The Sun. — London, England, 1840-04-18 00:00:00

IN - EDITION. SPAIN. Lettr itis Trott Madrid of the 7th give the following as the co 4tion of the new Cabinet:—M. Perez de Castro _cont • president of the Council ; M. Armandariz i; to U3' A Ae interior ; M. Arrazola, justice ; M. Santillon, f Alb:tee ; M. Sotelo, marine; and M. Mozagaray, war, ad utterim. Excitement still continued in the Basque provinces, and the different governors had published evicts agaicst the Carlists. Mr. Aston, the new British Minister at the Court of Madrid, made the following speech to the Queen Regent, on being presented : " Madam,— On delivering to your Majesty the letters of her Majesty the Queen of England, which accredits me as her Ambassador to Queen Isabella 11. , your august daughter, I have especial commands from my Sovereign to renew the assurances of the lively interest which the Queen of E , gland has in the welfare and happiness of her Catholic Majesty, and of your Majesty, as likewise of her sinc ere d es i re to strengthen the bonds of alliance and f-iendship that so happily exist between the Crowns of Spain and Great Britain. My august Sovereign orders me also to ex press the hope that the heroic sacrifices and glorious er forts made by the Spanish nation to maintain the rights of their Sovereign and Constitutional liberty will be crowned with complete success, and that the Spanish people wiJ soon enjoy peace and tranquillity, and never ending pros perity."_ Ttt.e Queen made answer— " I hale heard, with the most lively satisfaction, the assurances which yeti me in the name of h. r ,Majesty the Queen of England, and I will continue to strengthen the bonds of amity which happily unite the two nations, not only by a sentiment of affection, but alio from grati tude. With her Majesty the Queen of England, I in dulge the flattering hope that victory will soon crown the heroic efforts of the Spanish nation in favour of Constitu tional liberty, and the throne of my august daughter." THE EASTERN QUESTION. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH2B.—The latest news from Europe, although not bringing anything positive, brings the assurance that France is coming round on the Eastern question, and she is now decided, it is said, to lower a little the tone of Mehemet Ali. There is greater reason than ever to hope for the speedy solution of the affair. A rumour which is current here, and assumes a more authentic shape every moment, is that the English steamer the Gorgon, which has left Ourlac for Alexandria, was bearer of important propositions to the Viceroy of Egypt. There was above all a question of the immediate re turn of the Ottoman fleet. In the event of Mehemet Ali refusing ro take this step, the Consul-General, with the other English authorities, and such other merchants and British subjects who choose to follow him, were to quit Alexandria immediately. What is, however, posi. tive is, that the Gorgon was bearer of very 'important des patches." A letter in the Seniaphore of Marseilles has the folloa ing passages : " As regards the relations of our Government with the Viceroy of Egypt, it appears that;Saib-Pacha is to be sent to Alexandria; and his quality of Grand Admiral leads to a supposition that, if this journey should take place, the object must be the restitution of the fleet, which can alone remove the bitter feeling between the two parties. It is true that the expenditure of the Porte will be increased by the restitution, but that would be preferable to the humi liation of being deprived of it. What renders the reported mission of the present Capitan Pacha probaole is, that Taliir-Pacha, Governor of Aidin, is daily expected. He is almost the only good seaman in Turkey, and cone quently is destined to take a share in the duties of the Ad miralty." We cxtract the following from the Constantinople cor respondence of the Journal de Smyrne, under date of March 26 :—" Reschid Pacha, Minister of Foreign Af fairs, continues to receive fr.,m the Representatives of the Fire Great Powe s the most positive assurances that the affairs of the East aLI shortly be brought to a settlement. The accounts from the interior ate very satisfactory. In the centre, as well as in the most distant districts, the people are unanimous in the it exprt ssion of gratitude for thn benefits granted to them by the late measures of reform, which the Government, with a firm and steady hand, causes to be carried into ext cution." Extract of a letter from Constantinople, 281 h oh.:— " The last steam.paeket brought M. de Ponto - s the lull appointment of Ambassador. This has given areat satis faction to the European residents at Pere. for M. de Pir tois has, by his judicious conduct and extreme affabi lity, conciliated universal esteem. 04 Sunday last, he received the congratulations of the Porte an- the diplo matic body, and on Monday of his fellog-zountrymen. M. Sauveur de la Chappelle, French consul at Tiflis, who had been detained fur a considerable time at Constanti nople by the unfavourable state of the weather, took ad vantage of a change a few days ago, and set out for his post, via Odessa. On the 26th, the Dante brought four. teen French officers, enzaged as instructors for the army of the Schell. They will shortly proceed to their desti nation. M. Constantire Monzouriz, son-i❑-law to the Prince of Samos, has been appointed by the Porte re sident Minister at Athens, for which city he is shortly to take his departure. On the 23d, an hour after sunrise, the Sultan removed to his new summer palace. The hour was fixed by the astrologer of the Court as being the meat propitious for the change. Two hundred ladies of the harem have already been tran , fcrred to this new abode." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDC;E TO-MORROW. Morning i 1 minutes after 3 I Evening 5 minutes after 3. fhe Publication of the Evening Edition of Tuz Su)/ com menced at 30 minutes after Three. THE NEAPOLITAN QUESTION. Extract of a letter from Vienna, 6th instant, quoted by the Commerce :—" Prince Metternich went yesterday to the Archduke Charles, father of the Queen of Naples. , No one is acqu a i n t e d w i:h t h e nature o f t h e i r conference, but that it was interesting to the Archduke is apparent, by his having immediately afterwards written to the Queen of Naples. After his interview with the Archduke, Prince Metternich went to the English Ambassador, and in a few hours more, the Neapolitan and R,ussian Ambassa dors went in succession to the hotel of the Prince. All this proves that the affair at Naples is of much greater importance than we were at first inclined to be lieve. Last evening no fewer than four couriers were sent off. One is gone to Naples with fresh instructions to Count Lehzeltern. The English Ambassador at Vienna openly blames the conduct of his colleague at Naples, and has even been heard to declare that Lord Pal merston would be reprehensible if he suffered to remain any longer at Naples a diplomatist who fora mere persona lity, was about to place the British Cabinet in a state of embarrassment at a moment when the question of the East and the incertitude of the French Government made it more than ordinarily necessary to avoid an outbreak. The Aube council of war has sent orders to the Admiralty at Venice to have a flotilla ready to sail at the first signal for the bay of N ap l es. s h ould Mr. Temple call in the English fleet. If the next despatches from London and Naples arc not of a nature to satisfy Austria, Prince Esterbazy will immediately take his departure for London." The Havre Journal has the following :—"TheNeapolitan Ambassador, the Duke de Serra Capriole, has already re ceived the visits of the most kfluential personages. He has seen the Ministers incognito, and had had a private audience at the Tuileries, a.tnough not yet presented with the usual ceremonies. His Excellency, it is said, has for his principal mission to engage the French Government to offer itself as a mediator between the Court of St. James's and the Two Sieilies. There is no doubt that the Cabinet of the Ist of March will readily accept this mis sion, and that by ita fortunate position with r‘ gard to the British Cabinet, it will succeed in t ffeeting an honourable