The Sun. — London, England, 1833-04-15 00:00:00

DAV' j 6 of 6 1 .3 , 1 '0. °01 ' Joh co o 4 dullPrieor. w , ","' seat at The E. 3 0 r ",; tinne d (supP°' I MPERI 7 A L PA RILIAMLNI 41-11 S Day, MONDAY, APRIL 15. - - Thps p : l OUSE OF CO.II.IIONS. 11l e A e Alc " t nnk his seat about twelve o'clock. proprietor,: "EIICROMBY presented a petition farm the 5 ' premises in the Grass-market of Edinburgh, 1 " t t he Bill for removing the old Cattle Market of that city. °n th e C AYL ...PY bro ug h t up the report of the Comm i ttee Rill, '7nerl d ments to th e W h i t b y and P i c k er i ng R ai l way 6 .-- n ' t rad a second time a n d o r d ere d to b e comm itt e d. til4t rt,he mntion of Mr. VIVYAN, the Egham and Bag- Ikh.. s d ,,,, ll i t i was read a third time and passed. tpt on .7,ADFORD moved the second reading of the or dered Kingston Road Bill.—Read a second time and si4 ;e? M b c ommitted. He also moved he further con whi:kio of the report on the Exeter Water Works Bill, g•l n" d one, and t h e amendments real a second rime. "re,rileirer:i6eldNit,,ti GLIS brought u p a report o f t h e Committee Church Bill , t h e amen d ments to w hi c h mode . ad a seco n d t i me. for s Ald•lman Trioetesoer took the oaths and his seat Seu44 t r (n °2l ; and Mr. JOHN STORY PENLEA , E for eh . 1., or t ABO LITION OF SLAVERY. , the i i ,,,,,, R1 XT0N pr esente d t h e f o ll ow i ng petitions Castle -I,Niate and ent i re a b olition of slavery : rom eOther, "rrin gton and it s v i c i n i ty; f rom t h e B apt i sts an d ,B.ap4,tioeheabitants of 0 rdley, near Leicester ; irons the IN 4 agrtgation of Downham, in the Isle o Ely; the, , e baotist coneregation of Steyley Bridge; from `mart of of Dorrington, in the county of Bedford ; from p...risiletstown, in the county of Tyrone; from r a . Pto t i i n the county of Dorset ; from the Co fts e ir, of Tailor s in the city of Glasgow : from fte k s "'gelly in Wales ; from Kirkwall in the Orkneys tea licit, f rom ill ash, and from Greenock. He had also a peti- Iteo 4 gentleman named George Washingto L n u ß; a : tietV ° o °o had filled an office on the island of St. i o _ 14, t 1 " 1 stated that, from hie knowledge of the slaves ti f ttithtehre'lliv'neds; itinliaheishiaa n d ds 7 doubt it was the same in b . : r e he was able to prove, at . the fur m ° s e, that the negroes were as fully qualified d e, r , 1. 1 °, by their habits of industry, sobriety, and good e a 8 any ether el of persons. The last petition 11411.,:o,haodiotaivannatesdfro:fomthtleie cleragsys,han- hankers, merchants, and other city of Glasgow, signed by for the immediate 'n't total "000 persons, praying tith e t emancipation of the slaves, and praying !he t °h iett ,:,P, l s such a measure as might accomplish tl i ni l'eliti„, •'" safety to all parties concerned. He had a !ti t igat' l ' f rom the merel nt &c. ; of fr .l o e in dbu , zl f i n , r, f i o , r i a n mtiiie -44d te of Surrey ; coti,::n capitrl las, punishments aridft.om°oo keepers of public houses 1 4e 4 : "° 's fer a Letter observance of the Sabbath. N. A.AR oN cll ith s b i .,, APMAN presented a etition from Nto hia 'iota of Whitby for the immediate abolition ot fate,,a"Y• Also a petition from the Protestant places e4"Miling at Whitby against the subjecting Alr, J, lion taxation. ti°6 of be"' VIVIAN presented petitions . fur the aboli• 5 " it g r ° shivery from the inhabitants of Swansea . ‘A/ " v iein' ' • congregation " I 0,1, y4 ,.. slavery', from Leith, from the . • the 4, " Alethodistof Leith, and from Leslie in Y of p , 8 'Air. A ,',„'annor ga , Is to „ t' '''rl r..ur'RCROMBY presented a petition from the "Ie i_ "Mgregation of Broughton-place, Edinburgh, The bet observance of the Sabbath. .. ( `"p era .°. Meertee also presented a petition from the ti4 list: ll ' l ° °I ho nnet-makers in Edinburgh, for the im , Tie,ll )° litirm of near° slavery. 'ltttr,"• MEMBER. thin presented a petition from the • that the tity, pose printers of Edint•ureh, Praying . i : kll, "Per might be lowered, and fur a repe l a ' PetiC a lee on knowledge and advertisements ; also 14 t d .'n from two individuals residing in the city 4 %s l a th urgh, of the name of William Mayo, and tf e ore 't'Ste ad, praying that the Members of . the House : ' l l ,4ilio it' f . °4l Might be deprived of their privilege rif ex- Pitt n e'ro arrest. Likewise a petition froin the I Mer- - ` 4 4„ , of; en Pa ny of Edinburgh, for a repeal o ts f t f h or e several monev (iFiltf. A1:06441m 1, imposing tax h es , on receipts t i tlO, bur 4 Petition from the rueep ( h e t i e p rs of the city u "a. NI ~r i i ag lin.t the Irish Coercive Bill. The .. 1 -tr*,:Tt'er next had to . present a petition from Alex •Nii, m erville, comp'aining of the punishment of k o e f 4 ' l '; ri! l° the army. The Hon. Member . Nht ir " r tanity of expressing his clear opinion th,t there 4t ialei. t° he some measure passed for the purpose of 144 '11 14 g fieegin g in the army with such excel:limns as kriose mietit agree to.---( He ' rr .) h' gar' LAAIBTON presented a ' petition from the ioha eery.' of Wickeen-1, for the abolition of negro sla e;:ittit „ A i l '''. a petition from the town of Winlett, in the eue 4' purlieu' to the -amt eff.et. The Hon. Member o f D ' 4 "tea • A i • eln and Clergy LPore, a petitio n fron t t..e c i rca, ea , "iti0, 4 ', 1 4, the better observance of the Sabbath. Also ''iNt th e ', N ot the Arehdi-seon trod Clergy of Qurbarn 444 : 11.1 : r oh Church Reform Bill. The Hen. Member lion"ir.'t,ii„.,ilii at length. ~°l. ki r'lltAY presented a petit:on from the Corpora- O e i) e u, eit -nts of Levi), respecting the China Trade. b tt er . tit . -"' H ARVEY presented three petitions for the e," ", e ' ,. %i ' v ,, L thee of the Lords day from the Protestant -"eh fete of Coi e h ' arum th e Wesleyan Methodists in 0, 0 es ter. an . from eeterrum the We'leyan Methodists in o p.. a from tire P . event dissen;ers of Elm 1 ; ;IN, ii le ad been re quoted by all the petitioners to I de,: P i qttr of these petitions. The Hon. Melni . ltr -stiet -'"eilY ' averse to any attempt to sanction l eg 's- N'the t i .i tlt " f rrene e i n tua;tets of spiritual or order of ~,i l iky c:)"l.lrible m ember ,1.., moved that the . d ,.. _ ,,n_ t 14 1 , 4 11)„. r hi Motion for a return from the C . oin ,n mi - i 'iiht 1 1 , 4 'H t • . • r. E , estaiitieil ,;.-venite , i,. • ° inquire into toe cc. th tilseh i • • (as we under tood) I, i eIL areeo in eon-equenie . t er i r °sr h ' u 'ng I ut in poseesiun of the re p P4.l4°Ticion•--o);deenrpdischarged. 4 ti ' t,, lt il q . - E presented petitions for the immediate k. N or i Liliinial slay ry, from the Protestant Dui sorit,tni, oitZ,lttiptiq persmOrien, and others in Ford-Ford, leprett,d th tierivi ek-upon-Tweed. The Hen. Member is ' ill' . e Prayer of the petitioners, a t th at „ in , no longer exist arid expressed . a ,of ' 31,011 time, slavery would the d me, . . 4 ' 40 Ept "Pendencies of the British empire. lir tli f'' f I ,, jCI C Presented a petition from Mr. Parsons, I: • k ,l' ' ,o- tue emancipation of the Jew: ; A petition ' thjekt v ~. 0. P i tti t ._ th„ , , ti. ..; . wet ling the . alselvt s Free Inquirers, praying o,tiltiei.fr4iree from prison of the . Rev. , R an . T . a .... y e l . r e ir n ; tifi a e bett:tlti e c t 6 Members of the Literare a I froth' Na 4 ' the city of Worcester, praying for some th 4 of ti, "It; edueation for oar children. . pet iv it o io n n r sh 'Pe t '''' l ll an Id•.. 1 f Robert Owen, in f 'Ole t tor y ,s. t iseip es o , 4 eet h„ .3111, and praying that the hours of labour 11 1,, r4 eio, L 'Ited to eight on Saturday, and to ten on the ti fe,,,"' Ill e -t litys of the week ; and a petition, who, the it e " t lie ttlu .tr described as being curiously wordet , , a esree, , . • t e . city of Bristol, pray ti,i rth or St. iatio-s ; in t it '4 ll e I.°Moval of the assessed taxes, which the t pe d - I, ,to 10 Intkted were "no joke," tbat they could repealed, iil4l her:'' and that if these taxes were not flai r ' IIL -r ,?t't they must shut up . shop." l l 'Art f n', ll llE presented petitions . for the immediate . tl ) itt , t Pe n eit:'-o‘tavery, from Maryp N cir in t, is N t V er ig ia t l o p n ian a , n a d n f3 d r . i t s a t t o: d . 