The Sun. — London, England, 1840-02-25 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. Mr. SHAW—Grandfather, perhaps. Mr. O'CONNELL—Grandfather l Why most of them, I think, did not know their grandfather.--( Laughter. ) The Gallery was cleared for a division, but the House did not diNide. On our re-admission to the Gallery, seve ral verbal amendments were agreed to, and the House di. vided on the question that the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill. The numbers were— Ayes lOO Noes 53 Majority for the clause .... ..... Clauses 8,9, 10, 11, and 12 were then agreed to. On the reading of the 12th clause, Mr. Sergeant JACKSON said he had to move an amendment for the purpose of leaving it optional to all bo roughs whether they should have corporations or not. If any of the boroughs chose to have corporations they could have them upon petitioning ; but there were many towns which did not desire to be encumbered with them. Amongst others, the very flourishing town of Clonmel had petitioned the House against forcing a corporation on that borough, which, they said, would only lead to expense and ill will among the inhabitants. Another town that was similarly circumstanced was Bel fast, and Galway refused to have a corporation ; and such being the case, why, he would ask, were corporations to be forced upon them ? The scourge of England had been corporations, and now it was attemptedto inflict a similar scourge upon Ireland, and therefore it As he proposed his amendment, the effect of which would be to expunge the clause from the Bill. Col. PE RCEVA.L seconded the amendment. Mr. LYNCH felt bound, after the allusion that had been made by the Learned Sergeant to Galway, to say a few words. Galway did not object to have a corporation, but they objected to a restrictive boundary. Colonel CONOLL Y supported the amendment of the Hon. Member for Bandon. He thought the House ought to allow the towns of Ireland to have the option of having corporations or not. He could not see any . good in fixing corporations upon towns that did not require it, or were not fit to receive it. Mr. PIG OT opposed the amendment. Mr. SHAW would vote for the amendment if his Hon. and Learned Friend divided the House upon it: but he should n o t vo t e ag ainst the third reading of the Bill i f the amendment was rejected. Lord STANLEY said that he was anxious to say a few words in explanation of the vote he was about to give. He had always been of opinion that it would be more for the advantage of Ireland, and would tend more to the peace and tranquillity of Ireland if the corporations of Ireland had been ge nerally and universally alsolished.—( Hear, hear.) That opinion, instead of being weakened, had been strengthened by what he had since observed of the diminished feeling in favour of those corporations. —.( Hear, hear.) But the question had been decided against him in successive Par liaments, and he, with some of his Hon. Friends, had ac quiesced in the view that had been taken by a majority of that House, namely, that it was desirable to introduce into Ireland corporations. It had been conceded that there should be a schedule consisting of the great and principal towns of Ireland, into which, not as a mat ter of choice, but as a matter of necessity, corporations were to be introduced, and to which the principle of op tion should not be applied. That being the case, he felt that he was not a free agent, and that he was precluded by what had passed on former occasions, and in former Ses sions, front deviating from that concession. He therefore could not acquiesce in the proposition of his Hon. and Learned Friend, and if he divided the House, he would feel himself hound, though very reluctantly, because he thought the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had reason and justice on his side, and that the House, by this Bill, were going to confer a very doubtful boon on Ireland, to vote against him...—( Hear, hear.) Mr. BLAKE denied that the town of Galway was op posed to the Bill—it only objected to the boundary marked out by the Bill, by which the franchise would be considerably limited. He hoped the Hon. and Learned Sergeant would withdraw his amendment. After a few observations from Mr. SOMERS and Colonel PURCEV AL, Mr. O'CONNELL would not continue the bye battle between the different towns, but he would make one re mark with regard to what had fallen FrOM the [lon. Mem her for (41way, namely, that if they had nut corporations he did not ~a:c what they wanted with freemen. It had been said, that thene iris very little demonstration of pub be feeling in favour of the measure in Ireland, but he found that there were not less than 203 petitions with 119,000 Si,' natures. Now, to sho:v th e difference between the manner in wlrch petitions were got up for particular purposes in England and Ireland, he found there were 5.34 petitions or m4re than daubie that number, while the signatures were only 32,000. He was surprised to find these corporations so much undervalued now. It was said .7.t one time, that nothing seas more material than these corporations, and I t!.at if they were done away with, it would destroy the Protestant religion—(a laugh)—that they wore the very pillars of Protestantism. but he thought them rotten ones, and they were now apparently thrown aside as of no value. Mr. Sergeant CURRY objected to the amendment on the ground that as there had lately been a change in the municipal rating of the cities of Ireland, it would be advis able to adopt the provisions of the Bill, inasmuch as the 81. rating now was equal to a 10/. rating heretofore. Mr. SHAW offered a few words in explanation. Mr. O'CONNELL thought that by the proposed amendment a field would be opened for litigation, and that it would press unfairly on Ireland. The Noble Lord the Member for North Lancashire would strike the clauses out of the Bill, and would leave them to chance hereafter. He thought that Ireland should have as much as possible the benefits of the laws and institutions of England, and he objected to the delay proposed by the Noble Lord. The Committee then divided, when the numbers were—. ForFo r the the clauses amendment . . .. . —45 Majority ................... The clauses were then ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 33 and 34 were then agreed to without amend. mezots, as was also clause 35. A. desultory conversation, of which but little could be col lected in the gallery, took place upon clause 36, which eventually was agreed to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 37, 38, and 39 were then agreed to. up to 56 were agreed to, with divers objections by Mr.. SHAW, especially to clauses 43, 44, and 45. Cla uses from 57 up to 65 were agreed to with a few verbal t a mendments. Up on clause 66 being put, Mr . Serjeant JACKSON proposed to add the following provit ;o by way of amendment That every person enti tle& t o vote in the election of aldermen and town coun cill ors in any borough shall vote only for one half the nur aber of the aldermen and town councillors to be bete :ted for the ward or borough in respect of whi soh such person shall be entitled to vote." He .considered the proviso necessary, as in the boroughs the ;greater portion of the property was in the hands of the Protestants, and if the clause, as it was proposed, was car vied, it would have the effect of throwing the elections into the h ands of the Catholics. He should feel it to be his duty :to take the sense of the Committee on this proviso. Mr.. M. J. O'CONNELL opposed the proviso, which he considered most ludicrous—indeed, so ludicrous was it, thr a it had driven away all the leaders of the opposite party. [l' he only Members on the front Opposition bench were Mr . Sergeant Jackson, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Litton.] The Rik :ht Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tamworth, while the Learned Sergeant was speaking, had shaken his head in a w ay not to be mistaken—( Hear, hear, and laughter)— and the Noble Lord, the Member for North Lancashire, had ri .fused to march through Coventry with the Learned Sergi .ant on this occasion.—( Laughter.) He would ask the L earned Gentlemen how his proviso was to be carried into .4 peration, in cases where there was to be only one Me xi ber elected, which was the ease in several wards in Du! )1 in and other places. efter a few observations from Col. PERCIVAL, Mr. Sergeant JACKSON, Mr. ROACHE, and Mr. BaLLaw, Ir. O'CONNELL said any arrangement such as that prof nosed by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would fail in i a object. The qualification would always be retained by t lae parties who possessed sufficient property, and if the Ron u to Catholics had a majority in any locality they wouth I, of course, elect persons of that persuasion. La *d JOHN RUSSELL was glad to hear the Hon. and t ;anent Member for Sligo, talk of honest and straight forwe rd Roman CatholiCs, and when they were so, he did not va :e why they should not be elected as well as Protes tan'a. The intention of the Bill was that the majority oho ul d elect whatever that party was—such was the cage in all elections in that country, and he did not wish to has it a different system established in Ireland, more es pet ially one which was calculated to perpetuate invidious di,' inctions.—( Hear, hear.) t 1;lolonel PEKCEVAL was glad the Noble Lord had not ived his remark. He did believe there were many, very mat ty , honest and straightforward Roman Catholics, but they • were not free agents, they were in the hands of the priest 3 and others.—(oh, oh.) Tb e Committee then divided, when there appeared— For the proviso Against it Majority Cl; .uses to 95 inclusive were then agreed to. tz . SHAW propo s ed to substitute the words " unless cof illness or other reasonable cause." He objected to iv: Town Council having the power of granting leave of atisnce for two months to the Lord Mayor. They ;',2c elect to that office the Hon. Member Er Dublin, o might think it suf f icient ground for absence that be wa ; a ttenciing his duties in Parliament. 4r . O'C &NNE LL—The case is not in point. I could go , er once a month with my Recorder.—( Laughter. ) 101 d NIORPETH said that that the Town Council being responsible to the rate-payers, the matter might be safely left in their hands. C . P ERCE VAL thought there ought to be some chef b on the Town Councils. A G . PICOT said the moment the Council became a tax a g body it became a popular body. Can clause was then agreed to. .1 4 auses 101, 102, and 103 were also agreed to. 