The Sun. — London, England, 1833-04-16 00:00:00

e fort of g` h a d 1 )°, of th e °", usual °"6 . mistak6' nte iligeocf !lit, seep 1 11 essa,°,t the.D.',!,i for P. ?J oint 35 ,, Gibl° Luc' !ntic vs to " I h early - a l mott tll '' , Ee pectin°. up t he i rl; two c °11 : , the in f or n o , reSPe Ctifip israc ter. ,eo o vved t h a t a u he D uy ed unity of ") a &N el l an d h e iovere i g i r ' s r . o i s coLin t.l o the I vo' n o ea S°rl is al° ro ° n ot a lte. d. ' ids, w ho lib rati° l " l ou lJ , er son C o f the f— but he Of °B° °' li. licybe I'l3 he rn ej sa s.re ys' ihnes br ,onoine a asso re l 4A Os t tha t h C w hicii ghat bu t he freq ,ers, oc c s, wara nc We " r NO' °4e his experience on the Reform Bill, would listen to the rash suggestions of a faction who desire the ov erthrow o f the present Ministry, without the slightest regard t o t h e consequences w hi t h migi.,,fahtr as s ult to his M AJESTY an d t h e country. Earl G REY is concerned we are most p a PPY to h ear that his measure of Church e not a mockery. If the KING consents. ele l ts bei ng brought forward, it will have the he should c t of re.popurarizino. b the Ministry ; an d if out refu se his consent, and Mini s t ers go of office up on hi s re f usal, they will becomes° Popular in opposition, that a Tory Ministry e ° 11 1(1 not e ee xist a mont h , i f they were to sue toed t e vell so lon g , i n h o l d i ng the reins of power tne general dissatisfaction of the country. STABLISHNIENT OF ABATTOIRS. I'Nerd L Parj,l,. aY there was a highly-respectaltle meeting en_,Hiners of St. George's, in the &roue',of. theto to take thatin 41;1:ration the propriety of petitioning Parliament 4 bstt o uth I mndon trket all, for the formation of ...I,s,_tnight pass into a law. m r 4 . t , CARTER, the Churchwarden, in the Chair. letiath, idaowuNta addressed the meeting at considerable . tns a „ ur ri d exPatived on the great advantage which this sons:7e would confer on the int , ahitants of that part of N, :l'!ontaining a plpulation of nearly SOO 000 w. p . e c r , - ependently of removing a great nui-a eey endanger th, I:phi receptacle of every flu h, so much as end th of the population, as well as the miserable houses .h weemhir Were on tlnt Rite of the prodosed abat , oirs, and which i p i e " ,o l ,he resort of every bad character. Jr would have :41 edifice, upon which the sum of 200.0001. would kri ' d e l Pe nded, and would be subject to the parochial rates, nihilot:rehY confer an individual benefit upon everY 1)d: toll„te Cr, aS well as securing to the inhabitants cheap and mole food. batAnrfter several o httervitions from other gentlemen appen tory Y f ° f the measure, resolutions were passed dec ara adontlity of the undertakinz, and a , Pled to be •' P tin support of the petition was tuei,ure. presenteu t i - ar.iamen • e011 "N PLEAS —(THIS DAY.) ~lr k "4 " V. SIR W. BRI , COE AND WIFE. khn v . ."'ergPnt AnAms moved to set aside the trial in the c4O , an movedd enter a nonsuit for the defend flits. The hrn ught against Sir W. and Lady Briscoe for a et „ v" llah ,titi.ed by th e Itt.er, charging theplaintiff with AO 4,.! 1t ! taking away certain property belonging to her, B~ t f h d for th e p l a i nt iff . I t was now conten d e d ~ii!laband and not liable for ihe damages, Lady br C °4 1.1 in op.n ad u lt er y w i t h anot h er p erson . ' , ad i t in °tl hi%RT could not grant the motion: the husband power to sue for a divorc , .. Tit mARKE FS.-('PHIS DAY.) Are .' M A 11. K ET.S.---i At per Load of 38 Trus,e , -) ~•tat 'cl erate s „ CIIMREHLAND. , e1e 1, e , ,,,, ,~PP I Y, and a steady trade ; prices as last quoted. 1.1, tr lead,' '' o w land Meadow Hay ....... lOlO to .X 2 15 U Hay 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 15 gloatvelitl,ll,l Ditto and Ity Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 StraCY ............ ..... X 1 Bto .£1 10) Wheat Straw „, 1 10 1 13 t Okri 11- '1 , 1)1y 1., S'AIITHFIELD ui„ e he, - '-ort, traip very dull, and prices stationary. 1.., ,'Y Lowland Meadow Hay X° 15 to £3 0 p.k1i0,; . ..0w H ay 00 0 0 tste:tjll.)itto 3 0 3 10 0,4 stay''' ( I Nteadow and Rye-grass Hay ...... `,,, , ,Y (extra tine).....£5 0 _Generally ..., 4 0 415 R "' 4 1 Bto£l 1 0 I Wheat Straw Ippi NG INTELLIGENCE -(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. tlutAL, APRIL 15 Wind S.W. moderate.—Sailed his i thlij 4 l4 ' h i!) Scout, Portstimuth, and his Majesty's I)oni),,,Peinth, on a cruise. Remain, his . Alajesty s ship. ,P 0 7: 1 a nd Talavera, with two French frig it A es.. uri:4tl.ll."uTti, APRIL 15.—WindleNfo.Wr Bengal. the 114ektt-Itc°ll;llC,aAnaPeßkLfrlor Newcastle, the African steam Iht9eti;rolt Lisbon, sailed the 7th inst., and off Oporto, P AL strot, houTir, APRIL 14.—Wind N.W. to N.N.W. L l ;Pales and squally. ita ui itltrooL, APRIL 14.—Arrived the Idris, Penticost, ll 'hty e ' 2 l n ira; Thoma s B urrows , D awson , T or t o l a; an d G k , aY, Speldi ng, f rom New York. 44 '4, "n ex, APRIL 13.—. Arrived the Iris, from Sierra 11 1 , °P °Ivr n, e I !Allen 26.—A French squadron of two 'thiPs, a frigate, and a cor n v c e h tte, f m Brest, squadron sailed ti ' 1 , 443 , to i' tl e ie l3 s a o r. o th 2 w 9 a t r h d . . —T A h p e ri i l : 6th. —The Bar has , I ,_ 4l sy e4 ,,,ha1l for the laq week; it was much better yes 'he Druid and Nimrod are at anchor, and a 4 1 t e h 'uPposed from Vi go . The weather is very fine, strong from the North. Twenty-two with fill'Pe4red • off early this morning, among them two e „,1,7 4 4 to n e 'veil, the Lee, the Newcastle, and the Dover, 4 0d, St . V allery—leaky, and sails and rigging da- FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) thth 0 rnail T T WEL VE O' C L OC .41, has a rr i ve d, b roug ht by his Ma jesty's k: °Portposws:can, has sa il e d on t h e 7 t h o f Ap r il, an d from °4 the 9 t h . The Lisbon papers do not contain ct , ns equence. 4 11 i' 14 1 t. t rtlatH i k ett " , hav e b een rece i ve d f ro m Oporto, of the ~,,,Port,- " Y are o f a meagre d escr i pt i on ; an d no event el °el ,: n i e e had ta k en place up to t h e above date. ti6jn Fe wet with provkions were landing ; and a number 4 % s een off Vigo, supFoscd to be laden with pro : 111,4.,dr " ot °4l eotion i s ma d e i n respect t o S ar t orius s ' l 'l34 ' t ‘vhi ch at p resent l eaves us i n t h e d ar k res p ec t ing tdtheNe With b on Pedro. I ttiL i tli a „ 4 : b urg steamer has arrived, bringing papers to . the April. The Reporter of the 10th of April t he ' ' t4 't 4t4t , ri ew commercial treaty was signed at Berlin, Of '4 Which was to bring 25,000 Germans under kk a ; of the Prus.ian Custom regulations. Several th e ; 14 ! t4l.eantile houses in Leipsic, unable to hear up 4 't's tabi lec t of the new system, arepreparing to move t t , Nt oc ed l ' h ments. The Leipsic fair, it thought, 111." t a mere shadow. t))4(41, bap 14. en letter s f rom H avanna h o f t h e 9t h of b a h do not Rlenticn a word in re sp ec t t o th e It q(•c o , v itig brok e out there. h th e hi: t ! f rom Paris state that orders have been received of F~t6 di Quarters of the Army of the Nirth to disband under General )sabre, also that the King th e d• has det e r mine d t o send a fleet to R ate East to as- I Plntnatin int e rvention of Admiral ougb . a l , THE FUNDS. ~,- " ,i ' ) '-" Port of the new Dutch Ambassador going to leave ' 4 4Z,lltry is not credited 'n the city, in conseq t i h ie e nc r e i( o e f t i t tl4 ,Y I t i h 'Punds continue steidy this morning at . p .1 1 k ' u t" ' l l yesterday, 87-i i for the Account, with little t th - I Yet, II ' A 4 ,4 'V" ni t" n received from Spain, by express, yes :oil,' e.,t'rrotiaoni° and published in an evening journal, 'ettit,"Pkoish Cortes are to meet in June next, cat d is.;d o 4tn 'ilti l*il le in the city, and it is expected will lea t11 41 % , ,,, P ,,1 i t ant events. . ?do 7, t we have arrivals from Lisbon and Oporto, b - thii i' t , -- br ing any events of importance. tlk4lle.dll.6gn Market it is setiling-day, and the chief 1 ,, (11 is settling their accounts. Nt s . t 4 Vett, rt f HALF -PAST t e thinstan O t. N . E T . hey CJ klt, kt D. min Oporto are o f . ti 3t , Riv,"n Pedro has taken possession of the wines in itl, 4 l'iti l a i r ? a goo,' price for them, to be paid for when d t , l Nt t, . Settled. Up to that date the differences tin bl; ll 4,l% ll ' Were not adju s t e d. There had been a great A Eiii i e4t her, and scarce anything could be lauded h 4 eef`'tlt . t g . 4 4 4 're been received that the Facile of Egypt thN'itt° IlIak " peace, and the French fleet has sailed ds l t , hi Retch: l l l " °I. lbeTurks. -6:4,f steamer Batavia arrived at Margateyeatt i . n r : 8 7:: ) n , ;o i l, hiql, steamer with dispatches, and sailed .anR: at aci„4c,g..., wiits°,.remained steady du ing this morni ...., p r 4 .4 th, VP Maze, 14. °rein, 7 d . oing. At ?resent they are Sig, ' Il Yeit tc4 Iklarket the Account is going off well. %Any. c: for t h e A THREE 0' CL 0 C k. Ct,psiti ' e count, 87i. U ~Ccitaeo h PrtICES. FOUR O'CLOCK. ittofo ‘...... Et . r Aeco " 87i Danish ~,r E tzilia ti 8 !Ant 8 7 1 1 , Q tletto °tads 0 2 Greek 37 36 Chili 3 4 Yres. "t Mexican .... Dit to. •• •••-• Peruvian ... •••• ••• 1 4441 182" 4 . 1 7 14- Rusaia o / Spanialt IMPI4IIIIALPATiLIAMENT THIS DAY, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the chair a few minutes after twelve o'clock. On our entering the gallery we found about forty Members in the House. The Right Hon. EDWARD ELLICE took the oaths and his seat for Coventry. . . The Exeter Rater-works Bill rns read a third time and nasqed. Mr. EMERSON TENANT presented a p2tition Crom Licensed Pilots of Belfast, relating to the Dubli❑ Stearn Pai•ket On the motion of Sir ROBERT INGLIS, the Tre. dington Church Bill was read a third time and passed. The Right Hon. E. G. STANLEY took the oaths am; his teat for South Lancashire. Several Private Bills were then read a third time and passed. _ _ Mr. PATTEN presented a petition from Burton-upon• Trent, relating to the Improvement Bill for that place. NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. BLAMIRE presented petitions, praying for the the immediate abolizion of Negro Slivery, from Blenner hasset', from the parishes of St. John and St. Bridget, and two other places in Cumberland. Sir E. WILMOT presented similar petitions from Harthill, Hatherston, and other places in Warwickshire. Mr. JERVIS presented a petitio❑ from Bedford, com plaining of abuses in the Corporation. Mr. F. PALMER said, there were no persons more anxious for inquiry than the memb.rs of the Corporation. FACTORY BILL. Mr. HARDY presented a petition from Colverly, ani another place in York4hire, in favour of the Factory Bill, NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. HARDY then presented petitions in favour of ti:e immediate abolition of slavery from the following places in Yorkshire Farley. Bowling Hill, Randen, Sutton, ' and Bradford The Honourable Member also presented a petition fr ,, m Bradford. in favour of a better observance of the Sabbath. Also, a petition from the tutor and students 01 the Baptist Insti tution, at Horton, complaining of the grievances they suf fered as Di.tsen,ers. Mr. ENVART presented a petition from the Unitarian Protestant Dissenters of Liverpool, in favour of removing the restrictions and disabilities on the Jews. Also, a pe tition from the same place, numerously signed, against the system of military flog,ling. Captain ELLIOTT presented several petitions for the speedy and entire abolition of slavery ; also, fourteen peti tions in favour of a better observance of the Sabbath. He bad received them, however, before the Bill brought in on that subject had been printed, or known throughout the country. . _ 111 r. HALFORD presented petitions from Staley, from the parish of St. Nichola. , , and from 'livens' aw, Derby's! ire, attributing the demoral z.tion of the peop.e to the increase of public houses and bfrer-shops, over which the 111,:gistrares had little or no control, and praying for a ()ever observance of the Sabbath. Sir F. BLAKE presented pet , tions from the second United Associate Congregation of Berwick .on-Tweed, and fr , m the Methodist's of the same place, praying for the speedy anti entire aboliti,oi of Negro slavery. Mr. J. C. DUNDAS presented a petition from Rich mond, in the county of York, complaining of corporation abuses, and orlying for a reform in that burgh. Mr. BARCLAY presented a petition from Cheltenham in favour of a legislative re, ; ulation of the hours of infant labour in factories. Mr. HURST presented a petition from Horsham pray ing for the ,bolition of slavery. Mr. H AWES presented a petition from the Borough of Lam! eth, signed by 5,000 persons, praying for the re moval of all civil disabiliies at present existing upon the Jews. The Hon. Member would take this opportunity of correcting a misstatement that had been made on a former dry respecting the Jews, by an Honourable Meinber not now in his place. He stated that the Jews were n..t educated,—that they were not brought up to any trade or calling, and that they were altogether an useless set of persons. Now he hell in his hand a copy of' a return respecting the Jews, made under an order is ued by Boon •parte, (the only return, he believed, that had ever been made of this sort) by which it appeared there were then in France 1232 Jew land proprietors, 797 in the military department, 220 manufacturers, and 250 artisans. This gave a complete contradiction to ate state ment referred to ; and when it was recollected that the b inking system of this country was entirely owing to the Jewish people, he (Mr. Hawes) hoped that when the question of emancipation was brought forward, complete justice would be done to them by this great commercial country. Mr. STAVELY presented two petitions from the Me thodists of Grantley, and one from the inhabitants of Ripon, in Yot kshire, praying for the abolition of