The Sun. — London, England, 1839-04-03 00:00:00

ING P.DITION. _ It, ; Mr. GRADY demanded a. poll forthwith on t h e question. The CHAIRMAN said he was of opinion that when a poll was demanded for the whole parish it was his duty to grant it. H e t h erefore granted a poll to take place in the porches of the Church—(Disapprobation)—and finally to close on Friday next at five o'clock. Mr. GRADY then presented a demand, signed by the mover and seconder of Messrs. Hunt, Barton, and Fall, that the Chairman would put the question to the Vestry assembled, and if demanded take a poll thereon, whether the V estry would now proceed to poll on the choice of th e persons nominated, or whether the same should be taken as the Chairman should will and consent. The CnArnmAN said that he sln)uld only mislead the meeting if be put such a motion as this, and he must therefore decline doing so. !Doll, _(Loud G RADY then called upon the Churchwardens to take the )0 the (Loud ch eers .) The Churchwarde ns th en procee d ed to do so, and meeting then went on willi the nomination of Over 'eers, 8;:e., for the different liberties, in each of which a Poll Was demanded and granted. ''......._......................____ 111EATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. THIS EVENING, AI'LIL 3, Will he IN;rforrned the New Play, in Five Acts, called RICHELIEU, OR THE CONSP IRACY, Written by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. The Characters by Mr. Elton, Mr The Mr Macready, Mr. Wards, Mr. kn nett, Mr. Howe terser' Mr. Vining. Mr. Roberts,.M. Phelps, Mr. G. Pen. nold, Mr. W. L. Payne' -- Miss E. Phillips, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Yax. Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Bender MI% Paulo, Mr. Gough, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bur det, 114. Smith, Mr. Kirke, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Wab th '"' Air. Ayliffe Mr. Andrews, Mr. T. Matthews, Miss Helen aucit, Iris ' s Charles, Mesdames Recd, Corder, Lee, Valanduke, Mathews, Mew, Morgan. After which will be revived the Grand Dramatic Romance, of To-Morr 1 iv LODOISKA. i -.---_-- ' Richelieu with a Grand D rama ti c Romance. -vt ne% ,- --,,,-, c•s, z c. : : ::::0` 4'.f:;4 - - -.= - 4 '',.."4:11, C .. > - m . 4V1;, ; ‘ ,5 ' ."" , r- r.,,.t1 ,'"'::' t: '' . ›"'"' ' C'Z'' ,l ') Sk}yr. 4 :''''' <* li :f(1 ,- .i .- 'l% -.v. Lc. Zbt LONDON : WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1F39 _........._„„,—. h EV e*:.Y - now and then we find in the Quarterly at : evi cto -political and scientific articles, the prin e'Plek cif which are sound genuine Radicalism ; but th e writer takes care, in order to deceive the not Toy f iur-se e i ng E ditor, and the not very far-seeing an ' Iz' publi c , to append to them some Tory frippery a 4 -0 mak e t h em pass for genuine Toryism. Such l l articl e is found in the present number, treating ofi the State. and P ros p ects o f A s i a . I t b egins , a4l° ''t by s aying, " Society has laws of it s own , f ore Tef era b le 41e result of man ' s nature and position, and there to the will of the C REA TOR ; there it i s not ruled only by statutes; nor is its structure a ca n contrivauce, although by legislation that !trueture may be materially influenced." This ; 18 , gen'lline Philosophic Radicalism, democracy in 8 raaret extensive form ; for if society have a struc ture at its own._.'f that structure be referable only to ti le , will of the CREATOR, and not to the de cr macs of the lawgiver, nor ruled by statutes, what that A 14 -flighty will, th e i n fl uence which legislation 0 7 exe rt over the structures of society ? The great sW ict ° f the ar ti c l e i s to show the miseries of a o i c ' e tY arrested in its progress by a great multitude Positive institutions, which no education, no Wisesnittionathii,jizitsization of the laws can rectify ; and ht completely under their influence th u f fe f "ntioually, showing that they have violated i,e- law of, nature, which as the Reviewer says, Nate i. toid__ . ••ve structure of society. Thus we are du;,.,bsl Asi. a t h ere is little circulation of persons." The b e has°.foti le servant are exactly defined, b e knows what ti eß 0114 ' 0, and he d oes i t ;he has no thought of quit ;s. esu 1 nllturnart.tster for another, he has no motives to do so' ; Good feelings, and mutual interests are the c ligai n , abiliall's social rank, for c e l v n e r i i i ) , 4l -,,! lo w to ;: - " Is we are told, is himselffifxemd . ;he can no more elevate an from power as .atter things Co me a 1... _sitclPerior caste than a knight at chef:seen its bas. Pirati ona - u . ° • T.be human mind is arrested . in . " Our more perfect ; it loses i „ ts motive ex Plana t i, ru nning water does by congelition. ation, t win of t.he phenomena, of a people in a stateoffix '°oiet • " Consist in showin g that the structure of human ae t , o 3 :„' , B n of of huma n but of divine original ;. that it . is s inhere"4"i it reressive from the agency of certain motives their opt ' all men, by which they are impelled to improve ab.....endtl io n ; that the means are provided by which they to a'cennet chat ;obi by industry ; that man has d necp , o_w . y hi s Ai. , eet in civilization but by those means or al_ ..d a b s_ tilr e .I_Kti Cr.,or can he alter or suspend the la o w f s h _o s f o ti n, in whic i l o_ . t as a . free agent he may try d! v n i i c a e i s n in 9 i where he n os, w or c a to las error is punished . 31 na .,_ rather, by being placed m b h a er w e or m se an p k o i s n it d ic f ree 2:1,:u1s1 ever yet was stationary em w ents, nor ever progr.es anllo thatci s i ve le t Pe to those divine arra . ng es ,„__vok.kere the natural T eently ~ Al "14ireumscribed or with.he.ld. to i o dividual exertion i 11 that is, in our opinion, excellent . philosophy ; eta what can, Wh v n, or what will, the Tories say of it ? d, their whole sys t e m, the very . essence of Tory i3,4l' "tlaiStS in reducing all society to the model Tory of a Tory's ideas. Ireland, for example, must not p r ogress i n it must be h ammered into , its own way ; Pr otestantism, and moulded by Orangemen. E ngland must not budge a foot beyond the supply o f food provided by her own soil. The poor Peasant must not , go to a b eer -h ouse, because that is contrary ten a Tory country squire's idea of a per fect man. Rouses of entertainment must he closed at a certain :hour, notwithstanding there are now a Multitude of occupations —ours, for example, which we will boldly assert, is quite as useful 'ts that of any Bishop—because a Tory who lives in idleness all the day, and sleeps all the night, th inks that seeking refreshment when he is asleep may lead te) immorality. We may have railroads, b ec ause tb, ey are things the Tories never before : .n, d °I; and, f ortunately for us, when they came ° the s e ,u th e T or i es knew as little of their effects '8 Tories of a former age did of those of the Parititing pr!es s on its first invention, or they would 48suredl„ v Y have I3urked both ; but we must not have for rlitieal institutions corresponding to railroads, t o r t t l te T ellies in practice insist on holding us fast s e ,„, --e T orY model of perfection, which at present Afi r -131 ° he the Constitution as it existed under Tn , ITT. and the third GEORGE. So the ply Caflie out a religion for the people, and sup on r Y th en , with a State Church, which, being framed iti the T ory idea of perfection—and a bright idea .18*-=-they insist on all the people paying for. ralYeistil man at all times in endeavouring to fo a t i m - °l an remain where he is, and, when that is th os - ' to be. impossible, it mourns and groans over iib -e l eh ttnges in his condition which arise from the ha - 3 1111 4 13 . e of natural motives. Toryism, at all times, it pia 4 idea of civilization of its own, by which v iewe r ' e . tre ally . asserts, in opposition to the .Re -444, h 011nkind can be made better, wiser, lie, -4 PPier than man's Maker has destined him to tlevi n ii ti t his idea of civilization, Toryism—brute, l is ttw lea,f-I:o_tyistn—s at all times willing to make the orr or Li - emety. by schemes of starvation, by the A 0 :..0f the gibbet, and the force of the bayonet. , ei ..1 4 .1, k r . the Reviewer says— ti'm of 4 la by natur e fitted for a much higher condition than e4re taal ''''' 4 'ge ; he has appetites and desires after objects one eoeditioi vitEich are placed within his reach, but Wil l ti fl(1 that