The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-19 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 19, 1842

Without stating at what period, or to what extent, the
opium claims should be satisfied, we are clearly of
()pillion that it is the duty of the Government to lose
no Time in corning to some determination respecting
them. ldinisters are bound to state at once whe-
ther the country- will, or will not, pay them. It
is not just—it is not creditable—it is not politic,
even in a party sense, to leave the question of
the set dement of these claims contingent upon the
results of the war with China. If the Government
is satisfied diat the claims ought to be rejected, let it say
so, and the merchants will not, in addition to their loss
of property, lose their time in the fruitless labour of en-
deavouring to obtain its value from the British Trea-
sury. If, on the other hand, Ministers are persuaded
of the equity of these claims, or of any part of them, let
the fact be announced, and the nation will know for what
purpose we exact money from the Chinese. But to keep
silent upon the matter, leaving the question of justice to
be determined by the result of the war in China, is a
lamentable course of proceeding. Now something like
this was the course pursued by the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER and Sir R. PEEL, upon Mr. LINDSAY'S mo-
tion on Thursday respecting the application of the Canton
ransom money. The only inference to be drawn from
their speeches was, that after the settlement of the
war and the deduction of the expenses of this country,
the claims of the opium merchants would probably be
next considered. If these claims be bad, those
making them can have no. right to consideration, were
the wealth of China accumulated in one heap at the
feet of Sir lI.TOTTINGER. No success of our arms can
render them one jot more equitable than they are at pre-
sent. Again, if they be good, say so, and tell the world
frankly that the indemnity can only come from China.
This does notimpOse upon us the expense of the war,
That expense may still be exacted from the Celestials.
It only guarantees the settlement of the claims, before
the defraying the expense of the expedition—a priority
which Sir R. PEEL must be aware cannot be denied
these claims, if recognised at all, without casting a stain
upon the honour of the country.

There was no political news of any interest in French
or Spanish papers rece:l'ed yesterday. We therefore
content ourselves with the following extracts from them :
A Toulon letter of the 7th inst., in the National, says that
6,000 or 7,000 men are about to be sent into Africa, to fill up
the regiments there to their war complement. The Marengo,
of the line, and the steamers Veloce, Cameleon, Vantour, and
Lavoisier, are, says the letter, to convey these troops.
A letter from 'loulon, March 11,in the Constitutionnel, says,
" The transport vessel the Lamproie, arrived on the Bth, from
Barcelona, with pa.sengers. t3he brings word that money had
been received at Barcelona to procure partisans for the cause
of Queen Christina. General offieets and others of high rank
were getting ammunition prepared on the frontier of
France, for those who enlisted, and arms were being
purchased. A Frenchman had been imprisoned for ex-
citing to revolt. When the Lamproie sailed, Barcelona
was quiet, but an outbreak was feared. The French Go-
vernment, informed no doubt of %A hat was going on in Cata-
lonia, despatched thither on the 6th the Medea frigate, and the
Tonnerre steam-boat. These vessels are ordered to take on
board such natives of Spain as might wish to quit the country
in case of insurrection.

A journal says that the inquiry into the peculations that have
been discovered in the prefecture of the Seine continues. It, is
reported that more a-rests have taken place. Some persons
have been suspended. M. Auguste Luchet, condemned to
two years imprisonment and a fine of 1,01)0 francs, for the
publication of a novel called "Un Dam de Famille," has ap.
pealed to the Court of Cessation.— Constitutionel.
BOURSE—PARIS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16.
/rust kilkhest Lowest Last
Price Price: Prick Price.
French 5 per Cern, ll7 50 ... 117:0 ... 117 45 ... 117 50
4per Cents. 101 s') ... 101 31) ... 101 511 1111 50
3 per Cont. So 65 80 *)5 81.. CO ... Sn 65
Loan
Rink cit rvince
bk.; —...3372 51D
Latfittc Bank 1.411x1f. Shares I,21) —lO2O
5,00.1 f. Shares 5017 50 ...3047 30 ...504 ...3045
delglan Rank
5 per Cent:., 1840 loti' ... 1064 ... 10614 lON
iraniith Active 25% ... 25h, ... 25)1
Portuguese 5 per Cents.
Neapolitan
Roman...
RAIL WA 10 %
Y S 5
HARES 103 ii 105}4 ... 10574
.
St. Germain
Versailles, K. B 347 50 2.52 50 ... 347 5n ... 3.52 60
217 50 2.m 217 50 ... 220
Rouen 5126 25 ... 526 25 ••• 525 525
Orleans • • 566 23 ... 367 50 ~. 566 25 ... 567 50
S'eastiurvo Bale 243 ;5 ... 213 245

