The Sun. — London, England, 1839-04-18 00:00:00

EIVENING EDITION► PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETY. Yesterday the twelfth anniversary of the above excellent charitable Institution, which was established for the relief of aged and infirm printers and their widows, was cele brated at the London Tavern, Bishopsgaate-street, when the Right Hon. the Earl of Durham took the chair. Up wards of a hundred gentlemen sat down to dinner, which was served up in elegant style. Messrs. Ransford, Foster, Pyre, and Morgan, the celebrated vocalists, were engaged on the occasion, and contributed in no small degree to the enter'atinments cf the evening. At six o'clock the Earl 'dif Durham mitered the room, accompanied by the stewards, and was received with loud cheers add clapping of hands. The Noble Earl was supported -on his left by R. Taylor, Esq., and on his right by J. Easthope, Esq. The clmh having been removed, the Noble CHAIRMAN ,sed—‘• The Queen." " The Queen -Dowager and .Zoyal Family." " The Marquis et Camden, the Pa n of the Society." The Noble CHAIRMAN said that he bad now come to the toast which had more immediate reference to the objects for ::Lich they had assembled ; but he felt that it was unneces sary for him to take up their time by advocating the cause of the charity which they had met to support ; for the gentle mei, whom he saw around him were all so identified with its interests that he felt it unnecessary to make any strong appeal to their sympathies. This was not the first time teat his attention had been called to their excellent insti- Rehm, for he remembered eight years ago, when he had the honour to form a part of his late Majesty's Govern ment, he was solicited to become a steward for the annual deier, wits which solicitation he complied, but; from the peasaure of public business, he had been unable to attend. He had, therefore, felt anxious to attend upon the present oecaioo, end it was with great pleasure that be had made it 4:i C xce,A i.)n to the rule which he bad laid down for him seif -with rzspect to public meetings gencrally.—(Cheers.) 1 With regard to the objects of the Society, he had always felt great interest in promoting institutions of a similar nature, and he had endeavoured, to tm, utmost of his power, to promote their success I in that part of England where he employed a large in,rtion of the population. He had endeavoured to fester teseieties of thia description, as he considered that they con tlibutad to the prosperity of the families of the working reee. aswell as to the prosperity of the distsiet where they -aee o lie employed, he believed, twelve huAred men ' his coal mines, and he had found that the introduc tion of such a syatem had been productive of the meat b:ncfnAal results. In other establishments there existed eat desire far .change, and r.n absence of that whole statoraination which it was so necessary to main ; Lot his establishment was entirely free icon every '-r of that kind, because he had shown them that the -ts of the erepl :yer end the interests of the employed same..—( Cheers.) If he could, by „ induce provident habits among the work ., wed prevail upon them to lay by a portion of what was called the rainy day—when dis -ight come upon them—if he could 'something for themselves, and to ei for th.. it widows and orphans, lie :forming, in his opinion, one of the most useful itch he could possibly render to his fellow-man. ) It wa3 with these sentiments and con had appealed% them on that occasion— . „ware that the greater number of those whom esed were employers—to come forward and show, ~reir liberality, that they really felt an interest in the %keine.: of their workmen.—(Loud cheers.) It was not ..ary to appeal to their feelings by any attempt at dc the unhealthy character of their avocations. They - eddy too well acquainted with the poisonous nature atmosphere in which they toiled, and they knew deprived of the genial enjoyments of the sea- It v.a3, then, in their power to mitigate the amount • that east -d their less fortunate fellasv-creatures, a nAeilag an asylum for them in the days of sickness me distress, and he was happy to see in the Report, which (voiced no diminution in the annual receipts, that the ad vantages derived from the- Society were duly appreciated by the public.—(Cheers.) Prosperity to the Printers' Pension Society. " Mr. EA4IIOPE, in proposing the health of the Noble Cii -imam, said that he did not wonder that the Noble Earl bid made an exception in favour of their institution, know ing as he did the discriminating benevolence and kind atter:tion of the Nehle Earl to the wants of the industrious clasaes. Lord Durham's benevolence was not confined to his own country. In whatever quarter of the world his Lerdship resided, there they heard of his hospitality. ‘• The health of Lord Durham." Drunk with great cetlausiaim. _ . , rcp2 Drtule rn to say.. 2 provis cheers that he arlA ke was a t the iser Lord DURHAM, on returning thanks, said it was particu. lariy gratifying to him to hear that his exertions in favour of the labouring classes of this country had met with appro- Ile could assure them that if there was one single nrineple by which his conduct had been governed, that he .le sired shouid be well understood—if there was one principle connected with what he had done, it was that of maietainino the honour and dignity of the Crown, the reciesenanee of the honours and dignity of the higher or de, s, and the prosperity and security of property and com merce, and that these were dependent upon convincing the industtictes that their interests arc mixed up with these of the'RPher classes. He wished that this principle should ever beAorne in mind by those who ruled the desti- Lies of this country—that the greatest security for our monarchical institutions (of which he avowed himself a firm defender), was to be found in the conviction, among the in dustrious classes, that their prosperity was to be derived from the free-wISI of the Sovereign and the higher classes, ani not to be taken from them by physical force. The manner in which they had responded to the notice taken of Cis connection with Canada, was gratifying to him. From the first hour that he had set his foot on shore on his return from that country, down to this moment when he heard o body of iefluential Englishmen approve of his con duct, he had never yet swerved from that object which he had proposed to himself when he left the shores of Canada—that of obtaining for his countrymen in Ca nada that justice, and free and entire recognition of that free constitution, which the Parliament of this country on giaally gave them.—(Cheers.) How many of that class •to which he had reverted—the industrious classes—how meny of that class who bad been driven from this country by taxation, felt they were placed in a situation to require the fostering hand of those institutions which had b een neg lected, are!had not been enforced in a manner that would have ensured the prosperity of those persons. He knew there was a virtue and determination among them to see their desires fulfilled, and that only a short time would elapse before they saw that determination taken to ensure to their fellow_countrymen in North America their rights and privileges. Els Lordship sat down amidst loud cheers. Tee Noble CHAIRMAN said that the next toast which he had to propose was, that fountain of knowledge and bulwark of freedom—The Press.—( Cheers.) He could not give that toast without stating his appreciation of the importance of a free press, and his consciousness of the manifold advantages .to be derived therefrom.---(Hear, hear.) Of thew advan tages they had had a recent opportunity of judging from their own observation, and they had seen that the disclo sures that had taken place in the East, and in America, and which in ether times would have been decided by an eppeal to arms, were now being arranged by reason and f argument.—( Hear, hear.) Was not that, he would ask, a glorious triumph, and sufficient to make them enerish and protect the exercise of an engine that produced such benefits to the civilised world.—(Cheers.) It had advanced science, promoted the glories of literature, and disseminated the truths of the Gospel ; and it became them to take care that this fountain of truth should not be defiled by any impurity.--( Hear, hear.) They forgot the saying of 'one of their own profession, a compositor, and one whose name should never be for gotten when they assembled upon such an occasion as the present—he meant Benjamin Franklin. Franklin had said that if the liberty of the press became endangered it' could only have been effected by the abuse of that liberty, and when employed in personal detraction. It would indeed be scandalous if ever the people of this country allowed the press to be put down by such means as this, a n d h e could not help saying that it was a disgrace to the age that the delicacies of the softer sex, which should he held h onoured and undefiled, were no longer spared by those whose interest or purpose it was to calumniate.— 'I (Loud che e r s .) He was happy, however, to say that these instances were rare, and like the spots upon the sun's disk. They were the exceptions, not the rule, and he was sure that there was not an individual in the room who did not repucliete such conduct.—( Cheers.) " The Liberty of the Press." " The Stationers' Com pany, the liberal supporters of the Society." " Mr. Taylor and ties Trustees." Me. TAYLOR briefly returned thanks. " The health of Mr. Easthope and the Stewards." Mr. EASTHOPE returned thanks. The SECRSTART then read the list of donations and sub scriptions, when it appeared that nearly 2001. had been collected eusing the evening. Snclitil other toasts were then given and responded to, [liter which the Noble Chairman retired amidst the hearty cheers of the whole meeting. The ,company shortly afterwards broke up, after spending an exceedingly happy and convivial evening. RAILWAYS.