The Sun.
London, England, 1837-04-24 00:00:00

WINDSOR-SUNDAY.

The Duke of Cambridge arrived at the Castle on Friday
evening, and left again this afternoon, for Gloucester-lodge,
Piccadilly.
Yesterday the King drove out in a close carriage, accompa-
nied by Mdlle. d'Este.
The Queen is convalescent, though her Majesty is not yet
sufficiently well to join the royal dinner party. Dr. Chambers
waited upon her Majesty yesterday.
Viscount Ashbrook dined at the Castle yesterday evening.
Divine service was performed this morning in the private
chapel of the Castle, by the Rev. Isaac Gossett. The King
and the different members of the royal household attended.
On Wednesday next their Majesties will go to town should
the Queen be well enough, and remain till Friday or Saturday.
Wednesday there will be a levee, Thursday a drawing-room,
and on Friday their Majesties will go in state to the National
Exhibition.

Viscountess Falkland is recovering from her late indisposi-
tion, and Sir Andrew Barnard, we are happy to state, is now
quite well. Since his late accident, Sir Andrew has had a
very severe attack of erysipelas.

FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.

The Earl of Home, at Montagu House, from Hirsel House,
Coldstream ; the Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol, and
Lady Georgiana Hervey, in St. James's-square, from Ick-
worth, Suffolk ; Lord and Lady Clive, at Earl Portia's, in
Berkeley-square; Sir John and Lady Buller, in New-street,
Spring-gardens; Lord and Lady Stormont, in Hertford-
street, Mayfair; Admiral Hall, at Steven's Hotel, Bond-
street, from Chichester; Captain Gardner, at ditto, from
Windsor; Sir Robert Guerney, Bart., at ditto, from North-
amptonshire; Sir James Barker, at ditto, from Derbyshire.
DEPARTURES.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard, from Stevens's Hotel, Bond-street,
for Shrubshill, Surrey ; Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, and Miss
Burns, from ditto, for Scotland; Captain Creighton and Mr.
Arkwiight, from ditto, for Canterbury ; John Smith Wright,
Esq., from ditto, for Leicestershire.

The Duke of Norfolk is about to diminish his
yachting establishment in the Isle of Wight. His grace's
yacht, the Arundel cutter, is still in Shoreham harbour.

On Friday last the bishop of Worcester narrowly
escaped a very serious accident. His Lordship was inspect-
ing the church, now nearly rebuilt, at Hartlebury, when a
large stone fell from the building, and came so near to his
Lordship's head as to graze the brim of his hat.
Lord Lyndhurst, accompanied by his private secre-
tary, Mr. Winslow, arrived in town from Paris on Thursday.
Mr. Justice Park is prevented from attending the
Court of Common Pleas by severe indisposition, having been
confined to his house by the advice of his medical attendant
since his return last Monday week from the circuit.
The rumour is revived that Count Matuszewic will,
at the close of the present season, be appointed Ambassador
to this Court from that of Russia.

Mr. Ker, M.P. for Downpatrick-, is building a new
quay there for the use of the Liverpool steamers, at his own
expense.

The Earl of Eglintoun is on his way to town, from
Eglintoun Castle, 'Ayrshire. It is uncertain whether his
Lordship will subsequently proceed to Paris.
The Marquis of Lothian is expected to arrive at the
Duke of Buccleuch's, Montague Hou3e, from his scat, New
Battle Abbey, Mid-Lothian.

Lord Suiteld left the Clarendon Saturday morning, for
Newmarket.

The Marquis of Lansdowne entertained a party
to dinner on Saturday at Lansdowne House, Berkeley-square.
Letters from Naples say that the almond-trees in
La Puglia will be very unproductive this season.
The Duke of Rutland and Lord John Manners
left Bolton-street on Saturday, for Cheveley-park, Cambridge-
shire, where his Grace will entertain a select party during the
races at Newmarket.

The Countess of Radnor gives a splendid ball on
Thursday next, at her house, in Grosvenor-street.

The Countess of Wicklow gives a grand ball and
supper on Friday, 28th inst., at her house, Cavendish-square.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Aileshury had a
grand dinner-party Friday evening at their elegant mansion in
Grosvenor-square. The Duchess of Beaufort, Earl and
Countess of Wilton, Earl and Countess of Chesterfield, Lord
Rokebv, Lord Castlereagh, Count and Countess Danneskiold,
Hon Colonel and Mrs. Anson, lion. George and Lady Agnes
Byng, Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Colonel and Mrs. Mon
tague, and the lion. Henry Baring were amongst the guest?.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton left Bridgewater
liouson Saturday forthe 0 atlands . 11 er Ladyship will commem e
her parties the first week in May. A series of theatrical fetes,
on the ssme scale of splendour as last season, are to be given
to tile haut toe.

We have to announce the death of the Rev. Sir
R. Peat, Bart., which took place at an early hour Friday
morning, at his residence, the Vicarage House, New Brentford.
Active preparations are already making at Tun-
bridge Wells to celebrate, with more than usual rejoicing,
ti►e ensuing birth-day of 'tier Royal Highness the Princess
Victoria. The inhabitants intend to evince their grateful
sense of the marked distinction which the Royal party have
shown to this peculiar spot, in preference to others in greater
vogue in the higher circles.

The Hon. Sarah Copley is extremely indisposed at
Paris, which has delayed Lord Lyndhurst's return. Miss
Copley is in her 16th year, and remarkably like the late Lady
Lyndhurst.

The interment of the Hon. Miss Hill took place
on Thursday at Paddington church. The funeral was quite
plain. The cortege consisted of a hearse and two mourning
coaches, and the private carriages of the Marquis of Ailes-
bury. Lord Ernest Bruce, and Mr. Wentworth.

