The Sun. — London, England, 1834-05-14 00:00:00

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock — !yew S per Cent — n per Cent. Red .91141.= !India Steck 3 per f'ent. CoLs 11324 ,Ditto Bonds t.'S an pm. al:; per Cent. — South Sea Steck . Ditto Red - 91 1 4 ;01d Annuities — New 3 1 4 per Cent. PM% !New Ditto 915;2 S net Cent. Ann. 1726 .... —;3 per Cent Ann. 1731 — 4 per Cent. 1826 ..... .... lOrii% Ex Bills, .£1,0 , 10 49 50 pm. Bank I.ongAnn.toexpire Ditto ',OO 49 50 pm Jan. 5, 156 ,1 ... ... 17 1 ,4 3-1 A Ditto Small Oct.lo, 1551) il7 Ditto Commercial — pm. Jan. 5, IP6O l7 7-16 . Ditto Advertised Jan, 5, 11 7 tR1 — Bank for Account — A prils, VW — India for Account .... ..... Jan. 5, 1670 — !Cons. for Account o'2 34 PRICES OP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK• Aitstrinn grinds lOO% 'cruvian Bonds .3 4 Bctzi,m Bonds l sZ Ditto Account 3 4 Ditto Account 96 9 1 -'orttignesc Bondi 7Bl Braviiiati Porie.e 7B Ditto Account 78% ".tto A vvourt 7516 Ditto New Bonds 7.i4iN 'VS Burn! Ayres Punts 29 Ditto Acconnt...7B% 9 8% 3 1 Ditto Account '9 3 i '-'nisnian Bonds ......... 1031 i; :3 Chil,au Ponds ....... .......... 2% Ditto Bonds, 1822 lift Ditto AZconnt C. 111,, Russian Bonds, Be? trs3 Caltflttbian Pon,ts 2 33 y Ditto Account, Ditto Ar6ount. tr Ditto 111 Dttto Bonds, 18:24 2714 Spanish Bonds, 1Pr11.3544 4T 5 DIN) Arequtit ‘ 7 "I.S Ditto Ace 35%1i 5 4 DAt,ifti Sou . 'Attu Account 75 : Ditto Account 311 , , (Boric Bonds. Ditto 130nd5,1535 33% ----- Exchange —= —c. niltfy Acct in t..—. ..... «.. —3 per cent. .« —f --e- Plexican Bonds, 5 per cent.:34% . Exchange ..-- —f --c• t".itto Account Dutch, el p. c . 5 ' 2 %4 14 Dnto, 8 per cent 45434 Ditto Account 51 1 .-; !Into Account 45.: 34 Ditto, 5 p c. ` 16 74 7 Neit:ilitvi....... ....... «.94% Ditto Account 97 num OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. NUL PeT Share Alton Mining Company £9 11 1,4 An.i... Me.. Ain. ..o. {;"...,t 5/. pin £loo 94 ricimas Mining Company £lso 120 Print'lian Mining Company 5 im Bra;ilia , : ' , no. min. Co. fißs. at 5/. lins.o £2O Ditto Macatthaa Cocael 2O Ditto St. John Del Rev Data Branca Mining Company :35, Ltritish iron Mining Conmanv £so Columl izn Minim Co. (iss. at 3!. pm.) W.% It '•iu.:ng Company t 'tenor& `•iinin Association.. ....... ... 12 Hibernian Mining Co. £lo Mexican Mining ('o .E4934 Real dcl Monte Mining C 0.... (unrog.) I.l.nted Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 ditto New Set in 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp 0 Prrtertor Inaiirance Comp. Australian Co. C.:,,,,,, Comrrtny ..... 18 General Steam Navißation Co. l3 National Provincial Rank of England 15 Rio Doce prwr , n,..,: rt,,l, ,t ' , Fel:m(l. 25 61!4 20 6 6 3 4 31&4 10!E. II 7 0 PRICKS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MAY 10. r 'pnr Share Zonsois,sp;t 7 c ---- enC -- ------ 91 'Royal trash Ditto G .v. Stock, 3% per cent. 96. National Ditto — D r tlo. N ew •... ...... •••••••• 9sq :natrintic Ditt0........... 4 per Cent...................... 'Hibernian Bank — 0 , " , v. Deb. 3t2 percent.... 90% Provincial Ditto Rlyai t anal Stock ........ —Royal Irish Mine. ....... G.and Canal 5t0c!:......... Imperial Mine — Ct y Deb. 4 per cent...». Mining Co. of Ireland /I ;Bast Office Deb. 4v. c. Commercial Buildings — 4)V 1:4..7... :At *AM. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 14, 1834. The monopoly of the road to the bar, so long enjoyed by the Benchers of the Inns of Court, is now in a fair way for abolition. With the ex ception of two members (Sir J. SCARLETT and Dr. LUSHINGTON) there appeared to be an unanimous feeling in the House of Commons last night, as to the impolicy and injustice of granting such a power to any irresponsible body. We do not at all wonder at the view which these learned gentlemen took of the question. The Judges have generally been behind the rest of the community in every thing relating to improvement and liberality of senti ment, and the senior barristers have hitherto as they approached the judicial bench proportion ally acquired those peculiar habits which some how or other they think becoming the dignity of a Judge. That day, however, is gone by. The public mind, from the searching power of the Press, is now turned towards these secret conclaves the Inns of Court, and at no dis tant period, we confidently trust their proceed ings will be laid open to all. That they should have been kept secret, and their tyrannical power admitted so long, can be attributed only to the great length of the Tory reign. In the senate, in the church, and at the bar, the Tories carried everything their own way ; they used their vast influence in checking every at tempt at change, and denounced any reform in church and state as little better than sedition and rebellion. The great reply to those who complained of their exclusive right of admitting persons to the Inns of Court or to the Bar, was always given in the form of a question and an swer. How few have been rejected ! Only two. But if these two were excluded unjustly, or if they were objectionable, and others equally objectionable in point of character were admitted, these instances would warrant the legis lature in depriving them of such uncontrolled and arbitrary power. The very circumstance that the two persons they have excluded have been always their bitterest political opponents, would cast strong suspicions on their decisions, and these suspicions are much strengthened by a circum stance stated by Mr. HILL last night, that an individual convicted of a political libel, after becoming a convert to Tory doctrines, had been admitted without a whisper. Such power ought not to be intrusted to any body of men. It is totally at variance with the institutions of the country to allow a junta sitting in secret conclave to pronounce a deci sion on the character of any individual, without an appeal to the public or a court of law. The appeal to the Court of King's Bench, as Mr. WooLEa's case proves, is a mere mockery. One of the greatest safeguards of the life and liberty of the subject is trial in open court, yet, in the 19th century, it appears, a young man' s character may