The Sun. — London, England, 1839-05-13 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. I h ow to value the accident that has stripped bare tile cant of Tory integrity and Tory devotio.. The last few days have laid open the real character of a faction who are ready to sacrifice the dignity of the Throne itself to slander the SOVEREIGN, and trample, not only on the prerogatives, but the honour of the Crown, in revenge at the frustration of their hopes of office. Yet these are the men who claim a monopoly of allegiance to the Constitution—men who insult the QUEEN because she refuses to submit to a domestic proscription, and who desert their Royal Mistress in an hour of exigency, and vilify her through the polluted channels of their mercenary journals, because she declines to surrender her personal liberty into their hands ! These are the men who affect to hold in veneration the established institutions. of the country,'to render a perfect ser vice to Majesty, and to guard the throne against en croachments and disaffection : these are the apostles of divine right and the sacred immunities of royalty, who, with the words of worship on their li ps, carry the treason of JUDAS in their hearts. Their attachment to the institutions of the country is hollow and servile—their allegiance to the So vereign i s p ure l y con di t i ona l . Th ey are l oya l an d d evoted so long as they possess the power of being tyrannical with impunity—sullen, discontented, and treacherous in the season of exclusion. They make terms with the QUEEN which are inconsistent with the independence of the Sovereign of this great Cou ntry, and failing in their attempt to subjugate the Throne they turn round and endeavour, by the grossest libels, to bring the Court into contempt. The language employed by the organs that are avowedly in the interest of Sir ROBERT PEEL 1 refl e cts irreparable dis grac e u p on hi m an d hi s frie nds. Not content with the argument upon w hich Sir ROBERT PEEL'S resignation was sup- Posed, in the first instance, to rest—the necessity of removing from the presence of the Sovereign all those persons who might be likely to influence her m ind in a direction contrary to the course of the Ad ministration then in progress—the Newspapers of the arbitrary and audacious faction have resorted t x c i i i . the most p er fidi ous f a l se h oo d s t o p re j u di ce h er "44 •TISTY in public opinion. The Morning Post, I na temper of ra bid exc it e ment that plai n ly ex hibit s Its chagrin at the blighting of the buds of Tory ascindaney, outrages the common decencies of Political controversy, in an atrocious assault u Pc'n the reputations of the female friends a t' her M AJESTY . Thi s a l one was wante d t 0 show the malevolence of the party of wh ich the Morning Post is understood to be a favoured instrument. Deprived of office by the exorbitant and unjustifiable nature of their de nalids, the Tories wreak their vengeance upon the Ladies of the Household, defaming the characters of women whose virtues confer lustre upon their a l*, and even d ar i ng to venture upon dark insinua tions against the honour of the QUEEN herself I `` The female tyrants of Buckingham Palace," ob serves the organ of the Tory clique, ~ seized hold of the Royal victim whom they had released for a Moment from their foul and poisonous grasp, got u P Perhaps for the occasion, some new tale of las civiousness and slander, to hasten the process of c_orre pt i on, and convince th e yout hf u l M a j esty o f -tVii,nglaem•,t,id to say, a l as ! s h e cou ld not li ve w i t h out the su Such is th e respect f u l l anguage i n w hi c h Porters of Sir R OBERT PEEL sp ea k o f th e Sovereign e Statesman livq° graciously called that gra t e ful turn t° her counc il s — suc h i s the re in the ve tr! ygi for the confidence she reposed his fidelity, I li , patriotism, and his discre tion —such is the deli cacy of these Conservative guardians of the public morals, those strenuous ad vocates of the Church, these purists and loyalists— Such is the truthfulness, the gentlemanly spirit, the Manliness, and the honesty of these degraded syco- P h ants, wh o f awn u p on th e S overign in the advent of their prosperity, and calumniate her when she toserts, with a courage that is full of hope to the Peopl e of England, that freedom of choice in her Private Associations which is the birth-right of the ta eanest or her subjects! The age of chivalry, in deed, is past if the indignation of the country do not Cover these slanderers with eternal infamy. Th e writer goes on to ask Lord MELBOURNB a nd Lord JOHN RUSSELL whether they imagine t hey can be sustained in office by " the influence of Court Ladies who pollute the royal ear, and seek i ° ruin the mind and morals of the QUEEN of ENGLAND, by mingling obscenity and slander." We ask who are the Court Ladies alluded to ? Who a re the members of the Royal Household who Pollut e , th e ear o f t h e Q UEEN ? Th e assert i on i s MIY made, and cannot have been put for ward without with ou t au th or ity. Upon what auth or ity, then ' does this vile calumny proceed ? Let not the dastardh j wh hind ho makes it hope to lurk concealed be- n i u a loose generality, for he may be assured he wil l be p u t to the proof. " The mischief," lie con tinues, ~ which has arisen, and the still greater udschief of which the prolific seeds are thickly sow n, must be ascribed exclusively to the domestic t - ,„ Yl c au ttY, which, under the fostering rays of Minis '4'4 favour, has coiled itself like a poisonous sn ake around the Sovereign, is preying upon her Youth and inexperience, and, not content with de basing the Royal dignity of the QUEEN, and ob structing her and the nation's affairs, threatens to 4 'ght her re p u t a tion, and subvert her throne." gain,we ask, u p on w hat authority is this base insi li t atl ° l l put forward in a journal which is professedly tile °rgati of Sir ROBERT PEEL ? Are we right : I ffi a '`trllling that it speaks the sentiments of the t i acaed Premier of a day ? Are we right in aserib it4 vulg ar ribaldry, its demoralizing fabrications, 8 scand a l ous i mpu t at ions upon the p ersona l rect itude of the Sovereign, and its bad English, to so me despi ca bl e emp l o ye of the outcast faction " n ° represents in print the mortified vanity and cr ushed ambition of Sir ROBERT ? Either these cha rges come di rect f rom t h e C a binet of Whitehall Gardens, or they are the irresponsible ravin g of 1 1 44 infuri a t e d scribe, who, with a dangerous zeal, 55 exceeded the measure of his commission. In ei ther cas e th e c h a racter of Sir ROBERT PEEL is p aced in jeopardy—unless he publicly disavows he incredibl e lib e l which he would never have "dare d in his own person publicly to promulgate. we will no t d e scend to the vindication of the fri ends of our Sovereign. Their honour is abov e • the r each of slander—their names are guara ntees h ; r i the purity, the proud dignity, the incorrupti• \,Y of that domestic circle of whic h her ' i A JEsTy is the idol. Beloved by the compan ions tl . her youth, strong in her attachments , strict o h er t habit s , an d possessed of a judgment ma ;hs r e bey on d h er age , an d o f a s ensibility which elid ers her keenly alive to the minutest offices of fr iendship, her MAJESTY preserves the sanctity wher private and personal relations with a ar4l t h and constancy that yield the surest P led ge of h er di s p os iti ons t o f os t er an d protect the n t . ere sts of her people. Rule a country, said the a Phil osophical C ONF UCIUS, as you would rule a f ll j i Itu lY• Th e d ut i es o f Legislation take th e ir spring I - the duties of domestic life, and expand in gra dual ci rc l es that em b race b y d egrees t h e w h o l e sur f a ce of soc i al, civil, and po l it i ca l o bli gat i ons. The e i .P a city and sympathy developed by her MAJESTY thje 4 , ••• t ry i ng juncture—the affectionate zeal for s'ne friend s and companions of her early years— and the firmness with which she has maintained c ue right s of her position, without restricting the r °nstitutional rights of her advisers, will rally h ou tld her throne the hearty gratitude and un , unded 'esir love of h er subjects. The Tories alone to dep r i ve h er M AJESTY o f this universal LI e / .411 Y, this o.e " cheap defence of nations." The T 'es alone desire to limit the extent of her "....