The Sun. — London, England, 1845-03-27 00:00:00

11,1 9 9 ` ,4 evos'is , otic •• 1,, ,•• ••• ryl,3 ..• , 5,; .•. ••• /' 34 el ••• /r *" 1 96 *** lot ••• ••• ••• .•• 9 0 ••• ..• , 1 ,•• • 6114 3f ..... • 109 ~•• •••• ...• .., 4!f ~.• .... ..•• " .••• /, .. / . •• •••• ..•• .••• • • • • •••' I .• • • 1510 ..•• 11 •••• ••.' ••• 1 •••• ? ••" 9 9 ,L ... 49,, 1 2 ~. , ••• • I' --1 11e 1 464 ,eeds, d es vt 11 " •itof ne pl div. 4 1 Y ;00 0P iirir e ' at id res , esti , • ken • slio gir lo g A On! s l3 ` . 'bri d g e Gr i° 1 at-ail boo M u e i skir A no eifo ri ‘ Orr 1 O a to il ' r ii lis ll3 rt b P erl: o) raoller° .ougb t ne ve ens:r ted t ° o iron . to 11,11/2, 110 1 1:1 a' 0011° 21 997 ,, Pra• 513 50 . pi. 0 6 co 9 o 157 ~r SUMMARY OF NEWS AND ipublitt Optutott. " Who runs may read." POREIGN. A Cabinet Council, at which the King presided, was gust on Sunday afternoon at the Tuileries. s .c I n the evenin g th e i r M a j es ti es did G enera l Torn thub th e h onour of receiving him at the Tuileries. b little gentleman experienced the most kindly reels il, and was warmly complimented by the junior ,ta!sehes o f t h e Royal Family on the efficient manner in :aleh h e gave his representation of the Grecian statues, danced the sailor's hornpipe, &c. ; and on leaving, after •In audience which lasted an hour and a half, he received several marks of the royal bounty from his Majesty, the Q u een, the Princess Adelaide, and other distinguished personages of the Court. be Tfle Minister of Fi nance h a d p resen t e d t o th e Chain .. ' 'No projects of law, the one relative to the payment of th e disiciend due on the Greek Loan, and the other p r oposing the withdra wa l f rom c i rcu l a ti on o f pieces of and 30 sous , & c., an d t h e i ssu i ng o f other small coin, Mor e,,_ in accordan ce w ith th e d ec i ma l sys t em . ,This year, for the first time these 50 years, (says the ease )the well known nhe:tnut-tree of the Tuileries was Sot Seen green with l'eaves on March 20 ; the branches Were as bare as in the middle of winter. According to accounts from Pau, of the 18th, the lv „eather had become so completely changed at the end of "1e Preceding week that the heat was actually oppressive. letter from Grenoble, of the 18th, states that the diligence between that town and Gap had resumed its sto . ru ls that morning, after having been stopped by the 114 ',ever since January 27, that is to say, for 50 days, „„1 3 longest suspension which is known to have ever - "airred. A Be r li n l etter of the 18th states, on the author i ty of 17.sitive accounts from St. I'etersburgh, that the Empress • accompanied by the Emperor, will visit r 'in in May, and proceed to Tegerusce for the re very of her health. &LOW AND 70311XCNV. r o le the Court of Bankruptcy, Mr. Commissioner Hol isilti suspended the certificate of a bankrupt named C e eY for two y ea r s . Th e b an k ru pt b a d b een a ware "useinan in Milk-street, Cheapside. jolli er, Leicester, Joseph Cliff, and Joseph and Samuel I,`,.'"ler, were acquitted on a charge of night poaching. ),th.oefending them, Mr. Miller characterised the law ,„ N l eh exposes three or more persons, armed with any 4 -4 Pona trespassing, to fourteen years' transportation, t) ile whichoperates as an inducement to violence to Prey • op ent being captured. k S amuel B rown was i n di cte d at Li verpoo l f or h av i ng n th e high seas feloniously stabbed one Lancelot Wad, p °3 ut to do im some grievous bodily harm. The pi r e ccutor was the commander of the b i r Charles Na soiltse) on board which the prisoner was a seaman. In • quence of the prisoner's disobedience to orders, s u Zis ensued between him and the captain, and even -1042 he stabbed the captain in the abdomen. The jury tend him guilty of an assault, and Mr. Justice Coltman helloed him to t w o ye a r s ' i m p r i s onment with hard °s ir. Sla in °tots Gaines, one of the old Bow-street patrols, W Was pensioned off in consequence of receiving °l ent injury t o th e h ea d i n th e exe c u tion of his duty, s h*" . brought b e f ore M r . Ald erman C o p e l an d, u p o n a s t n lt rge of s t r iki ng a b oy on t h e h ea d w ith th e b rass s iZiL head of hi s s t a ff. The prisoner, who is nearly li s p" i sh, in consequence of an injury in the head, had to Tapping's execution, en amateur. Some boys lij oi te azed. him, and he had struck one of them a violent ts r .with his staff. He was committed in default of S to appear at the sessions. Rd no Parish was charged with having stolen horses Ro carts belonging to butchers, while the drivers had s te lt e into the houses of the nobility and gentry at the Psh st-e nd, to deliver meat and receive orders. The per was committed for trial from Marylebone. sa s , -4t the Thames Police-court. Michael Lee was fully t t igtnitted for obtaining 51. from Patrick O'Connor, a t st ° ; ouse officer, by threatening to charge him with ins bribes. COURT—PASIIIONABLE. o w; e Duke of Wellington's party at Strathfieldsaye, s ti to the recent bereavements in his Grace's family, adolited, during the Easter holidays, to the Marquis 4 I Marchioness of Douro, Lord and Lady Charles s de sley, Lord and Lady de Roos, Right Hon. Charles sa thnot, &c., and his Grace is expected in town on I): L hiesday nex t, t o di n e with his Royal Highness the eke of Cambridge, who is director of the Concerts of The Earl Music. Earl and Countess of Albemarle entertained the kart Hon. Sir Robert Adair, G.C.8., the Hon. Captain r• a. Henry Keppell, and a small party at dinner, on f,.lay, in Berkeley-square. the Marquis of Worcester has left town for Gloucester, 4 1 ,7%d the approaching assizes held in that city, his V is ship having been summoned on the grand jury. in , .."° Earl of Derby, who, we are glad to learn, is in iliZ tl ' improved health, has arrived in Grosvenor- Lore' from his seat, Knowsley-park, Lancashire. sitil.rd Stanley has left town for Knowsley-park, Lan tre• His Lordship is expected to return before the a} e . of the week. s ,„ ls oolst and Viscountess Combermere, the Earl and fi; r : teas of Hillsborough, and other branches of the ,)46."7 , have been placed in mourning by the demise of V t • - ' Hester Cotton, sister to the Noble and Gallant lit 1 ; 4311 ot, at her residence near Barnet, on Thursday last, T i t, advanced age. Na l " Dowager Lady Holland entertained a select Y f t dinner] on Tuesday, in Great Stanhope-street, kora: ti William Fitzgerald, High Sheriff for the county 44 fel left his house in Green-street, accompanied by riti" Miss Fitzgerald, on Saturday last, on a is brother, the Duke of Leinster, at Carton. otj p - ' ) ,,count and Viscountess Howick have left town for io l ° :‘,.° o , where they purpose remaining until after the "c't the Easter recess. MISCELLANEOUS. taster Tuesday there were vestries held in most k t i, e k Metropolitan parishes for the purpose of electing kt. o ',°ffteers for the ensuing year. As usual there was N (i n a ‘ deal of squabbling at several of them. ea u " Tuesday a numerous company was attracted to th e Hall, Hall, a concert being given in aid of the funds of th e ,_'' a eiety for supporting the aged needy. We believe liscieHety i s one of those especially belonging to the thel l i community, and it reflects the highest credit on t he kindly feelings which actuate the majority of olvsalthier Jews towards their poorer brethren. Al Monday next the Asylums for the Houseless Poor 4 14, 41 :L0u5e-yard, Glasshouse-yard, Ogle - street, St. lies:s . ` l3'°3o ne, and Market-street, Paddington, will be ti s, for the season, Se' William Crome, of Erith Cottage, Old Kent-road, a t) : , Saturday, y. the 15th instant, in the 80th year of me es. sae brought the first news to Lord Liverpool of es ;) ,,,etory over the French army at Waterloo. d Mr. W. ;hat° at that time was a resident at Osten . f t s Peninsula and Oriental Company have given notice . 4 4 I.:" Steamers conveying the Peninsula mails will, after Issii i `P i ration of the present month, be dispatched from 12; 111 Pton at 2 o'clock in the afternoon on the 7th, 17 th, dv,i s tll of every month, intead of ever Thursday, and the•above dates fall on Sunday, th y e steamer will be 1 ,7t1 1 7,,hed on the following day. The merchants connected ' 1 44"" Peninsula feel much aggrieved at . this movement, g th.tt addressed a memorial on the subject to_ the Lords t ttlt4tereasury. Only about 18 months ago liovernmen h ,Ntli, t he packet- station to be moved . from Falmouth to mita stanton for the purpose of accelerating the mail corn -11, „ cation La s „, , and directed the mails be made up in London t t l' lt e ry z.orning of every Thursday, instead of the evening of otp, k3aturday. By the alteration now lately . announced, 7_o: s e ll/tuts:will bideprimed of a weekly communication, and Ztt -Ifteover, be obliged either to work on Sunday, or to 4.* letters on Saturday evening, on 9 out of the 27 °b the between this and the end of the year, although the N 140 tbe dispatch from Southampton till 2 o'clock 411 0 wing afternoon. ed Times. 01- n,.. 1114 / 1 1 MARCH 20.—CONTEMPLAT I. ° l ; l i'lle—l n consequence of in forma tion A lai r d FA b l e a fo O r r e blte j„ llB Pector O'Connor, of the detective epoelnic,e, in the ift,„: 4 t night, that a duel was to 41 14 1 acres at the dawn of this mornin g, i - R w ith warrants, proceededto Kildare-street e thatet, for the cer b ; i- e n of arresting two of the parti c es a , pt n a a in m L el i y n , d L sa o y r ) d , C'th A .