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and transferring her spoils to the Papists. At what one period since the election of this Parliament did the Mdbourne Ministry possess so much of its confi dence as to stake their own political existence on the success of that plundering clause ? It is on record that the Tithe Commutation Bill was carried without having the stigma of such a clause affixed to it, and that the i gnominious meanness of the Irish Papists was such as to sacrifice that clause, which had been their original bond of union with the Ministry, for the sake of a Wretched traffic in places and salaries, by which the raping appetite of individual dependents might be stop ped and their importunity silenced. There never was in the history of England an administration which clung to the shadow of power and to the f ormalities of office with greediness so intense as that of the Melbourne Cabinet. Sir Robert Walpole, When his majority fell to 40 in a House of .558 Mem bers, considered himself bound in common decency to This Ministry has more thal once or twice, in a House of 658 M em b ers , b een re d uce d to a ma.w rity of less than half of 40 ; but, in whatever degree t he public service might have suffered, they have never conceived their own dignity or reputation to have been wounded by such scantiness of Parlia mentary support. There is no one blanch of the national interests which has not been defrauded by their professions and deeply injured by their acts. T hey came in as friends of public economy, and e very department of the State has been loaded with new lists of placeholders dependent on the patronage of the Crown. They came in as apostles of peace with for eign nations, and there is no epoch of English his tory at which the Government had so many simulta e,etius quarrels on its hands, or was for such a length of t ime in imminent danger of being plunged in wars of more portentious issue. The Melbourne Ministry came in as the advocate and promoter of "reform," and there has not been a single measure bearing the stamp !of Popul ar i ty or i mprovement upon the face of which it lad ever the slightest chance of being carried but t "' r ough the influ e n ce o f th e C onservat i ves i n t h e H ouse e ` t Commons. Th e M e lb ourne Mi n i stry h as h a d to deal„ with t h e most temperate, f or b ear i ng, an d pat i ent u PPosition, being at the same time incomparably the most powerful, that ever sat on the left of the SPeaker's chair. The quiet and considerate spirit of this gre a t b o d y was emp l oye d s i mply i n watch i ng for d guardi ng our i nst i tut i ons f rom d a il y outrage. The Con servatives had no thirst for power. They were even taunted by the public enemy for a too great indif ference to the recovery of it, or a too cold and wily iu waiting till it s h ou ld f a ll i nto t h e i r h an d s . f` now appears, that without the slightest ef ,ort on the part of the Conservatives, the Melbourne Alin isters were actually unable to sustain, though un- Nested, the weight of that Government which had hoi,i eost them so many an d suc h unpr i nc i p l e d e ff orts to l ay °C We cannot guess (and we will not quote ru itnr OS authority) into what hands her Majesty may be Pleased to commit the trust which Lord Melbourne has decla re d his own unfitness to administer. The nation is tole ra bl y well aware that there ex i sts b ut one b ody in 418 realm which can maintain the authority of law, pro tect the n a ti ona l i nteres t s f rom f ore i gn encroac h ment, t ie r en t preser ve w i t h stea d y an d en li g h tene d po li cy our an- at fund amenta l i nst i tut i ons. T he despicable Ministers e i „ who m we are j ust , b y t h e i r own tar d y sense of the i r ee,.. . u niversal degradation, relieved, have left to their suc hess°rs a dil ap id ate d i n h er i tance ; and, but, from corn cterison,little prospect o f cre di t or a d vantage. Th ey h ave le ased themselves from a complication of difficulties awttl, danger s , b ear i ng co ll ect i ve l y the name of " power," f 'eb they ought to have been severely punished e h ver entailing on the people of England. They ~a ' e flung off their own shoulders the West India t li o lest i° ll ; they have left to those who follow them eut the hard knot of the Canada question ; they hav e a'huffied themselves free from the meshes of d Russia n and Asiatic toils, which they have es ad e inextricable for their successors ; they have lf e4l3°ll O'Connell, and left, if that ruffian fulfil 18 threat, a " general and bloody rbellion l ill h reugho u t the whole of Ireland" for the ` Lord ,rheutenant who ma y su p erse d e L or d Eb r i ngton . I l e y have will e d t h e arme d myr i a d s o f Ch art i sts as rgaey to the f uture G overnment o f t h e rea l m. ~ttier their Act for giving liberty to the blacks of the , t Indies, they attempted another for imposing sla aiari?iton the whites. The people of England took the retire , and told them intelligibly that they ought to a mit i i There never, we believe, did retire from office teen-tusot'Y 0 0 whose name were ingrafted sueh con- Whole ex ecrations. There never did retire a 111 - Wh ,Y e 8o fortunate in flying from impeachment as a a v t i o , though, ;r report be true, it is by no means clear recognis ed th at one conspicuous member of it may not, upon the b evidence of his own acts, be still brought ett l t or h e a .tribunal competent to decide upon them with fu I " ztrt ' 4l ity or " favour." A day or two more will rn ish some insight into the progress of events, and et eloPe the nature and character of those councils un der which her Majesty has been acting.—Times. I , And so Lord Melbourne and his colleagues have re ed ! and resigned without anything in the shape of „reasonable excuse. There was a majority of five in o'fei,l* favour, and according not only to the declaration sLord Melbourne in the House of Lords, who 7aelared that he would not resign so long as he had a iority in the House of Commons, but also, in imi tzitio th r i r , ll e ,of Sir Robert Peel, who did not resign until un ty i o eaten, we hold that the resignation was at once hi g h I r e and injudicious. There can be no doubt th a t a feeling of honour dictated the resignation in ques ; but, i n po li t i ca l arrangemen t s , an d w h ere t h e 1 0 ,teats of a country are at stake, it behoves men to e v e r niore to the latter than to the former. How 114' t he Ministry have resigned, and the Radicals for triumphed ; and what are they to gain al t he country by it ? For themselves, the 444 universal curse of the country—and for the v e rY itself, an arrestment of a slow but sure . pro signs ,°f Reform. The Government that has just re 40:d 4 its offic e into the constitutional bands of t t een ', l , l. chY can boast of having effected more, as will be li s , o u r Y the following brief, but not sufficiently numerous fo;7 0 measures, than any o th er Ad m i n i s t r ation effected of fru ptn it is said that the Reform Bill has been barren li st of t t ni l e Tust ask you to reflect on the following short , sure s Crown, innee the' Pass' into law, Paused or sanctioned by the " Bi ll Passins of the Reform Act. Ireland, and abolistlVueing ten Bishops in the Church of " Abolition of S:ng Church cess in that country. and Ireland. " e 'er] in the colonies of Great Britain " Trade with China thrown open. "1834. —Poor laws refortned—a measure of vital im portance to the present and fu !°d s eure g enerations. elec tion . and controul. —Municipal Corporations subjected to popular t) ,:,l l , B3B .—lli ssenters allowed to marry according to their e 'orals ane doctrines, tia`g.`e? eneral Regi strat i ons of Births, Deaths, and Mar- Tilies commuted for a rent-charge, on terms useful yr agr icu l ture, and equitable to the clergy. !lath thelB37.—The Session iaterrupted by the df Wil- Fourth ; st ill, the Criminal law was eath im o roved, `mid capital p un i shments greatly reduced. p " 1838.—Irish Poor-law. " Irish Tithe Act. " To say that those vilio have passed these measures l 'nea the Ist of January, 1833, have been doin g nothing, AaY be a favourite assertion of ultra-T or i es and ultra adicals ; but it is surely as strong a perversion of fact as Party violence ever broached. Let us add to these measures axes reduced not less than six ` 1 Commercial treaties signed with Austria, Turkey, &c. 0 , 4 The affairs of Belgium amicably arranged by the of The endeavours of Europe. h„:' Pea ce ma i nta i ne d, an d t h e i n fl uence o f England 'l;lup in eve r y quar t er o f th e g l o b e ." 