condition is labour. enjoying ex - _h_e . tllt S i, r labour unless he is sure of 7, for oth ers eY le fruit of his exertions ;he will not cyo K Th e .or for th e universal happiness f r ote et - 741, 'er most have entire confidence in being principle. ,'„24 e ; ,law, so that none shall take from him . his --qtreohd vi oleo, So and he must be allowed the entire Whih"' °vac it, or he relaxes into idleness. ' The property . foinidateeer rnan has in his own labour, as it is the original Iker ei ° 0 of all property, so it is of all others the most S mith and Inviolable.' Although these words of Adam A t hilt ri, Ml tY' :merely state a truism, et it is very certain " - e"l'n • ' ' . y • the natural in cern, unity can be named hi which thi s i t 7 i ! to exertion have been allow,d free scope ; and for six ...,oe reason why, after man has inhabited the globe Pied-h 4410.a54nd years, it is very far from being yet oceu- He Y r bo lt ,» eh arti e Ole Reviewer preaches zhe doctrine of the th e i r lab They They complain that their property 4,l)Nir--is not sacred and inviolable, that the ti on Itt iradueements to, or natural rewards of, exer thei; are Withheld or filched from them, and all a it ' stri ving after free constitutions, are only after i ,„ ri , e41.1 8 tis attain the end which the Reviewer de tritt,' '''' ( ,:.:tial to ice progltt, ui soci,Ty. 1..7 Chartist Quarterly Reviewer! say we. What cism, and so promote civilization, which we are also repeatedly told can only be promoted according to the laws of our Creator. This is a homage to genuine Toryism. Now follows a homage to the principle of the Church. The Reviewer borrows from Dr. B. HAMILTON an account of the ex penses of several Hindoo families, and amongst others of the expenses of a labourer, in which are included two rupees per year for guru, or holidays, and then he remarks—" There is no religious esta blishment in India, and here we see how much the ryot's condition is deteriorated by being under the voluntary system, since the common labcurer has to pay 9 per cent. of his annual expenditure of two guineas either to his guru or in festival charges." This is holding a candle to the devil; fur the gist of all the Reviewer's remarks is, that there is no voluntary system in India, that everthing is fixed and regu lated, that every man's condition, and consequently his expenditure, is prescribed to him ; but the Re viewer wanted to conciliate his friends, and so he set down the guru to the voluntary system, and tidkles the parsons by an insinua tion that their regular stated princely incomes do not cut so deeply into the purses of the labourers as what can be coaxed out of them by voluntary system. The fallacy of the statement .s on a par with its obvious hypocrisy. On the Reviewer's own principles religion should be as free as labour, as locomotion, and as moral pro- gression ; but be wanted a little Tory daubing for his Radicalism, and so he di r ti e d it w ith - this erroneous fling at the voluntary System. As the Tories are making just now great claims on public admiration, and holding themselves up as the only men that can save the State, will they allow us to ask them w hat during their long tenure of office they did for the country ? They brought the war we admit to a succes3ful termination, but it would have been wiser not to have engaged in it. They are like the Irish pilot, who run a ship upon a rock just to find out where it was—and then boasted of his skill, because the ship, though half destroyed, did not founder. We admit that in engaging in that war to put down, liberty abroad they had the nation with them. In truth these boasters and despisers of public opinion merely fol lowed the worst passions of the rabble, and the darkest prejudices of the least instructed, of which the ignorant and the mob are now ashamed. The Tories, however, cherishing all things evil, still cling to the opinions of 1793, and nourish a politi cal hatred of France, which sprung from the rabble of that day. At the end of the war what did the Tories ? They found the State sinking under a load of debt, and they added thereto the Corn-laws. They are a genuine Tory legacy. The condition of the labourer, by their excessive taxes, high prices, and corrupted Poor-laws, was greatly deteriorated, and they ground him to the earth, and there kept him, by limiting his - supply of food. They altered the currency in the war, and they altered it in the peace, producing all those changes in property, which ADAM SMITH has described as worse than pestilence or famine. At the end of fifteen years of uninterrupted tranquillity, during which society had made great progress, what had they done ? Not reformed a •single institution, except when they were driven so to do by the Opposition ; and the result was, that, about 1830, the discrepancy be tween society and the laws had grown so vast that they could not go on together, and the Tories were kicked out, as the only means to prevent a Re volution. What have they done since they were out of office ? Thwarted - and opposed almost every measure of improvement proposed by their opponents, while they originated none of their own, till the discrepancy between the state of the laws and the state of society has again become alarming, and again almost threatens disturbance. They left legislation prodigiously in arrear when they went out of office, and ever since they have exerted themselves to keep it back, till it has be come impossible for the House of Commons to get through the immense mass of business which has now to be transacted. What provision did the Tories make for our security against foreign foes ? They left us the unsettled dispute with the United States. The boundary question is one of their neglected duties. But the relation with foreign countries are of less importance in out estimation, than our means of self defence. What did the Tories do for the Navy ? The Times told the public yesterday morning that it was not so much stores and ships that were wanted, as men and officers; and what means did the Tories adopt, during the fifteen years' peace that they were in office, to get men for the Navy, or to make the Navy.acceptable to the seamen ? None, tho Ugh the subject was over and over again forced on their attention. The great object is to get plenty of blue-jackets in our ships, so as to keep them at all times fully manned and ready for war. The Tories persisted, in spite of common sense and justice, in maintaining im pressment, even when it was not in use, and so continue the Navy the terror, instead of making it the delight of the seamen. We do not sav that the Whigs have on this point done better than the Tories, but they may find an excuse for their neg gligence in the multitude of reforms which ;he bi gotted attachment of the Tories to abuses left to them, and which they were, as a matter of necessity, compelled to accomplish. At present, the Tory Journals tell us that these mischievous Tories are soon to return to office. They will enter probably if they return, which we disbelieve, with some pro mises of petty amendments—som e professiDns of liberality—to repeat over again their stead‘, , at tachment to abuses, their denial of Reform, their resistance to political improvements, their adherence to their own narrow bigotted idea of society, till they should be again kicked out to prevent another threatened revolution. The principles of Toryism are hostile to social progress ; and they cannot be acted on without causing a revolution, or reducing society to a stationary condition. The very name of Conservative is significant of mischief. It im plies a determination to hold fast by the errors of the past, and, if made the rule of the Government, will very speedily hurry it to•ruin. your friends the Clergy will say to you for describ ing man as fitted for a higher condition than that of a savage by nature, and as living under the influence of perfectly natural laws, and the in fluence of which institutions, including Churches amongst the number, only weaken, impede, and pervert, we know• not ; but we are glad to find in you an auxiliary, though perhaps a hidden or an una fil ling one of the cause of Radicahstn and of progress What the Tories, too, will say to its own Journal thus flinging its weight into the downward scale we know not ; but to find these abstract Radical truths taught in a Tory Journal is one of the signs of the times which statesmen should not omit to