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peered to have but little influence on his actions. The Noble always been in the enjoyment of the local government. of the I Lord might have appropriately said of himself as Antony said Corporations. But the opposition was not to th e people exer to Ventidins— cising corporate privileges, but to the exclusive principle on " I will allow you license of free speech, which they would by this measure exercise it. It was not 4P 0 • only the exclusion, but the mode of exclusion ; and it was But for your life no word I like not." that which the amendments were intended to remedy. The Noble Earl who sat upon the benches at the upper part The Noble Viscount (Melbourne) and the Noble Baron of the House said that the question might be more safely had agreed that the Corporations must be given over to the considered next year. All the sturdiness exhibited by the Roman Catholics, because political power was given to them Noble Earl about the principle came then to this. " You by that Act which was called Catholic Emancipation. That shan't have my principle," said the Noble Earl and his Act gave the right of sitting in that House, the right of elect cheerers, " You shan't have my principle this year, but you ing to which they before possessed ; and by the Act of 1793 may have it next year."—(Hear, and laughter.) The Noble the Catholics were eligible to many of the offices of the State. Lord opposite said, "If the Cabinet is disposed to follow my But the ;present Bill would put the Government of all the' advice, we may altimately come to an agreement." That was towns in Ireland almost to a man exclusively in the hands of another branch of the principle of postponement. But would Roman Catholics. The Noble Baron had illustrated his sub that " ultimate perhaps" satisfy the people of Ireland more ject by a great variety of anecdotes, through which he did not than the probable agreement in the next year of the Noble intend to follow him ; but he would call their Lordships' recol- Earl ? Would it satisfy the country ? Would it satisfy those lection as to who the people were whose transactions were who thought the measure founded on the immutable principle going on under their view every day ; and ask them if they of justice ? The plan of the Noble Lord was not feasible for could with justice transfer such a power as the Bill gave to this reason, that it seemed to unite all the pusillanimity of such people ? He perceived no object that could be gained weakness with all the rashness of folly, and all the obstinacy of by giving corporations to Ireland, except giving the Roman pride. He (Lord H.) had read somewhere that the Gods could Catholics of Ireland the power of taxing their fellow-subjects grant no greater favour to a defeated or disappointed General The Bill as first sent up from the House of Corn than an opportunity of retrieving his ill-fortune, or his ill- mons, contained a monstrous power, enabling one body of the chance. The same might be said of their Lordships; no better people to tax another ; and, as it was, the lowest body of the opportunity could present itself of retrieving the false step they people elected the Town Councils. The rates were to be le had made than the one which now offered itself to them. God vied, not according to the principle of the 9th George IV., forbid that he should recommend to the House to adopt any but singly, doubly, trebly, or quadruply on the amount in pro measure from clamour, or which should be attempted to be potion to the property of the individual. The Act of 9th forced on them ; but no such case occurred in the Bill before George IV., was optional for the people to adopt, but this was them. s The real question was the principle which induced compulsory, and most unjust on the principle upon which taxes the House to introduce the amendments. He trusted that it were levied ; and this principle was to be forced upon the in would not be thought he had departed from the tone and habitants of Dublin, Cork, and other large cities in Ireland. temper of the debate prescribed by the Noble Earl if he ad- On that ground alone he should support the Bill as altered verted to a few observations which had been made by Noble by their Lordships, and reject for the most part the amend- Lords opposite. The Noble and Learned Lord on the other meats sent up by the House of Commons. The Noble side of the House had deprecated the irregularity of alluding Baron had quoted a passage from the journals of the House to anything which had taken place elsewhere ; and he (Lord of Lords, but he was not exactly correct.—{ Some few re- Holland) so entirely concurred with him that the only marks were here interchanged between Lord Holland and cause of regret he had was that on more than one occasion he the Duke of Wellington, but their purport we could not as did not interrupt all such proceedings. But the Noble and certain.' He repeated that nothing had occurred during Learned Lord, though he might deprecate the plan, was not the whole proceeding that was a departure from the ordi exempt from the failing himself. In a speech full of wit— nary course.—( Hear.) It had been said that his Noble full of sarcasm—full of learning, and full of eulogium, he Friend had made alterations of an extensive nature ; but (Lord Holland) had heard the assertion that nothing was such alterations were necessary, and it was trusted that the more unfair than to attack an individual in his absence. Yet good sense of the other House of Parliament and the public what was the course of the debate in that respect? It was would perceive this. With respect to the alteration of the a bitter attack upon a man who was not present to defend title of the Bill, there was nothing unusual in it, as it had himself, for expressions made use of in another place which been done, as before stated, in the Bill for the disfranchise might have been mistaken or misrepresented, in language of meat of the borough of Grampound. The Noble Earl who the most offensive and scurrilous character. Indeed the voca- had spoken that evening—and whom he always heard with bulary appeared to have been ransacked for terms of vitupera- great pleasure, and particularly so on the present occasion— tion to be applied to him. The person to whom he ( Lord had proposed a plan of which he had heard something before, H.) alluded might be a great master of scurrility—(Laugh- but which he thought quite impracticable. Under existing ter)—he (Lord H.) was not there to defend his conduct, but circumstances, such a scheme must be impracticable. He to object to the system of assailing an individual in his absence. should have a great objection to it at any time, but he consi- That individual might say with a slight parody of the words dered that now it was impossible. Their Lordships having on of Falstaff, "I am not only scurrilous myself, but lam the a former occasion fully considered the measure, and the use eause of it in others," and he might apply it with some force of Commons having modified it, he should recommend their to the debates of that House, when grave ex-Judges and high Lordships to pursue the course they had previously determined officers of state were daily in the habit of abusing him there. upon.