The Sun. — London, England, 1839-02-22 00:00:00

despond. They had, been beaten under rather peculiar circumstances. They had sat round that table daily, representing 3,000,000 of sores—representing all Lan cashire, the greater part of Yorkshire, and a consider able part of two or three counties in Scotland—(Hear, hear)—they lead been repulsed by individuals sitting in another Peouse, the majority of whom represented a far less aeumber than a quarter of the individuals they did. ; ---(ldear, hear.) Were they to go back disheartened at that ? They well knew that no great principle was ever gained in that House—it must be gained out of doors. - --(Cheers.) They would have to go back to fight for the principles of free trade, and they must eonquer.—(Ch eers. ) T hey had learnt a lesson which be was astonished had not been learnt before ; the great town populations of this kingdom had joined and shaken hands together, and would not separate.— (Cheers.) Historical records told them what result might be expected. They had heard of the union of the Hance towns. Why did th ey un i te ? T o put d own aristocratic plunilerers—( Hear, hear).—and they would say to th e A r i stocrats o f E ng l an d—" Why do you Plunder the bee hive of Lancashire and Yorkshire ? Why do you not as we do assist in the cultivation of your own land, and not live a life of idleness, wantonness and dissipation, and putting your hands into our pockets to support it ?"—(Hear, hear, hear.) Let them remember the result of the union of the Hanse towns. He had sailed up the Rhine, the Danube, and the Elbe, and had exulted over the ruins of the castles once inhabited by the feudal land lord& Instead of those baronial residences there were now fertile vineyards, cultivated by a prosperous ten antry.---(Hear, hear.) Repeal the Corn-laws, and then, and not till then, England would have a contented, a Prosperous, and a rich tenantry, such as there was abroad. The Corn-laws must be got rid of before the peasant or the farmer wou ld be free, independent, or hPpy.—(l-icar, hear.) In fact, before th e t enan t or e peasant could be men they must get rid of the Corn-laws. They had learnt another lesson from the proceedings in the House of Commons the other night. They had been told by very high autho rity--by Sir Rob er t P ee l— t h at t hi s was to b e a l a b our . cie's question. Ile would find it would be a labourer's question.—(Cheers.) He would find it would be an agricultural labourer's question.—(Continued cheering.) They would go each and lay before the agricultural labourers the information they had intended to lay be fore*the House of Commons, and even if they wt re compelled to go into every village, those facts should be known.—(Hear, hear.) They had b een t o ld b y Mr. C a yl ey t h at t h ey had the power to regulate wages. —(A laugh.) Why they had no more the power of aegulating the price of labour than they had the power of reg ulating th e ca t c h o f mac k ere l . —(R enowe d ' laughter.) But be (Mr. Cayley) had forgotten that that was an argument which acted two ways. If they had the power of regulating the wages of the operative spinners or weavers, surely the landlords had the power of regulating the wages of the agricultural labourers ; and what were the wages the agricultural labourer: rot, in comparison with the manufacturing labourers ? —(Hear, hear, hear.) He and his partner had in their empleynteat, upwards of a thousand men ; they paid those men upon an average 22.5. a week, and they bad not case mun who was so badly paid as the average of the - serfs on my Lord Ashley's estates.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Those were the principles they would bring to bear on the aristocracy themselves. The country would never hear of a disunion between Manchester, Leeds, Blackburn, and all the great towns, until they had emancipated themselves from those odious laws. Since they had been in London they had not had an opportunity of making appeals to the community of the metropolis. He believed no one would benefit so .muc h by the repeal of the Corn-laws as the inhabi tants of London, because London would then become the centre of traffic 'ear all the countries of the world. A proposition had been made for entertaining the Dele gates at one of the theatres, and it had been notified to ' them that the arrangements were in operation. He had to express" the thanks of the Delegates for the honour intended them, but as they would now have to depart they would not be able to accept of the insetation. He was certain that nothing would have been so gratifying to the gentlemen as having the op portunity of publiely stating their sentiments, and show ing how cordially they would unite with the people of Linden in 'endeavouring to carry out the great principle for which they were contending.—(Cheers.) Colonel TuoatesoN thought the strongest argument that had been urged against the manufacturers was that they had still some property left.—(Laughter.) Their position struck him as being similar to that of the ICA'S in this country when their teeth were drawn as means of extracting their wealth. Teeth were drawn and t'aeieealth was left ; but still there was a shrewd suspicion that if they were properly looked after something more might be extracted from them.—(Renewed lauebter.) No. that was the pith and substance of the great argument urged against them.* If they' complained. th y were told they had built factories.—(Hear, hear. and laughter.) He would "nit it to them'whether they would quietly submit to this—Whether they would con tinue the agitation, which mtitst - be like the Trojan war, and lucky would they be if they got to the end Of it within the period of that celebrated* perforniance.--- 7 (I.aughtker.) Was there not something peculiar ly ll4 4 4llg about the tribunal they had just appealed to ? - 1 -(1 - lear, hear.) If a Grand or Petty Jury had taken an oath to administer justice impartially, but had de4:ided directly in favour of their own interests on a qu6srion in which they were individually concerned, ilit would naturally excite some suspicion, and an ap peal 6 - another tribunal would be made. Well, then, he would contend they had a right to have a hearing before a'different set of men—a new jury.—(Hear, hear.) He ied-dlit now make a communication to them which be iliniaght would be rather cheering. He had of late been inaking,some small experiments in the agricultural dis tricts, and his general impression was, that the agricultu rists were far from being their bitter enemies (Hear). He had been told that if he had attempted a few years ago what he had attempted the other day he would have buil mobbed and turned out of the town. He had a struggle with his friends the Chartists, and it was a question still who came off with the most advantage.— (Laughter.) He felt for the Chartists, having consider able remnants of friendship left for them, he hoped that allowance would be made for them as young poli ticians—(Laughter) —and they would find them in a few years walking where they were now hardly able to crawl.—( Renewed laughter.) He was sure that every gentlemen present would see the importance of cultivating harmony among all classes. It was said that after a foolish thing had been done, then came reflection. That would be the case with the Chartists, and he did riot believe that any woman in Birmingham would rattle halfpence in tin-boxes again.—(Hear.) When they found how they had been pinched in the bread-basket, lit thought their courage would be damped for a repe tition of any such operations as that.—(Roars of laughter.) fie did not believe that any man who went before the agriculturists would be maltreated, and none cf them ought to give way to despondency.—(Hear.) There were friends, he meant Quakers, in that room. They all knew how infallible was the success of every thing that Quakers undertook--(Laughter)—by .the token, he believed, that they never undertook anything they were not certain of succeeding with.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) They were birds, though plain in plumage, of exceedingly good omen.—(lmmense laughter, in whi c h several members of the Society of they ends h eart il y joined.) In conclusion, he trusted l-i would go on without despairing, and they might be certain of success.—(Cheers.) Mr. BOULTBEE said Mr. Aiken had lamented that their cause had received considerable disparagement from a misapprehension on the part of the working men that their object was to lower wages ; and he (Mr. B.) believed that the working men of Birmingham thought this was a scheme to lower the price of provisions, and the immediate consequence would be to lower the price of wages. Now he thought this objection might be removed, and a few documents would show the injury which working men sustained even from people being thrown out of employment. Rethought it required little logic to show when manufactures were restricted, those who assisted in those ma nufactures must be thrown out of employment.