The Sun. — London, England, 1842-07-05 00:00:00

bug' a4l po ic oe t ek• THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUL/ 5, 1842. 1 now out of employment who were a short time ago in comparative comfort. In Ireland they found that famine was stalking through the land, and that riots were taking i place, men - being killed by the police, merely because they endeavoured to obtain food. How then could they _ erse s...____ sit calmly by? Humanity, if nothing more, would cal! The members of the great London Anti-Corn-law Con- them from their homes. But there was a feeling of ference met this morning, at Herbert's (late Brown'.) policy—their own safety, and the safety of the country Hotel, Palace-yard, for the purpose of taking into consie were at stake. Within the last three weeks there had deration the present distresses of the country, and the been sitting in that House, a Committee composed of causes of that distress. Deputies from each of the As- men from Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Cheshire. They sociations lierming the great Anti-Corn• law League, and - had formed thereselves into a Committee on the distress from the numerous braaches of the Metropolitan Anti- of the country, in order to r.uike the subject know Corn-law Association, were present. The mee“rq, was throughout the country. They had given public notice advertised to take place at eleven o'clock ; 013 Metal that they would be glad to receive correct facts as to business, however, did not commence Imo, . eito , Lime what was going on with respect to the condition of the after that hour. Shortly before twelve o'clock P. A. people. The facts they had collected were voluminous. Taylor, Esq., of London, was called to the chair by ac- They had received a vast quantity Of letters, all clamation. giving a statement of facts such as to appal the Ainohg those present we observed the Revs. Dr. stoutest heart. They intended, by their endeavours to Hough (Glasgow), Wm. Lowe (Forfar), J. H. Hinton call the attention of the public, and the conductors of the (London), R. S. Bayley (Sheffield), James Carlile (Lon- public Press to the subject. That Committee was still don), Dr. Wade (London), W. Shuttleworth (Man- sitting, and they would continue to do all in their power chester), Mr. Penfold (Lopdon) ; Colonel P. Thompeon, to lay these facts before the country, believing that no Lawrence Heywotth. Esq., Sir Ralph Pendlebury, R. country that was moral and humane would fail to ap- Cobden, Esq., M.P., C. P. Villiers, Esq.. M.P., Dr. Bow- ' ply a remedy if it were possible. A reme d y had been ring, M.P., John Scoble, Esq., Joseph Cooper, Esq., proposed, and that had failed. There was n 6 man iu his Thomas Plint, Esq. (Leeds), Rev. Dr. Perry, James senses who would say that the remedy tried had been effec- Kershaw, Esq., William Ridgway, Esq., Die Black, W. teal- The Anti-Corn-law League had proposed a remedy, lbbotson, Esq., James Armitage, Esq., &c. &c. ' the only- remedy for that distress. They saw their own The CilatumAN said that he had been called upon very property slipping away from them, and those who had unexpectedly, and at a notice of only a few minutes, to less property starving ; and were they to see themselves preside over the present meeting. He felt, therefore, beggared, and the best interests of the country ruined, how unprepared he was to address such an assembly ; and net step forward determined to press upon the notice but that mattered little. The cry of suffering and dis- of the Government the magnitude of the distress ? tresswould make itself heard, and if that distress were . (Cheers.) When the slave question was before the not speedily relieved he believed that that distress would country Joseph Sturge did that single-handed which ere long make itself heard in a voice of thunder— they were striving to do then.—(Cheers.) Although the 1 (Cheers)—which would frighten the Gieernment and Emancipation Act was passed still there were eight the Legislature from its propriety.--•---(Centinued cheer- months to run before the slaves would be. entirely email ing.) That part of their business would not be difficult. eipated ; and he thought it was monstrous that 800,000 1 It would be no difficult matter to bring before the nation, of our fe llow-bein g s should remain even for ei g ht months 1 the Legislature, and the Government details' of the in- in slavery. They must remember that, although eight I tense suffering and misery, which was, overwhelminga months was a short time, yet 800,000 beings being in a large portion of their fellow subjects. They would slavery multiplied it 800,000 times, Joseph Sturge oh have no difficulty in shnwinig terrible statistics on that tamed their emancipation, and none rendered him part of the subject—statistics harrowing to the heart of more assistance than did their worthy Secretary. every man who had. a heart that could feel. The next But now the question was, were they, in the present portion of their labours would be to show that the prin- state of things, to stay at home and make no effort to cipal cause of these evils was the scarcity of food—a relieve the country from its distress 2 They had interests scarcity brought about by the operation of the Corn- at stake as well as the members of the Government, laws.—(Loud cheers.) It appeared, however, that the and they were resolved not to rest till some check should Government entertained grave doubts as to whether the be put to the plague which was desolating the remedy for starvation was a liberal supply of cheap country. • They had prostrated what had taken place food. If they were suffering from nakedness he won- years ago. At that moment he held in his hand a dered whether the Government would doubt if a supply Report published by the Chamber of Commerce of cheap clothing was the proper remedy. They had a at Manchester, firer years since, which he third duty to perform.. If the Government still turned a would read for the purpose of showing that they deaf ear to their representations, and refused to had prophesied What had occurred. Ile then read relieve the wants of the poor, they must return to their the document in question, stating that it must be evident constituents, and tell them that they had made repre- to every reflecting mind that there were causes at work sentations to the Government as to their starving con- which, unless met with promptitude, would • produce dition—that they had pointed out the means .of relief— inexplicable difficulty; and the impossibility of finding that the Government had turned a deaf ear to their re- profitable employment for the people so long as the monstrancea—that they had nothing to hope—that they laws unjustly prohibited them from freely exchanging had finished their work, had performed their duty—had their own commodities for those of other countries, at stated the distress and the remedy—that the Legislature once indicated an evil. " Monopolies." concluded the had refused the remedy •, and it would be their duty to Report, " can no longer be tolerated." Why, that man say to the people, " God help you, for He only can, must be out of his senses who did not at once admit, To day would -he a day of business—of business of for- that what was then prophesied had literally came to lass, mality rather than of statistics. The Committee would except that the crisis had hurried on with greater re sit at six in the evening, . and the delegates were re- pidity than it was then anticipated it would do. Now quested to lay their statements before the Committee in for this evil they offered a remedy. He did not know the evening, in time to prepare the business for the that he ought to go into that topic, as the business morrow. • of the Conference - was to collect such facts from JoHNBRIGHT, Esq., of Rochdale,proposedthat George all parts of the country as would stop the Thompson, Esq , act as Secretary to the Conference. month of every gainsayer, and to compel every The Rev. Mr. CARL= seconded the motion. . man to acknowledge, however he might differ from The motion was put and unanimously agreed to. them as to the remedy to be applied, that it WILLIAM FISHER, Ecq., of Rechdale, moved that the cetild no huger be endured that such a state of suffering following gentlemen should form the Executive Com- .should exist throughout millions of our population.— mitt( e, with power to add to their number :—Messrs. (Cheers.) Now they wished fer peace—(Hear, hear) Lowe (Forfar), Smith (London), Ibbotson (Sheffield), they wished for no violence.—(Hear, hear.) They Massie (Manchester), Bailey (Sheffield), Shuttleworth would not have the Corn-law, or any other law, removed (Manchester), Plint (Leeds), Heyworth (Liverpool), by the shedding of one drop of blood. They had no James Wilson (Loudon), Lees (Manchester), Kershaw wish to quarrel with any institution or any party in (Manchester), Woolley (Manchester), Henry Rawson the State.—(llear.) They were organised for the (Manchester), Bean (Nottingham),Fairbairn (Leeds), R. purpose of obtaining the repeal of the Corn-laws, R. Skoone, John Brooks (Manchester), John Bright which they believed to be productive of the greatest prie (Rochdale), .E. Armitage (Manchester), Mason (Pot- vations amongst their suffering countrymen. They had teries), Livesey (Preston), William Fisher (Sheffield), come there as a matter of necessity. They must look Sir Ralph Pendlebury (Stockport), Charles Baker their position fairly in the face, and consider the im (Stockport), Thomas Harwood Morgan (Stourbridge), mense responsibility which rested upon them. Perlin- Colonel Thompson (London). - ment had declared that it could do nothing for the The motion was unanimously agreed to. - country. It was for them, before the meeting separated JOHN BRIGHT, Esq., of Rochdale, was then called at the close of that week, to propose such a plan to the upon by the Chairman, and proceeded to address the country as would bring the Parliament to see that meeting on the subjects which had brought them the people had the power—(the remainder of the sentence together. It was thought advisable by the Executive was lost in loud .cheers). Although they held the Committee that the gentlemen present, and the public, principles of peace, without infringing on them in the should be put in possession of the grounds on which it slightest degree, they considered that the country and had been decided that they should again meet in Lon- the people had the power to compel attention to this ene don. It would be easy to point out many reasons for question, and to compel a settlement of it.—(Loud adopting such a course ; but one, he thought, would be cheers.) There wore other weapons than those of war; sufficient. Only four months ago a numerous delegation there were other weapons besides those which wounded was in town endeavouring to press upon the Legislature the body ; there was a most beautiful and admirable sys- i a sense of the distress which prevailed throughout the tent which the people had in their own power, and to 4 country, and to induce them to adopt the only measures which lie was fully persuaded they were rapidly drifting, I which it was believed would materially alleviate that dis- which, if put into active operation, would not fail i tress. It was a very unusual circumstance that two Confer- to bring the struggle to a successful issue. —(Loud ences should take place in the same session of Parliament , cheerin g .) The y were not assembled for the par but it was still more surprising that this should happen pose of bullying any one, or of uttering threats • during a Session in which the Legislature had passed which they were not able to carry into effect.