The Sun. — London, England, 1833-04-29 00:00:00

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' 0 0 Lisbon 3 ti, ............. 0 0 Malta 0 eine .. . .., ......... 0 Sweden ~ ierse.,.. 0 ..., , Waterford 10 £1 7 0 ItOttlll.ll V , ' AT mnu k AT er 11. tft LONI)O I N E B 4 T 4 O rt - litiu ) t ß e a s a ° l M'6 lC; 11. veut ••A • LONDON, 1-uAY EVENING, APRIL 29, 1838. e; 1 defeat o f the Governmen. on Sir Wm. I n 10 1/Ir 's motion for reducing the malt duty . iad e chief, Per qu arter, of course cont i nues the • 1 f Th e e 'l ahbost t h e only, top i c of conv ersation. ta ke ' n eral conclusion arrived at is that whatever 'ot s , 4re i i 'e Yd Pealed, a property tax must b e imposed taid,i i ) . 4l oes justi ce ca ll f or , b ut t h e wan t s o f the thih rig class es of the people necessit a te ti Ukiah unpalateable it may be both to f4 ct 'lv ful ldhold ers an d grea t l an d owners . In Pasthir e suspect that the latter are caught ° lvn tra Y . As they never have yet pro- Ni t an y Plan which was to benefit any class but f h °t ", it would, indeed, be wonderful to of lltliltern ( it h e a r takes t u h d e d re el f l ore,h up the d side to j th!tie y. Em the f r i ends of the people,tey intend who assisted i t : t i on Friday night, and not vote for the re ha,eof tile house and window tax, because they th il Ow attained the obj ec t they had in view, eq an 7 c ontemplated f rom the beginning lg t eeing to any plan o f taxation ahem lh "ld affect themselves. This barefaced ''ha t at robbery will be resisted, and, as we Ne RDPert „11 aaturd a , the -d only alternative is a V y th e ta x. With regard to the reduction of th at - . l alt t we demonstrated a fortnight ago efF long e et) as as the supply of barley 41 ; 4)4 1 was limited by a heavy duty : the oe, not materially to lower the price t Pacie°flsotnereta, but to port the duty into the o f the barley growers. Besides the of a pro pert y tix, therefore, throwing ilati,°l4' forts to th e a d m i ss i on o f f ore i gn b ar l e y te t} ,' f°llows the vote o f F r id ay n i g h t . Of blltit,the ln onopolists will cry out against this, t he ' : Plain that that is the only way in which earl derive any relief from the rem.iis tinolio,lB!' large a portion of the duty. Wl st t 'ay ili 9llB Point it may be well to show in w ty a Pr o in ost relief might be given to the people, r° ,,Per Commutation of a few only of our 411 ' , I : 1 the duty on malt is to be reduced at () "eign b ar l ey i s to come i n on t h e pay hF a shilli ng or two per quarter, the best e t ° o ti t at could be done for the public would P t ic t the tax a l toget h er . The present 9Ua rt °f barl ey ranges from 20s. to 335. per Z i t tile d uty i mpose d upon i ts malting is which, su pp os i ng we ta k e t h e average pit. °C barley at 25 5. wou ld ma k e ma l t 455. 8d.,., Theinitead of th at i t i s 60 s . an d upwards. ) '4 e re as of bulk in barley occasioned 11 ' 4141t io b r , it has been stated by good autho tio3; "'II always pay the expense of that opera bet' Why, then, is there so vast a diff erence I lke: 4 the natural price, and the price paid to I ,Pei ill 'itste r ;4 It arises from the risks and ou: t t thrown in the way of the maltster anti i e xcise laws. Remove those risks and 4 ii 4 ."Peditnet;tS, atand (always supposing there su sPly of barley) the price of malt is 'gor eth 'educ e d to 255. per quarter ; something laix,;:rl one-thi r d o f th e p re sent price. x " 141 t4D - ' 4et i°n of the duty, will not free the c h a rs' 'r fro m th e f etters of the excise, and of ;t 4 rg e not fr ee t h e pu bli c f rom t h e a ddi t i o n • l the heaitle `'e is oblig e d in consequence to make. t his, there will be an equal saving to -teat l'ed 14 the expenses of collection. This Nlt 4t . i -u etio n b • in favour of the agri t4), ai emg made b th e ses, loot only the house and window a Per dtir Probate duty, the stamp duties, the ecl usiv ei le '' and some others which press either 11d t" - : 3? Or in (Treat part upon the commercial .;130etIti,h4teidid:1:rrri,e:11:zbensr of tll e eo non unity ,roust be of those who are really t ‘ l s i , e e rrio arl 1.1 1 -s " at the present moment, Ib t r iBht e , 11 1 . 1 ,1 141(11 ing classes. Arrangements to the 'Le for transferring the collection e department, the r e 'L of the Assessed Taxes (which must have officers as long as we have any indirect internal taxation whatever), and thus again save a large sum now spent in collection. The reduction or abolition of the malt duty, without an open trade in grain, would be a mere transfer of so much revenue from the public to the pockets of the landowners. Let what will be done they alone roust receive a large part of it ; but in the cases of the taxes we have last referred to, the whole community, down to the hunibleq artizan, would share among them the entire advantage. Tlo deficiency which would thus be created could be met by a very small property tax, which, pressing with a weight proportioned to the strength of all who have to bear it, would hardly be felt by any except those who have hitherto managed to provide for themselves an exemption from all burdens. The best accredited report, this morning, is that Ministers will not think it necessary to re sign, on account of the defeat they sustained from the motley opposition of Friday night, but rather intend to propose some comprehensive plan of taxation to the House suited to the occa sion. An issue of Exchequer Bills is talked of the mode which will be adopted to meet the deficiency for the present, reserving the dis cussion of the extent of the new taxes to a calmer moment, and more mature deliberation. We have before us the copy of a Bill to al low the people called Separatists to make a solemn affirmation and declaration instead of an oath. The principle of this Bill it is impossible to praise too highly, and it would be superfluous, after the long indulgence Quakers have enjoyed in this respect, to argue upon the cruelty or de priving men of their civil rights, because a ten derness of conscience (a proof, if anything, of special trust worthiness) makes them construe literally the Divine command of " swear not at all." What we would suggest to the promoters of the Bill is to extend the application of this principle beyond the case of the Separatists. There are many besides the Quakers and Se paratists whose consciences are wounded by the taking of an oath, and there can be no reason why all should not have the same respect paid to their feelings. By the Paris papers we find that the Cham bers opened the new Session on Friday, when M. DUPIN was re-elected President of the De puties, and Messrs. SCHONEN, ETIENNE, BE RENGER, and DELESSERT, Vice-Presidents.