The Sun. — London, England, 1844-06-11 00:00:00

Id do s °' te nt ,o e— t he done t ° of reat ra l into ge"" • ot o f ler ER sa id ! 11 : nsit oceasieay e the 11°9 ' wech of ibe hl atte ntion , The °b l i e e r re we (NO ion 0 ' o e. f the W. l ow 00St S " to c onsis te without i't e y cou ld et; ogi re 1100. te l had in ves o at rat:Meth 0 a their °W T A! ril ei .-• -a gr e s4 The to s wop a po Pe pe, a id not th of ki t s ,a r o a n ear! d 0 ,h lie Ha l o, these thi4, them Toe e iploye" OD , the 1,13° 3 d Gentl° n a be it so -i f o to mou nt ie 1143 us botO t theY s 50 ich or ° tnue I c° ll3 t ota l , -xa ct a- i s t. the no b In ue ofl e he f f or aof ?sots 0 blic, r the 2 00 1/ ich • i t o n n st liew re ev e l e ve the 11 0 04 rt ' me ttle 11° 0 5 and he a to gortie ce [lien 01e 0 l o f enw b og larerY oich to r nolf te d 05 100"' d ote Nth rd er t ii(o ? s *art) glve him a Com m itt ee o f t h e H ouse, he (Mr. wouldSte prove spec i a l and peculiar burdens in less L it t! One hou r . E very disadvantage which the W es t r . es: col onies now l a b oure d un d er had been the conse nee of th e l egislation of that House ; and yet to that ti ° l l ! prog ress whatever had been made in assisting eat to that labour which had been taken away from, Ina w , os ' l tch had, time afte r ti me , b een prom i se d to them. e 157,t0 them th e supply of labour which had been prof- ' 1 ) thsn t h ey would have production enough, and r question of diff erent i al duties would be set at rest Air e • gRIGIiT said, if ever protection had been shown sor,uasrrotten to the core, it had been shown in respect to trade, Protecti on to 'the West Indies had led to loss of w t. e l: los s of profit, lo ss o f com f ort, l oss o f everyt hi ng. heel e prosperity had been promised progressive ruin beforepeen met with. This old policy would find them as and brinss •th 't ual attendant evils, for as pos„,„ wi s Ils tieera_iialreteisotnlnindciareased supply diminished. The p . resent of the Government would give two millions to planters but why should this be given, hiueo it St others and did no good to them ? For rah„ w4 Part, nothing should induce him to allow two ts s , , s'ns, or one million, or anything to be given to the is ils de s to which he belonged, and which had now become At s-or the larst and most i m po r t an t o f th e coun t r y. 'IIt how' and why had it become so ? Simply by the weaasthilfeel and whoesome stimulus of competition. That tai lsr • Way to mak e th e W es t I n di a interest and every B,lltt(l).nt.e.rest prosp erous . B ut if t h ey wou ld not con soon.] this he had a plan to propose that, though not so io t and so wholesome as competition, would still be an Ivita",vernent, and a great one upon the present system. 1, he should propose was, that a payment . of kis s s '" ° _,°4 should be made to the West India proprie this:C:l4 if they did , not accept this offer he did not the Government could have any claim on the country; and if the 1 . ,„' -c ernrnent did not accede to such a payment for til e d refit of the country, he thought they were not jus rtiest.asvoting the supplies for her Majesty's Govern tersh,, in this cas e th e mono p o li s t s were i n a worse te nch on than the corn monopolists, as they had no b owers arniers to plead for, and with regard to the la sot rp , their principal objection was, that they could th o ,et more labourers, so as to reduce the wages of . k it ': who were now employed. The monopoly in this ties, 4 ; ee .was, therefore, a bare-faced one. The ques thsie`a Tact, was one of a majority of votes against the ii s i tt as i nterests of the people and against a principle - me riedged on a ll s id es t o b e sou n d.—(Hear, hear.) the bled Lord below him (Lord J. Russell) admitted l alt e P : in ciple of f ree t ra d e , b u t b e appeared always to t alk ed W hen it was to b e pract i ca ll y carr i e d out . He e re i t " of its c om bi n i ng a ll t h e nat i ons o f t h e eart h in , t lesl as r . ° , t harhood. How inconsistent was this with h is ;he as , - "'"°n, that there ought to be a differential duty to towrunt of forty per cent. in favour of British sugar. 4 11 th " that proposition earth,?kn in one common brotherhotid th e a eknations of the The Noble Lord, also, in !fir' s j u ate on the Factory question, admitted that the re -4bo,°as upon trade necessarily increased the hours of isd s -r ‘ s The Noble Lord; the Member for Dorsetshire, latiott'aers expressed sympathy with the labouring popu eat! Fof the country. He thought they had a right to t ittesL r t he votes of all those persons on the present lo s -a t There could be no prosperity for the country edg ed they they continued to act on principles acknow tise-T0 be unsound, and therefore injurious to the ti pl a se t ", a d.Y of the people ; and that House could not hold ises a ,In the affections of the people when they saw the tteJecting questions which would so much advance b ette r interests of the country, and place in a )4: condition the great mass of the people.—(Hear.) Prot s „ j3 RNAL regretted that the discussion had been 40 /e l : t ed so long, and that they had been dragged t est b uientes into the discussion, for if gentlemen con %iles-,", with the West Indies were to stand there li on '"Y it would be said that they had no case. The the oPtentleman who had just sat down, had hinted that ~the u 7 se ct of the W es t I n di a proprietors w as t o re d uce. 'AS a gea of the l a b ou r e rs in their employ. Wh ere was tot " c ' a sistency of the Hen. Gentleman, who, if he was rofei al istake n h a d , b ot h i n an d out o f t h at H ouse, t: s s e ' l himself a friend to free emigration ? s od wise istened with great attention to the moderate fo s i t 'view s put f orwar d b y t h e H on . Member fort l whom rt, tohe gave all credit for his ingenuity ita;"'"'tY, and he did not - differ from him in the general /ts tki which he advocated, and he (Mr. Bernal) did not there as the advocate of monopoly ; but he stated "siv o ee as one of a body which ought not to .be put w est me rely because they might be weak. Their argu- A ll hieol, l44 It there chronological statement of their case, ,'ias„:`,e had repeated-over and over again. It was almost 4 st6;Lulg to do so because it was presumed that he had an 3 essi s s t ; and it was known that it was so. In the 1 1 st - ;„" 4 , that great, wise, and salutary measure of Eman- Was passed, with a provision that sev9 or ear s of apprenticeship should follow. He did not -r sta ( , ) ,saY that the West India proprietors were free With kl blame, but what he blamed the Government for !! ) to s re ,sPect to this measure was, that they hurried it `se ika without taking the necessary steps of apprising Indian proprietors of the change. In this :tad On the -contrary, the change from vassal s„‘titl j at , ° freedom was brought about gradually, h 'khee.Acts of Parliament one succeeding the other.. 1 . 4 , 1 . 83 8, the House declared that-the state of ap 'holsel'ssutP should be abolised, and that it was better ,'tes c'Ll terminate at once ; h and that they should pro • fa r the condition of free master and free labourer. ne rp - 4 ,s related to the conduct of the slaves, who had ; 4 11;•;,' from a state of bondage to the condition of free /V4"e admitted that the experiment had been fully i ss y ta l --- - (Rear, hear) and he believed that no t t i"ls t Vi tk all proprietor, in his senses, would wish to sti ss ue old system ; but as far as related to the cul "" of Jamaica, it certainly had not been is 4,l,pstsZtllParison had been drawn between the state of Wa s this country. Now it was totally different. b ,qal," a s a difference—an essential difference, in the rt 4 f•; „Only the smallest exertion was required on the t raf ° ,. - t 'ae native population of Jamaica to procure the h - sNia (l- 1 ; 8 and even the luxuries of life ; for the produc ..`leltl t ;: er e were soon brought to perfection under a tro astftit'n". They had little necessity for clothing. The s'o t , of the population of Yorkshire, where the „ s "les s ` r t , were paid high wages, was totally different.— i s '. 4 e s j,, 4 ear.) With all their exertions they could , s 'gss e d, tnake both ends of the year meet, and he th i t,SaV tr ` k a s ad frequently seen persons brought before the tb Les for picking up fire-wood. How could they Ares s „ -at the population of Jamaica, under the favour ts'yleeslt-ealustance-s he had stated, would apply them ,gtits continuous labour, and the cultivation of the s , ‘ No tts ' ltt 'e was of such a nature, particularly at certain b Lsef t ' b as to require continuous exertion. The . sun s'„,licnis-"e and cane, but it also raised a multitude of aw ay, parasetic weeds, which choked its growth, aY. - ",, r as constantly attended to, and the land cleared Ctro,, 'Ws required a continuity of labour, and the ti,ste weePulation could not be depended upon when they t o y b . ,... a11t ed• They had much land of their own which ,;Itlir,terresl attending to. The peasantry there rode ,"‘ted e ,u,sPels on their own poneys.—(Hear, hear.) He b 'stliti n "uis to show the difference which existed in the s - s 't th."