The Sun. — London, England, 1839-03-20 00:00:00

E 'NT ic C T PT'T ON • " 0 ), to endeav,:ur to iilduce that Government to inter fere in his behalf. NIONTE VIDEO. (Correspondence of the Courier end Enquirer.) Extract from a letter dated Monte Dec. 29, 1838 : L Since our l as t, arr i va l s h ave con ti nue d t o b e numerous, "Y which our market has been overstoelied still more, and Faused a still further decline in import articles. Se:lt has become next to un=aleable, and m.lv got rid of slowly, et 10 rls. fanega on board. Flour bra declined to 12 dollars per barrel in small parcels; to force it by wholesale, it would hardly command 11 dollars. Domestics sell at losing prices. Lumber has declined, and will soon be un- S h a ' e able. The gre a t d eman d f or p ro d uce h as s till increased, " e2 ide 3 3ahich very little is coming in, on account of the rainy season, and other circumstances. Hides have risen from 25 rls. to 33 rls. per pesada, and will go still higher; other articles have also risen. Exchange has advanced 48d, two months credit." 11ONTE VIDEO, DEC. 28, 1838.—The great demand for produce, together with the small quantity here, has caused an advance in prices of from 18 to 25 per cent., which, eel-ailed with the very high rate of exchange, operates much vgainst purchasers. The Government of Buenos Ayres have made an emission of sixteen and a half millions of paper dollars, and, in consequence, the dollar has depreciated to 13 dol lars for 1 Spanish dollar. Produce was difficult to be purchased with paper, no confidence being placed in it; no Nutrias have arrived from the country for nearly two months, and they were becoming scarce. All imports are low, and almost unsaleable, while exports are increas ing rapidly. BRA Rio DE JANERIO, JAN. 2. ZlL. —The Correio de Minas Contains a notice from the Governor of Ouro Pieto, from which it appears ihat on the 2Sth of October, a number of Pecsons had assembled in the Villa da Parnba, whose ob ject WQS to excite the slaves to revolt, and to liberate the Prisoners, and also by the revolutionary ideas which they I "Pagitel they seemed to design to reduce that part of the ro , I• cc t o a state o f anarc h y. Th e most prompt measures had been taken to su.ipress these disorders. JAN. 4 . —lntelligence from the province of Rio Grande do Sul of the latter end of November, gives the details of a successful expedition, by the order of the Governor of Porto Aligre, who having learnt that the rebel Berils Manoel Itibeira was sending to the country a great train of carriages loaded with the plunder of the parts of the country in fested by the rebels, sent a body of nearly 600 men to inter cept t hi s convoy. In this they succeeded, the rebel s b eing defeated with the loss of eighteen men killed and seventeen taken prisoners ; 150 horses, twenty "en, and a quant i ty o f prov i s i ons , were ta k en b y our troops, Who had only two men slightly wounded. JANUARY 7.—A despatch from the Governor of Bahia, of 19th Decc.rnber, announces that the most perfect tran quillity prevailed in all parts of that province. The elec tions of Members of the Provincial Legislative Council bad been concluded in the most satisfactory manner, and such a spirit of order had been manifested by all classes of inhabitants, and such is the resistance to the very idea of sedition, that no fear on this head can possibly be conceived. The 2d December/being the anniversary of his Imperial Majesty's birth day, was celebra'ed with great rejoicings. His Majesty has completed his 13th Year. The Government of Ouro Pietro, announces that the province Was perfectly tranquil on the 25th December. A letter from Rio Grande do Norte gives long details of the celebration of the Emperor's birth day. JAN• le.—Satisfactory accounts have been received from Santa Catarina, Rio Grande, and Porto Alegre res pecting some military expedition lately undertaken. JA`►. 22.—The accounts from the provinces of the Em pire up to a late date announced that public tranquillity hrs not been interrupted.—Correio O f ficial, from the Ist to the 22d January. NEW YORK MONEY MAR'(ET, FEB. 28. The Message of the President on the Boundary Ques tion, andthe intelligence received to-day from the scene of di sturbance, although regarded as placing the matter in an apparently more amicable position, has failed to exercise any favourable influence on the Money and Stocks Mar kets, the former of which remains heavy, and the latter it will be seen has again further receded. Sales were made of United States Bank closing at 1161, American Trust Company at 104, Delaware and Hudson at 761, Ohio Life and Trust Company at 103, Harlem Railroad at 56g. and New Jersey Railroad at 102/. Sales were made of 8,000 dollars in Five per Cent. Treasury Notes, at I- per cent. discount. At the second meeting of the Board a better feeling appeared to exist, and a slight improvement was realised in some descriptions. For the packets leaving to-morrow for Europe, the busi ness in Exchange has been to a fair extent, with a mo derate amount of Bills offering, and a tendency to im provement in the rates of premium was perceptible. We quote bills on London at 4 dollars 83c. to 4 dollars 84c. per £ sterling, and on France at sf. 20c. The navigation of the Hudson is interrupted by the ice at Four Mile Point, between Hudson and Pough keepsie, between which and the latter city it continued firm up to yesterday. The Mobile Cotton Market on the 20th instant, was heavy, the sales reaehin,, 1,200 bales, at prices which showed less steadiness, though without indicating a decline. The value of the present crop of South Alabama, and that portion of East Mississippi trading at Mobile, is estimated at 17,000,000 dollars. At Charleston on the 23d instant, quotations for Upland Cotton were 14c. 17e. to 17ic., with a heavy market. The receipts of the advices, per Liverpool, at Baltimore, has caused a suspension of all further operation in Flour for export, and the following quotations are the prices at Which holders were anxious to effect sales : say for Howard- Ittret, 7 dollars 871-c., and City Mills at 8 dollars 12 c. ; dollars 621 c could only be obtained from waggons. LL TD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) f "EA L) MA RcH 19.—Wind N.W., hazy.—Came down Willis 'St Andrew's. 1 . 0 . rn the Ri ver the 111argaret Parker, Evans, for Calcutta; M ARC H 19.—Wind N. N. W. to W. Arrived the 111a , ;na •'oman from Southampton, for Tournay , with lo ss of mize b n Mast ar.d stern stove in, having been in con tact with a vessel off Beachy Head ; Phoenix, llyorth, Chris ma; Emma, Allen Waterford. Sailed her Majesty's ship Barham, for Chatham.' LYmouTir, MA acu 19.—Wind N.—Arrived the Red ° .,.,Ter, Smith, from London • Effort, Hopkins, Limerick. b INlAncit 18.—Wind N.N.E. to N.E, fresh . tl. l : eeze s•—Arrived the Seagull packet, from Rio Janeiro, sailed r e 23d January; Matella, Myher, Longsound sr eear nP; Ida, Hollis Waterford ; New Friendship, Lash, °tlghal ; Thomas stea ' mer, London, and proceeded for Dub- Tand Juno steamer Moriarty, ditto, and proceeded for a k• Sail e d t h e P er n e k e, Glim, for Surinam ; and Royal from,ar steamer Brook , " Vitro,Sze. Off port the Eeho, Acherson , Chatles ' ton. L.tvtaeooL, MAacit 19.—Wind N.W,—Arrived the Cale b"la, from New Orleans; Henry Brougham, Potter, Leg :111; Andromeda, Brown, St. Petersburgh ; Jame and Leg- Ann, Dickinson, ditto ; England, Wavte, New Yorks and s't4squeliannah, Philadelphia. Sailed the Charles Hammer- A t, Reynolds, for St. Thomas's; Lady Cornbermere, Holmes, G:„ 1 "; Pendia Wakeham, alaga ; and Matilda, Hodgson, Off port the Jamaica, M from Jamaica. ind the had a s upon D'CIOCI‘. .oderate and in ash pr° - sit says, juris: ~ ( a 1W )repose3 if that diqute uld the ressions, ion ove r rial duty fuses to aid from but, il l gene,' 0 e nalent an extra , gr os to it spoke' ag gobatiou .his sub equences m ade a so, 'n culd not Statesd t , io usiy ;Lion now ;übn3it to no o f sir extreme, ins of the exhibi t " 1;1:410 oi Trntrolt, n i s trat c io 4 n R re le aggt But " 0 t of t e J or h t , t throug' >er of tile 3 ,„ o f the m atter s Poe C?fl• would hot she 09 L i nc oln , 'he W r4 , 5 rew ' 9115 i 7 ,d money , report O 1 the Cif' ?eb. 2 7 . ION• ‘4TIEib importsi lt he 'Un ita° trouble.. 9. etter fro' Mr.oemen 1;', e. f 1105& , ,7 the FIE UN- 7, 1839 0 , Cher aoc t . e ting t° of N e . nes sag. A , m orand: te d Sta t 7l di n ary sP Le ,s, of T e d av 017 ,5 the Cl aiw e . ithout sP Moor ° e or •ore ol e . „ ° , o t i o vertii-; ;TEN: e been tie 1 ~. ts that io j the 1)13 e r remain w final set no d under st ' o o consider, r t what el i. v e [sive P r o f, )a ther e ieg ociat o l° o ; p arty be luld not,o, Ir eserva t t' f , both nuth °r l r, Pl a 11 :y - gable C° : 0 05 est, o n as t e arrll,o n ts 01 1 06 , it t he is c° be e Len t oi bi t n be 01. lee 0 oi l MeiP e k to see bee f has Aoo s' the Pj o w will he beY° -nd 0 0'• Wee for ar/ 5 ` r o• public„P t ioll °p ct. xatelY' ipe i s of ffli e 1 o ly o. f N nto el° e 4" onstru the c t le disPu pie mak e poll ca- Gof )e re 0 the 1 th i e e(lt ° tfol l the 0 0' e fi a ite o p ley a re 11 1, d Stage ' „ f En vo i Itiary• S en i a gt lo: Of '" et l.l ht , p ' rie• n t to lig tye t me fer 41- 0 the cr o ci bee nose, La v 3 Toll iv er the c ali co the° . f th e 0 0 , ,Ca y .o; ry) or Go feril i° r og iot: e icas - Or' of g r ; r rs p t) t it, ,roor iugh";e - t , evbS ' tbe ed t" 10 • f itP in e th otY o:lotbev t , frll s ` - car would j° Mated tbo ot, r oc. ja i ! (1 0 (/' &IV 1 00 1,000 un der wag ~ the itioll t i t er , ;putt- no c ern ,bre bout • no it Sr . re S P„Iph IP hea d y ill PF r te° die t° .11 ) 3 orit" t ot mo HE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) Th e • CORN EXCHANGE. i ari ivals of ]ha Corn small, but the prodigious sup yof r; . . . tra c t • °reign W'heat ing caused an utter stagnation in the Price ; riu specific terms could be stat de. Barley sold at lower .s• Other Grain as last reported. hate. 1, ( 120 qtg. Wheat. 