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PRICES OF STOCKS Tlil, Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red 89% 1 4 3 per Cent. Cone. 90%M% 31; per Cent. Ditto Red 97 6% New 3% per Cent 97% 8 3 per Cent. Ann. 17:26 -- 4 per Cent. 1826 lO2 Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 1869 l6 15-16 17 Oct.lo, 1859 Jan. 5, 1860 17 3-16 Jan, 5, 1880 April.% 1880 Jan. 5, 1870 PRICES OP FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian 80nd5..... . ..... 102 1 4 Peruvian Bonds .034 13 , 1aian Bonds... ..............99 1 4 Ditto Account 2144 Ditto Account 99 1 4 , Portuguese Bonds 70% Brazilian Bonds 72 Ditto Account 70 1 4 1 Ditto Account 72 Ditto New 80nd5...71 701 It Buenos Ayres Bond. Ditto , Account .614 54 6 Prussian Bonds it'3l4 3 Chiba?) Bonds 0 4 1 4 Ditto Bonds, 1822 lO3 Ditto Account 25 Russian Bonds, 182. Columbian Bonds Ditto Account-- ..... —.. 2.1 ( Ditto ll l Ditto Bonds, 1824 2444 , Spanish Bonds, 18-3 , ....33 21 si Ditto Accmint niq Ditto Acc 33li 2'4, 3 1 14 Danish Bor. a — 344 Ditto Bonds Itf23 ......... 29 % Ditto Account.....---- 74 ( DittqAccount 29% Greek Bonds...—. ........ .... , French Rentes, sp. c. —r — c. Diu o Bonds, itils ........ .333 (--- Exchange —f. Ditto Account.-- ........ —'---3 per cent —f —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent.3l34 ( Exchange —f. —c Ditto Account. Dutch, 21 p. c. 5O tUro, 6 per cent `39 1 4 . Ditto Account 50 1 4 Ditto Account 39 1 4 I Ditto, 5 p c. 954 Neapolitan .91 1 4 , Ditto Account 951 A PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT OHS O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Alien Mining Company £9 11% Angie melt. min, t.U. k iss. at W. pin ) Xl OO 8% Bolanos Mining Company ..£l5O 130 Brazilian Mining Company 5 i& Brazilian Imn. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/.pm.) £2O Ditto Macaubas Cocaes Ditto St. John Del Rey Cata Branca Mining Company ...... British lion Minim , Comnany £so Columbian Minim, Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 562% English Mining Company 12% General Mining Association l2 ___ . ... , Hibernian Mining Co. £lo Mexican Mining Co £43 Tteal del Monte Mining Co....(unreg.) U Wed Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at' /. pm) 40 flitto New Scalp 5 Alliance lire Insurance Comp 0 Protector I nstirance Comp. Australian Cc. Canada Company .......... ...... ....._ lB General Steam Navigation Co. l3 National Provincial Bank of England 15 Rio Doce Provincial Bank of Ireland ........ ..... 25 5% 64 10 1 4 25 II 7 0 31% 49U 15% 1314 2% 42% PRICKS or IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 18. Bank Stock 217 3t. Patrick In.ur.(perShare Consols, 3 ter ten'. Gay. Streit. 33;, per cent 96% National Ditto... ......... ..... Mite., New 96% Patriotic Ditto - 4 per Cent — Hibernian Bank — t;oc. Deb. 334 percent... 893 4 Provincial Ditto — Royal (anal stock ....,.... 4133 i Royal Irish Mine Grand Canal Stock — Imperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. —' Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 40. c. 'Commercial Buildings MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. 0 America 0 0 Hamburg 0 0 Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica. I 0 Carthagena 0 i 0 Leeward islands ... I 2 Dublin ........ 1 Flanders ............... 0 0 Malta .... ........... I France«».............. 0 0 Sweden I Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 2 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 2 minutes after 1. 1 Evening... 29 minutes after 1. THE NEW ROMANCE. This day was published, in 3 vols. post Bvo., THE CONSPIRACY. A VENETIAN ROMANCE. Richard Bentley, 8, New Burlington-street. (Successor to Henry Colburn.) Just published, :MAKANI• - f A. 3 vols. post Bvo. " One of the most interesting and graphic romances that it has been our lot to read for many a year."— Athenaeum. " His eloquent delineations of individual character are l'fe-like•and philosophical."—Atlas. " He is as much at home upon the ocean—and there are many scenes on ship board equal to the best of the great sea-lord the author of ' The Spy . ' mind is of a very high order,—we augur for him great auceess."—New Monthly Magazine. Simpkin and Marshall, London; W.F. Wakeman, Dub lin ; Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh ; and supplied by all bookseller.. r Qt •-,, \ rt , i i -li. , : \ - ,*(0 -_,_,,ft t „T. 'l,' llzlie A, •;,..' 440 LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1834. We give in other columns the substance of the accounts we have received from our report ers of the proceedings of the Trades' Unions, who have walked in procession fromCopenhagen fields this morning to the Home-office. So far all has gone on peaceably, and we trust it will so conclude. The following is an official account of what occurred at the Home-office : The following is an account of what occurred this morning when the deputation from the trades' unions were at the Home-office. Five persons, accompanied by Mr. Owen, were shown into Mr. Phillipps's room, bringing in a petition. One of them said that they wished to see Lord Melbourne. Mr. Phillipps said Lord Melbourne could not see them. (Mr. Owen had been distinctly informed on Friday by Lord Melbourne, in writing, that his Lordship would be at the Office from eleven o'clock till five, but would not receive any petition from any deputation accompanied by a multitude in procession, and this Mr. Owen stated on Sunday that he had communicated to the persons who were w ith him on Friday. 1 Mr. Owen wished to enter into a discussion, upon which Mr. Phillipps asked him if he was one of the deputation. He replied in the negative. Mr. Phil lipps said, that he was authorized only to receive the deputation. Mr. Owen again wished to enter upon the subject of the petition, when he was interrupted by Mr. Phillipps, who repeated he could only receive the deputation. Upon this Mr. Owen called upon the deputation to go out with him. After some delay the deputation returned again to Mr. Phillipps, but without Mr. Owen. Mr. Phillipps then asked if they were a deputation from the meeting held this morning at Copenhagen Fields, and if they brought the petition from the body assembled there, accompanied by a procession through the streets to this office? They answered in the affirma tive. Mr. Phillipps then said Viscount Melbourne was in the office, and that he had his directions to say that his Lordship coulAnot receive a petition presented under such circumstances and in such a manner. That Viscount Melbourne had seen a copy of the petition, that he did not disapprove of the language of it, and that if that petition