The Sun.
London, England, 1838-06-18 00:00:00

MERCATOR.

SOCIETY OF ARTS.—On Tuesday last, the So-
ciety for the encouragement of Arts awarded, amongst other prizes, to
Miss Jane Clarkson, Manor.house, Kentish Town, for a drawing in
water-colours of a landscape, the silver medal ; also, to Mr. Robert W.
Billings, Manor-house, Kentish Town, for a painting in oil of a pro-
posed restoration of the circular vestibule of the Temple Church, the
silver medal.

Count Ludolf, the Neapolitan Ambassador, will
take precedence of all the special Ambassadors at the Coronation of our
gracious Queen, in consequence of his Excellency having been the first
to present his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary. With regard
to the regular Ambassadors, we presume it is already known that in
conformity with the Treaty of Vienna, they will take order according
to the respective dates of the presentation of their credentials. The
Ambassadors Extraordinary will take order after the regular Ambassadors.

SHAKSPEARE.—The autograph of Shakspearc,
written on a fly-leaf attached to the first edition of Montaigne's Essays,
by Florio, 1603, which was bought in a recent book sale at Evans's, in
Pall-mall, by Pickering, the bookseller, has been purchased from bins
by the cutgtor of the British Museum, where this valuable autograph is
now deposited.

TORY NEWSPAPERS.--FROM THE CARLISLE
Jourmit..—Our contemporary, last week, boasted of the high prices
given for Tory papers as compared with those given for Whig papers,
at a recent sale at the Devonshire street news-room, Taking the fact
as stated, we do not see that there was much to boast of; at all events,
it afforded a criterion only of the feelings of the few members who
belong to that room, and none of the general feeling of the town, as
(although our contemporary may not know it) there happens to be an-
other news-room in the city, more numerously attended, and more li-
berally supplied with newspapers ; and at the annual sale of rapers,
which took place there a few weeks ago, the prices ran in precisely the
opposite direction, as will be seen from the following statement

Per annum.
The Sun £2 18 0
Globe 2 10 0
Standard (Tory) 2 8 0
Courier 1 14 0
[A second copy of the Standard sold for 11. 10s., whilst a second copy
of The Sun brought 21.]
Morning Herald (Tory) " 0 0
Morning Chronicle..
[The Times is filed—because no one will purchase it.]

Spectator 0 15 0
Examiner 0 14 0
Bell's Life 0 14 0
John Bull (the pet of the Parsons), 0 8 0
Carlisle Journal 0 15 0
[3 copies sold at the same price.] _ _ _

Carlisle Patriot 0 13 6
[2 other copies sold at 13s. each, and a fourth copy at Ss.]
Leeds Mercury 0 12 0
Newcastle Journal 0 9 6
—Our Contemporary will thus see that Toryism is not quite in such
high esteem in Carlisle as he imagines ; and that, if he wishes to ascer.
tain public opinion, he must step a little beyond the threshkold of the
Devonshire.street News room.
We hear but can scarcely credit the fact, that Lord
Stanley and Sir James Graham, have hitherto resisted every importunity
to take the final step of joining the Carlton Club. Sir Francis Burdett,
under the leading of Sir George Sinclair, has, however, set them the
example, which no doubt they must soon follow.
On the occasion of the Coronation, fourteen Royal
carriages wills the members of the Royal Family, together with their
escorts, will leave Buckingham Palace; there will also be the car-
riages of fourteen or fifteen Ambassadors, &c. This part of the proces-
sion, it is calculated, will extend from Buckingham Palace, up Consti-
tution-hill, along to the Gloucester Coffee-house. There will be signals
at different points, to announce the progress of the prosession ; as at a
house at Charing.cross, looking up Cockspur_street, next at Whitehall,
and lastly at the Abbey.

BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, JUNE 15.—Last
week the usual holidays interfered with business, the sugar offices were
closed for several days, and there was nothing worth notice to commu.
nicate. Since that time the arrivals have been very extensive, and a
great many sugars of all descriptions have been taken by the grocers and
refiners at gradually declining prices; as the country trade becomes sup-
plied, the extensive eagerness to purchase (an evil which seems likely
never to be cured) will naturally subside, and sugars must be lower.
On the part of the merchants there is evidently no desire to held, as
as they are well convinced the sooner they sell the better; the stocks
are getting heavy in every port, and the Aaron's rod,
.which threatened
at one time t(. absorb every thing amongst us, seems gorged for awhile,
and does not consider his meal a very digestible one.—Bristol Mercury.
GREAT WESTERN It AuwAY.—We are glad to
learn from excellent authority that the traffic on this iill2 to Maiden-
head proceeds most prosperously. Upwards of 10,000 passengers were
conveyed upon it last week, and a still greater number during the pre-
sent week. The average speed has been nearly twenty-eight miles per
hour, and will be much higher by-and.by. We are assured that nearly
all the adverse reports of the week have had their origin in the self in-
terested motives of those who spread them.—Bristol Mercury.

BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY.—AII the
contracts on this line arc now let, as far as Bridgwater, to responsible
contractors, at the low average rate of 7,6001. per mile ; by which it
is now rendered eel- ain the line to that town will be completed at less
than 351. per share, as held out by the Directors in one of their recent
reports.—Bristol Mercury.

HAND BOOK FOR THE TOURIST IN NORTH
WALES.—Mr. Bennett's " Pedestrians' Guide" through this delightful
country, is at length published. Such a work as this, vhich forms a
complete companion for the traveller through the varied succession of
magnificent scenes which abound in North Wales, has long been
wanted. It contains all the information a Welsh tourist can desire, in
addition to a variety of Tales illustrative of the.sevcral localities, calcu-
lated to afford him ample amusement at his inn after the day's journey.
The volume is embellished with no less than 20 etchings of the most
remarkable views, by Alfred Clint, and contains several original Welsh airs,
THE CROMFORD AND HIGH PEAK RAILWAY.
—A boy, twelve years of age, was dreadfully injured by an accident
on Tuesday week. The boy had brought a train of waggons laden with
lime, from Blackhole to the inclined plane, and had mounted on the
linch pins to be ready to check the speed of the waggons, when his foot
slipped, and he fell to the ground; the waggon wheels went over his leg,
and caused so dreadful a fracture of the limb as to make amputation ne-
cessary.—Derby Reporter.

DINNER to SIR J. F. W. HERSCIII•.LL.

Friday the friends of Sir John Herschel sat down to a splendid
dinner in Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen street, given to that dis-
tinguished gentleman as a mark of their respect for his character, and
admiration for the spirit with which his scientific labours were pursued
in the southern hemisphere. About 500 sat down to dinner at three-
quarters past six. His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex in the
chair. Sir J. Herschel! was seated at his right hand. The Marquisses
of Tavistock arid Lansdowne, Earls Fitzwilliam, Munster, and Burling.
ton ; Lords Northampton, Adair, Glenelg, Baron Durens, &c., occupied
the remainder of the cross table at either hand.
After the cloth was removed, Lis Royal Highness gave " The Queen
Victoria! God bless her!"—(Applause.)
The next toast was " The Queen Dowager, and the other members of
the Royal Family."—(Applause.)
After these toasts had been duly honoured,
The CHAIRMAN said he then rose to perform a most pleasing, but a
most arduous duty, which had been imposed on him—that of pro.
posing the health of his excellent friend, their worthy guest. He would
zsk why were they there convened ? What triumphs had they to re-
cord ? What had called them together? He had told them of his own
incapacity to speak in adequate language of scientific labours, and there-
fore (it was with great regret he spoke it) instead of gratifying them with
a-full, and adequate, and well-deserved eulogium of the great individ rat to
whom he had alluded, they must be content with such plain and una.
domed language as he could use. In the vast page of history he might
truly say that there appeared no individual who had done more for
science than his excellent friend beside him. He would particularly
call their attention to the happy manner in which he had combined
method and system to unfold the merits of Dr. Young, and put the
country in possession of the practical advantages of his astronomical la..
blurs. And throughout all his labours and speculations he had, by his
admirable example, proved to the world that it was possible to follow rip
the highest and most abstract pursuits of philosophy without abondoning
the more practical studies of the experimentalist and the observer, or
lessening his utility as a literary man.—(Applause.) Their worthy guest

