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week to week—they (the speakers) were left, as it were, to guard the fortress of free trade, and to take as much care as lay in their power that it sustained no damage in the absence of their friends, but to give it up to them in safety when they came back, as he trusted they would, with triumph ringing in their ears, and with the gratulations of their friends in the metropolis for the victory which, through their exer tions, had been obtained. The question of free trade was now, for the first time, brought clearly before a county constituency in South Lancashire. The great battle they were now fighting in South Lancashire was plainly and broadly one of free trade on the one hand, and of monopoly on the other. They asked for the verdict of the electors of that district; and if it should be given in their favour, it would be a more encouraging triumph than any which they had achieved, and if they failed, the failure would only give them renewed vigour and fresh determination to return to the conflict in other counties. He had seen in the Times of that morning the report of a speech which had been delivered by Mr. Entwisle, one of the candidates for South Lancashire, and in that speech the Hon. Gentleman said that trade had reached its utmost limits. The poor man seemed to lament the magnitude of the trade of the country. He complained that it was enormous. Why, a giant's constitution required a giant's food. Was not the population of the country enormous? Did it not in crease at the rate of nearly a thousand a day? Was not the taxation of the country enormous ? And if the monopolists would start such expressions, was not the rent enormous ? and the imposition of taxes upon the people's food, for the enhancement of that rent, the most enormous of all ? Why, it was a strange dis covery this wonderful overgrowth of trade. Where did they find it ? Did they find it in South Lan cashire ? The shopkeers complained that their trade had grown so enormous that they did not know how to enlarge their establishments sufficiently, and that they were quite distressed to find out in what way to apply their surplus profits and enormous gains. Mr. Entwisle did not absolutely express a wish to have trade limited, although it was to that which his argument .tended. That gentleman argued that all other interests should be subservient to one interest, which he considered the most important in the coun try. How absurd was this, and how ridiculous was it for any person to say that one nortion of the com munity was more important than another. It was like the folly of the fiddler who had hurt both his foot and his hand, and whose constant cry to the medical at tendant was, " Doctor, never mind my foot, that is of no consequence ; but, cure my hand, take care of my band," until, at last the doctor, wearied by this con stant importunity, cried out, " 'Why, you fool, you enormous fool, if' your foot should be mortified, what will become of your hand."—(Laughter.) Let the landlords of the country learn a lesson from that old story. It should teach them that they are dependent on the multitudes as much as the multitudes are de pendent upon them. Let them look to the daily oc currences arising out of destitution and want, which attracted the attention of the inhabitants of this metropolis let them consider how fre quent were the instancess of poor creatures driven to despair by the absence of the means of em ployment, seeking relief in self-destruction. Let them consider, that in this metropolis a poor creature had been found guilty of being destitute, and was condemned at fiat to death, but subsequently to transportation, for the crime of being driven to des peration. It was for this that agricultural protection was maintained. Chemists told them, that in the the cause of free trade they were promoting the cause of the emancipation of the African race. One quotation more, and he had done. The quotation he was about to allude to showed in a most emphatic way the superiority of free labour over slave labour whenever they were suffered to come into fair compe tition. The quotation stated that about forty years before the book was written, little or no indigo was exported from British India. The whole of the indigo used in England was the produce of slave labour. A few spirited individuals in Bengal subscribed their ca pital together and induced the natives to cultivate in digo for the English market. They met with some difficulties at first, but they were soon overcome. and as the duties on indigo, the produce of the East and of the West, were pretty nearly equal, their efforts were soon crowned with success ; and such was the effect produced, that, notwithstanding they had a much higher rate of freight to pay, the free labour indigo of India had completely displaced the slave-labour of the Wrest; and at the present moment there was not a single ounce of indigo imported into Europe but what was the produce of free-labour in India. Now that was an instance of what free trade had done for the extinction of slavery.—(Cheers.) It was an encouragement to them to persevere in their efforts. Free trade had, in this instance, caused the extinction of slavery among 500,000 of their fel low-beings in South America, and all without any commotion—without any agitation—by the simple and silent application of the great principle which they were that night assembled to advocate.— (Cheers.) Only let these be carried out to their fullest extent, and there would be no being in the world in a state of slavery. He now came to the Conven tion of 1840, at which their great leader, Mr. Cobden —(Cheers)—was present. He (Mr. Thompson) . attended almost exclusively to one subject when he was a member of that Convention, and that was the subject of free-labour produce being used in this coun try. The convention took up the subject of free labour, and they brought in a report, and upon that report a series of resolutions were founded, to the effect that the admission of free-labour produce into this country would not have the effect of putting an end to slavery and the slave trade. Two estimable and learned gentlemen, Dr. Maddox and Mr. Turnbull, took exception to the exclusive language of those re solutions, and they refused to give their sanction to them. The Convention, however, would not listen to their remonstrances, and they were not allowed to at tach an amendment to the resolutions, but the ori ginal resolutions were carried without any dissent. There was, however, no consistency about that Con vention, for while the Convention affirmed the reso lutions to which he had referred, several members of that Convention said that they could not contemplate without horror the lowering of the duty on Brazilian and Cuba produce. This was inconsistent with the principle which they had affirmed in passing the resolutions to which he had referred. If a principle were a good one, then was it good to carry it out to its fullest extent. He (Mr. Thompson) recollected when he was connected with the Anti-Slavery So ciety, that a Member of Parliament one day told him, in the presence of thousands, that if they emancipated the slaves they would cause them to retrograde, and that they would go on all-fours. He said that they would be reduced to destitution, misery, and hopeless darkness, whereas then they were the objects of parental care—were pampered with luxuries from my lady's table, and were even allowed to sleep on four-post bedsteads.—(Laughter.) The gentleman who made that observation was the Hon. Member who was speaking last night when the House was counted out.—(Cheers and laughter, and cries of " Borthwick.") They were told that if they abolished slavery they would injure the constitution of the slaves. They were also told that if they abo lished slavery they wuld deluge the Antiles with blood, that the planters would be robbed, and their houses fired, and that their ships would be rotting in the harbour—they were told how many tons of ship ping would lie useless, and how many millions of property would be annihilated. But their motto was— fiat festal's., runt ccelurn.—(Cheers.) They felt that if they carried out a good principle, it would ulti mately do good. Some of their friends took exception to the use of the produce of Cuba and Brazil. He would not follow in the footsteps of Mr. Wilson, in replying to those scruples—that gentleman had demonstrated how fallacious they were. He had shown that in the same ratio that they took free labour produce they created a market in other coun tries for Brazilian produce. What right had they to go to the Government on a matter so exclusively religious as that of the guilt or no guilt of consuming slave produce ? None. He was sure that the world would confess that this was not a question to be sub mitted to such an assembly as the House of Commons. Why, those who went to the Government upon this question, to advocate the introduction of free-labour produce into this country, were only placing an argu ment in the hands of the Government against them selveS. Had Sir R. Peel not been able lately to produce to the House of Commons a memorial which had been addressed to him bearing the signature of the venerated Thomas Clarkson, he would have been deprived of the most powerful argument which he had employed on that occasion to resist the application which had been made with respect to the introduction of Brazilian produce into this country. Sir Robert Peel told his West Indian friends—at least, if he did not tell them by words, he did £n by deeds—that he had something to propose which would serve their purpose much better than that which they were seeking themselves. De said to them "the anti-slavery public are against you ; they call on us, in the name of humanity, to exclude. slave produce. It is not that we have large possessions in Demerara and in Cuba. No ; we are perfectly disinterested; but slave-grown produce is stained with blood. We know that we voted against the abolition of slavery—we know that we were opposed to the abolition of flogging women in the 'West Indies—we know that we voted against the WThigs when they wanted to deprive Jamaica fur five years of her charter, on account of gross contumacy and cruelty. It is true that we did all these things—that