The Sun. — London, England, 1840-03-04 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION• P ARIAAMENTARY DI JISION. 'Prow the Odes surd Proc,;:dings of the Rouse of Commoz.;.) TUESDAY, MARCH). FIRST FRUITS AND TENTHS. _Mot;en waste, and Qseetion put,—" That this House de now twelve itself into a Committee of the whole Hoase, to take into consideration the proPrietY of abolishing the First Fruits of the Revenues of the t hureh. and rendering the Tenths conducive to the more ofEelent augmentation of the main's .e of the Poor Clere.."—The House divided : AJO , RITY— AYES, 38. A Sionliy, H. A.—Cocker. neuth Marshall, Wm.—Carlisle A.gllcalsy, Major F.—Cumberland Muskett. Georg. , A.—St. Alban's ihro.‘ A r, E . 4... A ;teeny; ten O'Connell, Daniel Dublin T —Piyn oath Pqme, G.orge—Cambridge ttuitteki, W.—Bradford Riekford, NV.- ylesbury Butler, Hon. P.—Kilkenny Co Randle, Jo'in— T,vistock Culltitr, John—Plymouth ,alwt 7,Ludlow ::urry, William—Armagh Stamm Icl,W R.C. - Hurlder.field Davies, Colonel— Worcester Stewart, James—Honiton Fineh, Frar.e s—Wal2all; Str i ckland, Sir G.—W- Yorkshire Orev, R. H.-- al anehester Thorre.v.fhai.—Wolverhampton Hawes, B. -Lambeth V 4 ore, N. A.—Carlow Co. tathca.it, J.—Tiverton Thomas—Ensbury Hector, Cornthwaite John—re- Wallaoe, Robert—G reenock ter sti eld • Warburton, FL—libidpert Charles—i—hton White, Andrew—Sunderland Hersruan, Edward— Cockermouth Williatrte , William—Coventry Jese?b—Kilkenny Wood, Bonjamtn.Southwark unphery, , John—Southwark TELLERS. :tunes. William—Cumbe-land Paines, Edward -Leeds Laz..iington, Cbarles--Ashbrirton Knight, H. G.—Nottinghamshire MINORITY—NOES, 17, Aeznd, T. D.—West Somerset Plurnptre, John P.—East Kent bell, Matthew—S. Northumber- Pusey, Philip—Berkshire Land nusiell, Lord John—Stroud Brodie, W. a—SAW:owl Sththorp, Colonel—Lincoln culbui n, Right Hon. R—Cars. Sutton, J. H. T. M.—Cambridge: bridge University Vere, Sir C. B.—East Suffolk Hrwopson.. ltd.—Berwick-en-Tweed Vernon, G. H.—East Retford Macauley, B. - Kiinburgh Wood, 'l'. J.—Middlesex Morpeth, Lord—Yorkshire TELLERS, Per.wval, Cotisnel--Sligo Co. Gorden, Robert—Windsor Pig,t, David, Riebard—Clonmell Freshflold, James Wm.—Ponryn TORIES IN DISGUISE OF CHARTISM. As already noticed in our paper of yesterday , Mr. Sm ith lectured on th e C orn .l aws o n Monday, at the Hall of Sci , "ire, City-road. Last night he lectured at the Hall of &lionise, Bethnal green, to the Spttalfields weavers and the respectable inhabitants of the aeighbourhoed. Pre. vim to the commencement of the lecture, a gentleman male tip to him, and stated that he had been to his lecture at the City-road, and was placed behind a knot of men in the dram of working persons, and he distinctly overheard 1 them arrange a plan or proposing and carrying by surprise aehairman of their own for the eveaing. They had also ready eenookteed resolutions of a violent nature denouncing the Certa.raw repeaters, and pledging the working classes not to petition againat the Corc - laws. Mr. Smith had no emneeption that there existed any conspiracy of this kind, ani tiatbengh he bad not conceived that a Chairman was Release/try to the hearing of a lecture, he being a perfect stranger to the audience, did not oppose the motion made by a person named Spurr, for appointing another indivi dual, *ailed Savage, to the Chair. Mr. Savage very soon, is order to try the strength of his Tory followers, got a thew of hands as to whether Mr. Smith should be heard; and bullet; his people outvoted by ten to one, an anxious ensteultstios took place as to whether they should ven ture ups■ the resolution!. It dropt out in the course ref this colloquy, that they bad eoncerted with a Morning Paper to have a reporter, who was to record the triumph of the Tory Chartists ever tho Cora-law Repealer. Thu reporter did take notes, but they have appeared in none of the newspapers, because, as the conspirators were iodates, the report would only have recorded Tory defeat. At let it was determined that the resolutions were not to he reamed upon as originally preconcertad, and one of the party consoled the rest with tbis statement—" We shall new at least be enabled to say in the papers that wo married OCT own chairman." The truth was, that they prepared their own ehairman, because Mr. Smith was un aware of their scheme, and made no opposition to it. Last night, at Bethnal-green, the audience was most at , - festive and eordial in their approbation of the lecture. At the end, a baker came forward with Mr. Savage, the Chairman of Monday evening, and said he had a question to ask the Lecturer. He then proceeded to address the sadienes, advising them to sign no petition for repeal of the Corn-laws, but, in short, rather to try for re forms, which be knew there was no chance of their gettiagg. Mr. Smith at once cut him short by telling him to ask questions and not to make speeches. Lie also disclosed to his audience the treacherous Tory tricks that bad been so well baffled the previous evening, whits the indignation of the people at such conduct vented itself in vociferous execrations against the intruders, and ended with three bold cheers for total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. A petition was numerously signed at the close of the meeting, and mothers, with infants at their breast, pressed mend to add their names. We beg to warn the working men of London to be on the alert. The Tories are disguising themselves as Chartists, for the mere purpose of diverting them from demanding the repeal of the odious bread tax. The Treasury, in accordance with Mr. Hill's prepositions, have directed four kinds of stamps to be prepared —stamped covers er half-sheets of paper, stamped envelope., labels or adhesive stamps, and stamps struck on letter-paper itself. The three first kinds are to be manafactired on some peculiar paper by the Government. We are happy to say that there is no truth in the statement that Catholic tracts have been circulated by the police in the suburban districts. The Hon. Thomas Brand has come forward as a Stedidato for Lewes, in the room of the late Sir Chas. Blunt. Her Majesty the queen Dowager has signified ker intention to subscribe 101. annnally to the Royal Naval Female Schuol. L'ltti awl Lady Dinorben entertained the Prince and Princes of Cs.pua and a select party at dinner on Sunday 'resins, at Bute House. The Prince and Princess dined on the Ir,aalirig e7enins with Viscount Palmerston and the Dow arm Countess Cowper, en Carlton-terrace. Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenco entertained the Bake of Beaufort. Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Allen, Mr. Womb well, Colonel Anson, Mr. Charles Greville, kc., at dinner, yesi•day. • Countess Bjofnstjerna will resume her diplomatic soirm in Upper Belgrave-street, next week. The Count and Csnutettis and a select party dined with Sir Gore Ouseley, in Upper Gresveuor-street, yesterday. Lady Beresford leaves Paris on Thursday next fir Bonlope-sur-3fer. DEATH OF MR. OLDHAM, THE ENGRAVER To THE BiNc—This gentleman, who was in his 61st year, was the well-known engraver to the Bank of Ireland for many : years„ and was not less celebrated for his convivial powers. sUntil kis invention for checking the lumber of notes printed, and fie' preventing forgery, was adopted by the Bank •f England, they had no positive means o f effectually stopping the latter, or o f telling the number of notes struck off by their prietsing pressate. 3h. Oldkam vas in possession of a large salary, with the right of reversion of a portion of it to his son.— Cettrie r. MILTON PARK. PETERBOROUGH. Lord Milto3, we are happy to state, is recovering rapidly front the accident he met wi th w hil e h unt i ng with the Marquis of Exe j tor's kennds in Burghley Park. Lord Fit zwillient, in conga queace of the Noble Lord's convaleseence, has left for town. ; 'ISE LATE HON. LINCOLN ST•NHOPE.- 1 It aispears that Major-General the Hon. Lincoln Stanhope, whose death was mentioned on Tuesday, was taken ill at liar • • riugton House. oa Tuesday night, and died there the following Saturday, at half-past twe a.m. His complaint was an ob structien of the bowls, with intlammation. His physicians, Di.. Holland and Dr. Stone, entertained no hope of his recovery 'inraa the time they were called iu. The F.,1 of Harrington arrived in town from Derbyshire, on Sttndey afternoon, having been apprisod of the illness of his broth er . Sir Frederick and Lady Hervey Bathurst carne up to Illivart's Hotel the day b.•fore yesterday, from Clarendon P-ark, Wilts, to meet the Hon. Mrs. Augustus Craven, her Ladyship's sister, who has returned tr ,m a three years' Conti nental tour. The contemplated marriage between the wealthy capitalist, the Baron Anthony de Rothschild, and the accom plished Miss Montefiorr, daughter of Mr. \lontefiore, of Great .Stanhope-street, is fixed to take place early in the ensuing month. The baron has taken the s acious mansion in Gros venor-place, lately occupied by Sir John Alordaunt, and ad joining Viscount Mahon's, for his future town residence. KNOWSLEY PA R K.—The health of the Earl of Derby has so much improved since his return from town, that he will entertain a party, to-morrow, on the occasion of the anneal grand Liverpool steeple chase. Lord Stanley's par liamentary duties will prevent his Lordship from leaving town, but Colonel flornby, the Hen. Henry Fitzroy, Captain George Fitzroy, and the ;amilica of the Wilbraharns and Hopwoods, are expected to arrive on a visit of two or three days to the Noble Earl, wlio will leave for Grosvenor-square on the tirst of next month. PROJECTED BRANCH TO THE BRIGHTON RA ir.RoA P.