The Sun. — London, England, 1839-05-01 00:00:00

E DITIoN ',!Pre cannot deny that a .strain of hedthy, manly thinking vodos the article. " Robin Hood and M. ng Richard" old a Plua.vint imitation, ev en t o t h e quaint spelling, of the . English ballads tyle. " Cathrine, a Stimy," is a clev er tale, of the quzziesl order ; e it is, howev-r, too lon g . Th e " Thr,:e S: - .)tin•As by Sir Morgan O'Doherty" . which clos e the- number, are more to be praised for their humour than their politica. T EE DUBLIN UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, For a correct knowledge of the feudal system, as it existed in Poa.ad so late as the middle of the eighteenth century, tomes innumereble might be waded through by the historical student, without obtaining half th valuable irtfarmation contained in a single article in the UnTersity Magivne of this mouth. This ar ticle is entitled " A Polish Chateau in the last Cen tury?, being a translation of the Journal of Fraeceise Kr a Nish Lady of high rank, written when she was only in her seventeenth year. Of all reeding the. most delightful is the Journal of a young and lively awl, bred in pod prin c ipl es, an d w ith a m i n d cu lt.- vated b. . 0 such studies As are common to young persons ithrothueg h eourse of an e l egan t education. 'lnc prism which every object is viewed imparts to it a e n°ve ltY, and a freshness, which redeems, :exalts, and autifies it. W e are surprised to find the most common- Place topics interest us; and to discover ourselves coin i p e lled, as i t were, to sympathise with the author in "'saPPoiritmente .them the merest tliflee. The " Women of Ireland" is a clever sketch, but by no means So com- Preheusive, as the subject would have warranted with out the poisibdity of being tedious. We select one . Pass from it as ca lli ng for the serious attention of nien.in every country where there aro circulating lib raries " This i s one great reason why much novel-reading of abe n y kind, and all reading of bad and trashy novels, should carefully interdicted. They are far more pernicious to om en than t o men. Almost every men has f necessity much collision with the realities of life, going forth to his work and labour till the evening, in th:s draggletail ddisretary.dun of a wor k y d ay world, that the interference an d 14 bee of real business and worldly interests must stieirviile to rouse hi m perforce from idle dreams, and disen. /rant hint fr om any spell of re:mance in which he m . may have Y entan g • tercet his i m a g i nat i on . B ut w i t h a girl it is not , c 'e est Living at home, with no property to manage, no tin cultivate, no family to pro,ide for, no contentions t il l t ie the bar, no designs to fore ard at court, ii, the camp, or c°l4ol—no bargains .to manage there wh re niers "" A ntts most do congregate"—nothing, in short, which she I .4o er not, in s ome measure, transform and accommodate to L Own ideal world —she may 'very easily—if she yield to, o u t er neiginvi__ pallre ses—live as it were in a dream, a ri Peee to her real dunes, and wasting all her energies " a ' s Y r npathies on una t ta i na bl e com bi nat i ons o f eircuna. Itances or undesirehle combi n atio ns of quali t ies. Thus lia may reg ar d her fist suitor (a short, fat, good-natured, r e d, f a y man, of no particular age, and an excellent est ate in th e county) as repulsive and detestable wretch, y whom .a sheisto be sacrificed for money; or she may thethy curate of the neighbouring parish, or sighing s u b a l tern o f a marching regiment, whom she els a ethe county ball, i n a ll th e glories of one of h er Isivoured knights of romance. self- In any else, she stores up much unhappiness for her t • For at th e b est, and supposing no actual imprudence t'ori.esult, she must at l engt h wa k e up, as a marr i ed woman, „, butcher ' s bill s and brewing, to suckle babes and chro nicle small beer, to plaguy servants, smoky chimneys, s q ual ling children, and, ab o ve all, t o imagined neglects or w ant of enderness and lov e r.lik e atte ntion on the part °E itr good man. Cauca and ftnt then carry on their action and re-action. But the natural death of )ee is an ungrateful and ungracious theme, on which we s ir- riot to dwell. It fret aril worries (and injures us, xil'oaot)ure a to, despicotnlay hollow,llthatseems best and most amiable in our and fugitive, and iilusery. It is quite atiother thing to guard against misapprehension and rnisteke—tit teach the fanciful arid, perhaps, wayward girl th etshe must op en h er eves upon the ups and downs, the c leude and sunshine of married life; which, for our last ing good are so diversified, and from which solid happi tle'sB may be extracted by a well-regulated spirit, well re a lly reesonabl e expectat i ons; but w h ich yet is so unlik e e cloudless paradise of a drea m y g i r l' s i mag i nat i on, t h at the k nur l who hits dwelt in th it intoxicating atrn,sphere, is a creature helples,ly unfit to live and breathe in the terrestriel air of connubial reality. ' 'What is, perhaps, still more to be deplored is, that such an one undertakes her character in the chang ing drama of life, ignorant of its duties, and but coldly disPoF,ed to the performance of them, when the unwilling knowledge is forced upon . her. They are too humble and u nostentatious for her excited spirit. The sacrifices they require am.• too pee y, too ingkeious, too unseen for her to take any delight in their performance. Re it life proves to her, as it were, a cheat and a fraud. The lesson of ditappoiniment may p-ove too hard Lr a mind an undisci plined and - ntetbien, and thee there is great danger, that instead of unravellin g the dreams of her youth, rind sub miring cheerfully to the un - xpected and uninvi:ing c.lls of duty, sbe may co ldl y retire into her own storied chum- Jim of imagery, become soured in her temper and peevish is Net and voice, withdrew from all uer social duties and afections, and abandon herself to the seducing dr ems of romantic excitement tha: load the book•shelv.-s of her closet. Some, at least, we know there are, v ‘ h c , have suf fered years to glide away in a dreamy state of suspended a nimation as to all the useful purposes of their menial ; who have fed upon scenes, and events, and e n j o y me nt s o f th eir own unressizahle creation, till they have even reduced to the pei hie but criminal condition o f tur n i ng a d ea f ; l ar, an enfeebled intellect, a co ld h eart, an d a re l uctant r an d to the real ca ll s o f d uty—t ill t h ey have der i ved ITie pleasure from the mixed and me&rate enjoyments 7 , 1 life, and found aggravated and exaggerated bitterness e Its common disappointments." ," Sch ilieo the Painter," i s one o f t h ose ta l es o f Getman Dial:lt - tie, whi c h th e a d m i rers o f Lewis's aud 4Adeliffe'e romances will peruse with thrilling interest. It borders, however, too'much on the horrible, and the I ntwat, if any cull be sought to be conveyed by it, is radi -3' Lase, ant(aid consequently evil. Th u political broad , e from the Oran ge Camp fired at the Irish Adini lllste • °lon of L or d N orman b y, comes too late. It td ;' 111(1 have accompanied Lord Roden's motion, and it ri r meht hav e b een brought to bear upon the whole Cabi tlet at the cr i t i cal moment. The collection of verses is ~t‘ltnerou.s, and . mo s t o f t h em are not w i t h out mer i t . reviews of " Miller's Modern History," and " Dr. alue "tells Political Medicine," are well writteen, but in e Party and political spirit. THE SPORTSMAN. Two vvry handsome engr ivivga etubillish this Num ber ; t h e " Fruits of the Chase," by Beckwith, from a Painting by Rhodes, and " Trout Fishing dTr i l 'ak:"," by the same artist, from a paintingp by right t' , 1 1 '1 e lite.; try artic!cs are conceived in the are brief, h pwviii the ri - ppprobalion of sportsmen. The) spirits like the winqing ''' f ' -"' foil ?f fun and froiic, and rouse the horn at day break, of a huntsman's NE 6V SPO G MAGAZINE. There are two skilfully-engraved plates in the current number of this Periodical—one headed " The LsA I/iy of the Thoroughbred," which i s an ill ustration of 13 ihd;ii's affeetiatt Fong; of the " High Mettl e d R acer ;" and the other, " Girrier Pigeons," the back-ground of which is as picturi.sque as one of Turner's. Amon.: the Liter,try conti•nis, we fiact - a lively lA:wm, entitl,d " o a the Greensward." C 0 Ul?7' Ad.