The Sun. — London, England, 1831-04-21 00:00:00

,; iti Mettibers are the mare - nominees of torch and other wealthy persons, working by votes and speeches for the aggrandizement of those person and families who sent them into Parliament. Let us, however, suppose (a supposition, we admit, au but impossible) a House of Commons so arbitrary and tyrannical as, contrary to all, yrecedent, and in ♦iolation of all justice, to imprison and fine some British subject dragged to its bar on a charge of breach of privilege, and to sentence, or rather ti condemn, the same subject farther to an indefinitt imprisonment till the fine were paid; the aggrievef' man would of course have his remedy by an appli cation'to the Court of King's Bench, where the law would have been laid down in all preceding time, that the House of Commons could not fine and im prison at will. But suppose a Chief Justice of that Court to spring up, so unacquainted with what every other well-read man in the kingdom knew, as to assert that the Lower House could so fine and imprison; good God ! to what a state would British freedom be reduced, and what a destructive change would be operated in the very essence of the Constitution I If there were such a Chief JlB tice,—if there were a man in that elevated station labouring under such an error,—of what infinite importance is it that he should have been put right, before a case occurred in which such dreadful con- sequences might spring. from his mistake ! And the necessity that a right judgment should be implanted respecting the question is the more striking as the ca'e would not probably be subjected to the unbend ing integrity of a jury, but would come before the court upon an argument. A great public advantage is therefore attained, if a Judge has been enlight ened upon this important point of the privileges of the Lower House, without the positive process, or the injury actually inflicted on a suffering individual. —Times. Though it is quite dear that the object of the mover and principal supporters of the motion on which the House divided yesterday morning was to defeat the Reform Bill, and that in carrying that motion they may imagine their object to have been attained, yet it by no means fellows that such either need or will be the case. The only real effect of the motion thus carried is to restore the number of English Members to tha! of which the present House of Commons is constituted ; which, we be- lieve, is a proposition quite in accordance with the sentiments of many of the warmest and most in telligent supporters of the Bill, both in and out of P.•rliament. Instead, therefore, of taking this de- cision in dudgeon, or even looking upon it in the shape of a defeat, Ministers, we think, may with perfect consistency, readily adopt it ; and then the only question is how the new Members, which it provides for, shall be engrafted on the Bill ? Some Members of the Government have said that should the motion be carried, the result must be that the addition would be made by extending the franchise to other large towns. This, though a.fir argument to be held in lerrorent towards the enemies of the Bill, is by no means conclusive; and we should think that the difficulty may be met in a much simpler way, and the amendment engrafted into both the letter and spirit of the Bill, by restoring to the remaining boroughs, in schedule B. the one Member each of which it deprives them.—Morning Rerald. • v; The salvation of the country from revolution and anarchy bangs now, we verily believe, on the firm ness of his Majesty's Ministers, and the patriotism of the King! Can we doubt 'either ? Is not the honour of Earl Grey and his Noble Colleagues intact and unimpeachable ? Can there be any doubt that they will play the only part which it now remains for them to perform ? And who shall so far slander his Gracious Majesty, as to imagine for a moment that he will not sanction those con stitutional means which it has now become abso lately necessary to apply, in order to carry a meast ra previous to its introduction, received his Ma jesty's sanction ? We scout the idea, as we observed on Monday last, as equally dangerous to the peace of the country, and injurious to the fair fame of the King. We rely on the word of his Majesty, and the firmness of his Ministers with unabated confidence. —Morning Advertiser. No event within our recollection has ever af- , forded more general and unqualified satisfaction to the public than the vote of the House of Commons on Tuesday night upon the subject of the alarming revolutionary measure introduced by our present hopeful Ministry—a.rneasure which if not met by the wise and spirited opposition it has experience], would not have failed ultimately to bring destruc tion on our most sacred institutions and ruin upon the country. Its discomfitted authors could not con ceal their dismay. In their hopeless slate they all eaaly assembled in Downing -street, to deliberate on what was best to be done. Resignation of office, without a last desperate struggle, was out of the question with men who avail themselves so extensively of the advantages of official situa tion; and it was therefore determined that they should proceed in a body to St. James's, for the purpose of using their utmost endeavours to per suade the King to consent to a dissolution of the Parliament, as the only means of en&bling them to retain for some time longer that Ministerial power, of the possession of which they have on all occa sions proved themselves so utterly unworthy. It is understood that they so Jar succeeded in the object of their visit as to induce his Majesty to give a con ditional assent to this their last expedient, and so far to countenance their forlorn hope as to agree to dis solve Parliament in the event of the failure of the nest desperate effort to be made by them this day in the House of Commons. Thus, instead of sup porting their master, do these incompetent men look to him for support, and for the purpose of remaining in office, care not how much his sacred character is abused. We fearlessly repeat that the fate of the a'recious Bill may already be looked upon as vir tually decided. The motion of General Gascoyne aimed, it is true, at one principle only of the mea sure; but it was previously announced by the Mem bers of his Majesty's Government in the House of CCMMOTIP, and the fate of the whole Bill rested upon the decision of the House in regard to the single point then under discussion. " I beg all those who are friends to the measure," said Lord Althorp, " not to be deceived as to the consequences of this proposition, nor to think it of small importance to the object. If it were carried it would effect such damage to the Bill, it would be such a blow to it, that it would be fatal to the success of the measure !" After this announcement, officially made, it would be foolish to doubt the consequences of Tuesday's majority;—the " damage" has been effected—the " fatal blow" has been successfully aimed ; and " the Bill, the whole Bill, and nothing but the Bill" is lost, we hope, for ever ! Under