2,740 are ARRIVALS, Barley. I 4,910 Irs. Flour 2,740 acks tnelish Ir sh ........ ro„; .......... I - I •4rl ........ 7SO - NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. 8 u 1' Iv PP lies very good, but the trade was dull and prices a little p3riaels3:ll. ; e Beef, 2s. Bd. to 3s. ; Mutton, 2s. 81 to a e i tl te . r t e o d. -Is. Bd. ; Pork, 3s. 6d. to -.s. ; Irish, 3s. 6(1. Game and Poultry in good supply, but trade dull ; 5,71)0 br 12 CITY FISH MARKET. Supplies good and trade lively; prices as last quoted. BOURSE.—PARIS, MONDAY, MARCH 15. 3 , A ,! -lAL P•PAST THREE. —Though it appears that the Ministry is not a s ' a c empletely formed, people seem to be confident that it will soon, -44 " t hat the composition of it will be as has been stated. The Toarket has been brisk. For the Account the Three per Cents. ° P e n ed at 79f. 75e rose to 79f. SOc., and closed at the opening Pri ce, being a rise * Of sc. The Five per Cents. opened at 10Sf. 65c., lure to insf . . 7 , oe., but declined to 10Sf., 60c., last price, as on Sa turclay. For m oney the Three par C en t s . a re 10c. higher ; and the Five per Cents. unaltered. The Bank of France Shares have not varied. The Lallitte their previou s Belgian Ire sohfares have been stationary at I,ooof. are 2f. 50c. better. The per the Account - Of • on Cents, unaltered. The Three per Cents. for ti ' a • --e, an improvement of 40c. The Spanish Ac -veas on Saturday. The Portuguese Three per Cents., for the Ac. count, 22. Railway Shares are becoming more in fav our. The c!. Germain are 51'.; the V ersa ill es Right Bank are 22f. 50c. ; the er sailles Left Bank , 05f . ; and the Or l eans , 10f. better. For the (count the Versailles Left Bank, 0 35 ; the Rouen, 960 ; the St. 4 1ain ' 657 50 . The Orleans, however. ar e but 447 50, and the ailles Right Bank 547 50. First Highest Lowest Last Franm, Price. I'rice. Price. Pri c e . •-" .Per Cents(ex. div ) 118 55 ... lOS 65 ... 105 50 ... 103 50 4% per Cents ...... • IN 50 ... 101 5 0 ... 104 50 ... 101 50 r 4 per C ents 101 ... 101 ... 101 ... 101 Rauk of Fiance Latii 2630 ...9630 ...e ...230 Trine Rank I,I'CXII. Sh l Ee r(10 , 1f , I .. 5215 ...52 5 ...5215 ...5215 'wee 5 per Cents lOl% ... 101 1 ,1 ... 101% ... 1 . 0 . 1% 8 Ran ' 444 41 Ac ive .l ... 211, ... 21 ... 2114 as"i , e 5 ... 5 ... 5 ... 5 litn - ' ICO ... 10'J .. 100 ... 100 "weaan 102 ... 10 . 2 .. . lO2 ... 102 St n RAILWAY SHARE!!I.. • ....e,,, • V er . .....am ' 2411 e 1 , rt. 8........ .......... 6'40 ..• 660 •.. 64'1 Ro uen L. 33 .. -1 ... 225 ... 220 riean; trasbu . ...................... rig to Bale :140 ... 345 ... 340 8 e„, e vas 1 , A ASPH A LTES AND BI 1 U AiI:NS. 1-6 1on ce l ) ................ . 0 ... ... AUSTRIAN FUND.S.VIENNA, MARCH S. F ive per Cens. Metalliques Fos; Per Cents. Three par Cents. Il ank Shares 1481% Al i gemeine Zeitung, March 11. S' ▪ 6'15 655 ... 225 • 9io ... 457 50 .- 345 t ake oir Thom as H arvey w ill proceed imme di ate l y to the command in the West Indies, in the Winchester, and Ca ptain J o h n P ar k er is appointed the flag Captain. : " O VER, MAitcit 19. ---Marshal Clause] arrived here this afternoon from Boulogne, attended by a Ivlsehcretary and two Aides-de- Camp, and proceeds to London, ere it is understood he means to make some stay, and probably to visit other parts of Great Britain. AD ULTRATIoN OF BEER.-1n the Excise Fast ye s t er d ay John 1-Inustone, a publican, i n L ower East Smithfield, appeared upon an information f or Navin. adu lterated his beer with sugar, salt, and water. Mr. Gol ding Bird proved the case. On making the detection he told the defendant that he must have put at least six lbs. of sugar to twelve gallons of water, besides a large por tion of salt, into each butt of beer, upon which the defen dant said, of sugar You a re not qu i te r i g h t , I on ly put five lb s . to four pails of water. If you take any notice it nady of 201. ru'r._ me." The Court fin e d th e d e f en dant in the pe- ANTI-CORN-LAW DELEGATES. The Delegates met yesterday as usual at Brown's Hotel, at 3 o'ciock. r. J. B. SMITH, Esq. in the Chair. Among the Members of Parliament present were Mr. O'Connell, Mr. Scholefield, Mr. Denistoun, Mr. Hume, Mr. Villiers, and Mr. G. W. Wood. Dr. Boss-RING said that the Delegates had yesterday appointed a Sub-Committee to investigate the conse quences which were apprehended to the revenuein con sequence of the introduction of the free-trade principle. The Committee had met this day, and although they were not in a situatien to make a report, yet ono fact was obvious, that under the present prohibitory system for every 100,000/. which reached the Exchequer, four or five millions were taken from the pockets of the peo ple. The Committee were paying the greatest attention to this question, which was a most important one, be cause the public were scarcely aware of the extent to Which legislation interfered with the food of the people. In fact, almost every article of consumption was taxed— beef, cattle, fish, except turbot and lobsters, which were consumed by the Aristocracy ; in fact, every arti cle of food was either highly taxed or entirely prohi bited. The CHAIRMAN said they were ail aware of the re sult of Mr. Villiers' motion lust night. After the Legis lature had refused to listen to the prayers of 400,000 petitioners, and had refused to enter into the considera tion of the question of a repeal of the Corn-laws, it was evident they had nothing to hope from the justice of the Legislature.—( Hear.) They had therefore determined to appeal from the Legislature to the people. They had determined to send lecturers into all the villages and rural districts. It should be made a labourer's question and a farmer's question, and both labourers and farmers should be convinced that they were robbed by the Corn-laws.—( Hear, hear.) lie believed that the speech of Mr. O'Connell had placed this in a better point of view than any other. An Address had been drawn by the Committee on this subject, which the Secretary would read to the Delegates. The Secretary then read the following Report : REPORT. The Delegates appointed from the principal towns of the empire, to endeavour to procure the total and imme diate repeal of the Corn and Provision Laws, think it their duty before they separate to make public an account of their past proceedings, and to announce the course they intend in future to pursue. Roused by the dangers impending over their interests, the manufacturing and commercial bodies had prepared evidence to prove the ruinous tendencies and results of the Corn and Provision Laws; and they presented petitions, signed by upwards of 400,000 persons, to the House of Commons praying to be heard at the bar of that House. They were prepared to prove that not only had they been supplanted by foreign competition, in certain neutral markets, but that proofs of the successful rivalry of other nations had been brought home to their own doors'; —they were ready to show that their manufactures were excluded from the most extensive markets of Europe, because they were prevented from taking in exchange the staple products of those countries ; —they were pre . . . pared to prove that their skilled artizans were seeking enxploymelit in other countries, whilst the hand• loom weavers and the labourers were suffer- ing from went of employment at home ; and they offered to show that the employer himself was carry ing his capital and skill to more profitsble fields of enter prise. The petitioners were prepared to prove these facts and to declare upon oath at the bar of Parliament, their unanimous belief that the Corn and Provision Laws were the great cause of their manifold evils. Their reasonable prayer to be heard was nevertheless rejected by a very large majority. Again - an appeal was made to the justice and wisdom of Parliament to take the subject of • the Corgi and Provision Laws into consideration. The merits of the case were ably explained by Mr. Villiers and those who supported his motion, which waa brought forward independently of the Delegates, did not propose total and immediate repeal, nor did it go for a moderate fixed duty; it merely asked the House of Commons to consider the question of the Corn-laws : but even this appeal was rejected. Among those representations of the people who voted against the entertaining of a question which involved the well-being of the industrious population of the Empire, were many who had previously been believed to be the decided advocates of popular rights. Henceforth what, ever their political opinions may professdly be, it is hoped that the electors will in the exercise of their constitutional powers, refuse their support to all those Candidates for Parliamentary honours who withhold from the people their right of exchanging the products of their labour for the food and productions of other countries. Confident in the righteousness and ultimate success of their cause, conscious of the vital importance of the object they have in view, and of the great public interest felt by this and every commercial country in the struggle—and solemnly convinced that, upon their success, it depends whether an increasing population shall find employment and the means of comfortable subsistence, the Delegates turn undismayed from a a tribunal which has not only refused to redress their wrongs, - but has decided against even listen ing to their prayers ; and they appeal to their fellow-coun trymen. With a view to the further prosecution of the arduous struggle, the Delegates recommend the adoption of the follow ing measures, and they pledge themselves to use their best exertions in their several towns and districts to carry them into the fullest effect. Ist. The formation of a permanent union, to be called the Anti-Corn-law League composed of all the towns and districts represented in the Delegation, and as many others as may be induced to form A n ti-C o r n -law Associations, and to join the League. 