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THE NEW STORY, CALLED COLIN CLINK WILL APPEAR IN BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY FOR APRIL. CONTAINING The Contentions, Dissensions, CrIAPTER 111. Loves, Hatreds, Jealousies, Hy- Describes the sufferings en. pocrisies, and Ups and Downs, dured by IVI - r. Longstaff, in con incidental to his Chequered sequence of the diabolical pro- Career. iceedings against him recorded CHAPTER T. in tfie last Chapter; and also Affords a capital illustrationlints at a cowardly piece of of the way of the world. For revenge whick he and his wife whereas, as knaves and fooNplanned in the middle of the not unusually take precedence'night upon Mr. Clink and Colin. of better men, so this chapter, IV. though placed at the head of a Mr. Longstaff ge ts fuddled, long regiment, is yet inferior to and revenges himself upon Mis any one that comes after. tress Clink; together with some 11. excellent discourse of his while Involves a doubtful affair still in that pleasing condition. 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To conclude with THE OMNIBUS. 'To-Morrow there will be no performance. 41 4 6 7:t 2 , 3 /di", r - ert" , t -• Tjf - v LONDON : THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1839. The Belgian question is at last as good as settled After weeks spent in debating, a majority of the Chamber of Deputies voted on Tuesday last in favour of the project of law empowering King LEO POLD to sign the Treaty of the Twenty-four Ar tick's. The debate preceding this vote was very animated, and conducted with more theatrical emo tions than would accord with the sober demeanour of a British Legislative Assembly. An amend ment for adjournment, to afford time for further consideration, was rejected by a majority of 60 votes against 36 ; and two other amendments, virtually to the same effect, found no supporters. The final vote was then taken, when there appeared :—. In favour of the Treaty proposed by the London Conference 5B Against it ... Ministerial Majority —l6 The grand difficulty is thus surmounted ; for it is not expected that any serious opposition to the law will be made in the Senate. It was supposed that the Ministerial majority would have been g-eater bat for the effect produced by the speech of M. GENDEBIEN, Member for Mons, on Saturday, on bid ing an eternal farewell to an assembly capa ble of agreeing to the Treaty of the Twenty-four Articles. M. GENDEBIEN spoke for four hours, and 4ter apostrophizing the Duchies of Luxem berg and Limburg in a strain so touchingly pathetic as to flu the eyes of his audience with tears, rushed, himse f weeping, out of the Chamber. On Tues day, however, M. LIBEAU came to the assis tance of the Government, and as the part • he took in procuring an independent Throne for Belgium is well known, and highly appreciated, his speech produced an excellent effect. In answer to the taunts thrown out about the conduct of the Ministry, when in opposition, M. LIBEAU •very happily observed—" The role of an opposition is very easy to play. It is merely to skate along a i crystal lake without troubling their heads about ob. stacles and dangers. Opposition is the poetry 01 politics —power is the prose." And referring to the outcry raised about giving up the disputed ter ritory to the sway of an irritated Despot, the Hon. Deputy exclaimed—" Let us be just, Gentlemen ; King WILLIANr is not a Nero after all. He gave an asylum to the unfortunate, and he has made more than one sacrifice to preserve peace in Luxemburg and Limburg. If there be any po litical crime, it consists in desiring to make a sacri fice to a false point of honour, by delivering up the population of Limburg and Luxemburg to anarchy and useless war. This is a crime of which in con science I cannot, and must not, render myself guilty." This speech restored the Chamber to a rational state of feeling, and the debate was closed by the War Minister, who, in his answer to the complaints against the Government, entered into long explanations respecting the employment of the Polish General SKRZYNECKI. These explanations amounted to this—that Belgium, in the event of a rupture with Holland, having no General of sufficient experience of her own, could only look for the services of an officer, owing no allegiance to any of the Five Great Powers op posed to any such proceeding on her part. No French, English, Prussian, Austrian, or Russian General Officer would lead an attack against a State countenanced in war by their respective Sovereigns ; consequently, Belgium had no other alternative. The settlement of the Belgian question will re- MOTC a tnountain of trouble from the shoulders of THIERS. In fact, he is already at ease ; for the vote of the Chamber of Deputies will serve his purposes. The Courrier Beige publishes a long and ex ceedingly loyal Address from the people of Lim burg to the King of HOLLAND, dated the 11 th inst. It is not, however, of the least interest to any portion of our readers. Wednesday was, as usual, a dies non for the Lords. How their Lordships support existence on that, for them, " little Sunday" without a debate ; or how the nation continues to flourish without their fostering care, we are entirely ignorant. We have never heard that more Peers die of ennui on Wednesdays, or that the affairs of the nation are less flourishing than on other days. This is one of the inscrutable mysteries of the Peerage,. The Commons, too, only sat till half-past seven o'clock ; and besides receiving a few petitions, transacted no other business, except matters of routine, than that of reading Mr. PAKINGTON'S Sale of Beer Bill a second time. The Hon. Gentleman, wishing to immor talize himself in the annals of Legislation, has fixed his name to the measure ; and PAKINGTON'S Beer Bill will hand him down to posterity, when all other records are forgotten. He earned a great moral reputation in a cheap way by declaring against the immorality of beer-drinking. We must, how ever, venture to doubt whether the numerous eases of insanity, said by Sir Wrt. ELLIS to have been caused by drunkenness, arose from drinking beer. ft is more likely that gin or wine was the enemy which tl - s.e poor wretches put in their mouths to steal away their senses. Mr. PAKINGTON ought to have ascertained which was the cause, and not have thrown all the blame on beer. If beer-drinking cause insanity, the sooner it is wholly prohibited, or at least such a duty laid on malt as shall make beer as dear as claret or champagne, the better. Here is an excellent opportunity for the country gentlemen to show their disinterestedness as well as their care for the public morality ; but some- I ho w or other they are as solicitous to promote beer drinking by reducing the malt duties, though it lead to insanity, as they are to regulate and control beer. houses. Mr. PAKINGTON'S Bill goes to require of all be er - se ll ers, proof that they occupy h ouses rate d at l O . /. p er annum, and if within one mile of a polling P m l " e " n ee, 13/. pe r an n um , an d to su b s tit u t e a pay- Bill t wa ef 5/. ss. for the excise licence. The s not Opposed, though Mr. WARBURTON very Properly observed that crimes existed before beer shops, a,,,flaeet, the i m p ugners of those shops seem to overlook. ( Ataxer.u. oa of the EXCHEQUER insisted, too, that comnr.sictileeral\biEle defended d w b as embarked in the beer trade. to the workin g classes, and denied as an accommodation encouraged that they necessarily intetnperanee. On the understanding that the Bill is not to be committed till after Easter, it was read a second time without a division. A return of the number of British ships laden wholly, or in part, with foreign grain, entered in wards at the Ports of London, Hull, and Newcastle, between the Ist of September, 1838, and the Ist of January, 1839, and a similar return of foreign ships for the same period, has just been published by order of the House of Commons. It was prepared on the motion of Mr. AARON CHAP MAN, the Representative of Whitby, un der the supposition, probably, that it would justify him for giving his vote against Mr. VILLIERS' motion. From that return it appears that the number of foreign vessels which entered in wards with cargoes of foreign grain, in the period above-mentioned was 491, while the number of English vessels was only 300. Of the former 409 were wholly laden with grain, and 82 partly laden ; of the latter only 127 were wholly laden, and 173 partly laden. On the first blush of this return it appears that the corn trade employs more Foreign than English vessels. If this were likely to be the case under a free trade, it might be a trifling drawback to its advantages ; but in that case we apprehend there would be more English than Foreign tonnage employed in the trade. The merchants here giving their orders for foreign grain, and at th e same ti me having goods to send abroad, would if possible employ their own, or other English, vessels. The trade would then be regular and one of immediate barter : now it is ir regular—the corn is in the first instance paid for by bullion, and only remotely causes a small and partial demand for our manufactures. What hap pens now, we apprehend, is this : parties both here