The Express. — London, England, 1849-02-20 00:00:00

L i._ ill Zebt 4-13-r -t4l r75.] LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. 20,1849. [THREEPENCE. ROYAL FARMERS' awl GENERAL FIRE opt Los ommuson INPVITI7SIONIeI Is that tris anal DIVIDEND at Ws par Cent as 11. .en•Tian eWi gi a.k . •?: IrCeingrc= bli tar lb altis aa order ao tin Innartirs we Blab %I *lath Mtn win the nodnines t• OlOns.lln•Attint. TX. 1111.14. lioronlastlnmior. NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE soottrosidaL Lead". OWN& ilmviA . r Pusiliits •W ili 11 4.1 4= 6 : 6 6r b ge mal Who innet Anttal et se e L ri s m =foff lye r ig = l iz= l Wilma linns nag most wind Ova IT r 111.plr int r Omoning Is attAt e ctinne pi& Istananca, woly earn et 101 ot= g PS pin elhindie. al Ihs W. & & WOOLIIOI3BII. AcOani. THE MUDS of the PEO LE PATIONE TM /11,17 OTOTTO &OVAL 1 BOUM IM II, Br* ISLINGPOII,_anI 113. B otr 1111011BDIPM PO 11P BMW& • with • & 14.11 a:ZININ 114 rei; a11er 21 1414 imil6 ll Z/3 lie ggr i zz i tt 13-141.. I INGMAR PONDS. ask Meek UN A. 6 Verflgta. 3 per CIL Omma Pad. som m. X i Ime ft Amat 11 Illzalam:a% to Oa prow. X Ned ropailaN FD& keg:tete= v . 0N . 2. ..... = ....„.. 16; I 174 per OeoL No raa, 11111411 6 s hi Cuti r toomma Bta.Bl 3 I I elm (7 ,.. ±.......PartMea 1166. X Id Peon, X 11 • fir Ot. =le Amu Bda. 26 7 Goarrtaia. SMOGS a Etectegeu._ frrwartesh am...._,....,,,,,,.5i =,.... mid Scbt 3 per 03, Pay& sm. Of 6 Pm am BM. . lli de X par OLDialt &MAU 4 Pat Ot. yllilloli6 *U..•n n 4 .. e:x ° wt .,. se 1 %•0411•11111 Dieing 8i115..• 7 RAILWAYB.—The altars whets drooping, and with little doing. We quote North Westerns, 138 to 40; Midbuids, 87 to 9; Oalsdonians, 21 to 2; Greet Northam. 9j to * dia. French shares are firm. Boadogio and AWN= at Of to 10; Orleans and Bor. " Mr Va. OP TO TWO THIN DAY IN LONDON. (Y. 10 suns win be Med fa bet pop.) Bk. &Wad Jo., 261 Millead, tiM $6 Borroa, Mam a & 88., $ 41 Do. XL OranPref ls ., 14 111 Comt. Beat. a tr ik lew IN. LC, 4 Nerhl Do. k Char. $ pot CL, 131 1131 Cheek, aid Holyhead. 24 201 Do. if per Oast., 41 Do. Pod., 14 Do. LowfL Ooar. 4 par CL, 14 WAX t lei I sad Whet Joao, 64 N. Do. British, 16 E. Omake. Holm, 74 Do. Now Omar. 6 pure., 111 Do. Thirds, Do. Rasa No. 2, 1 p OM. Wore., al Wolv., 221 Do. nestaws a masers s per fkattia Central DI DIX. 223 Le litrem & Barn. (B), 21 UM sad Oleedow Helm 0,114 Do. New Guar., 11/ Nor ema, aad Dor., 4 Seem it Onnotry 13 Great tham, 9/ i ika. X I Do. Helms (A), 41 = liin iela 831 4 Do. Buten., II Do. Delp No. 4. n. Oral Waters, la 14 Do . Ilemor., & Weymouth, 22 Do Do. . New Quart 114 os. X 1 Teak em. sad Ber. (Orig. N. 7L, k LI X 1 i Lau it Tatehlre, 74 Do. Md. No. 1 (York & New.), ' Do. Ors., ig 1 .. a a Do. PM& If Do. No. ICC ) 211 101 Do. New Our. II par CI., If Do. O. N. B. Pur.. U Do. W. B. Calm, I York aad N. llidleatt,i 4 M= sad 50.1 De Z. k W. B. lama., 271 Um. Ildefrazttei• sti i .1 sad Amass, 410 Lea. & N. New W & M 140 37 C. of FILM Or. k Vlor.j, 111 Do. oal any isd 'Lot t S i L . et Pnage ll.fr O Thl ea. D iZrilem, 363 • O N rissa§ sad lllaas.. Wail klat aileas, 'Ws i Bemat lbw" 1 II gx dh Wlga ito. tembee api Item- Id 41 N. 60/111lUte 14 , Totems' Nap sad tally inveadiate the matter. He thought that this wculd be ourying the principle to an extent that would lead to the Vilirresseve abuse.. A committee that had alreaily teen ataag for fifteen or sixteen days, on an election petition, woouulldd not he very unlikely he neosensend that a eonsaisioner should he appointed to. inverti pte the matter, la order that their cows tabards inold ter senate. This would lead to as laminae expease, and to an Walesa number of comahsioners. The osomminioner ap ,poiated ia a am was to be seat dews os a Softies injuiry is the tows or =wary, where the fares**. w as so take pies; and what had he to inquire into ? It there were a shares made that some iadividual had been guilty of bribery and Hit would be more sonnaint to =quire ins the matter os the spot rather than in the house, he could easily under stand the propriety of so &dog ; but this was what was to be investigated: the ocrunissioser had to inquire into the manner in which elections had been conducted, and to discover whether any corrupt pructiese had been committed at such elections; and if so to inquire into the nature of the eme tic= and into the character of the parties sonneeted with them, and to report= her jeostytk• evidease that has been taken before him. Hewes also, as he (Lord Stanley) under stood, required to report whether the pro:riots were anal or not. If this wen the cue, it would very largely extend the investigation, and at the end they would arrive at nothing more than they could under the present law, it being left to the hone of Commons, as at pre sent, to take steps to bring the guilty parties to justice. !The comminioner would be first ap pointed to investigate whether any perjury had taken plan at any election by anybody whatever, and to carry on a flaking inquiry by calling an all persons whom he may think fit to give evidence before him, and to produoe all documents or papers that he may think requisite for the purposes of the investigation. He thought that such a coarse would lay the foundation for endless abuses. It would give the cm minions, the power of calling on parsons to give evidence on matters that had no connexion with the subject which had given rise to the inquiry. This bill was the first that laid down, not as an exception but as a rah of law, that where a commissioner shall beetent down to investigate, not whether A. or B. is guilty of per. jury, but whether any body is, he has the power to call Any persons before him to give -evidence sr to produce papers, and to compel them to answer all inquiries, even though they may criminate themaelvo s by the woven which they may give. By this bill they would call upon permed' to criminate themselves whom they could not indemnify. He understood that the object of this bill was to lay the grounds lie further prosseclings aftee a shame at bribery had been made and partly substantiated, but he should like to know what further procredises could take _pine teethe whhesiee examined an the inquiry which was first Woad*, could not by this bill be brought at witnesses in any penal proceeding. The 14th clause provided that, when the Atterney-Cineral proceeded for bribery to prosecute any party. or penis, under the authority of the House of Commas, el a sub sequent step to the enquiry made by the commissionsr. no person examined under the act before the letter could, be afterwards celled in support of any boftruhatitio or =dictate= which had any relation to what they load been examined on before. This extinguished the whole evidence on which any further mass could be founded. The law thereby prohibited any man from substantiating any charge which had been preeiou , ly made by him. He should be very glad to hear that he mis understood this provision which he thought nullified the whole bill. He had not been aware that this bill stood for a second reading that night, but he felt it his duty to state to their lordships the dißoulties which he thought would attend such a bill. He felt very great indbpoaition to offer any opposition to the second reading os this bill, bat he thought that if it wire to be referred to a select commiuee, their lordships would cot thin be considered to have approved of a bill to which there were apparently so many objectioas without full considers. • ITALY. ROMAN STATES.