The Sun. — London, England, 1839-07-12 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. no c.venings of the 4th and ath instant, the Corporation liberally granted the use of the Town-hall. Much dis ens-lion ensued, two or three of the deceived farmers ccming out iu defence of the Corn-laws ; yet in these instances, as in so many others, the truth triumphed, opponents were converted, and resolutions for total and immediate repeal were unanimously adopted. We understand that Mr. Acland has now resumed his agitation in the South of England, where we wish him God's speed, and consign the bloated bull-frogs to their inevitable fate—conversion, or exposure and contempt. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. LAST WEEK of the SEASON, and of the PRESENT MANAGEMENT. THIS EVENING, JULY I% Will be performed the New Play, in Five Acts, called RICHELIEU, OR 'I HE CONSPIRACY, Written by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. After which, RAISING THE WIND. To conclude with THE OMNIBUS. To-Morrow, King Henry V., with Quaker, and Chaos is Come Again. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen held a Court yeiterday afternoon at Buck. ingham Palace, for the reception of the Address from the House of Lordß. The Queen's Guard, with their Band, was on duty on the Palace Lawn. The Yeomen of the Guard, corn manded by Mr. Seymour Sadler, the Exon in Waiting, lined the Marble Hall. The Deputation of Peers arrived at the Palsce at two o'clock, from the House of Lords, and assembled in the Green Drawing Room, All the Peers present were in Court dress. Their Lordships were soon afterwards ushered by Mr. Martins, Mr. Blackwood, and Mr. Randall, the Gentle men Ushers in Waiting, to the presence of the Queen in the Throne Room. Her Majesty received the Address on th© Throne. liar Majesty was attended by the Ducliess of Sutherland, Mis tress of the Robes, moat of the Cabinet Ministers, the Great Officers of State, and the ()Tilers of the House- The Deputation advanced to the foot of the Throne, when the Lord Chancellor read the Address from ti e House of Lords. Her Majesty returned a most graciots answer, and the Deputation retired. The following were the Peers present : The Loan CHANCELLOR. ARCHBISHOPS—Canterbury, Armagh, &c. BISTIOPS—London, Exeter, Rochester, Dromore, Glou cester, Carlisle, and Lincoln. DUKES—Buckingham, Newcastle, Bcaufort, \Veiling. ton, and Montrose. MA RQUISES— Camden, Thomond, Abercorn, Salisbury, Ailesbury, Huntley, Ely, Lothian, Londonderry, Chol. mondeley, and Westminster. EA RI.; LBandon, Brecknock, Wilton, Dunmore, Roden, Ripon, Eldon, Glcugall, Harewood, Lonsdale, Rosslyn, Charleville, Cadogan, Mansfield, Delawarr, Warwick, Dartmouth, Selkirk, Shaftesbury, Devon, Sandwich, Eg lintoun, Moray, Falmouth, and Aylcsford. VISCOUNTS —Cannin!., Canterbury, Comberincro, S:rang ford, Sydney, St. Vincent, and Hawarden. Lo RDS —Feversham, Cowley, Stuart de Rothsay, Heytesbury, Lyndhurst, Bexley, Forrester, Elleoborough, Redesdale, Dunsany, Rolle, Kenyon, Montagu, Sondes, Prudhoe, Fitzgerald, Rayleigh, Colchester, Farnham ; Calthorp, and Colville. Mr. J. W. Birch, Clerk Assistant of Parliament, and Mr. Putman, Yeoman Usher of the Back Rod, accompa nied the Deputation. The Lord Chancellor came in State, attended by his Purse Bearer, Secretary, and Mace Bearer. Her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Grntlernen-at- Arms, comma:AA by their S'%andard Bearer, Sir Thomas Reeves, lined the Throne Room. Her Majesty afterwards held a Privy Council. It was attended by the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Load Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Se cretaries of State far the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the President of the India Board, the President of the Board of Trade, the Secretary at War, the Chief Secre tary for Ireland, the Lord Steward, and the Lord Cliam b.:rlain. At the Council her Majesty having been pleased to ap point the Ea:l of Scarb.Jrougli to be Lord Lieutenant of the county of Nottiright.•rn, his Lordship took the oaths ap pointed to be taken thereupon. An Order in Council was passed appointing certain in divr_duals to be her Majesty's printers in Scotland, the pre sent patent beinir about to expire. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in Waiting. Her M4jesty gave audier,ce3 to Lord John Russell, the Marquis of Lansdowne, and Viscount Melbourne. The Court was attended by the Countess of Burlington, Lady in Waiting ; the Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-ArrnA ; Lord Hill, Gold Stick in Wait ing; Captain of the Yeomen Guard ; the Vice Chamber lain ; Lord Gardner, Lord in Waiting ; the Treasurer of the Household ; the Hon. Col Cavendish (Clerk Mar shal), Equerry in Waiting ; Sir Frederick Stavin, Groom in Waiting ; Mr. J. (3, Curling, Clerk of the Cheque to the fl,n. Corpa of Gentlemen-at-Arms, Sir Benjamin Smith ; Master Wemyss and Master Chichester, Pages of Honour in Nlriting, The Royal dinner party last evening, at the Palace, in cluded the Earl of Burlington, the Earl of Fingal', Vis count Melbourne, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, and the Right Hon. G. S Byng. The Prince of Leiningen visite - I her Majesty the Queen- Dowazer yesterday at Marlborough House. The Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cam bridge visited the Duchess of Kent yesterday, at Buck. Ingham Palace. The Princess of Hohenlohe visited the Princess of Lei fingers ycs` erday. Mr. Small had an interview with the Mzrquis of Nor th, nbi at the Colonial Office yesterday. The half yearly inspection of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at- Arms took place on Wednesday in St. James's Palace. Mr. Backhouse, Under Seret - iry of State, embarked, with Mrs. Backhouse and family, on beard the steam vessel for Antwerp, yesterday morning, on his way to the mineral baths of Germany. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town yesterday, for Tonbridge Wells. THE EGLINTOUN TOURNAMENT. wish to call the attention of Lord Eglintoun and the Noblemen and Gentlemen who have engagsd with him to hold a tournament at Eglintoun Castle, next Au gust, to the following opinion of Mr. Justice Blackstone, Commentaries, bock iv., c. 14. " A tilt or tournament, the martial diversion of our an cestors, was, however, an unlawful act. And so are boxing and sword playing, the succeeding amusement of their pos terity ; and, therefore, if a knight in the former case, or a gladiator in the latter, be killed, such killing is felony of manslaughter. But if the King command or permit such a diversion, it is said to be only misadventure." Blackstone seems to have taken this dictum from Hale's Pleas of the Crown, where the same opinion is given nearly in the same words : "If two play at barriers or run a tilt without the King's commandment, and one kills the other, it is manslaughter ; but if it be by the King's corn maid, it is not felony, or at most infortunium," to which that eminent lawyer, Serjeant Wilson, has appended this note :—" Brooke, after having taken notice of this as Fineaux's opinion, says, that other Justices in the time of Henry VIII. denied this, and held it felony to kill a man in justing, or sporting after that manner, not withstanding the King's command, for such command is against law."' — Now, I beg leave to remind the Noble Lords and Gen tlemen who seek to (revive this antiquated and barbarous wage, that supposing death to ensue from their sport, and that they should be convicted of manslaughter, " they would be liable to be transported for life, or for not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned with or without hard labour in the gaol or house of correction, not exceeding four years, or to be fined," by stet. 9 Geo. IV., c. 31, 89. lam not enough of a Scotch lawyer to know whether the law of Scotland is the same as the law of England on this point, but I am inclined to believe that it is ; and as some of these noble tilters are celebrated as hard hitters, it may be as well to forewarn them of the responsibility they may incur. They mean nothing but sport, but ---- sad Chatillon on her bridal morn " Weeping her bleeding love--" is a. well-known instance that sport of this kind often ter minated in death. Tradition says that her husband, Au demar de Valentia, Earl of Pembroke, was slain at a tour nament on the day of his nuptial. " Has nugm seria ducunt " In mala derisum semel exceptumque sinistre." I am strongly inclined to think, that it is clear law that " the Queen of Beauty," and all the noble dames and de moiselles, who, as spectators, may be aiding and abetting at this illegal " passage of arms," will be guilty of a mis demeanour, and liable, in consequence, to the punishment of fine or imprisonment, one or bo;h. I remain, Sir, your's obediently, NO TILTER. FETE AND CONCERT AT THE BEULAH SPA. On Wednesday a fete and concert, the first of this season, was held at the Beulah Spa, in aid of that excellent insti tution the Royal Freemasons' School fur Girls. The gar dens presented a most animated appearance towards three o'clock, when there could not have been less than 5,000 visitors in attendance. At three o'clock the Duke of Sussex entered the grounds, accompanied by Lady Underwood. They were received by the stewards, and conducted to a tent prepared for their reception, his Royal Highness being much cheered as soon as recognised. Sabsequently scats were placed for the Royal party in front of the orchestra, where they remained until the close of the first part of the concert. On returning to the tent the Royal party partook of a cold collation, after which they quitted the grounds, shortly before six o'clock. 