The Sun. — London, England, 1842-05-09 00:00:00

'p la '4 a- • at. ad p., eo l'A tta Fb . o k • ,41' t'fi4ll I • IMw.' - ~ .~ .ily► era► the )rk, cisl: ►s and Led is it ni nt le nal re- THE WEATHER.—NOON, MAY 9. 1 1.0YA L GA T herwometer.... 55 highest 62 L0we5t....... 41 • Barometer 29.40.—Wind N.W. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE THIS DAY. 11 "nilig ...... 53 minutes after 0 1 Evening .ll minutes after 1. ...4 )* 4444 *tronbXlittton SUN OFFICE Three o' Cloch. We have now before us a copy of the amended In eorne-tax Bill, as it passed through Committee, and as We suppo se it w ill rece i ve th e R o y a l sanction—for we have no hope that it will receive any improvements in i ts Passage through the House of Lords. Much as h as been said of its inquisitorial character, every de scription of it falls short of the reality. We as ;are the commercial classes, that they will pay nearly f or th e a p a thy with which they allowed th e Easter recess to pass over, and the little su pportwhich the Press received from them, in de nouncing and resisting this most oppressive impost. a mong other harassing powers given to the Commis sioners, is that of summoning before them, and ex amining, upon oath, not only merchants and traders th emselves, but also their confidential clerks, agents, told servants, and interrogating them respecting their masters' affairs. Should they refuse to appear, or d ecline to be sworn, or object to answer any question 1 1 1 , 11 t to th em , t h e y i ncur a p ena lty o f t w enty pounds. 411 4 enactment places masters at the mercy of their ser /ants, and renders them liable to the suspicion of hav ing committed perjury, should any discrepancy be found b etween the statements made by them and those fur :shed by their clerks. Again, where the tax is com rluded for, and evidence is found to prove that the in e°t.nse. paid for falls short of the real average income for t n ' gr ee years, the money paid is declared forfeited to the Ztnivals, a penalty of fifty pounds is incurred, and the hele• Income-tax levied anew as if nothing had been 1441 - Here is a door left open for the gratification of , t e most malignant passions. In the case of the t " the exact amount of their annual income, how easy it be for a rival trader, or a discharged l el eric . to ruin them by means of the course of prosecution "ersi - saggested. The task is an easy one. In the pre -Ipea• of the new inquisitors, the suspected person must Conseshis own accuser. He must supply the proor Which shall establish his guilt himself. If he refuse t a nswer he is ruined by penalties. If he only decline to a nswer five questions, the cost is an hundred pounds. Th ' e Commissioners may ask fifty, or indeed as many as th ey Please, and impose a fine for every refusal to answer The stock o f F r i en dl y S oc i e ti es , S av i ngs B a nks, and Ch aritable W s „„ I nst i tut i ons are exempte d f rom t h e t ax . hile income from professions, wages, and the funds a re taxed sevenpence in the pound, incomes from the usufruct of land in England, are taxed threepence half- Pe il,i ii ii , ; ! e ia n the p oun d, an d f rom l an d i n Sc o tland twopence L Pn Y. This Bill is called a Property-tax Bill by the I'seraraent, a n d is so s tyled by the printer • 0 tke }to ss . si such thing. It is an 14),„ of titia:nous. It ,s no .pose tome -tax Bill, and nothing else. It does not pro ine uch property. It taxes only the income aria r°ll: the labour by which it . is rendered produc lhe h . tax upon the wages of labour, whether of -4a or hand. It does' not say to the Dukes of TutaLs.sin and NEWC4STLE, " the Government Ites'"useus to appr o p r i a t e f or St a t e p ur p oses th ree r ot of every hundred of your estates, nor to Messrs. ROTHSCUILD and BARING, " the necessi ties of the State obliges Ministers to confiscate, for the Ilse of the Crown, three pounds out c f every hundred of which you are possessed." No; it reserves this harsh, t yrannical, and despoiling language for the medical prac tioner, the author, or the trader, whose sole earnings for the year amount only to one hundred and fifty Pounds. It will not hear of any deduction being made Ifrom this pittance for the support of the poor man's teamily. The Act expressly forbids any such deduction IDeing. allowed. He must pay an income tax for every lisoutliful of food eaten by his children. And yet bfi nisters have the brazen impudence to talk about the cqt ality with which the tax will fall upon all classes ! Jill taxes should fall upon real property, fur it is to t'otect real property that all the expenses of the Go- J-Innent are incurred. But in this country the aristo 't're,cy have hith erto contr i ve d to t h row all taxes, e i ther l iteetly or indirectly, upon industry. By a complicated most expensive system of indirect taxation, they sve'• imposed the most onerous burdens upon the l'eoPle, without their s being able to discover whence the Pjessure proce e d e d . H owever o bj ect i ona b le, therefore, the th e : tax °AY be, it will have the good effect of opening eiyneinsgie of th e country to the vast i m port ance o f Whole question of taxation with attenti o n. b W ein ' are entirely in fay Jur of the principle of taxation . xxei g x dir ect. Fifty pounds of a direct tax paid into the , hund r L luer, produces more to the Government than an 'the refore P o unds levied indirectly. There is here, tax di ' saving of one half in levying the matt reet lY• Again, it is better that each Isitithins --Ighould. k now what the Government costs him. 'fth et iwill make him look more sharply about him, War s , tht is Proposed to plunge the nation into foreign for v a n to know that he will be called upon to pay Liens in the shape of doubled or trebled taxes. I ttr n u tile cour se o f the de b ates upon the Income-tax Bill, es•s s i de ul " Proposed a plan of dirt ct taxation which we tel. -exceedingly equ it a bl e , an d w hi c h we s h a ll 44deer fut ure occa s i ons o f exp l a i n i ng i n d eta il to our a • We hav e on ly s p ace h ere to enumerate t h e p s htei AIL HUME proposes that as property is ex from from taxation, the income arising from it only 41, p ror !axed, t h e i ncome of all traders, merchants, and -profess ional men f or one year s h a ll b e ta k en as t h e i r pro h, r' that such pr o p er ty s h a ll b e ca pi ta li se d, ' an d s vi... ncorae whi c h would arise from it, taxed in the same ; t as incom e f rom other funded property. Thus, say iphysician earns a thousand a-year, this thousand nut would ca ll hi s cap i ta l ; i t i s all that he has, pt,therefore all that the State is charged with the cost him to e n j o y i n secur ity. At 5 per cent. sl \ y sand would produce fifty pounds, and upon this Po-:ectl.r:-tieu7 Would levy an Inc ome -t ax , a t th e 111 ;: seven-pence in the pound. This plan t:111111eia at °lice equalise the tax upon property and in- We trust that the Hon. Member for Montrose e"titssia s ee the "importance of persevering in making the of his plan familiar to Parliament and the country, s Nye. ornitie, A )4 •0 . Contemporary says : '.` districts has 1 tt:bil Pervades many of the ma The distress manufacturing 1 4 „sett neglected by the humane t and patriotic advisers . of i t : 4Alt STY. We have itk lt • il l c ontemplation to iss g u r e ea fort p h le w a i s t i l l i r a e Q in ue s e t n a ' t s m L g et t t h e a r t , . viti ti 11 1 R contributions in the several places worshipof of f_ f 'il td°l,thout the three Kingdoms , for the purpose t it ' , lit & 'bore adequate relief tothe t i i n la d n us l tr o i o o a i l is sl p ib o s p o u r l i a r. tii ''' urthe manufacturing districts - N . 14 . 6,- .. 11 11 be expected to yield. .A Conference was held on the s ! '' r tll k i‘ Y on this very interesting subject at thehouse of 1 rh tkl. ,at which the First Lord of the Treasury,. tle le,geertary, the Lord Primate, and the Lord Bishop No • when it was determined . t t l i a v t , ~ t ,44% l lll,! 4 • l llw w e e rh e a Np r er esz e n n e nt 't ioned should be immodia u c et; l' t • 12,7 the benevolence of her Majesty's subjects." 1 ? , -e Ulan never. itself e lf gld that the Ch o u f r t c i h ie h ti a i s ou a . 11 4 1 ', 1 7 IteQn fit to bestir lre • in the cause tt , 4 ll :t s -.4 °I: destitute operatives in the manufacturing d b i u s ; 'i,144 lt at the same time we cannot . ' '''t 11 " 415111. s urprise that it has not done have s h o e l e o a ng for b e e m lo u r s e t . 4 k'll i 474 rchdly hoped that it would cc contenting itself with Z t li bb. lt utik of charity, instead t‘it,uk%-ettle vineyard at the eleventh hour hour ; for if there th,tet:it4tuc more than another as well as preach, 1 ;1;, t. h, , t3 u. the Church to practise,. which it is specially in -11/;4lii,,'S charity. The distress in th e e va m ile a d nu a fa it c i t i t n ir l i o n r g e d ° 4 1. , 1 % Z hot of yesterday's date. It pr .41 ` , - ri t . throughout the whole of last year, and NI. t. t 4 Iv. ) appalling; yet we do not • ilkt niter was perfectly 11111.(11)116.tliat either Archbishop or Bishop came for- Ivi tvi l e t e he P t , -mt „ l3 pith a n offer of exerting whatever tho --- 11° -4'4 edi to relieve it. However, : e •ug it s , 4, qacerity, weand Churchai n s fi an n :4:l44%l°r;rt":4l;e:nire uP shall l6r c i t l ):1 - i l s u fi t r d a c t l n i i :til e a ; on lostolie 'edd prelates an- . urtlii, i.,1411.5e-strings d r r e a c l k v o t n h kt thes la ran- and . th ' (4 ii• h . ' character . andcontrlbu l te t is ea n c o h t enough for r e(le gre kllt e , 4hostly Dignitaries preach charity to their ‘°P t htr': °6B ; they must themselves set the example, tietil,:i 4° Ntitl in. wealth, and are expres.,l . y and eniplia lieav' ei/jelued to " lay up for themselves a . b., treasure in Itl t a ‘il i!, " w hich they Cannot do so surely . t a m s tj,ar ts , t , ol o v i - 1 Nit. 4141.4 portion of their " treas T u i l i e ey are eager ell 'lrvin"' fellow -countrymen. -0 in. f new . A -11411 ttl I:'•llchurches at the expense of . the t liiih, '_,' h Y way of providing for the souls of their be ta; Heir`egflocks ; let them now show equal zeal in providing a t han bodie s ; fur of what use is a new church to 0; 4 '11 1 o lies starving in a cellar—whose clothes are at j,, , : % nbroker's—and who, if lie Were to be seen en i tt:r . - . 'o th 4,, e,sacred edific e in his rags, would throw into ly s es ail th e " r espectable" portion of the congregation, and most probably be conveyed to the nearest station -11,0113r as a r ,- .)g•uz , and ? There is no news of importance in the French and Spanish Journals, save what we have given in our Foreign Summary. BOURSE-PARIS, SATURDAY, MAY 7. fast Highest Lowest , _......... ..___ Price Pm,. Pricy. Price. French 5 per Conti IW 45 ... 119 75 ... 1 9 45 ... 119 tO 4 per Cents. ..... ... 102 ... 102 ... 102 ... 102 3 per ',ems Bl 85 81 90 ... 51 85 ... 81 85 'Sank or France Lattitte Bank I,ooof. Shares 1035 ...1035 ...113i ...1(35 5,0001. Shares 5057 59 ...5057 50 ...50..7 50 ...5057 50 Belgian 5 per Cents. S per Centt., 1840 105% ... 105% ... 105, 4 .. 105 , 4 3 per Cents 73 40 ... 73 40 ... 73 40 ... 73 40 ipanish Active :.