—( Hear, hear.) Another misapprehension abroad was that which existed on the part of the landlords, that the repeal of the Corn-laws would be ruin to them. He thought a few statements would show the landlords had nothing to apprehend, and that the free trade which would benefit the manufacturers, would benefit the land lords.—(Hear, hear.) He had been defeated in his objects to obtain a Committee for the . purpose of drawing up a few facts, but he was still of opinion that nothing would benefit them or disabuse the minds of the landlords and the Chartists more, as putting the thing in a plain and concise point of view before them, and which would show that it was not one class of society against another.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. G. A. YOUNG in allusion to what had been said by Mr. Cobden,was sure that the Meetings in the northern counties would be responded to by the metropolitan districts.—( Hear, hear.) Ile could not help following the example of gentlemen, in al luding to some of the statements made in the House of Com mons, and he regretted that a Nobleman who had so distin guished himself on the great question on the abolition of Negro Slavery (Lord Herrick) should have pursued the line ...f argu ment he did on the C or n-l aw question. Lord Howick had said the facts relating to this case were perfectly known—that there was a Corn-law in 1815---ehat there was a Core-law new, arid that it was not necessary to inquire into the operation of the one. or the other. He might as well have "said there was a river in Macedon and a river in Monn.outh, and there fore the river in illacedon and the river in llimmouth must be the same.—( Hear, hear, and laughter.) Then as to the Gov, enmen t making tine an open question. What was the meaning of an open question under any cireumetances ? Hid it not effect a compromise between truth and principle? Was it not putting into the balance on the one side the interests of the country, and in the balance on the other side the interests of place, and allowing the interests of the country to kick the beam ?—(Hear, hear.) No other defini tion could be given to the system of open questions, so fatal to the country at large, and so fatal to the character of any Mini ster. But on constitutional grounds, he contended that the pp ri nciple of open questions was equally obj ec ti ona bl e . Why i. ii d they submit in this country so cheerfully, loyally, a n d if ftionately to the authority of the Crown ? It was only be cause they had substituted for a Royal responsibility a Ministe rial respoosibilit V' and while they anti the Monarch could do no w rong, they made the Minister responsible for the Monarch's : '. - --(Cries o f .4 H ear, hear. " If ever a case was made :out (Cries in 51 /lien the repr esen t at i ves o f t h e peop l e ought to atten d "tags assertion o f the people, it Iva', the present case. There -. as,ertion o f f acts by Mr. Villiers, and an assertion of : opposite facts by Si r R o b ert Peel ; and how could a case be nit re - v 9lcerly ma d e out for inquiry than when they found two ' ' ' C?'" .teterects in th e H ouse of Commons joining issue on a • . - e ,f ` , ..-1 •'—( Chee rs .) T here you'd be no doubt that ! ie • ~a,!.. . ),, , ... .. •.• •.ir of be ing he rd at the bar of the i , . 1 • - ...hose who s en t t h em there, the an- i ~....._ e saver they would have to give was this, that every argument was brought forward to show the necessity of hearing evidence at the bar ; that without precedents being quoted, or reasons stated, all inquiry was refused ; that they had no other answer to give them, but that the House of Commons met their prayers with a direct refusal.--( Loud cries of Hear, hear. ) Sir GEO. STRICKLAND said that the Hon. Gent. who had Just sat down had made an attack on open questions. Now he had a leaning in favour of open questions, and lie would state his reasons. There was no occasion to take a desponding view of the question on account of the part Ministers had acted. He was astonished at going out in the minority with so large a num ber of them.—( Hear, hear.) What would have been the con sequence if they had made this a close question ? They were not all agreed—that was quite clear, and then the Administra- Abarvinust have been broken up. Who must they have had in its plat..*:? A Peel Administration, and a Corn-law House. Whether theyiwould have existed very long, was another ques tion. —( Loud cheers.) Although he had a doubt in his own mind whether a Cord-law, and a Tory Administration would have had a long existence'at this time of day, yet Sir Robert Peel had had a serious lesson taught him by, going put of-office the last time ; because, if he had stuck to the helm, he might have been there to this moment. That was his (Sir George S.'s) opinion. Then, if this had been a Cabinet question, and the Administration had been broken up, he saw no materials for forming another, but one who would be much more hostile to this and all other Liberal questions which they wished so successfully to terminate. Mr. COBDEN rose to order. They were opposed to every Administration that was not for a repeal of the Corn-laws ; but they were not political.—( Hear, hear, and laughter. ) Sir GEORGE STRICKLAND was only considering it in a prac tical point of view, but had now finished his observations on that part of the subject.—( Hear, hear.) There was only one other point he wished to mention, and that was in reference to' what fell from Col. Thompson. He thought Col. Thompson's obser vations were extremely important as to what ought to be their conduct towards the landed interest, but more especially towards the aoricultural labourers, though he was afraid there had been a tregree of apathy, even among the manufacturing labourers. They appeared not to understand their own in terests, but when it was shown to the manufacturing and the agricultural labourers that this was a question of the bread- Casket he thought they would turn ro ml and support. the Ant'- Corn-law party.—(hear, hear.) He was happy to hear the observations that hail fallen from Col. Thompson, who had great experience on this subject, and he thought the agricul tural community was not sohastile to them as was supposed. For his own part he could not believe the labouring classes could have any feeling but one, that the free importation of the food of life would tend greatly to their benefit.—( Cheers. ) Mr. WYNNE, of Wolverhampton, and Mr. VICKERS, of Sheffield, addressed the Meeting, showing how greatly the export of their manufactures had decreased. Mr. RAWSON said that Sir Robert Peel, in reply to Mr. Villiers' statement, respecting cotton hosiery, stated that the average exports for the last seven years was 537,0001. per annum, anti that the declared value of the exports for 1838 was 650,0001. Now he (Mr. Rawson) found from " Bourne's Glance," which corresponded with various statements he had seen elsewhere, that the exports in 1838 was only 447,191 dozen, value 219,967/. Now, without being ac cused either if presumption or of that special pleading so manifest in the Right Honourable Baronet's speech, he would have drawn a very different inference from the Right Hon. Baronet's facts, had they been correct, as it had been repeatedly stated that th., pressure from our foreign rivals only became intense In the year 1631 or 1833, before which time our ex ports had increased, in 1831, to 791,954 dozens, but which had since decreased, in 1838, to 447,391 dozens, being less in 1833 than in 1831 by 333,355 dozens. Now they ought to have gone on increasing at a per centage equal to the increase of population, and he thought that if the Right Hon. Baronet called this a hopeful case, the phrenologist would find that organ very much developed, if not diseased, if all were true that had been stated.—( Laughter.) He could state on the authority of Mr. Cobden, who received the information from the largest manufacturer in Channitz, named Hecher, that while we exported 447.391 dozens last year, the Saxons exported 1,500,000. The fact was this branch of our manufactures was almost in a state of hopeless decrepi tude; and Sir Robert Peel had shown that he was a much better man at figures of speech than at figures of arithmetic.— ( Hear, and laughter. ) Mr. SMITH then vacated the Chair, and it was filled by Mr. Stansfeld. Mr. Wein slid he had now the pleasant task of proposing a just tribute to one who had presided over them with so much tact and urbanity.—( Cheers.) That gentlemen had risen in his esteem every day since he first met him in Manchester. At the close of the meeting there Mr. Smith said, " We shall meet again." lie (Mr. Weir) echoed the words then-he echoed them still.—(Hear, hear, hear.) They were defeated now, but they only retired like broken waves, to re turn with greater force.—( Hear, hrar, hear.) lie begged to move a vote of thanks to J. B. Smith, Esq. for his able zcalo.ts, and impartial coeduct as Cha'rman of their meeting, (Cheers.) Mr. EWA ItT with the greatest plssible pl.asuro v.conded the rei,Aution. While that. gentleman had conducted all their proce , dings w!th the greatest skill an! urbanity, he had not been deficient in th.t due de,otee of vigour without which all their movements might have been in ‘aiti.