— The accouchement of the Duchess de BERRI at Blaye was hourly expected. She had refused to see the four physicians despatched by Go vernment to inquire into the state of her health . German papers mention that the agents Of IBRAHIM PACHA are very active at Constanti nople ; that the SULTAN is in hourly danger of his life; and that fears are entertained about bring ing the Russian troops into the capital, as the sight of them might make the people desperate and accelerate an explosion. The same authorities state that ten thousand Russian infantry have passed the Danube on their road to Constanti nople. Accounts from Berlin speak of a report to the effect that a proposal has been made by one of the European cabinets for diplomatic con ferences at V,enna, for the purpose of discussing in common the affairs of !he Els% Thesecond reading of Sir ANDREW AGNEW'S Bill for the better observance of "the Sabbath,' if not again put off; will come on to-morrow ; whenever brought forward we doubt not it will be dealt with as it merits. In an age when all sects are left to the free enjoyment of their religious opinions,—when the Legislature is about to relieve even Jews from political disdbilities,—when sectarians ate multiplied beyond any former period, and the shades and distinctions in religious opinions are as varied as those of the human countenance, — for any sect to set up its opinions on any points as unerring, and to demand of the legislature to enforce the observance of those opinions agains all other sects, by legislative enactments, displays either the most pitiable weakness, or the most presumptuous hypocrisy. Like quacks and mock doctors, our modern puritans have a quick discernment of the weaknesses of human nature, and a ready wit to turn them to account. Thus they assume great anxiety for what they term a better observance of the Sabbath, to secure the support, or disarm the opposition of all those weak but well disposed persons who would be fearful their motives might be misconstrued if they opposed a cry thus artfully got up. Another cry is, that all this is for the benefit of THE roots,—they well knowing the poor would be the only sufferers by the proposed enactments, and the only persons against whom they could be enforced. To benefit the poor, they would pervert Sun day from a day of rest, to a day of penance and persecution ! To benefit the poor they would close the baker's oven on a Sunday, and prevent them from enjoying a hot dinner on the only day very many can obtain it ! To benefit the poor they would prevent their vending an orange or a cake, to aid in honestly acquiring a meal for themselves and children, which they might otherwise want, or be driven to the pari,h or to dishonest means to obtain ! To benefit the poor, they would prevent a poor man who had not the money on the Saturday, from buying a meal on Sunday ! Alas ! alas !—What law, moral or divine, would be violated by either ? Some few years ago, the Puritans in America petitioned Congress to prevent the mails run ning on Sundays. It is needless to say the prayer of the petition was not granted. It was, however, referred to a committee who conde scended to argue the matter in their report, from which the following are extracts : " If Congress should, by authority of the law, sanction the measure recommended, it would constitute a legisl.it ye .b.ci,io n on a religious controve:sy, on which even Chrs- CI ins tliems.dves are at issue. " Representatives are chosen to guard the rights; f man, nut restrict the rights of conscience. Despots may r.gard their subjects as their property, and usurp the di vine prerogative of preqcrihing their religious faith, but the history of the world furnishes the melancholy demon stration, that the disposition of one man to coerce the religious homage of another, springs from an unchas tened ambition, rather than a sincere devotion to an!, religion. Religious prejudices enlist the strongest preju dices of the human mind, and when misdirected, excite the worst passions of our nature, under the delusive pre text of doing God service. Nothing is so incessant in its toils, so persevering in its determination, so appalling in its course, or so dangerous in its consequences. " If Congre:s shall declare the first day of the week hole, it will not convince the Jew or Sabbatarian ; it will dissatisfy both, and cons,.quently convert n ,, itber. If a solemn act of legislation shall in one point define the law of God, or point out to the citizen one religious duty, i , may with equal propriety define every part of revelation, and enforce every religious obligation. Man's relation with God is shove human legislation, and his rights of conscience inalienable. " Do not all men in this country enjoy every religious right, which saints or martyrs ever asked? Wh ence , then, this voice of complaint? Who is it, that in the full e rijoyotent ol" every principle that human laws can secure, wishes to wrest a portion of those principles from his neighbour ? Do the writioners allege that they cannot renseientiou-ly participate in the mail contracts, and post offices, beciuse the mail is carried in Sunday? If this lat their motive, then it is worldly gain, which stimulates to action, and not virtue and relg , on. Do th..y emu plain that men less conscientious in relation to the Sab bath, obtain advantages over them by receiving letters ar i d attending to their contents? Still their motive is worldly and selfish. But if