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STATE or TRADE.—The demand for goods at
Leicester is not quite so brisk, and the market is
heavy, as it usually is at this season of the year. The
victories in Affghanistan and peace with 'China, at
present, have not had time to operate, except at Li-
verpool, where there was at once a great demand for
cotton. The opening of the Chinese empire for Bri-
tish manufactures for the first time must produce
great consequences, and the most sanguine expecta-
tions are formed of the result. In Yorkshire and
Lancashire there is a gradual improvement, and in
many foreign countries the glut of English goods is
over, although it has not been followed by any im-
rovement in price.—Leicester Journal.
A gathering of the Duke of Buccleuch's London
tradesmen was held on Friday at the Freemasons'
Tavern, to celebrate his Grace's birthday. The party
consisted of upwards of fifty persons, who sat down
to an excellent dinner. The health of the Noble Duke
was drank with great enthusiasm, and the expressions
of respect and esteem for his Grace were unanimous
and unbounded.

SOUTH AMERICAN BOND-
HOLDERS.

The following correspondence between the Com-
mittee of South American Bondholders and
Messrs. Lizardi was read on the Stock Exchange to-
day, in explanation of the mystery that has of late
prevailed in the Mexican market :
No. I. •

"Austin Friars, Nov. 23.

" Gentlemen,—Understanding that your Committee
is about to meet this day in reference to the question
of the amount of Mexican bonds in circulation, we
have no hesitation, for your information and that of
the Bondholders, to state that the amount of the bonds
in question delivered to us by A. de Iturbide, Esq.,
the Mexican Minister in this country at the time, was
—Of Active Five per Cent. bonds, 5,500,000/. ; De-
ferred ditto, 5,500,000/. These bonds all bear date
the 30th of September, and are signed by the said
Augustine de Iturbide. We have not yet issued the
above amount of bonds, but the total amount, when
the issue shall be completed, cannot exceed the sum
already stated:—We have the honour to be, Gentle-
men, your obedient servants,
"F. DE LIZARDI and CO.

"Pro MANUEL I. DE LIZARDT."
FROM TUB COMMITTEE TO MESSRS. F. DB LIZARD'

AND co.
No. 11.

" 13, Austinfriars, Nov. 24.
" Gentlemen,--,The Committee of Spanish Ameri-
can Bondholders have been favoured with your letter
of this date..
" The Committee beg leave to refer to the proceed-
ings which took place at the time of the conversion of
Mexican bonds. By the first article of the agreement
for the said conversion it was provided,
" There shall be created a national consolidated
fund, with interest at the rate of five per cent. per
annum, with the sole and determinate object of con-
verting thereinto the entire foreign debt, if it shall
appear to the present creditors advantageous so to do,
and to fund it in the manner set forth in following
articles ; to which effect Messrs. F. de Lizardi and
Co., of the city of London, are hereby named and
appointed the agents of the Republic for the said ope-
ration ; and they shall, in the name of the Mexican
nation, remit the corresponding bonds of the said con-
solidated funds in pounds sterling, payable in London
on the Ist of October, 1866, with interest coupons
in the margin for each half-year until said date.
These bonds shall, moreover, be countersigned by the
Minister Plenipotentiary of the Republic in London,
or by his representative.'
"Accordingly the issue of bonds of the national
Consolidated Fund under this agreement was to be
limited to the sole use and determinate object of con •
verting thereinto the entire foreign debt.
"By the inclosed statement it appears to the Com-
mittee that the total amount of bonds required for
this purpose is 9,247,9371. The Committee presume,
therefore, that no greater issue than this amount
either has been made or will be made. On this point
the Committee request the favour of information from
you previous to their meeting again to-morrow (Fri-
day) at two o'clock.—l have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) "G. R. ROBINSON, Chairman."
(Inclosure in No. 2.)
MEXICAN DEIIT.

Five per Cent. Old Stock. £2,130,850
Deferred ditto, 30 per cent. on capital.. 639,250

£",770,100

Messrs. Baring and Co.'s Conversion...
Arrears of interest to period of con-
version by Lizardi and Co:, and in-
cluded therein :-
57 years on 01d.... £62.5,935
years Deferred . 47,944 f 673,879

Since the receipt of the late glorious news from
Affghanistan and China, a reduction of the army has,
we understand, been decided on. We announced
several weeks ago that arrangements had been com-
pleted for giving a second battalion to three regiments.
Not only has the Secretary-at-War abandoned this
intention, but he has decided on reducing the recently
increased establishment of infantry corps. Should
the Emperor of China fulfil the conditions of the
treaty of Nankin, and should the affairs of Affghanis-
tan terminate, as it is confidently anticipated they
will, in the complete pacification of that country, a
much larger diminution of our land forcesiwill inevi•
tably take place. The reduction proposed for the
present will not exceed 3,000 men.—United Service
Gazette.