notice. The article, of the Quarterly Review, whatever might have been the intention in writing it, will furnish a whole armoury of weapons for the Chartists to fight the Tories. The fringe or frippery by which the cunning scribe hopes to make his Radicalism pass for Toryism, is to be found in such passages as these:— " We are paying at present the penalty of having violated the great law of social order. We have let loose ignorance, conceit, and fanaticism, to a peri lous extent." Here we are led to believe that the sta tutes, which we are told so repeatedly do not frame society, might bind ignorance, conceit, and fana The more sagacious of the Tory party are now convinced of the rashness of the late proceedings the House of Lord , . They fi:yi that it had placed their party in a false position, from which THE SUN, LONDON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL s 3, 1839 they cannot with all their artifice, and all the art , five of their ultra-Radical supporters, extricate themselves without especial damage. Fain would they recal the fatal vote if they could, but that is out of the question—they have taken their part and they must abide the consequences. Had the Duke of WELLINGTON reflected for a moment, he would have been the last man to sanction so wild an escapade as that of Lord RODEN. The Noble Duke, as an old and experienced soldier, would at once have seen through the egregious blunder of attacking the enemy in his very strongest point. This irretrievable blunder has now been com mitted, and the Ministers, to do them justice, have exhibited a high degree of generalship in the manner in which they have taken advantage of it. " You have attacked," say they to the Lords, " y ou h ave in fact passed a vote of cen sure on our I r i s h p o li cy; f rom your p ac k e d a n d partial verdict Ire appeal to the representatives of the people, and by their judgment we will stand or fall." That that, judgment will be favourable to the Ministry there cannot be a doubt, for the ques tion at issue is one on whiA the Reformers of all grades and dimensions in the House of Commons are agreed. However they may differ—and differ they do—on other and important points in the con duct of the MELBOURNE administration, there is but one opinion among them as to the admirable . course of policy which it has pursued towards Ire land, and the Hon. Member who should itfuse his assent to a motion expressing approbation of that course, would justly lay himself open to the charge of being the enemy both of Ireland and of Reform. Such refusal is therefore not once to be thought of. There are other circumstances tending to strengthen the position of Ministers, which seem not to have entered into the calculation of the crack brained Lords, when they threw down the gauntlet which Lord MELBOURNE so readily and fearlessly took up. There are a considerable number of Hon. Members, who, though they are opposed to Mi nisters, and would, no doubt, be glad to see them dispossessed of their places, provided that could be done without endangering their own, have yet, for various reasons, no particular anxiety to face their constituents at the present moment. Some have old accounts to settle—others . are not fond of short Parliaments, and all would rather be excused from ap pearing so soon upon the hustings. Now as a vote condemnatory of her Majesty's Ministers, implies their resignation, and that in its turn implies a dis-. solution of Parliament, we think we may fairly ed culate that not a few of the class of Members to whom we are alluding, will not feel themselves called upon to be in the House on the 15th of April. We know, that some speculative philosophers of the Press, have attempted to show that a dissolution is not the necessary consequence of the resignation of Ministers. Our Contemporary the Spectator, for instance, in his last number, after attempting to whitewash the Lords, whose constitu ional conduct in this affair is deemed worthy of all praise, and to whom every encouragement is held on to to scare the Government, tells his readers wits, oracular gravity, that there is " little chance of an appeal to the country, whichever way the scale may turn on the 15th of April. Ministers cannot ex pect a more favourable House of Commons than the present ; and were Sir ROBERT PEEL in office, this same House, we Make hold to asssert—not without knowledge—would give him a handsome working majority." This, no doubt, sounds well in Tory ears, and falls in readily 'enough with Tory inclinations. Unfortunately, however, for our Contemporary's fine theory, it labours under the slight disadvantage of being opposed to general practice. The rule is " a 'new Government—a new Parliament." It would, therefore, have been but kind to his Tory allies had the Editor of the Spectator advanced some reasons for the departure from precedent, which he thinks probable in the present case. Without this accompaniment his de lusive assertion will hardly be swallowed by the silliest gudgeon of the party, and his ." working majority" will be put down as just so much moon shine. It would, indeed, be an amusing spectacle to see Sir ROBERT PEEL taking office on the principle of totally reversing the whole policy of Government for the last nine years, in the expec tation of being supported by the very men who have been the instruments of carrying that policy into effect ? No, no, Sir ROBERT knows better. He knows that the madness next only to that of undertaking the Government of all, would be to un dertake it without a Parliament of his own. Let no man, therefore, lay the flattering unction to his conscience, that a change of Ministry can take place without a dissolution of the present Parlia ment, for the thing is a moral impossibility. The Spectator, in his new-born attachment to the Rouse of Hereditary Legislatois, has the hardi hood to say that while they are acting strictly in conformity with the Constitution in instituting an inquiry into the exercise of the prerogative, the Commons are committing " an act of aggression" on them by the proposed course. This is rather queer doctrine. Surely if the House of Lords has a right to express its opinion on the conduct of Ministers, or on any other subject, so also has the House of Commons. Where then is the aggres sion ? Would our Contemporary have the Com mons of England gagged with respect to every point which the Lords in their wisdom choose to moot ? The truth is that if there be any aggession in the case the Lords are the aggressors ; and we beg to remind the Spectator, when he talks of the constitutional proceeding of the Upper House, that it is one thing to comply with the forms of the Con stitution, and another to act according to its spirit. The conduct of the Peers is, as to form, constitutional enough ; but our Contemporary forgets, or at least keeps out of view, the important truth that their late vote was altogether a factious proceeding. Had it not been so—had the Tory Lords been really anxious about the proper exercise of the Royal prerogative--why did they not propose this inquiry into Lord NORMANBY'S conduct sooner ? It is, if we mistake not, about two years since the transactions into which they are all at once so eager to inquire, took place. How is this ? What new light has broken in upon their minds of late ? or have they never heard till now of the matters which they pretend to consider of so grave a cha racter ? This is a point of the very first import ance in estimating the constitutional merits of their Lordships. As to the " good measures" which the Spectator imagines "might be extorted from a prudent Tory Government, by a vigorous Liberal opposition," we can only say that we regard the notion of getting liberal measures from illiberal men, as one of those paradoxical hallucinations in which our Contempo rary delights to indulge. We should as soon expect to gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles, as to get good measures from bad men. One of the " good measures"—the first and fore most of the whole—would be the resignation of a host of superannuated Tory officials throughout the country, who are waiting the signal of the PEEL advent, to resign their places, in order that they may be filled up by persons of their own kidney. The Spectator would fain persuade his readers that the " game is up" with the Ministry, and alludes to the defection of the Morning Chronicle as a sign that " the ship is sinking." We are very far from drawing this conclusion, from the fact of the Chronicle's turning round on its patrons. We sincerely believe that the Ministry, instead of sus ai-;:in any loss !)