The Sun. — London, England, 1842-04-21 00:00:00

THE ENGLISH PRESS AND THE FRENCH POST-OFFICE. TRIAL AND PROSECUTION OF THE COURIER EMPLOYED BY THE LONDON JOURNALS, " THE MORNING HERALD," " MORNING CiIitoNICLE," AND "MORNING POST," TO TRANSFER 'THE LAST CALCUTTA MAIL TO BOULOGNE. TRIBUNAL DE PREMIER INSTANCE, BoULOGNY, APRIL 13. The public is aware that, since the events in Chitta. and India have assumed such at important aspect, the London tapers have spared neither trouble nor expense to insure to their readers early publication of authentic news brought by the Overland India mail. To effect this object, and to coun teract the mischievous effect of private specniators running ex traordinary 'expresses from Marseilles to London, wheteby the British funds and markets have, at various times, been seriously affected, the London papers resorted to a very rapid mode of transmission of the intelligence on its arrival at Marseilles. The French Post-office authorities, and the Administration of Finance affected to see in these occasional and accidental expresses an organised system of competition with their Mane Poste, which perform in 80 to 90 hours what the newspaper couriers did m• 63 to 65 hours. The vexations that these couriers baie been subjected to are well known. On the occasion of the arrival of a steamer at Marseilles, on the 2d of Kbruary last, despatches conveyed to Paris by the estaffette of the Rench Government were expressed in the usual way to Lone den ; but at Boulogne they were seized, and after being de tained 24 hours, forwarded to their destination by the Post office authorities of that town. Ttis illegal seizure was made the special subject of complaint to the British Ambassador in Paris, who has made representations to the French Govern ment. The Post-office, relying on an old law; instituted a prosecution against the courier who was the bearer of these despatches. The trial was fixed for this morning at the Tri bunal of Premiere Instance. The process has assumed a more than ordinary interest, as M. berryer, the Deputy and Advocate, was charged with the defence of the courier, a M. \ icier, residing in Paris. On the 6th the Proeureur du Rid had opened his case, and the Commissary of Police and M. Barry, of the Alome Hotel, at Boulogne, were examined, the first as to the seizure, and the latter as to the receipt of the despatch, which was addressed to Mr. Marsh, at Dover. The Court then adjourned the case till this day, as M. Berryer was unable to attend on the 6th. Nothing could exceed the inte rest excited by this trial. Many parties of distinction came front Calais and other places to hear the distinguished orator. 'I he Court was crammed to excess, and a large assemblage of l a dies was accommodated on the benches of the Court and the barristers. At a quarter-past ten the cause was called on, Procureur du Rol v. Vivier. The President then called upon AI. Bernier. The Learned Advocate stated that he had wit nesses in attendance to establish the practice, for a number of years, of commercial couriers being allowed to run without hindrance. The Court, having deliberated, decided that there was no occasion for the examination of these witnesses. • iii. Berryer then opened the case. " You are aware," he stated, "by the proces verbal, that 111. Vivier, courier, arrived in this town, and remitted a despatch, of which he eves -.the bearer, t.o Mr. Barry, who was charged to forward the same to England. Mr. Barry went, according to the teettal custom, to the Commissary of Police, in order to get ,the permit of embarkation. The director of the post-office eppased the .transmission of this despatch, and ordered its , eerzu.e., 11. Vivier was now prosecuted for being the bearer of a letter iu contravention of the special laws regulatin; the service of the , french Post-office. But it must be recollected that Vivier was not even present at the seizure, and this was decidedly irregular, as the proces verbal was drawn up against Mr. Barry. Vivier did not come to Boulogne on his own account, and the persons who had employed him for that purpose considered themselves bound to defend him.- I am charged by these persons to oppose the accusation brought again s t him. '1 his is no ordinary cause. - The defence was of . a general interest, for it affected seriously not only the neces sities of commercial enterprise, but there was a grave question of the rapidity of intelligence. It interested materially the vital relations between countries, for communications ought to be rapid and certain between civilised arid intelligent nations. An international interest was at stake, and it was, therefore, most import int that it should be maturely deliberated upon. It must in fact, be decided whether in France 'here existed regu lations which could oppose a thousand obstacles to the rapid transmission of news, and the urgent necessities of commerce. What was the law invoked by the Procureur-General? It was the arrete of the Consuls of the 27 Prairie!, year 9. AI. Ber rs er then proceeded to quote these old laws, and showed their signifieation to be quite at. variance with the construction put upon them by the ttrocureur-General. Al. Berryer then pro. ceeded se-Journalists spread news far and wide—from one end of the world to the other—publicity was a protec tion of the world at large. It teas a weak supposition, that because couriers went. for newspapers from Paris to tendon, or to Germany, that it was a competition with the Post a ollice. No prejudice was done to it, and no financial da mage. A regularly established service of letters was another affair altogether; but in the case of Vivier it was only a single tlespach, addressed to Dover, and it was no violation of the law. Had not any ineividual the right of sending his servant with a letter for a short or a long distance—to the next street, or to the next province, or to the next kirigdom if urgency required it. If a servant could he so despatched eith a single letter, why not a hired courier and mere who, for the last half emituty, have lived by their capability of endurance of fatigue in rapid courses. If a letter . could be sent by a foot messenger, by rail, by a horseman, or by a carriage, coalmen sense revolted against the notion of a fratet being contemplated, where so much expense was incurred, not to seats postage, but to come rapidly. The law had in vied the object of the sender of a letter. The penalty was attached to a fraud, and not to the accidental transmission cf a despatch. Cisatoin and usage, from time immemorial, guaranteed the sending of couriers for the purpose, public er private. In Bou. gne, everybody was fully competent to appreciate the value • oh expresses, through the agency of which rapid communications were insured. At all eventful epochs, at all important periods, et all the important places its the world, the principle was le ' cognised, and had been acted upon without impediment. There were men whose sole occupation was to travel the great roads - of the universe, to carry to the extremities of the world the important events affecting commerce, speculation, the funds, the excharigr s e , and ? above all, great political incidents. The system 'of expressing to and from all parts of the world continued without molestation till 1840. Then important events !Hoke out in the East. The Levant mails became of intense interest. Couriers were in great request. Speculators and mer cantile interests were on the alert as well as journalism. The Rothsehilds figured by their expresses as well as others. Why had not Al. Rothschild been prosecuted ? As he had never been submitted to a legal tribunal fur a contravention of the law and 'fiscal regulations, why was an inferior person chosen ? Yet it was notorious that Rothschild sent couriers periedically ; and this was rational enough, for it would be ' the hereht el absurdity for the Post-office .to tell him, that, with all his enormous outlay, he was defrauding the Govern cleat of its postage. It was quite useless to dwell longer en this point. The right of sendieg.couriers was unquestionatee, and until 18-0 had never given rise to jealettsies and rivalries. From whence do they arise? It, is my duty, at all events, to prove to foreigners that they do riot arise frornehe narrow and restrictive c h arac t er o f our laws. No. I protest with all my force against this supposition. There do not exist in Frams laws to embarrass rneraantile enterprise—there are no impedi ments to the prompt distribution of intelligence by virtue of existing regulations'. Our laws have not such an odious chae reciter as it is attempted to attribute to them by this action. - We eill not put obstacles in the way of the impe'rious necessi ties of commerce, and we do not mean to interfere with inter national relations. What ! has the Proeureur du Roi talked of tolerance arid particular authorisation to run expresses . ? .And by what law, pray, is this attempt made to attack the perfect freedom and equality of all' classes of society—of ale serial positions? What ! Will it he pretended that any partieulal Iverson shall have the favour from a Ministry of agitating the capitals of the world, to affect the operations of all the exchanges, and thus to realise enormous profits, at the expense of hundreds of • families? This is monstrous—this is detestable—this is flagrant injustice. There can be no infraction where the outlay of ate express exceeds K, tremendously the cost of a letter by the post. W•hat is to be concluded from all this? Simply that on • specialantherisations trim the Post-office are necessary—that soy person is justified to tixeress, if he will incur the expense. I: certain.y could be no especial pleasere to express for 4,000 e . what would cost three fi sties by the ordinary post. What - is, then, the meaning of all teis? I will say, because there is • question f journalism. And is not that a general and most impot tent interest? Dees not the whole/world partake of tee enormous expenditure, and great trouble of its conductors? what are the great eleMente of publicity the echo? Have they not an enormous weight in prate:ems the public from. freed, by the early publication of news affecting the funds arid markets? And is 'net this a general interest? The joie.