` 4O and his second (the Hon nry. ' xi des-de-Camp, on the staff . of Lord Heytes tiltteet 14 e inspector having traced themerferoamligKhtiilndgaraet ,7airr; carte upon his game, as they l w . prPartraents in the Lower Cast e e d - ard, and in a 3 ed in capturing Lae k , s e cif hours afterwards, he succe ""lie v - "tagonist parties, Mr. Ball, d a barrister, we 04 -e, residing at De Vesey-lo fe, in „ 4t4 ith ilil leipal, - and his friend, o`4l th e °f the Royal Artillery, who were actually 41 5 4 , ground awaiting the w . arriv t a h l ',, il e e , -a • A private investigation into l e a o ff f air t t h o e o i k r 4 t6 - :... 'line o'clock this morning before Mr. M wh ag ie e h e, w on a e s lelir`uagistrates of the head-office of poli ce, ; t1 th 44 until half-past twelve in t h e af n t d er h n e o l o d n, te w h h a e i n i 4111 1 , tl Parties were again in attendance, a Y ,,ea I'3' seellritieS to keep the peace for the termof h s u e t ve i n n laets The casus belli has been variousl y . stated, . tis better atZtuary absence of positive information, i 4444.te-irnarnfreounirsving currency to any of the many con -It will tZba e i lt :rrt AT THE ROYAL EXCHANGE. . ed the remembered that on the day her Ma je sty hQuPrevlli - new Royal Exchange, and at a shortastien ato her arrival thereat, a workman h s ii t lipi, U P° l l the western part of the roof, fel l ' t o hr w ough a 4,6 c. and, itching upon the flooring beneath, was an lae l d 'l l , o ll the spot On Saturday morning las f t' A a l Messrs. "a: ; Jos Deboard, in the employment o It hil. e t - ar id Co., ironmongers, &c. , N.,' ()proeeding along s e treet, of Jeri]; the roof, carrying a a Y d n der,fell tha ti u ,l 4 the same skylight ; he, however, more fortunate . 0 4 0 h an d individual above alluded to, kept fast hol d with hi " a nd of a roundofthe ladder, the latter, happily . te s f.p. k tl the r 'l`log across the skylight, whilst with the aid ot• the itll l , an d he succeeded in drawing himself up, and ttlaci:•elatobering through the aperture his body had %l g ,tii e l t: t the s k y light to the roof without sustaining the ( Iv_ per injury. two uILYE S IN FRANCE. —One day in the last month tel k 7". and two women went from the hamlet of Gea ttelosttle to the church of St. Haon (Haute Loire) with ;;; f oertn, : t etilz r :ld to be christened. The ceremony per s.., o u, th.- watltlyset out on their return home, but stop • at a public-house to take some refresh '.)ll, and T,he women afterwards, as the night was coming refresh -IQ' toe ground was covered with snow, walked on, d o ...4g the men to follow them, which they promised to lc,' ' e on as th ey had finished' their bottle. Thi s was li t i l n du hi ne, and th e men started, but instead of over the gfo the women ' maki ng t h e best of their way home, 47.und thei r b o di es, and that of the infant, all dead, IQ horribly torn and m ang l ed by a flock of wolves that redo torn them , —Galignanes Messenger. T Ul[ +' SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 27 1845. Mexico—for Almonte, the Mexican Minister, will soon take an angry leave of us. Powder fitly announces the first step of a Republic in the way of conquest and roblAry. Two Senators from Texas will walk into the Senate Chamber the next session, and probably four from lowa and Florida, all anti-Tariff of course. (From the National intelligencer.) The reader will learn, from the Senate's proceedings A . last night, that the Joint Resolution of the House of Representatives for the admission of Texas into the Union, having acquired the support of Mr. Benton and others, by incorporating his last project as an alternative to the provision of the House resolution, passed the Se nate by a majority of two votes ; in effect by one, as a change of one vote would have reversed the decision, by producing an equality of votes. Our readers must not fall into the error of supposing that this decision by the Senate settles the Texas question. It unsaidies it, on the contrary, apparently beyond the possibility of its being determined at the present session of Congress. It is hardly possible that the House of Representatives, with one-half of all the the business of the session in its hands untouched, can again reach a question, which, once taken up, will leave for other business no remainder of the session. But, should the question be reached, it is still less within the compass of probability that the amendment made by the Senate will receive the sanction of the House. The Joint Resolution passed by chance—that chance can hardly again recur. COURT CIRCULAR. WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, took an early morning walk on the Terrace, the pleasure-grounds, and the Home Park, and after wards returned to the Castle in a pony carriage. Soon afterwards her Majesty and his Royal Highness rode out on horseback for some time in the Great Park, at tended by the Hon. Miss Hamilton, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Major-General Sir Edward Bowater. The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice, were taken for a carriage airing in the forenoon, and Prince Alfred in the grounds around the Castle. Her Royal Highness the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, attended by the Baroness' de Struiefeder, paid a visit to the Duchess of Kent at Frogmore House this morning. In the afternoon, the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Grand Duchess Stephanie of Baden, rode out in a pony landau. The Countess of Charlemont, Lady in Wait ing, the Baroness de Strumfeder, Lady in Waiting to the Grand Duchess, and Admiral Sir Robert Otway, Groom in Waiting, followed in the next carriage. The Hon. Misses Stanley and Hamilton, Maids of Honour in wait ing, and the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord in Waiting, fol lowed in another carriage. The two equerries in wait ing attended on horseback. The Royal Family were taken a walking exercise this afternoon. The royal dinner party at the Castle to-day included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, Lady A. M. Dawson, Lord Haddo, Dowager Lady Lyttelton, the Countess Wratislaw, Sir George Couper, Major-General Wemyss, Colonel Bentinck (Coldstream Guards) and Mrs. Bentinck. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance during dinner, and performed the following pieces : Fantasia from Don Carlos—Costa. Quadrille, Zampa—Jullien. Scstetto, " Vedi Come" (Ernani)—Terdi. Waltz—Handley. Romance, " ya, dites elle"—Meyerbeer. Polka, Oleander—Dean. Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended and performed the remainder of the evening. A deputation from the Kentish Coast Railway trans acted business yesterday at the Railway department of the Board of Trade. Lord Stanley left town yesterday, for Knowsley Hall, Lancashire. Mr. Rowland Hill and a deputation respecting the Brighton and Hastings Railway had au interview with the Earl of Dalhousie yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade. Dispatches from the Governor of the Mauritius were received yesterday at the Colonial-office. Dispatches for the Governor of Gibraltar were sent off last evening from the Colonial-office. confinement of a still-born child, by mere policemen —no warrant issued justifying such violence, and im prisoned in a hospital previous to being sent to Eng land—she, neither soliciting alms, nor being in a state which rendered it probable that she might become chargeable to an Island which owes all of wealth and privilege it pos sesses to the generosity and favour of that poor wretched girl's countrymen. General Napier insisted upon inquiry into this gross outrage upon the per sonal liberty of one of the Queen's subjects, who, whatever her sins and misfortunes, however she be poor and destitute, is as much entitled to be protected against brutal violence as the chastest matron whose brows are encircled by a coronet. The Royal Court, after long deliberation, at last decided that the constables were not to blame, but there existed no sufficient reason at present to send her to her pa rish. Was ever judgment more absurdly contradictory than this ? The complaint is that the girl is seized and imprisoned, in order to be sent out of the Island —the magistrates decide that there was no justifying reason for imprisoning or sending her out of the Is land, but those who thus acted without justifying cause are not to blame ! ! The Solomons ! What a privilege to be allowed to elect such people. The conduct of General Napier in Guernsey en titles him to the heartiest thanks of every clear headed, right-minded person—of every person that wishes to see a hitherto unchecked Oligarchy, littered in corruption and educated in prejudice, restrained and checked. LAW OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. A public meeting of the Equitable Debtor and Creditor Association was held yesterday at the Dis pensary, in Aldersgate-street, " to petition Parlia ment, and to secure the passing of an Act which shall place the giving of credit on a much better footing than it is now." The chair was taken at two o'clock by Sir Peter Laurie. The CHAIRMAN said he had great pleasure in presiding over a meeting which had been convened for so laudable a purpose. That was not the first time that he had endeavoured to prevent an interruption to credit, impressed with the feeling that without credit there could be no commerce.—(Hear, hear.) He had formerly belonged to a society, which held its meetings in Cockspur-street, and the object of which was to protect the creditor against this kind of legis lation. He had always looked at these humanity Bills with great suspicion.—(Hear, hear.) He would be glad to know how many of the relations of those who had supported the Bill of last session in Parlia ment had benefited by its operation.—(Hear, hear, and laughter.) 