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that such claim should be attended to. iie.o e"tog tat propriety of grants of this kind, the lienour,Ole Mem ber for the City of London, at the time of the passiog of the Act, had stated that it would be an inducement to the Crown to appoint young parsons. Such an objection could not be made to this appointment. But the main objection seemed to be, that S;r John New port ought 'not to have been permitted to retire. That was a matter so entirely dependent on the particular state of a man's health, and on the infirmities under which he relight belabouring, that it was impossible to lay down any rule upon the subject. The fact was, that in 1838, Sir John Newpert had been attacked by severe illness. and bad expressed to Lord Melbourne a wish to rt tire. Lord Melbourne had stated he regretted exceedingly this cir cumstance; and as his illness, which had at first assumed an alarming character, gradually wore off, Lord Melbourne induced him to remain. In 1939, Sir John Newport went to Ireland, and f and his infirmities increase to such an extent that he declared he could not return to England with any comfort to himself. The office was one not of great labour, certainly, hut it required some knowledge of financial details, and it was important that no error should be committed whilst the Comptroller was in the manage ment of the office. He thought, therefore, they ought to leave it to a person of eighty-four or eighty-five years of age to decide, if he were competent to the execution of the duties of the office, or not ; and he did not think that a First Lord of the Treasury would be justified in not taking Sir John Newport's own account of his health, and insist ing on his continuing to hold the office; perhaps at the risk of his life. The Right Hon. Gentlemen had said that it was dangerous for the Crown to reward Parliamentary services. He would say the same, if the pension had been granted to a person in the vigour of life, and likely to con tinue engaged in Parliamentary conflicts ; but no one would make any objection, if a statesman bad been cut off in the midst of his career, to a pension being granted to his widow and family. S;r J. Newport's life had been prolonged beyond the usual period. His neces , ities re quired that he should have some assistance, and that was act a less reason why they should be administered to, be cause the pension was grantcd.to himself, instead or to his relatives. After what his Right Hon. Friend had said, be would net enter into a minute detail of the services of Sir John Newport. lie had known much of his labours in 1806, en the subject of education, of the Established Church, and of the building of hospitals and alms_? ousps in Ireland. Nine Acts of Parliament had passed in conse quence of the attention he hal paid tr these sub jects, which at that time were not considered as party subjects, but in which be took a great interest, as being likely to benefit his native country. He, therefore, did not think that Lord Malieurne had done anything hut what was right in granting him a pension of 1,0001. The Hon. Gentleman who had brought forward the motion had insinuated that Sir John Newport had performed no public service whatever. This showed that he cud have paid but little attention to what had passed during the time S'r John Newport was in Parliament—(Cheers)—and certainly the Hon. Gentleman ought to have better informed himself of the history of those times—( Loud cheering)—before he had made a speech attacking the int.‘grity cif Sir John Newport.—( Cries of " No, no," from the Opposition, an swered by cheers from the Ministerial Benches.) The other part of the question which the Right Hon. Gentleman had connected with this, was a question totally separate and distinct from it. Sir John Newport being unable to continue, the question was, could any one be found more fit for the appointment than Lord elonteagle ? He was convinced that no one was more fit—would pay mo o at tention to the duties of his office—or was better qualified for it. When the office was originally formed, Lord Auck land had been propesed to hold it ; and so desirous had they been to secure his services, that a special clause was introduced to enable him to hold the appointment with the Commissionership of Greenwich Hospital. Ile had stated at the time what he thought ought to be the qualifications possessed by the gentleman who shculd bold that office. He ought to be a man of high political character, who had had considerable previous acquaintance with financial de tails; and although it did not require that a person pos sessing it should be constantly attending to the duties of his office, yet occasions might arise in which it we:'ld be unfortanate if the office should be placed in the hands of a person who should be ignorant, 01' careless, or inattentive. With regard to the whole motion, he thought that his Right Hon. Friend had explained most satisfactorily all the circumstances that had taken place with respect to the retirement of Sir J. Newport and the appointment of Lord Monteagle.—(The confusion during the address of the Noble Lord, from Members leasing the House, rendered it impossible to catch two consecutive sentences of what he stated.) _ _ Lord G. SOMERSET said that the question of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny with respect to the first inti mation of the intended retirement of' Sir J. Newport had not been answered. The House were in doubt as to whe ther that intimation had been given to the Government by letter or otherwise. Lord J. RUSSELL could not say whether any memo randum was existing with reference to the retirement of Sir J. Newport or nor. All that he knew about the sub ject was from the statements made to him by Lord Mel bourne and Lord Daneannon. Mr. Sergeant JACKSON wished to know whether the Noble Lord had not said that Sir J. Newport was in Ire lsnd when he expressed a wish to retire.—( Hear. ) Mr. IIUME could not agree with the Right Hon. Baronet, the Member for Tatnworth, that pensions should be granted for Parliamentary services.—( Hear, hear.) His own opinion was, that Sir J. Newport had no right to the eension. After a few observations from Sir R. PEEL, Mr. LIDDELL replied, and the Returns were or dered without a division. MR. SIIF.RIFF WHEELTON. Sir E. KNATCHBULL trusted that the House would allow him to call their attention to the case of Mr. Sheriff Wheelton. That gentleman, he had been in formed by the medical man who attended him, was in a very bad state of health ; so much Be, that it was thouglit hardly safe he shout.] be kept logger in confinement. Under these circumstances, be would put it to the Noble Lord whether or not that gentleman should be kept any longer in confinement? Lord J. RUSSELL said it was more cons:!nant with the fotn” of the House that the surgeon should be called to the bar. Mr. Broache, a medical man, was then called to the bar, who stated that he had seen Mr. Sheriff Wheelton that evening ; that he was extremely ill, and subject to congestion cf the vessels of the head, that big father and mother had died suddenly; that the Sheriff himself was of a habit disposed to apoplexy ; that his late confinement had considerably augmented th 2 illness under which