The Sun. — London, England, 1830-03-08 00:00:00

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Message? of March 6.) CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, MARCH 5. M. L'Alsbey de Pompieres, President.—The Order of the Day is a ballot between Messrs. Sebastiani, Agier de Beibiv, and de Lastours, for the two lost places of candi dates for the office of President. The number of voters is 367 : M. Agier obtained 206; M. Sebastiani 200. They were consequently proclaimed fourth and fifth can didates for the office of President. The Chamber then proceeded to ballot for the four Vice Presidents. The number of voters being 562, the abso lute majority was 182. M. Dupin, sen. M. Dupont M. Girod 136 M. de Martignac lOO There were ten other candidates, but none of the whole 14 having obtained the absolute majority, the Chamber, besides, not being sufficiently numerous for a second ballot, the Sitting was adjourned till the next day. (From the Messager des Chambres of March 7.) CHAMBER OF DEPU TIES, MARCH 6. The Or der of the Day was the continuation of the hallo' for the office of Vice-President. At half-put one a messenger from the Chamber of Peers was introduced. The President read to the Chamber a letter, by which the Chancellor announces that the Chamber of Peers hav ing, in its Sitting of the 3d of this month, appointed for its Secretaries the Marquis de Bouille, the Marquis Deplace, the Viscount Datnbray, and the Marquis de Maison, and having in the same Sitting organised its bureaux, it is de finitively constituted. . . _ Messrs. de Montbel and d'Haussez are on the bench of the Ministers. The operation of the ballot being finished, it appeared that the number of voters was 344, and the absolute majo rity 173 • M. Dupin, sen., having obtained 175 votes, was proclaimed Vice-President. None of the other candidates had a sufficient number of votes. PARIS, MARCH 6.—Count Simeon is appointed Re porter of the Committee which is to draw up the address of the Chamber of Peers. Count A. de Guardia, the chief lawyer, has been appointed Counsellor of State; and M. Cation de Nisas, Maitre des Requetes. They are to support the discussion of the budgets of the war depart ments. Count Dinatien des Sesmaisom, Colonel of the Staff of the first division, has just been struck off the list of the army. The engineers in garrison at Metz, which are to join the expedition against Algiers, have received orders to march, and will set out on the sth. All the military clothing, accoutrements, &c. in the army magazines at Lyons, is going to be sent to Mar seilles, by order of the Minister of War. We hear, from all quarters, that the preparations for the expedition against Algiers are pushed with great activity. It continues to be reported that M. Dudon will be raised to the Ministry, in the room of one of the three lukewarm Members. It is calculated that for these fifteen years, during which we have enjoyed a Representative Government, the first meeting of the Chambers never had so many Members present. Yesterday, in the ballot for the office of Presi dent, there were 373. As the Chamber consisted of 430 Members, and one Deputy is stilt to be chosen at Angers, the number of the absent was only 56. The first defeat experienced by the Ministry is the more remarkable, be cause it had been mustering all its force. It is affirmed that, among the 56 absentees, it had only five votes, of all those of the right, on which it can depend—and all this to get a majority of 116 in favour of such candidates as Messrs. de Chautelauze and de Lastours, who are not even entirely Ministerial. The Chamber of Deputies has completed to-day (the sth) the number of candidates for the office of President. The five candidates belong to the Constitutional Opposi tion of the left and the two centres. It remains to be seen what choice the Ministers will advise his Majesty to make between Messrs. Rnyer Collard, Casimir Perrier, Delalot Ayier, and Sebastiani. The gross insults of the Ministe• rial Papers give reason to presume that M. Royer Col lard is extremely disliked by the Cabinet ; but it is affirmed that the four other candidates have promised not to accept if they are nominatcd. CousTaxxwort.x, Fitz. B.—.M. deßibeaupierre has had his audience of the Sultan, and appears very well satisfied with his reception. Counts Orloff and Butinieff are preparing to return to Russia. It is said that the Sultan is extremely dissatisfied with the conduct of the Pacha of Scutari, and has threat ened to banish him to Asia, if he does not endeavour to enforce discipline among his troops. Forty Englisk and French men-of-war, of all sizes, are now in the ports of Smyrna and Vourla. The Russian Beet is off Poros. . . . . . . . ANCONA, Fra. 4 oB,—An English courier, bringing the Protocol relative tetreece, has just passed through here on his way to the lonian . Islands. A Russian courier, also with instructions respecting Greece, has embarked for Poros. French, English, and Russian Commissioners will be immediately appointed to fix the boundaries be tween the new State and the Turkish empire. Their la bours are to be finished in six months, during which time there will be a general armistice between the Greeks and Turks. The Admirals of the Three Powers are ordered to put an end to hostilities, at all events. The French troops will remain in the Mores, to be at the disposal of the new Greek' Government, and to maintain general tranquillity. The Journal des Debate of Saturday has an article, of above a column, on the conduct of the Ministry in striking Count de Sesmaisors from the list of the army. It appears that the Count had declared his resolution not to give his vote in favour of M. Dation, the Ministerial candidate, but he did not vote for the Opposition candi date. (From the Conaitutionnel of March 6.) PARIS, MARCH s.