arrangement between States equally allied to France." A Toulon letter in the Debats, 11th inst., says :—" A rumour is current this evening that the Ocean, with Ad miral de Rosarnel's flag, the Marengo and Genereux are to go to Naples." The 'Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesintry en tertained the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Earl and Countess of Tankerville, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscount Leveson,fion. Mr. and Lady Harriet Corry, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Anson, Hon. James Macdonald, Mr. Bentinek, Mr. Greville, &c., at dinner on Wednesday evening, at the family mansion in Gros venor-square. Aft.. - r dinner her Ladyship received a small dinner party, including the Countess of Glengall, Earl of Wilton, Lord and _Lady Seymour, Hon. Captain Forrester, Viscount, and Viscountess Norreys, Viscountess Cantilupe, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Sir Roby rt Gordon, &c. Lord Canttlupe, and the Hon. Henry Fitzroy, will leave town on Monday for Lewes, where their consti tuents will entertain them with a public dinner at the Town Hall on the following day. Mr. Fitzroy has been iasposed during the last week at his residence in South Audisy -street. Baroness Brunow, the Lady of his Excellency i3aron Brunow, the Russian Minister at the Court of Si. James's, is at Stutgard, where the Baroness has resided since his Excellency's departure for this country. It was under stood to have been the intention of his Excellency to have gone to Stutgard this month, and to have conducted the Baroness to this country, but we understand his Excellency's diplomatic duties will not a d m i t of his absence. lie precise time for the arrixal of the Baroness is not known, but immediately on be arri va l t h e parties will commence at Ashburnham House. ALTERATIONS IN TIIE POLICE MAC'S TRACY.—In addition to the alterations at Lambeth-street and Marylebone Police C..urts, which been d already alluded to, it is stated that in a few days a st ' i v e e n iamrya m s a t ais t t e rate will supply the place of the present countyP !aprpamnstendl and Lewisham district, and that the clerks ill 13:. paid, as in London, a fixed salary, instead of being dependent on casual fees for remuneration, as has hitherto been the case. and is said that Mr. Traill, of Union Hall, who resides in K a e s n e t . and who is already in the commission of the peace for that county, will be the new magistrate. REPRESENTATION OF MORAYSHIRE. —The Hon. Colonel Grant, of Grant, has intimated to the electors of the united counties of Elgin and Nairn his intention to retire from Parliament, in consequence of -‘ circumstances of severe domestic affliction." Major Cumming Bruce has also addressed the electors, in consequence of the vacancy thus occasioned, and a requisition being addressed to him, signed by nearly all the resident proprietors, inviting him to offer himself as a candi date.—lnverness Courier. A few minutes after three o'cloc3i.. k i on Friday morning, a fi re b ro k e ou t on th e premises of Berry, co n fectioner, G reat T urnsti l e, H olborn. of Mr. B erry an d t h ree servants, were all The inmates, a bed a t consisting i t s i t m i n e g , and wer e arouse d by the shrieking of a eat, ohichT induced Mr. B. to get up, and on going to the staircase, he discovered the flames rushing up w.th f r i g h t f u l rapidity. He, togetthr with the servants, hastened t o t h e trap-door leading to the t00t,,,,e to which th e y ascended, and scrambled along the parapet to.b adjoini n g h ouses, out of the reach 01 the lire. The premises were near but ly no gu t t cf a ted. The adj o i n i ng houses have sustained About damag e , serious descript. on. Be rr y i s i nsure d. five years ago the same prerni-es were pa , tly consumed. REMARKABLE CASE IN THE HORsE.—Ttiere is now in the possession of Mr. Feart, surgeon, of this town, an extrao r di nary specimen of stony concretion taken after des . h from the large intestine of a horse. It sseighs eighteen pounds, and has a circumference of tu.(b feet three inchs; and, not- withstanding its immense bulk, it does not appea r to have been evidenced by any symptoms durin g the an life. tomssists of a regular\ seccession of laminae from its centre cir eumference, like the layers of an onion, and appears to have been slowly deposited by the secretion tram the inner lining bovvel lid the • Though examples of alvine concretions of a much smaller size are not very uncommon, it is probable. that I this specimen is, as far as hulk is concerned, unique.—Derby , Reporter. LONDON: SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1840, THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE DISCOVERED AT LAST. We have the high gratification to announce that the intelligence has just reached the Hudsons's Bay House, that iVlessrs.Dease and Simpson have at last been successful in ascertaining the existence of a North-west passage. These gentlemen have solved the great problem, by supplying the link which was wanting to connect the discoveries of Parry and Ross from the east, with those of Beechy and Franklin from the west. The interesting nar rative of this expedition will appear in our Second Edition. That Ireland was comparatively tranquil and prosperous before Lord STANLEY took her under his especial legslative protection there is no doubt; that she is now the theatre of an extensive political agitation is equally certain. We refer for the proof of it to the brief account which is elsewhere given of Mr. O'CoNNELL's proceedings in formirg " A National Association for full and prompt jus tice or repeal." At the meetings which have been already held the most exciting language has been used, and in Ireland words are things. Here it has been found, or supposed to be 'necessary, to incar cerate the Reverend Mr. STEPHENS, Mr. M`DOUGALL, Mr. VINCENT, and almost a score of persons, on account of the sinister influence of their words, and if they were dangerous from causing sedition, Mr. O'CONNELL'S will be ten times more dangerous in kindling the aiiiino sities of the plebeian Catholics against the aristocratic Protestants and their Church. This most unfortu nate change has been altogether brought about by that mischief-maker, Lord STANLEY, who, for the gratificaion of his own stupid antipathies or foolish and boyish jealousy, must needs, unasked, uncalled for, at this time, most wantonly set about curtailing the franchise, and narrowing still more the already too narrow liberties of the Irish. If ever there was an enemy of the public tranquillity, this wilful HOTSPUR, this foolish and arrogant Lard, deserves to be so called. Lord STANLEY cannot be ignorant that there is at this nioment no inconsiderable number of persons in every large town of the kingdom regularly banded together to overthrow the Government, for the Establishment of the Charter would be the com plete overthrow of the present system of Govern ment, and they want neither leaders nor friends, though they want organization, knowledge, and mutual confidence. Their defeats will give them all these ; distress and punishment will ex asperate without subduing them ; they are, in fact, too numerous to be put dow n ; they are Istruggling for an opinion which is not easily refuted ; time works for them ; and they hail with satisfac tion every embarrassment to which the Government is exposed as likely to hasten the accomplishment of their wishes. From what we know of these men we are sure that they make a broad distinction between the country anti the system of Government, and while, like good patriots, they would be ready to die for the former, they see with unbounded sa tisfaction everything which involves the system of Government in trouble and confusion. Lord STANLEY will prove one of the best friends of the Chartists. If they wereangry with Mr. O'Colsr- Just published, lIOWITTS RURAL LI FEof ENGLAND, Second Edition, I vol. medium 6r0., uniform with 4 , visits to Remarkable Places ;" with Engravings on Wood 14 Bewick and Williams. price 21s. cloth. By the same Author. COLONIZATION and CHRISTIANITY, post Svo., 10s. 6d. London : Longman, Orme, and Co. Just ready, in 3 vols.,post Svo.. E RNESTINE ; or, the CHILD of MYS TERY. By A LADY :,i YA ST! lON. Henry Coburn, Publi-her, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 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" Cantab ' is informed that a Second Edition of the Evening Sun is published every day, making in ail three editions per day. _ _ A Shelfield Churchman" will see on referring to The Sun of Thursday and Friday, that his letter has been anticipated. The 1 Her from Nottingham has b 'en received, and will pro bably be attended to on Monday. 