The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TurvADAT, Fee. 27. Tu. Logo Cowie&Lwa took kW ssat OS tin woolsack at 6 o'clock. THE NEAPOLITAN PROCLAMATION. The Taal el DERBY, pursuant to *mem made an inquiry Y to a poclamation which had remedy appeared in the Keep Una papers. He feared it MO nut passible hi dont, the autlimineity of the prodematien, however incredible it appose. It hol Leen issowl by the c omitaudin4 e'teer of a dierkt, in oholiemei to orders teeeiVotl fr-.•.i the prefect, and it directed every nthabiteet to with draw from the neighboserhool, the roads and cattle to be de.troyed. mud every person fulled with provision. ore than one day ' s .Conguolptlot , to be shot so • beaten& The proclauothas was to come IMO operation two days after it. date, and to he strictly curried out. The noble earl commuted severely so this act of a government sl ee t e d by nemwen t ' mirage, amt dainties to be the delive rers of anatios which they treated in this way. Nothing was more ...Jennied t.. alienate the people of Italy tram the government of Turin than such • proceeding. He wished to know whether her Majesty's government had received nay *minnows, of this cireunistrinee from our minister at Turin. end if not whetter they hail called on him to imolai° why h e b a d neg lected to do en ; zed whether any renionstnince was to be made on the subject to the Italian governmeut. Earl RUSSELL said -In rising to answer the treble earl 1 will brat address myself to the character of the eatification or proclamation which he has brought under your lordship.' notice. I entirely agree with all that the noble earl has said of the character of that proclamation. (Hear, hear.) I think nothing can be more cruel or more Lethermis than totems such o proclamation, inv,dv, tog the in n. cent with the guilty, mot spreading des elation over r large district of country, interfering with the pursuits of Sider tr., and making the goverment a terror to all peressu (ilear. bear.) I alvvuld add, also, that I think each a pro imitation would be most isupohtie. (Hoar, bear.) MN is not the mama in which a country ....us be pacified. This is not the manner in which the inhabitaets of any district ono be retweciled, it it be necessary, to the rule of the peers mut which has been placed over them Bat with regard to the authestieity of this docunieut 1 must say I have so evidence. Is the lint phew, it would seem that oo person would vesture to publish in a newspaper, certainly at Turia, whatever the politica of that newspaper might be, a document of this 'attire which ma not gesusne, casting ctson the character of the government which ruins at Turin tri imputation which would be roost colamttous. The modem per in question is the drowses. It is a newspaper well know° for its strung political and ecclesiastical opposition to they...mutest of King Victor Emmanuel. But perhaps yoga lonlahire will allow me hi inmates a cosvereatioo I awe b." with the late Count Carom, which bears spin the sub ject. I stated to Count Cavour that Ede opponents said that they were neder great direlvaal. e, for while the libmsl newspapers which were guilty of Mel were always acquitted by the tribunal before which they were tried, those which &feuded the came of the injured institution' of the country ae it was called, which was the cause of despotism and bar bent; me he .bond sill it, when hmught before the tribunal were always canericted. I said to rain, " I think that is a charge which is made apart you by those who are your political enemies." Count Cavour nod, "It is perfectly trim th..t twerepapen on the one side are generally acquitted, and certainly when the no...papery on the other side are brought before the intim:4l they have been generally punished. Bet this inference," he cad, " bas struck as so mull that I have given an order that no government proem entice should be isslitaited against those newspapers ; they ▪ say in safety what they plum, they easy libel mess much as they like ; I bane determined that they shall net Le prosecuted for anything they may say." (Hsu, hum) This may perhaps account, is some degree, fee the ismn which this newspaper gives itself, end I have hoed thee there have been instanced in which documents base been riblielied in this newspaper which afterwards bamboos found tot to be genume. (Hear, hear.) I trust this may be er of the instances is which documents sot genuine and red have tees published in that newspaper ; and I am fur ther embalmed la this ley to abases of testimony on the one side, sad shot I have and w Wise papers es the other. In the lest plow this peseisaratios, which wee published on the Ifith Feimrsery, at TIME, has set bees wand by our mining, at Tens be say steisner. see has it bees noticed by her liajsity's mese' at Naples. Although it hod been sappered So be published M a Neapolitan newspaper, and ie that era it would have manually conic solar t • eieervence. (Hear, hear.) In the mot place, whitener* was au evidesce to prove the genuinenees of the doestrest, Imbed hiss told that it bum a striking resem- Lrece a p,eelaaatius published is 1810 by the then government of Naples. (Hear, bear.) This, I confer, gives se peat some to doubt the genuineness of the dom. nest I shesid be awl, certainly, for the rake of the Ita lian peimental, and I may add, as the noble bid km said, for the sake of hunareity, if the preelemation should move not to le genuine, nod that no orb eradicates Lad been tamed by an ounce .f the King of Italy. There have been, sodomise, is other Maumee peat seventies practised against those who are brigand., aid who are disturbing the south era peewee of Italy. 1 meat state that I believe the pre. east muddies of the guveronsest of the King of Italy is the southern provisoes is pet te a very hard trial. There is tot existing. se the noble limed would mem to im ply, soy aril war is Italy, and those who are found commettiag murder and robbery are fated gesemilly is pollee of 10 or 20 pincer, that number being rarely ex ceeded, though they may sometimes older 40 or 50 together. They come into this eos rLry they these woods, they are attacked by the r troops= King of Italy, and they by leek whirs they are dispersed by the regular troops, sod the isometry is fur the moistest free iron than. They sly heck iato the temitoeies of the Pomo. At the fruitier of those territories the Italian troops Ere stopped, these own are disarmed. they are given up to am govern meet of the Pope, and though committing murders surd robberies, them flies are loft (no to go woero they pleme, sad they tetttns aa brigauds, mid will do wapiti mid stein. There is not of coarse ritual to he coastal from the Popish government of friendship hi the Elms of Italy, I sit it is not the comma course of voltamt between neigh boom, Of a course teuding to the preeervation o f Va.,. There are not men who are carrying Ue a civil mar ; they MI Mrs who, many of them, in the time of Francis the Second, committed their robberies and canners, taking the name .4 carhomn, or ally other name to Covet their designs ; and now sod then I dare say th e y may take th e ems of servants of the dimmed King of Italy. These disturbances have glen groat anxiety to the government of Turiu. I have just received • cemmuuication, statism that Baron Rh:molt loot declared that during the winter mouths bewailing bail diminished, iu consequence of the scarcity of food and shelter, but it seas likely that as sprig( was eel vaiscin4 these disorder. would be renewed. I must say, how ever, that issuing such pmclansations =that whizli has been quoted u sot the beet way to support the KirWs authority ; but, on the other baud, it is frigotful to see that the rause of the exiled sovereign cannot he ...rained except by email litre... of brigands, maintained is the hope that their pre sence may serve as an iugumeut to show that the govern ment of the King incapable of educing the country to order. But in spite of all these obstacles, 1 have the greatest confidence that the government of the King of Italy will justify the selection of the people. I have stated here, as