PAISLEY.-It appears that in Paisley, at the present
moment, there are no less than 7,000 persons abso-
lutely subsisting on charity alone. There are, added
to this, stores where articles of daily consumption
can be purchased at a cheaper rate than usual, which
stores are privately supplied by the Government.
This is a benefit, perhaps, to the absolutely starving
people, but it must tend to further embarrass the shop-
keepers, who are, as every one knows, suffering most
severely from the depression of the times. Within
the last three months, no less than three thousand
able working mechanics have emigrated to the west-
ern world from the neighbourhood of Paisley. Why
will the Government blindly rush on to ruin ?
Thank Heaven " the League "possesses determination
and the will; may Heaven grant them soon the means.

COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The whole of the company assembled on Saturday,
pursuant to adjournment from the previous day, for,
the purpose of finally arranging the terms upon which
the theatre should continue-open under the new ma.
nagement of Mr. Bunn.
The facts relative to this sudden and unexpected
event in the theatrical world have been somewhat in-
correctly laid before theAmblic in the account of
Thursday's proceedings. Mr. Bunn was first put in
communication with the Proprietors at ten o'clock on
Thursday morning, up to which time he was perfectly
unconscious that any change in the management was
about to take place.
Upon .the proposition being made, Mr. Bunn is
stated to have said that nothing would induce him to
be a party to any proceeding that approached a CQ•
ercive character towards Mr. Kemble. He was as-
sured that nothing was more remote from the inten-
tion and disposition of the Proprietors, and the lessee-
ship was again offered to him. Mr. Bunn remarked
on the almost insurmountable obstacles which pre-
sented themselves to his entering on the theatre in
its present circumstances. The Proprietors said they
did not make this a sine qua non, but that he might
date his tenantcy from Christmas next, and that if he
would become the medium of keeping the theatre
open until that period, he would be doing the company
as well as themselves (the Proprietors) a service.
Mr. Bunn asked for a brief period of time to see his
way clear, and communicate with the performers.
The meeting of Friday was the consequence.
Immediately after the close of this meeting, Mr.
Bunn was in personal and confidential communication
with Mr. Butler, who acted, and, as it will be seen,
has throughout continued to act as the representative
of the Kemble family. The result of the interview
was the departure of Mr. Butler for Brighton, where
Mrs. Sartoris (Miss A Kemble) is at present sojourn-
ing, for the purpose of communicating to that lady the
proposition of the Proprietors. Miss Kemble, having
expressed herself deeply sensible of the, kindly feelings
which had been manifested towards her by those pre-
sent at the meeting held at the theatre during the
afternoon, and her anxiety that the theatre might, for
the interest of the profession, continue open, said she
would rather give her services gratuitously than that
it should be closed, and entrusted Mr. Butler with a
letter to that effect, to be read at the meeting of
Saturday.
Mr. Butler, upon his return to town on• Saturday
morning, saw Mr. Bunn, and made him acquainted
with Miss Kemble's very generous offer, at the same
time observing that he felt somewhat annoyed at find-
ing that the account which had been giving in several
of the morning journals would lead to the inference
that compulsion had been used towards Mr. Kemble
in his separation from the management. Mr. Bunn
regretted that the statement should have conveyed
such an impression, and repeated what he had said to
the Proprietors, that nothing would induce him to
place himself in opposition to one whom he so much
respected as Mr. Kemble, adding, " If this step is to
the prejudice of Mr. Kemble, I will not take it." Mr.
Butler said it certainly was not, and for his part he
was heartily rejoiced that Mr. .Kemble had given up
the lesseeship.
The meeting of Saturday was very numerously
attended, and the feeling displayed throughout the
proceedings was as enthusiastic as it was generous
and creditable to all parties. It having been signified
to the company that the Proprietors could not, with a
due regard to the expenses of the theatre when open,
and the interests of the renters, recede from their
proposition of the previous day, the announcement of
the result of Mr. Butler's journey to Brighton was
the all-absorbing subject of expectation, and certainly
the chief feature of the meeting was the scene which
ensued upon the reading of Miss Kemble's letter.
In this communication she stated that " nothing
should induce her to put the company in a difficulty ;
that she would cheerfully make herself one of them ;
that she would take her salary subject to the receipts;
that she would be the last paid ; and that, if there
was not enough, she would play for nothing."
Great cheering• followed the, -reading of this letter.
The company, having given expression to their admi-
ration of Miss Kemble's offer, said they were per-
fectly satisfied that the mere fact of her appearing on
the stage for the last time would draw houses that
could not fail to cover all the expenses of the manage-
ment; but, under any circumstances, imitating her
example, they would readily take their risk in the re-
ceipts of the house. The whole of the company then
signed an agreement to this effect, and the house will
consequently re-open to-night under the management
of Mr. Bunn.

