The Sun. — London, England, 1839-11-02 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. i iected, reminded the mover of what was the real principle 'of the bonding system. which he said " was established for the purpose of admitting, duty free, into the country, 1 goods and merchandise from all parts of the world, and warehousing them until the time of their being re-ex ported : in fact, the system was designed for the eneour i agement of what is called the transit trade of the country. i The principle, therefore, is, that goods coming into boueleel warehouses for exportation are warehoused there without the Customs taking any previous cognizance of them fit all, but the moment they are brought in for home consumption the duty attaches to them." The Bill proposed the bonding in inland towns of goods in tended eventually for home consumption, and had, i therefore a very different object. It was objected r also by The same Noble Lord, that the revenue would Ibe put in hazard, and could only be protected by a I great increase in the revenue establishment, and that the power proposed to be given to the Treasury of determining what inland towns should have the 1 ' privileges of bonded warehouses would lead to job bing. To these objections Lord Melbourne, who in stead of Lord Lansdowne undertook the reply, offered not a single attempt at an answer. He talked indeed about benefits to be conferred by the Bill, and con cluded by advising the Lords to disregard the argu ment urged by the President of the Council, and "to look at the merits of the measure rather than the ma jority by which it had been carried elsewhere." The Lords took the ndvice and rejected the Biil. The i 'lectors' Removal Bill was carr i e d i n th e C ommo ns by , an accidental majority of fifteen. The Attorney-Ge i neral is represented as s t a ti ng th e o bj ec t o f this Bill to '' have been, to enable persons to vote who have removed previous to an election to premises of equal value. Tiii:. atutement is cninpletely at variance with the fact, as the Attorney-General himself must have known, and therefore, we presume, he made no such (statement. So the indeed is it from the truth, that Lord Redesdale, who proposed the rejection of the Bid, said, '° If the Bill were confined to the relief of 1 elective franchise, are those persons who, though really entitled to the yet deprived o f i t b y removal, ‘ ' I should have no hesitation in supporting it." In fact, it provided that a person once registered might vote, notwithstanding he might have parted with the qualification in respect of which he was registered, and its operation was confined to boroughs. It was, there; f ore , very justly designated by the Duke of Richmond „ a piece of petty legislation, and one which would open the door to all sorts of abuses, one of which would have been to let in outvoters, whom it wee one main ob. ject of the Reform Act to get rid of altogether. So much for the three measures carried by the Commons, and lost to the country by the votes of a majority of the House of Lords. But we observe that the Attor ney-General, like the President of the Council, rests upon the fact of a Bill being carried by a large majority m ol ea t s h n e re Coini , o e nsas commend,alni almost t t c h o e n r e e l f u n s r i e v e t inn hisf a favour perusalot the the following extract from a speech delivered in the late session :—" I am of opinion that many Bills, carried by large majorities, ought not to pass ;" and, for his infor m when aad guidance at any future three -and-sixpenny breakfast—it, indeed, Edinburgh shall again afford him • one—we take leave to add, that the speaker was Lord Melbourne. (From the Morning itivertiser.) General, in some measure, - end vague, perhaps, as are the expressions eentained in the letter of Bishop Pnilpotts to Lord Jehn Russell, upon the subject of the education of the poor of all religions, there is, nevertheless, an air of frankness about them which inclines us to believe in their sincerity, and a straight forward tone whicle we would fain hope ought to leave us no room to v!asubt that the Reverend Dignitary has become a concert to the Government plan. It is true that during the last Session of Parliament he opposed or appeared to oppose it with might and main ; but than, on the one hand, it would seem that many of his :peeeshes were misunderstood or misrepresented, and, on the other, that he reieepprehended, or partially un uerstood only, the (~ itovernment plan. Making allow ance for both these mistakes, the Bishop's speeches will bear a awash more liberal interpretation than was awarded to them at the time they were spoken ; and we, therefore, cordially cherish the hope that the candid edmission made by him that the principle of 'Lord John Russell's Bill "is just and moderate," will be iellowed by such a support of the measures devised by Government l'or the education of the people as shall insure their isaesing into a law, and the rescuing of the thousands of uneducated people in this country from the ignoreaee, superstition, and barbarism in which they are phi-Aged. Be this, however, as it may, more tie:in one lasportant point ie s been gained by the present Governer's:et by the Bishop's se ie ample admission. In the fiest place, the great principle of equal right and (Taal privilege of education has been conceded by the v.cry chief in influence and in talent of their antagonists ; secondly, the Tories, as a body, can now offer no further opposition to it, however they may dispute the details of its application ; and, thirdly, an efficient answer has been given by the Government respecting the wisdom of its policy to those impetuous spirits who would have ha rimed into dire and fatal collision with the Church, isatead of leaving to the latter that " time and place for repentance" which seldom fail of bringing cons iction in a right cause to the minds of the most obdurate. To I this latter point, the Tory journals bear the most ! ample testimony. They are utterly silent upon the Isubject of the Lard Bishop's conversion. They do not say a word upon it. They neither deny nor admit the trutblof his a Imiseion ; and, although we will not go the length of a Sunday, journal, and say that in consequence of the Bishop's adhesion to the Government plan of education, alt distinction is now destroyed between Whigs and Tories, yet we must allow, that, compared wick the great partition-wall which has now been broken down, there is not a distinction between thorn which is worthy of a moment's consideration. Abuses enough, both in theory and Practice, unquestionably exist, which it will require, all the zeal of the most reforming Go vernment to extir.pete in twenty years to come, and which it iv, the proper business of the Whigs to root out as it is the interest of the Tories to maintain ; but we ere not much how either party may deal with them_ any, we care not if both parties combine to uphold them—let but the people be educated, and, they will trample both in the dust —oppression will be a term familiar only to foreigners, and unjust and unequal laws become unknown in the land. ‘Ve may appear to our readers to be too sanguine in our anticipations upon this matter ; but we shall, nevertheli ss, continue to in dulge them until they have proved to us that education and unjust government are characteristics of society which dwelt together in harmony and peace. (rrom the Morning Post.) It is very seldom indeed that we have occasion or opportunity to acknowledge obligation to the Press which supports the present Papist Administration. But the occasion and the opportunity do now present them selves, and therefore on behalf of our country and our perey we thank the Ministerial " gentlemen of the Press" for th e dili gence w i t h which they have been shaking known to the public the speech of Mr. Brad shaw, M.P., at Canterbury. We rather think that in taking this course they have omitted to ask for directions at bead-quarters ; but that is their affair, not ours. The drawing of such a speech as Mr. Bradshaw's into very prominent public notice was to Conservatives a very painful task, and not unattended with embarrassment. . Nevertheless it was much to be desired that that speech should be brought into prominent public notice, and the Ministerial publications have very obligingly done the work, which but for them might possibly not have been done at all. We thank them for this service, however unintentional it may have been. And yet it is rather strange that even the Ministerial writers should have volunteered this service, for their do not appear to be unaware of the circum stances which made it so peculiarly