'1 he poet Wordsworth has just left London for the
Continent, where he will remain some months. His health is
at present rather impaired.
The Russian Ambassador and his nephew, Colonel
Pozzo di Borgo, launched two elegant new carriages on Thurs-
day f.'t the drawing-room.
The marriage between the Viscomte Rochefoucalt
and Miss Trotter is reported to be broken off. It has excited
considerable sensation in the fashionable circles at Paris, all
of whom bear testimony in favour of our fair countrywoman,
and sonic of their journals assign mercenary motives to the
Viscomte. It is much more likely that the young lady's
family have raised a decisive objection to the match, in conse-
quence of the difference of religion, and the relative ages of
the parties, the Viscomte having a family grown up. It is
said at Paris that the spirited and decided conduct of Sir
Ccutts Trotter and his family in the affair has caused much
chagrin to the Viscomte and his connections, who had not an-
ticipated such a result.

The Superior Council of Commerce of France has
sign'fied its approbation of the project of forming bonding
warehouses at the Antilles and the lle de Bourbon.
A very grand and solemn festival is in preparation
at Mayence upon the Rhine, in honour of the memory of Gut-
tenburg„ the first printer, who was a native of the place. The
celebration will be performed upon the 24th of June next, and,
it is expected, will be attended by numbers from all parts of
the world. Sonic of the more morbid of the German journals
strongly question the moral justice of this ceremoay, as they
doubt whether, from the number of bad books, and worse
newspapers, which the art has called into existence, another
fate than that of deification ought not to be awarded to its dis
covery._

B-y
late accounts from 13ttenos Ayres we arc informed
that great alarm prevailed there on account of an expected
attack from a large body of Indians, who, it was feared, were
about to make a descent upon the city, for the purpose of
capture and plunder.
We are authorised to give the most unqualified con-
tradiction to a statement that appeared in the True Sun of
Sunday, of the arrival in town of a " deputation from Man-
chester, to have an interview with Lord John Russell upon the
alarming state of the country, and to confer on the means by
which the distress of the working people can be alleviated."
Nothing of the kind has taken place ; and, indeed, the accounts
received from Manchester yesterday, so far from being of the
desponding character described in the article to which we refer,
were very much more cheering than for several preceding days.
The condition of the hand-loom weavers continues unhappily
to be such as to excite deep compassion, but there were hopes
of improvement; and we are quite sure that nothing but evil
can result from false or exaggerated representation of a state
of things which will find its most certain cure in the preserva-
tion of public tranquillity.—Morning Chronicle.

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1537.

UNITED STATES' MONEY MARKET.

( From American Papers received to the 4th inst. inclusive.)
" TO HR. N. BIDDLE, PRESIDENT OF TIIE BANK GF THE
UNITED STATES."
" New York, March 28, 1837.
" Sir,—ln' consequence of the peculiar position in which
the commercial community is placed, it was resolved at a
meeting of merchants held this day, that the Bank of the
United States be invited to interpose at this conjuncture by
a shipment of coin, and by the use of their credit, so as to
meet the exigencies of the occasion, and by the sale of bills of
exchange on Europe, by the issue of post notes, payable at
Philadelphia, and of bonds payable at soma distant day in Lon-
don, Paris, and Amsterdam, to facilitate negotiations at home,
and furnish safe remittances abroad, and thus, not only be of
service to this city, but to the United States at large.
" By order of the meeting,
"J. A. STEVENS, Chairman.
" C. A. HECK SCHER, Secretary."
(Signed by 101 houses.)

" New York, March 29.
" Sir,—l had this day the honour of receiving your com-
munications of the 28th instant, accompanied by the signatures
of many highly respectable citizens of New York, requesting
the interposition of the Bank of the United States to assist in
removing the existing embarrassments of the commercial
community. The Board of Directors, on learning from a
Committee of your fellow-citizens the existence of these
difficulties, directed me to visit New York for the
purpose of ascertaining their nature and the most effec-
tual mode by which the Bank could be useful. All
the suggestions for that purpose contained in your letter
will accordingly be presented to the Board of Directors,
from whom they will receive the most respectful and early at-
tention. In the mean time what my own observation suggests
as the cause of these troubles is, that recent events in the
south end in Europe have, in concurrence with reasons of an
earlier date, produced a paralysis of private credit, which de-
ranges the whole system of our foreign and domestic exchanges.
For this the appropriate remedy seems to be to substitute for
the private credit of individuals the more known and esta-
blished credit of the Bank, until public confidence in private
stability has time to revive. To the foreign exchanges I
wou!d apply that restorative, by issuing the engagements of
the Bank, payable in London, Paris, and Amsterdam, to be
remitted in lieu of private bills. These will be ready by the
next packet, and they will enable the country to make, without
injury, an early provision for the adjustment of the foreign ex-
changes, by the natural operation of remitting its produce and
its coin. A similar operation I shall recommend to the board
in respect to the domestic exchanges, by an enlarged and im-
mediate purchase of bills of exchange on the distant sections
of the union.

" These are the two measures which seem to be the best
adapted for the present emergency. They arc proposed with
the sincerest desire that they may be useful, and with a clear
conviction that, aided by the spirit and intelligence which be-
long to this community, they will carry it triumphantly through
its present temporary difficulties. The surest ground of confi-
dence for others is confidence in ourselves ; and I have seen
this community bear up against calamities which would have
broken the spirit of a less free and generous people.
" N. BIDDLE.
(From the Courier and inquirer, April 3 )
" THE MONEY MARKET.

