The Sun. — London, England, 1827-05-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT, OF 'FM PUBLIC JOURNALS. The appointments which we announced yes terday, were in consequence, generally circulated in the course of the day ; and the new writs were moved for, as we had stated would be the case, last night in the House of Commons. Lord Lansdown possesses a seat in the Cabinet, with out discharging the duties of any particular office: his Lordship will therefore, we presume, not have imputed to him the lust of gain. Lord Carlisle is to be first Commissioner of Woods and Forests : Mr. Tierney is Master of the Mint. The occupants of these two situations are also to possess seats in the Cabinet. Mr. Abercrom bie is Judge-Advocate-General ; and Sir Macdonald one of the Commissioners for the Affairs of India. Here, then, • is the mighty affair settled, of constructing a Ministry out of persons indifferent to office and averse to office, after the old and hacknied servants of the Crown had placed themselves in the awkward alternative of either dictating to their Master, or leaving , him, as they thought, in a helpless state of des titution. To our mind, a King of England should frequently change his Ministers ; for otherwise, they who are the mere dispensers - of place and power are conceived to be the donors of them—the pipes are taken for the fountains. It is astonishing how incompetent the British public had become, to think of any body else as practically King of England, but that old indefeasible Ministry, now shaken to its core,—now jerked asunder and crumbled into dust, like a hot lime-stone aspersed by a few drops of pure water. There was a smart debate last night in the House of Lords on the recent changes. Personalities are al ways deprecated,and alwaysamuse. The press has been sneered at, under the appellation of the " immacu late press." We defend none but ourselves; and we know that ours is the gain of honest industry and intelligence. Gracious Powers! by what more ig noblo.arts than any which we practise or are capable of practising, have many of those, and the fathers of many of those, who are now hereditary legislators of England, raised themselves and their descendanti to that dignity As to the difficulties of forming a Ministry, they are matters of fact; they could only be known to those by whom they were experienced. Is it certain that many members of the late Minis try resigned ? And as to the motive for their resig nation, can any man in England give any rational account of it up to this moment, except that they presumed to dictate to the King who among them should be their Chief ? If there be any other mo tive, let them bring it forth ; but they may talk for an hour, and many of them have talked for an hour, and not one rational idea can be got out of their dis courses but this, which they affect to disavow, — they meant to bully the King by their retirement; and they have failed.—Tinies. Our Lisbon letters, from the 3d instant to eleven o'clock at night, on the sth inclusive, will be read with an interest arising in no small de gree from qualities communicated to them by the writer only, but powerfully enhanced by the anx ious crisis which they delineate in its most im portant features, and with a strength, acuteness, and fidelity very seldom equalled, and not often approached—We fear that, from all which trans spired at the date of the last accounts, the Re gency of the Princess Isabella Maria must be considered as already terminated, by a hand more potent than that which established it.—From what causes we shall not say, the course of her Royal Highness's administration did not seem to run the smoother for the mixture of parties and dilution of measures by which it was character ized from the earliest moment. If the confiden tial counsellors of her Royal Highness, whether native Portuguese or foreign allies, imagined that by chaining a friend. of the Constitution to the same log with its bitterest enemy—an expedient which was resorted to in almost every public de partment—the hostile action would be controlled and neutralized, they ought to have borne in mind, that the patriot would be trammelled by the traitor, as•effectually as the latter by him.— The result was a stagnation or paralysis of the whole State, except so far as the 'insurgent forces, operated tipon by priestly threatenings and by foreign gold, produced a sort of convulsive ra ther than political or definite counteraction on the part of their constitutional adversaries ; and a semblance of external motion was thus given to the extremities of the kingdom, though no thing marched directly to its object, and hardly a foot of real ground was gained.—lt did, we confess, appear to us, amongst others, that the British Government, which scrupled not to un dertake the military defence of Portugal against her foreign enemies, might, without any charge of presumption, inconsistency, or injustice, have employed a more energetic influence in so con stittiting or amending the frame of her civil administration as to facilitate the success of the military interference. England had an undoubted right to make this demand of the Regency which she came to rescue. Her aid had not been obtruded upon Portugal: it had been solicited—it had been claimed in virtue of the faith of treaties, and at the joint suit of policy and honour. We say, there fore, that England had a substantial and undoubted right to insist that the functions which she was pressed to discharge should not be surrounded by superfluous and unnatural difficulties—that when the Chief of the Government claimed assistance, the Ministers and other functionaries should not be so selected as to undermine the efficacy of that assist ance—or by favouring, instead of honestly opposing the invader and his stipendiary