and abroad watch our corn markets closely, and the instant there appears a probability of getting corn in duty-free, large quanties are im ported from the Continent. The foreigner who speculates in the commodity of course sends his own vessels with it ; the Englishman who specu lates in it, writes to his correspondents, and tells them, as the turn of the market may be a fortune or a loss to him, to despatch a certain quantity of corn, or as much as he can lay his hands on, immediately. Foreign vessels, then, the small coasters, which are always ready, or whatever ves sels can be procured, are taken up in haste, anii English vessels obtain comparatively little employ ment by the corn trade under the present law. The cargoes to be brought from the Continent are cer tain ; that there will be any cargoes to go back is not certain ; and merchants, therefore, as the rule, do not send out vessels in ballast to bring home cargoes ; they dispatch them with cargoes, though they may sometimes be compelled to return empty. Thus the trade being one now of corn for gold, one of haste and fluctuation, has more advantage for the shipping of the countries from which corn is brought than for our shipping. If the trade were free, our merchants would send out goods in English vessels, and bring back cargoes of corn, and the probabilities, are that we should see the above proportion of shipping reversed, and the number of British vessels employed in the corn trade would be double the number of Foreign vessels. Under such a view, the Electors of Newcastle upon-Tyne, Whitby, Sunderland, Greenwich, Liverpool, Hull, Bristol, Whitehaven, Lynn, Dover, Hastings, and other places interested in shipping, will hardly feel satisfied with the votes which Messrs. HODGSON, CHAPMAN, THOAIP SON, (the Alderman), ATTWOODS (father and son), MILES and others, their representatives, gave against Mr. VILLIERS' motion. For the representa tives of our sea-ports to vote against a measure which would infallibly extend foreign trade, and increase employment for our ships, is as striking a proof of faction subverting patriotism as we have of late encountered. If the electors of these sea-ports, with the electors of Bath, Norwich, and Marylebone, acquiesce in this—if they are satisfied with having their best interests sacrificed to party objects, we have not a word to say; but if we had votes for those places we should immediately propose to call our repre sentatives to account, and give them to understand that on such a vital question as cheap or clear food, they must vote for their constituents or forfeit their suffrages for ever. Will the electors of Hull, Bristol, Newcastle, Greenwich, Sunderland, Whitby, White haven, and Liverpool sanction by their silence the treachery of their representatives ? There is nothing more trying to the temper than to witness the conducting of a good cause by an inefficient or imprudent advocate. The client who in open court is constrained to join in a laugh at his own expense, excited by the blunders of his counsel, will be able to appreciate the feelings with which we pernsed Mr. T. ATT WOOD'S speech in the House of Commons on Tuesday, on moving an instruction to the Committee of Supply to recon sider a vote in the Navy Estimates with a view to increase the number of British seamen. The Hon. Gentleman had an excellent cause to plead, but he tore it to very tatters before he had been five minutes on his legs. Had he really in tended to turn the whole question of the Navy into ridicule—to convert our reasonable apprehensions into a farce for the amusement of country gentle men, we doubt if his success would have been equal to what it was. It was absurd to try to work upon the fears of Parliament ; and it dis played any thing but Parliamentary tact, or even discretion, on the part of a Member of the House of Commons to recommend a motion just now, which, if adopted, would excite throughout Europe a conviction that England was labour ing under a trepidation unparlleled in the an nals of national panics. We do not want to ex cite a war-cry ; neither do we desire to see Ministers come down to the House of Commons with the ghastly visages of men who had witnessed a Russian Navy riding securely on the city side of Tilbury fort. What we seek—what the friends of the Navy are so patriotically contending for, is an improved naval system, which shall permanently se cure to us that dominion on the waves, without which Great Britain must sink to the insignificance of a third-rate power. We want an increase of sea men ; but we shall be content to grant Ministers a decent time to allow the necessity of such an in increase to originate in events of which every hour is fertile. We want our ships well manned, and, if possible, superior in their equipment to those of other Maritime States ; but here again we are far from anxious to deprive the Ministry of the credit of such a measure. We want an increase of pay for the men, and a greater equalization of the honours of the service ; but we do not apprehend the ruin of our country from the postponement of such a reform for a few months. We want to make every man serving in the Navy, with out regard to birth or family connections, eligible to the highest ranks in the naval service, and to make promotions the sure rewards of merit ; but should such a meed of justice to a gallant body of hitherto neglected men be refused for a tune, we feel quite confident that in the interim no British sailor will display less courage in the day of battle. The opinion of the country has been expressed too decidedly to admit of a long neglect of it on the part of her Majesty's Government ; and as to the intro duction of improvements in the Naval Service, it is better to impart to them at the outset a deliberative and voluntary character, than the impression that they resulted from a dread of Russia, or an appre hension of disaffection on board our own fleet. The Hon. Gentleman fell into other blunders cal culated to throw ridicule upon the subject of his mo tion. In alluding to the great expense of Russian diplomacy he gravely asserted that the Autocrat had certain English journals in his pay. Does the Hon. Gentleman know this to be the case Russia has many tools here, but we will hazard a bet that an English Newspaper will not be found among them. Such random remarks as these might not be out of place at a public meeting at a tavern, or even on the hustings, where half of what is said is intended for effect, " to split the ears of the groundlings," and to be unsaid as soon as questioned ; but they are not equally ex cusable when uttered in Parliament. The employ ment of plausible sophistry at least is due to the gravity and dignity of an assembly congregated for Legislative purposes. If the alleged facts be fa brications or guesses, decency on the part of the lion. Narrator requires that they should wear the appearance of facts. The dear and decided manner in which the con duct of France with respect to Buenos Ayres and Mexico was condemned by all parties in the House of Commons on Tuesday, affords rational grounds for the entertainment of a hope that the Noble Lord at the head of the Foreign Department will I accelerate negotiations having for their object the tremoval of the causes of a distrust so marked, and so general, of the foreign policy of the French Cabinet. Anxious as we are to preserve a good understanding between two great nations, whose friendship forms a counterpoise to the union of continental depots, it is not our intention to dwell at any length upon French injustice in South America—now that Parliament has boldly, yet respectfully, expressed its convictions upon the subject. While we thought the Govern ment remiss, we felt it to be our duty to place the question in as strong a light as we could before the country. Sensible that submission to wrong is to court its repetition—that the silent endurance of in juries by a nation begets contempt, and leads to aggression—we omitted no opportunity of denounc ing in terms as strong as it became the press of a free state, co-equal in greatness with France to em ploy, acts bearing upon the face of them an unne cessary and illegal interference with our commerce, and the appearance of a wanton insult to our flag. Such unequivocal representations, when founded in justice and addressed to the Government of a free State, prevent instead of provoking hostilities—as the negociations now carrying on with France suffi ciently manifest. But while we rejoice to find in the powerfully expressed opinion of the House of Commons, an earnest of the speedy adjustment of the differences between Mexico and France —a moral certainty of the abandonment of a system of warfare ruinous to British commerce, but to which England is no longer in a temper patiently to submit ; we repeat what we stated on a former occasion, that our own Government is more to blame than than of France, for the injuries sustained by our merchants in their traffic with Buenos Ayres and Mexico. Had we had a strong squadron in the Gulf in May last, France would not have offered to restrict the trade of a single British merchant. In fact, no blockade could be established; for, accordin g to the law of nations, as interpreted by the Maritime