5 EIMMARY OF NEWS

AND

Optitton.

" Who runs may read."

ronziGx.
The financial announcement of Sir Robert Peel continues
to be the leading, and, indeed, only subject of interest in the
original columns of the French Journals. Our Paris Glitem-
poraries, generally speaking, continue to bestow praise on
Sir Robert Peel, but some of thetn profess to consider the situa-
tion of England as very desperate.
The French Minister of Agriculture and Commerce has
published the returns of the grain imported into, and exported
from, France, during the year 1841. The whedt imported
amounted to 126,143 metrical quintals, other grain to 39,284,
and flour to 1,1:30. The exports in the same year were—
wheat, 344,338 metrical quintals; other grain, :(11,434; and
flour, 124,586. The imports during the month of January,
1842, were—wheat, 9,504 metrical quintals; other grain, 8,066;
and flour, 124. The quantities of those articles bonded in the
entrepots on the Ist of February, 1842, were—wheat, 144,551
metrical quintals; other grain, 15,162; and flour, 9,590.
The Madrid Senate on the 9th instant rejected, by forty
against twenty-seven, the report of the majority of the Com-
niittre recommending that the Cabinet should be authorised,
to continue the proceedings against the venerable Duke de
Castro Terreno, compromised in the October insurrection.
According to the Expectador, a Madrid Ministerial Journal,
the army of Spain, which at the end cf the war amounted to
220,000 mtn. is now reduced to less than 140,000.
Private letters from San Sebastian of the 12th inst. describe
the public feeling throughout the provinces as averse to all in.•
surre2tionary attempts, either in favour of Don Carlos or the
ex-Regent Christina. The Spanish authorities continued,
nevertheless, to exercise the strictest surveillance along the
frontiers, and in Biscay troops were marching from the interior
to the coast, to .:ccupy the points which afforded facilities for
landing.

