The Sun. — London, England, 1834-03-19 00:00:00

ritterA o■ STOCKS , rl4l Bank Stcor 3 per Cer:t. Het. n per Cent:Cunt 90%14 3 1 .4 per Cent..... '3itto Rest shut W'•w9}( per Cent. 9851 r•er Cent. Ann. 179 A - 4 per Cent. IA% Dank Lone Ann. toexpire Jan. S,ISFP shut Oct. 10, 1.59 shut Jan. 5, IRV 17 5-16 Jan. 5, ISRO April 5, ISQO Jan. 5, IS7P PRICKS OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds lCr2 Belgian Bonds 994; !Mtn Account 99 14% Brazilian Bonds 73 1 4 flitto7Account 73 1 ,E firenos Arcs Bonds— ...... 25 1 Ditto Account ~........_5,1 " 4 Chilian Bonds ... 254.1 Ditto Account Columbian Bonds .. 22 Ditto Account.._ 2.1 THIS DAY AT OHE 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds onN Ditto Account 21 8 4 Portuguese Bonds 62 6O Ditto Account 6l t 4 60N Ditto New Bonds...till r , ol, Ditto Acconnt...6ll 150 i If 2 Prussian Bonds IC3% Ditto Ponds, 182. lO3 Russian Bonds, 1822 IP4 I)itto Account 104;4 Ditto Ponds, 1824 ...... 25 Ditto Acennnt 25 Banish Bon 4 Ditto Account 74% !reek ........ = Ditto Ponds , .525 20% Ditto A mount hte•xican Bonds, 5 per mit 31% Ditto Account :!,r o, 6 per cent..........: SSA; Ditto Account 59 Neapolitan 104 1 Z 'Spanish Bonds, if 91...D1‘ 9 1 4 Ditto Ace._ 29U N!‘,,M I D— 'B'3 ' ti l 4 6 itto Bonds, • , , I Ditto Account 9.6 French Renter, sp. c. —1 —c. ---- Exchange —f —c. --n per cent —f —c. --------Exchange f —c. Dutch, ‘24 p. c. 49g if lit 4% Ditto Account 490.4 1 / 4 Ditto, 5 p c 96 , , K 46 Ditto Account g 614 lA% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE o'ctocir. Psid. Per quire. Alten Mining Company £9 11% A nal%) Mex. Min. ..;o. pas. at 5/. pm ).£lOO Bolanos Mining Company .£l5O Brazilian Mining Company £s Brazilian imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £2h Ditto Macaubas Cocas's... ........ ... = lo Ditto St. John Del Rey Cata Branca Mining Company ...... Pritish Tron Minin• Company £so Colunil.izn Minim, Co. 'iS9 at 51.1)M.) 52.4 English Mining Company 1 2 ,,4 General Mining Association l2 11Thernian Mining Co. £lo Mexican Mining Co. .£4B Real del Monte Mining C 0.... (unreg.) Untied Mex. Min. Co. (isc. at 2/. pm.) 40 Ditto New Soli, 5 Alliance Fire insurance Comp. ...... Protector insurance Comp. ..» £2 Australian Co. Canada Comp:my . ........ ....... General Steam Navigation Co. l3 National Provincial Bank of England 15 Rio Doce i'roincial Bank of Ireland . 25 61 60 183 A 4 6 5!..", 32t 3 9%14 25 figy, 'N 8 HU IN XI 7 0 41;4 21 NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4856 Genoa .5 60 Milan 'II Venice 47 Naples Palermo peroz. 123 Lisbon Oporto 52 Rio .Janeiro IC Bahia SI Buenos Avres — 'Dublin, 21 days' sight l 4 Cork I% BULLION, PER OZ. X. B. d. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bare n 17 9 New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars Silverbars. standard 0 0 0 Arrived. flue. O Hamburg 0 O Holland O ........ 0 Leeward Islands 1 O Lisbon O Malta 0 O Sweden I Waterford PRIC7-8 OF IRISH STOCK Pant Stock 9, DUBLIN. ii•ncm 15. —lSt. Patrick Inaur.(perShare Consols, 3 ter cent 'S9 Royal Irish Ditto - Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. C 64 National Ditto Ditto, New ... ........... .... 96% ( Pat riotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. — Hibernian Bank - Gov. Deb. 3% percent.... UN Provincial Ditto Tloya , ,r;klS'ock 40% Royal Irish Nine tir.,nd Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — ... ... __ _ City Del, 4 per cent. P,lNsit ( ) Mee Dell. 4 n. C. x. 92 Co. of Ireland f7omrnercia! Buildings COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam C.r` 12 4 Ditto, at sight 2 Rotterdam 2 U 12 4 Antwerp l2 4i Hamburg M.B. 13 11 A.luma w 13 11 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 40 Ditto ° U 25 70 Bcrceaux 25 75 Berlin 7 Frank fort on Maine, Ex. 91.1511 Petersluirab, ruble, 3 Us. 10fi Vienna, effective d. 9. M. 957 Trieste do Madrid 'lB4 Cadiz '174 Bilboa 364 Barcelona 964 Seville 184 Gibraltar 47 Y 4 a Arrived. Due. O America 0 • Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O Carthagena 0 1 Dul,lin 0 Flanders 0 1 France 0 O Guernser &Jersey 0 HIGH wATZR ♦T LONDON ISKIDEIR TO-MORROW. Morning.. 24 minutes after 9.1 Evening... 5 minutes after 10. AIISS EDGEWORTII'S NEW WORK. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo., H E L E N. By MARIA EDGEWORTH. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street. (Successor to Henry Colburn.) _ _ _ - . .. _ To be obtained also of all respectable Booksellers throughout the United Kingdom. This day was published, in 2 vols. post Svo., COU R T 0 W N; ROUGH SKETCHES of CHARACTER, MANNERS, &c. By PEREGRINE REEDPEN. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington street. (Successor to Henry Colburn.) Agents for Scot' • and, Messrs. Bell and Bradfute, Edin burgh; for Ireland, Mr. John Cumming, Dublin. rtir 4:0140),„ t . ,tin„,,l, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 19, 1834. The SOLICITOR•GENERAL last night moved for the appointment of a " Select Committee to consider the present state of the law of libel and to report their opinion to the house." The hon. and learned gentleman entered at some length into the subject, pointing out the ano malous state of the law as it at present stood and dwelling in particular on the point, as to how, and to what extent, truth should be brought under the consideration of the jury, whether in criminal or civil proceedings. _He observed that, " It, had been suggested that some such rule as this should be established—that if the publica tion charged as libellous should be proved to be true, that should be an answer to the implied malice. As the law at present stood, a libel carried with it the imputation of malice. It was in vain for a defendant to prove the truth of the publication, and that he never enter tained a suspicion of it containing libel lous matter. If a man maliciously pub lished that which was not true of another person, it was fit that he should be punished for so doing. In many cases it might not be right to publish matter which was true, but it never could be justifiable to publish what was not true. Some such rule as that which he had adverted to might possibly be adopted, and it was a point worthy of inquiry. At present he was inclined to think that if a jury should find that a defendant had published a libel inno cently—that was to say, for a good purpose, or without express malice—the evidence of the truth of the publication should protect him from the implied malice.