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Tom Tug, Mr. Henry Bedford. To conclude with, CRICHTON. - - .„ 7 Z , I)t LOND oN SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1839. SUN O FFICE, Three o'clock. Nothing new concerning the Ministry has tran lPired. The result of the Cabinet Council which rnet to-da v was not known when our Paper went to P r ess ; but if learn anything we shall communi cate it to the public in a Second Edition. ill meeting of Libe ra l M em b ers , we un d erstan d , ohs held last night. It included most of those 0 " diss ente d f rom th e Minist e r s on t h e l ate ee asion, a nd who came to a resolution to give t h em c a full and efficient support on certain condi- Which we have every reason to believe will e %to secure the Ministers such a majority as will au le them successfully to carry on the Govern- Nat. . e Times of this morning rests Sir ROBERT 41 - I 's ref usa l to acce d e to h er M AJESTY ' S re eBtt to keep her ladies about her, on the fact that t i ' ' e i r al of them are connected with his poll -44' o pponents, and notably with noblemen and gen qirrt.ern who have strenuously upheld the Irish policy „,,h-Lord MELBOURNE'S Cabinet. It says :-- I,tthere are, for example, two sisters of Lord Mon brill',./1"---ladies perfectly qualified to adorn the most R; "ant and exemplary Court in Europe, and we r nly beli eve as li tt l e di spose d to po li t i ca l i ntr i gue I lt aY ladies i n E ng l an d ;" but then it objects to them they are t h e s i sters o f a gent l eman f r i en dl y to e land. Th e P os t, h owever , f o ll o wing a hi n t of th e ' ig ndard, assigns his refusal, using language which ly e dar e not repeat , as equa lly d egr adi ng an d insu l ting t her Majesty and the distinguished ladies of her e° art, to the necessity of purifying the Court, and saving her MAJESTY from contamination. To this aloinny t h e art i c l e i n t h e Times is a suff i c i ent an sorer and c ontradiction. Let the Tories take which ground th ey will, we shall be ready to meet them °n b oth ; but Sir ROBERT PEEL shall not be allowed, as in the case of the Exeter Hall fanatics, to P ro fit by lying calumnies—to denounce them 4f. ter they h ave done his pa l try b us i ness. H e ill a Y have refused to accept office because he was °t allowed to t urn out a ll t he Q U EEN'S friends, f t f" a reg ar d t o h er mora li ty or f rom a determina tltle to h ave f u ll political power , b ut h e s h a ll l ot ' as suits his purpose, assume both grounds. it eith er case the people, and particularly the wo men of England, will k now w hat to think of a Party which can only attain power by grossly insult i t ! g the SOV ERE IGN in order to oppress a large por. I°ll of her subjects. rla lie very ann ouncement of Lord STANLEY'S re ttle as Secretary of State for the Colonies would :1 11 1re t o b e accompan i e d with an order for the jai 4diate emb ar k a tion, by the certain conveyance of ste 0: 44 1-bo a t s , o f ten a dditi on al regiments for Canada; th e ' 'W Quicl the Noble Conservative Secretary say in A Cabinet, and declare in the Senate — Odi pro fr444l vulgus et arces ! and at one politica l kick o ° 4l .Downing-street, send the Canadas, and al l ell. Perplexities, beyond the cares of a To r y Cab inet. A .. `"nth v period has the Colonial Office been filled w men in whose measures the great body of the K• ° P l e of Canada, as well as those of the United ria n g d °m, reposed greater con dence than they w ( 1 0, in those of Lord NORMA NBY and Mr. LASOUCHERE. l `he administr a tion of the former in Jamaica and Ireland Ede wa s more th an sufficient to justify all con e nee in hi s pl ans an d measures f o r govern i ng th e anadas. Yrom—the time that Mr. LABOUCHERE visited la ti raja, America, in 1826, down to the present day, k a Member o f t h e H ouse , and we speak with f u ll ~nowledg e of the facts, h as so un if orm l y possesse d respectiul esteem of the Canadians. It " 3 from the earnest desire of Mr. LABOU CHERE to a p p l y hi s serv i ce s in a department in wh i c h he could b e em i n ently useful, that, on being sol icited, he at once l e ft an office of somewhat higher rank and comparatively trifling labour, to nter uPon very arduous and perplexing duties. Con 31d ering the independent position, in every re % . ~ spect, of Mr. LABOUCITERE 7 this was, on his part, an act of great personal sacrifice, for the sole, dis interested purpose of public good. \Vete there no other ground of alarm to the Empire at large, the appointment of Lord STAN LEY to the Colonial Office would have been the immediate proclamation of Colonial calamity, and consequently vast excess of public expense. Most earnestly do we impress these considera tions on the minds of all who have any regard for the prosperity of their country, and the well-being of the people. There is a strong resemblance between the atti tude assumed by Earl GREY in 1812 towards the PRINCE REGENT, and by Sir ROBERT PEEL in 1839 towards Queen VICTORIA, and what dis tresses the Tories above all things is, that they cannot complain of their adversaries. They have themselves only to blame—they have followed the example of Earl GREY—they would have all, and have got nothing, and the advisers of her MA- .TESTY have only followed the example set them by the advisers of the REGENT (Tories of course), who encouraged his Royal Highness to cling to his friends, reject the humiliating conditions, and leave the country to judge between them. The country did judge—decided in favour of the PRINCE, and there was no end to the shouts of the Tories in honour of what they called his spirited conduct, and in derision of " the tyran nical Whigs, who would not allow the SOVEREIGN to choose even his own companions." Mr. CAN NING, in the exultation of the moment, told the Whigs they might wait long for such another op portunity, and they had indeed to wait and repine for eighteen long years. We trust the resemblance will be complete throughout, and if eighteen years of banishment from Court was fixed by destiny as a punishment for exacting too severe conditions from a Prince, twice that number will hardly atone for the ungallant and ungenerous attempt to impose ten times more severe restrictions on the intercourse and attachments of a youthful QUEEN. Can her MA JESTY ever forget the rude attacks made, on her accession, against her illustrious mother's family and the friends of her youth, by the leading organ of Sir ROBERT PEEL and Lord LYNDIIURST ? We are filled with regret, at learning from the proceedings in the Convention, and from the Bath letter elsewhere adverted to, that the magistrates and yeomanry and constables at different places are acting in a hasty and angry, if not illegal man ner. We have not the slightest wish to extenuate the violent language of the Chartists, or their vio lent conduct, but still less can we extenuate or excuse the violent or illegal conduct of those whe would by force suppress them. We have never approved of the objects the Chartists have in view, and have never sanctioned the means by which they sought to attain their objects. We have, in fact, more than once brought on ourselves their anger and animadversion, by censuring their opi nions and their conduct. We shall be held, there fore, we hope, to be quite disinterested in the ad vice we now beg leave to tender to their ene mies, and be considered as actuated only by a sincere desire to promote the welfare of all our fellow-citizens. The country may prosper, though the Govern ment be distracted, and the Legislature be only an arena for contending factions ; but when the great masses of her population enter into contests, and take arms against one another, prosperity will speedily come to an end. If there be therefore great and abundant reason