- cats favour not the rich at, the. expense Of tee poor. It is an equal advantage for all. Their object is to make known to everybody the truth as it 1: received. This is an immense ad vantage 1)f early publicity, for it is equality for all. It is the ex change of facts between nations. It is a continental dissemi nation of intelligence affecting our public interests and affect ing ow private feelings.' It is the means of attaching by closer ties people of every nation. In 1840 we were all taken up with Eastern affairs. Daily, the news ielrich might arive would affect the peace of the World, and the face of everything was exposed to change. Every steam-packet arriving at Marseilles excited the deepest interest. .4 t that period mercantile houses had agents at that pert, to receive despatches from their correspondents, end if they were deemed of importanee, expresses Were sent. Journalism, in the ints rest of the publie at large, followed the Name course. But then certain favoured persons, who had been accustomed to have the monopoly of early news, began to he alarmed, for their game was spoilt. They murmured, and, as a result, inseedimeuts began to fall in the way of the couriers eearged to convey the despatches from Marseilles brought by the overland India mail. This is the reason that the Court is occupied this (lay. The persons fie whom I plead had active erre heelligeat correspondents at Malta, and at Constantinople, at Ale kat:stria, on the coast of Syria, its China, in India, and in shirt, wherever there was a public interest in England to serve, the papers were early and active in the field. Jittlieieris agents Judged whether the masses of papers and letters received at Alarseeles were of a nature to require tirompt publication. If so, an express wee sent at any rust. If not, the ordinary post was resorted to when the news was of a routine nature. And such was the zeal of the newspaper agents, that forty hours were gained upon the regular channel of events, justifritig the enormous outlay. Fur obese benefit was this ? For ,fiat of civilizatton at large. The public hail the advantage, for it was protected from fraud by . serslid speculatotst. But jealous interests did not like this early publicity. Certain financial peraans, habituated to run expresses exclusively, and to profit by them, as well as to west their friends, made fresh attempts with the Ministry of October to secure their monopoly. Under the Cabinet of AI. Thiele, • when some impediments were first throwil in the way, that AI 'ulster decided in a Cabinet Council, that it was purely a fiscal question, which could be met by the payment of the post age of the packet expressed at Marseilles. When M. Humaran re cotrunenced the st stem of annoyance, a demand was addressed to - him by the Pariscorrespondents of the Post, Herald, and Chro . • nr vie, fo r an aut h orise! ion to express from Marseilles to England. What was the reply of the Mitaister ? ( Here Al. Berryer read M. H urnann's reply, to the effect that the Post-office had the exclusiae right et transporting letters and despatches, and that petttessiona had been sometimes granted, the cases were ex ei and (rid not eolisteute a privilege.) " Thus," con ii""'d " in the very words of the Minister himself, e reserved for himself aed fiends a poser and privilege of expiteeing. The Finance Administration reserved to itself the right- and laity fee such and such a favoured perste] iis fiesta' if couriers; whilst others there lire. verece ,(rain 'ai , doing. • Thus mercurous advantages les rea;lseili by this exe l tu i re ' system. but we fat;= nit ctily 'l. s monotone claims, in his letter It , the ., ~e ar e sp i•ndtints to tee Herald, Post, 'a n d (yew . nide, 1 . 4 , t h ree s - l ei another, addressed to the correspondent of ,morninc , _ teat b e ,learshal Preselent of the Council of eri„i eers be )(ir here read the letter.) Marshal Soult wa te en pits allXloll, to aS,iSt the object o f the ',melon s `ii c a m el s . H e s t a ses that tiro ehnister of Finance was willing to zesettheir views, and that he saw no inconvenience is the any vehicle with poste hor ses , b ut seirdiog of their despatches by "riot' tit . * a man eirrseback.—( Much laughter in the Court. ) Thei 'Was a nice distinction. Yoe may defraud the Post-office iu a ci*eFige, but not with a horse. You must not. have an este fette a cherat, but the favoured person who had the horse could teat the unfortunate man in the carriage by forty hours in the transit. This is really as ridiculous as it is odious. In February last our India mail Srri ed at Marseilles, and brought most. important news from Canbul. A courier was &serer of despatch's's, and was arrested no less than thirteen times ; but he passed—arid why ? • (M. IL rryer here raid the minutes of the seizure, which declared that, as the courier was a commercial one, and was bearer of only a sing despatch, that he was allow e d b y th e gen d armer i e to pass. This, then, TM an important admission, for the printed form of the seizure emananated from the Post-offica itself. Till the pm iod I men tion speculation was immense at Paris and in London, but principally in the latter capita , . The funds and markets were deeply affected by every mail. It was most important to learn what the British Government might Un dertake in the midst of news of such gravity from India. But there was a subsequent affair of greater gravity, displaying an extent of bad will on the part of the Post-office au thorities unexampled in these times. A letter sent from the Paris Post-office, and placed therein by the correspondents of the London Papers, was stamped the 2d of April, and was only delivered to the Boulogne agent on the 4th, bearing the Post office-stamp of the last date, and kept back twenty-four hours. Here is the proof. (M. Eerryer here displayed the envelope of the letter.) Thus the Post-office not only refused to tolerate expresses, but it kept back despatches, for some inexplicable reason, twenty-four hours. Let the fact be explained how it will be, or rather hew it can be. It sometimes happens that letters are delivered too late, but it has very rarely occurred that the letter itself explains and proves that this delay arose from the Post-office ad ministration itself. To resume this affair. This pretended contravention affects the greatest interest in relation to the public journals, and in respect to the facility and rapidity of all communications. It is an indisputable right that of sending a letter by a cour i er . Thi s i s t h e cause. Couriers of commerce have never yet been prosecuted. There is not a case on re cord. The convictions have invariably been for those persons seeking to save the postage. There is not one instance of a similar prosecution where the expense of sending a despatch has been so great. The great commercial interest must not, cannot, he left to the mercy of a Minister, be he who he may It is unjust, it is absurd, and if the Court admitted even the conviction in this'case it would decide nothing, for a person could evade the law by making the weight of his despatch ex ceed the kilogramme. Such judgment would be illusory and of no value. Maintain, than, the law—protect the Post-office, but do not interfere with long-standing usages. (The speech of M. Berryer, of which the above is but a feeble outline, produced the greatest sensation in the crowded Court, and it was some time before silence could be obtained. ) The substitut of the Procureer du Roi then began his speech. He could not enter into the various considerations put forward by the Learned Orator. He had to invoke the law as it ex isted, with all its severity ; for the judges were the slaves of the law, and cited from the law books various cases of persons convicted of illegally being the bearers of letters, to save the postage. He argued that no exception could exist, and that if Ministers had granted privileges that they were disobeying its provisions The Post-office alone had the exclusive tight. The substitut therefore insisted that a conviction must fol low, and he called for the infliction of the maximum of the fine of 150 francs. M. Berryer then replied with great power, dwelling on the letter of the 2d instant kept back by the Boulogne Post-office. The aubititut of the Procureur du Roi then read an examination of the postman, and he stated that the latter had neglected his duty in the non-delivery of the let ters. To remedy his fault, he had surreptitiously placed the stamp of the 4th on the letter. It was, said the substilut, a most unfortunate event, but it was susceptible of explanation. M. Berryer explained, that there was one letter stamped the 2d, addressed to the Boulogne agent, another of the 3d, and ore of the 4th. Two of these letters were regularly delivered, but the third, one of great importance, containing instructions to the agent to have a steam-boat for the Cabinet courier, and having also the news of the India mail. The substitut said that the postman would be discharged ; be was already sit , - pended.—( A laugh in the Court.) M. Berryer again dwelt with great force on the retention of the letter of the 2d for 24 hours. After the pleadings had ceased, the President an nounced that the judgment of the Court would be given oil the 20th, at the next sitting. The Court then broke up, the case having excited the deepest interest. NEW TAX ON COALS EXPORTED We have received the following Statement of the effects that will be produced on the English Coal Trade by the proposed Tax of 4s. per ton on Coals exported ; and Reasons for opposing the same : The several statements • recently submitted to the public have clearly demonstrated that the export trade in coal is one of very recent growth, and that its rapid extension since 1834 has been owing to the repeal of the previously existing duties. The proprietors of those collieries whose c oa l i s c hi e fl y exported, seeing the demand that has followed, have, under the fancied protection of the law of 1834, ex pended a large capital in opening out their collieries. An entirely new coal district has been recently called into existence, and a public harbour lately constructed at Warkworth, in Northumberland, at the expense of the owners of colliery-works which would never have been undertaken but under the sanction of the law of 1834. If the effect of this proposed measure was such that the tax could be realized to the reve nue, the coal owners would have no right to complain ; but it must he conceded, when all the facts are fairly stated, that the real effect of this tax would be, not only to . disappoint the expectations of the revenue, but destroy this important and increasing industry at the same time. This assumption will not only be amply demonstrated by reference to the state of the export trade in coal, before and after the repeal of duty in 1834, but a glance at the history of the coal trade in other countries, un der the existence or the absence of import duties, will still more clearly demonstrate it. It should be recol lected that England is not the only country from Which tie continent of Europe can draw a supply of coal. Eng land has the advantage over other countries, inasmuch