The Sun. — London, England, 1842-03-28 00:00:00

quarter. On re rties engaged in on starch would article into the I supply all Our wen admitted- to DSTONE has hid- , .• Iment to increase ace the En gliAri t theforeigner. kers, why shoalt,ll4d )gent represfrati-0 reeders, backeit, . in both 'ffOrtge37„, reas on. We are pledged to the ,as accepted Pr. „u p :herefore, we as. v , betwee n the ill" . 1 1 goo d reason f o r: 1 1 be carried, that 0 ,1 s. r too eonficlie, ) n to be w atchful 11 them tbat this t to slacken their orne tax. They ions they- mast !stilay the -priri, [efend the people. ist Sir ftougaffi;i by a ll the vcr• Let- thent'' on s of suctiti'efe 0 jobbers o f the , tax—die jobbers • burgle 40 1,) 3 quite ifopo Will be carried', , nted to, use V' and. de he , feat t.,„ which has at pre' GOrera a Lendoal round the ini• 4 and see ,uses w hich bac° 'e 1816, and Wit h a s very malt Proposed.ineonle )ression froto the V general• iould succeed_ALlll.: COL or 1;60,00u-': immediately lei of it'. There a IrS'Wer .the,rrf. mo re chui d and corit4.; of parson ol* • and he wig 1 ,4 RT PEELforAt )1" to Collirittt.. extension Of L o rd Srit:o°., -t pinions, AO kith , of Sir übt that the the Exeltecltie [iu reit teao, 'income to I its i)rod ueelt„ PoSs ibl e , as o f act-body ! our" duty in 4.0 i of the su r P l‘l6 d " mirce e ntitle e FaENeit to.a man at id to he affect!, a his, sistrilia.e 7 . ki Istly e cif t 'His 31.4.1,0, ill and jogend-, le general pe3e' the wor ld ; subjects (a er'i; hi m the lid titutio„ wooly er opw , nasty )f that CoOtit,!. loaded the e°Li ; fur rpoie%.l ted every ble., the thron e. A I r ith the fre",; ns or 'ntetive'c', V impartial that the of y the herees thy deserved tib: meet his peoli,o' [ouseS r,rl,:e r troops oi "pot. Thig el h the pri neCr le, and. Whevhe must leave t he .dheren ts Lion. tau e 'me To eonl,/ .nd scarce • 4° , detteone el e n whiehh !$ 'e -Elan hai°,, eking off of , J , bhis an Inco 1 a J) ? end haing in P t the "%gear to home. the three ydlje r " ' with • WO , ing-,-that she shoila'r,A !lat,. f il et, 1 5, , , to Lecessar3' ;emporarp the Peo 6:0 0 vn part,, .Y524:p belief anlqlV%, mpost is and it they ivil,l:„Ao4l .eir sensestliotu' ig this consmil n to weigil.hi,eo at threatens e [t ; and to d 11ou ntil bestir sc,l, to s tis',l Iden opportiflos ' ready the )rag of 146441:i'l is by, no a i n time b):10, iate, • • In the n-41 all the hnt, ! cially,v 04 1:0 00 their datjr,;l. I " of 'ei;so,o,i 'me, or j L son for 01 1 0, tiles of 'er if EEL 110 i to qu arter sl i I que-tax in L e spirit of step lity. ..A.s be, have little d ° ¢ he them taking t, lves, and falli11:; le ranks of , t ,. 6.4 BERT rCOI into a else tha t h© El 10 z1 , 4 0 1-, Lld be lilt all the rial mou s speeeSlit 3 to ITT"' °II nl se rience , tloulcat modera r would e •'• tow has bo a l of au 100_09 ; t°lltx---the most tyrannical, inquisitorial, teazing im -3t with which a nation was ever yet cursed ; which e:tlcause d e x t reme uneasiness amongst his supporters ; l lbed th e i r unanimity ; destroyed their previous prellb.64lence and filled th em w i th all sorts of ugly ap ha,:nsi°llB. We confidently p re di c t th a t we s h a ll 111111 13' of them voting with us ere long. iiasg•rreeeiatt.ocrercial co un t ry lik e t hi s, where the of debtor and creditor are liable to tlai lsiant a ltt er u se, no bra nc h o f the law ought to be rel . Le d efined, or f ramed with greater care, than whati h :s to the question of bankruptcy. There has no want of legislation upon this subject, but as t - ' 4 6‘, 1 1 of the law-maker s h a d i nd i vidual reason to dread toyeration of their own enactments we are inclined to pri nt period, flZ r k th at they were not over solicitous to close ev . e ll ry gainst collu.sion and fraud. At all events ti r Period, no portion of the statute-book t0, 4 7,Le0 a more disgraceful appearance, than what 11 0 7 to the questions of insolvency and bankruptcy. to t h is `n afeW years, many valuable improvements tiler 'ranch of Le g i s l at i on h ave taken place, and lit i • e IS at Present a Bill b e f ore t h e H ouse o f L ords , ch ange it' passed w i t h out undergoing any material m ove in its pr ogress through Parliament, will re tlfidg nearly ever y o b jection which we have heard 1 14:: til e Present state of the banruptcy laws. It ctt, PrePared and brought in by the Loan CHAN wse great legal experience, and entire a.c hitt, tatl f . e e with the subject, admirably qualify tttrey", the conducting of so important a mea 'sot i m ulle of the main objects of the Bill is to pre eter, tn - ' 1(1 ' and to punish it in the bankrupt how ingly -Iti.tbirllitted. Some of the clauses are exceed ulielto-n ilts/it and severe, so that if it pass, the Zb,lnkersulris..der, who contemplates a fraudulent act -1 "" c Y, will be very apt to qualify himself 114 r. :4.l,eetuPulsory trip to New South 'Vales. val ue ,:tge . c oncealment of any property, of te 1 446 - t ell Pounds, is made felony, and subjects the ter n Pt to transportation. Certificates are to be nie t 4: bankrupts who have lost twenty pounds in Nintl s Y . 11 Pilling within a year, or two hundred l u stock jobbing. Persons who destroy, e nnceal their books or papers,. in contem n % LI an act of bankruptcy,• will be liable 1111 (Y ‘-'„ Years' imprisonment with hard labour; *ay of business purchaser of goods even in the f i lnl ti .,„, bu siness within three months of the act o S - r Pt b eY, with- a view to defraud the owner or ga te ,. Y t h at Act, will subject the bankrupt to two 161141 b r .. 4 . llll P l isonment and hard labour. There- . are ef t — '°Ins the Bill to which -we have objections ow cl e - ti tr ,' 1)14 We reserve them till we see it will it • With in the House of Commons. Al e v • 4 1 1 ! , , 1 / 4 1 ti,,, rel leh =Ministerial. journals of Thursday de isvelti - Pastoral letter of - - the-• Archbishop of -PARIS. , li :the ll S ri til ? Praiers of the faithful for the conversion ' l , , ,'illi c , u ' all iil 4ll Cabinet.' ' The . Government, we should I , in s ' .u.I, not thank them - for their interference : 4 4, 41 7 ° ftered by the Archbishop to the Spanish Li( 4l,;,' ' 8 but an indifferent subject for congratula- N t 7 the Part of the Ministerial press. If they s (iii 4l r t l i )r ePared to censure the conduct of the med- N era Pared good taste, if not good feeling, sug riq 4ilp 1 - - 11 ee respecting it. At the same time we , 1 , at Ati.,,, ( , ( 71ti l . eie 71 much importance to th e acts of the 1. - gY. . While hostility to the constitutional 40 -4 ' 4 of. Spain is confined to prayers, ESPAR 1t 11, S8 • • l e ni not much to fear. The DIVINE BEING,. 111(1 4 - i s in ' k d against ESPA&TERO, cannot be at o NO e ti ssqlninstice. , 4 , l4 l e B 4 t h itli ,t - G . ene ra l De Rumigny' arrived at Toulon, ii i til,,. Inst. - ' k llot C e ain that the 'bill on the reserve of the arn e , kri.potlN until to the Chamber Session, tivhciasuseo but fthe post kti:Nilt,ll,t,ll the . next.- The Ili o nth "le - desire of the Mi nisters to . avoid . pro . - ikt ef f' Q Present Session beyond the period which it 4+,4 ~- for the dissolution of the Chamber kt,-ytireject or law on sngar, - presented to the ()ham -411111,e,,.!Y by the Minister of Finance, will be ex -4s l e - Cis said, on Saturday in the Bureaux. .tiel lt tt v. rs from Algiers of the lath, speak of . au ex-_ ‘, from lnc e the o f • lA: tiks •N, ii:: \ic , ri s i h t o t r o tl y b eeom b undertaken ined 1 ii f r t o h m an th o e th p er ro‘. hadp 12 t - 1 ; "ran. 'rhe.accounts•from this province are ex h l f .ro. In Oran, and of, the 9th from Mascara. ThiN,srtion which' had left some days before, _and .l li fhtt„e"3lleeesSfui, returned to Mascara on the 9tl . t0,,, 44 41, 11f tnin Oran, say that the column a h nd_Uen t eral k ato T 4 d been seven days on its mare ti , lie from that ; 1 3• t i tll e tk ,l 4 eacen. The roads were in bad condition, ' •• r „..s'le iv il :' l leers were obliged to make them passable, tJ k y 1 to,Pg% 'of the convoy. These waggons, after -,l,ktk„_--oaded, returned in fear days to Oran, .escorted 4 tiii,'4l4l,l companies of infantry. fiNh,„.ilatives came in great numbers to Tlemencen, 1.,, ° : 4 tkk`i(Allonglis, whom Abd-el-Kader had expelled hi 'Ptc.t - P l ace, were hastening to return. The market 41 4 14:i 11 ,'ell supplied by the Arabs of the neighbour- If ''' ► .1 -. 0 , 1 It iS stated that the Emir, with a few men, kr, 4ll iii „ —r ona, and that he has attempted a new coup -* h a i - a our allies, from whom he is said to have taken 11 (1ii i ltnen, and children.—Commerce. --- ' 4,- --1. ) AUDI, THURSDAY, MAUCH 9.4. ti 1 ,44 t3r st Highest Lowest Last . k, r , I kr ce 4 Price Price. Fries ' Pries. 50 ... 117 6S tip i k, st V , Cs::: ......... ' T o 5 5 0 0 7: i g ' > ' l 3 / ...... 117 45 ... So 45 5 4 4 ''e .... ......... ,nAt; 36/.2 50 ...3.96'; ...3362 . so t , Irlt 1,67 ............ 7 15 ' "' I N; ...1015 —leis 441Lth 4 5.,00). i i , are, i, 1 0'4'7 50 .....5047 5e ...5047 `0 ...5047 50 " i t4 n liiii r .2. .. Shares It go ...1060 ...1,37 50 ...1087 50 i;!,yl,4_ic ......... 105 . % r o gl i i ".: IA ...: toi% :, gil et s ,r,c c e r nt i o 1v0... 12 . t,r i z ... .. : , 3;4 :„ 53 ... Ti ,tiki'„„:o ................. Wi '•• . 55 % ". .1!5lt ... .5: 4 , , 4.44; ................. S!•E. ... ,s! ' ... 29 .. 29'4 i i , ‘ I, ... Cent,. ~y ••• 55 1, .... ........... los 25 ... !.16 25 ... 1116 25 ... .118 41 ... .„ 105 ... 105 ~44 ........... ..., 1 4, h 'at. D RAILWA SHANF.B. 347 ~ ,11, 4 41 1 L iN.,.. ~,,:. ... :,. 5,55 . ... 25.2.182 50 75 ::: 551) 5,2.2 so \ i . .... .. 5Q f b° ." ... lA , 53 ... 563 75 cii... 51 ... _ 25 242 50 ~... I‘l,,Ailt l , ---- isp..