-IRELAND. A meeting took place at the Thatched House Tavern, St. James's-street, on Saturday last, for the purpose of taking into consideration the best mode of securing to Ireland, generally, the advantages of rail way communication. Mr. Bermingham, who had been deputed by the General Irish Railway Committee, at tended for the purpose of submitting certaid propositions for the consideration of the Gentlemen assembled, among whom were Lord Fitzgerald and Vesci, the Knight of Kerry, Mr. E. Tennent, M.P., Mr. J. Grattan, M.P., Mr. J. Ellis, M.P., Mr. N. A. Vigors, M.P., Mr. Eneas Macdonnel, &c. On the motion of Mr. BERMINGHAM, Mr. ELLIS, M.P., for Newry, was called to the Chair, and Mr. STEPHENS appointed Secretary. Mr. BERMINGHAM said the present meeting had assembled to consider one of the most important sub jects connected with the prosperity of the empire at large, but more especially that part of it with which he was connected—he meant Ireland. He had taken a prominent part in the proceedings of the General Irish Railway Committee,during its sittings in Dublin, and it had been deemed advisable that he should come over to London to state the views of the different parties inte rested in carrying out Railways in Ireland before the Government plan had been finally adopted, He stood in a very peculiar position when coming forward to oppose a grant of 2/ millions of money to be conferred upon a labouring population at all times in great want of employment, aggravated at the present moment by the storm which had occasianed much additional destitution and distress. He wished, however, to show that the money could be much more judiciously ex pended—that there were parties who were ready to execute certain lines of Railroad in Ireland with every prospect of a fair remuneration, and he would then leave it to the capitalists of England, from whom eventually the money must come, to decide which plan was the most judicious and feasible.—( Hear, hear.) In 1836 several companies were in the field in Ireland, and various lines were marked out, and he (Mr. B.) had been in communication on the subject with the Mar quis of Lansdowne, who stated that it was his intention to move the appointment of a Select Committee to exa mine and report upon the lines that ought to be carried into effect. In the mean time the Dublin and Kilkenny Railway Company got their Bill, as did the Dublin and __....eat the I Drogheda Company, after immense opposition. The . se. ate interests of tbA ' line in whieh he (Mr. B.) felt the greatest interest was d tile sarti. I''' . that from Dublin to Galway, to be carried in the first instance to Athlone, it having been positively stated at that time that the Government was fully resolved to improve tlee navigation of the Shannon. The effect of opening a Railway to Athlone would have been to give a steam communication by it and the Shannon to seventeen counties, having a population, according to the census of 182.1 of 13 . , millions of inhabitants. The sum estimated by her 'Majesty's Commissioners for carrying these improvements of the Shannon into effect, by openiee a steam comminunication from Leitrim to Lough Dcrg, (a shore line of eOO miles) was 200,0001. Now it was well known that the able engineers, Mr. Bald, the two Messrs. Stevenson, and Mr. Vignolles, had ch cured that there never was so good a line as that from Dublin to Athlone, the most important port in that part of the kingdom. The sum required to complete the 80 miles need not exceed 800,0004 Although the Commissioners stated that it would not be a remuner ating line he (Mr. B.) differed entirely from them, and the best proof of the estimation in which it was held was, that a sum of .100,000/. had been subscribed in shares to promote the undertaking. He contended that that was substantial ground for believing that the line would be a remunerating one to the parties whose capital had been embarked in it.—(Hear, and loud cheers.) It was the great arterial line of the country from whence branches could diverge to Cork, Kilkenny, Gal way, Clew Bay, or Valencia, whichever of these ports would be subsequently adopted as a packet station. The large number of capitalists who had subscribed their money for the lines to Athlone and Kilkenny was the most satisfactory proof of the estimation in which these projects were held. Again, an Act of Parliament had been obtained for a line from Dublin to Drogheda, upon which the shares bad been regularly paid up, and which was now actually in operation. The people of Belfast were prepared to form a line to meet the t oar. He cou:d assure them that it there was one singe, Dro,gliecla line, and thus there would be three great lines F 's by which his conduct had been governed, that b ' t, ould be well understood — if there was one north, south, and west, executed. The Irish Railway l ' •cd with what he had done, it was that of Committee had instructed him to sa y , that if the Ge n "our and dignity of the Crown, the vernment would advance a sum of 3 per cent. for every u -errs and dignity of the higher or- 10 per cent, subscribed by the shareholders, these three ci • security of property and cog- great lines would be completed. The French were n -dent upon convincing the acting upon the principle of forming a great trunk i ss arc mixed up with line from Paris to Havre in the first instance, being t •hat this principle well aware that the branches would be subse a -led the desti- quently formed. He contended, that for one mil t '‘, for our - e firm lion of money they could, by connecting Dublin d with Athlone, have three hundred miles of ste am communication. There were parties ready to pay f down 500,000/. of that sum, and if the Chancellor E of the Exchequer would only advance the other half, 1 at Stock Exchange interest, the line would be at once 4 completed.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. B. then referred to the 1 manner in which the money granted to the Board of 1 Public Works in Ireland was expended, and explained why sums stated in the return, amounting to 290,000/., ' had not been repaid. One of the principal defaulters was the Grand Canal Company, which had done every thing in its power to oppose the progress of im -1 provement in Ireland by railway. He contended that if proper security was taken in the first •t instance, money advanced for the construction of t railways or the public works would be punctually re f' paid. He thought the security offered by the Railway tl 1 Companies which were now projected in Ireland was the 1: most ample and satisfactory that could be required. tl Mr. B. then referred to the canal communication in tl Sweden, which opened the traffic from the Baltic to the ci North Sea, With the advantages which nature had tc conferred upon Ireland in position and the number and ar extent of her bays, they might naturally conclude that the whole or the greater part of the Russian and Ame le rican trade would pass through Ireland. After apolo )f gizing for detaining the meeting so long, Mr. Berming- .0. ham concluded by moving a resolution to the effect that r% it was expedient that Ireland should possess the advan tages of railway communication, and pointing out the sq. three lines north, south, and west, which ought to form he the trunk lines, us Mr. Honsatew seconded the resolution, and contended ne that the lines already selected by private companies were Pi ei far superior to those recommended by the Commissioners. se He had been induced to become a large shareholder in b( the Dublin and Kilk enny li ne, f rom the favourable na at ture of the evidence tendered before the Parliamentary Committee, and he trust e d an opportun i ty would be a ds is! forded the Company of establishing its superiority before le the Government plan was decidedly adopted. a The KNIGHT OF KERRY said he and his Noble ne Friend (Lord Fitzgerald) had only seen the advertise all ment calling . the meeting half an hour previously, and ot had been induced to attend. It did not appear to them, le tic however, to contain a fair representation or the landed proprietary of Ireland, and ho regretted much that par bt tics who had so deep an interest in the welfare of that rest country had not been induced to attend the discussion e st of so vitally important a question.—(Hear, hear.) He is . lamented exceedingly that there appeared every possi er bility that the application for a grant of public money to he orginate the main lines in Ireland was likely to be de- L feated from the want of due exertion on the part of 1,31 Irish landed proprietors' to come to some common Un 'h derstanding, founded upon an accurate and general Bur ial vey of the country. He did not come there to prefer a .11 'I complaint against the Railway Commissioners, althoagh the district with which ne was connected had been just ne as unfairly treated as any other portion of the country, although it had been the first to suggest the plan of a tul steam communication with the United States. After Ti alluding to the competition as to where packet stations ip should be fixed on the western coast of Ireland, which le he said could only be impartially decided on by the e s people of the United States, the Right Hon. Gent. n. concluded by recommending the meeting to adjourn Eel until an opportunity w ou ld b afforded other landed pro- TI prietors connected with Ireland to take part in the dis ci cussion, by which means any proposition emanating from S it would have more weight with the L eg i s l a t ure . ere, E YDENIIAM COLLEGE, LONDON. N. A. Vi' ; Mr. BERMINGHAM expressed his re a di ness to a d opt tv :rd...d in this institution on Saturday, April 13, before a q., M.P., in the Chair. The honours vier any suggestion that wou ld meet t h e conven i ence of the e . hrge ass:in:o:ly of ladies and gentlemen. It was stated in gentlemen present. the lila-yearly Report that the College was thriving, and Mr. Surrn believed if th e K n i g ht o f K erry was in that dutio; the present session there had been 175 e n t r i es possession of the views of the meeting he would cor tex the various classes. It was also announced that the dialler support them. The state of the question was unique collection of . preparations illustrative of gun-shot this—they had on one side the proposition of Lord wounds, obtained by the Professor of Surgery, Mr. Alcock, Morpeth to Parliament., which was very strenuously during the military campaigns in Spain, was deposited in opposed ; and on the other, the proposition of the rail the Museum of the College. way proprietors, who had projected, and had in so me SUSCEPTIBILITY OF HORSES.