'f hey all said that their friends at college were very extravagant, and complained that it was very cruel to put a man in prison. Was it not also cruel to ruin a tradesman, and, perhaps, in the end, cause him to go to prison ? —(hear, hear.) If the tradesmen of the metropolis did not stir in this matter, they would presently find a Bill brought in, limiting the sum for which arrest could take place to 401. instead of 201.—(Hear.) He was quite aware that it was considered an act of cruelty to imprison a debtor. There was, at that time, a maudlin sensibility prevailing which extended to the case of every man who happened to be a rogue. —(Laughter.)—And when they found rick-burners turned into heroes, and so much false sympathy ex isting,. it became them, as rational men, to see what could be done to protect themselves. The result of this measure which they sought to have amended was, that debts were contracted in all directions below 191., and the small tradesmen of the country were set at defiance. He knew several instances which afforded this illustration of the effect of this measure. There was a society formed, he was happy to say, meeting in Soho-square, which had for its object, as they had, the protection of honest tradesmen against designing men.—(Hear, hear.) That society already consisted of 1,500 members. Let them co-operate with this society, and organise the tradesmen throughout the metropolis, for the purpose of securing their object. He had referred to the maudlin sympathy which had such extensive pre valence. There was no greater proof of its existence than the manner in which culprits were admired. They had all heard of a man named Oxford, confined in Bedlam. He pledged his honour that he had been applied to by ladies of rank, as a governor of that hospital, for a lock of that man's hair.—(Great laugh ter, and a voice, " The name," followed by cries of " No, no.") He had asserted that, to the truth of which he pledged his honour.—(Hear, hear.) —He had not seen the resolutions which were to be pro posed; but he presumed that the object of all present was to protect the honest tradesman—(Hear, hear) — and that being the object, he hoped that the trades men of all parts of the metropolis would unite to se cure its accomplishment. Mr. W. D. SAULL proposed the first resolution which was as follows : " Resolved,—That in the judgment of this meeting legislation has for years past been giving the debtor advantages over the creditor; until ultimately, by this Act of last year, these advantages are made so palpable and unjust, that in moderate and small businesses which form the greater portion of trade, the creditor is entirely at the mercy of the debtor, whilst in large businesses and great transactions, the creditor is much more efficiently protected." He said the Legislature had for years past been giving the debtor advantages over the creditor, until, at length, by the Act of last year, these advantages were made so palpably unjust that in all small businesses in which credit was chiefly given, the creditor was left entirely at the mercy of the debtor. He had retired from the active politics of that ward ; but he had felt it his duty to assist in overturning, or seeking the amelioration, of what he must deem the most unjust and partial law, commonly called Lord Brougham's law, passed in the last ses sion. —(Cheers.) It was a very important matter which had called them together. As tradesmen of the City of London, they were compelled, in their various transactions, to give credit; though the Legis lature had proceeded on the principle that they had no occasion to do so.—(Hear, hear.) He appealed to every tradesman present, whether wholesale or retail, whether it would have been possible for the commerce of this country to be conducted without a facility in giving credit ?—(Hear, hear.) It was remarkable that the Legislators had taken care to protect themselves in matters of this nature. Rents must be paid before any other kind of debt.—(Hear, hear.) But such conduct was not just to the creditors generally. The small tradesmen who were injured by this Bill were the most numerous and industrious of the trading class ; they were the chief distributors of all the necessaries and comforts of life ; they had the greatest share of toil and anxiety. It had been shown to one of the landlords who had been applied to on this subject, that, in one case of debts amount ing, within the last twelve months, to 21,000/., 18,000 consisted of debts under 201.—(Hear, hear.) He was astonished at this fact, not being aware that the proportisn of small debts was anything like so large. Having been in business himself upwards of forty years, he believed that half his debts were below the amount which restricted the power of arrest. — (Cries of " Hear, hear.") He believed that the measure of last session was meant as a feeler, the intention being ultimately to abrogate the law of imprisonment altogether. He deprecated incarceration for debt; but then there was no reason why the creditor should be deprived of the power of taking his debtor's property. Let the cre ditors be allowed to take what a man had, including books, and he had no wish to see him imprisoned.— (Hear, hear.) It had been admitted by one of the law Lords that there was some great defect in the Act of last session. His own opinion was that it was altogether one-sided. It was passed with feelings of mock humanity, rather than with a proper sense of what was required for the support of trade and com merce ; whereas what was wanted was a law to punish those who acted dishonestly and fraudulently, while, at the same time, proper sympathy was shown for the unfortunate debtor.—(Cheers.) Mr. CHAMBERS seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Mr. ELLIOTT moved the following resolution : " That the frequent modern alterations in the Insol vency Laws, which have so harassed the commerce of this country, have been unsolicited by the merchants, bankers, and traders, are unsupported by any evidence, are in direct opposition to the judgment of most practica l men, are false in their principles, mischievous in their operation, will continue to cause a large confiscation of the wealth of the middle classes, and will produce an extensive deterioration in mercantile morality." He said there was a diseased sentimentality abroad which was excited in favour of the idle, the roguish, and the spendthrift, but left the honest, careful and industrious man to take care of himself. Though no advocate for persecuting an unfortunate debtor, he thought the cause of commerce, of honesty, and of public morals required a very different law from that now in force. The whole legislation respecting in solvency for the last forty years was a disgrace to a civilised country; it was a long series of maudlin and miserable measures. With regard to the Act of last session, no man except Sir James Graham could be found to defend it; it was repudiated by Lords Cottenham, Brougham, and Lyndhurst, neither of whom would acknowledge themselves to be its author. What they wanted was to have the power of bringing the debtor before a competent tribunal by a writ of summons. Under present circumstances, whenever it was a man's interest to be a rogue, he could be one with impunity.—(Hear, hear.) The great mass of insolvent debtors were not persons who had become so through misfortune ; persons who took their plea sure instead of minding their business, who kept no accounts, who lived at the rate of 1,000/. a year, when their income was 300/. ; and who gambled, if not with dice, yet in tea, pepper, hops, and other articles. The Cifainsust—ln railway shares ?—(Laughter.) Mr. ELLIOTT—Yes, and in railway shares. Insol vency was a catching disease, and a man was never more likely to do a dirty act himself than when he had been cheated by another.—(Hear.) At this period of the meeting, Sir Peter Laurie was compelled by another engagement to leave the chair, which he did after giving his name for 101. 10s. towards th .3 object of the meeting. Mr. W. D. Satan was chosen as his successor. The eulution, after a short discussion, was passed unarim.o ly. Mr. M"CONNOR proaosed the last resolution, which was as follows : Resolved--That this meeting pledges itself to support the Equitable ll btor and Creditor Association to its utmost in an application to Parliament, by petition and Bill, to secure the representation of the wror.gs of trades men, and the remedies which their wrongs require." He said the Association was based upon two principles, from which it could not be driven : one was, that the creditor had a right to the payment of a debt ; the other, that if there was no money or property to pay it, he had a right to know why that was the case.