insurgents, not merely frustrate the objects of the auxiliary British expedition, but invite and accelerate the dangers 'which it was' destined to avert, and compromise the safety of the troops themselves which composed it. It is evident, from the return of the British Guards to Lisbon, that a disturbance was to be apprehended there on the demise of the Princess Regent. The aim of such disturbance would necessarily he, to overthrow the Constitutional system,—to put down the authorities established by Don Pedro,—to wrest to the evil purposes of those who openly and inve terately attacked the Royal Government, so much power as would enable them to destroy the State, and to institute an alliance with Spain to the exclu sion and injury of Great Britain. Now it is, we further observe, most evident, that neither the Con- Nitutional Authorities of Portugal, nor the repre sentatives, civil and military, of English power, could: without treason to their respective Sove reign, look art while a consummation of this deadly nature was accomplishing. If the Regency were to fall into the hands of the old Queen, or of Don Miguel, under pretence that the charter so provided a line of successors to the Princess (now, we fear, deceased), it is plain that the letter of the chatter would be employed to cloak and egfectuate the sub version of the charter itself; and, in that case, let us recollect that the clear common sense and under standing of him who signed that constitutional act, was, that the powers derived from it should be exercised for its benefit, and not for its destruction. The reiterated treasons of the old Queen, and the total failure by Don Miguel in the formal duties pre scribed to him by the charter, form, we take for s ra nted, abundant grounds to exclude these two per - t ona ges from the Regency. In the 'meantime, itis solid satisfaction to find that the Princess—grand aunt to Don Pedro, who even by the' letter' of the law stands first on the list of successors to the - fate Re g ent,---11a$ actually consented to execute the all important duties of the office, and has thus afforded means for measures of precaution and security against perils like those to which we have alluded.—lbid. The manner in which Mr. Wilmot Horton opened, last night, the business of the Admini stration at the Cape of Good Hope, was suffi ciently instructive as to the dependent position of Ministers, with regard to our Pro-Consular Governments. If the Colonial Office were at liberty to act towards those nominally subject to them, on the principles which usually govern the relations of superior and inferior, the mo ment. that an officer of Sir R. Donkin's rank and character informed Earl Bathui st, on the 17th June, 1823, that he could make disclo- sures relative to the Administration of Lord C. Somerset, that would shock his 'Lordship—his Lordship, instead of deterring Sir Rufane, by throwing on him the responsibility of a public accuser, bound to substantiate his charges in a regular way, under almost insuperable difficulties, would instantly have invited Sir Rufane to an interview, and endeavoured to obtain all the in formation of which he was in possession, with a view to further inquiry. Let us suppose an Irish or Scotch Absentee to receive information as to abuses in the management of his estate, which prevented him from deriving benefit from it ; if the Absentee in question were possessed of a grain of common sense, he would of course avail himself of the first opportunity which presented itself, for throwing light on the affair. Having once obtained a clue to the unravelling of what before appeared inexplicable, he would eagerly follow it. up, instead of devising pretexts for allowing his agent to screen himself. The whole conduct of the Colonial Office is utterly unintel ligible on any principle which governs men in ordinary life. The object of Earl Bathurst was not to gain a knowledge of what was going on, but a pretext for ignorance. When at last the language of the sufferers became so loud, that silence could no longer be maintained, then indeed a.Commission was sent out ; but this was merely a screen for the Colonial Office at home. Who does not know that the inhabitants of a Colony are, with respect to their fortunes, in such a state of dependence on the local Government, that they dare not come forward with evidence ? In the case of the Cape, the per suasion was, that Lord Charles would return to take ample vengeance on all who had given hostile evi dence against him. An inquiry in cases where pro tection cannot be afforded to witnesses, becomes a mockery. The whole of Mr. Wilmot Horton's speech last night was more like the special pleading of an agei:t of Lord Charles Somerset, than the diff nified language of a functionary of the State. Every where a blinking of the rea l s i tuat i on o f a ff a i rs at the . Cape, and a disposition to peck at Sir Rufane, in order to escape from the question to secondary !natters ! If Mr. Wilmot Horton had been a clerk in Lord Charles Somerset's office, he could not have spoken in a more cringing style. If the Colonial Office exhibited this spirit of prostration, a better spirit, however, pervaded the House. Mr. Maberly spoke the language of an independent English Re presentative, and put aside, in a manly manner, the petty cavilling of Mr. Wilmot Horton. We shall not enter further into this subject at present. Other opportunities will soon present themselves for re- , mark, of which we will avail ourselves.