The Sun. — London, England, 1840-03-13 00:00:00

EVEN ENG EDITION• 6PIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS. FROM THE DAILY PAPERS OF YESTERDAY. (From the Globe.) .sterday was a proud day for the Reformers of j;cses ; and their triumph will be shared by the ornaers of every town and village of the empire, will read with delight of the respectful and cor dial tribute of grateful a ttachment which rank, talent, influence, wealth, and beauty, assembled with the Reformers of Middlesex to pay to Mr. Byng, one of the earliest and most consistent friends of constitutional liberty. This aged veteran in the cause of freedom, having completed fifty years' service in Parliament, was invited to receive from the hands of those he had so long, and faithfully, and laboriously served, the well-deserved meed of their gratitude. The civic crown was placed on the head of the veteran patriot amid the acclamations of one of the most nume rous meetings ever brought together to do honour to private and public worth. The occasion was one of sur passing intorest. The mind almost involuntarily turn.: to the history of the eventful and unexampled conflict of principles which the last half century has witnessed. (From the Courier.) In the notice which we yesterday took of the extra ,riaoary production of those constitutional lawyers. 6,rd John Russell, the Attornc l -General, and lawyers. Macaulay, for suppressing the regular Courts of Justice, we overlooked a passage, which declares ti: at nothing contained in the Privilege Act " shall be t leeceecl or taken, or held or construed, directly or indi rectly, by implication or otherwise, to affect the privi leges of Parliament in any manner whatsoever." We fully agree with the Times, that this proviso renders the whole Act nugatory. The object sought is to declare a privilege: the proviso would enact that the very declaration w h:cla is the essence of the Bill, shall have no influence upon ;nrivilegc. We arc not now con sidering the accuracy, propriety , or utilit y of the privi lege to be established and noiintained by the Bi ersonall, but the means proposed by these yeti astute pges to carry the intended object. It seems to us, however elaborated it may have been , as sheer a piece of non sense as ever emanated from a body of people per plexed and amazed at their own measures. ( From the Standard.) Consistently with the view which we have always taken of the libel laws, we cannot concur with some of our most respected Cotemporaries in condemning Lord Sohn Russell's Bill for the protection of Parlia mentary papers. We do not set a very high value upon the licence claimed for Parliament by the Bill, because we know that, practically, the utmost publicity might be obtained for every Parliamentary paper without it ; but we do set a very high value upon the example of the House of Commons submitting to the law. 'f.tut the proposed law will expose the characters or ;Selina of the people to serious injury we cannot bring ourselves to believe ; indeed, the fact that, even in the first three or four years of the experiment, but one complaint has been male, and that 'uch a one as that„'! the case had been pro-,..dy defended, must have failed, seems decisive of the absence of any danger from the p:iblication of F.per , 4, after the House been put upon its :nerd as a has been. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S—YEszEanaY. THE DERBY. 13 to 1 agst Angelica colt (taken) 14 to 1 agst Confederate—taken 14 to 1 agst Theon IS to 1 agst Launcelot 24 to 1 agst Monops--taken 25 to 1 agst Gambia—taken 28 to I agst Bokhara 30 to 1 agst Ottoman—taken 40 to 1 agst Black Bess—taken 40 to 1 agst Grey Milton—taken 40 to 1 agst Assassin 50 to 1 agst Chameau 50 to 1 agst Muley Ishmael 50 to 1 agst Torres Vedras 50 to I agst Diplomatist 1000 to 15 agst Molineux—taken 1000 to 20 agst Maroon 1000 to 30 agst Warden THE OAKS. 4 to 1 agst Crucifix—taken 8 to 1 agst Black Bess—taken 17 to 2 agst Lalla Rookh 10 to 1 agst Duke of Graften's Currency 15 to 1 agst Filly out of Rowton's dam 16 to 1 agstCarahontas 10 to 1 agst Japonica TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES. 2 to 1 agst Lord Orford's Angelica colt—offered 6 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wardan—taken 10 to 1 agst Lord G. Bentinck's Crucifix 10 to I agst Grey Milton IMPORTANT FROM THE EAST INDIES. (Extract from the Benzbay — Price Current of Jan. The latest advices from China reach to the beginning of last month, when an Imperial Edict had been pub lished to the affect that all trade direct or indirect with the British would be forbidden ' should their ship not proceed to Whampoa, and furnish the Bond by the 6th ultimo, but which her Majesty's Su perintendent had intimated he would if necessary use means to prevent. The Americans continued to pursue their trade unmolested, showing respect to the laws, and their ships were arriving and departing as usual. The advices further notice that a specia l exception in the edict had been made in fa vour of the ship Thomas Coutts, which had proceeded up in October, and complied with the regu lalons, and that a like protection was proposed to the ship Royal Saxon, which was prevented from proceed ing to Whatnpoa, while on her way up the River, by her Majesty's Superintendent. The general trade at Bombay, at the above date, was inactive, with the like want of demand as had ex isted for some months previous, with no hopes of any alteration for the better while the trade with China con tinued so deranged. A .i GHOST ! A GHOST !" A prince of bricks and mortar, living not a hundred miles miles from Leake Common side, proceeding to Spalding Market very early on Tuesday morning, on within a quarter of a mile of Leake Church, aed he heard an unearthly sound in a ditch, so alarmed him that he struck his spurs itno his steed and galloped to the nearest house, where ho awoke the master, not by shouting, for he was " frightened speechless," but by breaking four squares of glass in the chamber-window with his whip. With this awakened neighbour he held a con sultation, which ended by the parties resolving that it was not safe to go to the haunted ground without more assistance : they therefore proceeded together to the house of two brothers, both good men and true, and supposed to be proof against the terrors of apparitions, &c. They immediately armed themselves in this unipiritual fashion : one brother took a rusty old fowling-piece, well primed and loaded ; the other a brace of pistols and a poker ; whilst their neigh bour armed himself with a large manure drag : thus equipped, and swearing to stick to each other on all emergencies, they sallied forth in se►arch of the spirit, led on by the bold Prince. When they arrived near the place he cautioned his followers to " be on the " look out ;" on hearing which charge he with the gun exclaimed " here is a post!" the bearer of the muck drag, thinking he said, " here is a ghost!" e b irged with might and main ; the prongs of the drag ning into .the wood, he ejaculated at the to? of his , " it has got hold of my weapou—it will pull it ..- from ma!" Oa hearing this terrible announce ..hey all took to their heels, leaving the drag in p, sses,ion dale supposed ghost, and there was not to be found a titan who dare fetch it away until two o'clock in the afternoon.—Boston Herald. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. (LLOYD'S.) VEssizto SPOKEN Wirri.—The Rosalind, from Liverpool to Itilboa, 9th inst., by her Majesty's ship Meteor, arrived at Falmouth ; Commerce, Jersey to Para, 20th Jan., lat. 30, long. 24 ; Robert Parker, of Portsmouth, N. H., 19th nlt., lat. 48, long. 14 ; Francis, of Boston, Ist inst., lat. 49, long. 6, by the Gladiator, arrived at Portsmouth. Louisa, of London, 19th July,ont ten months, with 800 barrels (sperm.) ; Sisters , 6th July, with 300 barrels, ou t e i g h t months ; Alexande r Henry, 7th August, with 100 barrels, out four months ; Mars, Henderson, 2d Sept., with 150 barrels, out ten weeks; Wood lark, with 650 barrgls, out ten months, by the Harriet, arrived at Sydr.oy, New South Wales. Phillips, Liverpool to Arica, 4th December, lat 46 S., long. 80. W. ; A brig, (supposed to be the Pearl of Liverpool), steering N.E., 12th, lat. 50 S., long. 32 W. ; Kortenaar, Rotterdam to Batavia, 25th, lat 33 S., long 19 W. ; Agenora, of, and from, Liverpool, 18th Jan., lat 18 N., long. 38 W., by the George and Henry, arrived a Baltimore. DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.—On Sunday, as two daughters of Mr. Congreve, of Sinning, named Ruth and Eliza, who were residing with their brother, Mr. D. Congreve, near the Deeping High Bank, were crossing the river in a small skiff, to attend divine worship in Cowbit Church, accompanied by a boy, the wind being high, they had not been long seated before the water flew over the sides of the boat, upon which the young ladies removed to the other side ; their weight imme diately caused the frail vessel to upset, and they were pre cipitated into the river. The boy, being able to swim, soon reached the bank in safety, but his unfortunate companions sunk at once. In about twenty minutes time the bodies were recovered, through the exertions of Mr. R. Parr and his son, but the vital spark had fled. The unfortunate young ladies, who had attained the respective ages of 23 and 21, were univer sally beloved, possessed of great personal attractions, and of truly amiable dispositions. What, if possible, makes the occur rence still more deplorable is, that one of them was to have been married in a fortnight's time, and both of them were filled with th e j oyful anticipation oepassing a happy day with their friends.