The Sun. — London, England, 1840-06-11 00:00:00

EVEN ING EDITION- Mr. DARBY thought that there was no danger of such disagreement between the landlord and the te /ant as the Hon. and Learned Gentleman 3CCIP 1 to apprehend. Mr. J'J orjectal to the clause, as be con sider:A the certificate of two householders for evuy purpose. Mr. G OULBUR N proposed that the clause should be deferred, in order that the wording of it in;ght e changed. Mr. HAWES said he should have no objection to tae posloonoment of the clause. Mr. PAKING'rON said he would postpone the ei.ausc for the purpose of so altericg it as to meet what anderstood to be the view of the Hon. Member for .rkidport. If his alteration did not effect that object, then they could divide the House upon it. Toe clause was they postponed. Upon the reading of the sth clause, Air. WARBURTON suggested that the word ii .vilfuliy' should be inserted before the word" untrue," .:e that the Overseer should not be liable to a penalty, a :,-I,ess the certificate given by him was" wilfully" untrue. Mr. PAKINGTON agreed to the insertion of the redid se su,gg.ested. Atter some other verbal alterations the clause was +o l roed 10. to the reading of the Gth clause, Mr. WARBURTON inquired how long it was in 'teuted to disqualify a person offending against this sisvisse ? if a man committed the offence of bribery ,Le s only disqualified during the sitting of the then itynt. But, under this clause, the disqualifi. a al— the offender was perpetual. Unless some Alt were atssigne4 to the disqualification he should f 4 l a =7-IIF for the rejection of the dense. As &awe was then agreed to, as were also the 7th nevi Stir clioSl24. 91:1 the reading of the 9th claw, which relates to 44 .14 sal* of cider and other sweet liquors, Mr. JERVIS called for an explanation of the word ' aw-eet" in this clause.—(A laugh.) Ur. GOULBURN said that the Hon. Gentleman wactised in the eourt of Exchequer, and he ought to know what was meant by the term "sweet liquors," Nrskr the Excise laws. Mr. JERVIS said that he found in the Court of LlAciacquer that much litigation arose out of a misinter iention of the word alluded to. 'the CHANCELLOR of:the EXCHEQUER was mine that his Hon. and Learned Friend must know xhn-t the excise duties upon " sweets" had been re poled. Ur. JERVIS said that the clause ought to specify to the " sweets " referred to in the clause were " eseiseahle sweets " or not. He should therefore ,rureve, that the words " liable to duty " be inserted ttftPr the word " sweet." The amendment was negatived, and the clause was agreed to. llth clause was postponed. 9n the reading of the clause, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER elsid he had made every inquiry as to the probable swisrking of this clause ; and he was satisfied that it wed4d place the greatest difficulties in the way of asty cierSOOS obtaining a licence in many districts throughout !Ise country. It would place the power of granting ow Withholding licences in the hands of three er four hauseholders.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") e thought that power ought not to ee given to any duos of persoas, especially those who bad no responsi t•ilijpy. He thought the power ought to be given to the 4Ligistratee. He should therefore propose that the first ipw words should be left out of the clause. Mr. DAII.I3Y thought that the rating should be 101. iar,ae ad of 12/. I'AkINGTON could not consent to the pro position of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; he would, however, a g ree to the suggestion of his Honourable friend, the Member for Sussex, to reduce the qualifice ikon of ratiag from 121. to 10/. kr. HAWES could not consent to the adoption of tt:e clause in its present shape. Mr. BENEn'T supported the clause. After a few observations from Mr. Goulburn, Mr. 1340rinn . ., and Mr. Alston, Lord G. SO MERSET said he should vote with the Ctioecellor of the Exchequer, as he thought the certi -9002 was of no use whatever, as many persons signed tlelso without knowing what they contained, Ur. WARBURTON agreed with the Noble Lord seta lead spoken last, that the giving of certificates was uo use. After a few observe ticals from Mr. SLANEY and Woust.EY, the Committee divided, when the sleisiber I VI era— For the amendment Apiast it Majority for the amenment...... —2 Clause 14 was postponed. clause 1a being proposed, PAILINGTON proposed to alter the clause, Ati make hoer-houses shut up toil one o'clock on Snitltlays and Christmas-day. That was the law at pre sent, aad he thought it would be better to re-enact it. The CUANCE'LLOR of the EXCHEQUER de i'.os.tied the clause. as Ku which was absolutely necessary. CIIESSWELL said the House was not in fanned, either by petition or othernise, that the pr.asont arrangement, whereby the time of shutting was regu iaesttl by the Magistrates, had given cause for discon -444-t.—(Cries of " Oh, oh !") He had no doubt they would hear that it had created discontent ; but let the coat he given to the House, and the authority upon wiltitth it was grounded, and the House wotild be in a pcs4tios to deal with it. In his opinion, the power so decked in the hands of the magistracy had been exer eised with great propriety. lir. HAWES could assure the Hon. and Learned ‘llleanber, and the House, that the want of fixed hours fiat shutting up the beer-shops, had led to very great discontent. Fur instance, in Middlesex, they were alio-wed to remain open till eleven o'clock, while, in Snrrey, they were obliged to close at ten o'clock. The places were exactly similar—why, then, should there he that difference in the time of closing? There ei3;1,1 to ba a time dehitively fixed 0,,y the Legislature for all counties. The clause then proposed would shut 1 0,..5e shops between three and flee o'clock on Sundays; *sat was under the supposition that the service was than goieg on. But in most cases that was a fallacy -in all parishes the time differed, and in many cases in the same parish there were different periods for the uf4erneon service. 43 gr. PAKINGTON had intended to move the . .avciion at the wor ‘• botween the hours of three and Tics oVock is the at di Triloon of Sundays," hut he had, within the last few tuinutvs, ascertained that by law the licensed victuallers were obligati to keep their houses claitai, and he was anxious that both should be placed opon the same footing. Sir ROBERT PEEL feared there would be an ,thovnary similar to that which existed in Middlesex and 8-urran it the Hon. Gentleman's proposition was agreed to. So !oug as the arrangement was made according to th pupal ati:m of the parish it would be difficult to pre tcpt that taking place. The principle he wou:d recom -7311 was that the town district should be allowed to kz4rep open longer than the rural district. Ur. wmtßuivroN said every person who had Nriv-s1 his hand at legislation on that mint had failed slut the difficulty of defining what was rural district a.at! what was town district. Mr. JERVIS aought it would be much better to pitti some definite tiini;dt which the houses should be sr u,l in the clause, and not leave the digeretionary : - .4r.ver in the hands of the Magistrates. . Stingers were then ordered to %%aurora, and the t.e4sirnittce. divided, when there appeared— Fer the oisuse For the amendment ...... Majority 00 clime 1 below road, r. Tr. MILES suggested that Magistrates at tialckir Sessions should have power to determine at ~terst tit** jipuisys should be closed in tkie rur.il districts, ..vessti dins a^dthe inconveviictice of having them closed i. ?Ate part of the country at ten o'clock, and In another ;sm.:. of it at elev en . - air G. STRILKIAND thought it would be much ' , :.N.Ker for the ilouse to fix the hour tlaan to lea-ec it to mnistratta, who init,7lit , ilfr,,r in opinion respetting it. 44 e , ‘l 7 A lIBU-RTON thought the Magistrates, if y were io have any discretion on this sa l, should A . 4 1 the power of 'determining w h at weN rural diti stvi,4-to and what were not, and that the Rouse ghottld Twine at what hour the liousashoultNo closed in The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER .z.soaght as the beer-house keepers were satisfied w i t h I've present hours, it would be inexpedient to alter there. )Ir. GRIMSDLTCH moved to substitute twelve o'cieek for eleven. Mr. PAKINUTON thought eleven o'clack was a ink Lour for towns, but that ten o'cock jias quite late c-pongls for the country ; and Chat the cllese had better resamin as it was. Sir It. PEEL said he thought Parliament should prisn4vihe that uleven should ho the hour in large town:, and tett in smaller sawns or rural districts, and leave to the 11,,ccistratos to determine what might be called eivber to vn or country. There might be abuses under arran*.:. - uent, but lees, he thought, than under any totber. Mr. ELLIOT said it appeared to him that one hour watt bcttcj than twe, That would prevent all such differ woes and disputes. Lord G. SOMERSET approved of what the Right lea. Member for Tarnworth suggested, that the Ma gistrates should decide what for the purposes of this let should he called ton or rural districts, Parliament sisSnfr den hoer for each. Tao CHANCELLO.B. of the EXCHDQUER fers greet difficulty in the case, and thought that pro vincial worthy of eonsiderai ion. Mr. HAWES was disposed to agree to it also, as tile-rob) , at least t houri; would be fixed—(Hear)-- ao d to prevent aillTise mig ht there not be an appeal to the Secretary of State ? He suggested that the clause postponed, to afford ao opportunity of considering isio subject. Mr. CiOULBU RN" expressed great doubts as to &he practicability of drawing a clear distinction between town and country. Mr. PIKINGTON was willing to follow the sense of the House, Mr. GRIMSDITCH proposed that tie hour be twelve in the metropolis, and eleven all over the oun try besides.