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Z.—We are so much pressed by Parliamen tary matter at present, that we cannot find room for the letter. $- , • . r°- - ( , 7 , /0 4. - :s` ....,...ct,,,,,...v , oetiric;4ll . ~., , ~,, ( *st3 - aki---_!- , % '77:- • • LONDON.: .4 3 1ti vr . MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1839. Every , person ,who heard or has read Mr. C. 13ur.L an's speech, on Wed nes d ay, on the educa , , ,nas educa tion, qtystion, been much struck by the follow ing passage : Whenever I contemplate the o 1 d'tion of the working classes—the d ee p an d d ar k gulf that cn separates them from the knowledge a n d th e sympat hi es of their superiors in for tune, the utter ignorance in which we are of their feelings and wants, the little i n fl uence w hi c h we h ave over their conduct, and the little hold which we appear to have on their affcctions—l shrink with terror from the wild pas sions and dense ignorance that appear to be fermenting in that reass of physical force. We see vast portions of them utterly neglected, utterly uninstructed, and plunged in de bauchery during the intervals of toil. Among another and yet wider class, we may observe the spread of thought yet more pernicious, and the intercommunication of sympathies yet more menacing. Sometimes the murmur of their discontent and ignorance assumes an articulate form, and speaks in the accents of the disciples of Thom, the followers of Stephens, and the millions whose creed is Chartism ; for such are the instructors to whom you leave the minds of the people. Some learn their religion from a lunatic, in whose resurrection they believe ; others are taught that every man has a right to what wages he thinks reasonable, and that he may enforce his right by the dagger and the torch. Others learn that rents and profits are a deduction from wages, and consequently believe that the owners of land and capital are the plunderers and oppressors of the workman. These doctrines advance unencoun tered by the morality or the simple political reason which would dispel their influence- This bad in struction is allowed to be the only instruction of the poor; while you, the enlighten3d rulers of this country, whose property and lives will be the first victims of these terrible, delusions of the masses, spend, in a squabble about creeds, the precious time which is rapidly bearing us on to the dark catastrophe of your culpable folly and neglect. And when the Gbvernment—the last of civilized governments — awakened from its torpid neglect of the minds of the peo ple, proposes at length to send the schoolmaster among these dangerous yet teachable masses, the Noble Lord, the Church, and the Aristocracy, and the great Conservative party, bar its passage with the Thirty-nine Articles." Such a picture of our population is, we believe, tolerably correct. Several of the points, how ever, that Mr. BULLER labours most, refer 'to differences of opinion, such as the state ment that rents and profits are deductions from wages, which prevail in society, and which no teach ing can eradicate. If, indeed, Mr. BULLER and his friends mean to include in the School instruction an ireplicit belief in some doctrines of political eco nomy ; if they are to make a new code of thirty nine, or any other number of articles referring, not to religion, hut to the structure of society—if they are to substitute a political for a religious creed, they will soon make a considerable num ber of persons rally round the standard which Mr. D'lsnA ELI hoisted, and object alto gether to education by the State. Supposing that Mr. BULLER'S description is tolerably accurate, that what is really necessary is to link the classes together, and instruct men in their relative duties as landlords, capitalists, and labourers, then it is clear that a totally different system from that which the Ministers have propounded must be brought into operation. Supposing, too, that the danger pointed out by Mr. C. BULLER be real, that plan is no more calculated to meet and avert it than the scheme of the National Society. It makes no pro vision whatever for instructing the different classes in their duties, and is as remote from grappling with the menacing evil as the Spiritual education patronised by Sir ROBERT PEEL. The evils pointed out by Mr. BULLER can only be remedied by the progress of time, and by instructing better than at present those who are the teachers of the people. Under this important aspect we are bound to call public attention to the fact that by the union of the Church with the State, the State makes itself responsible for what the Church teaches. As long as the two are separated, and as long as the chapel is wholly supported by voluntary subscription, the State has no more to do with what the minister of that chapel teaches than with what is taught at mechanics' institutions ; but when it endows a Church, when it selects the professors of one creed for favour, when it bestows on them politi cal privileges, and secures to them a large revenue, when it gives to them the monopoly of the Colleges, and of some schools, it is bound to take measures that the persons to whom it thus entrus s . the education of the people are themselves qualifi 7-imirromisanimme for the task. It will not satisfy the judgment of any reflecting man, and ought not to satisfy the con science of any sincerely moral one, to say, as Lords ASHLEY and STANLEY say, that the Church of England is the Church of Truth, and therefore its pastors are qualified to teach the rising generation their duties. For the Legislature to come to such a conclusion is most contemptible, but to maintain it after the evidence has been poured in on it from all sides that the education given by the priesthood is most lamentably deficient in all useful qualities, is highly culpable. Before the State ern with safety entrust the education of the people to the priesthood it must educate them. It must found a normal school for this purpose. It must not trust the Bishops nor the Colleges, for experience has proved that they can neglect their duties and teach erroneous doc trines. The more strenuously the Tories contend for leaving the education of the people in the hands of the priesthood, the more urgent does it become the duty of the State to take on itself the education of the priesthood. We have no suspicion that Mr. BULLER exaggerates the danger which threatens the com munity, and we ask Lord STANLEY, we ask Lord ASHLEY, and the rest of the opponents of improvement in education, whether they can for one moment believe that the instruction given by the priesthood is at all calculated to lessen that danger in future, or check it at present ? We find in the Manchester Guardian of Saturday the following account of the instruction given at the National Schools in that neighbourhood, and we put it to every sensible man whether such a system—and the public money now goes to its support —is not as likely to alter the tides as to lessen the evils which Mr. BULLER described ?-•—• NATIONAL SCHOOLS, MANCHESTER AND SALFORD.—The half-yearly examination of the children educated in tho schools in Manchester and Salford, connected with the Church Establishment, took place yesterday, at the Salford school. The children in the first class of the two schools Granby-row, Manchester, arid of those in the Salford school, were successively examined by the Rev. Isaac Rob ley, one of the secretaries, and the Rev. C. D. Wray, in reading in the New Testament, in the Church catechism, and in spelling. The children exhibited a fair degree of biblical knowledge. There was no examination in arith metic, grammar, or geography. Indeed, the Committee appear to think that grounding the children well in a know ledge of the Scriptures is all they are called upon to do; for, though writing, arithmetic, grammar, and geography are not wholly negnected, and there were some good speci mens of writings shown, yet we believe, the attention paid to those useful branches of education is small com pared to that paid in instilling into the minds cf the chil dren a knowledge of the Scriptures and of the doctrines of the Established Church. The children appeared clean and respectable, and we understand there are between eleven and twelve hundred in the two schools. Now, whatever else may be said of the Scriptures, it is not irreligious to affirm that they refer wholly to a condition of society totally different from the pre sent ; and we doubt whether that particular distri bution of the annual produce into rent profits, and wages, which now prevails, was known at that period. One part of the Scriptures prohibits com merce, and condemns all friendly connection with foreigners ; maxims which, however suitable to the Jews, would be utterly destructive of England. Since any part of the Scriptures was composed so ciety has undergone a complete change, and to make a knowledge of them the chief