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the cause of free trade they were promoting the cause of the emancipation of the African race. One quotation more, and he had done. The quotation he was about to allude to showed in a most emphatic way the superiority of free labour over slave labour whenever they were suffered to com'; into fair compe tition. The quotation stated that about forty years before the book was written, little or no indigo was exported from British India. The whole of the indigo used in England was the produce of slave labour. A few spirited individuals in Bengal subscribed their ca pital together and induced the natives to cultivate in digo fur the English market. They met with some difficulties at first, but they were soon overcome. and as the duties on indigo, the produce of the East and of the West, were pretty nearly equal, their effort-4 were soon crowned with success ; and such was the effect produced, that, notwithstanding they had a much higher rate of freight to pay, the free labour indigo of India had completely displaced the slave-labour of the West; and at the present moment there was not a single ounce of indigo imported into Europe but what was the produce of free-labour in India. Now that was an instance of what free trade had done for the extinction of slavery.—(Cheers.) It was ,n encouragement to them to persevere in their efforts. free trade had, in this instance, caused atno . ng 500,000 of their the extinction of slavt:r y fel low-beings in South America, and all without any commotion—without any agitation--by the simple and silent application of the great principle which they were that night assembled to advocate. — (Cheers.) Only let these be carried out to their fullest extent, and there would be nobeing in the world in a state of slavery. He now came to the Conven tion of 1840, at which their great leader, Mr. Cobden —(Cheers)—was present. He (Mr. Thompson) attended almost exclusively to one subject when he was a member of that Convention, and that was the subject of free-labour produce being used in this coun try. The convention took up the subject of free labour; and they brought in a report, and upon that report a series of resolutions were founded, to the effect that the admission of free-labour produce into this country would not have the effect of putting an end to slavery and the slave trade. Two estimable and learned gentlemen, Dr. Maddox and Mr. Turnbull, took exception to the exclusive language of those re solutions, and they refused to give their sanction to them. The Convention, however, would not listen to their remoustrances, and they were not allowed to at tach an amendment to the resolutions, but the ori ginal resolutions were carried without any dissent. There was, however, no consistency about that Con vontion, for while the Convention affirmed the reso lutions to which lie had referred, several members of that Convention said that they could not contemplate without horror she lowering of the duty on Brazilian and Cuba produce. This was inconsistent with the principle which they ham affirmed in passing the resolutions to which he had refel.-7.4.A. If a principle were a good one, then was it good to c27.!ry it out to its fullest extent. He (Mr. Thompson) iend.l.leeted when he was connected with the Anti-Slavery go eiety, that a Member of Parliament one day told him, in the presence of thousands, that if they emancipated the slaves they would cause them to retrograde, and that they would go on all-fours. He said that the would be reduced to destitution, misery, and hopeless darkness, whereas then they were the objects of parental care—were pampered with luxuries from my lady's table, and were even allowed to sleep on four-post bedsteads.—(Laughter.) The gentleman who made that observation was the Hon. Member who was speaking last night when the House was counted out.—(Cheers and laughter, and cries of " Borthwick.") They were told that if they abolished slavery they would injure the constitution of the slaves. They were also told that if they abo lished slavery they wuld deluge the Antiles with blood, that the planters would be robbed, and their houses fired, and that their ships would be rotting in the harbour—they were told how many tons of ship ping would lie useless, and how many millions of property would be annihilated. But their motto was— fat justitia, ruat ccelum.—(Cheers.) They felt that if they carried out a good principle, it would ulti mately do good. Some of their friends took exception to the use of the produce of Cuba and Brazil. He would not follow in the footsteps of Air. Wilson, in replying to those scruples—that gentleman had demonstrated how fallacious they were. He had shown that in the same ratio that they took free labour produce they created a market in other coun tries for Brazilian produce. What right had they to go to the Government on a matter so exclusively religious as that of the guilt or no guilt of consuming slave produce ? None. He was sure that the world would confess that this was not a question to be sub mitted to such an assembly as the House of Commons. Why, those who went to the Government upon this question, to advocate the introduction of free-labour produce into this country, were only placing an argu ment in the hands of the Government against them selves. Had Sir R. Peel not been able lately to produce to the House of Commons a memorial which had been addressed to him bearing the signature of the venerated Thomas Clarkson, he would have been deprived of the most powerful argument which he had employed on that occasion to resist the application which had been made with respect to the introduction of Brazilian produce into this country. Sir Robert Peel told his West Indian friends—at least, if he did not tell them by words, he did so by deeds—that he had something to propose which would serve their purpose much better than that which they were seeking themselves. Ile said to them " the anti-slavery public are against you ; they call on us, in the name of humanity, to exclude slave produce. It is not that we have large possessions in Demerara and in Cuba. No ; we are perfectly disinterested ; but slave-grown produce is stained with blood. We know that we voted against the abolition of slavery—we know that we were opposed to the abolition of flogging women in the West Indies—we know that we voted against the Whigs when they wanted to deprive Jamaica for five years of her charter, on account of gross contumacy and cruelty. It is true that we did all these things—that we paid twenty millions, Which we did not give to the slave, but to the op pressor—to compensate the tyrant, and not the victim. It is true that these things are charged against us now ; but still we must listen to the voice of humanity. We are changed—let,us now display ourselves as the de scendants of Hawke and Wilberforce, who now rest from their labours, but whose mantle has descended upon us! And then lie (Mr. Thompson) could sup pose Sir Robert Peel looking over his shoulders to his supporters behind him, and saying, " You do not care about coffee—do you? so we will take off 25 per cent. of the duty on coffee, but we will keep the sugar vaht,re it is.' Thus would their humanity pass from the coffee-pot into the sugar-basiri—(Cheers and laughter)—and all the sweets of benevolence would be found in a pound of Muscovado sugar. But to return. As he said before, this cry in favour of free-labour produce only placed an argument in the hands of the Government. A little while, and the Legislature would be called upon to say whether they would form that as the basis of legislation—whether they would or would not allow Brazilian sugar to come into the country, and whether they would or would ILA exclude from the hard-working man's house the finer sugar, and send it to all other parts of the world, refined and cheaper than the poor man paid in this country for the worst kind of sugar. Now suppose that to be formed as the basis of legislation. What then? Why then, of course, future legislatures would follow in the same path, and the principle of free produce only being consumed here, and slave pro duce being excluded, would be maintained by every Government interested in the growth of slave pro duce, and consequently slavery would be upheld, be cause when slavery ceased monopoly would cease. The Government would, therefore, do all in their power to promote a measure in favour of free-labour Sugar, and in two or three years hence the advocates for the abolition of slavery in Brazil would apply to the Government to assist them in their object with but very little success. The Government, it was true, would say, Gentlemen, yours is a very object benevolent ; we shall be willing to do every thing in the‘wayof negotiation and treaties to forward it. He (Mr. T hompson) could imagine the Minister aft erwar d s, in conversation with his colleagues, sayi ng , slavery, and brin g our "hat ' abolish Brazilian most st dreaded competitor again into the market us—it is absurd — parish humanity, and long live our gains." He called upon their friends to think upon these things, and to remember that the people of this co untry had rights. He would ha ve a cert a i n body beware that they did not violate their own pacific principle. An excellent friend of his was lately reasoning with him upon this subject, and he (Mr. T.) as ked him how he could go to the Government in a cause which he declared was a reli gious cause, and advanced only upon purely pa c ifi c grounds—how he could go to the Government and ask, for fiscal regulations, which were nothing unless frastained by force and violence ? " Oh," said his friend, "the violence will not be required." He (Mr. T.) asked him if he hung a blunderbuss over his bed, he would say, " I do not mean to fire that blunder buss,: it is enough for people to know that it is there." Was that doing homage to principle—was that exalt ing'principle—was that trusting in principle ? No'; 'the force he (Mr. T.) would use was argument. His appeal was reason.