The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-10 00:00:00

LORD FRANCIS EGERTON.

The Manchester Cos'iv, of this day, contains along letter
from Lord Francis Egerton, in reply to the remonstrances of
many of his constitutents on the subject of his recent vote in
favour of the grant to Maynooth. It appears that one of
his Lordship's correspondents has thought proper to express
his regret at Lord Francis Egerton's vote in the following,
certainly not most refined, language :---‘• I regret it also be-
cause it gives the lie to almost all the other actions of your
Lordship's honoured life." Prom the charge of inconsistency
thus recklessly brought against him, the Noble Lord vindi-
cates himself in the following calm and gentlemanly
manner :

" it is clear from the latter passage that one of the few incideuts
of my life worth the notice of the writer or any one else, had
altogether escaped it. I changed my name in 1883, and this cir-
cumstance may possibly account for his evident unconsciousness
that In 1825 I moved a resolution for the payment of the Roman
Catholic clergy in Ireland. I nave never, with respect to the jastice
and policy of that proposal, altered the opinions which induced me
to make, and a majority of a purely Protestant House of Commons
to accept it ; but I can also say, what is more to the purpose of
this letter, that I have not to my recollection or know.
ledge, in any assembly, public or private, given any reason or
ground for the supposition that I had done so. It is true that, as
far as I am aware, the subject was never brought into discussion at
any county meeting, but-that is not my fault. It was a topic per-
fectly open to any of my
opponents, Churchman or Dissenter, to
bring forward, even if my supporters chose to avoid it. It was
embalmed in Hansard ready for use; I never shrunk from it; if
I had seen reason to do so, should not have twice solicited and
obtained the services of a Roman Catholic gentleman for my no-
mination at the hustings of Newton. If I had exchanged ray opi.
nions of 1825 for those which I am now invited to adopt, I could
not have even asked for his vote."
With regard to the warnings held out to him by his former
supporters, he says-_
I am now warned-1 cannot call it threatened—that my votes
will lose me support which I value, and confidence I have been
proed to enjoy. I make no pretence to indifference on receiving
these intimations. I view them with deep regret, because I con-
sider them as indications that a state of opinion prevails ice a most
important and valuable class of my countrymen, which, in propor-
tion to the good qualities of those who hold it, is dangerons, to the
security of the state and the integrity of the empire.''
Such an opinion so expressed by such a man would, we
should hope, cause those opponents of the Maynooth Bill, and
who have cot altogether suffered their reason to be swamped
by their passions, to pause in their career, and to consider
well the consequences of their conduct before they give
themselves up to do the work of bigotry and fanaticism.
Lord Francis Egerton resigns his seat for South Lancashire.
He, however, disclaims the honours of political martyrdom.
" In an ordinary, but hicorrect acceptation of the word, I am a
martyr; not, however, to Maywooth, but to disease, which in.
capacitates me for the public service; and this circumstance will
preclude me from becoming one in the real intent of the term."
After expressing his respect for the religious convictions in
which the remonstrances on the subject of Maynooth have
had their origin, Lord Francis Egerton concludes in the
following terms :
" As it happens, be the principles what they May on which the
Government of this empire is henceforth to be conducted, I can
have but little share or influence in the matter. I confess that, if
that Government is to be administered on the assumption that our
Roman Catholic fellow-countrymen are idolators--if that theory is
to be worked out to its consequences, I shall be thankful that cir-
cumstances, however distressing in themselves, operate to release
me from the 650th share of responsibility for the welfare of the
State, to which, as a Member of Parliament, I now consider myself
liable."
We treist that all men of all parties will ponder well this
the deliberate record of the opinions of a Christian gen-
tleman, a man of honour, a true statesman, and a profound

