The Sun. — London, England, 1839-12-14 00:00:00

eS!4:NINC TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,— An injurious and mischievous paragraph having appeared in the Morning Herald of yesterday, stating that the Proprietor of i'divart's Hotel had stopped pay ment, and, although immediately contradicted by the Herald in their Third Edition, still net sufficiently satisfactory for the intended injury, I therefore request You will give publicity to this -:t6tenient ; and that the false and scandalous libel is most unfounded, for the proof of which I refer you to my bankers, Messrs. Cockburn and. Co., of Whitehall, who can fully satisfy You as to the falsehood of this base and unjust fabrica tion. I remain, Sir, yours, &c., J. E. MIVART. My Solicitors, Messrs. Allen and Gylby, are fully in structed in this matter. Lower Brook-street, Dec. 14, 1839. THE MONMOUTH TRIALS. Copy OF A LETTER SENT TO SIR NICHOLAS C. TINDAL, LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMON PLEAS. I My Loup,—Having read the report of the charg e lately delivered by you at Monmouth, I beg leav e , with all the respect due to your high judicial Station, to enter my solemn protest as a Christian, o the name of Christ and his Church, against the application of any texts or principh s of the Scrip tures, under the present anomalous character of the governing power, with a view to give the unquali "zed sanction of Christianity to existing institutions. Z. my Lord, Christians are commanded to be subject to the powers that be" remember that the very same authority, St. Paul, has expressly com manded that all females without exception, who profess Christianity should be under obedience and I 'Subjection. His words are express, " Let the Women learn in silence with all subjection, for I Sutnr not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over tto man," 1. Tim. ii. c. 12, &c. ; also, in Cor. x; r. 34, " They are commanded to be under obedieOce, as also saith the Law." The Greek word u7;' - ray); in these passages is of the sam e force and derivation as uTr5-rao-G-20 - 9w used in the Epistle to the Romans, in the text so gene rally quoted to enforce subjection on the people. Now, my Lord, the Christian religion is not one-sided, but demands fair play, and if it is to be brought to bear against the governed, let it be equglly applied to the Governer. My Lord, Christ never meant that His religion should be made a stalking-horse to uphold existing Governments in the oppression of the poor, of which class and order it pleased Christ himself to come. Prophetic Revelation has expressly intimated that there is to he a time when the Kings of the earth are to array themselves as antagonists to Christ : these shall make war with the Lamb, and th e Lamb shall overcome them. I am, my Lord, With all doe respect, yours, &c., WILLIAM S. VILLIERS SANKEY. Dec. 13. NEWPOO.T, ISLE OF' WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) REFOiM DINNER. The Dinner at the Green Dragon Inn, on Thursday, to celebrate the first open e lection of Members of Par- Lam ent for this borough, was well attended, more than "e hundred gentlemen being present. H. W. MUNN, Esq., was called to the Chair, and, ! I I an able speech, proposed the " Health of her Ma- Jesty, Queen Victoria," which was reOeived with thun ders of applause. The loyal Tories of Canterbury and Ashton may !Link this very strange and anti-English (that is, if they are not yet become ashamed of their conduct to their s. e!vereign), but it is an absolute fact that the Isle of Wight men venerate her very name. .The healths of the rest of the Royal family follo wed, With that of Prince Albert, whom the worthy Chair lan • _ said he was led to suppose was an hone st man, if I . "Irn no other reason than the Tories being so enviously and violently opposed to him. W. Clarke, Esq., proposed the " Health of Lord Melb ourne and of her Majesty's Ministers," Mr. rori 7 —" Lord Durham, and union amongst Re rmers." C. Day, Esq., proposed the " Health of .Messrs. Hawkins and Blake, the Members for the a 4 orou g b," which was drunk with great applause. Mr. Havvenes addressed the meeting, in a speech of one hour and a half duration, ably explaining his past Conduct as a public man, and giving his opinion on the svera? measures likely to come under the cons i d eration o e Parli anent in the next Session, to which his atten tion had been drawn by Mr. Day. Mr. B L AKE followed, - giving us a splendid specimen 1 / 1 hi s abilities As an orator, sticking to the subject in a W orkmanlike manner, for above an hour, during the Whole of which he was listened to with breathless at tention. Mr. DAY then rose, and expressed his satisfaction with th e explanations of both gentlemen, and proposed IP ' VW@ of thanks to them for their past services, and a I lied gt: o f unabated con dense in their future, which ulled forth the applause o! every elector present, and sust have been highly greifying to the Honourable tlembers. t , To as t s were proposed by se veral other gentlemen : :I at o f Lord Normanby," by Mr. Kirkpatrick ; Captain Pelham, and the independent electors of the I le of Wight," by Mr. Wilkins; Mr. John Cooke gave Alderman Bilton, and the independent electors of Ports outh ;" Mr. C. Day, the" Health of the Chairman." he utmost harmony prevailed, good humour rood was, as it Ight to be, the attendant on a good dinner , g wine, at !d good company, congregated for a good object. I .essrs. H aw kins and Blake, as usual, reached New p ort l 5 3' the Ryde route, and will, of course, leave it that ‘i 'far near 100 electors residing at Cowes is net con d an object to draw them in that direction, though half a score of their Cowes friends, not troubling them selves to poll at the next election, might let a Tory take "ther o f their places. Mr. Wykham Martin does the diffe, - ently ; he loses no o pportunity of becoming ett er " ( pointed with the electors residing at Cowes, "well as those in Newport ; to how many of the mud . 'irks is Mr. Blake even known by sight ? Is there one If them to whom Mr. W. Martin is not known ? There s' perhaps, no occasion to hold a public meeting there, Het there are veoy particular reasons why the Members ':110uld not avoid passing through it on their road to 4ewport, when they could do so without putting them 'aA'ves ou t o f their road, more especially if the y wish to o on the road to &. Stephens. A. Cc. 'WES, DEC. 13.—Arrived the Danish brig Maria, ; 4 . J. Miller, from St. Üb es, with salt, for Copenhagen, 14 a h e , AVY gale of wind, at 6 A.M. on the 12th instant, 'earri e d a way foreyard, foresail, foretopsail, ac., and re .eeived other damage HUNITIN G A PPOINyfMEN TS. t Iver- stagbounds will _meet on Monday. a' LT lemon he a`n tl „er Majesty ; Wedriesi..laY, at Swinley ; Friday, at Farnham -comet s lt eleven. n 'Tajor-General IVynclham's hounds Monday, at Hold ; Wed "flay, at Br° dfi Id-brAge ; Friday, at Wanborough—at half- Past ten. " ,Nt, Polling-pound ; Wednesd a y , at Findon h oun d s Monday, r oynings-common Saturday, at Washington-common. Sir R. Sutton's i., a xi 'lay at Carlton-le-Aloreland n• _ hounds ~..011 t 1 t uesday,-at Kettlethorn • wedn,,,day, at .Wellincrore ; Thurs , day -, at Wragby • ' ! Gift Aworth—at eleven.' Sta Friday, at • afield -hall ; 'Saturday, at ton s hounds Monday, at I Alt '. De Wi n , t h e second Brody-ardine-road •, Wednesday, at N milest l one, ewp o rt ; Friday, at Lan- I, villo---0 half-past ten. y, at E , xelby-village R e d a lo hounds Monde. the Salut:tion Inn, Leernin ; W.e.dnesday, at g-lane; ; Friday, at 1. arfortn.vi - age—at hai.e-past ten. iNlonmou-thshire hounds Monday, at Crowfield ; Frid a y , at bi nges t on e., - vood—at half - past ten. Cheshire horrid-` Monday, at the Three Gw i hounds; Tues day, a t Bunbu,-y-heath ; Wednesday, at Friday, at R 'kesley-village ; Thursday, at Wrecbury-kennel ; 4 inill—at half-past ten, avensmore-w ind -atyt;eniVednesday, Worthenbur ,1 Mr, Hill's hartiers Mon .day, at Brampton Brace ! Mr. Leche's hounds Monday, at 1 at Carden ; Saturday, at Sarn-bridge—at half-past y t , er ai Craven hounds Monday, at Langber ; Wednesda 1 ' 4l ` ell ; Friday, at Scaleber--at eleven. .Cottesmere hounds Alonday, at the Kennel ; Tuesday, at Bar leyt,',orpe ; Thursday, at Holy well—at a quarter to eleven. lEk "1 Fitzwilliam's hounds Monday, at Elton New-close ; Wednt sday, at Weybridge-wood ; Friday, at Norwood—at ten. Lo r d Yarborough's hounds Monday, at Kingerby-wood ; Wed rie ,, c Cay, at Fox-dales ; Friday, at Riby Cross-roads—at ele ven. at Kelsey-hill ; Thursda y , Hold en - 1 T ss foxhounds Tuesday, a t Ressi ng b T; Saturday, at Bainton New Inn—at eleven. Mr. D ra k t's hounds Monday, at Boars t a ll-village ; Tuesday, at Stratton A wile} , ; Thursday, at Edgcott-village ; Saturday, at Lower Shim iy . o —at half-past ten. at eambridgesi. "te hounds Monday, at Whitehall ; Friday, at Brampton -wood. r Mure's how 'ds Tuesday, at Shimpling-mill. . F"relscombe Karr ie.r Wednesday, at Cornwood ; Friday, at Langford-down—at all. ---at half-past eiht. a Norta t foxhounds Monday , t Fulrnodeston-hall ; I?rfila e y, . _roome's-hill-road—at ten. refordshire hounds Tuesday', at y i , ay, at Newt A r. Vill e b o i s ' s staghounds londay, - ' hounds Monday, at the Thorns, Haldon Kenton S u b s cription at Coll:irk-heath ; Wednesday, a t Litebaa3-common — a t Past t en . half at I - lope-turnpike ; F rida y , H D,, the Kennel ; Thurs . on George—at eleven. --....mal SUICIDE AT VAUXHALL BRIDGE.