be ruined, and his prospects blasted for ever by the dictum of a self-elected and irrespon siblb By the appointment of the com mittee, Mr. HARVEY will now have a fair tr!al, and we confidently hope from the report that steps will be taken to prevent such an oc currence for the future. Mr. W. BROUGHAM introduced his Regis tration Bill last night. It was well received by the Government and the house, and we are told that it will be perfectly satisfactory to the Dis senters. Upon it will be grafted a Marriage Bill, making marriage a civil contract. Now, we do not understand why the dissenters should not, in the first instance, have prepared such a bill for themselves. They surely understood the grievance and the means of relief, and they also knew that there was no want of disposition on the part of their friends to have intro duced or supported any practicable measure for the redress of real grievances. It can hardly be supposed that any of them wished to perpetuate the grievances until a hue and cry was raised, and a political party formed. Neither could any respectable man desire that the dissenters should mistrust, much less alienate themselves from, those distinguished persons who fought their battles, both zea lously and successfully, in times when friends were wanted, and more scarce than now. Be this, however, as it may, we rejoice that one measure has been proposed, to which we cannot learn that there is any disposition to object. And now, then, we urge the Dissenters to cease from unworthy, because unjust, reflec tions on that Government, to the exertions of whose members, more than to any others, they owe the repeal of the Sacramental Test, Par liamentary Reform, and the Abolition of Slavery. Let them not seek to embarrass, but to help, the King's Ministers, and encourage them in the prosecution of those other re forms which are not the less important because they affect the immediate interests, not alone of a class or denomination, but of the country and the world. The most important of all these to England, is the preservation of the peace of Europe. Let not that be risked. Let every concern of less importance be made to give way, or, at all events, let it be suspended, if its prosecution should endanger the permanence of this inestimable blessing. The return of the Tories even for six -months to power would endanger it. If we had no ground but this alone we should urge the dissenters and we urge considerate churchmen, too, to manifest a spirit of conciliation, to endeavour to remove, and not increase and render inter minable, their differences. Let neither party ask for a triumph over the other ; and, above all things, let no friend to freedom seek to achieve a triumph over those whose power has always been exerted in behalf of the great and sacred cause of civil and religious liberty. The enormities of the abuses of the Poor Laws may be summed up in two sentences. The sum expended in the relief of the poor in England and Wales, upon the average of three years, ending in 1750, was only 689,9761. Upon the average of the three years, ending in March, 1832, it was 6,887,2991., and notwith standing the continuing fall of general prices, the annual amount has increased progressively since 1824. But the abuses are not to be measured by their amount in money. The increasing de moralization of the poor, their profligacy, im providence, and recklessness, are among the train of its consequences. The increasing amount, however, marks the increasing idleness, which is the parent of all mischief. The rate is now equal to about a seventh part of the whole taxes levied for the- use of the state, and if it is suffered to continue to increase, as it has done only since 1824, it will absorb the whole of the national resources. For what purpose do we retrench the public expenditure, if we are thus to suffer the poor rate to increase, and to enable the able bodied idle to live and press upon the able. bodied industrious ? We repeat, we do not see how these abuses can be put down without a Central Board, and we think we have removed every possible ground of objection to the powers absolutely required for this purpose, by suggesting that no parish shall become subject to those powers which shall undertake to put down, and shall put down the practice of paying wages, or of making an allowance for children, rent, or taxes, out of the rate. This is the first object to be obtained under the bill, and if any parish will of itself undertake to accomplish it, and shall perform its undertaking, then there is no reason why it should come under a superintend ence of which it desires to be free ; but on the other hand, there is no reason why it should complain of that superintendence being extended to it, if it fails in keeping its engagement, or of its being immediately applied to other parishes that do not think fit to give such an under taking. We anticipate the most extensively whole some consequences from putting down the allow ance system ; and we consider the other parts of the bill as of comparatively minor importance. We say comparatively, for, intrinsically, they are all important ; but we desire that this lead ing object may be always prominent. The parts of the bill which appear to us to admit of the greatest amendments are those which relate to work-houses, for which word we desire to substitute poor-houses. We have said, and it must be obvious to everyone, that work cannot be found in a poor-house for agricultural labourers, and we think it is hardly less obvious that work cannot be established in poor-houses for handicraft or manufacturing labour without displacing such work elsewhere. Moreover, the object is to thin the inmates of poor-houses, and if Mr. WHATELEY'S plan be followed, this consequence cannot fail to attend this bill. The same consequence has followed Mr. BECHER'S plan in the situation and under the circumstances where it has been applied ; and availing themselves of a united poor-house, as Mr. BECHER has availed himself of it, a united poor-house may be serviceable to the purposes of the Central Board. But we think ' great caution should be used in this respect, and