‘ D LAD Y S MAGAZINE. This nuitibor is enibeliisued with a coloured en graved portraitls„b,ila Stteirt, Duchess of Brittany, daughter of James the First of Scotland. The portrait, which is a fivi-length, is taken from an oiiginal paintiin 4 preserved in the c o ll ec ti on of the King of France. The literary department of the Numbr.r is better than usual, mid contains a spirited tale entitled the " Confetsi9 of Cotifes9or." n MONTHLY LA TV HA GA ZINE. Tor )isoi L.self in the most rd;;,pant form in this periodical, ti hich is thing but the grave, dull, Ploddin g periodical that it might, from its title, be sup. Posekl to be. On the contrary, it is written in a fe4.less, caustic spirit, and were its polities as goon{ as its style. should have nothing to object to it. The " Metro p" itan Police Bill," which of course abuses Ministers ' 4 tth right good display ; n o s li g ht power of cutting liTrlpy. The is banter :bout the L or d M ayor an d t h e cap ‘-'ororation ital. D IIE NETT MONTHLY BELLE ASSEM. • BLEE. zold pls%l)le eollecti , n of original tal es an d verses, ilt 11 ptiet' go very moderate, as to place it within the ' r e "ch of the humblest admirers of light literature. We fanc y' most of the contributors are amateurs, and so er L Y"i'g as hardly to have experienced the influence h the pzission which forms the subject of the bu'k of their effusions, Youth is the most melancholy season " -- th" season of tears and tomb-scAing ; and w herev er we find stanzas about broken hearts , w e think o f author s o f e i g h teen or twen ty at the utmost. To this rule ceptiens. the love verses of older authors are b ut ex- TIIE FARMER'S MAGAZINE t PrY useful publi ca tion to farmers generally, but on„ t wilich we cannot w i s h to see e xtensively men n'e,,4 "long agriculturists, as it advocates the conp - nee of the present Corn-law starvation system. wa. r e mera arc n o t a remar k a bl y c l ear -b e aded race, cud fa !' n once they h ave i m bib e d no tions which they „, n c n 3', or are t o ll, square w i t h t h e i r i n t e rests, subse e t reasoni ng , i n any f orm ma k e b ut a slight t4ll lortss:on up on them. The number is embellished fwoirt.lll an en graving; of a very fine specimen of the Hat ux. TEE ASIATIC JO URNAL. We have remarked for a long time an extraordinary e4nin g to Russia in the articles on Oriental politics which appear in this periodical. Why this is so we do n et know, fur we do not credit those reports which appear to have made such an impression upon Mr. Attx ' o4, of Ru ss i a h av i ng di rec t o rgans among t h e Periodical press of this coun!ry. The object of this we qinark i s not to excite a prejudice against a generally ll conduct monthly journ al, but to call the atten the of 4tV,s-edia.a ant rropretors to the ftalaslng rPcerLi F..3ch t 4i.l4 ges , ..eknPulEr;-: ppoir.traeats ; "., 0 043to n y :..1 ortutie-ilaracirs, t..thd injia Zhe article on the " Cultivation of Tea in British India" derives a considerable interest from the recent suspension of our trade with China ; and the public will learn with delight that we shall not long continue to be dependant for a beverage, now become one of the rt-ceisaries of life, upon the caprice or jealousy of the Chinese authoMies. The tea plant is now not only cul tivated extensively in the district of Assam, but has been found to flourish in several other regions of British India ; and there is reason to hope that with proper en ceur_tgement enough of it can he produced a a sof& c'eidly low price to equalize its consionipion i.m.ing all ..iasses of our fellow-countrymen. " On the Literary taste of tiv. Orientals," is a sketch abounding in striking anecdotes connected with the progress of li:eraaire in the East from the rise of Motiarnmedism to the doNnfall of the Kbalifat of Bilgdad. OF Oriental gleaned from the Indian Press, there is an abundant and choice selection in this number. As a whole, however, it is less varied and interesting than usual. - `fit i e t i _, 4 9l 00°' METROPOLITAN MAGAZINE. We have only just received our copy of this Maga zine, and consequovtly must he brief in our notice of it. We have glanced over " Habits and Oainions of the Poets," and have been much pleased with the cor dial feeling that pervades it. A " Ftrther Acconnt of Chump?' IR also -an amusing- pani:r, written if ae mistake not, by Cornelius Webse—a frank and kin ,113- natured writer, whose various productions !n prose and verse, tell wkh the select few, though they have not clap-trap enousth for the undiscriminating many. A. "Journey Southward from Dunascus" is far too much spun out. . UNITED SERVICE JOURN4L. The most generally acceptable article in this Num ber is that entitled `• Reasons for maintaining a War like Attitude in Peace," in which many sound opinions are broached in a stirring and energetic style. The re maining articles, which have variety to recommend them, are of the usual calibre. MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 'There is an evident improvement in t;)0 tone of this periodical, for which we may thank its editor, Mr. He raud—a gentleman of sound judgment and much poetic abi'ity. The " Retrospect of Spanish Literature' cea tains just the sort of well-digested knowledge that we would desire to see put forth on such a subject. The following remark is just, if not very original from the Spanish romances, such as .Lazarillo de Tormes, Guzman, Don Quixote, and others, the habits and cus toms of the whole nation may be much better learned than from history or the narrative of travellers." The " Village Clerk and the Widow," is, what its author quaintly entitles it, " a right-humorous and merrilie concerted tale." Some of the incidents are, however, too much dwelt on, and the whole is too long. It might have been packed up in half the compass. " Remem brances of a Monthly Nurse" is not so good as some of the tales under this title have been. The " Second Part of Goethe's Faust" is a spirited translatian, but we are getting heartily sick of Goethe, who has been much overrated. We have neither space nor time to notice the remaining article:, which, however, are passable enough of their sort. THE LONDON AND EDINBURGH PHILO.. SOP 11 ICA L MA GA ZINE. R. and J. B. Taylor, Red Lion court. This periodical is, as usual, replete with scientific information. Besides abundant deiails of the proceed. ings of learned societies, we find in the pr,sent Number many original papers from the pens of Professors Sedg.. wick, Ivory, Philips, and other philesophers of equal note. Whoever wishes to keep pace with the pr , g,ress of science, must be a constant reader of this admirably conducted work. FOREIGN MONTHLY Rh VIEW. So far as we may venture to form an opinion from a first number, we should say that this work was likely to answer ; for it contains an immense quantity of matter, considering its price ; and that matter consists of cri tcal notices of the most recent Foreign publications that have attracted attention on the Continent. That the work is monthly, instead o F quarterly, is in its favour, inasmuch as, in accordance with the taste of the day, it ztves us the earliest continental literary information. There are mitny amusing critical notices in the number lieforo us ; and foremost among them, we way mention the review on " The Lyric Poets of Germany." COURT CIRCULAR. Viscount Me!bonnie had an audience of the Queen yc-sterday. Her Abjesty, accompanied by her R. , yal Highness the Duchess of Kent, honoured the Italian Opera House with i,er presence last night. In the Royal Suite were the Marchioness of Noimanby, Lady Flora Hastings, Hon. Miss Anson, Lady Harriet Clive, Earl of Uxbridge, Eerl of Surrey, and Colonel 11uekl e y. The Maichioness of Normanby and Lady Harriet Clive have succeeded the Countess of Charlemont and Mrs. Brand, as the Lady and Woman of the Bed Chamber in waiting on the Queen. And the. E4rl of Uxbridge and C,knol Armstrong have succeeded the Marquis of Head -111 and the Hi:n. William Cowper, as the Lord and Groom in waiting an her Mjesty. The Doke of Cambridge honoured S 4 Watlnn Waller with his company at dinner, on Monday evening, at his re sidence in new Cavendish-street. The Duchess of Gloucester visited the Princess Au• gutta yesterday at C:arence House, and the Duchess of Cambridge at Cambridge House. The Danish Mioister and M. de Hummclaucr, Austria Charge d'Affaires, transacted business yesterday at the Foreign- office. Lord Hill, Mr. Bannerman, and the Military Secretary to the Commander of the Forces had itits , rviews with Lord John Russell yesterday at the Home office. Desptches from Sir John Colborne, Governor of the Canadas, and from Sir George Arthur, Lieut.