4‘.), , LS) e THE SUN, LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL IA, X B4O, NELL for preierving peace in Ireland, what can they be but delighted with Lord STANLEY for rekindling agitation and giving them the bulk of the Irish for allies ? The last news from the Continent of Europe speaks of a war with Naples. Yesterday's arrivals from New York bring word that the Boundary Ques tion is as unsettled as ever, and many of the Americans as eager as ever to begin a broil. Re prisals agaii , st both the Neapolitans and the Chinese have been ordered, and how soon Lord STANLEY'S statesmanship in provoking dissension at home may induce the Russians or the French to insult us, and compel us to take arms against them, it is impossible to foresee. We have enough on our /lands, in these beginning contests, with . a deficient revenue, to require the utmost freedom and exertion, but Lord STANLEY thinks it a prudent part to fetter them by a domestic quarrel. If he deserve praise from the Chartists, from the Americans, Nea politans, Russians, French, and Chinese—from all who desire to humble England—he deserves an immortal statue. Loid STANLEY, backed by the Tories, is the best friend the enemies of England have had, since those traitors CHARLES 11. and JAMES 11., brought the country to such a degraded condition, that it could only be saved from ruin by a revolution. At a meeting held for the propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, on Wednesday week, the Bishop of LONDON thus described the first duty of a State— " Before he addressed himself to the question of our individual duty, it seemed to him that he should offer a few remarks as to our national responsibility, and ask whether the obligation incumbent on a nation in its collec tive capacity did not, in some degree, supersede that which was laid on individuals. He held, and he believed there were few present who did not hold with him, that the first, the most sacred duty of Me Government of a C'heistian Country was, and indeed must be, to make provision for the diffusion of Christianity among all its st‘Nects—(Cucers) —to maintain and extend tha: Chrbti4nt:y thr6ugh every part of i:s dominions, as the only sure foundation of indi vidual happiness, of social order, of national prosperity, and peace." As the Bishop said, few persons who follow the Church differ from him. They ali believe that it is the first and most sacred duty of a Christian State to make provision for the diffusion o Chris tianity amongst its people. On this subject, Sir R. PEEL and Sir R. INGIs, however they may differ on other subjects, agree, and strenuously in sist that the State should provide plenty of parsons and plenty, of churches. The statement is, in fact, one of those high-sounding assertions which rather induce acquiescence than examination. To us it appears wholly incompatib!e with the duties of the State, and we shall briefly endeavour to show that the State cannot act on the Bishop's principle with out violating tl►e rights of its subjects, and forfeiting its just claim to their allegiance. Any observations which, like these, tend to throw light on the con nection between the State and the Church, cannot now be considered ill-timed. In almost all the States of -Europe the people profess some different forms of Christia n ity, but that is notably the case in our St a t e , where there are lour great and distinct forms of Christianity, Church of Englandism, Presbyterianism, Roman Catholicism, and Dissent, each of which probably contains several subdivisions, and one at least con tains a great number. All these sects combined make up the State, which would be incomplete wanting either of them. To be deprived of the Roman Catholics would be tantamount to a separa tion from Ireland. To lose the Presbyterians we must acknowledge Scotland as an independent Government. To cut off the Dissenters would be to annihilate some of the most industrious and en lightened of our citizens, and to destroy the sinews of power and wealth. The.State,therefore,•whieh: is only a short name for the Whole 'nation in"its corporate capacity, consists of several sects of Christians. It is an admitted principle that the State has no right to dictate the religion of the people. In fact, as the State is only an aggregation of individuals, the claim of such a power implies the right of indi viduals to dictate the faith of other individuals, which all reasonable and free mer. repudiate. What is called toleration, or one man, or a multitude not constraining the religious belief and practices of others, is not merely acknowledged as a theoretical rule, it is carried into effect dictated by necessity. Though there are several and most unwarrantable exceptions to the rule, in general it is so well ob served, that the power to depart from it is never openly claimed and never openly questioned. In fact, the many sects of Christians which exist in the State is strictly in accordance with the theory of Govern ment recognized by all parties. We enter not into the question of how far each sect is bound to make proselytes and diffuse its own doctrines. The Bishop of LONDON and the rest of the Bishops may think that such is their duty, but their thinking so does not make it the duty of the State ; and if they carry such a principle into the House of Peers, they act there as Sectarians, not as statesmen. We confine ourselves strictly to the duty of the Government, and leave to each sect the duty of securing the prevalence of those doctriLes which each considers to be true and good. When the Bishop of LONDON spoke of the dif fusion of Christianity, he did not mean Roman Catliolicis.n, nor Dissent, nor Presbyterianism, which, according to the Bishop of EXETER, is no Church at all ; he meant Church of Englandism ; and thus the principle propounded by the Bishop is reduced to this, " that it is the most sacred duty of the Government of England to make provision for the diffusion of Church of Englandism amongst all its subjects." SD stated—and we defy any man to deny that this is actually what the Bishop meant—his high-sounding principle becomes at once the mockery and scorn of all the Catholics, Presbyterians, and Dissenters. The assertion made by the Bishop, might pos sibly be made by each of the other religious bodies, if it were placed in the same relation to the State as the Church of England, and the claims of each would in its turn be equally treated with mockery and scorn by all the others. Now, that principle cannot be true, cannot be correct, which al, these religious bodies would agree to repudiate when asserted by any one of them. A general principle is a principle found in every particular case, but the g, neral principle asserted by the Bishop is not found in any particular case, and is denied in all whenever asserted by individual ambition. But how can the State or Government provide for the diffusion of Christianity ? It is nothin g but the whole people, and it acts by th e i r powers. It has no property, no strength, separate from their property and their strength. To set it in motio n it must tax them, and with the taxes pay the agents it employs. To begin the diffusion of Christianity it must put its hands into its subjects' pockets. It cannot even favour Christianity, as might be supposed, by a law, without taxing its subjects, for every law requires agents to execute it. Parchment decrees do not execute themselves. The Government cannot, therefore, make any provision for the diffusion of any one form of Christianity without injuring_ all its sub jects wh o pro f ess any °diet form of Christianity, or who may perchance not be Christians. It must tax them to perform that which the Bishop cf LONDON calls