the erecting or hiring a building for a poor-house should be resorted to only when other means have failed. The question of the Repeal of the Septennial Act comes on for discussion to-morrow evening in the House of Commons. It is a most im portant question,—the necessary sequel to that great constitutional measure of reform which Ministers have introduced into the legislature with so much honour to themselves and advan tage to the community. As such it demands their most attentive and favourable consider ation. Indeed, the repeal of the Septennial Act is a boon that would come from them with peculiar grace and propriety. It is essentially a Whig question,—one of the most favourite themes for declamation to be found in the voluminous records of Whig oratory. Towards the close of the last century, scarce a day passed but, in some form or other, either in the house, at public meetings, or through the medium of pamphlets and journals, the Whigs insisted on the repeal of the Sep tennial Act, as a measure indispensable to the integrity of the constitution. Even down to the period of the introduction of the Reform Bill, they continued from time to time to advocate it with equal pertinacity. What then has since occurred to justify them in turning, as they did last session, a deaf ear to the question ? If any thing, it is more necessary than ever, for reform—as any one may see who peruses the debates with attention—is lame, incomplete, and deprived of more than half its efficiency, without it. The very majority that appeared last year against it, is the strongest possible ar gument in its favour, as proving that no earthly reliance can be placed on promises made on the hustings, so long as their con stituencies have no means of calling hon. members to a speedy account. Every one knows the origin of the Septennial Act. It was passed immediately subsequent to MA RR'S great rebellion in 1715, in breathless haste, from a not unnatural apprehension that the partizans of the STUART dynasty, then very numerous through out the kingdom, might by means of their own, or foreign gold, take advantage of the frequent re currence of elections, to smuggle some of the Pretender's friends into the House. The very speed with which it was passed, proves that the measure never was intended to be other than temporary. It was not the result of calm, deli berate, protracted discussion. The whole na= tion was in a state of ferment at the time, think ing but of how they might best continue the throne in the Hanoverian family ; indeed so extreme was the popular effervescence, that had Ministers proposed a seventy, instead of a seven years' duration of parliament, we think it far from unlikely it would have been carried. But those dangers are past now. The Stuarts are ex tinct, the Brunswick succession out of all risk, consequently, it is but just and expedient that, without loss of time, we icturn to the old form of election, and substitute triennial parliaments, which are recognised by the constitution, to septennial ones which are not only foreign, but absolutely obnoxious, to it. It is from the Whigs too, as being the great renovators of the frame-work of the constitution, that we feel that we have the most right to look for an im provement like this. It is the supplement— the appendix to their own favourite Reform Bill. The French Papers of Monday, and some dated yesterday, have been received. They state that the good people of Frankfort are very much interested in the affairs of Switzerland, and the resistance made to the dictation of the Holy Alliance with regard to the Poles and secret societies. A Swiss paper, the Helvetie, states that information has been given to the government by the Swiss Charge d'Affaires in Vienna, that when the time fixed by the powers has expired, if their demand remain un attended to, they will break off all communica tions with Switzerland, and exclude Swiss pro duce from their states. The intelligence received at Madrid of the establishment of the Peaceful Alliance appears to have given great joy to the Spaniards, and not to them alone. All the friends of freedom must rejoice at it as the best security against the despotism of monarchs on the one hand, or of mobs on the other. The publication of the estatuto real had afforded great satisfaction to the people. The French capital is, we are glad to learn, tranquil, but some soldiers have been arrested on account of their republicanism, and the National Guard of Metz and Vournay, and the Municipal Council of Chalons, have been dissolved. FRENCH FUNDS.—PIrtts, MAY 12. Five per Cents., 105 f. 55c 5 , c. Three per Cents., 70f 60c. 50c. National Loan, 105 f 40c. Bank Actions, I,Bolif. Renate de Naples, 9' f. 65c. Roman Five per Cents., 9514. Rente ti.E.pagne, Five per Cents , 2914. Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 44k, . Royal Spanish Loan, 8.%4 84%. Brussels Papers of the 12th, and German of the Bth instant, have been received. The former state that three camps—two of infantry, and one of cavalry, are to be formed in the environs of Diest, Westwezel, and Louvain. It is stated in the German Papers that Austria will join the Great German Commercial Convention, but only for the provinces to the north of the Danube, including Vienna. VIENNA, MAY 3.—Metall. Five per Cents., 99 ; Ditto, Four per Cents., 89 is ; Bank Shares, I,26s. — Allgemeine Zeitunq, May 8. It is not generally known that the George Canning steamer leaves Jersey for St. Malo every Monday, returning on the following Wednesday ; and for Granville every Friday, returning the following Saturday. Indeed there is every facility to proceed to France from both Guernsey and Jersey, to which islands his Majesty's steam-packet proceeds from Wey mouth on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. The south of France lays in a direct route by this line, and it is but justice to say, the coaches to and from Wey mouth afford now the utmost acceleration and oppor tunity to passengers via Weymouth. We feel much pleasure in contradicting a report which has gone the round of the English and Irish papers, stating the death of Miss Forde, which has caused her family and friends an infinite deal of misery. We are happy to state that this accom plished vocalist is not only in the perfect enjoyment of health, but is re-engaged for the ensuing season at Vauxhall Gardens. LINES OCCASIONtro I3Y THE STRIKE, 1834. 