elsewhere. my admiration of the m idis atti tude of the Donau people, of winch, when corn gored with that of ether people* in a state of revolution, they have no reu os to he as ham e d. The ...Ratty ham, in my opinion, shown itself worthy of the liberty which it seeks ; and I trust that before long their kelependeoce will be recognised by all the powers of Europe. (Hew.) Earl of DERBY mid that the noble earl had made a very eluetuent and impaeaioned speech, but MI had not answered his question. What he (Lord tinily) Wanted to know eat, whether the noble earl hail received any Padua. ties reveetiug this supposed proclanotioo foot) Sir Jams Hudson. The noble earl might have telegraphed and obtained iuformatiou since Tuesday last. What he winked to know was, whether the noble earl had sent, or meaut to mod. to Sir J. Hudeue, for information ; and to ask him whether he Lad made they repreeeutrtions to the goveru mein of Turin. Also, supposing the document to turn out genuine, he wished to know whether it was the inteution of her Mejert)'s governmeut to make any represeutatiote to the mein of Turin. hail RI:BBELL had already stakd that he hut received no diformatton from Mir James iludem respecting the itieu rient. He had also stated his ruinous for suspecting its trimmest -1o; and the first slung to he olotie was to awertoin dit woe genuine. He haul telegrophed to Turas, and had not as yet received an answer. Shout.' the 'hemmed turn out to he genuine, he should make such e.ermunteationa se be theught lit to the government of the King of Italy ; brat Van rare was quite different from that of the fleet, and if he inentimed the matter at all it would lie iii te n or tf perfmt friendship to the Italian government. Tbe Earl of MALMESBCRY said that if the noble can found the document to he geneine, mil that his meets in Torn. had !mole no repremetationa reepecting it, the noble earl should state to M. sputa losi opinion of their conduct. lisp much exaggenition was there .to loth sides in Italy, that it was inipasible to gat at the truth named/ad albeit* in that country unless (runt the faithful reports of our own agents. The Duke of ARGYLL hoped that the house would mit leap to the conelusiou that the proclamation was genuine. He Lad on the previous evening met mu NAIAD gentleman, who had just arrived from Turin. lie asked this geutleman about the proclamation, and in. answer was that he had Lead .4 such a proclanotioa appearing in the newspapers, but that on inquiry lie hail found it to he a forgery—a there recheuffie, in fact, slightly altered, of a proclamation 41 Burst's, se 1810, when he was engaged is putting down the brigands. He (the Duke of Argyll) should regret very much the publican°n of this pruclantetim if it should turn out to he genuine. The NMI of DERBY thought that the sold* duke should have omuntutiested his information L.. the noble earl. LAW OF LUNACY. The LORD CHANCELLOR. in calling the attention of the house to the law of lunacy, referred to the late in quiry Mtn the Wiadham ease, nail pmpoed that in future, to avoid the .:paver now incurred, the period over which the ievesaigatioa should extend should be limited to two yeare, and that the writ should be directed to a judge at Wiretsaiseter, who was to proceed in the matter as is ordinary wee. He also Ito give the judge sod 1: r 4 ioaver to call the %linedmastic before tbatu at any e instead of at the sad of as and to limit the THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1862. jury to twe:ve pantos, and to exclude scientific evident* sacs n where (Aber redeem failed. In regard to the visitatioe of lunatics Le suegeeted that lunatics should be visited at least twice a year by ineduul and legal visitors. whose visits should not take place at stated intervals, but whenever the visitors deemed fit, and without previous since to those who had charge of lunatics. In cooclusion be laid a bill embodying the shove provisions on the table of the home. land LEONARDS, having briefly alluded to the Windham inquiry, approved generally the principles of the nirasuie, but thought it might be necessary hereafter to eseseler it• details, whielt he oiticieeil at ..-onto length. Lord C h t.tN WORTH thought, is a matter involving so ' many details, it was impossible to give an immediate opinion se to the merits of the bill. In regard to limitieg mquines to a period embracing only two years, he thought it was just peeith:e that the suspected lunatic might have bee n sane during the two years previous to the inquiry, , although im.ine before diet period, and a recurrence of in . sanity might only have taken pla ce a month previous to the nemiry. Lord CHELMSFORD did not see how the transfer of the investigation of lunacy from the theaters to the ordi nary judges would teed to check the expense, for although the judge might have greater authority he could neither check the somber of witnesses nor curtail the speeches of couusel. In his opinion it would be much Letter if these inquiries were undertaken by the Lords Justices, wham decision would be final and without appeal, and thereby save much expense to the parties interested in the case. The LORD CHANCELLOR said be was anxious that all natters of fact should be diligently inquired into, and as to matter. of fact the testimony of medical witnesses would be most valuable, and deserve the highest considers tioa. But he wished toexclude opinions and conclusions of °gainer which could not property - lie called testimony at all. Let net the medical profession suppose that he meant to mat any slur upon them, because it w most usual for men to bold &fieriest views es grimness of unsettled sci,oce. The bill was thee reed a first time. Their kedskipe adjourned at a quatterlatt seven. H 01783 OF 001111010.—THIJUDAY, FIB. 27. The SPIAIZI took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. BERISLEY and Mr. Powm took the oath. and their male far the city of Gloucester. NEW WRIT. Upon the motion of Mr. Wtarratonn a new writ wee ordered to iesue for the city of Canterbury, iu the room of the llou. henry Butler Johaetoue, who had accepted the stewardship of Northstead. WESTMLNSTER BRIDGE. Mr. RA SKEY asked the rim cornmim of Works ...... . - when Wootton:later. bridge would be completely open for public use, and when the houses on the south side of Bridge street would be removed ; and whether there was any objet. tic's to a carriage entrance from the foot of Westminster. bridge to the House of Commons. Mr. COWPER said that judging from the present rate of the works of Weetniinster.braige there was every remain to hope that the bridge would be open r early r the mouth of May. The houses on the eolith skis of Bridge-street would 1* polled down as they erne ter the possession of the Office of Wmks. He was, however, earls testate any precise date at which the whole of the beers would be in ' their porresion. In reference to the proposal that carriage. should be allowed to enter New Palace-yard from the bridge he could only state that when the ground now occupied by houses Dear the clock tower was levelled these would be no difficulty as regraded the ground in admitting carriages. Whether so admitting carriages would be convenient in reference to the approach.' to the houses of parliament he was rather anxious to consult the Speaker before he gave an answer. Sir H. WILIAUGHBY caked whether the government intend.' to let the leers of the hours run out ' Mr. COWPER said the leases were for various terms, some for two years, and others for • longer period. In deciding upon the mode of dealing with the tenants be was anxious to consider Loth ecominiy and necessity. He was not swam to whrt use the piece of vacant ground was put, and he wss not inclined to give any unnecessary price for the lend. REGISTRATION OP BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND MARRIAG: In reply to Mr. R. (h SIDUILIM, Sir It. PEEL said be would postpone the second reading of this bill until Monday. REVISED CODE OF EDUCATION. Mr. AV ivri IN caked whether it wee the intention of the goverument to acquiesce in Mr. Walpole's motion for the