2. Delegates from the different local Associations to meet for business, from time to time, at the principal towns represented. 3. With a view to secure unity of action, the Central Office of the League shall be established in Manchester ; to which body shall be entrusted, among other duties, that of en • gaging and recommending competent lecturers—the obtain • ing the co-operation of the public press—and the establish ing, and conducting of a stamped circular for the purpose of keeping up a constant correspondence with the local Asso ciations. The Delegations have remarked that efforts have not been spared to make the repeal of the Corn-laws appear to be a question exclusively affecting the interests of the manufacturing and trading bodies, whereas they are merely he factors and agents to the community at large, whilst it is upon the consumers of food, whether they be labour ers, farmers, shop-keepers, or annuitants that the whole weight of the taxes ultimately fall. Convinced that the great body of the agriculturists have suffered as great moral and pecuniary injuries from the Corn-laws as any other class, and that the support hitherto given to those laws by the farmers and culti vators, is owing solely to mistaken views of their ope ration upon their own particular interest, the Delegates recommend that the kingdom be divided into circuits, and that to each of them one or more competent lecturers be appointed, to carry, if possible, into every village and hamlet sound information upon this vital question. In seeking to destroy this and every other mono poly which prevents the free exchange of our commodities for the productions of other countries, the Delegates are so far from wishing to promote the interests of one portion of the community at the expense of the rest, that they are willing and de sirous that the protection given to home manufactures should be simultaneously withdrawn, and that every one of their countrymen should be at liberty to exchange the fruits of his labour for the productions of all other countries. The Delegates rely upon the co-operation of all just and benevolent minds in abolishing laws which, in their operation, violate every rule of Christian morality—laws which intercept the free circulation of the first bounties of providence, intended for the benefit of all his creatures— which prevent that interchange of the productions of dif ferent countries which, of all human means, is alone calcu. lated to allay national prejudices, and substitutes the blessings of peace for the horrors of war, and which tend to put an unnatural barrier against the increase of our species, thereby impiously opposing the first ordinance of our Maker. Mr. COBDEN moved the adoption of the Report which had been framed strictly in accordance with their fundamental rule of excluding politics.—(Hear, hear.) They had bee❑ repulsed by the House of Commons, and he believed it would be difficult to find in any one mixed assembly 357 persons chosen by ballot from among the people, or selected from any body of the people, to come to such a decision. How it was, or why it was that these gentlemen from all parts of the country should have given that decision against them, they probably ought not too rigidly to discuss, but that the question would be asked throughout . the country when that decision was known there could be no doubt. —(Hear, hear.) The plan to give information ou the subject of the Corn-laws throughout the country should be their first duty. He (Mr. Cobden) had himself ac quired much additional information by attending the discussions of the Delegates, and the more he knew the more he was convinced that all classes of the com munity were equally interested in the removal of these laws. If there was any country about which any doubt could be entertained—a country whose entire staple of industry was corn and agricultural produce— he meant Ireland : but if there had been any doubt as to the effect of the repeal of the Corn-laws upon that country, it would have been entirely removed by the able speech of the Hon. and Learned Gentle man (Mr. O'Connell) last night in the House of Corn mons.—(Loud cheers,) He thought their warmest thanks were due to Mr. O'Connell for the manner in which he had gone so far in advance of the intelli gence of the day in advocating their cause.—(Cheers.) He wished the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would furnish them with some little advice as to the best course they should pursue for the purpose of conveying those enlightened views to the people of Ireland generally. They were willing to go to a considerable expense for the purpose of conveying information upon the subject to the people at large, and they would be happy to hear Mr. O'Connell's views upon that point.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. KEasllaw seconded the adoption of the Report. The CHAIRMAN inquired whether the Report should be signed by the Delegates or by the Chairman on their behalf.—(Several voices—" By the Chairman.") Mr. O'CONNELL would not have presumed to address them, having bestowed his tediousness upon them on one or two former occasions, if he were not encouraged by what had fallen from Mr. Cobden and the Chairman, who in their kindness had exaggerated what he had &Me ; the ex cess of their eulogium was a kind species of refresher to use the language of his profession), especi ally as it hgd been followed b 7 their flattering invitation to offer THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1839. I them advice. He was afraid that advice would be limited to a mere extension of the principles which they advocated—(Hear, hear)—and in that limited view he did not hesitate at once to respond to it. Perhaps they would for that purpose kindly permit him to correspond with their Secretary at Manchester, and when the time arrived whe❑ they could send lecturers over to Ireland with advantage, he should announce it to them, and he should also take care that arrangements were made to prevent the attempt being abortive, by securing the largest audiences, and the most convenient places for holding these lectures.—(Hear,). He had net the slightest doubt that the interests of the agricultural classes would be largely promoted by the repeal of these laws, and that the result would be to extend the manufacturing resources of that country. Common sense had nothing to do with laws which en abled one class of the people to plunder another, which was the case with the Corn-laws. He had heard the address, and quite agreed with it, so far as it went ; but it they would allow him to say a few words he would attempt to give them some advice, but if be infringed any rule of the Delegation, he hoped they would stop him at once. He could not help thinking that they did not go far enough.—(Cheers.) They intended an ap peal to the people of England, not the Charter appeal of daggers and torches—they intended an appeal to the Electors of England, but how was it that they had 147 gentlemen in the House of Commons, except that your elective franchise is too contracted. He had always found that a defeat helped to strengthen for a future victory if it was well attended to. The difference of opinion amongst them ought to give way for the great object, otherwise they would work according to the famous plan of Lord Castlereagh—they might dig a hole one clay, and fill it up another.—( Applause.) Without an extension of the suffrage, it would be like the tragedy of Hamlet, with the part of Hamlet left out. —(A laugh.) The only way to make an impression upon the House of Commons was to show that they were discontented with the men who were there. Let them do so, and they would break down all diffi culties. That was the way in which John Bull of old went to work ; if he could not get over the difficulty he went round it.—(Applause.) It was so very ridiculous that even a child would laugh at any one who said we ought not to have bread as cheap as possible ; yet it took the friends of the cheap bread five nights attempt- ing to convince the House of Commons of the truth of that fact ; and yet they failed, for their opponents still cried out, " Hurrah for a high price for bread, and down with Common Sense."—(A laugh.) He was for Com mon Sense, and therefore his advice was that the Dele gates should influence Parliament by increasing the -franchise. They had the Chartists driving their own way, in such a manner as to drive away the timid and the conscientious from the ranks of Reformers.—(Ap plause,) Such violence now going on was an additional reason why gentlemen of such character should come forward and demand an increase of the franchise. There could be no fear of violence from them, and many would join them who now stood aloof.—(Cries of Hear, hear.") They would pardon his advice, but throughout life he had always made it his practice to speak as he thought. If they could look into his thoughts he was liable to be wrong—but if they could see into his breast they would see his thoughts in the same guise as his words.—(Applause.) Without such an extension of the suffsage, they would labour in vain —if they attempted that means, from the characters they bore, he would prophecy they would succeed. The Report was then agreed to. _ Mr. PUNT said he had - drawn up four resolutions to meet the accusations brought against the Delegates. It was known that the manufacturers had been accused of raising this agitation, because they wished to place the labourer entirely in their own power, and depress wages in order to get greater profits for themselves. They were also accused of being dishonest and in terested in wishing to retain protecting duties in their own favour, whilst they wished to remove all protection front agriculture. These two accusations lie had endea voured to meet by the resolutions which he should shortly have the honour to propose. It had also been stated that the Delegates had taken too narrow a basis on which to found their claim for a repeal of the Corn-laws. He should endeavour to meet that by moving another reso lution, in which the great principle of free trade was fully acknowledged. He was of opinion with Mr. O'Connell that they ought to put their opponents en tirely and completely in the wrong. He thought that no political steps should be taken until the amount of their moral strength had been brought to bear on the question----that if it should then appear, in spite .of the prevailing conviction on the bulk of the people, that these laws were injurious and pernicious to the national interest, and the Legislature refused to grant them justice, they would not be men if they did not de termine to adopt the ulterior measures which should be necessary for their protection. If they did not, the social machine would come to a stand-still ; some of the worst evils of the country would be irremovable.