---YerdaY rnorninm, between five and six o'clock , a respectably dressed man, apparently about 45 years o f age, threw . himself f rom V au xhall-bridge (Surrey end), arid was In stantly carried away by the tide. SUDD E N DEATHS.—On Friday Mr. Walley I TId no fewer thm three several inquests in the Chelsea district alone on the bodies of persons who bad died suddenly. Two of the deceased were females, each 70 years of age ; the third a gentleman, aged 75. Verdict in each case, " Natural death." tiEf ORA OF 'i fIE C ;i; TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR—The conflicting opinions which have been given as to the causes of the serious and protracted derange ment in the monetary affairs of the kingdom, are as various as the diff!rent interests by which they are dic tated or influenced. Some blame the Bank of England, others the JGint-stock Banks ; but all agree that a severe pressure exists. It appears to me that the more immediate causes of the present pressure may be ascribed, in the first place, to the effects of overtrading in the United States, and next, to the large importation of corn during the past year. In this country there is no want of capital, but there is want of confidence ; whereas in the United States it is precisely the reverse ; and although the natural ca pabilities of America are immense, these States must, and do, depend very much on the capitalists of this country for rendering these means available. Hence, although (much to the honour of the merchants in the United States) they made great sacrifices to maintain their credit with Great Britain, the derangement caused by speculation and overtrading in the States bore heavily on this country, as it not only embarrassed several of our eminent houses, but excited universal distrust, not withstanding the aid which it was understood had been afforded by the Bank of England. To this succeeded the unfortunate harvest of 1838, which drained tha coffers of the: Bank of England of not less than 7,000,0001. of gold, to be sent abroad in payment of !Oreign corn. To increase the evil, the crop of 1889 is by no means promising ; and, I much fear, will not yield in the ratio that many are sanguine enough to expect. • In addition to this, and independently cf our general political position, may be mentioned the recent distress ing news from America, and the stoppage cf our smug gling trade with China. All these must tend to aggravate our present distress, and although we have thus far passed through the or deal, we have not got out of the fire ; the energies of the country are paralyzed, and it is certain that if the present crop proves wanting to any extent, the pressure will not only remain unabated, but must necessarily be increased. In an evil hour, a certain modification of the Usury laws took place with regard to the interest on bills not having more than three months to run ; and a still fur ther latitude has recently been given, in consequence of which the Bank of England has raised the rate of interest to 6 per cent. The effect has been to increase the rest of the Bank, and to give a monopoly to capitalists ; but it has tended to cramp the sinews of honest industry, and to put it out of the power of those who deserved credit to avail themselves of it. But, supposing the Bank had raised the rate of in terest to 20 per cent., how could such a measure pos sibly turn the tide of exchange ? It certainly would lower the circulation, but would it benefit the revenue, because, under any circumstance, this must be kept in view ? admit, indeed, that if the manufacturers were compelled to stop their work, and either to sell at a dis advantage, or to hold until the glut in the market had subsided, they might possibly find a vent for their :nanu factures ; but in the mean while, although the profit of the Bank of England might be enhanced, the labourer must starve, and in many instances, their masters must be ruined. Under such circumstances it is obvious that it must require a conside:able lapse of time, even admitting the most favourable anticipations, to bring matters round, and the question is simply, what is to be done in the meanwhile ? The question is indeed simple, but the answer is rather difficult. The system of centralization, and the interference of Government in matters which may be safely entrusted to individuals, or classes of individuals, is ever to be deprecated, excepting in so far as providing sufficient guards against abuses which may tend to injure the public ; but as the right of coinage pertains to the Crown, and as any grant which may be given must be strictly considered as a matter of grace, such conces sions of prerogative ought certainly to be preceded by guards and enactments, to prevent any infringement a privilege, or detriment to the community, and, in stead of alleging that the laws of the kingdom relat ing to the paper circulation are by any means perfect, it probably might be better to render them more stringent than they really are. I, therefore, respectfully submit for the consideration of yourself, and of your readers, the following scheme, as being calculated, in times of &fficulty, to yield a cer tain degree of relief to the public credit, without vio lating any of the principles by which it ought to be protected :- 1. That all Banks of issue should make quarterly returns of the amount of their notes in circulation as well as of the amount of paid capital and of money lodged with them on accounts current and deposit receipts. 2. That such returns should be made to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, or to a Committee to be ap pointed of ,gentlemen of experience and intelligence, and that all such returns should be held as strictly confidential. 3. That an account should be published quarterly of the aggregate amount of the respective items in such returns. 4. That monthly returns of the amount of gold, silver, and Bank of England notes in the hands of all the Banks in the kingdom should be made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, or to the before-named Committee, and which returns should be held as strictly confidential. 5. That the annual revenue of the Kingdom amounts to about 40,000,0001., and the value of the dead weight (so called), or of the annuities purchased by the Bank of England, is about 13,000,000/, and therefore the Go vernment are virtually creditors of the public to the amount of the annual revenue and debtors to the Bank of England to the extent of the value of the aforesaid annuities. 6. That in consequence of the aforesaid set of or counter claim, and' because of the value of the dead weight being withdrawn from the general circulation, it is expedient that the Government should issue Exche quer bills of 2/. and upwards, not bearing interest, to such extent as circumstances may warrant, and not ex ceeding in the whole 10,000,0001., to be used by the Bank of England in maintaining the circulation of the kingdom by making advances on approved securities. 7. That the Bank, in the exercise of such discretions, shall not limit their advances to such Banks as only issue Bank of England Notes, but shall be guided solely by the character and value of the security, although ten dered by Banks issuing their own notes. S. That such Exchequer bills shall be received in payment of taxes, and shall be circulated (if required), to an extent exceeding 10,000,000/., until the gold held by the Bank 01 England shallansortnt in value to one third of the whole amount of the said Exchequer bills and Bank of England notes in circulation. 9. That so soon as (and not sooner) the gold in the hands of the Bank of England shall amount to one-third of the value of the aforesaid Exchequer bills and of their own notes actually in circulation, then all banks of issue (the Bank of England of course excepted), shall be bound to lend to Government at the rate of 3/. per cent. in terest (and which loan shall form no part of the Conso lidated Debt), an amount equal to one•third of their actual circulation, and one-fifth of their whole deposits, including the money at the credit of accounts current, as well as that lodged on deposit receipts. 10. That in such case Government shall receive as money the aforesaid Exchequer bills in payment of the sums to he lodged with them by the respective banks of issue. 