—(liear, measures which they considered as a sort of satisfaction hear.) He was as convinced as he was of his own 'exis of the claims of the nation. By the labours of the late tense, that the prosperity of this country depended upon Conference a very great excitement had been produced the settlement of this - question. He • felt the reepon throughout the country; which, added to the excitement sibility of the position in which they were placed, and t . that already prevailed,. became so strong that the Go- he trusted it was-equally felt by all who were there pre vernment found it-was no longer possible to resist it. It sent. Everything depended upon the course which the was matter of surprise to many that that excitement had Delegates Should pursue at the termination of their since subsided—that it was, apparently at least, stifled labours that week. He prayed that they might since the passing of the new Corn - law — a law which he act wisely and firmly, that they might enable contended had not in any way mitigated the public dis- the Government to see that, the time was come when tress. But the 0 were many who at first believed that this question could no longer be tampered with— the change in the Corn-laws, coupled with the altera- that the time was come when justice and mercy must Lions in the tariff, would produce a beneficial effect, take the place of cruelty and oppression —(Hear, hear) and restore to us Our former prosperity. This expects- —and if the Government should still refuse to hearken, tion had induced many parties to wait in patience, not- he for one trembled at the result. He had now finished withstanding the general suffering. Many, too, felt what he had intended to address to the meeting. In that the Government had a very large majority conclusion, he would only add, that the ground upon in Parliament, and tl.at it would be vain to attempt to which the Council of the Anti-Corn law League had re influence or control them. There also prevailed in the solved to invite Delegates from every part of the country minds of many a feeling of hopelessness amounting was that they might collect facts from every district, and almost to despair.—(Hear, hear.) All these circum - decide upon some wise not io and na decisive course of action, in sten :es bad tended to create that apathy i n the p ublic this great crisis of our l affairs.—(Cheering.) mind to which he had referred. But any one conversant The CI-tate:star; then called upon Mr. PlMt, of Leeds, to make a report of the state of that town and district. with the state of public feeling must be. convinced that Mr. PLANT said, it devolved upon him to make a statement the general quietude did nut arise from any alleviation of facts relative to the condition of the woollen trade of Leeds. of the general distress in consequence of the measures There were three gentlemen from that district who would fol which had lately been passed. The apathy which now l o w him, and who would enter into details respecting the state preyailed was more to be dreaded, and more to be re- of the retail trade ; oT pauperism ; and of the condition of the gretted, than the former excitement, because it arose . working classes in those districts. Therefere, if he (Mr. from a feeling of despair, and a belief that from ' Plint) should touch upon those subjects, it would be only in the Legislature no relief was to be hoped. 'When cidentally that he shou d glance at them. He would refer the the Delegates hnd last separated, the friends of the meeting to a statement which had been made in December last. cause had expressed their determination of pursuing at a meeting of Delegates from the West Riding of Yorkshire. assembled at L o eed e s, and which statement had never been gain theythat course for enlightening the public mind which p t last, from 1838 to 1841, the faileres had hitherto found so effectual.—(Hear, hear.) saY ed • in the staple tradeof Leeds—he meant in the flax-spinning, The Anti-Corn• law League had been established for the the machine-making, anti the woolen trade—amounted to two purpose of haying before the Legislature and the country, millions, while the average dividends paid upon those failures and showing that their own interests were deeply involved did riot amount to 6s. 841. in the pound. Such had been the in the consideration of this question. They all knew of statement made at the meeting. He had since had reason the necessity which there was for its consideration. If to know that, instead of 6s. Bd, it wield have been they represented this to an intelligent anti sensible man, nearer the truth to have stated that the average amount of and brought these facts before him, humanity would dividends en that enormous sum did not exeeed 55. in the teach him to come forward in this cause. It was impos- pound. Since that time insolvency bad been going on in sible to resist it ; therefore, by enlighteeing the country creasing in all the staple trades of Leeds. The msolvenc h ies t they were best advancing its interests. This was the wiiieh h a a ro d on o n c t c e e d r a re n d ens i t n to th 2 e oo 7 o o o ll l en and flax nd t h r e ades as siih o c n e e t on. course they intended to pursue. Circumstances had ,period con dition to show that the . average divi n d o cti re ds a upon those failures arisen which rendered it necessary for them to take steps would not exceed in amount the dividends upon the former at once. In February last a pamphlet was published, failures. These failures had taken place among partie' who containing accounts of the distress in various parts of were supposed to be perfectly safe--who had been considered the country, which were collected by the Delegates then hitherto out of harm's way ; and even among those which as assembled. The facts in that pamphlet are sufficient to y e t stood firm, there was a nearer approach to insolvency shake any man, to make any Government or Legisla- than they dared to contemplate. At that meeting alio ture, out of common honesty and patriotism, to look sion bad been made to the enormous deterioration about them, and see if something could n o t be done to of mill property—a deterioration then stated to be from 30 to 40 stop the increase of the distress. But the state of the }ter cent..t. deterioration i o } t r i o l i d i,e b r e tywasnow brought into the rn!.ket, found to amount to upwards of 70 per country in February was comparatively comfortable to , the e celin e er i l l o e a would i relate an instance to prove this. He what it was at present. The laSt five months had ! . new k a concern which had become insolvent ; a ques. been worse than the previous twelve months, and what I 1 that arose as to whether it should be worked or not : would the next three months be 7—(Hear, hear.) It i the mill and property was taken at a valuation of Was absolutely itnpesssible to sit a t home and nut take I 18,0001. ; it had cost between 50,0001. and 60,0001., and even the course they were then ta kin g . The element in at that decreased valuation of 18 , 000 /. it was now a doub tf u l operation for meeting this distress was the enlighten- point whether it would not turn out a ' bad speculation. ment of the people on the subject. Because if a man Another important h fact , to whicll i he would allude h, w , was e th s e , was made acquainted with that w hich would ultimately em u i m n pLi e o e n ds of in bu i t B4 . l e , rs u m c e m at. ar T ei te w e l , t u i rrg s to a n n oh h r d 183 ' 6 . , had affect him, or it' he was made acquainted with the suffer- fallen one-quarter in quantity, while in price it had increased ings of his neighbour, humanity would teach himlo turn his attention to the sub j ect. Within the last six 40 per cent. . The diminution of the consumption of butchers' meat by the working classes, could not, however, be estimated months circumstances had occurred which had rendered by this fall. The middle and upper classes would continue to the state of the country a hundre dfold worse than before, con sume the same quantity of butchers' meat in 1841 that and they found that there was no chance whatever of they did in 1835 and 1836 ; se that the average diminution of relieving that distress if they s at at home without consumption o of butchers' meat by the working classes could n making an effort to abolish those laws which had pro- tbe considered - at less than one-half in 1841, as compared of the /e doted the distress. That distress it would be easy for with 1835 and 1836 ; and the o c f on t s h u e le m pt n i but he would not take up the time of the lessening weekly. The subject h would seit h. /e it, es-Ohy SUICIDE.—Mr. John Rees, manager him to depict, . re li es e w aosf going h o e i n p g o o o r t . r `44 bode the second Provincial Bank at Devonport, destroyed him- meeting with follow him, and he would now pass on to the subject details, because there would be sufficient rates in Leeds he should leave to the gentleman w o lea re e tirou r : e d instant, by cutting his throat with a razor in facts laid before them by others, who . came from the . de 4 t the bank 'le house it appears that he was neighbourhoods—there was no neighbourhood in of the employment of labour. Perhaps some gentlemen did ; 4 0 . 4 % 4 % 4 4 4 1 1 1 t twenty-three years since ' to a lady of suitable which the distress did not exist—who - would lay the not know what were termed gigs in Leeds. Gigs were machines used for cutting smooth the nap of cloth. Of 400 gigs in ii s ,, e _ he ev he, who, within two years of her marriage, eloped facts before the meeting, and he would therefore leave Leeds not more than cue-half were in employment, and the li e ,Z y a i rit ug i r with a military officer, and has resided for to the Delegates the task of laying before the meeting Ol t It'eeentl with difference in the amount of wages paid in consequence amounted her paramour at Brussels. Her companion facts more fully than had hitherto been gone into. But to 430,00 N. per annum. The decease in the employment of , Iv4):,' 'us etirn Y . died, leaving her with a family of seven children, there was one thing he would state, and that was, that gigs indicated a comearative decrease in the manufacture of oe h ? s 't it is P s e u ded . to return to the neighbourhood of London, the distress was universal.—(Hear, hear.) If they went clUth, and a comparative diminution in the amount of wages. ter e , , Par se , r nt!e4 she has been making repeated inroads to Scotland they found Forfar, Glasgow, Paisley, in Taking into account the worsted and flax manufactures, he felt Ar nie to andrev It is said that she has latterly threatened to t v-fee rnus non with a view to enforce some unjust an d desolation. If they came further south they would justified in stating, that the amount of wages paid in Leeds -t t :'' o il Ai vianns. Th e s e c i rc umstances have had such an hear from - a Delegate from . Newcastle ' that almost a . amounted to 20000/ per annum less in 1841 than it had in 1830 and 1836. At that meeting a Committee had been ,leil'less r. Rees' mind, as to nearly disqualify him for the whole of the working population were out kself.' "d at len • appointed for the purpose of investigating the state of trade ;raid He ruse gth induced him to resolve on destroying of employment, and were living on the charity given throughout the West Riding. Various questions had been `ea a 'artly „e r e eat seven o'clock on Saturday morning last, ou t by the town-council. He had a letter from 'Shield, circulated throughout the Riding for that purpose, and a 14 . last se ' ' s, ing himself, descended to the office, where lie in which it was stated that the trade was aletost auntie aki overM alive by considerable pardon of the details there collected had been tio 4the „.,- the servant, who observed the top of hie bate, i. rte +k curtain. The man went to the stable, and i. In Lancashire many towns were ant (tally sub- 1-aid before the public in a Report made by the Committee in the month of March last, to which he had taken ~,441 ' ,e o'cl er i e ` o Ins master's bedroom at the breakfast-hour sisting on charity. Bolton and Stockport were in ae state of —desolation. In Leeds it was worse still, there the liberty of adverting. The first part of the Report el k - i. ahi 1 J discovered him seated on the sofa, partially lean t•td ' eft a r • or 40 000 persons existing upon charity alone. Irr hated to the deterioration of the rate of wages. There had to ' anti h is , rn, with the razor firmly clasped in his right ,wre, 30 ' a tt 4 te t tl a sile.. , Throat cut from ear to ear. On the table was 1, they went to Sheffield, he believed they would' been an average fall in the rate of wages of 20 per cent. in the ;. t e !, e t , ill "of paper. without date or signature. on which was find .that men were not posses, sed of one quarter i yrs from 1639 to 1841, as compared with the ,yeararom 1t33 Ito 1835. But there had not merely been a fall in the rate of n il Pen c i l - , • ta re gs, and t) , . a halt-tucid, half-incohereet statement of his i the comfort they had three years ag o--'men as able to there had been a diminuti 'n in the amount of employ :. 