—(Loud cheers.) The Hon. 'Gentleman sat down amidst great cheering, and there Were loud cries for Mr. Fox. - Mr. w. J. Fox then came forward amidst consider ' abla cheering and said—That as the time had arrived -at which their b e usually ad. meetings, by a wholesome - have been - excused )(red , he could have desired to - bat that he would not se em sPeakint on that occasion, PortiOir' of a sort of o • to flinch from doing a volved'iipon them. In garrison duty which had de- . the absence of pions in the great and good cause—ao many whom Oat assembly were accustomed to see and hear from THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1844. IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT. gradations of official and ministerial labour. To narrow the limits of those schools—in many instances to break them up, and disperse the elements of which they are composed to the winds—was the object of that measure. It was prevented from passing into law solely by the force of public opinion. The combined opposition of the Wesleyans, acting in close and friendly co-operation with the various denominations of regular Dissenters, accomplished its defeat. Ministers—who would have willingly conciliated the High Church party by this " effective check upon the active and aggressive spirit of Dissent"—were compelled to with draw the measure. They abandoned their Bill. They retired, discomfited and confounded, before the power they had provoked, and of the formidable num bers and influence of which in the country they were manifestly ignorant. But the disposition which pro duced, and pertinaciously persisted in pressing the Bill upon the House of Commons, to the latest moment that there existed a possibility of carrying it, will not be soon forgotten by the religious bodies whose schools and societies it assailed, and threatened with extinc tion. The sectaries, thus exasperated, will not be easily propitiated. Recently delivered from so great peril and danger, were the Wesley ars to give their sup part to a candidate pledged to the policy of the Govern ment which devised that insidious and effective engine against their schools, they would be inviting a repetition of the attempt, and would also provide the means of rendering it successfuL This influential body, and, in South Lancashire, comparatively numerous portio n of the county constitue.icy, are too wise in their generation to act so foolishly. Besides, on the present occasion, the Conservative candidate is not merely committed to the policy of the ministry which brought forward that illiberal and odious Bill ; he has personally avowed principles, and delivered himself of sentiments, which plainly show that he, at least, is prepared, whenever opportunity offers, to originate, or aid in carrying out, the very purposes of the—in more sens es th an one — a b an d one d Factory Education Bill. We refer to a re-publication, most opportunely put forth, of Mr. Entwistle's opi nions, as explained by that gen tl eman at t h e Man chester election in 1841, when h e was a d e f eate d can didate. Mr. Entwisle's opinions on those subjects have undergone no change. And y e t, w i t h a courage truly admirable—with a dependence on the forget fulness, or forgiveness, of the religio us d enom i nat i ons he has there unchristianised Mr. Entwisle now comes forward and asks their votes. He seeks a seat in the Legislature. For what? Why, if there be any truth, or consistency, in him, that he may increase the power of the Church, by aiding the Government to discourage, limit and, if possible, destroy the educational institutions and the religious operations of the sectaries throughout the land. Such a candidate may solicit aid to his views from such quarters. The answer will be an indignant refusal, accompanied by an avowed deter mination to vote for the friend of religious as well as of commercial freedom, from every man who knows and feels his duty to the religious denomination of which he is a member. HOUSE Or' COMMONS, May 22. The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock, at which time there were exactly forty Members present. Mr. WARBURTON presented petitions against the bastardy clause in the New Poor-law. Captain PLUMRIDGE presented a petition from the Dissenters of Falmouth, against the Dissenters Chapel Bill. Mr. WARBURTON brought up the report of the Medical Poor Relief Committee, which was ordered to be printed. Lord SANDON presented petitions from sixteen of the building societies of Liverpool, against any enact ments which render the builders of cottages liable to the poor-rate ; also a petition from the journeyman coopers of Liverpool, praying the House to take into consideration the distressed state of their trade ; and a petition from the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, praying the house to take measures to cause landing waiters to be paid partly by fees. SLAVE TRADE SUPPRESSION. On the motion of Sir G. CLERK leave was given to bring in a Bill to enable her Majesty to carry into effect the existing treaties for the suppression of the slave trade. ____ ,reorge Barnes, police-constable, 194 G, was charged with an assault an the person of Edward Joyce, a shoe maker, residing at No. 62, College-court, Cow-cross. On Monday Joyce applied to Mr. Greenwood for a warrant against the prisoner ; his face was on that occa sion covered with blood and contusions. The warrant was granted. The complainant deposed that on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning last, about a quarter past twelve, being somewhat under the influence of liquor, he was Standing in Cow-cross, within a few paces of his own door, talking to his wife, when the policeman came up and told him to walk on, and at the same gave him a shove. Witness said he would walk on, but requested of the officer not to do so again. Witness then walked on a few paces further, to the corner of College-coart, where he was giving his wife some money to redeem an article of clothing at the pawnbroker's. The prisoner said "If you don't go on I'll make you go," and whilst witness was quietly standing beside his wife, with both hands in his pockets, the prisoner, seizing him by the back of the neck, gave him such a push that he fell with great vio lence on the pavement, and remained quite insensible there for five minutes ; he bled from the mouth and nose, and also from the wounds (which were now visible) on his face. When he recovered the prisoner said he would take him to the station-house ; and wit ness said he had no objection to go there. A gentle man who came up at the moment said, "it would have been better to have taken him to the station-house than used him in that manner." Witness's wife made the same remark, whereupon the prisoner turned round to her and said, "You b-- b—, if you don't go away ni do the same to you." The constable went away soon after, and did not take witness or his wife (who was perfectly sober) into custody. Mr. GREENWOOD inquired if pawnbrokers kept their shops open so late as half-past twelve at night ; and was told by inspector Barton that they did on Saturday night, in order to give the poor an opportunity of re• deeming. •ticl,— , of clothi- • f 'he Sabbath. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of yesterday.) Notwithstanding the decline in the cotton market, consequent upon the recent intelligence from the United States, the market here yesterday was tolerably steady, and a fair amount of business was done both in goods and yarn, in some few cases at a slight decline, but gene rally at the prices of last week. ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, MAX 20. There has been a brisk demand for flannels to-day, con sidering that it is the time of the year when this business is usually the flattest. There hare not been so many merchants in the market ; but some of the large manu facturers have bought rather freely. The wool market is much the same as it has been for several weeks. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (YASTERDAY.) MANSION-HOUSE. In consequence of the accident which occurred on Sunday last, at London-bridge, by the upsetting of a boat crowded with children, some of whom were drowned, the Lord Mayor gave directions that the of cers of the Watermen's Company should attend at the Justice-room to answer for what his Lordship considered to be the gross neglect of their duty, exemplified in a particular manner by that calamity. Mr. Banyon, the clerk to the Watermen's Company, and one of the beadles of the Company, having ap peared, Jrning ar, !es of clothing for wear on the Jath. Peter Queen, a labourer, residing in Lily-court, Saf ron-hill, who had been out of Court whilst the com plainant was giving his evidence, corroborated the above statement in most respects. The man was lying on the pavement for five minutes after the officer knocked him down. He seemed to be insensible, and bled a great deal. The policeman told witness to lift the man up, and witness told the policeman to do so, as he had knocked him down. The prisoner attempted to kick the complainant's wife, and made a kick at her. His foot touched her dress, but could not say that it reached her person. Witness told the prisoner he ought to be ashamed of himself. Sarah Joyce, wife of the complainant, deposed that when the prisoner knocked her husband down, she ex claimed, " You ought to be ashamed of yourself for treating the man in that way." Her husband was bleed ing and insensible. The policeman told Queen to pick him up, when Queen refused, and said, " Oh, look at the man's blood." The officer observed, " Oh, it is only white blood." The prisoner made a kick at her, which, if she had received, she could not have got the better of. He called her a foul name. The policeman's defence was that Joyce was in the habit of getting drunk, and resisted him in the execu tion of his duty on this occasion. He had not struck him. He took Joyce into custody, but he was rescued. Mr. GREENWOOD—Did you report that at the station house ? Policeman—l did, Mr. GnEgNwoon—To whom ? Policeman—To Ser geant