as a great part of her coal lies to seaboard. Nothwith standing this, the greatest rivalry now - prevails in foreign markets between . the English and Belgian coal, besides Which there is the great basin of Saar bruck, in Rhenish Prussia, from whence a large supply is now drawn, both by France and Germany. Again, both in Belgium and Rhenish Prussia, coals are brought to bank at a cost equally moderate with that of England, and the proposed tax will more than compensate those collieries for the single advan tage possessed by England in her seaboard. it appears from parliamentary returns that the quantity of coal exported in the year 1840 amounted to 1,606,313 tons; of this quantity one-fourth part, or 394,934 tons, was shipped to France alone, while in 1828 the total quantity exported from England, including the colonies, did not exceed 355,800 tons. A reference to the facts connected with the past progress of the French coal trade, as influenced by import and discriminating duties, will fully con firm the opinion that any, the slightest, tax on coals exported will cut• off at once one-fourth of Our entire exports, independent of similar results which may be expected in regard to other countries. In 1788, before the French Revolution, English coals were admitted into France on payment of an import duty of 6s. 11d. per ton, while Belgian coal was sub jected to a duty of 10s. ld. per ton. The quantity of Engligh and Belgian coal admitted in 1788 was, English Coal 184,773 Tons. Belgian Coal 51,819 „ After the peace in 1814, and on the opening of the Canal of Conde, the French Government,. with a view to exclude English coal, and favour those of Bel gium, placed. an import duty of 13s. 9d. on the one, and '2s. 9d. on the other, which discrimination con tinued up to the year 1834. During this period, the twenty years' average annual imports of English coal into France did not exceed 30,000 tons, while the quantity of Belgian coal which entered 'rance had increased from 90,000. tons in 1813 to 620,176 tons in 1834. In 1834, simultaneously with the abolition of the export duty in England, the French import duties were re-modelled. and the following table will show with what rapidity the English coal trade has developed itself in France when freed on the ouc hand from a tax on exportation, and on the other by the equalisation of import duties. Quantities of Coal, omitting fractions, imported into France from Foreign countries, from 1834' to 1840. English tons. Belgian tons. Saarbruck tons 1834 1835 1836 183 7 4 "1838 ..... 1839 1840 Add to tons 15 lb. to equalise the quintal metre to Eng lish weight. _ By the foregoing statement it will be seen what are the consequences likely to result to English enterprise under the proposed coal tax. Under the influence of the same state of things as is now sought to le re-esta blished, the Belgian I rench coal trade increased from 90,000 tons in 1813, to 620,100 tons in 1834, and ulti mately to 740,800 tons in 1839, while the Eng lish French coal trade, which was in 1788, 184,000 tons, did not average after the peace, from 1814 to 1834, more than 30,000 tons annually, but since 1834, under a new modification of duties on both sides, has increased from 48,000 tons in 1834, to 395,000 tons in 1840. To this may be added the development of the French Coal basins under the ex clusive systems that were in vogue from 1814 to 1834, the total produce of French Coal Mines being in 1768 1814 1839 225.000 Tons ..... 788,300 „ 3,133,200 „ It is evident that the proposed tax will give an in creased stimulus to the working of coal mines in France itself, and which exists in no less than fifty six departments. And further, it will be found that, without offering any equivalent to the revenue,' it is calculated to ruin our foreign export coal trade, and seriously affect the multifarious employments and capital connected therewith. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. DEPARTURES. Colonel Austir and Mrs. Autir, from the Berners Hotel, for Belle Vue, Kent ; Rev. G. Brathwaite and Mrs. Brathwaite, Irom ditto, for Brighton ; R. Woolfield and Mrs. Wool_ field, from ditto, for Brighton ; Hon. Mrs. Reid and family, from ditto; the Bev. C. Luxmore, Mrs. Luxmore, and famdy, from ditto; Mrs. Cullum, from ditto ; Rev. C. Wetter, bum ditto. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE THROUGH DREAD or THE PREDICTED EA RTHQUA IC E.—Yesterday an lorries was held at the King's Arias, Roupell-st reit, Cornwall goad, Lambeth, before W. Carter, Esq., Coroner for Surrey, on the lyirly of Emma Edmonds, 19 years of age, who was found drowned in the Thames. Ann Heatable deposed she was in the service of Mr. Grover, 44, Lower Belgrave-place, Pimlico. The deceased had been her fellow-servant. .On Thursday three weeks, about nine o'clock in the morning, the deceased left her master's house for the purpose of going to a neighbour ing apothecary's for some medicine, she complaining of a pain in he r head. She never returned; and notwithstanding every inquiry had been set on foot by Mr. Grover, no tidings were heard of her until she was found in the river. Witness could Five no other reason, than she supposed she had destroyed her self, as she (deceased) said she would do, if she thought the earthquake, at that time spoken of, should come to pass. Other evidence was adduced to show that there was nothing likely to have caused the deceased to commit suicide, other than the dread of the late foolish prediction relative to the earth quake. The Jury returned a verdict of Found Drowned. CUSTOMS DUTIES. WEST INDIAN AND NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES. The following resolutions were agreed to in Com mittee on Friday night :—" 1. That, from and after a day or days to be named, the duties chargeable upon goods, wares, or merchandise, imported or brought into any of the British Possessions in America or the Mauritius, under or by virtue of the following Acts respectively, namely : Act 4 Geo. 3, c. 15, imposing certain duties on wines imported into the British possessions in America ; Act 6 Geo. 3, c. 52, imposing certain duties on Molasses, Syrup., and Pimento, imported into the British pos sessions in America ; Act 14 Geo. 3, c. 88, imposing certain duties on spirits imported into Canada ; Act 3 and 4, William 4, c. 59, for regulating the trade of the British possessions abroad; shall cease and be repealed. " 2. That, in lieu of the aforesaid duties, there shall be payable upon goods, wares, and merchandise not being the growth, production, or manufacture of the United Kingdom, or any of the British possessions in America, or of any of the British possessions within the limits of the East India Comparci 's Charter, imported or brought into any of the British possessions in America or the Mauritius, by sea or in land carriage or navigation, the following duties ; that is to say : s. d. Wheat-flour the barrel of 1961b5. 2 0 Fish of foreign tak- Z , d vied or salted the cwt.. ing or curing ... S - pickled the barrel Meat, salted or cured Butter Cheese . Coffee ,4 Cocoa ft 3 0 Molasses Sugar, Unrefined Refined Sugar, the produce of and re- 1 20 per cent. ad fined in foreign countries S valorem. Tea, unless imported direct from China, , or unless imported from the United Kingdorb, or from any of the Bri tish possessions SPIRITS : Ru . in Other Spirits - - ,I 1 0 Glass manufactures Silk manufactures Wine, whether bottled or not • Cotton manufactures Linen ditto Woollen ditto Leather ditto Paper ditto Hardware Clocks and watches Manufactured tobacco Soap. Corks, cordage, and oakum. Oil, blubber, fins, and ski; creatures living in the sea, cent. ad valorem. 7 per cent. ad vabrem Articles not enumerated, ex- cept such as are comprised or referred to in the sub joined table of exemptions. And if any of the goods is, the produce of fish and of foreign fishing, 15 per herein-be - fore proposed to be charged with duty, ex cept sugar and tea, shall be imported through the United Kingdom (having been warehoused therein, and being exported from the warehouse), or the duties thereon, if there 4 per cent. arl valorem. Such goods shall only be charged with three-fourths of the duties hereinbefore proposed. paid, having been drawn back On the part of the resorution, which declared that " there shall be payable a duty of ten per cent. ad valo rem upon sugars refined in bond in the United Kingdom, not being the produce of any of the British possessions in America, or of any of the British possessions within the limits of the East India Company's charter, imported or brought into any of the British possessions in America or the Mauritius," being put, this part of the resolution WRS then agreed to, as was the remainder. of Sir Lionel Smith gave at first great satisfaction in Jamaica. The apprenticeship system, hitherto so troublesome, worked in quiet ; though the negroes refused to work extra-time in raising vegetables ; yet even this was reckoned a symptom of a very improved state of things ; the chief embarrassment he had to contend with was in the debased state of the currency, which was no longer adequate to the erearged and improved circulation of the country. GROWING DISQUIETUDES.—The posture of affairs in Jamaica, however, soon became serious, and involved Sir Lionel in imminent troubles. He was charged, in the adminis tration of his Government, with acting in the spirit of a decided partisan, and lending on all occasions, a credulous ear to the false and highly-coloured statements of the s ipendi;ry Msgis• trates. It was also charged against him that he was in the practice of transmitting to the Colonial-office all the statements he received from these functionaries, without accompanying his ex parte communications by any of the numerous representa tions which had been delivered to him from other quarters. LORD GLENELG ♦ND Slit LIONEL'S EXPLANATIONS.