Courts of England and France, before a blockade can be enforced there must be clear and unequivo cal evidence—first, that due and timely notice has been given to all neutrals ; and secondly, that the squadron allotted for the execution of the blockade was powerful enough to cut off all communications with the interdicted port or ports. Without power to enforce a blockade it is regarded as raised ; and any attempt to punish an alleged infraction 'of it is an act of piracy. This was admitted by Lord PAL MERSTON, but his Lordship contended that the French squadron in the Gulf was suffi cient to render the blockade of the Mexi can coast effective from the very commence- We grant it was, had it remained there, — seeing that we had not a single ship of the line in the Mexican waters. But Lord PALMERSTON knows right well that for upwards of four of the ten months Mexico has been blockaded, France had not so much as a gun-boat on the whole coast. The blockade, as Dr. LUSHINGTON well observed, was virtually raised the instant it became a mere paper affair; and therefore neutrals had a right to in sist upon its abandonment, unless re-declared anew, with all necessary formalities. There was certainly nothing to prevent our sending a squadron to Mexico as soon as France, and had we done so, no blockade could have been established, for none could be enforced. Even in three months after the blockade was declared the appearance of a very small British squadron would have sufficed to render it nugatory, without putting our friendly re lations with France in the slightest jeopardy. We repeat, therefore, that the heaviest part of the blame for the losses sustained by our merchants, in consequence of the unjust aggressions of France in South America, is attributable to the mismanage ment of our own Government. But France will not feel the less acutely the reflections which have been cast upon her: To quarrel like a bully, and make war like a pirate, is a character which she will not greatly thank her Government for having earned for her. ment. We this day insert some letters and documents in reply to the statements made in some of the newspapers here, as well as in Jamaica, relative to the indisposition of the Negroes to work. In one of the letters the writer states that he finds the object of the planters in their agitation is to secure two things from the Government— more stringent laws, and more compensation. H e also states that he has traversed a considerable portion of the island, and conversed with several of the overseers, and from all that he could learn he was of opinion that the reports of the idleness of the labourers and the ruin of the country were without foundation, or at all events grossly exaggerated. The Baptist Missionaries had presented an address to Sir LIONEL SMITH, com plaining of the calumnies heaped upon them as well as on the Negroes, to which the Governor replied in these words :—" It gives me great satisfaction that you confide in my character to give effect to the benevolent designs of the British nation with re spect to the lately emancipated peasantry; and, while I cannot remedy, I can only lament the uncompro mising spirit which in many instances they have had to encounter in their new condition ;" and adds —" I will gladly partake of the abuse as a gratifying proof that we are fast destroying the last remnant of slavery throughout the land." We have no intelligence of any interest from Paris. M. HUMANN arrived in that capital on Monday even ing, and had . a long interview with the KING. He had also in the course of the night interviews with Soue'r and TIIIERS, and it was supposed that all difficulties in the way of forming the Cabinet had disappeared. It was, however, agreed upon that the Ministerial list should not appear in the Moniteur till Thursday, owing to Wednesday being the anniversary of the entry of NAPOLEON in Paris from the rather limited sovereignty of Elba. The latest accounts from Madrid are of the 11th, but they bring no news of any interest. The following letter, from a Correspondent at San Sebastian, brings the latest authentic news from the Basque Provinces SAN SEBASTIAN, MARCH 14.—A despatch has been just received by Colonel Claveria, Chief of the Staff of the Corps of the Army stationed in this Province, from the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the North, directing him forthwith to deliver over to the Carlist officer commanding in these lines, the entire of the pri soners at present in the citadel of San Sebastian, and in any other fortified places in possession of the Christinos, in the province of Guipuscoa. The number at present in this citadel amounts to about eighty-four men and seven officers, who will, in consequence of this order, be imme diately liberated from their present constraint, and sent to their friends. This is one of the results following from the arrange ment said to be entered into lately, between Maroto and Espartero, respecting the immediate exchange of prisoners. Rumour says that this arrangement is not strictly confined to the mere exchange of prisoners, but that other and more important topics bare been under discussion between the two military chiefs ; and, that it is by no means impossible, nor will it be very astonishing, that some extraordinary occur rence were to take place before long. Though nothing certain seems to be known on the subject, yet various re ports have been flying about, of the disposition entertained by Maroto to abandon the cause of Don Carlos. The latest accounts that have reached here state that Espartero is at the,present moment at Los Arcos, a small town half way between Estella and Logrono. He is, I presume, employed, as usual, in observing the movements and watch ing the proceedings of Alaroto. No man was ever more diligent, when nothing but observation of an enemy's posi tion was required, and more tardy and inefficient when aac tive operations became necessary. The fine weather, which has now been of some continuance , has been, as yet, suffered to pass and no movement has been made—r s , pe on himself,has T oo ron save ot the Vittoria, from personal ones thence or Es partero a i rds, and from Logrono: again to Los Arcos , and a supposed, and dreaded by the Spaniards, that not much more will he done by him to render the present year more illustrious than the past one. Notwithstanding the total failure of the attempt made by Munagorri to revolutionise the Basque Provinces, the banner of the " Pay y Fueros" will again be raised i n this Province. I have it from very excellent authority that the standard of independence will be unfurled in this Province under the guidance and leadership of General Jaregui, the Guerilla chief ; and that other events of a most interesting nature will soon take place in this locality. The name of Munagorri is not connected with the report of this second attempt. The Isabella steamer captured a few days ago, on her passage from Santander to this harbour, a trincadura, con taining nine men, near the port of Hermes. They have been brought in here as prisoners, and lodged in the Castle. The occupation by the faction of that port, is a source of great annoyance to the small trading vessels between Bilbao, Santander, and San Sebastian. They possess a considerable number of gunboats of a large size ; an d three more are at present being built, each carrying no less than thirty oars. They will be manned by Guipiscoans of the coast, who are the best oarsmen in Spain. The present disposable force of Espartcro amounts to twenty-five battalions of infantry and one thousand horse ; whilst Maroto counts but eighteen battalions and six hun dred cavalry. IROURSE.—PaIars, TUESDAY, MARCH 10. lIALP-PAST THREE.—An opinion seems to prevail that fresh dif. ficulties have arisen to the formation of the Ministry—persons, however, do not appear to know exactly in what they consist ; these difficulties are generally attributed to M. Humaun, perhaps only be cause he is just arrived in Paris. M. Humana is supposed to be largely interested in the Paris to Rouen and Havre Railway, and it is said lie has wished to make some stipulation, the effect of which would be that) that by a legislative measure he would get rid of his liability, tinder the law passed lastsession but one. The market has been weak for the account. The Three per Cents. opened at 79f. 70c., rose to 79f. 75c., declined to 79f. 60c. sellers, and closed at 79f. 65c., a fall of 10c. The Five per Cents., from 108 f. 55c. ex. div., declined to 105 f 45c., and closed as they opened, a fall of sc. For money, the Three per Cents. have declined 15c. The Bank of France Shares are unvaried, as are those of the Laffitte Bank. The Belgian Five and Three per Cents. both as yesterday. The Belgian Bank Shares have advanced no less than 40f. The Spanish Active is h better; from 214 it rose to 211, and closed at 01 u. The Passive has advanced to 54-. There has been much busineis in both the Versailles Railway shares ; the Right Bank have declined 12f. 50c.; the Left are as yesterday. The St. Ger main have not varied, but the llavre have declined 51. First Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents(ex. div.) 108 .50 ... 105 50 ... 105 35 ... 106 50 4 per Cents lOl 5 0 ... lot 50 ... 