should be presented on *another day and in a becoming manner, he would receive it, and lay it before the King. That Viscount Melbourne directed him to add, he would always be ready to present to the King any petition respectfully worded and delivered in a proper manner. The deputation then asked if the petition was re fused. Mr. Phillipps repeated distinctly what he had before said, and desired that they would be accurate in any report they might make of what had passed. The deputation then retired, taking the petition with them, without saying anything further. years, and afterwards 5 per •cent., provision being made for their ultimate liquidation. This is not only just but politic. Nothing will more serve to promote general confidence in the go vernment, and a good understanding with this country in particular, than the adoption of such a measure. Lord ALTHORP'S motion for the abolition of Church Rates comes on to-night. We appre hend the maintenance of the church buildings will be defrayed by means, and out of a fund, affecting principally, if not indeed solely, the landed interests. Our Scottish neighbours will not have to bear any part of the charge, and the Dissenteis far less then those con nected with the Established Church. In fact, judging from what we hear, and our knowledge of the Dissenters, we should say that they will be well satisfied with the arrangement proposed. The state of things produced by the mal administration of the poor laws presents only a choice of evils. It is against principle to make a workshop of a poor-house, because no branch of industry can be well managed where the em ployer has not a direct interest in its profits, and any branch of industry in the pauper workshop, under any management whatever, must interfere with the same branch of industry as carried on in the country at large. But the necessity of having a workshop in the poor-house, or of finding work for paupers, has arisen from the abuse of paying able-bodied labourers out of the rate ; and there is no way of putting an end to this abuse Jut by finding work of some sort for able-bodied labourers, of paying them less for such work if found for them, than they could earn if they found work for themselves, and of allowing to able-bodied labourers or workmen in the poor-house much worse fare than they might enjoy if they relied upon their own industry for their support, and bought food for themselves. Again, with regard to settlement. In so far as the able-bodied are concerned, the best way is to make a settlement not worth having by the able-bodied ; and there is no way in which this can be done, excepting by withhold ing all relief to able-bodied workmen, unless in the poorhouse, and there only if they work for it. Lastly, with regard to affiliation. It appears harsh and unhumane to throw the maintenance of a bastard child upon the mother. But here too it becomes necessary to choose between the chance of a few cases of seduction, with some cases of child-murder, and the general prosti tution which now prevails among the lower or ders, with the destruction of family comfort and family endearment. We are afraid there is no way of correcting this evil but by imposing upon the mother the burden, as nature has imposed upon her the care of her illegitimate offspring. We presume, however, that the operation of the bill in this respect, as well as with regard to the period beyond which relief is not to be given to the able-bodied, save in the poorhouse, will be postponed until the end of the year 1835. . - We are glad to perceive in the following an nouncement (which we copy from the Patriot) something like an intimation that the general meeting of Dissenting Delegates which was re commended by our contemporary is not now deemed necessary or expedient. It is said, and said truly, that abundant opportunities will be afforded during the month of May—when the anniversary meetings of Dissenters are held—for mutual conference between the London and country Dissenters, and it may so happen that even before that period several of the principal grievances will be in course of removal. The abolition of Church Rates for instance ; a Charter to the London University and a law for the admission of Dissenters to Oxford and Cambridge may, we hope,' be secured within a month; and if so, the Dissenters will rather have to invite their old parliamentary friends to a similar entertainment to that very memorable one which was given after the repeal of the Sacra mental Test, than to meet for the purpose of stimulating those who have been always eager to render them every possible service. Most sincerely do we hope, and we may add expect, that this will be the case, and that we shall ere long wit ness manifestations of the restoration of per fectly good feeling between those who ought never for one moment to entertain even the most remote suspicion of each other. The following is from the Patriot : We have received with much satisfaction the follow ing announcement. The Committee of the Protestant Society for the protection of Religious Liberty, have fixed Saturday, the 17th of May, for the next general public meeting of the Society, at the city of London Tavern. Under existing circumstances this meeting is likely to be one of more than ordinary interest." "We have reason, however, to hope, that this meeting will not set aside or be thought to supersede the ge neral assembly which we ventured to recommend in our last week's number. We cannot but think that many important advantages would arise from a con ference between the representative Committee of Dis senters in the metropolis and the active members of different associations in the country. A mutual un derstanding thus attained would facilitate anharmonious plan of operation, such as the exigencies of circum stances might render expedient. We do not mean to say that any exigency has yet arisen to call for a ge neral meeting of delegates from all parts of the country formally appointed ; but the month of May affords so many facilities for the conference which we have suggested, that we say again, the opportunity ought not to be lost." The discussions in Parliament prove that neither the Government nor the House of Commons are wanting in zeal or firmness; and as to the Lords, nothing could be so likely to lead to a rejection of the Relief Bills as the sitting of an Assembly of Delegates such as was proposed by our contemporary to have convoked. What is the use of the. Reform Bill if the people are not represented? The Dissenters say what is true—that this bill has given them a vast influence in the choice of representatives. Surely they used it, and with