!. this event, will be con- siuerable gainers by it. The paper in ques tion has, we have reason to believe, been a i great drag up on t h e Government. It has I playeu tne part of a true parasite, fawning and flattering when the sky was bright, and when any ' thing was to be got by subserviency, but flying off the moment it fancied it perceived the approach of a cloud. This may be cautious dealing, but it is not the hearty, straight-forward -manner of acting that John Bull likes to see. His friends may be unfortunate—m a y be imprudent, but he does not therefore cast them oft On the contrary, it is when they are at a pinch that he is most ready to stand with them. We invite the attention of English readers of every class to the following remarks, which we copy from the New York Courier and Inquirer, of the 11th ult., received yesterday. It is right that the press of the United States should be made ac quainted with the feelings entertained here respect ing- the legislative proceedings described in the fol lowing sketches:— " If the people of this country and Great Britain are not involved in a war, it will not be from the lack of bel ligerency in their legislative functionaries. Our last advices from Halifax inform us of proceedings in the House of Assembly of Nova Scotia that would better befit a Halifax Tammany -hall than a grave legislative body. On the receipt of intelligence from New Bruns wick of the late movements in the disputed terri tory, the Assembly adopted 13 resolutions providing for an organization of the militia, and the raising of volun teers, and authorizin g the Lieutenant• Governor to ex pend 100,0001, if necessary, i n the payment of the troops, and for other services incidental to the protection of the province from invasion. After the passing of those resolutions, the Hon. E. M. Dodd, who, we are told in every case supports the dignity of the House,' proposed, with the permission of the Speaker, that three hearty cheers should be given, 'to be joined in by the gallery !' The proposition wes carried into effect, and the House of Assembly, with the rampant occupants of the galleries, forthwith set up at the top of their 'sweet voices' three cheers for New Brunswick and the Queen ! " This is certainly legislating with the decorum and decency proper to the discussion of such momentous mat ters as those of peace and war between two great nations. With a chief magistrate like Governor Faitfir r ld in Maine, and legislators like the Hon. Mr. Dodd and his coadjutors in the provinces, there is a fine prospect certainly for the pacific adjustment of our border difficulties. " The resolutions of the House were responcicd to by the Legislative Council, without calling in the aid of the galleries; and Sir C. Campbell, the Lieutenant-Governor, replied to the Council very much after the manner that might have been expected. ‘Ve perceive, however, that Sir Colin alleges that New Brunswick had been intrusted by her Sovereign with the custody' of the disputed terri. tory. The Council claims, with Sir J. Harvey and Mn, Fox, exclusive possession and jurisdiction' for Grea! Britain." We cannot forbear calling the attention of the Eng lish press to the dignified and orderly proceedings in the Nova Scotia Legislature. Had it occurred in Arkansas or Texas, it would have been pointed at very significantly, as a specimen of our republican manners ; but occurring, as it did, in one of her Majesty's most loyal p rov i nces , we presume it will be considered quite a resp ecta bl e a ff a i r. True, there was no war feeling in the galleries —no cut. break of public sentiment, as sometimes will occur with us, when galleries are instantly cleared; and, there. fore, what did occur being by order of the House, was ne cessarily very orderly. Who knows but in due time we simple republicans may become somewhat civilised in our mode of legislation, with such an example on our borders ?" The New York Inquirer does us great injustice in presuming to believe that we look upon such scenes as are above described--happen where they may —as respectable. On the contrary, we de worthy of an a ssem bl age o f nounce them as only rioters, semi-barbarians. Throughout the whole of this delicate affair we think that Sir J. HARVEY acted very intemperately, and that the members of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia would have conducted themselves much more wisely had they not troubled their heads about a question upon which her MAJESTY'S Government as little wanted to know their opinion as to require their physica assistance. The people of England lay slight stress on colonial bravado, and are equally ready to con detnn acts calculated to compromise the peace of na• tions, whether performed by the supporters of Mo. narchical or Republican institutions. We have received thewhde of the Pads Jour- nals of Monday. The King has succeeded in appointing a new Ministry, and has rightly chosen All-fool's-day for n.aking the world acquainted with the collective wisdom which is chargeable with the responsibility atttnda , it upon thc prOmulgation of his Royal decrees. Never was such a set of political scare-crows selected to insult the represen tatives of a free people. There are but two °ads sions.in the list which astonish us, and these are to find M. GISQUET'S claims overlooked, and poor VIDOCQ consigned to unmerited oblivion, instead of being charged, the one with the department of the Interior, and the other with public worship. We will select one royal ordinance from the Muni tettr of Monday as a matter of form, but to save space, which is valuable, we shall give the substance of the others as briefly as is requisite, to render them perfectly intelligible : " ORDINANCES OF THE KING. " Louis Philippe, King of the French, " To all present and to come, greeting, " We have ordained, and do ordain as follows : " Gasparin, Peer of France, is named Minis ter of State for the Department of the Interior, in the place of NI. le Comte Alontalivet, whose resig ❑ation is accepted. Turneries . , March 31, 1839. (Signed) " Lours PHILIPPE. (Countersigned by the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice) "BARTITE." Of the other Royal Ordinances which are con ceived in the very same words, with the exception of the proper names, the following is the sub- l'heyhave — accepted, however, only on the express condition that their functions shall cease as soon as a de finitive Ministry shall be formed, assuming, however, themselves the full responsibility of all their acts. They have the conviction that the motives of their determination will be fully appreciated by the Chambers and by the country." The names composing the pro tempore Ministry will, of course, not be popular. We know that beforehand. And the Ministry will ever be called " the April Fool-day Mi nistry." This is really too bad. The King might leave to the wags of the Opposition the task of nick naming his resnonsible advisers. But it seems the courtiers prefer to all delicacy the pleasure of having the first laugh at them--probably with a view to divert the country from taking a more grave notice of the insult thus offered to it. If such be, indeed, the motive for offering such an in sult to the new Ministry, we doubt whether it will be successful. The Constitutionnel—now the organ of M. THIERS—does not view the appoint ments in the light of a laughing matter. On the contrary, that Journal expresses indignation and astonishment that such an affront should be put upon the electoral dignity of France. It even professes incapacity to believe in the exist ence of an arrangement so monstrous, were it not notorious that the Ordinance with the Royal sig nature affixed was inspected by persons of unques tionable veracity. Most of the other liberal Jour nals are still wore indignant, and very plainly Threaten the Court with the vengeance of an in sulted and enraged people. As the opening of the Chambers is fixed for Friday, we shall s;.e. what the majority of the Deputies will say upon this mo mentous subject. The King has not been unmindful of the ser vices of the ex-Ministry. M. BA RTIIE, 'lister of justice, is appointed to the lucrative office of President of the Court of Accounts ; M. LA CAVE LAPLANGE, ex- Mihister of Finance, is named Premier