consideration of the beet mode of distributing the parlie. meetary grant fur eilucatioe. Sir G. GREY said that it would be an unusual thing for the government to state what coons they would take on a future motion. When the resolutions promised by Mr. Walpide were produced, it would be sufficient time fur the government to indicate their inteatiom. Mr. OSDORNE asked Mr. Walpole when he would pro duce his resolution with regard to the revised code of edu. cation. Mr. WALPOLE mid that he gave notice of his motion in a general form, beesuse he did not wish to bring forward a ;dm of his with. but to give an opportunity for amending that of the government, so as to afford opporthuity foe making such amendment* in it as the house might think Pr r. t LOWE said that the government did not wish to avoid the discussion of the question, and thought it could be best done in committee, amt with due notice of any rem. hither which were to be proposed. Mr. DISKA ELI said it did not appear to be settled whe ther the house wee to go into committee or not. After some further discussion Sir G. C. LEWIS said this matter appeared to have given rise to a great deal of unneusesary penned debate. He quite admitted the (Aimee of the mune pursued by the right hon. gentleman (Mr. Walpole), and he was prepared to my that the government was prepared to accept the first alternative. Mr. 1). GRIFFITH seised which alternative it was that government would take, Sir C. C LEWIS replied that it was the first. U the gentlemen did not understand it, perhaps be would ask the right bou. geotlemao to repeat it. (Laughter.) Mr. lIEN LEV said as be understood the statement from the Treasury bench it amounted to this, that his right hon. friend was to move on a given day that on awns other day the house would go into committee; that was the alternative that the government chose to accept ; but then they hail it coupled with en anomalous condition, that when the day came they should be at liberty to move that the Speaker do not leave the chair. This was • kind of playing at cards. They would ogres that the house should go into committee a mouth hence but when the month cone they would not agree that the house abouldgo into committee. He thought ' this question should be dimmed in a dispassionate manner. The home then wept into committee of supply, and pro . ceeded with THE NAVY BEITIIIATES. The vole wee them speed to. After • misty ed ether votes the booms mooned, and Mr. Mogen reported regress. INDIA STOCK TRANSFER BILL The Sruesa swan left the chair, and the India Stock Treader Rill pared through committee. COMMISSIONS IN TH.II ARMY, &c. The house having resumed, Sir G. C. LEWIS moved forbore to bring in • bill to enable her Majesty to issue 000111uNi0011 to the officers of the laud forces and Royal Mariam, and to adjutants and quartermasters of her Majesty's militia and volunteer forces, without affixing her royal sign manual thereto. He said the house might not bosoms of the precise form which is sow adopted with respect to the communions of military officers. In every case, whether of • commission to an error or the promotion of an offieer„ a subalimion wee ands to the Queen by the Commander-in• Chief, who sect for ward the rose of the officer, and theraok in the army it wee premised be Amid bold. If her Majesty approved of the amass submitted to her, she earned her name at tie top of tie walesaiseion paper, and also signed the direction at the begets of the paper to We Secretary of State to peepers the emomissioc. The document was returned to the COM lasoder•in-Chief, and was seat by him to the War-offiee. It then became the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare the commission according to the directions contained in the paper. The commission ran in the name of the Queen, who granted • certain rank in the army and certain powers to the officer named in the body of it. The commission was sent with the name of the officer filled in by the Secretary of State to the Queen, and her Majesty then wrote bar DIMS at the top of the document. It was counteraigned by the Secretary of State, and was then complete. The house would therefore see that, in order to enable an officer to obtain a commission in the army, it was necessary that her Majesty should sign her name three times over. That applied to all the land forces, and io the same way the Queen signed all the commissions in the navy. The cam missions of the adjutant-general and quartermaster-general in the militia were prepared m • similar manner. The whole of the E -Indian army having been brought upon the home establishment, all these—to the number of shout 6,000, besides some hundreds in the storekeeper's depart. ment-- would, according to the present pectic., require the angostura of tire Queen. The repetition of them signatures produced no practical security ; the obtainiug the assent of the mown to the list of name. laid before her Majesty, to which the sign manual was attached, being su ..-ect. There was DO advantage, therefore, iu pressing on the Queen, under existing circumstances, what was • mechanical labour. The object of the measure, therefore, was that power should be given to the Queen in Council to find what clamors of military and other commissions should be attested by the signature of the Conineauder-in-Chief and the Secretary of at, without the sign manual of the Queen being attached to the body of the commission itself. That was the whole object of the bill, and he hoped it would meet with the impend approval of the house. (Hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON said he should not oppose the bill, but he should reserve his opinion as to whether the house was sot mensming unnecessarily the prerogatives of the Crown. Xr. HENNESSY thought the crown already possessed the power which the bill proposed to give. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said that they followed precedent in proposing the present mode of dealing with the question. Major PARKER maid that under the old system the offi cots of the Indian army were appointed without the sign manual of the crown. The motion was then agreed to. ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL, is moving for leave to bring in • bill to amend the law eslatiag to copyright in works of art, maid that be proposd to give copy right for seven years to the authors of pie tures, drawings, and photographs. He did not seek to make the bill retrospective, so as to give copyright to works of this kind which had already bees parted with. He proposed that the pur chaser should have the copyright of the works he purchased unless it was particularly reserved at the time of sale. These were the principal provisions of the bill. The bill did net extend beyond pictures, drawings, and photographs. The bill also proposed to Inaba it • misdemeanour to put spa dons marks on pictures. by which act the reputation of authors was injured and the public defrauded. The bill was not the Name as the bill of last session, and was much simpler in its provisions. His bill did not touch the acts relating to engravings and sculptures, nor did be propose to legislate on architectural works. He thought this was a good opportunity for introducing • supplement to the pre sent law of copyright. Sir M. RIDLEY asked whether it would not be as well to make some provision for the plastic art. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL replied that there was at present • copyright which reached sculpture. Leave was then given, and the bill was read a first time. The house adjourned at 10 minutes past 11 o'clock. The first vote;;;;116, - 8221. forth. Admiralty offiesi. Mr. LINDSAY said there warn an item of 2,0004 ter ear transport department. He objected to that unless it was intended to amalgatuato the service with the Indian Transport and Colonial Transport depart ments, in which case he had no objection to it. After a discussion, Mr. LLNDSAY moved the reduction of the vote by 2,5611. The committee divided— Poe the amendment 22 Against it The vote was then agreed to. The seat vote was 297,(6021. for the Coast Gaud, the Royal Naval Coast Volunteers, and the Royal Naval Rererve. Lord U. PAGET, in answer to questions, said the Ad miralty had made a commencement in appointing officers of the merchant service to commissions is conoretion with the Decal reserve. The gentleman whose commission was Drat signed was Captain Judtins, who commanded the steamer which suoneasfully con veyed the Guards up the St. Lawrence. (Hear, hear.) He bad ponied the years for catering active service, but he heal been mole an honorary lieutenant. The 5,00111. in the estimates for allowances to lieutenauta and sub-lieutenants was given to them. nut as pay. but to reimburse them for travelling exporses. When away from home undergoing instruction lieutenants would receive 10s. a day, and the sub-lieutenants Sc. With regard to the shipping masters, the Admiralty were perfectly well aware of their great merits, sad the sisal which they evinced in carrying out the scheme. He did not go so far as to give them the entire credit, berates, there were others who din served equal credit, via., Captain Brown, registrar general of semineu, who, he taint say, wee entitled to more credit almost than any one else—Omer, hear)—and secondly, the naval o ff icers of the di ff erent depots. A new scale of pay had been arrang ed between the Admiralty and the Board of Tr.s.le in to shipping masters ; and he had also to state that y rrere no longer shipping masters, but de jui ty registrars e of the royal navy. Ileoceforth, hon. mem beer would be good enough to cell them deputy registrar of the royal naval reserve. They would be paid twos smile established by the Board of Trade, and according to the number of men they enlisted, and the amount of cormi ! spoiclence they had to unilertyke in relation to the force. At the principal atations a very substantial addition had been made to their allowances. Out of the 10,000 men of the cavil reserve, the number immediately available, sea cording to the last return, up to the 31st of December last, there were 669 on long voyages, 2,369 on short voyages, and nn rousting and home service 4,756 ; but eines that dais the force had considerably increased. With regard to the seamen of Guernsey and Jersey, the noble lord said th y had as good *claim to enter the service as those of Engla, and several of them had already been enrolled. The votes in suotearioa wens agreed to, after a debate, until the tenth v0te—1,744,1841. far mold stores, for the buildiog, repair, and outfit of the beet, &c.—when, after disetiosien,___ _ . . THE LABOURING CLANBL9 or Livzspoot.—The labour* poor of Liverpool, especially the corn and cotton porters, ars now in a state of pittabledistrer In comegneoce of the urevaleoce of easterly winds and the lompoootinned abseece of cotton abips from that port. So great is the die. trims that the parochial authorities am givi?ir employment Mr. LINDSAY said that his own experience as a ship owner ensbled biro to pronounce in favour of iron vesee He had fouod oo difficulty in cleaning bottoms abroad with vessels of from 1.000 to 1,500 tons, nor did he believe there Wm arty difficulty is Chios or in Meth*. There were la fact ducks everywhere large enough for ordiaary ves.s With regard to the durability of iron, vessels of that material which had been built ten years ago were now, whoa stripped, as perfect as on the find day, whilst he weld be lambed to strip a wooden ship at the cad of that Saw He should expect the dry rot, aid ebeeli be ebd to close her up sod sell her as seen se possible. - stn intelligence. With respect to the vote for timber, the average ter ; years had bees 4oo,oool. Last year they had pasted —...___ _. ... D tO,OOO/., which the noble lord mid was necasery . HOUSE OF LORDS.—FEB. 27. to replenish the stocks. Now, however, the sheik bad been 1 APPEALS. replenished, and hie Debbi friend asked foe 010,0001. Wl3y, i WWII & v. Ts.' BANN OF LONDON. L pro p ilna i l l d i Y 4 th th a take"g t h th l2o . l : o ol2°l t . s l o ac"ou u l d d b e tkaano ri d t ü b ld easkiDga b y ""P worm% Tall .. :C li c h il; ' :W ri s th tiOr a li a ted " Pel jalt .° : t its the right 1.17' and a ri-spot- Lists (the Bonk of London) to the profits made by the would still leave the vote 60,C0D1. in excess. He pm teed , t(a eolieitor) in a trs oration which resulted in the 0D then, that I,tXXX. be struck off the vole. Before he sat s a r ilan • to them of the bailding called the Hallo( Commerce, in down lie wi.hel to know whether anything had been dose to break up the monopoly iu anchors and cables, in which Thresdneeille.itreet, City ;the appellant having an into , rest is the property, and Laving acted in the transaction he thought the public would Le benefited by a kW* co. , on b e half of the bank. The facts have been already re paitioe. There was one Ma when it was though rn t that in this jou rn al. The respondents having filed • bill wily two fi rms in the kingdom could build steam engines, 1 impel the appellant to account for the profits in gas but now that their monopoly was destroyed these very firms i . tam, the Master of the Rolls made a decree in their favour, Wen able to build at competition prices . prices. thet the Admiralty i i : g a te inet te da w y b e ic e ll ee the present appeal was brought and argued Mr. BENTINCK wag glad to Log eee niared to enforce penaltice from contractors. He Their lordships now delivered their opinions, and although it would have the effect of preventing men without varying the decree in form, substantially affirmed the deli ! w he t capital from gentling in tenders. He wished to ion of the court below, and dismissed the appeal. ask whether it would not be trotter ecouumv to test as soon s [ as possible the relative merits of b•mmered and rolled iron ; ' and that the Admiralty should at once lay out what might at first seem a considerable sum, but in the end might prove • gloving, for the purpme of experiment. ' Colonel SYKES allied whether the attention of the Ad miralty had been directed to the reduction of the expendi ture of coal in the navy. Lord C. PAGET sia, in reply to the hoe. member for West Norfolk, that the Admiralty had taken • vote for the express purpose, of making experiments, which would be found in the estimates; and in reply to the gallant officer (Colonel Sykes) that they now had three frigates fitted with a superheating apparatus, thus avoiding the frequent inter ductioe of salt water into the boilers. The committee then divided, and the 'umbers were For the amendment Against 39-18 The amendment was consequently lost, and the vote of 1,744,184/. for naval stores was *greed to. On the vote at 1,453,5811. for steam machinery, Captain JERVIS said it became • eerier question se to how many of Mims iron ships were to be built. It was now clearly shown that • smaller armament was as efficient as • much larger one under the old system ; so that 1,500 lbs. of iron in • broadside was as effective as 1,700 lbs. were before. The experiments at Esetbourse showed that the Armstrong gun was threefold so powerful as the smooth bore, so that a vessel carrying 10 pas was now equal to an old ship carrying 30. As far the efficiency of iron, it was impossible to compare the yams 1843 and 1862 . In 1843 iron was used in order to gee ea cheap • materials. possible ; but Moos then artillery hoid improved, and now iron was necarary, coat what it might. He wished to oak what would be the cost of the three great iron vessels sow building. Loth C. PAGET said he would rather defer answering the question till next year—la langb)—when the official returns would be made. SHERIFF'S COURT.