The Sun. — London, England, 1844-05-07 00:00:00

In 3 vols.. gat STO.. .. ti C, D. , Is - - RAELI'S " CONINGSBT i OR, ' ..... TEM NEW GENERATION," WILL az PULISHED IN THE COURSE OF THE PRESENT WEEK. 'V Orders received by all Booksellers. Hoary Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. Now reedy, in one handsome volume, Bvo., with Portraits, 151. bound, THE MILITARY ANNUAL, For 1844. By the luthor of " The Artillerist's Mutual," &c. " This work is a stors-house of treasure connected with the achieve mats of• our military forces. It abotuads in valuable information ^dative to all branches of the service, to the members of which we heartily recommend it. It holds oat every prospect of becoming permanently beneficial, instructive, and amusing, to the British array."—trnited Service Gazette. Henry Colburn, Publisher, 13, Great Marlborough-street. THIS EVENING. MAY 7 Will be performed Donizetti's Opera, entitled L'ELISIR D'AMORE. Adina, Madame Persian' ; Gi anne tta, Madame Bel. Ifni ; Nemorino, Sig. Corelli ; Belcore, Sig. F. Lablache ; sad Dr. oulcamara, Sig. Lablache. To conclude with the Grand Ballet of ONDINE. Principal Characters by Mlles. Cerito, Sche&r, runkot, Ferdi. nand. Sayville, and Frassi. and Messrs. Perrot. blontassu, and St.iLeen. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Sox. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Signer FORNASARI has the honour to inform the Nobßay, Sub- IS scribers to the Opera, the Friends, and the Public, that H BENEFIT will take place en THUR SDAY NEXT, May 9, when will be performed Herold's Chef d'ceuvre, ZAMPA. Camilla, Madame Persiani; Bits, Madame Benin! ; Zamit iot tir nor Fornasari (his flr.t appearance in this character) ; Signor Coreili Daniel Capuzzi, Signor Lablache ; and Dan. 4 c l a Signor Lablache (his first appearance in this character). After which, the Second Aet of NORMA, by Madame Grist, Itldlle Favanti, Signor Lablache ' and Signor Mario. To conclude with the Grand Ballet, In Six Tableaux, by M. Perrot, entitled ONDINE, su, LA NAIADE. The Scenery by Mr. W. Grieve. The music composed by tenor Prineipaleharacters by Mdlle. Cerito, Mdlie. Scheffer, Mille. Fer dinand, Mdlle. Plunket , Mdlle. B arville, and Mdlle. Adelaide Frani ;M. Perrot, M. Mentassu, and M. St. Leen. Applications for Boxes, Stalls, and Tickets to be made at the Box Office, Opera Colonnade. Doors open at Seven. The Opera will commence at Half-past Seven. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. THIS EVENING, MAY, 7, there will be NO PERFORM ANCE„ owing to the necessity of a Night Rehearsal for the Ballet. TO-MORROW EVENING, MAY 5, Will be repeated A New Grand Opera, entitled THE BRIDES OF VENICE. Count Alberto , Mr. W. Harrison ; Count Ono floran2o, Mr. Bot Tani; Heinle, Mrs. Alfred Shaw; Geraldo, Mdlle. Alberta:xi ; Francesca, Miss Romer. To conclude with the revived Grand Fairy Ballet, entitled THE nuvoLr OF THE HAREM Mahomet, Mr. Howell; Ismael, sllvain ; Myssouf, Mr. W. H. Payne , Zulma, Mdlle. Lucile Grahn ; Zelika, Mdlle. Clara Webster ; The Genius of the Harem, Madame Olubilel. .1. 6d. ; Upper Circies of Boxes 50., D r ess Boxes 74., Second Price 3 Second Price Ss. ; Pit Se , Second Price Qs.; Middle Gallery 2a., *ea Price la. ; Upper Gallery ls., Second Price 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. MR. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, LESS EE. THIS EVENING, MAY 7, Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled USED UP. Sir Charles Coldstream Bart, Mr. Charles Mathews; Sir Adonis Leech, Mr. Tilbury ;.Wurzle, Mr. James Bland; Mary, Miss Julia Xennett; Lady Clutterbuck, Mrs. Humby. Alter which, a New Comic Drama, entitled GRIST TO THE MILL. Marquis de Richeville, Mr. Charles Mathews; Francine, Madame Vestris. To be followed by a New, Original, Occasional, and Local Extra. oaganza, founded on Fact, entitled THE DRAMA AT HOME; or, An Evening with Puff. Principal Characters by Mr. C. Matbews, Mr. J. bland, Mr. Caul fi eld, ars. Glover, Miss P. Horton, aud Miss Lee. To conclude with a New Farce, entitled LOVE IN A SACK. Tickets and Places to be had of Mr I. T. Archer, at the Box office. from Ten till Five. • PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. LESSEE. Mr. J. M. MADDOX. THIS EVENING, MAY 7, Will be performed LA SONNAMBULA. Amina, Mies Grant; Liza, Mies E. Honner ; Elvin°, Mr. Allen. After which, BO MB ASTES FT: RIOSO. To conclude with the Grand Ballet, entitled LEOLA; •r, the Mayday Bride. Patrick, Mr. T. Hill; Phelim, Mr. Gilbert; Rhona, Miss Charleton ; Leola, Mies Bailin. THEATRE ROYAL LYCEUM, E. LirE ENGLISH OPERA. HOUS Cnder the 'Management of Mrs. KEELEY. Open . Fesame; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves," continues to be nightly received with perfect enthusiasm by crowded and fashionable audiences. THIS EVENING, MAY 7, Will be repeated an Original Comic Drama, entit l e d THE THREE WIVES OF MADRID. Principal Characters by Messrs. Keeley, Dichtear, F. Matthews, Emery, Wiga n . Craven, Turner, Varnold, Miss Woolgar , Miss Fairbrother, Miss Grove, Miss Turner, tlrs. Wigan, and Mrs. Keeley. To be followed by an Apropos Bagatelle. called POLKAM AN I A Characters I.y Mr. F. Matthews, Mr. Wigan, Mr. Keeley, Miss 'Woolger, and Mrs Keeley. To conclude with a Grand Burle - que Fairy Extravaganza, called OPEN SESAME; or, a Night with the Forty Thieves. (ha 'meters by Miss Woolgar, Miss E. Chaplin, Mrs. Woollidge, Miss Turner, Miss Grove 51,3. Wigan, Miss Jame s, Miss Fairbrother, & od Mrs. Keeley, Messrs. F. Mathews, Turner, Younge, Wigau, Yisrnold. and Chaplin. PRICES OF ADMISSION.—BaIcony , Foxes, 4i.; Upper Beim 96. ; Pit, 2s. • Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Balcony Boxes, 2s. ; Upper Boxes, Is e4l: ; Pit, is. Private Boxes on the Balcony Tier 'bolding eight persons), Two Guineas Private Boxes on the Second Tier (ho'ding eight persor.s), One Guinea and a-Half. Private Boxes on the Pit Tier (holding six persons), One Guinea. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE OF ARTS. Proprietor and Manager, Mr. BATTY. Grand A Vraction. THIS EVENING. MAY 7, will be repaated the Hi , torical Spectacle of the INVASION OF ENGLAND BY WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR ,• er, the Battle of Hosting's. With all the effects of the Norman Conquest, Death of Harold, &c Entire : Change of the Splendid Scenes of the Circle. To conclude with the Oriental Spectacle of THE SECRET MINE; or, the IT:Adam of the Ruby Clifls. The doori will opei nightly at six o'clock, and the performances commence at seven. Box-office opened daily from ten till four. The private boxes have been reconstruoted and decorated with care and splendour. Acting and stage-manager. Mr. W. D. Broadfoot. DAYIDGE'S ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENINQ MAY 7, Transcendent Success of Miss Barnes' Tragedy of Octavia Bra galdi"—an entire! r New Pi:"ce, and Whit, frlar OCTAVIA. " at half-p BRA. rice. Will be repeated a • Ne w Tragedy, entitled 6 A ; or, The Confession. Suppoqed by the Entire Company, mud Miss Charlotte Barnes, from New York. After which, a New Piece for the Million, entitled LA POLKA. concluae with an entirely New Drama, embracing all the w gffects of the celebrated work, eutitled iNHITEFRIARS, In whicfr the entire Company will perform. p,, c es end Private Boxes to be had of Mr. Kerschner, at the Box of ice, Irma Eleven to Your. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHL OPEN EVERY EVENING. The GREAT WIZARD of the NORTH Is getting more sued more mysterious. He nightly introduces new wonders. His Mystic Temple is thronged with most brilliant audiences, who proclaim him to be the only legitimate Professor of itodern Magic, the very " ne plus ultra" of Cabalistic nenomena. He pei - forms more wonders in one night, than all other Professors could accomplish in a rconth. The " Great Wizard Of the North" has no rival, no equal in Europe or the world. He will be Couhd nightly " at Home," Plucking from his Mystic Caul dron NEW MAGICCOPICAL EXPERIMENTS of Natural Phi 1, sophy, bringing from any Gentleman's Hat a Feather Bed and the Rifts of Flora. Between the parts of the Wizard's Performances, Mr. SMITH will perform on his new instrument, the CItYSTALOPHION. Mr PHILIPS, the Banjoist, will nightly appear. The THREE INFANT ARABS, Seven, Nino, and Twelve years of Age, go through anew and original Performance. Dress Circle, 35.; Pit. Is. 6d.; Gallery, sd. Reserved Seats, and Priv,:te Boxes can be secured at the Theatre, and of all the Agesta. Secono Price at Nine o'clock. Deets open at Half-past Seven—the Wizard appears at Eight. EGYPTIAN HALL, PICCADILLY. IMPORTANT NOTICE. ONE SHILLING Admission to THE NAPOLEON MU SED-If, the most magnificent and extensive Collection of Mist.- riga' Curiosities and Works of Art ever known to have been formed by One Person, 4uring Twenty-five years of elaborate research, at a cost of 60,000 guhtle..ts, and to completely illustrate, in the most in structive and interesling manner, the most important part of Euro pean history, vig,--Ci_LA.RLES 1., OLIVER CROMWELL, and LOUIS XIV., to the; deaths of GEORGE 111., and the EMPEROR NAPOLEON, in 1821. This unique Museum has been visited often, during the last and pres,mt year, by the Royal Family, the Duke of Wellington, the Foreign „Prince,q, Ambassadors, and their Ladles, also many thousands oft a Noy ity and Public ; and the Pro prietor has recently been able to Increase, by several very fine pictures, &d., his previous almost Incredible number and variety of MSS., Works of Art, and a multitude of valuable Relics, and other Callosities, in this most instructive and, as hundreds have said it Ought to be, a National Museum. Many thousand have inspected it, and THIRTY PRINCIPAL EDITORS of the PUBLIC PRESS have stated that It ought to be seen lsy every cote,. Tho price of admis- Won is reduced to ONE SHILLING. The NAPOLEON MUSEUM is to be seen only at tie a ESYPtian Ball," Piccadilly, daily from Ten till Dusk. THE WEATHER.-SUN OFFICE MAY 7. --- THERMOMETER, Lowest, 46 ; Highest, 63; Noon, 66. BAROMETER, 29.87.