The Sun.
London, England, 1840-03-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1840.

Mr. GOULBURN and several other persons opposed
the motion on its merits, and the House, after some
debate, decided by 161 to 90 that it would not allow
a Bill to be brought in to abolish the punishment of
death.

Sir EDWARD SUDDEN, after explaining his reasons
for doing so, withdraw his motion for a Committee to
inquire into the propriety of continuing the sale of Par-
liamentary papers, to make way for Lord JoHN Rus-
SELL to bring forward his motion.
Lord J. RUSSELL then moved for leave to bring in a
Bill to provide summary protection to the publishers of
Parliamentary papers. He began by adverting to Sir
E. SUGDEN'S motion, and professing a desire to prevent,
as much as possible, the publication of libellous matter
by the House, so far as that could be done by the power
of the House itself. After a very temperate and judi-
cious speech, in which, however, the Noble Lord de-
clared he would give up no privilege of the House,
nor would he think of allowing any other
to judge of its privileges, the Noble Lord explained
the principle of the Bill he meant to move for leave to
bring in. He would admit of no limit to the right of
publication, and his Bill authorises the SPEAKER of
either House of Parliament to give a certificate that
any publication is made by order of the House, and the
production of that certificate in any Court shall be suffi-
cient at any time to stay any action. While he would
not consent to any limitation of the right of pub-
l'cation, he was ready to listen to any sugges-
tions by which security could be given to individuals.
He hoped that such a measure would put an end to the
evils now complained of, and he thought the House had
fairly a right to expect the concurrence of the Lords.
Sir EDWARD SUDDEN objected to the plan of selling
the publications, and condemned the resolutions of
1837, to which the speech of the Noble Lord was op-
posed. He objected to the Bill that it would give
greater power to the House before those salutary mea-
sures were taken which he contemplated.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL regarded his duty as a
Member of Parliament, as superior to the duty he
owed the Government as its officer ; and being convinced
that the Bill would involve the House in still greater
difficulties, he was bound, though with great reluctance,
to oppose it. He approved of the resolutions of 1837,
as a sound constitutional exposition of the law of Par-
liament ; and the privileges they asserted, were essen-
tial to a due discharge of the functions of one indepen-
dent branch of the Legislature. The Hon. and
Learned Gentleman pointed out many injuries which
he thought the Bill would inflict on the privileges of the
House.

Lord STANLEY spoke in favour of Lord JOHN
RUSSELL'S motion, thus presenting a curious spectacle
of the Ministers being supported by the Opposition and
opposed by one of their own law officers. The Noble
Lord made a long speech, and then the debate, on the
motion of Mr. O'CONNELL, was adjourned.
A brief discussion took place afterwards on nomi-
nating the Factory Committee, and some charges were
made against the Factory Inspectors of negligence.
The Commi..tee was appointed.
Sir J. GRAHAM gave notice of his intention to move,
to-night, on the first order, that the Sheriff be required
to give bail for his appearance when called on.
At Half-past One the House adjourned.

On the 26th ult. we said that the crews of our
ships in peace ought to be more numerous than in
war, and ought to be all seamen. Our reason for
making that assertion is that a few hundred or
thousand seamen, without any additional officers
or additional wear and tear of ships, is a trifling
expense, and that by having full crews of seamen,
and seamen only, in our ships, we might on any
sudden emergency draft the half of them into other
ships, fill up the complement of men with soldiers,
landsmen, or volunteer seamen, and so have an
efficient naval force, double the amount of our peace
establishment, speedily ready for sea. Since
then this very point has been discussed in the
House of Commons and by the Times. The
Government has taken a view decidedly adverse to
ours, and the Times has, as might be expected,
made a severe attack on the Government. In now
recurring to this point, we trust that we shall be
considered as actuated entirely by public motives,
and as having no wish to oppose or disparage the
Ministry, from whom on this point we differ, or
support the faction which the Times serves, be-
cause we happen on this point to agree with that
Journal.

In the debate on the Navy Estimates on last
Monday, Lord J. RUSSELL delivered the follow-
ing opinion:— _ _

