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was not a violation of it, but because he felt
that the violation was justified by the emergency.
This Act was to continue in force as long as the
Apprenticeship lasted. For so long, therefore,
and no longer. its pr .viiions were stringent enough
to prevent any evils that could be resonably appre-
hended. The moment the Apprenticeship expired,
those provisions expired with it. The whole
management of the prisons returned into the
hands of the Parish Vestries. The Special

Magistrates could no longer inspect—the Gover-
nor no longer interfere ; and under his new
name of free labourer, every negro who might be
committed to a House of Correction by any Justice
of the Peace, was in danger of all the chains, col-
lars, cart-whips and solitary cells, of the familiar
application of which, under the management of the
Parish Vestries, such ample evidence had been pro-
duced. _ _

Now, a few months after the passing of this Act,
,he Jamaica Assembly resolved that the Appren-

ticeship should expire on the Ist August. The very
sanze reasons, therefore, which in March made it the

duty of the Government—a duty so universally
and emphatically recognized—to insert the above,
mentioned provisions in the Abolition Act Amend-
ment Bill, made it not less their duty in the
following July (as soon as news reached them of
the intention of the Assembly) to bring in, with
the least possible delay, a fresh Bill to
revive those provisions. Under the contract
and vagrancy laws the newly emancipated ap-
prentices were liable to imprisonment at the
discretion of Local Justices for periods of three,
and even of six months. Every day that
elapsed between the Ist of August and the arrival
"of the Prison Act in Jamaica, exposed them to all
or any of those cruelties, the report of which had
spread such horror and disgust through all parts of
England.
Refer the matter again to the Assembly I Why,
even if they had received the application favourably
—even if they had been eager to pass the
requisite law wAhout needless delay—it could
not have been done before the end of Octo-
ber (nearly two months elapsed, as it was ;
if, on the contrary, it had fared (as of
course it would) like the five previous applications,
their refusal would not have reached England be-
fore December ; and an English Act could hardly
have reached Jamaica before the end of. April .!
Suppose that, in the course of the eight months
preceding, a single case had occurred sinilar
that of JAMES WILLIAMS, would Sir R. PEEL
have stood up in his place and declared the Go-
vernment guiltless ? Truly, if Sir R. PEEL knOws
himself, he knows as well as we do that he would,
have seen them out of office first.
But, it will be asked, is this really all ? Was'
not something said about Captain PRINGLE'S,
Report? Was not the charge of precipitanCy
somehow connected with that? True ; about the
same time that the necessity arose for 'pass-
ing this Prison Act, it so happened that
Captain PR NG L E'S Report on the Prisons
was laid before the Government ; and in fram-
ing the Bill the information supplied by that
Report was taken into account. Will it be
believed that thiS simple circumstance is the sole
ground on which the-charge of precipitancy rests ?
But the manner in which the Act was an-
nounced to the Assembly—or rather not an-
nounced at all ! Was not that enough to account
for their anger and justify their contumacy ? It is
indeed true that the hurt which their feelings received
on this account has been sympathised with very
heartily; and painted in very .lively colours:by Sir
R. PERI. And Lord -STArt LEY, so much so, that one
may were not aware of it themselves.
The fact, however, is, that no such grievance ever
occurred to them. The wound made by a unani-
mous Parliament in their Constitution they felt and
violently resented ; but the wound made in their
feelings by the discourtesy of Sir LIONEL SMITH
was first discovered for them by their friends in
England. Their protest is against the Act of Par-
.iament itself, and against that alone—against the
.nanner of announcement not a word.

TI e case of JOHN THOROGOOD, the Dissenter,
who has been so long immured in the gaol of
Chelmsford for not paying a Church-rate, to which,
bfrsides its illegality in several particulars, he had,
as a Non-Conformist, a conscientious o!.jection, was
brought before the House of Commons last night
by Mr. EDWARD BAINES, Member fur Leeds.