—(Heay, he,r.) He coagratulateJ the i. on the result of the debate, for he had not spoken to a single Member 4 , f the Ilouse of C mimoes w - to had n's expre-sed his surprise at the large number wh, voted in the min rty. They now stood well before the country, and he felt convinced that they owed a great deal of the advantages they had gained to the skill, zeal, and unabated vigour accompanied by the greatest discretion of the gentleman who had filled the chair.—( Hear, hear.) They must meet again.---( Hear, hear.) Whether they met once, twice, or thrice this he knees, that finally they would meet to triumph.— ( Cheers. ) The vote of thanks was carried with great applause. Mr. SMITH returned thanks fer the kind expression of the feelings of the gentlemen present. He had done_nothing more than his duty, and he was determined to proceed with this question till a total repeal of the Cora-laws and 'the pro vision-laws was obtained.—( Cheers.) The meeting then broke up. 'Pr 110 f -Z s - mi t NELSON TESTIMON of TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN, i r - Sta.—Many elaborate designs have been sent in compe-, tition for the above, and the Committee have recom mended a mere Corinthian column, with a figure at the top. This is an ii.sult to the artists of the country, whose works crowd the rooms. I have seen the designs, and of course the three se• lected by the Sub-Committee, and although I am an un pucessful candidate, I must ol n I am more grieved at their recommendation than mortified at my own defeat. A situation like the site chosen near such massive and high buildings will require a work of some altitude, and that the principal figure should be at the summit is also a requisite feature ; but surely this can be accomplished by sontetEng more than a post, a repetition of which is seen in every town of importance. When I saw the drawing of this notable column I easily perceived how the Committee of Taste was taken by it. It is represented towering into the clouds, and the stir rounding buildings exquisitely coloured by a masterly hand, troops of soldiers passing by giving a brilliancy to the effect, and the scene highly pictured by every incident that might be called to its aid down to the itinerant dealer in oranges, abstracts the column from this bustling and pleating scenery, and what is it? There are several views 1 of this unique piece of art, all equally pictorial. Again, the design is from an architect, and is the figure of no importance—really the only work of art about it? Let me ask who is to be hired to execute this? Why did not the architect associate some sculptor with him ? Any little boy or girl could have copied a Corinthian column, and placed a figure on the top of it, but with less pictorial offect, and would not the Committee have been as much justified in giving the execution of it to them—they could have employed Mr. Cubitt to have built the column, and comissioned Mr. Sarte, or some other figure maker to have executed the Ilero. This recommendption of the Committee of Taste is to be decided upon to-morrow, and as a humble endeavour to rescue the Fine Arts from such prostration, I request the favour of your insertion of this letter in your valuable Journal. ONE of the UNFORTUNATE CANDIDATES. METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Morning Herald of this day is again crowing over the result of the late debates in Parliament on the Corn laws, observing " the Anti- Corn-law conspirators seem to be somewhat paralyzed at the present moment. The utter failure of their plot to enlist the manufacturing operatives in their ranks ; and the crushing overthrow in Parliament, and in the Pleas, of all their attempts to mystify the great points at issue, have, undoubtedly, disconcerted for the moment, our exporting manufacturers, and their choice mouth-pieces." The phrase 44 crushing overthrow" is here premature. The opponents of the Corn-laws are by no means crushed ; their success is merely postponed for awhile. Speaking, in another leading article, about Mr. Gillon's motion last night in reference to the expediency of taxing railroads, the Morning Herald remarks—" it is ab solutely necessary that some decisive measures should forth with be adopted by Government with the view of removing or lessening those fearful evils which the railroad system of travelling is already inflicting upon the public at large, as well as upon certain moat important proprietary interests." The Morning Post, alluding to Captain Berkeley's re signation of his seat at the Admiralty Board, observes in its usual tart and sneering manner, "at a period when open questions are so much the fashion, that every thing relating to the protection of British agriculture, is made an open question in the Cabinet, the remark naturally oc curs, that there would have been at least the merit of con sistency in permitting every thing connected with the pre servation and maintainance of tho British Navy, to be an open question among the Admiralty Lords." In refer ence to the late Corn-law discussions, out Contemporary says, " We may conclude that, for the present Session at least, the very discreditable and abortive agitation of which the Delegates were the prime movers, is at an end," and then goes on ironically to congratulate the Times on its " sudden and total desertion of the cause of anti- Corn-law agitation." . . . . - The Morning Advertiser, commenting on last night's debate in the Commons, respecting Mr. Harvey's case, re commends " the electors of Southwark to meet at once, and return Mr. Harvey free of all expense." In another leading article on Sergeant Talfourd's Copyright Bill, the Advertiser remarks as follows :—" The Bill protracts an author's interest in the copyright of his work. It is in fu. tore to extend from fourteen to sixty years. If it be bone fide his property, why should it be limited ? If it be not, why guard the property by any period whatever? Our opinion is, that literary property ought to be, and is by the common law, perpetual." The Times has a leading article, the object of which is to raise the question whether the recent appointment of Lord Wriothesley Russell, to the Deanery of Exeter, be illegal or otherwise. Without directly stating that the appointment is illegal, the whole tenor of our Con tcmporar)'s article is intended to make his readers infer that it is so. The Times has a second able article, on the State of the Navy. The Chronicle is engaged in a squabble with th Stan. .Bard, resp ec ti ng some argu ments urged by Sir R. Peel, in his reply to Mr. Villiers' motion. Our Contemporary's article is of little or no public interest. lie has a second excellent one on the subject of the Corn-laws. The celebrated sculptor Chas. Rossi, Esq., R.A., expired yesterday morning, at his residence in Lisson grove, in the 77th year of his age. Sir \Vitliarn Follett continues very seriously in dispost d ; though be was said to be something bettcr yesterday. Sc, G;:or,;e Grey un Tuesday re-elected c'or Dtvonport, without oppobition. Majesty the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA, His MAjesty the EMPEROR of RUSSIA, And His Majesty the KING of PRUSSIA, having AUTHORISED and GUARANTEED several Dis xibutions of Money, which (though they are NO LOT TERIES, offer a great many Dosibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS at HAMBURGH, and HEINE BROTHERS at LUBECK, are NOW SELLING SHARES for any of the said DIS TRIBUTIONS of HONEY, at various pries. The Dis tributions contain various portions, from NINE POUNDS TO TWENTY THOUSAND POUNDS and upwards. Orders for less than 101. cannot be attended Po. Persons desirous to purchase may receive PILL' %lOUS to giving any order, the Prospectus and Particulars, upon ad dressing, WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE BRO'THEItS at HAM BURGH. P.S. THE NEXT AUSTRIAN DISTRIBUTION CONTAINS PORTIONS OF 4,000/., 7,500/., and 30,0001. 111GH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TOMORROW. Morning TO THE ELECTORS OF SOUTHWARK. GENTLEMEN, ASELECT and SECRET COMMITTEE of the HOUSE of COMMONS, in whose appoint ment I had no share, and from whose deliberations I was expressly excluded, having in its wisdom resolved that my acceptance of an office was the acceptance of an office of profit and emolument, notwithstanding the admitted and re corded renunciation of all profit and emolument on my part, my seat as your Representative is declared to be vacated. Borne down and kept down by the strong arm of an irrespon sible and relentless professional despotism, whose spirit breather through every proceeding in any way affecting my peace os fortunes, I feel no surprise at a decision which must disgust tha minds of all just-thinking men. My political conduct is before you, and. having through many weary years fought the good fight of the people, I shall be •found faithful to the end. I again appeal to ♦our disinterested support, to guard me from every attempt which shall dare to speculate upon your in difference, or my inferior resources. I am, Gentlemen, Your faithful and devoted Servant, D. W. HARVEY. Raleigh House, Brixton-hill, 22d February, 1839. SOUTHWARK ELECTlON.