The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-21 00:00:00

,4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAr,•Fne..2O. __ Tle Loma atitecet.i.os teak his seat on the woolsack at 5 *Weak. PEITTION PRESENTED. The Marquis of NORMANDY presented a petition from t►e borough of Devises agaiost the sale of intoxicating Isquors on Sunday, and praying that public houses should be aimed from 11 o'clock on Saturday night until Monday morning. TRANSPORTATION TO WESTERN Al Earl STANHOPE gave notice that on Friday next he should move for • copy of a memorial presented on the 12th inst. to the Duke of Newcutle by a deputation of colonists from Wetmore Australia on the subject of transportation, and that ha should also call attention to the state of that isotopy. POOR RELIEF (IRELAND) BILL. Lord LIFFORD brosight in a trill to wood certain sec- Coos of the Irish Poor Relief Act of List session. The bill sras laid on the table and reed a first time. POLAND. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, in rising to move that the government would lay opal the table any despatch from the Consul Geoeral at Warsaw, in as far as it relates to the immediate origin of the present insurrection in Poland ; also, to ask whether any communication had been made by the Huainan government with respect to the origin of the insurrection, or by the Prussian government with respect to any engegement it may have entered into with a view Co aiding the Russian government in its suppression, said Observe what has occurred in eonaequenoe of this insurrectioa provoked by the conduct of Ramis. At the present moment Runk cannot be °moldered as any longer in Europe. France, and England, and Piedmont combined together, a few ysan ago. to bar bar pump through the Bosphorus. They succeeded in that object. She has now barred against herself access into Europe on the north-east, and her fron tier is practically thrown book. It would be impossible to bring her troops through Poland in the state of that sentry, and for a considerable time it necessarily mart be so. She Ida not only to reconcile herself with the Poles, but she must reconcile herself to the public opinion of all Europe. (Cheers.) Depend upon it that already the sullen murmurs of the public reprobation of all the nations of Europe most have made themselves heard. (Hear, beer.) Look around and see the consequences we have reason to apprehend. We can look back and recollect during bow many years the Poles fought gallantly in the ranks of the French army. So long as there exists in France the sent l. meet of military honour—so long ea they can have the memory of the brilliant achievements of the noble brother hood in arms which led them in the most untoward and disastrous circumstances stall to stand by the colours they lad chosen--as long as this feeling remains in Franc*, France most be in inert with Poland; and with regard to the Emperor of the French—who of all owe in Europe is the most delicate observer, and is the most sensitive to spore . hand any chain ia public opinion—do you think it pomade that that which is and must be the sentmeat of the Freon =and the French army must not soon become the sea of the Emperor! Austria has throughout acted loyally, according to the dictates of international law, and neither Russia nor any other power can blame her for her conduct. But what are we to say with regard to Piaui.! It is but • few weeks ago since the King of Prussia sum moned bin army and has people to cele b rate the fiftieth anniversary of the summons of their King to the field, when in 1813 Prussia, as a nation, wised her arms and marched at the side of Russia against France. It was not only the summons of the King which lad them to adopt that mune. It was already adopted by a portion of their owe army. It was a feeling of resentment which it was impossible to con trol when they looked back to the long course of indignity and suffering to which France had subjected them. They nee to redeem the honour of their country—to demand for themselves the position and rights of an indepmdent people, and can it be exploded by any sovereign, however mediaeval his Dodoes of sovereignty may be, that that army, that those who now represent that army, can impioved to the frontier of Poland for the purpose of acting against those wen Priariplea, the advancement of which was their object in 1813, and the advancement of which has gain them the high rank they have since obtained in Europe. Prairie owes everything m a action, her army, is respected in Europe, because she send on the very principles, and was incited by the fenny which the King now called upon the army to act ag en the frontiers of Poland. That aunt be ; it is cannery to more, to the feelings of a nation aed of au army, and If the King of Prussia to those acts which have already licensed his people sad his per. attempts to move his army to the frontier in ceder to trample on the very principle to which he owes his in4e peadeac• and the honer of his enntry, there will arise a ends in that country which may mend yet further and ten to disorganise all the states of Europe. I will sot pis toled to entertain any peculiar views with respect to the manses that may have given rise to peat event* in the world ; but I confess I have end an ordering reliance spot the beeelicsoce of Providence—that Providence from whirl ell great events mud spring —that, lookiog at the insentient, tanner In which Providence effects its par pose, drawing goad tem evil, I cannot but hope that, dread ful as the view is whip* I sow have of the stated things in Poland in this horrible war, in which both parties destroy and both are mid to niammee—whatever may be the misery sow inflicted on Poland, I will =Within the hope that it, is the commencement of • brighter era, and that even we may live to see that which has been the object of all statism= for 80 years—the reestablinment, if not in its integrity, at lead I. its stnsph, ether a constitutional government, cif the sable maim tithe Pass. (Lind cheen.) Earl RIISIELL, who was hid/Snotty head said that, la answerhig the noble earl, be would conlio • himself to i he facts of the OWN as far as they woes known to him, aad would abstain se far as possible from the expr,,tu, of epiaion with regard to what was gong on rola n , i. He would en, in the first instmes, that he could not exisiet entiy with his duty give reports from the oment-postal at Winn, banes their predestion at the premed ma ern would make the prints el that funaceary a meat dillicialt we. It would be ispandtde for him to give an anent of events withoort giving offing* to on or other of the parties who were new so apposed to min other. With =ardthe surprised the ends art, he mast wry he did to thiak the inenreedime wee so snit= and imexpeeted es scud le at lout to those who were is the el ressiviog w ly accounts et what wee piag on in Last year, there were in Warsaw great gather inip of men and women is the churches, singing at times =4l:hmas. sad there were pest demontrations of rit.honf say brown of the peen It was hepatitis list these demseilesliene could have gees on fora twig lime winced Freiman( en the en band an incline lima on the pert d the government of the Eat pone el Bona to swede to the wishes of the Poles, or, on the other, leading the Poise to eels of noises. la soesider2 the stain of Maud they most divide the list wenn into three differed portion— Wpe a r a t landed arineeney, the middle aad the pali mony. The landoweem were detonable& if pessible, to bring their grimaces to the feet of the tartan Ind they determined et the same time net he leek en Me an of rennin, and not to ems fares for theesoomplinentiof their which was, neeeeding to the idesinsion be hod ro salved, te get ocsinitutionl goverment ri repennetaine nalitatioes, • Polish administration, esti the me of the language of the country. With roped be put of these objects, he believed that they limo also the objects of the present Fropnor el Be is. Whereas the object of former emperors was to met out the language of the people and to convert the