The Sun. — London, England, 1839-04-15 00:00:00

1 , 4 - ‘74 . . . CAPTAIN IIAR1114T" ; AT, rI4,VAL NOVEL. Now ilk, it ill as T Aortas, in II vole: Oat Svie., E PHA NTOM• SHIP; ATAL A OF TIIE SEA. • BY 11111-KT .t WARRYAT. R.N. ititik. 40. "yam 414. 1 /11," " 1-rank Mieiney, ^ &c. Wry COW% /Pt , craw ispribriuett-grea. . rataao. - Ctimigatiho-IFWSW Sidesdoil is foretold in** Pamphlet, aititied POLITI peopHEcy FULFILLED. T.lO ri fie Edition pr4i 64., is AO .ii;:1111q1P, I,lon.Gort, _ —...._ - SO T Ilii — balt'2l 4 llfilltraiti illoacitofts -- /iN D N ON EL& C i tOM S -Gl' 114, cdUL T iIIY OF *YR. Gie4-43,461116 1 THE 4w '. of STR 41()FIN DUNLOP has a 11 1 11PeY in Wee iffprittiontationiel your County, and you tAI she rtly *Ulla upon to mere. your *pee to rights— tiro E,asetcwe to vote and the Nun electors to use 'r infiemoce, hi t elicit of a Representative. How far my pol . a. print , plan may &two with yours, I know net ; towers:, W aoliesita d, I shall oiler myself for 1409 r Sufrages, Wean I alat;ilissaiset ly meet sag opponeu.s, and endeavour to prove my taisevior 0 aim to 3-our support. I am induese toasslaisce the present opgsrtunity of testing the Electors' opinions noon the principles of Dernecitiey, in order that that portion of the community with which I am asso seated may fully undeeitand thleir position. lam perfectly aware that the old cry of " don't diviJe Reformers," ' will be 1041111; but., Gentlemen, I del not be scared by this deceitful apple.' ; eierfille*are Reformers, save those who at once and unequieo sell:s dmielle Lr the five ',great principles of reform, upon whic . i taa weople lave set their hearts, and the justice of Pkich nowis Oa deny by tellable argtabents. I hold that upon every ergs!. it is the duty of the Radicals to stand alone; and, t'averefere, elsall court neither Whig ncr Tory support. I shell offer myself ui,on the same principles which, upon two former aassasions, elaured for me tie confi dence of the lame norsatituency in my native country; and shall, if honoured with yinar confidence, act upon precisely the tame principles which I hales professed both in and out of Par liament for the last seven years. As 1 de not intend to woke money of yon, I shall not spend any upon you; and, therefore, these who wish to have my un ptlrehaseable services ~ nust purchase a right to command them. If returned to the Home of Commons, I shall be attentive to my duties and to yoUr intereets. I shall sit with the Speaker, and rise with the House. I shall, as a Member of the General Couvention, father public opinion du; ing the day, aoi shall give exprrstion to it through the night. I would not vacate my seat, % -s a Delegates to the Convention_, to ensure the representation o f your Coy:ty ; but I trust that my constitution will enable me to discharge the duties incidcr.tal to both offices. From i i. u ,. l 'oor I shall learn, and to tho rich I shall impart that lea ens ng : ( 0 ;1 011 appear Wort you at the sloes of each Session of Per na ~,,,,t, lint having +accounted for my stewardship, I shall ten de . ray resit nation in the estreral towns within your county, an, 1, it act-fled in any, I shall resign for all, as 1 hold that an app Irosal of the representative should be unaninnus, or at least so far general as to speak a decided opinion. ' Upon the several quisetions of finance, I shall invariably vote f,,, all reductions in the rational expenditure ; for the removal o f , dl placetnFn and pensioners, save those witose services merit ,- A t :meal consideration. Isbell vote for the abolition of all sine cur, .s, and for such a fade of laws as all can understand, and as ale an obey , s - ith pleasure, rather than from coercion. a ith is , s pect to the financial Church quckions, which had been , a rortur!...tely mixed up with State considerations, I shall rye f e r the immediate exclusion of the Bishops from the House of Ler , is, 'Norio t'ae conviction that those Prelates cannot serve Gott kai 7..lar.i'm co ; and that, in their derotionto Oleic...sr, they bare ka sight . of all thought of the former. I shall vote for the ccrnplete, entire, and unqualified abolition of the Tithes in Ire ka l? fr, , , ,,, , a conviction that they are unjust in principle and de the object which they. ore supposed to accomplish, straetive of irtherance of religion. I shall vote against thorn namely, the 1 sod to the shedding of human blood, and there is because they h. nest in bl o od. As to your religious feelings, I :i i o .a siii i e t f n outy w dl e tio int . i . ~ fe- with their full exercise, while I shall at all times uppore no. cone':iced that salvaiia, rood, or the perch. • In ore,/ that I may MIK.' accept of any places ; pension 0. Govermannt, but ball fearlessly ,Jour esteem. v State grant for their propagation, being n eroinot be measured by the acre, the a perfectly anshaekled, I shall not emolument, frcE,c, or under any do my duty, be as to ensure My knowledge of irietlture will affacd mss en oppel tunity Of rsprtientinf that iraeosst, which has bean ;eauly and danger ously overlooked, the c*o.a of Irk ic h has bees i to merge the interest of the fusilier, the **nearer, and tiro nation at large, info that of the lanTord. 1 - -arrs one of those elo from expe rience has learned that eon ‘ie eration of *res,go interests has been forted upon us by neglea i: oi' our domestic hearses ; and I believe at saw grown taxvion for the suppori of idler,, and the um eetricted sesibiiies sreiralatnne upon labour, applied to an undefieed ar.d eatte2l.;•tyatain ass prodactial, without regard a, .i-- and, its the groat evil tinier .%hieh rrarnial laboarees are suffering ; end therefore I &moll el. pose any a:teratien in the presen t Corn-laws until I and sle''.sfits 1 that the labourers them selves, said 9ot thstiandlords, or tan tidy lords, shall have the oxelu.:ive advaritips of the diillzw.. I am firmly conY:nosid, theii no change' under the present sys kern, whatever may he the professions sof the workers of that change, ata be for the heaslet of the peop. l e ; and, therefore, I shall first endenocur to change the systert a . and afterwards to rpPy ti • new one in making such alteratiovs as will place all ti r :en ao .. qualay, and eceure fur every man hi this country, a fair day's vatic.; for a naaderatu day's work; and in the event of not betug tale to procure that wo;-a, such a provision as tx human being sh auld not blush to accel,t, or lose bid liberty in Id his connea-ons with ,temily, friends, and the world, by acceptiv. Gei-tletaen, its coneltuien, I beg to say that I am fur ;be Altar, far the Thro,-e, ilr.d for the Cottage ; that I wish to sot the Altar the Footstool of clod, instead of the couch of Mam mon ; that I wish to see the Throne based upon the hearts, and _ supported, if necessary. fly the right arms of the people, instead of I,y the whlrn, the I ,s, jacii,:e, end ',ln caprice of a prostitute and prcira, , te Arirtcerac) ; and that 1 wish to see the Cottage the castle of the fre,man, -instead of the den of the slave. \ 1 have the honour to be,yo , r obedient Servant, T..reo.s. ATTU 12, 15.,..n. I.:ARGUS O'CONNOR. THE WEEKYY CHRONICLE NATICM`AL GALLERY. 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The Public is respectfully informed, that the PRESENT MANAGEMENT WILL TERMINATE WITH THIS SEASON ; The following Programme is therefore given of its final ar rangements : The Standard Plays, as brought out at this Theatre, will itsch be performed once snore, viz. : LING LEAR, MACB ETH, OTHELLO, HAMLET, CORIOLANUS, lON, THE TWO FOSCARI, WERNER, and VIRGINIUS. H THIS EVENING, Aran- 1L W RICHELIEU, ill be performed theO R New'l P E la Cy, ONSPIRACY,in Five Acts, called Written by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. The Characters by Mr. Elton, Mr. Diddear, Mr. Macready, Mr. Warde, Mr. An dersen, Mr. Vining. Mr. Roberts, Mr. Phelps, Mr. G. Ben nett, Mr. Here, Miss E. Phillips, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Var. seeld, Mr. W. la. Payne, Mr. C. J. Smith, )Jr. Bender. Mr. Paulo, Mr. Gough, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bur dot, Mr. smith. Mr. Kirke, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. Wal dron, Mr. Ayliffe, Mr. Andrews, Mr. T. Matthews, Miss Vandenboff, Miss Charles, Mesdames Reed, Corder, Lee, Valanduke, Mathews, Mew, and Morgan. After which, FRA DIAVOLO. Marquis San Carlos, Mr. Frazer ; Lorenzo, Mr. Burnett ; 2erlina, Miss Rainforth. To-Morrow, King Lear, with The Quaker. On Wedneedap, Richelieu, with The Marriage of Figaro. LONDON : MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1139. The