at all times for wishing that the Government may be steadily conducted, and the Legislature be all harmony, reflection, and calm discussion, the reasons are infinitely stronger for desiring that the masses shall be friendly to one another, and live in harmony and peace. We would beg the upper and middle classes therefore, we would beg all Magistrates and constables, we would especially request her MAJESTY'S Ministers, to adopt no hasty or harsh measures provoking and increasing the bad feelings which now exist in the working classes. It is plain to us, from the proceedings in the Convention, from the language adopted by the Chartists at Ash ton and other places, that the opulent classes have really nothing to fear from violence. The Chartists are obviously at variance with one another ; the strong language used by some ruffians, per haps designedly used to provoke mischief, is ab horrent to the good feelings of the great majority, and totally at variance with the habits of the bulk of the people. If they are not goaded by insults and injuries, by hasty and unprovoked attacks, neither the property nor the lives of the opulent and middle classes will be exposed to the least danger. By precautions they may be effectually secured ; if dread and terror, shall hurry them into furious attacks on the people, the consequences may be for them most disastrous. Acts of violence they may prevent, opinions they cannot put down, and acts of violence will be sanc tioned and promoted if begun by them. The opulent classes are much at their ease, the working classes are in a state of great suffering. They bear all the burdens of civilization, and are almost excluded from its enjoyments. The sublime inventions of modern art, which have so much abridged human toil, and on the whole added to human enjoyment, have only condemned them to more incessant labour, without augmenting their rewards. They believe, and they have Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S authority and the practice of all legislators for the belief, that laws can correct moral and social evils, and they are, as he states, seeking political reforms, perhaps erroneously, to correct the moral and social evils they obviously suf fer under. Admitting that they are mistaken, their case is one to be corrected by time and greater knowledge, not cured, which it cannot be, by the policeman and the soldier. Their sufferings do not excuse any violence, but they who are in the daily enjoyment of plenty of food and clothing and well-warmed apartments, and who see their children well educated and nurtured into health and strength, ought to have no other feelings but those of kind ness for the classes who are not so well off as them selves, and only compassion for their errors when they go astray. We tell the Chartists it is their duty to abstain from violent acts, and from violent language ; but we also tell their opponents that they. ought not to be alarmed at the intemperate words of suffering men, and are not, above all things, to augment those sufferings, by any kind of hasty injustice. The Ministers cannot require to be told that at present there exists a contest in this country between capital and labour, between legal property and in dustry, and that the claims of the Chartists are but one branch of that contest. They demand ex tended representation to place them on a footing with their opponents. Now it is the business of th e Government, if it mean t o do justice t o a ll classes, to mediate between these opposing inte rests, not to side only with property and direct the whole force of the Government against industry. It should be the organ of the universal nation, not of a party. The Orange faction in Ireland was universally reprobated as the Government o f a small party ; and what difference will there b e be tween it and the Government of the empire, if the latter side exclusively and wholly with property, and against those who have nothing but their labour. Five-sixths of the people are excluded from representation ; they are now struggling to obtain a share in it, and it is the duty of the Executive Government, instead of treating the unrepresented masses with harshness and severity, to throw its shield over them, and refrain THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 11. 1539 from exciting the apprehensions of the middle classes, and from countenancing any appeals to force. 'We saw therefore, with deep regret, the letter of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, which appeared in our paper yesterday, and which excited so many bitter comments in the Convention. The Tory Parsons, who set the bells ringing throughout the country, and drank an additional bottle of port on the day they heard of Lord MEL BOURNE'S resignation, will be much annoyed by the announcement we sent amongst them last night, and repeat this morning, of Sir R. PEEL'S hopeless failure. Great, too, will be the grief we shall carry into the gentle bosoms of Tory Journalists—provincial Guardians, Patriots, Chro nicles, and Advertisers, who have been expressing wondrous joy, by our intelligence that the grasping and ambitious Sir ROBERT, stimulated by the un derling Tories, their wives and daughters, into demanding more than her MAJESTY could possibly concede, has overreached himself. Bitterly disap pointed will all the Tory squires be, who immedi ately began to con over their immense services to the Tory cause, and inquire into the places they could ask for themselves and their sons. But though all these should be grieved, it is our pleasant and im perative duty to rejoice the hearts of all the Liberals in the empire by the intelligence that Sir ROBERT PEEL is not to be Premier. We pity the poor disaprointed Tories, but we would rather pity them than weep over the country delivered up to their mercies. We have quite enough at present of Toryism in the different parts of the empire, as exhibited by Yeomanry and Magistrates, not to dread its ascendancy in high places. We trust that the opportunity now afforded of putting it down and keeping it down will not be lost. Though the appointment of Lord WHARNCLIFFE has not taken place (and we hope never will), the Irish may form some idea from what has already transpired of the treatment they were destined to receive from Sir ROBERT PEEL. Had he been able to form a Ministry, the Chairman of Lord RODEN'S Committee was to have been sent over to govern Ireland, and could Irish Catholics and Liberal Protestants have looked upon this ap pointment in any other light than as a peace-offer ing to the Orange party ? Lord RODEN, accord ing to the usual practice, should have been Chairman of the Committee of Inquiry now sitting upon Lord NoRMANBY'S Government in that coun tr , but it was found convenient to substitute Lord WHARNCLIFFE, and, to save appearances, it would also have been found convenient to make this same Nobleman Lord RODEN'S Lieutenant in Ireland. We believe the Irish would not choose between them, or if they did choose, they would prefer the more open and the more consistent of their adversaries. Such an appoint ment would have been a sufficient test of Sir ROBERT PEEL'S policy towards seven millions of our fellow-subjects, who have been in vain claim ing equal rights and equal privileges with Eng lishmen and Scotchmen, and Who for these were to receive a Governor in the confidence, and acting as the substitute, of one who has inces santly denounced the most popular and the most impartial Lord Lieutenant that ever ruled in Ireland. It would have been a proof, too, that Sir ROBERT PEEL cannot dispense with the Orangemen, the determined enemies of the emancipated Catholics, and, as he will find to his cost, the determined enemies of every liberal and conciliating measure. Strange pretenders are the Tories I Pinks