we paid twenty millions, which we did not give to the slave, but to the op ' Pressor—to compensate the tyrant, and not the victim. It is true that these things are charged against us now ; • . but still we must listen to the voice of humanity. We are changed—let us now display ourselves as the de scendants of Hawks and Wilberforce, who now rest 'from their labours, but whose mantle has descended upon us! And then he (Mr. Thompson) could sup pose Sir Robert Peel looking over his shoulders to 'his supporters behind him, and saying, " You do not care about coffee—do you? so we will take off 25 per cent. of the duty on coffee, but we will keep the sugar where it is." Thus would their humanity p ass from the coffee-pot i n t o th e sugar-ba sin —(Ch eers anal laughter) —and a ll th e sweets of benevolence would be found in a pound of Muscovado sugar. But to return. As he said before, this cry in favour of free-labour produce only placed an argument in the hands of the Government. A little while, and the -Legislature would be called upon to say whether they would form that as the basis of legislation—whether they would or would not allow Brazilian sugar to come into the country, and whether they would or would not exclude from the hard-working man's house the finer sugar, and send it to all other parts of the world, refined and cheaper than the poor man paid in this country for the worst kind of sugar. Now supposs that to he formed as the basis of legislation. What then? Why then, of course, future legislatures would follow in the same path, and the principle of free produce only being consumed here, and slave pro duce being excluded, would be maintained by every Government interested in the growth of slave pro duce, and consequently slavery would he upheld, be cause when slavery ceased monopoly would cease. The Government would, therefore, do all in their power to promote a measure in favour of free-labour sugar, and in two or three years hence the advocates for the abolition of slavery in Brazil would apply to the Government to assist them in their object with but very little success. The Government, it was true, would say, Gentlemen, yours is a very benevolent object ; we shall be willing to do every thing in the way of negotiation and treaties to forward it. lie (Mr. 'Thompson) could magine the Minister afterwards, i n conversat ion with his colleagues, BasinslaVery, and brin g g , " W hat, abolish Brazilian our most dreaded competitor into the mar k et aga inst. us—it . is absurd-- perish humanity, and lung li ve our . ins " He called upon their friends to thinku pon ga ins." things, DEATH OF THE LADY ELIZABETH LOWTHER.— We regret to announce the death of the Lady Elizabeth anti to remember that the u pe i ople of this Lowther, relict of the late Sir John Lowther, of Swillington, country had rights. lie would lave a certain Bart., whose demise we recorded on Wednesday last. her body beware that they did own pacific principle. An exucueltlenyttihuilf:ritioenb(t.h of Ladyship had been for some time indisposed at Swillington Ro su t ljeectr, but since the death of the venerable Baronet she sunk rapidly, ' his was lately reasoning with him upon a o the and was on Saturday so ill that orders were sent to delay the and he (Mr. T.) asked him how he could preparations for the funeral of Sir John, which had been Government in a cause which he declared was fi xed for Monday last, at Swillington Church, near Leeds, reit- but as her Ladyship rallied during; the day, the orders were gious cause, and advanced only upon purely pacific countermanded on Saturday evening. Her Ladyship, how grounds—how he could go to the Government and ever, grew worse in the course of the n ig ht, a n d e xp ire d ask for fiscal regulations , which were nothing unle ss late in the evening of Sunday last. Orders were, of course, f d o t rth t with given to postpone the intended funeral from Men sustained by force and violence ? " Oh.' said his future day, when the remains of both will be in ( se.iavneitett3N:_afuolutrta t friend, " the violence will not be required. He (Mr. teZed o in a ehteirme. age. She T.) asked him if he hung a blunderbuss over his bed, was in th e th h - e e ar sa o m f C in eu th nt e e, Y ls nin o t f h L E oti a s r d l a ol e Westm e Westmoreland e he would say, " I do not mean to fire that blunder- andtl btae daugh t er urgotetrh e o of f eldest who was the buss, it is enough for people to know that it is there." first wife. The deceased te sam e id Earl . of Westmoreland by his Was that doing homage to principle—was that exalt- y Elizabeth was married to Sir ing principle—was that trusting in principle ? No'; , John Lowther in 1790. of the Newcastle and Darlington of June ; and on that occasion it is in tended force he (Mr. 'l'.) would use was argument. GREAT RAILWAY PERFORMANCE.—It is intended to h ave a sple t i i i l d e id is o t ten g His appeal was reason.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. t l e ' n i d w ed 3: tha o t n Mr. Glyn and. other influential gentleme n Gentleman sat down amidst great cheering, and there netted with railways sahchallNleezeuLtolendionntiintnetlfieermrrineinbf con were loud cries for Mr. Fox. Mr. W. J. Fox then came forward amidst consider- a special train, and re - able cheering and said—That as the time had arrived sumptuous dinner will be provided in the Assembly- ro omslnt which their meetings, by a wholesome this town, in celebration of this important event. o practice usually adjourned, h e cou ld h ave d es i re d t o A VETERAN SURGEON. — In the list of pre sen t have been excused from speaking on that occasion , . members of the Royal College of Surgeons is that of John but that he wo uld not seem to flinch from doing a At portion of a so rt i garrison duty which had de• Bolger, who passed his examination September 16, 1756, that time he must have been, by the rules of the college, 22 volved upon them. years of a(re, so that lie now numbers at the least 110 years. pions in the great u the absence of so many chain- Next on the list, Thomas Bolger, his son, who passed in 1784, that assembly were and good cause—so many yyhoin accustomed to see and bear from and who is now, therefore, at least 82 years of age. Neither of these genders= lam beta elected a Fells??? wader the r ecent • • charter. human blood there was a certain quantity of iron, and that it must be extracted from the blood; and they also affirmed, that out of the veins of forty men sufficient iron could be produced to make a plough share. If such a ploughshare could be obtained, it ought to be preserved as the crest of the " Agricul tural Protective Society."—(Cheers and laughter.) The aristocracy of this country were not as the ancient nobility of the land were. They were now titled tradespeople. The Duke of Richmond com plained of the operation of Peel's tariff upon his salmon streams in Scotland. He said that he had lost 2,0001. per annum by being obliged to reduce the lease to the rental of those salmon streams. Well then, if this were the case, the people of this country, in their consumption of salmon, had been plundered of 2,0001. a year by this coroneted fish monger.—(Cheers and laughter.) The Morning Herald, about a week ago, commenced an article by stating, that in a county not sixty miles from London, viz., Suffolk, there had been more than fif teen incendiary conflagrations; and they said, under these circumstances, that it was not a time to rest in contented indolence. They then went on to quote from a pamphlet entitled " A Remedy for some of the Evils under which the Country Labours." This pamphlet was written to show that while the habita tions of cottagers in various agricultural villages had diminished, that between the year 1801 and 1831, in five parishes in the county of Bucking ham, the number of famili es h a d i ncrease d b y 129, while the cottages had decreased by 41. In three parishes in Cambridgeshire the families had increased 166, while the dwellings had been reduced by 18. In seven parishes in Hampshire ' there had been an ad dition of 248 families, a n d a diminution of 124 houses. In five parishes in Sussex the families were increased by 62, while the houses diminished by 59; and the general result of a very cursory glance over six counties showed that in 1801, 2,551 families were accommodated in 2,375 houses, leaving only 16 families to seek a share of the habitations of others. while in 1831 the families had increased to 3,307, and the dwelling-houses had been reduced to 2,041, leav ing 1,266 families to share the shelter of others. These parishes, it would be recollected, were all in agricultural counties. They had often heard of the cry which was first raised as a signal of plunder— " War with the palaces." That cry was, to his mind, not half so disgusting as the cry of " War on the cottages for the benefit of the palaces." Accord ing to the Morning Herald, 15 incendiary fires had occurred within two months. Now, he understood it was common to go from the metropolis to keep Whit suntide, and that custom referred to that sacred event of which they were told that tongues of flame de scended from heaven to earth. This, however, had been reversed in the present day, for tongues of flame were seen ascending from earth to heaven—(Hear, hear)—and they pleaded eloquently of the wrongs, the sufferings, and the destitution of that mute peasantry. It was the object of the Anti- Corn-law League to remedy these evils. The League could not fall, or if it did fall, it would fall like Samp son, grasping the pillars of truth—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then announced that another meeting would be held on Wednesday next. Tile meeting then separated. PEEL AND THE CURRENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIE SUN. SIR-If any amount of ignorance among our legislators, and of apathy among the millions to whose dearest interests those legislators are blindfold, could astonish a reflect ing being, he would be thunderstruck with amazement at the currency plan of the Premier, with whom Providence for our sins has cursed us, and the indifference of his viotims to their coming fate ! To a person capable of combining three ideas, it is obvious that the plan of the mountebank who is so fond of inter fering with the life-blood and