their motive be to make Congress sanction by law their religious opinions and observances, then their efforts are to he resisted, as in their tendency fa!al to both religions and political freedom. Why have the petitioners confined their prayer to the mails? Why have they not requested, that Government be required to suspend ad its executive functions on that day ? Why do they not require us to exact that our ships shall not sail,—that our armies shall not march,— that (Beers of justice shall not seize the suspected, or guard the convicted ? It is the Government, ever active in its functions, which eraibles us all, even the petitioners, to worship in our churches in peace. " If the Almighty had set apart the first day of the week, as a time which man is bound to keep holy, and devote exclusively to his worship, would it not be more congenial to the prospects of Giristiaus to appeal exclu sively to the great Lawgiver of the Universe to aid them in making men better, in correcting their practices, and purifying their hearts? Government will protect them in their efforts—when they shall have so instructed the public mind, and awakened the consciences of individuals, as to make them believe it is a violation of God's law, to carry the mail, open post-offices, and receive letters, on Sunday, the evil of which they complain will cease of itself without any exertion of the strong arm of civil power. When loafs undertakes to be Cod's avenger, be becomes a demon." We regret we have not space to insert this report at length; the whole is well deserving attention, and the arguments advanced apply with singular force to the Bill about to be brought under discussion by Sir A. AGNEw. We have received letters from Mr. JEWELL and Lord GREY of Groby, informing us that the statement contained in the Hatton-Garden police report of Monday last respecting the con tents of some letters from his Lordship to a Miss RoGERs is erroneous, and that they contain no allusion to any faux pas. The account was copied from a Morning Paper. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) PER TALPARLIAMENT THIS DAY, MONDAY, APRIL 29. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPRAKEL took the chair about ten minutes after twelve o'clock. On our entering the gallery we found be tween one hundred and fifty and two hundred Members in the House ; among whom we could only perceive Dr. LUsHINOTON as connected with the Ministry. Mr. YELVERTON mov. , d the third reading of the Carmarthen Road Bill.—Read a third time and passed. Mr. L. HODGES brought up the repot t of the Com mittee on the Gravesend and Mil•on Improvements Bill. Bili and amendments read a second time, and ordered t be engrossed. Upon the motion of the same Hon. Mem ber, the Whitchurch Road Bill was read a third time and Passed. _ _ Mr. FINN prevented a peti , ioa from the Dublin and London Stearn Al urine Company, praying to be heard against the Dublin and the St. George's Steam Packet Bills.—Referred to the Committee of said Bills. Lord HENNIKER moved the third reading of the Warkford Po. , r Bill.—Read a third rime and pAssed. Mr. DAWSON brought up the Report of the Commit tee on the Leicester and Swannington Railway Bill. Mr. W. BROUGHAM brought uo the Report of the Committee on the South London M irket Bill, which stated that the preamble of the Bill had been proved. THE DRAMA. Mr. BARING having presented three petitions from various places in the county of Essex for the abolition of slavery ; also a petition from the proprietors of Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres against the Bill which stood for a second reading respecting the regulation of theatrical performances, introduced by an Hon. Member (Mr. E. L. Bultver.) said, he knew hut little of the sub ject, but he thought it deserved the serious at tention of the House. The Bill professed to improve the dramatic performances, but the petitioners denied that it would have that effect, and that on the contrary, it would let in great licentiousness and immorality. Whe ther that would be the case or not, of course he could not tell, nor would he take up the time of the House by discussion upon the subject. He would, however, say, that the subject was one of great importance, and if any thing that the House should do would have that effect, it certainly would be fatal to the morals of the country ;—it would be useless to open the churches once a week if they were to open places of licentiousness six days in the week. The House should be sure, when they invaded private rights, that they were not doing the injury that the petitioners stated they would do. The question was, whether the petitioners had not patent rights which had been pronounced by different Courts, and by the most eminent lawyers, to be established. Mr. E. L. BULWER said, with regard to the patent rights of the two Theatres Royal, the Committee had come to the resolution that they ought to be with held. If the Hon. Member (Mr. Baring) would examine the Bill, be would find that there was a protection against licentiousness by placing theatres under the surveillance of the Censor and of the Lord Chamberlain. He would not discuss the Bill at present as it stood for a second leading; but he was sure it would receive the attention it deserved, and be would he happy if the Hon. Member (Mr. Baring) would give him the benefit of his experience upon it. Sr S. WHALLEY was understood to support the pe tition and said that one of the objects of the Bili was to check the present immorality now prevailing at theatres. Mr. ROTCH hoped that the house would not agree to any new measure without providing for some proper police regulations.