The Express. — London, England, 1847-03-11 00:00:00

~~ z,7__,L.,, Lemke, Beeseiag Paper, Prig* 7hrerpeteee, THE EXPRESS cu a tains, in addition to the news in the Morning Papers, a pUYSAR Y of the HOME and FOREIGN INTELLI GENCE which may aeries on the day. THE EXPRESS heath. henettorth. Foreign Expresses, o se ratpondenre, and other costly daracteristim of a Morn. Jag Journal. But the full and carefully prepared REPORTS si the MONEY, RAILWAY, PRODUCE, CORN, CATTLE, and ether MARKETS ere the martian features. Beery respeelable aews-agent will transmit Tit EXPRESS as ••••kins a Part-ofike order at the tats of la, ed. per pram ; bet should say difficulty arise, per los are requiter. to remit a Poet -office order for that so p eu et, peptide leMr. MONEY WALLBILIDOE, 10, 804111.10. epee, Fleet-stmt. Landon. Oiters for ollienrisreerras end oontatunieatir- - Itererieatreet, Pest-street, London. No. 10, NATIONAL MERCANTILE LIFE SOCIRTY, Poultry, Illosiorotwooo, Loucks. Dimon:ma Mort W Clobsiss. Thaws WSW, IA Outman. Owed Baer, Dn. 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CIII,I , IIItWRIX`S OUIDII TO Hum A2lll 1A)NO LITE Trio la. mak by 1443. ta_ eads, VIAT TO EAT, DUNE, AND AVOID. ( With DlMBiblo ler all Onevadßas.) E. now TO BE LITT. "JUI m.. —cl. itnabob! that alawaseths das Memo segalmeles doar outio =u c e e hm Wooed= weirre ir soing 61.4 tr.= etOre l aseind lo d r=s a rr isa' 17 a r is.""i bmihniki. si ma" woutork, delielty, Indlowlims may bs send la Indian s =ued. 13, Pstcateter-nyw; Yon, 38, ; Botha, 3, Dirced-moopt; CW4slh4 147, fleatAtreet; 437 . weal NUM at db.* hew the Author. 10, A nryo-7 , 11 , .., Itecautatreat. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. THIS DAY, Four o'clock. Accounts from Bayonne to the Bth inst., state that her Royal Highness Donna Anna de Jesus, Infanta of Portugal, sister of Don Miguel, had passed through that morning, from London, on her way to Ma drid, Cadiz, and Lisbon. It is supposed that she was charged with a diplomatic mission to certain per images in the Spanish and Portuguese capitals. It is added " that during her sojourn in London she had several interviews with Don Miguel, and highly dis approved of his attempt to dispossess the Queen of Portugal!" Her Royal Highness travelled incognito, ander the title of Countess do Barullo. The news from Lisbon by the Madrid comes up to the 3d inst., at which date dispatches had been re ceived from Saldanha, announcing his arrival on the Deere, and his intention to invest Oporto, as soon as he was joined by the corps under Casal. It was rumoured that this latter division was in a very disorganised state. Two actions had taken place, in both of which tho royal troops were partially suc cessful One band of insurgents was dispersed to the north of Coimbra, with the loss of eleven men killed, and another was repulsed at Estremoz, leaving twelve of the number dead on the field. According to the report of this latter affair received by General Schwal bach, the insurgents from Evora, about 1,000 strong, made a dash at the town of Estremoz, on the 28th ult., but having failed, with a loss of some men, amongst whom was Colonel Martelli, they retired to Veiros, on the road to Portalegre, with the intention of renewing the attack, or of moving on towards Portalegre to join the other insurgent force stationed there. It was subsequently reported that they had taken Estremoz, and that the Algarve force, 1,200 strong, under Joiti Esterao, was at Beja, on the 28th ult., en route to Evora. At Lisbon the greatest anxiety prevailed to learn the confirmation or denial of the reported arrival of Don Miguel in London ; and in the mean time Count Mensdorff, Sir H. Seymour, and Col. Wy Ide, conjointly, were endeavouring to persuade the queen to accept British mediation for a pacific settlement. It was said that Lord Palmerston was anxious for an accommo- dation, but that the queen showed no disposition to yield. The pecuniary difficulties of the government were very great, and the discount on Bank of Lisbon notes was still at 30 per cent. By the seizure of the English brig Anne Paley, it was hoped to augment the supplies in the royal treasury, but the attempt failed. This vessel was bound to Oporto with a general cargo, and bullion to the amount of 16,0001., belonging to different English merchants, and having been warned off the bar by the blockading squadron, she proceeded to Lisbon, where the govern ment authorities immediately seized the money, on the plea that it was intended for the insurgents; but a prompt demand from Sir H. Seymour had the desired effect, and the vessel and cargo have been released. Captain Bingham, the commander of the unfortunate steamer Tiber, with his officers and crew, have arrived at Southampton, from Oporto, in the Madrid. Capt. Bingham reports that it was during the prevalence of a very thick fog the ship struck oa a reef of rocks, and that in leas than twenty minutes she parted amid ships, and became a total wreck. It is known that the cook, a little Spanish boy, and the Spanish Gene ral Lecarte perished. Immediately the disaster was known,her Majesty's ship Bloodhound was dispatched to England with what small portion of the mail was saved, as well as letters, papers, and dispatches to the Peninsular and Oriental Company. So sudden was the break-up of the vessel, that not a bit of the passengers' luggage, or in fact, anything of con sequence, has been saved. The beach was strewed for three or four miles with portions of the wreck, stores, trunks, &c. ; and these were speeeily seized upon by the natives and carried away. Captain Bing ham and some of the officers and passengers walked to Oporto, after the wreck, and obtained a guard for the protection of any property that might be saved, but previous to their return to the scene of disaster, almost everything had been plundered by the thieves who crowded round the wreck in great numbers. What little was secured was sold on the beach pre view to Captain Bingham's leaving. Captain Bing barn, the and crew, were treated with great kinres sen t i f3 e,ri tte merchants at Oporto. Had not some fishermen put off in their boats to the aseistance of the wreck, many more would have been sacrificed ; as it was, a great many were obliged to swim for their lives. Such was Capt. Bingham's anxiety to save every one, if possible, that he was the last person to leave the wreck, and he has lost the whole of by wardrobe, and other effects. The Tiber was an iron ship, built by Messrs. Tod and M'Gregor, in 1848, expressly for the Italian line. She was a re markably fast and very handsome boat, of 800 tons, fitted with two engines of 280 horse-power. She has only mode three voyages to (Gibraltar), and in the last was commanded by Capt. Bingham, who suc ceeded Capt. Russell, now in the Erin. ELECTORAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. iss z ai tua The geograph i time as cal position of this county, its happy tion for mari well as inland trade, the facilities a gurfiel by the equal distribution of its streams and the abundance of its road-making mxterials to water a. well as land traffic, seem to have been fully appreciated from a period of remote antiquity. There are constantly exhumed, to Pager, sufficient evidences of Roman establishments to show that those invaders must have had much favour for a locality where they had accumulated so many of the luxurious appliances of social li fe. The preference evinced for it by our Saxon animators, after them, must have been confirmed by the sagacity of the Norman rulers who din. Placed their native pprruunoeesa . Throughout the county our attention is still challenge d by customs sod institutions derived from the one, and charters granted or confirmed by thi other. The area, indeed, in which these occur is • very lu ffn one for in its greatest l eng th an d b rea d t h . R eser may be Stan d at 60 miles by .50. But if we consider that this mterfiries of some 1,2.50,000 acres includes at least 00,000 which let remain forest and ancient wool'anill, like those d 110161.414 Monk ; w presort arises at dir esuory, as as lbw are, beams tat men signienatt4 of the wins of tbe isearksl dairies. Its 111 Sri( resmatlf re-distributed into 14 Is la and one Royalty) ; 416 parishes its 3 411118315 a, Climbeeter, and Rawieb, still