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most inAances, when an officer retired, he was -by the next' officer iu command, an , ~ 9 s grantcd his half-pay,when any Ited to be compelled to an authority as the Hon. and Ga:lant ocr for Marylebone; but still he (Sir ,dould say that he was confident, if war . out to-rnorrow, the fleet would be quite as welt manned and officered as it ever had been. The from s 11. ~ t G.. Ccei;j Were to breiLk lie regrc question brought, forward by the Gallant Officer was one of great importance - and intricacy, and therefore it was a matter for fair discussion, and considering the poiats relating to it pro and con., and then decide upon what was best to be done. Captain PECHELL thought the expressions which fell from the Gallant Officer who had just sat down, afforded further proofs of what had been frequently asserted before—namely, that it was hard under the present system, to render justice to the officers in the distribu tion of promotion. That Gallant Officer.had alluded to precedents, as also did the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of the Government ; but this Commission would never hare been appointed were it not for the number of times which the question had been brought before the House. The Gallant Officer who had lately been appointed to the Government of the East (Sir H. Har dinge) had spoken most manfully in behalf of the navy, for which they felt deep gratitude. He (Captain Pechell) got several letters from the masters in the navy, complaining of the manner in which they had been treated; and also of certain expressionS:rhich were used in that House, and which they thought were likely to lower their position in society. The claims of those officers had not been brought before the Commission, and he considered this to be a great hardship. Many of the officers had no opportunity,, from their. long resi dence on shore, of being sufficiently conversant with nautical affairs, and in order to obviate this evil, he con sidered it would be necessary that some change should be made in order that the younger officers might . have some opportunity, of be coming practically acquainted with their profession. He stated that employment in the navy was never ob tained except by means of political or aristocratic in fluence. This was notorious ; one Board of Admiralty might be slightly better than another; but, to use , a naval expression, they were all tarred with the same brush. They would give employment or promotion to those deserving of it, being continually pressed upon by political influence. With respect to the employment of ships, he stated that the Queen, of 110 guns, was kept during nine-tenths of her period of service at anchor in Malta harbour. And he could state another instance, in which a ship, on board of which some important experi ments had been tried—the Fox—and of which experi ments the operation had never been tested. This vessel had been lying ever since in the river Shannon, whether for the purpose of collecting the poor's rates, or frighten ing the unfortunate natives, he did not know. But for the sake of improvement in naval architecture, he felt indig nant that there had been such apathy in beth cases. In ,neither case had a sufficient trial been given to the improvements. It was the object of the motion to pro cure more frequent employment for young officers—that principle the Government had itielf acted upon in choos ing the young and Galiant Member for Ipswich, whom they sent to Hong-Kong to share the prize-money with Admiral Parker, which, no doubt, he was very w,ll able todo.—(Bear, hear.) Were young officers more fre quently employed, it would give more satisfaction to the professton. He believed that the present Board of Ad miralty- were as well disposed to them us any other, and be hoped they would listen to the motion of the Gallant Commodore, being assured that it did not at all interfere with the preroeative of the Crown. Lord INGATRE said he should not fallow the Hon. and Gallant Member for Brighton from Ireland to Hong-Kong and back again. He was as well disposed to promote the object of the motion as any one, and he was as capable of exercising an inde pendent vote in that House as the lion. and. Gallant Member. But there was a question of prudence involved in this matter.—(Hear, hear.) He questioned whether the reiteration of these motions, without a chance of obtaining the object in view, wag not doing an injury to the cause, especially when such discussions were pressed in a House so thinly attended. He should not vote against the motion of the Gallant Commodore, neither should he vote with him. But he trusted he would not press his motion to a division, for, if he did, he would do great injury to the cause he advocated. The ques tion was much better left in the hands of the Executive, because this House was not a court of appeal in ques tions of this sort. With the respect to the delay of the Queen in Malta Harbour, he thought there might be good political reasons for it, and though it was desirable to ,try vessels, to test their powers, and exercise them, yet opportunities Were not always available for doing so. Captain HARRIS (the new Member for Christchurch) and Mr. Hume rose together—the latter gave way, and the Hon. and Gallant Gentlemen addressed the House. He said the question was one of the greatest interest, and though he should not be disposed to inter fere with the Executive, yet as that House voted the supplies, if it should express a wish to put the navy list in better order, he did not see why they should not do so. With respect to the Gallant Commodore's plan of allowing 100 L a year to 100 captains as a retirement he thought many of them would not accept it ; still he would have no objection to support the proposition, pro vided it was clearly understood that the arrangement should be voluntary. Mr. HUME said the question was one of great im rportance, and had been often submitted to the House. appeared, from all the debates on the subject, that they ha:d .a fast of so many officers of different ranks, yet, from the Whole list, they emild have a difficulty in ollieerine. Though he had heard that contra dicted, yet it was certain that the list contained a . great matey men who could net, under any circumstaneei ' re enter the seryiee../ - .Thus, whilst they had apparently a large naval estabitshioent, they had really a moot in ferior one. They were paying and keeping up an ap parently great military establishment, while their force was really a small one. Toe estimates were no less than six millions, yet they were told that a large num _ ber . of officers were unfit ,for service. They had heard that the. House of Commons was not to interfere in this matter . . Sir G. COCKBURN' said that he had not denied the right of the House of Commons to interfere with respect to the navy. Mr. HUME 'said he had understood the Gallant Officer to say that the House was not to interfere with the promotion or pay - of the navy, and the Hon., and Gallant Ogeer grounded his oppesition to the motion on the fact o 4 Naval Commission having been ap pointed three or four years ago. He considered en in-, quirt' into the state of the navy would be or the greatest importance, because he believed it would be shown that . many deserving officers bad been set by . to make way • for young men, the friends of the partisans, of the ametareet. —(WTear, hear.) ..Troia the report,. of 1838 it appeared there a cre. 683 captains in the royal navy, 313 • of wil An' never served . a single' day after they were • posted.—(llear, hear.) There was one admiral who had served only nine years, and was only one year in actual service. He believed the same admiral had.'latela got a command in Malta. He had supported the lion. and Gallant Member for Greenwich when he brought forward. his motion for an inquiry into the state of the navy with a view to remove those who were unfit for service. That was a proper principle, and he believed no naval officer in or out of the House would object to it.—(Hear.) They , had now waited 'four years and a half, and nothing had been done. lie thought the masters, who were a most meritorious class of persons, had been treated with great injustice.---(Hear.) If inquiry were granted he hoped it would not be limited to clearing the list, but would be • extended to ascertain how it had become so numerous. The appointments in the navy rested with the head of • the Admiralty, and of course, political influence was ' regarded.—(Hear.) This was not the principle on " which the best bulwark of the country should rest.— ' (Hear.) He had not opposed the grant to the effective • part Of the navy. It was the money that was applied to the useless and extravagant parts of it that he objected to.,—(Hear ' hear.) They had seven captain , . and seven • lieutenants for a ship, and only used one.—(Hear, hear.) Would any one keep seven coachmen and only use one 1 —(Hear, and laughter.) It was no wonder then that they had to pay 1,500,000 E to officers on . half-pay. If the half-pay list were examined it would be found that the service of most of the• officers had been. but but small.—(Hear, hear.) A regulation had been made that no promotion should take place till three persons had died. That bad been acted upon for some time, but the returns would prove that it had soon been disregarded. The practice had been to place school boys over the heads of old officers, but •he was glad to I think that things were not so bad now. At the same time, he did not think that the old officers shotild be pensioned off without sufficient grounds.. He did not _ think the Gallant Commodore would de so hiniself.— (Hear, hear.) But he thought that an inquiry ought to be grant.:d. Mr. S. LIERI3ERT did not think the. Hon. Gentleman who had just spoken could have heard the motion of the • Hun, and Gallant Commodore, Or the reply of his Right lion. Friend—(Bear, hear)—for he seemed to mistake the question altoeather. The real question was, whether the remedy which the H on . and Gadant Co , propesed would cure the evils which thy were all will : l ug to admit.--(dear, hear.) Ile believed that the effect 1 of his motion would be . to add 25,00'01, a ye!ir to the permanent bardena of the country aitheut effecting the goo d he expected from it. How would it act ? If the retirement were optional, those who were at the t.,:p of the kit would refuse the . additional pay, and w ou ld run the chance of tficir livesagaidst the hope of heii!g4Made fear-admirals,--(hear, hear.) They should . then. go 'j the, list tO the young officers, who would. accept the retirement, and the consequence would be that the old officers, would be ill active service, and the y oung " men would - be CM retired list.---(Hear, hear.)se 'thing like eel cornii:sbrf retirement v.-as ot.t of the , • thin. He iamitted't iat the practice of proMoting eakia. according to good, but under pre- 7, -.- • eiiority was circumstiencei it could not be clone on a large .scale. 