The Sun. — London, England, 1830-03-17 00:00:00

farmers—W. Boothby and R. Garrett, Woodstock-street, Hanover-square, lead merchants—H. and P. C. Oppen heim, Mansell-street, dealers—J. Clarkson and R. Carter, Kingston-upon-Hull, mustard manufacturers—R. Thomp son, `Knareshorough, and H. Sayre, Brompton-on-Swale, Yorkshire, curriers--T., H. and A. Wilmot, Leicester, straw-hat manufacturers—T. and R. Shallcross, Liverpool, cheese-factors—W. Thompson and H. Sheen, Holywell street, Shoreditch, Dakeyne, jun., D. and B. B. Dakeyne, Gradbath Works, Alstonefield, Staffordshire, flax-spinners—W. Wilkinson and W. Marr, Ulverston, Lancashire, spirit merchants—A. Lindsay and W. C. Wil son, writers, Glasgow. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. We fear, from what fell from the Duke of Wel lington last night in answer to Earl Darnley, that Government are about to do mischief in their inter fering with the poor of Ireland. His Grace said " he had to state to their Lordships that the state of Ireland had engaged the particular attention of his Majesty's Government, and several measures were in contemplation, which, either directly or in. directly, had for their object, and he trusted would have the effect, of affording relief to the aged and in. firm, and the sick, and of giving employment to the able-bodied poor. In the first place there was a measure for the relief of the labouring poor by having them employed by the Grand Juries. Again, there was a measure - for the care of natural children, although that was one which would require a great deal of revision and caution before it was passed into a law. Another was the providing of the City of Dublin with the means of erecting an hospital for the distressed, in the same manner as means were provided for that object for other counties in Ireland by the .58th of the late King." We do not see how any of these objects are likely to benefit Ireland—nor in what respect they differ from the measures which have constantly been adopted for the sake of afford ing partial relief in that country. Any one who looks into the public accounts sees that grants after grants, out of the public money, have constantly been made, for the sake of employing the Irish poor. All schemes of relief, short of a compulsory poor law, invariably do harm. The object of a poor law is to connect the high and the low, by making the former responsible for the latter, in consequence of which the public will have as good a guarantee as can be obtained against the undue multiplication of paupers. At present the owners of the soil in Ireland are at full liberty to profit to the utmost by the competi tion of the poor for land, without having to dread any burden from the poor they make. The Duke of Wellington's plan, as far as we can understand it, will be decidedly mischievous, in so far as it will render both landlords and poor more reckless than they are at present. Were the whole revenue of England applied towards the support of the Irish poor, the numbers would soon outgrow it ; and all plans of relief which lose sight of the fact, that in every old country, the people can only be prevented from increasing more rapidly than the means for sup porting them, by restraint of some sort, will only aggravate distress. _To make relief beneficial, it must always be thrown on those who have the means of preventing the undue increase of the objects re quiring it. We have no doubt that if some measure be not soon adopted for the protection of the Eng lish poor, very serious consequences will ensue. Every one acquainted with agricultural labour knows that there are times when few hands are re quired on a farm. There are other times, as hay time and harvest, when labourers are in great demand, and wages rise. Formerly, a poor man used to make the savings in the good months cover the bad ; but the immigration of Irish labourers renders it possible for him now to turn himself round, as the phrase is, and thus deprives him of all hope. The Marquis of Salisbury answered the nonsense uttered by the Irish landlords, as to the benefit from cheap labour, very well last night, when he observed, " that he could not agree with those Noble Lords who thought that the immigrations of Irish labourers were not a grievance—he thought them a great grievance. These people came over and worked at very low wages, and in a great measure t ook the bread out of the mouths of English labourers, and that at a time when the English labourers would otherwise bg able to make enough money to save themselves during the worst parts of the year from splaying for parochial relief.—(Hear, hear.)" — We have been assured by farmers, that they have had the utmost difficulty in preventing the English la bourers from rising on the Irish. Hitherto they have managed to prevent any great excesses by occasional commitments; but a sullen desperation begins to be percevible, from which the worst consequences are apprehended. The country which has labourers in such excess as to be able at any time to inundate its neighbours, is a nuisance which ought to be abated. There ought always to be some proportion between the demand and supply of labour. The Irish landlords are guilty of great m isrepresentation, when they talk of the propriety of allowing labour to find its best market; these shoals passing from west to east, and repassing from east to west, are quite distinct from the gradual and healthy emigra tions from the distant provinces to the seats of in dustry, What would be raid if the labourers of the various counties of England were to move about in large bodies in this way ? Morning Chronicle. A meeting of the Horticultural Society was held yesterday, at the Society's Rooms, in Regent-street, when, after a desultory discussion had taken place between Dr. HENDERSON, Sir JOHN SEBRIG lIT, and the Non. Mr. ALGERNON HERBERT, the meeting proceeded to elect three members in lieu of three who had tendered their resigna tion, and shortly afterwards broke up. Married, on the 2d instant, at St. Ann's Shandon, CORNELIUS CALLAGHAN, of the 3(1 Dragoon Guards, aged nineteen, to Miss JANE Foal), of Market street-, aged ninety-three, —Corp Paper. A poor man named ALSOP, living at St. Austel, with a wife anti nine children, and who has not been able to obtain work sufficient to provide the means of existence, whilst conveying some coals in a wheel-bar row, for hire, fell through exhaustion, and shortly after expired. The unfortunate family were found in the most destitute condition, and it was clearly proved that - the un fortunate man had actually died of starvation ! !