The Sun. — London, England, 1840-05-09 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION. ------- his intention to m-ikeirquiries on the subject, astir , thought that the system to which he had ac:verted was an imposition on the public. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought the Hon. Member must be under some mistake when he stated that this course was pursued by stamp dis tributors. He thought that ho had confounded them with persons who had taken Gut a license to sell stamps. Mr. BA R.NEBY stated that he considered the subject of so much importance, that he bud written to the Corn rnissiosers of Stamps on the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it rested with the public, as to whether they would I purchase the stamps from the proi'cr distributors, or from thane only who were licensed to sell stamps. hr. BARN EBY wanted to know whether those per sons who were authoriz. , d by the Stamp-office to sell Stamps were permitted to charge 8 or 16 per cent. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would answer that question, at once- The officers of the Stamp Department sold at a oervain fixed • rice b u t other parties who had the power of sale by ' license, sold at reay price they could got, or the public were unwise and foolish enough to give.—( Hear, hear.) Sir R. PEEL wished to ask whether it was intended to re tain permanently that ornamental engraving which speared at the head of the covers.—( Loud laughter.) lielhad the highest respect for the talents of the artist by whom it had been produced. and it was not his intention at all to call in question its merits as a work of art.—Renewed laughter.) It was a different question, however, whether it was con venient, and he therefore wished to kacw whether the mul!;plication of figures—( Laughter) —were any security against fort pry ; if not, be thought it would be for the convenience of the public that tee engraving should be curtailed so as Sc, afford mare space for the address. Hear, hear.) We certainly thought it would b::.• bet ter to select a portion of the engraving : but in saying this, lie begged again to state that he did not call into question its merit as a work of art, although he very much doubted its utility..--(Hear, hear, and laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would also abstain from entering into a discussion upon the merits of the engraving as a work of art.- He begged, however, to state that whotevet opinion the House might have formed upon it, that those persons who had been appointed to pre a judgment upon it had come to a different conclu sion from that which appeared to be the general opinion. It might be desirable to make some alteration in the engraving, and he certainly thought too nirrch space was occupied with the figures. There would be scarcely any expense in changing it, but of course the object of the engraving on the cover was to afford as much check as possible against forgery.—( Hear, bear.) NEW WRITS. Mire- THOMAS DUNCOMBE wished to ask the Speaker whether the motion for a new writ for the borough of Cambridge would take precedence of the Or ders of the Day, or would come on as a notice of motion. The SPEAKER said that all motions for new writs were brought on at five o'clock, before the public business of the day began. Mr. HAWES wished to ask the Honourable Mem ber for Sudbury (Sir J. Walsh) whether he intended also to bringer.' his motion for a new writ for the borough of Ludlow on Monday, because he (Mr. Hawes) thought the House might be spared two discussions in the same night on one subject. Sir JOHN WALSH said of course the motion with respect to Ludlow would have precedence, but be did not think it would occupy much time, and then he would make 1 is motion. Mr. ELLIOT would put it to the Hon. Baronet whe t •.er he thought it was possible for Members to have read Lees papers, which were only put upon the Members' able that morning. Many bad been engaged all day in ommittee, and probably would be so again to-morrow ; tie next day was Sunday, so that it was impossible they could be prepared for a discussion on Monday. Sir R. PEEL moved that the estimate for the British Museum should be referred to the Committee of Supply. Mr. HAWES hoped they would not be pressed that night, as he wished to say a few words upon the subject. Notice was (usually given. Sir R. PEEL did not intend to press them without notice, but such a motion as he had made was necessary. The Order of the Day for a Committee of Supply pav ing been moved, Mr. HUME submitted to the Hon. Baronet the Mem ber for Sudbuty that it was impossible for Members to he prepared for his motion en Monday, unless they oc cupied themselves all day on Sunday with the book en!), put into their hands that morning.—(Hear, hear.) It persisted in, it must lead to an adjournment, and it would be . a saving of the time of the !louse the Hon. Bart, would give time for the proper study of the ease. Sir JOHN WALSH said his notice was in answer to the challenge thrown out by the Hon. Chairman of the Committee.—(Cries of " No, no.") It appeared to him that there was saMcient time for Hon. Members to make themselves masters of the case before the time he pro posed, but as he found that such metions had precedence, he would postpone his motion till Tuesday.—( A laugh.) Mr. BAINES would, upon that day, move that the motion be poseponed till a future day. He thought that Tuesday week would be quite early enough to make the snot:on. Sir JOHN WALSH--A communication had just been made to him that The Noble Lord the Secretary for the Colonies was anxious to be present at the debate ; ho would, therefore, postpone his motion till Thursday. Mr. DUNCOMBE would remind the House that there was a eery important question fixed for discussion on Thursday, namely, the Corn-laws. As it was totally im practicable that they would be able properly to discuss the merits of the Cambridge election on that day, he should now move, as an amendment on the question before the Chair, that the writ for Cambridge be suspended till the Ist of Juue. 3lr. E. J. STANLEY trusted the Hon. Gentleman would not press his amendment. He hoped the question would be allowed to come on on the day that had been fixed. Mr. DUNCOMBE said, that as he understood there was some doubt in another quarter as to whether the Corn-law debate would come on on Thursday, he would not press his amendment. Mr. VILLIERS said, from what he had learned had fallen from the Chancellor of the Exchequer before he (Mr. Villiers) entered the House, with respect to his determination to bring on his financial statement on Friday whether the debate on the Corn-laws closed on Thursday night or not, as he could not be an swerable for the debate net being adjourned, he was dis posed to postpone his motion on the Corn-laws to a future day.__( Hear, hear.) He had looked into the notice-book, and be found that the only open day was Tuesday, the 26th instant; and under these circumstances he would give no tice on Tuesday next that he should bring the subject for ward on the 26th instant. He must say that he did not think either tho House or himself had been treated with courtesy by the Right Hon. Gentleman, because no objec tion of the kind had been raised when he fixed his motion for Thursday. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER could assure the Hon. Gentleman that there was no want of courtesy on his part ; it was merely from the lamentable circumstance that had taken place that he had been com pelleel to alter his arrangements. COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. The Order of the Day far going into a Committee of Supple having been read, Mr. HUME said, before the Speaker left the Chair, he wished to impress upon the House the absurdity of discus sing these estimates when there was only a thin attendance of Members. In other popular assemblies there was no inch neglect of whet was one of their most important duties. In Paris ; in Brussels, and on the other side of the Atlantic, every estimate was submitted to a Select Com mittee before it came under the consideration of the Thetise. It was Impossible that they could be fully con sidered w - lthout wasting more time than was fit and proper upon trifling estimates. —( Hear, bear.) When the Irish Estimates were in 1830 referred to a Select Committee, there was in no time a reduction of 23 pfk cent": effected by the discovery of the most flagrant Abuses which had for years (dited, and Which the present :Secretary for the Treasury ( Mr. R. Gordon) had been very active in exporting. And if on the present oceasien he refrained from lensing that the estimates be referred to a Committee, up stairs, bereave notice that next Session, at the earliest period, when the uctimates came on, he , should mole that they all be referred to a Select Com mittee; and he was satisfied that the result would be that abuses at once numerous and enormous would in various departments be exposed. The, Houtte then went into Committee. • On the first vote of 9,5001. for allowances in superan amnions tied coinpeneatiens to the hold - ..;s of civil offices, Mr. HUM E said ao long as the presmt system of su perannuation in the civil offices existed, and every head of a depart - meet had it iu hisowr, citacrction t o any person who declared su erannuate msunfit for longer l) • e. service, and, of course, the heii„, of departm en t s h a d t h e greatest linotnearewstouin,Ac.rL.tiar; va_e ., enetea that th e y h a d to fill up, Si) to super:in-1. 11,1,7 i t: }, e d ad t s he imiofoffices la , lve great e r t emptat i ons :le ts of offices greater tempta tions to pc su perannuived thaw human nature could with. r''..titt. A return had been presented, from wlaica A appeared that there was an increase in the number of !persons employed in the public (aces of 661, and of that number 484 were connected with the Post- office He did not object to the changes that had taken place iii that ellablishment, and he hoped it would work well; but what he objected to was the increase that had taken place in the Customs. The whole of the increase for theme things was 38,522/. He objected to a great many of th e stiperannuations, bat especially to the pensions to Lead bitter and Capes, who had been officers at the Palace, t h e former of whom, although only 42 years of age, had a pension of 1601, and the latter 761. a-year. Considering the large police establishment that was kept up. he must require a special explanation from the Honouratle Gentle man on that subject. Mr, It. GORDON said that Leedhitter and Capes were formerly belonging to the old police, and had always been in special attendance on the Coert at . Windsor. When it was th oug h t a d v i sa bl e to {)lace Windsor under the jurisdiction of the new police force, there was no longer any necessity for the attendance of those officers, and he thought that after their long services, they were fairly entitl e d to their superannuetion. • HUME said that no man was more fully aware than ho was of the arduous nature of the services rendered by persone filling snbordinato situations. as " no man has, perhaps. given them more trouble than myself."