The Sun. — London, England, 1840-03-20 00:00:00

• 44 '1.4? I°. ? :st • : rp.„ iwz-to a 1771 4 ,. LONDON : FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1840. The Lords were last night almost overwhelmed with petitian , . Lord HOLLAND, in the absence of the Mar quis of BREADALBANE, presented no less than 200, all against the principle of intrusion into the Scotch Kirk, tho , igh they take up the question in various modes, as was pointed out by the Earl of ABERDEEN. Several other Noble Lords presented petitions with a similar prayer, one of which was from Belfast, the Presbyterians there taking a lively interest in whatever vs_ eirus the Mother Kirk in Scotland. Some petitions against the Ir;sh Municipal Law, for a repeal of tbs Corn-laws, and for an alteration of Leet Juries, were also pr. seated. The Marquis of NORMANBY laid on the table a Bill for better defining the power of the Justices in the metro politan police districts, which was read a first time. The Administration of Justice, or Equity Bill, was postponed till next week. It must wait the return to town (Stile Law I.2rds. Dr. BOWRING'S Report on the Prussian Com mercial Union, better known as the German League, and called in Germany the Zoll Verein, or Customs Union, which has been for some time looked for, is now published. It makes a goodly sized blue book, filling, with the Appendix, no less than 290 folio pages. The mass of the public, though much interested in its contents, are not likely to learn anything of them, unless they be made known by the newspapers, though at the risk of libelling the statesmen of Germany. We shall content ourselves, on the present occasion, with adverting to the nature, objects, and extent of this Customs or Toll Union, about which the strangest misapprehensions appear to exist in England. Dr. BOWRING'S own Report, filling 71 pages, would have been more useful to the public had it been broken into chapters or sections, each one devoted to some particular subject, set forth at. its commencement, or at least in the margin. As the Report is drawn up, it is without means of refe rence, except a scanty index at the end, which, for newspapers at least, is a very great defect. We scarcely know where to look for what we desire to place before the public, and can scarcely distin guish speculation from facts. We recommend these matters to Dr. BOWRING'S consideration when he has another Report to draw tip. AU our readers are well arquainted with the facts, that the finest rivers of Europe flow through Ger many, and that there is not as much navigation, or as many steam-boats on them all, as is found in one river of England or the United States. They are also aware that Germany is divided into a great number of independent Sovereign States, each of which, jealous of its neighbours, sought for many ears to promote the sale of its own productions, and impede the sale of those of the other States, by border-tolls and customs. Not contented with levy ing turnpike-road tolls and customs at their respec tive boundaries, they laid tolls at various passes, on the rivers, one of which, at Stade, was last night the subject of complaint in the House of Commons, as inflicting a grievance on England. It was, in a great measure, owing to the immense variety of conflicting tolls, on the land and on the water, in every part of Germany, that the commer cial communications between the different parts of that fine country were trifling and insignificant. The eviis flowing from these numerous petty States have long been felt in Germany ; and the demand fir a union of the wholv into one German empire or nation, of which philosophers have written and students have raved, has in a great measure grown from the many impediments which the separation of one people into so many political bodies has caused to commercial commu nication. Many partial efforts have been made to correct this, of which the Rhenish Confederation, under the protection d BUONAPARTE, is one example. So late as 1817, a different fiscal system prevailed In the different provinces of the Prussian monarchy, • as it still prevails in Austria and Hungary, and it was only in 1818 that a law was passed which al lowed the unrestricted circulation of all foreign pro ducts which had once paid Customs-duties, and the free transit from province to province of all home productions throughont the whole of Prussia. That was a Zoll Verein for Prussia. A similar kind of Custom-house Union has for seine time existed of the three States of Bruns wick, Hanover, and Oldenburgh. In 1824, Bavaria, Wirtemberg, Hohenzollern-Sigma ringen, and Hohenzollern-Hechinger, embraced by treaty a common fiscal system, and did for their several States what Prussia had done for her provinces in 1818—established one tariff, one Customs boundary, with free circulation within it. Betwixt 1818 and 1830 Prussia had, by treaties, extended her Customs boundary, and included within Ducal Hesse, Lippe, Detmold, Niecklen burgh-Schwerin, and several other States. In 1831 the Saxon States and Electoral Hesse united 111 the Commons, too, a great number of petitions themselves to the Bavarian Custom-house system were presented. Whatever the Chartists may recom- For many years, therefore, there has been a gra• mend, there is yet no lack of appeals to the House. On the motion of Sir G. GILEV, an alteration was dual abolition of Custom-houses and tolls in snede in the Standing Orders relative to Divorce Germany, and a gradual extension of the Bills, by which the petitioner for any Bill who lies at- Custom-house frontier, till it has embraced tended the Lords shall be required to attend the Coin- the great bulk of Germany, which now, for mite of the Commons, and answer any questions put the first time, so far as tariffs and fiscal re to him. gulations are concerned, forms one State. In 1833 Sir JAMES GRAHAM gave notice of emotion with re- the Bavarian and Prussian branches were united, and gird to China, on the ...2d of April, but he was not pre- the Customs Union now embraces a population of F eed to state the exact form of words in which it will 26,000,000 souls, a territory of 8,252 square be couched. miles, with a Custom-house frontier of 1,064 miles. On Tuesday Mr. Hume is to move for returns of the noc-resideut incumbents in different parts of Eng- Thus the main object of this so called, but much Ihied ; and Mr. HINDLEY is to move for returns of the miscalled, Commercial Lea g ue, is to put an end to number of Churches and Chapels supported by volun- toils and Custom-houses for the different States tary contribution—a very proper matter to he known which belong to it, and to establish for them all before voting money to build churches that will never one fiscal system, and one Custom-house boundary. have congregations, and endow parsons who have no It did for the States of Germany included in it, inks• what the union between England and Scotland did Sir IL VIVIAN stated that it was by mistake he had for Great Britain ; it set trade free betwixt them, ascribed, on a former evening, the delay of the Report of the Military Commission to the Duke of WELLING- greatly to the benefit of both. As regards 26 mil -1 TON'S illness. It was caused by the pressure of bush. lions of Germans, says Dr. Bow RING, it was the ness on the Secretary. establishment of free trade, and it put an end to re. In answer to questions put by Sir J. GRALIAM, Lord strictions, duties, prohibitions, and Custom-houses, PALMERSTON stated that one of the ships having on between the various States which comprise the board opium having sailed away after the aggregate quantity of opium in the possession of the English at The unfortunate misnomer by which this Cus - Canton had been returned to the Chinese Commis - toms Union has been known in England , of Com aioaer, Captain ELLIOTT had been obliged to pur chase a quantity to make up the deficiency. Sir JAMES mercial League, has conjured up a host of prejn h.naiddanteaetend too t , t t hat ui th k e i opium, instead of beim -, destroyed, dices against it. It has been supposed to be a o eistaseoei could give o n o' ready to produce any further . a b p u n t ni o fi n e tlt point ' Lord Pat- Union to extinguish the manufactures and trade of information. He p w l is , bad not received an papers required, but he said to have been m. against our blockade. In answer to a y ade ac a c t ount of the remonstrances Canton by the Americans question put by Mr. J. A. S Lord J. RUSSELL stated that theobjects * of j our re ch rations against China were ---‘1 i l n n sul t t h s e fir d st England, and promote those of Germany. It has no such object. The Union is one thing, however, and the Tariff, or scale of duties which the diffe rent States may choose to adopt, is another. We mem, may hereafter discuss thiesxteptoitinetf. the At Union, present em rations P pa- e all observe, that the . bracing Bavaria, Prus to ofeain reparation for the offers-d to her Majesty's Superintendent Majesty's subjects, by the Chinese Government ' : and, in the second place, they were to obtain for the Wirtemberg, Saxony, and , and djurihes sia, with somewhat different interests in relation to England, is a guarantee that the common rariff never can be framed on a principle of hostility