The Sun. — London, England, 1839-07-15 00:00:00

EVENING- ED TION. COTTRT CIRCULAR. The Queen attended Divine service lesterday morning in the Chapel Royal St. James's. The Sermon was reached by the Lord Bishop of London from the first Epistle general of St. Peter, Chap. 1. verse 17. The lessons were road by the Rev. Mr. Haden, the prayers by the Rev. Mr. Povah, and the Communion Service by the Bishop of London, and the Rev. Messrs. Haden and Povah. The anthem was " 0 Lord give ear unto my prayer" (Green) Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the organ. The Dean of Hereford was the Deputy Clerk of the Closet in Waiting. Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Burlington, Hon. Miss Paget , Hon. Miss Murray , Lord Gardner, Sir Frederick Stovin, and the Hon. Colonel Cavendish. Her Majesty and suite returned to Buckingham Palace , after the service. The Queen, attended by the Countess of Burlington, visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager on Saturday, at Marlborough House. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess of Leiningen afterwards took an airing in an open carriage and four. The Hon. Colonel Cavendish (Clerk Marshal ),Equerry in Waiting - , attended the Queen on horseback. The Duke of Sussex visited her Majesty yesterday. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Princess Theresa of Hohealohe, and the Prince and Princess of Leiningeti, honoured the Italian Opera with their presence on Satur day evening. The Royal suite consisted of the Countess of Burlington, Hon. Miss Paget, Lord Gardner, Hon. C. A. Murray, Sir Fred. Stovin„and the Hon. Colonel Caven dish. _ The Marquis of Normanby and Viscount Melbourne had audiences on Saturday of her Majesty. The Prince and Princess of Leiningen, accompanied by the young Princes of Leiningen, left Buckingham Pa lace yesterday for Deptrd, whee their Seren High- nesses embarked on their fo return to r the Continent. e Their Serene Highnesses visited and took leave of her Majesty the Q ueen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge. attended Divine Service yesterday morning in Grosvenor Chapel. Miss Kerr was in waiting on the Royal Duchess. The Duchess of Kent visited the Queen Dowager on Saturday at Marlborough House. The Duchess of Glou cester, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, _visited her Majesty yesterday. The Duchess of Cambridge, accompanied by the Prin cesses Augusta and Mary of Cambridge, witnessed the practice in the riding school at St. John's Wood on Saturday. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at the official residence of Viscount Melbourne, in Downing street. It was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord John Russell, Marquis of Normanby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Hobhouse, Mr. Poulett Thomson, Viscount Howick, and Lord Morpeth. The Council sat two hours and a half. A Deputation, consisting of Mr. Alexander Stewart, Mr. Lewis Wilkins, Mr. W. Young, and Mr. Huntingdon, had an interview with the Marquis of Normanby on Satur day at the Colonial-office. The Chevalier de Mora transacted business with Viscount Palmerston on Friday at the Foreign office. Desp itches from the Governor of Honduras were re ceived on Saturday at the Colonial-office. THE FORTHCOMING TOIJRNA- MONEY MA,RKET and CITY NEWS. 0 S T.—The Bank Gf England have to-day (Saturday) given notice of their willingness to r.lceive proposals for the purchase of their " dead weight," and Consols fell in consequence to the extent of at lest per cent., the price for the Account having declined to 93. The Directors have, doubtless, been prompted to this measure by the con tinued depression of the foreign exchanges, and the induce ment thereby afforded for further exportations of the pre cious metals. The genenil idea seems to be that the Bank will in the course of a few days find that enough has already been done to put a stop to the traffic. It is well known that considerable orders for our manufacturers have at last some to hand, but caution is in the meanwhile necessary, as the drain for gold has by no means ceased. We may mention, indeed, for there can be no use in concealing the fact, that the quantity delivered from the Bullion office was to-day as great, or even greater, than it has been at all. The notice issued is as follows: _ _ _ " Bank of England, July 13, 1839. " Notice is hereby given that the Governor and . Com pany of the Bank of England will be ready to receive ten - ders fir the purchase of annuities terminable on the sth of April, 18t37, created under the Act 3 Geo. IV., cap. 51, on Wednesday next, the 17th of July, at twelve o'clock, such tenders to be made either in money, or in 3/. per Cent. Consolidated, or 3/. Fer Cent. Reduced Annuities, or 331. per Cent. Annuities, and to be in sums of not less than 10,0001. Money or Stock." The amount of the dead weight annuities is, we believe, 585,7401. per annum, which will be equal to about eight millions sterling. It is thought that the assurance compa nies will be the chief competitors for their purchase, and it is understood that, among them, these establishments are prepared to take the whole, or any part which the Bank may have to dispose of, in the event of the prices offered being acceded to. The sale of a small part only will pro bably be advisable. Some sensation has been produced in the money circles during the last day or two by the discovery of a fraud which has been practised on the bullion dealers. It ap pears that of the dollars lately received at the bullion office of the Bank of England, it was remarked that a great proportion were of a very unusual weight, yet, ex ternally, there was nothing to distinguish them from the genuine pillar dollar. On one of them being placed in the fire, however, it was found that a centre, formed of in. ferior metal, had been ingeniously cc closed in a coat of pure silver, which melted away, leaving the valueless portion of the counterfeit in a black and solid mass. Whether this spurious coin has eome from abroad or not cannot at present be ascertained. It is rather suspected that it may have been manufactured at Birmingham. The bullion dealers have some quantity of it upon their hands, b,.t as it is a foreign coin it is probable that no great amount has been imposed upon the public generally. TIME S.—Late in the day an extraordinary sensation was created by the issue of the following notice : " Bank of England, July 13. " The Governor and Company of the Bank of England do hereby give notice, that they will be ready to receive tenders for the purchase of annuities terminable on the sth of April, 1867, created under the Act 3 Geo. IV., c. 51, on Wednesday next, the 17th of July, at twelve o'clock, stvla tenders to be made either in money or in Three per Cents. Consolidated, or Three per Cents. Reduced An nuities, or Three-and-a- Half per Cent. Annuities, and to be in sums of not less than 10,0001. money or stock." The public were taken a good deal unawares by this an nouncement, from the nature of which it was not difficult to collect that the position of the Bank is far from being so mere a " summer cloud" as was lately insisted on in the House of Com Mons by a leading functionary of the establish ment. The annuities to 'oe disposed of represent that portion of Bank securities known as the " dead weight," the total amount of which as purchased from Government, consiats of 585,740/. annuities, terminable in 1867. The option to purchasers of paying in stock as well as money, is sup posed to be with a view not only of carrying through the operation more promptly, but of enabling the Bank Di rectors to follow out with more facility the necessary mea sures for drawing in the circulation by the regular action of continued sales of the stock, so taken in exchange to all the extent that may be required. The stocks so received in exchange being more readily saleable than the " dead weight" annuities, are so much more favourable to the success of the operations proposed. It is thought not improbable that should the Bank not succeed with the public to all the extent proposed, recourse will then be had elsewhere, that is, to the more wealthy money Corpo rations, to make up the deficiency. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TENBURY RACES-THURSDAY. The Hurdle Race Stakes of 3 sovs. each, with 10 added from the fund, heats, once round and a dis., with three leaps in each heat, were won in 2 heats by Mr. Jones's Kitty, 4 yrs, lOst 61b (Saunders). beating Mr. Hughes's b gby Wamba, aged, 1 Ist 41b, and Mr. Smith's b m by Henwick, aged, 1 Ist 41b, easily. The Maiden Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for horses, &c., that never won more than 501. at any one time. Two mile heats. Mr. T. Walter's ch m The Fairy, 5 yrs, 9st (Hardy) 3 1 1 Mr. Moss's h f Frailty, 4 yrs, Bst Ilb Mr. T. E. Winnington nd ch c Graduate, 3 yrs, 7st 2 3dr Won easy. The All-aged Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 20 added by the Town. Two mile heats. Ld. Ward nd b g Catamaran, aged, Bst 121b(Wadlow) 4 1 1 Mr. Barrow's b m Catharina, aged, 9 - st llb Hon. Gen. Lygon nd b m Kitty Cockle. aged, 9st llb 2 2 dr Mr. Moss's br c Ascanius, 4 yrs, Bst 3 3 dr .... First heat, a good race, and won by half a length ; second heat won by a head; and the third by a length. The Hae . k Stakes, with 10 sovs added, the best of heats, once round from the distance chair, were won in three heats by Mr. Price's b g Solicitor, aged, llst 4lbs ( Wadlow), beating Mr. F. Seaborne's b g Jewstone, aged, I Ist 41b; Mr. Patrick's br m by Flexible, dby Spectre, aged, list 41b ; and Mr. Ro berts's b m Creeping Jane, aged , llst 41b, after a good race. MANSFIELD RACES—THURSDAY. Forty Pounds for any horse, &c., that never won the value of 501. ; three-yr-olds, 7st ; four, Bst 41b; five, Bst 101 b; six, and aged, 9st ; mares andgeldings allowed 31b. Heats about a mile and a half. Mr. Frost's b f Viola, 3 yrs... . (Bond) 1 1 Mr. Orton nd gr g Grey Momus, 4 yrs 2 2 Mr. Lund's gr c Kocklam, 4 yrs 3 3 Won in a canter. A Purse for any horse, 84c., as