The Sun. — London, England, 1845-05-27 00:00:00

etlasses bad improved in their circumstances since the present Government came into office ?—( Hear, hear.) He would a k, what was the condition of the manufacturing districts when the present Government took office ? Look to the state - of Paisley, in 1842.—(Hear, hear.) Look to the condition of Stockport at the same period.—( Hear, hear.) He then read extracts from the reports of the inspector of factories at Stockport, to show, that the manu facturers of that place were then in a state of the greeteet distress, that the works were almost all closed, and the opera,tivea thronging the streets in a starving condition. Mr. ft'auadlers, an inspector of the woollen district of Yorkshire, ma , le a statement from which it appeared, that in 1838, the nurniDeer of 54,000 persons, of all ages, were employed in ',the fact *cies. In those factories there were now employed 114 "000, slowing an increase of 38 per cent. of persons of all age a. The reports of the manufacturing districts in Scotland and :Ireland were at least as satisfactory, and there were in some dist r lets a want of hands. He (Sir J. Graham) had there also SOU 4 individual cases represented to him by Mr. Clements, an A ssistant-Poor-law Commissioner, which he would not read, the n igh thelear of delaying the House. He (Mr. Clements) stet e .1 that in one manufactory in his district, the DORA; leer of labourers who worked for thirty days dur a tg the five weeks ending the 3d of May, 1845, rec ei red 3641., while the same number, who worked nineteen dal s daring the five weeks ending the 3d of April, 1842, re cei N .d 216/., making a difference of 1381. A master-mason to & him (Sir. Clements), that during the distress of 1841 an , i J 842 he would gladly accept employment at two shillings a r lite, but that now he was getting three shillings and seven pe. tie e per day, and that, if he chose to leave his present net at er, he could receive four shillings per day. He (Mr. st aents) further stated that they could now get anything tilt., liked to ask for. He then dilated on the relative condi ti a of the operatives, and how it depended upon the price of tr i o s necestaries of life. He (Sir James Graham) wished to a' wee the House that upon the point of the extent of w 'gee in the manufacturing districts, he instituted the most exit fat inquiry, and he held in his hand an account of.•the wages of the various departments of labour, and princi ally of the skilful labourers in Liverpool, Sheffield, Leeds, t;ewcastle-on-Tyne, and Manchester, comprising six years, vhien stated the annual average of wages in 1845 was as high as that of any of the five antecedent years ; and, on the whole, with the exception of one or two towns, it was higher than in any of the previous years. He would read to the House the aeooent frpm Newcastle-on-Tyne, which stated that the wages of labourers had been on the increase, and that the workmen were generallly employed. It stated that in 1841, 1842, and 1843, the trade was bad, but that it revived in 1844 ; and the most of the trade prices given for work had advanced. In Liverpool it said that in the years from 1840 to 1844, 1,000 workmen were oet of employment, and now that there were scarcely safficient applications for work.D tering the last six weeks, ending on the 19th of April, 1840, the wages paid in a certain establishment then were 3031. ; in 1841, 395/. ; in 1842,2601.; in 1e43, 282/. ; in 1844, 2901.; and in the six weeks ending the 19th of April, 1845, that house_ paid to the same bands no less than 6951.—( Hear, hear.) He (Sir J. Graham) said that the amount of wages was not the only one ingredient in the comparative comfort of the labouring classes ; they should look also to the prices of the articles of the first necessity. lie stated also that in the agricultural districts, so far from there being a fall of wages, there had been an actual increase in many counties. He would wish to call their attention to the command that the same amount of labour had over the ne cessitiee of life compared with that of former years. He was not one of those who denied that a bad bar vent was one cf the greatest curses that Provi clenoe could inflict, and that an abundant harvest was are of the greatest blessings that it could bestow ; that all h uman legislation was vain against the dispensations of Pro v ideas., and that all legislation was inoperative when compared with the blessing of Providence ; but when he came to read to ti teen the prices of the articles of the first necessaries he would a saw that a great many of them had decreased during the pre s mit legislation. He would compare the present year with the ricer of the year when the change of Government took place. 1 a the year 1841 the price of wheat was 645. per quarter, in ths s present year the price was 465. per quarter. In 1811 the pt.; ice of barley was 335. per quarter, it was now 325. 3d. per qn utter. In 184 5 the price of oats was 21e. ltd., it was so w 21s. 4d. The price of flour was 10id. per quertern, its was now Bd. The price of oatmeal was 6d. re r quarter, it was now 3d. The articles which he yeas about to enumerate would not so much depend on the suveste. The price of beef in 1841 was 7d. per lb. it was tow fe;id. per lb. The price of mutton was 7d. per lb., and tithin the last fourteen days it was 6d. per lb. The price of lurk which was 7d. per lb. in le4l was now 6d. per lb. The +rice of sugar which was 7d. per lb. in 1841 was now sd. per 1 b. The price of coffee which was 2s. in 1841 was now Is. 4d. par lb. The price of currants which were 9d. per lb. was -sew 6d. Candles were sold in 1841 at 7d. per lb. they were stew sold at 6d. per lb. Ide could enumerate various •ether articles, almost every one of which cones yandesi with those already referred to, and there ~ a s sot an increase in any one article. He thought 'fiat the Noble Lord did injustice to her Majesty's Government, tend to the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of that Govern unent, when be referred to the measures which he had adopted, with respect to the monetary system of this country. It was most true that there was a large increase of the circulating medium, but while there was a necessity of paying in gold, their proeperity was decreased by the undue issue of paper, payable no demand, which was not only evanescent, but was atteeded with the most severe pressure upon all classes, and anon none more than upon the labouring classes. In the year 1 e4l, the amount of bullion in the hands of the Bank of keeiend was only 5,000,000/., and the amount of notes in eircalatica was 16,4e0,000/. When he was now addressing there, the amount of bullion is their hands was 16,009,000/., into-ad 5,000,000/., and the circulation in notes, instead of feting 10,400,000/. was no less than 21,163,000/ e and consequent *epee the measure of last year, with reference to the Bank of England, there Ives now a progress in the same res; ect in the banks both of England and Ireland. Measures were taken arias, the undue ten:elation of that year, and he believed that they were going certain length,' with respect to the Bank of Euglarei nhich would render that prosperity not only not evanescent, but stable, and these measures were not only in pinnate. hut had received their completion and had produced tbe.r effects. Then let ham call attention to the state of spe relation iu this country, for it should be admitted that specu latioa had had great effect upon the state of the labouring popu lation in this country ; and the first class of speculation to which he would call attention was the amount of capital that had bee's embarked in railway speculations within the last four yews. lee to the year 1841, there were laid down in this vountry 2,345 miles of railroads, at a cost of 66,700,000/. ; in the veer 1e44 there were 728 additional miles laid down, at an additional cost of 10,400,0,0/. ; and during the present session the (earl in of sew lines of rail amounted to 6,000 additional miles, with a capital equal in amount to 80,000,000/. Last year, the lines of railway which received the sanction of Par liament extended to an outlay of ten millions; and this year it wee expected that the outlay ire the country upon rail roads tint should receive the sanction of the Legislature, would amount to about 20,000,000/. Now, of course, a great deal of this money would be expended in giving employment; in fact, for many years to come it would give very extensive employment. 'there was another matter in connexion with this subject, to which he would beg to direct attention, in re fesenee to the state of the working classes—namely, the dimi nution of crime in England. He found, by returns that had been laid before the House, a very considerable decrease in the diminution of crime. He found that, in the year 1842, there was a diminution of full 50 per cent. ; in 1843 it was still greater ; and the diminution of crimes of an atrocious character was still more remarkable for the last year.—( Hear.) Ho would next call attention to the Report of the Poor-law Commissioners that had been laid oa the table of the House this year, by which it appeared that, as compared with last year, there was a diminution equal to 20 per cent. as compared with the year 1843, of able bo died parsons relieved is the workhouses. With regard to what the Noble Lord - had said about the law of settlement, he (Sir J. Graham) begged to say that his opinion was in favour of making birth the test of a right to settlement, though objec tions' might arise to the regulation the rural districts which could not apply in manufacturing towns. With reference to the Noble Lord's opinion upon emi gration, he (Sir James Graham) was rather at a loss so understand the Noble Lord. The emigration to America was a comparatively cheap and short voyage—it cost bte. 71.