vital air of our commerce (the currency), is framed with one object only—that of driving us (as far as pernicious legislation can do it) to the use of a metallic currency—thus carrying, yet further, the murderous effect of his measures of 1819. It is' clear that if the amount of circulation should require to be extended, in consequence of a revival and extension of trade, it can be effected, 'according to the Peel plan, only by the importation of more gold. Now, dismissing for a moment the consideration of the evil of having to part with ten or twenty millions of our goods simply to provide ourselves with an increased quantity of the mere machinery by which ex changes are-effected (all that the circulating medium does), let us consider the consequences of this increased demand fur gold. Even Sir li. Peel may be aware that an increas e d d eman d enhances price. Now, if we desire to import many millions of bullion, it is clear that its price will rise above the statute price; the inevitable result will be, that all paper will be driven in—the issuers will be required to liquidate it in gold at the statute price ; and the original holders of the notes will take the gold so obtained into the market, and sell it t o the importer at an advanced price. Look to the consequences. The note issuers being drained of specie in this way, will take care to issue no more; their business will be stopped; but this will be a mere bagatelle to the effect on the issuers of bills of exchange. Gold will be required in payment (for the bankers, of course, will issue no more notes), and the whole mass of specie in the empire would not pay one-third part of these bills I Is the lunatic who is about to stop the whole trade of Great Britain aware of this fact? Yours always, COMMON SENSE. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 23, 1844. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, May 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, at hich time there were exactly forty Members present. Mr. WARBURTON presented petitions against the bastardy clause in the New Poor law. Captain PLUMRIDGE presented a petition from the Dissenters of Falmouth, against the Dissenters Chapel Bill. Mr. WARBURTON brought up the report of the Medical Poor Relief Committee, which was ordered to be printed. Lord SANDON presented petitions from sixteen of the building societies of Liverpool, against any enact ments which render the builders of cottages liable to the poor-rate ; also a petition from the journeyman coopers of Liverpool, praying the House to take into consideration the distressed state of their trade ; and a petition from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, praying the House to take measures to cause landing waiters to be paid partly by fees. SLAVE TRADE SUPPRESSION. On the motion of Sir G. CLERIC leave was given to bring in a Bill to enable her Majesty to carry into effect the existing treaties for the suppression of the slave trade. FORESTALLING AND REGRATING. On the motion of Mr. LABOUCIIERB, the Forestalling and Regrating Prevention Bill was mad a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 3d of June. gradations of official and ministerial labour. To narrow the limits of those schools—in many instances to break them up, and disperse the elements of which they are composed to the winds—was the object of that measure. It was prevented from passing into law solely by the force or public opinion. The combinel opposition of the Wesleyans, acting in close and friendly co-operation with the various denominations of regular Dissenters, accomplished its defeat. Ministers—who would have willingly conciliated the High Church party by this " effective check upon the active and aggressive spirit of Dissent"—were compelled to with draw the measure. They abandoned their Bill. They retired, discomfited and confounded, before the power they had provoked, and of the formidable num bers and influence of which in the country they were manifestly ignorant. But the disposition which pro duced, and pertinaciously persisted in pressing the Bill upon the House of Commons, to the latest moment that there existed a possibility of carrying it, will not be soon forgotten by -the religious bodies whose schools and societies it assailed, and threatened with extinc tien. The sectaries, thus exasperated, will not be easily propitiated. Recently delivered from so great peril and danger, were the Wesleyans to give their sup part to a candidate pledged to the policy of the Govern ment which devised that insidious and effective engine iv.;ainst their schools, they would be inviting a repetition of the attempt, and would also provide the means of rendering it successful. This influential body, and, in South Lancashire, comparatively numerous portion of the county constituency, are too wise in their generation to act so foolishly. Besides, on the present occasion, the Conservative candidate is not merely committed to the policy of the ministry which brought forward that illiberal and odious Bill ; he has personally avowed principles, and delivered himself of sentiments, which plainly show that he, at least, is prepared, whenever opportunity offers, to originate, or aid in. carrying out, the very purposes of the—in more senses than one—abandoned Factory Education Bill. We refer to a re-publication, most opportunely put forth, of Mr. Entwistle's opi nions, as explained by that gentleman at the Man chester election in 1841, when he was a defeated can didate. Mr. Entwisle's opinions on those subjects have undergone no change. And yet, with a courage truly admirable—with a dependence on the forget fulness, or forgiveness, of the religious denominations he has there unchristianised Mr. Entwisle now comes forward and asks their votes. He seeks a seat in the Legislature. For what? Why, if there be any truth, or consistency, in him, that he may increase the power of the Church, by aiding the Government to discourage, limit and, if possible, destroy the educational institutions and the religious operations of the sectaries throughout the land. Such a candidate may solicit aid to his views from such quarters. The answer will be an indignant refusal, accompanied by an avowed deter mination to vote for the friend of religious as well as of commercial freedom, from every man who knows and feels his duty to the religious denomination of which he is a member. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. TIMES.—The premium on gold at Paris is 111 per mille, which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 44 ; and the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25 57}, it follows that gold is 0.54 per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh the price of gold is 436 per mark, whi c h, a t th e English Mi n t p r i ce of 3/. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13101; and the exchange at Hamburgh on London at short being 13 10i, it follows that gold is 0.17 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London is 1084 per cent., and the par of exchange between Eng land and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is 0.83 per cent. against England. But the quoted exchange at New York being for bills at 60 days' sight, the interest must be deducted from the above difference. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, May 22. This being the first day of term, the Courts sat as u3ual in Westminster-hall. • (Before the LORD CHANCELLOR.) His Lordship took his seat on the bench at eleven o'clock. FEARENSIDIC V. DERILAM.—THOMPSON V. DERTIAM.—EX PARTE matters of conversation or menace. An end must be put to such practices on the river as lead to irreparable calamities, and I shall take care to represent the circum stances to the Court of Aldermen, and to recommend to them to take all the power the Watermen's Company have out of their hands altogether. Mr. Banyon stated to the Lord Mayor that he should faithfully report his Lordship's impression upon the subject to the Watermen's Company, and respectfully withdrew. Ten able-bodied young women, who have been some time inmates of the East London Union Workhouse, were brought up, charged with having acted most riot ously. Mr. Baylis, the chief of the guardians of the East London Union, stated that the guardians upon visiting the house on Wednesday, found it in a most horrible state of confusion and uproar. The prisoners; who had a place allotted to themselves, separate from that allotted to the old and respectable inmates, had locked up the matron and assistant matron in the room with them, and refused to let them out, and at the same time broke the table, and did other mischief, which could not be re paired under 41, They had commenced the row on Sun day morning, and actually kept it up until Wednesday, when it became necessary to call in the aid of the police. The assistant matron, it appeared, had taken their breakfasts to the defendants, who swore they would n o t accept their vict ua l s from de hands of a pauper ; and the matron having subsequently gone into the room, all the girls moved towards the door, detained them in the place, which they filled with most frightful screams, alternated with filthy songs and choruses. The defendants—Well . They locked us up without a fire. The LORD MAYOR—Fire ! What do you want with a fire at this season ? The defendants—Why others have it, and why should not we? We are as good as them.. The matron said that fire was kept in the infirmary and in the rooms of the old people, to whose existence it was necessary. The defendants—They shove us our victuals in through a hole in the door, and why should we stand that? The matron stated that their dinners had been handed into them through an aperture in the door, in conse quence of their violent conduct, which was sufficient to deter anybody from approaching them. The LORD MAYOR sent the defendants to Giltspur street Compter,. to undergo the rigours of confinemetA there for fourteen days. C.CERKENWELL. George Barneq, police-constable, 194 G, was charged with an assault an the person of Edward Joyce, a shoe maker, residing at No. 62, college-court, Cow-cross. On Monday Joyce applied to Mr. Greenwood for a warrant against the prisoner ; his face was on that occa sion covered with blood and contusions. The warrant was granted. The complainant deposed that on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning last, about a quarter past twelve, being somewhat under the influence of liquor, he was standing in Cow-cross within a few paces of hi s own door, talking to his wife, when the policeman came up and told him to walk on, and at the same gave him a shove. Witness said he would walk on, but requested of the officer not to do so again. Witness then walked on a few paces further, to the corner of College-court, where he was giving his wife some money to redeem an article of clothing at the pawnbroker's. The prisoner said "If you don't go on I'll make you go," and whilst witness was quietly standing beside his wife, with both hands in his pockets, the prisoner, seizing him by the back of the neck, gave him such a push that he fell with great vio lence on the pavement, and remained quite insensible there for five minutes ; he bled from the mouth and nose, and also from the wounds (which were now visible) on his face. When he recovered the prisoner said he would take him to the station-house ; and wit. ness said he had no objection to go there. A gentle man who came up at the moment said, "it would have been better to have taken him to the station-house than used him in that manner." Witness's wife made the same remark, whereupon the prisoner turned round to her and said, "You b-- b--, if you don't go away I'll do the same to you." The constable went tatty soon after, and did not take witness or his wife (who was perfectly sober) into custody. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired if pawnbrokers kept their shops open so late as half-past twelve at night ; and was told by inspector Barton that they did on Saturday night, in order to give the poor an opportunity of re deeming art;cles of clothing for wear on the Sabbath. Peter Queen, a labourer, residing in Lily-court, Saf fron-hill, who had been out of Court whilst the com plainant was giving his evidence, corroborated the above statement in most respects. The man was lying on the pavement for five minutes after the officer knocked him down. He seemed to be insensible, and bled a great deal. The policeman told witness to lift the man. up, and witness told the policeman to do so, as he had knocked him down. The prisoner attempted to kick the complainant's wife, and made a kick at her. His foot touched her dress, but could not say that it reached her person. Witness told the prisoner he ought to be ashamed of himself. Sarah Joyce, wife of the complainant, deposed that when the prisoner knocked her husband down, she ex claimed, " You ought to be ashamed of yourself for treating the man in that way." Her husband was bleed ing and insensible. The policeman told Queen to pick him up, when Queen refused, and said, " Oh, look at the man's blood." The officer observed, " Oh, it is only white blood." The prisoner made a kick at her, which, if she had received, she could not have got the better of. He called her a foul name. The policeman's defence was that Joyce was in the habit of getting drunk, and resisted him in the execu tion of his duty on this occasion. He had not struck him. He took Joyce into custody, but he was rescued. Mr. GREENWOOD—Did you report that at the station house ? Policeman—l did, Mr. GREENWOOD—TO whom Policeman—To Ser geant Gray. Inspector Barton—lf you had, it would have been communicated to the inspector, but it Was not. Policeman—Oh, but I did not tell the sergeant until Sunday evening. The sergeant is not here. Mr. GREENWOOD observed that the complainant had been seriously injured, and he believed the policeman had used a great deal of violence. He was now, how ever, only punishing him for the assault, for which he would fine him 21. BANK CHARTER. Mr. GREENE brought up the report on the Bank Charter Act, which was received. The reso lutions were then agreed to; and a Bill founded on them was ordered to be brought in. _ _ The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Five o'clock. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. STANDARD.—We have hitherto said nothing of the Prince de Joinville's pamphlet, for a reason that may not be peremptory with all critics, but which is always so with us—we have not seen the work. Foreign poli tical pamphlets rarely find their way to this country very rapidly, and we are not aware that the Prince de Joinville's pamphlet has been republished here, either in the original or in a translation, proof that they who are the best judges in the case (the booksellers) do not think that such a work would excite any very consider able interest—proof, too, that the Paris journal, La France, is somewhat mistaken in its suggestion that the publication in question has given umbrage either to the people or the Government of this country. We men tion the fact of our not having seen the pamphlet, how ever, merely as our excuse for having said nothing about it. As some of the French journals have been so good, nevertheless, as to provide for us the feelings with which Englishmen ought to peruse the opinions of the gallant author, and as these feelings are not such as we should like to have imputed to us, let us offer such judgment as we can of a book that we have never read, and of which we have seen only a few meagre extracts. In the first place, then, let us with candour own that we are prejudiced judges. Nothing proceeding from any member of the family of the King of the French can be indifferent to us. Mankind owe too much to the incomparable Prince, who has taught lessons of such important and salutary effect as the union of perfect liberty with perfect order in his own kingdom, and the greatness and happiness of France conciliated with the peace of Europe, not to owe a deep debt of gratitude to him and to all descended from him. Having acquitted conscience by this confession of prejudice, let us proceed to our task. The Prince de Joinville is a Frenchman, a sailor, and he is young; but he would be no true son of Louis Phillips if be did not love France before all other countries—no true sailor if he did not feel that the great ness and happiness of his country is intimately con nected with the strength and glory of her marine, scarcely could he be a high-born and high-spirited youth if he was not an enthusiast for his country and his profession. We assume, then, that the object of the Prince is to place the marine of France upon the best possible footing. This at least ought to be his object, if he is worth anything. Now, even if our interests and wishes were different from what they are, we must respect the pursuit of this object by a French sailor Prince. But u hether we get credit in France for the saying, or do not, we shall be easily believed in England when we say, as we do with perfect sincerity, that we are as willing as any French man can be to see the marine of France placed upon the best possible footing. We live in a remarkable era, an era blessed far beyond any of which we read in history—an era when, so far from nations and princes tiring of peace, as they used to do, peace becomes more precious and more endeared to all by every hour of its continuance. Of this happy state of peace, not merely in fact but in wish, the strength of nations, duly proportioned to their rank, is the great bond, because it takes away from neighbours and rivals all temptation to insult or injure—let us add, it relieves the nation themselves from the assaults of that defensive pride which often makes collective bodies as well as individuals tetchy and quarrelsome, because, thinking themselves weak upon some point, they fancy themselves despised. Now, France is a great and gallant nation, and she is a maritime nation, and therefore she ought to have a great and gallant marine to hold her in her proper sphere—to protect her from insult —may we not say, also, recollectinc , what occurred in 1840, from falsely supposing herself insulted where no offence is intended ? From the side of England, as we firmly believe, neither France nor any other country need ever fear aggression or insult, except in the case of some mad man occupying the throne, and the nation going mad with him—events not likely to occur, but still events which, as they are possible, may be guarded against by our neighbours without giving any just occasion of jealousy. It is not from England alone, however, that France might invite insult by neglecting her navy ; exposed without defence to the attack of England, France would be ab solutely weaker, how good and friendly soever the dispo sitions of England might be, as we trust they always will be good and friendly towards France. Other nations might fall into the delusion by which, unhappily, too many Frenchmen are possessed, and fancy that, as we should wish for the humiliation of the neighbouring king dom, we would, sooner or later, co-operate in any at tack they might make upon her. And thus we should be, against our will, dragged into a war. We do not, however, wish for the humiliation of France. We would not put out the other eye of Europe, and deeply should we regret to see France descend one iota from her relative position in Europe ; but that position she cannet maintain without a powerful navy. So far, then, we go heart and hand with the Prince de Join vine. But the Prince, it would appear. illustrates his argument by a frequent reference to the naval wars of France and England, and by the opportunities to attack us on our own soil afforded by steam-navigation. As respects the first, we ask by what wars, if not by the naval wars of France and England, could the Prince illustrate his subject ? What enemy worthy of her arms, except England, has France encountered at sea for 150 years ? The other topic is one to which we will not refer here minutely ; but we have ourselves too often spoken of the necessary effect of the intro duction of steam navigation upon a war between the two countries—certainly without the most dis tant purpose of offending Frenchmen—to quar rel with the Royal French sailor for follow ing the same line ; though he arrives, by that line, at a conclusion very different from that V) which it has con ducted us ; but be it so ; the more that France confides in that solid strength which she owes to her present Sovereign's government, the less danger of her rashly provoking, or being rashly provoked, to a war. But if war should come—distant be the day—England may confide in her high destiny and unconquerable people ; and though war be possible, it shall not make us less kindly disposed to cultivate the friendship that happily exists, or to terminate that friendship in any ungenerous spirit. And we would be disposed, in the possible but most improbable event to address the Prince of Joinville in the words of old " Bell-the-Cat " " We have our sons in yonder field, And if you meet them under shield, Upon them bravely do your worst, And foul fall him that blenches first." GLOBE.