above, heats once round, was won in two heats, after a fine race, by Mr. Lee's br g Clithero, aged (Moseley), beating Mr. Graham's b g Priamides, 3 yrs, and Mr. Lowe's Agricola, 5 yrs. MENT AT LORD EGLINTOUN'S. (From the Observer.) Yi.sterday the last exhibition (as it is understood) took place at the Eyre Arms ; and it having become known that a tilt would be run between the Earl of Eglintoun and the Marquis of Waterford, the assem blage was beyond precedent, hundreds, although pro vided with tickets, being unable to obtain admittance. The ground enclosed for the purposes of the exhibition form an area of nearly three acres, extending from south to north, around which raised seats extending to the inner barriers had been erected. At the south end, in the centre, a splendid marquee had been erected for the use of the members of the Royal Family and the principal Nobility, which was surmounted by the Royal Standard, while at the north side were other marquees surmounted by the banners of the house of Eglintoun, for the use of the Knights, &c. The inner barriers were kept by grotesque imitations of the "halberd bearers" of "olden times" in party-coloured dresses, some with venerable beards and some without, whose awkward performance of the duties assigned them often excited the risible faculties of all who witnessed them. On our entering the grounds at the time ap- pointed for the commencement of the exhibition (half past four o'clock), we were struck by the array of beauty, rank, and fashion which presented itself on all sides. To enumerate the names of those present would be a task our limits would not allow, suffice it to say, that never since the palmy days of chivalry, when tilts and tournaments were in all their glory, has any exhibi tion of the kind been attended by such a galaxy of England's beauties. In the principal marquee we noticed her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princesses of Cambridge, and several distinguished foreigners. Earl of perform a nces . c om mence d by th e j ous ti ng o f th e of Eglintoun, Lord Castles, Hon. Mr. Charteris, Captain Maynard, Lord Dc Lisle, Hon. Captain Gage, Lord Alford, &c., with the redoubtable " Dummy" knight, who, as on th e f ormer occas i ons , was forced down the inciined plane en grove by two extraordinarily dressed characters, whose task was far from being a sinecure. Lord Castles, Lord Alford, Hon. Mr. Char teris, and Captain Maynard, were the most successful, Lord Alford and Captain Maynard having several times succeeded in prostrating their antagonist, who was immediately poised in :tutu quo by his attendant " Esquires." The Hon. Mr. Charteris and others of the knights encountered some ugly falls, but we are happy to say escaped any serious injury. • That portion of the exhibition concluded about half past five o'clock, when the " Dummy"• knight, with the groove and inclined plane, were, as it were by touch of a " harlequin's wand," done away, and, the course being quickly levelled, preparations for the grand tilting match were begun. They, however, occupied some time, and it was considerably past six o'clock before the trumpets announced that the combatants were ready. Previous to that announcement a kind of chivalric procession was formed, which, however, was eventually dispensed with. The first knight who en tered the lists was the Earl of Eglintoun, who was at tired in a full suit of burnished brass armour, his vizor being up, and his casque surmounted by a plume of blue and yellow ostrich feathers. His magnificent steed was also richly caparisoned with draperies of blue and yel low silk, and had on a head-piece of polished brass, surmounted by a plume similar to that worn by his Noble rider. His Lordship having advanced up the west side of the partition of the course, Paid the accustomed duties in front of the Royal marquee, and took his station at the south end of the course. Sam e delay occurred in the affixing of the armour of the Marquis of Waterford,who,bowever,in about ten minutes made his appearance, clad in a suit of steel, his vizor being likewise up, and his casque surmounted by a plume of blue and white feathers, his horse being caparisoned to correspond. The Noble Marquis having paid the ac customed court, took up his position at the north end of the partition. Their lances, which, however, were de void of heads, were then placed in their hands by their Esquires, and the signal given that all was ready. A flourish of trumpets then took place, but unlike the jousts of the "olden knights," when blood, animated by chival ric fire, burned in their veins, the redoubtable heroes passed at a trot within some yards of each other. in a few minutes the trumpets again flourished and again was the result the same. The third flourish brought a similar result ; but on the com batants a fourth time entering the lists, the lance of th e Ea-) of Eglintoun struck the shield of the Marquis of Waterford, and was broken about the centre. A fresh lance was immediately placed in his Lordship's hand, which on the second assault was again broken. At the next joust the lance of the Marquis of Water ford was shivered into pieces, which elicited consider able applause ; but it soon afterwards becoming evi dent that the was but " an exhibition," a whisper of " mere child's play" passed among the assembled thou sands, and a simultaneous movement was made to the door in the Grove End-road, which afforded the only means of ingress and egress, in the passage leading to which in a short time were to be seen the Duchess of Cambridge, who was leaning on the arm of the Marquis of Londonderry, with hundreds of Noble Lords and Ladies struggling to get out, an object not so easily attained as desired, many being unable to reach the door for full three quarters of an hour. Al though the pressure was so great, we are happy to say we did not hear of any person being seriously injured. To give some idea of the number of persons present it is but necessary to state, that the whole of the adja cent roads and streets, for nearly half a mile round, were lined by carriages three or four deep. If yesterday, as has been stated, is to be the last of the rehearsals, it is evident the intended revival of the " olden times," when " the flower of chivalry" entered th e lists against each other, will be most defective. A strong party of the S division were in attendance under Inspector Furlong on the outside to preserve order, which, from the large number of carriages, they had great difficulty in doing. ADULTERATED BUTTER. —A Memorial has just been presented to the Lord Provost and Magistrates, by the victuallers of this city (Glasgow), complaining of the quantity of adulterated butter imported from Ireland, a melted sample of which they produce, and which certainly has more the appearance of verdigris and dirty chalk than good wholesome butter. It is stated that there are 10,000 casks of this adulterated butter annually imported from Londonderry alone, valued at 20,000!.--25 or nearly 30 per cent. of which is not butter at all, but adulterated stuff, col oure d with certain ingredients w hi c h a re consi dered t o b e detrimental to the health of the commun ity. In addition to all this the memorialists allege that an equal quantity is imported annually from other quarters; so that thereby a fraud to the extent of not less than 10,000/. an nually is committed on the public, even at the rate of 25 rne i r cent._ The memor i a li sts a l so state t h at th e y believe a dulteration to be cn the increase, and, of course, crave of the Lord Provost and Magistrates to adopt such mea sures for the suppression of the evil as may prove effectual. --Glasgow Herald. HEDNESFORD RACES.-THURSDAY. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs. each, with 15 added; for three-yr-old colts Bst. 31b. ; fillies and geldings 83t. ; winners Sib. extra. Mile and quarter. Four Subs. Mr. T. Walter's ch. c. Sir Mark ..Marlow 1 Fowler's br. g. Lepidus E. Buckley's ch. c. Charley Jones's b. c. The Poet Betting—Even on The Poet, 2 to 1 agst Lepidus, and 3 to 1 agst Sir Mark, who took the lead, was never headed, and won cleverly by a length. Sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added, for all ages that never won before the day of naming ; three-yr-olds 7st. 21b. ; four Bst. 41b. ; five Bst. 111 b. • six and aged 9st. Half-bred horses allowed Mb. ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs., &c. Heats, one mile and a half. Mr. She phard's ch. h. Whig (h. b.) 6 yrs (Marlow) 1 2 1 Mr. F. F. Findon's b. g. No Bob, 6 yrs 2 1 2 Mr. Flintoff's b. f. Elegance, 3 yrs First heat a good race, the second won by a head, and the third easy. The Anglesey Stakes of 5 says. each, with 20 added, for all ages ; three year olds, ist. 51b.: four years, Set. 91b. ; five years, 9st. 31b. ; six years and aged, 9st. 71b. ; mares and geldings allowed 3lbs. ; those that never won allowed 4lbs., and winners twice, 4lbs. extra. Heats, one mile and three quarters. Mr. W. Denham's b. f. Query 4 yrs (Whitehouse) 1 1 Mr. W. Saunder's ch. h. Sir John Cockle, 4 yrs. Mr. Smith's ch. c. The Pedlar, 4 yrs Mr. Calloway's br. h. Goshawk, 5 yrs Won in a canter. LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY. THE LIVERPOOL JULY cur, 3 to 1 agst St. Bennett—taken freely 8 to I agst Toothill—taken 9 to 1 agst Epirus—offered 10 to 1 agst. Lanereost—taken 10 to 1 agst Charles the Twelfth—taken freely 10 to 1 agst Slashing Harry 11 to 1 agst Compensation—taken 12 to 1 agst King Cole—taken 20 to 1 agst Heron—taken 50 to 1 agst Harpurhey—taken 100 to 1 agst Magpie—taken 5 to 1 Magpie does not start. THE GREAT ROWING MATCH BETWEEN THE OFFICERS OF THE GRENADIER GUARDS AND THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. On Saturday the town of Greenwich was a scene of much gaiety, and was more than usually crowded with fashionable dinner parties in consequence of the much-talked-of and inter esting match having been fixed to come off in the afternoon, between six officers of the first battalion of Grenadier Guards and the same number of officers of the Royal Artillery. Among the elite that