„ 4 a of d th e 13 p eople of both countries. They had 04th ense population which depended for subsist e eir exertions. It might be said, why did . theyrio . t 'se %lire 11 1 , 1 rs by contract ? but unfortunately in this lt People ld hurry over the work, and, as th ot , WOU 1 t 44 to, ae wand of an enchanter, or the power of Cad_ e s "'4a ss r 7ate people, they could not get them to work. s t 7osi "'Y on th Bth of . May last that the Noble Lord e s -t rs t i' s t he Secretary for the Colonies, issued his final !o the Governor of . Sierra . Leone to abate Is' W 5 taiu trictions upon the immigration of Africans to ' a ~ludie ws t ,h s then they were told that the shac bre tt t• fettered them had been removed, and -they k ° s 'vtr s o e w ,, I s rl a condition to contend with the sugar• t o rstei Manilla, Java, and Cuba. It was said they a s t Ptal t s v " compensation. It wa,s most disagreeable ta si aot.,"'" the subject. It was either compensation or it il s "ta sat i iear.) He would ask whether 3004 a year was la o esw - ;' el l to any individual for 500 000/. or 600,000/. Prip to 'Ustanees where for the last five or six years tio Pr tas s rs had been making the most painful efforts ve their k s t h e credit, suffering every species of priva 4ik niOttempt. They might say they had mad: . tr "he V a t gift ; but when they talked of compensa totatd, est India proprietors, he denied it. He re thc:43', : ts l ie had stated before, that they had taken 10. f i n d thus fallen into the trap which was laid . for te rnu e utterly denied that they had been anything tioa• l'srensated by the sum which was granted . . An kirs l e , 411 of his had said that the West India pro teßed t a-1 been hoodwinked hy being absentees. He b st h abit 'nforna 1 • that many of them had been in he " ts ' fr °rn time to time, of visiting their estates; 4 0 , 1 11 sory to add that the visit had often fes'atea stied with mischievous effects. They had in ton seC ot o hbies o f t h e i r own, whic h h a d h a d a very dif 'St) heth f rom that which was intended. He doubted, Is testaTr absenteeism was necessarily an evil. With tii)y Nittt e 11 degree of confidence, it was impossible that Ish s Geduld be properly managed ;he appealed to 4 1 :th e , hisl.ieatleman extensively engaged in commerce o ttlitt4 ,z;ler:tatensent did not hold good reec o.r th st . i !al i s , was no part of the world in which a,„ i s cpib i tt s a Dr° „ tl :-Yements were carried to a greater extent . des Pete s a ca- It was said that they did nothing to 11 1 'V „it'll Manilla and other places, but he confi -I,\p,t were that statement. (Hear, hear.) ale~th:, s e told that they wanted a sum of money. o rs her t :' wanted was common justice. The Hon. sttte in ii4oetni:l:lootronc:;;L:raeitthtoch:kp,oolrotnihaa.ldinrteefreersrte;d butto mbeonboepoolieeds to beli tet„'ed V t on that the projectors of those monopolies tress Were bound up with the great in- N 4 Pely up c ountry at large, and that the columns of e rie 4 , eB s. -ere in , reality the pillars of the empire's t ( t. l i l Fan, hear.) He notegreed with his Hon. !li st ,of p 4r , s topic ought to be made the wa . tch- It if then ‘Y• Ile for one was so sick of the subject, toe t wc alld wer e any possible means of escaping from thessst sad e ,out happy to do so. But in many cases Pre,,come to his landlord, shortly after taking 'ertY, declaring that if he re . tained pOSsession 114 t boa b k , sues at the estates could pay on the p resentp system. 14 41 h a s po s a s s ia l e state of the facts. He had been as Ivith eta i ts . e; but they could not expect men who N i s 'ng in comparative affluence to be ruined Ivh c r their voice against the cause of their ruip. liaa • ."RJCIS; g Ythi Just sat ti ala he was sure his Hon. Friend ski ag Ir on , Own would not accuse him of doing tes t , tlet help Ps,ersonal motives on that occasion; but he viswr"ed very "'cling that a man's opinions might be views b e ran c h I , ,sot great' "Y his peculiar position, and his is ot . lit an y affected by his own pecuniary interest, t se i e ves • IsT o 4e t b eing able to attribute to him improper ket ' h as aldv, neetto.ols his Hon. Friend in his true cha teiLs,:iiir!sts ioitvotoinovtroceriate for the West Indian, which was, in But before he touched upon any tir sini aula Friend's arguments, he would en 4:alitestisnP Y to brin before the house the 'NI - 11 3 ' which at . issue. I' here was a large com 'aßs aPpi n ministered materially to the comforts t he whi e " () f the be derived forof Mobs, eh Could m England, lare s namely, fuo o f Prom one part of the beg gl t could be derived at a very small expense, which would enable the people of this country to use a very . large quantity of it, and thereby add very much to their comfort and their happiness. It was argued however, that that should not be done. He now came to the inquiry, how was it that the people of this country should be unable to reap the benefit of their own labour, and of the peculiar advantages which Providence had granted to various parts of the globe ? What was itwhich prevented them from obtaining this com modity at a cheap rate, and thus increasing their com forts ? What was the objection made by his Hon. Friend ? He gave a description of two classes of per sons, whom he portrayed in very glowing terms. He first described the people of England, and then the peo ple of another portion of the globe, whom he would now designate generally by the term West Indians. He de sired the people of this country to contemplate these two pictures ; and so did he (Mr. Roebuck) desire them to contemplate them. He described the people of England as poor and sutlerinr , ; he pointed to them as per s o ns la bouring hard to obtain a pitiful subsistence, deprived of fuel and clothing, of warmth and food ; and he then pointed to the favoured population of that colony from whence this article of sugar was to be drawn. The bulk of the inhabitants of the West Indies were described by his Hon. Friend as persons who could obtain the means of subsistence with but little labour, and who enjoyed the comforts and luxuries of life. Them he described as being bankrupt in fortune,as being unable to maintain their position, as striving to maintain that position which they had so long possessed, by means of taxing the poor, impoverished people of England, for the benefit of a similar impoverished and bankrupt class of absentee proprietors. That was the description which his Honourable Friend had given. The poor people of England, who were deprived of the advantages of climate, were to be ground by a peculiar law, as the Hon. Gentleman said, for maintaining that class which the Hon. Gentleman had so well described. Now he (Mr. Roebuck) had described what those West India proprietors were. He said they were no proprietors at all ; those very men who now came forward, were mort gaged in their estates.—(" No," from Mr. Bernal.) Nor Why he would like to know to whom the twenty millions went? His Hon. Friend complained that theydid not go to them. He also complained that they were unrepresented. Why, it was an imposition on the credulity of mankind to make use of such expressions. Were they not a re presented class in comparison to their real importance? Why, if they were represented according to their im portance to the community, the fraction of a Member would be all they really deserved. His Hon. Friend said this country had forced the West Indian proprietors into their present position ; but he (Mr. Roebuck) was there to dispute that assertion. The West Indian pro prietors themselves had fostered and protected that hor rible trade—the slave trade. They were, originally, a band of adventurers, and had themselves established that trade. The people of England had never fostered it. He defied his Hon. Friend to answer that assertion. He (Mr. Roebuck) could trace the slave trade from Sir John Hawkins downwards, and they would find it as he had stated ;—That a small band of adven turers had taken . possession of an island in the West Indies, and following the example set them by Spain, spread that devastating spot and plague over that por tion of the world. They had nothing to do with Eng: land in her collective capacity. The West India pro prietors adopted it as individual adventurers, and they were not now entitled to complain. When the people of England at last saw the enormity of the mischief, they interfered. But how did they interfere ? Why they gave those very proprietors compensation for their large losses, and yet, in the face of the Imperial Parliament, his Hon. Friend came forward and said that they were not adequately compensated.—(Hear, hear.) Could it be said at that time of day, that it was not ample com pensation ? He said that was a most magnificent com pensation, given by them in support of the principle of those philanthropists who could not allow even the shadow of a claim to rest on the people who had propounded that principle of liberty. Was there any man who would tell him that it was not a magnificent payment? He said that it was magnificent—that it was exorbitant—that it was an ex travagant payment. And if those proprietors had been compelled to prove their losses, each and every one of them, they would not have received a tithe of what they had already received in the shape of compensation. Arid yet his Hon. Friend turned round and said that they had not received sufficient compensation, and therefore he stood between the Hon. Member for Dumfries and the House. Now he (Mr. Roebuck) contended that if the motion of the Hon. Member for Dumfries were affirmed, the result would be that an enormous increase in the revenue would accrue to the State. He was not stating a fanciful case. If they were to equalise the duty on sugar from every quarter of the globe, he said that there would be a large increase of revenue. Then came the question, who was it that interfered with the people of England and their desires? That was the question. The Hon. Member for Weymouth interfered. He said " You paid us badly for our slaves, and therefore for all time to come you have to tax the people of England in favour of us." Was there common sense in that pro posal? His Hon. Friend had described the people of England as impoverished and wretched; and he de , scribed the inhabitants of the West Indies as being ex ceedingly well clothed, and well fed, and extremely well housed. That was to say that in the West Indies a large party of the population, namely, the free blacks, were extremely happy. That was the description of his Hon. Friend; and in giving that description he made this very extraordinary statement:—" We warned you against this—we told you what would happen, and I fear it has so happened, and that no revolt has worked a change." That was the statement of his Hon. Friend —he feared to contemplate the result of a people's hap piness. Were not the people in the West Indies well clothed, and well fed, and happy? Oh, yes, they were; but then there were certain persons called the West India interest, who had been accustomed to a certain position in society, likely to be reduced from that position in consequence of these wretches not working. Hon. Gentlemen opposite complained in the same manner about the corn-laws.—(Hear, hear.) What, should it be said that his Hon. Friend could advocate a free trade in corn, and in the same breath advocate a restriction in the trade in sugar? Mr. BERNAL dissented. - Mr. ROEBUCK continued—Oh, yes; but his Hon. Friend advocated a fixed duty, which was always to be fluctuating—which was to be regulated by the aspect of the political sky, being Bs. to-day, and perhaps is. to morrow. The sugar trade was protected by his Hon. Friend, and the corn trade by the Right Hon. Gentleman the Member for Kent (Sir E. Knatchbull). Were they to legislate with respect to the trade in sugar, so as to maintain the West India proprietors in that society which they had so long adorned ?—(Hear, hear, ironi cally from Mr. Bernal.) " Hear, hear"—this was, no doubt, a sharp shaft ; but if he had drawn his bow and pointed it at the Right Hon. Gentleman, the Member for Kent, his Hon. Friend would have said " Hear, hear," in a different tone.