-- init there all the Crown lands in that country belonging to this had been made ever to the local authorities, so that there was not much to be expected by emigrants going to that country. And as to Aus ralia, that voyage occupied five months, and cost 191., while in Sydney there was at present such an excess of labour that people were wandering about there unable to get work, and therefore the Government should exercise the utmost caution in recommending emigrants to that colony. He had before him a table showing the emigration which had takes place from the United Kingdom during the last ten years. In 1141, 18,000 persons emigrated ; in 1842, 28,000 ; 1e43, 57,00 J; and in 1844, no less than 70,000 persons emi grated. Daring the first quarter of the present year, the emi grations from the Uaited Kingdom amounted to 13,507; the number for the same period of last year. being 7,286. He now cisme to another point on which the Noble Lord dwelt with great earnestness and anxiety—he alluded to the means taken fur the education of the working classes. He admitted with the Noble Lord, that all efforts to improve the education of the working classes, without attention being paid to the improve uncut of their physical condition, would be found useless and unavailing. He was satisfied, that in the first instance they oust pay attention Ise the improvement of the physical con dition of the working classes. Their physical condition being improved, it became the duty of the Government to bestow the utmost attention on their moral improvement. Had the Go veerement shown neglect in this respect ? In 1841, the annual vote for education was 30,000/. ; in 1812, it was 40,000/. ; and last year it was 70,0001. Since her Majesty's present Government came into office, the sum of 10,009/. had been granted to the National School Society, 1,000/. in aid of the Normal schools for train ing muter-, and the sum of 7501. had been granted to the Foreign School Societies. The sum of 3,5001. had been granted to a school at Chelsea, 3,5001. to a Normal school at Basemen, and a further sum of 3,500/. granted to the diocesan school of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The min of 9,0001. had been granted to the General Assembly of Scotland for the establishment of Normal schools at Glasgow and Edinburgh, and generally speaking very laree advances—progressive ad vances—had been made for the foundation of schools in Great Eritain. No less a sum than 320,0001. had been spent in the establishment of schools since the year 1833. Those sums had been advanced in addition to subscriptions of private individuals. Altogether, within the last twelve years, se much as one million of capital had beers expended in Great Britain in building and founding schools. Nor had the Dissenters been behind hand in this, for they had subscribed as much as 70,000/. He had now bat one other subject to notice in reference to the moral improvement of the people of this country, and that was in reference to a measure brought forward by hi s Ri g h t H on. Friend at the head of the Government, and which received the sanction of Parliament in the course of last year . He alluded to th e measure w hi c h enabled the any contribution from the public funds, to build churches and to place endowed m i n i sters in densely-inhabited manufacturing districts of this country. The measure had now been in opera tion for about twelve months, and during that time thirteen ehnrches had been built, thirty-nine were in progress of being built, and forty-seven wer t contracted hat e coincident r i to to be 26 b o 7 o %. Those churches would afford accommodation last three with the people. He had now sho wn measures which had been proposed in the la ' years, there had been a most remarkable revival of the trade t o r r ad f e nt o w f this country. There had been, on the whole, an increase the wages of labour, and there had bee n a diminutionofcnmine and a diminution of pauperism. Much reli g i ous instruction had been afforded, and, on the whole, he did hope and believe, that the account which he had been reading would b e regarded as indicative of no neglect of duty on the part of the Government. He was confident that the British public would see that they had faithfully discharged their duties, with a sincere a n d h onest desire to promote the interest and happiness of all classes of her Majesty's subjects, but more especially the interests and welfare of the labouring classes. He must say, that in his opi nion the resolutions which had been proposed by the Noble Lod, must be regarded, both by the House and by the country, as demonstrations of a disapprobation of the con duct of her Majesty's Government, and as indicative of an opinion that her Majesty had been ill advised. He should feel it to be his duty before he sat down to move the previous question, but to arrive at that previous . question it was first ne cwsary to negative the amendment of the Honourable Member for Rochdale. He could hardly think that the Honourable Gentleman would be disposed to press the amendment to a division. If, however, he should persist in pressing his amend ment, it would be his (Sir James Graham's) duty to vote against it, and in case of its being rejected, then se should move the previous question. Sir C. BURRELL said, that in the course of I his speech the Noble Lord had made some reflections on the county of Sussex—(Hear, hear)—at least such was his impre ts ion of the observations which the Noble Lord had made. • When the Noble Lord recollected how great the changes T 11 dch a few years made in the population of the county, and wt (t nhe espe cially recollected h.iw that population was now tend hag towards the coast, he thought that the Noble Lord would , change his position, and allow that the lower classes in the col gut; of Sus sex were not so reduced as he represented them. H. tel he known that county properly he would never have so aspersed t 114 • gentry of that county. In another part of his speech he ht spoken of the want of education among the label x ,- ers, and of the disregard which was felt for their wants. He ( Sir C. Burrell) thought that he might pretend to know 'something of the country, and he could assert that it was s' constant desire among the landowners, and all connncte( L with the ' property of the country, to find employment for thi t •poor, even though at a sacrifice, rather than send them to the poor-house. He knew something of the labourers, also, for he had been in the habit, for many years, of paying upwards of seventy labourer:, and had never heard that they were eithe rin want or dissatisfied, and he was certain that there was a treat desire throughout the country to meet the necessities of tl as. poor, and provide them with employment, and he should be k :lad to know from what source the Noble Lord derived his inforn A tion. _ - Lord JOHN RUSSELL certainly did not deli rs , to throw any aspersions on the county of Sussex. He had .elerived his information from the report of the Commissioners to • investigate the state of the prisons in the county, and to repo e t upon the state of the education of the prisoners whom they r Wight find in the gaols. Sir C. BURRELL—WouId the Noble Lord state what gaols ? Lord J. RUSSELL—Certainly not. Mr. LABOUCHERE said that he had listened with great satisfaction to the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet : the Secre tary for the Horne Department. He was glad to pe a wive from that speech the course which the Government i n tended to pursue, and that they intended to carry out many •• useful and practical measures for the advantage of the county,. F He was the last person to object to such a course, or to any "set of men when they evidently were desirous of prompting goo d and great purposes. But still he thought that there was some s It übt of the utility of the made which they adopted in c. a rying out their designs ; and when this impression was t prevalent in the country he thought he was not going too far in stating his opinion that the distress of the lower classes hr se I not been sufficiently considered.—(" Hear, hear," from Los •c 1 J. Rus sell.) He thought, therefore, that the motion of ; his Noble Friend was both a useful and a wise one, and th the had taken a wise part in bringing this matter before the c onsidera tion of the House. He thought it was better to res oft to good advice rather than to resort to the hazardous assist nice of the empiric. He could not but repeat that he had !heard the speech of the Right Hon. Baronet with great slots. s ction. As an indication of the course which the Government it itended to pursue, it certainly was good ; but what did the ape. to ia amount to ? That there had been a great revival in trade- - that com merce and manufactures bad been aroused from t.l teir groat depression, and that the people were relieved from t he dread ful depression of high prices.—(Hear.) During ,e present year this had been remarkable, and he trusted t hat such measures would be taken as would effectually prey( is t any re turn to the disastrous plan of high prices. But w' at was all this ascribed to? Owing to the speeches of the F k .a. Gen tlemen opposite all these advantages had been ascri .b Id to the wisdom of the Government, and it was not until the I were in terrupted by the laughter on the other side of the ' ouse that they began and perceived that seasons had somet h ing to do with it. When, in additiou to this, they were i nduced to look further they might, he thought: aseribe : tc me thing also to those periodical changes to which • es immercial affairs were always subject, and to the I o w prices which had ensued in consequence of the general rosperity. Assuming that the argument of the Right Hon. ( ;entleman was correct, what a strong argument it was why t Isey should proceed in a course which had been been attended l with such beneficial effects. Let them then proceed—let tl se m develop the resources of the country and open up its charm( As to the in fluence of still further changes in these high price s. —(Hear.) He was not, however, disposed to go much into eetail. He considered ,that the calm and tranquillity which y ,43 rvaded the country was favourable to the consideration of sue 11 questions. The Right Hon. Gentleman (Sir James Graben i said that the country was at the present moment in a state os ri treat pros perity, and that part at least of that prosperity was c is ring to the late commercial changes that had been introduced b y the pre sent Government. if that was so, let them take ca , r • that a re coil would not take place, and produce estate of thinp ;It worse than what preceded those changes. The country our ht, he con sidered, to be grateful to the Noble Lord who tad brought forward this great question, influenced, as he was ;in doing so by no factious or party feeling. He (Mr. Labo 3 There) per fectly concurred in the resolutions which had t e en brought forward by the Noble Lord, and he would carne st ly implore the Government to take them into their serious e rusideration. He had great objection, however, to the manr 'r in which they had brought about the changes which they 1: ad already introduced. Not only did they disarrange trade s a d commer cial affairs, but he believed that they had been t x e cause of producing the great discontent which prevailed in tl manufac turing districts. He thought that whatever claim I h e landed in terest might have to a protective duty, they were n o t entitled to have it in such a way as to damage the commercial in e, treats of the country. They—the Parliament—of that House, I sad set an example, he would not say for what purpose or pie text—they had pursued a course, in reference to sugar, which set a bad example to the rest of the world. He thought that their re cent measures and policy, in reference to Brazil, hi d the ten dency rather to perpetuate than to put an end tt ) the slave trade. But as that was not the time to enter into that ques tion, he would not detain the House further, bu t e onclude by giving his hearty support to the resolutions whits) t had been brought forward by the Noble Lord. —( Hear. ) Sir J. T YRRELL considered that parties in, that House and in the country were in an extraordinary po sit ion. They had an opposition doing the business of the Gov er nment, and they had a Government who were deserted b those who ought to be, an t bad been its most strenuous sus srters. For his own part, he gave his best thanks to the Nt e Lord who bad brought forward this question for the oppc .rte cnity which he had afforded him of expressing his opinion on it. He did not think that any Member of the House wr open to the charge of prolonging the debate when he at' en ipted to lay before the House the judgment ho had lot urn 'd on these all-important questions. The Noble Lord had b. rut ight forward his motion on the corn question, feeling the t I,his was the great battle-field, and the main question for t he it considera tion. The Noble Lord had done great injut ice •to the agri cultural interest, inasmuch as there was a gi •ea t fund at the disposal of any Minister who might think fit to ea rry it out for the benefit of that interest. By the 43d of E li3 abeth it was enacted that all persons should contribute to the poor-rate in proportion to their means.