The Sun. — London, England, 1839-07-18 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. WEDNESDAY. PO ST. —We understand there were fifteen or sixteen separate tenders made to-day for port . ons of what bas been in slang phrase denominated the Dead Weight An nuity of the Bank of England. We believe the majority j of the tenders were calculated on the principle of the 1 parties receiving rather upwards of four per cent. per annum interest, in addition to replacing the capital at the I expiration of the twenty-eight years. The Bank Direc tors have not deemed it expedient. consistent with their duty, to accept of any of the tenders, and whether the matter may or may not become the subject of further ne gotiation remains to be seen. We shall no doubt have abundance of carping against the course taken by the Di_ rectors of the Bank, because they have not thrown them_ selves without reserve into the arms of the money jobbers, TIMES.—To-day, at 12 o'clock, being fixed for the presentation of tenders at the Bank of England for the purchase of the " dead weight" annuity, the most live'y curiosity with respect to the result has been evinced. What actually occurred is not so open as it should have been to public notice, but something, at least, is ascertained of the disposition of capitalists to come forward on this occasion, and of that of the Bank to meet the demand in a proper manner. It is understood that in all 16 tenders were sent in, but, instead of being opened by the Directors themselves, two eminent brokers, Messrs. Cole and Gribble, were sent for by the Committee of Treasury, consisting of those members of the Bank direction who have passed the chair. When introduced it was re quested of them that they would open the tenders, and also a sealed paper delivered to them by the Directors, containing, as was stated, the lowest price they were disposed to take for the dead-weight annuity. When opened, it was found that all the 16 tenders were below that price, and consequently that none could be accepted. It should naturally follow from this that the parties ten dering, if not the public generally, are to be made aware of the mini mum p r i ce fi xe d by th e Directors , but on this point, if any information exists, it is confined to a very select circle indeed. Messrs. Cole and Gribble, who must have known it, have declined to state what it is, and it is even said that they have given a pledge to the Bank Directors not to divulge it. It will be hardly credible out of the city how such mystification can have been introduced into so very simple and plain a transaction, but such, nevertheless, is the case. INTELLIC.I ENCE EXTRA. GOODWOOD RM . )] I.B39.—Fouuni DAY. Nominations for the Harka yr:ay Cup, of 300 sovs. (the rest in specie), by subs. of 15 sovs. each. The Craven Stakes' Course. Epirus, 5 yrs, 9st. 41b. ; "foothill, 6 yrs, Bst. 111 b. ; Grey Momus, 4 yrs, Bst. 10th. ; Alus, 6 yrs, Bst both. ; Albemarle, 4 yrs, Bst. 61b. ; _Alemdar., 4 yrs, Bst. 41b. ; D'Egville, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b. ; Richard Roe, 4. - yrs, Bst. lib. ; Aggravator (h. b. )9 aged, 7st. 121 b. ; Miss Eli za, 5 yrs, 7st. 1010. ; The Corsair, 3 yrs, 7st. 910 ; The Lc, d Mayor, 3 yrs, 7st. 81b. ; you-may-get-it, 4 yrs, 7 st. 71b. ; .Morella, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b. ; liellona, 4 7st. 71b. ; Georg-e, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b. ; Clarion, 3 yrs, 7st. 71h. ; Ratshu: se, 4 vrs, ist. 610. ; Accelerator, 3 yrs, 7st. 110. ; Bosphorus, 3 yrs, 7st. lib. ; Ilderim, 3 yrs, 7st. 11b.; Glenlivat, 3 yrs, 7st. 1 . 1 b. ; Vale of Belyoir, 3 yrs, 6st. 101 b. ; Confusionee, 3 yrs, 6s c. 61b. ; Medea, 3 yrs, ost. 31b. ; The Currier, 3 yrs, 6st. 21b. ; and Forlorn Hope, 3 yrs, 6st. BRIGHTifi d RACES, 1839.-FIRST DAY. Handicap for the Br ip hton Stakes of 25 sov. each, 15 ft., 5 only it declared oa the 22d inst. ; the winner of the Good wood or Hampshire Stakes to carry 71bs. extra; if both, 141bs. extra. T'aose marked thus'' having been entered without the knowledge of their oWners, will be struck out on the 22d, if not s ancially ordered to remain in. Caravan, 5 yrs, 1 Ist. ; Calmuck, 6 yrs, 9st. ; Toothill, 6 yrs, 9st. ; Grey M ornus, 4 yrs, Bst. 131 b. ; Ruby, 5 yrs, Bst. 71b. ; "Prize-if aver, 5 yrs, Bst. 71b. ; D'Egville, 4 yrs, Bst. 51b. ; Empris a, 5 yrs, Bst. 31b, ; The Skater, 6 yrs, Bst. 31b. ; Beggarmf at, 4 yrs, Bst. ; Obelisk, 6 yrs, Bst. ; Slang, aged, Bst. ; *lnde.stry, 4 yrs, 7st. 131 b. ; Adrian, 5 yrs, 7st. 91b. ; Morella , 4 yrs, 7st. 71h. ; Joannina, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b. ; Ratsbane, 4 yrs, 7st. Gib. ; Tawney Owl, 4 yrs, ist. 61b. ; Conservator, 4 yrs, 7st. 61b. ; Huckster, 5 yrs, 7st. 21b. ; Romania, 4 yrs, 7st. 21b. ; Hooghley, 4 yrs, 7st. ; Merganser, 3 yrs, 6st. 121 b. ; Primus, 4 yrs, 6st. 121 b. ; c. by Nimrod or Gaberlunzie, out of Harr,alice, 3 yrs, 6st. 1 11b. ; Derrynane, 3 yrs, 6st. 111 b. ; *Mlss Etty, 4 yrs, 6st. 71b. ; Conlusionce, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. ; La 13'elezza, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b. ; *Antler, 3 yrs, Est. ; Egotist, 3 yrs, ost. 131 b. ; Secundus, 3 yrs. Set. 101 b. ; Forlorn Hope, 3 yrs, sst. 71b; and Nominee, 3 yrs, sst. 41b. With regard to the terms of the tenders put in, there is the same uncertainty ; but that, of course, is of less con sequence. When the Directors shall think fit, and they cannot long delay it, to make their minimum price known, together with the total amount of the " dead-weight" with which they are disposed to part, it will soon be seen what market there is for the commodity, and also whether they are in earnest in the invitations they have thrown out to Purchasers; for if their terms are not something within the estimated value, so as to leave a bonus, however tri fling, f,r those who venture on the purchase, then the whole affair can be nothing more nor less than a mockery of the public. Th a t th e Di rec t ors , h owever , are s i ncere i n their declaration of an intention to part with this invest ment, is more generally believed to-day than it was at first, and some members of the Board are even said to have Pledged themselves that they are so. Yet, not a year ago, so highly c h er i s h e d was this as one of the choicest assets of the Bank, on ahint being given to one of the Directors that it should be offered for sale when money was abundant, instead of waiting till the sale was forced upon them by a panic, the answer was, that " he should sooner sell his shirt l" BURTON-UPON-TRENT RACES, 1839.— TUESDAY. Acceptances for the Bretby Cup. Gilbert Gurney, 4 yrs, Bst ; Cantata, 5 vrs, Bst ; Normanby, 6 yrs, i3st ; ?industry. 4 yrs, ist. 101 b ; Saul, 4 yrs, ist. 10ib ; Vertumnus, 4 yrs, 7st. 71b ; Angela, 4 yrs, 7st ; Hopeful, 4 yrs, ist ; Harpu rhey, 4 yrs, ist ; The Friar, 4 yrs, 6st. 121 b ; and The Poet, 3 vrs, sst. 91b. Acceptances for the Drakelow Stakes. Norma-111)y, 6 yrs, Bst. 41b ; and Exorable, 6 yrs, Bst. LEWES RACES, 1839. Acceptances for the Lewes Stakes. Obeli,k, 6 yrs, Bst. 21b ; Tawney Owl, 4 yrs, ist ; Primus, 4 y rs, 101 b; Olio, 4 yrs, 6 s t. 101 b. ; F or l orn H ope, 3 yrs, .sst. 91b; and Nominee, 3 yrs, sst. 41b. WARWICK RACES, 1839. Acceptances for the Leamington Stakes. Carav4n, 5 yrs, 9st. 1 llb ; Calmuck, 6 yrs, 9st. 21b ; Toot hill, 6 yes, 9st ; Heron, 6 yrs, 9st ; Cowboy, 5 yrs, Bst. 121 b ; King Cole, 6 yrs, Bst. 1011); Barnacles, 6 yrs, Bst. flub ; Em prise, 5 yrs, Bst. 51b ; Ruby, 5 yrs, Bst. 51b ; 6 yrs, Bst. 41b ; St. Martin, 4 yrs, Bst. 41b ; Chit-Chat, 5 yrs, Bst. 3113 ; Modesty, 6 yrs, Bst. 31b ; The Skater, 6 yrs, Bst. 31b ; Isaac, aged, Bst. 31b ; Adrian, 5 yrs, Bst ; Talleyrand, 4 yrs, Bst; Lug - wardine, 5 vrs, 7st. 131 b ; Piecottee, 4 yrs, 7st. 1011); St. Andrew, 4 yrs, 7st. 91h ; Rachael, 5 yrs, ist. 91b ; Melo drame, 4 yrs, 7st. 711) ; Wee Willie, 4 yrs, ist. 71b ; Corn borough, 5 yrs, 7st ; His Grace, 5 yrs, 6st. 121 b ; Medea, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b ; Query, 4 yrs, 6st. 71b ; Springfield, 3 yrs, 6st. 51b ; and Hazard. 3 y-rs, 6st. 51b. As a means of ascertaining the real value of the " dead weight," some calculations have been made which, if cor rect, will be of some value to bidders in determining them in the course they are to take. This annuity expires the sth of April, 1867, and the dividends are payable the sth of April and the 10th of October, and therefore on the 17th of July, 1839, this is an annuity for 27 years 262 days, with the addition of 103 days of accrued dividend. TO pay 4 per cent. in perpetuity, the present value of an annuity for 27 years 262 days is 16.6597 Add for the 103 days of accrued dividend .2713 And therefor e , i n t eres t b e i ng 4 per cent., the 16.931 presento value of the dead-weight annuity is 16.9310 years' pur chase (161. 18s. 7d.), and the equivalent price in a 3 per cent. stock is 75, and in a 3i- per cent, stock 871 per cent., both clear of the dividend. The rate of interest being 31. 19s. per cent., the present value of the dead-weight annuity is 17.02636 years' pur chase (171. Os. 6d.) The equivalent price in a 3 per cent, stock is 751. 19s. id., and in a 31 per cent. stock 881. 12s, 2d. per cent. At 31. 18s. per cent., it is 17.122,495 years' purchase (171. 2s. 6d). The equivalent price in a three per cent. stuck is 761. 18s. 6d., and in a 31 per cent, stock 881. 14s, lOd. per cent. At 31. 17s. per cent. it is 17,21944 years' purchase (171. 4s. ad.) The equivalent price in a three per cent. stock is 771. 18s. ad., and in a 3: 1 1 per cent. stock it is 904 18s. 2d. per cent. At 31. 16s. per cent. it is 17,317,4 years' purchase (17/. 6i. 4d.) The equivalent price in a three per cent. stock is 781. 18s. 11d., and iu a 34 per cent. stock it is 92/. 2s. Id. percent. At 3/. 153. per cent, it is 17,4160 years' purchase (171. 83. 4d.). The equivalent in a per 3 cent. stock is 80/. , and in a 3i per cent. stock it is 93/. 6s. Bd. per cent. At 31. 