was not the first of his family who bad been held up to honour. I They
could not forget hit relative who had been honoured and distinguished
by his father, and to whom we were indebted for our present extended
knowledge of the solar system, and who had further taught us how to
search into the depths and recesses of the expanded universe, thereby
enab'ing us to approach nearer and nearer to its Divine architect
in our contemplation of his works. " Attached as lam (said his
Royal Highness) to religion, I may be permitted to say I am
convinced that the greatest philosopher is the most religious
man, and that the most comprehensive inspection of the universe
trill teach us that the finger of the Almighty traces the best lesson."
He trusted that his excellent friend would now, after the performauce of
his arduous duties enjoy the otium cum diptitatc in his happy home.
Ile had a large and promising family, and he (his Royal Highness) con-
fidently hoped that the honours and distinctions which he so justly in.
hem ited from his father would be transmitted to children equal ly desery ing
and equally capable of contributing to the honour and welfare of the
country. He (his Royal Highness) had heard from him by accident,
that had his excellent father been alive the 25th of this month, it would
have been the centenary of his birth; and thus this celebration may be
considered as being held in commemoration of the honours well-merited
and received by both. The Illustrious Duke then proposed " The health
of Sir John Hershell." The toast was received and drunk with prodi-
gious applause.

Sir JOHN NERIICIIELL rose amid enthusiastic cheers from all parts of
the room. The cheering was continued for several minutes, and such
a❑ effect had it upon Sir John Herschel!, that he nopeared to be com-
pletely overcome by it. His voice faltered, and the few sentences which
we were able to collect from him were, on account of the emotion with
which they were expressed, with difficulty heard across the table from
which he addressed the meeting. He observed that the circumstances
under which he was placed by the distinguished honour that had been
paid to him were such, considering, especially, he was unaccustomed
and unused to address such an assembly as the present, as quite enough
to overpower him, and to prevent him from saying a single word. It
was at all times a disagreeable task for a man to speak of himself. It
was still more difficult for him, to whom a task of that nature was most
unusual, to do so. He left them to judge how utterly impossible it was
for him to do so, especially upon an occasion like the present—on an
occasion so novel and so unexpected as the present—and in such an as-
sembly ; and, therefore, it was that he threw himself upon the good
nature, the kindly feeling, and the patience of those who heard
him.—(Hear, hear, hear, and long-continued cheering.) When he
saw the kindly faces that were looking upon him, and the generous
countenances that were beaming upon him, he knew, that there was a
spirit pervading them upon which he might rely. He felt that justice
had not been done to him, because euligiums had been passed upon him.
He knew that what he had done was not estimated at its proper value,
because he had been highly praised. Their culogiums and their praises,
he confessed, completely overwhelmed him.—(Cheers.) A testimony
had been afforded to him which he could not have expected, and ho-
nours had been showered upon him of a nature which he could not ever

have hoped for and never have expected. They had overborne him by
their kindnesses, and they had overwhelmed him with compliments. He
could not account
.to himself why he had obtained such a reception as
they had given him. Why had they done so much for him ? He had
encountered no dangers, Le had undergode no privations, except the
privation of no longer seeing the friends he had left at home.—(Hear,
hear.) He could not, be repeated it, have at all anticipated, hoped, or
thought of the honours that on his return awaited him at home, for
he had chalked out no new path in science; all be ha.' done was simply
to fill up the remainder of the plans of others. Why, then, should
honours be conferred upon him ? Why given to him in preference
to others who had done much, when he had accomplished but
little? What were his labours compared with the toil of the zoologist,
who buried himself in the pestilential swamp, or exposed himself to the
burning sun, for the advancement of science?—(Hear.) Illustrious as
that assembly Was in rank and talent, he felt really ashamed that the
poor object for its respect should be himself. He could not, however,
lake a personal view of that assembly. He felt, he was perfectly con-
scious, that all that glory was lint arrayed for himself, nor all that talent
collected together on his account. It was not personal to him, so mag-
nificent an assembly as he saw around him. It had, he was sure, a far

higher object; for he knew that there was not a man of science in that
assembly who was not more distinguished than himself. It was a grati-
fying thought to him to consiier that all were so pre-eminent. Why,
then, did they assemble together? Not to pay a mere personal compli-
ment to himself. He was conscious it could be no such thing. No ; he
felt that that very day was the beginning of a new era. It was, he was
sure, a memorable day for science—it was one which placed men
of science before the country, and which told them, that if
they struggled for science, the country would not be forgetful
of their services. It was saying to them that Englend ex-
Fected every man to do his duty, and that England would remember
those who did it. This, he believed, was the proper view to be taken
of such an important assembly collecting together in the name of an
individual. He disclaimed the vanity of supposing that it had anything
to do with the man. He was proud to think that it was connected
with what was even supposed to be the advancement of science. Per-
haps it might be expected that he should say something of what he had
been doing abroad. He did not wish to 'peak of what he had done, but
he might he permitted to say that there was scarcely a part of the
heavens not visible in Europe which had not been twice searched over
by him. In this sort of rummaging at night he supposed that mny
singular objects would have presented themselves, and he had often
wished that he had better star.gaaing eyes than he possessed, or at
least that there were eyes something brighter than his own—such eyes
as were then shining down upon them, and which were brighter than
the stars.—(Cheers and liughter.) There was hardly a southern
constellation that he had not exactly viewed, and such as were
long celebrated in prose, and sung in poetry, and noted in history;
and yet he was sorry to say that they stood in great need
of radical reform.—(Laughter.) Talking of the heavens brought
him down to earth, and reminded him of the many dear friends
to whom he was indebted for so many, so great, and such lasting obli-
gations. To his Royal llighness he never would forget how much was
duo for his kindness to so humble an individual as himself. In refe-
rence to not accepting grants from the Government, or from individuals,
he observed, that he could not think of burdening the scientific so.
cieties ; and he could as well think of intercepting the dew from heaven
as intercept the funds given by the Government to scientific societies.

(Cheers.) He returned them thanks for the honour conferred upon
him that day. The reception that had been given to him was one that
he never could have anticipated. It overwhelmed his feelings, and
it made him certain that if for the future he should ever be disposed to
linger on the road of science, the recollection of that day would inspire
and give him renewed vigour to re-cominence his labours.—(Hear,
hear.) But one duty then remained to be performed by him, to dis.
charge which was, indeed, very difficult. He had to thank them for
that very beautiful spccimon of art with which they had presented
him. The smallest thing—that which intrinsically would have been
of no value—would have been quite as precious in his eyes as
the vase before him, as that would have been equally sufficient as a mat.
ter in a tangible shape demonstrative of their feelings. He could not
find the forms of expression suited to thank them and to express his feel.
ings.—(Hear, hear.) That beautiful thing which was before them, he
promised them, would pass as an heirloom to his children's children,
and every time they looked upon it it would inspirit them, as it should
inspirit him to endeavour by his exertions to show that he was most.
grateful for their unexpected and their extraordinary kindness towards
him.— (Cheers.)
Professor SEDGWICK next proposed " The health of their illustrious
Chairman, the Duke of Sussex." He observed that in the eight years
the Duke of Susecx had been President of the Royal Society,'the history
of the Royal Society was richer in papers than at any other period.
Amongst others there were the names of Faraday, Christie, and
Airey, who had given invaluable papers to them. It was, too, to
be observed of his Royal Highness that he hail been the
means of promoting the greatest concord amongst them,
for the prerogative of his high rank bad been exercised in overcoming
small difficulties, which sometimes threw the greatest obstacles in this
way of the noblest improvements. His Royal Highness, too, bad always
selected his council without partiality, and never selected them except
with the view of promoting the honour of the Society. Upon the pre-
sent occasion his Royal Highness attended to congratulate the return to
his native country of Sir John Hershel!, who came to them laden with
spoils more rich than ever adorned the car of a conqueror.—(Cheers.)
The father of his Royal Highness was the friend of Sir John Hershell's
father, and Sir John Hershell now found in the son of his father's friend
one who graced and dignified their banquet by his presenc-'. He pro.
posed " his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex, the President of the
Royal Society."
The Duke of Sussex returned thanks, and gave " Prosperity to the
Army."

