijesty, and will ii.ake a general tour to visit the public establishments in this country. KENSINGTON 141101-EMENTS.—The projected new villas on the site of the Royal kitchen gardens at Kensington Wilt be of a very ornamental character, and will extend on both sides of the new road, excepting on that portion of the site in tercepted by Kensfrigton Palace, the villas being continued on the opposite side towards Kensington -green. The principal feature of the improvements contemplated in this district, by the Woods and Forests is undoubtedly the formation of a great and leading thoroughfare from Baysvta:er to Kensington, which will be a great boon to the inhatiitans of the vicinity. A turner, named Peget, was lately tried before the Paris Court of Assizes, for the murder of a man named Chollet, who excteised the same calling as the accused. The decemed returned home to the Rue St. Martin, 157, one night in October last, bathed in blood from a.large wound on his right temple. He had on a cap which was net his own, and held in his hand a knife which he said he had snatched from a person who had attacked him near the Canal St. Martin. The aggressor, he stated, first asked hint the way, and on receiving the information ha sought, suddenly rushed on him, and, in a struggle, inflicted the wound on the head. Chollet grew grate dually won e, and tirattPr. '1 he an. Cj.e'i W:i3.taitil up for hung _heard to at last died. g ivi n g the sa me account of the h& lAA tieen night ee and wily got rid of them by sti•ii‘h,g about right and ieic with his knife. On the trial he persisted in the same state ment, and, his character being good, he was acquitted. back with a loss of more than 400 men killed and wounded ; two officers killed and nine wounded. I have this moment had a full account of the engagement from Captain Liptroft. He says that at his second' cut on a man's head, his sword bent double. He Mates the disorder to be more than he can describe. When the firing eommerced, the elephants arid bo4rd, and upset every thing in their flight in a narrow pass. Ycu may imagine the confusion. Colonel White has just returned from the Adjutant-General. We shall halt here to-morrow. The Commander-in-Chief follows us in three days. " Loodianah, Feb. 10.—We received the Governor-Gene ral's proclamation last night. He will retake Cauhul, and carry fire and sword through Affghanistan. We are ordered to push on as fast as possible, and cross the Suticdge at Feroze pore on the 20th, with one troop of horse artillery,' one native and some Rissalah ; the first division under Colonel White ; second division, Ist cavalry, her Majesty's 31st Foot, , one Native Infantry, and flis'alah. The whole army will be formed at Peshawur, but who will command is not yet known. It will be a two years' campaign at least, and we shall have plenty to do, as the whole cry is for Dragoons. We shall have no end -of detached duty, as the country will not allow of us acting in any large body. We shad have great difficulty in feeding our horses, as but few grasscutters will go on. It. is supposed that ten or fifteen fresh regiments will be sent direct from England. Not less than 30,000 men will retake Aaglianistan, and the troops cannot be taken from our own provinces in these disturbed times. IMPORTANT FROM IND)A -DE FEAT OF THE AFFGIJANS. - --- The Visier Times of Thurs, ay says:— When our reporter was ycstereay in Lisburn, attending thi meeting; there, a gen tleman of that town lead to him the follov , ing extract of a ki te: which had just Loen reeeivr d _ . We have just received iettet s from the Commander-in-Chief's camp, giving Candahar news up to the 12th ult. . Au action had taken place between our troops and the Affghatis, in which ,we wire • victors, kiling 163, and wound. ing •200 of the enemy. Our loss was only three ollieei s wout.ded slightly, two private's killed, and twenty wounded. Letters from General Sala have been received up to the 30th ult.,. on which date the temps