844 hick to the strike of the Journeymen Tailors ! Exclaimed Trotter Tom (not the worst of all railers). Methinks that the shop-board thus makes its complaint : " No fat no lean buttock of sinner or saint ! " Still silent as death ! not a breath can I hear ! " What can he the cause that no workmen appear ! " Nor master nor man—all the trade at a stop ! " Dry—dusty and cold, are all things in the shop ! " No hot goose is brought us—not one drop of beet ; " No bouncing of sleeve-boards--of seistort or shear. " All press-cloths, and holders and bodkins at rest, " The geese and their hooks, all asleep in their nest. " No hissing of water—nor smack of wet finger, " No music of shovel--or whistle or singer. " Say good Mister Trotter—what can be the reason, " This dullness and gloom coming thus out of season ? " Has master no trade ?—Are all the men ill? " Or are they for riot all sent to the mill ? " But one day in seven it used to be thus— " Fourteen days the men have now all kept from us ! " Is the Almanack alter'd ?—Are Sundays all told " One by one—fifty-two—in succession close roll'd? " 'Tis well it's not winter, but spring time in May, " Neither fire nor candle you bring night or day." Hold ! hold! my good friend, and your Trotter will speak, I now come to dust you (just once in a week); But since unto me you have made your complaint, With questions enough to make any Flint faint 'Tis clear you have not yet been out of the doors, Nor seen Tailors saunt'ring by squads and by scores. Nothing know ye at all of the late sad disasters, The war that is waged between them and their masters ; The men think their masters no longer should rule, But bow to the lessons they teach in their school ; These Knights of the Steel-bar insist on more leisure, To make or mend matters at their sov'reign pleasure Trades' Union is now all the talk of the day, And desfruction is threaten'd to all who say nay. " But, Trotter, pray tell us—does grey-headed John? " Old politic Bill, and his man-o'-wax son ? " Does fifth-size-sharp Jerry, and bright-thimble Burn, " And Spectacled Bob, the old saint—that way turn? " Can these and the rest, both single and married, " By folly and sin be so easily carried " To join with the mad-headed radical crew, " Who have their self-emolument only in view ? 0 yes, answer'd Trotter, they all have agreed, From choice, or through terror, to follow the lead! But tell you I must, ere I wish you " good night," What master has said (and he surely is right)— " Who revere not the King, and who disregard God, " Let them pause ere they suffer the weight of his rod?" ONE OF THE COMMITTEE OF MASTER TAILORS, KING'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) BROOKES V. HARPER. This was an action on a bill of cxehange for 1901., the defence to which was that the bill was void in consequence of the date having been altered after it was accepted by a person named Head. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 1901. and 11/. ss. interest; also finding specially that the alteration of the date was made by the consent of all parties. DOE ON THE DEMISE OF GEEVES V. JONES. This was an action of ejectment to recover possession of a small cottage at Hendon, and ,he jury found a verdict for the plaintiff. NUGEE V. BROWN AND OTHERS. This was an action brought by the proprietor of a house in Jermyn-street, St. James's, and as an hotel by the tenant, named Bridger, whose assignees the defendants were, to recover damages for certain delapidations alleged to have been committed by Mr. Bridger. After several witnesses had been examined, the learned judge suggested that a verdict should be given for the plaintiff for 20/., to which all parties agreed. COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTICROAY. Amsterdam C.l.' 12 51 'Leghorn 4B D:tto, at sight. 'n 3i ;Genoa 2., 80 Fotterilain 0 U 12 5i f 'Milan 11 Antwerp 12 5i ' Venice 47 Hamburg M.B. 11 12f Naples 4O Alfons 13 12i Palermo per oz. 122 Paris, :1 days' melt 25 50 ' Li s bon 52 Mt. .2 U. 25 80 'Opor.o 5 2 t 4 Bordeaux 2.5 85 Rio faneiro 37 Iteriiu ... 7 Bahia 31 Frank torten Maine, Ex. M.:52 ' Buenos Arres — P , .tershurgli, ruble, 3 Us. 10 1 ,4 Inuldio, 2i days' sight 1 Vienna, effective O. 2 M ork M. .'9 591 r ... 1S Trieste do . ..... 10 01 BULLION, PEA OZ. Iq.;dricl 3'C4 I .e. s. d. Cadiz. 37% !Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 1111 boa "re,lnns „.,„, 364 ;blew Doubloons ..... .... 0 0 0 Seville 364 New Dollars -4 ( 4 ~r tit •r 47 !Silverbars, standard... 0 4 11; HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO MORROW. Morning 34 minutes after 6 • Evening... 3 minutes after 7. RAILWAY IN LONDON. r HE Public are most respectfully informed that an EXHIBITION is now Open at the BAZAAR, BAKER-STREET, which accurately shows the MAN CHESTER and LIVERPOOL RAILWAY, with the various Locomotive Engines. To those who have been on, or who have not been on, this great National Wonder, it must prove highly attractive, and to persons interested in Railways it will give a much better explanation than tan b^ collected from any written description. Admission from ten till six ; price One Shilling. Ex planatory Catalogues, with twelve descriptive plates, price One Shilling. LONDON SESSIONS.--(THIS DAY.) This morning these sessions commenced befdre the right hon. the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and Aldermen Brown, Scholey, Laurie, Marshal, and Harmer. The • RECORDER congratulated the Grand Jury that the calendar of prisoners on the London side was unpre cedentedly slight. DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER OF A MAGISTRATE. John Staples and George Casewell were charged upon a voluminous indictment with having disobeyed the pe remptory order of a magistrate. 