The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MoxDAT, F. 22. Their lordships met at An o'clock. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS. TN Bari Cl DONOUGHNORE drew attentiou to the fallowing paragraphr which paLW In one of the aeon:dog papers :—" It is un that tbe joint com mittee of Um. Lords sod Commons , of which Lord Granville is ehairmas, have decided to recommend the adoption of the saner circle portion of the Metropolitan District Railway *abeam With regard to the proposed north and south *notion line for connecting railways north end south of the Thames by means of a high level bridge, they prefer a junction line that shall utilise the Thames Tunnel, and thus connect the northern and southern railways without in say say obstructing the navigation of the Thames." The noble lord felt certain that the paragraph could not bays been inserted by the authority of the noble lord apposite ; but it would be satisfactory to the public if the noble lonl would give it a formal contradiction. girl GRANVILLE said that he had had nothing whatever to do with forwarding the communication to the paper in which it appeared. It was perfectly premature ; for the committee had sot only not agreed to any report, but those members of it who had been entrusted with the tank of preparing a draft, had not yet discharged that duty. (Hear, hear.) _ ROYAL ARCADE BILL. The BISHOP of LONDON presested • petition from the trustees of the Burlington Schools, in the parish of St. James evilest this bill. Lirrimmir also presented a petition from the redly of Ss. J.inies, to the like effect. Lord REDESDALE then moved the second reading of the bill, but stated that he expressed no opinion repent. lag the scheme. The Earl of DERBY said he had two petitions to present against it. the one signed by two noble lords who petitioned against the bill in their individual capacity, and the other by considerably above 400 of the most respectable in►abi testa the district, including the rector and all the clergy of St. Je.,ies's, four medical men, ► very considerable num ber of the lirzest firms in the neighbourhood, 150 house holden in Bood-street, and 13D householders in Regent-street The object of the bill was to carry from Regent-street to Bood-street • covered •rode which would occupy the irregular parallelogram bounded on the one side by Clifford-street and New Bur lington-street, and on the other by Coodmt•street. It would be between SOO and 600 yards in length. There was alao attached to the bill • proposal for widening Bood-street, but however important • really efficient scheme for that pur pose might he, he could not see the utility of widening the street for only '27 yards of its length, and that not at its narrowest point. He had already stated who were the oppo nents of the bill ; who were its promoters! only three names were given. and they were the gentlemen who were to form the company and to be the first directors. One was Mr. Grissel. the great contractor; another was Mr. Smith, • great builder ; and the third Mr. Bolt, a great timber merchant. IA laugh.) No doubt these gentlemen sincerely ilssired to see • work carried into effect which the Metropolitan Board of Works had described as being in an architectural point of view • great improve ment; and to have the control of an expenditure of 400,0iXr., which would call into operation their several in. dustries •o , d talent. But these gentlemen were not in the slightest degree connected with the locality; and the scheme was simply a speculation of • commercial cha racter. The noble lord presented a petition signed by 400 inhabitants, in favour of the bill. He did not know what locality they inhabited, but certainly it was not in the vicinity of the proposed works. With the ex ception of two small occupiers, there was note single person whose property was about to be taken who had not pen booed earl strongly remonstrated against the bill. In the cue of a railway, their lordships would not sanction the bill where every landowner and occupier from one end of the line to the other opposed it, unless there wee some strong public ground for it, and he thought they ought to apply the same principle to this case. This was a mere pri vate speculatioe, protested against on sanitary and moral grounds, and also on the ground of justice, and by all who were interested in the property proposed to be taken. On the other hand, the petitioners were highly re spectable men. One of them was • contractor, another a timber merchant, and the third • builder, and they asked for the powets conferred by this bill, in order to carry out a private speculation. He thought that ostlers of property ought not to be put to the expense of appearing before a committee in such • case u this, and be would therefore move that the bill be read • second time that day six months. The amendment that the bill be read • aecood time that day six months was ultimately put and carried. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AMERICA. Lord ST SATHEDEN eked the Secretary of State for War whether her Majesty's government propose to send commies/oilers to report upon the military operations of the Confederacy as well as to send conimissionera to report upon the military operation of the United States. The northern army, be said, waseompomid of differeat elements. It comprised Gorses.. tad Irish as well ae satire Americans, while the Southern MrOIIIS wen composed mainly, if not entirely. of natives of the Confederate States. Russia and Prussia had slready seat oommissioners to the Southern States. Earl DE GREY mid RIPON—The noble lord Is not quite accurate in stating that her Majesty's goveromeet have proposed to send commisaioners to report on the mili tary operations in the Northern States of America. We do not propose to send any officers to the Northern States to fill the position of oommiasioners in the proper Dense of that word. W • have from time to time sought information with respect especially to the manufacture of guns and am maaitien and the building of iron vemels, from Lord Lyons, her Majesty's minister at Wash 'Maim, and from time to tints he has forwarded as much iofonnatioa as be has obtained on those points. Bat u the subject became more exceeded and the informa tion which it wsa desirable to obtain more minute and *theirs', Lord Lyons felt that he had not means at his dis posal to enable him to supply such information accurately to her 31ajesty's government, and he reoommended that some military officer should be sent to collect it, with the full edvantage of profinsional knowledge. In col:coquinas of that recommendation, and with the view of obtsiniog in formation with regard to the materials of war and the application of iron to motels like the Monitor and other clamm of shins is that country, her Majesty's fie" vestment have sent to the Northam States of America an artillery and an engineer officer and an officer of the navy ; but they will potent in the capacity of commimionen with the Northern States army, and are not sent so much for the purpose of going about with that army and reporting on military operation, as for collecting special information with respect to the materials of war and shipbuild ing in those States. Of course, in the Northern States of America the information to be ac quired on those palate is more important and extended than that to be obtained in the Southern State., bemuse of the great moms' which the fanner have at their command, and the inventions and sew mimes which they are adopting. On that account, and for other impend end very obvious reasons—one especially beim that to which the noble lord has alluded, se to the diffity of the route by which officers would have to find their way to the Southern States—her Majesty's government did not consider it advisable to seed any damn to make similar inquiries in the Southern States. Their lordahipe thee adjourned at a few minutes after G HOUSE OF COMMONS - MONDAY, FEL V. The S l'E.l KIR took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINFE:I. The following bills were mad a second time :—Bodmin i Wadebridge, and Cornwall Junction Railway ; Brokers Roods Wood Rents ; Caledonian Railway (arediabolni and Teenochaide Branch) ; Chialiestor Harbour Embankment ; Crieti and Matliven Junction and Branch Railway ; Mid Wales Railway ; Newtown and Machyolleth and Aberyst with and Welsh Coast Ra il .' ; ?ankle:birch Roads; Somerset and Dorset Railway (Cheddar Valley and Yatton); South Kensington New Road; Stamford and &anodise Railway; Stockton and Middlesbrough Water; Sodden Bridge and Bury Roads ; Sunny and Sasses Junction Rail ways ; Taiga Volley Railway ; Tooting, Merton, and Wim bledon Extension Railway ; Torbay and Brishain Railway ; and Wellington and Drayton Railway. SHIPMENTS OF TOBACCO PROM THE CONFEDE RATS IMAMS TO PRANCE. Sir IL CLIFTON pre notioe that to-morrow he would ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affain a question reepectag the shipment of a tarp quantity of tobacco from the Southern States of Amerika to the French government, with the consent of the Washington pvernmenL CHLVA. Mr. FERRAND postponed his motion on the subject of China, is eoooegnonce of the motion of the boo. member for Northumberland on the same subject, which was to owns on in March. EXTINCTION OF LIGHTS ON THE BALTIC COAST. Mr. BENTE...TIC asked whether her Malady's govern ment had received icy information of a etateineot which bed appeared in the public journals, to the effort that the Prussian authoritim in Sleswig have extinguished all the omit lighta in that locality on the shore, of the Baltl. ,• sad, if so, whether British shipping wou ld no t be exposed to great inconvenience and nab ie consequence of the* pro. media.; ; and whether, in the °pima or her Majesty's go verammai, such a proceeding was in eccordaace with the =ages of civilised warfare, in oases where the safety of ventral Veal& we. compromised. Mr. GIBSON