he was labouring, and that if he was longer confined it would endanger his life. Sir E. KNATCHBULL trusted that after the state ment made by Mr. Broiche, the Noble Lord opposite Would at once consent to his discharge. Mr. HUME thought that if the House libe rated Mr. Sheriff Wheelton, it ought to appear distinctly in the Journals that the cause of his discharge was that further imprisonment would endanger his life. Sir R. PEEL thought it was important that the House should have a distinct record of whit Dr. Broache had stated, because, in his opinion. after that statement, the House would cot be justified in detaining him an hour. Sir R. INGLIS thought it was quite sufficient to state that the life of the party was in danger. There was scarcely anything or which be less envied Hon. Gentle men opposite than their apposition to this motion. After a conversation, in which Mr. Hume, Mr. Shaw, Lord Morpeth, and Sir Robert Peel took part, Dr. Broache was recalled ; when Mr. Ley, the First Clerk, read to Lim the minute which had been taken of his evi dence, and on the witness's confirmation of the minute, the motion was agreed to, and the discharge of Mr. Sheriff Wheelton was ordered Mr. HUME begged to ask the Speaker whether it was to be understood that the Sheriff was to pay the fees, befize be was discharged ?—(A laugh.) The SPEAKER said that when a person in the cus tody of the Sergeant, or confined in Newgate by the order of the House, was allowed to be discharged in conse quence of danger to his life, it was not the custom of the House to exact the payment of the fres. DIVORCE BILLS. Mr. L ABOUCHERE ruse amidst great confusion (oe easioned by Members leaving the House), to bring for ward the motion of which he had given notice, that all Di vorce Bills be referred during the present Session to a Select Committee of nine persons. IMr. HUME said he was aware that a change was made with the concurrence of both Houses of Parliament. In Lis opinion the House could not answer the purpose of a Court of Justice, and business such as this could be better done elsewhere. Would any Hon. Member rise in his place. and say the House wits a proper tribunal f o r the xammation of such questions?._( Hear, hear.) Such being th e case , oug h t not t h e Government to remove this tuisance for such it was ? He wished the question had been brought before the House during a larger attendance, an d he hoped, therefore, the Right Hon. Gentleman would adjourn tile debate to some other day, to which be thought there could be no objection, when he hoped the House would adopt the most decent course of proceeding, which Was by sending such matters to a Committee up stairs. ,He should therefore move that the debate on this question be adjourned to any day that might suit the lion. Gentle man. Mr. LABOUCHERE, hoped the Hon. Gentlemen Would not press the adjournment. Sir R. PE EL said that he could rot consent to tl e House givin g u p it s en ti re jurisdiction cn those questions. He thought its intervention would be a salutary ch At 4gainst improper courses. He thought this inquiry Ly a Select Committee might be more satinetory than the Present mode, and he was ready to try it. Yet he w.fu!d reserv e to the Howe a power of institutirg inquiry. Mr. LA W said he agreed with the observations of tie I light Hon, Baarcnet. Mr, WARBURTON reminded the House fiat divirce W as a judicial 'proceeding, and it would be li:ghly 'lmproper conduct such an examination, es h uteersto(d some 6 Peake r had proposed, in secrecy.—(N 1,0*) Mr. GOULBURN advocated the p , cpriev of tie House retaining its jurisdiction cca the slbjeet. Mr. GREE NE hoped that the H( n. NI, mblr " or K .- 4 er_lny would withd raw I . ' s amendment. eMr, HUME had ro objection to wifilr. w zme '- RI nt—Arnendment withdrawn. The oth er O rders of the Day were then d'spoied cf, al. d the House adjourned at a Quarter pad °Le. LADY . Al ALL 11-IE ',IZI In 3 vols., pest .Svo., F ITZWIGGINS. ANOVEL. By the Author of " Sydenham." " novel, in plan, is an English Gil Blas,' a class 0: fiction cvell adapted to pourtray persons and society. The till ing-up of the work is clever, the :incidents various and se ficiently diverting • while the narrative bears about it a great re:ernb'ancc of reality."—Spectator. Richard Bcntley, New Burlington-street. THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT GARDEN. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MADAME VESTRIS. THIS EVENING, FEB. 12. Will be repeated the New Original Play in Five fiats, written by Leigh Hunt, Esq., to be called A LEGEND OF FLORENCE. Francisco Agolanti, Mr. Moore; Antonio Ron:linelli, Mr. Anderson ; Cesare Colonna,- Mr. G. lianclenhoff ; Pub-la Da Riva, Mr. Bartley; Giulio, Mrs. Waiter Lacy; Ginevra, Miss Ellen Tree. After which wtll be produced a Grand Allegorical and National Masque, in bon, ur of her Alajesiy's Nuptials, entitled THE FORTUNATE ISLES ; OR, THE TRIUMPHS OF BRITANNIA. The Music composed and selected by Mr. H. R. Bishop. Dress Boxes, 7s. ; Second Price, 3s. 6d. ; First and Second Circles, ss. ; Second Price, 2s.Gd. ; Pit, 3s. ; Second Price, 2s.i Gallery, le. .• Doors to be opened at half-past Six—the perfoimance3 to commence at Seven o'Clock. Tickets and places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Netter, at the Box-office, from Ten till Four, where Season Tickets may be had upon application. Private Boxes to be had solely of Mr. Andrews, bookseller, 167, New Bond-street. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Last Week of the best Pantomime in London. THIS EVENING, FEB. 12. Will be acted the Legendary Drama, called THE LAPIDARY OF LEYDEN. Supported by the entire strength of the Company. After which, the Performances of Michael Boai. To %%hich will be added, MICHAEL EARLE, THE MANIAC LOVER. Characters by Messrs. Saville, 11. Hughes, INeville, John on, and Smith ; Mrs Vining, Mrs. Day, and Miss Martin To conclude with the Grand Pantomime, called THE QUEEN BEE; or, HARLEQUIN AND GOODY 'IWO SHOES. M }RA_ " '4 HER MAJESTY. " THE SUN" OF MONDAY EVENING CONTAINS TWO BEAUTIFUL MEDALLION PORTRAITS OF THE QUEEN AND PRINCE ALBERT, EXECUTED IN THE VERY FIRST STYLE OF THE ART. THE LIKE NESSES ARE PRONOUNCED BY COMPETENT JUDGES TO BE AD MIRABLE. THE EXPENSE OF PRODUCING THESE PORTRAITS HAS BEEN VERY GREAT; BUT THE CHARGE IS ONLY ONE SHILLING. 