11. That should the said banks of Issue, at any time after having lodged such sums with Government, find it necessary for the purpose of meeting their en• gagements, to apply for any part or for the whole of the money so lodged, the Bank of England shall receive a precept from Government to discount bills of exchange (not bearing less than two names besides the endorse ment of the parties applying for accommodation), or to advance on public or other available securities, at the rate of three per cent. interest, to the extent of the money so lodged with Government, if required ; the Government at the same time retaining such money as a guarantee against any loss which may accrue to the Bank of England, in respect of the advances so made by t h e m, and the Bank of England shall be bound to pay the proceeds of such bills or advances on other securi ties, either in their own notes or gold, provided the amount of gold in their bands at the time being shall be o L . ; e n - t i:d d ooff theExchequerwhol e amounnott of B bearingank of England eciva l to notes, in terest as aforesaid, then in c o ir f e t u b l e at ß io n n n ; k b o u f t E if n t o h l e nn a d m s o b u a n i t l of gold then in the ha , an d Exchequer bills not bearing interest, not b e equa l to one-third of the value of the Bunk of England notes, in circulation as aforesaid, the Government shall have t q e u r e e r st b . ills and upward s, not bearin g in demands in the said Exche the opti on of paying such of two pounds 12. That should the quarterly returns of the Banks of issue at any time exhibit a decrease in the amount o tb f e ci r r e c t u u l r a n tio i n m , moredoifadteelositrse,eoedribno, then t , h, as compared w ith p y that case, the said Ba n k s of issue shalr beenti andtle in d to demand payment of the money lodged with Government to the extent of the excess over and above the proportion of one-third of the circulation, and one-fifth of the money deposited with the said Banks of issue as before men tioned, which payment the Government shall have the option of making in Exchequer bills of 2/. and upwards, ;lot bearing interest. kect ir Ip. That in all b e e ase e s ee t s x ti ,7: e ,: r , b d ills d o ee f l t a h r e ed af a ore le sac a i l descr43l lo ° shall . eohi present n s, 1 tender. 1 forbear entering further into details ess I should occupy too much space in your columns, or test too severely the patience of the public ' any one think it worth while to require but sho u ld explanatio n , be happy to nfford it. I remain, Sir, your very obedient servant, THONIAS Southern District Bank, Southampton, Dec. 12. • f or Lady Lytton Bulwer's first so i ree tne season at Paris, was numerously and fashionably attended. , yz 0 - rr 17 77 1 1, :y1Vir • (FRIDAY EVENING.) TIMES.—The foreign exchanges are lower to-day, with the exception of Hamburg, owing to the cessation of the draughts on Paris for the account of the Bank of England, which leaves the market, therefore, to the re gular course of operations. Opinions are much divided as to the effect of this step, which, it is supposed, could not be avoided, as the means brought forward by the Bank to influence the exchanges must now be nearly exhausted. Front the state of business to-day a further decline would appear inevitable, but it is hoped, by way of counteraction, that many private drawers, who found themselves interfered with by the large transactions of the Bank, will now come forward. All the merchants, at any rate, will rejoice at the removal of such an irre• gular and uncertain dealer. The actual business trans acted on 'Change to-day has not been very extensive, but perhaps as mueh so as is usual at this season, when shipments are drawing to a close. The quotations were, Amsterdam (short), 11.19: 1 ; to 12 ; Paris (short), 25. 271 to 32, 1 2 - ; Hamburg, at three mouths, 13.9,- 1 1 - to Bills on Amsterdam were in great demand at the quoted price ; and Paris also was in request. The loan of Messrs. Rothschild to the " United States" Bank has already been mentioned. It is an nounced to-day that a deposit- of 22 per cent. will be re quired from subscribers to it, and that the remainder to make up 92 will be in two instalments of 351. each, payable on the 15th of January and the 15th of Feb ruary next. The redemption is fixed at 50 per cent. in October, 1831 ; and 50 per cent. in October, 1842 ; and as this redemption will be at par, the rate of in terest paid for the accommodation will be between 11 and 12 per cent. When such terms are exacted, it need not be inquired what notion the parties them selves entertain of the transaction. CHRONICLE.—Business continues dull in the English Stock Market ; but a purchase was made of some Long Annuities by the bank broker, which caused a slight appearance of greater firmness in Consols. We may notice that money may be said to be quite easy on the Stock Exchange, and that the discount houses show a readiness to take bills at longer dates. It will be seen, however, by our quotations below, that the Continental Exchanges have not improved today, the Bank of England having ceased to draw upon their credit account in Paris and Hamburg. SUN.—The result of the meeting of Colombian Bondholders, in rejecting the proposals of the Commis sioners, has given much satisfaction in the Stock Ex change this afternoon. The Foreign Exchanges are still on the decline. The Bank agents operated to some amount to sustain the market. The last rates were these :—Paris, 25f. 55c. to 25f. 60c. ; Hamburg, 13.91 ; Amsterdam, 12.24; Ant werp, 12.3 ; and Frankfort, 1501 to 1504. It afforded much satisfaction in the City this after noon, to have the official contradiction of the statement in a Morning Contemporary of the large failure at the west end of the town. The markets for all descrip tions of produce were heavy, except those for Tea and The Funds left off firmly this afternoon. Consols for Account at 91i 92 ; Exchequer Bills at 2s. discount ; Spanish at 2311 4 ; and Portuguese at 33k. The value of Colombian Stock fell to 24i 25 this afternoon. London and Birmingham Railway Shares have fallen to 492 prem. ; South Western to I prem. ; North Midland to Eq- dis. ; Eastern Counties to 13 dis. ; and Brighton to 1.5 i dis. THE S(N, LON - DON, SATURDAY, DEC NEWPORT RIOTS. MONMOUTH, DEC. 13.—We have been using every endeavour possible to obtain a copy of the indictment against Frost and others, but without success ; no means could get it. We have, therefore, applied ourselves to the books, to see the form there laid down ; and look iag at all the circumstances of the case, we should pre sume the indictments prepared in the following manner : " Monmouthshire to wit.—The jurors for our Lady the Queen, upan their oath present, that John Frost, late of the parish of Newport, in the county of Monmouth, labourer ; Charles Waters, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; James Aust, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; William Jones, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer; John Lovell, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; Zephaniah Williams, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; Jenkin Morgan, late of the parish aroresaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; Solomon Britton, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; Edmund Edmonds, late of the pa rish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer; Richard Benfield, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; John Rees, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; David Jones, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; George Turner, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; and John Rees, late of the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, labourer ; subjects of our said Lady the Queen, then and there being, not regarding the duty of their and his allegiance, nor having the fear of God' in ' their or his heart, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil as false traitors against our said Lady the Queen, and wholly withdrawing the allegiance, fidelity, and obedience which every true and faithful subject of our said Lady the Queen should and of right ought to bear towards our said Lady the Queen, on the 4th day of November, in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria, with force and arms, at the parish aforesaid, in the county aforesaid, together with divers other false traitors, to the jurors aforesaid unknown, armed, and arrayed in a warlike manner, that is to say, with guns, muskets, blunderbusses, pistols, swords, bayonets, pikes, and other weapons, being then and there unlawfully, maliciously, and traitorously as sembled, and gathered together, against our said Lady the Queen, most wickedly, maliciously, and traitor ously, did levy and make war against our said Lady the Queen, within this realm, and did then and there maliciously, and traitorously attempt, and endeavour by force and arms to subvert and destroy the constitution and government of this realm as by law established, and deprive and depose our said Lady the Queen of and from the style, honour, and kingly name of the Imperial Crown of this realm, in contempt of our said Lady the Queen and her laws, to the evil example of all others in tyre like case offending, contrary to the duty and alle e'ance of them, the said John