-Governor of Upper Canada, were received yesterday at the Coloni4l - FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. J. W. Childers, Esq., M.P., and Mrs. Childers, at the Carlton Hotel, Rizent street, from Cantle). ; Count Lu. biencki, at ditto, from Itutsia ; Mons. and M idanie at ditto, from Beigium ; Mr. and Mrs Hackett, at ditto, froniNew York; Lc) , d Northwich, at ditto. from Moreton; Hon. Edmund and Mrs. E. Phipps, in Mount-street, from. Hertfordshire ; Mr. and Mrs. Hart , pp and family, at the Lansdowne Hotel, Dovcr•street, front Denby Hall, near Melton Mowbray ; Mr. and Lady Aima Mat is Toilemachc. at their new residence, in Hinde street, Manchester ,quare ; Mr. and Mrs. Tyssen, in Carlton gardens, from Foulden-hali, Norfolk; Captain aro Mrs. Garth, at their new residence in Belgrtve.squarr (late Sir Join, Snelley's), from Berksiitt ; Colonel and Nita. Aecuthuot, frem.Cey lon ; the Chevalle. - Bunsrm, in Grosvenor-street; the Countess Jermyn and family, in St. James's.square, from Pau Tower, Pyrenees ; Sir Heti,eit and Lady Compton. front the Coi‘tinent ; Li.ut. Colonel Kearney, Q.,te.,21,', 5 Dragoon Guards, in Davies street, Berkcl-y-squwe, front toL.c ; Mr. H..me Drummond. Life Guards, at the Bircacks, in the R. g ent's -park ; Sir Ilmjan•in and Lady Hall, in Wirnpol,stre. , :t ; Btron Bentinck, in B ikon- Areet ; Mr. arid Mrs. Dodd, in Montagu-square, from a Cootinentl tour; .Sir William and Lady Beauchamp Factor, at Mtaart's Hotel, Bt ook- street, from their seat, Langley park, Noywich; Sir Frederick Bathurst, at ditto, from his seat, Clarendori..park, Wilts ; Mr. E. M•Don ti..il, at ditto, from Gleparm Castle, his seat in Ireland; • Miss Puttle. at ditto, from the Continent ; Mr. and Virs. Nyi;ter. at ditto, from a tour ; Mr. and Miss Barton, from Lanc as hi re Miss Nettleshipp , at r!..itto, front K. ; the Duke an d 'Duchess of Roxburghe, in Berkeley-sqtrie., from their xeat, Flours C.otle, Roxhurghshire ; Sir J. H. sass Lady Mary Williams, in Upper Btook street, from Clovelly-cuurt, Di , vonshire ; the Earl of Long, I " , d, from Brighton ; the an d Couittest of Beau. sham,, in Portman-square, from t h e ir seat, Madres6eld. cnut-, Worteatershir,; Lord Cr..mo:ne, from a tour; the Earl o f Wil ton , i n G ros venor—square, f . orn a visit to the. E 'rl of Eglintoun, at E g li n toun Castle, Ayrshire; the Earl of Devon, in Bryanston-square, .frorn a tour of his estates iu Ireland; Lord and Lady Middleton, from their scat, Pepper, .Harrow; the Duke and Duchess of Buck• itigham, in Pall-mall, front their sent, in Buckinghamshire ; Sir Francis Holvoake and Lady Goderich, in Berkeley. square, from their seat, Studley Cattle, Warwickshire. DEPARTURES. Norbury, Esq, from the Carlton Hotel, Regent street, for the country Gundry, Esq., from ditto, for ; Dorsetshi re ; Mr. and Mrs. Mackie, from ditto, for a CDR tinental tour; Miss Gundry, Mrs.. Len's, and Mrs. Mosett, from ditto, for ditto; Mr. and Mrs. Peers, from ditto, for their seat, in Oxon ; Mrs. and Mks Corbet, from ditto, for Sundorne Castle; Captain Ntittheurs, from ditto, for South Audley-strcet ; Count de Beaumont, from ditto, for Paris ; Lord Dinorlaen, from South Audicy-street, for his seat, in Wales; the Earl of Yarborough, from Arlington -street, for his seat, Brockleby Hall, Lincolnshire; the Earl and Countess of Carnwarth, from Gloucester-place, on a tour ; Sir John and Lady Conroy, from Kensington, for Wales; Lord Dunglats, from Berkeley-square, for Leamington Spa, Warwickshire; Sir Robert Newman, Bart., from Jer myn-street, for his seat, Maimlicad, Devonshire; Sir G , ,0. Talbot and the Misses Talbot, from Mivart't Hotel, Brook • street, on a continental tour. The Hon. Lady Murray issued cards yesterday for a concert of vocal and instrumental music, on Monday, the 20th of May, in Wimp°le-street. to their Ruyal HitPh: nesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and a distin guished party. Countess Zavadowsky arrived in town on Satur day lost, from Paris. In the course of the journey to town from Dover the C.,untestes jewel-casket was missed, and, as it contained diamotais and other costly jewels, worth several thousand pounds, it created some alarm, it being erally supposed they were stolen. Oa Sunday, however, they were restored to the C,,untess by the firoier. a gen tleman who was one of the pasettg.:Ts o ) the mail. Lord Lynedoch and Matte have arrived at Law son's Hotel, Bedford, Rue St. Honore, on their return from Italy. Notwithstanding his very advanced are. the Noble Lord is in the most perfect health.—Galignani. The Hon. John Coke, second son of the venerable Earl of Leicester, has entered the Navy as a volunteer on board the Britannia, the flag-ship of the new Port Admiral at Portsmouth, Admiral the Hon. Charles Elphinstone Mr. T. ,eki a lamb ,f the 6'; a pi , Idced it m the scales, Vii 1J fibs. THE SUN, LO.NM)N, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. 1,-ci9. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Sr ven o' Clock. CARLOW ELECTION COM- MITTEE. The Committee met this day at half-past three o'clock, Mr. Grote in the Chair. Mr. Austin and Mr. Cockburne appeared for the pe titioner, and Mr. The2siger and Mr. Wrangham for the sitting Mernb,r. Lists laving been exchanged between the parties on either side, the Committee adjourned till tomorrow at eleven o'clock. Mr. William Russell, the private Secretary of the Lord Chancellor. has been this thy appointed to the office of Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, in the room of Mr. Adam. held there, and the fallacies of the arguments of the Corn law party opposed, that Sheffield would stand first and foremost in advocating Charter principles.—(Hear.) He had attended a variety of meetings in villages adja cent to Sheffield, where the Corn-laws were no bug bear, and in most of those districts the people were be ginning to see that their happiness depended on their obtaining political power. A similar feeling prevailed at Chesterfield, and he trusted that, after the visit that would be made by sorne members of the Convention to Sheffield, on Whit-Monday, they would be able to dis charge their duty more efficiently.—( Hear, hear.) On the motion of Ma F. O'CONNOR, a vote of thanks to Mr. Gill was unanimously agreed to. LANGUAGE OF THE CHARTISTS. Mr. SANELY, in moving "Teat the present move ment, being essentially English, and not having in view any theorencei ienovatien;, but a recurrence to the first principles of the original Sexon Constitution, this Con vention do deprecate any language or expression which would appear to assimilate our objects to th se of the French Revolution, or to take it as our model," sehl that he approached the question with feelings of considerable diffidence, but hr thought it was important that the Convention should come to a decision respect ing such language. Ile was not one who viewed the French Revolution with the horror that many did. Its result had been unfortunate but he coincided in the ob ject teat the Res olutionists had in view.—( blear, hear, hear.) He considered that the selfish opposition of the priesthood and the aristocracy connected with foreign power had given that character of bloodshed to the Revolution which it had assumed. But he re gretted that the subject of the French Revolution should be at ell times brought forward in the way it was, in connection with their movement in favour of democratic principles.—( Hear.) He did not mean to find fault with any one for expressing their own opi nions, but he would just mention one or two expres sions that might well be avoided. There were many circumstances associated with that Revolution that frightened and terrified the timid, and which would pre vent their joining in the Chartist movement. Many who used the word " Jacobin" did not know the difference between Jacobin and Jacobite.—( Hear, hear.) They supposed that as the Jacobins were demo crats the Jacobites were so also, whereas the Jacobites were, in fact Tories.—(Hear, hear.) Then with respect to the cap of liberty—at the-Smithfield meeting he was unable to get on the hustings, and had, therefore, toe stand in the crowd. A cap of liberty-was there - exhibited, and he was confident that if the parties who ' exhibited that cap were aware of the manner in which it was laughed and jeered at they would not make another such exhibition.—(Hear.) The movement in which they were then engaged was different from any other movement that lid hitherto token place. All the other movements had commenced constitution. ally, if he might use the term—had commenced with the authorities. The reason why many movements had not turned out well was that they had not originated with the people, and the reason why he looked with a degree of hope to the success of the Chartist movement was—(he trusted without bloodshed)—that the virtuous people were engaged in it,. and that they un derstood the true principles of liberty.—(Hear, hear, hear.) Forme - Revolutions in England and France had originated with the constituted authorities— not with the people ; hence they were carried on igno rantly into the movement ; therefore it " Did not rise with tranquil matin rays, But burst upon them like the light'ning's blaze." All he wanted was that the people should be properly represented in their own House, and he believed the majority of the Convention were for what was called "King, Lords, and Commons." He bad no wish to make personal allusions, but knowing that there must be agi tation going on in distant parts, and knowing that the effect of using such language as he- alluded to would be to induce the people to fancy French principles were at work, be had thought it would not be amiss far him to submit this motion to the Convention. He trusted in God the present movement would succeed ; but its success might be impeded by the use of language and expressions that produced no good effect, but only tended to alarm the timid and to strengthen rengthen the opposi tion of their enemies.