The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-19 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.-M..NI tV, FRB. 18. . . Their Lon'Alpo met et 5 o'clock. Several railway and other priv.te bills were advanced a Rum. Lord tNLLI of ALIPEILLEY presented . petition from Me Surrey Docks Company againet .Le Metropolitan 'raffia Itegulation BllL THE FENIAN DISTITEANCIPS. TSe Kist: of EASEL wished to ask the noble earl at the bead of the government whether, considering the present state of Dolma!, and after what had occurr e d in ('beater. is Dublin, and in the south of Ireland, he considered that the suspension of the Habeas C or p us A c t i n Ireland might safely be terminated. He did not wish to be deemed bard-hearted, but he really thought that, in as far at best as the leader. were concerned, a summary mode of desling 'ghoul,' be adopted. It should be shown that those who promoted rebellion, and disturbed the pease of Lev the country, must expect to suffer the full pc n.dties of the The F.arl of LEITRIM wished to correct anassumption of the noble earl who had just spoken—namely, that this =hellion had comwenced in Ireland. It ?mil In fact cow -3111 e n ced in Lancashire, and there hail irrnediately fol. lowed a certain demonstration in London, where a member of the House of Commons, connected with the county of Xmry. attended, and kept up a continual cm •munication by telegraph with his friends in Ireland. He (Lord Leitrim) II lust protest against the whole blame being thrown of the Irish population ; they were all inertly reform de monstration in fact—one taking place in London, the second in Chester, and the third in Cahircireen. All the persons engaged demanded reform in some shape or other. 24..b1e lords on the opposition side of the house must see that outbreaks such as had taken place in Kerry were we, much what might hare been expected frmn their own The Earl of DERBY. in answer to the question of the noble earl who spoke lust. said that her Majerty's govern ment hail not the slightest intention of xi:spend:rig the Babes Corpus Act in Chester. With regard to the ques tions put to hint by the noble earl opposite, and which he confessed he had the misfortune to hear very imperfectly, what he understood the noble earl to ask in the first instance was whether it was the intention if the govern anent to wove for a continuance of the surpeesion of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland, and the Leble earl ex pressed a hope that if any person .hoild be cap. Mired while in a state of insurrectioi: the utmost rigour of the law should be exercised, and the mists earl farther expressed a hope that all military olbeers would be ymatocted by the government against any criminal proceed- INS brought against them for acts done in the iliseharge of th dutios. The questions were of so great importance that he thought it would have been better if t°e noble sari had given notice of his intention to ask them ; but at the same time he could readily understand, as the act was about to expire, that their lordships were anxious to have the earliest information. The noble earl and their lord ships knew that an anxious hope was expressed in the speech from the throne that her Majesty's gov...rnmest -would be able to dispense with any exception, 1 - tine upon this suhjectrn regani to Ireland. It must be, law ever, borne in mind that the recent outbreak, insignificant as it wax, was perfectly unexpected and unformen by any party ;but ho was happy to state (ruin the accoi zits which the government had received, that that outbreak bed been entirely put down—(hear, hear)—and the meet aitisfactory part of it was that the conduct of the population of the country had to a great extent falsified the apprehensions expressed by the late Lord-Lieutenant that if eny outbreak took place it would be at once joined by a large portion of the population. (Hear. hear.) In the late case the insurgents had been joined by no one. They were in- Mgeificant in point of numbers ; utterly deserted by every body, and they exercised not the slightest influence Eynon the surrounding population. It was impossible to say whether there was any dar4er from any other similar attempt in any other part of Ireland ; and upon the part of the government he was not able to answer the questions of the noble earl at present, nor till after he had seen the Chief Secretary for Ireland ; who hail only returned from Dublin that morning, and who would, of course, be able to afford the Lteot informa tion. In reference to the treatment of prisonerstheir' ;object would be to discriminate and to consider the relative amount of guilt of each prisoner, and with regard to the highest description of offences the government would not ahrink from enforcing the unrest rigour of the law ; yet every case would be judged upon its own merits. He was sunneither the noble earl nor their lordships desired that any prisoner should be visited with any Am.lue seve ri ty. (Hear, hear.) As to the other questions it would not be necessary for him to say mom than that in the discharge of their duties all °dicers might rely to the fullest extent upon the support and confidence of her 3lajesty`a govern ment. (Hear, hear.) The hone adjourned at a quarter to 6 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, Fail. 18. The SMILER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. CHATTrwrox, the Solicitor-General for Ireland, took tho oaths and his seat for the University of Dublin. Mr. K K. KAIIRLAIM took the oaths and his seat fa Colchester. PRIVATE BUSINESS. A Lumber of private bill:. were read a second time. 'lle London and North Western Railway (lines at ]turton-on•'Mmt) Bill, and the London uLd North Western (Coekermonth and Workington Railway Act, 1886) Bill, were withdrawn. ARMY E6TI3IATD?. General PEEL having brought up arty estimates, 'ated that tliey were only the ordinary estimates for the non-effective service for the year, and did cot incliniv any provision for the rcourcniendstions of the royal commis sion on army reserve. no intended when these esti niates were moved to can the attention of the house to the report of the royal commission on recruiting, and to explain the measures which her Majesty's government proposed to take for carrying out the purpoeel for which that connuierion was formed. Separate estimates would be laid on the tilde for these purP'ees. . . (to r lonel W. PA/TEN wanted to know when the estimates 'would be brought forward. General PEEL said be had just laid them on the table, and he hoped that they would be in the bands of members by Wolleaday or Thursday at the latest. He would bring them forward at the earliest possible day after due notice. REFORX. Mr. RINCLARE raid that on going into supply on Friday night he should move a resolution to the effect that the house, having humbly imparted to her Majesty its desire for the adoption of a measure of reform which, without unduly distnroing the balance of political power, should freely extend th , elective franchi,e, that house now impreseed its hope that prompt legislation might he foun'led on the two principles dechwed, and that definite prop°. aitions for that purpose, as well as for the re-distribution of meats, would be presented by her hiajvity's government with all convenient speed. (Hear, hear. Mr. WALEOND gave notice that on going into cern mitts, of supply on Friday next be should move that in place of the fifth resolution the following be adopted : That the house considers it expedient to define the principles on which the plurality of voter shall he based. That in any comity awl borough the owners of freeholds, and leasehold,' in respect of which any portion of the term is unexpired, on such terms and conditions as may here after be determined by the hours'', Anil be entitled to vote in revect of such qualification independent of and in addition to any vote to which they may be entitled through comma:icy. Whoever shall have taken a degree at the University, College of Surgeons, Inna of Court, or any other established college or who shall have passed a civil service examination, shall be entitled to vote in respect of such qualification, independent of and in addition to any vote to which he may he entitled through ornerahip or eeenpatay. Thirdly, that a voter shall have the option of giving all his votes to one candidate. or dividing them among several candidates as he may think ft. IRISH RAILWAYS. Mr. W. 0. OARS asked when the report (so far aa related to Irish railways) of the royal commissioner* to inquire into the state of railways would be ;awed. Sir B. NORTHOOTE replied that no special report would be wade as to the Irish railways, but the report of the inspeeton on railways would be on the :Ale In a week Or so. THE CATTLE PLAMTE. EYKYN asked wh►t measures had been adopted to prevent the importation from Holland and l WI-many of the r..rcaaes of animal infected by the cattlo plague ! Mr. CORRY replied that no such amount of danger oxide I as to WitrAllt the Privy Council hi prohibiting the icupo. cation of meat. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Mr. .7.I'LAOAN Raked whether it was the intention of the g..v.•rnmont to adopt the lame nieun. forth., collec tion c,f agricultural statistics in England and Scotland as Si; S. NOIITHOOTE replied that the ei•ctroment pro- posed to take the some steps as were taki.l, 1.•4 yens. MILITARY CORPORAL PI-NI sHMENT. Mr. OTWAY wished to ask whether the utternent with reference to the de tth of Robert Synies, a :•• into in the 7lth Regiment, on whom corporal punishment had been indict .l, which be had seen in the newgpapers, was true. From thtt statement it appeared that SylllC4 w ti tried by court-martial and sentenced to 50 lashes and 34:5 days' im prisonment, and that shortly after the dogging he was s: at to the military hospital at Limerick, and there died. On the inquest two army doctors and one civilian were examined, am* the evidence of the latter gentleman was to the effect that death was caused by an irritant fever induced by flogging. The jury found that he died from congestion of the brain, arising, iron, fever. He wished to ask whether these were facts, and whether the dogging was administered in tine usual manner. --- Colconidkilia—What did the army surgeons say? General PERI. mid that Private Robert Symas was tried for an ,:ct of gross insubordination, having struck a sergeant of his regiment and kicked him in the face whilst he was on the growa The court-martial tried lido, and he was sentenced to 364' days' imprisonment and 30 Mahe& The r THE EXPRESS, TuESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1867. stag surgeon examined the man on three occasions, and certified that he was in a fit condition to receive corporal punishment. The medical officer WAS present during the flogging, aid he cam seen by the army surgeons tidy. Four teen days afterwards he was admitted into the hospital suf.. feriag from fever. He was attacked by erysipelas in the face, and he died on the 9th February. A post mortem ex.ituiciation prayed 64 he died of congestion of the brain in coasequence of erysipelas. PANIC-LANE AND HALICMSTREET. Sir H. W. lIARE)N asked the First Cummiaoioner of Works if it was intended to widen Park-lane from Stan hope-gate to Oxford-street ; and if any and what measures could be token to abate the inconvenience now existing to twit pa A l '!ngers and carriages by the wooden barriers erected in Halkin-stieet, which had narrowed that great tho roughfare? Lord d. MANNERS said it was intended to widen Park lane throughout, from Stanhope-gate to Oxford-street. The other matter was in no way under his jurisdiction. Sir H. W. BARRON asked whether the noble lord could telt him who be wai to apply to for information. (Laughter.) Karl GROSVENOR said the buildings in Halkin-street would probably take two years to complete, and he .pre sunmd the hoarding would not be removed for that time. even after adopting it the house may in its wisdom think proper to differ from her Majesty's government. Having embarked upon this policy, and made a certain progrev4, it would surely he unwise to low the advantage of what has been done. I believe that the adoption of our plan will lead to no delay, but that on the contrary it will greatly facilitate the passage of the bill which we shall afterwards bare the honour of introducing. I trust that the house, considering the difficultyof managing this ques tion, will put a charitable construction upon the motives of the ministry, and believe that we have not had recourse to this method fur the sake of amusing the house for a time, or of occasioning procrastination or delay. We shall devote our utmost energies to the work. We have put our hand to the plough, and we shall not draw back till the whole field is eared. (Cheera.) Mr. GLADSTONE—The charitable construction for which the right hon. gentleman has just made his appeal is one that lam perfectly prepared to give ; and the best mode of doing so is, in the remarks which I may make, to avoid altogether any reference of whatever kind to the motives of the government. We are embarked in a common cause, and lam bound to say that I think my hon. friend has received just credit from the right hon. gentleman for the spirit in which he offered hie observa tions. He has been so far justified in the course he has taken, that he has only been endeavouring to give expres sion to the feeling which is generally entertained in the house, namely, that we are placed in a position of con siderable embarrassment. (Cheers.) There are in the country as there are in this house various currents of feeling with respect to the subject of parliamentary reform. Some of those currents are in opposite directions, and thus tend to neutralize one another. Others are more powerful ; but there is one powerful prevailing opinion in which I think nearly the whole community is united, and which I likewise believe is faithfully reflected within the walla of this house, with reference to political parties. I believe the strong, the earnest, I might even venture to say the absorbing and overwhelming desire of all is that we should, within the limits of the present session, arrive at a legislative settlement of this question. (Loud and general cheering from all parts of the house.) There being that desire in the country, there fellows from the very existence of it a wish that it should be settled by those who are now in power, for it is wholly beyond the ability or capacity of any set of men who conduct the delibera tions of this house to bring to a satisfactory issue a mea sure with regard to the representation unless they be the confidential advisers of the crown. We have before us a government, and, so far as I am individually concerned— I believe I also speak the sentiments of many others on this side—l have an earnest desire to co-operate with them for the settlement, end above all for the early settlement, of this question. What, therefore, we are anxious for that her Majesty's government should feel the present to be a favourable state of things, and should take all the steps which are necessary to bring to practical effect the disposition which is so generally prevalent in the house. Accordingly, her Majesty's government have presented resolutions, and I ant bound to say that I ant strongly of opinion that that was not an expedient course. (Cheers.) I have, however, esteemed myself perfectly willing to accede to the method in question—that is to say, to agree that we should take no exception on general grounds to the method of proceeding by resolution. The special reason which the right hon. gentleman gave for adopting that plan was substantially this :—" Had we sub mitted our intentions with regard to parliamentary reform to the house in the shape of a bill, you might have met us, as you did one. former ocassion, by invidiously selecting some one point from amongst the provisions of the measure, and upon that point our whole comprehensive scheme might, by a not ver y legitimate process, have been got rid of in this house . " My hon. friend has endeavoured to convey to the mind of the government en assurance that therewas net the smallest probability of any such proceeding taking place, and I cannot help expressing my strong belief in conformity with his opinion. Of course, it would be pre• sumptuous in me to undertake to bind any gentleman in this house, far less any body of members. I express my own opinions, and I do not go beyond the limits to which my personal communications