It is stated that the heavy duties of the lesseeship
have operated most prejudicially upon Mr. Kemble's
health, and that his physicians had given an extremely
unfavourable opinion as to the probable consequences
of a continued performance of them It is said that ill-
health has prevented Mr. Kenable's attendance at the
theatre during the last six weeks.

THE SCOTCH CONVOCATION,
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOY._

-
Sin,—What will a Morning Contemporary of yours
say now to the doings of our Non-Intrusionists ? A
short time since that paper in strong language reviled
the idea of the Non-Intrusionists making any further
application to the powers that be. So sure was it
that these much wronged and suffering men would
not dishonour themselves and their sacred cause by
again seeking the aid of secular power, that it pledged
itself never more to say a word for them if they
should. The pledge is now forfeited, or about to be-
come so ; and we shall see if your Contemporary em-
braces so fair an occasion to leave off giving articles
on a subject of which he seems to know very little.
He may thank his stars for so lucky an opportunity
of escape. The good man seems to think that the
Non-Intrusionists are really in good earnest all the
This while when they raise the cry of " stipends to the
held to account for the oddity
of a professedly Volun-
tary
wpaperT
beingperhaps
he p
may in some measure be
panegyrist of those "wild
men ;" and also for the oddities of the articles Nidsn,e" &s
c.
de-
voted to that object. It is sincerely to be hoped that
your Contemporary is better acquainted with other
matters treated of in his columns, and that he will
in future stick to what he knows more of, and let the
Non-Intrusionist Clergy care for themselves. He
may rest assured that they will do
so,
perhaps with a
demure smile at him into the bargain.—l am, Sir,
your daily reader, A SCOTSMAN.
Carlisle, Nov. 23, 1842.

Notwithstanding the well-known historical associa-
tion connected with Walmer Castle, the present resi-
dence the little incident which
w
inveednStiooNn'ereigmany,
not be deemed without
some interest. A few years back the Duke of Wel-
lington had a large party of visitors at Walmer, and
one wet day, when the guests were confined within
its walls, an officer betook himself, in default of other
occupation, to rummaging an old store-room, filled
with what seemed a mass of trumpery i -
he was re-
warded for his research by .finding a soldier's canteen,
on which was written, " William Pitt, Cinque Port
Volunteers." It was the canteen of Pitt, Prime Mi-
nister of England. The officer, though natnrally
anxious to preserve such a memorial of that great
man, took it to the Duke of NVellingten, but the Duke
seized upon it as a prize, saying, „Oh, very interest-
ing indeed ; I'll take care of it
Grace has it to this dap —Sunda ; and no doubt his
y P
- per.
THE LITERARY LADIES OF ENGLAND.-
IVe are re-
quested to state that Mr. Colburn, of Great Marl-
borough-street, has this day published "Memoirs of
the Literary Ladies of England, by Mrs. Elwood, in
2 vols. small Bvo., with portraits, 21s. bound, which
can now be had of all booksellers. Mr. Colburn has
also just published the followingi:-1. Memoirs of the
Queens of France, by Mrs. 1 orbes Bush, 2 vols.
small Bvo., with portraits, 21s. bound.. The fifth
volume of Madame D'Arblay's Thar—
.), and Letters.
—3. The second and concluding volume of " Russia
and the Russians, in 1842," with, illustrations, 10s. 6d.
bound.-4. Captain Bingham 's Narrative of the Ex-
pedition to China, with Sketches of the Manners and
Customs of that singular Country, 2 vols. small Bvo.,
with map and illustrations, 21s. bound.— 5. Nimrod
Abroad, by C. J. Apperley, Esq., Author of " The
Chase, the Turf, and the Road, &C., 2 vols.; and, 6.
Newfoundland in 1842, by Lieut.-Col. Sir Richard
Bonnycastle, 2 vols. small Bvo., with maps and illus-
trations, 21s. bound.
COURT OF SESSION.—On Tuesday the late Dean of
Faculty, Mr. Alexander Wood, presented his official
appointment as one of the Judges of the Court, in
room of Lord Gillies, resigned. He then took his seat
as Lord Probationer, beside Lord Ivory, in the Outer
House, and heard two cases, which he reported yes-
terday. He also heard and reported a case in the
Inner House, and will to-day take his. place as junior
Lord Ordinary. Lord Jeffrey will, in consequence,
take his seat on the bench of the First Division, in
room of Lord
i Gillies.—Calecionzan Mercury.
A few days ago a person
.n this city bought a large
cod fish, and on opening it, found in its stomach a
whole crab, weighing above five ounces, and the broken
fragments of another.—Path Chronicle.