" The English and French packets, whose regular day o,
sai:insr, was the Ist instant, will in all probability sail this
morning. The remittances carried out by these conveyances
consist principally of bonds issued by the United States Bank
already described, and of which about 500,000/. sterling have
been sold, and of bonds of the Morris Canal and Banking
Company, in favour of and endorsed by the Bank of North
America, at twelve months' date from the Ist of March, paya-
ble in London at the house of Messrs. Morison, Cryder, and
Co., bearing interest at the rate of six per cent. per annum.
These, in the first instance, were sold at 112} per cent. for
paper ; they were afterwards sold for 109 per cent. for cash,
as were also the bonds for the United States Bank under the
original price at which they were purchased, for the purpose of
raising money on them. In Bills of Exchange. no great
amount was remitted ; the exchange varied from 11} to 12 ;
the latter was, however, only paid for a small amount, the
average price being 11f.
" The above amount of bonds sold by the United States
Bank is about one-half that they purpose to issue. The
question of a shipment of specie by them will be submitted
by the President to the board for its decision at the next meet-
ing. That institution and the Morris Canal Company con-
tinue to purchase southern and south-west draughts.
" The purchases made of the bonds above alluded to hav-
ing taken a considerable amount of paper our of the market,
there was no great press for money on Saturday, and the rates
of discount were consequently lower. The banks, too, have
discounted more liberally than they have done of late. United
States Bank shares sold at 119, and we learn were afterwards
sold in the street at 120 for cash

" Intelligence reached here on Saturday morning of a very
heavy failure in Philadelphia, and by the express mail yester-
day we received accounts from New Orleans of the suspen-
sion of ,another house for a very large amount. We regret
to add, that the state of things in that city is of the most
melancholy description. The fourth day of this month is
looked forward to there with the greatest apprehension, as
on that day some very heavy payments are to be made. For
the last three months few of the transactions which have taken
place have been for cash, and in consequence the amount cf
paper afloat there baffles all description. Bills to a large
amount drawn by the Atlantic cities, New York Phila
delphia, Providence, and Boston, in particular, have been
protested. 'Mississippi bank-notes were at a discount of 6 per
cent. Ohio bank-notes were unsaleable, as also all bills
drawn by the most respectable houses on those sections of the
country. In Mobile matters wear no better appearance ;
large failures have also occurred there, and confidence is en-
tirely destroyed. _

" We are informed that the Manhattan Bank of this city
will shortly issue bonds redeemable in 20 or 25 years, bearing
an interest of 5 per cent. per annum, capital and interest pay-
able quarterly at the Bank of England, with which institution
the Manhattan Bank has established a correspondence.
" New Orleans advices to March 21st state as follows

" The Morning Papers announce the formation of the
firms of Reynolds, Bryne, and Co., at New Orleans, and of
Reynolds, Marshal, and Co., at Natchez. The draughts
drawn through the Banks on the Josephs will be withdrawn,
and payment assumed by the firms, which will be a great re-
ref r the Josephs and others."

" The New' York Journal of commerce remarks on
his :

" This new concern takes the place of Hermann, Briggs,
and Co:, Thomas Barrett and Co. show a surplus of 1,000,000
dollars, and will be furnished with the necessary means to re-
sume their payments.' _ _

" A letter from New Orleans, dated March 23, thus an-
nounces another failure :

" I regret to inform you that the firm of Brander,
M'Kenne, and Wright, whose character and credit stood so
high at New Orleans, have suspended payment. It is confi-
dently reported that though their liabilities are very consi-
derable-5,000,000, their assets to meet them are much more
so. Hence it is inferred that their creditors will not suffer by
this momentary suspension.
" Many stoppages of small houses are spoken of, and
many more must go overboard should this state of things con-
tinue much longer. Indeed things look had bad
( From the New Orleans Gazette of March 22.)
" The temporary calm for the last 12-or 15 days has proved
deceitful. Another house has gone by the board for 5,000,000.
There is some deep-seated disease in the body commercial.
A long and continued prosperity engenders maladies that can
not be cured .without violent convulsions. The tampering of
the Government with the currency has brought on the crisis
sooner than it could have been realized in an undisturbed state
of things. We stand on hidden fires, and the commerce of
the country must yet receive a shock from which it will take

years to recover, unless the currency be restored to a health-
ful condition, and placed beyond the reach of interested dema-
gogues. But, apart from disorder of the circulating medium,
New Orleans stands at present in a peculiar situation.
" Cotton, our great staple, is declining, and other articles
of produce are tending downward. An immense amount o
capital is now locked up, or totally lost to the general tradef
by the late heavy suspensions, and the banks are consequently
compelled to curtail and cease discounting. Thus are trans-
actions in real estate impeded, while a damper is put upon the
operations of commerce. The scarcity of money in New
York and Philadelphia, joined to the difficulties here, present
anything but agreeable prospects. Reference to the post tells
us that we are on the eve of a revolution in the commercial

world. The Government can, if it pleases, avert the storm.
That it will not, we have the experience of the past and the
present to assure us.

" Transactions in produce are light, and no material change
observed."

Yesterday was the anniversary of Shakspeare's
birth and death. He was born at Stratford-upon- Avon on the
23d of April, 1564, and died at the same place on the 23d of
April, 1616. The Shakspeare Club dine together at Strat-
ford to-day, at which Dr. Connolly will preside. Sheridan
Knowles will deliver an oration at the theatre in the evening.
Cardinal Weld died at Rome on the 10th.

Mr. Kean concluded his engagement in Edinburgh
last week ; for eight and twenty nights the theatre has been
crowded to excess, and nightly honoured by the presence of the
Literary Society. Such a theatrical excitement has not been
known in that city since the days of his father and Miss
O'Neill. Mr. Kean has realised, it is said, 1,2001. by his visit
to Edinburgh alone; he now proceeds to Glasgow, Liverpool,
and Dublin.