—Subscrip tions for defraying the necessary legal expenses of the Re-election of D. W. HARVEY, Esq., for the Borough of Southwark, will be received at the following places:— Messrs. Grote, Prescott, and Co., Threadneedle street. Cockburn and Co., Whitehall. The London and Westminster Branch Bank, Southwark. Joseph Parkes, Esq., Treasurer, Counter-street, Southwark. And at the Central Committee-room, Bridge House hotel. JOHN C. BARNS, Hon. Secretary. Committee-room, Fob. 22, 1839. " ARGUS" OFFICE, FEB. 22, 1839. CAUTION TO ADVERTISERS.—The unexampled success of " THE ARGUS" Newspaper having excited the most acute m3prehensions in some of my Contemporaries, they have in their distress appealed to the hu manity of the public, by inducing them to believe that my Large Double Sheet is intended to incorporate, smother, or swallow them up. To prevent misconception, and appease their ago nized feelings, I adopt this mode of publicly announcing that I have no such sanguinary intentions." That " THE ARGUS," like Hercules, has been able to run alone from its birth ; and further, that I look to the public, and not to party or faction, for support. C. M. WEST3IACOTT. 14 `,„' " The Argus" of Sunday next will contain the National Tables en Corn and Commerce, which everybody ought to read, with many other original and amusing articles. CIRCULATION OF ~ THE SUN." The Sun is now published as early as Five o'clock in the morning, with a full Report of the De bates in Parliament. 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The landowners are both active and cunning : and as .was remarked by Lord BROUGHAM, send forward a petition signed by many J. P.'s as one of merchants and. manufacturers, which smacked much more of. land than of trade.. A conversation took place about the Mexican pilot, taken by the French out of a Briti s h vesse l, w hi c h un fortunately only showed a great want of precise know ledge on the part of the First Lord of the Admiralty. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY .moved for returns relative to Spain, and provoked an explanatio n from Viscount MELBOURNE of his Spanish policy, in which the Noble Viscount disclaimed having encouraged i n any manner the new loan. Their Lordships did n o business of importance. • In the House of Commons the Committee appointed to inquire into Mr. HARVEY'S case reported that he had vacated his seat, and a new writ was issued for Southwark. The Committee were unanimous, but Mr. Humu said that other gentlemen had received money or office from the Government, and had not been un seated. Mr. WYNN called for the names, and Mr. JEavis named the Right Hon. Gentleman himself, who had received an appointment under the Lordship o f Denbigh. It was received, however, a day or two before the last election. On March 7, Mr. Pryme is to propose a Bill for the Abolition of all Grand Juries. Mr. GILLON moved the House into Committee to take the subject of taxation into consideration. The Hon. Gent. principally complained of the disadvantag es to which Postmasters were now subject, said he meant to propose a diminution of the post-horse duty, a tax on gentlemen's carriages conveyed by rail-roads, and a license duty on steam-boats. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER announced that he meant to correct the evils mentioned by the Honourable Member, and recommended him to leave the matter in his hands ; and after some conversation, Mr. GILLON withdrew his motion. Mr. HUTT moved a resolution censuring the conduct of the King of HANOVER, for levying a sort of black mail at Stadt, on all ships going up the Fibe, but withdrew it also on the representation of Lord PALMERSTON, that Government was usinc , its best endeavours to put an end to this pi rac y.' A'vessel of war would be the best negociator. Mr. POULETT THOMSON obtained leave to bring in two Bills to secure the copyright of tile designs of calico printing in Ireland, and for extending a similar copyright to other fabrics and stuffs as well as calicos. Colonel SIBTHORP obtained some returns relative to the expense of the Earl of DuitHAm's mission, but was involved by it in a little personal dispute with Lord JOIIN RUSSELL. Mr. BARRON moved for leave to bring in a Bill to consolidate and reform Ecclesiastical Courts in Ireland, but, on the representation of several Members, left the matter in the bands of Lord MoaPETH, making the third abortive motion (luring the evening,. There was some other minor and formal business, but it did not keep the House later than half-past ten, it having re solved apparently to keep good hours. We are glad to see that the Corn-law Delegates have come to a wise resolution, and that they sup ported it by strong words. They have for the present finished their labours in London, have broken up their mission, and proceed home to agi tate in their respective districts for the abolition of the Corn-laws. In adopting this resolution the gentlemen, particularly Mr. COBDEN, recommended a union of the townspeople, such as is formed by the rural population under the guidance of the squires and the clergymen, and recommended the townspeople not to rest satisfied till the Corn-laws were repealed. The Gods always help those who help themselves ; and now that the inhabitants of our towns have put their shoulders to the wheel in good earnest, the national waggon, loaded and lumbered, and almost broken down as it is with useless baggage, will no doubt be extricated from the mire. In another part of our paper the last and the best proceedings of the Delegates will be found reported at full lcngth,and we recommend them to perusal as better worthy of attentive study than the twaddle of certain Tory Lords about Spain, or the gossip of. the Commons. The language and determination of the Deleg ates foreshadows what is to. come, an d we rea d' the downfall of the Corn-laws, and the destruction of the strongholds of our feudal robbers, in the em phatic words of the Manchester men, as surely as if both were accomplished. To the recommendations of the Delegates we must beg leave to add our own : Sir JOHN NOB/MUSE and Lord MORPETII, as well as Mr. Po ULETT THOMSON, voted for the in quiry,: because they are under the controul of their constituents ; Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Lord PALMERSTON, and Mr. SPRING RICE, may also be made to feel their dependence on the towns they represent. If they arc not already, as we hope and believe they are, deter mined to vote for the abolition of the Corn-laws, the Electors of Cambridge; Tiverton, and Stroud, will, on such a supposition, understand what is their duty. If these Members of the Ministry do not support the views of the Corn-law Delegates it will be the fault of their constituents. Besides operating on the Ministers in this mode, the Members of Parliament favourable to the abo lition should made a point of bringing forward the Corn-l aws on a ll occas i ons as the one vital question. Following CATO'S example, they should round every period, stop every vote for supply, in terrupt all debates on trivial and nonsensical subjects, by recommending the abolition of the Corn-laws, as necessary to save the State. They should bring the question forward on petitions as Mr. WARD is doing in the case of the Sheffield petition. They should move for all returns which can elucidate the question—such, for example, as the additional number of acres taken into cultiva tion since and before there were restrictive Corn laws, such as the relative increase of population and wealth in agricultural and manufacturing districts— such as the state of wages in agricultural districts and in towns, with hours of work, &c., and on moving for all these returns,each Member should make a speech. The Members of the Commons favourable to the abolition shou!d, in short, pro ceed on a determination to stop the whole business of Parliament, already much in arrear, already press ing that assembly down into disrepute, and perhaps perdition, till the Corn-laws be repealed. They will be justified in so doing, because the evils of which they justly complain are caused by the Le gislature. The Corn-laws, unlike the relation be tween employers and labourers, which is regulated and determined by natural causes, are wholly cre ated by Parliament, and can be removed by it. Those who have created them did so to promote their own selfish interest ;they constitute a majority which will not hear reason,, and will not do justice, and the minority therefore will only doiwhat is right, in having recourse -to all the arts and privileges which a minority may or can - use to compel the majority to hear reason and do justice. While the Delegates, therefore; are agitating in their respec tive districts—while they are encouraging; and aid ' ing Colonel THOMPSON, Mr. PAULTON, and others, to go amongst the agriculturists—while they publish and distribute tracts and papers to enlighten the benighted victims of the landlords'. arts, let their friends in Parliament. keep up an incessant, agitation there, and . two Sessions will not elapse, nor perhaps two months, before they will be certain' of