—That the cases actually commenced, other lines of railway, which horse is a very sensitive creature, or rather, perhaps, we followed the street lines of traffic of the country, and . should s: - .y very susceptible of excitement, admits of proofs which they undertook ' to . complete by private specula ii, rnaey ways, particularly in regard to the racer. Ralston, tion alone, - or with the aid of a grant of money from once the property of the late Mr. Mytton, from whom he Government. The question for the meeting was, passoti into the hands of the late Mr. Beardsworth, and is now in America, was apt t o b rea k i nto a sweat w hil st pre - which of these p ro p os i t i ons s h ou ld b e a d op t e d, an d paring to start, and so of many other racers which have if the latter, it was proposed that petitions , fallen under our notice. Brutandorf, if he heard the tinkle should be presented to Parliament, to obtain 1 of the smith's hammer, would tremble, and be soon covered a Select Committee of the Houses of Lords and Corn vvini per-piration, under the impression that his plates mons, to report upon the lines which ought to be were 1 4 .,1nt. , ,- to Lc put en ; and this horse, very floe in for ,n, tall in possession of superior power and speed, r: , peA!edly lost his races owing to the fearful impressions which came, on him. He tore away from the starting adopted, and the terms and conditions upon which they ought to be promoted by the Government. It was also proposed Ireland a general , Railway Act sh . o . uld . be post, and expended his powers improperly; no jockey could i hold him together, nor take a pull at him, and therefore passe.d for , whice . would prevent the injurious consequences to the public of a monopoly by private he was vanquished more than once by nags of an inferior companies as to the hours of travelling, the fares for a •-• •pti cs , flonT___ The Sportsman. passengers, and merchandize, &c. A petition founded ' THREE PERSONS DitowNED.-...Yesterday af- upon these two principles could scarcely be objected to terroon, between five and six o'clock, the following fatal ..and raelancliol accident by the Right Hon. Gentleman (the Knight of Kerry) occurred on the river. It a pp ears or any gentleman who was interested in the prosperity th a t. f all _ , •Y , , v; „. e Young men, named John Knight, George King, of the country. It was unnecessary to point out the i er "r da ` la cl"9 ll, , and William Brookes, had hired a boat manifest injustice anti impolicy of establishing. a Govern for Tficia e t w iestminster, and had been up the river to ment Railway in one part of the country, and allowing ,Meadows on theirlen they had reached as far as Wandsworth Railways to be established by private companies in boat athwart a moored. The sank named e d an t d he cipitatcd into toe rivernstallo -and were seen no wore. but, being intoxi bo ca aa t r e tg d ie : .elung to the chain cable, and was Knight, stated that his companions i ~, b return, they unfortunately rowed the other parts. He could assure upset, and they were pre- : Brookes w s a w s a d m r a short distance, were all se n n it e o d. Knight , who, appeared to have some - eeet, that both English and i subscriked from the first to ieffect. He was prepared to pro c s a 'e r. , they had ample funds to carry out these the barge. i - • ; intoxicated. I trusted that opportunity would f F • the l Knight . o Kerry, Irish capital on the su - _ capital was liberally befor e yertohespe railways into re r ar . liament that projects, and he be afforded them. jhaanuelidothat was lying. I THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1839 Within the last month a meeting of one of the Irish Northern Railways took place in Manchester—two thirds of the capital subscribed was English capital ; and notwithstanding the discouraging circumstances in which they were placed, the English shareholders came forward and increased their subscriptions, calling upon the Irish proprietors to do the same.--(Hear, hear.) It was important that these facts should be generally known, and that Parliament should be apprise of the views of the people of Ireland on that subject. The KNIGHT of KERRY explained. He made no objection to an application being made to Parliament; on the contrary, he would be most anxious that the application should be made. Mr. NORTHHOUSE had been in communication with several Member: of Parliament who had voted for Lord Morpeth's motion, but who had expressed their deter mination to oppose the further progress of the Govern ment measure. Mr. J. GRATTAN had expected, with the Knight of Kerry, that a larger number of Irish gentlemen would have been present. It was, he admitted, very desirable that a grant of two millions and a half should be ob tained for Ireland in its present circumstances, but he confessed that he should rather see the money in the Treasury than improperly or partially applied. He would recommend the adjournment of the present meet ing to a future day. Lord FITZGERALD and VESCI then addressed the meeting, expressing his anxiety to promote any measure which would tend to the improvement and welfare of Ireland. He fully concurred in the proposition to submit the adoption of the best lines to a Select Com mittee of the House of Commons, and agreed with Mr. Grattan in the propriety of postponing the meeting for a few days, when he hoped all those interested in the prosperity of the country would attend a meeting having for its object' not alone the improvement of communica. tion but the improvement of the social condition of Ire land.—(Hear, hear.) After some further discussion the meeting was ad journed till Saturday next, the 27th inst. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the meeting separated. TRURO CHURCH-RATE WAR. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) TRURO, APRIL 15, 1839. This town still eontinues in a state of considerable excitement, and almost all the conversation of its inha itants is on the Church-rate question. Denunciations and threatenings are heard from the Tories of what they mean to do if the anti-Church-rate people do not suc cumb, while the latter are as determined in their oppo sition as ever. Indeed the late prosecution has excited feelings stronger than those ever before known in this borough, and it is quite certain that till Church-rates are abolished li - Jre there will be neither peace nor quietness. So some of the wiser of the Church people believe them selves, for they have strongly urged that the Town Council should give up their seats in the Church, and then they will forego the making a rate in St. Mary's (the principal parish in the borough) in future. But, much as some of the Dissenters would be glad to see this done, yet there is no hope that relief will be ob tained by this means ; for many of the Council think they have no right to sacrifice property entrusted to them by the whole town, for the benefit of an individual parish. Even this proposition, however, carries some thing suspicious on its face, for the Churchwardens, when they made the offer, said that they estimated the rental that would accrue from the letting of the seats at about twenty-four guineas a-year. A Dissenter im mediately said that if the Council felt it to be their duty to continue to hold these seats as the representa tives of the town, the Dissenters would subscribe money to the amount named every year, and give it them, if they would forego the making a rate. Will it be believed that the idea was scouted, that the very party making the proposition flew off, and said that the money was not the thing required, but that the Wardens wished to have the room—that they wanted more scats, and did not care at all about the money ! Another gentleman asked the Rector whether, if a memorial were drawn up, requesting the Council to give up the scats for the benefit of preservine , the peace of the town, he would sign it ? The Rev:Gentleman said he would ; the me morial was got up, and then sent to the Rector, who, however, now refuses to sign it ; because, he gays, the Churchwardens have no power to make any engagement that can be binding on future Churchwardens. Does not such conduct as this look like shuffling? Does it not lead one to infer that the object of the party was to make a proposition that they thought the Dissenters would not accede to, and then to throw all the odium, if any such attached, on the shoulders of those who re fused to concur ? The same Rev. Rector of St. Mary's, to whom I have alluded, is just about to leave this borough for the parish of Newlyn, whither he has been translated, and which will bring some two or three hundreds a year. more into his pocket. He yesterday preached his fare well sermons, and though, heretofore, commanding the regard of many of the Dissenters of the town because of his abstaining from those exhibitions of party zeal too frequently seen in the west of England, as well as else where, yet he could not avoid showing the cloven foot by mixing up " Deists, Dissenters, and Romanists," as beings of one class. He strongly urged the people to stand by the forms of the Church—forms