The Honourable Member, it will he seen, went
at large into the Clutch-rate question, and ani-
madverted with just severity on the conduct of
the clergy, as well as on the inquity of the Ec-
clesiastical Courts, in their proceedings with regard
to this question. In small communities, the
14reatest rigour of the law, and the most vindicTive
display of clerical malignity, are exercised towardß
all who ckmur to the .payment of Church-rates. In
populous places, however, such as Manchester, Bir
mingliam, Leeds, and other great towns, a different
rule was observed, for there the people bearded
the ptiests, and compelled them to obey the law of
moderation in their conduct, if not that of charity
in their hearts. There they quietly submit to the
decision of the majority, and never once dream of
fulminating the terrors of their Spiritual Courts
against that majority far the "abstraction" of
Church-rate, as they comically designate a refusal
to pay the " nefarious exaction." Thus, with a
coinage and manliness peculiar to themselves, the
clergy oppress the weak, and quail to the strong.
It appears that poor THOROGOOD is the object
of their especial vengeance. He is treated exactly
like a felon. During ei,hteen of the twenty-four
hours he is debarred from all intercourse with his
friends. lie is not allowed to s e his wife and
family on Sunday, a:most the only day they can
visit him owing to the laborious exertions necessary
on their part to keep themselves from the work-
house. And, as if to make his situation as painful
as po4sible, he is not allowed to have any com-
munication with his religious instructor.

By advices from Paris to a late hour on Monday
evening, we Earn that when all parties were per-
suaded that the ministerial difficulties were &nen*
overcome, and that the list of the new Cid) '
might confidtntly be expected to appear within a
few hours in the Moniteur, the KING contrived to
extract a screw and the whole machine tumbled to
pieces I The popular disappointment was not
greater than the indignation of the Liberal Deputies,
at witnessing the representative principle thus eon-
verted into a farce for the amusement of the Court.
How near the chiefs of the coalition believed the
whole question to be a satisfactory termination,
will appear from the following, announcement in
the Constitutionnel (M. Tillers organ) of Mon-'
day :
The following Ministerial arrangements were made on
mntionitshtrey. King's
Yesterdays NI
Sunday evening :-.--Marshal Soult has resigned his powers
i
hands,aAnid,
T3,lli.ePrsa, Passy, and Dupin agreedssy is appointed to form a
for the composition of a Left Centre Ministry, consisting
of MM. Dufaure, Sauzet, Teste, Pelet (de la Lozere),
Maison, Duperre; a Member of the 221 (Mole party),
Cunin Gridaine, was also included. It was agreed that
the Keeper of the Seals should preside at the Councils,
and M. Vivien was to be the Under S.,ereiary of State at
the Ministry of the Interior. At the present moment two
modifications only are wanting for the completion of these
arrangements. M. Teste has declared that the Marshal's
resignation will prevent him froM joining his friends of the
Left Centre. M. Cunin Gridaine, whose acceptance was
considered certain, will not take a part in the execution of
the programme which he wish to sign with both his hands.
The old Committee of the 221 (Mole party), composed of
the most ardent men of the party, has, we are told, en-
treated him to withdraw this refusal, which has ccst his
loyalty so dear. Notwithstanding these refusals, the Ca-
biiiet was ccmpleted, and is composed as follows :
M. Dupin, Minister of Justice mid Keeper of the Seals.
M. Thiers, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
M. Passy, Minister of Finance.
M. Dufaure, Minister of the Interior.
Marshal Maison, Minister of War.
Admiral Duperre, Marine.
M. Pelet (de la Lozere), Public Instruction.
M. Sauzet, Commerce, Public Works, and Agriculture.
On Sunday evening all the members of the projected
Cabinet met at the Hotel of the Presidency.
Eleven &Clock. —We have just learned that in this
as;_inbly the remaining qu litions were agreed upon.
Every thing announc s a 0' ( Mon.
day), at eleven o'clock, the members of the future Admi-
nistration are to meet at the King's, and if unforeseen dif.