101 50 ... tot 5 3 per Cents 79 70 79 75 ... 79 tiO ... 79 10 Bank of Trance Laffitte Bank 1,0001". SO 1057 50 ...lOW 50 —1057 50 —.1057 50 5,000 f. 5215 ...52 5 —.5215 ...5215 Belgian 5 per Cents lOl, ... 101% 3 per Cents 7O 90 70 90 ... !;() ... 70 1)0 Bank 6 25 ... 670 ... 625 GGS S p anish Ac ive 2l 1;1I„, 21 1 4 ... 2174 Passive 5 ... 5 1 ,§ Neapolitan Roman St. Germair , Versailles, It. L.B. RAILWAY 655 ... 65 ... 655 ... 655 650 657 50 ... 6 4. 642 50 235 235 ... 220 ... 225 455 ... 455 ... 455 ... 455 Orleans Charleroi Havre 055 ... 950 ••• - DUTCH FUNDS.—AMSTERDAM, MARCH le. Money. Bills. 54% 544 Int, , ,ti 10 t 4 ‘r A ‘) i c i tj t it : o : i a , t l ds D i ts F i d t is , e , 2 r, ie t per cen t per C c e e n n t Bills. Do 94% 91. V. Ditto, ditto, 3 1 ;4 per cent 7O ti 79 3 ,4 Commercial Company, 4 1 4 per cent Ditto (15.'32 and 1833) 5 per cent Ditto 1 , 437, 5 per cent Loan 1;37, 5 per cent. Exchange on London, One month ll 95 Two BELGIAN 1, UNDS—Baus months suLs, MARCH 19 SN Actual Debt, 25g per Cent. Bothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent ' 10014 Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. -------- 3 per Cent. 7054 Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 95 Society of Commerce, 454 per Cent 122 Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 6014 National Society 100 _ Brussels Papers, March 19. AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MARCH 8. Five per Cents. Metalliqu es 107% Four per Cents. Three per Cents. SIX, Bank ahares —Ali 1484 gemcineZeitung, 3larch 14. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN, Fcr the Week ended March 15, 1.939, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the diflerent Cities and Tsiwns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. Wheat 74:i. Ri Oats I Barley 395.: 3d. Rye 13IPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF TRX f:X WEEKS PRECEDING. Wheat '73i Od. I Oats Barley 3)3. 3d. Rye DUTIES OW FOREIGN CORN. Wheat......... Is. Od. I Oats MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,. MARCH 20.—We have had a very extensive demand for Cotton to-day. The transactions arc estimated at not less than 12,000 bags, of which 3,000 have been taken on speculation, and very full prices obtained. Our arrivals the morning are the French and Ostend mails, and ship letters from Sierra Leone, Philadelphia, and Jamaica. The accounts received from Manchester, this morning, state that there was considerable inquiry for yarn yesterday, but the spinners having generally demanded an advance somewhat beyond the late advance in cotton, which the buyers were unwilling to give, the amount of business was limited, but large parcels would have been taken at a trifling reduction upon the prices asked. Printing cloth was in a better demand, and an advance of 3d. to 44-d. upon the prices of last week was readily obtained ; but heavier fabrics continue exceedingly dull. We understand that the working of short time at Staleybridge, is not likely to continue beyond this day ; indeed, several of the mills have already resumed full time. THE FUNDS. 'We have very few arrivals this morning, and they are not of importance, with the exception of the Ostend mail, which brings the result of the Chamber of Representatives at Brussels, on the signing of the Treaty of the Twenty four Articles, by the King, which was carried by a ma jority of 16. Thus ends this long procrastinated affair between the Dutch and Belgians, as there cannot he the smallest doubt that it will be also confirmed by the Senate. To the present hour it has had but little effect, either on the Dutch or Belgian Funds. The former which closed yes terday at 551 i, at present may be quoted at 55:3- 1, the latter closed at 1011 102, opened the same, with little doing in them as yet. We stated in our City article of Tuesday last that a re port prevailed of riots at Manchester, and that a regiment of troops had proceeded to the above place. It now ap pears that there were sufficient grounds for the above re port. Orders have been received from the Master- General of the Ordnance for a number of artillery to proceed to that quarter. Consols opened this morning at the leaving-off prices of yesterday, 924 i f for Money, and 921 93 for the Account. Exchequer Bills GO 62; India Bonds 64 66 ; Bank Stock, for the opening, 200 201, rather firmer ; India Stock, 254 255. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active not quite so good as they closed, 20k i ; Portuguese 34/ 351; Three per Cents. 24 22 ; Belgian 1011 102 - Brazilian, 79 1 80 ; Scrip, i discount t o i p rem i um ; Colombian, 28i- 201 Mexican 231 24 : Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 55i i ; Five per Cents. 103} 2. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stack — i India Stock 1 3 per Cent. Red. — Ditto Bonds 66 pm 3 per Cent. Cons. 92% 3 South Sea Stock —. 3% per Cent —l Old Annuities — Ditto Red. — New Ditto New 3% per Cent 100%% 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Dittosoo ... 60 82 pm. Jan. 5, 1160 — Ditto Small 6O 62 pm. Oct. 10, 1050 — Ditto Commercial pm. Jan. 5, 1860 — Ditto Advertised Jan. 5, IWO — Bank Stock for Account... 200% April 5, 1880 — India Stock for Aceount ... 254 Jan. 5. 1070 - Consols for Account 03 27 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bends — Belgian Bonds — Ditto Account. Ditto Account Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account — Ditto Accoute 35 Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto Account ......... ..... Ditto Account Chilian Bonds Ditto Account Columbian Bonds Ditto Account... ........ ... Ditto Account Ditto Metallic...—. ..... Columbian Bonds, 10'24 29% Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account , Ditte Account. 20%%% Greek Bonds 1 French, 5 per cent. f. —a Ditto Bonds, 1825 —i ---- 4 per cent. Ditto Account —l ---- — f —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent. . --- Exchange. —f. —e. Ditto Account —l Dutch, 2% per cent.......... 55%% Ditto, 6 per Cent — Ditto Account 5 5 %% Ditto Account Neapolitan Ditto Account...". ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY A.T ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. ;a. at 5/. pm.)100 Anglo Mexican MiningfCompany(l Ditto Subcription Brazilian imperial Mining Co. (issued at 51. pm ) 211 Ditto St. John del Rey l4 United Mexican (issued at 21. pm.) Ditto New Scrip 5 Eastern Counties ttailway l3 Great Western Railway Company 65 Brighton Railway London and Blackwall Railway 9 London and Birmingham Railway Company Manchester and Birmingham Railway l5 Do. Do. Extension North Midland Railway Company. 55 National Provincial Bank of England Ib l ,L,i 74% 4 10%% 164% HALF -PAST ONE. It appears by accounts in the Dutch papers that the Go. vernor of New South Wales ha s i n ti mate d to the parties interested that the British Governm ent h ave resolve that no intercourse between that Colony and the Dutch pos sessions in tlic Indian Archipelago could be continued on the principal of the Treaty of the 17th March, 1834. This resolution was to take effect from the Ist of January of the present year. Montreal Papers to the 24th February state that a reso lution was unanimously adopted, at a meeting of the Ge neral Committee of the Constitutional Association, to authorize the Hon. George Moffat, now in Upper Canada, to advocate in that province the important measure of the Legislative Union of the Canadas, and that "from the information which we possess of the real interest of the provinces, he will be enabled to remove the few objections existing in Upper Canada to the measure of the Union, and thereby secure the cordial concurrence of the Legisla ture of that province." Consols continue at present the same as quoted in the morning, 92 93 for the Account ; Money, 92 Exchequer Bills, 60 62; India Bonds, 64 66 ; Bank Stock, improved to 200, 1 - 201 1; India Stock, 254:3- 255}; Spanish Active, 20-1 ; Portuguese, 341 35+ Three per C en t s ., 213 22 ; Belgian, 1011 10 2 ; Brazilian, 791 80; Colombian, 9 81 9 9+; Mexican, 231- 24 ; Dutch Two and-Half per Cents., 551 i; Five per Cents., 100 k - 3! per Cent.nnui CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Red Ditto Bonds 66 2 per Cent. Ccos 92' 7 i, Ditto Old Annuities ti ß es e l l o expire Ditto New Annuities Nevi 3 per Cent luo% Ex. Bills, 1,000/ ...... .2d....59 pm. Ncw 5 per Cent Ditto 50.1/................. 62 poi, Ditto 5001 6:4 pm. Jan. 186 u Oct. 1859 Jan. 1860 FOREIGN FUNDS. Asturian, 5 per cent — 5 Belgian, per cent. 102 Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 per cent Ditto, 1894 29% Danish, 3 per cent 76% Greek Bonds, 1825, ()per ct — Mexican, 5 per cent. — Ditto, 6 per cent., 1825 Peruvian, 1825,6 per cent — Portuguese Bonds, sper cent. Ditto, Ncw Ditto 'Prussian, 5 per cent ___ I Russiaß Bonds, 5 per cent,„ 111,7 i Ditto, Metallic Spanish 5 per cent ( , 20% Ditto, Consolidated (French, 5 per cent. Exchange . .................... ,French, :3 per cent —f. -..r. Dutch, 2% per cent. 'Ditto, 5 per Cent. ...103% SHARES. London iElai s mtpeo Eastern t,g ajli, Junction ctai Countiesno dn BrightonG: tt aaloii lul :wvte :aeilysyity r.e. ar y......... ... ... .......... ..... .............................................. .. .. ,20,,, Great Western Railway . ....................... ~ ,/516 ......... 