Amendment is now before the country, and we give Sir ROBERT PEEL credit in part for the frankness of his proceeding. The words, almost taut disguise or subterfuge, avow the principles of the Tory Govern• ment, which, if sanctioned by the House of Commons, they would establish ; they administer a foretaste of the bitter drug of humiliation and indignity which the people must swallow under the regimen of Tory ad visers. The Amendment is a specimen, a rehearsal, a sort of programme of the practical change in the dis tribution of power which the Tories would substitute for the system always contemplated by our Constitution, and recently and happily canonized and confirmed by the Reform Bill. The people, instead of being paramount through their representatives, and forming, though only a third estate, the most efficient order of the whole, may learn, from the position assigned to their represen tatives in the notable adjustment of parts, devised by Sir ROBERT PEEL'S motion, the line and the predica ment in which they are hereafter to range themselves under their subtle and precarious patterns and masters, the Orange Nobility of England. The Commons aro to dwindle to nothing, the Lords are to lead the way as Lawgivers, Statesmen, and Judges. If new statutes are required, Lords and not Commons shall ascertain the necessity and devise the provi sions of the new law. If wrongs are to be re dressed, the Upper House, and not the Commons, hi therto the great inquest of the nation, are to find the wrong and apply the remedy ! The people, forsooth I may esteem themselves fortunate if allowed, through the House of Commons, to lash their small attendant bark to the gorgeous vessel which precedes them— " To share the triumph and partake the gale." We do not believe that the people of England arc pre pared for such humiliation. Let their representatives beware of consenting to the infliction of it. They are no longer mere nominees of titled boroughmongers. Let them show that they are as little humble fol lowers, sycophants, or slaves of an Aristocracy. To a branch, and to a pitiless branch, of that Aristocracy, they deliver the supreme power of the State, if they condescend to enlist themselves under Sir ROBERT Re E L.'s banner this day. They confer on the sole judges of State delinquencies the character and functions of accusers they encourage the most vindictive portion of the Nobility, the Orange Lords of Ireland, to frown down the blessed prerogative cf rneroy—and they virtually transfer from their own body, the right of advising the Crown, or the choice of its Ministers to an incroaching, arbitrary, and irrespon sible oligarchy. Let them, we repeat it, beware. It is not a mere knot of politicians, a slender band of Radi cals, but large chives of the community—it is their constituency that is watching them, and if they swerve on this trying occasion, and if the General Election en sue, as ensue it must, they will rue the consequences of voting to replace a Tory Ministry in power,—for such, •nd such only, is the practical effect of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S resolutions. , ;00.4tai.A1V..„4,. - • ofif: • "lhe ann. British diplomacy never appeared to more advantage than it does in the highly important, and very interest ing documents which have been laid before Par:iament relative to the intrigues of Russia in Persia, and Affghanistan, and, in the notes exchanged bet teen the Cabinets of London and St. Petersburgh upon this subject, copies of which will be found in ano ther part of The Sun. Lord PALMERSTON has most agreeably disappointed us by the revelations set forth in these extraordinary diplomatic com munications. The language held by him to the Court of Russia, in demanding explanations of the conduct of the agents of that power in Penia end Affghanistan, is as dignified—as worthy of an English Minister, as the an se er of Count NESSELRODE, the Imperial Minister, dated St.:Petersburgh, Oct. 20 (Nov. 1), 1838, is lame, inearaluiive, and insincere. Count Nussamtonz's ex- planations bear within themselves the strongest proofs of the little regard to which they are entitled. They are not only fabrications, but so grossly and ob viously so, that we are astonished that a Govern ment so noted for the skilfulness of its diplomacy, a' that of Russia, should venture to hazard them. That they did not impose upon Lord PALMERSTON or her Majesty's Ministers is quite clear from the tenour of Lord PALMERSTON'S despatch to Count POZZO DI BORGO, of the 20th December, 1838— although Russia having thought proper to disavow in such strong language the conduct of her agents in the East, our Government deemed it prudent to be satisfied with the triumph we had obtained. As the Emperor of all the RussxAs has personally assured our Ambassador that he neither did, does, nor will en tertain any project for disturbing the power and influence of Great Britain in the East, the people of England might suppose that Lord PALMERSTON pays no very high compliment to the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh in still appearing to require further assurances and proofs upon the subject. This would certainly be doing injustice to the frank credulity of the Noble Lord, who seems to be perfectly sensible of the heavy stress which is to be laid upon the declarations of Sovereigns ; and who in declining to urge the proofs in his possession of Imperial negotiations in Persia and Aff ghanistan, exercised at once a courtly and a prudent for bearance. We, however, are not so delicately situates as the Noble. Ler4,anc4, may, therefore. from, the paper* on, India; just liticr*fore: leledi a f ew extracts, by way of pointing out the grounds that existed for doubts respecting the correctness 'of the Imperial declaration. As we are pressed for space these extracts cannot include one-fifth of the proofs furnished in these documents, but we _shalt take ,care In a despatc om ord AUCKLAND, the Governor- General of British India, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated Simla, 22d May, 1838, we find the following paragraph by way of postcript :—" Subsequent to the preparation of the above despatch I received communications from Captain Bugras. I beg leave to draw the attention of .your Committee to the unequivocal demonstrations therein noted, of the extent to which Russia is carrying her system of interference on the very threshold of the British Indian possessions." And in a minute by the same Noble Lord to the Secret Committee, dated 12th May, 1838, relative to the siege of Herat, we find the following passage To proceed now to the considera tion oe our: future peticy in the different results which may attend the attack , . upon Herat ; I would first remark, that since the transmission of my despatch to the Secret Committee, in which I stated that it was not then my intention to oppose the hostile _ advance of Persia upon Kandahar and Cabool, whether by arms or money, circumstances have occurred which may materially modify my views ; for Russian Agents have put then:selves prominently forward in aid of the designs of Persia, anti we could scarcely with prudence THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 1-5, Mag. allow this new and more formidable element of disorder and intrigue to be established, without opposition, on our frontiers." In another despatch from Lord AUCK LAND to the Secret Committee, dated Simla, 13th Au gust, 1838, his Excellency, in recommending the policy lof restoring the Shah SHooea-oore Moose to his throne, observes emphatically—" The grant of this aid has now become indispensiblo to our own safety, if we desire to avert Persian and Russian intrigue from the very confines of our territories. With those Powers, the Cabool and Kandahar Chiefs have openly allied themselves. . . . . I need not enlarge on the additional proofs which have been furnished since the date of my former despatches, of the manifest designs of the Russian officers to extend the interference and authority of their country to the bor ders of India ; the opposition'of the Russian Ambassador before Herat, by which the efforts of Mr. M•NEILL to ar range a peace upon just and reasonable terms were wholly frustrated ; the aid given by the Russian Ambassador to the siege by advance of money, and still more the employment of an officer of the Embassy to direct the works of the siege, are facts which will have forcibly arrested the attention of your Committee." In a despatch from Captain BURNES to the British Go vernment in India, dated Cabool, 23d