scholar. Where can there be found a man who is all these
willing to incur that responsibility from which Lord Francis
Egerton shrinks.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS.
CITY, QUARTER TO THREE.
The Cotton market at Liverpool yesterday was quiet.
Sales 4,000 to 5,000 bales, without any alteration
in prices. Railway Shares were not brisk :-Aber-
deen Railway, 4 ; Barnsley Junction, 4% 514 •, Birken-
head, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction. 11,4 103/4 ; Black-
burn, Darwen, and Bolton, 51 5 ; Belfast and Ballymena,
7% 18s. 9d. ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 104. ; Cale-
donian, 103/4 ; Ditto Extension, 3% ; Cambridge and Lin-
coln, 71/2 % ; Chester and Birkenhead, 51 52 ; Ditto, New
Shares, 46 • Ditto, Half Shares, 251/2 3/4 ; Chester and Ho-
lyhead, 153/4 14 ; Chester and Preston Brook, 21/2 ; Churnet
Valley, 6 ; Cork and Bandon, 71% ; Cork and Waterford,
21/2 ; Dublin and Galway, 4% ; Dundee and Perth, 3% ;
Dublin, Mullingar, and Athlone, 4 %; Edinburgh and Glas-
gow, 6414 ; Edinburgh and Dumbarton, 28s. 6d. ; Glasgow
and Dumfries, 114 '2 4s. ; Grand Junction, Eighth Shares, 20 ;
Great Grimsby and Sheffield, ; Goole and Doncaster, 1 ;
Huddersfield Canal and Railway, 7%; Limerick and Water-
ford, 73/4 ; Liverrool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 2% 515. 3d. ;
London and Windsor, IA %; London and York, 41/2 ; Direct
Northern, 31y 3 ; Leeds and Bradford, 43 ; Leeds and Dews-
bury,
101/2 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 7VI ;
Manchester and Buxton, 51/2 ; Manchester and Leeds,
Quarter Shares, 18 ; Midland Railway, 401. Shares, 1814 18 ;
Ditto, Fifth Shares, 33/4 ; Ditto Consolidated Birmingham
and Derby, 118; Newcastle and Berwick, 133/4 ; Newry and
Enniskillen, 41/2 ,• North British, Hal: Shares, 4% ; North
Western, 4% ; Oxford and Birmingham Junction, 41% ;
Preston and Wyre, 30 ; Sheffield and Manchester, Quarter
Shares, 131/2 ; Sheffield and Lincoln, 375. 395.; Shrews-
bury, Oswestry, and Cheshire, 4% ; South-Eastern and
Dover, New Shares, No. 1, 14%; Ditto, No. 3,6% ; Scot-
tish Central, 6%. 3/4 ; Trent Valley Continuation, 3/1 21s. 6d. ;
Waterford and Kilkenny, 3% ; Welsh Midland, 214 Is. 6d. :
West Yorkshire, 6% 7 • Worcester and Tring, 4" ; York
and Carlisle, 2% 14. ; Austrian and Sardinian, 4s. ' • Bordeaux
and Toulouse, 2,3 g 475. ; Northern of France (Rosamel),
435. 9d. 214 ; Orleans, Tours, and Bordeaux (English),
10% 3/4 ; Paris and Lyons, Laffitte's (English), 565. 6d. ;
Sambre and Meuse, 10%.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE, MAY 9.-The sales
are :-Barnsley Junction, 73/4 1/2 ; Ditto, Half Shares,,2% %;
Birkenhead, Manchester, and Cheshire Junction, 9% 111/2 ;
Blackburn, Burnley, and Accrington, 81/g ; Blackburn, Dar-
wen, and Bolton, 5 ; Bolton, Wigan, and Liverpool, 10%;
Caledonian, 11%; Ditto, Extension, 314 ; Cambridge and
Lincoln, 7%; Churnet Valley, 6 ; Clitheroe Junction, 2%
13-16 prem. ; Direct Northern, 314 ; Erewash Valley, 191/2 ;
Glasgow and Dumfries, 265.; Goole, Doncaster, Sheffield and
Manchester Junction, 17s. 6d. ; Great North of England.
197 • Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal, 7%;
Leeds and Thirsk, 6 ; Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester,
1014 ; Leeds and West Riding Junction, 714 %; Liver-
pool, Ormskirk, and Preston, 21/2 ; London and Windsor,
12s. 6d. 10s. ; London and York, 41/2 ; Manchester and
Birmingham, 571/. ; Manchester and Buxton, 5% % ;
Manchester and Leeds, Sixteenth Shares, 7%; North Wes-
tern, 314 ; Nottingham and Mansfield, 2%; Oxford and
Birmingham Junction, 3% ; Preston and Wyre Extension, 2 ;
Scottish Central, 7 ; Sheffield and Manchester. Quarter
Shares, 144 ; South-Eastern, 3914 ; Ditto, No. 3,6% 3/4 ;
Southport and Enxton, ; Trent Valley, 18; Ditto, Con-
tinuation and Holyhead Junction, 214 ; .West Yorkshire,
7 6 ; Whitehaven and Furness, 2% 3/4 ; Great Northern of
France, English, 5% ; Ditto, Rosamel's, 2% ; Paris and
Lyons, Ganneron's, 2 9-16.
Among the benefits which a low tariff gives us, and which
Could be much further extended, is the early obtainment of
products, which our less genial climate does not enable us
to obtain until much later in the season. A quantity of new
potatoes from Bermuda have been received by the Trent
steamer, and a sample, we understand, will be sent
by Messrs. Keeling and Hunt to the Free Trade
Bazaar. We need hardly remark that at present new
Potatoes can only be had of hot-house growth, and conse-
quently that there would be here no pretext for the cry of
injurious competition to home producers.
In the weekly statement to the 3d inst. of the affairs of the
Bank of England, the notes issued are set down at 29,167,095/. ;
decrease 86,8501; the Bullion 15,162,0951. and 641,159/. ; to-
gether 15,803,254/., or less by 82,6041. Rest 3,188,817/. ; in-
crease 7,5281. The public deposits have taken an upward
movement to the extent of 68,593/. These are the main
features.
The Gazette of last night contains also the Irish and
Scotch returns. The former exhibit an increase of 89,775/.
to the Bank of Ireland, and a decrease of 89,321/. to the
joint-stock and private of Ireland, consequently the circula-
tion in Ireland was very steady during the month of April.
The Scotch banks increase by 50,370/.
There has been a further improvement to-day in the quo-
tations of the English Securities, Consols having touched
98% and 991 s for Money, and 99% to 14 for Account. The
New Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents. are 100% %; and
the Three per Cents. 97% to 973/4. Bank Stock is dull at
209. The premium on Exchequer-bills has been 545. to 565.
The Foreign Bonds have been tolerably firm. Spanish
Five per Cents. are 30%, and the Three per Cents. have
touched 42 and 42%. Portuguese Converted have been
6614 to 6C3/4, Mexican 37 to 37%, and Columbian 15%.
Dutch Four per Cents. are 97% to 97%.
For Railway Shares the inquiry has been rather better,
and consequently prices are firmer generally.
BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
(From the Official List.)
Bank Stock 209