people from the Roman catholic to the Greek church, the Emperor, on the contrary ? favoured the national took a most enlightened view of what was due to Poland. But when the leaded aritocrecy met, in conformity with the wishes of the Emperor, they prepared an address in which they stated, is the first place, their wishes that Poland should be enlarged by the addition of certain Rus sian provisoes which formed part of the kingdom of Poland before the first partition of that kingdom in 1772 ; and secondly, they asked for constitutional institution. He believed these wines of the Poles were not different from those which were entertained roy the Emperor Alexander L, and not inconsistent with the general provisions of the treaty of Vilma in which that Emperor had so much But when the sadness, which was signed by 200 Polish nobles. was pressated, the grand duke toll them they had violated some law, and Count Zamoyeki, who presented the address, was sent to St. Peteisburg to se. count for his conduct He was then told that it would be fee the interest of the kingdom th a t be should quit it alto gether, and he came to England. While in England be was informed that Ids wife was on the point of death, and he asked permission to visit her. Owing to some fen tale, the telegram, be believed, never retched its nano tioo, and therefore he received no psentisaioo. Thum all the encl...yours of the Polish ari s t ocracy to secure representative institutions came to an end. He now are to the second or middle clam of the population of Poland. This class, find. lag themselves reduced to despair, formed secret societies, who entertained extreme social theories and republican views. The government, aware of the existence of these secre t societies, it was epee to them to prosecute the mem- ben, and to set towards them with severity, but they might eonaisteotly with this have in troduced such improvements in the emetittitioa and administration of affairs is Poland se would have satisfied • large portion of the population, sod would I not he ineonetvot with the views of the Einem himself. Unfortunately the tonne taken was of an opp om o„ Coo ; and acting under the advice of a distinguished Pole, the Grand Duke ordered • military coaseeiptioe. Hs would not describe the effect of that act, which Lai bean so paw. call, described by the Noble earl, bet he would say it was calculated to drive the people to despair. (Cheers.) A eon. scripting was in itself a measured great miority, for it con. damned mail who had no taste for the military profession to embrace a military life. Although the apnea of ece scriptice existed in other countries than Rama, several of the sovereigns introduced such modifications of it from time to time as rendered it somewhat tolerable. The government of Russia itself introduced a law in lion, by which so row persons were to be taken is every 100 or 1.000 the selections being made with something like justice sod fairness, and exemptions allowed whim warranted by the circurnetames of the Ma. Imaged of taking the legal worm the government of Poland opined is the tint Mama that the whole coesc i r i = should belevied apse the towns in which they con the spirit of anima-doe to prevail, and that it should gist to levied apes the ennen where the peasant were tees enteete& That of Intl wee a pen Wynn. Hid they went beyond this, and not only ordered that the whole num ber should be taken from the town, bat they obtained from the police, an the noble earl said, Wilde lists of persons who, without env trial or any examination were assumed t o be guilty of disloyalty, anus were seised and carried away as soldien, though Dot fairly liable to cothuriPttus• The feeling Lro• duped by a measure of this sort might be imagined. The persons who were connected with secret societies, and who might have intended at some time or other to the in revo lution against the government, but probably never would have carried the intention into execution, were driven to despair. They thought if they must serve as soldiers that they would rather shed the last drop of their blood for Poland than waste their lives in distant lands in the service of Rus sia. Those who were not engaged in conspiracies were struck with alarm lest they might he suspected, and thus they were at once determined to By from the towns and risk their lives in the insurrection. Those were the facts of the cam, and this measure, though it was not taken with re spect to a populatioe perfectly triaged and wall affected, was • measure which be thought no &Sisk minister would venture to justify. (Cheers.) In conversation with the Russian minister, and in writing to her Majesty's ambassador, ha (Earl Russell) could not forbear from miaowing his opinion upon what he could not hesitate to declare the most imprudent and most mind step that the Russian government could have taken. ( Ch ess,.) With respect to the mooed point of the noble earl's question. which related to the engagements under which the Prussian government bad bound itself to assist in suppressing the revolt, he had bad conversations both with the Russian and the Prussian Ambaemdors on thin subject, but they had not tarnished him with copies of the convention, indeed they had informed him that they had no such copies. They had, however, informed him generally of the nature of the convention. The Russian ambassador had told him that day that it was not a convention for the purpose of suppressing insurrection in Poland, bet be (Earl Russell) understood from him and from the Premise ambassador that the purport of the convention was this—that instead of Prowla being perfectly neutral, in which case Russian soldiers, either taking re fuge from, or in pursuit of insurgents, Mashing upon Prussian territory would be disarmed and kept so as 'mg as they remained there—they had that Rossini soldiers taking refuge on Prussian s oil should retain and keep their arms, and if they were in pursuit of Polish in. surgeota, that they should be permitted to pursue them sad take then, prisoners if they could. tSematioa.) Be understood that the obligations were reeiprocel, and if an insurrection should take place io the Polish provinces of Prussia, that Prussian soldiers would be allowed to pursue the insurgents into Russian Poised, and take primers any in/Wlllita they might be able to find there. TIMM, as far as be could understand from verbal information, were the engagements between Russia and Prussia. With regard to Austria, the Austrian minister had read to him a despatch, showing the policy of the Austrian government, in which the govern. meet of Austria declared it would take no part with to. Rand to this &bah insurrection, but that it would strictly comply with all its engagements with Russia. Austria would not permit any arms or ammunition to cross the frontier, or my persons in arms se insurgents to take advantage of any shelter is its territory, in order to make an attack upon the Russian provinces of Poland. But beyond that the Austrian government had When no measures such ea those he bad mentioned in the cub of Preemie. The Austrian government declared, in the name of the Emperor of Austria, that it wax his wish that biz subjects in Galicia should enjoy all the privileges they at premed bad, and that he would not seed any more into 011.111:9& than were there before the bre= out of the insurrection, but would rely entirely on his people. (Cheers.) He (Earl Rumen) could not help expressing to the Prussian ambassador his opinion that the Premier government, in taking • share in the suppression of this insurrection, did in some way make itself responsibl e after the fact for those measures of conscription which had been adopted. (Cheers.) Be thought he bad already stated to their lordships all the details of the subject which he had at present at command, but as to any advice to be given, that must be • matter of most serious dent*. ratio°. They did not know at present the whole a• Mt of the objects and scope if the insurrection ; thag did not know that it might not be • mere movement of demur' against which the iofluenoe of property might sot successfully be brought to bear ; or whether, on the other had, it might not extend further and become a na. tional movement. Under these circumstances he must de- ' dine to produoe the papers to which the noble earl had referred. The Earl of MA LMERBURY geld be did not clearly en• derstand from the noble earl whether, if the imamate took refer without being amend, ibe/ would be gi ven by the Premien government to that eir Ruth. He conM not wit down without expressing his sincere sorrow at what he bad heard was the attitude of the Prussian government. Earl RUSSELL said he had not been informed if there were any artiele or stipulations in the convention as to neerreed refuges PRDSON DISCIPLINE. ITpori the motion al the Bari of Cemmeroe, • select committee sae appointed to consider aed mod on the prompt state of dieetaillse is pole and homes or correction. Their lordships adjourned as a gamier put 6. 