The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-FRIDAY, Fn. 13. The Lona Cluaccauws look kis out on Rho wool/Ask at 5 o'clock. THE INDIAN ARMY. 6 The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH, in presenting petitions from Indian officers complaining of the loss of certain ad vantages they considered to have been guaranteed to them by parliament, said these officer* alltged that the pledge which parliament had given to them two years ago, that all the advantages of pay, pension, promotion, allowaecee, and privilege. of every description should be guaranteed t o them under the amalgamation, had not been kept, The Duke of ARGYLL said that, after strict inquiry, be had come to the imaclusion that there was no ground for complaining that the provisions of the legislature bad been Literfered with by the action of government. The guarantee given by governmeet to the army under its new form was not such ,a guarantee as prevented the government from taking any course which general policy might seem to re• quire, whether in the way of economy or of reform. All that it was inteoded to do was to preserve, as far as pos sible, the individual interests of the officer. The terms imposed by parliament bad been literally fulfilled, and in the reurmurization of the Indian army, the officers of the oommaiy's service had be en d ea lt w ith in a large and liberal amt. Officers had been allowed to retire, not on balf-pay bet oe full-pay, and he thought, if the illustrious duke on the arms benches were to ask the Chancellor of the Elchequer for funds to enable every officer of the army to retire on full-my and allowances, be would scarcely succeed. (Hear, hear.) Previously to the mutiny, the army of Bengal consisted of seventy-four battalions, and at the end of the insurrection only eleven were toned capable of being trusted with arms. The number of battalions was now reduced, be believed, to b 2. and every man of the officers who wished to do so had been permitted to retire not on half-pay, but on full pay; and not only so, but an estimated value had been given them for their prospect of promotion and full terms of allowances. As many as 270 officers had availed themselves oaf these advantages in retiring. They certainly were not entitled to compensation, and promotion had been enormously accelerated by their retirement. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE was very glad that the question had been brought forward, because it had elicited the clear /statement of the noble duke, which be trusted would satisfy the officers of the Indian army that there was every wish on the part of the government to treat them with liberality, and that where they thought they were aggrieved, really and truly their grievances were not such as they represented. Ths Doke of ARGYLL mid instructions had been sent hom the home government, that in no C. 11.40 should the mili tary authorities send luck a staff officer to the command of • regiment to the suparomaion of the regular officers of the ripmeot. Their lordships thee adjourned, shortly after half-past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COIdMONS.—FRIDAY, FAR. 13. The SrikElLl took the char at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. _ Mr. F. S. Powmr.Moi the oathsand biz seat for Cam brides, In the room of Mr. Steuart resigned. CHURCH RATM Mr. HOPWOOD gars notice that oa Monday he would ask Ye goventresat whether they had any intention to bring is a bill this swim for the purpose of settling the questions relating to church rates. THE RUSSIANS AND FRENCH IN CHINA. Colonel SYKES gave notion that he would on Monday ask the Under Secretary for Foreign A dein whether the governmeot bad received any informat io n, official or other wise, that the RUlaiali diplomatic autboritiee in China had Guttered into an arrangement with the Tartar Emperor for the pupae of aiding him is retaking from the Teepinp Naiads - nod other places an condition that the Emperor ceded to the Marian government the Island of Chosen, and other Weeds at the mouth of the .Yang-tine-Kiriag ; arid whether it wee true that the Preach were amistiog the Em peror of China in raising • body of troops ander Preach officers, on condition of their ■pproprtnt4ag the Led around Ikliagpo, and that • French offiosr ahoukl collect the cue toms duty at that port. POSTAL SERVICE WITH AUSTRALIA. Mr. MAGUIRE mid he world on Mooday next ask the 17nder Bementry for the Wombs whether there had hem any eorremoMesee between the Australian colonies and her Magasty's government in Waren°, to a new metal oink* between the colonies and the mother-country by way a Parma, and, if so, whether there would be any objection to ley the gam on the table a the home. THE GAME LAWS. Mr. W. E. FORSTER gars *Woe that he would, as Tuesday, the Jed March, move f w a select ommittas to inquire into the operation of the laws relating to pine— (hoer, hear)—ertd to report whet, V any, alteratioas were required In regard to then. (Rear, hear.) FEES ON PRIVATE BILL LEGISLATION. Mr. S. HODGSON save notice that he would, on Tues day nest, num a resolution to the effect that tees payable en private bills be reflood, aid that the reduction do take effect this present ielios. oorrox SUPPLY. Sir L PALK said he would cm Friday next call attention to thetrevailieg din:rem in the manufacturing dutricm of i.. hc., and mere an Warms for the appointment et a royal conseinioa to inquire into the ban mane of ebnching a permanent amply of cones for the future —(hear. heavy—mid that be would also call the attention of the hems to the Lag continumme of the Americo& Area* and mime that la the opinion of the bowie, under the sir contemn appestbg to be impracticable, it le expe dient that the govermaen **QM offer mediation between the coenadim paean. (Hear, bear.) THE PROMOTION AND RETIREMENT OF NAVAL Lord Q. PAGET sold that on Monday he would move for s raters of the minute reeseSly issued by the Duke of Boesereet ea the peeamdioa sod Missions of maned OifieSOlL THE 00C1JYATION AND TENURE OF LAND IN IBILAND. Yr. M GU= asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the idealism tin government to intro duce, during the peleseCeneho, say sate= with a view to amend and improve the laws relating to the occupation and tenure of land in helms!, and to ensure to the Meant an adequate preteelbee for Ids entity of capital in improve ments fikr — B. PEEL mid be bad to elate to the hon. geetheme Hat la was eat tine intontioa of the government to intro duce a bill igen the selaject to which he had referred. The right his. baronet mid he wen under the impelled= that the set of 1880 was • Ina settlement of the question, and therefore he did (=ldiom:rad to reopen it. COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. Mr. WYLD asked the Soradmy of State for the Hoene Department if at say Mare eavonere inquests which may he held upon the enffarms by aolliery accident., the govern ment would authorial the attendance of a legal officer to crutch the proosedionp epos the part of the crown. Sir G. GREY =M it wee not intended to lay down any rang rule lathe dice that the attendance of a legal official should be nacreeary. in certain caner, however, a govern ment sneer wee east down, where circumataeoea erased to require see : mot a legal gentleman, but • practical mining engineer, whose attmodsace might prove naduL CIRCUIT RAGULiTION COMMISSION. Mr. A MILLS asked the Secretary of State for the Hama Depssinsaut whether it was the intention of her Majesty's government to take any steps in pursuance of the recommendations 01 the Circuit Sag lotion Commiesion, or in arenas any ? • way to alter the existing din*** of the judges' Sir G. GREY mid it was not thought expedient to make • change in the CilOGAil gsrawally. in respect, however, to the Northern cusesit, a cheap was considered desirable, there being a large amount of bminess which required dis triouting .unoug the judge'. The detailed arrangements were wader the considerate* of the Lord Chancellor, who, was in communication with the judges upon the subject. PRIVATE BILL LEGISLATION. • Mr. A. hLILLIS Wood the President of the Board of Trade whether the rederessze to the committee about to be appointed on Private Bill Legislation will include the question of the expediency or otherwise of empowe r i ng committees on private bills to a war d cos t s i n certain