„.1 MAJFSTY'S popularity, and. instead of establish i t ing her soveleignity on the affections of her people, to raise it upon a basis of terror, aggression, and arbitrary power. But they are too crafty to commit themselves in all their organs, to the same disreputable means of bringing her MAJESTY into odium, which they have attempted in the Morning Post. While that journal denounces the depravities of the QUEEN'S household, the Times bears testimony to the virtues of the Ladies of the Court. The smooth spirit of JOSEPH SURFACE passes like oil over the turbu lent waters of that Stygian lake, and reduces it to tranquillity. Adopting the bland amenities of a courtier on the threshold of place, the Times ad dresses a strain of superfluous compliment to the very individuals whose reputations are so grossly at tacked by the Post, so that the Tory statesman, as occasion serves, may glide with a good grace from the contagion of the Post, and take refuge in the artful civilities of the Times. Your genuine Tory —a class of which Sir ROBERT is the faultless model—has something in him of the nature of the Lybian serpent, which is said to sting at both ends But whether he distil his venom in the colours oJ parasitical flattery through one extremity, or un• blushing falsehood through the other, it is equally rank and pernicious. Happily upon this occasion, if the Tories have betrayed the guile of the ser pent, they have not succeeded in exemplifying its wisdom. Our Paper contains two reports of meetings to which public attention may with propriety be directed. At the meeting of the Society for the Protection of Religious Liberty, his Royal High ness the Duke of SUSSEX presided, and was re ceived with the greatest cordiality. The two speeches of his Royal Highness are worthy of his high reputation for Liberal sentiments. At the meeting of the City of Westminster Lite rary, Scientific, and Mechanics' Institution, the SPEAKER presided, and promoted the objects of the Institution in a heartfelt manner. The Right Hon. Gentleman has long been distinguished for his devotion to the cause of popular instruction. It is delightf.d to find the first Subject and the first Commoner of the Realm engaged on the same day in presiding over meetings, with different ob jects, both of which tend to the perfection of man kind, and the advancement of liberty. In another part of The Sun will be found a letter from Mr. CHILDS to Mr. JOHN THORO GOOD, the victim of Ecclesiastical oppression, now lying in Chelmsford gaol, which well deserves the serious consideration of the Dissenters at large. The great error of the Dissenters, as we have often had occasion to remind them, has been a disposition to rely too much on the exertions of others, and too little on their own. Now we look upon it as one of the plainest axioms of common sense, which every man's experience, be it ever so circumscribed, is sufficiently ample to confirm, that those who trust to others to do that for them which they can do for themselves, and in which they are most deeply interested, are sure to be badly served. One of the mischievous consequences of this shuffling off upon others the duties which we ought to perform ourselves, is that it necessarily begets a belief of our insincerity. If, while the Church rate is held up as an intolerable grievance, com bining in itself a violation of religious principle with the grossest injustice in a civil view, those who are suffering under this grievance, and com plaining loudly of it, will not put their shoulders to the wheel to get rid of the evil, what other con clusion can they expect either their enemies or their friends to draw from their conduct than that they are not sincere in their professions ? It is not by a few cases of self-devotion like those of Mr. CHILDS, Mr. THOROGOOD, and others, that a cause which has to contend against the power of the English Hierarchy can be rendered successful. It is by means of such a well-organized and general plan of operations, as, while it comprehends and encourages individual resistance, shall call into action all the resources which the Dissenters derive from their numbers, their political influence, their intelligence, and the justice of their claims, tWat their deliver ance from religious thraldom must be achieved. It is now more than eve/ necessary that the Dissenters should show themselves in earnest in their own cause. Self-defence, if nothing else, requires it. Their isolated and desultory efforts have had the effect of rousing the Established Sect and its minions to a sense of danger, and, con sequently, of provoking the desire of revenge. We have lately seen that this vindictive feeling has been manifested even on the Bench, the sacred seat of justice. An attempt has been made on the part of a Judge of the land to crush, by unexampled and most unrighteous severity, the opposition which the Church-rate oppression is exciting. Would this attempt have been made had the Dissenters and their friends among the members of the Establish ment, who are equally with them opposed to Church rates, showed that formidable front to the enemy which they might have done ? We think nat. It is our opinion that the supineness of the Dis senters has invited this attack, and that unless it is shaken off, and a more energetic career entered upon without delay, the cause of abolition will soon be in a much worse plight than even its enemies an ticipate. The Cabinet Council, which met on Saturday at twelve o'clock, remained in deliberation for up wards of four hours. It is understood that after the explanations which will take place this even ing on the part of the Liberal and Opposition Leaders, the House will adjourn for a fortnight to allow time for the various arrangements which are in contemplation. Lord MELBOURNE will not desert her MAJESTY under the present circum stances, but continue to conduct the QUEEN'S Go vernment. We see by an advertis e ment in another part of our Paper, that the members of the Religious Freedom Society are to dine together on Wednesday next. The list of the stewards is a sufficient guarantee of the principles of the Society, and that it is worthy of general support. The French Papers of Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, have been received this morning. After a debate of four days' continuance in the Chamber of Deputies, M. MAUGUIN'S motion for an Ad dress to the Crown was adopted ; but in a form so modified as -to render it quite a milk-and-water affair. Every phrase conveying censure of the con duct of the MOLE Administration was carefully struck out ; and on balloting for the usual com mitte of nine members to draw up the Address, four names were drawn of the old Ministerial party, and five of the Opposition. The President of the Chamber is, by virtue of his office, a member of this Committee, and hence those Journals which claim him as a convert to the Court contend that the numbers are equal, while those on the other hand, disposed to see in his acceptance of the Pre sidency no dereliction of principle, no abandonment of party,—maintain that the Opposition have six votes to four in the Committee. In truth the point is not worth contending. The Committee consists of MM. DE DALMATIE, THIERS, CUNIN GRI DAINE, DUCHATEL, GANNERON, DUFAURE, LANYER, CALMON, BERGER, and PASSY, the last virtute nuzcii. with the exception of THIERs these are all men having a secret leaning to the Court, and therefore an Address concocted by them is likely to be a very innocent affair. Had MM. MA uGuIN and ODILLON BARROT been among the names on the list, se should have had more corlfidence in the proceedings of the Committee. It does not appear that up to a late hour on Sa- ,--, rilE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, MAY 13, 1839 turday any further steps were taken by the KING to torte a permanent Administration. His Majesty's object is said to be to stagger through this Session, as best he can, with his present advisers, and to trust to bribery and the chapter of accidents for the means of extricating himself out of the dilemma be tween the horns of which the Coalition has now fixed him. The ordinary budget will not be refused, and to meet extraordinary expenses it is supposed that his MAJESTY would not object to advance the requisite sums, on the faith of a repayment of them, with usurer's interest, by the nation, upon the ap pointment of a stronger but not less accommo dating Government. By those who take this view of the question, and they are growing very nu merous, it is believed that the address will end in smoke. The KING will receive the deputation and the address very graciously, parody its expres sions of regret about the state of France, urge his zeal to ascertain the national will as manifested in the act of dissolution, and his desire to treat all parties with impartiality, as evinced in his overtures to MM. THIERS, GUIZOT, SOULT, and others of every shade of politics, and finally renew his pro mises about unceasing endeavours to reflect in the measures of the Crown the sentiments of the Chamber of Deputies. Such, it is presumed, will be the