'There had been much discussion with respect to the
manner in which their ships were manned, and it was con-
tended that they ought to have a larger complement of
men—in fact, a war complement. That was entirely a
naval question, and he could not pretend to give an opi-
nion further than what be had collected from those who
were best able to form an opinion. The question practi-
cally under discussion was, whether they would keep up
the same number of ships, and give them all a larger com-
plement of men. because in that case the expense would be
enormously increased—or whether they should not have—
say twenty line-of.battle ships with the present comple-
ment, or seventeen with a larger complement. Now,
from all he had heard he believed the present complement
was fully sufficient for the duties these ships and men had
to perform. In time of war they necessarily required a
fuller complement, under the expectation of coming into
action with the enemy; but be believed the complement
at present was nearly as large as they had when they be-
gan the great war in 1793.
The Noble Lord is less reponsible for this
opinion than his naval advisers, for he says, " it is a
naval question ;" and he avows that his opinion
has been borrowed from others. It is the opinion,
then, of the Board of Admiralty, and not the
opinion of the Ministry or of Lord J. RUSSELL,
that we are about to examine. If the question
were limited to " the duties the men and the ships
now have to perform," we should at once concede
that the Admiralty was right. Nay, we should go a
great deal further, and assert that the actual duties
of peace—and as long as peace lasts—may be per-
formed at much less than the present expense. Un-
less as a preparation for future wars, the ex-
pense of ships built and building, of those laid up
in ordinary, of the immense quantities of stores
which are every year bought and every year go to
decay and rot, and of more than half the ships, officers,
and men afloat, is the most scandalous and wanton
that ever was incurred. Nine-tenths of it is abso-
lutely thrown away.
The question, therefore, is not limited to the duties
the ships and men now have to perform ; but our
fleet afloat is to be considered as the nucleus of the
fleet which will be necessary in case of war. On
that principle we contended, as the great and chief
want of our fleet at the breaking out of a war ever
has been seamen, as officers are plentiful, and
ships abundant, that wisdom requires, that during
peace the complements of our ships should be more
numerous than they would actually require to be
in war, and should be all seamen.

Lord JOHN RUSSELL asserted, speaking the
sentiments of the Admiralty, that "in that case
the expense would be enormously increased." If
lie had examined the question for himself, he would
not have made such an assertion. The estimate
for the whole effective service of the Navy
during the present year, is 4,112,721/., and
of that, the sum required for wages and victuals of
the officers and men afloat, is 1,799,859/. Now
that sum, which is more than a third f the whole,
includes officers, the number of whom we do not
propose to increase. The " enormous increase of
expe:lse, is to be caused by increasing the number
of seamen only. But dividing the sum allotted in
the fifth page of the Naval Estimates, to the wages
of petty officers and seamen, 461,3351., by 19,379,
the number of them, we find that the average wages
of each is 241. ; and dividing the sum allotted for
victuals by the whole number of persons afloat, we
find that the cost per head is something under 211.;
consequently the cost per year, for the wages and
victuals of each seaman, may be estimated at 451.
per head.
We will not forget to remind our readers that part
of the cost of provision is caused by the Coro-laws,
which probably enhance the price 20 per cent. at least.
Passing over that, however, and taking the estimate
of 45/. per head as the cost of each seaman afloat,
we might have 2,000 more seamen for 90,0001. per
year, or at the enormous expense of 10,0001. a year
less than the Commons, under the advice of the
Whigs,thought not too much to bestow on a single
widow for her sustenance. For the sum appropriated
to the Civil List we might buy the services of 8,000
seamen, and for the million of money which Sir
JAMES GRAHAM once proved a few Privy Coun-
cillors divided amongst themselves, the services of
more th an 22,000 seamen might be purchased, or
3,000 more than are now actually serving in out
ships.
To give the present ships afloat full and
efficient complements of seamen, about 4,000
additional would, we believe, be necessary, and
according to our estimate they would cost 180,000/.
per year. This is an enormous expense, we admit,
lin relation to that scoundrel economy which denies
the seamen 10s. or 20 • a month additional pay,
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expense. And when it is considered' that on the
one hand all pretext for having recourse to impress-
ment in case of a war would cease, while the country
would not need to be under a shadow of apprehension
from all the navies in the world united; and that, on
the other, habits of vain display and pompous extra-
vagance are encouraged, which excite imitation,
spread corruption through the land, and sap the
foundations of the national morality, the addi-
tional expense we propose will seem inexpressibly
trifling, in relation to the good to be achieved, and
in comparison to the sums which the Parliament
bestows on maintaining the splendour of the Court
and the aristocracy. Lord JOHN RUSSELL says it
would be enormously expensive to maintain full
complements for the men-of-war now afloat. The
Canadian war is said to have cost 5,000,0001.,
which would have maintained, for nearly twenty-
eight years, the number
of seamen required effec-
tually to man our ships in peace, and be prepared
for war. Such are the ideas of relative importance
and enormous expense nourished by statesmen.
They squander millions on the most useless or even
noxious pursuits, and they grudge the smallest
sums to secure the national safety and national
independence.