useful and highly beneficial to himself, and likely, of course, to excite his disinterested zeal, for the same Bishop who sent him from Devon—it was said for preaching a political ser mon—to Truro, and from Truro to Newlyn, tnny have the power of conferring upon him a richer living still. The Tories and Churchmen were in ecstacy after hear ing his sermons yesterday. The Liberals here mean to hail the liberation of the State-Church-persecuted sufferers with a public dinner, and thus show Baron Gurney that if he supposed that he could put down Church-rate opposition by the means he adopted, he was very much mistaken. There is but one opinion of the Judge's summing up. What that opinion is it can be hardly necessary to say, for the Judge's address has met with the censure of every liberal journalist who has noticed it. The Judge's name, like the auctioneer's, is execrated here. There have been appeals made to every part of the county, and it is hoped that those appeals will be successful. The legal and other expenses of these persecuted men amount to between two and three hundred pounds. More than one hundred have been subscribed since the Commencement of the pro ceedings, and the alacrity which individuals show in support of the cause augurs favourably. It is well known that the Tories have large funds at command, but the Liberals hope to show them that, as far as the sinews of war are concerned, the persecuted indi viduals now lying in Bothnia goal subjected to the treatment of common felons, snail not suffer to the extent of a farthing. On this subject I shall quote another letter from Mr. Tooke, who has in this matter. rendered himself doubly dear to those of his old constituents who know how to appreciate manliness of sentiment, vigorous intellect, and honest straight-forward independence : " Russell-square, April 8, 1830. "My dear Sir—l have read with deep concern the report of the result of the piosecction of my respected and conscientious friends, Mr. Richard Barrett, Mr. J. C. Idwards, and Mr. Samuel Randall. " My habitual respect for the due dominion of the law, exercised through the medium of a jury, restrains me from giving scope to those feelings which that report is calculated to excite in every liberal mind ; hence it behoves juries no less than Judges, to consider how far respect may be impaired, and institutions themselves endangered, by permitting an unholy spirit of partizan ship to invade the very sanctuary of justice. " This powerful visitation on our friends is one of the consequences of the unworthy policy pursued by the present Administration, who, had they fairly carried out their virtual pledge of abolition of that most odious and unchristian impost, the Church -rate, would have ac quired a right to that popular confidence and support which they have still the assurance to claim, without possessing the honesty to deserve. " You will recollect, that under somewhat similar circumstances, and, as I apprehend, under the same auspices, our revered and lamented friend, Dr. Taun ton, became the object and the victim of a heartless at tack by that insatiate party, which, whether it proceeds by force or guile, still knows no other motive, and acts under no other influence, than that of private corrup tion for purposes of public wrong. " The men—the professing, independent men of Truro, have, however, only themselves to thank for the insults an d d egra d at i on t h ey h ave lately experienced ; they might have crush'd the snake they only scotched ; they did worse, they admitted the snake into a partner ship of power, and then, serpent-like, it .assumed the dominion, and infused into the general body its fatal compromising venom. " IF, as I trust, a spontaneous demonstration will be made by subscription s to come in aid of the pecuniary fine inflicted on our friends, I beg leave, in addition to the 5/. already contributed by me towards their de fence, to be allowed to subscribe a like amount to the general fund. " The entire matter, as connected with the now intolerable grievance of Church -rate, might be made the subject of a public meeting, and of a strong petition to the House of Commovs,:leaving me only additional cause to lament, that owing to the same crooked policy which I have described, I am not in a position to give such a petition that strenuous and zealous support, which otherwise duty and inclination would alike prompt on the part of, dear Sir, - " Yours, ever most sincerely, "H. S. Stokes, Esq. " WILLIAM TOOKE." MURDER AT LIVERPOOL. LIvItErOOL, TUESDAY EVENINQ —A horrid murder was committed last night in this town, on the bodies of a wo man, the wife of the murderer, and a policeman who en deavoured to render assistance to the former. The circum stances connected with this frightful outrage are Of a very serious nature. It appears that the as sa il an t w hose name is Daniel Cole, a lumper by business, resided with his wife in a court off College-lane, and that on go i ng h om e about ten o'clock last night he found his wife in a disgraceful state of intoxication. The reputation ofboth in their neighbourhood is very bad—he is described as a violent and drunken cha racter, and is said to have been already in custody on a charge of stabbing—she has been a m os t abandoned cha racter, and known to the police of the district as a regular street-walker. On the present occasion their quarrel was of an unusually violent nature, and so riotous as to attract the attention of the police. The unfortunate deceased entered the house, and seeing that Cole was armed, it is supposed withdrew to procure assistance. He had no sooner turned his back than the prisoner ran out of the house, and attempted to escape. He was pursued, and on being over taken by the decased in Hanover -street, he made every possible resistance. In the stru,agle he stabbed the deceased which i mme di a t e ly p ro strated with a knife in the throat , him to the earth. The blood gushed forth in the most awful manner, and the spot where he la y resembled the pool of blood of a slaughter-house. Oa raising the body, to discover the nature and extent of the wound, it was found that it had been inflicted with a knife re sembling a shoemaker's. The carotid artery was com pletely divided, and such was the rapidity of the flow of blood from it, that the medical gentlemen (Doctors 31'Intyre and Callan) who were called in, stated that the body must have been completely emptied of blood in the lapse of ten minutes, and that all human assistance, even at the instant of the infliction of the gash, would have been tot a lly unava il a bl e . The . name of the policeman Bailley (No. 338). He is a native of Yorkshire, and has l e f t a w if e an d two children to deplore his sudden and premature death. The residents of the streets in which h e p a t ro ll e d g i v e him the most unexceptionable character, for propriety of conduct and peaceableness of demeanour in the dis charge of his duties. The wretched woman, whose dissipated and irregular course of life led to this horrible murder, was dreadfully mangled about the neck and throat by her hus band. The wounds inflicted upon her bled profusely, and she died soon after being taken to the Infirmary. A sailor, who also interfered along with the policeman to save the woman, received several wounds on the hands and face from the prisoner, and it was found necessary to use consi derable force in order to restrain him from committing fur ther violence. He was finally, and with considerable diffi culty taken to Brideivell, and was instantly handcuffed, his hands being pinioned behind his back. On being visited, in a few minutes after, by one of the officers, :t was found he had contrived, in a most adroit manner, to pass his body and legs over his hands, and thus succeded in getting his arms in front of his person. His arms were then secured in their former position, and he became perfectly quiet. He appears to be quite unconcerned about the matter to-day, and last night he seemed to be altogether unconscious of it. The melancholy occurrence has produced a great sensa tion in the neighbourhood where it occurred, and from an early hour this morning, College-lane, and dhe adjacent streets were crowded by persons anxious to learn the par ticulars of the shucking event. The door of the public house, the Grapes, in which the body lies is literally be sieged by individuals desirous of obtaining a view of the deceased. The Coroner's inquest will take place to morrow at eleven o'clock. MORALS OF THE COURT TO THE EDITOR OF THE St 4. Stn, —Having read your remarks on the correspon dence you publish respecting the unfortunate Lady Flora Hastings ; will you allow me to express a fear that you have allOWed the tietl natural feelings excited by the present crisis, to blunt your feelings and blind ytilr eyes to the true state of the case. Every true »ianly heart, and this I believe yours to be, is sensitively alive to the honour of woman ; and begging you for the mo ment to lay aside the politician, I put the question to yourself whether the moral influence of the Queen, as a woman, is not really of more vital importance to the country than the question of whether her councils shall be guided by a Whig or a Tory Ministry ? Am I wrong in believing, that you would join with me in saying, that dark indeed would be the day for England, what ever might be her outward prosperity, if her daughters sliould become less sensitively alive to the respect which was due to themselves, or if the first lady in the land should not, in this respect. show an example which every woman might safely follow. Is it not a thing to be deeply regretted by all who feel the importance of womanly purity and delicacy, whatever may be their political differences, that our young and beloved Queen should be in intimate association with any man whose moral character has been impeached? To me, as a woman, and, therefore, but little of a politician, I con fess, the breaking up of this political intimacy, would well m Ike up for many other desirable things. L. UNIVERSAL PENNY POSTAGE. The total number of chargeable letters passing an nually through the Post-office, counting double and triple letters as single, and including Id., 2d., and 3d. post letters, as stated by the Committee at 77,500,000, is tolerably close estimate. The actual cost of transit is 57,4611., but the sum charged under this head, in the accounts of the Post-office, is 287,3061.