— (Hear, hear.) He would now move the resolutions which might be either put seriatim, or en masse I. That this meeting has heard with indignation the charge of seeking the repeal of the Corn-laws in order to raise the profits of the .capitalist at the expense of the wages of the labourer. That the charge is a gratuitous imputation ~of sinister motive, and therefore calumnious and unjust—the more so, liecause repeal has been sought for this, amongst other reasons, that it would enlarge the field for the employment of labour, and therefore raise both the absolute and the relative amount of wages. That this meeting is greatly surprised at the ignorance and absur dity of the charge, because in its opinion the relative pro portions of profits and wages are independent of the mere will of the capitalist, being determined by the relative quantities of the supply of labour and the demand for it ; and, knowing no distinction of interest betwixt the em ployer and the workman, it deeply regrets that the con trary opinion, so dangerous to the peace and happiness of society, should have received any sanction from the quar ter in which the accusation ori g inated. 11. That the Corn-laws and the duties on the import of foreign manufactured goods, having been studiously repre sented as perfectly analogous and equally protective of the respective classes of agricultural and manufactur ing producers, this meeting would direct attention to the specific operation of each. That the high rate of duties on foreign grain has given to the landowners a monopoly of the supply of the home markets (except in years of great scarcity), which has enabled them to realize a scale of prices ranging from sixty to seventy per cent above those of the continent of Europe, and thereby greatly enhanced the value of land, and consequently the amount of rent. That the protecting duties on the im port of foreign manufactured goods have given but one advantage . to the British manufacturer, the possession of the home market ; being entirely inoperative to raise the price of the commodities he produces, or to increase either the profits of capital, or the wages of labour, both bein g necessarily regulated by the prices d which similar goods can be sold by the foreign manufacturer with whom he has to compete in the common markets of the world. 111. That the imputation of dishonesty, on the part of the manufacturers, implied in the statement that the wish to retain the protecting duties on the importation of fo reign manufactures, while they demand the total abolition of the Corn-laws is unwarranted and unreflecting--un warranted because the most important petitions presented to the Legislature during the present Session of Parlia ment for a repeal of the Corn-laws, have distinctly prayed for the removal of all restrictions on the free exchange of commodities betwixt nation and nation; and unreflecting because the design to retain the one whilst demanding the abolition of the other, is most palpably futile, since the pre ponderance of the agriculturists in the Legislature gives to them the absolute power when they shall do justice to the consumers of food by repealing the Corn-laws, to do jus tice to the consumers of manufactures, by removing all protecting duties on foreign fabrics. IV. That this meeting would distinctly acknowledge the great and peaceful principle of free trade, and for the following reasons :- 1. Because it recognises the inalienable right of all producers to the free disposal of the fruits of their capital, skill, and labour—a right which cannot co-exist with pro tecting or prohibitive duties on import and export. 2. Because it would remove in each particular commu nity the jealousies and discontents which grow out of protection, real or supposed, to class and sectional interests. 3. Because it would lead surely and necessarily to the full development of the resources of all nations, and would thereby raise the mass of commodities to its highest amount, relatively to the mass of the population of all, and by exchange would lead to the fullest possible parti cipation, by each nation, of the peculiar products of all the rest. 4. That wherever a commodity is procured at the dearer price instead of the cheaper, there is a throwing away and destruction of national wealth equal to the difference of price. 5. Because it would powerfully facilitate the growth and the diffusion of knowledge, civilization, and religilm. 6. Because it would link nations together in such close bonds of mutual dependence and interestas would powerfully tend to the prevention of the occasions of war, whilst the strong bonds of mutual good will and amity which would grow out of that mutual dependence would remove the mo tives in which ant worst of human calamities has, in almcst all instances, originated. Mr. WILSON, of Kendal, seconded the resolutions. It had been painful to him as a manufacturer to hear reflections cast on them by their opponents, as though nothing like philanthrophy could dwell in the heart of manufacturer.—(Hear, hear.) He could honestly state that since he had come to London he had honestly turned this subject over in his own mind, and he could solemnly state that self-interest did not influence him —that it had not the weight of a feather i❑ the scale, but that justice and humanity were the sole objects he had in view ia advocating the repeal of the Corn laws.—(Cheers.) Mr. HIGGINS, of Macclesfield, suggested that the resolutions moved by Mr. Plint should be read and passed separately. Mr. PLINT then read the resolutions seriatim, which, a few verbal amendments having been made, were car ried unanimously. Mr. STURGE said he bad a resolution to propose, which was of great importance, inasmuch as it related to the sinews of war for carrying on the agitation. He was glad that the attention of the Delegates had been turned to Ireland as well as to England, for through the important assistance of Mr. O'Connell he felt they should he able to show the labouring classes of Ireland how the Corn-laws pressed upon their interests. He thought it one point of great importance in the agita tio❑ of this question, that they would succeed in bring ing out all that could be said in defence of the law. Though he had his own opinion as to the state of the re presentation, yet he considered that they would at pre sent most efficaciously serve their cause by put ting their opponents entirely and completely in the wrong. The more the question was agitated, the more just would their cau se appear; it was their in tention to get lecturers, and he hoped they would go into the agricultural districts, because be was convinced that the agricultural peasantry suffered as much from the operation of these laws as any class in society. Ile had every hope that this question of the total and immediate repeal would he tried again during the present session—he understood that such would be the case, and he thought it was impor tant it should he so, because it was of importance that the country should know who were those Members who were in favour of a tax upon the food of the people. There would be many expenses connected with this great agitation ; among other things he was glad to see that it was their intention to establish a periodical. There would also he the travelling, ex penses of their agents besides their salaries, and if this agitation was to continue twelve months the sum asked for was as little as could be asked for under the circum stances. He then proposed a resolution, to the effect that 5.000/. should be raised, for the purpose of being placed at the disposal of the Delegates, and that those who contributed 501. to the fund should have one vote in the disposal of it—all other matters to be decided by a majority of the votes. Mr. Went seconded the resolution, and he trusted the Delegates would bear with him for a few moments. He thought that if in the present state of the Delegation, considering the purposes for which they had been sent there, they had taken into consideration the question of the representation, they would perhaps have been going beyond the law of their Delegation, and exceeded their powers ; but he would put it the Delegates now they were about to return to their constituencies, whether they ought not to appeal to their constituencies, and ask them whether it would not be advisable to extend the basis of their operations. The present was a question of the most vital importance—it depended upon the result of their efforts whether that country would be able to maintain the position she had hitherto held—it was, however, but a part of a much greater and more important question—that of free trade, and it behoved them, if it were only for the purpose of embracing that question in all its ramifications, that they should extend the operations of the Delegates.