these circum stances, we think we may safely assert that the official existence of Earl Grey and his colleagues is fast drawing to a termination, After the wretched affair of the Budget, it was morally impossible for them to retain even the small share of public confidence which they then possessed, without re sorting to some artificial plan of popular' exciter anent. The question of Reform fortunately came to their assistance ; and upon this question, and upon this question alone, have they contrived for the last two months to rest their reputation. At length, however, even this forlorn hope has departed. The Bill is now openly deno fa u il n u c r dev . en by its quondam friends as a miserable of ra.di e ea;li n stn i g h b t after night has this precious bantling all rallies, uonfetilltat kicked, and li cuffed, and buffeted by ac hap pily arrived at the final stage premature award dissolution. Pla ce d , the refore, in awkward s i tua tion, and deprived thus suddenly of the only p l a nk which floated them ami dst the raging of the storm, Ministers ought, in all reason and propriety, to resign that trust the y have so g rievousl y misused. , A more dangerous manoeuvre could not at the present moment be resorted to than a dissolution of Parlia ment. Is the country prepared for such a desperate line of policy.? Are the people of England, or are the people of Ireland,:insa fit state to meet the con fusion and the exc itement of a general election ? Setting , aside, howeer, sill considerations. of pro . lence, lit us ask wheiher it be proper that the Whig Ministers should shield themselves, even for t short time, under the shelter of a dissolution ? ' ['he Duke of Wellington retired because he saw hat the Members of the House of Commons did got choose to afford him that hearty support which to was conscious of deserving. Let Earl Grey imi ste ti,is honourable example. If he find that the epresentatives of the people are averse to his po iey (and we believe there is little doubt upon tha toint), then the Noble L'rd, as an hottest man and is a faithful servant of the Crown, is bound to re ire the place which he so unworthily oceupie=. 'ltice more, then, we repeat that the consequences )f Tuesday's division cannot be mistaken : the atro •ious Biil is lost—Earl Grey is defeated—England us safe !—Morning Post. Mr. ALDERMAN SCALES and the JACKASS. COURT OF ALDERMEN. CONTEST FOR TIIE PORTSOKEN ALDERMANIC GOWN. On Tuesday the public curiosity to witness the pro •eedings in this singular case was greater than it had been previously. The rush to get into the Chamber WAS tre inendous, and there was a great difficulty in pres , rving si lence, which certainly received more interruption from laughter than any thing else. After some preliminary matter was gone through, The next charge entered upon was, that which ascribed to Mr. Scales the offence of having sold a donkey for veal. Thomas Wheel, of Romford, carrier, said—l was em ployed by Mr. Scales, for whom I then worked, some years ago, to kill a jackass; I did it, and we hung it in the back part of the slop and dressed it as we would a calf ; Mr. Stubbing was the first butcher as looked at it, and he didn't know what it were—(Laughter)—it was not for sale. Mr. Stubbing (the Common Councilman and a butcher) •aid—l was passing by Mr. Scales's shop at five in the morning, and he called me, and we went backward toge ther, and he showed me an ass dress and blowed like a calf.—(Loud laughter.) He asked me what it was, and I did'nt know, but I thought it was a buffalo—(Laughter) it was not amongst the animals for sale; when I told him I did'nt know, he said, " Go along, you fool, it's an ass"— (Loud laughter)—l told him he was an ass to have such a thing in his shop, and he said he'd sell it in an hour. Mr. ALLEY (Counsel for Mr. Scales)—Did you not say it was a kangaroo ?—(Laughter.) Mr. Stubbing—Never. Sir PETER LAURIE (to Mr. Stubbing, who is a large nian)—Pray, was it a fat ass or a lean one ?--(Loud laughter.) Mr. Stubbing—l don't understand anything about it. He told me he'd sell it in an hour; and I said I would not for 5001. that it was in my shop, for I knew it did'nt ought to be in such a place. Cross-examined by Mr. Ar.LEY—I think he did it out of a banter; I don't think so ill of any man as to think he would kill an ass for the selling on it.--(Laughter.) J. Lilly—l have been a butcher, but was unfortunate. William Scales showed me the ass, and asked me if I'd buy it. I had laid out many thousands with him. The ass was dressed like a calf, and blowed out. I did'nt buy it, but he marked it as sold, by sticking a skewer iu the leg. Mr. ALLEY—Did'nt you call it a Bab ; and did'nt he correct you, and call it a Ned ?—(Loud laughter.) Wit ness—No ; he never said it was a Ned. He pointed it out to me as a calf, and asked me to give him a crown for it, but I would'nt buy it, for I didn't want it.—(Laugh ter.) I remember it, for it was the ruin of me. Sir P. LAURIE—Of what value would a calf of the size be? Witness—About ten shillings.—(A groan of "Oh Lord !" amongst the butchers in the Court.) I believe it was sold to Sparks, the soap-boiler. I had a good busi ness, hut, under the idea of buying the jackass and selling it for veal, I lost all my customers. Alderman GA RRATT—Who reported that? Witness— It was reported by thousands. Mr. Scales himself said he sold the Radical to Jack Lilly—(A roar of laughter)— so that I went down with the public. Wheel was again called, and said the jackass weighed about ten stone, and a calf of the size would have cost 21. It had been ill, and when it would not recover Mr. Scales told us to kill it, as we could kill it with more kindness than they could at a slaughter-house.—(Laughter.) Mr. Scales kills with wonderful ease in five seconds, and he received the thanks of a public body for his humane way of despatching. He wasn't at home when we killed it, and the men offered me a half pint of gin to dress it like a calf. We bad many to look at it, but nobody knew what it was, and I took it afterwards to the soap-boiler's. The RECORDER—Upon your oath. did not Mr. Scales himself desire you to dress it like veal? Witness—He did, my Lord. Mr. Carter, the Common Councilman, heard Mr. Scales threaten Mr. Blackburn on St. Thomas's Day, and say to him, " I hate and detest you, and I shall expecto rate upon you."—(Laughter.) Mr. BODKIN—Did you hear him say any thing about the Recorder ? Mr. Carter—l heard him say theßecor , der was a cadaverous wretch.—(A laugh.) The RECORDER—Is it possible that that can form a ground of complaint? Very probably I did look cadave rous: It might have been after a severe illness. Mr. Bilton, an attorney, proved than he had got a ver dict against Mr. Scales to the amount of 5/. for an assault in a vestry- room, at Bow.