14s. per cent. it is 17.5159 years' purchase 171 103. 4d.). The equivalent price in a three per cent. 94/. kis 81/. Is. 7d., and in a 3i p er cen t. s t oc k i t i s Ils. lid. per cent. d / it 31. 13s. per cent. it is 17.61591 years ' purc h ase (17/. i2s. 4d.) The equivalent price in a 3 per cent. stock is 82 /. 3s. 10d., and in a 3i per cent. stock it is 95/. 17s. 10d. per cent. At 3l 12s. per cent. it is 17.71716 years' purchase (171. 14 s• 4d.) The equivalent price in a 3 per cent. stock is 8 34 6s. Bd., and in a 3} per cent, stock it is 94/. 4s. 3d. per cent. The accrued dididend is to be stated and computed after the following manner:— The last dividend of 10s. was paid on the sth of April, and the next dividend of 10s. will be due on the 10th of October. Now, from the sth of April to the 10th of October is 188 days, and from the sth of April to the 17th of July is 103 days, and therefore the accrued dividend on the 17th of July is the 103-188 of 10s. But as this sum is not to be received till the 10th of October, there must be de ducted the discount of 85 days from the 17th of July to the 10th of October, and so it stands thus:— The 103-188 of los is Deduct 85 days' discount at 4 per cent .0026 .2713 This is the value of the accrued dividend when interest is 4 per cent., and the only variation at the other rate of interest is, that the discount must be cast out at the same rate of interest at which the annuity is computed. After business hours this afternoon it transpired that one of the tenders put in at the Bank was 17i years' pur chase for an annuity of 10,0001. by one of the assurance offices ; that numerous other offers were at 16 ; } years' pur. chase, and some as low as 16i. The value set u p on it by the liank is still left in uncertainty. Some remarkable fluctuations took place to-day in the s ettlement of the account in the English Stock • Market. At first the pending negotiations with the Bank produced a flatness, but afterwards the news of the death of the Sultan, and the orders transmitted in consequence to the Turkish army for the suspension cf hostilities, by which the pre servation of peace in the East of Europe was considered to be secured, .led to some improvements. Subsequently, a further stimulus to prices was given by the scarcity of stock for delivery, owing to the very heavy speculations for a f5ll , which was experienced so strongly, that about two o'clock Consols for Money advanced above the prices for time. At the close of business they were 92i to for for tMoney, a n d 921 buyers for Account, ex. div., being a con tinuation of only 1-16th. The transactions of the day Were on a more than usually extensive scale. THE YOUNG GIIIAFFE.—The s'cin of t hi s ani mal has been stuffed and placed in one of tie divisions of the giraffe house, which had heretofore been occupied by the spider monkeys. It is an old saying, " that there is many a slip betwixt the cup and the lip." An instance occurred, last week, at a village not twenty miles from Beverley. A fine fat blooming damsel, nearly 45, despairing of ever changing her name, she being a cook in a gentleman's family, with many nice bits from her master's table, wished to make an impression on the heart of a young man of the age of 23 ; and with a little ogling, and many sly looks pe culiar to the fair sex, got the young man enticed as far as the Church door to be married. On arriving there, and on a second consideration, he changed his mind, and nothing whatever would persuade him to the contrary ; so alas, poor old girl, she was obliged to turn round and re trace her steps, nearly heart broken, perhaps to be an old maid all the days of her life.—Bull Observer. FRENCrI EX-DYNASTIES —A letter from Go ritz' in the Au gs b urg G azette states, that the Duke de 3 i ots has recently purchased the domain of Froschdor, in the Archduchy of Austria, and which previously be longed to the Countess of Lipona. The Duke has also purchased from the Countess Camerat, niece of the Em peror, the dom a i n of Canala di Romena, ' which forms a district of the ci rc l e of Goritz. The chateau is situated four leagues from Goritz, on ;he left bank o f th e I sanxo , a n d commands a view of the most picturesque part of the valley. The inhabitants of Goritz expect that it will be preferred by the Royal Family to that of Kirchberg. For several years past the chateau of Canala di Romena had been inhabited by members of the Napoleon family. In closet of the Salon is the sword whi c h N apo leonwore as Consul, and his grey great coat, both o b jects having been brought from St. Helena. Captain Baldwin Wake w alker, of the Royal Navy, who has recently been promoted by the Grand Sul tan to the rank of Rear- Admiral in the Turkish service, is a Manxman, and brother to Mrs. John Duggan, o f this town. This excellent and highly meritorious young officer has rapidly risen in the service of his country, and was late in command of her Majesty's ship the Vanguard, 80 guns, on the Malta station, and by application to the British Go vernment, was permitted to j o in the Turkish navy as In structor. Gener a l of British tactics. lie sails on board the Mabmodie, the Capitan Pacha's own ship, and directs th m ovements of the Turkish fleet. A few y e a r s s in ce , for his valuable services to the French Government at the re duction of the Morea Castle, he was appointed a Knight of the Legion of Honour, and has been uniformly greatly be . by, d by all his brother officers, especially at the Darda nelles —.lsle of Man Paper. As the Carlisle mail was proceeding to Edin burgh, about four miles on the other side of Fushiebridge, at Middleton Muir, the whole of the four horses leapt over a wall protecting that part of the road from a precipice. Fortunately the wall prevented the coach from going over, or the consequences must have been awful, as there were a number of p aceengers. T he horses were suspen d e d b y t h e harness ; ' , r,d as it wT as .ite impassible to pull them up, the harness was cut, and they were allowed to drop ten or twelve feet. The driver pushed on to Fushiebridge for fresh horses. The mail was about two hours behind its usual time,_ Scotsman. &.._ NEWMARKET JULY MEETING, 18 , 10. —TUESDAY. The July Stakes of 50 soy. each, 30 ft., for two-yr : olds ; colts st. 711. ; and fillies, 8•t. blb. New T.Y. C. Mr. Wilson's br. c. by Voltaire, out of Yorkshire Lass Lord Exeter's brother to Candia, and f. by Sultan, out of Marchesa ; Mr. 'Thornhill's sister to Montezuma and b. c. by Emilius, out of Kate Kearney ; Duke of Rutland's ch. f. by Taurus, out of Virago ; Duke of Grafton's b. c. by Sultan, out of Legend, and bl. f. by Plenipotentiary, out of Pawn Junior; Lord Lynedoch's b. f. by Dr. Syntax, out of Alanclane ; Mr. R. ‘Veguelin's ch. c. Czarowitch, bl. f. Cleo patra, and b. f. :Ima ; Mr. Dixon's c. by Bran, out of Jessy ; Colonel Peel's The Hunchback and b. c. by Plenipotentiary, out of Puppy's d am ; General Yates's b. c. Yew; Lord Ta vistock's c. by Taurus, out of Mona ; Lord Albemarle's c. by Dr. Syntax, d am by Cloton, and f. by Dr. Syntax, out of Miss Tree ; Lore' Lichfield's c. by Ishmael, out of Lioness ; Mr. Greville's b . c. by Glaucus, out of Emmelina ; Mr. Prince's sister to , Merle : General Grosvenor's Miss Anny ; Mr. Rayner's ch. c. by Bustard, out of Sontag ; Lord George Bentinck's ch. c. Gobernotiche, b. c. The Cornet, and b. f. Glass- Slipper. THURSDAY. The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft., &c. Mr. Watts' b. 1. by Voltaire, out of Fanehon ; Mr. Wil son's br. c. by Voltaire, out of Yorkshire Lass ; Lord Exe ter's brother to C andia, and f. by Sultan, out of Marchesa ; Mr. Worrell's f. Notion ; Mr. Thornhill's Sister to Monte zuma; Duke of Uutland's f. by Taurus, out of Virago ; D u k e of Grafton's c. by Divan, out of Hatfield's d., and br. f. by Millatto, out of Dx4blin ; Lord Lynedoch's b. f. by Dr. Syn tax, out of Mandane; Mr. R. Wegnelin's Czarowitch, Cleopa tra, and Ima; Colonel Peel's The Hunchback; General Yates's Yew ; Lord Tavistock's c. by Taurus ; 'llona, Lord Albemarle's c. by Buzzard or Dr. Syntax, out of Firefly, and f. by Ibraham,, out of Dandezette ; Lord Lichfield's c. Is mael, out of Lioness ; Mr. Greville's c. by Glaucus, out of Emmiliana ; Mr. Carter's b. f. by Dr. Syntax, out of Mss Camariue ; d,r. Rayner's b. f. by Buzza r d, ou t o f M argaret ; Lord G. Bentinck's c. Gobemoache, Lord G. Bentinck's c. The Carnet, and Lord G. Bentinck's f. Glass-Slipper. SPORTIINC = INTELLIGENCE. I COURT CIRCULAR. -..- GUILDFOI ZD RACES.—TCESDAY. Her Majesty rode cut on horseback yesterday afternoon, Her Majesty's Plate of 1.00 guineas. Two-mile heats. attenthd by th ,- ... lion. Miss Murray, Baroness Lehzen, Mr. Bowes's ch. c. Jagger, 4 - yrs, 9st. Ilb. Lord G. Bentinck's Grey M 0 mus, 4 yrs, 9st. llb 1 2 dr Mr. Smith's b. m. PauElla, al ;ed, 10st. 21b. Viscount Melbourne and Lord Hill had audiences yes- Grey Momus won the ,irst. I .eat very cleverly by half a length, but broke down while vvin nit]; 3- the second heat, and left Jagger terday of the Queen. to walk over for the thi r d. The Princess Theresa of H o h en l o h e v i s i te d her Majes;:y , d th( Duchff. if )uchess of Kent yesterday at Buckingham Pa lace. Her Serene Highness accompanied the Royai Duchess for a drive in a carriage and four. The Royal Dinner Party at the Palace last evening included the Earl of Albemarle, Earl of Surrey, Viscount Melbourne, Lord Byron, Mr. Macaulay, and Mr. Rich. A State Portrait of the Queen, just published by Mr. Cousins, R A., was submitted to her Mjesty and the Duchess of Kent, yesterday, by Mr. Moor. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager, accompanied by the Princess of Hohenlohe Bartenaein, took an airing yester day afternoon i n a p on y ph w r on . The Princesses of flohenlohe, attended by Miss Eden, and Captain Curzon, R. N., inspected the brewery of Messrs. Batclay and Perkins yesterday. The Commander of tSe Forces, Mr. Scholefield, M. P., • and Mr. N. Naughan, had interviews with Viscount Mel bourne yesterday, in Downing-street. Sir John Seale, Mr. Scholefield, M. P., and Mr. G. Lewis, had interviews with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Home. office. The Commander of the Forces had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby yesterday at the Colonial-office. A deputation, including Messrs. Huntingdon and Young, had an interview with the Noble Marquis yesterday. THE LADY MAYORESS'S PARTY. On Tuesday evening the Lady Mayoress gave a very elegant entertainment in the Egyptian Hall, which was decorated with flags and the usual trophies, and brilliantly illuminated. The servants were ail dressed in their state liveries. The company upon their arrival passed through Wilks's Parlour, across the Saloon into the State Drawing room, where they were recived by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress. After having partaken of tea and coffee, they were highly gratified with a lecture from Master Gustave Adolphe Bassle, a boy not mote than twelve or thirteen years of age, possessed of inconceivable powers of me mory, of which he gave proofs which astonished eve y body. Papers were distributed amongst the numerous company, containing 24,000 questions, from which they were requested by the boy and his father to interrogate him as rapidly as they could. To all the questions put to him, he answered correctly to the figure or letter, and without hesitation. Amongst those who most closely examined him were the Lord Mayor, Dr. Birkbeck, Dr. Conquest, Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Stacy &c. He showed the order in which in the game of chess the knight must move to pass over, in 64 moves, the 64 squares of the chess board, commencing, for example, at No. 11, and made no slip in describing the exact position of each figure. Hr. felt no hesitation in mentioning the hebdomadal name of the first of January, from Christ to the year 1582, the epoch of the Gregorian reformation of the Calendar, and from 1582 to the year 2,400. He gave an account of the comparison between certain velocities. He detailed the specific gravities of elastic fluids, of liquids and solids, as extracted from the " Annuaire Du Bureau des Longitudes, a Paris." After having for upwards of an hour kept up the astonishment of the company, he handed round a paper, upon which they wrote down 45 different figures, and immediately afterwards he repeated the whole tmckwards and forwards with astonishing rapidity. Amongst the answers which caused some merriment were the following :—" On 872,564 marriages, in a certain country, we count 2,361 husbands who have fled to escape from their wives." The father of tliis very extraordinary youth stated at the conclusion of the lecture, or rather examination, that it was his intention to publish a description and full explanation of the system, which he declared would, if properly attended to, speedily remedy the defects of the memory. Subscriptions are now in progress of being raised for the publication at half-a-guinea a copy. It was stated by a lady who was present that the constituencies of certiin parts of the empire would do well to supply their representatives with this " antidote to oblivion," as a cure for the forgetfulness with which they arc troubled after the moment of election, but it was apprehended by most of those who heard the observation, that the system would fail in supplying that moral memory which treasures up the re collection of past obligations. The doors of the Egyptian Hall were thrown open when the boy terminated his wonderful performances, the Quadrille Band struck up, and the company were introduced to this very brilliant spectacle, and in a few minutes, by the aid of Mr. Goldham, the Master of the Ceremonies, who appeared in his full dress and sword, they were united in couples, and discussing the poetry of motion, to the great delight of all the young, and the calm approbation of those whose limbs were invested with the slippered panta lo,,n, and who sat round the room calling to mind the days when they could go and do likewise. At eleven o'clock the doors of the Sapper Room were thrown open, and the company were introduced to an abundant table of ices, fruits, and confectionary of all kinds. The Venetian Par lour and Saloon, the State Drawing Room, the Morning Rooms, and the Galleries were lighted up, as well as the Egyptian Hall, and the whole entertainment was got up in the most delightful manner imaginable. On Friday next the Lady Mayoress will entertain a dis, tinguished party on the River Thames. The State Barge will be moored on that day, at ten o'clock in the morning, at Putney, where the party will take water at eleven, and from thence proceed up the river to dine at Pope's Villa. HUNGERFORD REGATTA. THE ` OARS' WA GE R. —The regatta at Hungerford Market was con eluded yesterday by an oars' wager of the most spirited description, which elicited, from time to time, the shouts of the largest :assemblage we ever remember to have seen at a rowing match. Before proceeding to details it may be necessary to ac count for so unusual an affair as two days' sport at one stairs. Since the establishment of the pier at Hungerford Market dis sensions have from time to time occurred amongst the men, the result or which has been that each party having collected a to lerable sum, it was determined to make both a sculls and oars' wager 1( n• distinct prizes. The public have been gainers by this disc mion, and the money has been more openly decided, and move sport obtained at the same price, than possibly could have resulted from the old arrangement where one day sufficed for all. The contest of yesterday was with twelve pair of oars, in three heats. The following were the competitors : First heat—William Diamond and Edward Emery, pink ; W. Parry and Thomas Moody, yellow ; Andrew Churchman and Thomas Cook, white. Second Heat—J. M'Fell and G. Bancroft, red; James Dodd and F. Braithewaite, green ; A. Tough and J. Braithwaite, light blue. . _ _ — The dlistarice in the first and second heats was from Hunger ford round a boat off Chandler's, the Ship, 'Milbank, down round o'ae •f the piers of Waterloo Bridge, up again to Chand ler's, and finish at Hungerford. Yellow and white won the first heat, and green and light blue the second ; and these men, after the• usual refreshment, were placed at seven o'clock for the grand hest. The signal to go off was given too soon ; green and yellow had slim wd their buoy rope, and a false start was the consequence. They came back, and went away .pretty closely, yellow having, however, rather the best of the start, which was downwards, the tide ha , ring fallen, and the distance being altered to the Temple up to Westminster Bridge, twice round, and finishing at Hun gerford stairs. After a few strokes green got the first place, closely pressed on all sides, but, in rounding the boat at the Temple, -white run on their quarter, and, swinging them round, took the :first place, which they never lost, and yellow and green ha d two or three fouls, for second place. White ca tie in first, sortie distance a-head ; green, second ; yellow third. The balconies of the two taverns, the Dolphin and Swan, were densely vrrowded. ST. ()LAVE'S REGATTA.—There was a spirited contest on Monday' amongst the watermen of Battle-bridge stairs for a new boat and other prizes, given by the ladies and gentlemen of the parish of St. Olave's (Horsleydown). It was in three heats, with six pair of sculls, the distance being to start from Chamberlain's Wharf, row to G eorge ' s Stairs, Horsleydown, and thence back to Battle-bridge_ Stairs to finish each heat. At eight; o'clock at night W. Connoway (green), C. Pearce (purple),, W. H. Law (yellow), and Robert Robinson (pink), went off for the grand heat. The sculling was excellent on all hands, and the lead was not taken until they neared the first rounding boat, when Law and Connoway were close together. Connoway first got the lead, and although the nose of his adversary's boat was several times close on his quarter he maintained his advantage and won by a few yards. Law was second, Pearce third. The attendance was considerable. DEPTFOR.D APPRENTICES' ROWING MATCH.—On Tuesday afternoon a sharp contest took place amongst the apprentices to watermeA at Deptford for a coat and badge. There were six competi'Lors in five heats, and after considerable sport Henry Honey (red) was declared the winner. TUE BANK-USURY LAWS. Why the Bank of England has taken the lead in that partial relaxation of the Usury Laws which was introduced into the charter of 1834, is a question which no one was prepared to answer during the debate in the House Of Lords of Tuesday evening, and, as Lord Ashburton him self declared that he was unable to do so, there may be some presumption on our part in attempting to supply the deficiency. To do so in a complete and effectual manner, would imply a closer intimacy with the Bank parlour than would be consistent with our character for independence ; and all that can be attempted, therefore, is a reference to facts which will furnish tolerably strong internal evidence of the origin of that measure. The first is the great secrecy maintained during the introduction of this clause into the charter, which was so entire that even commer cial men of high standing were not aware, for many months afterwards, of its existence. They were led to the knowledge of it solely by circumstances which showed that the clause was acted upon—that higher interest than 5 per cent, was charged in many instances, and admitted to be legal. That so important a change in the laws of the country should be brought about through such a me dium, by a sort of sidewind, instead of the introduction of a distinct Act of Parliament for the purpose, was most irre gular ; but, without dwelling on that quality of the pro. ceeding, its origin is thereby fixed exclusively on the Bank of England. As little doubt, then, can exist of the motives of that Corporation, when it is further considered that they had just made a bargain with the Government by which their profits were materially reduced; that money was the raw material in which they dealt, and that to en hance its value was the only direct and certain way to make up to their proprietors the amount of the sacrifies to which they had been comp e lled to submit. We purposely leave out of view in these remarks the abstract question of the policy of repealing the usury laws. The partial repeal of them, accomplished by this clause in the Bank charter, and the subsequent extension of it to bills having twelve months to run, cannot fail, as all par tial me asures do, to cause infinite embarrassment to the Legislature, and t h e d e b ate in the House of Lords of pcperplexity is a Tuesdayeveningt clearly showed that the nature length beginning to be e understood. more manly and Statesmanlike would it be to grapple with the question at once in a direct form. This anomalous course anoma ()us course is tantamount to no legislation at all, and this will be exposed by the first pro • secution which may take place for a breach of them.