— /3 w ton Herald. The small-pox is very prevalent in the county, and is making inroads in the city of Li nco l n. A t H o l ton Beckering (the pop u l at i on of which does not exceed 230) th e re are fifty lying ill of th e di sease, and one family of nine persons are all confined. In several villages it has terminated fatally ; and at Harmston, on the Cliff-row, a ot and er two children died last week within a few hours o;neatiorstenh : the three bodies were interred in one large coffin.— Herald, PRO-CORN-LAW MEETINGS. —The farmers and "the farmers' friends," clingi ng t o t h e unholy pr fi pernicious monopoly, are, we see, in many place me:intgs of a a nd manufacturing petitions to Parliament, i n favour of a system which, whilst it robs the rest of the community, does not much, and that not permanently, enrich the monopolists themselves. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS, ilLiftcH 12. Their Lordships met at Five o'Ciock. EAST INDIA PRODUCE. On the motion of Lord ELLENBOROUGIL it was ordered that Mr. Benjamin Green be summoned to attend before the Committee on the East India Peti tion, on Monday next. Lord COL BURNE presented a petition from a body of West India proprietors, deprecating any altera tion in the duties upon East India produce, whereby the interests of the West Indian colo nies might be injuriously affected. The petitioners did not apply to their Lordships merely on account of their own interest, but for the sake of that of the labouring population, and they prayed to be heard by Counsel at the bar of the House. He called their Lordships' attention to the great experiment now being tried in the West Indies, and hitherto with success. But it was still in a state of infancy. The cultivation had been diminished to a great extent, whilst its ex pensiveness had increased ; and the colonies were in a condition which required the protection of the mother country. Their Lordships ought, therefore, to weigh with caution any measure which might affect the ex periment which was equally important to the cause of humanity, and to the commercial interests of England. He moved that the petition be referred to the Com mittee on the East India petition, which was agreed to. Lord ELLEN BOROU GH presented a similar peti tion from another body of West Indians, and it was also referred to the Committee. EDINBURGH AND LEITH GAS BILL. The Earls of HADDDINGTON and ROSEBERRY presented petitions from the city and county of Edinburgh, in favour of the Edinburgh and Leith Gas Bill ; and the Bill was subsequently read a second time. CHURCH PATRONAGE (SCOTLAND). The Earl of ROSEBERRY presented a petition against the intrusion of Ministers, from the presbytery of Dalkeith. It was signed by the Moderator. The Marquis of BUTE presented several petitions to the same effect. RATING OF SMALL TENEMENTS. Lord DACRE presented a petition from the guar dians of the poor of Hetching, praying that the occu piers of small tenements should be exempted from the payment of the rates, and that the liabilities should be with the Landlords. VACCINATION. Lord ELLENBOROUGH brought in a Bill to provide for the more efficacious practice of vaccination, which, after a few words from the Marquis of Normanby and the Earl of Haddington, was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time, the discussion to be taken on Monday. ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE (IRELAND). The Marquis of NORMANBY said, that in conse quence of the question put to him on a former night by the Noble Marquis opposite (the Marquis of West meath), he bad made inquiries, and he found that the statement made by the Noble Marquis as to the com mutation of the sentence of death passed upon a man named Lynam convicted for murder recently in Dublin, was correct ? He learned that there had al ready been executed for that crime four of that man's ccomplices, and another afterwards, convicted during the Vice:°Yalty of the Noble Earl opposite (Lord Hadding ton) hatll received a commutation of the sentence of death to tra2sportation for life. To discuss the grounds of the cornmuta:.;Qa in that House would be exceedingly inconvenient. The Marquis of WEST MEATH asked whether sen- Judges who tried the prisoner, r communication with the he thought their Lordships must in some degree refer* to the evidence which came before the Committee which a d sat last year, when it was proved by a most resclectable witness that in that unfortunate country there W." a sympathy with murderers among certain classes, and when a person said that an individual whom he had employed to personate a police-officer, to take up a man against whom a warrant was issued for a grievous offence, and inquired of that person how it was he had es caped injury while engaged in that office, was answered that he had nothing to do hut state he was keeping for murder (that was, had committed murder) and was flying from justice, to insure him the hospitality and protection of the neighbourhood. Under these circumstances the Government of that country could not be too cautious how they interposed between the verdicts of the Jury and the conviction and condemnation of persons who had been engaged in so atrocious a murder as this, and it would be more satisfactory to him to hear that the Noble Viscount had taken for his guide the practice which obtained in this country, of laying all the circum stances of the case before the Judges who had tried the prisoners, before the prerogative of the Crown was exer cised. He therefore begged to ask again, whether the sentence had been commuted upon the opinion of the Judge who tried the offence ? The Marquis of NORMANBY was understood to reply,he could not answer the question without entering into a discussion on the subject ; therefore he declined doing so. Lord REDESDALE asked the Noble Lord (the late Chancellor of the Exchequer) when the Exchequer documents he had moved for would be laid on the table? Lord MONTE AGLE said he thought it probable they would be ready on Monday next. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, He 12. The SPEAKER took the Chair shortly before four o'clock. Viscount Cantilupe took the oaths and his seat for Lewes. ____ . _ _. On the motion of Mr. LOCKHART, the Glasgow Brideweit Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Vv Lord HENNIKER presented a petition from a pa rish in Suffolk, in favour of the Eastern Counties Rail way Bill. On the motion of Lord STANLEY, the North Union Railway Bill was read a third time and passed. Sir J. YARDE BULLER brought up the report of the Committee on the Torquay and Dartmouth Roads' Bill, and the Bill was ordered to be re-committed on Thursday next. Mr. SLANEY presented a petition from an indi vidual named West, against the London and Greenwich Railway Bill. Mr. - STRUTT presentod three petitions from Derby against the Corn-laws. Mr. E. BULLER presented a petition from a place in Staffordshire, complaining of distress, and praying for an alteration of the Corn-laws. Mr. P. W. CAMPBELL presented fourteen peti tions from different parishes in Argyllshire against the intrusion of Ministers. Mr. P. HOWARD presented a petition from Car lisle cleprecating any interference with the internal regu lations and Custom-house laws of China. Mr. CORBALLY presented a petition from Meath, against the importation of foreign flour into Ireland. - Mr. WADINGTON presented three petitions from Suffolk against the repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. WILLIAM EVANS presented a petition from Glossop praying that the Corn-laws might be imme diAtely abolished. Mr. LOCK HART presented petitions from Glasgow against the intrusion of Ministers. Mr. DENNISTOUN presented petitions from Glasgow, in favour of the repeal of the Corn-laws, the Desi2n3 Copyright Bill, and Universal Suffrage. FRO . ST:WILLIAMS, AND JONES. Mr. T. DUNCOINIBE presented a petition from Cierkenweil, praying for a free pardon to Frost, Jones, and Williams. There was one passage in the petition which he begged to read to the House, not knowing whether the petition would be objected to on account of it or not. The petitioners stated that they considered they had a claim on the indulgence of the House, because if the House had at tended to the petition which was presented last Session for the Charter—had they examined its allegations, tested its principles, and deliberated upon its prayer, if they had treated that great document, the most im portant one ever presented to any House of Commons, in the way it merited, the affair at Newport, in which Frost, Jones, and Williams were concerned, would not have happened, but these parties, among others, de spairing of all hope of redress, were compelled to resort to force. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from a parish in Montgomeryshire praying for the abolition of Ecclesias tical Courts, and the release of John Thorogood, also the abolition of Church-rates ; and a similar petition from„ Weymo u th. Si m il a r petitions were presented by a inr. G. Craig f rom pl aces in the . county of Edinburgh , rthr.esln HOUSTON S nd Col. Salw ey f rom a par i s h i n Chester. n t ll re ' reu O sison N nt y. ot . R presentedenfre Renfrew in i v n e several, favour u r o petitions i the from pa prin ciple o f non in the county Mr. DUFF Presented similar petitions from places CORN-LAWS. Mr. BAINES presented a petition from the pro prietor and workmen of the New Mill at Batley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for the total and immediate repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. BROTHERTON presented petitions with a similar prayer from Smallbridg e and Lowerplace in the County of Lancaster. The petitioners consider the Corn-laws as against the sacred principle of religion. Lord ELIOT presented a petition from a parish in the County of Cornwall, in favour of the present system of Corn-laws. Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petitio n from r o the Radical Association of Salford, praying for theabo lition of the Rural Police. Mr. EASTHOPE presented a petition from Lei cester, praying for the abolition of Church -rates. Mr. LASCELLES presented a petition from Wake field, deprecating any war with China. Mr. G. CRAIG presented several petitions against the intrusion of ministers. Mr. GREG presented several petitions from the traders and operatives of Manchester, for the total and immediate Repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. GISBORNE presented a petition from the ope ratives of a town in Cheshire, signed by 3,000 persons, to the same effect. Sir G. STRICKLAND presented a petition from Longbridge, signed by 1,696 persons, and from three other places in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the same effect. Cob ANSON brought up the Report of the Com mittee on the Birmingham and Wyrley Union Canal 8,91. M . r. GREENE brought up the Report of the Com mittee 0 .1 the Chester and Crewe Grand Junction Rail way Bill. Sir F. BCRDETT presented a petition from Mr. Pearse, at p res Ot in the custody of the Serge ant -at- Arms for a bread`of privilege, complaining that a Bill, which h e was wholly unable to discharge, had been sent in for his r aaintenance since he had been that he should m o ve the (Hs.: The Hon. Baronet gave n oti c e committed to cus tody. barge of Mr, Pearse from custody to-morrow. Sir R. INGLIS presented three petitions hoe; Berkshire, against the Irish Munciaa) Bill, which he hoped would come back to that Howe in such a state as would enable them to assent to it. Mr. HAWES presented petitions from Hemel Hempstead and Bow, in Middlesex, against Ecclesias tical Jurisdiction, and praying for the Abolition of Church-rates. Sir G. CLERK presented a petition from Dalkeith, praying for an alteration of the law of patronage. Mr. AGLIONBY presented a petition from the town of Coekermouth, praying for the total and imme diate repeal of the Corn-laws. Mr. STANFIELD presented a petition from Hud dersfield in favour of the Copyright Assignment Bill. Mr. S. O'BRIEN presented a petition from the Sheriff and Grand Jury of Limerick, praying for the adoption of the plan for the regulation of Railways in Ireland, recommended by the Govern ment last Session ; also a petition against the importation of Foreign Flour into Ireland. Mr. HUME presented nineteen petitions from agricultural districts in the counties of Southamp ton, Devon, Huntingdon, and Lancashire, praying for the repeal of the Corn-laws. The Honourable Member was proceeding apparently to read from one of the petitions certain statements relating to the existing state of poverty and distress, when the noise from the Opposition benches became so overpowering that Mr. Hume declared he could scarcely hear himself speak. The petitioners prayed that the Corn-laws might be immediately abolished.—(Loud cries of " Order, order !" " Chair, chair !") That was only one petition out of sixteen. He had not been reading it ; he had been reading extracts from it ; and if this interruption were continued, he would have the petitions read from the table. Hon. Members were guilty of great inatten tion to the prayers of the people.—(Loud cries of " Order, order !" " Chair, chair !" and great confusion.) The SPEAKER said that the Hon. Member must be quite aware that it was contrary to the rules of the House to indulge in any observations on the presentation of petitions. Mr. HUME (with some warmth) I had not made any observations—(Loud.eries of " Order, order"— " Chair, chair")—l had only read a portion of the peti tion, and when they rise to order, it is the duty of those gentlemen to keep order themselves. It. is they who are disorderly. The Hon. Gentleman then presented seventeen petitions from various places in Scotland, praying for Universal Suffrage and Vote by Ballot as a means of obtaining a repeal of the Corn-laws ; also a petition from the beer retailers of Stoke-upon-Trent, against the Beer Act Amendment Bill. He supposed he should not be permitted to say that he entirely con curred in the prayer of that petition.—(Cheers, and a laugh.) Also from some place in the county of Edin burgh, praying for a repeal of the Police Act of last Session. Mr. WYSE presented a petition from the Chamber of Commerce of Waterford, against the admission of fo c:ign flour into Ireland ; also a petition from some Waterford, praying for a total repel' of the place in Corn-laws. p 7esented several petitions from (lif t • for ferlenirt.pElaWcesAißn Lrraneashire, craving a total repeal of the Corn-laws ; also petitions from places in the county of Dumfries, with a similar prayer; also from the friends of civil and religious liberty residing at Ramsey, in Huntingdonshire, praying for the abolition of Church rates and Easter-offerings, and the immediate release of John Thorogood. Sir T. ACLAND presented petitions from Instowe and other places in Devonshire against any further grant to the College of Maynooth ; also a petition from the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple, praying for Church Extension. On the motion of Sir THOS. FREMANTLE a new writ was ordered for the Borough of Woodstock, in the room of the Marquis of Blandford, now Duke of Marlborough. PRIVILEGE. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from Mr. Hansard, stating (as we understood) that he had been served with a new writ of inquiry for damages, and praying for the protection of the House. The petition was read at length by the clerk from the table of the House. Sir W. FOLLETT asked if there were not another action ? Lord J. RUSSELL said another action had cer tainly been commenced, and the venue laid in Hert fordshire.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WODEHOUSE gave notice, that unless Dr. Bowring's Report on the Continental Commercial League wore presented this week, he should move that it be presented forthwith.—(Hear, hear.) The HoN. MEMBER also gave notice of a question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with regard to the exclusion of bills of exchange from the inquiry into the banking system ; also respecting the 11. notes in Scotland and Ireland. C H U RC H-RATES. Mr. EASTHOPE gave notice that, soon after Easter, he would move that Dissenters should be re lieved from the payment of Church-rates. KING OF HANOVER. Mr. HUME gave notice that this day fortnight he would move that the pension of 21,0001. to the King of Hanover be suspended while he remained the Sove reign of that State.—(Hear, hear.) The HON. MEMBER also postponed his motion rela• tive to the Turkish question till that day fortnight. Captain ALSAGER gave notice of his intention, to-morrow, to move that the Committee on the London and Greenwich Railway Extension Bill should be post poned till the 21st of April. PRIVILEGE. The SPEAKER said he had to acquaint the House that the Sergeant-at-Arms had a statement to make with regard to certain writs of summons that had been ser9ed on some of the officers of the House. Th e ,s'ergeant-at-Arms having been called to the Bar stated that ;,," had to acquaint the House that four of its officers, narm:.lv, Chas. Stein, W. Bellamy, J. Lead, and John Mitchell bak . been served with notices of ac tion on the behalf of Mr. 44rton Howard. A writ of summons from the same party been issued against the Deputy-Sergeant, but it had not :; - 'en served. He (the Sergeant-at-Arms) on the 4th of Februt..7 received the Speaker's warrant for taking into custody Howard. That warrant was received about twelve o'clock, and upon its receipt he directed the officers to use their best exertions, and he desired them to go to the house of Mr. Howard, and see whether he was at home. Mr. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to order. He doubted the expediency or propriety of the Sergeant-at- Arms making any statement in the present state of the case. The Sergeant was then ordered to withdraw. Lord JOHN RUSSELL suggested that the Ser geant-at-Arms and the Messengers should hand in any notices they had received. The Sergeant-at-Arms was again called, and asked by the Speaker whether he had the notice of action in his possession. He replied in the affirmative, and the notice was handed in, and read by the Clerk at the table. Sir E. SUGDEN inquired when the Noble Lord first had information of this notice ? Lord J. RUSSELL really did not know until yes terday that such a paper existed. He was told that the Sergeant had received notice, but he had not any positive information on which he could proceed. Yesterday he was informed by the Speaker that the notice had been received, and then he saw the notice itself. The Noble Lord then moved that the subject be taken into consideration to-morrow. CLERGY RESERVE. In answer to a question from Mr. Pakington, Lord J. RUSSELL had received the Bill the night before last, and he would take care that it was laid on the table of the House in the course of a few days. WAR WITH CHINA. Mr. MACKINNON begged to ask the Noble Lord whether the Government were aware that the Governor- General of India had declared war against China, as r eported ? Lord J. RUSSELL said the Government were not in possession of any official information of any act amounting to a declaration of war. Directions had been given by the Government to the Go vernor-General to make certain preparations ; and although AO official intelligence had been received, no doubt those preparations had given rise to the re port. He spoke, however, only from conjecture ; he had no official information whatever. Sir R. PEEL —Supposing that the report were to to prove true, and that a declaration of war had been made, ho would like to put a few questions to the Go vernment. Ist. Supposing such a war were made, was it to be carried on on account of this country, and at the expence of the United Empire? 2dly. Whe ther, supposing the report were true, it was the in tention of her Majesty's Government, to bring down any message to P ar li a ment announcing their intention to resort t o h os tili t i es ? Lord PALMERSTON appre h en d e d that any com municaetfionc w hi h n i a ch , of, and in the navimmike a r r p i l e a d e e on by i b t hy the e e Govern ment.authority Gover nor-General to us in anyo b p e Ci er u a a e ff t e i o o n r n d s o e afforded t ba yt Great tnhlieg n hGt r ttvaaelknre... place against China, would be lent to t'nis country, and would not be on the account of the East India Company. It was not the intention of the Go vernment to bring down any message to the Wouse upon the matter. _ Sir R. PEEL had said, supposing that war was proclaimed, in that event he wished to inquire whether any formal message would be sent down ? Lord PA L MERSTO N—The communications which would tike place between this country and the Government of China would take place in the name of the Sovereign of Great Britain, and not on account of the East India Company.—( Laughter.) Sir R. PEEL—In the case of a war entered into by the Indian Government, aad on its own account, he could understand why there should be no message, be cause it would be ruled by precedent. But in the case of a war entered into on account of the British Govern ment,o llila atth;sty4--_-4r4sU of the Briti s h C rown , an d i n thp. name of her ch being th e s t a t e of thi ngs , he 'appre, hended that the House ought tQ have going formal it, Lord PALMERsTON had useti the word a com munications," not the word " hostilities."—(Laughter.) Mr. PALMER begged to ask whether the instruc tions sent out to the Governor-General of India dif fered from those which had been sent to Sir F. Maitland? Lord PALMERSTON'S reply was inau dible. Mr. HERRIES said the Noble Lord had laid upon the table certain documents relat►ve to the communications that had taken place between the Governor and the parties claiming compensation for the opium destroyed. None of these papers came down later than the 13th of June, 1839, and he wished to know whether there were any addi tional documents on the subject to be laid before the House. He also wished to know if there were any further documents with respect to the instructions sent out from that country to the British Superintendant at China? Lord PALMERSTON said all the communica tions that had taken place between the parties claiming compensation and the Government, had been Lid on the table. With regard to the other question, all papers which had been called for by the motion, and everything bearing upon the question had been laid on the table. LAW REFORM. Mr. AGLIONBY said it had been intimated that certain law reforms were about to be introduced, and among the rest that two new Judges were to be ap pointed to the Court of Chancery. Ha begged to ask the Noble Lord whether the reform was to be li mited to the appointment of these two Judges? Lord J. RUSSELL could hardly give an answer to the question without anticipating the statement which would shortly be made by his Noble Friend the Lord Chancellor on introducing the Bill in the other House. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Sir R. PEEL begged to ask the Noble Lord to state what would be the order of the business for to morrow night ? _ _ _ Lord .J RUSSELL said the question of privilege with respect to the actions against the messengers of the House, would be first taken ; after that the Bill with respect to printed papers, and they would then proceed with the Estimates. HILL COOLIES. Sir J. GRAHAM said a Committee bad been ap pointed in 183 S by the Governor-General and Council of India, to sit at Calcutta, for the purpose of inquiring into the transmission of Hill Coolies to the West Indies. He understood that that Committee had made a Report, and he begged to ask the Noble Lord whether he had any knowledge of such a document ? Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to reply in the negative. Lord STANLEY said that he understood that a report had been sent over to this country from Demerara, the object of which was to encou rage the emigration of the Hill Coolies. That report however had been disallowed. He wished to ask the Noble Lord if there would be any objection to lay that Report, and other dispatches connected with the subject before the House. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the Noble Lord was right in stating that the Report he had alluded to had been disallowed. He believed that a communication to that effect had been already made to Parliament, and that he could have no objection to lay the dispatches be fore the House. A message from the Lords brought up certain Bills which were read a first time. PRIVILEGE. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN begged leave to post pone the motion, of which he had given notice for to night, in order to give the Noble Lord an opportunity of stating to-morrow what were his intentions on this. subject. Lord JOHN RUSSELL was ready to state now how the case stood. He should not know to•morrow the exact course which he should be prepared to advise the House to pursue. The Committee on Printed Papers would meet on Monday, and he thought the other Members of that Committee would be glad if the Right Hon. Gentleman would attend on that day. He expected they would make some Report, and his own opinion was, that they would lay before tho House precedents of publications which had formerly taken place. Sir E. SUGDEN had only remained aloof from the Committee on account of the incarceration of the Sheriff. He should be glad to facilitate their labours by every means in his power. LIGHTING THE HOUSE. Lord ELIOT (who appeared with a large bundle of papers under his arm) begged to assure the House that they need not feel any alarm at the huge bundle of papers which he lied brought with him, as he should not intrude at any very great length on their time, but divvt h eii oo a aun d s relative e r udl e ffiae c tt e cie n vi ree t mn l y tti no c rae o tt hami nation, one Buden, t f o ho , re a aLt t shi kg l oi e hnu a tgg s : t ,tltvh t he o hi crie r } o c u e va d sade e s as by the resolution he was about to propose he was about to request the House if not to rescind a resolution er this questi on . M r . Gurney had pre sented oe r o o h nu m i tr c nee l c a at t o 0 1 : p p: eg y r i d e ti already been adopted by the Trinity House. The Bude Light was the invention of Mr. Gurney, and con sisted of passing a stream of oxygen gas through an argand burner, and the light was so brilliant that the Trinity House adopted it. Mr. Gurney offered to light the House with the Bude Light, and to be at the expense of the experiment. The Honourable Chancellor of the Exchequer, however, had obje c t e d t o this being done at Mr. Gurney's expanse, but had granted 1001. towards making the experiment, which had been conducted under the superintendence of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests. This experi ment bad proved so satisfactory that the House had appointed a Select Committee to consider the subject. Of the Committee which had been appointed he (Lord Eliot) had been a Member ; and he certainly admitted that, knowing the abilities of Mr. Gurney, and from his experience of the Bude Light, he was predisposed in its favour, yet not so much as to be unal terably prejudiced against any evidence. Even this slight predisposition, however, could not be alleged against other Gentlemen on the Committee, who were entirely disinterested either way.