—( Cheers and laughter.) He did not wish to object to their being properly rewarded, but willt he did object to was that Charles Gremwood's services should not he otherwise employed. If there had been no police officers in attend ance at Windt at present, there would be an end of the neetter, but as there was a civil list granted to her Majesty, •- he thought e;eat those pensions ought to come out of the civil kiss . Mr. FOX MAULE said that previous to the ap pOintmcnt of the police, Messrs. Leadlbitter slid C a p es )tad boon in consta nt atten dance upon t . Royal person. • tha metropolitan police had been introduced ' their ''•tieduncc became unnecessary; but he thought his Hon. „= r4eud wou ld agree „fa t hi m , th a t it would be inflicting a hardship on these mei] to dismiss them without some re. .ninueration. Mr. HUME said the men should have been attached to the metropolitan police.—(Hear, hear.) Why (said the Hon. Member) here is George Leadbittcr, he entered the force at the age of twenty-eight, he has been fifteen years in the force, and he is pensioned off at forty-two. Now, I am older than that, yet does my Hon. Friend the Secretary f ,, r the Treasury think that I am old enough to to be pensioned off.—(Laughter.) Why I consider I am as fit for duty now as I was forty years ago.—( Loud laugi ter.) I admit that it is highly important to have the most experienced officers, for it is only experience in the finding of criminals which can be efficient in their detec tion, and, on that very ground, these men should have been enrolled in the police.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. FOX MAULE said there had not tren any fresh men taken into o.c police force on account of the loss of tho:e two. Sir E. KNATCHBULL was very much inclined to concur with what had been said by the Hon. Member for Kilkenny. He thought men who were only forty or forty -three years of age, ought not to be superannuated. Mr. WILLIAMS hoped that his Hon. Friend would persevere in opposing the item. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER con curred in the opinion that those two men ought not to remain any longer superannuated, and he would take care that on the first opportunity that presented itself they were re employed. Colonel SIBTHORP perceived that the chief clerk of the War-office had been superannuated after four years and a half service, and had b,ea removed not in conse quence of illness, or of oft age, hut in consequence of the appointment of' an a dditional Under-Secretary of State. He had no doubt the clerk was the better man of the two, and he thought it moat di•grsccful for a Government that prof( s;ed to he economical, to remove and superannuate a laborious aed useful man for a man who had perhaps spent half his life in a b a ll-room.—(Laughter.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said at the present time it was impossible to give any party who had ierved F o short a time A retired allowance. Mr. S. O'BRIEN said he was glad to hear from the Chancellor of the Esehequer that when the office was abo -I.shed, the person who held it should be preferred to some other office, provided he 'core sufficiently qualified, instead of being Fuperannuatcd. _ . Mr. HUME said he objected on principle. They had lately added 300 or 400 rcen to the Police for total ser vice, and who would have been fitter than these indi viduals for Superintendents? The Chancellor of the Ex chequer admitted it was wrong ; why, then, did he sanc tion it? When this Report was brought up he would vote against it, and also against another i!cm—that of the Se nior Clerk ( Sir Frederick I3yng), aged 55. lie wanted to know why a pension of 8271. was given to this indi vidual, and whether, if it was because he was unfit fur duty, there were medical certificates to that effect ? Lord PALMERSTON said that Sir F. Byng bad been superannuated on a medical certificate. Mr. HUME wished to know in what way he could ob ject to take the sense of the House upon particular items, for there were many others fully as strong as this. Mr. BE R.NAL did not recollect any case having oc curred which resembled this at all. The usual course had been to put a larger reduction proposed before a smaller one. Mr. HUIIE said he wished to take the sense of the House upon each item separately. Mr. BE gNAL did not soc how that purpose could be effected. Sir J. GRAHAM thought it could be managed thus— that th• Hon. Member should first state the amount of all his objected-to items, and take the sense of the House upon the vote less by that amount, and then upon a vote with a less reduction, and so on. Mr. GOULBURN doubted if it would be regular. Mr. BERNAL recollected no such course ever having been adopted before. The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER said the Hon. Member, by withdrawing the allowance of these men, would not do anything but dep-ive them of that allowance, and would not at all advance his object, which was to secure them re-employment in the Force, in case they wore fit for service. Mr. HUME wished, first, the vote to be proposed, 13,077/., instead of the amount first proposed (which we misstated first at 9,0001., instead of 90,0001.) He wished to separate the various departments, and would take the sense of the House first upon the Treasury Department, and would then propose for the other departments. Mr. BF,RNAL said it would be regular to propose a reduction, but not with a limitation as to object.—(Hear.) Mr. HUME persisted in his proposition. Sir ROBERT PEEL said he apprehended the real übject was to postpone the votes for Leadhitter and Capes. —( Hear, from Mr. Hume.) Undoubtedly it would be unfair to deprive these men of their allowance, with no further information,—( ILar.) Mr. HUME said all lie wished was to check the pre 3ent arbitrary and improper system of superannuating. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER sug gested that the Hon. Gentleman should take the objection on the Report.—( Hear, hear.) Mr. WILLIAMS said that the retiring allowances for the Treasury were enormous. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said they were high, because the salaries were larger. Mr. R. GORDON said these individuals had been paid from the Consolidated Fund in Ireland, under the head of Secret Service. An alteration had taken place in this fund, and it was deemed more adviseable to propose their pensions in this estimate. Mr. 1 - 11.3:11E said that Sir Adam Fcrgusson had a pen sion of 1501. a-year as Deputy Keeper of the Regalia in Scotland, for the abolition of his office. Now his office was a sinecure, and he thought he ought to have been con tent with having received 3001. a-year for doing nothing, without coming for compensation. Mr. FOX MAULE said that before the regalia of Scotland were thrown open to the inspection of the public, Sir Adam Fcrgusson received 3001. a-year for fees; his office was not a sinecure, as he was responsible for the se eurity of the Regalia ; and he thought it was hardly fair to dismiss an old servant, who had for years been the as sociate of that ornament to Scotland, Sir Walter Scott, without Ending him some provision. The vote of 80,000/. on account was then agreed to. A vote of 8,000/. was then proposed for allowances to French emigrants, and Ameriezn loyalists, and others. Mr. HUME wished to ask if it was possible that not one single person of them had died since la.t year. Mr. R. GORDON said that some of the American !or.lists had died, es was shown in the account. The vote had been reduced to 10,000/. within the last three years, and no new names had been put or. Mr. HUME was rather suspicious, because persons to whom pensions had been granted on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, had continued on the pension list 120 years, and had not been removed until he had objected to them. The vote was then agreed to. A sum of 1,850/. was then voted for the National Vaccine Establishment. A vote of 3,0001. having bees proposed for the Refuge for the Destitute, Mr. HUME asked the number of inmates in that esta. blishment, and objected to the expense of granting out fits for ernii , rants from that establishment. Mr. R. CORDON said that a considerable portion of the expenses was defrayed by private individuals, and he believed the institution was well managed. Mr. C. LUSH INGTON dJendfid the institution from the attack of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny, and con tended that the expenses of outfit for emigration were per fectly justifiable, and that it was better to send these per sons abroad than to turn them loose on society, as was done wilt prisoners dismissed from the Penitentiary. Mr. HU ME said that it was exceedingly hard on the virtuous and well-conducted that, while money was voted to assist the emancipation of those tainted with crime, the virtuous were left without assistance. The vote was then agreed to. A vote of 3.3901. was then proposed for the care of Criminll Lunatics in Bethlehem Hospital. Lord G. SOMERSET suggested the propriety of having acme general establishment for the reception of all criminal lunatics, Bethlehem Hospital being insufficient for the purocm. Mr. FOX M AUL E sa'd that criminal lunatics in Beth lehem were kept diminct from the general body of that es tablishment. Nothing emu be in better order than that hospital was. With regard io the general question of the care of criminal lunatics, it was of too extensive a nature to be en cn - cii pin at present. Mr. IIUME thought there were no criminal lunatics except in Bethlehem. If there wore others elsewhere, ho agreed with the Noble Lord that there ought to be some general establishment for the reception of criminal lunatics. After a short conversation, in which Mr. R. Gordon, Mr. Prothoroe, Mr. Fox Malik, and Lord Granville So merset took a part, the rote was agreed to. 4,1001. was voted for the usual allowance to Protestant Dissenting ministers in England, after a few words from Mr. Hume. 39,900/. was voted to dc fray the charge of her Majesty's foreign and other secret service for the year Mil. 222,529/. was also voted for the expenses of printing and stationery for the several departments of the Govern ment in England, Sdotland Ireland, and the Colonies, and also for the two Houses of Parliament. A sum of 35,0001. was then proposed for the la charg es during the ensuing year. Mr. HUME thought the House ought to have a de taitcd of the expenses incurred in the trials in Monmouthshire. Thu increase on this estimate was snormons. Agrced to. The Emu of 73,0751. was then voted for defraying the barges of the convict establishment at Bermuda. The sum of 32,500/. was also voted for the maintenance of convicts at New South \Vales and Van Diemen's Land. A vote of 35,000/. was then proposed for the support of captured negroes and liberated Africans, and after an ex planation from Mr. GORDON, who was inaudible in the gallery, agreed to. The sum of 10,000/, wss thrn proposed for the bind ing, preparing, cleaning, and indexing the public records, and paying the salaries of the parties engaged therein, but on the suggestion of Mr. Protheroe, it was postponed. 