mid that the governmeet had no bike asatioa as to the extinction of lights as the Slaw* esains, to which the asinpaper report. appeared to have referred. But they had informati on of lights Irv in been extinguished is the Prosaism port Sehweirassiatle. Information of that world hart/appeared is the Gamete of bat Saturday, but it came too late oa the Friday nicht for insertion. It was, however, gives in the man,ass of Saturday. With r e gar d to the wood qualfen, pagers felt competent to deal with it, but as ter as he kaew ' belligerents protected their own interests without gnash named for the Wrests of antral& (Bear.) - • THE DANO-OERMAN ENHAEGOES. Sir J. OGILVY wished to ask the Under Sear*boy of ask for Emig' Affass whirling say ktoramilisa Ird bon CHLNA. In reply to Colonel STITS, --- X.T. LAYARD said that the promised papers referring to Captain Osborn and Mr. Lay would be ready in the course of the week, and the remainder probably in the course of next week. THE DANISH PAPERS. Lord R. CECIL wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs a question, to which he ought to be accustomed by this tone—how the Danish papers were getting on! (Laughter.) Perhaps the boo. gentleama would give some detailed iuforwation as to the state in which they were—whether the whole of the copy was now in the hands d the printer, and if so whether the hon. gentleman was roofing,* himself to the Foreign-office printer, or whether he was employing some of those large printers who could turn the whole thing out with ease in thirty-aix hours. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LA IA RD said the noble lord was well aware that Foreign-office papers were of great importance—(cheers from the opoositroo)—and it was more than absurd to sug gest that such papers could to sent out to any other printing altos io the country, which might cause great damage to the public service. The Foreign-office had only a limited means of printing, and all that could be does was being done. He hoped that by to-night or to-morrow the whole of the copy would be finished. A large portion of it was almost ready, but they required the Mat secure. They might give an iostalmoot of them if the house wished, but he did not think it would be treating the house fairly to give oely a part. He hoped the whole papers would be ready next week. Mr. OSBORNE wished to ask whether the foreign powers alluded to the other night bad given their consent to the production of the documents relating to Sliewig-ifoletsia. Mr. LA Y ARD said be never stated that they required the permission of any foreign powers, but that it was • matter of courtesy before they published • foreign document to ask th e foreign minister whether theta was any objection to the publication. Mr. OSBORNE—Has the question been asked! Mr. LAYARD—Of course it his. Yr. OSBORNE—And manta to! Mr. LAYARD—As far as we have gone yet. Mr. OSBORNE wished to know if there were any *Aar foreign governments which they had to go to. The question received no answer. Sir J. WALSH wished to know whether the whole or only • selection of the document' would be gives. He eo the hon. gentleman to meth the latter. Mr. LAYARD said the papers would be so voluminous, that he thought the greediest member would be satisfied. On the motion for going into committee of supply on the navy estimates, Mr. DISRAELI severely criticised the course token by the government in having delayed so low is laying the papers on the table. He commented oa the absence of Lord Palmerston whenever this question was likely to be raised, and designated Lord Itithell's foreign policy ea one calculated to alarm no country but his own. He adverted to the unsuccessful attempt of ministers to obtain an ar mistice between the contending parties in filestrig, sad pointed out that it had bees always asserted to be the policy of the present government that no power should ever attempt to mediate between nations in • poritica of hostility unless then was • reasonable certainty that seek mediation would be efficacious. Referring to °wide Arose expressions used by Lord Palmerston with regard to the inmates of Jutland by the Audio-Prosaism forges, /maid that it was reported that that territory had bets evacuated, though probably if the big words of the noble lord had been known to the invaders they would have continued the occu pation. He required to know on what ground her Majesty's government interposed to obtain an armistice, and generally protested against the ignorance in which the house was kept with terprd to the forage policy of ministers.. The CILLNCE LLOR of the EXCHEQUER—Sir, I do not know whether the right hoe. gentleman judges well in the tone in which he refers to the abeam of my needs friend from the home. (Cheers.) Because meet cer tainly if there bas been any man who ever occupied the dig nified poeition of my sable friend in the annals of this country who has been most unsparing in the sacrifice of kis own oomfcrt—(renewed cheer)—eves