instruction given to youth may possibly drill the next genera tion into ductile instruments of priestcraft, but it never can fashion them into useful members of the community. Now the half of the expense of these schools, which are confined to instilling into the minds a knowledge of Scriptures, is paid by the State, which thus makes itself not only responsible for the education of the priesthood, but for what is taught at these schools. The opposition of the Tories to the Ministerial scheme went, however, to deny to the State the right of even appointing in spectors to see what is taught in schools supported in part by the public money, and where they now teach little or nothing but a knowledge of the Scriptures. We hear, with some regret and more surprise, that Mr. SPRING RICE proposes to renew the Charter of the Bank of Ireland in its present form, without imposing any conditions on that body other than a reduction of the interest on the money which it has lent the State. We cannot sec a single reason to justify such a proceeding. The Bank of Ire land performs none of those functions on perform ing which the Bank of England monopoly is de fended, though it cannot be justified. It has already pocketed a large sum of the public money, and inflicted a large quantum of mischief on Ireland. To renew the Charter is equally con demned by sound principles of political economy, and by considerations of what is due to the sister country. We consider the renewal of the Charter so unwarrantable that we can scarcely believe Mr. RICE contemplates it. At the same time we think it our duty to mention the report, in order to put parties interested, and the public at large, on their .guard. If it should be necessary, too, we hope that the public will bestir themselves in time to prevent the consummation of the supposed plan. It would be difficult to find in any debate for the last ten years such marked proofs of the ignorance and concomitant prejudices of at least one portion of the community, as those evinced during the three nights' debate on the question of education. The leaders of the Tory party seemed so convinced of the stupidity and credulity of their followers, that they advanced assertions, we will not call them arguments, which none but the most benighted and prejudiced of mankind could hear without scorn and contempt. Need we wonder, therefore, that the Tory leaders throw every obstacle in the way of any measure that would strengthen the intellects and improve the judgment of those on whom they chiefly depend for support ? This impression per vaded the speeches of every Tory member, from COLQUIIOUN to PEEL, and of the fact any one may convince himself, who will look over them with an impartial eye. We shall be satisfied with adducing two instances. Mr. GLADSTONE, ridiculing what he called the shifts of Lord JOHN RUSSELL to live from day to day, talked in the same breath of the " short and bril liant Administration" of Sir ROBERT PEEL ; and the Right Hon. Baronet, not, to be outdone by his lieutenant, ventured a little further, and expressed his astonishment that the Noble Lord should press the vote with such a small majority. What ! wonder at this, when during his short and brilliant Administration he never obtained a majority on any one question—was shamefully beaten on the Speakership and the Address, and still persevered for weeks, nay months, to press his measures on the country, till he retired from the dread of being overwhelmed with unversal ridicule, for attempting what all rational persons saw from the first division was impossible ! With what exultation he would have welcomed a majority of five, and how he would have been cheered on by the SIBTHORPS, and SCARLETTS,and BORTHWICKS, to " live from day to day by any shifts !" These remarks, it is true, were received in the House with shouts of laughter, but the speakers heeded them not, because they were addressed not to the House, but to the ignorant multitude in which these ene mies of national education live, move, and have their political being. Lord JOHN RUSSELL has latterly been but too much inclined to favour the doctrines and practices of Sir ROBERT PEEL, but if he will imitate them in one instance more, he will make atonement for the past, and cover a multitude of sins. In the present state of parties he must be satisfied with small majorities, or legislation must cease. The House of Com mons is not now as it was in the days of Old Sarum and Gatton, when any majority that had not three figures was considered a defeat. The cause is a good one. Success will, to a certain extent, pro mote the education of the rising generation, and if he persevere and be defeated, he will have the satisfaction of reflecting that the blame lay not with him, but with a party that hates the Whigs and education alike with perfect hatred—the Bench of Bishops, and the selfish portion of the aristocracy. We have extracted into our columns of to-day :he opinions of some of our able Sunday Contempo raries, respecting the attempt made by the CHAN CELLOR of the Excir EQUER to thwart the resolu tions of the House of Commons respecting the shipping class of the claimants for losses in Den mark. The case is one of such flagrant injustice that we must again recur to it, as it cannot be too strongly impressed on the minds of our readers and the public at large, that these sufferers are not seeking the public money, as Mr. RICE bas so ingeniously put it, but a portion of the large proceeds of the sale of the Danish property in this coun try, for which the property of the claimants THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 24, 1839. had avowedly been taken in reprisal, the greatest part of which proceeds had been paid into the Trea sury for the express pu►pose of paying these claimants. We regret that Lord JOHN RUSSELL should have been persuaded by Mr. RICE to evade, a little longer, the payment of a just debt, which is the more extraordinary, as the Government is now granting indemnity to another class of these claimants for such portion of the cargoes as hap pened to be lauded, whilst they are so pertina ciously refusing it for the other portion, which happened to be on board of the ship at the time when these seizures in reprisal took place. This is not the first instance in which Mr. IncE has injured the Government to which he, unfortunately for the Liberal cause, belongs ; but as the question of indemnity has now been so decidedly carried, for the second time, by Mr. CRESSWELL, we trust that the Government will see the propriety of proposing a vote for compensating these parties, and not allow Mr. It IcE any longer to play with the feelings of British merchants and sh►powners, nor trifle with the deliberate decisions of the I - louse of Commons. We have inserted elsewhere an abstract of a Bill, now in progress through the House of Commons, for establishing a Court of Appeal from the Re vising Barristers of England and Wales. Some measure of this kind was much wanted. The deci sions of the Revising , Barristers have been so destitute of anything like uniformity—in many cases, indeed, so entirely in the teeth of each other—that every different revising district may almost be said to have a different election law. Much inconve nience as well as great dissatisfaction have resulted from this uncertainty, and we arc exceedingly glad to see an attempt made to introduce order and con- sistency into the administration of a highly im portant law. Much, no doubt, must depend upon the qualifications of the persons who shall be ap pointed the Judges of the proposed Court of Appeal. This appointment rests ultimately, it will be seen, with the House of Commons, and is therefore in great danger of being made a party question, although it is difficult to say why it should be so, for it is as much the interest of the one party as of the other that these Judges should be free from all political bias, as well as men of en larged and upright minds. In another column will be found the proceed ings of a Vestry meeting lately held at Bungay, for the purpose of levying a Church-rate, at which Archdeacon GLOVER presided. Mr. CHARLES C ups protested against the rate being laid upon the Dissenters, and strove to prevail upon the meet ing to raise the required amount, which it seems did not exceed 401. by voluntary subscription. A much larger sum, he stated, would on a moment's notice, be raised by the Dissenters, were it wanted for the purposes of their religious worship, and as the principle of public subscription had been already adopted to a partial extent for the support of the Established worship in the parish, he could not understand why it should not be carried a little farther, particularly as it would put an end to the animosity and unneighbourly feelings which the Church-rate contest had excited, and which the levying of this rate would keep up i❑ the parish of Bungay. Such a Christian mode of raising . the money wanted would also show the sincerity of those Churchmen who had expresed a wish to see Church rates abolished. It was found easier to pass a vote for the rate than to answer Mr. CHILD'S argu ments; all that was therefore left to him was to do that which every conscientious man so circum stanced is bound to do, namely, to protest against such unrighteous proceedings, and state his deter mination to refuse compliance with the mandate of an intolerant majority. No member of Mr. JOHN CHILDS' family will ever pay a farthing to the Church-rate. They have all " put their hands to the plough," and they will not draw back. Lisbon Papers of the 17th inst. have been re ceived this morning. On the 11th the Chamber of Deputies adopted by a majority of 23 votes the financial Resolution for authorising the Govern ment to raise 1,400 contos de reis to meet the cur- rent expenses of . the Executive. As this resolution when submitted to the. Chamber was declared by the Ministry of the Interior to be regarded by him self and his colleagues as a test of the confidence of the Deputies in the Administration, its adoption has greatly raised the hopes of the Treasury folks. The question was next referred to the Finance Com mittee by whom the following Bill was drawn up, and after being signed by all the Members, pre sented to the Chamber. As it merely gives effect to the vote of the Deputies there is no fear enter tained of its rejection : Art. 1. Concedes to the Government the necessary authority to raise a sum in money to the amount of 1,400 contos, to be applied to the legal expenses of the Treasury. " Art. 2. To obtain the funds treated of in the pre ceding article, the Government will realize an advance upon the Decima of the current economical year (1838-39) by means of an issue of Treasury notes, with or without discount, or will issue inscriptions, bearing interest upon the Junta of Public Credit, in exchange for papers of credit together with money. " Art. 3. In case of the issue of notes payable by the product of the Decima, and admissible for the payments of the same, the Government will pay the obligations of the Treasury with them, distributing them among all the em ployes and creditors of the State in proportion to their credits, and in quantity not exceeding one-third part of what they have to receive. " The payments for wages, and pay of troops, &c., arc excepted from the above disposition, and will be paid all in money. Art. 4. The interest of the inscriptions that may be issued will be paid out of the endowment of the Junta of Public Credit, at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. The money to be advanced, together with the papers, which the Government is to receive in exchange for the inscriptions, shall not be less than one-third of the no minal amount of the same, and the whole of the latter shall not exceed the nominal amount of the money and papers received. Art. 5. Titulos of the legal unfunded debt, both internal and external, posterior to July 31st, 1833, are admissible for the present operation. "The Government, if it thinks it necessary, may also ad mit the titulos of legal debt anterior to July 31, 1833, mentioned in the decrees of 31st °etcher, and 26th No vember, 1836, and also the titulos admissible fur the pur chase of national property, issued by virtue of the law of April 15, 1835. " Art. 6. Whatever means be adopted for carrying into effect the whole or part of these operations , shall be rea lised by public concourse, duly announced and with suffi cient time, the Government being obliged to admit to con currence every proposal which offers not less than 100 milreis in money. " Art. 7. The Government to make proper regulations for carrying the above into effect, and to give an account of the result to the Cortes, together with copies of all the proposals that should have been made to it for that purpose. Art. 8. All laws to the contrary to be revoked." The Miguelite General IVIAcDoNALD is s confined a prisoner at Oporto, although no treason able papers were found on his person. Reports of the arrival of General Sir JOHN CAMPBELL in the Algarves, to organise a Miguclite insurrec tion, had likewise reached the Government. Ac cording to advices from Italy, the Duke of Mo DENA has engaged to bestow the hand of his ' daughter upon Don MIGUEL, the moment the latter has personally unfurled his standard in Por tugal, for which purpose the DUKE has placed at his Pretendership's disposal two well-equipped frigates, with 4,000 choice troops. So large a force, we should suppose tantamount to depopulate the Grand Duchy ; but the blood of the poor is the cheapest dower of Princesses. The Paris Journals of Saturday have not yet been received (two o'clock, P.M.) owing_ t o ti le storm y state of the weather. Thos e o f Friday France. have all reached us , but their contents ar e politi callyeveryysta o r r t m of s , and in undations, have united to involve in general ru i n unimportant. The late tempests have u tt er l y destroyed Conflagrations t from tweropsh l almost ligitning , hail-storms, the labours of the husbandman. The distress in consequence is expected to be alarmingly great. The accounts from Bayonne are of the 17th inst. General ESPARTERO was with his arm y , encamped at Arciniega, within two leagues a n d a half of Balmaseda. The Carlists were busy forti fying Durango. The approach of a division o f CABRERA's army to Tarragona obliged General DIEGO LEON to fall back from Estella. From Madrid the latest accounts arc of the 14th inst. On the previous day 600 electors of th e capital adopted a programme, to be proposed as a political test to all candidates for seats in the Chamber. Its leading principles are :—The Con stitution of 1837—Liberty of the Press, without Censorship—lndependence of Courts of Justice—. and Trial by Jury. Since the above was written the Paris Journals of Saturday have arrived. The following are ex tracts from them:— We are assured that yesterday and the day before 39 persons were arrested. Le Droit speaking of the arrest of Martin Bernard, says, there was a considerable display of force in that quarter of the city during the whole evening, and in some wher quarters where the patrols were doubled. The police had been in very active search after him, and thought itself certain of the place in which he was concealed, but ti e question was how to get at him, it being known that he was guarded by a company of the Saisons, the members of which kept watch near the house to give the alarm in case of danger, and to cover his flight the house having nine different issues. By using great precautions the police however got into the house, where they found Bernard asleep; he made no resistance. Besides a blouse and pocket book with him, they found a complete copy of the formulary of the Society des Saisons, in the hand-writing of Bernard, which concludes with the oath taken on the dagger never to reveal the statutes of the Society, fol lowed by these wcrds, " May I perish by the dagger if I violate my oath." He is a tnan of tall stature, with a look of much firmness and resolution. A search for Augente Blanqui was unsuccessful. The Swabian ill r:ury has a letter from the frontiers of East Prussia, dated 10th June, which says that, on May 20, "the Polish Major Unbanswitz coming from England, was arrested at Memel, lie had large sums of money, arms, instruments to break chains, and to open locks. He had made a bargain with a notorious smuggler, who was to take him to Samogitin. He is accused of intend= ing to kill the Czar, and incite an insurrection in Poland, and Lithunia. His passport µas signed by M. Van de Weyer, the Belgian AMbassador in London, to proceed to Belgium. —Le Commerce. BRUSSELS, JUNE 22.—Messrs. Fallin, Liedts, and Du jarden, members of the mixed commission, which is to meet at Utrecht, set out this morning by the railroad to Antwerp, whence they will proceed to Utrecht by water. Prince Jerome Bonaparte has arrived at Brussels from Ostende. BOURSE.-PARIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 21. I irst Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price Price French 5 per Cents J per Cents 79 50 ... 79 50 ... 7)) 50 ... 79 50 Bank of trance Latfitte Bank 1.900 f. SR 1972 50 ...107 9 50 ...1070 50 ...1072 50 5,004. :h 5 Si" —.5255 ••• 5235 . 8 ' 5.235 Belgian 5 per Cents lO-2 ... tirt , ,i ... 10•26 ... ,044 Bank 7R7 5) ... 797 5 , 1 ... 797 51 ... 797 0 Spanish Ac ice 11).?4 ... 19:y . ... 19 ,, ,; ... 19% Passive 4 44 ... 4. 4 ,4 ... 4% ... 4% Pcrtucuose 3 per Cents Nea Miran Roman DUTCH FUNDS.—ANISTERDAM, JUNE 21. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, 25.', per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. A ;mart syndic, 4N, per cent_.... ... ......... Ditto, ditto, 314 per cent BI,X BD 4 Commercial Company, 404 per cent 1 IPA 1130% Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. — Ditto P 437. 