—(Hear, hear.)" In illustra tion of the mischief that truth might sometimes occasion in actions for libel—though the in stances in which truth has an injurious tendency are very rare—the hon. and learned gentleman related - the following affecting anecdote :—" A young woman had in early life been seduced by a man of title ; but after living with him for a certain time she became ashamed of the life she was pursuing, and retired into a distant part of the country, where her seducer was unable to discover her. She obtained a situation, its which she conducted herself with so much propriety that she not only gained the goodwill of her employers, but was appointed to another situ ation in a public establishment. Several years after her seducer discovered her retreat, and having in vain made proposals for the renewal of their intercourse, he bit upon the expedient of depriving her of the means of subsistence, S nAY AT ON V O'CLOCK. Kew 5 per Cent. — India Stock f)itto Bonds 3l 29 pm. south Sea Stock 109% Old Annuities ......... - New Ditto 2 per Cent. Ann. 1751 - ,E. Bills, £l,OOO 49 50 pm. Ditto ..... .......500 49 50 pm. Ditto Small j Ditto Commercial . — pm. Ditto Advertised :Bank for Account :India for Account — Cons. for Account 91% 1 thinking that he should then succeed in his attempt to possess himself again of her person• He therefore published in the town the history of her early life. The consequence was, that the unfortunate woman lost the esteem of the friends her good conduct had procured her, and was deprived of her livelihood. Was not this woman entitled to compensation ? (Hear.) Yet, if she had brought an action against her persecutor, he would have j►►stified, and she would have been turned out of court, with the aggravation to her misfortune of having incurred a useless expense !" On the subject of unstamped publications the hon. and learned gentleman commented with much earnestness and propriety. These wretched catchpennies, got up in many cases by reckless quacks and adventurers, and teeming, as a ne cessary consequence, with all sorts of rubbish, do infinite mischief to the " legalized publica tions of the country," and tend to make litera ture itself a by-word for contempt. We cor dially agree, therefore, with the spirit of these remarks :—" There was another grievance which he would state in connection with the present j subject, and which had reference to the stamp J laws. At present a premium was given to the circulation of unstamped publications, which were too often the vehicles of libel, and inflicted an injury on the legalized publications of the country. Those publica tions evaded the Revenue Laws; as well as the Law of Libel, and by their circulation the re venue suffered at the same time that private character suffered ; and not only that, but they tended to injure the other and the respectable, useful, and lawful portion of the Press.—(Hear, hear.)" On the whole, the hon. and learned gentleman's speech, though it did not enter much into details, confining itself chiefly to generalities, was an able and ingenious one, and gives us assurance that the question is in com petent hands. The motion for a select com mittee was granted. The country will not fail to notice the de claration of war by the Tory Peers in the House of Lords last night against the " Election Cor ruption Bills." These important measures are, it seems, to meet every possible obstacle, as in the unreformed times. Nothing will satisfy the anxiety of the peers to protect the rights of corrupt electors but protracted and unmeaning examinations at the bar of their lordships' house. In the case of Warwick this course is truly absurd and contemptible. Every man in the kingdom is convinced and as,ured of the scandalous influence too long enjoyed by Lord WARWICK, and of the nefarious political acts of the parties reported in the House of Commons. Lord DURHAM, in his usual manly and de cided course of political action, denounced this ancient course of proceeding in the House of Lords ; but we deeply regretted to observe, by the speech of Lord GREY, the neutrality as sumed by the Government in relation to these important bills, and that the Premier inclined to the old mode of a separate judicial inquiry. But as this course of procedure involves great difficulties, we trust that on Lord WYNFORD'S motion for evidence next month, Ministers will have reconsidered their determina tion. The reformed House of Commons will not be tampered with by the Lords, nor will the popular representatives allow the Peers to cast out these bills with impunity. This demonstra tion on Warwick in the Lords, ought to insure the attendance of every real reformer in the House of Commons to-night, on the third reading of the " Liverpool Freemen Disfran chisement Bill," and which must be significantly passed to the bar of their Lordships by an increased majority. What have the Lords really to do with the constitution of the House of Commons ? How little it concerns them they were signally informed when, in May, 1832, the people obliged them to pass the Reform Bills ! The discussion last night on the motion of Mr. DIVETT for the abolition of church rates, involved not only that subject, but the question of general registration, marriage, admission of dissenters to the universities, and burial in church-yards. On all these subjects the opinions of the government, as expressed by Lord AL THORP and Lord JOHN RUSSELL, were favour able to the dissenters, and reform was promised, either by legislative enactments, or by arrangements with the universities. All they wanted was time. These sweeping changes sounded strange on the ears of the Members for the Universities, who disclaimed all knowledge of any feeling in their bodies in favour of Dissenters, but, on the contrary, were prepared to prove, that so far from a wish being expressed to that effect, the very reverse was the fact. The great body of the Members, no doubt, are opposed to those changes, as they have been to every change af fecting their exclusive privileges ; but still we ' cannot form so unfavourable and so humiliating an opinion ofthese venerable institutions as to suppose that there are not many who can see the signs of the times, and can feel a sympathy for the grievances and the injus►ice which these mo nopolies of honours entail on a vast number of men of great learning, talent, and wealth. Some members of Cambridge have done themselves honour by taking the lead, not only on this but on a former occasion. They petitioned the Caput some months ago to institute an inquiry into the restrictions under which degrees in medicine were granted, but the Caput were deaf as the adder in the wilderness. They are now about to petition, not the House of Commons, for of that body they had no doubt, but the House