Sir T. BRISBANE returned thanks.
The CRAIRMAN next gave, " Prosperity to the wooden walls of Old
England."

Sir C. ADAM returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed, " Prosperity to the University of
Cambridge."
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN next gave " Prosperity to the Uniyersity of Oxford."

Professor MuAun returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN then gave " Prosperity to the University of London."

The Earl of RuaLiNuTuN returned thanks.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The health of the President of the
Royal Society of Dublin." Sir W. W. Hamilton, and Sir W. Hamil.
ton haring returned thanks, ionic other toasts were disposed of, after
which the Chairman vacated the Chair, hnd the company separated.

The East India Company at Amsterdam is the
largest commercial Company in the world, as will appear by their deal.
ings. During the year 1837, they sold 662,453 bags of Coffee ; and
paid for freight, 6,704,156 florins.

COLBURN S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE AND
HumoutusT FOR JUNE.—The opening paper this month is very appro.
priate one on the " Coronations of the Kings of France; followed by
a diverting sketch by Jerrold, called " My Husband's Winnings ;" after
which there are some excellent description of the scenery at the Cape or
Good Hope in" A Night on the Table Mountain," and two other pretty
" Subjects for Pictures," from the pen of L.E.L. Mr. Quin continues
his researches into " Ancient Days,' and elicits some wonderful disco-
veries. Grattan finishes his powerful portrait of the fate of a gambler,
in " My First Viiit to Brussels," and " An Old Friend with a New
Face," is very wittily introduced to us, the God of Love being proved
to be no other than that veritable personage the Gentleman in Black.

" The Manager's Note Book'. it this month devoted to the history of
the prince of vocalists, Incledon, and Miss Pope; and Brownrigg fur.
nishes another budget of the amusing " Papers of a Gentlernan.at.
Arms," while " Little Pecllington" is shown up by the facetious author
of " Paul Pry," with all his .usual humour. " Shakspearc's Historical
Plays" is an
elaborate essay, displaying a great deal of research in a
field hitherto almost untrodden, These articles, and one on the
" School Education of Prussia," and some more " Leaves from Mr.
Keeley's Log," form the bill of fare for June, presenting a richly
varied treat to the readers of the New Monthly.—Caledonian Vcrcury

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS.

The discussion which arose out of Mr. Pease's motion re-
lative to the sugar duties, on Thursday night, tended to con-
firm the statement which we made on the preceding Wednes-
day as to the fact of there being a considerable bounty paid on
the exportation of refined sugar to the continent under the
pretence of a drawback. During that discussion it was ad-
mitted by all parties that the drawback paid on the manufac..
tared article far exceeds the amount ofduty on the raw material.
Here then is an admission of the fact that a bounty is paid
under the name of a drawback, which bounty consists in the
excess paid out the treasury upon the manufactured article
beyond the duty paid upon the raw material. We stated that
excess,and Mr. Pease does the same, at 17s. per cwt., while
the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mr. Poulett Thomson
estimate it at 10s. 10d. We believe that both these Right
Honourable Gentlemen are wrong in their arithmetic. In-
deed, the reason which Mr. Poulett Thomson gave for
estimating the bounty at the lesser sum satisfies us that the
larger sum is the correct one, and that the President of the
Board of Trade either wilfully misrepresented the matter
or spoke more ignorantly on the subject than became the head
of the commercial department of the State. He complained
that Mr. Pease, in his calculation of 17s. per cwt. as the
bounty, did not deduct from six to seven shillings, the cost of
manufacture, as if it were less a bounty on that account, see-
ing that the foreign manufacturer of course has to pay the cost
himself. The six or seven shillings spoken of by Mr. P.
Thomson, are, therefore, part and parcel of the bounty of
17s. given upon the exportation of refined sugar, manufac-
tured from raw material, the produce of slave apprentice la-
bour, in order to enable it to compete in the foreign market
with the foreign article. As to the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer, the country has long ceased to place any confidence in
his calculations ; but that Mr. P. Thomson should show him-
himself to be so shallow and superficial upon a not very
abstruse point connected with trade and manufactures,
only proves what a small supply of sense, or knowledge,
it requires, to furnish the stock in trade of a
modern Statesman, and an " eminent political econo-
mist." Mr. P. Thomson also ridiculed the proposition of
Mr. Pease to charge the same duty on molasses as on sugar,
on the ground that a cheap article for the consumption of the
pocr would thereby be rendered dear, and yet shortly after-
wards, in his reply to Mr. Gladstone, gave the high price
whice the English consumer pays for this article as one proof
of the great value of the monopoly enjoyed by the West In-
dians 1 On whatever other subject the Right Hon. Gentleman
may appear great, it is quite certain that in the question of mo-
lasses, the President of the Board of Trade has plunged be-
yond his depth. His philosophy cuts but a sad;figure in treacle.
We stated on Wednesday last, that the bounty paid out of
the Treasury, and lost both to the Government and the public
on refined sugar for exportation, amounts to upwards of:390,000/.
per annum-245. is paid as duty per cwt. upon the raw mate-
rial as imported, and it can be shown that a sum not les than
435. 2d. per cwt. is paid out of the Treasury upon the
refined sugar. Taking the duty paid from the sum re-
turned as drawback, leaves 19s. 2d., which would constitute
the measure of the bounty, but that it takes somewhat
more than a cwt. of raw material to make a cwt. of refined
sugar. The difference is amply allowed for by taking off
2s. 2d. from the 19s. 2d., which leaves 17s. as the actual
bounty. Now the annual average value of refined sugar ex-
ported is 423,000 cwt., which at 17s. bounty per cwt. gives
361,250/. Mr. E. Gladstone, as a representative of the
West Indian interest, admitted the fact of a bounty being paid,
though not to the amount that we have stated. He endea-
voured to defend the policy of the proceeding on the ground
that the planters were entitled to it, because they are obliged
to take most of their supplies from Great Britain (though
the cheapest market probably) ; but he was reminded of the
high duty, amounting to a prohibitory impost upon foreign su-
gar and coffee, which give the British colonists a complete
monopoly as to those articles in the English market. We
showed the other day that the fiscal protection afforded to
the colonists upon the former article is equivalent to a tax
levied on the people o f Great Britain of nearly three
millions and a quarter, and on the latter upwards of half
a million, making, with the bounty upon refined sugar ex-
torted, more than
.four millions annual paid for the encou.
agement of slave cultured produce. All which appears very
',ht and proper in the eyes of the "free-trader" Mr. P.
Thomson, and who defends it, accordingly, as he defended the
payment of other millions to the Autocrat of Russia under
pretence of the Russo-Dutch-loan, just at the time when he
stood most in need of British gold to enable him to enslave the
heroic, but betrayed and ill-fated Poles—then struggling for
that national existence which England had by treaty bound
herself to protect ! The proposition to be brought forward by
Mr. Clay to pay the same amount of drawback on all kinds
of sugar exported, as the duty paid on the raw mate-
rial (viz. 21s. per cwt. ), appears to remove all risk of
loss to the revenue, more especially as securities might
be taken that no greater quantity of molasses be exported
than what would bear the same proportion to refined
sugar exported, as the one article bears to the other in
the process of manufacture. The equalisation of the duty on
molasses with that upon the sugar in its crystallised state does
seem necessary, as Mr. Pease contended, to prevent the fraud
and chicanery which, under the circumstances of a disparity of
duties, the trade must always be liable to. Notwithstanding
Mr. P. Thomson's sneer, any one who is not so exalted a phi-
losopher may easily comprehend, if fraud and imposition be
done away with, how it is possible that the poor may be able
to purchase their treacle at as low a rate as at present, while
they will have the advantage of a reduction in the price of
sugar. in coneequcnce of Government returning no more as
drawback than the sum actu illy paid as duty. Mr. Clay stated
that the bounty paid upon sugar exported last year amounted
to no less than 500,0091., a sum f-sr beyond the average which
we had taken. The result of this is naturally a considerable
enhsncement of the price of the article at home, which the
proposed alteration. by which the exporter would have the fair
drawback, and nothing more, must dim inish..—Morning Herald.
We thought that, when Sir Andrew Agnew was relief ed
from the onerous responsibility of guiding the operations of the
Parnementary Cantwells, that we should have had at least a
respite from that vile exhibition of hypocrisy which, transpa-
rently covered by the mantle of an ascetic religion,
" Would compound fur sins it is inclined to,
D'y thinning those it has no mind to."
But we were fated to be disappointed, and Mr. Plumptre
sees forth like another Mawworm, and seems as a disciple
to rival the redoubted Sir Andrew, not only in zealous obsti-
nacy, but in downright stolidity. When a French Minister
was eternally meddling with commercial affairs, and only med-
dling to render matters worse, the class whom he desired to
serve requested that he would leave commerce to take care of
itself. The real Christian, who is animated by a genuine
piety, and who, therefore, looks for the advancement of
true religion to something beyond a mere su'uptuary regula-
tion, which would restrict the scanty enjoyments of the hum-
ble, while they would leave the exeltsd to revel in all sorts of
luxury, will not thank such Simon Parrs as Mr. Plumptre,
who are doing all in their poor power to make the return of
the sevonth day not " shine as a Sabbath " upon the hard-
working man, but as one whose recurrence is embittered by
reflecting upon the distinctiohs which are made between poverty
and riches. Wherefore should clubs, which are but the public-
houses of the wealthy, he suffered to remain open upon Sun-
days for the accommodation of the affluent, who have com-
fortable homes and well-stocked cellars, and yet the portals of
the lowly ale-house be closed against the humble mechanic ( r
operative who can perhaps only spare a portion of that day to
devote to social communion? But we may be told that the
upper classes arc temperate. Well, grant this, and it will be
allowed to be a large admission even by some of your aristo-
cratic seven-bottle men ; and does it follow that the majority
of thoso who frequent public-houses must be necessarily
drunkards ? Surely not. But such more-holy-than-thou doc-
trines are not of novel birth, for the Founder of Christianity
had himself to shame the Phariiees out of their absurdity, by
putting an interrogatory to them which involved their self-
interest. However, it is useless to speak in reasoning to Lie
Agnews or Plumptres, who are a stiff-necked, and rot
more a stiff-necked than a stolid generation. Come we,
then to Mr. Pluraptre's legislative banding, and sure we are,
that when we even exhibit a portion of it, and by no means the
worst, that he will be heat tily ashamed of the paternity. Let
us quote at random the following clause, in which Mr.
Plumptre not only breaks Priscian's head, but so mauls poor
common sense, that she hardly can be recognised:—
" And be it enacted, that nothing in this Act contained shall ex-
tend to any person selling, buying, delivering, or receiving milk be-
fore nine of the clock in the morning, or after the hour of one in the
afternoon ; or to any person selling, buying, delivering or receiving
medicine, or to any person selling, buying, delivering, or receiving
dressed meat, liquor, or other provisions within hotels, club.houses,
coffce-houses, inns, cook-shops, or other houses for the sale of victuals,
excepting public-houses, ale-houses, and beer-shops, to be consumed in
and upon the premises, by any person or persons who shall actually and
bone fide then victual at the same, and shall not resort thereto for the
mere purpose of drinking, or tippling ; or to any person selling, buying,
delivering, or receiving dressed meat, liquor, or other provisions within
public-houses, ale-houses, or beer-shops, to be consumed in and upon the
premises, between the hours of one and three in the afternoon, and
seven and nine in the evening, by any person who shall actually and
bone fide then victual at the same, and shall not then resort thereto for
the mere purpose of drinking or tippling; or to any person selling, buy..
ing, delivering, or receiving beer or other malt liquor between the
hours of one and two in the afternoon and eight and nine in the evening,
the same or any part thereof not to be consumed in or upon the premises
of the vendor or vendors thereof."