5 per cent. 10034 101 Loan 1837, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month l2 0 Two months BELGIAN 1' UNDS—BaUBsELO, JUNE 22, Actual Debt, 2Ysi per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 1 I's Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 3 per Cent......... 711 8 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 95 Society of Commerce, 45., per Cent llB Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 7.1.14 National Society . —Brussels Papers, June 22. HAMBURG BORSEN HALLE, JUNE 10. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares 15(5 An 10-Russian Loan lu74, 107;i Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate .......11;3% IN; IA Inscription, Ist Series.. ... 1f2!4 1 192 Russian 5 per Cent. Hop: and Lo. 3.1 and 4th Se i s Ditto in Certificates Dutch -ctual Veld, 4i pc Cent 5l 51 Ditto 5 per Cen. li I Polish Bonds New ticket Anglo. Canish Loan, 3 per Cent Norwegian Lean, 1531, 4 per Cent....... EXCHANGES 0 LON DON. HAMBURG, JUNE 18.—13. ( %..—Two months, 13.:1N. PETRRSBURGH, Jung 7. - II 5-16. CHRISTIANIA, JUNE B.—Threc months, 5. STOCKHOLM, JUNE IL—Thirty days, 11. 39. BERLIN, JUNE 15.—Three in • uths, 6. 21!.. AUSTRIAN FUNDS—VIENNA, JUNE 14 Five per Cents. Mctalliques Four per Cents. Three per Cents. Bank Shares IS2U —AligemeincZeitung, June 19 MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. (From the New York Papers received this morning.) THE COTTON CROPS.—The Charleston Courier gives a tabular statement, made up to the latest dates with great care, of the comparative amount of cotton on hand in the month of October 1838 to dates in May, 1839. Oa hand, Oct. 1, 1838 Ditto ditto 1839 Receipts, Oct. 1, 1838 Ditto ditto 1839 On ship board, Oct. 1, 1838 Ditto, ditto 1839 ..• 306,635 The arrivals this morning are one French mail and two Ostend,- also a Gibraltar mail by the Tagus, sailed 13th June; Cadiz, 4th June ; Lisbon, 17th June ; Oporto, 18th June • Vigo, 29th June. A mail from Halifax, by the Petrel, sailed 2d June. Quebec Papers to the 28th May, and Montreal to the 2d June, have been received. We have received Cape of Good live papers to the 21st April. Colonial produce exported in the quarter ending July 5, 1839, about 63,968/. Total imports and exports-411,7551. These papers do not contain any news from the border. Halifax papers received to May 30 : FREDERICTON, MAY 25.—The following copy of a notice, purporting to be signed by the Land Agent of Maine, was received last evening:— STATE OF MAINE. Land-office, I will selfßangor,Nlbayy 16, 1839. Notice is hereby given, that on Saturday, 15th June next. at 10 o'clock, at the Room across the Aroostook River, on the Plymouth Town ship, all the timber in said Room, seized and detained here as trespass timber, cut on public land. Also, all other trespass timber cut on public land, and lying in or near the Aroostook River and public land. A minimum price will be set on the timber, and terms of sale made known on opening of the sale. A credit will be given on good security. All the timber will be sold un less a previous arrangement is made with the inhabitants for the several lots for slumpage. RUFUS M'INTYRE, Land Agent of the Maine. THE FUNDS. _ _ We have a number of arrivals this morning, particularly from the United States; two packets from New York have arrived, and another, the George Washington, of the 7th, isoff Liverpool. The information brought out by the Great Western caused a decline in the Stocks; _United States Bank Stock, previous to her arrival, was 120, and fell to 118 i. Consols, which closed on Saturday at 93 to 93,1 for the Account, have been done this morning at 92k, caused by the continued agitation both among the speculators and monied interest, fearing the effect which the Bank measure will have at Liverpool, and in the manufacturing districts. Sinced the above decline Consols have somewhat im proved, and may be quoted at present 92- 4 for the Ac count; Exchequer Bills, which have been done at par to 5, have also improved to 7 10 ; in India Bonds nothing done ; Bank Stock 188 190 ; Stock 253 255. In the Foreign Market very little doing, the approach ing settling of the Account causes the various panics to be shy in their operations, as a great mistrust prevails in the above market. Spanish Active 183 ; Portuguese 331 ; Three per Cents. 201 ; Brazili an 77 78 ; C o l om bi an 311; Mexican 24,i a; Dutch Two and a-Half per Cents. 5.11 55i; Five per Cents. 101 a 102. riticEs OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. _ . .. _ Rank Stock ••• • ; India Stock - 1 per Cent. Red 9 !‘ I ()! , , i . : 4 i . Ditto Bonds f.o pm 3 per Cent. Cons. — i South Sea Stock --- 3, per Cent - , Old Annuities — Ditto Red. 9 ' 'xi l A% i New Ditto New 314 per Cent ... • .... 3 per Cent. Annuities, 17a1 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Innuities to expi re Ditto 500 .. 10 7 pm. Jan. 5, 156 1 1414 1-16 Ditto Small 7 12 pm. Oct. 10, 1859 l4 Ditto Commercial — pm. Jai. 5, 184111 Ditto Advertised ....• Pul• Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... 1t.9 April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account ... 253 Jan . 5. 1870 - Consos for Account... 921 i 7i }:‘ PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE. O'CLOCK ......, _ Ditto Account --; Peruvian Bonds — Austrian Bonds .................. . Portitguee Bonds. 7.i1.', ; Ditto New Bonds 7,' Ditto A • Ditto Account ............... i . ecoun. ..... 3311 3 %IA Belgianpt Braziliano A B ocnenoodnusdi Bonds 1 . .............................................. Buenos Ayres Bonds Di tto Account Prussian Bonds Chilian Bonds 9 tto Account . : Russian Bonds, 1822 — Columbian Bonds ..... ...• ,, Ditto Account — Ditto Account. C o lumbian Bonds, 18'14 Ditto Account . 11 ki, 10% I Ditto Account. IS% % Danish Bonds 74 0!4 Passive Ditto Account — Def. rred ... Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent —f. __e. Ditto Bonds, 1825 — -- 4 per cent -f. —c. Ditto Account , —l 3 per cent -f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. ---- Exchange. —f. —c. Ditto Account — I Dutch, 2N, per cent 55 41i 5 Ditto, (i per Cent — s Ditto Account O'CLOCK. 55 4. Ditto Account _ Ditto, 5 per cent Neapolitan —) Ditto Account...... Company•riii , s DAY i.)it thp a. AT ONE ,•• ...... r " cn t Per Share. , Grand Canal 6 l s )ebs. ti 0.2 11 5 004 London and Inackwall Railway ll GreatP Brightoni t l,' Western s il E t e a S i r i n w O Railway i S I w H a A y ItES B Vii'Ai y n d h o ig n h yl arn aiiw ita a l y limC i r ny pany 158 lU. 18s. 6d. HU Ntnchestr:r and Birmingham Railway a ri n n d d 13 Cr in o 15 8 London Joint Stock Bank PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, Jusq „ per E c C 24. 7 92: 3 per cent. Consols it; per Cen•• Stock ____ 'Ditto Reduced - 1 Hibei nian Bank Ditto New, 18.30 ....... 914 City of Dublin Steam C p• ---- or Cent. Debentures... , National Insurance Company °m " . 3 1 4 P L. • - 13 ~,g Stoo. ••• LoLoniidio,n I „ a T Debentures 4 per cent --- , grand Canal Stock entures, 4 k e pi Canal Stock HALF PAST ONE. We have received the Journal o f A t n werp of yester day's d' te * Th.; FraneArt Jonrnal has receiv e d l etters from Ber lin stat ing that General Skrzyneeki was negociating with Mehemet Ali, w ho has offered him the grade of Generalis simo of the Egyptian army. Pri ces — Amsterdam, 21 ; Five a nd•a- Hall per Cents., 55 1.16 ; Two- perCents., 102 1-16. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY. Our Cot ton Market has been very heavy today, and in some 01 the few sales made rather lower prices were submitted to. The sales are scarcely 1,000 bales. m on ey still continues in great demand both in the Bri tish and Foreign Markets; a lot of Reduced has been sold we ll as other British Sto c k at 93 ; as , and a consider able sum has been borrowed on the Consols for the Ac count, 17th July, at the rate of ten per cent. n Maiet money ik I n the For ei g n ~s Very difficult to be ob tained at a mu ch hi g her rate of premi um. Consols at present. 921 for the Account; Exchequer Bills 5 10; Bank Stock Ib9; India Bonds 20 prem. India Stock, 253. In the Fo:eign Market Spanish rather better, were done at 181, a t prese nt 18}; Colombian 31 ; B raz ili an , 76, 1 lower 4 ; Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents. 54:1 ; Fi v e per 1 Cents. 1017;. The General Steam Navigation Company's Packet, the Columbine, from Rotterdam, arrived off the Custom-house, yesterday. I MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) _.._.....____ CORN EXCHANGE. The last week's supply of English Grain was steady. Eng lish Wheat had rather exceeded last week's currency; other qualities sold slowly at their former value. Foreign Wheat continues to arrive plentifully, and sales have been heavy, the quality on sale being chiefly middling and ordinary. Barley, Beans, Pease, and Oats, are unvaried. Little demand for Flour, and ship parcels declined in value. The reports of the growing crops coastwise favourable. The Wheat all round the metropolis is in full ear, and looks remarkably well. PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP Wheat, Red (old) -s. q Beans, Small (new) 435 lie -White (old) -s. -s. (old) 46 .481. --- Red ;1838) l4s 58s. - Tick (new) 3.35 36. Fine COs. 645. - 40i ----- Superfine 6(13. 