— (Hear.) Upon those principles they must base their operations, and h© felt that there could be no doubt of their success. Mr. F. BAILEY seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously; and a vote of thanks having been given to the Chairman, the meeting dispersed. AERIAL MACHINES and BALLOONS TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Your valuable journal contained, a few days since, a paragraph respecting the construction of another flying machine, the particulars of which ap pear to have been given in the Cincinnati Gazette. This is a subject, Sir, which, as you will remember, no great length of time back was noticed by the press of this country, and the aerial machine referred to was looked upon by many scientific men and the public as a wonderful and clever invention, calculated to be made available for useful purposes. Yet we find that the aerial machine, which was 30 generally talked about, although a promising infant and a sur prising model, never lived to exert its astounding mechanical powers, or to give the least proof of its being worthy of the patronage of the wise or the support of a discerning public. The quiet way in which this " thing of life" expired was strikingly eon tra-ted to the pompous announcements and particulars which characterised its birth ; and the confidence and sanguine expectations which many reputed scientific men felt and displayed about it, happened to be suc ceeded by convictions and acknowledgement that it was all humbug, although at first they thought there was a great deal in the thing. Perhaps there was a great deal in it, but whether the great deal was likely to propel it through the atmosphere, or cause it to remain stock still as a cumbrous lot of ma chinery—this, indeed, may be left to able con jecture. It is doubtless fair to admit that this aerial machine was originally designed to rise and fall, but from the peculiarity of its make and shape, the rise and fall seem to have been intended for our estimation of it, and not for elevation or depression in the atmosphere. We have not long ascertained the total failure of this machine in the old world, when we hear of an other flying machine in the new world. It is to be hoped, however, that no countenance will be given to such a project this side of the Atlantic, and in order to point out that it would be unwise to do so, a few reasons will be given in the following lines, why flying machines cannot answer the expectations of their inventors ; and why this new ,flying machine, which is different in construction to that which has flown from notice, will also prove a failure. In the first place, flying machines, which are de signed to imitate the motions of birds, fall short of the power, owing to the impossibility of the finest piece of art to equal the roughest piece of nature. The march of inventions and improvements cannot fur nish a specimen of workmanship that will precisely imitate the action of a fish in water, or a serpent on land, yet machinery has something to grapple with both in the liquid and the solid. Neither can a ma chine be made to act like a bird in the air, and these are some of the reasons. The best possible machinery that could be con centrated in an artificial bird, the size of a rook, would not impart anything like similar control over the air, to that which we observe in the real bird. The works however ingeniously put together must necessarily act in many different forms and ways, in order to resemble the spreading of the tail, the flapping of the wings, &c., and as the action of one part of an artificial bird would be essentially different to that of another, so the works to produce such effects must be multiplied, and the machinery indispensable to accomplish this would move a greater weight than the wings, tail, &c., could possibly move with safety, regularity, and precision. Hence the insurmountable difficulty. The most powerful machinery that could be brought to bear would show about as much tendency to raise and guide the bird, as would the wings of a thrush affixed to a raven. I want strong machinery, com posed of very light materials, and not only an arti ficial bird but a real pig may fly ; but at present this cannot be done ; therefore aerial machines seem adapted to act upon the public mind rather than the open atmosphere. The new machine, however, for which Mr. Pen nington has obtained a patent, differs from Mr. Hew son's in many important points. Mr. Pennington's plans seem more closely to resemble those which were demonstrated, about four years ago, and since at the Polytechnic Institution. The buoyancy of his con trivance he proposes to acquire by a number of sec tion ballons, and although, like the first American aeronaut, he prefers balloons to a balloon, still an as cending power may probably be obtained in this way. The guiding and propelling of the aerial vessels Mr. Pennington intends to effect with a steam engine of one-and-a-half horse power, and a rudder is also to be used. Now, a very few remarks will suffice to show that this scheme will end in disappointment, for it is a fact that neither balloons nor aerial machines can be guided through the air. The former can be done nothing with, and the latter must run their course, or rather the course of the wind. For machinery to govern the motion of a balloon, the wings, wheels, or oars, must be in proportion to the balloon, just as the wings of a bird are adapted to the size of the body. Some very able endeavours have been made to convince people that a little ma chinery at the bottom of the car will produce won drous movements ; and so they may in a roomlor still atmosphere, just as a first-rate may be moved in still water, by a number of hands walking aft with a hawser. But let the ship be influenced by strong wind and tide, stout cables, and heavy anchors will not hold her, or allow the model balloon, guided by clock-work, to feel the least breeze of governing her motions; and as such a practice would tend to destroy the balloon, even if it could be adopted, we rea sonably conclude that all attempts of this sort merit marked deprecation instead of meeting, with public encouragement. It is not surprising that inexperienced men intro duce impracticable measures, when experienced men set the example. Nor is it very singular that the guiding of balloons should be attempted in the new world, since the same thing has been talked about in the old. That such an idea should arise in the mind of an ingenious gentleman on the other side of the Atlantic, is not to be wondered at, since a report reached th 4 American shores, that a celebrated Eng lish ae ronaut had actually guided his balloon thither, and although this report is positively known to be un true, it might have stimulated the inventive genius of the new candidate for aeronautic fame. The guiding of balloons in England having been a subject of con versation, and not a real performance, it is highly probable that the newly invented flying machine in America will end in a like humiliating manner. If such bold and enterprising men as Messrs. Holland, Spencer, and Rush, would continue to promote scientific undertakings, the science might advance rapidly—error would be pointed out, and unscientific displays for mercenary purposes exposed and put a stop to. We might then reasonably hope that bal looning would rise into importance, and become of real utility .—I remain, Sir, your obedient ser vant, HENRY WELLS. DISTURBANCE IN JOHN KNOX CHURCH, GLASGOW. Sunday afternoon, in John Knox Church, (the Rev. Jonathan R. Anderson's), a scene of confusion and disorder occurred, such as we never before wit nessed in any place of worship on Sabbath, and which we trust will not again be permitted to take place in this city. In the course of last week placards were posted over the town, announcing that Mrs. Martin, the Socialist lecturer, would attend Mr. Anderson's church on Sunday afternoon, to hear the statements of Christian doctrine put forth by him, and that on a certain evening in the ensuing week she would reply to him by argument in in the Socialist Hall, Great Hamilton-street. This placard had the natural effect of attracting to the church, yesterday afternoon, an immense crowd of people, some belonging to the socialist body, others drawn by curiosity either to see Mrs. Martin or from an expectation of hearing the preacher direct his discourse to the absurd and out rageous opinions which she is understood to pro mulgate. Long before two o'clock the church was crowded to suffocation—the lobby, stairs, and passages, being completely choked up ; while at least 1,000 people were collected round the door pressing for ad mittance—the greater proportion of whom were the usual sitters in the church, who were thus excluded from their accustomed place of worship. The church within was at this time a scene of great excitement, caused partly by the extraordinary pres sure, and also in a great degree by the unusual circumstance which had brought such a dense mass of people together. Finding matters in this po sition, Mr. Anderson, who is in a poor state of health, incapable of enduring the fatigue of forcing his way through a crowd, and unable to sustain the excite ment which he could not fail to labour under, re solved not to proceed with the service. This was announced to the audience within the church by Cap tain Richardson, and repeated by him to the people outside, with a request in both cases that they should retire. No disposition being shown on the part of tho audience to obey, Captain Richardson, with the assistance of several of his men, cleared to a consider able extent the lobby and passages—a duty which was discharged in a very quiet and gentle manner. In the meantime Mrs. Martin, who was accom panied by Mr. Jeffrey, a socialist lecturer, and his wife, was recognised standing behind the pulpit, and requested by one of the managers to withdraw. It is understood that previous to this she and her friends had occupied seats, but had left them, whether with the intention of leaving the church or not, does not appear; but at all events they returned, and took up their places in a pew imme diately to the left of the pulpit. By this time they had become known to a large portion of the audience, and the circumstance had the effect of inducing them to retain their places, many appearing to be under the false impression that an address of some kind or other would be delivered. In these circumstances Mr. James Stewart, preses of the managers, and other gentlemen, desired that she and her friends should retire. They, hoverer, refused, and main tained their right to be