of Lords, which has ever been pre eminent for its defence of exclusive bodies, and its opposition even to rational and irresistible reform. The only regret is that the universities had not bestirred themselves long ago on the subject. It is the exclusive system to which the church has so pertinaciously adhered, that has filled the ranks of the dissenters, and turned into enemies men who would have devoted their great talents in supporting, not only the Universities, but the Church, in all their just rights. If the dissenters wished for the 1 destruction of both, they would not press for the reform of abuses, or call for im mediate participation in honours and privi leges, but allow the system to work till, like the rotten borough system, it had completed its own destruction. It was fast approaching to thi, crisis. And how could it be otherwise ? Till lately every place of preferment, honour, and trust, was reserved for churchmen—nay, the very body of a dissenter could not be consigned to the small spot, the dark and silent mansion, to which all come at last, without the rites of the church of England. Such selfish and revolting exclusion united men of the most op posite creeds—the dissenters and the catholics, and forced on the Lords the abolition of the Test and Corporation Act and the Catholic Relief Bill, and they may rest assured that they will remain united till all their grievances are redressed. The discussion was satisfactory in another point of view; namely, that there was a wish on the part of government to provide a general, comprehensive measure, in place of detached and incongruous plans in de tail, some brought forward by the govern ment, and some by members with whom they had little or no connection. The impor tant subjects of poor laws, church rates, and dissenters' marriages, have already been taken up by ministers, and they have expressed a wish to remove all complaints relative to admission to the universities, and births and funerals. Why not, then, leave all in their hands ? Give them a trial. The Dissenters need not fear that the excitement will die away, or that the redress of the grievances of such a numerous and powerful body can be long delayed. The judicious observations of Mr. BAINES well merit atten tion, and more particularly that part of them which relates to the Dissenters' Marriage Bill. We learn by the French papers of Monday, that the new system of customs continues to occupy much attention in Germany. They allude, also, indirectly to the late Conferences at Munchengratz, as well as the Congress at Vienna, and seem to think, at least the oppo sition portion of the Press, that Louis PHILIP was ❑o stranger to the doctrines therein broached. The artillery corps at Algiers had been ordered home, in consequence of its having expressed republican sentiments. FRENCH FUNDS.—Pants, MARC!! 17. Five per Cents., 104 E 55c. Three per Cents., 78f. 40c. 50c. Bank Actions, 1,797 f 50c. I,BOOE Rente de Naples, 941. 65c. Roman 1; ive per Cents., 95 Rente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 2634. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 39. Royal Spanish Loan, 79. Bente Perpet. d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 63. Belgian Loan, 1531, Five per Cents, 100%. Haytian Loan, ‘272f. 50c. Brussels and German Papers have been re ceived, but their contents are of no public in terest. They mention that Naples has been unusually gay during the last Carnival—crowded with foreigners ; and that fires are daily taking place in Constantinople. VIENNA, MARCH B.—Five p. r Cent. MetAlliques, 97 3 5 ; Four per Cent., 884 ; Bank Shares, 1,2461. —Altgemeine Zeitung, March IS. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MARCh 18.—Wind S.ll—Sailed for the River, the Albinia, Purvis, from Demerara. A Dutch brig passed for the River. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH IS.—Wind N E. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 16 AND 17.—Wind E. FALMOUTH, MARCH 17.--Wind E., fresh breezes.—Arrived off Port tlie Harlequin, Hunter, from Gonaives. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Caledonia Brander, Hewson, from Virginia. ABERDEEN, MARCH 16.—The Queen of Scotland (steamer) in proceeding to sea this morning caught the ground near the lower part of the Harbour, and is being lightened. HULL, MARCH 17.—The Thetford, Oakes, has been run foul of in the Brielle by the Superb steamer, and must repair before she can proceed. ELSINORE, MARCH 11.—It blew a heavy gale yesterday and last night from the N.W.—The Frindelen light had returned to her station, but has returned to this harbour, having parted from her moorings in the gale. The Magnet, of Dundee, Brown, and the Daphne, of Sunderland and Wellburn, lost an anchor and chain each. • VESSELS SPOKEN WITII.-The Comerdia, Mobile, to Liver pool on the 9th inst., lat. 50. long. 1:3; Fay, of Halifax, for Barbadoes on the 24th ult., lat. 40. long. 57., putting back to Halifax, having lost foremast. The John and Elizabeth, of Yarmouth, was on shore on the ierd Sand on Monday. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY,) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Owing to the easterly winds we are again without arrivals, with the exception of the French mail, and the express from Paris, which latter is extremely barren of political information, THE FUNDS. In consequence of the French and Spanish Funds coming higher by the express from Paris, French 78f. 50c., Spanish 261, an improvement took place in the Foreign Market. Spa nish went up to 291, Portuguese 61 IA Consols opened at the price they left off yesterday, 91 for the Account. Montreal papers to the 11th February have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. A Canadian farmer had the honour to be elected by his neighbours a repre sentative for the county of _ in Lower Canada; on his return he was asked, " Well, what have the assembly done ?" To which he answered, " I don't know."—" And what do you go for ?"