—( Hear.) The Com mittee had examined Professor Farraday, SirD.Brewster, Dr. Ure and Dr. Arnot, and not one of them expressed unfavourable opinion on the light ; nay, they were d ec id e jlv in its favour.—( Hear, hear.) They, however, stated that L t '. ere was a great necessity for adopting some means to improve t:, 4? ventilation of the House, and that this i this light would afford faci:!es for that object by giving opportunity for having a desceafling current ; at all events, an improvement of the ventilation would prevent the annoyance of dust through the chinks in the floor of the House. The Noble Lord had stated further that many practical gentleman, such as Mr. Rixon (of Hancock and Rixon's), had declared that a finer light. than the Bude never was witnessed.—(Hear, hear.) The Noble Lord, adverting to the chandeliers, remarked that they weighed several hundred weight each — with the massy shades—(many yards in circum ference) and that suspended to a small chain—their safety was at least questionable—indeed, a day or two ago one had fallen and grievously injured a workman. Then as to the expense of the Bade light, it had cost some 7001., but that included a stock which would last through the session, and the chandeliers had already cost upwards of 5001., and divers decorations had been added by the Gallant Officer (Colonel Sir F. Trench). He considered that it was clear that the e xperiments bad not been fully made, and that, therefore, the wishes of the Committee and the orders of the House had not been compli e d with. He trusted, therefore, that the House would accede to his m otion, and if, after a fair trial, the House should be convinced, under all the c ircumstances, that th e prese n t mode of lighting was preferable to the Bude Li g h t , h e f or one would not again vent ure to be its advocat e . Mr. JAMES seconded the motion. He did not be lieve that there was any Member in that House who suffered more from defective sight than he did, and he must confess that he experienced the greatest possible relief when the unseemly chandeliers were taken away and the Bude Light substituted, and which he hoped soon to see restored. Sir F. TRENCH said the only object he had in view was that Hon. Members should have that light which was most agreeable to them. He would not say one word in favour or a gainst either mode of light, jug, as Hon. Members were competent from the experiments that had been made to form their own opinions. There was one circumstance, however, to which he was anxious to call the attention of the House. It bad been stated that an accident had occured on Monday in c onsequence of the weight of the chandeliers. Now, in consequence of that, he had taken the trouble to obtain an account of the weight of different chandeliers in public buildings. The Hon. and Gallant Member then read a comparative statement of the weight of the lustres and chandeliers used in Almack's, Drury Lane Theatre, the National Gallery and the King's Theatre, to show that no danger was to be apprehended from the weight of lustres in the House. But the cries of " Divide, vide," to which he at length gave way, prevented the particulars from being heard in the gallery. ! Sir C. LEMON thought the object of these ex periments was not so much for the present convenience of Members as to afford a safe guide and test for the lighting of the new House,. At present they had three chandeliers, some high, some low, with a long petticoat to one, and a short skirt to another (alluding to the pieces of green silk affixed to the shades, in order to protect the Speaker's eyes from the glare of light), so that the whole view of the House is impeded. When he entered the House the first night of the Bude Light, lie was struck with the beauty of its proportions, and he was of opinion there ought to be no large opaque body in the centre.—(Hear, and laughter.) Mr. GOULBURN agreed with his Hon. Friend behind him that this was a question of feeling, and his feeling was, that he saw better by tliu wax light than bw the 13ucle Light. He must protest against the doc trine of the Han, Baronet who just sat down, that they were to. be subjected to a series of experiments for the lightinc , of the new H ouse , o f w hi c h probably they might not lie Neroh,ers, stir TI - AOMASI A GLAND said they had already incurred 7001. in experiments upon the Bode Light, and surety trey would not refuse 50/. more to make those experiments successful,--(Fl ear, hoar.) The House divided, when the nurnbt: , .r s were— For the motion Against it Majority -50 HEALTH OF LARGE TOWNS. Mr. SLANEY moved for the appointment of a Se. lect Cowmittee to inquire into the circumstances affect ing the health of the inhabitants of largo towns and populous districts, with a view to improved sanatory re gulations for their benefit.—Agreed to. * 'BEER SHOPS IN MONMOUTHSHIRE. Mr. HUME moved for a Return of the number of persons licensed to sell beer in that Collection of the Excise department in which Newport (Monmouthshire) is situated, distinguishing those licensed under Acts 1 and Will. 4, c. 64, and 4 and 5 Will. 4, c. 85 (the New Beer Acts), from those licensed under Act 9 Geo. 4, c. 61 (the Magisterial Licensing Act); and, at the suggestion of the Noble Lord, he would move that the number of persons licensed to sell beer by re tail in the district of Pontypool be also included in the Return.—Ordered. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN THE NAVY. Mr. HUME moved for a Return of the number of Corporal Punishment: inflicted in the Royal Navy, in each of the years 1838 and 1839 (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, No. 371, of 1838). To this Re turn there was no objection, and he trusted that it would show a considerable diminution of corporal pu nishment in the Navy. He was anxious for a more de fined statement, which would show the number of corpo ral punishments inflicted in each ship within each year. This had been objected to, but he still was exceedingly desirous of obtaining it, because he understood that in some ships no corporal punishment whatever had been inflicted, wnile in others it had been inflicted in a variety of cases. Such a Return would be useful, as showing the state of discipline in a ship, and as illustrative of the character of the officers as well as the men. He thought it would also have a tendency to check corpo ral punishment, and he thought that corporal punish ment was one great objection to persons entering an Navy. Mr. GOULBURN did not think that the Returns in question should be granted, at least, as a matter of course. He feared that such Returns might be attended with a bad effect. After a few words from Lord J. RUSSELL and Mr. HUME, the motion was agreed to. FIRST-FRUITS AND TENTHS. Mr. AGLIONBY, as Chairman of the Committee on the First Fruits and Tenths of the Clergy, brought up the Report of the whole House, by which it was re solved—" That it is expedient to make provision for the abolition of the First Fruits and Tenths of the Clergy as at present enforced in England and Wales, after the next avoidance, and in lieu thereof to levy an assessment of one-tenth part of the clear annual value upon all archbishoprics and bishoprics, and all dignities and be nefices and other spiritual promotions above the dear yearly value of 3001., to he applied in the first instance to the augmentation of the maintenance of the poor clergy, and afterwards to the building and re-building of churches, and to such other purposes as may conduce to the interests of religion, and that a Bill be brought into Parliament grounded on this resolution." Mr. G 0 IA BURN said that having already explained his sentiments on this measure, he should move to nega• tive the Report. Mr. BAINES should merely say, that in the Bill, which, with the leave of the House he should introduce, it was not his intention to adhere rigidly to the assess. ment of annual Tenths, though he conceived that this would generally be considered very productive. He should, however leave it to the House, in the progress of the Bill, to regulate the amount of payment to be made out of the higher livings for the augmentation of the lower, and to award to the labouring clergy such proportion of the real annual income of all livings above 300/. a-year, when they ceased to be held by the pre sent incumbents, as Parliament might think necessary to maintain the station of the labouring clergy, and to secure to them and their families a competent S upport.-- (Hear, hear.) The House then divided, when there appeared— For bringing up the Report 46 Against it ........ . Majority --8 And so the measure is lost. HORSE-RACING. The Horse•racing Bill went through Committee, ate! a few words from Mr. HUME, Lord STANLEY, and Mr. WARBURTON. The Report was received, and the Bill was orderer to be read a third time to-morrow. MUTINY BILLS. Sir GEORGE GREY brought in the Mutiny Bill, and the Marine Mutiny Bill, which were severally read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time to morrow. The House Adjourned at a Quarter to Seven o'Clock. PERTHSHIRE ELECTION. (From the Glasgow Chronicle.) The Perthshire election. has terminated in a manner quite unexpected, to all who were not aware of the exact number of votes at the command of the Conservative landholders, and the extent to which fictitious votes had been manufactured on the Tory side. Mr. Home Drummond has been returned with the sweeping ma jority of 459, at the close of the first day's poll : the number who had voted at that period being, for Drum mond, 1,556 ; for Stewart, 1,127. In addition to the activity of the Tories in the Regis tration Courts, we regret our being again obliged to re fer to the interminable Non-Intrusion question, but it has been so mixed up with this Perthshire elec tion, that there is no avoiding it. From the first appearance of Mr. Robert Stewart, and the other Go vernment officials, in the Perthshire canvass, we most unhesitatingly condemned their interference with the veto question, and the concessions they promised the Church ; both from the offence they were certain to give the Dissenters, and Radicals ; and also, from their utter ignorance of the merits of the question itself. The result of the contest now proves that our worst feats have been more than realised. All accounts agree, that almost no votes have been gained by the promised subserviency to the vetuist ministers ; and that the prin cipal cause of the speedy and triumphant success of Mr. Home Drummond was the offence given to the Dissen ters by Mr. Stewart, and their refraining to go to the poll. At the Scone polling station alone, 22 Radi cals and Dissenters refused to go to the poll for Mr. Stewart on this account ; while all the support he ob tained from the Non-intrusiomsts, so far as has been ascertained, was three ministers and one layman at the Perth station. Even the Rev. Mr. Thomson, Presi dent of the Perthshire meeting of Non-intrusion minis ters, declined voting for Mr. Stewart, after he had recommended him to the support of the Non-intrusion ists of the county. The result of this contest will, we hope, teach Mr. Stewart and Mr. Fox Maule the value of their devo tion to the veto. We hope, also, it points out to Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell the course that Ministers should pursue on that question, and likewise, whether they will be most successful in their endea vours to retain office by satisfying tine Reformers with their measures, or to satisfy the Tory Non-intrusionists of the Church. It appears that throughout Perthshire, this election, when it came to the polling day, excited less interest than any election that has preceded it since the passing of the Reform Acts. We are fully warranted in stating that this was also the case in this part of the country, and that high as the expectations of the Liberal interest were raised, in regard to the issue of the contest, when it commenced, before the result was known it was looked forward to • with much indifference. We feel ourselves warranted to state further, that the course that has been pursued by the Dissenters and Radicals of Perthshire, has been fully approved of by their brethren in the west of Scotland. EXPLOSION OF GAS.—Between five and six o'clock on Wednesday evening the neighbourhood of the Quadrant, Regent-street, was alarmed by a loud report, re sembling the discharge of a cannon, which was soon found to have been occasioned by an explosion of gas on the premises No. 3, Igzrylebone-street, in the occupation of Mr. Cabell, brace-mandacturer, &lid Mr. Davis, auctioneer. It appears that a smell of an escape of gas ha - iing been noticed by the in mates, the gas-fitters were sent for t examine the pipes, and immediately on their usinc , a light for that purpose the explosiOn took place, breaking the glass its the kitchen window and setting fire thereto. FgrOmately the premises being directly oppo s it e the engine hot'sa of the Comity Fire-office, Carter, the fore man, and West, the en-ineer, Instantly drew th e Mipps out, and succeeded in subduing the flames without any material damage bean; done. The St. James's engine, and those of the brigade, were also promptly in attendance, but their assistance was not required. 'llO premises are insured in the British Fire-office. A penitentiary has been established in Toias, " not," says a New York paper, " before it was wanted I" CONGRATULATORY ADDRESSES.—A great number of addresses of congratulation to the Queen, Prince Albert, and the Duchass of Kent ? continue to be carried. IRELAND. --- NATIONAL EDUCATION,—The Dublin Evening Post of last Tuesday publishes a letter addressed to the editor of that jJurnal by the Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. The propositions submitted to the Lord Lieutenant by the Irish Roman Catholic Bishops, with " his Excellency's clear, Christian, explicit reply," also are simultaneously published. We subjoin all these important documents:— DEAR SIR—In a letter which was published in your journal on last Saturday, and which purports to be from the pen of the Most Rev. Doctor M'Hale, a passage occurs, relative to the late meeting of the Roman Catholic Prelates, which seems to require some explanation. After referring to a modified arrangement of the sys tem of National Education, which was submitted by those Prelates to the consideration of the Lord Lieu tenant, and which did not meet his Excellency's ap proval, the letter thus continues :—" One paramount object, however, is gained the unanimity of the hierarchy ; and that unanimity attests the wisdom, the justice, and the extreme moderation of the proposed, but rejected, arrangements." A cursory reader might be easily led, from the peru sal of this passage, to suppose that all the Prelates were agreed as to the necessity of obtaining some such mo dification as that which was proposed, in order to render the system satisfactory to them, and safe for their flocks. But this could not have been his Grace's meaning ; for it would openly be at variance with the truth. The same Prelates who gave their countenance and support to the system of National Education last year, are its steady advocates still in its present unaltered state ; and the additional experience which they have since ac quired, has only tended to confirm them in the opinion tivhich they then entertained, that, while it imparts ad vantages of great importance to the people, it is perfectly consistent with the secure maintenance of the Catholic religion. During the late meeting they uttered not a word indicative of any sense of danger to be dreaded to ei►.her the faith or the morals of the Catholic children educated in National Schools ; but they owed something to the feelings d those venerable and respected brethren who differ in opinion from them ; and when it was inti mated that certain modifications of the system would, if granted, remove the objections which had been urged against it, they at once, without the least thought of attesting " the extreme moderation of the proposed arrangement," expressed their readiness to acquiesce (that was the term used) in the adoption of it, should it be duly sanctioned ; and they cheerfully adopted the resolution of submitting it to the consideration of the Lord Lieutenant, declaring, at the same time, that if it should not meet his Excellency's approval, the rejec tion of it would not, in the least, diminish their ardour in continuing to the sy stem, in its present form,the same conscientious support to which they had hitherto considered it justly entitled. - - Contenting myself with this brief explanation, I wil lingly abstain from adverting to other passages in the letter which it would be too painful to notice. I have the honour to remain, dear Sir, Your obedient humble servant, P.l D. MURRAY. Mountjoy-square, 9th March, 1840. At a general meeting of the Roman Catholic Prelates of Ireland, held in Dublin on the 14th of February, 1840, the Most Rev. Dr. CROLLY in the chair, The following arrangement was proposed and adopted for the purpose of securing the unanimous co-operation of the Roman Catholic Prelates in diffusing the advan tages of National Education ; it was agreed on that the subsequent regulations be respectfully submitted to the consideration of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant :- 1 st. That in every National School for the mixed education of Protestant and Roman Catholic children, the Roman Catholic Bishop of the diocese, the Parish Priest, or the Roman Catholic Curate of the parish in which such School is situated, may be a patron of said School, in order that he may prevent the appointment of any teacher whose moral or religious conduct should be found objectionable, and, if necessary, direct the dis missal of such teacher from so important a situation. 