what effect appears from the immense majority on Mr. WOOD'S motion the other night. They have stated their case fully and fairly— they have met—memorialized—petitioned— expressed their wishes individually and col lectively to their friends in the Government and in Parliament, and they might have prepared bills for their own relief. There can be no other use in a general meeting in Londori than that of expressing gratitude and confidence, and for this it may be as well to wait until the measures of relief now in progress shall have been carried. About the middle of June will be the time to meet, and to invite all the friends of religious liberty, with his Royal High ness the Duke of SUSSEX at their head, to celebrate the triumph of truth and justice, and to agree to hold such a meeting every year, to maintain that spirit of cordiality which so well becomes the good and great men who have laboured together for so many years in that truly noble cause, for which men in former times were obliged to sacrifice even life itself. We suggested on Friday that every dissent ing community should purchase a piece of land as near as possible to their chapels, and devote a part of it to a house for their minister, and another to a burial-ground. Attached to the minister's house should be a school-room and library ; the school-room to be used for the ge neral purposes of education on working days, and for religious instruction on the Sunday. On the week-days nothing should be taught to which conscientious parents connected with the Church of England would object, and no at tendant on the week days should be compelled to attend on the Sundays. The moment this plan was carried into effect the clergy would adopt a similar plan ; the con sequence of which would be, that all the rising race would be educated at a small expense, and that expense borne by the parents of the chil dren, and by the voluntary contributions of the rich members of the several communities. Government may assist in the accomplish ment of such a plan by an advance of money for the erection of school-rooms, alike for churchmen and dissenters, to be ultimately repaid by means of a sinking fund. The schoolmaster, too, for each school might be the clerk on Sundays, and the secretary of a friendly society and savings' bank. He might also be a librarian for the school and congre tion. All this may proceed from what the dissen ters call the voluntary principle. It may be immediately executed, and will not necessarily lead to any uncharitable or anti-christian feel ings amongst those who profess to derive their religion from a common source, and who ought, therefore, always to manifest its influence in sti mulating them to works of utility and kindness. THE FUNDS.--(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK Montreal papers to the 13th March, and Quebec papers to the 10th, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. The Montreal papers state that the address on the state of that province has gone through all its formalities of re solutions, presentation, &c., and is now on its way to the foot of the throne ; it further adds, that it certainly is one of the most extraordinary documents that ever emanated from Canada with a semblance of loyalty. It inculcates revolution, and tells his Majesty, in language not to be misunderstood, that such is its object. Nothing like gratitude for the past liberal system of government is to be found. A private letter from York, of the sth instant, states that the session of the Legislature would terminate on the following day. An address to his Majesty, on the subject of the timber trade, was reported, and passed that morning. . . (From the Quebec Papers. ) It is generally stated that the Legislature will be pro rogued about the middle of next week. The weather con tinues remarkably mild. (From the New Yorh Price Current of March 16.) The public mind continues in an exceedingly favourable state, in regard to the currency, and Stocks vary very much. According to the tidings from the seat of govern ment, the day before yesterday, some stocks advanced five or six per cent., and yesterday declined again to the same extent. A want of confidence is so universally felt as to operate very much against business. The arrivals this morning are two French mails, one Holland, and one Flanders, with ship letters from Lisbon and New York. The information by the foreign mails is anticipated by the Morning Journals. The accounts from Lisbon are two or three days later, but of the same character as the previous information from that quarter. The express from Paris states that Lyons and Paris continue tranquil. The accounts from Madrid say that the Spanish Cortes have been convoked by a proclamation for the 15th. It is said that Don Carlos has arrived at Santarem. French Funds 77f. 80c. ; Spanish 2714. THE FUNDS. The eyes of the whole of this great city are this day fixed on the assembling of the trades' unions in Copenhagen fields, to petition his Majesty in behalf of their six asso ciates who were transported. As early as six o'clock this morning, the different trades began assembling at various points of the town, and before nine o'clock not less than from twenty to thirty thousand of the different trades had taken their stations in the aforesaid fields, and at that pe riod the greatest order prevailed ; and it is to be hoped as it began so it will end : indeed, great is the anxiety in the city for the result of this momentous day. Consols, which left off on Saturday at 90d- for the Ac count, and 90A for Money, opened at 90i ; Spanish 33i; Portuguese 704 71. HALF-PAST ON1,:. - - NEW ORLEANS, FEB. 28.—8 y the brig Eagle we hav6 accounts from Vera Cruz to the 18th, and from the city of Mexico to the 12th inst. General Victoria and Colonel 3legia, at the head of 3,000 men, was, on the sth of Fe bruary, at Pascuaro, in the state of Valladolid, preparing to make another decisive attack on Bravo, whilst a column of cavalry was pursuing very closely Colonel Canolizo. General Banoo- 'an Minister of War, and Garay, Minis ter of Finance, had both resigned. As for the rest, tran quillity prevailed, and the Conducta had arrived safely at Vera Cruz with 1,200,000 dollars. We have seen Lisbon papers of the 15th instant, which are void of interest, only stating that the Miguelites made an attempt to take St. Übes by surprise, but were repulsed with great loss. Consols, 90 g. Spanish, 33% ; Portuguese, 74. The letters this morning from New York are only of the 15th of March, but the papers of the 18th are more favour able, stating that the funds and commercial transactions are on the improvement. The private letters from Lisbon state that all was going on well. „.,... THREE 0' CIO Cir. Consols for the Account, 91% %. CLOSING PRICES.