only result of the Address, which now oc cupies the attention of the French Chamber of Deputies. The Ministerial crisis in England excites much interest in Paris. On the first news of the dissolution of the MELBOURNE Cabinet, the Funds Fell, but when it was known that the Tories had no chance of assuming the reins of Government, they rallied again on Saturday. This day being the feast of the Ascension, there was no business done on the Bourse. In consequence of the resignation of Ministers here, the Earl GRENVILLE, our Ambassador at Paris, transmitted on Thursday to the Tuileries, his resignation of the post of British Representative at the French Court. It was reported, that his Lordship would be succeeded by Lord COWLEY, who was expected to arrive in Paris early in the present week. We presume the failure of the Tories to form a Cabinet, will prevent any such change from taking place. A Colonel of the 21st Regiment of the Line, who has been 39 years in the service, and fought in 25 campaigns, has been dismissed by the Minister of War for casually remarking that a continued march of 150 leagues under a burning sun was too much to exact from law conscripts ! This most arbitrary and unjust sentence is loudly condemned by most of the Opposition Journals. The following telegraphic despatches from the Spanish frontier contains the latest news from that quarter : Bayonne, May 9, Half-past Two, P. M. The bad weather has suspended all the operations of Espartero. There has been no new engagement since the 30th up to the 4th. The same positions are maintained. Other accounts state that the Carlists were com pelled to evacuate Ramales on the Ist, after a very severe contest. The loss of the QUEEN'S troops between the 25th and 30th ultimo, in the Biscayan Provinces, amounted to 2,500, including 27 officers. Among the wounded was General LEOPOLD O'DONNELL. The Carlist General TA RAGUAL died of the wounds received by him in the engagement of he 30th. The following extracts are from the Journals : In the Chamber of Peers, on Friday, M. bonnier noved for a complete reorganization of the order of the Legion of Honour. M. bonnier proposed that ,be number of grand-crosses should not exceed fifty, that of grand•officers 100, that of commanders 300, hat of officers 1,000, and that of knights 15,000. (The Princes of the Royal family and foreigners upon whom the King should confer the order not to be included in the above.) He proposed farther that a capital of eight millions of francs be vested in the Three per Cents., to constitute the dotation of the Legion of Honour; the ;rand-crosses to receive each 10,000 francs per annum ; the grand officers 5,000 francs; commanders, 1,000 francs; and the knights, 250 francs. Foreigners not to be entitled to any dotation, and the native members, absent from France without leave, would not receive their allowances during their residence out of the country. M. Monnier's proposition was taken into consideration, and the House then adjourned to Tuesday, to appoint a committee of seven members to examine and report upon it. The father of Rossini died at Bologna on the 29th ult., aged 85. This circumstance prevented the return to France of the great composer. The Gazette de France contains respecting him the following paragraph : " We are assured that Rossini is at present selling fish in Italy, and that he has undertaken to supply with that article Bologna, Orsini, and Pisa." We hear this morning that there is no hope of recovery of the Duke of Bassano. We recceived the Alperin Monieuernof the 4th-. King's fete was celebrated at Algiers with much magnifi cence ; unhappily the pleasures of the day were succeeded by a dreadful accident—at eight in the evening there were several in the crowd assembled on the spot, desirous to escape from the rain which began to fall fast and pressed to the gate to return into the city, with such eagerness that they could not be restrained, and a railing having been broken down, between twenty and thirty per sons fell from a height of twenty-four feet, fifteen persons were more or less injured, three killed, and a soldier and a sailor crushed between the two gates.— Constitutionnel. BOURSE, PARIS, SATURDAY, MAY 11. HALF-PAST Tit REE.—The market has only been active at times, at others business being very slack. The minds of speculators are of course occupied with the subject matter of debate in the Cham ber of Deputies, and of the formation of a new Ministry in England. For the Account the Three per Cents. opened at 81f. 85c., rose to 81f. 95c., and closed at 81f. 90c., being an improvement of 20c. The Five per Cents. from 1l If. 55c., declined to 111 f. 50c., and recovered to 111 f. 60c., last price, a rise of also 20c. For Money the Three per Cents. vte 20c., and the Five per Cents. 40c. better. The Bank of France Shares are unaltered, as are the Laflitte Bank of I,ooof. Shares ; but those of 5,000 f. are 15f. lower. The Bel gian Five per Cents. are it better. The Three per Cents. not quoted for Money, are for the Account 73f. The Bank Shares have advanced 10f. The Spanish Active is 4 lower; from 20} it declined to 20, and closed at 20 k. The Versailles Right Bank are 12f. 50c. higher, and the Versailles Left Bank are 12f. 50c. lower. The Seyssel Asphaite has again got up to 2,900 f. first Highest Lowest Last Price. Price. Price. Price. French 5 per Cents 4% per Cents lO6 50 ... 106 50 ... 106 50 ... 106 50 3 per Cents Bl '7O ... 141 75 ... 61 65 ... 81 65 Bank of r'rance Laffitte Bank I,ooof. Sh lO7O ...1W75 ...1075 5,000 f. 5_70 ...5270 —.5260 ...5267 Belgian 5 per Cents lO2 102 102 ... :02 Bank 841) 840 ... 837 50 ... 640 3, , anish Ac ive 2O' o 20 1 ,‘ Passive 444 4y6 ... 4;4 New Re ferred Neapolitan Roman RAILWAY SHARES. St. Gernsai•i Versailles, R. B 742 50 ... 74 ... 742 50 ... 750 L.II Havre Orleans ,trasburg to Bale ASPYIALTES AND BITU‘IENS. Seyssel (A) 2850 —.2 1 00 ...2Sil -SON The French journals, like those of England, have for some weeks been carrying on a violent political war with one another, and perhaps in no one instance could there be found such a contrast between the two nations—a contrast unfortunately humiliating to Englishmen. Notwithstanding the tricks resorted to by the Conservatives in France to get the majority in the Chamber, the intrigues to keep THIERS and the Liberals out, and the strong feel inr on both sides, not one unseemly epithet, not ont. rude expression has escaped from their public writers. They have carried on the contest like gentlemen. The writers here (and the Tory writers have all but exclusively the unen viable pre-eminence) have carried it on in lan guage that would not be permitted with impunity in the lowest society. We select, in proof of these assertions, two or three instances from the leading organ of the party, which, singular enough is even less rude, and less indecent, than those that claim the entree to fashionable so ciety. This morning, L or d M ELBOURNE is described as " a hardened old man of the world." The statements put forth on Saturday by the Li beral Press are called "gross, rank, and infamous i falsehoods." Lord NORM ANBY s a " reckless and licentious revolutionist, and his Lady is the " puppet of an itinerant showman" and an " in soluble night-mare round her MAJESTY." We dare not quote some of the ex pressions used by the Standard and Post, and used too, with reference to a young, virtuous, and pure-minded QUEEN. Can these writers won der or complain, that they are excluded from good society, and that French Editors on the other hand are treated as gentlemen, and admitted into the first circles in Paris ? Madrid Papers to the 4th inst. inclusive, just received, announce the resignation of the Spanish Ministry. Thi s even t t oo k place on the 3d, and was the result of the Addresses presented to the Queen by the National Guards of the Capital, and the Municipalities of Saragossa, Valencia, Se ville, and several other cities, imploring her to dis miss her late advisers, and to dissolve the Cortes. General A LAIX feeling persuaded that the Mi nistry did not enjoy the national confidence, convoked a meeting of his Colleagues at which it was resolved that they should resign in a body, which was clone accordin ,, ly. The REGENT appeared surprised, but M. PEREZ DE CASTRO assured her that they had no other alter- native. Of course all sorts q intrigues were on foot among the Camarilla to keep out the ultra- Liberal party, but the prevailing opinion was that the time for the accession of that party to power had at last arrived. In the event of their promo tion to office, the first act will be the dissolution of the Cortes, and their second an entire change in the command of the army. Both measures are loudly and imperatively called for. Reports were in circulation that Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN would replace Lord CLARENDON as British Minister in Spain, and that Mr. ASTON would be appointed to succeed the former as Mi nister at the Court of Lisbon. Lord HOWARD DE WALDEN is better where he is. His indolence is unsuited to a proper discharge of the functions of a British Minister in a country desolated by a civil war, and the fierce conflicts of political factions. :THE MARKETS. -(THIS DAY.)