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P had only expressed his doubts if the tageous to the landed interest as satisfactory. Aly f t r i:l4 , _ . L_T , . 41, .. an I'l4/ r. .0 • • I -, ... 'ed. r-11., L, • ~ t , - . k A., that the argument of the Noble Vito untavouraole to the protec- fare of our manufacturing labourers, as the mattufaatalers themselves. The Hon. Member then contended, that as food was higher in this country than on the Continent of Europe, and as wages were consequently higher, our manufacturers went into market at a disadvantage. At present ths average price of corn in Britain was 30 per cent. higher than on the Continent; but if the ports were opened, the average price in both would be the same, with she exception of the expense of transport, which would be against this country. How, then, could it be expected that the manufacturers of this country could compete with those of the Continent? He had no doubt that the Com mittees which the House had lately appointed to inquire into the state of our manufactures would find, before their labours terminated, that in Belgium, France, and Ger many, very formidable opptesition was already established to our manufactured articles ; and that those countries now exported all the kinds of manufactured articles, to different parts of the world, which were once exclusively sent from England. It was not to be expected that mer chants (in South America, for instance, which is one of the great outlets for British manufactures) would take the manufactures of England, if they could get the same articles at a cheaper rate from other countries. If, therefore, food was 30 per cent. higher in England—if the same qt.antity which cost 503. in England, cost only 30s. on the Continent of Europe, the consequence was, that the manufactures of England were put in a worse situation by 30 per cent. than those of other countries ; and the rate of profit was, in consequence, ground down to a mere trifle. All that he asked was, that they should place the workmen of this country on a footing with the workmen of the rest of Europe. If that were done, the consequence would he an increase in our manufactures, ard in our commerce, and additional employment for our labourers in proportion. He denied that the additional importation would hurt the agriculturist. The quantity at present imported was not sufficient for the wants of the country. The people were not three-fourths fed, a proof of which was to be seen in the manufacturing dis tricts ; where it was evident, from the appearance of the people, that they were nut properly fed. The result of free trade would therefore be, not that the corn of this country would remain unconsumed, but that a larger quantity wou'd be consumed. He denied that the effect of free trade in corn would be to bring down the price of corn in England to the level of the present prices on the Continent. On the contrary, they had various proofs which showed that the price on the Continent would be raised to the level of the prices of corn in England, and that, in fact, England would regulate the price of corn over the whole world. It was lamentable to find that, as they heard last night, only 3s. 6d. a week was given to able-bodied men in some of the parishes in the South; and he thought that fact was sufficient to show the necessity of ao alteration in the present system of the corn laws He was convinced that such a change was the only means of meet ing the difficulties of the country, and obtaining employ ment for the population. The Hon. Member then went into a long calculation to show the great advantage to be gained by the country by the great increase in the expor tation of manufactured goods. At present 25 per cent. of the price of manufactured articles was paid in taxes to the Government, and the other '75 per cent. wentifor mate rials and wages. But under the system of free trade in corn, the quantity of manufactures would be, he had no doubt, quadrupled ; it was evident that the sum paid to the revenue would be increased in proportion. The con sequence, therefore, would be, that instead of a falling off in the revenue, there would be a considerable increase. He objected to the system proposed by the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, because it retained the system of ave rages, which he (Mr. Hume) thought highly objection able, and he should have liked to move that a Committee of the whole House should be appointed to take into con sideration the state of the corn laws, and instead of the present varying scale, to appoint a fixed rate of duties upon the importation of foreign corn, and a bounty on the exportation of corn, with a view of ultimately establishing a tree trade in that article ; but in the present circum stances lie would content himself with moving, " That it was advisable that all kinds of corn, grain, and flour, at present admissible into the British dominions, should in future be admissible at a fixed rate of duty." Lord NEWARK said that it was by no means certain that the supply of corn under the system proposed by the advocates of free trade would be regular, abundant, and chetp. That was an important view of the question, and it was one in which those gentlemen were not fund of dealing; and he could not consent to a change in the present system till he could be assured of that fact. Mr. F. O'CONNOR was decidedly of opinion that an unrestricted importation of corn would have the effect of throwing all the agricultural population of Ireland, and the greater part of the same class in England, into the greatest distress. Though he might insure popularity by voting for the abolition of the corn laws, yet he must avow that he could not do so consistently with that which he should always have first in view—the interests of those he represented. Captain HEATHCOTE regretted extremely that the Member for Wolverhampton should have brought forward this motion. He should decidedly oppose it; for he thought that the manufacturing interest, especially the cotton trade, was in an extremely prosperous condition, while the gricultural population were in the deepest distress. The price of coin at present was several shillings below what had hithetto been conceived to be the minimum price. The proposition was injudiciously brought for ward ; for while it was not at all likely to lead to any practical results, it occupied the time of the House to a most serious extent, and it was most grievous that such all valuable time, peculiarly valuable at the present period, should be wasted, as it now too frequently was, with those speculative motions, to the detriment of really practical and beneficial subjects. The present motion, in his opinion, was calculated to reduce the price of corn, and for his part he should entitle it " A Bill for lowering the price of corn 20s. a quarter."—(Oh, Hear, hear.) The most equitable way would be to let the price of corn be kept up as it was. The system pursued by Gevern onent latterly on this point had had the effect of rendering ghee occupation of the farmer as uncertain as that of a geouLtiee in the stocks. There had been a great alteration in public opinion on the subject, for those who last year hid wished for a change in the scale, now universally lie sired to have the present scale fixed. All they wanted was to be let alone.