—" Two dollars per day." We are gratified to perceive that the Assembly has so far recognised the justice and expediency of the petition from the mercantile body of this city for a new custom-house, as to au thorize the naming of the commissioners to report upon the most eligible site. The foreign market has again become heavy, Spanish, which reached 291, has receded to 291; Portuguese, from 611 to 601 61. Some disturbances have taken place at Pernambuco, but after the military interference, in which blood was spilt, order was restored. HALF-PAST oNE• There are on the tapis three foreign loans, Dutch, Portu guese, and Spanish ; the former, it is supposed, will amount to 3 34 millions sterling, and will be contracted for in Holland. The other two will find their way into this country, in conse quence of which the speculators in foreign securities are on the qui vire. Within these few minutes Portuguese stock has improved two per cent., done at 62 to 63, which causes us to suppose that there is some arrival from Lisbon received by express. Consols may be quoted 91 for the Account, with little doing; Spanish t.:9 %; Dutch Stock is lower. TWO O'CLOCKr A report prevails at the Stock Exchange that the Light/zing has arrived at Falmouth ; that the Miguelites made an attack on Pedro's troops but were repulsed. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 91. The presentations to her Majesty at the Draw ing-room, on Thursday next, will be numerous, there being several young ladies of distinction who have arrived at the age when it is usual to introduce them in public, who, according to the etiquette of fashionable life, will be pre sented for the first time at court. A VETERAN GUARD.—The veteran guard of a mail coach, which runs between Manchester and Birmingham, retired from his arduous duties last week, having had the misfortune to lose some letter bags, which were soon after recovered. Daring his eventful life he has met with 41 coach accidents, consisting of upsets, break downs, runaways, &c., and on one occasion he was extricated from a pond of water, apparently drowned. We understand be has been prudent enough to put by a round sum, with which to comfort his old age. He answels to the mime of "F r ank.''.....Staffordshire Mtrcury. COURT OF CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR was in his room considerably before ten o'clock, and as soon as counsel entered the hall he took his seat. SHAW V. RHODES. Sir WILLIAM Hon x;;as instructed to mention this case to his Lordship, with a view to having judgment. The LORD CIIANCELLOR said this was a cause in which a case was to be sent to law, and the question was how the case ought to be framed. He had spoken to some of the common law judges upon it, and he should be able to frame it very soon now. Several other little things were mentioned at the sitting, and then the resumed arguments in the Attorney-General v. Newbury were proceeded with. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) JUDGMENT.—RICHARD V. WOOD. His Honour the VICE-CHANCELLOR gave judgment this morning in this case, in which the bill was filed by the plain tiff', who is an eminent hop-merchant in the Borough, and M.P. for Knaresborough, against Mr. Alderman Wood and others, praying for the specific performance of a contract for the pur chase of certain large hop warehouses in Calvert's-buildings in the Borough. A person of the name of Greaves, who was some time since possessed of the property in question, becoming in debted to the Crown in a large sum of money for hop duties, an extent in aid was issued against his effects, and under that process the property was put up for sale. Greaves purchased in the property at a sum of 8,6001., and ultimately assigned it over to Messrs. 'Wood, the present defendants, at the same time reserving to himself the option of repurchasing it within the period of ten years, giving six months' notice of his intention to do so. Greaves, at a sub sequent period, became bankrupt, and two gentlemen, of the name of Billing and Brady , were appointed his assignees. There was not enough property under the bankruptcy to work the commission, and the assignees, thinking they could make something of the right which Greaves had reserved to himself to repurchase this property, gave notice to Messrs. Woods to that effect, and ultimately the present plaintiffbecame the purchaser. Several transactions took place between the plaintiff and defendants, which ended in the Messrs. Woods taking an objection to the notice, and in sisting upon their right to retain the property, contending that the sale to the plaintiff was invalid. Under such circumstances the present bill was filed, for the purpose of having the sale to the plaintiff confirmed by the Court. The case took several days in arguing; at the conclusion of which his Honour ex pressed an opinion in favour of the plaintiff, but took time to consider the question of costs. His Honour gave his judg ment upon that point this morning, decreeing in favour of the plaintiff', with costs. INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.) A Quarterly General Court of the proprietors of India stock was held this morning. Lock, Esq., took the chair at twelve o'clock, when the minutes of the last Court were read and confirmed. _ _ A list of superannuities granted since last Court was laid on the table, as also copies of the correspondence between the Board of Control and the Court of Directors relative to the mandamus which was lately obtained in the King's Bench. Some letters were then read which had passed between the Directors and Mr. Grant, relative to petition of the Com pany, praying for an equalization of the duties upon East and West India Sugar. Mr. LYALL said he had learned from Mr. Grant that he had been prevented from presenting the petition as yet, but that he intended to do SD to-morrow morning. The CHAIRMAN then stated that the directors had deter mined, in consequence of the altered intention of the company, to abolish the regiment of East India Volunteers. Some letters were then read which - had passed between the chairman and Lord Melbourne. The latter stated that his Majesty desired him to convey his thanks to the Commandant, officers, and men of the regiment for the zeal and patriotism which they had displayed since they had been embodied, and that he had been graciously pleased to order that the officers should retain their rank and honours. Mr. WEEDING said as all were aware of the advantages not only the Company but the city had derived from the services of the regiment, lie thought that that court should come to a resolution of concurrence in the thanks that had been given to it both from his Majesty and the Court of Directors. He moved a resolution accordingly. Mr. TWINING also expressed a very high sense of their services, and seconded the motion, which was passed una nimously. Mr. ASTELL (the Colonel of the regiment) returned thanks for the vote, and he would long cherish it, as it proved that he and those by whom he had been assisted had done their duty. Mr. POYNDER begged to ask whether the Court were in pos. session of any facts corroborative of the statement which had appeared in the newspapers relative to the re-appearance of the infamous Suttee system. The CHAIRMAN said