The Sun. — London, England, 1833-05-21 00:00:00

IRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. :4e inquest Robert7 2'— uy is at ro the length terminate, y a ,Justifiable Homicide ll . Fm the feeling disp d la b yed • nrst, in he i'esse s, ut questions put by the jurors to verdict.'th e re d in some manner prepared for the ' 'ja rY tack 'Peost ed . e d to their verdict a string of reasons utterly s;cl, Ru „ belit n a Y c.u thneyeevaimdeence. The evidence of the manner in dui by his deat that of a female, milton, who stated thatwhile the policeman was to h er 7 1 th e ria „,, , ad vising her to go home, she saw a man proceed hand and rush towards him, with an instrument in tsr ' "clainen „ „ said g, I shall do for the ," The cli orp , n ,"‘'9 did not believe the evidence of this woman, never other Police with having tutored her. There was, itonlan M er evidenc e b ear i ng on t h e d eat h o f C u ll y. If L t otee 40, was not d eemed a credible witness, the jurors were 7e conjecture. However, they chose to leave the Laobest e ll eoUs iness of inqui r i ng i n t o th e caus e of the death Gov ernme u Y, and to consider themselves justified in trying e ct 44 eted t, the magistracy, the police, and all who were IL_ of t,,'„ the meeting. "We find," they say, " a ver act,"‘nable Homicide on these grounds—that no dep er w as re a t kit , d, nor any Proclamation advising the people l e „,,otet, at the G overnment d i d not ta k e t h e proper pre th7lieteißrevent the meeting from assembling, and that the til r t rieopl e. ' n e Police was ferocious, brutal, and unprovoked by I is, Govele)," t will w e moreover express our anxious hope that th e - 'en k etr e r ecu in future take better precautions to pre eepolite rr enee Of such disgraceftil transactions in the llth e t lie J ur T his verdict, the Coroner, after a long contest ee,.,.tsted e , Y, Was, h owever, re l uc t an tly o bliged to receive. lite e p :_ e _ r of Cully sh ou ld b e discovered, of which there tiVtookr.‘usPect at pre sen t, th e ver dict of the Coroner's io the no t Prevent his being tried; and we have that good sense of Englishmen, that if the evidence 4 :ct th v e erdi,,, guilty would be obtained. But still the te e l i . tillat ed s ", ° roner's Jury will, we fear, work mischief, as , rel y a L ° encourage a delusion which prevails but too e, 5 Ri ot 4 2 o ng the people, especially the populace, that a 4 er ' , et be read no meeting, however illegal, and saZJbe.etionable the purpose for which it has been E lt 0, 4 d ispersed. No sane person can doubt that the rp be tte _ •Indeed the Foreman, in the alterca ! otie e T , the Jury and Coroner, said, We all of us 'W: 5 d w e ° P i nion about the impropriety of that me,et b slle at ar e far from liking mob meetings." tOlic e,b, e t d, also, that " they blamed the Government and °he h ti cause they made no attempt to prevent the meet. men upon the ground in the morning, or , 'sel Pt l' :: e t t a 4 l a '' ti d e r e e s d of a Magistrate, would, in our opinion, h.p ta kttlr e .; any meeting." We are not now criticising , t Zsli e i " ii (4 the Government with respect to this meeting. a ct with snore coolness and tact than another. It in e i gh , at by occupying the ground in the morning, a '6; 1 4 4 have been prevented. It is always prudent, \vitt, :len,. the people do assmble illegally, to disperse tjr,Cyto'ps l ittle violence as possible, because violence has a %, h at t a d r(kl , Uce violence, and it is not desirable that the ~aon t ,„t , "e idle, drawn to such places without any mis 'nee. should be unnecessarily involved in scenes of a „"t upon the supposition most hostile to the Go thei " 1 ' the Police, with respect to their mode of exc. I •4l:l l ll , 4 ll e ' id d _ Ut Y . , we say confidently that the verdict of Justifi_ tq i s el re ,' would be utterly indefensible, even if Robert Ntitat the his death'wound from a man whom he was 'h tsee t • e ti me. It is new to us, that men attending an ing ti e j,,atayt t after having been warned of the illegality, in tiCtilli, °° stating the grounds of the illegality, are just if_ 1 4,1 44, the authorities of the country, employed in dispers -0,te44.1ns sort of doctrine would throw us all into anarchy t „,loth er , '°° ' The law exacts implicit obedience to every th' With its authority. Were a man to be at liberty fit la : execution of the law, because it was not to his k i tt tl o ut would soon be at an end. The Constitution has recall me ans by which those who abuse their authority l e,;' ) g e ,;"` e to account ; but this is very different from con t,lte th e i r Y Mail a judge between himself and those who Vle ti y a w, and justifying him in resisting them. The , i slo th eti er to has been in England, that the lowest constable ofi ii W ith the King's authority, while acting in the exe c te that' nth and that, however improperly he may W„ "Uty, parties are not to take redress into their own VNist; tl° St , the good sense of the people will lead them ;al,'aY, ,the monstrous doctrine involved in the verdict of N l ' ish at is enough to demoralize a whole kingdom. Good '4 l l t lea d , a state are we in, if any set of fellows should per \ hithTg illegal meetings, in defiance of the prohibitions to s t authorities of the country, prepared with 4 ' the rsi st to the d ea th the men employed to ' a w into execution against them ? During the 4 kbei t re Presentation was virtual, and not real, the erlbut even then such a demoralizing doctrine would l iiett:7 countenanced in private by the warmest friend would have been felt that it is better to put up .4i , liti r , - ` 4l ses,than to destroy that without which men can tha- s ociety. We protest we never heard it maintained f a , men could be justified in resisting the meanest con ettt4Prpeaterixiatmofeant Iz t e s , in resisting him with lethal weapons. But now want'tt of responsibility is at an end. This e , may be a good or a bad Parliament, but !element chosen, ~Toa 11e, A nby men identified th great majority of the present Parliament fairly S te e People. If abuses take place by men clothed with 411 ! ‘ i if the conduct of the police be brutal and savage, the & t aw are open ; Parliament is open to keep these courts .t l3 . But if, instead of having recourse for injuries, real or ' l,l l4 tii the courts of law and the legislature, we justify men S t 4 l ‘ t eto . Men who execute the laws for their mode of execut !k,, thtt " , e thereby pronounce civil war justifiable. We chief We look on this verdict as fraught with all manner N , i ett ' y It behoves men of property and influence in ,1\ Se re r ) look about—to make head against this evil in N.l tioc tr . Y t hey will not look tamely on whilst such pest'. Vgsi, Mes are afloat. It is always advisable to make et a ny evil in time. We say, then, that men of tine ",q, influence should at once pass resolutions ex ett t h me ir sense of the pernicious tendency of this ver_ e Y hesitate, they will assuredly repent it. We are k 'ip b. tee lo °l the liberties of the people—we wish to see ltijtet„,_ -ve d•—we wish to see, what we trust we shall see, 'a 4 s to Cm , in