The Sun.
London, England, 1841-05-03 00:00:00

LIBERTY OF SPEECH.

The Birmingham .Journal reports a curious example
of the perversion of Magisterial authority ; and it in-
volves a nes species of aggression upon popular rights.
At an adjourned vestry meeting in the Town-hall,
where a violent contention had arisen relative to the le-
gality of the proceedings of the Church-rate party, a
Chartist delegate, named White, claimed the privilege
of speaking. Clamour and cries of "No Chartists"
drowned his voice, but he persisted in his endeavour to

make himself heard. The Chairman (whose authority
to act in that capacity was disputed by a portion of the
meeting) told the speaker that " he could allow no in-
terruption to the business, and would not," when
Mr. Alston, the Magistrate, who at the moment
entered the organ-gallery, entered into some conversa-
tion with him, which, however, could not be heard.
Mr. Gutteridge stood up, and as well as we could catch
his words, calk! upon Mr. Alston to temove White out
of the place, when presently a police-officer entered by
one door, and Mr. Shaw and other officers by another,
and, taking hold of White,_ they removed him forcibly
out of the gallery, amidst the mort deafening cheering
and clipping of hands of the rate party, and groaning
and hooting of the other. A scene of greet confusion
ensued—a portion of those in the body of the hall ran
outside, but they were met by a body of police, who
were stationed all the morning in and about the build-
ing, and they returned to the hall. White was con-
veyed into the committee-room. The polling W3i at
the time going on. The meeting broke up, after which
White was discharged without being conveyed to any
station."

The Chartists have set the example of warring
against the liberty of speech at public meetings, and
now a Chartist is the first to suffer in his own person
by the "carrying out" of his own principle. It must
go hard, indeed, with the Tories if they do not " better
the instructions" they have received. The violence of
the Church-rate party in Birmingham is but a natural '
sequence to the violence of the Corn-law Chartists in
various parts of the country.
The means of suppression employed by both parties
are characteristic. The Chartists act only upon the
force of their own lawless and arbitrary wills ; the Tory
Church supporters act upon the same dictates, but em-
ploy lawful agents to give a colour of authority to their
proceedings. The Chartist clamourers trust to their
lungs and cat-calls ; the Tories use the same instru-
ments, with the addition of a detachment of police. The
unwritten law, which recognizes freedom of speech at
public meetings legally assembled, the Chartists set
aside ; the Tories do this likewise, but at the same time,
being lovers of order, they wrest the powers of the
magisterial office to the purp'ses of tyranny.
It the advocates of the Charter have not hitherto
understood the spirit of practical Toryism, it can
hardly be expected that the arrest of their brother
Chartist in Birmingham will instruct them. But
surely they will ask whz.t offence Mr. White committed
at, this vestry meeting, and why be was dragged out
by tie police, detained in custody until the meetinr,
broke up, and then set at liberty, without even the
ceremony of an accusation, or the form of an
inquiry! Men are consigned to the charge of the
police for what they do say at such meetings, but here
a man is deprived of liberty for attempting to speak.
The Chartists, unable to answer the denouncer of the
Corn. laws, put him down ; the Tories, afraid to hear
the denouncer of Church-rates, take him up.
If such proceedings have a tendency to stifle discus-
sion and prevent public meetings, they may also have a
tendency to render preaching inefficacious, and to shut
up churches. It is difficult to deny that the
Church is in danger, when we see what props its friends

prefer, and find them wantonly exasperating men
otherwise wcll-disposed to that institution. Among
the persons who addressed the Birmingham magistrate
on the occasion adverted to, one said— ..
" 'You, Sir, have done to-day what never was
done in my time in Birmingham. You are the
first man who has ever had • the audacity to bring a
policeman into this ha'l, and arrest a man for no other
crime than speaking, and who never injured you.—
(Cheers.) I have been a constant attender at Christ's
church, bitt the bigotry I have witnessed to-day by
your party, and the unchristian conduct of you, a ma-
gistrate, has forced me to this conclusion, that I never
will attend the Church again. I never will contribute
to it one penny, and I never will rest until its power to
injure tha people is destroyed. You have done to-day
what will not be forgotten. You have created a feeling
which all the Toryism and Church-of•Englandism in
the town will never put down. We will begin in
earnest."