—(hear, ha Mr. COLLINS seconded the motion. Dr. FLETCHER said that although he was a deter- witted supporter of the constitutional and natural right of resistance to arbitrary power, yet he agreed • with Mr. Sankey i n his view of the mischief that was likely to be done to their cause, by the fopperies, as he would say, of the French Revo lution, and of associations which could be so little con genial to the feelings of those who hoped the movement would effect the object thee had in view. He hoped , howev er , t h at Mr. &Bikes , would withdraw his motion. His doing so might, perhaps, prevent some personal oh sere actions, especially as the question could have no prac tical effect on the business of the Convention. Mr. SANELY then withdrew his motion. SITTINGS OF THE CONVENTION. Mr. O'CONNOR then rose to move " that on Mon day, the 13th of May, the Convention shou!cl com mence holding its sittings at Birmingham." After the vote that was taken yesterday, it might be necessary for him to s iy. that in making this motion be did not intend the slightest d srespect to the Convention. Tne amendment, he believed, was yesterday proposed by Mr. Sankey under a misapprehension, and he hoped a better result would attend the 'present motion.• Mr. Sankey had stated that his reason tor opposing the mo tion yesterday was, that he (Mr. O'Connor) had sa id that when they arrived at' Birmingham they might call themselves ‘• the fountain of all laW." Mr. S:tult , y had now lad an opportunity of considering the eNplarattion that lie (fur . 0 .,onnor) gave ,)es e-tay, and to sl e impoit itwe he attached to it he would st,,te that if any act of his tended to create a suspicion in Mr. Sankey's mind he would give pledge that he would betake hiniself 't,ff to the constituents of Mr. Caney at Kirkaldy, and temrr his zeal with their judgmert.(A titgli.) Mr. O'Brien' had reso stated that he was misrepresented yesterday, and he would now have an opportunity of setting himself right. There was no member of the Convention whose views he would be more unwi:ling to misrepresent than Mr. O'Brien's, who was a man that stood high, not only with the Con vention, but with the country. The expense that might he incurred was another difficulty thrown in the way of the motion, but h e con t en d e d that so far from aiding to it would diminish the expense attending the transmission of Delegides to the simultaneous meet ines.that had been determined upon ; another reason why his motion had been lost yesterday was the great muster of London Delegates. He (Mr. O'C.) knew that he had to contend against their comfort and con venience, and it gave him great satisfaction to find that a greater number of the Condon Delegates met yester day than on any other motion before the Convention. Mr. HETHERINGTON—What has that to do with it? Mr. O'CoNNott—Mr. Hetherinton would have the opportunity presently of showing that it had not to do with it. But the London men having only to come from their own homes to the Convention every morn ing since the Convention sat, he thought they might expect them to surrender a portion of their convenience to that district which on Mr. Carpenter's own showing, required their presence. Tee London Dele:ates had opposed the motion in order to carry out their own views. The funds th,y of fun at all had con in ve band were ought v to voted afkoer the e a m t o C st onvention, and that h e arguments urged yesterdny„weretonoui arguments ßirmingham. He round h.nl stro strong t . l l t i e r m k against so the Convention g 13 rmin~l,an, in cohnasmequaenny if they a t i t e i v e e xist in thrum) feuds said to tall}' Ct to any party, of Orength. u went to Birm and the only . request he had' to make, as 14 to be discussed nits O'Brien would allow the question o : n gliam, they ties wo i u u l t i o all those di,uniitieltdendpeadr no disrespect " That we continue to hold our sittings in London until after the presentation of the petition to Parlia ment, and till after the Convention shall have come to some vote respecting the introduction of the People's Charter to Parliament ; and that it be an instruc tion to the Committee appointed to devise mea sures to propose to the snitultanecus public meet ings to fix on the time and phee for the re-assembling of the Convention after the said meetings." Mr. BURNS secondLd this amendment in a few words. Dr. FLETCHER revested that put of the addres.s: recommendin: the holding- of simultaneous tne•tings, which alluded to the re-eLeion of the Delegates should be read. Mr. LOVETT proceeded to read the paragraph alluded to, by which it appeared that the Convention told the people, that they were of opinion that the House of Commons would refuse the prayer of the Nations! Petition. Iu that case the Convention will give the people an opportunity of deciding, on what course th ey should in future pursue. Dr. FLETCHER—It appeared to him that those words did not bear the construct o wh ch he imagined they did. All the Address recant was, that they should separate and take fresh instructions. This was right, and every man here was of opinion that this course was proper.— (Hear.) He heard it repeated from time to titre that they were here only to superintend the petition, but he thought they were elected to perform what was neces sary to expedite the measure on which they were all intent. He thought that some of the body should stay in Lon don to confer with the Members of Parliament who would take their business in hand ; he of himself did not care for this, as he was convinced that only seven or eight members would support them, but it was necessary to treat those with all due respect, and that the farms of the House should be complied with, in order that nothing on their part should be left undone.—(Hear, hear.) He could not agree with Mr. Lovett. There was no timidity expressed by any of the members who wished that the Convention should proceed to Birming ham ; they were alike ready to abide the result of the petition in one part as well as the other.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. SKEVINGTON supported the adjournment. Mr. DONALDSON—They could not do any thing to ' promote their cause than by adjourning to Birmingham. The people were there completely at sea in consequence .of the late affair, and it required the utmost exertion to produce a feeling of unanimity among them.—(Hear.) Beside's, the Whigs had used and were u 4: ) ,.." every ex- eitictn to fan this disunion ; their spi e s a nd emissaries were busy day and night in disposing the people to desert from tan Convention.—(Hear, hear.) At Stour bridge, notwithstanding the machinations of their enemies, the people on last Monday made a demonstra tion that still have a great effect on the people's cause— a cause which he (Mr. Donaldson) had so much at heart, and which he was happy to say was on that oc casion asserted by the brave people of Stourbridge and its mighbourhood. On that occasion theresolut ions were passed with acclamations, and were of that kind which told well for the spirit of the people—among them was ono of confidence in the Convention.—( Hear.) He (Mr. Donaldson) would conclude by saying that he apo logised for detaining the Convention on this his first appearance among them ; but his excuse was, that he could not refrain from expressing his conviction, that if even the Convention went there for one week only, they would serve the cause materially.—( Hear, and cheers.) Mr. ROGERS, after some pertinent remarks, moved the previous question. Mr. NEEsom supported Mr. O'Connor. Mr. HALLEY thought they could not go bank to the country until they hed tested the opinions of the House of Cnmmons. 'Pliny had not yet finished their first. position, fer which they had. been sent there. He took it that they should again appeal to the country before they could proceed furtl.er ; they had not yet finished the business for which they came here, it was therefore out of their duty to go to any other place until they had further tested the House of Parliament.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Duncan, Mr. Carlo, and also Mr. Maing, supported Mr. O'Connor's resolution. The latter gen tleman said it was well known that nothing could be ex pected from the House of Commons. He thought the best way was to carry out the business for which they were sent, which was to create such a change in the government of the country as would give the poor man a right to the making of.the laws by which he was to be governed—and which could be best effected if they held their assemblies amidst the thousands who were interested in the change—and which if not pro duced by the means which they were at present adopt lug, these thousands would tell those who withheld their privileges, that they should have them if they were even under the necessity of exerting physical force.— (" Hear" and cheers.) Mr. HARTWELL opposed the resolution. Mr. CARPENTER also addressed the Convention in support of the amendment of Mr. Lovett. Mr. BUSSEY disclaimed the prudence of reverting to personal imputations. As regards an expression of Mr. Carpenter, that the greater part of the work should be left undone till the 6th of May, he could not see this. The whole country expected that the petition would be presented on that. day, and that the discussion on it would go on immediately afte-wards. He was for al journment to the provinces ; but while he was so, he thought they should not adjourn while the discussion on the petition . would be The,necesAity of ad journment- to the preefiv ! P•B which he Ras mach intere.,4ed, as,he k o ew.th4 un,ess some very decided step was shortly taken, people, 'iither from their excited feelings, occasioned by their men miseries, orthe machinations of Government tools, would be driven to partial outbreak, a circuna,taece which every one interested in this cause ought to b. particularly anxious to prevent. •-( Hear, hexer.) He del not see that gentlemen should take so mach time t.i expre.