44 13 - ebold t h e a b ove goo dl y cata l ogue o f exce ll e nt mea and th en l e t those " philo so phi ca l R a dicals" who e 1 against the Melbourne Cabinet tell us when Pe t tti the people have obtained such boons from the i ll ° ( 1 1 es ? But now that these Radicals have succeeded 41, 14 ' 14 1 the advocates of Reform from the helm of af- We again demand will a Peel Ministry give them ,lentversal Suffrage—the Ballot—and Annual Parlia for:lts ? Of a verity they will not ; and we have, there t, - ' t ° Witness the spectacle of men coalescing against 41 111 10 would go a great length with them, and join- Ene-s those whom they acknowledge to be their bitterest will The Tories, however, cannot retain office—they !tie iUst have the opportunity of making another experi 40tIrt' all(1 finding that Toryism is still at a discount.— Advertiser. ktke Will be e feat of the Government on the Jamaica_ Bill . hone st - 4s Sect of deep regret to that numerous class of so I, a n d earnest friends of humanity who have fought i n t g t he cause of negro emancipation. N d ot less so n Ir e i vs ,he to those who saw in the improvfe policyi not r. a chance of the affairs of the rest the empire 4Part, bole Perpetually impeded by its troubles. But th, tr frorn the great objects thus placed in jeopardy, and the re IsaPpointment of efforts pursued for so long a time, Prid, . ar e other' causes of regret to those who take a f ol . , in their country, which go far to lessen the respect W e I n d Weaken the influence of, our public men. to me some of those men, whom we have been awls naiti to regard as the friends of Liberal measures, r t) , jo n g With their opposites, the Tories, to defeat the st stie ti tY of their own party upon a measure in sub iiirlibrerteiesand spirit calculated to secure the permanent of the island of Jamaica. We will not stop to i 4 kr the motives of the Ten who have thus flown of th e face of their principles merely to serve the ends e sade eotnenon enemy. S uc h a display of wrong ,L"e re e ki ss, and we f ear we must a dd, i mmora l teidee"ssness of Purpose, renders men to be unfit to be N ile" s and leaders o f t h e peop l e , an d we ca nno t b u t 1144 s that by this one act o f treac h er y i n re gar d t o a ee d er e so free from patty purposes, they have sacri- Pre ln neh of any reputat i on t h ey b a d acqu i re d b y po r ts n s exerti ons. The subject i s o f so muc h im th,tnee for the future guidance of Liberal tactics, it, :e must take another occasion of returning to trea 4sen_other cause of regret and o f f a il ure was the . in t h e of som e T or i es, who ha d cor d ia ll y acquisceu ties a i 13ropriety and ne c essity of the measure in ge to th,' e ' i etY, and had even gone so far as to express authors of it, in the strongest terms, their ap proval. But finding it a party question; they deserted those whom they previously countenanced, not daring, in the face of their party, to stand by their own sense of right. It is, however, the conduct of the Tory leaders which we regard -as the mcst discreditable. They declare the question not to be a party one, while all the measures usually taken to summon their friends to a struggle were taken upon this question. Pledges —private convictions—consistency—all were to be sa crificed to meet the call of party. The treachery to which we have referred was countenanced, and, in some cases, enforced, and this upon a question which, in itself, partook less of party than almost any that could be named, and which more than any other affected the best interests of humanity. What an honest and intelligent people may think of such tergiversation, treachery, and party warfare, we will not pretend to describe—the day of reckoning will come—and to that we must appeal. The national in terests are to be sacrificed for the sake of mere party victory--at the expense of all that the country holds dear. We may pride ourselves upon our liberties, but the people will cease to be attached to the very odd means resorted to for their preservation. If, according to the new theory in politics, the battle is to be given not to the strongest, but to the treachery of the smallest party uniting itself to the enemy, our course may he philosophical, but it will not abound in principle. The arithmetic will be after this sort :—We know that the greater number of you. differ from us ; —what of that, wisdom is not given to the many, but to the few—we being wiser than you must determine the day ; and thus any number of opinionated and self-convicted gentlemen may give the battle to the enemy ; with such reward, however, as the schoolmaster met with in ancient story, will our Tory-Radicals be treated ; courted, indeed, by whippers-in, they will nevertheless be lashed by the contempt of the leader of their new party. In the meantime, what will the main body of Liberals do ? What will be the part of the people? Faithful to the grand purposes of their former efforts, they will stand by one another in this hour of defeat ; relying upon the wisdom and excellence of the policy of late years pursued in Ireland, and of the great measure of emancipation, they will not relax from the efforts which they have hitherto pursued to realise these purposes. Careless of the support of the Tory-Radicals, they will still pursue their onward course, and fight with might and main their Tory foes, aided and abetted as they have been in the recent struggle ; and though for the moment defeated, we feel as assured of a speedy return of better times, as we are of the folly and treachery by which that defeat was brought about. A few days will show the counry the play of difficulty into which the affairs of the Liberals have been thrown ; but it will show too the plan of action by which they may reinstate themselves.—Morning Advertiser. RESIGNATION OF MINISTERS.—Our remarks of yes terday will have led our readers to anticipate what we have now to announce. Her Majesty's Ministers have resigned, and her Majesty has been graciously pleased to accept their resignation. They still hold office, but they do so only until the neces sary arrangements are made for transferring their func tions to other hands. Up to a late hour last night nothing that can be regarded as authentic had transpired from which we should be justified in inferring the pro bable nature of those arrangements. Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell had an interview with her Ma jesty in the morning, for the purpose, it is supposed, of tendering their resignation, and that of their colleagues. At a later hour of the day the Marquis of Normanby had a conference of considerable duration with the Queen, not, as we understood, in consequence of her Majesty having sent for his Lordship, but because the latter thought the opportunity a convenient one for taking her Majesty's commands upon some colonial affairs. Earl Spencer and the Duke of Wellington subsequently had audiences of her Majesty.-2llorning Post. The Whigs have fallen, at length ; and they have fallen unpitied. Party, they have none : well-wishers they have none. Excepting the hungry and unprin cipled adventurers who compose the Irish tail, all classes of men are disposed to rejoice over the extinc tion of the Melbourne administration! In 1835, that Administration could boast of the support of a majority of the middle . lasses in England. In 1832 the whole labouring population, as well as three-fourths of the middle classes were at the beck and disposal of the " Reforming Administration." Now, not a public meeting in support of the Whigs can be held in any part of the kingdom ; whilst their boasted House of Com mons' majorities—majorities, on the strength of which they threatened to subject the House of Lords to the sway of the ten-pounders—have, at length, vanished. That the feelings of hatred and contempt in which the Whigs are held, arc not an ebullition of popular caprice may be established by proofs supplied on every side. Of these proofs, not the least remarkable is, that dislike to the Whigs pervades every class of the com munity ; and that no individual can extend to that faction sympathy or support without sinking in general estimation. The gradual decline of the young Queen's popularity has long been matter of the deepest regret to all who reverence the monarchical institutions of this country. There exists no cause for that decline excepting the exhibition of unabated confidence on the part of the Queen in Lord Melbourne and his as sociates. The community, however, has not, perhaps, approved itself sufficiently tolerant of the influences which have weighed with the reigning Monarch in behalf of the 'Whigs. When the Queen was only heiress presumptive to the throne, the " liberal" party concocted the famous Orange plot. That party sought to persuade the public that the present King of Hanover was desirous to set aside the claims of the Princess Victoria to the Crown ; and that, in this notable scheme his Majesty was supported by the Conservative nobility and gentry of Great Britain and Ireland. Absurd and preposterous as this story was, still it is not to be wondered at, if within the precincts of Kensington Palace, some little anxiety was excited by the rumour. The Whigs saw their advantage—re doubled their assiduities—and succeeded, at length, in producing an impression on the Royal mind—animpres sion to the effect, that they ought to be considered as the especial champions of the rights of lineal succession. The late Premier's personal qualifications aided, perhaps, the effect of this delusion. Lord Melbourne's easy man ners and great powers of observat on and of humour, may have exercised a certain amount of influence over a mind, unfamiliar, of necessity, with those qualities in a Minister, which the stern necessities of the public ser vicedemand.