'The concert appeared to give the liveliest satisfaction. The vocalists were Grisi, Monani, Miss Poole, Tambu rini, Rubini, Giubilei, &c. There were also some pleas ing mountain melodies sung by the Alpine minstrels. When the concert was over, parties indulged in quadrille and other dancing until the evening. A good deal of amusement was , created by an exhibition of the mode in which the South Americans throw the lasso. Several persons, incredulous as to the precision with which it could be thrown, volunteered to run past the thrower, who, however, scarcely ever missed catching his prey, fre quently bringing them . too lasso the s o g h round n b o y d t t l o ic o s a u t c d i c i le t r i t io c in he cb .k to their speed, when f h lit the leg. On these occasions, s though appe the fall wa s not y al ways a laughing matter to the unhappy Wight who caught a heavy one, yet, it was invariably the cause of roa rs o f laughter from the surrounding spectators. Strauss' band and the Coldstream full baud were in at_ tendanco -during the day. STORM.—The storm with which we were visited iazi Sunday night, appears by the accounts con tained in the country papers to have been general. The hail as well as the lightning has, we see, done much mischief. • WIL LI A M T ELL—GiIa/le/7710 Tell was .re hearsed yesterday morning at the Opera. The production of such an opera in the style in which Laporte has got it up, is an event which ought to produce a sensation and will. LONDON : FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1839. The first business transacted by the Lords yesterday was to carry their address up to the Throne, and blank enough their Lordships looked, when her MAJESTY, severe in youthful beauty," read her dignified answer, and gave them such a chastisement as never greybeards received at the hands of a young and charming woman. The Lords want to arrest education, or place it under the control of the Priesthood. After her MAJESTY'S answer what can we say, but that " we wish they may get it." Lord AsHaunTos moved for some financial returns, and gave notice, we believe, of some motion on the sub ject, but his Lordship was not distinctly heard. We have elsewhere briefly adverted to a little jar in their Lordships' usual harmony, which arose on a pe tition being presented, complaining of oppression under :he New Poor-law, The Church Discipline Bill went through a Com mittee. The Bishop of EXETER said it would take a week to discuss it properly. The LORD CHANCELLOR explained the object and enactments of the Prisons Bill, which after a short de bate was read a second time. The Carlow Committee reported to the House of Commons that Mr. GISBORNE was duly elected for Car low, a decision which gave a stout heart and an ener getic and clear voice to the Liberal cause. It was arranged that Mr. ATTWOOD is to have precedence to-morrow in bringing under the notice of the House the National Petition. Never, in our opinion, looking at the present disposition of the working classes, and the present circumstances of society, was a more important subject discussed in Parliament, and we hope that it will be treated with that delicacy and caution which it deserves. The Ecclesiastical Preferments Bill was read a second time. On the motion for the House to go into a Committee on the Canada Bill, Sir WILLIAM MOLES WORTH moved a resolution that Parliament should im mediately legislate for the permanent Government of Canada. A debate ensued, which ended by the amendment being rejected by a majority of 195, 28 voting for it and 223 against it. The House then went into Committee and again divided on the first clause. Other divisions ensued, but finally the Bill went through the Committee with amendments. This business occupied the House the whole evening. The House sat till Half-past one o'Clock. The people are stirrinr , at Manchester and Edin burgh, as well as London, for a penny postage. The Town Council of the first, the Chamber of Commerce of the second, and the Common Council of the last, have adopted resolutions favour able to this object. The Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh on Monday adopted unanimously a petition in its favour, regarding it as ‘, in jeopardy, and being impressed with the necessity of giving the plan a most decided and immediate sup port.' We are sure that all the other towns of the empire will follow these useful examples, and convince all the doubters that the petitions on this subject are spontaneous, and that the people will take no denial. They cannot, however, be too earnest and too zealous in this cause. Mr. GOULBURN has already taken up his ground of opposition. The Lords, it is declared, are to throw it out, even if it pass the Commons. There are many persons who do not like to give up the distinguished privilege of franking ; it is an honour to escape a tax to which all the vulgar must submit ; and every pretext which sinister interests can suggest will be laid hold of, therefore, to defeat the CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER'S plan. Mr. Go u L BURN refers to thelateness of the Session as his grand plea for opposition ; but if the Habeas Corpus Act were to be suspended, an Insurrection Act passed, or any other devilish law for abridging our liberty, or starving the people, the Tories would suspend the Standing Orders, and hurry it through both .Houses in two days. The uniform penny postage is a measure which would benefit the whole community, it would promote social improvement, it would place the people, in one respect, on a level with Tory Peers and Tory Members of Parliament, and the Tories will oppose it with all their power. We have not space to quote any passages of the bold and excellent speeches delivered in the Com mon Council and at Manchester ; and must content ourselves with referring to our reports of the meet ings. Enough has transpired at those meetings, and in the provincial journals, to prove that a general feeling of indignation will be the conse quence of rejecting the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER'S resolution. The scorn of the people will be overwhelming, should they have the least reason to believe that, on this important subject, they have been betrayed. Her MAJE STY ' S answer to the Address of the Bishops and the Tory Peers, which %vas published exclusively in the first edition of The Sun yester dayevening, i s a proper and d i gnified ' rebuke to faction. If it err at all it is on the side of courtesy, as dictated by custom and etiquette. " I cannot help," says her MAJESTY, speaking to the Arch bishop of CANTERBURY and his co-mates in making hypocritical addresses, " expressing my regret that you should h ave t h ought it neces sary to take such a step on the present occa sion." Her MAJESTY, adhering unflinchingly to what she has done, declared " that it wag with a deep sense of duty she had th oug h t i t r i ght to ap point a Committee of Privy Council to superintend the distribution of the grants v o t e d b y t h e House of Commons for Public Education." Her MA JESTY, therefore, supported by the C ommons, nobly and boldly informs the Lords that they are not to di c t a t e t o the QUEEN and the people. B y her answer her MAJESTY has again merited the warm-hearted approbation of all her faithful i sub jects. M ay s h e long li ve t h e h a pp ies t lady n her dominions, the Sovereign of a free, contented, and prosperous people. The usual equanimity of their Lordships' pro ceedings was disturbed last night by a little es capade of the Earl of STANHOPE. Whenever the New Poor-law and the " three Dictators of Somerset House" are adverted to, the poor gentle man gets beside himself. He has, we presume, some touch of Nobility left in him, and therefore does not like to be degraded to the level o! an Overseer. Some of the Lords seem to glory in the office, and cordially recommend Earl STAN HOPE to become Chairman of a Workhouse Union, and then he would be qualified to speak on the subject. Nettled, probably, to see the Peers so willingly lending themselves to what he eOnsidets their own degradation, by enforcing what he calls an execrable law ) he last night accused the Duke of Rum-imam) of " pettifogging and quibbling." Nobody deserves such an accusation less, and no doubt the unjust accusation sprang from a feeling of indignation at finding so many Peers glorying in being guardians of the poor, and defending the new law. Be the cause what it might, the ebulli tion of feeling on the part of the Noble Lord, and his subsequent retractation of his accusation, en livened the usual dull indifference which pervades their Lordships' proceedings. Such a circumstance, and