to merchants trading with China an indemnification for the our countyy. Were the interests of a ll the States loss of their property, incurred by the threats of vie. P recisel y the same as those of the manufacturing lenee offered by persons under the direction of the Parts of Saxony and Prussia, Chinese Government ; and , in the l ast p l a ce, t hey were be p ossi ble ; but if it be so framed as to be exclu to obtain a certain security that pe r so ns and property swots for their advantage it will break up t he such a Tariff mig ht in future trading with China shall be protected from in- Union. we shall ge, all stop now, quoting two passages salt or injury, Dad that their trade and commerce would of the Report. be maintained upon a proper footing.' not': "The it Zoll Verein,'. laVeerein It appears, by a statement of Lord PALMERSTON, says Dr. Bowing, "was often asserted to be, a union that the gentleman 'he had selected to be a Commis formed in hostility to intendedthe commercial interests of t prematurely l to create sioner for settling Portuguese claims had declined the other States—it wa,,Y a manufacturing population in ''a ry with or oppo office ; which will cause some delay. Mr. HUTT b roug ht l eewar d his motion concerning the sition to the manufacturing apt n i f tu i d t e ri s ' f of Great Britain—it was by no means the purpose Stade duties, the merits of which we have lately fully encourage ofi less the field than the factory. to sacrifice to misdirect explained to our readers. Mr. ii tr it a t , to o u r n t p o r table employment, ' motion. HAWES seconded th . e ctoasacrifice floriculture Lord P - ALMERSTON assured the House of his wish . The Zoll Verein was the substantial • expression and effect to have this question settled but ;* , of a general desire among a great nation, spilt • into many , it was compncated by small States, but still of common origin, similar mangers,- treaties with cessions of territory,and was by no means . so speaking the same language, educated in the same ;it-it simple as Mr. Hiner imaeined e was in communication 1 to communicate, to trade, to travel, without the annoyance with the Government of Hanover , and had received a I and impediments which the separate s.scal regulations of propcoition within a month.suggested to the Hon. I every one of their governments threw in the way, if, i n Member the propriety of .• lie 11 drawing his motion as ' the natural progres of things, the tariffs of the Zoll Ve. prem it ore. rein have bevoine hostile to the importation of foreign, and Mr. A. CHAPMAN would support the • ) especially of British produce, It is because our laws have Sir W. JAMES thought the Duke of mwetkion. prevented the greater extension of commercial relations LLINGTONT , , , COUIII settle the question, though he never 2W have rejected the payments they did anythiii, 1 with Germa e towards it, when he bad the power. - ' l ° have offere ed d y . we have forced them to m:lnufacture Mr. Later:incite:RE was unwini,,.; at what they were unable to buy—and we have put in their present to gi ve ng cheaply by refusing to an opinion on the subject, and hoped the motion would ~ heeds the means of nianufacturi u 'u ndre the surplus of their agricultural produce, the non-ex. be withdrawn. Mr. HUME recommended t; c employment of a 74- portalion of which has kept their mark :As so low that small • , great comforts to their i : , i( . l ., r in i 11 , jEsTy , - n ,, is r. , iges have been sufficient to gisa. 1 gun ship, but eis Ha. ~.. i , . s a%y corn- labourers. r;ged fn an old English 10-gun brig, and one of the - The . P objects tessels that wears her MAJESTY'S pennant ' 'novel cf all i would suffice to clear the Elbe of this piratical ob. proposed by the Zoll Verein were the re restretions to ieeeninunication and transit, the abolition of all intornal Custom-houses, the establishment ______ receipts on all imports and exports, according to of the struction. A vessel there to levy toll is no better than of a com mon tari ff and system of collection, and the re a pirate or a highway robber, and so it ought to be partition the population, among all the me m bers of the League." treated. We learn, however, from Dr. BOWRING'S Re port on the Prussian Custom-house Union , th at his Majesty of H s,NovEn has lately condescended to leave off taking Bd. for every package or parcel every passen ger carries up the Elbe. Our people have su b m itted to this piracy a great deal too long. The pre vious q uestion was put on Mr. HUTT'S motion, and agreed to. Lord TrioNinotryn moved to refer the petition of Mr, B. MILLS, a Surveyor of the Divisions of St. Pan cras, complaining of being removed on a pen s ion, to a Select Committee, and on a di vision carried his motion by 42 to 17. Sir E. SUGDEN, by quitting the House mal a pros, lost his turn, and his motio n concerning the Appellate Jurisdiction of the Hous e of Lords lapsed, greatly to the chagrin of the Learned Gentleman. The Committee on Ban kin g was nominated, and the several motions for adding other Gentlemen to those put clown by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER w ere not pressed, Sir R. PEEL having objected to the Committee that it was already too numerous. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the Committee be secret, which on a division was carried by 33 to 23, which, as Mr. HUME said, will, we are afraid, render the Committee useless. Lord MORPETH obtained leave to bring in a Bill to put an end to mendicancy in Ireland, and the SOLICI-. TOR - GENERAL to bring in a Bill to amend the Irish Tithe Act, substituting rent charges for Tithe compen sations, of which Mr. SHAW approved. The House adjourned at Ten o'Clock. At a Meeting of the Proprietors of the Bank of England yesterday, the Governor made a very re markable statement, both as an evidence of the great care with which the business of the Bank is managed, and the careful principles on which trade has lately been conducted. He said that up to the end of 1839 the Bank had discounted upwards of 40,000,0001. ; and of all that vast sum oalv three failures had occurred, so that the Bank would not lose 6001., or only about one seventy-thousandth part of the whole. Such a statement, though most astounding for us, did not satisfy some of the Pro prietors. The half-yearly dividend was declared to be 3i per cent. or 7 per cent. per annum, with a small increase to the rest, and an accumulating fund into the bargain. But while the merchants and manufacturers, out of whose profits the Bank lives, have been making little or nothing—many of them even losing, 7 per cent. did not satisfy some of the Bank Proprietors. They looked at the report ed extraordinary profits of the London and Westmin ster Bank, and were not contented. It was said that the profits of the Bank are not enough. Amidst a starving people it may be dangerous for these cor morants to be over greedy. The community is not prosperous, though the Bank of England is, and its immense profits, instead of being, as one of the Directors supposed, an evidence of the service it had rendered to the best interests of the commeicial world, are an evidence of its success in profiting by the general distress. How can the creation and loan of paper, which the Bank is always unable to pay on demand, and which is not issued on real ca pital—for the Bank capital has been consumed by the State—be advantageous to the best interests of commerce ? That the Bank, endowed by the State with a monopoly of credit, has flourished, while the bulk of the population has been in great distress, is not likely to add either to the popularity or the stability of the Bank. Sir DE LACY EVANS last night presented a petition from 200 officers of the Anglo-Spanish Legion, and gave notice that he would, after Easter, call the attention of the House to their claims. The Gallant Officer would fain have en tered into some explanation, both as to the de mands of the petitioners, and his own share of the transaction ; but that unfortunate regulation of the Reform Parliament—not to admit discussions on presenting petitions, which has rendered the right of petitioning a mere empty form—was enforced against him, and he was obliged to stop short. The sum certified yet to be due to the Legion amounts to 280,0001., and 28,0001. interest on arrears is said to have accrued since June, 1837. In V a representation of their case, which the officers of the Legion have published, they insist strongly on the Legion having been formed in ac cordance with the views of the Government, on their having entered the service on the faith they placed in our Government ; and they express asto nishment that the Government should have per mitted the matter so long to remain unsettled. It may, however, now be expected, as Spain is almost restored to tranquillity, as the country is gene rally prosperous, and as the revenue must be in creasing, that the Spanish Government should voluntarily fulfil its engagements. Now that it is deprived of every pretext for non-payment, it will no longer be unfriendly, on the part of our Go vernment, to insist o❑ the arrears of the Legio❑ being paid, and, in obedience to an unanimous vote of the House of Commons, already passed, the Ministers will no doubt