—(Hear ) Mr. BtsRING wished to be understood as pronouncing no opinion upon the subi , ct, but merely to state that it . - the Bill would have the effect anticipated by the petition ers, it should not be allowed to pass. Mr. E. L. BULWER made a few observations in ex planation, which were inaudible in the gallery. Mr. fIENEAGE presented a petition from the city of Lincoln, praying for the abolition of slavery. Mr. E. L. BULWER supported the prayer of the petition. Mr. C. MARJORIBANKS presented petitions from Cottingham and Greenlow, in Berwickshire, praying for the total and immediate abolition of slavery. The Hon. Member cordially supported the prayer of the petition. Sir JOAN DALRYAIPLE presented a petition from Dalkeith, praying for a revision of that corporation. The Hon. Metnber also presented a petition from Newcalder, in Edinhurghshire, praying for the emancipation of slavery. A petition, signed by John Davis, was laid on the table of the flou-e, complaining of the election for the borough of Montgomery. The further consideration of which was fixed for the 21st of May. Mr. LYGON presented a petition from a parish in Worcester for the abolition of slavery. The Hon. Mern her also presented a petition from A-tley, in Worcester, for the better observance of the Sabbath ; also a petition born the tnagistrates, clergy, and other inhabitants of Worcester, for rho amen !mem of the Beer Bill.—Referred to the Committee on the Beer Bill. Mr. EWART presented a petition from the merchants, traders, and shopkeepers of Liverpool, praying for the repeal of the house and window taxes. Mr. JOHN SMITH regretted that such a petition should have b en presented, being perfectly satisfied that the inhahitints of such a prosperous town as Liverpool were perfectly competent to pay those taxes. Mr EWART made a few observations, which were not heard in the gallery. The IloN MEMBER also presented a petition from the Dissenters of El K e Hill, Liverpool, for an alteration in parochial registration, and a removal of the grievances under which they laboured. Also similar petitions fro-7 , Byson-street and Lyme-street chapels, Liverpool. The Hon. Member alas presented a petition from the medical practitioners of Liverontil against the Apothecaries' Act. Mr. BANNERNIAN supported the prayer of the peti• tint, and was happy to hear that Ministers intended to all , viato the eriev,ince of which the petitioners complained, Mr FOULKES presented petitions from East Walthim and ellX other places, against slavery. Mr. J. SMI HI presented petitions from a serious body of persons at Chipham, Buckinehamstiir , , for the better observance of the Sabbath. The lion. Member present ed petitions from Oldney and Ame.sham. against slavery. Mr. lIEATHCO fE presented a petition from Long Sutton, in the county of Lir.coln, for the better observance of the Sabbath, and from Kesteven, agamst any alteration in the corn laws. Mr. T. ATTWOOD observed that he was a moot sin cere friend (tithe agriculturalists, but, in his opinion, the corn laws were productive of the most serious injury to them. He had no hesitation in saying that during the last seventeen years the whole productive power of England had been diminished one-fifth, and that the agriculturalists were in the Act of being plundered of t: , eir property by a measure from which they derive no benefit. The ' corn laws had lured them on , o destruction for the last fifteen years, and had brought them into that situation, that, upon his honour, be believed that there were not half of the farmers of England solvent, in consequence of being swindled and diddled out of their property. He was sure that if such a state of things was continued, the farmers would go on from had to worse, and that no corn laws would ever do them any good, even if they should be persevered in. --(Hear.) An nom. MEMBER could not understand bow gentle men, conn,cted with the agricultural interest, could ex pect to retain the monopoly of the corn laws, and yet call upon Ministers to reduce the tax upon male.—(Hear.) Mr HEATHCOTE begged to observe, in rtpiy to the Hon. Member for Birmingham, and which he wished also to apply to the Hon. Member for Liverpool, that the agricultural interest knew well enonA how to take care of itself, without being taught by those Hon. Members what to do. Mr. COLQUHOUN presented petitions for the better observance of the Sabbath, from the Vicar of Busby, from Harford, StrathLoe, Kimsey, Colehill, and other places ; for abolition of slavery, from several places in Dumbarton shire ; against the encouragement of distillation frotn the Temperance Society of Kilburnie ; against the beer laws, freera the Rev. John Foster ; front the weavers of Kirkin tulloch and Kemsey, proving for relief front their distress ; and from Kirkintulloch, Cardruss, and other places, pray •ng for an alteration of the system of the Church of Scot land patronage. Mr. SHAW presented petitions from the Bishop and clergy of the diocese of Krllalu ; from the Archdeacon and !.is clergy of th e dioceses of Dublin, of Lismore, Kellalu, and the inhabitants of Newport, against the Irish Clime!, Reform Bill. Also petitions from Ralikeal, Carrisford, Newport, Limerick, and a parish in C ak, fur the better observance of the Sabbath, and one from Rathkeal against slavery. CORN EXCHANGE. We have to report a fair arrival of Wheat and Flour during the previous week, and a moderate return of other articles. The trade throughout the week was steady. This morning's fresh supply was inconsiderable, of nearly every description of Corn. The small show of samples that appeared of fine dry Wheat, ob tained purchasers at a little advance in prices ; but the other descriptions continue stationary. The Barley trade has been thrown into much perplexity, in consequence of the unexpected division in the House of Commons on Iriday night. The factors a,ked higher prices for this grain, but the maltsters were in doubt how to act, and the market concluded without any variation. Tender parcels of Beans cre slack in sale ; but dry qualities are somewhat dearer. Pease are in short supply. Fine Oats have obtained an advance of Is. per quarter; inferior descriptions are in better sale than of late. The trade for Flour remains very depressed, as more supplies are anticipated from Ireland. PRICES ON 80 . Wheat, lied (old) —s. —S. --White (old) —s. --S. Red 18K3`.2) Fine 4Bs. 525. Superfine 548. 565. White (1832) 46s. 50s. Fine s2s 545. Superfine sBs. 60s. Foreign free 425. 655. 92.. i 365. 22s 245. 