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Trii-rrt , - EVENING EDITION. rents concerning the good condu t of the labourers in his own estate, and he adds the following general re marks : To speak generally of the labourin c r , population, from try own knowledge and observation, I must say, that never saw them so orderly and respectful iu their con duct and behaviour. I have never experienced difficulty in waking bargains with them. Of course they try to get as much as they can for their labour, which I try to get as cheap as I can; but I have never known them pertina siously adhere to an unreasonable claim, when pains have been taken to prove it so. I am quite sure that the rents which became due on the Ist of February would have been paid, but from a mistake en the part of the people chosen, as to the mode of valu ing the grounds; this remedied, they express their readi nees, and I am certain will pay what is demanded. As far as I am concerned, I should be very sorry to ex change the present state of foings for any system of re str-iLt whatever. M:. Lyon in his report (20th February, 18`39) says— Tee general deduction from those facts is, that where n ) difficulties are interposed from want of means to pay f..r the la.'Jour, or from want of confidence on the part of tie labourers. in consequence of deviations from contract, or unpuncznal payment of wages, the stimulus of reward is sufficient to ensure all the labour requisite in the affairs of the plantation. Mr. Brown (;31st of January, 1539) closes his re yort with the following general remarks : The generality of the managers are averse to give in formation respecting the cultivation of the estates. The 1-ibourers, on the other hand, are anxious for art inquiry of :his nature. The former complaie that the labourers do not perform a suficient quantum of work for the amount of wages given ; the latter, of the low wages and high rents, and notices to quit, which have been generally served on them, and now acted upon by ejecting them from their houses and land, although in some instances the party was at work on the estate. Much bad feeling is engen dered by the managers having recourse to every means in their power, however trifling, of annoying the labourers when their slightest wish is opposed, such as detaining their wages on some frivolous pretext, shooting their hogs, making use of abuse, and grossly indecent language. Those managers who pursue an opposite mode of manage meat meet with success, and find no difficulty in carrying on the cultivation of the estates under their charge, as is clearly exemplified is the case of Spring Garden and Her mitage estates. From these extracts we feel assured that our readers must be perfectly satisfied that the owners and managers of West India property were greatly deceived in their anticipations as to the ruinous results of the Emancipa tion Act ; and that a career of prosperity is open before them if they will forego their wretched prejudices, and he content to cultivate their estates as estates are cul tivated elsewhere. Justice to the labourer will secure attention to the interests of the master, while on the c. ntrary a continuance of old oppression and heart b irnings will be ruinous to both. We shall return to this subject during the discussion of Lord John Rus sall's proposed measure, that public attention may be thoroughly directed to proceedings so intimately con nected with the objects of the Emancipation Act. STATE OP Tux LAW.-At this moment any plant ing Magistrate that pleases can have any negro, male or female, taken up as a vagrant and flogged, to the extent of 39 lashes, for refusing to work for what the Magis trates may choose to call " reasonable wages." At this moment, under the Jamaica Contract for Ser vice Acte, the planting Magistrates may imprison the negrees kr six months for anything they may choose to call a breach of contract. At this moment none of the Ma g istrates who act under the Jamaica Statute, 41 George III„ c. 29, constituting the corporation of Kingston, can be removed by the Crown, let them do what they may. Under the Jamaica Militia Law, the militia—the same be it remembered whichfigured in the servile war of 1832—may be called out by its own officers without the consent of the Government. Now pat these four acts together, and suppose a case. Sup pose an act of gross oppression to be committed on some plantation, such as may occur at any moment un der the 35th Car. 11., c. 11, or under the Contract for Service Act—suppose that it should lead, as is not unlikely, to some disturbance or riot amongst the ne groes en the spot—suppose the neighbouring planters willing to make an insurrection of the riot, and to call the militia to arms under the Militia Act—suppose the limes to spread, and Sir Robert Peel might write con ciliatory despatches for many a long year before he would bring back Jamaica to where it stands at present. --Morning Paper. DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. AMSTIRDAIf, APRIL 27.—We have received to-day positive information that our capital may expect the plea- Sure of seeiag his Majesty the King on Tuesday at the latest, or 'Wednesday next. Prince Albert, as we under. stand, is the only member of the Royal family who will accompany his Majesty. In consequence of new instruotions from St. Peters_ burgh, received at. the Hague, the plan of the route of the Russian Crown Prince is again altered, and his Imperial Highness is to set out for London on the 3d of May. The young Prince Henry, attended by Captain Arruns, is to accompany the Grand Duke. BOXTRL, Arts 23. —The Grenadiers here arc very bevy is erecting batteries, under the direction of Messrs. Sey erinek and Engelbricht. The Duke of Saxe Wiemar himself made the plan, which in many respects proves his Highness's thorough knowledge of the art of war. We confidently expect that there will be an inspection of the troops before the Grand Duke. The whole corps under tie command of the Duke, which is in cantonments, will then alterable on the heath of Kemperz. The Duke went yesterday to Bergen.op- Zoom, for the annual inspection of the troops of his division. His Highness is expected to be here again on Saturday. TRIEGTE, APRIL 2xl.—The Archduke John steam-boat has arrived - here to-dny, with letters from Alexandria of the rich inst. The letters represent the state of affiirs is Syria as becoming more and more serious. The hostile armies face each other on the frontiers, ready for action at the first notice. But the Sultan, yielding to the Am bassadors of the European Powers, will avoid for the pre nr:n t all occasion for hostilities ; while the Viceroy, though seems disposed to break the peace, wilt in the end sub mit to remain quiet. lie is too prudent not to be aware that in the present situation of England a new war would lead to his ruin. Ibrahim Pacha's situation in Syria is at all events very critical. Insurrection is still ready to break oat afresh. A regiment of dragoons was bat lately sent against tiro places that rebelled. Ibrahim Pacha does his utmost at least to gain the chief men. Thus he promised to the Sheik of Damascus an additional sum of 500 piastres per annum ; he has sought to quiet the people by giving public notice . that henceforth no levy of recruits m.util be made. In the island of Cand:a tranquillity is pretty welt restored, at least in nppearance. The whole island is occupied by Egyptian troops, arid Egyptian ships cruise °freely coast, especially off Sohakia. Mustapha Pacha R ill make a tour of the island. and then g o to Cones, where he has purchased a fine country house, n inch he is famishing in the roost splendid manner. L affirmed that it is for the Viceroy, 'elm means to speed the aunstuer Zeitvag, April 26. CHURCH RA TES. Yesterday a meeting of the Baptists' Union, representing 1 by their ministers and delerratis four hundred and fifty-five associated Churches, compris,d of Gi),884 members, was tiaid in Now Park -street Chapel, Borough, at which the Kay. T. Swan, of Birmingham, presided. sifter some ordinary routine business had been attended tn, the CIIAIRMAN Called Upon The Rev. Dr. PRICE, of Hackney, to move the adoption of certain resolutions, Cie last of which called upon the Loettmg to declare, that all legislation in matters of reli gion was ipso facto irival:d, and urged upon the meeting the itapertance of pledging themselves to refuse the pay_ Went of Church-rates whenever they were demanded. The Roe. Gentleman then addressed the ineetinv, and was followed by the Rev. Mr. Weary of Great Alissen den, who seconded the resolutions. After a lengthened discusaion, in which many of the Delegates took part, and for which we regret we cannot find room, WNI. ‘VATSOti, jun., Esq., moved, as an amendment, that the last clause b:1 omitted. As a professional man, he argued that when a Church-rate had been made, resist a,ice to it was illegal, aid that the Quakers would hays acted a more consistent part, if, instead of refusing to pay the rats when levied, they had come forward and resisted its being imposed in the Vestry. The Rev. Ilowaati HINTON briefly seconded the amendment. A division took place, when there appeared— For tho amendmeut Against it Majority The original motion of curse was lost. Aftoer some further resolutions, condemnatory of the renduct pursued towards the apprentices in Jamaica, and denunciations of the crime of slavery in America, the meeting separated. BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK. NEW POOR-LAW ANI - ENDMENT ACT.