—(Hear, hear.) They were met at every quarter, and at every turn, by allegations for the duties that existed for the protection of manufacturers—by the allegations of Ministers that the revenue would be reduced. They must be prepared to meet these objections, and to enlist the sympathies of the great mass of the people on their side, and throw down the gauntlet to the Corn-law Legislation, and the the tea and sugar system of duties by which the bur den of that taxation was shifted, and an undue pro portion placed upon those who were least able to bear it. There was another question which he wished to impress upon the Delegates, and through them upon their constituents, and that was that if they were honestly earnest in urging the question of the repeal of the Corn-laws—if it was of importance that the ques tion should be carried, and that they had arrived at a point where argument ceased to be available—they must not shrink from asking the question of what it was that had made these arguments of non-avail.--(Hear, hear.) It would perhaps, in such case, become neces sary to inquire what was the constitution of that body which rendered it insensible to arguments by which others were convinced.—(Hear, hear.) He was at the same time most anxious that the bowl which united them should not be broken, and for that reason he had agreed to the adoption of the Report, for the purpose of carrying the views of the Delegates into effect. But he would not be doing justice to himself or the opinions he entertained, if he did not declare that that further question must be entertained before they could have any hopes of carrying their object.—(Cheers.) The exhibition in both Houses of Parliament was really pitiable ; they had a so-called Liberal Minister, endea vouring to explain the difference between taxation for the purposes of finance, and taxation for the purpose of crippling and ultimately destroying their trade. On the other hand they had that Minister's great rival courting the favourable opinion of the public—they had him shuffling and juggling upon the discrepancies of opinion that existed, on the metaphysics of economy among those who had attempted to sound that dim gulf, and claiming for himself that he is not to entertain any fixed opinion upon the practical part of the ques tion.—(Hear and cheers.) He trusted that such ex hibitions which had been cheered by both Houses of Parliament, would not be lost upon the country. He trusted when the Delegates met again he would find them prepared to enter on these two questions—enlarg ing the sphere of their operations so as to grapple with the whole question of free trade ; and secondly, that they would be prepared to show their adherence to the great cause by demanding the re-construction of that Legislature to which they were beholden for their late defeat. He did not pretend to speak the sentiments of the Delegates, but he would not be doing justice to the views he entertained, if he did not press upon their con sideration the entertaining of these questions. The CHAIRMAN said it was of very great importance that they should obtain the repeal of the Corn-laws next Session, for in 1841 the Prussian League expired, and there must then be a new arrangement. It happened also that in the same year the protecting system was to be put an end to in America. After that year all taxes were to be levied for revenue, and not for protection.— (Hear.) It was singular that in the same year also the Brazilian Treaty expires. Therefore unless they were able to carry the repeal of the Corn-laws next year, it would be too late after, because the free trade countries would have made their arrangements, and would keep us out of their own and other markets. It was there fore necessary that they should put forth every effort to obtain the repeal of the Corn-laws, and so save the commerce of the country. The motion was then put, and carried unanimously. Mr. G. A. YOUNG had to move the adjournment of of the Delegation, and that it be left to the Manches ter Association to determine the time when another mo tion for the total repeal of the Corn-laws be made. In doing so be felt that it was due in justice to himself and to those whom he represented, to say that he agreed in all that had fallen from Mr. Weir. He had given up his own opinions for a time for the sake of unanimity, and in order to promote the object they had in view. The manufacturing interests were bound to inquire why it was that they had been so treated by the House of Commons. He was ready and willing to do so, and he believed that a large majority of the Delegation were of the same way of thinking. Mr. BOULTBEE, in seconding the motion, expressed his concurrence in the opinions of Mr. Young. Mr. STURGE could not refrain from expressing his satisfaction at the cordiality and unanimity with which the business had always been conducted.—( Hear, hear. With respect to the intereiew with the Common Council, the idea was not abandoned, but would be referred to the consideration of the Delegates at Man chester.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. PARKES thought it important the public should know something analytically with regard to the division of the House of Commons on this q uestion—(Hear) —and he had caused an analysis to be made of the first motion which had been brought forward by theVi liers. He had not yet bad time t o carry out divi sion of last night, but he intended to do so on a future day : Majority and Minority on Mr. Villier's Motion to hear Evidence at the Bar of the House of Commons in support of the Petition of Mr. J. B. Smith, and others, on the 19th Feb. 1839 : Majority against the Motion Minority for the Motion 173 The Majority represented Constituencies registered in 1838, as containing The Minority The Majority contained 112 English 11 Welsh 17 Scotch County Members. 32 Irish 191 Borough Members. 363 The Minority conta ined 9 En g lish 4 Scotch -( County Members, 8 Irish 152 Borough Members. M r . P A nizEs said that gentlemen might consider this analysis not very favourable t o the u l t i mate suc cess of t h e gr eat question of abolition of the Corn laws ; but he d eemed t he truth alwa ys better looked in the faco. Th e y had little chance o f repealing, or even modifying those l aws while the Commons House of Par liament was constituted as at present. The Reform Act of 1832 had thrown the country into the legisl a ti ve h an d s o f the agriculturists. Had Lord Grey's Bill b een carr i e d as originally fram ed, this result w ou ld not hare hap pened ; but aft er Lord Grey failed to reduce the number of the House of Commons —the most valuable principle in his original measure, the surplus of the re presentation proposed to he reduc e d was g i ven to the counties, in addit ion to the share they en j oye d prev i ous to 1832. Besides , that class gain of the counties, the Chandos clause was infused into the R e f orm Bi ll, wh i ch gave upwards of 100,000 v9tes to the agr i cu l tura l tenantry, and rote., not their own, but their land lords'. Further, the other classes invested newly with the county franchise w ere not half the n um b er o f th e and the Reform Bill, moreover, dis franchised those old freeholders as county voters w h o voted in towns in res p e c t of their freehold properties. Again, the agricultural interest swamped the original Reform Bill by the r ural boundaries added to the smaller class of old boroughs—a class oborough s w hi c h m i g h t b e denominated " little counties." — (Cheers.) They must also bear in mind that the constituencies were miscon stituted in classes—agricultural and t own b od i es, exclu sively representing particular and sinister class in terests, instead of being equitably divided as to num bers, an d mixed in charact:r. In fact, as the Reform Bills ultimately passed, they were framed on no prin c!p!es of a real representative system. All was mix-re presentation, and much of the existing. system most cor rupt and demoralizing.—(Loud cheers.) He would give them an analysis of the last returns for the cities and boroughs of England and Wales, by which sample they might judge of the whole representation, and the almost hopelessness of their present object. 201 English and WTelsh cities and boroughs returned 337 Members to the House of Commons. Of these, Members. 60 boroughs with a population over 20,000 returning 110 37 lO to 20,000 68 36 201 337 The constituencies of these 201 English and Welsh boroughs in 1838, were as follows, in relative number :- 7 boroughs, upwards of 10,000 voters, return 16 IVlemb. . 4 to 10,000 2 to 4,000 .. 1 to 2.000 500 to 1,000 300 to 500 under 300 39 . 64 . 37 . 30 . 201 337 Now, he would ask the meeting how they could be sur prised at the division last night? Construct the repre sentation on equitable and common-sense principles, and would Mr. Villiers have been thus defeated ? He was not wishing to mix up the question of further Parlia mentary Reform with the discussion of the Corn-laws ; but these facts were proper for them to know, and to go forth to the country.—(Cheers.) He repeated, it was common sense to look truth in the face, and not to ex pect good legislation from a Legislature thus consti tuted. He would similarly analyse the division of Mon day night, and he did not doubt that the analysis would exhibit much the same figures.—(Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN did not think the principle they had all adhered to, of abstaining from party politics, ought to prevent them giving publicity to the statistical facts mentioned by Mr. Parkes. He should be mistaken if their measures did not end in re-constructing a national party—a party that would not aim at mere names, but would have for its object the benefit of the people—a bountiful supply of food, fuel, clothing, and good lodging. —(Hear, hear.) Until they had a national party with such objects in view, he did not care what party go verned—be would be of neither.