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We may say it without 'vanity, because it is truth, that in all the history of the Newspaper Press there never Was such a quantity of Newspapers published within the same time. The arrangements we had to make were of the most complicated description, yet, with one ex ception, all have succeeded. Our readers will perceive that the Paper is of a smaller size than usual. We had ordered weeks ago a large supply of the fill sized paper. It was sent of by the manufacturer, but owing to the breaking up of the roads in consequence of the floods, it has not yet arrived. Luckily we had made preparation for such a contingency, and had reserved a sufficient quantity to answer the tem porary demand. Our readers in a few clays will see what an elegant Marriage Present we would have presented to them but for the envi ous floods. Those of our Country Readers who may not have received THE SUN according to order, will bear the dis appointment patiently. The demand fiw the Paper was such, that though there were ten person s em ployed in opening letters and writing covers, and twice as many in packing up the pape:s, we have not been able to get through all our Country Correspon dence yet. TO THE SUBSCRIBERS OF THE SUN. We omitted to notice on Monday that No Extra Charge was made to our regular Suhscribersfor the ROYAL WEDDING SUN, which was delivered to the News Agents at the ordinary pice. Sun Osaicc, 112, Strand. , TO CORRESPONDENTS. We regret that we cannot please all our Readers and Sub scribers, as we regret that it rains when we wish for fine weather ; but our Correspondent, " Not to be trifled with," will see from our announcements that the " doting old women" he speaks of are much more numerous than he wots of. When the majority of the community are as wise as our Correspondent, neither The Sun, nor any other Journal, will give him his present cau se o f com plaint. Mr. Dahlmann's Letter seems to us an advertisement. We, therefore, decline inserting it. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning D3 minutes after 10 I Evening 3 minutes after 11. LONDON: WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1840. Lord MELBOURNE, in the House of Lords last night, gave notice that he should, on Fr'.day, move an Address of Congratulation to her Majesty on her Marr:sge,_ Lord MoNTE . Aor,E, on pr esen ti ng pet i t i ons f rom LarnLeth for an inquiry into Socialism, took the oppor tunity to defend himself against one of the charges made Ly Bish )p of EXETER in his absence, when he showed that tl e reluction of the Scamp Duty had effectually rut an end to the en:Were 1 1 üblLations, and in:3o ..il :int been found iweeti .± to institute n to a question by tilt! Bishop of EXETER, the NI arsras of NORMANBY awed that Mr. PARE bad resigned his situation ; in fact, however, he was hunted from it by his persecutors. The Bishop of EXETER admitted that a Social ist at Liverpool had contradicted an arcount which the Bishop formerly gave of a murder committed at that place, but he asserted that his account was correct, though he also admitted that no inquest was held, and no person was committed for the murder. We must, on that authority, say that the Social:sts ware unjustly calumniated by the Bishop. Bat when the Bishop would fine, or whip, or imprison them, to calumniate them must seem a venial offence. Lord REDESDALE called the atteation of Ministers to the taxes levied on parochial buildinis, and as it was admitted that it was a hardship to tax them, there is a possibility that relief may be afforded. The House sat only a short lIIII3.and did no business of importance. The Commons received a number of petitions, bt.t none of any note. On the motion of Mr. BARNEBY, a resolution which he moved to prescribe the minimum width of tunnels, bridges, &c., of railroads, was referred to the Select Committee on Railroads. Sir EDWARD SUGDEN informed the House that he was shut in on Friday night and was told with the ma jority, when he intended to vote with the minority. Mr. HORSMAN, we are glad to see, announced that be would, on the motion of Sir ROBERT INGLIS, move as an amendment, for a Committee to inquire whether the defect of religious - arises from inadequacy of the means or from their m;sap plication. In that inquiry we hope the vast revenues possessed by the Universities, and intended to promote education, will not be lost sight of. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON postponed his motion for the release of the Sheriffs till Friday. On that day Lord JOIIN RUSSELL is to move an address of congrAulation to her Majcsty on ber marriage. Several subjects were mooted by qu.lstions, which are as shortly reported in the debate as we could state them. Mr. T. DUXCOMBE moved for leave to bring in a Bill to exempt from the palrnent of Church-rates those who dissent from the Church. The Hon. Member founded his motion on the case of Tstottouoon, into which he entered at considerable length. Lord JOHN RUSSELL opposed the motion, and, as he is bound to uphold the laws, spoke against Mr. THotto- GOOD for not obeying them. He thought the Church founded on good principles, though he admitted Church rates to be a most unnecessary and vexatious cause of dissension. He referred to the attempts which had been made to settle the question, and ascribed the failure to the jealousy which exists between the Church and the Dissenters. Heproposedno new means of settling the question, but opposed Mr. DUNCOMBE'S motion. All he is prepared to do is to transfer from the Ecclesiasti cal to the Civil Courts the power of enforcing the pay ment of Church -rates, and that the remedy should be against the goods. not against the person. Mr. 11 umE, Mr. BAINES, Mr. HAWES, and Mr. W. &us, supported the motion. Sir ROBERT INGLIS and Mr. MILDMAr opposed the motion, the former dwelling on the duty of submssion to the law, Which we say, with a condition that the law be just. To say it is a duty to submit to injustice, is con trary to the whole stream of human nature. The motion, we regret to say, was- lost by 117 to 62. There is no relief for the Dissenters, except they may fied it in mare Church. Mr. WALLACE succeedezl, aftr , r- some opposition and some taunts by Sir ltorEnT PEEL, in obtaining the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the administration of the law in the Supreme Courts in Scotland. The lion. Member, however, is not to have the guidance of the Committee, which the Govern ment takes into its own hands. Nor did he succeed without a thr;sion. After a considerable debate, 128 voted for, and 117 against the motion. The Government supported it, and the Loan ADVOCATE spoke in its favour. Mr. EIVAET moved for returns of the number of Br;tish subjects settled in India, since the last rmewal of the Charter. Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE willingly con ceded all the information the Hon. Gentleman required, and the motion, as a matter of course, W.,1 agreed to. Mr. LIDDELL, after a- multitude of profes:iioas of kindness and regard for Lord MONTEAGLE, moved for papers connected with the appointmmt of that Noble Lord to be Comptroller of the Exchequer, and with the pension granted to Sir JOHN NEWPORT. The Hen. Member went into all the circumstances of the appoint ment, with which the public were surfeited, after the close of the last Session. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER explained the circumstances under which the pension was granted. Sir JOHN NEWPORT solicited the retirement on ac count of his growing infirmities, and was granted the pension on account of his necessities. It was not a voluntary and offered grant on the part of the Ministers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER also described the numerous services which gave Sir JOHN a claim on the country, and gave a sketch of hiS Parliamentary history. He finally, how ever, rested his justification of the penion on an appeal to the benevolence of the country, which in the case of such an old servant, 84 years of age, is not likely to be refused. He made no objection to the production of the papers. Sir ROBERT PEEL said unlessit could be shown that the pension would have been given to Sir JOHS NEWPORT without Lord MONTEAGLE'S claim having arisen, he should describe the pension as the most scandalous waste of the public money he had ever heard of, Lord JOHN RUSSELL defended the conduct of the Government at some length. The papers were ordered to be laid before the House. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL brought the case of Mr. Sheriff WHEELTON under the notice of the House, who is suffering under illness. His surgeon was called to the Bar, and there deposed that were the Sheriff much longer confined it might endanger his life. After this testimony, and a short conversation, Mr. Sheriff WHEEL TON was ordered to be discharged. On the motion of Mr. LABoucllutE, and after some opposition from Mr. HUME, all Divorce Bills brought into the House this Session, were ordered to be referred aCounmittee of nine persons. The House adjourned at a Quarter past Oue. We are rather glad to see that the Times has fallen foul of Viscount MELBOURNE and the Marquis of NORMANBY, because they entertain opinions, on some abstract questions which -the doughty Thunderer holds to be criminal. This was in fact to be expected. The persons who would erucifv Mr. OWEN for not believing as they be lieve, would be cravens were they to shrink from attacking the Ministers, on the same account. If they be consistent, too, as well as courageous, they will not stop short at the Ministers, and as they have already cast their doubts on the faith both of Prince ALBERT and her MAJESTY, they will proceed to condemn both for entertaining some shade of opinion different from the orthotlog. stan dard which is set up by the _Times and Dr. PIIILPOTTS. - The belief and the thoughts of each man are peculiarly his own, like his limbs or his Latures, and we cannot imagine a more prolific source of contention and strife than this new power, claimed by poli tical writers, to answer a base party purpose, of judging and condemning men for opinions not agreeing with their own on some doubtful points of religion or morality. If, however, such a system is to be acted on, it is desirable that it should be applied, in the first instance, to persons in the highest places ; and the Socialists may look for im punity or protection when their assailants also seem inclined to charge the QUEEN with infidelity, and accuse the Prime Minister of Atheism. It was observed, only a few days ago, that the present crop of Socialists grow from the cut down stalks of CARLILE and TAYLOR. That Eeems by no means unlikely. In every age of the world perse cution has given currency and force to error. Nevertheless, party writers, when they have a pur pose to serve, cast experience to the winds, and call out, like the Editor of the Times, to put down opinions:by the strong arm of the law, as CARLILE and TAYLOR were put down. It is not true, we believe, that either TAYLOR or CARLILE was put down. The latter we have certainly not heard of for some years ; the former was travelling about the country, preaching his peculiar doctrines, not many months ago, and not many weeks since he began the publication—we know not if it be con tinued—of an anti-Christian periodical. More over, we are inclined to believe, though we cannot positively assert it, that the Star in the East, a newspaper which openly and boldly prodounds doc trines hopelessly at variance with all revealed reli gion,! which is published in the vicinity o f Cam bridge, and of which at a a'y meeting of th a , THE SUN, LONDON, - WEDNESDAY, FEBRITABY 1840. Cler7 at that University, the circulation was said to be very considerable, as it has continued for some time—Tve are inclined to believe that this newspaper, which has more influence than any of Mr. CARLILE'S publications, sprung from the blows aimed by the strong arra of the law at CAR LI LE and TAYLOR. There are not a few newspapers, too, besides the New Moral World and the Western Vindicator, which embrace and circulate opinions by no means favourable to the doctrines of the clergy. Chartism also, that fierce and into lerant political creed, as well as Socialism, is partly the offspring of the equally fierce and in tolerant religious or moral creed which dictated the blows aimed by the law at CA RULE and TAYLOR. All these facts, corroborating the voice of almost universal experience, have no weight with the Editor of the Times, who bawls out as lustily for persecu tion on account of opinions as if the hquisition were already established, with PHILPOTTS at its head, and he were the chief Familiar. There is a good deal of malice, too, in his re mark, that unless the Whigs put forth the strong arm of the law to strike down the Socialists, .they will be deserving of no credit as professed anti- Socialists. In truth, they will be stigmatized by the Times as Socialists, as followers of OWEN, should they not do as the Tories did, and begin a crusade against opinions. The violence and the virulence of our Contemporary have,however, wholly destroyed its power. No human being now gives any one of its arguments credit for sincerity, and the fear of its denunciation will not goad the Ministers into taking a course. against which all experience solemnly warns them. One of the grounds on which the Times calls for persecution is that the Socialists " profess levelling notions as to property." But for the Anglican priesthood, and the scribes in their pay, to describe such notions criminal, is equally absurd and wicked. The first Christians, as the case of ANANIAS shows, had property in common, and Christianity was founded on levelling notions. The great Intik of the teachers of Christianity in the early ages, all the hermits, monks, and missionaries, made vows of poverty, or had property in common, and they must be presumed to have better known the genuine doctrines of Christianity, and been more imbued with its spirit, than those religionists who first sprung up in the sixteenth century. The whole of Christianity, in fact, goes to recommend poverty, charity, and love, and it is therefore mon strous in those who claim our reverence for 'teach ing and following Christianity, to call for the perse cution of the Socialists on religious grounds, be cause., like the first Christians, they have levelling notions as to property. For public writers, in fact, to connect the right of property in any manner with religion, is con temptibly. silly. Property is altogether a human institution, intended solely to promote the earthly Happiness of man ; its basis, like the basis of all in stitutions, i s pu bli c nt ili ty—and except, as we infer, ' according_ to P ALEY , t h at to be agreeable to the will of GOD, which i s f or t h e pu bli c advant age , th e right of property has no rcl;gioul sanction whatever. We do not for one moment, or in any tnannor, ad mit the Socialists' doctrines to be correct ; we spurn the idea that society can prosper without the stimu lus of private property ; at the same time so many goad men, at di:Terent periods of the world, have ascribed such enorLon3 evils to the right of pro perty, and such great and even alarming evils are now connected with it as it exists in this country, that we cannot hold it to he criminal, though very erroneous, to entertain levelling notions, or deem those worthy of persecution who differ from us as to the utility of the existing right, of property. If one truth have been made more apparent than another in modern times, it is this that political insti tutions have been salittlasuccessful—have so little an swered the purposes of their contrivers, that no man is entitled to claim infallibility for his. own opinions, or presume that those who differ from him are criminal. The great end and aim of our legislation for many years, almost - during the whole period since the Revolution, was to preserve the power of the aristocracy and of the Anglican Church. This end has not b een a t ta i ne d. y The aristocracy is losing its power, and the Church is falling into disrepute. \Yuen such a lesson is every day read to arrogant writers and arrogant priests, their presumption in still calling for penalties and per secutions, which in past times may have gratified their evil pass: ins, but failed to answer the public purpose intended, is quite unpardonable.. But wlaile the highest authority tells us that we can only know and '' see as through a glass darkly," our arrogant priest; and our arrogant scribes assume that they know perfectly ; that they see infinitely better and clearer than the Apostle ; and with that terrible presump tion, o f which it is truly said, 4 that fools rush in where angels fecr to tread," they declare their own sight to be perfect ; and with that terrible cruelty which better becomes the character of savages than of civilized ;:en, they demand that other men shall be punished for not seeing like them. To contra dict and, if possible, beat down all such persecuting doctrines, from whatever quarter they come, and whatever object they are intended to serve, is now the duty of those who write for the public press. Mr. WALLACE will have great difficulty in turning the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the Ad ministration of the Law in the Supreme Courts of Scotland, with a view to ascertain whether the number of Judges may not be diminished, to profitable account. Had the Hon. Gentleman confined himself to the ap pointment of a Committee of Inquiry into the Adminis tration of the Law of Scotland in the Supreme Courts, without stating any ulterior object, we are decidedly of opinion that the result would have better answered his expectations. The main fact to be established to the satisfaction of the country is not the disproportion be tween the relative numbers of Scotch and English judges—is not the relative number of hours respectively occupied by them in listening to pleadings and deciding causes ; but how are such pleadings conducted, and what facilities are afforded for a cheap, speedy, and final administration of the law. A committee in the hands of the Government, whose leanings may be supposed to be in fsvour of the Judicial Bench of Scotland, can have little difficulty in making it appear that the number of Judges rather requires augmentation than diminution, and thus stop reform at the very throshbold. And this from the present absurd consti tution of the Scotch courts, and the •form of written pleadings, is actually the case. A conscientious Scotch judge, though he may not sit in his court more than six months in the year, must be as much over-worked as the lion. Member for Greenock is himself during the session of Parliament. Such a Judge must find every moment he can spare from sleep too short to peruse the mass of papers daily filed before him, con sisting of rigm o : f ico t l h e e p .f l i e t a n d e i ra s n on s ly en e a q t u o i r til w ed hic i i n i length occupied Scotch Judges, Parlia ment must begin by reforming . the Constitution of the Supreme Courts, and substituting viva voce for written pleadings. Assimilate the Courts of Scotland, as nearly thet r l o 203Ptateiisihninishthetitileelni‘u'ear of as the genius of the two countries will admit, to th ose of England, and the appointment of a relative co equality of Judges will follow as a matter of course. T ee question of the existence of a Judge more or less, es regards what ought to be, the real obj ec t o f t h e present Parliamentary inquiry, is one of minor im portance. Bat we suspsct that we are h ar dl y d o i ng justice to the practical discretion of Mr. WALLACE, whose views in reality . are quite as exten d e d as our own, but who is often constr a i ne d to go an i n di rect way to work, in order to realize them. Compelled, in the furtherance of his ref orm measures, to ava i l himself of at ,y support within hi s reac h, h e must, of necessity, adopt the principle of instalments. lie must take w h at he can get as an e arnest o f somet hi ng b etter ; and to ge t anything lie must model his d eman d s so as to s uit time temper of the majority of an audience always diffi c ult to please when the obliquities of law courts are glanced at. S'nce the tt!nove was written, our attention Las been called to tl.e foliowing extract from a Petition on the question of Scotch Law Reform from Paisley, piloted among the votes and proceedings of the House of Commons, the statements contained in which are deserving of grave attention. It appears from it, that we have a nds-rated the importance of the question of the uum l er of Sc Aar Judges. We wish here partieu lady Nto obs eve tleit, t o t h e pr i nted Petition en!), fou'r n es ame affixed, wl er eas to t h e manuscr i pt cn py of tl.at petition, forwarded to us, we find the Tama Of the Provost of Pais!e,-, and a great number of the local IVl.l,;istraey, and other most reepectab!e and influ,:intial persons eentiecteA with the administration of the law of &Aland. The sub stance of t.lic petition is as follows : That the population of Sectland does not much exceed that of Yorkshire ; nevertheless, there are at present in Scotland twelve Judges in the Prerogative Court in Edinburgh, besides a vacancy by the resignation of Lord Glenlee. There are also in Scotland thirty Stipendiary Puisne Judges, called Sheriffe Depute, all also resident in Edinburgh, each of whom, be it remarked, sets as a Costa of Review only. In addition to the forty. two Judges enumerated above, and all resident in Edinburgh, each of the thirty Puisne Judges, called Sheriffs, appoints one or more substitutes to perform the duty of his Court; these also are Stipendiary Magistrates, called Sheriff Substitutes; they amount to Eft v-one in number, making in whole, in the Supreme and Sheriffs' Courts, the monstrous number of ninety-four Judges, paid out of the Ex chequer, for a population little exceedieg that of Yorkshire, which population daily more dread the law, from fatal expe rience of its consequences, and their provorleial caution as people inducing them to resort very little to Courts admitted almost universally to be the very reverse of Courts of Justice in the proper sense of the word. Under these circumstance:, your petitioners humbly submit to your Honourable Honse, whether it can be possible properly to employ so many Judges in satisfying the legal wants of an intelligent people? - And, fuether, whether it would not be a great improvement to alter and amend the present obnoxious system of adminis tecing the laws, so as to bring counsel, or parties and witnesses, into immediate contact with the Judges, and which from ex perience and practice has of late years