The Sun. — London, England, 1839-03-26 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at The Lord Mayor took the Chair at 12 o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE CITY ADDRESS. The RECORDER having read the Answer of her Ma jesty to the Address presented to her by the Corporation on Thursday last, Mr. GALLOWAY rose and said that the usual course on such occasions was to move that the Answer of her Majesty be entered on the' journals of the Court, but in doing so on the present occasion he trusted the Court would in some way express its regret that such an Answer should have been given to an address from the Citizens of London, on a sulsject so deeply affecting their rights and privileges. —(Hear, hear.) The citizens of London had been foremost among the steady supporters of her Majesty's Ministers, and ought to have been treated by them in a very diiierent manner than they had been on the late occasion. The answer to the Address was not that of her Majesty but of her Majesty's Ministers ; and it was evident from the manner in which her Majesty uttered them, that the words did not come from her heart.—(blear.) He was sure that those Ministers were net consdering the security of the Administration when they framed that answer.—(Hear.) He trusted the members of that Court would never forget the un courteous answer that had been given to one of the best addresses it bad ever presented to the Throne. He regretted that Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell should have acted so injudiciously as they had done— their conduct had made a deep and lasting impression on the minds of the Citizens, and would not easily be forgotten. He concluded by moving—That the Answer to the Address be entered on the Journals of the Court. Mr. OBBAILD seconded the motion. Alderman BROWNE said he hoped that some addition would be made to the motion.—(Hear.) Some ex presion of the regret of the Court that her Majesty had been advised to give such an answer ; an answer that was ill adapted to the Address itself, and which in addition to avoiding all courtesy of expression, equally Avoided all the important topics contained in it.— (Hear.) Ile hoped that in recording that answer on their Journals, they would also record the feeling that such an answer had excited among them, so that both might be handed down to posterity together. He trusted that the present lords of misrule would soon be removed from her Majesty's Councils.— (Loud cheers.) They had disappointed the ex pectations of their friends, and equally realised the worst anticipations of their opponents.—(Hear). All psrties ware now agreed that the country was no longer safe, while under the dominion of such men. Many persons formerly blamed his late Majesty for the un ceremonious manner in which he once dismissed them from his councils, but after what had recently taken place, people might, perhaps, think that he did so, because they proposed to him some measures so inimi cal to the interests of his people, that his honest heart at once revolted at them, and with that energy that was peculiar to him, he indignantly dis reissed them from his service. (Hear, hear.) The worthy Alderman concluded by moving, as an amendment, the following addition to the resolution : " 'cleat this Court cannot but express their extreme re gret that her Majesty should have been advised by her Ministers to return an answer to the Address of this Court, so deficient in the usual courtesy hitherto ob served on like occasions, and without in any manner nos tiehig the important topics contained in the Address." Mr. GADSDEN, in seconding the motion, said the language put in her Majesty's mouth by her Ministers was that of a pert and flippant girl.—(" Order, order.") He did not mean that her Majesty's conduct was that of a pert and flippant girl, but that her Ministers, by the answer they had advised her to give to the Address, wished to make her appear so in the eyes of the Citizens. Sir PeTER LAURIE said the New Police Bill brought forward by Ministers was a more tyrannical measure than anything that had been proposed by the Tories. Mr. E. WILSON did not think the Corporation was best consulting its dignity by calling the Ministers hard n antes. Mf. PRITCHARD was disposed to treat Ministers with courtesy, but trusted the Court would not hesi t..te in pronouncing its opinion of their conduct. Mr. Alderman BROWNE said, that as some gentle men appeared to doubt the propriety of his amendment, he would read the resolution of the Court of the 20th December, 1820, in recording an answer of his Majesty to an Address delivered to the Throne at that period : " This Co ur t cannot re f ra i n f rom express i ng their grief that any Ministers should have dared to advise such a i eply to their petition, which was an attempt to screen themselves from that Parliamentary inquiry into their conduct which was absolutely necessary to satisfy the prayers of a much injured and oppressed people." He thought the precedent the Court then established ought to be followed on the present occasion. --(Loud cries of 44 Hear, hear.") Sir MATTHEW WOOD said that before the Court cast such a sweeping censure on the Answer to the Address, they ought to recollect the severe attack it contained on her Majesty's Ministers. He did not know the eontenrq of tins A dA”..-.7 ..en :4 iV (AO 1 Utill CU the Queer - I - by the Recorder, not being present when it was agreed to by the Court, but the moment he heard it he expected what the Answer would be, and that the Corporation would, to use a vulgar expression, get a slap in the face.—(Murmurs.) He disapproved, as much as any one, of the Police Bill, but the Corpo ration had themselves to blame for its having been brought forward. The former Police Bill was an excellent one, but because it placed the constables under the con troul of the Magistrates the Court opposed it, and it was withdrawn. He told them all the time what the consequences would be, and his prediction was now verified. He strongly disapproved of the language that had been made use of by Mr. Gadsden, and would tell them that if such language were indulged in, they would be deprived of the right of addressing the Throne at el!.—( Loud murmurs.) Lord Melbourne did not even know that such a Bill was before the House of Com mons until their Address Ras presented against it.— (Oh, oh.) As to the answer to that Address, it was no more than what he expected.—(oh, oh') Some Members here expressed a hope that Mr. Al derman Browne would withdraw his amendment. Mr. ANDERTON hoped he would persevere in it— ( Hear.) He cared not whether Whigs or Tories—my Lo* d this, or my Lord that had advised such a measure:as the Police Bill—the sooner such men, whoever they were, were turned out of office the better.—(Hear.) Mr. Alderman BROWNE said lie should persist in his amendment, as he felt cominced that if the Police Bill were passed into a law, a paid Magistracy would soon be introduced into the City of London, and trial by juty would be abolished. The present measure was only the forerunner of others, by which the rights and pritikges of the Citizens of London would be for ever test Toyed. Mr. GALLOWAY, in reply, said that with him the love of truth was superior to the love of party. He there fore approved of the amendment, and trusted that the Court would adodt it unanimously. After a long discussion, The RECORDER put the amendment, which was car tied by an immense majority, there being only five hands held up against it. Tire amendment was then declared carried, amid loud and !ong-centinued cheers. Tne Court then adjourned. DISTURBANCES IN LANCASHIRE.---Several of the London newspapers ban been amusing their readers with sti,ries of disturLances in Lancashire, for which, we Irrdly need say, there is not the slightest foundation. They app,!,ar to have arisen from the movement cf two troops of horse artillery from Woolwich —not, however, to Lancashire, but to Weedon. There is no doubt that the sv.te of this celghbouthool is such as to require the vigi lant attention of Government • but, of late every thing has bccn perfectly quiat.—Manchester Guardian. DR. PARR.—The Doctor was very fond of his choir, and always encouraged them to sing a long hymn or anthemn before the sermon, during which he used to steal into the vestry and smoke his pipe. When they had done the clerk informed him, and if the doctor had not finished, he would say, " John, tel them to sing the two last verses over again ; my people love,singing, and I love smokiag. " Gardiner's Reminiscences. DIVINITY HALL—PRIZE ESSAYS.----We un derstand that the Pitt Prize of 4C/. has been awarded to Mr. Thomas B. Bell, for the best Essay on the Causes which have impeded the Progress of the Reformation; and that the Prize-Medal, value 20/., for the best Essay on the subject of Cruelty to Animals, has been gained by Mr. James Macaulay.