—(Hear, hear.) The proposition ;seemed to be to have a low rate of duty when corn is low, and no duty at all when corn is high. There was the greatest state of distress prevalent among the agriculturists, and more particularly in his own county, as he had found out from a personal canvass ; and here he could not but ni;.serve, that a personal canvass, so far from being objec tiouable, as was attempted to be made out, was eminently proper, inasmuch as it gave every representative the requi site knowledge of those whom he represented. The corn laws were not a monopoly, but only a fair protection for the landed interest ; which !rarely was as well entitled to protection as the other interests. Lord ALTIIORP said, this was undoubtedly a matter of very great importance, and one which would excite the most intense public attention when it was dis cus-ed ; but lie would appeal to the House—(Cheers) — whether this was a proper time to bring it forward, when questions of such vital importance and intense public interest were before the House, about to be brought forward?—(Cheers.) Indeed, he would say that a time more inopportune for the production of this ques tion could not be conceived ; for, as lie had said, the Reuse was completely engroes,d already with several mat ters of the greatest importance, on which public excite wait was at its highest, and surely it was not advisable to ad , 4 this to the others.—(Cheers.) In fact, the propo sition ‘,f the Hon. Gentleman seemed calculated to embar rass Governs, ruts—(Cheers.) He did not stand there as : the advocate for the present system of corn laws. He did not think that they ;;,ed been so very advantageous to the landed interest as some persons supposed. He hoped that on a subject of such national importance, even were he in a private station, private motives would not bias him ; but he must say that he did not think the landed interest bad benefitted so much by the existing system as was generally imagined. To enter into the question, at the present period, would, however, be the most imprudent thing that the House could do. He should have wished, therefore, to move the previous question on the motion of the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton, but as the Hon. Member for Middle sex had snuved an amendment to that motion, the forms of the House precluded him from doing so. He was, consequently, reduced to the necessity of either supporting or rejecting the motion. For the reasons, therefore, which be bad stated, he should feel it his duty to vote against the amendment of the Hon. Member for Middlesex, but with the view, when the main question came before the House, of voting against it. He was con v i nce d that it was quite a mistake to suppose that when the ports were open tor the corn of other countries, our own corn must necessarily fall ; the contrary had often been witnessed. Mr. BARING thought that the most ala rm i ng ch._ cumstanee in the consideration of this question was, the view which the Noble Lord took of it. When a Minister of the Crown said that the state of tbe law was as bad as it could possibly be—(" No, no was bad and un tion of the agricultural Interest. If that was the Noble Lord's opinion, he might be assured that it was the opinion of at least three hundred persons in that House. If the Noble Lord thought that the law could be improved,what time could be better than the present? They had been sitting for three months, and nothing had been done ; and now the Noble Lord, although he disliked the system, thought that this was not the time for attempting its im provement. Was the Noble Lord aware of the inconve nience which resulted from the uncertainty in which all classes were as to the proceedings of Parliament with respect to them? The shipping interest, the Bank of England interest, the East India interest, ought all to have been brought under the consideration of the House, instead of having been hung up as they had been. And now to these victims of uncertainty, the Noble Lord added the agricultural interest. In proof of the evil which resulted from a state of uncertainty on the subject, the Hon. Member here referred to the evidence before the Committee of last session. It would have been much batter had the Noble Lord taken some decided line, in stead of making the speech which he had made. The question of protection to agriculture was a question of degree, and ought to be narrowly watched. When he stood for the county he had the honour to re present, he bad stated that ; and that the protection should be sufficient for the purpose, but no more. The duty of the Legislature was to watch how the protection worked. He should like to know what injury any gen tleman sustained from the present state of the corn laws? He had not heard from any quarter of such an instance ; nor did be conceive that the manufacturing interest suf. fered from it. As far as he had the means of knowledge, notwithstanding there was much misery in some quarters, the manufacturers of the country were upon the whole as prosperous as in any former years. If it were said that agriculture was distressed ; could any sophistry prove to any one that he would be benefited by an addition to an article in which he dealt ? The two objects of any pro posed alteration in the corn laws must be to lower the price of corn, and to prevent fluctuation of price. But, with regard to the latter, there had been no fluctuation which required interference. In all countries and in all ages, food, and especially corn, was subj-ct to greater or less fluctuation. It would be advisable also to look at the state of the world, and see if any circumstances might not shut us out from the corn-growing coon. tries on which we relied. On the other hand, with respect to our manufactures of iron, cotton, woollen, potter's ware, &c., would any one state that they were in any danger from the competition of other countries? He contended that there was no necessity for altering the corn laws, and if they did alter them, they would only be tampering with their present prosperity. The manufacturers were not suffering from the high price of food, but from the fiscal regulations by which foreign countries sought to protect their own interests. The Noble Lord (Althorp) had contended, that if the English ports were thrown open, the prices of continental corn would rise, and in a great measure meet the prices at home ; but although this might be the case in times of scarcity, when corn was occasionally admitted, yet it we took their corn habitually, the rise would be so trifling as to cause a ruinous depreci ation of prices in England. He thought that without much better arguments than had been adduced this even ing, the House would not listen to such a motion. Lord PALMERSTON complained of the manner in which the Hon. Gentleman had misrepresented the obser vations of his Noble Friend Lord Althorp.—(Hear.) The Hon. Gentleman had himself frequently remarked, that his speeches and votes not uncommonly varied— (Hear)—and probably he was so intent upon retaining his own sentiments, that lie forgot to pay sufficient at tention to those of his Noble Friend.—(Hear.) His Noble Friend had not, as the Hon. Gentleman stated, promised to take this subject into consideration in a future session, with a view to the alteration of the corn laws ; for his Noble Friend had expressly guarded himself against giving any promise or pledge one way or the other.— (Hear.) His Noble Friend certainly did say—and be con curred with hint in opinion—that the corn laws did not tend so much to the advantage of the agricultural interest as they were inclined to believe.