'a lai of ii, ints ,the impo ss ibili t y o f hi s exi s ting under the pref. i work as any living, and yet they were driven to the I wag" , the years 1839 and 1841, as compared meet. The amount of employment had fallen off at least tw0 .145.1 .14 5. 1 Ve r di e , iortunes. An itiquest was held the same day, , lowest state of distress. It was the same in Derby- I fifths in s 4 ,.'e s "on by 'hi, returned, of " Temporary insanity." Deceased • s hire, He had seen a letter that morning in the i "w i ith into account the fall in the rate of wages, the years 1833 to 1835. So that, taking 101:h e Aid ern ,_:. ,, e, but it is unknown where he is. Mr. Rees % and the diminution in the amount of emeloyment, the earn t4o,ti 1 , 1 , 1 _ he has iand Magistrate of the borough of Devonport, I Morning Chronicle, giving an account of the state of a I ),i .l clas ses for . resisted several years, and was greatly esteemed ! place called Hinckley, in Leicestershire, and he' would ' recommend all to read it, as it gave a faithful picture of jogs of the operatives were decreased at least fifty per cent. Ail geath will the urbanit • and , entlentss of his enalenere. ; by - working man Vti on b e i on i urbanity } and , g cured ' in the a t 1) . the prevalent distress. Coming further south, in the j The real wages, therefore, taken home the on \ ie g and (trey.) , Ge l jadho'nuldU3l3le%aftllere had t u t allude, Ay night .. not now amount to above one-half of his wh i p ni o i ss h es r s o i o o g n h a t document o ia that , v --0 , ,e / •i , . ft ' ' rricultural counties of England the poor-rates were at I Setord• did ao a its ' . a e it s? laerCle BETWEEN THE ETO ' NuNs, AND thle moment rhpidly on the increase. (Hear, : what i ithey•hheCi •e s a . seem ei , farmer to w' c They found in these counties the i ei oars men ` c•inheas.—lt is n ow some y e ars since Ale hear.) , , i s tatement most strikingly. Then with rega rd t o the - i . ii. er Arra of these two schools were matched against each who was paying 300 t, a year, saying that he must I remit- trades, the decreased consumption of butchers' (1, ' f t- oared m "g'rnents, however, h ave just b een ma d e for a reduce the wages of his labourers - because of that great ; meat had been accompanied by a corresponding decrease t o , . A,,, u, . etch to Come off on the Thames, on Tuesday tfii boon of the Government which was to assist the revenue , l in the consumption of articles of provision of every description, e i , 4t : et en. r„sthe distance to be rowed being from Kew-b;id - and 'ge s commerce —because he would have to • pay the en - ' a ers and provision dealers of all sorts, were rapidly t,, . lira • The Eton o ,i; groe dink y % „, Practice n .„ n crew, who are in excellent condition and . come-tax, he must therefore reduce his wages. Agee- 1, 1 . Ho Would not touch upon the'question of the Poor-rates t e e'.. i te le S,_ i 'l be composed I Richards .. d .* „,-, enavylton a (stroke oar), Court- A l eman h a d, co me up from Manchester with him (Mr. 'of Leech, but he would merely allude to the comparative state hard ew . __ whittrtore w•li • Heygate, Fellowes, Flolliot, and Rad- • Briobt) one who did not agree with them as to the means of the Poor-rates in the village of Idle. idle was an extensive 're als o • a offate as emote .ain. T Wes'minste t ' '. s th relief of the digress, and he parish, engaged principally in the manufacture of white cloths. , to w . In beautiful trim, so that the result is ' ehey propos:A for g Ith eon • looked for- 1 si re : , e W eise . siderable interest. The last match was won said that the population of 6omersatshire were living In 1839 the number of persons relieved, amounted to 1,572, of money expended, was 9581. In 1840 the • 4 e, l i e , f talinster schol b • E • f ' d'' " charity. - If they went to thaf part of the and the amount .or s he . ars . eating the temans, a ter a acrd 1 2 - "Band number relieve% , was ; 30 , the amount expended was :victor . 3'. country they would find that 20 or- 30,000 persons Were 4,93!•3 2d In 1841 the number relieved, was 3,098, and 'I, .! .1! ! - . , 40 Y and CoMMERCIAL NEWS. 74", QUARTER TO THREE. ll,e theraess which the Funds have exhibited the whole uti l ! rt atig has been inereased by sane purchases of Reduced by broker• Who u sua l] acts for Government. Consuls are 913 :Hers for the Opening ex dividend. and 91L 92 for the August litirat; Three per Cents. Reduced, 91(; 92 ; Three-and-a- Red Per MO% 100% ;'1 hree-and• a-Half per Cents. 99$ iced' 1003 10q1 • New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., T A , ; Bank S toc k, 166 167 ; India Bonds, 26 ; Exche- Th" l lt. Old, 44 46 ; New, 46 47 prem. Doni s only transactions in Foreian Securities have been in Cent,' at the price of 511 51 1 for the Two-and-a-Half per for NI: a(1101 1014 for the Five per Cents. The quotation t es ' i ziCan is 3574 36. it th - e n e''s in Shres has been limited, the holders of Shares p ositi Principal i d les demanding higher prices, while snore die s/Uri:4' to sell has been evinced in the smaller and unfinished 4,5 4 * . The purchases have been Edinburgh and Glasgow, k ey _ Great Western, 86i ; Northern and Eastern. 3ei ; The Easter n and Dover, 23% ; and Brighton, 341 35. R ana e Bonds quoted to-day are:—Colombian, 22% 22 3 4 ; 2 1A 6,lltiese Five . per Cents., 34 , Spanish Five per Cents., and the Three per Cents., 21a. u nfortunates who were fleeced by the late filexican 11 4 ,_ares. it is reported, about to request the intervention of gite',,,inittee of the South American Bondholders to'investt- L r ., il!e business. It certainly appears to be a legitimate subject ear i nterference , inasmuch as the serious fall which occurred ehAr_rlsequenee of the report, to a great extent compromises the tired ter of the Government. It is said that the decision ar- Isr y h at. bY the C o m m i t t ee o f th e St oc k Exchange was at least 4si e ' l ; a t , s _ t Y , and that ever y bargain made in the morning should pr o ,en thoroughly sifted in order to ascertain if any : h e se bad been made of the information. It is to be hoped T1;: e , B ;uith American Committee will take the matter up. ust 41 ".rmation from Ceylon is rather discouraging. As a is„ a isolarce for the revival of the cinnamon trade, had bee n been prepared, requesting that the export duty another might / ; how far that may bring relief appears problems ktribt, bitv prices at present obtainable here being solely 114 4 table to th e large stock, the nucleus of which was formed tiot h the article was a Government monopoly, by the cultiva dia,emfl() forced to an extent far beyond the demand. In ad this fact, the unsettled state of Spain, and partial (Ts- Ners t'r rnir ing operations in South America, have caused the ` aiAte. for expo r t at i on, i n w hi c h t h e b u lk o f consum pt ion c0n ,144i; mater ia ll y to fall off. One reason upon w hi c h t h e mei-- i 4 ja i l, ther e very strongly dwell, is the increased production 0 %4' and other places in that neighbourhood under the ide a th " of the Dutch, but it seems difficult to reconcile the 1 4c at r elaxing the duty would cause other countries to cease It titivation of the plant. irss t i : eb "rvable that certain parties in Ceylon are making ,Attri sertiens to extend the growth of coffee and sugar, and kiap tei e i n e ilas shown that the soil of the island is admirably rlttly f or both. The demand for the former article is plp t} in creasing here, and it now goes far to sup sdi ea 4fitien ey b etween th e p ro d uc ti o n of the West the i 4 (1 thi, consumption of the Kingdom . The alteration i n iite l 4 t Y made by the. tariff, and the abolition of the system of ttrth f.)reign by way of the Cape of Good Hope, will increase the necessity for colonial, since it would seem 41 .i, t r T 50111 be mor e advantat,eous to turn attention to articles opt, s i' z 'ing consumption than to web as are evidently going 11 4 i ies as is the case with cinnamon. I CES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. 4, 114., it AILw AYS. Paid. Per Share. bi tt. 0 and Glasgow Gs, 4 INew 4,, at w t „ , , tera 65 Nor ti°ll aoi Brighton th, rn k tit h unid. Eastern ~mter.l a n d D over 5O ...... 2:3/ 'o Litt, Wi Li v p. 4 tn t i: 4l ' o ol, COTTON MARKET, JULY 4.—The market ass % in th e same state as at the close of last week. Bum t4he.,ss dull, rid sales were confined to the trade, wh ich pur theabeut 4,0,10 bales, inclusive of 400 Surat, 34d. to 4 d. ; :ievataintler fedip \vele American, at to 9d. Sslanx MARKET, JULY 4.—Rather a better " s tets lsss ohslrv a bi e t o -d a y, and a moderate amount of busi ‘4ltre` done i n Edi n bu r gh and Glasgow new, at 3% ; k is , 'Junction ' New Quarters, 251; Great Western, 861 1 ; I I ester and Birmingham, 22 and South Eastern New, 4 4 . k 4 • ,HESTER STOCK EXCNANGE, JULY 4.—We have had 40 4 14e56 U market to-day, and very little business has been 411 116 Londo n and Birmingham, 177 ; Manchester and Bir tad rz, r a , 2 n 23 ; Manchester and Leeds. 76 77 ; Edinburgh a-Notv, 44i 454. CLOSING PRICES. Il ttik BRITISH FUNDS. per Stoc k .. 1661 India Stock —pm 4 Per r ' C ent. Reid. pe Cent. c ont ..: — Ditto Old Annuities ,Cent. Red... 1001 Ditto New Annuities... Ae w I Per Cent... Ex. Bills, 1,000/....2d. 46 pm Per Cen• Ditto 5001...... 44 pm i , anutti es to expire Ditto Small bet . 18 e 0 ........123 Bank Stock for Acct — ,h,71859 . 12i India Stock for 0pg.... 'a. 1860 . Consols for Opg. 91 d at 3 . ..... ........ t FOREIGN FUNDS. S per cent.... Portuguese, 5 per cent. urs.i — n) 5 cent Ditto, New Ditto m liart 34 tte no orals 4il2AYres 6 per cent — ißussian, 5 per cent...... ,t 11 1 07„ ,, 6 per cent — li Ditto, Meta11ic........... bilt uitt o. 7 i ia t32 , l 4 , 6 per cent — ISpanish, 5 per cent...... 21 4 ,C . r t ek i1, , 3 ,..y .. e , r cent D itto, Deferred.... . IFreneh, 5 per cent. —f. —e. si ea. . s l a ;2 ,.a 5 per cent. !Exchange tat a per cent 3 51 !French, 3 per cent. --f. —e. er u k c' i.. " .. Per cent. 1 t 437 !Dutch, 21 per cent....... 511 'at 1 89.5,6 per ct. 171 Ditto, 5 per cont. .. 101 SHARES tirrni n ham and Derby Railway ( 100 pd) 44 tristot g :.nd Exeter (70 paid) ... ..... . ••• 421 Chelte n ham and Creat Western (S 0 paid)... 241 tidinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ...... 46 Ditto New Shares ( 3 paid ••• .... 3 ........ 1 Great Western Railway (65 paid) Lond on an d B r i ghto n (50 pa id) London and Greenwich Railway (122 15s 4d lid) 5i 11 anehester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... 