-. itai!tiur'S -a ttach 17. Seven bargains in the ) 74 1 . 4 4, et e done at 20 for cash ; 204 4,-i, at various ' tl4 k -. ,, we ntY-eight bargains, for 16,600,000 reals, '''it,.."es, at 27 for cash . and 271 i for 60 days. llZA . i.i t , 110 a, 4X ! Mellen 12.—The American ship .Saladin, L li I led ilk kb lii i o ff llalifax by one of our Lunenburg brigs. 4 k , ttim, dolled, loaded with cotton and coffee. The Yi i 3Ot,, ll N o of her for a day, but finding her crew 1 N N ," 4 4,. ; 14 anage both vessels, left her, after taking ':il'i. 1 4 1 1 ,‘ t ° 11 ., coffee, papers, &c. ~ She had very little _ '44, 1 1 c , th -r, and appears to have lost her maintop sail ° lit f e lting very mysterious about it. We have a 41 ' looking for her. 1,„...k, .............________ ~ 11 ‘11 .4- 4L i ng of the Electors of Leeds, will be held l 4 ^A` k t . 74,1 'Y rye • g at six o'clock, in the Music ,V,, 1. 4 7 e l e,h IV. n ß l e n cit ' ett, Esq. and W. Aldham, Esq. ,X„ s. tte i l t ne Borough, will be invited to attend. We ' IA L kill - ut the attendance will be vary numerous and ri' l i/f: The examp le is worthy of imitation in ‘ ll'( ';okitivt.ilr6,..W . o believe the opinion of the Electors of Q. 7 tr y. e found to be very strongly against the kilt f:ttitikh•-'.Leett.s Mercury. 4 di k qe xt ,f 4 °r THE WoRRING CLASSES.—We la -445,11N -.1 that at this present period there is a degree . Ll*4l_Ntevriailing amongst the working classes this . in ,e161c,4 t of employment, hardly equalled, and 4 ,,Ntlia - Z 1 ., 16 . 4 -xii even in the depth of winter. We have .1 4 ,11 t tti o e d . that from one extensive establishment t lk 1_41 , 13d eeUrse of the last fortnight, between.five.and 41 -4 i;;7 4 A,....' 111 ,_eit have been _ . dismissed, , and that by many ',4 a ,, 14 e4t1• 1 the same line, for some time pa . st, none I d iC tb . "'es a :e . ,s have been . employed: 'We believe that tZt . .th -a re t , t - 1 . - 1 labourers of almost every class are suffer '4, ~°,,' e h) ,,ss from the same scarcity, or absolute 14 1 .;Zt p f d Z l Vni t consequent on the stagnation of tilk:t.:ll'44.-qtri(e4)l7,lneere:ll; 'and the . worst of it is, that there t i s , uf'.., prospect of relief, excepting _ in the con h:4). p,,!'ne benevolent. The demand s . upon the , 1 ,,,, - / b tt ltld — "d Society, the Provident District Sce . 41 411 ) °ther char itable institutions, were never . 11%11,40,1 their fun ds are- exhausted, or nearly so, 4 1 P 111 __ 111 Q;„ ) ,,rompt and effectual resistance from the I.qe . N; - ' i tsting distress must, we fear, . be. fearfully k t ? i isili 4 t conies not within our present purpose to t A tii B r ta a !e 4 ea.ll a .es which have led to the present . distis ii -.4oa,aeairs in a country abounding in wealth,. veer‘,,a' ex haustless means of:procuring more,. k t,i4N,S, 1. ,„e, afforded to the skill and industry of its 1 i N, 54 , , , v ii _cl'e evil is at our doors ; its consequences Wiki •`.44)o, , ketttl i ; and relief , to be effectual, must . isa tlittb ....__ 4 ,, , k t- tkri 1 , 4 ,,,t'erp00/ Mercury. I'll, °I( *. ths• — "G THEATRICAL MANAGERS.—The tk e -,,, Th. titi:,,'%ll at .Tirth (Mr. Anderson) and Mr. Ham _ t Lit • 73, ithj i •, , essee of Drury-lane and the Strand of 1 1 •1 17 p Iteryq?„,ave lately become the managers of the . AID .I,!'eNki„...-- l ' iv erpool and Manchester, have insti 4Je I ter 'eTts against Mr. Raymond, the manager 41. 1f e -e r Isti:Aelartr.e,jr; Liverpool, ._ H aymarket lessee), -- lt 'l , lt - ' a nd, at his theatre. These popular ti ve th !li t An tl d, on Ptierforined at the Liver during the past kl' l t ,, lN .. lottehtheir appearance a notice was ~,‘ 6,.. glid, , zerbidding them to act at an unlicenged "tI ancer, Penalty, of red for each offence. The ".'h'r l/l ttee 4 q each - •14 ‘ N . tvi , am night, ') ho' wever, notwithstanding, Ilr•Ny t 4 / 4 , t .' 111 0 parties have subsequently been 'essti : The l ee of trial in the Liverpool court. early n ll 6'. ii' i ; task iv Penalties sought to be recovered are 50i 1 , 111 44 41 °m et ig in all for six nights' performance, 3001. % 4 hetNl i,,Y or steth a mode of proceeding is much % y ie l d 114 theatrical circles in Liverpool; as Ham *,,llll.f.) of Iho have been for thirteen YearS joint : 14 Leib ;.9141 1 - e , ,,.. Liver Theatre, and only separated on ` -- r. 4 or the former at Drury-lane Theatre. 4 @ P 1 41 0 , ik ki , .r O ,-,., ‘tifc ri n,fl t i, lbe n ";i1 Boulogne,ff 22d inst, that the weather .o 01; 4 .!iii i r po ur‘adful for some days past. A fishing rt liad b tt, l ite'l4,•f • th _ . een wrecked on the English coast, e v 4 4 , zi ati ,:: crew out of ten were drowned.. . The :t t4 :7,1 liZ , laden with corn, had gone ashore to ""kg y ,14t . l i, 4l l;ne, and been knocked to pieces by the "Itl le in , captain and crew had been saved by "'"at. ' OF Fc{ S AND Vublic opEntoit. " Who runs may read." YONEIGN. The sugar question, and the Archbishop of Paris's pastoral letter, are the leading topics of discussion in the French Journals received'this morning. The Presse has the following remarks in answer to the Courrier Francais, on the subject of the French clergy, praying for the conversion of the Regent of Spain : " As Christans, let us not complain of these. prayers, which only aim at preventing confusion between two powers—as political men let us respect the wisdom which knows so well how to divest itself of the political pas sions which agitate Its —as Frenchmen, above all, let us not grieve that these prayers are uttered in all parts of the universal church, order that Spain may escape from the schism which . threatens her, for schism in Spain is England. Spain in revolution and Protestant is English-Spain. It would be sound policy, therefore, fur France to unite her prayers with those of the Church, and may heaven hear them ! " The Univers, in reply to . the assertion of the National, that the Court of Rome had not ventured to interfere in defence of CathOlic rights, when they were assailed by the strong arm of power, says : " The Court of Rome has contended against all powers. She has contended, and does so still, against the schis matic Emperor who persecutes the Poles ; she has Con tended, and continues to' contend, . against the Protes tant King who insulted the Catholics on the banks of the Rhine, in the person of their Archbishop ; and she has long since taken measures against the introduction of an Anglican Bishop to the See of Jerusalem. The guardian father of of the holy sepulchre, the Latin Bishop orthe holy city, awaited at the tomb of our Saviour the coming of thorepresentativeS of Anglicanism. They are no*v in the presence of each othfr, and the future will :ay whether EngliSh gold is more powerful at the foot of the Calvary than the Vicar of Jesus Christ." The Semaphore de Marseilles of the 21i:t instant an• nounces the departure, on the 15th, from Leghorn, for Malta, of the British'frigate Belvidere, having on board Col. Grey and suite, with Lord Durham and family. A Paris letter states that the Austrian Minister at Berne had received from Prince Metternich a new note for presentation to the Swiss Government relative to the suppressed convents in the canton of Argovia, in which he demanded the execution of the decree of the Federal Diet which ordered their re-establishment. The Madrid Correspon'sal, of the 17th inst., announces that a courier of the British embassy had been stopped on the highway near Madrid, 'and robbed of a sum of 30,000 f, the property of Mr. Aston. The Spanish frigate Cortes arrived at Tangier on the 21st ult., for the purpose of claiming a vessel belonging to Estepona, which had been confiscated by the Morocco authorities. The Spanish Commander, attended by the Consul and Vice-Consul of Spain at that residency, waited on the . Governor, who received them with great distinction, and immediately ordered the.vessel and cargo to be'returned - to their owners. • , • . . The Cued/ciao states. that a Carlist conspiracy had. been discovered at Ponteredra, the chief of:Which.had fiedintd Portugal, where he had been arrested. , AccountS from Constantinople of .the Ist inst. state, hat M.-Mavrocordato, the new Envoy of Greece, had arrived in that capital; and been , receiv,ed..with. the Itonourt due to his .rank., , Accor,diug to the , corresponth 7 ence of the Gazette of Upper Germany, M. Mavrocordato was instructed by his Government to demand the medi ation of the Ambassadors of Great Britain, France, and Russia. Letters from Hungary, received in Vienna on the 15th inst., state that the Servian Government having re fused to grant the Porte an indemnity for the expenses occasioned to the Ottoman Treasury by the residence of the Servian Deputies in Constantinople, had resolved to recover them by force. - PUBLIC OPINION. The following is from the Times :—Tho Ministrj may depend upon it that those, are not their worst friends who are urging them to consent to the modification which so many demand. It is ,from no unfriendly feel ing, no distrust in the honesty or wisdom of Sir R. Peel and his colleagues, that we are ourselves taking that course. Had we any such feeling there would be many points on which we should think it our duty to adopt a different tone. We will instance one. We perfectly be lieve, with Mr. C. Buller and many others, that the pro duce of the tax will be considerably above the esti mate of the Premier. His statement represents the taxable income of the country at 178,580,0001 in the year 1816 ; that he expects' at present to find it About 190,000,0001 Now, we can scarcely suppose that, with the enormous growth in wealth and numbers which this country has experienced since the peace, the in crease in the