—Aijourned. INTRIGUES AT WINDSOR. (From the Windsor Express of Saturday last,) It was our painful duty last week to expose one of the most scandalous and unconstitutional attempts to controul the free expression of public opinion that has been brought to light for some time past, even in these days of political profligacy and corruption ; and this duty was the more painful, inasmuch as it obliged us to connect with this exposure the name of an individual (Sir Herbert Taylor), whose character, both in public and private life, Las hitherto commanded universal respect and esteem. But Sir Herbert Taylor mistakes egregiously, if he supposes, for an instant, that the course he is now repre sentel as pursuing is calculated to augment his fame or advance his interests. Be be whom he may, the tool of a party is a contemptible character at all times; but surely some notice beyond the mere expression of contempt should attach to the individual who busily puts himself forward as the tool of a party, which, to promote an illegal and unconstitutional object—namely, to obstruct the legal exercise of their rights by the people—hesitates not to snake an unwarrantable use of the King's name a nd authority, and that, too, in direct opposition to the King's sentiments and wishes. Let us suppose a case. Let us suppose, as an hypothesis, that a member of the Royal Household, in defiance of the solemn oath be has taken not to abuse the power placed in his hands by virtue of his office, should, notwithstanding, be so unmindful of what is owing to his character, and sa forgetful of his duty to his Sovereign, as not only openly to exercise the power he may enjoy from his proximity to the King's person, but even to make use of the King's name itself, for the purpose of controulling, by such conjoint influence, the sentiments of a portion of his Majesty's subjects ;--let us suppose such a ease, and we will defy Sir Herbert Taylor. or anybody else, to justify the conduct of such an indi • vidual. When Sir Herbert Taylor told our Town Clerk that it would not be consonant kith the wishes of the King for the town of Windsor to put itself forward in advocating the Reform measure-when Sir Herbert after wards wrote to our townsman, Mr. Legh, desiring him to suppress the requisition then in progress—it does appear to us that he exercised a power very analogous, indeed, to that which we have above described. It may be readily supposed, that what was represented to be the wish of his Majesty was to the people of Windsor their mandate; and therefore, although, when the message from the Castle was delivered to the requisitionists, the disappointment of the townspeople was unbounded, it gradually subsided into a feeling of resignation to what they were informed was the will of their Sovereign. " However, it will never do" (said they), " for the Town to' go in opposition to the Castle—we must submit." We do not hesitate to say that such a course was a direct tampering with the King's name, for the purpose of effectuating an object contrary to the avowed wishes of the Sovereign. It is not for us to suggest what course ought to be taken under such sir cumstsnces ; but that so atrocious an attempt at dictation should not be allowed to pass with impunity, must be con ceded by every one. Having disposed of this branch of the subject, there is another to Nv h;eh it will be necessary shortly to advert— we allude to the gross and disgusting use which has, from time to time, been made of the names of their Majesties, in relation to the Reform Bill, for the purpose of ad vancing the unhallowed views of a particular party. It will no longer, we presume, be deemed necessary to show that the King is not a Tory, after having been the first to give his sanction to the Reform Bill, and after having acquiesced, at least, in the dismissal of two old and valued servants connected with his Household, on the spe cific ground of their having voted against that measure in the House of Commons. If further proof were wanting, which, at dinner, the other day, in it might be fonnd in an extremely wise and judicious ob servation, we understand, Majesty to have made I hove no t out f my a c h k e s r e: l ' s answer to a individual who appeared disposed t o direction—. point the conversation n in this parti cular' was the Monarch's dignifiel and happy reproof . o no fear, we repeat, that King William will yield a jot to any party or any power, either before or behind tl e Throne. With respect to our amiable and beloved Queen, of whose name a most improper—not to say an almost criminal—usc has been made in this matter ; with re spect to her Majesty, we say, the public have not such positive data on which to form an opinion as to the truth or falsehood of what has been so shamelessly advanced against her. But the public have beard of Queen Ade laide's amiable qualities, and of her scrupulous and just sen'e of her duties in her exalted station ; and their belief in their existence of these amiable feelings will at once enable them to disregard the atrocious l y impertinent re ports which have been so rife of late as to an interference on the part of our beloved Queen with respect to the im portant measure which at present engrosses public atten tion. Her Majesty—we believe the fact we are ahout to state can be attested by every individual who has been afforded an opportunity of judging of its truth—her Ma jesty, we ray, so far from interfering in political strife, or advocating party measures, at all times, sedulously and scrupulously avoids the discussion of politics, or any sub ject which m.y a.sume even a political aspect. Thus far we can take upon ourselves c onfidently to assert, and we therefore feel warranted in guarding not only the inhabi tants of Windsor, but the public generally, agai ns t th e base anti illiberal insinuations of a faction, wh o , in their blind career, recklessly convert truth into falsehood when the former militates against their narrow-minded views of their own interest. The proceedings in this borough on the subject of this mysterious affair have, as might be expected, created much speculation and mistrust in the public mind; and it be hoves the respectable inhabitants of Windsor, therefore, as they regard both their own character and that of their Sivereign, to come boldly and promptly forward, and give the best possible explanation that such a matter ad mits of; and they may trust with implicit confidence to having the approbation and support of King William. WESTMINSTER REFORM PETITION. TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. THE HUMBLE PETITION OF THE UNDERSIGNED INHABITANTS OF WESTMINSTER, SIIEWETH,—That the unwillingness of your petitioners to de lay the expression of their opinions at the present awful moment, until a public meeting could be called has induced your peti tioners to address your most excellent 'Majesty. Your petitioners believe that the continuance of order and tranquillity throughout the empire depend entirely on the passing of the Reform Bill brought forward by your Majesty's Ministers. That the astounding unanimity displayed by the great body of the people on the subject, testifies how inseparably they think their dearest rights and liberties are connected with the success of the measure. _ _ _ _ _ That your petitioners further believe, that if the principle of the Reform Bill be nullified or invaded, the moat awful conse quences will ensue, commencing either in the tumultuous pro ceedings of a resolute Scotch, or famished Irish, multitude, or In the more gradual, but not less complete, convulsion which the refusal to pay taxes by large bodies in England will inevitably bring about. Your petitioners therefore earnestly pray your most excellent Majesty to insure success to the Reform Bill, and to avert revo lution, bloodshed, and anarchy from the land, by commanding an instant dissolution of the Commons' House of Parliament. And your petitioners, as iii duty bound, will ever pray. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING. RACE COURSE, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. The races to-day are of little interest, and do not pos sess the slightest influence over the betting. We subjoin the only race decided when our parcel was made up. Sweepstakes of 100 each, h. ft. T. Y.C. Sir J. Graham's Villager 1 Mr. Lumley's Howard 2 Lord Ranelagh•s Queen of Hearts 3 The other races are a Sweepstakes of 100 each, for which Refugee, Mouche, Paradox, and Nanine c. remain in.L—A Match between Zilla and Splendour, and a Plate of 501., for which Little Red Rover, Mahmoud, and Rotterdam colt stand. Sir M. Wool has purchased the Juniper filly (mentioned abave) for 1,400 guineas. KINGSTON HOUSE ROOMS, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES,--(TO-MORROW. Even on Oxygen J sto 2 agst Lioness 5 to I agst Altisidore. Match-6 to 4 on Priam. NEWMARKET STAKES. sto t. 3. on Riddlesworth I sto 1 agst Daphne 5 to 1 apt Slight. 'THE DERBY. 7 to 1 agst Mr. Beardsworth's Colwick 7 to 4 agst Lord Jersey's Riddlesworth 9 to 1 apt Lord Jersey's Blunder 15 to I apt Colonel Wilson's Daphne 15 to 1 apt Lord Sligo's Bras de Fer 17 -to 1 apt Lord Verulam's Vestris 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Hcemus 35 to 1 apt Mr. Vansittart's Slight colt 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. Rogers's Spaniel . 50 to I apt Mr. Cook's Incubus 50 to 1 apt Gettsral Grosvenor's Sarpedon • ()AKA. 2 to 1 agst Mr. HoUldsworth's Circassian* 9 to 2 agst Duke of Grafton's Oxygen 10 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Delight 12 to 1 apt Mr. Stonehewer's Lioness SO to 1 apt Mr. Houldsworth's Altisidora filly COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.- --MASSIN. cEa's play of The Maid of Honour vas produced at this theatre last night, when Miss KEMBLE appeared for the first time in the part of the heroine, Camiola. Miss KEMBLE played Canziola with great judgment, and had formed a very happy conception of the author's true meaning, to which she gave effect equal to any, and superior to some of the parts in which she has lately ap peared. The hearty unaffected mirth in which she in dulged at the irresistible foolery of her suitor Sylli, (Mr. KEELEY ' ) her b:tter scorn of Fulgentio's (Mr. AaaoTT's) suit, her reproof of Adorni. (Mr. G. BENNETT ' ) her spirited retnonstrance to the King (Mr. EGERTON ' ) who favours hie prettnsions, and the intensity of her passion for Bertoldo, with its varying moods, were marked with great discrimination. The last scene, in which she vindicates her claim to Bertoldo, and which is the best in the whole play, was very admirably performed. This, however, will he better still for a mere profound study of the text, and for giving without curtailment that speech in which she reminds the King of what had been Bertoldo's lost con dition when she succoured and restored him. Nothing but the perfection of barbarous awl bad taste could have prompted any omission front this passage. Mr. C. KEMBLE played Bertoldo with great ability. The part of Adorni deserved a much better actor than Mr. G. BENNETT ; and that of Syri, which ought to be a main help to the action of the play, required powers which Mr. KEELEY, amusing as he often is, has no notion of. The other parts were creditably filled. - It is remarkable that rape and abduction are the only crimes of an atrocious character that have in creased in Ireland within the last seven years.—Dublin Morning Register. THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND LITERARY JOURNAL.—Since the 14 of December last this popular Periodical has been published under a new and highly active management, which has brought to its pages the aid of several very distinguishe authors, in addition to those whose contributions had already secured to this Magazine a firm aid ptrApent old on the favour of the public. Among other noveNfe nres now introduced is a series of engraved portraits o iterary Living Characters, accompanied respectively by critical and biograph ical no tices. The following portraits have already appeared.— January, Sir WALTER Scorr, after the bust by CIIA N TREY ; February, Hon. Mrs. NORTON, Author of " The Trindying One," &c. ; March, Author 4# " Paint Pry," after a painting by PICKERSGILL ; April, M. CoorEtt, Author of " The Spy," " The Pilot," &c. ; and on the Ist of May will appear,—a portrait of E. L. BULWER, Esq. author of " Pelham." We understand that the attorney of Mr. O'CONNELL received a notice, on Friday night, that it was the intention of the Government to call that gentle man and his friends up for judgment. A very few hours before that time Mr. HUNT was accusing the Hon. and Learned Member, in the House of Commons, of having entered into a compromise to avert the call! Here is at length a fact that cannot be controverted against idle and senseless conjecture, and we hope we shall hear no more of the compromise. But is it wise, after_all, to revive the battle about the proclamations ?—for, as there is an appeal to a Court of Error, to which the parfes incul pated are determined to have recourse, it is still a battle. Is the notice the act of the Crown-office, or of the Execu tive. It is difficult to believe it to be the former—hut yet, without supposing that a downright futurity predo minates bete or in England on this unfortunate question, how can we imagine it to be the latter ?—Dublin. Mors' ing Register. ARRIVAL OF RAJA RAM MOIIUN ROY. —This distinguished individual, the first Bramin who has ever been in England, arrived at Long's Hotel on Sunday night, from Liverpool. He is accompanied by his son, RAJA liana, and servants. Ram M. ROY is learned in Persian, Arabic, and Sanscrit, and several of the verna cular languages of India. He is the only Hindoo who has ever acquired an extensive knowlege of the English lan guage and literature. He is the author of a very inge nious work in English, called " The Precepts of:JEsus,” and several other works. He abandoned the. Hindoo superstitions several years ago, and has made merry con verts to his opinions. his religious opinions approach the trArrest to ITnitarianism. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Sank Stock 3 per Cent. Red. A 34 3 per Cent. Cons 79%%% 3V, per Cent Ditto Red B 7N New 336 per Cent ..... -..88%N% 3 per Cent Ann. 1726 4 per Cent. 1926 Bank Long Ann to expire Jan. 5, 1860... 16 9-16 11-16 Oct. 10, 1859............ 