—(Hear.) Mr. GISBORNE would vote azrainst that, s he thought the sense of the House was, that in the larger towns the hour should be as late as in the metropolii. Mr. WARBURTON was also against the pro posal, for unhappily in Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, &e., the people kept late hours as well as in London. The Committee divided, when the numbers were-- Fer the amendment Against it 63 Majority Mr. PAKINGTON proposed to amend the clause by inserting words to prohibit beer-houses from opening before one o'clock in the afternoon on Sundays. Mr. WARBURTON said the restriction should be confined to the metropolitan district. In the country the public•houses were not obliged to close in the early part of the morning—they ought to be put on an Equality.—The amendment was agreed to. Mr. HAWES then moved that the beer-houses should not be positively shut between the hours of three and five o'clock on Sundays. These were not the hours for Divine Service throughout the country. Mr. WARBURTON suggested that the clause should run " not open before one o'clock, or during Divine Service." _ _ Mr. ANDREW WHITE said, that the hours of the afternoon service on Sundays, in the three pa rishes of the borough which he represented, were from six to eight, not from three to five o'clock. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER suggested that the clause should he so amended as to compel the beet-shops to be closed on Sundays, &c , during the same hours—(after one o'clock) —during which the Licensed Victuallers' hcuses were by law required to be closed. After a few words from Mr. Packington, Mr. Hawes, and Mr. Aglionby, the words " from three to five" were omitted, and the words " during such hours as the houses of the licensed victuallers are now, or may here after be closed," were inserted instead, and the clause as amended, was agreed to. On the reading of the lt3th clause, which gives the Magistrates the power of mitigating the penalties, Mr. ALSTON gave notice that he would move the insertion of a clause to the effect that " all fines and penalties on beer-shop-keepers and licensed victuallers should be placed on an equality, mid be reduced to one half."—(A laugh.) After a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the clause was agreed to, as was also the 17th clause. On clause 18 being put, which provided for the re newal of Unitises, Mr. WAKLEY proposed that the benefits given by the clause should be extended to the widow or ehildren of the party. Mr. PAKINGTON objected to the amendment, After a few observations from Mr. HAMILTON and Sir G. STRICKLAND, the Committee divided, when there appeared— For the amendment 43 Against it Majority The clause, as amended, was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. The remaining clauses were agreed to. Mr. PAKINGTON said they must then go back to the postponed clauses. Clause 4 (one of the postponed clauses) was, after a few words from Mr. HAWES and Mr• W ARBUR TON, agreed to. Clauses 11 and 14 were then agreed to. Mr. C RESS WELL rose, on the part of Lord Sandon, to propose a clause for prohibiting the consumption of beer on the premises. The Hon. Gentleman supported the proposed clause by reading a variety of presentments of Grtnd Juries, and other documents, to prove the bad effects resulting from this system. Mr. PAKINGTON was ready to admit that the present state of the law was anomalous, but he thought Parliament was not prepared for such a measure as the pt esent, which would be nothing less than a total repeal of the present law. Ho was convinced that if they did so the new law would be perpetually evaded, and therefore he felt himself unable to support the clause. The House then divided, when the numbers were— For the clause lB Against it Majority _ . . The House resumed. COPYRIGHT BILL. At past one in the morning the SPEAKER called the order for committing this Bill. Mr. Sergeant TALFOUR.D said he would not press it now—(Hear and a laugh)—he would postpone it till the 62-ttli inst. POOl4 CLERGY MAINTENANCE BILL. On the order for the second reading of this Bill, Mr. H AWES objected, on account of the late hour. Sir J. NICOL said he was sure there could be no objection to it, and full opportunity for discussion should be afforded. Mr. HAWES—But what is it ? If it regards the Church, I think it should await the decision on the Church Extension question. Sir J. NICHOL said it referred not at all to that. It merely made some alterations in the Queen Anne's Bounty Act. Mr. R. GORDON—Is it not a Bill from the Lords ? Sir J. NICHOL—Yes ; and there was no objection to it. The Bill was then read a socond time. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past One. LOSS OF THE CHIVE WA. (From the Glasgow Courier.) The following is Captain Miller's letter : " Gaspe, May 9, 1840. _ . . - " It has fallen to my lot to be left to inform you of the melataoly loss of the Chipcwa on Cape de Itozier, on the night of the 80th of April, with every soul on hoard, except one of the boys and myself. We struck the reef about half-past six in the evening, during a very heavy snow-storm, with a tremendous sea running. As soon as we struck, I tried all plans to get a hawser on shore, but every effort EfitVed ineffectual ; owing to the darkness of the night, and the sea breaking over the ship, it was impossible to get the men to work even for their own preservation, every one clinging to the ropes for safety. About half-past seven, finding the ship striking very hard, I east away all the masts, in ex pectation of keeping her together till the morning, but all proved unavailing, as she was full of water by half past eight, and the tide rising. I then ordc.ed all the men and passengers to make themselves fast with ropes to the most secure places about the ship. Some of them did so, and others just gave themselves up to their fate. I believe some of them got stowed away, and, of course, were the first to perish. About ten o'clock the sea was breaking over the ship fearfully, and the cries of the poor fellows were dreadful, as they were washed away one after another. I was lashed to the dead-eyes of the weather m.zen rigging, and sa,v the men that were left abaft rue, but they had com pletely given themselves up to despair ; at this time the sea was making a fair breach over and over us, hardly giving us time to breathe. By this time the decks were beginning to give war, and the cries of the men were dreadful, us they were swept away, one after another. At this time I turned round, and the stump of the mizenmast caught my eye ; it was the work of a mo ment to cast the rope off, and run to the mast before another sea came, which I fortunately gained, and climbed up about six feet from the deck, where I again made myself fast with ropes. I think it must have been about 13 o'clock at this time. On looking about between the seas I could see no one on deck, and everything carried clean away. About two o'clock I fund some one at my feet, and on looking down it proved to be the boy saved. I got him up, and made him fast with the same rope as myself. From the severe shocks the ship was now getting, 1 made up my mind it would be impossible for the ship to keep long toge ther. My conjecture was right, as she was not long of parting from the bottom, and drifting in close to the beach. We still had to remain on board till five o'clock ; flip tide then being low, we got on shore, and, after crawl:fig over a little way, found the inhabitants plundering the bales and boxes, in place of coming to render us assistance. Owing to the severe bruises I recei‘ ed, it was two days before I could leave the house. I got to, and then only with a great deal of difficulty. I wrote to Mr. M'Connel, Lloyd's surveyor, to come my assistance, which he did on the second day after we got ashore. After holding a survey on the ship and cargo, and getting a few hales and boxes, we thought it advisable to sell the ship and what cargo remained in her, as the i n h a bi tants were plundering in all directions, and there w as no way of she the remapirNivedasiineprotecting the property so long as n y danger hands,oibforeraktlivnegufunpidieer altogetherw ship underwriters, an w d it a i s i _ ple e t v el e y r o t u h t i , e a g nd st t t h eewed the first gale of wind ; the bottom cargo al o fl n o g a floating out o bea t c b .h y:t i l s ip om b w , a o s ad c s o i m d . ; b oxe s were found at least 18 miles from whe e re tti:he' of s the hip went ashore, and hundreds of people picking them up. all my papers put in order, I a m now at Gaspe, ,getting ,and so soon as that is don e 1 w ill proceed to Montreal, and see what is to be done ; it is likely I will take the first opportunity of g ettin g h0 me..... I ha ve f oun d 14 of the bodies , amon g them Mr. J. Gl ass, who is bu rierruiteinr, withas l piece of ground belonging t o an English farmer, se: Collins's body as possibl e under the mr cir cumstances. '' s's body has not been found, and I cannot think of leavin g till it is got, that Imualtae.y see him decently buried I still want my Mr. Campbell, passenger, Mr. Collins, do., and five of the seamen." STATE OF TRADE.