STATE OF TUE TOWN.—We are happy to say that
the indications of riot and disturbance mentioned in the Guar-
dian of Wednesday have not been followed by any serious con-
sequences, although there have been a few cases of demanding
provisions by bodies of men in different parts of the town, and
more numerous instances of asking for charity in the outskirts
under circumstances which savoured of intimidation. The
police-officers, however, have evinced so much promptitude
and spirit in the capture of a few of the ringleaders, that a
very timely check has been put to these•highly objectionable
and illegal proceedings. We are glad to state, too, that the
borouglireeve and constables have made a large temporary ad-
dition to the police force, the greater part of which is posted at
convenient stations in those parts of the town where disturbances
are most likely to originate ; and arrangements have been made
for procuring the speedy assistance of the whole body of police
watchmen in case of an apprehension of any formidable breach
of the peace. We have little doubt that these precautions will
be found amply sufficient to repress all attempts which may be
made to disturb the tranquility of the town, without resorting
to the aid of a military force.--Manchester Guardian.

LATE ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE

THE KING OF THE FRENCH.

TRIAL OF MEUNIER, LAVAUX, AND LACAZE.
COURT OF PEERS, PARIS, APRIL 21.—FIRST DAY.
The excitement produced by this long-expected trial was
infinitely less than That which prevailed among the public
during the lengthy and solemn investigation into the cases of
Fieschi and his accomplices, and during the more brief but not
less solemn ordeal to which Alibaud, their successor in crime,
was submitted. Up to the moment of the opening of the
doors not the slightest tumult or of itaticn was perceptible on
the outside of the Palace of the Luxembourg, where but- at
few loiterers had congregated; not more, in fact, than we
have generally observed on the occasion of an ordinary legis-
lative sitting. The Court assembled in the ordinary hall in
which the Peers" hold their legislative sittings. The doors
opened at eleven o'clock, and the public galleries were gradu-
ally, but by no means speedily, filled by those who had been
favoured with tickets. No ladies were admitted. The internal
arrangements of the Court were precisely the same as during
the proceedings in Alibaud's case. The bureau occupied by
the President during legislative sittings had been removed to
make room for a number of benches, capable of accommodat-
ing altogether about eighty spectators. The dock set apart
for the prisoners and their guards occupied the place of the
Parliamentary tribune. The law officers of the Crown, Messrs.
Franck earns, Plougoulm, and Eugene Peril, were seated in
a box on the left. at one extremity of the prisoners' dock.
At 12 o'clock the three lawyers retained for the accused
(Messrs. Ledru Rollin, Chaix Estanges, and Delangle) took
their seats. Baron Pasquier, the President, and his colleagues
entered by one door, and the accused by the other. Meunier
wag the first brought in. He was held under one arm by a
turnkey of the prison, and on the other side by a municipal
guard. Lacaze and Lavaux next followed under similar escort.
Meunier's appearance was extremely mean, and his air of
insignificance precluded the idea of his having alone conceived
his regicidal project. Lavaux seemed to be far above the class
of society to which Meunier belonged. His face denoted
keenness and dissimulation. Leceze, in appearance and dress,
was a decent-looking mechanic. Meunier appeared perfectly
indifferent, and his fellow-prisoners equally unconcerned.
After this proceeding was over, the President told Meunier
to rise, and questioned him on his age and profession.
Meunier replied with great coolness—My name is Pierre
Francis Meunier; I am 23 years of age, born at La Chapelle
St. Denis, a commercial clerk by profession, and living in
Paris, No. 24, Rue Montmartre.

Lavaux, to whom the President addressed the same ques-
tion, repliel that his names were Charles Alexandre, that he
was 27 years of age, born at La Villette, a saddler, living in
Paris, Rue Montmartre, No. 30.
Lacaze said his name was Henri, 22 years of age, born and
lived at Auch, and a commercial clerk by profession.
The Registrar read the bill of indictment, which has been
already some weeks before the public. The three
_accused
appeared to follow the reading of this document with the
utmost attention, and betrayed no emotion at the charges it
contained.

After the Recorder had concluded, the President ordered
him to rend out the names of the witnesses, and who were 57
in number.
The President then ordered the accused to stand up, and
again repeated to them the charges of which they were ac-
cused, and asked them if they had any formal objection to
make. The President asked Meunier if it was he whe fired
on the King on the 27th of December last.
Meunier replied it was, and then proceeded to state with
great apparent ormdour the manner in which he became pos-
sessed of the pistol with which he committed the attempt. He
said that he took it out of Lavaux's cupboard in presence of
several persoks, and that he had obtained the powder and ball
in the preceding month of October. The pistol being pre-
sented to hire, he admitted it to be the same he had used. He
afterwards said he had a natural antipathy for the House of
Bourbon, and the Orleans branch in particular, and that he
had strengthened that hatred by reading the 14formateur and
other republican journals. During the trial of Fieschi and his
accomplices he, Lavaux, and Lacaze, had been one night
drinking together. In the course of conversation one of them
having said that the only means of saving the prisoners would
be to kill the King, they drew lots, and it fell upon him. His
object in committing regicide was to bring about a republic,
and in June, 1836, he had planned an attempt to kill Louis
Philippe on his way to the Palace of Neuiily, but which he
was unable to effect.

After he had committed the act, and was in custody, he de-
clared that th,re were forty persons ready to do the same
thing; and if No. 3 did not execute it, No. 4 would. When

in prison he had taken steps to procure poison, and would have
made use of it if he had procured it ; he had committed the
attempt upon the King in order to keep his promise; he would
have thrown himself into the Seine if ho had pledged his word
to do so.

Lisbon.