THE CONVOCATION.
(Abridged from the Edinburgh Adaertiser.)
CONCLUDING MEETING.

The convocation of ministers which has sat in deli-
beration in this city for the last seven days, on the dif-
ficulties of the Church, having terminated its sittings
yesterday, the concluding meeting was held last night,
in Lady Glenorchy's church, at seven o'clock. Its de-
sir was to afford an opportunity of addressing those
friendly to the principles of Non-Intrusion, on the sub-
jects which had claimed the attention of the Convo-
cation, in connexion with devotional exercises.

The Rev. Dr. Brown, of Glasgow, presided. After
giving out four verses of the 132 d. Psalm, 13th verse,
which were sung by the audience standing, Mr. Pit-
cairn read the second chapter of Revelations. Dr.
Brown engaged in prayer, which was full of allusions
to the trying circumstances in which the ministers of
the Church were placed, and the unanimity with which
the deliberations of the Convocation had been con-
ducted. Letters of apology were read from Dr. Chal-
mers, Dr. Patrick M`Farlane, and Dr. Welsh, whose
letter expressed an anxious hope that the differences
between them and the Legislature would yet be ad-
justed.

Dr. BnowN regretted that his place had not been
occupied by Dr. Welsh, to whom it naturally belonged,
as Moderator. The object was to return thanks to
God for the unanimity which had prevailed amongst
them since they met together as a holy Convocation.
A spirit of prayer, of Christian zeal and harmony,
had been preserved throughout, from which great
good could not fail to result. It was no matter, of or-
dinary importance which had brought so many good
Men together at such a season ; it was a strong desire
for the glory of the Church of Christ, and a sense of
the perilous circumstances in which the Church was
placed, and which threatened its existence. The ob-
ject of their meeting had been accomplished, as they
would learn from the addresses which were to be de-

livered to-night in elucidation and support of the reso-
lutions adopted by the Convocation.
Dr. BUCHANAN, of Glasgow, said, the whole ques-
tion had now resolved itself into this—was the Church
a human or was it a divine institution. Certainly, if
it stood on the low vulgar level of a mere Municipal
Corporation, it must be conceded that the State should
be its governor. No sphere could have more than
one centre, and in this view the functions of the
Church ought to be limited by the will of the State,
and her office-bearers subject to its control. But if
the Church has a Divine foundation, and possesses
laws' which are independent of the Civil Magistrate,
then is it that no secular power can bring her into
bondage. From the throne of the Most High does
the light emanate which is the Church's guide, and
from his revealed word alone does that decree proceed
which can give law to the Church. If the Church
had known that the law of patronage meant that
Presbyteries were bound and astricted by law to re-
ceive and declare qualified, the man whom the patron
has thought qualified, under pain of civil penaltie:t,
then the law of patronage would never have been
tolerated. But until the decision in the Auchterarder
case the Church did not so understand it,_rightly