4 tl.'ey L i -t rs approved of the lie"' " l 'Uld view the necessary . expenditure of money CV.) e ery 4 1 : 4 YMent of a solemn debt to the negroes. The n e„p . le ti, of os 4 ther also presented a petition from the Presby• h'OV i ee .iti P i",' li, 4 " t e West of Scotland, for the better observance 11gadeei pi; l i •is,bath . , DO hi 'K ' 4 ti - d tv 4CW le et, lts„, °roan presented two petitions, one from the 50 ,,f30 11. po el p i ! ir. Y ref (riO a rd, and the ether from WellinOon, in the 'el. of 6 ; Qe, ',C 'erset, for the iiriniedi . ate abolition of , slavery. eoti. 51'n jti' tc o l e 1 , l' , l I Co o 'l4'rE presented a petition from Mary o , gh, l'e ir 6 . ,,, rg e nri t i, 4 41 4 4 at .l. Y, against the oppressive nature of the m ir oolo';eoli' k t, thi.testoms, and praying for an incuiry.—Re 'pr°;43.3 a ei, Ole s r ; Id • p () C ;Tmittee on Corporations. cal plot-4 iv paths A, rER presented p a petition from the Man iv „Ile N B r , th i f't au for the preservation of ancient foot -1;';- 4 ro ad Nth, -" alieration of tire I i ardinF shutting ti e p s el c° )''' 1 4,5 h htl 6" 'll,e -roads He knew tbet in many Las sev er f o 34 l'i i ee e , hut . • peeper au t 0 • tte ' 'ad th against the public without sbould be n° no t r t he , 4 4 4-tee ; 5 Petitioners wished that a cltit'o Pl ° iity, ti tti o rn o the general turnpike-road Bill to . prevent fa 4 , t i ,l 'iel l I he i? °f any ro id without the interven i tio . n ses in io e 7 'elotp ferep. °L'irdrable Alember related severe c . a. , ' l ' . 0 ° ) ° l i he 't4tl k ' r t " hail improperly closed against the us ' W as 1,..,:re1,',..'1, Parti eunyoneivliich Iran barn shut ' v e c e s th e : ' '',4 ' e .. 4r ,"' , (i!'l 4t th e Magistrates, against which an appeal ti:" qo e? i i'itere th e t 4.. r St.gamns, and there the order was con jelee,:esi ) :iY, s e e rde 4 r 6 then carried into the King's Bench, e , te e 0 1, •Ci al . Oft N , Wls quashed, but after Considerable de ' -e "I'll 4! 41, 1,, ° ,: e. Peti t a i ,' 'xpense of about 700/. or 800/. He r the so n P eraAo ho te . ' 4 to the lame effect from the inhabitants tit, . 4 yer. ''. AI .Of zi , ts in ,„ , Ofi e , 1 li t i't 11 ,'e p etit , " (n ame unknown) supported the T o pP 0 ‘)! 'iti tf ' ,ti IJ 1 k t ,': 4 's. T it b i 6i ). Air ' A ' '''''''Y -..L ' E Y Presented petitions for the abo rtl%l6ri to 'titte -I,olthtesfr,°„,° Atiglesea anti Beiturnae . s. en t : ye, tie h ' l 'Ve ty , '''''l PreB,.fited two petitions for the abo svi l ' grC I 15 e i e 4 P'l 14 ' "it from oDissenters I t be $ 1 4 th iTh'bit rtnt the t°Wn the congregation of from AO t e co u ._. of that of Ipswich, and the other . _ ag , ter of the Qty of s likt town, signed by the Hi g h Sheriff 0 4 - Lord l'ritlei Paluffillk, several 0 1 It m . . JO H,, of.r ..Magistrates, and a nuin eer „t d . e l , 4 A R ona rt siding there. 0 4 ,1 0 ; 1 , 1 , 1 ()t, of slave "SELL r ' r kie 'trY o cry f e presented petitions for . the , I s .. 'l 4 4 vo n ' ~ . t. Ai, n , ~veral dissenting congreg.ition' 0 ig ' i th, 'one fr o .-rY' in Tavist -I • th minty el ji I llee e 146Ying hatr•ain tii.s. ° ' ul e t Citud -7 L 0 1 to tu , ti _ itersi in the town o . .'t aole kicti n ttuart rages of diss-nters might ha 'n their own pieces of worship, Ai new)... o„,i• Ala) .." leW) old) •••,301. (nevi) .......... .......... ;; ....... .......... ew ...... ........ ,ew ." os, ......... -•• 1. 45 , sack) i„ 5 ........ 'OUlltri' 1 LAS T ' i ' ~..,; 81 i' 70 , :30 9 30 1 , , I`2 o 91 397 ...- I , It.?: -', ~ .1 .. rj, ---10,,0 34 7 5S' r l eli l ' I sow Oh ~.5.5'.. s' as ;;;' [yes, , itt o • at °-- 40 0) the HE 01114,'41;o5 l b 0 ........ p 4 tto..: 8 Ave- 4 it , 4 tto.. , 3 .... 4 o p. ey .... 12s. t 04; t. 0 I $ I ; , r oi; irr ' ding vt jai°, ,TOO l t it 1 1 '000 at 0 4 0 10 :he n ' 4 a or , ' 5 n , 4 ing.• 6 4 4 ...... a ,4 ..... : 6; HIS °' id, 0. 5 p i u pp , to V ran e ' tOe IP e A ot , 1 1 , c oo" o st i ‘ 1911'"' and that they might be allowed to keep a registry of those marriages ; also a petition to the same effect from the Protestant dissenters of Newton Abbot, and adding a prayer that all dissenting chapels might be relieved from the naytnen , ct , iirch and poor-rates. Mr. OLIPHANT ?resented a petition from the guildry and corporatNn of Perth, praying the introduction into the Scotch Burghs Retorm Bill, of some clause providing that the expenses of corporation elections be defrayed out Of the corporate funds.—R.ferred to the Committee on the Bill. The Hon. Member also presented a petitio❑ from the hand-loom weavers of Perth and its vicinity, praying for an inquiry into the rate of wages, with a view to give them a proper prit, for their labour. Mr. MADDOX presented a petition from the Cll - Methodists of the county o 1 Denbigh, for the abo lition of slavery, to the safety of all parties concerned. Sir 0. MOSELEY presented petitions from the parish of Neilwich, in the county of Stafford, for a better observ ance of the Lord's Day ; from the same p rish for an alteration of the law regarding new beer shops; and two petitions front various Dissenting Congregations of Bur ton on-Trent, for the abolition of slavery. Mr. S. LEFEVRE presented a petition from Dissen ters at Whitchurch, in the county of Southampton, for the abolition of slavery ; and one from persons engaged in agricultural pursuits in the neighbourhood of Winches ter, for a repeal of the malt tax. On the motion of Sir 0. MOSELEY the Walton-on- Trent Bridge Bill was re of a , ec nil time. On the motion of Mr. MORRISON the amendments to the Alutford Poor Bill were read a second time. On the motion of Mr. SHAW LEFEVRE the Exeter Waterworks Bill was read a second time. The l,tter Bill was read a second time with only the Speaker and the mover in the House. The benches pre sented a sineular appearance, not a single Member being on them, and all business was then of course suspended. The Speaker remained for some time conversing with Mr. S. Letevre. After the lapse of about ten minutes Sir FRANCIS BURDETT .ind Mr. FOWCLL BUXTON entered the House. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT presented a petition, very numerously signed, from the inhabitants of Westminster, in favour of granting to the Jewish subjects of this country the immunities and privileges enjoyed by others. Mr. P. BUXTON presented petitions in favour of the immediate abolition of slavery, from the ministers, mer chants, and others of Paisley ; from the inhabitants of the city of 13,th ; from the united associated synod of the Secession Church 'of Scotland ; front Great Creiton, in Northampton; from Stoney Dean, in Suffolk; from Rawmarth, in the county of York; from the teachi-rs of Sand ty schools, in the town and county of Newcastle upon-Tyne; from Arbroath; from the Island of West Cray; from the Wesleyan Methodists, in Frotne, Somer setshire ; from Yuughall, in the county of Cork ; from Wanston and other places in Somerset; from Dundalk ; from Woodland chap 1 and Ridge, in Suffolk ; from East Woodland, Suffolk; from Beckington, in Suffolk ; from the village of Allontiy ; and from other places. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then presented a petition from certain inhabitants of the Liberty of Bath, praying the House to have a due regard for the interest of all par ties in adjusting the question of slavery. A petition from the vestry and others of St. George's, Hanover-square, stating that the police assessment was exceedingly heavy, praying that the police force should be paid by the general contributions of the country ; and a petition from the same parties, praying that the expense of the poor of Ire land might he paid by the landed proprietors of that country ; and a petition from the inhabitants of the county of Middlesex, pra)ing to lie relieved front the assessed tax:s. The Hon, Member then presented a p•tition from William Greig, praying tt e House to take into its consideration the hardships which persons confined in Lunatic Asylums were subjected to. There being no Member now in the House, The SPEAKER, after waiting a few seconds, left the Chair at a quarter to two EAST INDIA HOUSE.