— Times. Madame Nourrit, wh o was enciente when her husband destroyed himself a t N ap l es, has recently given birth to her sixth child. THE LUMBER TROOP. The annual summer festival of the Ancient and Honour able Lumber Troop took place yesterday afternoon at the Highbury Barn Tavern, Islington. The dinner and wines were, as is usual at the festivals of this Society, of the most recherche description, and the company, which was very numerous, including several of the leading commercial and political characters of the City of Londoi., appeared to enjoy " the feast of reason and the flow of soul," which was prepared for them. At half-past six, Col. Carpenter, ac companied by the officers of the troop and the guests of the evening entered the room, the artillery firing a grand salute from the grounds, and the band playing See the conquering hero comes." Behind the Chair was a very beautiful transparency of the Queen, surrounded by a wreath of roses and laurel, and surmounted by a splendid silk banner, on which the Royal Arms were emblazoned. The banners of the Society, with the Arms of the Troop, Union Jacks, and a variety of other flags, were hung around the walls of the room. The entertainment and conviviality of the evening was much enhanced by several ezcellent songs and glees by Messrs. Chant, Hawker, Gladhill, and Woolley. After the cloth had been removed, and " Non nobta Domine" sung, The CHAIRMAN gave, with some appropriate introduc tory remarks, " The People, the basis of the throne—the Queen, the representative of the people." The toast was drank with loud cheers, and three times three. Air " God save the Queen." Then followed—" The Duke of Sussex, and the Duchess of Kent." " The Ancient and Honour able Lumber Troop, and success to its Benevolent Fund." " Mr. Leader, M. P., and the other guests of the evening." Mr. Leader returned thanks. " A speedy ac cession to power of honest men, who will concede the full rights of the productive classes, and adopt measures to better their condition;" " Sir John Key, the City of Lon don, prosperity to its trade, and a speedy reform to its Corporation ;" " The health of the Colonel ;" " The Ladies ;" " The Visitors," and several other toasts were afterwards drank and responded to in appropriate terms. In the course of the evening the Troop was opened with the usual formalities, and Mr. Leader and several other gentlemen were admitted as comrades of the ancient and honourable confraternity. In conformity with the newlyradopted French mode at public dinners in the metropolis, the company adjourned at an early hour from the salon a manger to the ball-room, where their presence was anxiously awaited by a large as semblage of elegantly dressed females, including the wives, sisters, and daughters of many of the Troopers, and their friends. There was an excellent band in attendance, and with its assistance, and the bright eyes and glowing cheeks, of the ladies, the night sped merrily on amid gallopades quadrilles, waltzes, &c. ; and the company did not separate till an early hour of the morning." THE KIRRIEMITIR RIOTS.—On Friday, be fore the High Court of Justiciary, Edinburgh, Alexander Findlay, Thomas Watt, John Rattray, James Henderson, James Barrie, weavers, and Ann Kermack, were charged with two cases of mobbing and rioting on the 7th and 9ch of May last. On the indictment being read over to the prisoners at the bar, Findlay, Watt, and Barrie pleaded guilty to the first charge; Rattray and Kermack to the second ; and HenderFon to both. Lord Medwin, after hearing counsel on the part of the prisoners, pronounced sentence. He proposed that Findlay and Barrie, who had been in prison for seven weeks, should undergo a fur ther punishment of being imprisoned for four calendar months in the gaol of Dundee. Watt, not having under gone any imprisonment, having fled, he proposed that in his case the punishment should be imprisonment for six months. With regard to Rattray, he had been confined for three weeks, and as to Kermack she had not been im prisoned at all. He proposed that they should be confined for eight calendar months ; and with regard to Henderson, who had pleaded guilty, he had already been two months in gaol, and he therefore proposed that he be further con fined for ten calendar months. The other Judges con curred in the sentence. In the garden of our tovinsman Mr. Oney, situated in Hoods Loaning, the half of a potato of the Prince Regent variety was put into the groun d i n the planting season, and upon being lifted last week, the large number of fifty-four potatoes " good and true," were at tached to the root, thus, supposing the other half of the original seed had produced the same quantity, making an increase of one hundred and eight.—Dumfries Courier. EMIGRATION OF GERMANS.—AbOUt 200 persons from Germany came this morning (Friday) by the railway from Newcastle, by a special train, and were con veyed to Canal Basin, intending to go to Liverpool to em bark for America as settlers. A similar number will arrive in the course of the week; and we understand that above 1,000 settlers from Germany are expected to pass through Carlisle. Carlisle Patriot. In consequence of an enfeebled state of health, Mr. Baillie, our excellent Sheriff- Substitute, has been obliged to resign his siturtion, w hi c h h e has held for the last 25 years.—Dumfries Courier. INVERNESS.—The great and annual market, at which the staple products of the northern counties, namely, sheep and wool, are disposed of, commenced here on Thursday. The fact that the total number of sheep, both in the south and north, is less this year than it was last, with other causes, has enhanced the value of sheep. With respect to wool, prices are low, and but little was sold during the fair. DUTCH AND GERMAN PAPERS. THE HAGUE JULY 12. —The first Chamber of the States General is convoked for Thursday, to receive politi cal communications from the Government. The official list of the navy shows tlrYtt the number of men of war (including those now building) is 64, carrying in all 2,377 guns. Of these there are 2of 84-guns,. 6of 74, 1 of 64, 2 of 60, 19 of 54 to 32, 28 from 28 to .18 - ; and 16 from 14 to 7 guns. Among the latter arc 5 armed steam boats. The Second Chamber of the E.tates of Baden, in a sr•eret sitting of the 6th of this month, after a very strong debate, gave its assent, by a majority of 30 to 25, to the commercial treaty concluded between Holland and the German League. In the same sitting, the Chamber agreed to the renewal of the commercial treaty with Prussia for twelve years The Prince of Canino (Lucien Bonaparte) has ar rived at Frankfort, on his way to Holland. The Cen tral Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine has already began to prepare for the meeting of the Plenipotentiaries of the States on the banks of the Rhine, whieh is to be held at Mentz this year. THE HAGUE, JULY 15.—The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Orange entered the kingdom of Lobeth where they were received by the Governor of Gelder land ; on the 13th in the evening, they arrived at Arnhem, where every preparation had bet n made to receive them. Yesterday ( Sunday) the town was to be handsomely illuminated, and to-day, at noon, they are expected at Utrecht. • AMSTERDAM, JULY 15.--We hear that the village of Martelange has been declared neutral in consequence of an amicable arrangement between the Netherlands and Belgian Ministers of Foreign Affairs, till the Commis sioners appointed for the purpose shall have decided to which of the two States it belongs. We learn that by a resolution of his Majesty, of the 11th of this month, a new organization of the army is decided on. It is to be composed of three divisions of infantry, one brigade of heavy cavalry, and one brigade of light cavalry. - VIENNA, JULY 7.—An Austrian courier was dispatched yesterday evening to St. Petersburg-h. The frequent ex change of couriers, and the activity which prevails in the offices of the several Legations, leaves no room to doubt that the Powers are engaged in consideration of what should be done by them in common, in case the Sultan should sink under the disease which has unexpectedly taken so unfavourable a turn. The Phthisis Tuberculosa (ulceration of the lungs), under which he suffers, does not indeed in general make such rapid progress in persons who are advanced° in life, that the death of the Sultan may be prognosticated within a few weeks; but yet it is possible that it may happen sooner than might be expected in the ordinary course. Last week a consignment of Seltzer Water was sent from Vienna to Constantinople for the Sultan. The treatment of the august patient seems to be wholly confided to his German physicians. The heir to the Turkish throne is seventeen years of age ; but the state of his health is such, that the most well founded doubts of his assuming the reins of Government may be entertained. Though this certainly affords a gloomy prospect, we must not forget that as the maintenance of peace in the East has hitherto been the principle constantly followed by the Powers, there can still be less reason to deviate from it in the great crisis which might be producad by the death of Alahmoud. —Allgemeine Zeitung, July 12. LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA By the arrival of the Garrick at Liverpool, we have re ceived New York papers to the 25th ult.