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The prisoner Lavaux,in answer to the President, said that

Le had always considcred Meunier as his fricnd, and had cm-

ployed him in his business (saddlery). He occasionally went
out with him, and on two occasions they went to a shooting-
gallery, but merely for amusement. He had.also been to the

theatre (Les Varietes) with him. The prisoner then denied
in the most positive terms all Meunier's declarations implicat
ing him as an accessory before the fact.
The prisoner Lacazc denied all knowledge of the facts stated
against him by Meunier.
Cauvin, clerk tea hardwareman, declared that Meunier was
frivolous and extravagant. He made strange bets, and was ill
one day from eating an enormous quantity of cheese.
Marie Anne Flee, a semstress, was next examined.
Do you know the prisoners ?—I know Lacazc very well—
Nleunier a little, but not Lavaux. (Here the witnuss fainted,
but, by the application of salts, she soon recovered.)
President—When did you last see Meunier?—On the 27th.
Ile told me he was holydq-keeping, that he had breakfasted
with some friends, and eaten 17 dozen of oysters.
Did you ask him with whom ?—Yes, but he told me that it
was no business for women.

M. Barthel, tailor, deposed—l know Meunier and Lacaze.
Have often seen them at the Cafe Jacquct. Meunier never
talked on politics. He is a sort of madman.
President—Lavaux, what have you to say ?—That I never
meddled with politics, and that Meunier is a calumniato

Tho Courtolicljourned at Five to Saturday, at half-past 11.

APRIL 22.-SECOND DAY.

The Court was opened this day at eleven o'clock, but it was
not until nearly twfalve that the galleries were filled. It was
remarked that amo*st the Peers earliest in attendance was
Marshal Soult, who looked uncommonly well.
Shortly after twelve o'clock the Peers followed the Presi-
dent into Court. The President then ordered that the wit-

ness Simonet should be called in, who deposed to the loose
and irregular conduct of Meunier, but added that he was ra-
ther an unfortunate:than a vicious fellow.
l3reteuil, a soldier of the waggon train, but who bad worked
with Meunier at Lavaux's, deposed to his having heard Meu-
nier, when in an epileptic fit, exclaim " Philippe (the King)
if you have alit), accounts to make up, lose no time, for I am
come from Hell to kill you. Where is my dagger ? I know
well that I shall be guillotined, but that is all equal to me."
Dauche, a clerk on Lavaux's establishment, gave a good
character of havaux. As for Meunier, he was not aware of
his political sentiments, and thought him too great a fool to
waste his time Ist speaking to him on such subjects.
Left sitting.

CHURCII-RATES.—We observe that Mr. North-
house's Pamphlet on Church-rates has already arrived at a
second edition, and that it has been adopted and reprinted by
the Reform Association.

We understand there is now a Club formed at the

" West End," in which neither gambling nor tippling will be
permitted. hi this singular instance, it may be truly said, that
these vices have " a termination without a beginning."
A numerous meeting of the ribbon weavers of this
city took place at the Mayor's Parlour last Friday evening-, for
the purpose of petitioning her Majesty on the prevailing dis-
tress in the ribbon trade, with a view of eliciting that patronage
in the consumption of ribbons of English manufacture which
shall tend to vtacir relief.—Coventry Herald.

That there is now going on throughout the country
a lamentable and alarming increase of crime, cannot be denied.
The calendars presented at the late Assizes have shown a
fearful augmentation in the number of offenders. In Somer-
setshire the number of prisoners at the Assizes just concluded,
joined with those at the preliminary Session, and the calendar
at the Bath Quarter Sessions, all of whom, but for recent re-
gulations, would Ove been brought up for trial at the Assizes,
amount to nearly two hundred and fifty !—Devizes Gazette.

Letters reached town yesterday morning, announcing
the death of the Hon. RaAdal Plunk-et, at Liverpool, on Sun-
day last. The deceased was taken suddenly ill on his way to
London to attend to his Parliamentary duties.—Dublin Free-
man's Journal.

On Saturday afternoon a very shocking accident oc-
curred in Whitehall to Captain' Pritchett, a gentleman resid-
ing at Hammersmith. The Captain was crossing the road
opposite to the Duke of Buccleuch's, Privy-gardens, when he
was knocked down by the carriage of the Marquis of Ailsa, in
which was the Marchioness and Lady Ann Baird, the fore
wheel on the off side went over his body. The carriage stop-
ped immediately, and the Captain was taken up greatly in.
jured. The Marchioness expressed great concern at the acci-
dent, and directed every possible assistance to be rendered to
the gentleman. No blame is attached to the coachman.

Lady Augusta Gordon, formerly Lady Augusta
Kennedy, is appointed to the situation of Housekeeper at Ken-
sington Palace, held by the late Lady De Lisle.

DR. DALTON.—We deeply regret to state that this
eminently great and good man suffered a serious attack of pa-
ralysis on Tuesday morning, at his residence in George-street,
ia this town. On the following day he rallied, and indicated
appearances of convalescence. On Thursday morning, how-
ever, he sustained another attack. Since the first attack he has
been unable to articulate even monosyllables, but has signified
his wishes by signs, which have happily been understood by his
attendants. —lllcrachester Times.—[We understand that Dr.
Dalton was still alive on Saturday afternoon, and the symp-
toms were more favourable, but little hope is entertained of his
recovery.]
The murderer 137rtlett, before his execution at
Gloucester, expressed a desire that his head should be exa-
mined by a practical phrenologist. This circumstance is sup-
posed to have led Dr. Elliotson, whose phrenological tact far
exceeds even his stethoscopical acumen, to examine the head
of Greenacre, which, through the official ephanntl of Mr.
M‘Murdo, the Newgate apothecary, he was enabled to accom-
plish. We understand the doctor's examination was highly
satisfactory. Greenacre submitted to the application of the
callipers without a frown, and appeared intensely anxious that
the measurement pf his head should coincide with his confes-
sions.—The Damen Medical and Surgical Journal. _

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LORD J
4-1
Return to an Order of the Ho s tommo
dated April 12, 1837, for Cop o Ifyie4eit,from Comn
dore Lord John Hay, containing an Account of the Co-ol
ration afforded by the Seamen and Marines under his Co
mand to the Troops of the Queen of Spain on the 15th a
16th of March, 1837.