-( " 1 HIS DAY.) A special general Court of the Proprietors of East India Stock was this morning held by adjournment, for the purpose of taking into consideration the papers relative to the renewal of the Company's charter, which were laid before the general Court at their meeting on the 25th ult. The attendance of Proprietors long before the hour appointed for the commencement of business was very numerous. C. MAJORIBANKS, Esq., took the Chair at twelve o'clock pre cisely. The Clerk having read the minutes of the last Court, The CHAI RMAN stated the object of the present meeting, and observed that as the documents which the Court would have to consider and ciscuss were extremely voluminous and referred to a subject of equally extensive and vital importance, the Board of Directors were anxious that their conduct should meet with the sanction and. approbation of their constituency on the pre sent occasion- Sir J. MALCOLM then rose to address the Court; but was interrupted by Mr. WEEDON, who begged to ask whether there were any recorded opinions of the Board of Directors which had not been read to the Court at their former meeting. If so it would be extremely desirable he thought, as they bore immediately on the question,that they should be now read. The CHAIRMAN said there was a paper of a very valu able character in the shape of a protest, signed by Mr. Tucker, one of the Board ; he (the Chairman) would be most happy to have that paper produced in the reading room, or, if it was proposed to have it printed, he should not object to it ; but he confessed his opinion was it would be better, without now reading it, to proceed without delay to the business of the Court. An HON. PROPRIETOR asked whether any answer had been received from Government relative to the proposal by the Com pany in opposition to its demand to have the Company's assets, commercial and territorial, assigned to the Crown, on behalf of the Territorial Government of India? The Cus_tp_mAN said the question was really one of general principle, and he could not venture to give any satisfactory answer to it at present. Another Hos. DIRECTOR, whose name we could not learn, begged to know whether the Board of Directors were now of the same opinion as when they wrote to the Board of Con troul, that they could never sanction the proposi.ion of Go vernment, nor recommend it to the general body of proprie. tors.—(Hear.) The CHAIRMAN said there had been no alteration as far as he knew, in the opinions of those who constituted the Court of Directors. Mr. CARRUTHERS thought those discussions only tended to forestall, and at the same time, to retard the progress of the business which the Court had to discuss, and he hoped that no such other interruption would take place. Mr. WEEDON was exceedingly anxious that the Court should be in full possession of all the information which related to the important question, and in order to come to a just judg ment on the matters before it he considered it would be highly proper to have the paper to which he had before referred, now read. The CHAIRMAN said he had no objection to the reading of the paper in question. Tne CLEitl: then proceeded to read the paper which embo died the reasons for dissent of Mr. Tucker, one of the Directors, and which might be considered as the general recorded opinion of the Board. The paper set out with characterising the com munications of Mr. Grant as specious and imposing documents, but most fallacious and inconclusive in their principles and results. The Company was called on in one brief line to con. sent to the absolute surrender of the Tea Trade, which had hitherto constituted the only certain source for the pay ment of the dividends, and which, conducted as at present, sent into the British Exchequer an annual revenue of three millions and a-half, free of collection expenses.— (Hear, hear.) The company's assets, commercial and territo rial, with all their possessions and rights, were to be assigned to the corm, and an annuity of 630,000/., was to be granted to the proprietors, charged upon the territorial revenues of India exclusively, and to be paid in England by half yearly instal ments. Now it was to be considered in the first place that this annuity charged on the territorial revenues of India ex clusively, withcut a collateral security in the country, could not be an adequate satisiactlon to the annuitants; in the Second place two millions was not sufficient for that purprse, and, therefore, there was no adequate provision for the pay. ment of the ;;npuitants. The paper went on to show that the East India Company had a clear and incontrovertible right to their comm•rcial assets, and that MI% Grant's menace of confiscation or destruction by legal or Parliamentary process was evidently addressed to their fears.—(Hear, hear.) No British Minister could ever sincerely contemplate such a pro ceeding.—(Hear, hear.) Nor could any statesman in the country be found bold enough or wicked enough to carry such a threat into execution.—(Hear. hear.) The paper then insisted on the Company having time to discuss couces sions which should be made by Government for the realization of those assets. It was proposed that the trade between England and China, and between England and India, should be exclusively possessed by the Company till 1834, that then it should cease, with the exception of the silk and saltpetre trade, which should extend to MI6. That the company should discontinue the importation of tea after 1834; they being allowed time for dispoLing of their stock in hand till 1830, that no private traders should import tea before July 1835, or proceed to sell it before July, 1836; that the company should exercise a consulate authority over private traders—to have the power of sending away any European subject from China—that all traders should sell and have licences of the Company, or under engagements, with penalties attached — to observe the laws and usages of China, and that the establish ment of officers and servants should be reduced as much as pos sible. The paper went at some length into the present political and financial state of the country to shew from the deteriorated and insecure state of the landed and other revenues, that an annuity charged exclusively pp India could not adequately guarantee the di vidends to the annuitants, as the Government proposed He for ole was quite willing that the Company should give up their Ira Le with India as soon as they should wind up their concerns and get their factories sold without such a loss as a compelled sale would subject them to. Having admitted mat, ne must totally dissent from the view taken by 11. e Government as to the China Trade, In that trade the Com pany had no political character at all to interfere with their commercial one. Mr. Grant had correctly stated that it was the duty of Government in the contemplated change, to take care of the revenues of his Majesty's Exche_ ger ; but still he was of opinion that it was a most serious change, and one that required great consideration, for it would open a door for the encouragement of smug3ling, which led to the great demoralization of the people, and frequently to the most serious of crimes. He would ask, was it nothing to shut up the whole warehouses and docks belonging to the Company in that metropolis ? The political economists might here say that that would find its level. No doubt Glasgow and Liverpool might be benefited, but he would again ask, what was to become of the three or four thousand who were employed as servants of the Company ? Was it nothing that they should be thrown out upon the world as :paupers ? Surely that was a subject that required serious consideration. Then he came to the diminution of the number of Directors. No doubt twenty or even sixteen Directors would be enough to conduct the territorial business, but he could see no reason why there should be any change. Their power and independence would be diminished by a reduction of their numbers. No doubt the business might be better got through by