—Morning Chronicle. The public now know what to think of the new Administration. It is true, the arrange ments now definitively concluded have been for some time anticipated, but till new writs were moved for, it was impossible to make them the subject of discussion. We know the composi tion of the Ministry ; but who are to form the Opposition ? The solving of this problem was looked to from Mr. Beaumont's motion. We suspect, however, now that the Ministry are known, the great object of the Opposition for some time will be to keep themselves unknown. They will not attempt to try their strength by a regular conflict with the Ministers ; for regular warfare supposes something like corresponding forces. In fact, it may as well be stated at once —there is riot at present in either House, one man opposed to the Government, capable of embodying his views in a series of connected propositions, from which either his opponents or the country could gather what the opponents of Ministers would fairly be at. The only in dividual on the Opposition side in the Commons (Mr. Peel), possessed of talents (and these cer tainly not first-rate), is only actuated by what may be • termed a deadly personal hatred of Mr. Canning, because the latter defeated a very pretty intrigue of his, from the issue of which he pro mised himself a victory, without striking a blow. But Mr. Peel has sense enough to see the folly of throwing away th e re p u t a ti on h e h as ac quired, in a partnership with a set of ungovern able zealots, who may gratify him indeed, by the rancour of hostility to the common enemy, but who at the same time make him responsible for the odium of it. Mr. P. therefore, however ready to avail himself of any damage done to the indivi dual whom he cordially hates (as having baulked him of the reward of his hypocrisy,—for we have always considered Mr. P. a hypocrite on the Ca tholic Question) will cautiously avoid taking part personally in the war. In the House of Lords mat ters are much the same. A Prig, who loves to hear the sound of his own voice, but a man of no weight either in the House or with the country, has seized the opportunity allowed him of be coming conspicuous ; and one of these privileg ed individuals, whom no one thinks of answer ing any more than they would think of holding a serious argument with the inmates of St. Luke's, has, it is true, made a sputter day after day, atoning for their lack of argument by the loudness of their abuse ; but even this warfare cannot be longer carried on. In fact, after a dozen of silly old noodles of Lords have re peated the lesson taught them like parrots, that they can have no confidence in an Administra tion formed like the present, and that they are not a factious Opposition—.what remains for them ? A speech of this kind may be delivered twice, or even thrice ; but they cannot vary the terms, and patience has its limits. Lord Hol land made last night an admirable speech, in which, with the united force of reason and ridi cule, he swept away the sort of charges whi c h had been proffered against the Ministerial Union which had taken place. With respect to the point of consistency, he observed, " That for the last three years, there has not been one divi sion in the House on which I have voted, with out having the concurrence of the Noble Earl at the head of the Council ; and I think I may add, that with the exception of divisions upon the Ca tholic Question, there have been only two within that time in which I have been opposed to Lord Liverpool himself." His Lordship very fairly met What we cannot help thinking, a very wire-drawn objection of Lord Grey. " If (said he) the Right Hon. Gentleman, now at the head of his Majesty's Government, adopts in many cases, the same principles which I have long advocated, must I oppose him because he does not agree with me in ill ? Must I go to him, and, say, do you re nounce the opinions you formerly held regarding the principles of Mr. Pitt, with which , I never : can ; concur; for if you do not, I never care support your Government. —I say,. my Lords, can I go .to him and put these questions, and insist on his weemi with me in every thing before I consent to afford him any, portion of my support ? I say not ; and further assert, that if men always pursued such a line of conduct,, disagreements could never end, and all Administrations would as much resemble a rope of sand as did those Noble Lords now sitting on the cross bench, who, when they retired from his Majesty's Councils, declared that they had not acted in concert in so doing.—(Hear, and a laugh.)" This, and the succeeding touch respecting the sacred right of resignation, must have been keenly felt by Lord Eldon and his associates. It was well observed by his Lordship, that the very same rea sons which justified the resignation of part of the late Ministry (assuming them to be well-founded), justified, equally, the accession of himself and his friends to the present Ministry. A person inimical to the Catholic Claims was at the head of the former Administration; a person friendly to these Claims was at the head of the present. Lord Goderich and the Marquess of Lansdown also addressed the House in an impressive manner. We have only to add, that, for ourselves, we are somewhat like soldiers, who have lost an enemy. In truth, as far as our own interests arc concerned, a more respec table Opposition would be just the thing. But we look forward to no such solacing prospect. What may turn up for us, is a matter which lies hid, to use the poetical phrasc, in the womb of time. But we see no signs of an enemy. We are, therefore, some thing like half-pay officers with a trade to seek at a very inconvenient period of life. One ray of talent in the Opposition would save us; but, alack, there is not that one ray.