returning en& ars mambas Iss ismilammint, and its 21 saarket-towns mak * air pre ser3ol -•-•shesi are so . many prisurpelor se the essairs tram old t ime, for cresting the first eiamnial amid wealth and program. Similar considers- Vans amid stool great importanos to Essex in our existing whin is re sa... mismismry presentation. Is it just to its rims ? Ile emetereeeee, rd the probable growth of that eon legume. N the Met of our "Easterling" trade, as well as of a grMealFe uplealture, were not unperceived, we may frees, eie Iratg ago as the 32 of Henry VI. For no less • PlVlNeign OM Thorp, one of the Barons of Exchequer, then repemensted the county, and was chosen by the Commons for Ptelrepeeker. Against this Sir Thomas Thorp, during a " parliamentary recess " (as we should now phrase it), en action was brought for temper by the Duke of York, who obtained • judgment against him in 1,0001. damages, and took him in execution under the same. Here. upon the Commons presented • " petition" to the King, and (prohpedor), to the Lords, for Mr. Speaker's enlarge ment. But they could not have taken lees by their motion, had the defendant been merely • sheriff of London end Middlesex, or the audacious plaintiff of no higher rank or importaime than Stockdele, the publisher, or his attorney. The Duke of York, having submitted his own statement of the cue to the Lords, that grave meembly promptly con sidered the matter, and, with the King, resolved " That Thorpe should not be discharged." Very cwt-fallen, end with a lack of spirit happily unintelligible in these days, the Commons retired, and elected another speaker! An alter. native never thought of in our days of" privilege" polemics ! A strict imprisonment closed, too probably, by • violent death in the Tower of London was the return the foolish hang experienced for his complacent subserviency, or his instinctive support of tyranny in his palace of Westminster. Bat • deohmaerj resolution long afterwerds (I Henry VII.), entered by the Omentene en their journals, that this outrage on their ladependeesee was • scandalous " grievance,. hardly sakes In the judgment of posterity te efface the insult they had submitted - to, sr to vindicate the sacred rights which they were bound to protect se • delegated trust—not from the Crown—mill lees hem the aristocracy ; 1 hut, simply and directly, from the people. Now If, in the Ist of Henry VII., the infant Hercules of parliamentary prerogative thus geapplei with in, farflidalii• anteraista rn its Eyes teed* " the might that slumbered on its during a loge adolescence, seems to have been " awakened," in the sense cradle, under the reign of the Stuart dynasty. Its voice was silent under the Tudors. In the parliaments of the First Charles it made itself heard and respected. In the Long Parliament, and under the parliament convened, intimidated, and dismissed by the iron Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, it expressed itself in terms of open dissatisfaction, as we learn both from " Goddard's Diary," and Burton's history of those amemblies. Estee bore its part in the occasional protests which the Commen entered against the policy ani proceedings of the courts of Charles 11. and James 11., and was not slow to enforce the strict ob servance of the deeding orders and statutes against undue election', which might be once more invoked with sumer as the crisis of the revolution developed itself. Had all parties in that " glorious revolution " been its honest par tizans, there ought to have existed very little ground for this solicitude. But it is too n.torious, from the revelations of the Stuart papers, the later po rtion of " Pepys' Correspond ence," the ' Memoirs and Epistolary Remains of the Duke of Shrewsbury," the Harley, Bolingbroke, and Walpole papers, and the eremite which M.Michelet has published from the archives of the Foreign Ministry Department of France under Louis XIV., that members were returned to our convention parliament end to that which succeeded it, under violations of all constitutional principle, and at an expense of moral profligacy that should have extinguished for ever, by the detection of their enormities, the public career of some, the most vehement advocates in their day, of strict purity and constitutional integrity. At the period of the abdication of James 11. it is evident, on contemporary eri dente, such as we may , gather from " Pepys' Diary," the " Ellis Correspondence. Dudley North's Letters," and other gosemping and anecdotal collections, that the country party was badly and even ably, testingits own strength. In this party Essex was& constituent by no means to be undervalued. From the first years of the Commonwealth it had been a favourite retreat of men still engaged in, and men re tiring from, active business. - It was the home of modest fortunes, the retreat of larger ones. At an easy distance from the capital, it had the advantage also ta those unquiet days which ensued on the suspension and the restoration of the monarchy, of offering ready escape to or access from the continent by way of Holland,—then, the ark and asylum of all political opinions and of their ! professors. But the capital which so compromised the position of its owner, made it expedient to minister " beyond seas " seems to have had a peculiar tendency to fix itself hers. A numerous body of nobility, landed gentry, and old mercantile families scattered over the county, rebuilt, or • adorned the stately mansion!, or derived the inheritances which are still held by the ennobled families of Petro, Braybrooke, Rayleigh, Verulem, &c., sr the descendents or namesake, of the Smythe, Smith, Abdy, Tyrrell, Pelly (all baronets), Houblon, Honey - wood, Harvey, Maitland, Con yers, Mildmay, Disney, 'Tower, Worth, Round, Mays, Marsh, Bullock, Bagshawe, and the descendants of the Tylneys, with many others. The parliamentary history of Essex reaches (limiting it to extant rolls and muniments only) to the 23d Edw. I. But to return to the era on which we have before treated, we find, in 1888, a Mr. Hoteywood, with other gentlemen of the county, complaining, by petition of an undue return for Essex, in th e ease of a Mr. Worth. But the Commons affirmed this election in the usual form. In the same year Sir Anthony Abdy and Sir Eliab Harvey, Knights, yeti , boned twice against the return of Henry Mildmay, Esq. and Sir Francis Maehein, " by reason of divers illegal prac tices exercised" by those eindsciates, in conjunction with the same Mr. Honeywood, petitioner in the former case, "and the sheriff of said county of Emex." The report on this petition ' does out appear. In January, 160'2, Sir Eliab Harvey again peti t ioned against the return of Mr. Honey wood and a com mit teeof the house, by three resolutions, declared" That Mr. Honey wood had not been duly elected for thiscounty : that Sir Midi Harvey had not been duly elected ; that the election was a void one." But on these resolutions being put from the chair, the first (on a second reading) was disagreed to ; the others passed. (It is remarkable that the gravamen of Sir E. Harvey's objections to this return, in 1692, was the same that we find in petitions against returns for Essex just before the pawing of the Reform Bill ; that the sheriff had prems, turely closed the poll to the exclusion of many of petitioner's votes.) This election feud seems to have demanded, after the fashion of country gentlemen, to the BOW and heirs of the last litigants. In June, 1715, Mr. Robert Honeywood , petitioned against the return of William Harvey, Esq. At the previous election the polling had closed thus : For Mr. Harvey, 2 541; , for Mr. Honeywood, 2,617; re turned majority for Harvey, 21. But petitioner's counsel having produced evidence in objection to 251 of the sitting members' votes, succeeded in disqualifying. before the committee, 142. On the other hand, sitting members' coun sel made Rood their challenge of 112 of Honeywood's votes out of 261. Of course Mr. Harvey was found not duly elected, and Mr. Honeywood was seated. The next bail contest of which we have any accurate records, eventuated in this way. In 1768 the candidates elected were Mr. Luther, 2,887 ; Sir W. Maynard, Bart., 2,597. Mr. Haub lon and Mr. Harvey were rejected ; the one, however, poll ing 2,021, the other 1,778 votes. This was the