The Sun.
London, England, 1842-06-01 00:00:00

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SUN-OFFICE, Seven o' Clock.

SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS.
FROM. THE EVENING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.
GLOBE.—The manifestations of sympathy and de-
monstrations of loyal attachment which have been shown
by all classes of the community, on the recent mur-
derous attem of a maniac, or a monster, upon her
Majesty's lifept , is not less honourable to the people
than it cannot fail to be gratifying to the Queen.
Throughout the metropolis but one feeling animates the
inhabitants. The highest noble and the loudest la-
bourer unite in expressing detestation of the act ; and
take occasion from it to indulge in those expressions of
warm attachment to the Queen which the possession
of the hixuries of wealth cannot divert, nor the pri-
vations of poverty destroy. In the provinces, the in-
telli,;enee has called forth in every place at which it
successively arrived, the same feeling of abhorrence
and alarm ; and •on every hand are heard the
aspirations of gratitude to Divine Providence that our
beloved Sovereign had again been mercifully pre-
served from the aim of the assassin. We are
happy to see that there is not the slightest suspicion
of this attempt being the result of any concerted plan,
of any treasonable conspiracy against the life of the
Queen, so the public Press has most prudently ab-
stained from indulging in any of those mischievous
speculations and unfounded apprehensions of
treasonable compacts which, on the former occasion,
filled the columns of certain organs of the then Oppo-
sition. Whether the wretched being now awaiting
his trial for the highest offence known to the law be
the victim of mental aberration, or the desperate as-
sassin in design, and consequently as atrocious a
criminal as though the act he contemplated against
the life of his Sovereign had been complete in execu-
tion, we firmly believe that he is isolated from the
entire community.
STANDARD.— If anything could add to the
interest and admiration called forth by the late vile
attempt upon the Queen's life, it is the fact disclosed
last night by Mr. Lascelles and Lord Portman, that
her Majesty had reason to suspect something of the
kind, and that, though heroically resolved to expose
her own life, rather than seem to distrust ever. one
of her subjects, she forbade the attendance of the
ladies of the household, lest any of them should be
expoSed to danger. Is not this the spirit of Eliza-
beth—the right spirit of a British Queen ? We have
given all the particulars of the meditated regicide
that hate transpired since yesterday. They amount
to little more than the fact, that on Sunday a
miscreant probably the same Francis, for surely
there cannot be two such was seen to present
a pistol at the Queen on her return from the
Chapel Royal, though for some reason he did
not discharge it, and that an intimation of her
Majesty's danger had been given by a note thrown into
the Royal carriage. As yet there does not seem to be
the slightest ground for supposing that Francis
is insane, except as every desperate villian may
be charged with insanity. He has been com-
mitted for trial at the next Sessions of the Central
Criminal Court ; and we have Lord Brougham's
authority for the opinion—an opinion, of the justness
of which, for ourselves, we have no doubt what-
ever—that if he be proved guilty of the'facts alleged
against him, the, law is quite able to overtake him
with a capital penalty. We trust that while jus-
tice shall be strictly respected, no morbid tender-
ness will be displayed in this case. We cannot
help thinking that if Oxford had been dealt with
in a different manner, this second attempt upon
the Queen's life would have been obviated ; and
surely neither the life of the Queen nor of her
meanest subject ought to be left at the mercy of
every thoughtless ruffian who pleads the apology of
insanity because now and then he has acted like a
fool. We see an attempt made to get up a
hypothesis of madness for the protection of the
assassin in the present case, grounded upon his,
setting up in a shop without capital to carry on his
business fairly and honourably. If this is proof of
madness, then it will be necessary to enlarge Bed-
lam tenfold. But is the morbid tenderness which we
deprecate indeed merciful ? Far from it ; whatever
encourages to crime is cruel—cruel not only to the
objects of the crime, but to its perpetrators. If the
cued Francis is to be disposed of like the case of
Oxford, we know what will happen—future attempts
will be made by pretended madmen upon the Queen's
life. And though we trust to the Great Being who,
in mercy to these realms, and in his care. for the
good, has hitherto protected her, to protect her still,
we do not expect that the law will protect her
assassins, or those suspected to be her assassins, from
the vengeance of a people already indignant that
these' same laws do not ensure the safety of their
beloved Sovereign. The people of England are,
of all others, the least disposed to tumult and
violence; but there is a point beyond which even
they will not be restrained in the indulgence of a
natural and generous indignation. If any of
us had seen the life of a wife, a sister, or a
daughter, twice attempted with impunity—as far as
thet-iaw is concerned—we know how he would act
upon a third occasion—he would not trouble him-
self in appealing to a useless law. Far be it from
us to call for a verdict of guilty upon the wretch
now in custody—let him have the fair trial to which
every accused man in this country is entitled. If the
facts alleged cannot be proved by sufficient evidence,
Heaven forbid that the gravity of the charge should
be allowed to make up the deficiency of proof—let
him go free. Even if the facts be proved, but
testimony can be obtained that he has been long
unequivocally insane, still let his life be spared—we
may not strike him whom Heaven has already
smitten with its most awful visitation. But if, in
the third case, the facts can be fully established, and
no proof can 3e adduced that they are the acts of a
confirmed lunatic, he must be rigorously, and without
pity, punished, or we shall all be accessories to future
attempts upon the Queen's life, and to whatever con-
sequences may follow from such attempts.