Here be a pretty mass of inconsistency and nonsense. A
penal statute should at least be drawn up in clear grammatical
language, even if the composition happened to be defective in ele-
gance of style ; but in the above all is as muddy as the brain from
which such delectable trash could have emanated. We have read
of the giant in Rabelais, who fed upon windmills, but never
before did we understand that Englishmen were addicted " to
consuming public-houses, ale-houses, and beer-houses," and
that, too, upon the premises. Saint Plumptre will tell us he
does not mean this, and we should do him the justice to think he
does nJt ; but then look at the necessity the hotch-potch passage
proves there exists for his studying legislation less and
Lindley Murray more. The public time is wasted,
and the community sickened, by the antics of such
statesmen as Saint Plumptre, which cause foreigners
to regard the British Senate as an assembly where much that
is lofty and useful is mingled with. inconsiderable portion
of what is truly absurd.—Mormng Advertiser.
The Tory organs have frankly avowed that the object of
the enormous franchise proposed by Sir Robert Peel in the
Irish Municipal Reform Bill is to continue the exclusion of
the Catholics, that exclusion being stoutly maintained to be
essential to the security of the Established Church, the people
of Ireland will not fail to take this Dew occasion for perceiving
and acknowledging their immense obligations to that holy
fabric. One more solemn declaration of its immitigable hostility
its
own the welfare of the country has been placed upon record by
own friends and champions. Irishmen have been once
more assured that the Protestant Church Establish-
ment---Heaven knows, an institution ill deserving of