present. They were informed by Mr. Stewart that there was to be no service, that the church must instantly be cleared, and that as their presence prevented this from being done effectually they ought to comply. They still refused, however, on which Capt. Richardson appeared, and insisted on their leaving the church. Mr. Jeffrey said that they could not walk out among the crowd, seemingly afraid of personal. violence, and asked that a minibus should be procured for their use. This was promised them, and they at length consented to go out under the protection of the police. The party then rose to retire by a back door, usually closed, but which had been broken open to enable the audience to get out with greater faci lity, when a scene of noise and confusion ensued which it is altogether impossible to describe. Crowds of people rushed over the pews from all parts of the church to the point by which Mrs. Martin and her friends were retiring ; hisses, groans, and ruffing, in termingled with screaming, were heard from all parts of the building, accompanied with cries of" Turn her out "—" Burn her"—" Fair play "—" A fine spe cimen of the Free Church," &c. Respectable people, afraid of a general riot, made every effort to escape, and for several minutes the church more resembled a theatre in a state of extreme disorder, than a place of quiet Christian worship. The crushing in the narrow passages was dreadful, and if no serious bodily in ' juries have been sustained, it may be set down as next to miraculous. On getting out of the church, Mrs. Martin and her two friends were put into a minibus, having previously been subjected to such in dignities as the more zealous but less wise portion of the crowd could inflict, by voiding of rheum, and the like, upon their persons : and accompanied by Cap tain Richardson, they were driven off to the police. office. Here, after some deliberation on the part of the magistrates, the three individuals were held to bail in the sum of 51. each, to appear this morning in court to answer to a charge of breach of the peace, the charge being founded upon all the circumstances connected with the transaction, from the publication of the bills down to the occurrence of the unseemly scene which we have attempted to describe. ,The bail was instantly paid, and the parties left the police office in a carriage. The effect of the whole of this singular affair was to throw the entire barony of Gor bals into the utmost confusion. The circumstance was bruited abroad with unusual celerity, and for several hours crowds of people were seen collected in all quarters discussing the subject, and settling its bearings, of course, each according to his own views, and the amount of information be becl. received rela tive to the occurrence.—Glasgow Argus. THE FALLACY OF THE ORGANIC THEORY. " Anatomy or dissection can give no insight f into the cause or cure of diseases."—The 35th clause p Sir J. Graham's New Medical Bill. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—Does not the fact of scarcely two Doctord agreeing, in any case, as regards the cause and cure of diseases, prove that the knowledge which they pre tend to derive from anatomy or dissection, is com pletely fallacious ? The truth is, that anatomy cannot give an insight into the cause of diseases, since that cause proceeds from an impurity in the blood, which can only be eradicated by proper vegetable purgation ; it has, therefore, nothing whatever to do with anatomy. The only possible use of anatomy is in the setting of bones, &c., proceeding from accidents as applied to diseases it is perfectly useless, and only leads to the contradictions so characteristic of doctors. In order to understand the above more fully, persons should compare the human body to a tree, with its roots and branches, they will then understand that when diseased it should be treated as a whole; and not piece -meal, as doctors do, one remedy for this, another for that, and so on to the end of the chapter. The world should never forget that drainage of tbi land is precisely to the tree what proper purging is to the human body. This is made manifest by the two Lithographic Prints, to be had of all the Hygeian Agents, which Prints should be in the possession of all who care about their health. In conclusion, we will only observe, that if Sir James Graham attempts, by any quibble, to prevent any body of men from holding and expressing opinions, however adverse they may be to the Organic Theory, or the pecuniary interests of Doc tors, he will be guilty of a great crime, not only towards this nation, but mankind generally. We use the word " quibble," because the 35th clause of his Mew Medical Bill is widely different from his first bill; that clause is most artfully and cunningly altered, and clearly aims at abrogating (if possible) the medical liberty of the subject. Let the peo ple and Members of Parliament look to it before it is too late. Sir James Graham may, in his place in Parliament, puff the doctors as much as he pleases ; their museums, their Greek and Latin, their Regius Professorships,* &c., (as if such ac complishments had anything to do with the cause or cure of disease); but we deny his right of abridging, in any manner, the medical liberty of the subject. What the people require is this : that Doctors should pursue a true, and not an interested, theory for the cure of diseases, and we contend that their Organic Theory does not tend to that ; it is, in short, a theory of pounds shillings and pence, having for its object to keep the patient on the sick-list as long as possible. Sick people care not a rush about Museums, Greek and Latin, Regius Professorships, &c., they want to be cured. Most of Doctors' physic is anti-medicinal and not intended to cure ; it is a combination of chemical preparations, which can never cure diseases. When ever doctors relieve their patients it is by prescribing aperients, but they are so tenacious of making use of efficient purgatives, that it is only a few of them who (not making a trade of medicine) use them. Such was the practice of the great Dr. James Hamilton, of the Edinburgh Infirmary : he was a physician in the true sense of the term. lie was, In short, a Hygeist in practice. Let the world read his book, " Hamilton on Purgatives." We repeat, and posterity will prove it, that the ignorance of the People generally, in medical matters, is alone the prop of Doctors : were it not for that ignorance the Organic Theory could not stand one minute. The people being in this state of ignorance, and seeing that Doctors are generally persons of edu cation, leave it all to them, forgetting that their ob ject is to make a trade of medicine and NOT to cure diseases. Let any one read the medical publications, and if such be not his opinion in less than six months we shall confess ourselves much mistaken in our views of the Organic Theory. Doctors, as a body, will never sanction a theory which all can understand. The theories of Homceopathists, Animal Magnetizers, &c., have all got the usual rider, " that the patient must pay the fee for advice before he can be cured." Mr. Morison did away with all such quackery, and therefore Doctors run him down. The theory of Hygeists is the only true one—it can be practised and understood by all.—We are, Sir, yours, Scc., MORISON and MOAT, For or on behalf of the body of Hygeists. British College of health, New-road, London, March '25, 1845. * The evil of such language, when spoken by a Mem ber in the House of Parliament (unless he be prepared to show that the Organic Theory of the Faculty, about which Doctors themse lves are all at sixes and sevens, is, beyond doubt, correct), must be obvious to all. The people, as a body, are totally ignorant of medicine, and therefore language such as that used by Sir James is not only beside the question, but tends to perpetuate a false theory, by which he , along with the rest, are sufferers. ANNEXATION OF TEXAS BY A VOTE OF THE SENATE. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. By the arrival of the New York ship Indiana, Captain Bennett, we have received papers of the Ist instant from that city—four days later. The intelligence is very important. On the 27th of February the Senate, by a vote of 27 to 25, agreed to a series of resolutions, placing it at the discre tion of the President Elect to seek the annexation of Texas by certain conditions hereinafter mentioned. We subjoin full particulars. THE QUESTION SETTLED. ANNEXATION RESOLUTION PASSED. The southern mail last evening brought us the excit ing intelligence that the Texas resolution had passed by a vote of 27 to 25, a majority of two. Mr. Bagby, of Alabama, voted in favour of the reso lution, and Mr. Foster, of Tennessee, voted against it. Both of the senators from Ohio voted for it. The amend ment of Mr. Walker makes the resolution substantially Mr. Benton's last proposition. It must now go to the House of Representatives for concurrence. (Correspondence of the Herald.) WASHINGTON, D. C., FEB. 27.