—Morning Herald. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English Grain this week have been trifling, a fair quantity of Irish Oats, and a large supply of Foreign Wheat. The Wheat trade remains dull; prices maintained. In Barley, Beans and Pease little doing. Oats in demand at rather improving rates. Flour trade still heavy. ARRIVALS Wheat. I Barley. English Ir;s , l Foreign Oat.R. "Flcur. 2,6'20 vs 2,450 acks 11,1 SO -- brls. EVEN ING EDITION. 3, , k0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Supplies not large, trade dull, and prices the same as on Saturday. BILLINGSGATE. Supplies good, and prices much as last quoted : Turbot ss. and 18s., Cod is. to Bs., Soles, Gd. to 33. Gd. per pair, Lob sters Is. to 45., whiting 4d. to Bd., Haddock Bd. to Is. 2d., Mackerel sd. and 10d. TEA SALE (THIRD DAY). The attendance of the trade very slender, and the sale very flat : not above one-third of what was put up sold. Former prices ruled. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY. DEAL, MAY 7.—Wind N. E.,1 fresh breeze.—Arrived from the River and sailed the Louisitania, Gibbons, for Oporto. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 7.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived the Klein Hans, Cook, from Rostock. PLYMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind E. ; 7, E. S. E.—Off port :he Samuel, from Odessa. FALmotmt, MAY 6—Wind E. S. S. to E. N. E., fresh breezes.—Arrived the Ilenriette, Blomberg, from Vir ginia; Mungo Park, Anderson, Malta. Sailed the Tagus (steamer), Macleod, for Vigo, &c. LIVERPOOL, MAY 7.—Wind S. E.—Arrived the Sarah Trotman, from Barbadoes ; Albertina Wismar, Harriet, Antwerp. Sailed the Bozidar, Cuqulich, for Trieste ; Bess, Martin, Algeirs ; Chevalier, Knight, Philadelphia ; Contere de Memphi, Alerts, Constantinople. DOVER, MAY 7.—Arrived the St. Anthony's, Weiberg, from Copenhagen. Off port—Louisa, Martens, Laguna. YARMOUTH, ISLE OF WIGHT, MAY 7.—Off port—The Toronto, Griswold, from New York. POOLE, MAY 6.--Arrived Hortensia, Figelsand, Altona. GUERNSEY, MAY G.—Arrived Josephine, Gottenburg. JERSEY, MAY s . —Sailed the Donis, Hall, for Gaspe; and Syphis, Schar, for Ditto. CARDIFF, MAY s .—Arrived the Roelfiner, Bothius, from Amsterdam. WHITEHAVEN, MAY 6 . —Sailed Ruth, Randall, Quebec. SLIGO, MAY 4—Sailed Richardson, Furness, Quebec. CORK, MAY 4.—Arrived the Simon Hardy, Barclay, from Barbadoes. Goo Liz, MAY Y 6. —.Arrived the Dorothea, Asterman, from Bung zul. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. The Public is respectfully informed, that the PRESENT MANAGEMENT WILL TERMINATE WITH THIS SEASON ; The following Programme is therefore given .f its final ar• rangements : The Standard Plays, as brought out at this Theatre, wil each be performed once mere, viz.:— THE TWO FOSCARI, lON, WERNER, and VIRGINIUS. THIS EVENING, MAy 8, Will be performed the New Play, in Five Acts, called RICHELIEU, OR 'I HE CONSPIRACY, Written by Sir E. Lytton Bulwer, Bart. The Characters by Mr. Elton, Mr. Diddear, Mr. Macready, Mr. Warde, Mr. kn derson, Mr. Vining. Mr. Roberts, Mr. Phelps, Mr. G. lien. nett, Mr. Howe, Miss E. Phillips, Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Yar. nold, Mr. W. L. Payne, Mr. C. J. Smith, Mr. Bender. Mr. Paulo, Mr. Gough, Mr. Thorne, Mr. Brady, Mr. Bur det, Mr. Smith, Mr. Kirke, Mr. Hollingsworth, Mr. \Val dron, Mr. Ayliffe, Mr. Andrews, Mr. T. Matthews, Miss Vandenhoff, Miss Charles, Mesdames Reed, Corder, Lee, Valanduke, Mathews, Mew, and Morgan. After which, the New Farce, in One Act, called SAYINGS AND DOINGS. To conclude witk THE WATERMAN. To-morrow, the New Opera, called Henrique, or the Lore Pilgrim, with Agnes Bernauer. INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT Charles Tyrwhitt Jones appeared yesterday to be dis charged. He was supported by Mr. Cooke and Mr.Woodroffe. The insolvent had been a coach proprietor ; latterly he had driven the Age Brighton coach. The aggregate of his debts was upwards of 18,000/, but his bona fide debts were under 5,000 E He had been three times a bankrupt, and had under each bankruptcy obtained his certificate. His last bankruptcy was in 1837 ; since that time he h a d renewed many debts, by which his present insolvency was brought on. It appeared that Sir Belingham Graham had purchased the furniture of the insolvent under a bill of sale, and had allowed the insolvent the use of it. Sir B. Graham had also advanced him 5001., and had become one of his bail in this Court. The insolvent was ordered to be discharged forthwith. At the Court of Aldermen yesterday some con versation took place relative to th proposed visit of the Lord Mayor to O x f or d , when it appeared to be the wish of the majority of the Court that the Lord Mayor should not go beyond his own jurisdiction on the Thames. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING, MAY 8, Will be presented Bellini's Opera of LA SONNAMBULA. Count Rodolph, Mr. W. Balfe ; Elvino, Mr. Templeton; Arnina, Miss Romer. After which, THE WATERMAN. Tom Tug, Mr. Henry Bedford. To conclude with, CRICHTON. To-morrow, for the first time on the English Stage, The Elixir of Love. -; ~v . V~ '7 ~(.r.~..R! ice` V ; i f ' o auu, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1839. riIHE MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO is NOW EYHIBITED at the EGYP TIAN HALL, PICCADILLY, by brilliant Artificial Light. Constantly illuminated from Four o'clock in the Afternoon, and throughout the Day in Dark or unfavourable Weather. Open from Ten in the Morning until Nine in the Evening, without intermission. Admission One Shilling each. B OROUGH OF MARY-LE-BONE RE FORM ASSOCIATION. ESTABLISHED IN 1837. In consequence of the Resignation of Ministers, and the probability of a Dissolution of Parliament, the Association will meet at the Horse and Groom, Great Portland Street, on Tuesday next, May the 14th, at 8 o'clock in the Evening. BENJAMIN WALL, Hon. Sec. NOW READY, The SECOND EDITION, REVISED, in 2 vols. Bvo., of MR. URQUHART'S "SPIRIT OF THE EAST." To be had of all Booksellers, Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great 111-a-rlborongh-street. Now ready at all the Libraries, in 3 vols. post Bvo., CAPTAIN MARRYAT'S PHANTON SHIP." A TALE OF THE SEA. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 18, Great Marlborough-street. -IHIS having Majesty th e EMPEROR o f RUSSIA, s ever a DIST' BA u I I J , I T O H N O S R I S o fE andMO y G which N ( I t h ' E o u E 1 1 ) 1 they are NO LOTTERI ES), offer many possibilities gof obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGII, are NOW SELLING SHARES for any of the said DIS TRIBUTIONS of MONEY. Persons desirous to purchase may receive, PREVIOUS to giving any order, the PROS PECTUS and PARTICULARS, upon addressing, WITH OUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH. P. S. The next Distribution contains portions of 3,500/., 7,0001., and 24,000/. The distributing day being VERY NEAR, NO TIME :IS TO BE LOST for those desirous to become shareholders for THIS NEXT DISTRIBUTION. LONDON : WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1539 The Duke of WELLINGTON had a long audience of her MAJESTY this morning, and afterwards paid a visit to Sir ROBERT PEEL. Sir ROBERT PEEL subsequently went to her MAJESTY by appoint ment, and in state. This indicates sufficiently who are to be Ministers. Her MAJESTY, we understand, was not well pleased with her late Ministers for giving up the Government on the first check, as her MAJESTY still retains her attachment to the Whigs. There was no proceeding in either House last night, except the announced resignation of Ministers, which is worthy of a single remark. The Ministers have resigned, and last night an nounced their resignation in both Houses. We gave all the particulars in the Third Edition of our Evening Journal. The majority on the