attaining their object. We are glad to see that the Delegates,,amongst other things, mean to . take steps .to undeceive the workmen who have been taught that the sole object of the Abolitionists is - to lower wages. To succeed in this the short time at which they are now compelled to work at the mills in the manufacturing districts will be a power ful help. The mannfacturers can stop . their mills altogether if they please, and we know not why they should continue to pay the landlords' tax, or why they should make themselves auxiliaries.to the Le gislative plan of degrading, by hunger and want, all the labourers of the empire. The game is in their own hands—proud and mighty as are the BUCK INGHAMS, the HEATHCOTES, the WORSLEYS, and the HA NDLEYS—if they will but play it boldly. It may now be expected, too, that those young po liticians, as Col. THOMPSON calls his friends the ChartistS, and the working classes generally, will be convinced by the strenuous exertions of the land owners to oppose the repeal of the Corn-laws, and by the clergymen arraying themselves on the same side, that the abolition is of infinite importance ; and the Chartists will now be con vinced that they will take a long step towards attaining their own objects by joining_ the middle classes to get rid of the Corn-laws. Whatever may be done there is no reason to despond. A very short time has elapsed since the cause 'was taken up seriously, and the union which has already . been formed amongst the town population, the nuin ber of Members of Parliament who , support them, and the rapid progress they have already made, are sure indications of success. There was a droll exhibition in the House of Commons last night, in which Colonel SIBTHORPE played the principal part, and played it with re markable grotesqueness of humour, though to Benches by no means so crowded as they ought to have been, considering who was the chief actor. The Hon. and Gallant Colonel—whose per formancA, by the bye, ought in strict justice to be noticed under the head Theatricals"—in moving for certain returns, relative tohe - expentes of. the Earl of DURHAM'S Canadian mission, was corr. gratulated in reply by Lord J. RUSSELL, on having altered the terms of his motion, because, " as it stood upon the paper, it was consistent neither with common sense, nor the rules of the English lan guage." On this the Gallant Colonel fired up, and vindicated his common sense, and more especially his acquaintance with grammar, in terms which showed that he was by no means in habits of close intimacy with either. An impeachment of his po litical principles he could have borne with meek ness ; but to doubt his possession of common sense— to insinuate that he was anything but remarkable for his rigid adherence to grammatical propriety— he who but half an hour before had been quoting Latin to his own especial delight, and the manifest astonishment of the House !—no wonder the Mem ber for Lincoln was in arms at such a galling af front ; and vindicated his parts of speech with all that indignant energy which Mrs. Malaprop evin ced under similar circumstances ! But not only Was the ga ll an t C o l one l choleric to a degree that at one momen t seeme d to threaten the utter extinct tion of Lord JOHN RUSSELL ; but he was also face tious, as if to show t h e i ncr edible versatility o f hi s power s ; an d speaking incidentally of a l awyer worki ng f or not hi ng ," hazarded the witty sarcasm that such a man must be a " rara avis"—in plai n Engli s h, a " rare bird." The Honourable Mem ber has here helped us to a simile, which, in on e sense, we may retort upon himself, for he too re minds us of a " bird, though assuredly not of a " rare" one, as is -apt to be abundantly testified on Michaelmas Day. It Will b e seen by reference to the proceedings in the H ouse of Cotnmons, that the CIiANCELOR of the EXCHEQUER in the course of his reply to Mr. GILLoN's speech on the railroad question, pledged himself to introduce a Bill for the pur pose of regulating and equalizing the duties on post-road and railroad travelling. The Right Hon. Gentleman, with his usual caution, abstained from en tering into any of the details of his measure, which he stated was actually in preparation ; but if is satisfactory to find that somethin g is to be done to remedy the evils complained of. It appears, by the statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman, that the duty paid last year on all descriptions of horse conveyance, taking all the roads into the account, had considerably exceeded that of the five preced ing years. Now, as it is agreed on all hands that there has been a great falling off on those roads which, running in the same direction as the rail roads, come into competition with them, it is quite clear that the revenue can afford, and that the Chancellor of the Exchequer is bound to propose, not merely an equalizatio❑ of duty, but, as regards those particular lines, a complete exemption from all duty. This, we think, would be far preferable to laying an additional duty on the railroads, though we may be obliged to come to that at last. Mr. HumE presented a petition from Mr. uns, of Bungay, last night in the House of Commons, complaining of the hardship to which Dissenters are exposed, in being compelled to pay rates for the support of a Church to which they could not conform, and pointing out the great evils—in a social view—which had been produced in the locality in which he resided, by the persecuting proceedings of the Ecclesias tical Courts. The abolition of these Courts was also a part of the prayer of the petition. The Ho nourable Member for Kilkenny stated that it was his intention to bring the subject before the House to-day. We shall see how Hon. Members redeem their pledges to the Dissenters. We trust there will be no shirking. By the arrival of the packet-ship Columbus, from New York, we have received the Journals of that city to the 2d inst. inclusive. The news from Canada is of no political interest. The Honour able Colonel Mn ITLA ND died at London, Upper Canada, on the 18th of January. The trial of the prisoners goes on very slowly in Lower Canada. Only three were hanged since the date of the last arrivals. Were the " sympathisers" kept within proper bounds by their own Govern ment the Provinces might be tranquillised without any more bloodshed, whether in the way of punish ment or example. There is no domestic news of any moment from the United States. When the packet sailed all in land navigation was interrupted by the ice in the rivers and canals, and trade was consequently very dull. A hurricane had visited the Atlantic cities, and caused a considerable destruction of property. Rumours of fresh commercial embarrassments in New Orleans were rife in Wall-street. The news from Mexico brought by these Jour nals is recent and interesting. On the Gth of January a formidable British squadro❑ ap peared in the Gulf, prepared to offer every protec tion to her Majesty's subjects. It then consisted of nine sail, and was to be joined by two more, making in all a force more than a match for the French blockading squadron. Other letters from Mexico, dated the 27th of December, assert that there were then fourteen English vessels of war at anchor in the Gulf. Between the French and English officers the best understanding prevailed. We subjoin the latest account of the state of the New York Money Market : (F.om the New York Daily Express, Feb. 2 ) FOREIGN EXCHANGE.—There has been a good deal of Exchange sold since our last; the rate has dropped about 1 per cent., which has induced many to invest; 109 to 1091 on London is the steady rate. At the South it has been lower, 106 to 107 per cent. ; a good deal has therefore found its way to this market. Bills on Fracce have been dull at 520. EXCHANGE. —DONIESTIC. —Between Philadelphia, New York, and the New England States there is really no dif ference, per cent. at the utmost, is all. On New Orleans the rate is as near par as can be. At New Orleans the rate is against New York. On Augusta, Savannah, and Mobile, the difference is very small. The change in rates is very favourable, particularly at this season when mer chants and others want funds on New York to make spring purchases. MoriEv.—There has been a little pinch among the stock-jobbers in Wall -street, which has left an impression on stocks, but the general appearance of the money market is that of ease and abundance. There is a general dispo aition to eXpand, if not to inflate the currency. New 'banks'arid'assoelations arc fast organizing. Merchants are all easy. Funds from one end of the country to the other are transmitted and realized without the slightest difficulty. We never knew a time when there was so little merchants' paper in Wall-street, and that deseriptien of paper can only be had in very moderate amounts, and not better than 6to 7 per cent. per annum. The crops of cotton and flour are going rapidly forward to Europe. Exchange keeps [down. The produce of the country is high, and everything tends to great ease in the market. SPECIE. —There is no demand for specie whatever. The rate of exchange is just about equal to par when the rela tive value of specie is considered. Gold is, however, more abundant than silver; the latter is constantly finding its way out of the country, while the former is dead and un called for in the banks. The following is the extent : To the West Indies, 9,077 dollars of gold ; 19,930 dollars of silver. STocas..