The Sun.
London, England, 1836-03-28 00:00:00

Into the Kingdom this year.

American .
South American
West Indies, Demerara, &c.

Bags.
191,767
23,788
1,177'

,
East Indies '

31,152

Egypt, &C.

4,317

Total of all descriptions 255,201
Same period last year.

Bags.
American 209,828

South American 34,513
West Indies, Demerara, &c.
East Indies ' 14,252
.
Egypt, &c.

6,827

Decrease of Imports as compared with same
period last year
Exports in 1836.
American, 3,292; Brazil, 664; East India, 11,756;
West India, 5 ; Other kinds, 20.
Total in 1836
Same period last year
Stock.

March 18, 1835
Same time, 1836

15,737
- 9,614

145,220
54,180

CORNWALL MARKETS.
Calculated at 24 gallons to the bushel.)

Wheat. Barley. Oats.
s. d. to s. d. s d. tf, s. d. s. d. to s. cl.
Truro 0 16 0 0 0 0 8 0
Helstone
St. Austell.. 0 19 0 0 9 6 0 7 9
Bodmin 0 17 6 0 9 0 0 7 9
Liskeard 0 17 0 0 9 6 0 7 6
Launceston 0 19 6 0 9 0 0 0 0
Camelford lB 0 20 0 9 9 10 0 6 6 7 0
Penzance lB 6 20 0 0 10 6 0 9 6
MINING INTELLIGENCE. Tons. Cwt. Qrs
Quantity of Coppet Ore sold 2,650 21 0
Quantity of fine Copper 226 7 0

Quantity of Cr,ppei
Quantity of fine C(
Average Produce.
Amount of Sale, !

BY‘
verage Standard, 1191. 6s. 041.

9,715/. 3s. Od.—

MEETINGS OF CREDITORS TO-MORROW.
G. Cooper, victualler, Barbican
F. F. Laporte, bookseller, Hasmarket 2 I I
J. Hamilton, wine-merchant, King-street, St. James's
T. Brown, merchant, Watling-street 2 II
J. Heasman, oilman, Southwark 1 1
J. Koskins, wine-merchant, Cannon-street 1 10
A. Garcia, fruiterer, Oxford street
J. Kelly, draper, Cambridge 1 12'
J. Scully, oilman, Dockhead 1 1

THE GROATS AND THE SIXPENCES.—The cir-
culation of the new silver coinage not being at presen very
general, many mistakes have occurred through tradesmen,
&c., unintentionally taking the new groat for the sixpence.
Mr. Viner, a butcher in Lambeth-walk, took on Wednesday
evening nine of the smaller coin under the above mistake.
From the testimony of Mr. Shillibeer, the omnibus proprietor,
it would appear that omnibus conductors have as yet suffered
most in consequence of the groat issue. A conductor in Shil-
libeer's employ, a night or two ago, became the recipient of
no less than 47 fourpenny pieces, imposed on him for six-
pences. These impositions apparently emanated from mer-
chants and their clerks, returning from the various offices to
their domiciles in and about Clapham. From the ignorance
of very many of the public as to the form, size, and bearing
of the new coin there seems " ample room and verge
enough" yet for the practice of further imposition. How-
ever, the groat may be easily distinguished from any other
silver coin by the impression of the figure " Britannia" on its
reverse side.

A pigeon was seen flying on Thursday morning over
the Surrey Zoological Gardens, with about two yards of pack-
thread affixed to it, and followed by a number of the same
winged tribe. The travelling company attracted the notice of
some passers-by, one of whom jocularly remarked, " It is Da-
niel O'Connell and his tail, who, knowing that he will be un-
seated for Dublin, has despised the common mode of tra-
velling by mail-coach, steam-boat, or rail-road, and has there-
fore taken an aerial flight, over hill and dale, earth and sea, in
order the sooner to reach Hibernia's shores, where he hopes to
find a seat in lieu of that out of which he will most assuredly
be kicked."