—W1ND, N.E. Government Bank. Then came the important part of the Right Hon. Baronet's speech. He proposed that the Bank of England should continue in the possession of its present privileges, but that it should be divided into two distinct departments—the issue and the banking departments. To the issue depart ment he would transfer the whole amount of bullion in the Bank, and the issue of the Bank should take place upon two conditions only. The first was, that there should be a definite amount of security ; and the second, that the banking department should have no power to issue notes on deposit, and that the amount of issue should not exceed 14,000,0001. "I propose further," said he, " that there be frequent reviews of the accounts of the Bank—both of the banking and issue departments. Objections have been hitherto made to the publication of these accounts, but I confess I see no reason why these accounts should not be published, and I think publication of these accounts would be highly salutary. I propose that it be enacted by law that there shall be returns to the Government from the Bank weekly of the ac counts of the issue of notes ; of the amount of bullion; of the fluctuation of bullion ; of the deposits ; accounts of every banking tranr,ction in the issue and banking departments of the Bank of England." With regard to country banks, he proposed that they should retain their existing privileges, but that they should not issue more than they had done within the last three years—that they should have the privilege of suing and being sued, and that they should be com pelled to select competent, efficient, and responsible directors. He proposed, also, to place the joint-stock banks in London on a similar footing with other banks, and give them the power to accept bills to any amount, and at any date. He proposed, further, that, with regard to joint-stock banks, there should be a periodical publication of the names of all directors and partners, and that they should publish periodically the amount of their issue. No new joint-stock bank was to be established la ith ' out application to some Government department. He again reverted to the Bank of England, and pro posed that when the issue exceeded 14,000,0001., the profit should belong exclusively to the State, and the increased issue was not to be left to the Bank, but to three Members of the Government. The charter was to continue for the original time specified, namely, till 1855, with power to the Government, on giving notice one year previous, to make alterations at any time while the charter existed. With regard to Scotch and Irish banks now existing, he proposed no changes. These are the main principles of the Bill, and the Right Hon. Baronet, after adverting to what he had done in 1819, and stating the interest he took in establishing a secure currency, submitted them to the mature deliberation of the House and the country. NOM—The number 32 on the Thermometer Ilenotes the freezing paint, and 55 temperate. In Barometers fair is usually placed opposite 30, and rain at 29. 111011 - WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE DIT. Napa ... minutes after 5 J Evening...2B minutes after 5. In the House of Ldrds the Bill introduced by Lord CAMPBELL, entitled the English Debtors Bill on the Continent, went through Committee, and was ordered to be read a third time on Monday. Lord CAMPBELL deserves credit for thi. measure. It will reach a number of thos3 unprincipled men who have fled from their country in debt, and live like wealthy English men abroad while their creditors cannot reach them. Lord \VHARNCLTFFE laid on the table the report of the Committee which had been appointed to watch the building of the new houses of Parliament. It appears from this report that Mr. BARRY has departed from the regulations laid (t)wn by the Committee, and his Lordship intimated that he would call the attention of the House to the subject on Thursday. Lord MONTEAGLE gave rotice, that on Thursday he would move for a Select GAninittee to inquire into the effect of protecting duties en the commerce of the country. A discussion took place on a motion of the Mar quis of NORMANDY, relative to the appointment of Mr. O'BRIEN as a stipendiary magistrate, but it led to no result. The House adjourned at a Quarter to Nine o'clock. In the Commons, Mr. RoEnccK presented a pQti tion from Mr. 13..tisAnn GREGORY, complaining that he was confined in a .solitury cell, that he had no bed but a matrass on an iron frame, without sufficient co vering, and the only drink allowed to him was water gruel. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said Mr. GREGORY VMS not kept in solitary confinement; he was placed in a room of a superior kind, where there wa3 a fire, and many other indulgences a 110..% el, which would not be al lowed to prisoners of Ihe same class; and so far from his health being implired by confinement, he was better than when he entered the prison. Under pre sent circumstances, V did not consider it expedient to make any alterations with regard to his treatment. Mr. HORSMAN put a question to Sir JAMES GRAHAM relative to a statement which had appeared income of the newspapers, to the effect that a soldier had committed an aggravated assault upon a woman in Westminster, and had been fined 10s. by Mr. JAR DINE, the magistrate, on the ground that the soldier was intoxicated. Sir JAMES GRAHAM said he had made inquiry, and the magistrate had given an explanation which was satisfactory. Mr. JARDINE had never admitted in toxication as a plea for outrageous conduct, and on that occasion had distinctly stated that it could not weigh with him for one moment in adjudicating pu nishment. ' • Mr. HORSHAM said he was perfectly satisfied with the explanation. A brief conversation took place relative to the mo tion of Mr. HumE on the recal of Lord ELLENBO ROUGH, when it was understood that Mr. HUME'S motion would have precedence this evening. Sir ROBERT PEEL intimated that what he had to say on the subject would be very short. The House went into Committee on the Bank Charter Act, when'Sir ROBERT rasa, moved a num ber of resolutions, which we have) referred to in a se parate article. After a few observations by different Members the resolutions were laid on the table, and ordered to be taken into consideration on Monday se'nnight. The House then went into Committee on the Fac tories Bill, when all the clauses were gone through ; the House resumed, and adjourned at a Quarter to Two o'clock. A Correspondent in the Times, of this morning, makes some forcible and pertinent allusions to the shameful manner in which Trafalgar-square has been already disfigure], notwithstanding it is only a few days since it was thrown open to the public. " Already," he says, " this noble Square has been polluted by brutes in human shape; and dirty boys, besides, are suffered to disfigure the reservoirs, and fill them with orange peel, wood, filthy rags, and paper. Meanwhile, the police, whom we pay so well, are idly looking on, or engaged in the elegant employment of ogling the women." Ii is a remarkable fact, but one that has been ob• hour iu thQ day, nuisances should be perpetrated with impunity which, as the writer in the Times observes, are "an offence to common decency." The terrace in Trafalgar-square is one of the greatest ornaments of the metropolis, and should be thronged by re spectable people, for whom it forms a most agreeable, airy promenade at all hours of the day; but if no pains are taken to keep it in a decent, orderly state, it will assuredly ere long be quite deserted by all but the lowest and most vagabond portion of the com munity, and instead of being the boast, it will be come the disgrace of London. We have received Madrid papers of the 29th ult., but they bring no political intelligence in addition to that conveyed by the telegraphic dispatch of the 2d inst. One of them contains a letter from Malaga, giving the following details of the expedition to Morocco. " The frigate Christina arrived two days ago, along with a sloop of war, and has just left for Tangier, to demand satisfaction for the insult offered to our nation in the person of its representative. Probably this satisfaction will not be given. The Moors prepare for the struggle, and are al ready approaching the coast. Foreseeing this, the head of our naval force has made the proper preparations to carry such of the consuls and the Spaiiards as may wish to quit Morocco into Spain. The expedition sailed to-day, the 24th, and yesterday an English ship left Gibraltar for Tangier, no doubt to watch in case of an outbreak of hos tilities." Nearly all the Paris papers have articles on a mea sure which now excites general interest in France— the abolition of slavery in the French colonies. The subject, as we have already stated, was brought un der discussion in the Chamber of Deputies on Satur day, when M. GuizoT made one of those impressive and common-sense speeches for which he is so re markable. The measure, he said, was taken up earnestly by the Government ; slavery in due time should cease for ever in all the French colonies, and all the Government wanted to carry such a glorious purpose into effect was the support of the Legislature. The Chamber responded to the appeal by unanimous cheers. The subjoined is a brief outline of the speech : " No doubt or uncertainty ought to exist, either in France or in the colonies, at the conclusion of this discussion, as to the intentions of the King's Government. It must not be said, either in France or elsewhere, that it had drawn back in place of advancing. The Government decidedly wished to have the abolition take place. No person would, he thought, recommend that measure all at once, and no proposi tion of the kind would, he believed, be made in the Cham ber. What the Government demanded was to make certain preparations for the measure, both in the colonies and at home. Measures had been already taken to produce an amelioration in the condition of the 'slaves, and establish a better intercourse between them and their masters. It was true that some resistance had been experienced in the colo nies from the landowners, but how could it be expected that so considerable a step could be taken without some difficulty being experienced? But all difficulties would besarmounted by the Government, either by the authority it possessed, or by coming to the Chambers to ask for additional powers. The Government did not suppose that it was by doing no thing, or by waiting for the benefit of emancipation to ar rive by the will of Providence, that the great negro family was to be set free. That could be effected only by strenuous endeavours on the part of all. Much had been already done, and the Government felt convinced that if it were firmly sup ported by the Chambers, the abolition of negro slavery would be attained with better conditions than had been effected by England. It was an immense and grand result, the one obtained by that country. And yet faults had been committed. Nobody admired more than he the grandeur of resolution and excellence of result connected with the Eng lish measure ; but something better still could be done. The French Government would profit by the experience of their neighbours, and attain the seine object as they." The Riforme seizes the opportunity of the change of Ministry in Spain to make anattack on M. GVIZOT, and blames him for conferring the Legion of Honour on such a renegade as BRAVO. This is a most unfair mode of attack. The writer in the Reforme knows who is only responsible for that