-FOUR O'CLOCK. Bank Stock ' - . )131 India Stock 2eo I 3 per Cent. Red 'B9l Ditto Bonds 2B pm 3 pet Cent. Cons 9Ol I South Sea Stock 31 per Curt. 97t Ditto Old Ann BBl 3-k per Ct nt. Red 97 Ditto New Ann. S i New ,1i per Cent 9B Ex. Bills, 10 Cl 49 pm 4 per lent lO2l Dioto 51:0/ 49lpm I Long Ann. to expire Ditto Small 49 pm Jan ISM l7 Bank S. for A ce........21:3i Oct. 1859.. Jac. 1860 l7l India S. for Opg 0591 FOREIGN Austrian, 5 perecnt. Belgian, 5 per cent 991 Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 26 Milian, 6 per cent. 2ll Columbian, 6 per cent 2l Ditto, 1824 241 Danish 73; Greek, 5 per cent 3 311 Mexican 5 per Cents, 1825 30 Ditto 6 per Cent.,%1825 391 Peruvian 6 per Cent. 201 FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent 7 0 1 Ditto, Reg. Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per cent lO4l Ditto, Metallic 104; Spanish, 5 per cent 33/ Ditto, 1823 Ol French 5 per Cent.... - t. --c. Exchange —f —c. French 71 per Cent --f. —e. Dutch, 21 per cent s') Ditto, 5 per cent 951 COUNTY MEETING.—A requisition to the Sheriff, to call a meeting of the inhabitants of West Somerset, to petition Parliament on the subjects of agricultural distress, tithes, and poor laws in England and Ireland, has been very numerously signed. We understand that the day of meeting is not yet ap pointed.—Sherborne Journal. - - - • On Saturday several men employed in various works gave notice to their employers that they would not return to work to-day, being engaged to join the procession of the Trades' Unions. Some of the masters informed their men that if they absented themselves for this day they need not return again, as other men would be employed in their stead. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, THIS DAY, MONDAY, APRIL 21. HOUSE OF COMMONS. - - The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter after twelve o'clock. Mr. Simpson brought up the return from the South Sea Company, which were ordered on the 25th of March. Colonel L. HAY presented a petition from Lord Wil loughby de Broke, against the bill for making a railway in the county of Lanark. Mr. INGHAM presented a petition from the shipowners of South Shields, against the Durham Junction Railway Bill. Colonel G. LANGTON presented a petition from owners and occupiers of land in the parish of Shepton Mallet, against the Great Western Railway. Colonel VERNER presented a petition from several landed proprietors and cess-payets of the county of Ar magh, against the Newry Turnpike Roads Bill. Mr. YO UN G presented a petition from the ship-owners of Teynmouth, in favour of the Durham Junction Railway Bill Mr. RIPPON presented a similar petition from the ship-owners of Gateshead. Alderman THOMPSON presented a petition from the shipowners of Sunderland against the Durham Junction Railway Bill, which the petitioner said was a speculation of eleven or twelve individuals, who had no connection with the landed property or the trade of Sunderland. Upon the motion of Mr. RUSSELL, the Dudl y Water Works Bill was read a second time. Mr. METHUEN presented a petition from the inha bitants of the Vale of Bewdley, in favour of the London and Southampton Railway, also a petition from the owners of land in the county of Somerset. Lord CLIVE brought up the report of the committee upon the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal Bill. Mr. H. FELLOWES presented a petition from Ennis corthy, in the county of Wexford, against the repeal of the Union ; also a petition from the same place, in favour of the Church Rate Bill.---To lie on the table. Sir THOMAS _TROUBRIDGE presented two peti tions from Ramsgate and Margate, against the further exaction of sixpences from merchant seamen in support of Greenwich Hospital. The hon. member regretted that it was not in his power to support the petition, but he would reserve his sentiments on the subject until it came regu larly before the house.—To lie on the table. The Hon. W. BERNARD presented two petitions from the dissenters of Woolwich, praying for the removal of their disabilities, and one in favour of the better observance of the Lord's Day.—To lie on the table. Mr. WILKS presented a petition from the Protestant dissenters of Over Darwen, Lancashire, praying for a re dress of their grievances. The petitioners particularly re quested to be exempted from paying church-rates. This town was once occupied by a poor population, living only by means of extreme industry, and yet in ten years they had raised 5,0001. for the purpose of carrying on public worship according to their own views and conscientious belief, and at the same time they had been com pelled to pay 1,0501. to the rectory. One of the petitioners had paid 3501. for the support of the parish church, and yet was unable to obtain a seat for himself or any of his family when he visited it. The petitioners also objected to the absurd regulation of the proposed Marriage Bill, respecting the publication of bans (Hear, hear), stating as a reason, their parish church was four miles distant, and that none of them ever visited it. Also, a petition to the same effect from the borough of Saffron Waldon, Essex, in which the pe titioners stated that the majority of the inhabitants were protestant dissenters, and supported their own schools and places of public worship. Also, petitions to the same ef fect from Titchfield, Hants, the Wesleyans and Dissenters of Milbourne Port, Somersetshire, the Baptists of Can non-street, Birmingham, Longford, Warwickshire, the independents of Barnet (Herts), the dissenters of Bun tingford, Herts, and Rose Lane, Ratcliff. To lie on the table. Mr. FITZSIMON presented a petition in favour of a repeal of the union, from the parish of St. Mary and St. Peter, in the county of Dublin. The petition, was most numerously signed ; 3,360 names were at tached to it, and amongst them many respectable ones. He was induced to mention that circumstance, as he ob served that in the journals of that morning allusions had been made to that very petition, and the importance of the petitioners called in question. Now, he (Mr. Fitzsimon) could attest that such was not the case, and he need not go farther than to mention the name of Mr. Hubard, an eminent barrister, and a member of the established church. The hon. gentleman presented petitions to the same effect from his constituents generally in the county of Dublin ; the greater proportion of the signatures to which petition were those of 501. and 20/. freeholders, from Kingstown and Monkstown ; Westlusk, Sucan, and