—THE NEW POLICE BILL. Yesterday, pursuant to public requisition addressed to the High Bailiff, a meeting of the inhabitants of the Borough of Southwark was held in the Town-hall, to adopt reso lutions calling upon their gepresentatives b oppose the provisions of the New Poor-law Amendment Act, and also to rt•sist by every means in their power the passing of the Now Police Bill. Notwithstanding it had been publicly placarded for some days that the two Members for the through would be in attendance, at the hour appointed for taking the Chair (one o'clock) there were scarcely ten persons present, and at any time during the day there were not more than 100 persons present. At half-past one, the HIGH BATLIEF was called to the Chair, and read letters from Mr. Harvey and Mr. Hum pkery, declining to attend the meeting. The former stated that he was obliged to be present at a meeting of the Corn rr,lttee of the New Blackwell Improvement Bill, but that his sentiments remained unchanged as to the leading fea tures of the New Poor-law Amendment Act. lie gave no opinion as to the other objects for which the meeting was l eralaled—viz., the New Police Bill. Mr. Humphery's "rritanleation was more laconic. It merely contained the presentatio n of hi s comp li ments, an d t h at b eing en gaged on P rlia mentary Committ ee , h e was unavo id a bly absent. Mr ' • Day, Mr. Boxer, Mr. G. Woode, Mr. Sharpe, and oth ers then addressed. the me e ting, when resolutions against the New Poor -law Act and the New Police Bill were unaimously agreed to, Tho Earl of Listowelis to ITave — the blue riband o f the Order of St. Patrick, vacant b y the death of the Earl of Caledon. PUBLIC DINNER TO JOSEPH HUME, ESQ, M.P. - A public dinner was given yesterday evening to Jessen fleue, Esq., M. P., at the Crown and Anchor T.tvere, Strind, in testimony of his emlnent public service-. and consistent advocacy of the cause of Reform. The occasion was taken advantage of to present the Hon Gentleman with a very handsome service of plate, from a body of his former constituents of the County of Middlesex. At six o'clock about three hundred gentlemen sat down to dianer, Admiral Sir Edward Codringtcn, G. C. 8., M. P., in the Chair. Amoeg the noblemen and gentlemen present were Lord Kensington ; Lord Worslev, M. P. ; Lord Dun boyue ; D. O'Connell, M.P. ; Sir M. Wood, M P. ; General Sir De Lacy Evans, M.P. ; General Sir J. Nulley Doyle. C. B. ; D. Roche, M. P. ; Jos. Scholefield, M. P. ; Sir Geo. Evans, M. P. ; Ashton Yates, M. P. ; N A. Vigors, M. P. ; H. A. Aglicnby, M. P. ; Sir Jas. Duke, M. P. ; the Mayor of Birmingham ; Chester, M. P. ; E. Baines, M. P. ; Col. Salwey, M.P. ; C. Hind bey, M. P. ; I'. Thornley, M. P. ; W. Ewart, M. P. ; Beamish, M. P. ; O'Conor Don, M. P. ; M. J. O'Con nell, M. P. ; Morgan O'Connell, M. P. ; John O'Con nell, M. P. ; the Mayor of Manchester; Capt. Fitzgerald; Mr. Hutne ; Sir John Scott Lillie ; Sir John Key ; H. 13. Fearon, J. Montgomery, &c. &c. &c. After the cloth had been removed, and " Non Noble Domino" sung in very beautiful style_ The CHAIRMAN said, before he proceeded to the first toast upon his list, he wished to make ono observation as to the circumstance of his being placed in the Chair on the present occasion. When he lookei around him and con templated the number and intelligence of the present as semblage, he felt that there were very many superior to himself, and who were much better calculated to fill the chair. He felt bound, however, to bow to the suggestions of the Committee. Ile would now call their attention to the first toast on the list, which was, as it ought to be—The Queen.—( Loud cheers.) He was sure it was unnecessary fur him to preface the toast with any observations ; on the score of loyalty it was unnecessary to make any appeal to the present company.—( Hear, hear, and cheers.) He wished, in giving them the toast, to accompany it with the health of the Mother of the Queen.—( Laud cheering.) When they considered who anal what the Queen was— that she was born and bred a Reformer, and a throrough bred Englishwoman in every sense of the word, they could not forget the pains taken by her august Mother to make her what she was.—(Cheers.) When they recol lected that she had at once chosen a Reform Government, they would see the importance of supporting her, and showing her that so long as she had the support of her people no Ministry could ever injure her rights.—( Hear, and cheers.) " The Queen."—(Nine times nine, and tremendous cheering.) Air—" God save the Queen." The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one which every class of Reformers would be delighted to drink. It was " The health of the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family."—( Much cheering.) He ( Sir Edward Codrington) knew the sentiments of his Royal High. ness extremely well, and he would venture to pledge himself that no man had been more consistent than he had been throughout the whole course of his life, or had acted more strictly up to those principles which had placed his family upon the throne.--(Cheers.) In advocating those principles no man had endured more than his Royal Highness.—( Loud cheers.) He felt much pleasure, therefore, in giving them " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex and the rest of the Royal Family."— (Great cheering.) The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one of consider able importance to a meeting like the present. A good deal of discretion bad been left in the hands of the Com mittee as to the order of the toasts, and he would take the liberty of making a few observations in proposing this toast, which was, " The People, the true source of all legitimate power."—( Cheering for several minutes.) He anticipated the manner in which the toast would be re ceived, and he hoped the observations he was about to make would not be displeasing to the company around him. He conceived that any man who knew anything of the Constitu tion would at once admit that all authority came from the pa°. ple.—(Vehement cheering.) He who doubted that dis puted the right of the present family to the throne, and therefore he would say that it was a compliment to the reigning Sovereign to drink the toast of The People.— ( Cheers.) Let it not be said that the principle of legiti macy should prevent the people from disturbing the present line of succession if they thought tit.—( Hear.) He contend. cd that if the people said they would have no sovereign, but a republic, they had a right to do so. —( Great cheering.) But it was one thing to have the right, and another thing to judge as to the propriety and advantage to the country of using it. He thought the wisest course would be, in. stead of a republic or a despotic Government, to have their present Constitution; and what he understood to be the want of all real Reformers was to hare that Constitu- tion in its origiial purity. —( Loud cheers.) Therefore be repeated that in drinking " The People " they were pay ing a just compliment to all those who thoroughly under stood the Constitution of the country—who valued its me rits, and who wished to see it freed from its imperfections. The toast was drank with the greatest enthusiasm, Glee—" The mighty conqueror." The CHAIRMAN said the next toast was one they might not be so ready to drink as the preceding one, but be trusted they would find satisfactory reasnos fur doing so. Tho toast he was about to propose to them was her Majes ty's Ministers.--( Cheers and some hisses.) There were reasons why all of them who had differences of opinion, whatever they might be, should merge them in the good of the common country.—(l.oud cheers.) It was a system which ho regretted to say had not been always followed, and which their enemies had not been slow to take advan tage of, and which, if it had been generally adopted, the wishes of all sound and honest Reformers would ere then have been carried into effect. No man had differed mare than himself, on many occasions, from her Majesty's Ministers. When he thought his duty required it, he had brought forward his measures in spite of their opposition—(Hear, hear)—but to turn them out of office, and put worse men in their place, would in his opinion be doing a great deal of evil. His Hon. Friend (Mr. Flume) differed perhaps as much as he (Sir K. Codrington) zif fered from hor Majesty's Ministers. He trusted both him self and his Hon. Friend would be considered good Re- formers, and why then should they not give credit to most, if not all. of her Majesty's Ministers being good Rer.:, formers upon some points.—( Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) • They ware all aware of the impediments the present Go vernment had had to contend with. lie himself had fre quently taxed Members of the Administration with being pledged to vote in favour of certain questions, and the answer was—" Yes, and I should be glad to vote with you, but if I vote as a Member of the Government, I roust go out, and I should be very glad if I went out of neifce upon the question."—( Loud cheers.) Why, under such circumstances, should the present Government be turned out ?—( Hear, hear.) He would gladly support any one in turning them out, if they could only ensure him a better.—( Hear, hear.) It could not be denied that this country had derived some benefit from the present Government—( Hear, and cries of " No.") Had they derived any, the smallest benefit from the Tories ? —( Loud cries of " No, no.") Could they believe the To ries if they said they were the advocates of Reform ? He was aware that many honest Reformers had said they ought to be turned out. Ho was aware that the Tories had boisted they could turn them out when they pleased. Ile assured them it was easier said than done.—( Cheers.) The Tories knew welt b liow to profit by the dissensions of the iZeforruers ; thehould take a lesson from the discipline and tact of their adversaries. Time 'fogies differed ten times more in their principles (although he thought they bed no principles) than the Reformers; but they lead the tact to conceal their sentiments for certain purposes of their own. The Reformers were too honest in avowing, their opinions, and the 'furies knew how to take advantage of that eircumstance.—( Loud cheers.) From that cause it arose that the Reformers were split into parties. Nothing but union would effect their object, and he trusted the present mooting would tend materially to promote that union.—( Loud cheers.) Let the people only declare their sentiments boldly, and neither the pre sent nor any other Ministry could remain in power, without advancing with the progress of time people.—( Ilear, hear. ) He believed much as had been said of them, that even the present Ministry would be glad to go forwnt d, if their friends w uld only forget their little differences of opinion, and rally mound - them manfully.—( Hear, hear ) Great olio mess should be made for the position in which they were placed, and although ho ( Sir E. Codrington) had on many occasions differed from them, yet when it came to a pinch, and that the prieciple of a Reforming or a Tory Government was involved he bad no hesitation in giving them his support.—( Hear, and cheers.) Not that that in any I . way altered his opinions or sentiments as to what reforms were necessary, but with these views he called upon the present company to drink cordially ". her Majesty's Mi• nisters," believing as he did that they would go forward in the cause of reform.--(The ton2t was drank with cheers and a few hisses, but they were speedily drowned in the loud an.l general bursts of applause that followed.) The CHAIRMAN said the toast he had now to give them, although it cayee after the others, was not less important than they were—it was their worthy guest, Joseph !fume, Eig._(Thurders of applause.) He considered the toast as intimately connected with those that had preceded it. Mr. Hume was a supporter of the Constitution us it was framed of Queen, Lords, and Commons.