31r. BULLOCK, in the absence of the Common Ser geant, appeared for the prosecution, which was instituted by the City Solicitor. Mr. AooLmfus said he appeared on the other side. His clients were connected with a benefit society, and an order had been made relative to the payment of money, which, perhaps from a mistaken view of the law, they had not obeyed. He hoped that as there was no objection on the part of the City 1-3oliciter, the case might stand ad journed. The LORD MATox and RECORDER expressed a hope that no bargain had been made with the Court. The CITY SOLICITOR said that no such thing was con templated, and perhaps on the adjournment day the de fendants would confess judgment. The trial was postponed, and the other business was speedily disposed of, so that the jury were discharged with in a quarter of an hour after they were impannelled. THE FUNDS.—(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have no arrivals as yet of the least consequence ; but we learn from a quarter on which reliance can be placed, that the Regency of Portugal has signed the treaty sent out by the Pembroke. The express from Paris is again of a meagre descrip tion ; but letters received from Madrid, to the 6th inst., at Paris bring the information of the ratification of the treaty between England, France, Spain, and Portugal ; and it was expected that on the arrival of the next courier he would bring the decree fur the assembling of the Cortes. The affairs of Switzerland are becoming important. French funds, 79f. 50c. ; Spanish, 29%. THE FUNDS. Consols opened at 92% 3 / 4 for the account. This being settling day in the Foreign Market, they are busy making up their accounts, which are heavy in Spanish and Portuguese. Spanish, 35% 1 ,4 ; Portuguese, 78%. HALF-PAST ONE, We have no further information this morning than that the treaty sent to Portugal has been approved of by Don Pedro, and its signature will be sent over by the Pembroke. The settling of the Account in the Foreign Market to the present time appears to be going of well. Spanish Stock heavy at 35 ; Portuguese 78% 1 ,4. Consols maintain the price of 92%, buyers, for the Ac count. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 92%. Several young debutantes are expected to make their debut at her Majesty's Drawing-room to morrow. Among them are the Hon. Miss Charlotte Stuart, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Stuart de Rothsay ; the Hon. Miss Gage, daughter of Viscount Gage ; and the Hon. Miss Harbord, daughter of Lord Suffield. The most extensive arrangements are making at Oxford for the inauguration festival of the Duke of Wellington. A ddeung to 1,000 persons will form a prominent feature in the series of entertainments, which will continue for five days. The price demanded for lodgings during the festival is most enormous. The Middlesex county rate for the current quarter is double what it has been for the last two quarters, being for St. George, Hanover-square, 2,1621. ls., instead of 1,082/. Bs. 6d. The pa rishioners have no control over this expenditure ; it is high time they had. ANOTIIER ILLUSTRATION OF TIIE EF FECT OF OUT-DOOR RELIEF.—A woman, named Brown, applied for relief at St. George's, Hanover square, as a casual pauper, living in Oxford-buildings, and obtained 3s. The same day another woman sub sequently applied, who stated that her husband had left her with three children. It afterwards appeared that she had hired the three children of the woman Brown for fourpence. A report, not generally believed, i s i n circu lation that Mr. Sanford is about to resign his seat for West Somerset.—Felix Farley's Bristol Journal. Letters to Nantes from Para, of 6th March, state that great agitation prevailed there. A party of natives, which is very numerous and strong, speaks of a separation of that place from the metropolis (Rio Janeiro). A religious Canon, who has great influence over the Indians, is the leader of the party. The Middlesex Magistrates this morning, in order to facilitate the business of the Old Bailey, by enabling the Grand Jury, directed them to find bills exclusively connected with that court ; and in order that the petit jury might not lose unnecessary time, they were discharged until one o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The court was, however, obliged to be kept open, and three magistrates in attendance to sit constantly on the bench during the day, as that num ber is required to form a court of session of the peace for the purpose of endorsing the bills as " sworn in court," in order to avoid a repetition of the mistake, which, some time ago, plunged the two courts into so much difficulty. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, THIS DAY, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair at twenty minutes past twelve: On the motion of Mr. SHAWE LEFEVRE, several clauses were added, by way of riders, to the London and Southampton Railway Bill, after which the hill was read a third time and passed. Mr. WILLIAM ROCHE brought in the Limerick Bridge Bill, which was read a first time. Mr. HALCOMB presented a petition from the Lon don and Greenwich Railway Company against the Ber mondsey Water-works Company. THE DORCHESTER UNIONISTS. Mr. THOMAS ATTWOOD presented petitions from sixteen thousand of the working classes o Birming ham—tWo thousand two hundred females of Nottingham— the members of the Council of the Political Union of Bir mingham, and the members of the Political Union of Tewkesbury, praying for a remission of th e sen t ence passed upon the Dorchester labourers. The hon. member contended at some length against the legality of the sen tence, and declared that, in his opinion, a month's impri sonment would have been an ample punishment for the offence of which they had been convicted. THE POLISH EXILES. The HoN. MEMBER then presented a petition from the members of the Birmingham Polish Association, praying that a grant of money should be made out of the Royal Treasury for the relief of the Polish exiles in England. ( Hear.) The hon. member proceeded to read the pe tition at length, and concluded, that the question was one in which Great Britain was deeply interested, inasmuch as she had been a party to the treaty which Russia had so shamefully violated ; also a petition from 1,700 Methodists