—(Hear, hear.) With the permission of the Chairman he would move that an analysis, entirely confined to figures, be given of the votes on the divisions in the House of Commons ; that that their Parliamentary agent—than whom he believed no one was more competent to perform the task— should be requested to draw up the same, and that that analysisbe annexed totheir report and published. Mr. ST URGE seconded the motion. - Dr. Bowarsc, said that of course the names of the Members who voted pro and con would accompany it. Mr. Wm. Monats—As well as the" pairs." Lord NUGENT suggested that the analysis, before being published, should be submitted to the Delegates, so as to be sent forth under their authority. ?Ir. COBDEN thought this suggestion very valuable, and said, that as, in all probability, a few gentlemen would remain in London, a Committee should be formed for that purpose. The motion, with the suggested amendments, having been agreed to, _ _ Colonel THOMPSON said that they had received the advice and assistance of a gentleman on this question, and to whom their most grateful acknowledgments were due for the great service he had rendered their cause ; they had received the assistance of the chief of a vast majority of the people of Ireland, in endeavouring to acquire what was considered an English question, but which, he hoped, would soon be considered as an Irish question also. He believed that Mr. O'Connell's speech of last night had done more service to their cause than all they bad done put together—he had offered them his as sistance, and, if he would devote those great abilities with which nature endowed him to the furtherance of their cause, there was no man living so calculated to enable them to effect their object. It was only an act of justice to Ireland and Irishmen to mark, in an especial manner, their sense of gratitude for the ve ry efficient assistance they had received from Mr. O'Con nell—he scarcely knew, how they could accomplish it, but he would suggest the necessity that existed for their showing in some especial manner their sense of the assistance which that gentleman had rendered their cause. Mr. COBDEN said that a vote of thanks was likewise due to Mr. Villiers, but in proposing it he wished to observe that Mr. Villiers had brought forward his last motion on this subject totally independent of the Dele gates ; he thought it necessary to mention this because as their object was a total and immediate repeal, and as Mr. Villiers' motion did not go to that object, the De legates thought it necessary that this explanation should be given. He then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Villiers, which was seconded by Mr. BARKER of Preston, and carried unanimously. A person who said his name was M'CoNNELL then rose to address the Meeting, when The SECRETARY said, " That is the gentleman who came here the other day to propose that the Delegates should make use of guns, pistols, and daggers, and it is for the Delegation`to determine whether a person mak ing use of such language shall be permitted to address them. A DELEGATE proposed that no one but Delegates should address the Meeting. Mr. III'CoNNELL said that the attack of the Secre tary was unfair, for the expressions ha made use of were merely in joke. Mr: LONGLAND, of Derby, said that Mr. M'Con nell had made similar propositions to him, ,in sober seriousness. Lord NUGENT expressed his horror and detestation of such principles. After a few words from Colonel THOMPSON, and other Delegates, it was determined he should not ad dress the meeting. Colonel THOMPSON moved that the thanks of the meeting be offered ,to Mr. O'Connell, for the valuable assistance given to our object in his speech of last night, in which he showed the various operations of the Corn laws on the interests, comforts, and independence of the labouring population, whi2,ll form so large and important a part of the agricultural body, and who have such great and pressing claims, on our sympathy and protection. Lord NUGENT seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. STURGE moved—" That this meeting adjourn, subject to the call of the Manchester Anti-Corn-law Association. That it be left to its discretion at what time to bring the substantive question, for the total abolition of the Corn-laws before Parliament, and to adopt any other measures to secure the great objects of the Association which they may think fit." The motion was agreed to. Dr. BOWRING moved a vote of thanks to the Chair man, which was carried by acclamation. . . The CHAIRMAN briefly retu:ned thanks, after which he meeting adjourned. NORTHERN AND EASTERN RAIL- WAY COMPANY. A General Meeting of this Company took place yes. terday at the London Tavern, HENRY WARD, Esq. M. P., in the Chair. From the Report, it appeared that the Directors had abandoned all idea of proceeding further than Bishop stortford, and they intended to apply to Parliament to authorise a deviation from the original line, and to enable the Company to join the Eastern Counties Railway. The works were proceeding in a most pros- perous manner, and there was every prospect of their completion, at the furthest, in 1841. From different calculations, it appeared that a net revenue of 84,000/. a-year might be expected from the railway, which, upon the estimated expenditure of 480,000/., would leave an interest of 171 per cent. The adoption of the Report was unanimously agreed to, and thanks were voted to the Directors. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen honoured her Majesty's Theatre with her pre sence last night. Her Majesty was accompanied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. The Royal suite included the Marchioness of Normanby, Lady Flora Hastings, Hon. Miss Cocks, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Lord Gardner, Sir Frederick Stovin, and the Hon. Col. Cavendish. His Royal Highness thhe Duke of Lucca, accompanied by Count Pollon, the Sardinian and Lucca Minister, had an audi ence of her Majesty yesterday at' Buckingham Palace to take leave. His Royal Highness was introduced by Viscount Pal merston, her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester, Master of the Ceremonies. Her Majesty was attended by Lord Gardner, Lord in Waiting, Sir Frederick Stovin, Grooa in Waiting, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish (Clerk Marshal), Equerry in Waiting. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yesterday. The Marchioness of Normanby has succeeded Lady Barham as the Lady in Waiting on the Queen, and Lord Gardner and Sir Frederick Stovin have succeeded Viscount Falkland and the Hon. William Cowper as the Lord and Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Earl and Countess of Kinnoull with their company at dinner last evening, at their residence in Green-street. The Duke of Cambridge honoured with his presence the Philharmonic Concert at the Hanover-square Rooms on Mon day evening. A Deputation, headed by Sir Henry Parnell, had an inter terview with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Home-office. Mr. Wood, Chairman of the Excise, and Mr. Wickham, Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday, in Downing-street. Mr. Sheriff Johnson had an interview with Viscount Mel bourne yesterday, in Downing-street. The Russian Ambassador and the Belgian Minister, trans acted business yesterday, at the Foreign Office. Mr. Chichester, M.P., and Mr. Palmer, had interviews yesterday with Lord John Russell at the Home-office. Colonel Maberly had an interview yesterday with the Chan cellor of the Exchequer. The Duke of Wellington, the Duke of Richmond, Earl of Minto, Viscount Melville, Viscount Howick, Lord Hill, Sir Hussey Vivian, Sir Alexander Dickson , Sir George Cockburn, Sir Henry Hardinge, and other Members of the Naval and Military Commission, assembled at twelve o'clock yesterday at the Treasury. The Commissioners sat till past three o'clock. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Semen o'clock. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Globe of this evening, alluding to the Ministerial measure for improving the state of the City Police, &c., says :—‘; If the corporate knot of opponents to a measure necessary for completing the system of Metropolitan Police, and for ensuring to Government the means (as it has the re. sponsibility) of preserving the peace in the City as elsewhere, were accessible to reason,when they deem their " privileges" in danger, prudence might suggest the expediency of ac cepting quietly a change manifestly demanded by the s ery nature of a police system, and by the changed proportions between the City and the districts around it. Prudence might suggest the danger of attempting a stand on the position most indefensil le, and the wisdom of concentrating their force on more tenable ground. That a small district in the heart of a great metropolis should be allowed to ex cept itself, on the plea of privilege, from the general sys tem necessary for public security, is a claim too monstrous to bear discussion at this time of day." The Couritr contains a leading article on the subject of last night's debate in the Commons respecting the pro ceedings of the French Government in Mexico and Buenos Ayres, in the course of which our Contemporary obset yes The unanimous condemnation pa sse d by the House of Commons upon the conduct of the French Govern. ment, throughout the whole course of these Trans atlantic aggressions, must produce a great moral cfEct France. The tone of every speaker throughout the win.le course of the debate was so perfectly, so studiedly respectful to the French nation, that the most fastidious Frenchman would seek in vain for an expression on which to fasten a quarrel, yet there was throughout a tone of dignity and calm determination, calculated to raise the character of the House of Commons wherever their proceedings of last night are read." The Standard observes, in an article on the new Blum. wick boundary-line question :—" We confess that though probably the danger of war is for the present postponed, the impression produced upon us by this affair is unsatis factory. We do not forget that at the very commencement of the Canada rebellion Mr, Van Buren disinterred this question of the Maine and New Brunswick boundary, and put it in the front of his Message to Congress as one particularly suiting the time. The