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JAMES'S-STREET, (On the Premises lately occupied by Mr. Hague, Outfitter.) VIT BOSTOCK, Boot and Shoe Manufacturer, re- V V • spectfully announces to his Friends and the Public generally, that he has opened the above Premises with an entirely NEW AND FASHIONABLE STOCK OF BOOTS AND SHOES, rcnounce to be unrivalled in Elegance, which he may safel, Durability, and Cheapness. Gentlemen who wish to obtain handsome and easy-fitting Boots are earnestly requested to make a single trial of the Boots sold at this Establishment. The Stock comprises every variety of Style, including the Newest Parisian Fashions. Merchants and Captains of Vessels will find here an assort ment, suitable for all climates, cheaper than at any other Hous in Liverpool. OBSERVE, 58, ST. JAMES'S-STREET LIVERPOOL DOCKS. THE TRUSTEES of the LIVERPOOL DOCKS do he.eby give Notice, that they arc ready to receive TENDERS FOR A LOAN OF MONEY for periods of Five or Seven Years. Interest at the rate of Four Pounds Five Shillings (4-.1) per Centum per Annum will be allowed : payable half-yearly either in Liverpool or London, or re mitted to the party, at the option of the lender; and parties tendering are requested to name the period for which they may be willing to lend. All Letters must be addressed to GEORGE WITHERS, Esq., Treasurer, Dock-office, Liverpool, not later than FRID AY, the first day of July next. By order, DANIEL MASON, Secretary. Dock-office, Liverpool, Thursday, 28th April, 1842. SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. TENDERS FOR LOANS. THE Directors are prepared to Grant MORTGAGES, A under the powers of their Act of Parliament, for LOANS of MONEY in sums of not less than £2OO each, and for periods of three, five, or seven years, at the option of the lender. Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum will be paid half-yearly, for which interest warrants will be given for the period agreed on, payable at the Company's bankers in London, Manchester, or Sheffield. Further information may be obtained at the Company's offices in Manchester or Sheffield ; a t th e o ffi ce o f I'. J. Parker, Esq., Sheffield ; Messrs. Bagshaw and Stevenson, Manchester ; or Messrs. Johnson, Son, and Wetherall, Temple, London.—By order, JOHN PLATFORD, Secretary. Manchester, 27th April, 1842. BRISTOL AND GLOUCESTER RAILWAY. THE Directors of this Und er t a ki ng w ill rece ive Proposals for LOANS OF MONEY ON DEBENTURES, to issued under the provisions of the acts of Parliament, in month of OCTOBER next, in sums of not less than for terms of three, five, seven, or ten years, on Interest rate of .£5 per Cent. per Annum, payable Half-yearly, Banks of Messrs. MILES, HARFORD, and Co., Corn- Bristol, and Messrs. BARNETT, HOARE, and Co., rd-street, London. Fnr M Dmediately advanced the security of Loan he Seal of the Company will be given, which be exchanged for Debentures in the said month of Oc- the Sums and Terms of Years, to be dersigned, at the Company's Office, By order of the Committee of Management, ROBERT FLETCHER, Secretary .e, Exchange Buildings, Bristol, 30th May, 1842. THE HIGHBURY MURDER LONDON CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT, JUNE 18TH. Saturday having been appointed for the trial of Thomas Cooper, charged with the wilful murder of Timothy Daly, a police-constable, the court was filled with well-dressed per sons of both sexes, although it was not so crowded as is generally the case when the trial of any criminal who has created great excitement in the public mind is about to take At ten o'clock Mr. Justice Patteson and Mr. Baron Gurney took their seats upon the bench, when Thos. Cooper was immediately placed at the bar. The prisoner, who is 23 years of age, and described as a bricklayer, has very much altered in his appearance since his incarceration in Newgate ; he is evidently still very weak, and was accommodated with a chair in the dock. Messrs. Bodkin and Chambers conducted the prosecution, and Mr. S. Horry defended the prisoner. After the circumstances which have already been before the public had been detailed in evidence, Mr. Justice Patte son summed up, and the jury after consulting together for about a minute Pronounced a verdict of Guilty. The learned Judges having put on their black caps, Mr. Justice Patteson addressed the prisoner as follows : Thomas Cooper, after a long investigation of your case the jury have come to the conclusion that when you shot the po liceman, Timothy Daly, you were in a state of mind to be fully aware of what you were doing, and I think no person who has heard the evidence adduced can have any doubt that they have come to a right conclusion. With respect to the facts of the case, it appears that on the sth of May you went out and with loaded pistols—whether for the purpose of rob bing or not, I cannot say, but on two previous occasions you did go out for that purpose, and actually committed two rob beries, and having done so, threatened to shoot those per sons if they attempted to give any alarm—whether you went out with the same intention on the day inquestion is known only to yourself ; but on th at occasion you met the policeman Moss. You ran away as soon as you saw him, and upon his following you and expressing his determination to take you into custody. you threatened to shoot him ; and when he at tempted to lay hold of you, _you fired a pistol at him and 1 wounded him in the arm. ou then attempted to escape, but being ,overtaken and surrounded by a number of per sons, amongst whom was the deceased, you fired two pistols, with one of which you severely wounded Moss, and with the other you deliberately shot Daly dead. (The prisoner, who did not appear to have been paying the slightest attention to the observations of the learned judge, but stood looking earnestly and gnashing his teeth at Inspector Penny, who stood near the dock, here clinched his fist and shook it at a menacing manner at him.) Mr. Justice Patte son having observed his conduct said,—Prisoner, you had much better listen to me than keep shaking your fist at any one. As I was saying, you wounded one of the parties who attempted to apprehend you and killed the other, thus send ding him out of the world unprepared to meet his Maker. There can be no doubt that you have been left to the com mission of the offence by a long course of dissolute habits, Ind by a determination, at all hazards, to evade the end of And when you were subsequently spoken to by ~other to pray to God for your soul, you replied, That a did not want preaching to, you had had enough of that ready." Whether since that period you have thought !tier of it I cannot tell, but I most earnestly recommend on to apply the short time you have to remain in this world LO repentance and prayer, to obtain p ardon and mercy of God, through the merits of our Saviour. Your life is just 1Y forfeited to the offended laws of your country, and you cannot exp ec t d in this world ; and I should be ver -O ng indeed if P I lad y o u to believe that you can obtain pwaolodo h i e re , but I trust you may obtain pardon in another God wh a gain earnestl intreat ou to seek pardon of that es o l 'ie.and knows all thing y s. form. rus tuP then passed sentence of death in the usual 1 he pth„, and mutterineartr then led from the bar, shaking his fist t hreats of vengeance against all the witnesses I see the vill a i n in ish prisone r at ‘ Your face," said a Western judge to ed Pat, " that runs l M " May 't please your worship , " Tits QUERN's /* also "' a Personal reflection, sure." rounds of the newsPaperalla.7, e statement that went the hors time ago, relative to the Queen's Prison, is notexactl cor rect in one or two particu ars. It was stated that Abe prisoners residing within the rules had been brought within operation, rules previous to the for those prisoners who lived w i t b iu T_ lll3 . This is an error, , will not be re- Queen's Prison Act coming i nto quired to remove within the walls of rules ti i it all are corn- No new prisoner can now claim the ruies ve , m . months to come. Prisons have not pelled to reside within the walls as a matter to cr o t os h ms e . prisoners from the Fleet and the other course. The in the course of a week or Po isons b e been received, but they are expected h broughti_t e Queen's Prison" ten days. Fifty or sixty prisoners will, it is said, be r Whitecross-street to. day morrow, but a s or to-morrow, b einc ' v ed fr • on this removal does not t street is the county pris , take pl ace in act. There are not very in consequence of the n n's Prison, but whe many rooms now vacant in the ‘.‘tiee the re hall take lace e n movals from the other prisons s in 1 ) i Yen' room most of them, fact in all, two will be occupied, and in ma ers ons who object to occupy Persons will be placed. Those h p to ay him a few shil a roo m with another person willhave p accommodation elsewhere. lings weekly to induce him t o find acc ommod —Morning Chronicle, Monday. The following details of PALLING IN OF A THEATR E. —. this lam en t a ble accident are g i v en in a letter from Jena, in the F ran kf ur t ur J ourna l .—" The performance was for the benefit of the persons reduced to distr ess b y the late fire at H arnburgh. Permission having been g iven to use natural instead of artificial decorations ; and real shrubs, flowers, trees, and grass-plots, were substituted for painted scenery as t is occasionally done at the Vienna Theatre. The innova tion so far succeeded , that the house was filled to overflow- Ing.., y l:he reigning Grand Duke of Reuss Schleitz and his family honoured the representation with their presence. The piece was the Czar Carpenter), fro and Zimmermann (the Czar and the In the second :act" episode in the life of Peter the Great. cracking uf tinabe , r after a discharge of musketry, a noise of the pit with a terrific heard, and the ceiling fell down upon in this part of the honcraBll. The majority of the audience buried under the ruins . T i de their escape, but many were -was done with all possible hen these were removed, which of the soldiery, twenty. nin remptitude, with the assistance .eighty-seven more or less persons were found dead, and Ducal family, and all the persons injured. The Grand galleries, escaped unhurt. Ti l l s:who were in the boxes and Duke's riding-house, and had theatre was the Grand sion. M. Khristen been fitted , the architect, h ed up for the occa :will be subjected to a legal prosecution a . % been arrested, and finputai Vadiaavent. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TIIURSDAY In reply to a question from Eail Miuto, The Earl of ABERDEEN said that it w the Government to brine in_a bill to the act relatin the intention of inedv an on to prize money for the capture of slave yes and vessels sailing under piratical colours. Tint act made no provision for the distribution of the prize money and for that omission a remedy should be provided. The Sugar Duties Bill svaa read a second time, anit to be read a third time this day. The rdered e Earl of RADNOR, in moving for a return of the quan tities of corn admitted into this country under the acts of the years 1825 and 1826, said he did so for the purpose of ena bling him to ask a question of the Government as to whether it was its intention to take any step to relieve the great dis tress prevailing in the manufacturing districts throughout the country. The noble lord stated several facts illustrative of the distress in Sheffield and other places, and argued that Government was called upon to do something before the close of the session. He at once admitted that, in bringing for ward this question, he was actuated by hostility to the corn laws, and he had to observe, with respect to the one recently passed, that it had been productive of no relief, for corn had been progressively rising ever since that act had passed. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that there were various measures under the consideration of the Government calcu lated to give relief to the manufacturing interests, and through them to the whole population. Beyond those measures the Government did not intend to adopt any others. Lord KINNAIRD regretted that Government did not re sort to some extraordinary measures, believing as he did that there was not only most appalling distress prevailing, but great danger likely to arise out of it. The returns were then ordered to be made. Lord HO DEN repeated a question he had proposed on a former evening as to whether the reports from the consular authorities in Syria agreed in the accounts he had received from private sources as to the state of anarchy and disorga nisation prevailing in that country ? The Earl of ABERDEEN said that the recent accounts from Syria had less of the character of anarchy and disorganisation than previous ones, but still there was much in the govern ment of Syria, and indeed of every other Turkish province, which called for disapprobation ; but the question was how far we could interfere in such matters with a due respect to the independence of the Turkish empire? When we undertook to restore Syria to Turkey, we did not undertake to govern it also ; still in good faith we were called upon to see to the due execution of certain matters relating to the inhabitants of Syria, and such interference becoming unfortunately ne cessary it had taken place in concert with the other powers of Europe. There was the most perfect concert on the part of the five powers, their great duty being to see that the popu lation, and more particularly the Christian population of Syria, were protected in the enjoyment of certain privileges which they before possessed, and which had been promised to them, under the auspices of the British government, and also that they should be relieved from the burden of taxation. In the latter respect the pledge has been redeemed by the Turkish government, and their lordships might rely that everything would be done by the British government which could be justifiably attempted. The LORD CHANCELLOR laid upon the table a bill for the purpose of regulating the practice of county courts in Eng land, after which their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TnuRsDAy Mr. O'CONNELL moved the appointment of the commit tee to inquire into the proceedings which had taken place at the last Belfast election. Sir R. INGLIS said there was no use in opposing the mo tion, as it was one which was supported by Sir R. Peel and Lord J. Russell. Sir R. PEEL at once gave public notice that he would never act upon the principle of using party or official influ ence to prevent investigations into bribery. Sir R. Nous said the right hon. baronet misunderstood him. He merely meant to say, that as they had divided upon this question a short time since, as the right hon. bart. and the noble lord had supported the proposition of Mr. O'Connell on that occasion, he thought it fruitless to oppose it. The committee was then appointed. Mr. H EtwEs asked Sir R. Inglis if it was his intention to bring in any measure of church extension during the present session ? Sir R. INGLIS said it was his intention to do so, and if the hon. member would promise him his support, he would take his advice as to the proper time for introducing it. On the motion of Mr. W. 0. STANLEY, the committee was appointed to inquire into the practices at the last South ampton election. Sir J. EASTHOPE then brought forward his motion for the abolition of church-rates, and regretted that Sir R. Peel was not prepared to redeem a pledge he had formerly made to deal with this subject. He (Sir J. Easthope) proposed that church-rates should be abolished, and that churchwardens and other authorities do provide for the repair of chukhes and chapels by means of pew-rents when voluntary sub scriptions were insufficient. The hon. baronet concluded by moving for leave to bring in a bill for the abolition of church-rates. Mr. M. PHILIPS seconded the motion. Sir R. INGLIS contended that church-rates were a national tribute, and as such should be regarded by the public, the great bulk of whom felt it to be a privilege to pay it for the support of the national church. Church-rates were a tax on property, and it was scarcely honest for a person to purchase land, and then on the plea of conscience seek to rid himself of the obligations which pertained to it when he made the purchase. He opposed the motion on principle, and also on account of the period of the session when it was introduced. Mr. S. CRawFoßn admitted that the principle of the ex istence of a national church was involved in the question be fore the house. Still, opposed as he was ou principle to tithes, church-rates, &c., he would support the motion. He only regretted that Sir John Easthope had not taken higher ground, and questioned the principle of burdening the people of England with a church establishment at all. Mr. G. KNIGIIT opposed the motion. . . . . Lord J. RUSsELL s said it was not to be denied that the present system of raising money for the repair of churches was replete with much evil, and he hoped the time was not far distant when some satisfactory alteration of the law might be devised. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was of opinion that the plan of raising money for the repair of churehesby means or pew rents was opposed to the doctrines of our religion, which said that the gospel should be preached to the poor. Mr. O'CONNELL referred to the support received from its followers by the catholic church of Ireland, and to the main tenance of its hierarchy unbroken, and asked if the adherents to the Protestant faith were less sincere, or if it was to be assumed that they would not maintain their religion as the Catholics did theirs. Sir J. EASTHOPE replied ; after which his motion for leave to bring in the bill was.negatived by a majority of 162 to 80. Mr. FERRAND then moved, that the house should, on the Ist of July, resolve itself into a committee of the whole house, for the purpose of considering a resolution, that an address be presented to her Majesty, praying for the immediate ap plication of a sum, not exceeding one million sterling, for the temporary relief of the distress and destitution of the working classes in the manufacturing districts ; and that the house would make good the same. The hon. member re ferred to the twenty millions which had been voted for the emancipation of slaves in the West Indies, and said that the small sum he asked for in the name of the suffering people should not be refused to those who were in a state of far deeper distress than was ever experienced by those slaves. Sir R. PEEL said he could not assent to an experiment so dangerous as the one proposed, nor would he have said one word upon the motion were it not that it might be supposed by some that he was indifferent to the distress which it was proposed to remedy, in a way that would establish a fatal precedent that would be quickly and repeatedly followed, and which would lead to a large increase of taxation. There was certainly a strong claim upon the affluent to come forward to abate the distress which prevailed, and he hoped they would listen to the appeal which had been made to them. He could assure the house that Government was labouring silently, but he hoped not less effectually, to assuage the dis tress which prevailed. Mr. F. MAULE acquiesced in all that had fallen from Sir R. Peel, who was, in his opinion, pursuing the proper course under the circumstances. Mr. WARD was of opinion that to agree to the motion would be to aggravate the distress, which was very great and extensive. The only thing, in hisopinion, which would give relief to distress, which was not of a temporary character, was by enlarging the field for the commercial enterprise of the country. Mr. VILLIERS said that Mr. Ferrand was exciting disaf fection amongst the people, and creating disunion between the people and their employers. He charged him with bring ing forward a motion which he knew he could not carry, in order to increase this disunion, and with proclaiming aloud the great distress of the people, while he opposed, since he had been in the house, every measure proposed to alleviate the misery of their situation. -- --..---........ Mr. J. HEATHCOAT said that the master manufacturers, as a class, were in as great a state of distress as their workmen. After a few words from Mr. WALLACE, Mr. ESCOTT thought the proposition of Mr. Ferrand not only extraordinary but most mischievous, and he should therefore vote against it, though he hoped the hon. gentleman would not press his motion to a division. Mr. AINSWORTH said if the hon. member divided he should vote with him. Mr. WILLIAMS said that if the million of money would effectually relieve the existing distress he should vote for it, but not believing it would have any such result he would vote against it. , Mr. COBDEN said that the number of the unemployed in this country was greater than it had been before, and the poor-rates were also greater. The distress was still on the increase, and would go on if not arrested until the poor-rates devoured all the property in the kingdom, as they were now rapidly doing in the manufacturing districts. He hoped, therefore, that in the present session some measure would be j adopted to remedy the evil, and that the corn law would be again taken into consideration. Mr. T. S. DUNCOMBE supported the motion, as called for by the intensity of the prevailing distress. For his own part he would vote for five millions instead of one, but he believed the house would not believe in nor remedy the extent of the distress until 400,000 or 500,000 of them came up to London to exhibit it to their view. Mr. FERRAND replied, and retorted the charge of exciting the people upon the anti-corn-law association, whose agents were put down, and, in great measure, by his exertions. The house then divided, and Mr. Ferrand's motion was negatived by a majority of 106 to 6. The report of the committee on the Customs Duties Acts was brought up and agreed to, and a bill was ordered to be brought in founded on the report. The Earl of LINCOLN moved the order of the day for the committee on the Forest of Dean Ecclesiastical Districts oßill, which was opposed by Dr. BOWRING and Mr. T. Dux- COMBE, on the ground that the people should not be called upon to advance money for church extension, when the church was itself sufficiently wealthy for all such purposes. Mr. PROTIIEROE supported the measure as indispensable, inasmuch as the Forest of Dean being extra-parochial, there was no sort of spiritual instruction for the inhabitants. The Ea r l o f L INCOLN d e fended the bill as necessary to th e spiritual wants of the people of the Forest of Dean. Mr. LABOUCHERE did not think this bill involved the principle : iepyletooAttwhe:urch extension. He should vote for the bill on the grou n d cor i n f m te i r tte s e orn we i T u r m r. of the necessity of the case. Mr. Hum opposed the bill as an attempt to apply public poses of church extension. as rther discussion the motion for going into , carriedagain by a majority of 101 to 25. After some furtherdi:li the Speaker should le car ried by a majority of r e LIAMS, and other bon. inittee. The other orders of the da house adjourned. d to ed l3 th . e house on the question that the chair, but the question was PPosition from