Frost, Charles Waters, James Aust, William Jones, John Lovell, , phaniah Williams, Jenkin Morgan, Solomon Brit i,;ll, Edmund Edmonds, Richard Benfield, John Rees, David Jones, George Turner, and John Rees, against tae form of the statute in such case made and provided, end against the peace of our Lady the Queen, her crown and dignity." We should then imagine there would be another count, " That they did compass, imagine, invent, devise, and intend to levy war against cur said Sovereign Lady the Queen within this realm, in order, by force and constraint, to compel her said Majesty to change her measures and councils, which said compassing," &c. for a e e breaking u i n s t e o o houses e a s n i d n vNi Neill a vy g p e o s ; t an n a d fo a n t- . The indictment, we should c ons id er , wou ld con t a i n a tacking count " raid, wherein certain Magistrates, special constables, and forces of our said Lady the Queen were assembled; and further, for attacking, maiming, and wounding the sa id Magistrates, special constables, and forces of our said Lady the Queen," &c. Looking also at the intention expressed of stopping the mail and other coaches, we should conceive there would be another count," with intent to stop the mails of our said Lady the Queen." Another, " for purchasing arms and other weapons, and compelling other subjects of our said Lady the Queen, to unite and join them in their said traitorous and unlawful purpose." We cannot at all account for the mystery adopted with regard to the indictment, more especially as in a very few days it must be read publicly in Court. It will then be seen whether it differs materially from the above. The prisoners, from everything that we can hear, have thought far more seriously respecting the matter since their appearance in open Court before the Judges. It would be going too far to say they expected an attempt at rescue, but this we know, that a gentleman connected with the prison has been frequently asked by one of the chief of them, " whether he thought they should he rescued ?" Al though, however, they think seriously of their situation, they maintain their composure, and some of them last night, upon the occasion of their indictments being served upon them at the gaol by Mr. Maule, Mr. Thomas Jones Phillips, and Mr. Evans, bowed politely upon leaving the room, with a degree of composure scarcely to have been expected. We have this day seen the commercial representative of a very respectable firm in London, who came last night from the hills, and who states that the Chartists bold nightly meetings, and trainings in the pits, &c. ; and he says, he apprehends that in the event of the prisoners being convicted, &c., some desperate attempt may be made ; which in the present state of preparation and defence must be utterly hopeless, although it may be attended with a very considerable sacrifice of life. REPRESENTATION OF THE NORTHERN BURGHS. -Mr. Dempster of Skibo has replied to the circular of Mr. Loch, M.P., with respect to the visit lately made by that gentleman to his constituents. Mr. Loch, it will be recollected, stated positively his conviction that if a contest. should take place the majority • - Liberal party would he " most triumphant." Mr. -- the accuracy of the information on grounded. But the of what of the Dempster dem,— which Mr. Loch's conviction latter gentleman says, " If I was not I state. nothing would have induced me to give it c.. culation—not even the expectation of its being likely to lead to my continuing your representative," The Inverness Courier observes that Mr. Dempster's denial will scarcely outweigh his distinct and manly state- ment." SPRIT of PUBLIU JOURNALS FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From. the Morning Chronicle.) We subjoin a comparative statement, for which we are indebted to Clio Monthly Chronicle foe 'November, of the duty on wheat, according to the bill proposed by Mr. Canning, which pasSed the Commons but was lost in the Lords, and the duty payable under the present Act of the Duke of Wellington, passed in 1828. Average Prices of Duty according to Duty according to the Wheat. Canning': Bili. Duke Or Wellington's Bill. 735. . . Is. ls. 725. . . Is. 2s. Bd. 71s. . . • - Is. . 6s. Bd. 70s. . . Is. 103. Bd. 693. . . 23. . 138. Bd. 683. . . 43. . 16s. Bd. 675. . . 6s. . 185. Bd. 668. . Bs. 20s. Bd. 653. . . 10s. . 21s. Bd. 645. . . 12s. . 225. Bd. 635. . . I 233. 83. 623. . . 163. 245. Bd. 61s. . . 18s. , 255. Bd. 60s. . . 203. . 265. dd. 595. . . 225. 275. 83. 583. . . 249. 28s. 83. 575. . • 265. 29s. Bd. 565. . • 28s. 30s. 81 555. . • 308. . 31s. Bd. . 545. . . 325. . 325. Bd. 533. . • 343. 335. Bd. The average price being now 675..5d., ice are charge able with a duty of 18s. Bd. ; whereas, had Mr. Can ning's Bill been suffered to pass the Lords, the duty we should have had to pay wo u ld on l y h a ve been Gs. But besides the mischievous alte rat i on i n the scale of duty by the Duke of Wellington' s Bill , th e Irish wheat was, for the first time included in t h e avera ges, and as it is inferior in quality, the average is thereby greatly reduced, and the duty increased accordingly. Mr. Canning's Bill was framed in accordance with the views of Mr. Huskisson, whose extensive knowledge of the commercial interests of the country led him- to an. ticipate the ruinous consequences to our industry which must follow the adoption of tke Duke of Wellington's scale. To understand the whole extent of the mis chievous operation of the Duke of Wellington's Bill, it is necessary to consider the circumstances which have lowered the averages so very much below the rate at which good corn can be purchased. The corn dealers tell us that sound English wheat is worth, in the Liverpool market, for instance, 80s. per quarter ; but, f:om the inferior quality and unsound condition of the Irish wheat, of which the sales principally consist (sound English Wheat bein g excessively scarce), the average return of this week for the most important market will be little more than .525. Thus, at the very moment. when sound foreign wheat is particularly wanted to mix with the unsound corn, this same unsound corn, which cannot be used alone, is the cause of the duty being raised almost to a prohibitory rate on good wheat. The law of 1828, therefore, undermines the constitu tions as well as empties the pockets of the people. It may be doubted whether the Duke of Wellington, in the course of those campaigns in all parts of the world which have acquired a deathless name for himself, and reflected so much lustre on his country, ever caused such dectruction to our enemies, as, by his unfortunate Bill, he has caused to his own countrymen. Can any idea be more revolting than that the people should be deprived by law of the means of rendering their food less unwholesome by an admixture of sound with the damaged corn, with which the markets are glutted ? We of course acquit the Duke of contemplating the horrid consequences which result from his Bill ; but now that those consequences have made themselves unfortunately but too evident, we cannot acquit the landowners of England, who oppose all alteration or modification of the bill, of a heartless disregard of the well-being of their countrymen, and an utter indifference to all considerations except the tem porary advantage derived from their monopoly. We are now paying, under the Duke of Wellington's Bill, 18s. 81., and it is expected that the duty will soon amount to 20s. Bd. It is well to bear in mind that this addition t o the duty is not the consequence of a fall in the price of good wheat, but of the excess of bad wheat in the market. By the operation of the Act, as has just been seen, the quantity of damaged corn in the market must continually increase, and the proportion of good wheat constantly diminish ; so that, in the course of time, the great body of the people will be condemned to subsist on unsound food. The landowners, it is true, who are now rioting on the sufferings of the people, may he able, out of their increasing and well-paid rents, to afford themselves bread of the best quality ; and with them the rule seems to he, " no matter who suffers, provided _ . we are well off." Will the people of this country sub mit in patience to this grievous wrong? Will they not, on the contrary, lay aside their differences on theo retical points, and combine together in one great effort to get rid of this monstrous practical evil—an evil which besets them whichever way they turn? The poor working man, at a time when his utmost exertions, at a fair rate of wages, would baldly suffice to obtain bread alone for his family, finds, in too many cases, that em ployment is not to be had, and that, when it is to be had, his wages arc lowered. The em ou9r by the operation of the Corn Act, from obtaining a suitable return for the goods with 'which every market in Europe and Ame rica is now glutted. We see in all the towns in .the north subscriptions set on foot to pre serve the thousands out of employment from dying of want ; for even unwholesome food will be devoured