'On clause 104 being proposed, Mr, L ITTON proposed to add Coroners to the list of off sera entitled to compensation, or to retain the offices for • life. Mier a few words from Mr. BLAKE in explanation, The Committee divided, when the numbers were— Fur the clause Against it... Majority The clause (as also clause 14) was then ordered to stand part of the Bill. On clause 15 being read, which authorised the Crown to grant charters to towns petitioning for them. Mr. SHAW moved an amendment, to the effect that the petition should be signed by the majority of those per sons who would be qualified to be burgesses in respect of &ftcr a few words from Mr. PIGOT, the clause was ag to. C: auses up to 111 were agreed to without any amend mc s. V. Thal amendments were proposed by Mr. PIGOT in &Am es 112 and 113, which were agreed to. C auses 114, 115, and 116, were then agreed to. C ause 117 was agreed to, with amendments. C lausc 118 to clause 168, inclusively, were then ag r :ed to. Clause 169, after a few observations from Mr. Slaw a; IQI Lord MORPETEI, was also agreed to, 'as were many o titers, with desultory discussions. Upon the 208th clause, rating. The clause as amended was agreed to. Clauses 16 to 22 were then agreed to after a few verbal amendments. On clause 23 being proposed, Mr, SHAW moved to strike out the words, " For the purpose of Grand Jury presentments." Mr. LYNCH supported the original clause. Lord MORPETH thought the amendment might be a fair subject for distinct legislation, but that the clause at present had better remain unaltered. Mr. PIG OT thought it would be unfair to the inhabit ants of the town to restrict the clause in the manner pro posed. Sergeant JACKSON moved the omission of the clause and the substitution of the following :—" And be it enacted that for the purposes of this Act all places locally situat e or included within the boundaries of any borough or of any ward thereof, as defined under this Act, shall be deemed and taken to be a part or parts of such borough or of such ward thereof respectively, and in thos . boroughs which are counties of themselves, shall be part of such county, and of none other, and in every case in which the meets and bounds of any borough or county under the provisions of this Act, shall not include any place or pre cinct which, b e f ore t h e pass i ng of this Act, was part of such borough or county, such place or precinct shall thenceforward be taken to be part of the county wherein such place or precinct is situated, or with which it has the longest common boundary. Provided nevertheless, that if any such place or precinct shall have been I:able, before TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. the passing of this A c t, to contr ib ute to any rate Made for Stn—A petition from the county of Warwick, against the purpose of satisfying any lawful debt to which the ' a , alteration in the Corn-laws, having been forwarded to rate-payers of such borough or county were liable to con- nation for presentation to either House of Parliament, tribute before the passing of this Act, and in case any differ- is d that petition purporting to represent the opinions and ence shall arise concerning the proportion of such debt, wt st es of the agricultural population of the county, per which ought therefore to be paid and contributed in re- ha ps you will allow me to make a few remarks on the man spect of such place or precinct, it shall be lawful for ne, -1 a which it has been got up, and on the amount of the Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Queen's sig es tures which it contained. Bench in Dublin, in the case of the county of Dublin, ',ft e petition, I believe, originated with the Agricultural and the county of the city of Dublin, and in the case of Assisi :Wien, and sheets for signatures were forwarded to any other county, for the senior Justice of Assize for the the n lost influential proprietors and occupiers of land in county of which such place or precinct s h a ll th ence f or - each parish, and Warwickshire (with the exception of th e ward be tak en t o b e pa r t on hi s c i rcu it, on t h e app li_ town sof Birmingham and Coventry) being almost exclu sivel y agr i cu l tura l, it m i g h t natura ll y b e suppose d t h e sig cation of the Council of such borough, or o f th e chair man of a public meeting of the rate-p a y ers o f suc h nate res would be very numerous. Now, what is the fact? place or precinct, to appoint, by writing under his ha n d, S lir ply that the petition does not contain the signatures of * ate nth or even a twentieth part of the agricultural popula arbitratea barrister not having any int e re s t in th e ques ti on , to ti or i , although in many instances something more than per his hand a n d s e al, t o assess t h e p ro p or ti on , if any , a bet ween th e p ar ti es , an d oy hi s awar d, un d er Trion has been employed by the farmers, to induce their la of such debt which ought th ere f ore t o b e p a id an d I 31 ,curers to !support a system, which, to almost a man, , contributed in respect of such place or p rec i nc t ; an d l ii ey execrate and abhor. In one parish entirely confined to agriculture, only four such arbit ra t or shall also assess the costs of the arbitra tion, and s h a ll di rect b y w h om an d i n w h at proport i on, and s ag natures could be obtained , and in an adjoining one , con outt ail ling many hundred inhabitants, not more than twenty. of wh a t fund, the same shall be paid ; and such rate as 1.,n short, I have not the slightest hesitation in saying that aforesaid shall contin ue t o b e l ev i e d b y warrant o f t h e council of such b oroug h, an d pa id b y suc h p l ace or pre- chte entire labouring population are not only opposed to, but cinct, as if this Act had not passed, until such proportion shall h ave b een f ully paid and satisfied to the treasurer of det ermined to effect the repeal of laws at once iniquitous ant l oppressive. The landlords are the only per the borough, and no longer; provided nevertheless, tha'; 3011 3 who really oppose the repeal of these laws, every county gaol, hou se o f correct i on, or lunatic asylu ,n court o f j ust i ce, which at the time of the passing of this' ant I their opposition being entirely selfish and inter or Act is taken to still for all such purposes be taken to be within such county, • their unnatural and extravagantly high war rents, 1 Ji Ilia ought, and must, sooner or later be reduced. anything herein . contained to the contrary notwithstanding, o i with that redaction I have no doubt the repeal would The clause sessio deprive the extensive dis- - as it now stood would • • tricts it affected of Quarter' rove a great benefit to the farmers, giving the impetus it must do, to trade and commerce, without which they Mr, PIG OT opposed the amenndsrisent, which was with - world find agriculture, though supported by a legion of drawn. On clause 24 being proposed, protective duties, a very unprofitable occupation. Were Mr. LITTON p r oposed , t , h o e iv cri l s , erti on of the words " a we taxing a foreigner, or an enemy, it might be some consolation, but where is the policy of a tax paid criminal" after the word Ad so as to include the Court of Quoaor'ete.nar r s e e fe ss r i e o n n c s e . to Com a , 3 , exf ;lusively out of our own pockets? Again, it is asserted towns, expedien tto the aif the Corn-laws were repealed, a great breadth of Mr. PIG 0 T said that it had let id would be thrown out of cultivation, which I consider retain the civil jurisdiction in the of the criminal jurisdiction would be agasi,nsistutthtehe eater,* „ Ta \ e.• most ridiculous fallacy, as it is well known we cannot ciple of the Bill, whole pr i ik . l nt iw grow a sufficient quantity of wheat for home consump- Mr. SHA W thought the wording of the clause was p IT . t w it , ) p n e ; rie a n ndwit han this should m most ostn certainlyesseti al titularly obscure. H e was o f op i n i on that it would be b?Aide ; ee an increased demand for and it is equally notorious that good ter to retai n ne i t h er j ur i s di ct i on. et- English w h eat wou ld a l ways b e preferred, and The claus e was t h en agree d to. (except, perhaps, 'command a higher price than any foreign grain Clauses up to 31 were then areed to. On clause 32, as to the qualification of burge ase , a very small quantity) would. I will say nothing of being put, the possibility Danzic, of which we could obtain but Mr. SHAW proposed that the qualification should h , wheat, to other a• g . of adapting land calculated for bearing r , d ,' r : - vious to any one at -10/. ascertained by rating in all boroughs to be incorr l icultural purposes, as it must be ob a.l acquainted with the subject. Many ted, and also to substitute twelve for six months occupy tio—i-, more . arguments .. m . ight be adduced against these unjust, with reference to enrolmcut. He also proposed to ore it cruel, and impolitic laws, but I will not further trespass aft , r on your valuable time. Should you deem these facts and the 33d clause, as to the qualification of burgesses mea. remarks worth your comment or notice, they are fully at three years, so as to make the present a permanent your service, to make what use of them you may think sure ;he would also propose to omit the whole of the 34d1 I am, Sir, Yours respectfully, clause. ciroper. Lord MORPETH did not know which amendmer, t the Feb. 19, 1840. A FARMER. Ri 3l ah r t . Hon. siA and Learned Gentleman meant first to p• ,:; aose. proposed to introduce his amen ". the 32d clause, and to omit altogether clauses dm, as they Lord MORPE TH objected to theseal terat • •3r A made t h e qua li f i cation more stringent i - ‘ong a lat wa. e 3 au 4 s . e andpof Or poorer country, th an i t was either innglar conside r i ng t h e l arge concessions alr A Iseria ' cot % ld, the .Arei • , not think they could in fairnes s t„ aaily made, lis did further. exi,,t L. , . on t'j CO ic cae Mr. O'CONNELL obcted t ah„, ~ sen different to that of the Learned G - 's:ouusled be p r , r '°: 7:1 ai d ltlera an ;he th t vii A das disclaim: c: .7 th . e qualification in Ireland and Enala similar, and he begged to he unde;sto; other sort of qualification, and rot iMr. SMITH O'BRIEN P roctstitnfgd a a g g a a in h i l it. 3- any being legislated for in a differe p nt s e pipt to the ot.h of the empire. The spirit of conciliation side of the H ouse h a d b een met b ya l° s u p e ir i i ' t li o b f ite e d merit on the other. Lord STANLEY could not see that by • .. 