—being four days later than the last arrivals. Subjoined arc extracts:— (From the Montreal Herald, Jun‘ 17.) The barns and outhouses belonging to Colonel M`Cal lum, of the volunteers, who resides on this side of the line, opposite Rousse's Puint, were burned with their contents on Thursday evening, by some incendiaries from the Ame rican territory. (Correspondence of the Courier and Enquirer.) CANANDAIGUA, JUNE 28 —The case of William L. M'Kenzie, for the alleged violation of the neutrality of the United States, in the matter of setting on foot at Buffalo a military expedition against the English possessions in Canada, better known as the Navy Island expedition —was called on yesterday. Mr. M. defended himself. The trial lasted through the whole of yesterday and part of to-day, having been committed to the jury under a charge from Judge Thomson, of great ability, at about three, P: M. About half-past five the jury came into Court with a verdict of—Guilty. Mackenzie has been sentenced to 18 months to Monroe county gaol, and 10 dollars fine. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET. (From the New York Enquirer of the 25th.) MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 24.—The transactions in Stocks" to-day were to a fair extent, and generally effected at prices showing a small improvement on Satur day's quotations. Sales were made of United States Bank at 118, opening ; Delaware and Hudson Canal Company at 7i, seller 30 days ; Ohici Life and Trust Company 104, seller 10 days ; Harlem Railroad Com pany, 501, seller 30 days ; Stonington Railroad Company at 284, and Canton Company at 39k. A moderate business in Exchange has been transacted for the packet ship leaving for Liverpool to-morrow morn ing, and generally at a decline on the rates obtained for the last vessel ; we now quote bills at 9 91 and 91- per cent. premium, remarking that an equal proportion of the sales were made at the first quoted price. On France, sf. 15c. was obtained. About 70,000 dollars in specie goes forward by the Havre packet. In our general markets there has been no new feature presented to-day, flour continuing heavy at our previous quotations, andcotton having been almost wholly neglected. Holders, however, show no disposition to submit to any farther decline. Advices from Philadelphi a report the money market as continuing tight, the best paper being negotiated at as high a rate as 12 to 15 per cent., and Girard post notes having 60 days to run being taken at 10 per cent. A want of money, more, than any absence of confidence, is assigned as the cause of the pressure. L AT E AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. (From the New Orleans Advertiser.) Captain Kenney, of the schooner Emblem, arrived yes terday from Nlatamoras, states that on the 4th inst. (two days previous to his departure), 500 Comanche Indians attacked the Mexicans resident on the north side of the river Rio Grande, killed about 30 of them, and plundered and destroyed everything they could lay their hands on. A passenger on board the Emblem also informs us that General Lamas had taken possession of the city of Du rango, the capital of the State of that name, and also the town of Satillo, and was marching on Zacatecas, about 200 miles distant from that place. (From th e B u lletin.) On the 27th iirlay, it appeals a severe battle was fought at Monterey, between the Federalists, under General Le mos, and the Government troops, under Cavaliro. Ac cording to rumour, spread by parties interested in the suc cess of the latter, the Federalists are stated to have been repulsed, but of the loss on either side no mention is made. We have great pleasure in translating the following ex tract of a letter from an officer of high standing in the Cen tralist army, dated Matamoras, June 1 : " The Tampico affair will soon be closed, notwithstand ing the steamboat. General Bustamente came near us, and an interview took place at San Fernando. It is said that both Generals marched on Sunday last, Bustamente for Tampico, and Cavaliro for Monterey. Mr. -- ar rived from the latter place in four days, and states that on his leaving &Atilt°, General Lemos made an attack, and, according to report, bad been repulsed, and his brother and son taken prisoners. We have no official account, and cannot vouch for anything. Adieu." BIRMINGHAM. (eitom ourt OWN CORRESPONDENT.) BIRMINGHA M , WEDNESDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK, P.M. The borough continues to wear the same appearance as it exhibited immediately after the melancholy devastation of Monday. No man can reckon With certainty how long his life and property may be secure. One general feeling pervades all classes, even the movement party itself, of as tonishment at the authorities having allowed the work of destruction to proceed for an bout without the slightest at tempt to stop it. The circumstance has excited the indig nation of the lovers of order and peace, while it acts as an inducement for the rioters to proceed in their frightful career. It appears that petitions numerously signed will be forthwith forwarded to Lord John Russell, or the Govern ment, demanding, In some instances, the immediate dismis sal of all the Mag istrates, and rigid inquiry into so flagrant a dreliction of public duty ; no doubt their conduct, subsequent to the period alluded to, deserves praise, for day and night they have been unremitting in their exertions to secure life and property, both of which, if we are to believe continued and somewhat apparently well authenticated reports, are in a most perilous state. Yesterday evening the attention of the authorities and military was completely directed towards Walsall and Wolverhampton, when, for the first time, the artillery were brought. The latter came at six o'clock, set off in double quick time, followed by the 4th dragoons, rifle corps, and metropolitan police, up High street and New -street, in the direction of the Holloway-road. At Holloway-hill, the rioters, despite all this military parade, were determined on holding a meeting. They had assembled for the pur pose, when a squadron of dragoons and a strong body of rifles made their appearance, and darted into the centre of the assembled throng, capt urin g eighteen of the ring. leaders, amongst whom was William Wilks, a notorious character, and leader of the Chartists. A great number of the latter were brought up to the public office justice-room, bound to keep the peace, or fined in mitigated penalties. Last night presented large groups of people, evidently determined on no good inten tion. But the marches and countermarches of the troops quite anticipated whatever might have been their objects; while the police charged down the lanes and alleys where people were seen. In the absence of the military, the special constables, 4,000 strong, paraded the streets, meetin g with very little obstruction in the discharge of their duty ; a few idle boys alone having foolishly thrown a few stones in the course of the day. The Mayor and Magistrates have issued the following notice : " The Riot Act has been read. All persons are requ i re d not to assemble in the streets , as the Ma g i s t ra t es h ave given orders to the troops to act against every ono so offending. They are also strictly en j o i ned not to be out of their houses after eight o'clock at night, as the Magistrates cannot hold themselves responsible for any accidents that may occur to parties neglecting this notice. " By crder of the Mayor and M ag i strates, W. H. G EM, ARTHUR RYLAND, WILLIAM BARLOW, Clerk." The authorities arc at this moment (five o'clock) making every preparation for the contingencies of the night. Se veral strangers have been observed to come into the town during last night and this morning, but their movements are well watched. The wounded in the hospital are dOing as well as can be expected. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T. HOUSE OF COMMONS, JULY 17. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'Clock. Sir THOMAS CGCIIRANE, the new Member for Ipswich, was, amid the cheers of the Conservatives, introduced by Mr. Fitzroy Kelly and Sir Thomas Free mantle, and took the oaths and his scat. Mr. GEORGE W. WOOD brought up the Report of the Committee on the Belfast water works. Mr. DUN BAR presented a petition from a place in the county of Antrim against any further grant to the Maynooth College, and against the Government scheme of education. Colonel VERNER presented petitions from Pres byterian congregations in Armagh, praying that Pres byterian soldiers might be allowed to attend their own places of worship. - Mr. BUCK presented a petition from the coach masters of Devon, praying for a reduction of duty on post horses. - Mr. MACAULAY presented a petition from Edin burgh (as we understood), signed by 5,000 persons, complaining that, contrary to the constitution of the Church of Scotland, clerrimen were intrud e d on pa rishes against the will of ' the people, and praying the Legislature to afford some relief on the subject. Mr. WALL ACE presented petitions from the Ma gistrates of Montrose, the Town Council of Forfar, and the fishermen of Achmuty, in favour of a uniform penny postage. _ . The HON. MEMBER also presented a petition from Perth, praying that the patent of King's printer in Scot land might not be renewed, but that the Bible might be printed and sold at as cheap a rate as possible. Mr. FIELDEN presented a number of petitions re l: tiny to the New Poor-law Bill, but in consequence of the very low tone of voice in which the Hon. Mem ber spoke, we could not hear from whence they came. We understood the Hon. Gentleman to state, that some of the petitions were for the total repeal of the New Poor-law Act, and that others prayed that the powers of the Poor-law Commissioners might not be renewed. The Hon. Member presented a petition from Kersal moor, the purport of which we could not by any pos sibility understand. Mr. DIVETT presented petitions from stage-coach proprietors, complaining of heavy taxation. Mr. MACKINNON presented petitions from the Highlanders resident in London, praying that a Pro fessor of Gaelic might be appointed in the Scotch Universities. Sir H. PARNELL presented a petition from Dun dee in favour of a penny postage. Mr. CLAY presented a petition from the parish of St. George in the East against the Collection of Rates Bill. Mr. P. THOMSON presented a petition from Manchester praying that the duties on Foreign and Colonial timber might be equalized. Also a petition from the licensed victuallers of the same town in favour of the Bill for inland bonding. Mr. LABOUCHERE presented a petition from Taunton in favour of the penny postage. Lord ASHLEY presented petitions against the Government plans of education, and in favour of the penny postage. Lord LO WTHER presented petitions in favour of the penny postage, and stated (we believe) that he was friendly to that measure.