have extended. At the same time, the circumstances of this case are so clear, and they have assumed a character so his torical, that I think they can hardly leave a doubt on the mind of the right hon. gentleman and the government as to the groundlessness of the apprehensions which he has expressed, and which he states have led him to a conclu sion so important. The right hon. gentleman on a former evening adverted in terms of censure and disparagement to the proceedings of 1M59. I am not about to defend those proceedings further than to say that I do not think they merit the kind of censure which he has passed upon them. Those proceedings, whether prudent or not, would in illy opinion have been perfectly justifiable had they been taken by • parliament that had its heart and its mind earnestly set upon legislation for the purpose of par liamentary ref onn. (Cheers.) But now, with the light which experience affords, it is impossible to regard the proceedingsof 1859 without reference to those of 1860. Taking the operations of theee two years as one—taking into consideration the strong measure of 1859 with its unsatisfactory completion in 1860—I think I am only re presenting the public sentiment out of doors, and the general sentiment in this house, when I say, in the words of the right hon. gentleman, that those proceedings cannot be renewed. (Cheers.) The reason, then, for adopting the present method has diseppeareil ; and undoubtedly it would have been a matter of great gratification to me if the right hon. gentleman had been Maresca to adopt the suggestion made in no unfriendly spirit by the hon. member. From what he stated, however, I gather that he is not disposed to accept the suggestion ; and, for my part, whatever my regret and concern may be, I do not withdraw any assurance that I have ventured to give him. I must, however, observe that at the present momeut we are placed in a peculiar position, especially as regards one point. (Hear, hear.) We are greatly desirous of prompt procedure. Another request hasbeen addressed to the right hon. gentle man of a more limited character than him been made to him to-night. It was thought we might be favoured upon the earliest day —a day earlier than Monday next— with those additional explanations to which thel2 hon. gentleman has referred, and which he has call e d the explanations of the government resolutions which are due to the hones. On Monday night last the right hon. gentleman gave us his explanation of his resolutions. The right hon. gentleman perfectly recognised the parliamen tary principle that resolutions of this character cannot be advantageously considered by the house immediately after the statement of the responsible minister of the crown introducing them. He proceeded in a manner to which the practice of the Chancellor of the Exchequer with re ganl to the financial statement is analogous. He submits the financial statement, but he never asks the house to act upon it till a future day ; or if for fiscal reasons any por tion of it must be affirmed at once, it is well understood that it is only a provisional adoption, and that it is left en. tirely open to future discussion. That practice is well said firmly established ; and after we bad received the right hon. gentleman's explanation of his resolutions on Mondaylnst, we were told that the resolutions would not be uitroduced till the 25th inst., hut none of us knew till Friday last that we had not received • full explana tion front the right hon. gentleman. It appears that we have only had one moiety of that explanation, and that the other moiety is not to be given till the day when we are expected to consider the resolutions. (Hear, hear.) It appear' to me, therefore, that there was no want of propriety in the suggestion of my hon. friend the mem ber for Leeds, that as time was a matter of such import ance, the full ministerial explanation should be given be fore the day when the house may be called upon to vote upon the resolutions of the right hon. gentleman. (Cheers.) I don't recollect any similar case where • minister of the crown submitted resolutions to be adopted by the house in committee, not in one, but in two statements. lam not sanguine that when the house has received the second statement of the right hon. gentleman, which must Pees,- airily be an enlargement, and perhaps even a modification, of the first, it will be possible for it at once to discuss with advantage his resolutions. I feel deeply the responsi bility that attaches to us in the present state of affairs, and I have rigidly confined myself to the point that further delay beyond Monday next may have to be incurred unless the right hon. gentleman can accede to the suggestion of my hon. friend the member for Leeds. My own desire—my earnest desire—is that we should avoid any loss of thee, and that we may this session bring to a successful issue our efforts for a reform of the represen tation. (Cheers.) The SPEAK'S then left the chair. SUPPLY. The house then went into oonunittee of supply, when three eupplementary estimates for the civil service were brought up. One was for a sum of 45,721/. for the pur chase of the Blame collection of coins and antiquities for the British Museum. The Chancellor of th e Exchequer moved the vote, and dwelt on the great vAlue of the collection, which he spoke of as containing the finest gems in the world. Mr. Gladstone supported it, and after a few words from Mr. Gregory, it was agreed to But on the next estimate, which was for 1' ,3091. which com- Prised several items, including 30,000/. to meet payments required for the English department of the forthcoming Universal Exhibition at Parts, Mr. Childers objected to supplementary estimates being brought up, end Mr. GW.one followed this up by remarking tlmt if supple mentary estimates were allowed the house would lose all control of the finances. Mr. AYETON then moved that the item for the Paris Exhibition be postponed until further information wee given with rexard to it, but on the Chancellor of the Ex chequer usuruig the committee that there were no papers on that subject, the amendment wu withdrawn and the vote agreed to, The remaining estimate, which was 101,300/. for the Anglo-Chinese flotilla, was also agreed to. after slight opposition from Colonel St MS and Mr. W. Berm. TRADES' UNIONS. On the second reading of the Trades' rnion Bill, the composition of the commission that is to be appointed,and the propriety of mixing the two subjects of outrages and the politico-economic part of the question were discussed, after which the second reading was agreed to. which were inherent in it. The grievances comphillv! , l of were that if the tenantry made improvements at their own expense, and were evicted from their hold jugs before they had reaped the fruits of their out lay, there was no machinery for enabling them to receive compensation. This, it is argued, tended to dis courage industry, to render the land unproductive, and to engender negligence and want of exertion on the part of the tillers of the soil. The measure which he proposed was founded upon the principle of the Land Improvement Acts, which was that if • reputed owner borrowed money and laid it out on his land, and it turned out afterwards that he was not the real owner, the land would still be charged with the loan, no matter to whom it might belong. The improvements contemplated by the bill were six, consisting of thorough or main drainage, theelearance of wasteland, the removal of useless fences and erection of new ones, the making of roads, and the construction of farm-houses and farm-buildings. Com missioners would be appointed to carry out the provisions of the measure, and the value of any permanent improve ments made by the tenant with the authority of the com missioners would become a charge on the land, for which the tenant would be entitled to be paid in case he were either evicted or chose to give up his farm. Of these im provements the first three might be effected without the consent of the landlord. To the three latter his assent would be necessary. Mr. C. FORTESCUE doubted whether the proposal to lend government money to tenants at will in Ireland would meet with approval, and was of opinion that the machinery of the bill was too complex to be taken advan tage of by many of the poor tenants of Ireland. The Otionoonee refused to accept the bill as • per manent settlement of the question, an opinion which was sha.ed by Mr. Blake and Sir P. O'Brien. Dr. Brady, Colonel Greville, and Mr. Gregory gave a qualified approval of the bill, which was defended by the new Solicitor•Genend for Ireland (Mr. Chatterton). After some observations from Mr. O'Beirne, Mr. Bearden, Mr. Murphy, and Sir F. Heygate, Lord Bass replied to various objections, and leave was given to bring in the bill. Lord NAAS then introduced his second bill to facilitate the leasing of land by limited owners in Ireland by abolish ing certain restrictions and technical formalities no longer deemed necessary. He explained that it was almost identical with Mr. Forteseue's bill of last session, and its principle was much the same as that of the Montgomery Act in Scotland. Mr. AGAR-ELLIS obtained leave to bring in a bill to enable contracts to be made between landlord and tenant for the improvement of land in Ireland. The other business was disposed of, and the house ad journed at half•peat 12 o'clock. tato Intelligence. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-FEB. 18. After Term Nisi Pries Sittings at Westminster.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.) CALTMORP T. THEORZAT !ASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action to recover damages for personal injuries received through the alleged negligence of the defendants' servants. The defendants did not deny their liability, and the present action was brought for the awessment of damages, the parties being unable to agree amongst themselves. The plaintiff laid his damages at 10,0061. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C. Sir Ceo . Honyman, Q.C., and Mr. Beasley were counsel for the plaintiff ; the Solicitor- General, Mr. Serjeent Ballantine, and Mr. Philbrick ap peared for the defendants. The plaintiff, a tall, fine made man, and before the accident of good health, and of particularly active habits, is a farmer at Sutton, in the Isle of Ely, renting an estate between 600 and 700 acres in extent, for which he pays 1,351/. per annum. He is 47 years of age, and a married man, with six children, the eldest being under ten years of age. In the summer of 1865 the plaintiff's wife and family were staying at Lowestoft, and on Saturday, the Ist of July, 1865, plaintiff left Ely for the purpose of joining them. When about two and a half miles from Norwich the train went off the em bankment near a viaduct. Plaintiff did not at the time think much of the accident, although he felt unwell, and it was not until November, 1865, having in the meantime got gradually worse and worse, that he called in Mr. Balder, Lie medical man. He was then obliged to give up all active pursuits, and he had not since then been able to ride or to attend to his business. He went to the sea side, and finding himself getting worse he communicated with the company in January, 1866, relative to compensation. A long correspondence ensued. At first they admitted their liability, then they denied it, and then again, just before trial, they admitted it. Plaintiff was now a thoroughly broken down man, and is getting worse in stead of better. He suffered constant pain and distress of mind. He had been repeatedly examined by medical men sent to him by the company. The plaintiff, who could only with difficulty get into the witneaa-box, had to be accommodated with a chair. He stated that he was a farmer and • captain of volunteers. The train left Ely 40 minutes late, and being an express train it was being driven at 60 miles an hour when the ac cident happened. When he came to himself he found the carriage turned over, and he was lying on his back ; the carriage window was about 2i feet from the ground, and he was enabled to crawl out. He proceeded on to Low estoft and joined his family. He was unable to sleep that night. The following day (Sunday) he went to church, but he could hardly sit out the service ,• he felt a creeping sensation up and down the back, which had con. tinued more or less from that time to the present. After the accident he used to feel giddy, and he had to aban don horse-riding, and he had to rest in a reclining posi tion. He was now only able to walk about 100 yards. He had been examined on the part of the company by Sir W. Ferguason, Drs. Skeen, Bennett, and Colaton. The Rev. Mr. Spencer, vicar of Sutton, in the Isle of Ely, and Mr. Webster , Q.C. (plaintiff's brother-in-law). gave evidence as to his being a man of active habits, and in the enjoyment of good health previous to the accident. Mr. Buller, his medical man, was called. He stated there was no hope of the plaintiff getting better. He was permanently iniured, and his life was very uncertain. Dr. John Emeson, professor of surgery to University College Hospital, and surgeon to that hospital, said that plaintiff was partially paralysed from the waist down wards ; the left leg more than the other. Ile believed the plaintiff would never recover, the disease having progres -1 sleety increased in severity up to the present. There were no signs of any cessation. He had never known any one recover so long a time after an accident. Plaintiff's life would be materially shortened by the accident- Mr. Edmund Calthorp, plaintiff's cousin, a surgeon prac tising in London, gave similar evidence, which was con firmed by Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Savery. ' For the defence it was stated it was impossible to with hold sympathy for the serious accident the plaintiff had met with, and the suffering resulting from it, but it was to be regretted the plaintiff had not called in the ad vice and assistance of eminent medical men, because in all probability has distressing symptoms might have been alleviated. The plaintiff had very properly submitted to examinations by the medical men consulted by the com pany, and according to their judgment there was every probability that ultimately the plaintiff would recover so as to be able to follow his usual pursuits. It was for the jury, after hearing that evidence, to Bay what amount of damages the plaintiff was entitled to. Dr. Colston said the plaintiff had certainly received a 'revere shock to the nervous system and injury to the lower parts. The muscles were wasting, but he was sur prised to hear the term paralysis given to it. There had been a dragging of ono of the legs, but that had ceased. He never had hoard paralysis ascribed to such a case. The weakness of the lower limbs he ascribed to the shock to the nervous system. He had every reason to believe the plaintiff would ultimately recover, and be able to fol low active pursuits. Plaintiff had greatly improved during the List two months ; he would require some months' rest. - Dr. Skeen and Sir W. Ferguson gave similar evidence. The jury ultimately returned ► verdict for the plaintiff —damages, 7,00 W. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Fin. 18. After Tenn Nisi Prins Sittings at GuildhalL—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and Special Juries.) . . . 