Church and State; but we do not wish to & '' ' , l,i ' ',,t ' r,, e)(er eising dominion over us ; we do not wish to see , 1 1,Nt:,,"P l ed on, and Juries openly promulgating to the - '‘ e 4 may resist the authorities of the country—that : 11 14 1 ',114 themselves against the authorities and wage N 1 : - e the nl. We are'lovers of liberty, and therefore we :k t , 4 to t t ' of anarchy. if these demoralising doctrines be take root, there will soon be neither liberty nor law 114 11 't T his verdict, trifling as it may seem to some, will t ob e r nue-spot to us, if not instantly reprobated as it Aforning Chronicle. '4, ti nti, t ` of the Coroner's inquest in the case of the mule : t O4, i t : l an will excite little surprise, and will generally,we RG k e e deemed of little importance. The jurors in this 4114' t hey 41 to have fallen into two capital errors. In the e Nt it i gave such a scope to their inquiry as of neces ,'l•Lese „ •ong, difficult, and complicated ; and a , in the ``PPear to have indulged and cultivated temper 014 1 ,'ea,i,,, of mind which, had the inquiry been the Iqk'4Ve ieh 2 at, and simplest ever confided to human intellect, , ade it impossible for them to arrive at any conclu ;7etlioe'°tild have satisfied the calm, temperate, and impar ,Ntlie lr Mankind. The attempt to investigate by evi p e gen eral conduct of a confused mob of several hpOAle on the one hand, and of a body of \,1 1 1) 0 .4 ,7 1 __ Policemen on the . other, was about as ra. 0 - mer ta rtul an enterprise as if these sagacious jurymen Nlik ) .`ell to dive into every tap.house cabal which had eng l °e ,e Within the limits of this vast metropolis for the ~4'S‘ 4' 4 , and to collect accurate information of the I, 4 tllLkli ee ers ation which had been most prevalent at the ,t ttt ipt. st ation-houses within the boundaries assigned to a l°ll of force, during the same period. Then as to r e it - ,`!0 i .,,. ° d faculties which these men brought to the in_ , "e think we do not go too far when we say that, isf,„ their settled purpose to bring the ancient institu_ t p u ,„2 Inquest into contempt, nothing better adapted t211: 4 11ti' d se can be imagined. The verdict of such a t canna from an inquiry so irregular, desultory , a nd tlhec °t of course go for any thing. In this respect j t eoe, t , t, ° , l tt . ered rather fc4 tunate than othconserwi se that the t e f ng this inquest have made so incuous a to, ti e i t '„ and intemperance. If they have done nothing o k .l l o of ",er can they have done anything to obstruct tpL l tti oh 3n stice. It is certain that a peace-officer, in Y i t ° f his duty, has been deprived of life by the di s tie e. The chief actor in this scene of blood eib," ° vered if it be possible. He must answer li f h ti d 4 to : 1 1 ,1 1 s omewhat different in its character and con or any o ther Coroner's inquest for the deed • • • the public sh am Public justice erne th i it fis t d t be important to the nds safety This of the metro ' rik% anal 4Cotild not be left without any efficient police. hptil th e 4t , Of the most active efforts to discover the homi. kale, mst searching inquiry into the circumstances a ish -rid > we will add, the most rigorous application of Cte t inquiry,may appear to 'he r , what, after such 'Veq",atle w -tt er of his offence, will be equivalent to a sen ,i'ell;','on 4 ' l ' against tbe whole body of the police, and 'e t h p Ith 4, 1 "' authority, th a t they may be slaughtered, not lesi, of deat rPunity, but with honour and applause, to the ruf. ti reps a che } , th em. The police must be protected by the th e hot be expected to act with zeal, vigour, or F,:l,e,tteli,,a-e,Protectors of the community. It cannot have tat oe'catshat of late years Coroners' Inquests have , ar e I° ns arrogated to themselves functions for ; 1 0 ; fro m their constitution, signally unfit. In ' t he p arish temporary office to the discriminating ' selection 'eking an Const able, and required by law to render 5 ledi vid acco unt simply of the manner in which tll4 io to n s de,thal, e late one of his Majesty's subjects, fashi eb t t he inquests have, since Sunday schools ttia,tY taken' , a nd their members can generally read k to es,,, - ll b e C it into their heads to imagine that no t gio . ahe • °° large, or delicate, or complex for their q at tIY ' 4 Case s o f , elu nte riot attended with bloodshed have et se , ot `rits s h e rd their services to determine upon the ,41;id a . t hQ 1 ( 4 45 kibltihce f as serablage, and the general conduct, not ove,_ orce employed to disperse or control it, "ment by which that force has been employed. asati mPtion tv e -s; - Wh en , ~ may gratify the shallow vanity of ii i y w e _ parish constable has dignified by a _et co._ v enture to say that in no single instance has . .trib ut ,,, to ,the Pea :' the wholesome ends of public 0 • on e 2 , welfare, and security of the commu. '5 l 4 '914 ° st. y e ., st . ° Ltru a ," the b o d„ of aft er .. Cully, the policeman, termi "°on, land a verdict was brought in of m , ice, seve ral orss Me i ise , which oe ,i ng to rstP° sev er4l ;To , r a Pr''" c ‘ , Al Ir. H. Gratin Mr. Poulter, poi m eral, Sir I t ' co . rConnell, the vas a greed to. * with some "JO tae carried °i'orit d o btain leave , !ad a thirdtirio, s read a la Ls read a thi fj bird time and Pi ;vatioos) s. ost reA tLe rooo )p v 7„ clear " , 'llilst stranger't f)al acnendMerl 0 1 ' itbdrew lt i e ll° I passed. iird time I ' l ' A BIL L. . , d a third tole, os )o l • erted, oinz, ro c k L o d' Ye miles of SCP r . Jervis, 3 1( ', cl , ers to ok a Pit' . 16 ..... ...... d a third .10 n ag reed to , SEI ORIT Y ['Et) FORM' rAoci urr Church u P o )bc o ge gen t Inc ASP' r d ' n jt cc• I .:l;ilgr ,o h' Thos l im o t C.—P. ll 1 01 co. Fergili, —Clon , GENO*f, ' 51' S. 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We have read the evidence as reported, but have no other means of conjecturing whether the evidence printed and that which was delivered consisted actually of one and the same series of statements, or that the evidence reported to us, and now published, is altogether a mass of downright forgery ; but assuming that the evidence, as printed, is correct, we are quite unable to see in it any suffi. cient reason for a verdict of "Justifiable Homicide." But we will search the printed evidence once more, and with anxious and conscientious vigilance. We will return, we must return, to this painful subject to-morrow. Meantime we may say that the conversation which passed after the verdict, exhibits the jury in the character of men who were influenced by a strong, though, we think, mistaken, sense of duty, while their observations on the Riot Act demonstrate their ignorance of the law applicable to illegal assemblies.