—Exeter Alfred. During the last few days several persons have been employed digging the foundation of a new house near the high bridge, in Spalding, and have discovered, at a depth of nearly seven feet from the surface, no less than seven stone coffins, in several of which human skeletons were found, perfect in shape, and in many cases with per fect sets of teeth. There is every reason to believe the spot where these were dug up formed part of the burying ground of the old priory. On one of the coffins which was found on Saturday some vestiges of an inscription might be traced, but the letters are nearly obliterated by time, or are so imperfect that they cannot be deciphered. The stone of which the coffins are composed is of the sort called Bar:lack ragg, of which Crowland Abbey and many of the edifices of this county were built, These curiosities attract many lovers of antiquity, who seem highly delighted by the mouldering remains of past ages. Gazette. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE. -- On Saturday the 20th ult., Mrs. ANN WAKWN, of West Butterwick, widow, of the age of 86 years, was accidentally burnt to death ; and at the request of her friends she was interred in the General Baptist burying-ground, in the same grave as, twenty-eight years ago, reeeiv, d the remains of the late Mr. ROBERT CLARK, farmer, of the Yousters, near Butterwick. Mr. CLARK, it will perhaps be remem bered, after visiting Stoskwith f air, was missing, and supposed to have been murdered ; anal two },ecsons who are now living, were apprehended on suspicion of hav ing murdered and robbed him : nothing was proved against them, and they were eonsevently acquitted. At the expiration of three weeks, however, the body of Mr. CLARK was found at the distance of ten miles frorn the place where Le met his fate, entangled in a ship's cable ; and it was ia ao advanced a state of decotnposition, that, after securing his pocket-book, containing two pound notes and seven sballincr ' s in silver, the body was interred without stripping off the clothes. On opening the grave to receive the remains of Mrs. WATSON, after the lapse of 28 yearx, 13 guineas, the price of a cow which he had old at tockwith fair, were discovered, whiskhad been secreted in some part of his dress,—a fact which establishes she innocence of the persons who have hitherto been held to suSpiciOnoe—Stamford Champion. LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 17, 1830. Mr. E. DAVENPORT'S motion on the distress of the country was debated last night, but ad journed to Thursday evening, only a few Members having delivered their opinions.— Mr. DAVENPORT proposed, " that the petitions complaining of distress in various classes of the community, be referred to a Committee ofthe whole House;" to which Sir C. BURRELL proposed an amendment," that they be referred to a Select Committee, to inquire and report on the causes of the distress, and what remedies can be ap plied." In any case the Debate must be pro ductive of good. The French Papers . of Monday,' and the Ga zette de France dated Tuesday, have been re ceived. We are yet without the Address of the Chamber of Deputies, but from all we learn it is very hostile to Ministers, and is expected to be adopted by the Chamber without any alteration. The debate upon it was particularly animated and indignant. The following paragraph is said to have been adopted, and the knowledge of which caused a fall in the French Funds of one per cent.:— " A just uneasiness troubles the security which ,vrance benun the sources of her prosperity, and if it were to be prolcmyed u Quid become fatal to her repose." And again, " The Charter is positive in its results; it wishes for the permanent concurrence of the political views of your Government with the wishes of your people,—a necessary condition for the regular march of affairs. Oar good faith, Sire, obliges us to say that this concurrence does nut exist." This is pretty conclusive we think of the feeling entertained towards the Ministry ; but how will the KING receive an address so pointedly indig nant against his chosen servants and confidential advisers ? We shall see, perhaps, to-morrow. (From the Gazette de France of Tuesday.) " Ve read in the Constitutionnel— " KING'S PARTY (JEU DU ROI). 44 4 ELETEN O'CLOCK IN TIIE EVENING. " The public attention is exclusively occupied with the address of the Chamber of Deputies, which is to be dis cussed to-morrow in a general committee. It is natural to suppose that the lawful expression of the wishes of the na tion deposed at the feet of the throne, will make mention of the anguish that has been felt by France for the last ceven months. In the evening all Paris was curious to have some details of the King's party—to hear news from the chateau. " According to a customary practice, the address, hav ing been communicated in the evening to the Minister of the Interior, his Majesty was presumed to be acquainted with its contents before he entered the drawing-room, and we do not doubt but all the Ministers were acquainted with it also. His Majesty entered the drawing-room at half-past eight. Before any business commenced he tra versed the whole suite of rooms, wherein were assembled the grand dignitaries of state, many Peers and Deputies, and the Foreign Ambassadors. It was observed, that the King addressed most graciously the several Deputies, among whom were three members of the Committee for the draw ing up of the address. Messrs. Dupin, sen., Etienne, and Gauthier.' "Le Constitutionnel imposes upon its readers. We know, from a certain source, that his Majesty spoke in a sense entirely opposed to the supposition of the Constitu tionnel." PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Rmit Stock 'I per Cent. Red. 4 per Cent. Cons. 92 4,4 1% per Cent )itto Red. "10014 I per Cent. Ann. Ditto, 1826 shut Rank L. Ann. Ditto 30 years Ditto ;) years India Stock shut Oitto Bonds 77 '76 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS ' Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 "I Danish Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 Pi 21,', Guatimala Nfexican Bonds 'Ago, 1825 3l 3 2y, 4 DAT AT ONIC O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock — Old Annuities — New Ditto — Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 78 79 pm. Ditto lid. 78 79 pm. Ditto 500 '2d. 78 79 pm. Ditto.., lid. 78 79 pm. Ditty Small ...... 