Colonial Slavery, with the prayer of which he cordially concurred. Mr. SHEPHERD presented a petition from Frome, and petitions from various parishes in Soinersetshire, praying for the entire abolition of slavery. Sir W. CLAYTON presented a petition from the inhabitants of Sunderland against slavery. Mr. F. PALMER presented a pe•ition signed by forty retail ale brewers i❑ Reading, Berkshire, praying for the protection of the L gislature. The petition prayed that due regard might be paid to the property involved in their trade, and that they might be assimil ited to the old esta blished public houses. The houses allowed to sell beer only were obliged to close at ten o'clock at night, under a heavy penalty, whereas those houses that sold spirits and other liquors kept open till eleven or later, and which the peti tioners complained very much of. They also stated that unless their case was duly considered, there would be a vast sacrifice of propetty. It had been likewise mis. stated that these houses were not under the control of the magistrates. Nothing could be more erroneous than this ; because even one magistrate had the power at any time, upon a proper case being made out before him, to suspend the license of any such house or keeper of it for 3 months. Colonel LYGON presented a petition, from Bewd!ey, in favour of an amendment of the Beer Bill. Mr. R. TREVOR presented a petition from the town and neighbourhood of Montgomery, in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. OSWALD presented petitions, praying that some relief might be extended to the hand loom weavers, from 15 different parishes of Ayrshire. He was glad to under stand that his Majesty's Government had turned their at tention to the subject, and hoped that something would be d ine to relieve the distresses of this deserving part of the community. Mr. MAXWELL concurred in that sentiment. Petition. laid upon the table. Mr. OSWALD presented petitions from Stewartston and Kiltnause, ageing the system of lay patronage at pre. sent in operation in the church of Scotland. Mr. MAXWELL presented a similar petition from Busby ; also petitions from Pollockshavvs and Sawley, in favour of relief for the handloom weavers; and a peti , ion from the Presbytery of Hamilton, in favour of the better observance of the Sahbath. Mr. PHILPOTTS presented a pctition from the city of Gloucester, in favour of the repeal of the house and window tax; also petitions from Gloucester, Westbury, Burwoorl, and other places in Gloucestershire, in favour of the abolition of slavery. Lord DALMENY presented petitions from Stirling, praying for the better observance of the Sabbath, and from Inverkeithing and Stirling, for the abolition of negro slavery. Sir R. FERGUSSON presented petitions from the city of Londonderry, praying that prisoners under th e Irish Coercion Act may be allowed Counsel ; from Patrick Hallady, tobacco-manufacturer, of Londonderry, com plaining of certain grievances relating to the grantint; of licenses, and praying the House to investigate the case; from the merchants, tiadesmen, and shipowners of the same city stating that they heard, with the deepest regret, that it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to impose a duty on North American 'limber imported into this empire, and stating that their city had increased four fold within the last twenty years from their trade with North America; also a petition from a parish in the county of Tyrone against church seas. Mr. THROGMORTON presented petitions from Handley and Chiltern, praying for the immediate aboli tien of slavery. Lord HOWICK presented a petition from the bur gesses of Altiwick, respecting the corporation of that bo rough,—Petition referred to the Corporation Committee. DISSENTERS MARRIAGES. Lord HOWICK presented, next, a petition from the Protestant Dissenters of the Presbytery of Northumber land, praying that dissenting ministers may be pet mitted to ptrfirm the mirria , ze ceremony according to the forms of the Established Church. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Lord HOWICK then presented petitions from the members of the United Secession Church of Alnwick, and !tom the two other congregations assembling in that n-ighbourhood, praying for the immediate and entire 01 Negro slavery. CORPORATIONS. Lord CHARLES FIZ TROY p.rsented a petition from the inhabitants of the borough of Bury St. Edmund's, in Suffolk, compliinine of the self-election of the corpo rate body of that borough.—Referred to the Corporation Committe,,. DISSENTERS MARRIAGES, &c. Mr. PARROTT presented a petition from the Pro testant Dissenters of the borough of Totness, in Devon, complaining of the present imperfect system of parochial r,gistration ; praying that they may be exemp•ed from the payment of poor rates on their places of worship; that they may be also relieved from church r ates, and all eccle• siastical dues; that Dissenting ministers may be permitted to pet form the marriage ceremony according to the forms of the Church of England; and that they may also be permitted to intor in parochial burying grounds OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH. Mr. PAR[{OTT presented a petition from the inhabi tants of the borough of Totness, and from the adjoining parish of Berry Pomeroy, praying far a law for the better observance of the Sabbath. NEGRO SLAVERY.-IRISH CHURCH. Mr. HOLDSWORTH presented a petition from the parish of Bradford, in Nottinghamshire, praying for the immediate abolition of negro slavery. Mr. METHUEN presented petitions for the immediate emanicipation of the colonial slaves, from Alilksham, Market Lavender, West Lavender, and other places. Also a petition from the Archdeacon and others, clergymen and members of the Established Church in the division of the county of Wilts he had the honour to represent. They think the Irish Church Reform Bill calculated to under mine the security of all property, and to inflict a fatal blow on the Protestant religion. As be completely &tiered with the petitioners, and thought thl.. Bill calculated to support and maintain the Protestant church and religion, he sbou'd give it his vote ; but h e was indured to acknowledge that the petitioners were most liberal and enlightened in their general political princip'es. Sir R. INGLIS presented similar petitions from the Archdeaconry of Sidney, and a parish in the diocese of Cashel. Mr. C BULLER presented petitions praying for the aboitton of slavery, from E ,st and West Looe, and from Lidreard. in the county of Cornwall. Mr. R. WASON presented two petitions from the con gregitions assembling at St. Nicholls-street, and Derry_ lane, Ipswich, praying for the abolition of slavery. Mr. CHILDER presented petitions from certain Wes leyan methodic-s in a parish in the county of Cambridge, to the same effect. On the motion of Mr. SANDFORD, the Exeter Water Works Bill was read a third time and passed Mr. E. DENNISON presented a petition from a Mi nister