Gray. Inspector. Barton—lf you had, it would have been communicated to the inspector, but it was not. Policeman—Oh, but I did not tell the sergeant until Sunday evening. The sergeant is not here. Mr. GREENWOOD observed that the complainant had been seriously injured, and he believed the policeman had used w great deal of violence. He was now, how ever, only punishing him for the assault, for which he would fine him 21. _ The LORD MAYOR said he lamented to find that in consequence of the very great irregularity of those who were allowed to exercise power on the river (he meant the Watermen's Company), and the inactivity of their officers, persons were permitted to ply with boats unfit fir use, and that one of the consequences of such neglect or oversight was the loss, on Sunday, of the lives of seven children. The beadle here remarked that no more than three lives were supposed to have been lost. The LORD lihvon said that those were known to have been drowned; but the general belief was that seven perished. He desired to be informed why persons were permitted to crowd their boats to such dangerous excess? He had received many letters calling his at tention to the state of the river, and the extraordinary latitude which the watermen took in the neighbourhood of London-bridge, by which human life was constantly endangered. If proper regulations were adopted and carried into effect, disasters of the kind would not be heard o£ The beadle said that he attended the stairs at London bridge when directed to perform that duty, but when ever he appeared, the conduct of the watermen and others who were in the habit of working on the river, was unexceptionable. If any miscondect took place, the difficulty occurred as to the person upon whom to charge it. The LORD MAYOR said it was quite evident that the moment the beadle of the Watermen's Company with,- drew from the place from which he could observe what was passing, the objectionable course was resumed, and boats, some of which were wholly unfit for use, were crowded with, children, who paid a penny each for the amusement which, in the case of Sunday last, had been converted into so awful a calamity. Mr. Banyon said, that at the present time the Water men's Company was altogether powerless. They eonld do nothing against persons who under such circum stances conveyed multitudes in boat s w hi c h were not li censed. There were rules before the C our t o f Alder men,whichif passed by th a t b o d y, a ould enable the Watermen's Company to exercise the necessary authority. For two years and a half they had been before that Court. Under the existing regulations, the Company could not punish any except the owners of boats, and in the case to which his Lordship had especially alluded, the person who took the children on board was a lad 17 or 18 years of age, and not the owner, and the boat it self was not licensed. The Loan MAYOR—It is quite absurd to say that be cause a boat is not licensed no responsibility attaches to the individual who crowds it with passengers, or that the owner is the only person of whom the law can take hold. That would indeed be giving an immunity to all unprivileged persons, and would operate as a premium upon the absence of those very qualifications required by law. If any doubt be entertained by the Company as to their power in such a case as this, which so strongly appeals rr sympathies, why are not such cases e dto to our e r Lord Mayo r ? Why a z e no t th e re f e boats which are found conveying crowds of children seized, and taken in carts to the Green-yard? I can tell you that I am willing to take the responsibility upon myself, and I shall most certainly give orders calculated to put an end to the inactive and negligent course by which such shocking disasters are occasioned. If the Watermen's Company cannot act in suck eases, of what Use are they?—Mr. Banyon said the Company had at one time a bye-law, which it was considered gave them the power of effe c tually re m edying the evil of which his Lordship complained, but a conviction under it had been quashed in the Court of Queen's Bench, and it was thus shown to be unavailable. The rules at present before the Court of Aldermen, how ever, would supply the existing defect, by enabling the Watermen's Company to punish, without the obligation to ascertain either name or number. At present nothing could bo done without legal proofs. The LORD MAYOR—Tho rules before the Court of Aldermen are to a different effect from that which you state. There is no difficulty in this matter at all. You have a right to presume that the man in the boat who exercises authority is the owner. Bring him here, I shall treat him as the owner. _ . Policeman (who seemed amazed)—l have not the money. Mr. GREENWOOD—Then you will go to prison for 21 days. He was then locked up, but the fine was paid soon after, and he was set at liberty. His discharge from the force will follow as a necessary consequence of convic tion before a magistrate. Mary Anne Mullins, a woman of the town, was charged with violently assaulting Bridget Allen of No. 24, Church street, St. Giles's. The prisoner was quarrelling with a poor woman named Sullivan, who is largely pregnant, on the previ ous evening. The complainant interfered, and begged the prisoner not to touch Mrs. Sullivan, on account of her delicate condition. The prisoner exclaimed with an oath, " If she had twenty within her, I would trample them out of her," and rushed towards Mary Sullivan. The complainant attempted to push her back, whereupon the prisoner seized her by the hair of the head, dragged her towards the kennel, and there threw her on the kerb-stone with so much violence that the unfortunate woman's collar-bone was broken. She was removed to the University Hospital, and conveyed from thence to the Court this morning. She appeared to be suffering much pain. Mr. GREENWOOD fined the prisoner 51., or two months' imprisonment. Mr. Banyon said the person who managed the boat that was swamped was a mere lad, who could not be the owner. _ _ The LORD MAYOR stated that he could easily get at the owner through means of the boy, and that it was monstrous to say that on an occasion of such public consequence, involving human life so fearfully, there was no present power of interfering. Mr. lianyon—With respect to the practice of taking numbers of children on board, that, my Lord, can be prevented with the assistance of the police. There are but three places in the City from which they can embark. The LORD MAYOR—So, we are to employ the police to do your duty ! No, no. The Watermen's Company must do their duty. Pray what proceedings have been adopted to regalate the sine of the wherries on the river? Mr. Banyon—We have a scale, and, according to the measurement, they are bound to carry no more than a certain number. The boat which was unfortunately swamped on Sunday last, was, as I said before, not li censed, but if it were licensed, it would not, according to our scale, be allowed to carry more than four persons. The LORD MAYOR—And she had on board fourteen poor children. lam convinced that not only are boats of the kind overloaded, but that boats ply on the river which aro not recognised by the. Act, Mr. Banyort—The boats which ply on the river about the City, are, I assure your Lordship, capable in every re spect. The old ones are almost entirely annihilated. There are few at all in existence. The boats used above bridge for amusement arc c e r tainly most dangerous, but we have no power over them at all. The Watermen's Com pany are most anxious to suppress so fatal an evil as that to which your Lordship's attention has been called, but they have no power at all except that under the 38th section of the Act, The Leta) MAYOR-,-In my opinion the wisest way will be to take all power out of their hands. It is cer tainly beyond the shadow of a doubt that they do not attend to the duty which has, amongst the obligations that influence it, the protection of the lives of our fellow they find are nt licenoed,•othei:Wise any creatures, '. theyhl.l are bonnd to seize lleqtl wlli o l l o per on may a 6 wh 4 t he pleases with a boat, provided hp do not hay p it licensed. The consequence 3 of neglect or inactivity in affairs of life and death are too serious to be made mere matters of conversation or n3enace, An end Must be put to such practices on the river as lead to irreparable calamities, and I shall take care to represent the circum stances to the Court of Aldermen, and to recommend to them to take all the power the Watermen's Company have out of their hands altogether. . _ .. _ ..._ _ Mr. Banyon stated to the Lord Mayor that he should her, lam surd you would do it. Pray forgive me, and do faithfully report his Lordship's impression upon the oblige me this once.—Yours, in great grief, NATIONAL BANK OilßELAsNhapre: The ninth annual general meeting of the ~4 subject to the Watermen's Company, and respectfully "To Chas. Dickens, Esq. " JOHN WALKER." withdrew. Fo urth letter: — " May 9, 18 44 . Ten able-bodied young women, who have been some . Sir,—fray holders in the National Bank of Ireland was 0 " S ray forgive my persecuting you this way, my wife yesterday, ' is danger ous ly ill, an d I h ave no t money t o b uy me di cine or in the Board-room of the Bank, 13,1" time inmates of the East London Union Workhouse, Old Broad-street. anything for her • pray forgive me this annoyance. I am were brought up, charged with having acted most riot- single-handed —not a soul to help me—like but one man on On the motion of T. LAMIE MURRAY, ESqt j* 6 ously. board a ship dismasted, water-logged, and every way so Ruding Esq., was called to the chair. Mr. Baylis, the chief of the guardians of the East crippled, that sink or starve I must, unless a friendly vessel ' London Union, stated that the guardians upon visiting heaves in sight and saves me. I implore you to hold out a C. RudinF, Esq. : , ui.,a,: a , pri l e N t r o e rs ob ‘N se .e r r l e 'ed p t r h e a se t n t t he :_ fo ei ll . owing Directors andirior: the house on Wednesday, found it in a most horrible friendly, a benevolent hand to me once more, and help inc . man ; T. L. Murray, Esq., Maurice 0 Connell, '-' 5 . 