" His Majesty's Steam-ship
Passages, March 18, 1837.
" Sir,—l have the honour to enclose, for the information
the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the duplicate of
letter which 1 have this day addressed to Vice-Admiral
William Hall Gage. " I have, &c.,
"JOHN HAY, Commod..re.
" Charles 'Wood, Esq., Secretary, &c., Admiralty."

" His Majesty's ship North Star, Passages,
" March 18, 1837.
" Sir,--I had the honour to acquaint you by letter, bearin
date the lOtir iwt., of the successful attack made by her Ca
tholic Majesty's forces on the entrenched positions of the insur
gents in this neighbourhood, and the part which his Majesty'
naval forces took in the affair.

" The severity of the weather, it appears, delayed any fur
ther operations until the 15th inst., when her Catholic Ma
jesty's army crossed the Urumea, and immediately advance
to attack the Venta, a strongly fortified height, with a reduub
and some large guns on its summit, and intreuched in ever;
direction.

" On the first advance of her Catholic Mejnty's army tin
insurgents retired within their parapets, which were vigoronsl
attacked at 6 p. m , under a heavy fire of artillery ani
musketry, and after a most determined resistance the position!
were carried with great gallantry.
" At daylight the following morning her Catholic Majesty'
army advanced to invest the town of Hernani, and at about f.
a.m. had succeeded, after considerable resistance, in occupyin{
all the height; mirth of that town. About ten the insurgent:
were observed to receive large reinforcement; by the folost
road, and which co:itinued to arrive until noon, when a most
vigorous attack was made by them on the position held by het
Catholic Majesty's forces, and which was so far successful as tc
oblige the troops on the left to retire, with loss, to the posi.
tions they occupied the previous evening.
" The position on the right of the Venta, or where the artil.
lery was placed, was also vigorously attacked by a strong co-
lumn, which was success,i:ully resisted, and the insurgents com-
pelled to give wny.
'• To this point Lieute.aant-Colonel Owen had advanced the
battalion of Royal Marttes to support the artillery. The im-
portant service rendered so her Catholic Majesty'; army by the
judicious conduct of this zealous and excellent officer reflects
the highest credit on him,. and I had great satisfaction in no-
ticing the steadiness and determination displayed by the offi-
cers, non-commissioned aiccrs, and privates of the battalion
under his command.

" The check which the insurgents met with at this period
of the day left Her Catholic Majesty's army at liberty to main-
tain its position or not, the insurgents appearing to show no
inclination to renew the attack.

" As I considered the force belonging to his Majesty's
squadron employed on this occasion had rendered all the as-
si,tance they were calculated to afford, I directed the different
detachments to return to their ships, and the marine battalion
and artillery to the positions, they occupy for the protection
of His Ilajesty's ships in the ports of San Sebastian and
Passages.
" Some time afterwards I observed Her Catholic Ma-

jesty's army retire to the Aycte lines, on the left of the
Ururnea, which they continue to occupy, with the positions
on the right of that river taken from the insurgents on the 10th
instant.

" I have the greatest satisfaction in stating that the differ-
ent detachments belonging to His Majesty's squadron, the
Royal Marine Battalion, Royal and Royal Marine Artillery,
ordered to co-operate with her Catholic Majesty's army during
these opeFations, conducted themselves much to my satisfac-
tion ; and I am particularly indebted to Lieutenant Colquhoun,
commanding the Royal Artillery, and to the commanders and
commanding officers of His Majesty's vessels at San Sebas-
tian and Passages, for the zeal, judgment, and gallantry with
which they carried my orders into effect.
" The losses sustained by Her Catholic Majesty's army from
the 10th to the 16th inst. amounts to about 1,300 killed and
wounded, and the most authentic information reports that of
tile insurgents to be 2,000.
" Her Catholic Majesty's forces in the action of the 16th did
not exceed 9,000 bayonets, and it is accurately ascertained
that that of the insurgents amounted to 16,000.
" I have the honour to enclose lists of the casualties sus-
tained by the force belonging to his Majesty's squadron.
" I have, &c.,
"JOHN HAY, Commodore.
" Vice-Admiral Sir W. H. Gage, G.C. H.,

ABSTRACT OF THE RETURNS OF KILLED AND
WOUNDED.

Royal Marines—One private killed ; I sergeant, 1 corporal,
and 6 privates, severely wounded; I staff; 1 sergeant, 1 cor-
poral, and 15 privates, slightly wounded.

Royal Marine Artillery—Two gunners severely wounded ;
1 bombadier, and three gunrners slightly wounded.
Royal Artillery—One gunner killed ; 2 gunners severely
wounded ; 1 subaltern, and 3 gunners slightly wounded.
Royal Engineers—One subaltern slightly wounded.
Royal Sappers and Miners—One private slightly wounded.

Amongst the presentations at the late drawing-room,
that of Lady Mary Grimston, the youngest daughter of the
Countess of Verulam, who made her debut at Court, excited
the especial notice of Royalty from her great personal at-
tractioLs.

It is tumoured that another of his Majesty's
daughters is to hold the appointment of Housekeeper at Ken-
sington Palace, vacant by the death of Lady de Lisle. The
emolument is about 7001. per annum, besides apartments in
Kensington Palace.
Viscountess Falkland is much indisposed ; her
Ladyship has suffered severely by the shock of h'.7r sister's
decease at Kensington.
The Countess of Effingham is not likely to leave
Brig' ton for some time. The Hon. Charles Howard is stay-
ing with his mother at that fashionable watering-place.
The Ambassadors from Madagascar are 01 the
point of leaving Paris for Italy, the cold and humid state of
the Parisian atmosphere having more or less affected the r
health.