—(Cheers.) He (Mr. Roebuck) hoped that the doctrine of free-trade would be consi dered without reference to these distinctions.(Hear, hear.) The great principle of buying in the cheapest and selling in the dearest market ought to be taken as the motto in all -commercial transactions, and it ought not to be crossed by partial and petty personal considerations.—(Cheers.) He looked upon the question of sugar as a question far greater in importance than the question of eorn. He believed that if they had a free trade in sugar, that an immense in crease in the importation of that article would take place in one day, and in return for that importation the manufacturers of this country would send the produce of their industry in payment for it. Why should the West Indies be favoured any more than any other part of the globe ? In the West Indies revolts and blood shed had been of frequent occurrence, ever since they had been attached to this country ; while they had been an enormous expense to England. The West Indies were a load upon us ; and if a sudden gust could sweep these islands from the face of the earth, England would not lose one jot of her strength—not one penny of her wealth—not a single instrument of her power would be diminished by the sudden disappearance of these islands from the face of the globe. Ile could not conclude with out expressing his surprise at the extravagant attempts which had been made to draw a distinction between the produce that was slave grown and that which was not. How ridiculous were these distinctions, when it was im possible for any man to think for one moment of the ar ticles of cotton and coffee without considering that those were the produce of the slavery-upholding country of America. These distinctions were mere slanders, falsa and fleeting, and raised for the purpose of deeeiving the people of England. The great principle of free trade would be found, by extending commercial salvation to every portion of the globe, and by uniting together the various portions of the habitable globe in the great bond of interest, to be the means of spreading happiness and amity all over the world. Lord SANDON would not have taken any part in the debate at the present stage of the question had it not been for the language which had been held by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman. It he could be convinced that the view which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman took of the importance of these colonies to the prosperity of the empire was correct, although he could not agree with him as to the justice of the course which he proposed, yet he might be con vinced of its expediency; but when he looked to the pre sent circumstances of the world when he saw a system of restriction gradually growing up around us, and that the more nations advanced in the freedom of their poli tical institutions the more averse they seemed to be to the establishment of freedom of commerce, he could not consider these West Indian colonies, which consumed British manufactures of the annual value of three millions, in which there could be no hostile tariffs, the inhabitants of which spoke our own language, pro fessed our own religion, and were of our own blood, as of no value. They had been told of the importance of the trade with the Brazils. Why, the exports of Bri tish manufactures to the West Indies were of infinitely greater value than the exports to the Brazils; and what reason was there why they should be neglected because they were part of the British empire? This was not a. question regarding a few West India proprietors only. Had they forgotten the importance of the West India colonies to the revenue, to the commerce, and to the shipping interest of the country. Looking only to the interests of the proprietors, they should recollect that there had been a time when they received for the West India estates upwards of 3,000,000/. annually, which was spent in this country. Was that so small a contribution to the wealth of the country as to be considered of no value ? Both the enemies and the friends of this country had at that time considered them of great value and im portance. They bad been told a great deal about free trade. Now, all the writers on free trade ad mitted that colonies had a claim to have their produce admitted at a discriminating duty wherever the mother• country imposed upon them peculiar burdens. ltpw, it mattered not whether that pecu liar burden were a tax or a restriction of labour. No doubt the compensation of 20,000,0001. was a magnifi cent sum for this country to give, but it did not compen sate those who had to receive it. Many of those who THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING . JUNE 11, 1844. had received it had been ruined, and estate after estate had been been thrown out of cultivation. Now, although they had received a partial eompensation for their la bourers, they had received none for the loss of their estates. But, setting aside the justice (if the question— looking at it merely as a question of sugar—nothing could be more impolitic than to sacrifice the West India colonies. The supply of sugar from the West Indies amounted to one-sixth of the whole supply of Europe. What a rise then would take place in the price of sugar f these colonies were destroyed. The true policy of this country, having this fine national estate on the other side of the Atlantic, was, even at a temporary sacrifice, to nurse it and carry it through its difficulties, to aid it, if necessary, with funds and credit, and, above all, to as sist with labour. If they:wished for colonial prosperity— if they wished for an increased production of sugar—if they wished to extinguish slavery and the slave-trade, they should assist the colonies with free labour. A great experiment had been tried in those colonies—that ex periment had succeeded, as far as the export of the labourers were concerned ; but if they looked beyond the colonies—if they looked to the negroes in other parts of the world—unless they could satisfy the inhabitants of slave countries that the colonial proprietors themselves were in a prosperous:state—they would not convince them that the experiment had succeeded. He hoped the Go vernment was prepares! to take a bold and decisive step to supply the colonies with free labour. They must take the question boldly by the hand, and look it in the face. —(A laugh.) The Hon. and Learned Gentleman had attempted to throw the whole blame of the slave trade on the colonies, and attempted to take it off the shoulders of the mother country. It was, however, the mother country which had forced the slave trade on the colonies, even at the time that the colonies had been desirous to discontinue it. The Honourable Gentleman had talked loudly of the nefariousness of this traffic ; let the House beware of taking any st e p t o g i ve th a t nefarious traf f ic increased activity.—(Loud cheers.) If the House agreed to the resolution proposed by his Hon. Friend, the Member for Dumfries, they must in evitably give increased activity to the slave trade. There was evidence to prove ithat the refusal of England to take slave-grown sugar had materially assisted our cruizers in putting down the slave trade—the trade had stagnated in consequence ; but if they acceded to this proposition, although it might double the number of the cruizers, the slave-trade would be doubled. With re gard to the proposition of the Government, he feared that unless they took early steps to promote the cultivating sugar in our colonies, they would by exhausting the supply of free-labour sugar give pro tanto an impetus to the slave trade. Before he sat down he would take the liberty of recommending to the Government to give to the West India colonists the same advantages as they had given to the Canadians—to confer upon them the credit and confidence of the mother country, and to ad vance them, if requisite, pecuniary assistance. Not only were the West Indies an integral portion of the empire, but a most important and essential portion of it, and by timely assistance of this nature they would not only materially assist the:West Indian growers, bnt conciliate the sympathy and confidence of all the colonists. This step would likewise enable them to supply sugar at a very mederate rate of duty. He threw out these sug gestions fer the consideration of the Government, and hoped they would not be entirely disregarded. Mr. WARBURTON would not have risen but-for the last observations of the Noble Lord. He was entirely opposed to making any advance to the West Indians in the shape of a loan, and hoped some member of the Government would at once express the opinion of the Ministry to the same effect. It was urged that the West Indians were, under the existing rate of duty, in a most destitute condition. Then, as no case could be made out for them—as they were as bad as they could be—where was the use of continuing to sacrifice the interests of the people of this country to their pretended advantage? The returns which had been laid on the table of that House clearly showed the trifling increase of consumption as compared with tea and coffee, and how injurious the high rate of duty had been. A vast extent of the commerce of the country was sacrificed to keep up this monopoly. Sugar should be admitted at a very moderate rate of duty. Mr. MACLEAN contended that the Parliament of this country had sanctioned the slave trade, and even maintained it at a - time when the inhabitants of Jamaica had actually petitioned against it. The Hon. and Learned Member (Mr. Roebuck) was not, therefore, justified in saying that the West Indian colonists had fostered and encouraged the slave trade. The Vice-President of the Board of Trade had used some ambiguous expressions concerning the slave trade, which he would wish to hear explained. He thought that the protection which was to be given to the West Indies came under the same catagory as the protection of corn at home. On the same principle that he was favourable to the one he was favourable to the other.—(Hear, hear.) But he hoped that his Right• Hon. Friend did not intend to degrade the cultivatars of both parts of the empire. —(Hear.) He thanked the House for the attention with which it had heard him. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the gallery was cleared. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the motion Against it 259 Majority The House then went into Committee on the Bill. On the first clause being proposed, Mr. P. MILES moved that the Chairman should report progress, and ask leave to sit again to-morrow. Mr. WARD objected to the motion, unless some day was given him for bringing forward his motion that stood in the paper for to-morrow. After some short discussion, The CHAIRMAN reported progress, and obtained leave to sit again. VESTRIES IN CHURCHES BILL. The House went into Committee upon this Bill. Sir R. INGLIS said that in partichial and religious matters scenes had latterly occurred of contention and bitterness of a very discreditable character, amounting at times almost to personal violence. These scenes had occurred in large parishes—in country parishes, happily they had heard nothing of them. The Bill might want consideration, and could in its details be amended; but he thought it called for, and therefore trusted the House would at once proceed to consider it clause by clause. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN said, as the author of the Bill, he had only to state that from Churchmen and Dissenters —opponents of church-rates—he had received strong expressions of opinion in favour of the Bill. Mr. ROEBUCK could not comprehend why things subject to ecclesiastical cognizance should be now so suddenly separated from their ancient jurisdiction. One of the subjects usually arranged under ecclesiastical cognizance was church -rates. In the parish church that matter was discussed ; but now a sort of prudery was to be introduced, and by this Bill ne matter was therein to be brought forward, unless, to quote the very words, "approved by the Bishop." It used to be a favourite topic with lion. Members opposite, especially the Right Hon. Baronet (Sir R. Inglis), to talk of the wisdom of our ancestors, and to express a wish, and to use their efforts, to fashion everything in accordance with that sentiment. Why did they not act on it now ?—why take from under Church cognizance that which the wis dom of our ancestors had entrusted to it ? Was it that they now preferred to act in accordance with the notions of " Young England," or " Little Britain," as they had now come down to ?—(Loud laughter.) This Bill required that matters to be discussed could not be so discussed " unless approved of by the Bishop." It was introducing a totally distinct rule into the Church of England, by a Bill too net sanctioned by Government, for no member of the Government had introduced it. Was it right that matters of such importance, which trenched on rights of the people of this kingdom, should be brought on by a private Member of that House, on some fanciful ideas of decorum? What was fit to be levied on the people for Church purposes might, he thought, be dis cussed in church without any indecorum. Was it to be supposed that the stone walls could be injured by some persons saying some foolish things therein? If that were so, how often ought the stone walls to be offended.— (Laughter) Yet one Hon. Gentleman stated that something had occurred in London, but let him bring forward his facts, and state the grounds on which he undertook the measure. He objected to Bishops having this power. They ought not to increase the power of Bishops. He, for one, would be rather inclined to curtail it. He called on the Hon. Gentleman to state distinctly, not in this soft way—(Laughter)—what were the charges in the indictment on which he had founded this Bill. — (Mr. Stafford O'Brien—" I will do so.") They would then hear the staterr ent of the offences with which the Honourable Gentleman had to charge the people of England, and which was to rob them of the privileges they had enjoyed from time immemorial. They would see how much of those acts were conglomerated to in duce him to rob the people of this power, and place it in the hands of the Bishop, and give him the power, by the third clause, of directing that the meeting should be held where they might please, and not in that common house of the parish in which those meetings were accustomed to be held.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. R. YORKE said he wished to submit whether it was Parliamentary to allow this discussion, and whether there was not a resolution ordering that all Church matters and matters relating to the Church, should be preceded by a resolution in a Committee of the whole House. Mr. GREENE did not think that resolution applied to the present Bill. Mr. ROEBUCK suggested that the resolution should be read. The resolution was then read, which stated that, in religious matters, or matters concerning religion, no Bill should be discussed without a previous resolution in Committee of the whole House. Mr. ROEBUCK thought it was clear, from the pre amble of this Bill, that it related to religious subjects. He thought it was more fit for the Speaker to decide the question than the Chairman. He should, therefore, move that the Chairman do leave the chair. After a few words from Mr. S. O'BRIEN, referring to a Bill which had been introduced in 1838, Mr. ROEBUCK said he recollected, on one occasion, when Lord Althorp, who was then Chancellor of the Exchequer, had been speaking half-an-hour, a motion was made that the Chairman should leave the chair, and he was obliged to begin his speech anew ; and, there fore, the authority, in the instance of 1838, did not apply. Mr. HUTT suggested to his Hon. and Learned Friend the Member for Bath that it was not competent for the Chairman to leave the chair. Mr. ROEBUCK said he might be wrong, and he should, therefore, ask the Chairman, as being more con versant with the rules of the ,House, to enlighten him how to proceed. Mr. GREENE said it was competent to the Honour able and Learned Gentleman to move that he now leave the Chair and report progress ; but he did not think the Hon. and Learned Gentleman need have recourse to that mode.—(The Speaker in the meantime, bad come into the House.) Mr. ROEBUCK said, ho understood what the Chair man meant ; and he should, therefore, at once put the question to the Speaker. The Hon. and Learned Gen tleman then read the preamble of the Bill, and asked whether d Bill having the objects stated in the preamble did not come within the purview of the resolution of the House, which stated that all Acts relating to religion or in matters concerning religion, should be first preceded by a resolution of the House ? The SPEAKER said, he had no hesitation in saying that this Bill, comparing it with other Bills of this de scription, was not a Bill so far relating to religion as to make it necessary to move a resolution in a Committee of the whole House.—(Cheers.) Mr. R. YORKE begged to submit to the Right Hon. Gentleman whether this course was not adopted with Church ard to the i Bill for ? the reduction of Bishops and the Leasng Bill After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, which did not reach us, Mr. WARBURTON said it appeared to him, that on the surface many objections might be raised to this Bill. The parties were not to meet to discuss the question of Church-rates and.other matters in the parish church, but instead of this they were to meet in a room. Now, he thought that vestries ought not to meet in public houses. It had been often remarked, indeed, that pa rishioners were more liberal in voting money after din ner than before it; besides, there was not an absolute prohibition of meetings in churches, for the Bishops were empowered by the 3d clause to give a license for the holding of a meeting. He thought it would be better to prohibit such meetings altogether than to provide for their being held under the direction of a Bishop. There were 11,000 persons interested in this Bill, and as he did not suppose the Hon. Member would inform them that he had held correspondence with each of these parishes, he thought it would be better that the Chairman should report progress, in order that due notice might be given of its effect to all parties concerned. Mr.ESCOTT concurred in the view which had just been expressed. The second reading of the Bill was carried whilst he sat in that House paying every attention to its proceedings, but he declared that he had not the most distinct idea of the nature of its provisions. —(Hear, hear.) The Bill had been originalty applied to Ireland, as well as to England, but the clause relating to Ireland had since been struck out.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. JERVIS would like to know what the Right Hon. Baronet the Secretary of State for the Home De partment had to say in reference to this Bill.—(Hear, hear.) The first section took away from the church wardens all control over the freehold of the church and gave it to the Bishop. This was in direct opposition to the Act with respect to the select ves tries. This clause opened all select vestries and by declaring that the inhabitants were at liberty to be present, declared that they had a right to vote. That clause rendered the people at the " Red Lion," next door to the church, liable to ecclesiastical censure. Lastly, the gentleman who drew up the Bill, as if not aware that Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, were subject to the jurisdiction of England, had introduced a clause, declaring that such was the case.--(Laughter.) Mr. HUME thought that, under the circumstances, the Chairman had better report progress. Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN expressed his regret that no member of the Government had spoken in reference to the Bill. It was impossible for him to answer the many objections which had been made to it. Some of the provisions appeared to be stringent. The Hon. and Learned Member for Bath had asserted that the Bill had originated in some squeamish scruples and exagge rated views of the party calling itself " Young England." Whether he numbered him (llr. Stafford O'Brien) amongst that party he could not say ; but he was not so bigoted to old usages and ancient institutions as to re fuse to concur in changes which were necessary in the altered condition of the country. The Hon. and Learned Member said the principle of the Bill was new. Now if he might take what he read in the statute-book, instead of what he heard from an authority so far higher in his own estimation than the statute-book—(Hear, hear)—he should say that the principle was at least thirteen years old. He would not give up the Bill until he had heard stronger reasons against it than had been advanced that night. He did not anticipate the support of her Majesty's Government. He had not had an op portunity of consulting them in private, and to do so in public was perfectly hopeless. Sir R. PEEL said he had not had an opportunity of considering this Bill, but he thought there were objec tions to it which were worthy of consideration. He would not, however, support any proposition which would have the effect of crushing the Bill, but he would recommend his Hon. Friend to agree to any mo tion by which the Bill could come on for consideration on a future day. Mr. HUME moved that the Chairman report progress. Mr. ROEBUCK thought such a Bill as this ought not to be introduced, except with the authority of the Go vernment. Sir R. PEEL said it was too much to ask that no Member should be allowed to bring in a Bill if he thought proper. Mr. ACLAND said he could not allow the discus sion to terminate without expressing his thanks to his Hon. Friend the Memberfor Northamptonshire, for hav ing introduced this Bill. Mr. HAWES had mentioned as an inconvenience the fact, that sufficient publicity was not now given to the notices relating to the holding of vestries, and had pro posed that those notices should be affixed to the doors of the Dissenting places of worship in the parishes as well as to the churches. He had mentioned this to the Hon. Member for Northamptonshire, who had stated that he had no objection to the introduction of a clause to re medy that evil, There was, however, one objection to the Bill, which he feared would be insuperable.