255. '27s. . 42s 48s . 52i. 565. v '146. sth. 32s 335. Its 365. 19s. 425. , ARD OF SHIP. Beans, Small (new)... (old) - Tick (new)..., • (old) - Harrow (new: (old). . --3. —B. .. •—k3i 30s. ..325. 345. :30s. 335. .: 365. 38s. Brank Oats, Feed .. 15i. 17s. Rye Barley Grinding al ting Malt Fine New Pease, Grey New Maple Ne White Boilers New lBs. IN. Poland IN. 235. New l7s. 21s. Potatoe '2•2s. 245. - New — s. —B. 2‘24 15s. 18s 20s. I (per sack) 45s 503 mis 425. 455. :h Country 40s. 449 Ss 9s. - Scotch ----- Flour Town --- Seco] Nortl Bran 4KRIVALS OF RAIN IN LONDON DUI, NO LAST WEEK. :•,. cc 4 c.., ,v -. :-.: 2 1,7 ° r'rom Whence. r 7; ~ .;,-, r F P = :, itt 1. Qrs. Qt - Y. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Scks. I,ll,orough 224 510 15 50 Boston ridlington — 3 , 10 Bridport — 70 'la) .... . Cowes Dartmouth ). _ Colchester l7O 251 510 ...... 01 12 52) t J 7 i 1 I arwich ; Leigh 842 - 93 70 09 27 x Maldon :.x to .41 busby 11011 2BO 450 Ipswich 45 440 12 3 150 145 ent Lyme Lynn — 1419 -- , NewhaYen — , 300 vole — 1:8 Shoreham — 50 •;0 o thampton - Outhwold ..... .• 310 *aiding tort. ton Weymouth — 200 I oi isheach So 490 110 Woodbridge 53 410 10 130 Yarmouth OS 953 1080 2 770 A, berdeell .erwick .-.irkaldy 4941 3939 7528 6138 1450 233 7454 I ciso. Belfast Cork Dublin alway — 1680 430 Limerick — Newry — 1850 330 Waterlia'd — Voughall — 785 FOREIGN. Calcutta ^—_ 421) 490 Vigo — 127 Coastways l5O 94 ———— Total AGGREGATE Rye, 10--Tares, 583!) @UAW - , t I 3939 I ri'rY 0 nseeti, all. le 7528 F OTH lia47 EK 1 1 / 4 1 Rapeseo As. 49, 1150 I OS OF 1, 0--] —s e I :2.33 I ' Pul.si .Bank, SMITHFIELD NI ARK E I This day's supply of Beasts, Sheep,famPLamlis, was moderately !rood ; of Calves and Porkers but limited ; the trade was dull throughout, with Beef and Veal at a depression of full ..;!d., Mut on 4d., and Lamb full Gd. per stone; with Pork, at Friday's quotations. PRICES PER. STONE OF SIRS. TO SINK THE OFFALS. s. d. to s. d. s, ti. WS. d. Inferior Beasts 2 4 2 6 Large Lamb=......... 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 0 3 8 Prime small ditto... 5 0 6 4 Prime la:geOxen 3 8 310 Large coarse Calves 3 2 310 Prime Scots, &e...„ 4 2 4 4 Prime small ditto... 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep 3 6 310 Large Hog; Second quality ditto 4 2 4 6 Small Porkers 4 4 4 8 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Suckling Calves 12s. to 28 , each. SouthdownWethers 410 5 0 Quarter old Pigs 125.t0 18p.each. SUPPLY, AS PER CLERK ' S STATEMENT; Beasts. Sheep and Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 2,156 I 17,630 I If 8 1 140 About 40 of the beasts came up the St. Alban's road ; about 51 op the other northern roads; about 1 , 0 (including Irish) from the western and midland districts; about 1950 from Nor. folk, Suffbik, Essex, and Cambridvshire ; about 60 from Kent and Sussex and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c. in the neighbourhood of London, NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL At per stone, by the Carcass. s. 0.. to s. d. s. tos. d. leet, inferior 2 2 2 4 Mutton, interior 2 6 2 8 middling 2 4 210 middling.. 3 2 3 8 __— prime large 3 2 3 4 -- prime 4 0 4 4 prime small... 3 4 3 6 fork, large Veal 2 4 4 0 I small 4 0 alO Lamb 4s. Bd. to 5s . A few days ago the report of a pistol was heard from the hou-e of a man nainco LAFRANCE, in ae eounnune Of Chapaizp, Saone-et- Lite, and an instant afterwards Madame LAFRANCE rfleditd flu', followed by a young man named TALLEMA !IDE. covered with blood, who, after st iggering a few paces, fen avid expired. It waa pun ascertained that LAFRANCE, SRAIWEting his wife of infidelity with TALLFaIARDE, pretended to go out, but concealed himself till he detected them together, and then shot the seducer with one of the barrels of a double bar relled gun, intending to turn the other against his wife, had she not made her escape. The murderer immediately surrendered himself, and was committee! to prison. His only regret is that he was unable to wreak his vengeance on a faithless wife.—Prench paper. 110 ROUGEI OF LAUNCESTON. Mr. C. BULLEII presented a petition from the elec tors of Launceston, in the county of Cornwall, complain ing that bribery had been used at the last election for that borough, and that they were only prevented from proving it hefore the Haase, by the enormous expense which at-' tended the taking of evidence before election petitions. He disclaimed all feeling of personal hostility aga i ns t the Gallant General (Sir H. Hardinge), who had been the succe . ss . ful candidate for that borough. He was most also to give any pain to the Noble Duke (Northumberland), who was said to nominate for Laun ceston. His sole object was to show that there existed what the petitioner. comndered a great COnOutional The first statement in the petition was highly deservint tee attention of the House, that in consequence of tlo great and enormous expense which was incurred by election committees, they could not prove the existence at the last election of the bribery which the petition alleged. Thr petition then went on to pia) , that the constituency might he increased by extending the limits of the borough. Th petition also prayed that a commission should be sent down to inquire into the existence of bribery at the last election, and that the evidence might be taken on an economical ',elle. The Hon. Member, in supporting the prayer of the petition, stated that he was aware he made himself obnoxious to those who advocated the "finality" of the Morin Bill ; but be considered that measure would be a mere mockery to the people of England if it did not, to use the language of Lord Grey in the House of Lord., " put an end to the system of nomination," and introduce in its room that o! representation. It was not, however, against the Reform Bill, but against the Boundary Bill, that he urged obj2etions. He almost wished that no assertion had been made as to the existence of bribery; as he wished to con fine the attention of the House to a single question of fact, whether Launceston was still a nomination