24: 78 79 pm. Ditto lid. 78 79 pm. Bank for Account — India for Account Cons. for April 16 , 'M;, THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. i Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Prussian, Old Ditto, New Russian 'Spanish, :821...14 14 %q IA !..i ! -- 1823 9 French Rentes, sp. c. —1 —c. Exchange —t. —c. 3 per cent. —f. —r•. , Exchange —f. --. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO tiS% 4 Brazilian Mining Company 5 10 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £2O 84% Ditto National lO 21 Real del Monte Mining Co. £4oo 53 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) £39% 2eill, 21 Ditto Subscription lO 3 Liverpool and Manchester Railway 9O 151 PRICES OF IRISH STOCK Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Goy. Stock, *,/, per cent USN, 'Ditto, New 4 per Cent lO l3ll Gov. Deb. 3!i; percent - Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. c - 'a, DUBLIN, MARCH 13. St. Patrick Incur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto !National Ditto — Patriotic Ditto — :Hibernian Bank — IProvincial Ditto !Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Aline — Mining Co. of Ireland 'Commercial Buildings — MA. Arrived. Due. O America 0 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 O Carthage!. 0 1 Dublin 0 O Flanders 0 O France 0 0 Guernsey&Jer'ey 0 Arrived. Due. O Hamburg ....... 2 2 Holland O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 O Mexico 0 Sweden 1 Waterford HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 5L minutes after 7. Evening... 26 minutes after 8. Lit gi o -0411. " SECRET COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER. " A great many persons were observed to-day about the Chamber of Deputies, led there by their curiosity. Never, in fact, did a legislative meeting appear destined to pro duce such decisive results. Every one wished to know what was the nature and project of the address, and of the debates to which they had given rise. Each Deputy, as be left the Assembly, was surrounded by his friends. The Members of the right were asked if the Address contained a phrase hostile to the King's prerogative : the Members of the left were asked if the Chamber had maintained its right of sovereignty the Deputies of the defection were asked if the address, at the time that it attacked the Ministry, spoke of the respect due to the King? The answers given to these questions circulated in the groups, and gave rise to the most animated conversations. "The following is what we have collected respecting this memorable debate. 'We cannot give the facts in the order in which they took place, nor give a guarantee that the words we report were pronounced precisely as we give them; we can only give the ova dits as the other papers. It is said that the Chamber commenced its sitting at two o'clock 1— " It is said that the project of the address contains nearly the paragraph we now quote : " ' Between those who misunderstand a nation so faith ful, and us, who, with an intimate conviction, now deposit in the bosom of your Majesty the sorrows of a whole peo ple, let the wisdom of your Majesty declare. 44 An unjust distrust of the sentiments and the judg ment of France is now the fundamental opinion of Ad ministration. 'I 'A just uneasiness troubles the security which France had begun to enjoy, injures the sources of lmr prosperity, and if it were to be prolonged would become fatal to her repose. ," The Charter is positive in its results; it wishes for the permanent concurrence of the political views of your Government with the wishes of your people,—a necessary condition for the regular march of affairs. Our good faith, Sire, obliges us to say that this concurrence does not exist.' " If such in fact be the words of the project, it is then true that the commission formally attacks the King's pre rogative—his right to appoint his Ministers; and that these words, if they be adopted by the Chamber, would be , the abrogation of articles 13 and 14 of the Charter. S"ulaeucM attacks succeed, the reprmmtative monarchy would be destroyed, the Constitution changed, and we ,hould enter upon a republic, as was formerly said by M. Royer Collard on the same question. " We are assured that M. de l'Epine first rose to speals against the address, and M. Agier nearly at the same time, " M. de l'Epine protested against the project of the address, as a formal attack on the King and the Charter. "M. Agier did not apprehend a revolution. It was only, he said, some intriguers who wished for change, and storms. What torments the country ? The jour nals of the right side. It is these journals which con spire azainst the Charter in France, and they are notpro secuted. " M. de Comuy spoke next. " M. Faure observed he bad travelled through France, and if he were to express himself as a juryman, he would say that the distrust which the present Ministry created was well-founded, and that the country desired another. " M. de Montbel said, if the journals were to be be lieved, France was threatened in her rights and her liber ties ; but what truth was there in such pictures? France was prosperous—was happy ; and the august hand which is only employed in diffusing blessings is constantly ca lumniated. ..... " ‘Ve are assured that M. Benjamin Constant asserted that the Royal prerogative was not attacked in pointing out to the Monarch the disapprobation with which Minis ters were viewed. There ought, however, to be harmony between all the powers. lie wished the King to appeal to the nation, which would answer that appeal. The Ministers, it was said, hail done nothing ; but that was a reason for accusing them. Was a Ministry created for doing nothing ? They had not, however, always remained still ; they had attacked the Chamber by their journals : but he would not weary the right side; for, as the cause of his party was always best served by their speeches, he would leave the Tribune to them. _ _ _ " M. Guernon de Ranville, it is said, declared that the address had only for its object to summon the King to die miss his Ministry.