1101713 Z OF COMMONS.—Fmax, Fn. 20. Tba 13111AKEI took tka elude at font o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tks Penzance and St. Just Roads Bill was raid a salad flea. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY _EVENING, F.EI3ETT4RY 21 , 181 NEW ZEALAND. Colonel WILSON PATTEN wished to mak the Under- Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether there was any truth in the report th►t Sir George bad tendered his resigoation of the government of New unless more troops were sent there. Mr. PORTESCUE said that there was no truth in the report which had some from the Times' morespondent at Melbourne. Sir George Grey hod not seat in kis resigna tion, nor bad be applied for arty mom troops. On the con trary, there was no prospect of tranquillity being disturbed in the colony. GAME IN IRELAND. Mr. HASSARD eked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if bit attention bed base called to the 4th section at the act 27 George 111. (Ireland), c. 35, which prohibits any person from buying or selling a bare between the first Monday in Nuvember and the lint Monday in July, and if he intended to take any steps to amend said act. Sir It. PEEL replied that the point had been submitted to the law officers of the wows in Ireland, and he was swilling their reply. TRANSPORTATION. Sir J. WALSH asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether be could inform the house when the commission on treasportaties and secondary minialsmente was likely to make ire report. Hr GEORGE GREY said that that, would be no un •eoessary delay. THE ARMSTRONG GUN FACTORY. Mr. LAIRD salted the Secretary of State for War whether he bed say objection to lay upon the table of the house a copy of say oorrespondeace that had taken place between her Nafeety's government sod Sir William Area strong a. to resigaiag hie appointment ; of any donor between her Majesty's government, Sir cc = Armstrong, and the Elswick Ordnance Compaq, as to the lerlEillatioll of the contract between the goverumest sad that thin ; end ci any agreement OT arraagammet 'Meted into far the emanation of plant or otherwise coanseted with the Elswiok works ? Sir G. 0. 'LEWIS replied that correspoodeaos had Übe. place between the government and Sir William Arm. Aron raipeohm the resignation of the latter, which had been accepted. That correspondence would be laid on the table. With ampere be the Elawick factory the correspon• deuce was still iseampiste. THR IRISH CENSUS. In reply to Mr. W. 0. 0014 Sir G. GREY stated that the Irish census returns would be published early in April. CHARITABLE SUBSCRIPTIONS. Sir 1. HAY inquired of the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he proposed to tabs say steps to ascertain the wishes of the subicribers to the funds which bad lately berm mined to relieve the sufferers is India, in the Crimes (the Nightingale Fund), the Hartley Colliery Fund, and others, with a view to bestowing the surplus OR other sufferers by calamities which are similar in their nature. Sir G. GREY amid that the anbeersptions alluded to hid been collected for epectho purposes, and had been handed over to trustees for the execution of three purposes. With them it would therefore be obviously improper for the p yerement to interfere. If in any use there should be a sur plus, the tniateee should be to, and it would be d their ispos d a uty to take the wishes the subscribers as to its l TICKETS OF LEAVE. Mr. DENHAN asked the Secretary of State for the Home Departroeut whether any inetruetkes had recently base issued with reference to the revocation of tickets of leave for iufr emeit at the ereditiome redeemed thereon ? Sir G. GRE Y reeled that the only iestrectioria given were that certain aloes of the metropolitan police should see the convicts with a view to their better identification. Those iostroctiona ' however, had been suspended pending the inquiry which wee now being proceeded with. THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. REED. Sir F. SMITH inquired of the Secretary to the Admiralty whether there was any truth in the report that it was con templated, m the event of the remignatioe of Mr. Isaacs Watts, C. 8., chief constructor of the navy, to appoint to that important office a gentleman over the heads of Mr. Abethell, Mr. Oliver Laos, and other datiuguished and talented toaster shipwrights of loos standing in her Ma• - - • Cord C. PAOET said that it was the intention of the Admiralty to appoint Mr. Reed as chief constructor of the navy. Mr. Reed had been employed by the Admiralty in constructive a vessel of his own invention, and which com bined the advaateges of wood and iron. He had done his work extremely well, and was a man who had originally studied naval arehiteetare under government. He was therefore in every respect qualified to be the soodiseur to Mr. Watts, sad be (Lord C. Paget) begged to add that Mr. Reed's appointment wu no reflection on those steeliest and hoe. gentlemen to whom allusion had been mad*. Bat the fact was that the chief coostructor of the navy should be a man of an active habit of body, and those gentlemen, how ever eminent, were rather old. (A laugh.) The Admiralty bad been formerly accused of shutting their eyee to lave°. lionsand improvements, but here was a proof that they were willing to take the best man wherever they could dad bins. Being oe his loge, he took the opportunity of comply ing with a request which had been made to him by the Lard Lieutenant of Kent respecting some observations which had on a former evening dropped from the noble lord the mem ber for Huntingdon. That noble lord had stated that a Mr. Budding bad been appointed captain in a Kentish volunteer corps in consequence of a application front him (Lord C. Paget) ; and at a dinner at Chatham give. to hum the lord.lieutentot of Kent was desirous that this misstatement should be corrected. His lordship bad received on application from him (Lord C. Nest), who knew Dodder about Mr. Budding beyond that be was en exce l- lent gentlemen belonging to the pines. Lord fildeey ode : nally declined to appoint Mr. Budding, on the greeted that i he was employed ender government in commas with caateene Subsequently Mr. Budding was elected high con stable of Chatham, and then, at the request of the prised pd inhabitants, he obtaiued his commission u captain of I volunbora Ti. dinner had seeking to do with as, awn cation from biro (Lord C. Paget), and he gave Isis ward of honour that he had sever applied for the comtnissioo• Tb• noble lord was proceeding with some further explanations, when The SPEAKER called hint to oat, on the grossed that snob (Ixisinuation• nhetdd he teede la the Feemee et the whit, iced the amber kit ifteliestlea. THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY. Sir GEORGE BOWYER inquired of the President of the Board of Trade whether the attention of the government bad been directed to the effect of underground railways in the metropolis on buildings in the neighbourhood of the lines ; and whether the government would take the subject into eamideustion. Mr. MILNER GIBBON presumed that in the ranwar acts parliament would insert such claws' as were necessary for the protection of public and priest* interests. There would be a remedy for any mischief done by au action at common law, but the question was one which would have been more properly addressed to the Attorney-General. THE ATLANTIC MAIL PACKET COMPANY. Mr. BAXTER asked the Chanoe/lor of the Exchequer when the papers with reference to the renewal of the Gal way contract would be laid upon the table, and lithe govern ment bad been apprised of any proposal on the part of the Atlantic Royal Mail Company to make not Galway, but Liverpool or some other English port, the point of the de parture and arrival of their eteamem. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied that papers coattiaiog the correspondesee which had taken place between the government and the Atlantic Mail Packet Company had been laid on the table, or would be that evening : With respect to the intention of the company to sail their vessels from an English port, that could only be stated as • proposal, and was in fact quite alien to the con tract. Ha had not heard of any proposal from the com pany to that effect, but there was a letter from Mr. Inman, of The Liverpool line--(a laugh)—in which be stated that he had reason to believe the company contemplated some thing of the kind. Her Majesty's government bad no in formation on the subject. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. Mr. W. EWART asked the First Lard of the Treasury whether any reliable account had been received of a we vention said to have been concluded between the govern meets of Rue* and of Prussia respecting the present date of affairs in Mend ; and whether, In inch cue, there would be any objection to communicate such information to the house. Lord PALMERSTON replied that he believed some such arrangement as that mentioned by the hoc. member bad been concluded between Rani& sod Prussia with respect to the present state of Poland. So far as her Majesty's go vernment was informed this agreement provided that the one party should be allowed to pursue insurgents into the territory of tie other, and that the railways of the latter should be available in ease of . He did not ho boes that the agreement went to the extent of providieg that either party should employ faros is assisting the other. He had, however, no detailed report an the subject, but merely general information. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO POLAND. Mr. DENMAN having given notice of his intention to uk the following question—whether her Majesty's government were peepired to lay upon the table of this hones any oorre which passed between Lord Clarendon and her Erse7s . government in 1856, relating to Poland, Lord PALMERSTON (who bad not renamed his seat) said, being on his legs, he would take that oppor tunity of simmering it by anticipation. There wee only one despatch relating to Poland, received from Lad Clarendon during the sittings of the Congress of Paris in 1856, and the government had no objection to lay that despatch on the table. THE ROAD BETWEEN KENSINGTON AND BAYS- WATE. Viscount ENFIELD asked the Pint Commissioesr of Works whether he would mocesider the qualtios at the N ewsom( of the carriage -road whisk was opened leek year through a portion of Hyde-pork, between the districts of Bayswater and South Kensington ? The noble lord said, during the six mouths that that road was open it answered all purposes reqnhed, and he believed the re-opening of it would pee general eatisfacticm. Mr. 00ViPE6 said be bad long felt that the populous districts of Bayswater and Paddington on the north side, end of South Kensington sad Chelsea on the south side of the park, absolutely required a public road to unite them. (Hear, hear.) He had felt that it wee a question of time when that should be done, and that the population of those extensive districts would not always be content with perambulating the outside boundary of the park, and adding two miles to their journey unnecessarily. When the subject was first premed on his attention he endeavoured to consider how • road might be made separate and distinct from other parts of the perk, and with that view he had • plan prepared which he Drought before the house in February last. But it being almost impossible to make • permanent road which might come into use on the let of May, he was induced to adopt the alternative of • temporary read by appropriating • attain portion of the Serpentine and Buttes-row for that purpose. He was quite satisfied with the result of that experiment, and he thought they could not do better than adopt the same line of road permanently. (Hear, bear.) Towards the close of last session he was sated by the her. member for Finsbury whether he would continue the tem porary rood. He replied that he considered himself pledged to shut it at the close of the Exhibition, and to that pledge he scrupulously adhered. Now that the question was again open for consideration, he was prepared to my that it was his intention, when the repahe were completed which were now proceeding in the Serpen tine-bridge—it had been found necessary to coat the bridge with sultans, in order to prevent the percolation of water through the stone—to renew the paths road in the same direction in which it pseud last year ; believing that that rood would provide the secommodatlen required with the bast possible alteration in the general menta of the park, and the least impediment to say Wars improvements. The surface of the road was not changed. Mama. Morton, of Liverpool, bad removed the wire knee which they left ia it during the Exhibition, and that would have to be re. placed by another. When that was lose the road would be opened for carnage' and cab', but not for aide and °mai bums. (Hear, hear.) THE DISTRESS IN THE meIiIIFACTURING iiisiii6.l7 Sir L. PALM called attention to the distress existing in the manufacturing districts, and moved an dew to the crown praying that a royal communion may be issued to consider the but mode of obtaining a permanent supply of cotton. Be urged that the money lot to the population of Lancashire was sex millions auggodly, and it was impossible that that district could bear melt a strain for two or three years. The raising of the poor-rates only increased pau perism, and voluntary contributions must moot reach their bait, so that It was absolutely aocamary that this matter should be dealt with am a national calamity, to which a re medy must be applied. which be urged could only consist of the establishment of a regular and permanent supply of cotton. ➢lr. M. GIBSON. while fully appreciating the motives and admitting the facto of Sir L. Palk's speech, thought that the remedy be proposed, that of a royal commission, would not be effectual. It could scarcely prodtne any new information on the subject. Our consuls in all parte of the world had been instructed to obtain statistics of the cotton 'applying capabilities of different countries, &el all that a commission could do had already been done; whie it would lead to an idea that governmest was about to take ow itself the ofßee of cotton producers ; and this would tend to paralyse the private enterprises which ware already on foot for the supply of cotton. The motion Ina then withdrawn. IRISH DU3TRESB. Yr. MAGUIRE then called etiolation to the distress ex• JAM( la beamed, aad asked if It tram ita oortempletion to adopt say measures for its relief. Coload DICKSON supported the appeal of the hon. member. Sir R. PEEL, while admitting the existence of distrces in Ireland, urged that it warn derived from natural and not from artinciel mama, like th►t in Laeo•ahire. However that be. ea no speed grants had beta pronged is oases of &atlas In Lenembire, it could not be expected that go vernment should take that course with nerd to Ireland. LONDON RAILWAY& Mr. LEWIS called attection to the great number of railway schemes affecting the metropolis (upwards of 301 iotrod aced in the proseat semion. and asked what protection is afforded to the public interests in this matter. He thought the Board of Trade &ml 3 take up the vocation, or that power should be even to the Metropolitan Board of Works to protect the interests of the public. Hs moved for copies of reports epos the subject. Mr. TITS said that in fact there was no meanie of defend bur the right* of the public before cammittess on these metropolitan railways, sewerage were likelzod, to hew injuriose to the habitations sad the werese ala Mr. MABSEY said he was informed that the Board of Tiede arse not prepared to take any stage h i go / waft so this matter ; and he himself was of spick. that it would be hardly possible for government to isterfere. It wall. however, in the power of the house, if they thought it, to discountenance these metropolitea railway wheaten. After some observations from Mr. emelt end Mr. Noun, Or 0. GREY stated his ogremod fa the principle that railway schemes should be left to private enterprise, but thoeght*it a suggestion which had peen mad, that the Metropn Board of Works should be empewered to ap. pear by counsel in behalf of the public before committees on those projects, was one worthy of consideration. The subject then dropped. The hones Uwe reamed. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IRELAND) BILL. This DM was read a third time and posed. DRAINAGE OF LAND (IRELAND) BILL This bill wan read a third time and weed. LONDON COAL AND WINE DUTIES. Mr. COWPEB eblaiod i;;;;ittC.iit7iiii;ejfile whole house to bring in a bill for further continuing and appro priating the Landon coal and wine duties. EDUCATION OF FACTORY CHILDREN. Mr. BAXTER obtained lewd to bring in a bill to make farther provision for the education of children employed In &chines. BLEACHING AND DYEING WORKS ACT AMENDMENT. Mr. BAXTER obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the Bleaching sad Dyeing Works Act. PEPIATE BILL LEGISLATION. Mr. M. GIBBON tiominated the select committee on pri vate bill legislation, to consist cf Mr. M. Gibson, Mr. Lowe, Colonel W. Patten, Mr. Adair, Mr. Whalley, Mr. R. Hodg son, Lord Stanley, Mr. E. P. Boirraria, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Mammy, Mr. Puller, Mr. Baasard, Mr. Paull, Mr. C. Forster, and Mr. Liddell ; power to send for persons, papers, and records ; five to be the quorum. BARRISTERS' (IRELAND) BILL. RENNIMSY obtained leave to bring in a bill to mead the law relating to tin admission of barriaten to practice in Ireland. PRINCE OF WALFSS IikRRIAGE BILL. This bill was brought in sad read a first time. "'" The house then adjourned, at twenty minutes to 1 o'clock. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN. After our report left yesterday, Mr. WRIGLEY declined to withdraw his resolution, and Ou a division, the show of hands being nearly equal, the chairman gave the decision in favour of the amendment moved by Mr. Wrigley, whereupon a poll was demanded by Mr. Smith. Scrutineers having been appointed, the meeting, which had lasted nearly four hours and a half, was adjourned until Wednesday, the 25th inst. The poll will be open daily from 10 till 4 o'clock, and until noon on Wednesday. The proxies lodged are as follows In favour of the emaciation represent about 3,500,0001. of capital ; in favour of the board of directors represent about 9,000,0001. of capital. The votes recorded pereomilly, up to di o'clock last evening, were as follows : For Mr. Wrigley's amendment. 64 mimes, representing 242,0001. stock against Mr. Wrigley's aniendment,llo persona, representing 742,0001. stock, exclusive in both mass of the capital re presented by proxy. Run LINCOLNBLUZZ RAILWAY. —The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of thin eom_oaoy was bold yes terday at the Great Northern station, Kmg's-cross, Colooel Pack' in the chair. Mr. Oakley, the seeretery, read the report of the directors, which stated that the riot goana- teed by the Great Northern Company had been duly paid. The engineer of the Grist Northern Company reported that the East Lincolnshire line had been well maintained, and all the neceseary additions made to meet the requirements of the trafßc. The board had unanimously elected Mr. Faber as director In the place of Mr. Parker, , deceased. The chairman moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mx. Henesge, and carried unanimously. Colonel Packe, Mr. Thorold, and Mr. Faber having been re-elected directors, the proceedings terminated. BUCKINGHAM/IH= RAILWAY. Yesterday the •yearly meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at the Reston station, under the presidency of Sir H. Verney, ILP. The repori stated that the rent obtained dewing the six months was 24,9001. This sum added to the last balance made a total of 31,2891. 15e. 9d. The payments to shareholders amonated to 24217/. 10a Ild., and a balance of 7,0721. 4s. 10d. remained to be carried to the next account. The report was adopted, and the usual dividend of 4 per cent. par annum declared. LONDON AND Soorn- Warns RAILWAY.—On Thunulay night the clerks of the audit department of the South-Western Railway after partaking of a sumptuous dinner at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, presented their late chief clerk, Mr. W. T. Dyson, with a handsome gold watch, upon his promotion to another post, as a mark of their esteem and regard. The usual toasts were given, and some capital made under the direction of Mr. W. Williams, who presided at the pianoforte. Mr.. Dyson has been twenty-four yeas in the audit-office, having 'coned the sir. Tiepin 1838, six months after the opening of the line. - RAILWAY AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PAHLlA mEmr.—Yesterday, before the examiners on stand' orde tbe bill of the Great Southern and Western and Ili dLnd Great Western Junction Railway was withdrawn. In the case of the Bebe' Bridge Bill, the standing orders were de. clued not to have been complied with ; and the hearing of the landowners, West of England and South Wales Lend Drainage and Enclosure Company's Bin was poetponed until the 27th inst. RAILWAY AND CANAL BILLB.—The number of bills relating to railways in Great Britain and Ireland de. 190 tdfor this session amounts to 258. Of this number uthorise new works. The proposed new works to be authorised by the 190 before-mentioned bills may be clamed u follows :—New oompaniss.—England, 82 bills, 1,010 miles; Scotland, 3 bills, 13 miles; Ireland, 8 bills, 94 mats. Total, bills, 1,117 m il es. Existing companies.— , 76 bills, 700 nuke ; Scotland, 16 bills, 159 miles ; Mod, a n a cl, 5 bills, 17 miles. Total, 97 bills, 876 miles. The total length of DOW lines is. therefore, 1,993 miles, and there are in addition 106 miles of deviation lines. THE PNEUMATIC DISPATCH MAIL SZHVICE. Yesterday morning, for the fat time, the mails were despatched from the Easton terminus of the London end North Western Railway to the western district post-office, through the tube of the Pneumatic Despatch Company. A number of the post-office officials were present. The whole of the works were in good order, and on the arrival of the first mail train at 9.46 a.m., the mail bags, 35 in ember, were placed in the cars by 9.47 ; the valves were then turned, and the train containing the first mails despatched by the agency of the atmosphere were blown through the tube to the station at Eversholtatreet, reaching their destination at 9.50, the rapidity of the conveyance affording evidently the greatest ma/traction to those who witneased the novel operation. The next man train arrived at 10.11 a.m., the bags were placed in the car at 10.12, and reached their destination, upwards of one third of a mils distant, at 10.134. The third mail arrived at 10.34 a.m., the mails were deposited in the car at 10.34, end arrived mfely at Eversholt.street at 10.35 f. The mails arrived at intervals during the day tin about 6.40 p.m., and were all despatched through the tube, these being one return journey from the Western District Post-office to Eudora at about 2.30. The company will commence the Holborn extension at an early period. WORKING MIN'S CUM.