unequivocally been shown to work so well in the Small Debt Courts ; whilst every other Court in Scotland is the terror of all honest men, by reason of the delayrandi expenses inevitably, incurred un ler the rules and forms of these Courts ? Mr. Dr COMAE is cr.titled to the tvivracst thanks of the assenting community for the deep interest he has taken, and the powerful sand he his made, in the cause-of re ligious liberty. The speech with which he prefaced his motion for relieving Dissentients from the State-endowed religion, of the grievous burden of Church -rates, is highly creditable to his talents, and emi nently consistent with the principles which he has professed during the whole course of his political career. That the motion was not successful was ecrainly no fault of his. He showed, in a way that. must convince all rea sonable minds, both the oppressive injustice of the exac tion, and the perfect equity and practicability of the re medy which he proposed. The subqaece of this plan is simply that every one making a declaration before a Ma gietrate that he conscientiuus,ly dissents from the State Church shall be exempted from the payment of Church-rates. Now, what was the objection to this plan, and by whom was the objection started? Too objection was, that too great a temptation would be held out to persons wishing to escape from the payment of the impost, to be checked by a declaration—and this was stated by Lord Jolts RUSSELL, the very man, if we are not mistaken, :rho proposed a:" declaration" for a similar purpose to be intro duced into the Bill fur repealing the Test and Corporation Acts. But see on what a sandy foundation the Noble Lord hes built his objection ! " A man," argues Lord JOHN RUSSELL, " may be tempted to make a false declaration before a Magistrate, that he is, on conscientious principles, a Dissenter from the Church of England, because he thereby gains a certain benefit, viz.—that of saving a f.w shillings, and acquires by this saving a privilege over those who, not being Dissenters, are obliged to pay for the support of their own form of worship. But the man who makes a declaration' fcr the purpose of being admitted to a mere equality with his fellow citizens in civil rights (though the rights to which he is thus to be admitted are of the most important nature, and his ex clusion has been a brand of disgrace) is not under an equal temptation to declare that which is not the truth." Of all the specimens of hair.splitting logic which it has been our fortune to meet with, we recollect none richer than this. But we have not the heart to proceed with the remarks which the speech of the Noble L.rd suggests. We shall only say that we are deeply grieved both at the sentiments to which he gave utterance, and at the tone in which they as expressed. _ _ _ Lord JOHN RUSiELL was followed by Mr. HUMS, who ably supported the motion. and triumphantly refuted the speech o f t h e C o l on i a l Secretary. H e asked why Lord Jolts had supported Lord Aurnor:r's motion for abolis'iing church -rates, if be denied teat the law was, as Jolty TnortoeaoD had designated it, 6. cruel and unjust," tied whether he thought that half the people of England—for half the people, were Dissenters.—.would continue to snow their property to be s&z_d and sold to support the f, , ,brie of a Church already r.mply endowed by the State. lie observed that, however unworthy of the sym pathy of the House, the Noble Lord might COllSiner JOHN TDOROGO: D, there were millions out of the House who regarded him 816 the victim of Ecclesitstical persecution,, and as a matt“ whose suf ferings had been the means of bringing before the House and the country the injustice, the cruelty, and the oppression of Church-rates " The blonourable Gentleman then alluded to the different treatment meted out to the poor Dissenting shoemaker of Chelmsford, to the powerrul body of Clergymen who in Scotlar;cfavowod the same p,ii:ciples with him, and stt at del t!lce the law which he was held bound to obey with implicit submission. " Would the remedy the Noble Lord proposed," said Mr, Husin, " remove Ttioßoooon's olketion that ' the prin ciple of a State. Church was repugnant to the Holy Seiip tures, and detrimental to the progress of religion ?' Why, many of the Clardy of the Church of Scutlard mere now insisting upon the same prineidle, aid at once defying the Court of Session and the House of Lords, although a patron had quite as mach right to appoint to a living there as the clergy here had to get the Church rates. • Yet the Noble Lorri would pernitt Titortoooon to remain in prison, but he sympathised with the clergy of the Church of Scotland, who had done more, night after night, to stir up violence and op position to the laws of that country than Frost had in this." The' following appeal to the consistency of the Noble Lord is exceedingly well put, and as an arywnentizm ad hominem is unanswerable :—" But there was further ground of complaint agaiwit the N , blia Lord. He had abolished Church-rates in Ireland, where they bad been felt as- - a grievance by the Roman Catholics, although the aggregate paid by them di l not exceed 76,0001. a-year ; why, then, did he refuse a similar act of justice to the dissenters of England? Wily, there was not an argument advanced by the Noble Lord in introducing the Bill for abolish ing Church-rates in Leland that did not exactly apply in the present case in behalf of England. Was it that the Noble Lord waited for a repetition of that compulsion which urged him to legislate fur Ireland ? The qu2s eon for the Noble Lord now to decide was .—did he mean to carry on the principles for England upon which he had acted for Irel.nd ? He must confer a similar act upon the Dissenters of this ceurlry, or at once abandon the character which he so long enjoyed of being a friend of religious liberty. How could the Noble Lord any longer talk about being a friend of religious liberty, if lie allowed Thorogood to conti nue in gaol for having refused to violate his religious sem ples.—( Hear, hear.) _ zhe ann. WAR \V ITU CHINA. By extraordinary Express from Paris the following important news from India and China. The news from China was brought to Bombay by the Good Success, Captain Fraser, which arrived there on the 23rd of December. It was announced by the Good Success that all negociations between the Superintendent and the Chinese Government were broken off, and al o the particulars of an engagement between her Maj ey's ship Volage and Hyacinth, with 30 Chinese war junks, in which the latter is sea to have lose 900 man. (From the Bombay Courier of Dec. 24.) The Good Success, Captain Fraser, arrived yesterday from China. By her we have received Singapore Papers to the 2lst November, from which we present tear readers with the following summary of the latest China news : CHlN.A.—Every successive event in this .uarter seems to deepen - th ecrisia at which affairs have arrlved, and' to compli cate our relations with the empire. We had scarcely issued an extra oa Thursday evening, announcing .ko our readers that the Imperial Commissioner had beeken off the convention which he had concluded with the supersntendent for carrying on a trade outside the Bogue, had renewed hie demand for Ihe sur render of the murderer of Lin-wet-be, and threatened al the shippinf at Hong-Kong wish destruction, unless th , y either - entered the port, or took their departure from the exist within three days, when intelligence was brought by the Cornwallis, teat her Majesty's ships of war Volage and Hyacinth had an engagement with a fleet of war junks off Chumpee !