desirable to the Conservative party that such a service should hate been undertaken by them. They acknowledge that the strong feeling and bold expression of Mr. Brad shaw's speech are likely to bear with them a tide of sympathy far more powerful than would have attended any more guarded and reserved piece of declamation. They b are also conscious of the peculiar difficulty which most members of the Conservative party would have in dealing with such an unreserved outpouring of Protestant indignation, owing to the long-established Tory habits of almost fastidious deference to even the Personnel of authority. This consciousness they ex !emplify by supposing such a case as that of Sir R. Peel being present at the meeting where Mr. Bradshaw 'POke So indignantly, and the embarrassment in which 1 " , would have been pieced. And notwithstanding this knowledge of the powerful effect which the Can ti"./3‘"Y speech is likely to produce, and the difficulty which the great holy of the Conservatives would have in so using that spi!ech as to make the most o f it, forth came the obliging Ministerialists, and push it into every corner if the kingdom, to fan the flame of Protes tant principles, which the cold caution of Conservative leaders has too much neglected. Well done, Minis terial journalists. And, now that the work is done, we have no We lieseetinn in sayilie that we are h eart i ly glad o it. dislike rant and extravagance, whether it' baron wdry and trucule pof the Ministry nt, like that of the great Popish , Mr. O'Connell, or artificial anu a ffected, like that of the nee P op i sh Privy Councillor and Vice-President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Shed. Bet we do like men to speak earnestly upon earnest cc- casions—to show that they have a heat within them, ' Prompting them to utterance, and g i v i ng one reason to believe that there is something more in what they say than an elaborate calculation of that which may b e ad _ vacced without compromising themselves, or swerving eves so much as a line from their own assumed position. There are politicians, and greatly useful too, esp ec i a ll y for Administration, to whom Popes character of Chloe might not inaptly be applied : " just They speak, behave, and act as they ought, But never, never, reach one generous thought. • Virtue they find too painful an endeavour, Content to dwell in decencies for ever. So very reasonable, so unmoved, As never yet to love, or to be loved." Such p o li t i c i ans, however, are incapable of doingjus tice to a cause which is one not merely of express right, or at Pressing eape di oncy, but one in which the deepest. I r principles of the mind, and the Strongest feelings of the heart, are intensely interested. Such a speech as that of Mr. Bradshaw no merely prudent man could admire, and it is one which a very catt:ous man would be apt to condemn. We sheedd be very sorry that any ono in . the position of tht avowed and, as it were. responsible leader o f the C onservat i ve party s h ou ld so expresshim self; but still we account it to be of great practical value that the actuale feelings of ardent Protestanism upon the conduct of the Government should find a com petent mouthpiece. They who lead the Conservative party have other matters to take ca re of, as well as the vindi ca ti on o f i nsu l te d an d persecu t e d Pr o testaatism. Monstrous as that offence is, it cattnot be the exclusive consideration. It is meet, therefore, that it sh ou ld lie asserted by tho se w h o c an throw their whole heart and mind into it, and who can do so unencumbered by diffi culties arising from habits of government, and liability to be clothed with official restrictions and responsibili ties. There are many important puts to be performed in the business of a great party besides the leadership in chief—many interests connected with the party which are not exactly of th e party, an d yet of the most vital importance to its power, and perhaps its very existence. The Conservative political party, and the Protestant politico-religiou s party, are not one and the same thing, though Heaven forbid that they should ever be otherwise than closely united by the bonds of mutual sympathy, and by a personnel common to both. Now, the of f ence to the Protestantism of the land on the part of the present Government is so rank, so g oss, so intolerably injurious, that for ourselves we can scarcely conceive any language too indignant for remon strance against it. Though the language of Mr. Brad shaw was rather strong, when viewed as the language of a Conservative politician, and when the view is carried no further than this, it cannot be said to go beyond what is natural and just (though it does go very far) as an expression of the sense which Protestants have of the wrongs that have been done against them, and of the personal misconduct of the wrong-doers. We hope that, through the attention which the Ministerial press has been so obliging as to direct it, its sentiment will be carried from company to company, and from house to house, throughout the length and breadth of the land, until men's hearts burn within them at the recollection of the circumstances upon which it dwells. We hope the time will come—nay, that it is now at hand—when the voice of this Protestant nation shall arise as the voice of one man, demanding, in a tone that must not be unheard or unheeded, that the conduct of the Go vernment shail be changed—that Romanist ascendancy shall be no longer suffered to prevail in the councils of the British Monarchy. Until that be accomplished, we trust that the flame raised by the speech of Mr. Brad shaw will spread and increase, consuming all obstruction that may be placed in its way, and scorching the faces of the British Ministers who traitorously truckle to a Papist influence, for the sake of tile personal advantages of place, or for the sake of pleasing one whom they ought to advise. FROM TILE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) Were't not for laughing, we could pity the unfortu nate Opposition. It is always at some dreary moment, when they do not know what to be at next, that their hearts are suddenly grieved by some Ministerial and national triumph. The tactic some of their organs observe is to say as little as they can about it ; that is the Times' plan —to notice none whom it can not calumniate. But the Standard has more frank, and, so to speak, feminine impotence in its animosities— " a woman must talk of what runs in her head"—and so must the Standard. The success of Lord Auck land, and the trophies of Sir John Keane, deprive it of sleep. " Of all the Ministers," laments the Stan dard, " that have ever swayed the destinies of Great Britain, the Incapables have decidedly proved them selves the luckiest. Their good fortune, indeed, in every thing but good government, appears to be invincible." It is constrained to confess that the triumphant termination of the Cabool expedition is a fitting theme of congratu lation for the country, and of felicitation for Ministers ; and that " the result will consolidate and extend the in fluence of England in every part of Asia, and present an immediate check to the insidious designs of Russia—in that quarter." It concludes by saying, that " whilst the country has good cause for congratulating itself on the re sult, Ministers are only entitled to felicitate themselves on the continuance of their accustomed good luck !" " In vincible good fortune," and " accustomed good luck," are not commonly the attendants on incapability in counsel and conduct. When plans devised with bold ness, followed up with vigour, are crowned with suc cess, the publie are apt to see in the issue something more than a mere run of luck. " Ces hazards ne sont que pour ceu.r qui joucnt bien"—such a series of lucky hits is only for good players. If the Whig Governor- General had been guided by Tory counsels, he would have seen a lion in the path, where he only saw only surmountable obstacles. Of what use would his Whig luck have been to his country, if he had not tried it ? (From the Courier.) It cannot be denied that the trade in opium has been prohibited from time to time by the Chinese Govern ment, and the decrees announced with all due solemnity in the Imperial Gazette of Pekin ; but merchants might well be justified in their disregard of enactments so promulgated, when they were treated by the highest executive authorities of China themselves as so much waste paper. On this head the formal declaration of the British Superintendent himself may be accepted as evidence conclusive, " that the traffic in opium has been chiefly encouraged and protected by the highest officers