—lbid. Though we are not in the habit of boasting of superior sources of information, the public, we have no doubt, perceive that we as often point, without parade, to events which are likely to happen, as those who talk more pompously of being in the secrets. Among other things, we stated, the other day, the probability of Lord Lansdown's accession to the Cabinet without taking office, which we now understand is posi tively the case ; and that Mr. Tierney and Lord Carlisle are added to the Cabinet, the one as Master of the Mint (with a seat at one of the Boards for his Son), and the latter as Chief Commissioner of the Woods and Forests. Thus may Mr. Canning's Cabinet be said to be for the present complete ; and that without ousting either of the provisional Secretaries of State.— Having so lately expressed our opinion upon the utter destitution of Whig principle which Lord Lansdown's acceptance of an irresponsible seat in the Cabinet implies, we need not now enlarge upon the subject. It will, we have no doubt, give rise to much discussion, and we shall be curious to see upon what grounds it can be de fended. The Marquis, we have heard, owes the debasement (for such we must consider it), to the shilly-shally, indecisive line, he took with Mr. Canning, in the outset of their negociation. It is even said, that during his flight to Bow-wood (to which place it may be remembered that the Duke of Devonshire followed him), arrangements were made with the other Mem bers of the pa►ty, which made his Lordship's acces sion to the Ministry or not a matter of perfect in difference. The Whigs of the Mountain, as they are called, are, we hear, extremely indignant with 'the Marquis at his coyness and old-fashioned sort of diplomacy upon this occasion. They say that he evidently missed the opportunity of gaining a great . trinmph for the party by placing himself at the head of the Administration; for such, they allege, was Mr. Canning's difficulty when he first had recourse to the Marquis, that if the latter had shown either generalship or straight-forwardness, Mr. Canning would probably have yielded the First-Lordship of the Treasury to him, and kept his own place of Foreign Secretary. The country has still to see, how parties so opposite can, by any •possibility, amalgamate. For ourselves, we believe they can not, and that the result will be, either that the one party in the Cabinet will oust the other, or that, in endeavouring to accommodate themselves to each other, such a sacrifice of principle on both sides must take place as will end in the country ousting them both.-11forning Herald. Lord Holland assigned his reasons last night for joining his friends who had given their sup port to his Majesty's Government. They are such, Re suppose, as satisfied himself; but we cannot say they satisfied us, when we saw, among the foremost of them, his declaration, that the present Administration is not formed upon the principles of the Administration of the 'Earl of Liverpool. Our appeal, however, is, from the Noble Lord, to those who have stated other wise, and who have better means of knowing the truth. We would not scrutinize too rigorously the process by which a man convinces himself, that what he determines to do is what he ought to do. We have not room for a line of comment upon the speech of Lord Goderich; but we say, read it. Sentiments more worthy of a British Peer and Se nator never fell from British lips. We could not envy, but we shall regard with astonishment the in dividual, whosoever he may be, who is intrepid enough to stand forth again, as a paltry, vexatious assailant, after this manly defiance, to enter the lists as an honourable antagonist.—New Times. THE MARKETS. SOUTHALL MARKET.—May 16. This day's supply of Beasts was limited, that of other things moderately good. Each kind of meat experienced a sluggish sale, at the following prices per stone of Sibs. to sink the offals : 8eef...,.,..,.,.,.,. Is. 4d. to ss. 4d. 4s. Gd. to ss. tkl. Mutton I 4 8 5 8 Pork 4 0 5 0 Lamb ss. 6d. to 6s. Fa The foregoing quotations are beef 2d. per stone higher i mut ton 2d. per stone lower than on this day se'nnight ; in prices of Limb, veal, and pork, no alteration. A considerable number of sheep and beasts left the market unsold. LEWES MARKET.—May 15. Beef _ 4s. 4d. to ss. Od. Veal 4.. 4d. to ss. 2d. Mutton—...- 1 0 5 4 I Pork Lamb........,....._ ss. Sd. to fiF.. Cd. Supply rather limited, and trade, on account of a still farther advance having been aimed at, somewhat dull. RUMFORD MARKET.—May 16. A. d. YOB. d. s. d. toe. d. Beef 4 5 5 0 i Veal Mutton Lamb ss. 4d. to 6s. 6d. Suckling Calves frem 12s. to 3Ss ; Quarter old Pigs 9s. to 14s. each Supply good, and trade with beef and veal brisk, with mutton, lamb, and pork, dull. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. 1 Beans. Per Quarter. Is.to s. s. to s. s. to s. s. to s. Blandford —........... 48 60 36 42 30 34 60 66 Brigg 52 57 34 38 32 37 45 50 Cambridge.....--.... 55 38 26 47 Chard —..... 56 76 38 44 24 32 44 48 Huntingdon Louth 54 58 40 43 •30 35 52 56 Lynn 54 62 - 39 44 27 36 50 12 Newark 56 61 -33 44 30 35 55 60 Norwich ....—........—« 52 . 60 29 - 41 29 . 32 43 47 Nottingham ............ 56 . 61 42 46 35 . 38 56 61 Peterborough —... 50 58 38 42 32 36 _ .... Plymouth , . . 52 60 38 40 28 32 ..... Sherborne --...... 50 56 32 38' 30 36 56 64 Uppingliam .....—... 53 58 38 44 3B 44.. 56 61 AN isbech ......M.....,. 34 co ' 28 29 50 54 York 154 64 36 44 26 35 56 60 LEEDS CORN MARKET, May-15. There was a middling supply of Grain ; Wheat, of good qua lity supported last week's prices, but the demand was limited. The malting season being nearly over, there was little doing in Barley, and prices were much the same. Oats a,id Shelling were extremely dull sale, and each rather lower. Beans were full .as dear. Nothing doing in Rapeseed, and prices nominal. Wheat, Norfolk and Suffolk, 601 b. - York. and Lincoln. 601 h. ri'is to 585. A Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk - Yorkshire and Lincolnshire --- Grinding SBs, to 40s. 11; Beans Oats, Potatoe . 