PIITZLZA/V7.7INTAILY.
No business worth notice was transacted by the House of
Peers yesterday.
Ira the Commons a considerable number of petitions were
presented against one part or another of the Tory budget.
Mr. Howard, who was taken into custody the ereniug before,
was discharged on throwing himself on the indu'gence of the
House, and paying his fees. The lion. Member pleaded igno-
runce of the forms of theilouse.
Mr. Blew itt gave notice of a motion, after the holidays, to
resolve that property acquired in war did not belong to the
Crown.
In answer to Mr. Hawes, Mr. Gladstone stated that there
were typographical errors in the tariff, and errors of statement,
which it was intended to rectify. A corrected copy would be
on the tale of the House before separating for Easter
On the motion for the House to resolve itself into a Com-
mittee of Ways anti Means, Mr. Baring rose and made a useful
speech in opposition to Sir Robert Peel's budget. We notice
the debate elsewhere. The House was occupied is ith the sub-
ject for the remainder of the evening.
The House sat till after midnight.
1,110.1gE Z--.Z.J.I.I:O4—COIYZMEIrLCE.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of Bank Stock,
held at the Bank of England yesterday, a dividend of 3i per
cent. was declared for the year ending the sth of April. Cal_
culations were made as to the effects of the new income tax
upon the dead annuities and their proceeds, in consequence of
which it was resolved that it was most unjust to tax a termi-
nable annuity the same as a permanent one, and representa-
tions were directed to be forthwith made to t•ir lto'aert Peel on
the subject.
The colliers' strike at Monmouth, by which the red-ash coal
trade was at a stand, has been abandoned on an amicable agree-
ment with the masters.
The local merchants state that the foreign coal-trade of the
port of Newcastle has trebled since the removal of the export
duty. A meeting held in that town on Tuesday last passed a
resolution, that it the English Government carry their export
duty into operation, it will prove destructive of the Newcastle
trade, without producing any countervailing benefit to the
country. Two deputies have been sent to London to preuent
the imposition of the duty, and the coal-owners are-taking ac-
tive measures aga:nst the same.
Measures are in preparation in the City fur a requisition to
the Lord Mayor to call a public meeting, in opposition to the
proposed income tax.
PInTLIC YItirPROITEBTENTS.
fgAt a meeting of the New Zealand end Australian Company.
on Thursday in Curtail, the object of which was the proposed
Shortening of the passage front this country to Zealand and
Austra!ia, rill Panama, it was shown that by the adoption of
this route a saving of ten clear days could be made. The
passage of the isthmus of Panama was however declared to be
slimily, and in some degree impracticable, and the meeting was
adjourned till the opinion of those who had crossed the isthmus
could be obtained.
I'a'ATI.V.4II. AND nrralcr.
proActunri
onwg.tsht
reem.e
The standard for recruits is reduced to five feet five and a
half inches ; last week, however, such was the difficulty of
in Dublin,
flAtr FOLZCE.
that the bounty had risen to 111. I
Thursday, Henry Warboys, a letter-carrier,
sistant-inspector had put two marked sovereigns into a letter,
It u
lot utile, ate., as-

double its value in twenty-one years ; whereas,
land held for that period by a tenant at will
is invariably fount in Ireland to be depreciated in value..
But
,from communications addressed to us on the
subject of the ejectraents by the Ironmongers' Com-
pany, we learn that their object is to substitute for the
cotter system that of large farms, on the model gene-
rally adopted in the agricultural districts of England.
Such a system is only suited to a great commercial
country, where manufactures offer employment to
the poor familieS driven from their rural homes,
to make way for agricultural improvements upon a large
scale. To adopt it in Ireland, would be to condemn the
ejected tenants to inevitable starvation. It is a pity that
the experiments of experimentalists upon human happi-
ness, cannot, in the first instances, be confined en-
tirely to themselves. Let but the members of the
Ironmongers' Company place themselves, in imagina-
tion,. in the position of these poor tenants, whose fathers
and grandfathers before them, sat by the same firesides,
in the same chimney corners occupied by themselves,
and tell us what misery would exceed their expulsion
from luch homes, where their early habits only fitted
them to live ? We trust that the public notice which
this affair has attracted will not be lost upon the Iron-
mongers' Cempany, and that an inquiry will be insti-
tuted by them, which will have the effect of preventing
further appeals on the part of the tenants to the protec-
tion of the Legislature. •

which was to be delivered in his district. On being searched,
the two sovereigns were found in his pocket. He uas fully
.committed.
Sarah Norton, a well-dressed woman, about fifty years of
ago, was charged at the Marylebone police-office, e-ith being
dead drunk in the Hampstead-road on Thursday. In reply to
the Magistrate, she said she " shouldn't have got into trouble at
all, but for the dreadful and most awful earthquake," to escape
from which she,• with her aged aunt, had set off towards High-
gate-hill, but unfortunately lost the use of her limbs, before she
reached the place of safety. Being an old offender, she was
fined five shillings.

przrz 11.RTS.
Among the Levee addresses presented to the Queen on Wed.
nesday last was one in a white satin envelope, embroidered with
silver, and surmounted with a silver wreath of" Forget me not,"
which was much admired.