act, but has not the courage to lay the blame on the right shoulders. " The Spanish Ministry," it states, " has been over turned. BRAVO, a deserter from the ranks of the Radical party, has experienced the fate of all rene gades. He has been made use of to betray and per secute his former friends, and when, after accom plishing his task, his services as an informer and exe cutioner were no longer wanted, he was rejected with contempt by the Muderados, who could not suffer the presence of a traitor in their camp. It is to that man, nevertheless, who is an object of indignation to all parties in Spain, that M. GUIZOT has lately sent the Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour I" The police have discovered another infernal ma chine, invented by a gentleman with a Polish name. The affair, which appears very ridiculous, is thus re lated in the Siecle : " M. Leweski is the inventor of a machine to be moved by atmospheric pressure. His workshop is in the Avenue des Veuves, in the Champs Elysees. He was anxious to form a company to work out his invention, and for that purpose he was making the necessary experiments on board of a boat which he had purchased for that purpose, and which was moored at the Quai de Chaillot, near the Avenue des Veuves. While doing so, he was visited on the 26th of April by a com missary of police and four officers, who inquired what he was doing, and M. Lew•eski, who was afraid that his secret would be discovered, told the commissary that he would not allow any one but himself to enter. A few minutes after M. Leweski was arrested and carried to prison ; seals were placed upon the machine, and his assistants were also arrested. The fol lowing day the assistants were liberated, but M. Leweski is still detained, and no communication is allowed with him. Some of his friends have made anxious inquiries as to his fate, but the only information they have been able to get is, that he is detained on a charge of constructing an infernal machine." On Sunday the Three per Cents. were quoted a' TORTONI'S at 84f. 55c. A Court of Directors was hold at the East India House yesterday, when Lieut.-General the Right Hon. Sir Henry Hardinge, K.C.8., was appointed unani mously Governor-General of India. ART-UNIONS.-A deputation on the subject of the Art-Unions had a conference with Sir R. Peel this morning. THIS DAY'S NEWS. EXPRESS FROM PARIS. NEW SPANISH MINISTRY. MADRID, MAT 4. General Nervaeg, President of the Council, and Minister of War. The Marquis de Villamit, JNlinister for Foreign Affairs. M. Mon, Minister of Finance. M. Pidal, Minister of the Interior. M. Mayans, Minister of Justice. And General Armero, Minister of Marine.— Times. PORTUGAL. FALL OF ALMEIDA. Almeida surrendered on the 28th ult., at four o'clock. The officers and chiefs were permitted to retire into Spain; the men were to depose arms, and to be held exempt from punishment. Our correspondent's letter is dated the Ist inst. The details of the whole sale sweeps of despotism which have been recently practised—of the transportation of newspaper editors, Deputies, members of the Opposition, and others ob noxious to the Portuguese Minister, deserves atten tion.—Chronicle. BANK OF ENGLAND.-(THIS DAY.) served a hundred times, that wherever the police are most wanted, there they are sure never to be found. On almost every occasion of a street disturb- A General Court of the Directors of the Governor and Com p any ofc: the Bank of England was held this day, for the pur ance, whether by day or nig ht, it invariabl y happenstaking into consideration ce r tain special affairs re that they make their appearanc e on the scene of ac- n ose atin g to the charter. Itinlte e n e t to a rs a C en o t u e n r s e e d l til. for the Bank. tion just at the moment when order is restored, and firs ll t ir tin E ie rl s e in t ee he h t i lueen'i! Counsel, was in attendance, for the their services may be dispensed with; while they may and the minutes of the last meeting having been The Governor a s n a d p be seen idly lounging about in twos and threes, and o'clock, monad, G forthe o p i u t r s p a o i s d e t o l f ie la Ce . urt ,lo i d been s ever ready at one's call, when there appears not the slightest chance of any demand being made on their prietors the communications)My ehoar:. the received Co fromtof Pro interference. Where were they, let U 8 ask, when the A 1 lajesty's h Governm d el, in reference to their charter. Before, her nuisances alluded to by the Times Correspondent were answerslo'e ver,w which c p proceeded t ° the Court to r o e f a i l i t r l e i e o t s o e rsl i lad u it ou communications, tt and the perpetrated in the most magnificent Square of which give to those communications from the Government, g i r t i •go l i l o t utl ) Direc this, or perhaps any other, metropolis can boast ? t b o e rs b b a a t d l e h v t ia o t n ed h ks o p m art th t e o co sta u te se to th t .e h y e h Co ad urt ad w o htydthe Why were they not actively on the alert to repress last renewal of the charter, inasmuch as thep epruopproinettohres with a firm hand any attempt at a nuisance ? ought to be satisfied and assured that there was peltyentwreebie Pro- It • might have been taken for granted that sire on the part of that House to communicate with the prietors, and to show that they had not been unmindful of the . throwi ng open o f T ra f a lgar-square more their interests. — (Hear , hear.) On the last revival of the especially when it is borne in mind that the charter the Proprietors were called together on the day of nearly the announceluent in Parliament, but, as in the present in opening o f the R' )lillyl .1 I a C t ad t e h n e l y same E m x c hi t b i i m ti e on —lN to time--would the ld stance the measure to be proposed to the Go public took place la vernment had reference not only to that House, have attracted a vast but to the general banking of the country, the Court and motley crowd, and fur ,some of Directors had thought that it would not be right to call days to come at least, the nei b police should have mus.. the P t roprietors together before the announcement to Parlia tered strongly in the neighbourhood. True, True, there ' a n portion en ofm t a he e, f b ac e t c s a , u a s n e d th t e he D y ir c e o c u to w rs n co ot ult a o v n e ly st h a ax given t were a few policemen about, g scattered among the mob—we saw one or two ourselves and there the intentions of the Government were as to the other great terday— but the must have paidve3its- why the i t n h 6 e , interests of D of ir t e li ct e or c s o , u ie T t . ed i f ' r h o es m e thelN'erceontrhsee adopted attention to their duties, otherwise the reservoirs li little . ( in (., 1835. The Proprietors had expressed a wish at the F last would never have been in the conditionrs 1 ho o n u o rt m t ( !iat e (the b 1 l o i t e ll c e in that Governor) ionseshouldcolleaguescontinuetobandolrd that which our Contemporary's correspondent describes. i t i e ielided him to the choice of the Proprietors, and in conlin e u ° i m nt, -, 1 We trust that the nuisances which he so justly de- , situ l a u t l i d oii tt o Tt gr o e fl a ' t ie d e iffi he cu f l e t lt t b ha t t li t e t ‘ he vas placing himself in a nounces will not Le suffered to be repeated ; or, if that one th d e pursual of a straightforward htforward samecourset im w e as he ti t ie ho l u ig gh h t t i repeated, that the o ffenders will be instantly taken by , pu ' rsuin h atthe should best fulfil his duty to the Proprietors dealt with accord- up by the police, and summarily communicaatniy (Hear, hear.) He would not detain them observations of his, hut would read the first ing to law. It is perfectly intolerable that in one of , Chancellor orithtehLCcTrt of Directors had received from the the greatest thoroughfares in London ; which is in April,ttie Bank lB44 charter. Exchequer with ‘vas refe d r a e t n e c d e to t Lh e e renewal 26th of f the immediate neighbourhood of some of our most po- Governor theirdprowceaescleiligned Henry Goulborn. The pular public exhibitions; and which is throng ed every was to the following etrectto—it rea: .as the letter, w hi c h I addressed to the i .:..• C .. t -:- ..*- , I'4 '. • ( • A , ~.• 1 . V i NAL .. t. ... a r *I, . . 4. - ft- 4 . 7 11 - :PA P ' 1 4:1! , • ii," ' ' . . A 4 4•V1 - ji _ .: A.111111111"., .'. ,•'to ^ 1 ,t 7, Ali ,: 1r '‘`t e, , '... • '411031:01 k VI. ' . 4.,. " ' - P-711:11L . •_- 4 , • 14 ::. • _ SECOND EDITION: t' li°' IT 111'11 tellUto LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1844. The House of Commons last night went into Com mittee on the Bank Charter Act, when Sir ROBERT PEEL made a very long speech on the Currency question, and on the necessity of revising the privi leges granted to the Bank of England under the Whig Government in 1833. These privileges were granted for a period of twenty-one years, but only conditionally. The Government reserved to them selves the right of reconsidering the question, if, after a lapse o f t en y ears , t h ey gave notice to the Bank that alterations might be necessary. After mature deliberation, on looking M the state of the country, the present state of the currency, and other circum stances, the Cabinet had considered it their duty to avail themselves of the opportunity, and pro pose resolutions which, if adopted by the Legislature, would produce considerable changes. These resolutions he would not require the House to adopt till they had a full opportunity of weighing well their import; and he, therefore, did not ask for Ca immediate decision. The introductory part of his speech was not very inviting. it consisted of a very dry essay on the principle which constitutes the mea sure of value, and more particularly on what was meant by a pound sterling, and what was the engage ment to pay a pound; and, after adverting to the dif ferent standards of value which had existed in this country, including silver and paper, he 'entreated the. House, as gold had been the standard of value for a hundred years, with some exceptions, that they would not depart from that monetary system. He was op posed to the demand made by certain writers on cur rency, that country bankers should be allowed to issue paper. Country bankers had no control, and were utterly ignorant of the state of foreign exchanges. He was opposed, also, to a National Bank, and concurred with Lord ALTHORP in his statemeelts, when the charter was renewed in 1833, that the Sank of England was preferable to a THE 8 - ITN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 7, 1844. Governor and Deputy-GovernorTof the Bank of Enqland " As under the provisions of the 3d and 4th of William IV., chap. 98, the lit of August is the day after which it is com petent for the House of Commons to give notice to the Bank of the determination