use their best exertions to induce the Spanish Government to settle the de- iiiands. As long as they are unsatisfied, a sligl share of the stigma which attaches to the Spanis Government will cling to our own Ministers. We are happy to see that the excellent letters of the Reverend Mr. O'MALLEY, on the state of popular education in Holland, Prussia, Bel gium, and France, which lately appeared in the Dublin Evening Post, are now published by RIDGWAY in a collected form. The author, justly estimating the importance of correct information on the subject of education, as it is conducted in those Continental States in which it is made a national concern, determined to see with his own eyes, and judge for himself. He made an educational tour last summer through the countries above mentioned—examined carefully the working of the sys:em adopted in each—and has laid the result of his inquiries before the British public in the pamphlet before us. As soon as we can find room we shall give our readers a few extracts from this interesting work, and in the meantime we strongly recommend its perusal to all who are anxious that their judgment should be guided by the lights of experience, on ,a question which holds so prominent a place among the topics of the day. The Morning Herald of to-day calls Mr. HUTT a singularly noisy, empty personage," and says, " he de livered a very silly speech in a very furious fashion. The tolls levied by the King of HANOVER seem to him nothing better than the tribute formerly levied by the lleys of ALGIERS." Then the Herald goes on to enlighten its readers by such remarks as these : " This affair exhibits the insolence of Mr. HUTT and his coadjutors, no less than the utter meanness of Lord PALMERSTON, and his confederates. What right have we to complain of any amount of duties levied by the King of HANOVER on British manufactures? The King of HANOVER is as much justified in placing an exorbitant tax on British cotton and cutlery, as we are justified in placing an exorbitant tax on brandy. The King of HANOVER may have seen enough of the pestilential effects in England of free trade principles to induce him to limit, as much as possible, their operation in the dominions over which he reigns. His care to protect the industry of his subjects —or his desire to lighten their burdens, by raising from finvigners a portion of his revenues—deserves the ut most commendation." " It would be deemed discreditable in any English Ministry but the present—(the present Ministry can take no deeper stain of infamy than at taches to it already)—to apologise to an impudent bab bler like Mr. H Orr, for not interfering with the King of HANOVER'S unquestionable privileges !" The Stade Duties are not levied on commodities en tering the kingdom of Hanover, as the writer in the Herald asserts. The tolls are levied on every vessel which passes up the Elbe, by an armed ship, belonging to the King of Hanover, which lies at anchor off Stade. At least that armed vessel exacts a bond for the pay ment of those duties on the arrival of the vessel—not any Hanoverian port, buti n Hamburg. Till within a short time, his Majesty of HANOVER levied a toll of 8,1. on every box and parcel carried by every passenger in one of our steam vessels going to Hamburg. The Stade Duties have no more to do with the protection of Hanoverian industry or the encouragement of Hano verian trade than our Trinity dues hare to do with the Corn-laws. The Stade Duties are an impudent exaction, a Royal piracy, of which nothing can be said in the jus tification, but that they have long been much too pa tiently submitted to. The conceited impudence of the abusive writer of the Herald is only matched by his gross ignorance. They are indeed essential parts of the same shallow mind ; for the impudence to abuse Mr. HUTT so unjustly could not possibly co-exist with the least knowlege of the subject on which the Editor writes. NinthVee a H re o e u x s t e re o m f el c y o w nl e ti ll w p n le s as ia ed st w n i i t g h h t t he by ae L co o u r i d lt j g o iv i e m n ItessELL, of the objects of the expedition against China. They are such as, from the first news received of the opium siezure, we declared to be neces sary for the honour of our flag—for the per manent security of life and property in the Chinese ra ters for the prevention o f mor e extensive . bloodshed —and for the conservation of the Bri• tish Power in India. We repeatedly recommended to the Governme nt to insist upon reparation for the in sults and injuries offered to the British Superintendent and British subjects in Canton ; to compel repayme n t for opium which, a t the time of its seizars, was i n Bri tish ships, and which, without the threat of murdering an European community indiscriminately, was beyond the reach of the Chinese Government ; and, above all, s t c a n d i o n p s t u l such ts nmde injuries.nsuresas 14 1,4 •? o u w l d these, a r r e e p h e t a i p t ipoyn to state, arc precisely the objects of the Government ex pedition. res t outcry has been raised We are aware th at a g against the Government , b y a faction in this country, with a view to prevent M inisters from adopting such decisive, and, we will add, such humane measures ; but the object of that outcry was so notoriously at variance with what it pretended to be, that till we saw such a highly respectable and venerated name as that of 3050111 STOOGE associated with it, we c onsidered the best way was to treat it with utter conten pt. But Mr. STOOGEis a truly religious man, by principle opposed to ad wars, an d w h en un d er a n erroneous impres sion of f ,icts he appeals to the feelings of the religious world against what he denounces a " disgraceful and expensive war," it is no more than courteous i\lr. s T t u o i w t GanEr, on a theti,n• so incapable just :t z' s n(l fallen. of %%1111_11 deception to correct some mistakes into which I statement P'nil)et' o we his suppose , address eel s (t u ovcv t i, l iea l o o pt, i . ; l : i . no o ,E, f .r l that e t, the superintendent of British it- tr is ad a' ;_ng explicit so far compromised his official character and duty as to take under his protection one of the most extensive opium smugglers, and thus rendered himself justly liable to the penalties to which they were obnoxious ; and at the same time gave, as far as was in his power, the sanction of the British nation to the unrighteous vio lation of the Chinese laws." Now, this statement is calculated to convey a very erroneous impression of the conduct of the Superintendent. That he refused to deliver up to certain death a merchant accused of no crime but that of heir); concerned in the opium traffic, i- true, and, 3S the representative of the British Go ei ament, redounds to his honour ; but that ha thereby justly rendered himself liable to the same punish , ment, after having volunteered to prohibit the opium ' trade in conjunction with the Chinese Government, is what no humane, Christian-minded man, who has fully examined the question, can for an instant admit. So far from rendering himself amenable to a just interpre tation of the laws against opium smuggling, we have condemned, and do condemn, the zeal manifested by Captain ELLIOT in support of the Chinese authorities against the merchants. Thus, in a public notice to British subjects, dated so far back as December 17th, 1838, we find the following words :—" I, CHARLES ELLIOT, &c., do hereby formally give notice and require that all British-owned schooners, cutters, and otherwise rigged small craft, either habitually or occasionally engaged in the illicit traffic of opium within the Bocca Tigris, should proceed forth of the same within three days from this date, and not return, being engaged in the same illicit opium traffic." The Superintendent goes on to declare, that any British subject causing the death of a Chinese shall be as liable to capital punishment, as if the crime was committed within the jurisdiction of Westminster-hall; and he cau tions all British vessels from offering any resistance to the Chinese Custom-house officers, who are to be suff e r e d to seize and carry away al l opium without a hope of compensation on the part of the authorities. Surely this was far from the conduct of a person, who for an act which no British officer would disgrace himself by neglecting to perform, is to be held up as justly amen able to a law of capital punishment against opium traffickers ! Mr. STURGE talks of the horrors of wholesale car nage as if the Government intended to deluge China with innocent blood, and innocently adverts to the righ teousness of the EMPEROR in excluding a pernicious poi ' son from his people. Now it is not the introduction of the opium, but the " oozing out of the Sycce," or the native silver, that troubles the celestial authorities. In a memorial from the Councillor CI-too-Taut , ' to the Emperor, dated October, 1836, that officer says, in allusion to the native opium :—" From FUHKEEN, KWANGTUNG, CHEKEANG, SHANTUNG, YUNNAN, and KWEICHOW, memorials have been presented by the Censors, requesting that prohibitions should be enacted against the cultivation of the poppy, and against the preparation of opium ; but while nominally pro hibited, the cultivation of it has not