ATTEMPT ON THE QUEEN'S LIFE.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,-With the view of preventing further mis-
apprehension, I beg to inform you that I was not, as is
stated in the Morning Papers, present when the at-
tempt on her Majesty's life was made on Sunday, and
consequently could not, as the Chronicle thinks I
ought to have done, take the necessary steps for appre-
hending 'the villain. I learned, however, from my
brother, George Pearson, a youth of 16, residing
with me, that •he was witness, that day, to a man
drawing a pistol - from his pocket and aiming it
at her Majesty's carriage in the Park. Feeling
the importance of the fact, I endeavoured to obtain
access to the proper authorities the same day,
but failing in that, I obtained an interview with
the Hon. Augustus Murray at the Palace, on Mon-
day- morning, by whom I was referred to the Home-
office, where my brother was examined the same day,
and all the circumstances communicated.
There are some other inaccuracies in the published
accounts, but the above being that by which my cha-
racter is affected, I am very desirous of correcting
the misstatement. Your insertion of this will much
oblige, Sir, your humble servant,

M. F. PE ARSON.
7, Castle-street, Holborn, June 1, 1842.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)
mANcii.TER.— There was not quite so much anima-
t o.i yestera'iy as on the preceding Tuesday ; but the
n.arket, though more quiet, was perfectly firm and
ste.tdy in yar,os generally, and in all descriptions of
too Is, except dmesties, which, homing been previously
Welling ou somewhat better terms than shirtings and
p .Intpg cloths, have now declined to about the same
!Ate 151 relation to prime cost. On the u 'hole, the feel-
ing in the market was satisfactory • and if the accounts
from India by the mail,
which may' now 1. 'e daily ex-
pec:ed, should be of a more favourable comple lion, some
more decided improvement may be reasonably looked
for. We are sorry to state, that a failure to s [.Pie ex-
tent in the corn trade has been announced in th is, town
this week ; but its effects are not likely to be v.vsly se-
riously felt here.
1 tIDDERSFIELD MARKET, 31.11. 31.—The goner al
opi-
nion in this market to-day was, that a better feeling
prevailed, indicative of a return to something like a
healthy state of business. No great improvement in the
demand took place ; but the fine weather, and surely an
exhaustion of depression, have induced feelings of ! hope(
that every well-wisher to his species
. would rejo we to
see realized. Prices remain much We same.

_
rr SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On...Hes,isv a boy, tbout
limed Cl =ins
NI, ben a
,‘"vru:u0;00 m eans
eleven years of age, the son of a poor labourers n
residing at Risca, was playing on the tran.
team of loaded trams was coming down :
D.
Le fell across the plates,
and the wheels .
to in a .most
usssing: over
his legs, just above the ancle joints, crushed tht frightful manner. Mr. James Hawkins, the stir leon, fi iund
,__ in, a
the injuries ir.il.cted of such a nature as to requ. "
wing re-
moved L
me-
diate amputation. He proceeded to operate, and L
moved one leg below the knee, which the young sufl
ireparivg
with heroic fortitude, never uttering a groan, he was)
ve,
to take off the other, when the courageous boy o bsers.,
at
'erer b'. 're
" What, are you goinr, to cut again?" Being inforn wed ,t_,l4 1
it was necessary to take off the other; " Vex?, well," h a aageA
calmly, "if you must you must—cut away ; and quiet /..r Sub-
mitted to the seeond operation, which he underwent w.afi . ,
lortitude equal to that he had exhibited during the first . We' I
are happy to hem the young hero is going on favours hly,—. 1
Monmouthshire Merlin.
HITCIIIN.--The sudden and lamented death of Mr. 1
Pierson has caused an inconceivable gloo be cast over this
town ; and we understand that owing to then
exiv accom-
modatien afforded by his bank, great inconvenince? if not east
tress, will be caused to those upon whom a sudden call must
now be made by the inspectors, who have undertaken' to wind
tip the affairs of the bank. A meeting of the treditors took place
on the 20th ult., the Rev. F. Sullivan in the chair, slhen Mr.
Mason, the solicitor for Mr. Pierson, read a statement, by
which it appeared the liabilities amounted to 40,0181. 7s. I Id.
to meet which there were assets amounting to 37,671 i. 133. 2d
leaving a deficiency of 2 3461. 45. Bd., fur which the private
states of the late Jr. Pierson and Mr. J. M. Pierson were
e ample. A Committee has been appointed to manage the affairs,
and put them in order.