Feb. 1838, that gallant and indefatigable officer states, that Captain Vicovsen, the Russian agent at that Court, had informed the Ameer, " that the Emperor of RUSSIA was superior in his dominions, and could act of himself, with promptitude, and without being delayed by consult ing others ; while the British Government transacted its business by a Council which gave rise to procrastination, and would show to him the advantage of allying himself to Russia ; and further that the Emperor's goodwill towards him would never let Persia en croach in this quarter." The truth of this was admitted by DOST MOHAMMED, both in conversa tions with Captain Bosoms, and in a letter to Lord AUCKLAND in which the Ameer says :—" The Emperor of RUSSIA has sent here his messenger with his MAJESTY'S Ro;-al letter to me, which I showed to Captain &mates, along with my own letter to the Emperor, which I addressed in the time of my distress. . . . The Russians are publicly assisting the Per sians, and have made a breach in the treaty which has long subsisted between them and the British by stepping into the country of Affghanistan." Preparatory to the undertaking the siege of Herat, Count SIMONICII, the Russian Ambassador at Tehran, addressed a letter to Doter MOHAMMED KHAN, inclosed in one from the Agent of the Chief of Cabool, of which it is enough to quote the said Agent's account :—" The Russian Ambassador, who is always with the SHAH, has sent you a letter, which I enclose. The sub stance of his verbal messages to you is, that if the SHAH does everything you want, so much, the better ; if not, the Russian Government will furnish you with everything wanting. The object of the Russian Elchee by this message is to have a road to the Eng fish (India), and for this lie is very anxious. He is waiting for your answer, and I am sure he will serve you." And on the 20th of Dec. 1837, M. Vie 0- viol, the Russian Agent, delivered a letter from Count SIMONICH, the Russian Ambassador, to DOST MOHAMMED KHAN, one of those chiefs whom Count NESSELRODE affects to stigmatize as " Robbers," with costly presents, including eigh teen pieces of rich cloth ; in which letter we find the following passage :—" Your Agent, HAJEE HOOSAIN ALEE has been attacked with severe illness, and, therefore, he stopped at_Moscow. When the in telligence of his bad health was conveyed to the Eaten , ICOR, a good physician was ordered to attend and cure him as soon as possible." These extracts are pretty conclusive as to the designs of Russia, had success attended the Persian arms ; and not less so of the peaceable disposition of Eng land, in being satisfied with the professions of amity now made by the Imperial Government. But our Ministers, we find, have their wits about them, and therefore are we perfectly satisfied. We do not want to provoke wars unnecessarily. The peaceable victory which we have: obtained over Russia in this contest will re-establish our influence on the Indus ; and if we take care not to relinquish too soon our present hold on Persia, we may henceforth bid defiance to intrigue in that quarter. To Lord Aucat. AND and the British Agents in Affghan and Persia very great praise is due for the patriotism and promptitude with which they have acted. This affair really places our diplomacy at home and abroad in a most respectable light. "It is an ill wind that blows nobody good "—and accordingly the Tories are up in arms against the continued prevalence of the easterly winds, which, since Saturday, have brought nothing but political blight on their wings. Last week the country was almost ruined by the misgovernment of the Whigs—confusion at home, and war and dishonour abroad, were the com mon rumours of the day. We were assailed in every quarter of the globe—despised here and insulted there —in short, nothing but the advent of Toryism could save us from utter destruction. When, lo and behold, the easterly winds have disturbed the political compass, and blasted the fairest hopes of faction 1 listead of adverse news from foreign parts, we hear of nothing but glad tidings I—instead of defeat and humiliation in the East, we hare news of con quest and rejoicing : India is safe and Russia is discomfitted I—instead of war with France, we are greeted with Royal apologies and regrets Misunderstandings arc explained away—Mexico is restored to peace—and the boundary question (so pro phetic of war) is in a happy train of amicable adjustment I Verily there is no hope of office, and but little hope of " amendment," for the disturbers of the wo:Id! Sir RoeERT PuEr. had better impeach the easterly winds, and move for leave to blot the Easter holidays out of the Calendar. THOUSON 8 , tid, th , a public have pressed the question on the Governrr tent. As to unnecessary interference with the rights of l wor.)erty, will the names on the Committee not satisfy any • rational being that there never was such a groundless ; apprehension ? Are Sir RONERT PEEL, Lord GRENVII.LE SOMERSET, Lord STANLEY, Lord SEYMOUE., and. in deed every Member of the Committee, not sufficient glut rantoos for every right, privilege, and emolument to w hich Companies formed, or yet to bo formed, cast hay a any claim ? The fullest inquiry, as has been ropeatt dly stated in the Railway Magazine, is the best se cur ity for the property embarked. Tao Arm tdment which Sir ROBERT PEEL has an nounced his i atention of moving on the Ministerial re solution form g, as might have been expected, the sub ject of comp sent in the Morning Papers of this clay. Thu Tory J( surnals applaud to the skies the wisdom displayed by the Leader of the Opposition in the fram ing of the Amendment, while they seem rather puzzled to allow that it is calculated to inflict any serious dailusle upon the Government. The truth of the matter that the " wisdom" has been expended in contriving 'tio iv to defeat that very object, which these Journals helve been flattering their readers would be ac complished by the instrumentality of the anxiously ex pected ameaidment. We readily allow (the admission is no great compliment) that the Right Hon. Baronet sees farther before him than the motley herd which owns him as, its head, for want of a better. He per ceived at a gi ance the blunder committed by the Mar plot of the party in the House of Lords, and has done all that could :be done to repair it. Instead of meeting the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL, as the eager yelpers of the Tory Press have been urging him, so as to bring either the substantial merits of the motion or the general conduct of the Government under the view of the House of Commons — and thus avail himself of the assistance to be expected from the disco ntented portion of the Radical party, without whicb , it is admitted on all hands, there is not the least chalatce of a vote against Ministers, what has he done ? H:ie has exerted all his skill so to frame his amendment that not even the most ultra-Radical in the House shall have the least shadow of a pretext for sup porting it at a 11--much less for supporting it at the risk of injuring, or even appearing to injure, the Liberal cause. The ,policy of this course can only be accounted for by suppizeting that the wary Baronet shrinks from encountering the difficulties which await the accession to office of a 'Tory Administration. He may possibly calculate on tho arrival of a " more convenient season" for seizing the hclm—a season whenthe obstructive sys tem shall have ripened the pear for which his mouth is watering. In this calculation, however, it is more than possible that he way be mistaken, as it is founded on the assumption that: a factious majority of our hereditary law-makers are to be allowed the unrestricted privilege of putting a veto upon all useful legislation and rational advancement. They have hitherto, it is to be lamented, have had but too much of their own way, and a large portion of the danger which threatens us at present is owing to that circumstance. In future they may find that a course more adapted to satisfy the country, be cause morn in accordance with the onward march of ci vilization, will be adopted by the Government in defiance of all the obstacles which they can oppose to it. With regm-d to the issue of the present conflict there can now be no doubt. The Radicals, one and all, must go with the :Ministers. We defy even Mr. SwYNFEN JERVIS to withheld his vote from them. Lord ROD Ekes recent motion in the House of Lords, respecting Ireaed, has been attended with a result far dfferent to that on which he and his party, in the excess of their