dividing the Court into various committees, as suggested by Mr. Grant, but that was a matter of internal arrangement, which did not require any legislative enactment to carry into effect. The plan proposed by Mr. Grant would make the Court look like a mere steam_ engine to be put into motion, or stopt at the will, and by the hand of the engineer, which in this case would be the Board of Control. He conceived it to be legislating in the wrong mode to give nominal or apparent power to everybody, and at the same time to keep from them the substance whilst they only enjoyed the shadow. Should it be found necessary here after to reduce the - number of Directors, he would object to there being a less number than twenty, including the four who went out by rotation. He would also suggest that the power of recalling the Governor-General, or other Governors of India, should remain with the Court of Directors,—that that Court should also have the control of the Army, as at present. The paper then went into a long detail of the manner in which despatches should be seist out to India, and the manner of settlement with respect to them between the Court of Directors and the Board of Controol. It concluded by stating that the writer could not at all re concile it to himself to advise the Court of Proprietors to as sent to the Government plan. Sir JOHN MALCOLM had heard with great satisfaction the minute which had just been read. He would have been glad at that momentous crisis to hear the sentiments of any one connected with them, but he was the more so when he heard the sentiments of an officer who had for so long a time been employed in places of great trust. He would only now state in answer to some of the questions which had been formerly put to the Chairman, that he considered that meeting called on purpose to enable the directors to know how far their past conduct had givcu satisfaction to the proprietors and what confidence they were prepared to repose in them for the future. It was impossible for the Government or the country ; or for any man, to expect that a question of such great magnittide and importance could be considered in such a short time as between the last meeting and the present. He would say that the proprietors were not at the end of the question, but merely at the beginning. The question that was to be decided that day by them, was one of greater magnitude than had at any former period come before the Court of Proprietors. If it was impor tant (which he did not doubt), in 1813, he would ask what was it now, when twenty years had added so largely to the territory possessed by the Company, and as a natural cc.n sequence, to the difficulties in managing and governing it? It was now composed of all nations, and of men of all reli gions, which must naturally have added to those difficulties. He spoke to them not as one who had formed a theory of his own, but from recent experience, and from a long experience, as he had been in their service from a boy. Before entering into the great question that was for discussion that day he trusted the Proprietors would excuse him for stiY ing a few words upon other subjects, which must enter into their consideration of the subject. He would ask whether any one would say that the strength of this kingdom had not been supported in a very great degree by the possession of India. However that possession might be appreciated by ourselves; he knew that in every country on the Continent England woo envied for the possession of India, for the opinion there was that we had been most materially benefitted by it, not only in a commercial point of view, but in importance in the scale of nations. He might be speaking for the last time before that Court as it was then constituted, so that he did not think he could be doing justice either to the nation or himself. did he not give them his opinion upon the subject of how we stood with regard to matters in the East. They were now in greater danger than they had ever yet had to encounter. They had to save them from them selves. He did not now speak of the proposition of Ministers, but of the dangers they ran from measures instituted by themselves. From the whole circum stances of his past life, he would never be accused of wanting a good feeling towards the promotion of religion, but he must call upon that Court to repress that zeal, which, he had no douLt, was sincere, because it would lead not only to the loss of the country, but to the dissappointment of all the hopes of those who were most anxious for the institution of those measures he was now speaking of. - India stood alone—there was no history to which they could turn in order to find out the proper mode of governing that country. It was not only held by opinion, but it had been taken possession of through the quarrels of the natives, and there were now millions in that country who were most anxious for any pretence by which to drive the conquerors from the country, and they would be only strong according to the means given them by their Court. Was he to be accused of a want of love of liberty because he wished to keep from India a free press ? He was speaking to them from recent experience. Urider the existing laws he had at tempted to stop a person from publishing a paper in which had appeared many articles complaining much of the Government He had seen the person, and he had very honestly and justly said that he made money by it He professed a great respect for him (Sir John), and said that if he would give him as much money as he made otherwise, he would support them. He would now offer a few observations on the question imme diately before them, The first conference of the Chairs with the Duke of Wellington and Lord Ellenborough, he considered as merely preliminary, pledging neither party to any point whatever. In the document dated October 12, 1830, he found a paragraph, stating tne opinion of the Directors as to the principles on which they would undertake the government of India, and he concurred in the principles there laid down. The Court of Drect irs ought to continue. a strong intermediate body between the Government and India. If that principle were granted by his Majesty's Ministers all other matters might be easily arranged. It would he right in the Court of Directors to refute the fallacies in Mr. Grant's letter, but at the same time it would be their duty to give up points which can be contested.—(Hear, hear.) No w with respect to the CLina monopoly, he had long thought it would be poltic to place British subjects oii the same footing with foreigners, and thus gain many persons as useful allies of the Company. From all he had ever read or heard of China, however, before they could make any arrangement for that purpose, they must get the consent of the Chinese Go vernment, which had always very wisely sliewn itself jealous of us.—(Hear, hear.) Would not the Chinese continue to confine to their first limits people so ready to convert indulgences into rights as some of our merchants had lately shewn themselves? This made him think that great disappointment might be felt by many who looked upon China as an open market,and were willing to embark goods for it. Merchants prepared to embark in this commerce ought, therefore, to look into all the circumstances. The disputes with the Chinese had been frequent, but looking to our prosperity to put ourselves above the taxes of the country, it was a wonder they were not more frequent. (Hear.) How future disputes would be settled in the event of any change of system, it was impossible to say ; but supposing a war was to arise who would have to pay the ex. p irises ? This was a point which among many others ci.ight to be settled before any change was made. With respect to the security proposed by his Majesty's Govern, ment for the payment of their dividends, he agreed with the Court of Directors that it ought to better than the territorial revenues, which were still deficient, notwithstanding the reductions which had been very properly made. He approved generally of the conduct of the Court of Directors, but was surprised, at its moderation in proposing only to add the 800,000/. stock to the guarantee fund. If the Government meant that the Court of Directors and the Court of Propri etors shOuld be separated, the sooner a new plan was proposed the better. A thousand recollections must make the present task of Mr. Grant the most unpleasant he ever undertook, and he should be sorry to say anything that might be supposed to reflect unjustly upon him ; but there was one paragraph in his letter to which he could not help adverting. The gallant liee tleman then read that part of Mr. G's letter, in which he made a distinction between the political trust reposed in the Court of Directors, and the commercial question of the duration of the annuity, and expressed himself much dissatisfied with the severance of the Court of Directors from the Company at large. Every debt contracted by the Company had been with the knowledge and approbation of the Government, so that the Government had no right to take advantage of the debt due by the Company.