Councillor of the same Court ; and Count MosTALivEr, ex-Minister of the Interior, is to discharge the functions of Intendant-General of the Civil List. Other promotions are in con templation, but no more will be made before the temper of the Chambers is tested by the appearance in the Tribunes of the official puppets, who are to play the part of Ministers in the new drama of despotism. The abdication of the KING was discussed in several assemblies of the Deputies on Sunday night and Monday morning. It is said that two new regiments of cavalry and two of infantry will be called to the capital before the opening of the Chambers, which will tike place, though with reluct ance, on the 4th of April. It was much wished to post pone it once more but this was impossible. According to the Charter the Chmbers must be opened forty days after the elections, and on the 6th of April forty days Ili!' have elapsed since the elections were terminated. The National says that Marshal Soult was sent for to the Palace yesterday, and that he declined the invitation. This refusal, it is said, was a great disappointment to the faithful. Lord Brougham and Mr. Leader, M. P., arrived at Paris yesterday. A letter from Toulon of the 26th of March says:— " Every exertion is making to fit out the ships which are to reinforce the squadron in the Levant." The Jena of the line is on the road, and will soon put to sea with the Jupiter to join that squadron. The Thetis frigate is also preparing for the Levant station. It is said that the Prince do Joinville is appointed to that frigate, and will soon proceed to take the command of it. The Mexican squadron was to be broken up. Several vessels belonging to it have arrived here and at Brest. The Cyclope and Vulcan bomb-ketches have anchored in our road, from the Havannah, where they left the Iphi genic frigate, and the brigs La Perouse and Laurier-. Wherever these two vessels touched, they found men of war under repair, which were shortly to return to France. —La Gazette de France. Thel3,yof Tunis, as we learn by a letter from that place, is constructing a magnificent palace there, at the cost of upwards of 2,000,000 f. Almost all the materials are stated to have been brought from Europe, as well as the furniture, which has been made in great part at Paris. Thousands of workmen are daily employed on the edifice, the inhabitants being forced to contribute their personal la bours, or else te find substitutes for this purpose. A letter of the 26th ult. from Krauenberg, near Cleves, addressed to the Handlesblad, states that on the previous day fresh disturbances had been expected at Cleves, but had happily been prevented by the good conduct of the upper classes, and the spirit and resolution displayed by the authorities. Some groups of rioters, amongst whom were several females, had formed in a part of the town called the Heiberg, and ma.lifested an intention to attack the officers of the tax-collectors and the landraad, but they were speedily dispersed by the city guards, and about 20 of them were taken into custody. By midnight all was quiet, but the city guards rernaiuLd under arms Oil morning; 100 infantry and 20 Hulans had arrived at Cleves. A judicial investigation had commenced into the origin of' the riot, BOURSE,—Pests, Aforrnar, APRIL I. maaa.—The great dill:mattes in the way of form ing a Ministry having continued, and the one which. has been olli. chilly announced being considered as intended to serve the purpose of the moment, ad interim, the uneasiness attendant on the Minis terial crisis has not in any degree. abated, but, on the contrary, the difficuities are looked upon as being more serious than before. This was Settling Day in the French Stocks for the March Accouet, and the market has been very agitated. The Three per Cents. owned at 801, 15c., went down to 791. 85e , and closed at 791 LOc., a decline of 15c. from Saturday. The Five per Cents., after being 1091. 15c., and 109 t, closed at 109 f. 5c., a fall of °De. For money the Three per Cents. are 10c. lower. For the end of April the Five per Cents., from 109 f. 30c., elosrd at 109 f. 25c. The Three per Cents., from 80f. 25c , receded to 801. 'I he Bank of France Shares have declined 7f. 50c. The Belgian Five per Cents. have not varied; the Bink Shares are 10f. higher, The Spanish Active is per Cent, better. The Railway Shares have declined. The St. Germain and Versailles Bight Bank, 10f. each, and the Orleans sf. The Harre have not bees gusted, either for money or for time. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents ll9 ... 109 15 109 109 15 4 per Cents .. 102 5 ... 1 , 2 5 ... 10! 5 ... 102 5 :3 per Cents 79 93 ... 79 95 ... 79 95 Bank of trance .. . 2640 ...253P5 Latfitte Ba It I,ooof. 1060 ... 000 • ...106 5,0 M. 5190 ...5190 „.5190 „„5 uop Belgian 5 per Cents lO3 10:1 103 3 per Cents 7l 40 71 40 71 40 ... 71 40 Bank 690 ... . 000 .. 700 S anish Ac ice ‘.:o% 20% Portucuese 3 per Cents Neapolitan 50 Roman RAILWAY SHARES. St. Cermai Versailles, rt. la ctio ... 0:0 ... 660 ... 600 Charleroi ... 455 453 ... 435 ... 455 Orleans „ . .... 470 51 ... 472 50 ... 4/0 ... 470 Strasburg to Bale 340 ... 343 ... 310 347 ASPHALTES AND BI FU iIENs. Seyssel (A) O2OO —.2200 ...201.1 What practical benefit LOUIS PHILLIPPE is to confer on France by the " Tran s i t i on Mi nistry, " or for what purpose it was appointed, no human being can divine. It can do nothing —it cannot even act as a screen to protect the Sovereign, and, if not de stroyed by a vote of the Chamber, it must die in a few clays a natural death. Were it not for the grave and complicated situation of political affairs, the French would have attacked and crushed it with ridicule, but the stagnation of trade, the alarm which prevails in the country, and the obstinacy of the KING in perseverin g in his ruinous policy, make it a subject too serious to be treated even by the French in such a manner. It is said the KING objected to Marshal SOULT assuming temporarily the principal offices of State like the Duke of WEL LINGTON in 1834, but would not this have been infinitely preferable to conferring them all on the Sovereign as is substantially done by the last ordi nance. The representatives of the people can no longer carry on the contest under the usual forms of Constitutional Government, unless these forms are observed also by the Crown .; neither can the Press be restrained within the limits of the Sep tember laws, at such a crisis. One of the Papers writes, in no mysterious manner, about what is going on in the Palace, and intimates that a plan is in agitation for regenerating an exhausted system of policy, and allowing the reins of Government to pass into younger hands—in other words, that the KING finds himself unequal to the struggle, and that the Duke of ORLEANS is to be substituted in his place. A few days, however, will clear up the mystery. Affairs have come to such a pass that delay would only increase the evil. - The Chamber of Deputies meet to-morrow, and on their conduct depends the security of the country. The electors have returned a vast majority hostile to an " ex- hausted policy." It becomes them, therefore, to act in accordance with the wishes of their con stituents, and call upon the Sovereign to form an efficient Administration entertaining similar opi nions. By their conduct the question will be de cided whether the French are tit for a Represents rive Government, or must be governed by an un limited Monarchy. stance : " M. Girod (de l'Ain), Peer of France, Minister of Justice and Religion. • " Duke de Montebello, Peer of Fiance, Minister of Foreign Affairs. " Lie—me nant - GeneralDespans-Cubiers, iNlinister of War. " Baron Tupinier, Member of the Chambers of Deputies, Minister of Marine and Colonies. " M. Parant, Member of the Chamber of De puties, Minister of Public Instruction : " M. Gautier, Peer of France, Minister of Fi- mince. " M. de Gaspariii, also named ad interim, Mi nister of Commerce and Agriculture and Public Works." In this list the only men of any note are persons more or less notorious for their anti-liberal senti ments. Only think of that egregious blockhead the Duke of MONTEBELLO—the diplomatic buf foon of Sw;tvrland—attempting to discharge the functions of Foreign Minister ! But as the old proverb has it, "It is useless to throw water on a drowned rat." The new Cabinet is for all efficient and responsible func tions already defunct, for even the worst enemies of the