borough. regretted that the vote by ballot had not been carried on a late occasion —(Hear, bear)—as he was of opinion that would have given the voters some effectual protection. But, from the votes on that occasion, he did not think that the voters of England would be long excluded from that benefit. Thn Hon. Member then insisted on the nc- cessity of enlarging the extent of this very limited borough. He did not ask for the commission solely on bebalf of the electors of Launceston, but on behalf of the people of Eng land generally, who were so deeply intere►ted in the a)stem of representation, of the state of which the petition fur nished some evidence. He asked the House if it wished that the people of England should, by their complaints, force them to adopt a much greater change than had been effected by the Reform Bill. Sir H. HARDINGE thought the speech of the Hon. Member was not so much for the purpose of doubting the legality of the election, as it was to exhibit a desire to attack the Reform Bill. With regard to the Reform Bill he (Sir H. Hardinge) had opposed it to the tibmost ; but as it was now the law of the land, he should do all he could to remedy any defect that it had.—.(He +r, hear, hear.) He did not, however, agree th -it it was necessary on all occasions on which the petitioners had ben defeated, that they should claim a large exten sion of boundary. The petitioners were those who op posed him, and the first signature was that of Mr. Howell, whom he defeated, and the next that of Thomas Pearce, who was Mr. Howell's electioneering agent,—a gentle m.n who, on a recent occasion, declared that he had redeemed sixty yeses of Toryism by three of Radicalism: He (Sir H. Hardinge) most distinctly denied on behalf of himself, his agents, or his friends, that there was one single instance of bribery or corruption at his election. The House would recollect that a petition had been presented, charging him, his agents, and friends, with bribery, and yet, after waiting three months, and Mr. Pearce being the agent-- Mr. BULLER interrupted the Hon. and Gallant Officer by saying that there was no charge of bribery, indeed he believed that there was not the slightest suspicon of bribery against the Hon. and Gallant Officer. Sir H. HARDINGE read an extract from the former petition, in which himself, his agents, &c., were charged with bribery and corruption. He declared that he held the off nce of bribery in so odious a light, every voter being obliged to take the bribery oath, that sooner than have subjected the voters to the offence of perjury, he would have lost Ye electian.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Although the former p"titioners had had three months, 1 they failed to enter into the requisite sureties, and he (Sir li. Hardinge) in conequence had never had an opportunity to declare that he was not the guilty person he had been accused of. He was prepared—and that was known to his counsel and agents—to meet the charge, and to deny and defy the proof that there was a single case of bribery, and he believed that the reason the petition was not pro secuted was, that the petitioners were convinced they could not bring forward a single case, and they were afraid their petition would be deemed frivolous and vexatious. For several weeks every Cornish paper had teemed with articles calling for subscriptions, in support of the peti tions, in order, as they said, " to drive the Conservatives from the Borough of Launceston ;" and with considerable effect too, for they had got 5001. or 6001. in that way. Ati Hon. Baronet's (Sir William Mole,worth) agent had written articles of that kind in a Gavernm , nt paper. Ha had now been returned to Parliament eight or nine times, and he had never had any transaction of the nature that was asserted by the Hon. Member. His agents and counsel knew all the details of the case, he stated them publicly, and they could catechise him if they thought proper. With regard !o the influenc- that was complained of, he begged the Hon. Member to recollect what was the influence of the Duke of Northumherlani. Tne Duke had by no means large pro?erty in that neighbourhood, and therefore, the Duke's influence did not ari , e from his having a large tenantry ; it arose from his having been for many years a large benefactor to all the public charities in that neighbourhood, and on the occasion of the late contest, ne (Sir Henry) could only state that such was the impression of the people of Laun c<ston fur his benefactions, and the generosity and liberality with which they were dispensed, that an accusation was made against Mr. Howell, stating that he never made any benefaction to the town anti in the year 1826 a review was taken of the benefactions of the Noble Duke and Mr. 11. (the one living at a distance, and the other on the spot), when it appeared that the Duke of Northumberland in the year IS2B subscribed to the public chanties, Sunday schools, and to the poor of the parish 2131., and towards the improvement and re pairs of the town 334/., while in that tear Mr. Howell, being a resident gentl ma❑ in the neighbourhood, there was not one farthing subscribed by him. Now he would state that it was not the influence of the Duke from pro perty, but it was the influence of a liberal and generous Nuhl-man, exercised on the spot ; and if he were to get into details to justify that Nobleman's conduct, of which he was sure the Noble Duke would rather not have said he WA., there would be enough to vindicate him, and to clear him from all imputation.