and congregation of Protest int dissenters in Belfast, in favour of the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the hand-loom weavers i❑ Newtown, Ayrshire,' complaining of their dis tressed condition, and praying for the establishment of a general hoard over the kingdom, for the regulation of their prices. The Hon. Member expressed his sympathy for their distress, but could not see how the prouosed boird, however cJnstituted, could relieve them. There was no mole of giving relief to the working dosses, except takin4 off the taxes on the necessaries of life, and the other im posts which pressed most heavily on the productive classes. The Hon. M , m.ier also presented a petition from Samuel Chase, 11,yawatcr, against any alteration in the Beer Bill, and from Toomas RoAnson, Paddington, and another in dividual, to the some ff et. _ . Sir J. C. HOBHOUSE then appeared at the table, and took the oaths and his seat, having been re-eLcted for Westrninst,,r. Mr. STEWART MACKENZIE presented a petition from Kirkmichael, in the county of Ross, pr,iying tor the better observ.ince of the Sibhath, and another from Kil larn, praying for an alteration of the law with respect to church patronage. Mr. CHARLES O'CONNELL presented a petition from a parish in Kerry, praying for the abolition of tithes. The House then adjourned. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. BANKRUPTS / RETURN of the Number 01 dared BANKRUPT and 1 from February, IS3O, up tc IND INSOLVENTS. Persons in England and Wales de- NSOLVENT during every Month, 26th March, 1833. 1830. 1831. 18:32. 1833. Bank- Insol_ Bank- Insol- Bank- Insol- Bank. Insol. rupts. vents. rupts. vents. rupts. vents. rupts. vents. Jan.... 101 IS 1 '24 101 8 Feb.... 81 11 137 13 109 7 March 48 15 101 17 126 11 94 12 April.. 12 16 127 14 95 14 May... 21 16 145 28 171 8 June._ 18 7 111 14 128 IS July 01 9 102 13 101 13 Aug... 66 10 95 15 86 4 Sept... 71 11 107 21 62 11 0ct.... 86 17 92 15 101 21 N0v.... 142 16 204 21 105 20 Dec.... 126 6 171 14 131 7 91 - 123 1 - 1437 - 201 - 1396 - 164 - 304 -27 Total Bankrupts, .I,23l—lnsolvents, 515. April 2, 1833. Wll. VIZARD, Secretary of Bankrupts. BANKRUPTCIES. RETURN of the Number of BANKRUPTCIES which have - taken place between the Ist January and 31st December in each Year from 1822 to 1832, both inclusive. 1822 182.3 1824 1825 1,17511829 Total Total number of Commissions and Fiats but this Office has no account of the numb April 2, 1833. WM. VIZARD, Sec] 19,376 issued in each year, ier proceeded in. :rotary of Bankrupts. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. The only change yesterday in the Derby betting was in the odds against Glaucus, who is now second favourite, 8 to 1 having been laid against nim at the close of the room. None of the winners at Newmarket last week are in any force. The odds at the finish averaged as under : DERBY. to 1 agst Mr. 's Prince Llewellyn (taken) 8 to 1 agst Mr. Ridsdale's Glaucus (taken) 9 to 1 agst Mr. Hunter's Forester 10 to 1 agst Mr. Rawlinson's Revenge 14 to 1 agst Mr. Wood's Titian (taken) 15 to I agst Duke of Rutland's Moses's darn c. 20 to 1 egst Lord Verulam's Tredrille colt 25 to 1 agst Colonel Cosby's Bravo (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Cooper's Twatty colt (taken) 46 to 1 agst Lord Tavistock's Anglesea (taken) THE INFLUENZA.—The prevailing illness in the metropolis is not likely to decrease until there is a fa vourable change in the weather ; but though the epidemic complaint attacks the patient with great severity, it is consolatory to know that there is scarcely an instance of its having proved fatal, except where the person attacked is of a feeble and consumptive habit, or an exhausted con stitution. Yesterday there were the extraordinary number of ninety-four clerks in the Bank suffering under the In fluensa. The person attacked should immediately co to bed, having the bed previously warmed, and drink vinegar or wine whey, and promote perspiration as much as pos sible, which will soon give relief ; but the best thing the patient can do id, not to trifle with the complaint, but have recourse to skilful medical aid immediately. For the last few days the German and the French papers have been full of recitals of what is called "Riots at Frankfort." For the details of that movement, I refer you to the German and French journals. It was an insurrectionary effort—it was hastened on by the in tention being discovered at 11Idyence—it failed, because it was pressed on too rapidly—and it was pressed on rapidly because it was found out beforehand. Some lives were lost—some brave young men were wounded and Idled, and the effort has failed. But this failure is of scarcely any importance. It was never intended to be more than a specimen—a warning—a signal. It had extensive rarni &cations, which are untouched—undiscovered—and are to the despots and their agents unknown. If the confedera tion thinks it bas gained any important victory, it is sadly mistaken. If the confe , leration will not take this "hint" as it is intended, so much the worse for the petty Princes of that part of Europe. The movement will go on ! In surrections will break out! The p ople will not yield ! The mass mid not be discouraged ! If the Confederation shall persist in its plans, tl,e Confederation will he de feated. The people demand a free Press, liberal Constitu tions, a Nati•tndl Tribune, and li the indepentledee of Po land. All of these benefits the people cf . Germany will obtain. You may swear to that. If the Princes of Ger ni.,ny will not come to terms nith the people, why, the people " will send them or. their travels".—for "coute qui coute," Germany w iii be free !! 0. P. Q. THE GRAPHIC SOCIETY.—The first con versazione of a society of artists under this name, and con sisting of one hundred eminent painters, sculptors, archi teets, and engravers, took place at the Adelaide Rooms on Thursday evening. There are to be six monthly meetings, and every member is to have the privilege of introducing e a friend. T r exhibition, st,tiitr:igti owno:knle works f or me buying the tb n n e:i s cd; r i e tboucontribuselling, te a ht or be e e a a vneo n d trading several associations of a like kind to degenerate into a bazaar character. The meeting on Thursday was attended hy distinguished strangers as well as artists.—Literary Gazette. One of the hotels in the vicinity of Grosvenor square was in a state of preparation last week to receive ois Ro)al Highness the Duke of ORLEANS and suite, tvho were expected to arrive in town on Thursday from Paris; hut it is now understood th a t th e D u k e h as postpone d his visit to Eng land L till next month. EAST INDIA HOUSE-(THIS DAY.) ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS. At twelve o'clock today, the proprietors again met at the East India House, pursuant to an adjournment from yesterday. Sir A. JONES rose to address the Court, and said, as the pe riod had now arrived when it was necessary to enter into a new compact with his Majesty's Government, relative to the renewal of their charter, it became them to consider upon what terms they were willing to treat for it. He adverted to the calls that had been made from various quarters for an abo lition of the Charter, and lie stated that those calls were made by persons who had not maturely weighed the various inter ests which were concerned in the question. He asked whether the proprietors were inferior—in point of rank, wealth, and intelligence, to those who were so Glamourous against them. He was sure it was not the merchants of this great city—it was not the shipping interest of this, the first great commercial port in the world, that called for the destruction of their charter.—(Hear.) In spite of the assertions of the timeserving press, and in spite also of what interested persons might say in other places, the bulk of the people were with the Company.—(Hear, hear.) When the fate of this empire was trembling, this Company came forward nobly to its assistance.—(Hear, hear.) In the revolutionary war with France, when gold was scarce, were the Company backward in rendering its assistance — (Hear)—and when bread was dear and scarce, did not the Company, by the immediate importation of rice, do all in their power to remove that scarcity ?—(Hear.) The people of Eng. land were a high_minded people, and knowing what a mine of strength the Company had been to them, the great bulk were in favour of the charter.—(Hear.) He believed also that many of the Ministers were in its favour. He would not deny that changes which became necessary in all human affairs might not become necessary in theirs, but those charges should be considered as in. volving great interests. He was gratified at hearing the speech of a Right Hon. Baronet (Sir John Malcolm) and par_ ticularly of that part, in which he said that the trade with China was not gone.—(Hear.) Whoever took a view of the China trade, only as it related to this country, took a very wrong view of it—(Hear, hear)—and he asked, was there any man rash enough to say that the interests of India, to which the China trade were particularly related did not claim a most serious and careful consideration ? Assailed as Ministers had been on every side for a repeal of. taxes, he hoped that they would pause before they set adrift a revenue of four millior•.s, annually collected at an expense of only 10,000/., besides establishing, as a nourishment for the people of this country, the deleterious stuff which the China man would eel!, instead of the wholesome and fragrant article sold by the Company.—(Hear, hear.) There were, however, other people to consult, before a change could be made with effect. The Chinaman did not want for good sense and discretion, and it was not to be imagined that he would give up a safe and honourable customer for that of God knew who ? Was it to be imagined that the celes tial governor of a celestial empire would admit into his celes tial port all the tag-rag and bobtail who chose to go there ? (Hear, and laughter.)—And if he did not, what redress was there for those who might be refused? There was no prin. ciple more advantageous to be observed by nations and indi viduals than to let well alone. That was the maxim of a great French Minister now dead, and he must say that he would much rather see Ministers following that pattern, than adopting the theories of system manufacturers, who now so loudly cried out.—(Cheers.) If he was near, he would beseech them to consider by whom this great einpi. - e of India had been governed. He would beg them to ask themselves, whether any of the Directors of this great Company had shown themselves incompetent to govern India ?—(Cheers.) He would ask them whether they would throw such precious metal into the cruicible of speculation, subjecting it to the fire of public opinion, in order to try whether it would come out pure. What would be the result of the adoption of such a course. Probably the total annihilation of that which was as pure as all could wish before. He trusted that Ministers would look to history to as. certain the course that had been pursued by the Company ; and if they did so, he was sure that everything would be found that reflected the highest credit on the Company, and showed that under the Company India had flourished.—(Cheers.) He trusted that history would teach Ministers what course to follow, and what to avoid—(Cheers)—and he hoped, ere it was too late, they would be fully aware that the course they were now pursuing would be productive of the most baneful effects.—(Hear ) With respect to the resolu tions which had been proposed by the worthy Proprietor who spoke yesterday, after reading them very carefully, he must confess upon his honour and conscience, as a proprietor of India stock, he did not think they went to that extent with which the Proprietors ought to be satisfied.—(Cheers) He was not in court when the excellent protest of Mr. Tucker was read, but he had seen the substance of it in the newspapers, and he must confess that he would much rather have the tone of the court taken from that minute than from the resolution which had been proposed by the worthy Baronet, whom he begged to ask if they had been framed in consequence of any communications between himself and his Majesty's Ministers. Sir J MALCOLM said that he had never had any communi cation with Ministers, or any other person, on the subject. Mr. A. JONES was happy to hear the statement of the Hon. Baronet. Sir J. MALCOLM observed that he had chosen to adopt the line of conduct he had pursued because he considered it prac tical; be would not say that it was the best, but it was what he deemed the best the Company could obtain under existing circumstances--(Cheers.) He thought his Hon. Friend, Sir Charles Forbes, was under a great mistake in the statements he had made, with respect to the 10 per cent. being a bur. then on the natives of India. Sir CHARLES FORBES rose to order. ' Sir Jons MAtcoLst did not feel that any justification of his conduct was necessary, either to the Court or the public, but he wished to set himself right with his Hon. Friend Sir C. Forbes. In his speech, that lion. Baronet had complained that he and his predecessor, Mount Stewart Elphinstone, had spent twelve lacs of rupees in journeying about, as he said, for their own pleasure. He could assure the Hon. Baronet, that there was no part of his duty that was more arduous than that same journeying to countries that had been newly added to the territories of the Company; and if he would only give the subject a moment's thought, he would see the vast importance and absolute necessity of such visitations. He had merely said so much in explanation, as he had been personally attacked, and he thanked the Court for the patient hearing it had given him. Mr. M‘KINNoN then rose, but as he spoke with his back to wards us, we could not hear him so well as we could have