a little reflection, suggests to us that the indifference which is in general characteristic of the upper classes, including the Peers, is the offspring of fear. They have a proper respect for their own persons, and never indulge in emo tions amongst their equals, lest it should give offence and provoke quarrels. They are no more indifferent than other men when they can indulge their pas sions with impunity. Only let a poacher be caught in one of their preserves with a hen pheasant in a snare, or walking off with a hare, and the placidity of the great, whether Peers or Squires, instantly disappears. Listen to the asperity with which they debate the Corn-laws, the contempt and anger with which they speak of mill-owners and factory masters, when these choice spirits can do it with impunity, and you are instantly convinced that indifference is no part of their nature. In society the case is different—though they some times forget themselves there,. and get a pommelling, for their momentary obliviousness, as Lord WIN CHILSEA lately did at Exeter Hall--in society they know that Insolence would provoke anger, and lead to quarrels and chastisement ; and in society the respect they have for their own persons makes them eschew the indulgence of all emotions. Their indifference, we repeat, is the offspring of fear, and is as hostile to the courtesy, which grows from en larged civilization and generosity of nature, as mean ness is from nobleness of soul. Let us further remark, that it is a great mis take to suppose that the example of this class of men tends to promote civilization. They hold themselves up, indeed, as examples, and legislate apparently, particularly in all that concerns Church going, formal and external order, police regula tions, &c., in order to make other men like them selves. Suppose they could succeed, what greater calamity could befal mankind, than for them to be all like the Peers ? What a race of indifferent, idle, ill-tempered, do-nothings would mankind become I We have frequently thought that a similar argument might be applied to the teaching of the priesthood. Suppose all men brought to the level of the priesthood, all, in short, to be priests, all men exactly like them, what would become of society ? There would be one eternal brawl. The real source of civilization is difficult to be as certained, but it is clear that it is not the example of the Peers or the teaching of priests, which, were they followed, would make all men like them, idle, contentious wranglers. At the same time, while we are not disposed to believe that the example and teaching of Peers and Prelates promotes civilization, we are duly sensible of the useful part they have played, unwittingly, in pro moting it. Their existence in opulence and idle ness, and ease and enjoyment, has taught mankind what is within their reach on earth, what can be obtained of animal enjoyment by man, and so far their condition has become, in some sort, a standard of what each individual of the race may possibly attain. When the Whigs were in opposition and had with them Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH and Lord BROUGHAM, the country heard a great deal about the' philosophy of legislation, according to which nothing was so contemptible as petty, peddling, le gislation. All that i s now w h o ll y f orgotten , except as the lessons of these teachers are treasured up, now to be brought against their own friends. Surely of all the petty and absurd law-making that ever called forth the eloquence of MACKINTOSH or the sar casms of BROUGHAM, the Police Bill which was under discussion the night before last is the most contemptible and absurd. An evening spent in discussing important clauses about chuck-farthing and pitch-and-toss, about little boys getting up behind carriages, and publicans who must serve no youth with a glass of gin, un less he have his register of birth in his pocket, in the present state of the country is like fatuity. We wondered, as we read the skeleton of a debate, that the House of Commons did not separate from shame at being engaged in such unworthy legisla tion. The Ministers complain of being un able to pass measures, and the country com plain of measures not being passed ; and here was an evening wasted in sheer puerilities. We object on principle to all such inter meddling. Where will it stop, and who is to carry it into execution ? If boys must have laws made against running after car riages, why not make laws against playing cricket or shinty, or fighting at school, by which boys are sometimes killed ? Such superfluous legislative care, while it would give an immense quantity of employment to male nurses, would only destroy, could it be efficacious, all spirit of independence and all boldness. To have bold men, youth must encounter danger. The boldest riders, it is said, in the empire, are to be found about London, whose education has been, not in the riding-school, but in the street. The most unskilful boatmen on the banks of a river to be found in Europe are the Parisians, and at Paris the police do for the people, as to the river, what our police is now to do for little boys getting behind carriages—take care of them. Such legislation is as injurious as it is contemptible, and we can only account for the zeal with which Mr. Fox MAULE and Lord JohN RUSSELL drive it forward, by supposing that they are unconsciously the instruments of some retired police magistrate or petty-minded magistrates' clerk. If not too late, we would supplicate them to forbear, and not make themselves and all legislation ridicu lous, by encumbering the already crowded statute book with such childish law-making. The following are the resolutions Mr. GouL BURN is to move on bringing up the Report from the Committee of the whole House on the Post office Acts this evening : That it appears from the Finance Accounts of the United Kingdom laid upon the Table of this House, that the excess of Expenditure over Income for the year 1837 was 655,7601., and for the year li3B, 345,2271. That from a statement submitted to this House by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the excess of expendi ture over income, for the year ending the sth of April, 1840, is estimated at not less than 860,0001., making a total excess of expenditure over income in the three years ending the sth day of April, 1840, of not less than 1,860,987/. _ That the Select Committee appointed, " to inquire into the present rates and mode of charging postage, with a view to such a reduction thereof as may be made without injury to the revenue," reported to this House on the 13th day of August, 1838, as follows : " That your Committee are of opinion that, so soon as the state of the public revenue will admit of the risking a larger temporary reduction, it will be expedient to subject all inland letters to an uniform rate of one penny per ball ounce, increasing at the rate of one penny for each addi tional half ounce." That the net revenue of the Post-office, for the year ending the sth day of January, 1839, amounted to 1,656,9931. 15s. 3d. That it is the opinion of this House, that with a defi ciency of revenue during the three years ending on the sth day of April, 1840, of not less than 1,860,9871. it is not expedient to adopt any measure for reducing the rates of postage on inland letters to an uniform rate of one penny (thereLy incurring the risk of great present loss to the revenue), at a period of the Session so advanced, that it is scarcely possible to give to the details of such a mea sure, and to the important financial considerations connec ted with it, that deliberate attention which they ought to receive from Parliament. `We direct the serious attention of the reflecting part of the community to the important communica tion, which we copy from the Times of this morn ing ; and which reiterates its charge as to the real cause of the continued malignant vituperation of her MAJESTY and her Court which daily dis graces the columns of the Morning Post : ( From the Times.) LADY FLORA HASTINGS. We copy the following paragraph from the Morning Post of yesterday, to which we shall have occasion to attach a remark or two Some of our readers may expect us to reply to the scurrilous attacks by which we are daily assailed on account of the part we have conscientiously taken in relation to the late melancholy transaction at Court. The leader of these attacks is a Journal which, are all times notoriously venal, has within the last year or two, finding Conservative principles in the ascent dant, assumed them as a matter of course, upon its established and profitable principle of swimming with the stream. The Whig and Radical journals very naturally join with the professed Conservative in assailing us and our motives. We disdain to reply to the scurrilities upon this i THE StN, LONON, FRIDAY, JULY 12,1_836; ID subject which either the, venal. or niiiis'ceriai journals vomit forth. Let theta pursue their severalcareers of venality et Itadleiism. We shall continue to speak upon the sub ject to which we now refer, as we have spoken for nr.lb scores of years upon every_ ether the language of truth, morality, loyalty, and patriotism.. We