its most sacred duty, and must coin pelthem wtoiic promote by abhor.btlir means a form of Christianity The Roman Catholics agree with the Dissenters, . the Church of England men, and the Presbyterians, in regarding it as a duty to discountenance every other form of Christianity but their own—Church men, Dissenters, and Presbyterians petition against Catholicism, and complain of the least encourage ment being given to it by the State. The ground of the hostility of Catholic Ireland to England, is the undue favour shown to Church of Englandism. For many years the two Churches of England and Rome laboured by all the means in their power, by deprivations and penalties, each to suppress every religion but its own form of Christianity. We can excuse their zeal, but not their injustice. For each sect its own faith is the one thing needful. It is superior to all earthly things, or it is valueless. No Christian as a conscientious man, can, therefore, lend his power or his purse to promote a form of re ligion which he conceives to be pernicious. Now, the State allows each man to form his own religious opi nions, leaves him at liberty to embrace that form of faith he pleases, and yet, according to the Bishop of LONDON, is bound to tax him, and, as its most sacred duty, to constrain him to promote a religion which he regards as erroneous. Such contradic tions show the complete fallacy of the high-sound ing principle put forth by the Bishop of LONDON, and zealously adopted by the Tory party. We must further observe, that the State, with all its political duties, is a human contrivance, founded on the principle of protecting the lives and properly of all its subjects. That, in theory, is the only ground on which allegian ce is, or can be, asked. If a State cease to protect the lives anti property of its subjects, they are at liberty to seek protection elsewhere. If, instead of protecting, it violates their property, or deprives them of life or liberty, the obligation to obey it ceases, and s converted into the duty of resistance. Pru dential considerations, of course, always in practice, modify the abstract right, but it exists as we have described it. For the State to tax its subjects, except it be for a common purpose —to tax them for such a purpose as to provide for a religion which is not theirs, violates its duty towards them and forfeits its right to their allegiance. L►stead, therefore, of its being the most sacred duty of the Government to provide for the diffusion of Church of Englandism, as stated by the Bishop of LONDON, it cannot set about such a design without violating its duty to a great number of its subjects, and justifying them, if they be able and choose, to re sist or overthrow it. To such anarchical results do the doctrines of the priesthood and the practices of the Tories, as they are to be guided by Sir ROBERT INGLis on the 7th May, lead. The Earl of ABERDEEN, in a sort of pet, gave notice a little while ago, that, as her MA JESTY'S Ministers had determined not to inter meddle in the dispute between the hieh•flyers and the moderates in the Church of Scotland, he would take upon himself the duty of introducing a legis lative measure on the subject. It would not sur prise us if the Noble Lord has already seen cause to regret his chivalrous ()Er to interpose between the belligerent parties. His Lordship knows, we doubt not, the meaning of the " reddin strake," and probably begins to entertain a suspicio❑ that it is likely :o be his portion, if be persists in his re solution. The more he considers the question he has undertaken. to settle, the more he must be convinced of the impossibility of satisfying either party. The chances a7e that he offends both. The moderates are perfectly content with the present constitution of their Church. They are persuaded that there is ample power in it, if that power be properly exercised, to prevent the intru sion of unqualified persons into the miOstry,".and they, deprecate all change as dangerous., The bigh. , . flyers who, by passing the Veto Act, are seelting`to establish an entirely new principle in the constitu tion of the Kirk, have declared through the mouth of their leader, Dr. CHALMERS, that they will adhere, be the consequences whet they may, to this principle—that they will not (to use the emphatic words of the Reverend Gentleman), retreat an inch, no, not a hair's-breadth, from the position they have taken up. Now, what does Lord ABERDEEN propose to do in order to put an end to the strife ? This we do not exactly know, but we know what he means not to do. He has expressed his most decided disapprobation of the. Veto Act, and his determina tion not to sanction its principle. His measure, therefore, will not do for the Vetoists. Nothing short of their own particular nostrum will be ac ceptable to them, while the advocates of things as they are will look with distrust, not unmingled with indignation, on an attempt to interfere with, and eventually undermine an institution which they venerate, and of which it may truly be said that it has done much less mischief than any other eccle siastical establialitnent that ever was founded. Another great and most respectable body, the Dissenters of Scotland, are almost to a man op posed to the . interference of the Legislatur e in the affairs of the Kirk. They argue thus— and who can gainsay the argument • " The Church has thought proper to become the slave of the State, for certain worldly benefits which she receives from it. She has made a bargain by which she has compromised her inde pendence. She has sold her birthright for a mess of pottage, and greatly impelled her usefulness, if not forfeited her character as a Church of Christ. There is only one way by which she can be re stored to the rank and station of a Gospel Church, and that is, by severing the link which unites her to the State. She will then he free to la i n iß i u f t the le t civil h a t ut to h o c r o i m t yp. make any law she pleases for the regulation o f h er mem b ers, and i w s • t i r l a l t l e hare e s a t j u u u s s t h r e i r g her not endeavour to escape from the consequences of her own conduct, either by breaking bargain with the State, or insisting that a new compact shall be entered into. If the yoke galls her neck, to lighten it would be only to perpetuate her bondage—she must shake it off altogether, and at once. We, who hold establishments of ieligion to be the chief hindrance to the spread of genuim e Christianity, cannot but raise out voices against 4 L it such attempts to patch up the rents, and avert the ruin of that of which the destruction would b e a consurnmation devoutly to be wished. Minch mote do we feel bound to resist an unprimci. pled attempt to impose upon the people, under the false pretence of eiilarging their Christian liberty, a modification of patronage, the sole object o f which is, and the sure effect of which would lye, to enlarge the power of the clergy." With all these elements of discord surrounding the Non-intrusion question, it is not to he expected that a change in the constitution of the Kirk, pro duced by an Act of the Legislature, will set it at rest. Our firm belief is that it would make mat ters ten times worse than they are, and therefore we ap plaud the wisdom of the Government in refusing t o originate any application. to Parliament for a legis lative m'asure. There is, as we have repeatedly said, one way, and one only, in which a remedy can be applied. The General Assembly must repeal the Veto Act, and thus tut up the evil by the root. The unfortunate Jews of Syria are represented, in letters from D amascus o f the 2(1 ult., as in a state of dr ea df u l a l arm, in consequence of the vio lent proceedings inaituted against them by t'ne Egyptian Government. IBRAHIM PACHA per sists in affecting to credit the confession of the seven tortured Israelites shout the murder at the Spanish priest, Father THOMASO, and his servant, ! and was only prevented from summiirily executing thirty of the most considerable Jews in Damascus, by the protest of the French Consul, who nobly insisted upon the right of these innocent persons to have their alleged guilt proved by competent wit nesses. The Paella of Damascus has confined a number