—( Cheers.) But to return to the subject of debate. That the people of The Marquis of WESTMEATH was of opinion that their Ireland were in a condition which rendered them incapable Lordships had the interest of the people of Ireland at heart, of being legislated for in the same manlier as the inhabitants or otherwise he would not sit among them. It was mere gib of the other part of the empire, the House had the assertion berisli to talk of justice to Ireland in the way it had been of the Noble and Learned Lord. He (Lord Holland) was spoken of, and he quite agreed with the Noble Duke who had not disposed very often to quote a man's words against himself, just sat down, that nothing should induce him to consent to a but the House would bear him out when he appealed to their Bill which gave such power of taxation. recollection of the Noble Lord's statement—" Th a t th e peopl e The Duke of RICHMOND deeply regretted that their of Ireland were alien in blood, in feeling; and in religion." Lordships should not think it pi oper to concede to the amend- The Irish Corporations were hitherto entirely exclusive ; no inents of the House of Commons, which recognised the prin one was admissible to them except ho was a Protestant. The ciple of giving the power to Ireland of managing her own local Noble and Learned Lord said that they would now be exclu- concerns. Power had been given to Ireland for voting for sively Catholic, provided the Bill before the House passed Members to the other House of Parliament, yet they were into a law. Examining fur a moment the policy as well as deprived of the power of appointing their mayor, town clerk, philosophy of the Noble Lord's reasoning, how were the re- or the persons who were to investigate their weights and mea sults ? He (Lord Holland) maintained that the government sures. The Hpuse of Lords had unanimously declared that of cities and towns in Ireland belonged of right to the great the present Corporations of Ireland were corrupt, in a state of body of the inhabitants. All parties were agreed on the sub- iosolvency, and pauperised; yet they would not agree with ject of corporate abuses in that kingdom—all allowed their the other House of Parliament, nor take the plan of the Go exclusive privileges to be usurpations. But it was said that vernment, nor that cf his Noble Friend near him, but allow to if power were given to the people it would only reverse the be pursued for another year this rotten system. Did they call ease. The results were, then, that because three-fourths that reform ? Their Lordships admitted, no person denied, of the inhabitants of the country would form an exclu- that there were abuses in the old institutions, but, in place of sire body, in the eyes of Noble Lords they were not endeavouring to improve, they would destroy them, sweep to be allowed self-government, while the self-government them completely away. They would not admit the principle of the other fourth was to be put an end to beccuse it was cor- that the people of Ireland were to be governed by municipal rupt. He (Lord Holland) wished to come to the real objet- institutions of their own. He fully concurred in the sentiment tion of the Noble Lord opposite. It seemed to him to be that they should not, for a moment, permit themselves to be founded on two propositions ; the first, that a Corporation influenced in their decisions by threats.—( Hear.) There responsible to, because elected by, the people would become could be no greater coward than he who did his duty from the hotbed of agitation and tumult ; the second, that the de- fear. There could here be no ground for such an imputation privation of the popular power would ensure quiet and obviate upon their Lordships, because the House of Commons had the objection. Both these assumptions were flatly and efFec- gone further in the way of concession than their Lordships tually contradicted by the experience of facts within the mc- were called upon to go. Their Lordships had now an oppor mory of many of their Lordships, as well as by the page vanity afforded them, by the suggestion of his Noble Friend of past history. On a former occasion he had endeavoured ( Lord Grey) of pursuing a course of moderation. He thought to prove it to their Lordships from history ; be should their Lordships ought to take time to consider, before they now refer to later instances. The instance which he rejected both the propositions—that of Ministers, and of his should take was in the recollection of many now living, Noble Friend (Earl Grey.) Whatever might be the conch the scene was the city of London, and the chief actor Mr. shin of the debate, he rejoiced at the tone of moderation and John Wilks. It would be seen by a slight glance at the the good temper which prevailed throughout. facts, - as connected with his history, how far the assertion that Lord W A RNC LIF FE believed that the House of Lords Corporations in Ireland were likely to become " normal had given a fair consideration to the propositions of the other schools of agitation" was founded upon reasonable deduction. House of Parliament, that they were determined to do their He would not enter into all the particulars of Ma. \V 11 th.:ty to the lo,t of their judgment, and, having so acted, were tory, although every passage in it was curious and instructive. willing to tl:ru.v themselves on the judgment of their country. —( Laughter.) A few passages would be sufficient for his —( Cheers.) The House of Commons was praised for their purpose. After Mr. Wilks had had a verdict of a jury rc- moderation. He was not disposed to impugn the conduct of the corded against him, and bad. absconded and been declared House of Commons. By the Bill which their Lordships sent an outlaw, be returned to England, awl stood as a candidate back to the Commons, towns were authorised to appoint to represent the city of London in Parliament. He was pro- Commissioners for the purpose of cleansing, lighting, paving, eceded against and arrested. The people—the rabble—the end other purposes, and this was left optional. What had the mob—if their Lordships chose to term them so—rescued him C,,mmons done? Why they proposed the creation of twelve from the custody of the sheriffs, and paraded him in triumph 7.lunicipal Corporations, and these twenty other towns named through Westminster, Mary lebone, and Middlesex—through by diem Which must adopt the provisions of 9th Geo. IV., all parts of the metropolis except the city of London—where whether they would or not.—(Cheers.) This appeared to the" normal school for agitation," a corporation, existed. lie him a most extraordinary proceeding. It was a repeal, with subsequently stood for the county of Middlesex, was re- out notice, of the 9th of Geo. IV. That Act allowed an op turned, and allowed by Lord North to take his seat in the tion, but the present Bill enforced the adoption of it. He House, although he had insulted Royalty, even in the palace, knew of no precedent for such a proceeding. Their Lord and thrown the whole country into a state of confusion and ships' objection to the creation of the twelve particular bo uproar for ten years together. He was also chosen Alder- roughs was, not that Belturbet, or any other place, was man of London, and became subsequently Lord Mayor : excluded from the number, but because these boroughs must " Fuit Ilium ct ingens continue to be exclusive, as they were before. He heard the" Gloria Teucorum." speech of his Noble Friend (Earl Grey) with great pleasure, What was the future course of the agitator ? In 1780 a scene and hailed his return to take a share in the deliberations of of carnage and destruction was witnessed in the metropolis, that House. His Noble Friend threw out a suggestion which which disgraced the country and endangered its security. It he thought might reconcile the differences existing between was not urged on by Catholic Priests, or by Catholic agita- both Houses as regarding this measure. He (Lord Wharn tors; it was the fruit, on the contrary, of the "No Popery " cliffe) was ready to admit that where a difference existed be ery, and it nearly-reduced the metropolis to ashes. To whom tween both Houses of Parliament there was no other way did the Government then resort for assistance ? To the agi- of settling it but by a compromise. The compromise, how tator, John Wilks? The then Lord Mayor o f L on d on b a d a ever, ought to be such as Parliament and the public would constitutional debility, which prevented his acting in the eye approve of. of danger, and the Horse Guards had some scruples about Viscount M E LBO URNE said—l beg to be allowed to marching troops int o th e City. The civic functionary could trespass on your Lordships' attention for a few moments—and not be found, or was not willing to sign the warrant, giving it will be for a few moments only —especially as your Lord them permission ; and the city and all it contained, was on ship s seem to h ave ma d e up your minds as to the course you the point of becoming a prey to the flames. In this enter- will pursue, and I feel it is most improbable that I shall be able gency Wilks came forward, treated the scruples of the mill- to