in the empire, and that no portion of the foreign trade to China has paid its fees to the officers with so much regu larity as this of opium." The singularity of the formal is sue of decrees, of which the strict execution was either not contemplated, or the evasion of which was intended to be connived at, has not been confined to the Celestial Em pire ; it is even yet a matter of occurrence as periodical in Spain as the publication of the Gazette at Madrid in which they figure. The obedience is carried no further than the most obsequious assurances thereof by the provincial Governor or Intendant by return of post. Nor, as merchants are well aware, and who found their calculations accardingly, where the executive owers of G wernment are wielded with a higher hand, are examples wanting, in which prohibitions the most rigorous in terms have, in execution, re ceived essential modifications by the mitigation of penalties, by evasions known and winked at, or by the suspension and practical abrogation of the law altoge ther, through trading licenses openly granted. The Berlin and Mitan decrees, stringent and unsparing in phrase, were, it is well k nown , success f u ll y evaded by the known connivance of the Governments of the im porting countries. Thus, wh en th e hi g h est aut h or i t i es in the Chinese Empire did not scruple to treat the de crees of their Government as empty and of 't none effect," the mercantile communities of India and Canton were warranted in considering them as mere formal procla mations, issued for the purpose of complying with some internal regulation of etiquette, but without being in• tended really to put a stop to trade which the admini strative functionaries of Canton legitimised by their open connivance and encouragement. Admitting, how ever, the trade in opium to have been essentially con traband, and in contravention of strict law, no justifica tion could be established for the glaring infraction of all law, civil and international, to which the Imperial Com missioner Lin resorted to put it down. (From the Standard.) The crime of the Whig-Radicals, and in an emi nent degree the crime of the Queen's present Minis ters, is, that from the day of their accession to office, and indeed long before it, as Members of the Oppo sition, they have laboured to bring law and orde , r into contempt, by calumniating as " antiquated, ' " bigotted," " unjust," " favourable to corrup tion," &c., all the established fundamental laws of the einpire ; by teaching that these laws must be surren dered to a certain amount of threatened violence ; and to effect their selfish objects, countenancing, promoting, and even organising the violence to which, as they contended, submission must he made. When once the people are told that the momentary caprice of the numerical majority must be obeyed—when the populace are encou raged to form lawless associations like the political unions, with the avowed purpose of intimidating the Legislature— when armies are permitted to be embodied,as at Birming ham in 1831, to compel by violence a change in the consti tution—when threats of " physical force" are canvassed for by the Secretaries of the Treasury —when associations to resist the law (the anti-tithe association) are taken into favour by the executive, the members of those associations flattered and promoted—when these things are done, the moral reign of law and order is at an end, and every heated projector is invited to produce his own scheme of improvement, and to carry it into effect if he can par voie de fait. It is nothing to say that one scheme may justify a violation of the law which must not be permitted to another. To allow of such distinctions is to make a beginning of anarchy. If it was right to prepare and threaten rebellion, to destroy the oil constitution of Parliament, and to extinguish tithes, it must be equally right to threaten and prepare rebellion, for the attain. ment of universal suffrage, and for the abolition of the I New Poor-law. It is rumoured that the Marquis of Kildare wil be a candidate for the representation of the county whence he derives his title at the next election. Tile Tories at the late registry made no objections to the te nants of his noble father, the Duke of Leinster. CITY REFORNI.—When the numbers which showed that the Bill was lost was declared in the Court, Mr. Wheeler gave notice of a motion to consider a re solution, " that it is expedient that the members of Common Council from the several wards should be re duced to such a number as will be more in proportion twtoirithtealt the m n e un p l i b a e cs r ea oofen. the tootrihousea and amount of rateable pro perty , therein, an d t h at l eave be given to bring in a Bill s s o h p o p r t o r t i t m e r e s "It is exp o e n c . ted u t p h o a n t .athloe rejection ngdiscussioan a o g f o it o d f e a o genera lar o d th l a m t motion e u u p o o u n r t t h h e a s d u b b j e e e c n t , f u i the l the majority f or t h e general reduction would have been I immense. The experiment will, it is believed, be tried on the next Court day. P}IE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, NO MAUER 2. 1839 SPORTING IN TELLIGE-NCE, NEWMARKRT flOtibHi'GN MEETING. niti Maley End Stakes of FRIDAY 30 sows. each, for three-yr-olds and upwards ; A. E. C. 8 Subs. Colonel Peel's The Dey of Algiers, 3 yrs, 7st (Pavis) 1 Lord Jersey's Joannina, 4 yrs l 7st 91b ............... 2 Lord Lichfield's Fnathel- ; tt fs, t 8 4 on Joannina, 2 to 1 agst The Dey of Al giers; and 4to I agst Feather. Won by a length. Match-25 sows., 10 ft. D. 31. Colonel Peel's c, by Augus tus, out of Constantia,.7st. (Pavis), beat Mr. Shelley's The Drama, Bst 71b. Betting-2 to lon the colt, who won cleverly by a neck. Match-90 sows. h ft. First half of Ab.M. Mr. Greville's Trnjana, 7st 41b. (Nat.) beat Lord Lichfield's Sister to Hector, Bst 71b. 6t04 on Trojana. Won easily by a length. Match-50, h ft, D.M. Mr. Bowes's Mickleton Maid, 7st 131 h. (Nat). beat Colonel Peel's The Dey of Algiers, Bst 71b. Betting-3 to lon The Dey of Algiers. Won by a neck. The Nursery Stakes of 25 sows. each, for two-yr-olds. D.M. (8 Subs.) Mr. W. Edwards's Assassin, Est bib ...... ..... (Cotton) 1 Mr. Robertson's Littte Wonder, 7st 41b The following also started, but were not placed :—Colonel Anson's Nicholas, 7st 121 b; Mr. Rayner's Ten-pound Note, 7st 71b ; Mr. Byng's Garry Owen 7st 41b ; Colonel Peel's ro cby Augustus, out of Constantia, 7st 21b : Lord Exeter's Ray mond, 6st 101 b; and Mr. Pettit's Miss Romer, Est 81b. Bet• ting-2 to 1 agst Garry Owen, 7 to 2 agst Assassin, 4to 1 agst Little Wonder ( t), and 9to 2 agst Nicholas. Won by a length. Lord G. Bentinck's Sal Volatile, 7st, received forfeit from Lord Lichfield's Sister to Hector, Bst 71b. First half of Ab. 31. ; 100, h ft. Lord Exeter's Bosphorus, 7st 41b (Mann), beat Mr. Dixon's Camelino, 8A 71b ; T. Y. C ; 100, h ft. 5t04 on Camelino, who was beaten by half a length. Duke of Rutland's Flambeau (Robinson), brat Duke of Portland's Polydorus, Bst 71b each; D.U. ; 25. 5 to 4on Flambeau. Won in a canter. Lord G. Bentinck's Capote, Bst 71b (W. Day), beat Colonel Peel's fby Velocipede, out of Slalibran, 7st 31b. First half of Ab. M. ; 30, 10 ft. Betting-6 to son Capote. Won by half a length. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; for two-yr-old colts, Bst 71b ; and fillies, Bst 51b. First half of Ab. M. The winner to be sold for 50 sovs, &c. (5 Subs. ) Mr. E. Peel's Negus Mr. Rayner's Miss Betsey 2 Colonel Peel's f by The Colonel ... Bettinz-5 to 4 agst Miss Betsey (t ), and 6 to 4 agst Negus (t.). Won in a canter. . . ( Further Particulars of Thursday.) 100 soy Plate—Protcus made all the running, and won easy by a length. Handicap Plate.—Feather took a tremendous lead, and with Drama in his wake, kept in front to the Duke's stand; the mare then took it up, with Adrian and Joannina in attendance, the three running together till within fifty yards of the chair, where Joannina and The Drama went out, and ran a beau tiful home, Joanniza winning by half a length, with nothing to spare. 50 sov Stakes.—Lord G. Bentinck declared to win with Ca. pote. The B uzzar d co lt ma d e a ll t h e runn i ng, L or d G. Ben. tinck's two waiting on him to the cords, where both went up and Capote, after a slashing race, won by half a length. Gre) Milton, it was thought, could have won but for the declaration, Proteus came in two or three minutes after the race. Cru. cifix was in this race, but was reported to be not exactl, up to the mark. 10 soy Stakes.