—The South Lancashire election is gradually drawing to itself an amount of interest far greater than any single contest has excited—that fur the City of Lon don, perhaps, excepted—since the general election on the result of which the fate o f th e Melbourne Cabinet was known to hang. Both parties are putting forth their utmost energies ; and both express themselves as confident of triumph. At a distance so considerable from the scene of' contest, it would be vain for us to in dulge in predictions, which the result may show to have been delusive. The vacant seat was filled by a Conser vative, whom majority, it is true, was small. A large portion of the constituency at the close of the poll had not voted ; and of these, it is said, the majority are of Liberal politics. The registration has also been carefully attended to ; and a large number of Tory voters have been removed from the registry. Thus far the advantages are on the side of the Liberal candidate ; and justify the strong expectations entertained by Mr. Brown's sup porters, of returning him to Parliament by a decided majority. We heartily wish that their most sanguine hopes may be realised, and that the " heavy blow and discouragement" which the monopolists sustained by the defeat of Mr. Baring in London may be followed by Mr. Entwisle's rejection in South Lancashire. The unequivocal expression of public opini o n in th e metropolis in favour of commercial freedom, has, doubt less, very materially aided the cause of free trade, both in the country, and in the Cabinet. Let South Lan cashire, the centre of the manufacturing interests, merge, every minor political distinction in the one great essen tial for maintaining Britain's commercial posi tion, on which the interests of every class of the community depends and the Ministry will be compelled to relax, or entirely remove, the existing restrictions upon commerce, or will be driven to resign their posts to those who will have the honesty and firmness of purpose to do so. While the battle between the two candidates will be mainly fought on the ground cf the great commer cial controversy—Free, or Restricted, Trade—there are questions relating to Educational systems, and to Reli gious Freedom, which will have considerable influence upon the Wesleyan Methodists, and the other denomina tions of Dissenters with Ns hich South Lancashire abounds. The Factory Education Bill of Sir J. Graham, as it struck alike at the educational institutions of the Wesleyans and those of the regular Dissenters, brought these numerous and powerful bodies into closer union than they had ever been at any former period of their history. The Sunday and day schools of the Wesleyans are their distinguishing glory, as a connexion. They are the nurseries of their system—the seminaries of their societies ; in which the younger members of their body are initiated into the doetrineF and prepared for the performance of the duties, which pertain to the several MILITARY INTELLIGENCE• CitATHANt, MAY 20.—Colonel Sir Thomas Wiltshire, K.C.13., Commandant of this Garrison, issued this day a gar rison order, commanding Colonel Thomas Weare, K. 11., to hold the under mentioned detachments of the provisional battalion in readiness to embark at Gravesend, on board the ships hereafter named, for the Presidency of Madras:—The 4th King's Own, 102 privates, with Lieutenant Bolton and Ensign Collins ; 18 private?, with Lieutenant Frost, of the 57th ; and Assistant. Surgeon Webster of the 21st Fusiliers, making a total of 4 officers and 120 men, who are ordered to embark on board the ship Claudine, on Saturday, the 25th instant. The following embark the beginning of next month :-8 privates of the 63d, and 109 privates of the 94th, under the command of Captain Magee, of the 94th with Ensign Le Grand, of the 63d Regiment, and Second-Lieute nant Ballinghall, of the 21st Fusiliers; Lieutenant Ahmuty and Lieutenant Grant, both of the 57th. These troops pro ceed to Gravesend on the sth of June, and then embark on board the ship Wellesley; and on the Bth of June the slip Ellenborough, of 1400 tons. Captain M. C. Close, will receive on board at Gravesend 89 privates of the 21st Fusiliers, and 7 privates of the 63(1, with Lieutenant. Cumming, t f the 4th King's Own, and Second-Lieutenant Peddie, of the 21st Fusi• hers. This ship will also take detachments from the Cavalry depot at Maidstone. The following detachments arrived at the invalid depot at this garrison on Saturday, the 18th instant from Gibraltar, Corfu, and the island of Zante :-1 sergeant, 7 priVates of the Ist Royals, 2 corporals ; 6 pri vates of the 7th Fusiliers ; 4 sergeants, 12 privates, of the 19th ; 3 privates of the 38th ; 3 privates of the 45th ; 1 ser geant, 1 corporal, and. 14 privates, of the 42d; 18 privates of the 48th ; 7 privates of the 79th ; 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 25 privates of the 97th ; 1 sergeant, 1 corporal, 15 privates, of the 88th; Royal Artillery, including 'a corporal of the Sap pers, 15. • and 3 sergeants, 2 corporals, an d 13 pr i va t es o f the Ist battalion of the Rifle Brigade, with Sergeant-Major Jethro Florey, who has been in the service upwards of 30 years. This non-commissioned officer enlisted in the 95th on the 16th of December, 1813, at . Bow, near Stratford, and during those years which he has spent in foreign climates never had a clay's sickness, and has the appearance now of a man only 35 years of age. The Royal Artillery, Ist batta lion of Rifles, and the 97th, embarked at Corfu on the 18th of February last, on board the ship Nautilus, 400 tons, Cap tain 111‘Leane ; and at Zante the ship put in and took on board the 19th ; and at Malta she took in the 88th and 42d ; and arrived at Gibraltar on the 2d of April, when she took on board the remainder of the detachments. Dr.llohnes, Staff- Surgeon who left Chatham is December last with troops for Crofu, returned with this ship t o Gib ra l tar, where he now and Dr. Burrs, S urgeon of the Ist Royals, took the troops to Engl an d . Major J. L. Smith, of the charge remains; of Royal Artillery, and Lieutenant Kerr, of the 19th, came to this garrison with the detachments, also twenty-three women and forty-two children. During the ship's passage of three months and four days, which was most severe, beating the whole time against severe gales of wind, the troops lost by death two soldiers belonging to the 88th, and corporal Patrick Shaughnessy, of the 42d, with one child, and the s hip's cook; also a civilian named Samuel Hempstead, 65 years of age, who has for the last 40 years of his life filled at Gibraltar the office of public hangman, and for which duty he received the daily pay of full sergeant. This executioner his passage to be pensioned otf. On the was recommended to Government for superannuation allow o°tlnPortsmouth he was taken ill, and on Mon the 13th. instant, he died, when the ship was off and his body was consigned to the deep. The Bds a ta n iciy : p e cm, , : a 3oa7 n r..ri d i I n‘a v ,gad a ,l : old man has left behind him a son, who is a wool-merchant at Gibraltar. Upwards of thirty sick men were conveyed to the Hospital at hurt Pitt in vans from Gravesend, at which place the ship arrived on Friday, the 17th inst. -- --- HARBOURS OF REFUGE. BRIGHTON, MAY 2 1.—The Government Commissioners ap pointed to select a site for the erection of a harbour, or a harbour of refuge, on the coast, arrived in Brighton on Saturday, from Newhaven, and after passing one night at the Albion hotel, proceeded to London the next day. The de putation, which consisted of Admiral Sir Howard Douglas, Admiral Sir Byam Martin, Admiral Dean Dundas, Lieut.- CCoalit)a ( R.E., Si r J. H . P e ll y, M r. R o b ert R a ike s, Symonds, Lie u t. C o l qu h oun , Li eu t. Westma o Captain Fisher, and Captain Washington, were r ' zistbourne on F r id a y f rom th e Bl azer steam packet. The deputation left Eastbourne in carriages early on Saturday morning, and proceeded along the coast as far as Mr. Catt's Tide Mill, near Seaford, when they alighted, and walked along the beach to Newhaven Pier, from which they embarked on board the Blazer, which lay to in the har bour. After taking a survey on the bay they landed on the pier, anti proceeded to the Bridge Inn. Evidence as to the propriety of erecting breakwaters from Woolnore, to the westward of Newhaven Piers, and from Seaford Head to the eastward, was taken from Sir Henry Shillber, Captain Cole, Mr. William Stevens, Lieut. Franklyn, and the Commander of the Lively cutter. The examination occupied between four and five hours, and was strictly private ; but we under stand that the deputation were much struck with the natural advantages of the bay, of which they had ocular demonstra tion during their stay; for owing to the prevalence of a strong north-easterly wind, 25 vessels, wind bound, had taken refuge in 'the bay. From all that has transpired, there is strong reason to believe that Seaford Bay will be one of the spots selected by Government for a harbour of refuge. The deputation is expected to return to Brighton, to embark on board the Blazer, and proceed to Portland Roads and Plymouth. • Bell's• life in London of Sunday, May 26, will give the most correct account of the four days' spart at Epsom, with a portrait of the winner of the Derby. Contents of Bell's Life of last Sunday, May 19 :—Fifteen columns of Sporting events, including Paris Races, and a peep at the French Derby (Chantilly), an epitome of the week's mis cellaneous news, and 100 advertisements, chiefly connected with Sporting matters. The insertion of a single advertise ment in Bell's Lift may be equally beneficial to that of half a dozen in some journals. A sixpence. or six penny stamps, to Mr. Clement, Jun., 170, Strand, will at all times insure a copy of Bell's Life by return of post. The weekly sale of Bell's Life exceeds 20,000 copies. It is regularly published in time for the Saturday afternoon railways. Bell's Life of June 2 will contain an engraving of the Ascot Cup. To INvAmns.