of wealthy Jews in different houses, to whom he has severally eommitted the translation of the Talmud into Turkish, in order to ascertain whether it ordains hu man sacrifices ! We suppose it is intended by the PACHA to visit any discrepancies in the several translations with the death of the whole of the translators I We have already implored the Go vernment to interpose its good offices for the pro tection of an innocent persecuted people. The ex ploded fable about the Hebrews employing blood in the celebration of an annual religious rite, is revived in Syria by the Egyptian Government, as an excuse for plundering theta of their property. The only gult of the Jews is their wealth ; and to obtain this wealth IBRAHIM PACs-IA dooms them by thirties to an ignominious death. Surely the British Government will not suffer such atrocities to be perpetrated without taking some step to prevent them. What are the Hebrew Communities in England and France about, that they do not pub licly bestir themselves in favour of their persecuted brethren in the East ? Why do they not call public meetings, and if they can do no more, protest, at least,.ngainst the infamous conduct of the Egyptian Government ? They are sufficiently numerous and influential to rrake them-elves heard ; and a fair hearing is all that is wanted to enlist the sympathies of every enlightened and honest person in the two countries in favour of their oppressed co-religionists in Syria. M. TRIERS has triumphed in the Chamber of Peers. After a debate which lasted three days, a division took place on Thursday afternoon, on the Secret Service Bill, when a majority of ninety appeared for the Cabinet. The numbers were— For the Bill Against it Msj 'Thy in favour of Ministers —9O Considering of what materials the Chamber of Peers is . composed, this majority is greater than could have been expected. But, with all their Con servatism, the Peers dare not accelerate a new election by forcing the KING to di sso l ve t h e Cham bers. This would, indeed, be the way to destroy their own influence altogether, and, fortunately fo themselves, they know it. The Madrid papers received are of the 7th inst. The news contained in them is given in another column, to which we refer our readers. The following news from Malta is from a French Journal of Thursday MALTA, APRIL 6.—Nows has lately been received a Wilt of the arrivel cf 1,000 and 1,200 Neapolitan soldier at S . ) New, ; a more considerab'e number, it is said, has been distributed in diff rent pars of Sicily. relations b:-tween the kingdoms of Naples and England having for some time past been far from cordial, on account of the re-establishment of the Ord.!. of Mel.a, in the dominions of Ferdinand, the Government of this island has resolved to a.:lt an explanation of this assembling of Neapolitan troops in Sicily, and Admiral Stopford has sent one of his steamers, the Hydra, to Naples. This is not all ; a ship of the line, the Bellerophon, was cn the point of sailing for the Gulf' of Smyrna : it has been kept back, and the captain has received orders to be ready to sail for the same destination (Naples). Similar orders have, it is said, been given to the Princess Charlotte. This news is the great subject of conversation. The Sad adds that the Scamander steam-boat, which took on board at Civita Vecchia a coutier from Mr. Temple to Admiral Stopford, bad not yet arrived at Malta. An English steam. boat was gone, as we have said, to be at the disposal of the 13i itish Ambassador. Some additional particulars relative to the dis turbed state of our relations with Naples will be found elsewhere, under the head " Neapolitan Question." Besides the French Papers of Thunday we have received advises froii, Constantinople of the 28th ult., and,front Smyrna-of the - 29th, extracts from which , we hilVeltkeviise';given' else w h ere . Th ey contain' itOthiiyg ciitts for any comment on our part at present, but they are not, therefore, destitute of interest. The ..I,lpi:er, Captain Darrycan, and the Trident, Cap. tain de Rteardy, both of the line, arrived at Toulon Gn the 13th, (rem tho Lev a r t. Th., Giraffe transport, Captain Boriita, arrived at Tou lon the same day from Senegal. —Moniteur, Ai nil 16. The Miiiister of Finance his just published the amount of the produce of the indirect taxes in the first quarter of 1840 comparativ. ly with the receipt in the same quaver of 1838. There is an increase of 16,414 000 francs; and in comparison with the first quarter of the year 1839, an increase of 11,608,000 francs. But the Minister forgets to compare the receipts with the estimates for the expen diture fur the same sear, by which we should be enabled to firm a much better no:ion of our financial situation ; for if the revenue does not equal the estimated expense, as we hsve reason to believe, there is a deficiency._ l La Gazette de France. 130 (IRS E. --PARIS, THURSDAY, APRIL 16. first Highest Lowest Last Price Price, Price. Price - rench 5 per Cents ll2 20 ... 112 10 ... 112 10 ... I'2 10 3 per Cents B3 60 .. 80 70 ... 83 55 ... 8:3 53 Latfilte Bar.k 5,000 f. Sh 5200 ...52 . 0 ...520,0 ..5200 relgian Bank 875 ... 82 50 ... 87i ... 882 50 5 per Cents 3 per Cents 74 50 ... 71 50 ... 74 59 ... 74 .',O Dutch 2% per Cents 54% ... 54% ... 51% ... 54% iihiiiish AC ice . Passive 7% ... 7% ... 7% ~. 44 New I.)cferrei Portuguese 3 per Cents 24% ... 25 ... 21% ... 25 Nea..olttan 010111.111 PA% RAILWAY SHARES. •q. Germs'', ... 7.3 ... 735 ... 739 ... - al Versailles. 1 li ..... 61.7 5) ... 6u7 53 ... 607 50 ... 6' 7 .S 0 L B 390 .... 90 ... 347 50 ... 384 75 Orleans .. r:isnore to Bale Ifonctiellier to Cette vlulhausen to 1 hann ... 435 ... 495 ... 4 , 5 ... 485 C HIMNEY-SWEEPERS.—The following is one of the clauses in " A Bill for the Regulation of Chimney sweepers and Chimneys," prepared and brought in by Mr. Bernal, Mr. Foe Maule, and Sir George Grey. When Mr. Fox Maule introduced the Bill he was cheered by both sides of the House. That cheer will be re-echoed throughout the country. Every humane mind will feel grateful to the Government for this great act of mercy to hapless orphans. " And be it enacted, that from and after the first day of January in the year one thouttand eight hundred and forty one next ensuing, any person who shall compel or know ingly allow any child or young person under the age of twenty-one years to ascend a chimney for the purpose of sweeping the same, or for extinguishing fire therein, shall be liable to a penalty not more than ten pounds or less than five pounds." THE POLICE AND GOOD FRIDAY.--00 Thursday evening the police, in the neighbourhood of Covent garden, went round generally to the public-houses to warn the publicans that if their houses were not shut at twelve informations would be laid against them. At twelve many of the houses were under surveillance, and not a few of them entered by authority, of course, of the. Police Commissioners, and probably some of the u efortunate publicans will be summoned to a Police office to answer for keeping their houses open on a day which these administrators of the law regard with such veneration. On Good Friday one half of the shops in tunny streets were open during Church hours, anti busi ness was carried on as usual. In others numerous workmen were employed in painting or cleaning the windows—all was hustle and confusion, and ptobably more renovations were, oracle in the course of the day than are made all the year round ; yet this desecration of a holiday is permitted by the police, while a publican is fined for not turning out a customer at twelve, or for affording refreshme n t t o t h e hard-worked artiz in who goes to Highgate or Hamp stead to breathe the fresh air. Tide is the perfection. of Church and police combined, and will no doubt. raise both in public estimation. The day of retribu tion, however, will come. The English are, more than :my other nation, obedient to laws sanctioned by coin ieon-sense and equity ; but no people are more rebel lio,ts when they find they are unuecessariiy coerced. C innot the ruling autlurities see that they are trying the palienee of the people beyond enduranci., and that the great body of the community would rather have any government, Tory, Radical, or Despotic, than one whcli supports a system that interferes with their rat.olial eiijoy meets, bumbles them in their own esti.. matioie tries to direct their religious views without arty I' Bard to oure religion, and, at the same time, makes thetn and their eOuntry the scoff of surrounding nations? The enemies of the Government, and not a few of their friends also, say that the Tories never, at any pariod, acted with such despotism under the cloak of religion. And what is their object? Not good order,. but to conciliate and pamper an arrogant Church that Cares nothing for real g, .dlinees, and that hates the Whig Government with the most cordial hatred. WOOD PA V EM ENT.