Mr. HOME, Mr. Wm ntembers, the bill went through corn y were then disposed of, and the HOUSE OF LORDS._ RIDAY. In reply to a question from Lord Clou any portion of the mone y to be collected by Y, as means to whether of the Queen's letter was to be distributed in e pae next The Duke of W ELLINGTON sai d he wouida% pre red to g ive an answer to the q uestion of the noble lord, On th evening that t he house should meet. Lord FITZGERALD said that the noble lord s h ou l d remem ber that the Qu een' urch es of Queens letter was only read in the c h England, Wales, and Scotlan d. Lord CLONCURRY observed that it was read in some the churches in Ireland also, and therefore it was that he i wished to know if the people of that country were to be par ticipators. The Earl of RIPON then moved the third reading of the Income Tax Bill, and, in doing so, entered into a financial statement, in order to prove the necessity of resorting to a measure so extraordinary for the purpose of equalising our income and expenditure, and placing the finances of the country upon a sound and proper footing. The excess of expenditure over income wes owing to the increase in our military establishments, which increase had become neces- sir in consequence of the occurrences in Canada, China, and India ; and he believed there was no other way of raising a certain income to meet the increased expenditure than that of resorting to an income tax ; and to that accordingly the to resort, though he admitted that such —,are could be only justified, upon the ground of strong neceessity. government propose The Marquis of LANSDOWNE sai(l it was not his wish to obstruct this bill in its progress through the house, but to give an opp o noble lords to express their views upon a measure so important, He admitted the necessity of raising a revenue sufficient to meet our expenditure, and it was upon the means alone that he differed in opinion from the government. Their lordships, in considering of an in come tax, ought to take care that they were not, by agreeing to it, laying the foundation of a total change, be it for good or be it for evil, of our whole system of taxation. The noble marquis then proceeded to contend that the imposition of an income tax was wholly unnecessary to meet so small a deficiency as two and a half millions. He 'did not object to the powers granted by the bill, because if they would have the tax the powers were indispensable, and he would there fore support the details of the bill if the bill itself were to be come law. The tax was essentially an unequal one, but if it was to be efficacious it was vain to seek to remedy its inequa lities; and this of itself was the strongest objection to resort to the income tax at all. He next proceeded to show how the deficiency might be met without resorting to an income tax, and in doing so adverted to the mode in which the corn law was so ingeniously devised as to raise the price to the consumer without adding anything to the revenue. It im posed a heavy tax in one way upon the consumer, without giving him the consolation of knowing that he had some equivalent in another way by its increasing the resources of the country. From an alteration in the corn, sugar, and timber duties, a revenue, he contended, might be derived sufficient to obviate the necessity for such an inquisitorial tax as that on income, and in accordance with this opinion he submitted an amendment admitting the necessity of meet ing the deficiency, but that as it might be provided for by a judicious alteration in the duties on corn, timber, and sugar, the income tax was thus rendered unnecessary. Lord COLCHESTER contended that the deficiency in the quantity of sugar from the West Indies was to be attributed to a series of droughts; and it was probable, therefore, that more favourable weather would give an adequate supply to the people of this country without reducing the duty on foreign sugar. ' Lord BRouGHATAL said, that further consideration had only the more convinced him of the propriety of the views he had formerly expressed to their lordships upon this subject. He agreed in all that had fallen from Cie noble marquis who moved the amendment, and lie further objected to the bill, because an income tax was a weapon which he never would entrust to any government as a permanent source of revenue —a weapon which, by the turn or half turn of a screw, might raise an income from i.:200,00D to as many millions. Ile admitted, however, that a continually increasing revenue, as compared with the expenditure, left them but a choice of evils—national insolvency, or an income tax. The measures suggested by the noble marquis—though, in his opinion, some of them were very good—were yet, as measures of finance, not to be relied upon at all. With respect to the proposition of reducing the duty on foreign sugar, it was nothing less in effect than an absolute premium and en couragement to slavery. It might be said that we received slave-grown cotton and tobacco, but slavery on a sugar estate and slavery in cotton picking, or in any other employment, were the same only in name—in all other respects, slavery on a sugar estate was infinitely worse, more cruel and life destroying than in any other kind of labour. The noble and learned lord then proceeded to state his objections to many of the details in the bill, and read several clauses, which he said were utterly unintelligible, b u t w hi c h their lordships had no power whatever to alter, owing to a rule as respected money bills, by adhering to which too rigidly a great deal of mischief escaped being questioned or remedied. The evil was the greater, as in no place could measures be so usefully sifted as in their lordships' house, where many of the pit-falls sent them from the other house were for the great benefit of that other house most usefully detected. The noble lord concluded by regretting the necessity for so objectionable a c as that before their lordships. OURNE supported the amendment, regard s the most important that had for many pacliament, not even excepting the ing this inc years been bi•ought betel' Reform Bill itsel He challenged Lord Brougham with in consistency, inasmuch as he had been himself the great leader of the attacks on the Lumer income tax of 1816. Yet now he supported the bill before the house, while condemning it with invectives quite as strong as those in which he in dulged when denouncing the bill of 1816. The income tax, with all its defects, had many advantages. It was said to be unpopular because of its inequality, but he thought its un popularity was attributable to its equality, for every body had to pay. It had, however, a tendency to drive capital out of the country, and other objections of minor importance. He did not, however, feel the same objections to this tax that was felt by others, but he thought that at the present time, and in the present circumstances of the country, such a mea sure was necessary. The Duke of WELLINGTON opposed the amendment, con tending that any alteration in the duty on foreign sugar would throw great difficulties in the way of the exertions making by the Government to put a stop to slavery in the Brazils and other places. He also contended that the ne cessity for an income tax had been clearly established, and he should therefore support the bill. Nothing but necessity would have induced the Government to propose such a tax, and he hoped it would be maintained as long as it was neces sary but not one hour longer. The Earl of WICKLOW thought it was injurious to Ireland to have it supposed that it was not able to contribute its share towards the burdens of the conntry, and he was at a loss, therefore, to conceive why the income tax had not been extended to Ireland. ----- The Earl of CLARENDON supported the amendment, and defended the financial propositions of the late government. He also contended that the tariff would not he an equivalent for the income tax, for the great articles of consumption, such as butter and cheese, were left untouched. Lord Wit ARNCLIFFE contended that, under the circum stances in which the country was placed, there was no tax whatever so well calculated to meet the emergency as an income tax. After some observations from the Marquis of CLANRI CARDE and Lord LYTTELTON, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE shortly replied. Their lordships then divided, and Lord Lansdowne's amendment was defeated by a majority of 112 to 52. After another division upon the adjournment of the de bate, made by the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, which ended in the defeat of the noble marquis's motion, the debate was carried on until near three o'clock, when, by consent, the debate upon the third reading of the Property -tax Bill was adjourned until Tuesday (this day). HOUSE OF COMMONS.—FRIDAY. Mr. F. MAULE said that he should not follow up the mo tion, respecting the state of the church of Scotland, of which he had given notice for the sth of July, believing that his so doing would lead to no beneficial results. Si R. PEEL regretted that there had been no opportunity of discussing the question, in order that he might have been enabled to state why it was that the government had aban doned its intention of legislating upon the subject. Sir J. GRAHAM moved the second reading of the New Poor Law Bill. Mr. C. BULLER rose to complain of the crying grievance inflicted upon the public by the proclamation respecting the gold coinage, and said that he was not to be prevented by a stringent application of the rules of the house from calling the attention of the house to the subject. _ Sir R. PEEL and the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER complained that no notice had been given of the question, upon which Mr. Buller gave notice for Monday, after which the debate on the Poor Law Bill proceeded. Mr. S. CRAWFORD moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day three months, strongly con demning the bill as a violation of the constitutional rights of the people, who had a right to fall back for support on the property of the country, and also because of the despotic power which it conferred upon the poor law commissioners. Captain PECHELL seconded Mr. Crawford's amendment. He defended the Gilbert unions which this bill went to de stroy, and strongly protested against the measure. Mr. PAKINGTON; in supporting the bill, dwelt strongly on the mischiefs of the former poor law prior to its reform, and declared his opinion that the Gilbert unions 'ought to be abolished, because otherwise there would be no unity of ac tion in the administration of the law. General JOHNSON was opposed to the power vested by this measure in the poor law commissioners, and suggested that the expense of assistant commissioners should be saved to the country. It now appeared that, after eight years' expe riment, the commissioners were unable to carry the law into execution. Colonel SIBTHORP and Mr. GRIMSDITCR opposed the bill, the latter gentleman asserting that the poor law, as ad ministered by the central board of commissioners, was con demned by the general voice of the country. Sir C. NAPIER strongly disapproved of some portions of the bill, which he pointed out, and strongly dwelt upon the unfair operation of the bastardy clauses. Mr. FEIUtAND repeated his former charges against the master manufacturers of the north of England and the poor law c ommissioners, both of whom he accused of conspiring to kidnap the surplus population of the south, who were afterwards worse treated than slaves in the West Indies, and left to die at the doors of their masters. Sir J. GRAHAM !1,1: to be deterred from pressing the second readinz of die biii bf i.he vehemence of the hon. The right hon baronet to :,olr.e of Air. Ferrand's charges ):timisbioners observed, that there could be no doctrine more fatal to social order and the rights of property, and, indeed, to the poor themselves, than the as sertion that the people had an unqualified right to receive support without any condition to he observed on their part. The people had hitherto exhibited the greatest patience under very great privation and suffering, and it was only when ex cited by unwarrantable and lawless language from persons in a superior station of life that they displayed any disposition to be discontented. The right bon. baronet then contended that the control provided by this bill was necessary to be maintained, and said he should be betraying his duty if he did not maintain it as far as lay within his power. Mr. S. WORTLEY, though he disapproved of the power conferred on the poor law commissioners, yet deprecated all harsh language as applicable to the m . H e did no t w i s h f or the immediate abrogation of the powers of the commissioners, great as they were, but he felt it necessary to caution the house against its perpetuation, believing the local authorities were the best administrators of the law. After some words from Colonel-Woon (Brecon), in sup port of the bill, notwithstanding its detects; Mr. LIDDELL said he would oppose the third reading un less some i mprovemen t s w e re i n t ro d uced inte the bill in com mittee to remedy various evils to which he adverted. The house then divided, and Mr. Crawford's amendment was negatived by a majority of 260 to 61. The third reading of the Dean Forest poor bill was carried on a division by a majority of 82 to 21. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS.—SA TURDAY. The LORD CHANCELLO R took his seat on the woolsack at half-past two oclock ; soon after which the or Commons . were summoned to hear the commission read giving the royal assent to several public and private bills. The SPEAEER, accompanied by several members, rig i hav taken his place at t he bar, the commission was read and t 11 - royal assent given in the usual form to the foll ow i ng bills • e the Sugar Duties B ill, the Witnesses' Ind emn it y Bill ' the Pentonville Prison Bi ll, the Fin e s and Recoveries Bill, the Capital Punishment (I reland) Bill, the Civil Bill Decrees (Ireland) Bill, the Newcastle and Darlington Railway Bill, the Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bill, the Warwick and Leamington Railway Bill, the Yarmouth and Norwich Rail way Bill, the Arbroath and Dundee Railway Bill, the Great North of England Railway Bill, the Forth and Clyde Navi gation Bill, the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal Bill, the Greenock Harbour Bill, the Drogheda Harbour Bill, the Waterford Harbour Bill, the Boston Harbour Bill, the Arbroath Harbour Bill, the Southwark Metropolitan Gas Bill, the Brentford Gas Bill, the Camberwell and Peckham Improvement Bill, the Clerkenwell Improvement Bill, the Ely-place, Holborn, Improvement Bill, the Liverpool Health of Town Bill, the Gravesend Pier Bill, the Ty ne Fisheries Bill, the Guarantee Society Company Bill, and the Marine Insurance Company Bill. The commissioners were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Buccleuch, and the Earl of Shaftesbury. The remainder of the sitting was occupied with hearing ap peals. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—SATURDAY. Mr. Farrell took the oaths and his seat for the borough of Athlone. THE NEW POOR LAW Mr. S. CRAWFORD gave notice that iq committee on the Poor Law Bill he should move a clause to the effect that the commission should continue for one year ; and also a clause enacting that in Ireland commissioners should administer relief on the out-door test. RAILWAYS Mr. HARDY inquired what precautions bad been taken on the occasion of the Queen's late passage by the Great Western Railway from Slough to London, and was informed by Mr. Russel, the chairman of the company, that two carriages had been interposed between that of her Majesty and the engine, so as to obviate all risk of collision. A_ clause proposed by Mr. HODGSON HINDE, respecting the places for postinc , up lists of rates and tolls, was opposed by Mr. Gladstone and other members, on the ground that it was foreign to the present, of which the object was, not to regulate railways on all points, but to provide for the security of human life and limb. The clause was negatived on a division. _ . _ _ _ Another clause, moved by Mr. PALMER of Berkshire, em powering the Board of Trade to require fences in certain situations where railways might run near common roads, was withdrawn by its proposer, after some discussion and an ex planation from Mr. Gladstone, purporting that the particu lar railroad acts were sufficient for this purpose. The next motion was by Mr. STAFFORD O'BRIEN, for the insertion of a clause intended to obviate the sort of danger which has been brought so prominently under the pablic con sideration by the late crash on the Versailles railway, and by the serio-comic letters of Mr. Sidney Smith. The scope of the clause was to interdict the locking of doors on the side nearest the stations. - ..-----.....---- Mr. RUSSELL showed, from a return of the accidents which had actually happened on the Great Western Rail way, that they had almost all occurred to persons jumping in and out while the train was in motion, and that not a single misadventure had happened in consequence of the locking of the doors. Mr. GLADSTONE objected to this kind of minute legisla tion, and to the responsibility which it would cast upon government in matters of which the regulation ought to de volve upon the directors alone. Sir R. PEEL thought that public opinion would supply the best control; and if there were any old ladies or ecclesiastics who were afraid of being locked up, the directors and those people might settle it between them. - The clause, on a division, was rejected by 92 against 69. Mr. PLUMPTILit next proposed a clause forbidding the use of railways on a Sunday, except " in cases of charity or ne cessity." Mr. MACAULAY asked why, when other Sunday convey ances were allowed, a prohibition should be imposed 9n that particular mode of travelling which caused the least exertion both to man and beast ? Other members objected to this kind of legislation, which Mr. G. BERKELEY characterised as puritanical; and Sir R. INoms concurred in recommending the withdrawal of the clause. It went, however, to a division, and was negatived by 105 against 8. A clause was proposed by Lord R. GROSVENOR, and sup ported by the gentlemen connected with Cheshire, for ena bling the Board of Trade to exercise, over companies having a common terminus, or a part of their railway in common, such a control as might bring them to arrangements for con ducting their joint traffic with convenience to the public, and for affording accommodation to other companies on equal terms. Mr. GLADSTONE, without denying that this subject, which involved important proprietary rights, was one for the adju dication of which it might be proper to constitute some tri bunal, did not consider that the powers proposed could be satisfactorily exercised by the Board of Trade, and hoped the clause would not be pressed. . It was brought, however, to a division, and negatived by a majority of only 41 to 40. The remaining clauses were agreed to. THE WATERLOO BANQUET. The anniversary of the ever-memorable battle of Waterloo was celebrated on Saturday last by the customary banquet at Apsley House, given by the Duke of Wellington to the officers who took part in that sanguinary but brilliant achievement of British arms. As upwards of a quarter of a ceotuary has elapsed since that glorious victory —a victory which gave peace to Europe —it yearly becomes of additi ona l i n t eres t, no t on ly t o th ose moving in military circles, but to the nation at large. Of the officers who still survive that celebrated battle we are happy to say we can n um b er som e of the brightest s t ar s of :the British army—namely, Generals—The Marquis of Anglesey, Lord Hill, Hon. Sir Chas. Colville, Lord Stafford, Sir John Vandeleur, Sir James Kempt, Lord Edward Somerset, and sir John Lambert. Lieut.—Generals—Sir James Lyon, Sit - Peregrine Maitland, Sir Colin Halket, Sir Fred. Adam, Lord Vivian, Sir Thos. Reynell, Sir Edward Kerrison, Sir Edward Barnard, Lord Harris, Sir Henry Askew, Sir Geo. A. Quinten, Lord Seaton, Sir Alex. Wood ford, Lord Fitzroy Somerset, Sir. J. Macdonell, Jas. W. Sleigh. Sir A. B. Clifton, Lord Greenock, Sir John Waters, and Sir Henry Hardinge. Major Generals—Sir H. W. Rooke, Hon. E. P. Lygon, Sir John G. Woodford, John M. Hamerton, Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, Sir J. Dixon, Sir Chas. Broke Vere, Sir George Scovell, Sir R. H. Dick, Sir Niel Douglas, W. K. Elphinstone, Lord Saltoun, Henry Wyndham, .Sir Edward Bowater, Clement' Hill, Percy Drummond, Sir. Win. Gomm, Henry:D'Oyley, Hon. H, Murray, Sir Alex. Cameron, Sir John May, Thos. Dalmer, James Hay, George O'Malley, Sir Hugh D. Ross, Sir Guy Campbell, James W. Smith, Douglas Mercer, John Reeve, J. Tonson, Sir Arthur Goodman, Sir Robert Gardiner, and J. Freemantle. Colonels—Hon. Alex. Abercromby, Earl of Portarlington, Hon. Sir Horatio T. B. Townshend, J. Slessor, A. Money, H. Dawkins, E. Parkinson, T. Hunter Blair, E. Chesney, R. Llewellyn, P. A. Latour, John Hare, R. Egerton, W. Chalmers, F. Dalmer, J. B. Parker, C. 11. Churchill, G. Miller, Charles Beckwith, Wm. Campbell, J. C. Bourchier, J. Grant, F. Browne, J. W. Taylor, L. Ar quimbau, M. Childers, H. G. Smith, Felix Calvert, W. Staveley, Sir De Lacy Evans. T. H. H. Davies, Charles__ MHz, Wm. Drummond, Sir C. W. Dance, S. Stretton, W. L. Darling, Sir Joseph Thackwell, Alexander Macdonald, Lord James Hay, William Rowan, J. S. Kennedy, Lord Sandys, T. Wildman, George Bowles, Lord John Somerset, P. Wodehouse, J. W. Robbins, A. M`Neil, Hon C. Gore, W. L. Walton, R. Ellison, M. Fane , I. Martin, Hon. H. Hutchinson, Sir James Maxwell Wallace, E. Wildman, W. G. Moore, Henry Somerset, J. Simpson, J. F. Love, Hon. Geo. Anson, C. F. A. Bentinck, H. Lane, Sir Geo. Hoote, Sir Henry Macleod, S. Stawell, John Grey, Lord Hotham, Edward. Clive, C. P. Ellis, Sir W. R. Clayton, F. H. Daw kins, Hon. George Cathcart, J, Jackson, F. Le Blanc, G. W. Orton, J. B. Riddleston, E. P. Buckley, E. Byam, C. Yorke, Berkeley Drummond, C. King, J. C. Chatterton, John Gurwood, John Vandeleur, C. F. R. Lascelles, R. Beauchamp, R. Wallace, T. Reed, J. Logan, A. R. C. Ken nedy, E. C. Whingates, Thomas Hutchinson, J. Oldfield, and Thomas Dyneley. The sumptuous entertainment given by the noble and gal last duke on Satnrday was graced by the illust r ious presence of his Hoyal Highness Prince Albert, who, with the single exception of the Marquis of Exeter, groom to the stole of his royal highness, in attendance on the prince, was the only personage in the party who bad not been actually present in either of the actions of the 16th, 17th, or 18th of June, 1815. His Royal_ Highness Prince Albert arrived at seven o'clock, attended by the Marquis of Exeter and Major-Ge neral Sir Edward Bowater, equerry to his royal highness ; when, on the arrival of the Prince, the band saluted him with all the honours due to his elevated station. His royal high ness wore the uniform of a field-marshal in the British army, and looked remarkably well. Shortly after seven dinner was a nnounce d, t h e b anquet being served up in the gallery. It is needless to observe the entertainment was of the most princely description ; and although covers were laid for 80 guests, the noble dimensions of that apartment