—(Hear, hear.) Bur, be would say, the Duke of Northumberland bad not in the town of Launceston one dt zen of tenants, and that .. .. he had not in the borough of Launceston one half of the same proportion of tenants as the Duke of Bedford had got in Tavistock—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") — If the Hon. Gentleman wished to have examples to justify him in calling for an extension of the con-tituency, he should look nearer home, and he would find much stronger ones. There was the borough of Tavistock, with its population of five thousand six hundr,d, returned two Mem bers, yet it polled only two hundred and forty-seven votes at the late election, while Launceston, with a population of 5,381, had only one Member, yet polled 243 voters. Knaresborough and Totness stood in the same relative situation. He was quite astonished to find the state ments of the Noble Lord who introduced the Reform Bill, that it would add to the constituency of the borough's upwards of 110,000—there were 65 old boroughs which at the late election had polled only 83,809, while there had been cont sted elections in every one, and under the old system they had polled 95,040, the very same 65 bo• roughs. The corporation had also been charged with using undue influence in having a power to license public houses. There had been only one gentleman licen.rd since the passing of the Bill, and he was one of the per sons who had signed the petition. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said without au increase in the ronstitu,ncy, Launceston would be a mere nomination borough—this was not his opinion only, but that of 99 sot of every 100 of his constituents. He did nut accu'e the Hon. and Gallant Baron •t of those practices, in tact, he believed that he was quite unaware of them, but he would assert that they were carried on, and that the Duke of Northuinherlind was the arch-criminal. Sir H. HARDINGE—It is false.—(Order, order.) If the Hon. Member means to assert, and continues to as sert, that the Duke of Northumberland is the arch-crimi nil in those demoralizing practises, I will again meet it in the way I have done, and characterize such an assertion as being false —(Loud cries of " Order.") The SPEAKER said that all the Hon. Baronet meant was, that if such an assertion was made, he would deny the truth of it in the strongest language that the forms of I:tat House would allow.—(Hear.) Sir W. MOLESWORTH would still assert that the Duke of Northumberland was the principle cause of inti midation in the borough. Sir H. HARDINGE observed, that if the Hon. Mem ber still persisted in that assertion, he must reprobate it in th e stroneest terms of inoigoation the House would al low hint to express. Sir W. MOLESWORTH would still adisere to his as ertion. An HoN. ME3II3F.It begged to add his testimony to that of the Hon. Baronet, that Launceston was a nomination borough. Sir H. HARDINGE said, that with regard to an statementssand paulantishhamdebnets7 thattl nde as to b ieetnitkilmelidilaottin,lot,had he must observe, that, at the late election, two memb•ra of M , . Howell's Committee hail promised the Honourable Baronet's custom to voters who bad already pro mised him their votes, provided be would break his faith and tote fir Mr. Howell. \Vfth regard to the notoriety that had been expressed of Launceston becoming nomination borough, he ttiould !tied that that &role, lot Nom the rent clicu,i,biances in whin', the horoogu was placed, but in cou.equeriee of bis (Sir Henry Ifardinge) having defeated the Whig candidate. Sir W. MOLESWORTH said, that if what the Right Hon. Baronet had stated was the feet, he felt more in dignant at the use of his name than words could express. Mr. CHARLES BULLER would assure Hon. Mem bers that although attached to the Whir party, he would have as readily presented a petition of the same nature from Tavictoek as from Launceston. Mr. AIORRISON presented petitions fur the abolition of slavery from several place. in Suffolk. Mr. LEACH presented petitions front several parishes ;n Monmouthshire, for the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. HUTT presented petitions from Barton, A1.11.m -rough, and other places, for the abolition of slavery. ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. HUTT then presented petitions from Kingston upon-Hull and another place, for the repeal of the assessed taxes. Mr. BRIGSTOCK presented a similar petition from Shepton 111411 et. ,40 T ii h ti e on H o u fp N i . salc 11 ,,e, 1 :: . x : :: f a oronm a h l i s ps o hine p p r Bot eee ont : A t , ed iNvanet pe lt:s t , i L t T i a o itn n y s eerrtt fo nn r : aa t ti ll nd e d at a Wol v rr t ip r ol t ua o cs n e , and al s f o r the o p m eti t petitions Wesleyan fo r t the e M be e Meth od ist s st observance asse mbling of othe s the Sabbath, from Rohorough ; and a petition from Bath against the Blark Dog Road Bill. Mr. J. C. DUNDAS presented a petition from Rich. mond, in Yorkshire, for a reform in the corporatio n of that town, and for an extension of the frtnchise.—Referred to the Committee on Corporations. Tire HON. MEMBER. also presented three p-titions from George-street Chapel, Greenwich; from William-streLt Chapel, Woolwich, and from certain Methodists of the same place, for the abolition of slavery. Mr. PLUMBTRE presented petitions from Wigan, and three other places, for the abolition of slavery; and from Kingsworth and Bruckley for the repeal of the malt duty. Mr. VIGORS presented a petition from thecongregt - lion of Dissenters of York-street Chapel, Dublin, for the better observance of the S4bhath, to the pr.yer of which he was opposed.—(Hear, hear.) From the parish of St. Pancras, for the abolition of the assessed taxes ; from the same place, for the repeal of the Sep tennial Act and ♦ote by ballot ; and from the same parish complaining of the immense expenditure of the Trustees of the new Church, and praying red.ess. The latter petition stated that, in order to build a new Church, two Acts of Parliament had passed, empowering the trustees, who were an irrespon sible and self-elected body, to raise two sums of 40,000/. 45,000/., and yet they had raised on the whole a sum of not less than 250,000/.