most expensive contest which, up to that time, had ever been sustained in Essex. The ruinous scale of its election contrite between 60 and 70 year* after wards, was not then dreamed of. At the general election of 1812, Mr. Montagu Burgoyne, the candidate professing the most liberal opinions, was rejected, after polling only 339. Mr. Western, a thorough Whig partizan, had 1,351 votes; Mr. Romblon, a T0ry,1,417 ; Houblon and Western returned. In the election of 1830, occasioned by the death of one of the two sitting members,—of the two Tory candidates Mr. Bramston was returned by 1,840 votes ; Mr. Conyers the other Tory, recorded only 661. At another (general) election, some year, the representation of Essex was neu- Utilized by the rotten of a Conservative with a Whig: namely, Sir John Tyrrell (2,637 votes) and Mr. Western (2,566); whilst Mr. Long Wellesley, although receiving the enormous number of 1,638 plumper, had a gross poll of only 2,301. It must be admitted that, notwithstanding has defeat, this was an extraordinary amount of whole votes; mainly to be attributed, perhaps, to the immense possessions he then held in the county. There were 6,318 actual voters on this poll. In 1831, the excitement on behalf of parliamentary reform and liberal opinions returned two Whig* for Baez ; Mr. Western polling 2,387, and Mr. Long Wellesley, 2,250 ; whilst Sir J. Tyrrell had only 1,707 votes (including 1,518 plumper's). In 1832, the county haying been divided by the new set, for electioneering purposes, into • north and a south section, • political influence became predominant in it which the electors either are indiaposed or usable to escape from. The virtual operation of the Reform Bill on the freeholders of Essex has ever since been to seeure a decided preference for conservative representraivee of each section. One or both of two causes may be assigned for this. I. The fact that the conservative cause has during the last fifteen years been largely consolidating its influence by extensive purchases of landed property in the county. 2. That the county constituency have, for some time past, exhibited a lamentable apathy about the condition of their registry. At the election for the Northern Division in 1832, Sr J. Tyrrell polled 2,448, and Mr. Alexander Baring, 2,280, both of these (Conservatives) returned, Mr. Western, 2,244, thrown out, and the other Whig candidate, Mr. Brenda, only 1,840. The registered electors were 6,142 ; the actual voters, 4,513. At the general election of 183.5, the number of registered voters having increased to 5,351, Tyrrell an 1 Baring were again returned, without a contain. In April, 1835, Mr. Baring having been : created a peer, an elec tion to supply this vacancy took place, when Mr. J. Payne Ebors, the Conservative candidate, was returned by 2,406 votes ; Mr. Sidney, • Whig, rejected, after polling 1,367. The actual voters were only 3,760 in all, so that 1,583 of the constituency did not vote. In 1837, the present Conservative members, Sir John Tyrrell and Mr. Round were returned without opposition. So were they again in 1841 ; the re gistered electors in the former year being 5,833; in the latter, 5,810. (Is the month of May, 1848, they were re ported to parliament at 5,366 ; a decrease since 1841 of 444 county electors.) The elections for the southern division of this county give nearly the same results. The division of the county did, indeed, in 1832, return one Whig, Sir T. B. Lennard, who polled 1538 votes, together with Mr. Hall Dare, • Conserva tive, whe had 2,088. Mr. Long Wellesley, the other Whig candidate (defeated),_ polled 1,432 : —Registered eaten, 4,488; actual ditto, 3,592. At the general election of 1836, the two Conservative candidates were returned, Mr. Hall Dare by 2,282 votes, Mr. Bramston by 2,188. Mr. Bramfill (a Whig), though defeated on • groat poll of 1,010, received more than five times as many whole votes (810) as his two antagonists together. The " split votes," in this instance, may show the electors what a suicidal impediment to the advancement of enlightened commercial, agri cultural, and economic legislation they are voluntarily creating by their constant adhesion to the advocated of an exploded " protection" policy. For Dare and Bramaton, 1,989; Dare and Bramfill, 128: Bramfill and Bramaton, 72. But the Ease: election of 1836, occasioned by the dece ase of Mr. Dare, was still more illustrative in its de tails. Mr. George Palmer, the new candidate, a Conserve- tire, was returned, in the room of Mr. Dare, by '2,103 votes, against 1,627 for the Whig, Mr. Bramfill. Again, in 1837, Mr. Brutal, with no better fortune, polled only 1,560 votes, Mr. Bramaton and Mr. George Palmer were returned, poll ing, resproduly, 2,510 and 2,260. But whereas these latter received only, the one 143, the other 53, whole votes, Mr. Bramtill had 1,330, being considerably more than one-third of the whole number of actual voters. Split votes be tween Bramaton and Palmer, 2,178; Branton and Bramfill, 190; Palmer and Bram6ll, 29. At the last election of 1841, Bramston and Palmer were again returned Bramston, 3,310; Palmer, 2,230; Mr. All ston, the Whig candidate, polled but 583. The registered electors bad increased to 6,670; the voters who actually polled were 4,679 only. In May, 1840, the number of the registered had again decreased to 5,366. We must infer from these statistics that the smaller freeholders of Ewes, hitherto, have not done their duty. And why not ? They are in a better condition to discharge it than most of the county constituencies. From the number and situation of their chartered towns, all kinds of agricultural produce, farming stock, and each coarse manufactures as the county produces find a ready market at all times. The introduction of raj:re:ads has supplied them with numerous points of rapid communication both with the metropolis and the eastern coast, between which they occupy a middle position eminently advantageous to their own ia ! dostry and enterprise. With all these natural and teal Iheilities around them, this eonetit ought to set an ' example of NU maddening gad oug ht the , -Air I metropolitan' counties. But the whole toner of election returns, through which we have thus travelled, goes to show, on the part of a majority of Eases freeholders since the passing of the Reform Bill, a tame abandonment of the most important rights which British subjects can exercise, and a disregard of the moat sacred trust which the eresent generation can beqneath to its suctu-ors. The slow advance of the county electoral regirtrv, the unpardonable disproportion between the electors registered and the actual voters, and the sort o' stereotyped return by which each division sends, as matter of coon., two Conservatives into the Rouse of Commons at every election for the shire: these are so many infallible signs, we fear, of a growing indifference to, or inaptitude for, the noble functions which the constitution has placed in their hand.. We put it to the electors of Ewes, in 1847, to vindicate themselves from the reproach of having " sold the birthright " conferred on them in 1872, fir considerations not more lofty or respect able than those which sealed the fate of the boroughs entombed in " schedule A." POOR LAW LETTERS.—No. V.