—(" Hear, hear," from the Ministerial benches.) Mr. GROTE presented a petition from Rotherhithe in favour of the penny postage. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Mr. Haydon, the historical painter, stating that he could disprove certain representations in a petition of the Royal Academy recently presented. A question arose as to how far the House would consent to the printing of this petition. A petition had been presented from the Royal Academy, making alle gations, which the petitioners could prove were not consistent with fact. That petition had been printed, and the Hon. Member for Oxford, had given notice of a motion for the 23d July, founded on that petition. On that day he (Mr. Hume) should call the atten tion of the House to the present petition. He, therefore, would put it to the House whether this petition ought not to be printed and circulated with the Votes before that day, in order that Hon. Members raglit be aware of the facts of the case, and he should move that it be printed accordingly. Mr. POULETT THOMSON asked if the peti tion of the Royal Academy had been printed by order of the House or of the Committee ? Mr. HUME said it had been printed by order of the House, on the motion of the Hon. Member for Oxford. Mr. POULETT THOINISON thought, under these circumstances, the present petition ought to be printed also. Sir THOMAS FREEMA NTLE objected to the printing of this petition before it went before the Com mittee. Mr. POULETT THOMSON said the rule was that no petition should be printed before being referred to the Committee, unless it related to some motion before the House ; that was the case in the former in stance, and he hoped that the precedent would be fol lowed in the present case. Sir THOMAS FREEMA.NTLE said that the cases were different where a petition was founded on a m-o -tion,or where a mot i on was ma d e the ground-work of a petition._ Lord HO WICK thought that for the future, before the House ordered petitions to be printed the Hon. Member presenting them should not only state that he intended to found a motion on the petition, but that it was a matter of such pressing necessity that it was ne cessary it should be printed before being referred to the Committee, because under the present system the Or ders of the House were constantly evaded. Mr. WARBURTON thought if the Noble Lori was aware of the circumstances of the case he would not object to the printing of this petition. Lord HO WICK did not object to this petition being printed. GOULBURN thought this was a question en tirely between the House of Commons and the Royal Academy, and could not understand what right individual had to interfere. Mr. HU NIE was sure if Hon. Members understood the state of matters they would not make any objec- tions. He thought if it was intended to resist the pe tition, it should have been done at an earlier period. He had no doubt that, when the subject came properly before the House, they would enforce the order. Lord J. RUSSELL thought the petitien ought to be printed. After a few observations from Lord G. SOMERSET and Mr. GOULBURN, the petition was ordered to be printed. BIRMINGHAM RIOTS. Mr. MAC KI N NO N, on giving notice of his intention to bring the subject of the late occurrences at Birming ham under the consideration of the House, begged to ask the Noble Lord, the S;!eretary of State for the Home Department, whether it was the intention of the Go vernment to institute any investigation as to the con duct pursued by the Mayor and Magistrates of Bir mingham with respect to the disturbances that had taken place in that town, and the apathy that had been displayed by them ?—( Hear, hear.) Lord J. RUSSELL said that he had not the least objection to answer the question that had been put to him by the Hon. Member, but he was afraid, if he gave a direct answer to that question he should not conve y an accurate idea to the House o f what had taken place. Before, therefore, he answered the precise question, he would state some of the occurrences that had taken place in Birmingham. It would be recollected that, some days ago, in that House, he had stated that a representation had been made to him by the Mayor of Birmingham, and two Magistrates of the town, who had come to London for the purpose, that there bad been for some days past meetings of a tumultuous and disorderly character, which had alarmed the peaceable inhabitants of the town. That in consequence, a great number of special consta bles had been sworn in, but as they were not enabled to take efficient measures for the suppression of those meetings, and as the Corporation had not yet organised a sufficient police force in accord ance with the grant of the Corporation that had been made to them, but which they were in hopes of doing in a short time, they trusted that he (Lord John Russell) would allow a sufficient body of police to be sent to Birmingham, to be there sworn in, in order to assist in preserving the peace, and putting an end to those meetings which had created such an alarm in the country. He (Lord John Russell) acceded to that request, conceiving it to be his duty to do all in his power to preserve the peace of the town. That step was taken notice of in that House, and it appeared to him that some degree of censure had been thrown upon the Government, in con sequence of his acceding to the request of the Mayor. The Mayor and the Magistrates of Birming ham, upon the arrival of the police in Birmingham, without perhaps taking the usual and sufficient caution, directed the police to arrest certain persons. That was not effected until several of the police had been most severely wounded, and an application had been made to the military force to assist them. The Mayor and Magistrates thought it necessary, upon investigation to commit several persons to Warwick Gaol—one was let out upon bail, others were detained in prison, and further arrests took place upon different charges. These measures, which had been adopted by the Mayor and Magistrates, had had a good effect, and he had received a letter from the Mayer stating that he thought the town was then in a state of tranquillity, and that he did not think it necessary to transmit any fur ther accounts to the Home-office. This did not satisfy him, and lie sent a letter to the authorities of the town, requiring that information should be transmitted to the Home-office daily with respect to the state of the town. He wished the House to recollect that comments were made on the Magistrates of Birmingham, for having with great violence and an excess of zeal interfered with the peaceable meetings of the inhabitants of Birming ham. He stated this, because it was impossible that such comments should b© made without tending a great deal to shake the disposition which the Magistrate had to place themselves in a position in w t 'lich they mi t th t be made the subject of such remarks. Th.e Mregistra te s appeared to be satisfied with the state of the 'town. had appeared since they were satisfied wit bout =A cient reason that there was no intention of disturbing the peace, and on the night of Monday the oc currenees. took place which had been pretty correctly c leserileed in the newspapers--occurrences which begs n at a tumultuous meeting, and proceeded to the desi `e:cetion of a great deal of property, to acts of great v isvoienee r and outrage, an d t o se tti ng fi re to h ouses , two of which appeared t o h ave b een b urnt an d d es t ro yed. he c r h were likewise se vera l o th er ac t s o f d es t ruc tion o.! the property of shopkeepers residing in that part of the town near the Bull-ring, where the riot oc curred. On e o f th e procee di ngs o f th o m ob was to attack the public office and break the wheal; The superintendent of police took no measures to Ca Pe tore any of the rioters, having received orders as :lee steted not to capture any persons or leave the public office without the sanction of the Magistrates. Thei 3e proceedings continued fora considerable time.. It zra s stated in a memorial which had been transmitted to else Home-office to-day that they commenced at half- 1 7sse eight, and that till a quarter before ten the police an 3 the military did not appear to put an end to these riotous proceedin,# At half-past nine it wad stated that one of the Magistrates had ap plied to the military for assistance. When the police and military appeared the resistance made to them was quite inconsiderable, indeed the mob fled ; after a certain time the peace of the town was restored ; there was no further rioting