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EVENING EDITION. all the letters be wrote soliciting support in behalf of the Constitution of Canada, but not one came to sup port him—not one of the Noble Lords now so eager on behalf of Jamaica supported him last year when he stood up in behalf of Canada ; and yet if he (Lord B.) were to protest now he should copy his protest word for word from the protest he recorded last year. There was a distinction attempted now, but he (Lord B.) could see none. The attempt was embodied in the speech of the Noble Marquis, who described the badness of the Con stitntion of Jamaica, complaining that in the House of Assembly thither the property nor the population of the country Oh represented. He (Lord B.) was very glad to hear such a complaint from the Noble Marquis, for such doctrines did not at all savour of finality.— (Laughter, and Hear, hear.) But if it were true that the Assembly of Jamaica was not a popular representa tive Assembly, what became of the House of Commons lof the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ? The House of Commons represented a great deal of the property of the country it was true ; but as for the po pulation, ninety-nine out of every hundred were unre pretentedin it. There was not an engineer or an arti zen—there was not an honest, informed, respectable work man in the Metropolis, or in Manchester,or Liver pool, or Sheffield, who was not altogether without a vote in the election of Representatives in the English House of Commons, though they were quite as free men as the negroes of Jamaica or the neeroes of any part of the West Indies.—(Laughter, and Hear, hear.) Surely there ought to be some sympathy in the breast ' of the Noble Marquis for his white fellow creatures, not one of wh o m had a vote for their representatives, who taxed them much more heavily than the members of the Howe of Assembly of Jamaica taxed the negroes! Yet no one thought of turning out the British House of Commons.—(Laughter.) But the Constitution of the House of Assembly of Jamaica, was as much a part of the British Constitution, as was the Reglish House of Commons.—(Hear, hear.) God forbid, that he (Lord B.) should throw anyimpe diment in the way of the passing of Parliamentary Reform, and having introduced this Bill for the sus pension of the Constitution of the Assembly of Ja make, on the ground that it did not duly represent the people, he trusted the Noble Marquis would intro duce a Bill for extenclitig the franchise in that island, so that the House of Assembly should be no longer be a Borough Parliament. Again, he would ask what valid apollegy had the Imperial Parliament for proceeding in its proposed course of tyranny towards the House of Assembly. Had it given that body any opportunity of retrieving its error ?—( Hear, hear, hear.) As they refused to interfere with the House of Assembly last year, be thought they should not do it this year. In his anxiety on behalf of the negro last year, he called upon their Lordships to interfere with the Assembly, but they would not. Now let them also be left to themselves—and here he would acknow ledge he had less reason to be apprehensive on the part of the negroes than he really was. The Constitution of Jamaica had been enjoyed nearly two centuries. Let it not be now abolished. They might alter or modify' is—they might adopt it to the change of the times ; but they should abolish it only in the exist ence of a necessity so overwhelming, so undeniable, that no two min could have a difference of opinion about it.—(Hear, hear.) If the representation were net popular, it was at least more popular than a Go vernor and Council would be, and such as it was the people of the island were friendly to it. The Noble Marquis said that the Assembly consisted principally of the attorneys of planters. There were many plan ters to whom he was anxious to pay his just tribute for the great humanity, and sound judgment and discretion they had displayed. Now this Assembly was not so well constituted as might be desired. They could not have a much better from the nature of the case. At all events they were a re presentative Assembly, and chosen by the people. This unfortunate di,pute arose. What happened ? What was the majority ? A majority of one sixtieth ? That wo4d not have been a single man. The opinion was pronounced broadly, clearly, definitely, distinctly, by five to one—more like the n:ajorities in which we used to exult here in 1833 and 1834 than those of 1839. Five to one wasjthe majority —five dissentients only were the mi no r y upon th a t cons ti tut i ona l ques tion. The Governor, in the exercise of an undoubted arwhority, of course,appealed to the people, from which he (Lord B.) must draw the inference that he did not think an election such a farce as some of our statesmen here.—(Laughter.) He expected that, as in Canada, an appeal had been made to the people, so it might be there, and he might get a better Assembly. But what happened in Canada happened there also. The mino rity was lessened to one, just one ; four joined the mino rity—and then instead of the numbers being ‘)5 to 5 they became 29 to 1. He drew these two inferences—first that the Governor thought this was a real election, and that the sense of the country would be gained ; and, secondly, that the sense of the people was made known, and that so as to give what had been a great majority, an over whelming majority —nay, to have reduced the dissen tients to one single individual. It was no light matter to treat a community, so unanimous as this, in the way which they were disposed to do. It was a course not to be recommended—infinitely to be deprecated— anxiously, by all possible means, to be avoided, and only to be embraced in the last instance, and after every Teens of delay, of conciliation, of negociation had been tried, and exhausted, in vain. It was said that they were not now legislating for the Colony itself, but that they were delegating the legislative functions. This w as hi s (L or d B . ' s ) o bj ect i on to the Bill:" If the Assembly there would not do their duty, we could do ours, and do theirs for them in one and the same act, at one and the same time. If the Assem bly would not pass proper laws for the protection of the negroes, let them be passed here. He differed with his Honourable and Learned Friend (Lord Lyndhurst) entirely in the doctrine, which he hopcd he did not mean to push to its full extent, denying our right of external legislation. He maintained that we had an undoubted right of internal legislation with all the coloni es o f t h e Crown. If there should e exist any doubt of that, he referred to the declaratory Act of the 6th of George 111., independent of the common law. That Act gave power and authority to make laws and statutrs to bind the colonies and planta tions of the people thereof " in all cases whatsoever." That Act had never been repealed ; it had only in one instance been departed from, in the 78th of the 18th Geo. 111 , passed twelve years afterwards, which was confined to taxation exclusively. We had exercised this right over and over again, and the most striking instance, independently of the Prisons Bill, was the Emancipation Act, which was a proof that we had the entire and absolute right of legislating internally. Now his (Lord Brougham's) proposition was this, that in stead of delegating powers of this sort to a dictator we ought to legislate citri-selves. Was there any difficulty? It was said that the details were such that they could not be entered into by persons on the other side the Atlantic. That was not true in point of fact, and the preamble contained a complete contradiction of it. The Orders in Council could be put into the form of British Acts and passed. Why did he prefer this course ? First, Because it was infinitely less offensive to the colonies themselves. They had chosen the course most galling, grating, insuffer able in their eyes, and had made their Governor a tyrant over tliem, by giving him an absolute and despo tic power. But there was another reason—he did not like to trust any man with such absolute power, which was as bad for hire who received it, as for those over whom it was to be enforced. But, in the next place, he confided in the wisdom of Parliament. He would infinitely rather have - any measure which was to be forced upon our fellow-subjects in the West Indies brought into Parliament, discussed by the representatives of the people, undergo the scrutiny of the Peers of the realm, with all the lights of information, of experience, of knowledge, of libofill attainments which belong to such assemblies, than he would have it put in the hands of A single man, who was always liable to error ; so that, if the wisest of men were to be armed with such powers, the chances of his abusing it would be infinitely greater than if so many scores of less accomplished, less in structed, and less sagacious individuals were to adopt the same counsels.—(Hear, hear.) " Let it not be supposed, though he had given these rea-j sons for preferring that course to the course which was adopted, that he thought the Government had a right to adopt that course, unless a case of necessity was clearly substantiated.—(Cheers.) He did not think thif ; tie necessity exi s t e d in the present case—(Hear, hear) —for suspendin g the Assembly, and substituting a grounds on farm of gover nment. These were the on which he had com e t o t h e opinion that it was impo litic, unjust, and therefore highly inexpedient, and a lto gether u unjustifi a bl e t o a d opt t h e f i rst and leading c r liu of this Bill.