—(Here cries of Order' arose, and a long discuSsion took place.) " The Minister continued. He conceived that there was tyranny in controlling the Xing in the delegation of his confidence. Nothing could result from the doctrines he combatted but a fatal anarchy. It was proposed that we should say to the King, ' We do not know your Mi nisters, but their existence and ours is incompatible: choose between them and us.' The day when such in junctions shall he given and received, there will be nothing in our Government but complete anarchy. In 1759 it was also demanded that Louis XVI. should give up his Ministers. What followed that act of weakness was well known. In Parliamentary doctrine the speech of the King was imputed to his Ministers. Well. Had not his Ma jesty declared that if need be, he would appeal to the fidelity of his people ? He closed his speech with a de claration of principles, asserting that he wished to act ac cording to the Constitution ; but,' said he, 'if I were placed under• the necessity of recommending other mea sures to the King, I would without hesitation take the re sponsibility on myself.' "M. l)upin said—l am not displeased with the length of the address, since it contains essential truths which it is necessary the King should hear. It is said that it con tains a demand that his Majesty should dismiss his Minis try ; but the case is quite the reverse. It was necessary to speak for the country, as the country itself spoke; afid therefore we have expressed what we felt, what we have seen, what we have heard from all quarters—namely, that France distrusts the present Ministry. " M. de Chantelauze felt himself bound at the present grave crisis to express his disapprobation of this improper and unconstitutional address. He was neither the partisan nor detractor of a Ministry which was scarcely formed, and had yet done nothing. It appeared to him that it was less the object to destroy the Ministry than to oppose the wish of the King. If the address should be carried, Royalty would receive a mortal stab. " M. Lepelletier d'Aulnay said—' I think the King should be allowed to hear only frank and unreserved sen timents.' The word ' allowed' excited just reproaches, but the orator• explained that he had not used it in the sense in which it appeared to have been taken. " Three articles were adopted without discussion. " On the fourth article M. Hyde de Neuville spoke. He wished all nations to be happy and free, and um e servedly condemned the policy which had been pursued with regard to Portugal. He could not believe that Eng land would recognize the authority of Don Miguel. He could not forget that Don Miguel, although the son of John VI., exercised Isis authority by force alone. He though that France should acknowledge Donna Maria as Queen of Lisbon, which would be the greatest proof that euae. inea nf " The President of the Council stated, in reply to M. Hyde de Neuville, that he was devotedly attached to the principle of legitimacy ; that the Portuguese affair was a family question ; and that Europe, and consequently France, was not bound to decide that question. " The discussion was adjourned till to-morrow, after the I paragraph relative to Portugal had been carried." FREN6I Fume.-PARIS, IofARCII 15.-Five per Cents., 105 P 55c. 50c. 15c. 30c. 40c. ; Four per Cents., 102 f. 15c. ; Three per Cents., 82f. 81f. 95c. 82f. 81f. 95c. 90c. 55c. 75c. 60c.; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 55c. 50c. 40c. ; Routes d'Espagne, 12%%% ; Royal Spanish Loan, 815 80; Rentes Perpetuelle d'Espagne, 7314 72% 73 72S .4 727 i ; Haytian Loan, 520 f. 527 f. 50c.-Exchange on London-One month (paper), 25f. 70c. ; (money), 25f. '7oc. ; three months (money), 25f. 55c.-fours Authentique. By Hamburg and Dutch Papers, received lasi night, it appears that great loss to life and pro. perty is occasioned by the inundations conse, quent upon the thaw : HAMILIRG, 'MARCH B.—We receive from all parts of the north and centre of Germany afflicting - accounts of the inundations caused by the thaw. T he letters from Firemen say that the inundation has reached a greater height than that which did so much damage three years ago. The dikes have given way in many places, the bridge s are swept away, the city is quite an island, the limits of which became narrower every hour ; all the neighbouring villages are under water, and numerous families are reduced to the greatest distress, and it is certain that several lives have been lost, though the number cannotbe ascertained. Every thing that charity can do is done to relieve the dreadful distress of the sufferers, many of whom have saved nothing but their lives. ST. PETERSEURCH, FEB. 21.—The Academical Gazette contains the adlition to the ordinance, relative to the rights of authors-, of IS2B, which was drawn up by the Board of Censorship, examined by the Council of the Empire, and confirmed by his Majesty on the 20th of January. FEBRUARY 27.—0 n the 23d instant there was agrand entertainment for 700 persons in the winter palace of his Majesty the Emperor, for all the Generals, stall, and in ferior officers of the guards, and the troops of the line, now in this city, who have returned from the Turkish war, so gloriously conducted. There were besides invited the Russian and foreign diplomatic characters and civil officers, who were present in the theatre of victory and glory. The Journals announce numerous promotions.— Hamburg Papers, March 9. IlAartsuftc, MARCH 9.—Few real transactions have taken place to-day. At the prices marked below there were buyers and sellers. Anglo-Danish Loan, 3 per cent. Anglo-Russian Loan lo9!i Hamburg-Russian Loan lO5 Polish Bonds 125 New Prussian 4 per Cents. (1830) 9 9 14 Austrian Bank Shares 1925 Austrian Metalliques 104 New Austrian 4 per Cents. Anglo Neapolitan Faleonets —Hamburg Reporter, March - - THE linCuc,lllAßcit IL—The Second Chamber of the States-General in its sitting to-day continued and con cluded the debate on the report of the committee of pe titions. On putting the question, the Chamber resolved, by a majority of 88 to 11, conformably with the proposal of the Committee, that the petitions for the redress of grievances should be laid on the table, and that the re ports of the Committee should be printed...