---In cases of indigestion, loss of ap. petite, and general debility, even where the muscular poWoi is lost, and it is vain to expect relief from medi cine, the highly nutritious essence of turtle cannot be too strongly recommended; it infuses fresh life to the body, and thereby affords nature an opportunity of ex ercising all her powers to overcome the disease. It also makes a tureen of mock turtle not distinguishable from the real, at one-tenth the usual expense; and with game, poultry, arid made dishes, it is infinitely more delicious than anything that ever yet appeared on an English table. Prepared solely by M. De Barre, many years.cook to his late Majesty Louis XVIII., 26, Nassau-street, Middlesex Hospital, and sold by Mrs. Lawton, 8, Rath bone-place, price 4s. 6d., Bs., and 215.; the 51. cases con tain six guinea bottles. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A WONDERFUL CURE OF AN OLD SEA CAPTAIN'S BAD LEG, BY HOLLOWAY'S OINT MENT AND PlLLS.—Captain James, of the brig Amity, lying at Limehouse, was lately cured of a bad leg of .fifteen years' standing, in which there were twenty ul cers. He had previously been laid up at home on crutches for two years. To make the matter worse, he was nearly eaten up with scurvy, which the piLs, how ever, soon eradicated from the blood. Soldiers and sailors find these medicines the finest remedy in the world, as they heal all ulcers and wounds, while the pills remove every scorbutic humour and impurity from the blood.—Sold at Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244 Strand (where advice may be had gratis); and by almost all respectable Chemists throughout the civilised : world. TIIOIIPSON. These causes came on to be spoken to, and occupied a con siderable part of the morning. His LORDSHIP said, he thought there should be a decree in each suit, referring each to the ➢caster, but only as one general suit. A long discussion took place at the bar as to the form of the decree, at the termination of which his Lordship said he would take time to consider it. He did not feel justified in ordering a sale before the accounts had been taken. THE DEAN AND CHAPTER OF ELY V. BLISS. This case was set down in the paper to be spoken to ; bu Counsel on both sides not being present, it was not pro ceeded with. NEEDHAM V. NEEDHAM. In this case Colonel Needham appeared before his L9rd ship, stating that he had a petition to discharge au order of the Court. Mr. Coomt said he had received late last night a heav3- brief in support of the motion, but he was not then in a situ ation to proceed with it. The LORD CHANcEr.Lon said, that under those circum stances, the case had better stand over. ➢lr. CALVEIT objected to the postponement of the motion. It had been standing in the paper ever since January, and it was in substance the same as - three others which had been refused with costs. Col. Needham said all the costs up to that time had been paid, and the order which had been obtained was not of the slightest use, except to keep him in prison. Mr. CALVERT said the use which had been made of the or der was to discharge the defendant out of prison. The case was at length postponed, on an understanding that it should be taken out of the paper. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT May 22. (Before the VICE-CHANCELLOR of ENGLAND.) His HONOUR commenced sitting at ten o'clock, and pro ceeded to hear motions, none of which presented any peculiar feature of interest. (Before Vice-Chancellor WIGRAM.) CHAMBERLAIN v. THE CHEATER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY COMPANY. In this case, which was heard before the commencement of the vacation, his Honour, this morning, by consent, ordered the motion to stand over, with liberty to the plaintiff to bring an action against the defendants. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, May 22. Their Lordships took their seats at ten o'clock. Nothing of importance came before the Court up to the time of our going to press. COURT OF EXCHEQUER, May 22. (Sittings in Banco.) Their Lordships sat at ten o'clock, and disposed of some motions. STEW V. JONES. Mr. PASTILEY showed cause against a rule nisi, which had been obtained to set aside the verdict had in this case, or to enter a nonsuit. It was an action for use and occupation of a certain house by the defendant, Walter Jones, who was one of two devizees, under a certain will, and had under that will conveyed a moiety of five houses to the plaintiff. Jones, it appeared, had still remained in possession of one of the houses, after the conveyance, and the action for use and occupation was then brought against him by the plaintiff: The case was tried before the under-sheriff of the county of Chester, who had some doubts as to whether the relation of landlord and tenant was proved to exist between the parties, and ac cordingly reserved this point. The ground on which the rule nisi had been moved for was this doubt set forth on the under-sheriff's notes. The COURT was of opinion that there was no (Tension to raise the question of the relation of landlord and tenant be tween the parties, and that the rule could not be made abso lute. The Court then proceeded with the cases set down in the peremptory paper. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, May 22. The Lord Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Coltman, and Mr. Justice Cresswell, took their seats on the Bench shortly after ten o'clock. The Court was occupied with hearing a motion for a new trial, upon payment of costs, in the case of " Pariente v. Pennell," which possessed no public interest. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HO U In consequence of the accident which occurred on Sunday last, at London-bridge, by the upsetting of a boat crowded with children, some of whom were drowned, the Lord Mayor gave directions that the offi cers of the Watermen's Company should attend at the Justice-room to answer for what his Lordship considered to be the gross neglect of their duty, exemplified in a particular manner by that calamity. Mr: Banyon, the clerk to the Watermen's Company, and one of the beadles of the Company, having ap peared, The LORD bfAvon said he lamente I to find that in consequence of the very great irregularity of those who were allowed to exercise power on the river (he meant the Watermen's Company), and the inactivity of their officers, persons were permitted to ply with boats unfit fur use, and that one of the consequences of such neglet t or oversight was the loss, on Sunday, of the lives of seven children. The beadle here remarked that no more than three lives were supposed to have been lost. The Lorin MAYOR said that those were known to have been drowned; but the general belief was that seven perished. He desired to be informed why persons were permitted to crowd their boats to such dangerous excess? lle had received many letters calling his at tention to the state of the river, and the extraordinary latitude which the waterm en t oo k in the neighbourhood of London-bridge, by which human life was constantly endangered. If proper regulations were adopted and carried into effect, disasters of the kind would not be heard of. The beadle said that he attended the stairs at London bridge when directed to perform that duty, but when ever he appeared, the conduct of the watermen and others who were in the habit of working on the river, was unexceptionable. If any misconduct took place, the difficulty occurred as to the person upon whom to charge it. The LORD MAYOR said it was quite evident that the moment the beadle of the Watermen's Company with drew from the place from which he could observe what was passing, the objectionable course was resumed, and boats, some of which were wholly unfit for use, were crowded with, children, who paid a penny each for the amusement which, in the case of Sunday last, had been converted into so awful a calamity: Mr. Banyon said, that at the present time the Water men's Company was altogether powerless. They could do nothing against persons who under such circum stances conveyed multitudes in boats which were not li censed. There u ere rules before the Court of Alder men, which if passed by that body. would enable the Waternien's Company to exercise the necessary authority. For two years and a half they had been before that Court. Under the existing regulations, the Company could not punish any e-xcept the owners of boats, and in the case to which his Lordship had especially alluded, the person who took the children on board was a lad 17 or 18 years of age, and not the owner, and the boat it self was not licensed. The LORD MAYOR—It is quite absurd to say that be cause a boat is not licensed no responsibility attaches to the individual who crowds it with passengers, or that the owner is the only person of whom the law can take hold. That would indeed be giving an immunity to all unprivileged persons, and would operate as a premium upon the absence of those very qualifications required by law. If any doubt be entertained by the Company as to their power in such a case as this, which. so strongly appeals to our sympathies, why are not such cases referred to the Lord Mayor? Wby a,se not the boats which are found conveying crowds of children seized, and taken in carts to the Green-yard? I can tell you that I am willing to take the responsibility upon myself, and I shall most certainly give orders calculated to put an end to the inactive and negligent course by which such shocking disasters are occasioned. If the Watermen's Company cannot act in such cases, of what use are they?