—As usual during the Whitsuntide holidays, and the annual stoppage of the canals, there was very little business done yesterday ; but that little, we are sorry to say, was at declining prices for almost all de scriptions of goods and yarn, and the market wore a very heavy appearance.—Manchester Guardian. STATE OF THE CURRENCY. A petition, of which the following is a copy, was }resented to the House of Commons by Lord Sandon, on 13th March last; and we hope it has been referred to the Committee on Banking. To the 'Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britai❑ and trcland, in Parlia ment assembled— The bun-)i° Petition of Edward Sony, of Cur zon-street, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, Snow T - That your humble petitioner, in the year 1821, peti tioned your Honourable House for an inquiry into the state of the currency, and humbly prayed that your honoura'de House would restore to the country a cir culating medium, which is neither liable to be hoarded nor exported, but which, like that which existed during the restriction Act, adapted itself to the wants of the country, Tht:t, in the year 1837, your humble petitioner again petitioned your Honourable House on the great dangers and losses to which the banking and commercial inte rests are exposed, in consequence of the existing mint and currency regulations ; and submitted to the consi deration of your Honourable House as a remedy, either a return to the old system of prohibiting the export of our corn with the circulation of guineas instead of sove reigns, and of one pound notes payable in silver, or as an alternative the raising the value of the present gold coin is accordance with its value abroad to two and twenty shillings of our existing coinage, combined with the issue of one pound notes payable in silver. That under the impression that the experience of the year just past must have produced a more general con viction of the necessity of an inquiry into our mint and currency regulations, your petitioner ventures to petition your Honourable House to take the subject into consi deration, and humbly begs leave to represent to your Honourable House briefly in what manner our Mint re gulations operate to the great disadvantage of the circu lation, and are in so great a measure the cause of the repeatedly occurring fluctuations of the money market. That while, namely, by our Mint regulations, our gold coins are issued at the rate of twenty nominal shillings, containing eighteen and ninepence-halfpenny pure silver, or in the proportion of fourteen and a sixth ounces of pure silver to one of gold ; on the other hand, by the mint regulations of Holland and Ame rica, their gold coins are issued in the proportion of sixteen ounces of silver to one of gold, consequently our gold coins are worth 111 per cent. more silver coin of our Mint there than they pass for here, so that when the Bank exports our silver coin to the above-mentioned countries for the purpose of importing gold in return, the loss in the transaction is at least 111 per cent. That in the year 1834, when the value of the gold coin was raised in America to its present Mint rate of one to 16 of silver, an export of gold took place from hence of more than three millions, the greater part of which went to that country. That the gold coinage in America in the four years preceding their Mint alteration was but three millions of dollars, whereas in the four years following it amounted to more than eleven millions of dollars. That in the year 1836, in consequence of the above mentioned alteration of the gold coinage of America, and of the specie circular of the llth July, the export of gold from hence to that country was again consider able, and again disturbed our money market. That the value of the gold coins is likewise higher in every other country than it is fixed at in this by the Mint regulations. That therefore it appears necessary to afford the same protection to our gold coins, on which our .circu lation is based, as that already provided for our silver coin. That the export of gold in the past year cannot be ascribed solely to the importation of foreign corn, inas much as so large a proportion of that brought into the market was paid for, imported, and bonded in the pre vious years. That although the difficulties of the Bank have so often been in a great measure occasioned by our Mint regulations, an inquiry into the conduct of the Bank, in its influence on the circulation, is evidently requisite for the investigation of the subject. That a bank of issue, when it departs from the rule which ought to guide its conduct, namely, the rate of interest or discount, which indicates the value of money, and also the nature of the securities which should be confined to sums stipulated to be repaid within a limited specific period, endangers its position, and ex poses the circulation to baneful fluctuations. That a low rate of interest indicates an excess of issue, as on the other hand a high rate shows the defi ciency or want of increased issues. That an unfavourable state of the Foreign Ex changes is no certain indication of the excess of our home circulation, which ought to be secured against its influence by proper Mint and Bank regulations. Wherefore your petitioner humbly prays that your Honourable House will take the subject of this propo sition into consideration, and provide such a remedy as your Honourable House may think tit. And your petitioner will ever pray. EDWARD SOLLY. COURT OF CHANCERY. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Ste—l beg to express my sincere acknowledgments fo: your insertion of the extracts from the letter of Mr. Pane, relative to the " Court of Chancery." It is only by giving the most extensive publicity to the in stances of unnecessary and ruinous delay which is exhi bited therein, that any reform is likely to be effected ; and as I conceive no opportunity should be lost of bear ing testimony to the truth, or rather frequency of the abuses which the writer you have quoted has so ably set forth, I trust you will find space for the few obser vations I now briefly offer. I can assure you thus an instance of the same kind is at this moment within my own experience, and though it has not extended yet to any length of time, still from a recent decision in the Vice-Chancellor's Court, wherein the defendant admitted the possession of upwards of 7001., I have every reason to expect, in consequence of the noto rious delays permitted in the office of the Master, the plea allowed of " exceptions" being taken, and other means of procrastination, will be the means of doubling or trebling the amount now admitted, though the sum is upwards of 1,000/. instead of 7001., and thereby a family solely depending. some of them but infants, upon the fair distribution of the estate, will continue to be plundered of half a small pittance, their professed guardian and relative being allowed with their money to perpetuate robbery under the protection of the Court of Chancery, he having the means of delaying the ends of justice, being in possession of wealth. Truly the author of your quotation has shown that the delay rests not so notch with the Judge, as with the subor dinate officers of the Court. I am most happy in bearing witness to the truth of a statement, which I fear is of too common an occurrence, and produces (as I fear it will in the ease to which I have alluded) premature decease, the victims of such a course be come in petience and resources necessarily exhausted, when they know and feel that a remedy, which we are told exists for every grievance, may be procrastinated to an almost interminable period. I trust that (advanced as is the period of the Session)some independent Members of both Houses will set forth the monstrous evil, and that a remedy will be provided. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, June 9, 1840. J. SMITH. ANOTHER CASE oh! SUICIDE IN THE PUBLIC STREET. MANCHESTER, JUNE 9.—A most extraordinary case of determined suicide took place in Bridge-street, one of the most public streets of this town, about nine o'clock on Sunday morning last. The unhappy victim is a young man, named George Vickers, who had been em ployed for the last few weeks as Loots, at Menders hotel, in Dridge-street. Mr. Mendel had that morning sent him on an errand, and shortly after he was met in Bridge-street by a man named Ellis, who observed that he had a razor in his right hand, and was trying it upon his hand, as if to ascertain its sharpness. Just before Ellis got up to him, he drew the razor across his throat, made two or three cuts, and immediately staggered and fell, the blood gushing out of his throat in a stream. Ile was taken up and conveyed to the hotel, the place where he had fallen being only a short distance from the door, but he was dead before medical assistance could be procured. It is iaiposssible to describe the sensation which this horrifying circumstance created ; crowds were collected round the spot where he had fallen, which was marked by a large pool of blood for some time afterwards. At the meeting which was held last night before Mr. Rutter, the Coroner, evidence was produecd which left no doubt on the minds of the Jury that the de ceased had destroyed himself in a fit ofinsanity. Bridget Sullivan, cook at the hotel, stated that the deceased, who was a single man, about 24 years of age, was in toxicated on Saturday night, and in consequence of his irregularities had received notice to quit, but Mrs. Mendel had pr o mised to give him another trial if he would refrain from liquor. Witness called him up about a quarter before eight on Sunday morning. Soon