—Scotsman. INFURIATED OX—FORTUNATE ESCAPE. — An ox that was being driven to be slaughtered at Newport market, broke loose from its drivers on Saturday after noon last, and proceeded up Grafton-street, where it caught upon its horns a child that was crossing the street, and tossed it as high as the second floor windows. One of the drivers that was pursuing the animal, rushed forward, and with much address received the falling child quietly in his arms. The child was very slightly injured. The ox then dashed onwards towards Solio.square, oa entering which a litle boy crossed it, whom it rather severely, but not se.. riously gored in the forehead. The animal then took the west side of the square, and, as it was passing the Soho Bazaar, it made a furious lounge at a dog that crossed its path, and in doing so flung itself under an empty carriage standing near the Bazaar. Before it could extricate itself from under the vehicle, one of the butchers in pursuit came up and adroitly inserting his knife in the spinal mar row, where it joins the brain, dispatched the animal in stantaneously. The s i ze o f the bones of the Mastodon recent l y fouled near Bucyrus, in Crawford county, Ohio, show it to have been of extraordinary dimensi ons . The upper jaw weigh laolbs , the under 77.—N ew Y or k P aper. INVESTMENT. OF MON EY BY A TTORNIE S. —At 87t ,Sashregivenwsburay li'i"iessizes, on W e d nes d ay, a ver di ct, w i t h Newport, attorney, car rying on businessg at named Stanley, car wport, for negligence in investing a sum of money belonging to the plaintiff in an improper security. SECOND EDITION, SUN OFFICE, Scven o'clock. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Globe of this evening, alluding to the late Anti- Ministerial majority in the Lords respecting Ireland, :—" In the fatuity of their inveterate hostility to the Mieistry, the Tories have precipita t e d the collision which they would now gladly avoid. They have chosen their ground, and it is now too late to change their position. They must fight ; and the battle on which they choose to decide the fate of their long cherished hopes of office, at least so far as the present Session is concerned, is to be contested on Irish ground. Of the event no fears need be entertained. Their most reckless daily organs give up the day as lost—their lan guage is ludicrously desponding. Even victory would be worse than defeat. The Tories' return to office by a majority on such a question would involve them in difficulties from which escape would be hopeless. It would be worth the temporary defeat to witness the embarrassment and despondency of the victors." The Standard contains the following remarks sug gested by Lord John Russell's recent notice of motion respecting Ireland in the House of Commons :—" We do not pretend to know or even to guess what course t ill be pursued by the Conservatives upon Lord John Russell's motion; but it seems no more than corn men sense, and a decent respect for justice de mands, that before the House of Commons shall be called upon to pronounce a decision it shalt have that information relative to the matter to be decided upon which itself considered generally necessary, before it is expected to be called upon to decide in the solemn manner intimated by the Home Secretary's motion. Nay, there would not seem to be any excessive caution in waiting for the evidence which the highest tribunal in the country has pronounced to be necessary for the elucidation of the question to be submitted for a judgment. We, therefore, shall not be surprised if Lord John's motion be met by a motion for postponement, though of course wo would prefer a direct negative as the just rebuke of so impudent a demand." NATIONAL CONVENTION. (THIS DAY.) Mr. DEEGAN, Delegate from Staley Bridge, in the Chair. The SECRETARY read letters from Manchester, Caine, Wellingborough, Ledbury, and other places, giving ac count of meeting 3 held for the purpose of passing votes of confidence in the Convention. A long discussion ensued on a motion for the purpose of appointing a Committee to prepare an Address to the Citizens of London on the state of the working classes in the manufacturing districts. A Committee was appointed. MR. FROST, LATE J.P. Mr. CARPENTER said it was not necessary for him to state to the meeting all the circumstances regarding the dismissal of Mr. Frost from the Commission of the Peace, as he was confident there was no gentleman there but was acquainted with those circumstances through the able letters addressed to the Lord Chancellor through the public Press last week by Mr. Frost. Those circumstances called on them to adopt the extraordinary measure of petitioning the House of Commons, calling on that body to address the Queen to have him restored to that station, where his usefulness was acknowledged by all classes in his own neighbourhood, the people's Magistrate, Mr. Frost. He, therefore, would not say anything more at present on the subject, reserving to himself the right to enter more fully into the subject in the Committee to which his motion referred. He therefore moved that a Commit tee should be appointed to draw up a petition to the House of Commons for the above purpose.—(Hear.) Mr. PITKEITHLEY seconded the motion. Mr. WHITTLE opposed the motio❑ for a Committee, from the impression he was under, that Mr. Frost was more honoured by being dismissed by the base Whigs than if retained by them in a situation which his honesty and independence had adorned. Dr. WADE said that the overbearing tyranny of Little Lord John Russell, in the instance of Mr. Frost, was the more to be detested inasmuch as it was known, or ought to be known to him, who prided himself on his great constitutional knowledge, that by the 2d of Ed ward the Third, the Magistracy was elective. This little wasp did now, by this tyrannic act, show his willing ness to throw overboard all those constitutional maxims which he spent his life in elucidating. Perhaps the great, little fellow, was only in this instance giving vent to a wish to be thought another Cmsar, where that personage overthrows the powers of the tribune of the people.—(Hear, hear.) If so, he (Dr. Wade) must say that his little mind could never attempt to do the same things which that magnificent tyrant had done. And he would also express a wish that the little magnificent wasp, or toad, would not come to the same end as that distinguished individual had. But this he might not fear, as the creeping qua lities of that little viper would enable him to steal out of existence in a manner that would scarcely claim the notice of his own supporters when that much desired time came.—(Cheers.) He (Dr. Wade) could not t express himself in terms sufficiently strum in praise of . Frost, whose conduct would endear his memory to the people of this country as long as the name of Eng lishmen was to be found in the page of history.— (Hear and cheers.) Mr. SANKEY could not refrain from according to Mr. Frost his sympathy on being thought worthy of the hate of the Whigs. If Magistrates were to be elected as the Constitution anciently allowed, he thought that Lord John Russell should not be so insignificantly fool hardy in taking the name of Mr. Frost from the Commission. Why did not the Whigs do the same thing with regard to Baillie Craig, who is similarly situated. The reason was simply this, that they could not do so, that gentleman having been elected by his own neighbours. In this question the name of Russell, which had once been renowned in the person of one of Lord John's ancestors, would be rendered as contemptible as the name of Frost would in future be considered glorious, as being linked with persecution for having done his duty fearlessly and impartially for the people's interest.—(Hear, and cheers.) Mr. HAUNEY supported the motion, not on the ground of petitioning the House of Commons, which was useless, for Mr. Frost's restoration, but in order to give his humble testimony to that gentleman which ail had accorded to him. Mr. LOVETT also supported the motion, as did also Mr. HETHERINGTON. Dr. TAYLOR pointed out the inutility of petitioning the present House of Commons on this subject, which, if ever so willing, had not the power of legislatinc , on this subject. He thought the best mode would bto address the Queen in person,—(Hear, hear.) They would have as much chance of succeeding, with the Lords as with the Commons, both Houses being equally inclined to hear the just complaints of the people. Mr. MoonE said that they should petition Lords and Commons, as well as the Throne, in order that it might give rise to a discussion which would eventually serve their cause. . _ 11Ir. RICHARDSON also said the more the subject was discussed the more it would tend to dishonour those who had occasioned the discussion. Mr. CLEAVE said, that with regard to the statement of Mr. Richardson of the honesty of the Houses of Par. liament, " the least that was said was the soonest mended." They must take individual Members as they found them ; and particularly with regard to the Lords hi that House, the person who was most accustomed to gib away the time of the House, was perhaps the least honest—be supported the motion. Mr. CARPENTER replied. Motion carried and Committee appointed. After disposing of a motion which tended to cen tralise the different Radical Associations of the metro polis in the negative, the Meeting dissolved. I AIPERI tskL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HOUSE OF LORDS. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat upon the Woolsack at five o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. A Commission was appointed for a quarter before five this evening to give the Royal Assent to the Duke of Wellington's Estate Bill, and the Tithes Composition arrears Bill (Ireland) but in consequence of their not being a sufficient numbee of Members present at four o'clock to constitute a House of Commons, the Commis sion was necessarily postsoned until to-morrow, when the Lords will consequently be obliged to meet. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented a peti tion, signed by 600 inhabitants of the county of Angle sea, praying the House to address her Majesty to recall Viscount Ebrington from the Government of Ireland. Also a petition, signed by 1,200 Protestant inhabitonts of the county of Sligo, complaining of the persecution of Protestantism in Ireland. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said that Sergeant Greene had stated at the last Assizes that neither the lives nor properties of Protestants were safe in that country. The Duke of BUCKINGHAM presented a peti tion from same place in the county of Carnarvon, pray ing the House to address her Majesty to recall Viscount Ebrington. Also a petition from some place, the name of which we could not learn, against any al teration in the Corn-laws. Also a petition from Ed monton against the Beer Act. A petition from Here ford ag a i ns t t h e system o f Ed ucat i on propose d by the Government. A pet i t i on f rom some p l ace i n Wiltshire, against any alteration in the Corn-laws ; and a petition from Yarmouth aga i nst t h e grant to M aynoot h C o ll ege . .The Archbi s h op o f Y ORK presented a pet i t i on against the grant to Maynooth ; and also a petition from the members of the Temperance Society of York against the sale of spirits on the Lord's Day. Lord BANDON presented a petition from the in habitants of the Baronies of Beer and Bandon, against any alteration in the Corn-laws. A NOBLE LORD presented a petition from Perth, praying for a repei,.l of the Corn-laws. Lord REDESDALE presented a petition from He ford, against any alteration in the Corn-laws. Also, a petition against the Beer Act. Lord MA NSEIELD presented petitions from Dum fries, and scme other place in Scotland, praying for Chvrch Extension in that country. Lord WHARNCLIFFE presented a petition from the Guardians of the Poor of Luton, praying their Lordship to institute an inquiry into the law of settle ment. Lord BROUGHAM presented a petition from Glasgow in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan of Postage. The Noble and Learned Lord then put a question respecting, we believe, the proceodings of some Chiefs in India, but neither the question nor the reply of Lord Melbourne were audible. CANADIAN PRISONERS. The Noble and Learned Lord, having understood from the Marquis of Normanby that there was to be no opposition to the returns relative to the Canadian prisoners, said he did not wish to give rise to any dis cussion, but only to press upon the attention of her Ma jesty's ministers a regard to justice and humanity in the treatment of those prisoners. He understood that, al though many of them wen persons who had moved in a respectable sphere of life, and were weld edu cated, that they were associated with housebreakers and thieves, that they wore the prison dress, had their hair cut close, and were in all respects treated as com mon felons, although they had only been guilty of a political offence. Surely this was a remnant of the barbarism of bye-gone ages, when there was no distinc tion made between ordinary felonies and political offences, He did not mean to have it understood that the treat ment of the prisoners was -the result of any active interference, but only according to the ordinary course, and he was sure it needed only to be noticed to be redressed. The Noble and Learned Lord then went on to say, that he sincerely hoped the powerful necessity of a "war with America would be avoid ed. He would not counsel the Government, nor would their Lordships sanction any course contrary to the public honour ; but, on the other hand, no appre hension need be entertained in consequence cf the high warlike reputation which he had acquired all over the world by the valour of our heroes both by sea and land ; no apprehension need be entertained that it would be derogatory to our honour to concede as much as pos Bible for the maintenance of the inestimable blessings of peace. This was the principle upon which the Government ought to act in every case, and above all in respect to the unhappy differences between this country and America. There was one consolation on this subject, which was that we were undeniable, clearly and manifestly in the wrong ; and giving up when we were in the wrong never could harm us. The Marquis of NORMANBY said that in refe rence to the first part of the Noble and Learned Lord's observations, he was perfectly right. Those prisoners were not regularly in his department. They had been transferred to the convict ships, as all other convicts coming from that part of the world were, there having been no doubt of the legality of their trials. He had received a communication respecting them to-day, but he should make further enquiries on the subject. In reference to the other part of the Noble and Learned Lord's speech, he had no observation to offer on that. Lord BROUGHAM wished to know whether the Noble Marquis had any objection to state whether he had heard anything from the Mauritius cr not. He (the Noble and Learned Lord) understood the Emancipation of the Slaves had been rejected by the Council there, by a majority of one. His Noble Friend, who preceded the Noble Marquis in his present office, had stated a few months ago, that if tho emancipation were rejected by the Council an order had been sent by her Majesty's Gover nmen t t o t h e local Government there, ordering the slaves to be eman cipated. The Marquis of NORMAFBY said no information had been received at present, but the provisional order h a d gone out, and he lia.l no doubt the local Govern ment would act upon it. Lord DUNCANNON laid upon the table abstracts of monies received and expended in the Burghs of Eng land and Wales. The Marquis of NORMANBY laid on the table copies and extracts of correspondence between the Go vernment and the Governor of Upper Canada ; copies and extracts of answers to Commissioners sent out to inquire into the affairs of Malta, and other returns. The Earl of ABERDEEN presented petitions from different parts of Scotland, in favour of Church Ex- tension. i\lr. TOMLINE, from the Treasury, presented Papers Mr. CANNON, from the Court of Bankruptcy, pre, sented Papers. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR an Address was agreed to be presented to the Crown, praying for a copy of the Report of the Assistant hand loom Weavers' Commissioners. The Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and the House adjourned at Half-past Five o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. There being only thirty-one Members present at Four o'Clock, the House adjourned till to-morrow. THE LONDON GAZETTE OF THIS EVENING. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 26. mEmBEII. RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. BOROUGH OF LEIC ESTER—Wynn Ellis, of Ponsbourne Park, in the parish of Hatfield, in the county of Hertford, and of Cadogan place, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., in the room of Samuel Duckworth, Esq., who has accepted the office of one of the Masters in Ordinary of the High Court of Chancery. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County o Stafford. Queen's Own Rnyal Staffordshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Lieutenant F. W. Tomlinson to be Captain, vice Wickstead resigned, Feb. 28, 1839. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Shrop .. shire. South Salopian Yeomnry Cavalry. The Honourable 0. G. C. Bridgman (commonly called Lord Viscount New port) to be Cornet. WHITEHALL, ALtacit 26, 1839. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto Daniel Willey Palmer, of Moreton Valence, in the county of Gloucester, her Royal 7 .iQence and authority, that he may, in compliance with a condition contained in the last will and testament of hie paternal great uncle, Daniel Willey, of the city of Glou cester, Esq., deceased, take and use the surname of Willey, in addition to and after Isis present surname of Palmer : And also to command, that the said royal concession and de • claration be registered in her Majesty's College of Arms, other wise to be void and of none effect. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. MARTHA DAVIES and MARY JONES, grocers ; Taunton. ISIDORE HEILBRONN, wool-broker,,Painswick, Glou. cestershi•e. MOSES JACKSON, victualler, Liverpool. THOMAS PATEN, lodging-house-keeper, Worthing. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. THEODORE AUGUSTUS DULCKEN, haberdasher, Wigmore-street, Cavendish-square, from March 29 to April 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. BANKRUPTS. SAMUEL YOUNGMAN, timber-merchant, Curtain-road, Shoreditch, to surrender April 9, at twelve, and i%lcv 7, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, Basinghall street, official assignee ; Bartlett and Beddome, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street. JOHN FLOWER and JAMES FLOWER, iron-foun ders, Sheffield, April 5, and May 7, at eleven, at the 'Sown hall, Sheffield. Tattershall, James-street, Bedford-row, Lon don ; Iloole and Marples, Sheffield. 