—Dutch Paper, March 12. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, MARCH 9.-13 154 ; two months, 13 131 PETERSBURGII, FEB. 26.-10 13-32. BRE➢IEN, MARCH s.—Two months, 620. BERLIN, MARcH 6.—Three month., 71g. CHRISTIANIA, FEB. 20.—Three months, 632. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 12.-14 40; two months,l2 30, We are extremely glad that the proceedings of the Irish Poor Committee will be under the superintendence of Mr. SPRING RICE, not only on account of his thorough knowledge of the real condition of Ireland, but because lie is a strenuous opponent of the introduction of Poor Laws into that country. It is really amazing `hat, with the English Poor Rates and their effects before their eyes, men should be found willing to countenance any scheme having for its object the infliction of a simila r s y s t em upon Ireland. " Something must be done with the ' Irish Poor," is a phrase in every one's mouth— but, urgent as we believe the necessity of doing that " something" to be, we are convinced that the institution of Poor Laws would be plunging Ireland into Scylla in endeavouring to save her from Charybdis. The question for the consideration of the Committee is not merely how to relieve the aged and sick poor, but how to provide for the able bodied population of' Ireland that subsistence with which their labour, by reason of its redun dancy, will not supply them. Ireland is not notoriously deficient in hospitals and charitable institutions, as Mr. RICE shewed by reference to many of her establishments of this description, though there is probably room for more than at present exist ; and to this point the Committee will, of course, direct its attention, for the duty of taking care of such of its members as are physically unable to help themselves must ever be imperative upon all societies, and stands in dependent of any question as to improving the condition of those who are able to work, but whose work yields them an inadequate value in return for it. In speaking of Poor Laws, we do not, therefore, refer to a provi sion for the infirm poor in hospitals, &c., maintained at the public charge, but to a system like that practised in England by virtue of the Constitution—be it right or wrong—that has been given to the Act of ELIZABETH. It is superfluous to remark, that the English system has aggravated the mischief it was de signed to remedy, and that its abolition, so far as regards the relief of able-bodied men, has been recommended by Mr. STURGES BOURNE, Mr. NOLAN, Sir JAMES SCARLETT, and other Members of Parliament, who have turned their attention to this branch of legislation. This recommendation has been particularly confirmed by the Report of the Emigration Committee, and the opinions of Mr. MALTHUS and other witnesses of weight examined before that Com mittee. The opinion has, i❑ fact, become all most general that relief ought, after a certain time, to be withheld from able-bodied paupers, and that the whole administration of the poor laws requires deliberate revision. Increasing rates—increasing litigation—increasing abuses, and increasing paupers—are the distinguishing features of our system. Our Legislation has become a by-word for its folly throughout Europe—it has involved us in a dilemma from which other countries have taken example, to beware of such an evil—and it has been de scribed with great truth by the French Com mittee of Mendicity, who, when it was once proposed to establish a poor rate in France, in rejecting it, thus expressed themselves on that of England :—" Cet exemple est une grande " et importante legion pour nous, car indepen " damment des vices q'uelle nous pr6sente, et " d'une depense monstreuse, et d'un encourage.. " ment necessaire a la faineautise, elle nous de " couvre la plaie politique de l'Angleterre la plus " devorante, qu'il est egalement dangereux pour " sa tranquillite, et son bonheur, de detruire ou " de laisser subsister." If this " plaie politique" ever crosses Sti George's Channel, Ireland will be undone. It would preclude all hopes of remedying the re dundancy of her population, and would saddle her capital which is gradually, though slowly augmenting, with a burden that would most grievously check its advance, and thus render the disproportion between labour and capital greater than it mow is. Nor would it in any way check the migration to England of Irish paupers, because it would not raise the wages of labour in Ireland to the level of those in England, and the stream would therefore continue to set in to the direction of the place where wages are com paratively high. The cause of the Irish immi gration is plain enough, and the immediate de fensive remedy for it is by altering the Laws of Settlement, so that Irish paupers shall not be entitled to relief from our parishes. Though even this regulation would not prevent the value of labour here being affected by the Irish labour ers who should continue to visit us ; and, in fact, no effective remedy can be applied, until a change is wrought in the condition of Ireland herself. How t his is to be done is the problem to be solved, and, strong as their zeal may be, we doubt whether Mr. SPRING RICE'S Com mittee will do much to clear up the difficulty. Things are come to that pass that experiments must be tried, and we have not yet heard of any that holds out so fair a promise as emigration. Ireland has commenced an emigration of herself, and has, in fact, decided the question whether it shall or shall not take place. Mr. WILMOT HoRTON has shown how the 100,000 Irish labourers who pass half the year in England, earning a million of money, and taking home probably 300,0001. or 400,0001., of which Eng land is deprived, can, by an advance equal to 60,0001. per annum, be located in Canada, with a safe prospect of the repayment of the advance within a few years. Let people only read the Emigration Report of 1827, and judge for themselves whether it does not develope a plan rather more likely to set Ireland to rights than the subjecting her to the poor laws. But it is the whole