actual income of the country has not ex ceeded 10 or - 12 upon near 180 millions ; it is impossi ble to suppose that:in 26 years of unintermitting energy, forced on almost unnaturally by the. urgent wants of a multiplying population, the 'amount of our annual pro duction should have risen no more than about 6 or 7 per cent.; and this is the supposition. on which Sir Robert Peel bases his demand fur 3 per cent. upon our incomes. We think the supposition 'mistaken, but, we do not com plain ; we think we shall. be made to pay more than enough to meet the immediate exigency for which 'Sir Robert asks our money." • The Chronicle says :—" It is pleasing to. find at the present moment something like a rational union of per sons of all parties against a common practical griev .ll.lllCe. Such is the imposition of the tax on incomes arising froM professional or mercantile gains. ThiS strikes alike at the interests Of all, whether Tory or Liberal ; Tory and Liberal, therefOre, alike oppose it. In and out of Parliament a common e cause unites those . who, on all ether points, think differently, and act advenely.. The reader of newspapers finds that the leading article • Of the Morning. Oa onicle pursues the same object , as that of the Times ; and if lie looks to the reports of the Parliamentary debates, he finds it almost impossible to discover, from the arguments used, and the views put forward, whether the speakers are ge nerally supporters or opponents of the Government,• ,'whose policy in this particular instance all impugn. The. opposition to the income tax is evidently no party ques tion ; and the point now to' be dOcided is, whether'Sir Robert Teel, by making it a party question, 'shall be enabled to force upon the country what the unbiassed. *udgment of the country would undoubtedly repudiate as unjust and impolitic. He must not be allowed to do so ; and,'even in a party sense, it is the interest of the Con servative party to prevent his having his own way." The Advertiser gives the following advice to the country, as respects the income tax :—" The course now. to bo taken is clear. No tune is to be lost, and the recess should be devoted to the active organization of opposition—not in Parliament but in the nation (where the only real strength resides),---to the obnoxious in come tax. Let every constituency, whether Tory, Whig, or Radical, if it really dislikes the Premier's pro position, have the energy to make its sentiments known to its individual representatives.; and if this be strenu ously and immediately done, the measure is defeated. How many thousands are there- thiosighout the country with voted for candidates that weald oppose the Whigs, 'but who did so in the hope of soii'mfhing better from the Tories ? Let 41,-men who dislike the income tax come forward without distinction of party, to remonstrate against that one measure." The Herald remarks as folloWs :—" We wish we could get rid, of the uncomfortable impression that Sir Robert Peel did not very successfully parry the clumsy thrust made by the self-sufficient Mr. Benjamin Hawes at the Conservative party in the last House of Commons—that it had at no period disapproved of the Affghan war. The conduct of the Conservatives 'in that House, on this point, has always been to us inexplicable. They per mate' a war against the national independence of a peo ple of Central Asia to be commenced and carried en without notice or discussion ; they allowed a fundamental principle of what had been for fifty .years -our Indian policy—that the Indus was the natural boundary and Persia the advanced defence of our Indian empire—to be abandoned without remark ; and they tolerated injustice the most monstrous, and interference the most ,uncalled for, without protestation, and without censure.' MONEY—TRADE—COMMERCE. At Nottingham there is a slight improvement in trade ; but it is stated that the 'system of paying wages by truck is extending to the cotton hosiery trade. The County Hall, it is understood, has convicted some of , these cases. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS . . The sea-wall at Exmouth is rapidly approaching com pletion. Lord Rolle has expended 25,000/. to iinish this noble undertaking. LAW AND POLICE. Richard Harper, a stout young man, bt4.in rags, was :brought up at Union Hall on Thursday, tutrged with breaking a pane of glass in a baker's shop window for refuaing to give him' bread, and which he did for the porpoise of being imprisoned. He was committed for five days, and then ordered to be passed to his parish. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC. It was stated at a recent sitting of the Academy of Sciences, Paris, that a Danish chemist had ascertained that the air of the Narth Sea has a half per cent. less oxygen than that of the coast ; and that Professor Daniel, in England, had, indicated the positive exist ence of sulphuretted hydrogen in the air in the latitude of Sierra Leone. SPORTING. , The Marquis of Waterford, during the annual Dublin steeple-chase on Thursday, was thrown in the second run by his favourite mare Columbine, and for a few minutes rendered insensible. COURT-ramaxoNABLE. Prince and Princess Nicholas Esterhazy intend leav ing Chandos.•housc at the close . of the ensuing week, to join Prince and Princess Esterhazy at Vienna. The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort leave - Badminton, on Tuesday next, for Belvoir Castle. The Marchioness of Londonderry has a full dress assembly at Holderness House, on Thursday week. The Earl of Charleville arrived in St. George's-place, on Thursday, from Dublin. A marriage is on the tapis between the Marquis of Waterford and the lion. Miss Louisa Stuart, daughter of Lord .and Lady Stuart de Rothesay, and sister cf Viscountess Canning. We understand the marriage las only been brought about, within the last six weeks. The consent of the father of the fair betrothed is the only obstacle that delays the iunmedi•ite arrangement of the necessary deeds of settlement, and it is daily expected to be received from St. Petersburgh. The nuptials are to be solemnised previous to the departure, of. Lady Stuart de Rothesay to join the Noble Lord in the Russian capital. iviiscEzz.arnaotri. The Marquis of Hertford's villa, in the Regent's Park, with all that it contains, has been Lequeathed by his son's NN ill to the Count anditountesS Zichy. One of the old customs on Easter-eve was to light a great taper, called ‘q'ascal taper," which was blessed with the sound of music and hallowed with frankin cense. It. was of. wax, and in ~sonic instances o f ' gre at 'magnitude ; that for the,Abbey • ChurCli Of Weitminster, THE, SUN, LONDON, MONDAY MORN;_NG, MARCH 28, 1842 II in 155 hundred pounds. :aid to have weighed no less than three On Wrch 26, in 1726, died Sir John Vanbrugh, aged sixty. He was the architect of Castle Howard and Blenheim ; was satirized by Swift, and praised by Rey nolds. On the same day, also, Gesner was burn, in 1516 ; and Dr. Hutton, the mathematician, died in 1797. Sir William Beatty, whose death we announced yes terday, was the chief medical officer to Lord Nelson, and was with hint at the battle of Trafalgar. He possessed the bullet .which killed that celebrated hero, and which he kept in a crystal case mounted in gold. His brother, Colonel•Beatty, is at. resent Commandant at Plythouth. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. SATURDAY EVENING. Some few purchases made in Consols during the day included all the business transacted in the Eng lish • Funds. The market closed firmly at these prices. Consols 891 i for Money, and 894 i for the Account. Exchequer; Bills 27 to 29 prem. The Foreign Market was almost wholly without bargains. The nominal prices for Belgian were 103 .to 104 ; for Brazilian 70 to 71 ; for Danish 811 to to 823-; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 52 to 524, the Five per Cents: 103 to 1031. The quotations for the Portuguese Five per Cents. 34 to 341, the Three per Cents. 20 to 201; Colombian 26i to t; Mexican about 11. higher, viz. 42 to / ; and Spanish 24a 241. Birmingham Railway Shares were 85 to 87; Great Western 26 to 27; the Half 'Shares 13, 1 2 - to 14 prem.; Birmingham and Gloucester 56 to 58 ; South Wes tern 59 to 60 ; Gosport 59 to 60; North Midland 69 to 71 ; the New. Shares 341 to 35 ; Brighton 35-1 to 8; Blackwall 11 to 111 ; the New Shares 91 to 94 per sharo; South Eastern and Dover 22 to 214 ; and Eastern Counties 131 to 12 . 4 4 discount. . -• The attention of the members of the Stock Ex change was chiefly directed to the election for the Committee, which usually takes place at this period of the year. Some time previously the Chairman had announced his intention of resigning, at which step an almost universal feeling of regret was experi enced, as well at the loss of his services, as for the cause which influenced this determination—he being one among the numbers of really innocent holders of spurious Exchequer Bills. The delay which has taken place in bringing the subject to an issue, is be ginning to be complained of; as not only injurious to the holders individually, but ' also to many of their connexions, of which, the proceeding above alluded to, is an instance. . (From The San of Saturday Evening.) This being the close of the week, and holiday-thee, very few members of the Stock Exchange have made their appearance. Business has been confined to a soli- . tary purchase of Consols at 89i for money. The quo tation is 891 for the • Amount. The New :Three-and-a Half per Cents. 