— Despatches accordingly passed between Sir Lionel and the head of the Colonial-office at home, when the former gave an account of his administration, and the difficulties attending it : from those despatches we give the following summary account:— It would appear that affairs were improving in Jamaica, when the proceedings at home, and particularly the interference of the Imperial Parliament, by the Slavery Abolition Amend ment, and the West India Prisons Bills, created an angry spirit throughout the island. Sir Lionel,being the proposer of these measures in the Assembly-house, as the organ of the Home Government, at the Convention of the Legislature. June 5, 1838, advanced these measures for the abolition of apprentice ship. The answer of the Assembly was significant of its tem per. "Jamaica," they observed, " does indeed require repose ; and we anxiously hope that should we determine to remove an unnatural servitude, we shall be left in the exercise of our con stitutional privileges to legislate for the benefit of all classes, without any further Parliamentary interference. On the 16th of June, however, Sir Lionel Smith had the satisfaction of giving the Royal Assent to an Act for the total abolition of pmdial apprenticeship from the ensuing Ist of August. But it was with no cordial rpirit that the Assembly lent themselves to this measure. It was wrung from them by the necessity of the ease, and the language of sullen discontent formed their Ad dress to the Queen shortly after. On the promulgation of the Act, however, Sir Lionel trans mitted a cheering picture to Lord Glenelg, in these words : " There has hardly been time to hear generally of the effects of the Act on the labouring population, except that they are uni • vernally quiet and happy . . . The sugar-crop is getting on as usual . . . . Proprietors are everywhere engaged in making bargains for wo k . . The country is deriving infinite benefit from the influence of the missionaries, who im press the negroes with moral obligations, and the just remune ration of their labours." The important Ist of August arrived at length, and the negro population of Jamaica came into the full enjoyment of their freedom. The day was observed by proclamation as one of thanksgiving and prayer. Sir Lionel writes enthusiastically of the prevailing happiness and quiet. Two months, however, had not elapsed from the Ist of August, before we find Sir Lionel Smith's despatches beginning to lose their cheerful and encouraging tone. He writes of "the most unfortunate state of excitement throughout the island," created by 'the practice of demanding exorbitant rents :" and on taking the part of the negroes he writes that under the oppressions which bear upon them they are " pa tient and submissive beyond all praise ; while, however, 1 am under no uneasiness for the peace of the island, I am powerl ass to remedy the cruel wrongs imposed upon them." But new troubles were now in store. The Act which in the course of the session passed the Imperial Parliament, for re gulating the prisons, in the West Indies, which we have before adverted to, was no sooner proclaimed in Jamaica by the Go vernor, than it aroused a violent storm of indignation. Reso lutions were passed by a majority of 24 to 5 in the House of Assembly against this Act, as a violation of all their rights as British subjects. Upon this, Sir Lionel Smith prorogued the Assembly for a few days, to give them time to reconsider their decision. Again they re-assembled, when by a majority of •21 to 3, their resolutions were more determined still. The Go vernor, having no other resource, at once dissolved this inflam mable and angry assembly. "No House of Assembly," writes the Governor, " can now be found .that will acknowledge the authority of Queen, Lords, and Commons, to enact laws for Jamaica." A new Assembly was nevertheless convened, and met on the 18th of December, but its proceedings too well justified Sir Lionel's anticipations. A prorogation again ensiled, but not unaccompanied by what Sir Lionel calls " an unpleasant cir cumstance ;" for the proper officer, despatched to deliver the message was, through the tumult, forced out of the House, and when the Provost-Marshal was sent to summon this contu macious body, he knocked to no purpose. By a third attempt, how ever, he was enabled to deliver his message at the bar. REGAL or SIR LIONEL.—It was not less evilent now to the Government at home, than to Sir Lionel himself, that the upshot of affairs was too serious to be tampered with. A Bill was brought into the Imperial Pa , liament for suspending the existing constitution of the island. But it was obvious, how ever, at all events, that the existing Governor, whatever might have been the abstract merits of his administration, had been too deeply committed in the late unhappy dissensions, for him to carry satisfactorily into execution the conciliatory course of policy which the Government had concerted to adopt. Sir Lionel Smith, therefore, quitted Jamaica on the Ist of October, 1839, and was succeeded by Sir Charles Metcalfe, who had been lately in discharge of important functions in our East Indian empire. SIR LIONEL, GOVERNOR AT PORT LOUIS.--Early, we believe, in 1840, Sir Lionel was appointed to the Governorship of the Mauritius ; and his discharge of the Administration, which he continued up to the moment of his death, over a po pulation of more than 93,624 souls, 8,111 of whom are whites, 15,444 ft ce blacks, 69,076 slaves, with troops and strangers, was to the last satisfacto y. Sir Lionel was in his 64th year. " And if in any of the British possessions in America or the Mauritius, any duty be chargeable by any colonial law upon any articles similar to the above, but being the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United King dom, or of the British possessions in America, or of the British possessions within the limits of the East India Company's charter, or the produce of the British fisheries, beyond the . duty (if any) chargeable by such colonial law upon similar foreign articles—the herein before• mentioned imperial duty upon such foreign articles shall be increased by such excess or amount (as the case may be) of the duties so charge- able by such colonial law upon similar British articles. " And if in any of the British possessions in America or the Mauritius, any duty be chargeable by any colonial law upon tea imported direct from China, or imported from the United Kingdom, or any of the British posses sions, beyond the duty (if any) chargeable by such colo nial law upon tta not so imported—the hereinbefore mentioned imperial duty upon tea not so imported, shall be increased by such excess or amount (as the case may be) of the duties so chargeable by such colonial law upon tea imported direct from China, or imported from the. United Kingdom, or from any of the British possessions." " 3. That from and after a day to be named, so much of the said Act for regulating the trade of the British possessions abroad, as provides that any sort of craft, food, and victuals, except spirits, and any sort of clothing and implements, or materials fit and necessary for the British fisheries in America, im ported at the place at, or from whence, such fishery is carried on, shall be duty free, be repealed, except so far as regards the following articles—(that is to say) salted or cured meat, flour, butter, cheese, mo lasses, corkwood, cordage, oakum, pitch, tar, and tur pentine, leather and leathernware, and all sorts of fish ing, craft and bait, fishermen's clothing and hosiery ; which articles are only to be exempted from duty under such rules and regulations as shall be satisfactory to the principal officer of customs, that the articles are really and truly intended to be applied to the purpose for which the same .have been entered as imported." " 4. That from and after a day to be named, goods, the produce or manufacture of the islands of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, or Sark, when imported from such islands into the British possessions in America, or the Mauritius, shall be admitted to entry upon payment of the same duties as are payable upon the like goods the produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom, or of any of the said possessions." " s.l(That the Chairman be instructed to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the laws relating to the trade of the British possessions abroad." TILE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 21, 1842. picion of having, in his trade of a butcher, sold meat below the proper weight. This action, which throws' criminality upon the Pasha instead of the accused, is in direct contravention of the 42d article of the Convention, and the undersigned demands, in the name of his Go vernment, a distinct satisfaction adequate to the injury which has been committed in this as well as in the pre ceding case. For the more complete information of the Reis Effendi, copies are enclosed herewith of the protest given in by the British Consul, with reference to the case of Nichol() Sanio and Panagiotti Stathi, the two British subjects to . whom reference has been severally made, and also of the deposition made by the latter. The• undersigned will not allow himself' to doubt that a sense'of that justice so loudly proclaimed by the Porte. will induce her, in the present instance, to offer a signal reparation for the inju ries complained of ; and. in this persuasion, he has the honour to offer the Rcis Effendi the assurance of his high consideration. February 22. THE NEW CORN BILL AND TARIFF. ESSEX COUNTY MEETING. On Tuesday, pursuant to a requisition to the High Sheriff of Essex, signed by Lords Rayleigh and Western, and a number of other freeholders and farmers of the county, a meeting took place at the Shire Hall, Chelms ford, for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken by the county in reference to the alterations in the Corn-laws and the Tariff of Duties proposed by her lajesty's Ministers. l'he - meeting was at first fixed to take place in one of the Assize Courts, but it was soon found that this did not afford sufficient space, and the meeting ac cordingly adjourned to the open air. Before the ad journment took place, a letter was read from Lord Western, apologising fbr his absence, on the ground that the fatigues of attending the debates in the House of Lords rendered it impossible fin• him to be at Chelmsford. Lord Raylegh also excused himself on the same ground, and concluded his letter an the following terms signed the requisition because I felt that the proposed alteration of the law was calculated to effect a great change in the condition of the farmers, and that they ought to have an opportunity of being heard." J. F. Fortenue, Esq., the High Sheriff, accompanied by Mr. Bramston, Sir J. Tyrrel, Messrs. C. G. and J. Round, Mr. Palmer, and Major Beresford, the Members, having opened the meeting, Mr JoHN BAWTREY regretted that the Noble Lords, and other distinguished persons who had signed the re quisition, to 'convene this meeting were, not present; but he would not shrink from expressing his opinion. Their property, even there very existence was endan gered. The Members for the county of' Essex had not done their duty to their constituents who sent them to Parliament, and he would ask the meeting whether as the representatives of an agricultural county, it was not their duty at all risks to stand forward in support of agricui ture. Was not their watchword at the last dee tton " Protection to agriculture ?" Were not their banners emblazoned with the "Farmer's friends," and had their conduct in Parliament, he ould ask, been in accordance with their open avowals and implied pledges? —(Cheers, and cries of " No, no.") He would ask an Honourable Gentleman in particular, whether having declared his opinion that the income proposed by her Majesty's Ministers would be ruinous to agriculture ; be thought he was doing his duty to his constituents when he did not offer any opposition to that measure in his place in Parliament. Sirßobert had thrown them over.