judging that she had acts and statutes ratified and
confirmed, which gave her Presbyteries the sole right
of judging of the qualifications of ministers. Pa-
tronage was tolerated, because of the other advantages
which the Church derived from the connection with the
State. But this decision has wholly altered the rela-
tive position of the Church to the State. It has made
the presentation and induction of ministers a matter
of mere civil arrangement, in which the Church, act-
ing on its intrinsic right, and in conscientious fulfil-
ment of its solemn obligations to its Divine head, may
be subjected to pains and penalties by the Civil
power. The first decision in the Auchterarder case
did not alarm the Church to such a degree, for it re-
ferred solely to the temporalia of the cure, which the
Church did not dispute the right of the Civil Courts
to regulate ' • but this second and last judgment has
shown the Church the full dimensions of the evil
which awaits her. The Church, by acting on its own
authority, and giving a verdict in a way disagreeable
to the Courts of Law, has subjected itself in damages,
which have been named at 16,0001. The Civil power
was at all times jealous of the attempt to place a
Judge in a situation of temptation. And yet in a
case of far higher moment than the adjudication of
mere civil interests, the Judges were bribed to decide
only in one particular way, under penalty of heavy
damages, and their integrity as an independent judica-
catory hereby undermined. The prospect which
presents itself of a separation between the Church
and the State, must be looked at with horror and dis-
may. And yet, it is nut so much for the sake of
the Church that this horror and dismay should he
felt, as for the sake of the State itself. But it must
be evident to the Legislature that unless the Church
is to have conceded to it a power distinct from the
Civil Magistrate, in the exercise of that authority
which of right belongs to it, and to it alone, it would
be better for the Church that its connection with the
State were dissolved to-morrow.
Mr. M'DONALD, of Urquhart, having engaged in

prayer,
Dr. CLasort gave some particulars connected with
the Convocation. There were present at its sittings
479 ministers, who came from the extreme north of
Caithness, as well as Maidenkirk in the south. No
doubt some difference of opinion did exist, as it could
hardly fail to do among such a meeting on so grave a
question as that before them, but they were thoroughly
united in sentiment and in feeling as regards the
alarming nature of the crisis which had come upon
the Church. Two sets of resolutions had been
adopted; the first of which had reference to the dis-
tinctions essentially existing between the Civil Ma-
gistrate's jurisdiction, and that which belonged to
the Courts of the Church of Christ. This distinction
was apparent, and in the whole of God's dealings
with his people, as
_recorded in his revealed Word
and in the whole history of his Church on earth, its con-
stitution was such that it could not by any possibility
be infringed on, unless it ceased to exist as such.
Their own Confession of Faith said positively that
the Church had a power altogether distinct from the
Civil Magistrate, and with which he may not inter-
fere. It is on this high ground that the Convocation
has given forth a clear and distinct testimony to the
people and the rulers on this important point,
brought before them for deliberation. To that tes-
timony 427
,Ministers in the Convocation gave
their adherenee and support. The second question
was, as to what steps the Ministers had come up to
this Convocation to take in this great emergency.
The Church has been hindered in the exercise of its
spiritual discipline in the preaching of the Gospel,
and in the dispensation of the ordinances. We have
therefore declared on this point, that we cannot con-
tinue to be a free Church of Christ, if we are not to
be protected from such encroachments on the part or
the Civil Courts. We have declared that if the prin-
ciples of the Auchterarder case are to he held by the
Legislature as correct, we are ready to surrender all
the privileges which belong to us as an Established
Church, rather than submit to that decision. The
only question at the Convocation was the way and
method in which this declaration should be made to
the Legislature. We have resolved to say to them,
that if the Civil power is to exercise an undue autho-
rity- in the Church of Christ, we cannot continue to
take its gifts, if they impose upon us conditions which
are unlawful and contrary to Christ's th au ori y, as
King and Head of his Church. Our path is open :
all considerations of a worldly kind we have resolved
to disregard, and, no longer receiving the advantages
of our State connexion, to put ourselves upon the
providence of God.
Dr. CANDLISI4 after adverting at some length
to the proceedings of the Convocation, thus proceeded,
Never, my Christian friends, never were the ministers
and elders of the Church in less danger of becoming
Voluntaries than at this moment. What is the ground
on which they have resolved to make a pause—to offer
a solemn appeal to the supreme power of the State—
to ask what are the conditions and terms of Establish-
ment? What is the groundbut the fullest and frankest
acknowledgment of the jurisdiction of. the Civil
Magistrate with respect to the Church, and his duty
to establish the Church on right principles and Scrip-
tural terms. On the other hand, we are accused of
assuming a Popish supremacy. We have now de-
clared that, let who will vindicate the Constitution, it
is not the province of the Church to do so. We havel
also declared, if these decisions are allowed to stand—
are sanctioned by the Legislature—after using all the
legitimate means of remonstrance at our disposal, we
shall still say that the Constitution is violated—that
the Treaty of Union is not observed—that the Act
of Security is broken. But we say, after we have
exhausted all our legitimate resources of remonstrance
and expostulation, it is not the business of the Church
to vindicate the Constitution farther. If the Treaty
of Union be broken, that is an affair for the nation of
Scotland, not for the Church; if the Constitution is
violated, that is an affair for the people of Great
Britain, but not for the Church of Christ. With a
private individual or ordinary corporation, a de-
cision of the Civil Courts would ,be final ; but the
Church of Scotland is neithershe is en-
titled not to regard the interpretation of such