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—EXETER, MIRCIZ 26.
LIBEL.—MALACHY v. SOPER AND ANOTHER.
Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS, in opening the plaintiff's case,
said, the plaintiff (Mr. J. Malachy) was a gentleman who
had lived in Cornwall the greater part of his life, and was
accustomed to the mines and minerals of that county. Some
time since many persons went abroad to inspect the mining
transactions of other countries, and the plaintiff was among.
these. He remained in South America some time, and ac-
quired considerable information. On his return to Corn-
wall, he found that which had been considered to be of
little use in that county was of the utmost value, and that
ore of the richest description had been thrown aside as use-
less. Under these circumstances, Mr. Malachy deter-
mined to convert his knowledge to his own advantage, and
he took considerable sets for the purpose of raising minerals,
his object being to raise silver ore in the neighbourhood of
ManyCalstock. years since, silver ore had been raised in
Cornwall, but it was very singular, that though the
county had been worked for some minerals, yet the
richest had been comparatively little attended to. Only
150 years since, the first set was granted for raising cop-
per ore. Silver had been formerly raised, but had been
given up. Mr. Malachy—using his intelligence in the
examination of the minerals—found that there was a
very extensive mineral produce of the most valuable kind to
be raised. He applied to others to assist him, for the pur-
pose of working these mines to his own and their advantage,
and he took the mine called " Wheal Brothers." The pro-
duce of this mine was very valuable, the shares were high,
and the dividends were considerable, and it continued to in-
crease in value for a considerable period. In the early part
of his opening the mines he had some negotiation with a
person of the name of Tollerby, who promised a great deal,
but did nothing. When, however, the mines were productive,
this Mr. Tollerby claimed an interest in them, and said he
was entitled to 180 shares, and he filed his bill in Chancery ;
another person claimed five shares, and he also filed his bill
in Chancery. The defendants, who were the proprietors of
the Dcvonport Telegraph, appeared to have been influenced
by some feeling excited by other persons to injure the mines,
whiCh had been opened. They chose to make assertions in
their paper in respect of these mines which must have pro-
duced the greatest injury. The bills in Chancery had been
demurred to, and the defendants asserted that the workings
had altogether ceased, and it was certain that the shares
would, in consequence, cease to be valuable. The libel was
manifestly the result of a previous determination that they
would put something in the paper which would ruin Wheal
Brothers, and it was evident that the feeling was directed
vindictively against the plaintiff and the other persons en-
gaged in the mine.
Mr. BARSTOW addressed the jury for the defendants,
who returned a verdict for the pl untiff—Damages .5/.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

On Thursday last Mr. Ferstandeg, a German, who
stated that he had written a work called " Lyra Pro-
phetica," and a translation of the New Testament into-
Hebrew, appeared before Mr. Minshull, and complained
that he had been refused relief from the Literary Fund So-
ciety, as a poor author, although the money in the hands
of the committee of that institution was collected for the
purpose of reliving the distresses of persons of genius who
had fallen into distress. On Mr. Minshull's declining to
interfere in the matter, Mr. Ferstandcg iomplained that the
funds of the society, instead of being applied to_the proper
purposes, were expended in the relief of females who rites
legal claim on them, and in feasting and other objects of a
like unworthy character.
On Saturday, Mr. Roney, the secretary of the Society,
appeared before Mr. Halls, and begged, in reply to
these assertions, to deny that any females had at any
time been relieved who were not authoresses of estab-
lished merit, who had published works, or who were
not the widows of deceased authors ; and persons of
the latter description were never relieved unless immedi-
ately after the death of their husbands. The assertions also
made with regard to the funds being expended in feasting,
or in unworthy objects, was equally untrue. There was an
anniversary dinner given by the Society, it was true. but all
persons present thereat were called upon to contribute to
the funds of the Society, as in all other public charities, by
paying for their dinner tickets. Any other dinners which
took place after the meetings of the Committee were pri-
vate, and had nothing to do with the immediate objects of
the society. Mr. Roney added that Mr. Ferstandeg had
repeatedly applied to the officers of the Society for relief,
but had so frequently been informed, that in consequence of
his not having published any work accordicg to the regula-
tions of the Society he was debarred from receiving any as-
sistance there.
Mr. HALLS had no doubt that the statement of Mr.
Roney would receive due attention, and the applicant retired.