A letter in another part of our Paper, headed
" Heart-rending effects of the Corn-laws," deserves
public attention. We almost doubt, it is so pain-
ful, so full of images of individual suffering and of
national decay, whether our readers will be able
to go through it. We are sure they cannot with-
out feeling the liveliest indignation against the Le-
gislature of which the stupid, selfish, and wicked
laws cause such wide-spread misery. ATTILA,
the monster, whose boast it was that where his
horse trod grass never grew, and GENGHIS KHAN,
whose delight was in shedding blood, may have
slaughtered in their frenzy millions of their fellow
creatures, but surely they never inflicted such durable
and heart-rending suffering on their enemies
as is inflicted on our people by the ini-
quitous laws, which their so-called paternal rulers,
their pretended benefactors and friends, continually
uphold for base and selfish purposes. If other
gentlemen will imitate Mr. THOMASSON, and collect
and send us for publication, or cause to be pub-
lished, facts similar to those which he lays before
the world, there is not a patriot heart in the wide
empire, that will not insist on the Corn-laws being
at once swept away. Indignation, wrathful, burn-
ing, almost universal indignation, will then scathe
the landlords, who will have to esteem themselves
fortunate if they lose nothing but that of which at
present they by law, and legally, we admit, plunder
the people. We, at least, cannot read such ac-
counts as those contained in Mr. THOMASSON'S let-
ter without feeling and expressing the utmost ab-
horrence of the wickedness of those who, for their
own purposes, put an end to much trade and shorten
the supply of food.

We are sure that our readers w;11 at least at-
tempt to read Mr. THOMASSON'S letter, and yet we
must advert to the gross ingratitude, as well as the
other vices of the landowners which he describes.
From eight to twenty-four times as many fustian
jackets, calico shirts, and muslin dresses do the
manufacturers now give for a bushel of wheat
as they gave fifty years ago. So many more
enjoyments do they provide for the landowners. In the
same period the rental of land in the neighbourhood
has been quadrupled, and the population of the town
of Bolton trebled, by taking from the estates of the
landlords their superfluous hands, and finding them
employment and food. But the people whose in-
genuity and skill have produced such immense ad-
vantages to the landlords, are consigned by their
laws to privations and sufferings which exceed the
apparent limit of human patience. We cannot
wonder, after reading such a letter, at the wide<
spread discontent of our people, we are not asto-
nished at their little dis;:lays of turbulence, at their
petty depredations on property—we wonder at
their contentment, we are astonished at their
peaceable behaviour, and we regard their re-
spect for the property of others under such
circumstances as positively miraculous. The same
grinding privations which keep them poor, and
compel them to labour excessively, also prevent
them from obtaining education, or giving it to
their offspring. That, under these circumstances,
they can form or cherish any respect for the rights
of others, shows that such a respect is too deeply
implanted in the heart by the hand of nature to be
eradicated by the most wicked legislation.

The Brussels Papers of Tuesday state, that on
Friday and Saturday the Dukes of ORLEANS
and NEMOURS gave audiences to the Diplomatic
body, the French officers in the service of Bel-
gium, and the great officers of State. M. VAN DE
WEYER and Mrs. FRY, of philanthropic celebrity,
from London, and Prince GAGA RIN, from Moscow,
arrived in Brussels on Saturday.
The first half-years'
payment of the two and a
half millions of florins from the Belgian to the
Dutch Government was made on Saturday.
Letters from Constantinople, in the German
Papers of the 12th ult., state that a difference has
arisen between the English and the Turkish Go-
vernment about the removal of the Greek Pa-
triarch, upon which Lord PONSONBY insists, on
account of his treasonable plots against the Go-
vernment of the lonian Islands. The Porte,
secretly prompted by Russia, supports the Pa-
triarch. It was further stated, that on the 7th a
grand Council at the Divan approved of a proposal
of RESCHID PACHA for the creation of paper
money, against which the " true believers " have
raised a great clamour.