—(Hear, hear.) This measure would affect all the parishes in England. The Hon. Gentleman was, therefore, bound to make out a case of general abuse in order to justify a general measure. Now, although some few instances might have occurred, which they must all regret, yet he doubted whether the Hon. Gentleman could prove anything like such a case of abuse as would justify a general measure. Mr. WAWN thought that they ought rather to en deavour to relieve those who were not members of the Church from church-rates, than to add to this tax. • The House then resumed, the Chairman reported pro gress, and asked leave to sit again on Wednesday week. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. In answer to a question iroitiiiir.lloTl,. Sir R. PEEL stated that he had every disposition to give private Members precedence on Wednesdays. The Hon. Member himself had a Bill on the paper for Wed nesday, that stood for the second reading. He would not object to the Hon. Gentleman taking the second reading of that Bill on Wednesday. Mr. TUFNELL wished to know when the Eccle siastical Courts Bill would be proceeded with ? He ob jected to the postponement of it to a late period of the session ; if so, he would certainly speak upon every clause, upon every phrase of it. Sir R. PEEL said, however great the temptation which the Hon. Gentleman had held out to him, he would not yet abandon the Bill. It would be considered at as early a period as was consistent with the due dis charge of public business. The House then went into Committee on the Bill. DISSENTERS' CHAPELS BILL. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL brought forward cer tain verbal amendments on the second and third clauses, which were agreed to. The Bill then passed through Committee pro forma, and the House resumed. SAVINGS' BANKS BILL. The House then went into Committee on the Savings' Bank Bill. The Bill passed through Committee, and the House resumed. _ --- Mr. GROGAN brought forward a Bill to regulate the election and payment of coroners, and payment of wit nesses at coroners inquests in Ireland. Several orders of the day were then disposed of. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES REGULATIONS BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE, in moving the order of the day for the second reading of this Bill, said that it contained several provisions which would require consideration, and he would only ask the House to agree to the second reading, with the understanding that the Bill should be fully discussed in Co mm i ttee. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. - THE GILBERT UNIONS. Captain PECHELL moved that the name of Colonel Rolleston should be added to the Committee on the Gilbert Unions. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he would not oppose the nominatiom of the Hon: and Learned Gentleman upon the Committee, although he was convinced that the services of his Hon. and Gallant Friend could not be better bestowed than in his attentions to the Com mittee of which he was a Member. Mr. R. YORKE protested against this species of patchwork legislation. Mr. FERRAND said that there was a rumour abroad that the Right Hon. Baronet, the Secretary for the Home Department, knew that the Hon. Member for Yorkshire could not act on the Committee when he was nominated. He put it, therefore, to the Hon. and Gallant Member for Brighton whether he would withdraw his motion without taking the sense of the House ? Mr. COLVILE considered that the Committee was most unfairly composed, and that it was one which was not at all calculated to do justice. Mr. WAKLEY said, that the fairest cour se h a d been adopted by the Committee, , in fact the minority had it all their own way. After some short discussion, strangers were ordered to withdraw ; and the House divided, when there ap peared— For the motion Against it Majority There not being forty Members present, the House adjourned at one o clock. CAUTION TO CLERGYMEN. — On Tuesday last, the Rev. M. Trappes, priest of the Catholic Church, Hud dersfield, was convicted in the mitigated penalty of Is. and 9s. 6d. costs, by the sitting magistrates, for interring a private soldier, of the 70th Regiment of Foot, now stationed in Huddersfield, on the 22d ult., without a re gistrar's certificate, and neglecting to give notice thereof within seven days. The charge was brought by Mr. Brook, the registrar of Huddersfield, and supported by Mr. Floyd, clerk and superintendent registrar of the union, who said he was not actuated by any hostile feel ings towards the Rev. Gentleman, but he had a duty to perform, and he would as soon have brought the Vicar, had he so offended. Mr. Trappes explained, that the captain of the regiment told him that it would not be necessary to register a soldier ; he however had no de sire to evade the law, and would not offend in future. '1 he captain, who accompanied the Rev. Gentleman, said he had always understood it was not necessary, and the magistrates therefore mitigated the penalty to a mere nominal amount.—Leeds Times. Lord Francis Egerton's eldest son, the Hon. G. Granville Egerton, heir to the immense Bridgewater estates, will come of age on the 16th inst., when the event will be celebrated by great rejoicings on the Noble Lord's estates in Lancashire. THE FRENCH RAILWAYS. (From the Railway Record.) We mentioned, in our last, that the Report of the Committee on the Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux Rail way Bill, drawn up by M. Dufaure, a distinguished mem ber of the Chamber, had been presented to the Chamber of Deputies, with no material alteration in the draft pro posed by the Minister of Public Works, except reducing the term of the lease proposed by the Minister, from 46 years 324 days to 41 years 16 days, in accordance with the offers of a company, at the head of which are gen tlemen of well-known judgment and experience in all that relates to railways, foreign and domestic. We have since received an early official copy of the report, which fully corroborates the authenticity of our information. It is an able and elaborate document, and in every way worthy of the high reputation of the dis tinguished reporter of the Commission. The difference in the term is just the difference between a sinking fund of one per cent., improved at three per cent., or at four per cent, compound interest; and proves not only how carefully the calculations of the Soumissionnaires were made, but the estimation in which they are held by the Committee who adopted their proposal. Besides what relates to this particular railway, the report contains matter of much importance to all who are interested in the new French lines. In the first place, it most completely demonstrates, by a system of close reasoning, based upon statistical finan cial details, the impolicy, if not the impracticability, of the complete execution of the railways by the State, and the system of short leases, to what may be called mere carrying companies afterwards, consequent thereupon. It states, in express terms, that only one member of the Committee was found to advocate this system, and that the Minister of Finance (for purely financial reasons) put his absolute veto against it. If this is not sufficiently conclusive against all hope of the short lease system being adopted, either on this line or any other, it is to be found in the provision made in this Bill for the just possible case of no company pre senting themselves to take the whole line from Orleans to Bordeaux, on the terms proposed by the Minister, modified and recommended by the Commission, and ul timately fixed by the Chamber. In that case it is provided, that the Minister may at the further cost of the State complete the section of the railway between Orleans and Tours, stock and work the line; but only until a company should present them selves to take the whole line to Bordeaux upon the terms definitively settled by the Chambers. That done, the State to surrender the line and all its appurtenances to the company, upon payment by the latter of the value of the upper works, and the carrying stock, to be deter mined by arbitration. The necessity for the insertion of this provision will be at once intelligible, when it is considered that, this year, the Minister presents a Bill, with out presenting any company in connection with it. He presents, in fact, " a draft lease " for the Chambers to " peruse and settle," but without the name of the tenant. The Commission has, therefore, no official cognizance of the existence of any company. They learn from the documents laid before them by the Minister of Public Works, that certain parties, calling themselves a com pany, and alleging that they are prepared to give all the guarantees, personal and pecuniary, which the Minister can require, have made proposals to him for a lease; but the Commission has no power to inquire into the le gality of their constitution, or their financial position, and therefore must consider them as nbn-existent. It is understood that the discussion of the Bordeaux line will come on immediately after the discussion now before the Chambers on the extraordinary credits, which proceed but slowly. That relating to the vote for Algeria alone is expected to last three days, as the Commission have reported against the views of Govern ment. It will be probably before our next publictetion. The Bill will pass the Deputies most probably in the shape in which it now comes from the Commission, and will pass the Chamber of Peers, almost of course, as it comes to them from the Lower House. Before the mid dle of July it will become a law of the land. We congratulate this Company upon the success that is about to crown their efforts, and upon the business like shape which all their proceedings have assumed, from their first appearance before the public. Their form of application for shares is the only deed required to be signed. Their banker's receipts are at one receipts for the deposit, and scrip, which pass from hand to hand, without the necessity for a transfer, or engagement of any sort, between the buyer and seller; and it is under stood that, after the l aw is obtained, the holders of the receipts will be taken to be the owners, and registered accordingly in the first complete register of the share holders. This gives great facilities for transactions in this stock, and makes it a great favourite in the market. TOURS AND NANTES RAILWAY.