—(Great cheering. ) He supported the Quee n and the Ro y a l family n the principles which kad placed them on the throne of the country, and which guaranteed to them the Consti tution in all its purity.—( Hear, hear.) Again, he was connected with her Majesty's Ministers for this reason, that they were better than any that could at present be substituted in their places. Ile, like himself ( Sir E. C.), only wished they would move on a little faster, and adopt something of a railroad pace.—( Ilear and cheers.) How ever, he connected him with her Majesty's Govern ment because even if they were considered an evil, as a choice of evils they were most certainly the least. —( Hear, hear.) Ile thought much of that had arisen from the difficulties and impediments that had been placed in their way, and in some instances by their own friends, and for these reasons he ( Sir Edward Codring ton) was in many cases willing to make allowances for them. So far Mr. Hume was connected with them as that he considered them useful in promoting the cause of Re form. It was hardly necessary for him to say a word about Mr. flume individually. There was not a man in the em pire who was not fully aware of his merits.—( Loud cheers.) There was not a man in this country who was so sincere in his desire to do the best he could for the people, and al though he (Sir E. Codrington) often differed with him on particular subjects, yet he could well afford to him give him credit for wishing to do all in his power for the good of the countrv.—(Cheers.) It was such a man as Mr. Horne that they ought to endeavour to pus forward in every possible way, and there was no branch of the public service in which that gentleman had not endeavoured to make himself useful to the people in every possible way.—( Hear, bear.) Was there any other person who would persevere as he had done, with the insults that had been heaped upon him? _a( Cheers.) There were many points on which he (the Chairman) differed with Mr. flume, but then he knew that Mr. Hume had always the good of the country at heart.—( Cheers. ) He (the Chairman) bad over come many obstacles in his time, but the ob- rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 2. lB-39. stacles Mr. flume had met with, and encoun- I individual, he was unconnected with either of the great tired in his Parliamentary career, were such as he (the political parties of the day—he belonged to no faction. Chairman) would have fallen under.—( Hear, hear.) But he had had great diflteulties to encounter, and he bad On the table were specimens of the opinions of a vast only been enabled to overcome these difficulties by knowing number of the people of this country of the conduct of Mr. that he was engaged in the public good, and that honesty of Flume, end of the esteem with which he was regarded. purpose bad always been his aim during his whole life. He would not more particelarly refer to these testimo- (Cheers.) lie had always felt himself, in connection with Mak, but hoped that when these magnificent specimens of the people, able to overcome the band of corruption.— the esteem with which Mr. Hume was regarded were (Cheers.) It was highly gratifying to him, After a long presented, he might be permitted to make a few addi- life of efforts in the public cause, that no mats could point tional observations.—( Hear, hear.) There was one point to him and say that any one of his actions had arisen that he had not referred to, but which he should wish to from selfish motives.—(Cheers.) He might have erred in connect with Mr. Hume's name—and that was the patriotic the course he had taken, but that error had been commit example which had been shown them by the people of ted by a firm conviction that he was doing right, and a France.—( Hear, hear.) They found that six or eight zealous desire to:alleviate this burthens of his fellow men.— leading men f that country had given up their (Cheers.) Those who had invited him to represent the separate opinions for one Constitutional good. Ho county of Middlesex knew well what his political con would call on them to follow that example, and to sup- duct had always been ; they had brought him forward press all their separate opinions for one common good.— against his own wishes for the purpose of demonstrating (Cheers.) He begged to call on Sir John Scott Lillie in the progress of Reform—(Cheers)—and having such laud the first instance to present the piece of plate, and after- able objects in view, he threw aside the repugnance he felt, wards Mr. Ewart, to address the meeting. determined that no feelings of his own should interfere Sir Jens: SCOTT LILLIE said that in complying with with hi; being of use to his fellow-subjects.—(Cheers.) the desire of the Gallant Chairman, he had felt As the humble but zealous advocate of Reform, he had great satisfaction in presenting their worthy, learned, been placed in that proud position which men at the head and distinguished friend, Mr. Hume, with the piece of of factions in former days wasted thousands to fill. As he plate from his late constituents and other friends of Reform had said before, his election for Middlesex was ,no in the county of Middlesex, and he had the satisfaction of act of his own ; but it took place in a desire informing that distinguished individual, that, however to show the progress of Reform, and to honour one of its remiss certain portions of the constituency of Middlesex oldest supporters—(Cheers). He must confess that he might have been in performing their duty, that the Ham- regretted exceedingly to find many of his old friends and snersmith Polling District had placed him at the head of the supporters had deserted their ranks—( Cheers). But he poll. Therefore, as regarded that district, Mr. Hume was had not changed if others had.__( Continued cheering.) still virtually their Representative.—( Loud cheers.) This He trusted he should never live to see the day when Men was only an additional testimonial of their approbation of would point after him, and call him a renegade, because Mr. Hume's public conduct--of the great zeal and perse- he had deserted the principles with which he first verance he had displayed in promoting the cause of Re- staated in life.—(Cheers.) lie had ever held and ever form—the removal of all abuses in Church and State, would—that civil and religious liberty was the right of every and the removal of all obstacles in the freedom of election, man.—( Cheers. ) He had always said that Governments so as to ensure a fair representation of the people in Par- were established for the benefit of the many, and not the liament, without which it was impossible to maintain the tran- few—( Cheers)—and that the Sovereign o n the Thr o ne quillity of the country or the happiness they ought to enjoy. was placed there for the benefit of the people at large, to The Urn, which, together with other articles, their distin. see that the laws were properly administered.—( Cheers. ) guished guest would be prevented with, was surmounted He had always been the advocate for a Government being with the figure of justice—the scales even balanced, em- carried on at the least possible expense, but, at the same blematical of the course he had pursued in Parliament.— time, with the greatest possible efficiency in all its parts.— ( Hear, hear.) Perhaps this was not an inappropriate ems (Cheers.) Much had been said against economy, but blem of the wants of that portion of the empire which Mr. from whom did those reproaches come ? Why from those Hume now represented.—( Cheers.) To administer jus- who had been fattening upon the country, and who dreaded tics to Ireland was the first duty of an English Member.— his approach as they did a leprosy.—( Cheers.) It had (Cheers.) As a Scotch Member, Mr. Hume had done been said that he had had wicked designs at heart, he ad his duty to Ireland. and as an English Member ho mitted that he had,butupon whomwerethosedeeigns pieced? had given ample proof of his services to that unfortunate Why upon those who wished to live upon the people.— portion of the empire.—(Cheers.) Perhaps there was no (Cheers.) He could not say, like his friend to his right other Member in the House of Commons who could say (Mr, O'Connell) that he was the best abused man alive, he had represented the three portions of the United King- but lie had come in for his share of abuse; but whenever dom at different times.—(Cheers.) They might apply to he was satisfied that he was pursuing a right course, the him the motto which adorned the breast of their Gallant stronger the cry against him the more determined he was Chairman of " trio juneta in use. "—(Cheers.) In the to persevere, because he felt satisfied that he was en list of subscribers to this plate there were the proaching nearer the tender part.—(Cheers.) He names of many Irish Peers. This was not had done all in his power to remedy abuse and less creditable to themselves than it was honourable improve the condition of his fellow-subjects, and to Mr. Hume. Among the first was the name of " Ire- he thought the occasion upon which they were met that land's only Duke"—the Duke of Leinster.—(Cheers.) evening, showed that his exertions had not been altogether That Nobleman was as proud of Ireland as Ireland had thrown away.—(Cheers.) He had always stood aloof reason to bo proud of him.—( Cheers.) He was happy from all parties, and he had never looked for official em to say there were two other Noblemen present who rere ployraent because he felt convinced that such employment also subscribers to this piece of plate—one of thorn was a would have destroyed his efficiency in the cause of the great landed proprietor in the county Mr. Hume now re- people.—( Cheers ) He hoped that as the name of Joseph presented—be meant Lord Dunboyne.—(Cheers.) The Hume was not altogether unknown, it would never be other Noble Lord was one of the greatest landed proprie- subjected to reproach.—( Cheers.) The address which tors in the county Mr. Hume lately represented—Lord had been presented to hint, trusted that he would Kensington.—( Hear, hear.) These two Noble Lords, he still have a long career for the exercise of his usefulness ; should observe, had not these opportunities that that, at his time of life, now past three score, was not to be other Peers had of doing their duty in their expected, but as long as he was able and had the oppor place in Parliament, because they were Irish tunity, whether in Parliament or out of it, all his efforts Peers, and by the Act of Union they had been deprived of should be directed, as they always had been, to put down legitimate rights, and deprived of a seat in Parliament. corruption wherever it raised its head—(Cheers)—to ex- Although they were " aliens in blood and religion," yet tend popular rights, and to benefit the Institutions of the they believed they could make themselves intelligible to country.