COUR'X'--PASHIONABLE.
The Duke and Duchess of Leinster have a select party visit-
ing at Carton, near "aynooth, Kildare.
The Marquis of Exeter returns to Burleigh on Monday next.
The Earl of Mayo left town last week for Palmerston House,
Ireland.

The Marquis of Conyngham joined the youthful branches of
his family at Stapes Castle, Ireland, on Monday last.
Lady t'eel and family leave Whitehall Gardens on Tuesday
next, for Brighton, where Sir Robert will pass the Parliamen-
tary recess.
1 "he Duke of Devonshire has taken a mansion at Nice for
the summer.

C I,LANE 0 1.71.7.,
The widow Mozart died at .`..:-altzburg on the Bth instant, in
the 85th of her age.
• •

A woman died in the Cantal, France, a few days ago, at the
age of 110 years. During the last thirty years she had never
lain down on a bed, and yet the day before she htd sufficient
strength to give a beating with a stick to her eldest daughter,
who is 72 years of age.
mytoiras or THE DAT.
Sir Henry H. Hard trze is spoken of as the expected com-
mander of the ten thousand troop destined for the seat of war
in Afghanistan.

MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS

CITY, FRIDAY EVENING.
The Engli,h Funds which, during the day had been
rather depressed, improved towards the close of business, and
bargains to some extent were entered into. Consols left off
firmly at 89-A.4 for Money, and 891, buyers for the Account,
Exchequer Bills, 29 to 31 prsm.
The Foreign Stocks have been fit, with an appearance of
dec filing still more. It may be remarked es a proof of the in-
stability of the present quotations, that the rates marked for the
Account are below those fur Moues. The last prices of Bel-
gian were 103 to 104 ; Danish, 81i 81 ; Dutch Two •und-a-
Half per Cents., 521 ; the Five per Cents., 103 to Ili; Por-
tuguese Five per Cents. were last quoted 34 ; the Three
per Cents., 20i: ; Colombian, 26i Mexican, 411 ;
Spanish, 25 to 25k. '
Railway Shares continued firm in prices, and holders appear
indisposed to sell, unless at an advance. Birmingham left off
at 85 to 87 ; Great Western-,
.25 4 26i ; the Half Shares, 13
to 131 premium ; Birmingham and Gloucester, 56 to 59 ;
South Weste 59 to 6J ; North lirdland, 69 to 71 ; the New
Shares, 341 to 331 • Brighton, 36 to 3GI per share ; South
Eastern. 22 21 ; and Eastern Counties, 13i to 12'4 discount.
The ForeignExcharges on Change wet c firm, and in some
places rather higher than on last post-day. Amsterdam was
negotiated at 12. 44 5; Rotterdam, 12. 5 ; Antwerp, 12. 43%
5; Frankfurt, 1511; Paris, 25. 80. 85.; Vienna, 9. 51i 52}
Madrid, 3.4; Lisbon, 521 4.
There have been no arrivals beyond the continental mails,
except Old States (Dec. 6) from the Mauritius. The price of
gold atillamburgh comes over 434, and the Exchange un Lon-
don 13. 8, two months, and 13. 91 short.

(From The Sun or' Last Night.)
Our own funds are still flit, with scarcely any business, and
consequently quotations must be considered to be little more
than nominal. Consols are 89 89i for Money, and 894-891
for the Account. India Stock, 241. Exchequer bill, 29 to
31 prom.

The Foreign Stoel.s have been influenced by the sate of the
English Market, and very few bargains have been made to-
day. An evident indisposition on the part of public, to have
dealings in these Bonds generally, must. be noticed, and with
satisfaction.