are such that a much more numerous cir cle could with convenience have been di ne d. Th e ta bl e dis played the magnificent silver plateau prese n t e d t o th e no bl e duke by the Portuguese nation; and along the centre were several invaluable vases of Dresden porcelain, filled with the choicest flowers. At the northern extremity of the gallery, the buffet presented a gorgeous display of gold plate, the shield of Achilles, designed by Flaxman, a gift to his grace by the citizens of London, forming a conspicuous object amidst the massive and costly collection. The gallery was illuminated by an elaborately wrought chandelier, from the centre of the .exquisitely carved and gilded ceiling, and at each end of the table was placed the magnificent candelabra presented to the gallant duke by the late Emperor of Russia. Numberless wax lights, in different parts of the gallery, added considerably to the covp d'ceil, and imparted a rich glow to the valuable paintings which surrounded the gallery. _ The noble and - gallant:duke presided, with his royal high ness Prince Albert on his right, and the Marquis of Anglesea on his left, the noble marquis being the next senior Waterloo officer to the gallant host. At a quarter to nine o'clock a dessert was placed on the table, the beautiful service of Potsdam China, a gift from the late King of Prussia, being used on the occasion, with a ser vice entirely of gold. The health of her Majesty the Queen was then proposed by the noble duke, which was enthusiastically honoured, the band playin g th e National Anthem. His grace then gave " his royal highness Prince Albert," a toast which was similarly honoured. His royal highness Prince Albert then rose and proposed " The health of the Duke of Wellington." The next toast given was that of the Marquis of Anglesea, be the Duke, to which the gallant marquis responded. The noble host then proposed " Lord 11111 and the British army ; " after which was given " The heroes who fell at Waterloo," drunk in solemn silence. " The health of Prince Castelcicala, the Neapolitan mini ster," was the succeeding toast, to whichich his excellency replied. The other toasts of the evening were Sir Henry Hardinge, Lord Seaton, Sir Charles B. Vere, and Sir Peregrine Mait land, which were respectively acknowledged by the gallant officers. . . _ At the table we noticed his Excellency Prince Castelcicala, General the Marquis of Anglesey - , K.G., G.C.8., and G.C.H. ; General Lord Hill, G.C.8. , G.C.H., and K.C. ; General the Hon. Sir Charles Colville, G.C.B. and G.C.H. ; General Slr J. Kempt, G.C.13. and G.C.H. ; General Lord Strafford, G.C.B. and G.C.H.; Gen eral Sir J. Lambert, G.C.B. ; Lieut.-General Sir Peregrine Maitland, K.C.8.; Lieut.-General Sir T. Reynell, Bart., K.C.B. ; Lieut.- General Sir E. Kerrison, Bart., K.C.B. and G.C.H. ; Lieut.-General Sir Andrew Barnard, G.C.B. and G.C.H. ; Lieut.-General Sir G. A. Quentin, C.B. and G.C.H ; Lieut.-General Lord Seaton, G.C.B. and G.C.H. ; Lieut.- General Lord Fitzroy Somerset, K.C.B. ; Lieut.-General J. W. Sleigh, C.B. ; Lieut.-General Sir J. Waters, K.C.B. ; Lieut.-General Sir Henry Hardinge, K.C.B. ; Major- General Sir H. Willoughby Hooke, C.B. and C. H. ; Major- General Sir G. J. Woodford, G.C.B. and K.C.H.; Major- General Sir C. Brooke Vere, K.C.B. ; Major-General Sewell, K.C.B. ; Major-General H. Wyndham ; Major- General Sir E. Bowater, K.C.H. ; Major-General Sir W. M. Gorman, K.C.B. ; Major-General H. D'Oyley ; Major-General Sir John May, K.C.B. and K.C.H. ; Major- General Sir H. Dalrymple Ross, K.C.B. ; Major-General Mercer, C.B. ; Major-General Reeve ; Major-General Sir Robert Gardiner, K.C.B. and K.C.H. ; Major-General Freemantle ; Colonel Sir Horatio G. P. Townshend, ,• Colonel Money, C.B. ; Colonel Egerton, C.B. ; Colonel Miller, Colonel Browne, Colonel Drummond, Colonel Allix, Colonel Gurwood, Colonel Stowell, Colonel Lord Sandys, Colonel Wildman, Colonel Rowan, C.B. ; Colonel Ellison, Colonel Ellis, Colo ne l Cli ve , Colonel E. Buckley, Colonel Hunter Blair, Colonel 11. Webster, Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, I-lon. Colonel Anson, Colonel Bentinck, Colonel Sir C. W. Dance, &c. At a quarter-past ten precisely the company broke up, and shortly before the half hour his Royal Highness Prince Al bert, with the Marquis of Exeter and Sir E. Bowater, left for Buckingham -palace. _ The Mar qu i s o f A ng l esey an d the other guests took thei r departure shortly afterwards. The Manchester " Soup C om mittee" have just published an appeal f or i ncreased support, in which they state that, " but for the relief afforded by this charity, numbers of per sons would have actually died of starvation." Is not this infamous ? Does not this damning fact more loudly condemn the new poor law, now in operation, than all th e speec h es that h ave b een or can be made ? If " Soup Charities" are absolutely neeessary to keep the unemployed from dying of starvation, what is the use or object of a poor law at all? SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Three o'clock LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—This 1)A (From Messrs. MAKIN & SONS' Circular.) The arrivals into this port since Tuesday last, contain a moderate quantity of Wheat, Oats, and Malt, Coastwise and from Ireland, but little or other Grain, Flour, or Oatmeal thence ; whilst direct from various parts of the North and South of Europe, we have to note a further liberal supply of Wheat, amounting to upwards of 15,CC0 qrs., with 2850 qrs. of Egyptian Beans, 3824 barrels and 490 sacks of Flour, as stated below. In addition to these imports, several car goes of Foreign Grain are up this morning, but too late to ascertain the particulars for insertion to-day. Preceded by very dry weather last week, we have had in the course of Sunday, yesterday, and to-day, fine genial rains, the beneficial effects of which are already conspicuous in the appearance of all the growing crops around us. The favourable change in the weather has produced, un questionably, a depressing effect upon the trade generally this morning : under the impression, however, of the duty on Wheat receding this week, fine qualities of foreign were offered 2d., and ordinary kinds 2d. to 3d. per 70 lbs. below the currency of this day se'nnight ; at which the mil lers were induced to purchase to a moderate extent, chiefly for delivery after Friday next. Home-made and Irish Flour must be noted ls. per sack, and Foreign, duty paid, 6d. per barrel cheaper, with a very limited demand for each. r"Barley, Beans, and Pease, having met very little inquiry, hardly sustained former prices ; Malt, on the contrary, was in some request, and fully maintained the rates of Tuesday last. The demand for Ireland having subsided, and country dealers extremely inactive, Oats declined ld. per 45 lbs., and Oatmeal Is. per 240 lbs. ; at which very few trancactions were practicable. The Bonded market still excites little attention, only one sale having been made, of 500 barrels best States' Flour, at 28s. 9d. ARRIVALS OF CORN, From the 14th to the 20th June, 1842, inelusire DESCRIPTION COAST- I CANADA I PO- ITOTA WISE. & U.STS.I REIGN. Wheat Qrs. I 1041 2733 15189 18963 Barley Qrs. io 10 Malt Qrs. ' 3044 3044 Oats Rye Qrs. 3 3 Beans Qrs. 100 100 Pease. Qrs. 2 2 Shelled Barley . Qrs. Indian Corp Rapeseed Qrs. Oatmeal .... Loads 600 10 1259 1919 Flour . Sacks) - 130 85 ago 705 Ditto Brls. 2824 1000 3824 Into Runcorn; Ireland and Coastwise :—Wheat, qrs.; Oats, 619 qrs.: Oatmeal, Ids; Flour, sacks. EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Beans, qrs.; Malt, qrs.; Oats, 4 qrs ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn. qrs. ; Oat meal, loads; Flour, sacks, 65 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 100 qrs. ; Rye, 131 qrs. ; Indian Corn, 1878 qrs. ; Oatmeal, 252 Ids. ; Flour, 252 sacks 122 hrls.—Coastwise. Wheat, 685 qrs. ; Barley, 100 qrs.; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 92 qrs. ; Beans, 13 qrs. ; Rye. qrs. ; Pease, 21 qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, 2083 Ids. ; Flour, 218 sacks 669 barrels. Average prices of Grain. for the week ending June 10, 1842. Wheat 645. Od. I Barley 265. Sd. I . Oats.. 20s. 66. I Rye.. 31s. gd beans:. 335. Ik. Pease.. 325. 7d.. Aggregate average of the six weeks Wheat.. 61s. gd.l Barley 265. ad. I Oats.. Igs. Bd. I Rye.. 325. 5d Beans.. 32.5. Id. I Pease.. 31s. 6d. Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this week Wheat 1 Is.od. I 13; . .r1ey 10s. od. I Oats . 7s. Od. Rye.. 10s. 6d Beans 10s. 6ci. I Pease.. 103. 6d. I Ind. Corn Os. Od. I Flour6s. qd Ditto from British Colonies out of Europe, _ Wheat.... Is. Od. I Barley.. 2s. tid. I Oats .. 2s. Od. I Rye.... is. 6d Beans.. Is. 6d I Pease.. 2s. Od. I Indian Corn.. Os. I Flour.. Os. 74d Liverpool Averages, week ending June 14, 1842. I Wheat. Barley. I Oats. Beans. 1 Pease. Qrs 364 89 874 35 Prices s3s. gd. 245. 9d. 1 225. Ild. 325. Od. Os. Od SOUTH AUSTRALIA In the South Australian papers received to the 31st of January, appears the report of a meeting of the colonists to consider what means could be adopted to alleviate their pre sent financial distress, whiCh is stated to have pressed heavily upon every department of business. The meeting originated with the members of the Chamber of Commerce, who seem to have investigated as far as they were able the causes pro ducing this state of things, and which are chiefly alleged to be the expenses incidental to the formation of a new colony, and the slow progress of capital in comparison to what is really required to be expended to put trade in a satisfactory and working order. It also seems that the abstraction of capital to purchase stock, &c., had led to such a great dimi nution of the circulation of the banks, that there is really now not sufficient to meet the actual wants of business ; that, in fact, while the colony is perfectly solvent, there is not the cash necessary to meet engagements between parties. A consultation had taken place between a deputation of the Chamber and the banks, and it was agreed, as was stated at the meeting, that the most beneficial plan to be adopted would be as much forbearance as possible between the mer cantile and agricultural community. Various suggestions for other relief, such as the drawing upon the home authorities for £llO,OOO to be circulated among the colonists, and eventually repaid by local taxation, which was the idea of Captain O'Halloran, were made, but all were rejected, in consequence of the insurmountable difficulties they presented, and the majority were most decidedly in favour of the adop tion of the plan of " general forbearance" laid down in the report of the committee, as the sole, safe, and practical course for permanent relief. The banks have agreed in common with the community to exercise as much forbearance as pos sible, and to continue an extension of their accommodation within prudent limits. To exhibit the state of the colony founded on the data placed before the public in the report of the committee before alluded to, it should be stated that the obligations to be disbursed are set down at £280,000, and that the sources of production are calculated to yield £986,567. The report states that so great was the abstrac tion of capital in the purchase of the necessaries of life, that it is computed the importations under that head in the year 1840 amounted in value to £277,299. Now, it is stated the lands have been got so far into culture as to supply hereafter the greater proportion from the soil of the colony, thus ren dering in a great degree importation unnecessary. The esti mated liabilities of the colony are set forth as £lBO,OOO due to the