—Times The great Birmingham meeting " came off" yesterday, and our readers will find a report of its proceedings in another part of our paper of this day. We are happy to say that this gathering was not more remarkable for numbers than for peaceable and orderly conduct. Indeed, it wore rather the appearance of a great fair than a political meeting, and, from the quantity of refreshment booths, and the vast proportion which the women and children bore to the rest of the assem blage, we have no doubt that the good folks of Birmingham and its vicinity looked upon the meeting as an excellent oppor tunity and excuse for making holyday. They were quite right : thefarceurs who, having found their proper level in the House of Commons, posted off to play first fiddle in the pro vinces, were exceedingly amusing. Among the show-folks who exhibited on this occasion was a Mr. Mountebank Mumps, or Munch (as we hear they call one Mr. Muntz at Bir mingham). He spoke the prologue, but being voted by universal consent the dullest chap of the lot, they put him into the chair. Then tumbled up the Brummagem Hampden, the prima-bgro of the company, who spouted almost as much non sense there as will be found in any six of his currency speeches in the House of Commons. The " Big Beggarman," Daniel O'Connell, next gave the wondering folks a profusion of brogue and blarney. How much did he get for " starring" it among this strolling company of agitators ? We would re commend the people of Birmingham to be upon their guard against this " insinuating" gentleman. He has a capital knack of extracting money from the pockets of the people, not blushing to receive, as Sir C. Wetherell well said," a penny from the poor man and a halfpenny from the ragged man." Let the men of Birmingham look to him. He may shortly ask them for a contribution to the " rint," which is wofully falling off in Ireland, add he perhaps speculates on making the trade of agitation profitable in England, now that it has ceased to yield in the sister country so large a return as formerly to the only capital he possesses. We think, however, the Birming ham men are too good judges to be taken in this way, and we are quite sure that when they reflect upon the scene acted yes terday, and when they read, what few of them could have heard, the silly petitions got up and palmed upon them by a small knot of trumpery agitators, their own good sense will lead them to form a proper estimate of that counterfeit of their own manufacture, the Brummagem Hampden, and that equally great political pretender Mr. O'Connell.—Times. The inquest on the body of Robert Cully has at length pro nounced its verdict—that verdict was " justifiable homicide." It was accompanied with a strong statement, impugning the conduct of Ministers on the occasion, and charging the police with the employment of unnecessary violence in dispersing the people. The Coroner refused to receive the explanatory part of the verdict, which, however, appears in our report, and against the suppression of which the Jury remonstrated. Want of room prevents us from making any observations on the evi dence at present, but we shall probably refer to it to-morrow, as there is no longer any fear_of prejudicing the ends of justice by giving a premature bias to the investigation.—Morning Herald. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of ORLEANS paid a visit to the Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND, on Sunday, at their residence at Kew. His 11 ,, yal Highness and suite, the Prince de TALLEYRAND, and the Duchess de DING, partook of a dti,une with their Ittyal Highnesses. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess VICTORIA rode in Hyde Park yesterday morning. The following notice has been issued from the Lord Chamberlain's office :—" Notice is ber,by given that his Maj sty's next Levee is postponed to Wednesday, the 29th The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND entertained a select party, at dinner, on Sunday, at their residence at hew. Prince TALLEYRAND, the Dutch Special Mini.ter, and the Earl of GRANVILLE, Visited Viscount PALMERSTON yesterday at the Foreign•office. A deputation from the North American Cdonial Asso ciation, including Messrs. GOULD, PEMBERTON, and CARTER, had a conference yesterday with Mr. Secretary STANLEY, at the Colonial-office. The Archbishop of ARMAGH visited Mr. Secretary STANLEY yesterday. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, MAY 20—Wind W.S. W. fresh—The combined squa dron, consisting of his Majesty's ships Donegal, Castor, and Scout, two French frigates, one corvette, and one brig remains. Sailed, the Lady Raffles, Bourchier, for the river. PORTSMOUTH, MAI. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived :the Herald, Fleming, from Leghorn. FALMOUTH, MAY 19.—Wind S. to S.E. fresh breezes.— Sailed his Majesty's ship Hyacinth, for East Indies. LIVERPOOL, MAY I9.—Arrived the Italy, Ritchie, from New York. SCARBOROUGH, MAr2o.—Arrived the Britannia, Apple. yard, and the Elizabeth, Northorp, from Memel. _ _ _ HULL, MAY 20.—Arrived the Mary, Taylor, from Memel. CLYDE, Mt 19.—Arrived the Cordelia, M`Kellar, from Barbadoes; the Elizabeth, Cumming, from Trinidad ; and the Frances, Griffiths, from New York. The Calypso, Grosard, bound to New York, put into Bide ford, with loss of bowsprit, topmasts, &c. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Coromandel, from Bengal, has arrived off Plymouth ; sailed on the nth of December, from Saugor on the 30th, Viza gapatam in January, Madras on the 24th, and St. Helena on the 27th of March. The Hero of Malown, from Bombay, has arrived off Ports mouth ; sailed on the 12th of January, and from the Cape on the 11th of March. The Flinn, from the Cape, has arrived off Plymouth ; sailed on the 4th of March, and from St. Helena on the 19th. The Feegee, from Manilla, has arrived off Liverpool; sailed from St. Helena on the 4Oth of March. The Elizabeth, from the Mauritius, has arrived off Dover ; sailed on the 2.2 d of December, and from St. Helena on the 16th of February. The Emma, from Singapore, has arrived off Weymouth ; sailed on the 6th of January, and from St. Helena on the 19th of March. The Lady Gordon, from Bombay, has arrived at Liverpool ; sailed on the :2,1 of January, and from the Cape on the 7th of March. The Ocean Queen, from the Mauritius, has arrived in the Downs; sailed on the 2.'2d of December, and from the Cape on the 11th of February. Arrivals at Singapore.—The Hannah, from China, on the 22d of December, and sailed on the 24th for Bombay ; the Hind, from Siam, on the 23d, and sailed on the 25th for Bom bay ; the Marquis of Hastings, from Batavia, on the 20th ; the Julia, from Penang, and the Wolf, from a cruise, on the 24th ; tha William on the 27th, and the Edmonston on the 28th, from Manilla ; the Margaret, from Calcutta, on the 31st ; the Isabella, from China, on the Ist of January; and the Sir A. Campbell, from Calcutta, on the 22d. Departures from Singapore.—The Thetis, for Penang, on the 19th of December; the Sir C. Forbes, for Cowes, on the 23d ; his Majesty's ship Aligator, for Malacca, on the 26th ; the Porcupine, for Madras, on the 30th ; and the Faith, for Ma dras, on the 30th, and was abandoned 30 miles distant from Singapore, being water.logged and on her beam.ends. Departure from Calcutta.—The Baretto, jun., for Madras and London, on the 18th January. The Malcolm was to sail for the Cape and London on the 3d Feb. Arrivals at Madras.