101. qualificati on , they were d o i ng any inies-ti c "'sit' or legislating for Leland i n a different 'spiriteto pat tii of the empire. Mr. SHAW and Mr. LITTON objected that there had eon appointments to office in some corporations within t he last four years, of which it would be unjust to deprive • he present officers without compensation. Mr. PIGOT said that persons who took office in that eriod had sufficient notice that they would not be entitled t A c ompensation upon the abolition of their offices. A fter a short conversation across the table, _ _ ord MORPETH said, that although he would not %ins, ml to a general measure for giving compensation to all p, arsons affected by the clause, he would be disposed to consider any case of peculiar hardship, which was brought befor e him. Ti .e clause was then agreed to. Cl ause 209 was streck out. Cl auses up to 213 were then agreed to. TI ie CHAIRMAN then reported progress, and asked lof eve: to sit again this day. The House having resumed, the other Orders of the D ty were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at T Ao o'Clock. CORN-LAWS. COROURG. of the Duke de THE PRINCESS VICTORIA ~ The Princess Victoria, the intended 1 4r 1. ) Nemours, was the object of universal attraction ofSerene High , says R sels letter, " on her visit to our theatre a white a —rus ness is very handsome, of fair complexion,. and er cheerful countenance. She was dressed with a Pleasing an d and wore for ornament on her head only sTplicity, A meeting of those friendly to the recent pro ceedings of the Church of Scotland was to be held yesterday i n Edinburgh, to c all the attention of Government to the recent- proc eedings of the Court of Session in the Strathbogiec. with a view to an i m mediate settlement of the question agi.." tating the Scotch Church. LONGEVITY. —A beggar, named Hurley, died .at ilillestown, near Cloonen, on Sunday last, at the patriarchal :and ce.serable age of 113 years ; he could particularize the ch.- curastavce of, and the effects caused by, the memorable frostof the year 1739-40 ; he retained his mental on► faculties perfect until the last hoar of his existence. Ile was the foregoing ay ° .!,usily employed in his eleemosynary c areer. • The Plymouth Anti - C orn-law Petition was sent off by yesterday's morning mail. It contains 4,160 signatures, and measures 174 yari!s in length. Irellt3 er parts . on icro ach-• Ling on a ) the vthcr THE SUN, LONDON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1840. SUNDAY TRAVELLING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia—Knowing your liberal sentiments, and your concern for the public good, I hope you will deem the following worthy of a place in your valuable Paper ; should you think any of the sentiments too strong, you can use your own discretion in modifying them : To Mr. L. Newton, Esq. of Derby, one of the Direc tors of the North Midland Railway, in answer to a circular requesting my vote in favour of a motion, to be submitted to a general meeting of the Directors, for the suppression of Sunday travelling. Sir,.—l have just received your circular on the ques tion of Sunday travelling. It is a question which demands the most serious consideration as to its effects on the morals and happiness of the people. I agree with you that the pecuniary loss or gain ought to be placed entirely in the background. Having had an opportunity of witnessing the effects of Sunday amuse ments on the Continent, and having paid a good deal of attention to the subject, I take the liberty of giving you the result of my reading and reflection. I should be ex tremely sorry to see the seventh day snatched from the labouring classes for the purposes of gain, for ultimately such a privation would not enrich them in the slightest degree, but would deprive them of a portion of time, which, if rightly employed, might be made highly con ducive to their best interests. But under the present arrangement of society, is it so employed ? Is it not notoriously the reverse ? A considerable part of it is usually spent at the tavern or the gin shop, where habits of the most demoralizing nature are fostered ; for it is found that drunkenness is the cause of almost all the vice and misery which is found in the world ; others who remain on the domestic hearth, often spend the Sunday in ennui, or indolence, or bickering ; nor are those who attend what is called religious worship, (and to promote which, I suppose, your motion is chiefly in tended,) always much better employed ; for when we look at the numerous opposing sects into which the Christian world is divided, it is impossible that a ma jority of them should not be in error, and what is there to prevent the unthinking part at least from falling into that error, which is always pernicious ? You will probably answer, that if permit ted to travel on Sundays, they will still use strong drink ; undoubtedly they will, and many will attend the conventicle ; but if we can make men happier we shall be sure to diminish, if we cannot cure, their vicious pro pensities; besides railway travelling is too expensive for the great bulk of mankind. England is proverbially a nation of drunkards, and the sombre appearance of its inhabitants on a Sunday, is most striking to those who have come fresh from the happier, more lively, and more sober inhabitants of the Continent. Upon the whole, therefore, after weighing your arguments, I do not think that a discontinuance of Sunday travelling would in the least degree tend to prevent crime, but would greatly increase it ; neither would it promote any interest but that of the Clergy. I hope, however, the time will arrive when education will have done that which our ecclesiastical institutions have not done, nor ever will do ; it will have convinced the people of the value of time. which is too precious to allow much of the seventh day to be appropriated to travelling or to mere amusement. With regard to your argument respecting Sunday tra velling being an infraction of the Fourth Command ment ; Archbishop Whateley, in a recent pamphlet, has clearly proved that it is not ; but that the Jewish dis pensation has been abolished by Christ. But if the de mand is binding, why not keep it strictly, as did the Jews, on the seventh day (Saturday), and not on the first ? Dare we, poor mortals, impiously presume to change a day set apart by Jehovah ? But I forbear to go further ; in this inquiring age, however, you must find better arguments than this if you intend to produce any effect on the approaching meeting. A SHAREHOLDER. Feb. 20, 1840. THE Ittistt GOLD MINES.—It appears from the Irish papers, that Government have given their sanction to the working of these mines, which have at various times excited the attention of mining adventurers : and we are led to believe, from information which we have received, that gold may be calculated upon being found in quantity. The gold district extends over a space of ten square miles, in a half circle, round the Croghan mountain; and gold has been found in the streams flowing from the different springs which this district gives rise to. Every flood carries down some portions to what is called the common stream, whither the peasantry used to assemble to gather what they could. Large pieces of magnetic iron ore, and other substances have been found, de noting the extraordinary metalliferous properties of the coun try ; and the analogy which they bear to the gold country of South America is remarkable. This work is now in progress, but whether it be the intention of the parties to work it singly, or as a joint-stock concern, we know not. Gold is now, we are given to understand, being raised, and the work of discovery in progress.— Mincing Journal. SIR ROBERT AND THE BIGOTS.—Tito Morning Herald, speaking of Sir R. Peel's speech on the pri vilege 9uestion, says: His conduct in this matter has given great gr ief to the-friends of constitutional government, and no less conse4ation to the 'Whigs and their adherents. To play the enemy's name after this fashion, and at a time when the great interests of • the country are rapidly falling into ruin, is, indeed, miseratsle work." TIIE LA...RGE CONSTITUENCIES. —ln the nineteen largest cities of the empire which have consti tuencies of four thousand and upwards, forty Members are re turned, of whom thirty-three are Liberals, and only seven Tories. In the nineteen towns which rank next, and have constituencies between two thousand and four thousand, thirty four Members are returned, of whom twenty-four are Liberals and ten are Tories. In forty-two towns, with a constituency from one thousand to two thousand, returning seventy-four 3lenibers, forty-three are Liberals and thirty-one are Tories, making a total of one hundred Liberals and only forty-eight Tories, returned by the principal towns and cities of the em pire. So much for the nation being with the Tories. A COLLOQUY.—Father Barnes : " I was read ing the other day, Doctor, in an odd volume of Blackstone, that at the first establishment of the parochial clergy, the tithes of the parish were distributed in a fourfold division; one-fourth for the use of the Bishop, another for maintaining the fabric of the church, a third for the poor, and a fourth to provide for the incumbent. How is it, Doctor, that now you take it all, and we have to maintain the church and the poor ?" Dr. Starch : " My ieriend, seek not to know why the former times were better thin these, for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this." OUTRAGE.