kingdom, not Ireland alone, that re quires to be relieved,—for Ireland we have always with us,—and the poor we have always with us,—and the longer we let them go on as they are, the more grievous will both these bur thens become to us. Yet in what a state of society do we live that we are forced to call burthens, a naturally rich and fertile island, with a strong and spirited race of men as its popula tion ? The election will commence to-day, and already our city is crowded with the friends and sup porters of the rival candidates. The Sheriffs have made the best and most judicious arrangements for affording accommodation. Counsellor ODELL, who gave his pro fessions) assistance to the returning officer at the Limeri election, has been selected as the assessor on this occasion. We have been informed that Mr. DANIEL CALLACMAN will be proposed by Colonel LEINGIIELD and seconded by Mr. SAMUEL LANE. We have not heard the names of the gentlemen who arc to propose and second Mr. NEwENHAst, but no doubt they will also be of the first respectability."... Cork Com.titutioti, Saturday. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). COURT OF CHANCERY. IN RE SIR GREGORY PAGE 'TURNER, A LUNATIC. Mr. PHILLIMORE stated that in 1823 Sir Gregory, prior to his lunacy, mortgaged part of his property to the amount of 45,0001. to a Mr. Sturch. The mortgage was to be for seven years, and ;at 5 per cent. Subse quently the committees mortgaged the same property for 2,700/. more, of which Mr. Starch accepted an assign ment. The period for the mortgage expiring was the end of the present month. The committees had applied to Mr. Sturch to ascertain whether he was willing to con tinue the advancement of his money, and to allow the in terest to be reduced from five to four per cent. He had refused to accept of less than 5 per cent. The committees had under such circumstances made an arrangement with three other persons that they should, if the Court saw no objection, take the assignment at per cent. and pay Mr. Sturch his money. The petition prayed therefore that the matter might be referred to the Master to enquire and report whether or not this arrangement should be effected. The LORD CHANCELLOR asked what the amount of Sir Gregory's property was, as not a week passed away without some application being made to the Court in this matter? Mr. PHILLIMORE could not state the amount of the property. It consisted of a great many thousand pounds a year; and the numerous applications to the Court had been occasioned, in the first place, by reason of the great extent of the property; and, in the next plase, in conse quence of its extreme entanglement. The Loan CHANCELLOR next inquired what the amount of the debts was? Mr. PMILLIMORE was also unable to answer this ques :ion.—Reference made. A WARD.-FAIRCLOTII V. WEBB. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL applied that a petition in this case, relating to a female ward of the Court, might be ordered to be heard in his Lordship's prirate room on Sa turday next.—Order made. SUPPOSED UNSOUNDNESS or 51IND. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL stated, that in a matter in which he was to have applied for a commission of lunacy, a great number of affidavits had been filed. After a care ful perusal of those affidavits, he (the Solicitor-General) found that the gentleman's mind in question had been en feebled simply as an effect of severe bodily indisposition ; that not only was he recovering from his bodily infirmity, but his mental powers were also improving, and indeed had so far been restored that the Learned Counsel did not feel, in the exercise of his duty, it right that he should proceed to press for the commission, but would submit to have the petition dismissed, the costs of it being to be paid by the family, all of whom were before the Court, and who did not object to this course, which it was confidently hoped would be the means of allaying all irritation. Mr. KNIGHT, who appeared to oppose the issuing of the commission fully concurred in the propriety of all the So licitor-General had said. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL thought it very desirable that publicity should not be given to this extent of pro ceeding here, as it was more than probable that it would never be necessary to have a commission of lunacy taken out against this gentleman. The LORD CHANCELLOR could have no objection, but he had no wish that what had passed in Court this morn ing should be concealed from the public. The proceeding reflected on no one, nor was it calculated to injure any one. The allegation bad never been carried further than that the very respectable gentleman alluded to (under the care of his daughter) had had the powers of his mind im paired from bodily illness ; and that now it appeared, the health of his body recovering, the perfect state of his mind (as it was highly probable would be the case) was also coming round. Notwithstanding the Solicitor-General's suggestion, we have deemed it a duty, as nothing passed at all calculated to injure or discredit in any way the innocent object of the petition, and as the matter has been noticed in the public prints already, to give this sketch of what transpired this morning. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. TuNSTALL V. TRAPPER. This tremendous case, in which upwards of twenty Counsel were engaged, and which, upon the hearing, oc cupied the Court six days, came on again to-day for argu ment upon the minutes. The parties in the case are so numerous, and their rights' so complicated, that eyery paragraph in the proposed minutes was objected to, and long arguments addressed to the Court upon them. One day has already been occupied in arguments upon the mi nutes, and the present day does not seem likely to bring those arguments to a termination. We understand that his Honour's paper of this day of further directions and exceptions, contained almost every case of that description set down before his Honour, a thing almost unparalleled in the annals of the Court of Chancery. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O' CL 0 CK. LivEaroot, MARCH 15 —There has been a fair busi ness transacted this week in British Plantation Sugar, the sales amounting to 850 hhds. at steady prices.