1 state of confusion and uproar. The prisoners, who had to administer to a wife who is ill indeed. lam most grate a place allotted to themselves, separate from that allotted tel for what you have done, beyond words to express.—Pray ' h James Meade E J. J. Keene, 1 ,5 1, pardon this ; it shall be the last annoyance from, Sir, your Robert Sutton un., Esq., Hon. Colonel Leicester Stan ho, sq., F o wler to the old and respectable inmates, had locked up the matron and assistant matron.in the room with them, and very grateful servant, " JOHN WALKER." i John Rawson, Esq., F. B. Renshaw, Esq. , 1 r wh ee e $ refused to let them out, and at the same time broke the I iftli letter : " Sunday, May 12. i Newsom, Esq., A. P. Johnson, Esq., W.,,L. " i — wo . "Sir, Did I not deem that I should he an . acoessory to my .: Esq., J. Wheeler, Esq., John Green, rAscl..k -c.a, table, and did other mischief, which could not be re- wife's death, — if I did not use every means in my power to paired under 41. They had commenced the row on Sun- save her, I would not again write to you. I have no rela- - ' ' " lee . E s q . ' ford) Charles Rule Esq Charles Biancorn, P'sl day morning, and actually kept it up until Wednesday, tion to apply to ; who then can I, but the stranger who has (Clonmel), H. M. Jones, Esq., J. L. W .,,, hee when it became necessary to call in the aid of the police. been my friend ? You class him among the common cases William King, Esq., E. J. Daniell, .r , gll. l4e n t r i a s rii The assistant matron, it appeared, had taken their that make appeal to you. Supposing so, an d l am one o f Baxter, &q., John Ranson, Esq. (ffitchin), 1 " breakfasts to the defendants, who sw ore they would not 500 poor wretches who are wrecked, and are floating down Maher, Esq., M.P., and J. B. Bacon, Esq. accept their victuals from the hands of a pauper ; and the stream of adversity, would you not hold out your hand The CHAIRMAN said he was happy the matron having subsequently gone into the room, all to n s • av i e me? My brother James was wrecked in the Baltic, Shareholders on this their ninth meeting, itn a 0 the girls moved towards the door, detained them in the u Inanity life, with others, was saved ie entirely through the hu pressed his regret that it should become his 'duty ~.. place, which they filled with most frightful screams, doing. y 'Tis a tr n i f e e , rs o , w w r h o o ok pe is ri a l deven their own lives in so take the in of the navoidable Pt, more exciting scene than a chair consequence alternated with filthy songs and choruses. familsuffering every privation at home • but is it a worse sence of the Governor of the Bank, Daniel O'C° The defendants—Well ! Thoy locked us up without scene? Look at n in '• le now, poverty, with four helpless Esq., M.P. c alled a fire. children, with a wife near dying, worn to death through want been Mr. N. S. KING, the Secretary, having er The LORD MAYOR—Fire ! What do you want with a and anxieties. I tell no untruth. Come and look at her CO / fire at this season ? The defendants—Why others have yourself—look at us all—inquire minutely into everything, on by the Chairman, read the advertisemen t it, and why should not we? We are as good as them. and you will find I have done all I could do to avert this. When ing the meeting. etarY t° to meet, e l . The matron said that fire was kept in the infirmary' my wife lies a corpse, and lam left with my children, it shall The CHAIRMAN then called upon the Seer ad 0 never be said they were left motherless th roug h th e supineness read the report, which was accordingly r ea d was in the rooms of the old people, to whose existence it of their father. Sir, you have depicted the horrors of misery follows , was necessary. a , nd , want , strongly—come and witness an illustration. The "— The defendants—They shove us our victuals in through tatner wuo, not long since, was goaded by misfortune and The Directors of the National Bank of Irelaadiliolarefero, a holb in the door, and why should we stand that? senting the ninth annual report to the ShilL e r k t . b . . failures in his appeal to the rich, and in desperation hurried The matron stated that their dinners had been handed his children untimely into eternity, following their shades to have to revert to the events which occurred au in o ult• into them through an aperture in the door, in conso- make retribution in another world, was not, in his circum- year 1842, and exerted so powerful an influenc e . to jar quence of their violent conduct, which was sufficient to stances, so badly off as I am—his wife was well—he had tating against the usual prosperity of the batuu"ii s iag deter anybody from approaching them. solicited alms of the rich in the City, and they were deaf to res t ge n era lly, by i n t er p os i ng a diffi cu lty in Tr u nder The LORD MAYOR sent the defendants to Giltspur. his appeal, though a pound or so would have saved him, and, pro fi ts equa l to t h ose w hi c h have b een o btained street Compter, to undergo the rigours of confinemeht perhaps, his soul ; when the deed was done they heaped gold more favourable circumstances. W ei there for fourteen days. in the lap of the poor, lone, bereft widow. Oh ! what pangs Th e continued depression in trade, and the callt.,„ i d CL:tRICENWELL. mu s t e ac h p i e c e h ave conveyed to her heart , to think, to know, that one of earth's baubles would have saved her hus- reduction in prices,_linve co-cyerated to limitocc the m a—,i ioo .. _ nolice-,-- band and her poor children. It is the curse of the world to like morbid cases—[the Magistrate here said, "Very true, it is so"]—this you know, Sir. I - ask you again, Sir, as a man —a fellow-creature--nothing more—in God's name to help me. At the year's end you will be as rich a man, and one thing certain, a better man, good as you may be. Grief drives me to this, not rudeness. "J. WALKER." Sixth and last letter:— "5, Mitre-street, Webber-street, Lambeth, Friday, May 17. "Sir,—My poor wife is dead, God rest her soul She is now in Heaven, I trust, for she was a good mother and a good wife. In few words, can you spare a few crumbs that fall from your table for my children. I shall be grateful. "Yours, in the lowest depth of misery, " To Chas. Dickens, Esq." "JOHN WALKER. Mr. Dickens said that upon the receipt of the letter last read, he caused inquiry to be instituted at the writer's re s►dence, with the view of ascertaining if the statement made to him was correct, and if it were so it was his intention to afford assistance; but it was discovered that the wife who, as alleged, was dead, was still living. Under these circumstances he had communicated to the Mendicity Society, in whose hands he placed all the letters now produced. It was painful to him to appear in such a matter as the present, but as a vast namber of applications for relief were continually forwarded to his residence, and having been fully satisfied that the statement with regard to the woman's death was a fabrica tion, he considered that he had no other alternative than that of coining forward. Mr. Sturm, the chief clerk to the Mendicity Society, proved that the letters were in the handwriting of the pri soner, and the latter admitted that such was the case. Wit ness had upon many occasions paid money to the prisoner, which had been sent for his use by Noblemen and other gentle men ; but latterly, in consequence of repeated applications made by him (prisoner) to various parties, he had not been encouraged. Witness, in reply to questions from the worthy Magistrate, Mr. Rawlinson, said that on the previous evening, between seven and eight o'clock, he went to 5, Mitre-street, and the door was opened by a child. The prisoner, who came down, led him into a back kitchen, and in answer to questions, he said he was in very great distress, so much so as to be total], - • for the resources of the Bank, and thereby u- t hose large amount of its means to be diverted fronl or channels whence the profits of the Compaq hale ally been derived in periods of greater prosperitl.....,ao The Directors have carefully watched the brjoir transacted during the past year, and have taken ' i bet tage of every opportunity of extending it, vi he :110 1 , ..! considered such extension to be saf e and beoe" c i e they feel confident, by a steady perseverance o course, together with a constant supervision affairs of the Bank, that the result will prov e tory to the Proprietors. a ,OO l The difficulty of finding employment for Inn„, ll : e tor s the low rate of interest obtained, induced the I ' l 4 in to reduce the annual dividend from 6 to 5 per e e " oc ,;o l ‘ adopting this measure their object has been t i) ,,, e the best interests of the Proprietors ; at the sn — nre sto" the Directors have to assure them that frora tb e ,.: o o i prospects of the Bank, they have a firm relia n— ve llie,.°' increasing prosperity, proportionate to the iniPr ° ' o f we that may take place in the trade and cominer ee country. b e eig le The Directors hope that no alteration g the Government in the laws relating W bn il i t eto; Ireland that can have a tendency to limit the bo ye.