Oldpatrick ; from Ballyvohil and Arklow, in the county of Wicklow ; from Billinahinch and Dysart, county Clare ; St. Mary's, in the city of Dublin ; Denithaughlen, in the county of Meath ; from the Brentford Political Union ; from Omagh and Pill, county Waterford ; Mattenglass, county Wicklow ; Killeklen, county Wexford ; the paper stainers of the city of Dublin ; the cordwainers of the city of Waterford ; Oranmore, county Galway ; Kenmore, Kerry ; the book binders and cabinet-makers of Dublin ; also the joiners of the same city, signed by order of the clerk of the guild ; and from the . inhabitants of Glasgow, signed by 12,000 persons. The hon. gentleman then presented a petition from Sir Thomas Hume against the great Western Rail way. Mr. FERGUS O'CONNOR thought the petitions that had just been presented by his hon. friend the member for Dublin, were a perfect answer to the hon. gentlemen op posite, and particularly the assertion of the hon. member for Waterford, who had said that these petitions were not signed by any of the respectable portion of the commu nity. He referred particularly to the petition from En niscorthy. If the question of repeal was making progress in any quarter it was amongst the Pro testant gentry. With respect to the opinions of the Roman Catholic gentry being against the question, if such was the case it was a sufficient answer to those who asserted that a domestic legislature would create a Roman Catholic ascendancy in Ireland. The petitions against the measure would be doubtless signed by all the tithe owners, the road jobbers, and the disbanded yeomanry of Ireland —by all those who wished to continue that system of abuse of which the people had so long complained. The question would be brought forward to-morrow night, and he en treated hon. gentlemen when they came to discuss it, not to come with predetermined opinions, but that if his (Mr. O'C.'s) side fairly made out a good case much more powerful than those on the opposite side (for he, Mr. O'C., was the ad vocate of the many, while those on the other side were the advocates of the few), in that case he trusted that they would be open to conviction. (Hear. ) Mr. CHRISTMAS begged to explain what he really had stated on the occasion of presenting the petition from Waterford. He did not say that all the Roman Catholic gentry were against repeal, but he had said, and he would leave it to the hon. gent. opposite to deny it if he could, that the great mass of the Catholic property and leading merchants of the town which he had the honour to represent, were adverse to the measure. He would also add—although he had no wish to perpetuate religious distinctions—that the Protestant gentry were averse to it. He hoped the question would be discussed calmly, and upon its own merits. Hi therto he had heard nothing but assertion, and for his (Mr. Christmas's) part he was open to conviction, and was ready to listen to what might be urged on the other side. Mr. E. S. RUTH VEN begged to support the petitions from the City of Dublin. There was, to his knowledge, perfect unanimity in the county which he had the honour to represent upon the question of repeal. He was glad to hear that there was a difference among the Roman Catholic gentry upon the measure ; as it was aproof that there was no sectarian feeling abroad upon it, but that it was an ho nest, Ifish, national feeling. Dr. BALDWIN said he was acquainted with a large portion of the South of Ireland, and with the mer cantile body of the most commercial city in Ireland— the second certainly in point of wealth, rank, and population. Among that class the repeal of the union was certainly a popular question, and it needed no other proof than that he had a petition signed by 35,000 inhabitants of Cork in favour of it. He wished that he could be afforded an op portunity of presenting that, and about twenty other peti tions in favour of a repeal, previous to the discussion of the question to-morrow evening. The petitions were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. FENTON presented a petition from the dissenters of Rochdale, containing between 3,000 and 4,000 signa tures, praying to be relieved from the grievances under which they laboured, and also for a separation between Church and State. In the latter part of the petition we understood the hon. member to say that he did not concur. The hon. member presented similar petitions from the Wesleyan methodists of Bacup and Haslingden. Also, a petition from Rochdale, praying for the abolition of the corn laws. Mr. FIELDEN supported the prayer of the petitions, which were ordered to lie on the table. Mr. JACOB presented a petition from Portlaw, in the county of Waterford, for the abolition of tithe • also a pe tition from Dungarvan, praying for the re p ea l of Union. The hon. member fully concurred in the prayer of the petitions, and said that he was convinced that the repeal of the Union was the only measure that could prevent the separation of the two countries. Mr. SIMEON presented a petition from Rvde, in the Isle of Wight, praying that the house would legislate for the better observance of the Sabbath. METROPOLITAN REGISTRY. Mr. LANGDALE presented a petition from Be verley, in Yorkshire, against the scheme of a me tropolitan registration of title deeds. He fully con curred in this prayer, and could state that, in the county of York, there was but one opinion on this subject. What was that day going on in this metropolis was an ex emplification of the mischief that might occur if the title deeds of the whole kingdom were deposited to gether in this metropolis. (Hear.) He would not say that those individuals meeting in their tens and hun dreds of thousands had a mischievous object in view, but where such multitudes could be so easily brought together, it would be a matter of serious consideration whether they should establish here an office for the deposit of the title deeds of the whole kingdom. Mr. C. FERGUSSON said it was not necessary that the title deeds should be deposited, as copies of them would be sufficient. This was the main objection to the bill, and this objection was raised against it at the instigation of the country attorneys, who endeavoured to mislead people by informing them that they must send their ori ginal deeds, for which there was not the least necessity. Mr. LANGDALE denied that the country practitioners had raised any objection to the scheme from interested motives. He knew it was not necessary to send the ori ginals' but how were sm a ll p ro p r i e t ors t o bear the expense of duplicates ? The petition was ordered to lie on the table. Air. INGHAAI presented a