—(Hear, hear) He now wished to say a few words Upon the important subject of the government of our Indian empire. Our tenure of that country was daily, nay hourly expesied to danger, and required constant watching. In national governments a great crisis sometimes occurred which was marked by the historian as one of danger, but in India every event was a crisis. A few men being killed by robbers required a company to be sent, if they were defeated, a battalion must be sent, and if that did not do an army, for you could not stop. A small victory against us vibrated throughout India for twenty years. In short, nothing but a strong government, he might say an absolute govern ment (desirable as it was to place checks on all power) could preserve us our empire.—(Hear.) Men were required to govern that country who were regardless of calumnies, and determined to do their duty. He would expect that there must be a strong interrne6iate power between that empire and the Government at home ; which should consider it as the object of paramount importance for them to attend to. He concurred with the Court of Pirectors in their view of the Government p l a n, for It would leave this Court a denuded body.— There were many present who knew he, twenty five years ago, published his sentiments of the Indian Government. tie thought then that great alterations were marked, but they were to strengthen the intermediate body wherever the pre .ent plan tended to weaken it.--(Cheers.) lie would not enter into the commercial part of the question, which there were many here better qualified to speak upon. .Tv 1)v vutuuluvti 1u uur Secvud Folitiun.) OLD BAILEY.--(THIS DAV.) OLD COURT. ATTEMPT TO MURDER Ma. MELLISH. _ _ Noah Pease Folger, a tespectahle looking man, aged 37, descr bed as a mariner, was arraigned upon an indict ment, charging him with shooting at William Mellish, Esq., on the 18th of February, with intent to kill and murder him. There were two other counts charging him with intent to disable the said 'William Mellish, or to do him some grevious bodily harm. The prisoner, in a loud seamanlike tone, pleaded not guilty. . . Mr. Anotritus stated the easy fur the prosecution : Mr. C. PHILLIPS was on the same side. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS and Mr. CLARKsos appeared for the prioner. W. Mellish, Esq., examined—l know the primer. In 1826 I had a ship called the Partridge, engaged in the whale-fi , hery, and the prisoner was the master of her, and had to account for the proceeds. She was out on her voyage three and a half years—ex - ceeiling the usual period ; but it was not uncommon tins vessels to be out that time. The prisoner and I differed. and all matters in dispute were submitted to Ma. Rotel), a countryman of the prisoner (America). I knew Alr. Botch to be well acquainted with the matters. The pi i roner claimed about 1,200/. or 1.3001. of me, and 8481. 16s. sd. was awarded him. I paid him that suns immediately in Mr. Rotche's presence. That was in Feb. in the year 1831. From that time until the pre sent transaction, I had never spoken to the pri soner. I had never interfered in his means of getting a livelihood. Messrs. Barnard arid Co., of Cornhill, are my bankers. Mr. Hooper, my clerk, superintends my business at Poplar, and he frequently sends communica tions to me at Messrs Barnard's, and be generally sends Charles Stowers, my witerman, on those occasions. About 3 o'clock on the 18th of February I went to the door of any bankers, and received some letters of Stowers, who was there. Mr. Patterson, of Broad-street, is my solicitor. After I had done my business at the banker's, I went towards Mr. Patterson's office, having previously given Stowers a letter, and directions to wait for me. On arriving in Spread Eagle-court, I received, as I thought, a severe blow on the back of the bead. I was not aware it was a pistol, I thought it was a bludgeon. I fell on the pavement instantly. I had no opportunity of seeing by whom the blow was inflicted, nor did I hear the report of any fire arms. I was insensible for some time, and when I c inte to my senses, I was lying down where 1 fell, and was ❑ot aware of any injury until I felt blood at the back of my head. I was taken to Mr. Miles's, a surgeon, in Throgmorton•street, where I was for some time under the care of Mr. Brodie. I received every attention from Mr. Miles and Mr Brodie ; I have been under their care ever since, but I feel very little in convenience now, A ball was extracted from my head, and some swan-shot. John Furdy, a painter and glazier, on the 18th of last February was engaged in cleaning the windows of Mr. Lutty's office, in Spread Eagle-court. He saw the pri soner come up the court behind Mr. Mellish, and he came up as close to him as he possibly could. He pushed the pistol towards his neck, and indeed touched his neck. It went off, and Mr. Mellish fell down backwE rds. The prisoner then threw the pistol gently behind him. O,her persons came to Mr. Mellish's assistance. Cross- examined.—No other person hut witness was then in the court. George Beal heard the report of a pistol, and SAW the prisoner throw a pistol away from him. The prisoner did not appear to be intoxicated. George - Homes, is shopma❑ to Mr. Stevens; on the day in question was in Mr. Steven's shop, in Spread Eagle court, saw the smoke ascend, and Mr. Mellish fall ; ran out and asked who shot the gentleman. The prisoner said, " 1 shot him, and I shall be hinged for it." He ap pealed to be sober. John Carmin—ls a lia;rdresser, and lives opposite Spread Eage-court ; hearing the report of fi,e-arms. ran into the court, and saw Mr. Mellish leaning upon a gentle :non, and another supporting him ; heard the prisoner say he had had the pistol loaded for three months, and now that it had done it's duty he was satisfied and was comfortable. He said also that Mr. Mellish had robbed him, not only of his money but of his character, and that his life was ame nable to tt , e laws of this country for what he had just done. Delivered the prisoner into the custody of Rawlins. Fol lowed Air. Me lish to the surgeon in Throgroorton-street. The priettner appealed sober. John Price—ls street-keeper of Broad-street Ward. nt to Spread Eagle-c-urt and saw the prisoner in com pany with the list witness. Rawlins was in company with him. Assisted in securing the prisoner. The prisoner sa;d, " I have followed him for a month and I know I shah be hanged for it.'' Witness produced the pistol. Found only a penny upon him. On taking him to the Compter the prisoner told him the pistol was loaded with two balls, four slugs, and small shot. He appeared to be in his senses. Join Rawlins—ls beadle of the parish of Sr. Benedict's. Hearing the report of a pistol, went to the Court and took the prisoner into custody. Prisonersaid he had no occasion to lay hold of him, he had shot Mr. Alehish, and would go qui -tly. Took him to the watchhouse, and the prisoner gave up a powder flask. Jo'.n Miles—ls a surgeon, living in Throgmorton street. Mr Mellish was brotiglit to him in the first in stance. Found two wounds on the right side of his