after Mr. Mendel sent him on an errand ; on his return he was sent to the Post-office, and witness saw no more of him till be was brought in dead. For the last 10 or 12 days his conduct has been very strange. On Sa turday, the 30th ultimo, he said to witness," What a thing it is to be a boots !" She asked why he did not like it, and he replied, "4 am a very unhap py man." She told him that he had good wag - es, and plenty to cat, and wanted for nothing, and that many a one would be very glad indeed of his situation. He raised his hand to his throat, and said he would rather cut that then be a boots. The next day he used the same expressions, and on witness re monstrating with him, said " Pit finish it." On Monday ho . was tipsy ; on T ues d a y h e was ver y ill and low skinated. On Wednesday he again threatened to cut his throat, and also said he did not care if he threw him self into the river. On Thursday he was in the same • vvay. On Friday he had to assist in putting down a TrlE SUN', LONDON, TrIITHSDA JTTNE 16. IP4o. carpet in the dining-room, and he sail—" Before do this, l'il do that ;" and put his hand to his throat, as before. On S tturday his conduct was exceedingly strange ; he acted in an indecent manner, which the witness had never known him do before. It was also stated that the deceased had been discarded by a female with whom he had formed an intimacy, and that that had had an effect upon him. He had no friends in Manchester, but had been here between three and four years in different situations. There was no evidence as to how he became possessed of the razor. The Jury found a verdict of Insanity. —Letter front jlanchester. COMMON FOOTPATHS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Bath, June 8, 1840. There are several of the most beautiful walks through the fields in the neighbourhood of this city about to be closed against the public, if some means cannot be de vised to prevent it. I have already written to Mr. Hume on this evil, but he, I presume, is too much en gaged, for he has not answered my letter. Could you inform me of any Member of Parliament to whom I could apply, who would try to introduce a law to pro tect the rights of the public, as you no doubt are aware of the facility which men in power have of closing foot paths ? I will not trespass on your valuable time by en tering more at large on the matter. I am, &c. A CONSTANT READER Of your valuable Paper. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. VESSELS SPOKEN WITll.—Tho Great Western (steamer), from Bristol to New York, sth inst„ Cape Clear, Wind N. W., 9 leagues, by the London, Bing, arrived at Liverpool; Gulnare, London to Liverpool, April 28, lat. 8, long. 23 ; Clio, of Newcastle, from Sa vannah, 16th ult., lat. 32, long. 38, by the William Radger, arrived at Portsmouth ; Jane Pracase, Mazatlan to Valparaiso, March 7, about 130 miles from the latter port; Mansfield, Bonny to Liverpool, 20th ult., lat. 32, long. 36, by the Actaeon, arrived at Live r p oo l ; Eliza, Malaga to Plymouth, 28th ult., off Oporto, by the Pryell, arried at Falmouth ; Strangford, London to Mauritius, March 18, lat. 27, S, long. 53 ; Phoenix, of Liverpool, 22d ult., lat. 33, long. 36, by the London, Bing, arrived at Liverpool. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. Arrivals at Kedgeree, Bengal.—The Lord Elphin stone, Simmons, March 22, from Moulmein ; Euphrasia, Langlois, 27th, from Pondicherry; Arethusa, Chaplin, 28th, from Monsoorcottas ; Trident, Gower, from Havre and Bourbon ; David Malcolm, Malcolm, 29th, from Moulmein; Hermina, Lemon, 29th, from Batavia; Cathe rine, Willie, 30th, from Rangoon ; Victoria, Smith, from Singapore and Penang ; Rose, Bayles, from the Mau ritius ; Hamilton Ross, Robb, April 2, from the Cape ; Lord Amherst, Hopkins, sth, from Sydney; Janet, Childs, Gth, from Rangoon ; Hooghly, Bayley, 7th, from the Mauritius ; Her Majesty's ship Conway, Bethune, from the Nicobar Islands; John Ilepburne, Robertson, 9th, from Moulmein and Rangoon ; Clown, Stace, 11th, from Singapore ; Mirand a , Th om p son , put back leaky, b oun d to Liverpool ; Hon. Company's steamer Enterprise, West, 12th, from Singapore, Malacca, and Penang; Ammud chunder, Poole, 14th, from Singapore and Penang ; Mau- Helen, Leurie, from Bourbon; Anna Robertson, Munro, 15th, from Singapore . ; Sironde, Pacilly, and Amiable Creole, Pechaud, 17th, b o th from Bourbon; M ar y Imrie, Boyd, from the Mauritius ; Tkeodosia, Cushing, from Calcutta. Departures from Calcutta—The John Calvin, Aber crombie, March 24 (from Saugur, April 13), for London; Europe, I3rodie, 24th, for the Mauritius ; Ernaad, Hill, 26th, Defiance, Evatt,' Rahomany, Landerv, Indian Oak, Rayne, Edmonstone, M'Dowall—all for China ; Prince George, Cbilcott, Columbine, Major, 31st (Saugur, April 9), Victoria, Potter, April 1 ( Saugur, 4th)—all for Sin gapore ; Lady of the Lake, Etties, 2d, for Liverpool ; A lcide, Jude, 4th ( Saugur, 13th ), for Bourbon ; Mahomed, Shaw, Ovenstone, Bth, Sulimang, M'Farlane, nth ( Sau gur, 15th), Blundell, Traill, Bth (Saugur, 15th)—all for Singapore; Hindoo, Mawson, 9ch ( Saugur, 13th) for Liverpool ; Elizabeth, Halliday, 9th, Hallerton, Chatter ton, 16th, for the Mauritius; Mermaid, Scdgwick, for Singapore. Departures from Saugur—The Therence, April 3, for —; Frederick, Warrren, 3d, Medusa, Purdie, 4th, Ranger to India 13th, Glenswilly, M'Neill, 13th, for London; Her Majesty's Ship, Algerine, 15th; Repulse, Bickford, 15th for London ; Orion, Susan Crisp, Fleming, and Louisa. Arrivals at China, previous to February 29.—L' Alex andre, Poncaillet, from Batavia, Ann, from Manilla ; Cawasjeo Family, Dunbar, 22d, from Calcutta and Singa pore. Departures from China.—Carnatic, Laird, for Green ock ; Castle Huntley, Johnstone, for Manilla ; Jean, M'Cutcheon, for New South Wales; Lady Grant, Rundle, and Earl of Clare, Scott, for Bombay ; Charles Grant, for London; Orwell, Hewes, for Sydney. Under De spatch, Caledonia and Charles Forbes, for Bombay ; Earl of Balcarras, for London. Arrivals at Manilla.—Duncan, Wardle, Feb. 9, from New South Wales ; Bombay Castle, Baxter, 13th, from Tongkoo Surat, 17th, from Boston. Departures from Manilla.-13uen, Suceso, February 13. for China; Lady Nugent, Holton, I tsth, for London ; Letitia, for Now South Wales. Arrivals at Suez.—West Indian, Lodge, April 29, from Llanelly ; Zenobia (steamer), from Bombay. Arrivals at Bombay.—Kusrovie, Nov. 25, from Siam and Singapore; Spawaldum, Evans, from Calcutta; Mof fatt, Gilbert, from South Australia and Batavia, and to !old for London ' • Lady Grant, Ruydlc, 27th, from China and Singapore; Soobrow, from Sumatra; William Shar pies, Jones, 25th, from Liverpool; John Bull, Ormond, 29th, from Port Philip ; Bucephalus, Small, from Gree nock ; Hon. Company's steamer Cleopatra, Sanders, from London ; Eleanor Lancaster, CcAiley, from Liverpool. Departures from Bombay.—Mary, M'Auley, April 25, for Liverpool; her Majesty's ship Childers ; and Park field , Whiteside, for London; George, Cuvier, for Bor deaux ; Hon. Company's steamer Atalanta, Rogers, 2Sth, for Singapore ; Buckinghamshire, Moore, 28th, for Lon don ; City of Poohuh, Wilson, for Liverpool ; Emerald Ide, Peale, for Glasgow ; Berkshire, for London, to sail 30th April, Neptune, for London, 4th May ; Magistrate, tor Livorpool, lith May. THE TURN-OUT A r STocKpoRT.—A very numerous meeting of the weavers was held on a vacant plot of land in Greek-street, Stockport, on Monday last, when they expressed their determination to resist the offered reduction, and refused to accept any compromise whatever with the mas ters ; and, on a person proposing to th e m e e ti ng th at a dep u . tation should be appointed to wait upon the manufacturers, not one hand, except that Of the proposer, was held up for the motion. Several of the mills are still closed, and no consi derable number have yet returned to work. The picqueting is continued opposite several of the mills, and numerous persons have been apprehended. The general result of the turn-out is, that there are 1,130 horses' power standing idle, 4500/. per , •week paid less in wages. There are at the present time .075 cottage houses, besides nine public-houses and 120 shoin, untenasted in the borough of Stockport.—Mandoster Guar dian. _ ....--. e i‘ ;: i c r i . t , e , s crroi s ii o eb,i ti , u la c ia l i i koenr c o n u r nL i i d , ) oe s z i r t d y ,3s,, an2 ,s l ,ul i ci i i i i,, - . THE BANKrrt LOAD.—It is seldom that the t fi ,, t r l :: st of as a t ' l l i e t:t v s n v ‘ l ‘ ( l l , i;U: (, l l n g ia e c n ie er t a h l ien i: l u v i e r s y Banker Lord." n w c , t ) u r t l i i c i e o d f . fa N o V ii eLli t a o ve ., l , l a u d i l ,y l3. t. t h r: e lce p r l : c la e r o ot r i l e i t e s ro out o d t tf ii r e o ernest s , a n t l i t r e i i, ai a i : o l s utl 1 c since.i (n tl t y ll e ' conspicuous ri : a,tj a i : i s n ,tu; t i,ii l i, t (g e l 1 0 1 f as wl b io e m en ha t ::e e n letu lt : the last 'The r y e e a a d r c s r . will e cal i l a t , o „ mi a r l i s d o h b al a f n a k d er oze i banker Knights in every quarter of the t • l ow n ; but a banker Lord de facto is a novelty in our comme ' rc o ia system. May not the " Banker Lord" of the novel be the ci-devant " Ilonourables" who have honoured our citizens with their aristocratic presence, pending their problematic llzns succession to the title of their house ? Such a " subject— a to conformhimself, a' himself, fur the time hein, to the habitsaristocrat forced and man ners of city life, offers a fine pendant, t, and an entirely original one, to the many frequent pictures of wealthy our fashionable novelists have given us. (‘ The Stage, both Before anti , PI ' -)e 'lnd the Cur tain," by Mr. Bunn, the late Lessee of Drury-lace I heatre, will be immediately published. Indepen ma lenity of the strange revelations connected with theatrical work will contain, a large series of oriduin n a a l ; a e nTe e :l i o t t wilich ll this embodied in it of personages in aristocratical life es m7le a lit ; female, of literary then, artists, and musicians, of s ' vits ' about s‘n( ,' town, of foreign singers and dancers, and of English actors . 