ficulties do not present themselves the Ministry will be
constituted- An extraordinary Maniteur hill publish the
list in the course of the day. . .
To prevent; M. MAUGUIN from moving an ad-
dress to the KING or. Monday, on t'ct Ministerial
crisis, and so throwing an obstacle in the way of a
perfect arrangement, it.was agreed that the Cham-
ber of Deputies should not meet till Tuesday, when
the new Ministers would all appear in their places. '
But the KING willed it otherwise. Before. M.
PASSY reached the . Chateau on Monday, Mar-
shal SOULT had been sent for. and a course de-
cided upon fatal to the'eMiryo Ministry. New ex-
planations were demanded, and new difficulties
started. insinuations were thrown out against In-
dividuals, and attempts were made to renew per-
sonal jealousies. After going through their respec-
tive parts of a farce, - humiliating to themselves
personally, and insulting to Constitutional France,
the leaders of the Coalition discovered on Monday
evening that they had the .old battle to fi,,ht over
again. The fears of the Courrier Francaist of
Monday, that, to render the solution of the diffi-
culties, M. THIERS might be. led to make
Concessions diminishing the importance of the
result, are, therefore, groundless ; for " The
New Ministry," observes that respectable organ of
liberalism, "has many disa4reeablo difficulties to en-
counter, but it must be stiomi'' in the Chamber and
strong against the Court. A Ministry taken from
the Left Centre is necessary, but we do not wish fur
a Ministry at any sacrifice. Political functions
ought not to be entrusted to feeble hands. The
;Ministry of the Interior in particular has too much
to do with the elections, for any one to hold • that
office who is not influential, capable, and energetic.
Let it be. remembered that there is much to re-
pair—inuch to forget—much to do. Let us not
commence by an act of impatience." As these
opinions were written under a conviction that the
list of Ministers given' above,- would appear in the
course of alevii' hours in the Moniteur, they are
conclusive of the Courrier 'Francais' belief that M.
THIERS had conceded too much in persons, if not
in things.
The Journal des Debats approves of the conduct
of-M. COWIN GRIDAINE in refusing to enter the
Cabinet without Marshal SouLT, who is stated to
have effaced from his mind all the reminiscences
which lie'breuaht from England. The National,
0
on the other hand, is furious that M. THIERS
should consent to include Marshal I%IA isoN, the
Governor of Paris in 1815—the tool of CHARLES
X. anti of the present .KING when Duke of OR-
LEANS—in any Ministerial arrangements. .
This being the King's birthday, it was his Ma-
jest •
y.s intention to have reviewed the National
Guards and troops of the line, but the Royal Family
prevailed.upon him to postpone the ceremony to the
commemoration of the " three glorious days." The
following are extracts from the Journals :
The following .frttra. Odessa, of the 6th instant is quoted
by the. France t-,-" The Polar -Star steamer has just
.rrived from Constantinople, bringing the following intel-
lig4Ce. An AMbassadur from the Khan of Kobauda, in
13-A81•* has came to the Sultan with offers of friendship
aiid tilliince from his master, who is the only independent
Severeign in -Tartary." He afterwards went to M. de
. Bdittenieff, the' Basilan Ambassador, and informed him
thitrictedersing Constantineple be should proceed to :St.
Bistessisusgh ,ssl. make the same tenders to the Emperor
‘iNicinfl4isstisTllPsSicte of Kohauda, being On the frontier
ofscasinaegiiik„hetni,iinmelise assistance to Russia in her
iconsqm.,eols that empire. Russia, therefore, will use
Om efifkittoma to civilize the nearlylTbarous.people of
1
mula.B Theliielali Ambassador tried. to circumvent
't -"nv,styauat-lie replied that he had received commands
rt. iii-ildeStit'ydriqii to have nothing to do with 'the red-
`Wit's,' the-tiptoe by. which the Tartars call the English." -
The bold advance of the troops of Cabrera to within
11 leagues of Madrid, has caused so great a sensation in
that city that a popular tumult was expected. .0n the same
account !roubles arc still imminent in Saragossa. 'Chun
Cabrera's late victory, besides the great loss suff.„'red by
the enemy, has placed the Christino Government in danger
of two great insurrections.
The accounts from the frontier say that Bilbao is more