INSOLVENT COURT-(THIS DAY)

=PARTE THOMPSONS. --
This was au,application. made at thy inbtanco'of John
lhicti Thompson a,nd 'Thomas ThompsOn, for, a rule--
to. show cause why the name of Edward RaWlinson
should not be struck off the roll of attorneys entitled to
practice in this Court, for having allowed the use of his
name, in that capacity, to a person named Isaac
Isaacs : and also why the said Isaac Isaacs should
not be committed to the Castle of Lancaster, he
having practised as, an. atterncy without being duly ad-
mitted.

The case had been already argued at great length
before the Court.
Mr. WOODRUFFE, on behalf of Messrs. Rawlinson and
Isaacs, read a number of affidavits, generally tending to
invalidate the trustworthiness of the deponents upon
whose affidavits the motion was grounded, and said that
this was a case in which of all others, one of his clients
(Mr. Rawlins'on) was most entitled to the commissera-
tion and sympathy of the Court, as well as of every one
possessing the least feeling or humanity. He had been for
20 years an attorney of that Court, and about 16 years age',
became afflicted with a total privation of sight. Having
no private, resources, he would be in a state of the most
complete destitution, were it not that by an order made
by Mr. Commissioner Law in his favour, since the ope-
ration of the new Insolvent Act, by which another indi-
vidual was allowed to transact his business in the way
of receiving retainers and preparing schedules, in which
the personal attendance of solicitors was absolutely re-
quired since the passing of the Act ; and the Messrs.
Thompson, who had just been admitted as solicitors, were
the persons who now sought to have his name struck off
the file, because his sad visitation rendered him unable to
comply with the formulae required by the new regulations'.
Mr. COOKE, who appeared in support of the rule being
made absolute, having addressed the Court at great
length—
The Learned CHIEF COMMISSIONER said that, in us
far as it was possible, Mr. Rawlinson should attend
to his client's interests, and he should say that, in
many instances, when lie (the Leaahed Commissioner)
had been presiding in Lancaster, he found Mr. Rawlin-
son to be generally as well informed on matters con-
nected with his clients' interests, as others. Upon the
whole, the Court declined making the rule absolute.
Mr. Commissioner BowEN pronounced a similar de-
cision.

The case occupied the Court from half-past one up to
six o'clock.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

(THIS EVENING.)

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House resumed at Five o'Clock.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAIL-
WAY BILL.

On the motion of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS
this Bill was read a first time.
NORTHERN UNION RAILWAY BILL.

The Lords' amendments to this Bill were con-
sidered, and agreed to.
GREENOCK HARBOUR BILL.
The Lords' Amendments to this Bill were also con-
sidered, and agreed to.
Mr. BROTHERTON presented a petition from
the Guardians of the poor of the Salford Union,
against certain clauses in the Poor-law Bill.
Mr. HINDLEY presented a petition from the
licensed victuallers of Ashton-under-Lyne, against
the clause proposed to be introduced in the Public
Houses Bill by the Hon. Member for Droitwich..
Lord A. PAGET presented a petition from Lich-
field to the same effect.
Mr. BECKETT presented a petition from Leeds,
against the new Turnpike Bill. Also a petition from
the operatives of Leeds, praying that the hours of
labour might be restricted to fifty-eight hours per
week.
Mr. G. BANKES presented a. petition from two
individuals, of the name: of Bright, praying for an
alteration in the Act of 2d and 3d of George 111. c. 71.
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.