have reason to believe that half the contents Rf the Tteasury might be ours if we Would bt tractable, as others seem willing enough to be, upon this matter. But the Morning Post is really a Conservative Journal, and inseparably attached to the true and permanent interests of the Monarch and the monarchy." Respecting this paragraph, the public will observe that our Contemporary is, to use a familiar expressicn, " pulling in his horns," and that instead of abusing the Court Ladies apparently, and the Queen in reality, be is content to abuse us. We have no great objection to that course : be has motives enough of an interested character for adopting it. We shall pursue our usual habit of seeking truth, and truth only, which has hitherto been so successful, and court popularity by no other means. We would, however, ask our Contemporary this question—Why, while we insert all his articles against the Queen and her attendants, and demolish them in succession, he studi ously keeps all our. remarks from the eyes of his readers ? We have said before, and we repeat the assertion, which we should not have done but for another furious letter from the " Barrister," in the Post of yesterday, that the loss of Lady Flora Hastings is not the deprivation which is most deeply felt in that section of the Palace where it has oc curred ; and that, had other matters been suffered to go on in their usual train, in spite of two Sovereigns of the country, we should have heard nothing of the death of La iy Flora Has:ings except as an ordinary painful occurrence in the course of nature. We copy from the Times a brief notice on the subject of the Penny Postage, which is a proof of either stupidity, or a mischievous devotion to fac tion. Several months ago, Mr. M'CuLLocH stated as an objection to the plan of paying postage in advance, that at present it was the necessity of the postmen accounting for the sums charged on the letters which ensured their punctual deli very, and that when the necessity was removed by the postage having been paid in advance, no security whatever would exist for the postmen delivering their letters. That objectio❑ was amply refuted, in advance, by Mr. HILL, in the third edition of his pamphlet ; and that refutation was published in the papers about the 23d, in The Sun of the 25th of April. We think it appeared in the Times, and with commendation. At any rate the objection has been amply refuted by Mr. Hui, and that refuta tion widely published. To-day the Times itself, or a correspondent for it, again brings forward Mr. M'CULLOCH'S objection, without acknow ledging its source; and pretends to -regard it as a serious obstacle to Mr. HILL'S plan. The fact, we presume, is that our Contemporary, erewhile a most, able advocate for Mr. DILL'S plan, now sees it through Sir ROBERT PEEL'S spectacles, and wants to make out a case to support his factious views. If there be any foundation for the objection, it would be removed by paying the postmen properly, in proportion to the responsibility they are under. The Tories are obliged to have recourse to all kinds of tricks to make themselves appear popular and powerful. Last night they endeavoured in the House of Commons to snatch a victory by surprise, and divided on the second clause of the Canada Bill, without having given their opponents the least hint that they meant to take a division. With all the advantages of the trick in their favour they were defeated by a majority of 18, and will go forth to the country, on one of the last party divi sions of the Session, as weaker by 10 or 12 than before. A similar fate awaits them, we are sure, on the Penny Postage question, on which they mean to take a division this evening, and their defeat will be still more conspicuous. Another of their tricks was yesterday exhibited in the St. James's Park. BONHAM'S well known mob, who have before been hired to cheer PEEL, were very active. They did not want encourage. ment. Spectators well worthy of credit have as sured us that Sir CHARLES KNIGFITLEY, Sir GEORGE CLERK, Mr. BONHAM, Mr. HOLMES, Sir JAMES GRAHAM, and others, were very conspicuous, in directing their hired partizans whom they should cheer, and whom they should hiss. The Honourable Gentlemen, in fact cheered for themselves. It was not brother HILEY and brother BRA GGE who were the chief performers, but brother Hor.mEs and brother BARING. The poor Tories are sunk below con tempt, when to get up a show of popularity they mustered a mob to cheer the Bishops and hiss Lord MELBOURNE. The German Papers received this morning announce that the King of PRUSSIA has refused to confirm the election by the ecclesiastical chapter of Priest ARNOLDI to the Bishopric of Treves, and ordered the Canons to proceed to a new election. This they refused, and the KING is once more compelled to appeal to the Holy Sec. The Madrid Papers received are of the 3d instant. General O'DONNELL, thanks to the influence of Es- PARTERO, is appointed Commander in Chief of the Army of the Centre. Several of the most influential Members of the French Chamber of Deputies are humanely engaged in enforc ing upon the Government the justice and sound policy of abolishing the punishment of death for political offences. M. LAFITTE, wbo, when a Member of the Government, had the moral courage to refuse to an infuriated populace the heads of the Ministers of CHARLES X.—the responsible advisers of the famous ordinances which cost France the blood of 2,000 brave citizens, has boldly stepped forth to rescue from the san guinary fury of a corrupt and unpopular Executive the less criminal authors of the enteut e of the 12th and 13th of May last. On Wednesday, when it was known that the Court of Peers had pronounced M. BARBES guilty of treason and murder, and sentenced him to die the death of a parricide, M. L AFITTE rose in the Chamber of Deputies, and laid the following proposition in writing on the President's desk ; " I propose to the Chamber now to do what it did in 1830. There was a question of the abolition of the punish ment of death. " Sire, said the Chamber, by a maj or i ty of 225 voices against 21, the Ch a mber calls, in this case o f sa l utary reform, for the initiative of your Majesty. Too m uc h g l ory is attached to it, tqp many advantages must be derived from it, for the nation to be willing to owe it to any other than its King.' ‘• The- Chamber will not misunderstand my intentions • my idea and my object are the same now as in 1830." The proposition is supported by M. DE TRACE Y , w h o was the first to make it in 183 . 0 ; by M. DELAMAR TINE, who, notwithstanding Ins i nveterate Toryis m , has always opposed capital punishments in every in stance ; by M. ARAGO, of European v fam e as a philoso pher ; by M. DUPONT (de lEure) ; b y M vrEORGES LAFAYETTE ; by M. CORCELLES ; by M. CHAPUY MONTAVILLE ; by M. CARNOT ; and in the words of a French journal, " by all who have always and on all occasions protested against the necessity of legal mur der, committed in cold blood in the name of Society." We have pleasure in adding that these benevolent and just views upon the subject of capital punishments arc strongly advocated in all the Paris journals ; and we trust they will no t b e c onfined to the meridian of the French metropolis. Bloodshed has never yet prevented crime, and never will. One of the obvious conse quences of capital punishments is the encouragement of the crimes they are meant to repress ; for, once admit that society can in any case innocently deprive a fellow creature of life, and there will not be wanting reasons as plausible to sanction bloodshed at the will of an indi vidual. If one man cannot lawfully take away the life of another, neither can a thousand. Liberty is a social gift, and in the case of criminals, may be perpetually, abridged ; and this is the only just and effective punish ment in all cases whatsoever. In the official evening Journal of Tuesday, 'we find the following telegraphic communication : " The news of the law regulating the duties on sugar being adjourned, has produced the greatest agitation at Bordeaux. A great number of merchants went to the pre fecture to make their complaints. The sugar-refiners have dismissed all their workmen." The ,Vloniteur of Wednesday adds : " Another telegraphic dispatch of the 9th, at half-past four in the evening, announces that the public tranquillity was not disturbed, and that the agitation was somewhat allayed." The Court of Peers were sitting on Wednesday, but had only announced the condemnation of BARBES when the mails departed for London. The Courrier des Bordeaux publishes the following letter addressed by Marshal SOULT to the Municipality of Bilbao, in answer to the address of that city to the King of the FRENCH on the Spanish policy of the Government : " Gentlemen—l have hastened to lay before the King the letter addressed by you to his Majesty, thanking him for the instructions he had sent to the commander of the French naval forces cruising off the coast of Spain. The King has directed me to say that he is sensible of the ex pression of your sentiments. He finds with satisfaction that the measures he has taken to enable the French navy to render fresh services