and more closely invested by General Maroc): Espartero
has not yet made any diversion in favour of that town. It
orris witha tavourable proipt-el
is credited tire cartipign
for the Royalists. General Firentique takes part in the
operations of the blockade. H., has lately placed .himself,
on the road by which Espart.:ro must come to the relief of
Bilbao.—Gazette de France.
The tricoloured flats now waves over Lahr e, Plettt-
tore ( Pt slimier ? ). Moulton,r and Cacht.mere.
The creati,n of the Order of the Legion of 1-I,,nonr.
the system of tactics and maiiceuvrs • practi-ed it' the
French army, have been tr,nsferrod by our brave fellow-
countryman, General Allard, to a country 6,500 it agues
from France, and the commands to the traps are in the
French lansuage. The French traveller in this country
will one day fancy that he is dreami.,g, when he beholds
these insignia on the further Bid. of the Indus. If glory.
and great deeds constittee the life of il!ustriuus men, the.
name of General Allard will be hanthd down to posterity.
—Courrier Francais.
PESTH AfEIL U. —The Estates of the country have
been assembled fur ten days, to draw up the full nowt is for
c b
the Deputies to thiet. The R.iyal letters of convoca-
tion for the 2d June were receive-el at Preshurg, and the
election of Deputies for this country fixed for the 6th of
May; The debate on the instructions to be given is not
yet terminated. -
The intention of the Emperor to open the Diet in per-
son gives general stafisfaction.
It is-expected that the . coronation of the Empress a:
Queen of iltaiKar.y will take place in the. course of this
summer at .01.11. • -,.
• .. . . BOURSE, PARIS, MoNnvi, APRIL 29.
list.s.rasy TuricE..--The rumours as to a nttv Ministry being
f.iimed have been various.- At onetime it was said that all was
settled-.--at another that nothing definitive had been arrived at—
and -at thls time nothing is stated as having been arranged, though
yesterday afternoon it waspositively said that the nominations would
appear in this morning's " Mo:dteur." For the Account the
Three per Cents. opened. at Elf. 20c , deelined to 81f. 15c., and
after being glf. 25c., closed et Si!. 20e.. a fail of 20 cents. The
Five per Cents. opened at Hot: 70c., der!ii...4 to -110 f. 65c.,
rose to 110 r. 75c., at which they closed; aMIof 5 uits. Far
Money - the Three per Cents. are 25c., and the Five per Cents.
loc.. lower. The Bank of France Shares have not varied. The
L„trote hank of 1,0001. Sharer, are tinalered, and these of 5,000 f.
are Of. 50e. lower. The Belgian Five per Cents. 'ate statictiary at
their former* quotation. The •Ihree per Cents.- are 10c better ; fen,
the Account they are 73f. 20c. The Spanish Active is i.tettmy
from 21 it rose to Olf, last price. The St. Germain Railway Silos s
are aspn Saturday. The Versailles Right Bank 3f. 7:;.0, ; ti'.; 1,-.'tr
sables Left Bank Of. 50,..., and the H.:, re also Of. 50c•. bet tee. 'fife'
i Seyssel Asphalt, h,ee n, t tn.iitita red the whole of tltairi:ite in;_
provement, having receded 100 f.
f lest Highest Lowest 1.,•t
f rench 5 per tents Price. Price. Price. Pt cc.
I'o CO ... no 65 ... 110 5-i ... i 0 -:
44 per Cents l's 25 t... 105 v 5 ... 1 5_5... NI; 9.:',
• 4 per i ents let 75 ... 1 1 7,-, ... lot 75
.. 10i 75
3 per Cents Bl 15 ... Ri •- 0 SI 15 ... F 1: 21'
Flank of erance
Latfitte Ba•.k I,ooof. 5t..., 10t4.5 ...14,,)
~,lull
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5,00 I. .•,, h 5 ::0 5.25' •,...52y1 ...s'_s'l
Belgian 5 per Cents "" ••• 112,4 ....‘ 10 .1% . TOlaf
3 per ems • ... 73 10 ... '7:l 10 ... 73 10 .
... 71 10
Bank
• Coupong ....« 44 5.... 44 51 ... 41 50 ..7. :14 5C
S anish Ac five
Passive '''l ••• 21% ... ....1 ',l3'
Neapolitan
itonaan - '
RAILWAY SaAttE-. ...
' ...
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StC;ermain ............... .... 5.17 LO .. 7,0 ... 67 30 ... 7. n
Versailles, B. B .................. 7!5 ... 7 Iti 75 ... it:. ~..7ii 75
LB.
............... .., '270 ... '.3 I ... t 270 ... .2'7 5,
Havre' •
......... ". 491.;52 50
::: tsi'l'i's, '7. 4"7“51 ...... %
Orleans, ..
raslaurg to Bale • 33; 50 ... 342 5 , ...:r.17 50 .« 342 Cis
Bord&xx zo'l.a 'I esle ...
400 . ~. 400 ...AN, ... 4 0
ASP ti A LTES AND Bl' U .',, ENS,.
•F)lit.so A . ... 28)0 _418.10 -..•2,03
• _....._ _
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..~ti^B