—(Cries of "No.") He believed that he had deceived and betrayed the farmers.—(Cheers.) Mr. Bawtrey concluded by pro posing a petition to the House of Lords, praying that the proposed Corn-law and Tariff might be rejected, or materially modified ; and at the same time expressing an opinion that if passed in their present shape, they would be ruinous to the interests of the agriculturists of the country. Mr. HOBBS seconded the motion. Mr. TUFNELL moved an amendment to the effect, that the meeting, viewing with regret the condition in which the country had 'been left by the late Government, and hoping that the proposed alteration of the Corn-laws would have the effect of alleviating some of the distresses which was by some attributed to those laws, con sented to the proposed alteration in the Corn-laws, but, at the same time, directed the attention of the, Legisla ture to the proposed now tariff, and prayed that such steps would be taken with regard to it as would give proper protection and encouragement to agriculture. After the Members had endeavoured to vindicate themselves, and some . other gentlemen had addressed the meeting, the High Sheriff put the motion and the amendment. The motion f or a. petition was carried by a large majority. The necessary arrangements for its presentation to the House of Lords, and a vote of thanks having been passed to the High Sheriff, the meeting separated. TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS. Coin, bullion, and diamonds. Horses, mules, asses, neat cattle, and all other live stock. Hay and straw, Tallow and raw hides. Salt. Rice. Corn and grain, unground. Biscuit or bread. Meal or flour, except wheat flour. Fresh mcat. - Fresh fish. Fruit and vegetables, fresh. Carriages of travellers. Wood and lumber. Cotton wool. Hemp, flax, and tow. Drugs. Gums and resins. Tortoiseshell. Herrings, taken and cured by the inh a bit an t s o f t h e Isle of Man, and imported from thence. The articles for the use of the British fisheries in Ame rica, proposed to be exempted in the 3d resolution above set forth ; subject, nevertheless, to the condi tions therein expressed. All goods imported from the United Kingdom, after having there paid the duties of consumption, and im ported from thence without drawback. With power to her Majesty, with the advice of her Privy Council, by any order or, orders in council, to add to the list of exemptions any of the articles lwreinbeforo pro posed to be charged, as unenumerated articles, with the ad valorem duty ('4 per cent." MEMOIR OF SIR LIONEL SMITH, HAUT., G.C.8., LATE GOVERNOR OF THE MAURITIUS. The father of Sir Lionel Smith was Benjamin Smith, Esq., of Hampshire, and the subject of this memoir was born at the beginning of October, in the year 1776. At the early age of seventeen he entered the army, and was appointed to an en signcy in the March of 1795. His earlier services were per formed principally in the East and West Indies, during which time he rose through the successive grades of Lieutenant, Captain, Major, and Lieut.-Colonel, having highly distin guished himself in the former country as Brigadier-General, in actions against the Peishwa, under the administration of the Marquis of Hastings. In 1809 and 1810 he commanded an' expedition to the Persian Gulf against the Pirates; and in 1819 was created a Major-General for his bravery in the cavalry action at Ashla, where he was severely wounded by a sabre-cut on his head. His Indian services will not easily be forgotten. But that which, perhaps, brought him more publicly before the, world than even his military achievements was the civil office which he tilled in 1836, as Governor of Jamaica ; and as the circumstances which he had to control were difficult, and his conduct upon the occasion was matter of much note and observation, we shall notice the conspicuous part which he acted, and the state of the colony at the time of his entry into office. SIR LIONEL'S PREDECESSOR, THE MARQUIS OF SLIGO.— Jamaica, during the latter part of 1835, was the scene of re peated and vexatious disputes between the Executive and Le gislature, although these disputes regarded particular legislative measures, and not any proposed alterations in the existing con stitution. The principal of these measures was what was termed "the Act in Aid"—that is. an Act to make provision for carrying the Abolition Act into effect--and a Bill fur strergthening and regulating the police, which was rendered necessary by the same great change. The Colonial Legisla ture had passed both of these measures, but only for a limited time; while the Marquis of Sligo, who was then a the head of the Government, was desirols that they should endure for the whole period of the apprenticeships. Lord Sligo accordingly, thus at issue with the Legis'ature, determined to persevere in his purpose ; the Legislature of the island was no less resolute in Assembly. As Governor. he re fiped to pass the Bill as amended by the Council. The House of Assembly voted this a breach of privilege : a prorogation ensued, and then a new Session, at which the House addressed itself to the Kin. ' % Affairs having come to this crisis, the Marquis of Slig o found the situation of Governor far from b ee e n in s g ta a nt p e l e e n a t s a an et t , o , n it e h — a o n n i e m s f c r a ie rc n e d l l y y tole. blly, to He w whichas now heha ii ( i i t e hm v e en found : it it was ne a position,cessary finally,necessary, t 0 owhich to confess wasthatinjurious h eha d t treatedothe dignity of his office. Accordingly, at the beginning of Sep tember, the Marquis of Sligo left the island, having been re called or allowed to resign. . In the same month that his predecessor left it, Sir Lionel Smith, the Governor of Barhadoes, arrived at the island„and succeeded in his place, the British Parliament, in the mean time, having passed the Bill for reviving and continuing the act in aid of the Colonial legislature. sra lac:lmes GOVERNMENT, 1836-7... The Government THE NATIONAL DEBT. (From the .Renfrewshire Reformer of Saturday.) On Thursday evening, Mr. Wallace was to move for a Select Committee to inquire into the effects pro duced on the industry and capital of the country, and on its ability to bear, in the present depressed state of its trade and manufactures, the amount and pressure of taxation now required to pay the interest of the National Debt, and the rapidly-increasing public burdens, in a metallic currency, to which heavy additional charge the nation was suddenly subjected in the year 1819, in consequence of 'Parliament hastily agreeing to convert the immense amount of depreciated paper money, resorted to during a long war, into a metallic currency, according with the ancient standard value of gold. In addition to the above, Mr. Wallace has given notice for a return, showing, in columns, the amount, in round numbers, of the National Debt in each year, and in each ten years, sirce 1789 to 1842 inclusive. Also, as above, the average price of the Three per Cent. Consols in each of the years, or as near the average as can conveniently be given. We trust the Member for Greenock will succeed in carrying both motions, because it is to the amount of the National Debt, and the taxes required to pay the interest, that the nation is mainly indebted for all the evils it labours under, and this burden, and the ruinous consequences that have followed it, have been-greatly aggravated by what Mr. Wallace's motion properly expresses, " the converting of a depreciated currency resorted to during the war into a metallic currency;" or in other words, making the depreciated notes not worth more than fourteen or fifteen shillings each, payable in sovereigns worth twenty shillings. Although our stupid Tariff and Custom-house laws have had much influence in producing the present wide-spread misery, their evil influences has been but slight compared with the enormous burden borne by the country to pay 'the interest of the Debt ; a burden greatly aggravated by Sir R. Peal's mea sures of 1819, for converting the paper fourteen shil lings, promises to pay, into the value of sovereigns. From that period to the present the country has never known five years steady business at a time. The twenty-three years which have elapsed have been a constant succession of ruinous convulsions every few years, each paroxysm worse, and longer continued than its predecessor, and every throw sinking the workity , population some degrees below what they were left by its predecessor. During the legis lative career of Sir R. Peel, which we have alluded to, device on device to amend the evil has been pro jected, and scheme upon scheme has been put in exe cution to avert its influence, but without effect. L as t year we had the prop os al s of Lord. John Russell, and now, when the disease approaches a climax, we have the new proposals of Sir R. Peel, which at the best can but shift the load from the one shoulder to the other. We have again to express our hope that Mr. Wal lace will obtain his Committee to inquire into these questions connected with the working of the debt, though we should have been rather more certain of success had his motion been deferred till the new tariff is put fairly in operation. We are quite aware that whether it is Sir Robert Peel or Lord John Russell that is in power, they have no alterna tive but to go on—they must do something to relieve the manufacturers, and that only at the expense of the landholders ; but we wish no unnecessary alarm to mitigate the measure. We wish but all the benefits of the tariff secured, and although Mr. Wallace should be defeated for the present, we are quite certain, as soon as the fruits of that measure are but experienced, he will find abundant support for his Committee to inquire into the workings of the Debt. THE VICTORIES IN EGYPT IN 1801.