'Siteli was th'e practice in Frieice, and he approved, of it 1;10; there were altirent opinions amongst naval officers, the c i nciti.ui being a large one, andtbe remedy pro zioeed. being one , V, - hieh would prove incifeCtual , he I should vote agaiiist the motion of the Hon. and Gallant Comm-lie sheiCal not regard the expense if it re medied the evil coniplained of,. but if at the end of two 'RN's they found:theta:selves' where, they were before it would be absurd to impose such a burden on" the Conn • try. He hoped the. Hon. and Gallant Gentleman would withdraw hi* motion. captain CARNEGIE said he should oppose the mo e.. t . inn, because e it was a direct interferen c e with the E.xecu -4., • Live, I severeinent; btaateie if the retireinent were..l ee optional,. the .e at the the 1 -cline the additionij pay of ss. a day the I t " , in toe Lope of ou'e ming tne ee . rank of reaf-p.dnairal. He did not think there ' ;as'Oc.: sion-for irarnejiate inquiry.. Sir C.aNA PIVAR replied. He not think he ever • 1 ? ,4k4 the Right Hell. Gew leman mak e so anti and week 'a reply as to his speech.--(Laughteri) He had I not attempted to controvert the case, he (Sir C. Napier) r. n.m g ONDO FRIDAY It4ORNINGs, MAY . 17, 18441 - - . nays , was not i n a s t a t e of safety. The Right Hon. ! productions of this district, titan any other merchant, or pro- please.) .I believe that by voluntary arrangements we might •-' • ' -fi -ay r s - ted on whet the Commissioners had baggy any other half-dozen merchants, in England.—(Ap- all be doing as well upon ten horns a day a, we are now doing 'I Next to the reverence we have for aristocratic upon twelve.; lor lam fiemiv convince:l that if the people of said, but there were only three navaroffieers among them. ' plause.) !o: igin, is probably the homage which in 'England we, wi.cly tl,!s c;:antr y hld the full benefit of their natural advan- He would like to know what confidence was to b e placed ,or unwisely, pay to wealth. On the score of wealth, Mr. -.:;e5 theywonlcl be aisle to d) as much. Amy ; more, in in a Commission which Came to 'a decision on one (lay Brown-must be acceptable to.the most money-loving among ; ..- , furs 114 any people on the continent a Europe can do and reversed it the next? That was som ethin g like a us. If great etches give a guarantee, in the. estimation of in twelve.—(l..c.tal applause.) . Gentlemen, Ido hope that on what had occurred on Lord Ashley's motion=-(Laughter.) timid seen, that the possessor of those riches is not likely to this occasion we. who have the franchise v:Il eude.c , ,-onr to What did, that Commission do? They gave 10s. a-day be• a destructive in politics, why ,:theti Mr. Brown has given use it f.n- . the benefit of a elass—not i t the benefit of the to lieutenants in the navy. And why did they do so: y . ou that guarantee, and will coMmend himself to the m. ,, i .ielie , eass—but for the benefit o f those w ho are, inu Simply because they discovered that those lieutl!nants tunid amongst us. I knew of no objection that has bte n disfs'y depenaent upon , us. The employers 4 labour in alleged to Mr. Brown as a candidate for our sutlrages, unless this country are cuargca in the London priors—and the would not serve unless they did something of the sort. it be one which has originated in idle gossip, in the absence charge is widely disseminated through the country—with not It was a kind of " thank 'ye for nothing" affair.— of anything really tangible to oppose it. It hai been alleged having give due consideration to the interests of those em (Laughtee.) Aed what did they do with respect to that Mr. Brown is not a British-born subject. lam happy to ployed by them. Ido not stand here either to make the commanders? Why they gave them 6d. a-day.— tell you, from the highest authority, that Mr. Brown was charge or to vindicate time employers; but with these facts (Laughter.) What did Admiral Wyse say with respect born in the county of Kilkenny, in Ireland—(Applause)— before us, and with this admission from the highest autho to this? Why he said they ought to be ashamed of that his family were extensively connected with the linen rity patent to all the world, I say the employers who lend such a thing, and he %Quid be sorry to see such a Corn- t ra d e there; that Mr. Brown came to England, and was themselves to a system which grinds the people down to the mission again appointed. The Right Hon. Baronet said educated ; that he left England in 1800, and went to America ; dust, and compels them to labour for others without any re that the expense of carrying out the proposition which that he returned from America inlBoB,since which time lie has turn for their toil, will be justly amenable to this charge.— he (Sir C. Napier) had submitted would be 25,0001. been a resident in Liverpool.--(Applause.) And as the owner (Applause.) I hope that on this occasion we shall not merely a-year; but this was a mistake, for it might easily be of large estates in this country, he has given that proof of his manifest a desire to benefit those around us, bat to promote done for 15,0001.; and the Right Hon. Baronet sa id that naturalization which will both be a satisfaction to our oppo - t he be st interests of the country at lar g e. It is net merely . nents, on the score of his citizenship, and will also recom - your o p eratives here who will be benefited by free trade— if this retiring pension were allowed, the first-class him as being an extensive landowner.—(Applause.) you form but a comparatively small section of the commu officers would not accept of it. He (Sir C. Napier) did and has been, also, I believe, (I don't know whether there na i y—but f you go to the agricultural districts, where, if not expect they would, but those of a lower class would, has or not), some other allusion made to Mr. Brown—but they do not work so hard as you do here, their work is as and their places would have to be filled up by junior we really don't talk about religious subjeCts here—but Mr. disagreeable and as painful, and not so well- requited; and if officers. It was all nonsense to suppose that men who Brown, I may tell you in brief, is a Churchman; and if he free t rade in sugar, coffee, and cocoa will bring plenty to the were between sixty and seventy years of age had been anything else he would have been equally unex - houses of the workpeoPle in Lancashire, it will also carry were competent to take the command of a ceptionable in this Free Trade Hall, for wedo not meet here comfort into the thatched cottages of Dorsetahire a nd fleet, or even a large vessel of war. He to entertain theological questions.—(Applause.) This is the Devonshire—(Applause) — and give to the peasants a cone . (Sir Charles Napier) was not very old, but he fre., description of a candidate which is presented to you, the elec- fintable meal of wholesome bread, who are now often stare ; tors of the southern division of -Lancashire. •If any of you in g upon meal and potatoes—(Loud applause.) Ge.ttlemen quently felt that he was not so strong as when only know the weight of a bale of . cotton, you are only one remove these arc the objects we have in view in supporting the free twenty-five years of age.—(Laughter.) The Noble from a near acquaintance with Mr. Brown, who has in his trade candidate upon this occasion. Olie word upon the sub- Lord the Member for Staffordshire (Lord Ingestre) had hands one-sixth part of the: trade between this country and ject of the duty which devolved upon us during tee next flirt said that he (Sir C. Napier) had accused him of being the United States.—(Loud applause.) - There is hardly a night.—(Hear, hear.) Vain is all the talking we have had tongue-tied, but he had done no such thing. All he breeze can blow, or a tide can roll into the Mersey, that does in this Free-trade all—vain is all our lecturing—vain the had said was that the Noble Lord had received a repri- not bring a ship freighted with cotton, or some other costly million of tracts we have been distri b u t in g , unless we now mand from the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her commodity destined to fill the warehouses of Mr. Brown ; buckle on our armour, and work, work, and work until the Majesty's Government, and all lie could say now was and there is scarcely a railway or a canal in the kingdom day of election.—(Loud cheers ) The basis of all chance of that had such a reprimand been given to him he would I that does not bear some of his produce on its way to be success at a contest: is a due attention to the registration lists. not have taken it so easily as the Noble Lord had done. j shipped to China, or some other part of the world.—(Loud The registration lists of this county have been diligently at applause.) Now, Gentlemen, short of being himself one of tended to during the last three years, to my knowledge; and The Noble Lord said that he did not intend to support , the landed proprietors of Lancashire, Mr. Brown is more there is u p on the cards the fairest pros p ect of success, if the this motion, and yet he supported a similar motion lastl deeply interested in the land of Lancashire than any other friends of free trade only exert themselves . during the next year. Did the Noble Lord think that what was good man can be. He is not one of the aristocratic families of the fortni g ht.—(A pp lause.) It is true we have in this, as in every last year was bad this? No doubt he did, for such county ; but a gentleman having the important concerns in county, a large number—three or four thousand—tenants changes often happened in that House.—(Hear, hear, Liv e rpool to which I have alluded, and being, as he is, at-will, occupying W. tenanteies, but for whom we should and a laugh.) It appeared that as this motion had so intimately bound up with every transaction in which you have a large majority of the real bona fide freeholders of the been opposed by the Right Hon. Baronet, -it would are engaged in Lancashire—l say that, second only to the county. Of that we are quite sure, ,without going to a poll. therefore receive the opposition of every Member on the ownership of an enormous estate in this county, Mr. Brown But as many of these 50/. tenants are not allowed to choose Ministerial side of the House. One said to the other, may be considered most securely anchored amongst you, and for themselves, it devolves on the freeholders in the towns " You support it, and I will stick to you like wax." — he has given the greatest possible pledges, by interest and and the country districts to counterbalance the undue infiu (Laughter.) He trusted, however, that the motion identity, that he is bound to regard and foster the welfare of ence of the landlords by increased efforts amongst those who this county.—(Applause.) .Mr. Brown does not appear before are independent and can vote as they please.—(Applause.) would ultimately find favour, and he was sure that good this county as a party -politician. He has not been known If due diligence be used, I have no doubt this battle will be would result from his having brought it forward. either in Liverpool or elsewhere as a party politician. If lie won.—(Great applause.) It depends on the labours of the After a few words from Sir R. PEEL, in explanation, has mixed with parties at all, it has beat to moderate the free traders and leaguers of Lancashire, upon their individual the House divided— are to triumph at the coming poll.—(Hear, hear.) It is party reeling; and, I will venture to say now, in his name, and personal exertions in their several districts, whether we For the motion im- Against it Majority against the motion .