—(Cheers.) So that, when it pleased the Al the meeting, and perhaps more so than those who mighty to call him to his account, he might lay his head had applied to them that designation.—(Loud c h ee rs.) In on the pillow of the bed of death with the pleasing reflec. conclusion, he hoped Mr. Hume w ou ld li ve l o ng to en- tion thetJese e had never wilfully done harm to any man, joy these testimonials from his late constituents, and and that he bad not lived in vain. —(Great cheering.) He other friends of Reform that t h e y would descend would not now enter into details, but as an al to his posterity, and be a lasting testimonial of the manner lusion had been made by his friend, Mr. Lawrence, in which that Gentleman's services were held by the Re- to .the late.defeat in Middlesex, he would just make a few formers of his day, and that they would be a guarantee that observations With respect to it. It was a source of great their integrity and straightforward c on d uc t would not go ,satisfaction to him, although he was defeated, to know unrewarded by a grateful people.--( Loud cheers.) o. t,,148t,1* ( t ad sat the last election up wards o f 1,200 more Mr. Eweee said, that upon him had devolved the d u ty e meemeeleae on any previous occasion. —(Cheers.) He was of presenting to Mr Hume the beautiful testimonial t,heik e reuse e 4efeated on thateeccasion by the loss of any of his before him.—( Cheers.) He felt that some-Oologgesaa t , s eupetipsfee s ree but by an organic faction.—(Cheers.) It was due from him for occupying such a prominent: situation : with . greaepleasure that he had heard to - day of the course but he could only suppose that ho had been selected for pursued by ;.hee g egajesty's Government towards that purpose, partly because he was a Westminster and a a Noble Dare who was in the habit of saying Middlesex elector, and partly because he was one of those that a merehad a right to do what he liked with his own.— peaceful, yet resolute friends of Reform—( Hear, hear)-- (Cheers, and cries of " Name.") He alluded to the Duke ' who looked to the pre-eminence of no class among their of Newcastle, who, he had been informed, had been re fellow-countrymen, who looked neither to the prerogatives moved from the Lord Lieutenantcy of Nottingham because of the aristocracy nor to the doctrines of those who per- he had refused to place on the Commission of the Peace chance might be revolutionists, but who had only an individual who would have honoured that high station, one object in 'view, namely, the good of the na- merely because he was a Dissenter.—(Cheers, and cries tion, of which every class and every individual of " Shame.") If Ministers had exercised the same deei formed either a part or a unit.—( Hear, hear.) In esti- sion with regard to the Magistracy of the county of Mid mating the public character of Mr. Hume, and in speaking dlesex, he would still have been their representative ? before that assembly, he felt that he ought to east aside all He had no hesitation in saying that the present state of delicacy, which would, on such an occasion, be misplaced. the Magistracy of the County of Middlesex, rendered it In looking to his past conduct, two distinguished elements impossible for Liberal men to be returned ; and unless her characterised it—the one was the fixed and permanent ele- Majesty's Ministers pursued a course, with respect to that, ment of principle which had guided all his opinions and similar to the one to which he had adverted, a Liberal man all his proceedings—the other was the indomitable perse- would not sit again for Middlesex.—(Cheers.) No maw verance with which he had pressed those principles'in times ought to be prevented from filling offices of trust and honoures of good report and in times of evil report.--(Hear.) He had merely on account of a difference in religious opinions. One . 4 been neither deterred by the opposition of his opponents nor word more and he had done. His friend Sir J. Seet,i, t e lukewarm amid the triumphs of his friends.—(Cheers.) Lillie bad alluded to his being a representative for Eng- Among the principles of Mr. Hume stood pre-eminent the land, Scotland, and Ireland. He had represented the laud principles of Retrenchment and Reform.—( Cheers.) of his birth twelve years, the county of Middlesex for six These principles Mr. Hume had maintained with an energy or seven years, and at last he had fallen back upon Ireland. honourable to his character and advantageous to his coon- But whether he was a representative for Scotland, or Mid try.—( Cheers.) lie begged those present to turn their dlesez, or Ireland, he had equally the cause of all at heart attention to those times when Mr. Flume had stood —and it was a pleasing reflection to him to know that one in the House of Commons almost alone.—( Loud cheers.) of the first successful efforts he made was to lay bare the -, not' amidst a phalanx, butleading as it were almost a for. abuses of the Irish Church.—( Loud cheering.) He lorn hope.—(Hear, hear.) . In such a situation any mind had been the advocate of the weak wherever they of leSs courage, and of less '•perseverance would -have had been found, 'whether in the colonies or in this abandoned the struggle and fallen in the breach ; but he country.—(Cheers.) He had ever acted as the eds.°- . weet boldly forward till he obtained a more numerous cats of the oppressed—( Loud cheers)—and would band of supporters, and until he placed upon the fortress be to his dying day. He thanked the electors of ' corruption the triumphant banner of Reform of Kilkenny for the manner in which they had elected (Loud' cheers.) ' But by one of those revolutions of him as..their .representative. They saw that he was in fortune, which often occurred to States as well danger iti 'Middlesex from the state of the first day's poll, as to individuals, his party became triumphant in and they immediately resolved to elect him as their repro the State, and the principles which he had long sentative. The only regret he felt in being elected was advocated instead of being supported by the few were ad- that he excluded his excellent friend Mr. Ewart front vocatcd and maintained by the many.—(Cheers.) So being their representative. The Chairman had alluded to much for the past time. He felt, however, that in their the lhrts that had been made in France to form a Minis future prospects clouds and darkness hung around them, try, and had stated tlet4 he was afraid that be ( Mr. Horne) because the m he n e i s d t r i did tnhotatltbdaedt,tho somer.api ,t_t but he would say that the time had come when the people t he s l a o m st e of this country would no longer be trifled with.—( Loud cheers.) Notwithstanding the patriotism of his career, of them did. lf those friends bad entered into Parliament he ( Mr. Ewart) did not think that Mr. Hume had at the time lie did—if they had seen the oppression of the any chance of being transferred by any party from the Tory' Government, they would have hesitated as he had more popular situation which he then held, to adorn and done before they threw aside that which could be put to a dignify the House of Peers.—( Laughter.) Stranger re- good use, for the purpose of adopting that which never volutions certainly had happened, but lie begged to say, could be applied to a beneficial purpose.—( Cheers. ) in the name of that meeting.that whatever dignities might He was always in favour of a Liberal Government, and he adorn his name, it would never sand so well in the eyes of had often sacrificed his own opinions in its support. Ile posterity as it did at that m omen t ; nor would ever his never attached himself to men but to principles.—(Cheere.) ,position be so much identified with the interests of the At Paris they had seen men joining together its support country as when these offering; then on the table were ' of Constitutional principles, and he hoped that their ex - handed ever to him, to be d e li vere d d o w n to his posterity, d ai e n i p ,e l r e ,d w t o ip u o lc n i be it f i o r ll t o h w ey ed , in id th nw i o s ot e ut o lh u t , and had associated with them the simple name of " Ilume.', the Reformers of England the very handsome present. which he lu h tTr' a il d irsl e foi t 'i d ott a uirl y ule:ii re n e' l l::d t ) on behalf of the Tower Hamlets, then umphant.—(Cheers.) In conclusion he begged - to say that'' _(Loud cheering.) s e w he a e tt r N i c ug g: as the reward of pursuing right presented to Mr. Hume the following Aerseess OF THE ELECTORS or TUE COUNTY OF MID- would be preserved by Lim, DLESEX, RESIDENT IN THE Towsa lieneers, TO conduct, and that he received it more for the spirit in JOSEPH Busts, ESQ., M P. which it had been !riven than for its value. —(Cheers.) We, the undersigned Electors of the county of Middle- It was a most flattering reward fur — the past. sex, residing in the Tower Hamlets, who have uniformly and he trusted that it would be a stimulant to those who voted for you, as the representative of that county, desire, followed him to walk in Isis footsteps.—( Cheers.) on this occasion of your being presented with a piece of Lord DUNeoYNE joined most cordially in the testimony plate by the Electors of Middlesex b generally , at a public of approbation that had been given of the lion. Gentle dinner, to present you with this permanent record of the man. He thought his example ought to be followed by views and feelings which we entertain and cherish towards all pub'ic men. you our late worthy amid esteemed representative. The CHAIRMAN gave "the Ballot—an Extension of the ,- Knowing and f ee li ng as we do, we cannot Suffrage—arid shorteeing of I , arsiamente."—( Cheers.) but express our d ee p regret at the issue of Lord WORSLEY spoke in favour of the Ballot, the last election, by which we lost you as our direct Mr. AGLIONHY in support of an Extension of the Suf.- representative, and our strong indignation at the base con- frage, which he, described as "household," to be extended , duct of the Tories, by which that issue was accomplished. so far as the public safety allowed.