6L,,; London and Blackwall Railway ............................ 6y,4 London and Birmingham Railway ........................ ltil% London and Greenwich Railway ........................... 164 Manchester and Leeds railway ............................ Ditto ditto Extension .................. 5. 5! ....... , .....3 North Midland Railway LAMBS. -A country gentleman says :—" lam amused with your Correspondent's early lambs. Why, I myself had 17 from 9 ewes on the 2(.1 March ; and on Sa turday, the 9:h, 30 from 17 dams, nor have I lost fro m not b au lki ng earliness in the rutting season, weakness a s i ngle head. lam strong ly of opinion th at encourag ing, ncreases g reat l y t h e fecun di ty o f woo lly stock, w h erever , it can bo clone with perfect safety in regard to situation, shelter, and food. "—Dumfries Courier. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS The City of London " g; up" this day to address her Majesty on the Throne, according to ancient right and usage, on the invasion of its privileges, by the attempt to wrest from it the administration of its own police, that is, the internal government of itself. Ministers wish to re lieve the City from this burdensome function, and to govern it by a police of their own, marched into it and commanded by Commissioners of their own appointment also. We are not surprised at this audacious attempt. Success gives confidence ; and how successful Ministers have hitherto been in g rasping at and concent rat i ng i n t h e i r own hands all the administrative powers which, till their time, had been diffased over the land at large, and settled in a variety of local authorities—each controlling other, and so opposing the ab solute will of any—is but too well known. Why should they not go on ? We do not so much point public attention to this new inroad " on our rights and liberties" (words almost now forgotten) as a single act, though in that sense it is sufficiently reprehensible, but as part of a system. The poor aro first taken out of our hands ! That we will drop for the present. Now, the control of the disorderly, of the criminal, and of men accused of being such, is to taken from us ! And along with them, and under their name, the sturdy opposers of local and general tyranny may readily enough be comprised. What next, we ask? Why, we will tell you, people of England, what was contemplated next. Your children were to be taken from you ; and wherever you now see a huge and hide ous Union workhouse lift its head, in its vicinity was a Normal school to be raised for their education, by the State—that is, by the tools of the Ministers of the day, by schoolmasters and schoolmistress s of their appoint ment, under salaried Commissioners of Public Instruction Whence came that word " normal " (normal schools), wo ask? We know it not. It is not to be found in the immortal work of the gigantic Johnson I Nay, it is most remarkable, though pretending to be of French extraction or affinity, it is not to be found in the Dictionnaire de L'Academie, formed by the labours of the greatest men that France ever produced. In the revolutionary supple ment it first shows its filthy head. So that the English system of education for our beloved children was to be formed on a principle and expressed by a word derived from the terrible times of murder, misrule, and Atheism, during which France was desolated. Then it was that the word first crept out. Normal, indeed ! Blistered be lips through which it ever passes, with the wish to apply it to any English school. But to your posts, clergy of the Church of England. To their posts they have flown. And Lord J. Russell's account of his scheme of education, as given the other day, was widely different from that which was first intimated and sketched out at the beginning. To your posts, we say also, freemen of London —conceive for a moment by anticipation what your city will become when regulated by a body of men over whom you have no con trol ; in the choice of whose clothes even, or regimentals, you have not been consulted : to the individuals compos ing which body you can give no advancement for their di ligence, civility, or good behaviour, but through a snppli eating petition to the Secretary of State ; and none of whom you will be able to degrade or remove but by the same, to you, humiliating process. Why, e ask, is London to be thus shorn of its power ? It is usual, when any man or body of men are deprived of any right or privilege, to point out some abuse of that right, or neglect of the correspond ing duty which it requires. Has such been the case with respect to the internal Government of the city ! We refer to the letter of one of our correspondents, signed " A Citizen," by which we are reminded that Ministers them selves, and Lord Melbourne, the chief of them, have ex pressed the highest approbation of the internal regulations and government of the city. In the conscientious dis charge of its duties, therefore, the city of London is to be plundered of its dearest rights in order to bring it within the bounds of a system, according to which all power, even down to our firesides, is to centre in the hands of the Mi nisters of the Crown.— Times. A large body of artillery marched yesterday from Wool ly ich into Northamptonshire. The object is, doubtless, the prevention of outrage in the manufacturing districts. In reply to a question put by the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Melbourne admitted a few days ago, that Government was cognizant of the fact, that the Chartists throughout the kingdom are arming by thousands. The times are such as to require on the part of the Executive, a large measure of wisdom, promptitude, and firmness—qualities to which our present iulers can advance no pretensions. The factory system, the New Poor-law, and the pressure of competition with untaxed machinery, have driven vast bodies of labourers to the brink of despair. Violent language is now used in every quarter, in order t o pre pare the people for violent action, as the only cure for the grievances, under which poor producers of all sorts have so long suffered. The duties of Government in the cir cumstances are of a most onerous kind. Firmness and promptitude are, as we have stated, necessary, in order to repress outrage ; but mere promptitude and firmness in the use of the means of coercion will not eradicate those social evils, of which violent language and preparations fur arming are but the indications. Toe miseries of the la_ bouring poor must speedily force themselves on the consi deration of the Legislature. Well will it be for the country, if the Legislature shall be found prepared to ad minister relief! The new Poor-law must, assuredly, be repealed. The factory system must be abolished; and machinery must be taxed, as land is taxed, for the benefi t as well of those labourers whom machinery displaces, as o f those to whom it furnishes employment I—Morning Herald DINNER TO LORD FORTESCUE BY THE IRISH SOCIETY. The Irish Society invited Lord Fortescue to dinner yesterday, at the Albion Tavern, on the occ as i on o f hi s Lordship's appoint men t t o the L ord.: Lieutenancy of Ire land. At the bead table we noticed, besides Lord For tescue, Lord Morpeth, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Lord Gosford, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Nugent, , Mr. O'Connell, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, Sir C. Style, Mr. Wilbraham, Mr. G. Evans, Sergeant Curry, Sir J. Duke, Alderman Humphery, Hun. Mr. Fortescue, Mr. Pendarves, Mr. Crawford, Captain Romilly, and Mr. M.Donald. The principal officers connected with the So ciety present were the Deputy- Governors Blackett, Eaglett, and Allnutt, Mr. Secretary Rogers, and the late Deputy- Governors Allen, Peacock, and Richardson. The CHAIRMAN (Sir M. Wood) gave " The Queen." —( Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN—The next toast is one which I never propose without prefacing it by a few remarks. The Prince who is the subject of it is—his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex—(Cheers)—a prince and a citizen. The citizens of London may look on his Royal Highness as one of themselves.—( Cheers.) He has been a long time a citizen —he has mixed much with us when in better health—and he has contributed his support to all our charitable institu tions, and particularly to those connected with the educa tion of the poor.--( Cheers.) I give you—" The Duke of Sussex, and other branches of the Royal Family." The CHAIRMAN in a short speech, in which he augured, from his long acquaintance with Lord Fortescue, the suc cess of bis Adminstration in the office to which he has been appointed, gave—" The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland." Lord FORTISCUE--1 can truly assure you that there is no body of men connected with Ireland, whose approbation con veys to me feelings of more cordial gratification, because I am well convinced that there is no body of men connected with Ireland, who within the sphere and limit of their con nection, have done more to advance the prosperity of that country, and to improve the condition of those committed to their care.