4 , WILLIAM and GEORGE FISHER, wharfing-ers:, Lin coln and Nev. - ark-upon-Trent, April 5, at five, and May 7, at eleven, at the office of Messrs. budding and Cooke, Lincoln. Wing and Twining, Gray's Inn-square, London ; Dudding and Cooke, Lincoln. GEORGE TOPHAM, hotel-keeper, Richmond, Surrey, April 2, and May 14, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy, Basinghall- street. Green, 18, Aldermanbury, official as signee ; Cox, 14, Bucklersbury. HENRY PERKINS, ironmonger, Lisson-grove North, April 5, at half-past eleven, and May 7, at eleven, at th e Court of Bankruptcy. Clark, New Broad-street-court, New Broad street, Official Assignee; Bignold and Co., New mE;rid;e strcr•t. RICHARD THORNTON, Jun., beer brewer, 3Qeceh N Suffolk, April 6 , at eleven, at the Swan Inn, St. Peter's, Mancroft, Norwich, and May 7, at twelve, at the Whi te Lion Inn, Beccles. Bohun and Rix , Beecles; Brornley, ;s out h_ square, Gray's Inn, Londou. JAMES RALFS, printed furniture dealer, T av i s t oc k - street, Covent-garden, April 9, at twelve, and May assignee, Ab cureh 7, at el e , :en, at cGh Gr e o a o p ru, esid official . assi l t a h n e e ; Court Reed e e of , f , B B r an e a k d r ... u s p t r t e c y e t . , JOHN BEARD CARRUTHERS, bookseller, Ftristol April 10 and May 7, at two, at the Commercial Rooms, Iclri s t o l' . Harmar, Bristol ; Bicknell, Roberts, and Fineh,i,Lineoba's-inn fields, London. NGE.—(THIS Daly • Gibraltar 4B Leghorn . 21 Genoa 25 75 Milan 2l Venice 47 Naples ......... ........ 40 Palermo per oz. 119 Lisbon 53% 0,0cr , O Rio Janeiro Bahia 27 Buenos Ayres New York, 21 days' sight Philadelphia PRICE OF BULLION, per OZ, Portugal Gold, c0in....43 18 0 Foreign Gold, in, bars... 0 0 0 New Doubloons .......... 0 0 0 New Dollars ......... 9. 4 10% Silver in Bars ...... 0 5 0% COURSE OF EXCH. , lmsterdam C.F. 12 334 Ditto, at sight Rotterdam '2 U. 12 4 Antwerp... Hamburg. ....... ..... M.B l3 11 Altona Paris, :3 days' sight '2s 35 Ditto ..................3 Ms 25 (i 0 Marseilles Bourdaaux Frankfort en ?flame, Ex.M. 151 Peterhbutgh,ruble...3 Us ll Berlin Vienna, effective 13...2 M lO 3 Trie,te ditto lO 4 iladrld . 7 Cadiz.... ailboa .... Barcelona ` l . /?. Siville 3A3<, MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current of this Evening.) SUGAR.--The advanced rates of this day week have been supported for brown as well as for yellow qualities of British Plantation, and in some instances 6d. advance has been obtained for the former. The purchases since Tuesday have been 950 hhds and tierces, very ordinary brown Berbice at 60s, good brown chryste.lized Du Imerara 63s 6d, fine yellow 71s, low middling Jamnicit 64s to 653, middling to good middling 66s to 675, tine Barba does 723 ; the lowest price of Sugar suitable for the scale is 645, and it is difficult to purchase low dry brown under 61s. The deliveries continue large, and the surplus in the comparative stocks has further decreased. There has been several arrivals. This afternoon the market presentcd a quiet appearance, TT-1 E STTN, LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1 &89 the demand from the refiners was very limited, and the refrained from purchasing, but the showg° eo a n s c i ( n r u s i n g g " s e m ra a l l l l Y enabled importers to obtain about previous • prices. The purchasers are only 170 Libels and trs. REFINED.—AII descriptions have sold freely for home consumption at rather higher prices ; Lumps equal to the standard have been sold at 80s, rather under 7s 6d a 795, and which is the lowest price for goods suitable for the scale ; large and brown Lumps have commanded 76s a 77s 6d ; the nominal value of double Crushed is 44s ; some made from Manilla is offering at 383 ; 15s 6a has been refused ; sales of IPlb Hambro' Loaves at 483; Bastards have secured a fair sale at late rates, and in some instances the lower descriptions have brought Is ad vance, nothing is to be purchased under 503. Treacle has sold to a fair extent, common at at 29s a 29s 61, but for patent 303 a 325, and for the best old make 32s has been obtained; some parcels made from Manilla have been taken for tilt - . British Colonies at 18s per cwt. Dutch Crushed Sugar continues in good rogues% and 200 hlids have been sold deliverable here at 353, and a small parcel from Ant werp at 34s per cwt. Marnmus.— A good demand has prevailed for all descriptions, both for the scale and refining; the lower descriptions have brought rather higher prices, good and fine sorts have maintained previous rates ; et pub. lie sale, 7428 bags were all disposed of—fine brown at 62s to 635, low middling yellow, 63s 6d to 645, middling to good, 64s 6d to 6:is 6d, fine, 67s to 68s per cwt. By private contract some parcels have been sold at similar rates. There have been several arrivals. For auction to-morrow 8,500 bags are declared ; the large Farcels which continue to he brought to the hammer show that importers are anxious to realize at present prices. The delivery from the warehouses last week was not large. This afternoon theze was less demand, and former rates were not maintained by Is per cwt; 5,061 bags 143 bar rels were offered at auction; of the former 1,500 bags were taken in, the remainder told as follows, fine yellow at G6s to 663 6d, mid to good 63s 61 to 655, good to fine dry brown 62s (id to 63;; the brls fetched 65s for good yellow. EAST INDlA.—Bengal has sold to a fair extent for home consumption, at previous rates ; at auction 4,100 bags went as follows, good to fine white at 68s to GSa 61, middling to good middling 665 to 67s 61, good to fine dry brown 593 to 61s, mid. yellow 645. Siam ha* been in fair demand, and 1100 bags have been sold by private contract at prices is higher, 28s 6d to 31s 6d. obtained for good middling to fine white. Manilla is wanted, but the short supply, and the increasing demands of importers have prevented much busines. The arrivals of Bengal and other descriptions have been large during the past week. This afternoon 250 casks 705 bags Bengal were offered at auction, the former were clithdrawn, the latter sold at rather lower prices, good to fine white at 66s to 675, damps 653 6d to 66i per cwt. FOREIGN. —White and yellow Havannah are wanted at late quotations, but the short supply and unwillingness of holders to sell at present rates have prevented much busi ness, 30s has been paid for 40 boxes of the latter of fine quality. Brazil of strong quality has been sought after at full prices, but the operations have again been limited, in consequence of the short supply; soft descriptions are not much in demand. This afternoon, 400 chests Bahia were offered at public sale ; 170 chests consisted of brown quality, these sold with animation is above the valuations, and a part was taken by the Refiners, low greyish 233 to 245, middling to good 24 6d to 253 6d, one lot 265; the remainder con sisted of low to good greyish white, and were nearly all taken in at 293 to 345, being 2s above their value, a few lots of good sold at 32s to 34s per cwt. MOLASSES.—West India have sold to a fair extent at the advanced rates of this day week, common qualities have brought 31s to 325, and fine 33s 6.1 a 343 ; the sales are 200 puns. This afternoon 74 puns St. Kitts at public sale sold at 30s to 31s 6d. COFFEE.—British Plantation has been much sough after at an advance on previous rates of 2s to 3s for clean qualities ; mid Jamaica by private con tract has brought 1163 to 118 s, and in some instances 120 s ; Berbice and Demerara hu,e been sold at 113 s to 1 16s for. mid quality ; unclean sorts are is 6d a 2s higher, 90s paid for ordinary unclean Demerara. Prices continue to advance for all descriptions of East India. Ceylon has been inquired after, and 103 s has been paid for small par cels of good ordinary. Mocha at rather higher prices. For Foreign the demand has been extensive, and Is advance has been obtained : the private purchases in St. Domingo have been 6,000 bags fine ordinary coloury at 47s to 48s, common good ordinary 455, a small parcel of superior at 40a a 50a; and 4,000 bags Brazil, good and fine ordinary at 46s to 49s per cwt, and fair ord 43s to 43s 6d. This afternoon there was no auction of West India : the public sales of other sorts consisted of 354 bags Ceylon, 200 bags Java, at the 9d duty, and 100 frazi:s Mocha, all of which sold briskly, Ceylon, at Is advance,zood yellow brought 103 s to 103 s 6d, common green with all faults 2023, black 35s to 365. Java soid rather dearer, good 3ellow at 77s to 77s 6d. Mocha went at 91$ 6d for common green, being its full value. Mfddling Jamaica is held for 1183 to 120 s, and Berbice 114 s to 1163. For a cargo of St. Domingo afloat 503. is asked. TEA—There has been rather more business doing in good descriptions of free trade, and the prices obtained are equal to those of the last quarterly sale; several breaks of Company's Congou have been sold at Is 2d. Spices.—ln Aimento 4d to 4d had been paid by pri vt,te contract for a few parcels : tine is held for 44d. 853 bags. Malabar Pepper, and 238 bags Sumatra offered at public sale, sold briskly, the former at 41-d a 51d fo- light to good heavy, being its full value : the latter wenf id higher, and brought 4d a 4id for common stalky ; there are no sellers of common Sumatra under 4d per lb. East India Ginger at late rates. In Cinnamon prices remain firm. Cassia Lignea is held firmly. This afternoon the auctions consisted of 854 bags Sumatra Pepper, and 2,000 pockets Bengal Ginger, the former sold .at -d higher prices, middling a! 4-id to 44d; the latter went at 22e for gpod quality. Cbcoa.