—LABoua TEsr, Sth,—The 43rd of Elizabeth directs the overseers of every wish to " take order," and to " provide a conve nient stock" for setting the poor to work. These words im. ply a difficulty fully in view of the authors of the statute. It was not a thing done as saes as said. All depended then, as now, upon the order taken or system adopted by the managers for the parish. The difficulty, says political economy, lies in the unprofit ableness of pauper labour. The difficulty, says experience, lies much more in the unwillingness of short-sighted thrift to " take order" about anything that does not immediately pay in cash. When there is a will there is a way. It is the true interest of all dames that the poor should be employed, and therefore that when private employment fails, public employment should be given, which public employment we call a labour test, as opposed to the workhouse. To the safe working of such labour test two conditions see indispensable : first, that we tempt no inde pendent labonrar from his ordinary occupations ; and, second, that we help no private employer to cheaper labour than be could get in the open market. The problem is confessedly one of the hardest. First, how to keep down the temptation. If there were a fixed minimum of wages in the market, the pariah would have only to fix it: maximum a little below that; but it is impossible to say that there is any minimum for the weakest or worst labourer. They take what they can get ; but when the pariah takes them up then expect to have enough to live upon. and no public or charit able minimum can bo fixed below that. Some, therefore, who now do earn a pittance might be drawn to the parish, but not more than are forced by the like necessity into the workhouse. And when in slack times the weakest and worst men are taken off the farmer's hands, the independent labourers are bettered by it, and perhaps the rate-payers are no won*. But money is the main temptation to fraud, as it is the main excitement to industry. Parish wages, therefore, ahould be as little as possible, if at all, in money, but chiefly, if not wholly, in provisions, and no drink. Pauper labour would then be strongly distinguished from free; and the works should also be kept carefully distinct. The parish must do no man's private business for him, no roundsmen, no rates in aid. That principle was enough to vitiate the whole ad ministration of the South of England. It pauperised the mind of both labourers and rate-payers, and put all the relations of muter and servant out of truth. There is confessedly no limit to the run upon a public fund, if not fenced by stern testa and condati roe. The best conceis able test is, low-paid labour; since, if accepted, it not only relieves the poor IVA keeps them out of mischief, but makes them return some thing to the public stock. The outdoor works sh.iuld he, if not directly prninctive, yet of a useful or necessary kind, of which there are sheave some in every district that are nobody's business in parti-ular. The surveyors might em ploy none but parish labourers upon the high-ways, the cleansing of towns and villages, and draining of waste swamps, so material to the welfare of the poor themselves, if they only knew it. Whatever, in any parish, would be conducive to public health, recreation, or convenience, might be undertaken by the overseers of the abk-bodied poor. In truth, the real difficulty is not to find work, but to are it done. If this could be secured, there would be little danger of an inundation of pauper labour, and we should then have a better measure of the real amount of our su pine population than we bate ever yet had. The organisation of an effectual labour-test, and of the due stewardship of it, will require some new and special machinery. The theorist cannot lay down a finished plan of this in his closet, nor perhaps the best practical head, in the marketplace, till after some trials and some Itslures. But England is not Ireland. The genius of England is emi nently practical when once it is turned into a right direction, and in this ease the thoughts of all men, from the overseer to the justice, and from the justice to the prime minister, should be intent upon how to turn the labour of the poor to account, instead of bow to suppress and abolish it. Under the best devised system there will be some who will not work even for bread, and penal teats can never he dispensed with. "If any man will not work neither shall he eat." Upon the authority of this law of Scripture, and of nature, let the gurirdiens refuse all relief, in or out, to such a claimant. Leave him to consequences, and, among them, to the gaol and the treadmill, if he turns a " valiant bergar," These are the principles of the 43rd of Elizabeth, and principles of reason in all times. Let not the difficulties appal us. The practical genius of England, we Ray again, is eminent among the nations. England can pierce the mountain., and bridge the oceans, by legions of human hands skilfully combined and directed. England can or go.nise and govern her fleets and her armies, and be victor on every field. But, greater far than this. England can colonise the world ; can subdue barbarous nations by peace ful acts, by friendly commerce, impartial limes, and the gos pel of the poor ; and make her name respected, her protec tion craved, and her honour relied upon in the remotest cornea of an empire on which the sun sets not. And shall England forget or abandon the government of her home ' population ; the protection, nurture, and guidance of those industrious multitudes who are the creators of all her pros perity ? We will not believe it ; we will Iselin that em ployment can be found as long ss bread can be found ; that employment will increase bread ; save gaol s and balks; turn schools into washed and clothed ones ; and pay better iii e end than the best of King Hudson's lines. Trusting, sir, that your patience will endure some words more upon settlements, rates, and the doctrine of population, I rest, your troublesome servant, TRI HUN CC PRUSSIAN EXPEDITION TO CHINA.—The Rhenish Observer mention, a report that the Society of Maritime Commerce, of Berlin, intends to send a commercial expedi tion, consisting of several ,excels, to Chine, and that it is to be accompanied by a government agent, charged to open di plomatic relation, and establish consulates. It is added that the King of Prussia has given 1.000 thalers (nearly 1,0000, towards sending two religious missionariet to China. EXEMPTION OF CORN-LADEN VESSELS FROM DUES Lr Teseax Pollll3.—Tusoan Consulate, London, March 0.- Bir,—ln sequel of my communication to you of the Bth January last, I have now the honour to acquaint you that I have just received from his Excellency the Governor of Leghorn copies of two no'ifications issued on the 23rd of last month, by the Tuscan government, excepting all vessels, of whatever nation, laden with grain, pulse, or flour, and arriving in Leghorn or any other Tuscan port between the Ist instant and the 30th of June next, from the payment of any other than the anchorage dna, to be levied on and after the Ist instant, by virtue of the former notification of the 27th October last.—(Signed) JAI. C. C. BELL.—To W. Dodson, Esq., Secretary, Lloyd's. THE POTATO.--Two near neighbours, farmers or gardeners, holding land at Shields, had opposite luck with their potatoes. One, who bad used sea-weed with his stable yard manure, lost hardly a single potato. The other, who used stable-yard manure without seaweed, lost almost every potato on his farm. Salt has been mentioned as a preventive of the disease, and our story seems favourable to its 'Meaty. —Gateshead Observer. • FRANCATELLI'S SOUPS FOR THE POOR.--FISH SOUP FOR A FAMILY OF TIN PIRIIONA, APPLICABLE ON THE Elea COAST, AND WIRILEVEII Fion is CRIAP —Place a sauce pan. containing eight pints of water, on the fire; when the water boil throw in four middle sized onions, chopped fine, and after allowing these to bil for five minute., then add 111 h. of common flour, or any other kind of meal (diluted with a pint f cold water, stirring the while with a stick or spoon). When thoroughly mined, throw in the figh, cut up to rather mull given; season with two ounce. of grated or sliced common cheese, pepper and to taste ; allow the doif— ~~~~~~ No. 165.] LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1847. [3d. te "'lsola to boil 15 minutes longer. The soup will then be ready, and form an appetising and nutritious meal at a small -- iVster, 8 pints Od. nob, 4lb Cheese, 2 ounces Onions, teat, and pepper Common dour, I Vbs. . • ... aj ANOTUES ECONOMICAL Sour roll OWN HUNDRID PER {WlC—Break the bones small, set them to boil in a con venient-4:rd vessel, containing six gallous of water; and, after the whole has boiled gently for 12 houn, strain ofl the broth from the bones, and add six more gallons of water; repeat the boiling for a like space a time, and after having strained the second broth, add this to the former. Next chop the vegetables small, and fry them in the fat .trimmed off the broth, and when they become slightly browned pour in the broth ; then add the seasoning and the meal (pre viously diluted with sufficient cold water to convert it into a liquid batter); keep stirring the whole well together over the fire for about half-an-hour ; the soup will then be ready for use. Water De. ed. • •—••.» bat" 2.6. Oakes, arras, tondos, ppper Yoe 10 0010 ea at sat ISM comma loot 0 I • I II • • COMMERCIAL er MARKETS. MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. .714-post Two o'Clock.