took up their quarters at the Crown and Sceptre, the Yacht, the Trafalgar, and the Ship Tavern, were Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lord Scarborough and the Dowager Countess of Scarborough, Lord Grimstone, the Marquis of Waterford, Sir Georglerk, the Members of the Post-office Club, Henry Baring, Esq , M.P., Daniel O'Connell, Esq., M.P., and a large party of friends, the Hon. Mr. Talbot, &c. &c. The Guards maintained the lead from the start to the winning point; which was a boat moored off the Royal Arsenal, Wool wich, a distance of five miles, The Guards came in about two minutes and a half before their opponents, and during the con test the tide ran strongly down. The victorious party were loudly cheered by a large concourse of fashionable ladies and gentlemen, who had assembled to witness the result, and which comprised a large majority of the resident Nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood, and the officers and their ladies belong ing to the garrison. The contending parties afterwards re turned to Greenwich, where they sat down to an elegant din ner, provided in Mr. Lovegrove's usual good style -here Bacchus extended the social goblet to the lovers of old Neptune, and jollity and good humour were kept up to a late hour. It was stated that the match was for a thousand guineas, and that an immense sum changed pockets on the occasion in the sport ing circles. It was stated a few evenings since in the of Commons by a Member of the Government that it was intended to send an English Agent to the approaching Meeting of the Members who represent the Germanic Commercial League. The report is that Dr. Bowring will be emp l oye d in this service. The re was an impres sion th a t M r . M acgregor wou ld have been entrusts with that mission, but we understand that the able services of that gentleman will be required by our Government else where.— Observer. A minute was yesterday signed by the Lords of the Treasury giving their assent to the Design for the Monument of Lo r d N e l son se l ecte d b y th e Committee. The Committee cannot, however, proceed to the erection of the monument until the Commissioners of Woods and Forests shall have determi ne d upon t h e necessar y arrange ments as to its site, or rather as to the alterations which the erection of the monument may render necessary in Trafalgar. square. Observer. OUSC THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1839. NEWSPAPER PRESS BENEVO- LENT ASSOCIATION. The second anniversary dinner of this Association took place on Saturday at the Freemasons' Tavern. The hall presented a brilliant appearance, not a little owing to the presence of ladies at the table, the usual regulation of confining them to a gallery being most prudently de parted from. The arrangements were in every respect admirable, and the musical department combined nearly all the talent which the metropolis at present affords. Amongst the professionalists who gave their valuable services on the occasion were Mesdames Grisi and Al bertazzi, Misses M. B. Hawes, Birch, Rainforth, anal Fitzwilliam ; Signori Tamburini and Ivanoff; Messrs. Balfe, Giubilei, Collyer, Jolly, Hatton, Atkins, Mor gan, and Bellamy. The conductor was Mr. T. Cooke, assisted by Mr. Hatton. The company who sat down to dinner amounted to about 250 ; and amongst the dis tinguished persons at the cross table we perceived his Highness the Nabob of Oude, Lord Brougham, the Lord Mayor, Sir M. A. Shee, Sir John Doyle, Mr. Leader, M.P., B. D'lsraeli, Esq., M.P., Mr. Fresh field, M P., and G. Palmer, jun., Esq. Lord LYNDHURST took the chair shortly after six o'clock ; and after the cloth had been removed Non Nobis Domine was sung. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN then gave the health of the Queen—a toast which he was persuaded that they would receive with due respect and honour. The toast was drunk with all the honours, and enthusiastic ap plause. " God save the Queen" followed, Miss Hawes taking the second and Miss Rainforth the third verse. The CHAIRMAN then gave " The Queen Dowager," which was drunk amidst loud cheers. Glee, " Sleep, gentle Lady." The next toast, " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, President of the Association," was very cor dially received. Aria, "Ah ! no la rosa e mia." Miss Birch. The CHAIRMAN then proposed the health of " His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge," which was drunk with great applause. Aria buffa, " Miei Ram poli." Signor Giubilei. The next toast was, " The Navy and Army ;" for which, after " Rule Britannia" had been sung, Lieu- tenant AMsINK and Sir J. DOYLE returned thanks. The NOBLE CHAIRMAN then said that he rose to propose a toast which was more immediately connected with the object of their meeting. Every object of real benevolence met with support in this country, but to those for whose benefit this Association was framed they owed a debt of gratitude, and their exertions in its behalf were, therefore, more im peratively demanded. Every person must be ready to acknowledge with him the information, instruc- tion, and amusement which was to be derived from the public press of this country ; and that fact was proved by the void and craving which every one in the country felt on that unfortunate day which was distinguished as the blank-post-day.—(Laughter.) There might be deeper learning in other publications, but then the newspaper was the production of a day ; nay, the greater part of it was the production of a night.— (Cheers.) It contained the daily history of the world —(Cheers)—the daily history of man, his actions, thoughts, pleasures, and pursuits. There was no engine more powerful than the public press, either for good or for evil. How important then was it that its aid should be called in defence of virtue and morality ; and it be came the duty of every man sensible of the power of this engine, to do his utmost for the purpose of adding to the respectability of those who directed it— (Cheers)—and who ought to be sought rather than avoided as associates, and treated with the courtesy and respect to which their character and attainments enti tled them. The press had by degrees become an im portant profession, and to those who supposed that only a moderate share of abilities was requisite for it, he would say, try your hands—(Laughter)—and if such a person, perhaps possessing more acquirements, did at tempt to write a leading article, be would afterwards entertain juster notions on the subject. Persons are apt also to suppose that Parliamentary reporting was merely mechanical ; but let any such gentleman begin to report at one o'clock in the morning, a speech pro nounced by his Noble and Learned Friend (Lord Brougham), a faithful report of which now appeared in print at four o'clock, he would find the result very different, and that his report would be nothing like the . . original. The first printed newspaper, entitled the English Mercury, had originated under the direction of the famous Lord Burlciih, for the purpose of cor recting the effects of a commercial panic. In 1821, nearly twenty-four millions of newspapers were sold in Great Britain, and since then that number had greatly increased. If the press were sometimes made the ve- hide of slander and falsehood, it also was open to every one for the purpose of refuting falsehood and meeting slander. He was sure that the toast of " Prosperity to the Newspaper Press Benevolent Association" would meet with a warm and cordial reception from those whom he now addressed.—(Loud cheers.) The toast was drunk with three times three, amid loud applause. " Robin Adair," by Mrs. Fitzwilliam. Mr. V. G. DowLitsw said, as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Newspaper Press Benevolent As sociation, the second anniversary of which they had met to celebrate, it became his duty on behalf of the mem- bers of the Association generally, to express their deep and grateful acknowledgments, not only for the kind and gracious manner in which their distinguished Chairman had been pleased to signify his wishes for their pros perity, but for the hearty and not less generous spirit in which the Noblemen and Gentlemen who had that day honoured the festival with their presence had ex pressed their cordial acquiescence in the sentiments so forcibly and so eloquently conveyed.—(Hear,) The title of their society, that of " The Newspaper Press Benevolent Association," in some measure be- spoke its objects, which were to raise a fund out of which to relieve the widows, orphans, or nomi- nees of gentlemen who had devoted their lives in contributing to the literary departments of the news paper press of England, who might be left in a state of destitution ; as well as to make provision for the decayed members themselves, should they outlive their energies or be incapable of continuing their useful labours for their own support, or the support of those dependent upon them. The great advantage, and indeed absolute necessity of such a fund, had long suggested it self to the minds of men connected with the press— men, who although themselves fortunate, had but too many opportunities of witnessing the privations and miseries of their fellow-labourers, who, after a life of un- remitting exertion spent in affording information, amuse ment, and instruction, to the public through the co lumns of a newspaper, either sunk into decay, having no means of subsistence, or, dropping into the grave, left their wives or children, their mother or sisters, de- pendent in all likelihood upon them for support, in a hopeless state of destitution ; for on newspapers there were no pensions for long and arduous services ; no provision for accidents or casualties occasionally unavoid able to those whose duty it was to fill their columns. Se veral attempts had been made without success to create such a fund : but it was not till the commencement of last year, through the praiseworthy ex ertions of Mr. Anderson, the editor of the Morning Advertiser, that the first step towards this long desired object had been accomplished by the formation of the present Association, the