—The whole of the capital for this line, apportioned to England, was readily taken up by the privileged shareholders in the Orleans, Tours, and Bordea u x R a il wa y, w i t h out any appea l to the public at large. Both lines are equally favourites with the public, and will, most probably, be amal gamated before they are opened throughout. We have not much to add to what was stated last week about the progress of the Bills now before the French Chambers. The Paris and Dijon Bill is re ported, with a recommendation that the Minister should amend his project by the additon of a branch to Troyes, and the further extension to Lyons, and a proportionate increase of the grant of funds. As relates to the Lyons and Avignon line, the Minister of Public Works stated, in reply to the Hon. M. Berryer, that the reason why he did not present a Bill for this line was the impossi bility of entertaining the proposal of the Company, as being incompatible with the law of June, 1842. They asked only to have the land given them by the State, and they would do all the rest at their own cost and charge, upon a lease of seventy years. We should say there never was the slightest chance of such a pro posal being entertained, while the corps of Pouts et Chaussees have so much influence as at present. Tbey will never tolerate the construction of the works of any of the French railways by any other than themselves. They will keep this, since they cannot have the work ing also in their own hands. We should say that the deposits on this line ought to be returned immediately to the subscribers. There is not the most remote chance of a presentation either this year or the next, in the present shape, and new conditions will necessarily imply a new subscription. TABLE of CONTENTS of "BELL'S LIFE in LONDON," and its SUPPLEMENT, PRESENTED GRATIS, JUNE 9, 1844. MISCELLANEOUS.—ArrivaI of the Emperor of Russia, post rifr Sax ony —Grand presence receptionceyo the h e at R B e r vi iti e s w h C in our in A ds r o ri r va r l aorfkt,hein the King British Court and its Illustrious Visitors —Mr. O'Connell and his Co-Traversers in Prison—The Dukedom of Sussex—Embarrassment of th e D u k e o f f Saxe Coburg o ffi cially contradicted—New s f rom I n di a t and China—Editorial Remarks on the visit of the Em peror of Russia—French Jealousy—Parliamentary Synopsis—The Sugar Duties—Review of Literature— Horrible Murders—Destructive Fire at Gravesend—The Drama—Police, and a variety of interesting Fiireign and Domestic Intelligence—Life in Canada, &c. THE TURF.—Ascot Heath Races—Presence of her Majesty and her Illustrious Visitors—Engravings o f h er Majesty's Vase and Hunt Cup—Alice Hawthorn and her Declaration not to start for the Cup—Another gross Attempt at Fraud—Fraudulent Orders to a Jockey, and Exposure of the Guilty Party—The Bloodstone Ques tion decided—Every Race graphically described—Bygone Tricks on the Turf—An odd Substitution of Goneaway for Maccabeus—The Running Rein and Orlando— Questions—Proceedings in the Court of Exchequer, and Form of Trial fixed—Notes on the Curragh Meeting, Ireland—Entries for the St. Leger of 1844 and 1845, and Entries for the Derby and Oaks, 1845—Munster Races, Westphalia—Dusseldorf Races—The late Chantilly Races, and Correspondence thereon—Racing at Gib raltar—Great Handicaps—Suggestions for Registering Foals, and Identifying Race Horses, by Mr. Goodwin— Latest Betting on Coming Events—Goodwood Cup Weights—Manchester and other Races of the Week— Table of Races to come—Sale of Hunters by Mr. Tattersall—Turf Anecdotes and Announcements— Trotting, &c., &c. THE CRICKETERS' REGISTER.--The Marylebone Club Meeting—Alterations in the Laws of Cricket— Matches for the Season 1844—Match between the Marylebone (with Hillier and Lillywhite) and the Clap ton Club, with the full Scores of Matches between twenty other distinguished Clubs in various parts of the King dom, and results of Matches elsewhere. AQUATIC REGlSTER.—Forthcoming :Meetings of the Royal Yacht Club—Thames Grand Regatta, full parti culars—Henly-on-Thames Grand Regatta—The Wharn cliffe Sailing Club—lnteresting Matches on the Thames and other parts of the Kingdom—Brilliant Prospects of the Aquatic Season—Eton Annual and Fulham Sub scription Regatta—A Visit to the Boat-builders, &c. CHESS.—Four games played in America and England by celebrated players. ANGLING.—Episode the Eighth, by " Ephemera."— Fly Fishing in June. PEDESTRIANISM—AII the Important Matches con cluded and proposed in the Provinces—Matches fixed, and Pedestrian Sports. PIGEON SHOOTING.—At the Red House Battersea, and elsewhere. THE RING.-Full Reports of the Fights between Mur ray and Hayes, and Gill (of Coventry) and Bethell, and sundry Minor Combats—Matches in Progress—Forfeit of Norley to Young Reid—Register of Fights to come, &c. Wrestling—Canine Fancy—Rabbit Show—Single Stick—Bell Ringing—Bird Fanciers—and a variety of Popular Sports. One hundred and twenty Advertisements, upwards of three hundred Questions answered, and fifteen hundred and ninety Letters received, read, and attended to. Such a w variety of intelligence never before appeared in a Weekly , Journal, and fully justifies our motto— " Nunquam Dormio." *** Belts Life, with the Supplement, will be kept on Sale throughout the week.—Price Sixpence together. Belts Life of Sunday, June 2, containing the En graving of the Asca Gold Cup, has been reprinted, and can be had at the. Office, 170, Strand. CORRUPTION.—We are informed that the ex pense of the Liberal party, in the South Lancashire election, will rather exceed 10,000/. How much has been spent in carrying the monopolist candidate we cannot tell ; but the above fact is sufficient proof, if further proof were required, of the disgraceful state of the representa tion, when an election cannot be accomplished without the expenditure of such an enormous amount of" filthy lucre." —Leeds Times. VISIT OF THE KING OF SAXONY AND SUITE TO THE ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.--MiS Ma jesty and suite visited these gardens yesterday. His Majesty was escorted through the grounds by the pro prietor, Mr. Tyler, to whom he was pleased to express himself in.terms of the highest satisfaction. The gigan tic picture of "London in the Olden Time," was justly admired by his Majesty, who remarked, "It was the most wonderful production he had yet seen." MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY. CITY, MONDAY EVENING. TIMES.—Cape of Good Hope papers to the 16th of April have come to hand. Sir P. Maitland, the new Governor, contemplated some revisions in the laws of the colony, which appeared to give very general satisfaction. News from Natal to the sth had been received at Graham's-town, according to which the Boers seem not altogether to relish English supremacy, and it was rumoured that several intended again to retire beyond the bounds of our sovereignty. Advices are reported from Ichaboe and Angra Pequina of the supply of guano continuing to be shipped in abundance. By this opportunity we learn the intelligence of the massacre of Lieutenant Moulsworth and seven of the crew, at Madagascar, of her Majesty's ship Cleopatra, where she struck on a coral reef. The statement is, that they went on shore to disengage the kedge anchor after the vessel had been warped of, when they were attacked by the natives, and slaughtered before assistance could be rendered. Her Majesty's ship Wanderer had arrived at Simon's Bay, reported from Penang the 22d of February, bound to England, having on board one million and a half of specie, supposed to be another instalment of the China ransom. Port Philip papers of the sth of February have also been received. Appearances of a revival of business are alluded to, and the emigration of persons of middle-class circumstances encouraged. Captalists are strongly in vited to visit the Australasian shores in the present times of depression. The Haitien papers of the sth ult., which have been received in the City, state that on the 3d, after a delibe ration in the National Palace of Port Republicain, Gene ral Guerrierwas named President of the Republic, in the place of Herard. The manifesto of the citizens of Port Republieain to their " brethren " of the departments of the Republic, as well as the other documents connected with the event, have the words " Liberty," " Equality," for a motto, and the language is that of the French re volution. HERALD.—The following announcement appeared in the Bankers' Circular of Saturday : " The London bankers met to-day in form at the Clearing-house, and signed a letter to Sir Robert Peel, of the nature of a warning and remonstrance concerning the restrictive character of the clause which limits the Bank to the issue of no more than 14,000,0001. on secu rities. It is a document confined to the City bankers who clear,' of course corrprising all the principal City firms." This is exceedingly cool, and in good taste. Here we have a portion of the City bankers assembling in the Clearing-house for the purpose of denouncing restriction. Why, these gentlemen restrict the privileges of the house in which they assembled to their own order, and exclude all the joint-stock banks in London from a parti cipation in these privileges. It is more than passing strange that the intensity of their regard for the well-being of the commercial interests of the City of London should never have led them to reflect upon the injurious tendency of their own restrictions to that interest. There is reason to suspeet that there is more in this movement than meets the eye. The sense of justice and the liberality of Sir Robert Peel are about to place the joint-stock banks of London on an equality with the other banks, and we are rather inclined to believe that the clearing bankers are becoming a little sensitive on the subject, and apprehensive about the result. Many of these gentlemen are worthy and highly-respectable men, but the declaration alluded to adds another to the innumerable list of cases which proves how difficult it is for humanity to act consistently when real or imaginary interests pervert the mental vision. For a clearing banker of the City of London to declare and protest against restriction is, in the literal sense of the term, like Satan reproving sin. In reply to their memorial or re monstrance, Sir Robert Peel will be perfectly justified in advising them to look at home and take the beam out of their own eye, before they attempt to take the mote out of their brother's. SUN.