to the serious risk d his health—being ready at all times to place himself on this bench whenever he could serve the country—that man is my noble friend. (Cheers.) It may perhaps occur to the impartial auditors of the speech of the right bon. gentleman i that it s • matter of some difficuly to know what the object of that speech was. The right bee, gee tleman—a muter of political fireworks—his no difficulty in products; at • niomeet's seam any amount of display— (langhter)—but these are matters of grave consideration— (opposition cheers, and counter-cheers)—and those who speak like my noble friend at the bead of the government, and like my hon. friend the able representative of the Foreign Department in this house, are bound to nomadic that their business is sot so much to imagine how they ma say inert things for the tidection of those who att be hind them—(cries of "O h from the opposition touches) —am how they can hold the language which is most min- ;alibis with the dignity of the country, and least calculated to compromise it in the eyes of foreign nations in periods of difficulty. (Cheers, and counter-thears,) I therefore en tirely renounce all efforts to follow the right hoc. moths man in his brilliant 011.111 N ; but sediravouring to extract from the speech of the right boo. gentleman the few pro- tical matters to which it refers, I would reply to them as follows. The reel substratum of that speech Appian to he the son-production of papers—that the papers relative to Danish affairs were not reedy for production at the opening of parliament. That was explained by my noble fried in another place, and the fact that these papers were sot reedy for production was accounted for by • reference to the undoubted and uniform rules of parliament, with regard to negotiatioos which have not reached any settle moot, sad at the mass time my solde friend at the head of the government, and my hom friend near me (Mr. which emui press their regret at the inconveirience wd occurred, made a promise, which every effort bas been used to fulfil, that the preparation of these mien should be accelerated by the empfoyaoot of all the labour and resources at the commend of the Foreign-aka beyond that expresaios of recut, and beyond that Ido not know what it was la their power to do. TLe right hoe. gentleman referred to the omen of papers relating to negotiations preoediog the (MEDICO wet, but be referred to • case hardly relevant to the thee. In the interesting and difficult question connected with the present unhappy collision between Germany and Deamark—or rather the meant unhappy aggress on of Austria end Prude epos Deemark—(hear, )—Great Britain has been • friendly bysta nder. In the negotiation preceding the Crimean war Great Brian was • priories). and one of the two great power; sepia is *wry* that matter to an lathe which reeled in hostilities open • gigantic arida. The right hoe. gentleman says thst noble friend assumed the character of • mediator, and stated that in that character be had made the eargestioe of on armistice between the eontenchng parties. It is quite true that. encouraged by various cogaideratems, that sag potion of an armistice was made • but it lei not true that , that suggesticer was toads in the diameter of a mediator. It , was necessary to give effect—l will not say to the argil. meets, but to the Musts of the right boo. random's—that , be should invent that elrearestence in order to give point , tohis remarks, because it enabled him to my that that which was done in the character of mediator most have her doe* with the expectation of menses. tad now, raid r the right boo. gentleman, I will poi n t ou t h ow it bas sot succeeded. Now the fact is that the suggestion was art made is the character of nudists ; it was • mere rommation entitled to &Menthe ; it was done is a friendly spirit ; it was dons io co-operation with o th er powers animated by • like spirit ; and whether a proposal, judicious in itself, of that nature is accepted by the pastime of the eon ' tending parties or is not, my belief is that it will be spoor I dated by the country. (Cheers.) The right ben. gentleman areeptaine that her Majesty's pvsrnment have not given thicirination apes, deathless, the very interesting and int iportant question whither the Prussian forces have or have not evacuated Jutland. Ths simple ream* they have not • given that informatics is that they do not bathes to power • it. (Hear, beer.) The right hoe. gentleman is, I will not 0 say terribly behind the age, but be seems to forget the „ fundamental differthee which has been made by the intro duction of the telegraph, sod that the information meowed - by that means is not always correct, and is sometimes alto ! gather erroneous. But still leforinethie of a mad Interest leg imberader ae may imperientenhjsety in senearyed to the • pithier—the chtheoreaders Via( ad —befo ice; bends of!.he Prime Milani*, and the Foreign Her Majesty's government have received emenithicsames