King would not dare to insult his understanding by so much as feigning that he acted or could act by the advice of such a Cabinet. R e _ presentative Governments assuredly assume as a maxim the responsibility of Ministers ; but we must claim for the framers of such Governments the negative merit of never contemplating the appoint ment of a Cabinet of which the Members might do as well without as with pretensions to kno w l e d ge, character, weight, influence, or politi ca l h onesty. Even the Monileur does not dare to encount er the ridicule of publishing such a list without bei ng the first to raise a laugh at the expense of th e dri vellers who compose it. Mark the significant lan guage in which the official organ of the Kim , announces the advent of the new Governme n t : The negotiations commenced many days s i nce for the formation of a Ministry have not produced any result. We have ev er y reason t o believe that the obstacle s will not . last long. At any rate, such a state of things could not lon , er last without gravely compromising the material and moral interests of the country. It was necessary that the Ses sion should b e o pened, and that the Chambers s h ou ld be " The Ministers who had resigned could no longer act. It was then necessary that a Mmistry . of transition should provide for the constitutional exigencies and the direction of affairs. Men known for their patriotism , th e i r perso nal freedom f rom se 'fi s h n ess, and their honourable services, have accepted from the King this mission of confidence and devotedness. THE DUKE OF PORTLANI.—Thi3 munificent and benevolent Nobleman, being struck with the occasional destitution of the inhabitants of the large manufacturing tow❑ of Sutton-in- Ashfield, has desired his steward to allot to every deserving poor person a good-sized garden plot of excellent land adjoining the town.—Sheffield Iris. A tragic occurrence has excited at Bucharest the more general astonishment, as the performers in it belong to the "first families of the country. On one of the last days of the Carnival, M. C. H—, who belongs to one of the principal families, gave a ball at his house, to which most of the younger nobility were invited, with the excep tion of a certain M. The exclusion of that young man, who has a very high opinion of his rank and person, though he is said to be indebted only to his money for his nobility, had been caused by his gross conduct towards the Lady of the Nobleman who gave the ball. Exasperated at the slight, and in defiance of the repulse, be went to the ball, when the master of the house caused him to be ex pelled. Next morning, accompanied by three of his friends (all belonging to the first families, and one of them Aide-de- Camp to Prince Ghika), and by three Albanese, M. L--_ penetrated into the house of M. C. H—, who was at the moment with his mother and wife. Writhout any regard for those ladies, he rushed upon the master of the house and struck him; the latter, who is of athletic strength, threw him off, and called up his servants. In the mean time, overcome by superior numbers, and severely handled, the aide-de-camp drew his sword, and, probably involun tarily, severely wounded the mother of M. C. so that her life is in danger. What fate awaits this offender is as yet unknown, but general indignation is felt at this shameful assault. An aggravating circumstance in the affair is, that one of the assailants is an Advocate in the Criminal Court.—Correspondeut of the Post. THE DEAD Ll ONS.—Yesterday morning the two lions, belonging to Mr. WomEwell, that re cen tly - sud denly expired at the St. James's Theatre, after having been anatomised at the King's College, in the Strand, by Doctor Todd, were removed by the London and Birming ham railroad to the Manchester Museum, for which place they have been purchased by the Directors. n A-ionday last an exhibition took place in the .iresence of the medical, clerical, and other gentlemen, in Dr. Turnbull's house, Russel/-square. D:. Turnbull having recently discovered a method of curing deafrnrss in ertry instance where there is no organic rnalforn , ati , ..ii of the ear, brought together about 20 of the patients wilk.ns is had cured within the last six weeks, when they w.'re mitted to a rigid exam; ttion by t h e gentlemen present. ' 7 es to their former deafucas, and th e circumstance's und,r which their hearing h a d b een restored. Soire of there s had been deaf float their infancy, and others for 10 Cr 1" years ; but the most extraordinary case of' all, and er e which, but for the undoubted proofs which were of there being no collusion or mistake in the matter, coati not have been credited, was that of a boy shout 13 years of age, who had been all his life deaf end durni , , and v , ha had been an• inmate of the London Deaf and Dumb I , s'i tion, having bad the faculty of hearing given him, and ; beginning to learn to speak. WLat adds to the extratnseii nary character of these cures is the fact that they Gi formed without any pain, and without any opereti c application of a particular liquid to the ear being all that is required for the purpose. STRAND UNION.—The last meeting of tlle old Board of Guardians for the past year was held on 'Tuesday, when votes of thanks were unanimously pa,;ied and ordered to be presented to Edward Willoughby, Esq., the Chairman, and to Sir Francis Ommanney, the Vice ! Chairman of the Board; and likewise to Mr. Chai lewood, the Chairman of the Building and Visiting Committee, fur their sedulous and efficient services during the year. A vote of approbation of the conduct of Mr. Corder, the Clerk of the Union, was likewise unanimously passed, on the motion of Mr. Shadbolt, seconded by Sir .F. Onarnan_ may, which was in the following .complimentary terms 6. Resolved unanimously, That this Board cannot separate without recording its continued and unabated-satisfaction with the services of Mr. Corder, its Clerk—his unremit ting attention to the duties of his office, and the talent, zeal, and integrity, which have ever distinguished his per. formance of those einties ; and this Board especially up. proves_of the accuracy and dispatch with which the ze counts are kept, and by which it is 'enabled to discharge ell its engagements on quarter-day, and to have its ,accouins audited at the earliest possible period."— Observer. HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS._A new oratorio, intitled 6 6 Omnipotence,' the composition of a gentleman of the Royal Academy, named Hart, was, last night, per ? , formed at these rooms. The title, we should say, is rather vague, but the subjocts really embraced in it were those of the two greatest works of the same class—viz., " the Creation" and " the Messiah." Mr. Hart deserves very great credit f or hi s e ff ort a f ter H an d e l and fla7tin. ' He is not remarkable for any novelty of style, and seems to have formed his taste upon the model of the former master. There was some expressive melody, both in his choruses and his lighter pieces, and his harinon'ea in ge neral were simple and smooth. Sometimes he was too long, and sometimes be was not fortunate in carrying out his effects with consistency. We must say, to his advantage, that there were strong indications of want of rehearsal, both on the part of his orchestra and his choral singers, and this, no doubt, told unfairly and unfavourably to his work. However, the oratorio left, on the whole, a pleasing impression, and reflect .onour upon Mr. Hart.. I CORONERS INQL EST.—A coroner's iheenbquesws.t was held yesterd a y at the Queen road. before M r . W a kl e y, on the body Head, dyofMr. John Kell, time l ag t e 4 d l, 4 years,s iieobad l l a r a o ti a d o , p u l3 l o n o t m w s i b i o u l r e y s . al e t the evidence that th e deceased had for so some Irma undermined aban doned himself to habits of inebrity, which his health and greatly impaired his dined at Islington last Sunday Mr. Charrington, perceiving that . wee l e me :i t t a h l ll fa lr c . ul C ti h es a . rrin il g e . ton, the landlord of the Peacock Inin,eanodasßuonokuisnugailoyffig... deca' morning the de sapnodn i d n e n a t b , accompanied out h half an ho hu hour r a t corh the residence s e n ec e d a t t n h e d o r ' ,, e l l y o c t k o , his bed room At five o'clock the next sfer's bell rlng ceased's apprentice, on hearing violently, proceeded to his bed room, and and found him sit': i i :11 i c u t p e d i n with b ed e ' ra ith zor, , e rom 'y a n on hi s extensive treat, e n u d n d t , h whichb e be land clothes completely drenched with blood.l IA _su c r o gye rn o ,o n sin P g Tr sewed up the wound, and administered violent l that it was eine, but the deceased soon became under sO the care cf t.vo deemed necessary to place keepers from Dr. Monroe's E h s i that of his other roe was called in, but all his skill and _ The deceased nice.: mtahlishment, and Dr. M,,e dical attendants, were unavailing. a womod his OF w F n t F hr A oa: i d fr i o c m t_ e T xh h a a u t s t t h io e n daeteneianseeod'edloicekd o fr n om su t n h el e ay eff mo e r t n o in f g. r which he bad inflicted on whilst in a s.c of insanity. PHILOS OPHY ensued was broken by the lund THE NESSES.