0001101 r. WELLS. . The plaintiff in this case, Miss Emily Cooper, had been a governess in the service of the defendant, and she sued to recover damages upon the ground that she had been im properly dismissed ; and there was also a count in trover for the recovery of some letters which had been detained from her. Mr. Serjeant Robinson and Mr. Joyce appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Serjeant O'Brien for the defendant. In the opening speech it was stated that the plaintiff was not yet of age, and that the defendant was a surgeon carrying on his profession and for the most part living in Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square. Ile, however, alao kept a house at Hampstead, wberehis children lived, and where the plaintiff stayed when she had charge of some of them. Miss Cooper entered the service of the defendant on February 1, 1865, and remained in it until the 26th November, 1846, and during the whole of this time she was treated with much more than ordinary kindness and consideration. In December, 1865, the plaintiff received an anonymous letter, in March following another one was sent to Mrs. Wells, and after this tinse many anonymous letters, all in the same handwriting, were received by each of them, and it was stated that some of them were of the grossest and moat abominable character, and that they cast most serious aspersions upon Mrs. Wells. Three servants were succes sively discharged upon the suspicion of having written them, and it was not until Mr. Nutherclift, who was what was called an expert in handwriting, gave bisopinion upon • commuisonof handwriting, that theplaintilf had written the letters, that her father was sent for, and she had to leave the defendant's house at once. It had been previously arranged that she should leave at Christmas, and ahe was paid her wages up to or beyond that time; but it would be sub mitted that she would be entitled to re.iover a compensa tion for the loss of her board to Christmas, and also damages for the detention of the letters which had been addressed to herself, and which she had handed over to Mrs. Wells. It was added that the question of damages was considered as immaterial compared with the isn portauce of clearing the young lady from the horrible im putation that she had written these disgusting productions. The letters were put in in the course of the case, and having been proved, they were banded to the judge, and also to the jury, for inspection, but it was agreed on all hands that public decency should not be outraged by their being read aloud. Miss Cooper was examined, and stated that she was 19 when she entered the defendant's service, and her silary was to be 20 guineas a year. She had received altogether two or three dozen anonymous letters. She said that she had no knowledge as to who had written these letters, and she most positively stated that they were not written by herself. To the Judge—There were two female servants at Hamp- stead, one was about 23 and the other 36 years old, and neither of them were married. There were three female servant. at the house in Grosvenor•street ; she did not know whether they were married or single: but she did not think that they were married. She had no suspicion as to who had written the letters. Mr. Cooper, the plaintiff's father, deposed to having an interview with Mrs. Wells, when she showed hint some of the letters and the admitted handwriting of the plaintiff upon which Mr. Netherclift had formed his opinion. Mrs. Wells said that she intended that the plaintiff should not stay another night in the house, and thereupon he took her away. The Lord Chief Baron said that it was a lamentable thing that an end could not be put to a use like this, which was a discredit to • court of justice. Mrs. Wells did not originally throw the imputation that she had written the letters upon this young lady, but they had been foolish enough to put the letters into the hands of a gentleman who was called an expert, and upon his opinion to defend this action. If the imputation were withdrawn, and a verdict for the plaintiff for nominal damages taken by con sent, it would be a most desirable end to the case. Mr. serjeant O'Brien, however, declined to adopt this course, and instead submitted that there could be no property in letters such as these, and, therefore, that trover could not be maintained for them. _ _ The Lord Chief Baron said he wilsclearly of opinion that the plaintiff hsdproperty in these letters, and was entitled to maintain trover for them. Mr. Serjeant O'Brien furtherrubmitted that the plaintiff not having been a domestic servant, was not entitled to damages for the loss of her board. The Lord Chief Baron thought that there was evidence for the jury of damage. Mr. Serjeant O'Bnen then addressed the jury for the defence, and said that after the evidence which he should bring before them he had no doubt that they would feel themselves obliged to come to the conclusion that the plaintiff had herself written the letters. The case had not concluded when the court rose. THE REFORM BILL Mr. SCLATER.BOOTH asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether, if the house should agree to the 4th pro poaed resolution on the subject of reform, via., " that the occupation franchise shall be based on the principle of ratiug, - the carrying out of that resolution would, co d the view of the government, be necessarily contingent on the pawning of the bill "for promoting uniformity of assess ment in England and Wales ;" and whether, if the house should acre! to the Lith resolution, praying her Majesty to aliment a boundary commission, the passing of a re form 'hill used, on that account, be delayed beyond the periodof the present session of parliament. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—The paw ing of the Reform Bill which we hope to introduce, will not depend on the other measures referred to ; but I trust I may he permitted to expires a hope that when the Re form Bill has passed. hon. gentlemen will not deny the devotion of their time to pass the two other mea sures. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BAINICi asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the statement which he had promised to make, on going into committee on the representation of the people. on Monday, the 25th instant, he would specify the propol, al amount of the county and borough franchisee; and whether he could, for the convenience of the house, give that information on an earlier day. The CHANCELIA)R of the EXCHEQUER—It is the hope of her Majesty's government that they may intro duce an i pass a reform bill adequate to the national neces sities, which will reproduce concordamong classes, and which will permit gentlemen, whatever theirpol Weal opinions and to whatever party they may belong, if they sit upon this bench, to have the opportunity of proposing those mea sures of improvement which the country requires, and which, until this question is settled, I fear will not be introduced. But with these views and with that great respe:ailWity I trust the house will not deem it unreason able or in any degree presumptuous on our part if we wish at least to have the privilege of disposing of the course of paliiic business in that manner which we may deem most inducive to the end we desire to accomplish. Under these circumstances, I think it would be most inexpedient to deviate from the course which on the part of her Ma jesty's government I hive indicated we are willing to take. Mere are many reasons which induce me to believe that were we to alter it, we might endanger that chance, which I confess I view in a sanguine spirit from the information I have received from various quarter* of the house, of an anxiety to come to some solution of this question. I have no desire for any un necessary delay ; but as it is my ainoere conviction that the course I have indicated is best calculated to accom plish the end we all desire, I hope the hon. gentleman will not press me to change that course, and I shall be pre. pared on Monday to offer those explanations which are due to the house. (Hear, hear.) THEATRES. Mr. O'BEIBNII asked the Home Secretary whether it was ids invention to introduce any measure for the better regulation of theatres and places of public amusement in Great Britain. Ik. WALPOLE said he hoped to bring in a bill on the su'oject, in whisk some of the recommendations of the committee of last session would be carried out. THE FENIANS IN IRELAND. Colonel ORKVILLE asked whether the Secretary for Ireland was in possession of any further information with regard to what was taking place in Ireland. Lord NAAS—I have no further information beyond this —that I received a telegram two hours ago stating that everything was perfectly quiet, and that there was no ap pear, roe of any renewed attempt at insurrection in the county of Kerry. From information received by the go. i vernment it appears that at no time was there more than 120 or 130 engaged. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BRUEN asked whether the government could con firm the public reports of the gallant conduct of Police constable Duggan, who was attacked and wounded while in the discharge of hh, duty in carrying despatches? He vdshol also to know whether they could confirm the re ports with regard to the conduct of the Roman catholic priest—the Rev. Mr. Magill—who give information at the police barracks of Roes Bay of the approach of the Fenians, and who on being charged by them with being an informer boldly and loyally stated that such was the fact, and endea veered to persuade them from their mad enterprise? Lord NAAS said that the Recount of the occurrence with regard to the police constable which appeared in the morning papers was entirely correct. The constable showed the greatest possible gallantry and devotion to his duty. After he was wounded and fell from his horse he endea voured to struggle on ea best he could in the performance of his duty. He was unfortunately unable to proceed, and WAS obliged to take refuge in a house where he was fol lowed by some armed men. With respect to the Roman catholic priest, the government had reason to believe, from the information at their disposal, that the account given in the newspapers as to his conduct was also per feotly correct. (Hear, hear.) Shortly after the attack upon the police constable, the same party who made the attack was met by the reverend gentleman on the road not far from the pollee barracks in Ross Bay. They stopped him, and Le warned them of the very perilous and wicked course they were pursuing, and endeavoured to per. male them not to make the attack which he was led to believe they intended to make upon the barracks. Th - 7 advanced some bather distance towards the bar racks, when it appeared that his counsel prevailed, for at MO yards' distance they turned off, and made for the mountains. The rev. gentleman then visited the wounded min, and remained with him until the doctor arrived. The Vice-President of the Board of Trade Bill, which substitute• a secretary to the beard, with a seat in the Hou.e of Com Lions, for a vice-president, was read a second time. In committee of the whole house, resolutions fixing the new scale of excise duty on sugar made in the United Kin;dom and on sugar used in brewing were agreed to, on the motion of Mr. RUNT, and after a protest by Mr. J. R. Kerns against the classification of the duty as the protection of one clam of sugars at the expense of another. The resolutions relating to the duty on dogs were reported and &weed to. THE RESOLUTIONS ON REFORM. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. AYRTON again brought on the subject of parlia meatary reform. He saia he believed there was no dispo sition whatever on the part of the members of the oppo sition to make any factious opposition to any reform measure proposed by the government, but they were truly desirous to settle the question, and he put it to the Chan cellor of the Exchequer whether, on his receiving an as surance that no obstacle would be offered to a bill being allowed to go into committee, he would not bring in a bill ►t once. Tha CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER—I am will ing to accept the assurance of the lion, gentleman that he has made the observations he has offered in no un friendly spirit towards her Majesty's government ; and I shall reply to him in the same manner. I assure him that he mistakes the character of her Majesty's govern ment if he thinks they have formed any erroneous or exaggerated ideas of their own importance. They are tery anxious to take each a course as will further the advancement of good legislation in this house, and if possible the settlanent of a question which so greatly interests the parliament and the counlry at large. (Cheers.) With great respect to the hon. gentleman I must say I cannot th:nk we have erred in the coarse we have taken. In adopting that course we have acted as far as possible in the strictest adherence to parliamentary precedent and practice—not from any suplrstitious veneration for Fir lia.swnt,ry precedents, but because we know that those precedents embalin the wisdom and practical saga city of generations. We thought it was absolutely neJessary,or. our part to have recourse to procedure by resolution. When I addressed the house I might have confined myself to arguments in favour of that course, and if I had dopes° I should have been strictlyin onler. Butit was represented to me by gentlemen on this side that it was desirable the general character of the resolutions should ho stated. so that the house might understand whether the resolutions expressed merely pnnciples for oar guidance, or whether they went into great detail. I wished that the house should undentand that they were resolutions which embraced principles ; and I took the opportunity in some degree to %indicate that course. lam myself con tincad th , t it would he impossible to bring forward resolu tions as the basis of a bill, especially a bill on a subject so vast as that of the representation of the people in parliament, except by way of expressing principles I cannot say we Lave bad any cause to regret the course we have adopted. All that has happened since has satisfied us that its effect has been to facilitate our future progress; and whatever criticisms may have been passed upon the resolutions, or upon us, we have had no cause to regret what we have done. I hope, therefore, that her Majesty's go vernment may be allowed to pursue the course they have elected to follow. They would hot pursue that course if they believed it would lead to delay ; but they are con aimed, after the cordial reception it has met with on the part of the house, that it will facilitate legislation. I m a y VI permitted to say that the resolutions which lie upon Vie table of the house express a policy, and that they are all connected together, though as to the precise applies. lion of that policy it may be perfectly possible that TENANT RIGHT IN IRELAND. Lord NAlifiTin movingforfea ;e to bring in a bill to promote the improvement of land by occupying tenants in Ireland, gave a sketch of the many previous at- tempts which had been made to improve the relations between landlord and tenant in that country, observing that the failure of those attempts was not attributable to any indisposition on the part of the house to deal with the subject, but to the enormous difficulties MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. Arthur Cooper, 34, publican, was indicted for stealing promissory note for the p.iyment of 2.5/., the property of John Wilson. This was rather a curious case, and the facts appeared to be that the prisoner was a licensed victualler, and kept the Barley Mow, in Cannonetreeteoad, Ratc li ff, and on the 7th of February a gentleman named John Wilson went to the prisoner's house, and presented a promissory note for 251., payable to the order of Mies Fowls, and dated Decemba, 1866. The gentleman was requested to go and present this bill by Mr. Henderson, of Tottenham courteroad, who was agent to Miss Fowle, to whom the bill was payable. After some observations had passed be tween Mr. Wilson and the prisoner in reference to the note and the time that would be allowed for payment, the prisoner eked to look at the note, which wail handed to him. The prisoner looked at the note for • minute, and then went towards a back room, where there was a fire, and as be was in the act of putting it into the fire, Mr. Wilson told him to hold hard, for if he did any thing to it he must put up with the consequences. The prisoner, however, disregarded this warn i ng, took up the poker, and forced the note into the fire, and it was entirely consumed. For this offence he was given into custody, and the prisoner also sent a very offensive letter to Miss Fowls, aggravating his offence. Mr. Collins, for the prosecution, said, as the prisoner had paid the money, he should offer no evidence against him. Mr. Metcalfe, for the prisoner, said he had no felonious intention, and what hail been done was done in a moment of passion, when the prisoner was hardly premed for pay ment of the money. The jury then returned a verdict of Not Guilty, and the prisoner was discharged. THE POLICE COURT& 11 . ARYI,M3ONE. Thomas Garner, living in flaiToverertreet, Hanover square, described as • porter, was charged with the fol lowing misconduct: . . _ Suferintendent Dunlen, of the Great Western Com pany s police, said—On Saturday night the prisoner was found about half a mile down the line. Being a stranger, he had no business there. lie was drank, sitting on a switch, and had shifted the