to the cause of Isebella 11. are daily appreciated that is t o sa y, as pledges o f th e constant interest he has promised to take in this noble cause. The speedy pacification of Spain, the firm establishment of her constitutional institutions, and that prosperity which a return to tranquillity will bring on, are, gentlemen, the great objects his Ma jesty has always had in view in his relations with the Peninsula, and it is from a sincere desire of obtain ing them, rather than in the limited sense of fulfilling engagements prescribed by t reat i es , that he has d er i ve d these inspirations. I add that Biscay, being more exposed than any other province to the calamities of civil war, would have on this ground alone peculiar claims to the interest of the King and of France, even had not the town of Bilbao, by the heroic firmness with which it has several times, and at the greatest sacrifices, defeated the efforts of the Pre tender, long . a g o excited the synmethicg which combine with the tdmitatiiiti ais itfell merited by so much devoted ties'S and courage: I esgotly take advantage of this oppor timi4,y of e4reslii'g'•to y6u cisnranCee of the high consi deration with which I have the horKur to be, &c. (Signed) " Marechal WIC DE DALMATIA." M. DE iiDMiGNY replaces the Duke a FEZEMAC as Ambassador at the Court of Spain. The AiarqUilk bE DALMATIE, son of Marshal Sot .T, is appointed to fill the diplomatic post vacated by M. DE RuMIGNY at the Court of Sardinia. The Commerce gives the following from St. Peters burg, 25th ult.:--" A report from Lieutenant- General Golovine, states that Major- General Kachoutine, at the head of a brigade of infantry, two regiments of Cossacks, and six pieces of cannon, had, after a sanguinary battle, taken possession of the Circassian village of Scouba- Tchale, distant two wersts from the Black Sea. This little success cost the Russians 800 men in killed and wounded. The Circassians, who were commanded by English and Polish officers, gave proof of tact and discipline hitherto unknown amongst them. All the other attacks upon the Circassians made by Generals Rqj ewski and Grabbe have been fruitless. Mr. Bell has succeeded in rousing almost all the Circassian tribes who are under the yoke of Russia to revolt. General Golovine has divided his army into small corps, but a general revolt is expected, and he has applied for reinforcements. The Emperor consequently ordered the Minister of War to reinforce the army of the Cauca sus with 30,000 men." A letter from Odessa of the 20th, states that the Emperor had sent Field- Marshal Witgen stein into the southern provinces of the empire to reanimate the courage of the troops. On the 19th he had harangued the 15,000 troops recently arrived at Odessa, and produced so electrical an effect that the troops arc said to have been all alacrity for their march, which was to take place in three days. Part of the Russian fleet was still cruizing be fore Sinope and Wijukdere, the remainder was at anchor in the roadsteads at idessa and Sebastopol. The Eco del (arnmercio of the 33, says that General Aynar, who gained a victory on the 25th of June in the environs of Lucena, was suddenly attacked on the following day by Cabrera, who pursued him as far as Castellon, in which the Christino General was obliged to shut him self up. The Gazette de Tribuneaux announces that on the day before )csterday, there was seized at No. 25, in the Rue du Faubourg du Temple, a clandestine printing press, where the publication of a new number of the Mondeur Republic - win was preparing. Several persons have been arrested in consequence of the discovery and seizure of this press.—Le Commerce. The Constitvtionnel of Wednesday has the following article : " Nullity of the Marriage of the (Hereditary) Prince of Orange. " The marriage of the Hereditary Prince of Orange to theyrincess Sophia, of Wurternburg, is null, according to the laws of the country. The new Dutch code, contain ing, on this head, the same enactments as the French civil code, requires that the marriage to be legal must be pre ceded by two notices at the respective places of abode of the two parties. The learned negotiator at the Hag ue of the p re li m i nar i es o f t h e marr i age was so absorbed by the difficulties of his task, or perhaps by the politi. cal state of the country, that he did not think of this indispensable formality. The notices were not published at the Hague, and yet the marriage has been celebrated and solemnized at Stuttgard as we know. It follows that if the Prince should die to. day, leaving his consort enciente, the child could never become King of the Netherlands. The King is said to be enraged at this unpardonable blunder, of which there is perhaps no other instance. It is true it is to be remedied by the publication of the notices required by the law, but the affair has made a great noise in the country, and even Dutch gravit3 has relaxed into a smile. BO URS E. —Pa xis, WEDNESDAY, JULY 10. fIALF- PAST THREE.--The market has not been brisk in French Stocks. For the Account the Three per Cents. opened at 791. 65c., declined to 791. 50c., and closed at 791. 55c., a fall of 15 cents. The Five per Cents. opened at 111 f. 90c., and closed at 1111. 75c., being 20c. lower than yesterday. For Money the Three per Cents. are also 150. lower, but the Five per Cents. unaltered. The Bank of France Shares are 21. 50c. better. The Belgian Five per Cents. and Three per Cents., have not been quoted for money, and only the latter for the Ac count, at 72f. 15c. The Bank Shares unvaried. The Spanish Active is / per cent, better, having gradu ally risen from 19 to 19 /. The Portuguese Three per Cents. for the Account, 201. There has been a good deal of business in the Versailles Left Bank Railway Shares, which have further advanced 12f. 50c. The Versailles, Right Bank have declined 2f. 50e.__ _ . _ /irst Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price French 5 per Cents 414 per Cents lO6 ... 105 ... 106 ... 105 4 per Cents lO2 ... 02 ... 102 ... 102 3 per Cents 79 55 ... 79 63 ... 79 40 .. 79 45 Laffitte Bank 1.1:00f. Si' lO5O ...1050 ...11. , 51 .... 1050 5,00. X. bh 5220 ...5220 —.5220 ...5220 Belgian Bank 773 ... 770 ... 770 ... 770 Spanish Ae ive Fassive 44 ... 4 1 4 ... 44 ... 414 New Lk ferre.l Yea; olitan Roman RAILWAY SHAREa. St. Germain Versailles, ft. B 132 59 ... 64) ... 635 ... 637 50 L.B. 525 ... 323 ... 310 ... 310 Havre Orleans .. Strasburg to Bale . 295 ... 300 ... 295 ... 300 llulhausen to '1 hann ... .... 355 ... 360 ... 355 ... 360 Bordeaux to La Seale 4lO ... 420 ... 410 ... 420 RESIOVAL OF HER MAJESTY'S PACKET STATION. (FROM A CORRESPONDENT.) SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING. I have authority that may be relied upon, for stating that there is now little room to doubt that Southampton will be selected as the future station for the mail packets. The contract is almost definitively agreed upon, but cannot be completed until a charter be granted ; and that is in such a state of fordwardness, as to justify the expectation that it will be ready in about ten days at farthest. It is true that the General Steam Packet Company, with whom no arrangement for the conveyance o f ma il s, despatches, &c., has been entered into by the Government, will be likely to have the power of choosing their own port ; but they are so far moderate in exercising that power, as to consult the Government, and to conform them selves as much to its wishes (which decidedly point at Southampton) as circumstances will reasonably per mit. Nor are the Company less favourably in pressed with the great advantages presented by Southamp ton, provided that the charges bear a fair proportion to those of other places, which question will no doubt be speedily and satisfactorily adjusted as far as the Dock Company are concerned. A large dry dock, for the re ception of first-class steamers, will be forthwith required ; but that, fortunately, is included in the plan already adopted. The only consideration, it appears, that ever operated against Southampton, as opposed to Falmouth and Plymouth, was that which had reference to the additional navigation, whereby a greater expense in coals will be incurred; but it has been contended, by those who are well acquainted with the subject, that such disad vantage will be tar more than counterbalanced by the su perior facilities afforded by this port to passengers, &c., not only in consequence of its shorter distance from the metro polis, but also from the great convenience which the rapi dity of direct railroad communication involves. Several gentlemen, merchants cf the great city, have vis . ted us this week, for the purpose of examining the situation of the Railway terminus and the Docks, with a view to the erection of receptacles for future argosies and places for the transaction of business; and in connection with such views, and the completion of the port as a packet station, the contemplated Royal Exchange will be surmounted by a lofty tower, calculated to communicate by telegraph with the Needles, and enable those concerned to convey intelligence to London much more speedily than it can now be forwarded from Portsmouth. A number of shares in the Docks have this week been taken up ; one gentlemen, to my knowledge, took thirty. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) DEAL, JULY 11.--Wind g75.W..--Arrived the Enter prise, Cumming, from St. Domingo. Sailed the Gladiator, Britton, for New York ; British Queen (steamer) Ro harts, Ditto ; Emerald, Fligg, Quebec ; Zealous, Cham pion, Newfotdland ; Hannah, Clayton, Santa Martha; Madagascar, Walker, Calcutta ; Wild Irish Girl, Cuard, Bordeaux ; and Wm. Metcalfe, Phillipson, Port Phillip, New South Wales. PORTSMOUTH, JULY IL—Wind S.W. to S. E.—Sailed the London, Shuttleworth, for Calcutta; Magnasher, Case, Tobago; and Gen. Evans, Dare, Vera Cruz. PLYMOUTH, JULY 11.—Wind S. W.—Arrived tho Ed ward, Mackenzie, from Quebec; Nestor, Smith, Mira michi ; and Charles, Faro. FALMOUTH, JULY 10. —Wind S. S. W. to S.W. strong breeze.—Arrived the Falcon, Small, from Port-au-Prince; Racer, Charles, Alexandretta; and Treasurer, Lowrie, Trieste. Off Port—Galls, Wright, Memel. LIVERPOOL,JULY 1 1. —Wind S.—Arrived the Gratitude, White, from Trinidad ; William Salthot,o, Stanton, Do. ; Wave, Broadfoot, New Orleans ; Rochester, Awens, Do. ; Martha, Washington, Charleston ; Medora, Pike, Do. ; Marian, St. John's, New Brunswick; Donna Maria, Steele, Oporto; Argo, Stettin. Sailed the Atterspool, Scales, Calcutta; Michigan, Sturges, Havannah ; Alfred, Cheever, New York ; Nicholas Biddle, Hiern, Do. ; Fairfield, Barton, St. John's, New Brunswick; Robert Johnson, Quebec; Sophia, Langlois, Malaga. DOVER, JULY 11.—Off port, Bordeaux, Stephenson, from Matanzas. HASTINGS, JULY 11.—Off port, the Hope, Coombes, from Sydney, New South Wales. BRIDGE NATER, JULY l l.—Arrived, the British Lady, Yeopel, from Prince Edward's Island. BRISTOL, JULY I.—Arrived, the Curlew, Fitzgerald, from Newfoundland; Hero, Cumming, Miramichi; Sup. ply, Alward, Oporto. CORK, JULY 2.--Of port, the George Bentinck, Rigby, from Monte Video. LONDONDERRY, JULY B.—Arrived, the Condor, Flint, from Antigua. SHIELDS, JULY 9.—Arrived, the Clyde (steamer), from Hamburg. HULL, JULY 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Houghton, Hunter, from Riga; George Smith, S m ith, dit to; Mo narch (steamer), Wood, Hamburg; Henry, Pelham, Wy burg h. . _ tOC,;s, JULY 11.—Arrived, the Osprey, Bartlett, from Matanzas ; Ariosto, Sathorpe, ditto. STOCK HOLM, JULY 2.—Our venerable Arch bishop, Dr. Wullen, died at Upsal on the 30th June. He was our most celebrated preacher, and his death is a severe loss to the Swedish Church. Yesterday forenoon an inquest was held at the Elephant and Castle, King's road, St. Pancras, before Mr. Wakley, M. P., on view of the body of John Gale, aged 37, a livery stable-keeper, who committed suicide by throwing himself into the Regent's Canal. Several witnesses said that they were sure the mind cf the deceased was deeply affected by the drunken habits and shamefu. conduct of his wife. Verdict—Temporary derangemeutl Now ready, and to be had of all Booksellers, in 2 vols. svo., with Portrait, &c. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE IGHT HON. HENRY GRATTAN. By HIS SON, HENRY GRATTAN, Esq., M.P. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Agent for:lreland, John Cumming, Dublin. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Captain Marryatt's " Phantom Ship " nightly attracts over. flowing Houses. THIS EVENING, JULY 12, Will be repeated the New :Mystical Drama, entitled THE PHANTOM SHIP. Philip Vanderdecken, Mr. E. F. Saville ; Amine, Mrs. H, Vining. After which, THE BEDOUIN ARABS' UNPARALLELED EXERCISES. To conclude with, THE CURSE OF MAMMON. Realizing Hogarth's " Marriage A-la-mode." On Monday, the 15th, Mr. Wallack, the Proprietor of the National Theatre, New York, will make his first appearance in London these fire years, in Two of his Popular Characters. WHITE CONDUIT GARDENS, (Open Every Evening) Second Week, and triumphant succors of the BRITISH JIM CROW, Mr. DUNN, who will, THIS EVENING, and during the WEEK, sing and dance the celebrated Songs of " Sich a ge,ttin' up Stairs," " Clare de Kitchen," and " Jump Jim Crow," in the highly amusing Vaudeville, intitled, THE COURT JESTER, or, THE BLACK SENTINEL. In addition the Amusements will consist of a GRAND VO CAL CONCERT, by Miss Ford, (from the Theatre Royal Drury Lane), Miss Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, and Messsrs. Benson, Field, and Co. In the course of the Evening the wonderful Arab, AB SHE KIR ABDALLA will go through the whole of his extraordi nary Performance on the Corde Volante. the Evening's Entertainments will conclude with a INlagni cent Display of FIREWORKS. Admission ls. Juveniles 6d. Full particulars in the Bills of the Day. HIGH WATER AT LONDAN BRIDGE TO-MORROW Morning 43 minutes after 3. I Evoning 2 minutes after 4. . e n ,l 7 fl ) . 1 4S-X,k r(CLiTn 1t a. lilS*lCti ELECTION'. Sir William Harland, the High Steward of fhe Borough, and a consistent supporter of the Liberal cause, will pfo pose Mr. Gibson. The only chance the Tories have is to keep back the Chartists from voting, which they boast they have already accomplished. On this, as on former occa sions, they may, perhaps, reckon without their host. THE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals have been short again this week, but the wea ther being btnefitial for ripening the crops, our buyers carry OP. their trade with short stocks. Wheat, therefore, met little de mand, and other Grain has not varied from the prices of Mon day last. The Flour trade still at former prices. ARRIVAL Wheat. 1 13ailley. 1 Oats. Flour. English o 0 qrs. 1,1'20 ire. 1,330 acks _ Iris', - --. 4,210 - Forei,;ll - _,l 250 BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supplies moderate, trade good, and prices steady. Turbot, 4s. 6d. to 21s. ; Soles, 6d. to 3s. per pair; Lobsters, 9d. to 3s. ; Good Salmon, Is. 6d. per lb. ; Mackeral, 4d. to Bd. ; and Haddocks, 6d. to Is. SMITHFIELD. The supply was fair on Friday, and there was g very pleasant trade for all descriptions of meat. Fine Beet rtalized 2d. per stone advance. Mutton and Lamb were firm ; ri! , .. Veal ad vanced 4d. ; fine dairyfed Pork etas in request on advance of 2d. per stone on last Monday's pri?es. Beef, :3s. 10d. to 43. 10d. ; Mutton, 4s. to 4s. Bd. ; Veal, 4s. 4d. to ils. 44, ; Pork ; 4s. 2d. to ss. 21. ; Lamb, Os. 4d. to 6s. 2d. Beasts, 695 ; Sheep and Lambs 10,010 ; Pigs, 608; Calves, 462. INDIGO SALE-FOURTH DAY. - brls The attendance was ood, and a fair proportion sold at the rates of last quarterly sale. PUBLIC SALE OF COTTON. At the London Commercial Sale Rooms, Mincing-lane, 2,500 bales of Cotton were put up to public sale, principally Surats and America. The attendance was goal, and the sale tolerably brisk, prices firm. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. In consequence of an unusual press of matter this day, we are compelled to abridge our extracts from the leading articles of the Moroing Papers. The Times, in an article of a " Much-Ado-About-Nothing" character, labours hard to show that the Tories are just now the objects of popular favour, and the Whigs of popular execration ! and alluclihg incidentally to the Queen's answer to the anti-Education Address of the Lords, says We said yesterday that the Queen's answer would be at once courteous and insignificant. Our readers will see that it is both." —The Morning Post observes of her Majesty's an swer to the Lords' Address, that " it is neither more nor less than an intimation by the Queen's Ministers that the House of Lords had no business id interfere, and that to neutralize their impertinence in future, an ;Imortinity will only be afforded for the expression of their opinion after the mischief shall have been done." The Morning Chronicle thus expresses itself on the subject of her Ma jesty's answer .—" It conveys a sharp rebuke to their Lordships, and is a spirited, and at the same time dignifial, answer." The Morning Herald, alluding to the same subject, remarks as follows:--" The answer is a civil re buke, but a rebuke it most certainly is ;" and adds, " it is worthy of the spirit in which the education scheme was conceived and propounded." MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCIi. The Hamburg mail has arrived, with papers of the 9th July. Exchange on London 13 4f ; Gold 431 ; Me talliques 106 ; Bank Shares 1,500. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, JULY 11.—We have had a better demand for Cotton to-day, without however any improvement in prices. The sales are 1,000 bags. Our arrivals this morning are a French and Ostend mail, and ship letters from Sydney, to the sth February. We have received Sydney Papers to the 23d February, from which we extract the following : " We have received Port Philip Papers to the 26th ult. The following are condensed extracts : " The colonists at Port Philip complain much of the want of labourers, on account of which their pursuits are con siderably retarded. " The Beagle has again run into our port, to lay in, it is said, a fresh supply of provisions. Since her previous visit she has been prosecuting the survey of the coast. The fires which have lately in every direction been destroy ing the herbage of the country, have prevailed so much on the sea-side, es to render a co:rect survey of the line of coast almost impossible. " SOUTII AUSTRALIA.