-- silence of two childish voices, proceeding from the lamentations A which terrace outside, with a "running accompaniment" of re . prt •man ds from their nurse. "You deserved to loci your ball, Miss Ellinor," said this " cultivat or " of Mr. Bur leigh's children; "it has fallen over the parapet just to punish you for jumping about like a boy, instead of walk ing like a young lady. I-131d your tongue, Miss Caroline ; I won't give you back yours, because you only want to lend it to Miss Ellinor. You are both very naughty girls."— " Heads of the People." THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. Very small supplies of English Corn and Flour this week, and a less proportionate quantity of Foreign Wheat than of late. The Wheat trade was firm at the terms of Monday. Very little Barley for sale, and prices well maintained. Oats in demand at their foi mer value. Flour meets a slack sale at the rates last reported. ARRIVALS. Wheat. I Barley. I O a ts. Fl our 560 qrs :1,150 qrs. 2,920 qrs 1,120 acks 170 ---- brls. English Irish I roreign ..... I 19.a.50 I 1,210 I - CITY FISH MARKET. Supplies good and prices as last quoted. Turbot, 58. to 10s., 155., and 20s. Cod, 2s. 6d. to 55., 10s., and 12s. Soles, 6d. to 3s. 6d. per pair. Lobsters, Is. to 3s. 6d. each. Salmon, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per lb. Whiting, 3d. to 6d. each. Haddock, Bd. to 10d. and ls. each. TEA SALE--SECOND DAY. The sale progressed amidst a good attendance of buyers. The quantity sold, as compared with that put up, was trifling, and prices for most descriptions were /II to id. per lb. lower than they were last quarterly sale. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Town and country killed Meat were in good supply, the demand was good, and prices were a trifle higher. Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 10d. and 4r.; Mu+ton, 2s. 10d. to 4e. ; Veal, 3s Bd. to 4s. 103. ; Pork, 3s. 101 to 4s. 10d. ; Irish, 3s. to 3s. Bd. Some kinds of Pork rated as high as ss. to ss. 4d. per stone. Eggs abundant and cheaper, the price being 4s. 3d. to ss. 6d. per 120. Geese and poultry in good supply and demand ; the prices the same as on Saturday last. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(TH/S DAY, DEAL, APRIL 2.—Blowing strong from the eastward. Came down from the river and proceeded, the Royal Tar, Randall, for Quebec; Jane, Rendell, fur Havannah. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind E. N. E., strong breezes. Arrived the Hopkinson, Stephenson, from Canton, sailed the 23d November; Azores (packet), Triggs, from St. Michael's; Alarm, Hannington, Limerick. Sailed the Malcolm, Bill, Madras and Calcutta. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 2.—Wind E. S. E. to N.E.—Ar rived the Hercules (steamer), from Cork ; Juno (steamer), from London. Sailed Ariadne, Aire, for Gloucester. FALMOUTH, APRIL I.—Wind variable.—Arrived the Dolphin, Bull, from Dram. Sailed the. James Den_ piston, Balston, for Miramichi ; Levant (packet), Toay, Constantinople ; Bragacza (steamer), Donnan, Vigo, &c. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 2.—Wind S. E. fresh.—Arrived the Trinity Yacht, Johnson, Lisbon. Sailed the Canton, Hustable, Calcutta; Nightingale, Hayter, Pernambuco; Ann, 13:own, Berbice ; Jane Ross, M'lntosh, New Or leans, United States; Haldridge, New York ; Fanny Palmer, Easter, Constantinople; Shepperdess, Time, Venice; Jacques, Queton, Marseilles; Argyle, Codman, Gibraltar; Briton's Pride, Scott, Cadiz. Off-port— Drape, Pernambucco; -' Hark Away I New Orleans; Apollo, Alexandria. COWES, APRIL 2—Arrived the Y Sabelina, Aveno, from Gijon. SALCOMBE, APRIL I. —Arrived off—The Adder, Wills, from St. Michael's. BRISTOL, APRIL 2.—Arrived the Lancet, Morton, F'i gueira. Sailed the Jane and Barbara, Cleannin, for New York ; Thomas Daniel, Cherry, St. Michael's; Lo tus, Sampson, Quebec. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, TUESDAY.—Tbe demand for cotton continues to be moderate to-day, sales barely 1,000 bags, without change in prices. The exportation of the precious metals from the Port of London for the week ending Saturday last, consisted, ac cording to the official returns, of 37,670 ouncesof gold bars, 3,300 ounces of gold coin, and 250,000 ounces of silver coin ; the gold coin was divided between Rotterdam and Hamburg; the silver coin was sent to Bombay and the West Indies. It will be seen that the exportation of pre cious metals continued to a considerable extent up to the last week, but there is hope now that it will not go on much longer, as the Exchanges are improving. It is stated that since the last returns from the Bank of England their stock of bullion has decreased 800,0001. in gold, in-conse quence of which the Bank Directors have curtailed the circulation in proportion, and in the course of yesterday a great amount of Exchequer Bills were sold in the market, said to be for the account of the Bank, It is stated that money is becoming scarce in the United States, and the raising of 800,000/. dollars at New York, for the affairs of Maine, has failed. The business done yesterday on 'Change in the Foreign Exchanges was at an improved rate. We are exceedingly short of arrivals this morning, and the only news of importance is by the Express from Paris of the formation of a French Minis!ry, but such a one so weak in all its parts that it is the general opinion that it cannot last above a few week ; it is even scouted in the French capital. A new Joint Stock Company has been started, to be called, " West India Land Investment." Its object is the investment of capital in the British West Indies, for the support of those negroes and labourers who may be ill treated or oppressed by the planters. The proposed ca pital to be 100,0001., in shares of 500/. each. How far this novelty will succeed is as yet to be seen. The new Ministry appointed by the King of France has not had the !cast effect on the British Market. Consols opened this morning at the leaving off prices of yesterday, and the market continues inactive to the pre sent time. Consols for the Account both for time and money, 921 -; Exchequer Bills lower, '3B 40, owing to heavy sales of them yesterday. In India Bonds nothing doing; Bank Stock for the opening 201 202; India Stock, 251 252. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active is not so good as they closed at, 20a B, at present 20+ --; Portuguese re main as they left off, 33 ; 341; Three Per Cents, 201- 214 : Bulgian, 1023 • Brazilian, 76 77 ; i n S cr i p no thing doing; C o l o mbian, 28it 29 4 1 ; Mexican, 23 24; Dutch Two-and a-Half per Cents., b. 51 i; Five, per Cents., 1003- 0. The arrival of tho American packet of the 13th ult., is I anxiously expected. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock — India Stock — 3 per Cent. Red. ... ...... ~... ! Ditto B en d s pm 3 per Cent. Cons 92 } 2%%% ' South Sea Stock — :),:, per Con' — Old Annuities — Ditto Red. — New Ditto New Sig per Cent...1(10 1 41 % ICO 1 A 3 per Cent. Annuities. 17)1 New 5 per Cent. rank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500 ... 38 40 .is. Jan. 5, 11160 ... Ditto Small 3%1 4o pm. Oct. 1 ,, , 1659 — Ditto Commercial — pot. Jsn. 5, 1860 l4 13-16 Ditto Advertised Jan. 5, 1130 — p - Bank Stock for A ccoun t 202 1%, April 5, 1810• - India Stock for Account ... Jan. 5. 1570 — Consols for Account 92% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds - Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account — Ditto Accoun` tis 1 4 % Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Chilian Bonds D tto Account Columbian Bonds --` Ditto Account I Ditto Account — Ditto Mstallic Columbian Bends, Is'24 4 3% 9 Spanish Bonds Ditto Account Danish Bones Ditto Account — i Ditto 'Account ...... ...2o % % 1 4 Greek Bonds... Ditto Bonds, 1825 — I ------ 4 per cent. Ditto Account —l ---. 