Islands of St. Vincent, Grenada, St. Christopher's, Nevis,
and Antigua,_ to
,land detachments and take in stargs.,..at
the whole of which stations the troops were healthy. She
brought passengers ; Lieutenant Colonel Lacy, Royal Ar-
tillery, Major Campbell, 19th Regiment, Captain Crawley,
74th Regiment, Lieutenant Blythe, Ist West India Re-
giment, Mr. Thurburn, Midshipman, Mr. Renaud, Second
Master, some invalid seamen and widows. The Arab ex-
perienced very favourable weather since leaving Antigua.
The Wanderer, 16, Commander Dilke, had proceeded to
New York, with Mr. Fox, the British Minister to the
United States. The Belvidm a, 42, Captain Strong, with
the Rainbow, 28, Captain Bennett, the Racehorse, 18,
Commander Sir E. Home, and Snake, 16, Commander
Warren, were dispatched about the middle of February
from the Leward Islands to Para, to act in conjunction
with a Brazilian squadron, and a strong force of about 4,000
Brazilian troops, for the purpose of Subduing the Indians
(who had got possession of the town and country), re-
establishing the inhabitants, who had been driven out from
their homes, protecting British trade and property, and, if
possible, of making arrangements that should prevent the
probability or possibility of a recurynce of the late scenes
of plunder, rapine, and murder.

Accounts have been received of the loss of the Pike
schooner Lieut. Brooking, but all hands saved, as well as
all the stores. The officers and ship's company were all
well on board the Magnificent in Port• Royal on the 16th
ult. The following is from the St. Jago Gazette of the
6th Februaay :—Old Harbour, nine o'clock, A.M., Feb.—
About half-past nine last night, the reports of several heavy
guns, as from a ship in distress, were distinctly heard at
Old Harbour. R. G. Hume, harbour master, and Captain
. Allen, of the Hornby, immediately proceeded in search of
the distressed vessel, and found her, to be his Majesty's
schooner Pike, Lieut. Brooking, bound from Port-Royal
to Montego Bay. She had struck on the Pelican Reef,
supposing herself to be further to the southward. We are
happy to say that by the great exertions of the officers,
ably seconded by the above-named gentlemen, the whole of
the crew were saved, although the vessel herself is a total
wreck."

--The Melville, 74, was seen on Thursday off the Lizard ;
and the bound ships which sailed with her, and
the St. James, New -1-u'l).-r.ket which sailed on Monday,
were off the Start, on the same day.
The Speedy cutter is gone to Sheernes-s, 1.-, 1.,,,, '
act to-
uader
Admiral Fleeming's orders. The Emerald cutter sail
day for the eastward to receive such men as are desirous,
in any of the ports, to enter for the Naval service.
AT SPITHEAD.—ScyIIa, Arab transport, Dtr_4lcss of
Braganza Portuguese frigate, Asia and Adelaide East In-

diamen, Pomona and Eliza American passage ships:
IN HARBOUR.—Britannia, Vanguard, Excellent, Royal
George, Pantaloon, Lightning steamer, Esperanza Portu-
guese schooner.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTME wrs.—Commander Holt,
Lieutenants B. M. Atherton, C. DiMock, J. H. Ward, H.
Pakenharn,- and R. S. Robinson ; Mr. G. R. Nicholson,
Second Master ; Mr. John Speed, Purser ; Dr. Salter
Livesay, Assistant-surgeon to the Asia. Lieutenant F. P.
Egerton ( vice Holder) ; Mr. I. P. Loney, Master's As-
sistant ; Messrs. I. H. Gennys, Hon. John Welbore
Spencer, Peter Crafcroft, Howard Vyse, Frederick Harenc,
and Charles Knighton, Mates ; Mr. F. B. Pascoe, As-
sistant-surgeon ; Messrs. W. H. Maitland, W. 0. Burke,
E. 0. Down, A. A: Villiers, G. H. Sunderland, D. Lane,
and A. Tower, Midshipmen ; Mr. John Moore, College
Volunteer, and Mr. J. G. Loch, Volunteer First Class, to
the Vanguard. Lieutenants G. Hales, W. H. Hall, and
A. Gordon, Mr. J. Pearce, Master ; Mr. T. Goss, Second
Master ; Mr. J. C. Cumming, Purser, Mr. R. Bligh Carter,
Midshipman, to the Talavera. Lieutenants E. Herrick,
J. W. Wakefield, and W. R. Stephens, Mr. W. Aykbone,
Master ; Mr. David Finley, Surgeon ; Mr. J. Palmer, As-
sistant-Surgeon ; Mr. T. [Mock, Purser; Mr. E. Moore,
Second Master ; Mr. William Mottley, Midshipman, to
the Minden. Lieutenants T. Hardy, H. Lyster, and J. S.
Ellman ; Mr. G. B. Harvey, Second Master ; Mr. James
Fletcher, Purser ; Mr. Denmark, Assistant-Surgeon, to
the Cornwallis. Lieutenant Welch to the Firefly steam-
packet. Mr. Woodrick, Assistant-Surgeon, to the Swift ;
Mr. John Naulty, Assistant-Surgeon o the Rainbow, to
the Dee steamer ; Mr. S. Bradley, from the Britannia to
the Seaflower ; Lieut. S. Y. Brown to the Hastings ; Mr.
H. Baker, Assistant-surgeon, from Haslar, to the Her-
cules ; Dr. J. F. Chalton and Mr. R. Bankier, newly ap-
pointed Assistant-surgeons, to do duty at Hasler.
ROYAL MARlNES.—Captains Mallock and Edwards,
Lieuts. Watson, Molesworth, Branch, and Hockings on
service on the North Coast of Spain ; Lieut. and Adjutant
James and Lieut. Mallard, to the rank of captains ; and
Second Lieutenants Langford and Heriott, to the rank of
first lieutenant ; Capt. Mercer, Lieuts. Topham, Shewen,
and White, to the Vanguard ; Capt. D. Campbell, Lieuts.
Clendon and Timpson, to the Minden ; Capt. Dawes, Lieuts.
Sturgeon and Farrant, to the Cornwallis ; Capt. Morrison
to the Recruiting service at Maidenhead, vice Ashmore,
called in ; Mr. W. Chartres to be assistant-surgeon of the