—A private meeting was held at Worthing a few dais since by a few proprietors of land in I3roadwater parish, and some gentlemen from Brighton, on the subject of a pro jected railroad from the terminus of the Shoreham branch to this tow* ; but it clncluded without bringing forth any resolu tion. A survey has nevertheless been made this week of the property in the intended line. Such a railroad would undoubt edly be beneficia' to Worthing, and the making of it would be generally wished for, if not much assisted, by the inhabitants of th e town and aeiglibou,hood.—Susvex Express. RELIGIOUS FREEDONL—The Dissenter s o f Bury are procurin signature s to a p e ti t i on against Church ro extens:on on the; und th a t th e extensionists exhibit 'n their speeches on this subject ic a spirit of hostility to all those who de not le!long to the Church.— EolOon Free Press. \V (the Port of Tyne Pi/o/), have been in formed on respectable authority, that for six weeks recently the Lights in the North Ch anne l o f the Tees have not been lighted. Every vessel entering the Tees contributes a stated sum for the expenses attendant en keeping these lights in a state of efficiency. For some weeks back the principal beacon is that channel bat been down. „ . i INVERNESS ELECTION.—The following s an extract from a letter received •n Monday, from Inverness "The nomination went off very well for the Reformers to-- day, as the Tory candidate broke down most signally, I may say most painfully. This has had a good affect for the Reformers, but still their situation is very preoiarions. Gold is a drug— sod whence it comes God knows ; but it is here, and plenti fully too. They are riving 301. and 601. as an ordinary bribe, and ono good Reformer had an offer of opening a credit at the bank for him for 150/., if he would give the Tories his support. So that the Refurniers have hard work to keep all their people straigkt. it is shocking to see what evils this introduction of money gives rise to. There was no bribery here in 183.5 or 1A:37 : and now that the cupi lity of the poor Gaelic peopli , is t 2 l'ed by sums which to them are fortunes, the effect is won derful. Is it possible the money oomes from London ? There is no one in the vicinity who can afford to give it.” ADELPIII THEATR.E•--.oii Monday a 44 new ronical, local burletta of men an I manners," called The Fortunes of Stnike ; or a Sequel to Nicholas :Yiehleby, Came out here. The whole actin g of the piece was sustained by Bockstone, Beverley, Yates, and Mrs. Keeley. Buckstono Was the poor clerk, Newman Soggs ; Beverley made the most of John Browdie, the Yorkshireman; Yates wa.s the Mantalini ; Alf 0. Keeley played Smike; Cullenford, as old Ralph Nicklebv, way harsh, stern, brutal, and repulsive, according to the ori nal ; and Master Brunton, as young Wackford Squeers, left! sl the " specimen fat boy" with knowing point and spirit.P pi ece was received with mingled applause and disapprobation - and when announced for repetitio n by Mr. Yates it way cheered without dissent. A specimen of its assumed wit may be taken from the incident of Browdie giving his direction as the nSarah's llead,"—or, " Well, if it wasn't Sarah's Head, it m i Sarah Son's Head,"—meaning the " Saracen's Head" , ( ,;,i4" - -office and tavern. s B=-c7 .; I t, One Shilling, PA :r THE r HIRD OF R. AINSWORTH'S NEW ROMANCE, "THE TOWER OF LONDON." With Three Illustrations ca Steel, and Three Woodcuts, by George Cruikshank. " Mr. Ain , worth is now fairly embarked in his now Romance, and our sympathies are fully aroused, for the leading personages of the story. The escape of Gilbert. from the Tower is told iu a manner for which the author has made him self celebrated. The strange duel between the dwarf Xit and the unarmed gaols r, is highly ludicrous. Among the historical scenes not the least prominent is that where Northumberland, fatally for himself, accepts the command of the expedition against the Lady Mary. Cruikshank has not been idle. The scene representiug Jane's return to the Tower, a prisoner is a picture worthy of Della Notte, or of Rembrandt."-3lonaing Herald. Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. *,* Sold by all Booksellers and New6men. CA 'TL I N'S NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN GALLERY, Egyptian Hall, Piccauilly, Containing 500 Painting., made by his own hand, daring seven years' travel and residence amongst the wildest Tribes of Indians in North America. Ana also an immense Collection of Indian Curiosities, Dresses, Weapons, &c. ; and a Crow Wigwam, twenty- five feet high—a magnificent specimen. Open from Ten a.m. to Six P. at.—Admittance, One Shilling. (In the fore part and middle of the day the light is best, and the ROOMS least crowded.) IS MAJESTY the EMPEROR of . AUSTRIA having AUTHORISED and GUA RANTEED several DISTRIBUTIONS of MONEY PREMIUMS, wbich (though they are NO LOTTERIES) offer many possibilities of obtaining LARGE FORTUNES, HEINE BROTHERS, at HAMBURGH, are NOW SELLING SHARES for the said DISTRIBU TIONS. Persons desirous to purchase, may receive, PRE VIOUS to giving any order, the PROSPECTUS and PAR TICULARS, upon addressing WITHOUT DELAY, a line to HEINE, BROTHERS, at HAAIBURGH. P. S.—THE NEXT DISTRIBUTION eontains Portions of TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND, FIVE THOUSAND, TWO THOUSAND, ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED, ONE THOUSAND, EIGHT HUNDRED, SIX HUNDRED, FIVE HUN DRED. 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Tiekets and plasm for the Boxes to be taken at the Box-ef floe, from Ten till.Feur, where Beason Tickets say be !had upon application. Private Boxes to be bad solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 147, New Beni street. STRAND THEATRE. ♦MBIDEXTROUS PRESTIDIGITATION! ! ! ]MAGNIFICENT PARAPHERNALIA !! ! AWE THRILLING NECROMANCY! ! ! OVERFLOWING! WONDER-STRICKEN 1 ♦ND DELIGHTED AU DIENCES I The GREAT WIZARD of tit* NORTH, by his individual and mind -astonishing performances, having eongregated crowded, astounded, and pleasure-electriled audiences, will perform his wonderful feats of philosophical and ismoreantie magic, es WEDNESDAY, Aleacit 4, ls4o, and every evening during the week, ooncluding with the ori ginal awl mysterious _ GUN DELUSION. Boxes, 21. Id., Second Pries, is. 6d. ; Pit, ls. 61., &cowl Price Is. ; Gallery, Is. Doors *pen at Half-put Six—eommencing at half-past Seven. MISR WATER ♦T LONDON BRIDGE TO.MORROW. Morning i minutes after Evening Q 1 minutes afttr 3. =:;,',.: ~ .r,,, -, - ~: : 4 - 's ,- - " ,d e t $:,!, : 4 7, - . 1r 7 :" : : I f 4 ' .P ''''‘'.0.. , 4 433 / 4 *-`1 4 ,:_e- i 4 .f.ta t o 40 r e atVa r . • LONDON: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1841. Sundry petitions were presented in the Lords, io 'avour of the Corn-laws, against Maynooth College, and in favour of Frost. The Earl of ABERDEEN was assured, in answer to a complaint by Viscount DUNCANNON, that there never was any intention of breaking up the Kew Gardens. The Duke of RICHMOND moved the first reading of a Bill to repeal an Act of 1740, which we refer to as another specimen of that law which has been called by its admirers the perfection of human wisdom. The Duke's speech as concisely explains the whole matter as we could, and we recommend it to the reader's pe• rusal. Probably the partial success of the °lever solicitor who has ferreted out the Act, and brought it to bear against several gentlemen, may make other clever gentlemen to hunt up other old laws, and bring them to bear against those who can pay costs. When the Peers shall be made to feel some of the effects of hasty and mischievous legislation in their own persons, they will not be so forward to multiply laws. But they have a resource which may always make them careless, and step ie, as in this case, and abrogate the law which is about to pinch themselves. The Bill was, to stay the operation of the law, immediately read a first time, and their Lordships adjourned till Thursday. In the Commons, after the presentation of several petitions, some of which were for the total and imme diate repeal of the Corn-laws ; a new writ was moved for Lewes in place of Sir C. BLORNT, deceased. Mr. TENNENT gave notice that he would to-morrow ques tion the Foreign Secretary, touching our negociations with Brazil, and on Thursday would move for despatches relative to the claims of Brazil and Venezuela to British Guiana. Mr. HUME gave notice, that on Thursday he would move for a Select Committee, to inquire into steam navigation to India. Before the business of the House set down for the night was begun, Lord MAHON stated to the House that a Mr. FREEMAN, a surgeon, had stated to him that Mr. Sheriff Eva:ea' health was bad, and would be seriously injured by detaining him longer in confine ment. The Noble Lord moved that Mr. FREEMAN be called to the bar and examined. Mr. WARBURTON moved that the further considera tion of the question be postponed till this day. A short debate ensued, in which some personalitie s passed between Lord ManoN and Mr. O'CONNELL. Mr. FREEMAN, however, was called in, and examined and cross-examined ; and from his cross-examination, parti cularly under the hands of Mr. ELLIOTT, such a case w. s made out against him, rather than the Sheriff, who was said not to know anything about the matter, that Lord MAHON thought it expedient simply to move that the evidence be printed and taken into consideration this day. The motion was 'agreed to. It was properly described by Mr. O'CONNELL and Mr. HOME as a most ridiculous a 1 flimsy proceeding. The farce is made complete by the fact which has transpired, that Mr. Sheriff EVANS is a candidate to represent Lewes in Parliament, and has issued an address to the constituency. Mr. GoULBURN complailA of the Committee ol the Inland Warehousing Bill having been appointed in his absence, but a short explanation lay Mr. LABOUCEIEME satisfied him thjt it was a mistake, and that he had no thing to complain of., In reply to quest . ons Lord J. RUSSELL said that he was not prepared to state the intentions of Government relative to the Scottish Kirk, that the Government would not bring forward such a measure unless it thought the measure would be satisfactory, that he would give notice of any Bill, and would state to the House should the Government conclude that no legis lative measure could be proposed. In answer to Mr. HAwES, Sir ROBEAT INGLIS stated that his motion for Church Extension, would in volve a grant of public money, anti would extend to England and Wales. In answer to Mr. PAKINGTON, Lord JOHN RUSSELL said the Canada Clergy Reserves Bill had not yet reached this country. On the motion of Lord ASHLEY, seconded by Mr. .BROTHERTON, a C omm itt ee was appointed to inquire Into the operation of the Factories Act. Sir R ANCIS DURDETT' S mo ti o n t o appoint a Com mittee to inq u i re i nto the case of Mr. DILLON, was g v iyze tloonoe claim ne forl:d pb: 3 1 ' .1-, as T b h e is en ca r s c e p ' e w at i e 'i d c l h y public. concerns h en - Mr. BAINES, though. opposed by the Ministers of n v o o r ttif'hantegheei eFaaigiirrastioteynunesFsttaehrru:loitttonii; and the Tories— Lord JOHN RUSSELL and Mr. GOULBURN both speaking motion —carried his andresolution resolve itself into a Committee and Tenths, by 38 to 17. In tt Committee the Hon. Member carried a resolutio n to e all rectories and sees above the valu e e vy he applied to the augmentation of sm n al1 30 1i 1)1: a House then resumed. This is a great triumph for The BRINES, and the Church may mourn over the absence ' I : . of the " wine-warmed individu.ds" who usually vote her favour. She will, no deubt, in due season, drive them them into the House by her ecclesiastical thunders to swatch Mr. BAINESi'S laurels from his brow, but the defeat will rem ►in a stigma on the Church party. The Irish Corporation Bill was re-committed, several amendments made, the Bill reported, and the third reading fixed for Monday. This is almost the only measure bearing the characteristics of Reform and uti lity which has yet been brought forward. At Half-past Ten the House adjourned. It will be seen from the Parliamentary report, that an application was made last night for the re lease of Sheriff EVA NS, ()it the ground of clan- FRE SUN, LONDON, 'WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4,184 c) gerous illness. Lord MAHON made the applica tion, and Mr. FREEMAN, a surgeon and apothe earv, gave evidence of the fact that Mr. EVANS was in a very bad state of health ; and further stated that he had a liver complaint--that he was Growing worse under confinement—that no other medical man, notwithstanding, had been called in— that he had been put on a dietary prescribed for liver complaints, and took only a glass or two of sherry a day—that he could walk only for an hour or so, every day in the cloisters, on account of the Easterly wind, and that owing to that dire enemy of man and beast, if he were set at large next day, he could not take more exercise. This summing up, with certain other causes for misgivings on the part of the House, decided the question, but Lord MAHON thought proper t 9 adjourn the further consideration of the evidence till this day. Since that discussion took place, a docu ment has been sent to us, which shows that Mr. Sheriff EVANS is anxious to enjoy the fresh air in the neighbourhood of Brighton. One of the Members for the borough of Lewes, Sir CHARLES BLOUNT, died a few days ago—a motion for a new writ was made last night—the elec tion will take place next week—and Mr. Sheriff EVANS who, according to Mr. FREE MAN, is in a my bad state of health, is most anxious to take upon himself the important and la borious duty of representing the electors in Parlia ment. He has actually published an Address dated " House of Commons, March 2," in which he makes this mournful lamentation :—" Visited with imprisonment, and deprived of that personal li berty which has ever been the birthright of En glishmen, for no crime but that of having, in obe dience to the laws, and obedience to my oath, dis charged the duties of the high office of Sheriff of Middlesex, I feel that no apology will be necessary for not paying my respects to yo u i n person upon this occasion. " It was certainly cruel conduct on the part of the House of Commons to refuse him the privilege of Englishmen, and prevent him from visiting the men of Lewes in person. We rejoice to see the question of the union be tween Church and State brought into public dis cussion. The arrogant, the almost unbounded claims made by the priesthood in every part of the empire, are provoking a searching spirit of inquiry from which they will only escape triumphant if theit elaims be founded on justice. We propose to look at the question as one wholly and exclusively of politics. At the conclusion of an article yesterday we in dicated the principles on which statesmen and public writers should consider it. What does the State want ? For what does it exist, and what should it aim at ? No man will now presume to affirm that the State, whatever political form it may take, whether that of a republic, a limited monarchy, or a despotism, is of divine erection any more than the art of a shoemaker, or has any authority ether than that which it derives from the consent of the people. All political contrivances are human institutions to attain ahuman end, the earthly welfare of the people. Such being the principle on which the State itself exists, that bounds and defines its duties in uniting itself with any Church, the single object statesmen can contemplate and avow by the union is to promote the welfare of the people. We must consider the union, then, solely with reference to its earthly utility, and leave the truth of the religious doctrines of the Church to be ascertained by every man for himself. Statesmen have no peculiar faculty for discovering religious truth, and have no right to select or prescribe or patronise any particular religious doctrines, except i that by so doing they promote the general hap piness. Public writers, therefore, must confine them selves to the single subject of the utility of the union, and leave the truth or falsehood of the doctrines taught by the clergy to be expounded exclusively by them, and believed or not by the people according to the evidence brought forward. In what way does the union promote those ob jects the State is bound to promote ? How, to descend to particulars, and take one at a time, does it make men useful, obedient subjects ? Now the first and most palpable effect of the union is, in a country where religious freedom is allowed—and the effect ever will be as long as there are differences of religious opinion amongst mankind--to snake all those who do not profess the doctrines of the Church discontented with the State. The State, they assert, brands their faith as inferior, and by selecting another for favour does a political injustice to them. Generally the State carries the principle of selection out by force, and bestows considerable political advantages on the selected Church. The penal laws against the Catholics, and the Test Acts, were the modes in which the Legislature of England for many years evinced its unjust partiality. The consequence was, that the Catholics and the Dissenters were very generally discontented. Turbulence, then, on the part of those who do not profess the favoured faith--diseontent, riot, and even rebellion, are and must be the consequences of the union which the State adopts to promote order and peace. The favour excites as much arrogance in the selected religionists as discontent in the rejected, and it is not necessary to go to Ireland to hear Dissenters and Catholics spoken of as an inferior race of men, to be trodden on by the arrogant Churchmen. For the last century England and Ireland have been continually a prey to religious quarrels ; and we can unhesitatingly assert, that the union of Church and State, intended to pro mote peace and obedience, has been the parent of more broils and turbulence than the eloquence and ambition of demagogues. Such must always be the case where the union exists in conjunction with toleration. In Germany, where there have been few or no such dissensions and broils as have occurred in Ireland and Eng land, toleration was for a long time practically little known. There were Catholic and Protestant States, Catholic and Protestant communities, living under the same Sovereign, who took both Churches equally under his protection ; but before practical toleration came, even pattially, to prevail, great indifference to religion on the part of the Sovereigns was common. There was a union not of the State with one Church as here, but with all the Churches that were allowed to exist, to one or other of which all men were obliged to conform, and sects separate from them were not tolerated. Either the union must cause turbulence, or the State must go further, and admit of no separation from the• Church or Churches it takes under its protection• It must unite the in fahibility of the Pope with the domination of the I lawgiver, prescribe the faith of the people, and keep them in the presumed right course by punishment, as well as by reward. But ►f that he the necessary consequence of the union, the Roman Catholic Church, which pro hibits private judg.nent in matters of religion, is better for the State to form a union with than any Protestant Church, which calls on individuals to teAd the Bible and judge for themselves. Under the guidance of the Romish priesthood, the whole people move as one man, and there can be none of that turbulence which necessarily arises from peering une sect of Protestants to another. Ireland, at this moment, presents us a remarkable illustratio►► of this important fact. For many years it was the most unruly and turbulent country in Europe. The Romish priesthood were then in hostility to the Government, and neces sarily exci'ed their flocks against their enemy. Since 1835 that opposition has ceased ; the priest hood have become the allies of the Government, and we doubt if there be at present a more quiet and orderly people in Europe than the Catholic Irish. The priesthood have the hulk of the people under their control, arid, were their enem►e.s to return to power again, the whole country would be convulsed. If, then, the union of the Church with the State to be defended on account of its pro moting obedience, unquestionably, as most states men have said, the Romish Church is to be pre ferred to any Protestant Church. We call on the statesmen who advocate the union boldly to carry out their principle, and form their union with the Rornish Church, as the only One capable of producing that obedience after which they strive. Let them have no half measures. Adopt the infallible Church, and so they will be theirvillhig bl purposes, spared the trouble and the cruelty of coercing un• spirits into obedience. The Roinish priest hood will form the plastic mind of infancy to disgraced the niaorii,dotsatvie, Statetl‘it:m Wfir.tohina u enee, and its consequences, which have lona which sanctions the • exercise of private judg ment, and gei.erates sects. Such as rulers . CoodOn-STANLEY theC h Church would find the Romish gion a most useful one, and he would have obedient slaves without the necessity of practising oppressi•:n or exhibiting inhumanity. We are against the union, because, so far as obedience is concerned, we see that a necessary consequence of it is to put an end to toleration, and substitute an infallible priesthood. The Church of England; indeed, and the Kirk of Scotland, seem of late anxious to de serve the support of the State by claiming the in fallibility of the Romish Church. Every person conversant with the facts, now admits that there is great difficulty in governing the country. It is also remarked that a similar diffi culty makes itself generally felt. The explanation is, we think, obvious. Institutions are stationary, and society is in a state of rapid transition and progress. The institutions, moreover, are not of the time ; they were adtpted to an age gone bye, and men with modern knowledge and modern ideas are continually striving in vain to administer a sys tem which they do not even comprehend, because it does not belong to this period. The difficulty shows itself practically in the balance of parties in the state, in the growth of a democracy whil e o ld aristocratic forms are strugglingly adhered to, and in a general spirit of disobedience to ancient institutions, which there is no power to control. It is the business of faction to misrepresent or per vert every fact; and Tory writers accordingly say that this peculiar conflict between institutions and society is caused by the weakness or incapacity of Ministers +; but if Sir R. PEEL or Lord STANLEY were in office, how would he alter it ! He could by no means command a large majority in a House of Commons which represents a much divided com. munity. He could not do, as Sir R. WALPOLE or the Duke of NEWCASTLE did, negotiate with the owners of a dozen or two of boroughs for the votes of their representatives, and by seducing one man, bribing another, and buyin g a t hi r d , com mand a m a j or ity. The representatives of the re formed constituencies have characters to lose. When any great national sentiment shall become general or universal, be it what is called a hatted of intru sion, a lore of Church extension, a hunger for cheap corn, or a revived feeling of hostility towards France, the representative Government, whoever may be at its head, will be strong to attain that object, and strong while the general fervour lasts. Without some general moving impulse of this kind, we cannot have a strong Government, let who will be its chiefs. What hope is there that any such general feeling can now arise. Is it possible to get up a general love for the Corn-laws ? If an almost unanimous feeling in favour of the abolition should be excited, as that will be opposed by the aristocracy and the priesthood, the Government will not onlybe weakened, for it will be in a manner overthrown. Can there be a general enthusiasm excited in favour of the Church ! Impossible, while one-third of the com munity are Dissenters, and a large number, increas ing every day, deride the Church. Can a passion for war be re-excited ? We believe not. Our people have suffered too much, and the injuries to which our commerce is now exposed, which would in the olden times have excited great indignation, are heard of with great indifference. For our parts, we do not see any possibility of so exciting a general feel ing of any kind ; and we look, therefore, on the Tory daily rhodomontade about a weak Government, and about Ministerial vacillation, and so forth, as aris ing from a complete ignorance of facts, and a most unphilosophical view of society. We were not at first disposed to set any great store by the boon which Lord JOHN RUSSELL offered to the Dissenters, when he proposed to do away with the jurisdiction of the Ecclesiastical Courts in civil cases. The proceedings in the case of flAwEs and VICAT v. PELLAT, now before the Ecclesiastical Court, are calculated to raise considerably the value of the proposed altera tion. It is quite clear that Sir HERBERT JENNER has taken a leaf out of Dr. LUSHINGTON'S book, and with a d e gr ee o f slipperiness which we thought the peculiar attribute of that Learned Double tongue, is endeavouring to insinuate into the law of Church-rates principles which, if adopted, would re nder that mill-stone round the necks of Dissenters ten times heavier than it is. The truth is, that the Ecclesiastical Judges seem to . have usurped a large discre tionary power in deciding on the cases that come before them. They go neither by any fixed rules of law, nor by any dictates of equity or common sense, but are led by their prejudices, if not by less creditable motives, at one time to stretch, at another to contract, their principles of judgment, so that it is utterly impossible for any one embark ing in an ecclesiastical suit, let his case be ever so clear, to tell how it may be decided. In the case to which we have alluded, Sir HER BERT JENNER has already decided that the rating of landlords, instead of occupiers, in the parish of Christ Church, is illegal. Property in that parish, to the amount of 9,0001., is rated to landlords at one half of its estimated value, which ought to have been rated to occupiers at five-sixths of that value. Is not this fact, which has been proved be fore the Court, amply sufficient of itself to have invalidated the rate ? Would it not have done so in any other Court of the kingdom —not being Ec clesiastical ? Yet Sir HERBERT JENNER de cides that this g:ossly unequal rating does not render the rate invalid ; but that Mr. PELLA TT must show that he has suffered from the unequal rating I What miserable trifling is this I Is it not as clear as any thing can be, that Mr. PEL LA TT'S prodortion of the rate is greater than it would have been had the occupiers been rated as the law directed, instead of the landlords ? Another point in which this Judge has departed from what has been i!eiietally held to be law, is that a rate is not rendered invalid by being retro spective, pi ovided the majority of the Vestry give their consent to it. How, ,we should like to know, can a retrospective rate ever be challenged but when the majority have consented? The rate must be made before the question can possibly arise, and it can only be made by the majority. To say, therefore, that a retrospective rate, when sanctioned by the majority of a Vestry, is not invalid, is to say that it is not invalid under any circumstances. If Dr. r _ LUSI-lINGTON retains ally of the opinions which he held and subscribed to before he was placed in a situation in which it is his interest to curry favour with the Tories for the enormous salary of 4,0001. per annum, which they have already refused him, we should like, for the curiosity of the thing, to know what he says to a decision so directly i❑ the teeth of his own often-goofed axiom. Madrid Journals of the 24th ult., inclusive, have reached us, but the little news they contain has been anticipated by the telegraphic despatches rec,ived the French Governrotent. The squabbles in the Cortes on the tad were sufficiently disgraceful to the Mem bers, but by no means such as justified the Government in declaring the capital in a state of siege. The public galleries hissed and reviled the Ministers, and the ma jority, with abusive epithets, but no blows were strucls ; nor wv‘s it fo un d necessar y to call for the assistance of the Mu n i c i pa l G uar d s, i n or d er to dear them of strati gers. B u t to a G overnment pant i n g for an opportunity of resorting to vi o l ent measur es, no provocation seemed too trifli ng f or invok i ng the terrors of military des potism. The following telegraphic despatches , with addi t i on a l news horn Spain, appear in the official columns of the 411anitcu r of Monday. l'he fall of Segura, though ex pected, is an auspicious commencement of the Spring campaign in Aragon : " Bayonne, Feb. 29, Two o'Clock r M. " THE BkENCH AMBASSADOR TO THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " MADRID, FRB. 25.