—(Cheers.) Th ere were other objectionsrdsoe to which his Noble and Lear ne d F r i en d had refe which he would merely adv er t. O ne was, that the Act fl 4 not work out its own purpose. It professed to do orle thing—it did another wholly different ; it professed to suspend the Constitution until the Legislatur e of Ja maica should pass certain laws ; it professed to arm the Government with despotic power only in the event of the Assembly continuing to abdicate its functions. But suppose to-morrow the Assembly were to say they re pented, they no longer persisted in their abdication, they were ready to pass contract bills, squatting bills, and vagrancy bills, did it follow that the Governor would not have despotic power ? Nothing of the kind. The Govornor had only to refuse his assent to the Bills which the Assembly might pass, and, whatever the ground of his refusal, if the Bill should not be p'assed into a Jamaica law the power of the Go vernor attached, and he could legislate, and instead of taking the odium on himself he might divide the re sponsibility wth his Council. One word as to the limited nature of the Bill. If the story which had been told of the legislaifin e of Jamaica were true, namely, that they represented nobody, it would seem odd to select one colony. Was Barbadoes very differently eir curiastanced ? ItVits that assembl y so much * spectable than that of Jamai ca ' There more c- hardly r i k , be said to be so muqii differen ce as to justify this treat- I meet. What became of the smaller island's, where by i far the greatest atro c iti es were comm i tted under the 1 t slavery system, where the Hodges and the Higginre; were, where society was so constituted that instead of taking part with the victim of the master's cruelty, they took part with the master, juries refusing to find bills, and planters an d th e i r w i ves an d d aug h ters associ ating with murder ous f e l ons. —(H ear, h ear .) N o — suc h Bills were for Jam a i ca a l one ; an d t hi s acc id en t a l, caprici▪ ous legislatio n was f or t h e purpose o f demonstrating that our views were enlarged, enlightened, and liberal, and that it was for the sake of the negro, and not against the whites, that they were now a b ou t t o le g isl a te. This observa tion of itself threw a light upon the impolitic and unj▪ us tifiable course which the House was now called upon to pursue. I hope and trust (said the Noble and Learned Lord) whoever have neglected their duties, you will do yours ; that you will refuse to suspend the Jamaica Constitution, because you have come once into collision with the Jamaica Assembly ; but that if you see, in point of fact, a ground for resorting to extreme reme dies, you will take a remedy which is framed according to the nature of the mischief, which is calculated to meet that specific mischief ; that you will interpose with the wisdom of Parliament, and not by the appointment of dictators, and that you will teach to my Honourable Friends behind me, the heads of the Liberal Whig Constitutional Government—(Laughter)—this memo rable lesson, to let the suspension of the Constitution, to let the abrogation of popular rights, to let the extinc tion of a Representative Government not be upon every occasion the easy remedy to which, to save trouble, they have recourse to, but be reserved for extreme cases of absolute, and over-ruling, and undeniable necessity. Lord MELBOURNE said that the Noble and Learned Lord, who had just sat down, had addressed the House at great length ; and the Noble and Learned Lord under the gallery ( Lyndhurst) had very clearly and distinctly stated his objections to the Bill, of which he had moved the omission of the first clause. There had been much debate on this subject in the other House of Parliament, and there had been laid on their Lordships' table a great variety of papers relating to the question ; and he thought there never was offered to the consideration of the Parliament, to the determi netion of this House a more clear, a more simple, a more distinct question, than that which was now sub mitted to their Lordships' consideration. He utterly, lie absolutely, he completely denied the assertion with which the Noble and Learned Lord under the gallery had commenced his speech, that there was either on his own part, or on the part of his Noble Friend's, any dis position whatever to abrogate and to abolish the Ja maica House of Assembly, or to interfere with the rights either of individuals or bodies of men either in this country or in the colonies. That which they had done they had done with the utmost regret, with the utmost concern, with the utmost reluctance, and with the utmost unwillingness ; but the course which they had pursued was absolutely forced upon them by the conduct of the House of Assembly ; and he declared before God that were such conduct to be pursued by any other House of Parliament, aristocratical or demo eratical, be it where it might, he would not hesitate to advise the same sort of measures in order to supply those functions which had been left wanting, and those duties which had been abandoned by those to whom they were committed. He respected the rights of all parties, of all individuals, of all bodies, whether elective or hereditary ; but if they deserted their duties and completely abandoned them, they committed suicide of themselves. It was not the Government who would put an end to the Assembly in such a case, but the Assembly which would put an end to itself—it was the Assembly which would compel them to provide for the powers which they had not exercised, and from that duty they ought not to shrink. The House of Assembly had stated that they admitted the absolute necessity of legislating upon those points which the Bill was to provide for, and then they went on to say that they would not legislate upon that or any other subject, with certain exceptions, until their privileges were respected, or until Parliament should withdraw from the course which it had pursued. Therefore, that this was an abdication of their duty, a complete neg lect of the whole of the interests of the State, it was impossible for any one to deny ; and if they would not perform the duties which they admitted to be necessary, he asked their Lordships if they would not- provide the means of supplying the deficiency. It was said this refusal was only limited. What right had they to say they would only exercise part of their functions ? The abdicating of part of their functions was the same as abdicating the whole—they had no right to withdraw themselves from their duty or any part of it. But they said this was only conditional—that if this Act was given up, and the attack upon their privi leges was withdrawn, they would proceed to legislate. But what right had the Assembly to impose conditions on the exercise of their legislative duties ? Would the House of Lords condemn their own Act of Parliament? Their Lordships would recollect that to the Prisons Act they had acceded. This Act had in the present debate been spoken of in a very strange manner. The Noble Earl (St. Vincent) who was so interested in Jamaica had said that he was not in the House when the Bill was passing. The Noble Duke said that he did not attend to it. The Noble and Learned Lord (Lyndhurst) said he had acceded to the Bill indeed, but without a knowledge of the circumstances. The Noble and Learned Lord near him (Lord Brougham) said he had disapproved of the Bill, but had only pre sented a petition against it. "My Lords, will this do ?" (continued the Noble Viscount, in a colloquial kind of tone, that created some laughter.) Is this suitable ? Is this becoming? Is this the way to maintain your own dignity, your own authority, not to stand by your own Acts ?—(" Hear, hear," from the Ministerial side of the House.) To say " IVe passed a most important measure in ignorance of the circum stances,—and though we dissapproved of it, we just whispered our disapprobation and did no more,"—my Lords, if this is the language of men, eminent in rank, and authority among your Lordships, —wh a t will the world think of the rest ?—will it not be imagined that perhaps this is your customary, your ordinary in ode of legislation. My Lords, Ido consider it most unfitting, that persons of weight, and authority in this country, should for a temporary ptirpose—to aid a pre sent argument—make such avowals as these, or measures of such importance.—(Hear, hear, hear.) But, my Lords, are you prepared to give up this Pri sons Act ? No.—(Hear, hear.) It is your Lord ships' intention to retain that Act—though I do not think you are exactly taking the wisest method of so doing.—(Hear, hear.) My Lords, it does appear to me that it is the plainest possible question ;—that these measures are essential to be provided for. Indeed the Assembly admit their importance, and I consider that your Lordships would be taking upon yourselves a heavy responsibility, to neglect these matters, merely in deference to the fancy of the Assembly. It has been said, indeed, that we might have told the Assembly, that we did not intend to make the Prisons Act a precedent ; but, my Lords, that would not have been true—your Lordships do intend to pass such another measure, under the same circumstances— we could not therefore have made such a statement.— ( Hear, hear.) It has been said, why do you suppose that the Assembly will not legislate upon these sub jects ? Because, my Lords, they have told us so—they have said that they will not thus legislate till they are satisfied as to their privileges ; and how can we satisfy them except by repealing the Act, which we are not any of us disposed to repeal ?—( Hear, hear.) Is it not clear, therefore, that by delay we can expect nothing from the Assembly, and only incur ?additional risk ? ( Hear, hear.) Why, indeed, should the Assembly give way, when they were supported and maintained by an influential party in the British Parliament? I should think them children were they to give way under such circumstances. The Neble and Learned Lord adverted to the smallness of the majority in the other House, by which this measure was sent up to us. My Lords, I will not make any observations as to the nature of that majority. That the fact is a melancholy one, I do not deny : on that point, I entirely concur with the Noble and Learned Lord— (An ironical cheer from Lord Lyndhurst) —and in no case can the circumstance be more melancholy than with reference to the great Colonial questions which we have to determine ; the measures themselves may not be of so great importance, as that they should be passed with the appearance of unanimity in the legislature of the parent country. And how can you expect your measures to be respected—to be successful—(Cheers from the Ministerial, re-echoed by the Opposition Peers) —unless they are thus passed—unless they are clearly and impartially considered ?