sagacity, had speculated. It has had the effect of rallying all classes of Irishmen with more ardour than ever under the Ministerial banner—a fact which must convince the Tories, who, it is clear, from the RODEN motion, stand. much in need of such conviction, that they have not the slightest chance of regaining their old ascendancy in the sister country. The great aggregate meeting of Irish. Reformers that took place on Thursday last, is the death-warrant of Orangeism. It was not a party that then spoke out, but a kingdom. We are old enough to remember the great meeting in 1829, which may„ be said to have decided the Catholic question ; and in no one instance, whether as regards rank, talent, wealth, or numerical influence, was it supe rior, if equal, to that grand, overwhelming national dis play which hcs just been made in Dublin. For this we have to thank:, Lord RODEN, and those who supported his suicidal motion. Had he held his peace, we might still have imagined that thy , Orange faction was power ful in Ireland ; but his blustering rhetoric, by provoking opposition, has been followed by no other result th,n that of showing us the extreme weakness of the Ascen dancy men. So far as the cordial support of all Ireland is concerned, Ministers have nothing to apprehend— that country is w ith them to a man. But then, as Lord LisrowEL well observed, they must move onward, and this at a pretty rapid pace too ; otherwise they must expect to see the present zealous, enthusiastic spirit that pervades the sister-country, succeeded by those most disheartening of all symptoms, lusewarmness and distrust. Speaking on this subject at the dinner given to him by the Liverpool Reformers, Mr. O'CONNELL said, " I do not approve of the do-little, or rather do nothing policy of Ministers ; but with these feelings strongly and sincerely entertained by me, here am I now, prepared to make a general experiment of Reform fer all portions of the empire." This is just our view of the case. wr e , t oo , disapprove—and quite as strongly as Mr.O'C ONN ELL-of the late policy pursued by Ministers. Still we are willing to give them one snore chance. We are quite aware that they have many and serious diffi culties to contend against ; but We know of none so great that an honest and resolute Government cannot surmount. Let Ministcrsthen set vigorouslyabout the task of Reform; let them take warning by the past, and move briskly forward, instead of crawling at a snail's pace along the path of improvement ; let them hurl defiance at the Tories, and not strive to conciliate them ; let them bear in mind that there is a People, as well as a House of Lords to be consulted, and that the voice of a faction is not that of a nation ;—let Mini,ters, wo say, bear these things in mind, and act henceforth in the manly spirit that becomes the authors of the Reforra Bill ; and we will answer for it that all the slights which the more energetic—and energetic, be cause patriotic—Reformers have received at their hands, will be both forgotten and forgiven. Grateful as w© are to Ministers for the benefits they have already been the means of conferring on us, we would wish to see the country maintaining them in office, not from a hatred of the Tories, but from a respect for themselves. There fore, we repeat, let them march forward—boldly, steadily, but briskly. They have often had this con scientiousadvice tendered them by all classes of Reformers. We feel morally persuaded that it is now tendered for the last time. rest the editor of that Journal, M. THOMAS, who, on the dessert being placed on the table, gave, " the health of Mr. LEADER, Member of the English House of Commons." The toast was drank with great enthu siasm, and Mr. LEADER returned thanks in French, to the following affect Gentlemen, I thank you for the flattering reception which you have given me, and shall ever remember it with pride. I rejoice in this commencement of a union between the Radicals of France and the Radicals of England ; and when I return to my native country, I shall describe to my political friends the sympathy you have evinced, and the hopes you have held out, that the Reformers of the two countries will unite together in the cause of humanity.—(Bravo, bravo.) We have much to learn of each other, and I am certain that the more we are mutually known, the more will our mutual esteem be in creased.—(Renewed applause.) We have remained too long ignorant of each other's character, and it is this igno rance alone which has given the Aristocracy the power to excite hatred and kindle the flames of war between the two nations. (Applause.) That ignorance, how ever, is about to cease, and we now understand the necessity of living on amicable terms in order the more effectually to serve the best interests of tho human race.— (Loud applause.) M. Arago then rose and stated that he had that morning seen Lord Brougham, who was confined to his bed, and who expressed his great regret at not being able to attend the meeting. His Lordship was labouring under a fever brought on by fatigue, and his physicians had ad vised him not to leave his bed. We regret his ab sence, (continued M. Arago.) because we should have been delighted to pay our homage in person to the great orator, distinguished alike in the House of Commons, and in the House of Lords, the great ob ject of whose eloquent speech has always been to improve the physical, intellectual, and moral condition, of the people ; to the Minister who, in rising to power, simplified and regulated judicial proceedings—who destroyed the trammels with which, till his time, industry and mechani cal inventions struggled—who, when in office, never forgot that deep study was his first calling, and scientific re searches his first titles to glory—to the philanthropist, who, though one of the Aristocracy, never would admit the aristocracy of colour—who contributed as much as any other individual to the suppression of the slave trade— who still watches with indefatigable zeal over the con dition of the negrocs, now raised to all but per fect freedom—who never mixed himself up with those prejudices, those national antipathies, those anti- Galliean feelings which the enemies of progressive im provement wish to perpetuate—who could always distin guish between the blameable, the odious, and the san guinary deeds of our great revolution, and its countless sublime events, which are without example in the history of any people, and which will form the eternal honour of our glorious country. ( Great cheering.) To the leader of the march of intellect—to the man who felt and proclaimed to the world tit, wants of the age when he put himself at the head of a society for the diffusion of knowledge, alike useful to all classes, and thus recognized the justice of Bacon's doctrine—" Knowledge is power ;" to the man who exclaimed " I fear not the soldier—his day is gone by—another has taken his place—the schoolmaster is abroad ; and let them be placed in opposition—the ono with the A B C in his hand, and the other with his wea pons of war, and I pledge my life that the schoolmaster will have the victory."—(Great cheering and laughter.) We have received a file of the Canton Register to the 16th of January inclusive, with full details of the temporary suspension of the trade between the Celestial Empire and Foreigners, in consequence of the detection of a British merchant, named INNES, in the smuggling of opium. The Chief Superintendent, Mr. ELLIOT, having, however, addres'ed a proclamation to the Bri tish residents, forbidding in the name of her MAJESTY the smuggling of opium, and offering to co-operate with the Chinese authorities in checking that branch of contra band traffic, the trade was declared open, but not before one of the unfortunate Hong Merchants was doomed to wear the wooden collar. A riot took place in front of the Foreign Factory on the 12th of December, is con sequence of an attempt made by the Chinese "authori ties to strangle a native there, by way of example, for having been convicted of keeping an opium shop. The Foreigners carried their point, though not before the lives of several of them were endangered by the mob. A guard was ordered for their protection by the Govern ment of Canton. We shall be less troubled with the caprices of the Chinese, after we shall be in a condition to be supplied with tea from our dominions in India. There i 3 no domestic news of any interest in the Pa ris Journals of Friday and Saturday. Nothing is talked of but the contested eiections, and in deciding these, the Chamber of Deputies proceeds very slowly. The first real trial of strength is fixed for to-morrow, when the question will be the election of a President. From Madrid the accounts are of the 6th inst. The Garlists had invaded Guadalaxara in a body of horse and foot 1,200 strong, and committed dreadful ravages. Van Helen and Cabrera have entered into a convention for the exchange of prisoners. Letters from Constantinople of the 24th ult. have reached Paris. They report a war between the Sultan and the Paella of Egypt to be inevitable. I'Vo have received the following letter : " ODESSA, MARCH 26.