—( Cheers.) Allow me to say, that on this point I speak not on mere hearsay. It is now about five years since, in the course of a tour through some of the northern provinces of Ireland, I had occasion to pass through a part of the lands belonging to the Irish Society, and I still retain a vivid and gratifying recollection of the well-built houses, the well-cultivated lands, and the well looking and respectable peasantry which adorn the district adjoining Coleraine and Londonderry. Gentlemen, if all the proprietors of land in Ireland were like you—if all had the same benevolent intentions united to the same wise and judicious management, I do in my conscience believe that more would be done in ten years to advance the properity of that country, and the comfort of its inhabitants, than could be accomplished by the wisest legislation, and by the best and most just administration.—(Loud cheers.) In the course of my residence in Ireland I hope to become better acquainted with those happy districts which own your presidency. I hope, too, to see widely extended the benign influence of the example which you have been in strumental in producing amongst those who acknowledge you as landlords.—(Cheers.) The Noble Lord concluded by giving the health of the Chairman. Sir M. WOOD returned thanks, and gave her Majesty's Ministers. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE returned thanks in a short speech, and gave—" The Governor, and prosperity to the Irish Society." The CHAIRMAN next gave, " The Chief Secretary of treland."—(Loud cheers.) Lord MORPETII could assure them that he entered the Cabinet with no feeling more strongly impressed on his mind than that of a desire and an ardent endeavour to make the interests and welfare of the two countries what in na ture they were, strictly identicalPand uniform.—(Cheers. ) He was sure they would all agree with him that an union of Irish ardour and English sense (not that he meant to insinuate that the English were deficient in ardour, and still less that the Irish were not abundantly gifted with sense), but that an union of the predominant and salient qualities of the respective inhabitants of the two countries; would enable this nation to beat the world, whether in war, or in the arts of peace.—(Prolonged cheering.) The following toasts were then given :—" Lord Gosford and the landlords of the North of Ireland." " The English Representatives in the House of Commons." " The Irish Representatives in the House of Commons." Mr. O'CoNNELL rose to return thanks, and was most warmly received. lle said—.l came to hail the future Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland as the benefactor of the Irish people--( Loud cheers)—just as the gentlemen of his own rank and station, and order, hold him to be one of the or naments of the class to which he belongs.—( Cheers.) I feel proud that you have given me the opportunity of anticipating that popularity which will greet him in Ireland. lam safe in the anticipation ; for I judge of the future by the past.—(Loud cheers.) I believe your office in the west end is called the " Assist ant Irish Society." I am afraid that Irish Society wants assistance—(Laughter) —though not in this room, certainly, which seems redolent of the Irish brogue. The praise bestowed on you as landlords I cannot confirm by personal observation, as I live in a part of Ireland remote from your estates; but I have heard your conduct com mended by persons who were not entitled to less respect, because they could not possibly be actuated by any other motive than a sense of truth and justice.—( Cheers.) It has been said, and said well, that we want good land lords in Ireland—landlords who will follow your example. But I own we want something—we want to be English in everything.—( Cheers.) We want to be identified with you in privileges, rights, and franchises, and that an union should exist between the two countries, not in name and parchment only, but in practical reality. So far as the motives of the Noble Lord, who is going to Ireland with the approbation of such friends of Ireland as those by whom he is surrounded, in order to exercise the office of Lord-Lieutenant, are coacertied, his high-tnitleet ' integrity is a pledge for the fidelity with which he will per- form his duties. On this view of the matter, the Irish have everything to hope and nothing to fear. But I must say that the Noble Lord has himself more cause for ap prehension, as he succeeds one of the most excellent men that ever filled that office.—(Loud cheers.) He has had a great example before him ; but his predecessor had an excellent assistant whom he will not want.—( Hear.) Several other toasts were given and speeches made, which we regret we cannot give, from the pressure of other matter. MEETING AT LLOYD'S. A meeting of the Subscribers to Lloyd's was held yes terday at the South Sea House, upon general business. Mr. G. R. ROBINSON in the chair. The CHAIRMAN called attention to the recommendation of the Special Committee for the construction of a com mercial room for the convenience of merchants.—( Hear, hear.) Such a room had been long wanted. This was admitted, though the plan proposed at the last meeting was not concurred in. The report of the Special Committee now came before the meeting with modifications. It was now proposed that a commercial room, in connection with Lloyd's, should be established, to be under the management of the Subscribers. Mr. DoissoN (the Secretary) read the Report. It adverted to the steps taken by the Committee to obtain better surveys in cases of averages, and to the fact that the subject of the stamp duty on marine insurance still claimed attention. A memorial had been sent to the Treasury complaining of the inju rious effect of this duty, and every exertion made to ob tain a repeal or modification of the impost. The Com mittee had pleasure in stating that the obstacles which im peded the re-building of the Royal Exchange were now removed ; and feeling it of high importance to the com mercial interests that a public room should be established, they had consulted the Special Committee, and the flow ing resolution had been agreed to, and which was now sub mitted to the consideration of the meeting : " That it is the opinion of this Committee that a com mercial room, in connection with and under the manage ment of Lloyd's, would be highly advantageous to the mercantile community at largo, and that measures be taken to carry the same into effect." The Report was adopted, and various grants were made to the crews of boats who had exerted themselves in sav ing the lives of mariners in cases of shipwreck. The subject of the establishment of a commercial room was then brought under special notice. In reply to a question, The CHAIRMAN said he hoped there was to be a Royal Exchange. All obstacles were now removed, and the foundation stone would shortly be laid. Mr. DEWAR supported the recommendation of the Com mittee. The plan, as now proposed, would be highly beneficial. Mr. HARFORD thought the recommendation of the Committee would tend to cement the interests of the merchants and underwriters. He hoped the recommen dation would be taken up with spirit—that it would show that Lloyd's was not deficient in providing accommodation for the merchautF. The recommendation of the Committee was, after some fu! ther discussion, agreed to, and the thanks of the meeting having been given to the Cbairinan, it broke up. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir--I suppose it has escaped the notice of the Press that an Act is being smuggled through the House, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to secure to the daughter of the Marquis of Tweedale 2,5501. per annum from the funds of the country, because she is about to unite herself to the Marquis of Douro. Surely the Commons will not suffer this impudent robbery to be perpetrated. At two o'clock on Monday morning it was brought in ; at half-past one on Tuesday morning it was read a second time, and is to be committed to-day; and I suppose will be the law of the land by Saturday eight. Sir, your obedient servant, A TAX PAYER. London, March 20th, 1839. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY, DEAL, MARCH 20.—Wind, S.W.—Came down from the river and proceeded, the Ruby, Cook, from St. Domingo ; Fides, Crathorn, Constantinople, which remains. Arrived and remain, Oratavo, Watson, Cape of Good Hope ; Nancy, Gif ford, Lisbon ; Brian, Abbs, Limerick. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Wind, W. S.W., fresh breezes. —Arrived the Mary, Lower, from Cork ; Prosperous, Long, Waterford; Jane, Darby, Rotterdam ; Voop, Le Boer, ditto. Sailed, Glycina (steamer), Cirldy, Lisbon. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 20.—Wind, S.W. FALMOUTH, MARCH I9.—Wind, N. N. E.—Sailed the Onyx, Stayers, from London; Belle, Lee, ditto. LivEßroDL ' MARCH 20.—Wind S. W., fi ne .—A rr i ve d th e Isabella, S m ith, from Monte Video; Jackson, Jackson, Ja maica; United, Burr, New Orleans ; Edwin, Wilson, Grand Gulf ; Rowena, Reid, Baltimore ; Powhattan, Briggs, Mobile; William Browne, Philadelphia; Grace Brown, Duff, New York ; Spermaceti, Allen, ditto ; Comte Astenborg, Trieste ; Acorn, Wood, Marseilles; Cordelia, Watson, Lisbon; Emma, Irving, ditto • Reindeer, Watts, ditt o; an d E rnest , Copen hagen. Sailed the Nelson Wood, Williams ' for Sierra Leon e . Off port the Sup er b, f rom Pernambuco; Commodore, Leg horn ; and Maria, Mediterranean. DOVER, MARCH 19.