- CORN EXCHANGE. Last week the trade remained stationary. Of Foreign Wheat the arrival was very large, all of which goes to bond. We had a fresh supply of Wheat from Essci, but not much other grain, To make sales the factors sub mitted to a decline of 2s. per quarter on the general runs. In Foreign Wheat very little has been done, though offer ing at Is per quarter less than last week. Barley Is. per quarter cheaper. Beans advanced Is. per quarters Pease and Oats unaltered. The Flour trade has become dull again. PRICKS ON BOARD OF SHIP Wheat, Red (old) —s. s. Beans, Small (new) 435.418 White (old) —a. --s. (old) 465. 435. Red (IBM !Os 60s Tick (new) 339 36.. -- Fine 625. f 6.. Superfine fAs. 70s. ...-._ Harrow (new) 355.368, White (1838)....605. 648. Fine 66s. 725. Brank Superfine 745. 765. Oats, Feed .—5...4. --.—Foreign free 565. 80s. -----. New 245.284 Rye 40s. 425. Poland Barley 30s. 38s New .55.215. —. Grinding .30s uss Potatoe 28s 30. i. Malting 40s. 42s --- ve w 283.305. Malt 565, 65s Scotch 303.338. ,--- Fine New.. Gds. Ws -- Irish .._ ___ 235. 255.278. Pease, Grey, New 355. 365. - Maple New 375. 40s. - White 40s. 425. - Boilers 425. 445. ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN L( Wheat. English ...... 3,410 gra Irish Foreign Flour Town (per sack) 605.6 2 1„ -- Seconds 54;.5•11 . —.... North Country hOs.s2r. i Bran l2i 135. )NDON DURING LAST WEEK 1 Carley. Oats. Flour. 780 gra. 9,1127 qr.. 5,416 a acks 11,748 .5,788 ---... brie. 13,640 SMITHFIELD. Supply good and trade brisk. Mutton was 2d. to 4d., and Lamb Bd. per stone higher : Veal unaltered ; Pork a shade higher. Beasts 2901; Sheep and Lambs 18,790 ; Pigs 550 ; Calves 123. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. Considerable excitement prevails in the City in respect to the meeting of both Houses of Parliament this evening, and the explanation that will take place in the Lords, or by Sir R. Peel in the Commons, on the breaking up of the formation of the Tory Administration. There appears to be a dead calm in the City at present among the monied interest, which is waiting to ascertain what course Lord Melbourne will pursue. Several meetings are going to take place to address her Majesty on her resolute and noble conduct. Consols opened this morning at the quot a ti ons th e y closed at on Saturday, 934 i Money, 933 buyers f o r the Account. Exchequer Bills, 39 41 ; India Bonds 44 46 ; Bank Stock, 196 197; India Stock, 2551 256 i; Sp an i s h Active a shade lower, 191 i ; Portugue se as they closed, 35/ 364; Three per Cents., 21/ 22 ; Colombian, 30/ 31 ; Mexican, 261 251 ; Belgian, 1011 1024; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 564 /. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 196 India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 9 2 I•A % Ditto Bonds 45 pm. ... 50,%; South Sea Stock 3 per Cent. Cons. - —1 Old A nnuities 3,-, per Cent Ditto Red. 100 997. ' New Ditto New 3 1 ,6 per Cent lOl% 113 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. ............... -- Exch. Bills, £l,OOO ... 39 40 pm. Bank Leong Annuities to expire Ditto 500 ... 41 39 pm. Jan. 5, 1660 14% 9-16 Ditto Small 41 99 pm. Oct. 10, 1859 14% 5-16 Ditto Commercial pm. J:.n. 5, IMO 14 11-16% Ditto Advertised Jan. 5, 1880 — Bank Stock for Account ... .... April 5, 1880. - India Stock for Account ... 256 Jan. 5. 1870 - Consols for Account 83% PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Austrian Bonds — Peruvian Bonds — Belgian Bond: Ditto Account - • ... ...... Brazilian Bonds Ditto Account Buenos Ayres Bonds _ Ditto, 3 per Cent Ditto Account _ Ditto Account Chilian Bonds D tto Account Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account... ....... ..... Ditto Account — Ditto Metallic — Columbian Bonds, 1824 _ Spanish Bonds — Ditto Account Danish Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Account. Greek Bonds French, 5 per cent. f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 ...— 4 per cent ..... —f. —e. Ditto Account ....„ - 3 per cent.... —f. —c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent, -- Exchange. —f. —c. Ditto Account Dutch, 2% per cent. ..56%%%4 Ditto, I per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto Account Neapolitan .. Ditto Account.... ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. *astern Counties Railway great Western Railway Company Brighten Railway London and Slatkwall Railway London and Westminster Bank , 16 . 000000000 ••• W.I lB6 17 11 20 1n 73% 7 )oi 9 23% .CALF--PAST 01VB. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, SATURDAY.—The COt. .........I...*....i,sFithouLe_bange to 4!y. Sale 1500 bags at yesterday's prices, ittr - PiIfaTiIIZTITC - 9] Surat sid; America 7id to 11d ; 110 Or] Leans 10 - d for export. To the present hour every thing appears in a dull state, with the exception of the continued excite ment in respect to what will occur in both Houses of Parliament this evening. No news or even a report is in circulation what measures Ministers mean to persue in future, in conse quence of which very little business is doing in the British Funds. _ _ - Consols may be quoted at 93i Money, Account 93a ; Exchequer Bills, 39 40; India Bonds, 46; Bank Stock, 196 ; Indian, 256. In the Foreign Market also very little doing. Spanish Active,l9l ; Portuguese, 35k; Three per Cents., 21i; Colombian, 302- ; Dutch Two-and.a-Half per Cents. 56i ; Fire per Cents. 1021. BENTLEY'S MISCELLANY FOR MAY.—Ainsworth " Jack Sheppard" is gaining on our affections rapidly ; and as the story had formerly interested by its numerous incidents of a keenly absorbing nature, there is this month displayed some of those beautiful quiet, simply natural descrip tions, that delighted all readers in " Oliver Twist." " Colin Clink " also improves on better acquaintance as we indeed anticipated, and the two chapters here are of such a strange and peculiar nature, that it is not often similar scenes and dialogues are placed before the public eye. We particularly refer to the scene between Miss Shirley and Mrs. Lupton ; for the melee and capture of the poachers, though given with all the animation and life such an affair would undoubt edly possess, does not for us possess that charm which the incident, and consequent exciting dialogue and development of character give to the first of these chapters. There are in the number a variety of other excellent pieces in prose and verse, among which we must notice our favourite " Lover's Handy Andy," now, as heretofore, redolent of wit and genuine Irish humour; Captain Medwin's " Quarantine ;" Mackay's " Thames and his Tributaries ;" Hogarth's " Spanish Robber ;" Elder's " Tales and Legends of the Isle of Wight," &c. The Miscellany, under the management of Mr. Harrison Ainsworth, exhibits even more ability, and certainly great variety, than while under the charge of " Bos," the former editor, and must be in creasing in popularity as it increases in age. —Caledonian Mercury. EPSOM RACES Should the present fine m R pin all their weather continue, Epso d will will a be p ear congregated glory, and vast and splendid lendi ces multitude of fasbionab les to visit them. One word to the ladies who will be present. The sun has now pre eminent power, an d as they value their complex ion, let them con sider that the solar ray is its greatest enemy. To prevent its baneful influence, " Rowland's Kalydor' is the only article ever discovered that guards and secures the female complexioi from the injurious effects resulting from the burning beat of the sun. _ a paragraph under STATE OF TRADE.—In this head, which appeared in the Guardian of Wednesday last, we stated, that an agreement to work three days a week had been extensively signed by the spinners and ma nufacturers of Stalybridge, Ashton, Hyde, and the neigh bourhood. We find, however, on further inquiry, that we had misunderstood our informant. The engagement is not to work three days only,. but to work not exceeding four days ; and it has been signed by the following forty. five firms :—Thomas Ashton, John and Robt. Ashton, Robt. Ashton, Trustees of the late Josh. Horsfield, John Howard and Co., Samuel Ashton, Alex W. Thornelcy, Randall Hibbert, Wm. and Henry Hibbert, Charles and Thomas Howard, James and John Ashton, Wm. Side botham, John Sidebotham, Executors of the late John Marler, John Leech, Thos. Harrison and Sons, The Stay ley Mill and Co., Jeremiah and John Lees, Geo. Cheetham and Sons, Wm. Bayley and Brothers, James Adshead and Brothers, James Bayley and Sons, Geor ge Benson and Co., Edward Sidebottom , James and Ral ph Howard. Ro binson and Armitage, H y de, Sons, and S ower b y, Robert Lees and Sons, Binns, Deane, and Co., John Whittaker and Sons, Thos. Mellor and Sons, A. and J. S. Buckley, John Redfern and Sons, Samuel Heginbotto m and Sons James Knott and Sons, J. B. Re y ner a nd Brothers, Tho mas Reyner and Sons, Nathan Lees and Brothers, James Brooke and Co., James and John Kenworthy, Gee and Hindley, Thomas Nield, Samuel 011erenshaw and Bro thers, W. M. Christy, John Lees and Sons. It is calcu lated, that one effect of the preceding engagement will be, to reduce the consumption of cotton by about one thousand bags per week. Another consequence resulting from it bas been a sli g ht improvement in the price s o f power l oom printing cloths, which advanced lid. to 3d. per piece on Thursday. BOARDING-SCHOOL FARE.—" And d ) you live well, my poor boy ?" said Cuthbert. " Lots of grub," said Tom, 66 rich as it is. Sundays we has baked beef— long bony bits—hunder done, and plenty of ard puddcn. Saturdays, scrapings and stick - j aw. Llobliged to bolt all the fat, else we kitches toko. They gives us swipes for dinner and supper, with cheese as ard as hiron, hand as black as my at; but they tells us it's olesonae."— Gurney Married. - • -- The Royal Academy of Music have announced their annual grand fancy dress ball to be given at the Hanover-square Rooms, on Friday, June 7. We perceive that fife ball is under the special patronage of her Majesty and the members of the Royal Family, .and that in the long list of sixty-four ladies patronesses are to be found all the leaders of fashion. Til3 agetellturists aal tlr3 mere!' ants, the Universi. PUBLIC OPINION IN THE PRO VINCES. We subjoin some short extracts from the country papers, Tory as well as Liberal, of to-day (Saturday.) The Jamaica Bill has proved fatal to the existence of the Melbourne Ministry ; or perhaps it would be more correct to say, that Ministers seized the opportunity of a virtual defeat on that Bill to execute a previously settled plan of resignation. Had Ministers, notwithstanding the bare majority which supported them on Monday night, still clung to office, there would have been no surprise in any quarter. They abandoned the Appropriation principle and the Church-rate question, and might have modified their Jamaica Bill, so as to secure Tory support, with out any any greater sacrifice of credit with the country. Moreover, Sir R. Peel had expressly de clared that he did not view the contest on the Jamaica Bill as a party struggle. When, therefore, Lord John Russell, in his closing speech on Monday night, declared that he viewed the opposition to the bill as a party opposition, and at the same time acknowledged that some Members, whose support he had expected, were about to vote against him, it appeared tolerably plain that Ministers anticipated defeat, and had made up their minds to seek an opportunity of resigning. Ac cordingly, on Tuesday, Viscount Melbourne in the Lords, and the Home Secretary in the Ccmmons, an nounced that Ministers had tendered their resignation ; which, Lord Melbourne added, the Queen had accepted. Hull Advertiser. We thank God for this great deliverance. We do not believe that the joy of her Majesty's loyal subjects —of all, in fact, who love their country and its glorious Constitution—will be damped for one moment by the rumour of Lord Normanhy's accession to the Premier ship, at the head of an Ultra-Radical Administration. That rumour was rife enough in London on Tuesday evening, but it obtained no credit among well-informed persons ; and the most prevalent opinion was, that even Lord Melbourne himself would endeavour to dis charge the heavy load upon his conscience, and to re quite the country, in some degree, for the innumerable evils of his own administration, by advising the Queen to send for the Duke of Wellington. The Whigs have left their successors a grievous legacy. In Canada, in India, in the West Indies, in Ireland, and among the armed revolutionists at home, there will be sufficient occupation for the most diligent and gifted statesmen ; but the country knows where sudh states men are to be found—the Queen knows it also—and so do the poor defeated Whigs ; and since, after having lost all besides, they have still—some of them at least— a stake in the country, it is not likely, even in the bitterness of their desperation, that they will abuse what influence they may still have with her Majesty, by betraying her into worse hands than their own. A post or two will show.—Cornwall Gazette. The sincere friends of Liberal opinions must regret that the Whigs, notwithstanding all their faults,, have left office, to give way to the Tories. Everything will then depend upon the manner in which the Tories conduct themselves ; if they enter into a hot-headed crusade against the Catholics and Dissenters, against the Chartists, against the press, against Liberal opinions in general, they will peril the throne and the monarchy ; but if they wear their honours meekly and con sent to act upon moderate principles, they may ma nage for a time to steer the helm, for they will receive the support of the milk-and-water Whigs, who dread the expenses of a new election, and thus will be enabled to work a pliant majority of the House of Commons, in such a way as to further their views, and keep office for a time.-IVottinghani Review. Finality has killed them. We have often predicted the consequence of attempting to found a Government upon a basis so miserably narrow and insecure, but our voice was unheard amidst the flatteries of more obse quious followers. Lord Melbourne has now discovered too late that it is to the people, and not to the Crown, that a Minister tprofessing to be a Liberal Minister, must look for real power. For the first time during the last century the Crown was heartily with us. The Queen was the prop and ornament of the Liberal cause. Every feeling of her heart is wounded by the change now forced upon her ; but the fatal schism that has been allowed to grow up in our ranks, consigns her, in common with ourselves, to the tender mercies of Sir Robert Peel.—Hertford Reformer. A few years' trial of Tory Government may probably convince the Reformers of England of the folly of quarrelling amongst themselves. They have split themselves up into parties innumerable, and every party has become a Sisyphus rolling its own particular stone up hill. The fate of Sisyphus has now come upon them ; they are all at once rolled down the hill, and having found one common level, may in process of time learn to work together for the attainment of a common object. It is a remarkable coincidence, that the very day on which the Chartists in Convention were em ployed in pasting together and rolling up their famous petition, the Radicals in Parliament opposed a measure for ensuring the rights of freedom to the West India Negroes, and so displaced the Ministry ; and that the day appointed for the parade of presenting this ponderous petition was the day which brought the announcement of a restoration of the Tories to power. In conclusion, we cannot but express our astonishment at the extraordinary conduct of M r . Willi ams on this occasion, and Moro especiarry-b....4.«... 0 .k n0wtc h ec h © was written to on behalf of the•friends of -the Negroes-• in this city, with a special requeit that be would vote in favour of the measure, considered, as it was, an essential step in order to secure to those Negroes that boon, out of which, up to this hour, the West India proprie tors and the Jamaica Assembly, which are almost sy nonymous, have contrived to cheat them. We cannot but think that our old friend Edward Bulwer would have done better.—Coventry Herald. We have no room for comment upon this joyful intel- ligence, but must content ourselves with laying before the reader the official details of it. It is a glorious event, and, though foreseen by the whole country, not the less welcome now that it has come —come, too, by no party trick, no dirty manoeuvre, like that which drove Sir Robert Peel from office, but from the sheer inability of a sinking and despised Government any longer to keep its hold of the power it has so long abused.