wished. He said, that having resided for a long time in China, and having had much experience in the manner in which that trade was carried on, he was anxious to give the Court not only his own opinions but those which he had collected from other officers who had long been in the service of the Company. It was proposed by the Government that the Company should give up the whole of their assets and revenue. And what was the equivalent proposed to be given for such a surrender? Why, that a sum of 630,000/. should be set apart from the teritorial revenues of India without other guarantee. (To be continued in our Second Edition.) A courtrnartial assembled on Wednesday, in the mess room of the loyal M trines barracks, at Wool wich, of which Colonel G. P. WINGROVE was President, to try Second Lieutenant DANIEL O'CONNELL, of that corps (nephew of D. O'CONNELL, Esq., M.P.) on the following charges : —lst, for concealing a bottle of spirits in his bed on the 221 of March last, during which time he was a patient in the hospital-2d, for drunkenness between the hours of seven .ind nine at night, on the 22d of March last, abtienting himself from the hospital without leave, and obstructing the hospital sergeant in his duty, when en deavouring to bring him hack to his ward. The case for the prosecution closed on Thutsday ; and the prisoner, who •was assisted by MAURICE O'CONNELL, Esq , M.P., son of the Learned Member for Dublin, and W. J. O'CONNELL, another relative, as his Counsel, was allowed until to-day, at two o'cluk, to enter upon his defence.—Hampshire Telegraph. On 'Saturday evening, between five and six o'clock, as WILLIAM HILL, groom to Gen. Sir CKARLES CLINTON, was tiding a very spirited and valuable horse belonging to his master out of the stable adjoining the Wyndham Club-house, St. James's-square, the animal took fright, anti set off at a furiops rate, when the rider was thrown against the iron palisade enclosing the central square, and so much injured that he died the same night PUBLIC MEETING IN BOLTON IN SUPPORT OF THE TEN Hou:ss' BILL.—A public meeting of the " Friends of 1- kmastrrv" was held on Wednesday evening last, in the Theatre, to consider the best mans of forward ing the Ten H ours ' 8. 1 1 now b e f ore P ar li ament . Th e Chair was taken about half-past seven by JOilErli WALL WORK, Esq., horoughreeve of Little Bolton; and we ob served on the st ige R. OASTLER, ,of Fixby Hall, Yorkshire, Dr. YOUNG, Mr. BANCROFT surgeon, the Rev, Mr. FRAZIER, the Rev. Mr. JONES, the members of the Operatives' Time Committee, anti several other friends of the cause. The house was literally crammed in every part. After the delivery of some very eloquent speeches by Mr. OASTLER and others, resolutions in conformity with the objects of the meeting were unanimously carried. The proceedings concluded by the presentation of a silver cup, a tribute of gratitude from the factory operatives of Bolton, to Mr. OASTLER. Hereford Easter Fair was held on Wednesday last. W e have seen larger supplies of cattle at this period of the year, but the stock was considered on the whole very prime. For fresh steers there was a brisk demand ; but barrens sold heavily, at rather reduced prices; sheep were scarce and much in request, in fact, the supply of fat wethers was not adequate to the demand. In the horse fair the show was about the average at this season of the year. 01 the finest description of nag horses there were scarcely any, and the scarcity of prime gigsters and nag horses was generally remarked. Of draught horses there was a large supply, particularly of colts of the heavy kind. The number of inferior animals was considerable. There was a good deal of activity in the horse fair, and ma n y sales effected ; but the prices were about the same as those obtained at the late fairs in this neighbourhood.—Here ford Times. WALKABLE (NoRTHALLERToN)—APRIL 13. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia.—ln your Paper of Thursday you make some ob servations in favour of a Bill before Parliament, call, ri " the General Registration Bill ;" and you complain that it has been opposed mainly by the people of Yorkshire, who have themselves for a long time enjoyed the advan tage of a local registry. I cannot think it matter of com plaint against us that we are satisfied with what answers our purpose—that we deprecate any alteration in a system of which we have found the benefit. Before any change be adopted—particularly such a change as that contem plated by Sir John Campbell's Bill—we have a right to require that it he shown that a necessity of the change exists. You defend the plan of a Metropolitan Registry, because it will prevent fraud and litigation—because it will facilitate the raising of money upon real estates—and because of a comprehensive " &c." But are not all these objects answered as fully and efficiently by a local regis try more? s o T : h e a peoplend with o g f , Y e a o t r l y k s m h i o r r e e t h co ink nv e t n h i a e t n c t h e . e y are N o vastly argu ment can be adduced in favour of a General Registry Office, that does not apply with ten times the force to a District Office. But there is another reason which you allege in favour of a Metropolitan Registry, which, in the country, we have always claimed in favour of our provin• cial establishments, and that is—the diminished expense. The machinery of the General Registration Bill may be cheap, but it will require something more than the asser tion of a lawyer, however respectable, to convince us that expense can he lessened by the employment (as would often be necessary) of two solicitors instead of one ; or that business can be conducted at a distance of two or three hundred miles from home, either so cheaply, or so satisfactorily, - as at twenty or thirty. The carriage alone of a p arcel from Yorkshire, to and from London, would aearly amount to the average fees of our local offices, upon the registration of a deed. A Metropolitan Registry, therefire, would press most injuriously upon small pur chasers ; and in large purchases, or mortgages, a personal search is frequently made.' The correspondence, too, would necessarily be frequent, and the correspondence of either London or country solicitors is somewhat expensive. When you sneak of the register offices in Yorkshire be ing " sinecures" I confess that I cannot understand you, except by supposing there is a meaning in the word of which lam not aware. The gentlemen who conduct the register offices in Yorkshire are paid, not by any fixed salary, but by fixed -ees (which are excessively chargeable on the registering of deeds, on searches, and for extracts. If they have no business (and lat-ly the tiansfer of property has been very limited), they have no fres ; but if the wont of business creates the " sinecure," all I can say is, that it is a " sinecure" not worth having. I do not mean here to state the objections to a Metro politan Registry ; but if our opposition to it