petition from Newcastle, praying for the removal of the 6d. contributed by seamen towards the Greenwich Hospital ; also, one from the same place, for a better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. SL ANEY presented four petitions from Southampton, one from the apothecaries, praying not to be any longer compelled to attend as witnesses at coroners' inquests ; one for the abolition of pluralities in the established church, and to enforce the residence of clergymen in their respec tive parishes ; from the dissenters, praying for a removal of all disabilities ; and one calling the attention of the legislature to the ill observance of the Sabbath, with a view of secur ing a better observance of that day. TRADES' PROCESSIONS. . _ Mr. ROEBUCK considered it would have been satisfac tory if some of his Majesty's ministers had been present, to give some information on the probable reception that the petition of the trades' union would receive at the Home office. The proceeding was altogether a most unlucky one, and it would have been at least desirous if a respon sible Minister were present, to say how far the peace of the metropolis was likely to be involved. Mr. SLANEY thought that the Home Office was the fitter place for the secretary or the ministers, at the pre sent crisis. (Hear, hear.) An HON. MEMBER concurred with the last observation. Col. EVANS did not think that the request made by the hon. member (Mr. Roebuck) was unreasonable. Mr. SLANEY gave notice that on the 6th May he would move for leave to bring in a bill to facilitate the ex change of property independent of any legislative enact ment. Lord DARLINGTON presented apetition from the county of Salop, from dissenters, enumerating the various disabi lities they laboured under. The noble lord could not con cur in that part of the prayer which demanded admission to the universities of Cambridge and Oxford--especially Oxford, where all the members were averse to it. The London University might be chartered (Hear) ; and they could be admitted there. He likewise thought it unrea sonable of dissenters to claim exemption from church rates ; for the established church should be supported by all classes in the state. Mr. ROEBUCK would not enter into a discussion on the subject, but wished the noble lord to recollect that the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge were not mere pri vate seminaries, but claimed to themselves the designation of national establishments, and, therefore, as national esta blishments, they came properly under the jurisdiction of the legislature of the country, and as national establish ments they had no right to refuse admission to any of his Majesty's subjects. (Hear, hear.) Colonel EVANS would also remind the noble lord that these universities were in the habit of applying to that house for money, and that, therefore, they could not con sistently deny the right of that house to interfere. Lord DARLINGTON said, with regard to Oxford, with which he was connected, he would say that if the ma jority of the graduated members approved of the admis sion of dissenters he could have no possible objec tion (Hear, hear) ; but there was scarcely a single graduated member that was not opposed to it. The noble lord then presented a petition from Oswestry in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath.—To lie on the table. Mr. HENRY GRATTAN presented petitions from the Roman Catholics of Cavan and Meath, complaining of being compelled to support a clergy of foreign principles to their own, and praying for the abolition of tithes. Also 42 petitions, signed by 51,000 individuals, from 61 dif ferent parishes, in seven different counties, praying for the repeal of the union. Mr. LEFROY explained what he said upon a previous evening, He had said that the respectable portion of the inhabitants both Protestant and Roman Catholic were against the repeal of the union, and he could also assure the house that the most respectable Roman Catholics of that county had voted for him at his election. With re spect to what had been said relative to the committee who sat upon the petition against his (Mr. Lefroy's) return, he would state that it had been composed of English and Scotch members, many of whom were opposed to him upon reform, and almost every other political ques tion, and he thought there would have been little justice shown him if the petition had been tried by Irish members who were favourable to repeal. The committee sat for three weeks, and any charge of corruption which could have been foree ntard, broughti instead d st f him . N should k havemaking it b t e h e e n thensub ject of discussion in that house. He would beg further to state that from what he knew of the county Longford no gentleman entertaining the principles of the hon. mem ber for Meath would ever represent it. ( Hear. ) Mr. H. GRATTAN explained. He was satisfied that if he (Mr. H. Grattan) started for the county Longford at the next election, as he intended, the hon. member would have no chance. Mr. FINN alluded to the advantages which the town of Kilkenny would derive from a domestic legislature, in asmuch as the noble proprietor who received 20,0001. an nually out of that town, did notspend 2001. a-year in it. No country had ever suffered more from the curse of absenteeism than Ireland. He deplored the divisions which had existed there so long, and which it had been the policy of Great Britain to foster; and he was satisfied that if Irishmen could forget those dissensions, there would be but one sentiment among them upon the advantages of domestic legislature.. That country was growing worse daily under misgovern ment, and he was sorry to find that, instead of making some improvement in their policy towards Ireland, his Majesty's Ministers were becoming daily and hourly more inimical to its interests. Mr. H. GRATTAN presented about thirty-five peti tions from parishes in several counties in Ireland against tithes, and in favour of a repeal of the union. They con tained 23,700 signatures. Mr. MORGAN O'CONNELL supported the prayer of the petitions, which were then ordered to lie on the table. Colonel GRANT presented a petition from the farmers of Kinloss, and from four other places in the county of Elgin, against any alteration in the corn laws ; also a peti tion from Kinloss in favour of the connection between church and state. Mr. METHUEN presented a petition from James Wright, praying that the house would appoint a committee to inquire into the present state of provident societies. Also five petitions from parishes in the county of Wilts, complaining of agricultural distress. In one of those