produce any conviction which the eloquent and powerful tary power as ridiculous, and in his capacity of-magistrate, appeal of my Noble Friend on the cross benches—an appeal signed himself a warrant-_a general warrant—to permit them characterised by the soundest wisdom, combined with the to enter the city of London, and even headed them in their greatest temper—has failed to produce, to induce your Lord progress against the rioters. His promptitude saved the city. ships to pause in the career on which your Lordships Thus did the man, whom they had for ten years been abusing seem to be bent. I should be happy if I could acqui day after day in the House of Commons as an agitator, a csce in the admonition given by the Noble Lord whom I see breaker of the peace—the man whom they had called every opposite, who recommended that this debate should be eon bad name, and loaded with every opprobrious epithet, save ducted in a tone entirely free from any thing like heat or the city of London front the fury of a mob, and the torch of violence ; but there have been some statements made by the the incendiary. Ile was, then, however, in the Corporation. Noble and Learned Lord who spoke second in the debate He was a pupil—or rather he was an usher, in the normal of this evening, which I cannot altogether pass over, and school of ag itati o n—he felt responsible for the honour of his which I cannot refer to without some feeling. I must here order, and he m a intained it. Was human nature different iu declare, that Ido not by any means agree with the No- England and I re land ? Would the agitators in the one coon- ble and Learned Lord in his Constitutional doctrine, try act differently f rom those in the other? So much for the that a change of Government necessarily calls for, argument founded on that branch of the opposing proposition. or justifies, a dissolution of the House of Commons.— The suggestion of his Noble Friend (Earl Grey) seemed to ( Hear, hear, hear.) I beg to say, that I by no means him (Lord Holland) to be of a conciliatory character, and he admit that doctrine, and I may add that when a change in felt disposed to give it the due weight and deliberation which the Government brought us into power we did not act on that were the right of every suggestion emanating from that quer- principle. We were able to send the members of our Go ter; but he could never consent to postpone the consideration vernment before the people, and, with the exception of the of the question for another year, as bad been proposed by ano- loss of the Noble Lord the Member for Devonshire, sue ther Noble Earl, and hand the people of Ireland again over to ceeded in procuring their return ; and I believe it was the con the tyranny and cupidity of the band of condemned corpora- sciousness entertained by the Government which preceded ours tors. He did not wish to use any very strong expressions, but of the impossibility of effecting that object that was the he must say from the affection with which he regarded thei r cause of their dissolving Parliament in the beginning of the Lordships, which had grown with his growth and had been year, which I always considered to be a Measure without a strengtffcned by years, for the usefulness of the institution o f justification.—(Cheers.) The Noble and Learned Lord has the Peerage, and the great indulgence with which their Lord- also stated me to have said that this House ought to yield ships always rec e i ve d an y rema rks that might fall from him, to the other House of Parliament, because they were the Re he would wish to see them act on this subject, not so as to presentatives of the people. My Lords, I said no such create a repulsive feeling towa r ds themselves, nor to indulge thing, or if I did, I stated that which was very far from my in in legislation for the purpose of putting down a man who had tention.—( Hear.) I never entertained any thought which been guilty of calumniating and abusing them. Three-fourths had in the slightest degree a tendency to impair or diminish of the people of Ireland required that they should be go- . the independent power which your Lordships possess, and verned by the same law as the rest ; hut as their Lordships which you ought to exercise in the constitution.—(Hear.) The could not agree what that law should be, they determined Noble and Learned Lord then adverted to those remarks of that they were to have no law at all. There was some simi- his which have been the subject of so much observation, and larity in this to the man who sent to China for a dessert ser- referred to their not having been made the subject of remark vice, and transmitted a plate as a pattern, with orders that the by me. My Lords, it is true that I did pass them over, and service should be exactly the same. Unfortunately in the the reason of my silence on that occasion it is not necessary plate there was a crack, and in the whole of the service the for me now to go into—( Hear, hear)—but, recollecting that crack was faithfully imitated.—( Laughter.) Now he thought they had not been remarked on upon that occasion, feeling it quite as just to say that this man should not have his ser- that it was of the utmost importance not to produce any angry vice ala Chinois because of the crack as to deprive the Irish feeling, I considered I might refer to them at this distance of people of all Corporations because some of them were bad. time, my design being merely to advert to the arguments If their Lordships persisted in this, he thought they would which had been used on a former occasion by the Noble and forfeit much of the respect the country entertained for their Learned Lord. The Noble and Learned Lord has said that character. The Noble Baron concluded by a defence of that h e ne ver would explain those words, but he would state that warmth of language, a warmth which had been used by he never had employed them in the sense in which he was sup- Burke, Fox, and Chatham, and which, if heeded, would have posed to have done, and that he was justified as to the manner saved oceans of blood ; and conjured their Lordships to grant in which he did employ them. Now, giving all possible at to the peopl e o f Ireland similar privileges to those enjoyed tention to what has fallen from the Noble and Learned Lord, by th e p eo pl e o f England, and to which the people of Eng- I must say that I have heard nothing but a decided repetition land believe them to be entitled. of those expressions—( Cries of " Hear")—and I have heard Lord LYNDHURST said that, with reference to what no justification of them except that they are expressions simi had been said by the Noble Baron in allusion to his speech, ho lar to those which have been employed by Mr. O'Connell— must be allowed to say that he had been invited and chal- that they are such expressions as those of the use of which lenged to the defence he had made. The first time, too, that he set the example.—(Hear, hear.) I must be allowed the name of the individual alluded to was mentioned in terms to say further, that I heard those words in the first instance of reprobation was by the Government opposite.—(Loud with the deepest concern, considering the high character and cheers.) station of the Noble and Learned Lord—(Hear, hear)—and I Lord HOLLAND was understood to say that there was hear the repetition of them with still increased concern. no foundation in truth i n the assertion that such individual (Cheers.) The Noble and Learned Lord is pleased to say had been either directly or indirectly alluded to by the pre- that I have made an extravagant speech on the present occa sent Government. sion ; that is entirely a matter of taste. I entertain exactly The Duke of WELLINGTON had, at an early part of the th e same impression of his specch.—(Cheers and l aug h ter.) evening, entreated their Lordships not to be swayed, nor to at- It appears to me that if the Noble and Learned Lord desired tend to the threats and menaces that had been uttered; and the destruction of tithe property, the destruction of the Irish that advice which he had then given he would now repeat. Church, the Repeal of the Union, and the separation of th e By the speech of the Noble Baron, it might be sup- two kingdoms, he would resort to just that species of exag ge _ posed that three-fourths o f th e people of Ireland had ration which he has employed throughout the debate on the THE SUN, LONDON; TUESDAY, JUNE 28, IM present subject.