—The Australasian Bank has com menced operationset Adelaide; a number of the leading colonists have determined to support the establishment to the utmost of their power. TnE FUNDS. Yesterday being the weekly meeting of the Bank Di rectors, much excitement was felt by the moneyed interest, as well as the speculators in the Funds, until the hour of the Court breaking up, which was later than usual (half past three o'clock), to ascertain their decision in respect to the advancing of the rate of discounts to 6 per cent., no notice having been issued on the subject, consequently it remains at 5f per cent. It is now asserted that the Harrier has only brought 1,200,000 dollars instead 2,000,000 from the Pacific. Some sales of Exchequer Bills were made yesterday by the Bank broker, said to be 20,000/. Consols opened this morning at the closing price, 93! for the Account; 92k ex. div. ; Exchequer Bills, 20, ra ther lower, left off 20 to 22; ndia Bonds, 27 30; Bank Stock, 191 f 192 ; India Stock, 251 2524. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active closed at 181 194-, at present 19+ ; Portuguese closed 341 I. at present 34 ; Three per Cents., 21 j; Colombian, 32,i 33+ ; Mexican, 261; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 54i ; Five per Cents., 1033 i. Consols just done at 931. PRICES OF STOCKS THis DAY AT ONE, O'CLOCK. Bank Stoit 7 ~... 192 134, 2.4 3 per Cent. Red. 22%14 54% 3 per Cent. Cons, • India Stock - Ditto Bonds 3O 27 pm. South Sea Stock -- . .. 3 ~, per Cent •••••••• Ditto Red. New 54 per Cent New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Jan. 5, 1860 14 7-164 5-16 Oct. 10, 1859 14 3-15 0-16 Jan. 5, 1861 l4 3-16 Jan. 5, 1880 — April 5, 1880 — Jan. 5. 1870 — Old Annuities New Ditto 3 per Cont. Annuities, 1751 Exch. Bills, £I,OOO 21 19 21 pm. Ditto 500.. 111 21 pm. Ditto Small 23 21 pm. Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised pm. Bank Stock for Account India Stock for Account ... Consos for Account 93%3/4% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account ...... ...... ... Portuguese liton.'s Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds atto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account : Columbian Bonds, 1i24 — Spanish Bonds. ID Ditto Account — ' Ditto Account. Danish Bonds Ditto Account Def. rred Greek Bonds —' French, 5 per cent. —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 18'25 — — 4 per cent. Ditto Account Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. — 1 Exchange. —l. —c. Ditto Account —l Dutch, 21 per cent. 54%% IS Ditto, 6 per Cent Ditto Account Neapolitan - Ditb Account - Ditto, 5 per cent - Ditto PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Birmingham and Derby Railway Company ..,, 70 83 . . i IlLnehe,ter and Birmingham Railway l5 0 -- Do. Do. Extension HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK. The accounts received this morning of the state of trade at Manchester, say that there was a little more in quiry for yarn yesterday than on the preceding Tuesday, at prices about a farthing per lb. below those which pre vailed at that time, the price of cotton having declined more than a halfpenny during the interval. The position of the spinners may be said to be slightly improved, but it is still far from being satisfactory. For goods there was not much demand yesterday, in consequence of the continued unsatisfactory state of the market, the spinners and manufacturers of Ashton, Stalcybridge, Hyde, and the neighbourhood, whose second term of agreement for working that time had expired, determined to renew it, and a fresh agreement to the same effect as before was very ge nerally signed yesterday, In the early part of the morning the British Funds were buoyant, owing to the Money Market being good, and Consols reached 931 ; since which the Market has taken a turn, and they were at 93i- ; at present may be quoted 93 ; Exchequer Bills 21; India Bonds 30 27 ; Bank Stock reached 192, at present 1924. In the Foreign Market very little doing; Spanish Active 19k; Portuguese 341; Three per Cents. 214; Danish ; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 841. The Portsmouth letter at Lloyd's states that the Harrier only brought 780,000 dollars. Lord Brougham gave a dinner on Wednesday to Mr. Webster, Mr. B. Montagu, Lord S. de Rothesay, Baron Parke, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Lord Wharn cliffe, Mr. Leader, Mr. F. B. Kerr, Mr. A. Eden, Mr. Shafto, Mr. Drummond, Mr. Attorney-General, Lord Nu gent, Mr. Montgomery, Sir A. Paget, &c. BRUSSELS, JULY 10.—Count Deekendorff, the Prussian M.nister, had an audience yesterday of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Lady Morgan, who arrived in Bel gium some days ago, intends, as we hear, to visit very par ticularly the city of Liege. EXTENSIVE FIRE.—One of the most destruc tive fires that have happened in London for some time occurred this morning in Orange-street, Red Lion-square. The fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Taylor, tallow chandler, situated on the south side of the street, the entire of which, within an hour, were wholly consumed. No less than ten houses are more or less damaged. The loss is very great, amounting to between 2,0001. and 4,0001. The property is insured. THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL GEORGE. — Colonel Pasley, of the Royal Engineers, has received orders to remove the wreck of the Royal George, by the same means he so effectually employed in the Thames in clearing that river.--Hampshire Telegraph. THE LETTER TAX —ln several of the country papers we see reports of highly respectable and influ ential meetings, held during the present week, at which petitions have been adopted in favour of an uniform rate of Postage. This is as it should be. Official gentlemen require a little gentle persuasien of this sort, and Mr. Rice is notoriously somewhat of " a slug," only, though, when progression for the public good is required of him. On the road to the common good, Spring Rice is not only remarkably slow, but sometimes shies, frequently stumbles., and often makes what his .countrymen call big blunders. In short, he requires a tight rein, and will not go well without the whip of public opinion. POISONING.—A Swiss paper states that up wards of 400 persons, members of a musical society at Andelfingen, near Zurich, were poisoned a short time since by partaking of a dish at a public feast, which had been dressed in a copper vessel. Several have died, and many are still suffering severely, The Glas,?ort , Chronicle of Wednesday says " the London Mail had not arrived to-day at half-past three o'clock, when we went to press." SHEFFIELD PLATED WINE COOLERS. A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Manufacturing Silversmiths, 14, Cornhill, London (opposite the Bank of England), have rpr choice in their warerooms a Selection of PLAIN and ORNA MENTAL ICE PAILS, to which they wish to direct attention. The price of the Plain Tub-pail (now much in use), st. 10s. the pair ; the Classic Vase (very neat), 10/. Ss. the pair ; the Victoria Pattern, 151. the pair ; the Dresden Cooler, 191. the Pair, &c., all of which are strongly mounted with Silver, atm! have Silver Shields for Engraving the Crest or Coat of Arms. A pamphlet in published, with drawings of the above anal other articles of plate generally, which may be had on applica tion, free of cost. BIRTHS. On the 6th inst., at Harrow, the wife of Thomas Hewlett, Esq., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., Mrs. Joseph Underwood, Doughty-street, of a son. On the ith inst., at the Rectory, Belibroughton, Mrs. Henry Woodgate, of a daughter. On the 9th inst., the lady of Charles Cook, Esq., of Nevr— inn and Montpelier, South Lambeth, of a son. EVENING EDITION. THE PENNY POST. We, of course, feel as much interested as any of her Ma jesty's subjects in the success of Mr. Rowland Hill's new project for reducing the rate of postage. There is one difficulty, which has been suggested by a correspondent, which we do not see any practicable method of conquering. In the present state of the postage, some letters are no doubt paid for on being put into the box, and these are, in general, as faithfully delivered as the rest ; but it must be observed that they form a perfectly inconsiderable propor tion of the great mass. Now, in a case where no letters are paid for on delivery—where no money is to be taken Lack —what security—what infallible security have we that the letters have been punctually delivered ? The letter-carriers must, avc a great wish to abridge their labours : what se curity i s iLere that, in such a case, they have visited every t. which a letter may be addressed? Re single house whom they were or should be deli ceipts from those lered would be an o and totally impracticable method. Besides, also, the revenue w hich ich is brought. into hazard, there must undoubtedly be a gi .cat outlay of money at first for fresh offices and agenc y p ro portioned to the greater quantity of letters passing. We shall be as much delighted as anybody to see these difficulties ove.rcome ; but the way to succeed against them is, to look them Calmly in the face at first.