, Madrid, papers of the 21st ult. bring sad repruts
of.the :ravages committed by CABRERA'S bands in
New Castile. One of his divisions made prisoners
of theJlarrison.of Alculea deL consisting of
ninety men of the Seville Provincials, after a gallant
resiMatice. -The town was given up to be pillaoed
hY the Carlist soldiery. They next took and plus-
der
de'Cifuentes and 'Tull°, and threatened Aleala
de Heneras, within four leagues of the capital.
The consternation of the authorities was so great as
to prevent their taking measures for the- safety
of the= inhabitants. As to CABRERA he is quite
furious at learning that NOGUERAS is appointed to
the command of the army of the centre, as that
officer was the executioner of his mother, shot by
command of the sanguinary General MINA.
ESIARTEIto is still an inactive spectator of the
miseries inflicted upon his bleeding country.

Letters from Greece of the 28th of March have
been received, but they bring no political news of
any moment. The Crown Prince of BAVARIA
was expected on a visit to Athens early in April.
It was reported in the diplomatic circles that the
KING had instructed his Minister here to demand
the recal of our Ambassador Sir EDMUND LYONS
from Greece, for having' ordered the Talavera ship
of war to Patras for the protection of British in-
terests, and that Lord PALMERSTON, in answer,
desired his MAJESTY to be informed that the con-
duct of the Ambassador was agree ai)le to his in-
structions, and to the pleasure of the Cabinet of
London.

DIED.—On the Ist of May, in Torrington-
sclu;,re, Mrs. Wallis. aged 65.
ACCIDENT ON THE SOUTHAMPTON RAIL-
wAy.—On Friday morning last, the tunnel on Shapley.
heath, between Wineifield and Basingstoke, again gave
way, bringing with it the bridge and road above. For-
tunately no one was injured.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.—We were present at this
house ou Monday evening to witness the Varied entertain-
ments provided by the talented lessee; Mr. Wilde, on ele-
easion of his brine t. If we may judge from the crowded
stet. of the theatre, and tbe very loud and frcpy.rit d, on.
straicns of appli•use. of the audience, re inly
mstieste a mo't suecesiful Lesson. Mr. \S'il,!e, lornt
waa received Nvarmly, and his humour kept the house in a
roar of laughter.

AYRSHIRE ELECTION.

MONDAY, APRIL 29. HALP.PAST SEVIN, P.M.
STATE OF THE POLL,
Made up from returns from the various polling places at
Ayr, at half. past one o'clock :
KAWrrie (Tory)
Campbell (Whig) 564
Craig (Chartist)
A report has reached town that Lord Kelburne has
been elected, which the state of the poll, according to
our correspondent, renders probable.

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL
gUMMAKY.