apology for Fairfield's outrage upon the law of nations is altogether of a piece with the palliatory terms employed by the President when speaking of former piracies, and it seems but too clear that Mr. Van Buren is not the man to avert very long that war between Great Britain and the States—the first effect of which will be involve both nations in enormous expense; the next, to break up the American Confederation—in deed, the acknowledgment of the right of Maine to make ear by herself is a great step towards that—and the last and worst result, to throw back for centuries the civilisation of our Republican kinsmen." NATIONAL CONVENTION. (TIIIS DAY.) Mr. HETHERINGTON was called to the Chair. REPORT PROM THE MISSIONARIES. After the minutes of Tuesday's proceedings were read, the Secretary proceeded to read several lettters from various parts of the country, giving an account of the progress of the gentlemen sent out to agitate the kingdom. Among which, that from Bailie Craig stated that his exertions to promote unanimity among the different sec tions of Radicals in Scotland had had the most happy effect. Every shade of Radicalism was merged into a desire of success for the objects of the Charter. Several meetings had been held throughout Ayr shire, Renfrewshire, Stirlingshire, and Argyleshire, at which the people were unanimous in according their gra titude for the conduct of the Convention since they had begun their sitting. SIMULTANEOUS MEETINGS AND ACCESSION OF IRELAND TO THE CHARTISTS. Mr. FEARGU O'CoNNoR said that it having been de tcrmint'd that the Missionaries should return next week, he would postpone his motion for a certain day being ap pointed to hold meetings in all the great towns of Eng land and Scotland, antecedent to the presentation of the National Petitions from a sense of the importance of ac quiring new information on the feelings of the people, of which information the Missionaries would have a large quantity. He was the more inclined to do so from his having but learned a piece of information rdgarding Ireland, which, to the Convention, was of more importance than anything which had occurred since they commenced their proceedings in the month of February. It was that—that at a large and influential meeting of the citizens of Cork, held last week, Mr. Joseph Hayes, pro prietor of the Southern Reporter, one of the most influen tial men in that part of the empire, and always a steady Whig, and no inconsiderable advocate of Whig prin ciples, had declared, that he was convinced that they@ was no hope for Ireland, and he would recommend the people to go over to the Chartists. This declaration was hailed with universal approbation, and the proposition which it contained was only got rid of by its not being one of the subjects for which the meetir:g was convened. FINANCE. A tote for 201. being expended in agitating a certain district of Scotland under the superintondenec of Mr. Mathew, gsve rise to a long and animated discussion. It was supported by Messrs. Pitkeithley, Carpenter, Mills, Maling, &c., and opposed by Messrs- Neisam, Feargus O'Connor, Marsden, Sankey, Ryder, Skevington, Penny, and tl.e Rev. -Wade. It was finally carried by a majority of thres. Some other money votes being negatived, the Secretary called for the notices of motion, which were handed in accordingly. THE ARMY. Among them was one by Mr. O'Connor, to the effect That the Convention do prepare an address to the army, calling on that portion of the people to get up an address to the Queen, to induce her Majesty to use her authority to prevent the safety of the country being entrusted to the intended rural police, instead of to themselves, the ac knowledged guardians of Britain.—The meeting then dissolved. IMPERIAL PARL lAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before Four o'clock. On the motion of Mr. HECTOR, the South Moulton Roads Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. On the motion of Mr. WALKER, the Bury Market Bill was read a second time, and ordorcd to be committed. SALE OF BEER BILL. Mr. G RIM S DIT C H presented a petition from Maccles field against the Beer Bill. Mr. FENTON presented petitions to the same effect from Rochdale. Mr. D'ISRAELI presented similar petitions from Nlaidatone. Mr. BROADLEY presented a petition from Selby, Yorkshire, against the Beer Act, and a petition to the same effect from Ripon. Mr. M. PHILLIPS presented a petition from Sal. ford, from upwards of 600 beer sellers, praying the Houac to institute an inquiry before they legislated on the subject. Mr. E A S'FHOPE presented a petition (we believe) from Leicester, in favour of a penny postage. Mr. GREENAWAY presented a similar petition. Mr. BAILEY presented a petition from Sudbury against any further grant to Maynooth College. Sir C. STYLE presented a petition from the county of Donegal, fur an equalization of political privileges be tween Ireland and England. Mr. SC AR L ETT presented a petition from some place in Lancashire, complaining of the operation of the Beer Act. Mr. PLUMPTRE presented a petition from some place in the county of Chester against the Beer Act. Also a petition from some place in Sussex, praying the House not to sanction any system of Public Euucation which was not under the superintendence of the clergy of the Established Church ; also a petition, praying for the repeal of the Ro man Catholic Emancipation Act. REPEAL OP THE UNION. Mr. O'CONNELL presented nine petitions from pa rishes in the counties of Kerry, Tipperary, Cavan, Long ford, and Donegal, calling on the House either to make the Union a real one, by identifying the Irish with the English, or to restore to Ireland her domestic Legislature. Mr. O'CONNELL also presented a petition from the Rev. Henry Edwards, who was the Minister of an Inde pendent Chapel at Long Sutton, in Lincolnshire. The peti tioner stated that he was a hater of popery—( A laugh) _—but that he hated still more the enormous temporalities of the present Established Church in Ireland,and praying the House not to grant the prayer of the petitions fur abrogat ing the grant to Marnooth, as he did not believe the peti tioners were actuated by any sincere love for religion, from which sentiment he ( Mr. O'Connell) did not widely differ. The petitioner prayed that the House would take the tem poralities of the Established Church and apply them to public purposes, and would resist any attempt to take the grant from Maynooth, without at the same time lessening the temporalities of the Established Church in Ireland. The Hon. and Learned Member also presented a petition from Newfoundland, signed by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, a great number of merchants, and 2,600 other individuals, complaining of the calumnious charges which had been made against the popular party in that country, and praying the House to examine into the facts before making any alteration in the constitution of the colony. Mr. ESTCOURT brought up the Report of the Standing Orders Committee. Mr. MILES presented a petition from Glastonbury against any alteration in the Corn-laws. Mr. HODGSON presented a petition from the county of Northumberland complaining of spiritual destitution in Canada. Mr. M. J. O'CONNELL presented a petition from the county of Kerry in favour of the Government plan for establishing railroads in Ireland. Mr. MUSKETT presented a petition from St. Albans against any alteration in the Beer Bill. Mr. W. DUNCOMBE presented three petitions from the North Riding of Yorkshire against any altera tion in the Corn•lan•s; also a petition from Dewsbury, praying - for an alteration in the Beer Act. Sir JAMES DUKE presented a petition from Boston, signed by 3,000 persons, against any alteration in the Beer Bill, and eight other petitions from places in Lincoln shire to the same effect. Petitions were presented complaining of the evil working; of the Beer Bill, by Mr. Milnes, from six parishes in York shire ; by Mr. Baines, from five places in the West Riding of the county of York ; by Mr. Parker from Sheffield ; by Mr. Marsland from Saddlewortb, Chapel-le-Firth, and other places. Mr. BR ANI STON presented a petition from Essex in favour of the County Courts Bill. Mr. POW ER presented a petition from Waterford praying for Corporate Reform. CORN-LAWS. Mr. 'VILLIERS presented a petition from an indivi- EVENING EDITION. dual named Thomas Winter, an agriculturist, complaining that his name had been adhibited to a petition in Lyon, of the Corn-laws, against his whit), and without his consent. He knew no way of making his opinions known, except by presenting a petition, praying for the total and immediate The Hon. Member said he had also to present a petition, which had been got up in coinequence of a misreprepenta. tion of their interests in the late debate upon the Corn laws. It was from the squire, agriculturists and labourers of the parish of Brandon, iu the counties of Suffolk anc! Nor folk, praying for the repeal of the Corn- laws.—(Checi.e . .) IMPROVEMENT OF THE 'METROPOLIS. Dr. LUSHINGTON presented a petition from the Tower Hamlets, stating that the petitioners had heard with 1 pleasure the appointment of a Committee on the subject of improvement of the metropolis, and praying the House to carry that object into eff,Tt. Mr. Alderman HUMPHERY presented a petition from Aldgate against the Metropolitan Police Bill. NEWFOUNDLAND. • Mr. HUME presented a petition from the Clergy, Magistrates, traders, and other inhabitants of Ilerhour Grace and Carbonicre, in Newfoundland, pray, , ing. the House to be pleased to address her Maj , 2sty :Or the appointment of a commision of inquiry, uncon nected with the Colonies, and uninfluenced by the prtja.