—The funds have been, as For t Tong time past. api4 Ja Amebae this warning. We have had Consols down toaf to j for money, sad 884 to f for time. Upon the report that no alteration would be made by the bank in the rate of interval (which, it appears, was expected in some quarters), the prices rallied to 871 for ac count, with much activity in the transactions. The excitement created by the Pales of the heavy stocks within the last three days, not only for account of x-int stock banks, hut, as re , ported of the Bank of England also, has tended much to weaken a market Is hick before was anything bat firm. The sales have been on such a scale, however, during the present account, that, should the speculative sellers be called upon to dr-iiver stock on the day fixed for the settlement, or at any other period for which the sates have been made, the re action would be extraordinary, if not fearful in its results. But, so long as prices keep on the decline, spreulators can readily guard themselves against such is contingency, by buying back their sale accounts at lower prices, with a or-re or less considirable margin of profit. Consols have now re covered from the depression of the early part of the morning to 881 to 4 for money, end 884 for account. Consols Scrip, 4 to 4 discount. The Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., Bank Stock, and South Sea Stock are now shut for the dividends. Exchequer Bills are par to 4e. pm. We have little business doing in foreign stocks. Mexican has fallen to 214 to 4, in consequence of the unfavonnible report of affairs in Mexico, brought by the steamer. Spanish Five s are nominally 224 to 3 ; the Threes, 331 to 4. Portuguese, 324 to 34. Dutch Two-and-a-half per Cents., 67ito4;theFours,914to4. ii.:Crii7a7Zia... 3pu Ct. Cord.. A...,1 I Opowit Ketip POILZION II per Ot.Oemele Par Met.. 1 ,0 1 34 per On. shut Exchequer par du p TIMM. per OP. Lentil. Ronde, 146 4i per It 13elee. Baulk% 6 ti per Cent. ditto. 3 per CP Itreenhask 1ide.,61 I Dottn Neer. IN 7 6 per Cc. Buenos Ayres X 4., 44 II 171 , t0 1!43 . . 03.3 .4, - ;;;;I. Grenada M. 11 II Ornada Deter744l Pelf 3 per Of 31431444,111411, 111 1 per et. TenurLan 24 44 Perlsmone Cosy, Me_ 321 0 per C 3. Itmelaa 1.444,184 II $p.41414 444, 311 3 1 per CI. Apa41413 Rd. , 33+ 4 7.1 anlslt Deferred Rd.. 16 17 Praw4h Praire PI., 414 parer Ve4.444e1a $1413., 34 II Tesezerla Deferred Pd., 141 111 - Ihtto 011aenh.1 4 •4.19414, Culanoblen E.:0444r /419. I 1 I per Ct. Daslob bap. II /04 21 prr C 4.149141 11ac, 3711 4 ;et CV Cells. belch. 911 1 RAILWAYS..—The deranged prices of the stock market are telling greatly *groat .her s ar.d scrip, which declined considerably and generally, in the early part of the day; but are now rather better. BALES EFFECTED UP TO TWO THIS DAT IN LONDON. (Tenterdars prices will be Pwail in bat page.) Aberdeen, Nff 74 Midland, 116 14 Amber., Not., Banos, k PJ., 24 4 Do. New, 34 34 Rir.sod . Onfrd June., In I ' • • Do. do., DI 41 . Do. Dir. it Derby, R 9 Do. liar. & Glotietwter, 1234 2 Do New (in at 74 din) 31 30i Newmarket & Clwegerford, 104 Do. Elbenalon, par Norfolk, 137 Do. Halves, 131 North British 33 Do. Qrs., Ihilven 16 I Do. Do. F.xteosion. 14 War., & Wol., 101 4 Preston it Myer 34 Do. Halves (B). 11 Real.. Guild., & Reigate, 44 /Walsh Midland, 247 31 UMW. lk BR. (Claw A), 31 Do. do. 11 laggphize Union, 1 04 d IL Illa&rdshire In.,p R. R. and Doerr, New (is. at 32L), ' No. I, 217 Do. New (30/1 No. 3,1511 R Do. do. (b. at 15/.1, No. 4,41 j W. Riding Union. 14 1p Wilts., lkom, & Wee., 3) York & Neweawle, 35j 44 Do. New, 154 Do. Prof.. 94 7/ York it N. Midland, Extem, 361 4 Do. Pref., 111 11 Totit&N. Mid. E. &W.R.E5.,20: 1 Roologue & Amiens, in 4 szfej a vk i n a lt , 174 Odor a Bordeaux, 7 64 Mai Lyons, 71 61 SIM and Darn% 264 Mseini 10. ••• was transacted in the Buckinghamshire, Cekdonlan Haloes, 21 Direct Northern Scrip, 24 E. Counties, 191 4 Do. Per. 5 per Pent No. 1,1 J p Do. York Ys., 4 East Lancashire hew Scrip, 24 Edinburgh and Glasgow, 74 Do. Quarters, 17 Ot North. (Low. k Yk. Bag.), 2 Do. (Direct North. Reg.), SI Gt, S. & W. (Irchuidl, 231 Gt N. of England, New, Hit Great Western 114 12 Do. Quarter, 18 171 Do. New, 8 74 Hail & Selby Hares, 21 Lances. k Carlisle, New, 10 Leeds lk Thirst, 20 Lon., Ranh.. & S. Cosa, 93 21 Los. & N. Western, 179 9 T/O. — Quiwters, 11i 2 3 181 Do. New, 131 1 Do. Fifth% Pit 1 lot. rho M. & R. r, 61 Ism. & S. Western, 82 1 [in. N. 24 Do. Tenths, Om., 53 ' Do. Serip, S 6 Do. do. 4 Lam & Toth Exton. Snip, 21 Lynn & El,, 22 Lynn and Iterrhant. 161 1 Man. and Leeds, 105 Do. Quarter% 13( 181 Do. Thirds, Regis., 2$ p Man., Buz., and Mat., 1 p 1 Newcaatle end Bernick, North Staffordahhe, 71 321 LIVERPOOL 8,1 But a moderate amount of t old lines. East Lancashire (late B. P.), 11 p Do. New, Scrip, 11 p London & N. Western, 111 804 Do. New Qre. , 114 p Man. & Le sl eds (late H. Mx, 1-sth Do. (lateW. &tn.), 1j MAW. p Midland, 1181 118 Do. 401. ab., 4! Do. New, 31 p North Onion (A), 213 Preston & Wyre, Halves. (B), p S. Eastern, New, 1 p Dundee and Perth, 144 p Leeds and Thirst, 11 d Do. New. I d Do. Pref., 11 p MANCHESTER I There was no further depret and a moderate amount of bus Rlr. and Oxford Sn., 9 81 fleeted, Central, Al p Shrews. & Cheater, Baleen 2 l j p Shrews Geese try. & Chew, If d Do. Cheater New, par . ' , l & d Ch. n., es. ad. p /Arm. & Osf. Jo.. Ai p E. Lincolnshire, p Fleetwood, Preeton, W. It. I P CIL North. (Ist aeries), In 3d. d Shrew.. and Bir. (B), p Lie., Croeby, & Southport, Si.AL p Mon. & South., Me 3d. d S. York. Don., and Goole, par Dutch Rhenish, 53.. 9d. d Jamaica, 33 ALES, Molter 10. nation of prima in the market, ineas nu done. 11.osebeoter & Lee& (321., late Ex.) 21 13-16 Man., Shef., &Gelato. (127.14.), 1 N. 4taffordaktre, 31 1-16 Oldham Alliance, 11-16 / Preston &Wyre 34/ Do. Hal‘ea(6. 4 1-16 &brew. & Bk. A), 1 Stirmahlre Union, S. E. and Doves, DI Do. No. 4, 4 0.16 Wharfilak W. R. Union, 1 1!-16 , par E. Lane, New (Iste R. & P.), II Do. New (Scrip), II Fleet., Pres., k FL J., 4 7.16 Gt. N. (Lan. & York Reg.). 1-16 d Hod. & Man. R. & C., It 9-16 Leeds and Ildrsk, 2 I.eed, Man., New Branches (Clue), fkriP. Si Sc. Est. (pink). London & North Western, 160 Qrs. (A), M Do. Moa. C), 6 5.16 There was agioOillilli7llllX an exception or two, there wal of Tuesday. Bin & Oxford 9 p Bir., 'Vol., & Duchtl, Si p Wol., ft Stour Id-, p Bootoa,Staax,& Bir.fleg.,4lc3d.p N. Staffordoldre, Li p ALEN )(ekes 10. business transacted, but, with uo advance on the quotations stews. k Bk. (B). p Sbzopobire Mika, d S. Mot. Keg. (lale Jo.), Do 3d. p Do. DOA Trak Vol.), j p Ntars 10. The business traneeetidin and prices were still on the des East Lamm. Scrip, 2r.s. 265. 6d. p E. & W. Yorkshire, lag. 17s. p East Issreshfre, New, 11 p Thinks Now. 10s. d Leeds k Think Pref., Me. 6d. p Lords, Walt, t Midland, 1 d Leeds and Think. 11 d Great Grimsby, Qrs., Mo. d the share market was trifling, ,line. Alan. &Leeds 311. eh., N. 16s. p Carlisle Extension, 11e. Its. 6d. p Great Grimsby, 6s. d N. Comities Ertioo, I6s. d North Western, par Is. p West Ming t'nion. :Ms. 6d. p Wharfdale Junction, 1.. p York & Rene. Pref., 41 p The market was - without evident unwillingness to buy, decline. ES, Pawnee tO. animation, there being an in anticipation of a yet further Midland 301. so.. 31 p N. Britieh 'Thirds, 21 p Shrews. & Air.. Clan If, I p Vele of Needs, f d N. Stadordeblre, 3 p rilpera 10. - - . Bristol & Ws 13s. 9d. Bristol & Exeter, 79 Do. Thirds, I p E. Counties, Tort Ex., 4 Gt. Western, $ p HULL nAI.I N. Brit. Estee., 10.4 d. 11. U. p North Western, 4. p TOM RAU Gt. N. (Leedom York Reg.), nu. tb. M. Leedom end Fa. se Newcastle k York Berwick,. 34_ 4 Do. New, U. IS I d. W. le. Prlgleon Fifteenths, 4. p New Newe. I.e. p 11, Id.ucta 10. N. Balt4A, Thirds, 34 Da Quartets, U. da. Do. Ex., U. L. 6d. If. M. n. t Neve., Pref., Al N. 0.. Id. )[..on 9. Caledonian, 261 - Direct Northern ee., 335. 