banks ; £50,000 due on consignments, after deducting wool and oil of this season, in course of shipment ; and £50,000 on mortgages of English and colonial capitalists. In the Adelaide provision market prices are quoted—Wheat, 7s. to Bs. per bushel; barley, ss. to 6s. per bushel ; potatoes, £8 per ton ; bread, 10d. to ls. the 41b. loaf; beef, 3d. to sd. per pound ; mutton, 4d. to 6d. per pound ; and veal and pork, Bd. to 10d. per pound. REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE DURING THE PAST WEEK. (From the Britannia) In the neighbourhood of the metropolis no rain has fallen since our last, and, the temperature having been very high, vegetation is suffering from drought. In some parts of the west of England, as also in Scotland and Ireland, there have been partial showers ; still moisture is greatly wanted, par ticularly for spring corn, in almost all parts of the kingdom. Respecting the growing crop of wheat there are a good many complaints ; and, tatting the good and bad together, the yield even with favourable weather can searcely be expected to produce a full average. Barley and oats, as well as beans and peas, are daily receiving more or less injury from drought; but, with a seasonable supply of rain, they would probably recover and yield well, both in quality and quantity. The high price lately obtained for fresh thrashed qualities on wheat, and the fear that a portion of the foreign now in bond at the different maritime ports may soon he entered for home use, have induced farmers to supply the markets pretty freely ; and the demand having, at the same time, rather fallen off, the trade has become dull. At Liverpool, on Tuesday, English, as well as duty-paid foreign wheat, was difficult of disposal, though offered Id. to 2d. per 701bs. be low the currency of that day se'nnight. Oats and barley were, on the other hand, held with increased firmness, and the value of both these articles continued to tend upwards. Oatmeal was still in request for shipment to Ireland, but the high prices asked checked business, and the operations were not on so extensive a scale as they had previously been. At Hull there was a fair show of farmers' wheat on Tuesday, only the finest parcels of which found buy ers a t f orm er rates, other descriptions being offered at is. per qr. less. The Leeds market was also well supplied with this grain, and its value had a decided downward tendancy, At B r i s t o l on Thursday there was a steady d eman d for good fresh parcels of wheat at former rates ; and oats advanced is. to 2s. per quarter. The Birmingham market the same day was very thinly at tended, and the general runs of wheat receded about Is. per quarter ; most other articles were the turn dearer. At Mark lane on Monday we bad only a moderate shew of wheat from Essex and Kent, and from Suffolk the supply was small. The demand, even of the very best conditioned samples, was less active than the week previous; and before the stands could be cleared of the ordinary kinds, slightly reduced terms had to be acceded to. On Wednesday there was scarcely any thing fresh up, and though the inquiry was of a still more re stricted character than in the beginning of the week, no actual abatement took place. The transactions in duty paid foreign wheat have since our last been on quite a limited scale, the little business done, however, has been at nearly former prices. The duty fell to Ils. per quarter yesterday, and from the present position of the averages (the last return for the kingdom 635. 6c1., being Is. 10d. per quarter higher), there seems a probability of a further fall taking place in the course of a few weeks. Comparatively few parcels of bonded wheat have changed hands, the extravagant pretensions of holders have checked speculation. Really sound fresh qualities of flour have met a steady sale, and realised quite as much mo ney, but prices of secondary sorts have tended downward. With barley we have been sparingly supplied, and sweet grinding samples have risen at the least one shilling per quarter within the last eight days. Malt has moved off slowly, but good seasoned parcels have commanded fully as high prices as before. The arrivals of English Oats have been moderate, and from Scotland and Ireland the receipts have been trifling in the extreme. On Monday fine corn was generally quoted Is. per quarter higher than on that day se'nnight; and on Wednesday a further advance was insisted on, the dealers consequently became more cautious in their operations, though evidently anxious to get into stock. Oats in Bond have excited some attention, and the rise from the lowest point is fully 3s. per quarter, good feeding qualities being held at lis. to 18s. and Dutch Brews at 20s. to 21s. per qr.—Beans and Peas have come slowey to hand, and having met an improved demand the price of each has risen about Is. per quarter. FRIDAY EVENING,—There was a scanty show of English Wheat at our market this morning, with a thin attendance of buyers ; little business was consequently done, and con sequently done, the prices remained mommally altered. The transactions in foreign free Wheat were likewise on a retail scale; holders refused, however, to acceed to lower prices. Bonded was held firm at fully the currency of Monday, but we heard of no sales. Barley, Beans, and Peas were each the turn clearer. The enhanced terms asked for on both free and bonded Oats checked business ; good fresh qualities of the former were held 6d, per quarter, and heavy parcels of the latter Is. per quarter above last Monday's quotations. ASTRONOMICAL MEMORAND A.—Lord Ashley rose in great splendour on Tuesday evening week—Sir Robert Peel has been, for some time past, in a most favourable position for observation—Dr. 13owring and My. Perrand rose together on the same day, and were visible in conjunction with Mars for some hours. The former of these bodies had a very fiery appearance—Mr. Warburton set long ago. This body was for some years taken for a regular planet, but is now found to have been a " wandering one, like a comet, and his re. turn has not been predicted ; indeed be is said to have fallen into, and been in, the Sun—Mr. Hume lately rose under total occultation. Several hon. members may now be seen from the House of Commons late in the evening. TRIAL AND CONVICTION OF JOHN FRANCIS The trial of John Francis, for shooting at the Queen, tool( place, on Friday last, at the Central Criminal Court, before Chief Justice Tindal. Great curiosity was manifested to be present at the trial ; but, as no person was admitted to the court without special permission, all confusion was avoided. The arrangements for admission were excellent ; and, though the court was filled early, it was at no time permitted to be inconveniently crowded. The misguided young man whc had so far outraged every social feeling as to shoot at a de- fenceless and innocent lady, as she was enjoying her recreation in the park, was regarded with scorn and indignation by every individual present. A few cases of no importance having been disposed of by Mr. Commissioner Bullock, who took his seat at an early hour, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Patteson, and Mr. Baron Gurney entered at ten o'clock, and took their seats on the bench, where we also observed Alderman Sir Matthew Wood, M.P., Alderman Thompson, M.P., and Sheriffs Rogers and Magnay, and several ladies and gentle- men. John Francis was then placed at the bar, charged on the indictment, that he, being a subject of our Lady the Queen, and not regarding the duty of his allegiance, as a false traitor against our said Lady the Queen, on the 30th May, 1842, at Westminster, within the jurisdiction of the said court, ma liciously and traitorously did compass, imagine, devise, and intend to bring and put our said Lady the Queen to death : in order to fulfil, perfect, and bring to effect his most evil and wicked treason, and treasonable compassing imagination, devise, and intention aforesaid, he, on the said 30th May, at Westminster aforesaid, maliciously and traitorously, did shoot off and discharge a certain pistol loaded with gunpow der and a bullet, which he in his right hand held at and against the person of our said Lady the Queen, with intent thereby and therewith maliciously and traitorously to shoot, assassinate, kill and put to death our said Lady the Queen; and thereby had traitorously and maliciously made a direct attempt against the life of our said Lady the Queen. The second overt act varied only from the first by stating, that the pistol was loaded with gunpowder and certain other destructive materials and substances to the persons unknown. The third overt act charged was the same, only for shoot ing off and discharging a certain loaded pistol. The fourth was the same, only for shooting and discharging a certain pistol. There were four other overt acts charged in the indictment, for discharging, firing off, and shooting a pistol, as in the four former overt acts, and alleging, that he thereby and there with traitorously and maliciously made a direct attempt against the person of our said Lady the Queen, whereby the life of the said Lady the Queen was in danger. The prisoner looked very well, and was respectably dressed in a black surtout coat, which he wore buttoned : his waist coat and small clothes were also black ; and he wore a clean white shirt. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General, Mr. Wad dington, and Mr. Russell Gurney conducted the. prosecution on the part of the Crown ; and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner. The indictment having been again read, the question, `'Are you guilty, or not guilty ?" was put to the prisoner, when he replied, in a low but distinct tone, " Not guilty." The Jury was then empanelled, and, having been sworn, The Attorney-General addressed the Jury on the part of the Crown. After some remarks on the law of high treason, in which he showed that it was the highest crime in all na tions,—that the intention constituted the offence.—he re quested the jury to take the law from his lordship, forgetting all that they might have heard or felt, in order that they might deal calmly and dispassionately between the public and the prisoner. " I must," said the learned gentleman, " ask you to arm yourselves with that fearless manliness necessary ' to discharge the duty cast upon you. If, in your judgment, the person at the bar be innocent, so find him by your ver dict ; but if, in your judgment, he be guilty, shrink not from the manly performance of your duty, but pronounce a verdict against him carefully. Gentlemen, avoid any prejudices that may operate against him, but as carefully, for the public in terest, guard against any weakness in his favour. The At torney-General proceeded to state the case, observing, that he did not collect, from anything that had transpired that there was to be the slightest plea in defence on the ground of insanity. He gathered from all that had passed before that moment, and all around him, that it was to be admitted that the prisoner was, at the time of committing the act, in the full possession of his reason. After detailing the circum stances which were to be proved in; evidence, the learned ad vocate proceeded to anticipate the the probable defence. " My learned friend," said he, " will probably ask where he got the ball or the destructive materials ;" to that I answer, that, although there is no evidence to show whether there was a ball in the pistol or not, there were ingredients to be found equally as dangerous as lead. There were a thousand hard substances that might answer the purpose just as well—a mar ble, or the gravel on which the prisoner was standing, might furnish him with the means of destruction. I will frankly admit, at this stage of the inquiry, that I have no direct evi dence where he got any of the destructive materials, or what it was that he put into the pistol. I understand that it is to be said, and this is the defence, that if you don't prove that a bullet was in the pistol, you leave a doubt, and whatever doubt is left unsatisfied the prisoner is entitled to the benefit of it, and must therefore be acquitted. 