--The Alexander, from Merling, on the 9th January, and sailed on the 10th for Coveling ; the Aurelia, from Singapore, on the 10th; the John William, from Bombay, on the 16th ; the Cambria, from Tranquebar, on the 16th ; the Swallow, from Nagoor, on the 17th ; the Red Rover, from Negapatam, on the 18th ; and the Ganges, from Rangoon, on the 21st January. Departures from Madras.—The Ruby, and Lord William Bentinck, for Calcutta, on the 10th of January ; the Cathe rine, for the northern ports, the Wellington, and Alfred, for Alleppee, the Dolphin, for Vizagapatam, and the Resource, for London, on the 16th. VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. The Irma, on the 17th of May ; the Amelie, and Le Gange, from Bengal, at Havre. The Flavius, 54 days from China, lat. 33. S., long. 32 E., on the 3d March, all well. The Trinculo, off' Ascension, on the Ist April; and the Ege ria lying there, and to sail on the 2d of April, for London. The Maria, of Hull, lat. 42. N., long. 19. W. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). HAY M A RKETS.- - ( AtR L peANDr Load of 38 Trusses.) CUMBE. Clover Hay ss. per load lower than last quoted; prices other wise stationary. Supply moderate, and trade very dull. Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 10 to £2 15 Nrew Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 Useful Old Ditto. 3 5 3 15 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 315 4 0 (lover Hay 4 0 5 5 Oat Straw £1 Bto .£1 10 I Wheat Straw ... 110 113 SMITHFI ELI). Supply moderately good, trade dull, and prices barely stationary. Coarse heavy Lowialio Meadow Hay x 2 15 to £3 0 Sew Meadow Hay 0 0 0 0 3 10 Useful Old Ditto 3 0 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 3 15 4 0 Clover Hay (extra fine)....£s s... Generally Oat Straw ... £1 6to £l. 8 I Wheat Straw 1 8 1 10 The General Assembly of the church o• Scotland met at Edinburgh on Thursdly, when the Rev, Dr. STIRLING, 01 Craigie, was chosen Moderator. DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK. PKICH , OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock 3:per Cent. Red. 97 11 / 4 7 3 per Cent Cons. 8 8 7 7 / g 8 3ti per Cent. 91% Ditto Red 9-1 1 i% Kew 3% per Cent. 9 5%34 I 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 .... I per Cent. 1826 ..... .... 102 1 ,i% Bank Long Ann. to ex oire Jan. 5, 1860 l6 15-16 % Oct. 10, 1859 - Jan. 5, 1860 17 3-16 M Jan. 5, 1880 - Aprils, 1880 =l Jan. 5, 1870 New 5 per Cont. —. India Stock Ditto Bonds 3O 31 pm. South Sea Stock 101 d Annuities . —... PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds 9406 4 Pelgian Bonds B7 Ditto Account B7 if, 7 3razilian Bonds ' s 'it % __..._... I)itto Account 650 N Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 23% ChiTian Bonds ... Ditto Account ` ) 014 Coltnnhian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1324 I7X, Ditto Account 1752 Danish Bonds -31 4 'A Ditto Account Greek Bonds )113 Ditto Bonds, 182.5 374 Ditto Account Alex ican Bonds, 5 per cent 27 Ditto Account Ditto, 6 per cent :35 Ditto Account 34%, Neapolitan... ............ ......, 92. V,, j New Ditto „, per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. 500 Ditto Bills, £l,OOO 50 51 pm. . 5O 51 pm. Ditto Small 5O 51 orr. Ditto C0mmercia1........._ prn Ditto Advertised 49 50 pm. Bank for Account ........ 'lndia for Account Cons. for Account g77 8 THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds 1514 Portuguese Bonds Ditto Account 5414 51,i Regency Scrip 3 d i s. Ditto Account...3l 3 ~1; 3 dis. Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds, 1822 ...... 10314 Russian Bonds, 1822... 103 1 4 1 4 Ditto Account New Loan Spanish Bonds,lB2l 1914 Ditto Account 1914 Ditto Bonds, !S•X Ditto Account French Rentes, sp. c. —f —c. Exchange --f —3 per cent. —f —c. Exchange —f —c. Dutch, ~s p. c 46 7 / s 7 67 Ditto Account 4d 76% Ditto, 5 p. c s N% Ditto Account 86 3“2% French Scrip 4 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) XlllO 131. y Bolanes Mining Company £l5O 142% Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) -£2O 63V A Ditto National 17% 23 Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 British Iron Mining Company £5O Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 50% English Mining Company General Mining Association l2 Mexican Mining Co £46 Real del Monte Mining C 0...., United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 2/. pm.) 40 Ditto New Sciip 5 Alliance Fire Insurance Comp lO Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7 General Steam Navigation Co. l3 Provincial Bank of I re lan d 25 TO NEWSMEN. The News Agent who supplies the Officers of the 95th Regi ment with The Sun, is requested to send the paper to Sheerness instead of Guernsey, the depot having removed. We take this opportunity of requesting our Subscribers to write to the News men by whom they are supplied, as we send no papers from our own office, except through Newsmen who alone know the addresses of the Subscribers. r 1 5, ' 75- rfit g=g ‘: 7s l' ;70 qL. ofl 4, rz, tin+ _ • LONDON, TUESDAY EVENNG, MAY 21, 1833. The Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill made some progress last night. Mr. GILLoN's motion for appropriating the Church Revenues of Ireland to useful purposes on the death of the present incumbents, was lost by a large majority. The numbers were 126 to 16. We much mis take if a very short time does not increase the number of Mr. GILLON'S supporters, even beyond his own expectation. The causes of the unsatisfactory nature of the measures purposed by the Government, were, we suspect, truly de scribed by Mr. CUTHBERT RIPPoN. That gentleman said, " Here lies the truth they resist that which is the right, for the contemptible consideration of preserving the composition of an ill -assorted Cabinet, and of avoiding that collision with another branch of the State, which, sooner or later, must happen. A Corn Bill, a property tax, many other inevitable and just measures equally with choral reform will produce the same dreaded reinalt.' There can be little doubt of tte truth of this last prophecy, and all that Ministers have to consider is, whether they will lead popular opinion or be crushed by it. Lord ALTRORP made a concession of some importance to the church establishment, and which we much mistake the feeling ofthe Irish hierarchy if he does not have occasion to repent it. It will be seen that he has given the Bishops a complete majority at the Board of Commissioners. Our readers will see, on reference to another part of The Sun, that the great Birmingham Meeting was held yesterday at Newhall-hill, and attended, according to the opinions of more than one eye-witness, by more thousands than had as sembled there even in May last. The speeches made, and the resolutions proposed, were all of the most marked, decided character. The Paris papers of Sunday, which arrived this morning, possess very little interest. The Greek Loan was the chief subject of discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, on Saturday. The French Ministry are in favour of the project for making the nation responsible for a portion