of importance in the course of the night. Accounts of last night stated that although there was a disposition shown to riot in various places, yet owing to the attendance of the police and military, no serious disturbance had taken place. Now, the Hon. Member asked whether it was the intention of the Government to make any inquiry as to the circumstances which had occurred. The Hon. Gentleman had said, doubtless with no design to mis represent the facts, that for several hours the town was left at the mercy of the mob. In the memorial which he (Lord J. Russell) had received, the period was stated to have been from half-past eight to a quarter to ten o'clock. There was a statement, also, that information had been given to the Magistracy, that such riotous proceedings were expected. He certainly thought that this fact alone— besides the statement of the alleged information to the Magistracy —this fact alone, that from half-past eight to a quarter before ten, no measures appeared to have been taken to stop this riot, demanded investi gation—(Hear)—and he should think it proper to insti tute an inquiry, in order to ascertain the facts connected with the transaction, and especially to obtain proof, if proof could be obtained, of the alleged information to the Magistrates that such a riot was probable. He would not, however, close this statement without taking some notice of assertions which had been made respect ing this lamentable occurrence. It had been stated that the affair was entirely owing to the nomination of the Magistrates being of persons holding political opinions of a very violent nature, being Political Unionists or Chartists. Now, his belief was, that no part of the occurrence was attributable to the no mination of the Magistracy. The fact was, that as the House well knew, in the nomination of Magistrates in corporate towns, the recommendations of the Town Councils, as he had stated, during the debates on the Municipal Corporation Bill, had then due weight with the advisers of the Crown.—(Laughter and ironical cries of " Hear, hear" from the Opposition, with cheers from the Ministerial benches.) He would not argue that point now—(Hear, hear)--but he thought it a very proper concession—if concession it might called—to the inhabitants of such corporate towns. With re spect to Birmingham, a list of twenty-one persons was sent to him by the Town Council, and after the Town Council were elected, as being fit persons to be placed in the Commission of the Pea Ce. He had at the same time received a representation from the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Warwick, which be must say was a most unusual circumstance, because he had not generally received any assistance from the Lord Lieutenant of that county.—(Hear, hear.) Yet on tbet particular occasion he had made a communication to him (Lord John Russell) in forming him that he thought it desirable that the County Magistrates, and the County Magistrates alone, should be named in the Commission of the Peace.— (Laughter, and cries of " Hear, hear," from the Minis terial benches.) He (Lord J. Russell) took these two representations into consideration, the representation of the Town Council on the one hand, and the representa tion of the Lord Lieutenant on the other. He made what inquiries he could from persons here, acquainted with that place, and the end was, that he did not agree with either of those representations. He put in the greater part—the majority, he believed—of the County Magistrates, and he left out some few, chiefly those whom he heard no longer resided in the town, and had no connection with Birmingham, an3l one or two others, who had ceased to take nn active part in the affairs of the Magistracy. He pu in eleven of the County Magistrates of various politics, some being Whigs and some Tories, without attending to their politics ; a certain number of per sons recommended by the Town Council, and also two or three others who were represented as being, persona of great respectability. The end was that instead of twenty-ono he had appointed twenty-four persons leavin g out three or four of those recommended by the Town 'Council. Therefore, he had not altogether taken the opinion of the Town Council with respect to the Magistrates to be recom mended, and lie had taken every pains to inform him self that they were persons of respectability. They were all respectable persons, although there was one gentleman with respect to whom he had entertained great doubt ; and on first looking over the list presented by the Town Council, he doubled whether, after the violent part that gentleman had taken, he ought to hold a Commission of the Peace. That person was Mr. Muntz. He (Lord John) made various inquiries with respect to that gentleman, and he was told that, although Mr. Muntz had certainly taken a very violent part in politics, he was a man of very considerable talent ; that he was likely to prove of great use to the town ; that none of his views would at all prevent him giving every support to the maintenance of peace and good order ; and that he had declared his total and en tire separation from persons who wished by means of force to make any change in the law.—(Hear.) Ile therefore thought it more likely to conduce to the peace, order, and well-being of the town, that this appointment should take place, than that that gen tleman's name should be omitted from the Commis sion of the Peace. He would take that opportunity of moving that there be laid on the table of the House a list of all the Magistrates of Birmingham, Manchester, and Bolton, and if any Hon. Gentleman was disposed to call in question these appointments, or to object to the names of any persons in these lists, he should be prep&red to state the grounds of those appointments. With respect to the late occurrences at Birmingham, he would repeat that, in his opinion, these nominations had nothing whatever to do with the actual occurrence of the riots.—(Hear, hear.) He could not conceive that out of twenty-four. Magistrates, many of them belong ing to the Tory party, several of them Whigs of great moderation in their opinions, and one or two men of extreme opinions, would refuse or neglect to act on the recent occasion on account of the political opinions which they might hold.—(Hear, hear.) He believed it would be found on inquiry that the Magistrates had grounds for thinking that the town was restored to tranquillity, which they thought might have been interrupted by the adoption of measures of too great severity. He would take that opportunity of stating one circumstance, not having indeed immediate reference to the state of Bir mingham, but he would mention it as showing the general disposition of the operative classes with re gard to this question. He believed that in Birming ham the great body of the operatives bad no sympathy whatever, with the authors of these outrages.—(Hear, hear.) The document to which he referred, had refer ence to the populous district of the Staffordshire Pot teries, and he had great satisfaction in reading a portion of it to the House. The House would recollect that some alarm had been felt with reference to occurrences in that district, and is consequence, he had received an address from the operatives employed there, in which they stated that it having been represented that they approved of the riotous proceedings which had taken place in that district they deemed it prudent to repel the calumny by disavowing all participation in the outrages, and stat ing their determination to use their utmost endeavours to preserve the peace, and trusting that all persons would follow the example.—(Cheers.) He believed that this was the general feeling of the operative classes throughout the co un t r y.—(Ch eers .) H e did n ot think that any good effect could be produced by een deavourin to exaggerate wh a t had taken place during thesea t riots, as it was calculated o produce the most dis as t rous e ff ec t s , by producing a stag nation of trade, and causing persons to be thrown out of employment in consequenc e. — (Loud cheers.) He trusted that while an inquiry would take place respecting the circumstances at Birmingham, so as not, how ever, to interfere with the other inquiry which was about to take place at the Assizes at Warwick, no statements would be made tending to the disparage ment of the Magistrates:la the execution of their duty, or tending to produce unnecessary alarm, thereby dis turbing the peace of the-country.—(Cheers.) Mr. GOULBURN said the course proposed to be taken by the Noble Lord prevented him from saying one word respecting the proceedings at Birmingham, whatever his opinions might be. He was very glad, however, to hear that th e N oble Lord was of opinion that the disturbers of the peace did not comprise a large portion of the working classes. That had always been his own opinion. The few who were led astray were merely the dupes of a few designing men, and he regretted deeply that earlier steps had not been taken to nip the insurrection in the bud, because every hour that it wail allowed to go on, only induced incautious though innocent persons to join the crowd or mob, or whatever name it might deserve. He wished, however, that the Noble Lord had adopted the same course with respect to the Lord Lieutenant of the county as he wished to be taken respecting the Magistrates. What the circumstanot were, he (Mr. G.) did not know, but he thought it would have been better that the Noble Lord had for borne to make any charge against that Noble Lord, until some of his friends had been instructed as to the circumstances of the case. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that he had made no. charge against the Lord Lieutenant of the county of War wick. He had merely stated, that he found generally that the Lords Lieutenant of Counties, go , whatever side of politics they belonged counnunicateg with the Secretary of State respecting any peculiar circum stances which took place in their Counties.