Courts as the final mind of the State. She
is entitled to go to the Legislature and say
this surely is not your mind—it is not the
mind of your fathers—certainly it is not the
mind of our fathers ; but, at all events, it is not the
mind of God—not the mind of Christ. You are
bound to glorify Christ ; now we come and testify to
you that if you insist on this unlawful condition, you
are not honouring Christ—you are establishing his
Church but on terms which he forbids and disowns.
But still, while we thus appeal to treaties, to the
Constitution, above all, to the Word of God, which
the Civil Magistrate is bound to take as the rule of
duty as much as we, if, after all, the Legislature
should substantially say whatever be your ideas of the
Constitution, of the Treaty of Union, of the interpre-
tation of the Word of the living God, we think these
are the only terms on which the State can endow the
Church—we think such the' will of God—we the
Church then say we have exhausted our legitimate
weapons. Our weapons are those of argument—per-
suasion, expostulation, appeals to the conscience of
the State—for the State has its responsibility as wel
as the Church. Having done this we have nothing
more to do. We cannot take up arias ; for we have
not the sword. We cannot refuse obedience, for
we are bound to honour the King. We can
simply say, that as you, the State, refuse to
honour Christ by establishing his Church as
free as he wills, we, the Church, will not dis-
honour Christ by renouncing that freedom where-
witli he heti' made us free, but neither will we dis-
obey God by disowning your authority. It is no
light matter for us to take up a position on which
we must peril our own continuance in the enjoy
ment of the advantages which the State affords. But
we have been forced into that position. There may
be many trials awaiting us. There are, no doubt,
influences at work in the Church to put men's prin-
ciples and sincerity to the test. No doubt the pro-
bable, though not indeed the immediate vacancies in
churches and parishes which we now fill may be
turned to account for the purpose of tempting some
to let go their integrity. Such is the mfatua.:
tion in certain classes of the community just now—
such the infatuation of some who should be instructed
better, that they think it a great point to gain a vic-
tory, not by means of reason, but by tempting men's
consciences. There is a sad warfare going on at this
moment against the consciences of mankind—against
the consciences of ministers—attempts not made to
argue them out of their opinions, but to lead them
astray by holding‘. out inducements to yield. Such
victortes will recoil on him who has, gained them; and
even; with respect to the objects of these attempts, the
victories gained over them must first have the effect
of making them untrue to God, and next of making
them untrue to their fellow-men. To the members of
the Church of Christ I would say the question now
raised with respect to the Church of Scotland is a
question which admits of no neutrality. When Christ's
crown is in peril, whether as King, of his Church or
as King of Kings, no man can stand neutral. The
last battle is about to be waged. We are entering on
our last conflict. The Church of Scotland is called on
in these days not only to take up the testimony of our
fathers but to complete it. She has not merely re-
sumed the standard which they resigned only with
their blood, but she has resumed it with a fuller motto
than ever they had. They contended for Christ's
crown and covenant, and their contest for Christ's
crown was chiefly for Christ's right to reign HI his own
house. We are contending for that, but also for some-
thing more—for Christ's right to reign over the Civil
Magistrate himself. Men now say there is peace.
Now, it would appear there is a season of forbear-
ance and respite. There is a -respite also for the
Church of our fathers. Now is the waiting time—not
a time for inactivity; but God would have us wait to
see his will. Hitherto he has led us by a way we
knew not; but if we wait and pray and labour, we
know that whoever shall forsake all and follow Christ
will have a better portion even in this world and in
the world to come life everlasting.
When the Rev. Doctor had concluded, a benediction
was pronounced and the meeting separated.

MONEY MARKET and CITY NEWS.