—We an nounced some months ago that a splendid granite column (a fac-simile of Pompey's Pillar) was in ceurse of erection at Carrick-a-Dagon, in the county of Wexford, at the cost of Ge neral Browne Clayton, who commanded the 11th Light Dra goons at Alexandria, in commemoration of its much-celebrated battle and the deeds of the heroic Abercromby. This noble pillar is placed on a picturesque and commanding eminence on General Clayton's estate, and can be seen, and conse quently serves as a landmark, along a considerable Ins of coast. The architect of this splendid column, so honourable to the liberality and patriotism of the gallant General, is Mr. Cobden ; and it is, we are assured, every way worth the gal lant deeds it is destined to perpetuate. It has cost several thousand pounds. In further commemoration of the events of the glorious campaign in Egypt, General Browne Clayton has bequeathed in his will a sum of money to be applied, under the direction of trustees, to the observance of the fol lowing ceremony :—On the morning of the 21st of March (the day on which General Menon attacked the British en campment before Alexandria), the tri-coloured flag is to be hoisted at sunrise on the top of the column, where it is to re main until ten o'clock ; it is then to be replaced by the British flag, which is to remain there until sunset. The General has further directed, that on the 28th of March the British flag shall be hoisted half-mast high, in honour of Sir Ralph Aber cromby, who, having been mortally wounded or, the 21st., died on the 28th of March, 18(11. This ceremony was per formed for the first time on Monday week ; the colu.nn was completed in September last, and, judging from the engraving which represents it, is worth a dozen of the wretched abortion now in course of erection at Charing cross. It is ninety-four feet three inches high, and can be seen over a vast extent of land and water. We rejoice to learn that its gallant founder should, after a lapse of 40 years from the perlormance of the deeds it is designed to honour, have been able to be present at its inauguration himself. We trust he will live to see the heart-stirring and imposing ceremony performed for many years to come. United Service Gazette. The Aras of Saturday says that on of Lord Ellen borough's first acts, as Gevernor-General of India, was to re store an allowance to some Madras Sepoys, the withdrawal of which lately provoked them to mutiny, are something like It. The same paper says that the baggage of Colonel Wylie (wh o was foiled in the attempt to penetrate the Khyber Pass) lost their way, and thus accidentally d;scovered an easier pass. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, April 20. His Lordship was engaged during the morning in hearing, an appeal motion of " Ann Farmer v. James Farmer," which presented no feature of public interest. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, April 20. The COURT was engaged all day in hearing ;notions in volving points of law, none of wh►ch were possessed of any public interest. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, April 20. BARKER V. BUIVVON. Mr. CROWDER moved for a rule to show cause why the ver dict in this case should not be set aside and a new—trial had. The case load been tried before Lord Abinger in London, and a verdict found for the plaintiff. It was an action brought by the plaintiff, who was a printer, against the defendant, who was a Director of the Water-proofing Company, for the recovery "of the sum of 18/., due on ac count of work done for the Company. It appeared that the bill had been contracted after the defendant had be come a Director. The plaintiff had taken out an attachment against the pods of the Company for a sum of of 1161. claimed by him. lie agreed, however, to withdraw the attachment on the payment of a portion of the debt, and on a promise being given that the rest should afterwards be paid. The promise not having been kept, the action had been brought. The Learned Judge before whom the case had been tried, seemed to take it for granted that the agreement between the; parties was a proof of the account taken. The ground of the present application fur a new trial was, that a special agreement did not prove the account of work and labour done. The Cotlax was of opinion that the account was not proved, and therefore granted the rule. KIDDELL V. BURNER,. Mr. CROWDER moved for a rule to show cause why the ver dict in this case should not be set aside, and a new trial granted. It was an action brought. on a warrant, guarantee ing three bullocks, sold to the plaintiff by defendant, to be sound. A verdict. was found for the plaintiff, with damages 251. It appeared that the bullocks had a temporary disease com mon among cattle. They were driven 200 miles, af:er they had been purchased, in fifteen days, and, as they became injured by so long a journey, in consequence, it was supposed, of their being already slightly diseased, their value, it was proved, had been greatly diminished. Mr. Justice Ers kine, befo:e whom the action had been tried at the late Assizes at Somerset, in addressing the Jury said that. they would find for the plaintiff in case they thought the cattle had any disease at the time of the sale which would have rendered them less fit for ordinary use. The Learned Counsel in making the present application sub mitted that this was a misdirection, and that an animal could not be considered uns und, merely because it had a slight or temporary disease which with a • little care might easily be cured. Ile admitted that there were some doubts upon that subject, and •he believed that no decision had ever been given in banco with regard to it. '1 he Learned Counsel then quotes conflicting opinions of Judges upon the point, Mr. Justice Pas ke having decided one way and Mr. Justice Coleridge having decided another. Mr. Baron PARKE said that he adhered to the opinion he had• always held in such cases—tamely, that an animal was to be considered as unsound which had any disease which could diminish its actual usefulness, or which coul.l lie proved to have had the seeds °fatty disease which would diminish its use fulness. 'f he amount of damages would, however. of course, depend on the degree in which its usefulness might be thus impaired. The other Judges were of the same opinion. The rule was, theiefore, refused. THE FRENCH POST-OFFICE. We find the following in the National :—. " if M. Humann meets with insurmountable difficulties in finding a successor to M. Conte, he ought not to be igno rant that he has in his power the means of putting a check to the scandalous and arbitrary conduct of that gentleman, and that it is his duty to make use of them, following up in so doing the work commenced by M. Passy. Is not the Post-office department in the attributions of the Minister of Finance, and cannot the Minister issue an order to establish the rights of the employes in the Post-office in Paris, as his predecessor did to fix those of the employes in the depar mental Post-offices, by the order of Oct. 12, 1839 ? We have not the slightest clout) , that if the council of the Post-office were called on to deliberate on the promotion and nomina tions of the central admiwistration; we should not behold the scandalous abuses which are perpetually occurring in the Paris Post-office. We shall at present cite one instanceout of a hundred. Al. Conte proposed, some short time siaee, his youngest son, only two years chef de bureau, and (eight years in the Post-office department, for the place of inspector of mail packets, with a salary of 6,000 f, and 2,000 f. travelling ex penses. His appointment, which rests with the Minister of Finance, not having been made so quickly as M. Conte desired, he took 1,500 f. for his son from 7,000 f. a year, falling in by the death of a chef de bureau, an d h a d t h e impudence to give an increase of only 100 f. each to ten sub-chefs de bureau, who had been in the service for fifteen, twenty, and twenty-five years. This is what M. Cont e un d erstan d s b y di str ib u ti ve justice. Here we have a young man who, a few days ago, had 300 now, by means of paternal solici tude,isntl. a ar, the enju)ment 3e of a salary of 5,000 f. There is in this last act of nepotism and favouritism an injustice the more scandalous, that, by following the least rigorous principles of justi ce , th ere were t o be fi rs t de ducted from the disposable funds 2,400 f. on one side, and I,ooof. on the other, for salafies to two clerks, who have for a length of time, and by the omnipotence of M. Conte, been employed in the sous-directions administratives, although forming part of the sous-direction active, and paid frost its funds. It is true, that if justice had been satisfied, M. Conte would not have been so. But, we ask, is this the way in which an office should be directed? is it merely for the satis faction of M. Conte and his family that there is in France a Post-office department? What does the Minister of Finance think of these thugs ? We ask him whether, if he is unable to exercise full authority in this department, he cannot have an inquiry , instituted, and call to account the party responsible for what has taken place in the management of the Post-office, since M. Conte had been at the head of it? NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNISDAY.—The Volcano steam-vessel, Lieutenant-Commander F. C. J. Featherstone, returned to Portsmouth this morning from the Beulah transport, on shore off Dungeness, to which she was despatched to render assist ance on Friday last. T e Beulah still remains on shore with scarcely any prospect of her being got off, as at low water she is completely high and dry, and at the height of the flood tide the water does not come up to within five feet of what she draws, so that ever: at the spring tide it is extremely doubtful if she can be got afloat ; should it in the meantime come on to blow hard she must inevitably go to pieces. Thirty seamen and marines from the St. Vincent were sent round in the Volcano and have audited in saving the baggage belonging to the troops and getting the stores on sho re . Th e troops re been landed, and are occupying, pro tem., the Hythe bar racks. The place where the Beulah has grounded is nearly three miles in shore of the Dungeness Light. It is stated that the reason alleged by those on board for the ship being placed in this extraordinary position is, that they mistook a light on shore for the Dungeness Light. The Nautilus, 10, Lieut.