Jamaica Bill was not sufficient to earry that measure through the House ; they conceived it to be necessary for the safety of the island ; they are of opinion that the withdrawal of confidence from them on this occasion incapacitates them from conducting the Government with advantage, and they have accordingly given it up. We refer to our reports of Lord MELBOURNE and Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S speeches, particularly the latter, for the frank and full explanation of the immediate cause of their resignation. We shall here only notice the somewhat marked manner in which Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Government had met with less support and less confidence on the part of the House than was usually given to her Majesty's Ministers. Lord JOHN obviously alluded to the defection of the English Radical Members, all of whom, we believe, with the exception of Mr. k.VARBITRTON, voted against him, and whose support Lord JOHN seems to suppose would equally fail him on the Canada question, and render it impossible for the Go vernment to carry that through the House. Now although we ourselves regard the Constitution of Jamaica as a mere mockery of a free institution, and look on its suspension as merely .changing the despotism of the planters, who have a. strong pe cuniary interest to serve by legislation, for the despotism of the Government, which has a strong moral interest, as to its reputation, to do justice both to the planters and slaves—and although we, therefore, regard the judgment of the Radical Members as erroneous, yet as they might honestly and conscientiously regard the measure as a vio lation of Constitutional freedom, we cannot blame them for the votes they gave. If indeed any .of them so voted from a mere desire to break up the Ministry on the first occasion that offered, we shall hold them to be very reprehensible, but we caramt for one moment impute such conduct to men like Mr. HumE and Mr. GROTE. We can Teadily con ceive that Lord JOIIN RUSSELL'S pamphlet may have excited in them some little anve,r, but they would not suffer such a feeling to over master their conviction of what is right. Much has ve they suf fered, and much have they sacrificed fto vote with the Ministers, and it is neither just no. r useful to taunt and jeer them, as is done by the Globe and Courier, with not voting on this questic m like mere Ministerial partizans. On the Irish. luestion the case was so clear, it was so palpable thaa bigotry was on one side, and liberality on the other,. that we held the few Liberals who then stood neutra 1 as inex cusable ; but we cannot form the same opinion of their conduct on a measure which, from its name, might appear to them an act of liberti cic ie. Various rumours are, of course, alres idy put into circulation, as to their successors. The QUEEN, it is said, has sent for Lord NORMAN BY, in which case we shall have an attempt to re-oonstruct the Liberal Cabinet. She has also, it is re ported, sent for the Duke of WELLINGTON, why - will form an Administration of a different character. Whoever may succeed will find that there ii:s only one safe mode of conducting the Governm cnt—that of doing justice to the people, and so obtaining their obedience and support. It is impossible to hear of the resirna tion of the Ministers without being reminded Cm t the condi tion of the country now has some resettarb, lance to its condition when the Whigs took offline in 1830. Then there was very considerable, andl e yen alarm- ing discontent in the country ; and we cannot know that a petition was this day carried past our office, signed by a million and a quarter of names, the prayer of which goes wholly to upset the Consti tution, without being convinced that now, also, there is a great and wide-spread, if not turbulent, dis content. Then numerous unions and clubs were formed, to procure an amendment of the law or oppose it : now we have the Convention sitting in the metropolis. Then there was distress amongst the agriculturists, and great riots, with rick burning in the southern counties of England : now there is uneasiness and incipient dis tress amongst the manufacturers, and we have Chartist outrages in Wales, and alarm from the Chartists in various places. Then, however, Ire land was also in a flame, trembling on the verge of a commotion : now, notwithstanding the bigotry of the Protestant Parsons, and the cruelty of some Protestant landlords, she is more pacified and more tranquil than at any period of her history. Little more than a show of doing her justice has been made, and it has operated on her like a charm. It deserves well to be noted that the same show of doing justice to England —unfortunately it was not fully carried out—served to allay the alarming commo tion which prevailed in 1830. The promise of Reform by Earl GREY'S Ministry soothed the public dis content, and fixed the eyes and the hopes cf the people on the Government. He could say, on his retirement from office in 1834, such was the effect of Reform, that Political Unions and Trade Unions were almost extinct. And though such Unions, Inder a new form, are now again in existence, an are more extensively organized than ever—the Re form Act having utterly fail d, to satisfy the unre, presented —yet it is plain and palpable that reform has rendered the discontent less formidable than it would have been, had the other grievances which Reform redressed been left to fester in the public mind. On the whole, though there is a general likeness between the condition of the country now and when the Whigs took office, is present condition is not so bad as it was in 830, and it is notably much better in Ireland ; and he improvement both here and there is due to the ttle which has been done to approximate our insti- _ tutions to justice. It is also remarkable that as Toryism was ram pant in 1830, and Reform denied except it were extorted, so discontent was general, and the avowal by the Tories of violence and tenor as the princi ples of the Government, generated violence and resistance on the part of the people. So, too, as Toryism has again gained the ascendancy in Eng land, and as the Government has glided into the old Tory tracks, under the influence of Tory Peers, Tory Squires, and Tory Priests, discontent has become extensive ; and it is precisely least inlrelarid, whereToryism has been most snubbed and most kept down. The principles which the Whigs learnt in opposition were found admirable means of government when in office ; and for nine years, by acting on them, they have preserved the country at peace, and leave office with the country on the whole considerably improved. Wherever and whenever those principles were suffered to guide their course, as in Ireland, and as in the period im mediately after their accession to office, the people have been most at ease ; and wherever and when ever they have slided into Toryism discontent has increased, and the difficulties of the country have been augmented. This is a lesson which ought not to be thrown away on their successors. Although we have thought it our duty at times to censure parts of their conduct, it will re dound to their lasting honour that they conducted the Government through a period or great agitation, without having recourse to any extraordinary means, and with fewer prosecutions of the press and fewer acts of severity than in any former period of equal duration. On the day on which the Bishop of LONDON, in the House of Lords, announced his intention of opposing every system of education that would include the different classes of Dissenters, another Bishop, remarkable for his good sense, learning, and piety, had the satisfaction of , witnessing a scene which, to his perfect satisfaction, disproved every _ . _ statement against such a plan, and which drew forth remarks that would make the Bishop of Lox- DON, 44 if he had the heart of a man, and the feelings of a Christian, confess he had sinned in he accusations he had preferred." Most of our read- ers probably have have heard of the attacks made against the British and Foreign School Society, and of the establishment of the National School Society, under the patronage of the Church, to correct the baneful influences of the first. In consequence of these attacks, a strong prejudice arose among reli- gious conscientious Churchmen against these sch ools. They were held up as places for encouraging So- cinianism, nay, even Deism ; and in the words of the charitable Bishop of LONDON, the " wildest latitudinarianism." Dr. STANLEY, Bishop of NORWICH, strongly impressed with the importance of these accusations, yet, at the same time, not willing to take the word of a Bishop for gospel, resolved to make a personal in quiry, and in company