*54 ... ti 14 ... 25 4 4 ... 25% PASAVS 4% ... 47, ... 47, ... 4% qeapolitan Runan ........ 104 ... 104 ... 104 ... 104 __ .... _. . ... _ ... --. RAILWAY SHAKE. St. Germain ... ....... B5O ... 850 ... B'o ... 650 Versailles, tt. I-. L.B ,I 03 ... 2 , in ... 105 ... 2 , itt 11.1uon 555 ... 555 ... 555 ... 555 Orleans Stiasburg to Bale Her Majesty and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of \Vales and the Princess Royal, are expected to arrive in town at four o'clock this afternoon from Claremont. The Royal carriages were ordered to be in readiness at Claremont Park at half-past two o'clock. ROEB UCK. " I charge the Member for Nottingham with bribery. I charge the M. mber for Harwich with bribery. I charge one of the Members for Penryn and Falmouth with bribery. I charge thy Members for Reading with bribery. I charge the Member for Lewes with bribery."—Mr. Roebuck, Friday Night's Debate, May 6. Commons of England ! once within your Hall Our iron Cromwell caused Corruption's fall— Flung his stern words at those assembled there, While each the other viewed with wildered stare : Thou art a perjurer—thou a coward—thou Thy country's traitor, false to thy true vow." So scourged he all, then pack'd their crew to reign Down in Perdition, with " Sir Harry Vane." Like him, so acted that most potent man*— " Emperor" call him, or plain " Corsican"— Who, mid five hundred traitors calmly trod, Frowned his dark frown—dissolved them with his nod; The awe-struck herd evanished from the floor, While he—a second Cromwell—locked the door. Third let him rank—a lesser—yet not small— Who now, like those, treads nobly England's Hall ; Lifts his just voice, and bids corrupted right Stand out from darkness, and confront the light ; Ho! Chelsea tremble—Larpent blush and start — E'en thou, staunch Plumridge, quail thou in thy heart; Shrink Hobhouse—Elphinstone—and fifty more,f Yet to be known when cut we to the core , While England sees, by Roebuck's courage bold, Corruption crushed beneath her seats of gold. * Napoleon, in the Council of Fire Hundred. Wakley's expression—see Debate. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. A solitary purchase in Consols, to the extent of 20,000/., for to-morrow has comprised the whole bu.siness of the day. Buyers and sellers have alternately appeared at a shade above or below the market price, but without concluding a bargain. Consols are nominally the same as on Saturday, namely, 923 9 for Money, and 924 923 for the Account. Three per Cents. Reduced, 91% 914 ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents.'New, 100%, 100 L ; Reduced 993 993 ; Bank Stock, 167 188; In dia Bonds, 20 21, and Exchequer Bills 36 39 prem. Scarcely anything has been done in Foreign .1.. comities, and these only in Dutch, the prices for which are 53 for the Two and-a-Half, and 1013 for the Five per Cents. Railway Shares have been in better request, and the market appears firm, although prices are not quite so good as on Sa turday. South Eastern, 304, the Scrip, 73 74 ; South Western, 634; Eastern Counties, 94 93, New, 51. 6s. Bd. ; Northern and Eastern, 43; Bristol and Exeter, 434; Birmingham and Gloucester, 53; Manchester and Birmingham, 28% • Manches ter and Leeds Quarter, 64; North Midland, 324; ' Edinburgh and Glasgow, 54 1 , ; and Brighton, 363. In the bonds of the insolvent States, a single one found a place on the official list of to-day; Peruvian, 19 3 / 4 ; not another has a quotation. Information of the arrival of the Clyde West India steamer off Southampton last night, has been received this morning, with the pleasing intelligence for merchants that the letters will be delivered to-morrow. This vessel, owing to the bad arrangements over the water, is rather more than a week over due, and it is, of course, impossible to conjecture what mails she may have brought, but this is certain that a delay of 24 hours in the receipt of the letters must elapse, in consequence of the bags having again been landed at Falmouth. Some statements have appeared, vindicating the Post-office authorities there from any participation in the delay which has hitherto always taken placed, and setting forth the dispatch which had been used in sorting and forwarding the correspondence to its destination; but the point is the preferability of some other port, on account of its greater proximity to the metropolis, and thence to the various manufacturing towns. No single instance, on the arrival of these vessels have occurred, but that the passengers have been in London very many hours before the letters, and from the long continuance of easterly winds, the early delivery of letters is the more serious. Papers to the Bth of January have arrived from Port Phillip, which contain no particular news, although they give generally a good account of the progress of the colony. It is stated that the introduction of steam communication imparts a regularity to the arrival and dispatch of intelligence, which in times of greater commercial activity will exercise an extensively bene ficial effect upon colonial markets. Mails have been received from the sister colony since its establishment with almost weekly regularity. This is a strong contrast to the circum stances which have occasioned the above remarks, especially when it is remembered how recently steam-vessels have been introduced into Australia. Accounts from Bahia to the 2d March have been received, but which are wholly unimportant. Exchange on London, 29; on Parts, 325 ; and on Hamburgh, 610. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 7.—There was some improvement to be noticed in the demand, and the market had a firm aspect. 4,000 bales were sold, including 500 American for exportation. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MAY 7.—Eastern Counties and South Easterns were dull, and Railway Stock in general heavy. The sales were—Eastern Counties, 93; New, 51. 4s. 2d„; Debentures, 11/. ls. Bd. ; Manchester and Leeds Quarters, ; and South Eastern, New, 24. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 7.—We have had a dull market to-day, except in Manchester and Birmingham Shares, which have been more in demand, and at improved prices. Manchester and Birmingham, 294 to 294; District Bank, 101. 9s. ; Union Plate Glass, 54. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock l6B ' India 5t0ck...... 24Bi 3 per Cent Red. 914 "Ditto Bonds l9l,ir 3 per Cent Cons 924 Ditto Old Annuities ... 34 per Cent Red 994 .Ditte New Annuities... New 34 per Cent . lOO4 lEx. Bills, 1,000/....24d 40 pre New 5 per Cent.. — Ditto 5001......... 37 pre Long Annuities expire Ditto Small 37 pm Jan. 1860 ..... 12 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct ... Oct. 1859. ....... 123 :India Stock for Acct.... Jan. 1860- FOREIGN FUNDS. Austrian, 5 INA cent.— , Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 pet cent lO2 Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian 80nd5.... — Prussian, 5 per cent. Buenos Ayres ti l.erceat Russian, 5 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent..... Ditto, Metallic ...... . Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent — Ditto, 1824.......... ..... 264 Ditto Deferred.... 124 Danish, 3 per cent — F renc h, 5 per cent. —4. —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange --f ...c. Mexican, 5 per cent.... 334 , French, 3 per cent —'. —c. Ditto, 6 per cent:.. 1637 !Dutch, 24 per cent. , 53 " Peruvian, 1825, ti per et. 194 !Ditto, 5 per cent. .. . 101 3 SHARES. Birmingham and Gloucester Raileiay (100 p) 53 Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) ......... 434 Cheltenham and Great Western (723 paid) 17* Eastern Counties Railway (23 paid) ... Ditto New Shares ( paid) Edinburgh and Glasgow (50 paid) ... 544 Great Western Railway (65, paid ) 934 Ditto New Shares (50 paid) 644 London and Brighton (50 paid) . 364 London and Blackwall (25 paid) l2 London and Birmingham (90) Ditto New Shares ( 2 paid.... London and South Western London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) 14 Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... Ditto Quarter Shares ( 2 paid) 64 Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) ...... 284 Northern and Eastern (45 paid) 43 North Midland Railway (100) Ditto New Shares (40 paid) ... 324 Ditto Thirds ( paid) South Eastern and Dover (50 paid) ...... . 304 Ditto Scrip. ( 5 paid) LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, MAY 9.—Wind this day at noon, N. DEA L, MAYB.—W ind W. S. W., squally. —Arrd. Cambyses, Hutchinson, Mauritius; Howlett and Catherine, Singapore; Egbert, Narie, Mauritius; Isabella, Jamaica; P. Dever, Sprout, Sydney, N.S W. ; John Willis, Willis, and Ceres, Castle, Demerara ; Ealing Grove, Falconer, Dominica. Arrd. from the River, Vernon, for Madeira. STANGATE CREEK, MAY 7. —Arrd. Astrea, Hurst, Trieste; Lady Jane, Fife, Mogadore ; Enterprise, Barker, Sydney, N. S. W. ; Sultana, Benguela (master and mate dead) ; Nor wood, 131 , om, Leghorn. SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 7.—Arrd. Tagus steamer, Gibraltar, left 28th ult., Cadia 29th, I. isbon 2d inst., Oporto and Vigo 3d. MAY B.—Sailed British Queen steamer, New York. TORBAY, MAY 6.—Arrd. Mary Ridley, London for Cal cutta ; Premier, London for Jamaica. LIVERPOOL, MAY B.—Wind N. W., flesh.—Arrd. Medora, Carter, Calcutta; Thomas Dempsey, Trinidad ; Janet, St. Domingo; Hebe, Wright, South Carolina; Deens, New Or leans ; Elizabeth Bentley, Hunt, Ocean Queen, Wilson, and Athens, Chase, Mobile; Rover, Ancona; Mary and Ann, Bruce, Monte Video; Philomele, Spratt, Monte Video; Charles Homerton. Stancliff, St. Domingo ; Sta. Delevio, New Orleans; Abercrombie. Mobile; Duncan, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Elizabeth Wood, Crosbie, Rarbadoes. Off Port, John Denniston, Mobile. LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.—The Maria, from New Orleans to Jamaica, was fallen in with on the Bth ult., lat. 24, long 81, di:masted and leaky, master, mate, one passenger, and four seamen taken off by the Hebe, Wright, arrived here ; two passengers had previously been put on board the Christina, from Jamaica to the Clyde, and two others on board the Pride, bound to Halifax. Those taken on board the Hebe were trans ferred, 10th ult., to the Hellespont, from Havannah to Boston.l LONDONDERRY, MAY 8. —Arrd. Charlotte, Andrews, St. John's, New Brunswick. PORTSMOUTH, MAY B.—Wind W.N.W., squally.—Arrd. Liverpool packet, Muissa, Alamein, sai:eci 10th March, Pernatn hum), 16:h; Bushire and Ragasshan, London fur Bombay. Sid. H.M.S. Daphne, Eastward. DOVER, MAY 7.—Arrd. Catherine Greene, Dyot, St. Kitts, having on board the crew of the Thos. Worthington, of Cork, from Sierra Leone, which was abandoned 30th ult., in lat. 49, lon. 18, in a sinking state. OFF THE START, MAY 3 . — Powhattan, for Bremen. FAL3IOUTH, MAY 7.—Wind W.S.W. to NV., fresh gales and squally.—Arrd. Wilhelmina and Sophia, Deetzen, Rio Janeiro; Renascente, Perillo, Barletta. DUBLIN, MAY s.—Arrd. Mary Sweet, Sweet, Oporto ; Cyrus, Warren, St. Sebastian. 60, Hotspur, Harrington, Demerara ; Monarch, Brown, St. Lucia. MONTROSE, MAY 6.—Sld. Hen y, Johnston, Quebec. '*4.6i.