of their exclusive privileges, her Majesty's Government think it advisable to come to some understanding with the Bank as to its connection with the Government. In submitting to you the views of the Govern ment, I would premise that the main object of the Govern ment, in any new renewal of the charter of the Bank, is one that the Bank can be scarcely less interested in than the Government, namely, that of placing the monetary system of the cetuati7 on a sound foundation. It appeared highly desirable that any arrangement that might be made should be founded on the basis of entire separation of the business of Wising notes from that of bank in that might be obtained by some public department being established for the issue of notes, independent of the Bank ; but her Majesty's' Government are willing to con sider whether this might not be effected by dividing the busi ness of the Bank. The first question for the Bank to consider is, how far they would be willing to undertake this duty, how far they would be disposed to administer the functions of issue. It is desirable that the Bank should have the power of issuing a certain amount of notes, and that all other notes should be issued either in exchange for bullion, or upon securities that would admit of ready convertibility, and not to exceed the amount fixed except under the approval of the Government. It was proposed from henceforth to prohibit the establishment of any new bank of issue, to re strict the issue of their own notes to those banks at present exercising that privilege, and to limit the issue of those banks to the amount of notes issued by them on the average in a given preceding period ; and in the event of their failure of liquidation to prohibit, under any circumstances, the re sumption of their own circulation. The void created by the withdrawal of any existing private or joint-stock bank from circulation, either voluntary or under the circumstances al luded to, should be supplied, if necessary, by the substitution of notes of the Bank of England; and in such a case the Bank, acting in concert with the Government, should be authorised to make a proportionate increase in the amount of those securities which constitute the foundation of the issue of paper—the whole nett profit derived from that additional issue would be carried to the account of the Government.—(Hear.) It was intended that a weekly publication should take place of the state both of the issue and of the banking department of the Bask ; and it would be required that each private bank and joint-stock bank issuing their own notes should make once a week a publication of the amount of their notes in circula tion. Lnder such an arrangement, it was obvious the Bank would not merely retain its existing privileges of having no hank of more than six partners issuing notes within a circle of sixty-five miles of London, but it would be secured against competition from any new bank, even with less than six partners, and although any profit derived from any increased issue would be placed henceforth to the account of the Government, and the Bank would not derive any immediate pecuniary advantage from it, yet the ex tension of business and circulation consequent on that further extension, must be to the Bank a source of no inconsiderable benefit. It was not proposed to continue the prohibition now in force as to the drawing, accepting, or paying of bills, within the 65 miles circle round London. Should any ar rangement on this principle meet the views of the Bang the points remaining for consideration would be the period for which the Bank charter, should be renewed, and the amount of the payments which ought to be made by the Bank to the public during the period of its continuance. The Govern ment considered it advisable that the charter should be granted for ten years from the Ist of August, 1845, determinable at any period within that time upon a notice of twelve mouths ; but until such notice be given to continue in force. The amount of payments to be made to the public by the Bank would depend upon the consideration of the benefits secured by this arrangement to the bank ing department of the Bank, and in proportion to the profits of issue which the public were entitled to claim. The Bank should retain the management of the public debt, and the advantage of the Government deposits, and the balance of the several public accounts at the Bank. It must, however, be distinctly understood that the Government retained the entire discretion as to the amount of such deposits to be made in the Bank. With reference to the profits of the circulation department, supposing the amount of securities to be fourteen millions, the profit would be the difference between the interest received on those se curities and the expense required for managing the issue of notes, and treating the accounts connected with them, and the receipts and credit of the bullion which must from time to time come into the hands of that depart ment. Assuming three per cent. as the rate of in terest, the gross profit of the circulation depai talent would be 420,000/. It had been stated by the Bank, in a paper pre sented to the Committee on the Bank charter in 1832, that the expense of the circulation was at that time 106,000/. It would be desirable that the items constituting this aggregate sum should be separately considered with a view to ascer taining whether, without diminishing the advantages now secured to the public, a reduction might not be effected in the amount. Ile would assume 100,000/. as the expense, and that would leave 320,0001. as the profit of the circulation de partment, from which should be deducted 60,0001., the amount of stamp duty paid on the notes of the Bank of England, and also whatever sum the Bank allowed to other banks which substituted Bank of England notes for their own paper. He would take that amount at 20,000/. The nett property therefore which the public would have a right to share would be 240,0001., or if it were more desirable to re move the stamp duty on the notes of the Bank, it would be 300,0001. In this arrangement he did not put out of view the claim of the Bank for remuneration for the management of the circulation. It appeared to him that the real interests of the Bank would be promoted by the proposed arrangement. It proposed to leave the management of the circulation in the hands of the Bank, which would continue the confidence of the public in it, and would be calculated to increase the control of the Bank over the paper and currency of the country, and would secure it from the expenses and danger to which it was hitherto exposed. The Deputy-Governor then read the reply of the Directors, dated the 30th of April, 1844, and addressed to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. After acknowledging the receipt of his letter, they stated that they were desirous of an early settlement of the currency question, and were disposed to consider favourably any measure of her Majesty's Ministers which would place the circulation of the country on a sound footing. They had no objection to the separation of the issue and banking departments, and thought that such a separa tion could be °fleeted without difficulty. They had no difference with regard to the principle of the in tended measure. The Bank had no pecuniary interest in the general adoption of their notes. 'When, in 1835, they agreed to pay the public 120,0001., advantages were held out to the Bank from the extension of the circulation of their notes, but those advantages had never been realised. With regard to the weekly publication of the amount of issues, there was no objection on the part of the Bank to accede to such an arrangement. With regard to the renewal of the charter from the Ist of August for ten years, it was proposed that the charter should terminate upon twelve months no tice being given. They would propose that, if such notice was not given at the end of ten years, the charter should continue for ten additional years. This would give the Bank increased se curity, and it would put an end to the annual discussions which were held on the subject. With regard to the advantages which the Bank derived from having the deposits, the benefit was diminished in consequence of the risk of forgeries.— (Hear.) The benefits which the Bank derived were also diminished from the expenses and risk they incurred in col lecting the ordinary revenue. In 1843 the clerks of the Bank travelled over 75,090 miles, and carried with them 9,049,000/. The Bank incurred all the expense and risk of this—(Hear) —they therefore thought that some abatement of the 120,0001. paid to the public might be reasonably expected. The Governor thought it necessary to explain that there was a mistake as to the expense of issues. Instead of as the branch bank ' la) He had next to a l tI3L,OX Leicester i t t e r w w a a s s notfound in t e o l u h d e e d 1 . 11, ( 0 1 0 1 0 e / a . request the attention of the Court to a letter addressed to the Directors on May 2, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The letter acknowledged the receipt of the reply of the Directors to his former letter of April 30, and expressed the satis faction of her Majesty's Government to know that on the part of the Bank there was a general concurrence in the principles which in that letter he (the Chancellor of the Ex chequer) had laid down. It was satisfactory to the Government that although the Bank Directors doubted the utility of a weekly publication of the accounts no objection to it. made of opinion that such publi cationoiler the Majesty's Bank, Government yet they were would be useful, by giving satisfaction to the public and increasing the confidence in the stability and good ma nagement of the establishment. Ile (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) agreed with the Directors, that the removal of the existing prohibition of issuing bills within the sixty-five miles circle round London might lead to the introduction of new paper, and be liable to abuse. He did not think, however, that it was necessary now to make an attempt to limit the amount of bills to be issued, and the times of payment ; but considered it preferable to leave with the Government the power of calling on the Legislature to interfere, if any abuse should arise. The Chancellor of the Ezzhequer thought also that it was better that the new an e aj agement should be made terminable at the end of ten ears , ,y hen that it should be extended to twenty years. Indeed, he believasd that it. would be more conducive to the perma nence of this arrangement, as there would be a greater likeli hood o f ca ll s fey a change in the course of the period, if it were fixed at tseeiatY years. Her Majesty's Government pro posed to accept of 60,001N1, in lieu of the stamp duty, which would