31s. &I. Dundee & Perth, 34 Do. New, 21 E. Lothlco (Wire!, Pk. 31e. • and &litigate, si • end Glen palmy fn EEL, Leith, & Coen. Pref., 21 Do. Quarter, Jew. 3d. Min. end Northern, 163 Do. New, 71e. 79c D o . Newport, 34 U. 17. D. do. New, 30e. lid. rreTts(itew cam.), *gam. SOL Do. Rens, 233 ad. I*. GL N. (Isle Dlr. N. 775. Gd. N. Rehash. II flaw., 161 Do. Qrs., Saw Ga. Hs. Do. New Qrs., fis.. 120. ed. B. =ThirdsC sstr, al 7os. 763 ad. , 231 Scottish Ylklased. 23 Ildribeg sad Dustenn., _ . GLASGOW 81 Ayr k Galloway, 41a. Caledonian New. 465. Viand. Meet Northers (!erhil. 49a. East Lathtan Central, SOs. &lin. kf:erth,New Co., SA.. ans. LLB, ILarrw 9. Glos., Dam., /4 Car., 6!. U. 19, Gls,. YU., &ad Ardroman, I!. Moth. & Nosti, 16a. 64. 17c. 1 N. Bridal TM*. 79r. Do. New Qn.. 246. Seettwb Centr4l, 211 Stirling. Ind Arid. la., 47, ihg1;;.:210: Gliegow. ICIL, and Air, 04 2 , 04 DIJILIN lIALMMAaaI Dal., 6, k Col. In. W., M. 3cl.lkL I L. Bete & Ballymena, Ha. Wm, Wes„ W., & D. be, U. Od. I Newry, Arta., & Loa. Ja., U. Col. Cork it Waterford, let New Now Carlow, & Kilkenny Bandon & Conley, fr. od. Jonctiog, ad. Cork & Killarney, U. ad. PRODUCE—MINCING-LANE. Hatfixot Two.— The Sugar market tilers but little room for comnumt to-day. The two public sales of Havannah and Pernambuco were virtually withdrawn, as the two brokers stated the importers had limited them to prices above the current value for the sound; but the dames* portion of the yellow liavanuth sold at full prices, 48s. to 511. Refined remains ilnet;“ standard quality, 64c—There has not been a C/ffet: sale to-day, and prices remain unaltered.—Spices continue ROIL The fortnightly Drug sales are progressing rather heavily, and • considerable portion appears to be buying in. Hides sold steadily, without altering previous quotation•. In other articles nothing new; and the Lane hu presented rather a dull appearance. TALLOW.—The market continues 6rm. Peters burg Y. C. on the spot. 51a. 3d. to 51*. 6d.; all the year delivery !new), 46e. 9d to 475.; March to April delivery, 51a. to 511.3 d. CORN. BAPINGOTOICE, MARCH 10.—The trade for Corn was very brisk towlay, several strangers purehsaing catenaively of the red and enarser samples of Wheat ; the prices therefore rose lba. to 20a. per load, and nearly all went off at that advance. The white Wheats were from 201. to 21/. per load ; best red, 191. 104. to 20/. ; middling samples, 181. to IS/. 10, ; inferior, 17/. to 18/. Barley was dulfor sale, at a reduction of at least Is. per qr. for best, and 2s. for com mon, the highest price given this day being 23, per qr., theism:note weighing 10 score 1216, per seek ; light samples under 10 wore, could be purchased at from 445. to 465. Malt sold heavily. Best, 10s. ; goal, 94. 61. ; common, 9s. per bushel. Barley-meal, 22e. per beg. Oat% were 24. to 3s. per qr. lower ; top price, 325. to 37, ; goal black, 30s. ; mode rate, 265. to 28s. Beano scarce, and fully as dear. Fells Mao maintain their price. Rye ea last week. Spring small Si eds lower. Spring Fetches, 10.. to 12s. per bushel Cwinter, 8.. to 9s. NEWCASTLI, MARCH 9.—The weather still continues cold and unseasonable, which is protracting vegetation, but further than this we hear no complaints hom the country. Owing to the unfortunate suspension of the North of England Banking Company, business to-day was quite at a stand, bat as the proc e rie=e a highly respectable body se evaimal lase will hy the public. We quote all article* nominally ea on — flrtaiy. Dupuis, Masotti 9.—At this day's market there was very small 'supply of fresh Wheat, which sold freely at the currency of Fnday. In Oata the operations were chiefly confined to seed samples, which resitsed high prism, but to which our quotstions have no reference. There was a mo derate business doing in Flour and Oatmeal at full rates. The folios ing was the general currency Wheat, red, 4.5 e. to 485.; white, 47a. to 61s. per 280 lbs. Oats, 22e. to 265. GI. per 196 lbs. Barley, 261. to 325. per 224 lbs. Oat meal, 28s. to 275. per cwt. Flour, seconds, 255. to 26e. per cwt. New YORK. Fra. B.—A moderate business has been done in Flour. Western Canal may be quoted et 6 dela. 874 c. to 7 doll.; 1,100 Barrels Genessee sold at 6 dot.. 874 e. Common southern kinds are held at 6 dole. 60c. to 6 doh. tgle. 500 homes Baltimore were taken sit 6 dols. 50c. 1,000 bushels Long Maud yellow Corn sold at 98c. ; 70,000 bushels Jersey, at 98e. to 1 dol. 8,000 bushels Genessee Wheat brought I dol. 60c. By auction, It. R. Minturu and Co. sold 10,000 bushels New Orleans Corn, damaged, at 80.1 e. Provisions are firm, and in fair demand. Borrow, Fen. s.—Flour The want of vessels has checked the operations of shippers. Sales to the trade, of Geneses., at 61 Bola. to 6i dols. per barrel, and Georgetown at the same rate. Grain : Market closes dull at the prices asked, buyers preferring to wait the arrival of expected supplies. - - - - - - - Moms., JAN. 31. -At the conclusion of our inquiries yesterday dealers were obtaining 5 dots. 50c. to 5 dots. 75c. for Ohin and Illinois brands, and 6 dots. to 6 dots. 50c. fur the different brands of St. Louie. The stock on the market is quite limited. Grain : Yesterday dealers were getting 80c. to 85c. per bushel from the wharf, and 90c. to 95c from the stores. The supply in the city is very light, and we un derstand that there are large orders for shipment. Oats have been in Netter request, and rates are higher, end may now be quoted at 58c. to 60c. per bushel. A fair supply on hand. NEW ORLEANS, JAN. 30.—Flour The market has been I feverish during the whole week ; 10,000 barrels were taken yesterday, in consequenito of advice' received, ri4 Jamaica, that the British government wan going to throw the ports open for Flour and Grain. The price' have varied during the week from 5 dolt. to .5 dole. 25c. for good Ohio shipping brands ; and one small lot at 5 dolt. 374 c.. and 2,000 barrels at 5 dol.. 62 le. To-clay the sales are confined to 500, 1,500, 500 barrels of Ohio, at 5 dolt. 23e. Corn On Monday the reee pt of later and favourable news from Europe gave ani mation to the market, and fully 18,000 sacks changed hands at 75c. to 80e., and including one lot of 10, 6 00 bushels at 824 e. Since then the market has been quiet, and the sales up to to-day do not :coed 10,000 Packs, at rather easier rates, say 75e. to 80e., but including a ...mall lot of prime fellow, at Mc. To-day the sales are 2,300 sacks white, at 3c., 1,300 at 75c., and 600 yellow, at 80e. Wheats: The rale, have been confined to some 2,500 packs, at 1 dul. for prime, and 80c. to 85e. for inferior. NORFOLK, Pall. 4.—Corn White, 96e. ; yellow, 96c. ; rotted. 9'24e. to 96e. Sales quick and demand brisk. Wheat. 1 dol. 10e. to Idol. 15c. lismand fair. PHILADELPHIA. Faa. B.—Flour is quiet, but firmly held at 6 deli. Corn Meal held et 4 dole. 50e., future delivery. 7,000 bushsls prime white Wheat sold at 150 c., for shipment. Corn is station ay, at 8.5 c. for Penn's, from store, and 80c. to 82c. from waggons. HOPS.—Tlonouon MARKET, TWO CMCk.— Merm. Pattenden and Bmith, Hop Factors, report that the market continues very firm at the following prices : nal s vest Xmas. p.rwt. W. Om 5110 Yawner Keats.. O. ewe. Z. StoV. I Weald W Kna.. „ 4 ola 0 0 Yearn./ stow.. t aea 4 0 aware ...... . 11,100411 Old nape . 040 0 Farnhamllol.Bll BASINGSTOKE, MARCH HI—HORS are not Felling et roe di'y as for the last few weeks. Best Farnham'', 71. per ; 61. ; best country, W. 10r. to 61. ; Sures, 41. 1.3 e. to .11. ; Keno, 5/. to U.; by tha pound, 20d. to 21d. SKINS. —BA SINGSTOK E, MARCH 10. — Downs, from 4s. 6d. to S. each; clipped, lOd. to Is. each ; Long. wools, hest, sa. to sa. 6d. ; seconds, 4a. 6d.; aliJrn, Is. Lamb Skins. 22. 6d. per dozen; Calfskin, small, 41d. per lb. ; large, So. each ; Oz-bides, light, 21d. per lb. ; heavy, 2td. to 3d. ; Horse-hides, Bz. to 10a. each. WOOL.—BASINGRTOKE, MARCH 10.—The low prices at Bristol feir have thrown a stagnation over the market for this article. For the beat Lambs' Wool, 12d. to 13d. per lb. is only offered; best long Wool, lid. to 12d.; superfine combing, Mid. to II td. ; greys, 4d. to 7d. EXRTSR, MARCH 10.--OM this market the doom in creases—the consequenos, beyond all doubt, of the high price to whi(l3 provtsions have attained, and Yolk Wool mud be quoted at from Ad. to 84d. per lb. HAY.--SMITH FIELD, TWO O'Cio4.—MeliErS. Cooper and Davit, Hay and Straw Salesmen, report that the Bay trade is very dull, especially for middling sorts, at the fol lowing prices:__ MM 140adoor 74e to 1010 •.A....10.. 