there had been one Suttee since the period alluded to, but the governments of all the Presidencies were determined to carry the wishes of the Court most strictly into effect. An HON. PROPRIETOR gave notice that he would, on the next court day, move a resolution to the effect that the Com pany had nothing to do with Prendergast's claim upon the King of Oude. Mr. litrrcniNsoN then moved for copies of all docu ments and evidence relied upon by the committee of cor respondence relative to the conduct of his uncle in the Travan. core affair. Captain GOWAN seconded the motion, because he considered the case was one of appeal, and every opportunity should be afforded to the party appealing. Mr. Hutchinson was en titled to the papers, as a most independent committee of the House of Commons had reported in his favour after twenty two days of patient investigation. The CHAIRMAN said the case had now been agitated for thirty years, and after the Court of Directors had disposed of the case, he went to the House of Commons, who appointed a committee, which made a report, but it was negatived by the house, and there the case stood. He did not wish to withhold any papers that he thought were necessary for the clearing the character of either of the Messsrs. Hutchinson, but there must be an end to every question, and if the hon. Proprietor would say that the papers lse now asked for were all that he wanted, they would at once be given him ; but they could not go on day after day granting paper after paper. He begged to have the correspondence between Mr. Hutchinson and the Directors read, in order to show that he had been treated in an open and gentlemanly way all through. The Clerk was reading the letters when our Reporter left. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of all kinds of Grain this week are moderate, and the return of Flour fair. Ihe Wheat trade remains very dull, and Monday's terms are with difficulty supported. Barley, Beans,and Pease, unaltered. Oats firm at last rates. Flour heavy. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Flour. English 4,170 qrs. 5,2.60 qrs. 9,300 qrs. I 2,450 sacks Irish 2,490 I - Foreign - I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWTON RACES. MANCHESTER, MONDAY NIGHT. The Gold Cup, value 100 sovs., the gift of the Lord of the Manor, added to a Handicap Stakes of 15 sovs., 10 ft. Two miles and a distance. The Chancellor, 9st. 51b, Perseverance, 9st. 41b. Pickpocket, 9st. 21b. Independence, Bst. 111 b, Lady Stafford, Bst. 91b. Revolation, Bst. 91b. Bullet, Bst. 41b. Falconbridge, Bst. 31b. Theodore, Bst. 21b. Trepidation, Bst. 21b. The Controller, Bst, 21b Fitzdictor, 7st. 131 b. Weeper, 7st. 11 lb. Lockington, 7st. 101 b. Rousseau, 7st. 91b. Languish, 7st. 81b. Captain Ross, 7st. 61b. Caliban, 7st. 51b. General Chasse, 6st. 91b. Juliana, 6st. 31b. Journeyman, 6st. MANCHEST. 'ER RACES. The Lancashire Stakes of 100 sovs., added to a Handicap Stakes of 25 soya. each, 10 ft. Two and a quarter miles. Mr. Wheeldon's Giovanni, Ost. Sir T. Stanley's Les Grace, 7st. Mr. Giffard'sTraveller,Bst.lolb. 7W. Lord Westminster's The Con- Mr. Nanney's Ratcatcher, -7st. troller, Sst. 31b. 71b. Mr. Stephenson's Rousseau,7st. Ld. Wilton's Languish, 7st.7lb. 101 b. Mr. Tomes's b. c. by Sir Grey, Mr. 3forley's Palmflower, 7st. 7st. 51b. Mr. J.Robinson's Solon, 7 st.4 l b. 91b. BETTING AT MANCHESTER. TILE TRIAL STAKES AT WARWICK, P.P. Trepidation agst. the field-6 to 4on him agst Donald. TILE RIDDLESWORTII, P.P. 5 to '2 agst. Viator (taken). THE OATLANDS, P.P. stol on the field-5 to 4on the field agst. any three. CIIESTER TRADES' CUP, p.p. 51 to t agst. Perseverance(offd. 9to 1 agst. Controller (t) 61 to 1 Speculator 12 to 1 Mezereon 61 to 1 Independence 12 to 1 Mona's Pride Bto I Birdcatcher 112 to 1 The Cardinal (t) 9 to 1 Solon 'REE CUP. /12 to 1 agst. David 13 to 1 Catherina (t) , E RBI". 20 to 1 Delirium (offered) 20 to I Comet (t) 25 to 1 Viator (t) 26 to 1 Alcxts (t) on the field. TLIB MN 8 to 1 agst. Lady Stafford 9to 1 Theodore(offered) 11 to 1 Physician ..... 5 to 1 agst. Bentley (t) 61 to 1 Bubastes 11 to 1 Plenipo 14 to 1 Shilelah (taken) 14 to 1 agst. Olympic (freely t) TII2 5 to 1 ofterei OAKS, There will be a saving to the public from the death of the hte Lord Grenville and the Hon. Charles Yorke of 8,0001. a year, as the sinecures which they enjoyed will he finally abolished. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty minutes past twelve. The Lambeth Water Works Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. PENDARVES presented a petition faom Southampton, praying that petitioners might be heard by counsel, against certain clauses of the great Western Railway Bill.—Referred to the committee. Mr. VIVIAN brought in a bill for improving the port and harbour of Aberhaven, county of Glamorgan.—The bill was read a first time. Sir CHARLES BLOUNT presented petitions from pa rishes of Bamwith (Surrey) and Basingstoke, against the great Western Railway Bill, and praying to be heard by counsel.— Referred to the committee. The Earl of SURREY moved the third reading of the Henfield and Ditchelling Road Bill.—Read a third time, and passed. Colonel GRANT moved for leave to bring in a bill for erect. ing a gaol in Elgin and Forres. Mr. J. BULLER brought up the report of the committee on the Exeter Market Amendments Bill. Mr. Alderman WOOD brought up the report of the com mittee on the British Iron Company petition, and obtained leave to bring in a bill. _ . Mr. PHILPOTT'S brought in a bill for enclosing land in the parish of Langley (Gloucestershire).—The bill was read a first time. The Marquis of CH ANDOS presented a petition from Stoney Stratford, against certain clauses of the Stratford Bridge Bill, and praying to be heard by counsel.---Referred to the committee. Mr. FINCH preiented a petition from Aird St. Laurence, for the better observance of the Sabbath. CHAIRMAN OF THE MIDDLESEX SESSIONS., Sir SAMUEL WHALLEY presented a petition from JOhn Lewis, coach proprietor—the object of which we could not learn. Also a petition from the vestrymen of the parish of St. Pancras, against certain clauses of a bill passed last session, for the passing of Irish and Scotch paupers to their own country ; and a petition from the same vestrymen, against the salary paid to the chairman of the Middlesex sessions. The petitioners stated, that the cost of transmitting Irish paupers had increased the county rates six or ten fold, and that as Middlesex was not an agricultural county, it was hard that it should be compelled to bear all the expense, while it derived no benefit from the labour of the Irish paupers.