with Lord BEXLEY, whose orthodox opinions are well known, proceeded as a spy to the annual examination of the British and Foreign School in the Borough-road. Every Christian will read the result with unfeigned de light, because it wipes off a grievous stain cast on a meritorious body ; and, what is of still more im portance, because it affords the evidence of a Bishop and a Noble Lord, both prejudiced against these Schools, that the impu tations cast on them are utterly groundless, a nd that a general system of education, notwithstanding the exclusive doctrines of Dr. BLOOMFIELD and Lord ABINGER, may be established without any d a nger to the principles of the Protestant Church. The contrast between this picture and that" must a fford the purest con solation to every sincere Christian. The one party would be lenient to the failings of hum an nature— would become " all things to all men," and would admit into their schools and into the bosom of the Church, all those who believed in the great doe trines of Christianity laid down in t he Bible. The other would raise a wall of fire between Church men and Diss enters, and perpetuate t hat un christian h ostilit y between different sects, which estab lished stigma on most has cast a n We have therefore lished religio ns. great pleasure e words of Dr. STAN', in quoting the EY) merely premising that his • Lord BEXLEY expressed ,,gat • '. fication at the scene, and his sincere desire that the sentiments which the Right Bev. Prelate ex pressed with might be his own . a nd death. support both in lif - " The B . h is op was th e in the chair, and thus described prejudices with which he entered the room, and the convictions with which he left it :-- He had come with hesitation, and doubted whether he ought to accept the offi ce _..b e had been told of the nakedness of the land, and he had come as a spy, and like the spies of old he had brought back a rich portion —a portion far richer than that with which they returned. He had heard very se rious charges preferred against the School—lie had been told by the Press that morning that he was going to a school where there was a system in which the spirit of the Sacred Volume was lost, the essential doctrines excluded, and everythin g tram pled on which a Churchman venerates. He was himself a Churchman, and conscientiously so. But he could not allow even an enemy to be trampled on, and if he had the heart of a man and the feelings of a Christian, he would surely confess he bad sinned in the accusations which lie had preferred. It had been said that Christians of different de- nominations could not act together in schemes of education. If any doubted ott that point he would say " Si monumentum qumris, circun►spice." We have inserted elsewhere a letter from Mr. CHILDS of Bungay, on the subject of JOHN THOROGOOD'S rigorous imprisonment in Ipswich Gaol, to which we request attention. 'We have already informed our readers that .this victim of ecclesiastical tyranny is precluded from seeing his friends during three-fourths of the day ; that his wife and family, who are unable to spare any por tion . of their time from the calls of labour during the week, and who can therefore visit him only on Sunday, are not allowed to see him on that day ; and that he is not permitted to communicate with a religious instructor of his own persuasion. This poor man, hi short, is treated exactly as a felon, although as our Correspondent observes, it cannot be supposed that the law intends in such cases as his any restraint beyond what is necessary for safe cus tody. This must not be allowed to go on any longer without remonstrance at least. It is surely enough that our " spiritual pastors and masters" have the privilege of depriving our bodies of liberty fcr the health of our souls. That imprisonment should be accompanied with every privation by which it can be aggravated, and its horror made to enter the soul, is rather to much ; and we heartily join with Mr. CHILDS in urging upon all good Non-Conformists and consistent friends of religious freedom, the necessity of bestirring themselves to procure for this sufferer, or any other, whether Trinitarian or Unitarian, who may be subjected to similar treatment for a similar cause, a cessation of such barbarous usage. No progress was made up to a late hour on Monday evening, towards the construction of a Cabinet in France. According to the Journals of that day, the whole of which we have received, the King affects surprise that the ad interim Minister of Justice, should have stated in the Chamber of Deputies, that the crisis was all but terminated. The following extracts from the French Papers include all the news they bring of any interest :-- SOCOA, MAY I.—The steam-boat Mazeppa, which entered the port of San Sebastian yesterday, brings the important intelligence that operations on a large scale had commenced on the Incartacioucs and immediate neigh bourhood of Ramales. The Christinos having repaired all the roads destroyed by the Carlists, made a movement forward on the 27th. They advanced as far as Mount Übal without meeting with any impediments; here the ground was disputed, a san guinary affair took place, the result of which was that the Carlists were obliged to retreat, leaving the position of Del Moro in the hands of the Christinos. The loss of the Carlists in this action exceeds 500 kers de combat, of whom 300 were men left on the field of action, and 200 were either made prisoners or deserted to the Christinos. A second Christino division marched on Bahnaseds, by the valley of Meta, in order to draw the attention of Ma roto, who had his headquarters at Nucstra Senora del Succeso, and whose division occupied the banks of tho. Queranza. The army of Espartero was extended from from San Esteban de Queranza to Riancho. Immediately after the action of Mount Übal, 35 chapel. gorris, belonging to the sth battalion of Guipuscoa, sorted from the Carlists, and presented themselves to the military governor of Santona. The force of Espartero consists of 30 battalions, each of 1,000 men; that of Maroto of 24 battalions, making an effective force of about 12 to 13,000 men. The army of &Tarter° is well provided with provisions and artillery. The town of Carlsbad will this year become the ren dezvous of numerous diplomatists. The Emperor of Austria will send Prince Metternich ; the Emperor of Russia, Count de Witt ; and the King of Prussia, Baron de Werther ; to confer on the mutual interests of their respective Sovereigns. They have invited the other Sovereigns of Germany, and even those of Italy, Sweden, and Norway, to send representatives to confer on the general interests of Europe. It is added that France and England will receive similar invitations, if the Cabinet of the Tuileries succeeds in defeating the opposition, and that of St. James's continues to show its present pacific dispo sition. The elder branch of the Bourbens have engaged a residence at Carlsbad for the whole of the summer, and Prince Vasa of Sweden will also be there ; but it is cer tain that neither of these exiles will be admitted into any , political conference."—Commerce. The following from St. Petersburg, of the 20th ult., is quoted by the Commerce :—" Count Tchernicbef has just sent orders to the Hetman of the Cossacks to march 20 regiments and a brigade of artillery into Georgia, in con sequence of a despatch from General Golovine announcing his want of Cossacks to man the outposts and prevent de sertion, which had become much greater than ever. The indefatigable Mr. Bell has induced the Chiefs of Circassia to promise great advantages to Russian deserters, and has hopes of forming regular battalions of these men, whose numbers are already great. It is even said that Mr. Bell has proposed to the British Government to take these de. serters Into its pay, and to siiiicrthetn - erfeher. so rains oribe British stations in the Persian Gulf. 'The Russian Go vernment is much alarmed by this prOject, desertion not being confined to private soldiers, but extending to Officers. It is on this account that Marshal Paskevitch is to be sent into Lesser Russia, and thence to Tiflis." It is said that Mesir3. Teste and Cunin Gridaine have informed Marshal Soult that if he did not succeed in form ing a Cabinet in a short time without the concurrence of the Doctrinaires, he could no longer depend on their sup port in the Chamber. They think that his inability after having been proved ought not to be prolonged indefinitely. —Courrier Francais. The most important fact in the last three days is the resolution of M. Duchatel to enter the Ministry alone— that is to say, without M. Guizot, his master in politics. This decision, if it has been come to, is a great step towards a solution, but in spite of this conversion, or this desertion, the crisis has made no other advance towards a conclusion. —Le Temps. _ A journal says that Messrs. Guiz3t, Thiers, and Passy waited on the King at noon. The following is an extract of a letter brought to Toulon by the Cocyte steamer : CAMP OF KARA MUSTAPRIA, IN THE PROVINCE OP ALGIERS, APRIL 24.