M. Limas presented himself to the Chamber of De-
puties on Wednesday, as chief of the New Cabinet.
His reception was exceedingly favourable. After re-
ceiving the congratulations of his friends, he ascended
the Tribune, and delivered the following speech, which
was listened to by all with the most earnest attention.
He also repeated the same speech, in nearly the same
words, in the Chamber of Peers. It is wanting in
explicitness, but it is to be borne in mind that he pro-
mises early explanations upon the whole of the proposed
policy of the Government.
" Gentlemen—The King has honoured us with his confi-
dence, and has laid upon us the heavy burden of the Adminis-
tration of the State. We come to announce this to the Chambers.
In presence of this difficult situation it would have been weak-
ness and abandonment of our duty to retreat. Having taken a
prominent part in public business in the Chambers, we had con-
tracted the obligation and felt it our duty to meet the wishes of
the
Cw ron, when it called upon us to assume the reins of power.
This is what I and my colleagues have clone. With regard to
me personally I respectfully declined the honour of forming a
Cabinet, so long as a disagreement on certain points made it
my duty to keep myself apart from public affairs. Now I have
the happiness to see my personal convictions in accordance with
the intentions of the Crown. I therefore no longer hesitate.
My colleagues did not hesitate either, and we have accepted
the difficult post which was offered to us by the free confidence
of the King. We have been happy to assist his Majesty in ter-
minating, in a short time, the anxieties which are inseparable
from every Ministerial crisis. We have not dissimulated to our-
selves the difficulties of this serious situation, at home by the
division of parties, abroad by the importance of the questions.
These difficulties occupy us without intimidating us. We
have measured the extent thereof, and we will endeavour
to overcome them. The time will shortly come when
we shall explain ourselves fully on every point. -Mean-
time allow us to confine ourselves to a few words on the
general direction which appears to us to be the duty of the
Government. The material order does not appear to us to
be in danger, but it may become so ; and if it be destroyed it
will be promptly and energetically re-established. The Cham-
bers will not forget that amongst us there are men who for-
merly have eontr buted to the maintenance of order in perilous
times ; but it does not suffice to have material order alone
—we must also have moral order ; nay, the union of opi-
nions and a general tendency towards the same object—for
without this union there could not possibly be a majority
in the Chambers, harmony between the Chambers and
Royalty ; and without a majority, without harmony between
the powers, 'he representative Government is impossible
to go on. We have not dissimulated from ourselves the
most difficult part of our task, to direct public opinion
towards a common object. We have thought it our
duty to attempt it, not because we pretended to be more ca-
pable than others, but because our political situation with re-
gard to parties appeared to us to be more favourable for the
purposes of joining them, and of addressing them in the lan-
guage of moderation and concord. We will not atternpt,Gen-
tlemen, in uniting parties, to elude difficulties. W e will ap-
proach them fearlessly. The members of the Administration
which we compose arc all in accordance with each other—have
formed their opinions upon every subject which now divides
public opinion—will propose to the Chamber their ospirlions on
every subject, and will endeavour to conciliate parties by the
moderation of their language, and to decide them by the firm-
I of their principles. We shall take care to avoid useless
political discussions on what has passed under former Adminis-
trations;(„ifomi_rm
but we shall pay every attention to serious business.
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which are pi artkeable—those which can neither compromise our
interests nor weaken the sinews of our Government. In the
choice of persons we will endeavour to be scrupulous, severe,
and impartial. This, Gentlemen, is the manner in which we
intend to perform our duties at home—abroad our task is not I
less difficult. An important question is now under. discussion.
We confidently hope that it will not disturb the peace of the
world. We will continue the efforts of the Government to
maintain this pieeious peace, but without sacrificing in the
slightest degree either the dignity of France or her permanent
interests. In this short expose our exeressions must necessarily
be general : hut we hope that complete explanations will shortly
be given. We are going to take occasion as soon as possible to
ask you for the means of governing, which the Administration
is obliged to ask every year. Then all shall be made known t o
the two Chambers. We wished this day to render homage to
the powers of the State in renewing. before them the profession

of our inviolable attachment to the grand principles on which
repose the Government of 1830."

The Moniteur contains a long list of Royal Ordi-
nances replacing various subordinate functionaries who
have chosen to retire with the late Ministry. Most of
the changes and promotions are in the department of
Public Instruction. M. VILLEMAIN has refused an
offer from M. COUSIN of the Vice-Presidency of the
Royal Council of Public Instruction, and proposes to
devote his leisure to the delivering a series of lectures
on French literature.

Count d'APPONY, the Austrian Ambassador, has
applied to his Government for leave of absence.
It was rumoured in the diplomatic circles that imme-
diately beiore the retirement of SOULT he sent a courier
to St. Petersburg with instructions to the French Am-
bassador, M. DE BARANTE, to return to Paris, leaving
one of his Secretaries to act as Charge d'Affaires, unless
Count PAHLEN instantly resumed his functions as Rus-
sian Ambassador nt the French Court.

Some noise is made in the Journals of Wednesday
about the conduct of Marshal VALLEE in ordering twelve
squadrons of Light Infantry, recently landed at Al-
giers, to form themselves into two African regiments.
The details are too trivial to be further noticed.
BOURSE,--PARIS, WEDNE'3DAY, MARCH 4.

first Highest 15,,,,e5t Last
Price Price. Price. Price
reach 5 per Cents ll4 10 ... 114 10 .., 114 ... 1.4
4 per ( eats lO4 20 ... •i 4 20 ... 104 20 ... 104 20
3 per Cents B2 85 . 82 93 ... 82 85 ... 82 85
tank e; trance 3145 —.3:45 ...3145 ...3145
I.sltitte Bank I,ooof. Sh 10:;0 ...1060 ...li 01 _I i 0
3elgian !tank 920 ... 02. i ... 900 ... 902 50
5 per Cents - ... 104 ... 104
3 per Cents 73 75 ... 73 SO ... 73 73 .. 7, SO
United States Bank Loan .. 08,4 ... 981,, ... 0814 ... 93i4
Dutch 2% per Cents 5',% ... 53% ... 53% ... 53%
Spanish Ac *lye 20% ... 90 ... 2954 ... 30
Passive 714 —• 7% ••• 7% ... 7%
New ' h ferred
Old Deferred B% ... 6% ... 8 ... 8
Portuguese 3 per Cents
Nearolitan
Roman IO,A, ... 103% ... 1C3% ... it,3%
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Versailles, It. B 552 50 ... 555 ... 552 50 ... 5'5
L.B. 372 50 ... 375 ... 372 50 ... 373 50
Orleans . 4W ... 460 ~, 460 ... 460
,trasburg to Bale .........
r;ELG lAN i, UNDS—Baussus, Marren 4.
Actual DOA, '.4i per Cent.
Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cant 1,•154
Loan of Thirty Millions, 4 per Cent. 95
------ 3 per Cent. 72ly
Loan of City, 1832, 4 per Cent 9,
Society of Commerce, 4!V per Cent lCB3k
Bank of Belgium, 5 per Cent 9434
National Society .
Exchange on London (short)
—Brussels Papers, March 4.
AUSTRIAN FUNDS.—VIENNA, FEB. 25
Five per Cents. Metalliqucs - ION
Emir per Cents.
Three par Cents.
Bank )hares
.—.4llgemeine Zeitung, March 2
PitUsSl A N EUN DS.— 13itLIN, FED. :29
Bills. Money.
St. Schuld. Sch., 4 t per cent • 1041,; 103,4
Prussian English Loan, 1830, 4 per cent 30 ,ii lf;1”4
Exchange on London, three months 6 20%
—Prussian State Gazette, March 2.