—Arrived off port the Nancy, from Odessa ; and Protector, Demerara. COWES, MARCH 20.—Sailed the Mohawk, Bullcraig, Am sterdam; and Santarita, Luise, ditto. ANALYSIS OF THE DIVISION ON THE CORN LAWS.—MARciI 18. (From a Tory Paper.) For Mr. Villiers' motion (tellers included) Against the motion (tellers included) Pairs (32) Ministerialists absent Conservatives absent ... Vacant—Richmond, Devonshire, Leicester ... Speaker ......... •• . ..... • • ...... 197 344 64 PAIRED OFF--64. Ashley, Cooper, Hon. A. H.—Dor-I Childers, John \V.—Mallon chester Barneby, John—Worcestershire Bateson, Sir R.—Londonderry Cartwright, Wm. R.—South Nor thamptonshire Codrington, C. W.—Gloucestersh. i Cooper, E. J.—Sligo Co. Coote, Sir C.—Queen's County Cresswell, Cresswell—Liverpool Crewe, Sir George—South Derby Dalrymple, Sir A.—Brighton Daii.er, Hon. G.—Portarlington Davenport, J.—Stoke-upon-Trent Dungannon, Lord—Durham Hale, B. R.—Gloucestershire Hayes, Sir E.—Donegal Inglis, Sir R. 1 - 1.-ox. University Jackson,Mr. Serj.—Bandon Bridge Jermyn, Earl—Bury, Suffolk Jones, Wilson—Denbigh Lowther, Visct.—Westmoreland Maclean, Donald—Oxford Matthew, G. B.—Shaftesbury Rose, Sir George—Christchurch Stewart, John—Lymington Trevor, Hon. G—Caermarthensh Wilbraham, Hon. R. B.—Lanca shire Wynn, Sir W. W.—Denbighshire Wynn, Right Hon. C. W.—Mont. gomeryshire Ferguson,Sir R. A.—Londonderry Grattan, Henry—Meath Mildmay, P. St. John—Winches ter Smith, Hon. R.—Wycombe Blewitt, Reginald—Monmouth Roche, Sir David—Limerick 'Colqulioun, John C.—Renfrew iConyngham, Lord A.—Canterbury White, Luke—Longford Brabazon, Lord—Dublin Co. Erie, Wm.—Oxford Edwards, Sir John—Montgomery Vivian, Sir R. H.—East Cornwall Grosvenor, Lord R.—Chester Molesworth, Sir William—Leeds Wyse, Thomas—Waterforo O'Callaghan, Hon .C. —D u ngarvan C'Oonnell, Maurice—Tralee Lister, E. Canliffe—Bradford Jervis, J.—Cheater Chester, Henry—Louth Co. Walker, A.—Wexford Bentinck, Lord W —Glasgow Talfourd, Mr. Serjeant —Reading Verney, Sir H.—Buckinghamshire Talbot, J. H.—New Ross Hailyburton, Lord D. G.—Forfar Colquhoun, Sir J.—Dunbartonsh. Bridgeman, Hewitt—Ennis Butler, Hon. P.—Kilkenny Co. Thomson, Rt. Hon. C. P.—Man. chester Somerville, Sir W.—Drogheda Nerreys, Sir Denham—Mallow Ponsonby, Hon. John—Derby Rumbold, C. E.—Yarmouth ABS ENT. IA LISTS-33. MINISTER Andover, Viscount—Malmsbury Barron, H. W.—Waterford City Brabazon, Sir William—Mayo Co. Bryan, Maj. Geo.—Kilkenny Co. Campbell, W. F.—Argyleshiro Cave, Robert Otway—Tipperary Chalmers, Patrick—lnverbervie Chapman, Sir M. L.—Westmeath Clements, Visc.—Leitriin Co. Davies, Colonel—Worcester Dundas, Hon. J. C.—York Dunlop, John—Ayrshire (ill) Euston, Earl—Thetford Ewart, \V.—Wigan Fazakerley, 'J. N.—Peterborough Fitzpatrick, J, W,—Queen's Co. Heron, Sir R.—Peterborough James, William—Cumberland Leveson, Lord—Morpeth Martin, Thomas—Galway Co. Morris, D.—Carmarthen, O'Connell, John—Athlone Ponsonby, C. F. A. C.—Poole Rediugton, T. N.—Dundalk Somers, J. P.—Sligo Speirs, Alexander—Richmond Spencer, Hon F.—Midhurst Talbot, C. R. M.—Glamorganshirc Turner, W.—Blackburn (1ll)' Vivian, Major Charles—Bodmin Saml.—Leitrim White, Henry—LOngford Wrightson, W. B.—Northaller ton Barin CONSERVE g, F.—Thetford Bolling, W.—Bolton Burdett, Sir F.—.N. Wiltshire (ill) Conolly, Edward M.—Donegal Dowdeswell, W.—Tewkesbury Egerton, Lord F.—Lanca,h. (ill) Follett, Sir W.—Exeter (ill) Godson, R.—Kidderminster t) Hughes, W. B.—Carnarvon TIVES-16. Harcourt, G. G. V.—Oxfordshire (abroad) Ingham, R. —South Shields (cir cuit) Kelly, Fitzrov—lpswich (circuit) Serrison, Sir E.—Eye (ill) Litton, Edward—Coleraine Itushout, Geo. Bowles—Evesham (ill) Sugden, Sir E.—Ripon (ill) METROPOLITAN POLITICAL SUMMARY. The Times, speaking of the Boundary question with the United States, observes_" We never felt entire confidence in the unwillingness of Mr. Van Buren to commence hos tilities with Great Britain. We saw that even the brutal flagitiousness of the pirates who invaded Canada under scandalous pretences, could not provoke from him any manly, indignant, or high-principled condemnation. In this instance of the impetuosity of Mr. Fairfield, we find the same timid reluctance in Mr. Van Buren to compromise himself with any decisive or authoritative course." The Morning Chronicle contains a leading article on the conduct of France with regard to South America, in the course of which our Contemporary remarks as follows —" The people of Great Britain have just cause of com plaint against the Government of France. By making war rashly, and without a valid justification, against Buenos Ayres, and in some measure Mexico, these States are not the only sufferers. The commerce of this country has suf fered much—and still suffers, from that cause." The Morning Post. in allusion to the American Boun dary question, says—" We own that if we go to war with the United States, our loss must be much greater than that of ordinary war, but not so great as that it should frighten us from asserting our national rights. We are not insensible, nor unmindful, nor careless of the loss of our trade; but better lose anything than our national honour." The Morning Herald remarks, in the course of a lead ing article on the subject of the American Boundary question :—" A war between Great Britain and the United States would appear to be inevitable. Nothing, at all events, can prevent war, excepting the most ample prepa rations on th e p ar t o f t hi s country to guar d the national honour from violation, and to maintain, at all hazards, the dominion of England over her North American colonies. We arc happy in being able to state that the Princess Augusta is gradually recovering strength after her Royal Highness's late severe attack of illness. The Royal Princess drove out in her carriage both on Thurs day and Saturday last, and is, we are delighted to add, finding so much benefit from our coast air, that she has determined to remain here till after Easter. Lady Mary Pelham is still in waiting on the Princess.—Brighlon Guardian. The " odd fellows" at Southampton appear to realise their designation, though not in a ludicro us or good-humoured sense ; as one member, it seems from a late trial, goes to a ball armed with a dagger, and another with a brace of loaded pistols. Hitherto the ladios' ore , were the yin) , weapons used on such occasions. - But these are " odd fellows." COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty had a dinner party last evening at Buck ingham Palace. The company included the Belgian Mi nister and Madame Van de Weyer, the Bishop of London, Marquis of Normanby, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount Me'bourn-, Viscount Eastnor, the Right Hon. George Stevens Byng, and the Ilonourable John Dun can Bligh.. _ . _ _ . The band of the Ist Life Guards was in attendance at the Palace in the evening. The Duchess of Northumberland had an audience yes terday of the Queen. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yesterday. The Duchess of Cambridge honoured Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassador, with her compan; at dinner last evening, at Ashburnham House. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, yesterday afternoon. It was attended by Viscount Mel bourne, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Marquis of Nor manby, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, and Lord Morpetb. The Council sat two hours. A Deputation consisting of the Bishop of London, the Lord Mayor, Lord Ashley, M. P., Lord Teignmouth, M. P., Hon. Captain Perceval, M. P., Si r . H. H. Inglis, M.P., Mr. George Palmer, M.P., Mr. Samuel Hoare from the Bankers, Mr. Thomas Wilson, Mr. John Cat tley, and Mr. Fowles from the Merchants, Mr. Frere, Mr. Bridges, Mr. Bell, and M r . S mart f rom t h e Solici tors ; Mr. Scott and Mr. Gribble, from the Stock Ex change, had an interview with Viscount Melbourne yester day, in Downing-street. The Russian and French Ambassadors and the Danish and American Ministers transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. Mc. Wallaeo, M. P., and Mr. Gillon had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday at the llonrie-office. A Deputation, including the Earl of Falmouth, Lord Elliot, and Sir Hussey Vivian, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday in Downing-street. Despatches from Sir George Arthur, Lieutenant- Governor of Upper Canada, were received yesterday at the C office. The Queen, at the recommendation of Lord Melbourne, has granted a pension of two hundred pounds per annum to Colonel Garwood (the editor of the Duke of Wellington's Dispatches), on account of his services to literature. Her Majesty and the Court are expected to leave Buckingham Palace for Windsor Castle, for the Easter holidays, on Thursday, the 28th inst. The Earl Of Minto, in his official capacity as First Lord of the Ado.