The Time* of this morning enters into some details o'
the Jamaica question ; and, alluding to the proposed Mi.
nistcrial measure on the subject, observes ;—" Those Li.
bt.rals who think that the short despotic cut is the righ
toad, will support the Bill ; while its progress will be op
posed by ail•men, of whatever party, who think that some
allowance is to be made for popular feeling, even when
eff,rvescing under irregular heat."
The Morning Chronicle contains a leading article on
the Jamaica question, in which our Contemporary very
justly sneers at the " conciliatory system" proposed by
Sir R. Peel. In another, on the subject of Reform, the
Chronicle says, addressing the Liberal psrty —" Join
heart and hand in the first movement towards redress.
Strike for the power of redress—reverse the wand of Tory
enchantment—sub,titute progression for finality."
Plc Morning Herald, speaking about Church-rates,
obs, eves :—" The legal right of the Church to levy rates,
is indisputable. The enforcement of these rates is no vio-
lation of the ights of conscience."
The M. rniuy Post, in vehement terms, denounces the
proposed Nlinisterial project respecting the Legislative
Assembly of Jamaica; and in another article on the copy.
right question, calls upon Hon. Members to come forward
and support Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's Bill.
The Morning Chronicle, commenting on Lord John
Russell's late remark that he can see no wisdom in pur-
suing any other course of policy than that which dictates
the support of those who support the Government, remarks
as follows ;—" This principle has been acted on in a manner
which must convince every rational Reformer that th•
Government is determined to adopt a new line of policy ;
and that in future the loaves and fishes will not be distri-
buted among its enemies—the Duke of Newcastle has
been removed from his post of Lord Lieutenant of the
county of Notts I"

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS,

TIMES.—A large purchase was made in the Funds
to-day, amounting to above 80 0001. or, account of land
tax redeemed, and which is applicable to the reduction of
the debt. It gave a tone to the market, such as it has not
bad for several days past.
By the advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 434
per mark, which, at the English Mint price of 31 17s. 1(4.1.
the ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 13. 9i.,
end the exchange at Hambu-g on London at short being
13 64., it follows that gold is 1 per cent. dearer at Ham-
burg than in London.
The premium on gold at Paris is 9 per mine, which, at
the English Mint price of 31 17s. 10i.d. the ounce for
standard gold, gives an exchange of 25 374. and the ex-
change at Paris on London at short being 25. 22i, it fol
lows that gold is 0.60 per cent. dearer at Paris than in
London.
The course of Exchange at New York on London is
108 i per cent., and the par of exchange between England
and America being 109 23.40 per cent., it follows that tbt-
exchange is 1 07 per cent. against England.
There no signs of a rally in the foreign exchanges,
which remain nearly the same as last post day. On Ham.
burg it is in a trifling degree lower, and the supply of
bills was very small. The corn market is also firmer, so
that the demand on the Bank for bullion cannot be fullh
answered.

MARKETS.—(r His DAY).

CORN-EXCHANGE

The arrivals this wed of all kinds of Corn have beet,
triflirg, and most articles in the Corn trade have met
dull sale. Wheat remains firm. Barley without buven.
Oats mf:derAte sale, :IA rather dearer. Flour in shotstipply, and the trade very heavy.
sinitIVALS.
Wheat. 1
rngra I 6.logrg. 1
7--

English
lr.sn

300 11, .1,310 ack
1,12 J

Forel .....

2,05(1

I -iv Is.

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.
Sup?lies abundant, trade dull, and prices drooping.
t 3 e 2,. 84., to 33. 10d. ; Mutton, 23. 101. to 33. 10d.;
Veal, 33 • Si. to 43. Bd. ; Lae b, 63. to 7s. ;' Pork, 3s. Bd.
to 43. Bd. ; Irish, 33. to 33. 6d. ; Leverets, 3s. to 5,i. ;
Geese, 6S. 6d. to 73 6d. ; Is. to 1%. 6 ; Pt .a-
Fowls, to 105. ; Pigeons 61. to ; Fowls, 3.. 6d to
43. 6d. ; Is. 6 to 3i. 61. ; Guinea Fowls,
3,, • 1. to • 48. 61. ; Tutkeys, 4s. to 10, ; Teals awl
Widgeon, Gd. ; E4gs, 4s. 6 I. to 5s per 120.