2d. That no book or tract, whatsoever, for the reli gious or moral instruction of the Roman Catholic pupils, shall be admitted into a National School without the previous approbation of the four Roman Catholic Archbishops of Ireland. 3d. That in every National School where the pupils are all of the Roman Catholic persuasion, the Roman Catholic Bishop of that diocese, or the Roman Catholic Pastor in whose parish the School has been established, as patrons of said School, shall have power to appoint or dismiss the teacher or teachers, whether male or female, and that said Bishop or Pastor shall have access to the school at all times, for the purpose of giving religious or moral instruction to the scholars, such instruction to be given by the Clergy themselves, or by persons appointed by them for that purpose ; and, further, th a t every book used in the school for the religious or moral instruction of the Ro man Catholic pupils, shall be composed or selected by the Roman Catholic Bishop of the di ocese . 4th. That in future, for the satisfaction of the Roman Catholics, and for the greater security of their religion, the Lord Lieutenant be respectfully requested to select two lay Roman Catholic members of the Board of Na tional Education from each of the four ecclesiastical provinces, and that, on the recommendation of the Roman Catholic Bishops of each province, one of their body be appointed a meinber of the Board of Commis , sioners by his Excellency. sth. That the Lecturer in the Model Schools ap pointed to instruct the Roman Catholic teachers of National Schools in the principles of religion, morals, or history (which is capabl e of Ining expl a i ne d i n an irreli gious or offensive manner, should be a Roman Catholic, with satisfactory testimonials of religious and moral con do t, signed b y t h e R oman Catholic Bishop under whose spiritual jurisdiction he previously lived. 6th. That it would be very desirable to have a Model SO 'f in each of the four provinces, when the funds of the .National Board of Education might be found suffi cient for that purpose, as such an establishment would inspire the inhabitants of the province with greater con fidence in the system of National Education. (Signed) W. CROLLY, D.D., Chairman. HIS EXCELLENCY'S ANSWER. MOST REV. AND RIGHT REV. SIRS,—I have con sidered your Memorial with the attention which I am always disposed to pay to any representation from your respected body, and, with a sincere desire to secure, if I could, consistently with what is due to other parties, the unanimous co-operation of the Roman Catholic Prelates of Ireland in diffusing the advantages of National Education. You must, however, bear in mind that the diffusion of these advantages, on equal terms, among all sects and denominations of Christians, is the fundamental principle of the system administered under the sanctio❑ o f the Legislature by the National Board ; and that any departure from that principle would be a violation of their dtity and a perversion of their trust. In conformity to that principle, the National Schools are equally open to Christian children of all denomi nations. and opportunities are equally afforded to their respective pastors to provide them with religious in. struction, subject only to the condition of their not attempting to interfere with any except those of their own Church. The Board has nothing to do with the selections of patrons, who arc locally chosen by those persons whose funds have been subscribed, or whose land has been given for the establishment of schools. - With them rest the appointment and dismissal of the masters, over which the Board ex: cise no control except what is absolutely necessary to secure their being morally, as well as intellectually qualified for the duties which they have to perform. No books are allowed to be used in any of the schools at the time of joint instruction, except such as are published by the Board, or such as have been sanc tioned by their authority in cases where they are pro vided by the local Patrons. The Model Schools at Dublin are under the immediate superintendence of the Commissioners, subject to their frequent inspection, a duty which, I well know, is nut more assidously per formed by any portion of them than by those Members of your own Church whose se► vices have been devoted to the cause of National Education, with such honour t• themselves and such benefit to their country. This ought surely to be a sufficient security to you that the Lecturer appointed in these schools to instruct the Roman Catholic teachers in the principles of reli gion, morals, or history would never explain them in an irreligious or offensive manner. In thus briefly setting before you the manner in which, on the chief points referred to in your Memorial, the Board have carried out the great principles of the Na. tional System, I cannot but express my regret at the opposition which has been given to them by some of your body, and greatly, indeed, should I rejoice if that opposition cart be removed by a closer examination, or more intimate knowledge of their proceedings. But, after the best consideration that I can give to the subject, I am bound distinctly to state to you, that no changes such as you desire can, in my opinion, be made, with advantage to the public, either in the consti tution of that Board, who have hitherto worked so harmo niously together, or in the general regulations under which they have acted, and which have enabled them successfully to make head against all obstacles, and to diffuse, more and more widely, in each successive year, the blessings of moral and intellectual improvement, fOnqed on the precepts of PiOne among all re ligious denominations of the people of Ireland. RAILWAY COMMUNICATION WITH SCOT• LAND AND IDE LAND.—CoIoneI Sir Frederic Smith and Pro f' or 13arjorq Kaye returned front their teur of inspection of the competing lines between Lancaster and Carlisle, and it is understood will be ready to make their report as soon as they shall have received certain statistical returns, estimate 4, .nd other documents which they have required tie promoters of Ihp jinPs to supply. Wp ilaye 474san to believe that the corn 111Iss►Qntrs are q cminion tfiat much skill has been displayed by the engineers employed in laying down the competing lines through the difficult country with which they have to contend. Col. Cunningham has been obliged to retire from the commis ion in consequence of ill health.—Railway Times. EVENING EDITION. PERSEuUTION OF LUTHERANS IN PRUSSIA. [The following extracts have been transmitted to la by a Correspondent, who, if he refers to The Sun of th e sth insta n t, v: ill see that we had, t o a great extent , antici pated there.] Extract 01 a letter, dated Newcastle-on-Tyne, 8 mo., 6, 1139 " Large bodies of Prussian emigrants are passilig through our town on their road to America, in consequence of the persecutions they are suffering at home. Tbey are Lutherans ; and the Prussian Government is using most coercive measures to induce them to conform to the Re formed, or National Church. This they cannot conscien tiously do, and severe fines and imprisonment are the con sequence. F our com p an i es h ave a l ready arrived, contain ing on the average one hundred and fifty or one hundred and seventy persons in each, and many more are gone to Liverpool. These have chiefly been under the care of one pastor, Augustus Grabau; he was in the last companY with his wil e an d f am il y , au apparently sweet-spirited man. He had been in prison in Heliogstadt for seven teen weeks, in the early part of the spring, and was only released on account of severe illness. Another thousand , with another pastor, are expected daily. They have no introduction to any one here, but soon obtaining notice, a few persons have been down from time to time to inquire into Oleic wants. A public meeting was held on their behalf a few evenings since. There are man y poor people and a large number of peasantry among then'n They do not in any way ask for pecuniary aid, but receive it with streaming eyes when a little is presented, and ac- Ithowl,dge that in many instances their all h.ts been paid for passage-money. Baron von Kohl has gone first, ad vanced money, and made contracts for them. Some come from Saxony, some front Pomerania, and their first destination is New York. But from the difficulty of tui derstan,ing them, as they speak only German, their ex act destination was not known. It seems generally ac knowledged that the King of Prussia is coercive and arbi trary, though generous and benevolent if people fall in with his views. We have several times attended their services. and been much struck by the solemn awe and heart-felt inter eat that appeared to prevail. They are well supplied with Bibles and other good books. Their stay is generally short—often but a few hours, and they never come into town, but proceed at once from their steam-boat to the railroad. Their appearance and circumstances most strongly remind one of the pilgrim fathers, and other good men of old ; such