—( Hear, hear.) The Noble and Learned Lord said that I have been urged by others, that I have been compelled by parties out of this House, to make the speech which I have addressed to your Lordships this evening. In my own justification I will tell the Noble and Learned Lord this—my opinions are my own.—( Hear, hear, and loud cheering.) I go as far as I think proper, and I know myself very little if there is, any one in the world, or if there is any possible motive, that could force me to go further than I thought it proper to go. If the Noble and Learned Lord has heard the contrary from any one else I beg to inform him it is incorrect ; if the Noble and Learned Lord has come to such a conclusion on his own judgment, I beg to inform him his judgment has deceived him on this occasion. And after this distinct disclaimer frinn me the Noble and Learned Lord will perceive the pro priety of not repeating that imputation. I certainly had great hopes that the forcible appeal which was made by my Noble Friend on the cross-benches would have had some effect, and would have induced your Lordships to have further considered the step you are about to take. In the speech which was delivered by my Noble Friend I entirely concur. I entirely concur in that part of it which vindicated his own government as it ought to be vindicated, from any intention of not doing entire justice to Ireland, and not feeling on every subject connected with that country as warm and as earnest an interest as it is possible for men to feel.—( Hear, hear.) With respect to the proposition my Noble Friend suggested, and which he had not communicated to the Government, I certainly must say, in candour, that I see some difficulties in the way of its adoption ; but if Noble Lords on the other side of the House had shown themselves willing to consider it, we, also, should have been willing to have given it our calm consideration.—( Hear, hear.) I cannot, however, con sent, according to the suggestion of the Noble Lord, to stop short in the measure now before us—to postpone the fur ther consideration of this measure, which I believe to be founded on right and justice, and which has for its object the benefit of the country. I cannot consent to do this for the purpose of introducing an entirely new measure.—( Hear, hear.) It is not my intention, at this late hour of the night, to go into details, but I may remark on one or two points. The Noble and Learned Lord has made some remarks with respect to taxation and the imposition of duties on the Commissioners of those boroughs which have already accepted the Bill. These contingencies are amply pro vided for. Some of the objections which have been urged must be referred, if I may be allowed to say so, to a high degree of exaggeration, and will be found to be without foundation. The reason why the tolls cannot be collected is, that there exists a general impression as to their misapplica tion ; but if their management be entrusted to a body in whom the people have confidence, there is reason to believe that there would be no longer the objections to the tolls which now exist. With respect to the Corporations, and in particular the Corporation of Dublin, there are many duties, as was suggested by the Noble Baron the other night, which it would be necessary to reconsider. On this subject, permit me to say, that I hope your Lordships will reconsider what you are doing. The way for you to act is to trust the people of Ireland—the way for you to act is to trust the great body of the people. It is the only way to govern the people under a popular form of government.—(Hear, and cheers.) If you think these are other evils which may arise, if there be such a state of circumstances, then you will find other remedies for those evils. But depend upon it you cannot go back to a sys tem of exclusion.—( Haar, and loud cheers .) Their Lordships then divided : PRESENT. Contents Not Contents Majority PROXIES. Contents Not Contents Majority Total Majority against the Bill ... 97 On returning to the Gallery, we found Lord ELL ENBOR 0 UG H moving for the appointment of a Committee, to draw up the reasons for their Lordships differing from the Commons' amendments. We understood him to suggest that their Lordships' Committee should meet at four o'clock this day, in the hope that on Wednesday they would be prepared with such reasons as suggested themselves. He thought it of importance that the communications they had to make to the Commons should be made as speedily as possible. The motion was then agreed to, and the House adjourned at a quarter past one o'clock. PRICES OF STOCKS TUN DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock. `2.0 9 1A It) ! lndia Stock - 3 per Cent Red. 3 per Cent. Con5..., - 11 1 4 per Cent 99% ; Old Annnities ittto Red._ ticii 34 ! Ncw Ditto -- New 3k, pe7 Cent — 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751... -- Sew :3 per Cent — Exch. Bills, .El,l'o ... ... 11 IS pm. flank LongAnnuitiesto expire I Ditto 500 ll 13 pm. Jan. 5, iSGO ..15:N 11-N I Ditto Small Oct. 10, 1850 is 916 , Ditto Commercial - -- pm. Jan. 5, ltnl — I I)itto Advertised .— pt.,. Jan. 5, 1%0. —' Bank Stock for Account — April 5, ISSO — I India Stock for Account Jan. 5, 1070 — ! Consols for Account - 2 1 /4 Omnium pm. I SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S—YESTEIIDA Y. THE JULY STAKES, P.P. 9 to 4 agst Colonel Peel's Fille de Joie filly—taken 5 to 2 agst Lord Exeter's two 3 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Brother to Beiram 4 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Angelica filly—taken 6 to 1 agst General Yates's Itigadoon Very little was done on this race. THE GOODWOOD CUP, P.P. 16 to 1 taken about Mr. Osbaldeston's Rush Nothing else mentioned. DONCASTEE. ST. LEGER. Neither Gladiator nor Trapball were in any favour, 5 (and in one instance 6)`Lo 1 having been offered against the former, and 7 uicl 3 to 1 agst the other ; on the other hand, Wedge sprung two er three points, arid, although nominally second in the betting, is in reality as good a favourite as Gladiator. Bees , .ving and the Rachel colt were backed for a trifle at 11 to 1, but neither of them was in much demand. The Duke of Cleveland's Matilda colt, which, we understand, was backed at Newcastle at 10 to 1, came into the market at 23 to 1, afterwards found friends at 20 to 1 in the room, and at several points less out of it. The following were the last prices :- 5 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Gladiator 6 to 1 agst Colonel Westenra's Wedge 8 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Trapball 10 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Elis to 1 agst. Lord Westminster's Rachel colt take 11 to 1 10 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Beeswing—take 11 to 1 13 to 1 agst Mr. Bird's Redshank—taken 20 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Matilda—taken 30 to 1 agst Mr. Sadler's Demetrius—taken 35 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Bombasine—taken A draft from Lord Exeter's stud was put up, and the following lots sold : GS. A yearling by Redgauntlet, out of Augusta's dam King of Trumps A yearling, by Redgauntlet, out of Arnim. ....... A yearling, by Lamplighter, out of Palais Royal 46 Ceta, by The Colonel, out of Lamia NEWCASTLE RACES, FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 2 sovs., with a Purse added from the Innkeepers' Fund, for ponies not thorough-bred, under 14% hands high ; three yrs old, 7st. 41b ; five, and aged, 9st. 41b. 4 Subs. Mr. Jackson's Priestess, 6 yrs Robinson 1 1 Mr. Angus's b. in. by Sir James, 5 yrs... 2 2 Mr. Simpson's Henze'', 3 yrs, also started, but was not placed. LIVERPOOL CEP, P.P. 5 to 4 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse—taken 5 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Mundig—taken 10 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Birdiime—taken 12 to 1 agst Duke of Leeds's Longinus—taken 100 to 5 agst Lord Wilton's Aurelius—taken 100 to 4 agst Mr. 