99 to 99i ; Bank Stock, 1691 ;. India Bonds, 10 ; and Exchequer Bills, 21 to 29 premium. The Foreign Market is quite deserted, the only quo tations being Mexican, 41k ; Peruvian, 171; and Spanish, 241';. all for, the Account, A .hew Shares have . been sold in these li nes :-=South' IVestern, 5.911 :Manchester 'and Birmingliam,.274; and York and: torth Midland, 94k. Tfme holder's of Dutch Bonds are Making complaint at a novel method of proceeding on the part of phe, con tractor for the loan in this country. It appeai'Slliat . th 2 whole of the coupons, attucJed to the bonds, are now ex hatisted, and before'Miikatleman will pioviaethe bond holders with a fresh sheet, he demands 1/. as a fee, or two per cent upon the amount so 2represented. The principle involved is of immense importance to the holders of foreign stocks. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 24. 3 per Cent. Consols Three and Half Stock 9B: 'Grand Canal Stock ... Ditto Reduced ... Ditto Dells. 6 per cent... 80j Ditto New 1830........ Ditto 4 per cent ... SA per Cent. Debs. '9Ci R o y a l C ana l Stock.. _ . By 'the Acadia steamer, we learn from Quebec that the weather generally throughout Canada had been fa vourable, and it was expected that the ensuing crops would prove abundant if it continued. The Legisla tures.. were actively employed in discussing various measures for the benefit of the colonists ; and the re ports of trade were good, although heavy - stocks were complained of. The Merchants at Nova Scotia had formed among themselves a Whaling Association, from which great advantages to that place • were ex pected to be deriVed. All classes, both • mer chants and mechanics, had met the enterprise with spirit, a large amount of stock having been imme diately subscribed. Sanguine expectations were formed, and apparently with some foundation, it being stated that the colony possessed wealth, facility for building vessels, active and able seamen to man them, and com paratively cheap'provisions. It is singular that this valuable branch of commerce has not attracted attention in Canada before this. .The United States have pursued the trade for many years with complete success. 'New, South Wales -also have increased their ships engaged in this object from 22 in 1832, to 53 in 1838. The value of the fishery at Van Dieman'S Land was .11,268 Lin 1828, and 98,6601. in 1838, havin g been 135,2101. in 1837. N e i t h er are the Cape of ood Hope or New Zealand behind the s e places ; and yet Canada, with advantages so im mensely superior, has scarcely, until the present period, .made an effort to join in this lucrative employment. It has for some time been a source of ccmplaint here that the quality of the tea shipped from Canton had not been equal to what it used to be previously to the dis turbances ; and it was much feared that a large portion of the contents of many of the chests consisted of anything bit tea. The supply of this article 'for Canada is chiefly derived from the United States, to which green teas are principally shipped, and a frightful picture is given of th e a d u l terate d trash which has of late been received. It is stated " that every grocer has within' the last two years sold dyed or spurious teas." CLOSING PRICES BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock., .. -- • ' India 5t0ck...... ... 3 per Cent Red — \ Ditto Bonds ......... . ...... 10 pm 3 per Cent Cens 894 Ditto Old Annuities ... 3i per Cent Red,. .... . - D i tte i New Annuities... 996 Exp. Ditto 500 1..,,.,,,, 1 , 5 0 0 0 0 0 I : ........... 2 0 0 7 I I ii; New 3i per Cent New 5 per Cent. Long Annuities toexpire Ditto Small 29 pin Jan. IWO . . ... ..... Bank Stock for 0pen...169i Oct 1859. ........, India Stock for Acct.... Jan. 1860. ... FOREIGN FUNDS. . _ Austrian, '5 psi rent Portuguese, 5 per cent. Belgnm, 5 pei cent lO4 'Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian 80nd5.......... Prussian, 5 per cent — Buenos Ayres 6 percent Russian; 5 per cent — Chilian, per cent...... Ditto, Metallic ..... ..„ Colombian, 6 pet cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 24i Ditto, 1824.. ....... ..... Dit to, D e f erred....— Danish, 3 per cent ...... • French, 5 per cent. 1184... —c. Greek, 1825, 5 per cent. Exchange............ —.c. Mexican, 5 per cent.... French, 3 percent. —. —e Ditto, 6 per cent. 1837 Dntch, 2A per cent. . 52 Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. Ditto, 5 per cent... . 103 1 • SHARES. Eastern Counties Railway (23 raid) ..... 101 London and 134ekwall Railw a y (25 paid)... 11A London and , South Western Manchester and Leeds (70 paid) ...... 81i Manchester and Birmingham (40 paid) ... 27a Northern' and Eastern (40 paid) York and North Midland (50 paid) THE LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY AND THE COACHES.-=ln consequence of the alteration in the time of the arrival of the letters from London, Mr. Johnson, one of the inspectors of. the Post-office, has been down to Brighton making arrangements for taking off the 'four-horse mail which runs daily between Brighton and Southampton, in the place of which merely a cart will 'be put on. 'That splendid coach, the Age, which, for some years, had been the pride.of the Brighton road, ran on Saturday for the last time. Numbers of TerSons . of all ranks were in the daily habit of congregating in Castle-square to witness its departure, and much regret was expressed at seeing the last t r ip. Th e f.ur greys which used to t a k e it out of Brighten are valued at 500/. The only crack coach left on the road is the .Era, . but from the sad havoc made by the. railroad it is expected soon to follow the fate of Ow Age. THE BARNA HY S IN , A.MERICA.—The laughter-lov ing public will, no doubt, be greatly rejoiced to hear that in the April number of Colbton's New Monthly Ma gazine and Humourist, edited by Thomas .hLod, Esq., will be commt need a new story by Mrs. Troliope, which is to be continued monthly. It is called "The Barnabys in America;" and if Mrs. TrollOpe's own veritable ac count of the Doniestic Manners,uf the Americans may be looked upon as one of the most amusing satires of the slay, how much more entertainment may be expected from the . renowned` " Widow Barnaby's" adventures among our Transaltic brkhren. A better field for the - defer Widow's manoeuvres could not have been chosen, and there can belittle question that the work will create a " considerable of a sensation," not only on this . side the Atlantic, but among all classes.on the other, from the President himself, to the raggedest Locofoco in the • United States. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT POPLAR. On Saturday forenoon a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Samuel Everett, a cooper in an extensive way of business, re• siding tit No. 16, Ferry-road, about a quarter of a mile from the East India Docks. In a short time the whole of the cooperage and the workshops were one body of flame, which speedily . communicated to the dwelling house of Mr. E vere t t n front, and t o th e house of Mr. Ward, shoemaker, No. 15, and that of Mr. Palatch, greengrocer, &c., No. 17, at the corner of Alfred. street, all of which mere in a few minutes in flames from top to bottom, being principally timber-built. The premises of Messrs. Everett, Waftl, and Palatch are totally con sumed. Mr. Everett is insured for stock and buildings in the Phoenix Fire-office ; Mr. 'Ward's house is also insured in the same office, but he is uninsured for his stock and furniture ; as is else Mr. Palatch, whose house, it is understood, is the property of the venerable member for Middle Sex (Mr. G. Byng). The damage is estimated IA ne trly 2,0001. yy • BRIGHTON, FRIDAY.--WIGNEY'S BANK, MEETING OF CRELITORS. —Yesterday evening a private meeting of the principal creditors took place at the house of Mr, Dash, Ca stle-squ a re, Brighton. About sixty persons were prest nt. From the various stitteMents made, ac cording to present appearances the largest dividend that can be expected is 6d. in the pound. From inquiries msde by s(me of the creditors, it Was deemed expedient that they should obtain the assistance of one of the the leading Counsel from London, in order that the whole affair may be thoroughly investigated, as slight hopes are interinmed of recovering certain property fui the benefit of the large body of creditors. The steamer Lavoisier, which arrived.at Toulon on the 18th inst. from Algiers, had 317 pittsengers, amongst whom was Lieut.-General de Bumigny, st ho comes to France in. consequence of the Marquise de Euraigny,'the wife of his brother. • URT eIttCULA.R. " WiNnsoft, SUNDAY.---The Queen and Prince Albert enjoyed .their usual walk:in the flirenoon yesterday, and the Prince of \Vales was taken a carriage airing.. Prince Albert afterwards went into the Great Park, attended by Sir Edward Bowater, Major-General Wevmss, and Mr. Anson, to enjoy a run with his beagles. The Duchess of Kent arrived at the Castle, attended by Lady A. M.,Dawson.: Her Majesty and Prince Albert rode out in a pony phaeton, the Nince driving, attended by Lady C. Cocks, Hon. Mrs. Anson, Viscount Hawarden, and Si r F re de r i ck Stovin, in an open carriage; and by Colonel Buckley and Sir E. Bowater on horseback. Her Majesty honoured Mr. Partridge with a sitting for her portrait. Major-General WeihySs had the honour of dining with the Royal party last evening. This morning* the Queen and Prince Albert, and the Royal suite, attended Divine Service at St. George's Chapel Royal. The Rev. C. W. Knyvett took the first part of the duty; and the Hon. and Very liev. the Dean, and the Rev. Dr. Keat, officiated at the altar. The sermon was preached by the latter, from the 29th verse of the 20th chapter of the Gospel accord ing to St. John—" Jesus vaith, Thomas, because thou bast seen, thou has believed; blessed are• they who have not seen, sand yet have believed." The Te Deum and Jubilate was Dr. Boyce's in A ; the Sanctus, Kyrie Ehieson, and Creed were Dr. Kintr's in C.. The Anthem (a solo) " Holy, holy," was very nicely Sono-, !.) 