-s their sentiments, as tending to sly that the qu , svon ulterior measures should not be taken into consideration. This bugaboo, or whatever else they tally choose to de sionate it, was a measure which ought to be met in calm del:bervioe, and with due consideration. Mr. CLEAVE eppes..d the resolution of Mr. O'Connor, as did Mr. O'BRIEN, who spoke at length against it, and against Mr. Lovett's amentlenent. Mr. RICHARDSON spoke against both the resolution and amendment. Mr. HARNEY was for moving to Manchester, because there they would hive the suppo r t o f 250,000 men , w h o would be determined to defend their liberties.—(l-le;ir, hear.) It would be prudent th,tt their enemies should commence the attack, which he was sure they woull do very shortly—it %you'd, then, he well that they should be in a situation to meet that a tta c k.—( Hear, hear.) And in no place wouil thy be in so gi)o:1 a situa tion as among .the brave mom of the North, who are even now ready and willing to exert them selves in the regeneration of the country. He did not mean this as any disparagement to the men t f London, who, front circumstances over which they bad no control, were not in a position to make efforts a , great as the men of Lancashire and Yorkshire.—(Hear, hear.) He, as one of the Delegates from Newcastle, telt proud of the compliment bestowed on them by Mr. Cleave—" That they were panting for liberty ;" but while they were so they had as much prudence and discretion as gnve them to understand when would be the proper tine to make the pr o p er d emonstration in favour of the rights of the universal people.—(Hear, and cheers.) After a discussion of some hours Mr. O'CONNOR replied, upon which the amendment of Mr. Lovett was put, and negatived by a majority of seven. Mr. O'BRIEN brought forward his amendment, merely recapitulating the whole of the arguments of both dad's discussion on the subject of the adjournment The amendment was, " That until after the people's `demands of the National Petition and the People's Charter shall have been submitted to, and decided upon by the Legislature, it is the duty of the Convention to continue its sittings in London ; but in the event of the Legislature rejecting our demands, this Convention is of opinion that its sittings ought forthwith to be removed to Birmingham or Manchester ; that we do hereby resolve that we will make Birmingham or Mim chester tha scene wherein we will enter upon the dis cussion of ulterior measures." • The amendment was seconded by Mr. J. TAYLOR. Mr. HRTHRRINOTON proposed that the last words referring to ulterior measures be struck out, which was agreed to by Mr. O'Brien, upon which the vote was put on the amendment and carried by a majority of aree. Twenty voting for Mr. O'Brien's amendment, and seven teen for the original resolution. Mr. O'CoNNott, in . o uraur that the country might be aware:of the position which they held, and in order that there might be no misunderstand n; as to what they in tended to do in future, would move as an amendment •on Mr. O'Brien's amendment, alit the Convention as-. semble in Birmingham on the 20th of May ; if this were not done t hecountry would imagine they were de termined to continue their sittings in London to an in definite p•riod.--(Hear, hear.) Mr. BUSSEY—Does Mr. O'Connor recollect that on Monday, the 20th, will be held the simultaneous tnaetin2s? Mr. O'CONNOR forgot that, but in order that the question might bi.t settled. he would shape it. that they might assemble in Birmingham as soon as the simult:t ncous meetings had been held through the country ; and that Mr. Collins and Mr. Pitkeithley should pro ceed to make such arrangements fOr the assembling of the Convention there, and for the personal accommoda tion of the Delegates as might seem to them advisable. The CHAIRMAN decided that Mr. O'Connor's amend- 'rent could not be put, upon whieh frentlemen gay. , it in as notice of a gubsianlial tion for to-tnorro , .. upon v.bich the names e.,:re c,ilktl over, aryl nfte•r th , daily vote of thanks 1 a l I;en flivvn to Mr. Deegan for his conduct in the chair, the meeting 'dissolved. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY• NATIONAL CONVENTON. The Convention met to-day, Mr. DEEGAN in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, Dr. FLETCHER in-reduced Mr. Donaldson as Dele ate from Birmingham and neighbouring districts. The Secretary read the pr...,cerdings of the meeting at Birmingham, at which Mr. Donaldson was appointed to one of the vacancies created by the resignation of Messrs. Salt and Douglas, as the representative of the working clasies of Birmingham, in the Convention ; also the proceedings of a meeting at which Mr. Donald son was elected as Delegate for Stourbridge and sur rounding districts. The CHAIRMAN asked if any Delegate wished to ob serve upon this subject ? Mr. FROST inquired if Mr. Donaldson claimed to sit for Birmingham. Mr. O'CoNNoR hoped that Mr. Donaldson would not answer any such question. Mr. HETHERINGTON said he did not think Mr. O'Connor could be aware that a protest, signed by up wards of a hundred working men of Birmingham, had lien sent to the Convention, representing that the election of Mr. Donaldson was not valid, inasmuch as proper notice had not been given of the meeting. He (Mr. H.) had, in coming through Birmingham on the Saturday morning, seen the bills summoning the meet ing puiting upon the walls—the meeting being called for the fol:owing Monday ; and be believed it was thought that the meeting would have been larger had longer notice been given. Mr. O'CONNOR said he thought there was consider able inconvenience sometimes in Delegates taking their seats for different places.—(Hear, hear, hear.) As to the protest, how could the Convention entertain it ? Were they to receive the signature of the Chairman , of the meeting as a priori evidence of the regularity of the election ? How could the protest be properly received before the Delegate claimed to take his seat. Why, even Parliament did not receive a petition against a return until the Member took his seat, and, till the petition had been decided upon, he sat as a matter of course.—(Hear, hear.) He should recommend Mr. Donaldson, in order that the Conven tion might have the benefit of his services, to claim his seat for the districts as to which there was no objec t:oil—(Ht:iv, hear)—leaving the question as to Bir mingham siill open.—(Hear, hear.) The SECRETARY read the rule of the Convention re specting elections of Delegates, which required that ten days' notice should be given of the meetings. Mr. CARPENTER thought an important question of principle was involved here—whether, because a pro test had been presented, the Convention, without know ing the grounds of that prote s t, s h ou ld recommen d a Delegate not to claim his seat for any place.—(Hear, hear.) He trusted that Mr. Donaldson would persist in taking his seat for Bermingham.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. FROST said he thought the rules of the Con vention should be adhered to ; and that as a protest had been raised, Mr. Donaldson should prove that his election had been regular. Mr. DONALDSON said he now claimed to sit for Stourbridge and surrounding places—leaving the ques tion of Birmingham open.—(Hear, hear.) A letter was read from Mr. Craig, who had been elected Member for Ayr by the show of hands, though he did not expect to be returned. A letter was also read from Mr. Williams, giving encouraging accounts of his progress in Carmarthen shire and Glamorganshice. Mr. COLLINS said that the Petition Committee were not ready at present to report, owing to so many peti twos coming in whbout stating where they came from, which gave the Committee great trouble, and of course caused delay. But the work was going on very well, and be trusted that the report would, be .made to-morrow. Meantina he might state that he had that , morning received 50,000 siginitures.—(Hear, h ear .) Mr. O'BRIEN reported 45,000 addition a l s i gnatures to the petition from Leigh, Lancashire, n hich had already been numerously signed, 5,00 Q being wornen.—(Hear.) Mr. O'CONNOR .aid a question had been put to him as a barrister, with regard to the right of interfering in the training and sitiiiing into corps, which was going on in Lancashire. Now, he wished that'his answershould receive ins much I.lll3l;eity as pus:46le ; and it was, that,. by an Act of George 111., it was a transportable eIF ace to drill or train comp vies of 'men into marchiwg order. Mr. DUNCAN Wisbcd to know if the Committee, which had 6,A:a ap,,Mored to wait npon Members of Parii.unent, us to tire prusuntat:on of the petition, were able to report ? Dr. FLETCHER said the Committee were not able at pre sent to report. Mr. O'CoNNon said he trusted it would be the firm determination of the Convention—as he believed it was the general expectation—that the National PeCtion should be presented on Monday, even if the Conven tion were compelled themselves to carry it down to the House of Commons, and a member to present it. Dr. FLETCHER said the Committee had waited se veral times on Messrs. Fielden and Attwood, who, how ever, had not kept their appointments. They had fixed four o'clock to-day for an interview.