of loy alty I They, without scruple, insult the Sovereign by unreasonable and uncourteous demands I and, if piqued or disappointed, are not ashamed to urge and to propagate charges unfavourable alike to the Sove reign and to those whom she delighteth to honour. It is the loyalty of LUCIFER. When in power, non e are more obsequious, when out of power none more factious and rebellious ; and to attain power, none are less scrupulous. We rejoice in every successive manifestation of their peculiar excel lences. In the Irish discussion they denounced mercy. In the discussion on the Jamaica Bill they scouted the security of property, the fidelity _to. obligations contracted to the Negro population and to this country, and they took to their arms the tyrannical oligarchs of the Jamaica Assembly: in their negotiations with the QUEEN, a warm hearted young lady, they brusquely disregard her feelings, and press upon her terms, at all times hard to bear, but to one so young, so new to her high office, and so little used to the vicissitudes of political life, peculiarly severe, and which it would require the most ascertained necessity to render justifiable. Hasten, we would say to the Tories, to run through the chart of your policy—has. ten to meet your adversaries on every ground, and the Sovereign and the Peo ple will alike find that your boasts of superior honour and loyalty are words—mere words, and that the whole of your proceedings are characterised by the want of that highmindedness which should distinguish the course of Br;tish Statemen. It has been said that there is nothing so grossly vulgar as the vulgarity of a pretender ; the vulgarity of plain persons, who are sincere and frank, has always some redeeming attraction ; there is sure to be some good sense and kind feeling in it ; but in the other it is pure, shallow artifice, nar rowness of mind, and selfishness. Thus it is with the Tories—their pretences are pure pretences, and when manifested, never fail to disgust by the defects we have named. We have inserted elsewhere the Memorial which we stated on Monday last had been presented to Government by persons connected with Jamaica, expressing their opinion of the necessity of the measure proposed by her MAJESTY'S Minis. ters. We understand that there were other names attached to it, which were withdrawn after the ques tion assumed that party aspect which it suited Sir ROBERT PEEL, on second thoughts, to give to it. The memorial was read by Lord JOHN RUSSELL at the close of his speech on Monday night. It is signed by four out of the nine gentlemen who con stitute the special committee of the Jamaica Asso ciation, viz., Lord SEAFORD, Mr. FRANCIS BECKFORD, Mr. ARCEDECKNE, and Mr. CHARLES LONG. Three of the committee, Sir A. C. GRANT, Mr. MITCHELL, and Mr. BURGE, the paid agent of the Jamaica Assembly, signed the petition agreed to at the meeting got up by that indefatigable servant of negro-grinding masters. Lord St. VINCENT did not sign either the memorial or Mr. BURGE'S petition, and the only other member of the committee, Mr. MAL. , COLM, was out of town. At the hour at which we write (3 o'clock P.m.,) the French mail of Thursday•has not been received The delay is owing to the stormy state of the wea• ther for the last two days. Her Majesty's words in answer to Sir Robert Peel, are said to have been:—" I WOULD RATHER BE REDUCED TO THE LEVEL OF A PRIVATE SUBJECT, THAN BE DEPRIVED OF THE SOCIETY OF THOSE TO WIIOM I AM PERSONALLY AT TACHED, AND WHO HAVE BEEN THE FRIENDS or MY CHILDHOOD." Her Majesty further re marked, that with respict to Sir Robert Peel's political arrangements she had nothing to do but to assent to them ; but that the choice of the ladies who were to surround her, and form her society, was a point she would not concede. RUMOURS.—Sir ROBT. PEEL, it is reported, meant to create a new branch of Administration, for Public Instruction, of which Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL was to be President, with a seat in the Cabinet, and Sir RT. INGLIS Vice-Presi dent. This would have answered the double pur pose of providi ng f or two o f t h e new and late Pre mier's most zealous su pp or t ers , an d o f b r i ng i ng the I whole education of the country under the control of the Church. The public will admire the propriety , of the selection. The condition of the people of Boughton, the Ville of Dunkirk, and Herne-hill, the residents of Sir EDWARD'S own neighbourhood, and the well-instructed children of the Cathedral of Canterbury, being the model to which it is very desirable to make the whole working popu lation of England conform, only taking care to allow no other fanaticisers but those of the Established Church to have access to them ; while the knowledge of the Oxford Doctors, represented by the Honourable Commissioner for settling the Tanjore claims, is conceived to be just sufficient, and of the right kind, for all the gentlemen mer chants and opulent classes, including lawyers, phy sicians, engineers, merchants, manufacturers, &c. Great advantages to the Church are expected from thus modelling the gentry by Oxford, and the people by the Kentish peasantry. The only objection we have heard stated to the scheme is that the Oxford Baronet ought to have the precedence, and be Pre sident, but that objection is satisfactorily answered by the statement, that there will be more difficulty in modelling all the working classes on the Herne hill people, than in modelling the opulent classes on the Oxford Doctors, as they have a natural ten dency that way. Moreover, it is said that the greater number of the poorer classes, as well as the greater difficulty of his task, entitle the representa• tive of Canterbury Cathedral to the highest place. This nice scheme for drilling the people into order and obedience is happily frustrated by the spirit ex hibited by her Majesty. It is confidently stated that such was the avidity of the Tory ladies for office that they insisted on a universal turn out. Nay, some of them went so far as to insist on ordering not only the dinner, but the guests for the Royal table ! Hap pily for the country, the Royalty of England would not brook such indignity, and the dreams of yesterday have vanished with the winds--some say to Northumberland. Lord Lyndhurst had made arrangements yester day to take his seat on the Woolsack, at three o'clock, and the Lord Chancellor was ready to give up the seals. Great was the disappointment of the alien Lord, at learning before the hour arrived, that he was not to have them. A Cabinet Council will be held to•day at ,welve o'clock. Whatever may be Sir Robert Peel's own wishes he could not resist the leech-like propensities of his hungry followers. The Hertfords, the Northutnberlands, the Rodens, &c. &c., refused to support him unless he outraged the feelings of his Sovereign, and the poor humble instrument of the aristocracy was obliged, against his own judgment, we hope, to violate the character o f a gent l eman . Poor man, he is to be pitied. The Duke of Northumberland, according to a statement made in the Times a few days ago, was about to put a palisade at the back of his garden, and so open a view of that and of Northumberland House to the public. The flattering vista is, however, speedily destroyed. A new wall, at least quite as high as the old one, 111._ 'yen run up. Had the Tories succeeded the gardens would probably have been left open, to catch a little popularity ; their affecting sorrows are now walled out from public view. CAUSES OF SIR ROBERT PEEL'S RESIGNA TION. —Our readers are already aware that the Duke of Wellington was sent for by her Majesty on Wednesday. His Grace declined, on account of age and infirmity, to take upon himself the formation of a Ministry, but recommended Sir Robert Peel to her Majesty's