—Retamosa made the running into the cords, where Miss Hawk and hiss Homer headed her, the former after a good race, winning by three parts of a length. Retamosa was a good third. The severity of the cold p:evented a good attendance. Bet• ting in the evening : NURSERY STAKES-FRIDAY. 5 to 2 agst Garry-Owen 3 to 1 agst Nicholas 9 to 2 agst Assassin 5 to 1 agst Little Wonder—taken 6 to 5 laid on two agst the field. THE DERBY. 17 to 1 agst Wardan—taken 18 to 1 agst Angelica colt 20 to 1 agst Launcelot—taken 20 to 1 agst St. Andrew 30 to 1 agst Lucetta colt—taken 33 to 1 agst Grey Milton and Capote—taken 33 to 1 agst Maroon 35 to 1 agst Bokhara—taken 42 to I agst Grey Milton—taken 45 to 1 agst Marinella colt 50 to 1 agst Isaac of York 50 to 1 agst Molyneux Offers to take 13 to 1 about Lord Exeter's lot, and to back Glenorchy agst i\luley Ishmael. 2,000 even between Grey Milton and Maroon. THE OAKS. _ _ 7 to 2 offered agst Crucifix The match for Saturday between Roscius and Capote is off, the former having paid 40 sous. forfeit. Another for the same day has been made between Sal Volatile, Bst 51b, and f by Velocipede, out of Malibran, 7st 61b.. First half of Ab. 111. 50, h ft. COURT CIRCULAR. • I, WINDSOR, FRIDAY.—The review o f the 4d Life Guards and of the Rifle Corps took place this morning. the 14th Light Dragoons keeping the ground. Her Majesty and Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg were on horseback. Her Majesty was attended by Lady Caro line Barrington, Miss Quentin, Viscount Torrington, Hon. Colonel Grey, Hon. Major Keppel, and Sir George Quentin. The Duchess of Kent and the rest of the Royal party were in carriages. The illustrious party were escorted by a guard of honour composed of the 2d Lite Guards. Sir John Macdonald, the Adjutant-General, reviewed the troops, who came on the ground in the Little Park at half-past eleven o'clock, and retired a little after two o'clock. .The weather proved unpropitious, the rain falling frequently. _ . Prince Ernest of Saxe Coburg continues indisposed. His Serene Highness has not left the Castle for some days. __ _ The Hon. Miss Murray has succeeded the Hon. Miss Paget as one of the Maids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen. The Dowager Countess and Lady Frances Cowper, Sir John Macdonald, Mr. T. Howard, and Colonel \t 'em) arrived to-day at the Castle. The Hon. Mr. Murray took his departure to-day from the Castle. The Annual Election for Councillors for this Borough took place to-day and ended at four o'clock. The gross number of votes is 693. The number polled 377. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, attended by the Ladies and Gentlemen of her Suite, left Gopsall Hall, Leicestershire, yesterd a y morn i ng, where her Majesty has been staying on a visit to the Earl Howe, for the seat of the Earl of Warwick, Warwick Castle, War wickshire. Viscount Ebrington, Mr. George Lewis (one of the Poor-!avv Commissioners), Mr. Powell, and Mr. Wit hams, had interviews with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Home Office. Viscount Ebrington had an interview with the Chan. cellor of the Exchequer yesterday at his official resi• dente in Downing -street. Major-General Sir William and Lady Gomm, left town yesterday for Portsmouth, to embark for the West Indies. The Spanish Minister transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland arrived in town yesterday from the seat of the Earl Fortescue, Castle Hill, Devonshire. Despatches for Sir Charles Metcalfe, Governor of J.►m,,ica, were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office. REVIEW AT WIINDSOR. GRAND REVIEW, BY HER MAJESTY, OF THE TROOVS IN THE HOME PARK. WINDSOR, FRIDAY EVENING. Notwithstanding the very unfavourable state of the weather, her Majesty (according to arrangements made yesterday) reviewed the following regiments in the Home Park this afternoon :—The 2d Regiment of Lite Guards, the I 4th Light Dragoons, and the 2d Bat talion of the Rifle Brigade. Her Majesty arrived on the ground, on horseback, about twelve o'clock, accompanied by Prince Albert of Saxe Cobourg and Adjutant• General Sir J. Mac donald, and attended by the Hon. Colonel Grey, Vis count Torrington, Major Kt,ppel, Lady C. Barrington, Sir Qeorge and Miss Quentin. Her Royal Hight.es the Duchess of Kent, Lady C. nuncios, Lady Seymour, Hon. Mrs. Grey, Hon. Miss Cocks, and the whole of her Majesty's distinguished visitors and suite were on the ground in the Royal carriages. The three regiments, which were each attended by their fine military bands, were under the command of Colonel Brown, of the 2d Rifle Brigade. The move ments, which were executed with admirable precision and effect, were as follows :—The regiments were formed in line ; the 2d Life Guards on the right, the I 4th Light Dragoons on the left, and the 2d battalion if the Rifle Brigade in front of the centre. After sa luting, her Majesty rode along in front of the line of nfantry, up the rear, then along the front of the ca• ivalry, and returned between the ranks, accompanied by the Adjutant-General and her whole suite. The corps then broke into open column, and marched past in slow and quick time—the cavalry walk;ng and trot ting past in troops, and ranking past by threes. The lines were then formed 100 yards in rear of the original position—the cavalry in front. The whole advanced in this order. The cavalry were halted, and the infantry passed in double columns between the regiments, formed line to the front, and fired in line. Retired, formed square, fired, and the cavalry charged in line on its flanks ; after which they retired by alternate squadrons, and the in fantry in double column at greater distance, until quite at the lower end of the ground, when the infantry de ployed into line, and the regiments of cavalry formed in close columns in rear of its flanks. A series of light movements were then performed as follow :—A bat talion of Riflemen was broken into a line of skirmishers, covering the whole front, accompanied by their sup ports, while the cavalry remained on the flanks in close columns of squadrons. The skirmishers commenced firing, and the whole advanced until they reached the original position within eighty yards of her Majesty. The halt was then sounded, and shortly after a retreat was commenced. After retiring a short dis tance the skirmishers were supposed to be threat ened by cavalry, and formed sq uares on t h e i r sup ports, fired in squares, while the 14th Light Dra goons moved briskly out in column along the avenue, formed line to the right, and charged along front of the squares. The retreat was then resumed, covered by skirmishers as before. The alarm was again sounded—squares reformed—the Lite Guards deployed, and charged between the intervals, which is supposed to have had the effect of clearing the rear, and concluding the operation. The corps were then formed in contiguous close columns—moved to the front —deployed into two lines, as originally formed—opened ranks—advanced—and concluded by the usual royal salute. The troops then marched to their quarters. In consequence of the extremely disagreeable state of the weather (the rain gently descending nearly the whole time the Review lasted), but very few persons were present on the Terrace, and in the Home Park the vi sitors were " few and far between." Besides the Royal carriages there were not more than two or three others on the ground. Her Majesty appeared in excellent health. SPLENDID ANNUALS for 1840, under the Superintendence of 3lr. C. I-leatii.- KEEVSAKE ; silk 0 I-. ; India proofs, mor. SS. 5'4. 0~3306K.0f liEAUT Y, tic,,,.., •21s. ; ditto 5•25. 6d. PICTkIRESOVE AN.NVAL; Windsor CAdle ••' ' • • •• • GEMS of BEAUTY; London : Longffoo, Orme, trod Co. THEATRE ROYAL COVENT GARDEN. TINDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VE§THM TIM EVENING SATURDAY, Nov, 2. 183 9 , THE VIVTII OLYMPIC NIGHT, Will be acted the: Barletta of WHY DID YOU ME? Sir Andrew Sunderland, Mr. W. Farren ; Frefterick'StanlY, Mr. Chas Mathews; Emily, Miss Lee; Jenny, Mrs. Hamby. Alter which, THE HANDSOME HUSBAND. Mr. Wyndham, \lr. Charles Mathews; Henry Fitzherbert, Mr. J, Vining; Mrs, Wyndham, Madame Vestris. To which Will 'be added, ONE HOUR ! OR, A CARMVAL BALL ! Mr. Charles Swiftly, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Miss Dalton, Madame Vestris. TWICE KILLED. Mr. Euclid Facile, Mr. Keeley ; Mr. Reckless, Mr. J. Vin ing ; Mrs. Facile, Miss Lee ; Fanny Pep,,er, Mrs. Orger. On Monday will be produced a New Original Play, in Five Acts, written by James Sheridan Knowles, Esq. ; to be called Love ! when Miss Ellen Tree will make her first appearance at this Theatre since her return from America. Dress Boxes, is; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 21. 6d. ; Pit, as. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the performances t• oornmence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Notter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may lse had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ..&, , -c) trZt: d' . ; . , ~......„ ..,,,F .„,.. .. t ...., „ ... -4- HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Her Majesty's staghounds will meet on Monday, at Sal Hill ; Wednesday, at Winkfield Church; Friday, at Hilling. don—at eleven. The Brighton harriers Monday, at Patcham ; Wednesday, at the Race-course; Friday, at the Dyke—at eleven. The Brookside harriers Monday, at Newmarket Hill ; Thursday, at Telscombe Tye—at half-past ten. The Monmouthshire hounds Monday, at Colnbrook Park ; Friday, at Dingestow Wood—at ten. The East Sussex hounds Monday, at Abbott's Wood—at a quarter to eleven. The Devon and Somerset staghounds Monday, at Harford ; Thursday, at Dulverton—at ten. The Tickham hounds Monday, at Hollingbourn Hill; Thurs day, at Long Beach—at half-past ten. Mr. Candler's hounds Monday, at Witley Park; Wednes day, at Grafton Mill—at half-past ten ; Friday, at Westwood Park—at eleven. Mr. H. Villebois's staghoonds Monday, at Bradenham Green ; Thursday, at Middleton Towers; Saturday, at Swaff ham Splashes—at eleven. The N. P. hounds Monday, at Eccleston Bridge ; Friday, at Radhurn—at eleven. The Whitehaven harriers Monday, at Woth Bridge—at nine. The Burton Hunt Monday, at Fiskerton Long Wood ; Tues- day, at Stapleton Moor ; Wednesday, at Blankney ; Thursday, at Dunholme Corner Plantation ; Friday, at Drimsey Nook— at eleven. The Bodenham hounds Monday, at Ullingwiek Village. Mr. De Winton's hounds Monday, at Lyswen ; Friday, at Kennel—at half-past ten. The Marquis of Hastings's hounds Monday, at Hathern Turn ; Friday, at Moira Baths. The Shrcv , hire hounds Monday, at Sandiford Hall; Friday, at Oteley Park—at half-past ten. Sir T. Boughey's hounds Monday, at the Summerhouse ; Wednesday, at Norbury Manor;, Friday, at Sheriffhales—at half-past ten. Lord Eleho's hounds Monday, at Dunse Castle ; Wednesday, at Edgilton Hill; Thursday, at Ladykirk ; Saturday, at Bank House Inn—at half-past ten. _ The Fivehead harriers Monday, at Staple Hill ; Thursday at West Hatch—at ten. The Cheshire hounds Monday, at Sandiway Head ; Tues day, at Ox Hayes Farm ; Thursday, at Duddon Heath; Fri day, at Highway-side. The Cottesmore hounds Monday, at the Bull Inn, Witham Common; Tuesday, at Tilton Wood; Thursd,y, at Holywell —at half-past eleven. The Duke of Rutland's hounds Monday, at Ropsley Rice Wood ; Tuesday, at Bloxholm Hill ; Friday, at Poyard's Leap—at half-past ten. The Southwold hunt Monday, at Withcall Branches; Thursday, a+. Kennels ; Saturday, at Tothill Wood—at eleven. The Earl of Yarborough's hounds Monday at Grainsby House; Wednesday, at Soraerby House; Friday, at Claxton Wood—at eleven. The East Kent hounds Monday, at Ashley ; Wednesday, at the Tharn, Stone-street; Friday, at Black Mill—at half-past ten. Mr. I%leyncll's hounds Tuesday, at Kedlestonlnn ; Thurs day, at Radborne ; Saturday, at Swarkstone Bridge. Mr. Bulteel's foxhounds Tuesday, at Puslinch Bridge; Friday, at Plym Bridge—at half-past ten. Mr. Cockburn's hounds Tuesday, at Chapplecroft ; Friday, at the Hare and Hounds, Gittisham Hill—at eleven. The B. V. H. Tuesday, at King's Mils ; Saturday, at Stalbridge Weston. Lord Portman's hounds Tuesday, at Compton Castle. The Y. H. Tuesday, at Closworth. Mr. Musters's hounds Monday, at Hexgreave Farm ; Wed nesday, at Aversham Guide Yost; Friday, at the seventh . milestone 011erton Road—at half-past ten. The Warwickshire hounds Monday, at Oakley Wood; Tues day, at Mitford Bridge; Thursday, at Wellesbourne ; Satur day, at Epwell White—at a quarter before eleven. Mr. Hellier's foxhounds Tuesday, at Fein Hill; Friday, at Hockley House. Mr. Rothschild's bounds. Monday, at Aylesbury ; Wednes day, at Oving—at half-past eleven. Mr. Drake's !hounds Tuesday, at Charlton Town; Thurs day, at Gallows Bridge ; Saturday, at Stratton Audiey_ at half-pest ten. The Findon foxhounds Thursday, at Appletharn Furze ; Friday, at Toddington Wood. Mr. Mure's foxhounds Tuesday, at Hicket Heath—at half past ten. _ _ The Norfolk foxhounds Monday, at Langor Bridge ; Wed nesday, at Hul'er Hill, Wood Norton ; Saturday, at Wretham Hall—at half-past ten. Mr. Tudway's hounds Tuesday, at Gear Hill; Friday, at Hardway. The M. H. Tuesday, at Culliford Tree ; Friday, at Dole's Ash. The Cambridgeshire hounds Monday, at White Hall; Fri day, at Sandy Warren—at half-past ten, The Atherstoue hounds Monday, at Bosworth ; Wednesday, at Gopsall ; Thursday, at No Man's Heath; Saturday, at Normanton Lodge-gate —at a quarter to eleven. MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage of Lord Glenlyon ,and the Hon. Miss Home Drum mond was solemnised on Tuesday last, at Blair Drum mond, in the presence of a select family party. Tht nuptials of the happy couple :were celebrated by the Duchess of Atholl, at Dunkeld, by a feast and ball. The bride and bridegroom were to have arrived at Blair Atholl on Wednesday, wloen a succession of fetes were to be given by his Lordship to his friends and tenantry, in celebration of the happy event. We understand Monday next is fixed for the marriage of Mr. R. Eaton, M.P., and Miss Charlotte Conyers, second daughter of Mr. Conyers, of Copt Hall. It is Lady Mary Howard, eldest unmarried daughter of the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, who is to be united to the Hon. George Went worth Fitzwilliarn. It is said that the marriage of Lady Adeliza Manners, daughter of the Duke of Rutland, with Mr. Arkwright, will he solemnised next month. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE AT GIBRALTAR. —On the 15th of October, by the Rev. Dr. Burrow, the Hon. Dudley Pelham, second son of the Earl of Yar borough, to Madalina, second daughter of Sir John Gor don Sinclair, Bart. The relatives present on the occa sion, were his Excellency, Sir Alexander Woodford, Lady Woodford, the Earl of Yarbourough, Sir Joseph Copley, Colonel and Mrs. Bridgeman, and Cavendish Boyle, Esq., of the 48th regiment. His Excellency the Governor gave a grand dinner and evening party on the occasion, which was honoured by the presence of his Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands. Lord Yarborough a r r i ve d i n h i s yacht the Kestrel, at Falmouth, on the 27th inst. The Baroness Wenman left Thame Park, Oxon, on Friday last for Brighton. Captain Hamilton, M.P., and the Hon. Lady Caroline Hamilton have also left th e Park for the above fasbioni!ble watering-place, where they purpose staying for the winter months. QUEEN ADELAIDE.—WARIVICK, THURS DAY.—The good folks of this town are in an extraordi nary state of hustle, in consequence of the expected arrival of the Queen Dowager to-morrow afternoon on a visit to the Earl and Countess of 'Warwick, at War wick Castle. The Mayor and Council received a let ter yesterday from the Earl of Warwick, apprising them of the intended visit of the Queen Dowager to Warwick. Immediately a meeting was held, when it was determined that the Mayor, with the Clergy and inhabitants, should receive her Majesty on the entrance of the Royal-suite into the town. • A brigade of the Warwickshire yeomanry is to escort the Queen Dow ager from the border of the county, and another troop, headed by their Colonel-commandant, the Earl of Ayles ford, is to assemble in the court-yard of the Castle, to receive her Majesty. At Leamington Spa, a highly re spectable meeting, in compliance with a requisition nu merously signed by the principal inhabitants, was held ,it the Town Hall, when it was determined that every mark of respect should be paid the illustrious visitor at Warwick Castle, should her Majesty be pleased to ho nour the Spa by her presence, which it was fully antici pated her Majesty would do. Earl Fitzwilliam has been entertaining a large party of friends at Wentworth. The following is an exatt list of the distinguished visitors at this magnificent chateau since the Doncaster Races :—The Marquis of Westminster, his Excellency the American Minister and Mrs, Stevenson, the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, and the Ladies Howard, the Earl and Countess of Effingham, the Earl of Scarborough, the Earl Bathurst, Viscount and Viscountess Milton, Lord Wharneliffe, Lord Archibald St. Maur, Mr. Wood, M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, Colonel and Lady Harriet Lane, Mr. Algernon Wodehouse, Mr. Dundas, the Hon. Ed ward Bouverie, the Hon. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Her bert, the Hon. E. Howard, Mr. and Lady Ann Macken zie, &e. The Noble Earl and his family will leave Wentworth in a few days for Milton, Northampton shire, whither a great part of his princely establlshment have already proceeded. Selina Viscountess Milton is on a visit to her father, the Earl of Liverpool. GORDO N CASTLE, NEAR FOCHABERS, N.B. —The Duke and Dueness of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox will leave the Castle in a fortnight for town, on their way to Goodwood Park for the winter. The fes tivities were brought somewhat suddenly to a close in consequence of the demise of the Duke of Bedford, his Grace's uncle. Mr. and Lady Louisa Tighe, who have been on a visit to the Duke and Duchess, have left for their seat in the county of Wick low. Lord March has left to join the Royal Horse Guards (Blue), at the Re'gent's Park Barrack. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Last week were married at the Cathedral, Peterborough, the Rev. Mar sham Argles, Curate of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Lon don, to Julia, the second daughter of the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of Peterborough. The ceremony was performed by the Right Rev. Prelate, the father of the lovely and amiable bride, who, with the bridegroom, on leavi n the cathedral, was greeted by the congratu lations of the assembled spectators. The Earl of Harrowby, accompanied by Viscount and Viscountess Sandon, the Hon. Mr. and Hon. Misses Ryder, was to have left Pisa last week for Naples, where he had arrang ed to stay until the latter end of January. The intened visit to Malta and the Medi terranean was given up, owing to the boisterou s weather that prevailed when the party was at Marseilles. The Earl and Countess of Falmouth and the Baroness Le Despencer have arrived at Tregothnan,near Truro, for the winter. Lord Beicawen has joined the , family circle from Scotland. The principle, however, on which he proceeds, is common, we regret to say, to almost all law-makers. No person, probably, is competent to grasp the whole phenomena of society, and tell how any one mea sure will affect the national. welfare. Very few ever make the attempt. Generally, like Mr. COOPER, they seize on some isolated phenomenon—something peculiarly affecting their minds or their interests—. some one thing that has fallen frequently under their own observation or inspection, and on that local, personal, and individual experience, without ever making an attempt to appreciate she effect of tl e regulation they propose on the mighty whole, they proceed to make laws which, like the arguments of Mr. COOPER, go to meet and obviate the trifling inconvenience, or personal annoyance, or fancied injury to morals which they have noticed, but which on the whole perpetuate ignorance, encou rage vile habits, and inflict a general and permanent injury on society. The whole class of sumptuary laws, of licensing laws, of laws regulating the observance of the Sabbath, all belong to this category. They are the offspring of some such intimate acquaintance with a few iso lated phenomena, as Mr. COOPER has with the Post-office, which prevents the parties having it from ever extending their thoughts to the large w hole—some personally experienced inconvenience , some local annoyance, and in conformity with these i n dividualities, laws are made which extend to all classes, and aim at affecting them in alt time. Now such a basis for laws is obviously erroneous ; and they ought to be framed, like putting-up boxes to sort letters, not on the principle that a very few persons will do wrong, but on the principle that the many will do right. It is not the business of the In the Canton Register, received to the 23d of June, we find a number of long but unimportant decrees by the Imperial Commissioner, LIN, his Celestial Majesty the Emperor of CHINA, the Sub-Prefect of Macao, and other Chinese autho rities, relative to the suppression of the opium trade. From the tenor of several of these do cuments, it is very evident that the Chinese wished the trade to be re-opened subject to the stipulation for suppressing all dealings in opium ; but Super intendent ELLIOT strictly enjoined all British sub jects not to approach Whampoa before he could receive fresh instructions from our Government as to the c‘.urse which he ought to pursue. Of the sincerity of the Celestial Government all doubts are removed by the destruction of the opium, which had it been clandestinely sold, would have produced the EMPEROR a Ellin equal to twenty millions of Spanish dollars. The first of these Proclamations is from the High Commissioner LIN, and is dated the sth of June. It having reached the ears of the High Commissioner that Captain ELLIOT had directed vessels laden with goods not to enter Whampoa, his Excellency, in an edict of the above date, says : In reference to those merchant vessels which during this year have arrived at Canton, if they are indeed willing to oug ht immediately to proceed to Wham trade. then the) poa, and wait till they be examined , n conformity with the regulations; they are not willing to trade, they ought to return home as speedily as ; there is no use in their remaining hankering about here. As to what he (Elliot) says, that the ships must wait till they can get a reply from the sovereign of their country, this is clearly an evasive excuse. Think for a little: every one of these ships has got a chop or clearance from their re,pective countries. permitting them to come to the inner land to trade, and therefore it is that they come hither with full cargoes; what reason cen there be in their first ar riving here full laden, and then beginninz to wait for an edict in reply from the Sovereign of their country I The said Superintendent thinks, that because his country is distant and difficult cf access, that he may borrow these excuses to loiter and delay. Who does not know that all these foreign merchants bring capital along with them and who is there that likes to involve himself in loss ? He ought instantly to urge the empty opium ships to return to their country. Let each follow after a lawful trade, for we will nut permit the scheming after anything beyond this. The said Superintendent ought from first to last to secure the foreign merchants from los s, a nd thi.nk. anxiously EVENING ED IT I ON• how they may rojey their blithesome profits; he sben eep tie old I a s, awl discharg , his duties with p i o p riiM and in unison; teat him not set about producin„.• thorns and briars (which will choke up business and pri ck him.. This edict is addressed in the first instance by LIN to the Hoppo, who accompanies it with one of his own. The following extract from the latter do cument is too characteristic to be o mitted :-- Besides urging all the vessels proceeding from wham' pea with full cargoes to return home forthwith, as regards the merchantmen which have arrived this year at Centoa with cargo—if they really wish to trade—let them proceed to Whampoa, and conformably to the regulations let them wait till they are examined ; if they do not wish to trade, then let them not hanker about here, for there are onlY Thee is two ways—either to enter the port, or begone. no medium course to be followed. Seeing that he has s previously delivered up the opium in the s tore ships, thi is proof enough that he is respectful and submissive. The said Elliot need not be ashamed to be called a superintend ent of trade. Let not himself give birth to thorns and briars. Tremble at this think of this I A special edict. This dread-inspiring edict of the H o pp a is fol lowed by one from the Emperor, in which he ex horts all his subjects to abstain from the use °f opium, and threatens with death all who disobey. It appears that the Governors of districts,fearing thatt proofs of their vigilance might be necessary pre vailed keep their heads on their shoulders, had t heir upon thousands of poor creatures to del iver u p smoking apparatus, and to acknowledge themselves guilty of the crime, with a view to obtain the Irr i " petial clemency. With a political sagacity which does credit to him, the Emperordisapproves of ° confessions, and desires the people to do wh at they please with their pipes, provided th e y (1° r "" "" t smoke with them. "It is just," observes the E peror, by way of familiar illustration, " like a tu art i offending against the laws by getting drunk wire ti wine ; if he is really able to repent and reform, the will be no difficulty in reformin b a any ne eessitY , nor A d for him to surrender all his drinking euPs ." his MAJESTY concludes with shrewdly intiu lan " that the affair of theipipes was a trick of the Ott°. rities, which he had no wish to see repeated. 