Mr. WARD presented a petition from Southamp-
ton, which bore reference to the motion of an Hon.
Member opposite. It was a repetition of a former
petition signed by 151 persons, all of whom agreed
in opinion with the 171 who had signed the
former petition. The petition comprised the names
of some of the most respectable and wealthy in-
habitants of the town of Southampton. They
stated that they were deeply impressed with
the truth of the Report lately made by a Select
Committee appointed to try the merits of the
late election, which stated that the purity of
election had been grossly violated. They further
stated that this was the second time within the last
nine years that the Members for the borough had
been unseated, which led the petitioners to believe
that the election had been accomplished by fraudulent
means; and, judging from the past, they were firmly
convinced that the same practices would be repeated,
whereby they would be prevented from exercising
their Parliamentary franchise; they, therefore prayed
the suspension of the writ for a fresh election for the
borough of Southampton until steps could be taken to
prevent such demoralizing.and unconstitutional prac-
tices.
BOROUGH OF LICHFIELD.
Mr. ROEBUCK presented a petition from Lich-
field, stating, that at the last election gross bribery
prevailed, by which the character of the inhabitants
was injured. The petition also stated that a
number of persons, who were bribed, had received
appointments, with salaries amounting to 1001. a-year,
which they believed to be a more dangerous species
of bribery than bribery by money, as it influenced not
only the voters themselves, but also their friends. The
petitioners prayed the House to take the petition into
consideration, and to adopt such measures as would
prevent those scandalous practices. He (Mr. Roe-
buck) was bound to say, that the petition was signed
by only eight individuals, who gave their names and
affixed their descriptions.
Mr. DIVETT begged leave to say a few words on
the subject of the petition, as one of the Committee
who sat upon the petition. A very stringent in-
vestigation of every thing which took place at the
election was gone into. No Committee could
be more fully disposed to investigate the case;
and with regard to his own feelings, he
confessed, that where any petition alleging
cases of bribery came under inquiry, he was
most desirous of having them fully investigated.—
(Hear, hear.) But considering the circumstances
which came before the Committee, he did not
think the present petitioners were justified in
coming before the llouse. The Committee entered
upon the scrutiny of a few votes, and after deciding
on them the petition was abandoned • but
there was no evidence of any bribery,
although there .was a good opportunity, and
full disposition, on the part of the Committee, to
inquire into the matter, if the parties had any inten-
tion of doing so. If anything had come before the
Committee, he thought the parties would be justified
in presenting the petition ; but that not being so, he
thought it was not fair to bring the petition before
the House.
Mr. ROEBUCK wished to observe that he hoped
the House would not consider him answerable for any
part of the petition.
The petition was then ordered to lie upon the table.
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET moved that
the Order for the reference of the Mersey Con-
servancy Bill to the Committee of Selection be dis-
charged—that the said Bill be referred to a
Select Committee, composed of the followinr Mem-
bers :—Lord Granville Somerset, Viscount Sandon,
Mr. Wilbraham, Mr. Mark Phillips, Mr. 'Wilson
Patten, Sir Philip Egerton, Mr. Tatton Egerton, Mr.
Blackburn, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Charles Wood; Mr.
Rice, Capt. Berkeley, O'Conner Don, the E,arl of
Lincoln, and Captain Gordon ; and that all petitions
for or against the said Bill be referred to the Select
Committee.
Lord R. GROSVENOR moved that the debate
on the question should be adjourned.
After a short conversation the motion for adjourn
ment was withdrawn and the Order agreed to.
HER MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO THE
ADDRESS.

The SPEAKER thersaid,Thave to report to the
House that her Majesty has been attended this day
by both Houses, with their Address, to which she has
been graciously pleased to return this most gracious
answer :—My Lords and Gentlemen, I receive with
heartfelt gratification the loyal and dutiful address
from the two Houses of Parliament. lam thankful
to the Almighty, whose merciful eare has pro-
tected me, and I humbly rely on the good
irrovidence of God, who is able to preserve me
from every danger; and, firm in this trust, and sincere
in my desire to promote the happiness of my people,
am comforted and supported by the remewed as-
surance of your attachment and loyalty."
SOUTHAMPTON ELECTION.
3lr. FLEMING then presented a petition from
Southampton, complaining that certain persons, not
being upon the registee of voters, had fraudulently
Agued P. petition, which was presentented to this
douse on the 9th of May, purporting to be from
the inhabitants of Southampton,being electors, in con-
tempt of the authority and priviliges of this House.
The Hon. Member moved that the petition be read at
length by the Clerk at the table, and that it be
printed an circulated with the votes. The petitition
was accordingly read by the Clerk.
On n the motion that the petition be printed with the

NI.. les'
WARD wished to know whether it was the
inter, tion of the Hon. Member to found any motion
on the question.
Mr. ICTEMING having shewn the fraud that had
been cofl itted, would leave it to the House to say
whether they would call upon any of the parties to
support these statements, He did not intend to take
any further steps upon the subject.
Mr. WARD had only asked the question because
the Hon. Member stated that it was his intention to
found a motion upon the petition.
Sir J. EASTHOPE had received intimation

from parties of, the statements and• impressions in-
.tended to be, conveyed by-the-petition. He felt no
hesitation in saying that there had bcen i:o inten-
tion on--the part -of any party to commit a fraud
against the House..
Lord J. RUSSELL doubted,; after the statements
of the Hon. Member, whether it would he, right or
necessary to have the petition printed.
Sir ROBERT PEEL said the rule had been
broken through the other evening, when a petition
was ordered to be printed, although contrary to the
rules of the House, because it would throw light upon
this very case of the Southampton election.
Mr. MACAULAY thought the cases" were hardly
parallel. If the Hon. Member for South Hampshire
undertook to affirm that the present petition was cal-
culated to throw light upon the subject they were
about to discuss, and would state that on Thursday,
or some other day, he would draw the attention of
the House to the subject; then there might be some
reason for printing the petition.
Mr. MACKINNON said, that the motion for
printing the petition was not a substantive motion,
but an amendment.—(Hear.) How did Hon. Mem-
bers know what it was his (Mr. Mackinnon's)
intention to postpone moving for the writ until to-