—(Cheers.) He did not feel the force of the argument that it would be dangerous, politi cally speaking, to depend upon foreign countries for our supplies of food, since an exporting country, whether it exported manufactures or food, must necessarily suffer from a diminution of food by any diminution in the means of purchasing corn, arising from cutting off the market for its exports.—(Hear, hear.) He concurred with his Noble Friend that it was inexpedient at the present time, and under present circumstances, to agitate this great question, it being at present impossible to arrive at a result satisfac tory to either party.—(Cheers.) He hoped, therefore, the House would settle the question by negativing the amend-' scent, and then proceeding to the previous question. Colonel WOOD expressed great surprise at the conduct of the Noble Lord opposite in relation to this question. If the Members of Government in this House had met it in the same decided manner as it was met by Ministers in the other House, the agricultural interest would have had touch more reason to be satisfied with the result. He wished a more decided line of policy bad been pursued. The Gallant Member then referred to the state of agricul ture at an earlier period of our history ; and contended that, allowing for the variation of circumstances, there was not a greater degree of protection afforded to the agricul tural interest now than in 1670.—(Question.) Mr. C. FERGUSSON said, that neither the original proposition, nor that of the Hon. Alember who moved the amendment, would afford the slightest relief to the indus trious classes ; indeed, both Hon. Gentlemen had admitted that their plans, if carried into execution, would not re duce the price of wheat Is. p , .r quarter. The propostion was totally valueless, and when compared with that which for five years Lad worked well for all classes in the coun try, would not, he was sure, be entertainc , ' for a mo ment by that House.--(Hear, and cr.es of " C,j stion.") Mr. ROBINSON would tell Ministers ti were la borring under a great fallacy if they suppose:. the present system would remain without the fullest discussion, at the proper time, by the Parliament, as then constituted. He perfectly Rat eed with the Noble Lord (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) that it was not at all judicious to press the subject at the present time, ivhen so many other im portant matters were waiting their decision. What he principally rose for was to protest against the assertion that the decision of that night would be taken as a final one by the country, for next session the subject must again come h,fore them, ashen be felt satisfied there would he no difficulty in showing tl:,.t the present system of corn laws had completely failed to answer the purpose for which they were enacted. Mr. CAYLEY, amidst the strongest expressions of im patience from every part of the House, said a few words, which were inaudible in the gallery. Mr. BENETT, amidst vehement cries of " Question," contended that as long as taxation remained so heavy upon the land, protection must, in fairness, be continued to ia—(Cries of " Question !") Mr. O'CONNELL said it struck him, as peculiarly strange and peculiarly unjust, that this question was al ways discussed as one of protection to agriculture—thus leaving the interests of the entire body of the people com pletely out of view. Now, what was meant by this word protection—what was the plain English of it? Why, to be sure, dear food—enhancement of prices to keep up the landowner. He would tell them that there would be no magic in a reformed Parliament, unless they gave the people cheap food.—(Great uproar.) Now, then, -as was always the case, when he said they ought to give the people cheap food, Hon. Members expressed gre it dissa• tisfaction at any such proposition.—(" No, no," " Shame," and tumult.) It had been said that his countrymen had a monopoly in corn ; but such an assertion, he could tell them, was absurd. Did the people of Ireland eat bread ? He cculd tell the House those people could scarcely set potatoes ; and they got no kread, for the corn all went to enrich the pockets of absenteeo.—(Hear, bear, and Question, question.) He only objected to the motion because it did not ga far enough. The first duty of every Government was to allow every in ividual of the State to have bread, if he chose honestly to labour for it ; and he, therefore, would, on every occasion, use his ut• most exertions to take off every tax which enhanced the price of the poor industrious man's loaf. —(Question, question, and cheers.) But what would the country say to such proceedings as these? Would they not say, " You, the gentry of England—the men of fortune— having the power to make laws, heed not the poor man's claim, but at the expense of that very poor mall make laws which add to your own riches, whilst they aggravate tenfold his poverty."—(Loud cries of " No," and cheers, some of which proceeded from the strangers' Gallery.) Sir DUNDAS, from the Gallery on the Opposition aide of the House, addressed the Speaker in a loud tone, to the effect that cheers had several times proceeded from the strangers' Gallery. The SPEAKER directed the Sergeant-at-Arms to clear the Gallery, which was done. [The cheer, we understand, came from a Member, Mr. Lalor, who was seated in the strangers' Gallery, and who probably conceived there was no impropriety in exercising the privilege of cheering there. Mr. Dandas was evi dently not aware of this circumstance, and took the proper course to check an irregularity. In the absence of strangers the matter was explained, and the Gallery was then reopened.] Mr. O'CONNELL contended against every species of corn law as enhancing continually and improperly the price of food, and thuse forcing an unenviable, and, he would say, a danger ous con t rast , as th e p eo ple well knew it was their interest to get cheap food, and it was the landowners and lawgivers who alone debarred them from having it._. (Hear, hear ; Question ; Divide.) Colonel CONOLLY spoke amidst loud and continued cries of " Question." He was understood to say that he spoke in favour of the interests of all the parts of the em pire, and not merely in favour of Ireland or as an Irish landlord. He hoped the House would not attribute to him such an unworthy motive. He objected to the duty of 10s. a quarter, as 1 kely to injure the whole empire. If it were the intention of the House to maintain faith with the public creditor, it was necessary that it should also maintain faith with the agriculturists. If the manufac turers expected relief by despoiling the farmers and the landed interest, they would find thetwelves much mistaken. As far as Ireland was concerned, he was sure that no better way could be found to dismember the empire than to di minish the advantages which Ireland enjoyed for the only produce she had to send to the English market.—(Loud cries of " Question.") Mr. CRAVEN BERKELEY was sure that the people would not get food cheap by having money taken out of their pockets. He knew of one manufacturer who em ployed three thousand men a day is iron works, who wao persuaded, that to take away the protection from the agriculturists would injure the manufacturers, by causing a general depression of trade.—(Again loud calls of " Question !") Mr. HANDLEY regretted that the subject had been brought forward, but he regretted still more that the No ble Lord had made a most tempori.ing speech. In his opinion there was too much legislation in all these matters, and men should be left much more than at present to their own discretion. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET stated that his con stituency were favourable to the continuing protection to the agricultural interest, although many of them were ma nufactures.—(Question. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT attempted to address the House, but was not listened to. There were loud calls to " Question" and " Divide." The Hon. Baronet tried in vain to get a hearing. At length he said that the House was not in a fit temper to discuss such an important ques tion, and he should recommend that it be referred to a Committee up stairs. He believed a free trade in corn would be a great benefit to the consumer ; and he would have a free trade in commodities of every description without any regulating duties whatever. He would vote for the amendment of the Hon. Member for Middlesex. Mr. HUME, finding a considerable difference of opinion on the subject of his amendment, begged leave to with draw it.—Amendment withdrawn. Lord ALTHORP said, as the Hon. Member had with drawn his amendment, leaving him free to take the course he wished, he begged leave to move the previous question. The House divided on Lord Althorp's amendment—. Ayes Noes Majority 199 Lord ALTHORP brought in a Bill for the commuta tion of tithes in England and Wales.—Read a first time, and ordered to be read again that day fortnight. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at one o'clock. LIST OF TB , OF SEVENTY-THREE WHO VOTED E MINORITY PO a SIR ANDREW AGNEW'S BILL. IPryme, George—Cambridge Rotch, B.—Knaresborough Ryle, J.—Macclesfield ENGLAND. Ashley, Lord—Dorsetshire Attwood, M.—Whitehaveii Bethel!, Ft.—East Yorkshire Blackstone, W. S.—Wallingford Bolling, W.—Bolton-le-Moors Bouverie, D. P.—Salisbury Brtgstock, W. P.—East Somer- SCott, Sir E. D.—Lichfield Shawe, R. N.—East Suffolk Sheppard, T.—Frome Sinieim, Sir R.G.—lsleof Wight Stanley, E.—West Cumberland Staunton, Sir G.—South Hants Sykes, S. Wason, lt.—lpswich Wilbraham,G.—South Cheshire Williams, W. A.—Monmouth shire Willoughby, Sir H. P.—New ca,tle-under-Lyne Young, G. F.-1 ynemoutli setshire Brocklehurst, J.—Macclesfield Buller, E.—North Staftbrdshire Buxton, T F.—Weymouth Childers, J. W.—Cambridgesh. Dare, 11 W. H.—South Essex Estcourt, T. G. B.—Oxford Un. Evans, W.—Leicester Fenton, John—Rochdale Finch, 'G.—Stamford Forster, C. S.—Walsall Gaskell, J. M.—Wenlock Gladstone,W.E.-Newark-upon. Trent Grant, Right Hon.lL—Finsbury Grey, Sir G.—Devonport Hardy, John—Bradford Hawes, Benjamin—Lambeth Ingham, R.—South Shields Inglis, Sir R. H.—Oxford Uni. versity Jervis, J.—Chester) Lamont, J. C.—Wells Lennox, Lord A.—Chichester Mandeville, Visc.—Hunting donshire Marryatt, J.—Sandwich Marsland, Thomas—Stockport Morpeth, Ld—.West Yorkshire Mosley, Sir o.—North Stafford shire Nicholl J —Cardiff Parker, J.—Sheffield Pease, Joseph—South Durham Petre, Hon. E. 12.—York Pinney, W.—Lyme Regis Plumptre, J. P.—East Kent SCOTLAND. Callender, J. H.—Argyllshire Fergusson, R. C.- .Kirkcud bright Hallyburton, D. G.—Forfarsh. Hay, Sir J.—Peebles-shire Johnstone, J. J. H.—Dumfries- shire Johnston, A.—St. Andrews Maxwell, Sir John—Paisley Maxwell, John—Lanarkshire Ross, H.—Montrose, &c. ( Stewart, R.—Haddington, &c. Wallace, Robert—Greenock IRELAND. Bateson, Sir R.—Londonderry Hayes, Sir E.—Donegal Lefroy, Dr.--Dublin University Lefroy, A.—Longford Martin, J.—Sligo Perceval, Colonel—Sligo Co. Young, J —Cavan TELLERS. Agnew, Sir A.—Wigtonshire Shaw, F.--Dublin University THE FACTORY COMMISSION. (From the Leeds Times of May 16.) The Commissioners, Messrs. Drinkwater and Power, and Dr. Louden, arrived in Leeds, late on Monday night—the short time Committee had made previous preparations for pre. senting a protest against their errand—and they had no sooner ascertained the arrival of the gentlemen we have mentioned than they proceeded to execute their purpose. They were received with civility, and the Commissioners requested their co-operation in the object which had brought them from Lon. don. The short time Committee, however, declared their re solution to oppose such useless and cumbersome investigations, and their doubt of any practical utility from the measure. Among all the operatives engaged in the mills, and those who are occupied in other brances of labour, immense excitement prevails relative to this extraordinary commission. The factory children are to assemble this evening in the free market, to present their earnest repre.entation to the Commissioners in procession, and, without artifice or delusion, we imagine that the Commissioners will be blinded and prejudiced indeed, if they cannot discern the intrinsic merits of the case. On Tuesday the Commissioners requested Mr. M. T. Sadler, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Osburn, to unite with them in their exami nations into the state of the children employed in the factories, together with an equal number of persons selected by the mill_ owners. The gentlemen applied to consented to the proposi tion, on the very just and necessary condition that the exami. nation ofall the witnesses should be open, and that all the pro. ceedings should be impartially published. Now, if this propo sition had been acceded to,—if these Parliamentary deputies had allowed their investigations to bear the light of universal inspection,—if they had repudiated with disdain the very zip_ pearance of concealment,--if, like all honest men, they had courted the blaze of day,—no just suspicion could have been en. tertained of any ex parte proceedings. But after a decision against publicity,—after determining not even to allow a re. porter to be present at their meetings, these commissioners ought no longer to be trusted ; they have involved themselves in mystery, and, therefore, they have something to keep to themselves; and after taking this step, they may be assured that all their inquiries will be useless, and that their mission will be treated with disdain. We should like to have an answer to one question—Can these commissioners ever expect, after refusing publicity of inquiry, to secure any one fair and impartial object whatever relative to the object of their visit to Leeds ? We do most earnestly recommend the operatives, and the persons more immediately concerned, to have nothing to do with the pri. vacy of this commission, but to take measures among them selves to counteract this dishonourable ruse. If they are not vigilant and active, we know that they will be betrayed. We have one recommendation to make to them, which we have no doubt they will follow—SPUßN ALL PRIVATE PRO CEEDINUS, AND RILFU9E TO APPEAR BEFORE ANY PRIVATE TRIBUNAL. We have just heard that the commissioners, yesterday morning, in a numerous assembly of mill owners, positiv, ly refused to publish the evidence which might be produced be fore them, though urged to it by Mr. Sadler with vehement earnestness. They cannot, therefore, wonder if the friends of the Ten Hours Bill refuse to appear before them at all. The arrangement is iniquitous—the proceedings will be damnatory to the credit of the commission—osLy LET THE OPERATIVES SEEP AVVAY, AND GIVE NO EVIDENCE AT ALL. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY. -The All Age Stakes of 151ove.eac17, and 20 added. Once round and a distance. Six Subs. Sir T. Stanley's Caractacus Templeman 1 Mr. Miles's The Cardinal Sir J. Gerard named Clarian Kitty Fisher and Ludlow not placed. -6 to 4 agst. The Cardinal, and 4to 1 agst. Caractacus. Won by half a neck. The Maghull Stakes of 25 soya, each, 15 ft. for 2-yr.