3 r Master Foster, followed by the HallehijaCChorus, Handel. Saturday was the birth-day of his Royal High ness Prince George of Cambridge. The Prince Caine to town from Kew ind paid a visit to her Majesty the Queen Dowager at Marlborough house, and also visited his Royal Highness the Duke of SuSsex at Kensington Palace, and re turned to Kew in the afternoon. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess ofCambridge had a dinner party in the. evening at their resi dence at Kew. His Serene Highness Prince Ed ward of Saxe Weimar and a select party were present. - Her Royal Highriess the Duchess of 'Kent, attended by Lady Anne Maria Dawson, left her residence, Clarence House, St. James's, ut eleven o'clock on Saturday morning, on a visit to her Majesty at ,Windsor Castle. The CrOwn . Jewels havingbeen depositcd in the New Jewel House in the Tower, are now ex hibited to the public as heretofore. The Lady Mayoress h a d an audience of her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. The Archbishop- of Canterbury and Viscount Marsha - in had interviews 'with Lord Stanley on ,Saturday-, at the Colonial , office. A. Dep - utation"Of PoStinasters, consisting; of Mr:11. Gray, 'Earl. street, BlackfriarS, Mr.. K. Norilia.inf)to n , Mr. John' Chancellor, of CIASc4I; .: _Mr. W J. Biggs, South ace Finshury Red_ Lion, - II en hey ; H. Whitnitiqi, Green Alan, heath, and Newman, R. Ncwan, Regent-street, had an interview with the. Chancellor of the Ex chequer on Saturday, at his official residence in Downing -street. Despaches from the Governor of Canada, and also from the Governors of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, were received on Saturday at the Colonial-office. The Earl of Munster and his brother have arrived in town from the Continent and are staying with the Countliss at the Grosvenor Hotel. The funeral of the late Earl is ap pointed to take place to-morrow (Tuesday) at Hampton. His Royal :Highness the Duke of Sussex sent yesterday to inquire atter the state of the family. His Royal Highness Prince George of • Cambridge- visited Lord Adolphus Fitz-Clarence on-Saturday at his residence in St. James's Palace. His Lordship paid a visit yesterday to her / . Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester i ' at Gloucester House. Among the Nobility and 'Gentry who paid visits of condolence yesterday, and on Saturday, were the Dowager Duchess of Richmond; the Marquis of Hertibrd, Earl of Charleville, Earl . of Yar borough, Earl of Malmesbury, Earl of Cardigan, Lord and Lady Worsley, Lord Alfred Paget, Lord Fitzgerald, Lord W. Paulet, Lord Allen, Hon. Sir W. and Lady Lumley, Hon. Captain Macdonald, Sir Henry-Wheatley, Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir J. Lyon,. Sir Courtney Boyle, Sir Hilgrove Turner, Sir J. .Mcßae, Sir W. Lake, General Brown, Colonial Durwood, Captain Be resford, Mr. Keate, Mr. Sabine, Mr. Masse, and Mr. Woinbwell. INCOME TASC, NOW AND FOR MERLY. TO THE E.617'01: OF THE SUN. Sin,—l have not aeen itstated, in the arguments adduced against the proposed income tax, that when the country was last-subjected to that mast grinding and oppressive - impti§ition, for which, in Turkey, the Grand Signor would be deposed, its situation was totally different from its actual condition. We were the sole manufacturers, carriers; and merchants of Eu rope, possessed the undisputed dominion of the ocean, and consequently could and did compel the nations to take our m t eriihandise, and the produce of our colonies, at our own pikes. If an income tax of 20 or even 50 per centAad, at that time, been imposed, we • should have inflicted on •other countries their due proportion of it , in. additional high prices, which they must have paid. I need not say that now the case is entirely reversed. The income tax is exclu sively and essentially a war tax.—l am, Sir, &c. AN ANTI-PEELER. • HS, AND (ABSTRACT.) -THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGIS TRAR-GENERAL OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MAR RIAGES, IN ENGLAND : PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY COMMAND OF HER MAJESTY. General Regis : ter-office, June, 1841. My Lord,—l have the honour to submit to your Lordship a general abstract of the number of births, deaths, and marriages registered during the year ending June 30,.1840, in order that the same may be laid before parliament. The fopowing statement will show the num bers registered in the-year ending June 30, 1840, compared. with those of the preceding years 1869-40. 1838-39. 1837-38. ' • • • , Births Deaths • Marriages 124,329 121,083 111,481 There is thus an increase :in the number of births registered in the year ending June 13, 1840, over those in 1838-9, of 21,049; over those 1837-8, of 101,877. In the number of deaths registered in the year ending June 30, 1840 s lover those in 1838-9, of 19;094 ;.-over those in 1837.8, of 14;145. In the nutnberof marriages registered in th e year ending June 30, 1840, over those in 1838-9, of 3,246 ; over tho S e. in 1837-8, of 12,848. The increase in the iiutnber of registered births results from a continuance of that sue ceisful operation of the new law to which I have already adverted in my first and second Reports, and which began to appear after the former half of the first year of registration ; and I-can truly state,. as before, th a t I a tt r ib ute t hi s success mainly to the diffusion of a true knolOedge of the beneficial tendencies of the measure and to the •dilligence and intelligence of the local offi cers by whom it is carried into execution. • In each of the last three years the proportion of male and female births has been very nearly the same, • • The increase of deaths compared with those of the two preceding years is less than it appeard to be: It roust be remembered that th e fiat year's registration could not comprise th e d eat h s of the whole year, .which, including those.regis tered subseqeently, amounted to 338,660. The real increase, therefore, over the registered deaths which occurred in the year 1837-8 is 11,441. It must also be borne in mind that the population of England and Wales. was shown by the censuses of 1821 and 1831 to have increased from 1821 to 1831 at the rate of 16 per cent. ; and if it be assumed (as is probable) that thiS rate of in crease has continued to the present time, the , . popu lation in the years 18384 and 1839-40 W il l proba bably have increased • to the amount of f rom 220,000 to 240,000 yeirly. If the loWest of these numbers be taken, and the mortality be estimated at the lowest rate consistent with pro bability—namely, 1 in 50, there will in each of these years, at the same rate of mortality, have been at least 4,400 more deaths than in the year preceding. This cumber, therefore (being the probable increase, at thesame rate of mortality), must be deducted; .and the remaining num bers, which indicate increased mortality,' will, for the year .1839-40, as compared with 1837-8, be about 7,000; compared wi t h 183 8 - 9aildabino austmlut,l7looa.s there Yet Q i is ncrea se is 'great; to believe that there is not merely an apparent increase, arising, like that of births, from the improved ef ficiency of a registratjon, which, at the commence- ment, was very d*ctive (for the very efficient registration of deaths, even in the first year, left no such room for improvement), but that there has really beau ant. increased mortality to' that amount, a circumstance so serious demandi atten Lion and inquiry, with a view to ascertain the nature of the increase, and especially whether it has been sudden orprogressive, gen era l or l oca l , and whether affecting equally or unequa l ly a ll ages and both sexes. The proportion of male to female deaths in tad' of the three years has been nearly the same, as appears from the following: numbers:— 0 Males. Females. Year ending June 30, 11438 ... 170,965 ... 164,991 1839 ... 169,112 161,895 1810 ... 177,929 ... 172,172 On examination of the ages at which deaths have occurred in the foregoing years, it appears that the increase has been principally in the deaths of children, as is shown by the tbllowing table : Age. Years. All ages, Under 5 60 and including Years. .5 to 60. upwards. those specified. 1837-38 131,034 .128,921 75,127 335,956 1838-39 130,695 126,594 72,860 331,007 1339-40 141,747 131,730 75,973 350,101 -------- Eicessofdeaths in1839-40Over. 10,713 2,809 846 14,145 1837-1838 ... Over 1838-39 . . 