1 deny that to be either law or common sense, and I am willing to try , the pro position, involving as it does in the highest degree the public safety of the kingdom, in any way my friend may think fit to submit it to your good sense, or by any ruling in point of law which the judges may lay down for your direction. The safety of the meanest individual in the country is not to be endangered or trifled with, much less a life involving in it so much the safety, happiness, and interests of the people at large. It never can be said, that in such cases a life so valu able shall be so insecurely guarded that nothing short of the success of the crime is to make the accusation effective. Where, I would ask, where is the justice, where is the hu manity or the good sense, of calling upon me to show what were the -contents of the weapon discharged in public, but loaded in secret? How can I, on the part of the public, be called upon to do more than prove the act of firing a deadly weapon ? The crime is the intention to do that mischief which might take away or endanger the life of the Sovereign. If the doctrine which is intended to be laid down'sby my learned friend is to be considered as law, the Queen cannot have the protection which the act intended to give, for unless the crime is fully perpetrated, so as to take away the life of the Sovereign, no accusation could be preferred against the person committing it, except that of being guilty of assault and firing a harmless pistol. I understand, again, that my friend means to assert, that the prisoner bad no evil inten tion in firing the pistol, but that it was done by him out of merriment, or as a salute to her Majesty. If such is to be the defence, a more wicked or absurd one I cannot imagine. I believe that twelve gentlemen acting under the impulse of ordinary feeling and plain common sense, governed and di rected by the law of the land, could come but to one conclu sion, and that conclusion would be, that the attempt was made to take away the life of her Majesty. Can my friend say, or can any person of sense say, that a man has a right to place himself in the most suspicious circumstances, to give to his conduct the air of having committed the most atrocious crime, and then to say all this was without an in tention of doing harm,• it •was merely a frolic ? If such a doctrine was to be allowed, no man's life would be safe. The public institutions of the country would not be safe, and the Queen would be exposed hourly to all the perils of treason. I call upon you, gentlemen, in the name of common sense, in the name of the whole country, to deal with such a defence as it deserves." Colonel Arbuthnot and Colonel Wild, equerries to her Majesty and Prince Albert on the day in question, Henry Allen, a private in the Scotch Fusilier Guards, 'William Trounce, a police-officer, Lavinia Blanehard, Wm. Richards, a shoemaker, J. Russell, inspector of police, all of whom were present when the incident occurred, were, with other witnesses, called and examined. Th e y proved, that the prisoner, who was in very indigent circumstances, purchased, on the Friday before the event, the 27th of May. a pi s t o l a t a pawnbroker's shop in _Tothill-street, Westminster, for which he paid three shillings in very small coin, chiefly in halfpence. On the same evening he purchased a flint at the shop of an oilman in Upper Charles-street, and a halfpenny worth of gunpowder at a shop in York-street, 'Westminster. On the 39th of May, the day when he fired at her Majesty, lie again purchased an ounce of powder, at the shop of a Mr. Briggs, in Brewster.street, Golden-square. On the evening of the 30th of May, from some time before six to half-past that hour, the prisoner was seen, by persons who were wait ing to see her Majesty, stationed at the spot where the shot was fired. He was, for a short time, in conversation with another young man. He was then observed resting against the lamp. Her Majesty's carriage came up, driving at a rapid pace, when the prisoner raised his hand, levelled the pistol, and fired. He was instantly seized by the policeman and soldier 'above mentioned. The pistol was taken from him and found to be warm. Colonels Arbuthnot and Wild and the soldier testified their belief, from the report, that the pistol was loaded with ball or some other hard substance. It was also proved, that the prisoner had, - on the Sunday previously, pointed a pistol at her Majesty. On being ob served, he said, " I don't care ; they may take me ; I was a fool not to shoot !" Mr. Clarkson, on behalf of the prisoner, contended, that no proof had been offered that there was a bullet in the pis tol. Might it not be inferred that the prisoner, a young man in great distress, without a penny to pay his lodgings, might be induced, by a desire for notoriety, he might almost say importance, and in hopes of mending his condition, to act as he had been proved to do? Look at what he did on Sunday : he pointed the pistol at her Majesty, and said, " I don't care ; they may take me, if they like. I was a fool not to shoot ! " Would the jury think that there was any bullet in the pistol then ? Would they believe that, if there had been a bullet in it, he would have called attention to • himself, and invited his own apprehension, knowing that the ball would be enough to constitute his guilt? Or would they not rather believe that,. unloaded, he presented the pistol with the desire of being apprehended, that his late sad and wretched life might be changed for a more comfortable one ? In that case, the prisoner had acted wantonly and foolishly, and richly deserved to be punished, and, no doubt, he would be punished as he deserved. He, too, would then entreat the jury to exercise their manliness and protect the prisoner ; and he would beg of their lordships to stand between the prisoner and the Attorney-General's speech. A fezt de joie ! A symbol of loyalty ! Ilad they not heard rung in their ears, from one end of the country to the other, the baseness of this crime? Had they not been told, that Oxford should have been executed, and then this would not have occurred ? Had they not been told, that they (the jury) must be armed with manliness to convict the prisoner? In conclusion, he begged of them to throw from them all inducen3ents ‘ to con vict, and the prejudices which had been cast over this case ; and might the Almighty arm them with manliness enough to stand between the crown and the prisoner, between the man and the justice of the country. The verdict would be theirs, and it would be handed down to posterity as theirs ; the speech of his learned friend, with his inducements to convict, would also be handed down. He sat down in a firm reliance upon the clemency and mercy of the jury, and he had no doubt the justice of the country would he vindicated by their verdict. The Solicitor-General having replied, Chief Justice Tindal proceeded to sum up the case, and said, that in all cases of high treason the law required the proof of the commission of certain overt acts. In this case, the overt act constituted the treason itself; it was the shooting off and discharging a certain pistol, lo a d e d w i t h gunpowder and a bullet, or some other destructive substance, at her Majesty, and another count charged with discharging a certain loaded pistol at her Majesty. If it should appear satisfactory to the Jury, that the pistol was loaded with a bullet, there could be very little doubt as to the guilty intent of the prisoner; therefore, the first question to be considered was, whether the pistol was loaded with a bullet or any other destructive substance. There was a second question to be considered, which was, whether, although the pistol was only laded with gunpowder and wadding, it was fired so close to her Majesty as to be calculated to do her severe bodily harm : then also an overt act would be made out. If the Jury were satisfied of neither of these positions, then their verdict must be in favour of the prisoner. (The learned Judge then read his notes of the evidence at length.) With regard to the identity of the prisoner there could be no doubt. It was clear that he was the person spoken to by all the witnesses; that he was seized with the pistol in his possession, w hi c h pistol he had recently discharged. The evidence of the Pearsons was most extraordinary. It was for the Jury to place their own construction upon the conduct of the pri soner on the Sunday i n p resentin g the pistol at the Royal carriage, and upon the exp res s io ns he made u s e o f on that , Occasion. The ques tion, would resolve itself almost entirely into the question of the intention of the pri toner at the bar on the Monday, accordi ng t o t h e v i ew t h ey took of his. conduct on that day, They would consider, either that his conduct on the Sunday betokened that of a Man determined to persevere in the perpetration of a horri ble crime, for that it was indicative of a man in a state of desperation, who was desirous of being taken into custody. If they were satisfied, that the pistol was loaded with ball, or some other destructive substance, there would be no great difficulty in the case. It they should he of opinion. that the (istol was loaded with powder and wadding only, then they 'ild have to consider whether it was discharged so close to if the wadding had struck her, it would have dune her some bodily harm, or if it was discharged with the intention of doing her some bodily harm. If they should be of opinion, that such was the case, they must find the prisoner guilty. It was a question not of law, but of fact. and was for the Jury alone to determine. If they should feel convinced that he had committed.the offence with which he stood charged, it would be their duty to bring in a verdict of guilty, without regard to consequences; but, it they should be of opinion, that the scales of justice hung even, then they would give the prisoner the benefit of the doubt. The Clerk of the Arraigns.—Gentlemen of the jury, please to consider your verdict. ajest y The jury having considered for a few minutes, The Foreman said,—My Lord, I think that we had better retire. Lord Chief Justice Tindal.—Certainly, gentlemen. The jury then retired at twenty minutes to four o'clock to consider the verdict. They returned into court at five minutes after five, and brought in a verdict of guilty on the second and third counts, adding, " We think there is some doubts on the first." Lord Chief Justice Tindal.—Do you find him guilty of the first overt act, that the pistol was loaded with a bullet ? Foreman.—We do not. Lord Chief Justice Tindal.—Do you find him guilty on the second overt act, that the pistol was charged with some de structive substance? Foreman.We do. Lord Chief Justice Tindal.-At is your opinion, therefore, that the pistol was loaded with something else besides wad ding and powder? Foreman.—lt is. Lord Chief Justice Tindal.—l wished distinctly to ascer tain your opinion on that point. The prisoner, who turned pale when the verdict was deli vered, was now called on. The Clerk of the Arraigns.