- dices of party, to report on the state of the colony, its institutions and government, and the moral and I political condition of the inhabitants. The petitioners stated that they would instruct their representatives to defray the expense of such Commission from the Colonial IZ,- venue. As the inhabitants of Newfoundland seemed to be alarmed that some change was about to be made in their constitutions! rights, perhaps the Secretary for the Colonks would say what course it was the intention of Gevernnxut to pursue ? Mr. LABOUCHERE said the Government had no in tention whatever of proposing to Parliament any measure for the purpose of varying the Constitution of that Co lony.—( Hear, hear.) BEER BILL. Mr. HUME presented a petition, signed by 1,400 in habitants of Bath and its environs, praying the .1-lout:t to make such alterations in the existing Beer Lw<s as would secure to the proprietors of Beer-sllops an equaiit:v of privilege with other dealers in Beer. Also a similar petition from the brewers and occupiers of Beer-shops re siding in the City of Bath. Mr. O'CONNELL gave notice that after Easter he should move for a copy of the Charter of Trinity College, Dublin; and also, for Copies of any Correspondence bct.c, een the King of Hanover and the authorities of that College. Mr. AL ST 0 N gave notice that on going into Commlttec on the Beer Bill, he should more certain amendments. Dr. LUSHINGTON gave notice that he should move for copies of any despatches from the Governor-Gerzer3i of the Leeward Islands recommending the convocation cf a General Assembly of these Islands. Mr. WODE HO USE begged to ask the Hon. Member for Finsbury, who had a notice on the order book for to morrow relative to the poor in workhouses, whether it was his intention to bring that question on to-morrow, or if no:• whether he would renew it in its present shape? Mr. T. DUNCOMBE—In consequence of the length of time the discussion on the Corn• laws had ocelipid, he thought he should best consult the convenience of the House by postponing it till after Easter, when he should retina his motion. HIGHWAYS. On the motion of 11Ir. SHAW LEFEVRE, the High ways Bill went through a Committee. SALE OF BEER BILL. Mr. PACKING TON presented petitions from Walsall and Birmingham, praying for a material meciificatiof, ot the Beer Act. Mr. WARBURTON presented four petitions from London and Portsmouth, praying that any regulation adopted with respect to the sale of Beer, might be made equally applicable to the Beer-sellers and the Licensed Victuallers. Mr. DUGDA LE presented a petition from Birmings ham, against the Beer Bill. Mr. ALSTON presented a petitioc from 'Aylesbury, in favour of the repeal of the Beer Act. Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from Ashton_ under-Lyme, in favour of the repeal of the Beer Act; also a petition from the Beer-sellers of that place, in favour of the Bill. Mr. GIBSON preseted a petition from Yoxford, Suf folk, against the Beer Law. Mr. WAKLEY presented a petition from Chester, praying the House not to place the beer-shops wholly uncles the controul of the Magistrates. Lord S AND ON presented a petition from 968 licensed victuallers of Liverpool, praying for a repeal of that clsuse in the Beer Act which allows beer to be drunk on the premises. Mr. PAKINGTON then rose to move the seco :el reading of the Bill for the amendment of the Sale of Beer Act. It had become indispensable that Per liament should interfere upon this subject, and he would shortly explain the nature of the provisions which he had ventured to suggest. It must be in the recollection of Hon. Members, that when the pre sent act passed in 1830, it was predicted by these wies were opposed to the Act, that it would be impossible that it should come into operatinnwithout producing the most pre judicial and dangerous effects upon the morals of the peoel All these predictions bad been verified, and the evil had become even greater than had been anticipated—( Hear, hear.) The Beer Act, instead of conducing Ito the csm fort of the labouring (lassos, bad only pandered to their vices.—( Hear.) Not a year had elapsed from the pessieg of the Beer Act before these evils came into operation, sad in 1833, three bears after the passing of the Act, they leal increased to such an exteat that a Committee was ap pointed to investigate this subject, and an Act passed to remedy these evils, that Act had proved a complete nullity. —( Hear.) The time had now come when the complaints of the Clergy and Magistracy on this subject ought to be attended to, and the Bee. Act ho either totally repealed or greatly modified. He had no doubt he should be opposed on financial grounds, and thea Hon. Gentleman opposite had moved for returns which showed an increase in the Alalt-tbx. since the passing of the Beer Bill. Now this tax, although not to the same extent, had increased in fairly attribute an f d , when it was considered that th e d uty was taken off beer at the same time, he did not thi n k they could this increase in the malt tax to the passing of the Beer When the question was last befor e t h e H ouse, the ‘ C . ha t. cellor of the Exchequer wished th en t o consider the n vst amount of capital invested in b eer shops, b ut the Bill which was now under discussion w ou ld l eave untouched l a il all those houses where capital to any great exte. 't was vested. (Loud cries of " Hear, h ear. " \VI, i„ the Beer Act was introduced no tenderness was shown 'to the licensed victuallers, notwithstanding the very lsrg ` ' amount of capital invested in public house s ._ ( Hear. ) The House would hear no doubt of the necessity for frt e trade in an article so essential to the poorer classes as beer, and of all the monopolies which previo us l y existed.—( Hear, hear.) But all this must give way before the paramount consideration of the d emora li s i ng tendency of the Beer Bill. On that ground he took his stand, and trusted he should be able to convince the House of the necessity of interfering. In 1838 an .1 1834 Committees were formed, before which the strongest evidence was given as to the true natu re and demoralising tendency of the Beer Bill. The third resolution of the Committee on Drunkenness stated shill there was a house for the sale of intoxicating liquors for every twenty families throughout the country. The House were bound to look also to the effects of intoxication in entailing one of the worst calamitiss that could befal human nature. By the evidence of Sir H. Ellis, it appeared that in one year, cut of 28 patients who were under his care, 19 had become insane through habits of intoxication. The evidence of Mr. Wright, a magistrate of the county of Hants, showed that, in the gaols of that county, out of 118 prisoners, 116 attributed their crimes and misfortunes to theie frequenting beer-shops. He would call the attention of the House to the case of several persons who had been executed. The two who were executed in Cambridgeshire for the murder of Lord Hardwicke's keeper, in the last moments of their existence, attributed their crimes to the associates they bad picked up in beer-shops. The same had been said by two men who had been executed in Somerset. Petitions from the Magistracy of no less than twenty-four counties in England had been presented against these laws; and a meeting was held in the county with which he was connected ( Worcestershire), at which man of all parties attended, Liberal as well as Conservative, and expressed their abhorrence of the crime and outr.tg, which these laws had generated.—(Hear.) He hoped the House would bear with him a few minutes, while he pro. duced what he conceived to be incontestible evidence of the mischievous effects of these laws. The lion. Member then read a letter from the clergyman and church_ wardens of a parish in the county of Warsestersh r e , complaining' of the evils caused by the Beer laws. The Hon. Member then read a letter from Mr. Forster, Chairman of the Quarter Sessions of Manchester, giving it as his opinion, that the establishment of Beer houses was destructive of the provident and in dustrious habits of the working classes. Such being the evils of the measure, the question_thc o n ti ws se s what was the best rnode of corrFctininrderermbien?itn.,lat these grievances. At first he was inclined h o f b ee r on the he measure would be effectual that premises but did uponnot pf:rorrhbiebritetolnie. drinking was disposed to think thet a sideriug the subject, a e s n ke t d i , le `` premisesDo y strong, would be the corrective measure, bsd t. it c ß o e u f l e d re be th n e ta c de em sf it e te ez e it e ly i thi n k that preventing the ...a 1833 the Mayor of , L i e e c e d e s t. think something of that kind was tem ?" The answer was,. waswould evaded in this way. Is e tend to remove the incoinvenices of the present sys_ beer shop, would g after procuring the beer at was s r over the way, where to a partnership concern o ,e they tried sometime ago, but it a kind of There was a difficult i would drink the liq uor. uch houses s . If 3 n dr' a)- inkino on the premises wa • s allowed , the old ystem must lie r esorted to, of licensing p u blic -houses. But th ough plying police regulat ions to s fl vs on the )t : ' e edient, if any other remedy did not wish to throw any r . e es io . . ssgistrates —he did not think it cap cited times as it would su c h' be committed to the Magistrates,sl hould not attach tojet them to be devised, that the licensing should in these x " " a suspicion most desiratlethe Bencle to go ,Cot_ explain its provisions. mittee, when he w ould mvi. SPEAKING.) He trusted this B ill would be suffered into .Co --- 3 IMPERIAL 1 ARMAMENT. ll'Cil(t) a N ir S s ' h — o l r i t A ly Eci b l ef i o o r . e Four the Chair Messrs. Woon and JOHN () cj li oh h ce e ff k s.SOitiefEj: if K E s E R o tO F L o k o : O t i • • STONE, presented two petitions against the Metropolitan Police Bill—one from the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, and the other from the citizens of London in Common Council assembled. ELECTION FOR WIGAN. Sir T. FREMANTLE present N l a petition against the Return for the borough of Wigan, which he wished to take into consideration on Tuesday, the 16th of April, adding that he was desirous of having the Balkt, which was fixed, postponed.