parishes, namely, Usher, there were at this moment ninety-one able-bodied labourers unemployed ; and the poor-rates, which in 1733 were only 64/., were last year 2,050/. ; the population being at present only 1,500. In another parish, Potter, the poor rates had risen in the same period from 150/. to 1,2551. He hoped such facts as those, and they were stubborn facts, would draw the attention of the house to the subject of agricultural distress. The right hon. member presented a petition from the Dissenters of Hotton, praying for the relief of grievances, and two petitions on the same subject from Castle-Coombe and Horsham ; also a peti tion from the labouring classes of Wooton Basset, in Wilts, praying for inquiry into their distresses. and a petition from the inhabitants of Kennington, com plaining of the overflowing of the Effre sewer, Vauxhall, and praying for an inquiry into the cause of the remissness of the Commissioners of Sewers. OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. Sir A. AGNEW presented a great number of petitions from different places in England, Scotland, and Ireland, for the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. C. FERGUSSON presented a petition from a parish in Scotland, against church patronage. Mr. E. RUTHVEN presented petitions from parishes in Kildare, Down, and o th er count i es, aga i nst t i t h es, an d praying for the repeal of the union. Mr. BAINES presented petitions from the Protestant dissenters of Holbeck, and other places in Yorkshire, praying for the opening of the universities to members of their community, and the remove./ of their disabilities. Also a petition from the Wesleyans of Kettering, Rowell, Desborough, Cottingham, and other places in the county of Northampton, in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath Day. Sir T. WINNINGTON presented a petition from Lower Milton, Worcester, against the continuance of beer shops. Colonel CONOLLY presented a petition, most respect ably signed, from the county of Westmeath, against the repeal of the Union. Mr. HAWES presented a petition from Thomas Brown, of Fenchurch-street, praying that steam vessels may not be allowed to come higher than Blaekwall ; and a petition from a congregation of Protestant Dissenters, praying for a removal of their disabilities.—To lie on the table. BETTER OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. Mr. STEWART M'KEZIE presented three petitions from the Isle of Lewis, for the better observance of the Sabbath ; likewise two from the county of Ross, against Church patronage in Scotland. DORCHESTER CONVICTS. Mr. WHITMORE presented a petition from Sedgley, praying far a remission of the sentence of the Dorchester convicts, and that the law may be repealed by which they were sentenced. Lord NORREYS presented a petition from Lang ford, in favour of a labour rate. _ Mr. GOULBURN presented petitions from the rectors and churchwardens of Staffordshire, for a better observance of the Sabbath ; also one from Cambridge, signed by 259 members of that University, expressing their hopes that dissenters should not be admitted to the Uni versity, and regretted that the petition did not emanate &mil the corporate body of that University ; but as the petitioners had put for w ard their sentiments as individuals, they fell short of the effect they may otherwise have c% - , that it was the duty of the members of tha t borou g h t° pected from it. The ho noura ble gentleman contend en express their sentiments, while a pet ition was laid befo r e . the legislature seeking for the disturbance of th ose rule . , which had previously protected the Universi t y fr 9 m the ad mission of individuals not qualified by their religious his fessions for such privilege s . The petition h e held in til! hand was entitled to the best consideration of the house; PAI of the persons who signed it were resident in the University. The petition had annexed to it the sig-natures of eleven heads of colleges, comprising those who were heads of the most numerous bodies in the University. They must ne ; cessarily be better qualified to judge of the effect of an. change in its discipline than any other persons. In the other, petition there were only the signatures of the masters 0, two of the smallest colleges. He was quite confider' that if the number of those under the instruction of tr i e , heads of colleges who signed th e petition which he he'`.. was compared with the number of those under the instrae. tion of the heads of the colleges who had signed the peti tion presented by his right hon. f r iend, the weigh t of ,1 dente would be decidedly in favour of his Ol r ',,,g i i. e s n proposition. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Tne v hose contained also the signatures of seven professors, "those characters, without any disparagement to that °f who had signed the oth er , was th e hi g he s t and best desen.. ing of attention of any within the walls of the Vnive n Cl discipline of their body. The other petition sity. All the divinity professors had signed i, .a 5 they . were the best judges of any change in the relg u , natures of eleven tutors attached to it, and that Which e (Air. G.) held in his hand, had thirty-one signatures gentlemen connected with the tuition of the Universl,l: and here again the numerical weight was in his - G's.) favour. The highest - honours in mathernaut tics and classics, putting theology and divin it Y, that l of the question, had been obtained by those who signe" petition. It also contained the signatures of 69 wrangler:: and in whatever light they viewed it, he considered i t e ci , titled to the greatest possible attention from that h° 1 1;;;1 The question was one with which political opinic n9 „,„ e nothing to do. The petitioners come with a se desire for the good of their institution, and told them e; they adopted the proposed measure they would destroy the Universities. The right hon. gentleman then r ea a prayer of the petition, in which he fully concurred, an concluded by moving that the petition do lie on the tabard It being three o'clock the SPEAKER le ft the c hair, ~ the debate on the petition consequently stands adjourn& had the.sf GREAT MEETING IN COPENHAGEN FIELDS (THIS DAY). THE DORCHESTER UNIONIST S ' This was the day appoint e d f o r presenting the a a e. dress to his Majesty to Lord Melbourne, the Se ad. tary of State for the H o me Department. Thfl, dress had been previously agreed upon, and was sw — e n as we understood, by upwards of 250,000 pe rsons_ A t m th ei whole of whom belonged to the numerous tr.