—(Year, hear.) If' t hat were now the case he thought Government would soon find a large fund at their disposal for the purposes of education„ and for alle viating the distresses of the poor ; but it happe ni d that of late Ministers had fought very shy of the common :is 1 and manu facturing districts of the country. Yet there v. res e many indi viduals in the large towns of this country who did not con tribute one particle to the maintenance of Vhd poor-rates-- Howell and James's, or Storr and Mortimer's, f or instance, who would tell him that they bad invested their ax coney in pro perty.—(Laughter.) There was another que tty en on which, if the principles of Hon. Gentlemen opposite -ea re true, they were harshly dealt with, as those on that side o f t he House did not carry out their own principles. With reap , set, to malt, for instance, they did not take off any portion of tree duty, and yet such would be. , the increased consumption, are 1 I uch the addi tional amount added to the revenue, that no lo is would be sus tained by any such course—on the contrary, w' am 1 the agricul tural interest complained, they said to them., "We cannot forego any such imposition ;" and when they a sk ed for a trifle, they told them that it was unworthy of the agri cultural interest to make such a demand. He could not, hove war, descend to personalities, because ho was perfectly aware eh at they ought not to be tolerated when great interests were at stake ; but this he would say, theft when the manufacturing districts were in a state of depression, the Right Hon. Baronet altered the corn-laws, but -when the agri cultural interest complained—as they did at the ccmmence mont of the pr6sent session—the Right Hon.. Baronet's re medy was to make the manufacturing and comme re sal interests of the country sori h and at the same time so hu yy—(Laugh ter )—that ho was not able to find them provision is. That was the way great interests were dealt with. It had :been said that they were not in a condition to form an agricultural adminis tration.—( Hear, hear.) But be that as it may • they thought that they had dune so. He for one did not conaid er that any greater reflection on the intelligence of that body than it would be in a nobleman who had not two sets of butlers., nor two sets of cooks, and who did not offer his guests the (entertainment they had expected. Those on the bench below him he thought had forfeited their confidence, and so far as they were concerned they might look for .etiier friends. It was true they might not get betters— (Laughter.) The great parties in this House were so united that there was very little difference between them on groat or small questions. Laughter.) It was necessary to call them by name to spe cify their opinions. He felt considerably indebted to the Noble Lord for bringing forward those resolutions. Ile regretted that he could not vote for them—( Laughter)--because they were not of a practical character. The Noble Lord never in tended that they should be so.—( Continued laughter.) But he must do him the justice to say that he kept a good look out, keeping a man at the mast-head to watch when the straw moved, that he might avail himself of any opportunity of taking the reins of Government, and of obtaining the con fidence of the Queen. Under these circumstances he should sit down.—( Great laughter.) He did not believe that the constituencies of the country had changed their opinions. What might happen in the future was not for him, to point out. —(Load laughter.) During the ten years which the Noble Lord held power he had not propounded any intelligible mea sure in that House with respect to education, although he took great pains to dilate on its importance. If he were asked why all classes were in the receipt of such small wages, which he for one deplored, he would say that they chiefly arose from a want of confidence in the Ministers and in that House as to the policy which they intended to pursue towards those engaged in agriculture. As far as theory went, they might be right, but, being theoretically right, they might be practically wrong. It could not be disguised that this was meant to be a corn-law debate. The Non. Member concluded by saying that when they next put their noses into that House, he was greatly mis taken if there was not a change of men as well as of measures. Lord POLLAN G TON differed entirely from the views of the Right Hon. Baronet who had just sat down. An ancient philosopher said that there were two great feelings in our nature, the sympathy and antipathy, but the strongest feeling of all was the sympathy of antipathy. He thought this observa tion very well applied to many Hon. Members on that aide of the House who opposed the Government. The Hon. Baronet boasted of his affection to his own country, but would yet raise a palace of foreign stone in St. James's-street, erected by foreign artists.—( Hear.) With respect to the corn-laws, he had not the same feelings of dislike to their repeal as many Hon. Members on that side of the House.—(" Hear, hear," from the Opposi tion.) He objected to colonization on any but a full and com plete system. The plan of sending convicts to our colonies had been most pernicious. With respect to the question of educa tion he thought much good had been done by the attention which Parliament had lately devoted to the subject. He pre ferred no education to education without religion—total dark ness was better than false lights, which would lead them to destruction. Mr. VILLIERS rose and said that he had been listening with the greatest attention for some hours to the discussion promoted by the Noble Lord, and he took great anxiety to find an answer to the principal question raised by his resolutions—to see some reasons why be should not intrude himself upon the attention of the House, either by an answer to his Noble Friend's arguments, or by a determination of his Noble Friend to relieve him from the trouble of obtruding himself on that House in future. No one could dispute the great question raised by his Noble Friend that night—it was a question of pro tective duty, because the Noble Lord brought before the House the condition of the labouring; classes, with a view to the improvement of their condition. He alluded to many things which had deteriorated the condition of the labouring classes, but which were not within the reach or eontroul of the Legis lature, but he alluded to one thing in particular which had been the especial cause of this deterioration and which was within the control of Parliament.— Hear. ) He bad presented to the House that night a high d u ty with all that he had said on the subject, and they had been waiting on that side of the House to hear the theory defended, and to hear whether it was practicably true what had been proposed. stotre; rose,llyli d t a e n neduliiht h with interest wouid rueerestwhe nth w eithiali Hon. Member for to defend the aspersions that had been cast on the opposition offered by the Right Honourable the Secre tary of State. He thought there were arguments in its defence, which would reconcile the House to the con tinuance of the measure. The Right Hon. Gentleman laboured to prove the great blessing and great advantage to the community at large, and especially to the labouring classes, which had resulted from certain restrictions on trade. The arguments which had been submitted appeared to him to have been adduced merely to consume the time of the House.. He believed in no other assembly such arguments would be tole rated. For the last seven years, these arguments had been heard over and over again. The prices were low, which meant that food was abundant, and they had the Right Hon. the Secretary of State for the Home Department as a witness te what were the effects of low prices. if it were wished to put a witness in the box to speak to these effects, he knew of no man in whom more implicit confidence could be placed, and to whose word more could be trusted, or whose evidence would be more satisfactory, than the Right Hon. Gentleman. He says, in the first plaice, the labouring class are well off. He does not say this as a progressive improvement, but he contrasts it with the time when he would have wished it. He gives you some results, to show what was the effect of low prices in diminishing misery. He goes throng') every test to try the condition of the lower classes. He says, crime is diminished, and crime is usually the result of poverty. He says that wages are increased not only in the manufacturing, ,but also in the agricultural districts. He told the House that the rates for the relief of the poor had been diminished, and there was less destitution in the ceitntrv. He had given the price of provisions, and had said that tfie price of meat had been reduced from 7d. per pound to 6d., and that sugar some time ago was 7d. per pound, and was now only sd. ; and told us to regard the blessing that had resulted from this redaction in price. The Noble Lord has said, by the system we were pursuing, we were raising the price of food upon the community and the labouring classes, and if they were obliged to pay more for their food, they would be less able to clothe and educate their children. If those on the Opposition side of the House succeeded in raising the priee of food, then they were willing to go back to the law of 1840 and 1841 ; bat if they failed in raising the price of food, then they cared not for 10s. additional to the present rate of duty. There was no escape from this con clusion, so he would leave them to settle it as they could. —( Cheers.) The question was, is protection worth having, or is it not ? The Hon. Gentleman who agreed with the Hon. Member for Sussex had stated they withdrew their:con fidence from the Ministry, for the injury they had inflicted on the agricultural interest by their recent tariff, yet what was the fact. According to the Hon. Member for Sussex, the labourers in his county were never better off than they were new. The labourers were well employed and paid. He had in his own employment seventy labourers, who were described to be ex ceedingly well to do ; yet this was at a time when he was threatening to withdraw his support from the Government who had passed the law under which this prosperity had taken place.