be strong and numerous, it is because understanding the subject from from experience, we do not perceive one advantage to counterbaknce innumei able inconveniences. If registra tiiin be desirable, and I do not deny it, let us have local offices, which we have ti ied and value. When you hid us rejoice in the public spirit of a London lawyer who could suggest a Gen -ral Register Office in London, where his own practice lies—and when you tell us that country gentlemen have been alarmed into oppoSi tion to such a me usure of disinterestedness by " their attor • net's, who fancy it would diminish their business," you seem to forget that it may he charged upon the London solicitors and conveyancers, that their support of this Bill may not be altogether from " public spirit"—that regis trars and deputy registrars will be required, and that business may increase in London as it diminishes in the country. In short, Sir, we do not think so ill of our Yorkshire air as to suppose that it makes our solicitors more rapacious than yours in London. At all events, we will not take your Lawyer's word for it. I rejoice heartily, however, that the present Bill is not likely to pass ; b►ut I shall be glad if you will cause this letter to be inserted in The Sun of Tuesday. I am, Sir, your very obedient S rvant, B. J. WETHERELL. OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. In the case of Noah Pease Folyer, who way tried for shooting at Mr. Mellish, which was not concluded yester day when we wen' to press, the Jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity. Richard Caster and Edmund Smith were indicted for uttering a forged 10/. note, with intent to defraud the Go vernor and Company of the Bank of England. The second count charged the prisoners with intending to de fraud TheopUus Clarke. Sir JAMES ScA num, for the prosecution, called Mr. James Clarke, of Honiton, Devonshire, who deposed to having received two letters, one on the 26th February and the second on the 15th of March. The latter contained ten 51. Bank of England notes He marked them all, and in about ten minutes after he carried them to the Honiton Bank, where he learned they were forgeries. He after wards went to Mr. Aberdeen, a solicitor, and mentioned the circumstance to him. He had seen another letter in the postman's hands, directed to Miss Cox, in the same writing as those he had received. This letter contained eight Si. notes of the Bank of England and one 10/. note. He afterwards made up two parcels and sent them off to Mr. Freshfield, the Bank solicitor. The notes were never out of his possession. Mr. R. H. Aberdeen, on the 16th March, received a letter from the postman at Honiton, directed to Miss Cox, who had gone to Brighton. On seeing it he saw it con tained nine notes, and believing them to be forged, he put them up in a parcel, and directed them to Mr. Fresh field at the Bank of England, with a letter on the subject. Richard Pearce deposed that his father keeps the Four Swans in Bishopsgate-street On Saturday evening, the 16th March last, the prison.r Smith came to the house, and delivered him a piece of paper. The prisoner ob served to him, that be expected a parcel to be sent from the country, but he was afraid he had made a mistake, a , he bad given the direction to the Bull Inn. Ile asked him to take it in for him, in case it should be directed there in the name of Jackson ; the carriage of it, he said, would be paid. He then went away, after taking a glass of beer, and said he would call again next day. The next day, about two o'clock, the prisoner Coster called at the bar, and said he expected a gentleman, a friend of his, to arrive by the Ipswich coach. He told him the coaches came in late in the afternoon, and he then went away to wards Bishopsgate Church. Smith was outside, and joined him. Witness did not know any person of the name of Jackson, excepting the prisoner Smith, who assumed that name. A bill was here produced, purporting to be drawn by Wm. Jackson. Rebecca Stone stated that she is bar-maid at the Four Swans. On Tuesday, March 19, she saw a parcel come by the coach, directed to Jackson ; she gave it to her master, Mr. Pearce. Between ten and eleven o'clock, Coster called at the inn, and said he expected a friend either by the Bevy or Ipswich coach, and inquired the hour at wh;ch it arrived. Witness informed him that the Bury coach did not come there. There had been a letter left at the bar for a Mr. Faver. This letter Coster maw, and said Faver had taken in a friend of his of the name of Jackson for neatly 2001. The prisoner then lett, and returned again, when he remained for about an hour. Upon speaking about Jackson, he said he lived at the west-end of the town. John Clifford, bookkeeper at the Four Swan., in Bishop Tate-street, remembered receiving two parcel+ and two letters on the 19th March ; they were to be lef till called for. About two o'clock in the day the prisoner Smith called, and inquired if there were any parcel+ there directed to Mr. William Jackson. Witness asked hiss from what part of the country he expected it ? He said from Honiton, in Devonshire. Witness then cave him the parcels, and he paid 7s. 4d. for the carriaze. He walked out of the office, followed by Meeley, the officer. Edward Pearse, the proprietor of the Four Swans, in Bishopsgate-street, had a communication with Mr. Cope, the City Marsh d, in consequence of which two officer* were placed on the premises, on Saturday the 19th March. In the course of the day the two parcels directed to Jack son arrived, and he gave them to the last wirnest. He afterwards saw Coster on the opposite side of the way, looking up the gateway. Witness passed him towards the church, and saw him look under a hackney coach, and then he turned round and ran off. Witness pursued and overtook him. Saw Roe the officer coming towards him with the prisoner Smith in custody, and the two parcels now produced. They were both carried before the Lord Miyor at the Mansion-house. (Here two letters were put in and read.) One of them was addressed to T. Clarke, Laceman, Honiton, Devonshire—" important and immediate," ordering 501. worth of lace. The letter was signed, William Jackson, 84, Bishopsgate-street, London, and was dated March 13. The secund letter was directed to Mr. Clarke, containing 501. in Bank of England notes, and was dated March 15, 1833. A third letter was read, addressed to Miss. Cu; at Honiton, also signed William Jackson, 84, Bishopsgate-street. Mason Stephenson knew Coster's b indwriting, and the lettert now produced were written by him. This closed the case for the prosecution. (The case was proseeding when our Reporter left.) SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. There are some valuable remarks in a pamphlet just published, as is said on the title-page, " by a el- devant Cavalry Officer." The avowed object of the author is economy, and economy whole ,—o r upon a larger scale,—for he proposes to