•GP THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1842. ARY 4 ntk 3. Lli 1) ilttbite Optntogt. " Who runs may read." FOIZEIGN. M. Pageot, the French emissary for prevailing upon the European Courts to consent to the bestowal of the hand of the young Queen of Spain upon a son of the King of the French, was received with as little sympathy at Vienna as at London. Whilst at Vienna M. Pageot was put in possession of the most unreserved expression of Prince Metternich's opinions as to the refusal of France to ratify the treaty for exchanging the common right of search by the great Powers. That sagacious and benevolent statesman, we are assured, pointed out to the special agent of the French Government, in very strong lan guage, the general impolicy of France refusing to ratify nego tiations to which she was an originating and contracting party, arid the want of confidence which such refusal must beget in other negotiations. We quote the following from the Patrie ..—" M. Pageot has taken his departure for Berlin. This is the third most confi dential mission with proposals relating to the marriage of Queen Isabella 11., with which he has beers charged. It is presumed that his instructions still are to present. the renunciation of France of all pretensions to place a Prince of the house of Orleans on the Throne of Spain ; but on condition that one be chosen from either the Spanish or Italian branch of the Bour bon family. Having failed with the Tory Cabinet of England, and also, as it is said, with Prince Metternich, the support of M. Bislow is now sought for." There is very little to notice in the original columns of our Paris Contemporaries. The discussion between the Journal des Debats and the Opposition journals on the treaty for the right of search still continues, but it is losing all its interest. The Constitutionnel and Courrier Francais comment with great severity on the decision of the Tribunal of Correc tional Police, by which the proprietor ac 4 responsible editor of the Courrier des Theatres have been con demned to a fine of 10,0001., and the suppression of the journal, far a fictitious declaration as to the ownership of the third of the amount of the cautionnement of 100,000 f , which by the French law must be deposited as a guarantee for the payment of fines or damages. The decision is regarded as a violent attack upon the press at large, and a confident hope is manifested that the decision will be annulled by the Cour Royale, as having been come to by the Correctional Tribunal without legal evidence of the fact that the conditions of the law relative to the cautionnement had been evaded. The French vessel the Jena, 74, with a frigate and a brig, have been ordered to cruize off the Morocco coast, between Tangiers and Oran. A steamer had been despatched from Tangiers to Oran with despatches for General Lamoriciere. We learn from the Catalonian capital that considerable agitation pr evailed, and that seditious cries had been uttered in the Barcelona theatre. The authorities, anticipating some republican movement, had taken the precaution of doubling the military posts, and cf having numerous patrols for the purpose of maintaining order. The Madrid Castellano of the 30th announces the death of the Archbishop of Toledo. Mendizabal's motion in Congress, to take into consideration to grant the authorisation for the emission of I6'J millions of reels Treasury bills, had been carried. PUBLIC OPINION. The Times thus alludes to Captain Plumridge's answer to Mr. Roebuck's election questions in the House of Commons:— " Captain Plumridge's pledge to the electors of renryn (!) not to speed one farthing even for a single bit of riband— his droll way of measuring himself against his questioner as against the recognized Parliamentary standard of purity and incorrup tion—his announcement, not so much exculpatory as deter mined, not only that he did not promise or expend, but that he will not pay ' one sous' towards any modification of election expenses (qu. his own coach hire ?) all this, joined with the Gallant Captain's previous ejaculation, made apparently with all the frankne,s of discontent, that he retired because he made a bad bargain,' produce such an odd and puzzling effect upon our minds, that we know not what to think or what to do, but to follow the example set very freely by the House of Commons, and laugh. We know it is no laughing matter; but really if Captain Plumridge will be so very tunny, we can not help it." The - following appears in the Post :—" 'the public will have read with concern, but still, we think, with approbation, the somewhat sombre account which was given by the Prime Mi nister on Friday night, of the state of trade in this country, and of its prospects. The statement arose upon the discussion whether, in fixing the Income-tax upon the profi.s of trade, the average income of the preceding three years should be taken, or the income of the one year immediately preceding. It was allowed, on all hands, to be a very difficult question ; but ultimately it was determined that the average of three years should be taken. One tolerably good reason for preferring the three years was, that the person who took the lead in opposing it was Mr. Joseph Hume. There are few men more infallibly in the wrong than Mr. Hume. It is clear that as the last year was decidedly a bad one for trade, and the year before not very good, if the current year produce an improvement, as every one wishes it may, it would be more profitable tor the revenue to take the income of the current year than the average of three." We take the following from the Herald A refusal by . the House of Commons to inquire, either by hearing evidence at its bar, or by reference to a Committee of Privileges, into Mr. Roebuck's accusations against the Member s for Reading, Falmouth, Nottingham, Lewes, and Harwich, will be a decla ration and an adoption of its own impurity—will be a direct encouragement to the committal of bribery and corruption, and the subsequent compounding of those penal offences—and will be a hypocritical abandonment of its own grossly-violated pri vileges. The House of Commons cannot—it dares not, refuse an inquiry; the accusations are too serious—the acts complained of are too notorious—public decency has been too scandalously outraged—the elective and representative trust has been too openly bougl , t and sold, not merely by venal freemen, drunken potwalloppers, or needy ten-pound householders, but by Mem bers of the House of Commons, for that assembly to dexte rously wriggle out of, or boldly to refuse, inquiry." The Chronicle says, in a leading article suggested by Mr. Roebuck's recent motion ;—" From all that passed in the House of Commons on Friday, and from what we have been able to learn of the sentiments of Members since, we think it most probable that Mr. , Roebuck's motion will be carried, or. at any rate, that an inquiry of the kind which he proposes will not be altogether refused. But he must not imagine that the majority will make this concession either readily or honestly. What they concede will be a concession to sheer (Lead of public opinion ; nothing will be conceded but what that public opinion imperatively demands ; and whatever is conceded will, as far as possible, be neutralised by every limitation and qualification that precedent can justify or ingenuity suggest. Doubts will still be raised about the form of the motion ; objections will be found against a Committee as the best means of investigating the subject ; the scope of the inquiry will be restricterr; and when it is commenced every difficulty that can be created by refusal to answer questions, and by opposition to the authority of the House of Commons, will be suggested by lawyers, and brought into action by the impudent audacity of the subordi nate agents of corruption." The late forcing of Tory Magistrates upon various boroughs, especially that of Berwick, is thus commented on by the Ad vertieer of that locality :—" Where there are certain grounds for thinking that other motives dictated the appointments, we are entitled to ask fur proof of their necessity. Did it exist in Berwick ? Can the most hot-headed partisan within the walls of this borough pretend that the legal and constitutional func tions of the Magistracy could not have been all fully dis charged by those previously invested in the office ? Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that there might be a ne cessity for increasing the list in some cases, was there, also, a necessity that the gentlemen appointed should, without excep tion, belong to the Conservative party? Lord John Russell's rule was to consult the Town Council, the local representatives of the people, in every case where an increase of a municipal borough-magistracy was contemplated. On their recommen dation he proceeded, and the consequence was that his appoint ments were, in the fullest sense of the term, popular." The Hereford Times, reviewing the clauses of the Income tax Bill, says :—" This precious measure seems to have been framed, like a sman-mesh net, to catch all and every species of income beyond a hundred and fifty pounds a-year. Indeed, if we may jndge of the Bill from the description of several of the ablest Conservative papers—and it is worthy of remark, that, confessedly, the ablest Tory prints have condemned the injustice of the measure—it will be a tax not only on incomings, but also on outgoings ; and likewise on neither one nor the other, for a considerable portion of the bad debts of the pro fessional man and the tradesman—bad debts, in the commercial acceptance of the phrase—will have to contribute seven-pence in the pound to keep Sir Robert Peel and Co. in office ! This sounds paradoxically ; nevertheless, it will prove a reality ; therefore, a practical paradox." As a panacea for our over-grown population and lack of em ployment, the Cambrian urges the only effective remedy . " Everywhere, in town and country, the labourers are too nu• mesons to be employed whilst the competition for employment depresses the wages of those who are employed; . to this hungry multitude four hundred thousand beings are added year after year. What is to be dune for them ? Every year increases the difficulty; yet there is plenty for all. The earth would grow a hundred told more corn than they want; and they have strength, skill, and industry wherewith to purchase it. Only allow them the opportunity of labouring far the food which Europe can supply them—only fix and re duce the duty on foreign corn, and they will be fed." Alluding to the late presentation of the Chartist petition, with its three to four million signatures, the Leeds Times remarks:—"A petition from such a number of individuals is at no time a matter to be treated lightly, and least of all at the present time. It indicates the existence of a deep ferment and agitation, which must yet affect and modify the destinies of society for all time to come." IVICONEY—TIZADE—COI' ITMMILCE. Tbc tea-plantations at Assam, it appears from the report of the Company, will soon grow tea enough to supply the demands of all nations. By the end of 1845 they will produce 850,000 lbs. of tea ; the annual value cf these wtll be 32,000/. ; the charge of their cultivation, 23,100/., leaving a balance of 8,900/. profit. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. From the report of the Society for the Suppression of Men &city, it appears that from the formation of the Society in 1818, to the year 1841. 35,076 registered cases have been dis pcsed of, and 1,264,029 meals have been distributed, exclusive of relief in money, blankets, clothing, &c. During the same period 20.646 vagrants have been arrested, and 11,638 con victed. In the past year, 1841, 2,810 men and women have been employed. The Liver Flour-mills at Liverpool, the property of Mr. Edward Holme, were totally destroyed by fire on Friday lai.t ; they are, howerer. insured. Three of the fire-police, and the foreman of the mills, were seriously injured. nuntorsres I.^.L-tE: DAY. It is reported that a large nun - ler of clergymen and influen tial laymen intend to form a new society, to be called, " The Church Aid Society," having for its purpose the wive defence and guardianship o;: that Establishment in every possib:e point of view." BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.-(THIS DAY.) The Thirty-seventh Annual General Meeting of the Mem bers and Friends of this excellent Institution, was held this day in the large room of Exeter Hall. At twelve o'clock, the Chair was taken by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, M.P., amidst the moat deafening plaudits from every part of the densely crowded Hall. On the platform we observed the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Norwich, Mr. Labouchere, M.P., the Hon. Mr. Cowper, NIP., &e. The eiIAIIGMA N said, Ladies and Gentlemen. It is not necessary that I should refer to those proceedings which have been for many years the established course of this Society ; still less do I think it necessary to dilate upon the manifold advantages of education ; on that point, I trust, all here are fully satisfied ; hut I think it is of some importance that I should consider the general and universal character which 1 think belongs to this Society. And let me observe that it is of the greatest consequence that you should set an example in the promotion of learning, in the promotion of education, in the promoter], above all, of education in the Scriptures — because we have seen that the commencement of this Society has caused the commencement of other institutions bearing some analogy to it, and that not only this Society itself has gone on and flourished, but that it has suggested the idea, which had not !title rto occurred to other bodies, to establish similar institutions. It is ma. y years ago—my friend Mr. William Allen knows how long—since the British and Foreign School Society undertook the noble and worthy task of pro moting education in this kingdom. It was at first met with the declaration that the education of the poorer classes was un necessary, if not mischievous; but that feeble cry soon sub sided, and the immediate consequence was the forma tion of another Society called " The National School Society," which,: with a difference in the manner of instruction, professed the same object, and entered on the great work of education. So have we seen the institution of the London University followed soon after by that of King's College; so have we seen the publication of a work for th e promotion o f reading and instruction, called the Penny Magazine, followed immediately by the publication of another of a similar charac ter; so have we seen, that that which was mu'h commented on and opposed at first—the reference of questions relating to education to a Committee of the Privy Council, by which means the voluntary exertions of individuals and societies were not interfered with, and that education .might be promoted— we have seen, I say, that though that *position was much re sisted at first, it has been adopted by those who most resisted it, and they propose to carry on the same operations.—(Loud cheers.) This Institution was first established in 1808 ; the National School S oc i e ty was es t a bli s h e d i n 1811 . I think we see, then, from this and other examples, that exertions of this kind, made in a right direction, are not thrown away, but that you are exerting yourselves in the promotion of an object which may. and I trust has, operated for the benefit of man kind.--( Cheers.) With respect to the principle on which this Institution was founded, I should state that it began, and has never deviated from, one basis which it laid down—that the children of this kingdom ought to receive instruction in the Holy Scrip tures.—( Loud cheers) Those who has e followed an objeet but with a difference of regulation have made less general pro vision for the poorer classes of this kingdom, because they have insisted that the formulcv and catechism of the Church should be taught to all children. The consequence of this has been the exclusion, and, as I think, art unnecessary exclusion of great numbers, and many children who might otherwise have received benefit have been deprived of it. It seemed as if those who founded them were as determined that they should not become Presbyterians as that they should not become Christians ; that in order to prevent their becoming Baptists or Independents, they were willing to make them lose that in struction which we think should be given to all classes in this kinsdorn.—( Hear. ) I lament to say, that with all the exer tion which has been made, there is still a lamentable want of education in this kingdom.—( Hear, hear.) If you want an example, look to the reports of the governors of gaols; there it will appear, that out of one hundred pri soners you would find sixty or seventy ignorant of the name of God, or Jesus Christ.—( Hear.) One wonders that such profsund ignorance should exist in this country ; but we should not confine ourselves to wonder, we should endeavour now to carry the light of Christianity into the most distant lands, where it has never yet penetrated, and we should, in our land, if possible, endeavour not to allow this heathen ignor ance to continue.—( Loud cheers.) If you look at other papers which have lately come to light, reports which have been made by the Commissioners to inquire into the treatment of children in the mines of this country, von will find accounts of the most barbarous treatment as affects the health of these children, accompanied by a total disregard to their instruction in the common, simple rudiments of Chris tian education.—(Hear.) This, again, is an object to which the voluntary exertions of this Society, and, I should hope, the at•entiou of Parliament, will be directed, with a view to the remedying of such evils.—( Cheers.) I do not wish to detain sou longer from the reading of the Repo r t, b u t I am entrusted - by my brother (the Duke of Bedford) — (Loud cheers)—to mestion that he, considering that he has inherited with ether duties and obligations of propirty, the obligation to support this Society, and to endeavour to con. tinue those exertions which my father had the happiness of being one of the first to render—(Loud cheers)—is desirous that the contributions which he always gave to the Society in former years should be continued in this, and he hopes to con tinue it in future years.—( Hear, heir.) I, Gentlemen, too, feel the same duty and obligation on me of supporting this Society, by every means in my power, and you may always rely upon my sitertions when they shall he required in prcmoti ig the objects of this highly meritorious institution—the Scrip tural education of the people. The Noble Chairman sat down amidst loud and long-continued cheering. (The meeting had not concluded when we went to press. ) THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Last week's arriv ds of English gr. in were moderate, but good of Irish Oats. The f. esh supply was also moderate. Wheat, both Engli,la and foreign, maintained their former value, with a slack demand. Barley ls. per quarter lower. Beans and Peas met a fair sale at last quotations. Oats heavy in dis posal, and hardly supported their former prices. The Flour trade dull. 4 IttiIVALS OF Gi'AIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK Wheat. I Harley. Flour 3,8-(.yr5.4,5447 qrs. 5,6:9 qrs. 4,6:6 sacsci 22,3'8 ill 6,997 ; rls English Irish - Foreign PRICES OM BC Wheat,lted (old) s —s. White (old) lied sos. 54, Fine `si. CO,. Superfine 61s. 6•ss. --- White (l 841) 5 s. 545. Fine • 5.% Gls. --Superfine 6 ts. Fore~gnfree s•_':.7!s . Ryc :Bs. 40, Barley 265. 32i. --- Grinding •5s 28s Malting 50, 344. Malt Y's. 60s, -- Fine New.. 625. 645. Pease, Grey, New 10s. 325. Maple New. 34s. White 345. 365. Boilers 36s ..3Ss. A KT) OF SFI P Beans, Sniall,newl ...31. Ws. (olti) ---- Tick (new) °7 :30, (old) --- Harrow (new' Th.23B. (old). 'lBs. 4•ls. ?rank .••• ••••••11. Oats, Feed —a. ---- Nev. 145.915. --- Poland New .... ...... ISs.24r. Potatoe ew ei als. -- Scotch ` , 54. 275. -- Irish 14s. ... 178.218, Flour Town (per 5ack)....5 , 11 575. --- Seconds t,O , 54% Nvrth Country 4S, 50*. 13ran B, Us. SAIITLIFIELD. The supply was large, and there ceinia good attendance of the trade, the best qualil ies met with ready buyers at rather higher prices ; the middling and ordinary without alteration. Beasts, 4,366; Sheep and Lambs, 24,310; Pigs, 391 ; Calves, 119 ; Beef, inf., 33. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton, 3s 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; Veal, 3s. 6d. to ss. 6d. ; Pork, 23. 2d. to 4s. Bd. ; Lamb, 63. 6d. to is. LAW INTELLIGENCE CHANCERY COURT--(THIS DAY.) His LORDSHIP sat to-day at Lincoln's Inn, and was engaged in hearing appeal motions. ROLLS' COURT.-(1111S DAY.) This being the last day of Term, the petitions remaining to be heard were called on, when it appeared that Air. Pember t in, and the other Counsel engaged in them were absent, being in attendance at the House of Lords. There being in conse quence no business before the Court, Lord Langdale, after dis posing of a few conzent petitions, rose at an early hour. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice-Chancellor Baum ) In the case of " Armytage v. Armytage," which was before his Honour on Saturday, the minutes upon which the case came before the Court were agreed to, after some discussion at the bar. No case requiring special notice came before the Court to-day. ECCLESIASTICAL. The disputed church-rate at. Greenw;ch, was put to the ques tion on Friday last, when it was lost by a majority of 47. A poll has been demanded, and fixed for next Thursday and Friday. PINE ARTS. _ Mendelssohn will be presented at the two last concerts of the Philharmonic Society, when he will conduct his new symphony, and perform a pianoforte concerto. XACTIMAILY AND SCXENTIPTC. _ _ ••••• ••••••••••••••••••• ••• •••••• • The Marquis of Northampton gave his first soiree, as Pre sident of the Royal Society, on Saturday evening, at his man sion in Piccadilly. About 400 of the most distinguished Fellows of the Society were present, and many foreigners of rank and distinction, together with Mr. Washington Irving and Mr. Samuel Rogers, the poet. The next soiree takes place on Saturday. At a meeting recently held at Cork, it was resolved that the British Association for the advancement of Science should be invited to hold their meeting for 1843 in that city. COURT—r.asknoivaltzz. The Prince and Princvs3 Nicholas Estherhazy arrived at Vi enna en the 17th of last month. The Duke of Hamilton is shortly expected in town frcm Hamilton Palace. The Duke of Wellington entertained a select party at dinner last night at Apsley House. Sir Robert Peel had a large party on Saturday. 