—The Committee for drawing up the Address of the House of Peers will meet to-morrow, to hear the project, which will, probably, be presented to the Chamber, and voted on Monday. It is supposed that it will be drawn up in such a manner as not to excite any important debate. (From the Quotidienne of March 6.) The result of the ballot for the Presidency of the Cham ber of Deputies gives the Liberal Evening Journal occa sion to cry out victory, as if we had not ten times seen the engagements and the combinations which direct the choice on these occasions lose All their energy when any of these treat questions came on which affect the existence of the Monarchy. (From the Drapeau Blanc of March 67? vir THE INEVITABLE DISSOLUTION CH , THE CHAMEEE, AND OP ♦2( ELECTION ORDINANCE. - - The Chamber of Deputies evidently meditates an Ad dress hostile to the Crown ' * • • * • • Thus in the Chamber of Deputies ; but in that. Cham ber only all is lost for the Royalists. The Liberals justify the presages of the Drapeau Blanc by their victory. The immense majority belongs to them. " * The atti tude which the Chamber has just assumed, and which we have constantly predicted ever since the Bth August, com pels the Cabinet to think of dissolving it. It is impossible for the King's Government to go on, fettered as it is in its actions. In view of the guilty manoeuvres which raise up obstacles against it, the Ministry has perceived that to main tain the public peace, to surround itself with the just con& deuce of the French, it was necessary first to appeal to all the honest men in the kingdom, The dissolution of the Chamber is inevitable; but will the ordinance for the dis solution appear insulated in the Moniteur V It would be high treason in the Cabinet to publish it in that manner. It is conduct that the same Colleges, composed of the same elements, would return to the Chamber the same Deputies, unless, indeed, the new elections should be still worse than the old, On the other hand, it would be absurd before the disso lution of the present Chamber, to obtain from it a new Election Law. In this alternative must, then, the kingdom be given up to revolution, and the King to his executioners e It will be better to recur to another ordinance of the sth of September, to change in this manner the mode of elec tion, and to secure Deputies who shall represent the en tirely monarchial opinion of the country. There will af terwards be time to convert into a law the provisional re gulations of the ordinance ; meantime the State will be saved. This is our opinion of the present situation of the Ministry, and the only course that it can take. If it would rescue the Crown from the revolutionary hands which have already seized it, let it, with the same blow that dissolves the Chamber, annihilate the present law of elections to substitute Monarchial coinbinatious. But if it hesitates an election ordinance, let it save itself the trouble of dissolving the Chamber; for however it might change 1 the Prefects, the Deputies would slot, on that account, be less detestable. Femme Faros.—Pitts, Masse 6.... Fife per Cents., 108 f. 50c. 45c. 40c. 3sc. 25c. 20c. 10c. 143 e. ; Three pet' C.epts., WE 81E 90c. 82f. Slf. 93c. 90e. S.Sc. 80c. 83c.; Bank Stock, 1,910 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 50c. Me. 30c. We. Ws 92f. 55e. ; Rentes crgs- Eerns, 12% ; Royal Spanish Loan, 99 le 8989% 89; Ilentes petuelles d'Eepagne, '73%_54 74 56 3‘.74 WA 74; Haytian n, 320 f. 523 f. 5201.52.11£ Exchange on Lonnon—One month, paper . , 2.5 t. 79ht. ; money, W. 70c.; three Noonths, money, 251. 03c,. Cowes Atusitntique LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 8, 1830. We have given extracts from the French Papers in another column, which will be found interesting. The following, from our Correspon dent, will be found both interesting and important• The French Ministry is evidently in a very cri tical situation—being, according to the following analysis, in a minority of eighty-four : " PARIS, MARCH 6. " The fate which I ventured to predict for the present Ministry on the day after their ac cession to the Cabinet, seems now to ap proach its consummation. They have tried their strength in the Chambers and have been found wanting. The appointment of Marshal Maison, as Secretary of the Chamber of Peers, in opposition to M. de Caraman, the Ministerial candidate, affords satisfactory evidence of a ma jority of moderate Members in the Upper House. The votes of the Deputies have been much more decisive. The five candidates for the Presidency, although sitting in different sections of the Chamber, are all decidedly anti- Ministerial, so that the power of selection which remains to the advisers of the Crown, is to them only a choice of evils ; and it is even under stood that Messrs. Perrier, Delalot, A gier, and Sebastiani, have agreed to decline the office, should the choice fall on any of them. The probability therefore is, that M. Royer Collard will be quietly restored to his former functions. Under whatever aspect the subject is viewed, it is clear that the present Administra tion have no means of remaining in power but by acts of illegality and violence. At the first examination of the ballot for the Presi dency, the two ministerial candidates, Delastours and Berbis, had only 116 votes in a house of 363, a proportion not equal to ore vote against every two of those opposed to them. The rela tive strength of the parties is, however, still more distinctly marked by the first measure which took place after the meeting of the Chambers. The members were then divided, by lot, into nine bureaux or committees, for the purpose of veri ' fying the nine elections which had taken place since the close of the last session ; and it:will be seen from the following classification of the votes, that, although a division took place in each of the nine committees, on the election of their respective presidents and secretaries, the ministerial party were only able to carry the single nomination of the Secretary of the Second Bureau. DAT AT ONZ O'CLOCK. PRICKS OF wrocre THIS Rank Rock 3 per Cent. Red. 9 per Cent- Cons. 99% 1 34 per Cant. shut Ditto Red. shut 4 per Cent. Ann. Ditto, shut Sink L. Ann. Ditto 30 rears Ditto 30 years India Stock shut iXtto Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditt0.......... ....... Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 76 77 pm. Ditto lid. '76 77 pm. Ditto. .... sd. '76 77 Ditt0......., lid. 76 77 pm. Date ;insp.!' *l 76 77 pin. Ditto lid. 76 77 pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cone. for April 16 n%l4 PRICES OF SHARER THIS DAT AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (ins. at 51. pm.).£loo 383( 39 Brazilian Mining Company I. 10 3 4 Real del Monte Mining Co. £4oo 60 United Mex. Min. Cn. fly.. ,t 21. pm.) £3o}4 233{ 2034 Alliance Fire and Life in.urance Co lO 934 Alliance Marine Insurance Comp 5 474 NIGH WATER ♦T LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... 35 minutes after 0. I Evening... 0 minutes after 1, eli tt ‘."47117'14 411. OPPOBITION, Extreme Left Right Bureaux. Left. Centre. Centre. Total. 1 7 10 P.S. 6 23 2 19 7P. 7 27 3 17 P. 5. 9 5 31 4 14 P.S. 10 5 29 5 14 7 10 P.S. 31 6 14 10 P.S. 10 34 7 10 13 P.S. 5 28 8 8 S. 11 P. S 27 9 7 11 P. 8 S. 26 104 88 64 " It thus appears by the analysis which this classification exhibits, that the gross proportions of the opposition to the Ministry, are as 256 to 172, making 84 of a majority. It also appears, that of the eighteen officers whose elections were thus contested, five were chosen from the ranks of the extreme left ; nine from the left centre ; three from that division of the right centre which the Ministerial writers call the defection ; one only from the Ministerial division of the right centre ; and none at all from the extreme right. " If we may judge from a measure announced in last night's Gazette, the Ministry are resolved to call every branch of their patronage into ac tive exercise, for the purpose of maintaining their influence in the Chamber. The Count Donatieu de Sesmaisons, the late Represen tative of the Electoral College of the Loire Inferieure, who vacated his seat by his succession to the Peerage of his father in.law, the late Chancellor d'Ambray, was yesterday dismissed from his Majesty's service, and from the situation he held in the Royal Guard as Colonel-in-Chief of the First Division of the Infantry, not because he voted for M. Vatismesnil, or against M. Dudon, at the recent election at Nantes, but simply because he refused to vote for either of the candidates. The Gazette attempts to defend this proceeding by the . practice of other representative govern ments, and particularly that of England, in sup port of which he refers to the retirement of Lord Eldon from the Woolsack, and the dis missal of General King from the bedcham ber, but it is needless to say there is no pa rallel between the cases. There cannot be a doubt that this proceeding is intended to operate as an intelligible hint to all those who, by themselves or their relatives, have any thing to lose, at the disposal of the Ministry. I do not pretend to be able to estimate the ex tent or degree of the patriotism of the French Deputies, or the amount of the sacrifice they would be prepared to make in support of the principles to which they are respectively pledged. If the Ministry were stronger than they are, such a demonstration as the present might pro bably have the effect to secure a few of the wavering and irresolute ; but under existing cir cumstances, I conceive that the tendency will be directly the reverse, and that as the Deptttie have already shown their numerical superiority in a man ner which cannot be mistaken, the Peers indignant at this attack on one of their own members, will make the Ministry feel that they have trans gressed those limits of moderation already marked out by the nomination of the Marquis Maison as the Secretary to the Chamber. Should the Ministry be disposed to give way to violence, it is clear at least that there will be no want of violent advisers. The Dra peau Blanc of this morning, a paper which lends its blighting influence to support the mea sures of the existing Administration, contains an article which would I think be regarded in England as an act of high treason. After taking a view of the late divisions in the Chamber, the writer proceeds to inquire : " Must we in this alternative deliver up the kingdom to revolution, and the King to the executioner? " ' It would be better to recur at once to another or donnance of the sth of September, to change the mode of election, and assure ourselves of Deputies who will repre sent exclusively the monarchical opinions of the country. We shall afterwards have the leisure to convert into a law the provisional arrangements of the ordonnance;—always, be it understood, that the state may be saved.' " An advocate of a very different character, the Universelle, which is by far the gentlest supporter of the Polignac Administration, seems to have been employed this morning to put forth a feeler on the subject of a coalition Mi nistry, in which all the shades of political feeling would be represented. Such a proposal, I conceive, comes now too late to he listened to, and as it is not likely to meet with attention, the quarter from which it comes admits of its being readily disclaimed. Another report gives the Home Department to the new Deputy, M. Dudon, in place of M. de Montbel, whose opi nions are not sufficiently decided to match with those of his colleagues. The rumour is also re vived of the nomination of Under Secretary of State in each department of the Ministry, in order through their medium to give the Cabinet more weight in the Chamber of Deputies. " Prince Leopold is expected in Paris on the 12th instant. It is said he is to travel with more state than formerly, and like his Majesty of Naples, and other kingly visitors, at the expense of the French Government. The Constitu tionnel of course displays a great deal of vir tuous indignation at this waste of the public money on a Prince whose elevation is supposed to indicate the subserviency of this Government to that of England. It is said, that Prince Leopold has addressed a letter to the King of France to thank his Majesty for the support he has received from France in his elevation to the throne of Greece." By the Dutch Papers of the 6th inst. it will be seen that the Government is resolved to lower the rate of interest on the public debt. The feeling against the Press does not augur much for the conduct of the Administration. A liberal Government has nothing to fear from a free press :—an illiberal one can never gain much by prosecuting it : - - THE HAGUE, M•RCH 4. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL, MARCH 4. Several petitions relative to the grievances, as they are called, and to the preservation of the liberty of the Press, were received, and referred to the Committee. A Royal Message was received, accompanying a project of law for authorising the Syndicate for the redemption of the Public Debt, to call in, according to circumstances, the Bonds hearing interest at 4+ per cent., and succes sively issue, in lieu of them, other Bonds, at a lower rate of interest. The issue cannot be made till the King's li cense shall have been obtained. When the Decennial Budget is brought forward, a report of what has been done in this respect shall be laid before the States General. The Central Section of the Second Chamber of the States General met on the 2d inst., and their Excellencies the Ministers of Justice and Finance were present, in or der to give the required explanations respecting some ob jections made by the Sections relative to the Penal Code, Ice. The National has published a Supplement, under the title of " State of the Public Press in the Southern Pro vinces of the Netherlands," in which it has collected all the absurd and extravagant expressions which the most violent Papers have for some time past employed against the King, against the Prince of Orange, against the Government, and the Ministers. The Editors of that Journal say they have judged it important to publish such a collection at this mo ment, when the Legislature will have to discuss a law concerning the Press. The Opposition Papers are extremely angry at the pro ceeding, and blame it in the bitterest terms. On the Ist inst. (s•tys a letter from Antwerp) 20 ships entered the Schelde, being the first p trt of a rich and nu merous fleet, which had been hindered by the ice from sailing up the river. The following are extracts from German Papers of a late date CONSTANTINOPLE, TM 27. M. de Ribeaupierre arrived on the 12th at Bujukdere, and on the 15th a Russian man of war came from the Black Sea, which is to take Ceunt Orloff and M. Butenieff back to Russia. On the 17th a Russian brig of war arrived with the effects of the Russian Ambassador. The Blonde English frigate returned on the 18th from & voyage to the Sea of 11armora, and the channel of the Dardanelles, where it has surveyed all the bays and an choring places, and measured the depth of the channel. It will soon sail again probably to the Black Sea. An English man of war (a cutter), with two English travellers of distinction on board, coming from Smyrna, passed by a few days ago to the Black Sea. It is reported that symptoms of discontent continue to manifest themselves among the people in the lonian Islands. On the 2d a fire broke out in Galata, which soon made a destructive progress, and was in the end checked only by the great exertions of the crew of tlicillonde. The damage done is considerable. Though the activity that is manifest in commercial affairs shows that we are in a state of profound peace, the Porte continues, as it seems by way of precaution, to make great exertions to increase its force. The levy and or ganisation of troops continue, and the building and repair of ships of the line and frigates are prosecuted in the ar senal with the greatest activity. Though an article in the treaty of peace promises free navigation to the ships of all nations, two Papal vessels have been obliged to place themselves under French protection, in order to obtain permission to continue their voyage to the Black Sea. VIENNA, FEE. 25.—Metalliques 103 f ; Four per Cents. 97i; Bank Shares 1329. _ _ VIENNA, TSB. 23. An Austiian courier from Berlin arrived here on the 21st, and the Chancellor having received his despatches immediately waited on the Emperor. It is repotted here that Lord Cowley, the English Ambassador, whose journey to London has hitherto been delayed, is intended fot• the post of Viceroy of Ireland, but it is generally doubted whether he will accept the office. From the following extracts from the Singa pore and Bengal Papers, just received, it would appear that another Indian Judge has fallen under the displeasure of the Company's Go vernment. The " wild elephant " in this in stance is Sir JOHN CLARIDGE, Recorder of the United Settlements of Penang, Singapore, and Malacca (From the Singapore chronicle;) " SINGAPORE, SEPT. 10. " The Honourable the Governor arrived here in the Nereide on the sth inst. frown Penang, and the Honourable the Recorder on the 4th, by the Honourable Company', ship Kellie Castle. The Honourable and Learned Judge, we believe, left Penang with the view of holding the usual Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, both here and at Malacca, but it appears that despatches had reached Penang by the Honourable Company's ship Windsor' which had not, however, been delivered to him before tl e departure of the Kellie Castle, requesting him to return to England forthwith, to answer certain charges which had been preferred against him by the Court of Directors, which charges, we believe are,—his refusing to proceed on the first circuit after the establishment of the present Court, and his raising the salaries of the officers of the said Court against the wishes and remonstrances of Govern ment. These despatches reached the Honourable the Re order, at Malacca, on his way to this place, and in compli ance with the request to proceed home forthwith.' the Honourable and Learned Judge embarked last night on hoard the Kellie Castle, for China, with the intention of returning to England by the first ship that may be de spatched, which, we believe, will be the Lady Melville. On