Letters from Constantinople of the 12th ult., received
at Vienna, state that Admiral STOPFORD, who was pre-
paring to proceed with the greater part of the British
squadron to Malta, received counter orders to remain
at Vourla. and the ships which had left that station
were promptly recalled. Admiral STOPFORD'S health
was, however, so delicate, that he would be obliged to
proceed himself to Malta as soon as the Government
could appoint an officer to command the fleet in his ab-
sence. The recal of the B-itish fleet to Vourla was
attibuted to the Lostile disponition of MEHEMET ALI
who continued in the resolution not to abate one jot of
his claims.

Madrid Journals have been received of the 26th ult.,
but the news brought by them was anticipated by the
telegraphic despatches published in the London papers
of yesterday. The following telegraphic despatch, bring-
ing three days' later intelligence from the Spanish capi-
tal, was communicated to the French Government on
Wednesday :

Bayonne, March 3, Noon.
" THE FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO THE MINISTER OF FO-

REIGN AFFAIRS.

" Madrid, Feb. 29, in the Evening.
" The sittings of the Cortes recommenced this day. The
debate on the verification of the election returns was resumed,
and was carried on without any signs of agitation, either in the
Chamber or in the exterior. Perfect tranquillity continues to
prevail. The pleasures of the Carnival have resumed their
ordinary course. The state of siege has not been yet declared
at an end."

DINNER TO MR. BYNG.—The list of Stewards for
this dinner is one of the most respectable it has been
our lot to see. The occasion itself is so interesting
that it is not matter of surprise that the demand for
tickets has been so very great. Independent of its
particular object, the commemoration of fifty years'
consistent Parliamentary conduct, no pains have been
spared to render the dinner worthy of notice as an im-
portant political meeting. Nearly all the leading Re-
formers will be present, including the first Parliamentary
speakers of the day, both in the House of Lords and
Commons. Nor has the gratification of the lovers of
music been neglected : the Gresham Professor has the
control of the musical department, and some original
songs, composed for the occasion, will be performed by
a numerous choir, aided by the band of the Guards.
We are informed that tickets are in the very greatest
request.

CoLERIDGE's QUACKERY EXPOSED.—It may console
those who labour diligently and earnestly to acquire an
honest fame, but live unnoticed and unknown, to hope,
from the experience of the past, that the noisy reputa-
tions enjoyed at present by less diligent and less honest,
but much be-puffed rivals and contemporaries, will soon
pass away, and those whoa; this generation can never
enough praise, will by the next be forgotten, or treated
with contumely. In our time no man, as a philospher
and a poet, has been more eulogized by a coterie than
the late Mr. Coleridge. Plain and simple minds, un-
tainted with the forced mysticism of his school, saw as
little to admire in his writings, beyond well-sounding
words, as to respect in his life. Their low apprecia-
tion of his literary talents is confirmed by an article in the
present number of Blackwood's Magazine, which shows
that Mr. Coleridge was very much in the habit of
translating from both German prose and poetry,
and imposing the translations on his unsuspecting
hearers or readers as his own. By the help of
a fine voice, an ear excellently attuned to music,
a somewhat commanding person, an acquaintance with
the German language and literature, which our Uni-
versities did neglect for the less useful study of Greek
and Latin, he was able to impose himself for a long pe-
riod on a considerable number of persons as a man of
gigantic intellect, while he was little batter than a coiner
of smooth phrases and an appropriator of other men's
wit. This is all well made out in the article of Black-
wood, which deserves great commendation for the expo-
sure of quackery nearly as audacious as that of Psal-
manazor or Paracelsus.

POLITICAL SUMMARY OP TMII

MORNING JOURNALS.