-- unions in the metropolis and its environs. any The most intense interest was exc it e d by tb tt be nouncement of this meeting, as it was known a ter, — trades' unions were of a ver y f orm idable cb rsc on and it was consequently expected that vast E ve ry hers would attend to join the process ion. to arrangement had been made by Government ti , e suppress any disturbance, should such be m ade by er vast assemblage of persons, who, of course, laudable petted to meet, but at the same time, with a f u t heir anxiety to prevent any annoyance in case s trict peaceable demeanour, the gove rnment had g iven en orders that not a policeman or a soldier s hould be se ere in the streets. All the troops and police w ere placed in convenient places near the line of pr oces _ o _ to be ready to be called out at any point e a troops'lL ment's notice. A great number of additional .eat a f i the were stationed in the metropolis, besides portion of the police belonging to the outskirts 0 the metropolis. The following troops, in addition to the usual force kept in town, were under arms during tp day, viz.- Ist Life-guards, from Knightsbridge. Royal Horse-guards, from Regent's-park. 17th Lancers, from Chelsea and Kensington. Queen's Bays. _ _ Ist Royals, from Croydon. Detachments of the 12th Lancers, from Claphain• w N a o sT t w ht oe i t b h ce s o t s a me n d me i t n g e e s u a c p h Eight battalions of I n f an try. Twenty-nine pi eces o f f o ur -pounders . not a soldier , ings arrived at Copenhagen -house shortl y after ses..e.o o'clock, by which time vast num bers be g an to assemble on the field close to that tavern. pacniintimedniteonmseanf°ag force, to e theproceed' increasedßeforeingwlietha attempt t theeemo g i upathtmn m t t oio o ms ' tb cl ro o ere c adn k kes re; m th the eat hpneeouaumc amount, Every differentr bu s v on trades e rr there aythedteh g s n fie a si l po d enan si9 i fte a :4 s 4 ; off they arri ve d on th e groun d,took the stations appoint lib, them, whi c h were mar k e d by banners fixedinthe,,etisteir and each b o d y i mp li c i t l y o b eye d th e injunction 01 t he oblooHe:nocaoutTldmsor arriving e khhce r ikeo s rt . isd aco, a. cmam: v i a tot s fe t et a s h ae s l e s m oi n b em l s a g e at n e db o e f t thspectators also en t a it td :raesiiiatiezanlEld;tvohecate:liVleoirlp.uneOttiistvii oc:ttonnag.dr-oantteoitagi the water, when the deputation were to r i , e ioeces - it formally to Lord Melbourne. T he tni mon was to pass Whitehall in order to show t ' e ", r e able' bers, and they were strictly enjoined to be th eir and not to indulge in liquors before or da i r nh• progress, a request that was strictly complied we re. The number of trades' unions that ass embj e tar tio°. we believe, thirty-three, and at the time ° I s ae nt, ° there must have been 120,000 persons Pre-;ofiit!' whom we should estimate above 70,000 to be tt a ' t he' r all of whom had red ribbons in their button-holes' r 11: committees had blue or red sashes and wa llu- t . iela' show the extent of the unions, there wer e l s 'olt• issued to 7,000 tailors alone to attend the prolth-bl° A machine was constructed, ornamented vo c at' and red calico, on which the petition was to rearclr ried—the petition itself was an immense roll of P r , th e ments fastened together, and it was carried °eight outside of the machine, which was borne by persons. vcb lcb The appearance of such a great crowd, j a i , ar t, there was so much order and regularity, e ac ' e s ifP c i being marched in files to their respective pla,cbrate most imposing. It far exceeded any of the c e,e meetings at Newhall Hill. We l ! order, ‘Drii vdrr T A.i. en h tr e%tpy,awrad. as" ORDER i w t aßl a anyh t st i o o heEa n wadl RI , afbo-s fpyorpiasontrFmhet his ns l nc y ßiotc h n,c oma a en t cmaonoEni ,dt N ics " tcelesaoleli o'clock ko e : u swat l sh t ,i I s :as learn' pat,gr,i,nooiosypr . Messrs. Brown, Watkins, Hall, Maples, an d IZe f ; started, on the firing of a rocket, in the .`"- " TO BE OBSERVED BY THE VARIOUS LODGES , ° 01g 5 , ,,. NEXT, BY ORDER OF THE CENTRAL C0 3 A,,e 11 " - ji eri t• " The whole of the Unions to assemble at 'A the ; house, by eight' o'clock on the Monday, M,^ t ive I° "l' e t s c; The brothers in union to meet at their resl', l PO' 0 1, and proceed, in the order subsequently lo" Copenhagen-house ; each brother wearing a l a sec riband, one inch wide, between the first a l 11 5 e button-hole on the left side of his coat. fl° " The Central Committee to be at Copenhag,-tantt and at seven o'clock on the morning of the 21st _ iitteei, station themselves at the particular spot of gr'l lui c olit a je 'for their respective trades ; each with a banueari his tr. ing the initials of his trade, and the number t he " is to take in the order of procession. t h The following to be the numerical order to a , drs trades are to proceed from Copenhagen Ho use ' by lot on the Central Committee. " 1. Gold Beaters', Initials 0. 0. B l c, 1% die " 2. United Metal Trades', ditto U. O. 4 ' ' l e ts , 4 " 3. Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, and Jo" • O. G. S. J. 4. Wood Sawyers, ditto 0. W. g. " 5. Tailors', ditto U. 0. T. dee 10.8 Tin-Plate Scale Makers', 0,10 " 6. Garment Dyers, Calico G l az i e rs a nd ers', ditto 0. D. G. C. " 7. Rope Makers', ditto 0. R. M. " 9. Wood Turners' ditto 0. W. T. " 11. Saddlers', ditto 0. S. H. C. P C. lll. " 12. Cabinet and Chair Makers', ditto O. —. " 13. Cordwainers', ditto 0. C. Wl: di er tt s o ', odit.tos.ol%.i.T. P. W. " 14. Horse-hair Curlers, ditto 0. It H• C. " 15. Silk-skein Dyers', 0. S. S. D. " 16. Silk Weavers', ditto U. 0. W. " 17. Builders', ditto F. S. 0. B. " 18. Smiths', ditto 0. S. th e " 19. Silk Hat', di 0. H.or " That there be ters tto six conductors S. on horseback,oo purpose of preserving the line o f p rocession, and CO'of eating information. on " ORDER OF PROCESSIO N. otte r " The Central Committee, six a breast, with a StiP,Pbsild each side ; the Committee to w ear a crimson I round the neck. ,_ a .04' " The Petition, borne by Twelve B rothers, with porter on each side, on horseback, „:ttiefitiitatnd that the negotiation betweer 11 " 4 1 No ml in the City and the Spanist 6 ; - ! it on successfully. It ap. . • ';' - z: v , 4 0 a is willing to acknowledge the I,Vrte:l;a:, •.• condition that 3 per cent izteret sedeinanded for the first five DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK• New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 307,1 pm. South Sea Stock lOl% Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, .£1,010...49 47 49 pm. Ditto `00...49 47 49 pm. Ditto Small 49 47 49 pm. Ditto Commercial pm. Ditto Advertised Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Account .90 % ,4 %