were in . high spirits, having captured 175 , bullocks—a get at . windfatl tor them ! But the rn,,st important piece of itcyis (cur letter con- tinues) is, that !Ail) Soojah, who hc.s cost us million, of money, has all along, been playing a false game. lie ba, addressed a letter- to Sherd Singh, anti other native Princes, plering dim to aid him in getting rid of his enemies—meaning the British—but too cautious to name us. It now appears that be could have procured ptovisions for our starving troops .at Caubul, Eglning his battles. The day of retribution is ndi. far off—a soldier's death would be too good f.r him ; and 1 hope, ere long, the gallows will claim him as its own. A letter ham been received. from Lady Alacnaghten, stating that the pi isoners are. well treated. She has only the few clothes she had on, anti expected to be soon released. LITERATURE. ENCYCLORXDIA BRITANNICA. Part 136. -Bluth, Edinburgh, 1842. There is an excellent article on " Savings' Banks" ,in this--;--the closing Part of the " Encyclotmdia Bri tannica"—wherein an important statistic question is discussed in a practical, bUsiness-like spirit. The writer expresses himself warmly in favour of these Banks, and repudiates the idea that any portion of their hinds can go into the hands of Government, which, nevertheles s , i s secur it y f or the money.. In re ference to their increase, since their establishment in 1817, he says, " the total ,sum of money invested by these Institutions in England, Wales, and Ireland, amount at this moment (1841) to upWards of 22,000,000/. sterling; while in Scotland, since 1835, when the English law on the subject was extended to that part of the United Kingdom, the progress has also been very considerable, Livings' Banks having been established in most of the principal towns; while in many places . such Institutions still exist, and are flourishing under the meagre and defective statute of 1819." In addition to several other miscellaneous articles, the Part before: us contains an Index to the whole EncyclopMdia, which is one of the most minute, copious, _ and satisfactory we have ever yet met with, and must have cost the indefatigable com piler a world of time and trouble. By means of this comprehensive index, O•eryfact and argument intro duced into • the work may be found without the slightest difficulty a great recomMendatiOn, when we bear in mind that the Encyclopaedia extends to not less than twenty-one thick, closely-printed quarto volumes ! The Preface explains in detail the nature of this multifarious undertaking, its origin and progress, and the various difficulties against which it has had to struggle. he tells . us it is now 70 yea', since the " Encyclopmdia Britannica" first appeared, during which period it has exhibitedgreat and various mutations. Consisting at first of three quarto vo lumes of moderate size, it now," he goes on to ob serve, "appears ia twenty-one, each, in quantity of matter, equalling More than two of the original . prototype. Showing, in its earlier stages, no literary skill above the level of decent abridgment or compilation, it is now co m p ose d of treatises which in no respect yield to the other original Lind finished pro ductions of the age. The workmanship, at first, of a few comparatively undistinguished literary denizens of its native place, ,its list of contributors now includes a large portion of that learned-host by whom the mental sovereignty of Britain is upheld." how ever laudatory these remarks may be, they are not ex aggerated, for the Ease - Yclopt.edia does really and truly posiess all the reconlmendiltions which the Edi tor ascribes to it; among its artieles are to be found essays of the highest literary excellence, and maps and plates executed by the ablest engravers of the day. Now, that it is at length brought to a close, we have no hesitation in saying that, as a work of refer ence, the "Encyclopedia Britannica" is beyond al question the most useful and sterling production