—ending, as might be expected, in the en tire discomfiture of the latter, who, it appears, were the first to assume the offensive. The facts, as stated in private cor respondence, are as follows :—Captain Elliot had proceeded on board of th 7! Volage, with the Hyacinth in eampany, to Chumpee, to deliver a chop to the Commissioner, when a fleet of twenty-nine war junks sailed out with the manifest inten tion of surrounding the two ships of war, and continued to close round them, regardless of repeated and urgent warning as to consequences, until it became necessary to open fire upon them ; this was promptly returned by the junks, when a regular engagement ensued, and in less than half an hour five of the junks were sunk, another was blown, and the remainder, many of them in a disabled state, crowded all sail to escape. This they were permitted to do ; the example that had been made of them having been deem sufficient--o•• rather, as it is said, Captain Smith, of the Volage, having yielded to to the entreaties of Captain Elliot, to discontinne the destructive tire from the ships, and permit the escape of the fugitives. It is allowed that the Chinese foughtliretty well ; but the only damage sustained on our side is stated to be a 12lb shot in the wizen-matt of the Hyacinth. Letters state that new fo; tifications were in course of con struction fat Hong-Long—::ad the few English who had gone back to Macao were again warned awa y b y C ap'.ain Elliot after the engagement. How that event wilt operate with resp ect to those onboar.l of the Thomas Cutts, cehiclt is entirely in the power of the Commissioner, is a serious consideration, and seems destined tc put to the test the sincerity of his pro fession 3 of moderation and favour, towards vesiels entering the es made against him of acting Port, cc the justic?. of the charg with undistinguishing violence." A recent edvesture on the coast will in all probabi;ity tend to heighten the general difficulties with which our affairs are surrounded in China. The Cant .n Press of the 2d instant, reports that accounts have been r ece i ve d f r om the west coast of an affair between opium glera and the Mandarin boats, in which one of the latter was sunk, several men killed, and seven of the survivors sent back with their tails cut off! This fact, it appears, had come to the commissioner's knowledge ; and, "sworn' . as he still proclaims himself to be, "on behalf of the celestial empire to remove utterly this root of misery, and not to let the foreign leis I , tr-about left for the evil f itita r.,. s riot likc.ly t,o husline Stli*CS &Wile has heretofore reseneed to. (From Bumbao Courier, of Dee. `"). ) " Hong Kong Bay, 7th of November, 1839. Orr last respects of the 29th ult., communicated the violation on the part of the imperial commissioner of the convention be tween him and Capt. Elliot to in conduct the trade outside the Bogus. The two vessels of war atpresent here went to the Bogue with Captain Elliot, to deliver a chop, which after little discussion was taken by the Chinese Admiral on the 3rd inst., and immediately after it &Tears he ordered twenty-nine of his war junks out, with the evident object of surrounding the men of war, which was represented by the Captain of the Volage, he ordering them at the same time to move away ; they, how ever persevering in their object, Captain Smith was compelled in self defence to open his fire upon them, and an engagement of short duration was the result between the " Velage," the " Hyacinth," and the war junks, fn which the latter suffered severely; five or six were sunk or blown up, and the rest were spared as they were preparing to retire whe ther this forbea rance has b een j u di c i o us or not remain to be seen. Captain Elliott returned to Macao most un expectedly, and in the night all the English were earned to leave immediately, and only a few now remain. Pre parations are making here by the Chinese. Con structing fortifications and encampments, no doubt to operate against the fleet, and they have already attempted to carry off some gentlemen walking peaceably on shore. We have not had aoy communication from Captain Elliot yet, or the vessels of wet' which are now here, but we trust some more energetic measures will be adopted than have hitherto characterised his proceedings to bring the Chinease to reason able terms. With respect to trade it appears that a serious decline hail taken place in the price of all imports, but that tea and silk had advanced. There was nothing doing, in Exchanges. We learn that th e G oo f Success has brought on about 10,000/. o f Captain Elliott's Bills on her Majesty's Treasury. IMPORTANT FROM INDIA. (From the Bombay Times Eztra, December 4.) Captain Outram has brought despatches from General Will shire, whose camp before Khelat he left on the night of the ; 15th ult., announcing the capture of that place on the 13th dir'o, and the death in the conflict of Mehrab Khan. the chief, all of whose principal Sirdars :were killed or taken, and hun dreds of other prisoners. This was accomplish:ll by a weak brigade of infantry (her 11Thjesty's 17th and 2.1 foot, and Bengal 31st regiment), and six light guns, et mid-day, by storming the place in the teeth of 2,000 Beloochees, the elite of the nation, after a previous march and assault of some heights commanding the approach, on which the enemy had six guns in position. Our loss was severe, 110 killed. and wounded—about one fifth of the number actually engagel, one officer, Lieutenant Green, of the Biteen's, among the former; and six or seven officers among the latter, bat none severely. Captain Otitram made his way through Beloochistan in dis guise, from Khelat to Somneana, by a different route to that travelled by Pottinger in 1809—a distance of upwards of 350 miles, which he accomplished in 7i days, but has since had an unfortunately tedious passage by ;sea. ~< .""`-~ /L ~ ~ // THE MARKETS.I(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of Grain being short, there was na s;irit in the trade. Wheat firm at Monday's termi. Barley met a very slow sale. Oats maintained th e i r va l ue , with little doing. Flour without improvement. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. There were large supplies, and the demand was moderate. Prices were much the same as last quated. Becf 2s. 8.1. to 3:. ad. Alutton 2s. 8.1. to 33. 10d. Veal 3s. Bd. to 4s. 10(1. Pork 3s. to 4s. 10d. Veal Is. to 23. Snipes Is. to 23. Gold Plovers Is. Pigeons 101 to Is. Cock Turkeys 63. to 103. Hens sa. to 73. Surrey Capons ss. to 8.3. Fowls 33. 6d. to 4s. 6d. Guinea Fowls 23. 