-43 strict principle, and that there is nothing which he would de- say, as some of our enemies, and our false friends, too, have The West India Relief Bill was read a second time, plore more than if his friends should narrow the ground on said, that if we lose the League may shut up shop. No, the ordered to be committed. which he seeks your support.—(Applause.) Mr. Brown, League will never shut up shop till the corn-laws are And The House then. adjourned, at Ten o'Clock. much to his honour, has taken a prominent part in Liverpool abolished.—(Great cheering, which lasted several minutes.) in aiding the labours of the Anti-Monopoly Society there.— But this Ido know, if we carry this election for South Lan (Applause.) His adhesion to that Society was an event about cashire, it will be taken as a sign of the times to those who as important to that movement in Liverpool, as the ad- live in high qiiarters, and it will save us a great deal oflabour 'lesion of Mr. Samuel Jones Loyd was to the proceedings and expense in carrying our question hereafter. But do not let of the League in London.—(Applause.) And this step was them deceive themselves by supposing that if they over taken, pot in anticipation of any such honour as you are now whelm us now with their 50/. tenants-at-will we are going to striving l to place in his hands; but it was done from a con - give up this contest.—(Applause.) No ; I have no hesita viction of the baneful tendency of monopolies in general, and only be the signal for a larger gathering in this Free-trade tion in telling them that if they were to beat us now it would from a desire to aid his utmost, by the influence of his great example in Liverpool, in putting an end to a system so de- Hall than was ever held before, to devise the means of be t to commerce. And, I may tell you that Mr. Brown ingehem at another contest.—(Loud cheers.) But when we is not an anti-monopolist Of yesterday; for there is one fact talk of beating them we seek no triumph over any one; we to be stated so highly to the honour of Mr. Brown, and so seek to benefit every one. We seek not to injure or triumph strongly proving his disinterestedness, and his willingness to over those manufacturers or; millowners who are canvassing assail monopolies, even when lie himself was supposed to be for another party ; our triumph is one of principle, a prin. interested in them, that I cannot help mentioning them. ciple in which our opponents, whom we believe to be inis - During . the time of the monopoly of' the China market by taken, are. as much interested as any one in this hall.—(Ap the East India Company, Mr. Brown was One of those in Planse.) A large number of our neighbours are bringing England who had the monopoly of the private trade with -themselves to this conviction ; ant on that belief alone I en- China, which was carried on through American houses. No tertain string hopes that this contest may be won by a large - English private trader could trade with those countries; but majority.--,(Applause.) After the last four or five years of the Americans took up the trade in an indirect way, and ntmse sutitriug and disaster, I cannot believe that the Mr. Brown was the agent of that commerce, and it was a men of Balton; Stockport, Rochdale, and Bury, who have very important branch of his business. -When the proposal found their property wasting away on their hands, their was made to abolish the monopoly of the East India Com- houses empty, and not even paying chief rent, will have pany in the China trade, Mr. Brown went to London, and Passed through this season of tuition without its leaving gave evidence, before a Committee, in favour of an open the fruits of conviction behind it. I believe there is a vast trade with Chime though it was depriving himself of the amount of conviction on the side of free trad e a mon g st monopoly which ,e had before enjoyed.—(Loud applause.) those who have opposed us formerly on the mere ground of This then, Gentlemen, is the candidate have before you; Whig and Tory, and that there is a still larger amount on you - SOUTH LANCASHIRE ELECTION. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY SlGHT.—During the day both parties have been hard at work canvassing, and on the part of the free traders, every hour brings with it news of men who have consented to separate themselves from party, and to look at the contest only as one affecting the interests of trade. As regards the " ways and means," the free traders have evinced a spirit to-day, that shows them sanguine of the result, for the guarantee fund has already reached 13,0001., and that for the Manchester district of the county alone! Since we wrote yesterday, giving an account of Mr. Entwistle 's visit to his Committee here and at Newton, we have learned that he went forward yesterday afternoon to Liverpool. and met his Committee there. It was the intention of his friends to introduce him on 'Change, at Liverpool ; but the Com mittee reported an adverse wind in that quarter, and he re turned to Manchester without suffering the honour. To-day his friends have also forborne to introduce him on 'Change here, and there is a whisper that it is still the intention ofhis party to wi.hdraw him from the contest, if they can substi tute a fitter man. At seven o'clock this evening there was a splendid meeting of the friends of Mr. Brown, the free-trade candidate, at the Free-trade Hall, of which we subjoin a report. MEETING IN THE FREE-TRADE HALL. MANCIIEhTER, TUESD tr NIGHT.—This evening, at sevens o'clock, a great meeting was assembled at the Free-trade'. Hall of the electors resident in the Manchester district of South Lancashire, to receive a deputation from the League. Amongst the gentlemen present, in addition to the deputa tion from the League, consisting of Richard Cobden, Esq., Mr. Alderman Brooks, and others, we observed Mr. Alderman Kershaw, Mr. Rawson, Mr. Woodward, Mr. Harvey (of the firm of Harvey and Tysse), Mr. Atkinson (of the firm of At kinson and Saunders), Mr. Alderman Hopkins, Mr. Aldernian Walker, and manyof the leading freeholders. The chair was taken by Mr. GEORGE Wirsoar, who, in opening the proceedings, said—Gentlemen, we have con vened this meeting of the electors residing in and near Manchester, irrespective of all political party feeling, in order that you may have an opportunity of meeting a deputation from the League, and hear stated those reasons which they think ought to influence you materially in giving your vote for the free-trade candidate in the contest for this county. We have called this meeting of electors of all parties. The Free-trade Hall is neutral ground.—(Cheers.) It was not built; it was not erected, for party purposes. We meet here to discuss the evils of the giant monopolies under which this country suffers.—(Loud cheers.) We ask you to pause well before you give a vote in favour of the perpetuation or con tinuance, for one hour, of these monopolies.—(Applause.) I have a number of letters from gentlemen compelled to be ab sent unwillingly, because engaged in canvassing.—(Cheers.) But I will not occupy your time by reading them ; I will at once proceed to business by introducing Mr. Cobden, who will address you on behalf of the League.—(Cheers.) Mr. COBDEN, M.P., was received with most enthusiastic and prolonged cheering. He spoke as follows :—Me. Chair man and Gentlemen,--1f you were met here for party objects I should not be amongst you. I have never, since I have appeared in public, taken any part in mere party squabbles; and, so far as I may be considered to speak the sentiments of the Anti-Corn-law League, I challenge all who have had the opportunity of observing my public conduct, to point to a single instance in which my proceedings have been influenced by any regard to any political party, or any individuals connected with party.—(Applause) We have met here, as the chairman very properly says, irrespective of parties. I cannot point to anyexistingpolitical party which takes its stand upon the ground. that the'free traders and the Anti-Corn-law League now occupy. We have two sections of politicians ; one disposed to profess free trade in the ab stract, and to carry out free trade little by ; wehave another party takingits stand upon fixed duties and protec tion; but there is no political party that seeks at once to ob tain the object we have in view—that of practical and per fect free trade.—(Hear, hear.) This is a question that is re ferred back to the electors of this county; and t 6 no portion of the electoral body can it come with so strong a claim to their - attention as to the electors of South Lancashire.— (Applause.) Gentlemen, we are not solely a manufacturing community in South Lancashire; there -is a large rural he trict. in this county. Wehatse farmers as well as manufac , turers. I have made good the ground of free trade on fanning ground maven as manufacturing: ground;- and if there he oh' stronger ground than another, it is that upon taisich. Lora Ducie and Lord. Spencer have taken alio tae aatestion—that is, as to the benefit which free trade will confer upon agri culture itself.—(l - fear, heer.) But, Unfortunately, the menu factarers of this country,,whilst they generally admit that free tiade would be good' for themselves, have hitherto tot come to consider this question of free trade apart and alto-. gether away from a political partizanship. If we could only lay aside our old animosities and predilections—if we could only come to a cortmon ground, aria consider this question of the corn- laws apart from all views of Whig and Tory, I verily believe there would not be two opinions amongst the . manufacturing classes in South Lancashire.—(Loud ap plause ) Now, Gentlemen, I an glad to say, that on this occasion tie have evidences of our coming soon, if we have not already arrived at, that happy point, when we shall be no longer blinded to our true interests, nor the interests of the country, by such absurd delusions as these mere Whig and Tory distinctions in politics. I am happy to announce to you that we hear from all quarters—not merely in Man chester, not merely in Liverpool—but in all the surrounding districts, we hear of numerous instances of most intelligent and influential men who have on this occasion declared that they will no longer vote as Tories or as Whigs; that the question before the country is free trade or monopoly, and that they . will vote for free trade.—(Loud applause.) It would be invidious to name these gentlemen, and besides that it would be very partial and unjust; for I really believe we are only beginning our conversion, and that before the contest is over we shall see such a change manifested in South Lancashire among the manufacturing classes, as even the most sanguine of us has not expected. This is the last contest for South Lancashire in which any party will come before the electors of this important district, and profess to be an upholder of monopoly in any shape.—(Applause ) And, Gentlemen, if anything could prove this, it is the terms in which Mr. Eutwistle has put forward his address to the electors of this county.