761 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) `mouth Eastern Ma Dover (50 paid) 231 rcs }Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) " THE ANTI-CORN-L AW CONFERENCE. (rFHIS DAY) ' -LL LCTI ON COMMITTEES. • (THIS DAY.) • Ti t 0 BELFAST. ‘ l 'Cu tt e „„l i tnaittee met to-day at eleven o'clock ; Mr. Al e c -11. in the Chair. triliat.4ancler Warnock was then called in, and his exa tht "Inn resumed. He went to Mr. Bates' house after tlkr election, to get money for the sixty men ha had un -Ist, charg e durine. the election. Saw Mr. Elliott ,'„' u t nothing was said about paying individuals for ;d-!tting• voterS, Had heard that 10/. was demanded , 411 41 ( I„‘' i luala fur personating voters, but it was . not g4rN his 'presence Some of the parties were (Jesse what the ., received, and talked about takieg rhlee h ,lnka at law to recover the 101. each.—(Laughter.) . I.7 . t e i - ', l ' tn ess here said he wished to correct a part of - b ,„l'nee he had given yesterday. The newspapers te t .: 4 -,', him sa that there was 50 or 60 personations '‘rti - s til', and from 20 to 30 on the other. He did not il •'ap t i kt was the case ; what he said was, that he had 4 1 , ki• ~ 11 N; ° V9NNELL—Never mind what you read in the L°lll -413 ers, only pay attention to what passes in this - tt Qr , less attention you pay to newspapers the u5 1 . „, 4 rnination resumed Remembered Mr. Graphe i n'res.t e d for personating a voter. Bail was after hkt L.Procured for him. Did not know who procured llad seen a person named Wilson lately. He - \ "pner him any money to go to Scotland. k Ne r ,- SHAw—The letters he took to Mr. Johnson, 11 1 , .11; Wilso n did not ma k e an y c harge for personation. hW u % O.'Co NNELL —N ev er said he had got an order es ut 'lt ' at ' e any one. • Got a party to personate another , p er refused to take the oath. Considered it wrong k tt fliate another, but thought it much worse to take T h 4 th that he was another part .) . l u r el ,-, a ,s Warnock was then called in,.and e . xa t mi v n . e t.. l ' l ts; a' CoxNELL—Was the brother ot the ins . by trade a sawyer. Attended a meeting at t ei2 e . Tle Thatched-house Tavern, shortly before the •e t ilt i t , nil. There was no person present when he first -411 4 „. , e , but afterwards there were several, but he could not . Did not see James Ferris there, or M`Lauchim. hlst6-"ght be eight or ten persons present. They met Purposes of the election. Witness went there at tit, o wn h A request—(L aug ht er ) —merely for the purpoSe ng+—tuQting the business of the election. At the meet leade\:,hich 'took place on Saturday, they appointed NVitness was one, and his brother was There were five leaders altogether, 'tve 141 "cmt sixty constituted the party, exclu the leaders. Could nut say he was. 4.3tlYtlll n c lie c'Cie- that 60. Did not get any papers Did ir at look over any list. Saw George 211 , thestre et during the election, but had no wi s hhim. Met again on the J)1 on day, the itZ, - ", t ainatio n There was then a conversation as t4, - . 1 t ,y we t . .to be paid, and ultimately it was :lir tnat they ° were to have 15/. among them., r. 41.. 14 l aade tla arrangement. Could not say whe t,lts It t a ' s t Wilson's house that the arrangement : 4 ' Took . a few lines to Mr. Wilson's house, erth-street, on the subject of the meeting. The xanaination was proceeding when our report left. trary, they bOre their sufferings with the,most exemplary patience. But when men saw their families starving, void of any hope for the future, was it not to be feared that wicked men would avail themselves of the state of those poor people's minds, for the purpose of inflaming them, and urging them to violation of the law? All the working classes were agreed that there was no ray of hope perceptible in the future, and he was convinced that, unless the Legislature devised some remedy, the country would have reason to shudder at the consequences. Mr. WIIITEHEAD, of Leeds, next addressed the meeting. He said he might perhaps be allowed to say a few words on the subject touched on by his friend Mr. Johnson, because that gentleman had not sufficiently explained the condition of the poor. That gentleman had only mentioned the casual cases of distress; he had not mentioned those who continually re ceived relief—the morning recipients as they were called. Besides, he had only adverted to one township in Leeds, which contained eleven townships. The number therefore of recipients of relief was much greater than might be supposed from the statements of Mr. Johnson. He (Mr. Whitehead) mentioned this to account for the statement of a previous speaker, who had mentioned the distressed poor as being:exceedingly nume rous. The overseers at. the present period paid 1,000/. per month in relief, and the amount of " leakage" was more than double the present year than what it had amounted to in former , years. He would explain what was meant by " leakage.' All the property in the town was rated, as they all knew for the relief of the poor. A portion of the property that was unoccupied did not pay any rates, and a numerous class of persons were exempt from the pay ment of rates on account of their poverty. Those none-pay ments constituted what they termed " leakage." The amount of this leakage was about thirteen per cent. ; for the present year it would be twenty-six per cent. Thus the fund which was to supply the means of relieving the poor would be in the present year diminished by a sum double that which formed the diminution of former years,-- - -( Hear, hear.) Having said so much, he would, with their permission, say a little respecting the order to which he beloned, being de sirous, like limey others, to stand by his order.-Loud cheers. ) le the first place, he might be allowed to state that there had been a meeting of shopkeepers in the township of Leedi—a meeting different, perhaps, from any hitherto held in the king kom. He was one of the four individuals who had originated that meeting.—( Hear, hears.) He would not lend his hand to make it a party proceeding; he told them that the proceedings should be general and stamped with the highest author ity, and he would lend them his aid and do all in power to assist them. There were two. Conservatives and two Liberals.—( Cheers.) He would not go to his own friends for signatures, unless he first got the Conservatives to sign. By such means the requisition was signed by 15 Conservatives and 15 Liberals.—( Cheers.) He was cot enabled of his own know ledge to state the proportion of Conservatives to the Liberals. Ile requisition was signed by 216 persons, who were all known in the borough. He should say that at least two-fifths of them were Conservatives (Cheers) and in three weeks there must have been known to the Conservative Members for the borough. He had never wit nessed such a meeting before. Every one of the resolutions were carried unanimously, with the exception of one, as a hand was held up against petitioning both Houses of Parlia :ilea. as be thought it was in vain to petition.—(A laugh and cheers.) Tnat was the only dissentient voice they had ; there .ore the statements he would lay before them were stamped with the highest authority. They did not come from the ca lumniated Anti-Corn-law League.—(Laughter.) They did not come from those violent Radicals, of whom they called him one, but from all classes and all parties.—(Loud Cheers.) He would proceed to lay befere the meeting some of the statements laid befors that meeting. His own trade was that of a tea dealer, which was an insignificant trade.. 4 A laugh.) But lie trade to which he was about to allude, was the grocery trade. Be took the case in o two of the grocers in Leeds, ani he would divide them classes these paid the high rents, high rates, and occupied pre mises in the front streets of the t townships, and those who lived in the suburbs of the former, it was a well known fact, and which would seem extraordinary, not less than sixty had failed during the last ten years, the greater portion having failed during the last ihree years. (The meeting was not concluded when we went to press.) the two quarters already expired o f 1842, the amount expended, wa s 1,70/.. 3s. - 9d. For the number re. lievi d amoweed to 2,508, a n d t h e sum expen d e d to 1,287/. 1 Is. 6d. The person from whom he had derived this infor mation stated in his letter, that the amoun t o f pauperism could not he judged of by the number of persons relieved, because hitherto they had emp'oyed a great number of paupers upon the highways, and they had been relieved out of the highway rate. Nearly everythieg had been clone to the highways that could he done, and when the highway work should be finished, he was at a loss to knew what could he done with the poor. Hie informant concluded his letter by saying that, if some thing were not done, and d• ne speedily, they must all perish, either by famine or by the sword, The same person had told him (Mr. Plint ) he knew of cases, not of starvatioe, but of death front the consequence of insufficient sustenance, and such ca.es would be frightfully prevalent througsout the destitute districts, unless something were speedily done for their relief. He would now contrast the state of the export trade in 1841 as compared with 1835. He would read returns from the different villages. From Stangley it was two. thirds less ; from Erreck it was three-fourths less ; from Batley the export trade had nearly ceased ; and from Put sey the export trade to Portugal and all parts of Europe, was we T u h t s e s p e a w s e s e r d e n o u t n t a h n e i s m ta o te u s m l y e nat at n o t f ot i t i T d e i - v f i b d u u r a t l h s, w b h u a t t e h r a e d b st e a e t n ,m . meetings of the great body of the manufacturers held in each village. In his own opinion the export wool trade of Leeds with the Continent of Europe would in a few years entirely cease. The correspondents of the Leeds manufacturers were constantly stating that with regard to certain articles which they had hitherto been in the habit of getting from Leeds they could now get them cheaper on the Continent ; and an extensive manufacturer had told him that the wool trade, as far as the Prussian League was concerned, was passing to ex tinction and dying away. He would row allude to the slept eciation of capital. There could be no mistake with regard to the process to which capital had been subjected, although .there might be as to the sweating process of gold, about which they had heard so much.—(Cheers.) He had some year, since calculated the total capital employed in the woollen trade at 10,000,000/., of which 3,333,0001. was em ployed in the neighbourhood of Leeds. The capital of Leeds and ifs neighbourhood had been depreciated 33 per cent., and that loss had taken place in the float ins, capital, which rendered it the more embarrassing. With respect to the decline of the trade in woollen cloth of Leeds, he had found, last February, that 29 out of 209 billies were broken up since the year 1831 ; 34 were shut up ; 128 were making one-half or one-third t i me; an d n i ne on ly were working full time. He knew also that since that time a further decline of the trade had taken place. There was, he believed, a decline in the Leeds trade, since the year 1831, to the amount of 500,0001. But it might, perhaps, be said that trade had changed. and that although there was no longer the same consumption of woollen cloth there was a further demand for other articles.