—(Hear.) They did not want to throw the burden back upon the agricultural counties, but they wanted to have these rates paid out of the public funds. The cost of transmitting labourers was for merly five shillings per head, had been increased by the bill to thirty-two shillings per head. The Middlesex magis trates had requested the representatives connected with their body to support a bill, which it was his (Sir. Samuel Whalley's) intention to bring in, for repealing certain clauses of that bill, and to throw the burden of passing Irish paupers upon the consolidated fund. The same petitioners complained of the large salary of 1,2001. paid to the chairman of the Middlesex sessions, at a time when the county-rates had increased from 35,0001. to 75,0001., and with a debt of a quarter of a million. He was of opinion that there were many gentlemen of the highest character and talents, who would be quite willing to undertake the duties of the office without emolument ; but if they were to have a chairman at a liberal salary, he ought to be one of the judges of the land, and that would prevent the recurrence of such serious mistakes, which had passed a slur upon the administration of justice, and had been attended with great inconvenience and expense. Mr. BENETT contended that there was the very great attraction in London for labourers, 19-20ths of whom were Irishmen, who were compelled by distress in their own country to seek employment here. They were a most industrious and valuable set of labourers, and it should be borne in mind by gentlemen who complained of the expense of the removal of the Irish poor, that number:. of Irish gentlemen spent their incomes in London. Mr. Alderman WOOD contended that by the bill which his hon. friend (Sir S. Whalley;:wished partially to repeal, the expense in London and Middlesex would not be half what it was before.—Cries of " llear, hear.") He knew that the Middlesex Magistrates had made a most improvident bargain for sending back the Irish and Scotch poor, but instead of the expense being 325. per head the contract was made for 155., with Is. per day for the voyage, which was generally estimated at six days. Before his hon. friend proposed to re peal any of the provisions of last session he should look at the result of that experiment as far as it had gone. In January, 1833, there were 438 vagrants passed irom Middlesex, while last January there were only 38.—(Hear, hear.) He con tended that the provisions of the bill would not only decrease the number of paupers but would lessen the expense at least one-half. Mr. HUME said he had been requested by the magistrates of Middlesex to support the bill of his hon. friend (Sir S. Whalley), and he hoped he should be allowed to state the rea sons which induced him not only not to support it, but to give it every opposition in his power. He was well aware that the petitioners were a most intelligent body of men ; but they took an erroneous view of the present question.—(Hear, hear.) He contended that it was only fit and proper that the experiment of last session should be tried, and the principal objection to it was, not that it was bad in itself, but that it ought to be tried at the expense of the public. He had no hesitation however in stating that in his opinion it was a wise and proper measure, and if, as stated, the month referred to was not a fair test, why not try it for the whole year ? He considered the abuses of the Poor Laws a crying evil which would destroy society unless they were put an end to. It was thought that the Middlesex magistrates had made a very ex pensive contract, but he had reason to believe that the con tractor was heartily sick of his bargain, and would be out of pocket if the county insisted upon the fulfilment of the con tract. When the bill was brought forward he felt confident that lie should be able to justify himself to the Middlesex ma. gistrates for opposing it. Mr. ROEBUCK wished to know whether the hon. member for Marylebone had given notice of a bill to the effect of his observations? Sir S. WHALLEY said the petition did not call upon the house to repeal the act, but prayed that the expense of the ex. periment might be defrayed out of the consolidated fund. He had, in deference to the hon. member, postponed his motion for bringing in a bill. The Middlesex magistrates, however, by their new contract, had increased the expense of removing paupers from ss. per head to 325. ; and it would be found, in the end of the year, that no diminution of poor rates had taken place. In consequence of an informality, the petition against the increase of the salary of the chairman of the Middlesex sessions was withdrawn. CHIMNEY SWEEPS. Mr. SHEPHERD presented a petition from the town of Frome, against the practice of employing climbing boys in cleaning chimneys. PAVING ACT. Mr. BYNG moved the second reading of the St. James's Paving Act. DISSENTERS' GRIEVANCES. Mr. BENETT presented a petition from the dissenting chapel at Tisborough, in the county of Wilts, praying to be re lieved from their disabilities. He once had doubts as to whether dissenters ought to be exempted from church-rates, but on reconsideration he found the latter were very different from tithes, and ought not to be enforced from dissenters. The hon. member also presented three other petitions to the same effect, from places in the county of Wilts. Mr. BAINES said in a parish in Sheffield there had been no church-rates paid for twelve years ; therefore it was not considered to be a charge on land. Mr. BARKER said it was the same in the borough he re presented, and in no place did dissenters and churchmen live in greater harmony. _ _ Mr. LYNN presented petitions from three places in the county of York, in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. CAYLEY supported the petitions. Mr. BARNARD presented a petition from the dissenters of Greenwich Road and New Cross Chapels, praying for exemp tion from church rates, for permission to celebrate their own marriages, and to use cemeteries for the burial of the dead, like wise to be allowed the registration of births and marriages. Mr. ROCHE presented a petition from the housepainters of Limerick, and one from Boher, in the same county, com plaining of absenteeism in Ireland, and praying for a repeal of the Union. Mr. E WART felt a pleasure in presenting a petition against the restriction on free trade in cotton from Liverpool. A similar petition was presented to the Chamber of Deputies in France, from Bordeaux. The hon. member read the pe tition, which went to enumerate the advantages of free trade, and to point out the disadvantages arising from the present