the Protestant name—is the great and sole impedi-
ment to the attainment of their rights. Such sentiments
as this assurance is so well calculated to engender will
scarcely fail to fill the breasts of a nation so eminent both for
its shrewdness and gratitude as the Irish. A church recom-
mended by the double fascination of a monstrous burden upon
their pockets, and a standing argument against their liberties,
will make a conquest of their affections, if any oppression or
outrage can. What can they do less than love, cherish,
honour, and adore the confederate attractions of the extor-
tioner and the tyrant ? Irishmen, if you can resist this formid-
able array of charms, you could resist Venus as she rose
from the wave. You will surely clasp the institution that at
once impoverishes and enslaves you, and make it the
mistress of your hearts. Gaze upon its sacred battlements
once again ; go round about them ; count them ; behold
in them the bulwarks of all your grievances, the defences
of all your abuses ; behold what it is that protects you from
the perils and dangers of the state of liberty; that secures you
in the perfect enjoyment of all the advantages and benefits
that lie without the pale of the Constitution. Forget the
blood you have shed at its altars, and the treasure you have
poured into its coffers : dismiss from your reckonings the edu-
cation it has prevented, the civilization it has hindered, the
quiet it has marred, and the prosperity it has blighted. Liberty
is dearer than blood, or treasure, or tranquillity ; and of that
liberty behold in this superb establishment the fell, implacable,
and mortal foe. In every spire that penetrates the clouds
see an index to your civil wrongs, and a memento of your
political inferiority. Recollect, as you pay your tithes, that
the gold and the silver transferred to the Ryders and Beres-
fords is but the outward and visible sign of the freedom
and the dignity which you have previously parted
with, to obtain the privilege of stocking the Church
teller and catering for tie established kitchen. When you see
Englishmen and Scotchmen enjoying the benefits of a popular
franchise and a genuine Municipal Reform, reflect that the
fruition of these blessings would also be yours, only that the
Church forbids, and there is an eternal incompatibility be-
tween the possession of the elementary rights of citizens, and
the glorious prerogative of maintaining that sacred and stu-
pendous sinecure. Say to yourselves, Irish people, " We,
too, should breathe the vital air of civil liberty—we, too,
should be partners in the inestimable advantages of a broad
and liberal Municipal Reform—we, too, should possess the
simple but valuable privilege of regulating their own affairs,
after our own fashion, in our own cities, but that the
interests of an establishment which never did, never
will, and never can render us the slightest moral or re-
ligious service (save the exercise it affords our patience,
and the filthy lucre of which it relieves our pockets), can
only be secured by our absolute or virtual exclusion." Let
us have no more hypocrisy; no more of the Tartuffe protes-
tation of a desire to pass a Municipal Bill satisfactory to the
Irish people. What care the Tories for the people, and,
least of all, for the people of Ireland ? The Tories have but
one care—the Church—the tithes—the superfluous mitres,
and the::surplus parsons. To the Tory eye there is nothing
in Ireland but the Church. The world never beheld such an
instance of single-heartedness. It is not merely that in the
clash of rival and conflicting interests the Church is the
favourite and the foremost; but it possesses their whole
heart, to the utter exclusion of every other consideration.
The Church is the great primary round which, to the eye
of the Tory statesman, the entire nation wheels a paltry
and submissive satellite, as if Jupiter were to revolve
about the least of his moons, or the great sun himself
to play the secoudary to the pettiest planet in the
system. In the Times, a few days back, it was avowed in the
most explicit terms that the Poor-law Bill, the Tithe Bill,
and the Corporation Bill are all regarded by the Tories merely
as measures for the benefit and defence of the Church Esta-
blishment. Why, then, does Sir Robert Peel persist in con-
fusing and mystifying the subject, by affecting to consider the
question of municipal reform with reference to popular inte-
rest, or public satisfaction ? Why does he pretend a care for
the people, when the parsons are really his sole concern ?
Nothing lower than the 10/. poor-rate franchise will please,
satisfy, or protect the parsons. What matter whether it pleases,
satisfies, or protects the Irish people or not? The Church
must be satisfied at all events. The parsons must not be tor-
mented with the sight of too many Catholic burgesses,
or too liberal a town council. Spectacles like these
spoil the priestly appetite, and retard the ecclesiastical
digestion. The people of Ireland, having nothing to eat
themselves, have no sympathy with those who have. They
never reflect how seriously their plaguy rights and liberties in-
terfere with the comforts of the reverend paunch. We hear
a vast deal about the right of Ireland to a free municipal sys-
tem ; but the right of the parsons to the freedom of the diges-
tive organs is far too generally overlooked. No set of men
should be allowed to assert their rights to the injury or moles-
tation of the rights of another. If the spirit of liberty in our
civil institutions will amalgamate with the gastric juice in our
ecclesiastical establishments, it i 3 all right, and the objection
to popular franchises falls to the ground; but if you cannot
reconcile the action of these vital essences, the only question
's whether the people shall be enslaved that the clergy may he
fat, or the clergy be dyspeptic that the people may be free.
Morning Chronicle.

The mackarel boats at 1.400 C have been actively en-
grgcd in the fishery for three weeks past. The greatest quantity taken
in one (lay was on the Ilth inst., when some bOats caught from three to
four thousand fine fish.— TG est Briton.

The route of the western circuit ha% been altered bl
making 'Wiltshire the last county instead of the third. _ _

CATHOLIC CLERGY.—We shall publish oil
Thursday a petition purporting to be that of the Protestant inhabitants
of the Barony of Condons and Clongibbons, complaining of the conduct
of the Catholic clergy respecting the county election. We shall also
give the signatures of the parties w•hoee names appear subscribed to it.
This petition was presented to the House of Commons sometime since.
Whatever desire the subscribers to the petition may have on the sub-
ject the parties petitioned against feel no objection to the statements
and charges against them receiving the most extensive publicity,
leaving it to the public to decide on their truth and justice.—Southern
Reporter.

THE METROPOLITAN BEADLES.—On Monday
last the metropolis and its suburbs were nearly involved in "a state
of some confu'ion," by an accident which occurred to the Brilliant
steamer, on board of which were above half the beadles belonging to the
parishes in and surrounding London. It appears that the vessel was
engaged by the Committee of the Society called " The Parochial Beadles'
Pension Society" (the members of which subscribe toward the main.
tenance of the widows of deceased beadles), for the purpose of " an
excursion," the object of which was to obtain some addition to the
funds; but the steamer had scarcely left her mooring, before one of the
p addle wheels declined to work. A considerable delay took place before
they could make any progress, and when they did, it was so slow, that
they were passed by every other steamer. Much alarm was felt during
the journey, but when the vessel reached near Erith, great fears were
raised, as the pumps were set to work, when it was found necessary to
ca'l for assistance from those who could afford it on the Essex and Kent
shores. This was promptly given, but as a steamer at this time hove
in sight, the passengers speedily took refuge on board of it, with no
more serious injury occurring than that which was received by the fright.

- , -
LORD itOLLE'S SLAVES.—A paragraph is going
the roily(' of the Tory papers, to the enct that Lord Rolle, in set-
ting a portion of his slaves at liberty, many years ago, acted towards
them with great liberality—that he gave thern the cultivated land—
all the stock—implements and shipping. Perhaps the implements
and shipping mean the fetters that bound and the vessels that bore
them away from their native home. What Lord Rolle gave to the slaves
of a former day, is no answer to our paragraph as to what lie received
from the British nation as compensation for liberating his slaves under
the Imperial Act. The noble owner of Bicton, the man who has nearly
two thousand pounds a week for his income, and whcse habits and taste
render him still an accumulator of money—this Lord itolle, a Baron of
England, with a surplus income that would maintain a prince—went with
his money bag to the Treasury, and accepted' f:om the over-taxed people
of this country four thousand three hundred and thirty thee.! pounds,
sis shillings and ninepcnce as compensation for liberating his slaves.
Lord Rolle did not even abate the odd ninepence.—!Vest na Times.
On Friday morning, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a
respectably dressed young female was observed walking along the bank
of the Sctrpentine River, in a melancholy and desponding manner. tier
appearance attracted the attention of a gentleman, who determined to
w.ttch her movements. On arriving at the south side of the river,
close to the new bridge, she cautiously looked around her, and nct ob-
serving any one near, she plunged into the river. The gentleman itn.
mediately came from behind a tree, where he had secreted himself, and
informed a soldier belonging to the Blues of the circumstance, who
rushed into the water, and succeeded in bringing her out. On being
questioned as to the cause of the rash attempt, she stated th it in con-
sequence of domestic troubles she had resolved to put a period to her
existence. She was conveyed to her mother's residence in the New-
road, Ilans-place, Chelsea, where she kindly received by her afflicted
parent.