363. to 388. r' ---Healing, Foreign 160. to 16141....Eng1i5h 170. to 150. per St. Shelling 46s. to 41s. per load. Rapeseed, English, 201. to 211. THE CROPS.—The easterly winds have much retarded vegetation ; the grass crops have made scarcely any progress. On cold land the wheat has not a good colour, but a little warm weather will restore it. Barley and Beans look well ; but Pease have been much af fected by the frost. The Apples, it is feared, are rather injured ; the Pears stand pretty well ; -should the produce bear any proportion to the blow, the quantity of cider and perry will be immense. TVorcester Journal. . . . CALEDONIAN ASYLUM, FOR SUPPORTING AND EDUCATING THE CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS, SAILORS, AND MARINES, NATIVES OF SCOTLAND. After the ceremony his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX addressed the assembly. He said, that the ceremony in which he had just taken a part brought to his mind the dearest and most tender recollec tions. This institution had been established in 1807, under the auspices of his lamented relative the Duke of Kent, and he believed the Society was incorporated during the time his beloved and regret ted brother the Duke of York was President.— (Hear, hear, hear.) In conclusion, he thanked the persons present for attending him on this interesting occasion, and particularly the ladies, (of whom there was a numerous and f►shionable assemblage), without whose support, his Royal Highness said, they could not hope for success even in this laudable undertaking. His Royal Highness concluded by proposing three cheers for the success of the Institution, a call which was immediately at tended to by every one present. The Masonic part of the assembly then returned to the Copenhagen Hotel, and the remainder of this numerous assemblage separated, after witnessing one of the most imposing ceremonies which ever took place in this metropolis. THE DINNER. After the ceremonial of laying the first stone of the new Caledonian Asylum had been gone through, a great part of the assistants in the ceremony ad journed to the Freemasons' Tavern, where they par took of an excellent 'dinner. His Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX took the Chair, supported on his right by Lord Saltoun, Sir John Campbell, &c. &c. on his left by Lord Dundas and other persons of distinction. The company were entertained during dinner by Highland airs on the bagpipe, played by Geo. Clark, who, after being wounded atthec'elOrated battle of Vimiera, cheered on his regiment to the charge by his martial music, when he could no longer stand. Gow's . band and another also delighted the comPany, alternately. After the cloth was withdrawn Non Nobis Donijne was chaunted in excellent style by Messrs. Pyne, Broadhurst, Fitzwilliam, and Chapman. The Illustrious CHAIRMAN, in proposing the first toast, said loyalty and gratitude both required this mark of their attachment to the King—Loyalty as he was the first Magistrate in the State ; gratitude as he was the Patron of this Institution. He then gave, as a - toast—" The King, God bless him, with three times three," drank with the greatest enthu— siasm, after which the National Anthem of " God save the King" was sung by the professional Gen tlemen present, the whr)le company joining in chorus. The ROYAL CHAIRMAN said, that he was assured .he next toast would he received with that respect that was due to departed merit. They had met to celebrate the anniversary of an Institution, the inte rests of which had been faithfully, warmly, and re gularly promoted by some Members of the Royal Family. Those members had now gone to meet the reward which human creatures Coal not expect in this sublunary world. He Was satisfied the meeting anticipated that he was about to propose the memo ries of those dear relatives of his, who were dead, but had not been forgotten. The spirits.of those illustrious individualS now hovered over the assem bly, and should excite every person present, in the Scotch phriur, to put his shoulder's to' the wheel, and endeavour to forward the interests of the Institution. The Chairman concluded by pro posing the memories of their Royal High nesses, the Dukes of York and Kent, which were drunk in solemn silence. The next toast which the Illustrious CHAIRMAN proposed Was, " the health of his Royal Highness the Nike of Clarence and St. Andrew's, Lord High Admiral of Englancb" and in'dOing so, he could de clare that no one felt more warmly for the interests of this institution than the Duke of St. Andrew's. 'He had acted most faithfully and zealously as Pre sident of the Scottish Hospital, and he felt, as indeed all the Royal Family must do, most anxious for the prosperity and interest of every integral part of the British Empire, especially for those of Scot land, with which their own was so intimately con nected. The toast was then drunk with three times three and much applause.—Song, Rule Britannia. The Illustrious CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of their Royal Highnesses the Patronesses of this Institution, and in proposing the health of those illustrious ladies, he trusted they would, by their example, make an Institution which was really useful, fashionable also. He had no doubt that they had considerable influence over the Scottish ladies of their acquaintance, and that they would be enabled, through that, to make this excellent charity as fashionable as it was useful. Drunk with enthusiasm. Air—" Gramachree Molly." Glee, four voices, " Awake, Eolian Lyre." Lord SALTOUN said he had the permission of the Chair to propose the next toast. He need not say what benefits his Royal Highness, the Chairman, had bestowed on this Institution. He (Lord S.) was old enough to remember the infancy of this Institution,and he remembered meeting his Royal Highness in 1815, when