40. Stroor.... 3404. Y 750 Isferiod ditto.. 1.00 to N. I Gower ....Ws to ludo. CATTLE.—EXETER, MARCH 10.—This was not only a very finely, but largely supplied market of Sheep. There Well also • good and somewhat large supply of Store Bullock., but of Fat Bullocks the supply was of a moderate description, and three were egain on dull sale. In the 'mall amount of business in this way done, however, prices were somewhat better than on the preceding week. In Store Bullock. v fair, but not large business was done, without any material variation in prices. Cows and Calves were on du'l sale, but the owner. not inclined to yield in re.pect of price. In Fat Sheep a very large and im portant stroke of business was done, with more than usual promptitude, and a firm support of prices. Bullocks of a plain description were sold at rates giving about Be. 9d. per score, and the quotation for fat Bullock, must be stated at from 495. to Ms. per cwt., or from Bs. 9d. to 9s. Bd. per score Butchers' Calves were again in very large supply, but equally veried in quality as the week before. A few very choice Calves, however, estimated at rather over 221bs. the quarter, fetched 60.. a piece, or 61d. per lb. • and some few ethers, of nearly the same quality, estima ted at 201bn. the quarter, 44a. a piece, or over Net per lb. Of fat Sheep there was a remarkably fin. show, which sold out at a quo tation of from about 61d. to 7d. per lb. Of Cows and Calves there was a good show, but these were on dull sale. GLASHOW. MARCH 7.—The supply this morning rather large. Best Beef, per stone of 2241 b., sinking the offal, 10s. second quality, 9.. 4d. ; Cow and ordinary, & Sd. Sheep were scarce, and prices on the avenge 1.. to Is. 6d higher then attest market. Best black•faced nether', 245. to 27..64. ; ewea, of which very few were in the market, may be quoted at 18s. No lambs were btought forward. For Yesterdeo'e liareies see Jest pose SHIPPING, MAILJIARRTVIID: 3, Dublin; 2, Waterford; 1, Donaglia dee ; 1, French ; 1, Flanders ; I, Holland. LONDON, Mardi 11.—Wind this day at noon, S. by E., light breese and fine frosty weather. DEAL, March 10.—A.M., N.W. to E. ; r.u., E., squally. —Arrived. Irene. Bahia. Sailed: Plantagenet, Madras and Calcutta; Hong Kong, Havannah ; Franklin, New Orleans, StIORMHAM, March 10.—E.—Sailed : Charles, New York. Poarsuouvu, March 10 —E. to E.N.E.—Arrived : De Hoop, Batavia. Sailed Hugh Walker, China. FALMOUTH, March 10.--N W.—Off fort, 9th: Mary Gray, Hondoras, and proceeded for London ; Amelia Fanny, Africa, for London. SCILLY, March s.—Arrived : John King, Mauritius. WHITEN/all; March 9.—N.N.E.—Sail ed: Jane, Bal- - Lliestieo, March 9.—E.—Sailed. Clyde, Bader. STOCKTON, March . Teesdale, Pam lava and Quebec. _ - _ _ CLviis, March 9.—Arrived . Orbit, St, John's, N.B. Sailed James Campbell. Batavia; James Hunt, Antigua; Argyle, Yarmouth, U. S.; Madonna, Newfoundland; Eurydice. Newfoundland ; Miramichi, New York. Hci.L, March 10.—N.—Sailed. Ann, and St. Georke, Greet land. BRIXTOT., MARCH 10.—F..—Arrived: Amelia, Africa. BELFART, March 9.—N.N.E.—Arrived. Wm. Kennedy, Pbi Istlelph id. Cous, March 7.—The Jane, from Marseilles to this port, fountlerill in a gale on the27th ult., in lat. 4S, 1011. 10; crew saved, and brought here Fy the Folic Uniao . OFF Pril suer John Kine. Mattntit... 7 64 • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMON S.-WISDNG3DAT, MARCH 10. The S twit the chair at twelve o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. StOOND RF.ADlNGB.—Ertinsurgh and Glasgow Railway; Great Northern !railway (de, iahons between Peterborough, Bomm, and Oa ; Ormt Northern Railway (deviations between Caine. borough and L. - monster) ; (.rest Southern and We stern Railway Ex tension (PortarOlgton to Tullarnore;; Wo xford and Valenti& Railway (Killarney to Veentisl Bills. THIRD READlN6B.—Markets and Pairs Clause.% Commissioners Chimes, Gerworks t.laurea Water-workwelawsea ru PLIC BUSINESS. PETTTIONS.—B)• the Or toot Cu. and Mr. !lane roe, from various pieces in Ireland, against the Irish Poor-law Bill. Mr. J. Nortin, from Maldon, fora national fast. Mr Mum a, from Birming ham, In favour of the hemmed victuallers of that town being ',herd j ,„; the same footing its regrrd to hours as those of the metropolis. Sir J. S. Reuss, from a ~lace in Devonshire, againet further COrissem SIM to the Roman Catholics. lir. W. Perms. from larmofier, for the cneour4reakent of the growth of cotton in India. Sir Oi.o. Otto, from L'eronport, against the Ma' et \te Act. Mr. T. Brecon am, from an inalvid.d. Marina that DO prove, tire measures of relief he granted to behind, untie. acennipanied by art effective poor-law. Cot. Wagon, from the sou county of Middlesex, grata the Poor Removal Act.' Mr. C. Howson, fem. Doerr, against the rate pa)tarr clauses of the Reform Act FIRST READWOS.—llarleour, DOrka, and Piers Bill. COMMITTEE. -UsaiMge of Lad Rill. REPORT.—Landed Property (!reland Ila THIRD RE tOlNO.—loan RETURNS ORDERED.—eke the motion of Mr. Greass, returns respecting the number and locality of 'Public kontelmi to thblin, and comes of correspondence with the Pipe Water( brnmittee on the subject of an increased supply of water thereto, sal the commit, of erecting al. ditlonal f ontains. hetuin of the member of; oods of bay and MM. forfeited In Smithfield Market, Dublin, tar the 'e year. ending MS, 1841. and 1016, awl how the same or the process la thereof were dia pered of. On the motion of Sir R. leasiorms, re. 'von , of the levers' counties, counties of mtiee, and margin of town in Irelind, of whirl: the Tan anon under the act 0 and 7 W. IV.. e. 04, has been comPisted, mecifying the same of each barony or half barmy, L . 'se arreable con tents and thevaluation thereof; stating, also, the SUM. tiered to be le aded by the grand jury warrant of early: melees ISM, for mell ouch be. ✓ony or half harony ; and the rate per cent. which each such rum bears to the valuation; aim, the PM ordered to be levied by the grand jury warrant of swam r weir.. 1146, for each such barony or half barony, and the rate per minim which each meta sum beats to the valuation; stating, also, the name and 'media ardent. of este midi comity, county of a city, and county of a Own; the annual mbar thereof, amording to the 'donna. under that set; the amount of the motor ef Mei valuation. the met per mire of such valuating., and the rats wbth Me eon of club TaillatiOS brine (a each gin() o. the valuation : Yresa the counties of Waterbed NA Omit, spreifyiag the name 'lamb barony or balf hareem the aerabla emus.% rid the raltittlaniteraef; Mating , Nam eiders/ the herbd a % the grand jeu in ewsat ed. =11 . 0.1.1914:1104 in a lr iSmw — t i er= by dee Ire warned of swam asebe lede. bib vielt toronyer half barony, and the rats per annenalglini ash midi Nam bears to the Tabu: hon. Of the counties. Months of cities, and counties. of towns in Ireland, except Cori it Waterford, of which the valuation under the eft 6 and 7 W. 4, • gt B has rapt been cop,- pleted ; specifying the name of each batting ar half barony. thr stee -1 able contents rxonling to the ordnance emery; stating, lino, the cum ordered to be 'cried by the grand jury warrant of spring maims lain, of each such barony or half barmy, and the rote per 1,100 Kerr. In the county toot for met: barony, he. ; abo, the min ordered to be leried by the grand jury warrant of gummier amdars 1146, off each such barony or half barony, and the rate per acres assessable in the county book for each barony, tee. Owing in ocm- Bowdon of parliamentary paper, No. 21.4 of scream IMO!. EDINBURGH AND PERIII RAILWAY. Mr. F. MAULS pre.eated a petition in favour of the bill, signed by 3,000 inhabitant* of Perth. The right hon. mem• her then mooed that the bill he read a secon d time. . . - - — Mr. E. ELLICE, Jun., opposed the furthet progress of the bill, on the ground that it was framed on the plans andseciions of a former project. If the house seat it to a committee It would be sanctioaing an act of direct piney, Mr. LOCH supported the second reading. He considered that the defunct company had nothing to complain of. The chairman wee chairmen of the present company, out of whose funds the whole expense of the plans and sections in question had been defrayed. All the landowners, except one, were in favour of the present line, and, therefore, he