with avidity by the starving man. The industry of the country is seriously threatened by an Act which disturbs all commercial transactions. We leave the corn of fo- rei g ners upon their hands, except when we are threat ened with famine ; and, forcing them in this manner to have consumers at home for their food, we become a nuisance to them, even when we send gold to their mar kets. Every manufacturer, called into existence by the blind avarice of English landowners, suffers by the sudden rise of price caused by the relaxation of the pro hibitory law ; and the Governments are distracted be tween the demands of their agriculturists to export their corn, and the remonstrances of their artisans against being sacrificed to the caprices of English legislation. Even in the United States, where there has been an abundant harvest, the demand for our goods has ceased ; because the almost prohibitory duty on corn stands in the way of its exportation to this country. We are supplying the people of the Eastern States of the American Union with arguments for imposing additional duties on English manufactures. To all these consequences, however, our landowners are blind. We have heard, indeed, that many of them are absolutely so infatuated that, looking with apprehension on the growth of our towns, the consequence of the extension of our manufacturing industry, they would not be sorry if that industry were to be arrested. But can men, endowed with reasoning faculties, really believe that a decaying industry, and an unemployed and starving population, would not be terribly felt by the landowners? As it is, crime is in creasing so rapidly around us, that every day men ask ' themselves, what is to be done ? All means of re pression are inoperative, and the punishment of offenders only tends to increase crime. What would become of the multitudes who inhabit our great com mercial marts, if the fifty millions of manufactures, now exported to all parts of the world, were to have no longer an outlet ? "Of the whole export of cotton manufacture last year," observes the Manchester Guardian, " amounting in value to more than 24 mil lions sterling, considerably less than five millions were exported for the use of our own colonies and settle ments ; and the remaining nineteen millions and up wards to countries, the trade with which the Standout proposes to sacrifice to the existence of the Corn-laws." The landowners may sigh for the days of feudal pride, when, though rents were low, y e t landlords were not crossed in their wishes by upstart traders : but these days will never return ; and they must therefore be contented with high rents and well-filled cellars, even though these high rents be derived from towns of a magnitude not to be affected by their influence. Events will have their course, in spite of the wishes of either princes or landowners. (From the Morning Advertiser.) Even at a time when—parties being less equally balanced than at present—a vote on either side in the House of Commons might exercise comparatively little influence on the proceedings of the Legislature, but little excuse could be offered in defence of any candi date or candidates of the same political principles di viding the suffrages of any constituency, and thereby, while making their own exclusion inevitable, to allow a representative of a dverse opinions to be returned to Parliament. But in the present posture of affairs, when the loss of half a dozen of votes in the House of Commons might afford pretext for the formaticn of a Ministry hostile to the best interests of the people, any man who, for the purpose of gratifying in dividual ambition, would risk the return of a Tory candidate, should be regarded as an enemy to his country, and be ever afterwards held disqualified for the representation of any Liberal constituency. The two important and hitherto Liberal boroughs of Bir mingham and Southwark appear likely to be placed in the position we thus deprecate. No less than three candidates in each of these boroughs, hitherto so illus trious in the cause of Reform, are said to be about to offer themselves for the suffrages of the Liberal por tion of the e ; e etors ; while in both cases the Conser vatives, with good generalship, concentrate their whole forces in favour of one. • Notwithstanding the great pre ponderance of Liberal electors in both boroughs, in a contest. under such circumstances a Refor m candidate bt\l.ll,nere:cteitileirmefoonre r; could scarcely have had any chance of success. While the 'Furies would be all united in their three degrees of comparison, the corrupt, the more corrupt, and the t t , l l7 e st i d e i7r u e ll n t t — ti shades Liberals would n i 0 b N e V Ra dical, and the ultra-Radical ; and, unless some of these divided p:.i,lx forcesarraye arrayed n provedgain against them,stronger t t l i t i a e n stiuldi hite t c e le : de e C s s of enemy must be the inevitable result. tthoseeil intention candidates f or entering Liberal i who li;Yve any come to sopa Ft . angement amongst themselves, and EMBI4III 14 18P9. either by ascertaining , in so satisfactory mode their 1 several chances of sticces . ; .- a . ncrtilio*ing that candidate only to 'stand who has the greatest numb er o f . Lib e r a l ' votes in his favour, or by some other means, to arrange their differences, and..unite cordially' and with energy, in support of one,- and one only Liberal candi - date. Of the three Liberal candidates mentioned for South wark, we mean to pass no opinion of .their several qualifications, wishing to . leave the thetors to their' unprejudiced discretion:. And of the OpOsition can didate, Mr. 1% alter, *c shall say nothing _at _Pre . Sent.. Messrs: Hume, 'O'Connor, and Bolton king, are said to 'intend offering themselves for the Liberal suffrages of Birmingham: . Of Mr. HatifeVqnatifica tions it is unnecessary, to speak. Of Mr. O'Connor, now that the ebullition. of his physical-force fury has subsided, and he appears .to be somewhat, susceptible. of the salutary principle of self-preservation, notwith standing be made a blockhead of himself in the Con vention, we see no great,objaction to his presence% St., Stephen's, where, in the crowd, his folly would ba less remarkable. The other Libertircarididate, Mr. Belton King, is a Whig. But, as already observed, we wish not to, prejUdge tbe.eandida:e.s,ly comparisons or con trasts. Our only object is to effect an amalgamation of the whole 'Liberal interest in favour of some individual candidate, so that when the time for'action crime,' the honour of the respective -boroughs may be preserved from becoming the . racd:um of returning a.public enemy to represent_it in the Legislature. . SECOND EDITION. THE FUNDS.-(CLOSING PRICES.) r:IIITISII . FUNDS !lank Stock ' • 1 7S 'i India Stack 3 per Cent. Bed 3 l'er Cent Cciis. — ! Ditto Old Annuitie — iiX, per Cent. Red 9S%' :Ditto New Annuities .....—. New 3',..i per Cent - ,Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 9,1 ' ' .l'., dis. New Sue.' Cent — Ditto 509/....... .......... 2 t i t s. I.ng Stmuitles to expire •. • Ditto 5001. •' 3 dls. Jah. 2660 .. 0ct.1859 ' India Stock for Act Jan 1860 FOREIGN FUNDS— • Austnan,Almr cent • -1433 k Portuguese ilonds,spt.br cent. Rclgian, srei c01t...—. ....... , Ditto. New Ditto Brazilian Bonds 72 Prussian, 5 per Cent. — Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Russian Bonds, 5 per cent.... Chilian, 6 per cent - — Ditto, Metallic Colombian, 6 per cent 2216 Spanish, 5 per cent. 23 11 Ditto, !S - 24 • 25 Ditto, Deferred Danish, 3 per cent — French, 5 per cent r. —c Greek Bonds, 1825, Spec et. Exchange _f c Mexican, 5 per cent French, 3 per cent r. - c . Ditto, 6 per cent., 18.5 2B rhttch, 2 34 percent. Peruvian, 1825.6 per cent.... Ditto, 5 per cent. SHARES. Eastern Counties Railway... • ..,4% (ircat Western Railway Ditto New Shares ~... 