1 actresses. It has long been a notorious fact, that to and become the Manager of a Theatre is to start on the road t ' ' 0 ruin ; but why it should be so has hitherto been ani known. Mr. Bunn's Book will solve the mystery. CORONER'S IN QuEsT._Yesterday an inquest was held at the Red Lion, Bromrton, on James Blencoe, the sun of Mr. Renew, tailor, of Brompton-row.—lt appeared that on Sunday last the father and mother went to Acton green, leaving the deceased (34. years) and a child of seven years of age at home. The deceased was seen about a quarter of an hour before the accident by Mrs. Jennings, the next door neighbour, who heard the screams of a child in the shop of the next house,belongirg to MI% Symonds, the Librarian, in whose house Mr. Merle° resided. She (Mrs. Jennings) immediately ran aeross the road to Mr. Symonds' residence for the key, and having obtained it opened the shop, and found the decease en d lying down upon the floor, surr ounded by pieces of brok glass. The child was quite insensible, and survived but an hour, and never spoLe. It appeared on examination of the premises that the child in coming down the stairs of the third story, placed its hand upon the window, which sli des do hildwn ward, and it being without lines fell suddenly, when the c fell out, and through a skylight below. It f ur ther appeared in evidence that frequent applications had been made to the landlord to repair the windows, &c., had which been done the accident would not have laappened. The Jury returned a ver dict of accidental death, but passed! a vote of severe censure on the landlord for his negligence in not having repaired the house. HERRING TRA D E.—it gives us unmingled pleasure to be enabled to state that our annual and welcome visitors, the herrings, have made their a ppearance off the Bay of Wick, and that, too, in considerable abundance. As yet the take has been confined to the hook, in consequence of the small size of the fish ; but :so numerous are they, that several hundreds have been caught in this way by all the boats out, while one had as bight as a cran. The fish aro of good quality, considering the early period of the season. Many of our fishermen augur well from present appearances. Our Thurso Correspondent, under date 3d instant, makes us the follo w i ng commun i ca ti o n ;—" The boats here were only at sea two nights during last week. 'The first of these the highest boat brought on shore 13 craft', but on the second only a f ew h un d re d s. Y es t e rday morning , the hi g hest boat had 10 crans, and to-day 16 crane. 'There were few boats out from the s t a ti ons we st of this o n Monda y night. The highest. boat haul six crans. lam without any account of the " " ' cc of the boats to the west last night. Owing to a strong gal e o f w i n d from t h e no rth, there will be no putting to sea to-night.'._ j o h„ , Gro u t J / -o - mai:a A certain man went to the Khalif of Bagdad, saying:: lam p rop h et. " He said, ~W hat miracle cost thou wTbek or ? The man replied, ~ Any one which thou desirest. ,, Khalif said, " Cause that melon-seed in my sight to grow up immediately, and bear a flower, and produce a melon whi I days dela may be cooked." Th e man s aid, " Give me four el y.' He said,will • " I give no delay." The pretender replied, ~ 0 , thou unjust one! to God, who is omnipotent, thou grantest a delay of four months."—Arab Proverb. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE MORNING PAPEP.S OF THIS DAY. (From the Mornimy Chronicle.) ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJESTY AND PRINCE ALBERT. Her Majesty's loyal subjects will learn with astonish ment and horror that an attempt was last night made on her life. The assassin is a youth only seventeen years of age, who has been in the habit of obtaining his livelihood as a pot-boy at public-houses, though at pre s..:nt he is not in any employment. He was, how-ever, respectably, if not genteelly dressed. He appeared to be perfectly sane. How such a horrid design should enter the head ofayouth of seventeen, in such a condition of life, is no doubt most surprising. If he have been the instru ment of any plot or conspiracy to destroy her Majesty, as seems to be implied in the statement) that at the lodgings of this youth have been found a black crape, having attached to it. three satin bows of a blood-led colour, and a piece of paper containing a list of mem hers of a secret society, we trust justice will over take the whole of the guilty parties. It would be idle, however, with the meagre stock of materials yet possessed, to speculate on the motives of this diabolical attempt to deprive us of our beloved Sovereign. The determination to take her Majesty's life must have been very strong, for it appears that twice he fired with careful and well-directed aim. No thing, we understand, could surpass the bearing of her Majesty on the occasion. She proceeded up Con stitution-hill as if nothing had happened, and returned about a quarter-past seven o'clock, an hour after the attempt on her life. Not the slightest mark of agitation was to be traced in her countenance when she returned. By that time the approaches to the Palace were filled with gentlemen and ladies, who escorted her with the most enthusiastic cheering to Buckingham Gate. We have seen some of those who were present, who de scribe the scene as one of the most interesting that can possibly be conceived. All were lost in admiration at the noble bearing.of her Majesty. (From the Morning Advertiser.) ATTEMPT UPON HER MAJESTY'S LIFE. It is with pain of the most extreme character that we record in this day's paper one of the most daring, flagrant, and unjustifiable attempts that ever was made upon the life of any human being—the most traitorous, the most disloyal, the most heartless, and the most cruel. Need we say that we advert to the horrible at tempt made yesterday upon the life of her Majesty and her beloved consort ? Need we say that we shudder at the thought that, under any circumstances, any British subject should have conceived the infamous and inhuman design of depriving her Majesty of life—or that we are more particularly horrified at it when we consider, on the one hand, the amiable and benevolent character of our young and virtuous Queen, and, on the ether, the fond hopes in which her people indulge, of her becoming the mother of a long and glorious line of British princes ? Heaven forgive the unhallowed wretch who conceived and attempted to execute the design of depriving her sacred Majesty of her life, and England of her fond hopes of regeneration and future glory ; for public in dignation will blast and destroy him without appeal and without mercy. Callous, indeed, must be the heart, and seared to all generous feelings of chivalry and loyalty, that would not revolt at the ungenerous at. tempt to deprive one of life who has hitherto de served so well of all, and whose sex at least ought to have protected her from the dagger and pistol of the assassin. What the motive of the wretch could be, it is impossible to divine. The first inference from the atrocious proceeding that would suggest itself, would be.that he was deprived of reason, and most truly gra tified should we be, if such were ultimately found to be the fact ; but no unconfirmed rumour tells us that such is not the case. On the contrary, we have every reason to believe that the person who was guilty of the infamous attempt is of sane and sound mind, and that he must have been !—but we will not prejudge the case. The name of the malignant is, we are in formed, Edward Oxford, lately a pot-boy in a public house in or near Pimlico, and living somewhere in the neighbourhood of West-square, Lambeth. His age is stated to be eighteen ; but it is rumoured that his al leged name must be a misnomer—his fingers being long and tapering, and as white as the whitest silk, and thereby indicating a superior rank in life. (From the Morning Post.) ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE HER MAJESTY. The metropolis was last night convulsed by the strongest feelings of horror and indignation on learning that an attempt had been made upon the life of our be loved Sovereign. It is easier to imagine than to de scribe the consternation which the first report of'the atro city excited. It seemed to be incredible that a Queen so young, so interesting, so worthy of the loyalty and af fection of her subjects, so confiding in their loyalty and affection, that with .these only for her guard she habitually 'mixes in their assemblages and recrea tions, should be the mark at which the blow of the traitor or assassin could.