—lmmediately after the departure of her Majesty end the Prince Consort for Wind sor, on Wednesday evening, the Metropolitan Patent Wood Paving Company sent a number et workmen into the grounds in front of Buckingham Palace. to lay down their pavement similar to that laid down at Whitehall under the portico ..zl marble arch, to be completed previous to her Aldesty's return. Charles Kean, we regret to state, has, in .conse quence of di health, been obliged to abandon his numerous pro tessional engagements in the United States, and is new, by direction of medical ad v i ce , a t th e H avann ah. Lady Skelmersdale is daily recovering from her severe indisposition. Lord and Lady Stanley and family are at Latham House. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT TO A CHILD" ---- On Thursday an inquest was held at Guy's Hospita l, 00 the body of Mary Ann Bellinger, aged two years and a half , ; fr. ran against a cart wheel, was knocked down, and run over. H. Vesey, house surgeon, said the child expire d in two hours atter its admission from injuries (lone to the abdominal viscera. —Verdict, " Accidental Death." WOMEN ‘l , ING.--nie tiptoe mode of pro gression, although decidedly tending to a fine development the calf, naturally produces , in the same ratio , an undue l: crease 01 breadth in the forepart of the foot ; which, indeed' , conspicuously dis;:layed in the Parisian females, as cyMi la . re" with the more plantigrade women of the British MetrOpliS: RAILWAY AND NAVAL COMMISSION .--The Reports of the Naval Commission Welsh lines of railway, were laid before the House On %retina day afiernom . We understand th,t both Reports are in favour of Holyhead, tiv .Naval Commission - , as aluirhour,- and the to and of the Military, on the Military recommending the line by Chester 'and . Bang Holyhead. 7 tie present Military Commission consists of Lieu-, tenant-C{• sir F. Smith. R. F., Professor 13 i low. 'an d : Lieut: nant Amsinck, R. N,, as the Secretary ; the N av o " ilZ r a Rein . Admiral Sir J. A. Go rdon, s ' and Captain Beechey , Mr. Arasinck, accompani e d b y Li eu te nan t Fanshavve h a s been r some days employ e d i n survey i ng the Tunnel-11114 d th e . inland line between Lancaster and Carlisle.—Roi/way-Mag• 111AHLBoiloUul-1 (THIS DA Y.) APPREHENSION OF ONE OF THE SWELL Mos.—Mary Daris, a young man vet) fashionably attired, was placed at o e bar bef ore M r. L ong, on a ch,trge of robbery, Police Constable ,156 C, stated tat between four and five o'clock on Thursday afternoon, he was on duty in the lower part of the Quadrant, when he saw the prisoner go up tehlnd a gentleman who was walking along, and, put ting his :hand into the slash pocket of his coat, take ,nt a purse. The prisoner had two others with him, qua'ly well dres-ed. Witry ss instantly seized the pri s,ner, but not before he passed tipr purse to his com panions, who::sueceeded in g:tting, off. Witne, , s called to the gentleman who had been robbed, and then succ,-eded in sccuring the prisoner, who made a most determined re sistance. Micdonald, Esq , of York Chambers, Bond street, stated that, on the policeman speaking to him, he directly tuisQed his purse, containing five sovereigns, which he had seen safe a few minutes before. None of the property tounri on the prisoner belonged to him. Fully committeel. THE MA RKETS.---('11 - 116 DAY.) COVENT GARDEN. Supplies good, and so was the demand. The novelties were Cherries and Peaches, which were, of course, very dear. Trade was lively, and the market was thronged Prices lower. Plants, 4s. 6d, to 63. per dozen ; Celery, per bundle, Is. to 3s. ; Onions, 2s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per sieve; Carrots, 4s to ss. 6d, per cozen; Brocoli, 9d. to 6s. per bundle; Turnips, 11(1. per buinch; Oranges, ss. to 10s. per 100 ; Lemons, 4s. to Bs. per 100; Apples, Bs. to 40s. per bushel; Cherries, 435. per lb. ; Cucumbers, 4s. 6d. to ss. a brace ; Cabbages, Is to 2s. per d ozen; Spinage Is. to 35., per sieve : Peas, Bs. to 10s. per half sieve ; French Beans, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per sieve; New Potatoes, 2s. (hi. to 33. 6d. per lb. ; Old potatoes, Yorks, 70s. ; Devons, 655. ; Whites, 603. ; Scotch, 655. ; Pines, Bs. to 10s. per lb. ; Asparagus, 4s. to 15s. ; Strawberries, 9d. to Is. 6d. per ounce ; Peaches, 30s. to 40s. per dozen. 1 1UNGERFORD MARKET. Supplies fair, and so was the demand ; prices very steady. Turbot, 7s. to 20s. ; Cod, 25. 6d. to 10s. ; Salmon, Is. 6d. to 3s. per lb. ; Lobsters, Is. to 4s. each. Beef, 7d. to 81d. ; Mutton, lid. to 80. ; Veal, Bd. to 9d. ; Pork. 7id. to Bid. per lb. Vegetables in good supply, and prices much as Covent Garden. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. A good supply, and a dull trade, prices rather lower. Reef, 2-. 10d. to 3s. &l ; Atutton, 3s. to 4s. ; Veal, 3s. Bd. to ss. ; Pork, 3s. to 4s. Bd. ; Lamb, ss. 10d. to 6s. 6d, per stone otBibs.; Widgeons, Is. to Is. 6d. ; Pea Fowls, Bs. to 10s. 6d. ; Rabbits, Is. to Is. 9d. ; Guinea Fowls, 3s. to 45.; Fowls, 3s. to 4s. 611. ; Ducklings, 2s. to 2s. 6(1. ; Suirey Capons, 6,. to Bs. ; Goslings, Bs. to 103. ; Leveret, 3s. to 4s. ; Eggs, ss. to 6s. per 120. BILLINGSGATE MARKET. Supplies good, and prices much as last quoted. Turbot, ss. to 20s. ; Cod, 2s. 6-1. to ; Soks 9:1. to 4s. ; Lobsters, Is. to 45.; Mackerel, 4,1. to Bd. ; Salmon, Is 4d. to 3s. per lb. ; 11 , hitings, 4(1. to bil. ; and Haddocks, &1. to Is. . WHITECHAPEL Ai EAT MARKET. Trade was scare:•, the supplies large, and prices lower, Beef, 2s. Bd. to 3s. 6(1. ; Mutton, 3s. to 3s 10. ; Pork, 2s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. ; Veal, 3s. to 4s. 841. ; Lamb, 4s. to 6s. HAY MARKETS. Sniplies considerable, and the demand not. being, equal, prices declined. Hay, 58s. to 90a. ; Cl,,ver, 40s, to 113 s. Straw, 365. to 42e, per load. TALLOW MARKET. The marketquiet to-day, as were all others of a commercial kind. In fact, there was nothing doing whatever, and no price can be named. MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Arrivals this Morning.—French mail, ship letters from Tilparaisu and Colombia River. We have received New Brunswick papers to the 15:h Marco. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER. —The Howe having had under consideration a resolution of the House of As sembly, communicated to this liaise fur concurreuce, touching a false and slanderous libel against the Queen's epresentativc in the province, the following reiolution was moved : R, solved—That the House of Assembly be requested to coobtAk ticate to this House the INTs coritainiog such libel." Tne House decided in the affirmative, and the resolution was passed.—Ordered that the Lister in Ceancery do go down to the Assembly and communicate the resolution. Resolved that the puplic newspaper grin ed in St. John's, under the clite of the 28th of July, called the Weekly Chronicle. containing the false and scandalous libel against the Queen's Representative in this province, referred to in the resolution of the House on the 7th instant, be forthwith communicated to the Legislative Counci:. An address was presented to his Excellency, who made the following observa:ions in reply :-- " With r, fert-nce to the immediate cause of your pre sent Address, I would observe that from an early period after my arrival in the province, I found myself, my mea sures, ar.d my advisers, assailed, through the prints in question, by calumnies so bitter and so malignant, so per sonally abusive, as to excite my utmost indignation and ascon;shment, never before having in any country been made the object of anything of the kind during the wh•dle course of a long public life. That these attacks have proceel:•d from a small and disappointed party I have not entertained a doubt." The above abstract is dated Government House, 11th M.kre.h. We have received Halifax.pa?ere to the 22.1 Ma.cb. The above papers are entirely filled with English news. Valparaiso papers received to the 12th January. Ex change on London 464 d. per dollar, in Paris 4f. 90c., Hamburgh 110 sehellings Accordmg to the Augsburg Gazette of the 12. h inst., it appear-, that the King of Nviks has proposed to leave to , rbitration the sff. t ir of the Sulphur question to France, Austria, and Russia. Tt WAS posed at the Jerusalem Coffee. house:--- The nilabar, P.