of the loan. We have this morning received German Papers to the 16th inst. They contain a long article from Vienna on the affairs of the East, in which, however, there is no fact of interest, and we are just as much in the dark as to the real intentions of the Pacha of EGYPT as we were before. The writer talks of the generous assistance offered by Russia to the SULTAN, as if there really could be any Power so silly as not to appreciate the motive of the offer. The generosity of the Emperor of RUSSIA is pretty well understood throughout Europe. The re ports at Vienna respecting the Dutch question were not very favourable, but the Funds conti nued steady. On the 10th inst. the Five per Cent. Metalliques were at 92 3-sths; Four per Cents., 83; Bank Shares, 1,210. An article from Munich states that several of the Poles who left France have found their way into Poland, and attempted again to disturb the public peace. These unhappy and persecuted men are not permitted to revisit their native soil without exposing themselves to calumny. Having been denied hospitality in Switzerland, and having too much pride to petition the French Government for permission to re-enter France, the few Poles who have succeeded in returning to Poland, had no other course before them than that which they have taken. But it is ever thus with the scribes of authority. They are ready at all times to abuse and calumniate the victims of persecution. At a late hour last night, the inquest on the body of the policeman, CULLY, was kought to a close, and a verdict returned of " Justifiable Homicide," on the grounds, that no Riot Act was read, nor any poclamation ordering the people to disperse—that the Government did not take the proper precautions to prevent the meet ing from assembling, and that the conduct of the police was ferocious, brutal, and unprovoked by the people ; and we moreover express our anx ious hope that the Government will in future take better precautions to prevent the recurrence of such disgraceful transactions in the metro- The Jury viho returned this impressive verdict —for impressive it is in every sense of the term, and will have a great effect on men's minds throughout the country did not do so without the maturest deliberation, and till each indivi dual among them had been satisfied to his own heartfelt conviction, that he could not possibly re turn any other. A verdict therefore thus weighed, thus carefully and conscientiously digested, can not be received otherwise than with respect. It may occasion, perhaps, some little surprise--never theless it must tell. It is but justice here to observe, that the jury, as men of sense, and as men, too, who had a stake in the preservation of good order, condemned, in the most unequi vocal terms, the folly and madness of the meet ing, which, however, they added, should have been prevented in season, and in this act of sa cred duty they would have assisted, each man to the best of his ability. The verdict occasioned no little disappointment to the Coroner. He ex pressed himself vehemently against it, and, in deed, exceeded the limits of his duty in urging his objections. He had no right thus to throw a taint on the solemn, deliberate verdict of seven teen conscientious jurymen. He should have received it with the deference due to it, or, at most, contented himself with the mild expression of a contrary opinion. We have no idea of this extra-official bullying. Law knows nothing of it—common sense repudiates it justice shrinks from it with abhorrence. It will be seen by the subjoined extract, that, though the Coroner was wondrously pertinacious in his objections, yet he knew not how to maintain them : " Foreman—We have patiently considered our verdict. There have been conflicting opinions amongst us, hut we have all anxiously compared our opinions, and that is , he conscientious verdict of us all—patiently and carefully formed, with the most anxious deliberation. CoaoNaa—You are called upon to say how Robert Cully came by his death, and the only evidence you have to decide upon is that of the young woman who saw him stabbed. Several of the Jury exelairaed " We do not believe her— no, not one of us." CORONER—And why not? A Juror—Because she was cnntradicted by other wit nesses. She said she was two minutes talking to the policeman, and it was proved by all the other witnesses that that was impsssible. She was tutored. Another Juror—She was tutored by the police. She acknowledged to having been with them ever since that Why ask us to give a verdict against our con sciences? CORONER-- You say there were no precautions. I think there were plenty of measures. A Juror—There were no measures to prevent the meet ing; and the means employed to disperse it were die. graceful. Foreman— We are all of opinion that if 100 police men had occupied the ground, this man would not have been slain. Another Juror—We only wonder th it there were not more lives lost. CORONER— Well, gentlemen, you find that Robert Cully was killed with justifiable homicide? J u ror s—We do. CORONER.--.(to the Foreman)—Well Sir, I shall strike out all the rest. [The Coroner here drew his pencil across all the words that followed Justifi ible Homicide.'] Foreman—l cannot agree to th it, Sir. All the Jury—Nor any of us. Foreman—Before God and our country—on our so lemn oaths, we have given the fu' , jeet oil the considera tion in our power; and that paper which I have hauled to you contains the judgment in which we are unanimously agreed. If you strike out any part of that, it is not our verdict." It will be perceived by the above, that the Coroner had scarce a word to say for himself. The jury pinned him up in a corner, whence he could not stir an inch. " Why ask us to give a verdict against our consciences ?" said they— a home-thrust to which not the slightest reply was, or could be, made. Again, when the jury proceeded still further to justify the spirit of their verdict, on the principle that if a " hundred policemen had occupied the ground, CULLY would not have been slain," the Coroner was equally dumb. Yet, though unable to defend his own objections—scarcely, in fact, knowing why or wherefore he did object, except that it was his will and pleasure to do so—he had the hardihood to propose the erasure of all that gave weight and character to the verdict, and without which, under all the extraordinary cir cumstances of the affair, it would have been unin telligible. We are glad that the jury had the manli nessto scout this extra-judicial interference. Such occasional checks to the vanity or presumption of men iri office, are of inestimable public value. They point an impressive moral, and are never without their effect as examples. We cannot say that we partake of the convulsive agonies of a Morning Contemporary on this occasion. Our trepidation has not quite bewildered us. We can afford to fix a steady, untroubled gaze on the future, even though seventeen shrewd Eng lishmen have returned a conscientious verdict. We understand that important despatches hay been sent off to Holland, in answer to the last note of the King of HOLLAND. A Morning