confidence. Sir Robert was accordingly sent for ; and, in his interview with the Queen, her Majesty expressed, we believe, without re- serve, her regret at the change which had become ne cessary ; but at the same time intimated her readiness to confide to the Right Hon. Baronet the power of forming an Administration. In discussing the arrange ments with Sir Robert Peel, the Queen intimated that, though she claimed no share in any political appoint ments, yet that she should expect to have the nomination of the Ladies of her Household, and the female attendants on her person. To this proposition Sir Robert objected, and demanded complete dominion in the Palace ; and this, forsooth, under the pretext that such a sacrifice of her feel ings was necessary to satisfy the country. that her Ministers thoroughly enjoyed her Confidence. Her Majesty at once resisted this exaction with becoming spirit, and a corres pondence subsequently took place between the Queen and Sir Robert, which ended in the resignation, by the Right Hon. Baronet, into her Majesty's hands, of his authority to form a Government. The Queen then summoned Lord Melbourne to advise with her in this emergency, and in compliance with the wishes of her Majesty, his Lordship consented again to conduct the Government—and we can positively announce that the Melbourne Administration is estored. —Morning Chronicle. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, MAY 10.—Blowing a gale from the N.E.—Ar rived from the River and sailed, the Isabella, Gray, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 10.—IIlowin g heard from E. N. n. Arrived the Oceana, Casta, from Carsoon, and President, Chadwick, London, and sailed for New York. Sailed the Vigilant, Walton, for Mauritius. PLYMOUTH, MAY Ht.—Blowing hard from E. N. E.—Ar rived the Thunderer, Small, from Newcastle for Odessa, with damage, having been in contact with a vessel. FALMOUTH, MAY 9.—Strong breezes from N. to N. E. —Arrived the Hero, Wickham, from St. Michael's. LivizarooL, MAY 10.—Wind E.N.E., fresh breezes. Arrived the Zakruosky, Macklin, from Yledborg. Sailed the Queen, Jones, for Quebec ; Jane Prowsc, Wittycorgbe, Lima; Conte Arlenburg, , Bahia; Duncan, Small, Demerara; David Luckie, Keane, ditto; Rebecca, Cole man, Tampico; Joven Victoriana, Anandaga, llavanna; Napoleon, Montgomery, Quebec; Donna Maria, Steele, Oporto. Off port the Charlotte, from Jamaica. BRISTOL, MAY 9.—Sailed the Druid, Bache, for New York. DARTMOUTH, MAY 9.—Sailed the George Sutton, Archer, for Newfoundland. Off Port, the Clarence, Cox, from Lisbon. WORKINGTON, MAY 9.--Sailed the Argus, Little, for Sligo and Quebec. PENTLAND FRITH, MAY 7.—Arrived the Amphitrite, Brooks, from Dantzic. BELFAST, MAY 6.—Arrived the Betsy and Susannah, Kager, from Denmark. Sumps, MAT B.—Arrived the Soune, Gribrietz, from Rostock. Hunt., MAY 10.—Wind N. E., fresh gales.—Arrived the Washington, from Hamburgh ; Chance, Langley, ditto ; Mary and Ellen, Finnic, Kiel ; St. Felix, Died ricksen, ditto; Ann, Wright, Memel; Johanna, Front, ditto; Marinion, Laing, ditto; Sivcd, Godberson, Monte Video ; Wohlfort, Pust, Stettin ; Catbarina Margaretha, Jans, Lubec. Bamwros, MAT 10.—Off Port, the Alfred, Knell, from Lisbon. SWANSEA, MAY 10 . —Arrived the Fieldfare, Fox, from St. Jago da Cuba. HULL, MAY 10.—Arrived the Frieden, Lindborg, from Gottenburg. HUMBER, MAY 9.—Arrived the Ilebe, Rounding, from Hambnrgh. VESSELS SPOKEN WlTH.—City of York, Memel to New port, 3d inst., off the Reef of Jutland; Alert, Mantel, Lisbon, to Quebec, 2d ult., lat. 2. lon. 21. ; Sir John Falstaff, Gottenburg to the Cape of Good Hope, 4th inst., Ist. 47. lon. 12., by the Hero, Wickham, arrived off Fal mouth. DEAL, MAY 10.—It has blown a gale at north-east throughout the day. The Castries, Mondel, from Bahia to London, lost an anchor and cable, and proceeded to the westward. DOVER, MAY 10.-It has blown a heavy gale to-day at north-east. Several vessels in the Roads are riding very heavily with two anchors down, some driving. The Euphemia, Pennington, from Charente, slipped her anchor this afternoon, and ran to leeward. SWANAGE, MAY 10.—It has blown very hard all night. The Wigence smack, Lively cruiser, from Dartmouth, and Goodwill, of Poole, are on shore in the bay, but ex pected to be got off without much damage. WEYMOUTH, MAY 10.--it h as blown a heavy gale at N. E. during the night. —'The following vessels have been driven on shore, but arc expected to be got off without much damage — l moge ne, Robson, from Ma n u l r e i d ti n u i s ore to ; : Newcastle ; New Recover y' , Scriven ; Nancy, s James, Way ; Trial, Edwards ; and Eleanor, Bore, about to load at Portland. BELFAST, May 8. The Albertini, Petersen, f rom Got tenburg, is on shore on the Mew Island, at the entrance of the Lough. o The Despatch, 'Wi nter, of S UNDERLAN D, MAY - Arundel, in proceeding t o sea, w• considerable b ehind th e south pier, and is supposed to have sustained damage. HULL, MAY 10.—It has blown a hard gale at N. N.E. for the last twenty-four hours, ar,d continues. —The In dian, Frost, bound to Calcutta, took the ground yesterday near Limekiln Creek, but was got off this morning without apparent damage. Haarvicn, MAY 10.—It has blown a very heavy gale all night at N. E., and continued throughout the day. The Earl of Errol, Wade, from Calais to Sunderland, was obliged to slip from two anchors this morning, near Yarmouth Pier, and run for this harbour, where she was put on shore near the Cliff, but it is expected she will be got off without much damage. THE 3IARKETS•-(THIS DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Supply good, and demand brisk ; prices nearly the same as last quoted. The only novelty was Gooseberries, which sold at 9d. to Is. 3d. per pottle. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. A small supply of meat, with a brisk trade at previous quo tations. A good supply of poultry, and an active sale at our last quoted prices. lIUNGERFORD AND CITY FISH MARKETS. Supplies good, and trade fair ; prices much as l ast quoted : Turbot bs. to 205., Cod Is. to es., Soles, 6d. to 3 s . 6d . per pair, Lob s ters 10d. to 45., Whitings 4d. to Bd., Iladd,cks Bd. to Is. 2d., Mackerel :sd. to Is., Salmon :Is. 2d. to 2s. Gil. per pound. Sir F. Pollock, the barrister, was fined ten shillings, yesterday, at Queen-square police-office, on an informs. tion laid by a common informer, for not havin g his name and address painted on a cart, according to Act uf Par liament. IN AND OUT OR ALL THE DIF FE RENCE. But yester morn, and who so gay, Like boys on a summer holiday, As the Tory faction who, one and all, Indulged in a sort of a Carnival ? The good old Duke looked bland and sunny, Sir Bob as sweet as virgin honey; The Carlton Club rung out with the roar, " Huzza for place, and one cheer more !" There was simpering here, and laughing there, And gladsomest greetings every where ; In square or park, or lane or street, Hope beamed on each Tory phiz you'd meet, And wild to the sky rose the boisterous din, 'Mid shaking of hands, of " We're In—We're In !" But yesternoon " saw another sight" As Campbell says in his Linden fight— A frown as gloomy as frown can be, Came over Sir Bob's frank visnomy ; The Duke looked black, and the Duke looked blue, And his care-worn face as long as two ; The Carlton Club (alas!) no more Rung to the cheers of an hour before ; But instead, there was seen a grievous pout, And, at times, was heard from the Tory rout, A dismal wail of" We're Out !