Direc tors of which were then chosen, and a code of rules and regulations drawn up and approved by the general body. The most prominent of these rules were, that the requisite funds should be raised by annual subscrip tions from the members of the public press throughout he kingdom themselves, and by voluntary contribu tions and bequest from those who sympathised with ,he founder in his humane and philanthropic views. He was happy to state that success had hitherto at tended the Institution, that the foundation of that pro- sperity which their kind and esteemed Chairman had proposed as a toast, and which their numerous guests had so enthusiastically cheered, had been fixed upon e firm and promising basis. They had at this moment invested in the public funds, in the names of their trustees, 8001., while in their banker's hands, after de fraying all the contingent expenses inseparable from the first formation of their Society, they had nearly 2001. more. This was a nucleus of so promising an aspect, that he had no doubt, like the snow-ball, it would gather bulk in its evolutions, of which the progress of that night, be was persuaded, would afford a convincing proof, and young reporters, not yet born, when they read the proceedings of this, their second anniversary, in some future age,' would cherish their memories with sacred and well-deserved affection. Lord BROUGHAM (who was received with loud cheers) proposed the health of his Noble and Learned Friend who had kindly consented to preside at that meeting. A more important duty had never been more ably performed ; for it was an important d ut y to raise, by all the means in their power, the respectability of the press. A newspaper press was now as much a matter of absolute necessity as that we should have light to see by and air to breathe ; and the abuse o f th e p ress was no more an argument against it, than it was an ob jection to sight , that it compelled us to see di sagreea bl e and even pernicious sight s.—(Cheers.) His Noble and Learned Friend had deserved well of the press ; for when he held the high office of Attorney-General he had filed no ex officio informations.—(Cheers.) He had enjoyed • the pleasure of a long and uninterrupted friendship with his Noble and Learned Friend ; for they were unlike other potentates, who were said not much to love those who preceded, but still more to hate those who succeeded them.—(Laughter.) Both for public and private reasons, therefore, he felt great pride and I gratification in proposing the health of their Chairman. This toast was received with the warmest applause. Lord LYNDHURST, in returning thanks,said that when Mr. Dowling had proposed to him to preside on that occasion, he had felt gratified by the proposal ; and the result of the meeting had been to make him proud of that position. He felt the greatest anxiety for the suc cess of the Society, because in th a t succe s s the great i n terests of the public were deeply involved. With that view he bad undertaken the duty, and fulfilled it to the best of his a bility.—(Loud cheers.) 'l'he CHAIRMAN then gave, " Mr. Leader, the Vice- President, and Donors of the Association."—(Cheers.) Mr. LEADER then returned thanks. Lord BaouGHANt proposed the healths of the ladies present, which was drunk with true Kentish fire. The healths of Sir Martin Archer Shee, his High ness the Nabob of Oude, and the Trustees of the As sociation, having been drunk with all the honours, the Chairman left the chair, and the hall was soon after wards deserted by the rest of the company. Among the subscriptions were—Thomas Chapman, Esq , 21/. ; Lord Denman, 10/. ; Charles Dickens, Esq., 10/. 10s. ; R. B. Cabbell, Esq., 10/. 10s.";. Earl of Ripon, 101. ; Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 101. 10s. i Duke of Buckingham, second donation, 10/. ; Marquis of Lansdowne, second donation, 10/. ; Lord Lyndhurst, second donation, 101. 10s. ; Broadwood and Mundell, 10/. 103. ; the Lord Mayor, 10/. 10s. ; Henry Colburn, Esq., 101. 10s. ; L••rd Brougham, 101. 10s.; his High ness the Prince of Oude, 10/. 10s. ; John T. Leader, Esq., 10/. ; with about 50 subscribers of 5/. and under. MR. GIBSON'S SPEECH at IPSWICH ON FRIDAY. Mr. GIBsoN then presented himself to the meeting, and said that he thanked the Hon. Member for East Suffolk, as well as Mr. Cobboid, for the kind and tem perate speeches which they had made in proposing his Hon. opponent. He thanked them for the kind and considerate spirit which animated their speeches, know ing how apt all men were to be led away from the calm investigation of truth, leaning to influence and party spirit.—(Hear.) He was glad to hear the Hon. Member for East Suffolk express his regret for coming forward upon this occasion, he was also glad to hear from him the expression that he had been compelled to come forward, because the electors of Ipswich would feel, after the explanation he should give, that his Friend had departed from what must be his private feelings and convictions, owing to the pressure and compulsion of others. His Hon. Friend depended for his support upon the votes of those of the agricultural and landed interest which returned him to Parliament, and therefore felt driven to oppose an enemy of Corn-laws. He hoped that his Hon. Friend was prepared to stand upon his own principles, and his own integrity, and not upon the principles suggested to him by Mr. William Holmes, or Sir R. Peel, or the Duke of Wel lington ; be trusted those men were not the keepers of his conscience, although they professed to be the keepers of the conscience of the State.—( Cheers.) There were two modes of acting in the /10113 C of Commons —the one was based upon party morality ; the other and the superior one, was to follow the light of one's own bosom, and to give those votes which arc sincerely be lieved to be for the good of the country. He bad no interest in following a party, or being actuated by party ambition ! he was no captain, and never could be an ad miral—(Laughter)—he was no soldier, and never could be a General ; he was no clergyman, and could never be a Bishop ; and he was no lawyer, and therefore never could be a Solicitor-General.—(Loud cheers and laughter.) He acted upon the simple ground of fol lowing his own opinions,and not of taking those opinions at second hand, from ally Holmes, Sir Robert Peel or from any other man. They had heard from two of his Honourable Friends who had addressed them, a great There were t wo sor t s o f con deal of °' consistency." sistency ; first, the consistency of men who had no opi nions at all, and therefore have none to change ; and then there was the consistency of men, who must change in the progress of inquiry and investigation. In reference to the latter, it was the greatest absurdity to place a reasoning man in this situation ; to tell him that he must at once jump to what was the best course of action upon all political questions ; that whatever infor mation he might afterwards acquire he was not to be guided by, and whatever light might break in upon him was not to direct his path. He did hope that the party which put themselves forward to the notion as the great representatives of religious feeling, and the only true expounders of the Scriptures, and the keepers of the State conscience, the monopolists of the favour of heaven—that they would show that they were prac tically influenced by religious sentiments, and do not raise the cry of " religion in danger" as an instru ment to obtain political power.—(Hear, hear.) God forbid that he should not respect true piety—no one admired it more ; but it had been observed by a great philosopher that it was too often the case that statesmen and politicians who cry out religion frequently only mean to trample on men's cis rights under the pre tence of saving their souls.—( Hear, hear !) He had been much misrepresented upon the subject of his opi nions respecting religion—he had been much decried, but, of course, he expected to feel the violence of the same system which had been unflinchingly made use of to gain a party triumph in the county. The course upon the subject of education which he had followed in Parliament would be found to be strictly in accordance with an address which he had put forth to the electors previous to his first election. In that address it would be found that he had called himself a zealous advocate of religious liberty and the cause of general education. —(Hear.) Education, in his opinion, could not be general if it were particular.--(Cheers.) When they allowed two Societies to monopolize the public funds voted from the general taxation for the purpose of pub lic instruction—viz., the National School Society and the Foreign Society—they confined to particular classes the benefits of education, which ought, if gene ral, to be diffused equally amongst all. To mention the particular classes who could alone be instructed was a direct admission that they had departed from the principle of generality. When they said that it was an essential condition of receiving secular instruction that the child should be taught particular doctrines on religious matters, they must of necessity deprive men of the enjoyment of the certain civil benefit of secular instruction, on the ground of difference of re ligion, and those religious sentiments, the ground of ex clusion from participation in civil rights. It was not allowing that a man's religion should be in accordance with his conscientious opinions. Was it not saying that if men did not permit their children to adopt a particular catechism, or to give their adhesion to the Thirty-nine Articles, which were drawn up by Act of Parliament, they should not be entitled to participate in the civil advantages of the secular instruction which they were prepared to afford, not out of a particular fund, but out of the general funds to which the Roman Catholic and the Protestant, and every Dissenter, were forced to contribute—indeed, every man who consumed the common necessarios of life, which are so grievously and heavily taxed in this country. Upon this ques tion of education he denied that there had been any inconsistency in his conduct, as he was prepared to show from his printed address.