The Morning Advertiser of this day, commenting on Mr.
Ewart's speech last night in the Commons, on the subject of
capital punishment, remarks as follows :—" No human being
has a right to take the life which God gave, and which man
cannot restore. With the argument founded upon the Jewish
law of eye for eye, and tooth for tooth,' we (being under a
Christian dispensation) have nothing to do. Again, the first
recorded crime of murder is followed by a Divine prohibition
to take the life of the murderer. With regard to the prac•
tical consideration of the question, viz., the expediency of ca-
pital punishments as deterring by example, the practice has been
found, as Mr. Ewart ably and fully showed, by all the latest
official returns, to have defeated its object, and to have
totally failed."—The Morning Chronicle, speaking on
the Privilege question, says:—" We deplore the blindness
of the leaders on both sides of the House of Com-
mons. They had only to continue in their firm course,
and they would have silenced their enemies and called forth
their friends. But when men once begin to forsake them-
selves, they are forsaken by all the world besides. The con-
tempt into which the House of Commons has been brought by
the pusillanimity of the leaders on both sides will eventually
lead to the most frightful consequences. The men who are
looking on with idiotic stare at the proceedings in the House,
will soon be among the loudest to execrate the authors of the
destruction of the English Constitution. All this for the want
of a little firmness."—The Morning Herald thus expresses it-
self on the subject of Mr. Ewart's motion last night, for the
Abolition of Capital Punishments :—" The discussion, and the
result of the division of last night on this important
question, affords the grounds of a most encouraging
hope that, before any long period of time elapses, the
Statute Book of England—the first country in Chris-
tian civilization of the world—will he thoroughly purified from
the laws of blood."—'l he Times, in its summary of last night's
Parliamentary proceedings, takes an opportunity of attacking
Sir Robert Peel in the following terms :—" We almost pity
the poor Privilege-mongers for the embarrassments in which
their want of foresight—not to use a less Parliamentary term--
has involved them. The names of Lord J. Russell, Sir Robert
Peel, Lord Howick, and Sir J. Graham, will become synony-
mous for that distinguished class who cannot see an inch before
their noses." In another column, our Contemporary renews
his attack on Sir Robert Peel as follows :—" We fear he has
not the moral courage to retrace the s'ep he has taken, though
few, if any, feel more strongly than he himself feels, how false
that step on the privilege question was—how fatal it may be.
Is a man so morally weak fit to be a leader of a great party ?"
Sir Robert must feel deeply the indirect compliment paid to his
sagacity and his sense of justice by this attack. Had he shown
a defic envy of either in his conduct on the Privilege question,
assuredly the Times would have been the first to trumpet forth
his praises with all the energy and heartiness of a congenial
spirit.—The Morning Post contains no leading article of any
public interest.

VIENNA, FEB. 25.—Baron Langsdorff arrived
here, yesterday from Paris, to transact the business of the
French Legation during the absence of Count St. Aulaire,
who means to set out for Paris on the Ist of March, and Gortz
on the 19ih March. The Duke of Bordeaux arrived yester-
day from Florence, where he made a short stay.

THE NAVY.—Large placards have been posted
up on the Tower, and at the naval and military rendezvous
(Miller's) on Tower-hill, for petty officers and able-bodied
seamen fur her Mrjesty's ship Cambridge, of 80 guns, now fit-
ting out at Sheerness for " toreign service." No applications
for petty officership have been received, and but few seamen
have been engaged. The greatest difficulty exists in getting
men to enter the navy, and this .gill likely continue to be the
case until an increase of pay is offered.
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WIDOW MURPHY.—The sum of twelve gui-
neas has been sent by a solicitor to a Contemporary in order
that it may be remitted to the widow against whom Lord Lor-
ton took legal proceedings.
Between the 10th of June, 1839, and the 10th
of February, 1840, there were only 108 dry days, while on 137
days there was rain more or less.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(`!.'FITS DAY.)

DEAL, MARCH s.—Wind E. S.E.—Sailed the Montreal,
Grilling, for New York.

F
A LMOUTII, MARCH 4.—Strong gale from the E.—Sailed
the Hope packet, for the West Indies. The Georgio,
in hauling from the pier to the shipwright's yard took the
ground, and became so leaky that she must discharge the re-
maincli,r of her ca-go.
LIVERPOOL, MARCH..—Wind S.E , fresh breeze.—Ar-
rived the Gazelle, from St. Michael's. Sailed the Harmony,
Douglas, for the Cape ; Higginsr.n, Hogg, Bombay ; William
Ackers, Nichol, La Guayra; Persian, Robin:, New Orleans;
New York, Legg, St. John's, New Brunswick ; and Corona-
tion, Bradley, ditto. Off port the Susannah; Cummings, from
Mobile.

ILFRACOMBE, MARcil 4.—Arrived the Clifton, Walters,
from Trinidad, with loss of anchors and cables.
CORK. MARCH 3.—Arrived the Greyhound, Rivctt, from
Messina; and Courier, Stamford, Smyrna.
INlAacif s.—Arrived the George, from Newfound-
land ; and Love and Unity, Williams, Gibraltar.
MILFORD, Alikacrt 4.—Sailed the Huddersfield, Owen, for
Africa.