's Vestment 100 to 6 agst I.Ard Westminster's Oswald—taken 100 to 6 agst Mr. E. Peel's Tamworth—taken 100 to 1 agst Mr. J. Robinson's Stockport ST. LEGER BETTING AT NEWCASTLE. 5 to 1 agst Lord Wilton's Gladiator—taken 6t:, 1 agst Colonel Westenra's Wedge—taken 8 to 1 agst Mr Orde's Beeswing—taken 9 to 1 agst Mr. Mostyn's Trapball 10 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Ellis 12 to 1 agst Colt by Sultan, out of Rachel THE GREAT MATCH AGAINST TIME.—SUC CESS OF MR. ROBINSON.—(THIS DAY. )—Mr. Robinson, the celebrated amateur, having selected this morning to perform the aquatic feat of rowing from London Bridge to Gravesend and back, in the unprecedented short space of time—eight hours, the river, for some time previous to his starting, was crowded by eight, six, and four-oared cutters. The appearance of Gravesend Reach was quite animating, flags being seen flying in every direction, and the whole river being completely studded with vessels, yachts, gallies and punts, which were seen flying along the water in every direction. Mr. Robinson at a little before four o'clock, took his station at London Bridge, and everything having been prepared, and the signal given, he started, accompanied by several cutters, and the SwYlsure steamer, on board of which were his friends, backers, and umpires. Mr. Robinson arrived back at the starting-place exactly at 29 minutes and 50 seconds past eleven, having completed this wonderful undertaking in seven hours, 29 minutes, and 50 seconds within the given time of eight hours, thereby_ having half an hour, and ten seconds, to spare. - MRS. TROLLOPE'S NEW WORK ON AMERICA. —The new satirical work by this popular writer, just published, contains no less than fifteen engravings, descriptive of the do mestic manners and peculiarities of our transatlantic brethren. The work abounds with humourous incidents, to which addi tional effect is given by the rich classical phraseology of the States. The ridiculous anomalies to be found in the social condition of that special land of freedom, in the barbarous Lynch-law, and other atrocities, connected with slavery, and the false position of the Quadroon females (so repulsive to every moral feeling), are lashed with the same ability which rendered her former work on the same subject so extensively popular. The Duke of Richmond, who will henceforth be connected with the North, intends to revisit Gordon Castle in August next. His Grace has declared his resolution of spending, if possible, three or four months every year at the Castle, and will continue the establishment of the late Duke of Gordon, in all its essential details. This intelligence has spread over the village of Fochabcrs and the adjoining coun try, and has diffused the most lively joy and gratification...— Inverness Courier. On Thursday the incorporation of the Weavers of Glasgow met to consider the Lord Advocate's Bill for im proving the municipal institutions of Scotland, when it was carried, by a large majority, to petition Parliament in favour of the measure, in so far as the abolition of the exclusive privi lege of the incorporated trade is concerned. His Majesty has granted a free pardon to two men, named Russell and Boden, the former of whom was con victed at the Wilts Assizes, and the latter at the Sessions, for two alleged highway robberies on a man named Green. Green, who, it appears, had received nearly 201. for his costa on these occasions, found the trade of prosecuting so profit able a one that he accused a third man, named James, of a third robbery, which led to the detection of the whole affair, and of a system very much resembling the well-known trade of blood-money. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 28,1836. The public will learn without surprise, and we are sure without regret, that the Lords have rejected at a blow the Amendments of the Commons on the Irish Corporation Bill as altered by their Lordships. In thus scornfully repulsing the conciliatory:advances made by the Representative Body, the Lords have made it plain that they are anxious to try their strength with the people. They were the first ag gressors—they attacked the privileges of the Commons in a manner wholly unprecedented. The Bill sent up to them for the Reform of the Municipal Institutions of Ireland they changed in title, in preamble, in principle, in detail— in every thing in short which constitutes the identity of a measure—and when the Commons endeavour to re store to it some of its original features, anxious at the same time to avoid collision, and for that purpose willing to concede all that could be conceded, their moderation is construed into pusillanimity, their concessions treated with disdain, their amendments spurned—aye, kicked out with out even being deemed worthy of examination. Such is the course which the planet-stricken Peers have thought it ex pedient to pursue, and that, too, not on the spur of the moment—not in a fit of sudden irritation—but when all such feelings, if ever they existed, must have subsided, and after the most mature and solemn deliberation. They have, with that chivalrous disregard of consequences which provokes a smile when one reads of Don QUIXOTTE attack ing the windmill, thrown down their gage to the people, who will not be slow to accept the challenge. Retreat for either party is no longer practicable. The battle must be fought hand to hand, and foot to foot, till one or other of the comba tants fall, or sue for mercy. A victory there must be. Need we predict which will prove the victorious party—the people or the Lords ? We may refer to the past for the shadowing forth of the future. The Lords have never yet encountered the people without being worsted—never, even when the power of the people was as nothing to what it now is, and that of the Lords immeasurably beyond its pre sent amount. We shall now sec—to use a Chinese simile— whether eggs can conflict with stones. We beg the reader's attention to the debate which pre ceded this insane decision of the Tory Peers. We find on the one side, all that eloquence, founded on reason, justice, and sound policy, could, urge to dissuade the Lords from the mad career on which they were entering, advanced by Lords GREY, MELBOURNE, HOLLAND, awl FALKLAND, the Duke of RICHMOND, and the Marquis of CLANRI CARDE ; while, on the other, there appear Lords LYND HURST, WINCHILSEA, ELLENBOROUGH, WHARNCLIFFE, and RIPON, together with the Duke of WELLINGTON and the Marquis of WESTMEATH, supporting the opposite course, and advocating the rejection of the Commons' amendments. The introductory speech of Lord MEL BOURNE was truly excellent. The Noble Lord explained succinctly and clearly the nature of the amendments made in the Bill by the Commons, and in a manly, straightfor ward, but at the same time moderate and conciliatory tone, pressed upon the House the propriety of taking them into consideration. In the course of his speech, he could not well avoid alluding to the shameful tergiversation displayed by Lord LYNDHURST on the subject of Catholic Emancipa tion, and it is but justice to say that a more complete exposure of political rottenness never was exhibited to public view. The unprincipled and truckling place-hunter was laid bare to the very bone—absolutely anatomised ; and so keenly did he feel the dissecting scalpel, that the greater part of his speech was taken up by a feeble and most unsuccessful attempt to vindicate himself. Not more successful was the Learned ex-Chancellor's endeavour to explain the expression he applied to the Irish—that expres sion to be held in everlasting; remembrance by every man who has a drop of Irish blood in his veins. The expression he did not deny ! On the contrary, he vindicated it ! ! And on what ground did he justify him self for denouncing the Irish as " aliens in blood, in reli gion, in language, and in feeling." Can it be believed? Because somebody had sung a ballad about the streets of Kilkenny, in which the English are called " cursed de mons!!!" This is the excuse advanced by a man who has held the Great Seal of England, for libelling a nation— the third part of the British empire. But we turn with disgust from the lamentable exhibition which this man