—The de mand for Cotton in the early part of the week was limited, but subsequently there has been a very animated inquiry for that article.—The demand for Pine Timber has been very limited during the week, and dealers seem more de sirous to make sales than to purchase cargoes ; one cargo of St. John's, of superior quality, was sold at 22d. per foot,; inferior is very difficult of sale. We have no al teration to notice in Baltic Timber; prices as before. THE FUNDS. We have no arrivals this morning of ship letters, con sequently we are void of information. The Debates of last night and the Express from Paris engross the public at tention. The latter is looked on with some interest, and particularly that part of the hostile Address, which says that " a just uneasiness troubles the security which France has begun to enjoy, injures the source of her prosperity, and if it were to be prolonged would become fatal to her repose." Great doubt still prevails if Polignac will be able to hold his situation, as it appears that his opponents are becoming numerous. Consols, which left off yesterday at 92-fi for the Account, opened at 922-, but the moment it was ascertained in the House that the express from Paris was of an unfavourable nature to the French Ministers, with the fall of the rents of about one per cent., the Con sul Market immediately gave way, and receded to 92i for the Account, but at present they are 92i to a, and 921 for Money. The market has still a heavy appearance. In the Foreign Market little doing as yet, Spanish Bonds are not so good as yesterday. I UNDS. 3fr per Cent. New 4 per Cent., 1021 4 per Cent. 1826, India Bonds, 76 77 Exchequer Bills, 77 78 I FUNDS. Greek, 42i 3 Mexican, 33-i Peruvian, 21 Portuguese, 59i 60 Prussian, Russian, 110 4- Spanish, 14- a TWO O'CLOCK. ENGLISH Bank Stock, India Stock, 3 per Cent. Cons. 92 Do. for Account, 92 Ditto Reduced, FOREIG Brazilian, 72 3 . Buenos Ayres, 29 31 Chilian, Colombian, 21 Danish, 751 French, 5 per Cent. 108 Ditto, 8 per Cent. 81i 2i Although the French Funds have come lower it has had but little effect on the Consol Market, which only receded about I per cent. in the early part of the morning, and at present may be quoted 92i for the Account, and 92 to for Money. The Dutch mails which arrived this morn ing bring the Funds lower also from Berlin. Accounts from Angostura to the 20th Nov. state that owing to the events in Venezuela the exportation of mules has been forbidden after the 20th Dec. which indicate hos tilities. In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds are the favourite speculation this day ; they have improved 3 per cent. owing to a report that Spain is going to acknowledge the independence of the Mexicans. The English Government will not allow any more expeditions from Spain to the Mexican shores. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 924. A servant of Mr. THOMAS WILSON'S of Skirbeck Quarter, Boston, put a period to her existence by poison a few days since. She had recently delivered herself of a child, which she bad secreted in the privy.— Stamford champion. EMIGRATION.—Within the last few days, upwards of sixty persons have passed through this city, in order to embark at Liverpool, for America ; and several others in this city, as well as the neighbourhood, are pre paring for the same continent.— York Courant. A gentleman who returned from Clonmel on Friday last stated to us that during his stay there, about two hours eighteen persons were committed to the gaol of that town ! There are. at present nearly 200 prisoners for trial at the ensuing assizes, of which number 31 are charged with murder,...Kilkrnliv Moderator, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.•-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 15.—Arrived the Aurora, Roger./ and Herald, Page, from New Orleans ; Fairy, Anderson, from Savannah ; Robert Russell, Bell, from New York; and Star, from the Mediterranean. DEAL, MARCH 16.—Wind W. S. W.—The outward bound remain. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 16.—wind W.S.W.--Arrived from London, the Countess of Chichester, Walker, for Valparaiso; Lady Frances, Dawes, for Palermo ; and Rhode, Aberdeen, for Cephalonia. ABERDEEN, MARCH 14.—The James and Margaret, of this port, Malone master, bound from Newcastle for New York - , came in to-day with damage, after being as far to the westward as lung. 33. On the 28th February she was struck by a tremendous sea, which washed the mate overboard, who was lost, and which carried away boats, bulwarks, and swept the decks of every thing, and sprung the topmast. The Sophia, \Vessels, from Matanzas, has arrived in the Downs. The following Liverpool ships have arrived at Rio Janeiro :—Haywood, Whillis ; Mary Bibby, Whidden; and Margaret, Watson. The Meruditos, and the Minerva, from Valparaiso, have arrived at Buenos Ayres. MEETING AT LLOYD'S.-(THIS DAY.) This morning the Half•yearly Meeting of the Sub scribers and others connected with this establishment was held in the Subscription-room, for the purpose of receiving the annual accounts of income, expenditure, &c. Mr. Alderman THONIPSON, M.P., took the Chair, and briefly stated the objects of the assembly. A Report was then read, embracing a view of the prin cipal concerns of the establishment. A vote of 185/. was passed, to defray the expenses of an action for protecting the Underwriters from a fraud committed some time since. The accounts were passed, and, after the disposal of the usual business, the meeting broke up. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY), CORN EXCHANGE. There are moderate supplies of Grain and Flour this week. The scarcity of fine Wheat causes such to main tain Monday's prices, but other qualities are dull, at last quotations. Barley and Malt remain as last reported. Beans and Pease are unaltered. Oats find buyers at the same terms as last market-day. The top price of Flour is determined for the present at 635. per sack. ARRIVALS. Wheat. 1 Harley. Oats. I Flour. English 9,250 qrs. 6,G00 qrs. 8,050 qrs. l Irish - 6,550 Foreign - briL HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 30 Trusses.) SMITHFIELD. . Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 5 to £2 15 New Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto 3 8 3 1 5 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay. ..... Clover Hay (extra fine)...