'the 'Marquis of Kildare is staying with Count de Chabot at Thotnast own Castle, Ireland. The Alartiuts of ea ort as' taken a house for the season in St. James's-place. Lady Grcy of Grohy arrived ::at Rlivart's Hotel on Friday from Enville Hall, near Stourbridge. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton left town on Saturday for a short period. Count Ilaezynski, Prussian Minister at Lisbon, left Alivart's hotel un Saturday for Falmouth. NEOUS. A pair of Sheltand ponies, intended for the young Prince cf Wales's pony plixton, arrived at the Aberdeen sLam-packet wharf, St. Katharine's, last week. COLONIAL MARKET. There were few buyers, and holders of goods were not so firm. Refined Sugar sold slowly ; standard lumps at 84s. 6d. per cwt. Coffee little inquired fur, but prices were steady; good ordi nary Ceylon 765. per cwt. Rico less in request, but prices firm. Saltpetre sold at 9.65. to 295. per cwt. TEA MARKET. The market was very dull, and it was difficult to quote prices ; s. 9141. the nearest rate fur Company's Congou, cash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices for P.Y. Candle steady at 465. 3d. on the spot, and 48s. 6d. for delivery in the last three months of the year. THE ARMY.—We are glad to find that the autho rities at the Horse Guards have at last found out their mistake in permitting so long a period to have elapsed before they made arrangements to have a sufficient supply of light cavalry to relieve our Indian regiments, and alms to send out extra on es , when occasions like the present call for them. We now hear that it is immediately contemplated to have the light cavalry regiments commence from No. 1, and end as at present with No. 17; consequently tour of the heavy regiments wi!l be equipped as light (the same as the 3d and 4th heavy were some few years ago for a similar purpose). This force will at once afford a sufficient supply for any emergency, and allow of a relief to the Indian regiments, at least in every twenty years, which every one knows is a pretty long banishment from one's country in a tropical climate. We also hear that regular 2d battalions are to to be formed out of the new-(angled six companies which will he a great and manifest improvement on the present experiment; indeed, our military force will have to be greatly increased before the end of the year ; and many snore 2d battalions (besides those alluded to) will have to be raised, as it is quite out of the question going on with our pre sent military establishment.—Naval and Ati:itary Gazette. TRADE ON TILE INuus.—The navigation of the Sutledge and the Indus appears to have increased in an extra ordinary proportirrn within the last few years. A statement prepared. and which has been published in the Bombay Times, gives the number of boats which traversed the rivers from Leo diana to the sea in 1833 at 5, with an aggregate burden of with an s. to Gourgeara was 1,900 maunds, while in 1841 the number had increased to 69, ut maunds; u h The ds ; number and letter of the 1841.31, with , which, although in 1840, 18, s g i a ta :: :T h t tl ie u g a at ab i n vo tu e i a::s ai gl i l e g e t r: t ei a l : b g oe u e f i S ri 3 b t fu e t :r i a O d e fgonle9,mo;l3fdnawoi:lin,Yersr:ri'sso maunds. hi 13th ult., has the subjoined singular account of the treatment received by the American Consul-General from the En pet or lead to serious results. 'the Consul-General of the United States, havine• been recalled by n of ot i v i e o r r y oc i c m o i,o — L A t his Government, made public p r eparations for his departure ; n in aff i a ti ir vi l f 7s m o a c y cutred here but, just as he was going to embark, the Governor informed him that he could nut be allowed to leave without permission from the Emperor. This having been obtained, Mr. Carr , but was again was violently detained, aapriad7a,g,rei aitnicamltiteiarisgnertohfoigrsoeGiinbrpalbalotianari.d, laid hold of try a soldier. Mr. Carr, indignant at this con duct, would have forced his way, armed with a sword-cane ; but the Consuls who accompanied Lim interposed, and he was induced to yield. The Consuls then met in deliberatir n, and it. before the uas resolved that he should lay s upon him. The Em peror, and demand the dismissal of the under-governor, and the p E u ni n i i ) s e l r n o n r e i r s e t p o i i f e Le ,soldier servants who li a d d i laidd their ty, for you know that no Consul can leave the country without my order, and this 1 had forgotten to give them. I give it now, and you may 'eave, carrying{ with you all the good and evil you have re ceived.' The American Consul communicated this to the other Consuls, declaring that he would strike his flag, and not heist it again snarl full reparation should have been offered to his Government. The American flag was immediately ITITIOIed from the Con ulate, s-ccor'' sAlsi , r to his announce ment . O il t h e 7th, Mr. Carr embarked without meeting with any further obstacle ; he was accompanied to the vessel by all the other Consuls." LEARNING THE S'WoR„ Exlalcis.n.—O n Tuesday evening, as S erge ant liamsden, belonging to the Aiund,l and Bramber Corps of Yeemanry Cavalry, was giving a few les sons to a recruit, who had recently entered the service, in cautiously allowed him to use the naked sword, and, in the act of " cutting six," the unfolunate sergeant had his n se nearly half cut off, but a medical gentleman being on the spot, ban dages were applied, and we are happy to say the poor fellow is doing well. The Great Western may be expected about Wed nesday or Thursday next—Liverpool Mail, EXCHEQUER.-(THIS DAY.) SIMMONS V. SI3IMONS. Thig was an action ou a bill of exchange for the sum of 1,6001. The defendant did not appear at the trial, and a verdict was given against him in default. An affidavit was put in by the defendant, on a subsequent day, stating that he had been prevented by unexpected circumstances from appear ing ; and in that affidavit a rule was granted calling on the plaintiff to show cause why a new trial should not be had on condition that the defendant should _pay the expenses of the first suit. This rule was now made absolute, on condition that half o 1 the sum claimed should be paid by defendant into Court. BAIL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) The Court was engaged this day in hearing motions in• voicing points of pract ice, and not possessing any public interest CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COUR7'. These Sessions, the seventh of the present Mayoralty, com menced this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder. Alderman Sir C. Marshall, Sir James Duke, and the Sheriffs, &c. The Grand Jury having been sworn, The RECORDER proceeded to deliver hie charge to them : although the calendar contained a numerous list of prisoners, charged in some instances with offences of a most serious nature, still on the perusal of the depositions, he did not anticipate that their deliberations on the great mejority of the cues would be impeded with difficulties in point of law. He, however, at the same time, deemed it right to call the attention of the Grand, Ju y to the case of the party ,charged with the crime of mur der, and that of two other parties charged as accessories to the same crime after the fact. It would be befitting also to call the attention of the Grand Jury to another case—that of shooting with intent to murder, which took place at Wool wich, where the son-in-law of the party who received the injury presented himself at the door of his father-in-law, and upon beingrefused admittance, he left the place, returning, shortly afterwards, and then discharging a pistol through the door, which took effect on the face of his father-in-law, the bullet lodging in his cheek. That case would he brought before the Grand Jury on a charge of shooting with intent to murder. It would appear from the evidence, that at the mo ment when the pistol was discharged the prisoner was in a state of partial intoxication, but he was bound to tell the Grand Jury that the circumstance of partial intoxication afforded no answer whatever to the charge of shooting► with intent to murder ; and, in addition to that, if the depositions were correctly taken, it would appear that, when sober, the pistols were purchased by the prisoner at a pawnbroker's at Woolwich ; that they were afterwards seen in his possession, and that at that time he had made declarations of his intention to do mischief with them. Knowing that the prisoner had those dangerous weapons about him, and fearing from his declaration that he would commit some violence upon him, was the cause of the father-in-law refusing him admission, whereupon ho com mitted the crime with which he was charged. He (the Recorder) was unwilling to go further into the facts, be cause the Grand Jury would have to consider them when the evidence was presented to them ; he might, however, say this, that after reading the depositions, he thought they would come to the conclusion that the case should be put in a further train of inquiry. The other and more im portant case to which he would call their attention was the case of a charge of murder against an individual, who was allegeit; have committed murder at Roehampton. It was a case resting upon what was termed circumstantial evidence. Now, it was not to be expected that crimes of great magnitude, cud entailing the most awful consequence on those who perpetrated them, would be ordinarily committed otherwise than in secret, and it was in such cases where Eo eve y was wit ness to the transaction, th a t th ey were compelled to resort to the aid of circumstantial evidence, and to collect from a variety of circumstances leading to the same conclusion, where it ap peared the fact itself had been committed; it was from such circumstances they were to conclude whether they pointed out the party accused as the perpetrator of the crime which had been committed. He would in preference to any observations of his own, refer the Grand Jury to some observations in a work of Mr. Starkie's on the subject. That Learned Gentleman said—" It is essential to the well being at least, if not to the very existence of civil society, that it should be understood that the secrecy with which crimes are com mitted, will not ensure impunity to the offender. At the same time, it is to be emphatically remarked that in no case, and upon no principle, can the policy of preventing crime and pro tecting society, warrant any interference which is not founded on the most full and certain conviction of the truth of the fact, independently of the nature of the evidence, and of all ex trinsic considerations whatever. Circumstance is al- lowed to