—(Hear, hear.) My Lords, I make no allusion to party views—on this question, I know of none—(Hear, hear)—party feelings have been loudly disclaimed on this occasion. It has been often asserted that the opposition to this Bill has not pro ceedeck from any party or personal motives—l fully believe it, perhaps too much so—for however much party motives—the desire of power—are to be condemned—if they arc even culpable, let it be recollected that though the absence of such motives may render the conduct of parties who object to such measures, less blame able, makes it more s e nsel e ss and unintelligible. (H ar The object of party, one , per fectlye , and a laugh.) understands.—(Hear, hear.) But if that object is disavowed, what motives can be conceived, except mischi e f and folly ?—( Cries o f " N. o, no," from the Op position.) Of course I cannot impute this to your Lordships—(lronical cheers) —but mo tive, I am utte r l y am.—(The Noble Viscount here , accord at a loss'ers)—but without such I am utterly at a loss, my Ps ingto his usual custom when excited, stammere d an d hesitated exceedingly ; and while he was at at a loss for a word, the Duke of W e llin g ton said, in a voice clearly audibl e a ll over the Hous e You " You are at a loss indeed." Th e o b servat i on called forth a faint cry of " Order," b u t exc i te d much laugl My 1 ' ter., —ores, l or am utterly, th en , at a l oss to account for the oppo sition which h as b een g i ven to this measure. My Lords, the Noble a n d L earne d L ord who spoke l that even if the A ssem bl y s h owed an inclination to said, id, re sume their functi ons , th e G overnor would still have t the right to exercise his arbitrary powers. My Lords, it is all very well t o t a lk o f t h e corruptibility of human' nature, and the probability of power being abused ; but is it at all likely, in the present age, with the superin tendence of Parliament—is it likely, that any Lord BROUGHAM said his question applied not to the general subj ec t, b u t to one part i cular argument. The Noble ' Marquis had argued that the Assembly of Jamaica, as a body, were so ill constituted, that it was impossible they could satisfactorily carry on their Le gislation.—(Hear, hear.) The Marquis of NORMANBY—My argument was that the Assembly had abrogated its functions, and therefore we were bound to interfere.—( Hear, bear.) After a few observations from the Earl of MANS FIELD, strangers were ordered to withdraw. The House divided, when there appeared— For the Clause For the Amendment Majority against Ministers . Lord BROUGHAM complained that here was an indirect violation of the Act of 1788, the 18th George the Third, which declared that the inhabitants of a colony should not be taxed without their consent, He proposed an insertion to prevent such an application of power by the Governor. Lord MELBOURNE explained, Lord BROUGHAM repeated his objection. The Marquis of NORMANBY said if he admitted there was no necessity for the power of reviving this tax law he would accede to the amendment ; but he had a communication with a gentleman connected with the finances of Jamaica, and was convinced that the renewal of them was absolutely necessary for the purpose of paying the public officers and other purposes. Lord BROUGHAM said perhaps for a month or two, until a remedy was applied. Lord CANTERBURY suggested that it would be better to postpone the clause for further consideration, as it might be considered to affect the privileges of the other House. Lord ELLENBOROUGH also recommended the postponement. Lord BROUGHAM said if that was the general Governor would dare, if the Assembly appeared willing to resume their functions—is it likely that any Governor would dare to retain these arbitrary powers ? I really see no danger of such an event.—(Hear, hear.) My Lords, Ido at once admit that this Bill is, pro tanto, a superseding of the House of Assembly ; but I say the conduct of the Assembly has rendered the mea sure absolutely necessary. And I feel confident that if this Bill be not adopted, as it now stands, great risk will he incurred, and ultimately a much stronger mea sure will be had recourse to.—(Ministerial cheers.) Lord BROUGHAM, in explanation, said—My Lords, as to the charge of " mischief and folly"—(Loud cheers from the Ministerial benches)—l really wonder that the acuteness of my Noble Friend who has just spoken did not enable him to discover, that it was just possible that English statesmen and legislators might have some other motive than " mischief and folly," in refusing to suspend without cause the free constitution of one part of the colonial dominions of the empire.— (Cheers.) And I must further say, my Lords, that heard, with amazement, the threat uttered by the Noble Viscount not against Barbadoes, or Mont serrat, or Nevis, or Jamaica—but against the Lords and Commons of England.—(Loud cheers.) "If any Assembly," said the Noble Viscount, " do what they ought not to do,"—that is, do what he does not wish them to do —(Laughter) —" for their mischief and folly, I will treat them just as I have the Assembly of Jarnaica."—(Laughter.) How? By passing a Bill enabling the Crown and the Lords to legislate without the Commons? The Lords would probably not agree to that.—(Laughter.) Oh, that is " folly and mis chief."—(Laughter.) Well, what will he do? March grenadiers into the House of Commons ? Nothing else will do. And your Lordships are included in the threat, too ; tile Noble Viscount said, " Any body, elective or hereditary," —now your Lordships are the only hereditary legislators in Europe, since the French Chamber ceased to be hereditary, where, by the bye, the Noble Viscount possesses as much power as he does here. Thus does the Noble Viscount threaten us for refusing, forsooth ! to pass the Bills he offers us ; and such Bills, in truth, I don't expect we shall pass. My Lords, I will not say that the Noble Viscount was guilty of folly in uttering such threat—mischief most assuredly there was none—for anything more absurd I never heard.—(Laughter.) Viscount MELBOURNE immediately rose, and in a very solemn and deliberate manner, said,—My Lords, what I intended to say was this, that every part of the Constitution had its duties, which it was bound to per form, and that if any part abdicated its functions and refused to perform its duties, it was absolutely necessary for other parts of the Constitution to provide means for their performance.---( Hear, hear.) My Lords, "Si non judicare, cessa regnare" has, I think, always been consi dered sound and judicious doctrine.—(Hear, hear.) And I see nothing in legislative assemblies, or in here ditary assemblies, or in the Crown itself, to be excluded from the condition thus attached to power—that every public body is bound to perform its duties, and if it does not, depend upon it it will lose the power.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," from the Ministerial benches.) Lord BROUGHAM—My Lords, I am exceedingly obliged to my Noble Friend for having placed the Crown in the same predicament with the other Mem bers of the Legislature.—( Hear, and a laugh.) We now have it—on the responsibility of the advisers of the Crown—that if the Crown refuses to exercise its functions, the sceptre may be taken from the hands of the reigning Monarch.—(Cries of " No, no.") Well, what is the meaning of it ?—(Hear, hear.) My Lords, 1 must say it is unwise, and unstatesmanlike to enter on these general declarations, respecting great Constitu tional questions ; they are but traps and pitfalls, into which may fall rash and unguided steps, and should not unnecessarily be touched upon.—(Hear, hear.) Viscount MELBOURNE—My Lords, I contend that they are now necessarily entered upon ; the argu ment being as to the functions of a Legislative Assem bly, it is necessary to consider these questions.—(Hear.) The Earl of MANSFIELD said he was opposed to the Bill, though he did not entirely justify the Assembly. He thought that some allowance ought to be made for the feelings of irritation that had been shown by the House of Assembly, considering the manner in which it had been treated. The great ground of irrita tion was the Prisons Bill. Now with respect to that measure, when it was passed, he must confess that he had no reason to suppose that it was a measure that would have given the offence it had done. It had been said that that measure been sent out-for the purpose of irritation ; he (Lord M.) could not agree that any 'such motive was in view when that measure was passed. The present Bill gave to the House of Assembly only the semblance and not the reality of the power of legis lation.