FROM THE MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

CITY, SATURDAY EVENING.
CHRONICLE.—Good wages, with cheapness and
abundance of the necessaries of life, are the poor
man's right, and they cannot be longer refused. The
tariff has done something to give cheaper beef and
mutton, and the duties on corn, tea, and sugar must
now be placed under the practical influence of the
principles of free trade. If tea and silk were im-
ported largely from China, and exchanged against
British manufactures, the demand for labour would
be proportionally increased and wages would advance ;
but if the price of corn were to be advanced in the
same ratio the operatives would be little better than
they were before. To give the country the real bene-
fits of peace with China, the barriers that a fluctua-
ting duty presents against the free importation of
corn must be destroyed. England will set a glorious
example by acting on the broadest basis of liberality
to other nations as regards intercourse with China ;
knowing well that, by enriching others, she will
enable them to buy her produce, and so eventually
enrich herself. If France and the Germans partici-
pate iwith us in the China trade, the merchants of
these countries will be better able to buy our manu-
factured goods. They will discover, too, that our
merchants can undersell them all in the China waters,
and hence they will find from experience that their
best policy is to knock down the barriers they have
raised against English goods, and that free barter is
the only tenable basis to advance the common inte-
rests of European civilization.
The gross amount of our exports of British and
Irish produce and manufactures to China in 1834 was
of the value of only 842,852/. ; in 1835 it was of the
value of 1.074,7081. ; in 1836 it amounted to 1,326,3881.;
in 1837 to only 678,3751.; and in 1838 to 1,204,3561.
In 1839 our trade was stopped, and we cannot, there-
fore, for the purposes of calculation, make any quota-
tions beyond 1838. It is proper to draw attention to
the above facts to point out the expediency of prudence
in making shipments of goods to the China market.
It will be seen from our Trade Report that great ac-
tivity already exists in the cotton market, and a gene-
ral demand is, indeed, experienced for all descriptions
of low-priced goods. So far good, and this happy
change is justified by the change of circumstances
which the country now enjoys; but to make the tran-
sition really permanent, and such as shall bring back
sound and lasting prosperity to our trade and manu-
factures, it is essentially necessary not to overdo the
thing at first. If the five markets at the ports of
China are glutted with a general assortment of Bri-
tish goods, before the wants of the Chinese are ascer-
tained, great losses will be sustained ; and we shall
have a rapid rise of prices to be followed with an
equally rapid decline. Our merchants and manufac-
turers should learn wisdom from experience.
TIMES.--It is remarked by men of business,
whose practical knowledge of the movements of trade
entitles them to credit, that a sensible change has al-
ready taken Place in the appearance of mercantile af-
fairs. The revived activity of the cotton markets,
both here and at Liverpool, strengthens the assertion,
while the increase that has occurred in the value of
the staple, to the extent, on the average, of about
id. to ,d. per pound, with the more cheering ac-
counts received from the chief of the towns of Lan-
cashire and the north of England, is also a test of the
stimulus likely to be given to our manufacturing in-
dustry now peace is concluded with China. Simul-
taneous with the improvement noticed in cotton.
the leading drysaltery articles used in manufactures
have also advanced, and the prices current show
a considerable profit in purchases made within
the last week or so. But it is not only in this
description of merchandise that activity is re-
ported, but also in others of general consump-
tion, which having of late ruled at low prices in
consequence of the great depression of trade, are
recovering a position by the better spirit evident in
the commercial circles, and the increased desire of the
merchants to do business. Hardly sufficient time
has yet elapsed to allow of the more favourable state
of things influencing the Money Market, and hence
the discount brokers still complain of the large amount
of cash they have at their disposal unemployed.
When, however, the full force of enterprise is en-
couraged by the extended operations of the merchant
and shipowner, it is sure to be followed by an ab-
sorption of capital which will of course have the
feet of raising its rate to borrowers. Among the
shipping interest, it is stated that vessels are
with the seve--
taken up for a new trade to be opened
ral Chinese ports ; and this to a certain, extent is
oatltbry;
parties are already in the public announcements
-et• id to monopo-
lise, in ii-
bmecaotetht pa
if possible, the chances of loc.
...ra enrolments.
Under all the circumstances, 0,
.e mercantile classes
are regarding with much interest the
able in the condition of traci
e, e w l
11* tillthe
last week, promised not ding , within
very satisfactory. No
wonder, therefore, can be
expressed at the sanguine
expectations caused by the bustle now apparent on
the chief business walks.