has made of himself and of his party, and point with pride and triumph the reader's attention to the speech of Lord GREY, in which will be found an unanswerable chain of argument in favour of the Ministerial measure, and a warning such as none but Lord GREY could have given, and none but the House of Lords rejected, against pro ceeding to extremities by throwing out the amend ments of the other House. Our limits will not allow us to do more at present than merely advert to this noble address, but it is so full of wisdom, and that wisdom clothed in so much beauty, that we shall to morrow lay some of its many excellencies more particu larly before the public. The particulars of the regicidal attack upon the King of the FRENCH on Saturday evening; will be found in another part of The Sun, copied from the Paris Journals of Sunday. From the examination of the assassin, it would appear that he is a political enthusiast, rendered desperate by want. He may have accomplices, though he asserts the contrary ; and he may be one of a band of conspirators who have de voted their lives to the ridding France of her present Sove reign, though he states that no one was cognizant of his in tentions. It cannot be doubted that his madness has " a method in 't" which betrays his crime to have been long familiar to his mind ; while his language proves him to be long to a political school, in which moderation is regarded as apostacy, and constitutional opposition to a Government as a cowardly -expedient to avoid the hazard of physical suffering. ' Much as we deprecate these base attempts upon the life of the Sovereign of the FRENCH—greatly as we regret- - that the soil of France should be polluted with the footstep of a wretch capable of attempting so monstrous a crime—and willing as we are to believe that Lours PHILLIPPE is per sonally beloved as a father, by nine-tenths of his subjects— we cannot but be convinced that the adoption of a diffe rent policy on the part of the Government is necessary to the preservation of his MAJESTY'S life. Fear has no influence over the Republican mind of France. Measures of severity have been often enough tried to no purpose. Even the guillotine has no terrors for those madmen who believe that every stone in the altar of liberty ought to be cemented by the blood of Kings. Let an opposite line of policy be henceforth adopted, and we will pledge ourselves that the KING may walk unattended through all Paris in the most perfect safety. To the Go vernment of France we say—try the effect of a general poli tical amnesty. The more you persecute the more despe rate and dangerous will you render your enemies ; and those who beholding Louis PrinurrE as a King, would bend in lowliness of heart before his throne, will raise against his sacred person the arm of the assassin, to revenge the death of the political martyrs of their family. You can neither shield from danger the person of the KING, nor can you hope by severe measures to deter men from the commission of a crime, for whom the guillotine has no terrors. PARIS, JUNE 25. A letter from Madrid of the 17th, informs us that—" 80 waggons with provisions and effects for the troops, left Madrid yesterday (the 16th.) The Government has kept the promise it made to Cordova; we shall see whether the General on his side will keep his word, and begin operations as soon as his army has the necessary supplies. He will also receive in a few days 4 millions of reals, advanced by Messrs. Ardonin at the instance of M. de Rayneval, and on the express condition that this sum shall be applied exclusively to the use of the army. But if Cordova does not act promptly, he will surely be dismissed ; for the storm is gathering against him on all sides, and even his friends begin to feel their confidence in him lessen." Letters from Berlin say that the Empress of Russia is ex pected to arrive there by the 24th of this month. Her Majesty will not stop long with her family this time, but on her return from the baths of Baden, where she is going to spend two months, she will pass at least a fortnight at Berlin. The King and Queen of the Belgians received to-day at the Tuileries the Foreign Ambassadors and the Great Officers of State. The Prussian Ambassador, General Baron Farrel, and M. Fabricius, were the only Members of the Diplomatic Body who were not present.—Messager, June 26. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Accounts from Frankfort 'of the 16th state, that on the previous day was celebrated the marriage of Baron Lionel Rothschild, with Miss Charlotte Rothschild. The marriage festival was held in the mansion of the Neapolitan Consul- General, Baron Charles Rothschild, the father of the bride. The splendour and wealth displayed on this occasion cannot be described—the whole mansion was comparable only to a fairy temple. The poor, too, shared largely in the generosity of the Rothschild family, which has long been known. The mother of the young bride was engaged nearly the whole day in distributing charity to the numerous poor that flocked in from the neighbouring districts, the amount of which must have reached many thousand guilders. According to current report the marriage presents to the young couple themselves must have been of great pecuniary value. Montreal Papers have been received to the 4th June. They state that loyal addresses may be literally said to be pouring from all quarters on Sir Francis Bond Head. Sir Francis, in one of his answers, says, " It may afford you satisfaction to learn, that I have this day to reply to seventeen addresses, of a similar nature to your own." The following we copy from a Baltimore Paper of the Ist June, received this morning : The New Orleans Bulletin of the 14th ult. says :—" The follow ing is a copy of a letter direct from Houston's camp, received yesterday morning by the steamer Levant, from Nachetoehes " SANTA ANNA to General PHILASOLA. " Army of Operation, Coast Division, under my Command. " Having yesterday had an unfortunate encounter, I have resolved to remain a prisoner of war in the hands of the enemy, after having taken every precaution. I therefore hope that your Excellency will cause the division under the corn mond of General Paiza to counter-march to Bexar, where he will wait for orders. Your Excellency will also return to the same place, and order General Viesca, with his division, to Guadaloupe, Victoria. I have agreed on an armistice with General Houston, ad interim, until we can agree on terms of lasting peace. Your Excellency will take such measures as may be necessary for the subsistence of the army, which will remain under your command. The money that has arrived at Matamoros, and the provision of that place, and those at Vit toria, will be subject to your orders ; also 20,000 dollars that may be in the Treasury, are to be taken from Bexar. I trust that your Excellency will, without fail, comply with those dis positions, advising me of the same by return of courier; as also, if any should oppose its accomplishment. God and Liberty ! " ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA." " Camp Jacinto, April 22." The great majority by which the House of Lords have disap proved of the amendments of the House of Commons on the Irish Municipal Corporation Bill, does not appear to have had any effect on the Funds this morning. Consols remain steady at 92k for the Account; and Re duced at 91*. Exchequer Bills, 11 13 ; India Bonds, 1 disc. par ; Bank Stock, 209 k 210 ; India Stock for Account, 259 k 260. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active Bonds opened at the leaving off quotations of yesterday, 42k ; Passive 12f 1 ; Deferred, 198 ; Portuguese, 811 821 ; Three per Cents., 53i 54 ; Colombian 30.1 Mexican, 34 35 ; Dutch Two-and -Half- per Cents., 56k 57*. HALF-PAST ONE. Neither the attack on tho King of France, nor the majority in the House of Lords against Ministers have had any effect on the Funds ; on the contrary, in the early part of the morn ing Consols were 921, at present may be quoted at 921 with very little doing ; Exchequer Bills, 11 13 ; India Bonds, 1 premium ; Bank Stock, 2091 2101; India Stock, for the Account, 2591 261. In the Foreign Market Spanish Bonds were heavy, and have receded from 4211 s to 421 ; Portuguese, 81 821; Three per Cents., 531 54 ; Sp an i s h P ass i ve , 121 ; Deferred, 191 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for the Account, 921 REFORM BlLL—After perusing and carefully con sidering the provisions of this Bill, we had no difficulty in arriv ing at the conclusion that its author, Lord Melbourne, was dis posed, doubtless from a good cause, to apply the smallest p?s sible reform to the acknowledged abuses of our great seminaries of education.