—Not loyal loving obedience to those placed over them, but a far other temper must animate these men ! It is frightful enough. Such temper must be wide-spread, virulent among the many, when, even in its worst acme, it can Lake such a form in a few. But indeed de cay of loyalty in ail senses, disobedience, decay of religious faith, has long been noticeable and lamentable in this largest class, as in other smaller ones. Revolt , sullen revengeful humour of revolt, against the tipper classes, decreasing respect for what their temporal superiors command, decreasing faith for what their spiritual superiors teach, is more and mere the universal spirit of the lower classes. Such spirit may be blamed, may be vindicated : but all men must recognize it as extant there; all may know that it is mournful, that unless altered it will be fatal. Of lower classes so related to upper, happy nations are mot made ! T. whatever other griefs the lower classes labour under, this bit terest and sorest grief now superadds itself; the unendur able conviction that they are unfairly dealt with, that their lot in this world is not founded on right, not :even on neces sity and might, is neither what it should be, nor" what it shall be. Or why do we ask of Chartism, Glasgow trades unions, and such like ? Has not broad Europe heard the question put, and answered, on the great scale ; has not a French Revolution been? Since the year 1789, there is now half a century complete; and a French Revolution not yet complete ! Whoever will look at that enormous phenomenon may fin,4 many meanings in it, but this meaning as the ground of all : Mat it was a revolt of the oppressed lower classes against th,e oppressing or neglecting upper classes; not a French revolt only : no, a European one; full of stern moni tion of all countries of Europe. These Chartisms, Radicalisms, Reform Bill, Tithe Bill, and infinite other discrepancy, and acrid argun cant and jargon that there is yet to be, are our French Revolution : God grant that we, with our better methods, may be able to transact it by argument alone ! Car lyle's Chartist* THE INV.ERNESS BURGHS.—We announced last week that Ms. Morrison (formerly Member for Ipswich) had arrived in Inverness, as a candidate on the Liberal interest, for the representation of this district of burghs. The appear ance of this gentleman and his friend, Mr. Ellice, jun. 111. P., caused a strt mg sensation in the town, and we seemed at once to be plu,age( I into all) the excitement of a contested election. During the -following day Mr. Morrison and Mr. Ellice visited several of tin' electors in the town ; and in the evening a nu merous mcating was held in the Royal Hotel.—lnverness Courier. Flash 'tot es have been somewhat common in this city of late ; one was given, a few days since, by some young men, to Mr. Terry, at the Crown, St. James's, for a five pound note. The poor man was unlettered, and did not know but it was a good one till next morning, and the parties got about two pounds into his debt, and then went off. Five of them, however.', were apprehended, and on being brought be fore the ma gist rates were remanded, and kept in prison several days. The mo ney was, however, ultimately made up, and the parties discharg ed. —Norfolk Chronicle. THE ITALIAN OPERA IN PARIS.—We re gret to hear it stated, on good authority, that the Italian Opera likely to - remain , closed next winter, should the Government not promptly interfere with measures for its removal to a more favourable situation than the Odeon. Its banishment to that inconvenient quarter, together with the withdrawal of the subvention, rendering the enterprize so hazardous that M. Viarde t has declined retaining the privilege under the prelim Lt conditions. The fashionable world, and more particularl7 the English and other distinguished foreign residents, lin Paris, find it difficult to explain the conduct of the Gov ernment in thus depriving the capital of a source of enjoyme at which has been for many years one of the first and most ele rant of its attractions. They complain of the undue preference given to the directors of the Opera Comique, to whose sps .culation the Italian Opera appears entirely to have been sacrificed, and that the Salle Favart, instead of being restored t o the Italian vocalists , whose bri l l iant t a lents h a d raised it to a celebrity unequalled by any other theatre in Europe, s hould have been ceded to the comparatively absurd pretensions of the Opera Comique, already in the enjoyment of the to unificent subvention of somewhere about 10,000 pounds sterling per annum ! Something is said of an intention to build g. ..theatre for the Italians in the Rua de la Paix, and the plan I tun' been submitted to a Committee, but in the mean time the eroii is approaching, and promptitude and decision are necessary I rai arrest it.—Galignam of Wednesday. STAG—HINTING.—The lovers of this sport had a glor ioue day with Baron Rothschild's hounds on Thurs day last. The meet was in a meadow on the windmill side of Tring-hill. The deer, finding at Aylesbury a passage door open, at ens e rushed in there, and was easily captured. The distance gon e over could not have been much less than twenty miles, and, Ai ith the exception of the first few minutes, the pace was go, id throughout. On Sattirday, notwithstanding the vapouring of the Tory canclidate for Morpeth, Major Cadogan, his courage oozed out after he had been put in nomination. The 0:!Ilant Tory declined a poll. when the Liberal candidate, the Hon. Captain Howard, R.N., brother of Lord Morpeth, was duly elected. On this occasion the Tory banners bore the, to them, novel inscriptions; of " Liberty and Independence," Freedom of Election." TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sia—Having been known to many Members of the Le gislature to have deeply investigated the subject of the means of employment, and the welfare of the great body of the working people and the poor, I was called before the Committee of the House of Peers, on the 4th of July, 1814, to give evidence on the then proposed Corn-laws, and stated the horrors and misery that have been caused to millions of our fellow creatures. Expecting many persons to have followed on the same view, my observations were chiefly relative to the rural districts, supposing the manufacturing interests would have been more ably represented by others. A quarter of a century previously, and as long a time since, I have studied the subject, and am still of the same opinion. After having been sworn in the presence of the then Lord Chancellor and the Peers present, I had some weeks to consult many of the most kind-hearted and best of eminent men, who approved of my mention. I went free and fearless in behalf of my country and the great body of the people. Since that time, throughout this and other na tions, my efforts have been approved. I wish well to the landed proprietors and occupiers, but far beyond this I consider it my bounden duty to urge attention to the means of benefitting the manufacturing and labouring classes, and the nation generally, and no longer to fetter the willing hand of Industry, of Trade and Commerce, or to hold up the hand of human power against an abundant and benevolent Providence, to outrage nature and defy the Almighty God. I am, Sir, Your obedient humble servant. MATTHEW PHILLIPS. High.street, Christchurch, Hants, Feb. 23, 1840. MILITARY COMMISSION. It has been stated that the delay is attributable pr o d uc i ng th e Report of the Military Commission attributable to the First Lord of the Admiralty. Such, however, we are assured, is not the fact ; the delay is with the Me dical Department, and it is fit that the saddle should be put on the right horse. It is to be hoped that in any arrangement to which the Report may lead, the claims of the Clerks of the Navy will not be overlooked. The indi viduals comprising this class are in a worse condi tion than those of any otherin the public service. Although they act in a purely civil capacity, and their services may on that account be underrated when compared with those of the military grades, their duties are nevertheless of so much value as to entitle them to some encouragement. It will not be denied that it is of importance that the official duties of the fleet, which devolve on these officers, should be pro perly conducted ; nor will it be denied that ability and assiduity are necessary to an efficient discharge of these duties. The clerks of the navy, therefore, both from the relative position in the service of the department to which they belong, and the capacity and qualities they are required to apply in the execution of their duties, are entitled to a treatment very different from the neg lect which they have hitherto experienced.—Naval and Military Gazette. The speculations in regard to the successor to the vacant Colonelcy arising out of the demise of General Sir Josiah Champagne, have, as we expected, turned out to be most fallacious. Sir Frederick Wetherall has got the 17th, Sir Archibald Campbell the 62d, and Sir John Macleod the 77th regiment —Naval and Mi litary Gazette. The Court of Directors of the East India Company having intimated that arrangements are being made for the return home of the 13th Light Dragoons, 6th Foot, 16th Foot, and 54th Foot, no officers or men belonging to those corps will leave England. SUNDAY TRADING ON CANALS. The following circular has recently been issued : TO THE TRADERS ON THE WORCESTER AND BIRMINGHAM CANAL NAVIGA- TION. Many applications having been made to the Com mittee of the Company of proprietors of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal Navigation, to put a stop to trading upon their Canal on the Sabbath Day, they re spectfully request you will give directions to your steerers to avoid such a practice as much as possible. Navigation Office, Birmingham, • January 10, 1840. FALMOUTH RAILWAY.—We have just re ceived the following observations from a Correspondent in the West Indies :—I am glad to hear there is a probability of your getting the railroad to Falmouth ; it will be a great thing for the county. When complete, in conjunction with the Exeter, and Great Western, a day will, of course, take one to London ; and as this could not possibly be done by water, all passengers, light parcels, &c. arriving in the Channel will be landed at Falmouth. The establishment of a regular steam communica tion would be a great thing, too, for these islands. The average passage now, 31 days to Barbadoes, would then be only 21 ; and if, in conjunction with this line, the contemplated Pacific steam-line be carried into effect, by crossing the Isth mus of Panama, this would bring Australia within 70 day's journey of England. The West Indies would then be in the high road of this magnificent line ; the stormy passage round the Cape would be avoided; and the English traveller might, with the greatest ease, see much of North and South America cross the Isthmus of Panama, pass in smooth water to Otaheite the Friendly Isles, New Hebrides, and Australia, thence to the East Indies, and home by the Red Sea, crossing the Isthmus of Suez, in six months; and thus circumnavigate the globe in just the same time as your men of fashion now take to stroll over Europe.