head; stopped the blond, and accompanied Mr. Mellish to his own house. Band •ged his head, and the fifth (lay af terwards found a half bell. Produced the ball. In his opinion the pistol was fired slantingly. If it had been fired herizvally, it world have injured the bone. Mr. Sergeant ANDREWS, for the prisoner, called Mr. Andrew Ne. ce H syter, who stated that he was a shipbroker, and had sailed, in 1826, with the prisoner, who was the master, in the ship Partridge. Joined the ship at Gray.send. When at Cape de Vert', the prisoner sent twelve of his men ashore, and got others in their stead. Sent also about three or six months' of the ship's prevision. The men he got in the place of his own men had never been on board a ship before. Was on a South Sea voyage, and therefore it was important that the men should be able, and have good knowledge of their work. Could not account for these acts of the prisoner. The pri. soner kept pistols in his berth. One Sunday he called the third mate below, and fired a pistol at him. The ball grazed his ear. The prisoner laughed at it, and said it was agent] joke. The men in the ship thought it was to he attri buted to drinking. When off the Gallipagoes, sent out the ship's boat, without a sail or provisions, for a dry and a half. Suffered extremely from want of water. He treated it as a joke. lie was always boasting of his " big ship." On their way from those islands, the Captain nearly lost the ship, by putting a man totally inefficient at the helm. There was a Welsh sailor on hoard, whom the Captain used often to have down into the cabin, and make him repeat to him the Lora's prayer in Welsh, and Mink with him. 0 i one ocean on he jumped out of the boat on the back of a whale. He used often to un dress himself, and dance about. He broke about a dozen windows, and cut his head and hands. There was a cabin-boy on board, whom he often threatened to flog, if he did not, after eating his dinner, throw the plate and knife and folk out of the window. At the Sand wich Islands be gave his sopha away, and ordered the cooper to mike a cradle for him instead. He would lance naked round the cabin, with a chair. Tie prisoner kept horse-pistols under his head at night, When Thompson, one of the mats, psed to Le a-bed and asleep, the prisoner used tp jeinp upon him, with a pistol when asleep in both hand s . The pistols were s ome ti mes loathed, some times not. Th e pr i soner sometimes came and threw cold water He was hs berthseveral s v h e o i p a o t u y n t authority. :i remonstrated t his he said tae pe would ra in e of fencing with he had placed on the deck. The cook died during the voyage, and the prisoner would not sleep alon e in his cabin for far of his gl Ost. At the Sandwich Islands he was completely mad, and was attended by two doctors, who thought he was dying. He had his head shaved. When he arrived at Blackwall Docks, be appeared much worse, and was put down below by the pilot. It is his opinion that, during the time he was under his obserea thin, he was of insane mind ; and thinks him so. (The case was proceeding when our reporter left.) During the course of last week an actor of the Pavilion Theatre, formerly attached to Drury-lane, disco vered, in the neighbourhood of the B ink, a poc%et-Lcok. Upon openin g it, he fund it containzti bank-note and checks to the amount of 1,200/. In the treen room of the thetre be indiscreetly exhibited his trouvaille ; and, b e ing advised to immediately advertise it, employed the printer of the establishment to issue bills during the course of the afternoon, stating into whc,se hands the notes had tallen, and placard them in the vicinity of his discovery. This was dune; and after the conclusion of the perform ance the actor re!urned to his home, when he found his next had im l;e n e i n r, g picked the m eandit,h merchant t n o o t ‘ e v s h w it ret they belonged The t. l a c) t e l k, e e , r according to the notice on the handbills, to require the restor4tion of his pocket-book of Mr. but in stead received the narrative of its second loss. Thy mer chant behaved with forbearance and liberality, and declared his belief ot the stat.ment ; but, conscious of the misinter pretation to which it might sunj,ct hint, the unlucky actor Mowed t,itris-lf to b, to preyrd upon by a seositi ye auxiciy, that at this present moment he lies up6n a bed of sickness, verhaps of death.-- reu,,,, COURT OF KING'S BENCH.—(THIs DAY The Loan CHIEF JUSTICE, Mr. Justice LITTLEDAI.i, Mr. Justice J. PARKE and Mr. Justice PATTESON, to , k their seats on the Bench at a quarter to two o'clock. The LORD CHEF JUSTICE informed the Bar that the four first days of Term would he wholly appropriated to taking London new trials, ar.d that the Court would sit late on those days in ordEr to endeays lir to get through t' em. Mondays and Wednesday, would he devoted to other new trial, and on Saturdays only the Crown paper world he taken. THE DINNER TO MR. COKE, AT ST ANDREVS-HALL, APRIL 12. (From the second edition of the Norwich Mercitry.) Five tables were laid in the hall, handsomely decorated. Mr. Coke arrived about 4 o'clock. and was loudly greeted. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex came soon aft. r. and was received with the loudest plaudits. His Royal Highness took the chair, and nearly 500 sat down t o dinner at about 5 o'clock. After the usual routine toasts, His ROYAL HIGHNESS gave " The health of T. W Coke, Esq , the long-tried and consistent advocate of the people's rights, and the active and uniform promoter of the public good, with three times three." Mr. COKE sa:d, " When I first off red myself for the county, I did so with great reluctance, for I had no wish to come into Parliament. I was no orator, no politician, I was young, and just returnsd from abroad, and my pur suits (if I could appeal to the I 'dies) were much more congenial to my feelings. But I was much solicited by Sir Harbord Harbord, Sir E. Astley, and Mr. Fellowes, of Shottisham, who said, and said truly, I owed it to R y father's memory, to Sir E. Astley, who had :ust stood a severe contest, and that if I would not, a Tory would come in. At the mention of a Tory smiling in, gentlemen, my blood chilled all over me from head to foot, and I came forward. Educated as I had been in the belief that a Tory was not rt friend to liberty and to the revolution—a friend to passive obedience and nonresistance—a supporter of bribery and corruption—(Hear, hear, hear)—and to all the evils of oligarchy, I could not resist, and I have lived to see this country brought to the state it is now in by that very system. When I first went into Parliament there were no taxes—no poor rates.--(Hear.) Who broueht in the system and reduced the country to this state ? The Tories and their system, and they alone.—(Cheers.) I was desired to write one letter to George Earl of Orford, which I did, and I well remember the answer ; it was thus—" Houghton and Holkhatn have always been united in the bonds of friendship—let it ever be so." Soon after I met the Noble Earl, who said, " I can never support you again ; you always clog the wheels of Government." This was not very pie isant. I had not been in the House of Commons more than two months when Charles Thorny). son said to roe one day, " If Mr. Coke is incined for a peerage, I will mention it." Soon after this the Duke of Portland wrote to me, anti said that the King allowed them to make three Peers, and I should be the first if I liked. 1 immediately went to Lon don to Burlington-house, and called on the Noble Duke, and told him I was astonished that he should think I would desert Mr. Fox ; that I had never de sorted that great statesman, and never would ; that so great was toy regard for him, that so long as I lived I would ever support him. At that period Mr. Pitt had promised to carry the greit questions—trial by jury, the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts, Catholic emancipation (exactly half a century afterwards it was carried), and Re form. This, it is well known, he never performed. The Dissenters believed Mr. Pitt, and relied upon him. Mt. Hurry, of Yarmouth, and Mr. Kerridge, of Harleston, waited on me, and asked me to pledge myself to the sup port of the repeal of the Test Acts. I refused to give any pledge, as I have always done, for it is a demand which ought never to be required....