HULL, MAactt 4.—The George, Mitchells, which sailed
this morning for London, has put back with damage, having
been in contact with the London steamer ; the latter proceeded.
WESTPORT, MARCH s.—The Salem, of Belfast, left Clare
Bay on the Ist inst. for Liverpool, in tow of a steamer.
SMEEiLISESS, MARCH s.—The Ewer, of North Shields,
bound to London, is bilged, and full of water, on the Nore Sand.
REDCAR, MARCH 4. —T he Puseers, Cave, of Sunderland, is
on the rocks off this place, abandoned by the crew, and is ex-
pected to go to pieces.
ALDBORO, MARCH s.—The vessel which sank off this place
yesterday, is supposed to be the Peace,Newbipgan, f Newcastle.
BRIDLINGTON, MARCH 4.—The Hoop, Wilkinson, sailed
yesterday for Sandwich, has put back very leaky, and must
discharge.

EVENING EDITION
INVERNESS ELECTION.

(From the Inverness Courier.)
THE POLLING.—TUESDAY, Msncir 3.
The Northern Meeting-rooms were fitted up as the polling
station for Inverness. Two tables or divisions were in the
apartment, at one of which Sheriff Tytler presided, and at the
other Mr. Colquhoun, Sheriff-substitute. The polling com-
menced at eight o'clock, by which time the street wa- thronged
with individuals who manifested a strong interest in the pro-
ceedings. Mr. Morrison early took the lead here, which he
maintained .o the last. At the close, the numbers were—for
Mr. Morrison, 236 ; for Mr. Fraser, 183. Expresses have
arrived with intelligence from the other butghs, and the follow-
ing is, we believe, the state of the poll in each :
Morrison. Fraser.
Inverness 236 ... 183
Nairn
Forres 55 ... 70
Fortrose

353 307
MAJORITY FOR THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE,
FORTY-SIX.

This is a vast addition to the majority of Mr. Macleod,
which was only 19. The triumph is the more honourable to
Mr. Morrison, because he has obtained it on the ground of
political principle, being, until within the last few days, a per-
fect stranger in this part of the kingdom ; and his opponent.
Mr. Fraser, being a native of the town, long a candidate for the
hurghs, and highly respected for his private worth and unaf-
fected benevolence of character. We congratulate the Honour-
able Member on his election ; we believe him to be sincerely
anxious to render his services beneficial to all ranks and classes
of the inhabitants ; and his position, as one of the first mer-
chants of London, must invest him with no small degree o'
influence in promoting any scheme for the commercial prospe-
rity of the north. His talents, activity, and Liberal principles.
have recommended him strongly to the electors, and we Cal,
truly say, that no man could have made a more favourable im-
pression on the great body of the inhabitants. His opponents
admit that he is the best representative the Liberals could have
obtained, while between the Honourable Member and his
rival, Mr. Fraser, nothing but the utmost courtesy and kind-
ness have prevailed. . .

NVe must not omit to notice the exertions of Mr. Ellice,
M.P., who introduced Mr. Morrison to the electors, and has
taken an active part in the canvass. Mr. Ellice is a prodigious
favourite with the electors, and has been cheered wherever he
went, as if on a triumphal progress through the burghs!
After the close of the poll Mr. Morrison was drawn through
the town in an open carriage. He was accompanied by Mr.
Ellice, Colonel Ross of Strathgarve, Colonel Munro of Poyntz-
field, &c. The flags were carried before, and the whole pro-
cession—which must have comprised some thousands of persons
—had an imposing appearance. On arriving at the Royal
Hotel, Mr. 'Morrison shortly addressed the electors on the
great triumph they had achieved. They had to contend, he said,
with an opponent whom he highly respected, who had been in the
field for nearly a twelvemonth. All the local influence that.
could be brought to bear against them had been used un-
scrupulously ; yet the courage and manliness of the elec-
tors had overcome all, and won for the Liberal cause the
proudest triumph with which it had ever been crowned in In-
verness. Mr. M. then counselled the people to disperse
quietly, and to remember that this victory was one of principle,
not a victory over individuals. He went to Parliament not as
the Member of one class, but as the represewative of all,
anxioulvto serve them faithfully, and to promote the interests
and happiness of the whole community. Mr. Ellice then said
a few words in congratulation, and the vast multitude quietly
dispersed.

The following is a note of the state of the poll, July 29,
1837, when Mr. Macleod was returned, by a majority of nine-
teen, as Member for the burghs:—
Liberal. Conservative.
Inverness 221 ... 192
Forres 55 ... 75
Nairn
Fortroce

336

A handbill having been issued by the Conservatives, ex-
pressing doubts as to Mr. Morrison's sentiments on the Church
question, that gentleman issued the following notice to the
electors :

" Inverness, March 2, 1840.