came! Mr. M. GIBSON said if it should please the house to ap point the committee upon this subject, of whiah ha had given notice in the order of refersoce, he thought there could be no doubt, the propriety of awarding caste would come within the scope of the inquiry, SUPPLY-00M 111TTE E. On the motion far goimg . iMe mensnittee of supply, Mr. PEACOCKS, as rmag to reeve that an bumble ad drew be presented to her Majesty, prayiag that her Majesty would be peciously to give darecuous that no aloe to facilitate eodrates be mad* of crown leads or crown forestal right' with. 15 miles of the metropolis, mid that parliament had always. a passing bill' for the enclosure of waste Mods. looked with a paloue eye against allowing such leads to be maimed as should he within 15 miles of the metropolis mad within an easy distance of other populous towns. Easskaare bills were formerly pri vate, but in ooesennenas of the great expenses involved they had bees made taiga' bills, and the result was that the home never kaew what Lads were to be e Low far they were dielleat from populous *WM lie limed that the bones bed pried enclosure bills, the nature of whisk if they bad known they would not have passed at all. (Neer, beer.) The return which had been promoted to the home showed that Imo' Forest extended over some ten thestund acne, and which &Seeded recreation amibealth to the ishabitaata of the entern portion of this metropolis. It2remed by that Mont that 3,000 acres bad bees die d for the small ever of 11,000&, which he thought . lopes would agree was a most anathemas price for de• praying the peddle of Oasis ISOM ever them leads. He eamitimed that memo open agrees should be preserved for the isnweimieg pepalaime of the eastern end of Lerida°, who et pram* hid es Vielearia•pack to meet to. He hoped that them hoe. members who NM opposed ta the enelesure of Hem -heath would assist him in pre serving foe the peblb the Forest of Eppleg. (Hear, beer.) HaptaintlSHVlS having seeended the melise, r• - THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, - FEBRUARY 14, 1863. • Mr. COX said he would explain to the house how it was that the rights of the public over the forma of Hainanit and Epping had been encroached upon. The fact was that under the provisions of the Copyhold Enclosure Act it was not now cecasary to give noticeto the public of what the Soodthssjoikers proposed to do, sad their provisional order, were embodied in a bill by the Rome Secretary, and it wax introduced into the house without attention being called to the subject, and thus the public were deprived of their rights. He contended that it would be only proper and right that the address should he carried, as parties acting on behalf of the crown gave up the rights of the public over these forests without any notice being given of their inten tion to to do. (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. PEEL said that the motion of the bon. gentleman was expressed in very general terms. When Hainault Forest was disatioreated the public received an award, and after that was dune ell the interests of the crown came to an end. As to Epping Forest, the crown did not peens any part of the soil that all belonged to the lords of the manors and other pinions who had received grants front them. The crown rights only extended to the keeping of deer on the lauds, which were in the= days not of the slightest value to the crown, and any interference in regard to than would only end in inconvenience to the public. Mr. Kennedy, the Commissioner of Forest Lands, in April, 1e53, recommended that some portion of these lands should be preserved for the public, and since that year the Treasury bad suctioned the sale of the rights of the crown over forest lards on that footing. The return presented to the house would show the quantity of land made public since that time. The object of the hon. gentleman was not fair either towards the crown or to the owners of the soil— to the former because the rights of the crown were obsolete, and to the latter because they would not be able to nickel any use of their _property. The rights of the crown could only be preserved by proceedings in the Court of Exche quer, which were attended with great exposes. In one case the costa had amounted to 4,0001., while the rights of the mown over the property were worth only 1004 On the part of the government he felt bound to resist the motion of the hon, gentleman, as they did not thiak the public should have the promiscuous use of property on or over which the crown had merely the forestal rig)at of keeping deer. Sir G. GREY said that when the enclosure of .Chigwell was under discussion AO objection was made which caused the bill to be referred to a 'elect committee. The report of that committee caused considerable modification' to be made in the COMMIASiOnere scheme. It was then decided that DO enclosure scheme having reference to land within 13 miles of London or of any other large town )should be agreed to without havingghe attention of the house "pa cifically directed to the annum. That would meet such cases as that of Epping-forest, whereas if this address were adopted it would be necessary entirely to revile the En closure Act. Mr. BUXTON said that what he should %au wished was that government should select some of the high grounds of Epping-forest for the recreation of the public, in which case We low swampy portions might be as well unload s not, Hit it wail absolutely necemary that enough should be preserved to give exacts* and fresh air to the me thanes and their families of the eastern portions of the metropolis. The population of the Tower Hamlets was 630,000, and was rapidly increasing. No people worked harder or more constantly, and no place was accessible to , them for air and exercise except Epping-forget, Victoria park being too much to the north-east. During the last summer 76,000 peruse went down to Epping by rail, besides all who went on foot or by other conveyances. He himself bad lived for some time on the borders of the Forest. and had never witnessed a more delightful spectacle than it ex hibited on summer Sundays when crowded by mechanics and their families. All that was necessary to preserve thins advantages to the public was that the government should maintain its forestal rights. (Hear, bear.) Mr. LOCKS—It ws quite clear that if the mown main tained its (vegetal rights, Epping-forest could not be en closed. All that was asked was that it should not be dia afforested. (Hair, hear.) Mr. AYRTON considered that the hon. member for Maldon had taken the proper mile= to obtain the opinion of the house on the question. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that it was one question whether the land under discussion should be left open for the recreation of the politic, and another, whether the house should bind the omen, that ender no circumstances should it sell its forestal righter over any land within 15 miles of Loudon. The hoe. membw's motion went to deprive the government of any freedom of action even where a sale might be made to the great ad vantage of the publie. Mr. HENLEY denied that the motion would have the result pointed out by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. What was asked waa, that the crown should exercise its right, asdi seek exercise would be sufficient to pre vent improper enclosures. That was what be believed would be the practital result of the present motion. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY thought the motion went a little too far, and regraded a modification in the tarots. Mr. ILALTNS was of a similar opinion, sad =greeted that the motion should be withdrawn and a more modified one introduced. (Loud cries of " No, no.") Lord ENFIELD hoped that the host. member for Maldon would not withdrew his motion. (Hear, hear.) Year after year them enclosures took plan, and the privileges of the public were curtailed. If the crown would only maintain tin fereaal rights they could not take One, and be believed that perm= who purchased did so under heavy res.passi bility, as their titles might at any this, be rendered invalid within twenty years by an eisertion of the COMMON right of the public. The house divided. 