A most shocking murder has lately happened in the
neighbourhood of Malton, and which has created a more than ordinary
interest and excitement. The unfortunate victim of this appalling out-
rage was an old infirm woman, aged 74 years, named Frances Seller, wtio
resided with her family at a place called the Rainbow House, situate a
short distance from New Malton and Old Malton, and being in the parish
of the latter. Her family consisted of two sons, an idiot daughter, and
other branches, and though not perhaps, in the best of circumstances,
they had contrived to procure an honest livelihood by gardening, and
from the produce of a garden attached to the house, which was a place of
resort in the summer months to the inhabitants of Mallon. One of these
sons, William Seller, aged about 40 years, has been the perpetrator of
this lamentable murder, and what is most singular, is the notorious fact
that he was always noted for his great affection towards his mother. It
would appear that Seller, on recent occasions, has been in an erratic and
unsound state of mind, but from what cause it is not conjectured. No
longer back than Tuesday evening, sth inst., he accompanied his mother
to the Methodist Chapel at Old Mallon, which was an unusual circum-
stance, and when there he betrayed evident symptoms of great mental
excitement, by his loud ejaculations and otherwise extraordinary con-
duct. On Thursday morning, however, all doubts of the man's insanity
should have vanished, as he was seen and heard in the streets of Old
Mallon in a raving state of excitement. After raving for some time
through the streets of Old Mahon, he called on Mr. G. Anderson, tailor,
of that place, who has been a steady character for some years, as is
thought for religious advice and comfort. He was accompanied home
by Anderson down to the Rainbow, and there left by him in the keeping
ov his brother. It appears, about half-past twelve o'clock, his brother
having left him for a short time to go into the garden, and no one being
present in the house but the old woman his mother;"and a person of the
name of Robert Craven, who is an old man, he asked for a razor to shave
himself with, and had made one or two strokes when his mother re-
quested him to desist, on account of his hand not being steady, and she
feared he might cut himself. This it seems had annoyed him, for he imme.
diately got her down, with her head on the bars of the range, and actually
raking the burning coals out of the fire upon her, and not content with
this brutal conduct, got on her with his knees, and severely kicked her
on different parts of the body, which blows are supposed more than the
fire to have occasioned her death. The old man, Craven, was so tern.
fled and astonished, as to be utterly unable to render any assistance, and
was fortunate in escaping to the door, or he might have fallen another
victim to the maniac's fury. The old woman's cries and shrieks soon
brought the brother in, and an alarm soon spread, and numbers of per-
sons came in from their employment in the neighbouring fields, and
succeeded in securing the individual, but not before he had inflicted such
injuries on her as to cause her death, which happened on the following
Friday night. On Monday last, Mr. Harrison, surgeon, of Kirbymoor.
side, the coroner for the North Riding, attended, and a most respecta.
ble jury having been summoued, the inquest was held at the Wentworth
Arms Inn, Old Mahon. The jury returned a verdict of " Wilful
Murder," and adjourned till eight o'clock at the house of Mr. Vicker-
man, the White Horse, Mahon, when and where the commitment was
made eut and signed, and on Tuesday morning the prisoner was con.
veyed to York Castle.

PRICES OF CANALS, DOCK STOCKS,

ASSURANCE COMPANIES,&c. &c. &c.

LONDON, FRIDAY, JUNE 15. ..
Number Dividend Price
of per CANALS. per
Shares. Annum. Paid. Share
1,766 7 pei cent. Ashton and Oldham....Average 97/. 18s. sh. 135
1,062 41. Ashby-de-le-touch Average llfar. sh. 65
1,260 Basingstoke 1001.511. 5
1,005 54 Brecknock and Abergavenny 150. sh. 100
8,000 1-16 sh. 91 6s. Birmingham, 1-16th shara Bl/. & 711. 220
I Oth) Ditto and Liverpool Junct...l%!9/ eh. 100 pd 241
600 31. Bridgewater and Taunton ...JOU sh. all pd 64
400 4/. Chelmer and Blackwater 100/. sh. 102
500 481. Coventry 1001. sh. 745
4,515 Croydon leverage 31/.25.10d. sh. 3
2,0601 41. Os. Dudley
-
600 14i. Derby....,. 1001. sh . 133
28,000 4 per cent. Danube and Mayne 4ll. 13s. 4d .pd 331,/
3,5751 3/. Ellesmere and Chester Average 1331. ah. 77
231 461. Erewash 1001.10. 700
1,297 281. Forth and Clyde Average 4.001.165. sh. 580
11,600 121. Grand Junction lO4l. sh. 205
2,8491 11. Grand Union 1001.5 h 25
1,500 Grand Surrey
20,000/. 4/, per cent. Ditto (optional) Loan IN/. '7O
3,096 ... ...... Grand Western
600 13/. 12s. $2. Glamorganshirc, Average cost 1721. 13s. Isl. 230
749 10t. Grantham 150/. sh. 202
8,238 2!. Os. Huddersfield Average 571. 6s. 6d. sh. 37
100 Kensington 100 sh. all pd. 10
9.5,328 11. ss. Kennet :nd Avon, Average 391. 18s.10d. sh. 2.58
8971 211. Leeds and Liverpool 1001. sh. 610
545 131. Leicester l4O/. sh. 220
1,897 61. Os. Leicester and Northampton... Aver 113/. 10s. 95
2.400 10/. Monmouthshire 100/.51i. 200
150 10/. Melton Mowbray 100/. oh. 200
500 251. Mersey and Irwell lOO/. sh. 565
3,000 1/. 10s. Macclesfield Ittz. sh. all pd. 52
247 17/, Ncath 1001. sh. 325
2,100 51. Peak Forest Avet.ge about 78/. sh. 04
1,418 121. Regent's (or London) Aver. 33/. 16s. Bd. sh. 16
5,669 6/. per cent. Roc; dale Average 8.5/. sh. 11
500 8/. Shropshire /251. sh. 138
600 9/. 10s. Somerset Coal 150/. sh. 1511
3,600/. 41 per cent Ditto bock Fund Stock l2/. 10s. sh. 111
700 40/. Stallbrd and Worcester l4O/. sh. 710
500 91. Shrewsbury 125/. sh. 280
300 91. Stourbridge 1451. sh. 330
3,647 21. Os. Stratford-on-Avon ...Average 791. 9s. 6d. sh. 40
533 15/. Swansea 100/. sh. :50
3,762 11. 15s. Severn and Wye and Railway... Av. 35/. sh. 35
2,600155. 321. 10s. Trent and Mersey, 1 share 1001. sh. 580
8.149 Thames .snd Medway... Aver. 191.55. Bd. sh. 2
1 A.)
1A0900101.3 161. Warwick ald Birmingham 100/. sh 281
980 151. Warwick and Napton lOO/. sh. 290
6,000 4/.os. Worcestor and Birmingham-Av.784.81. sh. 791
5,000 255. Wilts an, Berks .. Average 671. 10s. Bd. sh. 23
800 3/. W rrley and Essington 1251. sh 75
126 Wisbeach lO5l. sh. 4a
905 1,. Wey an•l Arun llOl. sh. 221
DOC.ES.
2.600& }3p. a Commercial • 'OOl. sh. 56
1,065i5h
198,667„11. 6 per ct. East India
3,238,3101/. 50s. p.ct. London
Ditto Bonds lOl
1,380,0001. 41/. p. et. West India Stock 109
2,209 21. I9s. Bristol
68,3241. Si. per cent. Ditto Notes, various amounts ll3
1.332,752 5 percent. St. Katharine Stock 103
500,000 41 per oent. Ditto Bonds lOO
211'.:.000 4 per cent. Ditto Bonds for 10 years lOOl
1.500 Deptford Pier c'ol. sh. 201. pd 11
BRIDGES.

1,600 Ira. Dammersmat • 5Ol. sh. 22,
7,231 Southwark, Old Av. 631.'.25. Bd. sh. 2
1,700 11. 155. Ditto, New, of 71 per cent. 5O/.5h. 14
5,000
5,000 18s. Bd. Ditto, Old Annuities of W. 6Ol. pd 19
5,000 Ifs. 4d. Ditto, New Ditto of 71 401. pd 17
110,000/. 51. per cent. Ditto Bonds llB
5,848 175 Vauxhall
-. Average 701. 10s. 3d. sh. 22