—( Hear.) It appeared however, that no , uch increase had taken place. The people of Huddersfield. and other districts, would 411 them that their trade had shared in the general decline. The meeting would find that there was no increase in any commodity, the produce of our manufactures. With reference to the employment of our woollen manufactures, he had stated in December lastehat if they looked to the whole number of gigs in L ee d s , they would find them nearer to 400 than 300. H e h a d reason t o know that, out of the entire number, the average a m o unt of labour amounted to no more than 2 3-sth days, instead of 6 days per week. The consequent decrease in the payment of workmen, at ising from that diminished employment, amounted to 81,984/, per annum. There was also a falling off in the pat ments tor finishing, amount ing to 161000/. ; which made a total diminution of wages in Leeds to the amount of 245,0001. in the woollen trade alene. There was further a decline in the worsted, flax, and machinery trade, which he might set down at 430,001'1. more ; which would give 327,000/. as the diminu tion in the wages paid for the staple trade of Leeds. There were in addition many other trades dependent upon that which iiere not included in the calculation he had made. He be lieved that the entire diminution might fairly he set down at 450,000/. instead of 327,000/. How then was it possible, while this was the case, to expect that the enormous amount of privation and misery which existed could be effectually met by begging letters—( Hear)—by poor-rates, or by the charitab e contributions of individuals?—( Hear.) He would say a few words with respect to the general state of trade anti the condition of tse operatives. He had been for many sears familiar with the condition of the working classes of Lee is. He had known something of their habit s , th e i r ap peal acre. their expenditure, and their general style of living 10, 15, and •s 0 years ago. It was with pairs he had observed that within the last 1 months especially a great change ha t taken place in their condition, and even in their very looks. No man who knew the ooerativ,es of Leeds 15 years ago, while in the enjoyment of robust health, could now meet them without observing that privation and deep suffering were written in the very wrinkles of their countenances.—(Hear, hear.) He had met, the other day, a man who had formerly beets in cote:fortable circumstances, but who had share I in the general reverses which had of late taken place, as his sorry appearance evinced. That man asked him whether he thought they could calculate on any alteration in the state of trade; he replied that he thought not before Christmas. " Then," said the poor mar. I shall be ender the sod' before the time comes round. I can assure you I have been two days together within the last three months without any food. I now feel that within me which tells me that, accustomed as I have been to live in comparative comfort, my daysshall be ended, if the hoer of re lief does not soon arrive. He (Mr. Plint) had been much struck by those expressions ; and he believed they expressed the feelings of many of our operatives. There was a circumstance which would probably give some weight ire his opinions respecting the inefficacy of any remedy which had as yet been devised to diminish the national distress, and which he should, therefore, mention to the meeting. Two or three months ago, on considering the measures brought fore ard by the Government, and the concessions they had made, he had expressed an opinion that those measures would its their ultimate issue • preve greatly beneficial to the country. He believed at that time that the country would be enabled to get the vessel once more before the wind, arid to bring her safe through the storm. But he now confessed that the resources of the eountry appeared to him to be so exhausted ands() paralysed that no adequate remedy had yet been offered, and that we we never could expect to rally again ,unless some more effectual measures were taken than any that had yet been devised. The Co n-laws had been so long continued, thet foreigsers had been compelled to increase their manufactures; and they evere now determined on protecting them to the ex- 1 elusion of ours. 'No relaxation on our part would therefore be followed by a c rrcsponding concession by foreign nations. That was the result of the insane policy which the Legislature of this country had so long e ursued. —( Hear. ) They should look with infinite alarm to the hostile position which the two extreme classes of society in England had assumed. He s !et; ueon the one hand the Legislature persisting in a course of po licy which could promote no interest but their own, while the deqest dissatisfaction prevailed among the people whose interests was sacrificed fur the benefit of a class. Ile believed that if a collision were to take place, it would be one of the most tearful character—a collision between the oppressor and the op- pres•ed—between those in power and those who suffered under their rule. There was further danger in the mistakes which pre veiled among the working classes relative to the manufacturers, I and which a foul-mouthed man inthe House of Commons had so insanely fostered. When Mr. Ferrand had brought for ward his fallacies in the House of Commons, with, a view to show that the manufacturers were the op pressors of the people, the leading Minister of the I Crown, who had himself avowed the principles of free trade, declined to stand up and indignantly rebuke the unmerited censures cast upon one of the most important clan es of the community. The Prime Minister of England, forgetting I that lie occupied the place of a representative of the interests of the country at large, listened in silence to the charges of Mr. Ferrand.—( Hear, hear.) There was much of danger to he apprehended from the feuds which ex isted between the different classes in this country. There was a very striking parallel between the present state of society in England arid the state of society in France prior to the French Revolution. There was this further circumstance to alarm the privileged classes in England, that the great mass of • he operatives were enlightened as to their own rights ; and just in proportion to their enlightenment, and to their sense of the iniquities they had suffered, was danger to be ap prehsended from their resentment of the wrongs they had endured. The middle classes did not stand between the two extremes of society, because sophism the most dangerous to the neace of society had been resorted to, for the purpose of feeding the. animosity , of the operatives against the class imme diately above them. The Prime Minister, so far from check ing. seemed to have countenanced those sophisms; and the result of those proceedings was, that a wide and dangerous breath haul been effected between the different classes of the community.—(Cheers. ) Mr. JOHNSON, of Leeds,next prcceeded to address the meet ing. It would be his business to call their attention more particularly to certain facts in reference to the operation of the Poor-law in the township of Leeds. It so happened that since the year 18 9 5, he had been, with but little intermission, a membet• of the Workhouse Board ; and he had thus had the best opportunity of becoming acquainted with the conditions of the working classes. He might first state in general terms, that such had been of late the increase in the number of ap plicants for relief, even at Midsummer, that the administrators attic Poor-law had felt the greatest difficulty in meeting the claims upoin their friends. At the present season of the year the busine:s of the Workhouse Board had formerly to be transacted between the hours of two o'clock and seven o'clock in the afternoon. Such, however, was now the increase of applicants, that there were now two Boards; they commenced their meetitigs at nine o'clock in the morning, and continued sitting till one; they resumed again at two, and seldom were their labours over before ten or eleven o'clock at night.— ( Hear, hear.) He would enter into a statement of the number of applicants, and of the amount of relief dispensed during the three months, commencing on April 1, and ending on June 3(1, from the year 1838 to the present year. In the year 183 st the number of applicants during the three months to which he had referred, applying for casual relief, was 626, and the amount of relief 822/. amounted to 532, and the sum disbursed for their relief was Hear, hear.) But during 7681. In the year 1639 the number of applicants ors the 30th June last, the was 573, and the amount disbursed 708/. lii the number of applicants rose to 1,051, end 2'o ' l l' 6 l:at was the state of i year nthe lB4 ye t a i r the number tiie he should avid the observe, relief that di applicants he alluded to the ntiu) etna, number a o r ruotneftr applicants relief i nh e ta f sd t to ale lr, amounted tni6tha terminated and ( o) d that the number of families, and each family usually consisted, of course, of several individuals.—( Hear, hear. ) btinhuilneesdtsatiitnnogt2heithstseoloc nu(omfill:L'eaerredsu;f arose fund from other funds must now , as s were e xh auste d, A great number of perso ns who had been hitherto reli e v ed ial•funds for was another clas means of existence. There s—a superior apply for relief to the parochial they had no other class of operatives—who, when employed, had been snaking large wagei, yrobably averaging 30:. a week ; out of this sum they had been enabled to save something which supported nut of e mployment; but now they were so long that their little savings bad bec ome their exhausted, withoutw h orkan, un d they had g , for th e purpose of providing the necessari es of life fur their. famili es , to sell their watches, and such ar ticles of furniture as were not indis pen,able to keep house. A considerable numbe r of those would now have to apply to t he overseers for relief. An opera tive, whose business nets tha t of a wool-sorter s a nd w h o h ad been formerly ens l iloyed in one of the first manufact ur i ng h ouses in Leeds, had called on him (Mr. Johnston) an d state d that he had three or. four full-grow n sons—that not hing could give Inns twee pain than the visit he was then obli g e d to make—and be those ci ,, ssen .....a feeling of the greatest pain and lv,hisant'ittille.b,n!Seeattieas.t bzinisitkihuagr cobuirald bN,eithconftehrieredmreinanshimoi woollen, and iron ma emigrating with his cannily to 'ArneriCa. Such was the generel feeling among humiliation at being toweled to make those applications. There was a general diminution of _employment in every de pertinent of manufacturing—in nufacturing establishments. From the period to which he lead reerred, the year 1825, up to the present time, great as were the flax, the opportunities he had of becoming acquainted with the feel ings of the poor, and intimate as was his knowledge of those ' - feelings, he had never been cogn i sant o f anything like the despee dincy which he found to pr, vaii at the present. time among those classes of the people. Sleeking to him (Mr. Johnson) on this subject, a poor man observed that whatever turned up hereafter, it cou ld n ot be Wiese than the. presen t state of things. What, he would ask, would be the consequecce if such feelings should spread among the poorer orders of the community? Thy would not, he knew, contemplate anythingliteeeil of themsel ves; on t h e con- ATTEMPT to SHOOT the QUEEN. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Thinking it high time something like correct informa tion shoal be given in the columns of the public press, I seed you the following:— In the first place John Bean was not examined at the Home - office on Sunday, for this reason, that he was not brought to Gardiner's-lane station, until the Privy Council had broken up, and we (the witnesses) had returned to our homes, but the boy Bean was identified at the station-house by a young man who had given sotne information on the Sunday afternoon, and who had nothing to do with the examination at the Home-office until Monday, when he was examined before the Privy Council, and the witnesses Charles and Frederick Dassett, their uncles John Jones and William Jones, of Paul -street, Finsbury, together with the policeman. The result was, that Sir J. Gra ham made out a warrant to commit the boy Bean to Tothill-fields Bridewelt till Wednesday, when we are all to appear. The boy Bean's father was very much affected, and stated his son sad, some few days ago, " that if he did not get work soon he should do something desperate." I examined the contents of the pis'ol nti Sunday, and it contained very small particles of tobacco pipe cr g ace', Neither Mr. Abercrombie or I were examined before the Privy Council on Sunday, as stated, but we were at the staArnt-house. The individual, William Jones, expressed hi'nself much hurt to see by the statement that be was " a poor old loan, &c." which is decidedly untrue, he having been a mater wood-turner in Liverpool f.:r eleven years, and has not been in London many months, where he now works as a jour neyman, anti supports a wife arid three children respectably ; his age is about 33 ; he had been on Sunday taking a walk with his eldest daughter, about nine years of age. The pre • ceding is from my own personal observation and connection with the parties, so if ytu like to use the information, it is t'our's to do so.