make the whole amount paid by the Bank to the public, in return for its privileges, 180,000/. The answer of the Court of Directors to the last communi cation was then read. It was dated the 3d of May, and, after acknowledging the receipt of the letter of the Chancellor of the Exchequer of the 2d May, 'the Directors, in their answer, stated that, although they were of opinion that some abate ment in the payment of the 18 0,0001. might reasonably have been, expected, they had resoilveg h ow ever, under all the circumstances, to recommend the - Court of Proprietors to accede to the propositions of the: Government. The GOVERNOR had now react the whole of the correspond ence with the Government on the subject of the renewal of the charter„ and at the proper time it would be his duty to submit to the Court a resolution similar to that one which had been submitted to the Cour t on a similar occasion in the year 1833, viz., that the Cu eurt of Directors having taken the subject into their serious consideration, do recommend the Court of Proprietors to accede to the proposal of her Majesty's Government for the renewal of the charter, and for providingthe general regula lions referred to in the letters of the Chancellor of the Excise squer, as soon as they should osed to Parliament to I be crcy s which her Ma them in full possession of all ti se proposal jesty's raquistere had made on tie subject, and as they had taking the submiz.come for adepted. He had now put tted to Parliament, the time was subject. present ; that any advsanNte t°' that In answer to some question s, the CrwituAx stated it did the payment of staZia duty WOI ild remain nearly as at the opinion (a' the Court of Dir actors on the tive substitution of Bank of . aa'als ;land notes for those of other ed solely from the fact that the banks of issue, would be dens' circulation would be 'ader footi 'lig and that they be derived from the prospec tive a soh h, ping of the banking would be less embarrassed i a keeping of the banking would be less ensbarra,ssed L accounts. Mr. FIRMER considered the ter ms proposed by the Go vernment most harsh and uni air. There were stringent re gulations for the Bank, but no; ae for the Government or the forward to assist Government fn private banks. They were t o 1 le limited as to their p rofits, but not as to their lo sses . It should be re membered that they haul met with lo sses h en itofore ; that the y had come ig uently, and frequently at a loss. They had conic f orwar d i n 183 5 ,.and b y an immense advance had saved the country, and no w, because the Go vernment had managed by imposts gan income - tax in p the ace dit and threatened to crush th em if tl ley to raise the funds to pa r , th ey t u r f yellrodunnod upon the to Bank terms. The Government had not t feted in the fair, open, and candid manner in which they o t sgt tto have acted. Ile hoped that some alteration would be al 4,e .8 in the plan before it was acted on. Mr. WILLIAMSON asked if it was understood that the 120,000/., and the 60,000/,, wa is the outside of what was to be paid to the Government.? The GovEnslort stated that i twas- Mr. WxEDLNG adverted to t • Ge course taken by the Board of Directors, when the Bank • charter was renewed in 1833 ; the papers were then printed a, ad distributed among the Pro prietors, and time allowed for their consideration. He recom mended that the same sours( i should be pursued on the present occasion. There was one thing that he should wish to see introduced into their cl tarter—Os:it was, an alteration in their mode of election, particularly with respect to the elec tion of the Chairman and Deputy-Chairman. The present mode was one of nomination, which he thought was not re spectful either to the Directors or the Proprietors. The GOVERNOR said, that when ha read the resolution, he stated that it would be submitted to the Court in due time. Neither himself nor the Board of Directors had the slightest objection to postpone the discussion. He would state that measures would be taken to have the papers printed and in the possession of the Proprietors to-morrow. All he begged was that they would consider calmly and de liberately the proposal contained in them. If the proposals were sound, they would bear consideration. After a short discussion, in which some further explanation of the plan was given, Mr. LEVY said, that though they might talk of being hardly dealt with, yet they should remember that they still were to have 3 per cent. for eleven millions of money. That was a great boon, and ought to be borne in mind by them. Mr. BLacxwxu., after several attempts to speak, stated that they had at present but very imperfect information on the subject, and he advised a delay, for the purpose of consi deration. A PROPRIETOR asked whether, if the Government was to have the profit on the circulation of notes above 14,000,0001., it had provided for the expenses of that issue ? The GOVERNOR said that the profits the Government was to take were the net profits. Mr. SALADION wished to know if the 120,0001. and the 60,0001. to be paid under the new arrangement were the same amount as paid at present? The GovEnwou—Precisely the same. Mr. SALLlfort—Has the Bank any power to increase its issues beyond the fourteen millions? The GovEnxon—lt has the power, with the consent of the First Lord of the Treasury, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Master of the Mint. Mr. CLARKE said that the questions which had just been put convinced him of the propriety of ailjouming the discus sion, in order to give the Proprietors an opportunity of care fully perusing the correspondence. After a Jew words from Mr. FIELDER, the debate was ad- journed to Monday next at Eleven for Twelve. It was announced that the printed papers, consisting of the correspondence between the Directors and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and of the resolutions proposed by Sir R. Peel to the House of Commons last evening, would be ready to morrow morning in the Bank Stock Office. QUEEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY). (Sittings in Banco.) EX PARTE THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH. It being known that a criminal information was this day to be moved for against Mr. Humfrey, barrister, on the part of the Duke of Marlborough, for certain alleged calumnious statements made by that gentleman when a candidate at the last election for the borough of Woodstock, the Court on its opening was immediately crowded to excess. The counsel retained for the noble plaintiff were the Solicitor-General, Mr. Erle, Q.C., Mr. Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., and Mr. Robinson. Mr. Humfrey was in Court in professional costume, and near to the seat usually occupied by him. Precisely at ten o'clock the Learned Judges took their seat, when, The SOLICITOR-GENERAL rose, and said he had been instructed to apply to the Court for a rule to show cause why a criminal information should not he filed against Lebbius Charles Humfrey, Esq., barrister-at law, upon the complaint of his Grace the Duke of Marl borough. He was sure he need not say that it was with very considerable pain he rose to perform such a duty towards a gentleman whom he had known for many years, and for whom he entertained the greatest respect, it was with the deepest pain he had found that gentleman so far forgetting himself as to make his conduct amenable to the jurisdiction of their Lordships on the bench. The occasion out of which the pre sent complaint arose, and the circumstances under which the statements of which he complained were made, were such as not only to justify but imperatively to demand their Lord ship's interposition. On the 22d of last month an election took place in the borough of Woodstock. That election was in the immediate neighbourhood of the Duke of Marlborough's residence at Blenheim. His Grace was Lord-Lieutenant of the county and a magistrate for the division within which the borough of Woodstock is situated. For many years his Grace had been actively engaged in the magisterial duties within that division, and the statements which had been made by Mr. Humfrey were directed against him in his magisterial capacity, in the very centre of the division where he exercised those public functions, before those over whom his magisterial jurisdiction extended, and at a moment when it was not at all unlikely it might have been called into action, and under circumstances not improbably calculated to excite disturbance. At such a time—a time of election, which was always a time of excite ment—yaien his Grace's interference as a magistrate might have been called for, this attack had been made—an attack calculated to destroy his efficiency, unless their Lord ships should interpose on the present occasion for his protec tion. There was, on the occasion alluded to, something peculiar in the position of Mr. Humfrey. He went down to the borough of Woodstock, not for the purpose of can vassing the electors—not for the purpose of engaging in any contest for the representation of the borough, for he had declared all idea of a contest to be utterly hope less; and if he had ever had such an intent, he had wholly abandoned it—and all therefore that he went to the borough for was for the purpose of being the instrument—he (the Solicitor General) must be permitted to hope the um conscious instrument—of the malice and falsehood of many individuals in that neighbourhood. He (the Solicitor- General) thought the best mode of discharging his duty upon that occasion would be by reading to their Lordships various statements which were made by his Learned Friend on the occasion in question, and then directing their attention to those portions of the affidavits which gave a direct and dis tinct answer to charges which he must say his Learned Friend had assuredly been instructed to make. And he was perfectly certain when his Learned Friend heard the real state of the facts and circumstances, he would regret as deeply, if not more deeply than any one, that he should have usted to representations made to him, and that he should so incautiously and unguardedly have listened to the persons in whose hands he was placed, and not have exercised the ordi nary caution and discretion in judging of the motives which instigated them in making, such statements to him. The speech of his Learned Friend on the occasion alluded to was one of very great force and vehemence. It contained a variety of vague and general charges, and in sinuations which it was utterly impossible for the Duke to meet, but amongst them were some specific statements and details, which his Grace had met in a manner the most dis tinct and emrhatic. In order that their Lordships might appreciate the character of the statements which his friend had made, he (the Solicitor-General) would