—(Cheers.) He wanted to know if there was any rational ground or pretence for protective duties at all? The Noble Lord the Member for London, in the course of his address, had pointed out with great clearness and ability the benefits which had resulted from the removal of protection. He had instanced wool and silk, about which the greatest cry was raised in both Houses of Parliament at the time the duties were reduced.—( Hear, hear.) Noble Lords and Right Honourable Gentlemen manifested the greatest fears of the bad consequences which would follow, yet so far fron anything injurious resulting, the step taken had been attended with great advantage to thaw particular trades and the general interests of the country. There was not one single argument applied to wool or silk. but what equally applied to corn. The Noble Lord had shown that wherever the protective system was in existence, the interest sought to be benefited was invariably depressed.. The Noble Lord had contrasted his intermediate scheme for of 4s. duty with the less equivocal measure propounded by him self and colleagues. But wherein consisted virtually the diffe rence between an insignificant restrictive import, acknow ledged to be but temporary, and an immediate free trade? The principle was admitted, but the mischief retained. For himself, however, he thanked the Noble Lord for the opportu nity he had afforded the House of discussing the question, and he trusted it would meet with that consideration its interest and importance demanded. The Hon. Mr. SCOTT thought it was incumbent upon the agriculturists of the county to raise a sufficient supply of food for the population, and without protection were afforded tao that interest:it was quite impossible that this:object could be ac complished. The population of the country, it was admitted, increased a thousand per day, or 366,000 per year, and this circumstance rendered it necessary that agricultural protection should be increased in order that the supply of food might keep pace with the demand. In his opinion, it was absurd to expect that a repeal of the existing corn-law would induce corn producing countries no export their grain, or increase the manufacturing trade of Eng land. Prussia had imported the largest quantity of corn intro this country, and yet in the last year Prussia had only taketn 201. worth of printed goods, and 127/. of cotton goods. It was much better, therefore , to gi v e p ro t ec ti on an d encouragement to the British agriculturist, and they might rely upon it, in pro p :rtion to the increase of protection,, the trade and manufacture would be augmented. On the motion of Mr. P. HOWARD, the debate was theta adjourned till Wednesday. The report on the last Committee of Supply was brought sx,p and agreed to. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MT A Y 27, 1845. MILITARY SAVINGS' BANK BILL. The Bill went through Committee, and the report was ordered to he received on Friday. The remaining orders of the day were then disposed uf, arad the House adjourned at Oue o'clock. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING Will be perfbrmed Donlzetti's Opera entitled LINDA DI CII.AMOUSI. Linda, :Udine. Castelan ; Maddalena, Mdclle. Benin'; l'ierotto, Mddle. Brambilla ; Antonio, dig. Fornasari ; Ii Preteuo del Villaggle, Sig. Lablache; II Marchese di Boisficury, Sig. F. La blache ; L'lntendente del Fendo, Sig. Dia Fiori ; and Carlo Visconac di Serval, Sig. Moriani. Between the acts of the Opera the Danseuses Viennoises, tinder direction of Madame Weiss, will appear in " L'liongroise," and 1n the Ballet, " Pas de Fleurs." Te conclude with LA BSMERALD %. La Esmeralda, Mdl%e. Carlotta Grist ; Fleur de Lys, Madame Petit Stephan ; Phoebus tie Chateupers, M. St. Leon ; Pierre Gringo:re, M. Perrot. Ippliestions for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Beet office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Half-past Seven o'clock ; to commence at Eight. lIER MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE. The Nobility - , Subscribers, and the Public are respectilerly informed, that there will be an Extra Night (not included in hhe Subscription), ON THURSDAY, MAY 29, When will be performed Donizetti's Opera, DON PASQUAL Norlna, Madame Grist ; Dr. Malatesta, Sig. Foniasari ; Ernes to, Sig Mario ; Notary, Sig. Dai Fiori; and Don Pasquale, Sig. Lablac: ie. The Danseuses will appear In come of their favourite Pas, and :in a New Pas, entitled "La Polka" (being their Last Appearance Last Three). To be followed by Selections from the First Act Act of LINDA NH CIIAMOUNI. In which Madame Castellan, Brainbilla, whet Sig. Moriani will appear. To be succeeded by various Entertainments in the Ballet Depart ment, in which 3ldlle. Carlotta Grist, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn. Mdtie. Cerito, will appear. . , To conclude with an entirely New Grand Ballet, In Five Tableaux, with New Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations, entitled RuSIDA ; OU, LES MINES DE SYRACUSE. The Eallet and Mis en seene, by M. St. Leon. The New Scenery It.y Mr. Marshall. The Music by Signor Pupil. Rosida, Mdlle. Cerito ; Alman, M. St. Leon ; The Queen of Me Mines, Mdlle. Moncelet ; Torbern, M. Di Mettle. In the course of the Ballet the following Dances : First Tableau.—" La Siellienne" (New Pas do Caractere), Mdlle. Cerito and M. St. Leon, accempanied by the Corps de Valle Second and Third Tableaux.—Pas du Mineur, by Mdllc. Ceri:to and M. St. Leon, assisted by Mesdiles. Ferdinand, Deinclisse, a d Casgan. " Pal des Qttatre Nations" (New Pas. do Caractcre), by tie Corps do Ballet. To be followed by "La Wolinienne," by - M(111g. Cerito and M. St. Leon. _ . Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Pit Tickets to be made at tltie Opera - Case, Colonnade, Haymarket. Doors open at Seven; the Opera to commence at Half-past Seven . THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY LANE. THIS EVENING Will be performed THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. Thaddeus, Mr. W. Harrison; Arline, Miss Rainforth. To conclude with the celebrated Ballet of LA GISELLE. Taco Duke of Silesia. Monsieur Slivain ; Giselie, Mdlle. Weiss. Dress Circle, 7s ; Boxes, 5s ; I'it, 3s ; Gallery, 2s ; Ivpper Is. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may be obtained of Mr. John l'str sons, at the Box-office of the Theatre. THEATRE ROYAL, lIAYMARKET. LESSEE, RR. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING Will be repeated a New and Original Comedy, by Douglas Jerrol4, entitled TIME WORKS WONDEIti. Goldthumh, Mr. W. Farre n ; Felix Goldthumb, Mr. Charles Mathews ; Bantam, Mr. littekstolui ; Miss Bessy Tulip, Madame Veltris ; Florentine, Miss Fortescu ; Miss Tucker, Mrs. Glover ; Patty, Mrs. Hamby. After which, USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream, Mr. Chat - Us Mathews; Wurzel, Mr. J. Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Bennett; La•!ty Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. To conclude with YOUNG ENGLAND . M a j or M art i ne t , Tilbury ; Mr. John James Poole'', Mr. Buckstone ; Mrs. Poole V. Mrs. Hamby ; Mrs. Smiler, Mrs. Stanley THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHT. UNDER THE DIRECTION OF MADAME CELESTE. THIS EVENING Will be performed PAUL PRY. Paul Pry, Mr. Wright ; Graslp, Mr, 0. Smith ; Mrs. Subtle, Mrs. Yates ; Phoabe, Miss Woolgar. After which, will be produced, a New and Original Farce, entitled THE 1111511 DRAGOON. Mr. Brown Sherry, Mr. Selby; Pad,i,y Murphy O'Brallsghan, Mr. Hudson. To ^onclude with ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. National Triumph—UnprecedentedSuecess of the New Buries qua. THIS EVENING Will be performed an Original Comedy, entitled OUR NE 'IV GOVERNESS. Characters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Wigan, Turner, Stanton, and Keeley; Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Arden, and Mrs. Keeley. Previous to which a New Farce, called A GOOD NAME. Chi-- meters by Messrs. F. Mathews, Stanton, Mrs. Woolildgo, and Miss Dawson. To conclude with an entirely New Operatic, Dramatic, Chivalrhe, Fairy, Romantic Burlesque, entitled CINDERELLA. The Principnl Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mr. Frank Mathews, J. W. Collier, Mrs! Keetoy, Miss Villars, Miss Fairbrother, Woollidge, Miss Grove, Miss Howard, &c SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The celebrated Monsieur Phillippo will continue his SOIREIIS MYSTERIEUSES at this Theatre, THIS EVENING, and evoi!Y TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, commancing at Hatt . - past Eight. - And in consequence of the great success on Monday Morning last M. Phi Mope will give a SECOND MORNING PERFORMANCIt or, MATINEE M YSTERIEUSE on MONDAY nest, Juno 9, cow. mencing at One o'clock. Boxes, 48. ; Stalls, 75.; Pit, 28. ; Private Boxes, Two and Thrt e Guineas each. Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets, may he secured at Mx. Mitchell's, Royal Library, 33, Old Bond-street, and at the Box ()fibre of the Theatre. NEW STRAND THEATRE, THIS EVENING, Will be produced an original Drama, in two acts, by Leman Refit, called SALOON and CELLAR; supported by Messrs. H. Hain, Romer, Coeltrill, H. Lee, Montgomery; Mrs. H. Lee, and Misses Bromley, Fitzjarnes, and Hamilton. After - which, a grand Scena from DER FREICLIUTZ. Rodolpti, Mr. C. Hodges ; Zamiel, Mr. Ridgway. To be followed: by a Military Ballet, called The SOLDIER DREAM. Added to which LONDON BY NIGHT. To conclude with ROBINSON CRUSOE ; or, the ADVENTURES of a FRIDAY. Robinson Crusoe, Mrs. C. Horn, Jun. ; Martyr Crusoe, Mr. Thompson ; Friday, Mr. 11. Hall ; Whitmaida, bliss Hamilton. Boxes, 31. ; half-price, Is. 6d. Pit, Is. 6d. ; half-price, Is. Gallery, Gcl ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. PROPRIETOR, MR. W. BATTY. GRAND MORNING PERFORMANCES. To-day and during the week, the GODOLPHIN ARABIAN ; or he Race Horse of the Desert. In compliance with the wish of several influential and flishionable parties, and in order to accommodate those who, residing at a dis tance, are prevented from visiting the nightly representations at the Amphitheatre, as well as with a view to the gratification of the 'uvenile members of families, Mr. BATTY has concluded an arrange ment with Mons. Touniaire for THREE DAY PERFORMANCES, introducing the entire troop of French Equestrians. These per formances will take place on THURSDAY, the 29th May, June 5 and 12. DAVIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. The Greatest Novelty in London—Two New Pieces, and " The Old Fleete Prison," at Half-price. THIS EVENING Wlll I)OFDrVEuReeIITHan. and powerful cast. elyntiir th elyNoNwewsceDnrearr7D, Dresses, Appointment, Ap T po H in E tin F e A n l t p , Atter which, a New Comic Drama, called THE HONEYMOON SCRUPLES. To conclude with a New Local Drama, entitled THE GLiD FLEETE PRISON ; or, The Widow an d her Suitors. Splendidly 4 1 3 1 Milted itulikilirPPOrt ed by the Entire Company. PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE, MR. J. M. MADDOX. TILLS EVENING Will be performed Sheri an Knowles' Play of THE HUNCH BACK. Master Walter, Mr. Wallack ; Sir Thomas Clifford, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Lord Tinsel, Mr. W. Lacy ; Modus, Mr. Compton ; Julia, Miss Cushman; Helen, Mrs. Stirling. To conclude with a New Drama...entitled THE CHEVALIER ST. GEORGE. The Chevalier St. George, Mr. Wallack ; The Countess, Mrs. Stirling. A DIFFERENT SUBJECT EACH SEASON I—GRAND FETES. Exhibition of the Colossal Pictorial Representation suggested by U. IL IL PRINCE ALBERT. Under the Patronage of her most Gracious MAJESTY, her Majesty the QUEEN DOWAGER, 11. R. 11. PRINCE ALBERT, Pce. &c. ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. _ _ _ A magnificent modelled Representation of EDINBURGH, the Pride of Scotland and of Scotchmen, and the immortal Scott's " Ain Romantic Town," introducing the Old and New Town, the Nor' Loch, as it formerly existed, the Calton 11111, Nelson's Monument, Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Craggs, the Castle, Sir Walter Scott's Monu ment, the Royal Institution, Holyroed Palace, and all the most inter esting features of " Auld Rookie." The Proprietor had the honour of submitting the Model to his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and he Is delighted to say it met with kis most decide and perfect approval, and from the more than usual care which has been observed in its execution, he points it out as the happiest production of Mr. Danson's pencil. The drawings were made by Mr. Danson on the spot, and present a bird's-eye view of the principal objects of the Old and New Town, the Firth of Forth, &C. The PROMENADE CONCERTS, so decidedly popular at this Establishment, will this season be on an unusually effective scale. Mr. 401/FREY has been occupied since the close of last summer, in com posing and arranging a varied and pleasing succession of superior Novelties, which will be produced in rotation,' ncluding some Ori ginal Pieces by Foreign Composers, not yet performed in this country. At Dusk will take place the most extraordinary Exhibition of FIREWORKS ever attempted. The entire of the Gigantic Model will be Illuminated. The different devices in front of the houses, the tires en the :Calton Hill, Arthur's Seat, and the surrounding Moun tains, the illumination of Nelson's Monument, and all the rejoicings which took place on her Majesty's Visit will be accurately pour trayed. And, as a Finale, a grand Aquatic Royal and Patriotic Tableau, Fifty Feet in Height, will be exhibited in the centre of the Lute ! The Portraits of her Majesty and Prince Albert, surmounted by Faris, and surrounded by emblems and other devices will be in sci!uced. The Tableau designed and executed by Mr. Denson. Air. Southby has been occupied for months in giving effect to this matchless and superb design which combined with the Faux D'Arti dee, the Salute and Discharge of Rockets from the Castle and sur rounding heights, will form the most brilliant Pyrotechnic Display 61 - er witnessed. Feeding of the Carnivora, at half-past Four ; Pelicans, &0., al Five; Concert at Six; and Pyrotechnic Display at Nina. Admission, One Shilling. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The THIRD EDITION of THE SUN of last (Monday) evening contained— The conclusion of the Reports of the day's pro ceedings before the Railway Committees of the House of Commons. Betting at Tattersall's up to Six o'Clock. The PArliamentary Proceedings, being a full report of the Debates in the Houses of Lords and Com mons up to a Quarter before Seven o'clock. The whole extending to nearly Seven Columns of the smallest type. TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Anglos Scotus" must see that the tendency of his letter is to raise the price cf shares in certain Scotch lines. It is better, however, that the public should judge for them selves. We agree with " F." on the inequality of the law, but we must omit his remarks on one who has many claims on the respect and gratitude of his countrymen. THE WEATHER.—Suw OFFICE, MAY 27. TliinmostaTEß, Lowest, 39 : Highest, 57; Noon, 59. BAROMETER, 29.89.—W1ND, E. NOTR.—The figures whick follow the words "Lowest" and " Highest" denote the lowest and highest state of the Thermometer during the preceding twenty-four hours. All the other observations are made at noon. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning .• 57 minutes after 5 1 Evening •. 20 minutes after 6. ~ tY L 4" Inin $1 uu LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1845. The House of Lords met at Five. Several petitions were presented on the subject of the Maynooth Bill. Lord CAMPBELL brought in a Bill for the registration of deeds. Lord BROUGHAM drew the attention of the LORD CHANCELLOR to the reported conduct of Mr. O'Dniscom., in threatening, while sitting on the bench as a magis trate, to challenge a brother magistrate at the Skibbereen petty sessions. The LORD CHANCELLOR promised to make inquiries of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland on the subject. The Bishop of LONDON having explained that it was by mistake that the Church Building Amendment Act had been forwarded a stage on Friday, moved that the order for its third reading be discharged, and that it be re-committed on Friday next, which was agreed to. Lord STANLEY announced that next week he should bring in a measure embodying some of the recommenda tions of the Irish Land Commission. Lord COTTENHAM moved the second reading of the Ecclesiastical Courts Consolidation Bill, which after a short discussion was agreed to. The other Bills on the table were forwarded a stage, and their Lordships adjourned to Friday next. The House of Commons met at Four. The adjourned &bate on Mr. STUART WORTLEY'S resolutions on Railway Bills was resumed, and after some discussion the resolutions were agreed to. Thu conduct of Mr. O'Diuscom. was also nutde the subject of discussion in this Ilouse. It was moved and agreed to that the House, at its rising, should adjourn to Wednesday. Mr. CoLLETT moved, as an amendment, that the adjournment should be to Thursday, as Wed nesday was the Derby day; but Sir J. GRAHAM op posed this proposition, on the ground that it would be unbecoming in the House to adjourn on account of a race; at the same time, however, reminding the House that the Members could attend or not make a House on that day, as they pleased. Lord JoHN RUSSELL then rose and proposed his re solutions on " the condition of England" question, pre facing them by a long and eloquent speech, and insist ing on the necessity of legislative interference in the matter. Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved the amendment of which he had given notice. The resolutions of Lord J. RUSSELL were opposed by Sir J. GRAHAM, and, after lengthened debate, the further consideration of the question was adjourned to Wednesday. From a personal knowledge of many districts in the north of Scotland, we are led to make a few remarks on the state of the pauper population, and the measures proposed for their relief by the new Poor-law Bill for that country. We shall not be suspected of saying any thing likely to lessen the desire of the English public to better the condition of that portion of their Scotch brethren, for whose benefit the Bill of the Loup- ADVOCATE is introduced, nor shall we attempt to condense all that may be said on the subject. But there is one part of it which we are induced to notice, especi ally as upon that the proposed legislation is likely to act least successfully. We allude to rural districts, and especially- to those of the Highlands. Without going into the question of the force or sufficiency of the exist ing poor-laws, it is worth while to inquire how it hap pens that through so many counties and parishes no poor-rates exist in practice, and that the poor, however numerous or distressed, are relieved by parochial aid of the most insignificant amount, by a sort of universal mutual charity, or by occasional begging and vagrancy. It is easy to give as a cause the niggardliness or cruelty of the landlords ; but, to any one acquainted with the true circumstances of the Highlands, this as sertion will not suffice. The management of landed property in the Highlands of Scotland is very unlike that which characterises parts of Ireland. There is no body of landlords in the known world who have put so small a proportion of their rents, fur these fifty years, into their pockets as the Scottish proprietors. Their's was, before that period, a misera bly poor and unimproved country. It is still a poor one ; and that very fact, so important in the new scheme, is much overlooked. In the districts of which we speak, all classes are poorer than the same in England. The owner of five or fifty thousand acres is poor, compared with his friend the Yorkshire or Lincolnshire squire, with whom he may be classed in society, and the dwellers en his estate are, in like manner, ono and all, poorer than those of a country farther advanced in the progress of improvement. All these parties, however, are becoming less poor ; and though, in his struggles, a Highland laird, here and there, may find himself un equal to maintain his place in society, and either sells his half-improved acres, or the progress of improving these be stayed till the operation of an entail have placed his less burdened successor in his room ; and, on the other hand, though some hardship way now and then arise in the removal of an ill-placed or crowded population, still it is true that things are getting better for all. In these circumstances, however, will be found the history of the ai oidanee of assessments for the poor, All parties have ; seen a greater evil in the extinction of improvement unx ler a heavy poor-rate, than in that poverty of the p Dor, out of which they will gradually emerge by the inx rease of current wealth and occupation. Here, too, is ;the explanation of that system of aid rather than main tenance, which has been so much no ticed, and which, had for its object, as it were, to carry on all parties in. 4ts sort of concurrent progress, whereby, at some future t ime, there might be a far less number requiring to be relieved. All this, however, does not find favour wit writers and speakers in the present day, or with th , :.se whose ideas are formed on a know ledge chiefly of i vealthier and longer founded communi ties, and who 1 c,ok on the system, right or wrong, as doomed, and al )( nit to pass away. It is, however, highly desirable that in creating a new and more string gi-nt poor-law, we should not at the same time extinguish, or so seriously cripple the Scottish landholder, and through him the whole body of rate. payers, as to c heck completely that onward progress which has been s.o remarkable in Scotland. It has been dot monstrated that if the law should give to all who have :hitherto boon aided, a full measure of maintenance, a -third of the rental of Scotland will not suffice, and heat :e the necessity of a clause expressly enacting that tilt) receipt of aid under the existing llw shall not give a. claim to relief under the new. This appears so obvia )us that wo are surprised it does not form part of the Bill. There is also a suggestion which we would make, as preventive of vexatious and wasteful litigation. We .allude to the process by a claimant to establish his first right to be considered a pauper. It seems'quite unnecessary that this should go farther than the Court of e Sheriff; who is an unexceptionable judge, and has - the best means of deciding both on the law and the fac ts, and to give an appeal in every case from him to dm Supreme Court, would only be to waste the money of pi tyers and receivers alike, and to fill the pockets of those advertising practitioners who will not fail to reap the harvest so provided for them. On the whole,, we need hardly say, that we look with satisfaction on the prospect of a well-defined aLd limited poor-law for Sootland. It is the setting up of one of those periodical marks which denote progress is a nation, as milestones and almanacs do tl ul passing of space and time. It is, how ever, above all. :things desirable that in thus realising the fruits of past improvement, we do not arrest its march or overburden its power. The new tree ty between France and England for the suppression of the slave trade, agreed to by the Duke DE BROOMS ant I Dr. LUSIIINGTON, will be hailed with satisfaction by the friends of both countries, and we cordially hope. also, by those amiable, humane, and persevering Ch ristians who have so long exerted them selves to abate the sufferings of the African race. Each nation on gages to keep up a certain number of ships, with the power to stop all suspicious vessels, for the purpose of :ascertaining whether they have assumed a false flag, and of watching those parts of the African coast where the trade is most likely to be carried on. Thus there will be three squa drons, English, French, and American, fitted out for abating this atrocious traffic, the greatest force ever collected for Each a humane object, and, in our opinion, the most likelly to be successful. Hitherto, in fact, little has been done but mischief by all the schemes tried. The sufferings of the negroes on board the slave-ships were latterly multiplied tenfold, while every fresh colli sion between English and French ships:threatened one of the greatest calamities that could afflict the civilized world. The accounts from Spain are to the 19th. At the meeting of the Chambe r of Peers on that day, M. CARASCO adverted to the rumours respecting the late intelligence from Rome, and said he had intended to move an amendment to the budget, but wi a little disposed to take any step which could embarrass the Government at that moment, when an insult had been offered to the national honour. M. MARTINEZ DR LA RosA said no insult had been offered, and added that while he and. his colleagues remained in office the national honour should be duly def e nded. R e p or t s o f a division in the Cabinet prevailed, and caused a depression in the funds. The Three p er Cents. closed at 32 for cash, and 321 at 60 days; and the Five per Cents. at 24 15-16 at 60 days. The Paris papers contain no intelligence of interest. The principal topic in those of the Opposition is the refusal of the Emperor of Mo nocco to sanction the commercial treaty which his Envoy, witl tout authority, had entered into with the French Commissioner General DE LA RUE. Some blame the EMPEROR.* others the English; but their remarks are so vague, and their statements respecting this country so destitute of truth, that they deserve no notice. The Presse states that the apart ments of Hemry IV., in the Tuileries, are to be fitted up and embellished in the first style, for a distinguished - visitor —meaning, we suppose, the Queen of ENGLAND. According to accounts from Switzerland, no doubt remained that the capital sentence on Dr. STEIGER was to be commuted into banishment. Nothing was done in the French Funds, at TonzoNes, on Sunday. Owing to press of matter the reports o f p rocee di ngs b e f ore several Railway Committees this day will be deferred till the publication of the late edition of The Sun. QUEEN'S IiENCII-(THIS DAY.) ST. HATMSRINS DOCKS' COMPANY V. mane. This was a special case, drawn up for the purpose of obtaining the opinion of the Court as to the liability of the St. Katherine Docks' Company to bo assessed to the;sewers' rate. There was no dispute as to the fact, and the only question was as to the con al ruction to be placed on the various statutes, empowering the Com. missioners of Sewers to levy rates. Mr. Dundee appeared for the Dock Company, and Mr. Kelly lbr the Commissioners of Sewers. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CT/ Y, QUARTER TO THREE. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were 5,000 bales, all to the trade, and at previous rates. There was not a large business done in Railway Shares, but is some respects the market was firmer than previous to the holidays. MANCHESTEII. STOCK EXCHANGE', MAT 26.—The sales are —Barnsley Junction, 4% ; Ditto, Half Shares, 2% ; Black burn, Burnley, and Accrington, 8% ; Blackburn, Darwen, and Bolton, 43{ ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 12 % ; Caledonian, 1014; Cambridge and Lincoln, 7 1 / s ; Churnet Valley, ; Clitheroe Junction, 2 1 / S prem. ; Direct Northern, 3%; Edinburgh and Glasgow New Quarter Shares, 6%; Glasgow and Dumfries, 28s. 9d. 275. 6d. ; Goole, Don caster, Sheffield, and Manchester, 325. 6d. ; Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 6% ; Leeds and Thirsk, 7% 1-16; Leeds, bewsbury, and Manchester, 9%; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 8 1 4 ; Leicester and Birmingham, 15s. 13s. 9d. prem. ; Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2%; London and Windsor, 78. ss. prem. ; London Worcester and Rugby, e l ; London and York, 4%; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale, 1534 ; Manchester, Buxton, Matlock, and Midland Junction, 4 13-16 ; Manchester and Birmingham, 58 ; Ditto, New Quarters, 7% ; Manchester and Birmingham Continuation and Welsh Junction, 2%; Manchester and Leeds, Sixteenth Sh ar es, 8 ; Midland 40/. Shares, 20% ; North Wales, 314; North Western, 4 7-16; Oxford Wor cester, and Wolverhampton, 2; Prest on an d W yre , 30 1 4 ex new; Preston and WyExtension, re 2% - Sheffield and Lin colnshire Junction %ex new ; South -Eastern, No. 3, 7 ; Trent Valle 18 1 A; Ditto Continuati on a n d H o l y h ea d Junc tion, 2% 1 ; Welsh Midl an d, 1 1 4 % prem. ; West York shire, 2 1 4 A ; York and Carlisle, 1 -1 / 2 prem. ; Great Northern of France (Rosamel's), 2 1 / 2 ; Huddersfield Canal, 21 1 / 2 . Accounts have been received from the eastern colony of the Cape of Good Hope, to the 20th March. The guano at Ichaboe being quite exhausted, the Island of Alalagus had become the resort of a large number of merchantmen, and which were said to be obtaining full freights. The Colonial Government had made something by granting licenses, but, as is justly remarked, would have got far more had it erected stages in the first instance at Ichaboe. Intelligence by several arrivals has been received from the Australian colonies, where the markets appeared to be improving, though as Van Dieman's Land has been the last visited by reverses, so it seems also to be the latest in recovering. The accounts reach to the 4th February from Sydney, and the 6th January from Port Phillip. The latter colony was rapidly advancing, and there was ample employment for an access sion of labourers, many of -whom were expected in fact from the less prosperous settlements. Some of the beef cured at Sydney had been sent to India to try its capability of standing the test of a voyage, and was received back in excellent condition. The colonists are san guine of packing their beef in a manner to secure a sale in England. There is a livelier market to-day for Public Securities, the result in a great measure of the arrangements for the settle tnent of the six weeks' account. Prices are fluctuating, but it appears that good support is given to them in most instances. Consols have been 99 to 99 1 4 fur transfer, and 99 1 / 2 for the 18th July. Exchequer -bills have been 655. to 63e., and India Bonds 725. to G9s. premium. Bank Stock is worth 210 to 209%, and India Stock 280 to 279. The New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents have been 101 to 101 1 4, and the Three per Cents. 98 to 98 1 4. The Foreign Securities have been fiat. Spanish, owing to the decline at Madrid since the reported misunderstanding with Rome, have been heavy here also, at 29 1 4 for the Fiv e per Cents., and 41% for the Three per Ceats. Portuguse Converted have realised 66%, and Brazilian 90. Mexican have been 37 to 36%. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have been marked 63%. The old lines of Railway have in many instances improved again to-day, and seem to be preferred for investment, on ac count of the apparent improbability of many new lines being passed this year. The Foreign Shares are still heavy, com paratively to our own lines. ONE CLOSING PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOCK. riticEs. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced 3 per Cent. C onso l s Now 31 per Cents .101% 101%% 101% Long Annuities to expire Jan. 1860 11 5-16 11 5-16 Ditto 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 ... 11 9-16 11 9-16 1 / India Stock 2BO 279 279 India Bonds, 1,0001 000000 •• Ditto under 1,000/. . ....... ....... 72 69 69 South Sea St oc k Ditto Old Annuities Consols for Account... 99% 99% Exchequer Bills, 1,000/~ I%d. Ditto 5001. . Ditto Small Ditto Advertised 62 64 pm. 64 ONE CLSING PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS . O'C L OCK. PRICES. Brazilian Bonds Ditto, New, 1829 and 1839 86 %2 86% Columbian Bonds, ex Venezuela 15% 15_A Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1837 37 36% 36y 8 Ditto Account Ditto, Deferred Portuguese 5 per Cents. — Ditto, Converted — Ditto, Account Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840. Ditto. Account Ditto, Passive Ditto Deferred Ditto 3 per Cent. — Ditto, Account 411% 41% Dutch, 2% per Cent PRICES OF PAD It AMWAY SHARES . A ONE O'CLOCK. CLOSIN PRICES. Aberdeen 3% Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush l% 2 3 /4 2 34 Binning. and Gloucesterloo Do. New Ditto % Shares Birmingham and Ox ford Junction Bristol and Exeter 7O Bristol and Gloucester... 30 ...... 59 Caledonian Ditto Extension ...... 2 1 ,2...... 2 1 , 2 Cambridge and Li nco l n 11,4 ...... 7 6% Chester and Holyhead... 15 Chichester and Brighton 10 Churnet Valley Cork and Waterford ... 1 1 / 2 — Cornwall Direct Northern Dublin and Galway..... 2 1 ,4 3 3 /4 Eastern Counties 25 .. 18 1 ,4% Ditto New 41. 16s. Eastern Union l5 .. .. Ditto Extension Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 Ditto, New Quarters.. 2 1 A 6 l /4 Ely and Bedford Great Grimsby and Shef field Great South. and West (Ireland) Ditto Extension Great North of England..loo 227 225 228 Ditto New Ditto New Great Western BO Ditto 1 % Shares 5O lO6 107.......,... 107 Guildford, Fare'm, Ports. 2 1 ,1 ... 5% Harwich Hull and Selby 5O 106 Ditto Quarter Shares 12%...... 22% ..... Do. Half Shares Lancaster and Carlis1e... 20 London and Birminghm (5t0ck)...240 . 242 London and Blackwall. 161. 13s. 4d. 9 %'% 9% London and Brighton... 50 Do. New consolidated Bths 25 ...... London and Croydon, 131. 