ASsU RANCE COMPANIES.
2,000 3110 s Albion 500/. sh. 50/. pd 80
50,000 {5 per cent} Alliance, British & Foreign 100/. sh. 10V. pd 13i
and 15s.
50,000 6 per cent. Ditto, Marine 100/. sh. W. pd 64
24,000 11 per sh. Atla.s 501. sh. Si. pd 14-1
1,200 }sh. 5/. Birmingham 1' ire ..... ......... '2501. sh. 551. pd 1074
20,000 41. per cent. British Fire '2501. sh. 50/. pd 411
12,000 61. per cent. British Commercial 501. sh. 51, pd 58
5,000 5/. per cent. Clerical, Medieal, &c. Life, ICOLsh. 2110 s pd 4
4,000 'll 103 County 100/. sh. 10/. pd 404
20,000 ss. Eagle
r 5 per cent.looo/ sh. 2501. pd 375
200 Land 30/ bs.} Economic
2,271 225. percent. European Li.. OO/. sh. all pd 22.
LO,OOO 2s. Ditto,Lilo
New '2ol. sh. 21. pd jt
1,000,006/. 71. per ct. Globe Stock 145
20,000 5/. Guardian lOOl. oh. '2741 pd 35
10,000 6s. rld. Hope 50/. sh. 51. pi 51
2,100 5/. 7s. 6d. Imperial fire 5001 sh. 50/. pd 127
7,500 9s. Imperial Li le 100/. oh. 10/. pd 101
13,158 4/. percent. Indemnity Mai Me Ifol. oh. 81. pd 23
2,020 31 100 Kept Fire 501. sh. all pd 82
31. Ditto Life 79
10100 16s. Law Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 251
.5 Mr 100. London, Fir, 2.5/. oh. 121. 103. pd ln
3,9011 10s. London, Ship '251. oh. Ed. 103. pd lo
4000,000/. ........ Minerva Life 1001. sh.
30,0.0 :5.1. per cent. Palladium Lit.. 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 218= OJ
50,009 4/. poi cent. Protector Fire '2ol. sh. 2/. pd 17n 0d
2,500 11. Provident Die lOO/. sh. 101. pd ;20
100,000 50. Rock Life "W. sh. It. pd Or
64!1,220/ 5/. per cent. Royal Exchange Stock.., 2251
6,000 5 per cent. University 1 Ile lOO/. sh. 5/. pd r.i
50,000 4 per cent. United King lom Life 100/. sh. 51. pd 71
JOINT STUCK BANKS
.15,000 8 per cent. Agric. andCumm. of Ireland 25!. sh. 10/. pd 14
5,000 Australa-ia 4Ol. sh. 401. pd 66
10,006 10 per cent. Bank of Birmingham 517. sh. 10/. pd 13
.0,000 10 per cent. Birmingham Bank . 5Ol. sh. 5/. pd Iffy
0,000 5 per cent. London and Westrninstrr ...MO/ sh. 20/. pd 211
.1,000 4 per cent. Lancaster 100/. sh. 201. pd 50
'26,000 Liverpool 1(101 oh. 101. pd 23
100,000 7,4 per cent Matythe
kster and Liverpool} 50z. oh. 15! IA
Distrit 2Ol
20,000 7 per cent. Manchester 100/. sh. 25/ pd 27
20,000 Provincial Link of 1 reland 100/. sh. 25/. pa 411
`o,' 00 National Bank of Ireland 5"/.sh 174!. pd 15i
10,000 5 per cent. National Provincial Eng. „JOU sh. 331. pd 314
I'),000 Gloucestershire 5Ol. ph. 10/. pd 20
6,000 10 per cent. Hampshire 50/. sh 51.1,4 9
.....

GAS LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.
2,501 115 s ed Eath 2Ol. sh. 101. pd 21
5,000 British lOl. sh. 161. pd 211
!, , r5/.;,er cent.] Ditto Provincial 2O/. sh. 19 0 221
v, ' jand Bs. ss.
928 5/ 108 Birmingham 5Ol. sh. 98
1.,250 2/ Os Bristol 2O!. sh. 39

1",500 3: 10s Brighton ?.C/. sh. l'
750 31 les Ditto, New 29/. sh 181. pd 9
2,471 41 per cent. Brigtiton General 20/. sh. all pd 17
4,000 4/. Continental Consolidated lOOl. 621/. pd 1;0
1,000 101. City 01 London lOO/. sh. all pd 196
1,000 6/. Ditto, New
4,000 4/.los. Equitable 00!. pd 304
10,1,00 24 per cent. Imperial
800 U. per cent. Isle of Thanet 251. sh. 201. rut 20
2,350 6/. per cent. Independent 3O/. sh. all pd 49
0,000 nr. per cant. Plurnix ... 5O/. sh. 391. pd 211
1,000 4/. nor cent. Ratcliff ' 100/. oh. ((01. IA 58
40'.)0 ...... ... South 11•etroixditan 5Ol. sh. 19/. pd 17
8,200 5/. per cent. United General 5O/. sh. 481.1;d 29:
210 5/. per cent. Warwick 501. sh. 50
400 5/. per cent Walcefiehl
2,000 3/. Westminster Chartered
6,000 12s. Ditto New
800 Yarmouth 90/. sh. IS/. pd 9
WATER WORKS.
95/. sh. 251 pd '2ll
1,800 9s. Birmingham
4,434 6/, East London lOO/. sh. 1(0
2,0005500 21211.0 s GKreanitid J. unction ....Avera,7e 11/ 1310400d11..s
Id.
sih. 3
sh.,.
.5„:163
372 10/. Liverpool Bootle ,
1,500 2/ 100 Now Inver London Bridge Water Annuities 14
6,-1',13 1/ Iss Manchester and Salford lOO/. sh. 5,
1,000 4 per cent. South London 1001. sh. 87
8,2.340
11
41/.4.$
York\Ve Buildings-t .Ali
d(11 es
Co,x..e.erscere paccm6l OO
3,/. 1281. 9,11. Esh!,.. 2i
136
IRON RAILWAYS.
6,300 ...... ... Birmingham and Derby '304 pd 214
9,500 Birmingham and Gloucester
15i .'0 0 ...... ... Bristol and Exeter 100/, sh. 10 pd (34
0;c;0 Calcutta and Saugur 5O/. sh. 2/. pd 04
75(0) Cheltenham and G. Western...loo/. oh. 74/. I i
3009 Clarence lOO/. sh. 100!. pd 42
12,000
8,000 Dublin and Kilkenny 100/. sli. 24 13d o''
60,((00 Eastern Counties °5l. sh. 5/. pi 3t
Grand Junction 1001. oh. 1(5/, p 1 181
Great North of England l3/. pd pi
5,000 Great INerdern lOO/. oh; 651. Pd 130
2,000 Hartlepool low. sh. 100/ pd 100
8,000 Hull and Belby 501. sh. 15/. pd 12
10003 Leeds and Manchester 1001. sh. 5/. pd
2,100 2/. per cent. Leeds and Selby 100 oh. 15
1,500 1/.55. Leicester and Sivannington -.501. sh all pd 751
5,100 10 per cent. Liverpool and Manchester...lo(LO. 100/.0.1 195
10 per cent. Ditto Quarter Shares 251. pd 61
311,000 .... ..... London and Brighten 5O/. sh. 11/. pd 114
12,000 London and Blaekwall 5Ol, sh. 31 pd 55
20,00) 3 per cent. London and Greenwich 'Ol. sk. .201. IA 151
25,000 London and Birmingham ...100/. sh. 004 pd 174
Ditto Quarter Shares 5/. Pd t 294
20,000 London and Southampton 'O/. sh. 5)31. pd 421
Ditto ditto New .. lO/. pd 284
11,000 London and Croydon Trunk 2CI. sh. 20/. pd 16
6,000 Ditto New Scrip 2/. 10s. pd q
12,10)0 London Grand Junction 50!. oh. 5/. pd 14
13,000 Manchester and Leeds 100/, sh. 30/. pd 48
10,000 M.inchester and Birrningham...7o/.sh. 71. pd N
North Midland 100/, sh. 25/. pd 391
Northern and Eastern .1.. ..... 100/. sh. 8!. pd 5
2,600 Preston and Wyre 501. sh. 30/. pd 26
28,1(00 ...... .. South Eastern and Dover 71. pd 4.4
1,000 10/. per cent. Stockton and Darlington 100!. sh, 240
9.
..,
,000
1,400 Westminster and Greenwich 501. sh. .21. pd 04
6,000 York and North Midland ...50 , sh. 12/, pd 11
MINES.
8,000 Albion Copper 5/. sh. 31/. rid 12
4,000 11. ss. Alten 15/. oh. 121. lOs pd 13
10,000 ... Anglo Mexican, iss. 5/. pm.... 1001. sh. all pd 31
Ditto Subscription 25/. pa 4
2,000 I'o. Bolanos ISO!. sh all pd 471
10,000 1/. Io,s Brazilian Imp. iss. 5/. pm 3.51. sh. 20/. pd '22
6,04:0 Macaubas & Cocaes United - 25/. sh. 2.4. pd 91
11,000 Ditto St. John 1)el Rey 201. sh. 9/. pd 54
10,000 Bolivar Copper Compan y 201. sh: 201. pd 5
10,000 ......... Ditto Scrip... 101. sh. 10/. pd 3
2.0,4)00 British Iron 5Ol. oh. 50/ pd 8i
0,000 British Copper 5!. sh. 441. pd 11
Cata Branca... nit, pd 8.-:
Candonga 741. pd 74
10,000 11 Copiapo 2O/. sh 124! pd 81
8,500 ... Columbian, iss. 5/. pin.
2,850 3!. English
20,000 General Mining Association-201. sh. 104 pd 9
6,155 Mexican Company 100/. sh. 551/. pd 5
3,000 Polberou Consols 10/. sh. 8/. pd 4:','
11,500 Real del Monte, Unregistered ................... 111
Ditto Loan Notes l5O/. pd Iso
30,000 Unite l Mexican, iss. 2pm ....401, sh. all pd 01
DI lrl. Scrip
11
Ditto New Scrip
5/ rd az
West Cork 50/. sh. 504 pd 38-
LITERA ItY INSTITUTIONS.
1,000 London, with Bronze Ticket. ........ 75gs. eh. 201
1500 London University 1001. oh. all pd 231
700
King' College IOO/. pd 26
MISCELLANEOUS.
__