o the age. PARLIAMENMRY DIVISIO.. I (Front the V o t es an d P roceedzngs of the !lowan' COISMOnS. MONDAY, APRIL 18. PROPER7'Y 71AX .BILL. fr o " For gra n ti ng t o her Majesty Duties on Profits arisg Property, Praessions, Trades, and Of f ices," presentee; tisn made, and Question proposed, " That the het. read the fir s t time •"—Amendment proposed to leave oi l 4 1 rd "now," a n d a t th e en d of the Question, to a dd the 11 : , " upon this d a y s i x n onths :"—Quotion put, " That thl , nor' stand part o f th e Q uest i on :"—The House divideis" MAJORUIY—A YLS, Acland, Sir Thomas Fellowes, Edward Acland, T. I). Ferguson, Sir It A. A'Court, Captain Ferrand, W. B. Ackers, James Milner, Sir E Acton, Colonel Fitzroy, Captain Adare, - Lord Fitzroy, Ho .. Fl. Adderley, C. B. Fleming, J: W. .-chord, Viscount Follett, Sir NN'. W. Allis:, .:olin Peter, I Forbes, William Anti obis, Edmund I Forester, Hon. G. A 1 buthnot, 'Hon. H. -Ft: i;er A. E. Arehdall, Genera! Gaskal, J. M. • Arkwrig t; George Gladstone, W. E. Ashley, 1.01(1 Godson, Richard Astsdl, IVilliam Gordon, Hon. \V. A ttwood, J. Gore, Montague Bagge. Wm. - Gore, -W U. bag, t, Hon. W. , Gore, W. V. 0. Willey, J. Goring, H. D. Bailey, Joseph, Jun. Giaham, Sir J. liaillie, Colonel Granby, Marquis Baiid, W.ll am . Creche, T. Is. Balfour, J: M. • Gi,gory, W. H. Baring, W. B. Grimsuitch, 'E. • ' Barrington, Lord Grimston, Lord Laskin ville, 'l'. B. M. Bale, IL. B. 8..ti,500, Sir I:obeit Ili - Jt4d, 1-1. Beckett, William I Jamilton, W. J. kel, M. • Hamilton, Lord C. Bentinck, Lord G flannrieu, Reim • Bereslora, Captain Hamner, Sir .P.hn Ben sford, 111,,i0r Harcourt, G. li. Bernard, Viscount Hardinge, Sir 11. Blackburn; John 1. Hardy, John Illakemme, R. Hawkes, T. Bookrin, NV. H. Hales, Sir E. Bidder°, Henry G. licatheote, Sir IN. Borthw rek; liter Heneagc, G. W. I %Meld, Beriah Henley, J. W. Bradshaw, James Hepburn, Sir T. IL .hrainstoti, T. %V. - • elerbeit, Hon. S. Brow - ley, Henry Hill, Sir Rowland Broadwood, H. H.llsborough, Earl of Brooke, Sir.A..B. Uncle, J. H. 13rownrigg, J. S. Hodgson, F. Bruce, Lord E. Hatigtol.l R. Bruce, C. L.. . Hogg, J. W. Buck, Lewis W. Holmes W. A'Court, Buckley, Edmund Hop e , 6tarlt,, Buller, Sir J. B. Y. Hope, Alexander Bunimry, Thomas liornby, John Burroughes, N. N. Houldsworth, T. Campbell, Sir H. ; Ingestre, Lord Campbell, A. Inglis, Sir It. H. Cardwell, Edward Iron, Samuel ,Ccrnegie, Captain Jackson, J. D. Charteris, Hon. F. James, Sir Walter Chelsea, Viscount Jertayn, Earl Chetwode, Sir John Jocelyn, Viscount Christmas, William Johnson, W. G. Christopher, R. A. Johnstone, Sir John Chute, W. L. Johnstone, Hope Clayton, R. R. — Jelliffe, Sir W. Clements, H. J. Jones, T. Clcz k, Sir G. . Kelburne, Lo d live, It. H. 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Master, T, W. C. 285. Joh n m a s' ennall, Meynell. V. Miles, P. . Miles, W. ~ Milnes. 11. Mitchell, S 1. Mc.rdautit, iar"jo J. Morgan, Oct an, 2,,, N 1 1 1 1 u:n i g d t G E. ( . 7. 1 7 1 . 11 er Neehl, Jute' s ' Neeld, Johr Nevtl e, 113 1 P" nt Viscon Nicholl, J ltd N rrey Nortta.mi. O'Brien, SV• fr Ossalston, Owen, Sir J. Paget, Lord ,rnas, Pakington, J u " Palmer , Palmer G. „ g oo Fatten : John Peel, sir 1: J:nutto,..it rigor, sir Plant:), J. 0 Plumpere, J.' . Polhill, F. , Praed, d Price lti Char Pringle, n• Posey - . PiiiiT y .igio Rashlei,;l l , Meade, W . Iteid, Sir ' i, l rg e i " Reptun, J. G eu Rice ~a r d i ti t ti t'' : , : i x e c l uu t e : , : su do. : : : :k i lb j r c .:: : 3 G: -:0 : - . .. e : r:0 0,1 ..ric1 04 Roos, wn• 4 ,„ 1 0 , ciug Russell, J. Ryder, G. Sannerson, Santini), 1-7 . Scott, Hot v 0. 0 * Seyincui, Sheppard,. Shirley Sibthorp, 0 10 Smith, Abel Smoilett, A 0., Someiset, 11; 5 . 01! Somerton, Stanley, H ~1.0 Stuart, ta H. 