a magnificent collection was made, principally through the exertions of his Royal Highness, which placed this Institution, for the first time, on a permanent footing. His Royal Highness added much to all the obligations which the Institution owed him by his exertions this day in laying the first stone of an edifice, which he (Lord S.) hoped would last as long as the union between the two countries. In conclusion he would observe that it was in peace we were most forcibly called upon to support the orphans and families of those who had fallen in war. (Hear.) —The Noble Lord then proposed the health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, which was received with loud and repeated plaudits. His ROYAL HIGHNESS rose to acknowledge the distinguished honour that had been conferred upon him, and to return thanks both to the Noble Lord who had proposed his health, and who on this occasion he would take the liberty of calling his Noble Friend, and to the company who had so warmly received it, and which had been extremely gratifying to his heart. The company would, however, allow him to say that he was well repaid for his humble ex ertions in seeing himself surrounded and supported as he was • on the present occasion, not forgetting the interesting occasion he had witnessed this morning. Looking at the phalanx of noble, distin guished, wealthy, and independent characters by which he was surrounded, he could .not but feel that the honour was conferred on him, and that he did not confer lustre on them. It was characteristic - of the Scotch, that when ever the character . of - the nation, its honour, and loyalty was concerned, .there, was only one stroll& feeling evinced by every individual hay ing a drop of Scotch blood in his veins. It was not for the Illustrious Speaker to go back into former times, but he always liked to look back. to history, and upon doing that he could see much to re dound to the honour and admiration of the Scotch. Here he could not but reflect on the character of Flora McDonald," and which he always did with the greatest satisfaction, nor could he ever forget the time at which a song was introduced, part of which was—" If Geordie bad come helpless over, he would have been assisted just in the same way."—(Great applause.)—The present occa sion brought to his recollection what was called in Lunnun " parish business." This In stitution was for the purpose of affording assistance to the children of those who were not entitled to paro chial relief, and he felt perfectly satisfied that the contri butions that would be entered into this night, would forward the most sanguine expectation of the cha ritable intention. Their object now was, that the number of boys should be increased; and also that they should ob tain a more salubrious air for the advantage of the children's health. To erect the new building and furnish it would require about 2,0001. ; to meet this they required about 5,0001.; and as they had for merly advanced 10,0001. upon speculation, they might well b• called on to advance half of that sum on a certainty. They had parted with their old premises at more than they cost them, and, therefore, they could not be charged with want of attention to the interests of the Society. He had the pleasure of addressing officers of the army and navy, and mercantile men whom he was most happy at all times to meet ; and if he could not get any thing out of their pockets in behalf of so excellent an Institu tion as this, he must consider himself as a very bad pleader indeed. He had now made an appeal to their hearts, and he would by-and-bye endeavour to fish their affections towards this Institution out of their pockets.—(Laughter and applause.) His ROYAL HIGHNESS then gave as a toast, " Suc cess to the Caledonian Asylum, and may it never want a protector."—Drank with enthusiasm. The children of the Institution, for we must truly designate them so, were then paraded round the room, preceded by Will Clark, playing " The Campbells are comin'." They were dressed in tartan, and wore, as usual, the kilt, and the florid glow of youth and health was on every countenance. The company admired them greatly. His ROYAL HIGHNESS observed, that 'after the procession which they had just seen, he would leave the boys to speak for themselves. They were the children of soldiers, sailors, and marines, and in after life they would return their grateful thanks to their benefactors for the relief which was now afforded them. There ought to be no invidious comparisons betwee►► the Army and Navy. Both had done well for their country, and the only emulation was and should be, which service could do most to forward the interests of the country. In conclusion, his Royal Highness proposed the Army and Navy of Great Britain.—(Cheers.)---Air, " Scots Wha Ha e," by Mr. Broadhurst. His 'Royal Highness again begged to call the attention of the meeting to the objects of the So ciety. The principal claim which the Highland Society had on public attention was, that it had given birth to the present Institution. He should therefore give the " Highland Society of London," with three times three., This toast was received with great applause. The CHAIRMAN said he wished to call it to their recollection that the Highland Society of London was the parent of this Institution, and therefore it became him as Chairman, to propose the health of the Members of the Highland Society of London," which was drunk with three times three, and great applause. Mr. LONGLANDS, the Secretary to the Highland Society of London, in thanking the illus trious Chairman for the last toast, said that be was deputed to do so as a humble member of the Highland Society of London, and , could assure the Meeting,that they participated in all the feelings of the present Meeting, towards