61 to 3s. 64/. Wigeons 9.1. to Is. 61. G. - ese 6s. to 93. Hares 2s. 6d. to Bs. Eggs ss. 6d. to 93. per 120. TEA MARKET. Nothing whatever is doing, and prices very firm. For the monthly publk sale on Monday next we have 6,214,7551b5. of Tea advertised. It is said, however, that if the everland mail is not in bafore that day the sale will not take place. TALLOW MARKET. There Wing many purchases to meet contracts just now, the price of P. Y.C. is 50s. al. to 503 BILLINGSGATE MARKET. The supplies were molerate—prices without variation. Turbot Ss. to 353. ; Col 53. to 20s. ; Soles 91. to 3s. 61. per Npair; Lobsters Is. to 4 3 . ; Oy s t ers 20s. to 603. per bushel ; NVhiting - sd. to 10.1. ; and Haddocks 81. to 2s. COLONIAL MARKET. But a moderate busincss done in Colonial proguee; British Planation Sugar sold bit slowly. In short these markets rem uu as quiet as passible', at uniform priecs, from day to day MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. CITY TWELVE O'CLOCK. LIVERPOOL CorroN. MARKET, TUESDAY.-4,000 bags have ben sold at Friday's prices. Arrivals this morning —French mlil, ship-letters from New foundland, Halifax, River Gambia, Cape of Good Elope of 9th December. We have received Halifax papers to the 21st January : " LECUSLATURE.—Pie business or the sesi . on so far his afforded nothing of interest. Oa Friday Mr. Fairbanks, re poited from the Special Committee, to whom wis referred the Bill to establish regulations for the disposal of the Crown lands in the province of Nova Scotia; the Bill provides that the Commander-in-Chief for the time being, shall appoint three or more persons in each county as a Board of Enquiry, to col lect all information rest ecting the ungranted Ctowo lands in said county. An annual meeting of the Halifax and Union Marine A, , - surance Companies was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last ; a dividend of 20 per cent. of each of those Companies for IS months, upon the stock paid, was declared. The annual me e ti ng o f t h e N ova Scotia Marine Insurance Co:npany takes place to-tlty, when a dividend of 12 . per cent. will b' declar e d b y t h e I nst i tut i on ; the property insured by these Co. - npanies daring the above period amounted to nearly two million pounds currency. Sroexs.—Since our last a further sale of Bank and other Stocks has taken place at the following rates : —Bank of Nova Scotia 741. to 75/., upon an investment., 501; Bank of British North America, 401. to Mt., investment 371. 103. ; Halifax Fire Insurance Company for !OM, invested 101/. 10s. ; Hali fax Marine Insurance Comically for 1511., invested 211. 10s. to 231. Union Marine Company sold from 19/. 103. to 211. ss. The weather still continues very fine, and without snow. St. John's New Brunswick, Dec. 4.—Large dividend. The New Brunswick Marine Insurance Company declared a semi-annual dividend on th e 2d i nstant, of forty per_. ent., which we believe is an almost unprecedented return for capital so invested. This institution has not been in operation three years, and has paid louses to the amount of upwards of thirty-six thousand pounds. We have received Java papers to the 29,11 Sept., but they are voil of interest. TUE FUNDS. Consols opened this naO;ning;t — the leaving off prices of yesterday, 91A for the Account, and 90,1 91 for Money, since which the Market is not so firm, and they are sellers at 91i Account : Exchequer Bills 12 14; Bank Stock 178 179 ; India Bonds par 3 prem. ; India Stock 248,249 Little business at present is doing in the Foreign Market. Spanish Active, 2 ig ; Portuguese, 331 34a ; Three per Cents., 234 ; Spanish Passive, 61,7% ; Deferred, 12?,- 13 ; Colom bian, 251 ; Mexican, 23 1 29 ; Brazilian, 78% : Dutch Two-and-a• Half per Cents., 52% 53 ; Five per Cents., 1001/. 2 101. The official returi, has been published by the Customs of the exportation of the precious metals from the Port of London to Foreign and Colonial Ports, for the week ending the 6th of February last : Silver Coin, British West In:lie 5,037 ounces. Belgium Rotterdam 54,000 do. Silver Bars PAICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCIS • Bank Stock — ' India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. ..... ... 91!i,%ic,sii :. Ditto Bonds B per Cents. Con. 9 1 14 9' 1; South Sea Stock • ins 11, per Cc::` .... ... Old Annuities 89% Ditto Red. 9 , tv% Si , New Ditto New 3 pet Ceti. 9 itt,%zill 3 per Cent. Annuities, I Til New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities to-.rcpire Ditto 500. ...12 14 pm. Jan; 5, 186 , l4 1-16 Ditto Small l4 14 pm. Oct. 10, 11 4 53 .. ; Ditto Commercial .1,11. 5, 151.4) 1334 ' Ditto .Advertised .....• rani. Jan. 5, IS!',O — hank Stock for Account ... -- Aprils, Man — India Stock for Account . • Jan. 5. 1370 — Consos for Account 91% !., fif, PrucEs OF FOILEIGN FL, NDS THIS DAY AT ONE OSLOCK • Austrian Bonds —, Peruvian Nuists .... Edgian Bonds Ditto Account Brazili:, it Bawls Ditto Account. Ditto, 3 per Cent. ........ 34 i - 4 Suenos =tyres Bonds Ditto tz.•:.oltnt —. Chilian loal I — Prussian Bonds Ditto Ato d t s i i i t 1 . 8 . 2- .. 1 — 7— D.tta :c,', , a'• nt Coltu:n7 lan il.. uls ^':3f ,Spanish :t , S p Dp a l a i DittoDi tt osirsschrlei on d r ........... 26 yi 7r i Ditt) 1:::a• nt r' i u t ee0ta11.1111 : 1 . t . ..." . ..........................:27 1 4 2 i t1ii. Columbian 3: - ds,IS:2I r. r: : ka..:lllt —,! French, 5 per —l. —c. 7,anisti Bonds .............. Gee ...... tit Ditto .....i.' , la Greek Bonds 3 per cent....... —f. —.c. Ditto Bonds, I s'2s — i ---. 4 per cent. cent.., ..'.... —f. —C-. --- , ----------- Dutch, Ditto Account 2 1 ,4 .x pe ch r ai c i e g n e. t. ..... ..— ..s f. 2% —r ii per Cent. —, Ditto Account ............. . 53 atto Account 51 Ditto, )%iitcto ' A t I i cl p oc e °" r ud Cent. Dsßonds, Neapolitan -'itto ACc0unt........ ...... PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per share. Cobre Copper. .... . ll 31 no% I BSi , mingham and Gloucester Railway Company 73 tilili ig,,ton too,wav ......... ...,..., ...... .. ........ 3.1 II 74 :ncliestar awl Leeds Itlilway parry... till 71 N rtn NNVand 11..zilway Company: 3 Ditto Nciv .......... .., .............. .. 1) ts% HALF -AST ONE. The business d o i ng i n the British Marka P during the morn ing has been of minor importance ; the speculators are afraid to act, owing to the uncertainty in respect to the affairs in Egypt, eon_ pled with th at o f Ch i na. Up to the present tittle there is not a feature in either of the markets worth notice. Consols may be quoted as they were in the early part of the morning at 91%, have been 91- 1 4 ;,Money, 91; Exchequer Bills„ 12 14 prem. ; India Bonds, 3 prem. Bank Stock nothing done. In the Foreign Market Spanish Active, 27 ; Passive, 7 ; Portuguese, 34; Columbian, 26 ; Dutch Two•and-a-liall per Cents., 53 ; Five per Cents., li)Oil. In the above market they are arranging their accounts against next Friday, being settling day. We do not hear as yet of the arrival of the overland express from India. • We are requested to state that no tickets will ho issued for the State Apartments and the Chapel Royal after this day. The public are to be a d m i tte d on Thursday arid Friday without tickets. We have received long arid interesting acceunts.of the rejoicings in the country on her Majesty's Wed ding Day, but must postpone their insertion till to morrow. In many places the public auth or i t i es an( the people seem to have vied with each other in honour to our youthrul Queen. At Newcastle, r or too other places, the Chartists marred the ~"`'.= - ki • • ti ~, _ :2, `-, ' • 1.-*-,tto, si. A . t.,0) 1 .;i" // 2- S U N ~n I J _---- 1 9-t