— West Briton. FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.—On Saturday afternoon a fire, attended with loss of life, occurred on Saffron hill. It appears that some of the inhabitants observing smoke issuing from the front attic of the house No. 7, occu pied by Mr. Back, grocer, gave the alarm. Messengers were sent for the assistance of the engines, and, after considerable exertions, the fire was got under before much damage was done. On the firemen entering the apartment where the fire originated they found the body of an elderly female most shock ingly mutilated by the flames, and who had evidently perished in them. She proved to be Mrs. Allcock, widow, a lodger of Mr. Bask's. STAGE COACH DUTIES.—The grievances of stage-coach proprietors have been brought under the notice of the House in a petition from the coach-masters and others inte rested in stage-coaches and post-horses in the city of Edin burgh. They state that they are taxed as follows :-1. An assessed tax of 255. for each coachman or guard employed. 2. annual license of 51. for each coach. 3. A mileage duty charged upon the number of passengers the coach is licensed to carry. 4. A supplementary license duty of Is. for every change of license. besides this they are subjected to the fol lowing post-horse duties :—I. The postmaster's license of 7s. 6d. annually. 2. The assessed tax of Si. ss. on every four-wheeled carriage, and of 31. ss. on every two-wheeled carriage used at any one time during the year. 3. The duty of 2s. &I. for every horse hired by the day. 4. The duty of I id. per mile each horse is hired to go when the company are not brought back, and if brought back the fifth part of the whole hire received. 5. The duty on hackney coaches of ss. weekly for each pair of horses employed, or the duty of 3s. weekly when one horse only is used. Such are the great discouragements under which the petitioners labour in the face of competing interests which are every day gaining force, and extending over the whole country. The petitioners state that, in consequence of the competition occasioned by untaxed or partially taxed steam power, they will be under the necessity of giving up their busi ness, unless some of the taxes which press upon them be taken off. We fear that the stage-coach interests have nothing to hope from this mode of relief, but must endeavour to find other channels for the employment of their capital. It would be un just towards them, if we did anything to encourage the expec tation of relief from the Legislature. Neither in the temper of parties, nor in the financial condition of the country, can we discover any prospect of a diminution of their burdens, ACCIDENT.—On Saturday morning, about eight o'clock, James Leigg, in the. employ of Mr. Travers, surgeon, was exercising his master's carriage horses, near Russell-square, when one of the horses became restive and threw him, and caused a compound fracture of the elbow. He was taken to St. Thomas's Hospital. A singular lease was brought before the magis trages at Eton on Wednesday, in which Mr. John Atkins, of Slough, was charged with a rape on a girl of sixteen, in la is service, of the name of Mary Wilder. The case was established y ielt . rhieeedc. The witnessesm ag magistrates tctem, could by the evidence of the injured party, and confirmed by other testimony, but on the following day the witnesses had all dis sbmaaperepiftleiyau ranedddj againo, t adjourned er having nbnee dFbor untiliud l i na e dy e n oa tvn c hed a er r y r st carried ot d uu a rldda ' prosecute, n d u t sa a c s no t fi dy i ay b y, e bi ase T w he as m ne ag ce is s - - trates refused to di charge the prisoner, or to accept bail. POST-OFFICE 11 ROBBERIES.—Rea y the plun der of newspapers in the Post-offices—we care not whether metropolitan or provincial—has now attained such a pitch, that it behoves the proprietors generally to take steps towards re medying the evil. The public, which, to a certain extent, are equal sufferers, will, we are sure, concur in any measure resolved upon. All chance of redress from the functionaries in that establishment may be considered as hopeless.—Evening Mail. STROUD.—On Monday evening a meeting of Dissenters of various Congre ga tions was held in the school ro connected with Bedford -street Chapel in this borough, the Rev. John Burder in the chair. The Rev. H. Griffiths read petitions to both Houses of Parliament on the subject of grievances. On the motion of the Rev. W. Yates, and seconded by the Rev. B. Parsons, th e p etitions were adopted. Mr. Paine then moved the following resolution :—" That this Meet ing has learned with deep regret that Lord John Russell has not only refused to support a Bill for the liberation of John Thorogood from prison, and for relieving Dissenters from liabi lity to pay Church-rates, but has also uttered in the House of Commons gratuitous insinuations against the independent cha racter of the whole body of the Dissenting Ministers. That these proceedings on the part of Lord J. Russell are matter of much regret on many grounds :—First, because the insinua tions in question are untrue ; Dissenting Ministers, generally, being well known to be inferior to no class of Englishmen, either lay or clerical, in honesty and independence; and this Meeting feel assured that had Lord John's connexions and prepossessions allowed him to become better acquainted with Dissenting Ministers, his opinion of them would have been widely different : Secondly, because Lord John Russell went altogether out of his way in instituting a comparison, on such an occasion, be tween the ministers of different religious bodies ; it being ob vious that if he deemed it expedient to avow his attachment to the State-Church, the avowal might have been made without any such invidious comparison : Thirdly, because this Meeting cannot but entertain the apprehension that the conduct and language of Lord John Russell, on the evening in question, will tend to alienate from him not merely numerous individuals in this borough (which circumstance alone would be of small importance) but an immense body of Dissenters in every part of the island ; whereby, it may be feared, the cause of civil and religious liberty will be damaged, and its enemies made to rejoice." Mr. J. Partridge seconded the motion, which was supported by Mr. John Read, and carried. The meeting then separated. THE SCOTT INlONumENT.—Operations have been going on for some days in Prince's-street Gardens, oppo site St. David-street, with a view to ascertain whether that place would afford a proper site for the monument to be erected to Sir Walter Scott. The experiment, we understand, is not very favourable. Firm ground has been obtained for the foun dation at the depth of 37 feet below the level of Prince's-street; and, as Mr. Kerrip's magnificent design will require a foundation of fifty feet square, it may he doubted whether the funds at the disposal of the committee will allow of so much under-building. —Edinburgh Courant. CIRCULAR FROM THE SECRE- TARY OF STATE. The Preston Pilot, of Saturday, contains a copy of a circular issued by the Marquis of Normanby to the Lord Lieutenants of counties, in consequence of the Bishop of Exeter's address to the Queen on the Subject of Socialism. " Whitehall, 14th Feb., 1840. " MY LORD—An Address having been presented to the Queen, praying her Majesty to direct that steps be taken to prevent the diffusion of blasphemous and immoral doc trines by printed publications and by other illegal means ; and her Majesty, in reply to the Address, having given assurance, that inquiry should be made into the important matters which form the subject of the Address, and that reliance might be placed upon her determination to dis courage all doctrines and practices dangerous to morality and religion, " I have to request your Lordship to call the attention of the Justices of the Peace of the county of Lancaster to this subject, at their next meeting, at the General Quarter Sessions of the county. lam further to request your Lordship to recommend to the Magistrates assembled at the Quarter Sessions, arid to any Magistrates to whom you may think it advisable to make a communication before the time of the Sessions, that, in case they should receive informa tion of printed blasphemous publications, or of blasphemous speeches delivered at public meetings, and should deem it necessary to make known such information to Government, for the purpose of having it considered whether a prosecu tion may be expedient, thti should transmit to me such in formation, with a report of the speech, or copy of the pub lication, together with all necessary proofs which they may be able to procure. " I have the honour to be, my Lord, " Your Lordship's obedient servant, " The Earl of Derby, K. G., &c." NORMANBY. ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN. THE WORKING CLASSES AND THE COR PORATION OF HULL. On Saturday, the 15th, a public meeting of the inhabi tants of Hull was held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of addressing her Majesty on her Marriage with Prince Albert—the May& in the chair. The following resolution, proposed by the Rev. H. N. Burrows, and seconded by Mr. Wade, was carried unani mously :—" That Congratulatory Addresses be presented to the Queen and Prince Albert on their marriage." Mr. Jalland then read an Address, which he proposed to be adopted. It was seconded by the Rev. Mr. Strat ten, when an amendment was proposed by Mr. Lambert, and seconded by Mr. Ward, in which the word " Protes. tant" was inserted before Prince Albert, and which " pledged the lives and properties of the people to defend her Majesty in upholding the Constitution " in its integrity, in Church and State. A second Amendment was proposed by Mr. Peck, on behalf of the Working Classes, in the shape of a Congratulatory Address to her Majesty, and which also prayed her Ma jesty to grant an amnesty to all political offenders, " and especially that her Majesty will be pleased to grant her Royal Pardon to John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, and William Jones, now in the hulks at Portsmouth," which was seconded by Mr. Wilde. The Mayor then took a show of hands, and declared the last Address carried by an immense majority. A similar Address to Prince Albert was then agreed to, the Mayor undertaking to present them at the next Levee. The following is the Address agreed to " To