5,4181. was then proposed for defraying the expenses of the University of London. vote. and 300/. a ---- e b e t he too examiners much ,o , Mr. GOUL BURN objected to this that some of the examiners received tr'encietiv.wedasenrely actonccaemivberclidtgoHe observed c y o e l a l r e ' r whichted that a h t e 20/. a year. and upwards of 260 your , b men received de grees every year. Mr. LABOUCHF,RE said the Universityr 0, London Was placed in very different circumstances from the n eient Universities of Oxford and Cambrid ge. The exa. a" miners there, he beli eved, were tutors of colle ges , possess ing fellowships, and receivieg considerable emoluments from other sources.—{hear, hear.) Mr. GOULBURN replied, that at Cambridge th e y had always considered it an erroneous principle to app o i nt the tut o rs as examiners, because they would naturally have a bias towards these whom they bad instructed, and care had always been taken that there ties no collusion between the instructors and the instructed. Mr. WARBURTON observed, that the pupils exa mined at the University comprehended pupils from King's College, from all the medical establishments in London or THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 9, IR4O. the United Kingdom, from six Dissenting and three Catholic establishments of science and art, as well as those from the University College. He believed that at pre sent the medical examiners received 2501. a year, but 100/. a year would Le an am pl e a ll owance . Mr. SMITH O'BRIEN also opposed the vote. Lord SANDON inquired what length of time the medical examiners were employed in the examination? Mr. WA 13.13URTON believed two or three months in every year._ Mr.. GODSON said there appeared to be an expense of 1,000/. incurred in examining 50 pupils. From the do cument in his hand it appeared to him that at present the fees were much too large. The establishment was only an infant one, and when it became la , ger and more extensive the scale might perhaps be moderau• enough, but at pre sent they appea,ed to be paying 3,3101. for examining about 100 pupils. Mr. WAKL E Y said it was generally believed that the manner in which the University was conducted was most objectionable, and it had given rise to very general dissatis faction. When the discussion on the subject of the Uni versities of Oxford and Cambridge came Mare the House, these institutions were condemned as being too illiberal arid restricted, and it was then said, " Let us found a new establishment, which will be mere in accordance with the spirit of the times." Why, the whole management of the University was in the hands of the Minister—was that in accordance with the liberal times in which they lived ? ( Hear, hear.) He presumed that the large fees charged were to be taken as a proof of the estimation in which the new shop was held.—(A laugh ) Tuey were now shout to vote 6 0001. of the public money for the maintenance of an institution—he did not like to say it had bt en a hunibtim—( A laugh)—that might be thought ofilisive— should-he say it was a fraud ? That would be still more offensive ; but in poii.t of fact every body believed it was both the one and the other, and his (Mr. Wakley's) opinions were very much in accordance with those of the public.—( Laughter.) It was his determination before the next Session of Parliament to make the most minute investigation into the management of the University, and if his surmises were well-founded he would call upon the House to repudiate it altogether. Mr. WARBURTON said the Institution was still in its infancy, and it could not be expected to be altogether perfect. He believed that the greater number of th e charges which had been made against it would be found to be wholly unfounded. - • After a few words from Mr. GO ULBURN, Mr. HUME said the discussion that had taken place wILs a proof that the House had not sufficient information before it upon which it ought to vote so large a sum. There should be annual statements laid before the House of the proceedings and expenditure of all these public in stitutions which were in the habit of receiving grants of the public money. The salaries and fees appeared to be exorbitantly high, and, in fact, the whole system was vicious in principle. He sugg,sted that they should have a report of the proceedings of the Council before the pre sent vote was passed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not prepared for the objections that had been brought for ward, and without going the length of agreeing with the opinions that had been put forth by the Hon. Member for Finsbury, ho had no objection to postpone the vote for the present. He did not think, considering, the sums paid to Revising Barristers and other persons of that class that the remuneration of the medical officers of the Uni versity was at all too high.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Supposing no individual held more than one office, he did not think the sum paid to each exorbitant, at the same time he had no objection to postpone the vote. Mr. HUME said the Report should include the names, duties, salaries, and other particulars relative to these offices. Mr. GOULBURN thought that would be unnecessary, and tint by overlaying the subject they would do no good. Mr. W - AK LE ir said he should riot be satisfied unless the minutes of the Univerity, which he understood were in print, were produced, for it was not to be expected these persons would make a report inculpatory of themselves. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not object to produce the names of the examiners, their duties, salaries, and thu number of their pupils, but he was not prepared to promise the production of the minutes. After a few words from Mr. Godson, Mr. Darby, Mr. Waklcy, and Mr. Warburton, the motion was withdrawn. On the motion of 1,3001. for the School of Design, Somerset Ilouse, being put, Mr. WILLIAMS (Coventry) said lie had made many inquiries on this subject, and found it was the general opinion this institution was of no benefit, while he be lieved the superiority of the city of Lyons in their similar manufactures to that of the town he represented, was en tirely owing to the school of design in that place. He was sure that if a few hundreds a year were spent in establish ing schools of design in various manufacturing towns in this country, it would be attended with the most beneficial results. Mr. II UNIE had occupied himself much on this sub ject during late years, and while he thought the Govern ment should maintain a normal school of design, as it were in London, there should be institutions of ths nature in the large manufacturing towns of this kingdom. He hoped the Government would direet their attention to the subject. Mr. L ABOUC HE RE quite agreed with the Hon. Gentleman in the 'advantages that would result from the plant ecommended, and the importance of competing with the French and other Continental nations in the art of de sign. Hs regretted: the subject had not been introduced earlier. This institution was but recently established, but some (A the most eminent artists of the day were connected with it, and though their repeated experiments had not yet been so successful as could be desired, they neverthe less did not despar that it would ultimately answer the views of its founders. He could assure the House the Government had not been unmindful cf the importance of the plan recommended by the Honourable Gentle man, or of this particular institution.—( Hear, hear.) He was informed several plans were in contemplation to increase its utility, among others, that they hoped to be able to make a good collection of moulds from which spe cimens would be supplied at a cheap we. If a larger sure of money should be required to render the institution more useful, he would have no hesitation in coming down to the House to ask for the augmentation.--(Hear, hear. ) Lord SANDON supported the vote, and hoped that the Right Hon. Gentleman, the President of the Board of Trade would be able to render the institution as import ant as he proposed to make it. Mr. MARK PHILLIPS hoped that the manufactur ing towns would take the matter into their own hands, by establishing schools of design to which the Government might give assistance. After a few words from Mr, WILLIAMS, the vote was agreed to. 31,000/. were then voted for the expenses of the Re gistration of Voters in England and Wales. Mr. HUME trusted that this was the last time the House would be called on to agree to such a vote, and that the bill brought in two or three nights ago by Lord John Russell would put an end to the expenses.—( Hear.) The sum of 11,300/. was next voted to defray the ex penses of the office of the Queen's Remembrancer. On the question that the sum of 93 0001. be granted to defray certain charges heretofore paid out of the County rate, __ Mr. HUME opposed the vote, on the ground that the expenses of prosecutkins ought to be borne by the counties, and ought not to be thrown upon the country at large. He bad opposed the vote for three years, and he would oppose it as often as it was brought forward. It was shameful truckling on the part of the Government to the country gentlemen, to relieve the land of this burthen. He believed that the country gentlemen would get rid of every burthen if they could, and before long would throw the expense of the highways upon the Consolidated Fund. He would take the sense of the Committee on the vote. Sir EDWARD KNATCHBULL supported the vote. After a few words from the Chancellor of the Exche quer, Mr. Pryme, and Mr. Darby, in support of the vote. Mr. WAKLEY observed that this expense was in creasing every year. Ile should not object to that increase if the expenditure were properly applied ; but ho did not think that prosecutions would be well conducted until there was a public prosecutor. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL wished to allude to the suggestion of :he lion. Member for Finsbury with re spect to a public prosecutor. He acknowledged that a great improvement would be effected in the administration of justice in the country by the establishment of such an officer; but at tile same time, es he bad frequently turned the subject in his mind, be would tell the Hon. Gentleman why he refrained from props sing anything of the kind to Pdrliament. His not having done so arose from his ap prehension of the great expenditure which be felt would follow from the c stablishment of the office in question. They should in that case have a public prosecutor in every county, in every city and borough of England, and in every Court of Quarter Sessions. That was one of his reasons for not making the proposal in question. Another objection to it was the great amount of patronage which it would bestow upon the Crown, and which patronage would, he believed,be attended with great inconvenience and ember rr.ssment. He bad been deterred by these reasons from bringing forward a measure which would otherwise be a great improvement in the administration of justice in the country. After a few word.; from Mr. J. Jorces and Mr. WAKLEY, The Committee divided, when the numbers were-- For the vote Against it Majority The vote was then agreed to. On the next vote being put, that of a sum of 7,000/, as a compensation to the Messrs. Fourdrinicr, Mr. HUME said he felt the vote too scanty a one. Mr. MACKINNON concurred in the opinion of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny. He had himself been a Member of the Committee which had invested the claims of the Messrs. Fourdrinicr, and that Committee had been unanimously of opinion that 20,0001. should be awarded to those gentlemen for the services they had rendered to the country. The late Chancellor of the Exchequer had expressed his intention of granting them the sum of , fe f i t t nd u u r n p d ri e s r ed tl a lo t s t e he ci s r m eu al m ln s e ta ss ne o e f s th h e o p ( te A , l e r n . t Mac- k j i 5 l; r ° , l ) . The CEIANCE.LLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that for his part he felt great hesitation in proposing the vote at all, as he thought it might tend to encourage indi viduals to look for compensation to the public funds, which he thought woulci be a very serious evil. Considering that Fulton, for the invention of the spinning machine, re ceived 5,0001., the present vote did not appear too little. Mr. G. KNIGHT was astonished that the Chancellor of the Exchequer should not think it just to reward those whose inventions, as in this instance, had added greatly to the revenue. There had been a breach of good faith here. The late Chaecellor of the Exchequer had said, that "if this matter was left to him he would see to it," and now, after the Messrs. Fourdrinier had expended 40,0001. on the invention, and it saved 25 per cent. in the manu facture of paper, and near 40,000/. a year to the Go vernment, they only offered them 7,000/.—( Hear.) Mr. M. PHILLIPS said, no man could be more op posed to undue grants of public money ; but these gentle mpaerepnh,ad conferred g r ea t b ene fi t on t h e p u blic, and had been depriv e d by t h e merest techn i ca li ty o f l aw , by that i advantage which the y w ould otherwise have deri ved from their ingenuity and s kill. Th ey h a d save d 10 3 . a re am in which, in the quantity used by the House alone, for the printing of Parliamentary documents, 20.000 reams would save 10,000/. a year.—(Hear, hear.) Was he not justified in asking that the vote should be at least 10,0001. (Hear, hear) especially when the son of Mr. Fourdrinier had expended 3,0001. in urging his father's claims on Parliament with the most creditable anxiety for his interest? Having presented numerous petitions from the public in favour of a large grant, he felt himself on every principle justified in urging the augmentation of the grant t o 10 000/. Lord SA ND 0 N could add nothing to the concise yet powerful statement of his lion. Friend the Member for Manchester.—( Hear, hear.) He would only say that the Messrs. Fourdrinier had literally ruined themselves and lost a large fortune too in the invention--( Hear, hear) —which had altered the character of the whole paper manufacture, and thereby conferred alEo the greatest bene fits on every branch of trade. These ventlemen had not only benefitted the public generally, but the Government in particular, and therefore he thought they were entitled to more than the miserable pittance proposed to be given to them. lie would apppcal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to reconsider his decision. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the eases of Messrs. Fourdrinier and that of Mr. Brunel were different. Mr. Brunel had given up a positive right. He drew his information with regard to the Messrs. Fourd rinier from the papers before the House, and from those ' it appeared that they were not only not the original in ventors, but not the original patentees. Mr. Gamble was the original patentee, and had sold his patent to Messrs. Fourth inter. He did not wish to deteriorate from the merits of thoec gentlemen, but they were neither the inventors nor the introducers of the invention into Eng land. To neither belonged the merit of having perfected the invention, but. all the arguments he had heard con vinced him of the difficulty of laying down a principle that any inventor benefiting the public should be entitled to a certain rate per cent, on the saving eff.cted by the invention.—( Hear, hear.) Was it intended to lay down, as a principle, that every patentee, who by a decision of a Court of Law, should be deprived of the profits of his invention, in consequence of the mistake of his own lawyer should be entitled to claim compensation from the , public. He found that Mr. Carmichael Smith, Captain Hanby, and others, had received rewards front the public. Mr.' Crompton, the inventor of the mule, had only re ceived 5,0001. for his invention, and he thought that 7.000/. was sufficient for the improvers of a patent. If his Noble Friend thought it iusufficient, he had it in his power to propose to the House to address the Crown to grant a further reward.—( Hear, hear.) As for himself he was not at present prepared to go further. If there were persons who had derived such great benefit from this invention, it was not very generous in them to press upon the public, and not to make some remuneration themselves to these gentlemen in the decline of their life from whcse labours they had derived such ad vantages. Mr. BAINES said that the revenue had derived a be nefit of 20,0001. from this invention, aryl therefore they had a claim upon the Government at least for the amount of one year's saving, as they had expended their fortune in bringing this invention to perfection, and had ruined them selves in consequence. After a few words from Mr. PHILLIPS in explanation, Mr. GODSON said the Government offices alone saved a sum of 60,000/. by the invention of Messrs. Fourdrinier, and he thought the remuneration of 10,000/. was by no means too large; in fact, they should receive at the very least 20,000/. He trusted the Right Hon. Gentleman would postpone the vote in order to its being brought for ward on a future occasion in an enlarged form. After some further discussion, the vote was agreed to. 37.627/. was proposed to Signor Sampayo for supplying the British forces in the Peninsula. Mr. HUME inquired why this claim had not been made before ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the delay had arisen from unavoidable circumstances. Sir T. FREMANTLE was glad that Government had been enabled to bring this complicated affair at last to a conclusion. The vote was then agreed to. The next vote was 50,0001. for steam communication to India by way of the Red Sea. Mr. HUME hoped the Government would lay before the House some statement as to the arrangement which the Government had made with the East India Company, and that they would also let, the public know in what manner the money had hitherto been applied. Sir JOHN HOBHOUSE replied that the East India Company had expended a much larger sum than 50,0001. Tho result of the expenditure had been, that the last mail arrived from Bombay in thirty days, the mail before that in thirty-six days, and the mail before that in thirty-nine days, whereas, formerly, four or five months were occu pied in bringing despatches from India. Mr. HAWES believed the object of his Hon. Friend the Member for Kilkenny, was to know the general state of that establishment, towards which this country con tributed. Sir JOHN HOB HO USE had no objection to produce the returns which were asked for, and they would show a state of efficiency which neither the Board of Control, nor the Company, need be ashamed of. The vote was then agreed to. The House then resumed, and the Chairman reported progress. On the motion of Mr. FOX MAULE the Prisons Bill was read a third time and passed. The Exchequer Bills (11,000,0000 Bill was read a third time and passed. On the motion of Mr. HUMS the following were nominated the S,lect Committee on Import Duties : Mr. Hume, Mr. Tufnell, Mr. William John Blake, Mr. E wart, Mr. Thornely, Mr. William Williams, Mr. Villiers, Sir George Clerk, Mr. William Duncomhe, Mr. Ormsby Gore, Sir George Sinclair, Mr. Labouchere, Sir Charles Douglas, Mr. Aaron Chapman, and Sir Henry Parnell. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at half-past twelve o'clock. THEATRES. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. La Gazza Ladra was the opera performed on Thursday, for the benefit of Coulon. The only novelty was the sub stitution of Ricciardi for Rubini, who was prevented from appearing as Tippo, owing to his father's death. Lablache, Tamburini, and Grisi afforded that high gratification which they unfailingly give i in thei r res p ect i ve parts . Th e Po desta of Lablache s one of the most surprising per formances amongst all the varied ones of that great basso, while Tamburini can never be seen to greater advantage than as Fernando. Grisi enchanted the audience. Her 44 Di Piacer" was divine. The new danseuse, Madlle. Ccrito, made h e r third appearance after the opera. Ex cepting only Taglioni, and perhaps Fanny Elssler, she is the best dancer whom we have ever seen, and Laporte de serves well for having brought her forward. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured Covent garden Theatre on Thursday with their presence, to witness the performance of The Sleeping Beauty, with which they appeared to be abundantly entertained. Prince Ernest was of the Royal party. THE PRINCE'S THEATRE. Fidelio was produced here on T111;sd;;. - It is a charming opera, and was so well got up as to challenge a comparison with its i%erformance at the Italian Opera-house in 1832, when Devrient excited so much interest as Leonora. Everybody recollects the lamented Malibran's Leonora, and the lady, therefore, who took that character last night, appeared under some disadvantages; hut it is no more than just to declare that Madame Fischer Schwarzbock displayed much delicacy, considerable taste, and altogether a degree of excellency greater than had been anticipated by those who remembered her predecessors in the same part, There was exquisite beauty in the manner in which the anx'ous wife seemed to strive to support the levity and apparent indifference of her assumed character, while her care and sorrow, with all her efforts, were beyond her power of con cealment. In her singing, as well as acting, Mad ame Schwarzbock resembles Sehroscler Devricnt. All the ether parts were well sustained, and the music was perfectly executed throughout. The beautiful four-part canon in the first act was loudly encored ; and the inimitable " pri soners' chorus" was rec,ived with acclamations. Indeed, the chorus-singing at this theatre, as well as the exquisite delicacy of the orchestra, should be regarded as models by our English rrformers. 39, ALBEMARLE-STREET, PICCADILLY.— proofDPope! Opera tire a o A FNESS AND DEFECTIVE VISION.—A greater the value o' the Messrs. S. and Solomons'lnvisible tire Voice Conductor, and newly-invented Spectacle Lenses, cannot be adduced, than the circumstance of the many thou sands of individuals who have obtained the greatest benefit and instant relief, and the constant immense demand there is for them, and the patronage they have, and daily continue to re ceive. The Messrs. S. and B. Solomons disclaim all connec tion with persons of the same name, and the sale of amber spec tacles; the pernicious use of amber spectacles being now well known to the public, and the vendor b ein g aw a re of it,he has therefore altered their name , by le avin g out the word " Am ber," and calling them t' Patent Spectacles." Dr. Andrew Ure, E s q., M.D., &c., states amber is most power fully electrical by friction, very hot, to such an extent as to ex plode into fragments. 'fhe workmen, too, are subject to a ner vous tremor in their wrists, arms, &c. ; they encounter great danger by handling such dreadfully excited eiectrics. Amber of such a soft and sticky nature, that it is apt to take fire ; and when exposed to warmth, it swells, bubbles up. and will burn away with flame. This statement is further confirmed by Sir D. Brewster and Pliny, as also by Parks and Hems on Chemistry. 'fhe pernicious and destructive use of such a ma terial for spectacles to imperfect vision may be ascertained at any respectable optician's in London. DANGER OF JOKING.---There is a ridiculous annual custom, the origin of which may bs traced to an ancient date, still extant in this county, namely, that of making May fools, on the first day of that month. A very serious accident, and one which might have proved fatal, occurred on Friday last, in consequence of a thoughtless indulgence in this foolish custom. A young man named William Graham, servant with Mr. Parker, of Scar Brow, in the parish of Gosforth, sent a man named John Ashburncr, to 'a neighbouring farm-house, telling him that the family wanted him. Ashburncr accordingly went to the house, but found that he was not wanted, and that he had been mane a May-fool of by Graham. On Ashburner's return, Graham laughed at him, called him a " May-gosling," which so irritated the former that he rushed upon Graham, and struck him upon the back of the head and neck with a three-pronged dung-fork, which severely stunned him. Two of the prongs entered the unfortunate man's neck, and the third inflicted a wound upon his head. Graham bled alarmingly, but medical aid was speedily obtained, and he is likely t o recover. Thi s i s a s erious result, arising out of a very childi s h custom—one t h a t. in our opinion, would be f a r more honoured i n t h e b reac h than in the obse rvan c e.— Cum berland P arquet. On Th urs d ay even i ng , when the Governor of Dumbart on gao l was by him s elf visiting the cells, preparatory to the locki ng up of the prisoners for the night, some of whom are desperat e characters, and detaine d on serious char g es, they pounced upon hi m an d k noc ked him down, but he strug gled with th em to the uttermos t, and cried for assistance. They had ne ar l y strangled hi nt, when some of the other pri soners, in a different part of the hou se, hearin g what was going on, crieu out, .‘ Murder, murder," through the windows, which soon alarmed the neighbourhood, and assistance being procured the Governor was rescued from his perilous situation, and the felons overpowered and secured. —Glasgow Courier. FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Aram 30, 1840. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold a Draw ing-room at St. James's Palace, on Thursday, the 14th of May next, at two o'clock. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, Antis., 23, 1840. The Lord Chamberlain of her Majesty's Household has ap pointed Charles Henry Phillips, Esq., Surgeon to her Majesty's Household, in the room of John Phillips, Esq., deem:ed. WHITEHALL, MAY 6. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint the Right Hon. Robert Montgomery Lord Ise!haven to be her Ma jesty's' High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. DOWNING-STREET, MAY G. The Queen has been please , ' to appoint Arthur White, Esq., to be Secretary of the Island of Trinidad. The following places have been duly registered for solemniz ing marriages therein, pursuant to the Act of the th and 7th William IV., chap. 83:-- Catholic Chapel, Chester. Queen-street Chapel, St. John's, Chester. Caersalem, Dow•lais, Glamorganshire. Ebenezer Chapel, Portsca, Southampton. WAR-OFFICE, MAY 8. let Regimen' of Life Guards--!:Sir H. H. Bruce, Bart., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wells, who retires, May 8. 9d Regiment of Life Guards—Captain L. S. Dickson, from half-pay Unattached, to be Captain, vice the lion. W. E. Fitz Maurice, who exchanges ; Lieutenant T. Ogilvy to be Captair, by purchase, vice Dickson, who retires ; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant the lion. R. N. Lawley to be Lieutenant, by • purchase, vice Ogilvy, May 8; Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant E. M. Earl of Longford to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Wedderburu, appointed to the 55th Foot, May 9 ; W. H. Wilkins de Winton, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice I.awley, May 8 ; H. Langley, Gent. to be Cornet and Sub- Lieutenant, by purchase, vice the Earl of Longford, May 9. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Sergeant 11. Burks (Rid ingmaster ) to be Cornet, without purchase, May 8. sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet T. Robbins, from ths 4th Light Dragoons, to be Cornet, vice Ash, who retires ; Cornet T. Robbins to be Adjutant, vice Ash, who resigns, May 8. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons.—Cornet 11. F. Hodson to be Lieutenant without purchase, vice Janvrin, deceased, Dec. 7; Troop Sergeant-Major T. Robbins, from the sth Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Hodson, May 7; F. B. Barron, Gent., to be Cornet by purchase, vice Robbins, ap pointed to the sth Dragoon Guards, Slay 8. 13th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major A. Wathen, from the 15th Light Dragoons, to be Major, vice hake, who ex changes, Nov. 16. 15th Regiment of Light Dragoons--Major W. Hake, from the 13th Light Dragoons, to be Major, vice Wathen, who ex changes, Nov. 16, 1839 : Lieut. F. Hammersley, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, without purchase, vice Penn, deceased, May 8. 24 Regiment of Foot—Captain J. O'Grady, from half-pay of the 96th Foot, to be Captain, vice T. Meldrum, who ex changes, receiving the difference, May 8. 4th Foot—Ensign J. L. M'Andrew to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice King, who retires: G. Chetwode, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice M'Andrew, May lit. 14th Foot—Captain C. 0. Leman, from the 60th Foot, to be Captain, vice Grady, who exchanges, May 8; Sergeant- Major J. Twibill, from the 38th Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Craig, whose appointment has been cancelled, May 7 ; Cornet E. H. B. Hughes, from half-pay of the 7th Light Dragoons, to be Ensign, vice Twibill, appointed Quarter master of the 38th Foot; Gentleman Cadet G. F. Macdonald, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice B. Hughes, who retires, May 8. 18th Foot—Ensign D. Edwards, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Coates, appointed to the 69th Foot ; Colour- Sergeant S. W. Kirk, from the 16th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Edwards, May 8. 22d Foot—A. A. Longmore, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vise Jerninghan, promoted, May 8. 26th Foot—Ensign J. Cumming to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Trench, who retires; G. Anderson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cumming, Slay 8. 29th Feut—Lieut. D. F. Mackworth, from the 90th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Walter, who exchanges, Steyr 8. 33d Foot—W. Pretyman, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Somerset, appointed to the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, May 8. 38th Foot—Ensign J. Twibill, from the 16th Foot, to be Quartermaster, vies G. G. Watkins, who retires to his former half-pay, May 8. 42d Foot—Lieutenant J. Grant, from the 62d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice D. Cameron, who retires, May 8; Lieutenant A. W. Macdonald to be Adjutant, ;vice Cameron, who resigns, May 8. :45th Foot—Lieut. J. E. Jerningham, from half-pay Unat tached, to be Lieutenant, vice J. Hine, who exchanges, re ceiving the difference, May 9. bah Foot—Lieut. J. K. Wedderburn, from the 2d Regi ment of Life Guards, to. be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Tay lor, who retires, May 8. 