Woolwich division of Royal Marines.
PLYMOUTH, MARCH ''4.—The Cornwallis, 74, was
commissioned at this port on Monday, the Talavera, 74,
on Tuesday, ' and the Minden, 74 on Wednesday. The
Partridge brig will be commissioned in a few days for the pur-
pose of conveying men from the various out-ports where ren-
devous are established, to join the ships recently commis-
sioned. She Was docked to be examined on Tuesday. The Star
packet has had the remains of her masts taken out, and was
docked on Tuesday. She will be in future fitted as a brig,
not as a barque. The Spitfire steamer, Lieut. Kennedy,
arrived here from Woolwich on Monday, and took on board
a supply of coals ; she proceeds to-morrow to Falmouth to
take out the next Mediterranean mail. The Phoenix steamer
started on Friday for the North Coast of Spain, with a de-
tachment of Royal Marines of this division, consisting of
two Captains, four subalterns, six corporals, and one hun-
dred men under the command of Captain Mallock, to be
placed under the orders of Lord John Hay, of the Castor.
The Harpy brig, Lieut. Hon. C. Clements, put in here on
Thursday, on her way down Channel from Torbay, where
she had been driven by the violence of the gale, • and sailed
again on Saturday for the West Indies. The Harlequin
brig, 16 guns, will be launched from Pembroke-yard in the
• course of a week or two.—Hampshire Telegraph.

The Stockport Advertiser wakes the accident of an
Irish row" on St. Patrick's day, which was celebrated in
that borough with more mirth than wisdom, the occasion of a
charge against the Melbourne Administration.
We have received to-day a file of the Sydney
Herald, a New South Wales Paper, to Nov. 14, in which we
find great exultation expressed that a considerable flock of
sheep, upwards of 300, of the Saxon and Merino breeds, had
been exported from the colony to the Cape of Good Hope,
had arrived there in safety, and had given satisfaction, though
the speculation had not turned out advantageous for the ship_
pars. The journalist says, that he considers this importation
of Merino sheep into the Cape, front New South Wales, as
one of the most remarkable events in the history of the colo-
nies. The colony at the Cape., has been established 160 years,
while the colony of New South Wales has only been estah-
lished 47 years ; yet flocks have been brought to the latter
country, twice the distance of the Cape from Europe. They
have been improved almost to perfection, and have heal car-
ried to the former colony half way on their return to England.
Merino sheep. appear to have been first imported into New
South Wales in 1794, and Saxon sheep in 1825. The weather
had been unusnally.fine_and favourable for the crops. Meat
was very dear and scarce, owing to the great mortality amongst
the cattle. The Kinnear bad arrived at Hobart Town, having
on board the managing directors of the Hobart Town, Sydney,
and Launceston Establishmentsf-Acith specie to the amount of
20,0001., and it waNa expected that the full amount of 200,0001.
would be received out in the course of a short time.