morrow.
Mr. THOMAS DUNCOMBE thought that the
House had acted very properly in deciding that
the petition of John Wrenn should be printed,
because it was calculated to throw light upon
the discussion on which they were about to enter.
If the present petition had been calculated to
throw light upon the subject, the Hon. Member
ought to have presented it before—as he had had it
for more than a week in his possession ; but it ap-
peared that it would not suit the purposes of the Con-
servatives of Southampton to have light' thrown upon
the subject.
Mr. BARING thought that the Hon. Member for
Hampshire had acted very discreetly in abstaining
from presenting the petition until this evening.—
(Hear.) He had attained his object, which was to
show that the petition presented by the Hon. Baronet
was a fraudulent one. He (Mr. Baring) did not say
that none of the persons who had signed the Hon.
Baronet's petition were not respectable, but certainly
vast numbers of them were not what they had repre-
sented themselves to be. The Hon. Member for
Hampshire, having gained his object, he saw no rea-
son for having the petition printed.
Sir JOHN EASTHOPE rose amidst loud cries
of " Spoke, spoke" from Members on the Ministerial
benches. The Hon. Baronet resumed his seat with-
out addressing the House.
Mr. FLEMING rose, and was met by cries of
" Spoken, spoken," from the Opposition benches.
The Hon. Member said his object in rising was merely
to withdraw his motion.—Motion withdrawn.
'""Mr. FLEMING again rose and said he had a
petitian to present of a greater importance than the
last. A petition from John Wrenn had been
printed, and the present petition, which was
numerously and respectably signed, was from
persons who stated that in their opinion, that in-
dividual was not to be believed upon his oath.
In a very few hours the petition was signed by up-
wards of 250 electors of the town, and if it could
have remained longer it would no doubt have been
signed by four times as many. The petitioners
stated that they heard with astonishment that John
Wrenn had presented a petition with relation to
the corruption which he said took lace, with a view of
delaying the issue of the writ. They stated that the
said John Wrenn did not in any degree possess
the confidence or esteem of his fellow townsmen.—
(Laughter.) Nor was the estimation** which he was
held such as to afford any grounds for confidence being
placed in his statement. That opinion was entertained
by persons of all political Creeds.--(0h, oh.) The
petitioners prayed their Hon. House not to give cre-
dence to statements coming from such a quarte, and
that they might not be deprived of their political privi-
leges. The petitian was ordered to lie upon the table.
The Hon. Member then moved that the petition be
printed and circulated with the Votes.
On the question being put,
Sir JOHN EASTHOPE said, he was sure he
only expressed the opinions of the great and respect-
able portion of the inhabitants of Southampton, when
he said, that he should be anxious that everything
he Honourable Member had said should
be printed, and put into circulation.
A statement was brought forward for the purpose of
producing an effect upon the House. The parties
who signed that petition were parties who were
on the former register, and who expected to be
on a future register. Hef had received a letter from
a respectable individual in Southampton, and he stated
that the wish of the inhabitants was that the fullest
investigation should take place.
Mr. H. HINDE said he hoped that the Honourable
Member would not proceed with the motion for the
printing of the petition, as the continuance of that
discussion was only calculated to keep alive
ill feeling on the subject. If they agreed
to the motion of the Honourable Member for
Hampshire, they could hardly agree to the issuing of
the writ that night. Under these circumstances, he
hoped the Hon. Gentleman would withdraw his
motion, in order that they might come at once to the
main question.
Mr. REDDINGTON said he hoped the House
would not set aside the statement of a witness on
oath for the statement of a petition. All he could
say that as the unseated Member lost his seat upon
the evidence of Mr. Wrenn, and if that evidence
was not to be believed, then the unseated Member
had been hardly treated.
Mr. O'CONNELL said that any one who had
read the evidence could not be surprised that
Wren had refused to give all the evidence
in his power. He, now asked for indem-
nity. It would strike a. person unacquainted with
Southampton but by the evidence, to find that
Wrenn was disbelieved by the whole town, when
it was shown that he. was a regular election agent.
—(Loud cries of " No, no.") It was stated that
he was the principal objector in the registry
courts where the battle of the Constitution was fought,
and who also possessed the confidence of the Conser-
vatives, and who fought their battles at the election,
by distributing money to the voters. 4,
Mr. FLEMING said he would withdraw his
motion.
Mr. MACKINNON rose, and was
(LEFT SPEAKING.)