-Mr. Banyon said the Company had at one time a bye-law, which it was considered gave them the power of effectually remedying the evil of which his Lordship complained, but a conviction under it had been quashed in the Court of Queen's Bench, and it was thus shown to be unavailable. The rules at present before the Court of Aldermen, how ever, would supply the existing defect, by enabling the Watermen's Company to punish, without the obligation to ascertain either name or number. At present nothing could be dune without legal proofs. The LORD MAYOR—The rules before the Court of Aldermen are to a different effect from that which you state. There is no difficulty in this matter at all. You have a right to presume that the man in the boat who exercises authority is the owner. Bring him here, I shall treat him as the owner. Mr. Banyon said the person who managed the boat • that was swamped was a mere lad, who could not be the owner. The LORD MAYOR stated that he could easily get at the owner through means of the boy, and that it was monstrous to.say that on an occasion of such public consequence, involving human life so fearfully, there was no present power of interfering. Mr. Banyon—With respect to the practice of taking numbers of children on board, that, my Lord, can be prevented with the assistance of the police. There are ,but three places in the City from which they can embark. The LORD MAYOR—SO, we are to employ the police to do your duty ! No, no. The Watermen's Company must do, their duty. Pray 'what proceedings have been • adopted to regulate the size of the wherries on the river? Mr. Banyon—We have a scale, and, according to the measurement, they are bound to carry no more than a certain number. The boat which was unfortunately swamped on Sunday last, was, as I said before, not li censed, but if it were licensed, it would not, according to MARYLEBONE. our scale, be allowed to carry more than four persons. . The cases brought before the magistrate this morning were The LORD MAYOR—And she had on board fourteen of the most trivial character, and contained not one feature to poor children. l am con v inced th a t n o t on ly are b oats interest the gene ra l rea d er . of the kind overloaded, but that boats ply on the river UNION-HALL. which are not recognised by the Act. Mary Bowles, the daughter of a person holding a situation Mr. Banyon—The boats which ply on the river about in the Bank of England, was charged with attempting to the City, are, I assure your Lordship, capable in every re- commit suicide. spect. The old ones are almost entirely annihil a t e d. There theOllicethnet pr a ecedi a ng gentleman,t on observing the on proceeding along are few at all in existence. The beats used abo ve bridge defendant-r‘osaldic had along, a and en ion attracted crying very much, in the di for amusement are certainly most dangerous, but we rection of the Surrey Canal. When she arrived at the bridge have no power over them at all. The Watermen's Com- she turned down to the left, leading to the Canal, and was pany are most anxious to suppress so fatal an evil as that about divesting henelf of her cloak and bonnet, when he to which your Lordship's attention has been called, but went up and prevented her from precipitating herself into they have no power at all except that under the 38th the water. On questioning her she talked in a very incohe section of the Act. rent manner, and as she seemed bent on self-destruction he The LORD MAYOR—In my opinion the wisest wav took her to the station , house and gave her into custody. _ will be to take all power out of their hands. It is cer= In answer to the Magistrate, the unfortunate wo f m or a t u t said tainly beyond the shadow of a doubt that they do not that her d fa a ter ,% h e ld h b er eell o in the B k a . nk of On England further questioning y attend to the duty which has, amongst the obligations her, it a a n ppeared, from . her a. a a n il sW ee ers, that she was labouring that influence it, the protection of the lives of our fellow under the delusion that her son had committed some offence creatures. They are bound to seize the beats which for which he was transported. And this idea was so strongly they find are not licensed, otherwise any person may do impressed on her mind, that she was induced to lay violent what he pleases with a boat, provided he do not have it ,hands on herself. licensed. The consequeac sof neglect or inactivit y Mr. CormoirAst felt averse to discharge the poor woman affairs of life and death are too serious 0 b e wade further inquiries were made respecting her ) 14d she WAS ' mere I etc wrclipgly directed to remain iu custody. • Policeman (v♦ho seemed amazed)—l have not the money. Mr. GREENWOOD — Then you will go to prison for 21 days. He was then locked up, but the fine was paid soon after, and he was set at liberty. His discharge from the force will follow as a necessary consequence of convic tion before a magistrate. Mary Anne Milling, a woman of the town, was charged with violently assaultingßridget Allen of N 0.24, Church street, St. Giles's. • The prisoner was quarrelling with a poor woman named Sullivan, who is largely pregnant, on the previ ous evening. - The complainant interftred, and begged the prisoner not to touch Mrs. Sullivan, on account of her delicate condition. The prisoner exc'aimed with an oath,' " If she had twenty within her, I would trample them out of her," and rushed towards Mary Sullivan. The complainant attempted to push her back, whereupon the prisoner seized her by the hair of the head, dragged her towards the kennel, and there threw her on the kerb-stone with so much violence that the unfortunate woman's collar-bone was broken. She w as remove d to the University Hospital, and conveyed from thence to the Court this morning. She appeared to be suffering much pain. Mr. GREENWOOD fined the prisoner 51., or two months' im_prisonment. There was no other charge before the magistrate of the least interest. One case of violent assault was postponed as the complainant was unable to . attend, having received a fracture of the collar bone. She. was in consequence removed to the London University Hospital, but it is not apprehended that any dangerous consequences will ensue. The name of the injured person is Bridget Allen, and all the parties con nected with the affair live in Church-street, St. Giles's. QUEEN-SQUARE. Two young men named Yates and Taylor, were charged with throwing atones at the police and obstructing them in the execution of their duty. It appeared that about seven o'clock last evening a drunken man named Luke was creating a disturbance and fighting in St. Ann's-street. 147 B, whilst assisting in conveying Luke to the station house, was struck on the back with a stone; on turning round to ascertain by whom it was thrown, he saw Yates in the act of throwing some missile at another constable, and he immediately took him into custody. Taylor endea voured to set him at liberty. The defendants denied that they threw stones or obstructed the police. Yates was fined 20s. or 14 days. Taylor ss. or a week's imprisonment. A middle-aged man, named Thomas Smith, whose clothes were a mere bundle of loathsome rags, and who wore a beard of about six months' growth, was charged with begging. Hescote, 175 B, a constable in private clothes, deposed that about seven o'clock last night he saw defendant in New road, Chelsea, soliciting alms of every respectably dressed person that passed. Witness followed him for about three quarters of an hour, and saw him stand opposite several kitchen windows in Sloane-street. He was in such a filthy state, that many persons said he ought to be removed from the streets. His mode of begging was very singu lar. When endeavouring to excite the commisseration of benevolent persons, he would stoop down and pretend to pick something out of the gutter, which he would either eat or pretend to do so, and this artifice frequently induced people to relieve him, who no doubt thought that he was in an abject state of distress. He had been in custody before on a similar charge, when he was committed for a month. Deferfdant—No, it was for fourteen days. The defendant denied that he was a beggar, stated that he obtained his living by selling fruit in the summer, and by emplo3rment, when he could obtain it, in the winter. Mr. nom), however, disbelieved his statement, and told him that as fourteen days had not had the effect of driving him from his old courses, he would send him this time for twenty-one days. _ _ LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MAY 22.—Light N.E. breeze, and C lOll4. DEAL; MAY 21. P.3L—Wind .E.N.E., moderate.-- Sophia Elizabeth, Torua, Valparaiso for Hamburgb ` rior, Jamaica. Sld. P ro t ec t or , St. Kitts ; Ealiagt. Dominica; Thomas Hoult, Boston. Pouzsmourn, MAY 21.—Wind N. to E..—Sld. Serilt tam, Madras • Prince Albert, New York. guIP CowEs, MAY 21.—Arrd. Sir Charles Forbes and Apollo, New York ; the latter is bound to and has her cargo shifted, &c. „ 41,r OFF SALCOMBE, MAY 20.—Otto, Barber, T exas PLYMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind, N.N.E.—Arrd. DP Bell, Bahia, and proceeded for London. Off, We stl; Harvey, New York. FALMOUTH, MAY 21.—Wind, N. to E kr r' F i Bhockermann, Batavia for Hamburgh, sailed from Good Hope, March 15. Iv a PENZANCE, MAY 20.—Ski. Marquis Chandos, Wind bound vessels are hourly increasing the Dull' sels in the roads. BRISTOL, MAY 21.—S1d. Maria Jane, Icboboe. DUNGENESS, MAY 20.—Off, Mary Eliza, Calcutta; Mauritius; "William Lee, Hull for Calcutta. , m ad WATERFORD, MAY 17.-01 T, Eliza Large, Jam Liverpool. • •O' DOXAGHADEF, MAY 18.—The Dulcinea, of Catr:st, from Maryport, was stranded in Bangor Bay 1 6 th"is Ranger, of this port, fo r M ar yp or t, i s wrec ked on tile Point. f r Oei' ; • FRASERBURG, MAY 18.—The Balcombie, derdeen to Banff, was run ashore last night on th e the south of the harbour. LIVERPOOL, MAY 21.—Wind N.E. to E., fresh. , t ok Princess Royal, Newby, Valparaiso ; Falcon, Afritik' Nelson, Queripol, Pampram, P a l m y r a, and Lec,„, Orleans ; Arab , and S evern , N ew 'York. Sld. , r)", China ; Adam Lodge, Bombay ; Ambassador, Jaw"' Brazil; Adnondack and Independence, New yorki CLYDE.—Arrd. Essequibo, Canus, Ichoboe. CORK, MAY 19.-Arrived Belmont, Walker, nl4 Clyde (57 days) short of provisions. Sid. Bach e St. Andrew's. Off; Albion, Murray, Savannah., a d SHIELDS, MAY 20.—Arrd. Cordova, Moth), Hope. • GREAT FOOT RACE FOR l'' CHAMPIONSHIP. The long talked-of and anxiously looked-for 8' trials match between George Bradshaw, of 111 ~" and B. Butler, of Hanwell, came off on rfueaday l'',At Bottom. Both men are gr4at favourites with the may be assuredly looked•upon as th e t wo greatest ''', of this ot of any antecedent period. Bradshavr.