—l am, Sir, in haste, respectfully yours. H. W. HAWKES. • 21, Brunswick-place, City-toad, Tuesday Noon. %lONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. BOMBAY, BENGAL, AND MADRAS PRESI DENCIES. APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &C., &C., ANNOUNCED SINCE DISPATCH OF LAST OVERLAND MAIL, ON THE 2D MAT, MADE UP TO THE LATEST DATES RECEIVED. BOMBAY. STAFF.---Capt. P. K. Skinner, Deputy Judge Advocate General, posted to the Poona division of the army ; Captain W. E. Rawlinson, Deputy Judge Advocate-General, posted to the northern division of the army.; Capt. Whichelo, Senior Assistant Commissary-General, directed to take charge of the Deputy Commissary-General's office at the Presidency ; and Captain Threshie to replace Captain Whichelo iu Poona ; Lieut. L. N. Raikes, 16th N. 1., appointed Commissariat Agent at Bhooj. The appointment of the Muster Master at this Presidency cancelled. 31) REGIMENT CAVALRY,—Cornet Buck'e posted. ARTlLLERY.—Lieutenant T. G. Macdonnell, deceased, on passage from Aden, on the 9th inst.,- Second Lieut. G. R. Douglas posted to the 2d troop Horse Brigade. INFANTRY.—Ist European Regiment—Lieut. J. Ramsay promoted to the rank of Captain by brevet; Ensign Daly appointed Acting Adjutant to the Guzerat Provincial Batta lion ; Lieutenant Furneaux allowed leave to the Neilgherries on medical certificate. 3d Regiment Native Infantry—Lieut. _A. M. Hazelwood, promoted to the rank of Captain by bre vet ; Ensign J. R. Swinton posted. 6th Regiment—Lieut. W. B. G. Blenkins to be Captain, and Ensign J. Field to be Lieutenant, in succession to Thatcher invalided ; Ensign T. D. Ker posted ; Lieutenant Bt. Captain F. Mayor promoted to be Captain, and Ensign C. Hodgkinson to be Lieutenant; Ensign J. D. Sirnson posted; Ensign J. Field to be Adjutant, vice Mayor, resigned the appointment. 7th Regiment—Lieu tenant W. Tcptiam promoted to the rank of Captain by brevet. Bth Regiment—Lieutenant J. R. Stewart pro moted to the rank of Captain by brevet. 9th Regiment— Captain J Ramsay allowed leave to the Neilgherries on me dical certificate. 17th Regiment—Captain W. Knipe de ceased at Kurrachee, 9th May. 19th Regiment—Brevet Captain Renny appointed to act as interpreter to the Marine Battalion. 20th Regiment—J. It. Kiely to be Captain, 'nd Ensign E. Campbell to be Lieutenant, in succession to Bal t win invalided; Ensign G. M. D. Barnes, posted; Ensign W. V. Shewell attached to do duty with the 2d European Light Infaitry. 21st Regiment—Lieutenant E. Green promote d to the rank of Captain by Brevet. 22d Regiment—Lieutt nant r..omas deceased at Maligaum on the Ist of May ; Ensign J. G. Miler, to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas, deceased ; Ensign G. E. Stewart, posted. 23d Regiment—J. C. Forbes direcieel to resume his appointment of Assistaat to Superintendent of Revenue Survey in the Deccan; Lieutenant J. Sinclair pro moted to the rank of Captain by brevet. 24th Regiment— Lieutenant Stone, deceased at Bahaderpoor on the 12th of May, and Ensign Commeline on the samo day at Asseergeur. 25tn Regiment-,•Captain H. C. Teesdale to be Major ; Lieut. T. NV. Follett to be Captain, and Ensign A. J. Thomson to be Lieutenant in succession to M‘Mahon retired ; Ensign H. Grice posted. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Assistant-Surgeon Campbell, M.D., attached to the 2d battalion of Artillery. Assistant- Surgeon R. J. Henan, attached to the left wing, 2d Regimrnt of European Light Infantry. Assistant-Surgeon Parsons, 2d troop of Horse Artillery, deceased, at Peoria, the 11th of 111ay: Asiibtant-Surgeon L. Cameron appointed' to the medieil charge of the 2d troop of Horse Artillery. BENGAL. STA Fr.—Lieutenant H. Penny, of her Majesty's 13 Foot, Aide-de-camp to the Major-General commanding the Dina pore division, permitted to resign his staff situatton.—Cipt. H. D. Maitland, 72d Native Infantry, appointed Major of Brigade at Meerut.—Captain W. Shortreed, Ist European Light. Infantry, to be Major of Brigade at Kurnaul.—First Lieutenant Ommaney, Engineers, to officiate as executive engineer of the Agra division.—Captain H. Spottiswoode, of the 21st Native Infantry, appointed Military Secretary to the President of the Council ie India.—Brevet Captain G. W. Williams. of the 29th Native Infantry, appointed to officiate as commandant of the Calcutta Native Militia.—Lieut. Mayn, 37th Native Infantry, appointed to officiate as Deputy-Assist ant Quartermaster-general of the 2d ela=s.—Lieutenant T. R. Harrington promoted to the rank of Captain by brevet. 6th Regiment—Lieutenant. J. A. D. Ferguson allowed to leave Sigmtpore and the Straits, on medical certitiicate. Bth Regi ment—Cornet F. W. Drummond promoted to Lieutenant, vice Pattison, deceased ; Cornet H. E. Young posted • Lieut. T. T. Tucker appointed to act as second in command of Bth Irregular Cavalry. 9th Regiment—Cornet W. A. A. Thom son posted. Cornet H. G. C. Plowden, attached to the Niz.on's Army, placed temporarily at the disposal of his Ex cellency the Commander-in-Chief. ARTILLERY—Second Lieutenant M. J. Vibart returned to duty from furlough to Europe ; Second Lieutenant C. K. Sibley permitted to resign the service; Major Woodrooffe perinitteA to retire from the service ; Captain ( Brevet Major) G. R. Crawford to be Major ; •Lieut. and Brevet Captain .1. D. Shakespeare to be Captain; and Second Lieutenat R. H. Pollock to be First Lieutenant, in succession to Woodrooffe, retired. ENGINEERS—First Lieutenant E. L. Ommaney returned to duty from furlough to Europe. INFANTRY—Major W. J. Gardner to be Lieutenant-Co lonel, vice Oliver, killed in action. Ist European Light In fantry—Brevet Major D. Birrell appointed to the command of the convalescent depot at Landour. Ist Regiment of Native Infantry—Ensign C. H. Hickey to be Lieutenant, vice 'Walker, deceased ; Ensign J. Dawson ( let) pasted. 3d Regiment —Captain C. Rolfe, deceased in camp at Malthoue, o the 19th of April, from a wound received in aci in with the 13oondelans. 4th Regiment—Brevet Captain D. Wilkie appointed to officiate as second assistant to the Rt sident at Indere. Bth Regiment—Ensign It. Cox, poste I. 9.. h Regitnent—Lieutenant E. T. Dalton to officiate ,s juniJr Assistant to the Commissioner at Assam. 13th Regiment Captain G. H. Edwards to be Executive Officer at Culmijole. 14th Regiment—The appointment of Lieutenant C. Showers to be Adjutant of the sth Irregular Cavalry cancelled ; Capt. Brevet :%lajor R. Thorpe to be Major ; Lieutenant Brevet Captain P. Innis to be Captain ; Ensign W. Hampton to be Lieutenant, in succession to Gardner, promoted; Ensign F. A. V. 'fhurburn, posted 15th Regiment ; Ensign W.H.D. ROSS, Posted. 19th Regiment—Lieutenants H. V. Stephens and D. C. Shute, placed at the disosal of the Commander in-Chief. 20th Regiment—Lieutenant-Col. N. Wallace, re ceived from 69th Native Infantry. 21st Regiment—Lieut. L. Lowry, returned to duty from furlough to Europe ; Ensign G. N. Cave 'posted ; Brevet Captain G. Cart, returned to duty from furlough to 'Europe. 27th Regiment—Lieutenant C. Scott appointed Principal Assistant to the Commissioner of Assam. 28th Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel H. Burney, re ceived from 68th Regiment Native Infantry. 39th Regiment Ensign J. H. Firth appointed to act as Interpreter and Quar terma,ter to the 9th Regiment Light Cavalry. 41st Regi ment—Ensign F. J. Elsegood, lately doing duty with the 23 Assam Sebundy Corps, placed at the Commander- in - Chief's disposal. 42d Regiment—Ensign W. Harcourt per mitted to return to Europe, on medical certificate. 45th Regiment—Lieutenant I'. C. H. D'Oyly, deceased at Be. pares, 24th April. 47th Regiment—Ensign J. Dawson (2) posted Captain D. Pott, permitted to return to Europe, on medical certificate. 52d Regiment—Ensign W. R. Y. Haig, permitted to return to Europe, on medical certificate. 55th Regiment—Brevet Captain J. Butler, appointed Junior As sistant to the Commissioner of Assam. 58th Regiment—En sign L. Ci. Da Costa, posted. 60th Regiment—Captain C. H. Cobse, transferred to the invalid establishment ; Lieutenant ( Brevet Captain) J. T. Geils, to be Captain and Ensign ; J. Montgomery to be Lieutenant, in succession to Cobbe, inva lided ; Ensign G. Birch, posted, and directed to do duty with the 4th depot battalion. 65th Regiment—Ensign 1. W. Hilton, posted. 68th Regiment—Lieut.-Colonel H. Burney, returned to duty from furlough to Europe, and transferred to 28th Native Infantry ; Lieut.-Colonel G. W. A. Lloyd, received from 28th Regiment Native Infantry. 69th Regiment—En sign H. E. Smith, posted ; Lieut.-Colonel R. Home, received from 20th Regiment Native Infantry. 74th Regiment—Capt. 'N. Camberlege, allowed leave to the Cape of Good Hope or New South Wales, on medical certificate. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAT. TlMES.—Sufficient time having now elapsed for a Report to be eiade to Parliament by the Commissioners sitting on the, ease of the holders of forged Exchequer bills, the parties and the moneyed interest generally are looking with interest and anxeity for its am earance, though they do not doubt a favour able report on claims placed by the strict investigation of the Commissioners beyond the reproach of bad faith. It is to be loped that no unnecessary delay will take place on the part of the Commissioners themselves in making their report, for the ses.ion is drawing near to a conclusion, and to allow these claims to stand over to another would be to inflict extreme suf fering on the parties, even tl.ough permitted with confidence to look forward to the next ses: ion for a favourable decision. To procrastinate in such a case is almost equal to a denial of jus tice: and the Commissioners will compromise the character of Parliameht itself if they do not do their duty, and do it promptly. With an improvement in the rriee of nearly one quarter per cere., the English Stocks have maintained a firm appearance all day, the news from India inspiring the jobbers with confi dence to operate upon a depressed market for a rise, which movement the easiness of money has considerably assisted. HERALD.—The papers from India by the Overland Mail communicate no improvement in commercial affairs. On the contrary the ports of India are crowded with shipping, which, having arrived there well loaded with cargo of manufactured and other commodities from Europe, were unable to find return freight. It is, however, satisfactory to find that the attempt to naturalise American cotton in India, and to bring the native cotton to greater perfection by its cultivation according to the American method, has not been so unsuccessful in other dis tricts as in those formerly reported upon as under the special superintendence of American agents sent out by the Kest India Board. Mr. Robert Wight writes from Coimbatore that in despite of the damage suffered by the plants from a long and continued drought of ten weeks, the opportune fall of refresh ing showers had revived the plants, and caused them to shoot out afresh, so that on picking a crop of American cotton and seed had been obtained at the rate of 2201b5. per acre, and at' Indian cotton, cultivated on the American s3stem, of from 300 to 500Ibs. SUN.