16 7-16 Jan. 5, 1860 Jan. 5, 1880 April 5, 1880 Jan. 5, 1871,` New 5 per Cent. India Stock Ditto Bonds 'l 1 pm. South Sea Stock Old Annuities. New Ditto 3 per ('ent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, £1,000...16 13 11 in, Ditto 500 l3 11 pm Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm Ditto Advertised —im• Bank for Account India for Account C nu. for Alay 8% 9 eItICES OF FORICION FUNDS THIS DAT AT OHS O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds B9 Neapolitan — 3raziliun Bond, 5712 Peruvian Bonds Suenos Ayres Bonds — Portuguese Bones :::111lian Bonds — Prussian, Old 7olornbian Bonds l2;, Ditto, New - -: Russian 9O Ditto, 18:24 Danish ireek Bonds .— :893 — ...NU°, 1825 G uat iinala -- Exchange —f. —r. . Mexican Bonds — --- 3 per cent. 571. 50 . —.— Exchange ...... 9.5 30c. Ditto. IS-2i GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISIi CORN, For the Week ended April 15, 1831, made up from the Return, of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England . _ . and Wales, pet Imperial Quarter. Sd. Oats 275. 21.1 ld. Barley— 4 Is. Sd. I Rye 395. lid. Pea5e.,,,...-.415. 9d. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AYF.RAGES OF THE SIX WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat—..... 71s. 8:1 Oats 265. 10.1.1 13eans---- 395. 2d. 423. ld.l Rye --- 425. 6.1.1 Pease...-. 418. 7d. DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. 6s. Sidi Oats 7s. 9d.1 Ils. Sd. Barley Is. Si.l Rye Gs. Gd.l 13.3. Od etc L, *41144 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1831. DISSOLUTION OP PARLIAMENT. SUN OFFICE, THREE 0' CL 0 CK. We stop the Press to announce that Parliamen will be dissolved this day, after the Royal Assent has been given to the Civil List and other Bills. Another Cabinet Council was held at the residence of Earl GREY, in Downing-street, this morning. The Council was attended by all the Ministers, and had not separated up to two o'clock. It is now generally understood at the west end of the town, that as soon as the private business can be got through Parliament will be dissolved. This is the • only cour'e for Miniiters to pursue, and that promptly. The boroughmongers and their nominees will then get their deserts from a grateful and consi derate people. GLORIOUS VICTORY OF THE POLES, TOTAL DRFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS ! By the Journal de Verniers, dated the 16th, we have received the following important intelli gence :—" M. FIRCIIBACII, of Stavelot, who has just arrived post from Frankfort, announces as cer tain, that at the moment of his departure the house of a Mustm and Co., of that city, had received an express from Warsaw, bringing the news that the heroic Poles had again attacked the Russians on tl•e sth of April, and had taken 15,000 prisoners and 42 pieces of cannon. The Russian army is completed routed, and Marshal DIEBITSCII flying with the remainder of his troops. It is believed that he has been obliged to take the road towbrds \Vilna, where an insurrection has just broken out. This circumstance may cut off his retreat on that side. Hitherto only insignificant de'ails of this new !tattle have been received, consequently the number of the killed is not known, which must be vety considerable on the part of the RusSians.— During the action the Lithuanians and Volltynians who served in the Russian army, turned their arms against the Muscovites and powerfully contributed to the success of the battle." BRUSSELS, Aram 16.—A letter from Antwerp of April 13, says--" One of the Swiss who deserted yester day from the citadel says, that the night before he came away three cannon in the ramparts were found to be spiked. The Dutch are very actively eng,teed in surrounding with palisades, the fort opposite our fort on the north, on their side of the river." GHENT, APRIL I6.—We are happy to announce that no fears are now entertained for the life of M. Vortman. BRUSSELS, Aram 17.—Messrs. Mathieu, merchant, Jones, coach-builder, and Picard, editor of the Vrai Patriote, have just brought actions for damages against the city of Brussels, on account of the pillage and destruc tion of their property. The Journal de Verviers of yesterday (16th) contains the following important news : " M. Firchbach, of Stavelot, who has just arrived post from Frankfort, announces as certain that at the moment of his departure the house of G. Mumm and CO., Of that city had received an express from Warsaw, bringing the news that the heroic Poles bad again attacked the Rus sians, on the sth of April, and hul taken 15,000 pri soners and 42 pieces of cannon. The Ru%sian army is completed routed, and Marshal Diebitsch flying with the remainder of his troops. It is believed that he has been obliged to take the road towards Wilna, where an insur rection has just broken out• This circumstance may cut off his retreat on that side. '• Hitherto only insignificant details of this new battle have been received, consequently the number of the killed is not known, which muit be very considerable on the part of the Russians. During the action' the Lithua nians and Volbynians who served in the Russian army, turned their arms against the Muscovites and • powerfully contributed to the success of the battle." . - 11pussit.s, APRIL 18.—Letters from Frankfort' an nounce that in several States of the German confedera tion the contingents prrtend they have nothing to do in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, and that this accounts for the delay of two mouths which the confederation has prudently resolved upon. The Duke of Sixe Weimar on his side has put off the time fin' entering into contracts for provisions. _ _ BRUSSELS, Arun. 19.—Our forces on the ex. treme frontier towards Luxemburg will be very respect ab'e in a few days. We learn for certain that justice is done to General Millinet. lie is going to have a command. Now that the affairs of Poland, our own preparations, and the dispositions manifested by the Dutch seem to have. wined the policy of the Congress at London in a more reasonable course, we are informed that the Prince of Saxe Coburg may, without inconvenience, swear to our Constitution. The question of Luxemburg Was the only point that could hinder it, and this question, it is said, will be decided according to the wishes of Belgium by means of pecuniary arrangement. Ii the revolution i. safe, and the integrity of our terri tory sworn to by the Prince of Saxe Coburg, we do not see any difficulty to his being elected King of the I3elgidns. It is affirmed that it is intended to send a deputation of three persons to offer the Crown of Belgium to the Prince of Saxe Coburg. This deputation it is said will be eom psed of Count Felix de Merode, Count Vilain XIII., and the Abbe de Foere. Lastly, it is affirmed that the deputa tion has already had several conferences with the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Yesterday evening a deput a ti on f ro m our Government s et out from Brus se l s to L ondon on a spec i a l m i ss i on to obtain information respecting the candidate of the Prince of Saxe Coburg to the throne of Belgium. This deputa tion, consisting of five members of