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Blewitt, Reginald Uayter, W. G. Bodkin, J. J. Heathcoat, John Bowring, Dr. Heneage, E. Bridgeman, a I Hobhouse, Sir J. C. Brocklehurst, J. Holdsworth, J. /inne, W. B. Howard, C. W. G. Brutherton J. H owar d, J. K . Browne, H. D. ' Howard, Lord Browne, W. I Howard, E G. Bulkeley, Sir R. B. W.. Howard, P. H. Buller, C. Howard, H. Buller, E. Humphery, .1. tinsfeild, %V. Hutt, W. Byng, George James, W. Byng, G. S. Jervis, J. Cave, R. 0. ' Johnstone, Alex. cav*.ndisli, Hon. C. Labouchere, H. Cayley, E. S. Lambton, 11. Chapman, Benjamin Langston,fJ. H. Clakiers, J. W I Leader, .1. I‘. Christie, W. D. Macaulay, T. B. Clay, S:r W. ' Ilicraggart a John Clements, Lord Maher, V. Clive, E. B. Maliles, li. D. Cobeen, Richard " Marjuribankr, S. Colebrooke, Sir 'l'. E. Mar.iiall, W. Craig, W;(iibsiin - Marsland. H. ' Crawrord, W. S. Martin, John Dalmeny, Lord Manic, Hon. Frx Dalrymple, Captain Illitealie, henry ' Dasim °od a G. H. Morris, David D. rinistoun, J. Morison, 'W.lliain liras. J. S. W. E Morrison, James i..ut.', James Mostyn, Hon. E. M. Duncan, Lord Murphy, F. S. Duncan, George Napier, Sir Charles Duncouthe, T. S. Norreys, Sis D. Dundas, C. W. D. O'Brien, C. Donnas, David O'Brien, T. Matta ; Hon. J. C. O'Connell, D. rristhope, Sir John O' Connell, Maurice Ebringtoo, Viscount O'Connell, .14,J. Ellice, E. O'Connell, J. . Ellis, Wynn Ogle, S. C. EL Elphinstune, Howard Ord, W. Evans, William Clawaid, James 188. its °o t Pag.. t, Paimerston , ., Parker, Joo," in Pechell, Penclarves,l, Philips, Nal c ativ, • Pl uni ridge, c t pi PonsonhY, PonsonbY , D sRs R IIPI IPRPrtt cc a u t reu"juo ol i c: l dc s t t ni ot ays : d- i drif l e e t:e ti:ll l .l l:l l:° ll ' ,!:; ;lj o, ' J: ir l i e 7l; r l';';e l j' i t Serope„ 0. r• Seale, Sir J. Shell, li. 1. Shelburn, 1 : ° 01 10 ,)“ Smith, . 13 0 , 0 Smith, vipers, J. p r 0' Somerville, 0 Stanley, NV ‘ , Stana lield, S t . wart, 0, Str i c kl a nd, S tiu tt, Etlvia7 Stu art, L00.,'.70e 0 Stua rt, W. T a nered, Ir. , 0 Thornely, Th Towneley, .10' T rk ,nl, Troubridg, ,, Tuite, _ Tumor, E Villiers, CIT . Vivian, C , ll . vi vian V v-vyan, c o tit° * Wald, Wallte 2 r, It• Wall, 11. Wallace, re . „, Wason, i‘ • Wawn, Jo.toa : , WinningoZ o , lo Wood, 1;c Wood, C. Wood, G I , n o WorsleY, Hill, Lor,,d o ry Tufuell,s. 5' MONEY MARKET 4 .nd CITY N$ (FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF Tills . 100 TIMES.—The bankers in th e Cit y expre ss ,n 1" appointment that so me measure i s not b ro ught that would tend to relieve them of the light 14°, e ,„ .09 as was rumoured some m on th s ago . A s tu , t i o tnel tefuse to take the li g ht sovere i gns f rom their, se.l without probably giving off ence , an d cer taisu n iitiol great public inconvenience, they find the ill O i lll their vaults daily a ccumu l ating , a nd as t h e B an k 13, at will take no sovereig ns b u t th ose o f f u ll weight, thla is much more than they can p a y away , so t h at a liegeireiio of their funds is unprofitably l oc k e d up . Th ey als° „-,001,1 some measure should be adopted t o p reven t t h a t ac c- c f ije" of silver coinage which h a s b een so o f ten a subjectorer plaint. The Bank, as is well known, refuse to take I 0 f,4) a small portion, nor doe s an y bl ame attac h to th e o i t os,l, l doing; but as the Mint ma k e a l arge pro fi t on the c i i ce iP t illi° the quantity of shillings i n t o w hi c h t h e poun d o f s ilver tte se is thought that they mi g ht b e f a i r l y ta k en b ac k at t if' 0 tt'' value when no longer required. There is nothing 'lO 0 0 complaints, nor in the argu men ts use d on t h e stiltle e t hei,bico steps have been taken to remov e th e cause o f then', ee " o ber be fairly brought again into noti ce . A not h er g rievn i so ii ies is felt by the Lcuchm bankers, and which is quite a cool o character, is the difficulty thrown by the Railroad L0 ,1 4 ,101 eil in the way of the transmission of silver coin froth n Manchester and other towns, where it is sometimes' 0 1,e A fate for wages. The Railroad Companies, it seeing, ° so d ,r; t ai cially high charge for the conveyance of the coin' w oo' I ,st' to convey a box of it on the