—Great activity prevails in the ports of Southern Russia. Admiral Lazoreff, Commander in-chief of the Black Sea fleet, has just given orders to all the men-of-war which arc in the roads of Odessa and Se bastopol, and at Nicholajeff, to be ready to put to sea by the month of May. All the officers, both of the Navy and Marines, absent on furlough arc recalled to their posts, and the marine troops will be immediately raised to their full complement. General Fedorow, Governor- General of Little Russia, has already given orders for the execution of this last measure. " On the other hand Vice-Admiral Oumanets, who is anc . :ored cff Sinope with his, squadron,squadron, consisting of seven ships of the line, four frigates, four corvettes, and two brigs, have iect.ived orders to approach the Dardanelles, and to watch all the movements of the English and French squadrons. " it is publicly asserted here that the Emperor is re solved to assist the Sultan, but only on the condition that he shall renounce for ever all alliance with England and with France. " Ever3b9dy here believes that it is General Butanieff who blows the coals of discord between Turkey and Egypt, and that if war should break out between the two countries, cur Government would derive great advantage from it."— Le Commerce. _ The editors of the Europe Monarchique and the Esta idle are summoned to appear on the 22d of this month before the Court of Assizo at Paris, to answer to an accu sation of endeavouring to excite hatred and contempt of the King's Government, and of having publicly given their asQent to a form of government different to that ezta blished by the Charter of 1830.—Le Temps. BOTII3T..—Psau, S►TURDAY, APRIL 13. Hat.r-rsaz Tualn.—The market has keen firm. For the Ac count the Three per Cents. opened at $Ol 85c., rose to 61f. 10c, and closed at Alf., a rise of 20c. The Five per Cents., from 1091. 90e., declined to 1101. 36c., advanced to 109 f., at which they closed, being 15c. better than yesterday. Fur money tho Three per Cents. are 115 c. higher, and the Five per Cents. 10c. There is a decline in the Threes. '1 he Bank Shares arc unaltered. The LaSitte Bank, 1,009 f. Shares, are sf. higher, and those of 5,0001. are unyaried. The Belgian Five per Ceute. arc as yesterday. Three per ('ents. for the Account, 72. The Belgian Bank Shares have improved 71. 50c. The Spanish Active has stood at 201. All the Railway Shares quoted have advanced, except the Strar burg to Bale, which have declined. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. Fresch 5 per Cent■ lO9 till ... 110 5 ... 109 95 ... 110 4 per Cents lOl 80 ... 101 S 0 ... 101 80 ... 101 SO :5 per Cents BO F 5 ... 81 5 ... 80 35 ... 81 Bank of trance Latfitte Bank I,ooof. 50 lOl5 ...1045 5,00 - f. .Sh 2195 ...T95 -.9195 ...2195 Beigiam 5 per Cents loly4 ... 101 c, ... 10114 ... 101.4 Bank 695 705 605 ... 70 Coupons S anish Ac ive COI 20% 20% Neapolitan Roman RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain Versailles, Pt. B ro , ... 695 ... AN ... 695 L. '265 ... 472 0 ... '265 ... 27$ Charleroi 43.5 ... 455 ... 455 ... 455 Ilierre Orleans 465 ... 445 ... 445 ... 415 .. . . .. . Strasburg t. 8010 313 ... 336 ... 53 , 2 so LOYD'S SHIPPING.-(T HIS DAY.) DIAL„ APRIL la.—Wind N. E.-14th. W. S. W.—Arrived the Fidget, from Newcastle, and sailed fel. Odessa. Arrived from the river and sailed the Joseph Hume, Steele, for Honduras ' • Hebe, Wright, St. John's, New Brunswick ; Kingston, Quebec ; Margaret, Mitcheton, Cadiz ; Tantivy, Cardiff; Arrived the E. X. L., Clough, Lisbon. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 13 —Wind E. N. E. 14th.— W. N. W.—Arrived the Horatio, Le Page, from Liverpool. Sailed the Indemrity, Taylor, for Miramichi; Bats, Key or, Dordt. Off port, Wilhelmina, Torsbury, Hamburgh ; Veline Jacoba, Zelling, Rotterdam. PLYMOUTH, APRIL 14 —Wind N.N.E.—Sailed the Home, far Miramichi ; Patriot, Sauerbridge, Rotterdam; Kingston, Sargent, ditto ; Arachne, Fowler, ditto ' • Hart• ley, Fewson, ditto ; Tiro, Smith, ditto ; Duc Larilli, Jaquiti, ditto ; Providence, Duke, ditto ; Sally, Bowen, ditto ; Arab, Caysh, ditto ; Bourne, Birkett, ditto ; Va liant, Bewley, ditto ; Malcolm, Sun, ditto ; Contesse Almaste Wallas, Olan, ditto ; Kilmaurs, Cale, ditto ; Triumvarin, Bakker, Amsterdam ; Alexander, Fisher, ditto ; Adail Trump, ditto ; Egcdins, Duyts, Ostend ; Janet Maria, Mulerbrook, Antwerp ; Kinderdeek, Myer. koff, Dordt ; Mathilda, Antwerp ; Curtains, Hamburgh ; Edward, Dantzic ; Lady Clinton, Farmer, London. Off port the Sketcs, Alquist, St. Übes ; Sterne, Spille, Bal timore. FALMOUTH, APRIL 12 —Wind E. to N.F. April 13 _Wind E. to N., fresh breezes —Arrived the Eineghi den, Nielson, from Dram; Alehymist, Willa, Quebec; Delight, Hirriburg ; Orient, Taylor, Rotterdam ; Nep tune, Chatterlanc, Antwerp ; Archimede, Castellano, St. Petersburgh ; Germania, Pecker, Hamburgh ; St. Pa trick, Ewell, ditto; Jane, Woodcock, Dordt ; Vrie Ge bruders, Schaff, Rotterdam ; Magnet, Thomas, ditto ; and San Giovanni, Moresca, Hull. LIVERPOOL, APIIL 13 AND 14. —Wind N.—Arrived the Ada, Tregarthen, from St. 111ichacPs ; Cassar, Kelly, Ostend ; Orpheus, Bailey, New York, sailed the 22d ult.; and James Lyon, Scott, Nevis. Sailed the Wilsons, Campbell, for Demerara ; Postboy, Lovering, Azores ; Cordova, Owen, Havannah ; Garrick, Palmer, New York; Harriet Scott, Beynon, Montreal ; Aurelian, Forbes, Que bec ; Clio, Brown, Mirarniehi ; and Ruby, Harming, Lisbon. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The de mand for Cotton has been very moderate to-day, and the sales will probably not exceed 150 bags, at similar prices to those paid yesterday. No disposition to press sales is apparent. Arrivals this morning-2 French, 2 Ostend. and 1 Dutch mail. Ship letters from New York, 22d March, by the Orpheus. We have very few arrivals this morning, although it is a double post day. The only one of importance is that from the United States (New York), by the Orpheus, to the 22d ult. The American Papers, and the various informa tion from Maine, are entirely of a pacific nature, and the war alarms between England and America are fast dying away. _ _ _ The course of Exchange firm. New York comes per cent. higher, 9i; Bank shares 1141, 115. Extracts from the American papers will be found in ano ther part of the raper. Consols, which elosed on Saturday, heavy at 921 sellers for money, 92 a . Account, opened this morning with an improvement 9241 Money, 92i for Account. Intelligence from the United States being of a favourable nature, has given a healthy appearance to our markets. Exchequer Bills, 45, 47 ; India Bonds, 43, 48 ; Bank Stock, 196, 197 ; Spanish Active, 198, ; Portuguese 3514 ; Three per Cent. 2141 ; Belgian, 104 • Brazilian, 77,i; Colombian, 284, 29; ; Mexican, 241- 4 ; Dutch Two-a-Half per Cents. 55,1 ; Five per Cents. Mi. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. lank Steck 197 ii 3 per Cent. Red. AIM( 3 prr Cent. Cons. "410.4% 3"4 per Cent - DM* Red, 94% 1 % 9 1 ,4 New Pi per Cent lON it :T !ON New 5 per Cent. - Bank Long Annuities teexpire J in. 5, 1130 Oct. 10, 1850 Ilan. 5, 160 Z.Jan. 5, ISM ,April 5, 1SS(I Jan. 5, IVO PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bond• Belgian Bowls Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds India Stock Ditto Ennis pra South Sea Stock 014 Annuitica E93-4 New Ditto per Cent. Annuities, 1751 - Exch. Ellis, £1,400 41, 47 pna. Ditt• 5041 45 47 bra. Ditto Small... 45 47 put Ditto Commercial — 7 pm. Ditto Advertised pm. sank Stock fur Account ... India Stock for Account 254 Consols for Account ON% 'HIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayroo Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds D tto Account Columbian Ronda Ditt• Account — Portuguese Bends Ditto New 'loads Ditto Accous' 9Sli • 6 Ditto, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Prussian Bonds ...... Russian Banda, MA Ditto Account Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, ISA Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Matallic Spanish Solids Ditto Account — Ditto Bands, 1534 Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditt. Accetint. French, 5 per cent f. Ditto Bonds, 1825 Ditto Account !lexicon Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto, tt per Cent. Ditto Account Neapolitan . 