„' of accommodations which the joint-stock bank g iote rt i v present the power of affording to the respeeti" in that country, where the absence of private . to o has been one of the chief causes which have n . .. bs f o re tb the development of its resources, and it is thel'i,bio' more necessary that a sound and liberal sYstegu the ing should exist, and that no measures 0,000 adopted that would deprive the joint-stet& ton'alic, S 6 capability of meeting the requirements of the Par e 1 the effect would be to oppress the industry of tba cultural ad commrcial classes. It u now remains for the Directors to lay be ° Proprietors the usual statements of account :-- The undivided profits at Dec. 1842, were 4 ° £3l, 3 ''' ,g 1 4 18,219 9 49, 536 Deduct half-year's dividend for 0 Midsummer, 1843 XlO,5OO} 1 9,25 0 - . unable to procure even a scanty meal. Witness told him he thought it was a pity that his wife didn't take in needle work to help to support her family, when he said that she had been ill, but was now much better, and that she would soon get into employ. Upon the prisoner's admission that his wife was living, he (prisoner) was given into custody, and after ke was locked up, witness went back to the house, where he saw the wife and her four children, who were evi dently in very great distress. He gave the poor woman a trifle from his own pocket, and afterwards went to the station house, and afforded relief to the prisoner. lie had previously ascertained that the wife had really been very ill. Mr. Itiwurtsox (to Mr. Knyvett)—The prisoner has, no doubt, done wrong ; but here is a case of great distress, and that distress is proved out of the mouth of your own officer. After that, do you really wish me to commit this man ? Mr. Knyvett—No, Sir, I do not. Mr. RAWLINSON (to the prisoner)—What have you to say? Primer (after some hesitation, and in a faint tone of voice)—l wrote that last letter at the eleventh hour, when we were so badly off that I knew not what to do. I am sorry that I overstepped the truth in saying that my wife was dead, but my motive was good, as we had not a bit of bread to eat. I have been a clerk and accountant, and from the period of my losing my last situation I have not been able to support myself or my family. Mr. Rawiltirsox—You are evidently a man of good educe tion, but it cannot be denied, and even you admit it your self, that you have put forth a falsehood in your last letter to Mr. Dickens. Under all the circumstances you are dis charged, and I am very sorry you have been brought here. The poor man buret into tears, and before he quitted the Court several persons therein relieved him, for which he was truly grateful. Net profits for the year ending Dec. 1843 Do. do. do. do. Christmas 8,7503 ...........,..•'' i Leaving amount of undivided pro- 3 t fits at Dec. 1843 X30 ,26 60 0 0, There are now to be elected six Directors, ° y o vcie' four are in the room of A. P. Johnson, E, sc ii). Si c "; Newsom, Esq., T. B. Henshaw, Esq., and n ec l lc 0 man, Esq., whose seats at the Board art' vacP.„" viv he tation, and all of whom (excepting Mr. Rloo l _l - 4 0 W 4 " deceased) are candidates for the office, and elig"' bobs re-elected; and two in the room of Directors real The J. C. RUDING, Chs ; :;iltal The CHAIRMAN moved that the report be r,,, frr adopted, printed, and circulated among t" prietors. g a t ot M. RaNcom, in seconding the motion, - - ,.. ec torg he had great pleasure in finding that the D' o b o ° had been enabled to lay before the meeting agreeable state of their affairs. It was gra„ t l - 0 0, 4 eit find that so small an amount had been taken o° oo Pr' rest to pay the dividend. The amount taken ' t ee s, b ° rest was much less than, under the circumsta n had expected it would have been. jootis i l • The motion was then put, and carri e d unan nh osel l ' Mr. WHEELER then moved th a t A. P.A7, 0 0 Esq., Fowler Newsom, Esq., a n d F. B• ~ P h ; ret g Esq., whose seats at the Board were vacated wi ,„ tion, should be re-elected Directors. tobsif V The motion having been seconded, and po p , Chairman, was declared to be carried unanhVirtleti The CHAIRMAN said it had now become tr c kal to elect a Director in the room of S. 13 . '"LI I° 4 Esq., deceased. Charles Bianconi, been proposed by Edward Brenan, Esq., of Wate r ' and seconded by Sir Benj. Morris Wall, of f t he: o f Clomai os s pl e ford. Mr. Bianconi was known to InonY o f see!' personally, and to all of them by characte r ' a gentleman of great r es p ec t a bility and gl or tane" t i, and had been the artificer of his own tc b fi l a (Cheers)—so that he wou ld b e likely te c i to the greatest care over the interests eene' e r ejoin, trust. The Board of Directors would be a ( Au to receive Mr. Bianconi as a colleague, a i l d l ere , r e , mously recommended him to the Share h V t Ctrl would now at once put the question, Oi s e of Bianconi, Esq., of Clonmel, be e lected ei t . i lrelo ll Board of Directors of the National Bank °A. in the room of S. P. Rickman, Esq., dece ase d , ¢ i f. v The question having been put, : noe l The CHAIRMAN declared that Mr. ni° or unanimously elected a Director. Mr. BIANCONI felt much obliged the 11 : 4 ° for yet 6 0 conferred upon him by the Proprietors a tat c w however, that they had imposed upon h il t, t o i ti 11 the performance of which he felt that b e - c le1 0) a quate. He would, however, use his best r'--ad I l e to merit the honour which they had confer' .0 liv him. dea by' tb . On the motion of Mr. WHEELER, Sea/ o tO to , JOHN GREEN, of *Wexford, a vote of ti nl o gree (l t ho Chairman and Directors was unaniraousl The CHAIRMAN briefly returned than ks `' meeting broke up. ...... OP - - - We ri l°l We regret to state that the Hon. C harle s yes te re o, youngest son of Lord Wharncliffe, eXPir ed lo ors t , gr of morning at the house of his brother in GK.° d oe deo' He was 34 years of age, and married to 6 . 41 01 1 ,v the Duke of Rutland, by whom he had se °° ,!,:as S. of , v5...-_,os ; i THE NEW SPORTING NOVEL BY , he F - : „ 0 ,' This novel, which is announced as 0 11 : si tteo;ree t , making its appearance, will attract grs" . o W: c ite', only on account of its being the productl ° % s ity elool v sporting writer of the day; but the arl o hist 0 0 . 0 0 1 , towards it will be doubled by the alleged i l t c draeint e' every character introduced into the story'. 1 ,!,, bl O . Ol O actual life, and will probably be recogel a c Tieshr t e Is,', those who have moved in the s p o rting isSs iu ton:, circles during the last twenty years,_ w,, c ,d e defo g the period comprised in the novel of " 11 ). to ctif e ,,,is0 The narrative itself, too, which takes the . 1 "1: si atiSpoi of an autobiography, is said to depict tn.! itr y en 0 ° varied career of an individual of no 0rdp_', 49 ,,,„,00 celebrity, who still occupies a conspicuo,T„ed et Pi'Sore turf, and whose absence from the Grand b l ' es i a log on the " Derby Day" would portend Wi ll than a change in the odds: of La i l BIBTITS. , On the 10th inst., at Curry Rive% Seine rnet dk the Rev. C. S. Grueber, of a daughter. the On the 20th inst., at Hendon, Midd lesex ' lill frile ..,,, Hall, Esq., Madras Civil Service, of a son. wo eteh r On the 20th inst., at Mells Rectory, S° ...AIL -' wife of the Rev. Robert Thorp, of a son. Mrs . pa ge On the 20th inst., at Mold, Flintshire, v , - man, of a daughter. .1 • 10 01 ' son O , n E t s h q e . , 2 o l f s t t w in in s e t . ., at Hampstead, the l a dy ° J.G ose:, On the 21st inst.. Mrs. Stone, of Ch ri st 's ,_. Loll On the 21st inst., at St. James's-peut‘" 0° Vesey, of a son. Kenning ton Kenai dobi p e t i e: Mrs.O n Frederick r l i s e t k inst., Devon,at o fa d South-place , augh the AU On the 21st inst., at Kennington, Esq., of a son, still-born. , of a itdi. On the 21st inst., at Brixton, Mrs. the 011 erod e' wholoe, 'MAIM 13 ~ T On the 22d inst., at Clapton,lMErs..E. RY'el: On the 19th inst., at St. Pancras .08__., sp aritt .. 001 . Moore, of the Botanical Gardens, Ref !_u_ i ' la te Joni' bf Elizabeth Hoystrop, second daughter a le" ~,.d Sa l ta , strop, of Kentish-town. 10 rat* late daughter of the late Francis Brace, _.! Tioninintgt:e Esq.,st inst., B in an t s h te e ad ko S y ll a rra i isi l a ' T E s , , dVi th7o 4ll ; Solomon Sawrey, Esq., of Bloomsbury -A l ijog• On the 15th inst., at the BritisEhl; ------- __- t t he MED. r-stree , Manley, Esq., M.D., to Ellen, eldest d u a s u r g o, Londo n ' e :ed 76 ' a tba `"- nibaeleif;r 0 f the f l e w late '" Mr. Charles Abbott , lit er On the 9th inst., Charles o 0 i n i ti the iset sut 2 ah 2 rt d i ill‘s i rt t o l . s ,r t t3 . l , lery i . n , oa L gli o eN w .de r ei t. Ga date i o . s e s v , t 016 meter's-office, Tower-street. , r ogei o° l On the 18th inst., at Colchester, M ar a, 13 o f of the late Samuel Daniell, Esq. a i n g Cheah lini 'Ve 44 ~,, James Edmonton, Middlesex. Mr. 1 , '"" of On the 20th inst., Ann, the wife of ElOiznabteit'lei, 19th third inst., dag hatterLoiftttleheGuetremEdwArdficael.so Gre fe" Jacob, of Powell-street, King-sq Fe. , iii - r. J a mes On the 21st inst., Anne, the wife of 0. Charlotte-street, Bedford-square. London : Printed and Published by BiCBDO I. 24. 10, nific* " Of No, 112, Strand, Printer, at Ths Ss* 0011 Strand, in the Precinct o f the Savoy, Bluldlens, Thursday, gay 23, 1644' week to week—they (the speakers) were left, as it were, to guard the fortress of free trade, and to take as much care as lay in their power that it sustained no damage in the absence of their friends, but to give I it up to them in safety when they came back, as he trusted they would, with triumph ringing in their ears, and with the gratulations of their friends in the metropolis for the victory which, through their exer tions, had been obtained. The question of free trade was now, for the first time, brought clearly before a county constituency in South Lancashire. The great battle they were now fighting in South Lancashire was plainly and broadly one of free trade on the one hand, and of monopoly on the other. They asked for the verdict of the electors of that district ; and if it should be given in their favour, it would be a more encouraging triumph than any which they had achieved, and if they failed, the failure would only give them renewed vigour and fresh determination to return to the conflict in other counties. He had seen in the Times of that morning the report of a speech which had been delivered by Mr. Entwisle, one of the candidates for South Lancashire, and in that speech the Hon. Gentleman said that trade had reached its utmost limits. The poor man seemed to lament the magnitude of the trade of the country. He complained that it was enormous. Why, a giant's constitution required a giant's food. Was not the population of the country enormous? Did it not in crease at the rate of nearly a thousand a day ? Was not the taxation of the country enormous ? And if the monopolists would start such expressions, was not the rent enormous ? and the imposition of taxes upon the people's food, for the enhancement of that rent, the most enormous of all ? Why, it was a strange dis covery this wonderful overgrowth of trade. Whero did they find it ? Did they find it in South Lan cashire ? The shopkeers complained that their trade had grown so enormous that they did not know how to enlarge their establishments sufficiently, and that they were quite distressed to find out in what way to apply their surplus profits and enormous gains. Mr. Entwisle did not al:yolutely express a wish to have trade limited, although it was to that which his argument tended. That gentleman argued that all other interests should be subservient to one interest, which he considered the most important in the coun try. How absurd was this, and how ridiculous was it for any person to say that one portion of the com munity was more important than another. It was like the folly of the fiddler who had hurt both his foot and his hand, and whose constant cry to the medical at tendant was, " Doctor, never mind my foot, that is of no consequence ; but, cure my hand, take care of my hand," until, at last the doctor, wearied by this con stant importunity, cried out, " Why, you fool, you enormous fool, if your foot should be mortified, what will become of your hand."