—we're Out !" Henceforth be warned, ye Tory brood, And ne'er indulge in a mirthful mood, Or shout, before you are out of the wood! * " But Linden saw another sight." Vide Campbell's Battle of Hohenlinden. LORD BROUGHAM'S ANSWER TO LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S LETTER. We have room for only the following extracts from this publication, which will appear in a day or two. They relate chiefly to the " finality" system and the working of the Reform Act : Thus does this doctrine of finality or permanence, in any view which can be taken of it, set itself against all the most obvious rules of common sense. It assumes that experience is of no avail in detecting the errors of an untried scheme of polity, bidding us be satisfied with the theory, and disregard the practice. It assumes that the state of society, and the condition of its members, is for ever stationary, bidding us act as if no change in the affairs of men could take place in the lapse of time. It assumes that lawgivers alone, of all human artists, at once make their inventions perfect, bidding us reject whatever new ideas present themselves upon further reflection, for the improvement of our designs. It sins against the dictates of sound reason ; it thwarts the inevi table course of affairs ; it is opposed to the eternal nature of thin g s—and, to crown all, a doctrine so wildly im practicable is presented to our acceptance, not as a guide in groping our way through the mazes of some mere speculative subtle theory, but as the canon of our conduct in dealing with the most purely practical sub ject that can occupy the attention of men, the one where any speculative errors of ignorance or inexperience are fraught with the most perilous consequences—it is pro pounded as our rule in framing a constitution for the actual government of mankind ! In all other sciences we profit by further reflec . tion, and longer experience ; in all other arts, we mend our first attempts by the result of our first trials, and never rest satisfied until our experi ments show that our calculations were correct. Where the question is about the force of steam, the strength of cordage, the friction of beams ; - where the known laws of motion are the subjects of our investigation, and the ascertained properties of brute matter can alone influence the accuracy of our estimates, we never rest satisfied until whatever conclu sions we have built upon the theory most mathematically demonstrated, have been put to the test of actual trial ; and up to the last moment of our inquiries, we gladly catch at any modification of that theory, any improvement of the methods deduced from it, which our experiments have suggested. But when the principles of human nature are the powers by which we work ; when the fa culties of the mind are the subject of our reasonings ; when the complicated interests of society are the ma terials of our machinery, and its moving powers are the sentiments, the feelings of the soul, and our engine is to be launched for action among the conflicting passions of millions—then it seems we are to strike out our plan at a heat—to frame a constitution in a few weeks that shall last for ages—to rely upon our abstract theories —reject in our wisdom the aid of that experience which teaches even fools—proclaim that our handy work is perfect, because it is the result of calculation without trial—and persevere in holdinc , by the machinery we have devised upon speculation,without theleast regard to either the defects which it shows each time it isworked, or the faults which a further study of the subject had disclosed. And all this is to be deemed a wise, a judicious, an eminently practical course of conduct ! That is the praise claimed by the Finality Doetors ; that is the argument which they put forward for their sys tem—lt is wise, and holds all reflection cheap ; it is ju dicious, and"AjeMir tEfiiet ieaostur orkw.arporidnewa it is practical, and prefers theory to •experinaant, conjecture to fact. You have now a right to ask what changes I would make in the Act, as the result of further consideration, and of the trial we have given it. But lam much more nterested in exposing the general error of your doctrine, than in explaining the particulars of my own. On these then I will not enlarge, further than to indicate the course which seems fit to be pursued. The Act has called into existence many boroughs with so few voters, owing to its limitation of the franchise, that as much scope is given to jobbing and influence, and even direct corruption, as at any former period of our Parliamen tary history. My remedy for this is, not certainly the disfranchisement of these places, but the extension of the suffrage and the protection of the voters. The same remedy will remove another and a still greater mis chief, the exclusion of so many thousands who have as good a right to mix in the political affairs of the country as any class of voters now on the register, and a far better right than many. I don't at all consider the possession of a house any test of fitness for the fran chise. We have taken a ten-pound house for our stan dard ; but if every householder had a vote, I should be very far from thinking enough was done. Many would vote who had no real quality of an elector ; many more would be excluded of those best fitted to exercise the right. Who can think without indignation of the numberless men thus deprived, and whose knowledge, industry, skill, is as eminent as their habits are indus trious, and their lives respectable ? Can no test be contrived which should entitle every one w ho h as belonged for a given time to Mechanic's Institu tions ; or who has attended school for so long as to obtain a certificate of being a well-educated man ? What danger in this qualification ? What safer deposi tory of political power than personal respectability and a good education ? I never bad any ()pawn of the Bal!ot as a protection for the tenant against his landl or d' s i n fl uence. A s against customers, I believe it may be of some use to the tradesman. It is a plan to which I have ever felt great repugnance ; I know th a t th e art i zans do not de sire it for their security ; I am quite sure that without a great extension of the franchise, it would be positively mischievous ; but I am of opinio n th at th e great b o d y of the present voters, in town or i n coun t ry , h ave set their hearts on it as a protection ; and after the great abuses committed during the late elections, I can see no harm, but much justice, in affording it to them. Observe, too, the progress which it has made in Par liament, as indicated by the increase of the divisions upon our friend Mr. Grote's motions, which is greater than the similar progress upon your Reform motions, and that progress made Mr. Canning declare, in 1822, that the question was carried. 'That the duration of Parliaments should be short ened is a proposition so clear as to require no proof at this time of day. Should we ever have seen the votes of last Session, had not the Members known that they had a six years' lease of their seats ? I am sorry upon all these things to differ even for an hour with one to whom and to whose family, not more illustrious by their blood than by their deeds, my at tachment is unalterable, my gratitude, as well for perso nal as for national benefits, profound. We were long fel low labourers for the People while in Opposition, long fel low-workmen while invested with the powerof building up and repairing the sacred edifice of the Constitution, for their benefit. How we should for a season have ceased to be in power together, I believe neither you nor I can very well tell—possibly no one can form to him self a very distinct idea. It is my consolation to know, that though I might while in office with you, have felt it necessary to take far more than my share in the Government, I never refused a still more dispro portioned share of the labour, nor ever shrunk fron► the whole responsibility of the Government's acts. It is an equal comfort to reflect that though I may have spoken frankly and strongly —more so than the habits