trusted that the house would cantina the decision of the Standing Orders Committee, and allow the bill to be proceeded with. Mr. F. MAULS mid it bad been clearly proved that the plans and sections had keen paid for by the proper parties. The district through which the proposed railway was to run was in a etafe of great destitution, and he trusted that no technical objection would be allowed to interfere with the employment of the people. Mr. GREENE moved that the further progress of the bill be postponed, in order that the point in dispute might be referr Al to the Standing Orders Committee. Mr. F. MAU LE had no objection, provided that the lapse of time dial not damage the position of the bill. Mr. STEUTT spproved of the bill being referred hack to the Standing Orders Committee. It wit, of uo consequence to that house who had paid for the plans and sections ; but it was important to ascertain that the regime to landowners had been served by the proper parties. For that reason he concurred in t►e course suggested by the hon. member for Lancaster. The second reading was then postponed for a week. Mr. GREENE moved that the bill be referred back to the Standing Orders Committee, in order that they may wet lain whether the notices to landowners had been served by the promoters of the present hall.—Agreed to. AItREST FOR DEBT (IRELAND) BILL. Sir H. W. BARRON moved the sewed reeding of this hi% the olject of which was to assimilate the law of Ir, land to that of England in respect to debts wader '2Ol. lie del not wish the house to pledge knit to the'dctailo, but merely to affirm a principle which had the approbation of many of the highest legal practitioners in Ireland whom he had con sulted, and which baring been brought under the considera tion of the legal advisers of the lord-lieutenant, was unop posed in that and (as he believed) in all other quarters. It might be of that this was • measure which should be carried through wide, the aspic:. of the legal department of the Irish government, and concurring in that view, he should be willing, the principle being affirmed by the second reading, to leave the matter altogether in the hands of the solicitor-general for Ireland, or to refer the bill to • select committee up-stairs t :a consider its de tails. Mr. MONAHAN could not at present accede to the second reading of this bill, by which it was sought by one sweeping and short clause at once to abolish arrest for debt in Ireland in ail casts of debt midi r 201. Those who were 'wore of the vast number of debts contracted under that amount in that country, would understand what an immense change such • measure would effect in the rights of creditors. lie slid not mean to say shot the subject was not one deserving the mo t serious comsideratiou of every person interested in the well-being of tho country, but until facili•ieo such as existed in England, hot which Ireland at pr sent had not, were Rican to the bona fide creditor to make the proper y r f the fraudulent debtor available for the pa)ment of his debts, it was impossible to accede to such a measure. No one could have greater sympathy than he a ntertained for the man who, haring honestly contracted debt', found himself afterwards, from misfortune or other causes, deprived of the mean,' of discharging them; but he had no such sympathy for the fraudulent debtor, who contracted debts knowing that he had no means of payment ; much less had he any sympathy for the man, who, having contracted debts and possessing property, refused to pay, and fraudu lently kept his property from the reach of his bona fide cre ditor. (Hear.) Ilk hon. friend had referred to the law in this country. It wail true that • section of the act 7 & 8 Vie. was pulsed to abolish arrest on execution for debts under 201., but, in the very next session, so improvident had that change been as a matter of legislation, it was found fleets oar; to give additional safeguards to creditors, by means of the local bankrupt courts, which existed in every district, and before which the debtor might be brought, and unless be could show that he had not the means of payment, he would be committed to prison. In Ireland no such machinery existed, and as in the present state of the country few would be dis posed to suggest the establishment of new court, and the appointment of • numerous body of bankrupt or insolvent commissioners at a great expense, it was necessary, before concurring in such a bill as this, to ascertain whether any and 'what tribunal could be made available for affording protection to creditor, (Hear.) Tho subject was now under his most serious attentlon, and theugh he could not pledge himself to the precise measure which he might here after feel it his dots to submit to the government, he could skim his hon. friend that, if he would leave the matter in hie hands, the result of his consideration should at the earliest moment be placed in the hands of the government, embodied in the form of a bill, which he trusted would be appmyed of be them, and on their authority submitted to parliament. (Hear, hem.) With this explanation and for the reasons he had stated, he must oppose the motion for the second reading. Mr. SHAW believed, notwithstanding the facilities which the bankrupt courts gave to creditors, it was the opinion of merchants and traders, and those who were the beet prac tical judges, that the change in the law by which arrest in execution was abolished for debts under 20/. did not work weU in this country. He believed the civil bill process as it existed in Ireland worked fairly for both debtor and creditor, but to take away the power of arrest for the debts litigated in the civil bill courts would operate most injuriously to the creditors and to the country. Mr. M. OTERItALL tendered his thanks to the bon. member for Waterford for drawing attention to this subject. Every hon. member who had any knowledge of the state of the county ;moth in Ireland—in many of which7o or 80 parsons were frequently confined at one time for debts of not more than e5.,13c., or 75., while thrir families were starving at home—meet sgrre that it was one requiring immediate con oideration, and lie hoped that the pledge which had just been given by the Irish oolieiter-general would be redeemed with as little deay as possible. Mr. M. MILNES had known instances of penmen being confined in gaol in Ireland two and three yarn for debts under 10s.. merely to !satisfy the vengeance of the creditor, the debtor having no means whatever of paying, and it was in consequent, of his having witnessed such scenes that he had put his name to the back of the bill. With regard to the abolit ion of arrest in England, he believed we had arrived at a satisfactory result in the working out of that law—at all events, the public mind in this country was made up nut to return, under any circumstances, to the system of incar cerating debtors for small sums. With regard to the civil bill process in Ireland, he believed the facilities which that system gave, a, against the debtor, bad been taken advancer' of in some cure by persons who desired to redeye themselves from the burden; of maintaining relations, and those who were naturally dependent upon them, by suing cut process for diet and lodging, and causithem to be taken in execu tion and imprisoned for the debt. There was a btevi:y in the bill as it stood, so unprofeseional, and which must be so painful to the legal mind—(hear, and • Insight—that be had not anticipated it. pawing in its present shape ; but be had thought that it might have been allowed to be reed • second tame and referred to a committee up-stain, when, with the assistance of the Solicitor-General for Ireland, the details might have been so perfected, that it might have passed into a law this session. Mr. 8. CRAWFORD bore witness to the persecution in flicted upon the poor of Ireland by the power of surest for mall sums. In Mayo 2.000 civil bill processes had been issued at one sessions, and the result w.to, that the country was becoming depopulated, by the poor people flying from their homes to avoid being thrown intei the county Reels. It Iwas to be feared that in too many ewes this power of arrest for small debts was used ass more ready merino of getting rid of their tenants than the usual pr.-eels of ejectrner t. ~~ ~~1