—NEwnwrox, FAB. 27. (Won Mr. troderaheriff Abbot and a Jury.) TVS QM= CIIIMITIZ-ZITRAORDINARY FRAUDS 0111 VIZ ,-- BITINUE—PIMALTIZB TO Tat AMOUNT OF 341,10 W. This extraordinary case came this day before Mr. Under Sheriff Abbot and a jury, to determine the amount of pro - party owned by the defendant, which was available to meet the heavy penalties to which he was liable for frauds committed on the revenue, under an extent from the Crown. The case had been set down for trial in the Court of Exchequer, on the 17th ult., but on that day the de • fondant withdrew his plea, and allowed judgment to go by default for the full amount of theptialtioa claimed. He was dealer and manufacturer of spirits, Gaming on his bd. sines. in the Southwark•bridge-road, and under a recent regulation, spirits, when mired with naptha, were allowed to be sent out at a nominal duty, but in this case it ap peared that for some years be had sent out the spirit. pure, and thus evaded a duty of about 14s. on every gallon. Mr. Webby (instructed by the Treasury) appeared as behalf of the Crown. The defendant was unrepresented by counsel. The warrant having been read, charging the jury to in case as to the amount of property of which Alexander Christie was poseemed, and the debts due to him on the 17th February last, a jury was sworn, of which Mr. Jolts Wood was the foreman. . Mr. Webby, in opening the case to the jury, said that it was an inquisition held under a warrant of extent issued on the part of the Crown, on the 17th of February, against Alexander Christie, who was an extensive dealer in spirits in the Southwark-bridge-road, in the county of Surrey, and was also a manufacturer of methylated spirits, which wee • compound of spirits used for varnish. In carrying on that business he was guilty of numerous frauds, and an infor mation was filed against him by the Attorney-General in the Court of Exchequer, under which penalties were claimed for upwards of 300,0001., there having been • positive loss to the revenue of more than 15,009/. annually. The defendant had allowed judgment to go by default, and this writ was issued on the part of the Crown for the purpose of ascertaining of what property he was possessed or what debts were due to him at the time of issuing this extent from the Crown. The learned Under-Sheriff addressed the jury. After hear ing the evidence of several witnesses the jury returned as their verdict, " That Mr. Alexander Christie was entitled to certain equitable reversions, but the value of them they were unable to state." This verdict wee embodied in • legal form, and the pro amidiep terminated. ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. NORTHERN CIRCITIT.77NzwcArna-ox-Tnis, Fa& 27. (Before Mr. Justice Willes.) TIM ROEDER or • TAX COLLECTOR. George Clark was this morning placed at the bar charged with the murder of Mr. Mark Fester, tax collector. Mr. Davison and Mr. G. Bruce appeared for the prow elution ; the primmer conducted his own defence. The fans", as stated by the counsel for the prosecution, were shortly these. Mr. Mark Fritter, a gentleman 45 years of , had been for many years employed in Newcastle as of land and assessed taxes. Mr. Fester resided at a plate called Bulman's Village, about a mile sad • • half or two miles distant from the town, but for the pur pose of his business as collector of a ssessed taxes, he occupied in Blackettetreet, at the time of the occur- , fence, certain offices, and his habit was to go by an omnibus, which plies between Batman's Village . and the town, somewhere about half past nine o'clock In the morning, attend to his business during the course of the day, and return home some time in the afternoon. On the morning of the Ist of October he got off the °merlon near the corner of filackettatreet, and a Mr. Horn ap proached sod entered into conversation with him, and shortly after the prisoner came up from behind, seized Mr. Prater by putting his left Arm round hie neck, and struck him with something in his Land. A short struggle took place, Mr. Frater became disengaged, and Mr. Horn then observed blood running from his neck. The prisoner was appre hended, and from him was taken • knife with blood upon it. Some observations were made by Mr. Faster, he was got into the house, and in the space of seven or tea minutes was a corpse. As to the intention of the man who struck the blow, it would be drown that realize had been rankling it prisoner's mind towards Mr. Prater for a considerable period. On the 111th May the pri soner was alleged to be in arrear for half • year's dog tax, and Mr.Frater &she was bound to do, issued a diatraw warrant upon the tools of the prisoner ' s trade, for he was a chair maker. That seemed to have caused a very anaiderable ill-will on the part of the prisoner towards the persons engaged is the transaction, and on the lint Tuesday after the 18th of May, the prisoner said to Cook, we of the bailiffs, "If you or Mr. ' , rater don't return them, I will make you pay dearly for it." Ten days after he was told by to whom he bed spoken, that the tools had been taken to Mr. Frator's office. Six weeks after that time, bringing it down to the latter end of September, and not long before the occurrence, they heard heard him spin speaking to Cook about the tools, and saying If you don't return them shortly I'll make you pay dearly for it." Oss the rith September prisoner was seen in the workshop with a knife, and when asked what be was going to do with it, he replied, "It's fur my enemies." At that time the blade of the knife win round at the end. And the same man afterwards saw the prisoner knocking at it with • cold chisel. The knife taken from him showed that it had been struck with some instrument of that sort, and instead of • round point, one side bad been taken off, thereby leav ing • sharp end angular point. The next day prisoner was NOD to take out of the box where they kept the tools some thing having a handle resembling that of • knife. During the address of the learned counsel he was fre quently interrupted by remarks from the prisoner. Evidence having been called in support of the above facts, Clark refused to have a counsel allotted to him to defend him, and comported himself during the solemn in quiry in such • strange manner, that it would be difficult to say whether he really was insane or merely acting. Upon being called upon for hie defence, he entered into • long story with regard to the seizure of his tools for dog , tax ; and alleged that when he went into Blackettatreet , he found that Mr. Frater had stabbed himself with • knife, , and that he (the prisoner) merely took the knife out of his hood. Melaka was summing 4 when oar report left. (BY BRIIISH AND Mali suowerto TELEGRAPH.) After au absence of two hours and a quarter, the jm7 returned into court with a verdict of Guilty, and mutest.* of death wee pared in the usual terms. The prisoner, who wee somewhat abashed after receiving the sentence, said to the judge, on leaving the court, "Yon are a good old wife." An immense conoouise of people was present. Tas JIMMIES' CRANIUMS. —The following notice in reference to the bushman at J Chambers has just 1862.- _,____ ____ -...1 Cries ....._to thermals i; -- the tweaking el s-1 tired • fatemiMitati- beer issued :—" The Judges' Chams, March 1, ....... Moo to the dock board was role yesterday by his worship The following regulations for trausacting business at these the mayor, who stated that** Metter amongst the work- chambers will be strictly observed till further notice. Ac ing classes of the town bad very considerably iecreamd, sad kaowlsdgments of deeds, taken at ten o'clock. Original that the parochial author ities, es a means of providing NI. seisteousie only, to he placed on the file. Summonses ad. ployment for those persons, had proposed to give they jowled by the judge will be heard at hairiest 10 o'clock work in breaking Moues. In order to facilitate this, the precisely, amordieg to their numbers on the adjournment mayor applied to the board for the use of some vacant lead Ale, and those not on that tile previous to the numbers of near the Stanley Dock on which to deposit cargos, of stones th e day being called, will be placed at the bottom of the to be thus broken. Upwards of 500 distressed 'theaters general file. flunimenees of the day will be called, and amemblel of 'Change yesterday afternoon as • means of sumbseod ati e i r a sa makur to 11 o'clock., and hoard emisecu urging their claims upon the charitable. A press of polies- tivsly. Thev en two summonses only, will be allowed men were present to enforce order, if necessary , but th eir In the judge a mom at the same time. Counsel at one presence was rendered unnecessary by the peaceful corded o'clock. The =Me of the causes to be put on the counsel of the poor men. Othe means herniate stone-breaking me els, and the muses heard according to number. Affidavits being taken to succour these distressed polite. Is support of experts applications for judge's orders (except BOILER EXPIAAION AND LOOS Or ova LIERL— those to bold to ball) to be left the day before the ceders A fearful boiler explosion occurred at about 6 o'clock yes. are to be applied for, except under @pedal circumstances; tenter morning at the Corhyna Hall Malleable Iron Works 1 such affidavits to be properly indorsed with tbe names of (Messrs. Blackwell mid Sparrow), situated about 2 mike 1 the partite and of the attorneys, end also with the nature from Dudley. which resulted in the death of four men sad of the application, and a reference to the statute under serious injuries to about ten others. The exploded boiler which any application is made, the party apply* being was about 30 horm.power, and was heated by the flues oil PrePerod to produce the same. All affidavits mad ee »- the puddling furnaces. 