'The nirebeis were: For going into supply Against ll3-40 The annotunneateet wee received with cheer& The amendment was then agreed to, sad the motion for supply was adjourned tin Monday. - - - PeST-OFFICE SAVINGS HAMM. The home having gone late committee to oneider this stibMd, CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved • neckties to entisories the bringing in a bill relating to these beaks, stating its principal provisions. The chief legislative object of the beM woe, he mal t to enable the old levities beaks to wind up. Another provision was intended to facilitate the treader of dimwits or morn (maces savings bank to mother. The reaolutioa further coatemplated the sanctioning of a limited power of extending the principle of the coeversioe of perpetual into terminal:de annuities by operating on the funds in the hoods of the government be longing to the Post-office easier-banks. He proposed to convert the annuities now held into permanent annuities of a lower denomination, and the differ s:we of value between the two into terminable munition Mr. AYRTON said that, if he clearly understood the pro. petition of the tight boo. goatlesian, it was this —lOOl. of three per cent stock would be convected into 1001. two. and-a-half per nat. stock, and • nettle amount of ter. saleable annuity, which would cease at • fixed date, when only the two-end-it-belt per cent Meek would be left. When the temensable amenity awed, would not the capital of the posteeffiee savings basks be diminished to that extent! How ins that capital to be lie Irina? The CHANCELLOR ci the EXCHEQUER said he thought the hon. member did not clearly apprehend the proposal. They had entirely cleared from the Post-office savings bank scheme these ambiguities which attached to the Matins of different parties concerned in the old ovine banks. Post-office savings beaks wen simply banks giving a certain fixed interest for the depilate of the public, and the public uoderstood that the credit and the property of the coustry were their security for the due payment of that interest. This being the case, the tablas either knew nor cared what was dose with the moon while it was in the heeds of the govern ment; for if it were seed profitably the public gained nothing, and if otherwise they lost nothing. As to whether the Post-office saving, bank system was • paying system, be should not enter into that emotion, es the materials for coming to a isonelasice were not then before the home. Bat, while not prepared Waren anything positively, he believed, and the very diligent and intelligent public °Moms who had been engaged in developing this system fully believed, that those banks would not met the country • single shilling. (Hear, hear.) Even supposing the cam as put by the boo. member, that there was a immer sion into • dock of a lower denomination, which was of less value in the market, the difference CAM to this, that instead of receiving • fixed ram from year to year, they would receive two things-cue, • fixed sum in perpetuity of • lower amount, and therefore representing a ' smaller capital ; sad the other, • circulating system which from year to year brought back portions of the capital along with the sienna interest. Theee portions of the capital, with other deposit monies, would be for annual re-investment, and this was the mode in whit* the system would work. The question whether Pastoffice leviers banks were self topportittg wee hishly importaat, ad would be the subject of • aearching Mclean. le reply to Mr. WIGUILIII, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid the process would be simply this—taking the smallest example of a particular amity of 3 per coot., they would oncel that easeity, sad matte in lieu of it • perpetual annuity of 30a. per eget., cesvertisig the other 10a. into an annuity terminable at • Axed period, say perhaps 1585. With re spect to the fortification and other anouities, the govern ment had been is the habit of consulting the fioancial officers attached to it, and also the governor and deputy governor of the Beak ci Eegland, and there was never any difficulty as to the rate of interest, which was always mek rather 'favourable to the purchaser than otherwise, and would therefore be favourable to the buyer of the meaty in this cam. Yr. HENLEY would not express any °pinto' n upon th• scheme at present. but it corteraly seemed to bun like pay ing the lenient in two &Rant ways, Which was an eat method of reducing a debt. (A laugh.) The motion wee then avoid to, sad the hoses resumed. CUSTOMS ACT (TOBACCO DITTLES). On the mottos for 101st into committee. Colossi DICUSON wished to ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he would allow • drawback to those merchants who had already paid the ditty as their Mock in bend ? The CHANCELLOR of Uwe EXCHEQUER said the coons aineted simian the lest 19 yeah would be followed la tkr iagittost, sad so drawback amid be allowed, as it afield interfere WWI the enshiaked practice, and anus the greatest insoandene. T b. boon thee west isle essinitese. The CHANCELLOR of the MEW= maned all fOllO.l 6111111011/illll4 That la lies tie duties si.l customs sow charged upon tits several Made of minder tared tobsexe eadennestleard the followieg duties shell he - sad paid timer' am impeded= rt. Britain and Ireland on and after the day of 1 sr,3 : cigars, ss. the lb. . • snuff, Is. 9d. the lb. ; other manatee. tarred tobacco , 4s. the lb. 2. That on and after tbe day of 1863, unmanufactured tobacco warehoused in any warehouse approved for security of duties of customs may, in sock warehouse, be manufactured or converted into the articles denominated Cavendish or negrohead tobacco ; and upon every pound thereof produced by such manufacture or conversion there shall be charged and paid on the delivery I thereof foe home consumption the customs duty of Is. Bd. He bad placed the first resolution oe the as a matter 1 of convenience, and for the information of the paper house and the ' public, and not because it was necessary to do so as • matter of form. The resolution was not one which would take im mediate effect, for it was • case In which it was desirable that full time should be given for consideration. At the present time there was a monopoly for the home manufac. tom, with the exception of certain articles of luxury which could afford to pay • high duty, which amounted to • total exclusion of foreign competition. The duties, therefore, upon tobacco might be considered the only relic of • system which once was the regulating principle of our tariff. It might seem strange that these duties should have escaped revision for such • length of time, and that the manufacturers of tobacco should not have beau placed on a footing with other manufacturers, and be sub )ected to the competition with other nations. The obstacle in the way hitherto had been the difficultywhich the go vernment had encountered in securing the interests of the revenue. That difficulty had, however, now met with • solution. The plan proposed would involve the manufac ture of navel:dish and negrohead tobacco in bond ; but all he (the right hon. gentleman) asked was the assent of the house to the general principle that the present prohibitory duty could cot be maintained. Nepohead and cavendish tobacco were now extensively smuggled, as there was prac tically a monopoly to the foreign manufacturer, because the production of this negrohead and cavendish tobacco was forbidden to the manufacturer at home. Considerable quantities, however, found their way into consumption ; but the government would now endeavour to get rd of this smuggling by means of a fair rate of duty, and by giving permission to the home manufacturer to enter into • com petition which be did not at present enjoy. There were two modes by which this could be done—by allowing the freeuse of duty-paid materials, or by allowing the manufac ture in bond. The first plan would be attended with serious danger to an important branch of the revenue, and they therefore proposed the system of inanufactwe in bond. With respect to cigars and the other de scriptions of tobacco, the system would go on as at present. The reasons which influenced him in proposing to deal with the subject were threefold : first, it would extend the prin ciple of free competition, which had been found to work so satisfactorily with reference to other manufactures ; secondly, it would tend to diminish smuggling, and in that way would increase legitimate trade; and, thirdly, it would have • considerable effect upon the revenue. He could not sub mit any ' sr estimate of the immerse that might be ex but the result would, be believed, be very bone . He trusted he had stated sufficient to induce the house to accept the general outline of the measure, to which alone he asked a preliminary as He begged it might be well understood that the resolution would not affect the present rates of duty. When the house wee in committee on the bill would be the time to settle what the duties should be, and when the change should take effect. He should hold himself at liberty, if there were Load cause showo, , to mskeknodificatioos 'ultimo propoeaL (Hear.) He had not had ao opportunity of consulting the trade, but in tended to communicate with them before further progress was made in the measure. (Hear, hear.) A discussion arose is which Sir G. Bowyer, Mr. Craw ford. Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Williams, Mr. Locke, Mr. Roebuck, and Sir S North eote took part. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid that the points raised during the conversation on the subject he had introduced called far but a few observations from him. With reference to the statement of the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets, that there already existed free competition between the tobacco manu facturers of this country, he would only say that when the monopoly is corn was attacked, they were told that there was free competition between agriculturists. The day for fighting that battle had passed away. The hon and learned member for Southwark said that a reduction of the duty on nnmanufactured tobacco would be followed by an increase of revenue. Reduction of duty and increase of revenue, how. ever, did not invariably go together, and from the inquiries he had made on the subject, he was convinced that any material reduction of the duty on unmanufactnred tobacco would lead to • very large reduction of revenue. Practically the question which the house would have to consider, would be whether they would select that article in preference to other articles. Those selected would, he believed, yield additional revenue, and, to a peat extent, prevent smuggling. With reference to the possible loss of duty from the circumetasse that no date was named from which the reduction would lake effect, he believed it would be very small indeed. A week or fort night, more or less, would make little difference. The effect of naming no specific time io the resolution was that • bill similar in form would be introduced, and the reduction would talie place only when the royal assent was given to the bill. It was desirable that they should not proceed with precipitancy • but at the same time they ought to deal with the proposition without undue delay. With regard to the manufacturers, he merely desired to give them such time as might be neesimary to enable them to bring their views fully before the government and the house. He should himself think that a very short time would entice for that purpose, and if the house went into eorarn ittee upon the bill in a fortnight, they might within that period very well dispose of all the questions that might be raised. Then there was the practical question put by kis hon. friend as to the manufacture of cigars in hood. It must be borne is mind that the manufacture in bond was at best a very defective, clumsy, and costly expedient. It was, however, better to permit such manufacture than to prohibit the trade altogether ; but this privilege, given to manufacturers, was attended by various drawbacks. The enjoyment of it was absolutely limited to a very few spots where the customs had considerable establishments which enabled them to conduct the necessary supervision. The opinion of the government was that there was no mfg. Mont reason for granting power to manufacture cigars in bout, but when he was asked whether that was an irrevocable opinion and was an essential pert of the proposition, most certainly he thought that all sxa matters were perfectly open for discussiod. The masiderations by which they were guided were considera tions in which all took a common interest, viz., a desire to reconcile as well as they could the several int erests of the consumer, the manufacturer, and the revenue. Therefore, he held himself entirely open to examine further the eaten. ion of the hooding privilege to other places than he had named, but be was bound to say that, as far as his investi gations had hitherto gone, be was not aware of any sufficient reasons why itohouhi be so extended. After a few word' from Mr. Amos, in explanation, The resolutions were agreed to. The house resumed, and the committee was fixed again far Monday next. DRAINAGE (IRELAND) (STAMPS). - 'The home went into committee on Drainage (Ireland) (Stamp), whoa cartels reeolutaons were agreed to. INNKEEPERS' LIABILITY. Mr. W. MARTIN moved for LW. to introduce • • bill to •mend the law respecting the liability of innkeeper, and to prevent certain frauds upon them. The hon. mem. ber mid that as he did sot anticipate any opposition to the motion be would content himself by eayunc that the object of the measure was to deal with • serious and growing fraud upon that class of persons. The motion was then agreed to. The bill was subsequently brought is end nod • Ant time. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Mr. AUGUSTUS SMITH moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the mode of taking votes at municipal elem Mona He mid the object of the measure warn to remedy an increasing evil which was experienced at these eleetious throughout the country. The motion was agreed to, and the hon. member brought in t►e bill, which was reed a first time. The home adjourned at tea minutes aftereewec. RAILWAY AND PDBLIC COMPANIES IM PANLTA MINT.—YeaercIay the only bills before the examiners and which were declared to have complied with the standing enters of parliament, were the London end North Western Railway, for conferring various additional powers on that nomppssy, and amongst them for making extension lines in Htidderedld, in the West Riding, and at Wigan, in om m:ion with the North Union ; for taking n ew lands in Cheshire, Lancashire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire. and Middlesex ; for local arrangements with various other com panies and corporations, including the Great Eastern, Gnat Western, West Midland, and Irish North Western ; and to miss an additional capital of 1.50,0001. Devon Valley Rail way, to reduce capita, cancel shares, °stood time, and make arrangements with North British and other companies. Put. ▪ and Fulham New Bridge and Pier. MiersorouTsfs BENIPIT Socnerfes' Afirms.— ' On Wednesday the series of free lectures in the chapel of this iastitutMu, Pand-road, were brought toe close by Mims Wallington, who gave her well-known entertain ment, " An evening with Thomas Hood and others," with perfect satisfaction ; receiving continued marks of applause, which she well meted. Mr. Knowles, a member of the , Omer of Foresters, delivered the previous lecture, which was on " Coal Mines," with diagrams sod experiments, in which be lucidly explained the accident at Barnsley pit. So much success has attended these gratuitous mitertainmente that the committee have armored for two others extra, the next on Ash-Wednesday—being a reading from Macbeth, by Mr. Stuart. of the Adelphi Theatre, and the last ez Prow. G.M. Mitchell, Manchester Unity, on "Palertine, with dissolving views and musical secompsoimeste The Tines of JUDO 11, 1862, !peaking of Benson's GINA Cheek is the ithibitten, mays:—' As As a rmple of English deck-week en • hew seals, the works d this Sr. probably the Awl Ihisisid that Weever been sees in this onantry--no chro me/Neer Gadd he Stied with more parted or renttallyadjusted aselnalsni." BCILIMI'II sew Show-rooms contain Clocks designed by the Mt artists of the da, sad include docks for the drawing. roe" 4/bang-room, beireen, library, hat elairens, bracket. carriage. lioreh. tenet, inty• with usnelenl. seerseel. sled eew=Ben e ssu r== =set he the beaborgamity 04 eel le at mere Orme enil UM' w eb eedeg_ iiihneged for. Ilmsen's Illastrated Pensphlet e and W e tbes ta ires . a got fee tern Owe; essigne a short litstery of tai anengsseelpthine and prier. It ads se • guile in the a . dock or 6.11111. sad emblem these vim Pm in Leland, Weise, the Cambs. Ind* or say of the wed& b• abet • aka...4111ml $l, Isidgahbain, MIN 174111--(AdvertlemassL) Leaya ]his RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WI47'ERN. After ear repos left yesterday. The CHAIRMAN said th►t, with the exception of the share holders' committee's recommendation as to the Fiat Glou cester scheme, he bad no objection to the adoption of their resolutions. Mr. Baown, in reply, said the resolutions must all be agreed to, and if so, he would suggest a mode of protecting the company's honour uto their engagements with refer ence to the East Gloucester line. _ _ -- TheCRAII3IIAN 4mAto - Won terms, and Mr. Brown congratulated the meeting on the harmony between the board and the shareholders. He proposed a committee of conference to carry out the resolutions. Sir William Miles, Mr. Breve, Mr . Lancaster, Mr. Adams, Mr. Miles, Mr. Mortimer, and Mr. Withers were then op ;ted to Pouter with the directors, and the dividend hay.