-flock, arrived tff the Start, l-om Bombay. Sir fit.ory Fane, the C,om , natiit , r-in_Chief died at St. Michael's the 24th of March, 62 cars of age, on board the Malabar," THE FUNDS. This day being the HArevvs' Passover holyday, few are in attendance, having been at their devotions in synagogue until one o'clock, consequently very little business in the Funds is expected to take place. The Consol Market has rather a heavy appearance this m.;rning, which may be attributed to the unfavourable in telligence respecting the Maine question. Consols at present 901 f Money; for Account 904 j- ; Exchequer Bills 24 26 prom. ; Bank Stock 1741 175. - 4. lii the Foreign Market Spanish Active2B4-; Deferred 144 ; Passive 74 ; Portuguese 35i 361; Three per Cents. 241 25 , Colombian 254-; Dutch Two-and-a- Half per Cents. 53} I; Five per Cents. 99} • PRICES OF STOCK , Tills DAY AT ONE O'CLOCB. Bank Stock 175 India Stock 3 per Cent. Bed. 3 per Cents. Con.- 9u%',,, 5, y 4 % South Sea stock • _ I nor Cent .. i Old Annuities i info Red. 986 1 4 , New Ditto New 34 per Cent ...... ...9IN 14 ,(,-,% • 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 New 5 per Cent. Bank Long Annuities toexpire I Ditto 501- 24 iiiii pm. Jan 5, 18Iin ll3 9-16%' Ditto Small 24 0 pin. Oct. In, 1859 .. 13% Ditto Commercial dis. Lai. 5, iris d 1 : .:34 Ditto Advertised ...... - - pm. Jan. 5, 18.91 —l Bank Stock for Account ... April 5,188 d —l India Stock for Account .. Jan. 5.1870 — Consols for Account ...90%%% 3 4 PriltiES OF FoltEll.el YU N 11S THIN DA 1 AT ONE O.L.Lui - h A ',than Bonds --I Peruvian Minas - Belgian Bonds -, Ditto Account - Ditto Account - f Portuguese Bond irazilis n on, ...... - Ditto lecount - r Ditto Account....-....35%N;44% luenos Ayres Bonds - Ditto, :3 per Cent......... 2414 Ditto kr-co:lra ......... - I 1)1B° Account 2 4 34 "..:hillan load t - ' Prussian Bonds Data iccos tit - Russian Bonds, 1622. ...... .. -- :otatrit tan Br - ids . - Ditto account - Dirt, tc,i;o, ft. - Columbian i - d 5,1824 - . Spanish Bonds 9.9% Dr..::. Ic:aliit - • Ditto Account. 28%% .:anise Bonds - Passive 7 14 Ditto ALL; ,nt -1 Del,red 14%14 Greek Bonds - French, 5 per cent. -f. -c. Ditto Bonds, 1825 - ----- 4 per cent. -4. -c. Ditto Account - ----- 3 per cent. f. -c. Mexican Bonds, 5 per Cent -, ----- Exchange. -I:. -c. Ditto Account - Dutch, 2y4 per cent. - Ditto, tt per Cent. - ' Ditto Account . 53%% Ditto Account Neapolitan - Ditto Acc0unt........ - PIOCES tit SHABEi THIS DA I A I - ONE O'CLOcK. Paid. Per Share, Cobre Copper. w 4O 30% 'Joined Mexican (Issued at W. pm.) Cheltenham and Great Wotan Railway Eimer!' Lounties Railway 2l 9:k tirpat Western Railway Company 65 7834 Ditto New Hull and Selby Railway Company 4O 3_:% Hi ignnin rtailwa. London and South Western .... ...... ..... 38/. 17s. 9d. 404 Lawn,. , ii.O Croydon Railway Company ...... ... In. 18s. lid. Ditto Scrip. . . ,, ,chelitin. and Birmingham Railway . 25 11% 1214 COUBSe. OF EXCHANOE iiHIJALI I A%.'• Ainslcrd..n, .......,, .0 .)itte., at 4ight ........,........ii 50 Rott,,iain U. 12 5 •,..,e.e. , .. ~...,........,.,.....„.. %LI, 75 Antwerp... • 42 5 , liLtn..„.. ....... „......,„ ~. - 'i HA mburg. Altona Paris, 3 lays' sight-- ,25 45 i'al,,Tr.ia ................pet oz. ~.3 Onto- .... ........... 3Ms .:l, 'e Eisoor. 54 3 Marseille. .. 2t 75 0rwt0.....„ ..„ .. .A 5.1 liquravaux . . "' - -- !a Frankton oil Mains, E. M. 15i.14 ; aid,. ' ' ''""*" A . ;crsiniivh,ruble...!'. Us ,3,7.7:,4,71 ti tri: :,: wi n i 0 v : 7 ;§. 3:.i i , Y:: a f5 . t. .... i .: . .. 7 :: :: :, •. ...: . , .1... : ........ ..- lifti,4, , Berlin Vienna, etiectivv t 1 3M. I. n Phih«it. . ' rric,t, Imo .. .. • ,l-......1 :-, re?. OZ J.44.P1.... - ,„ . ) ,,, ian Ci.e , .. .• ii,...0.., 0 j; 9 ;;inlay... .. •itii y N. a 0,,,i,, „,.,.. ..... , . . 3 ,reci,, i , ~ • •s . , AI !v2w , I.) , •!Nrs ..._ ‘•;nri!;.• . - •• - ..... - 3 ti I St , . et .111 , .. ~.. ,' 5I 44 PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS. DUBLIN, APRIL Iti fl per Oent. Carlinls - - - ! , 2 per Celli. ',cock I Ditto Reduced - Hibernian Bank - Ditto New, I'34i ... ~ .. 9,1!;, City of oubliti Steam Comp. - ',i par Cent.Dcbentures... 9. ~ ti'. Nati,,,,i 1 , ,,,,,,,,,, c om p an y - Batik 'tock - - Orand Canal itock ... - loyal lanai Stock ... __ __--- HALF-PAST ONE. The Maine question causes some excit,,incrit in the City, and virious opioions are formed in respet to the re sult, Report says that the ultimatum of our Ministers on the subj ec t h as been despatched to the British Minister at Washington, but as yet n,,thing of its contents;has trans. pired. It is supposed that we mean to keep possession of what we have got, and act on the defensive until attacked 11 the Americans. At aq events nothing positive can be stated on the subject before the next arrival. Consols, whien were in the ef:rly past of the morning, 90i for 26th May, reached 903-, since which the nnrket h.,s again been heay. and at present may be quoted 90i z for Account, Money 90i 1, have been 901; Ex ch'yuer Bills lower ; there has been a good deal of fluctuation in the price, 23. 21. 24, 21, 2:3 prem. ; India Bonds 2 4 prem ; Bank Stock 175 ; Spanish Acriv, , 28k; D, , ferred, ; Paseivv, 7f; Portuguese, 351 ; Three Its r Cents., 24i; Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. 53a a; Five per Cents., 99i EVENI NG P, t 11, 01.N.,T TO 7111: Lan'Oß OF THE SUN. SIR.—I do not agree with you on politics generally, but particularly on the Church, a. I consider you her deadly enemy, and I also consider yen closely allied to tie Char tists, as you have invariably written in their behalf; but I am one of those who would do justice to an opponent, and I cannot refrain from expressing to you my approbation of your conduct on the Chinese question, and also on a very able article in your Paper of the 13:h inst., on the French and English navies. Your articles on the Chinese question are well written and are conclusive, indeed they are unanswerable; and I hope they will be continued as long as necessary. Neither can I retrain from expressing my abhorrence at the manner in which the Chinese ques tion is taken up by the Conservative Press. They cry out against " the opium war," as they term it, and de nounce the G wernment for taking it up in the spirited meaner they have. Now, Sir, I ald that if the Govern ment ever did themselves and the people of this kingdom justice, it is in having taken up that question in the spi rited manner they have ; and, in my opinion, they deserve more credit for their conduct in demanding satisfaction from the Chinese, than any other act of their Administration. Had they not come forward in the determined manner they have, I am certain the Conservative Press throughout the kingdom would have been the first to denounce them, and very justly so. We should never have heard the last of the degradation of England, and they would have been for impeaching the Government. Only call to remembrance all that has been said about them allowing the flag of Eng land to be insulted. I hope the Government will do their duty fearlessly and effectually in demanding full and en tire compensation and satisfaction from the Chinese-- ' they want humbling. I think Captains Elliot and Smith ought to be tried by a court-martial for allowing a Chinese junk to escape. I also think that England's greatest enemy is Hume—he is constantly crying out for economy. and would cripple the navy. I think he deserves impeach• ment, and believe he is paid by some foreign state to do his . un-English work. Our navy ought to be greatly increased. Look at France, and then, Sir, I hope you will give the Government no rest until it aloes greatly augment the navy. I could say a deal on these subjects, but have not time, and hope you will do your duty on them. I an', deeply griev e d a t your con d uct respect i ng the Ch urc h o f England : it is very bitter, and lam certain you are doing yourself a great injury by it. I know many Dissenters. who do not app rove o f your bi tterness to the C hurc h, and will not take your Paper in ; and, if I must be honest with you, I am often tempted to put your Paper in the fire, fur your hatred to the Church. I very often think you must be a Papist * I know you have a very exten sive circulation, but it is on account of your giving early information o❑ any subject, and not on account of the ex treme opinions you advocate. You are the first Editor of a Paper that I have ever addressed, and my reason for addressing you has been on account of the manly part you have taken ou the Chinese question and the navy. I am, Sir, your sincere hectic! and well-wisher. A LOVER OF FAIR PLAY. Macckfield, April 16, 18-10. 4 ' We can assure our candid Correspondent that we belong to the Established Church, and on that account are the more anxious to see her character raised, and made, what she pro fesses to be, the pure Church of Christ. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY•) DEAL, AFRIL, 16, 17.—Wind N.E., fresh breezcM--• Undine, Samuson, Boston ; Neptune, Atkinson, Quebec; Lively, M.D.,nAld, ditto; Francis Smith, Aladras ; Neptune, Miller, St. John'*, New Brunswick Camillus, Demerara ; Duke of Sussex, Dominica ; Queen, Cbriston, Aramichi; Dart, Airth, Madeira; Urania , Robson, Q..ieb,c. Poarsmorm, APRIL 16.—Light variable tern, 17, Wind East.—Arrived, Samson, Sturges, from New York; A nn Fitz-gibbon, Dominica. Sailed ; the Prince Regent , packet, Austin, Bermuda; Wm. Shepherd, Garnish'', M i " ramichi ; Venetia, Halifax. OFF THE LIZARD, APRIL 14.--Clementine, B iltimore? for Busna, OFF THE STARr, APRIL 15.--Fcimlie, Havartilp f or Antwerp. C6wEs, APRIL 17.—Arrived the Diantha, Braychen, from New Orleans. Sailed the Andrew Scott, HatleY' for Charleston. _ LIVERPOOL, APRIL 16.—Arrived the Joseph Porter; :kl;lierokee, Symonds ; Astracan, 'Webster ; Agnes, Cum" ming, from New Orleans ; New York packet, Downing' Savannah; Dryope, Macao; Galatea, Smyrna; Cabro sia, Malaga. 17. Eliza and Susan ; Gentoo, Hall's; a"d Pomona, Davies, New Orleans ; Oberon, Farrell, Valparaiso; Spring, Fletcher, Mobile; Hamilton, Kil" ham, Savannah. Sailed the Chetah, Smallowes , for China; Martha, Martin, Barbadoes; Artemis, Carey' Jamaica ; Jacob Penuel. Martin; Caledonia, Coffie; an d Fairfield, Lyon, New York ; Robert Bruce, Tilley, o'• John's, New Brunswick ; Courier, Smith, Montreal ; Helen Stuart, StnPrt, Prince Edward's Island ; Amite" Davis, Halifax. 17. Clifton, Ingersal, New York; Har riet and Jessie, M'Kown, Charleston; Augusta, Snow, New Orleans; Phoebe, Brown, Mobile; George, fen' wick, Montreal ; Ward, Masters, St. John's, New Bruns wick; Wm. Rathbone, Calcut, Africa; Fisher, Sewell ;.1 Lightfoot, Pearce ; and G. H. Harrison, Boag, foundland. TORBAY, APRIL 16.—Arrived the Emmy, Ban, Ow n Pur:.au-Prince, for Hamburg. SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 17.—Sailed the Thn tadosts t I Bromley, fur Quebec. SALCOSIBE, APRIL 15.—Off port, the Maria. 'K erris ' from New York, f,,r Rotterdam ; M trtba, Snow, Ne w Oa leans, for Hamburg ; Fanny, Laimisi, Baltimore, for Rotterdam ; Louisa, Shaldeng, Harannab, for Bremen. 16. Arabelh, Ward, Calcutta ; Zebra, Haton, Havanna ; George Andrews, Peterson, Porto Cabello; Maria Chams;' Thomson, Apalachic,,la, for Havre. IRELAND. DEATH OF MR. DRUMMOND. At seven o'clock in the afternoon of Thursday departe d this life, Thomas Drummond, Esq U d S etary fv r er- ecr Jr hind. • tine hazard contradiction from no quarter in stating that this announcement will be received with deep reg ret by men of all parties and of all creeds in this country.l For five anxious years, Mr. Drummond devoted h im " ' with a singleness of purpose unequalled, and with an energy of will unsurpassed, to the duties of his station.; From the moment he assumed office, to the day ° j .i his death (and we mark the words), Ireland wig first, the constant, and the absorbing thought of his 5001 We —the chief, we might add the only, object of his life' We will venture to say that, now—now when the g rav2 is about to close upon his remains—there is not an honestman amongst those who are the bitterest enemies of the Government of which Mr. Drummond was a part , th at will not admit he has do n e goo d serv i ce i n his office .—that his conduct was directed by a strong sense of jo ie " grity, and that his exertions, in many of the most if " portant affairs, have been crown e d with th e m ost Colle fi ' ; success. this But he has fallen a victim to thes e exert i o ns. Of there is no question. His labour was incessant. Na seemed to live only that he mi g ht p er f orm the d ut y to which he had devoted himself. Upon his death-bed, when be knew that all was OVe rij j t. e this life—when the just m an , l e t us h um bly hoPe, ai made his peace with his M s k er —h e was a s ked wher ha desired thst his remains sh ou ld b e d e p os it e d ? Let n• "; in Ireland," he said. " I h ave li ve d f or I re land, I ho ve . died in her service, and let me remain with her." Mr. Drummond has left behind him three infant Ch--- ren, unconscious, poor things, of their irreparable loses and a widow—God Almighty console and comfort her. Mr. Drummo n d' s remains w ill b e i nterre d, we under ' stand, at the cem e t e ry o f M oun t J erome . It will rem" , expressive of their regard and affection to the ro for the people of Ireland to place a monument them. expressive ° Irishmenh e sixteenth t h e m century sc a man, of whom it may be justly said, is the l enc i t g h u a a n ge th o e f tin Evening Post. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP IRELAND FOR FULL Jita7. That ridy e h d e fi. vca m s mthoerepl PROMPT JUSTICE, OR REPEAL. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) , yr, After the plan of th e A ssoc i at i on was read, "', O'Connell proposed t o th e meet i ng certain rules, whic" were severally put and agreed to. Mr. Redmond, in seconding the rule which went to the i exclusion from the Association of any person who sbal violate the laws, said it gave him great pleasure to se h e that Mr. O'Connell-harLgiven a specific time, a fter wbi e t if those equal rights to whi c h th e y were en titled w ere conceded, they had to pursue the great object of Kea For himself, how ever , b e wou ld say t h at he enter no hope of England doing equal justice to this countryti He believed th at w hil e the U n i on ex i ste d no conces si° , d amounting to compl e t e an d perfectustice to Ireland woo' t be yielded. H e would venture to j prophesy that , w it . b , ° : the Repeal of th e U n i on , t hi s country wou ld be, ;e: end of five years, t en t i mes worse o ff t h an s he %vs' °— at the present moment —( Hear.) Tue Chairman, M r . O'Neil, requested, before putting the question, to be permitted to offer a few observation He was then, as they all weie aware, a very old ma n ' no t in coming down to the meeting that dayi he did s °. in tue hope of being of an y serv i ce to i t by anything he could say or do —not with the hope of supporting by an y c 1 nunuLle powers of hi s the great champion of his "unto '' Mr. O'Connell ;—( Loudheetin , ) no, but he can ": thole to show that one of perha the oldest eitizeas°l Dublin—one who was not only I- a grandfather, but wo° had recen ly become a tather of the third or fourth generation new Came forward great grandfather o show to the young teen of Ireland what an old man coil' ef• d o by his cxareple. Ater some further remarks, the qu a tiOti 41,4 S put by the venerable and patriotic chairman, nd passed amid ( ~,t hus:astie applause. t h e Ass . o. Mr. 0 CONNELL moved the adjournment of Chair. cicion till Saturday, when f thanks to the a vote , of :non was passed and the meeting separated. also—that t! i I i~ r•