- ratty, and Admiral Lord Amelius Beauclerk, as principal Naval Aide-dc-Camp, are expected to have the honour of attending her Majesty on her approaching visit to Ports mouth, where she will arrive, it is understood, on the 16th of April, to be present at the launch of the new three decker to be called the Queen, after her Majesty.-- Standard. NORTH DEVON ELECTION. —Monday being the day appointed for the Sheriff's declaration of the num bers polled for either candidate, several friends of both parties began to make their appearance at a tolerably earl/ . hour. Atter adding up the poll-books, the High Sheriff' declared that the election had fallen upon Lewis William Buck, Esq., whom he declared duly elected to serve in Parliament as a representative for the Northern Division of the county of Devon. Mr. Buck was then girded with the sword, &c., according to the usual form, amidst the loudest cheers from his supporters. He then brief!), returned thanks for the honour conferred upon him. After the chairing a public dinner was given to Mr. Buck, by his friend and constituents. A COCKNEY SPORTSMAN.—MIRACULOUS EiCAPE.— At Lambeth-streCt Office, yesterday, Joshua Atkins, a youth of fifteen, and pot-boy at the Crown and Punch Bowl, in Redmore.row, Stepney, was charged with firing off a pistol, and very nearly killing a respec table female. It appeared that several youths in the neighbourhood were in the habit of tying any strange dogs they could catch to a stake in a field at the back of Jubilee Place, and firing at them until a chance shot despatched the animal. The prisoner was amusing himself in this manner, wheh a ball, which he had just discharged, en" tered the house of a gentleman in Jubilee-place close by, and passing within six or seven inches of the head of a fe male who was engaged at the time in making a bed, lode' in a wall opposite. In reply to the questions of a Maps" gistrate, the prisoner said he had purchased the pistol a few days before for 3s. 6d., and was firing at a brick wall , when the ball took a different direction from that which be intended. He was ordered to find good bail, and direc tions were given that the pistol should be retained in the station-house. MAGISTERIAL PUNISHMENT OF DRUNEVP' NESS.-At the Town-hall Police-office, Southwark, a Per" son named Jones was yesterday charged with having been found drunk in the streets on the previous night. A sur e , of 6/. in gold and e l even s hilli ngs i n s il ver had been f oun t' in his pocket, and taken care of by the policeman for bite; Sir Peter Laurie, the sitting Magistrate, on being informed of this ordered (if the report of the case forwarded to us be correct) that the gold should be returned to Mr. Jones:, and told the policema n t o k ee p th e s il ver "f or hi s trou ble!" Mr. Jones complained of this decision, when Sir Peter is reported to have said that, if the policeman did not hav e , the money, he should fi ne th e d e f en d ant, which would amount to about the same sum. Sir Peter did not state under what law policemen are to be remunerated for taking care of drunken men, nor why these drunken men are to . be mulcted o f a ll th e s il ver t h ey may chance to have a b o ut them, inst ea d o f t h e usua l fi ne of ss. Had the amount of silver in Mr. Jones's pocket been 19s. 6d., he would pro bably have paid dearly for his deviation from the , path of sobriety. DUEL PREVENTED.—At Union-Hall Police office yesterday three young men, named Wilkinson, Smith, and Jones, were held to bail for being parties in a contem plated duel. It /.appears that the young men in question , and two or three others, had been surprised by a police constable just as they were commencing operations on Wandsworth Common. They then decamped to Clapham Common, but were followed by the same peace -loving policeman, who contrived single-handed to capture the three already named. Who they were, or what was the occasion of the meeting, did not transpire. OBTAINING SITUATIONS BY MEANS or FALSE CHARACTERS.—A young man named Joseph Moor e was yesterday committed to the House of Correction for three months, by the Magistrates of Marylebone office, in default of paying a fine of 201. imposed upon him for enter ing the service of Frederick Reade, Esq., of Portland' place, by means of a false character. It was stated tha t on the expiration of his sentence the fellow would proba bly be brought up for a similar fraud on Lord Barham. H e had not been in Mr. Reade's service more than a few weeks when he was detected in pilfering, which led to the dill,' covery of the impositio n w hi c h h a d b een pract i sed in regard to his character. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WEST'', ERN RAlLWAY.—Yesterday an inquest was held a t the Coach and Horses, Hanwell, Middlesex, on the body e f Daniel Wood, aged 27. It appeared that on Monday morning the principal iron supporter of the viaduct bridge on the Great Western Railway at Han well gave way, ari d in order to repair it a piece of timber 18 cwt. was being raised by means of two crabs, when by some accident the piece of timber came down, striking the deceased and another man : the former was dreadfully injured, the thigh being fractured in such a manner that the bone protruded through the skin. The unfortunate man was placed in an insensible state on a plank, and conveyed by his fellow' work men to the above house, but expired on the way. It was fully proved that no blame was attached to any party, but that the unfortunate occurrence was purely accidental. Verdict--" Accidental death." The deceased, who was 3 sober, industrious man, has left a widow and three young children unprovided for. Loss OF LIFE AND PROPERTY IN THE ST: DAVID, NEWRY STEAMER.—The St. David, Newry end Liverpool steamer, regularly trading between the two porta', left Newry on Saturday with a large cargo of cattle, bea sides 150 deck and steerage passengers. On Saturday night and part of Sunday she experienced a violent g ale, during which th e w h o l e o f t h e h orned cattle on deck, 70 in numb er , were o bli ge d to b e d r i ven overboard to lighten her, and three o f th e passengers di e d from the excess il cold. The vessel, d ur i ng t h e ga l e, was constantly hall under water, her decks swept by every sea; the conditio n of the poor half-clad passengers may be imagined to h e most miserable. The vessel reached Liverpool ou Moe' day morning, and the state of many of the passengers wa s such that it was deemed necessary to take them into the hospital. It is further reported that • two or three passe , '" gers were washed overboard, but this is denied by the car tai,', to whom it is but justice to say that he did everything in his power to alleviate the sufferings of the passengers' by dividing them i n t o part i es o f 40 or 50, who were 1,•`" mitted into the forecastle and cabin for an hour at a t i ne. EXTREMES OF PERIL.—A few days ago 5 young man was precipitated from a vessel at the entranal of the harbour and plunged into the cold, cold waves o _, old Ocean, but was f ortunate l y rescue d i n a few minu te! without injury. —Near the same d a t e , we are to ld t h a t young girl, named Massom, residing in Globe-stree t ; having risen early in tho morning to kindle the fire, 1/ J d some mischance or other kindled her own garments, an was quickly enveloped in flames, but had the happiness b e t escaping without more th an a goo d scorching, or slig a burning. The old proverb is certainly true, that .‘ fire en water are good servant s , b ut b a d masters."--Hull fr, server. 4 • in the SA LMON ...smug in iv Nith opened this year on the 11th, the 10th being S ti . , ot day; and on the very first day, the tacksman captured :i ao a few sea-trout, well-flavoured, firm, and nearly as re, a to a full-grown salmon. Of ligger there are enough an we spare in the river, but as yet very few clean fish ; and by have heard that some of the former were caugh t se ,,, poachers, and sold at the low price of 2d. per lb. . ce , trout have come in unusually early, and although the P rl ifer 81, is three times higher than beef or mutton, theY d ° j e t. to such as can afford the cost, a welcome change of ',on Finny visitants, which have at least affinities to the sa r 'A o ,- tribe, have been caught, we believe, at Newbie, n ea ,, a s nan, in still greater numbers; and if they continue ia l k cend and remain in our rivers, prices will speedilY nr ket. a point that may have some bearing on the butcher In" —Dumfries Courier. tutations from THE NEW POLICE BILL.—De the City Police Committee waited upon s evcral o i f t he hers of both Houses of Parliament on the subject Metrepolve• new Bill for Improving the Police of the MetreP-rove• and represented the monstrous nature of the " i n WThey merits" which the Bill was intended to accomplish' „ v et, were received in every instance with the highest o f of and had reason to be perfectly satisfied at the uLts %% we each interview. In some instances strong do l to Perse veexrpereisnsehdisomf etahseurien,twenhtiicorl has f L m o e r t d , ech ill more resolute opposition than he anticipated .o . ne Dr ink; was, we understand, drawz; Commissi r Gover nillen water, on whose skill and legal sagacity the place the utmost reliance. i j t aill? 'e'Ppe ß ar u s7 e vv i rrhis EVENING EDITION. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1839 EVENING EDITION. i i