the success and prosperity of the Caledonian Asylum. As long as it should exist, the Highland Society would be one of the warmest friends of this Institution, and in proof of that they had subscribed 1004 towards the build ing fund, in addition to ten guineas given annually. Lord SALTOUN, as President of the Highland So ciety, also returned thanks. Mr. LEES, the Secretary, then proceeded to read the report, from which it appeared that his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex subscribed 50 guineas, Lord Dundas, twenty-five guineas, Lord Saltoun, fifty guineas, Lord Darnley, ten guineas, Samuel Farquarson, Esq. fifty guineas, &c. The hilarity of the evening was kept up to a late hour. TIIE ARMY. The Depot of the 40th Regiment of Foot is ordered, on being replaced at Hull by the depot of the 71st Regiment of Infantry, to proceed to Chatham. EMBARKATION OF TROOPS FOR CANADA. CORK, MAY 13.—0 n Monday last, the ith inst, the 15th Regiment was inspected at Fermoy by Major-General Sir George Bingham, previous to its embarkation for foreign service. The day was uncommonly fine, and the imposing appearance of the Battalion struck the spectators extremely. The distinguished General, we are informed, expressed his perfect satisfaction at the high state of appoint ment, order, and discipline,• which he found to prevail in the corps. On Friday, the first division, consisting of the flank companies, and four others, marched from Fermoy, at an ea rly hour, for Cove, under the command of Lieutenant- Colonel Mackintosh, and embarked on board the Princess Royal and Stentor transports, at that place, and on Satur day the last division followed, under Major. Eden, and em barked in the Kains. The ships will sail for Quebec as soon as the wind will permit. We understand the 15th Regiment has enlisted nearly 300 recruits during the last IS months. MEETINGS OF CREDITORS. COUNTRY MARY.--MONDAY, MAY 21 Ascroft, J., Liverpool—Mr. Finlow, Liverpool Barlow, W., Mattersey—Bell, Barnsby moor 6 Beaumont, W., Step's-mill, near Honley—Mr. Alliston, Huddersfield Board, J., Ham—Castle Taunton Burditt, J., Gillfitts—deorge, Huddersfield Capes, G., Epsworth—Crown, Bawtry Cooke, E. Gloucester—Abell and Co., Gloucester Gregson, E., Habergham heaves, Burnley—Hayward's hotel, — Manchester 2 Harrison, H., Lower Peover Cottage, Knutsford—Star, Manchester 2 Jervis, C., Hinckley—George, Hinckley Lafone, S., Toxteth Park, near Liverpool —George inn, Liverpool 1 Mellor, J., Nuneaton—Crown, Leamington ll Mitchell, J., Lockwood—Court-house, Huddersfield ll Pickton, W., Liverpool—George, Liverpool 1 Reddish, T., Stockport—Bridge inn, Stockport Wilson, J., Leeds—Court-house, Leeds Youell, W.. Cranbrook—George, Cranbrook ll INSOLVENTS APPLYIN( Petitions td be heard at Porto& MAY . TO BE DISCHARGED, ;al-street, 'Lincoln's Inn Fields, AT NINE. Allen, F.., Chelsea iLettess, W., Wapping Collins, .H., Blackheath Lewis, F., Pentonville Constable, J., Peckham Lugg, E., Bankside Dalziell, H., Chelsea Pickett, J., Oxford.street Dickson, .W., Leonard-street, 'Pollard, T., Brighton Finsbury Smith, J., Bradford Evans, J., Abercarne • Torrey, 0., , Kensitigton Kortright, N., Upp.st Ram- Williamson, M.,Pentonville ON-Street PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Land Tax Commissioners Names Bill—Committee. 2. Land Revenue (Ireland) Bill—Second reading. • 3. Penryn Election Bill—Second reading; Witnesst. attend. 4. Bribery at Elections—Adjourned Debate. 5. General Turnpike Act Amendment Bill—Further CO sideration of Report. o° l 6. Parochial Settl e m en t s (S co tl an d) Bill—F ur ther 0 i deration of Report. 1 1 7. Canada Clergy Reserves Bill—Fu r th er consideration° Report. 8. Petty Sessions (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 9. Supply—Report. 10. Supply—Committee. 11. Ways and Means—Committee. qeed 12. Resignation of Benefices I n d emn it y reading. 13. Election Expences Bill—Report. 14. Corn Averages Act—Report thereupon. 15. Insolvent Debtors (Ireland) Bill—Committee. 16. Roads and Bridges (Ireland) Bill—Committee. NO [ICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY. I. Mr. William Lamb—.lrish Miscellaneous Estilvai* (In Committee of Supply.) 2. Mr. Herries—Army Extraordinaries, Commilsaris t, l o 4 to pay off Exchequer Bills for Public Works. Committee of Supply.) d 3. Mr. Moore—Bill to regu l a t e th e b uy i ng an d selliog iej, Hay and Straw within the city, liberties, and nity of Dublin. 4) , 4. Mr. Moore.—Bill to explain- and amend Act C 7 Ge°' to prevent the wilful and malicious destructio n dwelling-houses in Ireland. ,„ 1 0 5. Mr. Tennyso n —Bill f or ena bli ng qualified pers°%do authorize their servant s or o th ers t o kill Game person their lands. 6. Mr. Alderman Thompson—Bill to amend Act (S 01; 4), relating to the sal e o f B rea d i n L on d o n and ' Bills of Mortality. 7. Mr. Peel—Bill for the better administration of Just ice ' by abolishing Benefit of Clergy. NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Monday, May 21. Mr. Hume—Bill to repeal Act 60 Geo. 3, c. 9, 01044 ; ing certain publications to the Duties of Stool° Newspapers. Tuesday, May , 22. I. Mr. Gno rge Bankes—Bill to relieve cert a in persons 1%6' ,.. fessing the Roman Catholic Faith from double Air— ment of the Land Tax. to 2. Lord John,Rnasell--;Select Committee to inquire the cause of the increase of crime in England. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—A respectable looking Y ( . °114 .0 1 1 man, named Manby, who described himself is .a Mht Student of the London Hospital, was charged by alio patrol with h av i ng - assau lt e d him- in. the discharge °L ' h t, duty, between nine and ten o'clock on WednesdaY l4 . in Leadenhall-street. The Loan MAYOR said, he should hold the prigol er . s9 bail for the assault. The patrol said, Mr. Manby had frequently obs , .