what day the Court of Criminal Sessions will be opened, or by whom, or in what way justice is to be ad ministered in these settlements, during the absence of the only professional Judge, we have not heard ; and we shall, therefore, refrain for the present, from hazarding any con jectures as to the inconvenience which may arise from the want of a Judge learned in the law.' " We understand that advice, have been received from the authorities at home, that it is in contemplation to abo lish entirely the existing Presidency of Prince of Wales's Island, Singapore, and Malacca. The whole of the civil servants, it is said, are to return to England on pensions proportioned to the length of their services; none, we have heard, are to be allowed less than 2501. a-year; even if they have only been out a single day. Each station, we believe, from and after the 30th April next, is to become a separate Presidency, and to be administered by officers from Bengal, on a similar plan to that which formerly existed here. " Since writing the above, we have been given to un derstand that the ensuing Session will be holden by the Honourable the Governor and Edward Presgrave, Esq." (From the Bengal Hurkaru.) " CALCUTTA, OCT. 22. " By the Mary, from Penang, we have received letters to the 16th ult., from which we glean the following intel ligence :-- " The Governor and the Recorder of Penang, &c. met at Malacca where the former presented to the latter a letter from the Colonial Secretary of State, requiring his (the Recorder's) immediate return to England. " Sir George Murray wrote to Mr. Fullarton to the above effect, but Sir John Claridge is not, in point of fact, recalled, for no successor is appointed, and he is merely directed to return, ' that the matter in dispute may be fully investigated ;' such are Sir George Murray's words. " Sir John Claridge offered to remain at Singapore until November, to conduct the Session, provided that the Governor would then give him a ship to meet the Lady Melville, at North Island, on her way from China home, but the Governor refused, considering that the Learned Judge, after what he was pleased to term his Majesty's order for his recall, was functus officii, and therefore no longer entitled to so much courtesy. " We hear that the inhabitants generally are satisfied with the conduct of Sir John Claridge, and that there will be an address or something of the kind to him. The same opinion prevails at Malacca and Singapore." The appointment of a Committee on the Public-house Licensing System is, we trust, an earnest that that system will, before very long, be reformed. The adulteration and enhance ment of the price of beer, which are alleged to arise out of it, are alone sufficient reasons for enquiry ; and the conduct of the Licensing Ma gistrates throughout the country is so partial, unfair, and unbefitting the Bench of Justice, as to have become, really, one of the greatest evils with which the nation is visited. The only ground upon which a Magistrate ought to possess any jurisdiction over the sale of beer, is the preservation of the public peaee, which results from the suppression of houses of disorderly assembly. It is proper that some power should exist to prevent the continuance of public-houses that are nuisances to their neigh bourhood, and this may be effected either, according to our present law, by licensing all houses except those which the Magistrates may think improper—or without any licensing system, by simply authorising the Magistrates to shut up such houses as may have, become notorious for being the scene of those offences which it is de sirable to prevent. But in exercising either of such jurisdictions the Magistrates ought to be obliged to look solely at their own business— the conservation of the peace—that being the only consideration from which their interference is at all desirable. Our " unpaid Magistracy," who take upon themselves to limit the number of public-houses, and to refuse licences to new applicants be cause they would prejudice the interests of the old proprietors, who are often either the Magis trates themselves, or their relations, or friends, are clothed with powers perfectly unnecessary for the welfare of the community ; and those powers, by being abused, are constantly made the instruments of oppression. The Justices are not obliged to give reasons for refusing a licence, and what is worse, they are not respon sible to any legal tribunal for their conduct. The Court of King's Bench have frequently been prayed to interpose by mandamus, but have in variably refused, and it is settled law that the Justices are irresponsible for the manner in which they carry the Licensing Acts into execu tion. Very flagrant cases indeed have been: brought before the King's Bench, but the rule of non-interference has hitherto been inflexible and the Magistrates may exercise tyranny when they choose, by checking the spirit of enterprise,- and diminishing the comforts of the lower orders, to as great an extent as they may think becoming. The country Squire, with his well-stocked cellar, professes the most earnest desire to pre vent the labouring men from resorting to public houses, and talks much of the idleness and im morality which result from their being frequented, without considering that a labourer requires some recreation after his work is over ; and that since he and his friends cab mot entertain each other at their own houses, it is quite natural they should like to enjoy themselves together at an ale-house. We do not see why there must necessarily be a ny more vice in a village ale-house than in a club in St. James's-street--nor why newspapers should not be read, and politics talked over, in the one as much as in the other. If the circum stances of the lower orders are such as to incline them to resort to public-houses, the care of the Legislature should be to improve the style of public-houses—not to deprive the people of their enjoyments. We have often been struck with the superiority of the Cabarets and Estaminets in the towns of