been ;topped in those places. Of any of those provinces, except Yunnan, I do: not presume to speak ; but of that portion of the country I have it in my power to say that the poppy is cultivated all over the hills and the open campaign, and, that the quantity of opium annually produced there cannot be less than several thousand chests. And yet we do not see any diminution in the quantify of silver exported, as compared with any pre vious period. To what cause is this to be ascribed 'r To what but that the consumers of the drug arc very many, and that those who are choice and dainty prefer always the foreign article." Here are ix immense provinces out of the twenty-four which compose " the central flowery land," all confessedly growing opium ; and in such quantities as to cover bill and dale. But the wealthy consumer preferred the foreign article, and the consequent oozing out of the alver alarmed the Celestial Government. This, and not a regard for either the health or morals of the people, led to the prohibition of the traffic. We shall take another opportunity of throwing some necessary light on the mistaken notions about the pacific policy, humanity, and much-talked-of regard for life 01 he Chinese Government. This is the more imperative, as we maintain that our Government, in adopting ener ;uric measures, are pursuing the only truly humane course. The King of the BELGIANS experiences none of the difficulty of his Royal father-in-law the King of the FRENCH, in the formation of his Cabinets. 'Fruu, the task in itself is not so difficult; but LEOPOLD does not, after the Louis- PHILIPPE fashion, multiply obstacles by a system of finesse which aims at personal aggrandise ment at the expense of the political reputation of the members of his council. To destroy popular confidence in public men by openly dragging them through the filthiest sewers of political apostasy—to turn all faith in the pure patriotism of statesmen into ridicule, would seem to be the object of Louis PHILIPPE's constant endeavours. King LEOPOLD adopts a sater and more I.onourable. policy. His respect for the Constitution, and his regard to: the rights of his responsible advisers, is as great as that of the most liberal of his subjects. Content with the moderate exercise of the prerogatives which the Constitution assigns him, he exhibits no jealousy either of the talents or the policy of his Cabinet. He is too great and too honest a man to descend from the dignity of a Sovereign to be the head of a faction— the leading intriguer of his own Court. He affects no mystery—deals in no diplomatic cajolery—has no mid night interviews with the leaders of faction, in oppo sition to his Government. Accordingly, we are not surprised to learn from the Brussels Papers that a Ca binet is already all but officially appointed, consisting of M. LEBEAu,as Premier and Ministerof Foreign Affairs ; M. ROSIER, Interior ; Baron D'HUART, Public Works ; NI. DOLEY, Justice ; M. DUVIYIER, Finance ; and General NYPOLS, War. On the 16th instant, the KING gave audiences to all his ex-Ministers, and cor dially thanked them for the zeal they had manifested in his service. BELGIAN 1. UNDS-..BRUSSELS, MARCE IS. Actual Debt, 2) per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cant ..... 101% Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent...„..... 95% 3 per Cent. 74% Loan of City, 1934, 4 per Cent Society of Commerce, 4 %per Cent 109% Bank of Belgium, 5 per National Society Exchange on London (short) _Brussels Papers, March 18. DUTCH FUNDS.—AmsrEaDass, MARCH 17. Money. Bills. Actual Debt, S% per Cent Ditto, ditto 5 per cent. AsnortB,ndic,43 per cent 69% 9054 Ditto, ditto, 314 per cent — Commercial Company, 41,2 per cent 177% 179% Ditto (1832 and 1833) 5 per cent. Ditto is:37, 5 per cent. ISO 100% Loan 1537, 5 I ,er cent. Exchange on London, One month ll 95 Two months ...... 11 85 —Dutch Papers, March 18. HAMBURG BORSENHALLE, MARCH 14. Bills. Money. Austrian 5 per Cents. Bank Shares An g lo-Russian Loan 109% 109 Russian 5 per Cent. Ist series, Certificate Inscription, Ist Series 103% Russian 5 per Cent. Hops and Co. 3d and 4th Series 98% 93% Ditto in Certificates Dutch Actual Debt, 2% pec Cent 51% 51% Ditto 5 per Cent 9B Polish Bondi New ticket An g lo-Oanish Loan, 3 per Cent 74% '74% Norwegian Loan, 1834, 4 per Cent. lO2 Spanish, New 3 per Cents. 93% AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, MAR6H 10. * Five por Coats. Matailiques - ••••••• 109% Four per Cents. ......... ..... ...... ...• 1013 i, Three per Cents. Bank Shares —Attgcmeine Zeitung. March 15 The Paris Journals of Wednesday have all reached us. The following extracts include all the news they bring of any interest : SPAIN. A report of General Ramirez states that he has just trained a great advantage in the province of Guadalaxara. General Espartero, in his answer to an address that has been presented to him, expresses the hope that he shall soon be able to put an end to the vandalism which still desolates a part of Spain. It has been announced that Cabrera was drawing near to Mora. The Gazette de France accounts for this move ment by his desire to inspect the troops at the mouth of the Ebro. P asied Every thing, however, indic ates a speedy and vigorous renewal of military operations. A letter from Oberon says :--" On Wednesday four rears of pay of through this town , which carriages, heavily loaded, were said to ha ve a million in re ad y money, being a part of a loan negoti a t e d by Mr. Devan tes, our fellow-country man, on account of the S p anish Government. It is ziffirmed that this money is inte nded to discharge the ar- A letter from P a ssages of the 9th of March says :—" It is reported her e th a t the English sh i p s on this station have received orders to depart. The c orvette commanded by Espartero ' s arm y ." Lord John Hay is repairing its rigging and sails. A steam boat is just now p repar ing to set out for St. Sebastian or Santander." It is not the first time that the Englis h have announced Chair departure ; we shall see what the y will do this time. Rear-Admiral Mege, Governor of Martinique, desires his recall. His successor is not yet appointed --Le Commerce. The Univers says :—" Several j ourn als speak of the determination come to by the Ministry to confide to Gene ral Bugeaud the command of our army in Africa, and sub. sequently the Government of the whole colony. We believe that these journals are well informed.— Constitutionnel. ii,,,,k B ol o r U ta llS e E.-- PAKIs t , WEDNESDAY, MO , RCH 18 . .?irst highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price t eiich 5 per Cents ...... ll3 59 ... 113 75 ... 113 50 ... 113 50 4 per cent, lOO ..,, ic2 ... 102 ... 102 3 per Cents B3 70 . 83 75 ... 8 , ,1 55 ... 83 53 ntr , a 9 ...31/) ...3172 51) ...3180 Liittitte Bank 1,004)f. 5h..., 115;2 50 —1062 53 -.1062 50 ...I 62 50 50 001. , h. 5195 ...5195 ...5195 —5195 United States Bank Lo.arr. 19'.. i f ..• 9914 ••• 99 q ••• 9 IN isigiaii Bank 81,2 5) ... 91.2 5 ) ... 89 , ... 695 5 per Cents IOSN ••• 1 0 A ••• lON ••• 11151; 3 per Cents 74 90 ... 74 9) ... 74 90 ... 74 90 •ianish AC ive ,293i, _ ..2.9 , , ... t 29% ... 29ki Passive 7% ... 7% — Neapolitan 'lomat) 11:3% ... 101% ... 103% ... 1i3% RAILWAY SELAREs. Versailles, B. B 555 ... 555 ... M. 150 ... 552 50 L n :4,5 „.. 267 50 .......Ti ... 3.7 511 07 1 eans . . 4es .., 463 ... 4 )10 25 ... 491 '.5 t-izi.isburg to Slate 599 ...I: 6 ) ... C6O ... WO BRUSSELS, MARCH 18.-The avern2e price o f Wheat ]act week was 201% 46c., and of Rye 13f. 74c. The e xportation, therefore, is still proh:.bitcd, and Wheat free from import duty ; but Ilye is liable to a duty of 21f. 50c. per ROO kilogrammes. EVENING EDITION NEW NAVAL NOVEL EY THE AUTHOR OF " RATTLIN THE REEFER." Immediately, in 3 vols. post 3Ye., JACK ASHORE. By the Author of " Rattlin tke Reefer," 6' Outward Emma." Henry Colburn, Publisher ,13, Great i‘larlborongk-street. To be had at all the Libraries. LYRA URBANICA. Not ; CI, •-.! cola. post Bvo., with portrait of Captain Morris, H,E SOCIAL EFFUSIONS of the CELEBRATED CAPTAIN CHARLES MORRIS, of the late Life Guards, Member of the Beef-steak Club, tee. • Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. HIS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY PREMIUMS, which (though they are NO LOTTERIES) affer many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, SEINE BROTHERS, at HA3iBURGH, 37e NOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU TIONS. Persons iesirous to purchase, may receive, PRE VIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPEOTUS and PAR TICULARS, upon addressing WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAAIBURGH. P. S.