VICE VERSA.—" Well, Sir," said one person to
another, to whom he had, in a matter of business, made a
very absurd offer, "do you entertain my proposition ?" No,
Sir," replied the other ; " but your proposition entertains me."
Liston, the comic actor, has been seriously indis-
pcsed, and is not even now able to leave his room, although
the epidemic with which he was visited has to a certain extent
subsided.

A man was last week committed for three weeks'
solitary confinement, in Devizes Bridewell, for not having tile
horses ready for the mail on its arrival at that place.
The number of persons who passed along the
Greenwich Railway since the 14th of December, 1836, was
450,000, nearly one-third of the whole population of London.
We learn fronT Naples, in date of the Gth inst.,
that, for some days previous, the crater of Vesuvius had emitted
considerable volumes of smoke and flame.

The Journal du Havre states, that sit ce the wind
has come round to the westward, fifteen whalers have arrived,
bringing between them about 28,000 barrels of oil. At the
present market price of this article, the value of this arrival,
including the whalebone, must be estimated at more than
2,000,000 francs.
The new drama at Covent-garden, Brian Boroihme,
is one of the earliest, if not the very earliest, of Mc. Sheridan
Knowles's dramatic productions ; it was first played at Clon-
mel, or some adjacent town, in Cherry's company, about 1810;
Mr. Kean (then Cherry's tragedian) representing the hero.
No doubt Mr. Knowles has remodelled this juvenile per-
formance. Kean always spoke highly of the piece.
Tne wheat in this neighbourhood never looked so
badly, and is in fact worse in appearance than it was two
months since. Oats are very unhealthy. Peas and beans
generally look worse than when they first came out of the
ground. Early planted potatoes have been in many places,
where they have not been well covered, nipped by the frost.—
Maid.stone Gazette.

THE SANGUINARY ORDER.—Colonel Thompson
asks his constituency if there is any person in their neighbour-
hood who about nine of the clock in the morning of Sunday
the sth of July, 1807, heard Major Trotter, of the 83d Re-
giment, carry the order down the column in which was the
right wing of the 95th or Riflemen, in the following words,
" Spare the old men, the women, and the children, but every
man able to bear arms, put him to the bayonet."

In Bedfordshire twenty pounds an acre have been
offered in vain for turnips, and if the severe weather should
continue only a very short time longer, some of our farmers
will not have an atom left, either hay or turnips. These ar-
tickSare now doled out upon the most stingy scale, and every
means resorted to which ingenuity can invent, in order to eke
them out. —Bucks Gazette.

A man of the name of Taylor, at present confined
in the Lewes House of Correction for stealing a watch, has
confessed being concerned in a murder at Hadlow, seven years
ago, on a person named Sands, who lived with him in the ser-
vice of Mr. Kipping, of Hadlow. The deceased was missed
in the month of March, 1830, and was not heard of until Sep-
tember in the same year, when he was found by some hop-
pickers in a wood, about halt a mile from Mr. Kipping's house.
A cord was tied to a tree, which had not the appearance of be-
ing rotted asunder, which is accounted for by Taylor admitting
that he passed by the place four or five months after, and, in
order to deceive the eye of the public, he tied a cord round the
tree to have it supposed that the deceased had hung himself.
A Coroner's inquest was held, and a verdict, of " Found dead "
was returned. Anolher person, whom Taylor states to be im-
plicated in this horrible affair, has since been apprehended, but
persists in his innocence. The deceased had some of hi.: teeth
knocked out, which Taylor has carried in his pocket ever since.
—Kent Herald.

The Austrian Observer says that the bulletin of the
health of the Archduke Palatine, of April 10, stated that the
fever had abated in the night; that he had slept two hours,
and that with the perspiration a rash had appeared, with some
alleviation of the symptoms. At noon the patient was worse,
in consequence of increasing debility. In the evening he was
rather better. The Archduke John is gone to Ofen to-day.
The bulletins of the 11th are more afflicting than ever ; the
symptoms are more alarming-, and the illustrious patient is so
extremely weak that almost all hope has vanished. There
has been another sitting in the Council of State on the affairs
of Hungary.

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sECO
" SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