France, the Netherlands, and Germany, over our own places of this descrip tion ;—they are usually spacious and elegantly furnished—,supplied with cheap beer and the wine of the country—furnished with harmless games, such as dominos, drafts, &c., and are generally enlivened by music. To these the lower classes are able to resort with their wives and families in the evening, and so Ear from being led by them into mischief and extravagance, we believe such assemblies very much tend to civilize their manners, and raise their characters. We wish therefore not to see all public-houses put down, but that refreshments in them should be made cheaper, and that such a free competition should be allowed as to permit any man to set up a place of public entertainment wherever be thinks it will answer. This cannot be done without abolishing the licensing system, or at least depriving the Justices of power to refuse or withhold a licence on any other ground than that of the house being proved to be disorderly. By such an alteration, accom panied with a reduction of the Malt and Beer Duties, the condition of the working people would be very materially benefited, and a crying injustice would be extinguished. Competition is the life and soul of industry, as monopoly is its bane, and we therefore confidently hope that the present Session of Parliament will not be suffered to go down, without some steps being taken to bring the abominable licensing system to an end. THU FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE 0' CL 0 CI. Posted at the North ansi South Ameriean Coffee-house " FALMOUTH, MARCH 6.—1 beg to inform you that the Goldfinch packet has this instant arrived from Mexico, with a freight of fifteen tons of money—no passengers. The money is for merchants' account." LIVERPOOL, MARCH 6.—The import of Cotton this week is 19,250 bags, and the sales are again large, reach ing 19,640 bags. In Sugar, more has been done this week —740 hhds. have been taken at former rates. In Coffee the transactions are 220 casks, and bags to be had at the late prices. A Mexican mail has arrived this morning, and one from the Havannah, brought by the Goldfinch—sailed from Vera Cruz the 14th of January, and from the Havannah the 31st of January. Letters from Lisbon state, that a numerous column ofl prisoners had arrived at Alentejo, and tranquillity is not established in the provinces. Accounts from the Island of Terceira state, that the greatest animation prevailed amongst the inhabitants, and the garrison consisted of 3,000 regulars, in the highest spirits. Don Miguel still continues at Salvaterra. Viscount San tarsm announced to him that the last despatches from Austria were not favourable to his wish of marrying a Princess of Austria. MINISTERIAL. Right Extreme (Centre. Right. Total. THE FUNDS. Consols, which left off on Saturday at 92i1 for the Account, did not open so good this morning. The first price was 9211 ; soon after they went down to 92 at present they are 92k, and 92 for Money, sellers. This heaviness of the Market is attributed to the French Rentes coming lower, and the Chambers of Deputies going to address the Crown in a hostile manner. It is also stated that there is a great majority against Ministers in the Chambers ; and the present situation of France causes some fears among our speculators, lest some commotions take place in the French capital. The Vera Crus Papers, to the 13th of January, con tain a very long Proclamation issued at Mexico, signed by Bustamente, addressed to the people. It appears that at present Bustamente is at the head of affairs. In the Foreign Market 1: as yet. ittle business is going forward EN GIL'S Bank Stock, India Stock, -- S per Cent. Cons. 91i 92 Do. for Account, 92 Ditto Reduced, FORKIG ) UNDS. Sk per Csnt. Now 4 per Cent, 1021 4 per Cont. 1826 India Bonds, 76 77 Exchequer Bills, 76 77 FUNDS. • Greek, 49i Mexican, 27i Peruvian, 19i Portuguese, 59 60 Prussian, -- Russian, 1091 Spanish, 14i TWO O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 69/ '7O Buono* ♦yrss, 29 11 Chißan, Colombian, ti! 21 Danish, 744 French, 5 per Coat. 1081 Ditto, 2 par Cont. 81i 21 We have been favoured with the following commercia letter from Mexico, of the Bth of January, by one of the first houses in the City, which describes the state of affairs here : The Lady Pelham packet sailed from Vera Cruz for England, on the 20th of November, with about 5,000 dollars. The Goldfinch packet arrived at Vera Cruz on the 26th ult. with letters to the 26th of October, and this will reach you by her return. The Sapphire received on board at St. Blas, on the 19th of December, money for England. On the 23d of December, after the declaration of the plan of Jalapa, by the Army of Reserve, a new Executive Government was established here in a very few hours, and with the loss of very few lives; and the new power has continued to act without the least interruption. Public tranquillity, and the safety of persons and property, have been perfectly preserved, the new Ministers are ap pointed, and public credit very likely to improve. The President General Guerrero, who left this city without troops, has not returned ; his election, &c. to be decided upon by the Chambers. General Santa Anna has submitted and acknowledged. The pre sent Government, the Chambers, and Senators, have approved of the plans, but the Chambers of Depu ties have yet to decide on it. Much confidence exists that the present order of public affairs will be approved of throughout the Republic. The Courier sailed for Eng land with about 500,000 dollars, and about 200 boxes of cochineal. The law prohibiting white and other goods was suspended for the present on the Ist inst. Conductors wait until affairs may be quite settled. A good supply of British manufactures has arrived, and sales are very slow. Exchange on England, 43id. The mines of the Bolonas, United Mexican, and Anglo-Mexican Companies, continue with the same success and favourable prospects. Extract of a letter from Trieste, dated Feb. 23 : " The lonian Islands are in the worst