—(Hear, hear.) That address is, at all events, a tribute paid to the triumph of free trade opinions in this country; for although it does not agree in professing to carry out the principles of free trade, it is full of compliments to those principles so far as they have been applied; it speaks of the paramount importance of ma nufactures and commerce; and it proposes, very intelligibly, to go on carrying out free trade as fast as somebody else, who shall be nameless, perhaps in London, will give the, cue for doing so:—(Loud applause and laughter.) , - Now, I think we in Lancashire are too old : birds - to be caught - with chaff like this on the p r esent occasion.—(Laughter.) We must not be deluded or mystified with plausibilities. We want free trade —not in the abstract; we don't want it ten or twenty years hence, we want it now; and if we can get it we will have it now.—( Loud applause.) But I am told that somiaof Mr. Entwistle's canvasser are canvassing for him as a free trader. Now, I don't set myself up here as a casuist to settle matters of conscience; but surely, if gentlemen go and obtain pro mises on false pretences, they don't expect those promises to be binding.—(Applause.) I should be sorry to lead the electors into any mistakes, but I warn you, and, through the press, I beg to warn the constituency of this county that Mr. Entwistle is not a free trader, though his address tries, all that Words can do, to make it appear that lie issa4Cheera) Now, 'Gentlemen, we hive another candidate in the 'peison of Wni. Brown; Esq., of Liverpool.—(LottelaPalatiee.) -11 r. Brown, as a corinitercial man, I should say, is - of all others in the kingdom the man that would be.properly.selected•far the high honour of representing : this. countyin Parliainent.— asapplause.) I say as a commercial man, because I. won't disguise from you, and Mr. Brown would not thank me if I click for he would not disguise it from }}'on himself, that if we couldman t i flitooni b tkuit y sieelailra c 3y : ::s f tit, e to:i r t a n t . - ,ts l et righttlie to in n a e n o f 6 ti l i l i n ti a t " e rg t o i n f e a fi lt_i t e i u e Lancashire,` have a Te o n a t connected trown . ta i wouldri ;l e . t b o e tt t r f t a l tea firsti in ly e him most t preference gtest tom e, amountandf you trill (Applause.) And I may tell you, 'what I am sure BroWn himself will very readily tell you, that we did apply, d a gentleman in Loudon—Mr. Pascoe Grenfell, the'brthe t ri- 4 a law of Earl Sefton — and had he not been a t th e time we - called upon him under the hands of his me di cal attendant, and confined to his house by a very painful disease, he would have been inspirited to enter the breach on this occasion ; for a more ardent repealer, and one more thoroughly devoted to the principles of the League, I never found in all my travels in England.—(Applause.) Under those circumstances we chose —I speak of the electors who took a part in it, for I was not in Lancashire at the time—the electors chose the first . com mercial num in Lancashire. —(Applause.) He is a man wao, if you want to test what he is, , i l ic i il a l n a y it y s o l d ver tai to k. th ed e to riu. h e iti t l io o n f which Napoleon used to put when man ""ir l o ta f t vast s a u n p i e 7;.. ri s t ; gr N ea a t i . )o n i t e a o ti n , aalTlistitysigupuitshtehdemq u an es , toirona, has he done. i" .) Now, Mr. Wn c l iab ßlrisohinen wnhta:t that ever exited one of the most gigintit%Tirtmerc.; a.I e exiged in this or any other eattiltat4lle")7, alll4 " the various ramifications of his bustnea prObalcontribitted - - —„,,,,gree. to the lam liege of the he is a free-trader in corn ; but as a proof that he does not consider a free trade in corn would be injurious to land, he has invested largely in the land of this country ; and I know that, 'at this moment, he is prepared as willingly to invest money in - land with a prospect of the repeal of the cora-laws to-morrow, as he would be if the corn-laws wore likely to be perpetual.—(Applause.) And let me remind you that Mr. Brown's possessions in land may be quite as extensive as those of many of the landowners who make so great a talk upon this monopoly in corn, and who in appearance may have a much wider expanse ofsurface in theirpossession ; for, when a merchant invests his accumulated gains in land, the land is his ; but those men who are making the greatest outcry for this monopoly in corn, and who are the most prominent in opposing the League, are merely the nominal possessors of those broad acres.—(Great cheering.) Gentlemen, I have stated who Mr. Brown is, and what he is; and now what is his opponent ; I'll not deal in personalities by alluding to Mr. Entwistle, in any other way than as regards his public career; but putting the test which Napoleon put, when a man was spoken of, I ask you, what has Mr. Entwistle done in public or in private to entitle him to the honour of representing you in Parliament ?—(Hear.) We are not opposed on this occasion to one who, owing to high aristocratic connections or exalted descent, is considered in this lord-loving country of ours as entitled to a sort of presumptive right to represent a county. —(Hear, hear, and laughter.) That claim, at all events, does not stand before us. We know Mr. Entwistle as a private gentleman, of respectable character, and we know him as nothing else.—( Applause.) I have not had the opportunity myself of listening to his speeches or hearing his views; but there is a part of what he stated the other day to his Com inittee, with regard to the operation of the corn-laws, which certainly does go far to convince one that Mr. Entwistle can not have given the slightest attention to the subject of the corn-laws. Gentlemen, we don't hear such fallacies as those of Mr. EntwiStle even in the House of Commons now ; they are ashamed of them there.—(Applause.) I can assure you that if Mr. Entwistle comes to the House of Commons, he will have to /earn his lesson before he speaks there, or lie will be laughed at as soon as he opens his mouth.—(Ap plause.) I , suppose, brother electors, we shall have an oppor tunity of hearing Mr. Entwistle's views on this subject ; . bat as . he has decidedly declared hiinself_ for a sliding-scale as against a fixed duty, I must confess I have been astonished to see the name of one gentleman prominently connected with his supporters—l mean the name Of. Mr. Hugh Birley for I very well remember four or five years ago, when we were met at-the Town-Ball for a total repeal of the corn laWs, that gentleman met us with an amendment, declaring that nothing' . but a moderate fixed duty would restore the commerce of this country; bat that, as the Whigs were then in power, in whom he had no confidence, he was determined not to petition Parliament for a fixed duty. And now it Seems, if one may. believe the newspapers, .thet Mr. Hugh Bides- has been one of the principal men iu bringing- fe1.... ward Mr. Entwisfle to stand on the principle of the !i , iing -seales--(II:..e hear.) Noir - , really, I don't understand rliiis loud of iacou.-: fley. It is perfectly iiscomprehen - - -1)1e in - this Trall.—(Applause and' laughter.) There is one cpsesi• ; ' I - would snore especially like to• call their atte;Lieo, sist that is . the great eacitement Which has beSM created against the long hours of work in this district. -I have watched very attentively the pro ceedinge in Parliament upon Lord Ashley's motion on the Shiart-time Bill ; .and I have heard it admitted by the leading men on both sides of the Reuse, that the corn-laws and the the other monopolies were the cause of the long Incurs of work in this district.—(Loud 'applause.) was walking down Parliament-street one day, ju=t when hard Ashley had bretight forward his first motion, and I ws 4 11• nil situ; the-suleject of the Ten Hours' Bill to a gentle man who was with me, a shrewd man. and one of few words, - and he shook his head and sail, "it will be quite imposoible fir the ,vorking classes to support the aristocracy Frith ten hours' work a day."—(Loud cheers.) But. I did not expect to hear such specific admissions from the leading men on both sides of :the Mouse as I did hear upon this subject: After Lord Ashlev had carried his first motion b y a majerit James Grahamwas speaking against it with a - view t,, reverse that decision; lie tried every ki n d of argument, at last, at the conclusion of his speech, he turned round very significantly indeed, with a look which he can so well put on, to the squires behind him, and he said, " Let Honourable Gentlemen beware what they do ; this restrictive system of ours is an artificial system—(llear, hear)—it is like a house of cards—if you touch one, the rest will f a ll."—(Ch eers and laughter.') I was sitting behind a rabid protectionist, a Member for a rural dhitrict, and tapping him on the shoulder, said " Do von understand that?" " Yes; I do,"— (Applause and laughter.) Translated into plain common •sense and plain English, what did Sir J. Graharn's_admis sion amount to ? This—if you pass a Ten Hours' Bill, the corn-lswe, and the sugar-laws, and the coffee-laws cannot be maintained. But why ? He did not see, whilst he was making this appeal to the 'squires behind him, or he seemed to forget that there was a Leaguer present, and that we should interpretate his argument, and carry it out in the Free-trade Hall. For it amounted to an admission- by the Home e;e cretary that the working classes were working two hours a day to . maintain the monopolists.—( Loud applause. And when Lord Jam Russell and. 'Lord HOwick reSe . on . 'the other side of the House, they declared that a Ten' Hours' Bill could be passed With' perfect safety, provided the corn laws, and the sugar, and coffee, and other nionopolies were removed. (Now this is very important in more .senses than one ; it shows us that we are the real ten hours' people after all ; and certainly the attempt to make it appear that the Leaguers are long hour men, .will be the most impudent and audacious argument that ever was used- after this ad mission. —(Hear.) But does not that admission by. Sir James Graham and hiS leading oppotkeiit's involve a sacred duty on the part. of the employers . dithls'distriet, to unite together to remove that Unjust - law Which compels the people in their employ to Work two hour% ai day to maintain the monopolists? I would appeal to efifployerwof every party in this country, ankiisk theme in .the ifiestplace, from a sense of justice to those .theyeinipldea.(for . l would hot put it upon any lower 'moat), ethealsetleeee to a sys tern IN Ili di is crus Wow t4 o ,:44Prii Y?:I4IVI , 4YIN 411 4 , tho children, who are jiving hound them ~a orb deksigre4 on -them ;, or will they now. take ikane. ,, eof,t4l4oa4unity, when they, as the constituency .or ',have votes in their- hands,' and the working, C.' taSVS fiew votes at all, - .to put down by a . right use of those a system which thus oppresses those who are dependent upon them? —(Loud applause.) If I wanted to appeal to a lower motive than a . mere sense of justice, I would ask them to look at the tiine,.which has been manifested not only in thd House o Commons, but in the public prints, upon the subject of, the long 11QUN of labour in this country. It is quite evident—it is no use denying it, that there a demand, by public .opi- Ilion, in favour .of less intense labour on the , pelt of the people of thii country.