60th Foot—Captain R. S. Grady, from the 14th Foot, to be Captain, vice Leman, who exchanges ; May 8. 62d Foot—Ensign J. Elkingten to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Grant, appointed to the 424 Foot • K. E. Hil lier, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Elkington, pro moted, May 8. 69th Foot.—Lieut. H. B. Tudor to be Captain, without purchase, vise Garland, deceased, April 27 ; Lieut. W. Coates, from the 18th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Tudor, May 7 ; Ensign and Adjutant T. J. Kearney, to have the rank of Lieutenant, May 8. 79th Foot.—J. Anderson, M.D., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice D. Maclachlan, who retires upon half-pay, May 8. 10 85th Foot—Ensign and Adjutant A. Patteson, to have the rank of Lieutenant, Ma; 8. 90th Foot—Lieutenant J. M. Walter, from the 29th Foot, to lbs. Ljosarkersiarat, Inaba Dasekwortia„ wiz. eLlianges.,_M a y 8.,. ' 2d West India Regiment—Ensign J. W. Glubb to bo Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Morris, deceased, March 8 ; W. E. Mockler, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Glubb, May 8. UNATTACHED—Ensign J. E. Jerningham, from the 22d Foot, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, May 8. CHELSEA HOSPITA L. —Assistant-Surgeon D. Maclachlan, M.D., from half-pay 79th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Somer ville, who resigns, Slay 8. MEMORANDUM. —Lieut. A. B. Walsh, upon half-pay of the Royal West India Rangers, has been allowed to retire from the Service, by the sale of his Lieutenaney, he being about to become a settler in North America, May 8. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire. Hertfordshire 31ilitia—Capt. E. Hampsou to be Major, vice Strode, promoted, April 4. Commissions by the Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. In the Sherwood Rangers—Sir T. W. White, Bart., to be Lieutenant. Colonel ; the Right Hon. H. P. F. P. Clinton, commonly called the Earl of Lincoln, to be Major, April 29. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. RICHARD LEGG, carpenter. Finchley. THOMAS FITKIN, jun., omnibus proprietor, Turnham green. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. ROBERT PALMER, coal-merchant, Reading. BANKRUPTS. JAMES RACINE and JOHN JAQUES, dyers, Hare street, Bethnal-green ' to surrender May 15, at one, and Jun e 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee; Teague, Crown-court, Cheapside. HENRY PRIOR, stationer, Sise-lane, London, May 15, at twelve, and June 19, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Ab bott, official assignee ; Lofty and Potter, King-street, Cheapside. GEORGE BOWMAN, tailor, Leeds, May 19 at two, and June 19 at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms Leeds. John son, Wetherall, and Co, King's Bench. walk, Temple, Lon don ; Green, King-street, 31anchester; Naylor, Leeds. WILLIAM SMITH, miller, Upton Saint Leonard's, Ginn cestershire, May 16, and June 19 at the office of Mr. John Lovegrove, Gloucester. Lovegrove, Gloucester; Nicholls and Co. Cook's•court, Lincoln's-inn, London. BENJAMIN SHIERS, commission agent, Manchester, May 20, and June 19, at ten, at the Commissioners'-rooms Manchester. Appleby, King's-road, Bedford-row, London; Oliver, Manchester. THOMAS ROBINSON MIDFORT /I, draper, Leeds, May 19, at three, and June 19, at twelve, at the Com missioners'-rooms, Leeds. Rickard, and Walker, Line')ln's inn-fields, London ; Holme, Leeds. HENRY BENTICK CURRIE HILLIER, apothecary, Montagu-place, Russell-square, May 15, at fine, and June 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Gibson, 13asinghall street, official assignee; Hume, Great James-street, Bedford-row. CHARLES FORD, jeweller, Guildeord-street East, Spa fields, May 23, at half-past twelve, and June 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Alsager, Birehin-lane, Cornhill, official assignee ; Williams, Alfred-place, Bedford-square. ROBERT HEYWARD, linen draper, Lamb's Conduit atrcet, May 18 and June 19, at half-past ten, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Clark, New Broad-street -court, City, official assignee ; Hardwicke and Davidson, Cateaton-street, City. CHARLES POPPLE'I'ON, linen-manufacturer, York, May 18, and June 19, at twelve, at Etridge's Hotel, York. Wigglesworth, Ridadale, and Craddock, Gray's-inn-square, London. JOHN WARRILLOW, stationer, Birmingham, May 22, and June 19, at the New Royal Hotel, Birmingham. Chaplin, Gray's-inn-square, London ; Harrison, Birmingham. BENJAMIN LOCK WOOD, miller, Sheffield, May 19, and June 19, at eleven, at thc Town-hall, Sheffield. Rodgers, King-street, Cheapside ; Rodgers and Son, Sheffield. JOHN GRIFFITHS, merchant, Manchester, May 19, and June 19, at two, at the Commissionets'-rooms, Manchester. Tyler, Staple-inn, London ; Chorlton and Hibbert, Hyde. THOMAS DANN, merchant, Reigate, Surrey, May 18, at one, and Juno 19, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy Clark. official assignee, New Broad-street-court, City ; Luttly and Feurdrinier. Uprer Thames-street. JOSEPH HALFPENNY, victualler, Aylesbury-street, Clerkenwell, May 18, at two, and June 19, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee, Basinghall street ; Dingwall, New Bank-buildings. JAMES JOHNSON, innkeeper, Manchester, May 19 and June 19, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester. Adlington, Gregory, Faulkner, and Follett, Bedford-row, Lon don ; Chew, Manchester. EDWARD FOZZ A RD, dyer, Tamewater, Saddleworth, Yorkshire, May 21 and June 16, at twelve, at the Commis sioners'-rooms, Manchester. Battve. Fisher, and Sudlow, Chancery-lane, Lundon ; Ainley, Saadleworth. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Rasinghall-street. J. Partridge, stock broker, Middleton-street, Clerkenwell, May '29, at half-past one-J. Stevens 'and E. Baker, brewers, Whitcomb -street, May 29, at one-W. Tapp, victualler, Lord Nelson, Nelson-square, May 29, at twelve-W. B. Silk, builder, Jewin-street, City, May 29, at half-past twelve-W. Wyatt, licensed victualler, White Horse, Union-street, Southwark, June 1, at half-past twelve-T. Pritchard, surgeon, Sideup, Foot's Cray, Keut, June 1, at half-past eleven-J. Z. Pul brook, boot maker, Blaekfriars-road, Mvy 30, at twelve-J. Ralfs, printed furniture dealer, Tavistock-street, Covent-gar den, May 30, at two--S. Price, bookseller, West-place, Lam beth, May 30, at half-past one. In the Country. J. Ross, woolstapler, Leicester, June 1, at two, at the Castle of Leicester, 'Leicestershire-S. Oliver, paper maker , lolling worth, Cheshire, Juno 2, at eleven, at the Commissioners'_ rooms, Manchester-J. Adshead, wholesale hosier, Manchester, June 1, at eleven, at the Commissioners -rooms, Manchester- S. Fex, iron master, Sheffield, June 1, at one, at. the Town hall, Sheffieal-J. R. Hughes, vendor of cigars, Oxford, June 8, at eleven, at the Roe Buck Inn, Oxford-E. Butler, fell monger, Alcester, Warwickshire, May 30, at twelve, at th e White Lion Hotel, Stratford- upon-Avon-H. Kildare, cotton spinner, Ede n fi e ld, L ancas hire, June 1, at one, at th e Com missioners'-rooms, Manchester-J. Runcorn, cotton spinner, Chorlton-upon-Aledlock, Manchester, June 2, at three, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester -G. 31addison, merchant, Reedhar n , Norfolk, June 3, at one , at the Bear Inn , South Town, Suffolk-J. Cormie, manufacturer of earthenware, Bur slem, Stafford s hi re , June 2, at two , a t the Castle Hotel , New castle-under-Lyme- T. P. Thomas, plumber, Cheltenham, June 3, at two, at the Royal Hotel , C h e ltenham- J. Thomas,' baker; B r id por t, D orse tshire May 23, at twelve, at the G rey _ hound Inn, Bridport-T. Gibbons, J. Gibbons, and B. Gib bons, jun., bankers, Wolverhampton, June 1, at eleven, at the Swan Hotel, Wolverhanton-S. Rogers, vinegar merchant, Liverpool, May 29, at twelve, at the Commercial rooms, Bristol —G. S. Wells, cotton spinner, Ripponden Mill, Halifax, York shire, May 29, at two, at the Old Cock Inn, Halifax—J. L. James, bookseller, Durham, June 26, at half-past twelve, at the Commission-room, Newcastle-upon-Tyne—J. Brown and H. Graham, fin tian manufacturers, Manchester, June 4, at two, at the Commissioners'-rooms, Manchester—P. Gans, cotton spin ner, Manchester, June 3, at eleven, at the Commissioners'- rooms, Manchester. CERTIFICATES.—MAT 29. J. Harding - , jeweller, Myddleton-street, Clerkenw ell—J. P. Bradford, juts., spirit merchant, Liverpool—C. Bowen, linen draper, Oxford—T. P. Thomas, plumber, Cheltenham. PA RTNERSIIIPS . DISSOL VED. W. Stott, A. Stott, and J. B. Mickley, machine makers, Ohlham, Lancashire—H. Neave and W. H. Last, drapers, Crosby-row, Walworth-road— J. A shtan and .1. Holland, cotton waste dealers, Stockport—T. Stone and 0. T. Crust, marble masons, Platt-terrace, St. Pancras-road—G. and C. Cuwdery, farmers, Upper Wallop, Southampton—W. Sinnock and A. Stiles, tea dealers, Bristol—S. and F. Varvid, plane makers, York—P. Mooney and J. W. Kcctley, chemists, Derby—G. Johnson and .1. Parsons, hosiers, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire— D. and E. B. Wilson, merchants, Kingston-upon-Hull—J. Sowerby and W. H. Cuitt, tea dealers, Sunderland near the Sea, Durham—J. Ogden and W. 13. Lumb, surgeons. Roch dale, Lancashire—W. England and T. Purnell, chemists, Wells, Somersetsbire—W. Sugden and W. H. Fryer, surgeons, Bath—W. Flavell and J. Biddle, cabinet makers, Birmin,;hara —D. H. Wilson and W. A. Whinfield, drivers, Newcastle upon-Tyne—T. Alletson and T. Fraiikland, drysalters, Liver pool—Ferris, Brown, and Score, Bristol—J. Firth, W. Naylor, M. Merrall, .1. Harker, R. Harker, and T. Ludlam, machine makers, Bradford, Yorkshire (as tar as regards T. LiallAm.) SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. JOHN EDWARDS, builder, Perth, 111.1 y 14 and June 3, at one, at the Chambers of D. Hepburn, writer, Perth. THE MARKETS.-(YESTERMI Y ) Plt:Cr: or The highest price of Bread in Loaf. Good Bread may be had at ' PIUCES 01 L'f:r.!l) t!ie AletrepAis is 10,1. for 0 e lib. SEEDS. Per Cwt. I'' , n - V,narter. New English lied C10•fer...504.98s ISt. Foiii,.. --s 50. Is; Old Ditto Ditt o --,.. -A. -s I R 7.-- !Jras•• -1 2 - 3 s. 6 0 New Foreign Ditto -.1.60i. ous r. - .(rey (;;,as 4 4;5... (113 Old Ditto Ditto -s. -s. ---s , Lir,Feecl, ler lee:ling -s. 4,5. New White Cleve r s^s. 60s. 70.41' Ditto, fer ~, W1 iv --,. 54,. 5!:. Old Ditto Ditto ...... ...-s. -s.-s.ll:ii to, for i . rwliing -s 425. ••14 Nee: Trefoil --:, 16 34-. i Catiary Old 1). Ito --s los 625 s hemp --... :334 , Trefolinin 4 30s. :los. Per Bus I!el. English Carraway -s. 41s. 52,.. White Mustard...lls. f..:. 