•o himself a few months ago in a match of twent,e;ej,, with the celebrated Robert Fuller, whom he de f , e k a struggle never surpassed, and in which' hi; Sr ~,,i, and unflinching game were so fully establisho'd friends selected a customer for him in the peo° 11; who hail within three years beaten all before 1 111 0 4 , / party were nothing loth, and a deposit was mat. 11 4 forfeited by the sudden illness of Bradshaw. 11 . " irri soon mended, and after some short time spent ) 0 t d, the amount of stake and distance, th e race of Ye s naii , 50/. aside to walk twenty-five miles was agreed 11 ; 4 men went into active training, and at the vario us ' b id' made from time to time considerable sums well 0' even. Butler had never before been engaged in five mile race, and therefore his time at TO 0 0 0 was unknown to the public, while Bradshaw:de other hand accomplished it, in his race with x tae, four hours (a short mile we admit), otherwis e 'oti ing the enormous disproportion in the Inel i liaa ' might have been considerably in favour of 1 3 '7 119 f ri time at twelve miles was known or genera i) 4 to be less than his opponent's. The aAsemblageo r tators on the ground was immense, and in,C iti odr ° r , good sporting men. Shortly after two o'clock tuet f eer,, made their appearance, and a greater disparitV b tw it:i walkers we never remember to have seen. - J 3t1 ,4 • 10r: six feet two, and a very powerful man with it, " 0 ,1) ponent does not appear to exceed five feet eight , ;( 61 thin and spare ; it was what in sporting p hraese' t gel, s, be termed " a horse to a hen." The men did 1 1 ' o r until half-past two, when they effected a very,.b es ,..„•o o _,• and although the race inflicted a very severe eun'ijiir upon the multitude who had travelled so far W A , the early part was evenly and b e a u tif u lly contetr ev o id • first eight and a h a lf m il es th e men were s houlder of 4 , der, with the exception of a trifling spurt or 5° 0 : 1. or t , the first two miles were done in seventeen Inin u , t ori o l six miles in fifty-three minutes. The g ireates' A ilf,,; prevailed on all hands. It was considered to b e e? victory, and money was being laid out from ,t be e igb A l b I the eighth mile very freely. After turning ru e ra tiv, it was evident to those acquainted with such 'O l i Bradshaw was giving way, and before their i til l iptie j i ninth mile-stone he relaxed his speed, and A tJeF,, , a-head. From this moment it looked, and avn s ' v .tiiri tainty. Butler increased his advantage in eY e i'd e o y in the fifteenth mile Bradshaw, having strug o l lyre then with a violent pain in the side, as it was , es iii ii io l signed. Butler took it very comfortably the ' v e g, : i the distance, and completed the twenty-five r" Frel hours and a half. He had been trained by t 0 highly respectable pedestrian, Temperance, W upon him during the race. l ' ' vlO MARKET NEWS—YEST. , -- t o , CONN:EXCZANGZI. 1 ,4_,,, 1 We had rather an extensive time-of-year OPP f'y DI 1 Wheat, while the sale for it was heavy at bar e r e r ,4 quotations. In Foreign Wheat very few sales '7)0, A 1 yet the rates were about stationary. Barley all i ll v slow inquiry, yet late rates were su pported. l e, ;,,,ji Spring Corn sold steadily, at very fall prices. l isl l ARRIVALS. O&M (V Eng1i5h.......... 1,950 qrs. B i l 4 r O leY tirs. 1, 050 4 rr. / F0reign.......... 1,300 9,740 --... ,0 I i d 2,450 alt. 1,710 qrs. WHITECIILELPEZ. Al ii We had only a moderate supply of Meat on , • 1 , general demand was steady at, in some instann o Y o t rates—Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 6d ; Mutton, 2s 6d ,,,13, Lamb, 4s 10d to 6s ; Veal, 3s 4d t o 4 s 6d ; an d i ' to 4s 2d per Sibs. by the carcase. STATE OF TRADE A • "t) 4 O (From the Manchester Guardian of yeste"4o',J Notwithstanding the decline in the cotterite t consequent upon the recent intelligence from of States, the market here yesterday was toler s- 10 1 ,1 and a fair amount of business was done both , bo l and yarn, in some few cases at a slight decline ' t/ rally at the prices of last week. if )0 1 / ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MOND--; 0 40/ 1 " There has been a brisk demand for flannels brs sidering that it is the time of the year when t , so' is usually that flattest. There have no t bee rge 0, merchants in the market ; but some of the 1 00 ; 0 facturers have bought rather freely. The ' 6 , 0 10 , f is much the same a s it h as been for several W" d' _.....! dr er, The poor man Sumner, who was s°, 0 ,01:, mutilated by the exPlosion of a cannon at •P'esna 9 t ri last week, is getting better, under the skilful til l , Ifi j ;j ';tl receiving at the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford. ;, , e3 , o f ever, it is feared, sustain the loss of one of his • u p 0 as both his hands, should he in other r•sPe ci # h llr ihi recover. b cl' BURIALS IN THE METROPOLIS: —T par? o r , the churches in some of the densely populat7, l jute 04,, metropolis should, after all that has been ss ' l ; e t 0 19 upon the subject, be so numerous, is soineW o rcb,4 ,? nary. The vaults underneath the small umief r p, if Trinity, situated at the end of' Church-stree t, 'i ,tv la found to be so full, that last week, Koin e ' e t q clerk, with some persons to assist him, set x . b cos clearing them, so as to make room for furthe r bi ti o „,: accomplish this he dug a hole in a small Yaru te esi f ,., w r ) hack of the church and the west wall of the et e oiPalieli houses formerly occupied by the East India .; 0 , 0 , ; 11 4 1 which were indiscriminately thrown the rem", o evi ti fr i d persons, and in order to prevent the public frl' g . 011,101 was going forward, a large tarpaulin was h u t hisll.ll4 of the yard. On Saturday last the writer of si de, e i ( ,4 in going that way, pulled the tarpaulin on 0 0° re el. t i/ e3 observed two coffins, which had evidently been 0 00 ',ite,i, the vaults in the yard, one on the top of t ltiO t i l i c e * , / were also two skulls and a number of human ea ter, 0 1 ,1 abeut the place. He requested permission t? wil e it t ke cly and a female, who had the keys of the chump , d ta e (of if of unlocking the gate, when Kennett, who 11 ,, a i d . 10,.. 0 1 4 i'r the vaults, caught hold of the key, and as? be stat;:' authority, telling him at the same time thi1b..1407,0.t let him enter without an order from the ei t t ' t A t ..b `W e the Rev. Mr. Blunt, the incumbent. Kel ltie . k . sPliTo t ;o 4 , time seemed much agitated, but knowing '4Am o i r he a reporter, said he had no objection l or a Pi b i. . 0 enter the vau lts. ' This he did, and judr;ing I , is th i s oo,7, which he found closed, the reporter's oPin w d. Ai r ry, number of coffins must have been remove n t he be reply to questions put to him, said he acted ° ,, o d en, of the Rev. Mr. Blunt in clearing the vaults , '',, e ar t, not aware the parishioners were in anY Na y I'o7'o the act. Ur P se rfil it ee d i/ 1 DEATH TROM LOCK JAW.---4 , -.-' o n 0.4 Deputy Coroner foi• London, held All ingn est f . j o to - ip, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body 0 ,, e , t he ' oe ce'/ aged thirty years, whose death occurred ut!',: st the A 6 circumstances :—lt appeared in evident e „.. Li'___ er , . 7t,,it e was a horsekeeper, in the service of Mr. reF' oo Pi o P f `itl prietor of Mount-pleasant, Gray's Inn- lan e • l on• ! t o °.,4 stant fie sold a load of manure to a countr) it u e r o d his cart so full that his horse could not dr i ; t ecl_; 4 l l . ,oi atted the 110;cce yard, when deceased and another man by pushing the wheels. While thus cngag bit ed i : . isbdi C o a sudden plunge, and the back 'of deceasedAe fies . .it ~D on a hook fixed on one side of the cart. - . 1 . ', d are!: cv,ift rated a good deal, and deceased got the R' ° d er olif' t by Brydges, a surgeon, of Euston- street; install/00' 1 ,0:i continued for several days. On the 1 . 01, 3 ,1 a be tbe.itt,‘ complained of pains in the jaw, and said t?f had Of e de . closing his mouth. By the advice of H is s he ifs 9 te 0 0 1 . plied at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, whey Shown #111'14: on Thursday last. Every attention lv,'a s vour abl, 6 0 ,44 ; ceased, notwithstanding which the lima , „ h ot t'' increased, and he died on Sunday morilingi4rdiGt."l" from the effects of tetanus, orlock jaw. -- ' 134 , MARRIED. kW * 0 1i13 On the 11th inst., at the New Church, goy to go , min Terry Hedge, Esq., of Sidrnouth, Pal°l3'sre• 1ia,11,, daughter of the late John Hare, of Bedford-orifssclebu o i, ~;( iv comtheo, ' On the 21st inst., at Trinity Church, St. fi t .;'..se i ,, l !A. , J. Whyte, Esq of Vernowplace, Abigail, fourth :laughter of the late Judah Park-crescent, Portland-place. --------- d i e" Ull':L• ~ O w 11 0 $ /f el On the 21st inst., Vice -Admiral the —° • ~,lof.l Boyle, K.C.H., aged 74. -,6 tlif"oC - On the 21st inst., of scarlet fever, Mary Bar r OP' child of Mr. Thomas Scripps, of South Bolto n, otbei 0 114 two years and one month. ' Tlantst I,o' On the 18th ult., at Bishop's Waltham , $' 4 only surviving daughter of the late R• Pli'' a s.'' Kitnock's House. ilytioat' , On the 11th inst., at Stonehouse, new ~,t , ' .. , d i fo' Douglas Anderson Lieutenant 49th Itegill ai r - nip , w Oa the 16th inst",, at Thetford, Mr. John Ave— _ jOi London: Printed and Published bi 111;1$001.2:ti • No. 112, Strand, Priater, A The °" s i,. v r strand, in the Precinct of the y SOO , 7. Middlipzi ThUrSditylilisy fa, 944 increased, and he died on Sunday morw-tv er d l cv r from the effects of tetanus, or lock j aw-- , I ff' BIRTHS. 11011VberP 'Pr t, On the 20th inst ,the lady of Jo hn st pati o f of a son. p r.t e oriC i e potif On the 4th inst., at Madeira, the lady or li ist , o ff Esq., her Britannic Majesty's Consul f o r ' tile daughter. , r 110 0.1' 6 , CO On the 16th it et., at Clifton -place , n- - ...-.....P" of Captain J. H. Fawcett, of a son. n Dai - . _4O O Deo , On the 19th inst., at Bovey House, c or daughter. ~.e _ oest Of. On the 19th inst., at Pwlhueyric TA°' - ' 6 ' ' . 4 tlfi Mrs. Arthur Stewart, of a son. On the 21st inst., at Cambridge-place, Fig/4*r 0' Alfred S. Taylor, of a daug hter. oettld .-hottes ie ',,,j S F; IcH Atte Si Aftc P Six, Mir The 1 I , lt stri tke i s Sol