—A1l the tribes on the eastern border are in motion, and the renewal of hostilities is expected. We arc receiving every moment orders from Algiers. Notice has been received that the Arabs of the mountain intend to make an incursion into the territory of the tribes of the allies. Everything assumes a warlike appearance, and it seems that the Marshal himself, would not be sorry to hare an opportunity to break the famous treaty of the Tafna, which in fact could only be considered as a truce. Otherwise the expedition of the Hamza cannot take place, for it seems that the Government has accepted the ulti matum of Abd-el-Kader. The corps in the plain have orders t o b e on th e i r guar d, an d everybody is now at his post. THE HAGUE, MAY 5.--His Majesty the King and H . R. H. the Princess Albert arrived here this afternoon, from Amsterdam. AMSTERDAM, MAY 6..—We learn from Brussels that immediately after the certification of t h e T reaty of Peace, all the obstacles t hat still impede the intercourse with Holland will be removed by the Belgian Government. Dutchmen may come to the frontiers with the intention of passing through the kingdom, and receive Belgian passports in exchange for their own passports, when found to be in due form, and this witho u t any previous permission ; those who merely wish to pass through Belgium on their wny to France, or any other country, shall have their Dutch passports signed merely on exhibiting them. As for the supenntendance of travellers by the military authorities it is to cease. Belgians:who desire to go to Hol land, are to be exempt from the obligation to which they are now liable of having their passports countersigned.— Dutch Papers. BOURSE, PARIS, MOvEIAY, MAY 6, HALF-PAST THREE.—At first the market was dull, and little business done in the French Stocks; subsequently, however, there was great briskness, and much business done. For the Account the Three per Cents. opened at elf, 95c., declined to SIC 9 Oc., then rose to 82f. 1 Oc., and closed at 82f. 5c., a rise of 10 cents. The Fire per Cents. opened at 1110 50c., declined to 111 f. 45e., and then recovered to I 1 If. 75c., at which they closed, a rise of 25c. For Money the Three per Cents. are 15c , and the Five per Cents. 25c. higher. The Bank of France Shares are 2f. 50c. lower. The Laffitte Bank of 5,000 f. Shares are lon higher, those of I,ooof. are not quoted. The Belgian Five per Cents. are unaltered. The Three per Cents. for the Account, 73f. 40c. The Belgian Bank Shares, for money, have advanced 1511 The Coupons 75c. higher. The Spanish Active has oscillated from 201 to 20k, closing at the latter price, a fall of 1 1 . The Neapolitan Bonds have declined 55c. The. Railway Shares have in general advanced ; the St. Germain 2f. 50c., the Versailles Right Bank 10f, the Versailles Left Bank 7f. 5 Oc. The Orleans and Strasburg to Basle are as on Saturday. first Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents 4 per Cents lOl 90 ... 101 90 ... 101 LO 101 90 3 per Cents Bl 75 ... Sl JO ... 81 75 ... 81 93 Bank of trance Laffitte Bark 5,0011. Sh 5271 „.523 t ...52711 Belgian 5 per Cents lO2 102 102 102 Rank B4O ... 850 835 810 Coupons S anish Active :1 0 ,4 ... 20k 2134 Neapolitan Roman RAILWAY SHARES. St. Germain ... 702 50 Versailles, It. B 737 50 ... 743 t-2, 737 1.0 ... 745 L.B. 2 ,, :0 ... ‘.:9 , ..? 51 ... ,A) ... , 29 . 2 50 Havre O r leans . St ra sburg to Bale ......... 340 ... 3t) ::: 03 3 50 •..... 2 ASPHALTES AND };BTU LIENS. Seyssel (A) 2BOO ...flBto ...WOO DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTEIIDANI, MAI' 7. Money. Bills. Actual L 5 5514 al Dsbt, '2 1 ,;; per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. Arnett Syndic, 4K, per cent US ;15;4 Ditto, ditto, 314 per cent f-0 FOl4 Commercial Company, 4'f ? per cL nt l7o 18) Ditto (l 32 and 1K33) 5 per cent. Ditto 1 , 37. 5 per cent. Loan 1837, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One moh I l 95 Two months ...28!!0 HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—Th e P ur it an i w as performed last night to a very crowded house; Grisi, Tamburini, and Lablache exerting themselves with the usual excellent effect. In the ballet of Robett le IYable Madame Guerra appeared for the first time, and assumed Elssler's part; she is a finely formed and handsome woman, but has scarcely the stateliness of Elssler. Her Majesty was not present ; the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia occupied the box next but one to the Queen's, ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT WES- TERN. By the arrival of the Great Western Steam-ship at Bristol from New Yolk, we have received the Journals of that City to the 23d ult. inclusive. The Great Western sailed on the 23d, having on board 110 passengers, and arrived at Bristol last night— thus making the passage in fourteen days. Business was very brisk for more than a week before the sailing of the earner, which was attributed to the pacification on the Maine frontier, and the satisfactory intelligence received from England. The quantity of Cotton for sale in New York from the Southern States was said to be about 120,000 bales. An advance of one-half per cent. took place on 13,000 bales sold between the 14th and 22J ult. All other descriptions of goods were in equally brisk demand. The elevation of General SCOTT to the Presi- dency is very generally talked of in New York. NO appointment could inspire more confidence in the representative wisdom of the United States. The late hour at which we have received these Papers, will only admit of our making the following extracts from them We learn that to-day despatches will be received from Washington, to be transmitted to England, both from the English Minister and from our Government, which leaves no doubt but the question about the disputed territory will be settled on the principle of a fair exchange. so as to give to the province of New Brunswick territory enough to form a winter communication with Quebec and the Canadas."— New York Morning Herald, April 22. We learn that Admiral Baudin had signified to Mexico that if by the 20th of March the ratification was not con cluded, hostilities would recommence. To this the Mexi can Government replied, that the ratification was in pro gress, but that more time was required for its termination. The 27th was accordingly made the limit. The treaty arrived at Vera Cruz on the 25th, and was made known to the Admiral at Antoin Lizadore the 17th.—New York Union and Inquirer, April 19. MEXICO AND FRANCE.—A letter from the French Ad miral, Baudin, to the Consul of France at New Orleans, published in the Louisianian of that city, says that the French Consuls were about to resume their functions in Mexico, and that the Charge d'Affaires of France had left Vera Cruz on the 10th instant for the city of Mexico. (From the Boston Daily Advertiser of the 10th of April.) FROM HALIFAX. —We have received Halifax papers to the 2d instant. The Provincial Legislature was still in session. Mr. Stewart had introduced a resolution in the Legislative Council deprecating Lord Durham's plan for a union of the colonies, and the abolition of the Legisla tive Councils. This proposition was debated at length. Mr. Stewart maintained that the union proposed, would, if carried into effect, plunge that province in the vortex of Canadian politics, and in all probability have a tendency to separate the provinces from the mother country. Sir John Harvey's general order announcing the arrange ment by which the military force of Maine is to be with drawn from the disputed territory, and giving permission to the militia and volunteer forces of the province to return to their homes, is published in the Halifax 7'inies. THE CANADA FRONTIER. (Correspondence of the Albany Daily Advertiser.) OGDENSBURG, Sunday Evening, Aprii 14, 1839. At u o'clock this afternoon, the steamer United States started upward on her first trip, having on board a great number of passengers, among whom were several women and children. On striking out into the river, being then nearly opposite Prescott, five or six cannon were dis charged at her from the wharf at Prescott, loaded it is averred, with ball, three of which were plainly seen by more than 50 people:to strike the water near her. As she did not turn about, we cannot tell whether any of the shot struck her, but it is supposed they did not. Several of the citizans have, however, gone on horseback