done to the Church, may be coun-
terbalancedTbeinjury thus
ytuhse benefit of the moral lesson rendered
to the Chartists, if the outrage committed upon their
delegate, the opponent of. Church-rates, shall teach
them who their real enemies are, and re-produce in
their minds the old and just conviction, that the coun-
tenance of Toryism and the preservation of popular
privileges—even the privilege, it seems, of public speech
in public vestry—are utterly incompatible. The esta-
blishment of a Tory Government would not exactly
tend to discourage the Tory magistracy from pursuing
the new expedient of introducing policemen into town-
halls, as praetidal censors of oratory and opinions.
This proceeding merits the strongest reprobation, and
should not be allowed to pass without other censure
than this. Once permit the tyranny, and it is impossi-
ble to say where it may end.--Rwmincr.

THE CORN-LAWS—THE BUDGET.
The announcement of Lord John Russell's notice of
motion for a Committee of the whole House, to con-
sider the Corn-laws will be received with satisfaction
and joy in every quarter where the interests of cona-
merce, the interests of the industrious classes, and the
interests of consumers are intelligently felt. Govern-
ments has now shown its intention to grapple with the
great incubus ou the industry of the nation in the most
enormous and the most mischievous tax to which any
people were ever subjected ; and all who feel the great-

ness of tLc grievance—and who except the monopolists
do not ?—will strain every nerve in support of the
Ministry which has now staked its existence for the re-
lief of the natiot from the intolerable evil under which
it labours.

Coupling Lord J. Russell's announcement respect-
ing the Corn-laws with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer's statement, we see that Government
propose to deal with the three great questions,
" Corn, Sugar, and Timber." The alterations pro-
posed upon the two latter are calculated to benefit
at the same time the revenue and the consumer. The
,enormous differential dUty in favour of Canadian timber
is reLced ; Baltic timber is to be admitted at 50s. in-
stead of 553. per load; whila the duty on Canadian is
raised for the benefit of.the'revenue from 103. to 20s.
The estimated, gain to the revenue is 600,000/. per

On sugar the step is t iken of substituting " protec-
tion" for " prohibition." Foreign sugar is no longer to
be absolutely excluded, but admitted at a differential
duty of 50 per cent. in favour of. the colonies. The
amount of protection is very high, but it is a step of
incalculable importance to admit foreign sugar at all.
Tne benefit to the consumer will be great, as the differ-
ence of price between foreign and colonial sugar exclu-
sive of duty is upwards of 100 per cent., and the gain
to the revenue will be great.
It is impossible not to look upon this Budget, as
preliminary to an entire reform in our Tariff. Of
course, in a Budget those alterations only are pro-
posed which are made for the sake of revenue, and
alterations made on the ground of commercial po-
licy must be looked for in the Customs' B►ll of the
year. Bat the real difficulty lay with the great articles
which are now dealt with, and there can be no doubt
that the various minor reforms in the Tariff, to which
no powerful interests or considerations of revenue are
opposed, will soon follow.
There can be no doubt, also, that when the principle
that all taxation is to be imposed with a vies to re-
venue is once admitted, it will be carried out fully, and
We do not therefore feel disposed to criticise the details
of the Ministerial scheme, though undoubtedly their
scale of duties is higher than strict principle would
justify. Oa the wh3ll, it rests with the country now
to say whether they will have free trade or not. If they
allow the Ministerial measure to be defeated, the alter-
native is obvious, and the deficiency of five or six millions
must, in that case, be made good by increased taxation.
The choice is, the reduction of existing taxes, or impo-
sition of new ones. The Ministry proposes reduction ;
should the Tories be alloved to defeat them, Sir Robert
Peel wil come in to lay new burdens on the country.—
Examiner.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD, APRIL 29.—A congregation was this day
holden for granting degrees, &c., when the following
were conferred :

Masters of Arts.—M. H. S. Champneys, Brazen•
nose College ; Rev. W. R. Hall, BANo! College ; T.
B. Cornish (Fellow), Oriel College ; G. H. U. Fagan,
Oriel College ; C. Carey, Oriel College ; Rev. G. Tal-
bot, S►. Mary Hall ; J. Barney, Magdalen College ;
C. H. Walker, Worcester College ; Rev. F. R.
Nixon, St. John's College ; Williams, Jesus College ;
E. S. Mount, Magdalen College ; W. R. Bawds (Fel-
low), Magdalen C,-liege.
Bachelor of Arts.—D. S. Ker, Christ Church ; Hon.
F. Charteris, Christ Church ; H. Mitchell, Lincoln
Colle;e ; C. P. Carey, Wadham College,
The Regius Professor of Hebrew has given notice
that he will continue his Lectures on the Minor Pro-
phets during the present term on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays ; to commence Monday,
May 3, at two o'clock.

The Professor of Botany has issued a notice that he
will begin a course of Lectures on Tuesday, May 4, at
the Botanic Garden.

The Reader in Experimental Philosophy has given
notice that he will begin his Lectures on Electricity,
Magnetism, &c., on Monday, May 10, at one o'clock, at
this Clarendon ; continue them on Mondays, Wednes-
days, and Fridays.
The Reader in Geology has given notice that he will
Lecture on the Structure and Composition of the Earth,
during the present and next terms, to begin on
Saturday, May 1, at two o'clock, at the Clarendon, and
continue Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 28.—At a congregation held
this day Vie following grace passed the Senate :
To confer the Degree of Doctor in Divinity upon
the Very Rey. Charles Hughes Terrot, Master of
Arts, of Trin;ty College, by Royal mandate.

At the same Congregation the following degrees
were conferred :

Doctor of Medicine.—J. C. Snawball, St. John's
College.
Bachelor of Civil Law.—S. Taylor Bartlett, Clare
Hall.

Bachelor of Divinity.—Joseph Pullen, Corpus Coll.
Masters of Arts.—Henry John Hodgson, Trinity
College ; John Winamson Fuller, Trinity College ;
George Henry Hooper, Trinity College ; Charles
Laing, Queen's College ; Charles Gipple Prowett, Caius
College ; Joseph George Venables, Jesus College ;
Charles Style Drake, Jesus College ; John James Ha-
vart, St. John's College ; Charles Alexander Wilkin-
son, Kirig's College ; David Pooley, St. John's Col-
lege ; John Thomas Walker, Caius College.
Bachelors of Arts.— Buchan Warren Wright,
Clare Hill ; Martin Ware, Trinity College : Henry
Vivian, Broughton, Pet. College ; Thomas Gam'sten
R tgland, Corpus College ; William Richard Ick, Sid-
ney College ; William Samuel Symonds, Christ Col-
lege ; Henry Lewis Diston, Caius College ; Augustus
Adam Bagshawe, Corpus College ; George Campbell
Gordon, Corpus College ; George Francis Radner
Weideman, Cath. Hall ; Matthew Booth, Corpus Col-
lege ; Benjamin Maddock, Corpus College ; John Wil-
mot Neat, Corpus College.

ST. JOI-IN'S COLLEGE,
Voluntary Classical Examination, 1841.
First Class.--Aingor; BAbington, Burbury, Gifford,
Sheringham, Vidal, J. H., Vidal, 0. E., Wilson, Wolfe.
Second Class.—Alston, Balmer, Girling, Hardesty
Holcombe, Light, Maul, Mills, Molesworth, Robinson,
Slade, Slater.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
( From the Hampshire Independent )
PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—The Bellerophon, Implacable,
Edinburgh, and Hastings, are ordered home from the Me-
diterranean.

The Polyphemus steamer will proceed to-day for South-
ampton to have her engines inspected by Mr. Brunel,
and to receive Captain Brandrith, R. E., and Mr. Scamp,
of Woolwich Yard. She will then go to Plymouth and
Malta, taking supernumeries for the squadron.
Orders have been received to expedite the building of
the Thunderbolt steamer, recently laid down in this dock-
yard, upon the lines of the Driver, and the greatest ex-
ertions are now being made in order to launch her during
the ensuing summer.
The Imaum, under repair in one of the docks in this
yard, is orde ed to be reserved for harbour duty. She will,
therefore, shortly be fitted as a reeeivieg ship, in the room
of the Blake, or, Swiftsure ; these vessels being greatly
decayed. It will be in the recollection of our reaers that
the Imaum is the ship presented to his late Majesty
William IV., by the Imaum of Muscat.
Commodore Sir Charles Napier arrived at his seat at
Horodean on Monday last; and on Wednesday the cecen-
trio but gallant old sailor, was seen " steering" with his
accustomed nerve and sang froid, a four-in-hand on Sober-
ton race-course.. Although " King Time" has not altoge-
ther spared himl; he appeared to be in excellent health
and spirits.
The QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.—Orders are received at this
port for celebrating ber Majesty's birthday, on the 21st
of May, in the present year, instead of the 28th as here-
totne.

(From the Hampshire Telegraph.)
PORTSMOUTH, MAY I.—The Bonetta brigant►ne, Lieut.
Austin, arrived on Saturday from Sheerness, and sailed on
Wednesday, for the coast of Africa.
The Cockatrice, schooner, Lieut. Oxenham, arrived on
Wednesday from Chatham, destined for South America.
This vessel will doubtless be detained to convey to Rio
Janeiro the decision which our House of Commons, in
justice both to this nation and the Brazilian Empire, must
come to, on Monday night next, with regard to the Sugar
Duties, To Brazils it will be a matter of great import-
ance, but as regards our manufactures it is a matter of still
greater consequence.
The Albert, Captain Trotter, and Wilberforce, Com-
mander Allen (iron steam vessels) sailed on Tuesday for
Plymouth, and the Bonny River, on their way to explore
the Niger River. At Spithead the Albert steamed round
the ships, and, as a compliment, they manned yards, and
gave her three cheers.
Her Majesty's packet Lyra has arrived et Falmouth
from Cape Henri, St. Domingo, March 29, furnishing
Jamaica dates to the 23d, and from St. Thomas's to the
24:h. Her passengers were H. H. Anderson, Esq., from
Trinidad, and N. Joseph and Patrick Morgan, Esq., from
Jamaica, with Mr. Samuel Browne. R.N. The follow-
ing naval medical changes had occurred in the West In-
dies : —Mr. Bayne, vice Stoddart, deceased, to the
Jamaica Hospital ; Mr. Moxley, to the Victor; and Mr.
Duke, vice Thompson, to the Sappho.
The Success hulk has been again taken to Spithead,
preparatory to the resumption of operations on the wreck
of the Royal George. Colonel Pasley to-day engcged 36
pensioners to assist him, giving a preference to such as
served with him last year. The sappers and divers are on
their way from Chatham in a steamer.
A report has been propagated, but we cannot trace it to
any authority, that the Beagle surveying vessel has been
lost. We do not believe it. The last letter from her
was dated August 2, from Timor, and it mentions that a
report had prevailed to the above effect ; at that time she
was then watering anti collecting provisions, and intended
to go round the west side of New South Wales, and call
at Swan River, and thence to Sydney, where she ex-
pected to be in December.
The Polyphemus steamer sailed to-day for Southamp-
ton, wi;h Mr. Brunel on board, who is to ascertain, by ex-.
amination, if a similar vessel is adapted to be fitted with
the Archin►edian screw At Southampton she will takes
on board the Surveyor-General of the Navy, Sir William.
Symonds, and Captain Brandreth, Civil Engineer for
Naval matters, and convey them to Malta, for the purpose
of seeing to the efficient construction of a repairing dock
at that
The Fair Rosamond, fitting in this harbour, is destined
for the coast of Africa.
The Harpy revenue cutter, Lieutenant G. Drew, R.N.
Commander, seized on the 26th ult„ near the Mew Stoll e,

off Guln, 112 half-ankers of foreign spirits, sunk only the
night before.
The Hon. Admiral Bouverie is gone on leave of ab-
sence ; be proceeded on Wednesday in the Avon steamer,
Lieut. Pritchard, to Plymouth and Cork.
The remains of Admiral Sir Laurence Halsted are
hourly expected from Plymouth, for interment in the
family vault in Gosport Chapel-yard.
PLYMOUTH, THURSDAY, APRIL 29.—The Acorn, 16,
Commander J. Adams, having had her damages repaired,
whieo she sustained by striking on a rock in the West
Indies, was taken out of dock on Friday last, and will
soon be ready to return to her station.—The Mercury,
tender, sailed on her return to Portsmouth on Monday last.
—The Avon, steamer, Lieut. Pritchard, returned to this
port, from Portsmouth, on Wednesday..—On Wednesday
the Albert, steamer, Captain Trotter, and Wilberforce,
steamer, Commander W. Allen, arrived from Portsmouth,
and it is expected they will proceed for the Niger on Sa-
tureay or Sunday. La 13:11e Alliance, transport, Lieu-
tenant Denston, agent, sailed frr China on Thursday.
In Harboar--Caledonia, San Josef, Cornwailis, Acorn,
Avon, Wilberforce, Albert, and Carron steamers.
In the Sound—lmpregn,ble and Belleisle.

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS,

.PROMOTlONS.—Lieutenant —Mr. Wm. Hcnry Bridge,
Mate of the Indus (1830), to the rank of Lieutenant.
APPOINTMENTS--Mister and Pilot—Charles A. Cole,
to the Acorn, vice Frampton.
As3istant•Surgcon—T. F. Henry, to the Caledonia.
Chaplain—Rev. J. A. Burtougb, from the Impreg-
nable, to the Cornwallis.
Mates—Philip Hudson, to the Caledonia ; R. L. Cur.
to the Queen; C. K. Jackson, to the Cornwallis ; E.
J. Voules, to the Fair Rosamond; F. D. Rich, to the
Herald.

Midshipman—J. E. Parish, to the Indus.
Voluutzer ist Class—A. Breen, to the Cornsvall:s.
Second Master—John to the Calcutta.
Gunners—Joseph Woodman, to tho Acorn ; David
Volume, to Cockatrice ; William Wicks, to Nautilus.:
Mr. W. H. Millicioael, to the Excaent, to qualify for
Naval Instructor.

IMPORTANT LETTER FROM PRE-

SIDENT TYLER.

The following letter from Governor, now President,
Tyler, to Colonel W. Robinson, jun., will ba read with
peculiar interest at this moment. His views on the im-
portant queitivn of the tariff—the di-tribution of the pub-
lic lands, and incidentally on the subject of the currency,
are briefly but clearly indicated. His reference to the co-
incidence of sentiment on these important topics of public,
interest between General Harrison, Mr. Clay, and him-
self, leaves not a doubt as to the general course of his w.!--
ministration of the Government. Under-the Lereavement
with which it has pleased Divine Provideace to visit our
country in the death of our beloved President, we have
reason to bless His mighty name that he has left us an an-
chor of safety in " honest John Tyler."—Pittsburg Ad-
vertiser.