- be levelled. The rumour was heard with shuddering incredulity. A short period, however, sufficed to diffuse throughout London the painful knowledge that such a crime had been perpetrated, and that the prisoner was in custody. The number of persons who actually witnessed it was inconsiderable, and of this small number few could be accurate, none dispassionate, observers. We do not, therefore, ask our readers to give implicit credit to the detailed statements which we subjoin. Those which proceed from our own correspondents are, we have reason to think, substantially accurate. But in a mat ter so deeply interesting to the public we have thought it our duty not to neglect any source of information. Upon one point there is no discrepancy in the ac counts we now present to our readers. It is evident from the whole of them that the personal feelings and demeanour of her Majesty and of her illustrious consort, in the painful and trying situation in which they were placed, were precisely such as a high-spirited and noble-minded nation would desire to witness, on such an occasion, in the occupant of its throne. The steady self-possession and heroic self-control exhibited both by the Queen and Prince Albert will be recog nized by the people of England as emulating (in some points of view they may, indeed, be said to surpass) the noble exhibition of the same qualities made on one or two not dissimilar occasions by her Majesty's vener ated predecessor, George the Third. ( From the 7'i,nes ) The sensation produced by this diabolical attempt upon the lives of her Majesty and her illustrious consort among the crowd in the vicinity of the palace may well be ima gined, and it is probable that the indignation of the popu lace would have vented itself on the bloodthirsty miscreant by whom the attempt was made, had he not been removed so quickly by the police from the scene. Several ex pressed their fears that her Majesty, although unhurt, would be likely to suffer severely from the circumstance, but the apprehensions of the bystanders were in some de gree relieved by seeing the Royal carriage containing the Queen and Prince Albertreturn along► the drive towards the Palace at about seven o'clock. The carriage was attended by a great crowd of Noblemen and gentlemen on horseback who had heard of the atrocious attempt in Hyde Park, and on seeing the carriage return accompanied it to the Palace gates, and testified their delight and satisfaction at the escape of her Majesty and the Prince by taking off their bats and cheering the Royal couple as they passed along. The joy of the populace was also expressed by long and loud huzzas, and indeed the enthusiastic reception of her Majesty and the Prince by the assembled crowd must have been highly gratifying to them both. Her Majesty, as might well be supposed, appeared extremely pale from the effects of the alarm she had experienced, but, notwith standing the state of her feelings, she seemed fully sen sible of the attachment evinced to her Royal Consort and herself, by repeatedly smiling and bowing to the crowd in acknowledgment of their loyalty and affection. After the carriage had passed through the garden gate the crowd col lected in groups, discussing the all- engrossiag subject, and various conjectures were raised to r.ccount for the motive which:could have induced the ruffianly assassin to commit an act so atrocious and uncalled for. And here we may mention that a report was circulated that the act was preconcerted, and that the villain by whom it was committed, was an agent instigated to the commission of the deed by some interested parties. We notice th.s re port for no other purpose than to point out its gross and stupid absurdity. for we firmly believe that no subject of her Majesty, whether residing within the kingdom or out of it, would wish for one moment to deprive her of life and divert the succession to another source. The suppo. sition is too glaringly monstrous for any man in his senses to entertain. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS (WEDNESDAY EVENING.) TIMES—Money was comparatively abundant to-day, so much so that some b ro k ers, w h o w i s h ed to employ it at , the Stock Exchange, were un able to do so. These frequent alterations in the value of money, which must have been observed in all reports of late on the subject, have caused a great deal of speculation among the dealers in money as to the cause ; but they are unable in general to assign any satisfactory solution of the difficulty. It has, however, struck many persons who have been in a situation to ob serve what is goin g on b etween t h e j o i nt stoc k b an k s o f the city and the private bankers, that this may possibly be the true reason of the uncer.ain state of the circulation. Suppose a joint stock bank to receive deposits to the amount of 100,0001. in the morning, represented by checks drawn on various private bankers, they not having any admission to the clearing-house would collect the notes for them immediately at the counters of the banks upon which th e y were denwn, which would limit t o t h at extent he means of these bankers of accommodation to their customers; and the case will be reversed when t h e privat e b an k ers h ave c h e cks in deposit to a lar ge amount upon the j o i n t- stoc k b a nks. But if in the whole of these transactions the money t h e y represent had be en l e f t un _ touched un til th e c l ear ing at five o'clock in the afternoon, it is probable that neither the general balances of the pri vate banks nor of the joint-stock banks would have been materially altered by them. There seems m uc h sound _ nese in this o pi n ion, and it is a matter well worthy of the considerati o n o f th e private bankers, whether . in this p er . tinacio us exe l us : on of the joint - stock hanks from the clear ing -house, they do not bring serious inconveniences upon themselves and upon their customers also. Th ey may be assured that it wi.l come to this in the end, whether or not it is the case at present. CHRONICLE.—The English Funds have continued firm throughout the day, Consols for the opening having closed at 91i, sellers, ex. div,, after being buyers at that quotation. We learn by private letters from Madrid that specula tors there, acting, it is said, for English houses of high standing, are buying up the lately issued tituk,s, by enter ing int) small contracts for the supply of the army, by hich means they obtain possession of the new stock on very profitable terms, and, it is said, are in the meantime throwing a heavy amount of the Active Bonds upon the market. Although the committee of the Stock Exchange cannot prevent this operation, they will of course give no countenance to any of the new titulos. Some of the private bankers, we um derstand, have taken umbrage at the opinion we have expressed on their refusal to admit the Joint Steck Banks to the benefits of the clearing house. They complain that we have dealt par tially by th2m, and that our views are erroneous in charg ing them with illiberality or narrowness of feeling. The grounds on which they chiefly rest their case are, we be lieve, that in refusing to admit Joint-Stock Banks t„) the clearing-house, they are only maintaining a privilege ex clusively enjoyed by the London private banks ; and that, in resisting the extension of it to rival establishments they are merely acting upon defensive principles. Under those circumstances, they ask whether, in wish ing to maintain their privileges, it be not unfair to charge them with illiberality, or to make their conduct the sub ject of censure in the public Journals? Such we believe to Le the sentiment of the private bankers, or at least of a large proportion of them ; and if we have not stated their case fairly, we shall readily supply or correct any omission or mistakes. Assuming, however, in the mean time, that we have stated correctly the substance of their plea, we are desirous to afford it full weight and notice, for we believe that the admission of the Joint-stock Banks to the clear ing house:would materially interfere with the business of the private Banks. Such being the case, it would ,be perhaps unreasonable to expect that the private banks should voluntarily resign their monopoly of the clearing-house, and admit their rivals on a footing of equality. Private bankers arc not exempt from the feelings of human nature, and, as com mercial men, they are of course desirous to preserve the profits of the trade in which their capital is invested. The clearing-house is the mere accident of private arrange ment, instituted about the year 1776, according to the tes timony of Mr. Thomas, the inspector, given before the Bullion Committee in the year 1810, at which period the number of clearing bankers was stated by him at forty-six. In 1834, according to Mr. Gilbart, they had diminished to thirty, and do not much exceed that number, we believe, at the present time. SUN.