—British Plantation at previous rates ; for Foreign there has not been much demand; a small parcel of fine Brazil sold at 395. RUM, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—RUM, at an ad vance of Id at 13-d per gall. The transactions in Leewards have been 600 puns, proof to 4 per cent over at 3s 2d a 3s 3d, 5 to 8 over 3a 4d a 33 5-1, 9 to 12 over 33 6d a 33 7d, 32 to 37 over 43 91 a ss. Of Jamaica 250 puns have been sold, 25 to 26 per cent. over at 4s 10d, :30 to 32 over 5s a 53 2d, 33 to 38 over 5s 3d a 5s 6d. Brandy at fully late rates. Geneva at previous prices. British Corn Spirits at lOs 9d, but in the market sales have been made 2d to 3d below that figure. OILS.—In the value of Fish Oils there is little change. 100 tons Southern at public sale sold at 2515 s a 2615 s for mid to good quality. The few sales in Sperm have been at 921 a 941 for good and fine quality Linseed has sold slowly at 27s a 27s 31. Rape is not cheaper. Olive has been taken sparingly. SALTPETRE—.Rough 25s 6d to 27s for low to good qua lity, and there are now few sellers excepting at 6d advance. Britsih Refined at 31s 6d in hhds, and 323 in brls. TALLOW.—On the spot, 48s a 46s 61 for Pctersburgh yellow candle of first quality. For delivery in the last three months, 45s 61 a 45s 9d. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. ESTABLISHED CHURCH. Sir R. INGLIS presented a great number of peti tions against the Ecclesiastical Duties- and Revenues Bill, and for Church Extension in Canada. Mr. SANFORD presented a petition from Welling ton, praying for a comprehensive system of national education. POSTAGE. Mr. R. FERGUSON presented a petition from Kirkaldy, praying for a uniform rate of postage. Mr. LOCH also presented a petition from Dingwall, in favour of a uniform rate of postage. Mr. GROTE moved for returns of the quantity of Tobacco manufactured last year, and exported.—Or- dered. Sir JAMES GRAHAM preseuted a petition from G!asgow, praying for an extension of the Church of Scotland. SALE OF BEER Mr. PA KINGTON postponed the Committee on the Sale of Beer Bill from Wednesday, the 24th of Anti], to 'Wednesday, the 28th of May. 'Tile ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a peti- tion from the owners and proprietors of steam vLssels, of tha city of Edinburgh against any tax being im posed on steam-vessels. Mr. PEASE presented a petition from Belfast pray ing for a repeal of the Stage Coach Act. Sir GEORGE SINCLAIR presented a petition from Argyll praying for the extension of the Church of Scotland. Lord ASHLEY presented a petition from Trow bridge praying for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. VILLIERS presented a petition praying for a repeal of the Cern-laws, and a petition in favour of Mr. Hill's plan of Postage. THE MINISTRY. Sir ROBERT PEEL said that as it was of very grcat importance to the country generally to be ac quainted with the intentions of the Noble Lord, he would beg leave to ask the Noble Lord on what day he meant to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice the other day. Lord J. RUSSELL said that he considered it de sirable that the motion should be brought forward as early as possible after the holidays, and therefore he gave notice that he should bring it forward on Thurs day, the 11th April. BONDED CORN. Mr. BAINES moved for a return of the quantity of bond e d corn w hi c h h a d b e en abandoned by the owners, between th e ti me o f the passing of the Act 9 Geo. IV. and the en d o f th e year 183 S, specifying the total quasi tity aband o n e d, an d the manner in which it had been dis posed of. He also moved for leave to bring in a Bill for th e b etter regu l at i on o f Metropolitan Sewers. ECCLESIASTICAL REVENUES. Mr. MACKINNON gave notice of certain amend ments which he should move on the seventh section of the Ecclesiastical Revenues Bill. IRISH RAILWAYS. Col. PERCEVAL gave notice that he should move as an amendment to the Irish Railway Bill, " that it is not expedient for the Government to undertake the con struction of Railways in Ireland, and that the aid afforded by the Government should be afforded gene rally, in the shape of pecuniary aid, granted on proper security." ECCLESIASTICAL APPOINTMENTS SUSPENSION BILL, Lord JOHN RUSSELL in moving the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee on this relation t indul g ence Bill said th at as an a tt ac k had been made on a near 1 ionof his the House unnecessarily, he proceeded t he el state the real facts of the case. It had been stated that th object of the clause which he was nr,w .going to intro duce was to enable his relation to fill the Deanery of Exeter, which he would not otherwise be able to fill. Now certainly any one who made that statement must have made it not having read the clause, because the object of the clause was, that the Bill now in operation should not prevent any Canon or I'rebendary being appointed to any such office which should become vacant by reason of the vacancy in any Deanery. It was found by an un intentional mistake that there was not the power of filling up Prebends in this case, where it had been usual for the Crown to appoint the Dean. With respect to any case which might arise, it was thought fit the omission should be remedied. It certainly was stated to him by some members of the Church Commis sion that it would be fit, as the mistake was uninten- Corm], the clause should apply to any vacancy which now existed, as well as to any which might hereafter exist ; and he thought it far better there should be no suspicion of having interfered with the operation of the law now in force, and therefore he declined making it apply to any vacancy now'existing, and pro posed to apply it to any which might hereafter exist. He might likewise be allowed to state that, in recom mending the Bill to the favour of the Crown through the Prime Minister he knew he was recommending a person who was an ornament to the Cburch.—(Hear, hear) — and he knew, likewise, that in asking that this particular Deanery of Exeter should be conferred upon him that in case it should be found by the joint opinion of the law officers of the Crown, and Sir William Follett, that the Crown could not app'int, it would be no disappoint ment to his relation, who, on a former occasion, finding he could not conscientiously perform the duties of two pa rishes, surrendered allying of 1,2001. a year, that he might be able to devote his time and care to the other parish. Under these circumstances he trusted that neither he nor his Noble Relative, Lord Wriothesley Russell, would be subject to any imputation for the part they had acted in the matter. Mr. V. HARCOURT said it was a well ascer- tamed fact that the Dean of Exeter was actually also a Prebend of the same Cathedral. He had not the ho nour of an acquaintance with Lord W. Russell, but he fully believed that he was entitled to all the encomiums which had been passed upon him. He understood that the Prebends were in the gift of the Bishop of Exeter, and there might be some delicacy upon the point. If the Noble Lord was pro,vented from making the Bill re trospective in consequence of his relationship with Lord W. Russell, as it, in his opinion, would meet the justice of the peculiar case, he would have much pleasure in moving the clause. Lord ASHLEY added his testimony to the high qualities of the Noble and Rev. Dean of Exeter.— (Hear, hear.) The House then went into Committee, and a clause to the effect stated was brought up and added to the Bill. The House then resumed. SUPPLY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved the Order of the Day for the House going into Committee of Supply. Mr. ATTWOOD rose to bring forward the Amend ment of which he had given notice. Captain BOLDERO said that he had a notice on the books which he believed had precedence of that of the Hon. Member for Birmingham. Mr. ATTWOOD—I stand for this night. That was my agreement, and I mean to have a division.— (Laughter.) Captain BOLDER() said his notice had been given on the I4th of March. Mr. ATTWOOD complained of the interruption of the Hon. and Gallant Member. Captain BOLDERO assured the Hon. Mem ber that he had no intention to interrupt him ; he merely stood upon his own right. Owing to some mistake, his name did not appear in the minutes of the proceedings of the House, although on the 14th of March he had given notice that on the question that the Speaker do leave the Chair on going into a Committee of Supply on the Navy Estimates, he should move an Address to her Majesty for a copy of any order for the supply of great coats to the Royal Marines. Mr. T. ATTWOOD felt bound to persist in his motion. The SPEAKER thought the Gallant Officer entitled to precedence, as his notice of motion had been first given. Mr. T. ATTWOOD would put it to the Gallant Officer, as a gentleman and a soldier, whether a question of great-coats—(Laughter)—should be put in opposition to one of vital importance ?