Paper states, that accounts had been received from Oporto, of a regiment of Miguelite cavalry having gone over to Don PEDRO. There are no official accounts of' this circumstance, but it is not improbable, consi dering the miserable condition to which the troops of MIGUEL had been reduced by fatigue and sickness. According to the latest authentic accounts, SOLIGNAC was preparing to leave Oporto in the beginning of June, with an effec tive force of nearly 10,000 men, which would not deprive him of the force necessary for the defence of Oporto as a point d'appui to the main army. The Miguelite force is estimated at 26,000, but of these only 16,000 or 18,000 are effective, the remainder being disabled from sickness and other causes ; and even what is called the effective force of 18,000 men, would not be able to cope with an army of 10,000 picked troops, under an experienced commander. There cm be little doubt of the result of an open campaign, provided means be adopted to supply the Constitutional army with a sufficient quan tity of provisions and ammunition, not only for their own use, but also for thui; of the numbers who may be expected to join them. During the last month, the Miguehtes have been in so feeble a condition that several opportunities for successful sortks have presented themselves, but the Commander-in-Chief has refrained from all offensive operations, in order not to weaken the which he intends to march form f o or p c o e rto with . The accounts from Lisbon are decidedly fa vourable to the Constitutional cause. In con sequence of the great increase in the number of emigrants to Oporto from the capital, Admiral PARKER had been applied to by Don MIGUEL to issue an order that no Portuguese should be allowed to proceed in English vessels to Oporto, and we understand that the application was, as a matter of course, complied with, WARWICK BOROUGH.—The case of this borough is not as l eep . O n t h e 17 t h, t h e Ch a i r man of the Election Committee, Sir RuNALn FERGUSON, moved that the evidence be printed, which was ordered. Last night the Gallant General moved for official returns "of the. number of rat e - payers o f t h e town an d par i s h o f Leaming ton Priors and Kenilworth ; distinguishing the number assessed on houses and premises bona fide worth 10/. per annum and up war d s. " The br ib ery agents w h o h a d lately transported themselves, in company with Mr. Sergean t " have returned home, and are n ow actively c anvass i ng, GOULBURN, the C on - ervat i, e can did ate , su b s titute of Sir CHARLES GREVILLI, t h e ex -M em b er . Their indecent a vocations will p ro b a bl y b e superse d e d b y th e determina tion of the House of Commons to 4i open " the borough of Warwick. LITER TIME. CRUICKSHAiiK v. AGNEW. LOYDON. 1833. After an attentive survey of the evidence pro and con, in this case of Cruickshank v. Agnew, we feel that justice and common sense alike compel us to give a verdict in favour of the plaintiff. He has established every point in his favour, so the defendant must needs be non suited. Poor Sir Agnew ! He is the most ill starred of saints, and bids fair to be as completely roasted as ever was Saint Lawrence on his grid iron. His very name begets a hurricane of hab, hahs ! It is the herald of hysterics, and—espe cially in this sultry season when a laugh is no joke—of apoplexy. Our friend Cruickshank has done ample justice to this most strait laced of Sabbatical Reformers. He has dis sected his Bill, as if the anatomical process were a labour of love. What a fine fanatical phrenzy in the countenance and attitudes of the policeman who has just kicked down a sinful shoulder of mutton, which a young infidel (only just breeched), was carrying home from the baker's ! The virtuous choler of the man of office might do credit even to Saint Agnew himself in one of his most inspired moments. Then, too, the involuntary walk to Richmond, accomplished, within a mile or so, on a melting summer's day by a gentleman in tight boots, and most probably with a corn on each toe ! The aggrieved individual would fain exchange, like Jonathan Oldbuck, " the pedestrian for the vehicular mode of exercise"—more especially as his eldest son is mounted on his shoulders, and the sign -post assures him that he is yet a full mile from Richmond—but the Saint's Bill has put a veto on all his hopes. En avant must perforce be his motto ; he must keep moving, even though he drop in the process, for to hire carriage, chaise, or tax-cart on the Lord's Day, is an act of outrageous infidelity which calls for the severest sentence of the law. We have no space to comment on the remaining illustrations, but they are full of point, and breadth, and cha racter. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)- CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The only arrivals this morning are Montreal papers to the 21st, and Quebec to the 19th April, at the North and South American Coffee House. (From the Montreal Paper of April O.) " LUMBER TRADE.—Considerable anxiety at present exists in British America, caused by reports that his Majesty's Mi nisters intend to raise the present duties on colonial timber: it is a subject of vast importance to the British North American colonies. To raise the duty on colonial timber, will act in the same manner as to reduce the duties on Baltic timber, and such a change must prove ruinous to those involved in the lumbering business here, to the British shipping interest, and to the ge neral interest of our commerce." (From the Quebec) Papers.) The Montreal bank has declared a semi-annual dividend of four per cent., and a bonus of six per cent., payable on the Ist of June next. We learn that letters are in town from two distinct quar ters, which mention the appointment of Mr. O'Sullivan, of Mon treal, as Solicitor-General. THE FUNDS. The arrivals this morning arc of little importance. We have no ship letters of any description, nor any foreign information at present to communicate ; and this dearth of news causes a stagnation in the operation of the funds. The chief topic of conversation in the city is respecting the verdict given by the coroner's inquest on the murder of the policeman, as well as the Birmingham meeting, which has passed off quietly. Consols opened at the same price they left off; 87 h to 88 with nothing doing as yet. Dutch Stock is rather better. HALF-PAST ONE. There is a report that an express arrived at ten o'clock this morning from Birmingham, with an account that after Mr. O'Connell left the meeting some riot and confusion took place, in which blood was shed. No credit, however, is attached to this report. Consols have been the whole of the morning at 87 71, to 88 for the Account, with little or nothing doing. We are still without any political news. The Foreign Market is in the same state as that of the British. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 87% 88. CLOSING PRICES.