—(Hear.) Lord OSSULSTON presented a petition from Ford, in Northumberland, praying for the better observance of the Sabbath. HAND-LOOM WEAVERS. Mr. OSWALD presented a petition from the Magis trates and Clergy of Falkirk, praying the House to insti tute an inquiry into the distressed state of the hand-loom weavers within their jurisdiction. Their patience during their di tresses have been beyond all praise, and the lion. Member hoped the House would not fail to give their consideration. APOTHECARIES ACT. Mr. BANNERMAN presented a petition from Ahe4 deep, against the Apothecaries Act ; also a petition from Trinity Chapel, and another place is Aberdeen, prayin for the better observance of the Sabbath ; and from the merchants, manufacturers, and others of the City of Aber deen against the stamp duties on small receipts. BOROUGH OF ARUNDEL. Lord DUDLEY STUART presented a petition from Arundel, praying fur an inquiry into the abuses of the Corporation of that borough. The House then adjourned. VICE-CHANCERY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Cauca petitions of no general interest occupied the Court th e whole morning. ROLLS' COURT.-(THIS DAY.) His Honour the lifsszca of the Rou.s was occupied the whole morning with the part-heard case of Churchill, &e., which appears likely to take up the time of the Court for several days. EXCHEQUER COURT.-(THIS DAY.) GREGORY v. DICAS. This was an action for libel, the plaintiff in which is the ostensible proprietor of the Satarist. The defendant is an at.. torney who has long been at enmity with all connected with that paper. Mr. J. Williams and Mr. Earle appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant Bompass for the defendant. Mr. Maggs, Mr. Davis, and several other newsmen, deposed that on the morning of Sunday, the sth of August, while waiting at the Satarist office for their papers, copies of a placard were given them by Mr. Dices and his son, which contained the libel. It stated, that in a few days h• would publish the Life of the notorious Barnard Gregory, with a full account of his former transactions in Brighton. It charged him with being a regular swindler, and with having set up the Satirist ; fur the purpose of libelling people In order to make money out of them. For the defence, it was proved by Mr. Hayward, a solicitor, and the defendant's son and daughter, that he did not leave th house from o'clock on the Saturday evening till late on O.! Sunday, and by Mr. Chas. Bluck and one of his men, that they were the parties who distributed the placards, and that Mr. Dices was not present at all. In his cross-examination Mr. Black said that, for the last 17 years, he had made his living by keeping a subscription-house, in 4, Park-place. He was not a printer, though his name ap peared on the bills as such. He waited at the Satirist office from three o'clock in the morning till after eight. It was a very wet morning, (the witnesses for the plaintiff said it was a fine morning) he had long known Mr. Dices, and employed him in his professional capacity. Mr. Wiwams replied in a very amusing manner. His LORDSHIP then summed up, and the Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict for the plaintid: Damages— One Shilling. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Jamaica Papers to the 20th of March have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house. (From the Paper of the 19th of March.) OUR DELEGATES. The following memorial from the Delegtateti to Government for this Island has been presented to his Majesty's Ministers " We claim from the Government security from future in terference with our slaves, either by Order in Council or by any other mods not recognised by our laws. " We claim that Sectarian Missionaries shall be left to the operation of the laws. " We ask for such alterations in the Revenue Acts as shall revive our prosperity, by returning to the colonists some part of the income of their estates, which is now and has long been swallowed up by the exactions of the mother country. " If these reasonable demands are rejected, we call upon the Government to give us an equitable compensation ; if refused. we humbly require that the Islam! of Jamaica be separated from the parent country." The Barbadoes papers to the 55th Feb., state that several of the islands have been visited with severe and alarming earth quakes, but without the lons of lives. We now state positively that writs for the election of mem. hers to some of the new Assemblies will be issued immediately after the Easter Holidays. His Excellency Lord Mulgrave and Lady arrived at Montego Bay on Monday in the Blanch. THE FENDS. Although at present we are under some domestic difficulties in respect to the state of affairs, the Funds maintam their prices, owing to the prevailing idea that some communication of importance will be forthcoming from Ministers this evening to the House respecting the Budget. Consols, which left off on Saturday at 86 71 to 87 for Account, opened at 87 to N. at which price they are at present. We hear that the Conservatives had a meeting yesterday, and came to a resolution to support Ministers. Consols have improved to 87 HALF-PAST ONE. Accounts from Madrid state that there is reason to believo that the affairs of Portugal will be arranged In a manner to conciliate the Princes of the House of Itragarma. Consols continue steady at S 7 f for the Account, with little doing. The Foreign Market is also inactive ; price much the same as on Saturday. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 81 I. Bank Stock 193 86Z 81't 93 1 n 1)-ti 31.11 . rN I. IIPP e p :Ppe e ve're r rr3 'C C CCCee e leli n e4'' nentt t :rtt.C.RCloLet' lied 1011 Long. Ann. to expire Jan. IWO l6: Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 l7 FOREIGI Austrian, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent BB Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Chilian. 6 per cent. Columbian, 6 per cent l5 Ditto, 1824 l7 Danish 721 Greek, 5 per cent. Mexican, 5 per cent. ...••• Ditto, I , per cent Peruvian, 6 per CLOSING PRICES.—FOUR O'CLOCK. India Stock c'27 Ditto Bonds 0 6* 2S pm. South Sea Stock 97; Ditto Old Ann Ditto New Ann. Ex. Bills, 10. t 1 49 50 pm. Ditto 5901 49 50 pm. Ditto Small 44 50 pm. Bank St for Acc 193 Consols for Arc Nit India for Arc r FUNDS. Portuguese, 5 per cent.... Ditto, Reg. 5crip............ Prussian, 5 per e , n , - Russian Boods.spe . .......... .... . u o r‘ e . Di t t o , Metallic ••••• .. Ecchange D u tch, 2} per cent Ditto, 5 vet' cent. Sot