of Birmingham, praying for the esta blishment of a plan of national registry ; also a petition from the debtors confined in Cambridge county gaol, pray ing for the abolition of imprisonmentfordebt, unless in cases where fraud had been committed. The hon. member said that he was of opinion that imprisonment for debt was a great hardship, cruelty, and oppression, and should be abo lished ; and, in the absence of the Attorney-General, he trusted that some hon. member would take up the question. The petitions were laid on the table. Mr. BLACKBURNE presented a petition from a Methodist congregation of Huddersfield, praying for the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. F. PALMER presented a petition from Reading, in favour of the present Beer Bill, and from the licensed brewers of the same place, in favour of the same bill. The petitioners stated, that owing to the competition under the present Beer Bill, the beer had been of much better quality, and lower price. The Earl of GROSVENOR thought if the provisions of the proposed bill were better known it would excite no alarm. Mr. MILES said that though the bill mighthaveserved towns, it had been very injurious to the country districts. Mr. K. TYNTE said he would support the prayer of the petition of the grand jury of Somerset, because he considered that the Beer Bill had a tendency to injure the morals of the people. After a few words from Colonel G. LANGTON and Mr. A. SANFORD, Mr. T. ATTWOOD said that a great deal had been said about the drunken habits of the people of England, and of the demoralization produced by the Beer Bill. He was not one of those who thought it so very great a crime to get tipsy. (A laugh.) And why should not the poor man after his week's hard labour recreate himself and get tipsy as well as a gentleman? (A laugh.) Though the poor labourer might sometimes drink too much, yet he had rather the poor man should drink too much than too little. (A loud laugh.) Hon. members might laugh, but he could tell them that nine times out of ten, the poor man got too little. The statistical tables of Mr. Marshall, drawn up under the directions of that house, proved that 100 years ago more malt was consumed than now, and more spirits and wine. What truth then was there in the complaints which they daily heard of increasing demoralization of the poorer classes? Men, to 'be sure, got tipsy now • they always had done so, and al ways would. (A laugh.) He (Mr. Attwood) did not see that there was any great harm in their doing so. The law proposed a remedy--a fine of 55., and the penalty of sitting an hour or two in the stocks. He did not object to the stocks (A laugh) ; he had put many a man there himself, and he thought it quite a sufficient punishment. The petition was then ordered to lie on the table. Lord BRUDENELL presented a petition from mem bers of the established church of the county of Northamp ton praying that the bill for the admission of dissenters to the universities might not receive the sanction of the house. Mr. R. WALLACE presented petitions from the hand loom weavers of Aberdeen, Paisley, and Arbroath, praying for certain regulations of their trade ; from the I'olish Association of iEdinburgh on behalf of the Poles ; from Renfrew, against Sir Andrew Agnew's Sabbath Bill for Scotland ; from Glasgow, against the Water Bill ; from the Chamber of Commerce at Greenock, against small re ceipt stamps ; from the same place, against that clause in Sir Andrew Agnew's Bill affecting seamen ; and also an other from the latter place, relating to the new duties on tea.—Laid on the table. Sir R. DONKIN presented a petition from the Mayor. and Burgesses of Berwick-on-Tweed, against the General Registration of Deeds Bill.—Laid on the table. Lord GROSVENOR presented a petition from the justices, in sessions assembled, of the county of Chester, against beer shops ; one from the grand jury of Chester, and another from the clergy of Nantwich to the same effect. Also some petitions from the same county, com plaining of agricultural distress, and three others from Dorset against the admission of dissenters to the univer sities.—Laid on the table. Mr. MILES presented a petition from the grand jury of Somerset against beer shops. Also, several from Wells, Frome, and other places in the same county, against the admission of dissenters to the universities. Also a petition from an individual, named George Webhall, in the same county, praying for the protection of his flocks against sporting dogs.—Laid on the table. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from coach proprie tors travelling on the Newington and Surrey roads, pray ing for the abolition of sundry tolls, not applied to the repair of the roads. The hon. member said he should bnng in a bill to secure that object. Major BEAUCLERK supported the petition. Mr. POTTER said he had been requested to support the prayer of the petition which had been presented by his hon. friend the member for Lambeth, which he had great pleasure in doing, and he hoped the hon. gentleman would succeed in his benevolent intentions. If there was one thing more important than another to the health and com fort of the inhabitants of large towns, it was offering every inducement to them to get into the country. Sunday was the only day the great majority could leave their business, and in his opinion all obstacles which interfered to prevent them taking exercise in the open air, ought certainly to be removed. (Hear, hear.) Sunday tolls was one of the impediments to that desirable object. Captain GORDON presented several petitions from pa rishes in Aberdeenshire against abuses of church patronage, and others for the protection of the church. The hon. member supported the latter, but objected to the former. Laid on the table. O'CONNOR DON presented 'several petitions from Roscommon against tithes. Colonel PERCEVAL defended the tithe composition of the parishes to which the petition referred. After a few words from Colonel CONOLLY and Mr. FINN the petitions were laid on the table. Sir G. STAUNTON presented a petition from a place in Southampton, praying for a measure for the better ob