possible state; Venice is moving apparently with circumspection and prudence ; and Trieste has now a very small stock of produce. The return of mild weather has opened the road. The credit continues far more restricted than 12 months ago. Consols have been fluctuating during the morning from 92i to 921 for the Account, and at present may be quoted at 92i, and for Money 91 j. The Vera Cruz Papers received this morning, to the 13th January, state that the country was tranquil at pre sent, but General Guerrero was still at a distance at the head of some troops. The States of Yucatan and Tabasio require the attention of the Government; they were op pressed by the military power, without laws or security. Several places have acknowledged the new system. A respectable man of the name of Quesada has been assassi nated at Mexico, owing to his political opinion. In the Foreign Market Greek has been done at 50 ; Brasil and Mexican Stocks have also improved. THREE CL 0 CI Consols for Account, 92i. NOVA SCOTIA.—Capt. MOORSOM'S " Let ters from Nova Scotia" just published, present a minute picture of a very interesting colony, rising fast into in creased importance. The view which this work suggests for the consideration of emigrants, and the resources which it offers for their adoption, are of no slight moment during the present posture of affairs in the mother-country ; and this new production, as a text book for settlers, will doubt less be found equally valuable with " CUNNINGHAM'S New South Wales" and " MACTACGARTIS Canada." At the Durham Spring Assizes, held at Dur ham on the 26th February, JOHN BARNETT, clerk to the Collector of Customs for the port of Newcastle, was brought up to the bar on a charge of forgery, and after a lengthened trial, which created considerable interest through out the neighbourhood, was found " Not Guilty." PETERSBURGH, FEB. 17.—0 n the 17th of December a fire broke out at Etteroum, in the house of the Seraskier, but the greater part of the building was saved by the exertions of the Russian garrison. But for this aid the whole city might have been destroyed, as the houses are chiefly of wood, and there are no fire engines at Erseroum. WARSAW, FEB. 23.—A decree of the Emperor of RUSSIA, our Sovereign, of the 2d instant, authorises the Bank of Poland, in this city, to issue Bank notes of the value of five, ten, fifty, one hundred, and a thousand florins, which will be received in payment at the public offices.—Pruoian State Gazette, Feb, 28. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. STAMFORD V. STEVRNS. Mr. Peers was instructed to move that the rule for die. solving the injunction in thir case might be made absolute., Mr. KNIOIAT opposed the application. The plaintiff was a gentleman possessing land in the neighbourhood of Brighton, which contained a great quantity of brick earth. The defendant was a brick-maker, living in the same neighbourhood. The plaintiff being desirous of converting the earth into bricks, entered into partnership with a per son of the name of Foule, the lodger and clerk of the defendant, who represented himself well acquainted with the trade. This partnership went on for some time, when Feule represented his utter inability to manage the trade, and advised the plaintiff to avail himself of the va luable assistance of the defendant—and in December, 1829, an agreement was entered into between the parties, by which it was agreed that Stevens should act as agent, at a salary of 2001. a year. The bill alleged that this arrangement was entered into on the part of Foule and Stevens for the purpose of playing into one another's hands. Stevens advanced money to the partnership, and sold them bricks, as it was alleged, to the amount of 8,0001. and upwards. A bill was given by Foule and Stamford, signed by them both for the sum of 4,500/. Foule also gave Stevens two bills for 2,047/. and 1,510/. in the name of the partnership, but signed only by, himself. Stamford disputed the payment of the two last bills, on account of having no knowledge of them. In consequence of this the defendant brought an action, the proceedings in which had been restrained by an injunction, which was ordered . to be dissolved Nisi. Mr. Parts, on the part of the defendant contended that he was entitled to the dissolution of the injunction absolutely, as the notes were given for a bona fide debt. Mr. GIRDLESTONI, jun. considered that the statement of the defendants could have no credit whatever given to them, they representing their utter inability to state what sums had been advanced or expended in the partnership. The VICE-CHANCELLOR entertained no doubt whatever on the point. He was clearly of opinion the injunction ought to be dissolved. It had been decided in a case 150 years old, that where a person was employed u agent to receive money, and swore that he had paid it over to his principal, he was not bound to account.—lnjunction dis solved. MEETING OF THE LICENSED VIC TUALLERS.-(THIS DAY.) A meeting of the above body was held thia day at the `..ondon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. The meeting was very numerously attended. , CHARLES BLEADEN, Esq. in the Chair. The CHAIRMAN said that he was quite aware of the inconvenience of naming this day for holding a meeting; but the urgent necessity of their early assembling together was a sufficient excuse. If, however, on account of its being licensing day for a populous district of the metro polis, which would prevent 600 or 700 of their number from attending—if it was the wish of the meeting, they would postpone it for a short time. The majority of the meeting desired to proceed with the business without delay. Mr. BLEADEN then proceeded to say, that he was not in the habit of addressing public meetings; but as it was not necessary, on the present occasion, to appeal to their feelings, he had consented to take the Chair. When they last assembled together, it was a source of congratulation to the trade, that Mr. Estcourt's Bill had, in all probabi lity, so settled the law respecting public-houses, that there would he no further occasion for alarm. They then thought the property of themselves and families was pro tected.