1 5 1,4 London and Brighton Railway 14 %. London and Blackwall Railway Londim and Birmingham -Railway WO% ' Ditto Quarter. Shares Jill 9.1%. London and South WeStern Railway - IN, ' Manchester and Birmingham Railway ... .......... North Midland Railway ....... South Easton: and Dover 5 York and North Midland Railway • '3'4% ...... G SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. (From the Globe.) We arc told that " the present Conservative party, comprising all the friends of temperate improvement among the modern Tories, with all the enemies of organic change among the old reforming Whigs, . has never yet been tried in the adminis- tration of public affairs." r That the motley array, now professing to combat under Conservative banners, has never yet been so tried, is certain. It may be added, that its nominal leaders have appearedin no great hurry to try it : they Lave very plainly betrayed suspicions, cre ditable to their political tact, that the strange amalgam which forms their opposition artillery is not eice pr of Ireland was the great obstacle in the way of his Ministry —Sir Robert Peel admitted, in those same explana tions in which he also admitted the lack of her Ma jesty's particular confidence. What was thereupon the course of " the present Conservative party ? " Did they set about speaking the Irish fair, and courting the Royal confidence ? Did they lay out their efforts to con vince all those whom it might concern, that "the present Conservative party" were very different from the stubborn old Tories ? No ! they incontinently flew into a passion with the Queen and the Irish ; and forgetting that, maugre their spite, a Queen and some Irish would remain in existence,. they betook themselves, like chit dren, to kick and scream at what they supposed the oastacics to their instant restoration to the sweets of office. They began to deal in terms the most gross towards her Majesty and the Irish millions. If the Tories had only turned inward their eyes, inflamed with wrath and desire, they might have discovered that it was really neither the Queen nor the Irish, so much as the heterogeneous ingredients of their own p art y composition, that disabled them from the grasp of office, when it was placed fairly within their reach. It is most true that " the present Conservative party" have never yet been tried in the Govern ment ; and we may add our belief that whenever they are tried, they will fail. We can very well be lieve that there are many objectors to organic change who . will alv'iays prefer a Ministry to whom - they look for most resistance to such changes. But what security can they find for resistance in the ranks of a party, ;whose active zealotry urges its councils to the most tremendous organic changes! What it: no organic change to repeal " Popish" emanci pation ? Is it no - organic change to throw back Dissent out of political recognition ? . Is it no organic change in our colonies to undo (to please Henry of Exeter) all that has been doing for nearly the last ten yea' s towards religious concord ? Yet all this must be aimed at, were the present Opposition in power—or all the most active and energetic of their present supporters have worked for nothing—or all the pretexts of their present war fare arc slieer, arrant, shameless hypocrisy ! (From the Courier.) Depressed as• may be the condition of the cotton ma nufacture in this Country, it will not be pretended that it equals that in Belgium, or has been experienced for such a length of time. Bread is higher in price in Bel gium than in ordinary years, and wages arc lower regu larly than hero by some 30 per cent. perhaps, yet no one, not even the suffering workmen themselves, are so senseless and reckless as to cry out against " landowners and farmers," as revelling in abundance," in seeming mockery of the misery around. With cheaper bread after all, and lower wages, the cotton manufacturers of Bel gium, it would seem, ought to be flourishing, in cons parison with those of England, where Corn-laws are assigned as the sole exclusive cause of adverse markets unsaleable stocks, and factories working short time. when at all ! The situation of Belgium without prohi bitively protecting Corn-laws, being so much more dis a3tinus and of longer endurance than that of England with Corn-laws, it would follow that Corn-laws can either have no relatlon as cause to effect with the posi tion of either country, or that, as is the fact, their action upon manufacturing industry is beneficial, and not otherwise. Our Corn-laws can have no prejudicial bearing, but rather the reverse, upon the industrial state' of Belgium ; and just as much influence have they exercised in the derangement of commercial affairs in France, in the United States, in the East Indies, or in China. Wherever we cast our eyes stagnation of trade or the embarrassments of manufacturing industry meet us at every point, both in the New World and the Old—in Germany, where labour is at the lowest, as in America, where wages are at the highest. It would be just as farcical to lay the industrial disorganization so palpable thus everywhere to the door of our Corn-laws, as to charge them with the burden of the common but miti gated share of - pressure and trading difficulties borne by this more favoured realm. (From the Standard.) A provincial paper, quoted by the Morning Chronicle.. has the following passage :—" Of the whole export of cotton manufactured last year, amounting in value to more than twenty-four millions sterling, con siderably less than five millions were exported for the use of our own colonies, and the remaining nineteen millions and . upwards to countries, the trade of which the Standard proposes to sacrifice to the Corn laws." We have not time at present to ascertain the arithmetical accuracy of this statement ; we therefore take it as correct in the arithinctical detail, and proceed to suggest some explanations that may be necessary before drawing any inference from it. First, then, we wish to be informed how great a part of the 19 - millions' ~vorth of cotton goods was last year remitted to previously "glutted markets" merely for the purposes of ob taining advances at home upon the consignment— in short, sent upon desperate speculation. The Globe told us a few nights ego, the greater part. if the Globe is right a trade like this cannot last long, and will be no very grievous loss when it shall ex pire. Secondly, we desire to learn in what degree the borne 'market for manufactured cottons declined in the s nne year in which nineteen millions of cotton goods were exported to the Foreign Market. The goods were, no doubt, prepared for some market ; but if it has been found necessary to send them to Foreign markets, clearly in a state of repletion, for the desperate purpose of obtaining gambling advances, it would seem natural to infer that it is f rom failure of demand in the home market this neces sity has arisen : such a failure has we k now oc curred—and occurred in consequence of the imp or t at i on of foreign corn. The question thus arises between the home market and the foreign market, and it is soon decided by the consideration that, whil e th e British agriculturist must take all his manufactured goods from the - British manufacturer, the foreign manufacturer can take only a part, and will take only a very sm all p art, if an y part. Th e truth of the case of last year is, that the failure of d eman d in the home market forced upon the manufacturers the necessity o f soloing pricc, to t _ their goods abroad at ani uP paid almost at any tinny. Yet we are charged w i t h w i s hi ng to injure the manufacturer, because we would defend for them the home market. In the third, O le o, it is desirable to know how much of the 19 millions' worth of cotton ma nufactured goods 11,:s gone to the United States of America. The analogy of former years would intimate, a very great I proportion, y e t, as is plainly deducible from Mr. Webster's able argument (we have shown the proof), a repeal of the Corn-lawamould ruin alto gether our trade" with the United Slates. It may be urged that the experience of the last year does not afford a fair criterion : that year, however, was not selected by us, bu; by our Anti-Corn-law opponents, to whom—such is our confidence in the strength of our cause—we always leave it to choose their own ground ; and the last year does afford a fair, though, as respects the extent of mischief to be produced by it, an inadequate example of the ruin to manufactures that must attend a repeal of 'the Corn-laws. . • AMERICA. we have justreccivcd from Falmouth the follouing account of ii4lligence brought by the 13razilian and Mexican mails : " FALMOUTH, DLC. 12, 7 O'CLOCK P.M. The Ope7.suni packet, Lieu tenact Peter, with mails from the Brazils, ald the Exo.ess packet,. Lieutenant Croke, with mils from Mexico, have both arrived this evening. The former sailt:d.from Rio de Janeiro on the 20th of Octob.x, end has come home direct. Matters were extremely steady at the seat of Government, and the new Ministry proaceding satiAaetoril7. On freight oily 3,000/. sterliug ; 4 i3. No necv from Mqrael:arn, but the. city of Balia and the 'surrounding ttl. , d state; by the latest Ayres rein :fined under strict blockade wr! cry tba French, svlio had Luded 450 sailors and marines at Monto Vale() by the cpdeeial request and interees sinn of the inhubitante, in crder to aid the native troops inrepeliir)g , on expected p re d a t or y at t ac k f rom a c hi c F nOtned Oraves, whose brigands were composed of Bac.. nos Al:roans - and others. 'The date of the Expresl are Vera Cruz the Bth, and Tampico the- 30th of October, and Havannah the f)th ult. ,On height, 426,000 dollars. Everything was settling down extremely tranquil in Mexico, and no further internal disturbances expected. The French ship of war Naiatle, had sailed from Vera Cruz about the Ist of October, with the third and last instalment of 200,000 dollars on account of the French dolma. and upwards of 400,000 dollars had been shipped from Tampico direct for New York on accotra of the United States' Banks, otherwise it would 'nave been remitted to England. The Pandora packet arrived at Vera Cruz on the 13th of October front Belize, aad the Ytgeon packet on the 25th following, at the Ilavannh, from this port. The Liverpool steamer front the Peninsula, due nearly a week, has not yet made her appearance, and it is conjectured the has broken down on the coast and is detained in one orother of the Portuguese ports.