—( Cheers.) • . , Against you that party ever had, and continue to have, the Lord KENSINGTON spoke in favour of shortening thee most bitter hostility, arishig out of your fearless, able, duration of Parliaments, which he said must follow the public, and persevering exposure of political knavery and other• two m easures of reform—( Hear, hear)—and ade corruption, in all their diversified forms. It is gratifying vented to what lie called the " unfortunate" expression of ' to us, however, that neither we, the county, nor the coun. Lord J. Russell, as to the " finality of the Reform Bill" try, have lost your valuable Parliamentary services ; you, —though he was glad that the Ministry had lately intro ever since the last election, having had a scat for the city ducecf into the Cabinet a Nobleman (Lord Normanby ) elm of Kilkenny. Occupying so large a space as you have Jae ,had governed e eireland with justice and impartiality-- the public eye, and for so long a time, and that so dose . .(Cheees)_ ane l he hoped that the Government would not servedly, and thoroughly experienced as you are in learli: c , 'be expelled, beceuse it would have the effect o f restor i ng mentary business, we are warranted in regarding you, not: Tory d om i n ation, w hich would doubtless attempt, and per_ merely as the representative of f o r th e cityKilkenny, but hap s secure the suspension of the liabeus Corp us A ct , as the representative of t h e op ge ous, f ee li ng , and interests and involve the country in a foreign war.—( Cheers.) of a very large p o rte nt o f t h e community, in which per- The toast was drank with great enthusiasm. For your long, unwearied, and successful labours on the don we include ourselves, sure would be received with unanimous applause. detection of abuses ; for the unslumbering vigilance "Justiceto Ireland," and he need not say that tiitui l .v,t ' ea h , e Ceensmes then gave a toast which, he said, lie was which you - have wa t c h e d ove r all appropriation of the toast ' was s c.,teled with " Daniel O'Connell."—( Cheers.) public money ; for the ma ny valuable reforms of Mr. O'Co P eeeer., in rising to acknowledge the toast which you have been the principal author ; for the (which was drunk with great cheering) said, he humbly vast masa of useful ieforination which you have thanked the audience for the enthusiasm with which they beets the means of bringing into Parliament, for your eo ns siatent, uniform, and unceasing advocacy of liberal and ' " (Leughter.) But , . 85 Y, that "he wished ha might get it. patriotic p r i nc ipl es i n your s p ee ches, and for the regularity, what prospectwas there of it ? Why the House of Lords was had responded to " Justice . for Ireland." He only would consistency, and number of your votes, during the six as powerful, s rampant, as insolent as ever.—(Hear, Sessions of Parliament in which you have represented hear.) Middlesex, we now offer y o u our cordial, hearty, and to annihilate that undue influence of the Lords, but it unanimous thanks, and also for your private and prompt really appearedappeared that this U UCfICC had grown to be twice attention to individual applications of the Electors of as much as before. thathadmuchßill was, professedly, The Lords had at present as much Middlesex, an d a l so to those o f p u bli c Deputations, we otter as anyolig arch y ever possessed, and Brougham now desire t o ex p ress a d eep sense o f our great and last N p vas one of them.—( Cheers, and cries . of " No, no.") His ing obligation. genius was such, that it was These sentiments arid feelings arc more indelibly en- highly.—( Cheers.) But, for selfish purposes—( Loud graved on our h earts , than those o n the piece of plate cries of No, no," and cheers, drowned the conclusion of impossible to speak of it too with which you are now presente d ( ari d t o which we have the sentence.) it might be said o f him, as of Lord D e had the hono ur o f con t r ib u ting), participating in them Roos, that Ise had marked every card, in the hopes that it deeply as we do in common with the 4,351 electors who might turn a up prize.—(Cheers , end loud cries of " No, voted for you at the l as t el e ction, which occurred in 1837, no.") Wh , he had voted for Lord Roden 's motion—so. and wishing you a l ong career o f p u blic utility and private (C r i es of !Hear, hear.") Then was the House of Corn. happiness, we beg to subscribe our names. mons much better? Why Os had voted—against an ex. Sir E. Copa teoross sa id , a f ter th e address that they tension of the suffrage? No; but against common justice had heard, it would be presumptuous in him to add an y and impartiality in the administration of the law in Ireland. brave and " bold thing more in compliment to Mr. Hume. His works that —(Cheers, and cries of " Shame.") Talk of justice to had gone by wou ld spea k for themse l ves , a nd he felt no Ireland, why there was not the material for obtaining it-- , powerless, be doubt that th ose t h at were to come wou ld a dd increased there was a total want of union among the Reformers. honour to his name.-_-( C heers. ) Th e G a ll an t and worthy Where was the standard of combined reform raised ? Chairman conclud e d b y proposing t h e he a lth of Mr. Hume, ( Hear, heat.) There were many excellent Reformers in which was drank amid l o ud and long continued cheering. England —he (Mr. O'C. ) saw some of the chivalry of Mr. Hume then rose to return thanks, but was inaudible England gathered arour.d him—officers , for some ti m e in consequence of the enthusiastic reception as their own swords."—(Cheers.) Yes ; there were Gal he met with. He could assure all present most sincerely, I last R e f ormers i n E ng l a nd —but, like the bundle of sti c k s that acc us tomed as he had been for many years to address in the fable, they were scattered abroad public m e etings, he was at a loss adequately to express cause disunited. —( Cheers.) There wore the Chartists-- what he really felt upon that occasion. If the gen- heaven help them.—( Laughter.) Why, what would be tlemen who had met that day to present him with I thought of the Legislature if they passed into a law the rule such splendid testimonials of their regard felt them- 1 which th e Ch art i s t s had formed, that no p u blic meeting selves unable to express what they felt, he was sure that I should b e h e ld, un l e ss it was in conformity w i t h their opinion i allowance would be made for him, the object of that ten- —would it not he exclaimed against as arrant tyranny. ?_ timonial, if he fell short in giving utterance to his senti_ ' (Cheers,) The Society of Friend s had lately held a meet. ments. On the stage of public men he was o nl y a sin g le / ing in support of the d octrines of universal p eace ; but the benevolent single breasted coated gentlemen—( Laugh• ter)—and the quiet small bonnetted beautiful women— 1 ( Leughter)—were broken in upon by the Chartists, who I cried, " No peace"—who would have their own theory or nothing at all.—( Cheers.) The wise course wan to at tempt as much practical good as possible. There being te.o classes is the country—one the slave class, who were without fair representation; aad the other the master class, who monopolized all the authority to themselves. (Cheers.) There wa3 no honest Reformer who did not ab hor the very idea of revolution—(Cheers)—or anything that tended to such a fatal result. In a country like England—with institutions of such ancient growth—with millions of people dependent upon mere weekly wages— the man who talked of " physical force" was a maniac. —(Loud cheers.) Oh, but then it was said why support a Government which does not satisfy the wishes of Reformers ? Was it to be wondered at that the people of Ireland—a blundering people, as they were called—who had for centuries been misgoverned—who had only lately seen justice to Ireland attempted ; was it to be wondered at that they should endeavour to retain in office the first Administration which had treated them with im partiality—which had, during four years, governed them justli—while the Tories cried, " blasphemy," " rebel lion," " Popery," kick out the Ministry ?"—( Loud cheers.) What was the state of Ireland now ? Look to the subject of Corporations. In this country the municipal institutions had been justly thrown open to all classes without religious distinctions.—( Cheers.) But in Ireland it was far otherwise. In Ireland they were still subjected to exclusive iufluence.—(Hear, hear.) Then, as to Legislative rights—why the county of Rut land, with scarcely 30,000 inhabitants, had more repre sentatives in Parliament than the County of Cork, with 700,000 inhabitants.—( Hear, hear.) Again, he would ask, was it surprising that the Irish people should adhere to to an Administration which had manifested a desire to do justice to Ireland. Were the Irish people to be charged with selfishness for that ? Was there any measure benifi cial to the people of England for which the Irish Liberal Members had not voted ?—( Cheers.) It was a proud thing both for Ireland and his lion. Friend ;dr. Hume that Kilkenny had elected him as its representative, and that without any solicitation on his part, but simply on account of his good qualities and just principles.— ( Cheers.) Let not any individual in that assembly think that he was too humble to aid in the cause of reform ; let each unite, and the combined effort would be all-powerful ; let them recollect his (Mr. O'Connell's) example ; let them remember the obscure origin from which he had risen to the station which he now held—first as demagogue, then as agitator, and now a leader of the Irish people.—( Loud and long continued cheering.) Once more he would advert to the folly of the "physical force men"—the blockheads I Why, didn't they know that physical force could only be used with success whet the great mass of the people were on its side—and then it was unnecessary ?—(Cheers.) He avowed himself a universal suffrage man ; but at the same time he would take any instalment which was offered him, because that would give him greater power for recovering the whole debt —(Cheers)—an4 he thought that extension of the suffrage was the best bond of anion among Reformers.—( Cheers.) lie would ask, what would be the effect of driving the pre sent Government from office. Why, Peel would doubt less give plausible words and fine sentences.—( Loud laughter.) He. would be like the man in the Irish legend, who was condemned to be put at one end of the roof of a church, with a sheaf of corn at the other, and to be fed upon the grains which the wind blew through the eye of a needle placed in the middle—( Laughter).— just so would Peel's reform be.