reverend locks in many cases, such simplicity of attire, such kind affectionate manners, such beaming countenances, plainly showing that many of then must have passed through much, and been tried in the fur nace of affliction." From the same. 2 11110. ,3, 1840. You have beard of the deep interest we felt last sum mer in the circumstances of some hundred Lutheran emi grants, who passed through our town on their way to North America. We wrote to Hambilrg for further par ticulxs. and eventually a large mass of documents was forwarded. These fell into my own hands as compiler, and the result is the little volzr. e referred to. [Persecution of the Lutheran Much in Prussia, from 1831 to the present time, compiled frorn German publications. In the press. price is 6d. Sold for the benefit of the Lutheran emigrants.] We shall be much obliged by any names of subscribers you may kindly forward, :is we are wishing to dispose of a few copies pri vaioly, in order to receive a little pecuniary aid for the emigrants. The sufferers never take up arms in their own defence. A most remarkable absence of information on the subject seems to prevail in this country. Prussia has taken extreme care that we shall not hear of it. A vast deal has been said respecting the King of Prussia's kind reception of the Austrian converts from Popery. but truly his own conduct has been incomparably mOl. intolerant than that of the Emperor of Austria. Thr., tale will probably surprise people, but names, dates, and references, will be clear ; and whoever pleases m 7 . ), do what they can to refute them, or write to the Corainent, where they must only be confirmed by further investi gation." 1 mo,, 27, 1840. Advertisement of the work. Some thousands more are expected to emigrate in the course of the present year. Subscriptions will be thankfully received by Barnett , Hoare, and Co., London ; and by the Union Joint-stock Bank, Newcastle, if paid in to the credit of the Committee for assisting the Lutheran Emigrants. From the last accounts they are suffering great priva tions in America. Six hundred have gone to South Australia, 1,100 to North America. PRICE OF SUGAR, EFFECT OF MONOPOLY. Tablo showing the es-duty price of West India Sugli! in Mincing-lane, and comparing the same against that IP. foreign Sugars:— London, March IS, 11140. The Gazette of this evening will quote the average price, of British Plantation Muscovado Per Cwt. Sugar, exclusive of duty, at Tl2ob, actual quantity of Sugar sold on account of the itn- Krters, in the week ending the 10th instant, according to the returns made upon oath by the West India Sug ar Brokers, in conformity with the Act of Parliament, a nd on which quantity the above price is computed, consisted or 1,161 hhds. 105 trs. and 12 barrels. Sugar raised by free labour in the Manilla, may be bought in Mincing-lane at from 19s. 6d. to 225. 6d. per cwt., being about 18s. per cwt. cheaper than West India Sugar. The Sugar refiners in London, working Foreign Sugars under bond for exportation only, supply foreign markets with excellent refined Sugar, equal in quality to the standard double loaf, at, deducting shipping charges, 325. 6d. per cwt., which is Si. 3d. per cwt. less than British consumers are compelled, through the operation of the Sugar monopoly, to pay for dirty and unwholesome West India moist Sugar, and is actually Is. than the p oor i n t hi s cokntry are, from the -ame cause , obliged t o g i ve f or treacle admitted to home use dut y free. per cwt. less THE NEW EDITION OF MR. BT.MICE'S PEERAGE AND BARONITAGE.—This is certainly one of the most extraordinary books ever produced, whether regarded as to its materials, or the ability disphyed in their arrangement' This single volume ab s ol u t e ly compr i ses w i t hi n i ts compass we substance of probably forty large volumes, including Dar dale, Collins, Douglas, &c., more by compression than abbre viation, for, in refer r i ng t o Mr. Burke ' s wcrk, there does no t appear to be one important historical fact omitted, or ono memorable family tradition forgotten. Further, the work 11 brought down to the present y ear , an d consequently suppliFi l an immense mass of original information, not to be found In, any other on the subject. It con t a i ns every new creation I?' Peerage or Baronetcy. It connects the families of the prirl le,red orders with those of the private gentry, by deducinf the collateral branches an d a lli ances of the former through their ramifications, and, in one word, affords every species of intelligence that may a t any t i me b e sought for on the subject. " THE BALD HEAD."—Th e announcement of a psece at the Olympic bearing the above title has occasioned the greatest excitement, and everybody is dying to see such a thing' A bald head at the present day is a perfect phenomenon": wonder —a monstrosity—a l usus naturte—an ignis fatuus -- will-o'• wisp—a jack-o'-lantern —a name—a John Doe--..s Richard Roe—a Jack O'Nokes—a Ned O'Styles......a norainl e umbra—a shade—a dream—the shadow of a shade ! T he scarcity of the occurrence is occasioned, as is well known, by the general use of Rowland's Macassar Oil, which is so admir able a specific for the growth of hair as effectually to remove baldness, and cover the barest head with a luxuriant growth by only a few applications. THE COUNTESS.—A very remarkable novel under this title will immediately appear. It is written by gri Theodore Fay, l a t e l y attac h ed to the American Embassy, an d who, like hi s coun t ryman and friend Washington Irving, he'. visited in the highest circles. The principal object of tbe forthcoming work of fiction is to demonstrate the absurdity and cowardice of duelling—an object which the author is supposed to have achieved in connection with a story abounding in nevr, and striking incident s , w h ere i n are un i te d t h e mysterious and the credible—the glittering follies of high life, and the toilsome struggles of the humble—the terror of old romance and the fa. miliar painting of the new. A JUVENILE COMPLA INANT.—Wednesday, a little fellow, who for fighting with another lad had been sent to the House of Correction by the parish officers, cam e t o Hatton' garden, and there lodged before the Magistrates a complai nt against "both houses"—against the poorhouse for short com mons, and against the House of Correction for pushing th e , " silent system" t o th e tyrannical extent of punishing him or merely speaking in his sleep. PATENT LEVER WA TCHE With silver double-bottom cases With silver hunting cases h This celebrat e d cons t ruct i on most accurate on Nv-- Icb I watch can be made) is now 0ffe:...1, with the latest improve" merits. i. e. the detached escaperrt.rat, jewelled in four holes. capped, hand to mark the seconds, hard enamel dial, and main taining power to continue going wLae winding up, at the abo" price. A printed warranty is given, with fixed terms, iinwhiCk the Watches will always receive any attention needed. T. COX SAVORY, aore W tchmaker, Sil ver and Goldsmith, 47, Cornhill (Seven m° from Gracechurch-street). London. N. l3 . —Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange. ..1.1.1•••••••••••••••. BIRTHS. On the 26th of January, at Fredericton New Brunswi ck 'the lady of Alf re d S m i thers, Esq., of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at Southampton, the lady o f the g et ' . Alexander James Howell, of a son. On the Bth inst., at llyde, the lady of John Young B lack ' Esq., of a son. On the Bth i nst., the wife of John Carter, Esq., r J abal' of a son, On th e 10th inst. in Stanhope-street, at the residence of her father ; Colonel Roclifort, the Hon. Mrs. Henry Spencer JA "► of a daughter. 16, On the 10 i h i nst. , at Leyton Church, Isaac Braithwa i ; te i Jun., E sq ., o f Old B road-street, London, to Louisa, r daughter of John Masterman, Esq., of Leyton, Essex. On the 10th inst., a t Ilesford Church, T. Barwick MI Baker, EN., only son o f T. J. Ll oy d B aker, Esq., of n o ar wicke-c our t, an d o f Stout shill, Gloce s t ers bi re , t o .510Y , te : e , child of N. L. F enw i c k, E sq., o f B esford-court, Worces""----• DIED. On the 10th inst., the Hon. Edward Pereeral, aged 45 ; gr. On the 10th inst., Jane Amelia, eldest daughter of 0, James Hayward, ironm onger , A y l es b ury -street, Gierkenwe aged On the 10th inst., in Albany- s t reet, Regent ' s - P ark, Thomas Peacock, abed 65. / the On the 10th inst., at Newport (S ou th W a l es ), o °— ► only son of Captain John Elsdon, aged '23. Marl On the inst., at Hought on R ectory, Hants, for Cliat)otte, the only daughter of th e R ev. J . B . B ur nett, B of that parish, aged 17. d 65 ' On the 10th inst., at ilighgat e ,Willi am Crew, Eacl'' — e ur' On the 10. th lust., at Pen s h urst, Kent, Mr. Pi c kance, a Kerr, s g 4 d 611 * seb3l ' On the 11th inst., at St. Jatmes Palace, Si r Thomas - aged 72. a oe On the Ilth iost,, at Chase-hill, Enfield, Fanny, •— e 113 r daughter of Daniel Harrison, Esq. . . of London : Printed and Published by iNITII2DO Y () `' ;r No. 112, Strand, A t 7'4 e SIFM O ffi ce , No. 112, Strand , • " ur th C'• : \ -1;, ;k 4,0 :.—Friday, March 13, 11340.