PRICES OF STOCK SHITAY A DONE O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock
3 per Cent Bed.
S per Cent Cons °II% , ) South Sea Stock ---
3% per Cent Old Annnities
Ditto Bed — New Ditto
New ',lli', per Cent lOO 90 i%
3 per Cent. Annuities, 1751 ....
New 3 per Cent - ' Exch. Bills, £l,OOO 23 21 prn.
Bank LongAnnuiticsto expire Ditto - .500 23 21 pm.
Jan. 5, 1860 - Ditto Ditto Small
Oct. 10, 1550.... —l Ditto Commercial ... — pm.
Jan. 5. 1800 — Ditto Advertised — oRi.
Jan. 5, Ig•Fn — Bank Stock for Account 2191,4
April 5, I 881)
Jan. 5, 1870
Omnium

- Pm. 1

MIES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK'
Austrian Bonds Peruvian Bonds —
Belgian Bonds Ditto Account
Ditto Account.
Brazilian Bonds
Ditto Account — Ditto New Bonds 80%
Buenos Ayres Bonds — Ditto Account BOV4
Ditto Account ..... .......... ... Ditto, 3 per cent. 50%
Chillir:n Bonds 47 Prussian Bonds —
Ditto Account — Russian Bonds, 1822 IOBN
Columbian Bonds — Ditto Account .. .......... ......
Ditto Account
Columbian Bonds, 1321 3IN Spanish Bonds —
Ditto Account — Ditto Account
Danish Bonds
Ditto Account
Greek Bonds — French, 5 per cent.
Ditto Bonds, Ni:.' ------ 4 per cent. —f. —c.
Ditto Account I-- 3 per cent. f. —c.
Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent — , ---- Exchange l. —c.
Ditto Account ................. , Dutch, 2% per cent. f.6%
Ditto 6 per cent
Ditto• Account ......... ......... Ditto, 5 per cent 103'4 ,y 4 !s; 14
Neapolitan — Ditto Account --

PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Paid. Per Share.
Columbian Mining Company (issued at 5/. pm.).., 55 14
Rhymney Iron Mining Company 6% 6 %
Aylesbury 1 314
Birmingham and Perby Railway Company 5 id %
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Company 5 131 a 13 Yq
Calcu'ta and Suagur Railway Company
Cheltenham and Great Wcstern Railway
Eastern Counties Reilway 1 1.4 14.
Glasgow, Falkirk, and Edinburgh Railway 3 d's.', 6
Great North of England Railway Company
Great Northern Railway Company • 2 2 IA
Great Western Railway Company lO 39.( 9
Hull and Selby Railway Company 5 91 19%
Leeds and IManchestcr Railway Company
Brighton Railway Company 5 0)4
Brighton (itennie's)
London and Birmingham Railway Company 5O 122 1
London and Southampton Railway Company l5 25% 434 5
London Grand Junction Railway ... 2 514 5 14
Manchester South Union Railway Company
Northern and Eastern Railway Company
North Midland Railway Company 5 15 !4
South Durt'ain Railway Company 2 534
•
York and North Midland Railway Company 1 514;
Australasia Bank
Van l)icman's land Agricultural Company 17 15

VII ICES OF Ilt IsII STOCKS, DUBLIN, MARCH 26
9 per Cent. Consols 91% Grand Canal Deb., ti per cent. 871,i
0:tto Iteq I
uced - Ditto, 3 per cent 5936
3', },cr Cent. Stocl• 99% I Itbertnan Bank --
ritto New, W3O 9914 i City of Dublin Steam Co. -
31.4 per Cent. Debentures 91"54 i Natienal Insurance Co -
Bonk Stock 206 City City Debentures, 4 per cent... -
Ittnal Canal Stock 36% Ballast Office Debentures, 4
Grand Canal Stock - De, cent -