the Congress, who have consented to take the office on themselves, had before it% departure a pretty long conference uith the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The public proceedings in the trial of Col. Borreman commenced this morning. In another column will be found a spirited arid intelligent letter from the pen of " Co-Radical" on the subject of a dissolution of Parliament, to which we direct the attention of our readers. Children should never play with edge-tools— pigmies should never venture to break a lance with giants—for it invariably happens that the child cuts his fingers, and the pigmy gets a fall. We wish a certain Noble and Gallant Lord had bethought himself last night of this before he resolved on a headlong attack on the LORD CHANCELLOR. It would have saved him, we conceiv2, no slight mortification. The trading Justices, own brothers to the Bo roughmongers, are endeavouring to lake an outcry against the Beer Bill, that great boon to the public, No human law or institution was ever perfect, and if the Beer Bill is not an unmixed good, the same may, perhaps, be said even of the institution of the Magistracy, of whom, however, we have no wish to 'peak with disrespect, since that body includes many individuals of great worth and integrity, to whom the public owe the greatest obligations for their dis interested services ; they are, however, mixed up with another description of persons, the trading Justices, who are very loud in boasting they ate UNPAID, but who have hitherto been paid in the worst possible shape, by the exercise, and some times the abuse, of authority, and by jobbing on all occasions that presented an opportunity for a ma gisterial job. The latter, like the Boroughmongers think they have a right to turn every thing to ac count, and job in public-house licenses, hunt poachers, lord it over the poor, while the Borough mongers deal in seats in the Legislature, traffic with votes, and legislate for the benefit of themselves and their dependants instead of the country. Both these classes of worthies have easily persuaded themselves, and would fain persuade the public, they have vested interests in the abuses by which they profit, and both, we trust, will shortly be convinced that there are rights and interests more just, more sacred, and indefeasible, than any they so modestly lay claim to. To w hat abuses has the Baer Bill given r'se ? What evil has it generated,—beyond that greatest of all evils to a trading Justice,—allowing beer to be sold in a house unlicensed by himself, by which he can neither display his authority, or make a profit ? The philanthrophy of these worthy personages is in deed pre-eminent,—a beer shop, forsooth, encou tages a poor man to spend his money away from his family a public-house, licensed by the Magis trates, presents no such inducement,_ and beer sold there must always be innocuous, when brewed by some relative, friend, or connexion, of a licensing Magistrate!! • How much money has the labourer, who earns eight, ten, or, at most, twelve shillings a week, to spend in beer, after providing food, fuel, raiment, lodging for himself, his wife, and children ? Has he more to spend than formerly, unless it be the penny per pot save] by the repeal of the duty ? Does not the cumber of beer shops, of which complaint is made, necessarily divide the customers who frequent them ?—and is such division likely to increase disorder? Is disorder likely to be less prevalent in public-houses licensed by Magistrates, where men are forced to congregate, and spirits are also sold, than in shops where beer only can be pur chased ? Again, if disorder exist., why do not the Magis- trates do their duty and repress it ? Have they not ample powers under the Beer Bill, by heavy fines, increasing for every offence ?—and if abuse and dis order be persisted in, have they not the power to deprive the offender of his, license f Have the Ma gistrates exercised the powers with which they are entrusted to repress the evils of which they corn plain, but do not specify,—and if not, why not ? If they have,—in what cases have they found it neces sary to do so ?—or have they neglected their duty to complain of an evit, which, supposing it to exist, could only be generated by their own connivance? Possibly the power to fine or deprive a beer shop of a license is not to the taste of a trading Justice, who of course is greedy neither of authority or profit, but from pure patriotism prefers granting a license to a public-house. The Beer Bill was it measure of the late Ad ministration, but so far as it promotes the public benefit we feel confident it will be upheld. by their successors, with the same zeal and greater jealousy than if it had been their own. The Anti-Reformers were extremely lavish of their money yesterday. The Duke of NORTHUMBERLAND gave five guineas to the bell-ringers of St. Martin's, to ring a peal, in consequence of the majority. The High Church Parsons, in several parishes, testifying their joy in like manner. A circumstance occurred a few days ago, which will operate as a caution to the visitors to France, against the practice of acting as letter-carriers for their friends. A gentleman named Blum) undertook to oblige several friends in London, by becoming the bearer of letters to their acquaintances on the Continent. Upon arriving at Calais, however, the officer took the liberty not only of seizing the letters, but of locking him up in a prison, where he was confined a whole day, and then informed that he must pay the penalty of 300 francs fur the offence. He had prepared himself against contingencies by carrying the letters open, but it was of no avail. The authorities were prevailed upon at last to remit the penalty, but the postage charges were, we understand, insisted on. The present condition of Spain presents a multitude of anomalies which nothing but an intimate ac quaintance with the secrets of Spanish character can ex plain. It is on this accou at Don TELESFORA DE TEUEBA's novel of "The gnito" possesses such a pecu liar interest: He introd aus to all the various scents of Spanish life, from the oudoir of the Countess and the drawing-room of h lanquero to those dark recesses where crime and p ty form the robber aryl the assassin. It is a fit supplement to " Gil B!as," for it introduces many of LE SAGE'S characters in a spirit worthy of himself, and shews bow they have been modifiel by the lapse of time and the operation of circumstances. _ _ SUICIDE.—On Friday last Mr. ADYE, a retired tradesman of Melkshana, nearly SO years of age, after breakfast left his home and an aged bedridden wife, having previously put out of his pockets his keys and money. He then went to the canal ;on the bank of which he cautioned some children to take care of the water. After leaving them, it would appear that he soon accom plished his dreadful purpose ; his hat and his neckcloth being discovered on the bank, his body was soon found, but life was wholly extinct. So determined had he been on self-destruction, that he had tied his legs and hands together, to prevent all struggling, and then rolled from the bank into the water ! The poor man had for some time previous been complaining that he was " plucked in every way," and th it he would nut have enough l e ft him to last out. He has notwithstanding left not a little property in houses! The coroner's inquest was held on Sunday.