-(Cheer-.) I told him Mr. Pitt would not fulfill his word, and that I had no reliance on him, for he came into power by the back stairs. They replied Mr. Pitt was a young man, and would fulfil his word. But he never did, gentlemen. All these three great questions are now, however, carried. A Noble Lord, who I never thought would act unkindly towards me, alluded to a word which dropped hastily from me. The Royal Duke has said Ministers are generally considered responsible for the acts of the Sovereign, and therefore to them the hasty and inconsid are expression I used could alone have been intended.—(Hear, hear.) It is impossible alter the favours I have received from his M 'jetty, and the obligations and kindness I have expe riencett at the hands of the illustrious Duke, it is impos sible to suppose that such an expression could he other wise than a dropped expres.ion, and his Royal Highness, knowing the love and esteem I bear him, will believe that it was a hastily and inconsiderately dropped expression.— ( Hear, hear.) There is one point inure to which I wish to allude. I have never received a farthing of the public money ; my hands are clean. About two years ago a per son of the name of Newton charged me with receiving large sums for Dringeness lighthouse ; this I scorned to notice ; but the other night, to the House of Com mons, Mr. Hume alluded to that lighthouse. Now, Dungeness is my own private property, quite as much as that of any other person. In the year 1828, the lease expired ; the Trinity-house wished to have it, hut the Government renewed the lease to me, and I aver to you it was the better for the public that they should do so. The offer was made by Government to me—l did not seek it—l made no conditions, and Mr. Peel the other night did me the justice to say in the House that Govern ment offered it to me on condition that I would give up the property in twenty years ; I did so, and it was a good b again for Government. Mr. Hume, on the evening alluded to, said that I received 8.0001. from Dungeness ard 4,000/. from Harwich, wherers the real tact is, that all I receive is 2,0001. from Dungeness. Therefore you see how correct this modals-headed fellow is in his calcu litions that he is always making, and I can but be glad of t'lis opportunity of stating the truth of this matter. Once again accept ten thousand thanks for this treat compli ment you have paid me, which, believe, I shall feel to the last hour of my existence."—(Loud cheering.) Soon afterwards Mr. COKE again rose and said—The toast I am about to give I propose from the bottom of my heart. It is the health of the illustrious Prince, the Duke of Sussex, who has done us the honour to preside at the dinner this day,—(Enthusiastic cheers.) His ROYAL HIGHNEss rose and said—Gentlemen, you have heat d the speech of my Hon, Friend, which I have also listened to with considerable attention ; the more so, because he has taken the opportunity to allude to a cir cumstance which took place some time ago at Lynn, anti which I knew, from my own personal knowledge of my Hon. Friend, was never meant. By the account which I saw of i t, and which was sent me, I was quite certain it was a mere lapsus linytte of the moment, which some of a dirty factious pusillanimous party had ma le use of for his wretched objects. I saw it in letters half a font in length, which was sent me in an anonym us letter. His Roy.. Highness then alluded to a letter which he had received of this kind with reference to his presiding at the dinner, and assured the comprny aefitre he read it that Mr. Coke was totally ignorant of its contents. His Royal Highness, a•ter a few strung remarks, read a letter, of which we believe the following is nearly, if not quite, a copy : " Sir,—A committee of gentlemen were appointed on S tturday last at Norwich, to address your Royal High ness, and to request you to preside at a dinner about to he given to T. W. Coke, Esq. In the propriety of the county of Not folk paying such a compliment, there cannot b. two opinions —(So far, said his Roy .1 Highness, all is right. It then goes on)—but for your Royal Highness to come forward s o prominently to show this distinguished compliment to a man who, for years past, has taken every opportunity in public to vilify each branch of the Royal family, excepting yourself, more particularly George 111 and George IV., cannot appear so neceseary. Such con• duct would, he assured, lessen you it the opinion of ever) good and loyal subject, however much you may be flatterer to your face, in the heat of party seal, by those whom you wonld meat at such an assembly—(This person acknowledges himself to be a party man, after all) — and such conduct could not fail to wound the feelings of his Mijesty._.(So this fellow not only undertakts to re id me a lesson, but pretend 4 to know the feeling of his Majesty.) Take a'ais hint as intended ; think for yourself, and act as you think necessary.'—(And then this person has subscribed himself by a flue Greek name, signifying he is a laver of truth.) Gentlemen, I do think for myself anti knowing that to saY gi r v ' e g, rly ati,yiyn thingeraniltds cC here tt i of i u k l e p oafy i s tnt uri family ni t a e ctle o pn f atbi r 'l e en sp al e ol e Yf t to Mil d my having received this l e tt er , an d I k w n h e i , e his vi knew nothing' nothin r g tues merit. I assure you that Mr. Cok. should not have mentioned it had he not alluded to th. occur rence which took placa at Lynn. If the it party so low as to lie obliged to descend to misrepresentation, 1 for one do not wish to have any thing to de, with them ; I never had, and I hope I never shall so long as 1 Gentlemen, I have to Apologise for the manner in which I have reiti the latter, but my sight fads me greatly, an I f ai red It difficult to decipher it. I say this, because amongst the lest of their unsre t aresentations, to-morrow mornings perhaps, they will say I was drunk; thus who are here will he ready to contradict it. I lens my character in your bands, because I know the val.. nt your good opi.eion. ;Lying the pleasure of chit company of the Wise of Norfolk, I take the oppor- j 4 1 5 1 7 7. 7 .n rr.... „. • 'unity of proposing his Cislige's isealtis;,‘lneiit t s i t telth the aristocracy of this count r y ; and beelto , remark, rt at one of the first uses made by his Grace of the liberty long and so unjustly withheld from him, .wats to give support to the great measure of reform. The Duke of NORFOLK returned thanks. His ROYAL HIGHNESS said—On the demise of that illustrious statesman, Mr. Fox, Mr. Coke had attachel himself to Earl Grey. His Royal Highness had followed in the same track; and he believed, if Ministers had fair play, and a little time were given them, they would do more for the country than was expected from them ; too many irons in the fire did not do good, they tended to im pede their efforts; he believe] their intentions were pure and upright, and that they meant to deal honestly t y the people. " Earl G and his Majesty's Ministers—may they witness the fkasperity of a grateful nation, whose tights they have restored." His ROYAL HIGHNESS next said, I give you " Lady Ann Coke and the c; ildren of Holkham." Three-times-three.—(Long, loud, and continued cheers.) Lady Ann C,ke, who was seated in the centre of t' • gallery, with two of her children, and who soeme i qui e to enter into the spirit of the scene, rose and curtsied her acknowledgments. Mr. COKE—Gentlemen, I beg to thank you sincerely for the honour you have done Lady Ann Coke. I wish she could return thanks for herself, fur no one is more ready to acknowledge a kindness than she is, and she pos -eßses much greater powers to thank you than I do. In speaking of that blessed woman, no one who knows her but would concur in every expression of praise which I could utter ; but if I were to enlarge upon her virtues, as my heart would lead me to do, I should occupy too much of your time and your attention. We have now been married ten years, and so happily have we lived, that I believe we might lay claim to the flitch of baiin.