—Th. Constituent Amiably has voted the Mowing edema to the Tessin peels t The Rams liegobile le the Tema Pavia— At the easswat et peessesdai the werd liberty. we Moe Sokol about Is oesee frees what side would ilea make a_ Jewess reepeue. We imbed sot weWd —new the wise el eliseties mod eeawi to be hessi At the elm nasal yea lave pee e[ a pealitesk. leedeer Isom* Iwo se re- Ml_ Ilete seedelises have thews that the Daises ereihr*gelly their dodoes wed Mails The thesadistsam =reit Italy smelts her anima by e Advisee diet aria Vecchia, of the 12th instant, I I state that the Neapolitan govessamint is preparing an el m J against the RPM Stake at 16poo rasa, i N 16. an d Spaiards. of Marseilles, ei the 18111, has ad- 1 1 vine hem the 12th, which anstemee that the Assembly bed named an executive erimmiesion of three ambere—bll4. Arnaud, Saliastti and MenteehL It WM mid that the Homes Revablie would have so president, but that the hasdeas of that magistrate would be =mind by three oistiola. All was tranquil at ROO& TUSCANY.—The data of Ploresee, of the 12th inst., sap : All the eta ar* of the garrima has pro tested its &rodeo to the provisional government. All the popidatios have eons forward in cw Fv of 1 seder. A new Milos of ROM= is for the public seine.. - The club of the people organised into legiosa, and has placed itself at the disposal of the a-Hies. The persists= is paradise the streets, crying, " Live the Previsional Government I° "Live the Italian Republic r Wesel Pena, sommandent of the volantesse, as behalf of the Matasoor at that corps a Mancini, =ef the anallsrikis behalf et that body 9 est Baldini, on behalf of the Mims of the 4th regiment of the line, have famed a protest, declaring that their sentiments are not in amordeace with I thorn expressed by a party of the troops spied the previsional goverment. The provisional government lhas received the advocate P.seantini u special chargé 1 1 for the Heenan republic. The Cbetitaeste Dams, of the 12th inst., pub lishes a decree of the provivional government, conrok incthe new Coestituant Assembly for the 16th March. The Corning Li:ernes* pablishai some details as to the Sight of the Grand Duke. He arrived on the Bth at San Stefano with part of his family and servants on board a fishing boat. The grand duchess arrived by land with the rest of the thenily. The grand-dual family paned the night at San Stefano, at the house of M. Ow. Sordini, a salt and tobacco merchant. On the 9th, the English steamer Porcupine took on board the Grand Duke, his hatily p and suite. Some disor&rs (says the BsisapAore of Mar/ales, of the lelth) have broken oat at Napoli. The partisans of the grand duke is this town, situate balms& Leghorn and Flesenee, have risen. Much &lisp him - besa dose. The paints have broken up the rerel, demolished the beidp and other construe does. mid berasphe warehouses and buildioplat the italics. A °Daisies is also said to have taken place betvreen parties, bet nothing positive can beknowa till the arrival of the next mail. The provisional government, by a decree of the 10th inst., has proclaimed the Chamber of Deputies and the senate abolished. The legislative power will beneekrward be] ooncentrated in one assembly, com posed of representatives of the people, elected by universal s age. The assembly will be composed of 120 members. A legion of laghorn arrived at likes:me on the 11 th inst., and was received with enthimimist. timed Assembly in Fran Wort wee aloes empowered to seem to a decision the ma 'Wades for I sod that utemberg Cbenhor the that the National Amam ibl asses ill She in its way, from they may Elm o may asmitsph the great el Gamma U may, ia spirit of the admire 881A entrusted .-1 . he to y e t e Gennan aPhpeople. Pll in the Defiles& free el the 17 th 3 in sra e gr t. : Mein Sb lisjoey elm Lei h maven ; it is emu ...net that H b wallesiag hes ea attack of Sever. This iadisiseettioa will, we her, asesissate the »tan el the wart From Cbar- Washers to Verdant. The depaztare say be expected wishla a few days ma. AUSTRIA.—The Deutsch Reforms states, in a eor reapondenee from Weimar, that mama were eorrent there to the effect that an Mastro-Russian alliance had been formed for the restoration of the status quo previously tothe year 1848. and tAls railway to Vasa CM& X4 4B. WEr i4 wealel sarra s aa r f li t a he et elty 317i — sho with rail rum% rAnieliai to the Atlantis wad Faiths ewer. the ter alai Wag Ti, Caw oaf rbeaaaho,aad phyla, the late dor la all 4thead oem by the way et Toluc a , rerals, Qaer•- taro, &a, It was dee beleaded by tbe ealiyheasai weaker to reader the is, Raw awelgable ea fist as the Vllla de Vallee la ardor Se email the trade et Sea pal with Saa Loh Pot col. Slesames am she to be seastrasthil Se pur pose of aerogram athathwalles soli as the waters of the - !Marital improvements wore watiaaaaas of pew mat NalbleseeftY ray realise. The appliostiaa Jana* , ims by tbe house of Aspinwall andoa,he seft , ihe. a term of years to convey over the railway wide they propose to construct moss the Isthmus of Panama, all th e mails, military stores, and delashmsate which this govern ment may have oesmisa to digit& to California and Oregon, meets with so many delays sad so much op position as to render its mem problematical at this winos. Meantime it is understood that Messrs. As pinwall and Co. have paid the net required by the go- velment of New armada am a security for the ful filment of the eanileast to build the road ; and an ledlcient party hashes despdsleed tenths a therewith Bee of the poured sad airiest* of the work. Intelligence frees Calitinda is %neigh& dews math later than any *Owe eassived. The = Foetal war Selavies_pissemsal, I. of Saa bs %t al es. sad at Weahlecien it eill= samples had been received, needy ad Xt•es tee, sad in some instep's§ of a finer material than those which reached at an earlier period. The mine is now stated to be 400 miles long, and 100 broad, bat it is thought it will be &and much longer. The sire and weight el the pieces may seem exaggetsted,but semi official documents attest the accuracy of the statements. mom per ~,,a;:aa— , ..;draz.;;;;.o7 ftesatbi. IRON BEDSTEADS sad CHILDREN'S WTS.— • was harortawas at Yrs ImdeOrb la lila am tram auk sod Num Ma ask Mime 1,1111 &midi =id meg* tra tram muremmormis, erf o r mil emp of WILLIAM 6 SIMON Olmim Oiler4drami = l :t t irmsmalmlimmi). moi :fie ... 84 11 ' =mmla =co @prime as4, l =ll Mg is mod It Ims 'ism -- IS mi. le me lbs astrbaL Omommes Yin ma= draining. wilt laillabllne WM lllllMlNWertillis. ma (Mor PM LAWS ROYAL WAX CANDLES.— NO Cal " Van as ai miriaa—re ban at 41111110 . 0111111M1E saarea,ls Wu& Wimm mi; eV . V I IIIOT krlrtf l ailDra Z I CI I Mama IA Set lir label an bone alimmilmms. imam amines sr war i na, Wpar aul rig kag malrra se I Taa NM Now In ma at re of is : =NM% . 