—The Funds closed worse than they were in the earlier part of the day, the difference, however, being certainly very trivial. Money was in more request, and from 50,000/. to 60,0001. is said to have bees loaned on the security of Stock, at 5 per cent. For the opening Consols left off at 9q- to sellers ; Ex chequer Bills wore done at 235. to 255, premium ; and East India Bonds at 2s. to 4s. premium. The Re duced Three-and-a-Half per Cents. brought 994 to In the Foreign Market there has been scarcely any business doing. The Active Spanish Bonds receded to 27-g- I, and for Account to 27i ; Portuguese New Five per Cents, were heavy at 35, and the Three per Cents. at 24i ; Belgian Bonds were as high as 104 to ; and Dutch Two-and-Half par Cents. obtained 544. The Share Market presented an animated appear ance ; and, with the exception of one or two lines of rail way, there was a general improvement in prices. The Great Western Shares were done at 36, the New at 17 ; London and Birmingham at 91, the New at 274 ; the New North Midland at 105 ; the York and North Midland; at 175 ; the South Western at 16i ; the Manchester and Leeds at 245; and the Black wall at 14 premium. The Manchester and Birming ham were 51. the Midland Counties 7, the Cheltenham and Great Western 21, the Eastern Counties 8, the Brighton 51, the Greenwich 105, the Croydon Trunk and the South Eastern and Dover 13k discount. ;TURKEY. Constantinople, May 20. Lord Ponsonby has sent his private secretary to Lon don, in order to prevail upon Lord Palmerston to perse vere in the system {pursued up to the present time, and to drive Mehemet AR from Syria. The British Ambassador had declared that if the policy of England was to be changed her position at Constantinople could no more stand. Lord Ponsonby is always of opinion that it would be sufficient to send some vessels upon the coast of Syria, to cause the people to revolt, which would cause Me hemet Ali to submit to the conditions that would be im posed upon him. A report is in circulation, and to which some probability is attached, that Chosrew Pacha will be compelled to give in his resignation, and his successor is already spoken of in the person of Rasuf Pacha. The council of public utility has adopted the following regulations. His Highness having felt the necessity of allowing the subjects under bis dominion to enjoy the bene fits of a wise and progressive civilization, has ordered that a council of consultation be established at Constantinople, under the auspices of the Minister of Commerce and Agri culture, in. order to prepare laws and regulations capable of ameliorating the finances and agriculture of the empire ; such is the object of the organisation of public utility. Chap. 1. The council is composed of the Minister of COMmerce, as President ; of a Vice-President, chosen by him anaimgat the members of the council ; and of the mem bers nominated by the Porte. The President will also name two Secretaries, who will be charged with drawing up the minutes and keeping registers, one in French and the other in the Turkish language. Chap. 2. The council will meet three times a week at noon, on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays. Chap. 3. All the members of the council have a right to present projects to modify the system of the Administra tion, educational plans, or reforms applicable to industry, agriculture, and commerce. They will be bound to pre sent their projects iu writing, and to lay them on the table in order that every member may take cognizance. of them. The President will fix the day for the debate. Chap. 4. All those who wish to speak on the project must incribe their names at the President's, end each will take his turn in rotation. After the Members who are inscribed have spoken, the President will grant the like favour to all those that ask it. When the Council con siders itself sufficiently enlightened, the President will close the discussion, proceed to the scrutiny, and the adop tion or rejection of the project will take place, according to the majority of votes. In case opinions are divided, the President will have the casting vote.' Chap. 5. If the project is adopted, it will be signed by every Member of the Council, and the President will pre sent it to the Porte, and use all his influence to have it taken into consideration. The Members of the Council will be bound to observe the utmost secrecy upon every thing that passes in the Council ; they must consider it their duty to carry on the debate with an independent and proper spirit, and those who failed in these injunctions would be liable to the penalties prescribed by the regu lations and the Hatte Scherriff which organised the Council of Justice. The Members of the Council of public utility must never lose sight that they owe to his Highness's Government candour and loyalty, wise and sa lutary counsels, without favours, prejudices, pre-occupa tions of personal interests, and respect to anybody. Their object must be the welfare of the country. It is thus that they will respond to the generous views of his Highness, and to the enlightened and patriotic spirit of the Govern. ment. This project will be debated in full Council, and, if adopted, will be published by the official journal.--Post. BEAUTIES of tile IRISH CHURCH. On visiting the Protestants of a parish once com mitted to his care, Mr. Hoare learned that it had been " no unusual circumstance for the poor people to find, at the end of a long walk to the village, that there was no service in the church, owing to the squire of the parish not having attended, and the clergyman having taken advantage of his non-attendance to keep within doors, if the weather was bad." One of the Protestants thus neglected by their cler gyman, assured him that had it not been " for the fear or giving the Papists a triumph," the Protestants would have gone to the Romish chapel, thinking it " better to go to mass, than to be like the heathens, going nowhere on a Sunday ;" " such instances were by means rare." Being solicited to take the duty of a neighbouring clergyman, Mr. Hoare, on approaching the church, was surprised at not he-aring the church going bell, and supposed. that he was late, and that the bell had ceased ringing, Oh not at all, please your reverence,' wa the reply of the sexton, but it's now 'twill begin.' Accord ugly the tolling did commence. We always begin the ringing of the bell,' pursued the sexton, just when the parson comes to the spot where your rever.snce is standing on this minute' (within five hundred yal ds of the church-yard gate). ' And at what hour is that, in general ?' I inquired. At different hours, please your honour ; some days it's at twelve, and at other times at one, or nigh two o'clock, and sometimes his reve rence does'nt come at all And then what do the people do ?'--' Please your reverence, they go home, them that come, and that's not many, most Sundays.' The wonder is that any come, thought I. Arrived at the church, the sexton's wife inquired if I intended to give them a sermon?' Having received an answer in the affirmative, she replied that she was proud of it,' as there was a fine congregation.' I found an atten tive congregation of sixteen► persons, including four po licemen, the sexton, and his wife ; and this was a fine congregation,' in a parish containing about 200 Protestants! " In another parish I was the first incumbent who had resided for nearly thirty years, and I had some difficulty in proving my right to the vicarage pew in the church, the undisturbed possession of it, for a quarter of a century, having been set up as a ground on which to rest a claim to a vested right by a gentleman from a neighbouring parish. There I found that the tithes of a demesne of considerable extent had been lost, during his incumbency, by ono of my predeces: - ors, at a game of billiards with the Roman Catholic squire of the parish " In another parish with which 1 am acquainted, during the last twenty-three years the joint residence of four successive incumbents amounted to no more than seven years, and previous to the period referred to, no incumbent had resided within the memory of man. For the space of nearly forty years, the sole charge of the parish and union, comprising 70,000 acres, and containing now one thousand two hundred, and for merly probably nearer two thousand Protestants, and in which there was then only one church (a second was erected about nine years ago), was left to one curate, who lived in a cabin, and of whom it is enough to state, that, after having lived with a Roman Catholic EVENING woman (who could scarcely speak a word of. English) for twenty years, the marriage ceremony was performed with the aid aan interpreter ; this act, tog-ether with his resignation of the curacy, havieg been stipulated for by the incumbent and paiishioners as the tern " on which he should receive a retired allowance of 40/. per annum. In the registry of the parish, eleven years after this event, is recorded his death, at the age of eighty-six years ! " Such was the state in which a palish, yielding' during the greater part of the period referred to, nearly 1,400/. a-Year to successive non-resident incumbents, was left ! Such was the temporal provison made by the State, and such the spiritual provision made by the rulers of the Church for the instruction of a PnPu lation of 15,000 souls, of whom about 2,000 were Pro testants! Such was the state of a parish constituting the head of a diocese—the benefice attached to a dean ery ! The Bishop's throne, and the stalls .of six dig nitaries, were there in the Cathedral Church, but all were empty ; and the sole officiating minister was tho curate, with whose manner of life a whole generation to whom he ministered was well acquainted ! Such was the state of a parish ; the fist in rank, in enA0 111 " lument, of the twenty-six benefices of two united die' ceses, for the Episcopal oversight of which a generous State had, in its zeal for religion, assigned an income of about 5,000/. a-year to the Bishop, whose residence was then only twenty-five miles distant."—Rev. lloare's Letters on Ireland. CORN AVERAGES. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORIO rt For the Week ended June :•, /840, made up from the Ret urns the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns ill England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. 4l Wheat......... 675. Id. i Oats 6.alcy 26a. 4d. 1 Rye .... ..... 395. 3.1. 1 Pea5e............. IMPERIAL AGGREGATE AVERAGES OF THE SIX WEE" PRECEDING. Wheat...." 