—TWE NEXT DISTRIBUTION contains Portions of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, FIVE THOUSAND, TWO THOUSAND, ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED, ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT WUNDRED, SIX HUNDRED, FIVE HUN DRED. THREE HUNDRED, TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY, TWO HUNDRED, ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY, ONE HUNDRED AND T WENTY, ONE HUN DRED AND TEN, and ONE HUNDRED POUNDS, &C. amo unting to £13_2.11.C.........t0r THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, MAncn 20. Will be repeated Colley Cilsber's Comedy of THE CU DOUBLE GALLANT ; OR, THE SICK LADY'S RE. Sir Solomon Sadlife, Mr. W. Farren ; Atall, Mr. Chas. Mathews; Careless, Mr. G. Yandenhoff; Clerimont, Mr. J. Vining ; Lady Dainty, Mrs. Walter Lacy ; Lady Sadlife , Mrs. Niebett ; Clarinda, Madame Vestris ; Wishwell, Mrs. Orger. After which, the New Divertisement, entitled LES CHAMPS ELYSEES. The Characters by :Master W. Smith (pupil •f Mr. Osear $y : 10, Miss Fairbrother, Miss Ryalls, Mrs. Gibson, M iss Kendal, Miss E. Kendal, Messrs. C. J. Smyth, Ridgway, Gib son, &v. &c. To *include with the Farce of CHAOS IS COME AGAIN. Dross Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 33. id.; First and Second Circles, 55.; Second Price, 2s. 6d. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s. ; Gallery, Is. Doors to be opened at half-past 3:x—the performances to commence at Seven e'Clock. Tickets and plat is fir the Boxes to be taken at the Box-of fice, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Increasing suceess•fthe -s- CityApprentiee, which continues to attract crowded and delighted audiences. First week of an entirely new Drama, replete with powerfully impressive and interesting situations. THIS EVENING, NIARCII 20. Will be acted, an entirely new Drama, entit'ed THE POCKET BOOK ; OR, THE TWO FA:MI lES. Supported by the entire strength •f the Company. After which, a Historical Drama, depicting England in 1664, Batbadoes in 1665, 0 d Lenden in It 66, with a representa tion of the Great Fire of London, entitled THE CITY APPRENTR E; or, THE THREE LILIES. To conclude with THE FALLS OF THE CLYDE. NEW STRAND THEATRE. Delightful Delusions—Paralysing Paraphernalia—Mighty Magic—Wizard Wonders—lnconceivable Incantationa—Tre mentions Transforraations—Awe Attentive Audiences— Crowd crewing Cabalistic Cogency. What ! when :be Public haw an opportunity of witnes.ing the disclo,ure of the deep deposi torits of Barth, air, fire, and water, shaathey 104, come ? Y es , and they do coa,e. Crow.led houses testify the intArest they feel in the Performances of the WIZARD of the NORTH, who will continue bis marvels THIS AND TO-MORROW EVENINGS, And every evenin; during' next week, concluding with the cele brated GUN DELUSION. Boxes, 2s. tid., See )14(1 Price, Is. bd. ; Pit, Is. 6d , Second Price Is. ; Gallery, 13. No Second Priee. TO CORRESPONDENTS. We rcoeived the letter addressed to the Master-General of the Ordnance on feeding cavalry hors,s, but we thought it should have been addressed directly to Sir Hussey Vivian ; and as it did Lot contain inforreatio., of a ge neral interest, we declined inserting it. HIGH WAlElt AT LONDON EsnlOtlE TO-MORROW. Wming a! tiatilutea atLr 3 I Evening...... 6 minutes otter 4, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1840. THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN-EXCHANGE. This week's arrivals of Grain and Flour have been larger than for many weeks past. The Wheat trade has become so very heavy that the factors have submitted to a further reduc tion of 2s. to 3s. per quarter since Monday last. Barley also (lull, and scarcely maintained last quotations. In Beans and Peas no variation. The large Oat supply went off very slowly, and this article, except for very fine, was ls. per quarter lower than on Monday. In the Flour trade very little doing. 3MITHFIELD, A 'bort ' , apply ; and prices in gerwal lower than vu Monday is t; - very few buyer,, and those purchased very sparingly. Beef, 3s. 2d., 4a. 2d. to 4s. dd. ; Mutton ' 3s. &1., 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; Veal, 4s. 10d. to ss. &L ; Pork, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. Cattle at Market—Beasts, 395; Sheep, 2,150 ; Pigs, 417 ; Calves, 113. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. 1 . Supp les good, and p rices much the same as last quoted. Turbot, 6s. to 20s. ; Cod, 4s. to 12s; Salmon, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per lb. ; Oysters, 245. to 60s. per bushel • Soles, 6d. to 4s. per pair ; Lobsters,Zls. to 4s. ; Whitings, 4d. to Bd. ; and Had docks, Bd. to Is. 2d. TEA MARKET. The declaration of Lord Palmerston, relative to the objects of the war with China, has put th' holders of Tea in better spirits. The Tea Market was very dull indeed, and what was sold was mostly sold for prompt. TALLOW MARKET. P.Y. C. quiet, and the nearest price 51s. 6d. SPIRIT MARKET. All kinds of spirits were flat, and priees for Rum, Brandy, and Geneva, little better than nominal. British Corn Spirits in steady demand, at 10s. per gallon. . COLONIAL MARKET. _ _ . There was but one public sale of Colonial produce, viz., 2,000 robins Malabar Pepper, which fetched market prices, British Plantation Sugar sells slowly, without any variation in price. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(TMIS DAY). FALMOUTH, MARCH 18.—Wind E. to N. E.—Arrived the Lyra packet from Havannah, Belize, and Mexico; Magnet packet, West Indies. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 19.—Wind E. to N. N. E.—Arrived the Eve, Marshall, from Monte Video—sailed December 22 ; Sir Henry Parnell, Airth, Monte Video ; Globe, Almer, and Liverpool, Davenport, New Orleans ; Cara van, Nicholls, and Romulus, English, Savannah ; Ram say, Hill, St. John's, New Brunswick, leaky ; Baldassai, Mediterranean. Sailed the Johnston, Spencer, for Deme rara; Frances Ann, Saul, and Susannah Cumming, Salter, New York ; Sarah, Redhead, and Belle Barbara, Barrow, Halifax. SALCOMBE, MARCH 18.—Sailed the Felicity, Vincent, for Malaga. SUNDERLAND, MARCH 17.—Sailed the Baron, Hall, for New York. SCILLY, MARCH 17.—Arrived the Durham, from Val paraiso ; Norman, Bond, Jamaica. KINGSTOWN, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Atalanta, White, from Malaga. WORKINGTON, MARCH 18.—Arrived the Horatio, Bell, from Sierra Leone. MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Liverpool letter containing the Cotton Market has not been received as yet. We have received the Journal of Antwerp of yester day's date. HAGUE, MARCH 16. —The Council of State assembled this day to examine the Project of the reversion of the fundamental law which the Government proposes to submit to the States General. The Councillor of State, Band, Member of the Mixed Commission at Utrecht, arrived here yesterday. It is not known whether his return is caused by necessity, or that new difficulties have taken place in the operations of the ab6ve Commission. It is believed that he will be replaced. Other accounts from Utrecht state that the Commission has been suspended for eight days, and several Members have already taken their departure. EXCHANGE OF AMSTERDAM, MARCH 17.—The general state of the funds (National) are in general more fa vourable. The purchase of the Integrales for the account of English houses caused a rise of per cent. in the ac. tions of the Society of Commerce for the liquidation of the 13th May. Tll2rc were several purchases, which closed at 1771, and opened to-day at 178, and were done at 179. Arduin's Spanish - improved, but no business of import ance was done in them. Dutch Funds, 17th of March, 51 15.16 ; Five per Cents., 98 ; Ardoin's Spanish, 26 5-16. The Dutch mail has arrived, of the date of the 18th of March, bringing the prices rather better from Amsterdam, of the 17th March, Two-and-a- Half per Cents., 41i to 15-16 ; Five per Cents., 97 15-16 to 98. The above papers do not contain any news of importance. With the exception of the usual foreign mails, French, Ostend, and Dutch, we have no other arrivals worth no- tieing, in consequence of which speculating in the Funds, es well as in commercial transactions, continue inactive at present, and a dullness pervades the City. TILE FUNDS. Consols opened this morning at the leaving-o$ quotations of yesterday, 90 i Money ; Account, 914 ; Exchequer Bills, 17 19 prem. ; India Bonds, 1 3 prem. Bank Stock for the opening 177 179 ; India Stock, 247 249. In the Foreign Market most of the prices are nominal. Spanish Active, 284 29 ; Deferred, 141 ; Passive, 74 4 ; Portuguese, 344 ; Three per Cents., 244 ; Colombian, 244 254; Mexican, 284 291 ; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents., 524 4; Five per Cents. 1004 1011. PRICEs ur STUCK:, THIS DAY Al UNE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock India Stock - 3 per Cent. Red. 3 per Cents. C0n...... % :3s ? uer Cent I 3itt - o Red. Ditto Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Now 3y, pei Cent o9g ! 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500... 18 18 pin. Jan 5, 18611 — i Ditto Small l9 16 pm. Oct. 10, 1859 — Ditto Commercial dls. Jan. 5, 1800 l3li Ditto Advertised ...... pm. Jan. 5, ll'Al — Bank Stock for Account ... 178 Aprils, 1880. — India Stock for Account ... .-- Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account Ol PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE OCLOCk. Austrian Bonds —, Peruvian tonsis — Belgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazilis ri Bonds Ditto Account 3nenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account ......... - -- -- Ditto Account - - Portuguese Bonds - - Ditto New Bonds - - , Ditto Accoun' - -1 Ditto, 3 per Cent Cent - - Ditto Account — :hilian 3ond I Ditty nt :o:umt ian Beals Ditto iccaL ut Columbian 3: 7 d 5,1824 r.,:0 ii:anioh Bonds Prussian Bonds —, Russian Bends, 1821 -- - Ditto Account - - Ditto Metallic — —, Spanish Bonds 24;434 Ditto Account. — i Passve __ .756 —......,.. Ditto Att.