The quotations are all lover; Portuguese Five per Cents.,
34* to 4 ; the Three per Cents., 201 i; Spanish, 244 ff ; Co-
lombian, 251 26 ; Venezuela, 321 ; Mexican, 404 41.
Railway Shares have not been in much demand ' • prices,
however, remain much the same. York and North Midland,
94 ; South Western, 594 ; Great Western, 90i 91* ; Eastern
Counties, 10 ; Brighton, 36.
Money is easy at 3 to 4 p.r cent.
The income tax, and many of the alterations about to be made
in the duties now payable, arc still viewed with much dislike in
the City. A requisition for a public meeting on the first sub-
jt..et is now in course of signature, and assemblies of various
trades likely to be affected by the second, are daily taking
plaee. Many of these complaints appear to be well-founded,'
especially where the duty on the manufactured article as t o be
so materially reduced, but we must defer our remarks on these
topics for the present, on account of the great press of matter.
Letters of the date of the 6th December have been rece ved
from the Mauritius, but the Indian Mail brought much later
intelligence.
LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, MARCH lb.—The market was
less buoyant to-day, and very few sales were effected on any
description of stock; they, however, comprised, Quarter Shares
London and Birmingham, 36; the 321. Shares, 58k; Eastern
Counties, New, 39 prem. ; Manchester and Leeds, 80; North
Midland, Thirds, 221. 13s. 4d. ; South Western, 59i ; Great
Western, Fifths, 101 ; Grand Junction, 178; North Union,
73i; Lancaster and Preston, Three Fourths, 144.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. MARCH 15.—A tolerably
extensive business was done in Cotton this day, and the market
remained steady at the last quotations. 500 American were
taken on speculation, anti pc) by the exporters. The total
sales consisted of 5,000 bales, including 500 Surat at 3* to 44.
MANCHESTER, STOCK EXCHANGE, MARCH 17.—There
has been little business done, but a fair inquiry fur Stock.
London and South- Western, 59* ; Manchester and Leeds,
Halves, 351 ; Manchester and Salford Water Works, 52 ;
London and Birmingham, 175 177 ; Manchester and Birming-
ham, 284

CLOSING PRICES
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 pal. cent iPortuguese' 5 per cent.
Belgian, 5 pei cent :Ditto,-New Ditto
Brazilian IPrnssian, 5 per cent.
Buenos Ayres t; per cea t Allussian, 5 per cent. ..Chilian,
5 per cent...—. }Ditto, Nletallic .
Colombian, 6 per cent.. Spanish, 5 per cent 25
Ditto, I 824.......... ..... 26i 'Ditto, Deferred....
Danish, 3 per cent B2 /French, 5 per cent. —f. —c,
Greek, 1825, 5 per cent — Exchange — I —c
'Mexican, 5 per rent.... 414 French, 3 per cent —c
Ditto, 6 per cent. 1637 Dutch, 24 per cent . 52i
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per et. 18 Ditto, 5 per cent. ,

The Members of the University of Cambridge arrived and
formed a procession, headed by the Vice. Chancellor, Rev. Dr.
Arc!Wall, and the High Steward the Lord Chancellor (Lyndhurst).
His Royal Highness Prince Albert was attended by the Marquis
of Exeter, Groom of the Stole ; Captain Francis Seymour (Scots
Fusilier Guards), Groom in Waiting, and Sir Edward Bowater,
Equerry in Waiting.

Lady Caroline Cocks and the Hon. Miss Cavendish have suc-
ceeded the Hon. Miss Davereux and the Hon. Miss Stanley, as
the Maids of Honour in Waiting on the Queen.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess Augusta
of Cambridge visited her Majesty the Queen Dowager, yesterday,
at Marlborough House.

The Duke of Wellington and the principal l;fembers of the
University of Oxford had an audience of her Royal Highness the
Duchess of Kent yesterday at Clarence House, and presented an
AtAress of Congratulation from the University of Oxford.
A Deputation from the drug trade, consisting of Mess's. Her-
ring, Pigeon, Taylor, Horner, Barrow, Bright, Ellis, Drew, and
Thomas thxigkinson, had an interview with the Earl of Ripon
yesterday at the office of the Board of Traci..