servance of the Sabbath. Col. EDWARDS presented a petition from Llandillon, Monmouthshire, pra) ing for the abolition of tithes. Col. CONOLLY presented two petitions from the trus tees of turnpike roads in Ireland, against the Turnpike Acts Amendment bill. Aand Mr. F. SHAW, the p ft e e t table. N 11Ir. PEASE presented a petition from the inh a bit an t s of Darlington, against the payment of sea men ' s s i xpences r iti a on few a z r oordlasidfro on m the lklr. to Greenwich Hospital ; one fr om St. H e l en ' s, D ur h am, praying to limit the duration o f p ar li aments to f i ve years, and for vote by ballot, and against universal suffrage ; also a petition from Durham, praying for the repeal of the duty upon coal exported : a p et iti on f rom t h e d i ssenters of a congregation in Durham against the payment of church rates. Mr. BANNERMAN presented several petitions from Aberdeen, praying for a better observance of the Sabbath ; a repeal of the duty on receipt stamps ; in favour of the reciprocity duties, and other subjects. Mr. ROLFE presented several petitions from dissenters of Falmouth and its vicinity, praying for the redress of grievances. . . Mr. VIVIAN presented a petition from Swansea, for a remission of the duty upon coals exported. Lord NORREYS presented several petitions from va rious parishes in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire against the admission of Dissenters to the Universities; and one against the Dissenters being relieved from the payment of church rates. (Laughter. ) Mr. EWART presented a petition from Liverpool, praying for an inquiry into the case of John Allan, a hand loom weaver, confined for contumacy to the Ecclesiastical Court, and praying for an inquiry into the state of the Ecclesiastical Court. _ _ _ Mr. PALMER presented a petition from Berkshire, against the admission of dissenters to the universities ; and one praying for an alteration in the present laws relative to the sale of beer. After a few words from Sir C. BURRELL, the petitions were laid on the table. Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from Woodbridge (Suffolk), complaining of the present mode of assessment of county rates. Mr. JAMES presented a petition from the dissenters of Carlisle, praying for relief from their grievances. Mr. V. SMITH presented a petition from an individual upon the subject of the claims of the Baron de Bode. Mr. TOOKEpresented a petition from Gloucester, com plaining that the bill replatihg the protke of eleatOg •himneys by means bf climbing boil, did dot ke oong o remedy the evil ; also, a petition from an individUal of he name of Westall, praying that, if the beer bill was re pealAl, compensation should be given to those who would . suffer by its repeal. Me. PARKER presented it petition from the members of the Sheffield Mechanics' Institution, praying that the house wmild make grants for the establishm ent of a AlechanicS' ItStittite alio a petition from.the same place, signed by 12,00(1 perkoiii, pta ing fdr itie repeal of the corn laws. Mr. BAILLIE presented a petition from Bristol, for the better observance of the Sabbath ; also from Bristol: against the use of climbing boys in sweeping chimneys' and three petitions from trades' unions of the same place, upon the subject of the Dorchester unionists ; and a pets- . tion signed by 1'2,060 inhabitants of tristol and its nog?: bourhood, Praying Mai relief tiiii4ht be affbrded to th,e, ( !'", senters ; also two petitions upon the subject of thecliun of Baron Dc Bode. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD presented a petition from tbe guardians of the poor of Birmingham, against the nxl. Laws' Amendment Bill. After the presentation of several other petitions, the SPEAKER left the chair. _ . MEETING of the OPERATIVE MASTER. TAILORS.--(THIS DAY.) °t 0 than comei . tt . upon oae bni betweenngtt ih:tehfmr,t A meeting stag Palled le% , a plabard, signed " Ftic ,..e hard er Jackson," on behalf of the " respectable operetive reeri, tailors," to be held at twelve for one o'clock, at Savi. e l house, Leicester-square. The doors, however, Wer e ;:), opened till the latter hour, the committee not hitein,p c ,', -- perly concluded the bargain for them till that time. 1 ' - f was no business done till near two o'clock, when several o the committee appeared on the plitform. but even then there were net 40 petiple in the eboth: A Mr. Ashley, of Leigh-street, was proposed as chair" man by those on, the platform ; one on - the floor did not Clink him of sufficient importance to fill that situation when important businesS was to be transacted , and P r°- r osed a Mr. Scott. After a scene of very great confusion/ He then Mr. Ashley at last was voted to the chair. said, that it was perhaps necessary for hi ln al ::i explain the objects of the present meeting: It, w ec a L e- I _ for the purpose of trying to come to souse onu e--- f laa c vl b hir a edo r ce a eop i nne t eenpirdil.oie depended reconciliation with the men who had struck for such an increase e; wages as by many were considered to. be out of 1; yi great tth"e.ams d asn ip etac r ee e rs s dssa e i a ien rintyd ei ftoh h r i e t e ri l h l eeni t n h . had caused, not only in their own trade, but in all a to some proper understanding, or, in other w ords, to effect had a master from the city with them last nig_n e held very erroneous opinions as respected the demands of the men ; he thought it was eepossible for them to come 0 anything like an understanding, but before he left the room he acknowledged that those impressions had been in . 