( :nt — Deferred 13 3 ,; Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent....... —f. —c. Ditto Bonds, 15=5 — -- 4 per cent. —4. —c. Ditto Account — -- 3 per cent. Bll. 25:. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent —.--- Exchange. 2sf. 40c Ditto Account — Dutch, 23 per cent. — Ditto, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account N eapolitan......« ...... .. ...... ... Ditto Acc0unt......... — PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. L , ndon and Blackwall Railway 17% 15 London and South Western Provincial Bank of Ireland lIALF-PAZT ONE. The intelligence from Stockholm informs us that the four grand ports of the kingdom have declared the urgency of a reform of the fundamental law, and that in a few days the project of the revision is to be laid before the King. This first important step, without doubt, will lead to a general reform of all the institutions. Money continues in the House at the rate of 5 per cent. Consols are a shade lower than in the early part of the morning, and may be quoted 91 for the Account ; Money, 901. Exchequer Bills, 17 18 16 18, prem. Is. lower. In India Bonds nothing done. Bank Stock for the open ing, 178. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Active a shade lower, 281. In Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. nothing done. Five per Cents. also a shade lower, 1011. The Hamburg and Jamaica mails not as yet arrived. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS: Bank Stock lndia Stock 3 per Cent. Red 3 per Cent Cuts 90% Ditto Old Annuities 3!.,', per Cent. Red 1004 i Ditto New Annuities Sew 3!..', per Cent , 19!‘ ) , Ex. Bills, 1,0001 2d 18 pm New 5 per Cent , Ditto 5001 18 pm Long Annuities to expire , Ditto Small l6 pm Jan. 1860 Oct. 1859 • - India Stock for Acct 179 Jan 1860 FORM() N FUNDS Austrian, 5 per cent Bolgian, 5 per cent Brazilian Bonds rluenos Ayres, 6 per cent — Chilian, 6 per cent Colombian, 6 er cent Ditto, 1824 Danish, 3 per cent... ...... Greek Bonds, 1825, sper et. Mexican, sper cent Ditto,ti per cent.. 1825 — l'eriivian,lB2s, 6 per cent • Sli Portuguese Bonds, sper cent. Ditto, New Ditto Prussian, 5 per cent — Russiara Bonds, 5 per cent 112 3i' Ditto, Metallic — 'Spanish. 5 per cent 2S Ditto, Deferred French, 5 per cent. 113 f. 25c. Exchange —l. —c French, 3 per cent 64f. 25c. Dutch, 214 per cent. 5 2 34 Ditto, 5 per cent. lOl% ARES. Great Western Railway Ditrri Vew Shares 3014 London and Brighton Railway London and Blackwall Railway London and South Western Railway 4174 London and Croydon Railway (Trunk) North Midland Railway Ditto New Shares York and North Midland Railway 5O Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to give permission for her private band to attend the approaching Fes tival of the Royal Society of Musicians, at which his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge will preside. Her Majesty the Queen Dowager paid visits to the Princess A ugus t a an d t h e D uc h ess of Gloucester on Wed nesday. The Duke of Cambridge visited her Majesty yesterday. The Princess Augusta visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. The Hereditary Prince of Saxe Coburg Gotha left Buckingham Palace on Wednesday morning, on a visit to the Duke of Beaufort, at his seat at Badminster, Gloucester shire. The Duke of Newcastle is shortly expected in town from Clumber Park, Notts, for the season. The Attorney-General returned to town yester day from the York Assizes. __ _ 'The Council of king's College have appointed Mr. Arnott consulting surgeon, and Dr. Watson consulting physician, to their new hospital. MR. DRUMMOND.-The Irish people will re juice to learn that Mr. Drummond has returned to town from Cheltenham in prfeetly renovated health,—Dublin Eve n i ng Post. It has been stated erroneously' that the late Lady Tyntn Caldwell was the widow of the late Sir Charles Tynte, Bart. Her ladyship was the widow of the late Sir James Tynte. Sir Charles Tynte, of Halswell, Bart., died in 1785 ; and his extensive estates in England and Wales devolved upon his nephew, Colonel Tynte, of Halsi,vell, late 31. P. for Bridgwater. The Earl and Countess Powis, accompanied by Viscount Clive, have returned to Powis Castle, after a brief staff• in town. Viscount St. Vincent and the Hon. Miss Jervis have arrived in town from Mcaford Stone, the family seat near MAP OF CHINA A map of this unknown country has been long wanted, and never more wanted than at the present moment, when the " Red-haired Barbarian" is almost at open war with the " Celestial Eye." Mr. Wyld, of Charing Cross, has supplied the deficiency. Hitherto the sfeograpby of China was laid down chiefly from the uld maps of the Jesuit missionaries, the history of Cun►te, the ,ketch appended to the account of the Dutch embassy in the seventeenth century, and the meagre accounts of only particular routes given in the history of the embassies of Lord Macartney and Sir George Staunton. Mr. Wyld has availed himself of these, but has had recourse chiefly to the maps and atlasses published at Pekin and Canton in the Chinese character, which give the proper position of the inland towns, the amount of population, and the production of the various districts, together with the boundaries and correct names of the different provinces. It is remarkable, however, that though in these Chinese publications the interior of the country is given fully, and, as is supposed, accurately, the sea coast and islands are very imperfectly delineated, as if that singular people were anxious to keep foreigners ignorant of the inlets, harbours, and forts along the shore. These defects have been supplied by reference to a valuable map in the possession of the East India Com pany, as well as from communications made by officers in the navy and in the merchant service. The posi tion of the forts and defensible points is the result of particular observation. All the names of the places are inscribed nearly as they are pronounced by the na tives. The whole country is divided into twenty-three provinces, and each of these is divided into tool, choos, tings, and liens, corresponding to our hundreds, ridings districts, and parishes. One of the provinces, Tche- Kiang, the great tea country, contains a popula tion as great as that of the United Kingdom, namely 26,256,784. The total population of the empire, as published in the Imperial Almanac, amounts to about 375,000,000 inhabitants, or nearly one-half of the popu lation of the world. This particular return, we believe, most people will doubt. The map is in one sheet, of a large size ; it is beautifully executed, contains the name of every town and river, and is sold at a moderate price. CHINESE WAR. TO THE CHRISTIAN PUBLIC OF GREAT BRITAIN. I may be accused of presumption in thus addressing you, but when the nation is about to be plunged in a disgraceful and expensive war, which must cast a re proach on the name of Christianity throughout the world, it becomes the duty of every individual, however humble, to raise his voice against it. It is now too notorious to require entering at large into the subject, that the guilty traffic in opium grown by the East India Company to be smuggled into China, at length compelled the Chinese Government to vindi cate the laws of the empire, which prohibit its introduc tion, and to take decisive measures for the suppression of the traffic, by the arrest of the parties concerned in it at Canton, and the seizure and destruction of the opium found in the Chinese waters. It is also well known that the Superintendent of the British trade (Captain Elliot), so far compromised his official character and duty as to take under his protec tion one of the most extensive opium smugglers, and thus rendered himself justly liable to the penalties to which they were obnoxious ; and at the same time gave, as far as was in his power, the sanction of the British nation to this unrighteous violation of the Chinese laws.