—Although the extent of business during the whole day was but of small moment, prices of the Stocks were exceedingly well supported ; Consols leaving off 914 for the opening, cx div. ; Reduced, 914 92 ; IBank Stock. 166 167 ; Exchequer Bills experienced a further advance, the Old Bills bearing a premium of 46 48, and the New ones 43 45. The prices of Foreign Securities were a trifle higher than on Saturday. Belgian, 1014 1021 ; Dutch Two and• a-Half per Cents., 5l a 514 ex div. ,• the Five per Cents., 1014- 1014 ; Danish, 81 82 ; and Brazilian, 64 66. The quotation for Mexican was 364 361. The Share Market has been more animated, and pur chases more extensively made titan of late. These have been almost exclusively confined to investment, the pre sent prices of the funds rendering these securities far preferable, as in the majority of cases they yield a better interest ;—London and Birmingham were 176 178 ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 49 50 ; Great Western, 86 88 ; the Half Shares, 614 611 ; South Western, 60 . 61 ; North Midland, 59} 604 ; the New Shares, 30 301 ; South Eastern and Dover, 234 24 ; the •Serip. 3-i 4 ; Eastern Counties, 84 9 ; Northern and Eastern, 39 40 ; 131acicwall, 99i ; and righton, 344 35*. Quotations tor the Bonds were—Colombian 224 22,? ; Peruvian 16 17 ; Portuguese Five per Cents, 34 ; and the Three per Cents. 20 20i, ex div. ; Spanish Five per Cents., 21 214 ; the Three per Cents., 21* 214, ex div. The Bank of England no longer, for the present at least, afford-s the public the accommodation.of receiving light sovereigns in sums of 201. to 80/., in consequence of the rotunda being required to pay dividends ; they promise, however, to resume it as early as possible. It hiss been justly Observed that the time which has elapsed since the proclamation has been amply sufficient for the discovery of some other office in which the coin could be exchanged. It is true that the bullion dealers will purchase, but by selling to them the extra" loss is nearly a shilling in. every 201. ,It is to be hoped that • the opportunity will be again afforded by the'Bank almost immediately, the pressure for dividend warrants not continuing beyond two or three days, when they might •be transferred with less inconvenience to sonic other part of the building. INVALIDS.—Captain F. Moore, allowed leave to the hills north of Deyrah for one year, on medical certificate. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Surgeon H. Chapman, posted to the 23th Regiment Native Infantry, at Barrackpore ; Su perintending-Surgeon G. King, permitted to proceed to Europe, on medical certificate; A•sistant.Surgeon C. M. Henderson, M.D., posted to the 68th Regiment Native In fantry ; Surgeon G. G. Brown, M.D., directed to afford me dical aid to the Bth Cavalry. CADETS AND ASSISTANT-SURGEONS ADMITTED TO THE SEILVICE.—Mr. F. Whiting, Engineers : Mr. H. G. Courtney, Artillery; Mr. P. Alexander, ditto; Mr. H. J. B. Macleod, ditto; Mr. S. Stallard, ditto; Mr. W. C. Gott, Infantry. MADRAS. STA FF.—Captain G. W. Osborne, Deputy Judge Advocate General, to conduct the duties of the 2d district. Lieutenant R. Hunter, Acting Deputy Judge Advocate General, is trans ferred to the 7th district, during the absence of Captain Bur nou, Foreign service. Lieutenant J. S. Freshfield, Ist Light Cavalry, appointed to act as Deputy Judge Advocate General, and posted to the 4th district. Captain J. Shiell, Pay-master in the centredivision, granted leave to Bangalore and Neilgher ries, on sick certificate. Captain (Brevet Major) P. Hamond transferred from the office of. Commissary . of Ordnance, Hy derabad, subsidiary force to that of Commissary of Ordnance, Fort St. George. Captain S. S. Trevor (Artillery) ap pointed Commissary of Ordnance Hyderabad subsidiary force. Captain G. Briggs, Artillery, appointed Deputy Commis sary of Ordnance, Tenasserim coast. Lieutenant C. A. Brown, 7th Native Infantry, appointed an acting Sub-Assistant Commissary-General. ENGINEERS.—Captain (Brevet -Major) A. Laire, to be Major; First Lieutenant (Brevet Captain) E. Lawford to be Captain ; and Second Lieutenant J. Ouchterlony to be First Lieutenant. vice Cotton, retired. First Lieutenant H. A. Lake returned to duty from furlough to Europe. Lieutenant W. 11. Horsley, appointed Civil Engineer of the Bth division. Lieut. P. M. Francis to act as Civil Engineer of the 7th divi sion during Major James's absence on sick certificate. CAVALRY'.—Lieut.-Colonel T. K. Limond permitted to re tire from the service. Senior Major S. Bullock, 3d Light Cavalry, to be Lieut.-Colonel. 3d Regiment—Captain (Brevet Maj.,r).W. Hyslop to be Major ; Lieutenant L. Maequeen to be Captain ; and Cornet J. r. Johnston to be Lieutenant, in succession to Bullock, promoted. 4th Regiment—Cornet J. S Douglas, posted. 6th Regiment 4-Lieut. St. V. Pitcher, deceased, at Kamptee 27th April. A ItT ILLERV.— First Lieut. H. C. Wade, appointed Adjutant and Quarter-Master to the Ist Battalion. 2d Lieutenant C. A l'urvis, removed from thp Ist Battalion to the Horse Bri gade. .2d Lieutenants Holmes, Mann, Thornton, and Irving appointed to do duty with the 2rl Battalion. INFANTRY.—Major F. H. Ely, 42d Native Infantry, to be Lieutenant. Colonel in succession to Gibson, promoted to Ma jor-Genera! by her Majesty's brevet. Lieut.-Colonel (Brevet. Colonel) John Henry ton)) nel, vice Hackett, deceased. Major E. A. M'Curdy to be Lieutenant-Colonel in succession to Henry, promoted.l st European Regiment—Lieut.-Colonel W. J. Bradford, permitted to retire from the service. 4th Regiment Native Infantry—Capt. Kirby, deceased at Madras on the 23d of April ; Lieutenant (Brevet Captain) P. A. C. Powys to be Captain; and Ensign P. R. J. Wood to be Lieu tenant, vice Kirby, deceased. 9th Regiment, Lieutenant (Brevet Captain) C. Garrow, permitted to return to Europe on furlough. 10th Regiment—Captain Foskett, deceased at SrTunderatiad 24th of April; Lieutenant (Brevet Captain) F. Henderson to be Captain ; and Ensign A. Ross to be Lieute nant, vice Foskett, deceased, 11th Regiment—Lieutenant (Brevet Captain) J. 0. C. Farran to be Captain; and. Ensign R. Benson to be Lieutenant, vice Wynter, deceased. 23d Regiment Native Light Infantry—Lieutenant T. J. Newbold to be Captain ; and Ensign C. Mortlock to be Lieutenant, vice Cooke, invalided; Lieutenant C. Alortlock, permitted to return to Europe on furlough, for one year, without pay. 27th Regiment —Captain R. Thorpe to be Major; Lieutenant (Breve - c. Captain) J. D. P. O'Neal to be Captain ; and Ensign F. T. Gerrard to be Lieutenant, in succession to M'Curdy, promoted. 32d Regiment—Lieutenant-Colonel J. Wilson, appointed to do duty with the loth Native In fantr'. 34th Regiment—Major E. Armstrong returned to duty from futlough to Europe. 36th Regiment—Lieuten ant (Brevet Captain) J. Wilton, placed in charge of the . in !, a ,7 lids of the Company's Service proceeding to ship Sesostris. 40th Regiment—Lieutenant Gl . ,l!•! , _*:° ns ‘ 1,:,: pointed to act as Assistant Surveyor-Generald; duty. g 42d Roberts and J. C. P. Prescott attached to Englandtftn ap pointed e Regiment —Captain P. Henderson. to be a y to be Captain , an Br , vet-Captain K. V. P. tbanovr Major o ; Lieut enant .d in succession to Ely, proiooted. En.igti S. Gibbon to ho on medical certificate. 47th 4 . 6t 1 A regiment—Lieutenant T. Greenaway, permitted to return to Ee.roll . G. Newell, permitted to Red :ergot—Lieutenant Co l onel ti • t both Regiment— return to Europe on medicalto act as a Sub-Assistant Commissary. Captain E. T. Morgan certificate . e. blot Regiment—Major-General General until further order s. A Presbyterian minister, in the reign of King William 111., performing; public worship in the Tron Church ut Ediaburgh, used this remarkable expreSsion in his prayers :—`• Lord have mercy upon all fouls and idiots, and particularly upon the town council ot Edinburgh." EcLirsr,.—On Friday morning next, the Bth inst., there will be an almost total eclipse of the sun, which will be visible if the air prove clear. As an eclipse of the sun always begins on his western, or right-hand side, it will commence, or the first contact will be at 43 minutes past four in- the morn ; the greatest obscuration at 36 minutes past five, when, dividing the sun into twelve equal parts, or, as they are fre quently termed, digits, nearly nine out of the twelve will be ~ c liyhed in tha northern limb, and the sun will appear as the moon wh n three wr four days old. The eclipse ends 33 mi nutes past. six o'clock. This is the largest solar eclipse we shall hava till Oct. 9, 1847. TIIE LATE FIRE IN BERMONDSEY.—AS far as can be collected, the losses that will fall on the different Insu • ranee Comptniss, are as-subjoined; British Fire-office,s,6oo/. ; Picenix, 4,300/. ; Sun, 2 5001. ; Royal Exchange, 1,5101/. Globe, 5001. ; Guardian, 500/. ; Union, 3001. ; County, 300/. ; Total, 15,5001. Ton Poalt-ir...t.w IN WALES.—At the recent Quarter Ses.ioas for Anglesea, the Chairman, Mr. J.Williams(Treffus) , referring to the exi•ethe Of the Peor-law, in his address to the Gaand Jury, said that there had been, and was, a large annual increase in this item ot expense. The average total expense of the years 1834,1835, and 1836. was 16,500/. ' • 1837 might b e regarded as a broken year. In 1838 the total expense for the country was 15,167!. In 1829 it was 16,3001. In 1840 it was 17,4191.; and in 1841, 17,646/. • CAUTION TO THE FAIR SiN. EN GRANDE TOILETTE. —A lady bad a perfeetly new silk dress, cape, and scarf, most wan tonly destroyed, on Saturday levelling last, by oil havi ng been poured.over it, in walking along the streets frorn tegent treet to the neighbourhood ot queepTsquare, Hackett, deceased, at Cannanore, April 18. 52d Regiment— Captain F. A. Clarke returned to duty from furlough to Europe. I!ivALID ESTAIILISHMENT.—Capt. T. W. Cooke posted to the Ist Native Veteran Battalion. Al F. DICA r. DEPA ATMENT. —Assistant-Surgeon J. Batton removed from the 17th Native Infantry, to do duty with the 2d Battalion of klillery. Assistant-Surgeon W. Scott, M.D., removed from her Alnjeaty's 57th Foot, to do duty with 3ist, Light Infantry. CADETS AND ASUSTA NT-SURGEONS ADMITTED TO THE SERVICE. A. W. Bernal. for the Cavalry; Mr. E. AL Irving, for the Artillery ; Mr. W. S. ;Vann. for the Artillery • 311.. C. M. J. Thornton, for the Artillery; - Air. G. B. Homes, for the Artillery; Mr. W. Iloberts, for the infantry ; Air. J. C. P. Prescott, fur the Infantry; Mr. H. G. Luttrell, 31. D., Assistant-Sot geon. THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBEVS' We subjoin a traus:ation of the Report prk`6nted by the Brazilian Cabinet to his Imperial Majesty, on which was indor,q±d the Royal decree of dissolution alluded to under this head on Saturday. It is an important docu ment, possessing considerable interest for all- British merchants connected with the Brazils : "DISSOLUTION OF THE BRAZILIAN CHAMBERS. Sir,—The Ministers of your Imperial Majesty would savour a grave responsibility towards the country, betray their own consciences, and be unworthy of the confidence with which lour imperial Majesty has honoured them, if they were not with the most ptofound respect to pray your Majesty for a mea • sure which circumstances imperatively clam for the ma - ntenance of monarchical, constitutional, and representative government, the only one which can insure the salvation of the State against the intrigues and obstacles of factions. " It is, without any doubt, better to prevent in time the incalculable fatal consequences that follow in the rear of the march of factions, than to enter into a strife with them after having produced already irreparable e.arnage. " The present Chamber of Deputies, Sir, does not possess that moral force which is indipensable to accredit its acts and to strengthen the representative system amongst us. It can not represent the opinion of the country, because an expression of the national will and public necessities can only be the pro duce of freely given votes. 