3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 973/4 % 34
8 per Cent. Consols Anns 98%:%4 99%
New 31% per Cent. Annuties 100%)0/4
Long Annuities ,Expire sth Jan. 1860 lll4
India Bonds 1,0001 — ,
Ditto under 1,0001 6B
Consols for Account 98% 991 99
Exchequer Bills. 13/4d. lihd.
1,0001.
500/. ... ........ -....-.. ..
Ditto Small —
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONr O'CLOCK.
Columbian Bonds. ISAI/2
Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent. 37%
Ditto for the Account.
Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent —
Ditto Converted
Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent llB
Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1840 —
Ditto for the Account
Ditto Passive Bonds Bl/s%
Ditto 3 per Cent 4243
Ditto for the Account 41% 421
Dutch 2% per Cents ......... ........
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates
PRICE OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK.
RAILWAYS. PAID. PER SHARE.
Birmingham and Oxford
Junction
Brighton, Lewes, Hastings ... 20
Bristol and Gloucester
Caledonian .... 5 ...... 10% 11 to 103/4%
Cambridge and Lincoln ...... 1% 7V4... to
Chester and Holyhead
enie,hester and Brighton
Churnet Valley 2 ... 6AIA %I% to
Cork and Waterford 1%...... 2%M... to
Coventry and Leicester
Cornwall
Direct Northern
Dublin and Belfast Junction 2V,2 lll% to
Dublin, Belfast, and Coleraine 2 f/2 234 to
Dublin and Galway .. ... ...... 21/2 ...... 3% to 4
Eastern Counties
Do. Perpet. 5 per Ct. No. 1. 351 — to
Ditto, ditto, No. 2.
Eastern Union

Ditto Extension
Edinburgh and Glasgow 5O ...... ..... . to

Ditto New % Share's 2IA; 6% ..... to
Great South and W. (Irish)... 10 ..... 22% to
Ditto Extension
Great North of England...... 100 196
Ditto New 2 20% to
Great Western
Ditto Fifths
Hull and Gainsborough
Hull and Selby 5O lO6 108... to 106%
London and Birmingham ...100 233 to
Ditto Thirds
Ditto m Shares
London and Blackwall 16% B% to
London and 8right0n.......... 50 ...... 6314 to 6234
London and Croydon... 131. 15s. 9d.... 1814 to
London and South Western.. 41% 7B 76% to 77%
London and York ... .... ... 2.% 4%14— to
Londonderry and Coleraine... 2% 3% to
Londonderry and Enniskillen 2% 4% to 4
Mancliestei and Leeds
Ditto Half Shares
Ditto Sixteenths ... ... 21 7% to
Manchester and Birmingham 40 — to
Ditto New Quarters......... 2
Midland
Ditto New
Midland, Birm. and Derby ...100 ll 5
Newcastle &Darlington ,luoc. 25 ......
Ditto New Brandling
Newark and Sheffield
North British ... 10
Ditto, New 1
North Kent
Richmond and West End Juno. 1
Rugby, Worcester, and Tring 1
Scottish Central
Scottish Midland . ... 1% 3%... .. to
Shrews.,Wolver., Dud., Birm. 2% 4% to
South Eastern and Dover ... 33% 395... .. to
Ditto New, No. 3 2% 6 /23/4... to
Staines and Richmond........ 1
South Wales
Trent Valley ... 2 ... 17% to
Trent Valley and Holyhead
Junction... —IN 2% to
West Yorkshire •2%..... 214 to
York and North Midland ... 50
......
Ditto, Extension
FRENCH RAILWAYS.
Boulogne and Amiens
Bordeaux and Mediteranean 2
Bordeaux and Toulouse ..... • 2
Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette 2
Dijon and Mulhouse
Cireat Northern of France
(Laffitte's)
Do. Do. (Rosamel's) 2 ..... 24314... to '
Jamaica Junction
Louvain and Jemeppe ... 2
Namur and Liege...
Orleans and Vierzon
Paris and Lyons (Laffitte) ... 2
Parisand Lyons(Ganneron's) 2 ... .. 2%%%;t0
Royal North of Spain
Sambre and Meuse
JOI STOCK BANKS.
Provincial of Ireland, 25