—(Hear.) Was it because it suited the views of Billy Holmes, or Sir * Robert Peel, or Mr. Bonham, to think that this reli gious question would afford a good opportunity for a party triumph, that he was to be called upon to vote black white, and stultify himself for the purpose of plac ing those men in power? He states that his opinion upon the folly of religious instruction being mixed up with secular knowledge, according to the plan of the secretary to the National School, was swpported by great Church and State writers, and testimony of the highest authority. Does not Dr. Southey say that the early piety taught on the mother's knee is eradicated by the system of religious instruction in our public schools ? Does not the spirit of his remarks tell us plainly that he thinks the method to which he alludes a mockery, and calculated to produce habitual irreverence of sacred things, though it may lodge in the memory a catechism and a creed ? Gentlemen here talked of inconsistency. They had heard also a great cry about the absurdity of general religious instruction as proposed by the Govern ment. Had they heard that two years ago a system of general religious instruction, leaving out particular doc trines, was advocated by the Tory party?—(Cheers.) When the University of London was established it had been proposed that there should be general religious in struction, leaving out particular doctrines, so that they might include all sects of Christians. The Master and Fellows of the King's College, London, drew up a me morial recommending the Ministry to establish a system of general religious examination, in which the same principle is involved which the Bishop od' London now regards as " the abomination of desolatio a."—(Cheers.) Hook, of Leeds, says that for a labourer to be able to write his own name—for a labourer to know a little arithmetic, and to have a little practicul knowledge, without learning a particular catechism, its " the abomi nation of desolation."—(Cheers, and la aghter.) The Bishop of London, at a meeting which took place in Willis's Rooms, had, in addressing the Tory party, told his followers to call out, " like the children of Nehe miah; when the city was besieged, and they' would not have reason to regret it." He knew - the value of a reliaious cry for party warfare. He knew they certainly would regret if they bad n eg l ec t e d such an opportunity of sustaining themselvesin power. He venerat ed true piety, but when he saw religion made use of as an instrument of power, when he saw men talking a bout zeal for the w e lf are o f t h e souls of others, and violating thernselv es the practical Precepts of Christ ianit y , he thought, in th e wor d s o f that great philosopher Locke, that they sought for some other dominion, and not the dominion of th e king dom of God.—(Cheers.) He did hopt that his honour. able opponent had come prepared to state that he had got in his pocket a copy of the adulte rated Scriptures, which he talked so much of in his as ldress.—(Cheers and laughter.) He did trust that his :honourable oppo nent would produce it, and satisfy rtbem that such a thing existed. His honourable app anent could not surely mean such copie s of the Sc riptures as had been adopted by the consciences at td judgment of men who have as much right to pri%•ato judgment as himself. The right of private judgme n t in interpereting the Scriptures was one of the most sa( :red principles of the reformation. When they attacke d that principle they assailed the essence of Protestant s m, which they gloried their fathers had obtained, and it) t the support of which they had shed their blood. (Cheers.) He wondered that his honourable opponent could have presumed by this address abomt the adulte rated Scriptures to insult the unders'andings of the He dared t o say t h at t h e h a lf o f people of Ipswich. them at least very well knew the edition of the Scrip tures which was thus reviled had been once published at Oxford—that inexhaustible fountain of orthodoxy. The principle of the Reformation was this—amd he would use the words of Locke—that every man was orthodox to himself ; and those who now assumed ortho doxy in themselves and errors in others assumed the great principle of the Roman Catholic Church—infal libility. Lord Stanley had laid it down that the school master must be a man of sound doctrine, and, in order thereto, must be subject to the Ordinary, and supported his position by reference to the dark ages, and the worst period of religious tyranny in our history, when men were burnt and their bowels dragged out for their reli gious opinions ; and now he was to be told that he had abandoned the electors who returned him to Parlia ment, because he did not take his stand with the bigots and the state-conscienc e men who were about to overwhelm Sir Robert Peel himself in the com mon ruin of civil and religious liberty. With regard to one point which his Honourable Friend Sir Charles Vere had referred, and for which he asked him for an explanation, he must tell him what he had said upon it. He had been told by a Noble Lord that he (the Noble Lord) had an objection that the child of the labourer should be taught to be able to write. He (Mr. Gibson) replied that he could have no objection to the child of the poor man being taught to write. " Then," said the Noble Lord to him," you are a Radi cal."—(Cheers and laughter.) He was not bound to say who the Noble Lord was ; he merely related it as a circumstance that happened to himself, and his Hon. Friend had applied the story to a certain individual. He was sure the Noble Lord to whom he referred would tell the same if he were there. He should men tion no names—he had not. He (Mr. Gibson) might be wrong, and the Noble Lord might be right. It might be, indeed, a very dangerous—it might be con sidered, and was thought by many, an undesirable thing for a poor child to be taught to write ; for he might write things of a very unsatisfactory character.— (Laughter.) He might, if the Tories would let him have the penny postage, tell the labourer in the North what they were doing in East Suffolk, and a man in Manchester might tell him that it would be well to have working men's associations, and thus discuss together their poli cal grievances. There might be an interchange of thought betwixt north and south, east and west, that Noble Lords and the pri‘ileg,ed classes did not much fancy or like.—(Cheers.) He now ealled upon Mr. Kelly to vote for the penny-postage, inasmuch as they in Ipswich had petitioned for it ; and then if Mr. Kelly would not thus vote, he hoped the electors would call upon him to resign.—(Cheers.) Perhaps Billy Holmes would let him off voting with Peel against the penny postage, if he thought he would be called upon to re sign. He was sure that Billy Holmes and Sir Robert must feel annoyed at the Whigs passing this most popular and reasonable measure ; for they might think that it would be best for them to pass it, and the popu larity which the Goverment will gain may keep off the day when they would rush into power, to share a.nongst themselves the little which the Whigs may leave them. --(Laughter.) He (Mr. Gibson) should, if in Parlia ment, vote against Sir Robert Peel on the question of penny-postage. . The country, in his opinion, was not in such difficulties that it could not afford to accede to so great a boon. They had never heard of the expense, when it was necessary to send troops to Canada, or to send an army to Ireland to collect the tithes —they never heard of expense when there was to be a squabble on some petty point with foreign nations, and turn all the half-pays into full-pays —they only heard of it, when it might afford a boon to the people. But should they now be told that this most important boon to the country could not be granted on the score of expense, when the Post-office ought rather to be at the cost of the revenue than one of its sources, as was well said by Dr. Charming ; and how absurd—how novel —how preposterous—that the Tory party should come in the new character of economists to prevent it.— (Cries of " No" from Messrs. Fitzroy, Kelly, and others.)—that they (the Tories) should at least pursue such a course of proceeding as would put off the day when this great boon should be granted ! The Minis ters said that they called upon the House of Com. mons to pledge itself to make up the deficiency caused by the postage experiment. He said it was the duty of the House of Commons to pledge itself to the national creditor. It was nothing then but a pre tence to impede such a measure, which induced Sir Robert Peel and the Tories to pursue the line they now adopted—it was because they themselves could not pass the measure that thoy would not permit to the other party the credit and popularity of having carried it.—(Cheers and cries of " no, no.") He could tell them this, that there were not more than one or two of the Tory members, except himself, who had accompanied the deputation to the Ministry to urge upon them the great necessity of bringing forward the penny postage. He did not know what Mr. Kelly would do, but he him self could say that lie would not stop to ask Billy Holmes's leave to vote for it, nor care what his party thought ; but he would resolve to do that which he knew - would be conformable to the wishes and interests of the electors of Ipswich.—(Cheers.) He did think of them, and would think of them, were he returned, and yet now was he to be told that he had abandoned them, and they were prepared to abandon him. Why was he not entitled to an explanation ? Why was not an opportunity given to him to explain his Parliamentary conduct ? Why had they without hearinc , him, raised the banner of' hostility ? and why h ad e ' the Carlton Club sent down a man per haps at their own expense, to oppose him.