10,000 15s. Australian Agricultural 100/. sh. 2f;l, pd 4/.
1,101
6,000 41. per cent. British American Land Company.., 24 I'd
10,000 61. per cent. Canada Company 1001. sh. 281. pd 351
200,000 51. per cent. Upper Canada Loan
City Bonds, 4 per cent 96
20,000 _ _ 11. 6s. GencralSteaml,Tavigation ...151. sh. 134 pd mot
211

. .
101. per cent. Hudson's Bay Stock -
2,000
11. London Corn. Sale Rooms Av. 75/. sh. 19
8,000 Caoutchouc Company `).5/ sh. 12;/. pd 9
500,000/.
New Brunswick Land Comas °l
•••...4911 pd 104
2,754 5/. per cent. ltorersionary Interest 50c...100/. sh. 100/. pd 1.13
2,0,T3 5/. per cent. Ditto New nu sh. 70/, pd ils
4,000
10,000 Os. Van Dic.ncr.'s Land 100/. sh. 171. pd 111

LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES,
JUNE 15, 1838. ,
BANKS.
1,500,000/. 61. p. ct. r3an'r of Scotland ......03/. 6s. 8d sh. all pd
2,000,0)(1. 51 p. ct. Royal of Scotland 100/.Bh. all pd NV,
500,000/. Bp. ct. British Linen Company 1001. sh. 411 pd 23!.
3,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Commercial 5OOl. sh. 1004 pd 1784
5.000,0810 e. :i n. ct. National .1004 sh. 101. pd 1611.
2,000,000/. 61. p. ct. Glasgow Union 2501. sh. 501. pd 81!.
4,000,00/. 4p. ct Western of Scotland 2001. sh 301. pd 511.
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
250,0005 h. 61 p. ct. Scottish Union 2O!. sh. 1/, pd 26s
7,509 61 p. ct. Hercules lOOl. sh. 104 pd 131 10s.
100,000 sp. ct. Insurance Co. of Scotland ....10/. sh. all pd 8/ 105,
50,000 6p. ct. North British 2001. ah. 10/. pd 161
1,000 sp. ct. Caledonian Fire 1001. sh. 101.1x1 I.Blos
5,000 ft p. ct Edinburgh Life 100/. sh. 10/. pd 14110 s
100,000 31 p. ct. West of Scotland lO/. pd 7, 0.
MISCELLANEOUS.
4,810 ........ Edin. and Glas. Un. Cana1...50/. sh. all pd 221.
Ditto Allocated WV. sh. all pd 651.
5,400 5 per cent. Edinb. Joint Stock Water 251. sh. all pd 561.
Carron Iron Company 250/. sh. all IA 44/.
2,0005 h 15 per cent. Shotts Iron Founciery... 5O/. sh 38/. pd 514
10,000 3 per cent. Edinburgh & Leith Glass 2Ol. sh. 164 pd Si.
4,500 10 per ceast. Edinburgh Coal Gas `,5/. sh. all pd 66/.
4,450 10 per cent. Glasgow Gas 25/. sh. all pd 131/
~. 750 71 per cent. Leith Coal Gas 20/. sh. all pd .irj,
1,240 Edinburgh and Dalkeith Itai!way...sol, sh 34
3,000 5 per cent. Equitable Loan Company.,,•ls4 sb. 9j, pd 104

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF CHANCERY, Ju 16.
NVARD AND OTHERS V. AUDLAND AND OTIIERS.

Tnis was an appeal from a decision of the Vice-Chancellor. The
question in the case was whether a will made by the Rev. William
Whiteroke revoked a prior voluntary settlement, whereby he assigned
to the plaintiffs,among other things,his mortgages, furniture, and certain
public stocks, in trust for persons therein named. The Lord Chancellor
having looked into the allegations of the bill and of the prayer of it, was
of opinion that it was not properly framed, and affirmed the Vice-Chan-
cellor's order; dismissing the bill, but with this addition—that it should
be dismissed without any prejudice to any other suit that the plaintiffs
may be advised to bring in respect to this matter.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, JuxE 16.

TRIAL AT BAR.-LAYBURN AND OTHERS v. CRISP AND OTHERS,

The COURT proceeded with this case at ten o'clock.
Sir F. POLLOCK called the clerk of the cornmeters of the City of Lon.
don, from whose evidence it appeared that the deputy cornmetcrs did
not confine the exercise of their right within the City of London, but
sometimes went down the river as far as Gravesend, and up as high as
Staines-bridge, in order to measure the cargoes. The same was proved
with respect to salt-meters and fruit meters, and it was also shown that
all other persons were prevented from performing the office of .neasurers
except the fellowship porters, who undertook the actual manual labour,
and the deputy cornmeters, who undertook the measurement. A wit-
ness also proved that certain papers respecting the appointment of the
meters had been burnt in the fire at the Royal Exchange.

Sir W. FOLLETT then •addressed the Jury for the defendants, calling
upon them not to confirm supposed custom, which in its nature was so
unjust and absurd. The Learned Counsel fur the plaintiffs had stated
that this privilege arose from the prerogative of the Crown, by which all
weights and measures were regulated. But that power of regulation
was only to insure equality of weights and measures in all parts of the
kingdom, and could not compel any one class of subjects to employ a
certain other class in exclusion of others.

The Lord CHIEF BARON summed up the evidence at considerable
length, and the Jury, after consulting for a few minutes, found for the
plaintiff on the first issue, and that Ss. per score for the first five
scores of bushels, and 4s. per score for the rest of the cargo, was a
reasonable and proper compensation for the labour only, exclusive of
metago.

ADMIRALTY COURT, JCNE 16.

TILL UNION-SALVAGE.

This was a suit for salvage, promoted by the owners and crew of the
steam ship the Windermere, of fifty horse power, against the owners of
the Union, also a steam-versel. The latter, while on a voyage from
Liverpool to Maryport, was struck with a heavy sea on the 9.6!1i of Oc-
tober, from which she received considerable damage. She was towed
by the other vessel into Pile Harbour, a place of safety. For this ser-
vice 201. was offered, but had been refused.
The COURT was of opinion that the sum offered was a liberal re
muneration. It would decree accordingly, each party paying their
own costs.