0 , Two more proclamations remain to be c deed ; and we feel at a loss to itsoterolo/ which to pronounce the more oriental in t phraseology. The first is from Superintend ell s t hori 6 e s. ELLIOT, and is intended to apprise the au and people of China with the real causes of the 56 pension of the trade ; and the second from the it Sli b : Prefects of Fatshan and Macao, calling uP e " foreign ships " anchored upon the bro ad ocean, not to " receive the commands of the E n g lish bas barian ELLIOT," nor to stop in the Mae ° r % t . " loitering about, making cause for future rep od ante," but resume their trade and b e come g° a o ver re ners. As the said ships had co me, vast abyss to trade," the Sub-Prefects, a fter de e P aded reflection on this circumstance, were persutotoal they could not afford to " sit still on the" c l e at ocean," and therefore united in issuing thi s l . ' • ao s proclamation" which the red-haired herba were to " obey or tremble I" Superintendent LIOT'S proclamation, or more properly sP e ",..rd remonstrance, is not wanting firmness. The following extract from it is larr resting, from being a recapitulation of the gr id too ces of the Superintendent, and of his determine , tne in moderationinol.t": not to sanction the opening of the trade before pleasure of his GovernMent was made kt Go . Canton, addressed in the first instanc e to vernor LIN, and intended for the inspection 0 f the Emperor : „ t n. On the 24th of March last Elliot repaired to 'j a i cjif and immediately proposed to put an end to the stethf im eet ficulty and anxiety then existing, by the faithful -be of the Emperor's will ; and he respectfully and the rest of the foreign community might be set a t berty, in order that he might calmly consider and ug% c cl adequate remedies for the great evils so justly denoun by his Imperial Majesty. re O s He was answered by a close imprisonment of mo re seven weeks, with armed men day and night befor e an n life' gates, tinder threats of privation of food, war a friendli asked tbatt Was this becoming treatment to the o fficer d iways nation, recognized by the Emperor, and who f a r iving performed his duty peacefully and irreproachpacbrinisYce'pris:_af:toro: Go in ail things to afford satisfaction to the provincia, vernment. When it thus became plain that the Commission that it resolved to cast away all moderation, Elliot knee,!" - a nd was incumbent upon him to save the imperial digml o 'f - so prevent some shocking catastrophe on the imprisoned foreign officer, and 200 defenceless For these reasons of prevailing force he demanded the ir the people of his nation all the English opium i n , o ver hands, in the name of his Sovereign, and delivered 'too to the Commissioner, amounting to 20,283 chest s ' matter remains to be settled between the two Courts, ror But how will it be possible to answer to tbe I. l e cu lt for this violation of his gracious will, that teese climatic! affairs should be managed with thoughtful w isdom , bo with tenderness to the men from afar ! What wi ll be i t! feelings of this most just prince of his illustrious dYn„ishsee when it is made manifest to him, by the command ot.eoy, Britannic 314,1esty, that the traf fi c in opium has been el l enc ouraged and protected by the highest offi cers in the l b s s pire, and that no portion of the foreign tr ade to Chi" a th is paidf opium , its fees to the officers with so much regularity as Terrible indeed will be his Imperial Majesty's inci L i g li d l o tiou when he learns that the obligations into whit n ", High Commissioner entered, under his seal, to the offic-i: of a foreign nation, were all violated. The m erebs% and ships of the English nation do not proceed to Canoe Whampoa, because the gracious commands of ~,`"e Emperor for their protection are set at nought ; ba s s; the truth is concealed from his Imperial Majesty's kn red ledge ; because there is no safety for a handful j of den t , less men io the grasp of the Government at Canton cause it would be derogatory from the dignity of'tP",,is Sovereign and tiation tjforget all the insults and eir °° „ o ° which have been perpetrated, till full justice be den e ' fo - e t: till the whole trade and intercourse be placed upon a 1 ,, - „cl• ing honourable and secure to this empire and to Eng ( o That time is at hand. The gracious Sovereign °'„ to English nation will cause the truth to be made kn° w- ise, the wise and august Prince on the Throne of this eirf 1 , 0 and all things will be adjusted agreeably to the Pri nelP of purest reason. 't tb ° Elliot and the men of his nation in China sutgl%.est expressions of their -deepest veneration for the Emperor. A Ot S e' We are chronicling the existence , an— " ,rbe riously commenting upon these documents' 11 d I time for that is not yet come. The mode of reasoning called by logiciaos the found the reductio a absurdum, has often be en only way to cGnvince obtuse or obstinate intellects: and our Police Magistrates unwittingly a re glum ol.:f , a practical illustration of it to the Abatement great evil—the useless and demoralizing Pac6ceidi committing for trial boys and girls chgrge ketr petty offences. The Middlesex Justices hit" "' we At the question to a certain extent. 1 ° A i r meeting they complained bitterly of the Police de es ter gistrates for leaving them no wo rk, and y s al op they unanimously agreed to pres ent a merrior Their the subject to the Marquis of NORMAND IC. and object is to save expense as well as trouble' e protracted imprisonment, by sending all ji'vei3- and petty offenders to the Sessions for trial' that does not go to the root of the evil. It is % si nt diculous to empannel a jury before gr. Serg boyADAMS as before Mr. Sergeant ARABIN t° trY e , A for stealing property of the value of twopen.n, such trivial offences might he left for the stn' mediate decision of the Magistrates, without th in r , feting with the liberty of the subject, or enc r°a . c : r ; ing on the great principle for which trial 1 1. 1 he was instituted. In fact, the present system is t o , most absurd and oppressive that can be wel l gined. One illustration will suffice. The law g l to a Magistrate power to commit , for one offenc e ' r the treadmill for three months ; while for anothe r , which would be amply punished by for two weeks, the offender is sent for trial ---c° fined among the most debased of m ankin at d fo r month if the offence is committed in Lond° ° ' if in the country, po:zsibly for five or six M °llt elic h imp on' A controversy is c arried on among the r r Journals, respecting an alleged misunderstann between the Governments of France and Eng la % about the evacuation of the Port of Passages by t'•'s English. It o ri g inated with the Courrier Francai-o! in whose coi tunns an article appeared representinq Lord P AL MERSTON as delaying the withdrawal 19f. the British troops from Passages, on the plea holding it asap ledge for the payment of the S l in h t." ish debt, and thereby giving great offence to o' c Cabinet of the Tuileries. The Siecle gravely f°,ll; t e nds, that France cannot suffer Eititand.o l e l Passages, milder any pretext whatever, iiicir'esP-' ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The production of Ainsworth's "Jack Sheppard," has attracted complete overflows, and been pronounced to be the greatest achievement ever yet attemp,ed, it will consequently be bated every Evening. THIS EVENING, Nov. 2,' Will be acted, Ainsworth's celebrated Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. Illustrating all Cruikshanks' inimitable Tableaux Vivant. Characters by Messrs. Saville, Dale, Ileslop, Laws, Smith, Ress, Neville; Mrs. Vining, Mrs. Daly, Miss Martin, Miss Grant 'Mts. Laws, &c. After which, THE BREWER. OF PRESTON. Daniel Robinson, Mr. W. Smith ; Effie, Miss Martin. To conclude with the Comic Drama eutitlesi CROSSING THE LINE. Wonler Van Broom, Mr. W. Smith ; Pomona Vondertwil or, Miss Martin. HIGH WATER AT LON1)0141 BRIDGE TO.MORROVV. uarmng 57 minute% after I 1 1 Everitncr ... 