70s. - Harrow (new) 3i5.381. --Wh.te (183 b) ....695. (1.23. -- (old) 425. 44a. Fine (9s. 70e-Brank - Superfine 725. 755. Oats, Feed -Foreign free 535 76;. New 255.283. Ry( 40s. 425. Poland Barley los. 375. New 0f,5.305. - Grinding 30s. :345. - Potatoe 28. 305. - Malting 40s. 425. . lv e s, 285.305. - Malt 56 5. 655. Scotch 325.34s --- Fine New 6ds 6-is - Irish 245. ...265.285. Pease, Grey, New 365. 385. Flour Town (per 5ack)....603.625. - Maple New 375. 40; - Seconds 545.5t5. - White 403. 425. ----.- North Country.... 505.52 . - Boilers 425. 44F. Bran 12i 13.. ARRIVALS VF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LASI' Wi...5_1( Wheat. I Barley. I oats. r low English Irish - 91 Foreign SMITI ,:126 I IFIELD. 4485 brls. A large supply ; but trade in general is not brisk. Beef barely maintains its price. Fine Mutton rose 2d. per stone ; prime Lamb declined full 4(1. per stone; Veal and Pork 2d. per stone lower. Beef, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. ; Mutton, 4s. 2d. to 55. ; Lamb, ss. 4d. to Gs. ; Veal, 4s. 2d. to ss. 2d. ; Pork, 45. to ss. Beasts, 2,958 ; Sheep and Lambs, 26,690 ; Calves, 195 ; Pigs, 600. CITY FISII MARKET. Supplies not large, and prices rather higher. Turbot, 5s to 18s. Soles, 6d to 3s 6d per pair. Lobsters, lodto3s 6d each. Salmon, Is to 2s per lb. for good. Whiting, 4d to Bd, and Haddocks, 8d to Is 21 CARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE (THIS DAY). The Committee met this morning at eleven o'clock, and again proceeded with the vote of John CaTenter, which has already occupied their attention two days. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY). snonr. z. WILSON.-LADY TIE WLEY ' S CHARITY. Mr. KNIGIIT BaucE this morning resumed his arguments for the respondents. The case is expected to occupy the whole of the day. COMMON PLEAS-(THIS DAY.) STOItER V. IiOULDITCII. The plaintiff in this case is the executor of a gentleman named Jaques, and the defendants are coachmakers. The action, which was brought to recover the amount of some promissory notes, is of no interest except to the parties, and wi►l probably cecupy the whole of the day. ANTI-POOR-LAW MEETING. (THIS DAY.) A meeting of the opponents of the New Poor-law took place at the Freennsons' Tavern, convened by public advertisement, which stated that, at twelve o'clock, Earl Stanhope would take the Chair. It was long past that hour, however, before any signs of a chairman appeared, and the impatience of an audi ence, neither very numerous nor peculiarly select, often ex pressed itself in the usual noisy manner. As i. approached nearer to one o'clock, these ebullitions became more frequent and viactit. At length, some indiscreet individual, at an unknown corner of the hall, uncourteously cried out, " Gentlemen, don't kick up such a row, the Chairman will be here directly ;" which' was of course the signal for a universal outbreak of laughter and hooting. A person then addressed the meeting as to the im portance of punctuality, and the absurdity of wasting time, concluding by proposing that they " suffer it no longer," a sentiment which was loudly applauded. Another interval suc ceeded,: diversified by similar occasions.' episodes. An indi vidual again complained of the delay, observing that Noble Lords should keep time with working men and men of business as they did asith ladies and gentlemen at Exeter Hall.— ( Cheers.) Great symptoms were manifested of a desire to pro pose a premature Chairman ; but it was explained that Members of Parliament would understand that according to the usual cus tom it would be twelve for one. Soon after Earl Stanhope arrived, attended by Lord Teynham, Gen. Johnston, Mr. T. Duncombe, Mr. Walters (late M.P. for Berkshire), and some other gentlemen. His Lordship was voted into the chair by acclamation. He said the question was, whether the people would tolerate with out the strongest resistance the arbitrary power of those Dicta tors, who would by our forefathers never have been endured.— (Cheers)—whose powers were unconstitutional in their prin ciple, and often cruel and oppressive in their operation. (Cheers. ) Another question was, whether they would not insist upon the natural right of Englishmen—the right of self government—(Cheers)—the right of expending their own funds for those objects and in that manner which they deemed best.—( Cheers. ) Would the working classes—those who were the most useful class of society—( Cheers)—submit that the relief which they might require should be dealt out to them at the tyrannical will of these despots; irieesponsibly invested as they were, with such arbitrary powers, by an Act which had been truly characterized as the most infamous that had ever disgraced a Christian country ?—(Cheers.) To these ques sions the reply from Englishmen could not fail to be, " We demand the immediate and total repeal of the New Law."— ( Loud cheering.) He had ever been a friend to the poor— ( Immensa cheering)—and so he would continue, whether he received greater or less support.—(Continued cheering. ) LEFT SPEAKING. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY. THE COLD DUST ROBBERY. It having bean generally understood that the trial of the per sons charged with this robbery was to take place this morning, the Court was crowded at an early hour. At nine o'clock the prisoners were placed at the bar. Via Caspar and Lewin Cas,rar, charged with stealing lOOlbs. weight of gold-dust, the propert v of - James Hartley, and Emanuel, alias Alonney Moses and Alice Abrahams, charged with haring feloniously received the same, knowing it to have been stolen. The prisoners pleaded Not Guilty. A man named Davis, who is not in custody was included in the indictment. Mr. CLARKSON, Mr. BODKIN, and Mr. DOANE, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Serjeant BOMPAS, Mr. C. PHIL LIPS, -Mr. Anot.ruus, and Mr.l JONES for the defence. Shortly after ten o'clock Mr. 'Justice LITTLEOALE took his scat on the bench. Mr. CLARKSON stated the case to the Jury, and said that the two Caspars, the elder of whom was a watch maker, were charged with bring accessories before the fact to the robbery on the `2sth March last, of up wards of five thousand pounds worth of gold dust. The prisoner, Ellis Caspar, the elder of the two, being also charged as an accessory after the fact, and Emanuel Moses and Alice Abrahams, as accessories after the fact, and whether for the deliberation and ingenuity with which the robbery had been planned and executed—the amount of property stolen—or the efforts that had been made to mislead the prosecutors and defeat the ends of justice, such a case had rarely been brought before a court of justice. It appeared that two boxes of gold dust had arrived from the Brazils at Falmouth in her Majesty's packet Seagull, consigned to the Brazilian Mining Company. The e two boxes were transhipped on board the steam packet City of Limerick, belonging to the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company, in whose employ the prisoner Lewin Caspar wa4 as clerk. The City of Lin.erick arrived at the Iron-gate Wharf, on Sunday, the 24th Nlarch, the day before the robbery, having the two boxes of gold dust on board. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to detail at considerable length the facts of the robbery, and the circum stances which had occurred subsequently to the robbery and had led to the apprehension of the prisoners, and which were afterwards proved in evidence. Haring mentioned the facts of the apprehension of the Caspars and of Solomons, he proceeded to state the reasons which had induced the prosecutors to admit Solomons as a witness. It appeared that Mrs. Abrahams had come forward and stated she could bring guilt home to Solomons—that her evidence should be given, but, on subsequent inquiry, it proved that she was evidently trumping up a case for the purpose of screening her father, the prisoner Moses, and fixing the guilt on Solomons, and that, finding her evidence could not be depended on, and that, if put into the box, she would, what he believed it had been her intention to do, blow up the whole prosecution, they were obliged, unwillingly,: to admit Solo mons as an evidence, and that the prisoner Moses was appre hended. Solomons had restored 2,500/. worth of the gold, and he saw the Learned Sergeant takin a note of that cir cumstance; but he could assure the Jury that that was not the reason. There was no case against Solomons except on the evidence of Mrs. Abrahams, and if money had been the object of the prosecutor, this prosecution would never have been