- olds, and 50 added. Twelve Subs. Mr. Mostyn's b. f. Vittoria, by Camel I ye 1 Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse, by Action The following were not placed :—Mr. Allanson's Cashier, Mr. Beardsworth's c. by Manfred—Bracelet, Lord Lich field's c. by Sligo—Frederica, Mr. Nash's c. by Bachelor, Mr. Turner's 1. by Lottery—Nun, and Colonel Crawford's Ermine.—Even on Vittoria.—Won by half a head. The Spring St. Leger of 25 sovs. each, and 100 added. Mile and three quarters. Thirteen Subs. Col. Crawford's bl. c. The Mole Johnson 1 Lord Westminster's the Controller Mr.Mostyn's Jack Faucett, byJack Spigot 3 La ly Muote Carew and Eve not placed.-2 to lon Jack Fawcett.—Won cleverly. The Everton Plate of 1001. was won in two heats, by Mr. Shepherd's Revolution (Shepherd) beating Mr. Pain ter's Russell, Mr. Wortnald'a Bullet, and Sir J. Boswell's Craigrniller. STATE OF PARTIES IN FRANCE. PARIS, MAT IS. You say that you attach much importance to correct information as to the state of parties in this country. I will, therefore, proceed at once to tell you what I know, and few persons have, from their position, better oppor tunities of giving correct information on this subject than I have. France is at this moment divided into four parties :- Ist, the young Republicans, who desire a pure and un mixed republic ; 2dly, those who wish to see republican principle, prevail, without the absolute exclusion of monarchical forms ; 3dly, the Legitimatists or Carlists ; and 4thly, the Doctrinnaires, or men of the juste milieu. Some persons talk of a fifth party, the Napoleonists, but these are so insignificant in number as not to deserve the name of a party, although circumstances might occur to give them more importance than they now possess. The young Republicans, ardent and zealous, but more prominent in society by the prosecutions which the Go vernment direct against them than by the influence of their own doctrines, would reform society to its basis— establish a government nominally as well as essential) , re• public—enforce a progressive instead of proportional tax, so as to bring about a general alteration in property—favour the interests of agriculture and internal commerce and com munications to the prejudice of the manufacturing and finan cial interests and foreign trade—effect a complete change in the s)stem of customs and municipal duties; the abolition of all monopolies ; the establishment of provincial banks for the encouragement of agriculture; the abandonment of the system of public loans, and consequently the suppression of the sinking fund; the reduction of luxuries of every kind, and a sweeping diminution of the national expenditure ; the nomination of the officers of the National Guard by the people; the abolition of the qualifications now neces sary for the Chamber of Deputies ; the extension of the elective franchise to the value of three days' labour, as in the Constitution of 1791 ; the nomination of the judges and justices of the peace by the electors; the ministers of religion to tie paid, not by the public treasury, but by the communes which desire their ministry ; the enfranchise ment of the press from all fiscal and other shackles ; the abolition of elections by arrondissements ; the establishment of only one Legislative Chamber, &e. ; a foreign war for the purpose of recovering the limits of the Rhine and the Alps, and to destroy the influence of the absolute governments of the continent, and to pro cure for France a system of alliance, based on the harmony of political principles. Such is the profession of faith of the pure Republicans—a profession which has procured for them considerable popularity in Paris, but which is nut so favourably received in the provinces where even republi can opinions frequently give way under the dread of the establishment of a pure republic. In the event of another revolution, the young republican party would find in the capital sufficient elements to interpose obstacles to the creation or any other form of government than that which they would attempt to establish. But after ad, I am convinced that this party would find itself isolated from the great mass, by the effect of the exaggerated terror which would result from a new revolution, and would be able to oppose only a temporary resistance to the new order of things, which would arise from an appreciation of the value of true liberty, and a frank and complete adoption of the principles of July. Nay, more; as the young patriots of whom I speak are gene rally instigated by sentiments of generosity, a clever na tional government would nut find it difficult to attach them to its cause. But let us not mistake. Only men who are profoundly convinced of the efficaciousness of the principles of July, and seriously devoted to Republican institutions, although opposed to the adoption of a pure Republic, could rely on the adhesion of the young Re publicans. After this party, or rather before all parties, comes that which is composed of such men as Lafayette and Dupont de l'Eure, who, without any love of monarchy, have thought it possible to regenerate that decrepit' form of government, and to base it upon true republican institu tions. These men, who enjoy the esteem and confidence of the mass, and who look more to things than names, form the real national party—that party arour.d which would press even the partisans of the present Govern ment, in the event of a new Revolution ; for this Revolu tion taking place on the principles of July, and the party of which 1 speak being the only one in France capable of giving positive guarantees of integrity and order, it is evident that the partisans of the present Government would rally round it for their own protection. Take the following hypothesis. The Government of Louis Philip is over thrown. France is again in revolution. I ask, to whom the protection of the various interests involved would be intrusted? To Messieurs Marratt, Cavagnac, and Cabet ; or to Messieurs Lafayette and Dupont de l'Eure. I admit that there is as much patriotism and poli tical integrity on one side as on the other; but are the social position and experience the same? I think not. I ask also whether there is among the young Republicans any individual who enjoys the same reputation in foreign countries as M. de Lafayette? Is it a reputation, or a name of yesterday's date that can destroy in Europe the in fluence of despotic Governments ? I think not. In my next I will speak of the Legitimatists and of the army. A. R. S. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, MAY 18.