—(H-ear, hear) Ijoihin that appeal. —(Applause.) I Will not soy a word about legislating on this matter—that is not our business; but if I see that there are laws and monopolies, which, by the admiSsion both of 'the Ministers of the. -day, and - of. their :pre decessors, which compel 'the working classes to -svprk two hours a day for the support of these monopolies—l say, as an employer, should not he doing , my duty., when a vote is thrown into. my hands as it is now, unless I voted for the re moval of those burdens which thins grind down and overwork the people.—(Loud applause.) And let not the employers of tide district suppose, whatever was the decision.uf the House of Commons last night, that this question will be allowed to and snillowneeprsoiroiegefs.,4thi,rvieshmidiceisflkttlrsicioitrif rest; for Lord Ashley has declared that he . will -pursue it to the death. • Does it not, then; become the master manufac turersr,t4,:nt a re isl, b l e bsyt. ii .l o tr t ee, a i Brusly i i;b s F e C l i i r f e ) Til wa o y v i o n f g I t n lL e s t e in t g n in the House of Continent, prevent the. working people of this country front having as good remuneration, wail the mestere _from having es gets . ; Troit* 4 ,y o they would have • without the inteevehtioh of its law makers (and I would ad vita you to have as little to do with us as possible.)—(Ap- I . - the side of flick opponents of doubt.—(Hear, hear.) I ask those who have now come to the conviction that free trade is good for all, to do that ' which ., several of the most eminent of their party have already done, both here and in Liverpool—to throw aside party, and come out manfully to . maintain their opinions ; and I ask those who have been brought to doubt not Tzto record their opinions while they have doubts on their Minds, but to abstain from a contest in which they do net .see their way clearly, and to leave it till another contest to decide whether they will take the ground of free trade, or resume their own party colours.—(Applause.) Gentlemen, it is be cause I have sufficient confidence in the common sense and sense of justice of my neighbours here auth in other towns, that I cannot doubt, if we work as we ought during the next fortnight, that this contest will be won. —(Loud applause.) And when it is won we will meet here again, not to triumph over any one, for we seek no victory, but to congratulate ourselves upon the victory when free trade comes, as come it will, spite of what may be the issue of the election.— (Loud applause.) It may be retarded, but truth is invin cible, it cannot be put down; but come when it will, I shall hail as gladly the benefits free trade will confer upon my po litical opponents, as any it can confer upon myself and those most nearly connected with me in politics.—(Cheers.) The cheers which followed Mr. Cobden's address having subsided, Mr. Alderman KERSHAW moved a resolution pledging the meeting to support Mr. Brown, the free-trade candidate, in the coining, contest ; and the resolution having been seconded by Mr. John Potter, was supported by Mr. Alderman Brooks and Mr. R. It Moore. The resolution was carried with three times three cheers, and the meeting separated at twenty-five minutes past nine o'clock. THE SUGAR QUESTION. The Sugar Bill is to be brought forward on' Friday, the 24th inst., and I call on all Vetribers of the House to give the Matter only one moment's reflection, and they will agree - with the Chancellor, that it is au important question. The constimees.sh add now. have cheaper swear, parti enlarly as the revenue can afford the trial, and the re venue may benefit by the change, which would give us a large amount from the produce of countries which now give nothing. Why should not the poor man have his sugar for fourpenee, instead Of sixpence or sevenpeoce per pound? And the stteprs of all natiOus would be required—of course, a foreiener paying a .higher duty than our own eo l ee i e s. Indeed, our own celenies should only pay a nominal duty or Is. (A• 2s. par cwt., and not make a chief reqnisite of life the mode of obtaining so large an amount of reyenuP ' for it is felt chiefly by the poo r . B u t. to t h e point. Lord John yussell has given notice of his ameed ment the qne..tion, which will noteeven be listened to. But I Warrant: hire, that if he w ill read. tliis,'anTl cal to hiseaid all his Machin -Ty, he will Carry hid, me sure, and receive the i interestco'Oidat, foreigner, s ip iiPipoorvtia of every -e -, in faet, every trade. L , t him give immediate notice, and there is ample , time for all to show if they do not take this view of the measure. Lk carnet carry his present amendment 7 -at injures too • many interests, and will scarcely be noticed. When you wish to carry an important point, let every interest derive advantage from the ehange—injure none, and you d o away with oppoAlion. e-xperienced on the point, end never S:r4' a better epening. Sugar reduced front sixpence to leirpenee her pound fir the poor man, will increase the consamptent ,of Ireland and Sc' materially, Where they scarcely see it now. Even the cattle may be fed . on molasses at the duty I propose ; and its the con,!tmptiJu is so great in -India and the islands pre di.n,ine it, so will itha.here, if they can get three pounds fur one shilling, instead of two pounds. The adultera tioe would be done away with, .which is s.cia to be (in the last price -current) 100 tons per week iu London— thus injuring she article it is mixed with and also the reveaW... Why is the consumption of . sugar only the same new that it was fifteen years ago, and the popula tion 15 per cent. more ? 'Because the price is the same and adulteration going on, to a great extent, and the question of duty always on the tapis. The produce of the British possessions this year w!:1 be .200,000 tons, which we should use with no change of .duty,. and thus the i•efeifit,e with all sweets, would be 5,500,0001. Next yiedr the' produce of India will he "greater, and of Mauritius, ()Wing to the import of hill eooli; , s there. And why cramp our West India Monies and prohibit thein bein e er sent there. Demerara, dt males, arid "all our islands, would thrive ii free emigra gratien was allowed, And why prOhibit it anymore than from this. country to ell the, world ? Appoint Govern- Meat Einigration Officers, as in this country,- to license and inspect emigration ships, and the people i would go into a land of comfort, amnia brought in many instances to Christianity ; at any ratee would be more 'usoftri members of thercommunitv, and likely to improve. see the vast inareaAe in all trades by such a measure. Why Oant the boon to one colony, and not to all ? This would be 'the grand death-blow, to slavery and the slave trade.. 1 propose that Lord John Russell gives notice at once, and thus give timely notice to the country and his friends that the consumer be considered, as the revenue can afford the trial, ahcl may gain instead of lose, if hot in sugar, by the increased consumption of other articles. It is a grand trial, and may be the means of giving future _Miniiters the power of raising two or three . Millions of revenue with much ease. We now pay the War duty, and we (night to see it changed. Propose that the duty be .reduced BritiSkplantation to la. per ton, would give X2,000 ; 800 Foreign dO. to 30/. per ton-60,000 to 70,000 tons would be required this year; say 50,000 at 301. ' 1,500,000 British do. Molasses, at 2i. per ewt.".E150,000 Foreign do. do., at 12s. per cwt. , 150,000 Other sweets X 4,060,000 • , Yours, respectfully, A PHILANTHROPIST. Wednesday a ballot was taken at Abe East Inciia house for the election of a Director in the room of the Hon. Hugh Lindsay, deceased. At six o'clock the glasses were closed and delivered to the scrutineers, who reported that the election had fallen on Mr. John Clarmont Whiteman. CALEDONIAN ASTLITM.—The free seceders among the Directors of this Institution have resolved, by a majority which it is hoped will soon be reversed, to dispense with the long-established custom of inviting the Scottish Presbytery of the Church of Scotland in London to examine the children, and on Tuesday last had theth examined by two seceders, or English Presbyterians. A vote of an accidental majority may invite two Socinian ministers next year, as 'the opening the door to all must give a right to all. It is hoped the Dirgctors will not allow their vacancies to- be:iilled up, as on the last occasion, by free seceders, nor. the - ; children to con.- tinue to attend the free chapel iu liegent-square—prictices anti-national and iniurious.—Post. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC . JOURNALS• Trn: EVENING PAVEIiS OF riESTERDA GLOBE.—When the Whig.; were in office the mem ,rs and adherents of th::!.pres2tit GovernMent were in- ce,isant in their attneks upon, the'-way in which Evian:: was rulej. The administration .c). cis:3 of the Royal prerogative of metei:hy her Majesty's vorresentitive—every a.:1; which pertained to the fund- Owls p ex r- the executive, were ; rigidly investiguted for th€ . . purrse diseoyeriug whether any te.a.;ible pretcr , ..t for a party assault up►n the Government could made in eithiT House of Parliament. The now turned upon. thews Retributive justice commends the poisoned chalice back to their own lips. That Which they imputed,-without ceuse, to the admi nistration of their prnlecessors, is dealt back. , This difference is, however, discoverable. Their attacks were the result of a factious desire to obstruct the Government in its equitable administration ; and, thus prevent the beneficial results of the sys tem that was practically condemning their own partial, and therefore inefficient, dispensation. Thus they fostered the discontents of the great mass of the people. The manifest intimatiOte too obvious to be mistaken, made to the favoure i few by the underlings of the Governstieet; that the many were to be pushed aside and disregarded whenever the interest.; or inclination of the former: could be served or gratified. by sacrificing the latter, produced their natural effects. On the one hand, the people relapsed into gloomy dislike ; showed a disposition to confederate ageittst the Government which treated them with •negleet, and hended them over to oppression ; while, on the other, the Government had recourse to the old system of employing secret agencies , to .de e tect crime ; and these secret agencic - s, in many in stances, have actually prompted the comm7ssion of the very offences they were employed to discover. It is a fact, which the records of the criminal courts in Ireland fully demonstrate, that since the aCcession of the present Government there have been more instances of crimes committed by policemen and other Government agents, in order to fasten them upon innocent parties, and off ewes committed at the instigation of those who were employed by the Govern ment authorities to detect offenders, than were supplied during the entire period of the Grey and Melbourne Ad . ministrations. The speech of Lord Normanby on Tues day evening, on moving for papers connected with the recent dismissal of Mr. Gray, a police inspector in. Ireland; affords a striking illustration of the injurious effects of the spy system, which has been revived in Ire land under the present Government. A man named Osborne had been apprehended by the police ,in the act of singing, and off.ring for sale, a ballad; which was regarded as seditious. He was taken before-Mr. Gray, who ordered him to find bail-to answer the charge at the assizes. The purpose contemplated hy the inspector wai t it seems, to convict the printer of the ballad. To secure time ballad-vendor's evidence against him, he was committed to gaol. A correspondence was subsequently opened upon the subject by Mr. Gray with the Sycretary's office at the Castle. The object was to obtain the sanction of the Government to the man's release; and the reason assigned for this was, that the Crown would not thus be deprived of the benefit of his evi dence against the printer. The " law adviser" of the Castle authorities declined to release the ballad-seller; and intimated that other evidence against the printer might- be easily obtained. This hint was, it seems, understood, and acted upon. The very course taken by the police inspector is an illustra tion of the system. A police-constable is provided with the disguise of a beggar-man; he is supplied with the manuscript of the song he is directed to purchase ; and. is dispatched.. te the ballad printer with his in structions. The ballad was not to be obtained, the whole of the copies hiving been disposed of ; but it might be reprinted —as it was ; and the printer prosecute. f. To get it printed was, it is said, no part of the policeman's , n.