417. W ens& art to tai THE LEVANT. tikitifl - ififklti - ftillalrooD, si • I......eba Yit mer do.fi K ver fsg. Ala r 00. Pti liaid. spepos and isiaM name So Imam et Yr eleridi. at amen sad almi. bow -7= bo eltaii . Tbilisi toed . MM. ila an 1 - a - . • • ......... • ~,...... ; a le .... ; • ilisellimanis ; Salsas ,„ : .. ..i. • IMS= I4 1111;170 —. 11111111111/. leil geliellelk MP ' DU WIRY of Oa— so ow le Immo/ we lig mamma Miriam tilled= stimma CLIA R. FAIR, and SOFT SK IN.— no at 17D a F ILALTD . O r lk011•111 lgl/thsmaatb=Fp IZI.. " 6411 elibr ill almilSPlr a ft rallit b ila son I In. orb Oa ea MN= adisim glib lit Mira ea Qs Isfirr i atipelomi "Jak 1411 . 0111 b, maks snide. Ullas,grusquilar. Pregitialm. at It, drib sad ir------ -.4 • Alan Librarlosja 3 ...• I Y the ' WI hale roolived the journals from Conataatinopla to Ue dila, bola Athena to the etb, and from Malta to tits Nib but Alia Pasha was to have left Constantinople, on the date af sae advisee, for Alexandria. H.M. the Sultan had 11110111.1141 his eon, /Miami Bey, to the lank of " Mkisakmal /Us Beet* items, Tartarus snared ervereif dub, Ilse tau gals, nom «mina in oussee with another venial, and wu in the dock repairing. The cholera made no Sir E. Lyons was about to Athens for the Swiss confederation, to the universal regret d the inhabitants of the former plus. Mr. Wyse wee spoken of MI suotemor. M. Ludo hadj decided on remaining in the cabinet as minister of foreign airs, and M. Olaraki bed taken his post as minister of the interior. Brigandage was as "plentiful as snowballs, and looked upon by the go- vernment quite as coolly." The celebration of Otho's birthday had filled Athens with feasting and gaiety. At Malta nothing was moving bat the ship ping, bat whose appointments oonpy our come pondent's letter. Nat," se PRODUCE. —MINCINO-LANII. Half-pastknoo.::: Tbs lugs 'Julie sales of Bttgar are progressing steadily, bat they will not be over until a lat. hour. Bawd market steady ; grocery lumps, 48e. to 61s,—Then has not been a peblie sale of Coifs, to-day, but the arthil• wears a dull appearance. —Saltpetre : 600 bags Madras, refraction 71, sold at 265. 6d. to 26e. ; Bengal, refraction 71, sold 6d.—The Indigo sale Itu gone off steadily, at previous rates.—Cotten firm.—Rum dull.-Bpioes steady.—Tea: The lags public sale to take place tomorrow has prevented boat man to any latent by private contract as lilt few days.—ln Gib*: articles no material 'Meriden. The markets have opened generally with a health, appearance. TALLOW. - _ _ --The market is steady. Petersburg Y.C. on the spot, 40a. ; October to December &limy, 414 ; avast, month' delivery, 41e. 64. Akin ~- . woo. pool Oro, -6 tria lt., - FAMILY ;at t..- Stout: "'Veda?" Piths A & r - e =st a° ONO& Oft 00., GS. /OE eto fit poidhboil, pita 144 to ot Moo*of odt, e 4 od i ots, 6 Now &Lan cortoolo d to Or LAXTON'S BOTANICAL DIL OVARY; coal grill= So Nes" Hl*" owl Oilltro olroi Melo Win` 116491111. = g li joi mil et yr i gaverylomb. of loom womb, dr lliat leittoa. a SUP sa as / 110 . 111 . 1 ". 0 . Ito INlOlowt. to yak% gbi Mow U. Paaoatootroot. UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND CALIFORNIA. By the arrival at Liverpool, lut evening, of the British and North American Royal Mall steam ship Canada, Captain Judkins, we have advises from the United States elute days later than those brought by the Sheridan packet-ship, the Canada having left New York on the 7th inst.; the ;Image, including the detention at Halifax, has occupied only 12 days and a few hours. She brings an unusua ll y huge mail from the United States and Canada. Tam lip In pebbled. yds§ Ta u ginzsd %a INi asesviap THE GREAT gOGOAMTY DIAMOND. 14 W. Taacissat. MAR et '`FINANNIY: " Y Ifir." ha Lemke : Lea./ .a. ins* U, Issvielawisest WHAT TO NAT, DRINK ' AND AVOID ; INN Tebbe tor sll Ng IL J. Outontwsu. M.D. in2M.a.. M. ournms—nor wan redielkin. Mika. • good riet. rim heed. rod MEL Ng se etweser the hidreteloes Weds emesiged. Mlle. the aerreesly = VIM =Wre mei dleftrol i zatitsit sr . int " irml T.wralricz.. Cored" ISt Rot. • NeWr im i. Wil• thread ; or Arid tram Vegilhara arelleisa. Itegereelnit. FRANCE. ZkIS, MONDAY, 6 P.N. The deneosratieMai in Tuscany has excited lively Innocents in several of the Paris journals. ' A emosidnable wise has again taken plan to-day, the Fives closing at 82.40, and the Threes at 60.66. Three reports have been distributed at the Assem bly to-day. The first approves the convention between Franco and Bavaria for the establishment ota railway from Strasbourg to Spires. The second :illative to the inquiry ea to the military demon= Aviation of the 291 January, thus concludes, • The National Assembly has had the glory of consolidating, on a firm basis the republic at has founded ; it has banished all violence, it has defended it at the price of its blood. Its present duty is to surround it with confidence. It is not in the excite ment of a parliamentary inquiry that this con fidence can be restored, but in respect for prerogative and in the harmony of the great powers of the republic. Under this impreesion of conciliation and justice the committee propose, by a majority of 9 to 6, the pure . and simple rejection of the proposition for a parliamentary inquiry on the events of the 29th Jan." The third recommends the refusal of authorisation to prosecute the Journal de Metz, on account of an offensive paragraph against the National Assembly. An amendment to the electoral law, proposed by M. Murhery, to the effect that the list of circumscrip tion shall be settled by the prefect, under the advice of the councils general, the cantonal councils being first consulted, and such list being revised every three years, was carried by a majority of 477 against 24. 16. Pelletier questioned ,the Minister of the In terior as to the grounds on which the reorganisation el the National Guard of Lyons bad been delayed. M. Leon Faucher, the minister, replied, "that the National Guard of Lyons had been organist d in an bre- Crmanner. Its dissolution had therefore decreed. The prefect at the same time announced that it would be immediately reoognised,but the several ministers of the interior who had preceded M. Leon Faucher had not judged it opportune to execute that part of the decree. The law of 1831 allowed a year for the reorganisation, which has not yet expired. The present prefet, a man of experience, who knew the place well, and General Omen, the commandant of the military division thought it would be dangerous to reorganise at thii moment the National Guard. For my part (confi ned the minister), from all I know of the city of Lyons, and in accordance with the advice SI the authorities, I do not think it would be pre. dent, at present, to effect such re-organisation." The matter, after some discussion, was allowed to drop. In the course of some conversation, as to pre senting partial reports on the budget, M. Dereimeris stated that the report on the ensemble of the budget would be presented in three or four days. The Council of Ministers has been engaged for several days in deciding upon the barracks and other quarters for lodging the troops of the garrison of Paris and those stationed in the environs. It has been decided that a part of the regiments neoemary forpresecving tranquillity shall be stationed at Ver sailies Saint-Dela& To this purpose, the exten sive buildings forming the greeds, and petition decree of the pekoe at Versailles and other out-offices are to be appropriated. The appeal to the Court of Caseation by MM. Quen tin and Hasps% against the decree of the National Assembly for their being tried bz e t 7 he High Court of holies at Bourget, for the part took in the at tempt of May 16, came to a hearing on Saturday. After the pleading of the counsel for the appellants, and the replies of the Advocate-General. the Court of Caseation rejected the appeal, and the trial will of course take plat!. A grand review took place this morning in the Champ de Mars, at which a considerable body of the troops and artillery were regular troops and eighty persons enga j e ttie canton of Carignan (Ardennes) are about to set out for Africa, under the conduct of a person named Stoffel. This body of colonists has obtained a concession of land of the government. It is to form ome!grand emociatioo, ander the name of ClarignsieSteffel. Pao" he. as. New (or, •. 