EXPORT DUTY ON COAL.
The following Memorial has been signed by almost every
shipowner of South Shields :
" TO THE LORDS OF HER MAJESTY'S MOST HONOURABLE
PRIVY COUNCIL POE TRADE AND FOREIGN PLANTA-
TIONS, &C. .
" The Memorial of the undersigned Shipowners resident in
South Shields,

" Showeth, —That your Memorialists have heard with
alarm, that it is the intention of her Majesty's Governnien'
to levy a duty of four shillings a ton on all coals exported to'
foreign countries, without any regard to whether they are
shipped in a British or foreign vessel.
" That since the repeal of the export duty, in 1834, on all
coals shipped by British, and vessels belonging to reciprocating
countries, under their respective treaties, while a discriminat-
ing duty was continued to be levied on coals shipped by other
foreign vessels, the export trade has gone on increasing, and
has proved highly beneficial to the owners of coal mines in thy
north of England, and afforded a source of employment as out
ward freight to liriting shipping.
" That your memorialists are convinced that a duty levied
indiscriminately in the way, and to the extent proposed by the
new tariff, will have the effect of transferring to the other coal-
producing countries a very large proportion of the trade at
present enjoyed by the coal owners of this district, and will not
only deeply injure them, but will also, to the same extent,
deprive your memorialists of the share they have had of the
carrying trade of the coals, and thus aggravate the distress under
which they are suffering.
" Your memorialists' therefore, pray that the coal duties
may not be altered, and that the discriminating duty on coals
exported in a foreign ship may still be continued."

ABSTRACT OF A LETTER FROM A MERCHANT IN GHENT.
"I :have now the pleasure to inform you that I freighted a
vessel yesterday of 220 tons for Marseilles, at 11 francs per ton,
equal to Bs. Bd. Take the keel at 21 tons, and it will be equal
to 91. 2s. per keel.
" I intend loading it with our best coals. That coal will
cost on board here If. 10c. per hectolitre. I find in my note-
book a memorandum of the • make out' of a vessel of 152
Newcastle chaldrons of English coal at Marseilles. It yielded
4,586 hectolitres, being at the rate of 241 hectolitres per keel ;
241 hectolitres at If. 10c. come to 265 f. 10c., or 10/. Bs. 9d.
per keel, which, added to the freight of 9/. 25., makes a total
of 191. 10s. 9d. per keel, or 18s. 7id. per ton. Now English
coal at 158. per chaldron and 16/. freight, the rate frequently
paid, will cast 22/.' or 21s. per ton, which is a difference of
2/. 9s. 3d. per keel in favour of the coal from here, or 2a. 4d.
pei ton. Let them put the export duty of 4/. 4s. per keel on
English coal, and the difference will become 6/. 13s. 3d. per
keel, or 6s. 4d. per ton.
"The coal I am going to send to Marseilles can often be had
at 9d. per ton less than the price upon which I have now cal-
culated its cost-the difference being in the freight from the
mines to Ghent."

THE STRATHBOGIE MINISTERS.
(Abridged from the Edinburgh Advertiser.)
A meeting of the General Assembly took ylace on
Monday last, the 30th inst., when the Rev. James
Robertson, minister of Ellin, the Rev. Charles Hope,
minister of Lamington, the Rev. Dr. James Bryce, and
Hie Rev. John Wilson, of Walston, members of the
house ; as also the Rev. Alexander Cushnie. minister of
Rayne, Rev. Dr. James Grant, minister of South Leith,
Rev. 1)r. Stirling, minister of Galston, Rev. John Cook,
minister of Haddington, Rev. Thomas Hill, minister of
L3giepert, Rev. George Peter, minister of Kenmay, and
Rev. William Mearns, missionary at Glenrienes, having
taken their places at the bar,
Dr. GoRDoN read the Report of the Committee ap-
pointed to deal with the eleven brethren, from which it
appeared that the parties adhered to the principles and
declarations they had previously avowed and made.
Dr. COOK stated for hiniself, and for those who enter-
tained the same views as he did, that they adhered to the
protest they had formerly given in, and resolved not to
interfere in the case.
A Protest was then presented, in the name of the
eleven brethren, bearing their respective names and sig-
natures, as enumerated above.
Dr. MAKELLAR moved that the several ministers be
suspended from their judicial functions as members of
their respective Presbyteries, and of the other superior

Church judicator,imAye_aietuntil the fu.-St .Wedfiesday
of March next.
Mr. BuCtrAN,'pf Ocondi.d the motion.
Judgment of tuspensitins „s accordingly passed by
the House, after which 'the parties entered their protest
against the sentence. -

COAL MARKS

Ships arrived since
. d.
Bell, Robson k Co. Hartley 16 9
Carr's Hartley
Holywell Main
Nelson's West Hartley l7 c
New Tanfleld Moor l3 f
Ord's ltedheugh l4 6
South Pontop '4 t
West Wyliun
Wylam
Walls EndClennell.......
Walls End Killingworth „, 16 y
Walls End WharnclifFe
Walls Endßelniout

r.-(THIS DAY.)
last market.day, `.3
s. d.
W. E Braddyll'allotton 20 6
Walls End Hetton '2o 0
Walls End Lambton ..... 0
Walls End Musgrove
Walls End Stewates :en 6
Walls End Whitwell ...... l 9
Walls End Tees Helton .... 15
Wal.s Ei,d 7ee 6
Cowpen
Hartley
Howard s Netherton Main 17 6
Llangennech Coal 2l 0
I Walls .End Elgin 29 6

OTC T H-EASTERN RAILWAY.