68s. Od. Oats ......... Vb. Id. I Beans ......... 445. J. Barley, 37a. 10d I Rye DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. . 6d ' Wheat 163 Bd. Oats I Barley Ge. 4d. Rye THE MARKETS. COAL 111 Sid, s arrived a.nee 1 IA RKET. last n a. - I,et.day, 21. d. W. E. Braddyll's Helton ,- 911 g Walls lid Haswell .......... 9 Walls End Helton ............ . o ' 2l • Walls End Lainbton .....••• Walls E. d Whitwell... ... ... 0, • G W.lls End Adelaide ....... .. 0 Wads End Barrett .... ..... et) Walls End Barrington Tees hi • 00 Walls End South Durham... 0 Walls End 'recs..... ..... 2 4: 6 81ythe'................. e r•••••• Howard's Nethertort Ma in... 4 • . 1 & d. Adair's Chester Orig:nal Windsor's Pontop 18 3 Ord's Iteilhugh Polito!, Windsor Russell's High Main ...... 17 0 Smith's Pontop l7 6 West Hartley 2O 6 Wylatn l9 6 Walls Eml Bell and Brown s 0 0 Walls E d Yewicse and C 0 0 Walls End Hotspur Walls End Killingworth .~ COUNTRY CORN MARKETS, icsit: Wheat. Barley. 1 Oats. I Beans. 1 ~./ .............- - .- ~...............• , SO - Per Quarter. 0. to s. 0. to s. a. to s. a. to 5 . „,," -- 43 , Boston Llraintiee - -45 6 ighton 67 '23 33 45 97 21 42 40 " -41 Cambridge — 65 36 25 4 1 '"- 42 Chichester 65 '72 38 44 28 29 43 44 41 44 Dunmow 67 73 35 42 20 34 36 42 4.2 ... Grantham - 4 9 Grimsby 53 '7O 35 39 22 21) 48 44 .41.1 Haiisham - .... Hitchin 64 66 32 44 24 ?3 25 3' l -„„-- 42 Ipswich ll2 70 36 32 24 3J 33 40 •)0 Lewes 67 72 43 22 28 34 40 ,„ 46 Lynn 6l 71 32 31 21 bo 42 44 1 . ..... Maidstone I F9 76 no 39 26 32 40 56 - .7,, : 44 Norwich 166 '76 35 43 28 30 42 44 " .... Petworth m Ruford 56 74 34 42 22 32 36 44 •'',, 40 Sandwich 56 '27 31 4:1 27 34 33 46 3 ' 44 Thetford OO C: 8 3 5 38 24 28 39 43 40 .... Wisbech _s4 72 ''ti 42 24 no 44 45 ;, - a , a Witham 63 74 32 40 29 33 36 4 0 44 Yarmouth 62 70 33 35 2.8 39 38 40 40 Li V ERPOOL CORN MARKET.—June 9. , r ,,26 WHEAT, English, White, per 70th. ---. Bed 9 3 A 4 --- Scotch, Welch, and Manx 7 d— 7 4 -- Irish, White 6 9 0 0 ----- Red 5 0 8 • II 3 i ---- Foreign • 4 3 OATS, English, Welsh, and Scotch, per 4516 ..••• 3 I 4 0 Irish ... - 311 0.0 Foreign o 0 0 Foreign ...• „ 35 . Baitmtv, English, Malting, per Imp. quarter ...- j') „v . 4 0 -- Scotch and Irish, per 601bs. Feeding 3 6 y 0 BEANS, English, per Imperial quarter 49 0 ' A ; 0 ,-- Irish, ,Src Foreign 44 0 A "'". '0 Foreign Naga, English, per Imperial quarter 42 0 -44 . _ . -- 54 0 ' FLOUR, English, per 2801 b. a 46 ° 40 - i s A 0 , -- Irish 34 0 - ' '''' • HIUTMEAL, English and Irish, per 241iita ............ „.. - 0 '45 0 49 36 ° INDIAN CORN, per 48111 b. ••••• 34 0 ii il Rye, per Imperial quarter MALT, per Imperial quarter HULL CORN MARKET. 25.; Wheat, White (per Quarter) 6OO. 6 6 ... 7 48s. 690-641} ' Bed s2s. 6 0 '. 641 ' n am Sio• - Barley, Matt i ng .326. es - - I fs. G rin ding - -C OM. t47' 3('‘'i.9s. 4 - 2 .-- a • Oats, British Foreign (in bond) -.. .i 404 ----07 i, Beans 540. 3 6 ‘ ...., Pease, Grey A ...4. Blue and White Linseed Flour (per sack) ......... -.. .............. -47 1 •144 8: 1" 4 r 0 5 ^: 11 Rapeseed (per 10 quarters) ..../. '2 • _ . CHELTENHAM MARKETS. .. , .O 44 Per Bushel. s. d. to s. d.' • _, Peg 14.- ;:. • 0 4. i d di Wheat elartey 4 4 5 0 •Milttois . 4 1 Oats 4 6 5 0 Veal' ...... ............. -'0 2' Beans Pease 6 0 6 6 Lamb 7 ie.7 .., .. Hay 31.105. to 4/. 10i. Oa. pvr ton. CANTERBURI MARKET. Wheat, 72.5. to 755. 01,1— —I. to Ctis. to 70s. we*. 635. to •"".• Barley, Malting 375. to 425. Oats 5'.1:13. to 345. ...no.. - Beams 39s to 425. 19s. to 4 05..- • Pease 42e. to —s. Ore Y..•••••• CHELMSFORD M,..RKET Wheat, White Red E ViL t s s e . ,...6;;; * ............... .......... .. . .. ; 9-1) t0 ' 24 4 2 42 44 Batley Chevalier 'l9 41 Beans, Tick ........ ........ 4 .., ° 41 Grinding 9O 31 Mangan.... ....... . -- . RICHMOND CASTLE.---The antiquarian man of taste will rejoice to hear that these ven erable ruins WI n probably be preserved from utter destruction fo r years tori col.o', the Duke of Richmond has given directions for a series :1 repairs, which are new going on, conducted with g"f taste, energy, and skill by Captain Hampton, the Seneschl's'. the castle. The entrance to the keep, which had been walled up with the exception of a small door- way, and the approste!!. obstructed by the accumulated rubbish of ages, is now 1: 1a _ open. The tower, the most perfect specimen of Norman ( 1 _ tification remaining in Europe, is now restored to its forint:: state. In the course of the excavation the remains ot . original great gateway into the castle were disco vered, t", sides nearly six feet high, which is now restoring to iti height. Under the old foundation, re-erected, various coins 0, the present reign were deposited along with a plate of c 0 le recording the date of the repairs, with the names of the owners, the Duke of Richmond, and his Seneschal. A r a d° arched door-way in Scotland's tower , popularly called "'— Good Hall," had long peen pointed o ut by a ncient traditi as the entrance of a subterranean passage leading to St Mar tin's priory, on the opposite side of the river Swale. To till termine this interesting question several spirited inhabitant' ? Richmond, with the approbation of Captain Hampton, ontri buted to a fund for making exploratory excavations. A P s ; sage has certainly been found, but the termination la' L'i t been ascertained; several workmen arc now employed for purpose.— Tyne Pilot. • I E PATENT LEVER WA TCI - - With silver double-bottom cases £6 6 With silver hunting cases This celebrated construction (t 1.2 most accurat e on a watch can be made) is now offer?4l, with the lat est isu p rov ments e. the detached escapem jewelled in f our hol!',/ capped, hand to mask the seconds, hard j ename l dial, and nnn. taining powet to continue going winding up, at the abe‘ , pric A e. h the printed warranty is given, 't.ith fixed terms, en Watches will always receive any attention needed. T. COX SAVORY d , Watchmaker, Silver and Goldsmo.a, 47, Canbill (Seven ort ' from Gracechurch-street), London. N. B. Second-hand Watches parchascid in mintage' ri- tc SILVER PLATE of LONDON NIANT cu ia- TURE.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Workiq , L d d. smiths, 14, Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of } ;` 1 1, 1 ,611e The best wrought SILVER SPOONS and 1r01 1 . 5, d. P er Pattern, is. 2d. per (Attlee; the King's Pattern, 73; but the ounce. The following are the weights recommentle" , ~,i c e. artcles may be had lighter or ht;as•__ at ill; same price Pe r x , , a oz. s• a,. le b) ,° 12T . Fid'tic Pattern Silver able Sp - ions 'mu at 7 ''.. 7 1 " 11 ditto Drusert ditoi ' ) 7,1 7 2 ''' ig 1:1 6 1 d tto 'fable Forts 3O 7 • 7 7 1 2 ditto Dessert d,ttu 2t) 7 :•••• 3 11 ''' ditto Gravy Spoons 1 ditto Soup Ladle lll 7 ' 2 . ) ..• slO 1/ 4 ditto Sauce ditto. 4 ditto Salt Spoons(:•,t. strong) '. I I° 0 1 ditto Fish Slice ......... ... 3 0 1 „ 12 ditto Tca Spoono lO 7 5... u l5 ', I pair ditto Sugar Tongs (strong) i 4 13 : 12 King's ratter 1 Silver Table Spoons 40 at 7 4... .„ JO .', 12 ditto Dessert dia.:— ........ Di 7 4... i '',' 1:1 1 12 ditto Tali , e Forks 4O 7 4... '-' iii e ° 12 ilitta at; i 4.. Dessert ditto i .) 4... ge- 1/ ,) , 4 2 ditto Gravy Spoon s 1 ditto Soup Ladle ... 12 7 4.•• l4 1, 4 ditto Sauce ditto l2 7 10... , ..2 0 4 ditto Salt Spoons (strung tilt) ................ „ 5 0 1 ditto Fish Slice . ...... 7.; g 3 12 ditto Tea Spoons 1 p-dr ditto Sugar Tongs ...... . .......................... row N. B. A Price Current, Stamp,: as a Newspaper, 0 , e ing drawings, and every informati4 - :. relative to the pur e ": . : il be silver or Sheffield plate, may be I.ad t ... on application, or ‘.. sent into the country, postage free, in answer to apaitl let_ BIRTHS. • At Lavant, near Chic:ester, the lady of the Hon. and Rev li. ege, o a son. IL NV g ilton f -ereseent, the I.ady C. Egerton, of a claugl ite i r b . Or. the Bth inst., at Ventnor, Isle of - Wight, the I3L I Y °- Mavtin, of a danohter. !ii thelndY n On the Bth init., at New Park Lodge, Brixton-lo" , of J. M. Rainbow, Esq., of a son. 4 .,, Qo a. On the 9th inst., in Hertford-street, Lady Dungla' , ° ` l 7; On the 9th inst., in Russell squ ire, the lady off. J. "--"°°' daughter. ifi id of On the 9th inst., in Tavistock.square, Mrs. W. St ue ' a son. --- MARRIED. , il Araogari, William Norton Barry, Esq., late Lieutenant t3tn ' bella, to . and nephew of the late Viscount Guillamore, a nd daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Persse, C. 11., 16th Lanc ers. 1,, to Wellington A. P.ose, Esq., late of the 4th Dragoon G . nazi ,a ,.. only daughter of the late E. O'Grady, Esq., green, and niece of the late Viscount Guillamore. ,-, A. Julia, Oil the 4th inst., at King's Langley, the Rev. W. .r. 5711. D u Pre, second son of the Rev. 'l'. Da Pre, rector 0 1 0 ;!..r . loughtty, Lincolnshire, to Mary Anne, eldest daughter ePv. Tomlin, Esq., of Great Berkhamstead and niece to the J. Tomlin, of 13u1strode, King's Langley, Herts. of Step it, s IND. On the Bth instant, in his fiftieth year, Joshua Egg., of Brockwell Ball, near Dulwich, Surrey, and Liqvut; pond-street, in the borough of Finsbury, younger son 0. - late William Blaekbuir, Esq., of Southwark, architect. On the sth inst , at the Hill House, Melton, Suffolk Lieu( Colonel Schrteber, unattached. On the 6th inst., Eaton-place, the J. 'ffreY s ' Blackball, London: , Pri n t e d a nd P u bli s h e d by 3FINI.1)0 YOUNG , No. 1 12, Strand, at The Suit ()dice, No. 1 I'', Sir:..vd' 13 the county of Alidaletex.—Thursday, June I I, It4l