restriction. A moderate duty might be laid on such articles as were fairly exciseable, and as the exigencies of the revenue required. The government of the country would in his (Mr. Ewart's) mind be best consulting their own interests, and the interests of the nation at large, by acceding to the de mands of the petition. They did not know the benefits that would arise from the opening of a free trade. " 0 fortunati nimium sua si bona forint!" The petition did not confine its prayer to a free trade in corn, but extended to all commodities. The most prominent evil of a restricted trade was, that it prevented a general diffusion of capital and snore extensive employment. The time was coming when nations would be more firmly united by a bond of mutual interests, than any other. It would ce ment the union with the American States, and with France, more than pompous and expensive embassies. The petitioners, at the close of their petition, prayed for a free trade in corn subject to certain wholesome restrictions. He trusted that the government would in due time make those changes which circumstances had rendered necessary. If that change was too long postponed, the alteration would be effected by some thing more fatal to the interests of the country than calm ex postulation and entreaty. He moved that the petition be brought up. The hon. member then presented petitions from the dissenters of Russell-street chapel, Liverpool, and from the dissenters of Mount Pleasant chapel, Liverpool, and the dissenters of Queen Anne-street chapel, Great Croshall-street chapel, Cockspur-street chapel, and several other congregations, praying to be relived from the disabilities affecting that body ; also a petition from John Astley, a freeman of Liverpool, against the Liverpool Freemen's Disfranchisemnt Bill. Mr. BROTHERTON said the manufacturing interests of the country had been much depressed of late—that population had increased from 900,000 to 1,500,000, and he thought their interests could be much benefitted by the free trade i❑ s p u i p s p s e o n s . t t e i r t s . , o l erefO te corn, which the petition prayed for, and be should your of free trade in corn. He considered f t he Mr. CAYLEY supported the petitions in favour 0 , ~.. etiolllo but felt called upon to oppose the Pe -1 _said of free trade was to drive our own labourers out of elnP l l e ar, to snake room for the labourers of other countries.---k_of hear.) What had been the result of the free trade hi a w o Why, there had been a reduction, in seven Yea"' of no than one million pounds in the exports. the petitiON Mr. ROEBUCK, in supporting the prayer of " E hall observed that the tax on corn was injurious to the f :f ro people and beneficial to the landlord.—(Hear.) capitalist, aid in corn would greatly benefit the agricultural landlords injure none but those who were denominated , the,' It had been said in that house that the landlords o . l _ . 0 , county were so important a body that their interest ought to ( be considered in preference to every other. tie h I ; the i time was not far distant when the increasing intelligencee_a_o farmers of the counts y would prove to them that thahl..oro.t interest was nothing more than the interest of the / ° ,,_ 1 4 s!* One of the consequences to which he would point was. o _': i restriction had been put on the importation of foreign 15 °,, factures. This country had chiefly for its support its raw . " factures, and we were better enabled to employ a large caPl"; in them than in agriculture. As to the corn laws heilig , stalking horse, and to the assertion, that if they were re:. pealed another stalking horse would be found, he t r . . , the true 01.- et, anufactures had greatly increased by countries by shutting our ports against 'their corn atom s! 00! manufactures, and therefore shutting their ports or: it to the house, whether we had not compelled orthel_ own manufactured goods. If there was any one country mo , extensive than another from which we coul d obtain ., gra' it m was that mighty nation the United States, anu the re _ he operation wou of our corn laws. With regard to Gernouno content would not now refer to it—(Hear, hear) —but W 0..,, bond between with urging the necessity of cernenting '''' Sir R. PeEenF England and the United States. th e .L said the hon, gentleman so far from stating .... case, had not half stated the elements which were 7. necessary to time consideration of a question a °,.s* great importance.—(Hear hear.) Why had he not 01,7 to Ireland—(He 10 which Ireland —( Hear, hear)—that great depot of corn, , country i t was . Prestoell' feelings which so necessary, with the t prevailed there to afford ernen...,,sll - its agriculture. There was . . . ,• another point the hon. gentl.--. .bile the continue:, had not referred to, and that was the extent of the 1 ,12 I ' d ~. bed, o e Ada baronet ittoouhnl mills.apete sn o it: d n eht eeh t crii h , oeoelmmr: enormous a atlaot r dhru i d oet asads " l as i , t l mawtno t ei h udtr aihnsaet considerationsnvc statement furohi of the t ttv : le, . . eholaj of: :: :: : :.: , amount miw a si t he l ea d rdel tootrt l iaiio,igxcehi)ai houses t l laauemovis c ldeioo h e dsunt a aan. r i g t all of which were charged on the land, and one o e f y th f en l ( 1 ' v on land in 1823 by official returns, showing the r e . left out of the consideration of the hon. member. It sit unfair to create a prejudice against the landowner, in chs,.. -- 0 him with possessing a monopoly at the expense a any 0 ' , class. If the propositions of the lion. member were t o take effecw the effect would be, the land could no longer bear its burd en°. He also deprecated the assertion that the interests of thee I facturer and the agriculturist were distinct, for it was es ntl A that those two great interests should be given to under stai r., t d hat they were combined, and that the prosperity of one gr eat ,: depended on that of the other. Why represent the inoP ° .: manufacturing wns join i n th the cry r w y of the corn laws as an exclusive monopoly? Did not tri. landed interest have any monopoly of taxes ? He could under._ gri argumentc ult ural . stand well why the people of Liverpool were so desir?rand ell a l : agricultural.—(Hear, to free trade in corn, but did the manufacturers in the 1 I . for ,Auce equally applied to free trade in ever other article of pr.,- ~! He did that the not think that the manufacturing ' interest understood destruction of the landed interest would necessarily hear.)Pruane the destruction of the manufacturing interest.