't The existence of this Chamber is not compatible with the idea of a regular Government, because in it predominate men, who, putting aside all constitutional means, would net refrain a moment from subvertieg and invading all the ideas of social organization, and from usurping and superseding all the other powers of the State. " The recollection of the intrigues and acts of violence which in the election of the present Chamber of Deputies were committed almest on every point of the empire, are strongly impressed on the tomes; of the Brazilians. An electoral triumph over all the laws of public decency was the object for which influences which in spite of the national will, at that time predominated, united all their strength, and success crowned those deplorable efforts to such an extent, that they command a decided majorisy. Ail Brazil, Sir, will rise to testify that in 1840 no regular and lawful elections took place. Public authorities, whose ade hesion was suspected or doubtful, were unlawfully said even en masse supended; girders drawn up in conformity to the de , sired ends were confided to the agents that had to preside at the electoral proceedings, in order to remove obstacles, and to prevent the action and success of the national will. Public functionaries were forced to a cruel option between a sacrifice of their conscience or of the bread of their children ; persons emp!oyed in public works ree.t buildings, soldiers, sailors of the imperial marine were constrained to march in a body to the pell,*and tht;re to register votes imposed on them beforehand ; subaltern agents of little morality, empowered to act according to their own discretion, eureiled and armed individuals whose electoral rights re ere more than questionable, and many of whom did not even belong to the parishes in which they voteel. These regiments invaded the churches, and tore from the table violently the citizens constituting the board for the direction of the elections, and substituted others for them by force. They expelled them from the churches under insults and me naces—peaceable citizens that had come there for the exer cise of one of the mist precious rights of a freeman, that of electing his representatives, and when those regiments were not sufficient—when the citizen was not cowed at a nod of those agents, supported by an armed force, the churches were attaeked, profaned by bayonets, and Brazilian blond was spil led. When al those m ans failed they devised another expe dient, that of disturbing by all modes possible the electoral operations. When a resjoeity of citizens had retired without giving in their lists, the urns were, notwithstanding, found filled with a number of those lists, exceeding that id the active citizens of the parish. From the hands of those who had pro claimed them the electoral boards received the lists by scores and in bundles, eithout caring whether signed or not, or whe ther beat iug the names of active citizens or mere children, or slaves, or fictitious Lames ; end as if that was not enough, the verification of votes by these boards AM made a subject of scorn and laughter, mid thus the right of voting turned into a h,tter mad criminal derision. They counted the votes as it suited them—they read the name% et voters as they chose—they verified the lists by scares. This caplet: was with indignation a witness of the saturnalia nicknamed the elections of a free people. To these encroachments others were added ; the urns, were surreptitiously taken away, and to the true lists, at least to those publicly received, they substituted others that welt. false, and those interested in these proceedings did nut shrink back from such a ,c •ndaloui and undisguised falsification of pubic acts, when the reitatts to be expected were not according to their wishes. In some n_ -aces the number of electors was augmented in an it:ere:tilde and frightful manner; in some colleges, not nititering a hundred electors, more than a thousand votes were handed in. " There is scarcely any part of the empire, Sir,. where these crimes again.t the freedom of voting was not committed in the elections of the present Chamber of Deputies. " A Legislative Chamber, tainted by so many crimes, die. credited in the general opinion of the Brazilians, who witnessed them, can nerve acquire the esteem and the veneration neee . a .. sary to produce a moral torce, indispensable for such a political. body, and for the maintenance of a Representative Govern ment. Its acts will never experience that easy and voluntary obedience, producers by a conviction on the part of the governed, who expressed their intentions by the means of a free election. Such a Chamber, whatever may be its numerical forces, can under no circumstances command public respect. " Whatever passes in a Legislative Chamber, being neeessatily i beim' s ht to publicity, ;.rovokes to discussion the intelligence, 1 the passions, the interests of all the members of the assecia tions, and is, frorn day to day, judged, condemned, or approved. " With what moral toree roust it be inv.sted, what confidence must it command, if its authority is not to be endangered by its daily verdicts? igainst the Chamber of Deputies Just assembled from every part of the empire voices are raised reproaching them with their origin, that was a violation of the law ; on the very day of election, on every point of the empire, protests were en tered against that Chamber, branded by public opinion, and its immediate dissolution was loudly demand,.', and every fact that happened afterwards only served to coofieni the justice of that sentence. . To accept or undergo such a Chamber would be assisting in falsifying the representative system, and plunging- the nation into the abyss of inarchy or despotism. The Ministers of your Imperial Majesty avow that the prin ciples of order have also their representatives in the present Chamber of Deputes, and it gives them the greatest pleasure to make this confession, as this circumstance affords a proof of the strength of the national opinion, which, in spite of all inti mieation succeeded in placing in the same Chamber men dis tinguished by their acquirements, talents, and virtues. But what can avail their powers, abilities, and patriotism in the Lot of these obstacles that await them. The salvation of the state, such as established by the constitution and the lieform Aot a demands, therefore, that the present Chamber of Deputies give way to another, to which freedom of.voting shall have imprinted the character of a true representative of national opinion, and impart that moral force required to .strengthen amongst us themonarchical, constitutional, and representative system. " Aunt, for this reason, the Ministers of your Imperial Ma jesty did not hesitate a moment to pray your Imperial Ala jesty to give his sanction to the measures implied in the decree which they have the honour to deposit in the hands of your Imperial Majesty, that will decide according to your august pleasure. " Palace of Bin de Janeiro, May 1,1842." [Here follow the signatures of six Ministers.] at day 1 WU aS the d it ierld eyed 'ool [,Op- eth's E. Y•) event and fenc e ' s thss Not cool orte' AV' ) u far eib. aid , ,tate, 03o r irvi)°:' - DECREE. " Taking into consideration the exposition of my Ministers and Secretaries of State, in their report of to-day, and having heard the advice of my Privy Council, I have resolved, using, the attributes conferred en me by the Constitution, att. 101. sec. 5, to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies, and at once to convoke another thnt will assemble on the Ist of November of the present year. • Candido Jeze de Ai anjo Vianna, Minister and Secretary of State, is thus to understand it, and bring it into execution. "PEDRO. II." "Palace of Rio de Janeiro, May 1, 1842." REMOVAL OF CONVICTS. na The under-named prisoners were removed from Newgate Saturday, to the hulks moored at Woolwich, preparatory to their voyage to New South Wales, to which colony they are banished for the terms set after their respective names, viz. : Ea- their Natural Lives--1 1 / a homed Balletti, aged 29 • F. Beard, 48 ; James Greenland, 25 ; Richard Davis, 18 ; Henry King, 29. For 15 Years—Henry Young, 22; Nicholas Forster, 25 ;. R. NPKnighr, 29. For 14 Years—Charles Wilson, 20; Henry Wilson, 224 Thomas Kirby, 43.. For 12 Years—Francis Mitchell, 20 ; Robert Wright, 17 ; Thomas ILley, 18. • For 10 Years—Thomas Baker, 16 ; R. Eldridge, 25 ; Geo. Davis, 18 ; Henry Keep, 29 ; W.' Murray, 25 ; Thos. Barry, 23 ; George Wilson, 20 ; Thomas Huis, 23; George Algar, 19 ; J. Bartz, 12 ; C. Edenborough, 27; Thomas white, 26; J. Gwynne, 21 ; J. Elmore, 19; Henry Lloyd, 14; J. Tyr rell, 25 ; J. 13ades,20; J. Knowles, 25 ; George Langley, 14 ; Edward Harris, 14; J. Harman, 21 ;. J. Sanger, 20; M. J. Lyons, 22 ; Joseph Smith, 15 ; J. Gollscher, 22. For 7 Years—Frederick Hayes, 12; William Lovell, 22; Charles Pritchard, 28; W. Webb, 25.; Charles. Swift, 22, J. Etigehill, 24; T. Coleman, 31 ; J. Kerrison, 19; J. Boxall, 'lB ; Edw. Scott, 21 • Wrr. Fair, 14; John Farrell, 24 ; James Tabraktain, 15 ; C. Teontbes, 19 ; Joseph Quin, .1,2; J. Ha therwell, ';6; G. Oakley, 18 ; T. Chatterton, 2S ; Henry Hudson, 12 ; J. Rouse, 24 , J. Herbert, 19 ; ri. Ilyvant, 11;. J. Pratt, 23 ; 11. Haines, 24 ; Henry Liedman, 15 ; G . ..Conpert. 20 ; and J. Wright, 20. Ihe juveniles under 14 years of age will be detained in the . boys' ship, in order to be taught. a trade. . -- Al I.Dl' ~ :NIOISELLE RACIIEL.--Tlxx limited engage ment of this eminent actress, at her Majesty's Theatre, tee initiated with much eclat last night. The character selected by Madetuniselle Rachel for her leave-taking was Roxane, in the Bajazet of Racine, the most temler and poetical of all the French tragedy writers. Bajazet is, perhaps, freer from the characteristic vices of French tragedy—a s ubstitution of decla mation and refinement for pa,sion and s implicity—than any sustained in a tepid similar work. Last season and during the present Nldlle. Rachel delighted the admirers rf the French drama by her matchless iropers,nation a Roxane. She gained immense n ocher a c b h u a t r , ac w t e e r r e s, manner. After Bajazet the pretty ballet divertissement, a e i f P t i l a :a u r o f l" A t ta s' l i ftl i e it ..hy T li h id e one act, by Perrot, called Le Peruser Napolita;n ' ~, in which Guy Stephan and Perrot danced the " Tarantella formed. Tins house, WAS exceedingly well attended'. w as per. MARGATE, J MN 4.—W e learn from a g - ood. source : that should the pres e n t rem a r kable fine weather continue, it is more than probable her Nlost. G ra • mous Majesty the Queen Dowager will try the efiekt of a a Isle of Thanet. Margate has , steamboat excursion to the as the extent of the first day's,,we understand, been fixed on live or six hours either frosti 131aqv'le' which will - occupy only ( i„,„ of tide being selected ckwall ser London-bridge, the weather continue favourab'e for embarkation. Should .the Go her Majesty's health, i and the voyage prove auspicious• Walmer willbe huno n all probability Ramsgate, Deal, and well-known tired by her Majesty the tollowinq da • The s ). less salubrity of the • • air about these spots will doubt prove greatly be n d ' ccial to her Majesty'3 'heal& Great search during the Yof silver was experienced in Ruthiu Tuesday l ast, and Quarter Sessi oll3 , which were held on Monday and it was with difficulty that . the country bills were settled, owing to there being "no change" to be had. It is a fact, that a gent i,. man pa id Is. 6d, ' for changing a full weight soverei n g • I 'Ci' ;r- a ?' Y) , J!