11,052 5,136 3,113 19,094 Thus more than half oflhe excess over the deaths of 1838-9, and morezthan three-fourths of the excess over those•of..lB37-8, consisted of the deaths of children under five years of age. .That this increased mortality has not been general, but has been confined to certainlocalities, while, at the same time, there has been a de creased mortality in other parts of the kingdom, appears from a given table. The counties in which there has been the greatest increase, of mortality, compared with that of 1838 and 1839, are'Lancashire, Notting. hamshire, West Riding . of Yorkshire, Leices tershire, Cheshire, Gloucestershire, Northum berland, Durham, Derbyshire, and North Wales, the combined increase of.. Which alone amouts to 15,231, out of the total increase of 19,097. The prevalence of such increased mortality in those counties, which comprise the largest pro portion of manufacturing population, naturally suggests that the cause may probably be found in circumstances to which the manufacturing classes. have been peculiarly exposed.. But a further examination shows that not only has the increase varied very much within those coun ties, but that there has even been a decreased mortality in some ,of those districts which are peculiarly the seats of manufacture. Such has been the case in Manchester and Salford. Ashton, Oldham, Stockport, and - Leeds. Therefore, though manufacturing distresS cannot be excluded from among the possible causes ofincreased mor tolity,,careniust.be taken not to assign such mor tality to tbisone cause in an undue degree.. It appears from the evidence of the entries in thci. register-books, and "the reports of stipprin 7 tendent registrars, that - this' .increased mortality is:attributable chiefly to the prevalence of elm dentics, 'especially of typhus and scarlet fever, and that the districts of Cliorley, Leigh; Wigan, ilarnleY,'and Blackburn,. in Lancashire; Mac clesfield, Dewsbury, Pontefract, Nottingham, Bingham, Ashby-de-la-Zotich, Bangor, and Beau marls, are those in which these diseases have been fatal to the greatest extent. ' The peat increase in the number of marriages, an increase mounting to 12,348, over those regis tered in the year 183*7-8, compared with the Much smaller increase, amounting only to 3,246, over those of the year 1838-9, confirms the state ment made in my secondreport, that the number in 1837-8 must not be considered as an average number, but that there was a deficiency in that year attributable to the change in the law; many inarriages,.as I was informed, having, under a misapprehension of the object and effect of the Act. for Marriages, been solemnized immediately before that Act came into operation. Of the in- . -crease, amounting to 3,2413, over the registered Marriages of the year 1838-9, more than half maybe regarded as the natural result of increased .population. It is calculated that the population of England and Wales, .at . •the middle of the latter of the above-mentioned years of registra tion—namely, Jan. 1, 1539, exceeded by not less than 225,000 the population on Jan. 1, 1838; and as the ordinary proportion ; of marriages to popu lation is nearly 8 annually to every 1,000 persons, more than I,7oo.marriages may be ascribed to the increase of the population ; and the excess, independent of such increase, will thus be re duced to little more tha n -1 ; 50i; In the abstract of marriages, I have included the numbers of each sex married under twenty ene years of age, which -Iyere 6,101 men and 17,909 women, being in proportion to the whole number married 4'90 15 . er cen.t. and 14.40 per cent. is respectively. This proportion in a slight de gree higher than in the preceding year, when the numbers were 5,628 men and 16,414 women, and the proportions 441 and 13.55. The results exhibited by this table correspond very closely with those stated i n m y R eport o f the preceding year. I thim mentioned, as the counties in which earlyniarriages appeared to prevail, Hertford, Bedford, Cambridge, -Hunt ingdon, Northampton, .Leicester, and Essex. The same, with the addition of Wiltshire , are the eight counties i n w hi c h, i n t h e succeding year, are the largest pitipottion of men married under the age of tweatVone. The results are also similar in these tw.. years respecting those portions .of the. kingdom in which early mar riages have been most rare. I have in my second Report endeavoured to 'throw light upon the state of education, with re spect to writing, among the adult population of England and Wales, by showing the proportion per- cent. in the Metropolis, in each En g li s h county, and in North ant South Wales, of per sons married in the year 'ending June 30, 1840, who, instead of writing their names in the mar riage register, have signed - with marks. . . . It appears from a table given, that in 13 Eng• lisp counties, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and in Wales, more than 40 per cent. of the men married did not write 'their names ; and that in 19 English counties, in the West Riding of York shire; and in Wales,; the same fact existed with spect to more than half the women ; and it ap pears from an abstract of marriages, that in the whole of England and' Wales, out of 124,329 couples, there were 41,812 men and 62,523 wo men, who, it is to be preSumed, either could not write or wrote very imperfectly. If the table for the year ending June 30, 1840, had shown results differing widely from those of the preceding year, it might reasonably have been suspected that such returns were not likely to become valuable and safe criterions of the comparative state of education ; that they are dawn froM too small a • portion of the whole poptitiation, and are too much influenced by acci dent: Such, however, is not the case. A com parison of such table with the similar table in my second Report (it 'is stated), will show a_ re markably close correspondence in the results, not only for the whole kingdom, but in the me tropolis, and every considerable group of coun ties. This will be evident from the following comparison, of the mean proportion for , the re spective years— • Mean Proportion. 1839 1840. Metropolis lB South Eastern Counties South Midland Counties littstern Counties . South Western Counties 39 Western Counties 47 North Midland Counties • North Western Counties 5l 52 Yorkshire Northern. Counties Monmouthshire and Wales 59 59 Bugland and Wales It appears, that tried by the returns of these two years, every county occupies nearly the same relative position, and many of them pre cisely the same. This coincidence sufficiently proves that the test one which must not be disregarded, but may be found a valuable and sate criterion of the comparative state of educa tion. But I muat add, that it is only from a comparison much more extensive than that of the returns of two years that the superiority or in feriority of particular portions of the kingdom can with fairness be inferred ; and that I do not yet attempt to found any opinion of that kind upon such evidence only as is comprised in the foregoing statements. Places of public religious worship not belong ing to the Church of England have been re gistered for the solemnization of marriages to the number of 188 :during the year 1840. The number registered in the preceding year was 246 Again, as in the two preceding years, I have directed abstracts of ,the .causes of death to be compiled, under the.direction of Mr. Farr, and to be appended to the Report; and to them, and to Mr. Farr's accompanying letter, I particularly invite attention. _ [The Appendices to the report are stated to be in progress of printing. These documents con sequently do not accompany this Report.] At the commencement of the year 1840 I be gan to obtain from the registrars of the metro politan districts, compristng a population which a mounted in 1831, to 1,594,890, weekly returns o f the registered causes of death, and directed abstracts of the same.to ,be compiled and pub lished weekly,' and have continued to publish them, uninterruptedly, to the present time. The result of such returns for the first 20 weeks of the year 1840 was exhibited in the appendix to my second Report. lam now enabled to give, in the appendix to this Report, the further result of the returns fbr 52 weeks, ending May 22, 1840. I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's obedient servant, June, 1841. T. H. LISTER. THE EARL OF MUNSTER. In the year 1830 his Lordship had attained the rank of colonel in the army; . and on the publi cation of the brevet, which followed the birth of the Prince of Wales in 1841, he received the rank of major -general. He was shortly after wards appointed to command the troops in the western district of England, and ivas - to have gone in the ensuing month to assume his post. At the period of his death he likewise held the offices of Governor and Captain, Constable and Lieutenant of Windsor Castle, and he was Colonel of the Ist Tower Hamlets' Militia; lie was also a commissioner .of the Royal Military College and Royal Military Asylum, and Knight Grand Cross of die Order of St. Ferdinand of 14Tur temberg. His Lordship was deeply versed in the Sanscrit and other Eastern languages, and his acquirements in . that path of literature were well known and appreciated. He held the office Of Vice-President of the Asicitic Society for eighteen years, and in May. last he was unani mously elected President. He was likewise a member of many other. learned societies in this country and abroad, among which honours may be mentioned those of Fellow of .the Royal Society and Corresponding Member of the In stitute of France. • Although provision was made on the creation of the earldom against the extinction of the peerage by his Lordship ' dying without male issue, yet, since he has had a family, these limi tations do not,. of course; come into force. His eldest son, William George, who has hitherto borne the courtesy title of Viscount Fitzclarence,. and who was born the 19th of May, 1824, succeeds to the peerage, and ~ b ecomes second Earl of Munster. Being only in his eighteenth year, lie will of- course, not be able to take his seat in the House of Lords till May, 1845. The other issue of die deceased Earl are—Lady Adelaide Geor giana, born October 28, 1820; Lady Augusta Margaret, born July 31, 1822; Hon.. Frederick Charles George, born February 1, 1820; Hon. George, born April 15, 1830; and the Hon. Ed ward, born July 8, 1837. His Lordship had another daughter, who died, however, while an infant. As the peculiar circumstances of the family render every fact connected - with them interest. iug, the brothers:and sisters of the late Earl • are detailed in the following list 1. Lady' Sophia, who Married, on the 13th of kiigiist, 1825, Lord Dc Lisle and Dudley, and dieden the 10th of April; 1837. • .2. Henry, a captain in the 87th Foot, who was born in 1796, and•died , in India in 1817. • . 