" Gentlemen—That there may be no mistake as to my views
with respect to the question of Non-intrusion of Ministers, I
beg to state that I am determined to maintain the right of the
people to be consulted in the appointment of their Ministers,
and that no Minister shall be intruded into any congregation
contrary to the will of the people.
It will be my earnest endeavour to uphold and defend the
Church in the full and free exercise of its spiritual functions,
independent of the civil authority.—l remain, Gentlemen, your
faithful and obedient Servant,

" J. MORRISON."

THE MINT.

A document has been recently printed by order of the
House of Commons relating to the Mint, and giving an
account of all the supplies now remaining there, of the
sums advanced out of the consolidated fund for purchasing
bullion for coinage, of cash received in payment for coin
delivered, and of the sums paid into the Exchequer in re-
payment of advances from January 1 to December 31,
1839. This document shows, that the total assets remain-
ing in the Mint on the 31st of January, 1839, were 68,8591.
Is. Bd., of which 25,7421. 6s. 9d. was in uncoined silver
bullion, 3,284/. ls. in uncoined copper, 11,5711. 33.
in unsold silver coin, 1,3761. 9s. 9d. in unsold cop-
per coin. The remainder was cash in hand, cash
due from the Commissariat, and balances on the Ex-
chequer and cash accounts. The whole assets arc
given as payable into the Exchequer for the use of
the consolidated fund. The total amount issued out
of that fund for the purchase of bullion in me year 1 839
was 382,1071. 2s. Id. The value of the silver bullion and
dollars purchased for the coinage within the same years, at
a rate varying from 58id. to 60d. per ounce, is stated at
360,7621. Bs. Bd., which by an addition of 1,8871. 16s. 9d.
for " gold contained in silver ingots," is increased to
362,650/. ss. sd. The Mint value for the whole, at
665. per pound troy, is given at 395,067/. 15s• The
seignorage is stated at 34,313/. 16s. 2d., from which
8/. 9s. 10d. being deducted for " dumb coin," leaves
34,305/. 6s. 4d., the difference between the purchase
and Mint values. The purchase value of copper bullion
is 2,435/. 9s. 3d., the Mint vaiue 5,682/. 12s. 9d., and
the difference gives a seignorage of 3,247/. 3s. 6d. The
loss in exchanging old silver coin sent in for recoinage, or
the difference between the nominal and standing value,
is 2161. 18s., entirely for worn-out sixpences received
from the Bank of England. The coin account, or ac-
count of " coined monies delivered into the Mint.office,"
gives 379,1701. for silver, and 5,936/. for copper. The
cash account, or account of " cash received for coin,"
gives 363,6561. 45., cash received for gold contained in
silver ingots being 1,887/. 16s. 9d. The repayment into
the Exchequer of advances out of the Consolidated Fund
gives 330,0001., which with 37,140/. Os. 9d. on account
of seignorage, and 1,887/. 16,5. 9d. paid for gold in silver
ingots, gives a total of 369,0271. 17s. 6d. paid into the
Exchequer. The debtor and creditor account of the whole
is balanaed by an Exchequer credit of 17,021/. 6s.
Silver bullion remains uncoined to the amount of
43,423/. 3s. 9d., copper to the amount of 3,030/. 13s. 9d•
The balance remaining to be paid into the Exchequer is
7,954/. 2s. 4d.- 7'inifs.

EXTENSIVE FIRE IN THAMES-STREET.--'
Between four and five o'clock this morning a destructive
fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Blysh, Hamilton, and
Hughes, extensive wholesale horsehair and feather factors.
The premises in which the fire originated were formerly used as
a sugar baker's, and were seven stories high. From the in-
quiries which we made on the spot the fire was first discovered.
by some coal-heavers, who gave the alarm. Messengers were
despatched to the London Fire Establishment, Watling-street,
and in the course of a few minutes two of the engines, with
their full complements of men, under the superintendence of
Mr. Braidwood, reached the spot, but by this time the whole of
the upper portion of the building was one mass of flame.
Shortly afterwards, other engines arrived; a plentiful supply of
water was obtained, and a dozen engines were seen pouring
vast quantities of water on the building, but without success.
Finding all efforts were vain in these attempts, Mr. Braidwood
ordered the men to use their exertions to save the surrounding
houses, which they did, but not before considerable damage
was sustained. By seven o'clock the fire was got under, at
least all danger was removed. How the fire originated is at
present unknown. No accident occurred.

Mr. WAKLEY AND THE PRESS.—At I he close
of an inquest yesterday Mr. Wakley denied that he had ex-
excluded any authorised reporter, but that certain persons had
misrepresented him, and these he would exclude, unless they
discharged their duties with fidelity. The publican who eli-
cited this declaration from Mr. Wakley then said, " I have seen
a report of an inquest held by you at \v apping, in which you are
reported to have said that publicans adulterate their beer after
they got it from the brewers; that they make three butts out
of two. Did you say this, sir ?" Mr. Wakley replied, I
made no observation of the sort. The report alluded to is In-
correct al t ogether."