* The following fact, however, is not so generally known :—An individual, now in this country, who has acquired immense wealth by this unlawful trade, has been in communication with the Government, and his advice, it is presumed, has, in no small degree, in fluenced the measures they have adopted, though he is a leading partner in a firm to which a large proportion of the opium that was destroyed belonged, and e.t the very time he was claiming compensation, or urging a war with China, his house in India was sending armed ves sels, loaded with opium, along the coast of China, and selling it in open defiance of the laws of that empire. It is well known that double pay has been given to some parties engaged in hastening and accompanying the armament to China, and that at our arsenals the Sabbath has been employed to expedite the completion of the required instruments of destruction ; and besides the addition to our taxation for the increase of the army and navy, the price of tea has advanced more than Is. 3d. per lb., which, on the annual consumption of the kingdom amounts to upwards of two and a half millions I sterling, chiefly paid by the working classes. This information was some time ago communicated to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on authority which he did not and could not dispute, with the names of the vessels and the parties concerned, the number of chests of opium on board, the enormous profits they were realizing, &c. It is possible that the Government, and even a ma jority of Parliament may resolve to trample upon laws human and divine, in slaughtering the peaceable inhabi tants of China, and thus cast a deep stain upon the Christian profession, which time will never efface. But you who claim more than a name to Christianity have a duty to perform. Remember that your property must contribute to defray the large expenditure for the sup port of this war ; in which a nation of upwards of 300,000,000 of people, who have been at peace for aees, arc now to be attacked and murdered by Christian Bri tons, because they endeavoured, in the most legitimate manner, to enforce their laws against Englishmen, who persisted in illegally introducing the most deadly poison into their country, by which the lives of tens of thousands of their people were annually destroyed. A wholesale carnage, which it is frightful to contem plate, has already begun, I and surely the disciples of the Prince of Peace cannot be held guiltless if they are silent on this occasion. Is it not the duty of every one, of whatever religious denomination, solemnly to protest against such a war as this, although net prepared with me to condemn all war as forbidden under the Christian dispensation ; and if our legislators treat your remon strances with contempt or indifference, the people of China may hereafter learn that it was not the disciples of Him whose doctrines the missionaries have preached who are engaged in their destruction, but a party in power, who, though professing the name, possessed not the spirit of Christianity. May the blessing of the Most High rest upon your la bours in opposing this iniquitous war ; but should He in His inscrutable wisdom permit it to proceed, and should the blood of murdered nations be hereafter visited upon us, in just retribution, may you possess the consoling re flection, that these crimes and calamities of your country were evils you could not avert. I am very respectfully, JOSEFH STURGE. Birmingham, 3d month, 18th, 1840. s Sec Thelwall's " Iniquities of the Opium Trade," and King's " Opium Crisis." t The advocates of this war urge as its justification the conduct of the Chinese, to which they have been driven by our violation of their laws; but every candid man will ac knowledge the absurdity of this plea, even if their alleged facts were proved. Several of the Chinese junks have been sunk ky the cannon of the British ships, and about 900 of their people are said to have been destroyed on this occasion. His Royal Highness the Duke cf Cambridge yesterday honoured the establishment of Messrs. Hodgson and Graves with a visit, to see Hayter's grand historical picture of the Coronation, with which his Royal Highness was pleased to express the greatest approbation. The Princess Mary accom panied his Royal Highness. The accouchement of the Duchess of St. Al bans is expected to take place at Holly Grove, Highgate, where their Graces are now staying. The Dowager Marchioness Conyngham has arrived at Hamilton-place, from Bifrons, Kent, for the season. The Marquis Conyngham, and his eldest sor, Lord Mount charles, have arrived at Gresham's Hotel, Kinston, en route to town, from Slane Castle. The Nlarchioness of Ailesbury left Grosvenor. square on Thursday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Car• digan at Deene Park, their seat in Northamptonshire. Lord and Lady Albert Conyngliam and family are staying at Alickelham Hall, near Dorkin4., where they will remain until alter Easter. Her Ladyship is still in delicate health. The Marquis of Douro is about to break up his establishment in Belgrave-street, preparatory to leaving town with the Marchioness fur Strathfieldsaye, wnere they purpose staying a month and then go to Scotland, on a visit to the Mar quis and Marchioness of Tweeddale, at Yester House. The Lord Bishop of Lincoln has purchased an estate at Riseholme, in Lincolnshire, for the purpose of becom ing the permanent episcopal house of residence of the Rev. Prelate and his successors, instead of the present episcopal Palace at Buckden, in Huntingdonshire. The Earl of Catdigan has let his splendid man sion in Carlton-gardens, which was occupied last season by Prince Louis Napoleon, to Mr. Spcttiswoode, and has re sumed the occupancy of the family residence in Portman square, adjoining Earl Beauchamp's. Baron Rothschild is expected to arrive at Mivart's Hotel to-morrow, from Paris. Tho Marquis of Lansdowne had a dinner party yesterday at Lansdowne House. FIRE AT MARLEY HoUsE.—Soon after the arrival of he Bath mail, last evening, we were informed by a gentleman (who received the intelligence from the guard) that Marley House, near Brent, the seat of the Dowager Lady Carew, was on fire. On the arrival of the Nonpareil coach, we learnt that the house was in one mass of flame, and that the servants connected with the establishment had hastily informed the passengers that there were no hopes of subduing the confla gration.—Plymouth Journal. Lapo: to has set off express for St. Ntersburgh to conclude a negotiation into which he has entered with the incomparable T ag li on i, w h o i s now p er f orm ing with eclat at the Imperial Tlyzatre in that capital. Ii the mission of the ma, stager should prove suceessful, the celebrated danseuse will ap pear at her Majesty's Theatre soon after Easter. EVENING EDITION. PARLIAM DIVISION. (From the Potes and Proceedings of Me House of Commoni.) THURSDAY, M Rcu 19. BANKING ESTABLISITMENTS COMMITTEE. Motion made, and question put., " That the said Committee be a Committee of Secrecy :"—The House divided:— MAJORITY—AYES, 33. Baines, Edward--Leeds i Hughes, NV. B..—Caruarvon Baring. F. Portsmouth i Lynch, A. H.—Galway Barr}, G. S.—Cork Co. Mildmay, P. St. John —Winches. Gower, John—South Durham ter 3rumst on, T. W.—Essex South Morpeth, Lord—Yorkshire 3rothe, W. B.—Sali,bury Palmerston, Viscsunt—Tiverton Bruges, W . H. L --Bath , Peel, Rt. Hon. sir R.—Tamwortts Chetwynd, Major W.—Stafford Pigot, David Richard.—Clournoll Dick, Quintin—Maldou Rae, Right Hon. Sir Wm.—Bute Douglas, Sir C. E.—Warwick Round, Charles Gray—Essex N. Fremantle, Sir Thomas—Bucks Rundle, John—Tavistock Fre litiald, James Wm.—Penryn Shaw, Bight Hon. F.—Dublin Un. 4: oulburn, Right Hon. H.—Cam Style, Sir Charles—Scarborough bridge University 'Tufnell, Henry—Devonport Graham, Bight lion. Sir J. R. G IWodehouse, Edmond—E. Norfolk Bt.—Pembroke I Wood, G. W.—Kendal Hobhouse, Right Hon. Sir J. C.— Yates, J. Ashton -Carlow Nottingham TELLERS. Hodges, T L.—West Kent Clay, William—Tower Hamlets Hodgson, Rd.—Berwick-on.Theed i Gordon, ltobert—Windsor MINORITY. Aglionby, H. A.—Cockermouth Bainbridge, E. T.—Taunton deamish, F. B.—Cork Blewitt, Reginald—Monmouth J Brotherton, .—Salford Duke, Sir James—Boston Dundas, C. W. D.—Flint Ellis, Wynn—Leicester Fielden, John—Oldham G'sbome, Thomas—Carlow Hindley, Charles—s..hton Houhoube, 'l'. Benj.—Rochester Langdale, Hon. C.—Knaresbo. rough -NOES, 32. Lister, E. Canliffe—Bradford M'Taggart, John—Wigton, &c., Morris, D.—Carmarthen O'Connell, M. J.—Kerry 1 Pechell, Captain—Brighton Rushbrooke, Colonel—Suffolk Salwey, Lieut.-Col.—Ludlow TurnerAFAlmund—Truro Vere, Sir C. B.—East Suffolk Vigors, N. A.—Carlow Co. TELLERS. Hume, Joseph—Kilkenny 'O'Brien, W. S.—Limerick Co. The Marquis of Westminster has forwarded to the Committee of the Butchers' Charitable Institution a dona tion of 20 guineas. PRINCE ERNEST OF SAXE COBURG.—NOR THAMTON, MARCH 18.—The Prince Ernest arrived at the George Hotel, Northampton, this morning, aceompanied by Lord Alfred Paget, Colonel Anson, and suite, :to hunt with the Earl of Chesterfield's hounds, at Brockhall. An elegant breakfast was prepared at the above hotel for his Serene Highness by order of Lord Chesterfield. His Serene Highness then proceeded to cover in a carriage and four belonging to the Noble Earl. The bells rung merrily, and his Serene Highness was cheered most heartily by one of the largest assemblages of people that ever greeted a Royal personage in this town. We regret to say the noble master of the hounds was too ill to attend himself. The Prince, after hunting, partook of a de jeuner a la fourchette at the George Hotel, and proceeded to Deene Park, the seat of the Earl of Cardigan, in one of the Queen's carriages. The Northampton races and Pytchley Hunt ball take place next Wednesday, when a srlendid amora -1 blage of fashion is expected. - Viscountess Palmerston will hold an assembly to-morrow evening, on Carlton-terrace. Her Ladyship's youngest son, the lion. Charles Spencer Cowper, late Private Secretary to Lord Palmerston, has arrived at Florence, where he is appointed Secretary of Legation. The Marquis of Northampton has issued cards of invitation to Lord Hill, Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Monteagle, and a distinguished party of Noblemen, for a grand dinner on Saturday week, previous to his Lordship's