—50 that the difference (between 229,8451.) forms a tax levied for the purpose of transmitting 7,000,000 of franks and other official documents, and 44,500,000 newspapers free of charge. A further sum of 288,0781. is exacted from the chargeable letters to defray the " cost of estab lishment," and the balance being the nett produce of the year, generally about a million and a half, and this year 1,548,0001., is a further tax imposed and collected by the State for the purpose of revenue. Mr. Hill calculates the number of chargeable let ters at 80,000,000, and thus deduces that a five-fold increase would give a gross total of 400,000,000. We find it so stated at page 7 of the AbAract of his evidence, and at page 55 of the Third Report of the Select Committee. In both instances " the General Post letters, including foreign and ship letters," are stated "at 59,000,000." The Committee say, how ever, at page 8 of their Third Report, that on his final examination, Mr. Hill stated the chargeable letters, counting " double and triple letters as single," at 57,000,000, on which data the gross number of 77,500,000 seems to have been found. The discrepancy may arise from this circumstance— that where 59,000,000 are given as the annual num ber, the double and triple letters are not mentioned as having been counted as single, while they are ex pressly so estimated when given at 57,000,000. But taking 80,000,000 as the annual total of chargeable letters, and supposing, on Mr. Hill's plan, a five fold increase, we have 400,000,000 of chargeable let ters. On these data Mr. Hill has calculated the practical effect which the adoption of his measure would produce upon the revenue, which may be given briefly as follows : The present cost of distribution is £575,384 To which he adds for a fivefold increase a sum of 89,417 664,801 He further allows for cost of stamps And to meet unforeseen expenses .......... lOO,OOO Making together £868,966 The computed expense divided among the number of chargeable letters would amount to little more than a halfpenny per document ; while the average rate of postage would be one penny farthing for each chargeable letter, at which rate 400 millions of chargeable letters would yield a gross revenue of ARMING AND Tit AIMNG. RETURN TO AN ADDRESS OF THE HON. THE HOUSE OF COMAIMONS, APRIL 3, 1839. COPY OF A LETTER FROM TILE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT TO THE LORDS LIEUTENANT OF CER- TAIN COUNTIES, RESPECTING ARMING AND TRAINING. Whitehall, March 23, 1839 Sin,—llaving been informed that persons have lately been going about the country, employed either as agents or on their o%in account, in selling Arms, not in the way of trade, but with some mischievous intent ; I deem it right to call your attention to the subject, and I request you to recommend to any Magistrate in the county of Monmouth, with whom you may think it advisable to confer, to keep a watchful eye on such proceedings. I apprehend there can not be a doubt that any persons combining to procure arms for the purpose of resisting the laws, or for the purpose of committing any act which is deemed by law an offence, are liable to be prosecuted for a misdemeanour. It is, I con ceive, equally clea r th a t any p ers on soiling arms, who ad v:ces and induces others to buy them for the purpose of re sisting the laws, is also liable to be prosecuted for a mis demeanour. Satisfactory proof of such combination, or of such selling of arms, which of course will be necessary', will subject the parties to the penalties of the law. I beg further to observe, with regard to the use of arms, or train ing for the purpose of using arms, that if any persons se cretly practise training or drilling to the use of arms, they arc guilty of an offence under the provii:oas of the Training Act, (60 Geo. 3, c I,) which enacts, that all meetings for the purpose of training or drilling to the use of arms with out lawful authority arc prohibited ; and every person who shall attend any such meeting for the purpose of training and drilling, or of being trained or drilled to the use of arms, shall be liable to he transported and imprisoned. In case of any such training or drilling, the Magistrates should take the most prompt and cffective measures for the apprehension of the offenders. I shall be desirous of receiving, from time to time, any in formation which you may be able to give as to the state of the county of Monmouth. It is likewise desirable that Magistrates should endeavour to procure depositions with respect to any seditious meetings in their neighbourhood at which any excitements to resist the laws may be ad dressed to the people. I have, &c. ( Signed) C. flanbury Leigh, Esq. H. M. Lieutenant of the county of Monmouth. J. RUSSELL A similar letter was sent— To the Earl Talbot, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire, on the 23d March, 1839. To the Earl of Lonsdale, Lord Lieutenant of the coun ties of Cumberland and Westmorland, on the 23d of March, 1839. To the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, on the 25th of March, 1839. To the Duke of Northumberland, Lori Lieutenant of the county of Northumberland, on the 25th of March, 1839. To the Earl of Ilehester, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset, on the 25th of March, 1839. To the Earl of Derby, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Lancaster, on tho 25th of March, 1839. £2,083,333 868,966 Deduct the cost of distribution as above There would remain a, nett revenue of Which, compared with the nett revenue for the year ended the sth instant Shows an apparent loss to the revenue by a reduction to ld. of £333,633 Mr. Hill considers that the deficiency would be made good by the increased produce which the expansion of correspondence would produce on the other branches of the revenue. On that point there will scarcely be two opinions in the country, and it appears to us that he has been too generous besides in his allowances for increase in the expense of management ; for not satibfiad with set ting apart the proportionate amount of 89,4171. on that account, and 104,165/. which the Chairman of the Stamps and Taxes mentioned as the probable increased outlay that would occur in his department, he makes a present of another 100,0001. for unforeseen expenses. Therefore, 200,0001. would be a liberal allowance for the amount of the deficiency which might be expe rienced by the adoption of an uniform rate of one penny paid in advance, supposing that it only produced a five fold increase of chargeable letters. But this deficiency makes no consideration of any saving that might be effected by more economical management in the cost of the existing establishment. That cost is stated as " dead weight," and 293,000/. added to the bargain. This is being liberal over much, because some sinecure offices would surely be abolished, and there are forty one persons employed in the " evening work," the heaviest class of officers in point of expense, and thirty eight other officers engaged at the " morning work," nearly seventy-nine persons, now forming a portion of the numerous staff in St. Martin's-le-Grand, not includ ing a considerably part of the suite in the Accountant- General's department in London, Dublin, and Edin burgh, whose services could be nearly all dispensed with. There is plenty of scope for the pruning knife ; and we are thus satisfied, from an examination of results, that, under proper economy and management, the uni form penny rate tfpostage might be adopted without even a temporary loss of any great moment to the Ex chequer. The Committee report that a two-penny rate ap plied to all general post letters for distances exceed ing fifteep miles, and a rate of one penny to all dis tances not exceeding fifteen miles, would give a gross revenue exceeding the present by about 80,0001. " assuming that the packet and ship letters would not materially increase by the mere reduction of the inland postage they are liable to, and also that those letters which now pay a penny postage would remain invariable ;" but supposing " att increase to four-fold in all inland general post letters, and to three=fold in the letters of the London local post. But we are much more inclined to expect a siltfolii or even a tenfold increase of inland general post letters by the adoption of an uniform penny rate, than a four fold increase with it postage of twopence. The Com mittee are also much more in favour of the penny than of the twopenny rate. Indeed, they express their opi nion unequivocally to that effect in the 58th page of their Report, and state that they would have at once recommended the adoption of Mr. plen, had they not found themselves restricted by the _terms of their appointment. It is gratifying to observe that the country is be ginning to rouse itself Actually in this matter, and that petitions from all parts of the kingdbm, signed in discriminately by " Whigs, Tories, Radisals, and Chartists," avoiding all party feeling, are in coufse elf presentation to Parliament. The people seem in earnest, and we trust they will not abate in the expres sion of their opinions, and never stop until they wrest this great measure of justice from the hands of the Executive, which in the words of the Report of the Select Com mittee, is certain to afford at once (not to speak of its important moral and social effects) the most incalcu lable advantages to every branch of trade, manufacture, and business at home, and consequently to improve very considerably the other branches of the general revenue of the country. The Select Committee have discharged the impor tant duties committed to them with fidelity. Their labours are published in three voluminous Parlia mentary folios, whereof the Report containing their recommendations forms th e thi r d part . I t i s an a bl e Warburton, NVidlae e t s h ea e r ir el i i n , d a a n i d dti r g e a ff b e i c e ti c ng hai m rm u a cl n i , c a r n e ( d i it ono document, evinci ng grea t accuracy , app li cat i on, an d re search, to whom we have understood the task was intrusted of specially preparing it for the press.