'lt was laid down in • spherical farmd to before the judge must be endorsed and filed. form, and its main use was the working of a powerful Further time to plead will not be given as • matte of steam hammer. At six o'clock • number of men were at course." work in the puddling furnaces, when • fearful explosion ! REDUCTION IN COLLIZRS' WAGE/A—The °ornery took place. The roof of the furnaces was immediately proprietors in the neighbourhood of Wigan hem given broken through by a man of falling debris, and the whole notice to their hands of • reduction of ten per cent. in their place presented a mace of wreck. The bodies of four men wages, this step having been rendered cemetery, they were speedily toned in the debris, all of them being em- state, by the general depression of trade, and of the oral ployed at the works. Ten or twelve others were found to trade in particular, and by the reduction in colliers' wages be seriously injured, some of them so seriously that so hopes in other districts. The notice' will expire next week. At are entertained of their renew,. The semis of the sx. present the men sown inclined to accept the reductions's • plosion at premise romaine a mystery i necessity. [Advertlesossat_ }liminomnies PILE.—Redo- . We find Da Barry's delicious health-restoring rat on le lieeitts—Wbee dissedered settee Is Ord reeked se ievelsata Arable' lied the sataat remedy tor hatattuel moat /oily resort to these parleying Adler will re se Mgt* win. piles, tadtepeelies anwurnottoa. dirdtas. datUtty, They two,* the appetite, stewethen the stoma. led ow- oa, trdliebiltly, imam- , conic all ftsalliontlies. No mediate* la to well ehmeng for lite il aeMetaa. sdat ka= sedentary and seadioue ; they tooter the sens., Ma litee iii ‘• NYS" li e ell ity a ka s nnb risvert, .we venal tons te the gateau Wile me AO wish IV A= mriagr tawira tr eereld o - way's purtta r : win Maas Its sevarny, add . V. ~ LL& . . - duration. gibed all *matt Inattela bella_Ami . Bad Weser.' it eaves times its sad expel ad hereon trom the Omen 'Roominess, eon In Meas a = dearowd at _llb., IL Id.; (Me 01 Ilstezmplenek dieleadee amelipealsa give way at ow swinge), !!.—Da Wm see Wm TT. lareinnt-dtwit. Loa. se taw owls or the cocotte* des : mho Yealam mil at da. Orawarhuroh-etweet ; . IN% =NINO := =Ollllll.lllll ems As =tire body. lola resin wed LI LONDON, CHATEAU, AND DOVER RAILWAY. The half-yearly meeting of the above company was held yeatenlay afterooon at the Wonminstar Palace Hotel ; Lord LONUED in the chair. The report, which has already appeared in our column*, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, re ferred with satisfaction to the increased revenue reoripts of the company since the last half-yearly meeting, and an nounced that the junction with the Brighton West-end line at Wandsworth statiou had been completed, and that the trains were now twining with ouch regularity as could not fad to give astisfactioo to the public. The directors had peat pleasure in stating that the works oa the Metro politan Extension line were being prosecuted with un abated vigour, out a serious drawback bed been experienced by the delay of the Corporation of London in their decision with regard to the bridge at Blackfriars. Lord HARRIS (deputy-chairman) seconded the adoption of the report, and alluded to the great difficulties which the compaoy had surmounted, as well as to others which they had yet to encounter before their whole system could be completed. It was satisfactory to find that the present accounts showed • slight balance in moose of the working expenses of the half-year. They might now look forward to a great increase in the traffic, and there could be no doubt they should acquire a gradual extension of traffic, not only through those parts of Kent with which they were connected, but also to the Continent. He had made • per sonal inspection of the Metropolitan Extensioe line within the last fortnight, and there was every reason to believe that the anticipations of the enginesras to the opening of the line from the Victoria-station to the Newington-station, in June next would be realised. The noble lord referred at some length to the question of the delays with regard to the bridge at I:Saab-an, and expressed • hope that so important a portion of the undertaking as the crossing of the Thames into the City . would not long remain in abey ance. At Blackfriars-b ridge • goods station would be esta blished, offering unusual facilities for a large merchandise traffic. With respect to the bills of this company now before parliament, his lordship remarked that they had been led to propose the line front Dover to Deal in order to protect their own traffic, which was threatened by the line projected in nearly a similar direction by the South Eastern company. With reference to the new line to the Crystal Palace, it appeared to him that it would afford great facilities to the public, and upon those grounds it had been advocated by the directors , and they, moreover, felt it n propa Sell eaaerry, as • measure • of defence, inasmuch as the line by the Brighton company ran into their traffic along the line sow completed without giving any material public advantage as far as the Crystal Palace itself was concerned, because they would run into the same station as they did at present. After some discussion, The CHAIRMAN put the question for the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously'. Mr. Sasoxa called the attention of the directors to the desirability of consolidating the 6 per cent. and 4i per cent. preference stock of the Western Extension shares into stock, at Use option of the holden, so as to make it a marketable property. The CHAIRMAN promised that the consideration of the board should be given to the subject. Mr. Rene, of Dover then novel the re-election of the retiring directors, Lord Sondes and Sir Charles Rich, Bart., which was carried unanimously. Mr. VALENTIN'S KNIGHT proposed that Mr. William Gladstone, who is • director of several French railways, be elected • director in the room of Mr. Richard Till whe had retired. Mr. JIRESST seconded the motion, which was carded. Mr. McGann then moved a resolution, that the 011111111* neration to the directors be in future 2,5001., per annum, which having been seconded, Mr. MAGNUS moved as an amendment, that the payment of the sum proposed be deferred till • dividend was paid open the ordinary stock of the company. After considerable discussion, The CHAIRMAN said, as the meeting was not unanimous on the question, the board would decline to accept any addition to the amount they had hitherto received. The retiring auditor, Mr. Coleman, was re-elected, and After a vote of thanks to the chairman and the other directors, the proceedings terminated• EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. Iu the course of the meeting yesterday, at the London Tavern, Mr. WADDINGTON wanted to know