111600 per Onto. 30; rws,ft* pa tam. 62 SO; Lag teas. se 49; MOE 1%40. Do. ; Ds, • Do. .1,v04•11.0.846; ; Nvls• — limbes ; Sow N; Sank lbw" 1939. — llo9isegesa Lamdes: SO i fate " W aL mid Walsh Ni; Ps. sod 1106eams ett rs i ism nod amt. 596; .0•1.201 W Mitnailla.ls2 AO; Siesliong sid Om* 99 60 • gars (Van* SW Amigo 11441spe. 111 ; lerdeu. o 447 . 43 ; Meth s 443. SPAIN. TWIN, letters fres Madrid of the 13th lay d stie rela *via thing beds to ti ons the with hope of the opeedy removal Of iplen Baglead. The instilled= stab a Mr trek. A letter from Catalonia, ia the Jesteritsl Pyrebin, is that Cabmen wean& ire tie", healiag, sad that is a by days ha will ressaampok Ilona The Genoa Cisestk, of the 14th inst., says the proviskmal government has appointed M. Vannuoci eanavvaoyy extraordinary to the Roman republic, and M. Feed to that of Venice. SARDINIA. —The Cbtecordio, of the 18th isst., annoweess that General Chanowsky has been named general in chief of the army, in lint of Gen. Bay& VENETIAN LOMBARDY.—The Corriere Mer cantile, under date of Pedal, the Bth inst., says : " We have here 11,000 Austrians, of whom 7,000 have arrived from Lombardy.. Vicenza has a smaller garrison, bet the citadel of that tit is full of artillery, and the soldiers are making from Monte Beano, on which is the fortress, to the palace Gram, which is militarily ocespied. NAPLES.—We have rewired letters from our own correspondent to the 9th inst., in which he states that the Romans have seat troops to the Neapolitan fron , tier, under the apprehension of an inviudon by the Neapolitans, with orders to Garihaldi,:in such an event, to cross the frontier. I know beyond a doubt (be says) that Mr. Temple is in active oorrespondence with the Neapolitan government at this moment, and I can further assert, that the correspondence is of the most angry cha racter on both sides. This correspondence is con ducted by Filangieri, and not by Cariati, and bad such letters as Filangieri has written been ad dressed to a younger man than Mr. Temple, most serious consequences might have ensued. I cannot imagine less than an open rupture between the governments. I can only add that up to ' the arrival of the special courier ;yesterday, Mr. Temple insisted strenuously on the full and undimi nished constitution of 1812, and his excellency's de cided tone oaths point called forth the angry notes alluded to. It is now believed that the courier has brought' some modified terms, equally disadvan tageous to Sicilians and dishonourable to ourselves. em all I can learn, it seems to become daily more and more pr?bablefthat the chambers will be dissolved, and the ministry be modified. Next Monday comes on the propose d discussion of the address and the budget. The crisis, then, is near at hand, and in a few days we may expect another break up. The Fives were on the Bth at 81, and on the 10th 82. GERMANY. FRANKFORT.—We have intelligence from this city up to the 17th indent. • During the discussion, on the previous day, of the bill respecting the mode of election of members of the people's house, several speakers objected to the measure, on the ground that it excluded journeyman mechanics and ser vants from the exercise of the franchise. Herr Lows remarked, that the example of England with regard to the qualification of electors should not be followed, for the arrangements respect ing the working classes formed the least brilliant portion of the English constitution. Moreover, the esmoiteet Englishman had fah confidence in the stability of the freedoms of his country, and feared = i t ga from the deign of the monarch, the , or the bereaserate ; that confi doses was wanting in Chummy ; in feet, a well feuded distrust was the order of the di in that limif,Rl. The Minister et UMW dots of the basehise was asionsey end adroit tepees. Herr Nailer was empised Net seek a bill as the one in question weld matmelle hue ea assembly widely a few months age, had god seenissudy pro delmedthesovereig nty of dr pimple. Hewuuldremind the Amiably that it was joesammsm mechanics and smishinta who had fought in Bata and Vienna for liberty. Herr Basserman argued that the introduc tion of universal suffrage wadi be the worst solution of the social question. The advantage of limiting the franchise was proved by the present tranquil state of Belgium, compared with the still distracted condi tion of Francs. Herr Voght, in the course of an able speech, observed that Belgium bad been rehrred to as a happy country, bemuse the franchise was limited there, but Switzerland was also tranquil, yet unbend suffrage there prevailed. As far North Atameiek it was only the elavehelding statue that bad estabihhid a omens as a qualifisatin kr the &dors. bead; observed the weaker fa amdesisa, “ is wasteatly rained to bat spa a ate emadastion yea aft Madaleatlems. that its rest is rata, sad tbst Sat Mks all be Ma:, by ems rams after araerre, is athasal The spoil dloilaion i r the bill was wiremsseed ea the 17tb The of:rise lake" el the 17th Met, asserts Nettheof the deassrats is as great now as Is Seam* September lest; sad adds that the sciamarlat of the city has aka energetic military memo to peeved or pat down a mama outbreak. Win meshed In Fraakkirt bon Widmann slate Net the Smond Member resolved, em the 146 lad. th Net the close maim of all the bro th er rases isi tb: Marian Oulu* in a could acme gesreates the auk, ot Yetberisad la geared. sad dile libirty ea w ive of the verbs istkiri Vat the M. The West India steam-ship Avon, outward bound, from Southampton, had been reported at New Orleans as ashore at Moraces. Considerable excitement was consequent on the arrival of the steamer United States, from Southampton, which had been so unusually delayed by continually adverse weather as to have occasioned a good deal of uneasiness. The dates brought by the Canada are as follows : St. Louis and Cincinnati, Feb. 2; New Orleans, Montreal, ar.d Quebec, 3rd; Mobile, 4th; Charleston, Buffalo, and Savannah, bth ; Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washiw.toc, Albany, Rochester, and New Bedford, 6th; New York, 7th; and Halifax, 10th instant. She brings some interesting, though not very im