read portions of those general charges, which it was impossible to refute, but which gave the tone and temper to the whole series of calumnies. His friend said :—" I assure you, gentlemen, that I will state nothing harshly, but, after the most industrious personal inquiry, I am bound to say that I believe there never was, in the history of this country, a borough so neglected— (Hear, hear)—a tyranny so oppressive—(Hear, hear)—a borough in which the poor were so utterly forgotten—the sick and destitute so unrelieved—(Hear, hear)—whilst the Duke of Marlborough, living at Blenheim, enjoys all the honour of his princely rank, all the wealth of his high station, without doing the slightest good to a borough of which he claims to be the owner and patron ;" and then he proceeded with an arraignment of the Duke's conduct in many particulars, with a series of charges distinctly made. Now, the first case that he (the Solicitor-General) should refer to, would be that in which the Duke's character and conduct, as a magistrate, had been inculpated, and -their Lordships would be good enough to recollect the particular occasion on which it occurred—one on which his Grace's cha racter, as a magistrate, had been directly and distinctly ar raigned. His friend said, " there is a man named Harris— (Hear, hear)—aye, and that name of Harris is a name which if it does not haunt the Duke upon his dying-bed, he is more hard-hearted even than you represent him. Harris was a respectable man, but poor. He held a cottage under the Duke, and he kept a poor old horse. One day he had taken the horse to water to a pond in your town. He had no right to go to the pond, and the Duke's hayward, Timothy Slingo, going by, seized the horse to take him to the pound ; Harris gave the horse a cut with his whip, and it broke from Slingo, and ran back to the stable. Harris was summoned for pound breach. He was fined Is. and the costs, which amounted to 193.6 d. He could not pay, and he was sent to gaol. Whilst he was in gaol his creditors came upon him, his goods were taken in execution, and when he came out of gaol he was a ruined man. At this moment he is working on your roads.—(Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and a voice, " It's all true.") But this is not all. This man was first of all taken before two magistrates, who at first re fused to convict him. (Here was a cry of " Here he is," and the man Harris, amid a scene of intense excitement, was ele vated upon the shoulders of the people at the lower end of the room.) Mr. Humfrey resumed—Two magistrates re fused to convict him. The Duke, a fit judge in his own cause, was sitting in front of his dog kennel, with a glass of ale in his hand, when the man was brought before him, and he himself caused him to be committed to gaol." Now he (Mr. Thesiger) was in a condition to prove to their Lordships, that from the beginning to the end of that statement there was not one particle of truth. In the first place, Harris at the time was not a tenant of the Duke of Marlborough's. And it was not the least remarkable circumstance attendant on this charge that, not before he was convicted, but ten months after that period, he became, at his own request, a tenant of that very man who had thus been so wickedly and wantonly denounced as a tyrant. Sling° was not the Duke's hayward. He was appointed under the General Highways Act, by Mr. Webb, the surveyor of the highways, and his appointment was sanctioned, as it required to be, by two magistrates, the Duke of Marlborough having neither directly nor indirectly any part whatever in the affair. He had no knowledge whatever of that appointment ; and it was utterly untrue that any raagistrates refused to convict Harris. The fact was, Harris was taken before Mr. Cox, a magistrate of the division, by the hayward. The charge was made against him, the evidence heard—the examination of witnesses was taken down, but inasmuch as, under the Highway Act, one magistrate could not convict, Mr. Cox adjourned the case to the next petty sessions for the division. This was, he be lieved, on the sth of May— Lord DErtarkw—ln what year? The SOLICITOR-GENERAL—In the year 1841. When the sth of May arrived, it so happened that Mr. Cox did not at tend the petty sessions, and the matter was consequently adjourned until the 12th. Upon that occasion there were not two magistrates present, and ultimately it was arranged to have a hearing at the petty sessions 'on the 2d of June. Now on that day, the 2d of June, the Oxford Agricultural Society usually met at Blenheim, and it was arranged that the meeting should take place at a farm-house called " The Kennel Farm," and it was strange to observe on what a slen der foundation of truth all this falsehood had been raised. The place of meeting, as he had said, was called " The Ken nel Farm," but there was no dog kennel within a dis tance of a mile of it. In consequence of the ma gistrates attending petty sessions being likely to at tend the agricultural meeting, it was arranged by Mr. Holloway, the clerk to the magistrates, that instead of meeting at his own house, as they usually did, for the holding of petty sessions, they should meet at the farm called the Kennel Farm. Accordingly, on that day, the Duke, who always attended petty sessions, and who, he believed, acted as chairman, together with two other magis trates, Mr. Murrell and Mr. Leonard Pickering, assembled at this farm-house for the purpose of holding a petty session. Harris's case was called on, the examinations previously taken before Mr. Cox were read over, and, not satisfied with that, the witnesses, both for and against Harris, were called in and subjected to examination again. Mr. North, the Town Clerk, who was very prominent in promot ing these attacks on the hustings, and from whom, no doubt, his Learned Friend had derived his information, at tended as attorney for Harris. The case was thoroughly in vestigated—the magistrates deliberated, and decided that Harris had been guilty of rescuing a horse which had been taken by the hayward for the purpose of being pounded. The Duke inquired the amount of cots, which were stated to be Its. 6d., which, with the expense of serving the summons, and other miner details, would make them in the whole 155., upon which, at the suggestion of the Duke himself, the fine was mitigated to ls. Harris was called into the room, and was told lie was fined one shilling penalty and the costs, on which he said they might send him to a thousand gaols but the money never should be paid. The magistr a t es remonstrated with him, and pointed out the folly of his con duct. They also told him they would not proceed against him for a fortnight, in order that he might be able to get the money; but they of course also told him that if ho persisted in refusing to pay the fine what the consequence would be. On the 16th of June four magistrates assembled to petty sessions, amongst whom was Mr. Cox, who had originally heard the complaint. Harris being asked to pay his fine positively refused to do so, and in consequence was sent to prison for fourteen days—unless within that period he should discharge the amount—his Grace, the Duke of Marlborough signing the commitment, along with the other magistrates assembled. After stating these facts, he (the Solicitor-General) would ask their Lord ships whether it was possible to conceive a statement so utterly unfounded, and so grossly malicious—so calculated to arraign the conduct of the Duke in his magisterial capacity, and to impair his efficiency in the discharge of those im portant functions with which he was invested? His Learned Friend, Mr. Erle, suggested to him to touch upon the minor charges as to the drinking of the ale and other matters, but they were so perfectly in significant that it was hardly worth while to occupy the time of the Court with them. In fact, from beginning to end, with the solitary exception of the magistrates' meeting at the " Kennel Farm House," there was not a single word of truth in the statements which had been made. And now he would ask their Lordships whether it was to be endured that at such a crisis, when disturbance was likely to arise and an appeal to the passions of the people about to take place, that charges such as these were to be brought against an in dividual in his magisterial capacity, and whether, being made, the Court would hesitate for one moment in exercising its summary power of giving instant protection to one thus assailed. He would now proceed to another charge which, if no answer was made to it, would snake a very serious im pression upon the public mind, but which was as false as all the other charges his friend had been instructed to make. In another part of his friend's address to the electors of Wood stock, he said—" There's a man standing there—Castle.— (Hear, hear.) He made a coffin for the remains of the late Duke of Marlborough, and has not been paid for it to this day. The Duke will not pay him, because he said he did not order it.—(Hear, hear.) Why, what do you think of prosperity to the trade of Woodstock' after this? Mr. Whateley—too have been misinformed upon this point, Mr. Humfrey. Mr. Castle—lt's all true. Mr. Humfrey—The question is, is Castle paid ? (Castle No.') The Duke is buried in Castle's coffin. Castle has applied to his son to pay for making it, and the son has not paid.