--(Hear, hear.) That was the uniform practice, and he thought that it'svould have been better that the Noble Lord had communicated with the Home-office in the course 'I of yesterday rather than have reserved himself to make a party attack upon the Government in his place in Parliament.—(Loud and continued cheering.) All he had said was, that the conduct of the Noble Lord was not in conformity with the usual practice. Mr. GOULBURN said, that was the difference between the two sides of the House. His side forbore to make any statements until ipquirie s were made. —(Cheers, and " Oh, oh.") He had had the honour of knowing the Earl of Warwick for many years, and he • i h ul always known him to be a gentleman in every sense o f the word. He knew o nothing of th e c i rcumstances, h.cver ; a n d h e t h oug h t the Noble L or d oug h t to have u.• 'layed hi s s t atement unt il some of the friends of the Noble.. Lord had been instructed with regard to them. Mr. SC HO LETIELD hoped that the House would L bear with him for a few minutes in the peculiar circamstances in which he was plaoed.—(Hear, hear.) He had every confidence that when the conduct of the Magistrates was inquired into, the house would be a satisfied that no neg l ect cou ld b e charged to th em . The • question would resolve itself into a mere m utter of time. , His information was, that a very active officer of the . town, named Redford, took a coach the .moment the I riot began, and went to his son's house, who was the Mayor of the t own , an d b rought him down a d istance of a mile and a half, which certainly would not occupy more than three-quarters of an hour, and they were upon the spot, accompanied by a very active Magistrate before half past nine. If the outbreak took plea e : at half-past eight, an d D r. B ooth was down at hall - past nine, there could have been no great neglect or omission on the part of the Magistrates. As to the police not being allowed to come out, it should be borne in mind that the Magistrates were censured for the conduct of the policy on a former occasion, and they did not wish them to act without the Magistrates being at their bead. These occurrences had come quite unexpectedly upon the Magistrates. He believed that the statements made as to the injury done to the town were most exaggerated. He was satisfied that the Magistrates would be able to give such an explanation as would convince the House that they had not ne glected their duty.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. MACKINNON wished to ask whether the inquiry should extend to the conduct of the Magistrates ? Lord JOHN RUSSELL was understood to reply in the affirmative. Mr. W. ATT WOOD did not understand from the statement of the Noble Lord, that the powers in the hands of the Magistrates were not considered amply sufficient, for it was not considered that there was any necessity for appointing any particular party who should control the peace of the town, or be entitled to interfere to prevent such outrages any person who should act independently of the Magistrates. If prompt and vigorous measures had been taken at the first, none of these scenes would have disgraced the town. The supineness on the part of the Magistrates led the mob to believe that they sympathized with them. Now what was the scene that took place at Birmingham in the Police-office ? Why, a discussion took place between the Magistrates and the persons who were at the meeting at which these disturbances had taken p'ace. Was it therefore to be wondered at that the mob, finding their first outrage not put a stop to, should attribute it to a disposition on the part of the Magistrates to sympathise with their political feel ings ?—(Hear, hear.) He regretted to hear that no further measures had been taken by the Government to secure the peace of the town, but that it was left to the Magistrates, whose supineness had been already evinced. Mr. HUME thought that what had been stated by the Hon. Member showed that he was in the confi dence of the mob.—(Laughter.) He should like to ask the Hon. Member from whom the letter carne to which he had referred—(Cheers from the Ministerial side of the House)—because he thought it important, when Hon. Members stated that they were in the re ceipt of letters, showing that those who wrote therm were in the confidence of the rioters, that they should know who were the parties inculpating the Magistrates. If he understood the Hon. Member rightly, he had stated that those who had written to him blamed the Magistrates, and they ought therefore to know who it was.—(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member had asked the Government why something bad not been done with respect to the supineness of the Magistracy in looking to the peace, of the town. With respect to that, he did not apprehend that any course could be taken to displace the Magistracy, till proper inquiries bad been instituted. He thought that the charge made by the Hon. Member was not one that ought to be brought forward in that House. He should like to ask the Lord Lieutenant of the county, who had most important duiies to perform, whether he was at his post—(Hear, hear)--whether he was in the town after he heard of these disturbances taking place.—( Hear, hear, and ironical cheers from the Opposition benches.) What were those cheers for ? What was the duty of a Lord Lieutenant, if not to maintain the public peace of his district ?—(Cheers.) When the riots bad taken place in Wales, the Lord Lieutenant (Lord Clive) had been actively engaged. Why was not Earl Warwick ? If the state in which the town of Birmingham had been left was disgraceful to the Magistrates, it was ten times more disgraceful to the Noble Earl.—(Ministerial cheers.) Before complaihts had been made so uncere moniously of the Magistrates, it should have been seen whether no other parties had been to blame. Whether the Magistrates had been supine or not would hereafter be known. But of this he (Mr. Hume) was sure, that the Lord Lieutenant had neglected his duty, for he was in London during the whole of these transactions.— ( Hear, hear.) The first step which the Noble Lord, the Secretary for the Home Department, should have taken would be to direct Earl Warwick to go to his post. It was the duty of the Lord Lieutenant to ascer tam if the civil force required assistance. He (Mr. H.) trusted tilat justice would be done to accuser and to the accused. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said as these riots had taken place in Birmingham, where there were regular Magistrates, it was not necessary, in his opinion, tor Earl Warwick to have been on the spot. There was a force, civil and military, in the town, which must be under the controul of the Magistrates. who must be resident in the town, or within seven miles of it, without which they would not be eligible. There were no less than 24 Magistrates in the town, eleven of them county Magistrates, men of most respectable character, and of all shades in political opinion. Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET said he trusted the Noble Lord would have explained tha fact that Earl Warwick, not being a Magistrate of Birmingham —(Hear, hear, from Lord J. Russell) would have no power whatever in the town. He was sorry to hear the Hon. Member for Birmingham use terms eaten 1-ted to convey an impression that the rr.ob had friends —that they had been impartial in their selection. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD explained. He of course could not deny that the proceedings were of the most atrocious character.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. PRYME was not aware of any statute giving corporate Magistrates exclusive jurisdiction in a town. Lord J. RUSSELL said, however that wag, he was glad the discretion of the corporate Magistrates had not in this case been interfered with—(Hear, hear.) — and he must add that nothing had occurred derogatory to the character of Earl Warwick. The motion was then agreed to. STAMPS. On the motion of Mr. GILLON, a return was or dered of the number of stamps issued for the last trvelve months, up to the 24th of June. JOINT STOCK BANKS. On the motion of the same HON. MEMBER, a return was ordered of the number of Joint Stock Banks at present in existence. FACTORIES. Mr. BAINES inquired of the Under Secretary of State, whether it was his intention to go into Commit tee on the Factory Bill this evening, and, if not, when be proposed doing so. Mr. FOX MAULE said it was not his intention to go into Committee on the Factory Bill this evening. The amendments he proposed to make to the Bill, in consequence of the last division, would not be ready till to-morrow. They would, therefore, be distributed with the Votes on Friday, and he proposed to proceed with the Bill on Saturday next. Mr. GOULBURN said it was very inconvenient that Members should attend night after night. Mr. BAINES said he had never neglected an op portunity of bringing this measure under the considera tion of the House, but he would take the first oppor tunity on a supply day to bring the question under the consideration of the House. SOLDIERS' PENSION BILL. On the motion of Sir HENRY PARNELL, the House resolved itself into Committee on the Soldiers' Pension Bill. Captain PECHELL said this was called the Sol diers' Pension Bill, but sailors bad a great deal to do with it. It appeared to him to be a Bill to take away the pensions of soldiers and sailors. Sir H. PARNELL said it was a Bill to regulate the assignment of pensions. Captain BOLDERO said that the Bill ought to be called an Army and Navy Pension Bill, and not a Scl diers' Pcn•ion the title was calculated to deceive officers of the Navy—he contended that it was calcu lated to take away soldiers' pensions. He objected to the clause which allowed the guardians of the poor to make deductions from the pensions of soldiers 1 4 ; V 11 l ‘.;. IN G THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1&39 EVEN IN: ERITIOI