—(Loud cheers.) There were those who told them that every man was expected, and this principle is acted on fully in the new Poor-law, to depend upon his own resources. This being the case, they could not but see the import ance of a labourer corresponding, and by means of the cheap postage acquiring such information upon which he might, only when he could beneficially, emigrate to another part of the kingdom. Were the penny post age adopted, the poor man would not have to de pend upon the information of overseers and parish officers interested in saving the rates of the parish and getting rid of him some bow or other ; the poor agricultural labourer would he able to correspond with his friends or connexions in the manufacturing district, would be able to acquire an actual knowledge of their state and situation. A party opposed to such an ex- periment, upn the ground of a pretended expediency, could not hold sympathies in accordance with the good or the interests of the working classes, could not be a party which had the true moral and social advancement of the people at heart. —(Hear, hear.) The men to whose exertions and energy the country is really indebted for the penny postage, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Wallace, and others, had shown themselves on all occasions to be rigid econo- mists, looking to the public revenue. —(Hear, hear.) But now they are liberal and generous, they are opposed, forsooth, by Tory economy. He had now to refer to the question of the Corn-laws. He did not consider, what. ever might be said on the subject, that the Corn-laws ought to be a party question. The leading Tory paper, that talks more about Popery and infidelity than all the Press put together—the Times—is an advocate . - for a repeal of the Corn-laws. Dr. Chalmers, whom the Tories are proud to quote when it suits their purpose, has said that nothing could tend so much to sweeten the breath of British society, as a re- peal of the impost on foreign corn. Dr. Chalmers was made use of as a powerful ally in support of the Established Church—why do not the clergy take his advice upon the Corn-laws? He told them that the real and paramount interest of the agricultural party was not in supporting the corn-laws. These laws might prop up the temporary interests of some landlords, but it was not in a general point of view, a farmer's question. The landlords make the farmers say that it is—vote at elections accordingly ; but they in their minds know that low prices, arc as remunerating to them as high prices, if they have made their agreements accordingly. The farmers are beginnig to smell a rat. Every great writer, all the leading authorities on political and financial science have declared that the Corn-laws are injurious and indefen- sible. Sir Robert Peel had told - them that political economists differed from each other in the science of political economy. So they do ; but like a wily and dexterous debater, he had abstained from tclling them that they were all agreed as to the Corn-laws. Sir Robert Peel drew their attention to the differences between political economists instead of the resemblance between them, in the same manner as others, instead of directing attention to the resemblance of various re- ligious sects in each other, only dwelt upon the differ ences between them.—(Cheers.) Entertaining the same opinions as all these great authorities—and it is no mean company to be in, quite as good as that of the Duke of Buckingham—in respect to such a question, was he to resist the pressure which was put upon him ? Was he to vote contrary to his convictions and to his feelings, with regard to the operation of the corn laws ? Was he not to speak truth because he happened to sit on the Tory side ? Was he, as a Conservative, al ways to be spell-bound ?—(Loud cheers) But then some talked to him of consistency upon such a matter. He had never professed an opinion on the subject previous to his election. Now, he would undertake to state his belief that Sir Robert Peel would some day give way to a repeal of the Corn-laws. He will throw the Duke of Buckingham over. He had a right to say this, judging of the previous political conduct of Sir Robert Peel. Had not Sir Robert Peel grown wary upon many great questions, in opposing which his laurels and his fame had been acquired ? Had not Sir Robert Peel made a great name for himself by opposing the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts ; and in op posing Catholic emancipation ; and yet was not Sir R Peel the man who had come down to the House of Commons, and who, retaining office though he resigned his seat, proposed the very measures which he had all his life been opposing ?—(Loud cheers.) Did not most of the Bishops in the House of Lords do the same thing ; and the man in whose Tory principles they had the most confidence—Lord Eldon—declared that they were traitors, and deserved to be execrated. He did not mean to say these were the exact words of Lord Eldon, but he did say that such words were used by the Tory party at that time, when Lord Winchilsea and the Duke of Wellington, in consequence of the abuse heaped on the illustrious general, like two school -boys went out to pop at each other ;—a sort of trial by com bat of the great question of the religious liberties of the people.—(Laughter.) That was tle time that Lord Eldon said to these praters about consistency that he had heard a great deal of the march of mind, but he never expected to see it march into the House of Lords with the Duke of Wellington and the bishops at its head.—(Laughter.) When Sir R. Peel changed his opinions he continued to hold office, and did not allow the party to pass those measures which they had all their life advocated, and he had all his life opposed. And now he was to be told that great men might do these things—they may be inconsistent—but that little men move within a very limited scope, and must not venture to think otherwise than Mr. Holmes, or some other whipper-in thinks proper that they should--are bound to obey the behests of those who say " Do not vote against your party, but pray vote against your prin ciples ; never mind principles if we can turn these men out.--(Loud cheers.) Mr. Gibson then proceeded to say that his honourable opponent put forward his claims upon several grounds. His honourable opponent called himself the sailors' friend. Did he mean to say that he had any measure of particular benefit to propose for the sailors—for we are all sailors' friends in keieral here—that, for insfalco, would he put an end to flogging in the navy—to put an end to the system of pressing, or raising' their wages? —(Cheers.) If he did not mean this or any thing of this sort, it was a delusion, for they were all the friends of the sailors. Perhaps his honourable oppo nent was not so much their friend as he was, for he was against pressing in the navy, which he thought an atro cious tyranny. He too was against flogging in the navy. --(Cheers.) They ought to call upon his honourable opponent to know, as he talked of vindicating the ho nour of England abroad, if he were prepared to vote against the infamous robbery committed by the King of Hanover• upon every British ship going up the Elbc, al though that King had done nothing to improve the ap proach to Hamburg. He had the right of the robber on the high seas—he did not make the Elbe, and yet he imposed those restrictions upon the nation which paid him an enormous salary out of the British taxes. The Ipswich merchants felt this, and let them know that the King of Hanover did not put them on the footing of a favoured nation. This was done by him who lived out of the taxes of the people of England.—(Cheers.) It bad been decided by some of the best jurists of all countries that the Stadt duties were in violation of the Congress of Vienna. The King of Hanover called upon the assistance of his friends, who expected SOODI to be in office. Was his honourable opponent prepared to resist tins obnoxious tribute ? Would he also resist the Sound luties ? The Whigs were disposed, if driven, fnr perhaps they would not go on quite fast enough otherwise, to resist the Stacit, as well as the amount of the Sound duties. But would his Hon. Friend in those matters support the honour of the British flag ? He was for freedom of commerce, and he was sure that they cued dispense soon with expensive war establish ments. The trade in cotton had preserved peace be tween America and England. His honourable opponent claimed their suffrages on account of the virtues of his father ; there was no doubt that his venerable an cestor vnis a perfect specimen of fallible humanity.— (Cries of " Shame, shame.") He respected his father as an excellent man ; but it was put forward as a chain on the part of the honourable candidate. He should take a different course than that of appealing to his fither. No doubt the friends of his honourable opponent, he did not dispute, had a hesitation as to the candidate's own claims, and therefore called in the assistance of those of his father. This might be gcod argument if the candidate were seeking a seat in the House of Peers, alatough not suited to his looking for a scat in the Conisuons. He concluded by expressing his hope that they would hear his honourable opponent with at teation. He hoped they would pledge him not to have any opinion of his own, and to consult Mr. Billy Holmes or Sir Roher Peel upon every political step he should take. If they did not do this they would treat him un justly•. He hoped they would also ask him if he were prepoxcd with a copy of " the adulterated-Scriptures ;" or whether he thought a man's vote ought to be his own or his landlord's ; or whether he should vote for the Ballot, and for cheap bread for the labouring popu lation ; and whether Sir Robert Peel was a consistent politician, and whether he agreed with Sir Robert Peel .... Or the ultra section of his own supporters.