—The Public Securities close better than in the morning, as we anticipated would be the case. Consols, 98* to I for the opening, and Reduced Three-and-a- Half per Cents., 1014. The Unfunded Debt was the same as in the morning. Spanish Bonds also improved, going even a shade above Saturday's values. The Five per Cents. were 221 to I, and the Three per Cents. 33i to 33i, and for time up to 34. Portuguese Converted Bonds were marked 46 to Colombian were 13* to I. Russian were firm at 118. The additional transactions in Railway Shares this afternoon were as follows :—Dublin and Cashel, 2i ; Great Western, Half, 28 ; Birmingham, 120 • South- Western, 461 ; Croydon, 5 ; Manchester and Leeds, 37; Ditto, New, 131 ; Ditto, Quarter, 7 ; Nolthern and Eastern, 12; Trent Valley, 51; South-Eastern, New, 64 ; Yarmouth and Norwich, 41 ; Scarborough, 161 to 17 ; Paris and Orleans, 181 ; and Rouen and Havre, 10 premium. Brighton, 21 ; and Greenwich, 5 2 / dis count. Australasia Bank Shares were 31 to 4 • Union of Australia, 2 ; and Provincial of Ireland, 201 prem. British North American, 81 discount. A "LEETLE" OVERSIGHT OF SIR ROBERT PEEL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Stn,—Our inestimable Premier, lost in the profun dity of his never-to-be-sufficiently-stared-at contri vances, about the circulation, has, alas ! overlooked one microscopic interest—that of the depositor ! The vast resources of the Minister's mind have been exhausted to provide for the safety of A. 8., the holder of perhaps three five-pound notes ; but C.D., who has, possibly deposited fifty or a hundred thousand pounds with his bankers, is left to take care of himself as he can. The ratio of deposits to circulation varies im mensely—being low in manufacturing, very high in agricultural, districts. - In two cases, under my immediate observation, the proportion is, in one instance, a thousand pounds' de posit to a hundred pounds' circulation ; in the other two thousand to a hundred pounds. Let us imagine a scene.—The Hon. Mr. Rentscrew, proprietor of 5,000 acres in the county of -- has occasion to draw out 50,0001. o f th e 100,0001 . ' he has deposited with the Messrs. Flash and Grasp, the Tory bankers of -- (for, of course, Mr. Rentscrew would not trust his money to Whig free traders), and walksinto the bank one fine morning for the purpose. The nature of his business being un known, he is, of course, bowed into the room of the principal partner, who receives him with the blandest smiles, congratulates him on the last division in the House, &c. But, alas ! business must come at last ; and what a change "comes o'er the spirit of the dream" of the hitherto smiling Mr. Flash ! After much fumbling with the watch-chain, and biting of the pen, Mr. F. is at at length obliged to confess that the 100,000/. of the Hon. Mr. Rentscrew must be numbered with the things which were ; that the firm had speculated deeply in American bonds, which the Yankees had nobly repudiated (" base is the slave who pays"), and that the said firm, issuing only Bank of England notes, or sovereigns, and being therefore free from the supervision and suspicion of numerous small holders of its securities, had been enabled to go on till the ratio of its assets to its liabilities was as one to seven hundred and fifty-seven ! In this case, what benefit will Mr. Rentscrew derive from Sir Robert's regulations of the Bank of Eng land, his "issue department," fourteen millions based on Government debt, &c. ?---Yours &c. COMMON SENSE. FLANDERS MAIL. GOTHENBURG, JUNE 1.-A salute of artillery an nounced the arrival, yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, of his Majesty. We need hardly say that the streets through which he passed were crowded with thousands of citizens, who received him with load acclammations, and surrounded the carriage, on which showers of bouquets were thrown. To-day the King is to lay the first stone of the new Exchange. The enthusiasm of the people is boundless. RUSSIAN FRONTIERS, MAY 23.—According to the latest accounts, the war in the Caucasus will be carried on with greater energy than ever as soon as the army now there is reinforced by the fifth corps of infantry. The Emperor has thought it necessary lately to issue a proclamation to the troops, in which he is pleased to express a hope that they will show themselves, in the field of honour, worthy of his Majesty's expectation, and endeavour to draw on themselves the entire attention of his Majesty the Emperor. POSEN, MAY 31.—A great sensation has been caused here by a remark of the German journal of this city. It states that the sudden journey of the Emperor of Russia (though accounts from St. Petersburgh received a few days ago, said that he would not leave the Empire this year), is connected with his plan to abolish the kingdom of Poland, and to incorporate the country with the Russian Empire, and give it the name of a Russian Go vernment. What ground there may be for this intelli gence is not stated, and we must wait to see whether it is anything more than an idle report; it however cal culated to excite the greatest alarm amongst the Poles ; for if the name of the kingdom of Poland, is once struck off the list of European kingdoms, it will soon be com pletely Russianised. The name is of great importance in these matters. Judging by the consistent conduct of the Russian Government in Poland hitherto, such a step may certainly be expected in time, if not so soon. COBLENTZ, MAY 31.—1 t is said that the Address to O'Connell, which has been circulated in several towns of the province of the Rhine, has given occasion to some discussion between the English and Prussian Govern ments. HANOVER, JUNE s.—Mr. Charles Frederick William Evers, our Synde, having been chosen by the magistrates of this capital, and presented to his Majesty as Director of the City, his Majesty has been pleased to confirm his election to this important office. This being the King's birth-day, who completes his 74th year, his Ma jesty 'has created a new distinction in honour of fifty years militartservice, and' gave it the name of the Cross of Ernest Augustus. The first officer who receives this cross is his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam bridge.--Hamburgh Papers. PRINCESS ROYAL STEAMSHIP. —Tys favourite ves sel, having undergone considerable improvements in her cabin accommodations, has again taken her place in the line between this port and Glasgow. We have no doubt she will sustain the celebrity she has already obtained, and that the continued patronage of voyagers to the west of Scotland will remunerate her owners. Of one so well known in. the Glasgow and Liverpool trade as her com mander Captain M'Arthur, it is scarcely necessary for us to observe that he 'still ministers to the comfort of the passengers under his charge.—Liverpool Albion. ENNISKILLEN.—The Hon. Henry Cole, younger brother of the late Member, will be returned for this borough withpat opposition. IMPRISONMENT of MR. O'CON NELL. Yesterday evening a public meeting of the inhabitants of Ratcliffe, Stepney, Limehouse, and parishes adjacent, was held at the Eastern Institution, Shadwell, to express the sympathy they entertained towards Mr. O'Connell, and also to protest against the course of proceeding which had lately been adopted with reference to that gentleman. It was announced that Maurice O'Connell, Esq., M.P., would take the chair at seven o'clock, but long before that hour the large hall of the institution was densely crowded, and hundreds were waiting outside unable to obtain admission. Not fewer than 3,000 people were within the walls of the building. Some of the windows were taken from their sashes, and were occupied by persons desirous of listening to the proceedings.. Shortly after eight o'clock, the Rev. John Moore, minister of the Catholic Chapel, 'Virginia-street, appeared on the platform, and was received with rapturous cheers. The Reverend Gentleman having been called to the chair, commenced by stating that he would never maintain the union by constructive laws, packed juries, or State prosecu tions—not by physical force, the prison, bayonet, or scaf fold—not by injustice or coercion: but he would maintain the union entire and inviolate by the love they owed their Sovereign, respect for the laws and their proper interpreta tion—by justice to all and favour to none.—(Cheers.) Based upon those principles, there was now no union. Towards making that union what it should be, Ireland expected that in the present critical juncture of affairs, every man should do his duty. Separation he did not want, but justice he was determined to work for.—(Hear, hear, and cheers.) Justice was wanted, and he thought he saw enough of the times to warrant him in saying that nothing less would be taken.