—The Texas resolution reported to the House, as amended by Mr. Walker, of Mississippi, embracing in substance Mr. Benton's Bill, passed the Senate about nine r.m., by a majority of 27 to 25. Foster and Jarnegin, of Tennessee, voted against the Bill ; Merrick, Johnson, of Lou., Henderson, of Miss., and Bagby, of Alabama, voted for it. The two last speeches made in the debate were from Crittenden and Archer. The Senate took a recess until six in the evening. For an hour before the time arrived, spectators began to as semble in the lobby and galleries of the Senate Chamber. At six the President took the chair, calling Senators to order. The large gilded chandelier hanging from the dome of the Senate hall, had its twenty-six lamps lighted up. Every nook and corner of the galleries were now crowded to overflowing with solid masses of human beings. The gentlemen made such an early and general rush to the Senate Chamber, filling it up so completely, that few ladies were able to obtain an entrance, except those who went half an hour in advance of the time. The doors of the chamber were left open. The ante chamber was filled with ladies, who could hear the speak ing inside through the open dour. Never before, pro bably, did the Senate chamber contain so many spec tators as on this important occasion. At an ear:y stage of the proceedings Mr. Foster, of Tennessee, offered an amendment to Mr. Walker's amendment, the latter adding a portion of Mr. Benton's Bill to the House resolutions, leaving it discretionary with the President to adopt either plan in treating with Texas. This amendment was lost. Mr. Berrien then offered an amendment which was voted down, 25 to 26. Mr. Walker's amendment to the House resolutions was then reported, passed upon in Committee, then in the whole House. The resolutions of the House with the amendment., then came up. Mr. Crittenden then moved to strike out the House resolutions altogether from the Bill. This was put and lost—yeas and nays being called for in every case. Mr. Archer then moved that the House resolutions be stricken out, and an amendment which he offered, he inserted in place of them. This motion was put and lost. Finally, after several Whig Senators had spoken, giving their reasons for the vote they were about to give, and urging anew many of their most prominent objections to the whole Bill, the same was put as amended, and carried in the affirmative-27 to 25, all the democratic Senators voting for it, with Johnson, of La., Merrick, of Maryland, and Henderson, of Mississippi, Whigs, voting for it. There is no question that the amendments to the. House reso lutions will be immediately passed on reaching that body. So we may consider Texas as annexed to this Union! Swelling the number of States to 27. The passage of the Bill of annexation has given rise to many rumours. One is that Senor Almonte will in a day or two demand his passports and leave Washington. This piece of mock dignity will probably be prompted by Mr. Pakenham, the English Minister, as we dare say Almonte will scarcely venture back to Mexico, where his master is lying in prison to await his trial. The rumour afloat among persons well informed is, that our Government has received dispatches from Mexico, which evince a favourable and friendly disposi tion on the part of the new Government of Mexico to wards the United States, leaving no probability of any hostile feelings being manifested against us on account of annexation. It is also rumoured that all the evidence in relation to the intrigues of England for the acquisition of Cali fornia, has been laid before the Senate in secret session. It is also said that two new regiments of troops will be forthwith raised and marched for Texas, to act with other troops at a proper time for taking possession of the country, and hoisting our glorious stars and stripes over that beautiful laud. Mr. Pakenham has shown much anxiety in relation to the final passage of this measure, and I believe was present on the floor of the Senate Chamber till a late hour to-night. After the passage of the Bill, a large number of demo cratic senators proceeded to Coleman's, to call upon the President Elect, and congratulate him on the final passage of this great measure through the Senate. Among them I noticed Mr. Woodbury, Mr. Buchannan, and Mr. Walker. P. S. —Eleven r. m.—The people are rejoicing in the streets. A band of music is out serenading President Polk and President Tyler, attended by a crowd of people, who rend the air with their buzzes. Mr. Calhoun's hotel was also visited in the same manner. A salute of 27 guns was fired from a piece of ord nance stationed on Capital Hill. The following is a copy of the Texas Bill as it passed the Senate on Thursday night : Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled, that Congress cloth consent that the territory properly included within, and rightfully belonging to, the Republic of Texas, may be erected into a new State to be called the State of Texas, with a republican form of Government, to be atlopted by the people of said Re public, by deputies in eonvention assembled, with the consent of the existing Government, in order that the same may be admitted as one of the States of this Union. Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, that the foregoing consent of Congress is given upon the following condi tions, and with the following guarantees, to wit: First. Said State to be formed, subject to the adjust- • ment by this Government of all questions of boundary that may arise with other Governments; and the consti tution thereof, with the proper evidence of its adoption by the people of said Republic of Texas, shall be trans mitted to the President of the United States, to be laid before Congress for its final action, on or before the Ist day of January, 1846. Second. Said State when admitted into the Union, after ceding to the United States all mines, minerals, salt lakes, and springs; and also all public edifices, fortifica tions, barracks, ports and harbours, navy and navy yards, docks, magazines, arms, armaments, and all other pro perty and means pertaining to the public defence, belong ing to said Republic of Texas, shall retain all the public funds, debts, taxes, and dues of every kind, which may belong to, or be due, or owing said Republic ; and shall also retain all the vacant and unappropriated lands lying within its limits, to be applied to the pa) ment of the debts and liabilities of said Republic of Texas ; and the residue of said lands, after discharging said debts and liabilities, to be disposed of as such said State may direct ; but in no event are said debts and liabilities to become a charge upon the Government of_the United States. Third. New States of convenient size, and having sufficient population, may hereafter, by the consent of said State, be formed out of the territory thereof, which shall be entitled to admission under the provisions of the Federal Constitution. And such States as may be formed out of that portion of said territory lying south of 36 deg. 30 min. north latitude, commonly known as the Missouri compromise line, shall be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, as the people of each State asking admission may desire. And be it further " Resolved, That if the President of the United States shall in his judgment and discretion deem it most advisable, instead of proceeding to submit the foregoing resolution to the Republic of Texas as an overture on the part of the United States for admission, to negotiate with that Republic ; then be it resolved that a State to be formed out of the present Republic of Texas with suitable extent and boundaries, and with two re presentatives in Congress, until the next appointment of representation shall be admitted into the Union by virtue of this Act, or on an equal footing with the exist - ing States, as soon as the terms and conditions of such admission, and the cession of the remaining territory to the United States shall be agreed upon by the Govern ment of Texas and the United States. And the sum of $lOO,OOO is hereby apportioned to defray the expenses of missions and negotiations to agree upon the terms of said admission and cession, either by treaty or by articles to be submitted to the two Houses of Congress as the President may direct." (Correspondence of the Express.) WASHINGTON, FEB. 27.—The deed is done, and Texas becomes a part of the Union. The excitement is intense here, and will be more intense with you. The alleys, the areas, the halls, the corridors tending to the Senate Chamber were thronged, and word was passed from per son to person announcing the result with the greatest anxiety and solemnity. It was received with the silence and gravity becoming so momentous a vote. The annexation of Texas by a mere resolution of Con gress, is a revolution in the Government. It often is wiser to submit to a revolution than to resist it ; and it may be in this case, We ought, however, to insist, and so far as we can, compel Mr. Polk to take the treaty form of annexation, rather than the joint resolution form, and so far save the Constitution. Upon that let there be agitation. The truth is, however, it is a reso lution not binding in the least upon us, who are op posed to it. Merrick, Henderson, and Johnson deserve the lashing of the public press. They have betrayed the country, violated their own consciences, and broken their oaths and the Constitution, wilfully and knowingly. On the contrary, how gallantly have the Kentucky Senators, the Virginia Senators, Mr. Mangum, of N.C., Mr. Jarnagin, of Tenn., Mr. Berrien, of Geo., and Mr. Barrow, of La., borne themselves. Shame on the Senators from New York, who have sold themselves to possess patronage and office. The annexation of Texas practically throws the Go vernment, its patronage, and power, for fifty years to come, into the hands of the South, where it has been for fifty years past. I had rather it be there than with what calls itself the democracy of the North—but let the miserable abolitionists chuckle over what they have dune, for they did it. Cannon are booming in joy over the vote of the Senate. The powder had better be saved fora war with CANADA. There is nothing new from Canada ; but to a person conversant with men and measures there, something worthy of attention is observable in the movements of society ; for, although quiet and repose seem to reign in that province just now, there are elements at work which will most certainly explode sooner or later, if another policy be not adopted to neutralise their force. A silly attempt was made to alter the Custom-house laws, so as to extend the exemption from foreign duty of American wheat in bond. At present that article, when ground in Canada, is received in England as colo nial flour, thus bestowing a great advantage on Canada millers and a handful of shippers. Not content with this, they attempted to extend the law to wheat in bond, hoping thus to evade the colonial duty on wheat imported into Canada ; they were, however, very properly, dis comfited in their attempt. The railroad scheme appears to be highly popular in Montreal. NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.