—The sitting of the Cortcs on the 23d was disturbed by agitators placed in the public tribunes ; that of yesterday, towards three o'clock, was also troubl e d by manifestations outside, which began to dSiUDIC the character of en emeute. As they had no cause a seri ous blow was feared. The Government, to prevent their return, believed it to be prudent to place Madrid in a state of siege. Tranquillity was instantly re-established." " Bayonne, March 1. " GENERAL COMMANDING THE 20TH MILITARY DIVISION Ti) THE MINISTER OP WAR, AND TO THE [RESIDENT OP THE COUNCIL. " Espartero, who arrived before Segura on the 231, summoned the place to surrender, and on the recus .1 of the garrison established the batteries, which fired on the 25th, and silenced the fire of the enemy. A speedy reduction was expected." " Bayonne, March 1. " THE SL.B.PREFECT of ISAToNNE TO THE MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR. " A letter from Saragossa of the 28th announces that on the 27th, at s even A M., 6 the Coristinos occupied Segura. " Madrid was tranquil on thc morning of the 26th." The Moniteur of Monday publishes a series of Royal Ordinances appointin g the Tut Ens Cabinet. The first, Which nominates M. TMERS President of the Council and Minister for Forei;zn Affairs, is countersigned by M. TESTE the late keeper of the Seals, hut all the rest are countersigned by 1 taw himself. Some of our readers may require to informed that French Cabinets take their name from the day of their appointment, and not from that of their chiefs, as with us. 'Thus, in speaking of different Cabinets in England, we distin guish them by the name ►►f the Premier of each, as the " WELLINGTON Cabinet," the " GREY Cabinet," the " MELBOURNE Cabinet ;" in France, they say the " Cabinet of the 14th of April," the " Cabinet of the 12th of May," and the " Cabinet of the Ist of March," the cognomen of the Ministry just appointed. The oE9al nominations are precisely the same as appeared in The Sun of Saturday, with the exception of one ap pointment corrected in our impression of yesterday ; but that the respective influence of the new and retiring administrations may be more easily examined, wo subjoin a list of both : Ist of March. ex-I‘2th of IV Minister for Foreign Affairs and President of the C ounc il M. Thiers. Keeper of the Seals, and Minis- M. Tate of Justico and Religion • Minister of War Gen. Cubieres. Gen. Schneider Minister of Marine and Colonies Adm. Roussin. Adm. Duperre. Minister of the Interior Minister of Commerce Gouin. M. C. Gridane. Minister of Public Works Minister of Public Instruction M. Cousin. M. Villemain. Minister of Finance There is no domestic news of any interest in the Paris Journals. On Sunday M. THIERS took possession of the Foreign office, which SOULT quitted on Saturday. Several of the subalterns of the late Cabinet resigned, or were removed on Saturday, to make way for the de pendents of M. 'I'HIERS and his colleagues. The latest intelligence from Africa will be found below. The gallantry with which a handful of French soldiers de fended the forts of Mastaganeur and Mazagran against more than 2,000 Arabs for four successive days, is de serving of the highest praise : NE WS FROM AFRICA. We have the following letter from Oran, of the ISth February : Marshal Soul " Thi Lieutenant-General has been informed by spies, that the Emir was assembling a considerable body of ca valry and infantry with the intention of taking Oran. We learn, at the same time, that Abd-el. Kader has not been satisfied with the conduct of his General, Brumedy, who, in his opinion, did not act with sufficient vigour on the 7th of this month. Every preparation is making to repulse the enemy. The garrison of Fort Mers-cl-Kebir has just been reinforced by a company of the 15th regiment of light in fantry, and two small pieces of cannon. In case of need a small column would march out of the place, under the command of the Lieutenant-Colonel of the 15th light in fantry."_ La Vegre de Morbihan announces that the Jemmapes, of the line, will be launched at L'Orient on the 2d of April. A letter from L'Orient says " The Minister of Marine has just given orders for building at L'Orient a steam boat, of 450 horse power, to be called the Curier. Our navy has no vessel of this size. It will be larger than a three.decker, and may serve to convey 1,200 troops. The greatest difficulty for a vessel of this size will be to man oeuvre, entering, and leaving certaiu ports. —Le Con stitutionnel. The attack, so bravely repulsed by the little garrison of Mazagran, is a new addition to our military glory ; but does it not imply cruel accusations against Marshal Vallee, when we have 60,000 men in Algeria, 122 men are left in a position which has just sustained a violent attack from the Arabs? It is in vain that complaints daily arrive from Oran, soliciting reinforcements ; regiments on regiments are accumulated in the plains of Algiers, where they are kept employed, while a hundred brave men are exposed to be massacred. Such conduct implies either folly or treachery. Let Marshal Vallee choose. But in defiance of such facts, so often repeated, the Marshal retains the Go vernment of Algeria. Is not this a confession that the loss of the colony is desired ?—Le Commerce. BO URSE....PAItIS, MONDAY, MARCH 2. First Highest Lowest Last Price Price. Price. Price rcnch 5 per Cents ll3 80 ... 113 80 ... 113 70 ... 1.3 70 4 per Cents lO4 ... ,C 4 ... 104 ... 104 3 per Cents B2 35 . 82 50 ... 82 35 ... 82 45 Bank of r'rance 3150 ...3150 ...3150 ...3150 Laffitte Bank I,ooof. 8h lO6O ...1060 ...1(`6) ...1 60 Belgian Bank 932 50 ... 932 511 ... 932 50 ... 932 50 3 per Cents 73 40 ... 71 40 ... 73 40 ... 73 40 Dutch 2% per Cents 51% ... 53% ... 53% ... 53% ,parish Ac , ive . 281,, ... 293 ... 28% 29k Passive 7 4 ... 7% ... 74 ... 7% Old Deferred 7% ... 8 ... 7% ... 8% Portuguese 3 per Cents 24% ... 24% ... 24% ... 2430 Neapolitan totnan 103% 103 ...103% RAILWAYS HARES. A. Germain 612 50 ... 642 50 ... 640 ... 640 Versailles, IL B 542 50 545 ... 5..2 50 545 L.B 370 ... 372 50 370 ... 372 50 Strasburg to Bale 342 50 ... 245 ... 542 50 ... 345 MARRIAGE OP HER MAJESTY.—The splendid pre cessions and magnificent scenes connected with this happy and auspicious event, could necessarily have been beheld only by a comparatively small portion of her Majesty's subjects. Pictorial representation, aided by panoramic exhibition, is not a bad substitute for actlal vision, however. And this is carried out in an admir able manner by the panoramic view of the Queen's Marriage Procession (Spooner, 377, Strand), which displqys, in a fine connected series of coloured drawings, the whole procession from the Palace to the very altar, exhibited with a correctness as to costume, &c., for which we can answer (the gentleman who attended the Chapel Royal for The Sun having been consulted) ; we, moreover, understand that some of the heraldic authorities kindly volunteered their information, so that it may be taken somewhat as official. It is a most in teresting affair, and forms a pretty, pleasing, present for the younger portions of society, whose curiosity about the matter is, of course, considerable. Toav CONSISTENCY.--When Mr. Fox Mettle moved for a new writ for Perthshire, Sir James Graham looked at him with feigned astonishment, and said, "the Earl of Mansfield died on Tuesday—he is yet unburied."—. ( Tory cheers.) Lord Stanley said his friends had been taken by surprise, not one of them supposing for a mo ment that within three days of the death of Lord Mans field the Government would more a new writ for his son. It was in fact denounced by the party as a vile trick,. and an act of indecent hate, yet what did the same man do last evening —move for a new writ for Lewes, while Sir Charles Blount lies unburied, and within pre cisely the same short space, three days of his death? Sir Charles died on Saturday, and the new writ was moved on Tuesday. So much for the consistency of Lord Stanley and Sir James Graham. HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—The ordinary meeting was held on Tuesday afternoon, the Duke of Devon shire, President, in the Chair. The show of plants and flowers was superior. Several prices were awarded. The extract from the Meteorological Register kept at the gardens, from 18th Feb. to 3d March, gave barometer, highest, Feb. 25, 30.661 in. ; lowest, Feb. 23, 30.265 in.