same terms as ih e / f , resP ° i° other box of equal weight. Were they to incur : - e bi.ity for the article conveyed, they would be V il l e raising the charge for conveyance according to t e ft°; ; ;;r° value of the commodity, but as they offer nog uarl "it , t l j delivery, but on the contrary the silver is exelu' ile 't, tb e t oll to the care of a messenger of the banker who sen d 2i l t a r o , re' lice of the distinction is not very intelligible, an, c i t y u yllJ seems hard, when the bankers have se much cou,',i, f lieving their vaults of silver, that when an olV rtu b . ; sva:rihirei ° offers, an additional obstacle should be thrown in,t_, l o SUN.—The business which prevailed in the LPF . .„,,tetif for during the last two dap has been completely d i ' 5 9 14 9Too; Consols have advanced to 94 91i for Money, and ,ceri the Ae(vunt. India Stock, 2424 243 i; Bank S_ t t: c i e 'siog and Exchequer Bills, 39 41 premium, the mark" ice firmly. • do' )31 d in 11 An improvement in the extent of business, and b e itt of Foreign Securities has to be noticed—Belg ian lief ;Oh Mi t ; Brazilian, 671, 688; the Dutch Tv''„° L arid pan 17 6 Cents , 52 i; 52%; Five per Cents., 100 i 113 v 7 F 1 801 81h. o 3 t g: 11 , Shares wire rather bettGero;spoLrot,nd6oon aond.,haere;,ovo,c'ss:ein:esciu 178 • Great Western, 94- 1 / 2 95%; the 1 / 3 ; 1 nto eiug l ,seares' .South Western, 601 61 ; Gloucester, 55 57 ; North Midland, ti 9 70; t ern „ I • and 34, 35 ; South Eastcin ;lid Dover, 30 30; a L r a e. Z l u3 ' 91, Blackwell, 12 12i ; the New Sb : 2 71' Brig/Mull. 36% 36& per share.: The quotations in the Alley were, for l•breo 05 i 2.sYe* Portuguese Five per Cents, 22 22i ; th e c e ots. , 22 223 ; Spanish, 24i 24a ; the Three per ._ tir2ied 2 R I f ee e e det ofd ji:tto,yon-sid,t3aer,gnaeolfieetll.nlearlteeiwedrhitioednwelaiti: serviCelect ll • c C ° o ° r l( n ' e ili /ire ot a od ~ !Ai yes, he bequeathedab.igutttfoiinntiutoecaeiedim°hafiLljnee'rnsaittvo:igedjibte°i's v‘ o ' r li t ° un iel h" a,.geo his 99 e;tr w el a n s e ri o e l l :: s f erv . - rT t ly beir b. makes 0 111 ' had, favour.— Galiynani. 16th inst r • Elll la On the B iTHS , la atoll-p Ce of t a ) daughter, still born. r son. on n tl h re 12th inst.., at A Dar., Perthshire, Mrs. U n r t e,. _ 4 , ,.a of Alfredt e 14 th irst. at .11fossley-hill, near Liverpool, De • r smith, E ,'of ' ,ht r On . A.,.., s..iiul., •c • If + `'" the 16th nut., .3ir.... Alfred Ilan, of Doughty-streett c daughter. o f Bit's _ _ , On the 16th inst., the Ittly of John Bentley, Esq.' . tl.uir, Lancashire, of a daughter• t the Viscountess Adair., ('n the lthh inst., in Park-er' scent, the lady of Air. Geove Robins, of a son. On the l'ith inst., in Gibion-square, Islington, the wife cf the Rev. J. C. Burns, of a daughter.. -------- ---------- 31 4 R R I E D. Walker, On the 16th inst., at M ar y lebone Church, Edwaiil Esq., of Lincoln's-inn, to Emma, youngest daughter of the late P. Al. Lucas, Esq. of Nottingharn.place. 'Jewett, On the lath inst . , St. Dunstans. Stepney, Samuel . c r . Esei., of Barking. Essex, to Claa 11., eldest daughter of , • 11 Richard Levett, of RatclitY. .'~ . DIED. On the 14th inst., at Coto", Charles Austin, E sq ., aged N 2 : 6 , On the 7th it.st., at Aldan, Werden, only son of the late r• miral Sir Henry 13ayntun, G. C. P. • On the 12th ult., at Gllealfey, Sir John Prigges, Bart. At Higl•gate-rise, ith. T. Norton. aged 89 . • k • kg On the 12th inst., at Torquay, Devonshire, Frederic • Fomke, Esq., solicitor , ag ed 27. • On the 14th inst., at Guernsey, Captain Henvey, R.N. I of the the 2ot h 15th inst., m i n e s , t i t . , Bombay m S b r y S o merset-street , s a e t t i - v s e t r i e n e f t a , n Cat Infantry th i n Henry M -I' Locd , in i Printed ,:aid Puti'riFile.ll by .1.11.111D0 Y() WS C. , ' • No. 112, Strang, at 71o: Nun Office, No.' i 12. Strio a r• ji' the County of Middlesex, Tuesday, April 19, 1842. Diit .ui tt bitt r Tr Ir I 1 , A NA 29, n °r a l I~ i e ~.i~ s