3 pee cent. —f. —rt. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent — ! ----- FACclvnge. —f. --e. Ditto Account — I Dutch, 2Si per Cent. .. ...... 55 1 ,4 qi Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account 5531 14 Ditto Account ......... ..... Ditto, 5 per cent loo}6 Noapolitan I Ditto Account — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share 09 % ~ ........... .... 65 17 8 ~ 3 4 Company ANGE YESTERDAY. f (iibr.ltar 4S Leghorn 3 1 25 75 Genoa Milan 3l Venice 47 Naples 4O I Palermo per oz 119 1 . Lisbon 5l °ecru, 54 . Rio Janeiro 28 Bahia 27 Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia 4O PRILI.; OF BULLION, per OZ. Portugal Gold, cum.... 43 LS 0 Foreign Gold, in bars... 0 0 0 New Doubloons .......... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10% Silver in Bars HALF-PAST ONE. Oreat Western Railway Company., Brighton liail wa y n.o4i and Birmingham Railway COURSE OF EXCH ktnaterdarn C.F. 12 3N Ditto, at sight . 12 O Bat t cretarn 2U. 12 4 Ant% crp... Hamburg. 13 11 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 35 Ditt0....... ........... 3 Ms 25 60 Marseilles llourdaaux ....... Frankfort on Mains, Ex. M. 151 ?etersbutgh,ruble...3 Us lO% Berlin Vienna, effective 8...2 M. 10 3 Trieste ditto lO 4 Sladrld 17 Cadiz Bilboa Barcelona 5e►i11e.....«....«.«.«...« 363 i We have no further arrivals, consequently there is a very greath dearth of intelligence in the City. Consols have been during the most pirt of the morning at 921, alter nately buyers and sellers for the early part. Fifty thou sand were sold at 921, and the Commissioners purchased about six thousand at the above price, since which the market has rather improved, and Consols may be quoted at present 921 s for the Account, with little doing ; Ex. chequer Bills, 38 40 ; India Bonds, nothing done ; Bank Stock shut ; India Stock nothing doing. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 20/ ; Portu guese, 33i- ; Three per C en t s ., Di ; 281 9 ; Spanish Passive, 4k ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 55 4 1 Five per Cents., 104, Ex div. EATH OF SIR HERBERT TAYLOR.--Sir Herbert Taylor has at last paid the debt of nature. He died at Rome on the 20th March. EVENING EDITION METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Morning Herald of this d t a a y inm co e n n t t a a in t s t a he leV ia irz article on' the Lord Mayor' s enter sion-house, and another on the prospect of a war be tween England and America ; neither of these articles urge any remarks of moment. The Morning Chrontele, commenting on the imperfections of the Reform Bil!, says it " has done something, and indicates how the large remainder may be accomplished. The working classes complain of not being heard in the Legislature. Remove the factitious limitation on free trade, that bars the House of Commons against their order." The Times observes, in reference to the boundary question now pending between this country and the United States, " Short of the national honour, there are few sacrifices which we would not make for peace with the United States." The Morning Advertiser, speaking c Sir Robert Peel's speech at the recent Mansion-1.. dinner, says, " a man who has orce sacrificed his con scientious convictions to expediency is not to be trusted." The Morning Post has a long leading article on tI) sportive an d i nv i t i ng su bj ect of Oxford theology. house COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen honoured theHamarket Theatre with her presence last evening. Her Majesty was attended by h. Marchioness of Tavistock, Honourable Miss Murray, Lady Theresa Digby, Viscount Torrington, Hon. Major Keppel, • and Colonel Buckley. The Marquis of Normanby had an audience yesterday of her Majesty. Her Majesty honoured Mr. Francis with a sitting for her bust yesterday. The Marchioness of Tavistock and Lady Theresa Digby have succeeded the Marchioness of Normanby and Lady Charlotte Copley, as the Lady and Woman in the Bed chamber in waiting on the Queen. And Viscount Torrington and the Honourable Major Keppel have sae ceeded Lord Gardner and Sir Frederick Stovin us the Lord and Groom in Waiting on her Majesty. The Princess Augusta, attend e d b y L a dy Mary Pelham, arrived at Clarence House, St. James's, at haif-past three o'clock yesterday afternoon from Brighton. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness. The Duchess of Gloucester dined last evening with her Royal Highness at Clarence House. The Duke of Cambridge, attended by Colonel Jones, left town yesterday afternoon for Kew. Viscount Melbourne left Bracket Hall on Monday for Panshanger, the residence of Earl Cowper. Dispatches from Sir George Arthur, Lieut.-Governor of Upper Canada, and from the Governor of Gibraltar, wet c received yesterday at the Colonial Office. CZESAREAN OPERATION. A highly curious and important case of the Ceesaresn operation was performed on Friday at the Hopital des Cliniques de l'Ecole de Medecine, by profest or Paul Du. bois, in the presence of the most distinguish e d surgeons of Paris, several foreign physicians, and a great number of medical students. The patient was a dwarf, whose height did not exceed 37 inches, deformed in a most unusual de gree, with a head of enormously disproportioned size, twisted legs, of stupid appearance, and partially deficient intellect, and whose conformation was such as to render the performance of this terrible operation im periously necessary, as the only chance of saving the life probably of • herself and certainly of iwr This poor creature had been, as it were, sold by bar parents, dwelling in a village in Picardy, to a traveliiea mountebank, who passed a bargain with them, without her knowledge, and on the strength of which he had takea I about the country with him, showing her at fail making considerable profit by her. It appears t . had entertained the notion that the ofTpring poor woman would be small and deformed 'a e L araa and it was fromlthe expectation that he should be a emit gainer by her and her gild that her pregnancy bad be ei caused. About six weeks since this unfortune;te creature was brought to the hospital above mentioned in a state of the utmost destitution and misery, with scarcely any clothing, and, as Professor Dubois expressed it, b e aring a certain sentence of death with her, the only possibility of escaping from which, as must be the cane with ail persons of similar conformation, was the operation that he had to execute upon her. The affluence of tu dents into the amphitheatre of the hospital was so excessile, that the Professor humanely declered that he would not go on with the operation unless the numbers cf his audience were reduced, and a large body of students with much good feeling retired. The patient was then brought in, and the Professor with equal skill and gentleness of mariner com menced the dreadful operation, from the consequences of which, though the pain actually occasioned . is perhaps act greater than that o f th e or di nary course o f na t ure, no patient has ever b een k nown to recover i n t h e hospitals of Paris, although they often have in other localities. The Professor never manifested grea t er j u d gmen t an d sang from! than in this the sixth operation •of the same kind which he ha-i performed, and he received the wannest congratulatiens of all the members of the faculty who were pretent as soon as it was terminated. Without going into any details of the case, it will be sufficient to say that all the ordinary difficulties of the operation were increased in the must un expected degree, by the internal phenomena being found to be as anomalous as the external. The result, how ever, was, that a female infant, perfectly welj formed, was extracted, and that as soon as its cries rewarded the poor unfortunate mother for all the had uttergone, and in. vf ',all she bad shown great fortitude, the had strength az:d self-possession enough to ask what its sex was, and whe ther it was alive. We are sorry to have to add, that not, withstanding the unceasing care of Professor Dubois and the head midwife of the hospital, their patient died 'yes terday morning at seven o'clock. The infant is doivq; well. The autopsy of its unfortunate mother's corpse takes piece this morning. —Galignani, Monday. 0. at - ,1 I, 1 I