—(Hear, hear ) Captain BOLDER() felt bound to insist upon his right to make his motion, the object of which was to ascertain what order had been issued relative to stop ping'the pay of soldiers for the purpose of paying for their great-coats. In 1805, an Order in Council was is sued, stating that all Marines serving on shore or doing garrison duty, were entitled to greateeoats. That order had never been rescinded, and he would ask whether men at sea did not require great-coats, as much as those at home? Justice had on Friday last been done to Captain Napier, a distinguished officer, whose pension —merited both for his professional services and for his talented writings— had been taken away when he went to sea. He (Capt. B.) hoped that on this occasion justice would be done to that gallant corps whose interests he was defending—_ a corps_who bad nef crilinched - from the greatest danger, and even when ordered, for the suppression of mutiny, to turn their arms against their fellow-countrymen and companions, had never shrunk from that painful duty which a stern sense of discipline rendered imperative= yet they were placed in some respects upon a worse footing than the seamen themselves. The order which he complained of was not the fault of the present Admiralty—it had existed, at least in practice, for some time, though, in fact, it was no order—it was a dead letter. It was due to the high character of the Marine corps, and for their long-tried services, under circum stances of the greatest difficulty and danger, that the Admiralty should look into the subject, and see that justice was done. The Gallant Captain concluded by moving for a copy of the order, directing the Marines to provide themselves with great-coats. The question having been put, Mr. C. WOOD said the Gallant Officer had given one very good reason for not acceding to the motion, by saying there was no such order in existence.—( Hear, hear.) It had been the invariable practice ever since the Marine corps was instituted, that they should find their own great-coats, and any orders which might be quoted, were exceptions to the general rule. If the House interfered in all these very minute details, the uniformity which they would be at tempting to establish would be at least as unjust as the present practice could possibly be. Probably the reason why great-coats were not found for the Ma! hie corps was that seamen had invariably found the whole of their own clothing out of their own pay.—(Hear.) Sir THOMAS TROWBRIDGE said the inva riable practice was to furnish a man with one great-coat on enterin g the Marine corps, because not h av i ng any pay lue, they could hardly be expected to provide themselves with the article, but after being two or three years in the corps they were expected to find their great-coats, which were furnished at very re duced prices. No complaint had ever been made on this subject, and he did not see any just ground of com plaint, particularly as there were innumerable candidates, both officers and men, for admission into the corps. He could assure Hon. Gentlemen that when complaints of a description like the present were brought forward they were looked to with as favourable an eye as possible. The Government had no object in view but the comfort of the men. He thought, upon further con sideration, it would he found there was no cause of com plaint: Captain BOLDERO. in explanation, stated that all the Marines on garrison duty were furnished with great coats. Mr. HUME thought Marines ought not to pay for great-coats when the infantry did not. He considered th it tho Admiralty ought to institute some inquiry upon the subject, for tho purpose of preventing dissatis faction. Lord HO WICK considered that the advantages of the Marine service were far greater than those of the Infantry or the line ; for instance, the Marines were a greater part of their time at sea, and a smaller stoppage was made. for their rations. If any one danger was greater than another, it was that of encouraging bodies of armed men to make applications to that House—(Hear, bear) —and he could not give his sanction to the motion of the Hon. and Gallant Mem ber opposite. Sir H. HARDINGE said the sentiments which the Noble Lord had expressed, were those which he had entertained and stated in that House for many years pit. He thought the armvand navyas regarded theirpromotions and interests ought to look to the Crown, and not to Parliament.—(Hear.) He wished the army to be the army of the Crown, and not the army of Parliament. If it came to a vote on principle he must vote against his Hon. Friend, but he hoped it would not come to a vote. If they conceded the claims of the officers he did not see how they could refuse to concede to the claims of the men. With regard to the great coats he would take the case of the Marines in Spain, who for the last three years had been acting as regular soldiers, and it was known that the expenses of soldiers increased in proportion to the extent of the services performed, and as under many circumstances the Ma rines endured the same hardships as the soldiers en shore, he thought in those cases the Government ought to give them their great coats. As a question of jus tice he hoped this system would be adopted, though he did not see how the two services could be exactly assi milated. He would recommend his Hon. Friend to withdraw his motion. Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON protested against the doctrine that had been laid down, that the Army or the Navy were not to apply to that House. He had frequently applied to that House for redress of the grievances of the Service, and he should not be de terred by anything which had be said. Captain BOLDERO said if the Hon. Gentleman opposite would take the subject fully into his considera tion he would withdraw his motion. Mr. C. WOOD was quite sure that his Hon. Friends around him would. give every attention to subject, but be must guard himself against admitting this to be grievance, or that it was that which they ought to adopt as an example to be followed. Sir CHARLES ADAM said in this free country there were always the means of getting inquiry, whoa a proper case presented itself for it, but he could not admit that in the present instance the Gallant Offi cer bad made out even a prima facie case for inquiry. In this instance, however, as in every instance where there was a complaint, every due attention should be paid. Mr. WA KLEY sincerely thanked the Gallant Cap tain opposite for bringing forward this motion before the House, and protested against the language used when complaints of this kind were brought forward. The Gallant General opposite thought this should be left to the Crown, and supposing the Crown to decide un justly or tyrannically, then there could be an inquiry. It was easy to talk about an inquiry, but how were ievanees to be redressed ?—(Hear, hear.) He heard almost every day of his life of the injustice perpetrated with reference to the officers in the navy and army. Their complaints were frequently brought forward, but he had never seen an instance in whi c h those who brought them forward had obtained redress. Whenever a com plaint of that nature was brought forward, the ins and the outs, whoever they were, stuck fast together and redress was out of the question.—(Hear.) The Noble Lord below him was noW probably just going out of office, and the Gallant Officer opposite was pro bably just coming in. --(Hear.) Yes, he hoped it was so, because he wished to see frequent changes in the Government of this country.—(Hear.) It was his de sire to keep the two factions constantly before the public.—(Hear, and laughter.) Many people did not look into history, and therefore the iniquities of the Tories ten or twelve years ago were entirely forgotten. The Whigs were in the mouths of every one, and there was nothing but one universal feeling of disapprobation expressed against them.—(Hear, and laughter.) Ex cept in this House, and by themselves, nothing was to be heard favourable of them.—(Cheers.) If complaints like the present were to pass unheeded, which he pro tested against in voting away the public money, the better way would be to do away with the House of Commons altogether, and leave every thing in the hands of the Crown.