Despatches Item the Governor of Newfoundland were received
yesterday at the Colonial-office.

THE WESTMINSTER ELECTORAL

CHARTER ASSOCIATION.

-
The Members of this Association (composed entirely of
Electors) herd their second mcetirg last night, at Thornton's
Coffee House, llrompton-road. The Rev. Dr. Wade was
called to the Char.

After adopting the rules which had been prerared and the
transaction of other business, it was resolved to take the pro.
posed Income tax of Sir Robert Peel into consideration at
their next meeting, which is to he held on Wednesday evening
next.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
At the meeting of the Court on Thursday the freedom of
the City was presented to the Duke of Cambridge, in a mag-
niSeent gold box Sir James Shaw, the Chamberlain, on
presenting the box, made an appropriate address, to which his
R3yal Highness replied in suitable terms.

THE OFFICE OF CITY PLEADER.
Mr. R.:TAYLOR, Chairman of the Secondaries' Committee
brought up the rep.at elat ive to the terms and conditions on
which the office of City Pleader should in future be conducted.
It was the opinion of the Committee that it was injurious to
the suitors that the City Pleaders should hold. or be considered
to hold, an exclusive right to plead in any of the Courts
of the City, and that candidates should be required to pledge
themselves not to set up or seek to enforce their right of ex-
clusive audience in any of the local Courts of the City
against any other members of the English bar.
The report wai Agrezd to unanimously, and the Lord
Mayor appointed Thursday nest for the election of a City
Pleader, in the room of Edward Bullock, Esq., lately ap.
pointed Judge of the Sheriffs' Court.

THE INCOME TAX.
Mr. R. TAT Lon gave notice of a motion to consider the
propriety of petitioning Parliament against the revival, in time
of peace, of the inqui3itorial powers of the income tax.

THE SPITALFIELDS' WEAVERS.
The Chamberlain was instructed to ray 500/. from the
funds of the City, in aid of the fund fur the relief of the Spi-
talfields' weavers, and it was referred to the Coal, Corn, and
Finance Committee to consider whether any, and, if any,
what more should be subscribed in aid of the charity called the
66 City Kitchen."
The Report of the City Lands Committee, respecting the ap-
plication of the 13lacicwall Railway Company to Parliament to
purchase certain premises belonging to the City. was brought
up, when the Court agreed to the Report, and resolved to
petition Parlia- merit against the proposed Bill.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LEAMINGTON GRAND STEEPLE CHASE.
(Ti!URSDAY.)
Sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, with 100 added; 12st each, &c.
Hon. F. Craven's Gipse3... (Hon. M. Villiers) 1
Mr. J. B. Phillipson nd Mischief
Mr. Maddocks' Creole
Sir P. Mostyn's Seventy-Four
Mr. G. Campbell nd Lcgacy
The folio's ing also started, but were not placed : —Mr. Ro-
bertson's Syphax, Mr. Dalrymple nd Memento. Mr. Moore's
Anonymous, Mr. Jones' Bungaree, M. de Burgh nd Perfec-
tion, and Mr. Phillipson u'dJim-along-Josey. Won by a length
and a half after a very fine race. '
ELE