—(Cheers.) I may say, that during the whole ten )ears we have scarcely had a difference ; and this reminds me of an anecdote respecting connubial happiness which o •currn d at a table where the late Bishop of LoNnox was present. A lady said—" Go, my Lord, Icm assure you I have been married two or three-and-twenty years, and we have never had a difference." " Then, Millam," rep iel the Bishop, you must have been a very dull couple in deed." I trust in God th rt those children whom you see before you will follow the principles we have so long advocated. After some other toasts his Highness, ac( ompa nied by the Doke of Norfolk. Mr. Coke, and other noble_ men and gentlemen, then left the hall, about half -past 11. RELISH FOR NEWSPAPERS.—An old pen si ned marine—one who was present at the battle of Bunker's Hill, a second Corp Tel Trim. and who is no v in the enjoyment of good health—is very fond of read.ng newspapers when he can get them. When repute fly an noyed by inquiries as to his appetite on this subject, he lately replied—" Why, to tell you the truth, when I was in the corps, a goat was kept in the barracks which n•,14 in the habit of eating the papers, and being killed. I was asked to partake of it—l can give no other reason." We learn from Berlin that the representation of AUBER'S opera of Gustave, ou le Bal ILL:nue, has been prohibited in that city, on the ground that the event is too recent, and that several members of the family of that Prince are k till living.— Galignuni's Messenger. SIGNS OF WAR.—A recruiting party com menced work at Gainshorough mart last Tuesday : such has not been seen there since the peace. The mart is much infested with rogues and vagabonds, and the prison gets pretty well ft led in the course of the day, through the vi gilance of the burgess-constable and police-officer. C/ESARIAN OPERATION—On the 26th Feb. last ELIZABETH SAVOYARD DITE BERTHELICT, wife of M. JEREMIE TROTTIER, aged 40 years, died suddenly at St. Laurent, where she resided. She was near her confine ment. Dr. AIOREAU called 20 minutes after her death, and effected upon her the Caesarian operation. The re suit was, three living infan.a, two boys and a girl —two of these died immediately, the third lived four days by arti ficial respiration.—Montreal Spectator. A most diabolical attempt was made upon the life of the Rev. Mr. LYONS, a Roman Catholic Cler. gyman, on the night of Monday. As the Rev. Gentle man was retiring to rest in his house, near iMmullet, a shot was discharged through the window of hie bed-room, and several slugs lodged in the opposite wall and various p trts of the room. Mr. LYONS providentially eacaped un injured, and it is probable the perpetrators will be brought to justice, as we understatri such information has been ob tained as is likely to ensure their speedy discovery and apprehension.—Mayo Constitution. We understand that two sergeants and five police-constables of the metropolitan police establishment have been sent to Liverpool to join Mr. DOWLING, late superintendent of the Lambeth division of metropolitan police, who resigned for the appointment of superintendent of the duck police at that town. The inspector and other officers have been selected to assist Mr. DOWLING in im proving the police of the Liverpool Docks, and introducing th e system which is pursued in the management of the metropolitan police force. The question of the Lesseeship of Drury lane Theatre was to have been settled on Thursday last, hut, for some reason or ether the matter was postponed until next week. The Sub-Committee affect a monstrous mystery, and if one of the body meet another in the street t ey only deal in awful whisperings; but the fact is, that t ere is nothing to conceal, unless it be the few offers that have ben made. The choice lay, only a few days ago, between LAPORTE (of Covent-garden) anti BONN, the p.esent Stage-manager of Drury-lane, under Captain Pot- HILL. The tender of the latter was considerably above that of the former; and consequently LAPORTE, unless we a'e misinformed, has retired from the competition, and t , e Sub-Committee are thus left with only the other offr before them. LAPORTE'S intention was to combine the oat rations of the two Theatres; and should BONN he_ come the Lessee of Drury-lane, which is more than pro wn oc h t ) . l o e f, especially e n pin e e .b in i v nyo e o n nr t te u hd. sh e piaa t rr t rd t trmo p a nf r e e zn t te l t i tas c , e;te willar performersa t bu s ul u tti c m h ianwt ultimately now l hwet h w e e i rhg h :at e og ut ploy in starlet., the joint lessees (for such in effect they must he) will be careful in this respect not to give too strong claim for the opening of a third theatre. We therefore take it for granted that their dismissals will be gradual,— Observer. It is rumoured about the Foreign-office th.it it is in contemplation to effect the general reduction of salaries througnout that establishment. It is also proposed will further to reduce the allowance, to some of our Am bassadors ; and Paris is motioned as one of the Maces at which a reduction is to take place.— Court Jou►nal. Although most of his Majesty's Ministers have been enjoying a relaxation from their public duties :l ur ing the past week, there has been considerable activity amongst the whole foreign diplomatic body, scarcely a day .earring during the first five days of the week without con - crences being held at one or other of the embassies. It is rumoured, but we do not believe it, that thelten'iarn is to change Members, for the purpuie of giving he new Lord of the Admiralty a seat. Lord GRANVILLE may be expected in London in the c ,urse of a d a y or t wo . The quidnuncs are draw in all sorts of inferences hum this simple fact as to the probability or not of his Lordship's return to Paris. N,w, to set them quite at rest on the subject, it may be as well to inform them that the Noble Lord comes to England s .lely that he may be enabled, by taking the oaths and his seat this Parliament, to leave his proxy with his N ble Friend Lord GREY. His return ni P iris will: take p see towards the cod of next week —New Court Journal. The Harvey cleared out this day for Canada, vith entie,rant lati,iltes ; upwards of 150 of the tenantry •f 'he Earl of Dxsas, from the borders of the county of rippetary and Limerick, whom his Lordship is sending for settlers in a new colony. The Thetis, of thi. port, .i t u a t n a sa s t a ia n nt e i x o pe yo r y it a n g e e n , t, ar t i . u d r p ohed o is s‘essi w ng iti all n tiho.eoesrties,ar utter r ie f s or a requisites e'eared out yesterday at the Cistona-house, with 170 emi grants for Quebec.—Limerick Chronicle of Wedlieseay. THE INFLUENZA.--.The cause of the dis order is generally attributed to the influence of the north ,isterly winds, which are at present armed with a mala rious property exceedingly injurious to most constitutions. It is, therefore, necessary to guard against its effects in -,.-ery po s sibl e m anner . E xposure to cold draughts, night iir, or damp, are almost sure to produce ir, and, although he malady is scarcely ever attended with a fatal r e sult, is con-equences may be rendered so by negligence. Ire ytnptonas are those of a violent cold, attended wi'l) Pain! n the head and the limbs, inflammation in the eyes i d with an rile mucus membrane of the nostril, accompanie d k,,, (tough and sore throat. The best preventive i open air as little as possible, and guarding the tog the person warm and comfortable' Peri :ranee, to be fotlowed and damp. As re reast from the influence of the cold t medicines imme , g'ingis t o b u r t oa in t and feast orany t 1 4 at bett.time. The ..trotigest man :ieattleielysDtti.ho,ee.smkty,ssonappt,:ewiffid,eseernti:vaie j ar tA e b:e::;.:i I, , otter ier • as 1.k..1y to feel ,his malady as the most ~,,i , ," f ema l e ; therefore every one should be equally e rudot. t t a lt k e e i u nfluence of . , t3pltoretie, to be