to Morristown, 12 miles distant, in hope of meeting the boat, and ascertain ing whether any damage was done. The cause of the outrage is well known, The Cana diaans are incensed against the boat on account of the part she took in towing the Patriots to Prescott last fall, which was done without the knowledge or consent of the owners. The officers then in charge of the boat have been dis charged, and yet, to gratify a silly rage, they have con ceived against the boat, they fire on her, and thus endanger the lives of the unoffending passengers, in the hope of destroying the boat. (From the Oswego Herald of April 17.) The United States came up the lake on Monday, under command of the veteran Captain Whitney, late of the Great Britain, and left at nine o'clock in the evening for Lewiston. We understand she is to run regularly between Lewiston and Ogdensburgh, touching at the intermediate ports on the American side. We regret to learn that on leaving Ogdensburgh on Sunday evening a fire of musketry was opened upon the States from Prescott, the shot felling short. She was also fired at while passing Brockville, but at too great a distance from the Canada shore for the shot to take effect. If this treatment of American boats is to be allowed by the Canadian authorities, it is useless to strive for the re storation of a friendly intercourse, and the sooner we have war the better.—Courier and Enquirer, April 20. MONEY MARKET, &c., APRIL 21. The trai.sactions in Stocks on Saturday, although effected without any material variation on the prices of the day previous, were much less extensive, and the Market closed with a very quiet and rather downward tendency ; , she.complainta as to the scarcity of money were also more numerous thart fbr the -lest. Sew days. Sales were made of United States Bank, closing at 114/, Delaware and Hudson 79, Vicksburg Bank 601, Harlem Railroad 59+, and Canton Company at 47. Sales were also made of Bank of Commerce at 104, Illinois State Bank 93k, and Morris Canal at 54. A more moderate amount of sterling bills for transmis sion by the steam.s:iip Great Western having been offered than it appears was anticipated, a small improvement on the rates of premium current for the last packets was in the existence of a good demand obtained. We quote the closing rates at 8 to si per cent. premium on England, sf. 20e, on France, wish limited sales on Holland at 40 to 40i.; Hamburg at 361 to 361; and on Bremen at 801 to 802. The Select Committee on Banking of the Upper Ca nada Legislature have reported a Bill authorising the banks of the province to continue the present suspension of specie payments. The Report has not yet reached us, but we find the following summary of its contents in the To ronto Colonist of Saturday last : ...The banks will be obliged to settle balances with each other at stated periods, by bills on London, at such a rate as to allow no profit on the bills to the banks granting them. The banks are farther required to sell exchange on England to merchants at a certain rate fixed by the bill, over New York rates of exchange ; and also that they shall at all times keep on hand specie to the amount of one-third of their notes in circulation. They are also re quired to furnish weekly abstracts of their affairs to the Executive, and to publish a monthly statement of them in the Gazette. These conditions, we understand, do not please the bankers. We have been informed that the Com mercial Bank is now preparing to resume in July." NEW YORK MONEY MARKET, Aram 22. 16 Shares United States Bank . 30 Do. Mechanics' Bank 4 Do. Bank of New York ....... , 126 126. E 10 Do. Union Bank 100 Do. Atlantic Bank, Brooklyn 635 Do. Dry Dock Bank - 103 104. 215 Do. Bank of Commerce 675 Do. Dol. and Hud. Canal Co 7ll 798- 197 Do. Morris Canal Co. 10 Do. Amer. Trust Co. Balt 30 Do. Ohio Life and Trust Co. 100 Do. Bank of Kentucky B9 5 Do. Illinois State Bank 235 Do. Vicksburgh Bank 100 D. N. American Trust Co 88), 50 Do. American Marine Ins. Corn 69 20 Do. Union Marine Ins. Co 6O 5 Do. Hudson Fire Insurance Co. 40 Do. Merchants' Exeliano - c Company 731 74 50 Do. Mohawk Rail Road' 65. 100 Do. Paterson Rail Road 385 Do. Harlem Rail Road 57 58 93 Do. Boiton and Prov. R. R lO5 150 Do. New Jersey Rail Road 15 bds 103 65 Do. Stonington Rail Road 6 Do. Utica Rail Road l2O 45 Do. Canton Company, Balt 4si 46 BURNING OF THE BARQUE PARMELIA, OF LONDON.-About twelve o'clock on the night of Wednes nesday this vessel, which was lying in the dock, was per ceived to be on fire by some gentlemen of this town, who were crossing the ferry. The flaims were effectually ex tinguished about four o'clock in the morning, when it was found that almost the whole of the fore part of the interior of the ship was consumed, and the spars either destroyed by the fire or crushed in fallieg. No reason whatever can be assigned as to the origin of the fire. It must have broken out in the fore part of the ship. The captain, his wife, and three boys were on bo,ird at the time, the hater of whom states that they went to bed at nine o'clock, and there was no fire at that time in the galley. The ship was of 443 tons register, and belonged to NI-. Bottomley, mer chant, of London, and was about to sail in a few days for Quebec.—Deeonport Independent. Letters were received in London yesterday from Lord Forester, dated Newtown, Wales, stating that place was in comparative quiet; his Lordship was called away from his seat in Shropshire to take the command of his Yeomanry, led by the Lord Lieutenant, Lord Clive, to march into Wales to protect that part of the country against the Chartists. The Dublin Evening Mail is a its dirty work again, traducing Lord Normanhy for putting Mr. Delany and Mr. Lalor in the Commission of the Peace. The Mail, as usual, flings truth and decency to the winds, and, as usual, stands naked but nut ashamed in all the dirty deformity of mendacious mis-statement. Yesterday their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia and the Prince of the Netherlands paid a visit to the Tower of London, accompanied by their respective suites, and by Count Pozzo di Barg,o, the Russian Ambassador, the Dutch Ambassador, and other foreigners of distinction. The distinguished visitors came in five carriages ; the carriage of the Grand Duke was drawn by four of the Quecn's bays, and was preceded by two outriders. Two VIRAGOES.—Last week two women, al Laneham, near Rettord, having Lad some words, origi. nating in the chitchat of the town, a regular fight ensued, and so desperate was the encounter that the life of one oi the combatants has skce then been despaired of.—Don. caster Gazette. Ely-ENING EDITION. CHANCERY COURT.--(THIS DAY.) SWABEY V. 'AMISS. The LORD CHANCELLOR gave judgment today in this case, directing a reference to the Master. CHAMBERLAIN V. LEE. His LORDSHIP also gave judgment in th;s case, r.bich came before his Lordship upon appeal frcm the decision of his Honour, the Vice-Chancellor,: releasing a purchaser from his purchase. His Lordship reversed the decision of the Court below. JUDGMENTS. The LORD CHANCELLOR said there were several cases waiting for judgment which it was his intention to dispose of immediately, but as some of th em wer e extremely h eavy, and required a great deal of consideratien, perhaps the parties would agree among themselves to hive him an op portunity of disp o sin g o f t h em w h en he hi.d m 're leisure than he had at presant. If, ho:-.-ever, thry would not, then it would become his duty to dispose of thlse cases as well as he could before he gave up the Seals. He thought, however, that the parties would consult their own interests, and save expense if they allowed him to adopt the precious ccurse. Mr, KNIGHT BIII1:, 4 E was sure that all parties would be most anxious to have his Lordship's judgment, and in all the cases in which he was engaged he would answer for his clients giving every opportunity to his Lordship fully to consider them. The LORD CHANCELLOR would be glad to know from parties what course it was their intention to pursue? The SOLICITOR- GENERAL wished to know whether, un der existing circumstances, it was the intention of the House of Lords to take the case of Lady Henley's Charity., next week ? The LORD CHANCELLOR said that it was. DFSAYVES V. NOBLE. The Court then proceeded with the further arguments in this part heard case. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.) This being the last day of Easter Term, the VICE CHANCELLOR proceeded with motions, none of which pos• sessed any points of public interest. CARLOW ELECTION COMMIT MITTEE.