—(Hear, hear.) A letter was read from Maldon, remitting 15s. to the national rent, as evidence of a " germ of radicalism in that Whi A•:;gal-Torrridden town " A letter was read from Mr. E. Williams, Tavistock, on behalf of the Working Men's Association in that town, transmitting 61. 44. 81 to the national rent, and representing the cause to be very prozperous in that neighbourhood. A very long . document was read by the Secretary upon the condition of the Silk weaving trade—showing miserable stae of the workmen engaged on it, who tend to work from from fourteen to sixteen hours per day for seven or nine shillings per we,k. Up to 18'25, the trade was protected by the prohibition of Foreign silk ; but in that year the protection was removed—a measure which was unjust, because not accompanied by the free trade in corn, which ought in conats.ency to have been established. The only thing that would really benefit the silk-weavers was a firm representation in the House of Commons, whereas at present, out of 12,000 in London, perhaps not twenty got the fran chise. It their interests were advocated in the Legis lature, they might .obtain cheaper taxation—a repeal of the Carn-laas—a tax of ten per cent. on powerdooms, or a property tax, and a Board of Trade to regulate the prices of wea%ing every six months. Mr. CLEAVE said that he had been desired by seve ral peones from h diff h c ly ra ren g tptified at parts ooft 711,6 e Sun e country, nov stating r that they felt highly having published their letters to the Convention. or ahri..tzmi.nts of them, and trusted that the members of the Convention would continue to obtain the insertion of summaries of the documents they might receive in that newspaper. Mr. O'BRIEN said that the same feeling of satisfac tion aad delight prevailed- Lincolnshire. Mi. Rictiattbsoer then reported to the Convention own merits. it o , n t n o or te i_ , i p t i t er e e n s d en ,in a ie e. the results of , his mission throughout the northern dis- Mr. O'BRIEN--.Does A c l a r. rr O sito : tricts, and the gratifying, reception he lied met with at cunt of his motion being d, that this Convention the - diXerrnt towns• and villages he had visited. He should come backetn_Lote f nn& for ueinhadying.ihe principles con had addressed. public meetings for t..eo hours time the motion is made e j" the House at Salford, Barnley, Louehborough, 1/ - 113y, No'- leave to bring in a Bill,. - tingham, and all the adjacent villages. Mr. Ri anticipated - that 'that motion would chardson stated that whets he had spoken of the Mr.," 'disposed of before the 13th. If it were bankiiig system, and mare especially of the Saving*) b e made and i., sence in Birmilighatn would better support B:els, tee people listeried wi , li great attention, and the not, the i l l r er p st t ages of their proceedings. He hoped never boeffodriesetuhsesilCigora next day many came to him to know how they could The furttLaf Convention sitting in London a day after it taieed in the Charter ? .• get their money (Alt, In Loughlyr . augh a club came to to see . ,rninovou. i u t: t e e e ri o o n r ' m u alto= the resolution to take their funds out of the Savings' "114 L B ov:v I r was fearful that if they romoved to B:r- Banks immediatey.—(Clieers,) At the time of the Mr. meeting, upon asking the people whether they would ming -- " n . ' bad r epf.rted, it would look like cowardice tern out at a snit utes' notice, he was answered with three tier measur , s cheers. He had told them that unles s they could show and that they we Committee might recommend, as Le a bold front when called upon simultaneously, no confi- sal es which tie t old contain %mile recommendation no denco would be placed in them by tile Contention, and presumed that it would hear.) He that when their petition was rejected, they would have the questi°T —( I- ear l t thoquestio n ' as a London Dele toopinion t la ~ . ..t ought to. be list ask the people once more to make a movement. He ate, was their could assure the Convention that he had done a great geese on their own responeit it, y ; and, to guard agairst deal more than he had' expected, and was convinced n imputation of cowardly li t r Man r e c he af s .r t , c ti r d y conduct, lie thought that that the people were determined to insist upon haring they y should stop in London while that discussion would their just rights.—( Cheers.)min be, on.— ( llear, hear.) He roust say, th a t th e g Mr. PITKEITHLEY then mov e d a vote o f thanks to ar tof yesterday , which went to Sty that in Rume g n s Mr. Richardson, which was c s rri e d unan i mously. Birmingham they would aid of th e ph ys i ca l have th e Mr. GILL also reported the result s o f hi s m i ssion. At force of the place t o protect them from the attacks of Gainsborough he had succeeded in forming a Corn- i those in authority, did betray . a great d ea l of tirnidits . mittee, for the purpose of obtaining s i gnatures and col- (Hear, hear, and cries of • Order, order.") There letting the rational rent. He h a d met w i t h very little was no necessity f or crying out Orde r ; h e did not success at Sheffield, in consequence o f th e opposition g char e any individu al with cowardice —h e h a d seen no of the Chartists to the Anti-Corn-l aw p arty . The la- reason to do so ; but their enemies would consider it bouring men of Sheffield were as decidedly opposed to as such, when they Id cou._ not await the result of a re them as it. was possible to conceive, and be was con- I:).irt which 'themselves had ordered to be made in this vinced that no beneficial results would tak e place until place,—(Hear, hear.) He had not any o bj ect i on to they were conyuced of the necessity th a t ex . w.ed for reeeiee the report of the Committee on ulterior mea their maintaining political pow er , so tied the sures, and to canvas those measures, as they wealth which they produced might be equally and ought to be canvassed—but be would impress on fairly distributed. The working men of tsheffi e ll the c onv e nt i o n the necessity of having the discussion flattered themselves that any increase in the demand for in London, in order that no advantage might be taken manufactured goods would tend to their benefit. They cf them, on the expression on their p art o f anything considered their Unions were a p rotect i on to t h em, and -. whi c h might be constr ued into timidity.—( H ear, h ear. ) he had endeavoured to the best of his ability t o show T at was net quite cer tain that the y could present the pee ths m the hllecy cif a repeal of the Cere-lie.vs under . tition -on the 6th cf MitY ;'l is reach „. f A j ourn. ._.....:: '.. 1,;:. the ergeret ate Le• he es•-ei : . - ,:e t , i; e..er'e e •';•011' l_. - -- ' ''' '-' - - ••'.' • • e I s. , t.C.t, s ' '..,.' ', - ,- tfy (~ MC :iCt)ol,,ltif Hl, , i1:1 - ,1 , C I , Ct CLai ( '''.... '' ' *". "' 1 ' ' , i. i 1 ' • knowine tiea h e (Air. U.) ~,: seotatected tNith the ettgt lent , .- Lenart:knee with what he thoug ,, t, to reeve the follow. turists. He had no doubt that if a public meeting were iin amend men! -- • g amen me .. The Cour'er of this cv...l:ig 711Y9, in- allusion to e t !,,rw.trtl ; ;u , s - :—" It is to ) supposed that the Church would, by this time, be un feignedly glad to get rid of its prisoner, Mr. John .i,,,~ -~ Thorognod, of Chelmsford—d Chelmsford gaol, we should r...t cr say—of the prison of his:native town—into which he was thrown on the 16th of January last, and wherein he still remains, prisoner for (as he considers) a pretended debt of five shillings and sixpence, de manded for Church-rates. together with costs of snit, from summons to execution. Mr. Baines last night stated the particulars of his case, and we cannot doubt, that wherever it may be known, it will raise a feeling very far from flittering to the characters of Churchmen, or favourable to their purposes." The Globe remarks as follows on the Duke of Ncw castlv's dismissal from the Lord Lieutemintcy of Not tinghamshire :—" The Duke of Newcastle has ceased to be the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. The Government, for cauva which will aniply juvify this proceeding, has seen fit to deprive his Grace of this post of honour and of trust. Without anticipatmg the grounds on which the Executive is pre Tared to vindicate its act, we are certain that no mean and paltry preju dice against a political opponent has induced this dis missal ; but that certain proceedings of his Grace, in the respon‘lhle office he filled as head of the Nottinghamshire Migistracy, rendered it imperative on the Government to vindicate its authority by removing from his post one in whom they had no longer confi dence, anal to whom they could therefore