t LO YD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, MAY 10.—Wind at noon N.E., moderate breeze
and cloudy.
PORTSMOUTH, MAY 9.—Wind N.N.W. to W.—Sld. Mi-
nerva, Madras; Moffatt, Aden. Off, Mirerva, Church, Lon-
don, for Madras ; Morley, London, for Aden.
DEAL, MAY 9.—Wit.d S.S.W. to S.E., light.—Arrd.
Lanchestee, Sydney; Reward, Salmon, Port Phillip; Castor,
Collards, Batavia, for Amsterdam ; Diamond, Taylor, Cal-
cutta; Rajasthan, Stewart, Bombay; Aparne, Wilson, Cape
of Good Hope; Vectis, Neilson, ditto • Florentia, Goodwin,
Ichaboe, for Leith. Sid. Isabella, Algoa Bay ; Deptford,
Quebec.

POOLE, MAY B.—Sld. Mountaineer, and Brothers, New-
foundland ; Flom, and Love and Unity, ditto ; Sisters, La.
brador.

PLYMOUTH, MAY B.—Std. her Majesty's ship Racehorse,
Madeira.
BRISTOL, MAY 9.—Wind N.E., fresh.—Sld. Bremen, To-
basco ; Pomona, Trinidad.

SWANSEA, MAY 7.-Sid. Eliza, Sharp, Cuba.
MILFORD, MAY 7.—Ski. Greenhow, Quebec.
PORTIICAWL, MAY B.—The Nautilus, Lewis, from Aber-

thaw to Alaeravon, was wrecked on the Skerwith Sands this
morning, _ _

LLA.ELLY, MAY 7.—The Plicenix, Mansfield from Porth-
cawl to Waterford, has put in here with mainmast sprung,
&c., having been caught in a squall yesterday near Caldy.
WEgrronT, MAY 6.—The Anne, Coulthard, hence to Sligo,
in leaving the harbour yesterday grounded on a shoal at the
entrance, but came off with the tide, has put back, and will
be laid on the ground.
DOUGLAS, iSLE OF MAN, MAY 7.—The Providence, from
Whitehaven, ran ashore near Clay Head, 30th ult., and has
become a total wreck—crew saved.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 9.—Wind light.—Sld. Citizen,
Rio; Jamaica, Jamaica ; Ireland, Havannah ; Caledonia, St.
John's, New Brunswick; Harrison Chilton, Miramichi ;
Frisk, Montreal; Abbotsford, Quebec. Off, Constitution,
Charleston.

MAY 7.—Arrd. Fraser, Evans, Walls Island; Mas-
tery, Buenos Ayres. Sld. Tyne, St. John's, New Brunswick ;
Gaspe, Quebec.
NzwForrr, MAY 9.—Ski. Delhi, Callao.

MARKET NE WS.—( THIS DAY.)
coviariT-GAII.DEr.r.

There was a fair average supply Veetables on sale
Generally speaking the demand was steady, at about last
week's quotations. Forced luxuries were held at very high
rates. In Fruit comparatively little was doing. Old Pota-
toes, from 3s to 4s 3d per cwt; Turnips, 2s to 2s 9d;
Young Onions, 23 to 3s; Coleworts, or Greens, 2s to 3s;
and Leeks, 8d to Is 2,1 per dozen bunches; Spinach, Gd
to Is ; Apples, 2s to 3s ; and Old Onions, 2s per half sieve ;
Forced Potatoes, 4d to 8d; Pine Apples, 8s to lOs ; and
Filberts, is 5d per lb ; Parsnips. 6d to is per dozen ; Rhubarb,
4d to Is 2d ; Asparagus, 3s 6d to 8s; Horse-radish. 3s to ss;
Brocoli, is to 2s Gd ; and Celery, is to 2s per bundle;
Oranges, 7s to 13s; Lemons, 8s to 12s; and Forced French
Beans, 2s per hundred; Cucumbers, Is to Gs each; Turnip
Greens, Is Gd to 2s; and Brocoli Sprouts, 3s per bushel;
Radishes, 4d per dozen hands; Small Salad, 3d; and Mush-
rooms, is to is 6d per punnet; Strawberries, 15s per small
basket.