whether Qatar and Ball examined the accounts and signed them, they being the auditors called in by the auditors appointed by the share holders, Mr. Boma (auditor) replied that Quitter and Ball had ex amined the recounts and signed them, but with • reserva tion which he and his co-auditor did nut concur in, and con sequently their signature did not appear in the printed accounts. He himself and his colleague were satisfied with the correctness of the accounts, as shown by the books. Mr. WADDINGTON would leave them to consider what would be the effect upon the- public when they came to hear of this suppression. ("Oh, oh," and interruption.) He thought the shareholders ought to know what the opinion of Quilter and Bell was. (Hear, and "Oh.") During the time lie was connected with thedinctors—(load laughter and interruption)—he had come forward before to protect the Eastern Counties interest, and would now. (Oh, oh.) Well, let them wait and judge. During his time the course was for gainer and Ball to go through the accounts, and if they objected to any entry as being placed wrongly spinet capital or otherwise, it wee altered—(" oh," end a laugh)--tinless the directors could convince Quilter and Ball that the entry was right. He could say from his expwilmos of Quilter and Ball that he never met with a firm of professional men more thoroughly independent. But the important ques►ion was the amalgama►ion. (Hear, hear.) He complained that the chairman had not given sufficient explanation of the terms upon which the amalgamation with the Norfolk had been agreed upon. The chairman of the Norfolk had, however, given the particulars to his shareholders, and from hie stale moot it slummed that the Eastern Counties were to give the Norfolk 2D0,0001 Three per Cent stock, or 5 per cent. on their capital, end why ? Became Mr. Bidder had cal culated that they ought to have it. He disputed the chairman's etatemeat that there bad not been time to go to the Board of Trade before depositing the bill. But Mr. Bidder had calculated that the Euitern Union was also entitled to • bonus, and the heard not having agreed with that oomputy, they were found opposing the bill, and they would oppose it with effect, for they would have the support of the concession already made to the Norfolk. He held that the directors ought to hays gone to the Board of Trade, when they found the working expenses were extending the rote at which the working agreement had been entered into with the other companies, and upon the buss of which the terms of the amalgamation were to depend, and applied for an alteration. In not having dune so, they had failed in their duty, and in havin g introduced the bill without doing so, they had eudeagend the interest of the shareholders. _ _ The CHAIRMAN bristly replied, observing that there was nothing to reply to in the remarks of the tint speaker, and that nothing would please the escood, whether the dividend was high or low, while the pre. mot directors were at the head of affairs. (A laugh.) The increase in the working expenses arose from the company having had to work a line of 70 miles long that did not yield 121. a mile, whereas it was expected it would yield 201. • mile. Upan the subject of audit he had always advocated that it should be thoroagh and com plete, embracing every item in the roams* but be thought such an examination was much better carried out by the shareholders' auditors than by Quitter and Ball, or any other profeesiooal auditors, who only gave their atten deuce ono° or twice in the half year, and whose signature was not therefore worth the value of the paper on which it was written. The shareholders' auditors h►d every book, every paper, and every voucher submitted to them, and by these every item in the amounts were 'Fated. In reply to Mr. Waddington, be would only say that the directors were as anxious for the interests of the shareholders as that gen tlemen, who he regretted had not been as zealous and per severing in l&M as he profaned to be now. Med he been so they might have bow hi a very different position. THAMES EMBANKMENT COMMISSION (SURREY BIBB). Yesterday the commissioners re-assembled at the °ekes of the commission in Victoria•street, Westminster ; Captain DOUGLAS DALTON, of the Royal Engineers, in the chair ; and took into consideration five plans for embanking the Surrey side of the Thames. The first plan submitted was by Mr. W. A. Brooks, C.E. He proposed four quays for the line of embankment. The first from Fore-street, Lambeth, to Westminster-bridge; the second between Westminster-bridge and Bankeide, Southwark ; the third off St. Saviour's Dodc, Bermondsey ; and the fourth from the Thames Tunnel to King mad Queen Stairs, Rotherhitha The estimated cost of the embankment from Lambeth Palace to Bankside will be 162,4921. Mr. Austin proposed • 30 feet embankment wall, with conduits into which the , sewers would discharge, combined with docks between the I embankment walls. Mr. T. E. Weller's plan consisted of • solid embankment from Westminster-bridge to Blacldrian, ' following the present line of the river frontage. Mr. J. Lightfoot's embankment would run from Vauxhall to Lam beth, with a roadway in front of all the premises to Bother. bithe, with docks between the roadway and the premises to London-bridge. Alto, a new bridge opposite the Horse Guards, and a new street to unite York-street and College street. Mr. Ones suggested an embankment from Vauxhall to Lambeth-bridge, and a roadway 60 feet wide to Bankeide, and a new road from Nine Elms to Lambeth. The commis sioners then adjourned. TRADE CATALOOO3B.—" One cannot but he struck with satonlitunaat at the Innumerable ways in whkh tut ester. priabut tradesman appeals to the public with a view to Immo* hie trade. 'Printing in all Its branches, sasisted by the skill of the wood.engraver, seems, to the present day, to be one of the media most generally employed in spreading the knowledge of various mannisotorra These arts have ably been brought into we by Hr. Denson. the eminent watchmaker, of W 3 and 34. Ludgate-hil l et and 47, coroblit, who has sought, by imam of an ' traced Pamphlet' (consisting of nearly 60 pp., and containing upwards of 260 beautiful desknis for watches, clocks. dc Ida an elaborate demriptlou of every construction of watch now made), to enable parsons living In any Part of the world to *eked the watch best adapted for their me, and bane It forwarded Ins Dy pout."—Saa.-(Advartlawneatt MARKETS. TALLOW.—THMUIDAT EVI3IIIIO. —The market arm quiet to-day. At the clues prior were quoted as follow■: - itip, 45e. 9d.: March, 455. 9d. to 45a. 6d.: April to Jona, 445. 9d.; July to September, 46e. bd.; October to be. amber, 47e. ad. Delivery to last sawing, 772 calks; arrivals, TAS cube. OOTTON.—Livaaroot., Fll3. 27.—We have had a goal demand for cotton to-day, with a hardening teadency iu prices. The sales are 10,000 bales, ire:lading 4,330 Ame rica., at 10d. to 140. ; 6,000 Bent, 7i. to 11d. ; 600 Fwptien, &I. to 16d ; sad 70 Pernam, 12icl. to 13d. ; of which 3,000 are for speculation sad export. The weelet import is 8,913 balm. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Baumann, Fee. 27.—The market is exceedingly almish. Very little wool is changing hands. and the tendency of prices is downwards. Very little is doing in yarns; the twine-spinners have for the most part nothing to stock. We have to report aho • cheerless market in pieose. The caution evinced by buyers is decidedly on the Menage. Shippers continue extremely busy in sending off old order, but new orders are scarce as usual at this tame of the yew. Although prices cannot Le quoted quite so firm as a short time ago, there is a giving way to a marked extent ; indeed, so long as manufacturers adhere to their determination to keep stocks low, no gout change can take piece. The produstion has so far not ex. eeeded the demand, and some classes of goods, particularly aloes lustree, mohair,, Stc., ars even scares, the leading firms holding out for full rates. The borne merchants an. ticipate an average business for spring fabrics on the I,p -prowls of fine weather. The American houses, who have recently been doing a little, are not buying at present. The houses engaged in the French trade look forward to a steady business an plain goods. LACE AND HOSlERY.