--( Roars of laughter) Wellington, too—though perhaps a good soldier. he (Mr. O'C.) was no judge in such matters—(Laughter)—had declared priaci plea which showed how unfit he wee to govern Ireland, and though neither Peel nor Welling ton might have bad designs, vet certain it was, if restored is office, they would not b able to restrain their myrmidons from the excesses which they would be prompted to com mit in Ireland—so long had their tyranny and cruelty reigned dominant.—(Cheers.) The people of Ireland were not to be trifled with—they were eight millions. If the Tory Government was restored their best friends might not be able to restrain them ; they might break out terribly in the wild justice of revenge.—( Hear.) The only hope of Ireland was in the continuance of the present Administration—let Reformers therefore be united —( Cheers.) Let them follow the example of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny, who throughout his long public life had made utility the groundwork of his exertions.—( Loud cheers.) . . Mr. llumE proposed a rote of thanks to the Gallani Chairman, which was cordially responded to, and the au dience then (shortly before midnight) began to separate. BANQUET TO THE JUDGES AT THE MANSION HOUSE YESTERDAY- A splendid entertainment was given to the Judges by the Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress. Contrary to the usual custom, it was given in the Egyptian Hall, and the invitations were very numerous. We observed amongst the company the following distinguished persons —The Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench, the Master of the Rolls, the Vice-Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Mr. Justice Littleton, Mr. Justice Pattison, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice Bosanquet, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. Baron Alderson, Mr. Baron Maule, the Hon. Colonel Cavendish, lie Hon Frederick Byng, Sir William Forbes,, ,1344,;,., Sir C. S. Hunter, Bart, Sir William Hunter; i.if,:; - gir - Benjamin Brodie, Bart., Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart: •ttil/Vederick Retherell, Sir Fre derick Pollock, Sir )61in Smith, Sir Richard Jenkins, Sir Peter Laurie, S Webb, Sergeant Taddy, Ser geant Merewether, Sergeant Andrews, Sergeant Goul burn, the Rev. Dr. D'Oyley, the Rev. Augustus Hewitt, Sir John Dodson, the Queen's Advocate, Dr. Phillimore, Dr. Nichol!, Lieutenant-Colonel Hall, Major Wood, Ma jor Marshall, Captain Cator, Captain Gould, Alderman Brown, Alderman Venablea, Alderman Lucas, &c. &c. There were many ladies of the party. The LORD N1.4.v0a, in proposing the health of the Queen, said that he would call upon the company to drink that toast with three times three. The rest of the toasts he should, for the sake of conve nience, call upon them to drink without rising. He had invited the company to celebrate one of the most ancient and valuable of the customs of the City of Lon don—that of entertaining the Judges of the Land. The health of her Majesty was drunk with much ap plause. The next toast was " The Queen Dowager." Most vehement and long-coitinued applause followed this on nouneement. " The remaining Branches of the Royal Family," way the third toast. The Loan MAYOR then rose to propose the Army and Navy, with which he associated the name of an honoured General, Sir Frederick Wetherell, who had been 54 years in the service, and had already reached the 84th yeas of his age.—( Cheers. ) Sir FREDERICK. WETHERELL returned thinks for both service; in an animated speech which was much applauded. The Gallant General said that he had indeed served his country for a long period-51 years—and he was still ready to support the cause of freedom it necessity required.—( Loud cheering.) He had seen a good deal of service in his time—having fought at the battle of Bunker's Hill.—(Great cheering. Here the old General became much excited, and almost overpowered by his emotions)—and he would still fight the battles of I his country if the Queen commanded.—( Great cheering.) Thank Gjid, the country could support itself, for the Army and Navy were as brave as ever.—( Cheers.) Of late they had had a sort of a new power risen up among them— people who called themselves Chartists—( Laughter)-- fellows who would have things their own way, and who boasted a great deal about what they would do.—( Hear.) Why, they had lately paid Lim, and the service to which he had the honour to belong, a very high compliment, for they passed a resolution to the effect that they (the Char tists) would neither enter the Army nor Navy—( Laughter) —and he was very glad to hear it, for neither service would have them.—( Great cheering and laughter.) These gentlemen were fine birds in fair weather, so far as crowing went, but the Army and Navy knew their duty, and would al ways serve their country like true Britons.—( Loud cheering.) The veteran General thanked the Lord Mayor and the company for their kind attention, and sat down amid long-continued applause. The Loan MAYOR next proposed—" Tho Healths of the Lord High Chancellor of England, the Master of the Rolls, and the Vico Chancellor." He felt the highest sense of obligation towards those exalted legal characters, for the honour they had done him in making such a sacrifice of their valuable time, duties, and engagements, to be present at this entertainment.—(Cheers.) The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that nothing could give him more sincere pleasure, than the opportunity which thus presented itself, of showing his high respect for the ancient City of London, and of paying his personal respects to the Chief Magistrate..—( Cheers. ) The LORD MAYOR said that the next toast which he should propose was a name connected a considerable time with the City of London, and for which the citizens enter tained the strongest feelings of respect and affection— Lord Denman—(Cheers)--wi . h that name he should asso ciate the rest of her Majesty's Judges. Lord DENMAN rose with the highest gratification to re turn thanks for his brethren and himself. Nothing, he as sured those around lihn, was more at heart with the Judges than that they and the City of London should ever main. tain and cherish the good understanding which had happily so long existed between them, and occasioned in. creased setisf4ction in the administration of justice.— ( Cheers.) The practice as to the entertainment of the Judges in the Maneien-house used to be different Irons what it now was, the day appointed baying been the first Tuesday in the Term. The alteration which had been made, he assured the Lord Mayor, met with the unanimous approbation of the Judges.—( Cheers.) For himself, he must say that he always, with the greatest pleasure, re turned to those scenes, which were dear to him from the recollection of the great kindness which he had met from the members of the Corporation, to whom he could not wish better than that they should always maintain the same spirit, liberality, and independence which he had se long witnessed amongst them.—( Loud cheers.) The LORD CHANCELLOR proposed The Health of the Lord Mayor. lie was happy to say that the City had the advantage of being presided over by a Magistrate, whose talents arid experience would enable him to preserve the peace of that great city, under any circum stances whatever.—( Cheers.) The Lours MAYOR, in returning thanks, said that he was perfectly aware of the responsibility of the office which he had the honour to fill, but he was convinced that if he dis charged the duties conscientiously and zealously he would have justice for his motives, whatever might prove the event. ( Loud cheers.) And when he knew that in his endeavours he would be most cordially supported by his brother Ma gistrates, he could not help declaring that he felt no appre hension as to the result.—( Cheers.) He felt peculiar gratification at seeing so many of the Judges present on such an occaskoe, which formed one of the delightful duties of the Mayoralty after the fatigues of office, The LORD MAIOR then proposed the health of Sir Frederick Pollock, whose character and talents wcro most highly prized by tlic! Corporation of London, and he begged leave to associate with that name, the bar of Eng land.—( Cheers. ) Sir FREDERICK Pommox, in returning th;:nks, regretted that the task hod not fallen to more worthy individuals, for he really did not know how to express the extent of his own feelings—far less those of others ; for when ho looked around him he saw one barrister in a red coat —( Great laughter—one of the gentlemen standing up was dressed in a Deputy-Lieutenant's uniform, on being noticed by the company, produced great merri ment) and another Learned Friend before him was more entitled, from his grey hairs, to return thanks than he was. —(" No, no," and cheering.) He felt it to be a most distinguished honour to be noticed in such a manner by the citizens of London. He had reason to bo attached to the City of London, for it was by a foundation school in that great city that he had received the elements of his education, and by the means obtained an introduc tion to the University of Cambridge.—( Loud cheers.) It was, therefore, with the most grateful sense of the high obligation he was under to that city for his present station in his profession that he now took the opportunity cf ad dressing the Chief Magistrate. He felt proud of belong ing to a profession with which everything patriotic and en lightened was connected, and be trusted that the bar would continue to follow the example of the citizens of London, by determining to perform their duties fearlessly. The Loam) Maros proposed " The Magistrates of Lon don who had passed the Chair." Sir C. S. Ilusran returned thanks, and alluded to the pleasing prospect of the undiminished privileges of the Ci tilens.—( Loud cheers.) _ _ The L.-,Ln ALYOR informed the company that he wag that moment put in possession of a fact of no slight inte rest under existing circumstances. That day was the birth day of the Noble, Illustrious, and Gallant General the Duke of Wellington. —( Immense cheering.) He saw that it was quite unnecessary for him to use any words in introducing such $ toast. Many of the company rose, notwithstanding the rule laid down by the Lord Mayor, and drank the toast with accla mations. Lord DEN MAN said that nothing could be more fortu nate than the discovery which the Lord Mayor had made, as nobody could be more deserving of the approbation bes towed than the illustrious person whose health had just been drunk, and to whom he could not help acknowledging on that occasion his own individual obligations.—t Loud cheers.) Lord Denman then said he rose to propose the health of the Lady of the entertainment, who had wel comed and treated that company with such grace and hos pitality.