CTION COMMITTEES.
BOROUGH OF CLITHEROE.
The Committee resumed the investigation of the petition in
this case at Eleven o'Clock —Mr. Hogg in the chair.
Eight of the votes for the sitting Member (Mr. Wilson)
having been struck off yesterday, the petitioner was placed in a
majority of three upon the gross poll ; in consequence of which,
at the suggestion of Mr. Hildyard, the Committee proceeded
to consider the objections urged by the sitting Member.
The •first vote brought under the consideration of 02., Com-
mittee was William Robinson, a mason, objected to by Mr. A.
Austin, on the ground that he had not occupied the premises
in respect to which he was registered when the election took
place in Ju'y, 1841.
After a protracted argument, and the examination of seve-
ral witnesses, the room was ordered to be cleared.
The Committee were in consultation for about half an hour.
When strangers were adrni.ted, the Chairman said the reso-
lution was that the vote was bad, and should be struck off.
The vote of Thomas Smithers was next objected to on the
ground that he had parted with his qualification previous to the
election. Witnesses having been examined to prove that the
voter had quitted the premises from which he derived his qua-
lification before that time,
Mr. HILLIARD, for the petitioner, said it was in vain for
him to defend the vote, which was accordingly struck off.
John Alston was objected to on the same ground.
Edward Alston ( the brother of the voter) was examined to
prove that his brother had ceased before the election to occupy
the premises for which he voted.
Mr. HILLIARD was about to cross-examine the wit-
ness, when a person, who afterwards gave his name as
" John Ashworth," raised his head from the table, near the
witness, on which he had been leaning with his head upon
his folded arms, and exclaimed, " Answer no questions."
This occasioned considerable interruption of the pro-
ceedings of the Committee. Ashworth being taken into
custody by the messenger, and reprimanded by the
Chairman, excused himself by saying that he " had been
asleep and was not aware of what he was doing." The Chair-
man left then to consult (as was supposed) the Speaker, and re-
turned in about half an, hour, when he told the Committee
that their. only course was to report the matter to the House,
which would deal r.s it thought proper with the persons
offending.
The cross-examination of the witness Alston proceeded, and
had not concluded when the Committee rose.

WEYMOUTH AND .MELCOM BE REGIS.
On the re-opening of the sittings yesterday, Mr. TA 610 T, one,
of the Counsel for the sitting gembers, said that he anr.. his
Learned Friend on the other side, wishing to lighten the la-
bours of the Committee, had agreed to abandon six votes on
each side.

Mr. KINGLAKE confirmed the statement.
Mr. DUNCOAIBE feared that the Committee ought not to
accept the offer, but that they should strike off a voter only
when he had been found to be a bad one. On an Irish
Committee such a proposition would disqualify an elector for
seven years.

- -
After same consideration, it being found that former Com-
mittees had acted on the plan proposed, and that the decision
could do no prospective injury to the franchise of the persons
in question, the offer was accepted, and accordingly six votes
were abatid mod on each aide.

The vote olfacketi(MTsCalled Pa3kett) was decided to te
a bad one, because, though he occupied, by the permission of
the landlord, the house out of which he voted (the period for
which he had taken it having for some time expired) he had
not paid rates during that occupation.
William Compton's vote wal struck off. These two were
Conservative voters.
William Gay, a liberal, objected to and struck out.
Richard Warren, liberal, objected to. Here the Committee
adjourned.
The result of the day is that the petitioners hale struck off
twelve from the sitting Members, and the latter five from the
petitioners' side.

AT ALOW.
The Committee met GRE
again on 1A
Weßdnseday morning at 11.
The room was immedia'ely cleared, and the Committee, after
deliberating for some time, came to a decision that the vote of
Wm. Barton, ohich had been under discussion on yesterday,
" was a bad vote, and that it should be vruck off the poll."
The result of this decision was to eejualise the votes on both
sides.

Air. Sergeant MERMETHER said that the next rote to
which the petitioners objected was the vote of James Lee who
v•as registered for a house in Well-end, in ishich he kept a
pm-Tea shop; b,:t he ha•! left that house some time before the
election, and his daughter resi ed there and carried on his hu-
sine*s for him until Lear Christmas, 1840. At that dine the
daughter married a person of the name of William Wiggington
who had been since then rated for the house instead of Lec.
The name of Wiggington was substituted over the shop door
for that of Lee, and the excise officer entered Wiggington in
his books as the occupier of the shop. These facts would be
proved in evidence.