—(hear, hear.) Mr. O'CALLAGHAN then rose, and spoke at some length on facts connected with the history of Ireland, and inferred therefrom that the union had not been productive of benefit to that country, but, on the contrary, that its political and commercial prosperity had been retarded. Five years ante cedently to the union the trade of Ireland so rapidly in creased, and her agricultural pursuits were so successful, that a balance of seven millions sterling was left in her favour. Re strictive laws were then proposed, and had been Ireland's ruin. Mr. O'Callaghan concluded by proposing a vote of sympathy with Mr. O'Connell. Mr. NEALE seconded the resolution, which was put to the meeting and carried with the greatest enthusiasm. A strong protest against the recent proceedings with re spect to the traversers was agreed to, and the meeting sepa rated after passing a vote of thanks to the Rev. Chairman, who briefly acknowledged the compliment. THE THAMES YACHT CLUB. The second match for the season came off yesterday be tween the yachts of this Club. It was for the Grand -Chal lenge Cup, which last year was won by the owner of the Enigma, Mr. J. Wilkinson, but which, to become the pro perty of any competitor in perpetuity, must be won at two matches in succession. Yesterday the yachts entered to sail for this prize were six in number. As usual, the steamer conveyed the company invited to attend the match, from the Old Shades Pier, at ten o'clock, to Greenwich, where the yachts were at their moorings. Commodore Harrison did the honours to the ladies and gentlemen on board with hie accustomed politeness, and the band of Mr. Adams was in attendance to increase the pleasures of the trip with their musical performances. There was, moreover, a large stock of provisions on board, under an able and experienced ca terer; so that the visitor had nothing to complain of in the way of a hearty welcome and good cheer. The steamer came off Greenwich at half-past ten o'clock ; but, in order to catch the tide on the return, the start did not take place till nearly twelve o'clock. The match was from Greenwich to Coal house-point, about two miles below Gravesend, and back to Greenwich. The wind was blowing fresh from the west when the signal to start was given by firing a gun from the steamer containing the Commodore and his party. The vessels were placed thus :- 1. Mystery, Lord A. Paget, 25 tons. 2. Exquisite, Mr. C. R. Tatham, 15 tong. 3. Gazelle, Mr. T. Rutherford, 25 tens. 4. Enigma, Mr. J. Wilkinson, 25 tons. 5. Blue Bell, Mr. J. Chandless, 25 tons. 6. Gnome, Captain Meeson, 25 tons. At starting, the nome took the lead, the Blue Bell was second, the Mystery third, the Gazelle fourth, the Enigma fifth, and the Exquisite last. At Half-way House the wind freshened, but the Gnome still led, and the pace was very good. The Gazelle, at this point, was the second boat, the Mystery third, the Exquisite fourth, the Blue Bell fifth, and the Enigma sixth ; but at Erith the Enigma was close upon the Gnome, and became the second boat, the Gazelle being third, the Mystery fourth, the Blue Bell fifth, and the Ex quisite sixth, and in this manner the match proceeded with little difference, until off Purfleet, when the Blue Bell became the third boat, and the Gazelle fifth. At Erith an accident happene , l to the Gazelle, her topmast gave way, and she was, in a manner, crippled. At Gravesend the Enigma be came the leading boat, and the Gnome was behind ; and the flagboat at Coalhouse point was rounded in the knowing manner, by the Enigma • at 24 minutes to 3 o'clock Gnome at 23k minutes to 3 o'clock Blue Bell ... at 21 minutes to 3 o'clock Mystery Exquisite at 20 minutes to 3 o'clock Gazelle It will be seen from this that the match was well contested. On the return off Tilbury Fort the Enigma still kept the lead, but the Mystery was close upon her, and at Gravesend the match stood thus :-1, Mystery; 2, Blue Bell; 3, Enigma. It was now tolerably plain that the Enigma would not prove the winner, unless some untoward chance should change the disposition of events. No change did take place in the rela tive positions and places of the yachts, and the match was concluded in this manner—the Mystery first, at two minutes to six o'clock ; the Blue Bell within half a minute after her and the rest of the boats in a very few minutes after. The match puts the challenge cup into the hands of Lord A. Pa get for a twelvemonth, when it must be again sailed for ; and it also proves the inferiority of iron boats to wood. At the conclusion of the match Commodore Harrison presented the cup to. Lord A. Paget in the usual manner. The steamer then took her departure for London amidst the cheers of the multitude assembled. GAMBOLS OF A BA BOON.—On Sunday morning a large-sized baboon, which had been sent as a present from a gentleman at the Cape to a friend of his, and which had been brought from on board ship but a few hours before, managed to slip his chain, and sallying from the house No. 12, Duke street, soon made his way to the roof of the houses in New Martin-street. On gaining this eminence Master Jacko commenced amusing himself by stripping the tiles off; and flinging them at the crowd in the street. His pursuers got from the garrets of the houses on to the roof, but the instant they made their appearance the cunning animal shifted his quarters, and recommenced taking off the tiles, and flinging them into the street, to the amusement of some and the terror of others. Jacko thus moved from house to house until he at length reached the roof of the Anchor and Hope, opposite to the entrance to the London-dock, in East Smith field. Here he descended to a low building over the long room, on the roof of which there was a skylight. Having minutely surveyed the place, and seeing no one below, "Jacko" took a fancy to get in, and having smashed several squares of glass with a piece of tiling, let himself drop from the opening thus effected on to one of the tables. A sailor who had been boozing till a late hour lay asleep on one of the benches at the time, but the noise awoke him, and observing the baboon drop from the roof, and come on his feet on the table, he loudly exclaimed, " Here's a foreigner," and scamping out of the room as fast as he could, closed the door after him. After much difficulty and a desperate resistance on the part of Master Jacko, he was secured, and brought back to the house from which he had escaped. SERIOUS INDISPOSITION OF THE COUNTESS OP RADNOR.—The Countess of Radnor has been suffering from. severe indisposition, so as to create some alarm to the imme diate family connections. At first but slight apprehensions were entertained, although her Ladyship was very unwell, and the services of Drs. Chambers and Ferguson were called. upon. Yesterday, however, it is gratifying to say there was a decided improvement in her Ladyship's disorder, and san guine hopes are now given of the Countess's even t ua l recovery . THE METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS.—The greater portion of the houses between Charlotte -street, Blooms bury, and Oxford-street—to be removed for the formation of the new street—have been taken down to the foundation. Among the number is the Hare and Hounds public-house, situate near the station-house of the E division, which was% formerly a celebrated resort of the Londoners in the 16th. and 17th centuries. Till the reign of Charles 11, it wasl known by the sign of the Beggars' Bush, when the name became altered in consequence of a hare having been. hunted and caught there, where it was afterwards cooked and eaten. This locality has undergone many changes, There was during the reign of Henry I. an hospital for lepers, which was founded by Matilda, the wife of that King ; and subsequently the scaffold was removed to that spot from Smithfield, upon which the first victim was Lord Cobham, the friend of Henry V., who was hung in chains, and burnt by a slow fire, and which scaffold was afterwards taken to Tyburn. In a few days the site of the above public house will be lost, as it will be nearly in the centre of the new street. Between Bedford Chapel and High-street, St. Giles's—which was a short time ago the parish stone-yard— poles are erected to form the line of the new houses, the cellars of which are now being formed. In Belton-street, leading from High-street to Long Acre, the new church of Christ Church—the foundation-stone of which was laid a few weeks ago, on the east side of the street—is in a state of great forwardness ; and but few houses remain between there and Long Acre to be demolished. In Cranbourn-street, an en tirely new pavement has been laid down, giving the public thoroughfare all the appearance of a street ; and, in a short time houses will be erected on the opposite side, for which the various cellars are formed. FOREIGN MAILS.—The following notice is posted at the General Post-office :—" The next mails for Malta, Greece, and the lonian Islands, via Southampt on, w i ll b e dis patched hence on the morning of the 13th inst. (Thursday next), and those for Egypt, India, &c., via Southampton, on the morning of the 3d of July. W est Indies—The Tweed will take out the mails of the 17th inst. Sydney, New South Wales—The Dublin for the mails of the Ist July." THE POLISH BALL. —The Polish ball took place lest night, and was more numerously and fashionably attended than it has been in any previous year—a fact which may, perhaps, be accounted for by the public admiration of the spirit evinced by the ladies patronesses=-who, aristocratic as all their sympathies may be considered, would not postpone the festival on account of the visit of the great aristocrat and autocrat of the north. The latter himself would very probably have despised their sycophancy if they had, and the ball has thus had a double advantage. It has redounded in a more than ordinary degree to the credit of those who set it on foot, and it has been more than usually productive to those for whose relief it was instituted. AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATIL-011 Friday the Mayor of Limerick was entering the Exchange to preside at a meet ing which he called, in compliance with a requisition to ad dress Mr. O'Connell in his captivity, when he was suddenly taken ill, and died almost immediately. Death was caused by the rupture of a blood-vessel. On Wednesday last, clothes, apparently thoso of a gentleman, were found on the beach, near Knightstone, Weston-super-Mare. In one of the pockets was an order book and card-case with cards, bearing the following ad dress :—" J. Brokenshir, wine and spirit merchant, 63, Broad-street, Bloomsbury." It is supposed the owner of the clothes was drowned whilst bathing.—Keene's Bath Journal. THE BANIC.ER'S PARCEL ROBBERY. James Richards, the person charged with having passed certain notes, forming part of the property which had been contained in a stolen banker's parcel, was, on Friday, finally examined and committed for trial at Luton, Beds. Mr. Robinson, who attended for him, tried to induce the magistrates to accept bail, but they refused. THE KING OF SAXONY.—In consequence of his Majesty having accepted an invitation to dine with Sir R. and Lady Peel on Saturday next, we have reason to believe that the King will not leave for 'Scotland before Monday. The Right Hon. Baronet has a distinguished circle to meet his Majesty, and Lady Peel, it is said, will have an assembly expressly in honour of his Majesty. ERROR OF THE PRESS.—A Bristol Contemporary of last week informs its readers, that " in the present month of May we haw experienced drought forfifty-fire days."