—Kcntisls Observer. The Whigs are out of office ! The Irish tail is out of joint ; and England—Conservative, constituti9nal England—is again under the protection of her own patriot statesmen, whose leaders are Wellington, Peel, and Stanley. There is much to encourage us in the powerful talent and untouched honesty of those upon whom will now devolve the administration of the affairs of the nation. It cannot be now, as formerly, that by a reckless coalition the country may be again deprived of the services of such men as Sir Robert Peel, Lord Stanley, Sir James Graham, (supposing the Duke does not take office.) Once was the first-named statesman ungenerously driven from office before he had been allowed to introduce a single measure ; but now— and whenever an election shall take place it will be clearly shown—the people of England are determined that Sir Robert Peel and the Conservatives shall have a fair trial.—. Essex Standard. It is with unspeakable satisfaction that we are this week enabled to record the deeply -gratifying fact that the high places of our Government are no longer dis graced by the Melbourne Ministry, which vacated office on Tuesday, just in time to avoid being literally thrust out. It is impossible to overrate the joy which the intelli gence of this event has excited, and which it will conti nue to excite, from one end of the country to the other. They are out at last," is the almost universal exclama tion of joy—" the most mischievous, most selfish, and, in every respect, most disreputable Ministers that ever degraded and rendered contemptible the name of Go vernment, are out at lastV—Balh Chronicle. The country may be congratulated that the official reign of Whiggery is at an end. After adhering to the last chance of place with a pertinacity that would have been creditable in a good cause, the self-styled " Liberal" Mi nisters have sunk. What Ministry may be now formed in the first instance to succeed the Melbourne Cabinet is of little moment. The feelings of the country are in the right channel : the Church and the Constitution are safe ; and the Conservatives will have to take office in a very brief time, with the all but unanimous ac clamations of the people. If we have a preference, indeed, we would rather that Lord Normanby and Lord Durham should first try their hands at an Admi nistration.—Dorset County Chronicle. The Melbourne Cabinet is broken up, chiefly by the secession, from their ranks, of a body of Radicals, whom we hope never to see in possession of means to work the mischief which they purpose, and to whom the late Ministry have been as firmly and inflexibly opposed as the most unyielding Conservative or the most rabid Tory.—Bath Herald.. The intelligence of the resignation of the Govern ment, was received here on Wednesday morning, by the mail, and fully confirmed by the third edition of The Sun, containing the Ministerial announcement, in both Houses of Parliament. We are surprised that the Radical Members should lend themselves to such a cause, for it is to the aid afforded by the Radicals, that the Tories are indebted for their present victory. , —Western Times. We think that the cause of sound Practical Reform is quite as likely to be forwarded under the premiership of Sir Robert Plausible, as under an administration of which Lord John Finality was leading member ; and we are further of opinion, that gratitude for the Reform Bill ought not to lead us to express regret for the downfall of one who, calling himself a constitu tional Reformer, could contend that there ought to be an opening to legislative honours for shrewd law yers and illustrious warriors, though they might not be acceptable to popular constituencies. The man who can thus defend one of the foulest species of nomina tion—that of the corruption of small constituencies to procure the return of men not popular enough for large constituencies—and thus directly support a principle, or rather a no-principle, he denounced in 1832—is altoge ther unworthy of the support of honest Reformers, and the continuance of such a man in power as Minister, professing to head the Reform party, could be nothing but a detriment to the cause.—Hertford Reformer. ties, the Clergy, the gentry and the Nobility of the land, had long before passed their just sentence of condemna tion on a system of policy which has been characterized throughout by gross incapacity and the most wretched trickery and subterfuges. The anxious wishes of the whole nation have at last been accomplished, and the Whigs arc out With the slightest exertion, by a mere lifting of the hand, the three seats for the county may be secured for Conservatives. And as to the town, a little determination, an exertion of the same spirit and activity which carried the Municipal Elections of last November, will rid us at once of the ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer, and of his eloquent and talented col league, the formerly resident Member for the Borough. The latter gentleman will, at all events, find the Elec tors of Cambridge quite as ready, on their part, to close the connection that has existed up to this time between him and them in the capacity of Representative and constituents, as he has latterly, on his part, shown himself indifferent to keeping up the slighter bond of connexion, that of being fellow-townsmen.—Caoibi•idge Chronicle. Almost before the ink with which we wrote the fore- going sentences was dry, Lord Melbourne's Govern ment has come to an end—that Government which has effected for the country the rrost numerous, and the greatest benefits of any or all the administrations for the last sixty years—that Liberal Government which was disposed to make public advancement keep equal pace with public instruction—that mild and moderate Go vernment which was prepared to check, by means the least coercive, those extreme and violent dispositions to change, which unhappily beset the nation from so many quarters.—Norwich Mercury. Should the Tories venture to take office, a rebellion in Ireland must be the result, and the issue of that re bellion it cannot be difficult to foretel. Everything, therefore, depends upon the constituencies, to whom an appeal must, ere long, be made ; and it consequently be hoves every man who possesses the franchise, to be at his post, and to act as if the success of the cause of re form. and the destinies of his country, depended on his single vote.—West Briton. Leta Cabinet be formed of men animated b;• one spirit to defend the National Establishments and con stitutional Monarchy of England—of men averse from corruption, holding no sympathy with abuse, but united and determined to support the great religious institu tions which connect Protestantism with the State in the three countries—united, too, not less firmly to sup port in its full integrity the authority of the House of Lords, as tantamount to the maintenance of the British Constitution—let such an Executive, we say, be formed under the favouring auspices, and honoured with the just confidence of our Gracious Sovereign, and the country will be saved—" The convictions, the feelings, the affections of the people, which have long been gra vitating towards the old centre, in which are planted the respect for property, the love for national freedom, the attachment to long-established and prescriptive rights" —all these will again rally round the government of the country, and impart vigour by giving encouragement to wise, and loyal, and enlightened councils.—Soifolk Chronicle. HURRAH FOR THE QUEEN !--After a portion of our country edition had been sent off by post last even ing the glorious intelligence reached us that Sir Robert Peel, in consequence of an insult offered by him to the feelings of the Queen, had, by the spirit and determina tion of her Majesty, been relieved from the responsibi lities of forming a Tory Ministry. In order to wait for the confirmation of this blessed news we have de layed publishing until much later than our usual hour. The Morning Papers, we rejoice to find, do confirm it most thoroughly. With what a burst of joy will this announcement be received throughout the kingdom. The Queen, bless ings on her name, will be held closer than ever to the hearts of her gratefal people, and the Ministry will re-enter upon the arduous duties of their office with a tenfold confidence on the part of the nation. The event that has occurred was the very thing that was wanted to bring and bind together all classes of Reformers. The indignity and brutal tyranny attempted on our young and beloved Queen, afford an unerring foretaste of what the people might expect from such a set of rulers ; but, thank GOD, the nation is still secure. THREE CHEERS FOR HIS LORDSHIP. HURRAH ,FOR THE QUEEN.