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted the Gallant Officer would carry his motion to a division. Lord JOHN RUSSELL would not follow the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat down, into his address, which related to the state of the parties in that House, hut, if all the questions of this. description then before the House that might arise, were to be brought forward peacemeal, not only would the public service suffer, but those persons who looked to the Crown to be rewarded for their services, would be injured, and if this House were to take to itself the - duties of the Crown, instead of leaving them in the hands of the Crown, there could be no doubt that a great deal more taxation would have to be laid upon the country. As a general principle, he did not think it fit that a question of this sort should be considered by the House. Sir H. HARDING objected to the principle of these questions being brought before the House, and he should vote against them when brought forward, unless the Government had refused to redress them. Sir H. VIVIAN though it extremely inconvenent that these little discrepancies should thus be brought before the House. The Marines had very many advan tages, and he believed them to be much more competent to pay for their great coats than the soldiers of the line ; still, when they were in actual service he thought they should have the same a!lowan ces. In his opinion all these questions were much better when left to be considered by the Executive than to be discussed in that House. Sir DE LACY EVANS, thought if there was to be an attempt to render the Marines similar to the in fantry, care must be taken not to render them dissimilar to sailors with whom they were more in the _habit of coming in contact. Col. SAL WEY considered that it was but an act of justice, to place the Marines on the same footing as the infantry. Capt. BOLDERO withdrew his motion for the purpose of allowing the Hon. Member for Birmingham, to bring forward his motion. The motion was then withdrawn and upon,— Mr. SPEAKER putting the question that he do leave the Chair, Mr. ATTWOOD rose and said he should not de- tain the House'for any great length of time, but so long as be held a seat in that House he meant to do his duty. He was persuaded, and the House ought, to know it, for he bad many times endeavoured to impress it on the minds of Hon. Members, that the safety of this coun try was not properly protected in her foreign relations ; and it was his duty this very night to bring forward an _ _ address to her Majesty on that subject. A few even. inns ago he had the pain of hearing all his most distant forebodings realised by the lion. Secretary of the Ad miralty acknowledging that we were not in a state at pre sent to meet the Russian navy, and that the Russian fleet might do much injury to the English shores. It would be his duty to examine into the extent of the injury that might thus be done and the probability of it. It was acknowledged on all hands that the Russians had twenty-eight line of battle ships in the port of e'en stadt, and it • was acknowledged that they ,wore not PilltOut--proper masts, proper sails;- well manned and well appointed. It was acknowledged that they were fully equipped and well manned. They had no English officer who had seen a Russian ship of war within the last twelve Months would give a contempti ble character of it. Their crews were certainly not to compare with British crews, or with American crews, but still within the last twenty or forty years they were greatly improved, and most of their officers bad been educated in the English Service. The Russians last year had also 800,000 soldiers encamped on the coast of Poland ; and he would put that to the Whigs for their consideration, not that he had any hope of being able to draw blood from their stony hearts. He would put it to the Tories, though he did not think well of them.. He would put it to his friends behind him, (i.e. the Radicals), of whom. be thought worse than he even did of the Tories.-- ( Hear, bear, and laughter.) He thought badly of the Whigs—he thought badly of the Tories, and he thought worse of the Radicals.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) God help him, but he thought upon the whole, though bad was the best, the Tories were the best and the least wicked of the three.— (Much laughter.) He feared that both the Whigs and the Tories—he would not say so of the Radicals, though he had his suspicions of . them—had entered into a compact, a treasonable compact, to keep down the British navy, in order that they might in time introduce the Russian soldiers among the humble Radicals of this country out of doors.— ( Hear, hear.) This might appear a very wild supposi tion.—(Re,newed cries of ",Hear, hear, hear.") He acknowledged it was a wild supposition, but the days in which we lived were wild days, and he had seen very strange circumstances arise--(Cheers)—and when he knew what the local condition of England was—when he knew what the miseries of the English pecfple were—when he knew how the prayers of the masses were generally disregarded—and when .he knew that the Whigs, Tories, and Radicals, had for years and years, turned a deaf ear to the cries of the people, he thought he might be allowed to state that there might-possibly be treason in that House, but whether it was treason or whether it was imbecility, it mattered not to him, it was a state of circumstances that ought not to be permitted to exist. He did not suspect the integrity of the Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary to the Admiralty, but he suspected his knowledge, and felt convinced that for years treason or imbecility had go verned the- destinies of this empire. He would not flitter the Tories, while he found fault with the Whigs. The Tories had begun this career of shame in 16127, 1828, and 1829; the Whigs under Lord Grey had carried it out in Poland, and now the Whigs under Lord Melbourne, were carrying it out in every country in the World. The Right Hon. Baronet opposite knew these things as well as he (Mr. T. Attweod) did. Oa the 6th of July, 1827, a treaty was, entered into be tween this country and Russia, by which Russia pledged herself not to make war upon Turkey without the consent of England. The Gallant Admiral o n his .eft at the time of - his executing that great and terrible judgment at the battle of Navarino on the Turkish fleet, had in his pocket orders from George Canning to enter the Black Sea to protect Turkey against Rus sia.—(Laughter, and cries of " No.") He hoped the Gallant Admiral would explain this, but he assured the House that it was so ; at this time, most unfortunately, George Canning died. The Right Honourable Ba ronet and the Duke of Wellington came into power, and Sri Pulteney Malcolm was sent out to the Medi terranean with counter-orders, and, in consequence, the Russian Emperor violated his contract with England, and passed the Pruth, and in answer to our remon strances, the Emperor Nicholas explained, apologised, and promised to confine the war to the Black Sea, and the Right Hon. Baronet and the Duke of Wellington, to whom no man felt a greater debt of gratitude than he (Mr. T. Attwood) did, for his former achieve ments, pocketed this insult to England. In the autumn of that year Marshal Diebitsch was defeated in his at tempts to pass the Balkan. The Russian fleet sailed from the Baltic, never called at a British port, but swept through the British Channel in the most insulting manner, and proceeded to the Mediterranean, .to blockade the Dardanelles. The Right Hon. BArenq and the Duke of Wellington again remonstrated, awl received as an answer that the Russians were the guardians of their own honour—that the Pacha of Egypt was about to assist the Turks, and therefore it was necessary to blockade the Dardanelles ; but that British vessels clearing o ut for Constantinople befo re 20th Oct., 1828, should be permitted to enter. They consented to this insult, which was enough to make the blood of Englishmen boil. Had not the Gallant Admiral, by the " untoward event" of Navarino, de stroyed the Turkish fleet, the Russians could not have taken Varna, or advanced upon Adrianople. They could never have passed the Balkan if the Turkish fleet had not been destroyed. If at that period Turkey had ap plied to the Right Hon. Baronet for the loan of a fleet, to replace that which had been destroyed by the untoward event of Navarino, he did not think that ITENWeir 1-411ITTTON, the tight H n. Baronet, great as were his powers of 'logic, would have been enabled to find an ensw t er e ;justify him in refusing that requee. In consequenc o Russia was enabled to advance to Adrianople, and make a treaty with Turkey by which she acquired the Delta of the Danube (to which she had no more r i g . than England had), Anapa, Circassia, and other vast privileges. This was during the time the Tories were in power, and at thi s ver y ti me Russia was unde r t contract with England to take no gift from Turkey , and yet she had taken this enor mous g ift. .Russia had net right to receive Circ a s s i a , be ca u se she was under contr act with England not t o rece i ve an y g ift. and Turk e y, bad no right to give it, because she never b ad possession of it. Next to the Dardanelles, Circassia was the most important military post in Europe, and the Tories compelled the ,p eo pl e o f thi s c ountry to this deep:and burning degradation. He next came to . t he treaty of " Unkiar Skelessi." The Whigs were i° power at that time. Thi s t rea ty was even more dis graceful than the p rece di ng one , it su ff ere d the Darda nelles, the most important m ilit ar y p os t in Europe, the object for years .of Rus s i an am biti on —it suffered the Dardanelles virtually t o b e d e li vere d i n t o the hands or Russia ; Russia had n o t y e t t a k en p osses sion, but h e would show the Hou se ho w s h e wou ld p u t herself in to possession, unless the H ouse awo k e to a se nse of th e importance of th e su bj ec t. R uss i a h a d t we nty-eigh t line of battle ships a t C rons t a dt, an d twe l ve a t Seleast° - pol. The ships at Crunstadt would not be used to at tack England, but in the summer the Russian flee t would pass into the Mediterranean, to the front of the Dardanelles, where th e y wou ld fi n d e l even E n glish lin e o! - battle ships. H e d ou bt e d not t h a t the Engli 3 , ll fleet would do their duty, b u t i t was t h e duty of, ibis House not to expose th em t o suc h a f ear f u l collision . Suppose the blockade o f th e D ar d ane ll es had take n place, and the En g li s h fl ee t h a d move d away, tae Black sea fleet would occu py C ons t ant i no pl e as s°l as it pleased. The supe r i or it y o f t h e E ng lish fleet was all that prevented it, an d w h en t h a t was ta ken away the Russians would ge t possess i on o f Constant s ' nople and the Dard ane ll es , an d we cou ld on ly dislodg e them by an immense sacrifice of blood and treas ure. which he had no doubt th e H on . M em b er f or Kilken°Y would say they could not afford.