—John Francis, you stand con victed of high treason. What have you to say why the court should not give you judgment to die according to law? The prisoner, who seemed dreadfully affected, returned no answer. Silence was then proclaimed, and the three judges (Chief Justice Tindal, Mr. Justice Patteson, and Mr. Baron Gur ney) having put on their black caps. Chief Justice Tindal proceeded to pass sentence of deeth upon the prisoner in the following terms :—John Francis, a Jury of your - country have, after a patient investigation, found you guilty of a crime of the deepest and most despe rate nature known to this country.—l mean the crime of high treason ; and for that crime 1 have now to pass upon you the judgement of the Court. It is useless. in your case to enlarge upon the nature of your offence, for the heart that could imagine so dreadful a crime must be callous to every consideration of virtue and humanity. Any attempt therefore, to aggravate the nature of your offence must be necessarily useless. It is only owing to the manifest inter position of that Almighty God, who hath said, that he will be a shield and a protection to those princes who put their trust in him that the nation is not at this moment suffering the greatest affliction in consequence of your crime. Let me beseech you to apply yourself, for the short time you have yet to remain in this world, to endeavour by your contrition and penitence for the dreadful crime which you have commited to obtain the pardon of that Almighty God, who, by his interposition, p'revented you from completing the horrid crime which you had imagined. Pray to that Almighty God that, as he has been pleased to interpose to prevent the further aggravation of your offence, by the completion of the crime which you had imagined, so also lie will be pleased to show mercy to your soul. It now only remains for me to pass upon you the sentence of the law, which is, that you, John Francis, be taken from hence to the place from whence you came; that you be drawn from hence, on a hurdle, to the place of execution ; and that you be hanged by the neck until you be dead; that your head be afterwards severed from your body, and that your body be divided into four quarters, to be disposed of in such manner as to her Majesty shall seem fit, and the Lord have mercy ou your soul ! ! Mr. Hacker, the Usher, replied-Amen! The prisoner, whose demeanour throughout the entire day had been remarkably firm, though demonstrative of a gentle firmness than a bold or audacious daring, appeared to be totally overcome towards the conclusion. He seemed to be sinking rapidly from the moment of the finding of the verdict; his breathing became quick and oppressed ; and, on the termination of the learned Judge's address and the sound of the solemn " Amen ! " which rung like a death-knell through the court, he sunk back, with a convulsive sob, into the arms of the gaoler, and was removed from the bar. THE BREAKING DOWN WAREHOUSES OF A " FREE TRADE " IN CORN, The circumstance of one of the six warehouses of Mr. Joseph Sturge—the great Anti-corn-law League advocate— breaking down under the thousands of quarters of grain which he contrived to stow in at Gloucester, has occasioned no small discussion and indignation. " Ou Thursday night last considerable alarm was created by the sinking of the internal foundations of Messrs. Sturge's large corn warehouse, at the docks, and serious apprehensions were entertained that the whole was about to fall into ruin. Fortunately, after sinking three or four feet, the further downward tendency arrested itself ; the outward walla also stood firm • but it will be a very expensive operation to repair the damage which has been done. The cause of the accident is supposed to be the immense weight of the valu able contents, which consisted of no less than 20,000 quarters of foreign wheat, weighing about 4,000 tons."—Gloucester Journal (liberal paper.) The general feeling appears to be this :—What are we to think of the Manchester League's professions of hatred of monopoly—of respect for free trade—of love for cheap bread —when we see one of the leading members of their body so stacking and storing his warehouses, and so hoarding and keeping back his purchases of foreign corn in anticipation of effecting a rise; that they actually break down under the pressure ? How applicable the language—how almost prophetic the words of the worthy member for Kidderminster (Mr. God son), when in the year 1839, on the occasion of a public dinner being given to him by his constituents, he thus ex pressed his opinions : " Suppose they repealed the corn-laws, what would be the effect? Instead of the assumed monopoly of the landlords, they would have an actual and fearful monopoly of the spe culators. (Hear, hear.) Would they throw out of- CUltilt.. tion all the land in the country merely to give the monied men of Manchester an opportunity of dealing in corn instead of cotton. They read continually in the newspapers that 40,000 or 100,000 bales of cotton had been taken on specula tion. Substitute the word corn for cotton, and instead of seeing the corn stacks ornamenting their country, they would hear of the thousands upon thousands of quarters of corn in the warehouses of the speculators. Would they sell it cheap?" —Ten Towns' Messenger. PROVISION RIOTS IN IRELAND ENNIS, JUNE 17.—The investigation drags its slow length along. Since its commencement two more victims have been added to the list of killed. MaNamara and D'Arcy expired on Monday, in the county infirmary. The former had been badly wounded by two balls in the leg, and the latter shot through the lungs. It is thought the inquiry •will not terminate sooner than to-morrow, and one or two police, it is said, will be admitted as evidence against their comrades. From the evidence of Captain Brown, county inspector, who remained with the men, and was knocked down repeatedly, the awful responsibility of giving the fatal order to fire can as yet be attached to no individual in particular. The wit ness most solemnly denies having issued any such order himself, or having heard Captain de Ragoone (the local ma gistrate originally accused) do so. Throughout the town and neighbourhood the excitement still continues unabated, and the police in custody are followed on their way to gaol, at the close of each day's proceedings, by the yells and exe crations of an infuriated mob. Two men and six women committed to Ennis gaol for the attack on Mr. Banatyne's provision boat, at Clare, have been bailed out by Mr. Bridgeman, M.P., and Mr. Carrick. GALIVAY.—From letters received in town last night and this morning, it appears that some very serious rioting, caused by the scarcity and high price of potatoes, had also taken place in Galway. Stores were broken open in all quar ters of the town, and the military and police pelted into their barracks. Hat it not been for the prompt interference of some of the resident gentry, the mob would have been fired upon. • Great excitement prevailed, and disastrous conse quences were generally apprehended. (From the Dublin Pilot.) Just as we were going to press, we were favoured with the following extract from a private letter from Galway, received in town this morning, from which it will be seen that, at the date of the letter (Tuesday, June 14), the town was com pletely in the hands of the population : " Nothing can exceed the dreadful excitement here at pre sent, in consequence of the high price of provisions. During the whole of yesterday the town was perambulated by large bodies of fishermen, labourers, women, and boys. There was scarcely a store in the town, in which potatoes were thought to be kept, that was not broken open. The military and police were called out to check the people ; but were obliged, by overwhelming numbers of the inhabitants, to re treat to their respective barracks. The inhabitants were in constant apprehension that some of the unfortunate people's lives would be taken, as the commander of the military threatened several times to fire unless they desisted front flinging stones ; but, though he had the riot act in his hand. he did not fulfil his threat, in consequence of the interference of several gentlemen of the town. At night the whole town was illuminated, to celebrate the triumph of the destitute population. Though their conduct cannot be justified, still it, must be admitted that they had considerable provocation, as potatoes were raised in the morning to the enormous price of Bd. per stone. The great majority, however, through want of employment, would be unable to purchase potatoes were they even to be had at one penny per stone." OPENING,OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION.. The apecial commission for Tipperary will commence in the Court-house on Tuesday morning, the 28th instant, at the hour of ten o'clock. The governor of the county gaol re ceived the following form of notice to be served on each pri soner in the assize calendar for the north and south riding, and also orders to supply them with pens, ink, paper, and Crown summonses, free of expense, in order that there may be no difficulty in any case for trial. " Notice.—l hereby give you notice that a special commission of oyer and tenni ner, for the county of Tipperary, will be held at Clonmel on Tuesday, the 28th day of June instant, on which day your trial will be proceeded with, and for which you will prepare accordingly.—Wm. Kustatts, Crown solicitor for the Lein ster circuit." There are forty cases for trial. The Ashton-under-Lyne parish church bazaar has realised £1294 ss. 6d. INTOLERANT BIGOTRY.----One of the most barefaced at tempts at proselytism which has for many years come under our notice, occurred at Lettcrkenny within the last fort night. The following is a correct outline of the particulars: —On Su n d ay, the 29th ult., a little girl of about twelve years old, whose mother is a member of the Established Church (in which she herself also has from childhood been brought up), was induced to go to the Roman Catholic chapel with another girl of that persuasion, and on leaving it she was told that her mother was looking for her to beat her for going to mass, and that, were she to go home, both her mother and grandmother would beat her severely. The girl's fears be•ng thus excited she did not go home, though one Roman Catholic, into whose house she went advised her to do so ; two other men, however, .belonging to that communion, who, it appears , had got possession of her person, brought her that night to the house of a man named M'Elhennv, where the priest lodged, where she was urged to become a Roman Catholic, and she was promised, in case she consented, to be clothed and edu cated, and protected from the wrath of her mother. In short, so completely did they work upon her fears that she remained passive in their hands ,• and when her mother at last received intelligence of where she was and applied to IVl`Elhenny for her, she was refused even a sight of her; nor did the mother succeed in getting her re. stored to her till the Wednesday following, when, on apply. ing to the magistrates, they at once sent the police along with her, who succeeded in discovering the little girl shut up in an outhouse belonging to the man M'Elhenny, who, with another in his employment, are now under bail to take their trial for the offence at the ensuing assizes. It is a remarka ble fact that not one of the parties who interfered so unwar rantably with the liberty of this little girl, is at all related to her ' • an d the only plea for th e i r conduct i s, t h at her father is a Roman Catholic. When such anxiety is evinced by the Romanists to kidnap our Protestant children, Protestants cannot be too vigilant in 'watching their proceedings, and counteractiog their nefarious designs.—Derry Sentinel.