brought forward. Mr. Hartley had paid-1,6091. to the Brazilian Company, on account of this property, which had been stolen from him, and he had recovered 2,560/. for the purpose of reimbursing himself for the money he had paid, and for the expenses of the prosecution. It had also been found necessary to admit a man named Moss, as evidence, who was the man who had received the property from the wharf, because, without his evidence, it was impossible to trove that the boxes had contained gold dust, and he might mention it as a proof of the manner in which these matters were conducted, that Noss, the man who had com mitted a rubbery to the amount of 5,000/. had only received 31. for what he had done. He had no doubt but that both Solo mons and Moss were most abandoned characters, but he should corroborate their evidence in every particular. It certaialy had been the .intention of the prosecution to admit the evidence of the woman Abrahams : but when it was discovered that her father was one of the parties concerned, and that she was attempting to mislead, her evidence was rejected, and she was indicted with the other prisoners. The Learned Counsel having concluded his address, which lasted an hour and a quar ter, proceeded to call his witnesses. William Carne examined by Mr. Boni:lN—ls a merchant at Falmouth, in partnership with Mr. Clifton Carne, his brother, under the firm of William and Edward Clifton Carne. Her Majesty's packet Seagull arrived the 18th March last from Brazil at Falmouth. Witness is agent to the Brazi lian Company at Falmouth. Certain boxes were brought by that packet, consigned to the Brazilian Company. Witness forwarded these two boxes to London by the City of Limerick. Witness identifies the bill of lading of the City of Limerick. The boxes were marked B. C. 18 and 19. They were about 15 or 16 inches square. They were nailed; his attention was drawn to this circumstance because the boxes were usually screwed. There was no cord round them, but thoy were sealed with red wax. They were consigned by witness to the Brazilian Company at the Bank of England. Witness identifies the manifest of the City of Limerick ; the two boxes are the first on thelist—two boxes, B. C., 18 and 19, consignees, Bra zilian Company, which are Bank of England goods; two boxes of gold dust, value 4,6401. The manifest was posted from Fal moath on the 23d March. In the course of post it arrived in London on Monday morning, the 25th, addressed to Mr. James Hartley, and Co., Crutched Friars, London. Witness was shown a letter, which he pronounced to be a forgery in all its parts. He (lid not send to Hartley's:house any other letter on the 23d than the manifest which has been put in. The letter was then put in and read.lt was directed, Messrs. .I. Hartley and Co., John-street, Crotched Friars ; the post mark on it Falmouth. The Examination was proceeding when we went to Press THE PRINCES-STREET MURDER.—The mys tery with which the above horrible and melancholy occur rence is enshrouded, has not in the slightest degree been dispelled by the result of the inquiries instituted by the police since the conclusion of the inquest held on the body. Every inquiry has been made respecting the inmates of Mr. Westwood's residence, and also respecting the work men, but nothing tending to throw a shadow of suspicion against any of them has been ascertained. Strict in quiries have also been made at all the v.atchmakcrs, and pawnbrokers, not only throughout the metropolis, but I also in all large towns, yet no trace of any portion of the stolen prcperty has been discovered. LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA. By the arrival at Liverpool on Saturday of the packet-ship Rochester from New York, whence she sailed on the evening of the 6th inst., we have re ceived files of American Papers from the 25th ult. to the 6th inst. inclusive. From the United States the news is unimportant. On the 27th ult. Major General Macomb arrived at Charleston and in formed the authorities that he had effected a pro visional treaty with the Seminole and Mickasankie Indians, which would be of immense advantage to the settlers in Florida. By this treaty the chiefs and warriors of these Indian tribes have agreed not to pass a conventional line to the south of which they are located, before the question of disputed territory has been settled between them and the Go vernment at Washington. The Great Western arrived at New York on the 31st ult., having made the passage out in thirteen days and six hours. The accounts which she brought of the appointment of an eighteen hours Tory Cabinet in England, and the late emeute in France, occupy th e whole of the New York Journals of the lst inst. The defeat of Peel and his party is a subject of congratulation in the American papers. From the South American States the news is very interesting, as will be seen from the subjoined extracts. Prefixed are the latest accounts from British America:— THE CANADAS. Sir George Arthur arrived at Kingston on Tuesday last on his way to Brockville, to investigate in person the cir cumstances connected with the seizure and subsequent re •toration of the schooner S. G. Weeks at that place. The Toronto Patriot has had a hint, from head-quarters pro• bably, for it discourses on this affair in a much more sub dued tone than it is in the habit of employing. The grand jury of the Newcastle district has gravely pre sented Lord Durham's Report as a public nuisance ! Arrangements are in progress at Quebec, and Kingston fcr the immediate conveyance of the prisoners now in For t Henry to New South Wales. They were taken at Wind sor, and their names are as follows : _ Samuel Snow, Eliazer Stephens, John B. Fyrrel, John S. Gwitridgc, James M. Aitcheson, John Spragge, Ro bert Nash, Riley M. Stewart, Henry V. Barnham, John Chester Williams, James P. Williams, William Notterge, John H. Summons, Elijah A. Woodman, Chauncey Shel den, James D. Frero, Michael Morin, Hiram Cooley, and Alvin B. Sweet. Eight others, taken at Pointe-a- Pelee Island in the winter of 1837, were conveyed from Kingston to Toronto on the 24th ult., for trial at the assizes. NVe subjoin their Lames: - Pliny Jackson, D. Mackenzie, Benjamin Warner, Isaac Myers, William Carroll, Samuel Woods, James Mace, John M'lntyre. HALIFAX, May 7.—The Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia has selected the lion. Lewis M. Wilkins and the lion. Alexander Stewart, under the resolutions of the Legislative Council, adopted during the last Session of the Provincial Parliament, to proceed to England to watch the movements of the Delegates recently sent by the House of Assembly. FROM ST. JOIIN'S.—The British ship of-war Crocodile, Captain Milne, four days from Bermuda, arrived off St. John's on the 17th inst., landed 2,000 stand of arms, brought from Plymouth by the Inconstant. After deliver. ing the arms on board a schooner, she proceeded to Halifax. MONTREAL, MAY 24.—Yesterday afternoon, Bonaven ture Viger, his brother, H. Newcombe, and one Langlois, were brought to town in the Princess Victoria, having bee!. taken prisoners on this side of the line. It is strongly suspected that these villains have been of the party which has committed so many robberies of late and set fire to so many houses and barns. They were all well armed with pistols and bowie knives. Viger is one of the individuals who were banished to Bermuda; and, according to Lord Durham's ordinance, he is liable to be banged for return. ing to Canada. Newcombe is the son of the traitor now under sentence of death, and was particularly active dur ing both rebellions ; headed the party which attacked the escort near Longueuil, while bringing in Demeray and D'Avignon as prisoners from St. John's, when Sharpe was so severely wounded that his life was despaired of foi -ionic time. A troop of Ilussars arrived in the Princes: Victoria, and their presence served to prevent that sum mary justice being inflicted on Viger and his brother re bels which our conciliatory Government is afraid to carry into execution, even when sanctioned by a legal tribunal. —Herald. NEW YORK. MONEY-MARKET.—There was no very material change in the Stock-market to-day, and a con siderable business was again transacted. United States Bank closed at an improvement of half per cent., and Vicksburg Bank of one dollar per share, while railroad stocks were generally less firm. Sales were made of United States Bank at 118}; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company, 72i; Vicksburg Bank, 52 ; Stonington Railroad Company, 323; Haarlem Railroad Company, 53 ; and Mohawk Railroad Company, 621. RATE OF SALES AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, JUNE 4. ollars. ,000 Ohio 6 per cent lO5 15 Shares United States Bank llBl 5 ditto Bank of America 200 ditto Delaware and Hudson 74 20 ditto State Bank. 30 ditto Leather Bank 100 ditto Bank of Commerce lO2 12 ditto North American Trust and Bank Company 20 ditto Mechanics' Banking Association 8 8; 60 ditto Vicksburgh Bank 5O 50 ditto Kentucky Bank 35 ditto Illinois Bank 92) 10 ditto Eagle Insurance Company 11 ditto Equitable Insurance Company 26 ditto Firemen's Insurance Company 75 ditto Bowery Insurance Company .... 