- been declared, the formal business was disposed of. The by-law, proposed by Sir William Miles, limiting the power of the directors to introduce new bills into parlia ment, was approved of, and the meeting adjourned to the 13th of March to receive the report of the committee. tabu internee. JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF TIM PRIVY COUNCIL-FEB. 13. TNN REV. WILLIAM LONG, A CLIR TOWN, r, r. TIM lIIIIIOP OP ENT. The arguments in this Important case were brought to • close to-day. The Solicitor• General (Sir R. Palmer) renewed and finished his argument in favour of the resomdent. and was followed by the Queen 'a Advocate (Sir R. J. Pbillimore). Sir Hugh Cairns replied ea the part of the appellant. Their lordships, who sat to a• unusually late hour, re served their judgment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-FEB. 13. Sittings at Nili Prins in London.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie and a Special Jury.) 10.78111V1M Or THIS COURT. This was the first day of the sitting in London after term, and the hat motel= 110 entri es . of which 46 are marked for trial by special juries. 27 of the cases are remanets. LIWZLLIN O. WI/WAIL -WR. WINDH&M AGAIN. The plaintiff and several witnesses b►ving been examined, a conference took place between the learned counsel, and A verdict was then taken by consent for 841., the balance claimed after allowing for the sum paid into court. COLLIBOWOOD S. BIRLILIT AND OTHERS.—THI BRITISH COLUMBIA OVERLIM rsixarr CO/IPAI4T. . . - . . The plaintifiLC - this canbladecli;Zro; complained that be had been induced by the false representations of the defendants to pay 42/. for • passage to British Columbia • and in another count be complained that the defendants heti not performed their contract to carry him to that pleas. Mr. Serjeant Shee, Mr. Serjeaat Pigott, and Mr. Pearce were for the plaintiff ; and the defendants appeared by dif ferent counsel—Mr. IL Smith and Mr. Hannon for the defend ant, the Hon. Francis Henry Fitthardinge Berkeley ; Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Kingdom for Mr. Fenner ; Mr. T. Atkin ma for Mr. Starkey ; Mr. Daly for Mr. Jadis and Mr. Loder and the defendant Mr. Ninth was unrepresented. Mr. Serjesnt Shea in opening the case said that the plain. tiff formerly held • commission in her Majesty's service, but having left that service be was in April, 1862, attracted by an advertisement in the Times, published by the British Columbia Overland Transit Company (Limited), of which the defendants were directors, and he called at the office and received • prospectus, which talked in glowing terms of the enormous yield of gold in British Columbia, and offered the services of the company to carry persona there overland, thus avoiding the delay of the long sea voyage. The pas sengers were to land at Quebec, to be consigned thence to Chicago, and to a place called St. Paul's, in Minnesota, and so on to their destination. The plaintiff on the 11th of April received • circular from Mr. Hansen, the secretary to the company, in which it said that the company was about to despatch • party of first and second class passengers, that the latter part of the journey was to be performed in covered waggons with four hones, and that due precautions bad been taken for the successful performance of the journey. As to the nature of the route, it stated that there was sufficient pas tor any number of cattle, that there was plenty of fish the rivers, and that buffaloes and game were abun dant. Under these circumstances the defendant was in doped to take • passage, and to pay 421. for it. He with some others left London, sailed in the United Kingdom from Glasgow, and they a rrived safe and sound at St. Paul's. At that place there were sufficient carriages and bones to carry them on, but it appeared that the company bad neither money nor credit, and the consequence was that they were obliged to encamp under canvass, and the plaintiff was deputed to come so London and represent their gnaw 'aces to the company. He arrived, and went to the office in Copthall-court, where he found their name no longer up, and all that remained was a notice that letters might be left with the laundress. He applied to Mr. Bennett, who bad been employed by the company as ship broker, and to Messrs. Prickett and Collett, the solicitors. These last named gentlemen entered into negotiations for the purpon of imams the passengers compensation, but that came to nothing, it being intimated that the directors repudiated the authority of the promoter and manager, Colonel Sleigh. The learned counsel added that in one upon it was for tunate that the transit bad broken down at Bt. Paul's, for otherwise the same catastrophe might have happened in the Rocky Mountains, and then probably the party would never more have been heard of. The plaintiff preferred • of obtaining money under false pretences against r. Hansen, the secretary, before Mr. Alderman Fiume, but it seemed that that person was only a servant, and was not responsible for what had been done. Mr. Collingwood, the plaintiff, said—l was formerly cornet Is the Land Transport C o rps, in the Crimea, and, in conse quence of seeing an advertisement of this company I called at their offices and saw Mr. Hansen. . . . _ Mr. M. Smith objected to any evidence of what Mr. Hansen did, ioumuch as the defence of his client wee that he WWI Dever a member of any company, although some per sona, without authority, used his name and chose ►o transact bushier. The Lord Chief Justice said he would receive the evi dence, but, of coons, it would h►ve no effect unless Mr. Hansen's authority were shown. Witmer contmtied—Mr. HMS= gave me a prospectus, sad I received other documents from him. (These papers were read.) The Loud Chief Justice maid that the contents of these documents would not affect any defendant unless he was shown to have authorized them. Witness —I took my passage, and on the 24th April paid 201. deposit, and afterwards the balance of 22!. On the 31st May I sailed from Glasgow with 31 other pamengers, and we arrived at St. Pants on the 27th June. A person mimed Hayward accompanied the passengers es a represen tative of die company. There were no covered waggons as promised, nor may wort to take us to the lied River. A Mr. Hime was there on the part of the company, and he was vary anxious for the arrival of Mr. Haward with money. We tried to make arrangement' with Masers. bank, who were carriers, to send us on, but this could not be done, as they would not take the company's bills. A meeting of passengers was held, and I was deputed to come to London, laving my fellow-travellers under canvass. I went to the company's offices in Copthdl-court, and found the name of the company had been painted out, and that of another company painted in. I consulted Mr. Harris, • solicitor, and I saw Meows. Prickett and Collett, and after wards I made • complaint against Mr. Hansen. My en glltincurred in consequence of not being taken on from ura amount to 411. lbs. I left my logpge at St. Paul's, thinking to return immediately, and the last I heard of it was, that it was at New York. My outfit cost about 601. Cram-examined—l miw Colossi Sleigh at Coptball•eourt, and he seemed to be taking an active part in the Oa of the compaay. I have never men Colonel Sleigh si nce I came back. Mr. Hawkins —He Is like the company, shut up. Mr. Hansen—l was formerly employed by the West-end and Crystal Palace Railway Company. After