MAILS.
krive. Du Arrived. Due Arnvcd.
0 America.......... 0 2 France 0 1 f.isbon
0- r:uctil - 0 Calm. &Jersey 1 0 Malta .
f rnetsos Ayres 0 0 flamburg 0 0 Mexten
ii Kat C!agen- 0 0 Holland 1 0 Ostend 0
2 1)....T•1in 0 0 Jamaica ... 0 0 Sweden 0
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HAMBURGH, MARCH 18, 1836.
I_TEINE BROTHERS, CONTRACTORS
for the GREAT LOTTERIES Published and Drawn by
authority, and under guarantee of the Hamburg State, beg to inform
the Public that the SITY-EIGHTH LOTTERY of 10,000
Tickets will be drawn on the 23d of-June next, and Tickets are now
selling at bancomarks 103, or 8/. say Eight Pounds, sterling. The
Prizes are :—1 of 100,000, 1 of 20,000, 1 of 15,000,1 of 10,C00, 1 of
8,00, 1 of 7,000, 1 of 6,000, 1 of 5,000, 10 of 1,000, 35 of 300,
36 of 165, 234 of 150, and 1,995 of 108 bancomarks; which 2,316
Money I'rizes are altogether payable without any deduction what-
ever, and every holder of a Ticket coming up: one of the 2,000
first drawn Blanks will be entitled, after the fourth day of Drawing,
to the receipt of two undrawn Tickets gratis, as per Scheme.
Owing to the Gratis Tickets, the number of Tickets on Sale is a
very limited one, so that of course they will be cleared off very
rapidly, and a rise in price occur very soon. Those desirous to
purchase at the present First Price of Si., are requested to direct
by one of the first mails, but only for whole Tickets, to the above
named Contractors, Heine Brothers, in Hamburg, who beg to de-
cline, as usual, English orders for any thing less than a whole
Ticket. To those remitting a 10/. note, Heine Brothers will, on
executing the order, send an order for the balance of 2/. by return
of post. A full Scheme of every desirable information being al-
ways sent with the. Tickets ; those giving orders will only have to
write a line ordering the Ticket or Tickets, adding the money, or
an order for the same, and giving their full and plain directions, to
secure the safe receipt of the communications.
Those honouring Heine Brothers by purchasing, may dener'a un
their strictest secrecy as to their taking a chance or 8-eang a Prize,
vich being the undeviating rule of ..cu established and most
lucky office.

Ist of April, 10s. 6d. bds.
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SECOND. VOL. IN OCTAVO,
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LONDON,
MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 28, 1836

The announcement of the third reading of the Irish
Corporation Bill for to-night seems to have driven our
Tory Cotemporaries quite wild with rage and vexation.
They see that it must be carried—and carried
triumphantly too—in spite of them ; that, argue and
quibble as they please—muster in what force they please
—they cannot reduce the majority against them ; hence
they hold no terms either with the Bill itself, or with
the Ministers who proposed it ; but denJunce both in
the most opprobrious language r ossible, thinking to
pass off their apprehensions under a show of patriotic
vidignation. The Times, in particular, is quite beside
itself with spleen, and boldly declares that the " whole
measure is nothing better than a downright fraud,"
adding, in its most reckless manner, that " there never
was so dark a crime meditated against the constitutional
monarchy of England ; there never was a blow more
fatal struck against good government and civil liberty,
than this surrender to a gross, low-minded, and turbu-
lent priesthood, already gorged with social domination
over a superstitious race, of the guardianship of the
very barriers which by our wiser ancestors had been
raised against its assaults." Our Contemporary has here
got into the true " Ercles vein" of Toryism. His
allusion to the wisdom of our ancestors is worthy
even of a NEWCASTLE, and comes with peculiar pro-
priety from one whose main object has been for years
to impugn and scoff at that same wisdom. But what
does he mean by saying that " there never was a blow
more fatal struck against good Government and civil
liberty?" Why, the very essence of the Irish Muni-
cipal Bill is " civil liberty," which is only to be se-
cured by the destruction of a monopoly, as senseless as
it is tyrannical. We grant that Sir ROBERT PEEL'S
plan of Corporate Reform in Ireland, would have been
a fatal blow " struck against good Government ;" but
assuredly not the Ministerial one, which merely goes
the length of seeing fair play between all parties, and
extending civil privileges to those who are entitled to
possess them.' Our Contemporary, however, does not
indulge in this frantic strain for nothing. There
is method in his madness. His wholesale denun-
ciation of the measure is evidently for the pur-
pose of alarming the prejudices of the House of
Lords, and encouraging them in their meditated
opposition to it. As for calling on the Con-
servatives to attend in their places to-night, he is far
too shrewd to attempt any thing of the sort, well know-
ing that his invocation would be unavailing—so addresses
himself in preference to the House of Peers. That
here he will be successful we have little or no doubt,
for their Lordships will swallow any abuse, no matter
how irrelevant and ridiculous, that is levelled at the
Irish Corporation Bill ; but equally certain are we that
the measure will triumph, in spite of all the opposition
it may meet with. Based on the adamantine rock of
justice ; secure, too, in the good opinion of all the in-
telligent portion of the community, who regard Ireland
not as a foreign kingdom—which is the light in which
the Tories view it—but as an integral part of the Bri-
tish Empire, the Bill in question may bid defiance to
the most rancorous and vehement assaults of the House
of Lords.

Madrid Journals to the 21st inst. have been re-
ceived. The President of the Council was then busy