3. Lady Mary, housekeeper at Windsor Castle, who was born on the 19th-of• December, 1798, and married on the 19th of, 1824, Colonel Chas. Richard Fox, a natural son of the late Lord Holland, aid• de-camp to the Queen, and M.P.for the Tower Hamlets. • 4. Lord Frederick, G.C.H., a major-general in the army, who was born on the. 9th of December, 1799, and married, on the 19th of May, 1821, Lady Augusta Boyle, the third daughter of the fourth Earl of Glasgow, by whom he has one daughter. 5. Elizabeth, who was born on the 18th of January, ]BOl, and married, on the 4th of De cember, 1820, the present Earl of Erroll. 6. Lord Adolphus, ranger of Windsor Home Park, and a captain in the navy, who was born on the 18th of February, 1802. . 7. Lady Augusta, housekeeper at Kensington Palace, ,who was born on the 20th November, 1803, and married on the sth July, 1827, the Hon. John Kennedy Erskine : this gentleman dying in 1832, her Ladyship married, secondly, 24th August, 1836, Lord John Frederick Gordon, the present Member fbr Forfars!iire. 8. Rev. Lord Augustus, 8.C.L., Chaplain in Ordinary. to the Queen, bcrn Ist March, 1805. 9. Amelia, who was born on the 20th of March, 1807, and married on the 27th December, 1830, the present Viscount Falkland, now Gover nor of Nova Scotia. Among the families put into mourning by the melancholy decease of the Earl of Munster, may therefore be reckoned, those of Colonel and General Wyndham, Lord De Lisle and Dudley, Colonel Fox, the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl of Erroll, Lord F. Gordon, Viscount Falkland, &c. SOCIETY FOR Till SUPPRESSION OF INTEMPER ANCE.—The annual tea meeting, • held by the friends and members of this Society, took place yesterday at the Crown and Anchor Tavern; Strand. James Spence, Esq., of Southampton, and other active friends of the cause, presided at the respective tea tables, which were well fillbd with several hundreds of the advocates of tem perance, together with their wives:and families. At the public meeting which was held afterwards, J. S. Buck ingham, Esq., presided. The Chairman, on rising to ad dress the meeting, was received with loud applause. He said that the purpose for which they were assembled was one of reciprocal enjoyment,s and ; from the animating scene which he saw before him, it vas plain that it could be accomplished without t 6 aid of wine, spirits, or any other inebriating drink. It was the first time that they had ventured to raise in that hall, or in that part of the metropolis, the standard of temperance in so bold and open a way. By coining into the very centre of the enemy's territory they showed that their zeal and courage were in no degree abated. The progress which Englishmen had made of late years in redeeming them selves from the national stigma- of intemperance was great. He hoped that in future it would be still greater. After describing in interesting and instructive language the physical, moral, and intellectual evils which resulted from habitual drunkenness, ho entered at some length into its pernicious effect upon the national industry, and showed that if the 50,000,0001. annually spent in spiri tuous liquors was devoted to the purchase of the products of our trades and manufactures, it would go far to remove the gloomy anticipations generally entertained as to the future industrial and commercial prosperity of the country, and open a market for our manufactures better than any that could be devised. Dr. Oxley, the trea• surer ; Mr. Ransom, from Wales ; Mr. Preston, Mr. Castle, and other gentlemen, then addressed the meeting in advocacy of the cause, after which a liberal collection was made in aid of the funds, and the meeting separated. We can now confidently announce that a Candidate on the Liberal interest will appear in the field in a few days, and we have the strongest reasons for expecting that he will unite in his support every class of Reform ers.—Brighton Herald. LOUD ROLLE.—This venerable nobleman lies on the verge of death. A report prevailed in this city, this morning, that his Lordship had breathed his last. We sent to make inquiries in a quarter where authentic intelligence could be obtained, and have to communicate that the report, though promature, is founded on symp toms which preclude the hope of recovery. We heard, a few weeks since, that his Lordship was prevented frcm going to London by illness, and ever since then his con stitution has been givin e .,o. way. Be ing in his 92d y ea r, we believe, his friends a n d relatives must stand prepared fcir his death.— Western Tinier. The Feast of the Passover commenced yesterday evening, and will last for eight days. In houses where the Mosaical law is strictly observed, the most scrupu lous attention was paid to purifying the place of all for bidden articles of food, Bc., and the unleavened bread and passover cakes alone substituted. SHOCKING ACCIDENT IN SI'ITALFIELDS.—Yester- day afternoon a shocking accident, which it is feared will be attended with fatal consequences, occurred to Edward Billerstone, a journeyman shoemaker, residing in Wheeler-street, Spitalfields, who, with two of his com panions, were amusing themselves flying pigeons from off the roof of a shed, When,: iii attempting to entrap a strange pigeon, he overbaltMced himself, and fell into the back yard, a height of twenty-five feet. Assistance being procured, he was carried into' the house, and afterwards to the hospital, in a.deplorable condition. • BRIGHTON RaiwaY.—On Thursday a larger quan tity of business • was done at .the London station by the London and Brighton Company than on any dal , since the line opened, the amount received for passen gers alone having reached very nearly 500/. We most sincerely congratulate the proprietors cm their im proved prospects ; prudent management is alone now required to place this undertaking in the position that at its opening, and until the first of its misfortunes, the la mentable accident in the autumn of last year, it was bidding fair to occupy. The following p ersons h ave travelled by the Brighton Railway during the present week :—Col. Sir F. Mulkey ; Sir Robert and Lady Farquhar; Earl of Somers Marquis of Lorun ; 'Count Bathyany ; Col. Robins ; Lord Torrington ; Duchess of Beaufort ; Colonel Pane ; Lady. Fane ; General Worsely ; Sir Hesketh FleetwOod ; Hon. Mrs. Moly neux ; Lady Peel and family; Captain M'Cloud ; Hon. Captain Howard ; Hon. Charles Howard ; Mr. and Mrs. Wilson ; :Duke and Duchess of Argyle ; Lady Emma Campbell ; Miss Rothschild ; Lord George Sey mour ; Lady Ashley ; Alderman Pirie ; Mr. Clarkson; Lord and Lady Lennox ; Sir. John and Lady Rae Reid ;- Sir Robert Peel ; Lord Egerton ; Mr. Lyall, M.P. ; Sir Wm. Ball ; Captain Smirke ; Sir Charles Wetherell.—Railway Times. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MARCH 24.—The sales of sugar the last two weeks have been immense ; of course we speak of London and Liverpool, as in Bristol we have no sugar market at present. The advance which we noticed in our last, induced the sellers to come forward very freely ; in consequence of which former rates are not sustained, and the aspect of prices is decidedly downward.—Bristol Mercury. DEPARTURE OF TROOPS FOR INDlA.—Monday morning the first division of the 10th Regiment, which has been quartered at Glasgow for several months past, left that town for Portsmouth, and were yesterday fol lowed by the second and third divisions of the regiment. On their arrival at that port they will embark on board of one of her Majesty's troop ships, and it is expected will forthwith proceed to India, to reinforce the troops in Affghanistare. - ''."- MONUMENT' TO THE LATE HENRY HUNT. • The Manchester Guardian of Saturday gives an account of the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a monument to the memory of the late Henry Hunt, of Radical celebrity. 1. he ceremony took place on Friday, i n the burial-ground attached to the Rev. James Scholefield's chapel, Every street. The numbers congregated in Every -street and its neighbourhood at this time could not be less' than 15,000, probablY one-half of whom were Char.. tists, the remainder being chiefly working men, who were enjoying the • holiday, and took no part in the procession. A penny was demanded of each person as the price of admission, but a large number obtained free access .by forc ing their way, and by scaling the walls. Seve ral platforms were erected for spectators, for which they were to pay 6d. each, but they were all thinly occupied, except that from which the meeting was addressed. Upwards of 7,000 persons obtained ad mission to witness the ceremony, besides those who occupied the walls of the burying-ground. The out. line of the intended monument was sketched on black board, and exhibited to the assembly. It is to be in the form of an obelisk, and 'will be thirty feet high. The base is 5 feet 11 inches square, and the plinth on which it rests is ten feet square. There are spacious vaults underneath, intended as the deposi tories of the remains of those who shall .distinguish themselves in promoting the principles advocated by the late Henry Hunt. Beneath the fohndation stone Mr. O'Connor deposited the memoirs of Henry Hunt, the history of the Peterloo massacre, and his letters from Ilchester gaol to the Reformers also the placard announcing the ceremony, a copper-. plate likeness of Mr. O'Connor, and a copy at an address, which was subsequently read to the meeting by Mr. Scholefield. The address having referred to the affray at Peterloo, stated, that, " to perpetuate the Memory of Henry Hunt, Esq., and of those who fell in that action, it was resolved to erect a public monu ment, and thus show to future generations how the people of these times estimated sterling worth, and how they appreciate genuine patriotism." Mr. Fear gus O'Connor then addressed the assembly at consi derable length, eulogised Henry Hunt, deprecated physical.' force, and inculcated the observance of peace, law, and order. Mr. Cooper, a Chartist, then moved, " That we, the Chartists of Manchester, Salford, and other vicinities, feel grateful to the Rev. James Schole field for his exertions in procuring the erection of this monument to our departed friend, the late Henry Hunt, Esq., and pledge ourselves to afford that gen tleman all the support in our power, whether pecu niary or otherwise, until the work be completed." THE POTATOE TARIFF.