—thermometer, highest, Feb. 29, 45 deg. F. ; lowest,,Feb. 22, 24 deg. F. --and quantity of rain, 6 . 00 in. FIRE.---Last night a fire broke out in Shore ditch at a Lucifer-makers, named Braham. The premises were soon gutted. PAISLEY GAOL BROKEN.—In the course of Friday night the Paisley prison was broken in the Bridewell end, and five prisoners escaped, the means which they used to accomplish their object being of the most daring description. Two of the prisoners were seen next morning near Barhead. Search was afterwards made for them without effect. iiORoUGH OF IVIARYLERONE.—Last evening, the second annual general meeting of the electors of the bo rough of Marylebone, members of the Reform and Registra tion Association, took place in their rooms, Warren -street, New-road, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Ma naging Committee for the past year, and on other business re lative to the advancement of the Reform interest in the borough. LORD LORTON AND THE WIDOW MURPHY. .—The poor old widow Murphy, whose litigation with Lord Viscount and Viscountess Lorton liar excited attention upon the Conticent as well as in Great Britain, has one more de !eated her powerful assailants; and she still retains possession of the hovel where her cabin once stood, when Lord Lorton adopted the " clearing system" in Ballinansuck. His Lordship has been nonsuited at the Assizes of the county of Longford, in which county, at last Spring Assizes, the poor widow obtained a verdict. PERTHSHIRE ELECTION.--It affords us plea sure to state, that there is scarcely a doubt that the Reform candidate will be successful, and that with a triumphant majo. rity. The non-intrusion principles of Mr. Home Drummond, even as amended by Mr. Campbell, of Monzie, would not go down with the Vetoists ; and the consequence has been, that at a numerous meeting of Ministers and other friends of the Church (who support non-intrusion), held at Perth on Thurs day, the address of Mr. Stewart has been declared satisfactory, and that. of Mr. Drummond has been declared the reverse. At the last contest for this important county, the Church, on the question of additional endowments, was nearly unanimous with the Tories. Now, however, when so many of her clergy have thrown themselves publicly into the electioneering contest in favour of the Liberals, we have the satisfaction of seeing the Church not only divided between the Tories and Reformers, but the further satisfaction that the merits of the contest will be made to rest on the propriety of further progression in re form principles, with regard to civil government, as proposed by Mr. Stewart, or the propriety of opposing further reform, as is the policy of Mr. Drummond, and those whom e he would sup port.— Glasgow Chronicle. WEAVER CHURCHES.—THE MORALITY OF CH VACIIMEN.—We havebeen considerably amused at the perusal of some articles in the Stockport Chronicle respecting a curious project, which shows what strange schemes the High Church party will occasionally take for their own advancement. It seems that about 1721, the river Weaver, which flows through the principal salt districts of Cheshire, was made navigable by a company. In that year they got their Act. In 1759 they ob tained another Act which gave them many additional powers. It is needless to go into all the particulars, as our readers in this district will take no great interest in them ; but we shall briefly notice the general question. It appears the river has been kept up by rates, which were also to be employed in repaying money advanced ; and that a considerable accumulation of profit has taken place. It appears also that the Trustees have prevented the watermen from work ing on the Sabbath, which does not all operate to the hin drance of the trade, but that the parish churches in the neigh bourhood are at inconvenient distance, and unequal to the wants of the population ; and the men thus turned from their work are left to wander about on the Sunday without religious instruction. On this account the trustees have applied to Par liament for leave to build three new churches ; thus compelling the rate-payers, who are doubtless of many different religious pro.essions, to expend so much money on the Church of Eng land ! The defenders of the measure seem to say the churches will cost 7,0001. • but the Stockport Chronicle is of opinio n that building and endowing them altogether will amount to 80,000/. ! Had the scheme been in contempla tion before the men were prevented from working on the Sunday ? It really has very much the appearance of a plan to throw the men off work first, a ,d then to say, " Good heavens ! here are all these men going about doing nothing, and yet there is not Church accommodation for them !" But why, above all things, build them Churches of the Establishment ? Are they all Church of England hearers ? If not, why not build them Churches to suit their several creeds ? That is the point which puzzles us, and makes the matter appear in so very question, able a light. The Stockport paper calls it the River Weaver rob. bery. Truly it is very like another of the strange misconstruc tions of Scripture which Tories and Churchmen have too fre quently made nn the text—" Compel them to come in that my house may lie lined."— Tyne Mercury. WORSHIP-STREET-(`I'MS DAY.) THE BITLINAL-GREEN CflAt.TlSTS.—Henry Harris, who was remanded from Friday la-it to this day, on the charge of having unlawfwly obtained certain legal documents under false and frauittlent pretences, was this imrning brought up for is examination: H B. Rob.ms, the solicitor for the prosecution, stated that he had not beets able to obtain any turther evi dence but he trusted that the Bench would consider that what had already been produced would be sufficient to war rant them in committing the : prisoner, who, however, he still believed was a tool in the hands of some evil disposed per sons who were desirous of depriving his clients of their means of defence, and thus defeat the ends of justice. Th-c prisoner who, it was stated, is an ex-policeman, made a rambling defence, and was fully committed for trial. EVENING EDITION CRIML_ AL COL' e. DAT OLD COURT. (B, ore Mr Sergeant AkAnIN. ) James Carroll, aged 24. 14 ho had pleaded gu ilty to a charge of bur4rarionily breking and entering the Shaks" peare Inn, at Woolwich, 4nd straling a. variety of property helm,ing Io Mr. Lee, !i,. !hi:LINA, was L-ought up for judgment. Mr. Sergeant A RABIN said that the offence of which the priso; er had been convicted was of a very daring and serious character. It appeared that the landlady, upon going into to herbed-room at night, saw something under the bed, which she at first thought was a large bundle, and l?ing alarmed she called for assistance, and the prisoner was then found concealed under the bed. It also appeared that the drawers in the room had all been rifled, and variety of valuabl e p ro p ert7 remove d . Under these cir cumstances the Court felt itself called upon to inflict upon the prisoner a sentence of transportation for ten years. (Before Mr. Baron ALDERSON. ) Winifred Dwyer, 42, Mary Langley, 34. and Anne Styles, 19, were indicted for counterfeiting the current cola of the realm, called e sixpence. The Mr. SCA ELETT and Mr. &MEIN conducted the prosecution. and Mr. PAINE the defence. It appeared from the evidence that in consequence of information received by the Mint, three officers went to a house in Shoreditch, and one of them forced open the door f one of the rooms, and they there saw the three prisoners. In the room there was a large fire, plaster-of- Paris moulds, and seven counterfeit sixpences, quite hot, and which had evidently just come from the mould. When the officer was about to seize Langley, she lifted up the window and threw a plaster-of. Paris mould into the street. The room was stated to belong to the pri soner Dwyer. The prisoners' defence was that they were in the room by accident at the time the officers went in, and that they knew nothing of the c .ining of the sixpences. Styles said she had been induced to go to the room by a girl named Shannon. Baron ALDERSON summed up the evidence, and the Jury returned a vordict of Guilty. James Blinhford was convicted of uttering counterfeit coin, having been previou-ly convicted of a similar offence. The prisoners were called up for judgment, and the Court, after remarking on the monstrous nature of the of fence of which they had been convicted, sentenced the prisoners Dwyer, Blinhford, and Langley, to be trans ported for ten years, and Styles to be transported for seven years. THE MARKETS-(THIS DA Y CORN EXCHANGE. The wind being still adverse, the fresh arrivals of grain have been very small. The little English Wheat at market sold at Monday's terms. In other sorts of Corn no variation. The Flour trade as last reported. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. A brisk demand for butchers' meat, and the supplies were good ; prices as last quoted. Beef, 2s. 10d. to 3s. 10d. ; Mut ton, 9s. 10d. to 3s. 10d. ; Veal, 3s. 10d. to ss. ; Pork, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 10d. per stone of 81bs. Game and Poultry at higher prices. Turkeys, ss. to 12s. ; Pea Fowls, Bs. to 10s. ; Larks, 2s. per dozen ; Pin Tail, Is. to Is. 6d. ; Gold Plovers, 9d. to Is. ; Teal and Widgeons, 6d. to Is. ; Fowls, 3s. 6d. to ss. ; Ducklings, 3s. to 4s. ; Hares, 3s. ; Goslings, 7s. to 10s. ; Chickens, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; Rabbits, 9d. to ls. 6tl. ; Wild Ducks, Is. 3d. to 2s. ; Eggs dull of sale at previous prices. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supplies good, and demand brisk ; prices stationary. Turbot 6s. to 21s. ; Cod, 35. to 12s. ; Salmon, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per lb. ; Lobsters, 2s. to ss. ; 'Whitings, 4d. to Bd. ; Haddocks, Bd. to Is. 6d. ; Oysters, 245. to 60s. per bushel; Mackerel, Bd. to Is. ; Soles, 10d. to 4s. per pair. PRO VISION MA RKET. Irish Butt er in brisk demand, and extravagant prices were asked. Fine Cork was held for 102 s. to 105 s. ; and the best Carlow and Clonmel at 103 s. to 106 s. Inferior sorts also look ing up. Fine Dutch, 116 s. to 120 s. Good bladdered Lard sold freely at 61s. to 635., and some demanded 645. Prime fresh landed Waterford Bacon sold at 495. to 51s. TALLOW MARKET. Tallow qui e t, an d the nearest price of P. Y. C. was 51 5 . per cwt. MARET. No public sa l e of COLONIAL Celonial Produc e; and by private contract scarcely anything done. British Plantation Sugar sold steadily at 575. for brown, 60s. for mid yellow, and 68s. for fine. 7,000 bags Saltpetre sold in part at 21s. to 225. 6d. TEA MARKET. All the business done was for money. The great bulk of the trade are waiting for the overland mail. Prices firm, and the Market very quiet. HONEY and COMIVIERCIAL NEWS CITY, 7'IYELYR O'CLOCK LIVERPOOL. COTTON MARKET, TIME DA T. —Thai market is in a very tat state : the sales are this day, 2,000 bales at yesterday's prices. Arrivals this morning —French mail ; no ship letters. We understand, by private intelligence from Lisb on , th a t it was expected th e C ortes would b dissolved about the 26th or 27th ult. Some speculations are now on the lapis respecting the measures which our Government will adopt in respect to the Sulphur question with the Government of Naples, and it is apprehended that strong measures will be adopted if the monopoly is suffered to continue. The Foreign Exchange yesterday was firm, with rather an improvement. There was a good supply of bills in the Market, but not much business doing. The following are the official returns of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week ending the 27th tilt. : Silver Bdrs, to Calcutta ... Coin, to B. W. Indies Sumatra .. Gibraltar 22,000 ... Sumatra ••• Gold TIE FUNDS. Consols continue steady at the leaving off prices of yes terday, with little doing to the present time. Exchequer Bills 3 5 prem. ; Bank Stock 178 179 ; India Stock, 248 249. Money continues easy in the House, from 31 to 4 per cent. In the Foreign Market the only speculation as yet is in the Spanish Active, which reached 101, owing to the in telligence from Paris this morning ; since which a re action has taken place, and at present may be quoted 294 # ; Spanish Passive, 74 8 ; Deferred, 14i a ; Portu guese, 344 ; Three per Cents., 23i 1; Colombian. 254 264 ; Mexican, 294 ; Brazilian, 774 784; Dutch -a-Half per Cents. rather better, 531 ; Fire per Cents., 1001 1011. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCR. Rank Stock —l India Stock 3 per Cent. R e d. 3 per Cents. C0n.... ......90%%% ) South Sea Stock per Cent —l Old Annuities i - Daft) Red. 99/%% New Ditto - New 314 per Cent 9571 99/ 3 per Cent. Annuities. 1751 - New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire Ditto 500... 5 2 pm. Jan, 5, 1860.. ..... ........... Ditto Small 5 2 pin. Oct. 10, 1859 1$ 15-143 r. ' Ditto Commercial di.. Jan. 5, 1860 13% 11-16% Ditto Advertised ...... 4 1 pin. Jan. 5, IMO Bank Stock for Acc oun t ... -- April 5, 1280 lndia Stock for Account .. -- Jan. :5,111170 PRICES OF FOItEION FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE U CLOCTi Austrian Bonds :111% i Peruvian Bonds Belgian Bonds - Ditto Account - ( Portuguese Bonds .....- .... 3razilia n Bonds Ditto Account 3uenos Ayres Bonds ...... Ditto Account - i Ditto Account Chilian .3ond I 32 , P russian Bonds -- Ditto t.c4w. nt - Russian Bonds, 1822 112.% Coilmt ian Bc:ads -, Di tto Account Ditto icon', nt - i Ditto Metallic Columbian d: 7 d 5,1824 295,02 D s'.:o l 'contAccol»t "Janish Bonds - . Passive .............. . 73, 9 7lc, Ditto ...cur. nt - Deferred ................... 14 %."4 Greek Bonds... - French, 5 per cent. ...... -r. -c. Ditto Bonds, 1625 ._ .-_--- 4 per cent, -4, -e. Ditto Account _ ----- 3 per cent. ...... 82f. -c Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent - ----- Exchange. ...... 43 3 f. 41tc . . Ditto Account - Dutch, 21.4 per cent. ...... 54./ Ditto, 6 per Cent. - Ditto Account .............. 53%ii Ditto Account - Ditto, 5 per cent lOl4 14 1 Neapolitan - Ditto Account.... ..... 101 14 PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid, P er Share. N-,rth Midland Railway Company .......... ....... 95 pi sat" Ditto New 10 164 COURSE OE EXCHANGE YE:: i ERDAI, Di 4 insterdsni ... .......... C. 1.. 12 5 [ (Ilbralt. ..,_ ...... ~„.. ..... ..... 49 Rtto, at cight Aotterdran 2 U. 12 5Y4 ' tae.io. . ~........... ..... ...- c .ll, 75 ntwerp.. - :.- l -lainhurg. SI.E. 13 :2 I Veniec .....................-...-...- 47 .40/A1t0na..... ...... ..... ..... .... 13 12Y,', S,.ples ... ..........«............ 25 40 , noel - roc. ~.....,.......pei t , s. ,:i2y„, Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto... .... ........... 3Mr25 70 Liac.on ................. . .....-c, 55 25 75 ' isto catielTr ~........„.,...,..... • llarSeinei. ......... - ..... .p i, Sourtiariox F u r , a te n r ic i f i zt g o h n , l‘ r l u a t i l l e is .. ,. s E , c os A . l. 37 tlil i l. t i t h e : , .. „; - A - yr 7 ... -.... , .•; .. .. ? ... 7..... ....... 7 . 1 5 4, 7 n Ncw York, 21 .I.av .4 ,, ,.. ,16 Berlin • RI ^, PO , Frieste ditto Vienna, effective f1...3 M l.. nn f 4 1 0 , 1 1 1i i Ti , t c...n o n t ia 8 .... u......,. ~....... o th z ^6i4 Bortua. ori/i, .:?Tri .„ tg I git , stadrid C.tc1iz......... ............ .. A_ 0 '3(8,:, New t)01ita1J0q5.......... il Ii %lin .... 3 ircelons .. - ..... t 0 0 Seville 35 SI,••CY . jar< --, ..• f' 0(I lIALF-PAST ONE. There has been some business doing iii the British Market since the early part of the morning; sales have been effected in the Consols, which caused a slight decline in the above stock from 91 to i, 91, sellers, for the Ac count. The Government broker has purchased about twenty thousand Consols, and money has become rather more scarce than in the early part of the day, for which 5 per cent, is demanded, Consols are at present 91 for Account, and Money 901 i; Exchequer Bills lower, 4 ; India Bonds, 2 dis. ; Bank Stock shut; India Stock, 248. In the Foreign Market extensive sales of Spanish Ac tive have taken place, not owing to any unfavourable in telligence having been received from the above quarter, but merely to parties realizing and getting a good profit Spanish, which was in the morning 30+ to i, receded to 291, at present the same ; Protugue se, 34 ; Three per Cents., 23?,- i ; Spanish Passive, 7i-; Defeued, 148 ; Colombian nothing done; Dutch Two-and-a-Half pet Cents, improved, 531 i ; Five per Cents., 101. CLOSING PRICES. BRITISH FUNDS Bank Stock ... - India Stack 1 per 1. cut Oct ...... 2 -1 per Cent CCM. 9r% Ditto Old Annuities .......... .. - 3'4 per Cent. Red .. - Sew :,',, per Cent 98 3 ,4 Ex. Bills, I Aut....2d 4pm New 5 per Cent Ditto 500/ L 2pm Ling Annuities to expire Di tto Small 2 pin Jan, 186 ! - Bank Stock for Opp Oct. 1859 - Jan 181:0 . 13% IConsols for Acct........... . 90% FOREIo N FUNDS ... Austrian, S per cent 111 y, Portuguese Bonds, sper cent. - llolgian, 5 per cent - Ditto, New Ditto Brazilian Bonds 7 7/ Prussian, 5 per cent 34 nienos Ayr, s, 0 per cent - Russians Bond i , 5 p er cent -112/ I Chilian, 6 per:cen . 39 Ditto, Metallic.. .. 20 lombian, ii per cent -•• ISpanish, S per :cm - ! tit to, Dete rre d Danish, 3 per cent French, 5 per cent.... ...... --, -c ''reek Bonds, 1823, 5 p er c t - Exchange f. c Ilexican, 5 per c e nt - FT ench, 3 per ren t 8 2,. -c. Ditto, r.; per cent, 1525 ',.W4 ,!)iiteli,-14 per cent. ............ 5314 Poriivian,lB2s.s per cent- - 'Ditto, 5 per cent.... ........... .101. 4 i SHARES. Birminghau t and Derby itaitw:iy tireat Western ltapwa, ... London and Brighto n R a il way . ....... till 194 Midland Ceuntics Railway... '734 North Midland Railway .... ... .. fl) Ditto New Shares . 