—Times GRAND DINNER IN PARIS. PARIS, DEC. 11. An interesting dinner took place yesterday at Coe Hotel Victoria in the Rue St. Honore, to celebra'‘e the social reforms introduced by the Sultan. X.mut 70 persons, amongst wham were several mee.,crs of both Chambers, so,t down to tahl.a. General Count Alex andr 4 de Laborde, Aide.de.Camp of the King, was in the Chair, and M, duMenne de Paris acted us Vice- President. - TAV: , Turkish Minister, Talat Effendi, having ben prevented by illness from attending, was re pre4ented by a Turkish gentleman named Bayander, and by the Avocat of the Embassy, M. Lapierre. The health of the Sultan ,; - as proposed amid cheers by the President. The other toasts, amongit which were the King of the French, the Queen of England, the Tur kish Ministry, &c. &c., were proposed by Count Hugo, M. Bayander, Barons Wool de Jaune, Merle, &c. &e. When the President, who was on service at the Palace, rose, -which was not until 11 o'clock. the Chair was taken by the venerable D. Gilchrist, who went through the duties with - A the gaiety and vigour of a young man. Singing being now introduced several songs were sung in beautiful style by Mr. Hunt, M. Fugeres, &c., and the Turk, •who had been sitting with al . : the gravity of his elation, warmed up and sang several Turkish and Greek songs, to the great delight of the company, One of the most interesting proceedings of the evening w-as a proposal by Dr. Harrison Black, the founder cal the feast, to form an international society for the cultivation of friendly and useful intercourse (a , tort of corresponding club for all countries) between the nations of Europe and the East, Thf, idea, vr a:a so warmly taken Alp that 25 gentlemen present, Turks, Englishmen, Frenchmen, A,lT,lnleans, Poles, put down their names immediately as members of the Provisional Committee. It is under stood that amongst the honorary members they may fairly calculate on Louis Philippe and the Sultan. Several attempts have been previously made to give su i t , to this uoiron of nations ; but, hitherto, there had beat nothing like organization. Amongst the toasts Welch were received with the greatest enthusiasm were the following, by M. de Sainte Antoine, distinguished member of the Anti-Slavery S oc i e t e , and who will represent the abolitionists of F rance in the Congress, which is to be held in London in June or J u l y To Mc Ssra. Alexander de Laborde, Honorary Seerefary of the Anti-Slavery Society, M. H. Passy, and Messrs. Clarkson and Buxton." The other toast was, " To the Minister Plenipotentiary of the Sublime Porte, Talat-Efferldi. I shall be a Russian, said Vol taire, so long as Catherine shall send Suwarotfs to the Court of Franee—Voltaire would ureloubtedly, it lie . were living, declare himself a Turk if he knew the re presentative of the Sultan, 'Fa:at-Effendi." The toast to the Sultan was replied to by M. Bayander, in the name of the Turkish Minister, in a very pretty speech, fluently delivered in the French language. The health of Queen Victoria was given by M. d'lsalguin, one of the' fou n d ers an d act i ve prom oters of the colony for young criminals sip7seecha introduced ulc'eode Tours s ti s toast The a with trhicu thisg t e n iA t l l e e n t i t a r n a master-piece of eloquence and good feeling. IHE YOUNG SULTAN.—The following des cription of the personal appearance of the young Sultan, Abdul Medjid, is given by one of the gentlemen who were present at the audience granted to the Prince de Joinville :—" His tSublime Highness, although only eighteen years of age, looks twenty-two. He has a w ea k appearance, but a countenance full of intelli gehee. His eyes are bright and piercing, and he has an air of great benevolence. He wore the same costume as that adopted by his father. He wore, like the rest of the Turks who were present, a little black cloak ; but, in order to distinguish his rank, the clasps were in . brilliants, as were also the aigrette of the cap and the decorations which lie wore round his neck, Aft our audience, the Prince de Joinville and his suite APOTEIECA RIES ' HALL.—Names of gentle men to whom the Court of Examiners granted certifi wero entertained by the Grand Vizier and the highn- cats cf q nalification on Thursday :—Alfred Octaviu4 dignitaries with pipes and coffee. Each Leete, Tbrapston ; John Coleman, Dover ; James vaat at his elbow, with a gold embroiderle'dadnaaplsc:r. which be tlpplied from time to time to the ry?stacienis, Wiltshire, London; John Whitmore, Worthing ; H enry H are ; Richard Axiord, Bridgwater. e t 1.1-.0 guest. Old Kosms a v nd era i c i k ar, e il d iltli l n li ll s epi i ia e a l The Council of University College have re he is fond of indulging, 'emC.the.l ce ived notice from Mr. Leaviss, of Chester-terrace, related Regent's Park, the heir and wecutor of the late George reminiscence of his service as Ca • eba." Henry Longridge, Esq„ of Gateshead, and of the Grand The subscription for the building of a new parade, Brighton, of a noble bequest by M r. L o church at Welshpool, to commemorate the coming 'of ridge f 1,0 , 601., over and above lega c y d u t y , to be ap,., age of Viscount Clive, 1 1. , 4 Leached tne handsome sum plied in men way as the Council of the Coll ege s h a ll of 4,a00.'. think fit. SOUTHWARK ELECTION. Let night a numerous and respectable meeting of the rectors of Southwark, resident in the district of St.- George, took place at the sign of the Duke of Clarence, near the Obelisk, in the London-road, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best measuras to be adopted for securing the election of Mr. Benja min Wood, one of the candidates for the honour of representing the borough, in the room of Mr. D. W. liar Vey. Shortly after seven o'clock Mr. Wood arrived, and was most enthusiastically cheered. Mr. MARTIN, the Chairman of the Board of Guar dians of the parish, being called to the Chair, Mr. GRAFTY moved, and Mr. ANDERSON seconded, , the following resolution, which was carried unanimously : Resolved, that the Borough of Southwark having been conspicuous for a number of years past, for return. ing such Members to Parliament only as have been known to be true and faithful to the cause of Reform, and steady defenders of the rights and privilege s of the great body of the people, it would in the opinion of this meeting be highly impolitic, as well as disgraceful, to elect ;my one to the vacant seat in Parliament who is not well known to be thoroughly imbued with the same .principles." Mr. LONGMORE moved the following resolution : " That being deeply sensibly of the importance of the present contest, not only in reference to the honor and interest of Southwark, but as affecting the welfare of the nation at large, the triectisg pledged itself to adopt the most strenuous efforts to return a Member to Par liament, who shall be a sound, steady, and consistent Reformer." Dr. BEDFORD Satonded the resolution; vhleh was de dared to be carried amid some confusion caused by the opposition of Mr. Day, who proposed an amendment in favour of Mr. Walter, but which on a show of hands was lost. Mr. STEEL proposed the next resolution, which was to the • effect that the unswerving attachment of Mr. Wood, to Liberal principles rendered him eminently qualified to represent the Borough in Parliament ; and the meeting pledged itself to exert every means in its power to secure his election. Mr. EVANS having seconded the resolution, and it having been declared carried by the Chairman, _ . Wood came forward amid much cheering to address the electors. He congratulated the electors on Tory principles .being so weak in the borough of Southwark. He stood before them neither a Tory or Wag:, but a thorough-going Reformer. He was an advocate for the Ballot because he looked upon it as a preventive of bribery and corruption, and he eouldnot see why both Whig and Tory should not vote for it if their principles were good. With respect to the Pooi-laws, he considered that they . required revi"- siom and should he have the honour of being returned to Parliament, he should be most happy to assist either Tories or Whigs to bring about so desirable a result. With respect to the Cora-laws he was clearly of opinion that the time had now ark ived when they ought to be repealed, and he would advise the present, or any other Minister; to well consider that subject, as he be lieved if that question was once settled, there would be no want of employment among the manufacturing classes, and the landed interest would not be injured to the extent supposed. With respect to the. franchise, he was not for Universal Suffrage,and nev4 r had been. He thought no better Suffrage Could'be established than the House hold—(Cheers)—and he should wish to see Triennial ParliaMents, but he thought annual ones unadvisable, inasmuch as they did not afford a sufficient time for a constituency to Lave a knoWledge of the worth or fail ings of their Member. He was a frienil to religious liberty, and was anxious to emancipate all persons from anything like secular control. No man had a right, in his opinion, to interfere with another with re gard to his belief in God or the manner of worshiping him.