—(Hear, hear.) Its provisions were such a mockery that for his own part he should think it would be better for the House of Assembly to have their functions suspended altogether than have their rights interfered with by the Bill. In conclusion, he trusted that their Lordships would not adopt the first clause of the Bill. Lord SEAFORD supported the BM. He thought the arguments that had been offered to their Lordships by the Learned Agent for Jamaica were entirely falla cious, and did not give a true representation of the csse of the people of Jamaica. If the rights of the House of Assembly had been violated by the Prisons Bill then that Bill would be an act of oppression, but if it had not vio lated their rights then the suspension of their functions by the House of Assembly was an unprovoked dere liction of duty. He would not consider that the Bill was a violation of their rights when all the high legal authorities in that and the other House of Parliament had declared that it was not so. He contended that Parliament was fully justified in passing the Prisons Bill. The House was, therefore, justified in maintaining its integrity. Looking at these resolutions, and putting the narrowest and most techni cal construction upon them, it appeared to him that the House of Assembly had made the repeal of the Prisons' Bill the condition upon which their func tions were to be resumed. If they refused then to repeal that Bill, it was clear that they could not expect any active legislation from the Assembly of Jamaica. Why, if their Lordships would look at the provisions of the Abolition Amendment Act, they would find that it conferred upon the Government the very same powers as the Prisons Bill, the repeal of which was made the condition for the resumption of their functions. He feared there was little probability that the :House of Assembly wou ld retrace i ts steps, and their Lordships could not be blind to the mischiefs that would arise if the annual Acts embodied in the Bill were not renewed. The objections that had been urged by the Agent and others against the Bill would remain in full force, even with the omission of the first clause. In the opinion of the Agent, and, as he stated, that of the Assembly of Jamaica, the Bill in its mutilated form would be equally offensive as a violation of their consti tutional rights. They would resent it, as they did the amended Abolition Act. The result of the omission of the first clause would be that they would incur the whole of the odium, while they would accomplish only half the objects of the Bill.—( Hear, hear.) On these grounds, he hoped their Lordships would reject the amendment of the Noble and Learned Lord.—(Cries of " Question.") Earl ST. VINCENT supported the amendment. It appeared to him that there was a wide difference in principle between the Prisons Act and the Abolition Amendment Act. The Noble Lord the late Secretary for the Colonies had stated that the Prisons Bill was only a continuation of Legislature in regard to the great measure of Emancipation. If the Governor of Jamaica had stated that to the House of Assembly his (Viscount St. Vincent's) firm opinion was that the irritation and hostility exhibited by that Assembly would never have shown itself. He should support the amendment.—(" Question, question !") The Marquis of NORMANBY replied. In answer to the question why the Government had not endea voured to legislate for the other colonies, he begged to observe, no assignable cause had arisen for legislating for any of the other colonies, but that he did conceive an assignable cause had arisen for legislating for Jamaica. Barbadoes had proceeded to legislate satisfactorily. Tobago and St. Vincent had not only legislated in a satisfactory spirit, but had adopted the very Order in Council that had been questioned in the course of the debate. opinion of their Lordships he had no objection to do so. The House having resumed, The Bishop of LINCOLN gate notice, on the part of the Archbishop of Canterbury, that his Grace in tended to move an Address to her Majesty, praying her Majesty, that a subject of such importance as the ap pointment of an Education Committee of the Privy Council might not be finally determined upon until their Lordships had been afforded an opportunity of expressing their opinions respecting it. Their Lordships then adjourned. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1839 FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S -OFFICE, JUNE 27, 1839. The Rev. John Vane has been appointed, by the Queen's command, one of the Deputy Clerks of the Closet to her Ma jesty, in the room of the Bishop of Peterborough. CAMBRIDGE-HOUSE, JutiE 26. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has been pleased to appoint Major Hugh Rose, of the 92d Highlanders, to be one of his Royal Highness's Equerries. WHITEHALL, JUNE 26. The Lord Chancellor has appointed Charles Senior, of Liver• pool, in the county of Lancaster, Gent., to be a Master Extra• ordinary in the High Court of Chancery. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Sussex. Royal Sussex Regiment of Militia—R. M. Cripps, Gent., to be Ensign, June 15. CIRCUITS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS. AUTUMN CIRCUITS, 1839. NORTHERN CIRCUIT. IL R. REYNOLDS, Esq., Chief Commissioner. Rutlandshire-Oakham. Wednesday, Oct. 23. Yorkshire-Sheffield, Friday, Oct. 25. Yorkshire-Wakefield, Monday, Oct. 28. Town of Kingston-upon-Hull-Saturday, Nov. 2. Yorkshire-York and City, Tuesday, Nov 5. Yorkshire-Richmond, Thursday, Nov. 7. Durham-Durham, Friday, Nov. 8. Northumberland-Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Town, Monday, Nov. 11. Cumberland-Carlisle, Wednesday.. Nov. 13. Westmorland-Appleby, Friday, Nov. 15. Westmorland-Kendal, Saturday, Nov. 16. Lancashire-Lancaster, Monday, Nov. 18. Lancashire-Preston, Tuesday, Nov. 26.7 Lancashire-Liverpool, Thursday, Nov. 28. Cheshire-Chester and City, Monday, Dec. 2. Fiintshire-Mold, Wednesday, Dec. 4. Denbighshire-Ruthin, Thursday, Dec. 5. Anglesey-Baaumaris, Saturday, Dec. 7. Carnarvonshire-Carnarvon, Monday, Dec. 9. Merionethshire-Dolgelly, Wednesday, Dec. 11. Montgomeryshire-Welchpool, Friday, Dec. 13. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. J. G. HARRIS, Esq., Commissioner. Essex-Chelmsford, Tuesday, Oct. 29. Essex-Colchester, Wednesday, Oct. 30. Suffolk-Ipswich, Thursday, Oct 31. Norfolk-Yarmouth, Saturday, Nov. 2. Norfolk-Norwich and City, Monday, Nov. 4. Norfolk-Lynn, Wednesday, Nov. 6. Suffolk-Bury St. Edmunds, Thursday, Nov. 7.: Cambridgeshire-Cambridge, Friday, Nov. 8. Huntingdonshire-Huntingdon, Saturday, Nov. 9. Northamptonshire-Peterborough, Monday, Nov. 11. Lincolnshire-Lincoln and City, Tuesday, Nov. 12. Nottinghamshire-Nottingham and Town, Thursday, Nov. 14. Derbyshire-Derby, Saturday. Nov. 16. City of Lichfield-Monday, Nov. 18. Staffordshire- Stafford, Tuesday, Nov. 19. Shropshire-Shrewsbury, Friday, Nov. 22. Shropshire-Oldbury, Monday, Nor. 25. Warwickshire-Birmingham, Tuesday, Nov. 26. Warwickshire-Warwick, Thursday, Nov. 28. City of Coventry-Saturday, Nov. 30. Leicestershire-Leicester, Monday, Dec. 2. Northamptonshire-Northampton, Wednesday, Dee. 4. Bedfordshire-Bedford, Thursday, Dec. 5. Buckinghamshire-.Aylesbury, Friday, Dec. 6. HOME CIRCUIT. T. B. BOWEN, Esq., Commissioner. Kent-Dovor, Wednesday, Oct. 23. City of Canterbury-Thursday, Oct. 24. Kent-Maidstone, Friday, Oct. 25. Sussex-Horsham, Tuesday, Oct. 29. Hertfordshire-Hertford, Wednesday, Nov. 30. SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.W. J. LAW, Esq., Commissioner. Berkshire—Reading, Monday, Oct. 28. Oxfordshire—Oxford, Tuesday, Oct. 29. Worcestershire—Worcester and City, Thursday, Oct. 31. Herefordshire—Hereford, Saturday, Nov. 2. Radnorshire—Presteigne, Monday, Nov. 4. Brecknockshire—Brecon, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Carinarthenshire—Carmarthen and Borough, Thursday, Nov. 7 Cardiganshire—Cardigan, Saturday, Nov. 9. Pembrokeshire—Haverfordwest and Town, Monday, Nov. 11. Glamorg,anshire—Swansea, Wednesday, Nov. 13. Glamorganshire—Cardiff, Friday, Nov. 15. Monmouthshire—Monmouth, Monday, Nov. 18. Gloucestershire—Gloucester and City, Wednesday, Nov. 20. City of Bristo,—Saturday, Nov. 23. Somersetshire—Bath, Tuesday, Nov. 26. Somersetshire—Wells, Wednesday, Nov. 27. Devonshire—Exeter and City, Friday, Nov. 29. Devonshire—Plymouth, Monday, Dec. 2. Cornwall—Bodmin, Tuesday, Dec. 3. Dorsetshire—Dorchester ' Friday, Dec. 6. Wiltshire—Salisbury, Monday, Dec. 9. Town of Southampton—Tuesday, Dec. 10. Hampshire—Winchester, Wednesday, Dec. 11. DECLARATION OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN BRIDGE, cotton-spinner, Bating's Mill, Spotland, Lancashire. BANKRUPTS. HERCULES PAYNTER, builder, Bank-chambers, Gar lick-hill, London, to surrender July 11, at eleven, and August 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ru pt c y. Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Wood and Blake, Falcon-street, Aldersgate-street. JOrIN SAMUELS, commission-agent, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, July 10, at one, and August 13, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lackington, official assignee, Coleman-street buildings; Goddard, King-street, Cheapside. GEORGE HARVEY, spirit merchant, Handsacre, Staf fordshire, July 18, and August 13, at eleven, at the Swan Inn, Lichfield. Bonds, Lichfield; Lawreuces and Taylor, 01(1 Fish-street, Doctors' Commons. WILLIAM BEER and HARRIET VENN, colour makers, Bristol, July 10, and August 13, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Williams, Bristol ; Haynes, Jun., Staple Inn, London. ROBERT BENTON ROXBY, ship-owner, Mercer's place, Limehouse, July 13, at half-past eleven, and Aug. 13, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, Birchin lane, Cornhill, official assignee ; Methold and Pyke, Lincoln's Inn-fields. CHARLES ROBERT LEWIS, pawnbroker, Richmond, July 13, and August 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Clark, New-Broad-street-court, official assignee ; Robertson, Gray's-inn. WILLIAM WISEDELL and WILLIAM COCKETT, ironmongers, New-cut, Lambeth, July 13, at half-past twelve, and August 13, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Big nold, Pulley, and Mawc, New Bridge-street; Edwards, official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry. JAMES LOVERIDGE, cabinet-maker and upholsterer, Bridport, Dorsetshire, July 13 and August 13, at twelve, at the Bull Inn, Bridport. G. and T. Brace, Cheapside. HENRY LEWIS, plumber and glazier, Castle Cary, Somer setshire, July 11 and August 13, at eleven, at the Swart Inn Wells, Somersetshire. Hall, Bristol; Clarke and Medcalf , Lincoln's-inn-fields, London. CHARLES GRAHAM, marine-store dealer, Liverpool, July 13 and August 13, at eleven, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. Holden and Clarke, Liverpool ; Walmsley, Keight ley, and Parkin, Chancery.lane, London. JAMES BRWN, grocer, Oldham, Lancashire, July 17 and August 13, at eleven, at ie Commissioners' Rooms, Man chester. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford row, London ; Ascroft, Oldham. JOHN TRENOR, merchant, Bradford, Yorkshire, July 23 and August 13, at twelve, at the Court-house, Bradford. Rickards and Walker, Lincoln's-inn-fields, London; Barber, Brighouse, near Halifax. I'ETER M'ARDLE, victualler and marine store dealer, Liverpool, July 16 and August 13, at two, at the Clarendon rooms, Liverpool. Bradshaw and Yates, Liverpool ; Holmes, Loftus, and Young, New-inn, London. THOMAS IIAGUIRE, publican, Liverpool, July 16 and August 13, at eleven, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Pedder, Liverpool; Willis, Bower, and Willis, Tokenhouse yard, Lothbury, London._ JOHN TAYLOR, trader, Liverpool, July 12 and August 13, at one, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Holden and Clarke, Liverpool ; Walmsley, Keightley, and Parkin, Chan cery-lalie London. 11ENJAMIN BAKER, marble mason, Liverpool, July 13 and August 13, at two, at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool. Vincent and Sherwood, Temple, London ; Littledale and Bardswell, Liverpool. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall-street. T. Lait, draper, Hadleigh, Suffolk, July 23, at eleven—G. G. Weston, linen-draper, Windsor, July 23, at half-past eleven —C. W.Barlee, brewer, Lambeth, July 23, at half-past twelve—W. Elgar, grocer, Maidstone,Kent, July 23, at twelve. In the Country. J. Farrar, T. Calverley, dnd W. Mayors, card-makers, Halifax, Yorkshire, July 26, at eleven, at the Talbot Inn, Ha lifax—T. Williamson, draper, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, July 23, at one, at the Bankrupt Commission Rooms, Newcastle-upon- Tyne—W. Smith, builder, Sheffield, July 24, at one, at the Town-hall, Sheffield—T. Wharton, house-carpenter, Lancas ter, July 25, at one, at the Royal Oak Inn, Lancaster—W. Hirst, merchant, Leeds, July 24, at eleven, at the Court-house, Leeds—G. Clarke, ship-owner, Newton, Devonshire, July 24, at one, at Street's Hotel, Exeter—R. H. Awty, dealer and chapman, Liverpool, July 30, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—D. Selden and W. Hynde, merchants, Liverpool, July 24, at two, at the Clarendon Rooms Liverpool—J. and J. B. Steel, cotton-spinners, Stockport, Cheshire, July 23, at ten, at the Commissioners' Rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES.-JULY 23. W. Grant, clock-maker, Haymarket—J. Astbury and S. Davison, brewers, Eceleshall, Staffordshire. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. L. Cooper and M. Case, commission-agents, Manchester—J. Ball and J. G. Meyer, London—E. F. Leeks, and J. D. Wells, attorneys, Charlotte-row, Mansion-house—W. Rowe and G. Cooper, silk machine-makers, Philpot-street, Commercial-road East—R. Sergprit and J. Cocking, blacksmiths, Barrow, Lin colnshire—C. Reed and H. Clement, furnishing ironmongers, Bath—E. B. Oldham, E. J. Casworth, and M. A. Casworth, schoolmistresses, Nottingham—J. Wilson and T. Austin, mer chants, Liverpool—R. Blake and J. Blake, nail-manufacturers, Sunderland, Durham—R. Williamson and G. Graham, brass founders, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire—J. Bradley and J. Blackburn, machine -makers, Keighley, Yorkshire—S. Raws thorn and B. Howarth, brewers, Oldham, Lancashire—J. Bryan, G. Howden, C. T. Holcombe, and R. Hazell, Bank side, Southwark (so far as regards R. Hazell)—C. Higgin botham and H. Kirke, spirit merchants, Stockport, Cheshire —J. Boulton and T. Boulton, shop-keepers, Studley, War wickshire—J. H. Markland and P. Wright, solicitors, Inner Temple—T. G. and J. Curtler, attorneys, Droitwich, Wor cestershire—J. Wood, J. P., E., and J. Westhead, fringe manufacturers, Manchester (so far as regards J. Westhead)— M. Haynes and J. Anderson, plumbers, Clapham, Surrey__ A. Harris and R. Coleman, merchants, Tokenhouse-yard, London—M. Albrecht and J. Wrigley, cotton-merchants, Man chester—T. Y. and W. Learnmuth. and E. Tickner, tanners, Bride-lane, Fleet-street (so far as regards E. Tickner)—R. P. Browne and C. Henman, architects, Clement's-lane, Lom bard-street, London—J., C., and H. Symonds, bankers, Read ing, Berkshire (so far as regards H. Simonds)—S. Smith and J. Ratcliffe, meal dealers, Blackburn, Lancashire. THE LATE MURDER IN PRINCES-STREET. —A soldier on Sunday evening voluntarily gave himself into the hands of a person in Bond street, as one of the persons concerned in the late dreadful tragedy in Princes street. He was taken to the station-house, and in conse quence of his statement was sent to Knightsbridge, where it is understood an investigation is to take place. All that at present has transpired is, that the soldier admits having been concerned in the robbery, but denies having had anything to do with Mr. Westwood's murder ; but he can, he asserts, give such information as will lead to the imme• diate apprehension of the villain. Very little faith Is put in the man's relation, as it is generally supposed he was at the time labouring either under intoxication, or the effects of a heated imagination. - THE CHARTISTS. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) ASHTON, MONDAY, JULY 1. Some of these parties are likely to bring themselves into trouble by following the advice of their leaders on the subject of arming. In consequence of information received the police went yesterday morning, before day light, to the house of Timothy Higgins, the Secretary to the Chartists, and there found, in two chests, seventeen guns with bayonets, four double-barrelled guns, four fowling-pieces, a rifle, four small pistols, a horse pistol, besides a quantity of bullets. Higgins stated to the police that he had them from the maker (Mr. Thomp son) for sale. He was, however, taken into custody, and, together with the fire-arms, taken to the police office. He was brought up before the Magistrates to day, and after a short hearing was bailed out, himself in 100/., and two sureties in 100/. each, to appear agein on the 13th July inst. The firearms are now in the custody of the military at the Dukenfield barracks. LAW INTELLIGENCE. ROUSE OF LORDS, Ju 2. Their Lordships sat to-day, assisted by the Judges; to hear writs of error. DIRTWHISILE V. VARDILL. The arguments in this case, which were part heard yes terday, were resumed and concluded to•day.—Judgrnen postponed. SECONDARIES COURT, JULY 2. CARLISLE V. HUTCH AND OTHERS. Thit; was a writ of inquiry to assess damages for the publication of a libel in Felix Farley's Bristol Journal, of which the defendants are the registered proprietors. The defendants suffered judgment to go by default. Mr. Crowder and Mr. Grey appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Butt for the defendants. The libel complained off, appeared in the above-mentioned newspaper of the 29th December last, in the shape of editorial comments on the case of "The Queen v. Sarah Verrier," which was a pro secution for perjury at the instance of the Hon. F. H. Berkeley, P. for Bristol, and upon the trial of which, the plaintiff in this case was a witness for the prosecution. The defendants in the publication of their paper, which contained the article complained of, imputed to the plain tiff and other witnesses for the prosecution, (who also brought actions against the defendants which are mentioned below) that they had been guilty of wilful perjury in the evidence given by them on the trial of Mrs. Verrier. Mr. CROWDER having addressed the Jury at some length, commenting on the injurious tendency of the libel upon the character of the plaintiff, who was a person in an ex tensive way of business, as a wholesale and retail haber dasher in Bristol, and who was also one of the Charity Trustees of that City, dwelt upon the malicious mo tives which were apparent throughout the libel. Mr. BUTT, on the nart of the defendants, tendered the most unqualified apolOgy, and said that they had already made an amende in a subsequent number of the paper. The SECONDARY briefly summed up, and the Jury, after a very short consultation, gave a verdict for 400/. damages. GEORGE LADY SAUNDERS, ESQ. V. THE SAME. HARMAN VISGER, ESQ. V. THE SAME. Writs of inquiry were also executed in these cases, which were actions founded on the same article, as that which was the subject-matter of the first-mentioned case. The Jury awarded Mr. Saunders 1501. damages, and Mr. Visger 1751. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. (YESTERDAY.) THE GOLD•DUST ROBBERY. - - Mr. Justice LITTLEPALE then proceeded to sum up the evidence, and observed that the evidence of accomplices ought always to be received with caution, and was not en titled to much credit, unless it was corroborated in every particular by credible witnesses. This case rested mainly on the testimony of two accomplices, Moss and Solomons. Both these persons admitted that they had previously made false statements. It was for the Jury to determine to what degree of credit the testimony of such persons was entitled where it was not corroborated by that of other witnesses. Solomons' evidence certainly was corroborated by that of his children ; but it should be recollected that they must be naturally anxious to screen their father as much as possible. After a few more observations of a similar character, the Learned Judge pro ceeded to read his notes of the evidence. Having gone through the evidence his Lordship proceeded to ex amine in what particulars the testimony of Moss and Solomons was confirmed. With regard to Lewin C as p ar , M oss ' s test i mony was corroborated by those persons wh o h a d seen t h em i n company together before the robbery ; and with regard to Ellis Caspar, the only corroborative testimony was his having been seen at Moss's door on the Sunday previously, and the wood, ashes, and sealing-wax being found in the grate on the morning after the evening when Jane Bradley had seen him at Moss's house. With regard to Moses, the testimony of Solo mons as to Moses having been at his house was confirmed by the testimony of his son and of Dean. As respected Mrs. Abrahams, the testimony of Moss was not confirmed, but the testimony of Solomons was con firmed by that of his son, as to her presence at his house, and the son bringing the notes and money and giving them to his father in her presence, who gave them to Mrs. Abrahams. The evidence of John Dean confirmed the evidence of Henry Solomons, as to her giving him certain lumps of gold to be placed in the crucible and melted. There was besides this the general evidence of the case to which they must likewise pay attention. The Counsel for Moses had contended that there was no proof of his having received the gold d us t, b ut that must be a matter entirely o fo p r i ntiiroen h consideration s a i c ci t e e r d a t m io e n re o l f y the a s agent Jury for hi s d aughter, could, who, if t h ey were of not convict him as a receiver. If they were of opinion that Moss did not know he was committin g a theft, then Lewin Caspar must be acquitted, as he was the thief, and not an accessory before the fact—but if they were of opi nion that Moss knew he was committing a robbery, al though he might not know he was stealing gold dust, Lewin Caspar could not be considered as a principal. The case had received a long and patient consideration from the Jury, and it was now for them to determine whether the prisoners were guilty or not guilty. His Lordship concluded his charge, which had occupied more than seven hours in the delivery, at a quarter to seven o'clock. The Jury having retired to consider of their verdict, Mr. CLAR.KSON made an application to the Judge relative to the expenses of the prosecution, more particularly with regard to Lea and Roe, who had been particularly active. The JUDGE ordered the Jury to be recalled, in order to direct them to take into their consideration whether any of the witnesses were likely to be influenced by the reward which had been offered. At the conclusion of the charge Mrs. Abrahams burst into an hysterical flood of tears, threw herself upon the neck of her father, and fainted in the dock. The Jury having again retired, Mr. CLARKSON renewed his application, and also asked as to the discharg e of So lomons and Moss, who were in custody of the goaler of Coldbath-fields. Mr. Justice LITMEDALE said he had no power to order their discharge. With regard to the expenses, he was of opinion that a lib eral allowance should be made to Lea and ng the e Roe,xpense or co and I;is tot/acmesunsel. allowed to M r . H artly, includ i Mr. CLARKSON said, that it was the desire of the pro secutors that Merss and Solomons should be discharged on caenlled uptering on. into 'their own recogn i zances to appear when Mr. Justine LITTLEDALE.—They must be transferred to custodyat. of the k eeper of Newgate, and di sc h arge d b y p the rociamon The Jury returned in to Court at five minutes after eight, ar id brought in a v erdict of—Guilty against all the prisoner s, but recomme.nrled Alice Abrahams to mercy, believin g she was acting - under the influence of her father. On t he delivery of th , e verdict Mrs. Abrahams went off into afa of hysterics, at .d was carried out of the Dock in that st ate. Mr. Serjeant Boate., es hoped his Lordship would reserve the points which he he . d mentioned on Saturday. _Mr. Justice LITTLJ .DALE had done so. Ilia LORDSHIP, in discharging the Jury, complimented them on the great pa tience they had displayed throughout this investigation, arrhich had extended over a period of eight entire days, and expreesed his regret at the great personal inconvenitixece thee must have suffered in conse quen ce of this long deter'don from their homes. 'rile Court was ti teh • adjourned to Monday next. All the pri soner seemed anxious and restless during the whol e o f t h e d r tears. When cal , into the dock to hear the verdict they were all greatly a il, cted. The son of Moses, after the verdict had been delivered, .hook his father by the hand V erd i t and the elder Caspar frequently shed ofhissnle t r Mrs Abra the dreadful s, e unfortunate sis e , . ham: t. paroxysm of grief at It appears, tin t Mos s and Solemons were comm i tted as pri m !p l ats , and . not as witnesses for the Crown, therefore the i Judge had r lo power to discharge them. therefore rent tin in ,the T ho Grand J , ury h --a ving been discharged some days since they cannot ;1 )0 discharged by proclamation; they will b . mil-fi e lds Prig on, and aPPI.S7 for a writ of Habeas Corpus in order to obts in their disOiarge. a '''"'",......_.I•6IMIPTIMISPrr.Ir enstOdy of the Keeper of Cold. nlsiuomn C sbe A yre s sot E fe rw o dia F tyn: S tll, , ee 'Al3:::: at i h i t ] et G hne r a e me e n n es w uoi i n c i h g. A H s., lam s , 1, ssions. trates committed .—At the Greenwich Ses 'edB6, for stabbing a comrade . of th,echar~•~e ag a inst `Vm• Henry, a pensioner, , ors heard, and after examining . a e prisoner to Newgate, to take his trial mho established the fact, the N.lag!s- MISPLACE; 3 SYMPATHY. A few days ago, as a party of the a degerter throw Seventy-second Regiment were escorting :11 Auchterard er o n the route to Glasgow, a number of th e hood collect e d r • inhabit ants of that town an d neighbour ound them, evidently w ith the intention of rescuing him ; and as he was on the wa tch, he burst into the crowd. 1 , : he esc ort endeavoured to follow : in so doing, one o f ,hem was knocked down, and the other laid hold of—whit 3li way was for the delinquent to make off and escape , mi lest their pri disgrace as ,6' ,Itis, two i nnocent me n were ill-treated, nor, valid], in a m ili tary v iew, is as great a ~ 1: 1 cong t , que nt pun i shment . could htdal them, besides being subject to military Ir an —Dundee Ad vertiser. 4 75 ' ' PRICES OF CANAL, DOCK, ASSUR ANCE COMPANY SHARES, &c. &c. Ett... LONDON, TUESDAY, JULY 2. Number Dividend Price of per CANALS, per Shares. Annum. ?aid. Share 1,766 7 per cent. Ashton and Oldham..Average 97/. Ms. sh. 130 4082 41. Ashby. —e-le-Zo.”.h A —wage 1131. sh . 71 1,260 Basingstoke lool.sh. 5 1,005 Cl, Brccknock and Abergavenny 1501.01. 8,0001.10zb. 91 Os. Birmingham, 1-16th share 8;/. & 711. S. 000 Ditto and Liverpool Junctlg(l/ 511.100 pd 600 Cl. Bridgewater and Taunton .1001. sh. all pd 400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh. 500 481. Caventry 100/.sh. 4,545 Croydon 2,050 f 41. Os. Dudley 600 14r. Derby 100/. sh . 20,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 411.135. 4d .pd 3,5751 4/. Ellesmere and Chester... Average 133/.51a. 231 621. Erewcsh 1001.8 n. 1,297 301. Forth and Clyde ..,.Average 4031.165. sh. ~600 101 Grand Junction 100/. sh. teng 11. Grand Union 1001. sh, :1,500 Grand Surrey 0,090/ 4/. percent. Ditto (optional) Loan .' 3,096 Grand Western 1001. sh, all pd 600 131.125. gd. Glamorganshire, Aver. cost 172/. 13s. 4d. 749 10t. Grantham 150/. sh. 6,236 2!. Os. Huddersfield Average 571.65. 6d. in. 100 Kensington 100 'h. all pd. 5.329 11. ss. Rennet and Avon, Aver. 39/.lBs. 10d. sh. 2,897; SO!. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 545 1 151/. Leicester l4O/.Bh. 1,897 61. Os. Leicester and Northampton Aver 03/.los. 2.400 101. Monmouthshire 100/ .sh. 150 10/, Malton Mowbray 1001. eh. 500 25/. Mersey and Invell 100/. sh. 3,000 11. 10s. Alacciestielcl 160/. sh. All pd 244 171. Neath 1001. sh, 2,400 Sl. Peak Forest Avci.ge about 751. sh. 1,418 11s. Re'ent's (or London) Av. 331. 16s. Bd. sh. 5,669 M. per cent. Rochdale Average 86/. sh. 500 8/. Shropshire ~7251. sh. 800 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 3,r;10/. 41 per cent Ditto rock Fend Stock 121.105. sh. 700 40!. Stafford and Worcester l4O/. sh. 500 91. Shrewsbury 300 9/. Stourbridge 3,0.17 21. Os. Stratford.on.Avon Average 791. Os. led. sh. 533 161. Swansea 100/.sh. 9.762 1/. 158. Severn and Wye and Railway Av 351. sh. 2,601 sh. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, i share 1001. sh. 8.149 Thames and Midway Aver.l9/. ss. Bd. sh. 1,0005h.1 „1. Warwick add B;rraißgham 100/.sh I.oooish. .5 '. 9RO 15s. War wick p. 7.,; ~a inur, lOO/. sh. {3,000 4/.03. Worcest , ..c and BirminghamAv.7B/.85. sh. 5,000 258 Wilts e:.d Berko Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. BOG Si ",-,. )r icy and Essington 125/. sh /26 Wisbeach lO5/. sh, 905 Wey and Arun 110!, h. ..... It. 1: 6 0 ° 0 5 7 3 1 ,1 c. Commerc al ,ool.sh p• East and West India DOCKS. 1.238,31011. sas. p. ct. London Stock es I3itts itontls lOl 2,209 2/. I 9s. Psistfll 68,324/. 5/, percent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3 1.352,752 5 percent. St. ii,thatine Stock 101 500,000 4S per oent. Diao. ponds lOl3 200.000 4 per cent. J)ittO Mrs.'s for 10 years lOO 2.500 ..... Deptford P1er..... , ....... ..... .2QI. sh. 20/. pd 11 BRIDGES; . 1,600 10s. Hammerrn its - - . ....SOL sh, 21 , , 7,231 Soutliv , ^rk, Old 1,700 1/. 15s, Ditto, New, al. ! p. cent. 501.8:.'• 1 1 3,000 Waterloo .... lOOl. sh. " 5,000 225. 0.1. Ditto, Old Annuities of 8/. 6O/. pd 231, 5,000 19s. 34, Ditto, New Ditto of 71 40/. pd 201 30,0301. 51. per cent. Ditto 1301.'s l2'l 5,818 17s Vauxhall ..Av'n*age 701. 10s. 3d. all. 251 ASSURANCE COMPANIES. 2,000 3/ 10s Albion 5001. sh. 501. pd 74 50,000 5 per cent.] Alliance Britisn eaoreignloo/. oh. 10i/. pd 3 1 / and 15s. 50 , 0 00 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 1001. sh. 51. pd (13 24,000 11. per sh. Atlas 50/. oh. 51. pd 143 1,200 Ish. 51. Birmingham t ire "501. 5h.55/. pd 1073 20,000 4/ per cent. British Fire 2501. sh. 501. pd 40 12,000 61. per cent. British Cominer cial 501 oh. 5/. pd 6 5,000 51. percent. Clerical & Med i..r 1 Life, ICOLsh. 2/108 pd 4 4,000 21 10s County 1001. sh. 10/. pd 42 20,020 ss. Eagle 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd 54 1000/. sh. 250/. pd 400 'l.' "'" f:n p d er 3C c l en lis t.] Economic Lila 2,271 225. percent. European Li,' OOl. sh. all pd 22 50,000 2s. Ditto, New 2O/. sh. 21. pd 11 1,000,0001. 