portant, news. General Taylor was expected to arrive in Washington about the 20th of February, and preparations were being already made, on a grand scale, to give his inauguration all the éclat which the number and influence of his friends could command. His opening speech was much looked for, the general opinion being, and one derived from ex perience of his past conduct, that it will partake more of honesty and straigtforwardness than are usually found to characterise either royal or presidential orations. It is supposed he will come to the point at ones without fencing' , and justify the patro nymic of " Rough and Ready." There is a good deal of speculation afloat as to who will be his councillors, but public opinion generally points to Messrs. Bell and Crittenden, though some leading politicians be lieve that his cabinet will be made up of the most ta lented and active politicians of all parties, as he is ge nerally esteemed by every class. The congress were still wrangling on the subject of slavery, which promises at some future day to create much bad feeling amongst the representatives. Mr. Ca lhoun is still stitklin i r out for the southern planters. and from his conduct and speeches in congress, would lead us to the supposition that he desired to haste*, if not to create a rupture, which once begun, will re quire much time, exertion, and forbearance to heal. The civic au'horities at Washington had almost una nimously forwarded a petition to congress, through Major Games, for the abolition of slavery throughout the union. Thirty out of thirty-five members of the city council supported the prayer of the petition. It looks se if slavery was doomed, and Calhoun and his party were merely staving off the day. A bill of a good deal of interest to the Canada' and New Brunswick, as well as to the United States, which has been under discussion in the Senate, seems likel3 to meet with such pertinacious opposition, as of iteelt will defect the bill, if only for lack of time. It is a bill for lowering and equalising duties between these British American colonies and the United States, on the importation of grain lumber, flour, animal,, &c. The representatives of the southern agricultural inte rest specially oppose the bill, as tending to diminish the value of our own agriculture. New York would benefit by this legislation—for such a law, together with the drawback offered by laws now in operation, would in fact constitute the port of New York the seaport of Canada West and of a considerable portion of Canada Bast. There were some romours still rife of a deficiency in the Gotten crops, Floods had destroyed a great deal of property, both at Pittsburg and Cincinnati. The Peamaylvania dividends had been paid —one half is relief seta. In reference to this, the Coo nit- mei brim says: Atter the smile recommendation of the governor, that this discreditable esepedient should no longer be rewind to, it was impel that the legslature of so great and rich a state as Penasylesida would have rated its obligations of good faith above se petty a saving as 123,000 dole., but the hope has been illeeinted; and not Pennsylvania hith only, but the good Mid if the United eta' s. war anoint the mad added el Ismore, when dieniainination between bard sad sees sob w idsralisats is so imperfect. The intsiligmtes received at New Orleans on the 25th alt. frets the Peninsula of Yucatan, which has been a prey to Indian devastations, indicates the re newed supremacy of the white race. Aided by a regiment of volunteers from the United States, com manded by CoL George W. White and Lient.-Cel. Besaspon, the Yucstooos seem to have completely triumphed over their foes, recaptured towns and citieewhich the Indians had occupted,and thoroughly discomfited their adversaries. The Mexican congress opened on the Ist January, by a very satisfactory speech from the president. Guerilla bands were still carrying on their marauding warfare in every direction, and rumours of a fresh political conspiracy in the interior were becoming rife. Me subjoined view of the present condition of Mexico is from the New Orleans Tines : Ilwrything was quiet la the republic at kiet acies, sad Herrera's alletioistratiou .anted b carry vials the eyea. patties ot the people. Eery setempt at tichelaindrected that aria is the tosatry te teem the roveisfillairy y mom a roams *Pooh. rived abide" sod iseram ea biome. As a pried tlee permtal Swaim Nth* uric, Ilfosikir die quiseseese via* leaps siefibeleedies as aesalelleme Sea ill Sea amok. et revel% imeeilie. tad penoilliesii wee earn to allow Ile usilemies Nibs snip. Atlas wee airyttegest the hie en ate tdb to., tree aids sod jilialeettly, all Mild es( =es bei isws assay eetehiesse lathe stabs pis. melt. The Imaged patrie MN °Waft= 160 instry, and they mums be the Sift yew eenuten et air ma nicety. The IMO ellosidis wee she sea ate *demi iassoscomb yes by the =SA rers sad lie WYSS inset ' 11 =1 eosilles el* deem e ssuali tree=t 61 4;_ "pie el OF NOM sr Douai ti l t the it ty a . B ump era Tuedlips tikes/ hew bees Wit ; sad tbst, el s KS* ebeerebolden_. Gem& wes dile!** It le isistault at a &ft dna le COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The nuesatile intelligence to hand by this arrival is of a character we did not anticipete. Looking at the glowing aad alaost incredible secousts which were being from time to time publhhed of the prolific outgoings of the gold re isaii*. sad as stilloquai a tlo of the predoue metal many the leading imperious of 63111MINISO throughout the anion, it was natural to last that an impair of a nor kus would have been given to trade generally. Bo far beiag Unease, our reports go to establish the tray revues, and truism in all the principal cities and states is stove dull and heavy than when the lut steam.ship left. This snot damp to Deese output the hopes of thou who OW Mostly intiOpielei thM ilessuat dinserries at the western oast of the New Weld British would mete geed demand for swashetiered New Yoas, Pis. rt.. export from this port to En na and Ireksit for the westh of lin. Imams f,NI berm This, OW bowels Oars Meal, OW Wait Whwa owl 411,140 WOW' its kegs pert hes Wes at Mks Chas for Prima The value of mewls for the wait =L e d PZ i v e res 161,3111 dela, while the duties alone paid to es the mess wook. exeseded 624000 upset stirckesdim =bra at abs ew owl a per. ter eetll.l et dollar& Be again In the Irak am Uth Jas., Ike total vales et mark wag 116,661 sod Wimps% 3,103,1011 data, paying a duty at MAU dela BIUUDITOIIII.—e aost had farther aspresise after the arrival out Th et she Canada The Wawa earth astkiMir is of a keel tharstar, sot /If ship stores, with a light Sessiwil ter Celignsia. Sib/ lost prices wood ere dela. Ms. to 6 dole. We. kr Sty needs; I dela We. to Mk. l e. ter Western and coerce. Omen; and 3 Ids SOIL is dais. 755. tor the bitter kinds. Georgetown, Aiessekte, end mare, 6 dole. Ma to 6 dole. Slt4 ity• row. 3 dais We. Is 4 Baia 370. Own Neal, f dote. 67l to I dais it tansy idiom Wheat, dull, at 12gc. to ink. per ans., kw Gesteree. maw,. awl Ma. to 1116 e. for Ohio red and meted. lye, We. to We. put NM. 115,k7. It.. to lie. per 461 W. Oats, 40a. to 43e. pm hnsled. Wks Caen lower, mad the market, in the Owen of as expert loses hew*. white Jersey. We.; white and wised seehms, at =b. to GOO.; 74101, toutilern, We. to 611., • sod yellow ambers. to We. Cerrost.