—FEB. 28. The sales of fancy Stocks are large ; the market closes dull but firm, at the quotations below. Ohio 6's rose 4 ; Illinois, 1; Kentucky 6's fell 4; Pennsylvania s's rose / ; Morris Canal, 4 ; Harlem fell 4 ; Nor and. Wor fell 4; Long Island rose 4; and Stonington, f. This being packet day, there is a good deal doing in sterling bills. There is a good supply at 1094 a 110 for the best. Since the sailing of the last steamer, the Pennsylvania interest has been paid ; but the news had been anticipated in England by the packets—conse quently, the steamer will take nothing new in relation to the suspended debt of the States, farther than the an nouncement of the arrival of the Illinois Commissioners at Springfield. The Committee on Finance in Illinois have reported back the Revenue Bill, with modifications in accordance with the message of the Governor in relation to the $1,600,000 loan. TRADES DELEGATES' CON FERENCE.—(YESTERDAY.) The Conference met to-day at ten o'clock ; T. S. Duncombe, Esq., M.P., in the chair. The business of the meeting was principally confined to the mode of conducting their future proceedings, and the adoption of a report. The report was not ready for circulation, and the discussion of the several topics contained in it was put off till it should be in the hands of the several delegates compos ing the conference. It was proposed that the meeting for this purpose should be adjourned till three o'clock to morrow, but several delegates from the country having stated that the societies on whose behalf they attended were under considerable expense, it was agreed that the delegates should assemble this afternoon, at two o'clock, for the purpose of explaining their views to each other ; tad that for the future they would meet at half-past nine o'clock in the morning, adjourn at one, and meet again at two in the afternoon. LLOYD'S. At a general meeting of the members of Lloyd's, held yesterday, at their new rooms at the Royal Exchange, G. R. Robinson, Esq., in the chair, the following votes were proposed and carried unanimously, viz.:— The sum of 211. towards the subscription for a statue of Prince Albert, to be erected at the Royal Exchange. The honorary silver medal (of Lloyd's) to Lieutenant Trollope,;of her Majesty's ship Isis, for his highly praise worthy, humane, and persevering exertions in saving, at the imminent peril of his life, the crew of the barque Orion, of Scarborough, wrecked near Ichaboe, 20th July last. 51. to Thomas Clarke and James Chalmers, who ac companied Lieut. Trollopo on the occasion. 201. in aid of the subscription opened at Great Yar mouth, for the benefit of the widows and families of the men who perished, and to reward those who risked their lives in the attempt to save the crew of a ship wrecked on the Scroby Sand, 26th ult. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. LONDON, MARCH 26.—Wind westerly, moderate breeze, and fair. DEAL, MARCH 25.—Wind S.S.E. to S.E., light.—Arrd. Quintin Leitch, Gray, Amy Ann, Thompson, and Roseberry, Young, Calcutta. Sid. Affiance, Montreal ; Pleaides, North America. The crews of the boats, smacks, &c., continue their exertions to save the cargo fro►n the wreck of the John Knox ; during last night and this day a further portion has been landed here ; the vessel is fast sinking into the sand. DOVER, MARCH 25.—The Petite, Gracieuse, from Bor deaux to Dunkirk, got ashore in the West Bay of Dungeness yesterday, but is expected off without accident ; cargo landed, partly damaged. SHEERNESS, MARCH 25.—A ship, of about 500 tons, with painted ports, having the appearance of a homeward-bound free-trader, has just passed the Nore, for the river, in tow o_ two steam-tugs. COWES, MARCH 25.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. King of Den mark, Eghohn, Batavia; Adelheid, Jurgersen, Rio for Bre men, out 57 days, foremast sprung; Argo, Giretz, Bahia for Hamburgh. OFF THE WIGHT, MARCH 24.—Schiller, Johannsen, Balti more for Bremen. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) HER MAJESTY AND THE ISLE OF WIGHT.—Her Ma jesty has purchased Osborne, but not the furniture. So much has been said on this subject, which had no foun dation in fact, that were we not positive we would not have published a word on the subject—we write from undoubted authority. - MARCH 25, 1845.—The vessel wrecked on Sunday morning at Black Gang Chine was the Russian sloop Perdoitos, Ziepe, master, loaded with oranges and lemons. Soon after she struck she fell over, and the sea washed all her cargo out of her and strewed the shore with it. The men were saved, with the assistance of the Coast Guard, by means of a hawser passed to the shore ; she was dry at low water, no part of the cargo could be saved, and they had not seen any land in the Channel. The hull, spars, &c., are to be sold by auctiou on Thurs day next. About midday two other vessels stood right into Chale Bay, a barque and a schooner ; it was so thick they could not see the land ; not a minute was to be lost, and the officers of the Coast Guard discharged a gun, but the roar of the waves was such that there was scarcely a probability that the report would be heard, but the flash was seen, and the vessels saved ; another minute and the schooner must have been a wreck,—so near was she that that the men on the beach said that they could see letters on her stern. The beach was covered with the fruit, and during yesterday numerous carts of all descriptions arrived in Newport with them, and one waggon-load. This being rather too much, the police seized waggon, horses, fruit, and men. Loss OF THE SIAM EAST INHUMAN, CAPTAIN WIL MOT, OF NEWPORT, IN WALES, BOUND FROM CAL CUTTA TO LONDON.—This unfortunate vessel, with a most valuable cargo, came on shore near Compton, at four o'clock yesterday morning, the weather being very thick. The last land they made was the Lizard ; there was very little wind, and that from the northward, but the swell so heavy that no boat could leave shore to go to her, but three vessels were lying off receiving her cargo from boats ; her keel and rudder were knocked off and drove ashore. A lad belonging to her was drowned, and also a man from Freshwater. She is close in with the cliffs, and has twelve feet water in her hold. There are three vessels discharging cases of silk, camphor, and spices here, which they took out of her yesterday ; she has also hides, rice, and sugar—the two latter will be lost. There is no chance of getting the ship off. The wind is south to-day (on the shore), and it is not ex pected that anything can be got out, the sea rolls in so heavily. NORTH SHIELDS.—A beautiful specimen of fossil oak has been dug out of the embankment at the New Cut, leading to the Railway Station, by one of the work men engaged in repairing the wall. It was at a depth of 35 feet below the surface, and forms part of the top of the main trunk of the tree.—Tyne Mercury. TAPPING.—The Rev. G. H. Parker, the incumbent of St. Andrew's Church, in South Molton-street, Beth nal-green, the district in which the unfortunate James Tapping resided, has announced a funeral sermon to be preached next Sunday evening, at his dying request. ExEmt-HALL.—The Sacred Harmonic Society has announced a performance of Cathedral Music for to-morrow. The several pieces forming the programme are chronologically arranged, commencing with Dr. Tye in 1550, and concluding with Dr. Cooke in 1790. They include specimens of the works of Tanis, Purcell, Blow, Croft, Greene, Boyce, Gibbons, and others. The author of " Cecil," after a silence of four years, is again, it appears, in the field ; and exhibiting, we are told, unabated causticity and vigour. The new work, we understand, may be considered as much in the light of a witty memoir of the times, in the style of Walpole, as in its nominal character of a novel ; abounding, it is said, with graphic sketches of the powers that be and have been, treated in the usual auda cious style of this brilliant and powerful wrirer. The following distinguished persons visited Capt. Siborne's new Waterloo Model at the Egyptian-hall : The Duchess of Buccleuch, the Marchioness of London derry, the Marchioness of Ely, the Earl of Cardigan, Sir Willoughby Cotton, Lord R. Grosvenor, Sir J. and Lady Lushingtou. BUTCHERS' CHARITABLE INSTITUTION, WALHAM GREEN.—The Committee have determined on holding a grand fete and fancy fair at the Royal Surrey Zoological Gardens, on the Bth and 9th of July next. We heartily wish them that success so excellent a charity deserves. EFFECTS OF THE REDUCTION OF THE GLASS DUTY.