of men trained through all gradations of office would have taught me to do—me, who never held but a single office, and that the highest in the realm—yet I never 1 1 spoke to any one colleague any one word on any one subject which I should have had any kind of reason for desiring that every other of my colleagues should not hear. To men who bold such a conduct towards each other, if the general views coincide, the maxim of inimi ediac morlalcs amicifice sempiterme is peculiarly applicable ; nor indeed have I ever found the least disposition among you to swerve from this line in any but one very amiable and excellent individual, of little political experience, who having for a season been clothed with vice-regal authority, seemed to fancy that his measures were placed above criticism, and thought it becoming to pronounce a sentence of exclusion from his personal friendship the moment I ventured, in the dis charge of my public duty, to comment upon his public con. duct. No man has indeed ever dared to impugn my I motives, since I was reluctantly driven into a constant opposition to your Government. No man believes me capable of abandoning my principles for any earthly consideration, or of suiting my conduct to my interests. Am I then an exception to Walpole's rule ? Am I one who has no price? Far from it—l am venal—l am to be bought. I stand here for sale c.t the bidding of your own or any other Ministry who may succeed you, as soon as you shall be tired of your subserviency to those I won't natnc, and begin to find place not the more palatable for being unenvied, nor the iiater load for being disencumbered of power. How then am I to be gained—seduced —pur chased—bribed ? Easily enough, should any Go vernment think it worth their while. The path to my corrupting is not base—vile—impure. It is lofty and noble, and honourable to tread. Rule by constitutional means, and fling away that filthy and most deleterious nostrum of suspending the Constitution, and creating a dictator each time you find a difficulty to to solve. Pursue the Emancipation Act in its true spirit, trampling under foot all pretended colonial rights of legislation, and completing the great work of negro liberty, by giving the freed slave all the privileges of freemen, whether his former master will or no. Abolish, abolish, abolish I say,the infernal Slave Trade all over the earth ! Sweep it instantly from every sea that it pollutes ! Keep peace in Europe by a tempered firmness and modera tion, nor suffer your subjects any more than your armiesto disgrace themselves by mingling in a hateful and disgusting warfare—the mere competition of con tending murderers. Improve the condition of your countrymen at home, by amending the Con stitution wheresoever it requires repairs. And, above all, for this would be my choicest bribe, and this would make many an adversary with me fall down before the benefactor of the people—above all, establishing a system of National Education upon the sure foundation of religion and of morals, but according to the sacred principles of civil and religious liberty. I am your sincere and faithful friend, HENRY BROUGHAM. May 4, 1839. MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEW S CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, MAY 10.—The aspect of our market does not improve; the business doing is still very limited in extent, and although some of our largest holders are less inclined to sell, prices have again given way to -I per cent. the middling and inferior qualities of American having declined the most. Very little has been done to-day, not more than 1,000 bales; the Market dull; speculators have only taken 100 bales of American. Ex ports nothing. During the course of yesterday morning the City was in great agitation, in consequence of a report that Sir Robert Peel had given up the formation of a new Ministry, and great excitement prevailed among the Tories and monied interest. At first it was not credited, but on its being confirmed in the afternoon the Tory party were thun der-struck, and could scarcely believe their eyes when they perused the intelligence in the Evening Journals. Those on the opposite side, the Whigs, strongly applaud the noble spirit of her Majesty; and the prevailing opinion is, that her Majesty will gain numerous additional friends by her bold resolution, in not suffering herself to be separated from her friends and youthful companions. It now appears that the Whig Administration will be resumed, which will be hailed by tens of thousands of her Majesty's subjects, throughout the United Kingdom. By the way of Marseilles despatches were received from India yesterday. They are of a favourable nature, al though they do not announce any important operations of the armies in that quarter, with the exception of various movements; they are dated Bombay, 25th March. No particular alteration has taken place during the week in the value of money; discount on good Bills at four per cent. The official returns of the exports of bullion during the period between the 2d and Bth of May, state that in gold bars the exports were 56,000 ounces, and in coin 3,440 ounces. In silver bars 3,855 ounces, and coins 232,557 ounces—the latter to the colonies. Towards the close of tc.e Exchange yesterday the conti nental exchanges rather improved. THE FUNDS. Consols which closed yesterday at 93ai, Money, Ac count 93ii, opened this morning rather lower, 93ia for Money, 93 s for the Account, with little doing at present ; Exchequer Bills, 39 41 ; India Bonds, 44 46 ; Bank Stock, 196 197. • The Foreign Market is inactive. Spanish as they closed, 19/, 20 ; Portuguese, same ; Three per Cents., 21i 22 ; Belgian, 1021 102; Brazilian, 781 ii; Colom bian, soi 311 ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 5021 Five per Cents. 1021 103. No arrivals of the least consequence. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 196!4 61 India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. SSMC Ditto Bonds 44 pm. S per Cent. Coss. SA% N, South Sea Stock — 3 5‘ per Cent — OW Annuities — Ditto Red. 100 097, New Ditto '' New 3% per Cent lOl% 100 X 3 per Cont. Annuities, 1 7 31 ..,--. New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities tpirs Ditto 600 ... 39 41 pm. Jan. 5, IWO 4 9-16% Ditto Small 39 41 pm. Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial pm. Jan. 5, MO 14% Ditto Advertised Jan. 5, ISSO — Bank Stock for Account ... 194 April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Account ... Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Aetount Wst% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds tt•Account Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account 3 sll;‘i Ditto, :3 per Cent. Ditto Account Prussian Bonds Russian Bonds, MI Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bond., 13.2-1 Ditto Account Danish 'Mods Ditto Account Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds, 15.5 Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Account .... Ditto iklidallic Span i,h Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1534 • Ditto Account. French, 5 per cent. --- 4 per cont. 3 pee cent. Exchange. Dutch, ` . 2<, per cent. Dltte, 6 per Colt Ditto Ascount Neapulitaa - Ditt's :Account - Ditto, 5 per oont ...... 103 '2 —, Ditto Account fItIOES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Shato. ealtorn Omahas Railway l6 1014 Erlzhton ttailway Le.lon and Southampton ...... . ........ .... :Pl. as. N. 41N, COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 i riihrquar 45 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam " U l2 4% Genoa 25 75 Antwap... Limburg, Altona Paris, 3 days' sight 25 35 Palermo per oz. 114)5„ Ditto... .... ........... 3 Ms. 95 05 Lisbon 54% Marseilles. 13curdcaux Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. 