William Smith was then examined. He stated that he was
an orersecr at Marlow at the time of the last election. In the
month of October, 1840, Mr. Lee was rated for certain
premises in Well ; but in the January following Lee's
Larne was struck out of the rate-book and the name of Wig-
77ten, his son-in-I:zw, subLiittitcd ltl ittcati. Lee was tile
a!'. Little .312.ricw, Ebout titer miles -frum the hone
Uleat Marlow.

Cross-examined by Mr. AusTlN—WitneL,s voted for NM

CE URT CI KC ULAR.
The Queen held k Court yesterday afternoon at Buckingham
Palace, for the reception of Addresses, on the Throne.
The Duke of Wellington arrived at the Palace at halt past twelve
o'clock, in his Robes, as Chancellor of the University of Oxford,
and wearing the Ensigns of the most noble Order of the Garter.
The Members of the University of Oxford arrived at the Palace
at one o'clock, and, headed by his Grace, proceeded to the Green
Drawing-room, and were shortly afterwards =ducted, by the Lord
Chamberlain, to the presence of the Queen on the Throne.
The Members advanced in the following Order to the foot of the
Throne, taking precedence according to the Date of their respec-
tive Degrees;—The Chancellor, Duke of Wellington, K.G. ; the
Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Wynter ; the Principal of Jesus College,
Dr. Foulkes; the Very Rev, the Dean of Christ Church, Dr.
Gaisford ; the Warden of New College, Dr. Williams; Dr. Price,
of Wadham College; Senior Proctor, Mr. Foley; Mr. Griffiths,
Fellow of Wadham ; Mr. Bulky, , Fellow of Magdalen ;
the Provost of Oriel College, Dr. Hawkins; the Rector of
Exeter College, Dr. Richards; the Warden of Merton College,
Dr. Marsham ; Dr. Daubetiy, of Magdalen College ; Junior Proc.
tor, Mr. Wilson; Mr. Cockey, Fellow of Wadham; Mr. Mosley,
Fellow of Magdalen—Noblemen, Doctors in Divinity, Doctors in
Law and Medicine, Bachelors in Civil Law, Masters of Arts.
The Deputation advanced to the foot of the Throne, where the
Vice-Chancellor read an Address of Con3ratulation from the Chan-
cellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge, to
which the Queen returned a most gracious answer.
Among the Members present were the Archbishop of York ; the
Earl of Eldon ; the Earl of Devon ; the Earl of Elgin ; Lord
Kettyon; Lord Redesdale; Sir Charles Wetherell, D.C.L. ; Sir
Thomas Acland, D.C.L.; Sir Robert F.tzwygram, D.C.L ; Sir
Claudius Hunter, D.C.L. ; Rev. Dr. Bliss, Registrar of the Uni-
versity; Dr. Buckland; Mr. Burg; D.C.L.; Dr. Hoiges ; Mr.
Bucknall Estcourt, M.P.; Mr. Sotheron, M.P.; Rev. R. Rawlins,
M.A. ; Rev. W. C. Le Breton; Rev. J. B. Storry ; Mr. William
Partridge, Christ Church ; and Dr. Phillimore.

The Duke of Wellington read the Address of Congratulation
from the Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of
Oxford, to which her Majesty was pleased to return a most
gracious answer. The members then retired from the Throne
Rooni

Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Countess of
CharLemont, Hon. Miss Cavendish, Viscount Hawarden, Sr Fred.
Stovin, Colonel Buckley, and Sir Edward Bowater, honoured
Drury-lane Theatto with their presence last evening.
Among the Addresses presented to her Majesty at the Levee on
Wednesday last, was an Address of Congratulation on the event
of the biih of the Prince of Wales, from the London Committee
of Deputies of the British Jews. The Address was presented by
a deputation, consisting of Messrs. H. De Castro, H. H. Cohen, and
J. 11. Hilbert, the President of the Board. Sir Moses Montytiore
was prevented from attending in consequence of the death of a near
relative. The seine Gentlemen presented similar Addresses to their
Royal Highnesses Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent on the
following day.