—Scots Times. A pro re nata meeting of the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, called by the Moderator, the Rev. Mr. Henderson, Carmunnock, in consequence of a requisition, numerously subscribed, was held in the Tron Session Ijouse, on Wednes day last, for the purpose of considering the provisions of the Scottish University Bill. The following is an extract of a letter from Milan, dated the 17th inst. :—" Death has been rather on the quick at Venice, and still continues so ; insensibly the cho lera has crept on at Milan, though very few cases have ap peared ; it rages at Bergamo ; at Como, not much.".--French Paper. Some partial failures have taken place in the neigh bourhood of Inverness in the potatoe crop, but we are happy to say that generally it is doing well. In Morayshire it has better than an average appearance. In the south of Scotland, the taint is committing sad ravages. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds .. Belgian Bonds Ditto Account . Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account 13,1enos Ayres Bonds Ditto ACcount Chi Man Bonds Ditto Account • Columbian Bonds Ditta Account Columbian Bonds, 1821 Ditto Account — Danish Bonds Ditto Account Greek Bonds 37 Ditto Bonds, 1125 — Ditto Account — Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent— — Ditto Account — Ditto, 6 per cent. Ditto Account — Neapolitan THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Peruvian Bonds Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto Accowat Ditto New Bonds Ditto Account Ditto, 3 per cent. Prussian Bonds Russian Bonds, IS2-2 Ditto Account Ditto Metallic Spanish Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1634 42 1 , 34% at, Ditto Account 42% 2 1% French, 5 per cent.— .. —f. —c. 4 per cent. —f. —c. 1t... -f. —c. f.• per cent. - --- Exchange —f. —c Dutch, 24 per cent. Ditto Account Ditto, 5 per cent. IONIA Ditto Account PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Calcu.ta and Suagur Railway Company Commercial Blackwall Railway Company 2 Eastern Counties Railway I Brighton (Rennie's) London and Croydon Railway Company 5 South Eastern Railway Company 2 Australasia Bank British North American Bank • lO London and Westminster Bank 2O 114 55 Arrived. Due 0 America 0 0 Brazil 0 BuenosAyres 0 Carthagen . 0 I Dublin... 0 Flanders MAILS. ......-. (Arrived. --.. Due. Arrived. Due. 1 France ...... ...... 0 0 Lisbon 0 0 Guern. &Jersey 0 0 Malta 0 Hamburg 0 0 Mexico 0 0 Holland 0 0 Ostend 0 0 Jamaica 0 Leeward Islands 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. ......28 minutes after 2. J Evenine, ...... 55 minutes after 2. SOUTIIEY'S COWPER, VOL. V. This day was published, the Fifth Volume of the LIFE AND WORKS 0E? COWPER, By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq., LL.D., Poet Laureate. The Drawings taken from Nature, by William Harvey, Esq. 4 .,* The illustrations to this volume are a richly finished plate of the Lime Walk at Weston, looking to the Alcove, by Stocks. A Vignette View of the Lodge (the Poets' residence at Weston), engraved in the most finished style of excellence by Goodall. A fine Portrait of John Newton, by H. Robinson, and a view of Cow . per's Boudoir, in his garden at Olney. London : Baldwin and Cradock, Paternoster-row. Preparing for publication by the same, after Drawings by Harvey, royal Sco., in 3lontlily Numbers, price 2s. 6d. each, A SERIES of richly engraved PLATES to illustrate the WORKS of COWPER, consisting of Views and Portraits, ac companied by letter-press description of the scenery of Berkhamp stead, St. Albans, Huntingdon, Olney, Weston, Hertford, East Derehara, &c. *„' As the first Artists of the country are engaged, and no ex pense spared to render the Engravings worthy of the subject illus trated, and the finished state of the Arts, the Publishers flatter themselves that this work will receive the favourable attention of all lovers of rural scenery and fine engraving. HAMBURG, JUNE 10, 1836. IV., N approach of WEDNESDAY the 22d instant, the First Day of Drawing of the 68th HAMBURG H GREAT LOTTE 11 Y, HEINE BROTHERS, the CONTRACTORS, request those, desirous to purchase at the first Price of Si. to LOSE NO TIME in ordering by one of the Mails reaching this before the 20th instant. To those, whose remittances of .EIO, or £2O, reach them before the 20th instant, HEINE BROTHERS will on executing the order (and sending a Scheme with full particulars) return £2, or £4, (viz. Two Pounds on each Ten Pound Note) by return of Post. Orders for more than Two Tickets must be declined, there not being Tickets enough remaining unsold to allow them to attend to orders of greater extent. Orders for less than a whole Ticket will also not be attended to. DIRECT to lIEINE BROTHERS in HAMBURG, P. S. Orders arriving after 20th instant cannot be executed below 101. per Ticket. Tickets warranted nndrawn will sell from 22d inst. till the establishment of a higher rate at Ten Pounds sterling. A higher rate will follow this first rise in price very soon. The publication of THE SUN NE-NSPAPER commenced this (lay at 20 minutes past Three o' Cluck. . , , k--,-,- - 3_,-„, ---fe:B..--,,,, ,g . \,... ~,, - ;, ; .1„..,- 1....... _a "ki 4,> 11-1 y ROLLS COURT.-(THIS DAY.) EARL GLENGALL V. ILARNARD—THE SAME V. BUTLER. The Court was occupied the whole of the morning in hear ing the remainder of the arguments in this case, which was part heard yesterday. At the conclusion of the arguments, willch occupied the whole The MASTER of the ROLLS stated that he sih. of the morning, the case, and give judgment on a future day. Auld consider SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY•) (FROM LLOYD'S.) DEAL, JUNE 27.—Wind E. S. E.—The whole of the out ward bound have sailed for their different destinations. Also arrived from the river, and proceeded, the Venus, Price, to Naples ; the Elbe Packet, Croft, to Cork ; the Pink, Pointz, to Hallifax. The American brig Autumn, from Petersburg to Boston, ran on shore on the Godwin Sands early this morning, but was assisted off and brought into the Downs, with loss of anchor and cable. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 27.—Wind S. E., fine.—No arrivals or sailings. PLYMOUTH, JUNE 26.—Wind S.S.W.—No arrivals or sailings. FALMOUTH, JUNE 26. —Win'd S. S. W. to W. S. W.—No arrivals. Sailed, the Transit, Wrightson, for Oporto, Lisbon, and Cadiz. STANGATE, JUNE 26.—Arrived, the Mary, Custance, from Mogadore. GLOUCESTER, JUNE 27.—Arrived, the Itowa, Renners, from Wolga. LIVERPOOL, JUNE 26.—Arrived the Sandbark, Bishop, from Demerara ; Columbus, Palmer, from Ncw York ; Ox ford, Numiett, from Savannah ; Good Hoab, —, from Kid. Off port the Washington, —, and the Colchester, —, from Mobile. WATERFORD, JUNE 25.—Arrived the Reinwell, —, from London. LIMERICK, JUNE 25.—Arrived the lanthe, Langley, from Miramichi. QUEBEC, MAY 30.—The William and John, from Poole, was ordered back to Grosse Isle, under quarantine. The hull of the Howe was sold at Anticosti on Friday for 161. ; the hull of the Zephyr for 11/. ; cargo of the Howe for 5/. 9s. 6d.; Zephyr 8/. ; and Co embus 2/. 10s. The No. 2, Van Gouw, from Rotterdam, has arrived at Aberdeen leaky, bound to Limerick. The approach to the gallery of the House of Lords was last night besieged at an early hour, and to an unprece dented extent. By three o'clock there were at the outer door more than would twice fill the gallery ; although it is never opened until near five o'clock, that being the hour at' which their Lordships commence public business. After some. had been admitted—more than enough to fill the gallery—it was requisite to close the outer doors, and to have them guarded by the police. Those who were thus excluded re mained in the utmost anxiety in the hope of afterwards gain ing admission, should some of their more fortunate predeces sors find. the place "too hot to bold them." Below the bar was also Thronged by the Members of the Commons. The utmost anxiety and excitement prevailed. CAPTAIN BRENTON'S NAVAL HISTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN, IN 24 WEEKLY SHILLING NUMBERS.