--(Hear, hear, frog' Mr. Flume.) The glory of the nation was not to lie measured in pounds, shilli ngs , an d pence. The Bib Hon. Baronet opposite would commit no error of that kind. He would agree with him that there was 11° sacrifice which England a ug ht not to ma k e to prove' this consummation. Th e great L or d Ch at h a m I ' 2 ' l 1 said no sacrifice was t oo great to ma k e to preven t Russia from having a single village on the shores of th e Black sea, and now sh e was i n possess i on o f OdessaAnapa, soff—in fact the Black Sea had become.. Russian lake, and we had made no effort to prevent There (right now to be no party quarrels, all low and party feelings ought to be sun k i n one sense o f coral% danger. The Tories viewed th e aggress i on o f Russi3 Poland without remonstrance—or if they remonstrate, at all from 1815 to 1830, it was the remonstranc e a coward. England p erm itt e d t h e const it u tion .° Poland to be smashed an d ann ihil ate d . B ut t h e Wh i g s since that time had been quite as much too Waive as the Tories. By lifting a finger in 1831 th ey might have saved Poland. But the Whig Govertrs meat, like the French, talked fine things. l' et/ „f Philippe and Lord Grey threw dust in the eyes Poland, and th en b e t raye d h er. But Pell'; would rise again, if Engl a nd s h ou ld once more arise t° her power of war. But the Whigs had been as tree cherous to their nati ve coun t ry , as to Poland. „,,., betrayed England also to Russia—the Vixen was still,4a crying out. Our national honour had become degrau lo , in the eyes of foreign powers, by the conduct of r Whig Government. He could assure them that neitheb Tories, nor Whigs, nor Radicals—no matter wb, ie f , party should be in power—would ever sa tl ,, s fe the people of England, unless this country sb ° "„ r . be not only prosperous at home, but also hone-na ed abroad. Now our Government was h,f i bie to ask what. Russia meant to do with her formal fleet. Russia, to be sure , or any ot h er nat i on , b a b o, right to equip a fleet for aggression or defence, in „.° n al ever quarter it might b e nee d e d—b u t st ill we "°;1 know for what. The fact was, Russia had le srl d black mail upon England for seven years and more , i s she would ; unless the people of England should at interfere. The Poles were already gone ; TurkeY% going—the Dardan e ll es were go i ng — an d Cirea te as would go, so far as England was concerned, wb ° w as bound to protect her or perish--unless the glor e id bravery of her own sons , s h ou ld, as hi t h er to, dee to her, as he hoped it would. If we permitted Rels T l s ee take Malta, she would th en as k f or Gib ra l tar , a nd !f „ got that she would th en come an d as k f or t h e I s l e o f 1' 'r e v If things should go on as they were, the Russians lll : o t be in London next summer. What was to 1 3re e . io Russia from burning Sh eerness next. J u ly ? And t u- ' o lt 48 hours, the Russians might be in possession of tiler 0 of England. They m i g ht t a k e P ortsmout h a s east Y v es Sheerness. So we a k was our army , so m i s erable le, our navy, so distracted and discontented was our Pe ° ,r that if the Russians should, with her 28 sail of the 1. , land an army of 50,000 men at Sheerness next i i s , they might be in possession of London three days It was not to be expected that the people of le° e °l ` o ° o who were so discontented, would turn out ` 2 v''' : (l amen to meet item. - - Russia had been be/ transports in this country.. She had last w e t a large steam-packet l aunc h e d i n t h e Thames--es fe , - , those vessels purch ase d t o transport troops to 'sad ? schatka ? or were to they transport troops to Efig ia° , s is Which was the mo re lik e l y ? Th e peop l e o f had no power, politically speaking. They might, Pe t ley howestring the Emperor—that was all they power had.—( Loud laughter.) Russia had the ablest ma sl, drawn from all parts of Europe, in her military, her na h v a j and her diplomatic services. Those talented el e A ti g ; o l, no interest b u t th a t o f t h e i r master, t h e great " e "ii, it and they were a l ways awa k e, or i f they slept at a l was like the Bristol men, with one eye ep eth eo (Laughter.) The Right Hon. Gentleman sP ba t the othe r n i g ht o f t h e f ear f u l rec k on i n g' ' if would insue if Russia should invade this 00 eo try. That reckoning would take pl ac e, but sl ue would he the first to feel it ?—th e Mi n istry th i e ol selves.—(Laughter.) Then the people of ng d r ive would revenge u p on th e i nva d ers ; they wo uld field the Russians from this country—a revolution O tt o take place here—a democratic revolution, whi ch idly aristocracy would no t survive—which would rap le extend throughout Eur o p e , and finally arous e the P ee p 's. of Rus s i a it se lf, most pro b a bl y i n the courseee f-its T he rations bowstringi ng th e Emperor.—(Laughterq to Hon. Member, a f ter repeat i ng hi s so l emn w arning the Minister s an d t o t h e l ea d ers o f eac h pa rty' po eluded by moving his amendment. th e The SPEAKER i nqu i re d w h o secon ded amendment ? Mr. ATTWOOD—(Looking round the He usej the I suppose some honest man will do so. I go t on i ,e other night.—(A laugh.) Perhaps some Hon- t u s e ier ber on th e o th er s id e o f th e H ouse w ill d o so.- -1 newed laughter.) No Hon. Member having risen to second it, the °it' tion consequently fell to the ground. , TOO L The House then went i n t o C omm i ttee on tne s Estimates, Mr. BERNAL in the Chair. uld Mr. C. WOOD proposed that the Committee s b° resume where they had left off on the last night. 01. On the first vote, that a sum not exceeding I q'„ t eer be grant e d f or d e f ray i ng t h e sa l ar i es of officersea°," - contingent expens es o f th e Ad m i ra l ty, b e i ng reaae an yal Mr. HUME, wish e d t o k now h ow ma ny '- Yachts were now in Commission. • Mr. C. WOOD said there were only two. t he Mr. HUME complained of a vessel of "nog Hastings, having been detained on the coast for 5 0 oa t a period for the purpos e o f t a ki ng t h e Q ueen Dowag e c r es to Malta, when they had not one to go to Ve ra- e ieb t or the West Indies. He th oug ht no person haci a tit th e k to taken a vessel of w ar f or suc h a purpose 1. "; Queen herself. It was known that the count r j scu t paying the individu a l 100.0001. a year an d he sl o e' it would take anoth er 100,000/. to d e f ray t he esPe • the out-fit to Malta. .eant Of Admiral ADAM d e ni e d th a t th ere was any "- per" a ship of war to go to the W es t I n di es or a ny otb e s 0P of the globe. The Hastings had been itteose to take out the Earl of Durham to Canada ; °do fir was very little additional e x p ense i n fitting h er i a's o "; the reception of the Queen D owager . He w°° ~e tb°"' that the Queen Dowager had ex p resse d her doll - 10 0 e the country should not be put to one farthing °I; on her account. mber for Capt. PEC HELL th oug ht th e H on . 1(4 iti e-- to °"f Kilkenny would be th e l as t p erson i n t h e 11 ° 9- ees ° ject, if he was acquainted with all the circurnsty'a the case.—(Hear, hear.) ,„ tha t Sir E. CODRINGTON did no t o bject ' r ;f vis r illustrious personage having th e use o f a vessel „. t the for such a purpose, but he th oug h t t h a t the in e rri ` se ,. o ° . Hastings had been empl o y e d f or suc h a PurP e , ° jeste ° ' other ship should hav e b een at once p ut in cern— Other n Sir G. CLERK thought there was nnt,_ a a o onr man in the kingdom who would object to sue' op plerl, pliment being paid to that illustrious and e' t „ . r poi°' individual.—(Hear, hear.) There was a° l3t l i e e to which he wished to called the attention of ° mittee. The Admiralty had later) , usurped t'a' floc power of altering the rating of vessels employ qtr; 0'; ships, and redueing the pay of the petty seneea th men on that ground. The Hon. Baronet inr ha d been case of the Cornwallis, the rating of whid ° %v i s aed t° , l reduced from a third to a fourth rate. 1-1.? because know whether the Lords of the Admiralty haan be u caoe be their legal adviser in taking such a step, el• thought it was most unjustifiable and impr o p Bir o- Mr. C. WOOD b egge d to remind the fficers le net and the C omm it tee , th a t the potty o wed O c- I -I° !„'7ree ° I were perfectly aware at the time they elce was pre e rating of the vessel, and therefore CO, a ve tised. He believed the Order in Council . _ orating 0f Beard of Admiralty full power to alter 'the so ma the very to Sir E. CODRINGTON believed _ dmica lty vessels under certain circumstances. u which the ad Hon. Baronet (Sir Geo. Clerk u ) ,ile ha d been (Hear, hear.) The flag-ship at Por tsmee corse h bee adte by the Board 01_