—This has been a week of immense specula tions—old times are revived. Some days the speculations have been as large as 6,000 shares. In the early part of the week the rise was sudden, but at the close there was a decided falling off. The abundance of money is one great cause of these immense speculations. Exchange on England, 109 to 1091; United States Bank Shares, 1191. The Paris Journals7i)f'7' . N ednesday arc more occupied with the Belgian question than the electioneering war fare in the provinces. At the opening of the Belgian Chambers on Tuesday, M. DE THEux, the Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, closed the reading of a long list of diplomatic notes and dispat c h es b y t h e pre sentation of two projects of laws, the one autho rizing the ,KING to sign the treaty ; and the other granting permission to such of the inhabitants of Limburg and Luxemburg as continued stedfast in their attachment to Belgium, to remove with their families into the Belgian territory, there to enjoy all the rights, privileges, and immunities of Belgian subjects. It was expected that the debates upon these laws would occupy the Chambers for several days. The advices from Madrid are of the 13th, but they are totally devoid of interest. The following are extracts from the Paris Papers : A letter from Constantine of 27th January has the fol lowing paragraphs : " Constantine is becoming peopled with Europeans— trade is rapidly increasing—large magazines have taken the place of the miserable booths of the Arabs. We have now a clockmaker, an apothecary, and workmen of all kinds. Constantine is improving daily. A reading room, which was established some months ago, is an immense resource to-us. The streets of the city receive historical names, such as the Streets Damremont, Combes Vieux, Potier, Hackett, Cahoreau, &c.; the Valee Gate and other streets have received the names of the several corps which took part in the expedition, others again have retained their old names, either in Arabic, or translated into French, the names of the streets arc painted on the walls." The Madrid Gazette of February 12 has the following letter from Bilbao, of January 30: —" It is reported that the factions intend to besiege this place. Maisto, with several battalions, has made a movement towards Durango, and with two of those battalions has made some advance towards Galdacino. He means to besiege us, or to take and fortify the mountain of Las Banderas and the moun tain of Las Conteras de Azpe, opposite Portugalette, and the old convent del Desierto. The object of these opera tions is to 'reduce Bilboa by famine, by interrupting its communication with the sea, as it is already cut off on the land side. Our troops will probably advance on the high road from Vittoria to Bilbao, by Mount Attulei and Orosco.:—Vitzette de .Franre. A letter from St. Pierre, Martinique, of 11th January, giving an account of the earthquake, Says— " The account brought by our boats, which arrived at noon, from Fort Royal, which they left at eight o'clock, give but a few details. All the houses and walls of that town are levelled with the ground, and between 400 and 500 per sons had been found dead, and laid in the Savannah. It is to be hoped we shall better informed to-morrow." "P. S. It is two o'clock. A boat from Fort Royal brings word, that about 800 persons have been found, either dead or wounded." Another letter of the same date says, " We learn:that two-thirds of the houses of Fort Royal are destroyed, and that above 700 dead bodies aredeposited in the Savannah." —Moniteur. BOURSE-PARIS, WEDNESDAY, FEB 20. First Highest 1 sw:st Last Price. Price. Price. Prise. French 5 per (7ents. 4 per Cents lO5 50 ... 105 50 ... Il+s 50 ... 103 50 4 per Cents. lO2 50 ... 10? 50 ... 102 50 ... 102 50 3p r Cents. Bank of France 2OlO ...2110 —.2610 ...•:.610 Lafitte Bank 1,0007. Sh . .... ~... 5,000 f. Sh. 5170 —.5170 —.5105 ..5165 Belgian S per Cents. 3 per Cents itank 350 ... 550 ... 350 ... 539 Spanish - Active Neapolitan .... ll9 SU ... 911 50 ... 051 20 ... 99 ..) Roman l, 0.54 .., 1 0% ... loos ... ON RAILWAY SH A R ES. St. Germain 5,5 ... 583 ... 585 .., 585 Ve sallies, 11.8. ... 535 ... 532 50 ... 53:i L.B. Charleroy 450 ... 459 ... 450 ... 45 o.leans Roue)) 925 ... 925 ... 9 5 ... 02 5 Strasburg!) to Basle 315 ... 315 ... 3!5 ... 315 ASPHALTES AND BI l'U HENS. fieyssel (A) 2llO :.. 4 21 (1 —.2000 ....,:011 Dez slaurel, (B.) ... 42.5 ... 425 ... 423 ... 4'5 Galvstniz d Iron ... 3ris USURY IN FR&NcI;.---:VT. Libaud, formerly an officer of cavalry, has been sentenced by the Tribunal of Correctional Police in Paris to pay a fine of 3,000 f, with costs, for the racnce of habitually lending money at the usurious interest of between t 2 and 24 per cent. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN; Brown's Hotel, Palace-yard, Feb, 22, 18:39. SIR,—You will oblige me by correcting in both your Morning and El ening Papers an important error in the otherwise accurate report of what I said at the meeting of the Anti-Corn-law Delegates yesterday. I st , ...ted, that the concern in which I am a partner, em ploys a thousand persons, of whom about four hundred (and not the whole, as you have it), earn: on an average twenty-two shillings weekly, and that not one man in my employ (and I now include the lame and blind among the number) receives so little as the average of the wages paid to their able-bodiel labourers by the landed capitalists.—Your obedient servant, RICHARD COBDEN. CHANCERY COURT-(THIS DAY.) :NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL. Upon the LORD CHANCELLOR taking his seat this morn ing, Mr. liayter, M P. for Wells, having received a patent of precedence, and Messrs. V. and G. Richards, Girdlestone, and Stewart, having been appointed Queen's Counsel, were called by his Lordship within the bar. A similar ceremony also took place in the Rolls' and Vice- Chancery Courts. CITAPNIAN V. SEVERN. Mr. WIGRAM concluded his arguments to-day on behalf of the respondents, in this case, which has already occupied the Court for several days. The further arguments mere postponed till to-morrow week, when Mr. Lowndes will be heard ou the same side as Mr. Wigram, and the Attorney- General will reply. VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS I)AY.) Short causes and unopposed petitions occupied His Honour the whole morning. QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY.) ENT'S V. BENNETT AND OTHERS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, Mr. RLE, Mr. HUMPHREY, Rad Mr. SMITH for the plaintiff. Mr. SERGEANT BOMPAS, Mr. BUTT, and Mr. BERE, for the defendants. The plaintiff in this case is the possessor of a tenement and three or four acres of laud, known by the name of Croft Walker, about one mile and a-half from the south side of she Bristol Channel;:and the action was brought ageinst Ben nett and two other persons, who are only nominal defend ants, for trespass, the real defendant being Mr. Crease, who claims the property as the assignee of a lease from the Duchy of Cornwall. The question was, whether Croft Walker constituted part of the manor of Tywern Hale. The case, which is entirely devoid of public interest, is expected to occupy two days. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duchess of Gloucester visited her Majesty yester day at Buckingham Palace. Viscount Melbourne Lad an audience yesterday of the Queen. Her Majesty honoured Mr. W. C. Ross, A.R. A., 11 ith a sitting yesterday, for a portrait on a larger Ecale than those he has hitherto painted. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-YESTEADA T. THE DERBY. The room ;vas but moderately filled, and betting not in any respect more interesting than on Monday. The only alterations necessary to be pointed out relate to Kremlin, Meunier, and Tros, who were severally backed at improved prices. Nothing was done above. the favourites, nor was there any violent incli nation shown to back Erin- go-Bragh or Zimmerman, although 10 to I against them jointly was offered in good quarters. The prices at the close of a dull afternoon were as follow 8 to 1 agst John Day's lot 8 to 1 agst Ld J ersey's Bro. to Bay Middleton—take 9 to 1 15 to 1 agst Duke of Rutland's Flambeatt—take 16 to 1 20 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dev of Algiers—taken 20 to 1 agst Duke of Cleveland's Kremlin—taken and af terwards offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Albemarle's Tros—talon and afterwards offered 25 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Ilderim—taken and afterwards offered 26 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Meunier—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Lichfield's Gulnare colt—taken 40 to 1 agst Duke of Grafton's /Ether—taken and after wards offered 56 to 1 agst Sir G. Heathcote's Oronooko—taken and af terwards offered 50 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wapiti—taken and afterwards offered 50 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Cain colt—taken 1000 to 15 agst Mr. Worrall's Peon—taken 2000 to 20 agst Mr. Bowes's Rustan—taken 7to 1 agst Dey of Algiers, Zimmerman, and The Lord Mayor—taken 10 to 1 agst Zimmerman and Erin-go-Bragh—offered 25 to I agst Hugh Lupus and Bloomsbury—taken THE MARKETS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The supplies of English Grain and Flour have been small all this week, but good of Irish Oats and Foreign Wheat. The little English Wheat at market sold for rather more money than on Monday ; for Foreign Wheat there was some demand at previous rates. Barley firm in prices. Beans and Pease un altered. Oats sold slowly at the terms of Monday last. A Moderate demand for Flour at the rates last quoted. ARRIVALS. Wheat. Barley. Oat:, F 2,420 4ra. I 7,930 qrs. I 8,150 gra f 3,410 acka 19,100 1,800 English 1 ra Forei4 it - br Is. I 498 I SMITHFIELD, Supply of Beef short, and trade dull at Monday's prices. Mutton sold freely at 4d. per stone higher for superior, and 2d. for the in ferior sorts. Pork was in good request, and sold 2d. per stone higher.. Veal unalterol. Beef, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 2d. ; Mutton, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; Veal, 4s. 6d. to ss. 4d. ; Pork, 4s. 6d. to ss. 4d, Beasts, 484; Sheep, 1,400; Pigs, 450; Calves, 130. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supplies of most kinds of Fish good, and the demand lively a last quoted prices. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Per Quarter. s. to s. Blandford 70 76 C 6 74 Cambridge—. 73 Chard 60 '76 Huntingdon 56 70 Long Sutton—, 53 73 Louth 58 78 ynn 56 77 Newark 62 82 Nottingham 61 79 eeterborough !59 82 Plymouth 58 80 Pontefract......! 77 Sleafonl 65 , 87 Uppingham 63 84 63 82 S. S. :32 36 2i 2,i C. to s. 22 24 24 3) 23 20 2:2 21 29 1)) 20 'lO 24 16 '2O 19 28 19 25 22 29 20 23 22 28 16 21 Wheat. Barley. Oats. Bea..a. s. to s. 40 44 42 41 40 38 42 38 42 30 34 35 42 30 32 31 CI 35 42 38 48 41 43 32 44 30 32 S. t 5 S:1 = 4 " 38 38 40 32 34 - 31 c - 32 38 31 38 26 32 22 31 24 31 28 31 35 42 30 34 38 38 24 30 PRICE OF COALS.-At a dinner given at the Mansion House on Wednesday the Lord Mayor as sured the company that in a short time the very best coals would be sold in London at less than 225. the ton. Till the public were let into the secret -they paid 365. for those called the best. This will make a dif ference of I4s. on each ton, and save the inhabitants of London 35,000/. a week, or 1,820,0001. a year, on one of the necessaries of life. Can we wonder that the parties who share this plunder are making the most bitter and malignant attacks on the Chief Magistrates for not allowing them, according to the good old prac tice, to keep up " steady prices." . But this Prince of Radicals, as they call his Lordship, will be found " too hard" for them. Tull NEW SPANISH LOAN.—We advise all those who have any doubts about Spanish credit, or who may be inclined to try their luck in this precious sc h eme , to read carefully what Lord Melbourne said last even ing. The Marquis of Londonderry has not always been very discreet either in making motions or following them up, but this explanation which he drew from Lord Melbourne covers a multitude of sins. The Prime Mi nister seemed at a loss to find words sufficiently strong to express his feelings on the subject— " He begged leave most distinctly to state that Go vernment not only had not sanctioned in any respect that loan, but had not done anything, or said anything, that could in the slightest degree amount to anything like an encouragement of that loan, so as in the slightest degree to induce any person to enter into it, or to be considered afterwards as having imposed on themselves in the slightest degree any responsibility or connection with those who might be induced to enter into that loan, or to engage in that speculation." Lord Gort was sworn in as an Irish Privy Conn cillorat Dublin on Saturday. The freemen of the Dublin Corporation are about to meet on the subject of the "inevitable" Irish Municipal Bill, in opposition to the views of the selfish part of the present corporators. DEATH OF LADY FITZGERALD.—W C have to record the death of the above estimable lady, which took place on Sunday last, at the family seat, near Cashel. Her late Ladyship was wife of Sir John J. Fitzgerald, Bart. Her Ladyship's death proceeded from a fever, shortly after her accouchernent. DEATH OF VICE-ADMIRAL SIR GEORGE EYRE.—The death of the above Gallant Admiral took place en Thursday, at Carlton, after a short illness . The Hon. Jervis, eldest son of Viscount St. Vincent, died a few days since, at his residence at Nitton, Isle of Wight, after several weeks' illness. HANOVER-SQUARE ROOMS.—Mr. Blagrove's second Quartet Concert took place last night before a very numerous audience at these rooms. His bill of fare contained a quintet of Onslow, a quartet by Mozart, and a sonata for violin and pianoforte, with a quartet by Beethoven. The quintet (01). 19) was a fine and masterlike composition, admirably played, and almost encored. The sonata was efficiently supported by Blagrove on the violin and Shultz on the pianoforte, and the two quartets were sustained with the usual spirit vrid delicacy of this party. Miss Birch and Miss Wyndham were the vocalists of the evening. DEATH OF THE EARL OF ZETLAND.—WC regret to have to announce the death of the Earl of Zetland, which took place rather suddenly on Tuesday last, at Croke Hall, the family seat, near Richmond, Yorkshire, after an illness of only a few hours. The late Noble Earl appeared quite well on the previous day, but on arising the following morning, his Lordship complained of a giddiness; he fell into a slumber at noon, and expired without a sigh, at three o'clock in the afternoon. The late Earl was born the the 10th of April, 1766, and was consequently in his 74th year, and succeeded his father, the first Baron Dundas, the 14th of June, IEOO. His Lordship married on the 21st of April, 1794, Miss Har. riet Hale, the daughter of General Hale; he was Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland. Lord and Lady Dundas, now Earl and Countess of Zetland, left town immediately on receiving the melan choly intelligence, for Yorkshire. The late Earl is succeeded in his titles and estates by Lord Dundas , M .P. for Richmond during seven Parliaments, who was born the sth of February, 1795, and married September 6, 1823, Miss Sophia Williamson, daughter of the lat.; and sister of the present Sir Hedworth Williamson, Bart. The late Peer was created Earl of Zetland by the present Ministry, at the Coronation of her Majesty, in June last. In consequence of Lord Dundas occupying a seat in the House of Lords, a vacancy occurs in the representation of Richmond, Yorkshire. The Earl of Zet. land was sworn in Lord Lieutenant of Yorkshire at the Privy Conn. ed., last week. The Dublin Tory papers claim a majority of 22 in their favour on the result of the registration going on for that city. 1.-se PARLIAMENTARY PAPER: FRAIL WAY AND STAGE CARRIAGES. A RETURN or the MILEAGE and CiMposma i s for DUTIES on RAILWAY and STAGE C kItRIAGES respectively, io Lbe Years en:ed January 5, 1 , 57, and 1 3N. . . , ----- --- 1 - I Year ended Year ended Year` ended r l J anuar v 5, January 5, January'r; ;1837. /435. 18-TJ. ' • ' -- -.------ - -----•-- 1 X. 5. d. X s. ti. X. S. Hallway Composition... 1,119 15 0 :2,`256 0 0 3,319 0 u Ditto Mileage . .-- -- ------- 10;296 18 9 i 16,892 9 9; 39,570 16 0 Stage Carriage Mileage ,503,7-12. 14 9.149 4 194 9 !! 45-1,496 13 2i , Ditto Composition7l 6 ! ---- ----,--- &I Total X 514,039 13 5-1 439,086 19 71 49 1 ,138 15 -. J. GAEENSI'IIEt; Stage Carriage Department, Stamps and Taxes, Febru:try IS, 1839. ', C. S. '- 7 . 11 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DstY•) DEAL, FEB. 21.—Wind 14:. S. E., moderate. PortrsatotiTtr, FEB. 21.—Wind N. E. to S. S. E.—. A rrived the Sarah, Delaney, from Cork. Sailed the Bar low, Spencer, for Bermuda; and Ealing Grove, Falconer, Dominica. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 2.—Wind N. E.—Arrived the Breese , . Tozer, from Lisbon ; and Alliance, Walker, Messina. Sailed the Africane, for Martinique ; and Quatre Freres, ditto. Off port the Mediator, Champlain, from New York. FALMOUTH, FEB. 20.—Wind N. N. E., fresh gales and squally.—Arrived the Nancy, Bell, from Odessa; Shan non steamer, Pynn, London ; and Sarah Maria, VW' ditto. Sailed the George IV., Leggett, for Liverpool. LIVERPOOL, FEB 21.—Wind S. E., fresh.--Arrived the Columbus packet, Cropper, from New York, sailed the 2d inst. ; and Echo, Mullett, New Orleans. Sailed the Sarah, Newby, for Bahia ; David, Adair. St. Thomas's; Dart, Grace, St. Michael's ; Superior, Sherris, ditt o ; Hesperus, Gibson, Africa; Greyhound, Rivett, Constan t : tinople ; Emma. Percival, Genoa ; Frolic, Burnett , Gib- raltar; Emerald, Avery, ditto ; George IV., Williatno, Cadiz : Clarence, Cox, Lisbon ; Palmyra, Croal, Dente' rare; Seymour, Morton, New York; and Racer, Charles, Bey rout. RAMSGATE, FEB. 21.