-tructiens. .liut as Mr.- Gray, acting upon .' r. Brewster's hint, went rather beyond what Cle letter of his " opinion and advice" really justified, so the constable went a little further than the inspec tor intended he shouid proceed. This is invariably the case. When it is understood that a course of - pro ceeding, not justitied•by the open and honest zidminis ' trathat of justice, is that which a Government recog nises as its mode of brin g ing offenders to punishment, there will be no lack of indiscretion in those who arteemployed to carry such instructions into effect. Mr. -Gray gave a liberal interpretation to Mr. Brewster's intimation ; and the police-constable went about his secret mission with more zeal than Mr. Gray expected or designed. The ballad-printer was entrapped into the commission of an offence against the law by those whose duty it was to prevent, rind not to prompt the perpetration of crime. The affair got wind.. The Government was compelled to investigate the circum stances. The result was, that Mr. Gray was dismissed. What we most wonder at is, that the Castle authorities did - not see that, in punishing Mr. Gray with dismissal, they admitted the-vice of the system which they act upon. The "other evidence" suggestion of M-. Brewster was the origin of the whole business. If Mr. Gray was held guilty for employing the police man to entrap the printer, he was only criminal in a secondary degree. Mr. Brewster, and the vernment which employs him, are the principal offenders. 'When - Toryism is in the ascendant, there will never be a lack of crime in Ireland. The agents it there employs are frequently inciters to, or perpetrators of, the offences ; and the system on which it acts is the prolific source of the discontent, disturbances, and alarm which harass the country. STANDARD.—The news from the United states came yesterday upon the newspaper-reading public as a refreshing shower in a dry season. Nothing indeed can be so dull as the Political horizon has been for the last. year or two. Peace, peace. peace, everywhere ; no prospect of stirring events, or critical situations, in any part of the world. Lord Palmerston is sadly missed, and his Lordship's political demise has reason to be as much lamented by " our order" as the death of Sultan Amurath was lamented hy,the owls of Bagdal—for whom, blessed be his memory, he " provided so many ruined villaces." Let ni not, however, make too much • • of the windfitll, seaselnable as it is. The Senate of the United States inay not, after all, ratify the treaty far the annexation, and if it should, the affair is still no such great matter. Via unita fortior nu doubt, but it mumt be vis, not weakness, the union of which constitutes strength. The things capable of an indefinte augmentation are those which increase by every the least addition, as time, quantity, nunaber% With other things it is quite the reverse. The in tensity of a colour, white for example, is not improved but diminished by the addition of a less white shade; and such is eminently the case with regard to nations and parties in political warfare. The addi tion of a weaker ally is in mdst cases an addition ip)t of strength, but of weakness. Of such an addition of weakneisi the annexation of Texas would seem to pre sent a remarkable example. The sources of waticness to the - United States are, too many slaves, too many State debts, -too great an extent of -.frontier, to o little reputation for honesty in pecuniary transac tion, and—may we be pardoned for saying it—a disposition to retrograde in manners , morals, and religion. Of this last unhappy characteristic we might not be disposed to speak, were it' not „forced upon the attention of every one by - the late scete of complex brutality in Congress, where one member "maple a pass at another " in the ardour of debate, and one of the sE-rvants of the Assembly was shot in the thigh in an attempt to pistol another . member on tie floor of the house. Now these things—slavery, debt, exces sive frontier, want of chatacter fur-honesty, want of civili- Sation and morals—disable any country from ~Lrensi,u or et en d,fensive war; a country afflicted by them, theugh in the comp Act grasp of an energetic tyrant, could do little. How utterly feeble must such a country be, w i t h on ly thilt shadow of government which alfects to exercise the sovereign - authority in the - United -States l But what is the- portion that_ the St a t es will _____ •7 &MA. have . %%ith Texas ? More ;laves, more State debts, more frontier, and certainly they will not improve their cha racter for honesty by a transaction which two of the leading statesmen of the Commonwealth, Mr. Clay and . . Nir. Van Buren, character:6e ns a gross outrago, and a vidation of public faith. The valhed part of the portion f Texas however, the slave part. Texas is adopted, it.) eminently fitted by situation and climate to serve the puriose (we write the words with digest), of ahreeling :arm for negroes; and probably the facilities which it afftrds to the Cuba slave smuggler, to bring his con traband freight of hainatit beings into the States, is not wholly, disregarded among the circumstances that seem to recommend the proposed acquWtion. The annexation of Texas, if completed, will neces sarily confirm the Vnited States as a slave country for ever, or, at least, Until' freedom shall vindicate herself :hysoine violent 'ConvulsiOn. But, independently of all other censideratiOns, there is to a looSely connected egnfederitey a danger consequent u pon i ncrease o f terri ,torY that does not in the same degree, if at all, affect countries subject t o an y o th er form s of govern ment,--the danger, that the parts will - fall asunder from rivalry or from any other incompatibility. This ;hanger very seriously threatened the Republic from the i:leof the northern .Pro - vifities during7the last year of the late war with this country, and again in the case of the Carolina nullification proceedings'; but it is .obviously a :danger which must continue to hi.- , crease in a ratio . far beyond that of the extension of territory. Like the"houses which children build of earls, after they have reached a chitain height, some one addition, however :light, .is sure to destroy the ba lance of their scarcely connected Materials, and they all fall to the ; ground. It is for this reason that nothing short of a. stern despotism can hold together a' great empire of honiogeneous parts, hecause in such an empire there must al ways grow up sooner or later, rivalship and opposition of interests. The possibility of England Maintaining at the same time her vast empire and her free institutions, arises from this, that her empire is not lioniogenpus, but so varied that the parts of it cor respond one to the other, and all, without emulation or collision, ,co-operate to the common prosperity. To returnto Texas—if we were enemies to the U n ited 'States, we should most earnestly desire that the annexation may be consummated, for the imme diate effect of that step would be to render it impos sible for the States ever again to disturb other mitions by a war, and, its not much more remote consequences must be a dissolution of the Commonwealth ; but-that, we fear, is inevitable in any event. We a . i) not, ilo,v ever, enemies to the United States ; or. the other hand, we wish them to enjoy all prosperity, and i t 'oTdeerie it and therefore we most deeply regret a step that Would commit them finally and irrevocably, to tlie , practi've of slavery. • Aniongst the passengers by the Great 'Liverpool *WII3 a Nabob from Surat, on a mission to the goVernufent of this country, the imposing appearance:of whose person and splendour of his chess caused g reat curiosity. 'Lord Sallow: also came home passenger; and netWithetanding there were 176' altogether,' the arrangements •on board this splendid vessel gave the greatest satisfaction to the wnole. Not a complaint has been made of any description. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF EXC F_ QrJE 111 ly CARET v. SHAW. iiriswas an action by N. F),izabutli C es fur the _ ho bad bec.n seduced by the &fel .bsence a Mr. Crow‘dcr, his junior, Mr Simon,. It appeared that about nine years ago the d was in 'the employ of Messrs. Wirson,:' German. porters, Newgate-street, formed an intimacy with the p tiff's ighter, which lusted a very considaahle time. :7 years ago this intimacy suffered an interruption from a DS3 of the services of her d to recd h Carey In who - , e) named Cooper, who eame forward with .serious advances to the lady. Six weeks having elapsed, the defendant slipped a note into her hand as she stood at-her mother's door, in the London-road. His purport of renewing the acquaintance succeeded, and they frequently walked*out together. During the progress of this con u exion,_MiSS Carey often urged him to introduce her to his f r ie n d s . He studiousty declined these proposals, alleging that circumstances which he o')uld not control were au insurmountable barrier in his way, but that a short time would work the only- change he waited for. One of the rambles we have alluded to took place on the 20th of October, 1812. On that occasion she met the de fendant, by appointment, at the corner of Queen-street, Cheapside. The object of the walk•being a visit to a friend of his, they wenton to Islington. As she wished his friends to see her before she coiled- on them, she was at first unwil ling to cuter a house at which he knocked. A middle-aged woman at length adulated them lute a front parlour, in which there was a bed. The woman left them, and he re moved her rising snrprise by a proposal, second by argu m,!mts weak and untrue. They were, nevertheless, held forth in a manner, which, by banishing her doubts, so raised her confidence, that, in a weak moment, she fell in with his wishes. They - remained en hour and a half in the room, during which time the gallant accomplished the ruin of her virtue, and gave rise to a remorse which destroyed her peace of mind. 1? ending herself ill in January, 1843, a Mr. Collin.. son, of Deptford, attended, and discovered the cause of her in disposition. In April she exhibited sins of preg nancy, and defendant being consulted about it, was allege d have ap peared quite ignorant of Miss Carey and her condition. A child was born on the. sth of July, she being then under the care of a Mrs. Elliott, of Mason-street, Kent-road, and had been so for sixteen weeks, at the charge of 2s. 6d. per week. Mr. Collinson's bill was 31. 