—Thereie wry little buttoned/dog in the silks market in New Tart, or any ot the leading burn. Heiden did set sewn ear. LOMB to peen mks, owing probably to the tots* of denim The present tree. perhaps, moat remake NW et 1110-11; owl it or spared with this it prolowes to es Ass* UN O Wee. The news to,. Liverpool to the lith ot Jamey. rune a taw Wes at la sum" but the werket he. noes Nailed to alga the pekes of a tact.*Mt_ SO L e Wow n quote middling 6/ to 7 for Llpleads, and 7to 7/ Setae Wet days &mow n t fig fair 76 foe Upload%e 2 and 700 tobake. far Orions The asks for 17plead and Nett* New Weida Odessa to Tex. 1,700 hake. 1,000 bales. Wake Cisinerp to good ordinary W llltalling to glad middling eiss a do rag lir a s lair 7to II 61 to et BSI& MOM Pannusees plot (OW peelte6) is ameaselatlng, and the umbel has dertimil; Lege hearts Obis city Iswestad meld tads,' at lf dole. Ilia is news; aka et PAM have Ws ash (se vraaW) at 13 dole. to if dela Us.-11n some btu as wanted kw home use and Ortiftesis. New hest ht dewed kr enseimptisa. at 11 dolt. wo. to It deb for mess; rest_ q PAM. IS dul. at 41 Ms. 73e. to 7 dela 75e. Lard is fair request: Maw and hews see, et 61e. to 7a is barrels; kegs Win la to 7/e. A mot et prime nes pork was gds for Li. vales% at 18 dots. 2Ss. Gwen Ides (is kaes) in better demand 7e. a la asked. Pickled swab Is dewsod, at treat fie. to la kr hawk and liss to. er tuduo 6e. for .leakier*. Cases Is kW request, at 11011 I prime. 1i... Wn•Letwant held et 33e., with Ha eared. WHALI a 4 &le. to 40e. ; the letter peke far 'fleeted weds. heats rather fine w : 173 barrels Me et 6 doh. 30e. fee Pete, and 7 dole. 73e. fue Pawls. _ aosssomme of Me firmness of Wars, who are desalting idgber rates. Theist miss or reset beratine were 'WM. He ire tend of Seam. Sikhs of Missiles, s44e. s3c. emit, and Lie. toile. has. amass sada 1111 s. le Ilk. Excasposs.—Tbste vas some &mail he tionliduss le sad bills were mistim d previous to tbs Cmsfia's dePssrw att E re o r. Imam rotes: Oa Imam 10114 to MI with a9uLs ameba : Paris, very few treamitises; Rumba* 34 to 344 ; Beemsa, TNN to 79. Famine cosines sena la tbe isms peados a Musa we last beard, tbe rates ease liskse es lams :—To Limiest : Floor, pm barrel, Ss. to la Id. webs, pee badesio Id. to 16.1.; warm 3.16 d. • heavy rosy, Um to Vs. ; pernisions, in Ism& 2s. Id. To Gliegow : 7sd. for OM, Saar is. 411., awl prosaism 30s. To Ram, cotton, ie.: lobes, Me.. d dole. to 10 dais. To London : Tobareo, 30.. to 40..; Sour, b. naval NOM. 113. at to have s o, its. Id. to Us.; oss, per band, Is. To Califon& rhea i less mann, and ase. raw; dole. 50.. to dais. tor bane!,, and SOO. to las. per toot, us the ruling rota SECOND EDITION. ll.om the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT. INSOLVENT. JOHN BALER, Wollmtee, adswinford, Worcestershire. BANKRUPTCY ANyIILLED. 010/101 Buoxn, jun , Extter,land surveyor, Feb. 13. iLiNKRI7PTS. THOMAS JONN COLSON and WILLIAM MANNIIB COL. SON. Upper linllowsy, brickmak•ra. CNAatm thassow, Woodbridge, Suffolk, grocer. Rossur OOHING, Brentfortl, butcher. HINNY Hu ULPH, Forest-gate, West Run, Esicr, swab sib , assn. EDWARD BraLIT CLAYTON, ATll7llllll,Oe, Regent-street, dentist. Joss's CIAO°, Manchester, vietualler. DAVID EVANS, Mel builder. /AXES ROBINSON, 810111111, Burtnehsewhire, grocer. 6101011 MADDOCK, Bursitis, Stsfforttsbire, mew, WILLIAM EAST EOLIERS, Lichfield, Staffordshire, coach maker. JOAN DICKINSON HARPRI, Derby, woollen drew. JOAN MALLarr, Tiverton, Devoa.hue, grocer. ABRAHAM Jamas Czewrnia, Church Garfvrth, York shire, draper. Haunt Hantrazo, Moreton-in-Manb, Gloucestershire, tailor. JOILK HITCHES, Benton, Cheshire, joiner. Ms SCOTCH Bzwonstarrion will be (baud in the last - - COMMERCIAL MARKETS MONET MARKET & Cl INTELLTGENCR. Two dace& Boats ormaiderable deliveries of stock to-day, of last week's mature, have created quite a disturbance in the funds. Consols have cle aned to, and are now quoted, 921 to 3 for money, and 93 to for account. These rates show a fall of per cent from yesterday. Reduced Threes are 93 to Three-and-a-Quarter per Cents., 94 to 1. Exchequer Bills, 38s. to 41s. prem. Bank Stock, 194 to 6. The foreign market remains with scarcely any change in prices, and little business. Dutch Two a-Half per Cents. are 50 to 1; the Fours, 80 to 1. Belgian, 81 to 3. Russian, 108 to 10. Brazilian, 81 to 3. Chilian, 93 to 6. Daniell lower, at 65 to 8. lldexima, 261 to /. Peruvian, 48 to 50. Ecuador, 3 to 1. Venezuela, 19 to 21. Spanish Five, are worse, at 17 to ; the Threes at 29 to 1; Pukes at 3/ to 41. Portuguese, 25 to 26. The 'Avian from Hamburg or the 16th inst. repre sent an improvement generally in brine's, with a proepeot of its continuance, as coandenoe was begin ning to revive. Sugars were in geed demand, and ob tained an advance at 8 - boo. per hundred pounds on the quotations of the week pre aiding. Coffee was firm, with good berme, bat holders not sager to make sales, expeedft to realise a feather aura, as the dealers were firsrod to be Trek oat or stock. In cotton the market wee heavy, and buyers not at all disposed to listen to the higher rates asked by holders. With so Lo wered a consumption of cotton, indigo woe eon dewed likely to sell well. The demand for wheat hod onlolial, and roles could wily be anted at a re dollen spew tie pries ruling the week provisionally. Maw oralleasi in the ears abundance, with farads and dares all higher, but len tinnedhigher, forsold. There , wr a brink exabangs, with bilk on London paid MOM CORN.-Arrivals at the granaries, by the Eastern Counties Railway, for the week ending Feb. 18 : Matt Beam Wheat ...... 14Mel q M „rs. I Pees Barley ........ ate „ Fleur llll, masts. Oats Ciaanomma, Feb. 19.-At to day's market we had a Isteady trade. Wheat in good supply, and sales were effected at an abatement of Be. per qr. Barley the turn dearer for best sorts ; other qualities rule the same as last week. No variation in the prime of other grain. Wheat, IW. to 121. be. per tied. Barley, 24. to 31s. perjqr. Oats, 18s. to 25e. Beans, Rh. to 40s. DONCASTER, Feb. 17.-Both Wheat and Barley in less supply. In Oats and Beans we have an avenge quantity showing. Daring the week prices have declined a little at most of the markets, notwithstanding small supplies from the farmers ; there was. steady demand for Wheat at lanai. tared prices, the market not being quits so brisk at the close. Barley fully as dear for all qualities. Oats, for seed, and Beans sold freely, at improved rates ; mixed , qualities rather cheaper. Wheat, new, 15e. to 17s ; fine, 184 6d. to 20s. Bd. ; old, I6s. to 18s.. flee, I9s. to 21a. Blend corn, 12.. to 15s. ; flee, 17s. Rye, 11.. to 126. ; fine, 13.. Beans, new, 10s. to 12s. ; fine, 13.. to 146. ; old, 13,. to 14e.; fine, 15s. 61. Peas, grey 12s. ; whit', 13s. per three bushel. imperial. Oats, new, 16e. to 18a. • floe, 19s. to 225. • old, 17s. to 20a. ; fi ne , 21.. to 245. Bailey, 245. to 288.1 fine malting, 19.. to 325. per quarter. LANCASTRE, Feb. 17.