The half-yearly meeting of the South-Eastern Railway
Company was held yesterday, at the London Tavern.
The Chair was taken at one o'clock by Joseph Baxendale,
Esq. The usual notices of the meeting having been
read, and the common seal affixed to the register of Pro-
prietors,
The SECRETARY read the Report of .the Company as
follows :
"At a Special General Meeting, held on the 28th
April last, the half-yearly account was distributed, it is
now annexed to this Report. The amount of calls then
in arrear has been still further reduced, being at present
2,264/., which, with 8,181/., arrears due on Shares sur-
rendered to the Company, and re-issued (for which se-
curity is held), makes a total arrear of 10,445/. The
whole of the new Shares, issued agreeably to the Reso-
lutions of the late meeting, have been taken, and the first
instalment paid. Loans on Debentures continue to come in
liberally, which,. with the large amount paid upon the new
Shares, has justified your Board of Directorsin giving the
required legal notice of payment to the Brighton Railway
Company fur the portion of the line between Croydon
and R, dhill, which this Company are entitled to pur-
chase. The notice will expire on the 19th of July next,
from which date the portion of line in question will
be transferred to this Company. From Redhill to
Tunbridge the line of Railway was opened on the
26th instant, having been previously inspected and
approved by the officer of the Board of Trade. Your
Directors have been engaged in an important negotia-
tion for the purchase of land, for forming an ap-
proach from the junction of the Greenwich and Croy-
don Railways, near Corbet's-lane, to a point near the
Bricklayer's,Arms, and have concurred with the Croy-
don Company in their application to Parliament for
powers to carry it into effect. This measure is in every
respect highly beneficial to the interests of the South
Eastern Company, it may be carried out at a moderate
expense—it will give ample space and accommodation
(which at London Bridge cannot at any cost be had),
and the works can be executed speedily ; it will coin-
prise also the important feature of a terminus for the
West-end traffic. The most economical system for
working the Railway, has had the earnest attention of
the Board, they have entered into an agreement with the
Croydon Company to make a joint concern of the station,
engine-house, and workshops, at New Cross, and also of
locomotive engines, carriages, and materiel, the costs of
the buildings being arranged in the shape of rent, and
each Company paying rateably to a common fund forlo-
comotive power and carriages in proportion to the use
made of them by each. It is believed that this arrange-
ment will effect a very important saving to both parties,
and the Directors feel assured, that the Proprietors will
see the advantages which must result from it.
" The stations upon the Railway, viz.—Reigate, God-
stone, Edenbridge, Penshurst, and Tunbridge, have been
erected at a moderate cost, leaving to a future period their
enlargement and embellishment, should circumstances
render it necessary, ample land having been secured for
such purposes.
"The works beyond Tunbridge are in a forward state,
and the promises made of future openings of 15 miles to
Headcorn, and 11 miles further to Ashford, in the months
of August and December next will be made good.
" The opening to Headcorn will bring the Line at
Staplehurst, within 7 miles of Maidstone, arid 21 of
Hastings and St. Leonard's, and on the opening to Ash-
ford, the traffic of Canterbury and Dover will come on
the line.
"From Ashford to Grove Bridge, 6 miles, will be com-
pleted • early in the next spring, and from thence to
Folkestone, 7 miles, in July 1843, leaving from thence
to Dover to be completed before the end of the year.
"It is very satisfactory to your Directors to report,
that both public and private communications fully justify
their previously expressed expectation, of Railways con-
necting Paris Belgium, and the Rhine, with the Channel,
either by way of Calais or Boulogne. These projects
which may be considered as in immediate connection
with our own line, stand foremost in the great system of
railways, which has received the sanction of the French
Chambers and Government, and .their execution is no
longer a matter of question.
"The communication by branch railways to Maid-
stone, Canterbury, and Ramsgate, is not forgotten, the
Standing Orders of Parliament have been complied
with, and in due course the sanction
,of the, Proprietors
will be asked.
" The Directors who go out by rotation, are Captain
Tyndale, William Parry Richards, and Edward Suart,
and being eligible for re-election, they offer themselves
for that purpose."
The statement of receipts and expenditure was also
read ; it exhibited receipts to the amount of
1,145,597/. 135., and an expenditure of 1,075,468/. ss. 4d.,
balance 62,4611. ss. Bd.
The CHAIRMAN said before moving the resolution for
receiving and printing the Report, he was prepared to
give aisy explanation that might be required by the Pro-
prietors.
Mr. PARSONS asked if there was any Report from their
engineer ?
Mr. CunrrT had not been able to furnish a detailed
report, and must beg to offer an excuse for not having
made one. But any verbal explanation that might be
required he was most ready to give. His report, if he
had made one, would have been very brief : it would
simply state that the line had been opened, and from
what he had seen, he believed that if the line were to
stop at Tunbridge, it would amply repay the money
that had been laid out upon it to that distance.
Mr. PARSONS regretted that there had not been a Re-
port, as it was desirable they should know what would
be the ultimate cost to the Company. The present Re.
port was very meagre in what it communicated. At the
last meeting it was stated that the cost of the railway
would be 30,0001 per mile, with 15 per cent. for con-
tingehcies. Some shareholders went away with an im-
pression that the cost for their sixty-eight miles of the
road would be only 28,000/. per mile. But the cost, with
deductions for ieterest and other expenses, appeared to
be 35,0001. per mile, within 200/., and in consequence
they ought to have some statement to refer to hereafter,
so as to check what they anticipated with the actual re-
sults.
The CHAIRMAN said he was prepared to give a state-
ment which he believed was perfectly correct, and which
corresponded with the statement lie had made before.
The sum in cash which they had the power of using for
the purposes of the railroad, was 1,520,000/., and y a
subsequent Act, they were empowered to raise 800,000 e
Under the London Bridge Station act, they could
raise 120,0001. By the end of July lie trusted
that the line from hence to Dover, would be
entirely open, a distance of eighiy-eight miles,
of :which 78 miles would be their own, at a cost of
36,000/. per mile, or a total of 2,340,0004 The en-
gineer had stated, and they had every reason to put the
fullest confidence in his statement, that the amount of
his portion would be 800,000/. ; that statement they had
distinctly in his own writing. They supposed that the
Brighton account would be 350,000/. ; land to be paid
for, 25,0001. ; the London Bridge station had cost
50,0001. ; the New Cross station might amount
to 30,000/. ; the Dover station was put down at 25,00 e/. ;
the cost, of the plant, carriages, waggons, &c., was
100.000/. ; the total amount, therefore, which they
thought they should require from the 31st of March
was 1,380,0001., leaving a balance of 236,000/. for con-
tingencies. To this statement lie still adhered ; the
Directors had told them. that the line m mild be
opened in the spring of the .year, and it had
been opened. They expected to open eleven miles far-
ther in August, and he had no doubt they should
be able to do so ; they had told tnem that before
Christmas, they should open another eleven miles, and
he was satisfied that thee should be able to carry it out.
If he had the slightest doubt as to the correctness of the
statement, or if he thought that the line would
cost anything Leyond the stun mentioned, he
would have distinctly . told them so. He was
sorry that any Proprietor had been disappointed
in not having a report, but all the reports that had been
made were on record and could be referred to.
Mr. PARSONS had not meant to convey anything like a
censure; at the same time he thought it desirable that
each railway should have a report given at its meetings.
The statement made had not appeared officially, though,
if given in the public prints, it could, no doubt, be re-
ferred to.