leaving that employ I became aNnainted with Colonel Sleigh, who was then proprietor of the West-mid Bank. At his request I c sled upon Mr. Berkeley and showed him a prospectus, bntdid not leave it with him. Mr. Berkeley's name was on it. I got a letter fmm Mr. Berkeley, dated the Ist April, in which he says, "Oa the distinct nodentanding that I am indemnified and qualified, I have no objection to Woo; to the British Columbia Overland Transit Banking Corporation (Limited)." I saw Mr. Berkeley several time@ afterwards in reference to some questions in the House of Commons respecting this company. I said Colonel Sleigh authorised me to call on him, and ask him to answer a question which would be put in the House of Commons. I got soother letter from Mr. Berkeley. in which he sai4 " I have consulted Mr. Chi cheater Fortescue, and he considered it were beet that I should merely watch the prow/dings, sod come in if the thing looked serious, and it did not. At the same time I should like to know what probability there is of our over coming the difficulty alluded to in the Times of to.day. It will not do for oar emigrants to eat dead horses and dogs. Colonel S. is not endowed with much confidence by the public." On the 30th May Mr. Berkeley wrote. " Dear sir—Plcaae to withdraw my name from the British Columbia Emigration Company at once. I am not at all satisfied with the arrangements, and decline to belong to it," I called upon Mr. Loder, in Laurence Ponntneplane, and asked him to become a director. His name was printed as a director, and I afterwards had interviews with, and re ceived letters from, him. (The witoees gave somewhat similar evidence in reference to Mr. Starkey, and added)- 1 told him on one occasion that money had been received and emigrants were going out. I called on Mr. Jadis, at 2, Parliameotetreet, with a prosp ectus . in which his name was. I received a letter from him, in which he said : " On the distinct understanding that I am indemnified sod qualified, I have no objection to belong to the company." I got a letter in the same terms from Mr. Nioolls, and he was several times at the office of the company. Between 400 and 500 persons applied for prospectuses. I received the three mouths that I was at the office between 1,4001. and 1,5004 Colonel Sleigh saw people at the offices. I believe his name did not appear upon the prospected. He was the manager of the company. At this stage of the cause the further hearing was ad jonromL COMM 07 LIIIITIS AD'. —A special court of lisuteasoc7 was convened yesterday at Guildhall, under the of the Lord Mayor, to receive a communication rem the Mayor relative to the public) reception ou the 7th March text of the Princes Alexandra of Denmark on her pares, through the City of Leedom, accompanied by hie Royal Highness the Pnoce of Wales and her royal parents, the Prises and Princess of Denmark, sod to make each arrangements as may be deemed suitable to the occa sion. A long discussion took place relative to the arrange manta which should be reads, and it was eveatually referred to a committee of abbe to corserske the matter and to report what they thought beat to he dose to an early court, which would be conversed for that Tarpons One of the members then brought before the wort a question as to what arrange ment+ should be made with reprd to the City volunteer brigades. no Lord Mayor informed thecourt that be was about to have an interview that titanium with Colonel M'Murdo, the inspector nt volunteers ; and after a short deliberation hie lordship wee empowered to make any arrangement with Colonel M'Mardo that they each might thick but. The malt will of same sot be known until Lb, meeting of the next court. Tan Bussaaltauil WE/IL AWD Lows'. ',moos masomme for the maw litit ltablirmatie Gnaw Newer, Myrtle, sad Lily a the Valley—three MUM Is a are. 7c), se IL Newlosi4tiost.W.-o.4hadleamaj NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. After our report left yesterday, Mr. Aomensow persisted in his clomp of mismanagement on the part of the directors, and roamtaioed the accuracy of the figures be had from time to time published, and which the chairman called in question. He declared that the train mileage had increased in an improvident manner as corn. pared with their increased receipts; that their property was not, am woe stated, in such a peculiar position as to render comparison with other railways impossible ; that the working expenses amounted to SI or 58 per cent. of the gross receipts ; and that with certain reductions of expen diture which h enumerated the property would realise the 5 per cent. formerly promised by him . He announced that be had been entrusted with 800 proxies, and if there was any doubt as to the fulfilment of his promises it might be readily tested by a proposition that the directors should receive no remuneration until 5 per cent. was earned. He concluded by moving an amendment to the effect that the report should be adopted only in so far as it authorised the proposed division of Ili per cent and the consolidation of the company's shares into stock. Mr. REYNOLDS seconded the motion. Mr. RHYMES regarding the issue raised moue of confidence or no confidence in the present board, or the election or not of Mr. Anderson as a director, saw no ground upon which he should support the amendment. Mr. LEER supported the amendment, but declared that he should not have taken that course if the object bad been &party one, to displace the present board, or any Jodi ridged member of it. It was only part of a general move ment amongst railway shareholders throughout the country to enforce upon directors a system of economic management. A lengthened disc anion ensued, in the course of which Mr. Smith suggested, as a means of meeting the difficulty, that Mr. Anderson should be,elected to the board • and Mr. Freeman suggested the appointment of a commit tee of six shareholders, to investigate the differences between the figures of the hoard and those of Mr. Anderson. Ultimately • division was taken, and the amendment was declared to be carried. Tiise;ritiniwiiidemaoded. the result of which will be an nounced at two o'clock on Tuesday. This brought to a close the proceedings, which throughout had been of a personal and noisy character, and which occu pied more than four hours. GREAT NORTHERN. The half-yearly report of the directors states that the capital account has been charged with 39,690/. Bs. Id. for works and machinery necessary for the &poem modation of the company's traffic ; and 42,0001. has also been paid on account of the Canton and Liverpool line. The capital account now stands as follows :-Received to 31st December, 1862, 1%545.879/. 3s. 6d. • expended, 12,322,5021. Is. 4d. ; balance, 223,3771. Ox 2d. Thasum. payable annually as guaranteed fixed charges amount to about 117,0881., which, capitalised, recommits 2,345,9001. The total capital is, therefore, 14,891,7791. The substitu tion of the company's debe nture stock for the mortgage debt is steadily proceeding-234,5271. having been reoeived on that amount during the past half-year. The total amount received to the 3lat December, 1862, was 2,323,769/. The average interest on the debt is now 4/. Oa. 7d. per cent. The revenue account presents the following remelts for the half-year ending December, 1862 :-Gross receipts, 828,547/. flo. 9d.; gross expenditure, 410.6E01. 18x. ld.; excess of re ceipts over expenditure, 417,8631. lls. 81.; balance from previous half-year, and amount due from Great Eastern Railway Company, 9,863/. 4s. lid.; net revenue habeas, 427.7261. 16s. 7d.; fixed charges, including Mortises and Debenture Stock interest and Preference dividends, 223,7391. 19a. Bd.; balance available far dividend on original and A and B Stocks. 203,9861. 16s. 11d.; net increase in 1862 over 1861, 17,6891. 17s. 3d. The net balance, 201,986/. 16a. 11d., will enable the proprietors to declare dividend at the following rates, which the directors recommend, viz., -On the original stock at the rate of 81.10& per cent. per ' estrum ; giving for the half-year :-41. lis. per cent. to the original stock ,• 31. ditto to the B stook, and 5!. 10s. ditto to the A mkt* ; leering • balanced 1251. 10s. Id. The dividends for 1862 will thee lave been-Original stook; 61. 10s. per amt. ; B stock, 61. ditto ; A stock. 