-Our market was very barely sup. plied with Wheat, which sold but slowly, at a reduction of ed. per load. Oatmeal in better supply, and in much better demand. Prices of last week maintained. Wheat, per load of 2801 b., 30s, tai 33e. Oatmeal, per load of 2401 b , Hs. to to 265. Bd. Beans, 19.. Ymusotrra, Feb. 17.-We are only moderately supplied with corn, but the principal markets are dull and lower, which cause, our trade to be very inactive fxr all grain. Wheat is le. lower. The best melon Barley fully as good bet ether qualities are a very slow sale. Beans and Pvas sell only in retail. Oats again rather cheaper. The weather remarkably tine for this time of year. Wheat, white, 46e. to 48a. ; red, 4251 to 465. ; Barley, 265. to 31s. ; Beans, 31e. to 34e. ; Peas, 33a. to 345. ; Oats, 18.. to 225. HAY.—Surrirerno, boo o'Clock.—Messre. Cooper and Davis report trade heavy, at the fo.lowing quotations Prima Meadow, 644. to 74 I Rowan.. 40a. to OW. I Ittraw....lle to 301. 60‘ to tok Cloven. 604 to libs. CATTLE, &o.—Total of Cattle received in London, by the Butern Comities Railway, for the week ending Feb. 18 :—Bents, 1,410 ; Calves, 85 ; Sheep, 4,958 ; Pigs, 339. larzarooL, Feb. 19.—The supply of troth Beef and Mutton was smaller than but week. The demand dull for each, at about last week's prices. Beef, 44d. to 64d.; Mut. ton, 64d. to 60. per lb. At market, 1,75.5 Beuta ; 6,066 Sheep. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY. FEB. 19. The LORD CHANCILLOR took his seat at b o'clock. PUBLIC BUSINESS. PUI7IOEB.-7110 Earl of Y.CILLNION presented several petitions, from Tarim places, against the alteration or repeal of the navigation laws • and from Ayr, sgaimit the Mintage (fiewlandy BllL SECOND READlNol.—Yarriage (Scotland) ; Itrtaing Births, tho (kotiand); COrrupt Proelkes at Entices; B CASE OF MR. W. 8. O'BRIEN. The Clerk of the Crown in Ireland appeared at the bar end returned tie writ of error in the case of W. Smith O'Brien. COPYHOLD TENURE. The Earl of CHICHESTER asked whether it was in tended to introduce any measure on the subject of eopyhold tenure, and if so, whether it would be permissive or com pulsory. The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the subject was under consideration. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the:newt lead ing of this bill, called the attention of the house to what had I taken place in Parliament on this subject during but lesion. Their lordships would recollect that near the close of ion melon, a bill came before the howl:, the intention of which wee to authorial, a committee to inquire into mitten which had taken place at elections where the charge of bribery was made. That bill was of a retrospective ehuracter, but the nature of the biU the second reading of which he now moved, had no re ference to the nudity of returns. This bill was intended to apply an adequate remedy to the evil' which they found to arise under 6& 6 Victona. It provided that when corrup tion and bribery were proved before a committee, the com mittee should report to the House of Commons, and the house should decide whether a commissioner should be ap pointed to investigate the matter. Lord DENMAN said that he was lorry to throw any impediment in the way of such a bill, but he must own that every provision of the bill wee open to objection. They were to have a commissioner appointed by it who would be armed with a power that no other tribunal in the country pawned. It was a matter very much to be considered, as it was highly important that the commissioner should be removed from all possible interest in the subject under his consideration. He would mutat that the bill should be referred to a select Wm mitt's. Lord BROUGHAM said that he would be sorry to throw any impediment In the way of a bill that wu calculated to destroy the detestable system of corruption and perjury that wu adopted at elections. Lord STANLEY said that he was sure that he eonld not add much to the remarks which had fallen on the matter. He would, however, call their lordships' attention to the fact that, at a lets period of last session, a bill wu introduced Into the House of Commons, and wee brought up ' to their lordships' house, but r eceived their consideration. He regretted that this bill was not one which possessed the same character. It happened that, shortly before the bill to which he referred was introduced, several persons, suns of whom were high legal functionaries connected with the govern. meat, had excited general indignation by certain proceeding, which they a.opted at elections. Several ere introduced by private members for the purpose of having thus matters investigated before a com mittee. For soma reason or other her klajney's govern ment objected to them bills, end stated that in the course of the session they would bring forward a measure to the purpose, and it was not till the 13th of July that a bill mu introduced enabling an i l u i v o e T n ia % lion to take plus into these matters, and for future oars, and it never vaned their conadention, parliament having been prorogued before they could enter tain it. He complained that they now introdined a new inners which bad us Warsaw to the circumstances which had taken place, but which merely provided a prospective for all imaginary and impossible grievances. Their remedy would tied that there were most uneeedinary provider in this bill. The. law r It stood at this moment was_ gaits as effective r this bill maid mks it. This bill, it appeared, provided that if a coessaittee of the House - of Commons thought that then was arm of corruption which war Insullciently in vestigated, they wen to recommend and aun ties tesse se = s iz r == and tor purpose to appoint a ; end this, hi rue were a erst may ha* bin &nog& either by a wither or coined beim each' i b an drees, - 17 intimating that &Awe cm meths eaglet be sustained. If such a thug* wire they leerols day %and, arcedieg to the 1/14 the efresseissess conneeted with the charge or hint; sy wild Moe so elloosegve bst W moot with the inalry The LORD CHANCELLOR said that all the attempts which had been made to prevent corrupt practices at elec tions had proved inefficient. The bills that had been already did not prove successful. It must be allowed that th e Hared as it at present stood was not sufficiently opesative : and that bribery and corruption took place more or less at every general election. They had only now to judge whether they would attempt to apply a remedy. Nobody could get up and say that he wished the law to remain in its present stets. It was found that the act of 1842 was not efficient in meet ing the evils which it was intended to remedy. The provisions introduced in all bills which had in view an investigation into each particular transaction, were not sufficiently strong. It was not became whiten°, were to be protected from the consequence of acts which they have been obliged to confess in evideneethat this bill was to be objected to ; for the object it had in view, was the e ff ect which their evidence might have on other". The object of the bill was not to lay the founda tion for a prosecution for prialtie I. The ehject was for the purpose of arriving at some legislative measure to prevent the repetition of the facts disclosed