—( Loud cheering.) The health of the Lady Mayoress was then drank in the most enthusiastic manner. The LORD MAYOR returned thanks, and proposed the House of Commons, the Magistrates of the City of London, the Chairman of the East India Company, &c., all which were received with the accustomed honours. The dinner consisted of every delicacy afforded by the season, and calculated to create and gratify the appetite. The wines, which were produced by Mr. Robinson, the Yeoman of the Cellar for the last twenty-eight years, were of the very first quality, a circumstance not at all to be wondered at, as the choice was entirely left to his own judgment. Th• whole of the entertainment passed off with great eclat. COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty rode out on horseback yesterday, attended by Viscountess Forbes, Baroness Lehzen, Miss Quentin, Earl of Uxbridge, Lord Alfred Paget, Earl of Surrey, Colonel Buckley, and Sir George Quentin. The Earl of Albemarle and Viscount Melbourne had audiences yesterday of the Queen. The Royal dinner party at the Palace last evening. in eluded Lord Leveson, Lord Brabazon, Earl of Surrey, Hon. William Cowper, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Wemyss. _ _ Lord Alfred Paget hits relieved Colonel Buckley in the duty of Equerry in Waiting on her Majesty. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Ba roness Ahlefcldt and Major Stephens, honoured Lord Burghersh with their company at dinner yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses went in the evening to the performance of the Concert of Ancient Music, at the Hanover-square Rooms. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon, at the official residence of Viscount Mellsourno, in Downing street. It was attended by all the Ministers, except Mr. Poulett Thomson. The Council sat two hours and a half. Lord Northampton, Mr. Campbell, of Isla, Mr. Mac bean, of Pennycross, Mr. Auldjo, Mr. Galbraith, and Mr. S. Smith, and Mr. Lock, on behalf of the British Society, a Deputation on the subject of destitution and emigration, from Argyleshire, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday, at the Colonial Office. The Right Hon. C. Wynn, Mr. F. French, M.P., and Mr. Charles Wood, had interviews with Lord John Rus sell yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mr. Thos. G. Allen transacted business yesterday at the Colonial-office, on his appointment as Civil Medical Officer at Ceylon. The Postmaster- General had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. Tho Russian Ambassador transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in town on Tuesday evening franc Hastings. His Excellency the Russian Ambassador enter tained the Princess Toresemski, Princesses Basile and Helene Metschersky, Count Labinski, Earl and Coun tess Bruce, his Excellency Count and Countess Worou zow, Countess Potocki, Earl and Countess of Dunmore, Dowager Countess of Pembroke, Earl and Countess of Clanwilliam. Hon. Sydney Herbert, Countess Choiseul, M. de Kisseleff, Lord and Lady Heytesbury, and a select party, at dinner on Monday evening, at Ashburnham-house. Covers were laid for 28. This was to have been a farewell entertainment to Count and Countess Worozaow, but owing to the expected arrival of the Grand Duke Alex under on Friday, his Excellency and Counteis purpose staying some time longer. The Marquis of Westminster's magnificent gal lery of pictures at Grosvenor house has been re-embel lished and the pictures newly-arranged under the superin tendence of M. &pier, his Lordship's picture agent. It is not the intention of the Noble Marquis to throw open the gallery for the inspection of the public by tickets dur ing the present season. The Marquis and Marchioness arc expected in town for the season after Chester races, which commence on the 10th of May. The Countess of Jersey and her youthful daughters, the Ladies Villiers, after being present at the grand entertainment given by the Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury, at their palazzo, at Rome, on the occasion of the marriage of the Lady Mary Talbot to Prince Doria Pamphili, took their departure for Paris, via Turin, on their way to li,ngland. Mr. William Russell, the Private Secretary of the Lord Chancellor, has been yesterday appointed to the office of Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, in the room of Mr. Adam. The Lancashire Quakers are about to found an institution, at which their young men may receive a regular collegiate education, the site of which will probably be fixed at Macclesfield or Preston. 'IIIIRTY•THREE MILES AN HOUR.—The Sporting Magazine has given a portrait of two carrier pigeons that were bred in Hertfordstire, educated at first to fly short distances, and then trusted to make longer flights, until they accomplished the astonishing feat of re turning from Haverfordwest in Wales, a distance of 265 miles in eight hours. FIRE.—On Tuesday morning, about eleven o'clock, a fire broke out at the house of Mr. Hill, book binder, of No. 3, Princes -street, Red Lion-square. The flames were discovered busting out of the windows on the first floor. An alarm was immediately given, and in a short time a body of the fire brigade establishment and three large engines were on the spot, and the fire was got under after considerable damage had been done. ALARM OF FIRE AT ST. PAUL'S CATHE DRAL—An alarm prevailed on Monday evening that St. Paul's Cathedral was ou fire, and the fire brigade and en gines were summoned. It was proved, however, that the alarm had been occasioned by a fire lighted by the workmen engaged in erecting the galleries for the festival of the Sons of the Clergy. DESPERATE OUTRAGE.—On Tuesday morn ing an athletic ruffi,inly-looking fellow was riding behind a hackney-coach in Russell-square, when a little boy called out to the driver, " Cut behind," which call the driver ebeycd, and lashed •the intruder, who jumped down from his seat, and rushing towards the boy, knocked him down, and commenced kicking him in a violent manner. A butcher who was passing by remonstrated with the fellow, and called him a coward. He instantly made an attack upon the butcher, who fought with him until overpowered by superior strength. The ruffian then indiscriminately attacked every passenger, challenging them to fight, and injured some of them severely, until a gentleman, who had witnessed his conduct, faced him, and gave him a sound thrashing. At length a policeman of the E division arrived, and took the fellow to Hatton-garden police-office, where the above facts were proved. The prisoner gave his name Musty Duggan, an Irish labourer. He was con victed in the penalty of 3/., and in default of payment committed for two months to the House of Correction. It is understood in the best informed naval 6:des that the Admiralty have resolved in future to keep a strong naval force on. the home station, instead of sending the ships o❑ distant though temporary services. The Corn. wallis and Hastings, now on their way home, and the Bolleislc, Benbow, and Blenheim, just commissioned, with the Donegal and Implacable, at Lisbon, and the throe guard ships, Boyal Adelaide, Howe. and Britannia, to gether ton sail of the line, will compose the home squad ron. Four or five of these at a t►me are, we hear, to cruise for exercise within the limits of the station. But whether a flag officer will be appointed to this special command is quite uncertain ; nor has this arrangement been called for by any aggressive disposition displayed:by Russia or any other power, our relations with foreign States having become more satisfactory of late than for some time past, but simply to quiet any alarm, real or pre tended, which the recent clamour about the unprotected state of our own shores may have originated. It is merely a new distribution of the fleet, fir the actual increase to our naval force will not exceed two sail of the line.— Ply►nouth Journal. ALLEGED DEATH OF A PAUPER CHILD FROM NFut,xc r.—On Tuesday afternoon a highly respects.. blejury of tradesmen was empa into before Mr. Payne, the City Coroner, to pursue an inquiry n a to e t t h i e eleven years,circumstan ces attending the death of John Mitten, aged who is alleged to hate died from the want of proper nou rishment and attention at the . workhouse f or pauper c hildren at Norwood. After a long diicussion am ong t h e Coroner and jury, in which it was admitt e d on a ll h ands that th e case was one demanding the strictest scrutiny, it was agreed to transfer the case into the hands of Mr. Carter, the Surrey Coroner. Mr. Pae order e d that the body pi should be conveyed back to Norwood, for the purpose of a judicial investigation. E VEN IN G EDITIO MR. MARTIN, M.P., AND CAPTAI. BURTON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUZ. Sta,---It is with extreme reluctance I intrude on the notice of the public a statement of facts relative to reY difference with Captain Burton, but as an erroneous ec count has appeared in the Newspapers, I feel it due to enY character to set the public right as to the circumstae ces which have occurred. Some time after my father's death, who died in 183 4, Captain Burton called on me and stated that there was a sum of money due to him by my late father, and that he applied to me for the payment. I stated very explicitly t. , him that having suffered very much by the securities which. I had already given for my father's debts, I was deterruin°_. never to secure or pay another shilling same time I informed Captain Burton that w a of them ; at t u : about to raise a large sum of money to pay' eff the securities I had already passed for my father's and that in the event of my succeeding I would refer him to a branch of the family who was to receiv.e and who 0 13 0 ° a portion of the money when raised, to pay the demand which he had made on me, but e'ye . : cially giving him to understand that I by no means uncle` took or engaged directly or indirectly to ace him p a id. the Captain Burton's next application to me was i" the debte, presence of Mr. Eneas Macdonnell, when I gave him same answer as on the former occasion, and most citly again repeated to him that engagement. I would make no Captain Burton's next application to me was, W i n e ! in August, 1838, when he called at my lodgings , s i n w en ' t there were two gentlemen in the drawineeroom , '- clown stairs to speak to him ; he accosted ' me by sayl t " I have called to demand payment of the due to me by your father." My answer ` vas person " Captain Burton, I have on all former occaslr, told you that I would not make myself liable for the d e r , nor will I ever do so, amid I hold myself free from all Fete sonal liability. On this he said, " I will proclaim YO u . e' . the world as a swindler." Upon this I declined all furten conversation, and immediately withdrew ; Captain Burt % followed me up stairs, and made use of the same larifeelor in the presence of the two gentlemen who were waiting, e me, viz., Mr. Edward O'Maley, Purser of her isfleie g `Y de ship Britannia, and Mr. John Davis; and he also m' d " , some very impertinent observations on oness And feeling indignant at his conduct, I thereup eized hi° . 