—GooIe, 24th . Marcfn, 1842 —Yesterday, at 2 p. in., was held at the Lowther_ How here, a meeting of the farmeri 'and landlorcis.:to take into consideration the very heavy blow and great dis cauragement giVen by their high and 'nighty frie n d, Sir Robert Peel; - touching the article of - potatoes, on which the duty is to :be reduced from 2/. 2s. per ton to 3s. 4d. per ton on ,import ; Mr. George Lister, of Ouseffeet, in the chair. : Little was said_ to any purpose beyond the inevitable ruin which would -attend them, when exposed to competitiOrt,'with 1,000 miles of foreign coast,- suitable for the growth of this root. Being too late to petition, they could only adopt the other alternative of a deputa tion to Sir Robert Peel, to remind him of their great zeal in his cause, the successful issue, at last election, and to denounce the tariff, - so far as potatoes were concerned, as injurious to the last degree. Save us from our friends ! Did they send a proper deputation of those whO had been long engaged in the cultivation of potatoes, and who had successfully attained wealth, and who are the natural representatives of such an interest ? England itself could hardly exhibit such a set of portly, rotund, and corpulent fellows ; but I hear they have selected two or three of young thin, lean kind, that anticipate rather the years of famine that are before them, than those full of flesh gone by.—Leeds Mercury.. Jour NEWTON.—" I see in this world," said John Newton, " two heaps of human happiness and misery ; now if I can take but the smallest bit from one heap, and add to the other, I carry a point. If as I go home, a child has dropped a halfpenny, and if by giving it another I can wipe away its tears, I feel that I have done something. I should be glad indeed to do greater things, but I will not neglect this." KENSINGTON POLICE-COURT.---The - attendance of the Magistrates at the Kensington Police-court, as well as at the Wandsworth Police court, have been directed by an Order in Council, inserted in lasi Tuesday's London Gazette, to be altered on - and after March 28th. Since the opening of the above police -courts in -Fe bruary, 1841, the business has been transacted at 'Ken sington in the forenoon and at Wandsworth in the after noon ; but in future the Magistrates will.commence at Wandsworth, and sit from ten o'clock„tintll one ; and at Kensington from two o'clock until` fide. There is no truth in the paragraph which has gone 'the round of the papers, during the past week, of the intended opening of a police-court at Hammersmith, that portion of the suburbs extending to Kew-bridge being within the dis trict of the Kensington Police-court. THE LATE EARTHQUAKE.—" It, will lie enough to make your sides shake," as the earthquake of Lisbon said to the Tagus.—Why must the Irish of St. Giles's think themselves natives in London ? Because they are of opinion that they must be immediately swallowed.— Why, if this distressing event occurred, would there be an end to genteel funerals in this town ? Because Paul's (palls) would no longer be seen hanging over London.—Why m a y we be prepared for a sudd en catas trophe? Because London is always within an ell of being undone (L-undone)."—Punch. • Iler Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent left townon Saturday morning on a visit to her Majesty, At Windsor Castle. We understand that the statement or her Royal Highness proceeding to-day, on a visit to Ms Grace the Duke of Wellington, at Strathfseldsaye, Hants, is in correct. THE FORTY -FOURTH REGIMENT.—The Rev. M. Carpendale has politely favoured us with the copy of a letter from a'private in the 44th regiment to his parents, who are gatekeepers to our reterend friend. The letter is dated " Camp, Ferozepore, 14th ,February, 1842," and stater, in substance, that, the detachment to which the writer belongs, consisting of " No. 3 company, Captain Johnston, commanding officer," was, at the date men- • tioned, awaiting orders to proceed higher up the country. Information of the safety of the officers and men in the company specified will be gladly received by their friends. —Nerov Telegraph. MISNOMER ON THE DERRY REGISTRATION BOOKS. —ACQUITTAL OF MR. SOWTER.-14-fi. William Sowter, a respectable miller and 'nohow!. in Derby, was charged at the Derbyshire Assizes a day or two since by the Tory clique, with " wilful and corrupt perjury." It appeared that as the owner of freehold land at Mattock, he was entitled to vote in the election for the South Division, but by an uncorrected mistake in the Liberal Register, whereby " George" was inserted for " William, and by reason of his voting' upon that entry, the Tories endea voured to substantiate their case. The prosecutor, how ever, abstained from offering evidence, as it was clearly seen that the fact of his misplacement on the register, was one of palpable mistake. The Court was convinced of the honesty of the case, and acquitted Mr. Sowter. The Marquis de las Marismas (M. Aguado) arrived at Bayonne on the 18th inst., in his way to' Spain, to visit his coal-mines in the Asturias. During the greater part of the week the weather has been extremely cold. All the surrounding hills are covered with snow.—Carlisle Journal • --- A Yankee captain once sung out in a squall, to a raw hand newly shipped on board his crnft ; 'let go the jib, there! let go that jib !' I ant a touchin' it I' squall ed but the simple down-easter in return. The loftiest mountain in Van Dieman's Land is Ben Lomond, which is 5,002 feet above the level of the sea- The source of the Nevi is 4,033 feet, the Great Lake is 3,822 feet, above the level. The highest inhabited sta tion is Government Hut, at the Traveller's River, 3,949 feet high ; and the loftiest-seated town is Marlborough, which is elevated 2,838 feet above the level of the sea. We perceive by an advesrtiseMent in the Kingston Herald that the effects of the late Lord Syden-; ham, consisting of household furniture, wines, harneSs, &c. are about to be brought to the hammer in that "city, —Mwitreal Courier. . . TURN-OUT AT BLACKBURN. -- Theworkpeople em ployed by isiessrs. Honiby and Co., of Brookbouso Mills,. Blackburn, have turned out, in consequence of an attempt to reduce their wages. The number is stated to be about 1,500. It is said that the Gorgon steamer has brought home 11,000 medals from the Turkish Government, to be distributed among the officers, seamen, and marines engaged in the Syrian warfare. Numerous workmen have been etnployed in plant ing oak and el m t rees i n t h e vacant ground opposite the statue of Achilles. in Hyde Park. They eummenced their operations on Monday last. • THE GREEN WICII WATERMEN'S C OMPANY.--A highly respectable and numerous Vestry meeting was held in the Vestry-room at Greenwich, on Thursday night, to take the case of the poor persecuted watermen into consideration, and to determine on the propriety of allowing them the right to use the Gardenpstairs as a land ing -place. Messrs. Parker, T. Hall, Graves, Irving, Hick man, and many others, denounced the conduct of the Pier Directors as most arbitrary, aiadwould, if they had the power, be mostmonopolizing. A resolution allowing the watermen the use 'of the stairs as far as the parish have the power, was carried without a dissentient voice, and after giving three cheers the meeting separated. SUFFOCATING COUGH. --- A correspondent of the London Medical Gazette has discovered a remedy for this distressing affection. "My method of proceeding," says 'he, "is to close the patient's nostrils with my thumb and forefinger during expiration, and leaving them free during inspiration, and in a very short time the patient will be relieved from his paroxysm. I have followed this plan whenever I have had occasion to do so, and always with success." THE LEICESTER HUNT.—The annual hunt dinner takes place at Leicester on . Tuesday next, at the Tire! Crowns Hotel, when Mr. E. B. Ifartopp will preside' grand ball and supper are to be givqn il t ; the it! sei p t g e r Rooms th e same even i ng , un d er the sterwetrdstf ° E. E. Earl of Wilt on , Si r Edmund Hartopp, Bar t-, ' Az. ' llartopp, and Mr. Henry Greene. Sir Wm.. Gossett, Sergeant-at - Ann, so has a t r pointed Mr. Taylor to he deputy!. housekeeper t o e Muse of Commons, vice Mr.. Bellam y.. or of the Gazette I n si s b t j nteixed by . default. M. Aigueperse, the respo st d'Auvene, was, on t months' unpins a been by the Court . of Assizes 2 a o n f d . the 3, 0 . 0 1 0 '1 1 1 . y -de-Dome, 40 21.0 s uit articles in his journal which .1a- made the ground of prosecution: •