no longer en trust the execution of functions for, which as Ministers of the Crown they were responsible to the countr3.' The Standard observes, in the course of a leading article on the case of Thorogood In the House of Commons, Mr. Baines brought forward the case of a man named Thorogood, imprisoned at Chelmsford, for non-payment of Church -rates, and entertained the House with a long speech, the first .part of which was a moving thesis upon the hardships of imprisonment—t be latter a heavy reading upon various canons of the Church, which Mr. Baines asserts to be neglected ; and which have just as much to do with the case of Thorogood, as with that of any conviction under the excise laws. As to the inconvenience of imprisonment, no one, we suppose, wil dispute it; but Mr. Baines did not attempt to show Lhat the condition of Thorogood is one jot worse, or indeed anything like so bad, as that of hundreds of thousands of prisoners under the. New Poor law, to say nothing of other prisoners ; and with respect to the canons, he did not show that any ono of them was allowed to sleep, without good reason arising from the altered state of society." STOPPAGE OF THE IMPERIAL BANK. MANCHESTER, TUESDAY EVENING. We regret to have to announce the suspension of pay ments by the Imperial (Joint Stock) Banking Com pany, whose head office is in this towil. The report was circulated on change this morning, and the rumour speedily spread throughout the town. The result was that a slight "run" was caused, and to all appli c tots for cash payments, the answer was, " call again at three o'clock this afternoon." Turee o'clock came, and many anxious creditors went doubtingly, to the Bank, where the awful truth of the morning's rumour was too truly coclirmed by the appear ance of a note on the inner door, informing the public that the Bank Lid suspended payment " for tho present." The stoppAgta is attributed to the refusal on \ the part of the London- Correspondents, (Messrs. Prescoits) to honour the piper of the lin perial hank, but nothing authoritative is known upon this head. The bank commenced,buiinn,s on the 266 December, 1836, with eight branches, and has latterly been the theme of conver,a , tion amongst the " scandal mongers," with r.ference to some of its t nulsietions. It had been in a tottering. condition for two or three days, and souse statements made before the CommissioLers under the fiat in bankruptcy against Mr. J'seph Lees, of Newt ,n-moor, near Ashtoutunder-lyne, have been " horsed about" within the last few (Lys, and caused 'considerable discussion. Nii,t a little " table talk" has been afloat for the last fortnight respecting the forthcoming disclosures at the meeting of the sharehollers of the Northern and Central Bank, which takes place to-morrow, with respect to the split" which has recently taken place amongst some of the officials in that concern. • The mewing has been convened by circular in the usual course. AMER! AL PARLIAMENT. (THIS EVENING.) HO USE OF COMMONS. The -SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before four o'Ctock. • Qn the motion of Mr. B. WILBRAHAM, the Stone arid Rugby Railway Bill was read a first time, an] order, d to be - read a second time to morrow. The EAR of LINCOLN mored the second reading of the Nottingham Inti.)sure Bill. _ . Sir J. 110 iiHOUSE opposed the second reading of the Bill, as its provisions were calculated most mate rially to affect the•rights of the eita ns and freemen of Nottingham. For his own part, he couki not un derstand from what party the Bill proceeded.— (Hear, hear.) If the Noble Earl perstnered in the 'second and carried it, he begged to give him notice that he should watch its proceedings in Com mittee, and oppose them as strenuously as ho was alfe. In conclu,ion ho b , ,ve•l to move. as an amendment, that that ./3;tl be re ail n ~.cond ti r<e that day six months. Sit- It. FL:IZGUSSON sec.-potted the amendment. The Earl of LINCOLN fit confident the House would ascent to the second rea<l..g. of the par. .1-I.),Pas to hear from the Right Float. airmiet that trilto • Bill went into Committee it was his intention to watch its proceedings. He could assure the House he h , t 1 net taken ty the Bill in any spirit of p:trOzauship whatever. He hoped the House'would aUow the Bill to go into Committee in order to wear both parties. The Corpo rition.of 'Nottingham W.,L3 he admitted the Lord of the Manor. but that could never Le made a legitimate grou:td'for rjectins. the Bill. Sir II: FERGUSON thought a General Inelosure BM would be most advantagt.ous, but it would be very .diffkult to carry such a me,•sure. After a few woris froth Mr. PEASE, strangers were ordered to Withdraw. Tie ft - Arse divided, when there appeared— For the motion -... 64 Agairm it Majority for the B li —2s On the motion of Mr. BAINES the North Midland Railway Bill was read a third time, and passed. On tie motion of Mr. W. EVANS, the Wiricl•:worth SinallDeb;s Bill was read a third time and pas c!. Captain ALSAGER presented a petition from cer tain landowners, praying to he heard by Counsel against the Bishop Au. tland and Weardala R tilcvay Bill. Mr. KINNAIRD broustht up the Report of the Committee on the 1 3 4 . .rth Harbour and N a vigation Mr. Alderman THOMPSON brought up the Re pnr, of the Committee on the Wcarmouth and Tyne Bridge Row Bill. On the motion of Mr. C. WOOD, the Halifax Small Debts' Bill was read a second time. Captain WEMYSS presented txo petitions against Church Endowments ; and fire petitions from New bury, Springfield, and other places, in favour of Mr. Rowland's Bill for a penny postage. Mr. LISTER presented a petition from the Brad ford Socialivs, praying that Robert Owen and others might be heard before a Committee of the House. Sir DE LACY EVANS presented a petition in favour of the restoration of Poland. POSTAGE. . . _ Lord BARRINGTON presented a petition in fa vour of a penny pc,stage. Mr. LANGDALE presented a petition from the East. Riding of Yorkshire to the same effect. Mr. RIPPON presented a petition from Gateshead to the same effect. Sir IL.DONKIN presented a similar petition from Sandwich. Mr. GROTE preArnterl covoral similar petitions. . COPYRIGHT. Mr. Sergeant. TALFO liltD presented a number of petitions in favour of his Copyright Bill. One was from Dr. easter, who represented that he had written sever,,l 'corks of a nature which came slowly into public repute, and from which he should derive no ben fit unless his copyright were extended. Ano cher petition was from Thomas Carlyle, the author of a" History of the French Revolution," to the same effect. He also held in his hand a petition from Jopeph ihnry Green, who stated he was sole executor of the Samuel 'NOM. Coleridge, hadcomposed during a life oftoil and l aimu r many works from which he had derived no remuneration, bat which hereafter the petitioner be lieved would exercise a most ina?ortaut influence upon the interests of philosophy all over the world, and hoping the House would s , 'cure some portion of the interest derived from those works .to the objocts of the author's dying sohcitude alsoa petition from Hartley Cderidge, the eldest aim of the late S.unut. , l Taylor Colerridge, to the same effect ; also a ps-tition from the Lord Pros oat and Magistrates of the City of Eliaburgh, sealed with the Corporation seal, praying the House to pass the ; Copyright Bill. Mr. BARNARD pr2vnted a petitiOn from Grec'n %deli aphis!. the Metropolitan Police Courts Bill. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS presented a petition from Lancaster in favour of a Penny Postage. • Mr. Sergeant JACKSON preseoted a petition from some place in the County of Kiikunny, stating that the humble classes of Protestants were precluded from the benefits of education, in cohnouence of eonselentious scruples, Ind praying the house to devise measures for rutroducing a system of education on the basis of the scriptures, and from which Roman Cstholict should be excluded ; also a petition from 'Ludon in favour of the penny postage, and two petitions from Presbyterian con gregations complaining of the grievances to which Pres byterian soldiers were expo.cd. Lord DUNGANNON presented tta . o petitions f am places in the county ,f Durham attainst the altetwi"" I ' • o 1-a• ni ; •i; w• • ; education proposed by tile ithnist - ers, and pro)i"g 1 -" e house not to consent to any plan which would take the - N ( 11 EDITI 1 4 % . Ftl pvriott , lkionce. of education out of C-,e---i1a4144-7ii Faroe ciortry. CApttain GORDON presented a petition fro:et Al:vr deen agaitist Coo system of grat,tiog sp:rir corf atoltiter again.t certaitt parts of the So:,tel'a Mr. BENNETT prcsroteti pet!timtr in &your of Mr. Roal.ttici HAP, f r petrr: Mr. AINSWORTH prehen!cd ilmiLT petitions trout Turu.o. Mr. O'CONNELL pri-mted tiirnilar petition. from parishes in Dublin. Mr. HAWES prcscnteti simi!ar pz titions from Lambe h Sir R. PEEL prrsented a petition frain th e ownets of small t,•nernents in Lancaster , against the rating of the Small Tenements Bill. :Major CBETWYND gave notice shotild to-morrow woe for a return of the names of officers connf eted With the Mithia, c!