151 Bahia 27 l'etersbuigh,ruhle...3 Us. 10U Buenos Ayres — Berrut Vie.ma, effective 9...3 M. 10 5 l'ricitc ditto lO 6 liadrid 37 Lich z 374 6:11ioa ... ''(;}( 2 B:ircclonx 't .!;',. Se (ale 3i3i 4ti - PRICE OE BULLION, per ()Z. Portugal Gold, c0in.....t0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars... 3 18 0 New Doubloons New Dollars Silver in Bars HALF-PAST ONE. To the present hour we have no further information in the City respecting the Ministry, than that Lord Mel bourne and his party continue in office. The British Funds continue rather heavy, and may be quoted at 93 4 1 Money, and for the Account 93i. Exche quer Bills 39 41 ; India Bonds, 44; Bank Stock, 193; India Stock 256. In the Foreign Market scarce any business doing. Spanish Active heavy, 19 k; Portuguese 35 ; Three per Cents., 24 1 ; Colombian, 302- H ; Dutch Two- an d- a _ Half per Cents., nothing done; Five per Cents., 109,3 4 - lowcr. We have no further arrivals--the French mail conticues due. A report pi evails of disturbances at Birmingham. A party of ponce were ordered to proceed there from London this morning. In the case of Harmer v. Somerton, tried in the Court of Exchequer on Thursday, the Jury could not agree in their verdict, and were locked up all night. The action was for an alleged libel contained in the report of a speech of Mr. F. Berkeley, at a public dinner which took place at Bristol in January last. The Jury, at eleven o'clock yesterday, came into Court, and the foreman stated that they had not agreed, and were not likely to agree, and that only one Juror had held out against the eleven, upon which Lord Abinger, with the consent of the Coun sel, discharged them. There was another action by the same plaintiff against the proprietors of the Bristol Ga zette, for the publication of the same libel. The Jury, after being informed by Lord Abinger, that the publica tio❑ was a libel, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Da mages Is. TIIE GOLD-DUST ROBBERY.--SIIIGULAR INCIDENT.-After the prisoners who are in custody for the gold dust robbery were removed from Lambeth-street office on Thursday, Lea, the officer, got a man to carry the box containing the five bars of gold, valued above 3,0001., a part of the produce of the robbery, from the office to his own residence in Berners-street, Commercial-road, it having been previously arranged that he was to keep it in his custody that night, and lodge it on the following morning at a banking-house in the City. A crowd of persons remained about the office, and some among them, having recognised the box, exclaimed, " There goes the gold-dust;" upon which the greater part of those present followed behind, and many among them continued to keep up the cry. The bearer of the box, while passing along Church-lane, gave it a sudden jerk on his shoulder, upon which the bottom gave way, and in an instant the five bars of gold, its contents, and which weighed within six ounces of seventy pounds, fell to the ground. At this time there could not have been less than two hundred persons present, but Lea having luckily taken the precaution to have the box guarded by two policemen as well as himself, the crowd was kept back, while the treasure was being picked up and replaced in the box and borne away in safety. It has since, in accordance with the direction of Mr. Hard wick, and with the consent of the prosecutors, been placed in a City banking house. HAYMARKET THEATRE. -- The following fashionables attended this theatre during the week :—The Marquis and Marchioness of ilastings, the Hon. Mr. Me thuen, the Countess of Hillsborough, Lord Maryborough, Lord Segrave, the Earl of Uxbridge, the Earl of borough, C. Cullen Smith, Esq., Earl \Valdegrave, the Earl and Countess of Tyrconnell, the Duchess of Cleve land, the Duke of Beaufort, Lord and Lady Gardner, Sir Clifford and Lady Constable, Captain Bigge, Mr. and Mrs. Baltield, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, Mr, and Mrs. John Bainbridge, Lady Oswald, Lady Fitzpatrick, Lord and Lady Kinnoull, and Lady Tankerville. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne have issued issued invitations for a grand entertainment, on Monday evening, to his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Al eNan d er and h i s Royal Highness Pr i nce NN Itenry of the Netherlands, at Lansdowne House. FATAL EFFECTS OF TIIE LATE STORNI. A shop-boy, named Martin, aged 15, in the employ of Mr. Parker, grocer, near the College, Greenwich, during the storm on Wednesday evening, was closing his master's shop, when he was struck, and knocked down by the electric fluid. The lightning totally deprived him of sight, and it also affected his intellect so much that he continued in a state of delirium until last ni g ht, when death terminated his sufferings. The body awaits a Co roner's inquest. More remarkable proof of the fullness of the town at the present time, cannot be givon than what may now be daily observed in Regent-street and in line with the Regent's Park. F r om three till about five o'clock there are in that celebrated street three or four rows of carriages and other vehi c l e s, besides numerous equestri ans, and it Is seldom that they are able to proceed beyond a walking pace ; and during that time the pavements are equally crowded, and chiefly with we ll-dressed and fashionably looking persons. Bond-street, Pall-mall , and Hy de Park, also afford their proofs of a similar ch aracter. LONDON AND PARIS PICKPOCK ETS.—A great number of pickpockets have already been arrested in the crowds at the Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures in the Champs-Elysees. Among them are four notorious cha racters; one of them, only 17 years old, has been several times in the hands of justice. This individual was seen on Monday, by one of the police, emptying the pockets of a lady, and was seized at the moment when the process was complete. Finding denial out of the question, he turned the affair into a jest, and said, while giving up a purse containing 55f., with a gold ring, and some other articles, that he would not have crossed the Channel home again, from England, if he bad know n that a visit to th e ex hibi: tion would be so unfortun ate to him, " for the pinches i (thieves) lived in London like fish n water."—Gatignani ROBBERIES AT PUBLIC-HOUSES AND COr- FEE-HoUSES.—On Tuesd a y , about ten i n the forenoon a picture in a carved gilt frame, subject " A Farmer's Boy going to Market on a Grey Horse," was stolen from the coffee-room of the Lord Nelson publaicn-ehouse in Duke's row,.9ueen public- St. Pancras. From the Kin , * 71 t . o in be Sil a ve b r ;as b s y .f oun d . er by trade, 24 years house, Chapel-street, St. George a 's m - C'ri an ti w At ho had lodged in Last, was stolen of fair complexion, and vi; ghieon,ugold stated and o , tl , l . f9' i e t ,h la. plaid. On Sunday was st t o h l e e n \iLoemt nightt e house of Mr. Biles, tha a brilliant ring, set in Oxford Arms, in figured gold, (ins, b asifmson%s,teerr...road. and 21. S . a ti&clea,r morning 16 sovereigns, contained in a bag marked " C. H. B:," were from the beer-shop of Mr. Fryett, in York.strcet, Westminster. EVENING EDITION. THE CHARTISTS. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) „ BIRMINGHAM, FRIDAY EVENING. Ti ere is a good deal of excitement here, but I believe there is no likelihood of a breach of the peace. The Ma gistrates issued a proclamation against holding meetings in the street, but after it was placarded the Chartists met as usual without any interference on the part of the Magis trates, who, even if so inclined, had not the means at their disposal of interfering with effect. To day the pensioners bet urging to the district have been called upon to meet at the bbrracks, and all who absent themselves must give sa- ' tisfactory reasons for so doing. It is understood they will be furnished with arms. The most noisy and vehement here are the very lowest of the workmen—the respectable me chanics have taken no part in the proceedings of the last few days. The Bull-ring, where they meet every night, is filled with 3,000 or 4,000 persons, many being led there merely by motives of curiosity, while, as is usual at all such popular assemblages, there is a large proportion of boys, pickpockets, &c. impartial justice obliges me to add that the ladies of the Female Political Union, established by Mr. Salt, are the most energetic and violent in their demeanour. A great number of special constables were sworn in yesterday and to-day, and, as I before said, I have no apprehensions that the peace of the town will be dis turbed. Let the Magistrates be prepared to act with firm ness, while they use a conciliatory tone towards the people —let them exercise a sound discretion before they resort to any overt acts, which may goad on the people to violence, and furnish a pretext for mischief, and there is little doubt that the agitation will speedily die a natural death. RIOTS IN MONTGOMERYSHIRE (From the Shrewsbury Chronicle of Yesterday.) The accounts from Llanidloes and Newton are most satisfactory, a number of the rioters have been seized or held to bail, and quietness has been restored. The injury done in the Trewythen Arms Hotel is ascertained to amount to above three hundred pounds, which:the Hundred will have to pay. The 14th regiment, from Ireland, ar rived yesterday, and will remain in portions divided be tween Llanidloes, Newton, and Montgomery. Three persons were committed to prison on Wednesday, and the constables arc engaged in all directions with warrants, amounting to between thirty and forty, issued against de linquents. . _ _ Rewards of one hundred pounds each have been offered for the apprehension of the following six persons, and fifty pounds for information against them, viz. : Thomas Jarman, carpenter, who escaped after having been apprehended. Lewis Humphreys, shoemaker. Jenkin Hughes, Isaac Lewis, Thomas Jerman, and Abel Owen. We have ascertained that seven prisoners from Llanidloes are committed to Montgomery prison, and that from Newtown, George Russell, Richard Evans, and Richard Jones are committed to the same prison. Thanks have been awarded by the inhabitants of New town to Viscount Clive and the Shropshire Yeomanry, for their conduct on the occasion. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(TH-l6 DAY.) (Before Lord Denman and a Special Jury.) tO'NIALLEYIRVIN V. THE MARQUIS OF NORMANEY. The plaintiff in this case is an Irish barrister, and has brought the present action to recover compensation in damages from the defendant, for slanderous words alleged to be spoken. The defendant conducted his case in per son. The Attorney-General appeared for the defendant. The Countess of Charleville, the Marquis of Anglesey, Lords John Russell, Morpetb, and Colonel Yorke, private Secretary to the Marquis of Normanby, were accommo dated with seats on the bench. Mr. Itanst addressed the Jury at considerable length, and complained of the hardship of being obliged to bring his case before a jury, when the compen sation to which he was justly entitled should have been spontaneously given him by the noble defendant, and then called the following witnesses : John May, police-constable C division, No. 113— I re collect on the 3d June being sent by the Inspector of C di vision to the Clarendon Hotel. I saw the Marquis of Nor manby there, who, on my stating that I had been sent by Mr. Irvin, to take him into custody on a charge of felony, said, " Never mind, the man's insane, and has been con victed of perjury in Ireland, where he was confined for it." lam quite sure he said perjury. Nothing else passed on that occasion. cross-examined by the Attorney-General —I first saw Mr. Irvin, at. , he station-house near the White Horse Cellar, Piccadilly, on say.:.:-.3ay morning, the 3d of January, who said I am to go with hin., ns he had a person to take into custody for stealing some pip,:" out of the Castle of Dub lin, and threatened if I refused he w-0.41d report me to the Commissioners of Police; on consulting the Inspector he told me to be cautious how I acted as the Clarendon was out of my beat. I walked along with plaintiff to the Cla rendon, and saw a number of carriages at the door. The Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby were about setting off for Ireland. Mr. Irvin stood on the tbreshhold of the door. Directly the Marquis, with the Marchioness on his arm, came down stairs. The Marchioness was not alarmed ; her Ladyship was handed into the carriage,and the Marquis joined another gentleman who was standing by in conversation. Mr. Irvin then pointed out the Marquis and said, " There he is, take him into custody—now officer, do your duty." The Marquis then got into the carriage, and they drove off. Mr. Irvin then got into a cab and followed the carriage up Bond- street. I cannot positively say whether the word was "forgery" or perjury that the Marquis used in speak ing to me, for I then had a cold and we spoke in an under tone. Re-examined by Mr. Irvin—l wrote on the back of the card the word perjury that, morning, believing it to the word spoken by the Marquis of Normanby. Mr. Ttvyford, magistrate of Bow-street—l recollect about the period alluded to, Mr. Irvin coming to the office and making a complaint of felony against the Marquis of Normanby. Mr. Irvin—Did I not undertake the mater on m}• own responsibility, and that if you granted me a warrant I alone was answerable. Mr. Tw•yford—.You so stated. Lord DENMAN—This matter is wholly beside the case. Lord IlAntErtro:\--The letter from Mr. Johnstone could not be found in the Chief Secretary's Office. Did not believe the letter now in his hand came from the Mar quis Wellesley. Lord DENMAN—The production of those or similar let ters has nothing to do with the case, unless you can con nect them with the Marquis of Normanby. Cross-examined by the ATTORNEY-GENERAL —L or d Wellesley left Ireland in IS3-1. It was during his Admi_ nistration that the indictment was preferred against Mr. Irvin. The Marquis of Anglesey, Lord John Russell, Lord Morpeth, and Colonel Yorke were severally examined re specting the official correspondence which took place re lative to the alleged abstraction of a letter affecting Mr. Irvin, hut the Court contended that such evidence was entirely irrelevant—it was not persisted in by Mr. Irvin. Mr. Fitzstephen French was then called, but did not answer. The AT rOItNEY-GENEEAL then addressed the Jury on the part of the defendant, and submitted that a more silly or ill-supported case against the Noble Marquis was never brought before a Jury. Lord DENMAN submitted the evidence to the Jury, who, without leaving the box, found a verdict fur the defendant. Mr. Irvin, in rather an angry tone, was preceding to address the Court, when he was stopped by Lord Denman. BOW-STREET-(THIS DAY.) ARREST OF SEVERAL MEMBERiI OF THE DEMOCRATIC ASSOCIATION. This office was crowded to excess the entire day in consequence of thirteen persons, members of the above Association, being taken into custody last night in Ship-yard,Temple-bar, upon whom were found a number of pikes, banners, and documents relating to their pro ceedings. As soon as the inspectors of the G division entered the room a man named Cornish attempted to run through him, and,after some ditlieulty,the doors of the house were closed, and the prisoners were secured. After undergoing a lengthened examination before Sic F. Roe, and the other Magistrates, they were ordered ,. to be brought up again on Wednesday next. Old W dington, the cobbler, who was tried with Thistlewood, is one of the prisoners.