—(Hear, hear.) This, I think, is a climax." Now, what were the real circumstances of th is case ? The late Duke of Marl borough left a person of the name of Glover, his residuary le gatee and executrix. She had given orders for the funeral, and, amongst those orders, one to Castle for the coffin, when the present Duke arrived at Blenheim, and requested to have the sole superintendence of the obsequies of his parent. It was conceded, and all the expenses, under the direction of those who had been employed by him, had been paid. The whole amount was between 4001. and 5001., and this had been fully paid. It is true the Duke had not paid Castle, and the reason was, that his charge was a fraudulent and an unjust one. Castle had charged for the material for making the coffin, which material had actually been supplied from the timber stores at Blenheim. The Duke expressed his determination to pay for the labour and the workmanship, but he refused, and properly refused, to pay for that which Castle had no right to charge, and then this was made the ground of one of the most serious charges of dishonesty, and of an attempt to defraud. Now, he (Mr. Thesiger) would go to another charge. Mr. Humfrey, in the course of his address, said— " Gentlemen, I will tell you a tale about the park, which will give you another example of the petty tyranny of the house of Marlborough. There was, a short time ago, in this town, a Mr. Jardine, a respectable tradesman. You all knew him. His wife was slowly recovering from a serious illness after her confinement. One day Mr. Jardine took her out into the park in a garden chair. She was very ill, and com plained of being shaken by being drawn over the gravel. Her husband drew her on the grass. He was seen, and summoned. A fine 'of one farthing was inflicted, and the costs were I don't know what. Good God Almighty ! if there is any justice in heaven or on earth—if there is any right feeling between man and man—let us join in denouncing such conduct as this." Their Lordships would seo how necessary it was that his Learned Friend should have instructed himself in the real facts in this case before he made so serious and solemn a charge. He would best answer that charge by reading the affidavit of one Elliott, the park keeper to the Duke of Marlborough. (The Learned Solicitor- General here read the affidavit, which deposed that Jardine was constantly drawing a carriage over the sward in the park and destroying it ; that he had been frequently desired to desist, and had always replied he would make the park a public road, and that the park-keeper had at last, in pursuance of his: duty to the Duke, been compelled to summon the man before the magistrates, in order to prevent the continued re currence of the damage.) Having finished reading this, the Solicitor-General proceeded to say, these and all the other charges were thus similarly disproved by the most incontes tible evidence; and he thought he was not praying for too much from the Court when be malted the exercise of its summary jurisdiction to protect the character and feelings of the Duke of Marlborough. After a consultation between the judges of nearly a quarter of an hour, Lord DENMAN said the words quoted as having been used by Mr. Humfrey, imputed grievous charges, which it was by no means to be wondered at his Grace the Duke of Marl borough was anxious to rebut. There was however only one ground on which the Court could even for a moment think of exercising their summary jurisdic• tion and that was a repeated attack on the Duke of Marlborough in his magisterial capacity. On the other grounds stated, the Court could not for an instant think of interfering. And even upon that on which himself and brothers had hesitated for a moment about their unanimous opinion on consultation was, that as the attack was not on the magisterial capacity of the Noble Duke when in the actual exercise of magisterial functions, which would have made the case assume a very different aspect, the Court would be making a precedent where none already existed, and must therefore decline to interfere. Rule refused. UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.) Thomas Weddell, a man represented to have formerly car ried on an extensive trade at Kennington, was charged with stealing 2s. 6d. from the till of the Goat public-house, Cleaver street, Kennington. The prisoner had been at the above house on the preceding night, and, in the absence of the land lord a moment from the bar, took an opportunity of draw ing out the till, from which he purloined the sum mentioned. The landlord, in detailing the facts, said that he felt very great sorrow in seeing the prisoner placed in such a position ; that he had known him when he carried on a very respect able business ; and that his present condition was mainly at tributable to dissipated habits, to which he had recently given himself up. The complainant added that he did not wish to press the charge. Mr. Luau, said that it was lamentable to see a man of the prisoner's appearance place himself in such a degraded situa tion ; that as the complainant expressed a wish not to pro secute him, he should therefore discharge him, advising him not to place himself in such a dilemma again, otherwise he would be treated very differently. CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY.) John Spillan, who has been four times convicted of as saults on the police, within a comparatively short space of time, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with violently assaulting police-constable 124 E. It appeared from the evidence that on the previous night, between eleven and twelve o'clock, the prisoner, who was in liquor, was creating a disturbance with five or six other fel lows, when the constable desired them to " move on." All complied, with the exception of the prisoner, who became most insolent and unmanageable. The officer took him into custody, but the ruffian kicked him in a brutal manner on the legs, so as to occasion him very great pain. He was re. moved to the station-house with much difficulty. Mr. COMBE—What have you to say to the charge? Pri soner—lt is false. Mr. ComßE—Have you any proof that it is so ? Prisoner —Not a bit. Mr. ComßE—What sort of a character is he? Policeman —One of the worst in St. Giles's. Prisoner Vel, your Vorship, I acknowledge I'm bad enough, but there are vorse ; and I was arter drinking with a couple of cronies. Mr. CosinE----Then you must pay 1/. for the assault. Prisoner—A pound ! Vy, I have not a blessed fardiu in my company. Mr. Co:KßE—Then you must go to prison for a fortnight. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—WHIS DAY.) Lorrnox, MAY 7.—Light northerly breeze, and fine clear weather. DEAL, MAY 13.—Wind N.E. to N.N.E. light —Sid. Faye. dolph, Cape of Good Hope ; Jos. Anderson, Jamaica Arc. tars, Llanelly, Cape of Good Hope. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind N.N.E. to S.S.W.—Arrd. Cleopatra, London for China. PLYMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind variable.—Arrd. Wm. Brom hand, Taylor, Sierra Leone. FALMOUTH, MAY 6.—Wind N., moder,..te.—Off Glenairn, Guy, New Zealand ; Ulverston, Smith, Mauritius ; Vesta, Matanzas, for Bremen. WHITSTABLE, MAY s.—The Hero, Harris, of this port, from London, sank in the Bay yesterday morning, but has been raised and into the harbour. OFF SALcomeE, MAY 3.—Henr Tanner, China. MUMBLES, MAY 2--Sid. Ellen Simpson and Jane Boyd, St. Jago de Cuba. The Johanna Sophia, from Stettin to London, foundered below Casarow and. Oil, during a gale. LIVERPOOL, MAY 6.—Wind E., light.—Sld. Alice Kilham, Colchester ; Pera and Peruvian, Ichoboe ; David Banks, Bahr- 4 , ; Triton, New York ; Blonde, Quebec • Abigail, Amhexst Cheetah, Newfoundland. Off, Independence, Nye, New York, CORE, MAY 4.—Sid. Clio, St. John's, New BrunAwick ; her Majesty's ship Vernon, Portsmouth. OFF CnoeicHAvEN.—Azannuta, Roger, Bomb a y ; A nn Rankin, M'Arthur, New Orleans. TORQUAY, MAY 4.—Sld. Leander, Miramichi. LLINELLT, MAY 3.—Chelydra, Valparaiso. GRANGEMOUTH, MAY 4.—Sid. Ocean, Cape, of Good Hope. MONEY AND COAIMEIteI AL NEWS. CITY, QU.A.RTEtt TO THREE The sales of Cotton at Liverpool . 1 3e,sterday were 7,000 bales, of which 2,000 were on speculation. Prices were firm for all descriptions.—There was a Rood business doing in shares, and prices in some instances rather advanced : Bir mingham and Gloucester were 96 ; Caledonian, 41 ; Dublin and Cashel, 4j ; Great Western, Half, ; Birmingham, 232 ; North British, 21 ; Paris and Lyons, 31. is. 6d. ; Do. and Orleans, 37* ; Do. and Itou'an, 37i ; South Eastern, 38} ; Do. Scrip, Ili, The all important topic of conversation in the City this morning is the exposf made last night in the House of Com mons of the intentions of Government on the subjects of banking and currency. In general the plan as proposed by the Premier meets with approval, but the subject requires, it is admitted, a more careful attention than has yet been given to it, owing to the shortness of the time that has elapsed since those most deeply interested have been made acquainted with the details. For this reason it is pro bable that the meeting of the Bank Proprietors, convened for this day, will be of short duration. The p4pers will probably be ordered to be printed, and then an adjc moment be carried, to allow the Proprietors time to consider the terms upon which the charter is to be renewed. Ttte Joint-Stock Banks are well satisfied with the concessions, that have been made to them. The following remarks from the ,sport of the Manchester Stock Market, by Messrs. Railton,, are worth the attention of intending subscribers to new 'Aries :-- " The prevailing spirit for speculation in new railway pro jects, and the imposulg manner in which some of them are set forth, renders it 'very difficult for private individuals to steer rightly with_ their interests in such matters ; and the embarrassmerit is increased when persons, professing to be share brokers, place their claims en every list of applicants for the eAlmation of shares, thereby hurrying on premiums by • Which unpractised adventurers are attracted to their detriment. Thus circumstanced allocating committees mould need out their lists with due discrimination, to keep jobbers as much in their right position as possible. The great and in dividual industry amount of national wealth, arising from industry and care, now attracted by railway establishments, and on a rapidly growing scale, renders it desirable that per sons unacquainted with the relative value of railway stock should not allow themselves to take a first step or move, by thus investing property, without the aid of some inte;ligent and disinterested private opinion to govern them." The Stock market, as was anticipated, has become more - - _--- DIED. ... 0 OF' On the 22d ult., at Tottenham, Thomas ro ll ' ' R.N., aged 56. ' o ' 4l oo o On the 29th rat., at Castle Heddinghatu, E1 1561 ' Ws widow of the late Colonel Griffiths. ee l On the Ist. iust ,Sophia Mary, eldest daughter of . n y. 0 0 Mr. John Randal, of Gower-street North• th two- On the 3d inst., William Smitk , Es q ., of Elra - c °- . v _ . Brorapton, agedd inst 66 Ellen Ann, youngest daughter o . f igr* r- Qn e 3., Dixon, of Cheapside. On the 3d inst., Mary, the wife of the Rec. Jolla of Beeston, Nottinghamshire. Luck °°Tl4 On the 3d inst., Elizabeth, wife of Samuel - f Esq., of High Wycombe, Bucks. Nriveli2 P 44 0 On the 3d inst., Louisa, wife of Charles kic. r Perrysfield, Surrey. p r feeldt liPPe On the 4th inst., George Taylor, Esq.,•l•SPrinc.• : Clapton. . 130if fir 'On On the 4th inst., in Gracechurch-street, Wirri Virollep vine Smith. Es ‘ On the sth inst. in Berners-street, A. Geddef), -j:.... notaa--..........d....1...,.....,...-,... 0 $ O, . London : Printed and Published by Mtßi )0 Iv2o. 12,‘ No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun 00016001 W 08 Strand, in. the Precinct of the &Toy, : an Middlesex, Tuesday, May 7, IM. animated now Sir Robert Peel's plans are fully developed, and prices have had an upward tendency, though this has induced a few sales, and a partial re-action is the result, Consols for immediate transfer have been 99* to i 1; and for time the same. The Commissioners have given 994 for their stock. Ex chequer Bills have realised 755. to 775., and India Bonds 925. premium. Bank Stock is at the advance, to 196 and 197, and India Stock to 287 and 288. The New Three-and-a-Half per Cents. have been at 1021 to j, and the Three per Cents. at 981 1 to Very little has been done in the Foreign Securities. Spanish are steadier, at 23i 4 for the Actives, and 334 for the Deferred. The new Ministry seems to be approved of. Mexican have been 354 to 4, and Colombian 144. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. have realised 1001 to j. The report circulated yesterday, that the West India steamer had been telegraphed, is incorrect. A moderate business is doing in Shares, and generally at steady prices. South Eastern Scrip, Great Pastern, and ono or two others are rather buoyant. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONR O'CLOCIL (From the Official List) Bank Stock 196 127 3 pet Cent. Reduced Annuities ..".” 98NX% 3 per Cent. Consols. Annuities 99 rMi 8% per Cent. Annuities, 1818 lOl " S per Cent. Annuities, 176........" ..... 3% per Cent. Reduced Annuities loln h)4106 New 3% per Cent. Annuities ......... ......... ..... 102 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan. ............... 12% ii ,16 India Stock India Bonds,l,ooo ..... ••••• ....... •••••••••••••••••••• Ditto under 1,000. ....... •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 92 Bank Stock for Account loqi Consols for Account Exchequer Rills, I%d. I%d 1 0001. ....... ...•...•••... ..... -- ..... ....... 77 pm. kW .... — ......,....•...• 77 pan. ... Ditto Small...—. •••••• •••••• •••••••••••• 77 pm. FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCk. Columbian Bonds. ••••••••••••••••••••• 00000000 •••••••••• 14% Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. ............ 35 Ditto for the Account ....... .............«....« 36 Ditto Deferred Stock. l5 Spanish Bonds, Five per Cent 1041..« 23 Ditto for the Account ..„....«.......«....« 2334%)4 Ditto Three per Cent. ........ ••••••••••••••••• — Ditto for the Account Dutch 5 per Cents 0000000 •••••••••••••••• 000000 ••••••••••• 110 New Loan 1837. 5 per Cents. ................ 9163( PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE. RAILWAYS. PAID. rzi, SHARI. Birmingham and Gloucester llO 94S ..... to Ditto New 1734 •..... 23 Bristol and Exeter Bristol and Gloucester 3O 48% ...... to 49 Caledonian Chester and Holyhead. 5 .... ..... 734 Eastern Counties Ditto New Registered SI. 6s. Ad. Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O •... ..... 66 ...... to .... Ditto Registered Gla,gow and Dumfries Great North of England lOO .....«.. 99 ......... to .... Great Western Ditto 34 Shares 5O ••• ..... . 45 - Ditto Fifths IS "*"000, 21 9000,0099 to .- Hull and Selby London and Birmingham lOO .231 London and Blackwall 1634 •••••• 8 "00 ..... t • 7%/1 London and Brighton London and Greenwich London and South Western 41 % ....... 85% Ditto Eighths % •• 00900 90 .1 % Manchester and Birmingham ... 40 Northern and Eastern .......... ..... 45 .....«.. 57 1 4 North Midland Norwich and Brandon ... ..... .... 2 'South Eastern and Dover ...... ... 3234 - Ditto New York and North:3lidland .....« 5O ... ..... 111 .... ..... to 120 Ditto Scarboro' Branch 23Z Paris and Orleans •..........- ...... .. 20 .....«.. 39 Rouen and Havre. ••••••••• 16% ..... to JOINT STOCK BANKS. London Joint Stock London and Westminster 2O ..«..... 2i% •••••• to •••••• MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAT 6. —Althmei there has not been much businss% done to-day, prk es Are firm:—Sheffield and Manchester, 80i ;;Trent Vallon 11 12' CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS. Bank Stock - per Cent. Red iB% Ditto Bonds 99 pau .3 per Cent. Cons. 3% per Cent. Re! lOl% , Ditto New Annuities... New 3% per Cent 102% 'Ex. Bills 1,0001. li(d... 77 P2l . New 5 per Cent. — Ditto 5001 ......«..... 77 p 1 Long Annuities to expire Ditte 5ma11......... ..... 77 1 70 ' Jan. 1860.......... 14 7.16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 195 Oct. 1859 — IConsol, for Acct 99% Jan. 1860 — !India Stock for Acct.... 2873 FOREIGN FUNDS. Atistrian, 5 per Cent — Portuguese, 5 per Cent -- Belgian, 5 per Cent — Ditto, New Ditto ...... Brazilian Bonds — Prussian, 5 per Cent ... ...... a Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — Russian , 5 per Cent 1177a Chllian, fi per Cent — Ditto, Meta11ic..„.„,.,...,„„ ,„,-- Colombian, 6 per Cent Ditto, 1824 — Ditto, 3 per Cent 34 Cuba Bonds, 6 per Cent 93 Ditto, Deferred ..............».. •-',.. Danish, 3 per Cent Greek, 18'25, 5 per Cent...... Exchange ... .... . Mexican, 5 per Cent .. ... ... French, 3 per . Cent... .. —f. -'-' Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 Dutch, 234 per Cent.. L.— Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent... 29 Ditto, S per Cent ........100% - . SHARES. Bristol and Exeter (70 paid) •••••••••••••••• 00000 76) Caledonian (5 paid) • Chester and Holyhead ( S paid) Eastern Counties (a) roaid) •••-•.. 00000000000 Ditto Registered (8165 Sd paid) London and Blackwall (16/. 13s. 444) 7 • Londow and South Western (411. es. 10d. paid) South Eastern and Dover (3312 s 4d pa id) Ditto New Shares ( 4 paid) Yarmouth and Norwich OS paid) Paris and Orleans (20 paid) MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) MAT P/LA.ZZilTlii. SIIITHFIELD.—Coarse Meadow Hay,2l 12a to 31; 110 4 ful ditto, 313 s to 3/ 10s ; fine Upland ditt, 3/ 12s to " 16s ; Clover Hay, 31 5s to 5/ ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 1/ Pi Wheat Straw, 118 s to 11 lOs per load. Tract* throughout dial* at about stationary prices. CUMBERLAND.—Coarse Meadov4 Hay, 2/16s to Si 56; OW ful ditto, 31 8s to 3/ 13s ; fiu t Upland ditto, 3/ 14e to 41 Clover Hay, 3/ 5s to 4/ 15%; Oat Straw, 117 s to 119 s; Straw, 1/ 8s to 1/ IP,"s per load. A limited supply, and • steady demand. VLUTECILAIML.—Coarse Meadow Hay, 21 13s to 3158 ;. • useful ditto, 31 Cs to 31 10s ; fine Upland ditto, 31 Ns to 3116 s ; Clover Hay, 315 s to 515 s ; Oat Straw, 116 s to 11 84 1 Wheat Straw, 1/ 8s to 11 103 per load. Supply good, 14 3 * trade dull. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—The market for British Plantation its JIM t - h 12. owing to the very limited supply, only about 200 hhds het y been sold, for which, however, fully previous prices were cuf. • tained. The public sales have consisted chiefs of 1,494 bar Bengal, 471 Mauritius, 3,104 boxes Havannah (about VW thirds damaged), and 1,167 bags Manilla (partly damerli The Bengal and Mauritius only partly found buyers, re pvious prices. All the sound foreign was taken in at ~, j ," to 22s 6d for low brown to fi ne greyish yellow Havant'"_„,,' and 19s 6d to 20s 6d for good t o fi ne s t rong b rown being much above the value; the damaged sold con l Pn k tively cheap, viz., at 14s to 21 a f or t h e former, and 16144 P 18s for the latter. The qua n tity of British Plantation landed last week at the East an d W est I nd i a Docks was 40 5 tierces 73 barrels. Th e s t oc k o f B r i t i s h P lantat i on in t hy , port of London on the let inst. was 4,142 hhds 619 tier ed ' against 6,786 leads 989 tierces at the same time last y e w ' The stocks of Mauritius, Bengal, and East India are lerf, - ; than last . year. The consumption of British Plantation increased a little this year. C4rrEE.-782 bales Mocha, 3,987 bags East.lndia (onw7,,_ Ptdang), and 1,769 bags Costa Rica, were offered by Audi= Only about one-third of the Mocha was disposed of, at to 82s for mid to good quality, being for the former deer.r,,l4 tion barely previous rates. A small portion good ord Batavia sold at 325. The Padang was all taken in at ;5 411 ,, 0 t very good ord greenish, which is about th e p rev i ous v alue, I' d at which there were not purchasers. About two-thir 3 : o 4 the Costa Rica found buyers at b4s to 58s for fine,..,s brownish to fine ord bright greenish, an d one l o t a t 635 u'ist fully the former value, The stock of Coffee on the 0 4 inst., in the Port of London, was 2,249 hhds, 1,888 hr 11 14 , 120 bags, against 3,079 hhds, 1,896 brie and bags at this '— last year. t SO I Rom.—The suSntity landed last week at the. EL , t ba West India Detks, was 113 puns, 19 hhds. The stock 111 ill' port of Louth% on th e I s t i ns t. was 10,660 p uns , 2,958 against 15, 1 61 puns, 5,300 hhds, at this time last year. 24$ SALV , ICTRE.-1,000 bags at auction were taken in at • 6d to 26s for 16i to 8* per cent. refraction. id fob SPICES.-946 bags Pepper sold at 4d, and one lot 4 . t oe good heavy brown Malabar, which is about the croapill value. - S ' TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is dull at 40s to 41s par cwt on the and Town at 42s per cwt. _..,a• 00 TEA.—Prices continue steady, with a moderate bw. - , doing. NEWMARKET RACES. (RECEIVD THIS DAY.) NE W MAWKET—MoNDAY NIGHT. rmiollr ENTRY FOR Tam-.,AY.—The R. M. Plate.— Mr- l'' WO bO r hill's Elemi— Lo r d E xeter ' s P ergu l ar i a —L or d Al 0 ps,l Winfarthing—T:Juke of Rutland's Welbeck—Mr. Jn „.. o. s d , Vates—Lord 'Chesterfield's Tiddly Winks, and Mr. 1 ' ..-- Seven's- th,,,-Main. or/ T. M. , -. - Al. Plate, winner to be Bola for 2001., &c.---, f re Graftov.i's Asop, 4 yrs—Lord Exeter's Maria Diaz , 4 ipol.' Lord_W. Powlett's Falconer, 3 yrs, and Mr. Batson'. a -yrs. The Miser Scarce receives from Plush. Epsom receives from Sister to Martingale. 'rile match between Oakley and Emma is eff. BIRTHS. +II is afd On the Ist inst., at Hanover Lodge, Streatham, ---. ... a . et '- Richard Rushton Preston, Esq., of a son. On the 2d inat., at Battersea, the lady of Dr. Cony" ..e, daughter. of J. II On the 2d inst., at Hyde-park-spurs, the lady Bosanquet, Esq., of a son. Jazz 24°. On the 2d inst., at Camberwell-grove, Mrs. Jaz- Scott, of a son. p ho 1 0.- s , On the 28th ult ,at Coblentz, on the Rhine, %, , a f " 11° wife of John H. Gow, Esq., of a son.. 11 06 On the 2d inst., in Queen Ann-street, CeVen— doll44 the wife of Captain H. T. Hitchins, of a son. o p. On the 3d inst., at Sydenham, Mrs. C. Toiler, of MRIED . .... 4 ,/i4 a On the 30th ult., at St. A Geo ß rge's,. Hanover-sci te d-r n fd Way, Esq., son of the late Rev. Lewis Way, of St or of to the Hon. Emmeline Stanley, daAgh t ei d., Stanley, of Alderley. • P - 4' r Oll. On the 30th ult., at Bentley, Hants, Thomas I ute r 0 1 of the Audit-office, to France. Agnes, eldest cteAlli m ~ , Jerdan, Esq. 0 P On the 30th ult., at Clapham Church, John F a t ter 1 1. of Wood-street, Cheapside, to Eliza, fourth' doug h gef• Morton, Esq., Lark-hall-rise, Clapham. ' b, tb° r of On the 2d inst., at St. John's Chapel, Edinburgotiote Henry Blisset, of Letton, Hereford, to Jamiing , ,. vli 4.• the late J. Hope, Esq., of Moray-place, On the 4th inst., at Hackney, Thomas Fe n / t- J ., jol lo jun., of Birmingham, to Lucy, th ird daughter o Esq., of Hanger-lane, Tzttenham. Edinburgbewron, ...ioil, valid