- - 00 him while sending the girls out of-the street, and there . 0 1 hardly a night that these young surgeons from the H°_ it did not kick up a row in .Leadenhall street, on ac r d of the bad women, with whom they all seemed on best terms. alre The LORD MAYOR hoped the present case would them either keep better company, or conduct thong': with somewhat more propriety. cod A Gentleman i n th f Offi ce remar k e d , t h at t h e oe g of the same class of -persons,. in whatever neighboot b e' their Hospitals were situ a t e , was o f a lik e c h arac ter, 1 ) 7 ticularly in the Borough, near St. Thomas's flospital•:. ; .... WORSHIP- STREET. Ssi uoatma Toescc is Yesterday a countryman, named- William Steot brought before Mr. I:IENNErr and Mr." Twrroavien, under the following circumstances : —lt appeare d a t t ac h the day before, the prisoner • and another - man Were I carrying a bale of South - American 'leaf tobacco .throng Whitecross-street, and coming to the shop of a trail er til o e attempted to go on ; but the proprietor (from some e s te', or other) prevented their entry ; an officer, named t i er 0 . came up, and took the prisoner into custody. The man dropped his bale in the street a n d ran o ff; both b e weighed about 2401b5. Yesterday Mr. Mayo attended on the Fart of the re nue, and a Solicitor appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Mayo stated, that he laid his informations o P t r the 6th Geo. 4, c. 108, sec. 50, and sought for - a cool"' tion in the sum of 100/. At h The prisoner's Soli c it or stated, that, under the 1- t section of the same Act, the M ag i s t ra t es h a d the pow er° mitigate it to one-fourth. the Mr. Mayo contended that the Magi s t ra t e had not power to mitigate, as the prisoner was found "carryin A ch The prisoner's Solicitor admitted, th a t, by the 15 ' . 4 section, if he was found on board a vessel, u n shippinkl e carrying away, the power of mitigation only res ted wi t " 0 , Lords of the Treasury. The prisoner, he thereforte°o tended, not being found on board a vessel, nor unshiPP l :jo nostrreecta , rr to yin al g i , in b t u en t tisneatndbypuranpoosetecraipnreomiwistchuinously the in r pe ing of the 76th sec. which gave the Magistrate the O W of mitigation. The MAGISTRATES observed, that as the objection W .it was rather a novel one, th e y wou ld exam i ne the pn iut day s, attentively, and then remanded the prisoner for a feW REPRESENTATION OF WORCESTER .-- - n p f generally understood that, in the event of a Dissolutionife Parliament, Col. Davies and Mr. Robinson will again themselves to represent this City in Parliament ; Griffiths will also again come forward. A fourth Ca ll a , date has been named, but at present we d o not fee l .l",l selves at liberty to refer more disti nc tl y t o th e indive s io alluded to.—Col. Davies, Mr. Robinson, and Mr. Grin'Aoi4 have given 201. each to the Worcester F reemen in P ri v ti t towards their annual dinner on the 29th inst.— Forces Journal. _ On Friday, a public Meeting was held At I,3olr mingham, to petition Parliament for an extension o f µ- Private Trade to India, and for an Equalization of the it b, ties on East and West. India Produce ; Timothy ST o r Esq. proposed the resolutions. In the course of hisT tre es vations he expressed an opinion that the extreme d' felt last year originated in the mistaken policy o f the 04 vernment ; he doubted the correctness of the etatellti that our prospects " were gradually, s l ow ly, but Pe r _Tbis bly improving.!'—Richard Spooner, Esq. .exprel''' conviction that the distress among the trading cotaffi ll ib i ti t 'had been caused by tampering with the currency bio distress would not be removed until the Minister r etrace Vi e ; steps, and acknowledged that though the principle of a ibis tallic currency was a sound principle, yet it was iinPt s ei se to carry it into eff ec t, w hil e we h a d suc h an Tr:. Sr amount of interest to p a y th e na ti ona l cre ditor.---"' eulogized Mr. Canning.— Worcester Journal. DIED. , ro dorr On Wednesday, in Old-street-road, Thomas O d Ir • Esq., in the 66th year of his age: a most sever e l,lO, mentable loss to his family, and much regr etted ', l numerous friends. .. l i k On the 16th instant, after a few days' illnesi,,,,,.l:rier 81st year, William Keene, Esq. of Yale-place,' 'oB'7 smith road. 0 Numb. and • PUBLTSHVID by , -M.• --* SUN-OFFlcr, No. 112, Strand. BIRTHS. a j J. At Pat is, on the 10th inst., the lady of T. She Esq., of a daughter. ,Ife, On the 12th inst. at Clifton, the lady of H. Afet c Esq., of a son. On Tuesday, Mrs. T. Talfourd, of a son. Yesterday, the lady of R. Hamilton, Esq. Illooni neo Lodge, Norwood, of a son. __.--- • MARRIED. 0 0 0% On the 15th instant, at Marylebone, Charles Lbtrf Grenville Berkeley, E sq . t o A ugusta Eli za b et h, daub tbe of the late Cha n d os L e i g h , E sq., o f S tone l e i g b, county of 'Warwick. Se 4d On the 16th inst. at Clapham, Wm. Kettlewel', t arn to Mary Ann, eldest daughter of the late Stephen Esq. of Clapham. to fit Ou Thursd a y, Li e utena n t G eorge H a l es , R. N 4, w oe , roline, da ug ht er o f th e l a t e C. C ar t er , E sq . of the Camberwell. osJs Same . day, Mr. George Thomas, of Claphain r Mary Ann, daughter of Mr. Barron, of the Strand..,,,,,obeel I ; w Same day, at Christchurch, Surrey, Henry '" o f th e Esq., of Lower Tooting, to Jane, fifth daughter late J. Green, Esq., of the Falcon Glass works. A , S' On the 15th instant, by the Rev. R. Watts' . Doe' Doe' Mr. J. Tatham, of Sion College, to Miss Bord , °, tors'-commons. f .the Xaverius Henry Blake Butler, Esq., second so°,o sy Of . late Henry Butler, Esq., of Miiib roo k, _in the Clhitet Clare, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter of Henry Esq., of Limerick.