—Thursday the following degrees were conferred : MASTERS OF ARTS. William Cayley, Christ Church, Grand Compounder. Henry Herbert Evans, Magdalen Hall. Robert John Gould, Wadham. Rev. Edward Relies, Pembroke. BACHELORS OF ARTS. Nicholas Kendall, New Inn Hall. Robert Smith, Christ Church. Charles Thornton Cunningham, Christ Church. Amos Hayton, Queen's. Henry Herbert, Balliol. Heneage Drummond, Balliol. John Philip Hugo, Wadham. William Morgan, Wadham. Abraham Farley Wynter, St. John's. On Thurspay, Mr. Erroll Hill' Scholar of New college, was admitted an actual Fellow of that Society. Yesterday William Charles Fynes Webber, Robert Hickson, and William Goodenough Penny were elected Westminster Students, at Christ Church. The Bishop of Bath and Wells has appointed the Rev. C. Trelawny Collins, Recter of Timsbury, the Rural Dean of the extensive Deanery of Bedminster. GREAT MEETING ON NEVVHALL HILL TO THE MEN OF BIRMINGHAM AND OF THE MID LAND DISTRICTS. My dear Friends and Fellow.countrymen,—The Ministers, whom we carried back to power upon the shoulders of the people, have betrayed our confidence. We have given them a fair trial, and they have grievously failed, They have done nothing which thay ought to have done, and almost every thing which they ought not to have done. They give us slavery for Ireland, and poverty for England : they give us internal misery, and foreign shame. Twice in every year they collect from us every shilling in the country, in the payment of taxes. Twice in every year they collect from us every shilling in the country, in the payment of rents. Four times in every year they take our all! They will neither lift up our means to a level with our burdens, nor cut down our burdens to a level with our means. We speak to them of distress--they deny its existence. They almost answer us in the unfeeling words of the Egyptian tyrant, "Ye are idle, ye are idle. Get you to your burdens." My dear Friends and Fellow-countrymen—There is no hope for our country, so long as these men continue in power; the people cannot flourish under the blighting, blasting, influence of the dominion. The people must assemble in peaceful, legal, and majestic masses. They must lay their complaints and their grievances at the foot of the Throne. Our good King will Again listen to our prayers. The unjust Ministers will be dis. missed ; and the prosperity of the people will be yet restored. Come then, la y friends, once more, in your countless masses. Come with the hearts of lions, but with the gentleness of lambs ; meet me again at Newhall.hill, on Monday the 2Otli of May, and give proof once mo.o that you know your rights; and that, knowing them, you are mined to defend them. There must be no violence, n o ou t rage , no insolence of any kind. Peace, law, order, loy a lty, an d unioi._ these are our 'Mottos. These are the weapons, by the use of w.. 11.1, we have gathered up our giant strength. With these weapons y e h ave reconquered the liberty of our country. With these wer.,, we will yet recover the prosperity of the people. THOMAS ATTWOOD. No. 13, Abingdon.street, London, May 9, 1833. BRIDGES.—A new bridge might have been built in the tine which will be occupied in repairing Westminster bridge; and 90,0001. and upwards will he required to repair Blackfriars bridge, now also in a state of great dilapidation, owing to the materials u , ed in erect ing both of them. London bridge, a specimen of simple architecture, blending neatness with strength, by being built of excellent granite, will remain sate and perfect when the two other bridges are decayed, and mouldered into ruins. The erysipelas is at present very prevalent : it is a dangerous and distressing complaint, and those who are attacked with it should have recourse to immediate medical advice. Any attempt to repel it is dangerous, and may lead to mortification, and those who drink stimulating liquors, as they say, to drive it out, will very probably drive themselves into the grave.... Morning Advertiser. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, the Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, and the Princess Sophia, visited their Majesties yesterday, at St. James's Palace. The King gave audiences yesterday to the Archbishop of Canterbury and Earl Grey. The Duke of Sussex entertained his Royal Highness the Duke of Orleans, the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince of Leinengen (and attended by Lady Charlotte St. Maur, and Sir John Conroy), and a select party at dinner yesterday, at the Palace at Kensington. The Duchess of Kent and the Princess Victoria rode in the Parks yesterday. A Cabinet' Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the residence of Viscount Althorp, in Downing.street, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Earl of Ripon, the Duke of Richmond, Earl of Carlisle, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Palmerston, Viscount Althorp, Sir James Graham, Lord Holland, and Mr. Stanley. The Council sat in deliberation about two hours. The Duke of Orleans visited Earl Grey yesterday. M. Gorostiza, the Mexican Minister, transacted business yesterday, at the office of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. A deputation from the parish of St. Luke, had an inter. view yesterday with Viscount Althorp, respecting the as sessed taxes. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Duke of Manchester, at Grosvenor-gate. Park-lane, from his seat, Kimbolton Castle, Huntingdonshire; the Earl of Gosford, at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from his seat, Worlingham Hall, Suffolk; Sir Thomas Acland, Bart., at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street, from his seat in Devonshire; the Hon. C. and Mrs. Harris, at the Royal Hotel, Jermyn_ street, from Bath; Captain George Byng, at ditto, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. James Taylor and Moseley, Esq., at Sym_ mons's Hotel, St. James's street, from their seat in Warwick. shire; Mr. and Mrs. Moore, at ditto, from their seat in West moreland; the Earl of Onslow, at the Pulteney Hotel, Albe. marle-street, from his seat, Clandon ; Miss Rowley, at ditto, from Brighton ; Captain Murray, at ditto, from ditto; Wil liam Austin, Esq., at ditto, from Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. Gage and family, at Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, from Ire land; William Mansell, Esq., at ditto, from Oxford; his Se. rene Highness the Duke of Brunswick and suite, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, from Windsor ; the Earl of Pem broke, at ditto, from Brighton ; R. Goff, Esq., and (4off; Esq., at ditto, from Bath ; Higgins, Esq., at ditto, from a tour; the Earl and Countess of Ferrers, at the St. James's hotel, Jermyn_street, from their scat in Leicestershire; Mr. and Mrs. Short, at ditto, from their seat in Warwickshire; Mr., Mrs., and Miss Page, at Crawley's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from their seat in Huntingdonshire ; J. Smith, Esq., at ditto, from a tour; the Earl of Pembroke, at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's_ street, from Brighton; Lord Godolphin, at the Hon. George Osborne's, in Eaton-place, from Gogmagog Hall ; the Earl and Countess Bathurst and Lady Georgiana, in Arlington street, from Brighton; John Fullarton, Esq., in Great Stanhope. street ; the Count and Countess de Balleroy, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from the Continent; the Earl and Countess Howe, at Curzon House, from Windsor; Wilbraham Egerton, Esq., in St. James's-square, from Tatton Park; the Countess of Guilford, and the Ladies Susan and Georgiana North in Pic cadilly; the Rev. Arundel Bouverie, in Edward-street, Port man-square; Mr. and Mrs. Griffith Wynne, in Portman-square, from Carnarvonshire ; the Duke of Buckingham, at Bucking ham House, from Ovington ; the Earl and Countess of Abing don and the Hon. H. Bertie, at Mivart's Hotel, Lower Brook. street, from Wytham Park ; Lord Norreys, in Lower Grosvenor-street, from ditto; Lord Harris and the Ho nourable George Harris, in Albemarle-street, from Belmont Park; Lord Cranstown, from Worthing; Mr. Delme Radcliffe, in Conduit-street, from Herts ; Mr. Adolphus Capel, in Charles-street, Berkeley-square ; the Hon. Twisselton Fiennes, at Lord Say and Sele's, in Bruton-street, from Belvidere ; the Earl of Ossory, in