16 , ,,i DREADFUL ACCIDENT TO A LADY AN CHILD. -Yesterday a f ternoon a dreadful accident occurred in D the Regent's Circus, Piccadilly, to a lady and her daughter, between four and five years of age, of the name of Munro. Airs. Munro, with her child, were hurrying across the Circus, at Piccadilly end, but. observing an omnibus advancing she ran back, when a gentleman (Mr. Young), who was driving his phaeton, came in a contrary direction, unobserved by her, the consequence of which was, that the horse knocked her and the child down. The gentleman observing the accident, instantly pulled his horses up, and kept them for saine time on their hind legs, hut before assistance could be procured, Mrs Munro was seriously injured, by being trampled on by the hoses. She was dragged from beneath their feet by some gentlemen, but the child was not even so fortunate, both the wheels of the phaeton passing over its body, crushing it in a shocking manner. Not the slightest blame is to be attached to the gentleman who was driving. It is feared the injuries sustained by the child will prove fatal. BREWERS' DEATHS. --Thirteen men have died ------ h ited o b i . in five years at a brewery near Huddersfield ; died delirious ! twelve of them F r e a l e K J e0n . r . , 13 F t u t . t2hoe. -I..aTteheDusktaeteomfeNntupsu2l Se a Journ a ls Y res )vtery of St. Andrew's ore that port( d the Callie of Don Carlos with large sums of r n . ° t ri ll, A !fleeting of the P I was hold last week, when a call -signed by certain of the p indetn" is a fable. The same may be said of the repo .., had sonir millions in the English Bank. The Thie b y risiiioners-in favour of Mr. Cook, son of Dr. Cook, who has paid by Ho land for certain territory in the Grand .ex in been presented by the United College of St. Andrew's to the ot Luxemburg is 760,000 floritrs. It parish of Kemback was produced. An agent then came fur- tf:e benking-house of the Brothere Rothschilef, at F , of ward, and craved to enter the dissents of a majority of the male fort. end it is not yet known how it is to be disposed ._ 0 heads of families, in connection with the Church. - The Pres- IlAtcovEs, Fes. 21.-Our Government has given no.t_ l t . Te v to hytery, howeeer, resolved , by a majority of one, to proceed to to the two Roman Catholic Pt tests here and at Lud " 5 the settlement in the ordinary manner, if no veto bad been lust, that if one M. Contest should announce him"- offered. -Scots Paper. COmm il " is depoSt_r , c ra ti nk. them as Apostolic Vicar, they are not to hold any P USEYISM.—in the 75th Number of the : : , lecation with him. rd al was " Tracts for the Times," there are Collects for Protestant ore, The birth-day of the Duke of Cambridge yeste running---" Grant, 0 Lord, that by the deserts of Peter and not kept here.-Hambureli Papers, Feb 28. _ ..........Paul, we may obtain everlasting lifer -Record. ___........-..,----_ LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(11118 DAY, MARCH 3. —Wind E. N. E. Strong breezes.-- Sailed the General Wolfe, Bell, for Demerara; Joseph Hume, Walsan, Honduras; Fame, Purvis, Sumatra. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 3 —Wind E. N. E.—Arrived the Victory, Poulser. from Si. Domingo. FALMOUTH, MARCH 2 —Strong gales from the Eastward. —Arrived the Hannah, Underhill, from Smyrna. Sailed the Tagus steamer, McLeod, Vigo, &c. ; H. M. steamer Meteor, cruiz e , w i t h supp li es f or the homeward bound. LIVERPOOL, M ARCH 3 . —Wi n d fresh; Easterly breeze . —Sailed the Z o l, H o l mes, f or Calcutta; Jane Gordon. Davey, Rio Janeiro ; Santa, Clayton, St. Thomas ; New Jersey, Dixon, Charleston ; Romulus, Gurson, Africa; Antelope, Jones, Africa. Doves, MARCH 3.—Arrived the Hawk, Norris, frail St. Michael's. SHIED., MARCH 2.—Sailed the Elizabeth, Brown, for New York ; William Harrington, Bell, ditto. HARWICH, A ARCH 3. —Sailed the Margaret., Barclay. fur Havanna. GLOUCESTER, MARCH 2.—Sailed the Express, Scott, St. John's, N. B. WHITSAND BAY, FRB. 29 .—A - rivad tht P4lcon, Small, from St. Domingo. CROORHAYEN, FRB. 2).—Arrived the Jauna. Odoisa• Wu., Meilen 3.—Wind N. E. _.Sailed the Sovereign, Markham, for St. John's, N. B. WEXFORD, FEB. 29. —The stern of a boat, marked " Emilia of Salcombe, Richard Trinick" has been washed on shore nea r R ostare. , YOUGHAL, MARCH I.—The Alfred, Gimlet, bound to London, in leaving the harbour yesterday, struck heavill on the Bar, and has put back, and it is expected Mul l discharge. 'ROST'S EXPECTATIONS IN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sra,__Much commisseration being shown by a large Po!: tion of people for the condition into which Frost and his companions are thrown, leads me to direct your attention to the subjoined extract from a small work, published in London, entitled, " The Condition and Capabilities of Van Diemen's Latin as a pl ace o f Emigration," by a Mr. Dixon, in which colony, he states, he has resided nearly ten years. In this place of punishment it is that Frost is condemned to pass the remainder of his days. His pros pects, according to Mr. Dixon's account, are by no meaty unhappy, for in describing the working of prison die cipline in the colony, he (the author)Perii haps he is assigned to amr ster in town ; and h e re he a ll at once is meta mor ph ose d i nto a li veried servant, or is en- gaged in some simple and easy servitude; if an artificer, he is assigned to a master who gives him every encourage ment, and puts him on a footing with the free emigrant. Again, perhaps he is a man of education, and then he is instantly put into an office as a clerk, his hours of duty are few, he is suffered to be attired as he thinks proper, and passes in public not only as a free man, but as a gentleman." I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Derby, Feb. 28, 1840, A. B. SHERIFF EVANS. About two o'clock on Thu y afternoon, a board wa s stuc k up by a carpenter at the corner of Old Bailey, bearing the following Questions and Answer s in red and black letters : WHERE IS WILLIAM EVANS, ESQ., SHERIFF? IN PRISON. WHO SENT HIM THERE? THE COMMONS' HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT. FOR WHAT OFFENCE? FOR OBEYING THE LAWS. A great crowd of people congregated as the board was being stuck up, and kept staring at the operation , while several wags amused themselves at the Sheriffs expense, by crying out, " I wish he may get it !"*... (Shouts of laughter.) COUNTER STATEMENT. WHERE WILLIAM EVANS, ESQ., SHERIF F OC LONDON? CONFINED IN BELLAMY'S COFFEE-HOUSE. BY WHOM WAS HE PLACED THERE? BY ORDER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. FOR WHAT REASON? FOR NOT OBEYING THE PEOPLE'S REPRE SENTATIVES. WHAT IS HE DOING THERE? HGLDING LEVEES, RECEIVING PRESENTS AND ADDRESSES, AND EATING GOOD DINNERS. WHAT KEEPS HIM THERE? REFUSING TO PETITION THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. WHO A h E HIS SUPPORTERS ? THE CORR UPT CORPORATIONS OF THE OF LONDON AND DUBLIN, AND THE DREGS CITIES OF THE TORY PARTY ! POLITICAL SUMMARY OF THN MORNING JOURNALS. The Mot ning Post of this day encourages the Tories ie the following gracious and condescending terms A i we do not hesitate to find fault with the conduct of our fiiends in Parliament when we think them remiss in their duty, we think we may very fairly indulge in the morn pleasing t as k o f g i v i ng them praise when they evident l y deserv e i t . W e h ave great pleasure in congratulating th e Opi.osition upo n t h e v i gour, the industry, and the sPirlk . with which they are fulfilling their proper functions in the present session. The work goes bravely on. It is an se'" mating thing to read the debates. If it be possible tO make anything of so frivolous, so lazy, and so unfeeling an Administration as the present, this discipline of a ctive opposition will do the business." —The Morning Her ald thus expresses itself on the subject of the Factory or!' tern :—" The factory system has long been an unmiti gated disgra ce t o E ng l and. So far as public morel it Y, is concerned, th e b rea ki ng up of the old system t" cottage manu f actures has entailed on this count ry incalculable mischief. Children of the tenderes t years ar e now h u ddl ed together, to work for an unnatural period d uring eac h day, in an atmosphere most unge•iite to the h uman constitution. To parental restraint--o parental i nstruct i on—those little creatures are utt e r strangers. Little girls are retained in a state of e : he r iv lute ignorance of all those duties with which it eiP eel A a j. behev< a females to be conversant."--The Mornl.ll4,`', vertiser remarks , with reference to the case of Mr. 'Tit; riff Evans :—" We admit the hardship of the 61).1. i -- case, but it is a necessary consequence of t he f l aw which oso he undertook to iso attackedex . acute. by T lite", the lawnprivilege a n a' d we re that privilege to be sacrificed to the executive authority, th e H ouse might as well at once Y'v to despotic dictation, and, as C romwell desire d them'go ab ou t t h e i r business elsewhere."—The M°° tl:; ing Ch ronic l e contents itself with a summary o f - 1., Nrliamentruy proceedi ngs l ast night.—The Times, . 2 luding to the vacancy in the representation for Perthshire' „,s Last week w e intimated on good roun ds,g thin asfiile the M in i stry ' s indecent haste to despatch the Per e d shire writ in , violation o f t h e f orms of Parli a ment betoken ed an evid en t d es i gn on their part to stea of with the repro" _ r ssensation of th at county by dint of mere tacticianship,ev7Z . advantage would be taken of the present state of the t w o ", intrusi on quest i on i n Scotland to render it tributary to ea, g i ves us 10 13. success of the Government candidate. It pleasure to learn that our early announcement of this n ct l_ . oeuvre bids fair to defeat it, and that the Perthshire r_ c n i. intrusionists, otherwise favnurablu to Conservative P rle _ ke , pies, have been eff • ctually put upon their guard against th e insidious snares of the enemy." HAMBURGH MAIL. ~,=;