35 ditto Canton Company 39 25 ditto Mohawk Railroad b 30 days 63 130 ditto Paterson Railroad 64 100 ditto New Jersey b 30 days 99 75 ditto New York, Providence, and Boston • Railroad .. 400 ditto Haarlem Railroad ... 53 MEXICO. DEFEAT OF TILE FEDERALISTS.-EXECUTION OF GENERAL MEXIA. We have just received papers and correspondence, which we will publish on Monday. It will be seen by thf extracts of the letters that the execution of Gen. Mexia but too true. '" Vera Cruz, May 16, 1839 " By the schooner Water Witch you have, no doubt, been apprised of the de feat of the federal army, and the death o: Gen. Alexia. We are assured that he died a hero Urrea ant his company have taken flight. They arc gone, it is said, to rejoin the remainder of their troops at Tampico. Busta mente and Areste arc marching on this point; there is m doubt of their success. Their plan has been defeated b ) the taking of Puebla, where they had ramifications, but which have now been entirely overthrown. " I have just learned, from an undoubted source, that General Alexia received the most humiliating insults from Santa Anna. Some few moments before his death be had been ordered to be shot with his back turned to the sol diery as a traitor to his country. This he refused, and lu was murdered in a yard, Santa Anna gratifying a personal vengeance.' "—Louisianian.. " The action took place s i x leagues from Puebla, at a place called Necarigo. General Mexia, with 1,000 men, attacked the enemy—the Government troops consisted of 9 .500 men, under General Valencia. The action com menced on the 7th inst., at four o'clock, and lasted till ter. o'clock, A. M., during the whole of which period General Mexia fought with the most undaunted bravery, having taken the artillery of the enemy no less than three times, which was as often retaken. " When on the point of gaining a victory he was chased in the rear by Santa Anna, who had just arrived with 1.400 men from Puebla. His sudden and impetuous attack threw the Federalists into confusion, from which they could not be rallied. They fled in all directions, leaving their commander. Mexia, a prisoner to the Centralists. He was immediately ordered to be shot by Santa Anna, and tilt sentence was executed without delay. The loss on either side was not ascertained."—Bee. We have conversed with the captain of the schooner, G. H. Wetter, who left V era Cruz on the 16 th inst. H: informed us that the official accounts of Alexia's defeat had keen published at Vera Cruz ; but he came away without any newspapers. It appears that General Mexia had advanced, at the head of 600 men, to within five leagues of the city of Puebla, and that he gave battle to about double his force under two Generals of the Centralists; the action began about daylight, and victory favoured Alexia's small army for several hours. A little before ten o'clock, however, - his battalions were suddenly charged from the rear by about 600 cavalry, under Santa Anna in person. The shock was irresistible ; Alexia's army was nearly all cut to pieces. Taken prisoner himself, he war tried by a drum-head court-martial in the afternoon, and shot at five o'clock. " We understand that there have been some cases of the vomit° prielo at Vera Cruz. The city was quiet, and in tercourse with the interior brisk as usual."— Courier. (From the New York Inquirer.) TREATY WIT!! MEXICO.—We arc informed, through a channel in which we confide, that Mr. Ellis carried out with him, on board the frigate Constitution, which sailed a few days since, a treaty negociated at Wash ington, and signed in the early part of April b y Mr. Martinez, on the part of the Mexican, and Mr. Forsyth on the part of the American Government. By the pro visions of this treaty, we understand that within three months after the ratification of it by the high contracting parties, two commissioners are to be appointed by each power, which tour commissioners shall form a board, to hold their sittings at Washington, to whom shall be submitted all private claims, that within eighteen months after their first meeting they shall examine and decide on all cases submitted to their consideration. That immediately after the result of their labour shall have been communicated to the Mexican Government, that Govern ment shall issue its bonds, bearing an interest of eight per cent., to the respective claimants for the amount of the award in their favour. That these bonds shall be receiv able in payment of duties at the several Custom-houses of the Republic of Mexico, but that when large sums are presented at one time or at one place, the Government may refuse to receive more than one half such amount. We are further informed that all those grievances of a public nature which have heretofore threatened to interrupt the peace of the two countries, including the difficulties respecting Texas, are substantially arranged in a satis factory manner. CONGRESS OF PANAMA. It appears from the Diario del Gobierno, the Govert rnent Journal of Mexico, that a Congress, or Ampbyetionic S ST EVENING EDiTIO 4 n I Council of Plenipotentiaries from all th e R epi 1 Spanish America, is still contemplated by the S, of those countries. One of the questions to be sul at the next Session of the Mexican Congress, is a . now pending for the meeting of the American Assem or Congress. M. Gorostiza, the Secretary for Fore... Affairs, presented a memoir to the late Congress of Mexico upon this subject, from which the Globe gives the follow ing extracts : " VENEZUELA, NEW GRANADA, ECUADOR, BRAZIL, CHILI, PERU, AND BOLIVIA. " Nothing important has occurred in our relations with these States. The difficulty of communicating with the first, and the fratricidal war in which the three last are engaged, have not allowed our Minister in Lima to corres pond with the former, or to fulfil, in relation to the others, the American mission with which he was charged. If the Governments in this fair section of the globe shall unite and direct their efforts to the establishment of a system of external politics founded on justice, and sustained by the the union of all, then will they understand ther mutual in ) and not till then, will they secure from foreign nations the consideration which they demand, and, which, if perchance they have not enjoyed, has resulted alone from separation and disunion. " To effect this important object, the meeting of the General American Congress should be effected as early as practicabl -. This was a conception of the immortal Bo livar, and one of those sublime ideas which genius alone like his can conceive. This Government will co-operate towards such a desirable end, and will with earnestness invite the other sister Republics to unite in the proposed Congress through its representatives." Senor Don Juan des Dios Canedo, Minister of Mexico at Lima, in a late despatch to the Peru-Bolivian Secre tary of Foreign Affairs, alludes to this subject : " From the political convulsions which have agitated us, destroying the prosperity of our people and the stability of our institutions, the intimate conviction arises, that the new states should hasten the installation of the great ime rican Assembly. The opinion is universal, that this is the only effective antidote for the general calamities of the Continent." `~~ ~} ~~~~ - ~ '' ~ c~.~ ~` AFFAIRS OF THE EAST. ALEXANDRIA, MAY 27,—Accounti received here to-day state, that in consequence of the prevalence of desertion the Turkish army has fallen back a little, and is throwing up entrenchments, in order to prevent this evil. Ibrahim, who is impatient for his father to attack, is said to have had some skirmishes at the outposts ; but this requires confir mation. Considering his impatient character, it is a wonder that he did not begin war at once, when Hafiz Pacha gave him co fair an opportunity. His implicit obe dience to his father, without whose consent he does nothing, has alone withheld him from attacking the Turks ; but he has made every arrangement to put the Turkish army in a desperate situation, in case of a defeat. While with his main force he faces the enemy near Aleppo, a corps isploced on the right wing of the Tuiks, and another from the south threatens their left, so that being surrounded on three sides the Turkish army has no way to retreat except over the Euphrates. It is said to amount to 50,000 men, who Tossed the river in boats. The army from Bagdad, about 18,000 strong, had orders to approach the Euphrates, but since Houreschid Pacha has appeared on the frontier of the Pachalik, to which Bassorah likewise belongs, this army 'a to be opposed to them. Alehemet Ali is in very good health, in fact he looks better and stronger since his great journey to Fazoghe. He is seen every day with a small suite slowly riding through the city, especially by the quarter of the Franks. Formerly be rode genera 4 in a carriage; and it seems chat he shows himself so often to refute the evil reports chat might be circulated. A Neapolitan Corvette arrived here a few days ago, on hoard which the King's brother, the Count of Aquila, a bay of fifteen, serves as Lieutenant. Immediately after its arrival the young prince had so severe an attack of 'nflammatory fever, that his recovery was despaired of; it present, however, he is rather better. The cases of plague are becoming more numerous, three n- four occur daily. They begin to alarm the Europeans, uid the mere so, as almost all the cases have hitherto proved fatal. It is hoped that it will be checked by the tonstantly increasing heat and unchangeableness of the •limate. The sanitary state of Carro is good. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Morning Chronicle of this day urges Ministers to persevere in their national education scheme, and calls you all the Liberal Members of the House to give them hAr best support:—" Sir Robert Peel has intimated his ntentiou to oppose, with might and main, Lord John Rus sell's vote for education this day and we trust that the Noble Lord will receive that support from Liberal Mem 'ens to which he is entitled. The object of the intolerant party is, that the Church shall have the absolute control of the education of the people. Public opinion will no longer illdw them to oppose education directly ; but they seek to 'hrow all manner of impediments in the way of tne esta ilishment of a system from which the people may hope to derive benefit. The intolerant language held in the House by the Gladvones, the Stanleys, and the Grahams, ought .o open the eyes of the people to the designs of the party ; and we trust:there will be no falling off on the part of Liberal Members. Ministers must not desert the good cause, how .ver small their majority." The Morning Herald attempts—of course, in vain—to lefend the opposition of the Tories to the Government education project, in the following absurd, raving style The Ministers insinuated, and the Ministerial press hzs )penly charged, " factious conduct" against the Oppo sition. Factious conduct indeed ! It was once said by a celebrated \Vhig writer that " there may be faction for he Ministers of the Crown, as well as faction against the inisters of the Crown." On which side is " (action" ai present ? On the side of the religion and Constitution of the country, or against them ? Is it factious conduct" to demand that the whole Legislatufe shall determine upon i plan of national education, or only one part ? Is it factious conduct" - that the power of Parliament shall be sold superior to, or subordinate t o , the authority of ( the Privy Council ? Is it " factious conduct" that the prayer of more than 3,000 petitions should prcv.il over the prayer of less than 300? Is It " factious conduct" in a Christian and Protestant state to persevere in resisting demands upon die people's purse for the subversion of the people's faith. or to persevere in making such demands upon a majority of five in the Commons, and without daring to submit the question to the Lords at all ?" The Morning Advertiser, speaking of the Tory opposi tion to the education measure, exhorts the people to come forward energetically in defence of that measure The iormidablc character of the present opposition to it (Wes :cyan and Anglican) cannot, however, be doubted ; and that the exertion requisite to defeat it must be tantamount to that character. The people must meet zeal with zeal ; ictivity with activity ; and bear down the phalanx of the Criends of ignorance and darkness by the spirit of the friends of light, and by the enthusiasm of that generous philosophy, a c object of which is to raise every man to the moral and intellectual position of a brother; to break the chains of .nentai and moral tyranny ; to undo the heavy burdens ;' .nd to bring society forte from the thraldom of ignorance and darkness, and their attendant consequences, penalty and crime." The Morning Post, alluding to the subject of national e,lucation, says, " The question now at issue is, whether the Howe of Commons shall legislate upon a most im portant subject of domestic policy without the concurrence the House of Lords, and seek, by means of its power .tver the national purse, to give effect, in defiance of a great majority of the country and an overwhelming majority of the ElJuse of Lords, to the decision of its own majority of five. Constitutional Whigs will pause, we ima gine, before they concur in a course which leads di r,ctly to a collision between a powerful majority of the House of Lords and a majority of five in the House of Commons. It cannot for a moment be imagined that the House of Lords will submit unresistingly to be deprived uy a House of Commons so equally divided as the present, ut all share in legislating upon such a subject as a new scheme of national education, especially when the proceed irws by which it is thus sought to get rid of them as part of the constitutional Legislature of the country are, as in this instance, a mere trick." The T imes, alluding to the Cromarty case mentioned by the Earl of Haddington in the House of Lords on Monday last, observes as follows :—" Such is the influence of bad society, that even the Lord Chancellor, with a per. sonal ehari-cter above reproach, and with legal qualifica tions equal to the very best of his predecessors, has shown symptoms of a political bias, which are as much matter of wonder SS of regret in so estimable a functionary. As a proof, let us revert to the Cromarty case, mentioned by Lord Haddihgton, in his place last Monday. Two violent and dissolute Whigs, who had been guilty of intoxicating a Ross-shire voter, and of abducting him from supporting the Conservative candidate at the last election, bad been appointed justices of the peace. The mean station of these worthies—the one a tinsmith, and ihe other a quack-doctor—presented in itself a alid reason, aggravated, of course, by their bacchanalian habits, why an appointment so derogatory to judicial func- Cons ought not to be continued. Lord Cottenham was ap drised of all the facts of the case last session, and promised to instittee an inquiry. Suffice it to say that these para gons of Whig dteolum were convicted by a respectable jury, anti amerced in 251. of damages; and yet the Lord Chancellor of England refuses to dismiss them from the commission of the peace, as if their perpetration of crime, having been sanctified by a Whig object, ought not to dis quality them for the important office of justices." NEWPORT, ISLE OF WIGHT JUNE 22,—CONVICTION OF TUE STEWARD AND THREE OF THE CREW OF TIIE ELIZ %BETH YACHT, FOR SMUG GLING.-At our Petty Sessions this day, Daniel Arnie, butler to the Hon. Augustus Moreton, and steward of ,that gentleman's yacht the Elizabeth, of 65 tons, was charged by Thomas Morgan, commanding the Adder cutter, with smuggling 183Ibs. of tobacco, on the Bth instant. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 100/., which was immediately paid ; his solicitor stated his reason for pleading guilty was to exonerate the crew, who were inno cent. An appeal was then made to the Comptroller of the Customs of the port of Cowes, and the Government solicitor, but they explained that they had received in structions to prosecute, and could not relieve the men. These three men were the watch on board; three other s , the captain, and th e steward were on shore. The Bench strong ly condemned his co nduct, both to the Hon. Colonel Moreton, and in r iskin g the liberties of the men fo r his o wn advantage; but the law was im p erative, and th ey fined the men 100 1 . each , in default of p a y ment the y were com mitted to prison. They were most ably defended, and on petitioning the Treasury will no doubt be immediately re leased, The yacht has been given up on bail. The case on the part of the owner and the seamen is a very bard one, as any person at all acquainted with the nature of the steward's duties must be aware he is daily on shore with an d th e owner' his large covered basket:, to bring on b oar d provisions , linen, &c., and could conceal any quantity of contraband a rticles without any soul on board being a ware of it—yet s their liberty depends on his good conduct, property, and perhaps his character as a gentleman ! I THE HONOURABLE CHARLES AUGUSTUS MUR RAY'S NEW WORK. Immediately, in 2 vols. Bro., with Plates, TRAVELS IN NORTH AMERICA, During the Years 1834,1835, and 1836. Including A SUMMER RESIDENCE with the PAWNEE TRIBE, in the REMOTE PRAIRIES of the MISSOURI; and a VISIT to CUBA and the AZORE ISLANDS. By the Hon. CHARLES AUGUSTUS MURRAY. DEDICATED, BY SPECIAL-PERMISSION TO THE QUEEN. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty.