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Earl of HADDINOTON admitted that no Minister could
assume a more dangerous responsibility—but thought
Sir JAMES justified by the statute referred to.
But Lord CAMPBELL, in an excellent little speech
(the constitutional principles of which were so well
developed that they cause us to lament their feebler

THIS DAY'S NEWS

shall be under the painful necessity of commiting
him for contempt of Court."

AN OLD BAILEY TRIAL, BY
ANTICIPATION.

The Venerable Judge then sentenced the prisoner
to a month's imprisonment, with hard labour, in his
own Penitentiary at Islington.

advocacy by Lord BROUGHAM), put the whole ques-
tion in a succinct, intelligible form. " If," said he,
"any Member of her Majesty's Government will rise
up in his place and declare that upon his
own knowledge, there was reason for the exer-
cise of this power by the Secretary of State, I will
not say a single word more about the matter, I will
be satisfied." Could any suggestion be fairer—more
reasonable—less vexatious. But the challenge was
declined by Ministers. What must we think of their
case, when they dared not accept it ? Lord CAMP-
BELL went on to remark, " That both the N.)ble
Duke and the Noble First Lord of the Admiralty
(Earl of HADDINGTON) had said—each of them—that
he knew nothing of this mattter." Now, in his
manly and admirable address at the close of
the debate, Lord DENMAN, arguing on the
constiutional objection to the power, if it existed,
and on its political inexpediency from its disuetude,
said that, as he read the clause relied on in the Act of
ANNE, he inferred that the warrant was meant to be
one flowing from the united act of the whole Go-
vernment under which it might be issued, not from
the Secretary of State alone. Yet Sir J. GRAHAM,
whose proceedings were " not known" to the Duke
of WELLINGTON or others of his colleagues, refused to
give any information, and said "his mouth was closed?'
Nothing could exceed the force and eloquence
with which Lord DENMAN demonstrated the shallow-
ness of the pretext of his " responsibility'
set up by Sir JAMES GRAHAM; and the utter absence
of any sufficient ground, in the facts of M. MAZZINI'S
case, for the exercise of this abominable power. And,
after all, if there be a case to justify the Home Secre-

"If the Hon. Member for Finsbury could prove that letters
had been opened or detained at the General Post-effice, the
Act of Parliament was express that any party so opening or
detaining them was guilty of a misdemeanour, and was liable
to be indicted. If he (Sir James Graham) had so violated
the law, he was guilty of a misdemeanor, and could be pro-
secuted. The legal tribunals of the country would do justice
between the humblest individual and the highest civil autho-
rity. He was amenable to those tribunals, and could be
punished either by fine or imprisonment, if he had trans-
gressed the law."—Vide Sir James Graham's speech in the
House of Commons, on Monday night.
" The question was, had not Government exceeded and
transgressed the letter of the law, and abused the power
which the law vested in them? He contended that they
had done both these things, and abused the sacred power
vested in them by Parliament, of opening the private letters
of individuals. If they had not done so, they need not
shrink from inquiry before a Committee. Something not un-
like fraud and forgery had been committed."— Vide Mr. T.
Duncombe's speech, on Monday night, in the House of
Commons.

AIVOICE FROM THE CnowD—lf the whole Ca-
binet were sentenced to a month's imprisonment, with
hard labour, it would be no more than they deserve.
The prisoner heard the sentence unmoved, and was
immediately taken away in the custody of two officers
of the Court, in order to have his head shaved, and
be dressed in the usual prison costume.

The sentence appeared to give unmingled satisfac.
tion to the whole Court, and the "oldest inhabitant"
was heard to say, that he never remembered to have
witnessed such an ebullition of popular extacy.

NEWCASTLE RACES

YESTERDAY.

(BY EXPRESS.)
The Tyro Stakes of 25 sous. each, and 25 added, for two yrs
old. Three quarters of a mile.
_ -

Mr. Ramsay's Mid Lothian..
Mr. Hesseltine's Fitz-Allen 2
Mr. Milbanke's fby Sheet Anchor, out of Lady Fulford 3
Won easy.
The Hunters' Stakes of 10 sovs. each, and 20 added.

(J. Holmes:

EXTRAORDINARY TRIAL OF THE RIGHT
HON. SIR JAMES GRAHAM, FOR A MIS-
DEMEANOUR.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY, AUG. 2, Ism.)
In consequence of the loud public disapprobation,
expressed generally throughout the country, of
the conduct of the Home Secretary, in open-
ing, or causing to be opened, at the General
Pcst-office, numerous private letters of certain
individuals, without assigning any reason for
such a breach of confidence, the Government, true
to their ruling principle of expediency, abandoned all
further idea of defending their obnoxious colleague ;
and he was accordingly, in deference to the popular
wish, put upon his trial this morning, at the Central
Criminal Court, on a charge of misdemeanor.
The Court was crowded to suffocation; many per-
sons of rank and ,distinction in the political world
were present ; and among several old ladies who were
accommodated with seats on the Bench, we recog-
nised our fair Contemporary, the Morning Herald,
dressed
-in a-bright orange muslin gown with three
flounces, who appeared to take the deepest interest in
the proceedings, and was visibly affected whenever
the evidence bore hard against the unfortunate Home
Secretary.
At ten o'clock, the Lord Chief Justice (DENMAN)
took his seat on the Bench, and immediately after-
wards the prisoner was brought in, in the custody of
two officers of the Court, and placed in the dock. He
was dressed in deep mourning, kept his eyes con-
stantly fixed on the ground, and seemed to feel deeply
the disgraceful predicament in which he stood.
After the names of the jury had been called over,
and each had answered to his name, the usual oath
was administered, after which Mr. HOBBS opened the
pleadings, and Mr. Donns stated the case. The
Learned Gentleman began by observing that " unac-
customed as he was to public speaking," and trem-
blingly alive to a sense of his own deficiencies, he felt
that he stood in need of all the forbearance of the
Court, which he trusted therefore would be generously
accorded him. He then proceeded at consikrable
length to detail the facts of the case, as they appeared
afterwards in evidence, and concluded by observing that
the law was singularly explicit and luminous on the
subject of opening private letters at the Post-office,
for it had been expressly laid down in stat. 4, George
111., c. 64,257, that he or she who wilfully and with
malice aforethought opened, or caused to be opened,
private notes, letters, missives, epistles, communica-
tions, addresses, or petitions of divers or every kind,
whether written in folio, or outsides, on note paper,
on parchment, or on plain, whitey-brown, with or
without envelopes, dated or undated, post-paid, or
otherwise, stamped or unstamped, at the General
Post-office, or any other office, messuage or tene-
ment, public or private, large or small, or middle-
sized, within his Britannic Majesty's dominions, sub
jected himself or herself to the penalties of misde-
meanor.
The Learned Gentleman having stated his case,
several clerks at the Post-office were called in to
prove that they had received orders from the prisoner
at the bar to open certain private letters at the Gene-
ral Post-office, which accordingly they did ; two
foreign gentlemen also proved the fact that their letters
had been frequently opened, and resealed with grea
skill and nicety, so as to avoid the possibility of de•
tection.

Two miles.
Mr. W. H. Johnstone's William-le-Gros, 5 yrs (Owner:
Mr. James Cookson's Crikey Billy, 4 yrs
Mr. White's Ranger, 5 yra

Won in a canter.
The Cricket Club Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, and 25 added

T. Y. C.
Captain Pott's Northumberland, 3 yrs ...(Lye)
Lord Eglinton's Fitzjames, 3 yrs ...
..•
Mr. Salvin's Marian Ramsay, 2 yrs
Lord Normanby's Lorimer, 3 yrs
A fine race with three, won by a head.
The Northern Oaks Stakes of 10 soya each. One mile.
Mr. S. Handish's Susan
Mr. Harrison's Terona
Mr. Metcalfe's Spinster

Lary—a case of reasonable; suspicion to be shown

what difficulty can Sir JAMES GRAHAM have in sta,

ing it,—if not in open Parliament, yet—before a
Secret Committee of both Houses, who might re-
port simply on the issue " that there was, or
was not" such a case, without disclos-
ing any evidence ? At present the mere wording of
the clause will not sustain the conduct of the Home
Secretary—for it is evident the words require
a specific warrant for each letter opened. Only one
warrant issued; more than one letter was opened.
The public feeling deniands, and will be satisfied
with, nothing less than, some responsible and trust-
worthy explanation of the motives that actuated the
Home Secretary in the course he has adopted. They
will never consent to be appeased by the half-defying
half-indifferent tone of his own assurances on the
matter. Nor are we aware of any passages in the
public career of such a Minister that can entitle him
to anticipate success. for such assurances. Sir
JAMBS'S own personal views of public expediency or
official morality will need ample corroboration,—at the
bar of public opinion.

Won easy.
Her Majesty's Plate of 100 Guineas, for 3 yrs old, &c. 3 miles.
Lord Chesterfield's Parthian, 4 yrs (Nat) 1
Mr. W. H. Johnstone's William le Gros, 5 yrs 2
Mr. Meiklam's Aristotle, 5 yrs
Mr. Standish's Little Hampton, 3 yrs
Mr. Howey's Sister to Our Nell, 4 yrs
Mr. Bell's The Squire started for the Goodwood allowance.
Won by a length.
LATEST BETTING• ON THE NORTHUMBERLAND

PLATE.

3 to 1 agst Bay Momus.
4 to 1 agst Whistle Binkie.
4 to 1 agst Poussin.
7 to 1 agst Era.
10 to 1 agst Pompey.
12 to 1 agst Queen of the Tyne.
12 to 1 agst Scalteen.

VICE-CHANCERY.-(THIS DAY.)
(Before Sir JAMES WIGRAM.
MCGREGOR V. TOPIIAM.
The Court was engaged during the day with the further
hearing of the above part-heard cause. We shall give the
particulars with the judgment.

QUEEN'S BENCH.--.(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings in Banco after Term.)
THE QUEEN CN TIIE PROSECUTION OF THE BLACXWALL RAIL-
WAY COMPANY, V. THE COMMISSIONERS YJF THE LAND-
TAX FOR THE CITY OF LONDON.—MANDAMUS.
In this case a rule nisi had been obtained for a mandamus,
calling upon the defendants to hear an appeal against
their assessment, made by the applicants, and to
examine witnesses in support of that appeal. The
Railway Company had appealed against the assess-
ment, and defendants had refused to hear them by
counsel, but had heard them by their solicitor, who proposed
to call witnesses to prove the value of the property. This
the Commissioners refused to do, relying on the valuation of
their assessor. Cause was shown against the rule to• day,
and it was contended that this was not such a case of re-
fusing as warranted the interference of the Court. The Com-
missioners had in fact heard the appeal, and if the parties
felt themselves aggrieved they might have gone to the
sessions.
Lord DRNIKAN, in giving judgment, said that it could not
be contended that the defendants had not heard the appeal.
The refusal was an irregularity, but not such as would justify
the Court in saying that the appeal had not been heard. The
rule must, therefore, be discharged.

We have intelligence from Lisbon, to the 20th,
announcing the temporary retirement of the Minister
of the Interior, Senhor CABRAL, on account of im-
paired health, and of the President of the Council,
the Duke of TERCEIRA being charged, during the
retirement of Senhor CABAL, with the duties of his
office. Affairs are, according to all accounts in a very
unsatisfactory state. There was no prospect of the
Cortes being summoned, and several of the journals,
in consequence, seriously urge the people to refuse to
pay taxes. The wine trade was more depressed than
ever.

Accounts from Madrid of the 18th state that the
Minister of Finance, and the public creditors had come,
to an understanding respecting the price at which the
New Three per Cent. Stock should be issued. The
creditors agreed to accept it at 35, and deliver up
the bills and other securities received from the Go-
vernment.

EXCHEQUER.—(THIS DAY.)
Sittings at Nisi Prius, Westminster, before the LORD Cif=
BARON and a Special Jury.)

The Three per Cents. closed at 27/1 for cash, and
28i at 60 days, and the Five per Cents. at 20 7-16ths
at 60 days.

BRITTEN' V. KEELING.
The Court, this morning, was densely crowded the momem
it was opened, great curiosity being excited to hear the de-
tails of this case. It was an action for the recovery of
damages from the defendant for alleged criminal conversation
with the plaintiff's wife. The Solicitor-General was leading
counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Fitzroy Kelly for the defendant.
Before, however, the pleadings were opened, Mr. Kelly rose
and said, he appeared on behalf of the defendant, but being
anxious as much as possible to spare the feelings of the par-
ties to this most unhappy business, he had advised those who
instructed him, to consent to a verdict being taken for the
plaintiff, with 3,0001. damages. Such verdict was entered
accordingly.

The intelligence from Morocco has caused mush
excitement at Paris, and most of the Opposition
journals call upon the Governmnnt to take prompt
and decisive steps to vindicate the honour of France.
The National. as might be expected, is peculiarly
warlike. " War," it says, "is not declared against
us, it is actually waged, and whilst you are idly
talking, ABD-EL-KADER is kindling the fire of fanati-
cism, recruiting and re-organising his army, and you
Will presently see him attack you, and stir up in
Algiers the tribes that have submitted to your rule.
Every day that is lost strips you of a part of your
power, for we repeat what we said the other day; it
is not only the Emperor of Moßocco that you
will strike by carrying war to the heart of his
states and bombarding some of his towns on the
coast; it is throughout Algeria that those blows will
be felt; it is your domination that you will strengthen
over all the Arabs. Force and victory, such are the
signs of the will 'of Heaven unto all nations; and vic-
tory is not enough—the rapidity of the chastisement
must stifle at their birth the elements of rebellion. It
is AB-EL-KADER that you will pursue and overtake
at Fez and Tangier. You will settle your affairs
afterwards with England, but at this hour it is war—
war after two provocations, and war on our territory.
Will M. GUIZOT at length understand it ? or will he
again ask the advice of Lord COWLBY Pei
According to accounts from Toulon of the 20th the
greatest activity had been exerted in getting the ex-
pedition ready. The Prince de JOLNVILLE ar-
rived there on the morning of that day, and
after receiving the official authorities, he went
on board the Suffren, which carries his flag. On
his being seen afloat, the salvos were fired from
all the ships in the roadstead. They were also dressed,
and their yards manned, the sailors hailing him with
acclamations of " Vive le Roi." At one o'clock all
the ships took in their colours, and the flag of his
Royal Highness was substituted on hoard the Suffren
for the royal standard. The wind was favourable,
and the squadron was to sail next day. The PRINCE,
it is said, had received orders to strike a heavy blew,
but at the same time to take the advice of M. DE NIoN,
the French Consul-General at Tangier. His plan is
to destroy all the sea ports of Morocco, and if that
should not be sufficient, an army will be sent with
orders to march upon Fez.
The vote passed by the Chamber of Deputies on
Saturday, in opposition to the Government plan for
the construction of railways, had also caused some
excitement. After the Chamber rose, a Cabinet
Council was held at the residence of Marshal SOVLT
and on Sunday another was held at Neuilly, at which
the KING presided. On Monday the Chamber as-
sembled in large numbers, and the Minister of Fi-
nance, supported by the Ministers of the Interior and
Public Works, moved that the consideration of the
question whether the Government should lay down
the rails be postponed till next session. The motion
was twice put to the vote, but as the PRESIDENT could
not decide which party had the majority, the ballot
was taken, but the result was not known at the hour
of post. Little doubt however remained that the Mi-
nistry would have a majority, as a previous vote had
been carried by ritriprity of 28, rejecting the sub-
sequent clauses of M. DE RUMILLY'S,SIDendMent.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.):
(Sittings at Nisi Prins.)
The cases which came before the Court this morning were
devoid of interest except to the parties concerned.

The case. for the prosecution having closed, Mr.
TOMKINS, in defence, insisted that: the prisoner was
justified by Qfficial usage, in what he had done. He
had every reason to believe that the correspond-
ence which he had caused to be opened, was of a
highly seditious and treasonable character—that it
contained the heads of an atrocious conspiracy on the
part of the writers either to set the Thames on fire—
blow up the new Houses of Parliament with gun-
powder—or pull down the four-and-twenty houses of
ill-fame in the Almonry, greatly to the injury of the
temporal interests of the Dean and Chapter of West-
minster. Believing thus, he (the Learned Gentle-
man) contended that the prisoner had only acted the
part of a wise and provident Minister ; and if on
perusing the letters in question, he had found himself
mistaken in his suspicions, that did not alter the case_
for he had clearly acted for the best, and with a view
only to the public interests.
On the conclusion of the Learned Gentleman's
speech, the prisoner was called on to state what he
had to say in defence, on which he observed, laying
his hand on his heart, that his conscience was pure,
and acquitted him of all blame.
At the mention of the word " conscience " a loud
laugh rung through the Court, and was re-echoed
by the crowd in the street, on which the venerable
Judge exclaimed, with evident emotion, that if such
indecent conduct were repeated, he should give orders
for the Court to be cleared.
Witnesses were then called to character.—Sir Ro-
BENT PEEL, who was the first witness examined,
stated that he had known the prisoner at the bar fors
many years, and believed him to be a thoroughly
honest man—that is to say, as honest as a mats could
reasonably be expected to be, who was a member of a
Conservative Cabinet.
Mr. HOBBS—I fear that's not saying much for him
Sir ROBERT.
Sir ROBERT PEEL, with considerable embarrass-
ment—Perhaps not, but we are all the creatures of
circumstances.
Lord JOHN RUSSELL examined—Had known the
prisoner at the bar for a very considerable period, and
while he acted with him as a Minister, had always
found him attentive to his official duties. He was
also exceedingly sober and well-behaved.
Cress-examined by Mr. HOBBS—Has your Lord-
ship found no reason lately to alter your opinion of
him ? Take time for consideration. Remember
you are on your oath !
Lord JOHN RUSSELL—I am sorry to say I have.
Since he quitted our service, and put on the Tam-
worth livery, he has acted towards us in the rudest
and coarsest manner possible ; and I have no hesita-
tion in declaring it as my fixed belief that he will
betray whoever trusts him.
Sir ROBERT PEEL, with warmth—He will not
betray me, for I have never trusted him ; but I beg
leave most respectfully to add, that I think him a per-
fectly honest man, for if I were to order him to swear
black was white he would do so, and if that is not
exemplary conduct in a sefrant, I don't know
what is,

COURT OF REVIE W-(THIS DAY.'
(Before Sir J. K. L. BRUCE.)
His Honour sat this morning as Chief Judge in Bank
ruptcy, and disposed of several cases which involved no poin
of public interest.

MAR YLEBOiit.—Tisi DAY.)
James Timms, a bargeman, was charged with having stolen
a quantity of coals from a wharf on the Paddington canal. It
had been often complained that coals had been taken by
persons passing up and down in boats, and police-constable
persons passing up and down in boats, and Police-constable
Ilumbury, 102 D, while on duty there this morning, observed
the prisoner very cooly taking the quantity of firing he re-
quired from a heap of coals on the bank. He (witness) went
up the towing-path and took him into custody.
The prisoner denied having stolen them ; but he was fully
committed for trial.

UNION HALL.-(THIS DAY.)
Thomas Whitfield, carman, in the employ of Messrs. Car-
penter, of the Greenwich Steam-mills, was charged before
Mr. Cottingham with stealing a sack of flour; and John Har-
vey, living in the New-cut, was charged with receiving the
flour, knowing it to have been stolen. On the premises of
the last-named prisoner two waggon-loads of stolen property
were discovered.
It appeared that at a late hour the preceding night, Brooks,
an active policeman of the L division, took Whitfield into
custody in the act of delivering a sack of flour at the other
prisoner's house. The firm having been apprised of the cir-
cumstance, it was then ascertained that their carman had no
instructions to leave any flour at the premises of the other
prisoner, and when they were subsequently examined, up-
wards of three waggon-loads of stolen property, consisting of
timber and furniture, was discovered.
The prisoners declined saying anything at that stage
of the inquiry, and the Magistrate remanded them until
Saturday, refusing to accept bail for Harvey's appearance,
George Rookwood, a potman in the service of Mr. Herring,
landlord of the George Canning, was charged with plunder-
ing his employer of upwacdp of 401.
The prisoner was in the habit of delivering beer and spirit.
to his master's customers ; and as Mr. Herring was about to
quit the premises, he discovered that his man had received
money to the above amount, for which he had not accounted.
When he was taxed with the offence he immediately ab-
sconded, and was taken into custody the preceding night.
The prisoner was remanded.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.
LONDON, JUNB 26.—Northerly fresh breeze, and cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, JUNE 25.—Wind W.—Arrd. her Majesty's
ship Queen, Malta.
COWES, JUNE 24.—Arrd. Trebene, Rio, and sld. for Ham-
burgh ; Clinton, Manson, Havannah.
Sourtuatrrox, JUNE 25. Arrd. Liverpool steamer, Gib-
raltar, left 16th inst. ; Port of Glasgow, Blandford, Quebec.
FALMOUTH, JUNE 25—Wind S., light.—Arrd. Ayrshire
Lass, Tweedle, Aux Cayes.
JERSEY, Jules 22.—S1d. Comus, Newfoundland.
MILFORD, Juine 24.—S1d. Palemon, Bermuda.
RAMSGATB, JUNE 25.—The Rapid, Pavey, and Sultana,
from London to Waterford, got on the Brake this morn-
ing at low water, but came off the following tide, and pro-
ceeded west.
PLYMOUTH, JUNE 25.—Wind S.—Sld. Equator, Surinam.
BALTIMORE, JUNE 22.—Arrd. Margaret, Liverpool to
Africa, with loss of foremast.
Ora PILL, JUNE 24.—British Queen, Quebec.
WATERFORD, JUNG 23.—S1d. Hiccocampi, Miramichl ;
Margaret, Quebec.
LIVERPOOL, JUNE 25.—Wind N.W. light.—Arrd. Jane
May, Walters, Porto Rico ; Isabella, Rice, New Orleans ;
Governor Daves, M. A. Henry, and Washington, Mobile;
American, Savannah ; Amy and Shakspeare, Charleston ;
Portsmouth, New )ork ; Martha, Arichat. Sid. Rosendale,
Bahia ; William Barber, Africa ; Phcenix, Antigua ; Success,
Demerara ; Cantab and Ellen German, La Guayra ; Coro-
naando, New Orleans; Diadem, New York; Constitutional,
Boston; Clyde and Elizabeth Bently, St. John's; Princess
Royal, Halifax; England, Quebec.
kINGSTOWN, JUNE 22.—Arrd. Lancashire Witch, Taylor,
Trinidad ; Emily, Greaves, London, from New South Wales.
CORK, JUNE 23.---Arrd. Lerwick, Ichaboe and Barbadoes.
31Q1-

TILE BOURSE-MONDAY, JUNE 24.
First Highest Lowest Last
Price. Price. Price. Price.
French Five parCanta .. 122 10 .. 122 14 .. 122 10 .. 122 15
Four-and-a-Half 113 25 .. 113 25 113 25 113 25
Fourper Cents. ••••• 108 20 108 20 108 20 108 20
Three per Cents.— •• 82 30 82 40 .• 82 30 .. 82 33
Bank of France
Laflittaßank.ll,ooof. Sharesso92 40 ..5092 50 —5092 50 ..5092 50
Belgian Bank .... 660 .. 660 .. 660 .. 660
Belgian Flves,lß3l.
1840 ........ 1041 .. 1041 .. 104 .. 104
Dutch Two.and-a-lialf.• •• • 62 .. 62 .. 62 . 62
Spanish Active ..... 311 .. 31} .. 311 •• 311
Threes
Portuguese Five per Cents.. 461 .. 461 .. 461 .. 4GI
Neapolitan 99 05 .. 99 65 .. 99 65 .. 89 65
Roman
RAILWAY SHARES.
Ver5ai11e5,R.8............. 395 .. 393 .. 390 .. 390
L.B.•••••••••••• 245 .. 247 50 .. 245 247 50
Rouen •
Rouen to Havre....
Orleans .........•.1002 50 ..1002 50 ..1000 ..1001 25
Strasburg to Bale
Avignon to Marseilles 768 75 .. 772 50 .. 768 75 . 772 50

:ARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

The evidence to character having been disposed of,
the Learned Judge summed up the facts of the case,
when the jury, without quitting the box, found the
prisoner Guilty.
His LORDSHIP then proceeded to pass sentence in
the following terms :—" Prisoner at the bar, it is
now my painful duty to pass upon you the sentence
of the law for a crime which strikes at the root of all
public and private morality. It is not my intention
to add to the poignancy of your feelings by any
lengthened remarks on the heinousness of your con-
duct, but I would just venture to remind you that
what is morally wrong can never be politically right."
Sir RODERT PEEL, with emphasis—" I beg most
respectfully to dispute the axiom of the Learned
Judge. There's my Income-tax, for instance, which,
though morally wrong, as all parties admit, is, never-
theless, politically right, inasmuch as it keeps me in
place, and returns five millions to the Exchequer."
The LORD CuiEr JUSTICIL—" If the Right Hon.
Baronet persists in this indecorous interruption, I

CORN-EXCHANGE-WEDNESDAY.
The supply of English Wheat was only moderate, yet the
demand for it was in a sluggish state, at prices barely equal
to those obtained on Monday. Foreign Wheat, the supply
of which was by no means large, met a slow inquiry, at late
rates. Owing to the prevailing fine showers, the business
doing in all kinds of Spring Corn was limited, and prices were
barely sustained.

ARRIVALS.
Wheat. Earley. Oato. I Flour
1 ErTfLish 2850 qrs. , 590 gra. 4,930 qra. 3,010 sacks.
i 1
4,tno
Foreign ** *
".""_.4,77J
al' t. 78 6,040
3,140
qrs. —.—..

RAILWAY SHARES FOR 30rti JUNE.
St. Germain
Versailles, It.B• • • ..... • ... 395 .. 397 50 .. 390 .. 392 50
L. 8...• •• • • • • 240 260 .• 240 .. 260
Rouen •• •• •. • ... 993 .. 997 50 . 992 50 .. 992 50
Rouen to Ilarre• • • . • • .•• 768 75 • • 772 50 .• 788 75 .. 772 50
Orleans ..
Strasburg to Bale-- •• 236 25 .. 240 .. 236 25 .. 240
Avignon to Marscillles.• •• •• 770 .. 770 .. 770 .. 772 50

WHITZCHAPEZ.
Prime Beef, Mutton, and Lamb were in steady demand, at
full prices. In all other kinds of Meat very little was doing
Beef; from 2s 4d to 3s 4d ; Mutton, 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; Lamb,
4s 4d to 58 4d; Veal, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; and Pork, 2s 4d to
4$ per 81b5.

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POWDER MILL EXPLOSION AT EWELL.—On Mon.
day morning, at five o'clock, the roof of a powder mill in
Ewell Marshes, near Epsom, belonging to Sir Henry Brydges,
Bart., was blown otf, the explosion being occasioned by sn
accidental combustion of the materials used in manufacturing
gunpowder. Several persons were at work on the premises
at the time, but they all escaped injury.

Qurcx TRAVELLING.—The splendid new coach
Quicksilver, from Edinburgh to Newcastle, in uninterrupted
communication with the Newcastle and London Railway
(just opened), by Darlington, in one day, on Wednesday
performed her first journey from Newcastle to Edinburgh in
nine and a half hours, with the greatest ease, safety, and
comfort, and having a full complement of passengers, thus
anticipating the London mail by nearly four hours.—Glasgow
Courier.

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 26, 1844.