—(Laughter.) Let the landlords of the country learn a lesson from that old story. It should teach them that they are dependent on the multitudes as much as the multitudes are de pendent upon them. Let them look to the daily oc currences arising out of destitution and want, which attracted the attention of the inhabitants of this metropolis let them consider how fre quent were the instancess of poor creatures driven to despair by the absence of the means of em ployment, seeking relief in self-destruction. Let them consider, that in this metropolis a poor creature had been found guilty of being destitute, and was condemned at first to death, but subsequently to transportation, for the crime of being driven to des peration. It was for this that agricultural protection was maintained. Chemists told them, that in the human blood there was a certain quantity of iron, and that it must be extracted from the blood ; and they also affirmed, that out of the veins of forty men sufficient iron could be produced to make a plough share. If such a ploughshare could be obtained, it ought to be preserved as the crest of the " Agricul tural Protective Society."—(Cheers and laughter.) The aristocracy of this country were not as the ancient nobility of the land were. They were now titled tradespeople. The Duke of Richmond com plained of the operation of Peel's tariff upon his salmon streams in Scotland. He said that he had lost 2,0001. per annum by being obliged to reduce the lease to the rental of those salmon streams. Well then, if this were the case, the people of this country, in their consumption of salmon, had been plundered of 2,0001. a year by this coroneted fish monger.—(Cheers and laughter.) The Morning -Herald, about a week ago, commenced an article by stating, that in a county not sixty miles from London, viz., Suffolk, there had been more than fif teen incendiary conflagrations ; and they said, under these circumstances, that it was not a time to rest in contented indolence. They then went on to quote from a pamphlet entitled " A Remedy for some of the Evils under which the Country Labours." This pamphlet was written to show that while the habita tions of cottagers in various agricultural villages had diminished, that between the year 1801 and 1831, in five parishes in the county of Bucking ham, the number of families had increased by 129, while the cottages had decreased by 41. In three parishes in Cambridgeshire the families had increased 166, while the dwellings had been reduced by 18. In seven parishes in Hampshire, there had been an ad dition of 248 families, and a diminution of 124 houses. In five parishes in Sussex the families were increased by 62, while the houses diminished by 59; and the general result of a very cursory glance over six counties showed that in 1801, 2,551 families were accommodated in 2,375 houses, leaving only 16 families to seek a share of the habitations of others. while in 1831 the families had increased to 3,307, and the dwelling-houses had been reduced to 2,041, leav ing 1,266 families to share the shelter of others. These parishes, it would be recollected, were all in agricultural counties. They had often heard of the cry which was first raised as a signal of plunder— " War with the palaces." That cry was, to his mind, not half so disgusting as the cry of " War on the cottages for the benefit of the palaces." Accord ing to the Morning Herald, 15 incendiary fires had occurred within two months. Now, he understood it was common to go from the metropolis to keep Whit suntide, and that custom referred to that sacred event of which they were told that tongues of flame de scended from heaven to earth. This, however, had been reversed in the present day, for tongues of flame were seen ascending from earth to heaven—(Hear, hear)—and they pleaded eloquently of the wrongs, the sufferings, and the destitution of that mute peasantry. It was the object of the Anti- Corn-law League to remedy these evils. The League could not fall, or if it did fall, it would fall like Samp son, grasping the pillars of truth—(Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then announced that another meeting would be held on Wednesday next. The meeting then separated. PEEL AND THE CURRENCY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR—If any amount of ignorance among our legislators, and of apathy among the millions to whose dearest interests those legislators are blindfold, could astonish a reflect ing being, he would be thunderstruck with amazement at the currency plan of the Premier, with whom Providence for our sins has cursed us, and the indifference of his victims to their coming fate! To a person capable of combining three ideas, it is obvious that the plan of the mountebank. who is so fond of inter fering with the life-blood and vital air of our commerce (the currency), is framed with one object only—that of driving us (as far as pernicious legislation can do It) to the , use of a metallic currency—thus carrying, yet further, the murderous effect of his measures of 1819. It is clear that if the amount of circulation should require to be extended, in consequence of a revival and extension of trade, it can be effected, according to the Peel plan, only by the importation of more gold. Now, dismissing for a moment the consideration of the evil of having to part with ten or twenty millions of our goods simply to provide ourselves with an increased quantity of the mere machinery by which ex changes are effected (all that the circulating medium does), ' let us consider the consequences of this increased demand for gold. Even Sir It. Peel may be aware that an increased demand enhances price. Now, If we desire to import many mullions of bullion, it is clear that its price will rise above the statute price; the inevitable result will be, that all paper will be driven in—the issuers will be required to liquidate it in gold at the statute price ; and the original holders of the notes will take the gold so obtained into the market, and sell it to the importer at an advanced price. Look to the consequences. The note issuers being drained of specie in this way, will take care to issue no more ; their business will be stopped ; but this will be a mere bagatelle to the effect on the issuers of bills of exchange. Gold will bo required in payment (for the bankers, of course, will issue no more notes), and the whole mass of specie in the empire would not pay one-third part of these bills 1 Is the lunatic who is about to stop the whole trade of Great Britain aware of this fact Yours always, COMMON SENSE. A deputation, including Sir John Walsh, Mr. Price. and Mr. Maynors, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday. To INVALIDS.--In cases of indigestion, loss of ap petite, and general debility, even where the muscular power is lost, and it is vain to expect relief from medi cine, the highly nutritious essence of turtle cannot be too strongly recommended; it infuses fresh life to the body, and thereby affords nature an opportunity of ex ercising all her powers to overcome the disease. It also makes a tureen of mock turtle not distinguishable from the real, at one-tenth the usual expense; and with game, poultry, and made dishes, it is infinitely more delicious than anything that ever yet appeared on an English table. Prepared solely by M. De Barre, many years - cook to his late Majesty Louis XVIII., 26, Nassau-street, Middlesex Hospital, and sold by Mrs. Lawton, 8, Rath bone-place, price 4s. Gd., Bs., and 215.; the 51. cases con tain six guinea bottles. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—A. WO NDERFUL CURE OF AN OLD SEA CAPTAIN'S BAD LEa, By .lames, of tho OLLOwAv a Orwr. H M ENT AND PlLLS.—Captain lying at Limehouse, was lately cured of brig Amity, lying ri fifteen years' standing , e , in which there were t went y -g Qf ul cers. He had previously been laid up at hom ee on crutches for two years. To make the matter wo rse , h e w as nearly eaten up w ith scurv y , which the p ills, how ever, soon eradicated from the blood. Soldiers and sailors find these medicines the finest remedy in the world, as they heal all ulcers and wounds, while the pills remove every scorbutic humour and impurity from the blood.—Sold at Professor Rplloway's Establishment, 244 Strand (where. advice may ho had gTatis)i and by almost all respectable Chemists throughout civilised FORESTALLING AND REGRATING. On the motion of Mr. LABOUCHERE, the Forestalling and Regrating Prevention Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 3d of June. BANK CHARTER. Mr. GREENE brought up the report on the Bank Charter Act, which was received. The reso lutions were then agreed to; and a Bill founded on them was ordered to be brought in. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Five o'clock. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE EVENING PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. STANDARD.—We have hitherto said nothing of the Prince de Joinville's pamphlet, for a reason that may not be peremptory with all critics, but which is always so with us—we have not seen the work. Foreign poli tical pamphlets rarely find their way to this country very rapidly, and we are not aware that the Prince de Joinville's pamphlet has been republished here, either in the original or in a translation, proof that they who are the best judges in the case (the booksellers) do not think that such a work would excite any very consider able interest—proof, too, that the Paris journal, La France, is somewhat mistaken in its suggestion that the publication in question has given umbrage either to the people or the Government of this country. We men tion the fact of our not having seen the pamphlet, how ever, merely as our excuse for having said nothing about it. As some of the French journals have been so good, nevertheless, as to provide for us the feelings with which Englishmen ought to peruse the opinions of the gallant author, and as these feelings are not such as we should like to have imputed to us, let us offer such judgment as we can of a book that we have never read, and of which we bare seen only a few meagre extracts. In the first place, then, let us with candour own that we are prejudiced judges. Nothing proceeding from any member of the family of the King of the French can be indifferent to us. Mankind owe too much to the incomparable Prince, who has taught lessons of such important and salutary effect as the union of perfect liberty with perfect order in his own kingdom, and the greatness and happiness of France conciliated with the peace of Europe, not to owe a deep debt of gratitude to him and to all descended from him. Having acquitted conscience by this confession of prejudice, let us proceed to our task. The Prince de Joinville is a Frenchman, a sailor, and he is young; but he would be no true son of Louis Phillip° if he did not love France before all other countries—no true sailor if he did not feel that the great ness and happiness of his country is intimately con nected with the strength and glory of her marine, scarcely could he be a high-born and high-spirited youth if he was not an enthusiast for his country and his profession. We assume, then, that the object of the Prince is to place the marine of France upon the best possible footing. This at least ought to be his object, if he is worth anything. Now, even if our interests and wishes were different from what they are, we must respect the pursuit of this object by a French sailer Prince. But whether we get credit in France for the saying, or do not, we shall be easily believed in England when we say, as we do with perfect sincerity, that we are as willing as any French man can be to see the marine of France placed upon the best possible footing. We live in a remarkable era, an era blessed far beyond any of which we read in history—an era when, so far from nations and princes tiring of peace, as they used to do, peace becomes more precious and more endeared to all by every hour of its continuance. Of this happy state of peace, not merely in fact but in wish, the strength of nations, duly proportioned to their rank, is the great bond, because it takes away . from neighbours and rivals all temptation to insult or injure—let us add, it relieves the nation themselves from the assaults of that defensive pride which often makes collective bodies as well as individuals tetchy and quarrelsome, because, thinking themselves weak upon some point, they fancy themselves despised. Now, France is a great and gallant nation, and she is a maritime nation, and therefore she ought to have a great and gallant marine to hold her in her proper sphere—to protect her from insult—may we not say, also, recollecting what occurred in 1840, from falsely supposing herself insulted where no offence is intended ? From the side of England, as we firmly believe, neither France nor any other country need ever fear aggression or insult, except in the case of some mad man occupying the throne, and the nation going mad with him—events not likely to occur, but still events which, as they are possible, may be guarded against by our neighbours without giving any just occasion of jealousy. It is not from England alone, however, that France might invite insult by neglecting her navy ; exposed without defence to the attack of England, France would be ab solutely weaker, how good and friendly soever the dispo sitions of England might be, as we trust they always will be good and friendly towards France. Other nations might fall into the delusion by which, unhappily, too many Frenchmen are possessed, and fancy that, as we should wish for thehumiliation of the neighbouring king dom, we would, sooner or later, co-operate in any at tack they might make upon her. And thus we should be, against our will, dragged into a war. We do not, however, wish for the humiliation of France. We would not put out the other eye of Europe, and deeply should we regret to see France descend one iota from her relative position in Europe ; but that position she cannot maintain without a powerful navy. So far, then, we go heart and hand with the Prince de Join ville. But the Prince, it would appear, illustrates his argument by a frequent reference to the naval wars of France and England, and by the opportunities to attack us on our own soil afforded by steam-navigation. As respects the first, we ask by what wars, if not by the naval wars of France and England, could the Prince illustrate his subject ? What enemy worthy of her arms, except:England, has France encountered at sea for 150 years ? The other topic is one to which we will not refer here minutely ; but we have ourselves too often spoken of the necessary effect of the intro duction of steam navigation upon a war between the two countries—certainly without the most dis tant purpose of offending Frenchmen—to quar rel with the Royal French sailor for follow ing the same line ; though he arrives, by that line, at a Conclusion very different from that to which it has con ducted us j but be it so ; the more that France confides in that solid strength which she owes to her present Sovereign's government, the less danger of her rashly provokieg, or being rashly- provoked, to a war. But if war should come—distturtclk the day—England may confide in her high destiny and unconquerable people ; and though war he possible, it shall' not make us less kindly disposed to cultivate the friendship that happily exists, or to terminate that friendship in any ungenerous s pirit, And we would be disposed, in the possible but most improbable event to address the Prince of Joinville in the words of old " Bell-thesCat " " We have our sons in yonder field, Anti if you meet them under shield, Upon them bravely do your worst, And foul fall him that blenches first." GLOBE.---The South Lancashire election is gradually drawing to itself an amount of interest far greater than any single contest has excited—that for the City of Lon don, perhaps, excepted—since the general election on the result of which the fate of the Melbourne Cabinet was known to hang. Ruth parties are putting forth their utmost energies ; and both express themselves as confident of triumph. At a distance so considerable from the scene of contest, it would be rain for us to in dulge in predictions, which the result may show to have been delusive. The vacant seat was filled by a Conser vative, whose majority, it is true, was small. A large portion of the constituency at the close of the poll had not voted ; and of these, it is said, the majority are of Liberal politics. The registration has also been carefully attended to ; and a large number of Tory voters have been removed from the registry. Thus far the advantages are on the side of the Liberal candidate ; and justify the strong expectations entertained by Mr, Brown a sup porters, of returning him to Parliament by a decided majority. We heartily wish that their most sanguine hopes may be realised, and that the " heavy blow and discouragement" which the monopOlists sustained by the defeat of Mr. Baring in London may be followed by Mr. Entwisle's rejection in South Lancashire. The unequivocal expression of public opinion in the metropolis in favour of commercial freedom, has, doubt less, very materially , aided the cause of free trade, both in the country, and in the Cabinet. Lot South Lan cashire, the centre of the manufacturing interests, merge, every minor political distinction in the one great essen tial for maintaining Britain's commercial posi tion, on which the interests of every class of the community depends and the Ministry will be compelled to relax, or entirely remove, the existing restrictions upon commerce, or will be driven to resign their posts to those who will have the honesty and firmness of purpose to do so. While the battle between the two candidates will be mainly fought on the ground of the great cninmer cial controversy—Free, or Restricted, Trade—there are questions relating to Educational systems, and to Reli gious Freedom, which will have considerable influence upon the Woleyan Methodists, and the other denomina tions of Dissenters with South Lancashire abounds. The Factory Education Bill of Sir 4. Prtthaip i as it struck alike at the educational institutions orthp Wesleyans and those of the regular Dissenters, brought thesete they hnaud ever mero been eaenntl atany former powerful r b m ti bodies period int o into cl o f stehroai their n i nj oy h r an e The Sunday and day schools of the Wesleyans are their distinguishing glory, as a connexion. They , are the nurseries of their system—the seminaries of their societies ; in which the younger members of their body 4rp initiates! into the doctrines, and prepared for the perfOralal4Co of tttP shitties t