2 ,' great measure removed. He knew that many masters had taken in unionists, but they found it would not do, an d they were falling into the back ground, but when that en found to be the case the difference was immediately givet; back. One of the unionists was in the room, and would better explain any thing than ho could ; he would also be question that might be put to him, glad to answer any _ calledout, " Wll A person in the meeting Leslie, the chairman of the committee that was appointed , appeared that t h e ~ to carry the resolutions, which the most of those present had a greed to, into effect ? Was that a party sprung up in or d e r to destroy what had been done by the great meeting of nearly all the masters in London?" Another—°" You yourself, Mr. Chairman, signed your name at that meeting, and did not object to one of the resolutions; then how dare you now come forward, arid'in such a backhanded manner try to get rid of what you A You are afraid to come forward in a fair, open way acid get your name taken from the list ; then how: dare you-- fifteen Ihe speaker was here interrupted by about or sixteen others, all speaking at o nce, last t renders it impossible to give any report of it. At 'e d . silence having been partially restored , the Chairman said the circular, which all had got from the journeymen, '"`. not clearly explain what the sentiments of th at body weerlee He thought therefore that the masters ought to na „ looked into it a little before they so coridenull'; every thing, and then they would have found that had demands of the men were not so very unjust " they denounced them to be. One man at that mectinTut he was a little in favour of tbe men, got up to speak , of that meeting, but that they would give every one 1 4 " hearing. was not heard. He trusted that would not be the character „ter_ Another scene of confusion ensued , one person calling. out " that it was against common sense fi rst of all to la prove of one set of resolutions one day, and then a' iy meeting in order to try and destroy them in an untu an manner." _ ( :0 1 : e rd:e s ; . h ) avi li ng e t b l e io e u n g a h g t a i i f n t r h isto o r pe ed r , ative masterstehusitluset: their ey : 1 : I r . r 1 Nc. competency, whether re t - x i 1 cs competenti d and his o o b n j e o c rt t h an w to , a tgr s , to ohune see master uatid brought together, as he did not like to see them ernie, 6 ' thought that men were only their own interest, they would not injure that of neymen. With respect to the journeymen having '.l 6s. when the proposition was first brought forward, h e be paid • t to paid according he did not object to it. (Loud cheers.) He thoug°" the proceedings that were now being carried on betwe en the master and journeyman ought not any longer to con tinue, and he should, therefore, suggest that a small depul tation of the journeymen should meet the masters, an see if they could not settle matters. (Loud cheers.) With respect to the number of hours that a 11 , , n , was required to work, he must confess that he thought twelve hours too long. A man in doing so would bamide a complete slave. (Cheers.) He would, however , the journeymen not to quarrel about small trifles; let them only be paid according to their merits, and he had great. hopes that the differences which existed betweei.Tern ail the master tailors would soonbe put an 5e i . r! 1 r i i t oth 1 to the journeymen striking for wages, he saw i . g in 'es and tamales, it ineons,stent with their duty to themseli or illegal. All that had done so would be supported f ot • thatan confess d a iniwt at a Le o t : standing their heavy purses, he wished to know where th e master tailors would be? (Great hissing and confusiot?._), twelve months, and in the course of that time, notwith- He thought the operative masters were not bound by wr,.'_ B ; the great masters had done, and had a right to act lu themselves. He considered that Mr. Smith was going far beyond 'lt.a_ the meeting was called for, and begged to ask whether he bad any thing to say with respect to the -men svotrkit us: The C H AI amA x rose to order, amid much confu,Nsin. their maste:s shops, as that was the chief point it disc sion ? (Much confusion. ) effect that object, but he considered that the gu, Mr. Spun' thought an arrangement might he. En ilia there ter tailors were too fond of foreigners, and he sc to take care fore advise the meeting, in all that they (li 7 and cries to keep to old English ways. ( Great confusion, • for Mr. Chevin to come hasp) forwrd. hustings, and Mr. CLIEVIN then took lce on the . nd of he addressed the meeting. He stood there as the friend to . _ journeymen tailors. (Cheers.) Wi hexespect tf:: ld not co question of thtir working twelve hours, cou , k a Sider it too much, taking into consideration the facts f o r the workmen in general were not content with world B ake that period ; but if they only thought they could 1 .1 1 3 a little more money, they would work 16, 17 9 or hours. (Cheers.) It was said by those connected with .n sit ial ri le as t o . the union, that the small masters would be men.in.lur by an excess of wages being given to the es ll That proposition he in toto denied, because the e e l ly p denial r es sio g n i given ba assertion, s the ert i o b n o d , masters (who had formerly been journeyme ° °l oot' selves), if they found that they were called upot► to pay their journeymen excessive wages would instal l + set to work for themselves. (Cheers.) • 1 Mr. Boca: rose to propose the first resolution. .veesi Resolved--.. , That in consequence of the unevnis .. w i ere journeym en y th o a f t virtually a body of " political ~,itators " , members - - c _ to the the express purpose of dietatng_ey 1 of operative and public at large, the united ov rtunity of setting the masters have taken the present ot,pp.o theitrade at large, with intentions of the men fairly befotrh.e above erroneous e - the view of explaining away pression " • arried after some discussion, 3 The resolution was c that thc masters were not gentleman remarking remarking . . _ ose A. the resolutions intend to bc prop tb u e quainted with der c o m e j o o 1 t t I , i l l e eo r t I v ei t o rw d, for " That thismeeting • conbi Second rewlution• — they, t lie 1 ,, CO difference made in the price of clothes, ".7tritliog, Plying with the demands of the men, will be so selves, with the advantage:to the public and the=n Areii. compared_wi •expedient ede to t ' that this meeting think it to colic . ___ wor k. demands for efficient workmen, and for c e very etn o cl ino be man in proportion to his ability, prvided n . , L_ . ~ consumed for refreshments on the master's pront.S.,7oo. 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