—(Hear, hear.) However, these anticipations were not well founded, for be felt exceedingly alarmed that something was about to be done that must prove ruinous to their interests.—(Hear, hear.)—He did not wish to indulge in gloomy anticipations. He felt anxious, if possible, to repose with confidence in the measures of his Majesty's Government, and he was slow to attribute to them a measure that must prove the ruia of an industrious class of tradesmen. But he would not conceal his fears. He was indeed very apprehensive that the intention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in moving for a Select Com mittee, was to throw the trade in beer open.—(Haw)! Surely then it was necessary for them to assemble toge^ titer, and address the Legislature by an humble, respect ful, though firm manner, and set forth in strong language the injurious effects that must ensue from the adoption of such a measure.—(Cheers.)—lt did not require any ar gument to show that there was not here a sufficient com petition in the trade. If the Magistrates thought other wise, they had only to grant a greater number of licenses, and there would he plenty of people fonnd to take them. When the Chancellor of the Exchequer sanctioned the sale of intermediate beer, he said it was for the purpose of enabling the poor man to get a good a whole some beverage at a cheap rate for his family. This at that time appeared generally to be thought likely to have such an effect, and the liceneced:victuallers as a body did not offer any opposition—(Hear)—whether it had or had not been attended with advantage, it was unnecessary then to enquire into. Could it however be believed that the Go vernment of the country were determined to sacrifice the interests of a numerous and respectable class of men, by allowing every individual to retail beer ; he for one, was un willing to believe it, at the same time he had his apprehensions, and it was better to be prep fired with a petition, and adopt other measures to protect that property tl ey had enjoyed from their infancy.—(Hear, hear. )—Could, be would again ask—could the Government of the country adopt a measure that must prove ruinous to fifty or sixty thousand indi viduals, and which would, perhaps, reduce many in their old days to the greatest misery and distress, if not entirely deprive them of their bread.—(Hear, hear.)—Whatever clamour there might have been raised about public-houses, he never could believe the Legislature would press a mea sure that must involve them in a general ruin. They had embarked their property in a trade that was protected by the law, and who could have engaged in it with con fidence, if it had been supposed that that protection was to be taken away.—(Hear.)—lt was also thought that Mr. Estcourt's Bill had finally set the matter at rest, and acting on such a supposition since the passing of that Act, muck larger sums had been given for houses. The protection they therefore enjoyed ought not to be taken away. It was unnecessary for him to enlarge on, the danger to which they were exposed, every one must be aware of hie situation. It affected every individual in the trade, no matter what description of house he occu pied. It attacked indiscriminately the interests of every licensed victualler in every part of the country. If ever there was an occasion to petition the Legislature, that oc casion now presented itself, and he called upon the meet ing with one common voice to come forward, and in strong language, lay their grievances before Parliament. He eertainly did not wish to use any harsh language or encourage any unnecessary suspicions. But the time had come when they ought to demand of the Legislature a protection of their property.—(Cheers.)—A Committee bad been appointed ; they had nominated Mr. Alderman Browa and his partner, Mr. Martin, to conduct their interests before the House of Commons. The Chairman then read the resolutions and a petition founded on them, which stated the great injury that must result from throwing open the trade in beer, and their conviction that such a measure would not increase the consumption of that article, as that could only be done by a reduction of a duty. Mr. Alderman BROWN having read the petition, Mr. SMITH moved that it be adopted by the meeting. Mr. LARRY, in seconding the motion, begged of every Licensed Victualler to come forward and stand up in support of that protection which they had enjoyed since the reign of Edward VI. He hoped every individual would sign it before I, eying the room, and likewise con tribute towards de'raying the expences. Mr. STEPHENS strongly urged the necessity of adopting the petition. The Cuatamal4 then put the question, that the petition be adopted by the meeting, which was carried unanimously amidst loud acclamations. _ _ • Mr. VOUSLEY moved, that Messrs. Brown and Martin be appointed solicitors, to watch the progress of the Coin* mittee, and protect the rights of the Licensed Victuallers. This Resolution was also carried unanimously. Mr. Alderman BROWN returned thanks, and assured the meeting that no exertion of his should be spared. Ho firmly believed that when the case came to he properly represented to his 'Majesty's Ministers, they would not persevere in a measure calculated to ruin so numerous a body. He believed Ministers had taken it up at the suggestion of some interested party. Mr. LARRY said, as the expenses had been and must be very considerable, it would perhaps he as well to name some sum as the amount of an individual subscription. A great number of voices called out, "A guinea each," which suns was ultimately agreed to. It was then resolved that tie resolutions and petition he advertised in The Sun, Times, Herald, Morning Ad vertiser, Globe, and British Traveller I\ ewspapers. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, who briefly r eturned thanks, and the Meeting adjourned. 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