—DEDI-. CATED BY PERMISSION TO HIS MAJESTY.—The first Number of the new weekly issue of this truly national work is now pub lished, price ls., and will be found to possess great claims on the attention of the public, and on that of the Naval Profession in particular. The general history commences at the close of the American war in 1783, and will be brought down to the present time. In the course of the work will also be given a new introduction, comprising a Sketch of our Naval. History from the very earliest period, thus rendering it the most com plete Naval - History that has ever appeared. The First Part is embellished with a copy of the remarkably fine likeness of his present Majesty, drawn by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The Work will also contain portraits of Lords Howe, Duncan, Nelson, Collingwood, Exmouth, and most of the other distin guished officers in the service, to secure good impressions of which orders should be sent early to the Booksellers. A MAN SHOT.—Yesterday at the police-office of St. Marylebone, a man was charged with stealing a truck from the front of a baker's shop, in Tottenham-court-road. Two witnesses were in attendance, but one of them remained outside the office in charge of the truck which had been stolen. On this witness being called for by Mr. Rawlinson, a genuine sample of the " finest pisintry," a policeman roared out in a Kilkenny brogue, " He's shot out, Sir !" " Shot !" said Mr- Rawlinson, in astonishment ; " Why, what is he shot with ?"' " Shot out with the truck, Sir," replied the Milesian. Mr. Rawlinson was still in the dark, until one of the inspectors explained in English that the witness was shut out, and not shot, as Paddy implied. The prisoner was committed to Nevvgate for trial. We have received a paragraph stating that Mr. O'Connell will take the chair on Monday next at a meeting to ba held in Theobald's-road for the purpose of forming; an Universal Suffrage Club. A grand dinner was given to Rossini at Frankfort a few days ago by a great number of the most respectable inha bitants of the town, including members of the Senate, mercan tile men, artists, &c. A considerable crowd had collected in a g arden attached to the room where the ban q uet was g iven, who greeted Rossini with loud acclamations on his arrival and departure.—Galignani's Messenger. Soloman Stanley, a gipsy, well known in this neighbourhood, was this morning apprehended and lodged in our borough gaol, for the murder of his wife. The unhappy occurrence took place yesterday, in Copnor-lane, about three miles from Portsmouth, and was the consequence of a quarrel which arose between the man and wife, when both were in toxicated. Stanley brutally struck the deceased on the side of the head, and kicked her, it is asserted, as she lay on the ground. An inquest will be held on Monday before T. Martell, Esq., the Coroner for the borough.—Hampshire Telegraph. THE DIVORCE OF SWIFT v. SWIFT.—The ques tion of the competency of the tribunals of France to decide upon the question of conjugal rights in the case of Mr. Swift and his wife, having been determined in the affirmative, the Tribunal de Premiere Instance yesterday entered upon the merits of the case. M. Jollivet argued with great ability on the part of the lady, and was replied to with equal t a lent by M. de Delangle, the advocate of Mr. Swift. He was fol lowed by M. Poinsot, the King's Advocate, who declared that the law was against the demand of Mr. Swift to have the marriage declared void, and called upon the Court to en force the decree which restored Mrs. Swift to her husband. The Court, in conformity with these conclusions, and consi dering it to be an incontestible principle that marriages were regulated by the laws of the country in which they were cei.c brated—that it had been proved that Mr. Swift and 1i55 Kelly were married at Rome, on the 25th of March, 18 3 °1. with all the forms and conditions prescribed by the laws 01' that place—that the marriage had been declared valid by the Courts in England, and that there was no moral cause existing in the case for the non-execution of the decree of "1 Privy Council of England, dated 15th July, 1835 that within eight days after the present judgment was ser,, ve „.. Mrs. Swift should return to reside with her husbancl-- - `" - lignani. es A pointer dog, formerly belonging to Mr. Ja m o f Brook, of Carlton Lodge, bearing the felicitous nanj. e in " Jerry," may be seen every evening at the Police Otne e ,, Leeds at half-past nine o'clock, the time when the nig" 1 watchmen proceed on their rounds, when he comes eviden_ . . for the purpose of /going on duty. Having seen all his '2" . ' c eicer rades depart, he probably stays a few moments in the ° • Is he vim then takes his own departure also. During the night eldom --decree:, the beat of almost every watchman in the town, hut s stays above a few moments with any one of them , a nd p roccea regularly, as if he were Inspector General of the whole, s returns in the morning to be ready when the men ar e duty missed. Seldom, if ever, has Jerry missed this night Yo.ac for years; and what is still more astonishing , his Incid e em u de to quiring the habit is unknown, as Mr. Brook ne ver rens• ~ to have brought him down to the watchhouse at an y p eri, ring his connection with the former watch committee. (ADVEILTISEMENT.) The NEW FLAT GOLD WATCHES. are offered in double-bottomed engine-turned cases, with accuratelr finished vertical movements, jewelled and warrant ed for Seven Guineas each, or, with highly-finished horizontal movements, wr' ranted at Nine Guineas each, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Working Watchmaker, Goldsmith, Silversmith, andWdmLondon. BIRTHS. On the 20th inst., in Savil l e - p lace, Mile-end, the lady of Mr . Oliver, of a daughter. On the 26th inst., in Grosvenor - p lace, the Countess of Lisburne , of a son and heir. On the 27th inst., at Newington-green, the lady of Alderman White, of a son. On the 26th inst., in Connaught-square, Lady Bethune, of a daughter mARD. This morning, at St. Pan cras Church, William Glover, Esq., M.A., of the Middle. Temple, b a rrister-at-law, to Mary Anna, only daughter of the late Colonel C. Ironside. On the 25th inst., at St. George's, Hanover-square, by the Rev. Pigott, Esq., fourth son of P. Pigott S. B. Pigott, Gale Stainsby Conant, of Archer Lodge, county of Southampton, Esq., to Frances, only child of Thomas Drake, Esq., of Ashday Hall, West Riding, Yorkshire. On the 25th inst., Pierre Felix Maire, Esq., of Bordeaux, to Emma Eliza, eldest daughter of Frederick Taber, Esq., of Bays water-bal. On the 25th inst., at Wormley, Herts Charles Holt, Esq., of Lamb's C o nduit-street, third son of W. 11. Holt, Esq., of Enfield. to Georgiana Elizabeth, second (laughter of Thos. Evitt, Esq., of flaydon-square. On the 25th inst., at Christ Church, St. Marylebone, W. G. Anderson, Esq., of the Admiralty, to Mary, youngest daughter of the late H. Whiteside, Esq., of 13IED. On the 24th inst., in the Sanctuary , Westminster, Anna Maria , infant daughter of L. C. Humfrey, Esq. On the 25th inst., in Charl otte-street, Bedford -sq uare , aged 6 month s , William Hartley, the s econd son of Edward Gillam White, Esq., barrister-at-law. On the 3d May, at St. Kitt's, John Hare, Esq., Assistant Com missary-General to the Forces. On the 10th inst., at Redcar, Miss Hannah Pennyrnan, of Carr Hall, Whitby, dughter of the late Sir J. Penn man, Bart., of Ormesby and Thornton, Cleveland. On the 25th inst. , a g ed 50, Ch ar lotte, wife of Mr. J. M oo n, of Dorset-place, Regent's-park. On the 27th inst., after having g i Middle Temple, bar rister-at-law ondon Printed and Pu blished by MU RDO YOUNG, of No. L 112, Strand, at Mc Son Office, No. 112, Strand, in the coon of Midillesia. 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