" Walliamsburgh, Va., Oct. 17, 1840.
" My dear Sir,—Your letter and its enclosure reached
here a few hours after my own arrival. I confess myself
not at all surprised at the gross perversion of all truth on
the part of cur opponent;. This is not confined to Pitts.. ,
burgh. The leading editor of the Locos in this State is
busily engaged in the same dirty work, but takes good care i
to make representations precisely the opposite to those
made by tie allies with you. His correspondents repre-
sent me as having held at C!airsville a vet), different lan-
gnsee from thet ascribed to me at Pittsburgh. Thus the
et e plays his game desperately for the south, and the other
for the north. Our friends ever% where should, as far as
practicable, be made to understand this. Here the admi-
nistration party are open-mouthed against the compromise.
They would annihilate it entirely ; and this at the me- I
mt•nt the manufacturing interest becomes deeply interested
in its preservation. With you the tone is changed, and
while Mr. Van Buren is here sustained as a friend to free
trade, the effort is now making at Pittsburgh to induce the
belief that he and his friends arc the exclusive friends of
industry.
" My opinions were fully expressed at St. Chfrsville,
and at Steubenville. At both place; in r gard to the
questien, What are your opinions as to the tariff?' I an-
swered that I was in favour of sustaining the compromise
That it contained the principle of retroaction, the
moment the duty attained its minimum, which forced up
the protec•ion eo instanti, to what was equivalent to 40 per
cent. That the change which it effected in the place of
valuatiou, and the mode of payment, was fully equal in
my dew to 15 or 20 per cent., and that pith a cess+tion
of the war upon the currency, which had paralysed the
industry of the country, I was sanguine in the hope and
the belief that prosperity, would be speedily restored.
That in connection with this, I would take occasion
to say. that I was in favour of the distribution of the
proceeds of the sales of the public lands among
the States, and in favour of raising the revenues by du-
ties or, imports in opposition to a resort to a system of
eiseet taxation, as every way onerous to the people, unpro-
ductive to the Treasury, and expensive in the collection.
Tt:at in these views I was pleased to believe that I con-
curred with Mr. Clay and General Harrison, s•a tha there
existed a prospect, in the cvant of General flarrisan's
election, that a permanent system would he introduced in
place of a fleeting and ever-varying system, which pro-
, milted one thing today and produced another to-morrow.
" The above, as well as I can now recollect, was in sub-
stance what I said at Clairsville and Steub ovine. I see
in it nothing to retract, and nothing to exp'ain, and should
have repeated the above at Pittsburg, but for the fact that
those around me exclaimed, That is enough !' when my
answer was given.
" I think that our friends need entertain no fear of harm
from what I said among them. My opinions upon all sub-
jects of general interest are well known here and in the
South ; and Virginia, Nortb Carolina, and -Georgia, have
itespondel in no equivocal language. Alabama and Mis-
sissippi wilt not fail to class themselves alongside of their
Southern sheers.

" I aro, dear Sir, truly yours,
"JOHN TYLER."

COMMERCE AND NXVIGATION.
CONVENTION OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN
GREAT BRITAIN ON THE ONE PART, AND PRUSSIA,
BAVARIA, SAXONY, WURTEMBURG, BADEN, THE ELEC-
TORATE OF HESSE, THE GRAND DUCHY OF HESSE, THE
STATES FORMING THE CUSTOMS AND COMMERCIA I.
UNION OF THURINGIA, NASSAU, AND FRANKFORT, ON
THE OTHER PART. - .

Art. I.ln consideration of the circumstance that British
vessels are admitted, together with their cargoes, to entry
in the ports of Prussia and of the other States of the afore-
named union of customs, when coming from the ports of
all countries, and in consideration of the concessions stipu-
lated in this present convention for British trade with all
the States of this union of customs ; in consideration,
also, of the facility . which the application of steam
power to inland navigation affords for the conveyance of pro-
duce and merchandise of all kinds up and down rivers; and in
consideration of the new opening which may by these means be
given to the trade and navigation between the United Kingdom
and the British possessions abroad, on the one hand, and the
States now composing the union of customs o.i the other ;
some of which States use, as the natural outlet of their com-
merce, ports not within their own dominions; it is agreed
that, front and after the date of the exchange of the ratifica-
tions of this present convention, Prussian vessels, and the
vessels of the other States forming the said union of cus-
toms, together with their cargoes, consisting of all such goods
as can be legally imported into the United Kiegdom and the
British possessions abroad, by the said vessels from the ports
of the countries to which they respectively belong, shall, when
coming from the mouths of the Meuse, of the Era, of the
Weser, and of the Elbe, or from the mouths of any navigab'e
river lying between the Elbe and the Meuse, and forming the
means of communication between the sea and the territory of
any of the German States which are parties to this Treaty, be
admitted into the ports from which such vessels may have come,
as aforesaid, were within the dominions of Prussie, or of any
otherof the States aforesaid ; and such vessels shall be permitted
to import the goods above-mentioned upon the same terms
on which the said goods might be imported if coming from
the national ports of such vessels ; and also that, in like
manner, such vessels proceeding from Great Britain and her
colonial possessions abroad to the ports or places thus referred
to, shall be treated as if returning to a Prussian Baltic port :
—it being understood that these privileges are to extend to
the vessels of Prussia and of the States aforesaid, and to
their cargoes only in respect to each of the said ports in which
British -vessels and their cargoes shall, upon their arrival
thereat, and departure therefrom, continue to be placed on
the same footing as the vessels of Prussia and of the other
States of the Union.
Art. 2. His Majesty the King of Prussia, in his own name,
and in the name of the States aforesaid, agrees to place, al-
ways and in every way, the trade and navigation of the sub-
jects of her Britannic Majesty, in respect to the importation
of sugar and rice, upon the same footing as that of the most
favoured nation.
Art. 3. In the event of other German States joining the
Germanic union of customs, it is hereby agreed that such
other States shall be included in the stipulations of the pre-
I sent convention. . _

Art. 4. The present convention shall be in force until the
Ist of January, 1842, and further for the term of six years,
provided neither of the high contracting parties shall have
given to the other six moths' previous notice that the same shall
cease to be in force cn the said Ist of January, 1842; and if
neither party shall have given to the other six months' previous
notice that the present convention shall cease on the Ist day of
J anuary, 1848, then the present convention shall further remain
in force until the Ist day of January, 1854, and further, until
the end of twelve months after either of the high contracting
parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to
terminate the same, each of the high contracting parties re-
serving. to itself the right of giving such notice to the other ;
and it is hereby agreed between them, that at the expiration
of twelve months after such notice shall have been received by
either party from the other, this convention, and all the pro-
'visions thereof, shall altogether cease and determine.
Art. 5. The present convention shall be ratified, and the
ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at London at the ex-
piration of two months, or sooner if possible.
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have
si pied the same, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their
arms.
Done at London, the second day of March, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
( L. S.) PA LM EASTON.
(L. S.) IL LABOUCHERE.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT WATERLOO-BRIDGE.
—Yesterday afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, the followiing
fatal accident occurred under one of the arches on thatdlesex side cf Waterloo-bridge, to a young gentleman 1
e-
sent unknown. He had but a few minutes previously_ hired a
boat for an excursion on the river, and on reaching Waterloo-
bridge a violent gust came on, which suddenly upset the boat, ,
and he being unable to swim, was drowned. The drags were
procured, and every effort made to obtain the body, but it had I
not been found at a late hour last evening.
Tirtehs
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VIOLENT STORNE.—Yesterdny afternoon the
metropolis was visited by two s
ever, of short duration. neither having lasted' more than a
quarter of an hour or twenty.minutes. The first, which was
chiefly confined to heavy rain,
west, and a distant peal of thunder, took place at forty-five
minutes past two o'clock, p.m., and the
second, which was
more violent than the first, occurred at a quarter past four
o'clock. During the short continuance of the second, the
rain, mingled with large hailstones, fell in torrents, accompa-
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disposition to purchase sugars, which the reduced '
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to sell has produced a
the week.
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