—Mornii tg Pap • • t?. ON D IT.—The Tory underlings are so impa tient to speak and act, that Sir Robert has the greatest difficulty in keeping them in order. Were all to speechify who have expi%ss2d a wish to do so, the debate would last a month. OPPOSITION to THE CHARTISTS. (From a Tory Paper.) A effecting' of landed propr►etors and farmers, in the county of Ann:oath, to oppose the Chartists, took place at Newport on April 12. The meeting was one of the most numerous and respectable that had how held in this neighbourhood for many years, and amongst fhtise imtiicdiately round the Chairman we observed Sir Charles Salusbtfty, Bart., Thomas Prothern, William Brewer, Esq., J. Jones, Esq., Thomas Phil lips, jun., Esq., William Williams, jun., Esq., T. J. Eiq., Robert Hall, Esq., the Rae. A. A. Isaacson, the Rev. R. A. Roberts, and numerous other influentinl gentlemen and farmers. WILLIAM PHILLIPS, Esq., of Whitcomb House, having been unanimously called to the Chair, explained the circumstances connected with the calling the meet . ing, and stated that he had received communications from the Members for the county and borough, ',and from Sir Digby Mackworth, Bart., regretting their in ability to attend, but, expressing their full concurrence al the objects of the meeting. The gallant Colonel (Sir D. Mackworth) also expressed his readiness, should it be found necessary to embody a yeomanry corps, to lend tlic aid (f his military expericnec.—(Cheers.) The Rev. A. Rot-taws - a rose to move the first reso lution, but the room being crowalad to suffocation, the meeting adjourned to a meadow. the_ rsev. R. A. Ro berts said it afforded him unfeigned pleasure to address so large and so respectable a meeting, and ti,.: more so, as it had originated, not with the Magistrates, .11it• in the free and spontaneous motion of the farmers ann other inhabitants.—( Hear.) They had met there that day to oppose the proceedings of lawless men—to as•ure their gracious Queen that her throne should not be me naced with impunity—(Cheers)—and that the laws and institutions of the country, which had resulted from ages of wisdom, should still be maintained inviolate.— (Loud cheers.) They were met to declare that Eng land should not be revolutionised—that she should not be brought down to the level of miserable Ireland— ( Hear)—that land of crime and misery, where intimi dation prevailed to an alarming extent, and theft and assassination walked hand in hand.—( Hear.) The Rev. Gentleman proposed a memorial to the Queen, the reading of which was greeted with much applause. S;r C. SALUSISUIIY, Bart., had very great pleasure in seconding the adoption of the Memorial. The resolution was unanimously adopted. T. PHILLIPS, Esq., moved the next resolution. They desired nut to interfere with the opinions of others, hut at the same time they would not allow others to dictate to them—to tell them that unless they agreed with them they must become the victims of their vio lence, or be doomed to live in a stste of continual ter ror and intimidation.—(Cheers.) The state of things he had alluded to was not an imaginary one, it was but too evident to all of them—(Hear) —and they bad only to attend to what was passing around them to hear active resistance to the law openly inculcated as a duty —(Hear)—resistance by force of arms by which the laws were to be changed and the settlement of property disturbed.—(Cheers.) They bad assembled that day to declare that they would no longer submit to this sys tem of terrorism.—(Prolonged cheering.) Life would not be worth having under such a system, and he was sure they would none of them be deterred from resisting it by the fear of a pike at their breast or a halter round their neck.—(Cheers.) He saw around him men who had a stake in the country—men who had property to lose, the fruits of honest industry, which he was assured they would protect—(Cheers)—men who were deeply and heartily attached to the Constitution, interwoven as it was with the blessings of monarchy, and who were pre pared to manifest their attachment to it by defending, at the hazard of all they possessed, the cherished institu tions of their country.—(Cheers.) Mr. Phillips moved an address to the Lord Ucutenant of the county, offering to " enrol tbernselveS in any form of which the Government might approve, in defence of a Constitu tion which has obtained for the nation power and re nown, and has secured to the people the blessings of civil and religious liberty, and of laws which afford to all classes of the community equal security." T. VENNOR, Esq., seconded the resolution, which was unanimously adopted. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, that Gentle man returned thanks. An immense number of signatures were then appended to both addresses, and the meeting separated. WIGAN ELECTION COMMITTEE. (YESTERDAY.) The Committee met this day at one o'clock, Mr. CJIILDERS in the Chair. _ _ . ✓ Mr. AUSTIN: and Mr. COCKBURN appeared for the sit ting Member, and Mr. THESIGER and Mr. BERE for the petitioner. The petition was read by the clerk of the Committee. It alleged that the sitting Member's majority was colour able only, and that he had been guilty of bribery, and re moving voters from the place of election, Mr. TIIESIGER addressed the Committee on behalf of the petitioner, and stated that he would ground his claim to the seat upon a scrutiny of votes. The election took place on the 9th of March, and the Mayor of Wigan, Mr. Alacneil, would have been the returning officer, but he had been prevented by indisposition. and one of the aldermen, Mr. R. Bevan, was appointed returning officer, and the poll books would be produced to the Committee by him. The petition contained charges of bribery, and also of withdrawing electors from the scene of the contest, but to these he would not now more particularly allude. The candidates at the election were Mr. Ewart and Mr. Kearsley, and at the close of, the poll the numbers were— For Mr. Ewart, 261 For Mr. Kearsley 259 giving the former a majority of two votes. He would first proceed with the class of voters, who had been disqualified from voting by reason of removal. Mr. Bevan was then called, and produced the poll books, and the scrutiny was proceeded with. At four o'clock, when it was announced that the speaker was at prayers, three votes had been struck off the sitting Members' list, and one off the petitioner's, hav ing the number on both sides equal. The decision of the Committee on the vote under con sideration was postponed till to-morrow. THE GOLD-DUST ROBBERY. EFFECT OF TfIE EASTERN GALES.—The long prevalence of violent east winds has had the effect of casting up great masses of sand and shingle on the eastern coast of England. The harbour of Southwold has been completely stopped up, and before a vessel can get in or out considerable labour will be required to clear a passage • ABUNDANCE OF AMERICAN TITLES OF HoNona.—l n a late convention of Florida, appointed to form a state convention, out of eighteen members from one county, four were generals, six colonels, three majors, one an ex.governor, one a dcctur. and one au cciuire, leaving only two without titles.—A Voice front America to Eng land. UNPARALLELED STRATAGEM, OR WOMAN'S WIT TitiumtqtANt.—BEWAßE oto THE WIDOM I—:An un paralleled matrimonial adventure has taken place during the last week in Dudley. A Mr. Wragg, patent smoke bottle maker, a few years ago, paid his addresses to a Mrs. Lydia lkadley, in Birmingham street, Dudley. After having had two children by her, he pro , ed faithless to his vows, and a fete weeks ago 6netnented paying hit ad. dresses to Mrs. Nancy Lane, who keeps a ttipe-shop in the town. Mrs. Lane, happening to be on terms of friendship with her fair rival, was determined to punish Mr. Wragg for his faithlessness to his former love, by putting into eXecution a stratagetil which ba3 no parallel in the annals of matrimonial bonds. Feigning to receive his addresses with tender ness she consented that the bans of marriage should be published in Wordsley Church, and, being experienced in the forms necessary to be undergone; she undertook to have than published Herself. This the did; hitt ihtnead y giving the clerk her own name, she gave him that ot c mrs : Lydi a B ra dl ey . S o f ar a ll went we ll ; b ut t h e diffi ulties to be overcome were still great—but not too great for woman's wit, The morning for the celebration o f the happy event came, and *I 11 - It, also dame Mr. Wragg to the house of his "new love." t n he Mrs. Lane received him with smiles, ready attireddress, h and informed him that if he would wait r weddingten attiidinruutetshwer veil she made some little preparation up stairs, on, she would accompany him to the church. No sooner was this ruse over than she immediately transferred the wedding garments to Mrs. Bradley, who doeeended the stairs, duly veiled and decorated with the attire of Lane. It is customary in Dudley for the bridegroom to lead th© way to church, accompanied by the bridesmaid, the father and bride bringing up the cortege. Of course this was all in favour of the plot, and the party arrived at church. The trepidation of the representative of Mrs. Nancy Lane's charms may be more easily conceived than described when her faithless one was brought thus far, and had to go through the ceremony; but, despairing not, the ceremony was entered upon ; aye, and such was the amazement of poor Mr. Wragg, that he went throughout it • without noticing that the name of his bride was Lydia Bradley, and not Nancy Lane. After leaving the altar, and being still in blissful ignorance of the trick that had been played upon him, the gay benedict attempted to steal a kiss. lie was successful ; but behold the face was not Nancy's but _Lydia's! The sequel only remains to be told : the bridegroom, who had been audibly consoling himself on his way from church upon the prospect of being " independent for life, Mrs. Lane's good busi ness," found himself in the wrong box. Indignant in the highest degree, the newly-made Benedict forthwith pro ceeded to the residence of his " intended," and reproached her bitterly. Nancy met his reproofs with such smiles of consolation, that poor Mr. Wragg waxed wroth, and sought to redress his wrongs by applying to an attorney. Mack-a-day ! the gentleman of the law told him that his only remedy was an application for a divorce, but he would not be answerable for the amount of the costs, so the faithless Air. Wragg has been obliged to put up with his rib, to the no small amusement of the whole town.