61. per et Globe Stock 1353 20,000 51' Guardian lOO/. oh. 2731 pd 393 40,000 s. ed. Hope .. 5O/. sh. apd 53 2,400 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial Fire 500/. sh. 50/. pd 1373 7,500 9s. Imperial Lite ,1 1 01. sh. 101. pd 103 13,458 4/. per cent. Indemnity Marine 1001 oh, 8/. pd 25 2,020 31 108 Kent Fire 50/. sh. till pd 92 3/. Ditto Life 50/. pd 79 10,600 16s. Law Life 1001. sh. 10/. pd 293 5,00 u 10s. London, Fire 23/. oh. 121. 103. pd 18 3,900 10s. London, Ship "3/ sh. 12/. 10s. pd 18 1,000,0001. ... ..... Minerva Life 'lOO/. sh. 500,000/. 30,000 51. per cent. Palladium Lite 1 0/. sh. 21. pd 2/ Fs 50,000 4/. per cent. Protector Fire 'M. sh. 2/. pd 16, Od 2,500 1/. Provident Lose lOlll. sh. 10/. pd 20 00,000 ss. Rock Life 20/. sh. 1/. pri 61 89,220/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock... 227 6,000 5 per cent. University Lire ...... ....... 1004 sh. 51. pd 53 50,000 4 per cent. United Kingdom Life 1001. eh. 51. pd 71 JOINT STOCK BANKS. 25,000 8 per cent. Agric. and Curn. of Ireland 251. sh. IW. pd 5,000 Australaeia 4Ol. sh. 40/. pd 69 10,k,00 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 13 10,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bsnk... 5O/. oh. 101. pd 233 31,0(10 5 per cent. London and Westminster 100/ sh. 201. pd 22: 60,000 5/. London Joint Stock 504 sh. 10/. pd 123 .4000 4 per cent. Lancaster 1001. sh. £Ol. pd 110 25,551) Liverpool 1001 sh. 101. pd 233 50,000 71 per cent Manchester and Liver. ] 501.5 h. 15/ pd 123 pool Distri^t 20,000 7 per cent. Manchester. 100/. sh. 25/. pd 27 20,000 ':O,. 00 National Bank of Ireland s°!. sh. 1731. pd 163 10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. 1001. sh. 351. pd : , ,ei 10,000 10,000 Gloucestershire 501. sh. 10/. pd 20 6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. oh. 5/. pd 9 GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. 2,500 16s Od Bath "U. sh. 161. pd 23 5,000 . British 4Ol. sh. 161. pd 21 5,"n nn r 51. percent , '-' /and 80. Cs. 3 Ditto Provincial °W. sh. 19 pd 25 928 5/ lOs Birmingham 5O/. sh. 08 1,2 . 50 2/ Os Bristol 2O/. sh. 36 , 2, 0 50 3/ lOs Brighton 2Ol. sh, 750 31 lOs Ditto, New 20/. sh 185. pd 2,471 4i per cent. Brignton General 20/. sh. all pd 4,000 61. IN. Continental Consolidated 751. 51'24/. pd 1,000 101. City of London lOO/. sh. all pd 1,000 fl. Ditto, New 4.000 35.05. Equitable 5O/. pd 10,000 21 per cent. Imperial 800 5/. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 20/. p 4 2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 3O/. sh. all lid 9,000 4/. per cent. Phoenix 50/. sh. 391. pd 1,000 4/. per cent. Ratcliff 100/. sh. 90/. pd 4,000 South Motropolitan 5Ol. sh. 111/. pd 8,200 4/. per cent. United General , 5O/. sh. 10/. pd 240 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 400 51. per cent Wallet - 10d 25/. sh. Z. 2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered .. ..... ." 50/. sh. 6,000 12s. Ditto New - 5(1. oh 101. pd 780 5/. per cent. Yarmouth .0/. sh. 18/. pd WATER WORKS. 4,800 10s. Birmingham 9 51. sh. 25/ pd 8,434 6/. East London 'OO/. sh. 5, 500 2/ 10s Grind Junction Aver age 41/ 13 s 4d . s h . . 2,000 2/. Kent.. 100' sh. 372 101. Liverpool Bootle 2201. sh. 1,500 2/ les Nuw River London Bridge Water Ann 6,486 2/ 10: Manchester and Salford lOOl. sh. 1,000 4 per cent. S.nith London lOW. sh. 8,294 4/. West Middlesex Average 03/. 12s. 9d. sh. 1.360 1/ 14s York Building Co. Lessee Prop 100/. oh. IRON RAILWAYS. . 6,300 Birmingham and Derby . 70/. pd 9,5(10 15,00 0 Excte G r Gloucester ow. 0 5 . 0,15 pd 660 Calcutta and Saugur 504 sh. 2/. pd 7,500 Cheltenham and G. Western 100/. sh. 30/. 3,000 Clarence lOOl. oh. 1001 pd 12,000 8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sh. 5/. pd 60,000 Eastern Counties .5/. sh. 164 pa Grand Junction 1001. oh. 05/. pd Great North of England 30/. pd 5,000 Great Western lOOl. sh. 65/. pd 2,000 Hartlepool 100/. sh. 100/. pd 8,000 Hull and Selby 501. sh. 254 pd 10,000 Leeds and Manchester 1001. oh. Si pd 2,100 W. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 Th, 1,500 11.55. Leicester and Swannington .50/. sh. all pd 5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and ManchesterlOt /.sh. lON. pd 10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 25/. pa 16,000 ... ...... London and Brighton 5O/. sh. 221 pd 12,000 London and Blackwall 50/. sh 11/ pd 20,000 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 2O/. sk. 20/. pd 35,000 London and Birmingham 100/. oh. 904 pd Ditto Quarter Shares 51. pd 36,090 London and Seuthampton Av. 38/, 17s. Vd. 11,000 London and Croydon Trunk ISt. pd 6,000 Ditto New Scrip 71. ct p 12,000 London Grand J unct i on 51)1. sh. 5/. rid 13,000 Manchester and Leeds _lOO/. sh. 501. /4d 10,000 Manchester and Birmingham 701.5 h 151. I ) itto Extension 71. pd North Mirlland ................1001. sh. 65/ pd Northern and Eastern...... 100/. sh. 131. pd 2,600 Preston and Wyre ............ 50/. sh 3'U. d 28,000 South Eastern and Dover - 12/. pd 1,000 101. per cent. Stockton and Darlington lOO/. sh. 9,000 'WrheaLesinksitaevreLd-Fie.e"n"vseoiCi ',s h o/. 2 :h 1 . i 2 )/. pd . s. p 1,400 6,000 York and North Midland 50 . sh. 30/. pd MINES. 8,000 Albion Copper .................. 5/. s' , 211. psi 4,000 11. ss. Alten ....................... 151. sh. 12/. 0 t 9 11 10,000 .... Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.loo/. sh. al 1 , d Ditto Subscription 05/, no 2,000 1 0 /. BoLinos ...........................1501. sh all pi 10,000 11. lOs Brazilian Imp. iss. 51. pm....351.5h. 21)1. pd 6,000 Nlacalibas & Cocaos United 25/. sh. 2.V. pd 11 ,0 00 ... 10,000 Bolivar Copper Company, 20/. sh. 20/. pd 10,000 Ditto S cr i p 10/. sh. 10/. p 4 20,000 British Iron . 50/. sh. 50/ pd 6,000 British C opper 5/. sh. 4p. pd Cata Branca ill. poi Candonga 7:l. pd 10,000 11 Copiap o 204 sh. 131. pd 8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 5/. pm.... 551. sh. 55/. I'd 2,850 31. English 121 IGs. pd 20,000 General Mining Association2o/. sh. 18/. pd 6,155 Mexican Company... ...... 1001. sh. 551. pd 3,000 Polberou C onso l s lO/. sh. 8/. pd 11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd 30,000 United Mexican, iss. 2 pm.. 40/. sh. all pd Date. Scrip Ditto New Scrip 5/ p 4 West Cork 501. sh. 50/. pd LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. 1,000 London, with B ronze Ti c k et 75gs. sh. 1,500 ..„ ...... London University ..... .......1001. sh. all pd Russell 2sgs. sh. 700 King' College 1001. pd MISCELLANEOUS. 10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural.loo/. sh. 2tt9l. pd 46 6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company 231. 0 9 10,000 el per cent. Canada Company 100/. sh. 301. pi 324 00,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan 9l City Bonds, 4 per cent lOO 20,000 1/. 05. General Steam 'Navigation 15.7. sh. 14/. pd 25 101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock 2FB 2,000 1/. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 19 8,000 Caoutchouc Company: 124/. pd 12 4 New.• Brunswick Land CompaAy!...so/ pd 2,754 51. per cent. Reversionary tnt. 50c....100/. sh JON. pd 13n 2,633 51. per cent. Ditto New 10W. sh. 851. pd 118 4,000 10,000 Os. Van Lhe.nen's Land lOOl. O. 171/. pd 9 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES, JUNE 1, 1839. BANKS. /,500,000/. N. p. ct. Bank of Scotland ...S3l. 6s. Bd. Ali all pd 18(11. 2,000,0301. 51 p. ct. lit yal of Scotland 100/. sh. all pd 16.11, 500.0001. 6p. ct. British Linen Company 100/. sh. all pd 2354 3,000,0004 6/. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. :h. 100/. pd 1754 5.000,0U0t. 6 n. cc. National lOO4 sh. 10/. pd 161. 2,000,0001. N. p. ct. Glasgow Union 250/. sh. LW. k , d 04 4,000,0004 4p. ct. Western of Scotland 2OOl. sh 404 pd 1. INSURANCE COMPANIES. 250,0005 h. 6} p. ct. Scottish Union 201. sh. 1/, pd 28s. - ,500 op. ct. Hercules lOO/. sh. 10/. pd In. 15s. 100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland .10/. sh. all pd 101. Os, 50,000 sp. ct. North British 200/. sh. 10/. pd 20,11. LOCO 5 pact. Caledonian Fire 1004 sh. 10/. pd 191.10, 5,000 sp. ct. Edinburgh 14:e 100/. sh. 10/. pd 14110 s 160,000 si p. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd ii Os MISCELLANEOUS. 4,810 ........ Edin. and Was. Un. Canalso/. sh. all pd 10/, Ditto Allocated 96/. sh, all pd 47!. 5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water 25/. sh. all pd 351 Carron Iron Company ...2504 sh. all pd 44/, I,ooosh 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founnery 501. sh 48/, pd 5:34 10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 20/. sh. 164 pd 8/ 4,500 10 per cent. Edinburgh Coal Gas 254 sh. all pd 50/, 4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 254 sh, all pd 504 759 71 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 204 sh. all pd 50/ . 1,200 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Rai!wayso4 sh 37/ . :,000 5 ner cant. Equitable Loan Company '154 sh.pni),.. Di; CORN-STEALING.-011 Thursday last, a bare belonging to Mr. Crush, at Billericay, was broken into, and about five quarters of undressed wheat were stolen therefrom. Mr. Crush's bailiff discovered the robbery about Eve o'olock in the morning, and applied immediately to Mr. Curtis, who promptly followed the track of the cart to the premises of Thomas Ilymas, a straw carter, and in an out-house adjoining the stable, he found ten sacks of undressed wheat, which proves to be that stolen from Mr. Crush's barn. Mr. Curtis then went to the house, and took Ilymas who was in bed.—Essex Herald. EVENING ED TION: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWCASTLE RACES-FRIDAY. The Innkeepers' Plate, added to a Handicap Stakes of 3 guineas each. Heats, once round and a distance. Mr. Lamb's hr h Swainby, 6 yrs 9st 21b Livesey 3 1 1 Captain Richardson's b g Centurion, 6yrs, 9st 21b... 1 2 2 Mr. R. Watson's b f Little Bird, 4yrs, Est 31b......... 4 3 3 Mr. King's br f Juvenile, 3 yrs, i'st 2 dr Hack Stakes. From the last turn Mr. N. G. Lambert's ch g Trefoil, aged, 12st 101 b Owner 1 Capt. Riehardson'sbr g, lOst Mr. Brading's ch g, Captain Campbell's b g Agitator, and Mr. Croft's b m Snooks, also started, jolt were not placed. Match. One mile. Mr. Shadforth bl g Yorick, by Cacambo, beat Mr.Brockatt's b m Fleur de Lis, 5 years. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Courier of last evening thus briefly refers to the Duke of Wellington's remarks on Lord Normanby's speech last night in the Lords :—" It would puzzle the most ingenious of our readers to discover in what senti ment or expression of Lord Normanby's speech, last night, on moving the second reading of the Jamaica Bill, the Noble Marquis entitled himself to the cen sure dealt out by the Duke of Wellington. His Grace declared " solemnly," that he had never —or rarely,—heard a speech delivered by a Minister, who bad come down to speak the language of the Crown and of the Government, in respect to one of the dependencies of the British empire, so little calculated to conciliate either the feelings of those opposed to the policy of that Government, or the public in general. The Duke must have a very short memory, or he has ears for only one side of the House." The Globe alludes in the following terms to the Tory tactics in the House of Lords as respects the Jamaica Bill :—" The debate in the House of Lords last evening on the Jamaica Bill justified the anticipations we had formed and expressed respecting it. Aiming at the same mischievous object, and actuated by the same factious motives, there was a surprising absence of unanimity among the Tories as to the modus operandi by which the object was to be attained. To screen the House of Assembly from the consequences of its pertinacious contumacy—in grateful recognition of its aid in thwarting and bearding the Administration to which they are opposed—and at the same time to em barrass that Administration by employing their power to emasculate or strangle a measure which it deems essen tial to the due administration of the government of Jamaica—all this is too much in accordance with the spirit and designs of the Opposition, not to occasion surprise that there should not be more unanimity of action in endeavouring to effect it." The Standard as a matter of course, expresses great ,satisfaction at the Archbishop of Canterbury's an nouncement of his intention to make a motion in the House of Lords on the subject of national education. " In the House of Lords last night, the Archbishop or Canterbury having moved for the papers and returns necessary to serve as the foundation of his motion, gave notice that he will on Friday next, make a proposition on the subject Vpi,:blic education. The announcement was received in the nou,se with loud cheers, And it will be received by the country in ttse same spirit which prompted. the acclamation. This is what was expected from the venerable and pious Prelate who occupies so worthh'y and so usefully the first station in the Church. The q uas• tion will now take—even . to those most willing to m is represent, and most willing to pretend to he deceived-- a numerous and a baser class than the deceivers—its true character of a religious question." The Morning Post of this day urges the House of Lords to take a prompt, active, and vigorous part against the Ministerial education project, in these terms. If their Lordships do so, they will be playing a very suicidal part, for they themselves. or at least a great many of them, are very much in want of education :—" Every true friend of the Church of England will rejoice that the Archbishop of Canterbury has determined upon taking the sense of the House of Lords as to the education plan of Govern ment. If it be really intended to persevere with a plan so offensive to the religious feelings of the nation upon the' strength of an accidental majority of two, in one of the Houses of Parliament ;—if it be intended to persevere with this plan, which applies exclusively to England, in defiance of the recorded votes of a considerable majority of the Re presentatives of England, there is no amount or kind of opposition which the Constitution allows, that should not be put in action against a Government which has so deter mined." 23f 203 35 , 10i 112 138 1511 1 1 / 710/ 1 , 80 330 The Morning Herald, alluding to last night's discus sion in the Lords, observes: —" When Lord Mel bourne, two months ago, retired, or affected to retire, from office, he did so expressly on the ground, that a majority of five in the House of Commons, on a matter so vitally im portant, proved That his Government did not possess the confidence of the country. Since that time, the majolity of five has, undoubtedly, been converted into a majority of ten in the House of Commons ;—but, to counterbalance that vast accession of strength, Government has now been beaten in the House of Lords, on the very same subject, ,• 1 in the proportion of something like two to one. The pos session or non-possession by Lord Melbourne, of the con fidence of the country, has, however, in melancholy truth, nothing whatever to do with the continued existence of of his administratie'P. He will stick to place, by any means, so long as he possibly can." Th e Morning Chronicle coitains the for:lowing remarks suggested by the Irish Municipal Reform Bill :—" It is . fit that our Parliamentary friends should recolle.lt that this most important measure is immediately before the consi deration of the House. We believe the Commit ee resume to-morrow night; and when its tendency to im prove the internal peace and good order of Ireland is coiled to mind—when it is reflected what discontent its rejection or mutilation, now at the third time of asking, would oce.tt sion in that country—and what fuel would be thus minis tered to agitation during the ensuing winter, we should hope it were unnecessary to urge any further motives to ensure the careful and constant attention of all the Liberal British Members to the carrying out of the Bill. As to Irish Members, we leave them to be dealt with by their own constitencies. The Tories, we have no doubt, will ' be found in their places ready—should any favourable op portunity be afforded them by the supineness of the other side—to rob the measure of that which constitutes its chief grace and excellence—that is, a popular franchise." The Times strives hard to bully the Bishops into a vigo rous opposition to the Government education scheme, We subjoin a sample of our Contemporary's language on this occasion:—" A word more as to the expected debate on • Friday, when the Archbishop's motion comes forward. Can any Protestant Bishop be found faithless enough to his God and to his fellow-believers to vote away any por tion of the money which has hitherto been consecrated with such studied justice to so holy a purpose—to vote that money away, we say, for the support of infidel schools and Papist schools—schools were no Bible is seen or read, and where adulterated double translations only are used ? If so, we trust that diocesan meetings of the clergy in the diocese of every such apostate Bishop will he called, and that the renegade be summoned before them, and if he fail to appear, or appearing, to exculpate himself, that all future communication between him and his clergy be cut off. It is after much consideration that we recommend this course, and trust we shall not have occasion to resume the subject." _ _ The Morning Advertiser comments to the following effect on the Duke of Wellington's late speech on the Jamaica question :—"There is one poi n t on w hi c h , we think, the usual sagacity of the Duke of Wellington is greatly at fault. He seems to consider the Assembly as the sole representative of the white population of the island, and that the necessary check given to that body is an utter deprivation of the entire power and influence of the white population. If it were so, we should not think it right, after having admitted the black population do an equal participation in civil rights, to allow the white pvpu lation to adopt measures, or, which is the same thing, to refuse measures, so as to render the position of the black population unequal and unfavourable. But in point of fact, there is not such entire parallelism between the Assembly and the white population." SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have for choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and ORNA MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attention. The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), 81. 10s. the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 101. Bs. the pair; the Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, 191. the pair, &c., all of which are strongly mounted with Silver, and have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms. A pamphlet is published, with drawings of the above and other articles of plate generally, which may be had on appl iea tion, free of cost. PATENT LEVER WA TCHE With silver double-bottom cases £6 6 0 With silver hunting cases 6 16 6 This celebrated construction (the most accurate on which a watch cam be made) is offered, with the latest imprort ments i. e. the detached escapement, jewelled in four holey, capped, hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and main taining power to continu going while winding up, at the above price, by T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, Silver and Goldsmith, 47, Cornhill, London, (Seven doors from Gracechurch-street). N.B.—Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. On the 30th ult., at Walthamstow, the lady of John Ker, Esq., of a son. On the Ist inst., at Beechland, Sussex, the lady of William Henry Blaaun, Esq., of a son. On the Ist inst., in Hertford -street, May-fair, the lady of Joseph Blunt, jun., Esq., of a son. On the 2d inst., in St. James's-square, the Countess o Lovelace, of a son. On the 2 MARRIED. 7th nit., at Gorton, near Manchester, th e R ev. 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