14s. I'd. Foreign Ditto -s. 51is, tois. Brown Ditto ills ed 21i ed Coriander -s 11,. 20s. Tares Os. o.t. 9 , OA. Rapeseed, English tine (per Last) 211.261. Foreign 211. 251. 'PitICES 014 HOPS. Firnhant Pockets (per cwt.) di Os. 01. Os. to 0!. (is. hot K,o t Pockets.-• 4' 10s. N. 15s. to 61. 0.. ')itto B.tgs "1 lee . 01.1 Its, to 1.1. 4e. M,d fic it t Pockets ''l.los. 4/. 10s„ to 5/ 12es Ditto Bags II. !Os. 01. Os to 4:. (li. S !sant '3! Os. el. 04. to 3' h'. ; earlings Ol. Os. 3/. Bs. to 31.105. Old (Ms PRICES OF LEATHER Per lb. d. to d I'er 11r. (1. tot. CropHldes,3oto4oll).each 11 14 Horse Hides, t:erman... 12 22 --40 50 l2 16 -- -- Spanish ... 13 21 ---50 60 ..... Bull Hides ...... ....... Butts, Vitriol ... - English .... 15 22 ---- 711 100 - Foreign foreign Hides Dressing Hides ........... 11 14 Rips - -Shared... 13 17 13a5i15...... ..... . .......... Best Saddlers' Hides..... 14 15 Bellies Horse Hides, English ... 11 15 Shoulders ...... .... ...... .., 18 I:: i Call Skins, if rounded 2d. to 4d. por b. more. PRICE OF OIL. Rapebil,brown, per ton, 35/. Os.-Refined, 35/.los - Linseedoil,23p. Linseed Oil Cake at the Mill (1fV0),13/.135.-Itape rake, per ton,N/. PRICE OF TALLOW, SOAP, &c. per 112 lb. Town Tallow sos. Ocl.lYellow Soap Yellow Russia sls. fxl.lMottled White Soap Ditto ... Melting Stuff Ditto Rough PRICE el , RAW FAT, per stone of SP?. Price of Tallow (as stated by the Tallow Meltcrs) 2s. 070. PRICE OF CANDLES. The price of good Store Candles in the Retail Shops is as follows Candles, per dozen, Bs. Od. ; inferior, ed. ; Moulds, Us. 6(1. Sixpence per dozen discount for cash. COAL MARKET. Ships arrived since last market.day, 76 s ' d Chester Carr's Hartley 2O 0 Holy woll Main l9 6 Pontop Windsor 8 0 Russell's High Main s. d. Walls End Walker l9 3 Walls Endßraddyll'sHetton 21. n Walls End Hett.,n 22 0 W.7!is End Lennbton 92 0 Walls End Stewart's 22 3 Walls End Whitwell Walls End Hartlepool 22 3 Walls End Kelloc 2IEIO Pennant's Hartlepool 2l 3 Walh End Evenwood IN 6 anthracite '35 Killingworth Trader l9 0 Leases Main l5 I Townley l7 01 Tanfield Moor 21 6 Wylam*, l9 0 Walls End Clarke and Co l7 0 Walla Fnd Heatol lO 6 Walls End!Hotspur Walls End Killingworth 19 I Walls End !lid&ll's l9 3 (From the London New Price Current of May 8.) Suamt.—The British Plantittion Sugar Market being very scantily supplied with samples has operated against buying this week ; the grocers have much sought after brown as well as yellow descriptions, but more particularly the for mer and lower kinds of the latter ; from the Refiners there hr.s also been a good deal of inquiry, but a large business has been prevented from the cause stated above; all the parcels offered at reasonable rates have again been bought up. This afternoon the rates previously established for West India Sugar were fully supported, but there was not quite so much desire shown to do business, in consequence of the public sales of Mauritius, and the wind being more favourable for arrivals. The purchases for the week are 900 hhde, and the advance generally is to is 6d per cwt ; the show is very small. REFINED.—Tho grocers have been eager buyers of all descriptions of Refined Goods since this day week, and baya beau obliged to pay a further advance of is 6d to 2s, the supply being short. For Standard Lumps 863 to 86s 6d has been freely paid, 87s to 90s for good to fine Titlers, 813 to 83s for low, and 84s to 85s for good and fine brown lumps. There is nothing of Patent Goods to be had now under 863 per cwt. Treacle of common quality 33s 9d to 345: Patent is fetching 36a Gd per cwt : For Bastards common qualities are fetching 603 to 625, middling to good 633 to 655. Pieces, low and middling sorts, selling at 6lis to 70s, good and fine 71s to 75s per cwt. Bonded Crushed Sugar at 34s 6d to 34s 9d. Loaves, 101bs have fetched 383 to 383 Gd, and 141bs 37s to 37s 6d. Treacle at 14s Gd to 15s. Bastards at 183 to 20s, Pieces at 23s to 275. Dutch Crushed at 335. To day the advanced rates quoted above were fully sup ported for all kinds of goods, but the grocers did not buy so freely; still a fair business was done. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon the biddings were less animated at the public sales of 8,648 bags 100 casks, but nearly the whole was disposed of at former rates ior brown and middling yellow qualities, for good and fine sorts however prices gave way 6d per cwt; good to fine brown fetched 65s 6d to 66s 6d, low yellow 67s to 67s 6d, mid dling to good middling 68s to 695, good to fine 69s 6d to 71s 6d, and one lot very superior 78s per cwt. EAST INDIA.—The rates previously established for Manilla have been fully supported, and for refining here a good demand has prevailed, chiefly for common kinds, but for shipping there is little disposition shown to buy. This afternoon 500 bags Bengal, and 1,076 bags Cochin China were offered at auction ; the former sold at full rates, viz. good white 71s to 71s Gd, middling to good middling 693 6d to 705, good to fine yellow 68s 6d to 695, the latter was nearly all damaged and sold at stiffer prices —damps fetched 225 6d to 245, washed 21s 6d to 234 a few lots sound sold at 23s Gd to 24s for low greyish white, and middling 24s Gd to 25s per cwt. FonatoN.—.White Itivannah, good quality of the new crop, at 395, and ord old soft at 31s a 32s ; yellow at pre vious rates. White qualities of Brazil, prices have under gone no further change; brown sorts fetch stiff prices. Lasses.—For West India there has not been much inquiry, still a fair business has been transacted, and at rather higher prices, the supply being small ; 300 puns have been sold, for ordinary St. Kitts 33s has been paid,3.ss for fair Demerara, 33s for common, and 37s to 38s for fino Antigua. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.—The market for all descriptions of West India Rum continues very quiet; Jamaica has maintained its former currency, but only 80 puns have been disposed of at 6s 2d for 31 per cent over proof. Although a reduction of id to Id has been submit to for Leewards, still it has led to only the disposal of 100 puns, proofs at 3s 81d, 2 to 3 over at 3s 9d. In other kinds of Rum there has laTit little doing. 100 hhds Calcutta have been sold at 4s 83 for 29 per cent over proof. The arrivals from the West Indies have been light since last Friday, amounting to only 430 hhds, &c., and the stocks held in first hands are rather small. Brandy has been in good request, and prices are rather higher; sales in Cognac of the first brands of the vintage of 1836 have been made at 5s 7d in hhds, and in puns 5a 5d ; d tto 1837 hhds 5s sd, puns 5s 3d; ditto 1838 hhds 5s 33, puns 5s Id ; ditto 1839 hhds 5s Id, puns 4s Ild a ss; the operations, however, have been chiefly in the vintages of 1838 and 1839. Geneva has been in fair request for ex port at is lld a 2s, fine quality for home use is still worth 2s 4d a2s 6d. British Corn Spirits sell slowly, but cor.. tracts have not been made under 10a a gallon. The stock of Rum, including Foreign, is 1000 puns more than last year ; the importations arc nearly on a par. COCOA.—This afternoon 509 hags 21 barrels Trinidad were put up to public sale, and only partly sold at former sates, viz, middling dark red at 61s to 61s 6d, good fair 60s 61, good greyish 60s to 60, Gd per cwt. CorFen.—The demand fur clean qualities of British Plantstion continues on the increase for bo rn e co nsurr ,p_ tion, and all the parcels offered since our last report have found a ready sale at prices fully qual to those of this day week : the supply is still small, and far from adequate to the wants of the trade ; unclean kinds, however, continue neglected, although offsred much under late rates. This afternoon few purchases were made by private contract in Foreign. Coffee for home use was, however, in fair request; 246 bags Samarang, and 100 bags Ceylon were put up to public sale ; the former was taken in at stiff prices, viz., at 68s for fine quality; the latter fetched 92a to 92s 6d for good ordinary colcury, being former rates. Ott.s•—F or eommon descriptions of Fish Oils ptiees have a downward tendency. Pale Seal of first quality 261, and 231t0 2.1110 s for middling to fine Southern, Cod 281 per tun. Sperm—small pavcels of first quality 1001 to 1021. Linseed at 23s 6d to 2.33 9d. IZspe—pale is not to be had under 365, and brown :35s per cwt. Palm, 3.41 to 341 10s per tun. East India Cocoa Nut taken in at 39s per cwt. This afternoon, 160 tuns Southern at auction partly found buyers at 23/ 103 to 241 15s for middling to fine quality. TEA.—On Tuesday accounts were received by express from China, stating all was still hostile. The Emperor of China had approved of all Lin's measures, and had dis tinguished the Admiral of the Junks who had engaged with our vessels of war; our military preparations were sill/ proceedin g; t h e English had been declared outlawed, by an edict of the Chinese Government ; the trade conti nued totally stopped, and severe punishment threatened to any other people who conveyed or disposed of British Goods ; two vessels sold by the English, and under Danish colours, had been seized by the Chinese on the charge of their being in reality English; it was also stated that two Arne/lean vessels entered the port empty, and t hat the Chinese authorities were about to take means to pre , ent the vessels from taking more cargo than they had brought money to pay fir. The effect of the above has been to cause a much better demand for Tea, and has also given holders more confi dence as to the future prospect of the article. fa Free EVENING EDITION. Trade large purchases have been made in cash at im proved rates. Common Congou and Twankay have been tl:e most in request, for the former 2a 5-; : d to 2s Gil has been currently paid, for the latter 26 6d to these prices are 1A a2d above those of Friday last. For prompts not much business has been done, still a better feeling evinced to buy. Common Congou is not to be had under 2s Gd, and Twankay 23 61- per lh, and at these rates holders are by no means desiruus to realize. In Company's Congou a p.,oud deal of business has bt en done fur cash, and prices have advanced to 23 7d to 23 7- 1 4 d. which is 30 to 4d higher than on this day week. For public sale on Ist June, 7,726 chests arc declared, chiefly Congou. This morning the regu lar overland mail arrived,but having brought no private letters from China, or later news than that which has appeared in the Newspapers, caused the trade to purchase less freely of all kinds of Tea to-day. and prices are not so firm ; sellers of Company's Congou for cash at 2s Gd, but no bu: ers above 2a 5.1 d. Free Trade is also affected by the above cause ; common Cengous are 23 sd, and Tnankay 2s 51d cash per lb; one house is in possesson of news dated Tonkoo Bay, Mating that the trade was still stopped at China. The non-arrival of the letters from China is attributed to the " Scaleby Castle" having the Mail from thence, putting into Singapore, instead of Bombay; and instead of sending the letters overland, carried them round by sea, and thus occasioned her letters to be too late for the steamer from Bombay. According to the latest accounts, it was likely that a large qulntity of Ten would find its way to this country over Singopore end other British possessions in India, to which places shipments have been made to the extent of 10,000 twenty-catty boxes, and a considerable deal more was expected. This afternoon the market was quiet for Free Trade; for common Congou for cash 2a 40 is the nearest price , and Twankay 2s sd. Company's Congou sells slowly at 2s 53d money On 'Change Company's Congou was 2s 5d to 2s 51:I for cash. TALLOW.