£s 10... Generally Oat Straw £2 4to £2 8 1 Wheat Straw 2 8 2 /0 COURT CIRCULAR. Prince LEOPOLD came to town yesterday from his resi dence at Claremont. The Earl of ABERDEEN had a con ference with his Royal Highness in the afternoon. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER, the Princess AuausTA, and the Princess SOPHIA, took an airing together yesterday. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER and Lord LEVE. SON GOWER visited the Duke of WELLINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury. The Marquis of CAMDEN visited his Grace on Monday. _ _ The French Ambassador had a conference with the Earl of ABERDEEN on Monday, at the Foreign-office. A King's Messenger was sent on Friday night from the Foreign-office, with despatches for Berlin. The Lords of his MAJESTY'S Most Honourable PrivY Council had a meeting yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, at the Council-office. Those present were, Lord Wytrroau, the Judge of the Admiralty Court, and the Right Hon. HUGH ELLIO f. Among the Appeals which came before their Lordships was one from the island of Antigua, relative to the expul sion of one of the barristers of the Court of Common Pleas in that island by the Judges. The appellant's case having been concluded at a previous meeting, the respondent's case was opened by Mr. BvxGE• The grounds on which the appellant, Mr. JOHN OssoRNE , jun., had been expelled the bar were—alleged breach of trust, inserting a wrong sum of money in a bond granted to himself, misappropriation of trust money, drawing bills as attorney on the consignee, and neilther entering the bills in his books nor giving credit for the in. The first inquiry ended by the erasure of his name from the list of banisters. The appellant then wrote to Sir GEORGE MURRAY, who, in his despatch to the Governor, recommended that the Judges should investigate the c harges on oath. This proceeding was adopted ; the Court, after an investigation, came to the decision that the appellant had not answered the charges which rendered him unfit to be a member of the bar. Dr. LUSRINGTON, on the part of the appellant, was heard in reply. Their Lordships intimated that they would make known their decision at a future period. The ATTORNEY.GENKRAL was in attendance to render his professional assistance to their Lordships. Mr. BuLLEIt attended as Clerk to their Lordship. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Mounteharles, in Grosvenor-square, from his seat in Ireland; the Earl of Darnley, at his house, in Berkeley square, from his seat, Cobham Hall, Kent; the Dowager Coun tess Poulett, at Hyde-park-corner, from her seat at Twicken ham; Viscount Middleton, in Upper Brook-street, from his seat in Surrey; Viscount Melbourne, Whitehall, from his seat, Brocket Hall, Herts ; General Grosvenor, M.P. in Grosvenor street, from his seat, Warren Lodge, in Essex; the Earl of Darlington, in Upper Brook-street, from Melton Mowbray, in Leicestershire ; Mr. and Mrs. Dering, at their house in Chapel street, South Audley-street, from their seat in Hertfordshire; Mr. and Mrs. Barnes Coldecott, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albe marle-street, from their scat, Gunton Hall, Suffblk ; Colonel Foss, at ditto, from Hertfordshire ; Captain and Mrs. Locke, in Brook-street, from Dover; Mr, and Mrs. W. Camac, at their residence in Mansfield-street, from their seat at Hastings ; Gen. Macauley, M.P. at Blake's Brunswick Hotel, Hanover square, from a tour; Sir Charles and Lady Colville, at ditto, from Karns gate; Mr. and Lady Elizabeth Vernon country. DEPARTURES. , at ditto, from the The Duke of Manchester, for his seat, Kimbolton Castle; sir William and Lady Ingilby, from the St. George's Hotel, Albe marle-street, for their seat, Ripley Hall, Yorkshire ; Captain and Mrs. Hall, from Pall-mall, for Brighton; Captain Mason, froin the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle-street, for Windsor; Charles Morgan, Esq. from ditto, for Bath. Mr.JOSIAH SIMPSON, of Halton Holegate, has in his possession a bitch that has brought forth 10, 1 1, 12, 12, and on Monday 14 pups, being 59 within two years.—Boston Gazette. THE LATE STEEPS CHASE. Although bleeding at the temple has been frequently resorted to, Mr. STRITFIELD continues speechless, little or no hopes being held out of his recovery. Hi,s father is now staying with him. BIRTHS. On the 12th inst. at Cheltenham, the lady of Lieut.• Col. C. Crookshanks, of a daughter. On the 15th last. in Spring-gardens, the lady of Dr , Burne, of a sou. MARRIED. On the 16th inst. at St. George's, Hanover-square, Mr. J. Weston, of Brompton-row, to Miss Williams, of Brow' ley-hall, Shropshire. On the 16th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, the Rev. S. Wynn, Vicar of Burgh, Lincolnshire, to S o phia Sarah, second daughter of the late S. H. Beaumont, Esq., of Sommerland-place, Devon. On the 13th inst. at St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Mr. Samuel Hawkes, of Reading, to Ann, eldest daughter; and, on the same day, James Johnston, Esq. of Carer street, Lincoln's-inn-Fields, to Mary Abbott, second daughter of the late Mr. Hawkes, of Long-acre. DIED. On the 13th inst. at Kennington, in his .59th year, Mr• Thomas Williams, late of the film of Leader and Co., Die tillery, Wandsworth. • On the 16th inst. at Richmond-terrace, Whitehall, after a few days' severe illness, Sir Robert Townsend Farquhar, Bart., M.P., many years Governor of the Mauritius and its dependencies. On the 15th, in the 41st year of her age, Mary Jane, wife of Mr. Baker, Fore-street, Cripplegate. On the 16th inst. in Russell-square, Thomas Beckwith► Esq. in the 63(1 year of his age. On the 15th inst. Laura, fourth daughter of T. Hill, Esq. of Harleyford-place, Keninngton Common. On the 13th inst. at Chelsea, in his 17th year, George Butler, youngest son of the Rev. Weeden Butler, M.A. P R INIED AND PUBLISHED BY MITHDO YOUNG, AT 'ME SUN OFFICE, I iQ, STAANDS Lotrzox. I /~ 2 Tx LAND held at t Eleven o and als o , ou Thur, the Forei of a Go Year en , the tame held at tl Wednesd Twenty- Quarter], the Eleti as soon a Print 4 ready t o Rlargh. 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