—The movement for the establishment of working men's clubs in the South Staffordshire district is panne( strength. The work gas on mainly under the supervision of John Jones, Zig., secretary of the South Staffordshire Education Association, and one of the corresponding members of the Working Men's Club and Institute Union. In Wedembury Mr. Jones bee convened sad addressed several meetings, and • provisional oommittee has just been appointed. Th e working men very wanly support the scheme. At Sedgley, a workmen's hall has been inaugurated at • meeting attende d by the Bishop of Lichfield and the local members of parliament; sod at htourbridge action is being taken by • working men's institute already in existence, to merlin upon the institute the club-features, or to form a separate club. The Brentford Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society held • tea meeting in the Town Hall, on Wedoesday evening last, attended by 130 persoos. At • meeting held afterwards the Rev. Mr. Glans was voted to the chair, and he was supported by the Rev. Mr. Briggs, vicar ; and W. A. Rooke, Eaq. Admire having been expressed by the leading members of the society for information respecting working men's clubs, the Rev. Henry Sony, secretary to the Club and Institute Union, at tended the meeting, and gave a most interesting lecture on the advantages of co-operative societies, reeding moms, and clubs, and in the course of which he was frequently applauded b y th e au di e nce, which numbered 300 parsons. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed, and there is • good prospect of the speedy formation of a working men's club. THE DZYFORD MORDIS.—Noah Austin was brought before the magistrates at Mossier yesterday, charged with the wind molder of James Allen. The evi dence being completed, the prisoner said, in reply to the bench, whether he had anything to say—" I am not guilty. I have told other persons beside those who have been here, that I was stopped and robbed some few weeks since. I told Mrs. Barton, the landlady at Stoke Lyme public-house, on Thursday last." He was then fully committed to take his Dial for the wilful murder of James Allen. The maims will oommenoe at Oxford on Monday, the 2nd of March. THE !ASS or THE CALEDONIA (GLASGOW AND Nevi Yoga) MALL Srumuour.—Yesterday the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council tor Trade received a despatch from her Majesty's Consul at Boston, giving particulars of H of the Caledonia steamship between Glasgow and The Engineer, of August 15, in its description of Benson's Great Chock. MP :—" Al engineers we can SS, that It really approaches made nearer the perfection of mechanism than say other example of clock work we have yet men, on anything like the same large male." Bensona new show-rooms contain clocks designed by the first artists of the day, and include clocks for the drawing•roore, dining•roorn, bedroom, library, hail, stair case, bracket, carriage, church, turret, railways, warehouse, counting•honae, with musical, astronomical, and every descrip tioo of clock, from the plainest to the • fxbest quality of which the art is at present capable thorch and turret clocks apecialbt estimated for. Benson's illustrated pamphlet on clocks and wwinnhea (free by Poor for tiro stomps) , contains a short history of clock ma watch making, with descriptions and prices: it acts as a guide in the purchase of a cloak or watch, and smithies those who flee m Scotland, Ireland, Wales the Colonies. Indiaa, or any part of the world, to select a clock. 3. W. Benson received a prize medal and honourable raention.--38 sad lle, LAIdIPA•4 II . Zemke. Zalaldiabsd 17411.--(Advarlismenl] Katy Inttlligtnce. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Fin. 20. (Mors Mr. Oommierioner Gordbars.) THE MOBIL= GRIM COAL AND COKE COMPANY (LIIIITID). This was a sitting for settling the list of oontributories. The company was established in August. 1880, its of being to parchese and work an extensive coal mine of 368 acres, gateau at Moseley Green, in the meaty of Gloomier. The nominal capital was 75,0001. in 15000 51. shares • tbe purchase mosey of the mine was 30,0061 ., of which 18,0004 was to be paid in paid-np shares of the company. Only 708 shares had been issued, on which 11. per share had been paid ; 3,680 paid-up shares had been allotted to the owner of the property. After a few months the company bad suspended operators, baring incurred debts of 15,0001. Mr. Roxburgh (who appeared for the official liquidator) stated that the company bad been formed by articles of emaciation in 1860, sad registered under the Limited liabi lity Acta. It was to bare a capital of 75,0001. in 15,000 shares of 51. each. A large number of those wereallotted to the owner of the property which it wee proposed to par akeet% Mr. W. F. Adcock, of Worcester ; and the remain ing shares were offered to tbe public, but notwithstanding the advantages set forth in glowing terms in the prospectus as (mule to b. secured by the lucky holders of au", only about 700 of those shame had been taken, and the company consequently came here for the purpose of being wound up. The requisite preliminaries as to proof of notice, Ira., were gone through. His Honour expressed his surprise that notice by letter should have been held by the Court of Chanoery to be suffi cient. A man might be glad with a very large liability, and the letter might have miscarried through a wrong address. Mr. Roxburgh said it wu sufficient if the notice were directed to the same address as was given by the shareholder himself on the register. It was not even necearry to show that a letter so addreseed had not been retuned. The first name called was that of Mr. Abell, Worcester. No one appeared cc his behalf. His Honour mid that "Worcester was rather a rape address. Worcester was a large place. Mr. Roxburgh said that Mr. Abell was a gentleman well known in the town. He was connected with the Worcester shire Rankles Company. The same was placed on the list. Mr. J. Adcock was placed on the list for 3,563 thane ; the Hon. R. R. Best, for 20 thane ; air Charles Fox, 20 ahem ; W Rev. Mr. Sergeant, It Awes t end Mr. ftherriff, 20 shares. One coutributory, a Mr. Henshall, had sent a letter to the official liquidator protesting spinet any farther liability being placed upon him. Leirghter.) He had ap- plied for shares early in 1860, and had only had them allotted in October, 1861, when he presumed the company wee in a deep ooneuniptiou. (Lag ter.) He was a clergy man with a large family, and hoped km name would be struck off the het. - "if;Gnham, the official liquidator, stated that he had an swered that letter, informing Mr. ifenshall that his protest would be at no avail, and that he must appear at the sitting either by himself or 000naeL The n•me was placed on the list. There was only one opposed cue, that of Mr. Barrett, of Rock-house, Gloucestershire, alleged to be a holder of 250 shares. ki;.Roxburgh said he understood that Mr. Linklater was to appear for Mr. Barrett, and he understood that an appli cation was to be made for an adjournment. If • that the name should be placed on the list (the case perfectly clear one), subject to an application for its removal, at the oat of the contributory. His Honour said he would place the name on the list, giving leave to apply for its removal within 10 days, on payment of the coats. He would also give the same chance to the clergyman, Mr. Hensball. The proceedings then terminated. Sir phis. Fox afterwards appeared, and said he bad ex his solicitor to be present, but he was engaged in the of Queen's Bench. His Honour said the name bad been called in its order, and settled on the list. Sir Charles said he had nevar either applied for shares, or signed the articles. It was a most outrageous ease. His Honour said he would great Sir Chula' a role to show cause why the name should sot be streak oat, oe the proper affidavits being filed. 