0 minute , atter 0 legislator to onArd individnds from the conse quences of their osAtt ignorance or foily, and still le&s is it Ins business, in order to accomplish that, to inflict a privation, a restraint, or an injury on the bulk of the community. Before we conclude, we wish to remind the pub lic that the Postage Tax has been given up. It has been recognised as a bad tax ; and if the Govertnnont cannot go on without the sum it yielded, some other tax must be substituted for it. Henceforth the amount or security of the Revenue olitained from the Post-office is not to be the prime consideration, but the public convenience. We hold the many discussions, therefore, in which writers are entangling themselves, as tothe safety and amount of the Revenue, to be wholly beside the mark. Whatever will facilitate the collection, the transit, and the distribution of letters, making the public pay the expense of the various operations) and no more, is the principle now to be kept in view. It is the more necessary to remember this, because at present the profits made on the passen gers carried by the mail coaches seem to pay a great portion of the expense of transmitting letters, but the proprietors of railroads will henceforth en gross the whole profit of conveying passengers, and the Post-office has to pay on railroads, and will have to pay a considerable sum for the conveyance of the mail-bags. If we return to Mr. BRADSHAW, it is from the kindest motive—the wish to gratify his love of no toriety. We shall help him to attain his end. It is not enough for a gentleman with his thirst for public attention, to be known amongst his imme diate friends for professing a determination to insult her MAJESTY, by never raising his hat when he passed her ; that would avail him nothing unless he could carry the profession into practice publicly, and get the newspapers to waft it over the kingdom. No person in the crowd might notice such ungallant insolence ; the boast of having perpetrated it would not get beyond the Carlton : but threats uttered after dinner, echoed by an assembled body of squires and clergy, foul insinuations applauded by a great mob of Conservative auditors, are spread through the empire, and stamp Mr. BRADSHAW at one blow as a great leader amongst the insolent, arrogant, cowardly, and disloyal Tories. He is obviously desirous of such pre-eminence, and we do but help him to climb the height, by saying another word or two on his merits. The lofty tone he assumed, and the boldness of his bearing, made us anxious to know who and what he is. Except BRADSHAW the regicide, and BRADSHAW the highwayman, we have no recol lection of any BRADSHAW having before found a niche in history. The name is not in Mr. BURKE'S Peerage and Baronetage of the United Empire. Mr. BRA I)SHA w's ancestry and his deeds are thus recorded in the Parliamentary Pocket Companion. —" BRADSHAW, JAMES (Canterbury), S. of the Lady of Sir HARRY PEYTON, Bart., by her first husband, m. Miss TREE, the celebrated actress. A Conservative. Sat for Brackley from 1823 to 1832, and for Berwick in the Parliament of 1835." That is shortly his civil and Parliamen tary history ; but henceforth he will probably be known as the Canterbury Comet, that from his horrid hair" shakes insult, contumely, and dis grace over the QUEEN and her Ministers. We were tempted into this personal investiga tion as much by some of Mr. BRADSHAW'S re marks, as by curiosity to know whence such a meteor had suddenly arisen. With all the loftiness that might become a HOWARD or a TALBOT, Mr. BRADSHAW reproached the Ministers with having elevated gentlemen to the Peerage " who had never had a grandfather." It seems doubtful, accord ing to the Parliamentary Pocket Companion, whether he ever had a father. His father seems so obscure that Mr. BRADSHAW is de scribed as the son of Lady PEYTON by her first husband. We think it an honour for a man to ennoble himself, and make it no reproach to Mr. BRADSHAW that he is not of noble lineage ; but in him, whose father seems unknown, it appears ,ornewhat contemptible to assume the airs of a PLA NTAGENET, and reproach the Peers created by Lord MELBOURNE with not haring a grand father. Such vulgar insolence to respectable gen tlemen comports well with the equally vulgar inso lence with which her MAJESTY was treated, and was properly rewarded by the loud plaudits of the assembled lay and clerical Tories. They for get that their own great leader. he who will have the making of Tory Peers, is a man without a grandfather, whose respectable origin is well remembered by a bon mot ascribed to GEORGE IV. On one of the PEELS marrying a Lady JANE Something, his MAJESTY is said to have remarked that the PEELs still have a hankering after the JENNIES. Mr. BRADSHAW'S great leader owes his fortune to a spinning-jenny. Though Mr. BRADSHAW has been a consider able time in Parliament, his speeches there, if ever he made one, have left no impression on the public. What recommended him to the Canterhu:y Tories we know not, but to have money at his command would be acceptable to them. How he be came a favourite with the clergy we are not aware ; but as their business is to con sole sinners, it is just probable that regrets at s not over-well spent youth might be A passport to their approbation. At present the designs of the Tories—stirring up religious strife and civil war, threatening her MAJESTY, calumniating her name and honour, and avowing a deadly hatred to all im provement, and the public welfare, make a reckless Irian an appropriate leader. rzb LONDON: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1839. The immense interest which the Post-office ques tion still excites in the country is equally plain from the number of communications made both to the Government and the newspapers. The provin cial journals, as well as the weekly and monthly journals of the metropolis, contain numerous plans anti hints to carry into effect the uniform system. Among others, we see a very good practical article in the Polytechnic Journal for the month, a por tion of which we shall quote on a future occasion. It disposes of some of the Quarterly Reviewer's ob jections of detail, as we have already shown the in accuracy of that journal's objections on principle. For the ultimate welfare of the nation, in order to heal it of silly prejudices, we desire nothing better than to see the Tories display on all subjects, whe ther it. be facilitating the carrying of letters, or ex tending the franchise, a morbid horror of improve ment, which stamps them as the enemies of that progress which nature has decreed for society. We have already published the suggestions which Mr. COOPER, who appears to be" a Post office man, has thrown out in his pamphlet ; arid we now publish a letter from him on the same subject. It replies to some remarks which we appended to the extract we gave from his pamphlet, and ridicules a suggestion we threw out as unworthy of notice. We had heard before a similar objection to the wholc plan of pre-payment. When you find, it was said, a great number of letters put daily into the Post• office wrongly directed, imperfectly directed, and without any direction at all, though many of them contain money, it is impossible to rely on the dis cretion of the people, and you must adapt your plans accordingly to their ignorance and negligence. To us this appears a wrong principle ; and we no tice Mr. COOPER'S letter the more willingly, as it enables us to state the principle which ought, we think, to guide the Legislature. When laws are made on the presumption that the people are ignorant and have contracted bad habits, the consequence is, that ignorance is gene rated and evil habits encouraged, if not created. Instead of making the law with a view to the igno rance and to the slovenliness of the people, the laws should be made with a view to their improvement. Instead of acquiescing in evil they should enforce, if posible, better methods. Mr. COOPER says, let ters are posted by children, persons who cannot read and who do not know East from West, or North from South. That is true in some cases, but those case:- foim the exceptions to the general rule, and the laws should be framed on the general rule and circuin.. stances of society, not exclusively on the exceptions and peculiarities of individuals. If the public are not to be made instrumental in sorting the letters by au easily arranged mechanical contrivance, because children and ignorant servants are sometimes sent to the Post-office with letters, the result will be, that the public will be put to an unnecessary ex pense, and time will be wasted, in order to protect a few ignorant or slovenly people from the conse quences of their own conduct. To cure bad habits people must be convinced that they are bad, and the wit of man has not yet discovered any method so efficacious as the natural method of allowing the consequences of the habit to be felt. Why should the Legislature make a law to perpetuate ignorance and slovenliness ? The plan of making the public sort their own letters by a mechanical contrivance, in the disposition of boxes for their reception, may be impracticable, but as the arguments of Mr. COOPER only proceed on the ignorance and ne gligence of a few individuals, which ought to be cured not fostered, we do not admit their validity. 4 at vq,,,