0 the collar, and forced him towards the door ; ti ts Burton then said, " I will send you a message." b e d ply was, whatever you intend doing in this way, ari d Y7 pt en . s batter do quickly, as I am packing up, leaving town in the morning. then went down atil t :, to speak to a gentleman on business, and on InY r etu , r be ing to my sitting-room, Captain Burton said that had been made sensible of the impropriety of his c e ,' duct by a conversation with Mr. O'Maley and Mr. ve":101. and he then, in their presence, apologised for his ' perance. I then, before thes e gen tl emen , in.his Pra s e t o and without any contradiction from hi m , s t a ted that Ln b - elki I had made him a promise of p a y ment , an d that d be myself perfectly free from any liability to pay hire, eCaptainthen went away. On th e 19 t h i nstant , Captain e'b ° is called upon m.a at the Wyndham Club, and sent , a P t ee card with a message, that he wished to see m° 1 : 1 01, strangers' room, and I went down to him. On ease the room Captain Burton said, " I am come for P a Y . e e r of the debt due to me by your father, and which yo u .',;:; mised to pay." I answered by denying ever b" .. 0 - y made any promise to pay him, or that I was liab l e t° a i ,. him, when he replied, " I must say that you are actin: ta co honourably." I answer e d th a t I regrette d m y imp , a 7 e - b be in granting him an int erv i ew , a f ter t h e v i o l e nce w" — f r ee had previously shown, and I was about withdrawi e g pit the room, when Captain Burton started up from h's e t ee and said with great vehemence, " I will proclaim Yot tt ; ee te ~ world as a blackguard and a c h ea t," u p on which a Captain Burton a blow, and l e ft th e room ; he f° '„liirlg me into the hall, and again made use of the same 1 ° 1 ;1 1 0 language in presence of som e o f th e wa i ters , wheal g a ',l te de another blow, and he then put hi mse lf i n a fighting r a t :j ie re and held up hie umbrella as if t o s t r ik e me ; and oo upon wrested the umbrella out o f hi s h an d, breaking Ito his shoulders, and, as ho was leaving the ball, I thr ew asn fragments after him. Towards evening of the sal lie „,o l the Hon. Captain George P erceva l, R.N., M. P•' be on me, requesting me to nam e a f r i en d, with vi " ° t - eee ° could communicate upon what h a d p asse d that day be"g s jor Captain Burton and myself, and I re f erre d him t ° , l `, ea Macnamara, M.P. for Clare ; and these two B en having met, the subject matt er o f th e i r con ference 7. - a tsla duced to writing by them, and assented to by Burton, and was as follows :—" I n consequence Of 19011 tercation which took place this morning, April th e d ie! 1639, it is agreed between the m u t ua l friends of the,,,11a,;000 concerned, viz., Captain Burt o n, R.N., and .- `,:eret Martin, Esq., that Captain B ur t on h av i n g give° t k y i rtial offence, so far as using strong language to Mr. *t ies, Captain Perceval is willing to enter into 1111 eapla e thereon, stati n g th a t C a pt ain Burton is unconscloz yfr, having used the expressions att r ib u t e d to him v e Y ieli" Martin, and regrets that Mr. Ma r ti n s h ou ld have ° ; , - , f ial conceived him, but at the same ti me h e i s s orry fer,",tiete made use of any expressions in a mome nt 0f ir e which might be deemed offensive by Mr. Martin. " WILLIAM N. MACNAMA''' " GEORGE PERCEVAL. to to " Major Macnamara on the part of Mr. Marti's, bas express his great regret at the co nsequences tha t en d and apologises accordingly. RA' " WILLIAM N. MACNAM A " GEORGE PERCEVAL." Nothing furth er p asse d b etween Captain Burl in ten the myself until the 26th i ns t., w h en a b out ten ecl° c , l morning, as I was p a s s i ng by N ort h um berland " L' hie (which is within a few yards of my lodgings) I S i r c h ths approaching me with a very large bludgeon (ffb lc :, a constable afterwards told me wa s l oa d e d) , he allP,. re ot much excited, and made some observations which I , ° I understand, but from his flurried manner, and ane the ull-ilei a t st size of his club, suspecting some hostile intention , I git e c• close to him as I could, to prevent him from making e e ,becl tug! use of his club), but said nothing, exc ept that I %of to have no more to sa y t o hi m ; an d I en d eavo ured r e rre on when he stru c k me . I am not consc i ous ofehal' jl ibila turned the blow, b u t I co ll are d hi m i n or d er to ha a , t ioa over to the P o li ce . Th e f urt h er d eta il s o f the tranT e p'l it is unnecessary to repeat, but I could not in jus tice ece ° character f or b ear to vindicate myself from the err° leo and utterly groundless imputation of having made a Pr° of payment which I had declined to fulfil. 4 t. I am, Sir, your obedient Servalis, THOMAS MAR Wyndham Club House, April 30,1839. PENNY POSTA6E. The Mercantile Committee charged with an e , i , tion into the advantages combined with the pr 4 , c : o li f of the proposed reduction of postage on the Pla" cc irret h ' t Rowland Hill, have recently distributed by virnY n 'broog:, l their Report, in which the pith cf the question 16 "1 .1 ) / summarily before the tradinn• community at larg e : o lfe „- subject has been so often before' the public, as t ° "a f oe s ; unnecessary to quote from this part of it. They oo e ", ' strongly the adoption at once of Mr. Hill's pla n ' - e sso re i t , ing a far better prospect of success than any half 0 0 0 such as are recommended by the Parliamentary 1 %-l ey 0 tee. On the advantages of previous payment t n u ro i, remark, that they consist in the greater ee° l- 1 ,0 cause, instead of being collected as now bY,, pensive agency in " 80,000,000 of small sum s th roe A r in round numbers is the quantity passing W e : the Post-office annually) from every town an beP r i let of th e e mpi re , it wou ld b e " c arried at i o hand" in large sums to the Stamp-ef 6e • e ' t protection would, moreover, be afforded ag.n9,.,0 ria" nor infliction" of p a yi ng f or anon y mous o r n„%oise' t w communications. The recommendation of the be ~f r i tary Committee, th a t i n th e fi rst i nstance it w'° ° ' ,t i e pedient to " reduc e th e rates on i n l an d gene ral P ° "i fi cie; e ci to an uniform rate of 2d. p er h a lf. ounce ," w ith a n trs t ' o f of one penny for each half-ounce in addition, i 9 C° )be r %f in this mercantile report by observing that the vi e ore the Parliamentary Committee were not so fully the mercantile and trading interests of the "great 'P e ance of the difference" between one penny and ee °- o f I upon small pr o fit s on t r i v i a l or d ers . F ur one ` A- c i r ed i d e rnercial cperation it is remarked, there were l' un ieini e. ,t , operat.ons of trifling import, all which with an dityP c 's• number of circulars would b e " s h u t ou t" fro° ' 0 00, 1 1 '41 office at the higher rate o f t wo p ence , by which t he ,01°,;,‘r , inerous class of customers and dealers would b i. e ; from the benefit proposed. Moreover, tu, -,, to ,; t it CIICe would be of still greater considerati°-,03"0 an aon i o e „f s eie humbler classes of the community at large, it is found sufficient to suppress generally th,, ° not Coo, article not strictly an object of necessity'• r° , t re c - r circumstances the report concludes with an earl' e tii " 0 1 ' 1 0 mendation of Mr. Hill's plan as a whole, and f° r ,, e anf' be , diate reduction of postage univ e rs a lly to one l' r is allY, b greater st being at once more safe f or th e revenue and tinl y° ", tY neficial to the public. Th ere i s th e nec e " s v o s t°,lo this appeal f r om th e M ercant il e C om mittee °P t Wes3of • should be seconded by the whole trading In 't , country, as Mr. Spring Rice, and the Tressur.,:',os`o, derstood, are as yet quite im m oveable on th b l ;; to 0 , which, instead of being met by any argument , ot $ ll of counter a sluggish inertness, which seems to re absll pression. It is proposed that a public meeting, shortly be called on this matter.— Times. (T T, ANTI-CORN-LA NV CIRC t) , --- Ca ll : We presume by the second number of the i i i n r/ t :, O a l: law Circular that the lecturers employed by the '-'''' gri c- 1.1 law League have commenced their labours heavedtheo two tural counties, and that they have been r Pit great body of their hearers with enthusiastic fsi r s . s .hil' t ' it is a new era in the agitation of the questio. ' ‘ '. n , t rad c° of may well afford satisfaction to the friends of ' re- t isO g te cannot fail to strike with alarm the selfi.li Pa r _,,er ~ monopoly and scarcity. Let us henceforth n° I° 7o ° o told by the advocates of the Corn-laws that thiscigv o eo c b r e tion between the north and south—between foc t° Vora ie and farmers. The verdict has gone forth Eton' the", very centre of the corn-growing districts Wail-104°n; Lpte Regis, enactments. In Tiverton,odious and starvim,E xe ter, _ che re ' bits e manufacture • • l , txist,large assemblies of the Mb' ve F a r 3 crowded halls, and in open market places , b a i T olor e i Lincoln, and Louth,...`. pt., isd unanimous votes of condemnation upon the 7,tocr 6- 1 , havelegislation. turned Chartists, and attempted to put dow , ' . i . cffo r , meats of the lecturers by physical force; but._thdcyl o f tb have invariably been frustrated by the great 9 ° , , Pc°A,Plielo'vel mo d e of treating an opponent .li in ar '• trat ° Ili,uritestof resorted to by a Dr. Trought, one of the Mag i ' c j 1 c Lout , h, who having . very - indiscreetly Fhallcunstoch be 'aut 9 , the Lecturer, to a public discussion iwomeot, was routed amidst the hisses of his fellow-t°- bb one I'lP their own town-ball, summoned the Lecturer b o "f e of l'. l '. under a frivolous charge, brought before him i b i y , t :i ftl iobl,Y o d bo olord s b i e own creatures ! This is Corn-law justice I consistent in one who defends the right of the I,:et , o f the pass laws for taking the money out of the F°, c _ d ,,, o f 1 9 : 0 bread-eaters. We suspect however that the lA O _ l oe t i _, associated together in the Anti-Corn -law LeriV, to r l 1 spirited and wealthy to allow the Justice Shall w their pranks with impunity. ----.....--'..'..#‘