111 U 0. IfITIPET. The bankrupt weancrearerinpii;os, of Cheapaide and Camden•town. This was the adjourned sitting for exami nation and The unsecured liabilities are about 7,0004 ; there has a dividend of 4a, and the mete will yield about la. 6d. in the pound mon. The order of discharge wee now granted. The bankrupt, described so . merchant, of Moorrate street, applied to pass his ULU ination. The liabilities are upwards of 23,0001. ; security is held by some creditors to the extent of 2,1001. The account of Mr. Cooper, the ma nager to the estate, shows that nothing has yet base rea lised applicable to a dividend, but, on the other band, 431. I. due to him. Mr. Linklater opposed for the &Woos, • Mr. E. Reed and Mr. Treherne, for creditors ; Mr. smud suppsupported, i His Rooms Famed the asuoisatics. • order of dis t:lmp is fixed for the 20th of March. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-HOCSE. William Seellgrom, ifaiaiiimaasTportar, was charged with steeling the saw of 131. odd belonging to his employer, and also with feloniously forging a receipt for that amount under the following circumstance* : It appeared the corn of 131. 10e. Bd. was given to the pri soner by Ms employers, for the purpose of paying it into the treasury office of the Customs, to release some goods for them, and be afterwards brought back • receipt upon • printed form, purporting to come from the treasury office. It was afterwards ascertained that the mousy had not been paid at all, and that the initials which were on the receipt were not those deny of the clerks connected with the Cus toms. The primmer gave himself up on Saturday, and told the ()Soar that he had stolen some money and had been drunk ever since.. . _ The prisoner, when told that the charge against him was for forging the receipt as well's stealing the money, did Dot seem to understand it, and said that he had not forged anyone's name ; he had merely written some letters which first came into hi s herd. . . . . Yr. Goodman, the Mud clerk, explained to him that that is law wam equally ea bed an forging ►ny person'm name. Committed for trial 0 ITILDHAL L. George Aims& waschargetiwiTli stealing • prose taking money train Miss Newman while in St. Sepulchres Church. . . . hriSsNewreas said she was leaving the church on Sunday evening last with the rest of the coogregation, when she sodden!) , found the prisoner's head in her preket. She ac. elated him of it, sod he withdrew it and walked away. She then found her purse was gone aed followed him, but upon charging him with having her purse, he denied it, and she then told bim that if he had not got it be had pared it to some else. The puree was afterwerds picked up near the entrance of the church, so that the prisoner must have dropped it almost immediately he obtained it. The prisoner denied the charge in toto, acid said he bad messily come from Birmingham, sad had only been in Lon dos tee days. The officer said he had made every inquiry, and had sot beep able to ascertain anything of the prieoasls aotecedeeta. He bad been aeon by several officers while under remand, but was not known. Aldermen Challis said if the prisoner had been known he would have committed him for trial._ The priamer waa thee committed to prison for six weeks. Tarid Rooney was charged with having unlawfully in his poereition a gold brooch, value 18a. Kinks, a detective of iCer said he found the prisoner at the shop of Mr. Russell, a pawnbroker, in Fors 'treat, where be had been inquiring the value of • small gold brooch. He asked the prisoner where he got it, and be maid that he earns out of Camberwell Workhouse with his wife and children that morning, and as be was walking through Camberwell, his little boy, whom he was carrying on his back, called his attention to the brooch lying on the pavement. He picked it up, and took it to a silversmith s in Camberwell, who offered him tie. for it, and showed him • lot of new brooches like it, which he was selling at 7a. each, so be brought it into the City to ascertain the value. He bad not attempted to sell it., The prisoner repeated the story be told the *Moor, and said be should be very glad to ipso up the brooch to the owner or any one else, and bays no further bother about it. Alderman Challis said d the owner were found the pri soner would, perhaps, be rewarded. He then diacbarged him, and ordered the °Moor to detain the brunch for • mouth and advertiee it, and if no owner were found in that time the prisoner might have it. THAMES. Segni, &Chinaman, was Charged on remand with stabbing another Chinaman called Ahqua John Ahqua, late cook of an American ship, and was again remanded for a week. The wounded man is still iu the hospital, and is not likely to recover. CHRIST'S HOSPITA L —This institution has again been attacked by its old enemy, the scarlatina. It is sup. posed, with moms probability, to have been caught by one of the boys in the course of the Christmas holidays, and by him to have been communicated to his compunons. For some time it was coofined to the boys or one ward, but is Dow spreading over the whole of the school. Not less than twenty boys are now in the infirmary, more or lees severely affected by it. A committee of governors held on Monday, to consider what measures ought to be taken to prevent the infection speeding out of the school or being introduced into it to a greater extent, came to the conclusion that the poblic suppers" should not be held this year, and also that no boys should be permitted to pus the hospital bounds without a certificate of responsibility from their parents or guardians. While we mind help regretting that the custom of admitting the public to the weekly sup pers during Lest--a custom which we believe dates from the fonedigioe of the school—should now for the first time be neglected, we feel that the highest praise is due to the governors for the promptness and deciaiou with which they have acted in providing for the safety of the boys under their can and the mu* of the public in general.—City MARKET& SUGAII.-13kurr01,1%.60,--The market has been quid diming the peel week, especially for angers mutable t o papery purposes, and trims are rather easier. Moen' Produce--Prices have given way about 6d. per cwt., mid at this reduction mks are not large. Ram—Thsre i. more demand, and about 100 pine. Jamaica, d =mama wily have bees sold at 2e. 4d to ils. Id. per plied • TALLOW.-Pamar Evzsmaa. -The maricst was 5 6 t today- Srmt 44.. 6d. ; March, 44.. 6d. to 44. At o cl ob J uns 444_ dd. to 44e. 3d. ; JUDO only , 441. 9L ; ; to Deesmber, 47.. to 46.. 98. Delivery to last eveniog. 966 eats ; arrivals, 10 auks. At the public sal. 559 coils were offered, of which 418 were sold. NortikAmericas, 43a. 6d. to 42. 6d. South American, Ant lopes, 44s • yellow. 425. 6d. Australian beef, doe, 43. 98. to 4%. fair, 41.. 9d. to 41s. 6d. Town tallow, 445., net oak: Dow:mutt ell &Aber. Dodds at 545. ; Dejaals 51 s. ; 8 7 4 m7. r Us, 51s. ; inferior, 46. 6d. Palm of quiet. Yuba Lagoa at 36a 6d. to 38s. doors, 375. to 345. Palm out oil, 424 6 to 30a. lions pews, 36.. Bough fat, 2. 4d. COTTON, PM. 20.—There has beta a very dull market throughout the week, and the bushman has bees on a very limited seal& The nature of the Aniericen advisee rewired respecting the lalockadeat Charleston has bean aunh as to give rise to many conflicting reports and opinions, some holders being free sellers, and buyers generally disposed to wait later accounts ; the result has been a decries of shout 14. per lb. in American, and Egyptian, and in Surat of id. to id. in the better in great irregularity in the lower desaiptions. Since the receipt of the Edinburgh's admits yesterday, and the reduc tion of 1 per cent. in the Bank ime, there has been a bett er tone in the market, but very little increase of demand. Speculators have t.kes 28) American, 810 Bahia, 50 Egyp. tam, 70 Smyrna, and 810 Surat ; and there are reported for export 790 America, 600 Radio, 140 EfIZIA•sn, Smyrna, 2.960 Surat, and 50 Bengal the actual export to America during the fortnight Ulloolfill to 7 500 bales. Th e market opens with a moderate demand at the quotations; probable salsa 2,000 balm. COTTON GOODS.—ldoNcetuirmu, FEL 20.