at the inquiry. Thee. die closures would show informers how they were to proceed against the parties accused. The bill was then read a second time. MARRIAGE AND REGISTERING BIRTHS (SCOTLAND) BILLS. Lord CAMPBELL, in moving the second reading of three bills, observed that he need not remind their lordships of the necessity of the marriage bill. They were all aware of the convenience that would arise front the existence of conclusive evidence of contracts which had been made, as then no doubt would be left as to the rakes of women in Scotland. The law of marriage in Scotland did not at present admit of that condition, where a ease of cohabitation would appear as a marriage. Deets a serum produced women of a very degraded ' clam, and gave rise to a very great d ea l o f inconvenience: At present any man who had Brent a short time in Scotland could not tall whether he was married or not. A great facility was also created in evading marriages. Marriage contracts were performed all along the borders of Smelted ; and it was stated that the chief print of Hymen, who lately died, had, durinc his life, celebrated 30,000 marriages. This bill provided that there should be documents registered which proclaimed the contracts of persons who were married by a religious ceremony. He believed that if this bill paned, the same course would be followed in Scotland as in Eng land, where marriages performed before a clerg yman or wit nesses were held good. All that was requisite was that the parties 'tumid go before a clergymen, and have the banns proclaimed ; the marriage was then proved to bare been authorised. It was rated by some that no inconveni ence arose out of the present sys'em in &Gland, but he should remind their lordships teat there had been several appals made to the Court of Chancery in England arising out of such a system. There was in this bill &clause which provided registrars who were intended to make an entry of all the marriages which had been property performed, and which would obviate the evil he had jest complaised M. There was a committee appointed last see sion to consider the matter; and the opposition of several of their lordship., who were prejudiced by the representa tions made to them about this bill, subsided greatly on their learning the true facts of the matter. The Earl of ABERDEEN mid he regretted that he mutt object to the second reading of the Marriage Bill. He did not think that such a bill as the present was called for ; and that such an alteration in the law affecting maniages should he made as a means of perfecting a system of registreeion. If the noble and learned lord thoneht that the law of marriage in Scotland was defective, let him intro duce a bill irrespective of registration to alter the law. He entertained the tenter n spect for the opinions of those of their lordships who approved of the bill, but, yet, he should say that the if , neral opinion of the people of Scotland was in opposition to tt. That fact was proved, beyond con tradiction, by the number of petitions presented in that house against the bill, and there being none in favour of it. He therefore feltusti fi ed in stating that their lordships' beet consideration an d attention could not be better bestowed than in a case of that sort. in which tie s-cial condition of every man in Scotland was so deeply involved, and would be so seriously affected, as by the changes proposed. There certainly had been no complaints of the law as it existed at present. But ho was happy to observe the noble lord oppo eke had not stigmatized it or spoken of the Scotch people in such strong terms on this petition, as he did last year. When aspersions such as these were cast upon the people of Scotland, he (the Earl of Aberdeen) felt it right to call to their lordships' recollection a statement made in that house by the Ire Lord Liverpool. That dale lord publicly deelared in his place the& taking Scotland a eo gether, " it was the best conducted country on the face of the earth." It was a colloquial exprerion, but ft was im portant as tending to show what Lord Liverpool's opinion was of the p.' pie of Scotland for morality. The noble brd then went en to say that under alt the circuinstaeces he was not sine of those who concurred with the noble lord (Campbell) in the necessity for the changes he bad proposed. It there was any crying, serious, or extensive evil, of course it would be their lordthip duty to eerily • remedy- Bet, be would ask where was the evil that called for the enactment of each a measure as this, which would have the effect of addicting and r stricting the best fee lingo of the people of Scotland. It was upon that account he had already stated that the measure dererved their lordships' meet attentive consideration. (Hear.) He wished in the next place to refer to the 18th article of union between England and Scotland, which stated " that laws affecting civil govern ment and pokey might be made the same in all parts of the United Kingdom, but that all laws &fleeting private rights should be faltered only from their evident utility for the sub ject in Scotland." Now, what evidence was there in this case that the proposed alterations were ler the advantage or utility of the people of Scotland e None whatever. Cer tainly there should be /JIRO further proof of utility than that given by the presentation of a number of petitions against the measure and not a single voice in its foveae. He, therefor., entreated their lordships to consider well before they approved of such a bill. Their lordships should remember that they were not 1. gislating for • people acting under pr. Maly the same laws, or feelings, or custerne, asthe people of England . They were not both Influenced by the same opinions or prejudices. On a variety of robe jails, eepecia.ly that which was now under their lordships' consideration, the people of Scotland e-tertained opium and prejudices totally at variance. with th e people ofibis part of the United Kingdom, Their laws .tire in many *spas totally eifferent ; and, therefore, when alterations wets pro posed the decreed the very utmost con s id e r a ti on . bill w hich as noble lord opposite had introduced imposed new restraints upon the contemn of marriage in Scotland ; whereas, those who had given the matter their deepest attention, state, as their firm conviction, that it is most rumba ior the morality and happiness of that eonetry that restraints should be as much u possible diminished, and that the 4:eduction of marriage should be made as easy as possi"de. He was aware how difficult it must be for their I .rdehios to deal with thee question properly without divest ing themselves of the prejudice, existing in this country. But It was their duty, nevertheless, to divest themselves of English prepossessions or prejudices whew, lees. ladeg fir litottand, especially noon a quientiomegech m that now Wore their lordships. The notions satertained in both the °cuplike upn the subject of. easiniege were kalteedifferent. In Es sa d, marriage was by many con sidered indissoluble, and yet although it was said itmas la dissoluble, it was disci every day, not only by swahaticau sad lagialathe procesoliago, bet by what sataaated to jail.