-(THIS DAY.) This morning the Committee, after hearing tie boneiti sion of the arguments in the case of Walter NC.1.t..11' vote, objected to by the petitioner's Counsel, declared it to be a good vote. The next vote objected to by Mr. Gisborne's Counsel' was that of a man named Leckie, on the same ground, which appears likely to occupy them all day. PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION. The Anniversary of this Society took place to-day at Exeter flail. The Earl of Winchilsea in the Chair. The large room was crowded, and on the platform we saw Mr. Plumptrc, M. P., J. Hardy, Esq. (late M. P. for Brad ford), Rev. J. M'Ghee, and a number of Clergymen. The side galleries were filled with ladies, among whom were the Marchioness of Ormond, Lady Pomfret, Lady Hamiilton, Honourable Mrs. Colquhoun, Lady Scott, Countess of Galloway, Lady Baker, and the Bishop of Winchester's family. Letters were received from the Duke of Newcastle, Earl of Roden, Sergeant Jackson, M. P., Edward Lit ton, Esq., M. P., &c. and others, apologizing for their unrvoidable absence. The adoption of the Report was moved by Mr. Plump tree, M. P. seconded by the Rev..W. Marsh, and carried unanimously, Mr. IIARDY in moving the second Resolution " That the existing state,of public affairs justifies and calls for a course of action adopted by the Protestant Association, viz : of calling public attention by all legitimate means, to the alarming political progress cf Popery : to its increasing influence in the councils of the State, and to the continued infringement of the oaths and solemn assurances under the security of which Romanists have been admitted to Parliament."—went into considerable detail as to the proceedings of the Roman Catholic party in Ireland, especi ally animadverting on Mr. O'Connell's conduct, referring to the Carlow Election transaction with Mr. Raphael, —to the Learned Gentleman's harangues before the populace in that country,—and to his political influence and lower with the late Government. The resolution was agreed to; as was another, strongly deprecating the introduction of the Romish version of the Scriptures into the Government schools of Ireland, and the " attempts now making to withdraw the education of the rising generation from the superintendence of the Clergy of the Established Church." The Rev. J. APGnEs spoke with Breath warmth in his usual style. The meeting lasted till near four. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Arrivals this morning the French mail, and ship-letters from New York, by the Toronto, of the date of the 10th April. LIVERPOOL COTTON-MARKET, TVESDAT.—.The demand for Cotton to-day has been to a ♦ery trifling extent, and prices are barely maintained. The sales 1,000 bags, all to the trade. THE FUNDS. We have no arrivals this morning of any consequence; indeed, at present they are not much sought after, our do mestic concerns being now the general topic of conversa tion in every quarter of this great City. The resignation of !Ministers, which was anticipated in the morning, and confirmed in both Houses of Parliament last night, did not cause any great surprise. To the present hour the resignation of Ministers has had but very little effect on the British funds : they have re ceded from the closing price, 934 to 93e 4 1 - for the Ac count ; Money same. Very little business doing at pre sent, nor is it expected that any operations of magnitude will take place before it is ascertained of what party the new administration will be composed. Exchequer Bills, 40 42 ; India Bonds, 44 46; Bank Stock, 195 6 ; India Stock, 2541 2451. in the Foreign Market—Spanish Active is not quite so good as it closed, and may be quoted 19i ; Portuguese also receded front 351 36 to 354 ; Belgian, 101 102 ; Brazilian, 73/ ;1; Colombian, 301 31.-1; Mexican, 25i ; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 564 R, shade lower ; Five per Cents., 1024 103. The Batavier, Dutch steamer, has arrived, bringing the Dutch prices on Monday last—Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 55;-1 ; Three per Cents., 102, about 1-16 l ower than the previous prices. The Dutch papers do not bring any political news of consequence. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds gitto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Portuguese Bonds Ditto New Bonds .... _ Ditto Account 3 *i% Ditto, '3 per Cent, " 204 Ditto Accoultt ...... 21% Prussian Bonds I) tto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds, 1824 3IN Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 134......." 113 Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic — % Spanish Bonds... — Ditto Account — Ditto Bonds, 1834 19)4% Ditto Account.. ,19N •,,,,Y4 Greek Bends French, 5 per cent. f r —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 _ ---- 4 per cent....... —f. —c. Ditto Account 3 per cent. 2 Exchange . per cent. , - 1, - - 6 f i . 1, f,, — s c . . --- f. c, Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account ---- -DutFii - Ditto, 6 per Cent. 24N I Ditto Account - Ditto Account IC2N Neapolitan. —} Ditto Account...." ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Sham. Birmingham and Derby Railway Company .... CO 46 Fastorn Clime:awe Rai1way............. ............. ".. 16 104 Great Western Railway Company 66 74 % Brighton Railway London and blatlwall Railway I i DY4 RALF-PAST OIvB. To the present hour of writing we have no further ar rivals or any reports respecting the formation of the new Ministry, all are on the tip-toe to ascertain the composi tion—if entirely formed of Tolies, or a part. The British Funds have been but little affected during the course of the morning—about i per cent. lower than the leaving off prices yesterday. , , The speculation of the Bears at present appears to be that a dissolution of Parliament will soon take place, and that a great quantity of stock will come to market to pro= vide for the expenses of the election, in consequence of which Stocks will recede. The Bulls are ofa different opi nion and hold their Stock, imagitaing that the people and the monied interest will place more confidence in the new Ministry. Consols steady, at present 92 for the Account; 93 for sloney, little doing ; Exchequer Bills rather loner, 40; India Bonds, 46 ; Bank Stock, 1962 195, lower ; in India Stock, nothing done ; Spanish Active heavy, 191- ; Por tuguese heavy, 355; Three pwr Cents. 211; Colombian, 304—' ; Dan;sh, 751; Mexican, 254 ; Dutch Tw•o-and•a- Half" per Ccnts. 56; Five per Cents. 1024. CLOSING PRICES. TRITi:H FUNDS sank Stock 19 3 per c.ent. 3 ter Cent. Cc ,is. 3 1 .4 per Cent. Red 991 i New :34 per Cent 100% Ncw 5 per Cent Long Annuities to expire Jan. !80.) ...... 11% Oct. 1859 India Stack Ditto Bonds Ditto Old Annott , e• (Ditto New Annuities ... Ex. Bills, 1,000/ 20 40 pm. Ditto 500/ 40 ptx. Ditto 5001...... ......... —4O id r. Bank Stock for Opg 'O - i India Stock for 0pg.... Consols for Act ......... 03% Jan. ISGO FOIIEIG Asturian, 5 per cent Belgian, 5 pr cent. Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayr.'s, 6 per cent lian, G per cent Colomban, 6 per cent. Ditto, I S - 2I 39% Danish. 3 per cent ......... ;514 Greek Bands, 1825, 5 per ct. Mexican, 5 per cent. Ditto,6 per cent.. IS2 Peruvian, 1825,6 per cont — N FUNDS Portuguese Bondi, 5 per sent. '74 Ditto, New Ditto 35% Prussian, 5 rr cent Russian Bends, 5 per cent ll3 Ditto, Metallic Spanish, 5 per cent 19% Ditto, Consolidated French, 5 per cent.......... 11111 25r. Exchange C —c. French, 71 per cent —c $ Dutch, '2 1 ,4 per cent. 5gU I Ditto, 5 per cent. I Cah ARES 1" Railway ................... 4614 ..... 11 3 4 ........................ .... ............... • '4 ...... ...................... . ray ..................... . ......... 7 3 4 wa y „„... .................... ray (Trunk) 1.25i • SH, Birmingham and Gloucester Bristol and Exeter Railway Eastern Counties Great Western Railway .... London and Brighton Itailwi _London and Iliad:wall Rajiv London and Croydon Rai The vacant see of Peterborough has ham con ferred on Dr. Davis, her Majesty's preceptor. THE BRITISH Musnum.—The Museum and also the reading-room attached to it, have been closed O since the Ist inst. , an d is now o p en a g ain to the piblic to day. During July, and August, the Museum June,o'clock in the tuning, t ill seven o'clock in the evening, thereby affording those w il l : ebe month open of frintaY who cannot avail themselves of the inestimable privilege of visiting it in the early part of the day, an opportunity of spending an hour or two in it, in the evening. During the other eight months of the year, the Museum is only open until four o'clock, and those engaged in business are consequently in a great measure deprived of the advantages here afforded them of examining the extensive and verY valuable collection of every thing beautiful and rare, wbich it contains, except during the four months above named* S .fin.