-1 n yomi there has been rather more bushiest doing, cluelly fee Ladle and China, and some few contracts have 'Ms° eetered into for delivery uyy to three months home. This above rather mere than we expected to inset with, though the prime are low. There has also been •good n. quiry for twin suitable for the Levant markets, and rather more inquiry for the home trade. Altogether the market for yarns elopes Amer, and with a mom cheerful feeling. There is to some extent an impreesion that prices for tie preseat have toughed the lowest point. Spinier's, howeve, are rather disheartened, and complain that the prices a present obtainable leave a lola upon production; and we have heard this lom stated at something like per lb. The cloth market is reperted a little better else in sours quarters today , though from Tuesday to yesterday bosinees was ly flat. Some encoi ngement has been given today by e fact that some of tie old and well-known standard buyers, whose fame have been rarely seen lately, have been making inquiries, and tint them inquiries in some few instances have lad to seder considerable purchases, which it is believed have been of a bond fide character, and on behalf of their coostitueste— to use a term somewhat common to the trade here. It seems to have excited observation, however, that wherever Met.- ries are made, it is found that stocks of cloth are still feud in ma abundance far beyond what was generally expected, though, considering how little shipping has been done to ▪ time rest, this ought hardly to be the case. Some large purchase have bees made from time to time, but rt was generally uederdeed that they were not for immediate shipment. Apart from the operations above referred tn, the market has been rather quiet. Prices are gee/tally rather linnet, but there is stall irregularity, and mouth:- Were desirous of rolling do sot peen for full rates. OORN.. Iln 110.—:1!se nigher has apiri hesemse dampand bad foi mew, whisk Mid its effect on the prime d whet to-day, &asp eamplee being sold at Is. less moon. Bat dry paresis without ebony to value. Red, 425. to 465.; white, 475. to 51e. &clay for all descriptions km, at last week's mks. NW, few cigar*, and rather dearer. Lntoorai. Pia 23.—The supply el wheat WAS fair at our market. The trade ruled dal4 lest ram making about last week's rates. Inferior la. lower. Barley same as last week. No alteration in ma and hems. Wheat, red, toe. to 48s. ; white, 495. tolls. Barley, 37.. to 4.4 a. LIVIOITOOL. FIB. 20.—We baveliad a fair attendance of both millers sod dealers at our Corn Exchange this morn ing, but the demand was quite on a retail scale, and most of the wheat sold wan at a reduction of ld. par oental on the week. Flour dull, but not quotably lower, except for French, which is down Is. per sack. Indian con wee little inquired for, and nominally unaltered in value. Oats and oatmeal slow of isle and the turn easier. Beans tare de clined 6d. per qr. Pens and barley dull. The roar/art doses without animation. WAIMMLD, wheat some concision is prices was newsesaryaad ths market was doll. Barley was steady. 2.10 *haw ha oats, blear, aad shelling. Averages fee the week emilag Feb. 16 :—Wheat, 2,151 qrs., at 455. 414. ; barley, 005, at 35,a 8/d. ; 2, at 20a 4cl. ; betas, 10, at 38s. °CALM-L(l=or, Frs. 20.-Cowpen ,14..8d.; Thairieoe's Wert Hartley, 14s. Bd. ; Lambert's Went Hart. ler, 14s. dd. ; North Polka Gee, 134. ; Tantield Moor 13s. Wert Hartlff, 14e. 6d. ; West Wylam, 14.. 9d. ; Wylam, 13.. 9d. ; Wells Eod Goforth, 13e. 6d wan. Fad Hutosa, 13s. Bad alla Esd ItaddsE. Saged ge Main, 14e. ed. ; WalHaswell, 17s. 3d. Wa ll. Hatton. 17a. 3d. ; Walls End South Heaton, 17e. 3d. ; Walla Led Foostall, Li..; Walls Had Hazile 16s. 3d.; Walls Hod Haugh Hall, 16e. ; Walk End ae,15.. 6d. ; Walls End South Hartlapool, 15u; Walls Bad South Bello', 13s. 6d. ; Walls Led Tria Hartlepool, lee. 3d.; Walls End Whitworth, 14s. 9d. ; Cerway sad Hurrays Anthra cite, 211 a. ; Camay and Darya Malting. 23.-Ships s t 'whet, 73 ; meld. 27. Tau OR AT KABSERN.—Tbe operation of placing the Great Eastern upon a temporary gridiron on the Cheshire share, for the purpose at repairing her hull, wee sooessehdly reamed yesterday, under the direction of Captain Palm and I. of some of the local direc tors. T or r o gridirea sr form upon which the vessel ride was f of immure baulks of timber which lay fore and aft of the river, is order that the inward and outward rush of the tide may act change her position. Early is the morning slam was got up on board the vend, which proceeded as far as Rock Farm and after some liti. delay was brought to bear bead me to the this, sod at the full Good she was brought over the (Adios, where she settled down ea the tide fell, with her head lather in the dimities of the Cheshire shore. Gate will be supported in an upright position by shores of the stringed character, somewhat after the plan adopted in the graving docks. The repairs will be conducted at low water IN DI perfect safety and comfort. The timber door, or gridiron, was coastrueted by Mr. McCormick, M.P. The whole of the opsestioos =meted with the beaching of the need sad the construction of the platform were carried out with the greatest skill and rapidity. 1.088 OF ANOTNIDI INDIAN STEANNII. —Tug BURYAH.—TelegranWhavo reached Lloyd's from their agent at Alarandris, communicating the lam of soother steamer belonging to the British India Steam Navigation Company. called the Burnish, 777 gross tonnage, which appears to have taken place on the fist of last month, on the coast of Pulicat, to the northward of Madras. The telegram data that the steamer left Madras on the previous day for Nega pstarn. with passeogars sad a general cargo, and her going ashore at the place meatiooed is attributed to • strong cur rent setting in towards the coast. It is feared she will become • wreck. The Burnish is reported to be fully insured at Lloyd's. Importing tea without colour on the leaf pre relate the Chinese paring off Inferior bnwns Mews ise la the nand Immix lionabomis Ts Is nn.•olonn`t. therefore always good al&kr. Bold bi weke4a by SAO assals.—{Advettlbssmag.l BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. BEPTAll.—Febenery 18, aidl;lleesier.terrace, Hyde•park, the wife of E. Blown. Eta., of a daughter. CIISTWYND —l l ebenary 17, at Dow. r, the wife of Captain the Hon. .% C. Chetwynd, 10th teat., of a eon. Collll6—ffebruary 18, the wife of C. Combs, Esq., of Cobham. park. Surrey, of a am HlCKS.—Tebrnary 17, at Streatbam.hill, the wife of T. Hick% Keg , of a eon. liAliKlOTE—Yebruary 18, at the Vicarage, Randliam, Suffolk, the wife of the Rev. C. S. Marriott. of a son. HOBElTB.—lrebrear7 19, at *yeller., nurbiton.hill, the wift of B. W. Ilabetta, rap., of a daughter. IUItftIAGES. IiCSILIKLL—WISTROPP.—Yebr4ry 17. at St. Peter's, Kenalre , ton-park, by the Rev. J. Turner, G Ituahell. Eat to Emil), daughter of the late B. Westropp, Eat-, R. N., of The Lodp.. bat Sheen, Surrey. HISTTRAE—COBDK.N.—Yebrusry 17. at Trinity Chnreh. Wrst• bourne-terrace, by the Ben. L Perkin. M.A., M. Itettma, Sal.. Ist Bomerset Militia, to Louisa Agnes. daughter of tbd late Bee. IL S C. Cobden, M.A.. rector of fambleY. Notta GouLDINo-itan.-February 17. at the parish chard], Horns.), by the Rev. J. Scott. F. H. Goulding, E:4., ~f Pl 5 mouth, to Lydia, daughter of the late B. ktthy. Eat., Condo.. road Villas. HARK KR—HODGSON —February 18. at St. Andrew's Chunk, Bradford. by the K.-r. K. Oak. N. Harker, Fay.. sal Han nelf. B.blite, to saiah Anne. daughter of U. Hodgson, Lai of aunnucr‘ die, Bralfonl. DEATHS.. //W1 —February 17, at &ToriiEnld, Wandsworth, C. Lernr, LrWi:rlF-°F fn ennary 17, at the Deanery, Battle, Rumex, Ow Veeee77 Bee. J. littler, M.A I.itiVirar of . B i tt g e. MOlt7'GOMM:BY.—Febntary 18, at i A. Montgomery, Hag., aged OD. /BAY.—February 18, at PD mouth, the B.t Bon. I,ord Bea,. WEATIIEKELL —Februan 16, at York- , Brighton, Mr . Wegtherell, aged 73. WILLDUGHBY.—February 17, Ilt Milldialmidge, Mr. S. D hiti6hD7 , need Ok MOM orool Patholood by Waitos Imo HAL^ 01 14 ° . Loomtarohotrook la the Olfy d London. Printer, 41 U. , °Sea la Lambordoboook to Oho Pooodad of Whitotrioo hormaiy. nasomn