the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty. " The Humble Address of the undersigned inhabitants of Hull and its neighbourhood, in public meeting assem bled. " Most Gracious Sovereign,—We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, claiming a Briton's dearest pri vilege, beg leave respectfully to approach the Throne, and, with sentiments of devotion and attachment, to offer to your Majesty our sincere and heartfelt congratulations on the auspicious occasion of your Majesty's alliance in mar riage with Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha. Be assured, most gracious Sovereign, that an event so important in its results, not only to the interests of this great empire, by your Majesty's domestic happiness, calls forth the liveliest feelings of sympathy in every loyal and patriotic breast; and we beg to assure your Majesty of our ardent and continued prayers to the King of Kings for the divine blessing upon your Majesty's union. " Amidst all the cares and anxieties which your Majesty must experience as the head of a great nation, may your Majesty ever find a solace in the love and affection of your Royal Consort ; may domestic bliss, the greatest of all earthly blessings, make the Crown of England sit light upon your royal brow ; and may your Majesty ever live in the affections of a devoted and grateful people ; may peace and prosperity adorn your Majesty's reign ; and may health, long life, and every happiness be vouchsafed to your Ma jesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. " And, while we thus pray for blessings on your head, we humbly implore your Majesty to make millions of your Majesty's loyal subjects happy, by granting a general am nesty for all political offences; and especially we pray that your Maje ty will grant a full and free pardon to John Frost, Zephaniah Williams, and William Jones, now in the hulks at Portsmouth. " And the prayers of a grateful and affectionate people will rise to Heaven for your continued happiness." HAMBURG MAIL. HANOVER, FEB. 15.—The Calendar contains the first official notice of the Order of St. George, found ed on the 28th of April last year. His Majesty the King is Grand Master of the Order, and the following are the Members hitherto nominated: The Crown Prince, the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge, and Prince George of Cambridge, Duke William of Bruns wick, the King, the Crown Prince, and Prince Frede rick of Prussia, the Grand Duke of Mecklenberg Schwerin, Princes : Augustus and Charles of Prussia, and the Minister of War, Count Von Allen. It is said that Prince Solms, the President of the Council of State, is gone with a new draft of a constitution to Frankfort, Vienna, and Berlin, in order to prove there that every thing is done that can be required. HAMBURG, FEB. 21.—Princess Elizabeth of Bruns wick died at Stettin on the 18th of this month, of the effects of an apoplectic fit. She was born on the Bth of November, 1746, and was married in 1765, to the Crown Prince, afterwards Frederick William 11., King of Prussia, but divorced from him in 1769. She was the only surviving Princess of the House of Bruns wick Wolfenbuttel, of which the only members now living arc the Reigning Duke and his brother Charles. —Hamburg Paper, Feb• 21. BERLIN, FEB. 19.—The Court will put on mourn ing to-morrow, the 20th, for a week, for her Royal Highness the Princess Elizabeth of Brunswick. ODESSA, JAN. 24.—The new war steam-boat Pylades, built in London for the Russian Government, .arrived here to-day, having performed the voyage from London in thirty-four days, and from Constantinople in forty-two hours. BERLIN, FEB. 20.—His Excellency Count Bulow, Ambasador at the English Court, has set out for Lon don.—Prussian State Gazette, Feb. 20. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, FBI. 21. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Rank Shares Anilo-Russian Loan 1093 10S% Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series 103% Russian 5 per Cent. Hope and Cu. 3d and 4th Series ... 99 93X Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2 34 per Cent 5.2 -- Ditto 5 per Cent 9B Polish Bonds New Picket Anglo-Danish Loam, 3 per Cent 73% 73% Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent... lO2 141.: Spanish, New 3 per Cents. 51% EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMBURG, Faa. 21.-13. 634—Two months, 13 4%. PETRRSBURGII, Fee. 1 L—Two months, 38% pence. Rimming, Fmn. It —ri wo months, 813. (From Bell's Life in London.)—" The uni versal testimony borne by our numerous friends, as well as by our Daily Contemporaries, to the surpassing excellence of our Pictorial Illustrations of her Majesty's Nuptials last week, and the great demand for extra copies of our paper of February 16, have induced us to print a second edition, which will be on sale till the end of March, and may be had of any agent ; or by sending a letter to the office, enclosing a sixpence, a copy, or more, of Bell's Life in London wil be sent by return of post. This is one of the great advantages under the new postage act ; and at all times this means may be adopted of getting copies of our Journal, provided the order is given before the day of pub lication." Office of Bell's Life in London, 170 Strand. The Wedding Observer of February 16 was two sheets, price 10ds One shilling in an envelope, directed to Mr. Clement, jun., 170, Strand (not prepaid), will insure a eopy by return of general or penny post to any part of the Unites' Kingdom. This is one of the great advantages under the new Postage Act, we having ourselves received, over our usual number, more than three thousand letters ordering extra Observers during the last week. The two sheets of the Ob server contained 48 long folio columns—viz., 14 columns of the royal marriage and matters connected therewith, and 6 columns (a folio page) of superior engravings ; 7 columns of particulars of the house of Saxe Coburg, and a memoir of his Royal Highness ; 10 columns comprising an epitome of 972 illuminations ; and 11 columns of miscellaneous and advertisements. This Observer of Feb. 16 will be kept on sale until the end of March. The speech of Lord John Russell, on Mr. Dun corabe's proposition for relieving Dissenters from the payment of Church-rates, has been received with no small indignation by the community against whom it was levelled.— Somerset Gazette. COOPER'S NEW ROMANCE, " THE PATH FINDER."—TheIovers of exciting adventure and romance wiil be anxious to Isee Cooper's forthcoming Story, " The Path finder ; or, the Inland Sea," wherein his favourite character, " Leatherstocking," will again be put in action. The scene is chiefly on the waters of Lake Ontario, a magnificent loca lity for the exercise of the great novelist's power in describing nautical incidents. The vast inland seas of America aru at once new to fiction, and peculiarly congenial to the genius of the Author of " The Pilot" and " The Red Rover.' From Henry Cowper, Esq., of Tewen-waters, Hertz, to Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly :—Gentlemen,—Having been deaf for many years, I was induced from recommendation to try your Invisible Voice Conductors, and I have great pleasure telling you that they enable me to hear persons in company and at a place of worship most distinctly; and in consequence of the great advantage which I have derived, I have recommended many persons to you, and their report is similar to mine, most favourable. Th e Spectacles and Hand-glass which you have sent me are very excellent, and suit my sight precisely, and surpass anything of the kind I have ever tri d; the transparency of which is so brilliant that, although I have passed my 86th year, the 22d of May last, yet they enable me to read, &c., by candle-light with the greatest ease and comfort to myself. Gentlemen, I return you my best thanks, and remain your most obedient servants, HEN ft v Cow-mt.-22d of June, 1839." The 1V elshman intimates that an address of thanks to Mr. T. Duncombe, M.P., will shortly be forwarded by the Dissenters of Carmarthen, for the measure recently pro posed by him, with a view to the settlement of this fruitful source of parochial discord ; and that the Dissenters there have determined not to support any future candidate for their suffrages, who will nst pledge himself to vote for some measure to relieve them of this iniquitous tax. POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THE MORNING JOURNALS. The Times of this day, alluding to the vacancy for Perthshire by the elevation of Lord Stormont to the House of Peers, observes :—" The indecent haste with which Mr. Fox Maule has demanded the issue of a new writ, and the shameless pertinacity whereby the consti tutional objections to such a precipitate procedure were tyrannically overruled on the mere dictum of the learned coxcomb whose accommodating authority, as Lord Ad vocate, is always at the service of his patrons, afford abundant evidence that Perthshire is about to be pounced upo❑ by the Whigs, and carried off, if possible, not by a deliberate appeal to the electors, but by a sudden and furtive snatch."—The Morning Post thus speaks of the meeting of the citizens of London held yesterday in the Common Hall, on the Privilege ques tion :—" Every speaker was fairly and fully heard, and, at the conclusion of a discussion carried on with a degree of temperance and moderation which adds much to the value of the final decision, it was re solved by a majority of four to one to petition the So vereign to exercise her legal and defined prerogative in opposition to pretended privileges which Courts of Jus tice refuse to acknowledge." The 24forning Chronicle observes, with reference to the Metropolitan Anti-Corn law Association :—" The harmonious and promising manner in which it has commenced is an augury of growing influence and ultimate success. Everything seems preparing for the destruction of the most perni cious and detestable of all monopolies. The character of the Committee furnishes assurance that the opera tions of the association will be conducted in a business like manner. We anticipate something better than the vague declamations which have often been resorted to as the means of popular agitation. What the public, and the working classes especially, want, are distinct exhi bitions of the influence of the Corn-laws on the worth of wages in the food market." The Morning Advertiser thus alludes to the abuse which the Tories are now daily showering on Sir Robert Peel :—" Poor Sir Robert, the ex-proximate Prime Minister ! condemned by his friends as destitute of moral courage, sneered at as deficient in sagacity, and threatened with Tory oppo sition in his own Tamworth. The sea hash its bounds, the earth has its bounds—but Tory rage and Tory violence know no sea or land-mark !" The Morning Herald refers again to the Privilege-question in the following terms :—" The privilege-tyrants have indeed shown themselves to be not only the most inconsistent, but the most puerile and most dastardly of mankind— they have hunted down the Ministerial officers of the law—they have incarcerated in their Bastile innocent and humble victims—they have shrunk in the most cowardly manner from vindicating what they call their privileges, by any manly, any vigorous, any really spirited act of oppression. Tyranny in so paltry a shape as it has been exercised by the Russell and Peel commit ments, is not only odious, but despicable !" MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS. (MONDAY IVENINCI.) TIMES.