Mr. WAKLEY, (in continuation from our First Edition>
paid—He would do all to secure the election of the
heat man ; he believed that man to be Mr. Leader, but if a.
etter was found he would give him his support. Mr.
V(aklcy concluded hy moving his amendment.
Mr. J. CRAWFORD seconded the amendment.
Mr. DE VEAR defended the appointment of the Commitee-
The HIGH BAILIFF theneput the original motion and the
amendment, and declared the latter carried by a largy
majority.
Mr. LEADER then came forward amid the most deafening
cheers, which lasted for some minutes. In obedience to the call
that had been made upon him, he had come forward to state to
the meeting what his political opinions were, and the reason
svhy he had ventured to hope for the suffrages of the elec-
tors of Westminster. He had been told, a few days ago,
that certain Reformers in Westminster wished to propose
him to represent that borough in Parliament in case of a
vacancy ; and on Wedcesday last he had received a requi-
sition, to which he had returned an answer, that if his
opinions agreed with those of the Reformers of Westmin-
ter, generally, he should be most happy to become their
representative. His political existence was of short dun.,
ion ; it dated its birth only two years back, and he was
taell aware that during that very short period,
Lowever good his intentions might have been, he had not
been able to achieve any thing that would entitle him not
only to the confidence, but the suffrages of the electors of
Westminster.—(Cheers.) He had not come forward in
order to satisfy his own vanity, but because he had been
told that he was the most likely man to succeed in the
cause of Reform in Westminster.—(Cheers.) With respect
to his political opinions he would say the time had now
gone by to talk of Whigs. and Tories ; the parties in the
state now were Reformers and Anti-Reformers—(Cheers)
those who would advanoc., and those who would stand still.
and if they dare, go bacha.—(Cheers.) He was for the
roans, as opposed to the le w.—(Great cheers.) He was for
the people, as opposed ti .) the Peers.—(Continued cheer-
ing.) He was for the Democracy, as opposed to the Aris-
tocracy.—(lncreased. claeering.) He wished to see the
governing many fairly a.,3 d fully represented, because he felt
convinced that until than took place there never would be
good government. A's the present House of Commons
u as constituted, how c a old it be expected that the Reforms
aesired by the people •would ever be carried by them.—
(Cheers.) That HOUS•3 did not fairly repreSent the opinions
of the people ; to do so ;a must undergo many Reforms ; there
roust be Universal SufiFrage—the electors must be protected
by the Vote by Ballow—and the duration of Parliament
niust be shortened. lid short there Must be a new Raba-
taentary Reform --(Cheers.) The country had heel:
told by the two great :aristocratic powers that the Reform
Bill was it final measurie ; the people laid been deceived b 3
that measure, and being so, they must make their voice
heard against it.—(Clauers.) A person in the crowd call-
iag out, "Do you viate for Universal Suffrage ?" Mr.
Lender said that, he -lid. He was anxious that all who
Paid taxes should have a vote ; if such was the case, if a
aela Reform Bill was brought in, Reform in the Church
Establishment, the Army and Navy, in short in every de-
rartment of the Government, would follow.—(Hear,
lear, and cheering.) Was it to be expected that the pre-
sent House of Commons would vote for the abolition of the
I'ension List, when so many of the friends and relatives or
ids Memhers were pensioners ?—(Cheers.) And as little
-es it to he expected that it would vote for the repeal of
t aa taxes on itnowledge, or the abolition of flogging in the
rnay, which he consldered one of the most disgraceful
punisf• menta that could be inflicted in a civilized count:7.
t had. been said that there would be no discipline in the
Army without flogging. He could tell how discipline was
to be secured without it ; by holding out rewards to the risen
that enlisted, and a chance of their being made officers,
trot putting an end to the aristocratic influence in the
a my.- —( Cheers.) For his own part, he would much
r tiler he that. than flogged to death.—(Cheers, and cries
" What's your opinion with respect to the new Poor-law
Bill.a") He thought the new Poor-law Bill an improve-
111'.nt upon the old system, thou eh no one condemned more
t .an lie did the cruelties that had taken place under it ;
loose were, however, evils in the operation, and not con-
nected with the principle of the Bill. He was, however,
r ady to vote for a thorough investigation into its opera-
He must now say a law words with raspect to the Howie
e Lords. That body obstructed all good legislation, and the
ssonerdt was refused the better.—(Cheers.) In his opinion
toe Bishops would employ their tints much better if they
ware removed from that, assembly.—(Cheers.) These
ere his political opinions, and if toe Electors of West-
' ;aster approved of them, and should do hint the honour of
:etina him as their representative, he wonlil premise them
be a faitldid advocate of diets interests the House of
nmons.—(Cheers.)
RoEetaca then addressed the meeting, but in sc low
a tune as to render it impossible for us, in the situation in
att lath we were placed, to bear a word he said. He was
s. ,e if the electors of Westminster chose his friend I\l s.
I eider Os their representative, they would never have
iuse to repent (icing so.
Mr. Prow; moved that Mr. Leader was a fit and pro-
per person to represent the borough of Westminster in

P:lefiatnent.
The motion was seconded, and when put was carried al-
reost unanimously.
The I.leeting. was then addressed by Co!. Tllott'-
sox, M.P. and Dr. WADE, both (as we understood) in
favour of Mr. Leader, but we were placed so that we could
not hear their addresses. The Rev. Gentleman, as usual,
vas very discursive, and Created unich laughter in the
c owd. In one of his sentences he contended that the
e,amtry would be much richer, and the people morn happy,
if the working men were only to work four hours .a day ;
b.it that could never be brought about until Democracy
had overset Aristocracy.
On the motion of Mr. PROUT, the High Bailiff was
o dered to communicate the resolutions to Sir F. Burdett
aue General Evans.
Admiral NArIER said he had corn up 109 miles to givt,
VA at support he could to his G tll:znt Friend General Evans.
o INuf been called a mercenary ; he (Admiral N.) knew
ti at when he went out to Spain be might have had 10,0001.
y. t though he was not a rich man he refused it, and had
served up to the present time for almost nothing. if his
Crilant: Friend deserved the name of mercenary, so also
(1,,1 Sir Philip Sydney, Lord Lvnedoch, Marshal Bercsford,
end even the Duke of Wellington himself' ; for if he did not
gale receive pension's from foreign ceuntt ies fur his servicts,
they had been granted to him. He was convinced that
if General Evans bad only been fortunate in. tie action be-
fore Idernani, as lie had been unfortunate,-they would not
have heard a word of the motion which had been discussed
iiu both Houses, and those then present would have shouted
at his name, lie hoped before the 10th of June his Hon.
Friend would lie able to present himself before them with
honour and glory.
Thanks were then voted to the High Bailiff, and the
meeting separated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The SPEAKER took the Chair at Four o'clock.

NEW MENIBER.

Mr. FENTON, the Member for Rochdale, was introduced
by Mr. Brotherton and Mr. Potter, and took the oaths and
his scat.

LAND TAX.

The Sheriffs of the City of London appeared at the Bar,
and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor, Aldermen,
and Common Council, praying for a Revision of the Land
Tax.