-Commander J. T. Paulson, will sail to-morrow to cruise off Brighton, to protect the fisheries there. The Royal George yacht, Captain Lord Adolphus Fitz clarence, is having her cabins put in order, and it is stated is to be fitted out for the reception of her Majery early in the summer. The wind is still from the eastward, and prevents the arrival of the homeward-bound ships, of which there is every reason to expect there are many in the chops of the Channel. The Winchester, 56, Captain Charles Eden, has got nearly the whole of her hands, and w ill net take a long time in being fully equipped for sea, after she is unlocked, which will be on Monday or Tuesday next. She has got all her rigging fitted ready to be put over her masts. Ships in Harbour —The Winchester, Nautilus, Volcano (steamer), Victory, St. Vincent, Royal George yacht, Excel lent, Sylvia cutter, and Diligence naval transport. --• ----- BRITISH INTERESTS in the EAST ' NOTE FROM SIR STRATFORD CANNING TO THE 'PORTE. The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the Porte, had oc casion, a few day's ago, to call the attention of the Ot toman Government to the improper conduct of the Pacha of Smyrna with regard to one of her Majesty's subjects imprisoned by him; and his Highness the Grand Vizier, acceding to the request . of the undersigned, addressed a letter to that Governor in the desired sense. But before the letter could reach Smyrna the Pacha brought the prisoner to trial, yet not before he had obliged the Con sul, whose representations he had slighted, to give in a personal protest. The trial resulted in the acquittal and release of the prisoner, no proof whatever of the charge made against him having been adduced. An innocent English subject was thus compelled to suffer an im prisonment of el even d a ys in a Turkish prison on mer e suspicion, and without any proof whatever of guilt. It is worthy of remark, that this same Pacha has-•so notoriously tortured other prisoners, subjects of the I'orte, who were arrested upon the same charge, and confined with the above-mentioned British subject, as to raise a cry of indignation amongst the Franks, and to throw discredit upon a Government, whose Sovereign had pledged himself publicly and solemnly to the aboli tion of such inhuman practices. The undersigned is unwilling to believe that the Porta will sanction so flagrant a violation of the hatti scheriff of Gulhane ; but, be that as it may, he will not look tamely on while the capitulations are trampled under foot, and the subjects of his Royal Highness are treated in the most unwarrantable and barbarous manner. The British Consul at Smyrna has brought be fore the undersigned another outrage, which calls loudly for redress. The Pacha of Smyrna .had dared to inflict the cruel punishment of the bas tinado upon a British subject, without the know ledge of his Court, without trial, and upon a mere ins- ' BAIL COURT, April 20. Mr. Justice WIG lITMA N presided in this: Court, and was engaged all day in hearing the case of Meats v. Harding, which was an action for 821., the price of a bell which was put up in Clapton Church. The case did not present any features of general interest. PO LICE IN LLI ciENCE. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING RUBBERY.- Henry Hickey, aed 19 years ; Thomas Hicks,"aged 10 years, and Jo/n• Joyce, aged 19 years, were placed at the bar before Mr. Maltby, the presiding Alagistrate, on the following charge:— It appeared that about 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening the pri soners, in company together, were seen lurking about the shop windows of Mr. Edward Manison, of No. 37, "south Moulton street, Grosvenor-square, and after being watched for a con siderable time, the prisoner Hicks opened Mr. Manison's shop door very softly, and crawled in on his hands and knees, and round the counter to a sliding till, where silver and farthings were kept. In a short time he re-appeared at the door, with a pair of Wellington boots and the nil in his hand ; upon which his companions crossed over to him, and having received what he had got, they all walked away together towards Oxford-street, and by some accident were lost sight of for a short time ; but very soon afterwards were again seen lurking about Mr. Morrison's shop, the prisoner Hicks having the audacity to go close up to the doer and look in. A police constable coming in sight at the instant, the prisoners attempted to make their escape, starting off in different directions, but were pursued and overtaken. On searching the . prisoner Hicks the pair of Wellington hoots he had stelen out of the hop were found on his feet, and in his pockets were found a crooked, marked sixpence, and a silver three half-penny piece, which Mr. Morrison could swear to. The amount of silver in the till could not be ascertained. The till was also missing. Mr. MALTBY inquired if the prisoners were known, and was informed that Hickey and Joyce had each been convicted of felony at the Central Criminal Court, and that Hicks had been repeatedly in custody for felony. Mr. Morrison identified Hicks as having been lurking about his house for several evenings past. Mr. MALTBY said that there was no doubt but that they would now be sent out of the country. They were committed to take their trial at the Westmin ster Sessions. William Parker, a sturdy beggar, was committed for one mouth, for begging on Tuesday afternoon, at four o'clock, in Bolton-row, Piccadilly, and most violently assaulting and resisting two of the constables belonging to the Mendicity Society ; and William froughtmi, who described him self as a carpenter and joiner, living at No. 5, Lisson street, Lisson-grove, was fined 50s , or in default of payment one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction and to hard labour, tor assaulting one of the above officers, and ob structing him in the execution of his duty, and endeavouring to excite a mob of bete oen 200 and 300 persons to rescue the prisoner Parker from out of his charge, and to ill-use him, also with having menaced the officer with a hammer, a large pointed file, and a chisel, and threatened to " rip his guts out." The defendant pleaded intoxicati an, and said that he was ex tremely sorry for what had happened. Mr. MALTBY said it would be a warning to others. The uetendaut,not having the money, was committed. IVOR &TIT- 8 'TRU T. d !Julia tior rag !On, a c.tarse-featured Irishwoman, about thirty years cf ago, was charged with having created a disturbance at the house of Mr. Wildbore, a surgeon, in Old-street, with the view of ext-rting money. The complainant stated that the the prisoner was formerly in his service, but he discharged her in conse quence of her receiving visits from a number of low Irish men, whom she called her cousins. Some months after her discharge, the prisoner called at his house with an infant in her arms, and said she had given birth to twins, of which his second son was the fatter, and she wished to know what provision he - intended to make for their maintenance. Feeling satisfied of the falseh3od of her statement, his son being a weak, consumptive boy, only fourteen years old, he ordered her to withdraw, which she at length did ; but, a few days afterwards, he received an attorney's letter, threatening coercive proceedings unless he consented to compromise the matter by paying the woman 71. He took no notice of the application, and saw nothing more of the prisoner until the preceding day, when she entered his surgery, and insisted on his alhming her Bs. a-week ; and as she refused to go away, unless he complied with her demand, he gave her into custody. Upon being called upon for her defence, the prisoner said that the complainant's son was the father of her blessed boys, 'one of whom had died, and that either he or his father was bound to support the survivor. The MAGISTRATE asked th - eprisoner when the alleged intimacy commenced ? The prisoner said, that about a fortnight after she en tered the complainant's service, the son of the lattcr made his way into her room during the night ; and on her rejecting his overtures, he attempted to cut her throat with a knife, and, by dint of threats and violence, succeeded in getting the better of her. Mr. BROUGHTON inquired, whether she mentioned to any one next morning that such an extraordinary out rage had taken place ? The prisoner said that she mentioned it to her fellow servant about a fortnight after it occurred, and that she subsequently showed to Hamlin, the relieving officer, the mark of the wound on her throat. Hamlin said, that when the subject was first brought under his notice the prisoner said not a word respecting the alleged outrage, but on her last application she alluded to it and pointed out a scratch on her neck, which he never before observed, as affording conclusive proof of its truth. The accused was a school-fellow of his own son's, and it was most preposterous to suppose that a weak and/sickly child could be guilty of the acts imputed to him. The prisoner—lt is all true that I have said, and he knew well that he was the father of the child; or be would not have run away to get rid of it. The complainant said the fact was, that before the prisoner applied to him at all, she had been in the habit of annoying and molesting his son to such a degree, that he absconded from home to avoid her persecutions, and remained absent for two days. Mr. BROUGHTON said it was manifest that there could be no foundation fur such allegations against a boy 14 years old, and if the prisoner had succeeded in obtaining any money from the complainant, he should haVe corn- - mitted her to Newgate to take her trial. He was re luctant; however, to send her to prison, as both herself and her child appeared in a very bad state of health, arid he should, therefore, send her to Clerkenwell work house, in order that she might be passed to her own parish. The prisoner was then removed. A STARTLING FACT.—It was stated by Lord Arthur Lennox, ;n the House of Commons, on Friday night, during the discussion on the Mutiny Bill, that there are at the present time in the British Army four Colonels who suffered corporal punishment while they were in the ranks, from which they had subsequently risen by their own merits. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. —A very numerous meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon, R. W. Rarchard, Esq., V. P.. in the Chair. It was announced by Dr. Lindley, the secretary, that it was intended to deliver shortly, at the rooms, a course of lectures on the Chemistry of Horticulture. The prizes awarde d were silver Knightian medals to Messrs. La combe and Pince for their new azalia • and Mr. Ilollinson, of Tatting, for a new dendrobium. Slyer Banksian medals to Mr. Vetch, of Exeter, for his new manettia ; and Banksian certificate of merit to Mr. Young, for his azalia ; Mr. Chand ler, for his new camellia; and Mr. River, for roses. The ex tract from the meteorological register kept at the gardens, frdm April 5 to April 19, gave—Barometer, highest, April 10, 30.355 inch ; lowest, April 7, 29.500. Thermometer, highest, A pr il 7, fiti deg. Fah. lowest, April 8, 27 deg. ; and quan tity of rain, 0.10 inch. A correspondent of the Quotidienne writes from Naples :—" The annual procession on Holy Thursday was this ye tr favoured by splendid weather. The King. the Queen, the Queen Dowager, and the Princes and Princess Royal, at tended by all the Court, the Ministers, and the officers of the garrison, accompanied the procession on foot and bareheaded. The Ro y a l family, according to ancient cus'om, visited the tomb of our Saviour, and prayed before it with great devotion. When the ceremony was over, the Royal family returned to the chapel of the Palace to hear the sermon ; after which, the Queen and the Princes attended on twelve poor children, to whom food was given in an adjoining room. When the repast was over her Majesty hung round their necks the customary alms." LLOYD'S SHIPPIN LONDON, A PRlL . 