- He was also the friend of education, but he could not tolerate the idea that the Church was to be the sole managers of the Education of the people. (Cheers.) With respect to Ireland he believed it was totally out of the power of the Tories to govern it again. That country was now, he was happy to say, in such - a state of peace, as it had never before known.— (Cheers.) The worthy Gentleman concluded amid meat cheering, by thanking the meeting for the patie nce With which they had heardhirm 'fee meeting then separated. BIRMINGHAM. EL,LiC,'T lON. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) The friends :of Mr. Sturge are actively engaged in making the preliminary arrangements for an immediate canvass of the borough, and preparing for any opposi tion which may be offered to the return of that gent!e man. Such an opposition must, however, be as abSurd as it is hopeless, for Mr. Sturge's principles are those of a vast majority of the electors. The Whig party talk of bringing forward Bolton Kin;, late Representativ e for the borough of Warwick ; but that gentleman is almost totally unknown to the electors, who, leaving politics . out of the question, feel that any proposition of the kind would be a reproach, if not an insult, to the public spirit and intelligence of Birmingham, and ex press an unanimous and decided antipathy to strangers intruding their, claims and pretensions upon them. Such .a _measure on the part of the Whigs would also have a most injurious effect in increasing the suspicions, and widening still further the breach which now unhappily exists between the sections of the Re form interest, while it could serve no purpose sane that of producing ill feeling and disunion amongst those who should be united by a common bond of interest, and, perhaps, securing the triumph of the common enemy. Colonel Thompson is still in Birmingham, lying in wait for any thing which the Chapter of Accidents may turn up ; .and it appears to be his intention to come for ward, should a second Liberal Candidate be put in no , mination. He has, however, distinctly pledged him self, without reservation, to support the interests of Mr. Sturge, should no other Reformer enter into the lists, as he considers him to be one of the most sound and honest Reformers of the day. The Tories hav enot yet stirred=-they are calculating the chances of the lame, and unless the Liberal interest should be ditided by the conduct of the Whigs; there will be no opposition offered to the return of a popular RePresentative. Circumstances, too, render the probabilities of a general election stronger every day, and they are marshalling their forces and reserving their strength for the grand. effort which will then be made. The names of several gen tlemen are spoken of, in connection with that of Mr. Spooner, as likely to be brought forward by the Con servatives and recusant Whigs ; but there is no founda tion beyond mere rumour for these reports. Mr. Att wood has not yet condescended officially to announce to his constituents his intention to withdraw from the representation, although applied to by sonic of his friends for that purpose. He is at present in Jersey, where it is said he purposes to fix his residence per manently, or, at least for some time to come. The electors feel that he has treated them most un generously, and in a manner which reflects little credit either on his politeness or his judg,ment. It will, however, have the good effect of making them cautious in placing confidence in men whom they know nothing of, when an individual, who has a thousand times pro. less;:d to have nothing so much at heart as the wel bra and happiness of "the men of Birmingham," has treated them with such, marked discourtesy and disre spect, and placed in peril the great cause of Political Reform. Since his arrival in Birmingham Colonel Thompson has attended several meetings of the Radical party, and not only publicly expressed his determination to support Mr. Sturge, but called upon those present to use their influence in promoting his return, Mr. Sturge has not yet returned to Birmingham. He is at present, it is understood, on a tour in the Southern districts connceted with the British and Foreign Anti-Sl avery S oc i ety, upon w hi c h he had set out beore any intimation had been received of Mr. Attwood's intention to withdraw from the re presentation of the borough. All parties are anxiously looking out for the Conservative candidate. Mr. Spooner has taken time to consider whether ho will risk the chances of another defeat, EVENING EDITION. BICIThL , II CLAIMS ON PORTUGAL. " LORD HOWARD DE WALDEN TO BARON It. DE FABILOSA• " Thc . .undersignild, Envoy.Eitraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty, has received orders from his Court to transmit to Baron da Ribeira de Sabrosa, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of her most. Faithful Majesty, the subjoined account of the claims of the British Government, and of various sub jects upon the Portuguese Government. -" The Baron da Rdoeira de Sabrosa must be aware that these claims have been repeatedly presented to the Portuguese Government. " The undersigned has consequently received orders to declare to Baron da Ribeirade Sabrosa that her Majes ty's Governmen . t find it imposaibla env longer to defer the adjustment of these claims ; and he has orders-to exact their immediate payment from the Portuguese Government. The undersigned has also orders to re quest a prompt reply to this note. " The undersigned, &c. (Signed) " HOWARD DE WALDEN. " Lisbon, N v. 6; 1839." " BARON SAMOSA TO LORD HOWARD DE WALDEN. The undersigned, President of the Council of Mi nisters, and charged with the Ministry of Foreign Af fairs, has the honour to acknowledge the receipt of two notes from Lord Howard de ‘Valden, Envoy Extraor dinary end Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty, dated the 6th and 7th inst., in which her Majesty's Government is required imiti4diately to pay, not on!y the claim,of the British Government for the expenses incurred by its Commissariat on account of Portugal, with the troops that came to this kingdom in ]8• 1 6, but also various claims of British subjects, some of which his Lordship presents for the first time ; others have not been admitted by lux Majesty's Government, being destitute of all legitimate foundation ; and others await the decision of the Cortes. " By a l e tt er o f t hi s day's date, the Undersi gne d h as asked the other Ministers for all the informattoh that the departments in their c har ge ca n supply respecting th e legality of these different claims and their tatercst ; as also their opinion as to the west speedy way of effecting the payment of those claims, the validity of which was recognized. " As soon as the undersigned is provided with the information and opinions of his colleagues, which he_ cannot do without, comiderinm the unity of the Minis try, he whl hasten to answer his Lordship with all the brevity that so extraordinary a demand will allow. It is right, however, that the undersigned should also present a claim to his Lordship, in order that be may bring it to the knowledge of his Government, from whose integrity her id.-,j , !sty has every reason to hop that it will be promptly satisfied, seeing that it is founded upon the most solemn stipulation., to the ful filment of which the honour of the British Government is bound. " In the 14th article of the treaty celebrated between Portugal and Great Britain on the 23d of June, 1661, which was confirmed by the 3d article of the treaty of Vienna, of the 22d OF Linua.ry, 1815, it is expressly and solemnly agreed that, in the event of the island of Cey lon becoming at a ftitue period under the rule of Great Britain, his Britannic . Maje:ty obliges him to restore to his Most FaitiAl Ma j esty the city and port of Coiorn bo, the cinnamon trc.de t;Cooming common to the re spective uecis of both crowns. " Dv' the - Lilt artic;c of toe definitive tr eat yof Peace signed at Amiens on the 27:h of March, 1802, and by the uhezier eot:que.st kingdnni of Candi by the lititish Ariw, his Britanilic Mzijesty acquired the pro perty end sovereignty of all the isle of Ceylon ; and consfqn , nt!y the ease arrived in which his Britannic religiondy to full the con traetc.i he restitution raerred to. " undersigre I therefore demands, in the name and by the order cf her Most Faithful I'Llaje,ty, that the British Government s',iculd restore to the crOWii of Portugal the city and ivirt of Colombo, with its reve nues fi.orw the year 1802, in which the isle of Ceylon was fermally ceded to it by the above-cited Treaty of Amiens.- " Tne undersigned, &c. (S4.zr.el.) " BARON DA RIBEIRA DE SABROSA. " Foreign-a:7.30, Na . 7. 25, 1839. LATEST NEW; FROM SOUTH