15s. 9d. 18 London and S. Western 41l Os 10d 78% 79 Do. Consolidated Bths 12 Do. New London and York 2%...... 4 1 4 % 4% London, Salisbury, and Yeovil Londonderry , and Ennis killen 2% 5% % • 4 34 Londonderry &Coleraine 2 1 ,...... .. . . 3 3 4 -, Lynn and Ely Manchester and Leeds... 73 Do. 1 / 2 Shares Midland 100 Do. New Midland,Birm.,lDerby 100 136 Newcastle and Darling ton Junction 25 ... .. Do. New Brandling... 10 Newcastle and Berwick 1 1 , lB 17% 18 lB% Newry and Enniskillen. 2 1 / 2 Newark and SLeffield .. 1 1 / 2 43% . 4% North British Do. New Northern and Eastern... 45 North Kent Rugby, Worstr, & Tring 1 Scottish Central Scottish Midland 11... . Shrews., Wolverhamp., Dudley, and Birm 2%..... 4% 4% South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d... 40 3 Do., No. 1 8 Do., No. 2. Do., No. 3 Trent Valley 2 ..... 18% lB% Trent Valley and Holy head Junction Waterford and Kilkenny 1 West Cornwall Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth Yarmouth and Norwich. 20 Ditto, New ll York and North Midland 50 Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25 Do. Extension FRENCH RAILWAY s. 5% 4% 3 1 3 ,1 / 4 Wi t 4% 2% 65 31 i 5% 1874 Boulogne and A miens—. 4 Bordeaux and Toulouse 2 Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette Dijon and Mulhouse ... 2 Great North. of France.. 4 Do. do. (Rosamel's) 2 Jamaica Junction 1 1 24 2% Louvain and Jemeppe... 2, ... . 4 1 . 4 VA Lyons and Avignon 2 — Namur and Liege Orleans and Bordeaux... 2 Over Ybsel 4/ 3s 4d l / 2.x Paris & Lyons, Laffitte's 2 Paris and Lyons, Gan neron's, ... .. Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 Paris and Rouen 2O — Paris and Strasbourg (Ganneron's) Do. do. (Hai nguerlot's) 2 Royal North of Spain ... 2 Sambre and Meuse ..... 4 JOINT STOCK BANKS. British North Amrican 50 ..... 1 ondon andWestininster 20 ...... 271/1 49 173/4 47 27% MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) N.A.YIinHETS. SmrritFuti.D.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 10s to 41 12s ; use ful do., 4/ 14s to 5/ 35; line Upland do., 514 s to 5/ lOs ; Clover Hay, 4/ 105 to 613 s ; . Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/1s ; Wheat Straw, 212 s to 213 s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBURLAND. —Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 14s; useful ditto, 4/ 15s to 5/ 3s; fine Upland ditto, 5/ 4s to 5/ 12s; Clover Bay, 4/ lOs to 6/ ; Oat Straw, 1/ 18s to 2/ Is ; Wheat Straw, 2/ 2s to 21 4s per load. Supply but moderate, and trade rather dull. IVIIITECIIAPEL.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 31 12s to 4/ 12s; useful ditto, 41 14s to 5/ 3s; fine Upland ditto, Si 4s to 5/ 8s ;:Clover Hay, 4/ lOs to 6/ 6s; Oat Straw, 1118 s to 2/ ; Wheat Straw, 2/ to 2/ 2s per load. Both Ilay and Straw moved off slowly at the above quotations. EPSOM RACES. (THIS DAY.-BY EXPRESS.) The Craven Stakes of 10 sovs. each, for three yrs old, 64 81b ; four, Bst 101 b ; five, 9st 41b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b. Craven Course, one and a quarter mile. Lord Chesterfield's ch h Knight-of-the-Whistle, aged 1 Col. Cradock's Pagan 2 Won by a head. All ran. The Woodcote Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added from the Fund, for two yrs old colts, Bst 61b, and fillies, Bst 31b. New T.Y.C. Three quarters of a mile. Lord G. Bentinck's Cherokee 1 Mr. John Day's ch c The Hero 2 Mr. Dawson's b c Lord Harry 3 Won by a length. All ran but SL George, Subscrip tion, and Benevolence colt. The Manor Stakes of 5 soya. each, with 40 soya, added, for three yrs old, 6st 101 b; four, Bst 71b; five, Bst 121 b; six and aged, 9st llb ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs., the second to receive back his stake. Heats, two miles. Mr. Worley's b c John Davis, 3 yrs 1 Mr. Dockeray's Dalesman, 4 yrs . 2 The first heat only.was ran for when our express left.l DESTRUCTION OF RAGGETT'S HOTEL, DOVER-STREET. LOSS OF SEVERAL LIVES. This morning, shortly before one o'clock, a fire, involving a serious destruction of valuable property, broke out upon the well-known and extensive range of premises termed Raggett's Hotel, Dover-street, Piccadilly. The discovery appears to have been made by police-constable 44 C, who observed smoke issuing through the windows on the southern corner of the first floor. Several persons quickly made their appearance at the front and back windows in their night-clothes. Such a s' rong hold had the fire obtained that in less than ten minutes tb - , flames were shoot ing forth from the windows with great fur„ and extending nearly half-way across the road. The police-constable, on giving the , alarm, had the presence of mind to send messengers for the five-cacapes and engines ; conse quently, in a few minutes, two "scopes, belonging to the Royal Society for the Protection of from Fire, were at the scene of conflagration, and also the pariah engine. The one belonging to the County Office was also early in arriving, as well as several be longing to the London Brigade and the West of England, from the station in Waterloo-road. The first object that was sought to be accomplished was the rescue of the inmates, but before ladders, or the escapes, could be placed in front of the building, a number of persons got upon a small balcony over the doorway, and being as sisted by the police and neighbours, they were enabled to effect their escape in safety. The persons in the upper floors were obliged to remain until the escapes could be placed to their windows ; as soon as that was done several of them entered the machines, and were received below in safety. We regret, however, to state, that on further inquiry it has been ascertained that at least three per. cons have perished by this lamentable occurrence. LATEST PARTICULARS—(THIS DAY.) It appears the fire broke out a little after twelve, and about that hour Lord Huntingdon, who resided at the hotel, returned from the French Theatre, and he entered his room with his lady. Scarcely had he taken off his hat before he was alarmed by the sound of footsteps in the nursery overhead. Knowing such a circumstance to be'unusual, his Lordship immediately ascended to the upper floor - to ascertain the cause, when to his utter dismay, he found a terrific fire raging on each side of the nursery. He instantly rushed into the room, and seizing the child in his arms, he begged of the nurse to quit the apartment instantly, as there was great danger, and then he left the room. Immediately after his Lord ship had safely deposited the young Lord, he returned to the nursery staircase, but he found it impossible to reach the door, so furiously were the flames extendiag. In a short time afterwards Mrs. Jones, the nurse, was burned to death. About the same moment Miss Raggett made her appearance at the front window of the third floor. Her cries for help are de scribed by eye-witnesses as being most piteous. The escape be. longing to the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire, which is kept opposite to St. James's Church, Piccadilly, arriving at that moment, the unfortunate creature missed her footing in her fright, and fell within the balcony on to the pavement, literally dashing out her brains by the fall. She was removed in a dying state to the house No. 13, opposite, where she shortly afterwards breathed her lasr, Mrs. Raggett was saved by the presence of mind of her eon, Mr. B tePhen BMW; whO Cafrjpd her ilt MI arra down 000 Pl!,0 ...rm0am0.........................1.11010••••■•••+................ Batt's Hotel, which is separated from the ill-fated building th e bi passage leading to Dover-yard. It could not be satisfactorily ascertained by our reporter whether Round , the Hon. Member for Essex, had perished, the rumour is correct that Mr. Raggett, or the lady of Mr. . „ Huntingd on hoped that such is not the case. It is stated that Lady had not been in town many hours with her infant son, Lord Hat t " ings, and Mrs. Jones, the nurse, and that it was her Ladysblo_,,,lS: tention to have gone to the ball in honour of her Marty bl'lng day i it is also said that about 2,000/. worth of jewellery' NOW to her Ladyship, is destroyed in the fire _,....i, ;Mil The tire continued to burn in several places in the v"7., t o as is reported. It 0 nine o'clock this morning, when Staples, the criginee r, cgdav— hicil hose to be taken up to the windows of the third floor, ailes" w ot , the remains of the fire were extinguished. From th e dangeroug ', 4 of the ruins and the heat there is still in them , it is ac ' t 1. likely that any attempt at exploration will be made this day. _.„ I How many have perished it is impassable to say. At Fro; none of the persons connected with the hotel a re able to 8,"., formation. The fact is, the hotel was full ; an d from the stin!lo7, of inquiries made during the early part of th e forenoog, D feared that at least two other bodies will be found in the rcin . :; d , There now lie dead Miss Raggett, the daughte r of the land' ,4 Mrs. Jones, nurse in the family of Lord Huntingd on ; a nd a few a , supposed to be aca servant the hoteL 0 the Net the slightest sual at information can be obtained relative t cause of the conflagration. RAILWAY COMMITTOGS. (THIS DAY.) Group V. 1111* MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND MIDLAND - TION RAILWAY. and The Committee re-assembled at ten o'clock this morning, 4 Mr. BARNES, Q. C. called Mr. Booker, who stated that hales' and was part owner of, certain pits. The proposed line ;1; 1 greatly increase the working of the coal.field in the neithr ei p e kt, of Dronfield, and coals which at present had no sale at ~a t e yed would, in the event of the railway passing, be used in alm b ",, the instance. The prices would be lessened fifty per cent improved mode of transit. whio Mr. Robert Nall, cattle-dealer, spoke of the advantages d )51 1- the proposed line would give to the markets of Sheffield a.avey cheater, by obviating the evils SI 4f the present conveyance °l e Das and cattle to those places. Ile conceived that n o alternatlS could be so useful as the projected line in this case. adtr'- that John Richardson, coal agent in Chesterfield, pte would, lulge "of coal mines in Newbold, and adjoining Plat' °'oso when worked, export, in round numbers, s ome 28,°°aeoukt tons of coal, and 18,000,000 of ironstone. 