118.2 d.; and Miss Carey could no longer collect her mother's rents. Mr. Shaw defended the action in propria persona. He is a respectable, industrious than, and none of the letters put in evinced any. intention on his part that was not honourable. Having cross-exviined the witnesses, he declared himself to be without - the means of discharging a verdict ; admitted the walk to the house at Islington, but denied having been ac cessory to the birth of a child. It appeared 'rem his employer, that his salary was at pre sent itboUt 100/ per annum, and that he exerted talent and application in the . prosecuting of his duties. The LORD CHIEF, BARON having summed up, giving de fendant all the advantige he - could expect, the Jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff;—Damages, 201. SHERIFFS' COURT, May 16. PENSAH V. WINTER AND OTHERS. • This was a writ of .inquiry to assess the damages in an action for-an assault, brought by Mr. James Pensam, an ale and porter merchant, residing in Portugal street, Lincoln's'lnn-fields, against Joseph and Thomas Winter, two sons of Mr. ihemas Winter, better known in the sporting world as Tom Spring. Judgment was allowed to go by default. The case excited considerable in terest, and the Court was crowded with sporting cha racters, and amongst them several sporting noblemen. Mr. C. Jones and Mr. Charirtek appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Thomas for the defendants. Mr. C. JONES addressed the jury, and said that the plaintiff had been in the habit of frequenting the Castle Tavern, which was kept by the defendants' father. On the 2d of February the plaintiff was there, when a dis pute arose on the subject of the cruelty of Burke to his priy in a race from London to Bedford. The de fendant, Thomas Winter, lighted a candle by the gas and singed the plaintiff's whiskers, which he had culti vated with considerable care.—(Laughter.) The plaintiff remonstrated with him, when they commenced fighting. The defendant, Josech Wir.ter, came in and struck him, knocking out one of his teeth, Mr. John Bilotti, of 1, King's-road. • conveyancer, knew the plaintiff and the defendants. Witness was coming out of the house at the time of the affair. The defendant, Thomas, poked the candle into the plaintiff's face. He did not know whether he singed his whiskers. The defendant, Joseph, came from the bar and struck the plaintiff on the right side of the face, and knocked him down. The • elder one took the work out of the younger one's hands.--z-(Laught,r.) • • Mr. THOMAS said he had a certificate to show that the defendant Joseph was labouring under a pulia:mary disease. Mr. C. JONES—You mean a pummelling diseaie. Mr. THOMAS addressed the jury for the defence in a speech of considerable hurn,ur, and urged the respect ability of Mr. Winter, and the manner his house was conducted, and that the action was moray brought for extortion. He then called Benjamin Hickman, head waiter for eleven years at the Castle—Witness . had known the plaintiff for ten years; he had visited the house. He had several times shown him dice-boxes, and a large piece of ivory called a " barley roller." The plaintiff was frequently " chaffing" the younger brother, calling him " Little Punch," " Nix my Dolly," &e.—(Laughter.) The younger defendant was lying on the mat, and the plaintiff on him, when the elder one went to his assistance, when a fight ensued. The plaintiff went to witness and asked if there were any marks on him ? Witness replied " No." On one occa sion the plaintiff laid a wager with Dennis, the porter, that he would have his whisker 3 cut off for 11. The money was staked, and witness cut off one—(Laughter) —and the defendant Joseph, the other, and the plaintiff, won the money. They were cut off close with a bad pair of scissors. .• A number of witnesses were called to prove that the plaintiff got his living principally by gambling, and Mr. Winter, sen., deposed that the plaintiff was in the habit of taking great liberties in the house, and had been frequently told that his custom was.not wanted, and wit ness told him that if Is. would settle the matter he would not give it. MI. JONES replied, and The Learned UNDER•SHERIFF having summed up, the jury assessed the damages at 20s.—(Received with loud applause)—which saddles each party with their own costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YESTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. The clerk of Messrs. Gregson. and Co., solicitors, applied to Sir Peter Laurie, to be allowed to give in b it to answer for the appearance of a person who had been indicted before the grand jury for having published a libel, reflecting upon the chrracter of another. Sir PETER. LAURIE said the observaticMs which had been made on the subject of grand juries last session; at the Central Criminal Court, were' calculated to attract the attention of ,the Government in a very. emphatic manner to the question of the propriety of the institution. It was, of course, known to the gemlentan who attended upon the part of the defeniant, a presentment, at that time, to the Commissioners of the Central Criminal Court, designated grand juries as wholly.•useless, ,and rather calculated to defeat than to serve the 'ends of justice. The . solicitor said he was aware of the fact. Sirl'Erua LAURIE desired to be informedunder etrounstances the case alluded to appeared before the grand jury. . The soticitor.declai'ed that he believed the defendant was wholly ignorant of the particulars, but it was con jectured that a • letter,' written by the defendant, con taining matter presunwd to be libellous.. and . calculatel to do injury to. the individual reflected upon. had been laid before the grand jury, and a true bid found, and that a warrant was about to be issued for the apprehen sion of the accused. That was the state of the case, as had been by some means or other ascertained by the de fendant, who was couneeted by ties of blood with the com plainant. The prisoner, upon hearing that the Bill of indictment had - beef, found, was advise. - to keep out of the way until the necesslry arra i3ge in ents should be made to .meet the accusation. Sir P. LAURIE deelared thlt he felt gratitioation•at the appearance of an. opportunity for exciting 'the obser vations of praetiealmen on a subject of such vast import ance to the community as the grand jury system. Mr. /Clark, the Clerk of the Arraigns; than whom no man was a higher authority, with regard .to the working of the system; was most decidedly of opinion that no man was safe who wasubjected to the operation of such a power. entirely agreed . in the views of that excellent officer, and considered that there should be no intermediate authority between tha counnitting.magis trate and: the trial of the accused. To say nothing of the. intolerable inconvenience and expense, the perver sion ofjustice Trequently resulting from the temptations which presented themselves 'to persons liable to be tam pered with in the interval between a charge and the pre ferring of a bill was most frightful.. To be Aire tie re cent order made by the judges that a q ua lifi e d person should be present at the sittings of the grand juries to see that the evidence of the witnesses in support of the presentments was in accordance with that in support of the charges when originally made, had vccomplished great good, but still there were inherent faults in the system which partial applications could not remedy. The solicitor said he was astonished when he was told that a bill bad been presented and found, upon the occasion to which the magistrate's attention had been thus particularly called, as the usual mode adopted in cases of alleged libel, was by criminal information in the Court of Queen's Bench, or by action at law. He was rejoiced that his application had called forth the obser vations of Sir Peter .Laurie,.as everything shonld be done to show the necessity of the prompt interference of Go ' vernment to remedy the grievance. Sir P. LA UM -4 believe that no two gentlemen, however extensive may may; be their practice, are qua- filled to form a more correct judgment on this important 'question than Mr. Clark, the Clerk of the Arraigns, and Mr. Goodman, .tbe ' chief .clerk. 47ifi the ,Justice-room. I should wish to be . graded. by, them in. this matter. I know, and I havelong. PQ to pi 4in e d of the (14.-11iyeand the p deAl.de injustice .to.. whir 11. preAqepters and witnesses have been exposed, and I have been always impressed with the feeling that the accuser and the accused shouldbe be. placed face to face, and I trust that her Ma jesty.'fi teiaierinent, will make inquiry into the merits of a questicar whiehis becoming daily more . important to the,. denimunityL Sir PETER LAURIE then accepted bail in ti e usual form. ~... „ , .MARL,I3 OR Or) GH- S TREE 7. Caroline Gad 4 it most wretched female, who, for e last ten or twelve veanS,-has passed at least nine months out of the twelve in gaol, was:aain charged with being disorderly, and annoying and obstructing gentlemen as they were leaving Crockfortfs,.and, other clubfhouses in St. James's-street, at between one and two o'clock this morning. Mr. liaupwicK—What have you to say to this? Prisoner —lt is welt known that a nobleman is the father of three of my :children now living.. I am forced to go to the club houses to see him. Mr. ItAnnwicx—Y , m - are quite incorrigible. You have been repeatedly furnished with money from this op— t, to go to your friends in the Countiv ' but you have as often lammed. You have been .relieved at least 500 tunes;. and, I believe, punished 5,000. .I shall again commit you for a mobth. Three dashing prostitutes were committed for one month each, to New IV : st tninst obsceacjan:uage in the T,:t Bridewell, to hard tabour, for uslil chilth NV fl The defendants, - who had CA. paying fine, se max Owe 41,1 - nay b . " %. I( ) -IM I h arg iult_6 Ann Lewes, wl It appared that at . ,r e t tIII ~. with cor.:ll , iHn; 1 despert ,cad and far, frightfally prawg a j- man found the (,:onplail:,int l: . , ing . e);l the pavement ill ntai . . - street, Bermondsey. in a state of wounds ou the head and ;:ice. :When she recovered; he count'lc- was that she lived w;th the prisouer,whem she sq:: ported bFthe wages of her insensi4ility, bleeding /cc"' prostitution, and not returning hcliw, as early as he wished, he continence(' a furious attack 41. 4 . 1,, her, threw her with violence out of the house . into the itree'!, and, while she was lying on the pavement, kickal her )1i the head and face, inflicting the injuries which . ahe then' °"- hibited. . er, Mr. Cerrtv - Gni6t said that a more brutal assault na i - i e came under his observation—that he should comniit t , f prisoner for trial if he did not kno* the unfortunate victnit, o:his violence was not in a condition to defray :the ecl'e n i s ;., el a. prosecution, lie (tile ,Magistrateshould therefore A ja flict the highest penalty the law him, 511 and empowered . ~ default of payment commit hint for two months. , . MARKET NE VirS-YESTERDAY.: 7141.'2" bt5..11.11E1 1 . 