prevail to the conviction of an offender, not because it is necessary and politic that it should be resorted to, but be cause it is in its own nature capable of producing the highest degree of moral certainty in its application." ' Now, to apply those observations to the case which would probably be laid be lore the Grand Jury, they would have to consider whether the prisoner who was charged with this offence, was last seen in the company of the party who was supposed to have fallen by his hands; they would have also to consider where the remains of the party were found. Whether it was a place under the immediate control and key of the person charged with the offence ; whether the place in which the remains were found excluded the supposition of any other person having committed the offence, or having access to the place, They would also have to consider whether, in addition to the fact of the remains being found in a stable and harness room, whether, upon the proof offered, they must necessarily be inferred to be the remains of a human being, and, if they came to that conclusion, the next question would be, what had become of the articles of apparel in which the individual was last clothed, and what also had become of the property belonging to the deceased. If they found, after the party was missing', the identity was attempted to be destroyed by dissection of the body, and by committing part of it to the flames—if they found the remains in a room, under the lock and key of the party charged— if they found the party charged exclusively resorting to the spot where the remains were found— if they found every article of apparel in which the in dividual was last seen alive (immediately upon the indi vidual being missed and the remains found) in the possession of the prisoner, and dispersed in various quarters by him ; if they found a general breaking up of all the property, supposed to belong to the deceased, by the prisoner, they would have to say whether he, and he alone, was not the party concerned in the extinction of life. He had felt it to be his duty to make these observations, not for th e p ur p ose o f p re j u di c i ng the case, but in order to draw the attention of the Grand Jury to those points which it appeared to him were important that they should consider, in order to form the conclusion to which they must come, whether or not, upon the evidence, the party was guilty of the crime with which he was charged. It would be in evidence that the remains exhibited a healthy appear ance ; that they belonged to a female in a somewhat advanced state of pregnancy. There would be evidence brought be fore them to prove the identity of the female, her absence, and also to show that if she were now in existence, she must be entirely without clothes. They would also have to consider the conduct of the prisoner when the remains were first discovered, and to draw their own conclusions from that conduct. From the whole evidence which had been laid before him, the Grand Jury would have these facts, that the party was missing, that part of her remains were foend, and that the prisoner had been in possession of every article belonging to the female, immediately after the murder. He would forbear going more into the facts, they were most voluminous ; and deserved the consideration of the Grand Jury in an eminent degree; it did, however, appear to him subject to the better judgment of the Gr..nd Jury, that there was ample evidence in the depositions to justify them—indeed to render it their imperative duty to put the present most solemn case in a state of further inquiry. There were two other par ties charged as accessories after the fact. Now, with regard to the evidence against the accessories, assuming the proof of the principal felony established, it was as against them to be proved that knowing that the murder had been committed they harboured,comforted, aided, and assisted the party committing the crime. Against the two persons charged as accessories, there was note great deal of evidence ; but there was some that one of the parties stood in the relatioo of wife to the party charged with the murder ; if such was the case, there were difficulties with respect to her, because it had been expressly laid down in works of the greatest authority, and especially by Lord Hale in his Pleas of the Crown, that if the husband committed a felony, and the wife knew it, and received and harb oure d hi m , she could not be considered in the light of an accessory for suc h receiving ; but the contrary was the case where the felony was committed by the wife. But evidence might be shown, in the present ease, that the party charged was not the wife; and then she would be subject to no such exemption. But to the ether party charged these observations did not apply ; and if it ap peared that he willingly sheltered the man, and received goods from him belonging to the deceased, there would be no difficulty on the part of the Grand Jury in putting his case in a course of further enquity. On the whole, he thought that in both cases it would be better to put them under public trial, by sending them before the Pettit Jury. The Learned Judge, after adverting to some of the other cases, concluded by re mitting the Grand Jury to the giscbarge of their duties. The Court tht a proceeded to swear in the Pettit Jury. The Common Jury having been sworn, Mary Flemming, aged 30, who stood remanded from the last session, was indicted for fel on i ous ly s t ea li ng one s h aw l , t h e property of Thomas Robinson, of Chariton -street, Somers Town. This was a common case of larceny. The shawl was hanging at the prosecutor's door, and was snatched from the place Vi here it was hanging, by some one outside, and shortly afterwards was found in the possession of the prisoner. From the evidence, it appeared that the shawl was found in the possession of the prisoner within five minutes after it was missed from the shop of the prosecutor. The prisoner said in her defence that a person whom she did not know hadgiven her the shawl to hold. Several witnesses gave the prisoner a good character, and the jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty, as they thought by that means the conscience of the prissner would to touched, and therefore her present situation would act as a warning to her. The RECORDER said they had nothing to do with the con science of the prisoner in returning their verdict. The Foreman of the Jury said they had come to the deter mination of acquitting the prisoner, as some of the Jurymen ntertained a doubt, and therefore gave the benefit of it to the prisoner. The prisoner was consequently discharged. POLICE', INT EI. LIG ENC E. BO W-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) Owing to Mr. Hall's continued indisposition, Mr. Jardine sat for that gentleman again to-day. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.— Charles and Henry IVilson, two respectably attired young men, were charged wi,h the follow ing impudent robberies. - Rd: Stephen Waylett stated that he was a watchmaker and jeweller, residing at No. 2'26, OxLrir-street. On Monday, May '2. about two o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoners drove to his shop in a very superior horse and chaise. The prisoner Henry went into his shop, and said a lady wanted to purchase some jewellery. He told witness to take some watches and rings to his residence, No. 74, Connaught-terrace. Charles re mained in the chaise all the time the order was given. Wit ness immediately picked up some rings and watches, and went off to Connaght-terrace. On arriving there he rang the bell, and said to a female who opened the door, that he had come with some jewellery for Mr. Matthews. The girl sa d it was all right, and asked him to walk in. Witness was shown into the parlour, and there he saw the two prisoners. Henry asked about the rugs, and witness showed him some. Henry then said to the other prisoner, "Is she dressed yet ?" and Charles said " No, not yet." Charles then took some of the rings out of the room and returned, say ing that one of them fitted her exactly. Henry then asked about the watches, and witness produced four gold, five silver, and two metal ones, value 451; Henry remarked that witness had brought a nice assortment, and be rang the bell and or dered the servant to bring up a waiter ; the waiter was brought up, and Charles put all the watches on it and went out of the room. Henry then began talking about his horse, the wea ther, and common-place conversation, and pressed witness to take a glass of wine ; witness refused at first, but prisoner said he must take something, the lady was so long choosing ; wit then acquiesced, and said he wou:d take a glass of port, and the prisoner left the room, and not returning, witness became very uneasy, and in about ten minutes he rang the bell and the land- lady came up ; witness asked her if she had selected a watch of his yet, arid she replied " Oh, do you know Mr. Matthews?" Witnesi then thought that a trick had teen played him ; and he went to the door and calved out " police;" the police soon curie, but they did not appear to attach any suspicion to the persons in the house; witness described the person of the prisoners, issued bills, &c., for th,ir apprehension, and he re ceived intimation this morning that the prisoners had been taken. Wiwi ss also identified a watch which had been found upon one of the pi honors as one of those which he had lost. Thompson, the constable, requested-the Magistrate to adjourn the examination as there were a great number of cases against the prisoners; there were upwards of 20 cases in London, and a great number of country cases from Brighton, Ramsgate, Gravesend, tcc. Another case was gone into of a similar character, in which the prosecutor was a drape r , res idi ng i n S r. Martin's-lane, ac ho had sent about LW. worth of drapery goods to No. 7, Lei ceAer-place, and had been served in precisely the same way. The Court was crowded with persons who were anxious to prefer charges against the prisoners, but as Thompson was very anxious for an adjournment, Mr. JARDINE remanded the prisoners till to-morrow week. MARLBOROUGH STREET. (THIS DAY.) OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES.— Sartth Berry, a respectable loalcing middle-aged female, was charged with obtaining goods under false pretences. William Evans, shopman to 'Messrs. Swan and Edgar, of No. 110, Piccadilly, silk mercers, lacemen, &c., stated, that on Monday last the prisoner came to his employer's shop, and represented that she had been sent by a cus tomer of the firm, Mrs. Thomas, of No. 9, Dover street, Piccadilly, dress-maker and milliner, for some blond lace-fringe and other articles, to the amount of IL 35., with which she was served, and went away. On the bill being sent in to Mrs. Thomas, she stated that she had not sent for the goods in question, or authorised the prisoner to obta;n them in her name. The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence, and was com mitted to take her trial at the Central Criminal Court. UN[ ON- HA LL.