— Kidderminster Messenger. ColtN-LANs.--The number of petitions for the r epeal, by the 15th Report of the Petition Committee, is 393 , with 496,953 signatures; the number of petitions against the repeal is 2,973, with 297,866 si g natures. the average n um b er of signatures to the former being 1.264, to the letter just 100. We have on several occasions di. rooted attention to the remote and ahm?st unknown dis tricts from which the petitions in favour of the Corn-la:vs come, and the number of s ignatures to each show that though the 'squires and parso ns have been extremely ac tive, they ha ve nut had very great influence over the farm. era and labourers. The petitions are got up by them, not by the people. Of late the advocates of the Corn-laws have boasted of the number of persons interested in agri culture, and the more numerous they arc the more does the few signatures obtained for petitions in favour o f Corn-law prove that the agriculturists, whether tenants or labourers, do not regard this question as interesting tc them. It is a landlord and parson question ;or do the whole agriculturists of the empire only amount to 297,866. AN AMERICAN OMNIBUS DRIVER.-A loco motive and tender shot down the inclined plane at Philadel. phia like a falling star. A woman, eith two legs broken by this accident, was put into an omnibus, to be carried to /he hospital; but the driver, in his speculations, coolly replitd to a man, who asked why he did not go on P—that he was waiting for a full lead !—A voice front America to England. COMMITTEE ON IRELAND.—The following are the names of the Committee, as contained in the Report of the Select Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inspect the Journals of the House of Lords :—Lord Fitzgibbon, Lord Ellenborough, Lord Clanbrassill, Lord Wbarneliffe, Lord Lyndhurst, Lord Plunket, Lord Clon curry, Lord Brougham and Vaux, Lord Glenelg, Lord Hatherton, Lord Carew, Lord President, Lord Privy Seal, Duke Buckingham and Chandos, Marquis Westmeath, Marquis Normanby—[the Marquis of Normanby has been since superseded by the Duke of Richmond, making nine supporters of the Ministry on the question, and fourteen against them]—Earl Hillsborough, Earl Gosford, Earl Charleville, Earl Vane, Viscount Lcinstcr, Viscount Ha wardine, Lord Bishop of Exeter. TRICKS OF LONDON.—Some time since a lady of Biggleawade, happening to be in London, saw a very handsome and apparently thorough-bred poodle, which she purchased and took home with her. She petted the dog, which began to get fat, but one day the skin became lu rpon examination the animal turned out to be a mongrel cur sewn up in a poodle's skin, and sold at a high price.—Bristol Gazelle. APPREHENSION OFI HENRY MOSS, ONE OF THE PRIN. CIPAL3 ENGAGED TN THE ROBBERY, AND FURTHER EXA MINATION OF MR. SALOMONS.—Last eveuing, after six o'clock, Mr. Henry Solomons, who had been examined on the preceding day, on a charge of receiving the whole of the gold-dust lately stolen from the Dublin Steam Wharf, was again placed at the bar of Lambeth-street Office, be fore John Bennett, Esq , for further examination. Mr. Le Mole and Mr. Clarkson,;as on the day before, attended for the prosecution; and Mr. Abrahams and Mr. Jennett, in the absence of Mr. Phillips, appeared on behalf of the prisoner'. Air. Clarkson, previous to the inquiry being entered on, asked if Mr. Henry Moss was in attendance, and was an swered in the affirmative by Lea and Roe, the officers, who had about an hour previously brought that person to this office in a coach, Mr. C. then desired that he should be brought forward and charged as one of the principals in the robbery. Moss was then led from the private of fice and placed in the centre of the Court, a short distance from where Solomons stood at the bar, and the glances of recognition which passed between them appeared anything but friendly. The former, Moss, is a tall slender man, of respectable appearance, and i 3 the same person who, it will be recollected, obtained the two boxes containing th e extensive property, from the Steam Wharf, on the order of young Casper, on Monday morning, the 25th of March, and who the officers, Lee and Rae, had subse quently traced to New-street, and from thence to a lodg ing which had been taken for him by his wife, in Monsell street,Goodman's-fields, to where he had removed the pro perty. Isis appearance precisely answers the description given of him in the handbills announcingithe robbery, with the exception of his whiskers being nearly cut off, and that his anxiety since the robbery has caused him to look much thinner and more care-worn. After a lengthened conversation of no interest, the:pri sonete Solomons and Moss were remanded and ordered to be kept apart from each other until the next examination. I t was A rranged that the Caspers and other prisoners who stood remanj,A on the charge until this day, should the time the others are re not be brought up unit:mauded to. - di• It appeals from circumstances whim' u not transpire before the Magistrates, but which will bo fully bu:_ne out by the testimony of several witnesses on the next exami nation, that Solonons putchased the whole of the gold dust, amounting in value to 4,640/., for 2,000/. ; and of this sum he gave 1901. in Bank notes, and three sovereigns, and his 1 0 CT, as will be seen above, for 1,8071. the balance. The 1401. in Bank notes produced by Roe was a part of the 190/., and formed a portion of the change of a 300/., which Solomons had changed. This 3001. he had received in payment of is loan of gold, which he sold to Mr. Johnson of flatten Gardon, osi Wednesday the 3rd of April,•for 5001., and which, with the two bars sold to Messrs. Ball and Sons, of Cheapside, on the following day, for 1,200/., formed a portion of the robbery. It is stated that many of the circumstances connected with this extraordinary and extensive rabbery, have been brought to light by the parties concerned in it, " jewing" each other, that it was the intention of Map to sacrifice the Coopers, and not give them a farthing ; and that Mr. Solomons was of opinion that if the 1931., which he paid Map, was made up 200/ it would have been a fair equivalent for him for his trouble. Map and his friends thought otherwise, and hence followed the dkelosure , that have taken pace. DREADFUL ACC[DENT.—A few days since a most melancholy auident occurred in a mine near Ystym tnen, only a few miles distant from Aberystwith. Five men were "holing" for ore in the vicinity of en old shaft which had not been worked for many years, and which contained an immense body of water. Through the most lamentable want of caution in ascertaining, the distance of the spot where the poor men were working from the a that was at least eight or nine feet distance, the water broke through with a mighty rush, whereby four of them were instantly drowned ; the fifth escaping almost by a miracle. It was a considerable time before the water could be drawn off; and when the bodies were found, three of them had fast hold of each other, and they all had their candles firmly clenched in their dying grasp.—Cambrian. A poor idiotic unmarried woman of La Chatre, in the Indree, is stated by a loyal paper to have been I , eently delivered of a dill , : i.ith ennutli of a pike, and containing three tongues, two'of Which are unusually large, the other very small. '4.1 ) .6 11 3 , . DUTCII AN _____.„......-- r• `seen, rwe 1 THE HAGUE, APRIL 12.--As was to be for. „,, 1 ,,, i2. n iearn that the signing of the treaty on the part of tr , '"g en i., 1 , is again delayed, so that the return of Count di P;sach is again put off for a week, All the merul ,ee the Conference are highly indignant, and great impai H'L'n., ie, felt at London for the steps that the Conference "'..7,'. take to assert its offended dignity, and cause it to be ' 1 spected. We learn th,7t his Maje s ty has been pleased to con fer I taZ Grand Cross of the' Order of the Netherlands on his In I.= perial Highness the Crown Pri nce of Russia. TIIE HAGUE, AFIIII. 15 and Princes s i .