Weymouth-street, from a tour ; the Earl of Leitrim, in Great Cumberland place, from Ireland ; Lady G. Murray, in Green-street, Grosvenor_ square, from a tour ; Mr., Mrs., and the Misses Hawkins, at Warren's Hotel, Regent street, from their seat Bignor Park, Sussex ; Colonel Gore Langton, in Grosvenor.square, from his seat Newton Park, near Bath ; Vansittart, Esq., at Mor ley's Hotel, Trafalgar-square, from Surrey ; Burke, Esq., at ditto, from Carlow ; W. Salt, Esq., at ditto, from Shrewsbury; J. Carroll, Esq., at ditto, from Limerick ; Captain and Mrs. Fox, in Brook-street, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris and family, in Portman.square ; Hunter, Esq., at the Albion Hotel, Cockspur-street, from Glasgow; M. de Seray, at ditto, from Bordeaux ; M. Sievertz, at ditto, from Vienna. DEPARTURES. Major and Mrs. Hancock, for Leamington, Warwickshire; Mr. and Lady Cunliffe, from the British Hotel, Jermyn.street, on a tour; G. Armstrong, Esq., from ditto, for Bath; Sir Howard Douglas, Bart., from ditto, for Brighton; William Mitchell, Esq., from ditto, for Wilts; J. Oliver, Esq., from ditto, for Worcester ; E. %V. James, Esq., from ditto, for Liverpool; Captain, Mr , and the Misses Steward, from the St. James's Hotel, Jermyn-street, for Leamington, Warwick shire ; Mr. and Mrs. Gage, and family, from Raggett's Hotel, Dover.street, for Ireland; Captain Osborne, from ditto, for Dover; the Eatl and Countess of Stanhope, from Albemarle. street, for the Continent; Lord Cloncurry, from Fenton's Ho tel, St. James's-street, for Bath ; R. T. Trevelyan, Esq., from ditto, for Brighton; William Henderson, Esq., from ditto, for ditto; D. Brown, Esq., and family, from Crawley's Hotel, Albe marle-street, for Cheltenham; William Mansell, Esq., from Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, for Oxford; Captain and Mrs. Lumley, from Regent-street, for Brighton ; Captain and Mrs. Wellesley Ashe, from Regent-street, for Windsor; Hon. and Rev. James Saumarez and Hon. Mrs. Saumarez, for Chel tenham ; T. P. Williams, Esq., from the Albion Hotel, Cock spur-street, for Wilts; Rev. Dr. Gunn, from ditto, for Cam. bridge; Sir W. Yonge, from ditto, on a tour; the Duke of Cleveland, from St. James's-square, to attend the York Spring meeting; Viscount and Viscountess Dillon, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's street, for their new residence in Hertford place, May Fair; Captain Sir Richard and Lady Spencer, for Australia ; the Earl and Countess Stanhope, from Albemarle. street, for the Continent ; Sir Edward Knatchbull, from Great George-street, to Mersham Hatch; the Marquis of Tweedale, for Scotland. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY. FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, May 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed the outward bound. Arrived from the river, the Waterloo for China, and Frith, Jackson, from St. Kitts. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 17.—Wind W.S.W.—Passed by the Lady Raffles, Bonichica, from Bombay, sailed 27th Jan. FALMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind S. light breezes.—Arrived the Renard packet, from Vera Cruz, sailed 25th March, and from Havannah 12th ult., with 800,000 dollars on board ; the Pigeon packet from Bermuda, sailed the 17th ult, and from Halifax the 30th; and Pomena, Spriggs, from Vigo. STANGATE CREEK, MAY 17. Arrived the Neptune, Bristow, from Trieste, and Columbia, Merrish, from Leghorn. COWES, MAY 17.—Arrived the Mandarin, Allen, from Batavia. SCILLY, MAY 16.—Arrived off port the Theodosia, Tod, from the Mauritius. LIVERPOOL, MAY IG.—Arrived the London, M'Lean, from New Orleans ; and Trusty, Welch, from Patras. Off port the Virginia packet, from New York. HOLYHEAD, MAN 15.—Arrived off port the Julia, from Laguna; and Highfield, from the Mediterranean. CLYDE, Mel' 15.—Arrived the James, M'Ferey, from Demerara ; and Meteor, Gibbs, from Gergenti. BELFAST, MAY 15 —Arrived the Arab, Turpin, from Messina; and Courier, Heather, from London. WATERFORD, MAY 15.—Arrived the Malcolm Pond, from London. PLYMOUTH, MAY 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Al. fred, Martin, from Fernando Po. The Susan, Townsen, from hence left Old Calabar about Dec. 7, and is reported to have been abandoned by the master and two of the crew, supposing her to be water.logged. The Warwick, Blau,` from London to Liverpool, has her pumps choked. bound to Montreal. The Jane and Henry, from Liverpool to Fernando Po, in distress, bound to New South Wales. (From Lloyd's Books of May 17, 1833.) " Hobart Town, Dec. 3, 1832. " Gentlemen,—Being on a voyage from King George's Sound in 'Western Australia in August last, in a very small cutter, the Mary Ann, of Sydney, from King George's Sound to Ho bart Town, I passed close to a rock about ten feet above the water, on which birds were resting, This rock is not laid down in any chart to the best of my knowledge. It lies by dead reckoning from King George's Sound in lat. 37. S. long. 130. E. As we made the land, according to the reckoning, right, I think it is correct, within a few miles. It is very dangerous to vessels, as its small size prevents its being distinguished in the dark, or at all, unless a lookout is kept for it. " I am, Gentlemen, &c. (Signed) " R. CLINT, Assist. Surveyor. " To the Committee of Lloyd's." The following was posted at Lloyd's this morning : " Extract of a letter from Demerara, dated April 6 :—' The town is in a complete state of uproar. It appears that de_ spatches came down from the coast last night, stating that an insurrection was to take place—that the negroes had made arrangements, and would commence operations between this and the night of the Sth instant. The Itifle company go on guard to.night, and the guard is to be kept up.—P.S. I have just heard that the Governor has sent a reinforcement of four companies of the regulars up the coast, and that persons are gone for the purpose of bringing down despatches.' " " Extract of a letter from another party, dated April 9:— " I wrote you on the 6th by the Coquette, and mentioned the unpleasant rumours then in circulation regarding the Negroes on the east coast, but I did not attach the least credit to them. The matter has since been investigated, and, just as I expe c t e d, !proves to have been totally groundless. I never saw the (Negroes more peaceable. ' " MEN AND WOMEN OF FASHION.—The t'ourt Journal of this day will be found to contain among o merous other attractions, the commencement of a Series 0 1 Papers bearing the title of " Alen and Women of Ficnion." They are by a writer of high reputation. ne firs Portraiture appears under the masked name of "Wal degave." The original will no doubt be immediately re. ceased. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS sank Stock l9*l 06 5 1 4 3per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent Cons 3i4 per Cent........ Ditto Red. 94 % gew 3% per tent. 0 5 3,45i 3 per Cent. Ann. 1726 1 per Cent. 1826 ...... 102 Rank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5, 186 , ...16 15—!6 17 Oct. 10, 1854) Jan. 5, 1860...... Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 187° pep nay AT oN6 0 C New 5 per ..... I n di a Stock ... gl 9itto Bonds ...........• , youth Sea Stock .... 0 ..... 'Old Annuities ..... New Ditto ......... • .... • per Cent. Ann. I•si;nli E 3:. Bills, X 1,001)...... D,"•;,•'0 Ditto... ..... ...... Ti; 01 Ditto ............ il l Ditto Commercial....... ;.