— Times. RIOTS AT BIRMINGErAiII. (PROM ova OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Mr. G. J. Harney, Delegate for Northumberland, Nor -I,7ich, and Derby, was brougP. up yesterday for examine tiovi at the Public-office on a chege of uttering seditious language. The policeman, Jenkins, gave evidence as to the expressions used by the prisoner; a n - 4 the Magistrates, after a short consu!tation, agreed that the further h ealin g of the case should be Adjourned to one o'clockp on Monday next. The prisoner, who appeared to be labou."ing under severe indisposition, was then removed from the ,b Peace and order are restored to Birmingham. Ma.rtial law was not enforced last night , neither were the to.iqarY drawn out. The Metropolitan Pulice are going oh in sections, and the inhabitants are extremely desirous th. l t they should be all recalled to head quarters without delay, Indeed, it is an act a injustice to continue here a small force of the Metropolitan Police, as their presence only irritates the people, and rO.l induce the latter to avail themselves of the thinness o f their numbers, and wreak their vengeance on them. Tht: public mind is now en gaged in preparing for meetings for the ensuing week. It is said that Mr. Attwuod will a ddress the people at Holloway Head on Monday, and that t2n the same day the extreme party will get up a counter- meet:_ige. In conse quence of the Magistrates requiring Alr. C,Nllins to be bound to the peace, as well as to give securit . v for his appearance, his bail refused to qualify, FO that tiu're is a probability of his remaining in prison to the assizes. Mr. Lovett's bail has not as yet arrived. Rumours of the most distressing nature are daih' arriving from Manchester and the nothern districts.. They at least prove that extraordinary excitement prevails at this moment throughout the country. THE NATIONAL PETITION. A Committee has been formed at'Birmingham for the purpose of uniting the working and middle classes, in favour of the principles of the Chartist petition, which Me, Attwood brings under the notice of the House on Fridaf (this evening); and the following letter of Mr. Attwood on this subject has been pretty freely placarded on the walls of the town within these two days : PEACE, LAW, ORDER, UNION! " To THE RZFORMERR OF 131RMINGHAM.—The Com mittee for conducting the requisiti.'m to Thomas Attwood, M. P., and G. F. Muntz, Esq., for the purpose of uniting the middle and working classes, in order to ;tarry out the great principles contained in the National Petition, having written to Mr. Attwood on the subject, think proper to lay before the public the following letter in CoPIY ; " DEAR SIRS,—It is very gratifying to me to perceive, by your letter, that my estimable friend G. F. Ih' s initz and myself, still hold our ancient place in the confidenee and affections of our upright and patriotic townsmen. " No one can possibly be more convinced than I am of the absolute necessity of a cordial and generous union a nd co-operation between the lower and middle classes of the people. Without this it is quite certain that no beneficial political change can be effected, either by moral means er by physical means ; and I consider it nearly equally cer tain that both those important classes of men will be ground down into the very earth. During all my He, I have always inculcated this doctrine, and always actxl upon it ; and every year that I live I become, if possible;- more and more rooted in the conviction of its truth. How often has our friend Muntz told us of the fable a the Three Bulls, the Fox, and the Lion I By harmony, con cord, and confidence in each other, the three bulls art:re safe. But when the fox spread discord, and jealousy, ans. l suspicion among them, they each became an easy prey to the lion. This is the unhappy fate of the lower and the middle classes. Both are suffering alike. They must perish under the iron rule of their oppressors, unless they become cordially reconciled and united. " I have myself often had occasion to express my convic tion of this necessity of harmony and concord between masters and men ; and I now beg leave to repeat the unde niable truth, that no possible improvement of condition can arise to the workman, without the master first experiencing it ; and no possible injury can reach the workman, without first coming, as it were, through the very heart of his employer. " With these feelings and convictions in my mind, I do most sincerely regret the unhappy discords which have broken out among the industrious classes; undoubtedly they must shake hands, and forget and forgive. To use my old language, ' The masters must take the workmen by the hand, and they must knock at the gates of the Go.. vernment ; and they must say to the Ministers, such andsuch is our situation, such and such are the difficulties aid themise ries around us. Where are the just and rightful pr ofits of our own honorable industry? Where are the just and rightful wages of our honest workmen ? If you cannot preserve the reward of industry, on which the foundations of society rest, you ought not to stand where you do. If you cannot secure honest bread for honest labour, in ct nation like this, you are not competent to govern Engla,nd. You must retire and give place to better men.' " You are aware, my friends, that I have .`greed with Lord John Russell that I shall have Friday, the 12th inst., to bring forward my motion in the House of Commons, to take the National Petition into consideration. When the result of this debate shall have been seen, I shall lx' able to give you a more explicit reply to the kind invitation of my excellent friends and neighbours. In the meanwhile, I think that its publication, with this letter, might possitil ) , bo beneficial to the public cause. With sincerest wishes for your health and happiness, " I remain, dear Sirs, yours faithfully, "THOMAS ATTWOOD. " London, 4th July." " By order of the Committee, "J. LISTER, Secretary. " Committee Room, Johnson's Head, Cor.greve•strcet, July 8, 1839. " N.B. The Committee meet on Friday evening next at half-past seven o'clock, when all the Requisition ',bits out arc requested to be sent in. " 7,000 signatures are already attached to the Reqtrisi. tion to Mr. Attwood." CALUMNIES ON THE QUEEN.—The Evening Mail, at this side of the water, has gone much farther than the Morning Post in the grossness and atrocity of its attacks upcn the Sovereign ; and in the reckless falsehoods which it has, night after night, been publishing, and, of course, inventing for the occasion. It has always been the characteristic of a genuine rascal to single out woman for systematic assailment ; and, in the instance of the Mail, the rascality is rendered more complete by the affectation of sanctity, and the pretended zeal for religion, with which falsehoods the most base are heaped upon the reputation of a virtuous woman—that woman being the Sovereign of the British empire.—Dublin Evening Post. COTTON TREES.—There are in the garden of the vicarage at Northallerton, three cotton trees, at this time shedding their produce in abundance, one of them in particular. The cotton is white in colour, and of a fine texture. Though they have been planted some years, this is the first year that they have had produce., ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.—Tf;e half-yearly General Court of the Royal Humane Society was held on Tuesday last, when the proceedings of the Ins,'-itution for the last six :months were read over and warmly ,%pproved of. Honorary silver medals were then voted. A legacy of 5001. from Mrs. Wakefield, late of Cheshunt, was then announced, and the meeting adjourned. SECOND-HAND SILVER WATCHES. A variety of some dozens may be selected from, price Two Guinea.. each ; some rather riore modern, Two and a Half Guineas each ; and an assortment quite equal to new, Three Guineas each. The whole have been Carefully examined, and are warranted. T. COX SAVORY, Watchmaker, 47, Corshill, London (Seven doors from Grace church-street). N. B, Second-hand Watches purchased in eachan,7e. MARRIED. On the 10th inst., at Hendon, the Rev. John Lawson, M. A., of St. John's College, Cambridge, to Frances Lydi a , e ld est daughter o f th e R ev . Theodore Williams, Vicar of Hendon. On the 9th inst., at St. John's Church, Norwood. the Rev. .T. S. Utterton, Perpetual Curate of Holmwo o d, S urrey, to Ellen, daughter of P. Storr, Esq., of Norwood. DIED. On the Bth inst., at Torquay, the Lady Charlotte Martin, wife of the Rev. George Martin, Canon Residentiary of the Cathedral, and Chancellor of the Diocese of Exeter. On the 3d inst., at Coleshill, Warwickshire, Mr. William Cornell, formerly of the Victualling-office, London, aged 63. On the 4th inst., at Bay's-hill 'Villa, Cheltenham, Sir Francis Drake, Bait., aged 83. On the 11th inst., in Torrington.•square, Davison, the infant son of Sir Harris Nicolas, K.C.M. G. London : Printed and Published by 111J12110 No. 112, Strand, at The Sun . No. 112, Zqrand, in Cue eounny of Middlesex.—Ftiday, July 12, 1t39.