--Verdict, Felo-de-se.—Bath Chronicle. FAUX PAs.—A considerable degree of sur prise has been caused in this city, within the last two days, by the sudden departure of the wife of a respectable shopkeeper, who has taken with her to England a large sum of money, and a young man, whose attention to her had frequently caused a great deal of angry discussion be tween the fugitive lady and her husband. The runaways have been ti aced to Liverpool, where the husband hai now gone in pursuit of them, and it is hoped that lie will re cover, if not his wife, at least sonic portion of the money she has stolen from Min.—Dublin Morning Register. WEDDED LIFE IN THE UPPER RANKS.— The principal story in th umes designated as above, is called " The Wife Friends." The Madame de Valmont, who acts so nspicuous a part in this singular tale, and whose Pimple oks, and apparently artless man ners form so striking contrast with the guilt of her pri vate life, is unquesti nably modelled from that English lady whose condut (which in some degree was attri butable to the cusp ous associates with whom her mar riage to a foreign Count had familiarised her) made it ne cessary she should leave this country. Her forced depar ture is still the theme of conversation; and, in writing a novel illustrative of high marriages, it iy not likely that the noble authoress would fail to turn to account a cir cumstance which, for a time, bad so great an effect on society. SUIPI S I - NG INTELLIGENCE=tTfit§DA Y.) FROM LLOYD'S. - - DEAL, APRIL 19.—Wind N.E., stea iy breeze.—Arrivtal from tLe river and sai ed, the Elizabeth, Deans, for the South Setts. the Hon. Company's ships Rose, I hike of York, and Waterloo, for China, passed about noon. POR'fSMOUTH, APR 11, 29.—W E.—Sailed his Majesty's ship Actaeon, for the Mediterranean. LIVERPOOL, APRIL 19.—Arrived the Maria, from Rio Ja. neiro. VOILK, APRIL 1 i. —Arrived the Beguilia, Dahiz, from St.Ubes, GLOUCESTER, APRIL 18 —Anived the Joseph and Fanny, Lobbet, from Corinna. WARREN POIN r, APRIL IB.—The Quintin Lutch, Mackay, bound to Quebec, grounded on a flat point close to the town, while in tow of a steam-boat, yesterday, but was got off to-day after being lightened; she is now at anchor in the roads, and will proceed. SCARBOROUGH, APRIL 19.—The Providence,'Comyns ' front Newcastle to Amsterdam, ran upon Whitby rock last night, but got off without damage, and came in here this morning. PARIS, APRIL 18.—The Perseverance, Radloff, grounded at Quellebourf on the 12th instant. The Therese, Stevens, from Hull to Hamburg, was lo s t off Garmouth on the 15th instant, crew saved. The Newcastle, Harwood, from Odessa and Constantinople to Portsmouth, was totally wrecked on the 24th ult. near Mazzar?,, Sicily ; crew saved. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). COURT OF CHANCERY. MEATHST v. WEsTME A TH. Mr. BACON applied on behalf of Lady Westmeath to the Court, for an order that a writ de contumace capiendo might issue against Lord Westmeath, the significant having been made. The LURD CHANCELLOR said he should do no such thing as snake such an order. This was a case in which he should not stir an inch either to the right or left further than he was abso lutely compelled. An Irish Peer (whether a Peer of the realm or not) had undeniable privilege to be protected from personal arrest. The significant intimating that Lord Westmeath wa s , in contempt had been sent before the last demise of the Crown to this Court, signifying that his Lordship was in contempt for not obeying the order of the Court of Delegates, but it had not been disposed of before Lord Lyndhurst went out of office, and the difficulty at the Cursitors' Office now was, whether a new significant should not be received ? Mr. BACON was aware of this, and in the alternative was in. structed to ask that an early day might be named to have the case discussed on this or any other point. After a short conversation at the bar, his LORDSHIP desired. the Council and parties to arrange among themselves what day would be the most convenient for having it argued. His LORDSHIP rose at twelve o'clock. He said he should. return in about an hour and a half. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. HIPKINS o. NEWTON.—INJUNCTION. Mr. WILLCOCK applied at the sitting of the Court for an injunction to restrain the defendant proceeding in the Lord Mayor's Court. The facts of the case were these—The plaintiff; Hipkins, was a trustee under a settlement, and some years ago the defendant Newton and his wife obtained from him the whole of the trust money, to the amount of 60104 on their going out to America, for the purpose of investing it in the American Funds in the name of the plaintiff; Newton however thought proper to invest it in his own name, instead of that of the plaintiff. Sometime after the defendant sold out part of the fund and came to England, the remittance of the part sold came to merchants of America in the city, Messrs. Wilde and Pickersgill, and upon the plaintiff being informed that such sums were in their hands, he attached it. The money was then handed over to the plaintiff; upon sureties beinr , given for its return within a year and day, according to the practice of the Lord Mayor's Court. The defendant proceeded to force on the case, and demanded a declaration from the plaintiff; which was given, and the defendant then pleaded the Statute of Limitations, and that the cause of action arose in England, and therefore the plaintiff was , bound to return the money. In this state of circumstances the plaintiff filed his bill, calling for discovery, and the Learned Counsel trusted, considering the very summary nature of the process of the Lord Mayor's Court, his Honour would grant the injunction now asked, to restrain the .defendant from taking further proceedings there in order to get possession cf the money. --.lnjunction granted. 1 ROLLS COURT. His Honour, the MASTER of the ROLLS, was occupied the whole morning with arguments in the part-heard case of Hall v. Hall, the facts of which are of no public interest. COURT OF KING'S BEN/'H. The Court, this morning, heard motions for new trials, no case of the least interest occurred during the morning. Mr. Justice PATTISON sat in the Bail Court, and disposed of a great number of motions 'they were, however, all devoid of interest, and at twelve o'clock ' his Lordship rose. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.. Mr. ARCHBOLD moved for a writ directed to the Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry, to sequestrate two livings in his dio cese, which belonged to the Rev. Nathaniel Hind, against whom a writ of outlawry had been issued. After the issuing of the writ of outlawry, two writs were directed by the Court of King's Bench to the Sheriffs of Staftbrdshire and Shropshire, to hold in quisitions, in order to ascertain what property Mr. Hind had in their bailiwicks : the returns were, that there were no goo.ls, but that there were the two benefices in question. The writ of sequestration it was necessary to sue out in this Court, in order that the Bishops might provide for the duties of the churches, by employing Curates, and paying the residue of the issues and' profits to the Treasury, from whence they would be assigned to discharge the claims of the creditors. Lord LYNDHURST, having ascertained that the writ of se questration appertained to the department of the Treasurer's Remembrancer, whose, attendance in Court was necessary, di rected that the motion should be made on a day when that officer should be in Court. COURT OP COMMON PLEAS. BARDNYELL, POOLE, AND CO. a. LIDDELL. Mr. Sergeant TADDY showed cause in this case, which was tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at Guildhall, against a rule to reduce the verdict obtained against the defen dant. The short facts of the case, as appeared from the state ment of the Learned Serjeant, were these :—The defendants had given the plaintiffs a ge,.eral letter of gitarantee for a running balance of four hundred pounds, in favour of a Mr. Mayo, a dra per, at Hackney, who, in 1829, became insolvent. The plain tiffs had closed their account with him in the preceding De cember, but at that time there was due to them from Mayo WU. Mayo made an assignment to his creditors, and the plaintiffs under that assignment got Bs. 7d. in the pound on the whole of their debt, and afterwards called upon the defendant to make good the deficiency. The defendant paid into Court 1141. as. 4sl. as the balance after deducting the dividend of Bs. 7d. on the 4001. for which he was liable, considering himself entitled to pursue that course. The Learned Sergeant contended at great length ,that the plaintiff's had a right to deduct the sum received as a dividend, from the gross amount of their claim on Mayo, and then get the balance from the defendant, and that the letter of guarantee could by no means be construed as saying you shall not give him credit any further than 4001. but only to that amount I will see you paid. Mr. Serjeant RUSSELL contra considered that the plaintiffs ought to have come forward and demanded the 4001. when they closed their account, and that their not having done so was not to subject the defendant to the loss of the dividends which Mayo's estate had yielded. The Learned JUDGES considered the point one of extreme nicety, and would take time to consider their judgment. COMMON COUNCIL.-(THIS DAY.) This morning a Court was held at Guildhall, for the dispatch of city business. There was a very full attendance, as some dis cussion was expected to arise on the subject of addressing the King to dissolve Parliament. Among the notices of motions on the paper was one" that it be referred to a Committee to consider and report, by what authority Farringdon Market is opened for business on Sunday morning." A report was brought up from the Committee appointed to en. quire into the charges against Mr. Sadler, for improper conduct in the removal of the dead bodies from St. Michael's Church— yard. The Committee came to the resolution that the charge of disgraceful misconduct was wholly unfounded. Some discussion took place as to the propriety of discontinuing the printing of the sermon preached before the Lord Mayor and Corporation. Mr. PELLATT, and other Members, spoke in. favour of printing .the sermon, as it tended to show what doctrines the Corporation entertained Ultimately the sermon was ordered to be printed. The Court did not adjourn till late. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY. TWELVE O'CLOCK. There are no arrivals this morning of consequence, not eves a single ship letter; but we have seen letters from Paris by the express this morning, dated four o'clock, stating that the French Three per Cents. had got up to 59f. 20c. in consequence of a general report of the tota► defeat of the Russian army by the Poles; con trary to the expectation of the monied interest, the French loan has not been contracted for; the French Ministers did not ap prove of the offer of S 2 sous, they demand 84. A dissolution of Parliament is generally talked of as certain, which no doubt will render his Majesty more popular than ever ; Consols, which left off yesterday at 79 opened at the same price, and went up to 79%, at present they are 79!-4 In the Foreign Market little or nothing doing. HALF-PAST ONE. The accounts from Antwerp of last Tuesday state that the Belgians are trying to prevent provisions and water being brought into the citadel, and that they are also erecting new batteries. It was thought there that the least opposition on either side would cause hostilities. Up to the present time we have no positive information in regard to the Polish victory over the Russians, although it comes from various quarters. It is generally supposed that the main army of the Russians are retreating on their magazines and reinforcements. --------------- THE FUNDS. Consols continue very steady at 79 1 4 for the account, with little doing. Nothing positive is as yet known in the city in re gard to the dissolution of Parliament, in consequence of which the speculators are afraid to operate. Consols for money 79!!,. The foreign market is void of the least interest. Nothing doing. Consols have just receded to 783' 6 79. TWO O'CLOCK. An express has arrived with an account that the French loan has been taken by the same party, at 84, the Minister's price. Consols 791. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols 79. BIRTHS, On the 18th inst. in Whitehall-place, Lady Henry Clkolawn. deley, of a daughter. On the 17th inst. ih Cornwall-terrace, Regent's-park, the Hon. Mrs. Duncan, of a son, which only survived a few hours. On the 16th inst. at Gadebridge_cottage, Hemel Hempstead, the lady of the Rev. B. Cooper, of a son. On the 14th inst. at Foxley-road, Kennington, the lady of G. Sewell, Esq. of a daughter still-born. MARRIED. On the 16th inst. at the residence of his Excellency the 'Minister Plenipotentiary of his Catholic Majesty. J. M. de °reuse, Esq., to Gertrude, eldest daughter of J. A. de Lizaur, Esq., of Chester. terrace, Regent's-park. On ie 18th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, R. E. Arm. strong, Esq., of St. John's, New Brunswick, to Miss Clark, late of Stonedon-place, Essex. On the lath inst., at Stanton, the Rev. E. Bowden, vicar of Ilighworth, Wiltshire, to Ellen Frances, eldest daughter of the Rev. 1)r. A. Tronchard, of Stanton-house, in the same county. DIED. On the 20th inst. the infant daughter of J. Atalerson, Izs q . of Kennington-lane. On the 17th inst. Lucy Catherine, second daughter Of J. Sanders, Esq., Bruce-grove, Tottenham, aged t.". 2. On the 16th inst. in Wigmore-street, General Sir W. P. Gall. wcy, Bart. of the 3d Dragoon Guards. PALcitip AND PUBI.I3tiND BY MURDO lOUNG „ THa - SUN OFFIcE, 11'.4 STRAND, LONDON. '1 put 4q I deel .prix Div a or orde etre. lin, and Jai Ro .Lo