4 per colt. —f. —c. 3 per cent. Exch.•nge. -f. —a Dutch, 234 per t - ent. 5. 5 1,04 Ditto Account.. „ ii % Ditto, b per cent IGI % Ditto Acc0unt.............. PRICES OF SHARES TILL S DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share 50 10 British Iron Company Eastern Counties ttailway Great Western Railway tentrany 65 ego Brighten railway London and Inackwall Railway 9 754 tendon and Birmiatham hallway Cernp.my Lendon aed Southampton HALF-PAST OZvE. A further improyement since the early part of the morn ing has taken place in the British Funds. Consols may be quoted at 921. buyers ; for money, 021 1. TFe eebatl which is expected to take place this evening in the House of Commons on Lord John Russell's motion, excites much altention in the City. It is expected that this imi orta , t d_.l , ate will at least lost for two days. Exchequer Bale, 45 47; India Bonds, nothing done; Bank Stock, 197 196 ; India Stock, 253 i. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active, 20k; Portu guese better, 351 36; Three per Cents., 211; Belgian, 102/ ; Colombian better, 291 ; Mexican, 241 ; Dutch, Two-and-a. Half per Cents., 554 k; Five per Cats., 1011. The object of the Committee on Railways appointed on Friday night is to ascertain whether the powers en trusted to Railway Companies have been advantage ously exercised, whether any amendment can be made or any yew regulations adopted with regard to Railway Bills before the House. On the occasion, Mr. HAWES put a string of questions, filling nearly half a column in one of the Morning Papers, having first premised that the appointment of the Committee was a most undue, improper, and wanton interference with capital. Injudicious friends often in jure a cause more than open enemies, and in this in stance we regard Mr. Hawes as one of that class. We cannot indeed conceive what object he could have in view, by the strange speech of which he delivered him self that evening. Are we to infer from it, that Railway Companies have adopted such an admi rable system of management that it cannot be improved ; or, on the contrary, that the system is bad, and will not bear the test of a Committee ? We have paid some attention to the subject : no Journal, for the last ten years, has shown half the zeal for the prosperity of these undertakings displayed by The Sun ; and we therefore may be permitted, in spite of Mr. Hawes, to say that if success has not equalled expectations, the Government, the Legislature, and even the Companies themselves, are to blame for not having adopted the course which he depre cates with such extraordinary zeal. Had the Le gislature devoted half the attention to these great national undertakings displayed by the Belgian Chambers, the condition of many of the Companie s would,have been very different from what it is. The superintending, we might almost say paternal, care of the Government has watched over the system there from the commencement, not only to protect the public but to protect shareholders, to prevent unnecessary competing lines, and to defeat exorbitant claims for compensation. Owing to this system, the great line of road through Belgium has turned out a most prosper ous undertaking ; the fares are extremely moderate, the traffic proportionably great, and the shareholders reap an ample interest for their money. Mr. Hawes says he has little or no interest in railroad shares ; and his string of questions would lead one to infer as much. Could any question for instance, be more injurious to shareholders than this?'--" Whatitailroad had yet returned a remunerating profit for the capital embarked." And could any thing show greater ignorance of the actual state of affairs, than the assertion that there had been no interference with fair competition ? Has he heard nothing of the grievous complaints made by one company of carriers against the preference given to another ? Has he heard nothing of . the complaints against one line in particular, while the newspapers have been full of them ? But the whole speech has all the appearance of burlesque, and the House seemed to treat it as such. The fact is, as Mr. P. At the dinner given last week at Paris to Mr. LEADER, which we noticed on Saturday, there prevailed the most friendly feeling towards the English people, The observations made by him on the intimate union of Reformers in the two countries were received with enthu siastic applause, and responded to in a toast proposed by M. GARNIEIL PAGEi, accompanied with those words —" The antipathies which so long divided the two nations are fast dying away, and to unite them still more closely, it must not be forgotten, that we have two principles to conquer—liberty and equality. We have more equality than Englishmen, and England has more liberty than France, and it is by striving to attain two great objects, and make them common to both, that the feeling and political principles of the two nations will be brought more completely into unison." He then gave the Radical minorities in the Chamber of Deputies, and in the House of Commons, which was loudly cheered. The reception given to SOULT here by the populace, and the attempts made by the Tory press to render him unpopular, showed which are the parties that would keep up a bad feeling between two great nations. Had the people followed the wicked instigations of a certain class in this country, as unfortunately they did half a century ago, and treated with rudeness or insult the representa tive of France, it would require little foresight to tell what would have been the effect on a nation so excitable as the French when their honour is concerned ; but the people of England showed more hospitality, more generosity, and more wisdom, than those who would be their rulers, and they were repaid for it by the unanimous praise of the French press, and by the warm reception tvhicb they give to every Englishinan, like Lord BIiOUGHAti or Mr. LEADER, who advocates their rights. The dinner took place on the day the Editors of tho National and of other two papers were acquitted of an indictment for libel. M. Mann:, the advocate who defended the National, a number of other advocates and editors of papers, were present, and among the Brussels and Dutch Papers of the latest dates, were received last ❑ight. The following extracts from them, include all the news they contain of any interest :--. BRUSSELS, APRIL 11.—Ilis Majesty gave an audience of leave yesterday to the Baron de Beer, resident Minister at Constantinople. It seems that the affairs of the city of Brussels are likely to be settled. The Government, it is said, require the adoption of the following bases : The city to take on itself the indemnity to be paid for the losses by pillage, and to make over to the Government the museum, with all the collections relative to learning and the arts which they contain. On the other hand, th• Government to allow the city an annual sum of 400,000 francs for it, to be inscribed as a creditor in the Great Book of the public debt. BaUSCILS, APRIL 12.—Lieutenant Prisse, of the Artil lery, Secretary to the Legation of his Majesty the King of the Belgians to Mexico, has gone to London, whence he will proceed to his destination to join Baron do Norman, who is commissioned to negotiate a treaty of commerce be tween Belgium atd Mexico. It does not seem to bo yet ascertained how many per sons were the victims of the late explosion in the mine of Henn ; 49 or 50 dead bodies have been dug out of the mine, and it is hoped that these are all the victims, but some persons apprehend that the number is greater. MUNICH, APRIL 6.—llassan Khan, Ambassador from the Shah of Persia, arrived here yesterday evening with a suite o 12 persons from Vienna, and proceeded to-day at noon on his journey to Paris, where he will stop some time and after wards go to England. PETERSBUP.OH, MARCH SO.—The quantity of gold and platina obtained from the mines in the Ural mountains during the year 1835, was as follows : Gold. Poods. Mines belonging to the Crown l2B To private persons... Total - 295 Platina. lbs. Mines of the Crown 29 Private persons . ... 121 15 Total 122 8 A pood is 36 lbs. English. Exchange on London, 29th March, 1 li.—Journalde St. Petersboury. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTS/WTI-I, APRIL 13. In Harbour—Britannia, 120, flag-ship ; Victory, 104, ordi nary guard-ship ; Excellent, gunnery ship ; Royal George yacht ; Pantaloon, 10 ; Curlew, 10 ; Waterwitch, 10 ; /Etna, 4 ; Snipe cutter ; Hydra (steam vessel) ; Messenger (steam transport); and tenders Fanny, Emerald, and Gossamer. At Spithead—The Powerful, 84. In Dock—Not any thing in commission. In Basin—The Benbow, 74, for the North Sea and Baltic. On Wednesday, the Benbow, 72, was commissioned by Com mander George Hathorn, for the pendant of Captain Houston Stewart. On Friday, the Lightning steam ♦essel returned from Ply. mouth, and sailed the same day for the eastward. The flag of Adm. Sir P. C. H. Durham will finally be struck on Monday, and that of his successor, Admiral Fleming, will be hoisted on the morning of the next day ; the Britannia will not be paid off until the 30th instant, and it is expected that Captain Trotter will remain as Flag Captain till then. On Tuesday last, the Ward-room Officers of that ship gave their parting dinner to him (Captain Trotter), when, as I am told, the best possible cordiality of feeling existed, and continued to prevail even to the latest moment; such a reciprocity of sen timents as were then uttered can never fril to render the ties between the Captain and his Officers obligatory on both parties. On the same day the following gentlemen passed their exa mination at the College for Lieulenants in her Majesty's fleet:— Mr. 11. Willcox, of the Britannia; Mr. A. G. B. Holmes, of the Spitfire ; Mr. A. S. Burton, of tho Winchester; Mr. E. L. Brown, no ship ; Mr. H. B. Hawkey, of the Inconstant ; and Mr. J. W. Drummond, of the Britannia. The Lords commissioners of tho Admiralty have issued a circular letter during the past week, to the effect that they alto gether disapprove of any Officer in the fleet, bring on full pay, addressing any letter connected with the Naval service to the Editor of any Newspaper, and which, in my humble opinion, was not called for before it was necessary ; provided, of course, that the same restrictions have been placed on the officials in their own immediate department. A circular memorandum has been also issued that tobaceo is to be charged only at ls. per pound, instead of Is. 7d., as formerly. On 'Thursday the 11th inst., the Earl of Devon, and the lion. Charles Courtenay, arrived at the Queen's Arms Royal Hibernian Hotel, Dublin, from the county Limerick. They attended the Drawing. Room at the Castle that evening. His Lordship will r mein in Dublin till encl. the 17th, as he is to preside on that day at the meeting of the Irish Waste Land Imprcvement Society. A carriage of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant is in daily attendance on the Earl of Devon and his son. AMERICAN INVESTMENTS.—A portion of the public whose opinions do not accord with high prices —in fact, those who in vain tried to unsettle the Corn-laws, will have a very favourable opportunity next month to exchange to another country, where a brighter prospect may await them. Mr. George Robins will sell 50,000 Acres of Land, in lots of from 200 to 2,000 acres each, and at such prices that a person only possessing 2001. or 3001. capital, may realize all his bright and early anticipations of good fortune. It is in the State of Virginia, not far from "the mighty waters of the peat Ohio," intersected by numerous canals, and vast railways progressing everywhere for miles around it. It is in communication with good markets, rising towns, navigable rivers, and turnpike roads. The soil is capital, and well adapted to wheat and corn of every description, besides cotton, hemp, tobacco, fruit, and vegetables ; and, to conclude, be it known, that in this, the " land of promise," and in one of the fairest agricul tural portions of the globe, there is a total absence ff taxes, and to complete the picture, and set at rest those who have been sceptical, 16,000 passengers have just arrived at New York during one month. With this fact in view, who can doubt that the United States will be sought as the resting-place of nearly all who would emigrate to ad vantage. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.— Yesterday morning ( Wednesday) about half-past four o'clock, the saw-mills and workshops of Mr. Wait, timber merchant, on the City-road, in this borough, were discovered to be on fire. Such was the rapidity with which it spread, that the discovery was scarcely made before the whole range of buildings were in flames from top to bottom. A report having got abroad that the fire had been the work of an in cendiary, we aro happy to be able to state, from the in quiries of those most competent to judge, that there is no reason to believe that such is the case. —Derby Reporter. THE GRAND DUKE ALEXANDER OF RUSSIA.--A number of workmen commenced on Friday embellishing the exterior of the two spacious mansions attached to Mivart's Hotel, in Davies-street, Berkeley. square, which have been taken by the Russian legation for his Imperial Highness. The Grand Duke, accompanied by his uncle the Prince of Orange, is now mzking a s h ort tour of the dominions of his Majesty the King of Holland. Several sumptuous entertainments have been given at the Royal Palace at the Hague in honour of his visit. The Hon. Somerset R. Maxwell, M.P. for Cavan, brother of Lord Farnham, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Dora, only surviving daughter of Baron Pennefathcr.—Dublin Paper. EVENING _ED ITI()1' COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty and her august Mother attended Divine 1 Service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal , S t. James's. The Sermon was preached by the Rey. Dr. Dib din, from St. Matthew, chap. XV. vcr. 28. The Prayers were read by the Rev. Mr. Knapp ; the Lessons were read sy the Rev. Mr. Hall ; and the Altar Se:viee by the Rev. Messrs. Knapp and Hall. The Chant was Ilawes's ; the Te Deum and Jubilate, Arnold's, in F; the Sanctus an d Responses, Davy's; the Anthem " 0 Lord give car ' (Greene), was sung by Messrs. W. Kayvett and Hobbs. Sir George Smart presided at the Organ. The Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, was in waiting. The Royal Suite included the Marchioness of Tavistock, Lady Flora Hastings, Hon. Miss Murray, Lady Theresa Digby, Viscount Torrington, Hon. Major Koppel, and Colonel Buckley. The Queen rode on Saturday in the Riding School noar Buckingham Palace. The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had awbenees of her Majesty on Saturday. Her Majesty, attended by the Marchioness of Tavistock, Hun. Miss Murray, Hon. Miss Anson, Viscount Torring ton, Earl of Surrey, Hon. Major Keppel, and Cul. Buck ley, honoured the Italian • Opera-house with her presence on Saturday evening. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended divine service yesterday moaning in Grosvenor Chapel. Baroness Ahlefeldt and Baron Knesebeek were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Augusta yesterday, at Clarence House, St. Jami s's. The Duchess of Cambridge, attended by Baroness Ablefeldt and Baron Kncsebuek, honoured Covent Garden Theatre with her presence on Saturday evening. A Cabinet Council uas held on Saturday afternoon at the residence of Viscount Melbourne, in Downing-street. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chan cellor, Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord J. Russell, Marquis of Normanby, Viscount Palmerston, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhousc, Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, Viscount Howick, and Lord Morpcth. The Council sat three hours. - A deputation, consisting of the Rev. Dr. Welsh, the Rev James Macfarlane, and Mr. Dunlop, had an inter view on Saturday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer in Downing-street. Mr. Evans had an interview with the Marquis of Nor manby on Saturday at the Colonial-office. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial Office from Captain Prescott, R.N., Governor of New foundland. The Marquis of Lansdowne had a dinner party on Sa turday at Lansdowne House. The Chancellor of the Exchequer transacted business with the President of the Board of Trade on Saturday. A deputation from Manchester, consisting of the Boroughrecye, Mr. Consterdine, and Mr. Rupert i n gleby, waited on Mr. P. Thomson, to promote the Extension of the Manchester and Birmingham Railway. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE• ARRIVALS. Mr. and the Hon. Mrs. G. Hope, at Montague House, Whitehall; Mr. and Lady Eleanor Fortescue, at Lord Ilarrowby'a, Grosvenor-square, from Earl Fortescue's seat, Castle Hill, South Moiton, Devon ; Sir Charles Lamb, Bart , and Lady Montgomery, at the Clarendon hotel, Bond-street, from their seat Beaufort Castle, near Battle, Sussex ; Lady Lilias Oswald, from Brighton; Lady Eli zabeth Fielding, in Sackville-street, from Byam House, Brighton ; the lion. Lady Pakenham, at the St. James's Hotel, from Government House, Portsmouth ; Mr. and Mrs. Spring Rice, jun., in Downing-street, from Nor folk; Lady Louisa Butler, at Lord Churchill's, in Brook street, from his seat Wych wood Forest; Lord and Lad) . James Hay, at Crawley's Hotel, from Paris ; Lord Carbery, at his new mansion in Belgrave- square, from his scat, Linton Hall, Wandsford, Northamptonshire; the Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesey, accompanied by Lady Adelaide and Lord George Paget, at Uxbridge House, from their scat, Beaudesert, Staffordshise ; Charles and Lady Elizabeth Dickens, at the Marquis of Northampton's, in Piccadilly, from their scat, Stoke, near Chichester; La ly Louisa Fitamaurice, at Lands downe House, Berkeley-square, from a visit to the Earl of llchester, at his seat, in Dorset ; the Earl and Countess Cowper, in Great Stanhope -street, from their scat, Pale" !anger, Herts ; Lord Lereson, M. P., at Devonshire House , Piccadilly, from a visit to Lord and Lady Rivera, at then; seat, hlistley hall, Essex ; Viscount Emlyn, at the Earl Cawdor's, in South Audley-strect, from a Continental tour ; Lord and Lady Teynham, from Leamington Spa; Sir Charles and Lady Ogle, in Belgrave-square, from Brighton ; the Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, al Chesterfield House, from Warwickshire; Lord Macdonald. from Leamington Spa ; Archdeacon King and sons, at the Sackville lintel, Sackville-street ; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Do Costan and family, at ditto, from the Hague ; Air s ' Walters and daughters, at ditto, from Bath. DEPARTURES. Mr. Sterling, from Sackville Hotel, Sackyille.street, to Hampton; Mrs. William Horton and family, from ditto, to Hastings. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE• In consequence of the continued indisposition of La' blache, Bellini's opera of " La Sonnambula was repeated at this theatre on Saturday evening, Madame Persian' taking the part of Amina. Poor Malibran, to whose in imitable performance the great popularity of this opera with the English public was mainly to be attributed, had so completely identified herself with this character that she might be considered the Amine par excellence, as completely as Kemble was the Coriolanus, or Kean the Shylock of his das'. Since her death, various aspirant s have put in their claim to the part, and if not the very first, certainly in the very first rank, is Madame Persiani. He r conception of the character is perfect. Amina in her hands is the simple, confiding, warm-hearted, gu ile" less peasant girl, and not, as it h as b ee n our fate occasionally to see her represented, a young lady masquerading in a peasant's costume, thinking a vast deal more of herself than of her part. Madame Persiani is, moreover, free from a grievous fault which is of frequent recurrence both on the Italian and Englis b d stage, she never overacts her part. Tender, feeling, 11 pathetic, she can, when necessary, exhibit passion vvith° l !* " tearing it to tatters—to very rags," albeit the part is not without its temptations so to do ; w itness the la st scene of the first act, where Amina is discovo red by Elvino and the peasantry asleep in the Coun t's room. We would adduce the whole of this re• ne as an almost perfect specimen of a just conception 0r , character, admirably worked out. Again, in the secon d Act, where she meets Elvino in the wood—the manner to which she expresses her doubt as to whether he may, n°t 1 .„, still love her (Forte, ah I fors. ei m' ama ancor) precis e ' betokens that last shade of hope which is akin to dcsp 3 i r c ; r and when Elvina indignantly rejects her advances, b, expression of the resignation of utter hopelessness, ric h !! merited the applause which was most amply bestowed on tr• Rubini, who has resumed his old character of Elvino, rr n i s particularly effective in this scene, which was, as use% encored. In the last scene also, Madame Persiani rr: o very effective. Her burst of "Oh gioia, oh 1 gin's. ti ritrovo Elvino," when her innocence being discove rs . o she throws herself into the arms of Elvino, was perfort l . l electrical, and her display of taste, feeling, and ge l " once in the finale, "Ah non jiunge uman ? ea; siora" was deservedly rewarded with an unanim ous encore. Tamburini's character of Count RodOlph found ac very efficient representation in Signor F. Lablache. Aft the curtain had fallen Madame Persiani was led 0n,,,, b 1 e Rubini to receive the plaudits of the audience. ie opera was followed by the now ballet of " Robert Diable," founded en Mayabeer's celebrated opera of th a ., name. The music is judiciously selected, and was atial rably executed by the orchestra. The dancing was go o and the scenery magnifieent ; but notwitstanding this , do not think " Robert le DiaUe" is destined to hay e d; very long rue. The plot is by no means well develop e it indeed to those unacquainted with the original oPer s ho must be almost unintclligable. Her Majesty, ;a honoured the theatre by her presence, arrived soon 0 ," the commencement of the opera, and remained until tu close of the performance. The house was crowded. AMERICAN ESTIMATE OF MAitRIAGgi They said marrying was fun—pooty fun, to be sure. W I ;; L I did I get by it? How much fun? Whv, a javii"g_ oro woman, and three squallers. Mighty ilifferent rite courting. Instead of " Ycs, my duck ;" " N o ' •1, - 0 ", dear;" 4 , As you please, honey ;" and " When you lovey," like what it is in courting times, it's regular ret7_ —sour looks and cold potatoes,—children and tabl e el() nd' sadly off for soap,—always darning and mending---afrn nothing ever darned or mended. If it was not th at I ",e particularly sober, I'd be inclined to drink. MY b r ain't my own ; I belong to four people besides inY se ' the old woman and three children ;in a partne ishiP 1 cern, and so many have got their fingers in the till, thn4 must bust up. liTpo On Thursday afternoon an accident of an app— character, and which terminated fatally, occurred t o a 7:it:lt-b. man of about 18 years of age, whilst in the act o f cle ho e. the second-floor windows of the Red Hart, Sho c ".b e d The accident occurred after the young man had fin' . i# his work, and was in the act of getting into the row: and his foot slipping, by which means he lost his balanco to was precipitated with fearful violence, head foremot, f the curbstone below. Ile was removed in a state ,° es sensibility to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where 1. t he pired immediately after his arrival. The head °epee unfortunate young man presented a heart-sicke ning tacle from the protrusion of the brains. t, it POST-OFFICE.--In this age of improve d m is e tr l ; cotu c j il is most astonishing that the important mining Upper Weardale, with its ten thousand inhabitants, ,blush' be be without a Post-office. There is, indeed, an c; , h in' ment at Stanhope; but the greater proportion 0' e h oo habitants, residing seven miles higher up the d ale 11 f ' no other means of receiving or sending letters, dale:a,lo, carrier, who, once a week wends his way t hrough tbe l , o ( gt. This evil might easily be remedied by continuiri,geloccen John's Chapel, the daily horse-post that goes,' rs for Bishop Auckland and Stanhope. The Members Lord South Durham, we feel assured, have only to a; w eA r- Lichfield, in order to obtain for the honest n u f derld nd dale the benefit of a regular daily post..-- herald. TORY LOYALTY.—Last week, --r. J • j o g to and Mr. a couple of flaming meet somewhat unexpectedly in tiro thriving corm° Tories, h2rP t e o n,,,„ of M—..--, after shaking hands with more thanl cordiality, 11. congratulated his friend R.. 0 the phrase gated fall of the Melbourne Ministry; remark diTnistration more forcible than elegant : " The A ,, ri rel dished." " Aye !" answered the other,_ aye „Ad out, sorry for that, I should have liked them to Q " ucen , stin t little longer. But this d----d h--h ° I . a i n repro ° , It of this brutality, but smiled acquiesc.encu;. h i s loya Y s ' can be turned any way I" He said nothtni; The firs., time we catch either of the parties boasting 0, at least one of the blanks shall be filled UP, both.. —Sunderland Herald.