point.. A train went out and got on to the wrong line. He did not think the prisoner had done it purposely, as his sitting on the handle might have done it. It was fortunate for the prisoner that an up-train had not come in, or he must have been killed. Prisoner said he was not aware of how he got into such a poeition. Mr. D'Hyncourt ordered the prisoner to pay the drunk ard's fine of ss. WESTMINSTER. Sams Hailed, aged 60,a nd Endly Ace Hailed, her daughter, aged 21, two respectably dressed women, were brought up on warrants before Mr. Knox, charge d with having, in conjunction with John Heated, the husband of the first-named 'prisoner, conspired to defraud Mrs. Ann Frances Dobbs of MU. and a very large amount of rent. Mr. Smyth, solicitor, opened the ease for the prosecu tion, stating that the fraud was of • most extraordinary description, and had left its unfortunate victim penniless. Mrs. Dobbs said that in May, 1805, on the death of her sister, 500 g. in the Three per Cent. Consols was transferred to her. At that time she had a house, 72, Lupus-street, Pimlico, where Mr. John Hasted, his wife and daughter, shortly after took furnished apartments. After • little while John Hasted said that his daughter was coining into a great deal of money, and the mother, in the presence of the daughter, said that the latter was about to receive 7,000 f. per annum. This was frequently repeated by them, and in February, 184%, the younger prisoner told prosecutrix that she had made a deed in her favour, and had settled 601. a year upon her, at the same time inquiring whether that was enough. She said that Lord Wigan, who was the judge next in power under Lord Crnnwortb, had prepared the deed, which had been lodged in the Rank of England with other deeds. In the course of details respecting the younger prisoner's fortune, upon which both the women frequently s p o k e t o her, she was informed that the daughter was carrying on • law snit with Lady De Fiscoe in the Court of Chancery, to prove the will of the late Lord De Filer*, who hail bequeathed her his fortune and title, and that she would consequently soon become Lady De niece ; that the suit was being con ducted between some lawyers in Paris and Lord \% igan, and papers and documents were repeatedly sent to the younger prisoner to sign, which were afterwards duly sealed by Lord Wignn, at the Lord Chancellor's office at Hounslow. Lord Lindsay was also mentioned as a younger brother of Lord Wigan's assisting in the cause. Firmly believing these representations, and that the an nuity spoken of had been settled upon her, she advanced the prisoners from time to time sums of money, amount ing in all to 11631., to effect which she sold out at 86, and she was assured that there would soon be plenty of money to pay her. Besides the 365/. they owed her between OW. and Of for rent, only a few shillings for which they had ever paid. . . Lnivis, one of the smumoning officers of the court, proved apprehending the accused on the warrant. They had removed from their former lod4ing, and he found them occupying one room in Holland-place, Kensington. The husband and father, John Hosted, bad left them, and could not be found. Mr. Smyth said that Mrs. Dobbs, from comparative affillellee was now reduced to a humble lodging in Upper Garden- s treet, Westminater. lie was in a position to show that the younger prisoner had no suit pending in the Court of Chancery; that no annuity had been settled noon the prosecutnx ; and that the whole story was a dis graceful and heartless fabrication. Mr. Knox said it was an astounding cane, and remanded the prisoners, who said not a word in defence, fur a week. SOUTHWARK. Edward Wood anTl.irs7;liisimlefon, firemen in the employ of the South Eastern Railway Company, were charged on remand with throwing Mary Ann Grant, • respectable married woman into two horse troughs in the Old Kent-road, to the imminent danger of her life, under sircumetancea already reported in our columns. Mr. Woulrych said that be had carefully investigated the whole of the circumstances connected with this out rage, and could come to no other conclusion than that the proaecutrix was mistaken in the perpetrators of it, conse quently they must be discharged. He, however, main tained that whoever was guilty of theoffencewere cowardly and unmanly ruffians in treating an unprotected female in each • brutal manner. SPECIAL Ju SOUS. —Mr. Hopkinson, whose protest from his place in the jury-box was reported in yesterday's papers, invites gentlemen who may feel dissatisfied with the working of the system under which they are at present summoned for this service to communicate with him at the Corn Exchange. Mark-lane, in order to the formation of a provisional committee which may take such further measures to obtain relief as Audi appear advisable. The Lonlehief Justice has said from the bench that " what is complained of cannot altogether be remedied under the present law ;" and "if any committee of jurymen, or any individual juryman, would make any practical suggestion to Mr. Erie, he (the Lord Chief Justice) would take care to forward it to the proper authorities." [Advertisement.] HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. This medicine has been ronatantly Increasing hi public estimation for years, and is now acknowledge.' to be the most wonderful hi tile world. It acts directly on the system, removing all obstruc tions from the stomach, renovating the spring of life, and puri fying the blood, eradicating liver complaints, that mainspring of 1. many diseases, Indisposition, loss of appetite, pains in side, and general debility. It is also a remedy on which the aidtionatic may place the greatest dependence, and obtain perfect restora tion to health. The bypocbroadriac and dyspeptic should resort to these invigorating pill; which are capable of converting the gloomy shadows of their life into beaming sunshine, and bringing :mck those naturally happy thoughts engendered by a good dis position. CREDIT FONCIER OF ENGLAND (LIMITED). After our our report left yesterday, 51 i . CR %NT. M.P., who was received with cheering, Raid the tone in which some of the ere bad spoken had im given bo th h and his brother directors much disappoint ment, which they wished to express, but more in sorrow than in anger. They had thought that if ever there was a period when they deserved well of the proprietors, it was now ; tbat if ever they had striven to c o nd uc t the a ff airs with prudence, soundness, and integrity, it had been during the past kalf-year ; and that if ever they had a right to ask for a vote of confidence, it was at this peril. cuter meeting. (Cheers.) The real meaning of the resolutions which Mr. Culverwell intended to move was this:—" That this meeting having found that, by reason of the skill, ability, and judgment shown by the directors in the management of the company's affairs dur ing a period of unparalleled difficulty, the capital remains intact, and no losses have occurred, desires to record its grateful thanks to the directors by now expressing their want of confidence in them—(laughter)—and this meeting further desires to encourage them to continue their exer. time for the benefit of the company by now declaring they are totally unable to manage the affairs of the company." (Loud laughter.) Were the sharehold ers prepared to back that ? (No, no.) The solicitor h a d told the meeting that these resolutions were informal, hut he would now put it in the usual manner, whether they desired to support Mr. Culverwell or not. The question was then put to a show of hands, Mr. Culverwell and two others only voting in favour of the amendment. The result was signalised by loud applause, Mr. Culverwell demanding a poll. Mr. GRANT said, after bmg toldthe resolutions were in formal, and that the board held 60,000 proxies in addi. tion to the enormous majority of votes in the meeting, he hoped Mr. Culverwell would not persist in demanding a poll. (Cheers.) Hereminded the meeting that although the directors had voluntarily sacrificed 5 per cent. to which they were entitled, they bad been charged that day by Mr. Probert with surreptitously altering the articles of association. (Shame.) He hoped, with the fairness that became his cloth, the rev. gentleman