-(T HIS DAY.) Edward Jones was charged with being engaged in illegal distillation, and attempting to set the place on fire. John CGurt, an excise -officer, stated that receiving informa tion that a private still was at work at a house in Wellington street, libekfriars, he went there at four o'clock with three other officers. Having entered the house by force, they saw the defendant, who was in his shirt sleeves in the passage, and he ran into the still-room, in which there was a quantity of molasses wash in a state of fermentation, and also several gal lons of strong spirits in the still, uccler which there was a fire. The defendant immediately ran into the still-room, and taking a pan of strong spirits, he threw the contents of it into the fire, arid in a moment the place was in a blaze. lie was fined 301., and in default of payment he was com mitted for three months. THE IVIURDER AT 1-IIGHBURI.T. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) Shortly after tett o'clock Mr. GREENWOOD took his seat on the Bench. The murderer Cooper was then placed in the dock. He seemed in a good deal better health than on the previous days. Stephen Turnbull, Thomas Grover, Young, and ether witnesses were examined, lout the circumstances detailed by them respecting the murder and arrest of the prisoner have already appeared. Mr. Drewry, the surgeon, was next examined. He was called on to attend the wounded man by a person named Sumner. The coat of the deceased was produced. The breast of the left side was quite singed. There was the mark of the bullet hole in the middle of the singed piece, and another mark of a bullet hole on the right side above the hip. The medical gentleman detailed the nature and description of the wound. There was no question that it caused Daley's death, and that almost instantaneously. Daley was a stout buiit man, and in perfect health when he met with his death. Pelee-constable North, N 17, deposed to the capture of the prisoner, and his appearance in the station-house. Found on searching him two bullets. Had known the deceased police man Daley about six years. He was a particularly quiet, in offensive man, and had left a wife but no children. This wit ness supplied the only link in the chain of evidence against the prisoner which was wanted—namely, that he saw him from the time he got over the Rev. Mr. Wilson's fence, until he reached the spot where the murder was committed. Inspector Thatcher then said the case against the prisoner was closed. Mr. GREENWOOD—Ham you anything to say why you should not be committed? The prisoner replied—Nothing. Mr. Corry then applied that the prisoner might be confined in the New Prison until his trial. The prisoner said be preferred going to Newgate, whither he will be suit this evening. INQUEST ON THE BODY. (THIS DAY.) This morning, at half past ten o'clock, tha Jury sworn on Friday last to investigate the circumstances of the death of Timothy Daley, aged 42, met in the spacious dining-room of Highbury Barn Tavern. The names of the Jury having been called over, The ConoNER, addressing them, said it would be remem bered that they adjourned on ,Friday last, in ord er th at th e examir,ation of the accu s ed party might be completed else where, and that they might have him before that Court He regretted to state, that they were, however, in a si milar situation, for they had neither pr:soner or witnesses. On Friday night last he (Mr. Wakley) communicated with the Secretary of State far the Home Department on the subject. but by some mistake the order for the production of the prisoner had been given to the Governor of the New Prison, Clerkenwell, instead of the Governor of the House of Correction, in whose custody he was. It certainly did appear that every impediment was thrown in the way, and done to bring the Coroner's Court into contempt, for there was nothing to have prevented th e p r i soner being before the Jury on Friday, if the Magistrate had done his duty according to the Act 2d and 3d Victoria, chap. 71, which compelled him to take his seat on the bench at ten o'clock, whereas the Magistrate in this case did not do so until eleven. Such proceedings were calculated to bring the administration of justice in this country into disrepute, and he was determined to see the matter settled. After other comments on the conduct of-the Magistrates, Mr. \Vakley adjourned the inquest till Wednesday. Yesterday from an early hour in the morning and through. out the entire day the neighbourhoods of Highbury and Hornsey presented the appearance of a fair, in consequence of the immense number of persons who attended there for the pur pose of viewing the scene of the late murder of the policeman Daly, and in order togratify the morbid appetite of the public, some of the persons who were present and who viewed the dreadful catastrophe, had broken a piece out of the paling where Cooper, the murderer, stood, and had chalked the immediate spot where the poor man Daly fell, and where Mott, the bak er was shot. It is estimated that there were not less than 15,000 who visited Highbury during the day, and the proprietors of Highbury Barn and other places in the immediate locality rea_ped a plentiful harvest. Up to yesterday afternoon doubts existed amongst the medi cal gentlemen as to whether Cooper had really taken poiscn ; but the bottle which he admitted having thrown away whilst being pursued, has been found in a field near Highbury, and Mr. Drewry, the surgeon, was occupied upwards of three hours analyzing the small portion remaining in it, the result of which was that he had proved it to have contained metallic poison. It is singular, however to relate,_ that wh e n th e b o ttl e was found the cork was i n it, so th a t the prisoner must, if it were really the one used, have taken the trouble to put it there after drinking the contents of the phial. Up to last night the following disclosures have been re ceived by the police of the robberies which the murderer has perpetrated in the immediate neighbourhood of Hornsey. Late on Saturday, a gentleman named Sware, residing in Single ton-street, Hoxton, gave information to Inspector Thatcher, that on the Saturday week previous, in the afternoon ' he was met by Cooper, v horn he has since id en tifi e d, i n a p at h leading out of Hornsey-wood. He demanded his money and catch, and on his :refusing he struck hint so violent a blow en his forehead with the but-end of a pistol, that it spit his head open, and the blood poured freely from the wound; lie then gave hint the watch, and he made off in the direction of Meswell-hill. Mr. Southall, a e . entleman of independent fortune, residing at Downliam's Villa, Hornsey, has identified Cooper as the man who stopped him and presented a pivol to his b reas t about half-past.eight o ' c l oc k i n the evening of Mon-lay last, whilst returning to his residence from the city. He stated to Inspector Thatcher, that when Cooper came up to him and presented the pistol, lie said, " Come, your money, there is no time to lose." Mr. Southall states that he had in his trowscrs lett pocket upwards of 101. in gold and notes, and, in his light, abcut lOs. or 12s. in loose silver. He gave Cooper the latter, and showed his empty pocket, on which he ex claimed, showing him the pistol, " Don't make a noise," and made off. Mrs. Roach, of Brookly Hall, Homerton, has identifed him as the m‘n who +topped ht r a few days since near Lea-bridge, and took a gold chain from her neck %,hilst holding a pistol to her head ; and also the boy who keeps the toll-bar near the Manor-house has proved, that six weeks since he was sitting all alone in the toll-holvie, at which time there was about 3s. rth of halfpence on the shelf, when Cooper came in, and attemptod to reach it. The boy called fo: help, and he said I'll give you this," showing a long knife. The boy ran out, and Cooper made off. ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY.—:-The anniversary meet ing was held on Saturday, and was very numerously attended, Professor Wilson, the Director, in the chair. On the motion of Sir Alexander Johnstone, seconded by Sir George Staun ton, Bart., M.P., Lord Fitzgerald and Ve . sey, chairman of the Board of Control, was elected President, in the room of the late lamented Earl of Munster. The Report of the Council commenced by referring to his loss, as that of a nobleman whose love for the pursuits of Oriental literature had asso c'ated him with the Royal Asiatic Society from its earliest existence, and whose affable and courteous mannet endeared him, in a peculiar manner, to the lar4e circle with whom he he d friendly and familiar intercourse. Although he had no opportunity of distinguishing himself in the Pim:farce war as a soldier, yet he obtained great reputation for his urhesitatieg and active benevolence in rescuing the native troops and eanlp followers from the fatal effects of cholera, and by his judicious administration of remedies many byes were saved. The loss which the Society had sustained by death uas less than usual, notw.thstanciing the casualties front the ret cot disasters in Affghanistan. At the head of these was Sir Alexander Burnes, than whom few hail in su short a period of active ser vice occupied a greater share in the public interest, whilst few had fallen more generally lamented. Amonst other casualties were Sir Thomas Strange, the first Recorder of Madras, to which he was 'appointed in 1798, Professor Heercn, of Gottin gen, and Professor Othman Frank, of Munich. The total loss of contributing members in the past year was 20, and the num ber of elections 14, besides two honorary and one foreign mem ber. The Society had received many valuable presents during the past year, including a choice collection of beautiful Persian MS,., bequeathed by the late Mr. N. 13. Eilmonstone, 80 volumes of Oriental MSS. and printed books, principally Turk ish, from the late General Thomas Gordon, and teveral Chinese works from Sir George Staunton. MURDER OF MR. EWING, AT THE MOBILE THEATRE, Mr. Ewing was an actor of considerable talent in the United States, and his wife, in conformity w i t h a prac tice adopted y many married ladies on th e stage, per formed under her maiden name. She is the daughter of Mr. Hamblin, the proprietor of the Bowery Theatri!, New York, who under the dynasty of Mr. Usbaldiston, at Covent Garden Theatre, went through his range of Shakspearian characters with great eclat. We copy the following account of the murder from the New Orleans Picayenne : "This terrible event—the murder of a husband by the wife—has of course caused great excitement. at Mobile. Up to Saturday night the murderess had not been ar rested. The Ledger gives full particulars. It appears that Mr. Ewing and Miss Hamblin were married, and for a long time lived very unhappy together. Recently, however, they agreed to separate, and it was the design of the latter to leave Mobile on Sunday morning for St. Louis. Whether a quarrel occurred on the Friday pre vious to the perpetration of this horrible act not known ; but durinc, the first act of the pl a y man y o f t h e audience remarked 'a peculiarity of conduct in the par ties towards each other cn the stage. After the falling of the curtain the deceased proceeded to his