4 3. SMITIIFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2115 s to 3/ 5.5 ' — to : ful ditto, 31 5s to 31 .103 ; tine Upland ditto, 31 10 83 3116's ; Clover Hav, 31 lOs to 5/ 5s ; Oat Straw, I / 63 to Wheat Straw, 11 . 8 s to 11 lOa per load. Both Hay and Stro".: • • met a dull sale at late rates. • Cll3lnEn.wi),--Coarse Meadow Hay, 3i to 3/ 10a ; n 41;! ful ditto, 2/ 12s to 31 15s; fine Upland ditto, 3i 163 1, „f ° Clover Ray, 315 s to 41 So : Oat z-Araw, 1/ is to 11.93; , Straw, 1/ lOs to 1/ 12•3' per load. A 6hort alp* heavy demand. •3/1' WHITECHAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 2/ 16 0 to useful ditto, 31 3s to 31 lO s : ti ne Upl a nd ditto, :.3/ .I% p, 3116 s ; Clover Hay, 31 10s to 5l Ss ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1 ' Wheat Straw, 1/ Ss to 1! lOs per load. Trade thruilg w e dull, at the above quotations. • =EAT DIAZ= tr,CS. goer SOUTTIALL, MAY 15.—Although the supplies 01 r t Dd on otfer to-day were by no means large,2the general de 4- 2 ,1 waB in a very depressed state, and prices declined. V il f cd; - . Ler Ribs. Beef, from. 2s 61 to 3s 8d ; Mutton 'ls Sd t" pork. amb, 4s 10d to 5 s 10d ; V ea l, 3 s 4d to 4 s 4d ; A fil bs, 2s 4d to 4s per 81b s . S u pply—B easts, 49 ; Sh eep an d `- 3,249; Calves, 60; Pigs, 49. Yea‘ i ROXFORD, MAY 15.—We had a steady demand fo r , p t ric at full prices, but tke rates of Beef, Mutton', Lamb, . o " 6 "a ' were lower. Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s fork, 3s 84 ; Lamb, 5s to 5s 10d ; Veal, 38 4d to 4s 6(1; ao"„ r tcr• 2s 4d to 3s 6d per 81bs. Sucking Calves, 18s to 2.55; 9 4 '7 t heir, old Store Pigs, 16s to 19s ; and 3lilch Cows, wit h small Calf, 16/ to 181 lOs each. HAILSHAM, MAY 15.—We had a very heavy L.-- - „!d to this morning, on the following terms :—Beef, from ,"', 4s ; Mutton, 2s 8d to 3s 8d ; Lamb, 5s to 6s; Veal+ - to 4s 4d ; and Pork, 2s 4d to 3s 6d per 81bs. t fO S ARUNDEL, MAY 14.—Prime Sheep sold steadily at ere prices, but the value of all other kinds of stock wasl, Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 10d; Mutton, 2s 6d to 35 10d; n 4s 8d to 5s 8d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 3s 6d per 81bs. CHICHESTER, MAY 15.—A1l kinds of fat stock were in supply, and a sluggish demand, at our quotationsi;l% Beef, from 2s 4d to 3s 10d ; Mutton, 2s 64 to 35 ; j 1 1 5 6,1 4s 8d to 5s ; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2 and Pork, 2s 4d t" 0 1 0 per 81bs. Sucking Calves, 18s to 28s ; Quarter-old Store to 16s to 19s; and Milch Cows, with their small Ca; y 19/ each. CORN AVERAGES. IiENRRAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH C o .t c t ;',ol For the week ended M a y 11, 1841, made up from the the Inspector. the different Cities and 'fawns in r•uP - A Wales. per Imperial Quarter .... 57,5. Id. Oats 20, 51., 8ean5..«.... 3.25: • I ..••••••• .-- ----- z.irky ----- 3's. sd. Rye 000000 31. 4d PEASe••••••••• AVERAGES OF THE LAST SII WEEKS• (0! Weeks ending: WHEAT. BARLEY.I OAT% RYE. anaNS4 I 7 g s i April 6 • 55 53210 r 20 133930 11 532 13 55 1 t 33 1 20 1 32 4 31 2 • 20... 0 27 55 6 32 7 20 1 31 2 31 „ 43 1 I May 4..., 3 31 8 20 1 30 II 31 11 55 11 31 5 5 31 4 33 b ,, ,,,N 5 j IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES 05 THE ILO . 1 F Wheat••••••••• 55. 3d Oats 20. 22 I 8earit....r.:314. Qy 323. 52 Rye 323. 01.1 1 r 4 DUTIES ON FOREIGN COEN. 1 0, Wheat l7g. lam, Oars ..... Barley THE COLONY OF NEW ZEALA ND (Extract of a letter dated Dec.B, 1843 0 111 "And now I will say a few words on your sections le t, here. They are for the iresent entirely unacall eb 4 ;o4,/ must remain so until the Government here is strong 7, 0 0, to insure the intending settler an undisturbed pow' s ', lief . ; his property. They, however, seem to me to hg` selected with judgment, and will, as the colony Pr3gortber,i' become much sooner available than a good me°Yoi All depends on the character of our new Governor, • l Fitzroy, whom we expect daily, and on the force be placed at his disposal, so as to overawe the nativ4 are a keen witted, intelligent race, with a strong 7.'0? justice, resolute in the defence of their rights, and y et "' Ito " Up offend a superior power. "Up to the present moment they have been led t° be f 4) ; that the English Government looked with an eve the,, favour on the colonists here, and would wink hard aggressions on us. It is, however, by no means their (01, that we should leave them, for they are fully sensibl e :o_,. ° advantages derived from us; but only that we may c ° :101°'„ weak enough to enable them to maintain their indepe ° and maintain a tone of equality in all their transaction s ' 01; country is beautiful, the climate delicious, withioil' , noxious reptiles or animals ; but the quantity of good ,05, limited, and they who put their hand into the ballot the New Zealand Company run an even chanCe of drs 9 . 2fro] blank. It is a country best suited for people who 1001. to 3001. a-year and a family, or from 1,50 0 /. to 2fifid,co ready money, with which they may look forward wols'A, pendenee. to great haste, with our united kind regol., Mrs. Robins, and our best wishes for the continuo-`,,le and prosperity of yourself and family, believe in:, 1 5:1;. 0r , Sir, very sincerely and gratefully yours, • of The Government have sanctioned the e migratio t , than ten thousand individuals, and having dOne 51 .' 4 tp' o t both in justice and in honour, to protect and ass. l ; o oe It is a pitiful saving that would direct a different proceeding. A 1 6. .-/ lif_ t , THE HERRING FISHERY.—STORNOW 9 asA in ed The herring fishing commenced'x here on the 7 of from the quantity taken, there is a fair proseti s iic r is o fishing this season. On Friday last some boats nooet e j/ On Saturday 100 barrels were shipped f o r Wick. pe t boats have already arrived, and more are daily eit i ct Ross-shire Advertiser. 9' THED ERBY.—Bell' s Life in London, of S May 19, will contain rewarnings andg.,rtcole to the Winner—The Derby Prophecy, inr d so°. liminary information. Contents of Bell's Life of la - p itoW o ti May 12, 16 folio columns of sporting events. A n , e r ose rPe e f the week's miscellaneous news, and a hundred ad‘f er tio 6 4o P chiefly connected with sporting matters. The beoe',i% lily single advertisement in Bell's Life may be eau . 1 1$ to that of half-a-dozen in some journals. A ei:. (l-- d, The penny stamps, to Mr. Clement, junior, 170, Str,'! r ,t eY all times ensure a copy of Bell's Life by return of t is F weekly sale of Bell's Life exceeds 20,000 coPi°' , 40 4 lished in time for the Saturday afternoon railefti) ° '&o s- 01 ,1 NEWLY-INVENTED SPECTACLES, OPSFA S. fie TELESCOPES. MICROSCOPES, &C.—:‘: e s3°. tri ,et• for B. Solomons, Opticians, 39, Albetnarle-seotigedo cadilly, have succeeded in effecting a most •s ci c„, ' do ry provement in Spectacle and Telescope Len i: s ,l . 0d greatest transparent power. The extraorm! on be s.; ,re tage derived from this invention is that vil l „ 0 -0,31e: preserved and strengthened, and very agV„ r e r enabled to employ their sight either bY se e lia r O light at the. most minute occupation, a _ n ,,, e r i ; e ipt4 • those Lenses of a much less tn agniFyingZher will they require the frequent changes to Ise ,, 9 5 as the Spectacles now in common use.„,i:gor, e e, 01 1 invented Achromatic Waistcoat- pocket "' se a, SO per!, Opera Glasses, which are invaluable tit th e 8 4 e. A or°l on the race-course, as well as at the theatre, otiu, A lev, kind of Telescope for Shooting, Sea purrt e e ' e ele v :t!;: stand for Astronomical Observations, with t" ii ioc),'bri' Lenses of the most clear transparent 111 ;i iit 00 40 0 power's are so great, and the Lenses so hrl i ,„, o te: leant, that minute objects at an extraortti 7.11,0-9.40; brought completely under the ens. p u ce e'r c ji . l l ,o l Tourists, and Sea-side Visitors will, indet, treat. Their invisible Voice Conductor g lue _ „.0. ( ; r e; relict' to old-standing extreme casts of deali w o o Ay, —Messrs., S. and B. Solemoni, Optician 6 o f 01/ .--on of' are not in any way connected with a n ,,r natue, in their immediate neighbaurlio!': b e c 04.1 part of the country. To prevent inis tat i _s eiTor ie - ' g and observe—Only to be had at 39, Al ° „.0° Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel. A oslicte . f; V 5 • [ADVERTISEMENT.] —A CURE „ THAT 1 110' P :l e fe r THE WORLD, BY .HOLLOWAY'S rats. . e , ds, fre til to ing a small shop in Brick-lane, SPita ltil :,, t eltrli..beo h t years suffered from piles, but more p e grny, Ir b r ro tig io , general and fearful bearing down of 1 , "'- she " 44 6rst c° 4 1 ' was conceived to be completeli rtli" ( v.hen s lie. to jic' rf r almost to beggary, by doctors . bills ;11; her fr i ;. O e ; et mewed the use of these miraculous ,I bv chel_ 0 e y t sidered her past cure, but in two moot"! Z ots oa . , e pt),,, she was made as sound and as strong she was in her life. Sold (also liolln wil Y srands 1 ~,,pfc,A Professor Holloway's EstablishteTyt, advice may be had gratis), a nd b o ut t able Vendors of Medicines t hroug world. to, .: '-'.---'.:--;.-"—''----."'"--"...."------------' l.n — d - w Milligan, On :the 10th just., at Newtown, Montgonlerlsl3ll4l, tto pate' f. Oat he 17th of March, at Ellichpoor 'n the Es.st r otor lad yof W. H. Bradley, Esq., Bontba' t hf dicsl 8 lit , Y e daughter. _,_ On the 11th inst., at Taunton, the wife of Willi,tl'; of& Es q., Collector of her Majesty's On the 13th inst ,at Ox.f4d-terrace-, parr, Sir of W. H. Walker, Esti , of the East India Con'Pal'' Of a daughter. .JTABBIEll.sore 0 fi l On the 14th inst.. at Litnehouse Church fi r ' J ET 'O' oaf Gilk - to E ' N mina, daughter ofWilliam Licingst 0 of iltiA ll, years resident of Lintehouse parish. .0a the 13th inst , a t Sviallage, POrSet. ISlt'iliyit4t SIMI)1., of Farnworth, near Bolton. to iartietl;ce, , , daughter of Mr. William Travers, of the Winer 113. /.0-laivr,f On the 14th inst., at Wandsworth. WilOT 0041,111 Esq., of the Strand, to Margaretta, Yololge'" - -- Ben mill 1-3 (bvill , -llne' j Strand.. lED. w Stuto4oo, On the 27th ult., at Lisbon Ganeral Sit . • so prop ofa BIRTHS. ._______ On the 9th inst.., at Norton'ilall, near ,akenli t ',PP John Browne, Esq., aged 53. - • Berms On the sth ins, at West Mills Newburn,,,,,,,d 91.„ v , Slocock, relict of the late Sam el SlOcock, Esq.* 7 - Ai l' e On the 10th just, at Cranleyu-, Sin'ey, the liv ). :,:jr Edward John Tumour, M.A. . ti Yericsbire! On the 13th iust., at :-,willington use, l ooof John Lowther, Bart., aged 85. On the 13th inst., at Eastbourne, CII:P`.4';II j°1“1 l'S I l t e f.f the 90th Regimen t, aged 49. / f DII.71 11)0 y 4 Loadon.: Printed and Published by office, No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The ou s t io r .CA • Strand, in the Preeinct'of 12. laiddltoex, Tburoday, Kay 16, 10*** ar e 1 13 A rtt u , 'C on, . ale ex t ., ti om , Li re it fo r ept halpr the t woul ; F Tt) Yre, the Of ti vrti tio a. tr tl bee n T lubs, • 'I t te e , be e , be 10,( t , e r , l aitt :bet ° Itrig lent tYlni their Dose ( LY th , th t t %eh 11 to t , 41 1)e IN" th„ St(), Etc, tuite! Pat 1111,, kh ia a Of t 24 ,c Th e Aro n 11 • hkl Plot . 1 41 • tti (JO!