would withdraw that expression. (Cheers, and loud cries of " Withdraw.") Mr. PROBIRT rose in the midst of considerable ton. fusion, and was stated to have complied with the wish of the meeting. Mr. Grtarrr, returning said he bad not much more to say, but he recommended the disaffected shareholders, if they wished to get out of their difficulties, to have a little more faith and credence. He concluded by reading ex. tracts from some financial papers, speaking in the highest terms of the report and the company's prospects. (Cheers.) Mr. WARNER, M.P. said since be had entered the ball a paper had been plac ed' in his hand, in which the author, mot of con • various sets of figures, partly out of the sc. counts and y from his own imagination, came to the conclusion t hat some great scandal had been perpetrated by the old company,, and that if the liquidators Lad been interested men it would not have occurred. As one of the liquidators he emphatically denied, and expressed his utmost contempt of, the ungenerous and unworthy Mimi. tenon. (Cheers.) Mr. mAyitARD, auditor, said, as an independent an d public man, there was not an act in the liquidation that he feared to challenge the whole world to investigate. (Cheers.) The report was then unanimously adopted amidst great cheering, and Maar'. Maynard and Ford were re-elected auditors. A vote of thanks to, and confidence in, the board was passed with acclamation, and the proceedings terminated after lasting four hours. MARKETS. LONDON WEEKLY DOCK RETURNS.—Pis, 16. thiPortd. Deliverd. PLlitock. 1916. 12,406 6,371 72,566 236,646 a 826,271 16,675 14,535 26,664 2,326 4,732 777 win 37,615 1.719 maks WM 15,347 aott• 1022 , 6,206 :144,at MIAs 666.216 46,131211 21, th,147 11.166 66,811 1,574 12,218 45,161 1,382 36,211 35,113 10,372 - 211,8111 31,343 7,50 Sim ss—Vl. I. Slid& & trcs.l Do. lr a& bags' Mauritius begs East India bia = Slam ManDle. begs Mamma boxes F r =m3Cuomado casks peonage, Bost Loot ..... auks Do. top Cornm—W. L package. Do Mk s Lap Ceylon Do. ....Mk & bap Maim packages; Mier E. India Detail & Costa =tra i l Cocoa begs, needy& Itola Do. Lhdt RIM Past India tons Stamm tons 616 LON 95 1,739 2,357 1,440 1,471 1,080 I 7 kW/ *2u TALLOW.—MONDAY EVENING. —There has been more demsul for tallow fur delivery in the last three months during the test week, and the quantity °fleeing being limited at present better prices are again paid for that period. Ou the spot there is a very moderate demand hum the trade, and there is little specu lation for early periods of delivery. We quote spot, new, 430. ; old, 425. 9d. ; March, and April to June, 425. 9.1. to 43. : June, 43e. ed.: October to Deoenabar, e3s. Pd.: Oder* sheep. 43.4. to 44a. fine ; mixed and beef, 42a. gd. No Australian or South American offering. Town tallow, 421. 6.3., net cash. Cocoa-Mat oil Is quiet. Coddn, Ws.: Ceylon, 50s. ; Sydney. 43.. to 421, ed. middling to good es. to 4111. fid., heavy our good body. Palm oil steady. Tine Mane, 44a ed. to 4014. M. Patin-nut oil, 34.. —From the circular of Mews. Smith and Charles. - COrrON.—tnrizeon. rn. is. —Our market has a steadier appearance at 80tOrders prices —Estimated sales to-4y, 10,000 hales. inetadinft 8.000 speculation and export. 2,00 e lake American. 134 d to 1 ; 300 Fervent, ,tr led. to 1544 100 >la. mnhatn, 14ed. to li4d. ; 100 !lard., mad Pahl; 134. to lA.. 500 !option, 1441. to 107. ; 150 Smyrna. 10{4 to laid. , 0,380 murat, ea- to ltd : Madras 101 d. to ltd., Bengal. , Mrinde, &c.. 744, to Yid. ; China, Ild. ;10 Pans 13:1d Fair Dbotimah, 1141 , ditto Oomrawuttae, ditto Beach. 111.1.. ditto Bengal, ditto Fecptian, lad. ; ditto Pernam, 15d ; middling Lkoreds, list; ditto Orleans, laid. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Bnangokn, FED. l&—There Is so other flat market to-day. Very little wool is changing hsuols. Stocks here are fortunately light, and the disposition mall haws Is to keep them so. In wonted yarns, there Is another marked slackening In the demand for most aorta of yarn. Spinners are anxiously looking round for fresh contracts, but bums are holding aloof to all directions—Pis Jangle and 364 lustre wefts are the only couuti inquired for. The Meet market has tarn decidedly fiat an far cc new orders are concerned, and the hale baldness doing is meetly for the East. Buyers, fearing a farther fall In pekes, confine their operations to the narrowest hunts, and apeuelation for the moment its entirely defunct There Is rather more doing In the warehouses of our home and foNio merehanu. CATTLE.-I.n - Euroot, FEB. 18 —The supply of stork eat larger than on last Ntouday. hut the demand .0 we, slaw at lower pliers for both rattle and 'beep. There arrr rdtle and &WO aheepat market. beef, Old. to ; mutton. to 131cL per lb. ()AlR.—LounoN, Fre. 19.—Davison's West Hartley, ICs. 3d. : Holywell Main, lfla. ad.: Lambert's West Hartley, lee ; Wylun. les. ad. ; Walls End Braddylls Hatton, 17s. 6d.: Walls End Haswell, 19s. Walls End Pensher Primrose, Its. : Walls Elsi Tunstall. 164. 9d. ; Walls End Cassop, IT.. 6d.: Walls Did Hartlepool, 17t ed. : Walls Eud KeUue, 17s. : Walls End East Hartlepool, Ils. 6,1.: Walls End (Mains' Hartlepool, ; Walls End South Hartlepool, 175.; Walls End Thornley, Ships at market, 61 ; sold, 43. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Mel Pas• Mer- Total, Total. MINA 33. open. 'engem &audios. 1067. kW. Week ending Jan. 20. I Grand Trunk of canada 137 6,953 13,590 50, i7. 23,711 Week ending Jan. 31 . Detroit and Milwaukee—. 1311 Week ending Fri. 1. Great Western of Canada . 349 Week ending Feb. 10. Brecon and Siertbrr M 264 Week ending Feb. IS. London,Brigtiton,d3.C.Vaig 314 i 12,640 3.232 17. 0 73 1 , './ 1 South taateen 330 14,650 0,000 20,733 17,713 3,706 Olt - 1°,135 12,Sii 750 1.014 1,001 Du BAsau's DELICIOUS RaviLENTA Altana Food cures dyspepsia, indigestion, cough, asthma, common" debility, constipation, diarrhoea, palpitation, nervous. Most liver, and stomach oomplaints. Cure No. 1iii,413 —" home. July pl, MOS.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, espeas ll 7 slam abandoning all other remedies, he has confined hieing entirely to Du Barry's Food, and his Holiness pralss this exoslient food too hichly."—Oaxette Da Bin) and Co.. Ito. 77, Regentotreet, London, W. In tins, at IL al: 116, Ss. ed. ISM.. tea Sias.. 44%.--(Advsetisetnent.; BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. CONDRON.—February 15, at Macclesfield, the wife of H. A. Coodroo, of a son. lER.YON.—February 15, at Rodney sheet. Pentonylik l, 3 ' l . qw wife of the Rev. H. lemon, of a daughter. NOTT.—February 15, at dhrubland-road, Ralston. N E , the wife of Captain J. H. NoU, of a sou. No•WOßTllY.—February 16, at Dudley-Awe. t*LPhou'l" S., the wile of 11r. R. Nuaworthy, TllTNNL—February 15. at Penstowe, in the Parkh of X ilk' hampton, Cornwall, Men A. C. Thynne, of a son ELLATRORNE—YebniaryI6, at Petersluon.terr,e, t•oullt l' 4 U" Magian, Mra. A. Ullathorne, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. HILL—CHAITEBTON.—Fehruary 14, at Glasslike 11 411 cb. Corks by the Rey. canoe HUI, N. L. 11111, Ens, of IN Anna, daagbtcr of G. Chatterton, Ens , Cork. RYALL—GIYFORD.—February 14, by Deem.. at the Ithli pen dent Irk n, Yaw the 1tee...1. Namp,on. He .1. of Yeo to Anus Marla, widow of the Wed. t.uiord. Led. Grove-house, Yeovil. SCOTT-HlLL. —February 14, at the parish church. Hampstead, by the ker. It. A. 11.1 le, J. Scott. kr.ii ...1 the 1 I dende. to Edgeworth Leonora, daughter of Y. 11111, Let , DEATHS. ALLEN.—Vebnuu7 16. at LoaCaroad, Clapham-park, Min, Elizabeth Allen, aged 89. ERNE INE.—Yebruary 16, at Mehillestreet, Portobe 31 " e Isabella Rankine. GRAVATT.—Feltruary 15. of Remberton, near Aldusll, Robert &Want, sou of Mr. R. Cirsvatt LYONB.—February 15, at Arlington-villas, Clifton. Jaw, i:c nt Commander Lyons, R N. TURNER —February 16, at Ezerham, Ketasing, Elizabeth Tun ed 9 WILLI er AM ag :4.—Feb l. ruary 15, at Highball,' Neu-park, Mar). the sills of .1. Williams, Esq. 0. hinted end Published by WILLISIt Kinn BALM cd No. Lombud-street, in the City ot London, Printer, at the lJcc. W Lumbardatreet. In the Prednet et Wititotriste. -. Plinaunil 19, 1861. 3,364 1,300 2,384 4,650 4,405 16,101 1,667 918 874 169 123 768 2,014 36 2.241 3.0 ON 1,615 2,700 100 1,528 175 I~