reduce estimates tmore,he ar army we believe,2-7ths of charge for its effective strength, staff and officers tbhyan a the year included. It is no disparagement of the au thor's views to say, that he endeavours to effect this very laudable and important saving by the roeildiaccumulationuyetion of of avast number of detailed re ductions, for such, in general, seems to be by far the safest method of proceeding. The inquiry worth making is, whether the merit in the quality l a v n e d economy,tfeelhetee expense may or may not riny of the article ; and may nia) substantial d v e i r th the i i tn :•a a smtene.oovvfainnitdohergbeaes; liberty to suggest this consideration with regard to some portions of the present work, because there are others in which we can conscientiously agree with the author. Two or three of his leading propositions we shall refer to as they meet our eye, and state, briefly, how they strike us. When it is said that the pay of the army and navy ought to he reduced, because the civil departments of the Government have been cut down already, the author ought to go a little fur ther towards making out the assumed analoey, and establish the necessary fact, that the army and navy are at this moment in posse , sion of more pay than they st ind in absolute need of. With respect to the army, an ensign of infantry receives, we understand, about 941. or 951. per annum ; a lieutenant (some of whom have been subalterns from sixteen to twenty years) has about 1201. per annum ; a captain, who incur? occasionally some extra expense, and at all times a good deal of responsibility, lives on rather less than 2001. per annum ; a major about 2801. ; lieutenant-colonel, when with his regiment, 1/. per diem, including all allowances. The question comes back to us, then,—is that too much ? It is evident to those who know the army, that officers below the rank of lieutenant colonel can barely exist upon their pay ; a-d as very few reach that enviable rank under twenty years' service all over the world, it probably, upon reflection, will not appear, even to our author, that a veteran (mostly married) in command of a regiment could live decently on a smaller sum, As for those of inferior rank to that of field officer, they are, almost without exception, com pelled to resort to their families for succour in the shape of allowances, varying from 501. to 1201. per annum. In these junior departments, therefore, we do not feel that the incomes of officers can be fairly or wisely diminished. If the civil branches of the Government have been curtailed in point of salary, it was not befire the nation called loudly for such a change. Civil functionaries had received successive augmen tations since the commencement of the revolu , tionary war, and took care to feather their own nests liberally, while soldiers and seamen were fighting the public enemy, as strong in the field and on the ocean as they were helpless in the clutches of clerks and secretaries at home. We state frankly, therefore, that in our opinion it would be equally unfeeling and improvident to abridge the pay of regimental officers, so that none but men of large fortunes, or, on the other hand, men of extreme poverty and sordid habits, could afford to enter it. In case of the service being confined to either of these two classes, or shared between them, to the exclusion of all gen• tlemen who were at once of liberaleducation and of moderate meams, the character and efficiency of the British army would be sensibly impaired from that hour. The author, however, takes stronger ground when he rises to the subject of general officers, and the mode of providing for them. This is, in all respects, impolitic, fraudu lent, and vicious. Every one knows that the real command of a regiment, and the whole re sponsibility of that command, with the charge and superintendence of the interior economy, the discipline, efficiency, and readiness for service of the corps, vests in the lieutenant-colonel, who is, properly speaking, always at head-quarters ; yet, according to the practice of the British Government for above a century, there has always been a colonel appointed, with nominal superiority over the lieutenant-colonel. But as this military grandee is never with the regithent, of which he knows as little as the Chain of Tartary—has no power of appointing to com missions in it—has no control over its move ments—no authority to direct its economy or dis cipline—incurs no responsibility for the miscon duct of any one of its members—performs no duty in it or with it, and never sees its face—a simple-minded man would be disposed to ask what the said colonel has to do with the regiment to which his name is prefixed in the Army List ; to which we answer, or rather it is answered for us in the pamphlet, that the office of "colonel" is by no means a si necure, for that the title properly translated is " master tailor" to the corps—he ordering every particle of clothing which is furnished for the use of the men, and cabbaging a large portion of it, by consent of the Government. The profits at tending this amphibious and scarcely creditable occupation of a regimental colonel, who is al ways, we ought to have added, a general offieer, help to make the colonelcy worth from 7501. to 1,200/. per annum, according as the regiment may be infantry or cavalry, and stationed at home, or in some distant and unhealthy climate. Now, we are far from saying, nor, if we comprehend him rightly, does the " Cavalry Officer" assert, that there should be no pay or provision of any kind attached to the rank of general officer in the army and proportioned to it. If there were none such, a general who had served for fifzy years would have nothing to exist upon in the last stage of life but the half-pay of a lieutenant-co lonel, equal to about 2001. a year. This would be a barbarous folly. The pay of a general officer ought, therefore, to correspond with his rank, as does that of captain ; and the clothing contracts ought never to be a source of profit to any military man. A vice-admiral's half-pay is about 7601. per annum. A lieutenant-general's rank tallies with that of vice-admiral in the sister service, and he might fairly be entitled to an equal income in retreat. The fact is, that the number of regiments to be given away, added to that of the petty governments of forts, &c., is far inferior to that of the generals in the Army List, and consequently many of these poor veterans are left without any provision at all ; and as the blanks are so many, the prizes have not always been awarded either to seniority or ser vice, or to merit, but to interest with the Coart, or with some Minister. All the jealousy and ill-blood, therefore, arising from individual pride and disappointment, which falls at present upon the dispensers of patronage, would be saved to them, and their popularity much enhanced. Colonel" of a regiment is really but a nick name : it implies no connection between the