—A proposal has been made in Manchester to roof with glass two streets in the neighbourhood of the Exchange, for the convenience of the congregated mer e/Ants. PRINCESS'S THEATRE . • A new tragic drama entitled Metamora, or the Last of the Whampanogs, was produced at this theatre last even ing, with Mr. Edwin Forrest as the hero Metamora. This chief of the red men is already well known to the majority of our readers as Philip of Pokanoket, the hero of one of the most touching tales in Washington Irving's Sketch-book. The character of Metamora is thus drawn by Geoffrey Crayon:—" He was a patriot attached to his native soil—a prince true to his subjects and indignant of their wrongs—a soldier daring in battle, firm in ad versity, patient of fatigue, of hunger, of every variety of bodily suffering, and ready to perish in the cause he had espoused—proud of heart, with an untameable love of natural liberty, he preferred to enjoy it among the beasts of the forest, or in the dismal and famished recesses of swamps and morasses, rather than bow his haughty spirit to submission, and live independent and despised in the ease and luxury of the settlements. With heroic qualities and bold achievements that would have graced a civilised warrior, and have rendered him the theme of the poet and the historian, he lived a wanderer and a fugitive in his native land, and went down like a lonely bark foundering amid darkness and tempest, without a pitying eye to weep his fall, or a friendly hand to record his struggle." The fall of Metamora might furnish abundant materials for a first-rate tragedy, but that tragedy has yet to be written. The present attempt is a mere melodrama, and not one of the highest order. Except when Metamora is on the stage everything is common-place. Mr. Forrest's Metamora was a vigorous, energetic, though somewhat coarse performance, but it was the salvation of the piece. He was called for at the con clusion, and honoured with the usual curtain ovation. The scenery was very beautiful. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NORTHAMPTON AND PYTCHLEY HUNT RACES.—TIIESDAY (CONCLUDED.) The Farmers' Cup for horses not thorough-bred, &c. Heat, once round and a distance. Mr. Manning's Mirth, 6 yrs, I Ist 91b...Lebird 2 1 1 Mr. Cowley's The Hackney, aged, 1 Ist 111 b 1 0 2 Mr. Whitelock's Single Peeper, aged, I Ist II lb 0 0 3 Mr. Steevenson's Moselle, 5 yrs, list llb Mr. Harris's br n, by Stapleton, 3 yrs, lOst 7lb 0 0 5 Mr. J. Robbins's Lunatic, aged, 11 st 111 b 0 0 dr Mr. W. Higgins' May Day, aged, list 1 1 1 b Mr. Harris s Victoria, aged, llst 1 llb THE TALLY-HO STAKES.—The stewards have over ruled the objection, and awarded the stakes to the horse that came in first. BETTING ON TUESDAY NIGHT. CHESTER CUP. _ 11 to 1 agst Cataract (taken to a large sum); 11 to 1 agst Semiseria—taken ; 25 to 1 agst Celeste ; 30 to 1 agst Sorella ; 30 to 1 agst Yheomun-ac-Knock ; 1,000 to 15 agst the Dean—taken; 1,000 to 15 agst Faugh-a-ballagh ; 8 to 1 agst the Irish lot—taken to a large sum ; 30 to 1 agst Mr. Collett's two—taken. DERBY. 18 to 1 agst Clear-the-way—taken to several hundred pounds ; 20 to 1 agst Cobweb colt—taken ; 25 to 1 agst Newsmonger—taken ; 35 to 1 agst Laird o'Cockpen ; 40 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's lot—taken. Sorella and Cataract are matched for 500 each, h ft., to run in the Second October Meeting D. 1., the mare giving 7lbs. The meeting was brought to a close yesterday in a style that must have fully ratified all those who have been instrumental to its restoration. The weather agreeably disappointed the apprehensions excited by some showers that fell on Tuesday night was delightful, the sport excellent, and the attendance quite as numerous as on the first day. In conclusion, we may venture to predict that under so zealous and competent a manage ment, with such staunch," liberal, and influential sup porters as Lords Spencer, Chesterfield, Southampton, G. Bentinck, and Cardigan, Sir C. Knightley, Colonel Anson, Messrs. Payne, and Bouverie (we make but a selection from a long list of patrons), with a most com plete stand, and one of the best of race-courses, North ampton must become the best Spring provincial meeting in the kingdom. The following are the results of Wednesday's races:— The Open Stakes of 10 soya. each, with 25 added; winner to be sold for 1501. Gentlemen riders. Once round and a distance. (8 Subs.) Lord Chesterfield's New Brighton, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b 1 Mr. Staudwell's Gipsy, 6 yrs, llst 21b Mr. T. Dawson's Teresa, 4 yrs, 1 Ost 51b Sir C. Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 5 yrs, lOst 121 b Mr. F. Clark's Arcanus, 6 yrs, list 21b 5 2 to 1 agst Arcanus, 2 to 1 agst Aurungzebe, and 3 to 1 agst New Brighton. Won by a length. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas, 2 miles. Lord G. Bentinck's John-o'Gaunt, aged, lOst 51b (Nat) 1 Mr. Osbaldeston's Sorella, 4 yrs, 9st 41bs 2 Lord Warwick's Roebuck, 3 yrs, 6st 101b—Mr. Coll lett's Corranna, 6 yrs, lOst 41b,—and Mr. Manning's Fairplay, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b, also ran. 2 to 1 on Sorella, and 5 to 1 against John o'Gauat. Won cleverly. The Northamptonshire Cup Stakes of 10 sovs. each, the winner to be sold for 5001. Twice round. (16 Subs.) Mr. Worthington's Hooton, 5 yrs, 9st 71b (Marlow) 1 Mr. Dawson's Lord Saltoun, 4 yrs, Bst 91b Mr. Bouverie's Idleness, 4 yrs, Bst 71b , The following also started, but were not placed :—Mr. Harris's Devil-among-the-Tailors, 6 yrs, 9st 101 b ; Mr. J. Day's Seaport, 4 yrs, Bst 91b ; Mr. Berrington's Father Mathew, 4 yrs, Bst 91b; General Grosvenor's f by Redshank, dam by Tramp, 4 yrs, Bst 71b; Lord Exeter's Deodara, 3 yrs, Est 51b ; and Mr. Maunsell's Jessie Hammond, 3 yrs, 6st 51b. 5 to 2 agst Deodara, _4 to 1 agst Idleness, 5 to 1 agst Seaport, 6 to 1 agst Hooton, and 8 to 1 agst Father Mathew. Won by a length, the second beating Idleness by a length ; nothing near the three. The Beaten Handicap of 5 Boys. each. Once round and a distance. (7 Subs.) Mr. Payne's Queen Mab, 6 yrs, 9st 21b (Nat) 1 Lord Warwick's Roebuck, 3 yrs, Est 2 Mr. Dawson's Teresa, 4 yrs, fist 31b 3 Sir C. Cockerell's Aurungzebe, 5 yrs, Bst 21b Mr. Stevenson's Moselle, 5 yrs, 7st 111 b, and Mr. Wesley's Solitude, 3 yrs, 6st 71b also started.-6 to 4 agst Queen Mab, taken-4 to 1 agst Solitude—and 6to 1 agst Roebuck. Won by a length ; the third and fourth close together, about a length and a half from the second ; the others beaten off. GENERAL NAPIER IN GUERNSEY. (From the Jersey Gazette.) The true key whereby to unlock the hidden mys teries of Normanism is to be found in this Channel Island axiom—" All poor and sinful persons are a spe cks of ferz naturae, to be hunted down at the will and pleasure of any man or boy that happens to be clothed in a little brief authority." It is a sufficient reason, according to this rule of misrule, that a per son is helpless that he should be trampled upon ; that he is at the world's mercy that he should be treated mercilessly. This is a strange code, sounds rudely upon ears accustomed to hear that the safeguards of law were principally intended to protect the help less from the contempts of the powerful; to award to crime only such a due measure of punishment as may protect society from danger. A man who can give a cheque for a thousand pounds has little need of the law as a defensive safeguard. The rich man has at his command innumerable ministers who will peril soul and body to protect him for a consideration. The lowly have no such refuge, and if the portals of the temple of justice be closed to them by the rude hands of subordinate officials, whence are they to expect redress ? From the throne only, or from the repre sentative of the throne. This is an eternal truth, daily becoming more and more manifest. The case of Maria Hatch, the poor wretched Eng lish girl, which, as we informed our readers on Mon day evening last, had been referred to the Royal Court of Guernsey, by the Governor of that Island, General Napier, is a striking illustration of the truth of whet we have advanced. She was seized after her COAL MARKET. Prices per ton at the close of the market :—Buddle's West Hartley, 16s; Carr's West Hartley, 17s; Chester Main, 15s 9d ; Davison's West Hartley, 17s ; Hasting's West llartley, 16s ; Holywell Main, 16s ; New Tanfield, 15s ; Old Pontop, 15s ; Ord's Redheugh, 15s t • Old Tanfiold, 15s ; Pontop Windsor, 14s 3d; Simpson's Pontop, 15s; Tanfield Moor, 19s ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 15s 6d ; Twizell Main, 15s ; West Hartley, 17s; West Wylam, 15s 9d ; Wylam, 15s 9d; W. E., Bewicke and Co., ISs 6d; Gosforth, 18s 6d; Hilda , 17s 6d ; Hedley, 17s 6d ; Hotspur, 17s ; New Warker, 17s 3d Wrick ington, 15s ; Eden Main, 18s 6d ; East Hetton, 17s 6d ; Haswell, 20s 9d ; Hetton, 20s 6d ; Hylton, 17s 6d ; Lambton, 20s 3d ; Pembertcn, 17s 6d ; Russell's Hetten, 19s 9d ; e e u w g a h r tis ia 1 2 1, 0 1 5 8 3 8 d 3d ; ; W I h u i g t w h • e T I l h , 0 r l n B i s e y6:l 1 7s H 6 a d r t ; 1 e i t e o 1 11 0 , e, 2 1 0 383 s 6d d ;H ; South Kelloe, 18s 9d ; Adelaide, 19s 9d ; Brown's Deanery, 18s 6d ; Seymour Tees, 19s ; South Durham, 18s 6d ; Tees, 20s ; Cowpen Hartley, 16s 6d ; Derwentwater Hartley, 16s ; Hartley, 16s ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 22s ; Sidney's Hartley, 165. —Ships arrived, 117. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.— On Easter Tuesday, the whole of the scholars belonging to thia hospital, 800 in number, according to annual custom, proceeded in pro cession, headed by the beadles of the hospital, to the Mansion house, where they were each regaled with two buns and a glass of wine. The Grecians were presented by the Lord Mayor with a guinea, 10s., and ss. etch, according to their seniority, the monitors with 2s. 64., and the scholars generally with Is. each. IRMIEM i ,f the ec ders t„- fr do 0- •To ed. A erl ender 3 3 I V