2o.—Wind this day at noo , DEAL, Arum 19.—Wind N. E., moch,rat , Watt, Cadiz. Arni, from the River and slk. Consort, and Glenelg (transports), India; maica; Helen Thomson (transport), Bombay, SHEERNESS, Arm. 19.--The Foxhound, Straits, is ashore on the Grain Spit, but expri PADSTO.e, ArxlL 18.—S1d. John and M Quebec. FISIIGUARD 13ar, APRIL 17.—Arrd. Eel gur a, out 70 days, short of provis ons. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 18.—Wind N.E.—. Spielgelberg, Batavia, fur Amsterdam. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 19.—Wind E.—, London, for Calcutta. LIVEK root, APRIL 19.—Wind N. E., light.. Spencer, Calcutta ; Helen, Hunter, Bombay, St. Helena, Feb. 12; Seagull, Grayson, Aloi Duke of Wellington, Calcutta ' • Lyra, Trinn laud, St. Thomas's; Princess, New York ; Calrdonia (steamer). Newfoundland. The to Narva, is aground off Seacombe. KINSALE, A PRIL 16.—Arrd. Palestine, sailed Feb. 18. . VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.— Meanwel: ale'§sa, and flacehorse, Liverpool to lith ult., lat. 36,'10n. 3 W. by Condor 6 inst., lat. 50, lon. 8, by the Salacia, arrive Countess Dunmore,...l3ata,via, to Amsterd Adams, Cape, to Loudon ; 27th, Calcutta to London, 2nd ult., lat. 2, Thomas Myth, arrived at ditto. Mar:, Geri:, lt)th Feb., Ist. 5 S., lon. 16 W., En to London. 26th, lat. 1 S., ion. 21 W China to London, 28th ; John Tompl ditto, lst March, tat. 1 N., lon. 23 %\ arrived at Liverpool. Mary Kmsingu New York, 28th ult., lat. 40, lon. 43, 1 arrived at Kinsale. EAST INDIA SIIIPPIN Arrivals—Thomas lilytb, hay, from Falmouth, sailed .Tan. 16. Arrivals at Mauritius—Susannah C Jan. 6, from Algon. Bay ; Mazagran Havre; Meteor, M`Kinlay, from the Cly Bordeaux ; Paoket ;Stirling. 7th, from tl brian, Garrick - , from Calcutta ; Jane C' Bth. from Sydney ; Sanspareil, from Charles, Heddle, 9th, from Madagascar rite, 9th. from Marseilles ; Tiger, 9th, Peru, 10th, front Madagascar ; Charle, Venus, from Angonley ;7Dream, Ilth, Aigle, from Port de Cette ; Trois here; nail, 12th, from Bourbon; Isabella 111 London ; Colombo. M‘li . .ellar. 13th, fro; Departures from Mauritius—Comet, for Madagascar ; Gem, Robbc, for Lei for Liverpool ; Saucy Jack, Bth, for Mai Sovereign, 11th, for Rangoon ; Eurc cleared 10th, for Pondicherry. Loading Feliza, Margaret Connall, Mary An; Druid, Auriga, Adino. For Newcasl Leith—Tigress. For Glasgow—Alary Greenock—Merlin. Arrival at _Port Philip—Timbo, Bei from Launceston. THE MARKETS-YEST CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals Pince Monday have been a very liitle demand, and prices remained as b and Oats were firm at the rates last reported. a limited sale. NEWGATE AND LEADEN Their , was a very good supply of Meat. dull, and prices in some cages fell 2d. Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 6d. ; Mutton, 39.4 d. 3s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; Pork. 3s. 4d. to 4s. ; L, per stone of alb. Of Poultry an indifferen well supported. and the demand brisk. Eggs at 4s. 10d. to 6s. 9d. per 120. COLONIAL MARKET There w•as not much business transacted, firm, and in prices little variation took ph were small. TEA MARKET. The Market was inactive, but prices we pant's Congou, Is. 10,1 rash. TALLOW MARKET. Prices steady, and i fair business done spot, and 48s. for arrival. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market da, Adairt Yobson & Co. Hartley: 17 r Buddle's West Hartley IR 1 Chegitor Main Holyuell Main . New Tan field Moor l4 0 Walls End Hi Walls End Ki, W E. Braddyl Walls End Mor. Walls End Stew; Walls End Hat :Walls End Het Wz'ls Et.d Walls End Brow Walls End Coy Wilt End Go) Walk End Bic. Wal s E d Teet. Anthracite Old Yantield ''' 13 ll Ord's liedheugli I i 6 TAnfleld Moor We,t Wylam Wzgt Hart1ey.......... Wylam Walls End Clennell I r ti Walls End closlb , th IRISH MARKETS. OUBLIN MARKET NOTE for the Week From 1012 Wheatmerbarraho 3.7 Merc . itir tole U 14 n :187 Barley . ........ i 0 stow.. .1 11. 0 421 Oat ......... :4 sten. 7 0 F:our, per cwt. .. . N stow. - 0 435 S stone l2 6 Sold to Bakers only. 20,835 Cwt. flour Average price of %heat and 'lour 53- Beteipts of Flour, 0 21\ Fa if. ..... trom of Do. 23, to t r r o o i t n n - FP ICW OF DREAM Quarterr. Coat .... ... SZuertcr' COlt Al A It'kET:3 -- April Wheat (prr . ..`06!..).22s 0 1. t, 04.0kit8 I per I4st. 3arley (per 16st.;I11 0 13. 0 (per cwt Oatmeal o,er Od to Meet, 6d. to 60. Mutton, .sd. tt.o.!. Vet Pork, 4d. to &L.—Fresh Phrtet i I Id. tc PRICE OF BUTTER. To the 31crchants. First Quality... ..... 75' ..... third Scc=th.t ..................».r.•... Fourth .. 46 Fifth 43 Sixth CLON aIELL MArti(ETS... Aps Per t wt. d. a..f. Butter 9B Oto 1.9 tl:dte t(raw) Oatmeal — U i-I 6 I Bacon P.ga (tenderee 1 and b 2 deals Pe; 114,. Fieur, Second ..... V 40 •• IHont, Chakti.. e Youtuis. I'er Buret, 01 Barley 13 s Rapeseed '2G 0 Bere KILKENNY MAItKEIS. W!.c.tt s lier barrel;23, Od.to :33s.Ott. rieef 'per P.! 0 19 0 vista 1 1 0 15 l' Pork Flour (ter bag)....25 0 :39 0 4c4' Butter(lict cwt.)... 0 0 98 0 ere& Ilittter Bacon Pigs 4 5 11 46 0 `ialt Ditto Coals 1 0 1 2 1 otatocs t rier 9. HAMBURt= • G tt Wneat, Marks 405 to 499, 111a;:deliora :'3l to 46t$ -halt, white 435 to 516' ------- tett :1;3 to 4Si Bruns v. ick • 05 to 45,611 Meeklenbi!rg 3bB to 491 - Polish 450 to 52` -- Holstein Rye, Nieeklenburg -- Marks '2ls to ::71/1 - Elbing mnd Ko _ I MARKET I Barley, Meck Magri. Holstt Oddly I 1 Oats, Eider ... - Holsteiu -- Upland Poaoe, Met;kW eCall3 ...... Liuck Wheat... nigs . burg :24 to`2Bf Rapeseed, Ha , -- Pomerani an -- Anh ot Cur 'ON. Carolina and Tennessee 7 %to 9% .filar: sham Georgia, let suit 7% 8 Madra5........ 2d6'4 611 Sioati.. ......... . 3d and 4th „, 41 a Domingo .... COFFEE. .0 . .... 11,14 ch.„ PI 'to 13% Domingo ....•••••• Batavia i% 51 L, t.iiia!,ra. ....... itimatra — Porto Rico..., li.lo "% 5% llavannah ....... , Bahia SUU A It.— (With 81* Discount , Havannah, White 3 to 374 Bahia White, Brown 2' 2i 'Brown. Rio, White Brown , I% iyi Manilla. Brow ,I n. 2% to 2V _. --,- The Festival of the Panathenea, In s ' nour of Minerva, is still celebrated at Athena , on the last day of the carnival. Early in thc inhabitants assemble on the plain round th e piter, each family preparing for itself a and every culinary odour from the savoorY to the delicate flavour of the honey of 14 11 the grass, on which the repasts are sprea d and party. The rest of the day passed h' music and dancing. The higher classes I.l_e 1 make it a promenade. This year, King,9Utar, blage a visit. On his arrival, a Pala?' lowest orders, approached his Alajesty. an !, ful air, presented to him a bottle, rudely fy wood, very much resembling a powder-1% i t ceived it most graciously, drunk of the vo'! 0, - e , seemed to relish its resinous flavour. li o te jousted '' ratted in his calesh round the whole of i' le lowed by crowds of shouting children• ttri 9b t old saer e r ful ) g ePe SCENE IN A CHURCII.-411 th. e , „ (i c a i ltsg r i s c t. * A ' Pl' church of Thornhill, 10 miles from Sur'l"‘abbafil ' s ever y thil happened at the close of the service 0 ° 0 , 1 ,650 1, ri , W b b e e rishioner appeared to get his eh" the cerern7iiiteti t ig timerp for the performance ot the however, arrived, the minister ~_ beadle up on i 0 hason with the water, and handed it to hr t e "; An i t ......scn i y he n tl e ' je away. He then took up the towel and benediction. sly treat t, floor, and proceeded to pronounce the ~r ejac nio°- _ ,e th ing %, Ras done, the man, who had been 5 0 on e bad soot,biar a". I requested the congregation to remain , a' ad &Mil e then sli i say. He then turned to the rniniste%astower. Ib i s s ubj‘: f , he had not baptised his c hild. i'' c versation aP ci t , e that CO " aii I not call upon you f or -°n t satisfied wi t ".,i oo that i t i iil during the week, and were you pot the wifeiroPre— an d e e at satiou ? And did I not leave you nce of my 9, s uff' were satisfied ? Is not the aPePehayrathe kirk-°i6cerrforme ,jl here, and the preparations ma l l d u ty was to he goa l" fel ee' proof that you understood th i s duty baptise t h e ~.,. e ms , tb .h , then ask again, why you refused, oat' no a nswe. I _,l, 0 00 1 41 deliber ate to tal 'be n turntois ,jIP his bosom boiling with indign' , h „ , an d the A b oo so these interrogations there was refs people as if imploring their syroPsaty that you are .u der s ', a minister, " i h'" only 10 say, our readers may ,anti~ .0 brass and a tinkling cymbal." the foilosc i u g exp a i h i o p t , the cause of this state of things. .l re hody of his 1) 1 r e h esil e necessary: — The eessary . —The minister and a ba'ott. the choice ot . Ist t be te . are at open war with each other a m. of those off isle, of thi so much FO, that there are now . and the other 1 c ett ongregation, a , . _•holo' being the beadle of the c er functionary vs stion, looked r00m..._; to minister, and that it was the form r. bason and towel. Stirling Observe _____--,...._--------------------- 14 BIRTII S. Go'i 44 On the 16th inst., at Chigwell, E,sex, M. Robert , Jones, of a daughter. 10 P. Ma O rs n d i e h n e , e st t i l . i . ,iinfat.,silt. Shirley, Southampton, the lad! lad Ga d' On the 17th inst., at Cheltenham, the lady of Coltitat win, Esq , of a daughter. f DIED. • goV On the 13th inst., at Hovingham, Alice, relict of . . Fronde, Esq., of 11..ningliarn, North Biding of YorlistOrie,e; On the lfith inst., at Cu le House, Bedfordshire, O r , set , low, G. C. 8.. a General in the Army, and Colonel al 113 ' Fusilier Guards, aged 83. o," . On the 16th inst., at Weymouth, 'Alio Cordell* 134100-' daughter of the late Josiah Boydell, Esq., Aldermius Port' On the 1-th inst., Captain M. Lloyd, late of the Sco" London: Printed and Published by NIVRDO No. 11'2, Strand. at The Su' i Office, No. 11:1 the County of i‘litidlesex, Thumlay, April 21,111"'' Ws ' ILI !'IP 14 0 DUla . !I ll gefiti tt 4 1unt Pr i'ioty~ ).I°Pertic .G. • BUFF St e son E. S. E. 1 4 ,1,. , Cc te.— Arrd. James, ori May, Id. 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