—A trifling rise which has occurred to-day in Exchequer Bills should not lead the public to con clude that the prospect of getting our bills into circula tion at the old rate is at all improved, since the advance is caused, in point of fact, by the presumption that the plan will fail, and that either an increase in the rate of interest or a funding must be resorted to. So small a premium does not deter speculators from taking their chance of such a failure, especially as they have abun dant time to claim money for their bills, which is the worst thing that can happen. This hint may be of use to the Chancellor of the Exchequer himself, who is as likely to be led astray by false conclusions in this matter as any of the public. Some advance in the value of money which has taken place in the course of the morn ing must give increased force to this view of the pre sent state of the Exchequer Bill market. The Consol market continues heavy, and though there has been a little fluctuation in the course of the clay, Consols closed at 901 to for Money and this Account. For the April Account they are quoted at 91 (buyers). A good deal of business has been done in carrying over stock to the next Account, the rate being I per cent., which is rather more than 3 per cent. per annum. Exchequer Bills are at 3s. to ss. premium. A private letter from Gibraltar received to-day men t►ons the appearance of two of Abd-el-Kader's cruisers about Cape de Gat, where they had captured one French and one Spanish vessel. They are armed bri gantines, full of men, and carrying rcd flags. The Wasp brig of war had been ordered round to Tangier at the request of the Consul, Mr. Hay. All the Consuls there kept in their houses, as there was a report that the Arabs were coming down to look after Frenchmen, and of course every foreigner in such case wou'd be con strued a Frenchman. POST.—Some commercial letters which we have seen mention that it was believed the Philadelphia brinks would resume specie payment on March I. In order to induce the State Legislature of Pennsylvania to refrain from enforcing such resumption on the 15th of February, as decreed by the Lower House, the United States, Girard's, Farmer's, and Mechanic's, and Pennsylvania Banks had come to the determination of furnishing the money required for the payment of the state dividends under suspension, should the proposition to that effect be well received. The President of the United States Bank (Mr. Dunlap), in a letter received by Mr. Jaudon, writes that he was on the pint of des patching a messenger to Harrisburg on the subject. The sum is 890,000 dollars. Remittances )f the divi dends to England have been made by the packet in an ticipation, the result being considered certain. The following announcement from Harrisburg, dated Ist February, is important. There can be no doubt that, in the event of the Legislature of Pennsylvania declaring for the dissolution of the United States Bank, the Governor will veto the proceeding : " Governor Porter to-day sent a message respecting the State loan. The Pennsylvania Bank took one hundred thousand dollars of it, and answers from all the other banks were received, declining to take any portion of it. The Governor recommends the issue of State stock for the pay ment of interests on loans, and suggests a lenient course of legislation towards the banks. He says---' I feel bound to say, regardless of any denunciations from any quarter, that I believe if too vigorous a system of measures be adopted to coerce the payment of all the liabilities of the banks imme diately, the credit of the State must and wil! be seriously and disastrously affected. Let an assurance be given to the public that, at a certain and fixed day, within a rea sonable time, such resumption will take place, and that it will then be permanent.' " The letters to which we have referred advise late purchases of United States Bank Shares, for remittance to England by the packet, at 76 for Cash. SUN.—The commercial advices received today from the United States are unsatisfactory, as they are deficient in that interest our manufacturers most de sire, viz., orders for British manufactured g oo d s . Th e markets in the United States were glutted with goods. The Exchange on England was 8 per cent., at New York, and at Quebec it was 12 per cent. The Mercantile Markets were flat to-day, and at the Tea sales about 13,000 packages passed, of which not more than one-fifth were taken. Prices were, however, ld. per lb. higher. The sales will termi nate to-morrow. It is stated in the accounts received to-day from New York that 14,000 chests of tea were destroyed there by the two fires which had occurred before the sailing of the packet. The Stock Market left off extremely flat this after noon. It is said that the present Account, to be settled next Thursday, is a Bull and not a Bear Account, as has been anticipated. Consols for Money and Account closed this afternoon at 90-1. and for April at 91 sel lers. Exchequer Bills advanced to 5 prem. this after noon, but India Bonds were heavy at about par. The Market was heavy to-day for Portuguese Stock ; the Five per Cents. left off at 34 ; the Three per Cents. left off at 234 ; Spanish at 274 ; Dutch Two-aml-a- Half per Cents. at 524 ; Colombian at 26, and Chilian at 37*, Shares closed rather more firm than they opened ; the Great Western Railway Shares rose to 2} prem.,— the New Ditto to If prem.; Brighton to 9i dis. ; Manchester and Leeds to 11 prem. ; Midland Coun ties to 15 dis. ; and York and North Midland to 101 11i prem. ; Colonial Bank Shares are at 74 prem. ; London and Westminster at 4} prem., and Assam Shares at dis. DEATH OF SIR ROBERT STEELE.—Colonel Sir Robert Steely, Knt., K. C. S., Deputy• Lieutenant of Dor set, expired in Paris on the 17th instant. • ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY, &c.—Betwixt Sa turday night and Sunday morning, the shop of Mr. Muirhead, jeweller, Nelson-street, was broken into, and jewellery to the ♦alue of 4001. was stolen. A man was transported last year for robbing Mr. Muirhead's shop when in Exchange -square ; but the booty this time is incomparably more valuable. We un derstand that the watches left for the purpose of being repaired were beyond the reach of the depredators, being, as customary, properly secured. The police are not without hope of securing the thieves.— Scottish Guardian. LIVERPOOL STEEPLE-CHASE.---The betting on this great national event, which has hitherto not been over brisk, now begins to assume a business-like appearance. Lot tery, the winner of the Chase last year, still holds his rank of first favourite, with increased claims to patronage, for, in addi tion to other victories in the early part of this season, he carried off the prize at Dunchurch, the week before last, in gallant style, beating several horses of great celebrity in this descrip tion of racing. It is admitted, on all hands, that the Steeple Chase of last year eclipsed everything of the sort in this quarter, and we have strong reason to believe that the forthcoming one will at least keep pace in attraction. The town is expected to be crowded with fashionables and persons from a distance. Thursday, the sth of March„ is the day fixed. The betting is 5 to 4 agst Lottery (tkn) ; 7 to 1 agst The Nun ; 10 to 1 agst Seventy-four. Some of the new apartments recently fitted up in Buckingham Palace, and especially devoted to Prince Albert, are furnished with the most scrupulous attention to taste and eomfort. Every portion of the arrang ements display the cor rect judgme n t f or genera l effect which is so characteristic of her Majesty. It is a curious fact, and one in every way worthy of her Majesty, that all the patterns of chintzes, and other urniture, embody the emblem of England—the rose. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, FEB. 21.—Very little business has been transacted this week. The demand continues good, but the buyers cannot suit themselves in the present state of our market. The fullest prices have been ob tained for the few sales effected.—Bristol Mercury. EVENING EDITION CHRIST CHURCH, SURREY. (MONDAY.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In your paper of Friday last, a report appeared of the proceedings in the case of " Hawes and Vicat v. Pellatt," which must,:f think, convince every man that im partial decisions are not to be expected in Ecclesiastical Courts. Sir H. Jenner had previously decided that all pro perty rated to landlords, and not to occupiers, was illegal. The defendant, in his responsive allegation, gave a schedule of property to the amount of 9,0001., not 9001., as statedlin your report so assessed in the rate in question ; the total amount of property assessed amounting to about 53,0001., but this was not deemed by the Learned Judge as sufficient to invalidate the rate, as the landlords had generally paid the rate. Now, Sir, lamat a loss to know how payment or non-payment altered the question of the validity of the rate in which this illegal rating a peered ; ogal, be it remembered, according to the Judges' own dictum ; and this property also rated at one-half its estimated value, mad all the rest at five-sixths. I was lately in the Queen's Bench, and heard a case quoted, in which Lord Tenterden decided that a rate appealed against at a Quarter Sessions, confirmed and collected, was illegal and a nullity, on a question of qualification for a Municipal office, when it was necessary to prove that the party was duly rated. If the sum stated above is not sufficient to invalidate a rate, I am at a loss to understand what proportion will do so, and if a rate is illegal, all proceedings to recover on it is, I should think, illegal. Mr. Pellatt is proceeded against for the subtraction of 11. 