71. ditto. The increase in the passenger traffic was due to the attrac tions of the Inteenatiosal Exhibition ; but many additional trains became necessary, and, in consequence of the lowness of the fares charged, the working expenses were comparatively high. In recognition of theextre labour performed by the staff on the line during the Exhibition, the directors deemed it but an act of justice to accord to the station clerks, guards, porters, eosins drivers, and firemen a gratuity for the heavy extra work which they cheerfully and carefully per. formed for several weeks, by night as well as by day ; and the directors doubt not that the proprietors will cordially •of this act. The whole gratuity amounted to 4,0001., M.v disbursed among 1,923 men. The superior officers, however, in all departments, very highly to their credit, ! althoug h their work was much increased, unanimously de- eland to participate in the &mount so appropriated by the directors. Notwithstanding the depression of trade is the lesesabire district the merchandise traffic has continued to Morose, to the extent of 18,6071. during the half-year. But the carriage of coal has produced a lees remunerative re turn than in the corresponding period, although a large ad. ditional weight has been conveyed. Several parts of the permanent way have been renewed by heavier rails, and 25,000/. has been charged to revenue on that account, which is more by 4,0001. than in the last half of 1861. The oast of the locomotive department is also greater, in coosequence of the increased mileage run. On the assets and liabilities on capital account the company have a balance of 475/. only remaining. The directors have therefore deemed it expe dient to apply to parliament for powers to raise further ca pital, to the amount of 500,0001., with the usual borrowing powers, for the general purposes of the company, and clauses for this purpose have been included in the bill to authorise agreements with several railway companies in Cheshire. The consent of the prop istars to this application will be asked at a special meeting to be convened, with due notice of the object. The proprietors may possibly remember that a line f r o m March to Askerne was projected last year, under the auspices of the Great Eastern Company sad which was intended to pass betwesa the Great Nclihern Loop and main lime. The bill for that line was withdrawn, but this year the Great Festers Company have deposited a bill to authorise the construction of a line from March, on the Great Eastern system, to Spalding, on the Great Northern Loop Line, and to obtain running powers over the Great Northern line from Spading to Askerne, • distance of 821 mile& The directors regret that they have felt it in. cumbent on them, in protection of the interests of the proprietors, to present to parliament three bills for new lines, which they will be too happy to abandon if mutually beneficial arrangements can be made with other companies. The directors are also prosecuting a bill in parliament to enable them to become joint proprietors with the Man chester, Sheffield, and Liooolnehire Company in the Stock port and Woodlty. Stockport and Timperley, Cheshire Midland, and West Cheshire Railways. no subscription proposed to be made to these companies by the Great Northern Company 'mount. in the aggregate to 2200001., in addition to 115,0001. already authorised. A bill is also de posited to empower theGrest Northern Mammy to work the Norwich and Spalding line, and to subscribe 22,000/. to that undertaking. The extension of the Norwich and Spalding line to Wisbeach will be included in this arrangement. A bill has been deposited by the Midland Company for a line from Bedford to London, with a sew possessor Urethane daftly adjoining that of the Great Northern Compasy at King's.cross. The Midland Company have now full and un restricted running powers over the Great Northers Lim from Ilitchin to Loader), with the use of the pessimistic station at King 'a-cross. and somas to their own goods station, nuder an agreement between the two companies, terminable by a notice of seven years from either party. The directors were willing to secure to the Midland neet Can th's. powers in perpetuity, and proposals for that °b were submitted to. but declined by, the directors of the od Company. There are several other bills promoted by sew. and by existing companies, which in the opinion of the directors it will be necessary to watch to protect t h e in terests of the Great Northern Company. The Metropolitan Railw which is connected by junction hem with the Great N orthern Railway at King 's -cross, having been lately opened, arrangements are in progress by which facilities may be afforded for the exchange of traffic to and from the City, and also to and from the London, Chatham, and Dover Company's Railway, between which and the Metropolitan Line a Mort 000eecting link remains to be formed. ID this coanexies it may be expedient for the Great Northern Company to lake a pecuniary interest,. THZ EDMUND'. MALI CALLTERY CATASTROPHL -Oo Monday the pump wee est to work at Edmund's Nolo Colliery to drew oat Use water with which the miss hem bees Bonded. The tale will be a laborious nos, and many weeks will yet elepes hiders the bodies of the autono mists mon who perished is the explosion oa the Bth Deosm her will be recovered. _ _ ALACZ.--0112 SHILLING DAY.—Fltl- DAT, FID. 12.—A4111111163•6 GB maw* 521; dill. by mar= task,t.. 715 ; Wok 1.235 importing te• without oolour oa the l ea f pre waft as plr ~ rpMb al talestar brows 15.,., as to lb. anal kis& Nwst s. s Twa la sussoloaria. thanks. always mud Whs. NY la packela by L seats—(Adveralissaust I Yrisitsd awe MeMoll by WILLIAM KM it Mis 11. Lombard-street. is an l a t he se Ills nes ... Iji Lnsi hard-strost, l= Se Wllliblies UMW" liabosza 14. IeIL MARKETS. SUGAR.—BaurrOt., Fen. 13.—The market hag become very quiet, and but little business is being done in raw sugars of any description ; prices are, however, firmly sup ported. Wand angers : There is a fair demand for crashed and pieces at late rates, but stove-dried is ether easier. Rum : No sales this week. Prices nominaL TALLOW.-Farrar EVZNING. -The sorbet was steady, Spot and Marsh, 44a. ; April to June, 41e. to 44a. 3d. ; October to December, 44a. 3d. to 44.. 6d. Delivery to last evening, 904 maks ; snivels, 50 casks. At the public sales 1,800 casks were offered, of which 750 were 861 d. South American, Est pipes, 435. ; yellow, 425. ; North Ame. rime, 42a. to 425. 6d.; Australian beef, fine, 41.. 91. to 42.. ; fair, 41.. to 41a. 6d. ; tows tallow, 44.., net cash. Cocoanut oil is steady, Cochin. at 565. ; and Colleu at 51.. 6d. to 52a.; Sydney, Gas, 50s. to Ws. ; interior, 47.. 6d. to 495. 3d. Palm oil quiet, fine logos, at 495. 10d.; Accra, 375. 3d. to 38e. Palm nut oil, fine, 425. Homo gnus, 36e. Rough fat, 2s. 4d. 001TON.—Ltvaaroot., FEB. 13.—The market con tinued very dull and declining, with a limited business, at a further considerable reduction io prices, until after the ar. rival of the steamer ost Wedoesday, the news by which, simultaneously with the improving account& from India, caused a material change in opinion, and since then the business has been on a more extensive scale, although prices are generally quoted lower than last Friday. American must be noted 6cl. per lb. cheaper ; Brasile are steady, except which are also id. per lb. easier. The very irregular sales in Egyptian have led to more lousiness in that description ; prices, which had fallen led. per lb., have fully recovered to the quotations of last Friday. The demand for Surat has much increased during the past two days, and prices, which bad fallen Id. t, Id., are now almost on a par with last week. Specu lators have taken 260 American, 220 Egyptian, 320 Bahia, 50 Smyrna, 4,000 Surat, and 80 Bengal ; and there are re for export 1,860 American, 10 Perham, 89 0 Bahia, rOn d gyptian, 100 Smyrna, 5,070 Surat and Madras, and 870 Bengal. To-day the market opens with a firm appearance ; the sales may be 5,000 bales, including 2,500 on speculation and for export. COTTON 000D8.