—[Mr. Gib. soil retired amid loud cheers:l IPSWICH ELECTION. On Saturday last the election of a Member of Par liameat for the above Lorough took place, es it had previously been fixed. The polling commenced at eight o'clock, and the votes were taken at six different booths, which, had been prepared for the occasion in different parts of the borough. Many of the friends of both can didates had paraded the streets during a great part of the previous night, and each one seemed determined to leave ;no means unemployed to return his favourite candidate. On reaching the booths at nine o'clock, we found them nil in a great state of bustle and activity, and were informed that Sir Thomas Cochrane, the Conservative candidate, was considerably ahead, a position which he maintained up to near the hour of twelve o'clock. By that tinae Mr. Gibson's friends began to rally in their exertiorrs to bring up their voters to the poll, and in a short sp ace afterwards both candidates were pretty nearly equal. From that hour up to three o'clock each party successively took the lead, the majority being alternately between live and eleven in number. The hopes and expectations of both candidates were kept up till within a few minutes of the last hour, when the freemen began to come up in great numbers, and it then became evident that Mr. Gibson's chance of succeeding against his rival candidate was exceedingly slight. The hour of four having at length arrived, the Mayor de clared the poll to be closed ; and the Conservatives, aware that they had a majority, paraded the greater part of their supporters first round Cornhill, and after wards round the whole of the town. The usual de monstrations attendant upon electioneering matters were then resorted to, but, by six o'clock, the town, which before had been in a state of the greatest excite ment,was restored to the most perfect state of quietude. The numbers polled at the present election, as far as we could gather, were as follows-- For Sir Thomas Cochrane ...... 620 For Mr. Gibson Majority .. It is right, however, to state, that two or three state ments are made upon this subject, all of them, however, giving the majority to the Conservatives. Mr. Kelly, we have since learned, applied, as the legal adviser of Sir Thomas Cochrane, for the declara tion of the poll on Saturday evening, but it will not, we understand, be declared until nine o'clock on Mopday morning. ROCHDALE CHURCH-RATE.—After an unex ampled contest, which commenced on Monday, and was continued until six o'clock last night, the rate is under stood to have been carried by a majority of eleven votes. When our correspondent left the Church, Richard Car lile was at that time addressing a crowd of people, from one of the tombstones ; it is, probable, however, that he would not be suffered to go on at that particular place. All was perfectly quiet, though a great crowd remained around the Church.—Manchester Guardian, of Saturday. SHORT TINIE AT ASHTON, STALYBRIDOE, AND TETE NEIGHBOURILOOD.-The third agreement amongst the spinners and manufacturers of Ashton, Stalybridge, Hyde, and the neighbourhood, to work their n.ills not more than four days per week for a period of four weeks (from the 15th instant),has been signed by fifty-eight firms. —Manchester Guardian. PETITIONS IN FAVOUR OF A UNIFORM PENNY POSTAGE.—On Thursday, a special board * the Directors of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Manufacturers, was held at their office, J. B. Smith, Esq. the President, in the chair, for the purpose of considering the propriety of again petitioning the house of Commons in favour of Mr. Rowland Hill's plan. A petition was submitted, and unanimously adopted. Manchester has promptly, vigorously, and nobly done its duty.—Manchester Guardian. PRISONERS FOR TRIAL.—A return has been made to the House of Commons of the number of pri soners in the calendar for trial at the last Easter Quarter Sessions in counties and towns in England and Wales, who were committed for trial previously to holding the last assizes for each county, and they amounted to upwards of twelve hundred, exclusive of London and Middlesex ; and also a return from each county of prisoners committed for trial at sessions, but who were tried or discharged by the Judge of Gaol Delivery at the Spring assizes for - want of prosecutors, by which it appears that there were dis charged by proclamation from Derby County Gaol 39; Poole County Gaol 1 ; Durham County Gaol 2; Staf ford County Gaol 1 ; Lewes House of Correction 4. Thus it appears, that there were upwards of 1,200 prisoners who might have been discharged by the Judges of Gaol Delivery, if they had all acted as Lord Abingcr did at Lewes. It is observable that these discharged at Deily, Poole, Durham, and Stafford, were all in county gaols, over which the commission of gaol delivery gives p)wer. Not so as to Lewes, it being only a House of Correction. The practice of the Judges at the Lewes Assizes has indeed been anomalous in the utmost degree; for since prisoners have been committed to the Lewes prison for trial at the Assizes, the Judges have refused to try them while in the custody of the keeper of a House of Correction, and it has been necessary at every gaol deli. very to assign the prisoners over by a formal process to the county gaoler during the assizes ; and yet prisoners in the custody of the keeper of the House of Correction, and moreover committed to another tribunal, were dis charged by the Judge at the last assizes. We are glad to perceive, by the report of the county business done at the sessions last week, that a Bill will be brought irf to define the law upon th i s sub j e ct. —Sussex Advertiser. N EW WAY OF SENDIN G A HORSE HOME.- Returning to Utica, I fell in with a horse, bridled and saddled, that was making his way home without his mas ter, every now and then cropping the gr ass at t h e road side, and then walking on in - a most independent m anner . His master had given hi m a certificate of leave, by chalk irg in large letters on th e saddle flaps on each side " Let hiniga.''Thiscvasav"yprimiti"pro"eding.but I am not sure it could be ventured upon in Yo r k s hi re , or i n Vir ginia either, w h ere they know a good horse, an d are par ticularly car e f u l o f i t. It is a fact, that wherever they breed hors es , t h ey i nvar i ably learn to, steal - them . .—CaPt• Marryatt's "Diary in America." EVENING EDI PARLIAMENTARY Dili 4. SION. (From the Potes and Proceedings of the Ho FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1339 UNIVERSAL SUFFRAG Petition (Na'ional) presented 14th Jnne, re... and Questi, , n put—" That this House wit. resolve itsolf into a C omm itt ee o f t h e whole. Ife , purpose of taking into considerz tion the said Petition.". ( Mr. Thomas Attwood. ) The Horse dix i led. MINORITY—AYES hi , 4 Aglionby, H. A.—Cockermouth Lusngtor, Charles—Asbbnrton Ilearnish, F. 13.—Cork . Marsland, Henry—Stockport Blake, Martin J.—Galway Martin, John—Tewkesbury Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis Milton, Lord—Malton Brotherton, J.—Salford ' ‘lolesworth, Sir William—Leeds Browne, R. D.—Mayo Muskett, George A.—St. Alban'e Collins, W.— Warwick O'Connell, Daniel.- Dublin Currie, Raikes—Northampton O'ConnA, John—Athlone Duke, Sir James—Boston Ramsbottom, .T.—Windsor Duncombe, T. S --Finsbury Itoche, E. B.—Cork Co. Easthope, J.—Leicestrr :lundle, John—Tavistock Ellis, Wynn—Leicester Salwey. Lictit.-Col. Ludlow Euston, Earl—Thetford Scholefield, J.—Birmingham Evans, G.—Dublin County S , merville, Sir Wm.—Drogheda Fielden, John—Oldham Turner, W.—Blackburn Finch, F.—Walsall Vigors, N. A.—Carlow Co Grote, George—London Villiers, \ . P.—Wolverhampton Wallace, Robert—G reenoc k y o a h rk Wakley, .1 h omas —Fi ns b ury John—Pe- Ps. Warburton, H.—liiidport Hector, tia:veY' D C . or ‘ i V itTiw S a ° l u te th tersfield Hindley, Charles—Ashton Williams, William—Coventry Hodges, Wood, Sir Matth ew —L ondon Jervis, T L.—West Kent S.—Bridport TELLILEIN. Johnson, W. Augustus—Oldham Attwood, Thos.—Birmingham Leader, J. Temple—Westminster Hume, Joseph—Kilkenny n'r;;zinor.s.) MAJORITY . -NOES, 235. I Arland, Sir T. D.-. 14 D ev onshire Labouchere, Right Hon. Henry- Arland, T. D.-West Somerset Taunton t'Court, Captain-Tamworth Langdale, Hon, C.-Knareste Adam, Rear-Adm. Sir C.-Clack- touch mannan Law, Hon. C. E.- Cambridge U n i v. Ainsworth, P.-Bolton Lemon, Sir Chas.-W. Cornwall Alsager, R.-Surrey Lennox, Lord A.-Chichester Alston, Rowland-Hertfordshire Liddell, Hon. H.-North Durham Ashley, Lord-Dorsetsloire Loch, James-Kirkwall Atwood, 'W.-Sr:enwich Lockhart, A. M.-Lanarkshire Reline, H. D.-Honiton Lowther, Colonel-Westmoreland Baines, Edward--Leeds Lowther, ViscL-Westmoreland Baker, Edward-Wilton qacauley, 'l'. B. - Edinburgh Bannerman, A.-Aberdeen Mackenzie, Thomas-Bess-shire Baring, F. T.-Portsmouth Mackinnon, W. A.-Lymington Baring, H. 8.-Marlborough M.Taggart, John-Wigton, &c. Barnard, E. G.-Greenwich Mahon, Viscount- Hertford Barneby, Joh:I-Worcestershire Manners, Lord C. S.-Leicestersh. Barrington, Lord-Berkshire Marshall, Wm.-Carlisle Bentinck, 1 ord G.-Lynn Matthew, G. 8.-Shaftesbury Berkeley, Hon. F. H.-Bristol Maule, Hon. Fox-Elgin Burghs Berkeley, Hon. C.-Cheltenh. m Meigund, Viscount -Hythe Blackstone, W. S.-Wallingford Mildmay, P. St. John -Winches. Blair, J. Wigtoushlre ter Blennerhassett, A.-Kerry Morpeth, Lord-Yorkshire Bolling, W.-Bolton Norreys, Lord-Oxfordshire Bowes, John-South Durham Norreys, Sir Denham-Mallow Bradshaw, James-Canterbury O'Brien, W. S -Limerick Co. Briscoe, J. L-Wes:bury O'Ferrall, Richard M.-Kildare Broad ley, Henry-East Yorkshire Ossulston,Lord-NorthNorth urn- Brodie, W. B. Salisbury berlard Bruce, Lord E.-Marlborough Oswald, . ames-Glasgow Bruges, Vi. 11. L.-Path Parke, C. W.-Leicester, South Buller, Sir J. Yarde-Devonshire Paget, Frederick-Beaumaris Burr, 1) 11. D.-Hereford Pakington, J. S.-Droitwich Biaroughes, H. N.-East Norfolk Palmer, Charles Fyshe-Reading Bung, Eight Hon. G S -Chatham P a l mer , R o b er t-Berk, Campbell, Sir John-Edinburgh Palmer, George-Essex Canning, Right Hon. Sir S.-Lynn Palmerston, Viscount-Tiverton Castlereagh, Viset-Down Co. Parker, John-Sheffield Cavendish, Hon J. H.-N. Derby Parker, Montagu-Devon Chapman, Aaron-Whitby Parker ' R. T.-Preston Chetwynd, Major W.- Staltbrd Parnell, Sir H.- Dundee Childcrs, John W.-Malton Patten, J. Wilsoe-Lancashire Chute, W. L. W.-West Norfolk Peel, lit. Hon. Sir R.-Tamwortls Clay, W.