19s. 2d. : this he proved, to the satisfaction of the Learned Judge, to be an illegal demand ; but he has di rected the Churchwardens to reform their libel, and they have now reduced it to 1/: Gs. 9d. ; and this suit is allowed to continue, notwithstanding no demand has been made on him for that sum, and, of course, no refusal to pay on his part. I have hitherto thought that in all parochial rates, the rate must be clear and distinct as to the parties rated, and the sum at which they are assessed ; but here I suppose a demand:for 1/. 19s. 2d. is considered sufficient, and would admit of any sum being fixed on below the amount first demanded. This appears to me a very strange dictum for any Court. Another strange decision of the Court is, that various items included in the notice of Vestry, which Mr. Pellatt considered illegal, are not so, because the majority con curring in the rate legalised them ; thus the resolutions of the Vestry are powerful in this case ; but when it was pleaded that resolutions for calling the Vestry together in the evening, as more convenient to the rate-payers, remained unrescinded on the Vestry-book, and a motion of adjourn ment to the evening of the following Monday was moved and seconded, and the Rector refused to put it, this was held by the Judge he had no right to do. Thus Vestries are powerless as to fixing the most convenient time for their meeting ; and in this parish they are called at the inconvenient hour of nine in the morning, that the wealthy may carry such measures as they may think desirable, without the troublesome intervention of the humbler class of rate. payers. The decided part you have taken in exposing the evil of Ecclesiastical Courts, and the grievous oppression of Church -rates, has induced me to address the above ob servations on this case to you, requesting its insertion in your paper, in the hcie that it may aid in rousing the at tention of liberal-minded Churchmen and Dissenters to the necessity of strenuous efforts to obtain Legislative relief.—l am, Sir, your obedient Servant, A RATEPAYER. THE I%IARKETS.._7(YESTERDAY.) PRICE oI BREAD, - - The highest price of Bread in tf Loaf. Good Bread may be had at le Metropolis 10id for the 411.) 9d, PRICES 0 _ _ _ SEEDS. Per Cwt. Per Quarter. New English Red C10,,r...555. 90s. St. Foin -s. 401 66' Old Ditto Ditto -s. -s. -s. i Rye Grass -s. 40s. 445 New Foreign Ditto ...-s. 565. 30s. i Pacey Grass -s. -s. - s Old Ditto Ditto -s. -s. -s. I Linseed, for feeding -s, 48s. 52 , New White Clover 305. 655. 70s. Ditto, for sowing -s. 545. 56. Old Ditto Ditto -s. -s. -s. Ditto, for crushing...-s. 425. 46s New Trefoil -s. 19 94 " Canary -s 705. 80s Old Ditto -s. 12s. 225. Hemp Trefolitim -s. 28s. 30s, Per Bushel. English Carraway -s. 525. 560. White 'Mustard...lls. 0.1. 14s. Od. Foreign Ditto -s. 50s. 565. Brown Ditto I ss. Od. 19s. lid Coriander -s 0 01. 25s Tares ss. 6d. 75.6 J. Rapeseed, English tine (per Last) '231.311. Foreign 26/. 281. PRICES OF HOPS. Farnham Pockets (per cwt.) Ol Os. 0/. Os. to 0/. Os. East Ktrit l'ockcts 4/ 10s. 5/. 15s. to 6/. Os. Ditto Bags 3/. los. 0/." Os. to 4/. 4s. Mid Kent Pockets 3/. 105. 4/..105. to 51 12e. Ditto Bags 01. 10s. 01. Os. to U. Os. Sussex Yearlings O/. Os. 31. 3s. to 31. 10s. Old filds PRICES OF LEATHER Per lb. d. to d Per lb. d. to d. Croplildes,3oto4olb.each I 1 131 Horse Hides, German... 12 22 40 50 -__...-50 60 ..... ... 13 18 Calf Skins,3llto 401b.,d0z4 15 22 Bull Hides Butts, Vitriol ... - English - Foreign I- oreign Hides ...... ..- 111 I,i -- small Dressing Hides ... _. i ... II 14 Kips - -.B!aaved... 13 17 Basils... Best Saddlers' Hides..... 15 16i Bellies Horse Hides, English ... I 1 15 Shoulders lO ISI Calf Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. por b. more. PRICE OF OIL RapoOil,hrown, per ton, 35/. Os.—Refined, 36/.los —Linseed Oil, 22/. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill (1000), 141. vs.—Rape Cake, per t0n,71 PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, Ste.. per 1121 b. Town Tallow sss. Od. Yell,,w Soap sL ed. Yellow Itussi• sos. 6d. Mottled s. Od. White .... —s. Od. Curd Soap Ditto . Melting Stuff ..., l7s Pd. Good Dregs' .• ss. Od. Ditto Rough PRICE OF RAW FAT, per stone of BR , . Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Melters) ............ 3s. Id. PRICE OF CANDLES. _ good Store Candles in the Retail Sh ops is as follows'-- The price of , per dozen, Ss. Od. ; inferior, 7s, od.; Moulds, Os. 6d. Sixpence per dozen di scount f or cash. - COAL MARKET. Adair's 6 Bell, Robson & Co. Hartley IS 0 Bunton Main 2O 3 Cares Hartley Tanfield Moor 22 0 Wylam. Walls End Bell and Brown 2/ 0 Walls End Brown's! 2O ii Walls End Clennell lB 0 Walls End Clarke andro l9 0 Walls End Gosforth Walls rnd Heaton Walls End Hilda 2l 6 Walls End Newmarch 2O 3 Walls End Belmont Walls Endßractyll'sHetton 24 0 Walls End Hetton Walls End Lambton 25 6 Walls End Pemberton Ships arrived since a. d. Walls Elul Stewart's 25 0 Walls End Hartlepool 25 ' Walls End Kelloe '2s 6 Wt is End Adelaide; 24 3 Walls End Barrington Tees 19 3 Walls End Barrett 22 0 Walls End Clarence Hetton 20 6 Walls End Comfort') 22 0 Walls End Evenwood ao 6 Walls Eud New Tees 23 3 Walls End Seymour Tees 22 , 11 Walls End South Durham '22 • !Walls End Tees Hetton Walls End Tees '24 1) Walls End Victoria Tees._ 2•2 3 Blythe l6 2 Hartley 2O 0 Howard's Netherton Main 143 3 last market -day, 10. THE WEATHER.—The frost still continues with unabated severity, and should the wind remain in the same quarter there is a probability, from the moon entering its last quarter at ten o'clock in the forenoon thix day, that the present severe weather may at least last another week. Yesterday morning at daybreak the thermometer stood at 16 degrees. The ornamental water in the Regent's Park was found to be an inch and a half in thickness, and should the frost continue for a day or two *ill be fit to bear. PLATE SUITED FOR PRESENTATION Committees or private individuals requirsng splendid or simple articles of PLATE for presentation, may, by addressing paid letter as under, have drawings sent for their approval. It is desirable letters should state about the sum intended to be' expended. 1. COX SAVORY, Silversmith, &c., 47, Cernhill (Seven doors fro m Graceekursh-- itreet):London. SUPERIOR LONDON-MADE WATCHFS . —A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Watcmakers, No. 9, Corp' hill, London (opposite the Bank of England), submit for 5 0- lection a very large STOCK of Highly-finished London-mad° WATCHES, the whole of which being manufactured under their own inspection, on their own premises, they can afford to sell at least 251. per cent. below the usual trade price for an ar" title of the sa me qua lit y. A printed warranty is given w it" each Watch. PRICES MOUNTED IN SILVER CASES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with double backed engine -turned cases, warranted . £4 4 Patent detached Lever :Watches, jewelled in four hides, maintaining power, with seconds hands, and double-backed cases, warranted ... 6 6 Either of the abov e i n s il ver h unt i ng cases, 10s. 6d. extra. A large variety of second-hand Silver Watehes, which have been carefully ex am i ne d , an d can be warranted at Z 2 2e. ev il ' GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR LADIES. Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, in engine -turned gold cases, and gold dials, warranted Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, w;th double-backed engine -turned gold cases an d go ld di a l s, warranted 12 12 0 Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes with double-backed gold cases and gold dials, 0 warranted GOLD CASES, SIZE FOR GENTLEMEN. Patent detached Lever Watches, jewelled in four holes, seconds, and double-backed gold cases, war ranted Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold eases and 0 enamel dials, warranted ............ Patent detached L ever Watches, canped, jewelled in six holes, seconds, double-backed gold eases and 0 geld dials, warranted Either of the Gentlemen's Watcher may be had in geld hunt cases, for 31. 3s. each extra. N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. On the sth inst., at Naple s, the Hon. Mrs. Edward Thor y ' ton Woodhouse, of a son. On the Nth inst., at Ringwood, the wife of the Rev. F. Lewis Brown, of a son. On the 18th inst., at Upper Bedford-place, Russell-squa re ' the wife of James Ashmore, Esq., of a dau g ht er . I le On the 21 s t i nst., in Bernard-street, the l a dy o f Char Toiler, Esq., of a son. On the 22(linst., at Stretton-on-Dunsraore, the lady of P hil Fullerton, jun., Esq., of a (laughter. On the 22d inst., Mrs. Mardon, of Hunter-street of a 1 0 _ 1 ; On the 23d i ns t., at Hornsey, Mrs. Cha r l es P r i ce , of MARRIED. On the 19th inst., at Preston, Lancashire, the Rev. Na thg. "' niel James Merriman, late of B rasenose C o ll ege, Oxford, 1 11 o f to Julia, youngest daughter of the late John Potter, FA" Darwen. ard On the 22d inst., at Har ro ld, B e d s , Christopher 6,1.„e, Rigbye Collins, of Helena House,_ Sidmouth, and Heavi a li r d Devon, Esq., late of the 16th Dragoons, to Annette, • o. daughter of John Hesketh Lethbridge, Esq., and g r o g ar k., daughter of Sir Thomas Bu c kl er L e thb r id ge, o f S an dhal Somerset, Bart. DIED. tid e° On the 21st inst., at Kensin g t on , R ose A nna S wa in, daughter of the late ' Rev. John Hadley Swain. n the 21 tins t. at Burton Christchurch, Hants, - 1 Rowlett, Esq., aged 84. • On the 21st inst., at K n i g ht s b r id ge,M Mrs. Elizabeth Vial' bancke, aged . John On the 22d inst., Albert Walthew, youngest son o. Brown, Esq., of Dorset-plaee, aged 9. of Mrs. Mary Kerbey, relict of the late John Kerbey , Tottenham, aged 70. On the 14th inst., Mr. T. A. Lane, her, Bucks. s o phis On the 21st in s t., i n Hill-street, Peckham, 11 lis s - Schutz, aged 89. On the 24th i ns t., at E lm-lodge, Streatham, Surrey' Clslll Eunice, daughter of Thomas Cross, Esq ,aged 11. F ; o London : Printed and Published bed by MLJRDO )(O il No. 112, Strand, at The Sun Office, No. 112, St ilt" ' county of .Middlesex.—Tuesday, February 25,