dressing room, where he was followed by his wife. Some dispo- Whin, it is said, occurred there relative to the wardrobe, when the conflict ensued which terminated the life of the deceased. There were three wounds inflicted, one of which grand the arm ; the others were in the body. The most fatal one was a little on the side, just below the ribs. The Ledgcr says, it is the opinion now that the wound was not sufficient to cause death so rapidly, but it is supposed that its fatality was aggravated by the falling of the deceased. The manner of Miss Ham blin after the conflict was such as to lead to the supposi tion that the act, so far as death is concerned, was unpremeditated. She inquired several times whither the deceased was much hurt, and not until there was a certainty of his death did she attempt an escape. The doors were closed upon her, but she leaped from one of 6- 1 4 windows, about ten feet from the ground, and so escaped. She was in her stage attire (the dress of page), bat had thrown over it a coarse gown. This act, taken in connexion with the time, place, &c., is certainly one of the most solemn on record. The sudden transi tion of the deceased from the mimic world of the stage to the illimitable and unfathomable future ; its unex pected.less, and the meretricious attire in which the act was committed, form altogether an appalling and dreadful picture." ELECTION OF CIIY TOWN CLERK. A great sensation was occasoned yesterday amongs► the members of the Corporation by the issue of the fol lowing information from the Committee of Serzeant Alerewether, who is a candidate for the office of Town Clerk : " ELECTION OF TOWN CLERK. London, 6th May, 1842. " It appearing to the undersigned referees, from the documents submitted to them, and from the statement of Mr. Hardwick, that Mr. C. Pearson did, by his note . of Wednesday, the 9th of March, to the Chairman of the unpledged voters at a meeting held that day, offer to retire from the ccntest for the office of Town Clerk to the City of London, if a gentleman, who he admits to have known was Sergeant Merewether, should be brought forward, and having taken no steps to \► ith draw that proposal before Friday, the 11th of March, when it was formally announced to him that Mr. Ser geant Merewether had consented to become a candi date, they are of opinion that Mr. C. Pearson ought to retire from the contest ; but they desire at the same time most unequivocally to declare that no imputation derogatory to the character of a gentleman and a map of honour can attach to him in having pursued his can vass under the impression which he and his Committee ; received, that lie was absolved from his promise by the verbal communication which passed between hlm and the Chairman of the unpledged voters at the same meet ing on the 9th of March, but which impression the un dersigned referees consider erroneous. (Signed) " WILLIAM THOMPSON-, C. RUSSELL, THOMAS WILSON." The copy of the opinion of the referees was trans mitted to each member of the Corporation by Mr. Burra, the secretary to Mr. Sergeant Merewether's Committee. We understand, that upon receiving the opinion of the referees, Mr. C. Pearson immediately gave up all thoughts of persevering in the contest, of his success itt which not the slightest doubt was entertained previously to the reference. Mr. Sergeant Merewether and Mr. Wm. Pritchard are now therefore the only candidates for the office. Of course the candidates for the office of City Solicitor, which would have become vacant if Mr. Pearson had not consented to submit the matter to a re ference, have ceased to canvass. BROKEN PLEDGES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sts,—The requisition, of which I inclose a copy, is in course of signature at Bridport, and a requisition, having in view the same object, is being signed by the non-electors of that bo rough. Your insertion of the requisition in your valuable pa; er may have some effect on those miserable renegades, who forfeit their pledges to promote their private ends. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Bridport, May 7, 1842. AN ELECTOR. "TO THOMAS ALEXANDER MITCHELL, ESQ., !sip, " Sir,--We, the undersigned electors of Bridport, who sup ported you at the late election for this Borough, have noticed with the greatest surprise and disappointment your late votes in. favour of the corn Bill and the Income-tax, votes which are directly opposed to your declarations on the hustings, as well as to the vi e w s an d w i s h es of your constituents. Nothing cou'd be more energetic and decided than your repeated de nunciations of the sliding scale, both in your public speeches and in private conversations ; yet in the time of these denun ciations you have taken the first opportunity in your power to vote for its continuance. " Under the baneful operation of this system cur trade has been gradually dwindling away, and is now in such a state of depression that our industrious population are on the verge of starvation for want of employment. The sources of iocorne being thus dried up, you have thought roper to assist the Tory Minister in saddling the country with a tax upon income-a tax most inquisitorial and vexatious in its character, and unfair in its operation ; a measure every way abhorrent to the feel ings of Englishmen, and to which, as the honest and faithful reprssentatirc of our opinions you were bound to have offered the most determined opposition. " Seeing, then, that you have thus deserted the cause to which you professed yourself attached, and allied yourself to the party to which we have always been opposed —to the band of mo nopolists who fatten at the expense of the rest` of the com munity ; ' 4 —giving your support to their most obnoxious measures, in direct opposition to the declarations upon the strength of which we sent you to Parliament, we consider that we shall not be discharging our duty to our ourselves, or to our country, without ca lli ng upon you to resign a situa.tien which y o u occupy so little to the satisfaction of those who placed you iti it, and restore to us the trust you have so impro perly abused. " We are, Sir, " Your's very respectfully." See your printed address. --- UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 7.—There will be an election at Worcester College on Tuesday, the 17th instant, of a Bible Clerk, candi dates for which must be really destitute of the means of sup port in the University ; such are required to present to the Provt , st the proper certificate and testimonials, on or before Saturday, the 14th. Messrs. T. J. Prout, J. P. Maud, and L. C. Randolph, have been elected Students of Christ Church, from West minster School. NV. F. Donkin, Esq., Fellow of U n i vers i ty C ollege, has been appointed S av ili an Professor of Astronomy, vacant by tho resignation of the Rev. G. H. S. Johnson ; Dr. Ogle, Clinical Professor of Medicine, and Dr. Daubeney, Professor of Botany and Agriculture, have been appointed examiners of candidates of medical degrees. J. W. Russell, Esq., has presented his son, the Rev. M. W. W. Russell, of Christ Church, to the rectory of Benefield, Northamptonshire. The Dean and Chapter of Christ Church have presented the Rev. T. Chamberlain, of their society, to the vicarai, , e of St. Thomas,"in this city. The Rev. El. D. Liddell, of Christ Church, has been ap pointed a Trustee of Lord Crewe's Charities. The Rev. C. D. Saunders, of Wadhsm College, has been presented to the rectory of Tarrant, Rushton, Dorsetshire. R. Taylor, Esq., has presented the Rev. R. T. W. Tay lor, late of Ns'acin:.m College, to the rectory (ISt. Mewan, Cornwall. __— DARING ROBBERY AT TITS POST -OFFICE, SAINT MARTIN'S -LE-GRAND.--A few minutes before four o'clock, on Saturday afternoon, when the windows of the " Money. Order office" were thronged with a crowd t.f persons, eagerly reaching ever each other's shoulders for the purpose.of handing in their orders, and getting them cashed before the strikin, of the clock should put a stop to the business of the day, a gen tleman named Marriott, who is a Manchester watehouseman residing in Thames-street, had his pocket picked of a pocket book containing bank-notes and bills of exchange to the amount of nearly a hundred pounds. Tilt KlRK.—lfe are sorry that the Government have intimated an intention of bringing in a Church [till, and especially a Bill resembling that of Lord Aberdeen. But we may sate ourselves the trouble of deprecating any authoritative attempt to settle the question. Sir James Grahatn will not proceed far till be find. teat, like Lord Aberdeen, he has under taken a task beyond his patience, or that„of any mortal States man. The Non-Intrusionists must be kit to the law as it is. They are beginning to tire already, and, but far the factitious aid they will d=rive from this step ou the part of the Govern ment, they would soon sink into merited insignificance and contempt. .Wa had thought that the expressed judgment of the present 'Gave' nmeti t in regard to the Scottish Church question was, that no new law should be propounded until im plicit obedience %vele yielded to the old. is Sir Robert Pea going to re t i u s r n n o b e is au b s a e ck fo o r n a l l i a im rm se! a t t.; j a r andt l oo ler d a e l e d p far the Non-Intru s io n i s t s . If h e b r i ng i n suc h a Bill, H. in duce them to accept it, h e w ill p rove to the world th a t t h e iill)3o—Aberdeen Non .lutruaionist clergy are the most arrant knaves in existence:l The installation of the Duke cf Northumberland, as Chancelier of the University of Cambridge, is fixed for Mon day the 4th July, The Duke of Wellington has accepted an invitutien to be present. 0 •1 • The Ho:.. Miss Ward, only sister of Lord Ward, is about t., be married to the Rev. Thomas Leigh Claughloo. We understand the solemLisation is to lake place in town. Sir James Duko has paired off. with Mr. Alder man Copeland far the ; resent week, both these gentlemen be ing on the rota at the Ohl Bailey Sessions. Some time since a &male r.nnied Spitzer died -at Al g i ers , by taking poison instead of a medicine which had been ordered for her, he druggists, two partners, who caused this melancholy result, and their shopniac, were brought to trial, and condemned, the two former to three, and the latter to four months' imp risonmeat, for their negligence in administering poison by mistake '1 he affair, however, did not end here: we team from Algiers that tiic three children of Madame Spitler, having brought an action fur damages against the druggists, they have been con d emned to lay 60Jf. a yea r t o eac h of the children until of age. A correspondent writes from Rome:—" None of the offers as yet made for the acquisition of the late Cantina' Fesch's splendid collection of paintings have been adequate to their acknowledged value ; but among the lovers of the fins arts whose arrival at Rome is daily expected, there are some who come with serious intentions of treating fir this assemblige of mastel-pieces, which although so numerous, ought never to, be separated from each other.' otr ren ; 'twit Ithy lave. ,em re- ivett o of has the rom ied as ntl, • hat ffaa to RO ay ars vd re- 1 .ti , , 1 I ~