—Surrey Mercury The Tories have been baffled in their attempts to form a Ministry. The Queen has refused to expel all her female friends from the Palace at the bidding of the Tories, and her Majesty has called upon Lord Mel bourne to preserve her from the degrading bondage which it has been attempted to impose upon her. The loyal Tories demanded her M jesty to dismiss every lady of her household ; but with becoming spirit she declared :—" I would rather be reduced to the level of a private subject, than be deprived of the society of those to whom I am personally attached, and who have been the friends of my childhood." Lord Melbourne cannot resist the appeal of our youth ful Queen at such a moment, nor will he. lie has only to call together a genuine Liberal Cabinet and appeal to the people to rescue his youthful Queen and country from the fangs of the Tory faction, who, to serve their vile party purposes, spare neither sex nor age, name nor condition.—Dover Chronicle. THE TORIES FROWNED OUT.—Since we wrote our leading article, which appears in another column, a obangeijaacorne over, the spirit of the world's political. dream. Sir Hobert Peel and his newly-nominated al lies, have resigned. Why —our readers will ask ? Because they showed their teeth too soon, they got rampant too early—the tyranny they intended for the people showed itself first in the Palace, and Royalty duly and nobly rebuked it at once. Sir Robert Peel required of her Majesty that which a washerwoman in her cot would not submit to. This man (is he a man ?) required. of the Queen to discharge every personal female friend she had about her. The Queen most properly offered to discharge her official attendants, but absolutely refused to dismiss her private friends. She claimed the right of a subject. Debarred that right, she would in resigning her friends resign the Throne also. She hinted to Sir Robert that one must resign, and on the hint Sir Robert gave up his office. Now it will be in the recolletion of - our readers, that the Court of William the Fourth was a Court decidedly, openly, and actually hostile to Lord Mel bourne. Lord Melbourne is a gentleman —no one will gainsay that. He never attempted to interfere with the private friends, nor yet with the official personages who surrounded his Royal Master ; and why should Sir Robert Peel have attempted to interfere with those surrounding his Royal Mistress ? Oh, Tyranny, how clear, distinct, undeniable are thy features ? They will show even in the sunniest climes.—Hampshire in dependent. OPERA OF HENRIQUE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—I shall feel exceedingly obliged if you will per mit me, through the medium of your journal, to inform the public that my Opera of " lienrique or the Love Pil grim," which was honoured on the first and subse quent nights of its representation at Covent-garden Thea tre with enthusiastic applause and unequivocal success, is withdrawn until the commencement of the ensuing season. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant WILLIAM M. ROOKE. May 11, 1839. WHAT IS DUE TO THE QUEEN.—HOW pecu liar were the forbearances due in this case, upon which Sir Robert Peel made the utter most, and the hardest, and harshest exactions. The sex of the Sovereign, her extreme youth ; the strangeness and embarrassment of change to her, un practised in such mutations ; the natural desire to retain some familiar faces about her, some accus tomed services, some proved, and believed in at tachments ; all these considerations might have dictated a remission of Sir Robert Peel's peremp tory exactions, but the Tory leader felt nothing but his own power. He probably thought he had to deal with the timidity and inexperience of a girl in circumstances of novelty which double the hesi tations of timidity and i n e x p er i ence , b ut h e h as found to his cost that he raised against him a spirit and a courage far higher than the level of his pre sumption, soaring as it was.,---Examiner. The Rev. Mr. Stephens addressed a very nume rous auditory yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, in Shepherd and Shepherdess' Fields, City-road. The new Poor-law Bill was the subject of his most vehement de nunciation. After an eloquent and impassioned discourse of upwards of two hours, to a most attentive and decorous auditory, chiefly of the working classes, the Rev. Gen tleman proceeded to Primrose Hill, where, at three o'clock, he again preached to a large assemblage. There was a very formidable police force stationed in the neighbour hood, and an attempt was made by the representative of Mr. Rhodes, the gentleman who rents the field, to prevent Mr. Stephens preaching, on the ground that the grass would be injured, but it was not persevered in. During Mr. Stephens' second address the rain fell in torrents, but it did not appear to have the slightest eff_et in shortening his arguments, or eliciting any symptom of impatience from his auditors. In the evening he preached a third time on Kennington Common, and notwithstanding the driving rain and chill blast, there were several thousands around the pulpit when our reporter left at nine o'clock. _ - AN OLD CALr.—On Thursday last, at Ayton cattle market, Mr. Hood, sold a cow and a calf, bred by him, for the sum of 521. The calf was one year and four days old, was sucking the mother in the market, and was considered to weigh 42 stones !—Berw!c!: Advertiser. Monday last, being the day on which it was sup posed the national petition would be presented, a few flags were hung out from windows in several parts of the town in honour of the occasion, and on Thursday some of them were hung out again by way of rejoicing on the downfall to the Melbourne Ministry, —Paisley Advertiser. The Reform Ministry have fallen ; but glorious is their fall ; an d no bl e i s t h e i r epitaph--" Died in the cause of Negro Freedom l" For here is the brief but faithful history of the downfall of the Melbourne A iroinis tration—Hereford Times. S EVENING EDIT/6 At:ri 11/4. T an- -.' - , - ,, ,- 4 ,1' ,:. :-A L "* . ,-, ii' . -.; -- - -,:::, ~ i , r•-•, -- .7. ,r) .---. ' 2 -- iZ , :, t -;,,, i• ~-., " led f,r,. - ,!.-:' '-''' litly Rev cr of e' Vd SACti la veers were Rev. Mr. the Sub- an. The its, were gone up," COURT CIRCULAR. Her Majesty, and her august Mother, attends Service yesterday morning, in the Chapel Ro James's. The Sermon was preached by the ' Maddy, who took his text from the 11th Chaptc Matthew, the 28th and 29th verses. The Pra• read by the Rev. Mr. Povah, the Lessons by the Packman, and the Altar Service was read by t Dean, and the Rev. Messrs. Pcvah and Peckma Musical Service, Sanctus, and Commandrnew Travers in F. The Anthem (full) was " God is g , (Croft). Mr. J. B. Sale presided at the organ. The Bishop of Norwich, Clerk of the Closet, and the Dean of Hereford, Deputy Clerk of the Closet, were in waiting. The Royal suite consisted of the Marchioness of Normanby, Lady Flora Hastings, Hon. Miss Anson, Lord Byron, and Lord Alfred Paget. Her Majesty and suite returned in three carriages to Buckingham Palace. The Queen, after dancing with the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia, and Prince Frederick Henry of the Ne therlands, at the State Ball, on Friday, at Buckingham Palace, danced in quadrilles during the night with the fol lowing Noblemen : —The Earl of Mulgrave, Marquis of Douglas, Prince Dolgorowky, Earl of March, and Earl Bruce. Reels were danced in the North Ball-room the last dance but one. Her Majesty danced the last quadrille with his Imperial Highness the Hereditary Grand Duke of Russia. Previous to her Majesty entering the Grand Saloon on Friday evening, the Hon. Adolphus Chichester, recently appointed Page of Honour to the Queen, was presented to her Majesty by the Honourable Colonel Cavendish, the Clerk Marshal. Her Majesty was also attended by the other Pages of Honour, Masters Ellice, Cowell, and Cavendish, during the evening. Among the company at the State Ball were the Mar. quis and Marchioness of Ailesbury, Earl of Ilchester, Lady Byron, Mr. and the Hon oura bl e M rs . C ou l son, L ord and Lady Holmesdale, Lord Boringdon, Lord Cantiiupe, M. Kisseleff, and Captain Arriens. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of her Majesty yesterday. _ The fudge Advocate General had an audience of the Queen on Saturday to submit to her Majesty the proceed ingsof some Courts Martial. Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen on Saturday. The Queen honoured the Italian Opera House with her presence on Saturday night. Her Majesty was ac companied by her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. In the Royal Suite were the Marchioness of Normanby, Lady Flora Hastings, Honourable Miss Anson, Lady Har riet Clive, Earl o f U x b r id ge, L or d B yron, and Lord Alfred Paget. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge, attended Divine Service yesterday morning in the Chapel of the Female Orphan Asylum, Baroness Ahlefeldt, Miss Kerr, and Colonel Jones were in waiting on their Royal Highnesses. The Duchess of Gloucester dined with Princess Au gusta on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's. A Cabinet Council was held at twelve o'clock on Satur day, at the Foreign Office. It was attended by Vis. count Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor, Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord John Russell, Marquis of Normanbv, Viscount Palmerston, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Earl of :pinto, Sir John Hob house, Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett Thomson, and Lord Morpet h. The Cabinet sat until half-past four o'clock ; when the Council broke up, Viscount Melbourne went to Bucking ham Palace, and had a long audience of her Majesty. The Chancellor of the Exchequer left town after the Council for Hastings. The Turkish Ambassador and Sir John M'Neill trans acted business at the Foreign Office on Saturday. FLANDERS AND DUTCH MAILS. linussEr.s, MAY 9. —The King arrived yesterday after noon from his country seat, Ardenne. BRUSSELS, MAY 10.—Several detachments of infantry arrived here yesterday, and were quartered for the night on the inhabitants. They are composed of men belonging to the class of 1832, of the Ist, 9th, 10th, and 11th Regi ments of the line, going to their homes at the unlimited furloughs. The detachment of the first regiment of the line consists entirely of natives of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. The //a - ;ide/sb/ad publishes some very judicious observa tions on the necessity of a treaty of commerce to connect the commercial interests of Belgium and Holland. BERLIN, MAy .—Dr. Suvkey, Senator and Syndic of the city of Hamburg, has been here for a considerable time, in order to make himself thoroughly acquainted with the basis on which the German Commercial League at pre sent admits of negotiations with such States as are not inalined entirely to join it; and now another Senator of that city, M. Lutterlok, a merchant and banker, is como to negotiate and conclude, in the name of his Government, a commercial treaty. Every true patriot must rejoice that the most powerful of the German commercial - cities judge it to be for its interest to take part in a league which has already conferred so many advantages on our common country. It is probable that Lubeck and Bremen will soon follow the example of Hamburg. It is equally pro bable that no long time will elapse before treaties are con cluded with the United States of North America and with Belgium, and when these conventions shall have bean concluded, it will doubtless be evident to everybody that the late treaty with Holland was concluded with a regard to the interest of Germany, and is no more a proof of the enmity to Belgium, than a future treaty with Belgium will indicate enmity to Holland. The Conferences that have taken place here respecting an arrangement with the cre ditors of the fernier kingdom of Westphalia have led to no result. The creditors know but too well to what Go vernment the failure is to be attributed. In the daily exercises of the Artillery of the Guard, a Turkish officer is remarked, who has obtained permission from our Government to learn the Prussian exercise in this manner. Three young Turkish students have like wise arrived lately. They are under the special protection of the Ambassador Kicemil Pasha, and are for the present engaged in learning the German language, to enable them selves, in the sequel, to attend lectures, &c. AMSTERDAM, MAY S.—According to accounts from our East India possessions, dated rite Ist of December last year, the enemy had 86 killed and 30 wounded, in our expedition to the south coast of Floris. It is also stated that the Endenese have entirely submitted to the Govern ment, and that the Sandal-wood Island, to the south of Strait Sapy, is likewise in the hands of our Government ; and this result is not unimportant, because sandal -wood will always be an important article in the trade with China. The same accounts say that the foundation of an English colony in De Witt's Land is proceeding, and that two men-of-war are at Port Epnopon, in Australia, the crews of which are engaged in erecting the establishment. PROVINCE OF ZEALAND, MAY 6.—The military feud is not yet reduced in any part of this province. In the fourth and fifth districts everything remains on the same firm foot ing, and the squadron in the Scheldt has not undergone any change. TILBURG, May 7.—We hear that aa soon as the ratifica tion of the treaty between the Netherlands and Holland are exchanged, the army will take up a position further back, and the extreme frontiers will be without troops. Then too, or at the least soon afterwards, a new organiza tion will be made, according to which the infantry will con sist of twenty regiments of two battalions each. Some battalions of artillery will be disbanded, and a battalion of coast artillery will be formed. AMSTERDAM, MAY 10.-We learn that his Imperial Highness, the Grand Duke Alexander, will stay about a month in London. Tus HAGUE, MAY 9.—The Prince of Orange arrived here on the 7th from Tilburg. His Royal Highness the Hereditary Prince of Orange arrived at Stuttgard on the 4th of May, and alighted at the King's Palace. FRANKFORT, MAY s.—The latest accounts from the Rhenish Prussian provinces mention with great pleasure the great relaxation in the military measures lately taken by the Government. Of the troops assembled in those provinces and Westphalia about 25,000 men are already sent to their homes, which will be a great advantage to ag riculture and manufacture. This, too, shows that. there is no room to fear an interruption of peace, even from the approaching occupation of the territory to be given up to Holland. THE LORD LIEUTENANTCY OF NOTTING HAMSHIRE.-The dismissal of the Lord of Clumber has given no less satisfaction to the country at large than it has to the county which is more immediately interested in his removal. More than a week has rolled on, but no one has taken any notice of the subject in Parliament; not one of the Tories in either House has ventured to moot the mat ter, or even to insinuate that Ministers were not perfectly justifiable in the course they adopted. The Duke of New castle has long treated the county of Nottingham as his own, and as such he has done what he liked with it. All the deputy-lieutenants, all the officers of the militia and the yeomanry, are nominated or appointed by him; the repre sentation of Newark he has treated as his own personal property, and, with the single exception of Sergeant Wilde, he has long ruled supreme, none daring to dispute his will. In North Nottinghamshire, Mr. Houldsworth and Mr. G. Knight owe their seats to his potent influence. South Nottinghamshire is equally devoted to him, and wears the chains of the Dukery, which the fifty pound tenant clause effectually forged for the counties of England. There Lord Lincoln, his heir-apparent, and Mr. Rolleston, Colonel of the Militia, and Chairman of the Quarter Ses sions, suCciently attest under whose influence they are enabled to ride over that division of the county. But the Lord of Clumber no longer reigns paramount ; the spell is broken ; the influence of the Lord Lieutenantcy is trans ferred to other hands, and we have the high satisfaction of announcing that Earl Scarborough, the liberal-minded sup porter of Liberal opinions, is now the Lord Lieutenant.— Men of Nottingham s hire I Look around you , the w eight which has long benumbed your energies , is partly removed. e if it will not be possible for you to return Liberal Mem bers to Parliament at the ensuing election.—Vottinghain Review. NIL DESPERANDUM.—On Thursday last, two entered. of ta G v i e e r n n ii i v n et G . George-street u t i o n p aa y a t m h e c n i r a d n e d v o a i rs womantoa noggin little over by-gone days , one of them said-- " Janet, to r w , nd an t m e r e s nWollo ; S a ema t i n w t i a t d totu ourthink young drys, g aun thegither yet?" and we're b a i t h 4, Yur offer's gay and kind, Davit, and l'il no Beck it," said Janet. " A bargain bc't," said the third one whose name was Danny, " and I'll be the best man." Two other persons in the room thinking the trio fully far ad. vanced in life's journey, to be offering incense at Hymen's shrine, inquired their ages, a n d f ound the proffering bridegroom 95, the assenting bride 91, and the best man 90 ; in all 276, and no mistake. We trust our fair readers to whose merits the lords of creation have hitherto been blind, will, after this take Nil dcsperandurn as their motto ; and that though they have to insert " twice before the last words of " fat, fair, and forty," they will oons° l6 themselves with the comfortable Scottish phrase, " There s nae saying wh a t may h appen ."—P a i s l ey 4 4dvertiser. ' -.l_*