-FOUR O'CLOCK Bank Stock 1951 3 per Cent. Red B7 3 pet Cent. Cons BB 31 per Cent. 94f 31 per Cent. Red 941 New 31 per Cent 95 4 per Cent 1021 Long. Ann. to expire Jan. 1860 166 Oct. 1859 16 13-16 Jan. 1860 171 FOREIGN FUNDS. India Stock 230 Ditto Bonds 32 pm, South Sea Stock 97i Ditto Ohl Ann 85 1 Ditto New Ann. Ex. Bills, 10 'N. 5l pm. Ditto 500/ 51 pm. Ditto Small 5l pm. Bank St. for Acc. 1 0 5} Consols for Acc SB India St. for Acc 230 Austrian, 5 per cent. Belgian, 5 per cent B7l Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent 24 Chilian, 6 per cent. 2O Columbian, 6 per cent l5l Ditto, 1824 l7 Danish 73 Greek, 5 per cent. 1826 Mexican, 5 per cent. Ditto, 6 per cent 33 Peruvian, 6 per cent. Portuguese, 5 per cent 55; Ditto, Reg. Scrip 3 Prussian, 5 per cent. Russian Bonds, 5 per cent 1630 Ditto, Metallic 9B; Spanish, 5 per cent l9l Ditto, 1823 173 French 5 per Cent.... 103 f. 50c. Exchange 9sf. SOc. French 3 per Cent 7Bf. 80c. Dutch, 23 per cent 47; Ditto, 5 per cent B6O The following new regulation regarding the sailing of the Medeterranean packets, has bren issued by Sir FRANCIS FRERLING " GENERAL POST.OFFICE. " The mails for the Mediterranean will in future be made up and dispatched from the General Post-office, St. Martin's. le-Grand, on the first day of every month, instead of on the first Tuesday in each month as heretofore. " If the first of the month should be Sunday, the mail will be dispatched on the fotlowing day, " This arrangement will commence with the mail to be made up and dispatched from the General Post-office on Sa. turday, Ist of June next." The Duke of NORFOLK entertained a dis tinguished party to dinner on Sunday, at his house in St. Jame.ea-square; among whom were his Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX, the Dukes of CLEVELAND and GRAFTON, Earl SURREY, Lord DUNDAS, Lord DACRE, Marquis TAVISTOCK, Sir ROBERT FERGUSON. Mr. COKE, Mr. STANLEY, Mr. STEPHENSON, Mr. THROCICIIOR TON, &C. Sir ROBERT PEEL has issued cards for two grand political dinners on Saturday the Sth, and Saturday the 15th of June, at his residence in Privy Gardens. The Right lion. Baronet and his Lady quitted town, on Fri day, for Drayton Manor house, in Staffordshire, where they are expected to remain until Thursday, when they return to town to attend, with their children, their MAJESTIES' grand juvenile fete at St. James's, on Friday next, in honour of the Princess VICTORIA'S birth day. Owing to the ill health in his family, which prevents his paying that attention to his Parliamentary duties which his constituents have a right to expect. Mr. D. RICARDO has come to the resolution of accepting the Chiltern Hundreds, and thus vacating his seat for the borough of Stroud. Mr. ScaorE has again announced himself as a candidate, and as yet we have beard of no one to oppose him._. Gloucester Journal. A new operatic piece is in rehearsal at Drury lane, the music of which has been written by CHELARD . , and the dramatic part by Mr. PLANCHE. MAL/a/LAN is to perform in it the principal character. Mr fromt . he company perf o rm for themselves, and on thei r own re sponsibility. A m it an N ag O e L m D ent w o i f th t d he ra E w n s, glis f h or oper the a, p a r n e d s e n thet sponsibili , A number of distinguished individuals visited the Duke of ORLEANS yesterday, at Grillon's Hotel, and in the evening Lord SEFTON entertained his Royal High ness at dinner. Th e Earl of M UNSTER apo l og i se d f or h i s delay in paying h it respects to hi s R oya l Highness, by stating that he was just then only arrived iu town from Lord EGREM?NT'S vill a , at B r i g h ten. Hi s R oya l High ness's other visitants included the Dukes of GLOUCESTER, WELLINGTON, SUTHERLANZ, and DEVONSHIRE ; Prince LIEVEN ; Lords FITZROY SOMERSET, COMBERRIERE, PAL MERSTON ; the Marquis of LANSDOWNE, Sir FREDERICK TRENCH, &c. We hear that the Duke contemplates a short visit to the King and Queen of the BELGIANS, 011 his way to Paris. GREAT MEETING AT BIRMINGH \T. (From the Times.) Yesterday was the day fixed for the meeting at li]re iningham to address the King to remove his present Ministers, and for the other objects stated in Mr. A?•- wood's leti2r, published in the Times of Saturday. The place on which it was held was Newhall-hill, an o p en space of ground in the north-west suburb of the town. We cannot state the exact extent of this space mom one extremity to the other, for in more than one place hustings s o were terminates e a r b e out er e cted .2 i s n ea feet t o a , s; bau w tk h i i nt c id h , eo therefa space m i in i p t ie eh c ai precipitous the unsf about (as well as we could judge by pacing it) 120 yards, giving an area, we should say, of about 15.000 eqntre verde. W e speak only of what we term the empliithea.re. There is a considerable open space beyond that at each side, capable of affording room to many thousands, hut few persons thus placed could see, and none could hear, What was going on at or near the hustings. Thrat hustings were completed on Saturday, and were about the siic of those recently erected at Covent-garden. That portion of the erections in the amphitheatre intended for the Couneii of the Political Union and other parties who night take an active part in the business of the day, was capable of containing, we should suppose, about 400 or 500 persons; hut there were other and much more extensive erections along the whole verge of the arena. These, which were mere private speculations, consisted of waegons stationed at certain distances, over which large planks were placed, and for admission to these a price was demanded in pro portion to its contiguity or remoteness front the place assigned to the speakers. We have already said th,t the interest excited by the approach falls far below what was expected. We can state, from our own observa tion, that we bare heard much less talk of this meeti• g since we came here than we had for two days before we !eft London. We went to the hill several times during the day on Sunday, and we saw no " ea•ting of shadows before," which could indicate the " coming event" of which it was to be the next day the scene— namely, the placing the appointment of the Nliniater of the Crown in the hands of Mr. Thomas Attwood and his lit le junta For the greater part of the day it was quite de aerted, and at no time did the curiosity of more than a f e w dozen persons prompt them to take a view - of this Brumnzagem Runnymede. It will be seen by the follow ing " programme," which was published on Saturday by the Council of the Union, that the matMiers of that body . were net themselves without apprehensions th t the calling Nether of so numerous an assemblage might not be unat.' tended with some disorder. How far the measures they rook to prevent it were adapted for their object, let the regulations themselves pleeida. Thav are as follows —..— " ORDER OF THE MEETING. " 1. The Council of the Political Union will walk in pro.