—Norrrnotue, P. The state of the local trades is not materially different from what we reported on this day se'onight. One or two !ar's mercantile houses, however, have experienced a slightly increased demand for foundation and other nets for the home markets, but the improvement is only a partial one; there is scarcely so much doing with the Continent, and we fear that there are very few more heads employed than in the early part of last week. The favour with which Lee trimmings are regarded in the fashionable world, sad the prospect of a good harvest, inspire considerable hope in the minds of those who are meet intimately versed m the variations of commerce. Di the hosiery trade basilica' is generally very quiet, but not more so than is to be en. period in the present uncertain and upward tendency of cotton yarns. Many houses in Manchester end London have taken care to stock themselves as fully an possible at something like the old prices, and are consequently very slow to buy anything more than they want to complete their assortment of the most neoessary articles. As the manufacturers are pretty well worked out, and there are no symptoms yet of a healthy demand for hose and gloves, at the higher prima, employment is very scarce in most bramble of the trade—Nottingham Journal. 0011N.-Bsownweam, FIB. 27. • .At this day's market there was a short supply of English Wheat, which sold slowly at last week's rates. Foreign main, Is. per quarter lower. Barley, mite, beans, and peas only saleable in retail, and the value of each nominally unaltered. Davin, FRB. 27.-We had a very small supply of wheat, the best dry samples m'mmandiog last week's prime, but all out.of.coaditiou lots met with bat little inquiry and a very slow sale. Barley was in fair supply, and the price was unaltered. Wheat, beet, Us. to 61a. per qr. ; seconds do., 40s. to 53e. • barley, 30a to 41s. ; oats, 2.. k. to 33a. ; beans, 46.. to 50..; peas, 425. to 46e.; flour. fine (per wick), 455. to 4135. ; ditto seconds, 4.35. to 45.. MAN TM4 Fen. 27.--Our market this morning was net we at tend ed, mod the same inactivity prevailed which we have had to notice for some time past. gu g lish wheat could ally be sold by submittiag to a decline of Is. par quarter, which holders were unwilling to do. American was 24. to 3d. per 10011 a. lower, with a slow demand. Flour was in very limited reques t a reduction of 6d. per sack and barrel. Oats and oatmeal, with the merest rota sale, were rather cheaper. In beans there was but little change. Indian corn receded 6d. per quarter. N kw•as, Fan. 26.-Wheat in small supply today, and barely supported last week's prices. There were very few samples of tine barley offering, and such were not lower ; the secoodary qualities unsaleable. Beans unaltered. Oats dull sale. Norway, FIR. 27.-We bad a moderate supply of wheat, which met a steady sale, at telly late rates. The above remarks apply to barley. Oats, beans, and peas very dull, and the turn cheaper. lIIBRIDCII, Fos. 27. -The weather is improved, and samples of corn at today's market come better to hand. The trade is slow but firm. The best price given for wheat la 725. per qr. Beans are plentiful, with little demand. Barley and cats sell readily at former prices. Spring tares obtain from 7s. to 8.. 64. per bushel. EDINBURGH, Fn. 26.-We had in market today I,loi quartets wheat, 1,268 barley, 2,392 oats. and 320 beans. There were sold-Wheat, 895 qrs. ; barley, 1.090; oats, 1,560 ; and beans, 309 gra As compared with last week- Wheat was the same on top, and the same on average; barley was 64. down on top, and 84. up on average ; oats were 3s. lid. up on top, and 9d. up on average ; beans were le. up on toii.nd 2s. &l. up on average.. P re cis pay_ im perial. a t r 2r: o 4 2Lto'i4fr).. zd- to 4£ Weight 'of top-Wheat, 63g1ta.; barley, 55111 iii.; oats, 411165. ; beans, 65P*. CAlTLE.—EDurntraos, Tra. 26.—The number of cattle this rooming was 770, being 105 more than on this day week. Sales dull. Top price, 7s. 3d.; _current, 75.; mid dling and inferior, from ss. to 6s. M. per stone. There were also 87 milk cows in market. The supply of sheep was small, the number, 3,046, being 490 less. Last week's prices fully supported. Top Face, 80.; current for the best sorts, Bd.; ewes and inferior, from b id. to 744. per lb. The number of pigs shown was 301, fed descriptions of which brought from Ss. Ocl. to 6e. Od. per stone; six to eight weeks old do. from 9s. 6d. to 13s. per head. TRAFFIC RETURNS. 1111 es Pas- lifer- Total, Total open angers ebandlse 1981 1611 Ws* aiding Feb. 16. e a a i East Anglioa 6Bl 248 694 917 LOX London, Tilbury, I Boatl oad Mtansion Week ending Yeb. 18. 9. Aust. & LombarVen. (South Aunt. Una) 1004 0.708 9,168 38,990 86,910 (Lombardo Line) Oeuttal Italy Brandt Plalsonce to Beluga"— 91 1,724 300 2,9811 2,674 8 auk ending Feb. 21. Belfast 11. Commies... . 186 848 916 1,794 1,745 RAILWAYS Week euding Feb. 1!S. North Kasten 7198 10,044 22,817 Still 36.449 Stooktou end Dtritn g ton lit 7,848 870 7,918 7,374 . Week ending leb - . - 26. • Bristol end Exeter Besiern Counties Great Wasters Lon.,Chatham. sad Dover 710 1,211 644 1.666 762 blkiland North British 224 2.0 0 2.199 5,971 6.9611 ecottish Central — 1.011 1.444 $ .od7 10 4 6 Shropshire Vales lt* 176 446 710 800 VESSELS SPOKEN WITH. Mit; from Baltimore for Liverpool, Feb. 83, lat. ea N., fon• 10 W. Dowd,. from Bordeaux for Monte Video. lialsrard Thornhill ,barque), of and fur London 84 days from 'frisk• combs, lat. 3 N., 100. 85 W. Maurice, from Cardiff for liavaimah, Feb. 11, lat. 42 2f.. 102 . 13 W. Trafalgar (shlp), lat. 6 8., too. 86 L BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. ArTHßS.—lfebruai7 21, at Stamford, the wife of I. Atter.. Faq of a goo. BlCSnON.—February 22, 14C:don-grove, Wandsworth road, the wife of Mr. H. B. Benson. of a eon. BURROWS.—February 33, at Pinta., Houses, Lea-hridge 4ol4 Claptoo, the wife of S. Burrows, Igo., of a ion. CRUlT.—Yebrunry ta, at Camden-road-tam, \. W., the side of Dr. R. C. Croft, of a daughter. ZW/RT.—Yebruary lig at Norfolk-square, Hyde-park, the wife of Major C. B. Kwart, Royal buttoner', of a son. REVELRY.—Febratary 23. at Orotvener.place, Cheltenham, Ma wife of H.. 2. Reveley, RN., of a ilaugliWr. SMlTH.—Yebroary 21, at Orford ♦ - ila, Watford, the wife of C. K. Smith, by., of • am. MARRIAGES. 1L cheater. 21Vat the Cathedral. Mbil` cheater. by the Rev. J. D. Kelly, kir. U. Broughton, to Mu Graham, daughter of the late IL B. Lander, Baq , of Man chester. CHANT—TOUGH.—Pebroary 2S, at the parish church. lea" by the Rev. J. Davis, Mr. G. Chant, of Biriand hmia;n7Tonianet, daughter of the late J. Tough, hug., of rerW• DA be V i rS—' N IV A ILKINS. rr, at the CottfTest l ° Chapel. Upper Clapton, by the father of the bride, saawo by the Rev. It. J. Gamble, George Warren, only son of George Deals, Req., of Cleptonaqu ,re, Lower Clayton, to Mari ,no , , only child of the Rev. George Wilkins, aso of (Upton iasiloc• NRWTON—ANDERBOR.—Yebenary 24, at A I Soul's, Lanall*Ln place. Regentwtrest„ Kr. J. P. Newton, of Dundee, to EttPet 4 daughter of the late Mr. J. Anderson, of Deamark•MlL SOTTO; VIBS—KARJAISON.—FeIaroary nil, at the perish church. Ho' beach. Liteolnehlre, by the Rer. tal. 8.D., VIA Iraq.. too Cbriattasta, daughter ot the late Yr. Mor 1. , A. ilarrtros. 01 Kabobs& DEATHS. BADDICLIT.—Tebraery la, Leatenant-Colonel3. F. L Sadder/. Nei* Artillery, aged $7. FUAllir•—robruff7 M. at erates-beck, ma, Mary Anne, 00 of IL L. tatisy. Ifeca, aired IS. OMDlGL—Yebred AL uary M. Mr. T. George, of LOBSISSIO. Bet. steamy. aw KLlDY.—Febroary te. at Deemobire road, Upper llollowar, Lem w_Le of Captain IL KW. aged.s2. 1414- 14 woar7 M. at Oaananght-equare, Commod e S. liv-earAse, ILN.. aged IL Prisboil sad lorbibbsd by "maul zoo awls. of so . 5 . loolforiatfoolt, r So alff et TowSoo, Printer, of 0 , Mao bLosobood-oloost. fa Precinct of Whitetruts ,-- PUPAL IficisoAat loa