soiree. The project of the canal of the Pyrennees, to unite the German Ocean wits the Mediterranean, has been discussed in the French Chamber of Deputies, as one of the greatest im portance to the inhabitants of the southern departments. The general advantages of avoiding the passage through the Straits of Gibraltar, and of facilitating the communication between France and Spain, are dwelt on by the advocates for the com pletion of the canal, and there seems to be a feeling that the departments adjoining the Pyrennees have been too much neg lected. The convenient retreat from Spain which such a canal would afford to an army is likewise brought forward. Petitions on the subject prayed a reference to the President of the Council and the Minister of Public Works, which the Chamber has decreed. Peter Divine, one of the prisoners convicted of rioting in July last, died in Newcastle House of Correction on Wednesday evening, of inflammation of the lungs. He was 22 years of age, and his cond uc t, when in prison, is described as most excellent. He has left a wife and an infant about two months old. At the Yorkshire Assizes, John Dunnell, a ged 18, and William Peacock, aged 34. were charged with commit ting a rape on an old woman, 77 or 78 years of age. They were found guilty of an assault, and sentenced to two years' hard labour. The invitations to the Marchioness of Lans downe's grand fete to her Majesty and Prince Albert, on Thursday, the 2d of next month, include, with few exceptions , the whole world of fashion. Up to yesterday, we understand , nearly 1,000 cards had been issued. The gala will be distin guished for the taste and liberality for which the Noble Mar chioness has been so long remarkable ; in addition to the capa cious means which the regular establishment of the Noble Lord President's mansion affords, several temporary accemmodations will be added. COMMERCIAL GAS COMPANY.—At a nume rous and highly respectable meeting of the parishioners of St. Mary's, Whitechapel, last Tuesday, at the Red Lion Tavern, convened for the purpose of inviting the co-operation of trades men of the district to facilitate the introduction of the Gas Company into the district ;'James Goldie, Esq., in the chair; a resolution was unanimously adopted that the gas consumers of the district should identify themselves as shareholders of the Company, and otherwise render them every possible assistance , as the only means of securing to themselves and the public a good supply of gas at the lowest possible price. THE QUEEN'S STAG HOUNDS.—The meet ing on Monday last was fixed for Dawley-wall, where the gal lant deer (named after Prince Albert) was turned out, and after due law was given, the hounds were laid on ; the hounds faced the grass for Harrow ; but at Down Farm he cut back through Cox's Park, and out by the Uxbridge-commo n side, where it was back again. This let a great many Macadamizers in. The deer, now anxious to get to the country, first faced, cut over by Clarke's Park, and on to Ickenham, a fine open hunting country towards Ruislip, Eastcoat, and mounting to Pinner, having in his headings taken the very best of the Harrow country. After facing.. Pinner he faced thr.: open country towards Butcher-heath. On clearing the hill, the deer tried the Marquis of Abercorn's, but the hounds were not to be shook off; he then cut down hillto Stan more, and jumped Drummond's Park, where we had the plea sure of seeing him safely taken, after a most brilliant chace over a fine hunting country, of one hour and thirty minutes. Lord Kinnaird, Davis, and the whips, were all up w ith the hounds at the take, which w as a hi g hl y sa ti s f ac t ory one a fter so good a run. Since the secession of Mrs. Glove r f ro m the Olympic, rendered necessary by her engag e m en t a t th e Hay market Theatre, the part of Mrs. Fitzsmyth, so a bl y s ustained by her in the laughable burletta, The Ladi es ' Cl u b, has te!ra taken up by Mrs. Stirling with a degree of talent and slant that leave no cause to regret her appropriation of the part- i t is indeed an excellent piece of acting, all life and fun and laugh ter, and with the exertions of the rest of the corps dramatique attracts full houses nightly. THE CASTLE GUARD--ST. PATRICK'SDAY• —The guard at the Castle was relieved this morning with the usual parade, but not amidst the same scenes of diabbffi e which have heretofore distinguished the ceremony on the an niversary of " the great and good St. Patrick." The band en' tered the,. Castle-yard playing Patrick's Day—a considerab le. crowd was waiting its arrival, and received it with three cheers*, The airs were immediately c h ange d, w hi c h d i d not give much satisfaction to those wh o expec t e d a d ance. After the gua rd had been relieved, it moved off playing the favourite tune, an d thw crowd quietly separated. His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant appeared at the windows ; he was plainly attired, but wore as his right breast a goodly sized shamrock, on the other a bril liant star. His Excellency and party appeared greatly arntlae'l with the antics of some o f t h e crow d . He was repeatedly an warmly cheered.—Dublin Evening Post, ORANGE PROCESSIONS.—At the Antrim As sizes Jos. Hamilton and fifteen other persons submitted to an indictment, charging them with forming part in an Orange pro cession on the 12th of July. They were each sentenced to two months' imprisonment, and to give security for future gam' conduct. GOLD SPECTACLES, Twenty-five Shillings Pe r , Pair. Elega n t Li g ht B es t G o ld Spectacles may lie selected from to suit any Sight at the above price, at T. COX SAVORY'S, Goldsmith, &c., 47, Cornhill (Seven doors from Grace church-street), London. A Pamphlet containing a List of the Prices of Silver Spoons and Forks, Tea and Coffee Services, and other Silver Plate, Plated Wares, Plated on White Metal Spoons and Forks, Watches, Clocks, &e., with Drawings of the articles, will I)i' forwarded gratis and post free, in answer to a post laid aPPI I " cation. - BIRTHS. On the 18th inst., at Freshwater, Isle of Wight, the lady Captain Crozier, R.N., of a daughter. On the 17th inst., at Edgbaston, near Birmingham, the hdY of J. C. Chaplin, Esq., of a son. On the 18th inst., the lady o f C yr il J . Monkhouse, of Craven-street, Strand, of a son. On the 17th inst., at Park Cottage, Paddington, the ladY of Francis Heathcote, Esq., of a daughter. On the Fith inst., at Ki r k a ld y , Fi fesh i rc, Mrs. Henry Be veridge, of a son. On the 18th inst., the wife of J. D. Scripps, Esq., of 31 0 °0 - street, Grosvenor-square, of a daughter. On the 19th inst., at Clapham, Mrs. Thomas Howell, of a s°ll. . On the 19th i ns t., t h e l a d y of T. P. L. Hallett, of Linc°l° 5 . inn, Esq., of a son. f On the 19th i ns t., a t Ch ester -square, Mrs. William StOP-° -411, of a son. FisOhnert,hoenll7ytshoninsot'f' tlaitel6BlAaidtßine RoLuliteEhu,Dtetniiaentß.cevoloCnehiarlFeissbFeerrre: t to Helena Charlotte, second daughter of the Rev. Vere J °lll' Alston, of Odell Rectory, 13edfordshire. On the 17th inst., at St. John of Wapping, Joseph C ,!i l e in s t ' eldest son of J osep h F letcher, Esq. to Eliza Watson , e '''" daughter of J. G. Brown, Esq,, both ' of Wapping. nt, On the 17th i ns t ., at All Saints' Church, Maidstone, Ke„ the Rev. Thomas Tu rner B a k er, B.A , curate of T rin p l i Church, Maid s t one, to Ellen Wood, daughter . of the .o George Davey, 8.A., Minister of St. Peter's Church, ' l ' stone. On the 17th i ns t., at S t. M ary ' s, Brvanston-square, • rane" odor Hamilton, Es q ., o f K enswort h , Herts, to Mary Catherine , daughter of H enry D ist i n, E sq., of the island of Jamaica. On the 17th inst., at Barham -court, Kent, James Rolirfir det Esq., of H ar b orne , S ta ff or d s hi re, to Isabella Jane,, daughter of the lat e Willi am Barker Hamond, Esq., o' park; Surrey. kin O s, n E th sg e ., lt3 o t t h p i e n e s k t. h , am at , sSutr.,Ge3il,est'os,lNC,iallmebimeri%nva,ell,wJidoohon olstri; late John Dann, Esq., of Crayford, Kent. DIED. On the 14th imtant, after a short illness, at his residevee'f. Portland Cottage, Southampton, John Webb Weston, Eq;.' il t : ) .s Sutton-place, in the Cou n ty o f S urre y, in the 56th ye ar oi age, leaving a widow t o l amen t h er l ose . r Ars , On the 11th inst., at Hi g hb ur y-t errac e, the Hon* Wallop, aged 94. , e late On the 6th inst., at Scarborough, Mary, relict of t a . ~ , Christopher Richardson, Esq., of Fields House, near V, IWO , Yorkshire, aged 84. On the 15th inst., the Rev. Thomas Dyer, ,vicar. - and Lencliwiek, Worcestershire, aged 80. ;r e of 011 the 17th inst., in Dorset-square, Rebecc's Anne, w v p,"' - ~,.. the late Clytain Edward Scobell, R.N of Po',to.i r House, xe— ., -Lance, Cornwall. On the 15th inst., in Gloucester-pl ace, Portman - sq uat Louisa HenriettP., wife of John Kings',.on, Esq., and daub of the late Slr Charles Edmonstone Bart aged 3 9 . the On the 15th inst., in 13erners-;treet,'Ellen Dorothea, wife of the Rev. William Hornby, of St. Alichaers-on-WYre' Lancashire, aged 9 4. of Nortoa w•-6 - London: Print e d an d P u bli s h e d by IITIZ1)() Y O ':pi 0 'laie No. 11'2, Strund, at The Sun Office, No. II", strand , county of iddlesex.—Friday, March 20, 1640. 091 0