—Msirciteare4 ToBll. day's report we stated that great dulnees existed here and at Lir , and that the depression. of the market was in by an impression, owing to the nonorrival of the Chine from New York, that she might have been kept back to bring despatches connected with the proposed mediation. The intelligence subsequently brought by the Hibernia has, of coarea, dispelled this illusion, and th e merlon has recovered • little. In yarns there his been rather more Wine= done, tt slightly improved rates upon Tuesday's prices. The demand has been chiefly for Chl. cotta and the Mediterranean. The horse trade have also been buyers to • limited extent in yarns, at Tuesday's prices. For all ether markets the demand appears to be salt to nothing. What demand there has been appears to be of a legitimate character, speculators not showing a disposi tion to operate for some weeks past, and Belles are show ing more confidence and less disposition to press their goods on the market. In cloth also there is a lees gloomy feeling than there wee on Tuesday. The great depression existing on that day tees= to have passed away, but still there are few transaction's to report. Manufecturen gene rally show less anxiety to selL They are unable to get back to the full prices of last week, but there is a more cheerful tone amongst them. The business in printing cloths appears to be as doll as in other fabrics, sad the rather active demead that showed itself at limos last month seems to be at an end. There is no demand for shirting. and other cloths for shipment to India and Chia., for the ma mas stated in our /sat report, nor have the acaauita to hand this week, though of a better character than previous ones, been encouraging enough to indnoe speculators to buy on the faith of • sufficiently further improvement. CORN.—Binerot., Fen. 12.—At our market to-day Eng lish wheat was in moderate supply, and met a fair sale, at last week's prices. Non doing in foreign, but values were without alteration. Melting barley fully es dear, the finer descriptions being especially in demand ; grinding taken in retail, at previous prices, In oats scarcely anything doing, and prices almost nominal. Beans very slow. CHILISFOI.I), Fn. 13.—The weather the last week has been all that amid be denim% and the condition of the wheat is improved thereby. We had a fair supply at market today, and pilau must be quoted the same as asst weak for all descriptions of cam. Lucca,. FIB. 13.—We have bad a fair .apply of wheat with a rather improved demand. at fully last week's prior. Barley very dull, and prim rather saner. No change in oats and beans. Wheat, red, 455. to 49e. ; white, 48e. to Ma. Barley, 26a. to 41a. Oats, 18a. to 24r. Beams, 40. to 44. _ . . - LvHeroor., 113. 13.-We had only a limited attendance of buyers at this morning's market, and business in wheat proceeded very slowly, until a concession of ld. per motel was made, when a fair quantity changed hands. Flour met little ioquiry, and quotations are nominally the same as on this day week. Indian corn continues quite neglected, and move. only in retail quantities at a reduction of X_ per quarter : a parcel of fine new white Beltimore we. sold at 30s. ex ship, but old briny 32e. Oats and oatmeal deady at full prices. Bemis, peas, and barley are each rather cheaper than • week ago, with the exception of malting qualities of the latter, which are the turn dearer. The market classedull. W•sirmiz, Fa. 13.-Wheat steady. but ordinary doll of sale. Barley maintains bat etas, but without much activity. eta and beans lie., and shelling unaltered. The averages for the week ending Feb. 9 were : Wheat, 969 qrs., at 47.. 10d. ; barley, 694, at 365. 71d. 00ALS.-Lonnon, Fa. Bates' West Hartleir, 13a. 9d. ; Bowers West Hartley, 145.; Bylines Beheads West Hartley, 14a. ; Devisee's West Hartley, 14s. 6d. ; Hastings Hartley, 14e.; Holywell Main, 15a. 6d.; Limbed's Week Hartley, 14e. ; Nettlesworth PREIITOBS, 12s. 6d. ; North Pelton Oss, 14.. ; Tan6eld Moor, 12a. rid. ; Tealleid lbw Bates, 12e. 6d. ; Walker Primrose. 12a. 9d. • West Hastley, 14e. ; West Wyllie', 14s. 9d. ; Walls bid Jams. 14s. Walls End Riddell, 13a. 3d. to 13.. 9d. ; Eden 1 0 . e. 6d. ; Walls End Framwellgate, 14s. 6d. ; WaW End Haswell, 16s. 9d. ; Walls Hod Notion. 16s. 9d. ; Walls End Booth Hatton, 16s. 6d. ; Walls led Queop, 15s. 9d. ; Walls Red Hartlepool, 16s. • Wells Bed Hough Hall, 14x91; Walls Bed Bondi HaAlemerl, 14a. 9d. ;Walle Ned bat h Hallo% 15a. ; Walls Had Thorpe. 14e. ; Walls End Triodes Name poet, 16s. ,• Walls Bad Whitworth, at market, 164 ; mkt. 89. Lownow Di ricwr Taw:malt COMPANY. —The directors' report shows a net increase in the receipts of this oompuzy of 1,406 i. 7s. 4d., as compared with the oorresponding period I. 1861. The annual income of the company continues steadily to progress, whilst the preset rate of aspeeditum is about sufficient to provide for a recannenstive busiross, as soots as the advantages and con- VellillOOSl of the undertaking are sufficiently known. A deems= has been effected during the half-year is the general working exposer, sad the mhareboldere will perceive that all current espendittire is now charged to the revenue account. Daring the half-year some important maintenance «sperms have bees incurred ; such, for instance, as re ineulating the wires along the Surrey-canal, renewing the whole of the batteries at the chief olio., restoring several U2lOl of communication damaged by the recent numerous . . asd severe gales, and painting sod strengthening the greater portion of the overhouse system. The property has thereby been kept in a satisfactory end efficient state, and the direc tors are glad to find a considerable reduction in the main- Millenes expeodituse has been effected. notwithstanding these exceptional charges. A few additional contracts for private telegraphs have been undertidcen where desirable, sad, amongst others, telegraphs have been provided between acme of the stations of the London Fire Elrigade. The in active state of trade and commerce is general, daring the Mierportion of the past half-year, hasnecemerily affected the local and provincial traffic ; but the directors are glad to find that the undertaking continues to program both m a commercial Lod socialpoint of view. [Ad vertisement.)--HOLLOwAY'a OINTMENT AND PILLS. —"Me Liver sad Rtomach—A sufferer states, " I tried medicines, prescribed by the best doctors, for liver complaint. but they were of no 'erne, to me. I had only rubbed your oint ment ou my side ten days when the soreness there and te m breast abated, my appetite returned, and I felt quite rhea I have now left off rubbing, but oontlnne the pill.. This Invalid steadily advanced to sound health. No means heretofore known remove stagnated blood front any over-gorged organ with the same ease and safety as friction with Holbway's Ointment, assisted by appropriate doses of his purifying pills. All distress ing symptoms arising from a dlsonlered stomach Sr. removed as by magic by this wesderful osadtsles. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTH. CRlZD.—Febrnsry It, et Medan-street, Boedetreet, W., the wife rd Mr. 11. Creed, a • gm DONALD&)N. —February 11, at .lintiaod gate, the wife of Sir S. A. Donalelson, of a sou. FREILILNTLE—February 11, at Cheshamplaoe. Lady Augusta Fremantle, of a aon. LEYLAND—February 12, at Hyde- park House, Albert-gate, the Witt, Oi T. T. Leyland, 114., of a daughter. YssßTsasa 10X —lUTON.—lettrumg at Owe a, Hanover-square by the Rey. C. P. Clines% fee Rev. R. Pe. chaplain of Rae ford. ear, to Man. ammo. W. ?atop, YN., J.P.. Az imuth. Ireland. HAMILTON —GRANT. —neer, 10, at N. Mark's, Sheltau, fltaffocOshlre, by tee Re. R. & Grankft. W. Hamilton, Zeq., of laverpool. to Marla .Tane, daughter of the Rey. P. B. Grant. rector of nekton. 1114.111(-111LX-1110UNSTKPREN.—Yebruary 12. at St. Marys. Ahnondabory, Cloocestershlre. by the Rev. C. Selby-Hale, H. H. nelby.klele, Kan.. of The Rocha, Weer Hoathly, Rumex, to Rana. daughter of T. blounatephen. eq., of Woodlaada, Ahnortebury. ANDAZWL—lfebroary 11,11aryiine. wife of A. Andrews, Bp., of Alblouver% Stoke Newington, seed 32 BRAClL—Febenare 11, L Bean!, lfas , of Otioweroad, North m OS. 00T ild lgaRTH od —Felwasry 11, at Ida residence, Cowdenlmows, lortieughekirs, Robert Cotseworth, Kai., in tie 74th few of its age . COOK.—February 10, at Bath, Rear-Admiral 1) Cook, aged 73. C01.,.L . February 10, st Beer Cotragy, Kew, (lpt. R. R. Cole, _ . DASHWOOD.—Fehruary 10, at fressnore place. Mayfair. 1. Dash. wood. SR . of liall.plaoa, fkialay. Karst 110w118.—Ifebruary 9. nr..l. liewma, of Stamford. aged 11. WORllB.—Feeney 9. at Thom, Laura Henrietta. teat child of Aothoey Warttq ft. et 17, t.rk-ervecast. Om., acid $ sislis. I,