--(gear' 1 there MO,, If there was a free trade in corn established , So little eX be a free trade in every article of manufacture. elusive was the monopoly of corn, that some of the most pro 1 inPe'l ductive articles as to duty, were those that came intoco oi. talon with the produce of this country. The duty raised_,sn butter and cheese alone amounted to .03,000/. more l i ° oo. what was raised upon all the silk of the country. ti l d 1 cheesej upon butter a gentleman should abolish the duty (Hear.) i upon silk. first, but abolish at the same time the duty ative I Let the manufacturer know what must be the altern oro, l Begin with the M e hai l The - agriculturist must pay every way. ing:his boots, his dress, everything he takes, or does, h n ...,,,,, something attached to it to compel hint to deal with homedu-r; 0 I 1 facturers, so that there was a double monopelY. T he „, 00 foreign boots was 2/. 14s. • on foreign silk hats i l . '".!, nt ly su fflo. silk dresses 2/.los. The mann ' fact ' • pine po' (fareeeat:hdeearin.) corn bus, protected, and the agriculturists only prayed for the his pl ate,l tection. His china, if foreign, paid 20 per cent. ; o ust pal if gold 2/. 17s. per oz. If he walks with bamboo He ho rattan, 55. per I,ooo—(laughter)—if he walks with a ig ill..-- ' , blood &c., he pays the same, but if he walks with a dragr pri or a supple jack, he must pay twenty per cern w der, tinned laughter.) On watches, carriages, gu ns, g" ,roh Wi s cards, and every thing else, this agricultural farmer ^ • „,,,,..de tmfrhf:oredeoaridpgemklianiegyn:g4„ or flute, firlloatutnilttdcouhel articles. a s sesc.oltcr. bill uo Irt ppet pens or was lt cent. l h o,. r e ah tdeop.n ap. iipatpaper, idr t Nl l ,oi r vox ' Vice-President o l te ' oh: g tnahh i te n ais,nei e d,o r , of e s sts f a r ,:eyttahspv were e ‘ ,f v e l 3 h e r. r r h o eee e a t i al r ucr nt d di se u t i_i g:::: formtt 1:_ but they ought to be known. If he indulged in I .: t paY . use, no amusement could 1 e follow with 1 e wben dead, 11 must pay 2 per cent, for a foreign tom Till that The monopoly of both parties should be destroyed. . sil'e was done 'it was unfair to the landholder with exclusive monopoly. charge monopoly. The SPEAKER then left the chair. to m stone.( SURREY SESSIONS.—(THIS DAY.) (Befor e R. HEDGER, Chairman, and a full bench of 1 0 glstrates.) ~a an ce, Wm. Buck/and, a young man of respectable aPP` I 30th o was indicted for having feloniously obtained, on the 3 ° December last, four casks of tallow, value 9.00 L, frornoewn. Commercial Dock Company, out of the stock of gess"' jamin and Thomas Hawes, tallow merchant& f b ged °- The prisoner obtained the goods by means of 3 "„ -r- ,,v dorsement, purporting to be the handwriting of gr. er . d i et The jury, after a long examination pronounced 3 ° rat ion, of Guilty, when the Court, after a few ' minutes' clelibe sentenced the prisoner to seven years' transportation. _ pse MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.-- t m the morning the Right Hon. the Earl of Kerry led t he • hymeneal altar the Ihn. Miss Augusta P°" °" •n b) ::11 ,0 ' second daughter of the Viscount and Viscountess rower non. The ceremony was performed at Besboroug" weer in Cavendish-square, by the Rev. Mr. Guthry , t ile d Mar' of All Souls, in the presence of the Marno' aLadies chioness of Lansdowne, Earl of Besborougb, the e other Fitzmaorice, and Lord A. Fitztrmurice, and a l so w e p dy branches of the united family. The bridesmaids We_r.oob),. M. Fi zmaurice and the lion. Miss Fano), elegant After the ceremony the company part ook of 811 4 pork, dejeune. The happy couple left town for Boi n " therein intending to spend the honeymoo n. f • • tile wnY °^ f A great money transactionOn the su bj e ct o count, which has just taken place here, c• i'ls wherein the much conversation in the very select c oa ti drawn, it wa s rec facts have transpired. A bill t i s after sig ht, seems, by the United Sta•es Ilnak , ail r " the party on the house 01 Baring Brothers, for the sum of 300,000h0 and being offered to an eminent capitalist bye rate into whose possession it came, was discounted t 03 _ . ` t h of 4 per cent. By the same capitalist, howevo's l ' at t he current statements allege, the same bill was offere d f pe r Bank of England, and there discounted at the ra ge ,, ° an k is, cent. only. Now the established practice at th e rt hert that the rate of discount shall be 4 per cent., an d ' l , " , that no bills having more than 90 d • t) run ' 3l • n be discounted at all. llence there appears in the aY : s traria ° r le, above described to be a double deviation frog , t he ct i o n for on the l sake of the profit of a good and safe tr 4 "'L i c e of an i alarge scale, anti carrying with it also a prrie,r,'"vrein ndividual over the rest j ot the moneyed agrtat corporation like the bank, still ret,tining..ntn. ,„ exclusive privilege?, the public have a right certai,elYtio*3 e s x , p t e h ct to be dealt impartially with, and the ivreair; gene is, . A any i raly c r o efo i re, so far as it has become known l armed.— Tithes. rot e BIRTHS.A n On the 15th inst., at Lynn, the lad y of the Rev. htivb.er. Goode, Chaplain Hon. East India CompanY, of a daug On the 12th inst., at Rougham, Suffolk, the w if e of the g H. A. Oakes, of a uhter. Hale rennin. On the 28th ult. d , a at York, the lady o f Charles Esq., of Ingsdon House, Devonshire, of a son. 100 °1 ' On the 17th inst., Mrs. Maynard, of Keppel.stree square, of a daughter. MARRIED. Tbolnal, On the 15th inst., at St. Anne's, Soho, Wi lli % niec e ° • Esq., of Bank-buildings, to Maria There sa Corragg, R' John Wastie, Esq., of Sherfield House , Hants. verpool°nul ••• On the 13th inst., at St. Anne's Church, „ Th Ogden, Esq., of London, to Frances, only daughter the Bolton, Esq., Great George-square, Liverpool. „ , t r o y On the 15th inst., at Brighton, Phil i p Stewari , eat pug k s. Bombay Civil Service, to Matilda Franc es, You , s - 01 1 , 136 rd of the late William Dawson, Esq., of St. Leona DIED. .es o f only throe On the 17th inst., in London, after an i" --S ots hire. days, William Fryer, Esq., of Wimborne, 110 0 %,,0, 0 , Godo On the 14th inst., Anne, relict of the late 1 ' 1 " Esq., of Cheltenham, aged 85. Cr e vislade' On the 17th inst., at Reading, Mr. Francis-Pet., r tor of the for a considerable period editor and joint-Pr°,„ le as ' titer Reading Mercury. r of T h°l°- • On the 14th inst., Ann Garratt, th ird daug A l ex ander Roberts Arch, Bishop's-walk, Lambeth. Anne , the ' On the 14th inst., at Paington , Devonshire, Diary wife of William froward , Old Brompton, MiddlseX.THE ‘I 0, IT PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY 1%1 URD 0 Y 3 0 1 OFFICE, 112, STRANCI