-Tower Hamlets Pemberton, Thomas-Ripon Clayton, Sir Williatn-Marlow Perceval, Colonel-Sligo Co. Cleric, Sir G.-Stamford Philips, Mark-Manchester Clive, Edward 8.-Hereford Philips ' G. IC-Poole Cole, Viscount-Fermanagh Pigot, D. rt.-Clonmcl Courtney, P.-13i idgewater Pinney, W.-Lyme Regis Craig, W. G. -Edinburg!isliiie Plumpte, John P.-East Kent Crawley, Samuel - Bed , ord Polhill, Frederick-Bedford Dalmeny, Lord-Stirling Powell, Colonel. -Cardiganshire Darby, George-East Sussex Power, James-Wexford Co. Denison, W. J.-West Sussex Praed, W. T.--.t. Ives Dick, Quintin-Maldon Price, Sir R.-Herefordshire D'lsraeli, 8.-Maidstone Price, Richard-New Radnor Divett, Edward-Exeter Pryme, George-Cambridge Donkin, Sir R.-Sandwich Pryse, Pryse-Cardigan Dowdeswell, W.-Tewkesbury Pusey, Philip Berkshire Duffield, i homa.s - Abingdon Reid, Sir J. Rae-Dover Dugdale, W. S -Warwickshire Rice, Edward Royd-Dover Dundas, Frederick-Orkney Rice, 1' S.-Cambridge Du Pre, George-B. ck Rich, H. Knarcsborough East, James. Buller- Winchester Richards, Richard-IVlerionethsh. Eastuor, Viscount-Reigate Rolfe, sir IL M.-Penryn Egerton, %V 'Patton-Cheshire Rose, Sir George-Christchurch Eliot, Hon. J. E.-Roxburghshire !Round, Charles Gray-I. ssex N. Estcourt, T. G. B.—Oxford Univ. , Rushbrooke, Coloncl-Suflblk Estcourt, T Junior-Devizes Rushout, Gen. Bowles-Evesham Evans, William-North Derby (Russell, Lord John-Stroud Farnham, E.8.-N. Leicestershire!Russell, Lord C. J. F.-Betifordsh Ferguson,Sir It. A.-Londondeiry Rutherfurd, ltt. Hon. A.-Leith Filmer, Sir E.-West Kent ISandon ' Loid-ljverpool Fitzroy, Lodr C.-Eury"SL Edm. Sanford, E. A.-Somersetshire Fitzroy, Hon. Henry-Lewes Scarlett, Hon. J. Y.-Guildford Gaskell, Jame= Manes- Wenlock Scrope, Pouleft-Stroud Goddard, Ambrose-Cricklade , Seymour, Lord-Totness Gordon ' Robert-Windsor Shaw, Rt. Hon. F.-Dublin Univ. Gore, 0. J. R.-Carnarvonshire S.nclair, Sir George Caithness Goulburn, Right lion. H.- Cant-,Slaney, R. A.-Shrewsbury bridge University 'Sin th, R. V.-Northampton Graham, Right Hon. Sir J. R. G. Somerset, Lord G.-Monmouthsh. BL-Pembroke Stanley, Lord-North Lancashire Greene, T. G.-Lancashire Stanley, W. 0.-A nglesea Grey, Sir George-Devoeport -Steuart, Robert-Haddington, &c Grimston, Hon. E. 11.-St. Al-1! tewart,_Jamee=lioniton ban's 'Stock, br.—Cabhel Raiford, Henry—Leicestershire Strangways, Hon. John—Dorset Handley, Henry—Lincolnshire Strutt, Edward—Derby Harcourt, G. O. V --Oxfordshire Stuart, Villiers—Waterford Co Harcourt, G. S.—Bucks :Stun, Henry Chasi—Darsetshire Hardinge, Right Hun. Sir IL—Style, Sir Charles—Scarborough Launceston Surrey,'Earl of—West Sussex Eastie, Archibald—Paisley Talbot, C. R. M.—Glamorgan shire Is - skins, J. IL—Newport, Isle of Teigrnouth, Lord— Marylebone Wight Thomas, Colonel—Kinsale Ray ter, W. G.—Wells Thomson, lit. Hon. C. P. —Man Herbert, Hon. S.—South Wilts chester Hill, Lord A. 91. C.—Evesharn Townley, R. G —Cambridgeshire Hobhous , , I'. Renj.—Rochester Troubridge, Sir T. E.—Sandwich Hodgson, FreJerick—Barnstaple Turner, Edmund—Truro Hogg, James Weir— Ileverky Verner, William—Armagh Co. Holmes, W.—Bet wick.onTweed Verney, Sir 11.—Ruckinghamshire Hope, Charles —Linlithgowshire Waddington, H. S.—West &Moat Hope, 11. T.—Gloucester Walker, R.—Bury, Lancashire Hope, G. W.—W..ymouth C. Baring—Guildford Hursman, Edward—Cockermouth White, Andrew—Sunderland Hoskins, K.—Herefordshire Wilbraham, 'George —Cheshire Iloword, J.—Youg hall Wilbraham, lion. R. B.—Lanca- Howick,VlSC.—Nottliumheriand shire Hughes. W. 13 —Carnarvon Williams, Robert—Dorchester Hurst, R. II —Horsham Wiiliams, T. Peers—Marlow Hurt, Francis—South Derby Williams, W. A.—Alonmoutbsh. Itobert—Diumii Wodehouse, Edmund—Norfolk Ingostre, Viscount—Staffordshire Wood, Charles—Halifax Inglis, Sir R. ll.—Ox. University Wood, Colonel T.—Brecon Irton, Samuel—Cumberland Wrightson, W. B.—Northallet ton Irving, John—Antrim Co. Wynn, Right lion. C.W.—Mont- Janes, Sir W. C.—Hull gomeryshire Kemble, H —West surrey Yates, J. Ashton -Carlow Kinnaird, lion. A.l.'.—Perth Yoi Ice, lion. E. T.—Cambridgesli; Knatehtinn, Sir E.—East Kent Knightley, Sir C.—Northampton shire Laseelles, Hon. W. S.—Wakefield, WIN :' TELLIER9. Stanley, E. J4 , l:n—North Cheshire Fremantle, Sir Thomas-Bucks PENNY POST, , DIVISION ON SIR R. PEEL'S MAJORITY—AGAINS' Adam, Sir Charles Greene, 7'. Aglionby, 11. A. Grey , Sir G. khton, Rowland Grote, G. Anson Hon. Colonel Guest, J. J. Attwood, 'l'. Hall, B. Bainbridge, E. T. Handley, 11. GE. AMENDMENT. ', 184. Philips, Mark l'igot, I). R. Ponsonby, C. Power, Jame' , Price, Sir H Pryse, P. Ratnsbottom, J. Rice, E. B. Rice, T. S. Rich, Henry Roche, E. B. Roche, W. Rolfe, Sir It M. Pumbold, C. E. Rundle, J. Russell, Lord John Russell, Lord Russell, Lord Charles Rutherford, A. S.,lwey, Colonel Sanford, E. A. Scholetkld, J. Scrope, G. P. Salee, Colonel Shell, H. L. Shelburn, Lord Sinclair, Sir G. Smith, Vernon Somerville, Sir W. l.pencer, Hon. F. Standish, Charles S'anley, W. 0. Stewart, James Stuart, Lord James Stuart, \V. VI tiers Stock, Dr. Strutt, Edward Talbot, C. R. Thomson, C. P. Thornely, Thomas Townley, R. G. Troubridge, Sir T. Turner, Edmund Vigors, N. A Villiers, Charles 2. Walker, 11. Wallace, R Warburton, H. Ward, H. G. White, A. Wilbraham, G. Wilde, T. Williams, W. Williams, W. A. Wood, C. Wood, Sir Matthew Worsley, Lord Wyse, Thomas Yates, J. A. TELLERS. Steuart, R. S aiilsy, E. J. Baines, L. Bannerman, A Baring, F 'l'. Barnard, E. G. Barry, G. S. Beamish, F. B Hasti2, - 31. Ilaw•es, B. Ilay.lcins, J. H Hayter, W. G. Heat heoat, J. C. J. Berkeley, F. H. Berkeley, H n. C. Blackett, Christopher) Btake, M. J. Blake; W. J. Bridgman, H. _ Hill, Lord M. Hindley, C. Hobhouse, T. B. Hodges, T L. Hollond, BAert Ilorsman, Edward Brocklehurst, J. Brodie, W. 1). Itrotherton, J. Bryan, George Bulb,r, C. Bulwer, K G. E. L. Byng, G. S. Callaghan, Daniel Campbell, Sir J. Cave, Ot way Cavendish, Hon. C. Cayley, E S. Chichester, J. P. Clay, W. Clayton, Sir W. Clive, E. B. Collins, \V. Craig, NV G. Crawlew, S. Currie, Raikes Dalmeny, Lord D^nnistoun, J. D'Eyncourt, C. T. Divett, Edward Donicn, Sir Butane Duff, James, Duke, Sir James Duncombe, T. S. Dundas, F. Dundas, Sir It. Easthope, John Eliot. Hon J. E. Ellice, K Ellis, Wynn Evans, Sr G. De Lacy Evans, \\ Ewart, \V. Fenton, John Ferguson, Sir Robert Fielden, J. Finch, Francis Gillon, W. D. Gordon, Robert Greenaway, Charles Hoskins, K. Howard, Sir It. h Lord flume, Joseph Hurst, It. H. Hutt, W. Hutton, R. Jervis, J. Kinnaird, Hon. A lzbothiliere, H. Langdale, Hon. C. Leader, J. I'. Lemon, Sir C. Lennox, Lord A. Loch ' James Mackenzie, W. F. M'Lecal, R. M'Taggart,J. Marshall; W. Mari,land, H. Martin, John Maule, Hon. Fox Melgund, Lord Milair ay, P. St. John Milton, Lord Morpeth, Viscount Morris, David Murray , A. Muskctt, George A. Nor reys, Sir D. J. O'Brien, NV. Smith O'Connell. D. O'Connell, J. O'Connell, M. J. O'Connell, Morgan O', errall, More Oswald, Ji,mrs Pag.t, Frederick Palmer, C. F. Palmerston, Viscount Parker, J. Parnell, Sir H. Pechell, Captain Pendarves, E. W. INORITY—FOR, I Goddard, Ambrose Gordon, Hon. W. Gore, 0. J. It. GoulhUrn, H. Graham, Sir J. Grimsditch. I'. Grimston, Lord It ale, It. Illagdon lialford, H. Harcourt, G. G. Harcourt. G. S. Han:tinge, Sir H. Henniker, Lord Herbert, Sidney Ilodgson, Frederick Hodgson, R. Hogg, J. Holmes W. tope, AIM C. Hope, G. W Howard, F. J. i tuglies, W. B. Hurt, F. Ingestre, Lord Irton, S. Irving, 3.,1 it , JermYll, Lord Kemble, Henry Knatchbull, Sir ~ Knlghtlev, Sir C. Knox. lion. T Lew, Hon. C. E. Lincoln, Earl of Lockhart, A. M. Lowther, Colonel Mackenzie, Thomas Mahon, Lord Manners, Lord C. Miller, W. H. Neeld, Joseph Norreys, Lord Ossulston, Lord Owen, Sir J. Acland, T. D. Acland, Sir T. D. A'Coin t, Capt. E. Alsagcr, Richard Archdall, General Ashley, Lord Attwooil, W. Bagge, Wm. Baillie, Colonel Baker, Edward Baling, H. B. Barrington, Viscount Bentinck, Lord G. Blackstone, W. S. Blair, James Blennerha.zsett. A. . Bolling, W. Bromley', Henry Brownrigg, J. S. Bruges, W. /-1.• I.• Buller, Sir J: Y. Burr, flig ford I,Sir C. H. Burrougnes, H. Canning, Sir S. Castlereagh, Visct, C ave ndish, Hon. G. Chute, W. I. D ar by, George Be lorse), S. 11. Douglas, Sir C. E. Dowdeswell, W. Outfield, T. D. Duntar, George East, James Puller Fastnor, Viscount Egerton, Ellis, John Esteourt, T. G. Estcourt, T. S 88. la - I.llam, E. B Fector, J. N. • Freshtlele, J. W, Packe, C. W. Pakington, J. S. l'almer, R. Parker, Montague Parker, It. T. Patten, Wilson Peel, Sir It Pemberton, Thomas Perceval, Colonel Praed, W. T. Price, Richard Pringle, A. Pusev, Ph ilip Reid, Sir J. It. Ri •bards, Richard Round, C. G. Ittishbrooke,:Colonel Rushout, George Sandell, Lord Scarlett, Hon. Y. Shaw, F. Sibthorp, Colonel Somerset, Lord G. Stanley, Lord Stormont, Viscount Shut, H. C. Teignmouth, Lord Thomas, Colonel H. Thompson, Ald. Verner, Colonel Vernon, Granville Villiers, Viscount Winnlngton, H. Wilbraham, Hon. B. Williams, Robert Williams, T. P. Wyclehouse, Hon. K Wood, Colonel T. Young, John TELLERS. Fremantle, Sir T. Clerk, Sir G. NEW HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—There has very recently been erected in the Canning-gardens, New Palace-yard, Westminster, and near to the railings, so that it may be seen by every passer by, an obelisk of about eight feet high, the material composing which is stone of a dark slate colour. The object of its being so placed is explained by the folloning inscription:—" Specimen of Shannon stone, proposed for the new Houses of Parliament and other public buildings, patronised by the nobility Pnd gentry of the United Kingdom, to promote employment of poor labourers in Ireland." We learn with sincere regret, upon the authority of private authentic accounts from Constantinople, that the most serious alarm was entertained as to the health of the Sultan. Should his death unhappily take place, he will be succeeded by his son, who is now seventeen years of age.—Observer. A LITER/U. INTERPRETATIo days N At witness,a i n riecdf few n il ! !m ch saidst t e the with greattruth u wht eoesunt thebl n e g l o d at near thhe dive na l h a a n od e r h D e i n s e ns t r i ee , a c s implicity, " I did not touch him, sir."