Pertainwhich to the sound MARYLEBONE. Yesterday John Walker, a man about 45 years of age, was charged with having attempted to obtain money from Mr. Charles Dickens (Boz), Devonshire-terrace, New-road, by means of false and fraudulent representations. The prisoner seemed in great distress of mind, and, in the course of the in quiry, he frequently shed tears. Mr. Dickens, on being sworn, deposed that he had received a number of letters sibmed " John Walker," the first of which set forth that the writer was suffering from want, and that he should be thankful for any assistance ; the said com munication bore the address, 9, Upper Crown-street, West minster. and in order to satisfy himself of the truth of the ap plicant's statement, he sent his brother to make inquiries, the result of which was, that he (Mr. Dickens) forwarded by his servant to the prisoner a sovereign and a suit of clothes. After this he received another letterin the same handwriting, stating that the applicant was in arrear thirteen weeks' rent, at 4s. per week, and that unless the demand was immediately satisfied, lie and his family would be turned into the street. Upon this appeal he (Mr. Dickens), who had never seen the writer, sent him cash to enable him to pay the landlord, and soon afterwards he received an acknowledgment. Mr. RAWLINSON—Are either of the letters you have alluded to here ? Mr. Dickens—They are not, Sir, I cannot find them, but there are a number of others in the same hand writing, which have been addressed to me, and they are here, in the possession of Mr. Knyvett, of the Mendicity Society. Mr. Knyvett, who is Secretary of the Institution referred to, produced them, and they were read in regular order, with regard to this dates, by the lliagistrate. " No. 9, Upper Crown-street, Westminster, March 30, 1844. " Sir,—How can I return you thanks to your silent yet truly emphatic reply to my request? Words are but a poor conveyance of my feelings and the extent of my gratitude. Allow me to acknowledge the receipt of the sum of 21. 125., by the hands of your servant, ;yesterday evening, with which I immediately discharged my rent, and by so doing, through your kindness, removed a rock that must have crushed me to pieces. Can I possibly do anything in return, such as copying? I shall be most happy, if but to show you in a I trifling way how truly thankful am to you. Pray do not hesitate trying me. With my wife's most grateful thanks as well, I remain, Sir, your ever obliged and obedient servant, " To Chas. Dickens, Esq. " JOHN WALKER." The second letter was dated from 5, Mitre-street, Webber street, Lambeth, May 3, 1644. It was a lengthy epistle, commencing with an expression of gratitude for the kind as sistance afforded him, and through which he was enabled to remove to his present abode, a small house, at the rental of two guineas per month. He had let off a portion of the dwelling, and he had no doubt of being able ultimately to get on, if he could obtain 54, as many things were required to ba purchased, viz., a water-butt, &c. He concluded by assuring Mr. Dickens that if he would be security to a loan society for the sum alluded to, he should be truly grateful ; or if he (Mr. Dickens) would be kind enough to advance the amount, he should be punctually repaid at the rate of 1/. per month, If he could not in this Instance be befriended, he must sink again. Mr. Dickens said that upon the receipt of the letter just read, he sent a reply, to the effect that he could not assist the writer any further. A third letter ran thus : " Pray de nRt be angry with me fbr again writing to ygo, but had patience to listen to me for another moment. Last night I thought my wife would have died —overcome with fatigue and anxiety, she miscarried, her pains were dreadful, and I thought every moment would have been her last. If you are a married man you can sympathi ae w ith me —if you are not, your inagln4t ; or4 roust picture to you a night of Rrroy.. 44ge ; lu addition to this, w ith w h at 4Wness I read your note, and its effect on my poor wife, from whom I could not conceal it, it being delivered in her presence in the bed-room, by one of my boys. Although I know you must be overwhelmed with applications from the needy and miserable like myself, and you have given me a denial, my peculiar situation compels me to break through all common bounds, and ask you, or rather implore you, once again to be my friend. Will you send me a couple of sovereigns for a short time, and I promise most faithfully, sacredly, I will return them to you. I shall be eternally grateful -to you, and 80 will my poor vflfsf,. C 9,41 T.og set • COURT OF SEWERS. _ - - - - A special meeting of the Court of Sewers for the City and Liberty of Westminster and part of the County of Middlesex, was held on Tuesday, at the Sewers'-office, Greek -street, Soho. T. L. Donaldson, Esq., took the Chair at twelve o'clock. The Court was made special for the purpose of receiv ing and considering the report of the surveyors as to wkether the line of arch adopted for the main line of the Ranelagh sewer, in Gloucester-road, Paddington, be the best for the purpose, and detailing the causes which have led to the necessity of rebuilding, with any other cir cumstances attending the failure of the sewer. Captain Gaunt, the Chairman of the Commissioners of Sewers for the Tower Hamlets, was sworn in a Com missioner. Upon the suggestion of the Chairman a Special Court was ordered to be summoned for Tuesday next, for the purpose of considering the report of the surveyors as to the covering in the King's Scholars' Pond sewer. The surveyors of the Court presented their additional report with respect to the Ranelagh sewer, in Gloucester road, Paddington, from which it appeared that, after oening thirty feet and sixty f ee t o f t h e li ne, they were clearly of opinion that the accident that had taken place was attributable to the wall not being properly backed up, and to the bad materials used. Mr. DOWLEY, the principal surveyor of the Court, suggested, at the conclusion of the report, that the work should be inspected by some persons of the highest pro fessional reputation, in order that they might give their opinion as to the present state of the works, and the best means of remedying the accident that had taken place. Mr. HAWKINS, the last appointed assistant-surveyor to the Court, stated that he had put his name to the report because he understood that he was called upon to do so by the regulations of the Court. He wished, how ever, to make some short explanation to the Court, in order that they might understand the precise situation in which he stood. Not having been an officer of the Court at the time at which the sewer was built, he could not speak with such certainty as to the cause of the acci dent as Mr. Dowley and Mr. Doull, who had superin tended the erection of the works. After some discussion, it was determined that Mr. Hawkins should be at liberty to withdraw his name from the report that had just been read, and should make a separate report of his own. Mr. Hawkins then retired, and 'in th© course of an hour he returned to the Court with a report of his own drawing up, which stated that he attributed the accident principally to the gradual subsiding of the ground upon which the sower was built, together with the extremely bad backing that had taken place of the walls. lie considered that the execution of the building was not of that sound character which a work of such importance and such magnitude required. On the motion of Mr. LESLIE, both reports, together with the 35 sections that had been made of the defalca tion in the sewers, were ordered to be printed. Several of the officers of the Court were then exa mined, among whom were Mr. Dowley, Mr. Bell, Mr. Donll, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. Philips, as to the state of the works, and from their evidence it appeared most dis tinctly that the tio"alcations that had taken place in the sewer were attributable, not to anymalformation of the sewer, but to the inferior workmanship and materials. that had been used in it. The last witness, Mr. Philips, stated that a more slovenly or disgraceful piece of 'workmanship he had never seen turned OE by any person in his life. If the walls had been properly backed up they would never have given way. There were only 50 bricks in the arch, whereas there ought to have been 54. Mr. BIRD, the - contractor for the Company, said it would be impossible to put so many bricks into the arch. After some discussion, Mr. CUMBERLEDGE moved that notice should be given to Mr. Bird, the contractor, of the failure of the sewer in Gloucester-road, and that the Court held him re sponsible, and expected to receive from him an imme diate prop6sal for its restoration. He was afraid if they did not hold Mr. Bird responsible on the present occa sion, they would have their works very inefficiently per ' formed in future. He thought Mr. Bird ought to come forward, and say ho was sorry for the failure, and was willing to take his part in rectifying the matter. Mr. LESLIE seconded the motion. M. LE BRETTON moved, as an amendment, that two eminent civil engineers should be called in, and examine and report on the state of the sewer. Mr. MARRIOTT seconded the amendment. Mr. WILLOUGHBY supported the motion of Mr. Cumberledge. Ile thought the circumstances that had been brought forward were overwhelming to call upon the Court to give notice to the contractor. After some observations from Mr. Harrison, Mr. F. Byng, and Mr. Hawkes, the Court divided, when there appeared— For the amendment Against it ll Majority against the amendment The Court again divided upon the original motion, when there appeared— For the original motion Against it Majority for the original motion —7 The original motion of Mr. Cumberledge was, con sequently, carried. The Court then adjourned till Tuesday, the 28th inst Tho model ship, intended for the practice of the hays in front of the Royal Hospital Schools, at Greenwich, le now completed, and punted aoas to become a real ornament. 1