—Sailed the City of Genoa, Mors for Bahia ; Alaff Hurril, Fischer, St. Übe's ; NeptuouS, ditto; Joven Nicholas, St. Ander ; Fortitude, NichPl e ' Sligo ; Paraguay, Le Cunte, Havre ; Christina, ditto ; Margaret, Duck, CLYDE, FEB. 19.-Sailed the Thalestris, Chambetlt for Demerara ; Atalanta, Duncan, ditto ; Sulima, }We i ' Tobago ; Steven, Nichols, Bahia. 1 DARTMOUTH, FEB. 20.—Arrived the Heiress,Randal , from Gijon. Sailed the Rosabel, Abbott, for Bayonne. BRISTOL, FEB. 21.—Sailed the Iris, Browse, for ~s`, Michael's. SALCOMBE, FEB. 20.—Arrived the Era, Hingston, front London. Sailed the Yarston, Jarvis, for St. Michael' s. NEW ROMNEY, FEB. 21.—Arrived off, the Mariners, Pattison, from Sydney, New South Wales. SHIELDS, FEB. 19.—Arrived the Marianne, Cooper, from Rouen ; Brecon Castle,l Norris, Honfleur ; Tibson, ditto. HULL, FEB. 21. Wind E. Arrived the Grislaff, Adolph, Antwerp ; William I V., steamer, Mowle, Du kirk ; Williams, Pennington, ditto ; Ann Guthrie, - s `" kinsen, Rotterdam ; Rapide, Ostend. HAuwlcn, FEE. 21.—Arrived the Dare, Bells, Ne i! ' castle, boom broke, &c. WATERFORD, FEB. 19.—Arrived the Blenheim, Ha Bangor, Bangor, with loss of topmasts, jib-boom, and pa rt bulwarks. Sailed the Providence, Lisbon; Emma, N isith Smyrna. CORK, Fan. 19.--Arrived the Hebrew, Whitting, Ne Orleans ; Charles Haremerston, Reynolds, Cape flaP i ' Emma, Main, Liverpool, put back ; Amaforte, Newfo und • land. LLANELLY, FEB. 20.—Sailed the Demerara (packet), Bridges, and Semiramis. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEW' TWELVE O'CLOCK We have received American Papers to the 3d Februa r l . by the Columbus, arrived at Liverpool. thst A letter of the 4th instant from Vera Cruz, states •- d a Spanish ship and brig from Havannah had arrived' 5I were ordered out of port, and on their way to Sacrifio° got ashore, and were lost. Exchange at New York on London was 04. to 9i-• We have received Sydney Papers to September 2 7 . VAN DIEMEN'S LaND.-HOBART TOWN Malmo s- . 0 There has been little change in the price of wheat; it remains at the recent prices—the best samples fetch i° 4 ; the average may be taken at 6s. 9d. Potatoes as b e a i 3s. 63. per cwt. Vegetables in abundance, at the .ll 7 - Jo - Our low rates. chief arrival this morning is the packet shill hol e jumbos, from New York, by which New York Pape° . 1 ,4 been received to the 3d of January. The intelligencer,ie convey from Mexico is not of much importance,, and 6 ,.'„,,!* 0 same stamp as received by the mail a few days ago "" t b. Mexico. The French squadron were still blockading ports. • .00 The intelligence received from the Canadas favourable—all was tranquil in both provinces. Th e change at New York on London is 94- to 9f. TOE FUND?. a of Consols opened this morning at the closing In lc— oer yesterday, 924 a both for Time and Money;' Exebel o6 l Bills, 59 62; India Bonds, 62 64; Bank Stack, 206 ; India, 256. 2571. ; In the Foreign Market, little doing as yet, Span's 0; tire 1911 ; Portuguese, 35i- ; Three per Cents., 211 t 4; Belgian, 991 100; Brazilian, 811 i; Colombian; 29 , 5 1.- Mexican, 241; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents; •"" Five NO per Cents, 1031. . further news from Belgium—the Ostend 1 13 P 1 vo arrThedive. New Brazilian Loan of 400,000 Stock, bai oade its appearance this morning in the market. • The payments to be made as follous : 18 per Cents on the 15 15 15 -- 3d June. • ' 15 -- 78 „ • At present it bears a premium of 11 to 21. -,,,,,. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL"lihai ° Paid. X .r 401 Cobre Copper. Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 40 lb Great North of England Railway Company 3O 1° Great Western Railway Company .......... .....„„ 6.5 1 34 Brighton Railwav 51,nchester and Birmingham Railway l5 51 Do. Do. Extension National Provincial Bank of England 35 43 Provincial Bank of Ireland. PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, FEB. it ••••• 3 per Cent. Consols 34 per Cen'. Stock Ditto Reduced 1 Ditto New, 1830 34 per Cent. Debentures 92N National InsuranceComPart .! Bank Stock 194 City Debentures, 4 per eeF /- Grand Canal Stock Royal Canal Stock HALF--PAST vi' , e. We have received Australian papers to the 7th n ' tober : le ts " THE COUNCIL.—The Council was-Peen on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, by the enn e . i ft ig tion of the_Bill for regulating the Distillation of sr; th e the Colony. Three petitions .were presented e , Fot Council against the exces.iive impost proposed to be ea upon colonial spirits ; the Act will come into opera" ei ss• the Ist of November, and has caused considerable e ec ßa tion in the mercantile classes. The Bill was P e f„ ce urall a with as far as the 39th clause, and was then to)" until Friday. - I fo e pied ell.ideey " Shortly after the convocation of our senatorial b°o4tbst the present sitting, His Excellency intimated to tb e e sel l their hour of legislative dissolution was almost O D . ' Pre' that in all probability they then met, at least in the ° sent organization, for the last time." sou l° The Coromandel has brought with her in al l 3- i —l5 deaths have taken place on board. A th e Another Government emigrant ship has P ar ei" , ortland, with 3 Irsh emig. . ell' et The message of 00 the i President rants ai of Texas is very s ee/ from the same class of productions which we a r e.eol e turned to see in this couutry, New Orleans; .ne'orion4. being a detail of past operations in the oriel Executive departments, it is little more tha n losti°l; of suggestions in reference to future Jeg'd wit More than one-half of the Message is ocall se b e pr e e the President's views upon the subject of i Finan 44 o be lb , ' poses the early establishment of a National Bank , t e for . . exclusive property of the Republic, the continuen:e'sulle; short period, of the present tariff laws. As to t P ,,,roste., but implacable hostility of Mexico, the 'President ! r the' his preference for a summary method of their for 1 the to conclude an immediate peace. Consols are a shade better than in the early 0 14 ; 0; , AC „oft morning, and may be quoted at 92k for tua,, OP Money, 921 k. Exchequer Bills, 62 60; 1- au„, l4 6f. . 1 0 62 64 ; Bank Stock, 206 205 1; India Stock,l, Ac'. In the Foreign Market little doing. ' Spen:, Ce t ti v ; rather lower, 19k 4- ; Portuguese, 351 ; Three 13`43,i40110, 2li 22 ; Belgian, 991 100 ; Brazilian, 801 sii ;,; 4,0 in Scrip, 1+ 2- prem. In the morning some bnai lle, .daillgx ing in the above Scrip, but at present no birsineSe,oocl it. Colombian, 291 1 ; Mexican, 241 : Dutch. " 4 Half per Cents., 551 ; Five per Gents., 106-1 f ot.gil` Motley very scarce at New Orleans- 2 . Pe i C for a mouth. p° THREE • r 0'- Consols for the Account, 92i. THE FUNDS.—CLOSING ,P RICS'. 9514 BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per tent. Red Spar Cent. Cots s :sy4 per Cent. Red 101 Ditto New Annuities ;:, „,0.. N e w 3y,', per Cent 2 1 ,j 1, 2 5) ! DittoEo ln xi India t i c. a ß iß s uo t osl a :d c di k .tt . n.o ... r. i.i.i.,..,...1..t....i...e.....,..;...: sc0: : : ~.........::::: : ; :........; ~ .... tr F: : . New 5 per Cent Ditto stiel.. .. . .........•.. .., Long Annuities to expire I Ditto 500 1 ••' •..'" . „...•••• ..., Jan. 186 i Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 i. „. FOREIGN FUNDS ...„1 cel l ... Asturian, 5 per cent Portuguese Rondo, 5Y - ..... .... .„. Belgian, 5 per cent Ditto, New Ditto ........ ... 0 „ ..,, Brazilian Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent•••ccnt ... ,„ Buenos Ayr. s, 6 per cent — Russian Bonds, 5 P er ....." 19 4 Chilian, 6 per cent lDitto, Metallic. .................... ,c, Colomb,an, 6 per cent 27,,i , Spanish, 5 per cent: ... .. • .... ,o, , Ditto, 1824 Ditto, Consolidate" •• . : .. .••• • : . ,.Z• Danish, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent ....... ; oi , Greek Bonds, 1825, 5 per et — Exchange .. .................. '.... ‘ . O Mexican, 5 per cent . French,) per cent ................ :1., Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 Dutch, •.3% per cent... ..... .., u , Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent — Ditto, 5 per cent. ..... SH I_AR S. 0 4 Birmingham and Gloucester Railway ... ...... " ........ / 1 Bristol and Ex e t er Railway .... ................ .. ............ 16 Great North of England Railway.. ........................ . i s Great Western Railway . .. .. ............................. . , 5 London and Brighton Railway .............................. ;74 London and Blackwall Railway. ............................ ___ . Manchester and Birmingham Railway ...................• 5% Extension Ditto Ditto ......... .. .................. 5 Northern and Eastern Rail, ay ............................... 9 South Eastern and Dover Railway ......... . ...... .eilf A SALUTARY EXAMPLE.--A cab-dr;faw yesterday committed for a month to the treadmill, by it •~s lnf tratcs of Marylebone Police Office, for being drunk, and his horse- ' THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY,-EVENING EDITION, -FEBRUARY 22, 1839