= cession, wearing their medals, and attended by the band and banners of the Union, from the Union-rooms, in Great Charles-street, at 11 precisely. The members of the Union, the trades, with their bands and banners, and the friends of reform generally, will join the procession. " 2. Mr. Edmonds is appointed superintendent of the pro cession of the Council, and of the general management of the meeting. " 3. Mr. Horton is appointed superintendent of the Wol verhampton or Great North.road, in order to conduct tl.e bodies of friends expected from that quarter. " 4. Mr. Evans is appointed superintendent of the Dudley and Stourbridge or Western-road, in order to conduct ti.c bodies of friends expected from that quarter. " 5. Mr. William Trow is appointed superintendent of the Warwick, Coventry, and Southern roads, in order to conduct the bodies of friends expected from those quarters. " 6. All the bodies of friends coming to the meeting arc particularly requested to preserve order, and to walk in regular ranks. " 7. As the different bodies of friends enter upon the ground, the trumpet of the Union will sound, the superintendent will announce their approach, and the meeting will receive them with three times three, in token of respect and esteem for the public spirit and patriotism which they exhibit. After the three times three, the chorus of ' The Gathering of the Union' will be sung by the meeting, led by the band. "8. The superintendents will be on horseback; they will wear the union jack upon a broad blue sash, and all persons arc requested to pay respect to their orders and directions. 9. In order to insure a strict legality in all the proceed . ings of the day, no person will be allowed to propose a motion, or address the meeting, without having first obtained the con sent of the Chairman. " 10. In order to bring the proceedings to an early close, and allow time for the distant friends of the cause to retire to their respective homes, the speakers are particularly requested to condense their observations as much as may be in their power, and, if possible, to confine themselves within the limits of one quarter of an hour. " 11. In order to prevent accidents and disagreements, all persons attending the meeting are strictly urged and enjoined to avoid pressing and crowding upon each other, and, above all things, to avoid giving offence or displeasure to any person whatever upon this great and important occasion. " 12. The chair will be taken at 12 o'clock precisely. " to. When the chairman requires silence the bugle of the Union wilt sound, when every person present is requested to be silent, and to attend to any directions which the chairman may think it proper to give. " 14. The chairman will close the meeting with a short ad dress, after which the different bands of music will draw off on their respective roads, and all persons are requested to retire forthwith to their home. " 15. Peace, law, order, loyalty, and union—these are the banners under which the people have gathered up their giant strength—these are the banners under which the liberty and prosperity of the people will shortly be restored. " G. F. MUNTZ, Chairman of the Political Union. " By order of the Council of the Union, " G. DE BOSCO A'FT WOOD, Hon. Sec." At an early hour in the morning a number of persons, the owners of carts, waggons. and other vehicles from which a view could be obtained, bad taken up their posi tions on the verge of the arena. There was also a nume rous attendance of ginger -beer, orange, table-air, and biscuit merchant., each making the best arrangement he could to dispose his wares in the beet order. The appear ance of the hill at this time was that of a great fair, as far at least as regarded the number of booths and stalls of all kinds. There were several very tall poles stuck up at diffe rent parts en the verge from which floated the national colours. This gave a gay and lively appearance to the whole scene. Up to nearly eleven o'clock, the number of persons in attendance was comparatively trifling, and these were for the greater part scattered in small groups outside the arena. It was the object of the Committe. of Council to reserve the arena as much as possible fur the large bodies which were expected to arrive from the surrounding towns and villages. Preparations had been made, pursuant to the " order of proceedings," for different deputations from the Council to meet and escort to their appointed stations on the bill the processions of " the countless masses," as they should arrive. Eleven o'clock, however, had arrived, before any intimation was given of the approach of any one of these bodies. In the mean time the crowd increased in and around the arena, so as to amount to 3,000 or 4,000, but these seemed mere specks spread over a space which could without difficulty accommodate from 150,000 to 200,000. The members of the several deputations wore their medals as members of the Council of the Union ; they also wore a blue and white sash over the right shoulder, on which were in scribed the words "An honourable life or a glorious death." From the centre of the hustings was displayed en immense blue flag, with the words " Unity is Strength," " Our Legal and Constitutional Rights," &c. By half-past 11 o'clock, the crowd in the arena had in creased by many thousands, though still wittmut the arrival of any of the expected processions. The appearance of the assembl ige even at this time was extremely striking. There were at least 15,000 men, women, and children. (A very large proportion of the women and children had taken their stations on the carts and waggons forming the verge of two sides of the circle, where the holyday dresses of the women had a very gay appearance.) At a quarter to 12 o'clock the Halesowen and Dudley Unions, preceded by Mr. T. Attwood, juo., and two other gentlemen, dressed in silk scarfs, and accompanied by a numerous band of music, and a very gay collection of flags and banners of every colour, came o❑ the ground, and were received with loud cheers. They took up the posi tion previously marked out for them. As soon as they had taken their stations, they sent their flags and banners to be stationed at short distances. The same course was followed by the other processions its they arrived ; and when the whole were placed the appearance was the most ga y and lively that can be imagined. We may here remark, and it is only justice to the committee to mention it, that tbey seemed to have spared no pains in making such arrangements as were calculated to prevent any confusion or disorder. They also gave all the accommodation in their power to the reporters, for whom chairs were provided close to that of the Chairman. At about half-past twelve o'clock the grand procession, consisting of several bodies which had assembled in the town, arrived on the bill. It was it of the bi a : r e e r a i l headed by Mr. George Edmonds and other gentlemen aont! I alts horseback, and accompanied by many bands of with various d an immense collection of flags and banners, ed a loaf of im devices. Amongst other things suppose, of t h e eff ects of the art u an illustrat i o n , Amongst the banners the front contain -d corn laws. on the next was, " Hereditary figures of a neg Pat ters in the other. Next followed a banner with the words " Repeal of eh-. Legislative Union ; and comparatively s size, but ro n o s Lilliputianrnalnee' c p a o r n r o wd n d e u ea r c ii , o : production of alongside