—For P. Y. Candle holders have accepted 48s 6cl to 45; 9d for first quality, and even thereat the • trade buy with caution, anticipating a further fall in eon- • sequence of the large stock, and the season for Tallow for Candle nicking purposes being nearly at an end. For de livery in the last three months under 49s 3d there arc no sellers. Town Tallow for cash at 47s per cwt. This • afternoon loft off at 4Si Gd for P. Y. Candle on the spot, and 49s 3d for delivery in the last three months. Sires s —This afternoon the public sales consisted o f 1,383 bags Pepper. 70 boxes Cassia Lignca, and 1,531 bags Bengal Gi.iger. Pepper was only partly disposed Of at former rates, viz. good fair brown Malabar at 4d to 4kd. Grey 3-Id, to 4d. Sumatra half heavy 43, good light rather dusty and stalky very stalky and dusty 31-d- C assia was only partly sold, very coarse at 625, broken 655, stained 68c Gd to 71s, middling dingy coarse taken in at 755. O f the Ginger a small part only was sold at ISs 6d fer good middling bold, being its full value, rest taken in at 17s fo r middling small wormy. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. Wheat. Barley. Oats. I Beans. Pease. s. Per Quarter. s. to s. s. to s. s. to a . s. t o 4 . 5. ig Abingdon—.. 64 78 32 44 24 35 42 50 44 " And0ver........ 60 72 30 40 22 28 3anbury —' 30 40 25 32 Basingstoke— 68 80 29 45 21, 31 4, 51 40 :..irencester '75 28 48 20 35 40 42 Coven r '73 45 25 38 46 — 4O 30 Oat. entry —. 68 72 38 44 24 3t 30 44 t)erby 68 76 03 40 30 34 51 55 H wden 24 40 42 ij H tinged or d— 56 80 :32 46 25 33 06 41) 3 7 Malton 68 76 35 38 22 83 Maiden h cad,. 5S 81 35 48 25 34 37 46 -- , lottiligham 56 '77 29 40 27 32 45 LO 40 6. Wantage 68 80 00 48 22 28 30 46 Warwick —,—. 32 46 30 05 —•-•• Wor ;ester 70 30 29 43 -- York 4U SO 32 46 22 30 Per Bush el. s.d. s. d., s. cl. a (1. s.d. s. g,d, g,d, e,d. s 0 d. Birmingham 60 96i 4 0 59'39 413 50 74 6 0 7 SCOTCH MARKETS. EDINBURGH CORN MARKET.—May 6. Rea% Wheat. Barley. Oats. ', ea .,. I First Sts. Od. 3Ss. 6d. 32s Od. 463. M. 461 Second 72 0 35 0 'A 0143 0 43 Third 5B 0 32 6 26 0 40 0 40 V • Average price of Wheat ........... 31.54. 9d. PRICES OF PROVISIONS 1:C. ._ of. MARK. .—May 6. Oats. p en , 32s Od. 463. Od. ‘,9 0 43 0 26 0 40 0 .......... ....... N. ss. 9d. !VISIONS 4c. Freshßutter, 11. Isla. to s. 2.1. Salt Ditt0—....... , 0 11 1 Ditto, per cwt. »'. o 10 Eggs, per dos. ~A 7 ° ( 2 OatStraw(kpl.)...lo 0 15 Wheat Ditto ~.....10 6 13 v Barley Ditto ....... 9 0 1 A Hay, per 5t............ 1 4 1 b L MARKET.—Ma) 5. Per Stone of 14Ib. Imp. First Oatmeal .. k 0 2 Second ditto • ... 0 2 2 C 1 ill Barleymeal ......... ... i Beasemeal "0 1 6 ;2s. to 555. per sack. 4 111/.2_'KET.—May 6. Oats, per 9641 b. s. d. 0: 4 1 . Iriab .. . ......... .......... 10 0 tom 0 British 2O 0 23 6 Beans, per 2601 b. English Scottish Pease, Scottish - Oatmeal, per 1401 b l9 0 V 1 Flour, per 2601 b 461 54 0 PRICES OF PR, Beef, per lb. Os. sd. to 01.7 d. 05 0 8 0 5 0 10 04 0 7 Lamb, per qr. 4 0 7 0 fallow, 0 43 6 Quartern Loaf U 9 0 10 Potatoes. 141 b. 0 4 0 0 EDINBURGH MEA . Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. First Oatmeal Second ditto ........... 1 I 6 Peatenteal . 1 10 0 Pot Barley from 3: GLASGOW COR/ Wheat, per 2401 b. 8. d. 5. d. British, old ....... 24 0 to 40 0 new 260 360 Cdnada, free 0 0 Irish Barley, par 3201 b English 3l c.) 32 0 Scottish 24 0 29 0 Irish CORNWALL MARKETS. (Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.) Wheat. Barley. i_alt .. .....ms s. d. to s. d. e. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. e.• fruro.... ....... — 0 89— 0 4 0 0 3 0 Helstone —^ 94 0 40— 0 9/ St. Austell.— Sodmin 0 8 8 0 4 4 0 9 '' l:Askeard 8 6 9 0 3 9 4 3 0 3 u Launceston - 0 3 9 0 art Carnclford 8 4 • 2 3 4 a u 2$ 3 9 Penzance ALINING INT] Quantity of Copper tires sold at I Average Produce Quantity of fine Copper Amount of sale,:22,loi'. 7, 6 t 'ELI,IGENCE. Tons. Cwt Qrs Redruth last week... 4,524 0 311 10 • -Average Standard 1094 3a- 04 18.38, a horse was seen i N G at li the o d ß o S or E. o — f m I y r) fo t r h ge e w s i u .. u::: er : t A RE :Anut halter or attendant, and he was accordingly driven away ur 7, n 'w ille . who observed that he moved very lame. The anima ' —.",, ev l e l r e returned shortly afterwards, and was again driven s„, l ‘,* „pen, returned a third time, holding up his lame foot. partly from whim and partly from pity, examined his much thaet found that he had lost a shoe, and worn the horn so 1 i f i o g o t : an d it made him lame ; they therefore nailed on an old shoe, let the horse go, and he never returned afterwards. NVhat wakes ! ' circumstance more strange is, that the men had no recollectiot ! n of having seen the horse bef o r e . He had, however, , n o doub been turned out on the neighbouring common, where he hea lost a shoe. In his lame stat e h e m us t have wandered into the town—had been attracted, in all pr o b a bility, by the sound of th e anvil—had probably been relieved from lameness before by the application of the shoe—and must have perseveringly returned ot to the forge in expectation of a s i m il ar benefit. Here we have her a continued process of reasoning ; n o instinct , nor anY faculty, could have prompted s u c h s i ngu lar conduet.--re ir ". rinarian . ' 'We are authorised to st a t e th a t Mrs. Robots s' ball is postponed from Monday, the 11th, to the 15th inst. —.se PLATE.—T. COX SAVORY, Silversmiths ate" 47, Cornhill (Seven Doors from.Gracechurch-strect),L ollo4 l; The best wrought Fiddle-Pattern Spoons and Fork s ' 7s. 2d. per ounce. The following are the weights reeen" ,Ls Oki mended, but the articles may b e hail lighter er heavier same price per ounce : CIO c Fiddle pattern. l 11. . a. ez. .d. £P. 1 g. 1 12 Table Spoons 3O at 7 2 ... 10 15 0 ..• 1 12 Dessert ditto 12 Table Forksll 7 20 at 7 2 ... 10 15 • ... , i 12 Dessert ditto 2O at 7 2 ... 7 3 4 ... 7 ` 1 2 Gravy Spoons ... ...... lO at 7 2 ... 311 $ ..• I,' ; a 1 Soup Ladle ... 10 at 7 2 ... 3 11 $ ... '', '; g 4 Sauce ditto 4 Salt Spoons (gilt strong) 10 at 7 $ ... 3 1 •0 —• 1 $ : 1 Fish Slice 2 12 Tea Spoons I Pair Sugar Tongs (stro n g) 0 15 0 ••• is 171ef ° The Classic is a new pattern, m uc h a dmired for its slog' elegance. The Fiddle Pattern is with the handle the s ha t f o r 1 ( 0 5 0 $ . ..... 2 4 1 a fiddle , quite plain; it has be en au p rove d, an d in reque 4 s ' 1)- more than thirty years. N.l3.—Pattern Spoons can be sent into the count: j...7........7.: C SHEFFIELD MADE PLATED DIS 14 VERS.—A. B. SAVORY and SONS, Goldstnitkg , N° ; " f or Cornhill, London, opposite the Bank of England, subn i o. selection, in their show-rooms, a v er y la r ge variety of FIELD SILVER-PLATED DISH COVERS, f rom d teen Guineas tho set; they have silver edges and handl e°, - silver shields for engraving the•orest or coat of arms. Doub:e Dome Pattern." The Melon Pattern. _ d . Size. £ a. d. sise. X . 1 • 7 • 1 Plated Dish Covers, E 0 in. 5 15 e 1 7:..ted Dish Cover, 9 0 i n • 3 14 • I „ Dish Cover, 18 in. 47 I Dish Cover, 18 in• 8• „ 2 Dish Covers, It in. 12 0 ~ Dish covers,t 4 er t 5et...... t.1.;e." j 4 17 + 1 : !r Seven Guineas o cvispaper, containing dr<Lei, js the purchase of silver or !atton, or will be sent into " -er to a paid let t0r._....,„,00 Per Set £l3 13 fl Plated Currie or Hash Dish' Price Current, Stamped as a Ni and every information relative b fii•ld plate. may be had on applie country, free of postage, in answ 1111? _•-• IS. W. On the 4th inst., at Cheltenham, the lady of Colone l Be On of a daughter. Leigh' the 4th inst., at Turnham-green, the wife of K. surgeon, of a son . i f ? mon, On the 7th inst., a t Queen-street, May-fair, 11Irs. J. of a daughter. s. A• On the 7th inst., a t Woodcott House, Oxfordshire, "'l' Duff, of a son. o f york-road, On the 7th inst., Mrs. J. L. Brownsmith, Lambeth, of a daughter. On the 7th inst., at St. Luke's, C. Freeman, Esq• o of Far MARRIED. k , fl. Lodge, Fulham, to Caroline, eldest daughter of the la Penn, Esq., of Manor-terrace Chelsel On the 7th inst . ., at Lewisha , in Chu ' rc . h, S. w. Brown , F ., 5 , 1. : of Lewi-ham, to Elizabeth, eldest daughter of 11. Stainton, ' of the same place. V., On the 7th inst., at Brighton, J. D. Morr:es, Esq. , F " --S. only child of Captain Alorries, It. N , to Mary only daughter of the late P. Stirling,. Esq., of NiPPenclavie' Perthshire. On the 7th inst., at Spalding, the Pty. J. Howard Alarsdenoi RD., Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, 110 a rtect l)r. Great Oakley, Essex, to Caroline, daughter of the Rev. Moore. ------ --------r-- Wedderbur.ll, DIED. nes At N il v l i a li z i a a g m on ii, T ai t i h n e rn 2 , 7 E th sg of , a ll g l e a c r i ch 29 , , af m te e r rc and ' Editor of the Bombay Gazette. On the 9th ult., at Cairnhill, Ayrshire, Mrs. F that place. St. On the 3d inst., Mrs. A. M. Hewitt, of York-plsoo, John's-wood, widow of the late Mr. Hewitt, of St. Ja in" Westminster, aged 89. Of Hamilton- On the 3d inst,, at Paris, J. Morison, Esq., place, New-road, and Strawberry-vale-farm, Finchley. of On the sth inst., .Margaretta, the wife of H. Stone, Esq" Lombard-street, aged 53. On the 6th inst., in Bury-street, St. James's, De ahanfet7 F h r o o u p r r s ; c i t i or i. Lancey, Esq., Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. .ris, On the 7th inst., at Maidstone, ilaria, the wife of C. Joir' Esu., On the 7th inst., C. Boyle, Esq., of Lincoln barrister at-law, aged 45. ,of --- London: Printed and Published by MITIIIIO (5 :1; NO.I 12, Strqud, at The Sun Office, No. 11% : Straud - - county of Isrliddlesex.—Saturday, May 9,1840. I