to be 'required
General Houosolg observed that if the engineer had
been employed in framing the Report, so as now seemed
according to promise on the Ist of May.
Mr. WitsitAw did not think that some of the
, the line could not have been opened
facts stated in the Report were sufficiently ex-
plicit. He wished to know the precise state in
which the arrangement entered into between this
Company and the Brighton Company was at the
present time. No accounts had yet been furnished, he
believed, by that Company ; and he was desirousiof know-
ing if the Brighton Company meant to afford them an
explicit state of nee:mints, by which they might ascertain
what the sum to be paid to the Proprietors of the Brighton
line was for the use which they (South Eastern Company)
made of their line. lie wished also to be made acquainted
with the peculiar advantage relative to tolls to be derived
from the extension of their line. Would the tolls be
thereby decreased ? With regard to the financial state-
ment of the Report, he thought it fair and explicit.
However, it appeared there had been two loans, amount-
ing-, together, to 73,475/., and he saw charged for
interest only a sun: of 3671. 13s. Gd. On what sum was
that turount charged as interest ? Certainly' it was cle•
sirable to know that.
The CHAIRMAN said, that that was a sum due for
interest up to January last, but he could not then exactly
state upon what particular sum it was charged as interest.
Their funds had been not in the most flourishing
state, and they had been obliged to borrow sums
for small periods of time,—even for a few weeks.
The Brighton Company had not yet furnished their
account, but when they had, all doubt and difficulty on
that point would be removed. With respect to the tells,
those to Croydon were lid., and to Greenwich 4d.
A desultory conversation between Mr. Wishaw and
the Chairman here ensued, relative to the Grange ter-
minus and the London Bridge terminus, in the course