•sttuguishia. those who had served in the Household Brigade REGISTRATION OF VOTERS' LILL. Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN postponed the second reading of the Registration of Voters' Bill till this day fortnight. COPYRIGHT BILL, On the order of the day being read for the House going into Committee on this Bit!, Mr. WAKLEY said he l'ad a petition to present from the Council of the British Medical Aszociltion, which contained the names of her:l.d anthers well known to the public—Professor Grant. of the Univer sity of London, Dr. Granville, Dr. Matshall HAD, and other: , . The ptitioners prayed for an axten•ion of the copyright in certain eases. Mr. WARBURTON said, when the 811 w s before the Hom. , e, i,e had given the Hon. mover due notice that if he brought the question forward on a Wednesday night, be would give it iris most srrenuttus oppositi.4).—(Hear.) Here was a Bill in which the public took a paramount interest, and it was not a fit thine to bring it forward on a night when the IVltlisters of the Crown were not present, ant wln,n Members made their private engagements. Tnf, Hoa. Member for Limerick had very, prop-trlv po-ip - etett his motion, because he knew that . rton:y laes:,_ Members who were mterestod in the mattry trade arrange m-,rits to attend some public owner els: - .3vbeve, On Wedny.lay nights the .benc,te. l vv , :re almost deserted, . and them- wets E.01,_ litAscw,-than or thir y Members present.—(llear, beer, bear.,' The Bill was one of the ut m ost jaupi r t cuee t o th e puhlic; being nothing less than fur the purpose fir de privi,ng the public of a privilege they no,v raja, ed. Was it just, he would ash, to take co oxideratiln all of importance upon a Wetto sUay, nip n the benches would he ne4rly empty ? I , the liou.,Mo e orthe Bill would fis the discussion ior to-ume , ow, or a: y other night titan a Wednesday, the Hons., Itti:Lt come to any dec:sion it pleased, and be would he satisfied, but if he periated in bringing It nu up 41 a Wed: essay he would ttive it evtry oprosition the constitution or the House allowed He titer..- fore mowed that the furl her e nzs J:r it kir) - Of the Bill be adjourned till to-m.)r row. Air. \V A KLEF secondes! the wot Mr. Serge .u: TALFOUItD said tut:mot:to:l of the Hon. Member, in tact, meant. that the 1311 sinnu!d never be further he considered at Tile course taken by the lion. Gentleman wa, the roost vvtatintis of any that could be adopted. The 1;i:1 wa - s bei"lorr the Houso for the third time. Its priiiripks heei t affirmed upon two occasions, and it had never been de feated. Ho had heard the Wght Hon. Baronet oppo site fix to-morrow for the further consid, ration of - the Elections Petitions Trial Mil , of course flint B:11 wit:laid have pri , cedence, and what ch,lnci, coula hc' havu of g• t wig h s 13 , 11 considered otter on, of imroriaime ? Toe Hon. Gen! ienian perf,•ef ecl I.n w e d. nefday was the only day on which a prisate Member, without the support of Government, could taring en any Bill. He thonght that the course taken was a most vexatious one, and he trusted the House would defeat it. Strimizers were then ordered to withdraw. The House then divided, when there appeared For the motion For the atn.lidateut Majority - 103 Mr. WARBCRTON said he had cis en the Lrarced Sergeant notice of the course which he intended to pursue, if the list was persisted in on Wednesdays,. and considering it only fair that the 81l should b fully dis cusscd, he now moved that the Hous , 2 adjourn.—(Cries of " Oh, o'i.") Mr. Wit KLEY sccondrd the motion, stating that, as Lord Juba Russell had on a form, r occasion pro tested against the Bill, the House might have expected • that this would have been made a Government question. At all events, it. was proper that the opinions of the two great parties in that House should be -heard and as the Noble Lord and the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir It. Peel) had now left the House, and as nolo. Members well knew that at seven o'clock they preferred dining to any question of however-great national iM portance—(" No")—notning was more likely than that alma that time the Howe would U " counted out." a As he enteriai:-ed strong ohjeetioas to the Bill nd to the manner in which this question had been eiscusscd, he . I .lou - id second the motiol for the ajoaront, and if 'beat, he should again propose or second kv s radar motion, and : do so again and The SO LICIT() R-GE NOR L W. 45 sorry his Ho had pr.,posA Vie adjourometit. He Oho Soli ' eiur , Generat) hal slated his determin.oion t o oppose this c•very moms in his power, but he meant by every metboa usual in that House. He trus:c h.s lionotiratilu Frieud would withdraw his • nwti v n, as it might be the means cf ereatn i g a sympathy in favour of the Eiii, which would not otherwise exist. Ttic general qui , ;s:ion had teen disc s•srit on the tuetion for the second of the Bill had been carried by a ro:Jority. .1-10 could not agree ri h his Hvn. Friend that it was improper to Lring this civics tvin for aard on a'sVs-iltiesd3y, because it would b e aiim st itupossili:c tor an individual Member to bring forward such a q tc6tion es this on any other day, he hoped his Hon. Fri.end would withdraw his m•Jtlon. aSM n O'BRIEN would givo this 1311 all 'lie LOU in his power, but could not support the lion. Member for Bri , iport. Mr. GROTE hoped the Hon. Member fir Bridport would ti,t persevere to his motion for the reasons stat.cd by Solicitor G- ner.d. Agreeing: with the Hon. Member in uppc,. , itian to the pr.nelt,k of his Bid. he m • • Could lint t-upp , T •. t win r:ts otma fur an iiiiinorcm.int. Mr. WARBURToN having .tgnilied ins ant; t,ttuo of dkiding • the Hons.:, strangers were ordei ed to withd;a-.7. Tee nous...? divided, when there appeared Fur the motion 9 Agi.inst it . 131 Alsjority —l22 _ . our re-admission we found Mr. WAR BuicroN said that he was aware that he w.is tokin ,, a vi.ry unpopular course, but the Hun. Mcniti:r for 1.1,/ding n.rt compl lin of it, for be fore the Eister Holidays, he (Mr. Warben ton) had giver , him trove:, that e he persisted in fixing a Wednes,iay fur the further proceedings in the Rife, he wouli feel it to be his puhl c duty to take tile course he was then doing ; he would per.,ist in that course. He would therefore move that, the further con sideration of the question be adjourned till Friday next. (LEFT SITTING.) COAL MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) COAL MARKET.—May I. a. d. .. e. CAW, Hartley licblp,ra Main :2l 3 Wa'is End Todd's o,:sinkn I: 4 fi Hulk well Mani -•.:1 (I, Walls Endßrad.tyll'sHeiton t.: , 6 3 C , xitri al Wio.-sor's l',..nt,p 20 0 W'al's rLA ilet.on (,tiii I. lartley /8 6. Wa:i., End Laad.d.,:i ...... .... 14 s Tan tied .',lour But. :2 0: Walls Er..' Adel ode NVilln.g(on Wykrn . Wails End Be • icke a!,(1 Co :::: ( W Os Encl'aird... , n Walk End (10•I'ordt .2 I' Wall, Eild;ree,..— •• • •':1 0 V.:111i E6d llilda hips arriv,l since last market-illy, 9. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. • HOUSE OF COMMONS, APRIL 30. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY .1.1.,L. On the motion of Mr. BAINES, tits NAtit i Mid land Railway Bill was loaner considered. GREAT WEST:LRN RAILWAY .BILL. Ott the /notion for the further c ot!,iderat;on of the Rep,rt nn this Bill, M:. FINCH moved that it be deferred till next trcsek, on ti;:! grourni tbat the Company had not made any return slime the order of the 9th of April, of the amount which they bai borrow:A in anticipation of calls. Mr. WILLIAMS i.econned 11,0 amendment. the Mr. Mr. GREEN saw n o reason lot po•tponing al!, and thought that much ineotivc nionce would arise from so doing. • • Mr. WARBURTON bald the Bid °yell certainly to te alloged to proved another stage, provided son: one on bylialf of the Company stated that the return widen Lad been coiled for would be produced e next st tge eve.., taken. ET said that though it was Lord G. SOMER SET irrv.T,ol .r to st..te what took Wace in a Private C,m. mittce of that ll:qi , e , stn! he niOlt sa y that the Great their -ff. • Westtrn Coropatiy had boat exAmined befo.:.v the C on ,_ mittee ; that tarir banks bail been . produced, an d a full aecoant of all their tuonq /.ass 3t laid b c f or ,, tile fan- kno-xleke•of Committee. It cou;4l not tiJi..n be said that this Ct)to t., airs piny were core' acy from competent autherity• ilc thougllt tout further' delay oh.tht to be avoided, and the Bill allowed to g Mr. FINCH had been in the Committee. -(3 on ,' ro b brn at three o'clock that day, and ihe return was ne t be found. Ile would not, ho..v ever, divide the i t en to The Report, was further considered, ieu". and the Bill was ordTred to be engrossed. On the motion of Mr. KEMBLE, the I' Committee. on the Landon and Croydon e toport of the further c onsidered, and the Bill ord i It'ilwaY was mr. PEASE unmed the f u 1 er°L to b° etiSr""el iz ~,,t ~ ilt. ;,,,t. , rt terconsid-ration of the )._ ( . , .1\ ertli ot B, glait':.•l3.aiitta • A..t . . -.d ..0 Mr. R. ALSTON tbovcd the; ftlttina evtiltlcrution ..: ~ P rse . . e pr i Inr s ' fr iv o 'MO' SO nli° ;t, i" , ~t , • ° 11, t ivy ue Of ur ,co.• • u s oc. r hu' ~. I M