—Prince Albert — . set out yesterday to return ! o Berlin. The Princes and Princesses amily of the Royal F the Russian Grand Duke, set ot.'t this morn in g for A' 11- sterdatn, where they are expe cted to an i evening. •,, c , f Zaar,drunr The Handlgsblad says that the inhabitan, the Grand be at . the th eatre t ,his are most busily engaged in prepa rin g to rece,'vc Peter Duke, who is expected. to visit the abode t: f thr First. ANISTERDALI, APRIL 15 . — T h e Grand Duke an d th ' s after -; Prince of Orange arrived here at half p ast two th noon, and the other Princes and Princesses soon aft?! ; wards. It seems they do not int end to visit Leyden,- V j ' only Haarlem. h o h • We learn from good authority t hat his Imperial I ho to ness will not take any resolution r es p ectin g his vis it , Great Britain till the arrival of a courier, who is tvelv! moment expected frern St. Petersburg. LOWER RtitNE, Amitt, 3,—The army is begi ti,llg slowly to return to its former c antonments ; and yule would. be more brisk did not tho crisis at Paris still tbrek osculation. -• b,; USSELS, APRIL 14.—A letter from Louvain . 0 the i 2th says that Captain Van Ost,7.l.rvald, of the 2d Re; ;inten t of Lancers, h,:rl been tried that day' fo•• the crime c f n er' der, committed in A duel, on Captain Hertz of the ' 2d Re; ;invent of Cnasseurs. He was acquit Ced, on the . ueeu that the laws contain no enactment appl: tip Affitfes his ( BaussrLs, Arial, 16.—The Viscount ri c ' a e Santo An 1 0 " ale to t tier cry. yesterday delivered to the Minister for Fort credentials as Charge d'Affaires from the Rtnpero l ° Brazil to his Majesty the King of the Belgiar ts. DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, APRIL.. 15 Mon, f. Bilis. Actual Debt, 214; per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per c,?nt. Amos t Syndic, 414' p ercent 9414 95 Ditto, ditto, 3, 1 4 p et ' cent. 79N. x iso', S'i C omm ercial Company, 4 , per cent ro4 Ditto (1632 and 1333) 6 :per cent. - Ditto 1937, 5 per cent.... lOOl4 101 Loan 11,:37, 6 per cent. Exchange on London, One i,nonth l2 (t Two n, nnths ...... ... 11 S fiELGI AN Y UNDS—s'aUSsELS, APRIL 16 Actual Debt, 214 per Cent. ltothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent...« - - Cent. _ 71.4 3 p,...r Loan of City. 1832, 4 per Ccnt. 95 Society of Commerce, 4j per Cint 12 . 14 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent ........ ...... D National Society . Brussels Papers, April 16. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, APRIL s. '''' Five per Cents. Metalliques 167y1 .. For per Cents. .... 'lo ts Three per Cents. ~15 Bank Shares ....... —AveemeineZeit.ung, April 10 PRUSSIAN ,FUNDS.— BERLIN, APRIL 11. M Bißills.oney.' St. Schuld. Sch., 4 per eu.nt. .... ....J01N . .102% Pi ussian Engiih Loan, lik. lo , 4 per cent. 102 % )013 /exchange on London, Ore.' months ... 6 204 —Prussian State Gazette, I, Pril 12. - .. ................., ..IIII111.....• THE MARKETS,Cir.TESTERDAI') p -11 17 W a r, i~na _l-letton ........ 410 6 Walls Encl. 1. ambton .a 6 Walls End SU. wart's . ....... d 2.7 2 0 Walla End ttwcll ..... ••• Walls End ........ 1 1 0 Walls End C ‘ragiV•od ......... 9 Walls End s, )uth Durhatn.•9l 0 Walls End Si. "mom Tees... fr, 9 Walls End TE e 6 ................. 1 0 Walls End W. ut 17 9 Elsicar .................. 11 6 Mauston Main ................70 Nevill's r ....•.......... 6 Wag wi Wags End Dev. s h i re ...... lg 6 Walls End Elgi' t.......... •••• last market-day, 4. GERNIA. COAL MAR s. d Adairs Pi € Burden Main 2O 0 Lease's Main l6 C Ord's lledhugh 'cuth Hartley . ..... 18 0 'fyne Steam lB 0 Wylanr Walls End Clarke and Co l9 0 'Walls End (;racel9 6 Walls End Kiliingworth 2l 0 Walis End Newmarch 2O 3 Walls Kid Percy Bensham f.io € Walls End South Tanfield l9 (1 Walls End Belmont 22 3 Walls EndßraddylPsHetton 23 3 Walls End Haswell 2B 0 :hips arrived since] HE lrEfS. COUNTRY CORN MAIRKETS DURING '7 robe. I Wheat. I Barlc7- Oats. Beans ---- to S. I to s. a. to ••• 22 SO 38 .. 25 43 16 22 ••. 33 - 20 39 20 25 32 40 26 30 4 6 2023 26 30 43 . 49 22 29 —. 46 28 4 5 6 20 28 34 44 20 22 29 34 40 27 33 4 2 20 28 41 .46 28 02 4 1 ' 20 24 4,6 22 32 4,9 4 8 20 25 33 42 33 22 26 56 40 132 36 21 22 a ,65 70 30 32 CHELTENHAM M.AiIKETS. Per Bushel. a. d. to s. d • Per lb. Wheat flarley Oats 3 9 4 3 Art-al ................ Beans Pease 4 6 5 6 Lamb •........... Hay 3/.155. to C. 10s. Od. Per tO n; I: • NEWCASTLE CORN EXCHAGE"..- -- AP' 'Old. Wheat, Northumberland Norfolk anal Suffolk..„ --- Berwick and Scotch Foreign Rye, Neff:4lk , tlid Suffolk 32.. 381... —s. -•-•‘• Foreign —s. " . " 14 Barley, Malting, Norfolk and Suffolk- 4ls. 435..... Grinding and Feeding 34s. 365. Malt, Norfolk and Suffolk Beans, Sinai! - Tick s Pease, White Gray 4 -625 2 0 4 - 1; '7l s 4 4 16::. Oats, Northumberland, Potatoe 27. 285....... 210. , ----- Feed 24. 25........ Foreign Flour (per sack) s2s. 845....... Per Quarter. A bln Andover Birmingham liridport«....,. Faringdon Guildford Henley High worth .... Maidenhead,..Monmout h Reading Salisbury Southampton Stroud -- Tewkesbury... Uxbridge Want,ge Warminster— Windsor ...- Worcestcr....... R. to s. 61 80 74 82 63 80 73 80 61 81 63 80 68 8') 72 78 63 88 61 70 63 75 61 74 64 '/3 64 74 65 75 63 '7l 8. to 8. 30 34 29 31 30 40 32 36 i 7 32 26 30 29 35 26 32 26 32 32 42 21 36 32 31 25 35 30 34 33 46 23 36 .... , r ....... I. 0...... , I l ...... .0 ..... 9 9 $4 , .... , 5 5 / ..... , .... , Y 1 -- 70 74 63 72 67 70 32 24 3 I 27 n 4 el. OI L 7 9 7 g CORONER'S INQUEST. Last night an 31 % quest was held before Mr. Higgs, at St. G °T o e Hospital, on the body of George Hunter, age d 15, 1/'„oe. lad, whose death arose from a most trivial cireumstq a The deceased was in the employ of Mr. Hopis° 33( `As Smith, in Arabella-row, Pimlico. About three 10 . 0 4 since, when he was walking across the workshop , h e r, r i,ol upon what is called a holdfast, the end of which s"b d jr3 penetrated through the upper leather of his shoe , 213 , 0 0 flicted a small wound on the second joint o f the B ic h toe, not larger than the point of a pin, and from .31/ o ss scarcely a single drop of blood issued. No uoti ce go al taken of the circumstance, and the lad pursued hls,l3osia occupation; on Friday, however, he complained hegot between his shoulder blades and went to bed ; or much worse, until Sunday, when, on the advic e of 330-noe gcon, he was brought to the hospital. It Was , 2t ; e red found that he was labouring under tetanus ; h o ' 111 : o re' , until Monday, when he died of locked jaw ; it "- ea marked that the holdfast was quite a new onc,tbs%oicl part of it was left in the wound, and many of these ;ate they were unable to discover where it had P of ill Tetanus, as the Coroner observed, baffles the A doctors as much as hydrophobia. Ad' AYRSHIRE ELECTION.—Mr. CaMpbe•s bell dress is manly, straightforward, explicit. Mr. Cil o P td• has nothing to hide ; his language is therefore P°,,„orf. No rational Reformer can hesitate to give him TAW , ' The contest will be keen, but we hope as we wititylsig through the energy of the Reformers of Ayrshire, „',40, and Radical, Campbell of Craigic will be sent to rts of ment, to represent faithfully the feelings and °p i to , that portion of the people whose every interest is "' with the well-being of all. —Glasgow Chronicle. GOLD SIGNET RINGS.—A great A r3rl Zee; these Useful and Fashionable RINGS, are kept O r 'ftes' fl an, with Cornelian, Amethyst, Topaz, and other y be Stones, suitable for engraving. Armorial bearings_A s " referred to, or found, gratis, and can be engrave" Zola' Artist of great talent, at T. COX SAVO - ItY ~ 0 0 0 smith, Silversmith, and Watchmaker, 47, Cornhil l, (Seven Doors from Gracechurch-street) T IAIV? FLAT GOLD WATCHES, NINE T cb" Ws t EACIJ.—Some fine horizontal flat Gold Waistcoat co n , jewelled in four holes, silver dials, hand t mark the 6e was Or and double-back to the cases, warranted to perfor.l Gin rectly, Nine Guineas each; or with gold dials, Ten each. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, 13sP ic Watchmakers, No. 9, Cornhill, London, opposite u. of England I' lomme=ez.2--_ BIRTHS. j3os llll ' On the 13th inst., the lady of the Rev. Edward , Rector of Thurrock, in the county of Essex, of a daugh-,t-;111/' On the 13th inst., at Seven Oaks, the lady a , James Lloyd Wallace, of a daughter, still-born. e G ook On the 14th oli i ? n i s t t o . r , , a o t f S a to s w o ' n m . arket, Suffolk, the lady °' Lyus, Esq., rd-O ce' On the 15th li:st., Mrs, William Webb, of Harleyfo ' , org eoOf Kennington, of a son. On the 16th inst., the :lady of John Carter, ..r , s ( l' Of a Dorset-street, Portman-square, of a son. * Lea , On the 16th inst., Mrs. Janet Taylor, of the Min° oi l son. a fa° On the 16th irrtt., in Harley-street, the lady Cockburn Kindcrsly, Esq., of a daughter. i v C. MARRIED. t, d ill On the 9th inst., at Christ Church, Newgatc-str°Bo6e ' Handil, to Anne, second daughter of the late Willian/ 01 ironmonger, Bread-street, City. f a° . e On the 11th inst., at Christ Church , Marylebonaf .cl,„,lork: Croxall Willoughhy, Esq., of Sutton Coldfield, Warr . ' d ooo lt . to Mary, eldest daughter of Francis Law, Esq.? 00f W tr.st O house, Sittingbourne. Kent, and late of the Hon. .--- Comparly!ltieivil Service, Bengal. .-------- -- ' ----- DIED. On the 11th inst., at Maze-hill, Greenwich, Mo. C hari°tte Buffer, aged Si. PO Allen, On the 11th inst., at Samer, in France, Char , , of aged 47. daubh ter On the 13th inst., at Esher, Eliza Sydney, eld est the On the l ev. D 2th inst.nr. Brow,, at ag London-road, Ann e, wife of M ed 5. 00 1 r ' Hoole, ai. ,, ,cd 42. Chea ter ' On the 14th inst., Colonel Ford, of Abbeyfield, aged 11. . f os ses , On the 14th inst., Mr. John Stevens, aged 57. 80 , Mrs. A nn On the 14th inst., at Pettersfield, Hants, - aged 86. Ir. Robert Dar On the 14th inst., at Weybridgc, Surrey, 1% • ber trop, aged 83. C an 'hert On the 15th inst., at Brighton, Lady Chambers, Sir Hobert land-terrace, Regent's-park, widow of the late, 80.,tir_ Chambers, formerly Chief Justice of 13engal, age ( ' uer ts, lll On the 16th inst., at Church -gate, Cheshunt, LL dock Broomer Johnson. Esq. , ag ed 76. .......... ".o`l-"".-1 _----- -- - , ti , ''' Lelliki, : Pi ~i i, J. :,;.,i Pul.l;,i.ed ~ v 7'll-...,1i0ri 12, ..•-tral,(l.! ' No. 112, Strand, at The StnOtlice.AlN 16t 18.39' the county of Aliddlesex.—Thursday,