'That workingo Ne in a great measure depend on the constructio n of this I'2o2g:op knew no place where ironstone could be had so the P ays a readi dandy as in that district, and the only thing wan ted i conveyance to the Sheffield market. a l called fe j " Cross-examined by Mr. Tataoz—There wa s a gequaki-h, Soap.house pit, at Sheffield, but he HE ' n t o t° with the extent of its working. of he T e s that they could raise as much coal at all but, of Dronfield as they could at the Soap-house p", but, he the want of cheap carriage, the former was not ac t ed st VW' statement he had put in embraced w hat would besse4 Act b field in the event of the railway being carried into e— cborr The Rev. Alexander Broombead, a clergYrnan to et n ab England, residing in the town of Newbold —He WO c orow he eighth of all the coal-pits opened in the late inc l° ' jog tg - only beginntb a land. The minerals in the district were a sorte d ..ae of wrought, and he was certain that if this line were „thclin"-„.. mines would be greatly in demand. There was also aw s, t beri ) ; 4 ironstone in the township, and of fire clay ; and he f :are d en curring considerable expense in the expectation de t vir • for them. Cross- examined by Mr. Taular—He was cular species of coal was required for converting Pu r is t; yo t t ' u there were five different species in the district, he " that one of them would be suitable for the purP ese ai tad fr; ll° l . S. Mr. TALBOT—Are you an Oxford man, Mr- Mr. TaLsoT—Because that is very indifferent 10g•-yeitanot You had better leave that subject to a more cotePe e . a nt a g sa d lbef John Wilson, Newark, proved the amount of 'T er o°dg manufactured at that town, and sent to the liinc b° o peno dt ore markets in that direction. If this railway 0 traffic would be sent by it. tettl e ,tots e not anall..,a6e g George Hallehuret, land and mineral agent in - ,„1.0 well acquainted with the coal-beds, and he furnishe..o pot the quantity of black shale coal from the tnelpiitnbe bold and Coul Ashton. The total cl ontity_.ooo4ora ape down at 20,800,000 tons, and ironstone in the sa e t e r i Pte !Lae, Benjamin Smith, ironmaster, near Chestestlti of great quantities of manufactured iron, of shale cw;:i avd and of fire.clay, which would be sent from Dr°°.,ii,ewen.,revalle manton to the Lancashire markets if the railwaY I he Committee adjourned at one o'clock las t, r VP 4N -- ' _ n , The Duke of Wellington had a political dinad neer , an Ir t 'iol at Apsley House. There were upwards of tWenti g r i e 0 fora ° of the Noble and Gallant Duke, all of Wh om ' a ll connected with Ireland. C llr In s The twenty-sixth anniversary of the birth of bet _ !Jells tcea ringingr e a l r e i h a h r at c e d mh ue a rr t cryh W po i ef n a d sh, s t, o . r j w . h i t n h , thanedussutal. re a j w oi ri, fl e g l a c,t ; c esio l ev o ur v., 1 the morning, which w the day. At one o'clock, a royal salute was fired fro i fr eet inerheoncoounrtienfuetdt7 aetvirtteroaatii7r.adooolitt Ordnance, in the Bachelor's.acre. has retirv eo tbi Lord Paget, eldest son of the Earl of Uxbri d g e ' bas the Grenadier Guards. His Lordship is eve of a matrimonial alliance with the daegh ter _ e e l commoner. • 0 04 g.' f ft The members of the Caledonian Hunt gave their o re yos, under. 0741°,14 at the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday evening, whe n Lor d Ole ° , / sent the Earl of Glasgow, the Earl of A rjn Y...b o o i sl l , Va . Lord Kinnaird, Sir David Baird, Colonel ai unt er ~sir, Drummond, Mr. Whyte Melville, Captain H PI d el l° lender, &c. On Friday his Excellency the Fretnceh de St. A ulaire, accompanied bY P r " lenclid seat of the 04/0 Hatfield House, Herts, to go over that sp eat from town Purr of Salisbury. The Noble Marquis vi ,to 9 ' receive the party at luncheon. f be** fto tribon 0 •,,, Sir B. Peel has sent the munificent con of ...eseetA I. fund now in progress of collection in memory :01. late Thomas Hood and in aid of his berlbeaevr AAmbassador and C_.9.- Os Set °° Egerton has given the same amount. cerl 44 ' t iti fi r) ,hed i s n e g lbn o wyn n i:l hi a ae s : t w df w e: 1 executors, could ecut or be s, h d i e s s friend r r i c e d . . d B. 00._0 .4: 0 : 1. o f 1 1 . According to accounts from Portsmouth, on " ,ite psa• (the gentleman wounded in the late duel with V e " rdof hthisesollaicteitoEr:rAl A. Ellwood , lAs:eoordg,avven47:o_f"ls sl4l' s e , t. . s . bereaved deoßrogne,:sto c pir l o g. 1 i l v ? el OP el sworn under 60,000/. r e PP P e tot s le, On Saturday eighteen additional clerks vre -- 1 00%; a esr - , - , money-order service of the General Post-Ogic_,_e'„ the iit;esiS: eighty-six extra officers for this department sei""W Twelve messengers have also been appoin ted. s e°. ~0 t he e%P en money-orders is now about thirty-fold, and -- , 04 00 . 7, Lion of the service upwards of 1 0 ,000/. per an ,..,, nil it . , e nn sal; The reduction in the price of coal at INTe tr '7„ - se c- ths n ;41 1 re the abolition of the vend regulation, has beenl;o bet c olit i t o , sons anticipated would have taken Place' „ e nd 01° 01 11 ! ' coal has fallen about 2s. ad. a-ton, and the ge-i iiie ries - ...di been reduced Od and Is. 3d a.ton, but several co air tain their old price. The polling at the vestry meeting of St' . G yo e° tO rle#44l°‘ tb ~, closed at four o'clock on Saturday last, when t he 111P ' eirr For the rate, 30 ; against it, 164. ii DOI 0 ,00 0 ,0 , ANNUITIES TO THE WIDOW A rt- iv itlo o lol 11 ,j - rf THE LATE SIR WILLIAM NOTT.---.111 COITHHOn - • 11 a , o ffro - i O O men, we have felt a deep interest for the Pleb t hey isSl 0, mentcd Sir William Nott ; the bereavement W oe " riou p ee c ii , 1 08 the hand of death being aggravated bY t he ,, th di r e: "" we consequent upon it. To our readers, not .__ i p cA ,„ WI „ lo s lowing announcement will, we arc certain, an u root it 0/100 Hon. the Court of Directors of the Fast , Gene o , / . end t° , o o. granted to Lady Nott, widow of the late s4.°`" i : 50t: w hill a ' 4. Nott, G. C. 8., an annuity, during widowboet:oe Sot` ii, 101: 0 ,0, daughters of the deceased, Letitia and Ch a jo i s od ia TltO o prr married, annuities of 1001. each. v 5 500 1, 9 1 .0 0 ,8 took!, GRAND INSPECTION OF TUB I l i ° co og8 10 0 :. 00 1° C --This morning, as is annually the ease 00 " ) e etie° ~ t o orb-ye '', Lion of her Majesty's birth-day, a grand hl e La frt rs, ; 0: 4 cavalry and infantry - took place on the P 4" Grea 3dle as 4l ' ed. ' d Horse Guards. At half-past nine &deck the r wi dS, 0 grat i v iie,, d , c : ( l l, l: o ( n l ,: S b, c :it o .d t Tg s ei / ii 'r o il u c a e r r d G s, n , i , tr i t tl s s , atititeeinrdie,adnbd.): t a 1 1 . e 1,. , ,,.. e d ju nl ye t ; or t o l t ! cl ins cr iB shortly afterwards his Royal Highness and a host - _ "Aco „,., tjie op; - dge t i ' 6 '' a u" tit s ol Si also tik_Tp u l:Yo.- b i l liet% o'7l of the Royal party the National Antlion v r , ie rt We" Deer mi e s ir infantry bands combined ; after which Ole o ; havi 4 t i l e Toe ti' d ,l the numerous individuals present. A 64 „ u lA rche d b led , h '; Olio the Guards, preceded by their band._S , " they "'gal t ro -- clivi e ds Party In slow and quick time, after vin in ", e ttious , :t ss_,..ges several barracks. The morning Was Pr e ' greate...nar healthy appearance cf the troops gal, he of i'vv - ''' the distinguished party present. • ,1) fu. ..-r 010 0.5 enrittO present to witness the splendid scene. Duke de Ise t o... t His Royal Highness the m f t c i o s u o r l ..p , : c%:tedd t r . petted to arrive at Buckingham Pala ce week, on a short visit to her Majesty' rend &a O W- 01 1 ";/ Duke will be present at her Majesty's gra n il op leol l etO ham Palace, on the 6th of June. WIFE o r /1 : 11' behtot o ATTEMPT TO MURDER A ~k Ole - Its ,go t , - sr —Last night, between nine and ten o"ellye-bb'or_rosvciettl ttioete that part of the Blackfriars-road, nea r / w enee "co 7r t o lle r a state of considerable excitement in cons ° der .4 ,00 as. made by a man of the name of Norton,..t___Ztmen, ;00, 1 :e for, pears that, in consequence of repeated JU: a l d been lirrnsif h et woman (not more than 30 years of age) '_... 0 01 11 d oaf lifsl iP plf , husband, who had been confined in florsei!!_cii , lo s or 0 004 saulting her, and from whence he had been a v i i , ,,,,, t o 0:, e ,i,°,o , 0 d was placed by her sister in business, w 1 9 .1 a piloP • eat i nvlP boa t at No. 1144, Blacktriars-road , 'licoccuPYM. husbaa .fste,,op nom; where she sold cigars and other trifles. __ a Of 'OO Pod c t o and, it is believed, knowing of the absentee_net to _„,,r, _.,.1 . .A gone to visit some friends near Judd-street, wont , .!: , ,,p ii.y , ur o 10; nine o'clock, and entering the parlor, sel'her v iol ,r+ 70004,c,er menced his murderous attack, strikieg .' uc k i 0 _ ,e r , temple and back part of the head Wi t .l l ., 4 oleo, 1 1 . eve 9 ,ed the poker nearly double. In his victit . l re t 00..„ o p, ~es ig .0 , self the bones of her arms and linger s 'r , and be rilPl o , injuries inflicted. The cries of " murder silog, stetifith kioe•; having been hoard by a person who was P . , 3 50 , 2 0 aS:„ d ed ~ t est A i grappled with the assailant, and other 1 3 _ , wo denotin g ' D ot 49 0 it the woman, who had become insensible, s o l o , it se t i,, cll ce ,ted e o , into the surgety of Mr. Smith, clog° by, t o rend er ginit"„ d ei ill_ . . 11 , 0 0 had sustained such severe injuries as - .. - .., d jor• -.,, 0. - tn..r, e r highly dangerous, but almost hopelesS,.._af.., gio;" e ges1;;; 8 TO' immediate removal to Guy's Hospital, "s“'"•_„,ace .. to In the meantime thin fellow attempted to a ri l v. xe , .. secured by police-constable Lewis, Jt .) '''' 10 ° street station and locked up. 00 Capletll --- - „. BIRD , ' "' of of ~,g o tir Di On the emla9dtrhasinAstr.t,ilalter o e f r a ly j , 2 t .u h e,,hia(ltre.rf.stev.,_ P44:0'0, On the 23d inst., the lady of Iv - ~e ie to iu Belgrave-strs , O f lan Elomns.gthro:2-e2,dHinittsirersmitli, of a 5°13 ;, t t he Cod ll' il the ladi co rd fret, of a son. nets, iii W l ' Ha O n n ffi t t h o e n ,lE2tshq.,inosfta., daughter. 14 ton-sq uare, the At Spencer-street, N orthanap A herde ll ,btervAlbf Mullens, of a daughter. n ear .-- ue NT - AOn the 19th inst., at Drum A rtwer y, as I l iac. of Henry B. Savile, Esq., EeYa l ' C o ttage' far On the 23d inst., at Mortyrt as 00 . lloney , Camden-town, Mrs. Andrew uKgehntsgAr.or t h, pme. O pAp n e. t r ho li 2 s(l 2d inst., at St. Margaret's, eldest sonin ofse---._.-----'---------- 0 ti, lirdBALED. roiost„,J•ll gro Virwestioin,ar, to Henry, '' Frederick e ,of Great Queen-street, ea 51''' ' .aari,t of Clapham- commo n • G W° (74l ' P ri Oa the Benw ell,l7th of April last at Philadelphia, -,,, t . h . Gea _A 2 4 : / ie i vu h .d i usn Philadelphia.so. tli; Session, Lordtl Wood 'one of oldestJi!adklio7sf Bea tcpLnirna, aub ter . .10.01. Hon.O Read, I E I 8 Erskine. t b i I f e t . I L o n u d i e s r a d , .. l A. Derbi°l34: On the 22d inst., Henry Carr, Esq., of Duate•— f 00 10 to Jana, youngest daughter of J. llnutt, EA. , 0 common. it i 1)., of ell ef o i field, the 22d inst., Ferguson 13raason, PT,,,',.4 OP to Elizabath fourth daugllter a `• P• " '-' Babt on, Kent. ' - asleezoldordk:bligitheyteltpof ii, a, o. lf. On the the th e 2 2 2 d d i inst., st.eFt Graennceevisaienaep, tesiidnefisti Reginald Wynniatt, of Gruiting Grange, itionceste7l isto t the On the 24th inst., at Fairford, Jane, re'e Crouch, Esq., aged 78. vat' strc et, Joseh On the 24th inst., at Upper liPle Hoare Bradshaw, Esq. cdilasur:hliter _rscofhireartbara4: Y0146;12, .Arrili,Do London: Printed and Fabßolled 7 I" Mace O,EI No. 112, Strand, Printer, at To pa" `-'olCoilAw Strand, in the Pre cinct of the SY* middreaa, A i r/ WI 114 S. • • ; 0 1 t t. l7 , 5 . , • , 4, 11-T: v "1 RAILWAY NEWS. kflu4scribers and others interested in Railways will find a FULL ACCOUNT of the PROCEEDINGS before the RAII.WAY COMMITTEES in the THIRD EDITION of THE SUN, reported up to the CLOSE of EACH DAY. Sun-office, 112, Strand.