• to Advertised .. Bank for Accont ......... India for Accouunt . .... Colts. for Account c 7 O ..... ......... , t e --------------- PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 Austrian Bonds Belgian Bonds Bonds Ditto Account 865 i Ts Ditto Account" Brazilian Bonds 8514 Regency Scrip""" Ditto Account ....... • tl,”<, i Ditto Account ... •, Buenos Ayres Bonds — Prussian Bonds .. ..'„, Ditto Accountl B. .A* l' 25 Ditto Bonds, , 2 3.,.... Chilian Bonds Russian Bonds, 1. . ~,,,, Ditto Account 20 3 4 Ditto Account" .... ,r; .. ..." t Columbian Bonds O s a , pPeorrunTgiaun:eonds ..... IG, New Loan ....... ~, ~ .„ . 0 Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 Ditto Account ' , 5.1i i Ditto Bonds, :to , .. .. ,„, Danish Bonds ...... ............ 1'3 , 1 Ditto Accoool - r"," ..,,, Ditto Account ......... F h Rentes, ' ll ' I ; •••••• renc Greek Bonds .... , 11 1 --- Exchange .. i, Ditto Bonds, lEOS 374 (.............:; per ce . _, Ditto Account —l --- Exchange...:. ,:„.:; , 7;4 ISpa D n it i t s o h Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 27 Dutch, 21 p. c ..... • ... .:::.itp Ditto Accout i Ditto Acc0unt..........,,,, Ditto, ti per cent. 313 4 1 Ditto, sp. c .............. ,P Ditto Account 34% I Ditto Account.... Neapolitan 92}4 Franch Scrip ........ . ABc°cnodt'in'it!..•........";,,r, PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, MA sllr Bank Stock Consols, 3 oer cent Gov. Stock, 3% per cent 93% National' Ditto ..... Ditto. New 94 Patriotic Ditto..•"" I per Cent - 114ibernian Bank ;ov. Deb. 3 per cent 87% Provincial Ditto Royal Canal Stock - Royal Irish Min e ...... Grand Canal Stock - Imperial Mine .............. ,/ City Deb. 4 per cent - Mining Co. of 1re1.174..„,/ Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c - Commercial COURSX OF EXCHANGE YESTERD O. .0 0 11 Amsterdam C.te 12 3yLeghorn ......................... Ditto, at sight '° Genoa ....................... 00 ,4 Rotterdam 2 U 12 31 Milan .......• . ............ ~,y Antwerp 12 7 Venice ....................... Hamburg Altona 13 In Palermo ......... • Paris, 3 days' 5ight77 . ?.5 13 90 7Liaspbloens .............................................. ,1 Ditto .... r .............. 2U. 10 lOporto ........... ..... Bordeaux 26 15 Rio Janeiro ..... Berlin Bahia '' ....... ' .........:::„," Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M.:54 B uenos Ayres .. : '''' ' '''''' Petersburgh, ruble, 3 Us. 10 0 Dublin, 21 days . ... "• i Vienna, effective fl. 2M. 10 7 Cork .................. 0 :0. ~ , Trieste do .. 10 9 BU LLION, r A 0 j 0 , Madrid 37 coi s 1i Cadiz '37^ Portugal Gold, bo p I , Bilboa 3 37 7% " 4 B arcelona 37 New Doubloon s ....... 0 1 Seville Gibraltar 473. Silverbars,stand" rib ii :1-% t 'kt: .7-f-4:--.' •--- - ..., ~ •••w 4 ---ti ' , ..1' , - - ; V , ""\- :‘, N ‘ • LONDON, ss SATURDAY EVENING, MAY I „ , 1 It is very generally rep or t e d this inerg ifig Mr. BONHAM CARTER, the Me n ", h : r y r f` )! Portsmouth, is to be a pp o i n ted Secr et Ireland. There is very little reason teen e' if an appointment so little to have pected, should take place, that it va he iisi'' been brought about by the aPr e 1 1( which Ministers entertain, that any Pe r , 5 , 0 00:, sessing less local influence than Mr. would, on being sent to his constittleryoss his election. This is a sad admission 191 0 0 popularity, and an indicati on that Min ist n - 0 01 , not rashly deprive themselves of the stIPP; I convenient House of C ommons , an d al/P` a any subject to the feelings of the couritrPoitir the same time, it shows that the m ajoriti bi tO'l present House o f C ommons , we ll a ware t 0 4 ; chances of re.el ec ti on wou ld b e againsii tl} will continu e t o support Mi n i sters la ° • t v 0 ' measures in order to prevent the nee' as s 5 dissolution of P ar li amen t. As fa r ho fie v ; BONHAM CARTER i s concer ned, re t there seems to b e no reason to r e t tot", dilemma which renders his appointnie Secretaryship of Ireland probable. ditler v ' bt shrewd man of business, although an a i l in speaker, and would, we imagine, do all power to redress the grievances of t ho e; people. Under the present s ystem , '',l o o 6 ' neither Mr. CARTER nor any other g e p i : i t, could do much in the way of improve n „'d evil is too deep to be effectually rerne% e s or 6, Irish Secretary. Mr. CARTER'S cl jevill the Government are founded on an tll 5 support of their principles, and on j) , - g! - C been mainly instrumental in retur n h i ; 7 4c , PALMERSTON to Parliament when 1 " - olie ll ' Lord was forced to seek for a new e clt ' j tO Sir FRANCIS BURDETT IS sal` tw f taken great offence at the cavalier t g re :tl t , c ;, which he received l as t n i g ht in the io? Commons. The Hon. Baronet 11 otr il i reason to feel hurt, for, considering thei.slll his landed prop er ty, an d t h e f ac t of 11 , 1 01 fo declared that he did not intend to 49 ti e ' o attention of th e H ouse f or mo re t g e rt v minutes, we thi n k i t wou ld h a ve , e decent to h ave li s t ene d to hi m quie cl ' r e ' r so fi ' l t however, more convenient to some Piacti r serve their patrons by clamour than 1° risk of being convinced by argument. The Morning Post, the organ ° I ; ..e r/It owners, has to-day a long accou nt of tions come to by the Standing Cornm it t i- of ;'' West India body, upon the suhject:e STANLEY'S plan for emancipating t !'„ifilfs' They take the head s of th a t plan serr h - t make the comm en t s u p on it which ill 00 e 11ir petted, and whi c h we s h a ll a gain 010 l eso the House of C ommons . Itis 3 itO o' recognised representative body, as we it, of the planters, do not themsel`esc oa' - I V ward with some scheme of emancipatf ba t oo easy to find fault in a case of this kL lw ,:wil li " West Indians would stand much be t , te ; to e t . c)' thing,public ti themselveshey insteadof dogsguegdo,leys suggested e s c : ni : c l: l l,,tt .l i q c ble plan for the attainment of an ob L i e l l 11 17 ` the British people are determined sii3 further delayed. ji It appears that we were mistaken when we considered it improbable t h° t be HANDLEY'S proposition for allowi n g c i;e o l , owners to put their hands into the P° the people, and transfer a part o f t heir e i‘ to their own, would be unsuceessuilifoill,evii,l counted upon his proposition being sn u o the consideration of the House, allti c °ll- beet o ALTHORP (the Chancellor of the ai r x) % r e i ii defending the people's purse. ve 't g '1( 1 11)e reckoned without our host ; for wit h° fo r d the landlords the trouble of aski rj g thing, Lord ALTHORP steppe f°14,1,r,i1 said, the sum was so 3ll, ; L i tir , ,,4 should give up to them the duty lei; policies of insurance on farming swel‘. / up e the "° ll ld wo Neapolitan 92!4 Franch zicrii2:::::, , PRICKS OF SHARKS THIS DAT AT WTI C ClA'C fCrrs, Paid. I , : 1 Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.l.£loo 61 4 Bolanos Mining Company ...Z150 ', Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm ) Cln !I Ditto National 173( I Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 A British Iron Mining Company ...... , £5O Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) 50 0 English Mining Company l2 f) General Mining Association l2 Mexican Mioing Co. Real del Monte Mining C 0....,.... - I United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 Iti Ditto New Set ip 5 ell Alliance Fire Insurance Comp. lO 'll Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company General Steam Navigation Co. l3 Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 _ ii. ~