with respect to the evaimatioa of Jutland, but they bath I not been of • character go dear and areselosive as to just* them is saying asythisi above them to the heath end I thigh that her Majesty's gethrsesset would be peed; I parting from their tint if in their anxiety to reavey to the boom the earliest ithalissee they were candies of the full ' esneetares of the thfonnation they had to give. (Ciana.) ' Lord R. CECIL said Ii was important that the boom' dwell see from the pep= the mei assure et the gale THE -IX,PREEN3jATUESDAY EVENTING, FEBRUARY 23, MOW received by her Majesty's government as to the embargo te be placed on Danish embers in German ports or on German vessels in Danish ports ; whether German vessels were sub ject to capture at sea by Danish cruisers ; and whether any informatioa bad bean received as to the, blockade of Prussian and German own', and the regulations affecting the game f Mr. LAYA.RD said he we/ glad to have the opportunity of answering the questions, because many applications had been made by the shipping interest to the Foreign-ounce on the subject. When this unfortunate war broke out em bargoes were placed by the Danes on German shipping in Darkish ports, and by the Prussian and Austrian govern ments on Danish vessels is German ports. It was thee understood, and her Majesty's government were informed, that six weeks would be allow e d for vessels to dear before they were subjected to the embargo. Sims that informs , tine was given to the government of this country a large number of capture' had been made at ma by Danish and her Majesty's government bad been requested to eu deavour to prevail upon the Danish goveronseut not to capture German ships by sea. It was thought a very wrong and extraordinary proceeding ; but her Majeety's government declined to take away from the DIMS a fair means of resistiog what they considered an unjustifiable and unwarrantable aggression on Danish ter ritory. (Cheers.) In consequence of the decision of the Danish government to make these captures her Majesty's government had now been informed by Austria and Prussia that the embargo would at once be enforced, and DO time be allowed for vessels to clear from the ports in which they had bees seized. He presumed, though he bad no information on the subject, that the Dan'Sh govern. meat would pursue the same mauve. In reference to the i further question of the hon. gentleman, so notice had been received of an intention to blockade German ports. is which her Majesty's government had negotiated with the German powers, and the pledges and advice which they had gives to Denmark ; sad the. learn how far the honour and dignity of England had been compromised by the mis fortunes which had aims apes Desinark. Hs reminded the hones that Lord Palmerston lest year said em ti that if the German Dist entered Souris, it would be found that Denmark was not aloes. Was Denmark now alone? 08135itlif earne s tly protested wield the reticence of the goverumgpt on their foreign policy, and characterised the house as tame and meaaly acquiceceot when the honour of England was at stake, and the prestige of this country .utterly destroyed all over Europe. He urged that the house had no right to consider the navy estimates, which contained a reduction of 5,000 men ; and he moved that the estimates be postponed until the papers relating to Holstein were laid on the table, or until that day three weeks. Sir F. SMITH objected to going no with the estimates so soon after they were delivered. Lord C. MONT said the estimates were produced at the same time DOW as last year. Mr. ROEBUCK—I do not want the house to be misled. (Hear, bear.) The question is not now about the estimates. I quite understand terlazterity of the noble Iced in answer ing the question of my hoe. sod gallant Irked, but the question ie whether we are to know anything about Den mark. (Hear, bear.) It is not a matter of the estimates, for if the government should be put in a minority we all understand the consequences thereof. (Cheers.) I hope this question is quite clear to the house sad the country, for it will be that the House of Commons have no faith in the government so far as regards their foreign policy. (Cheers.) Now so fares I myself am ;moaned that is my opinion, op!on rnlif t t h h i il k m uu t i io n o y n ti re'in entlemen anot o them n" they will vote iu its favour. (Cheers.) encou rage ment The CHANCELLOR of the EXCREQUER was not in clined to dispute this canstrnetion put upon the vote by Mr. Roebuck ; but he added that the motion wee altogether in- consistent with the sales and proceedings of parlisment. Mr. OSBORNE said it was impossible for him to know what was the foreign policy of the government until he had seen the papers. Mr. DISRAELI here interposed to observe that he had never concealed his opinion of that policy, which he con sidered deplorable and disastrous, and as having reduced the influence of the House of Commons and of the country, and he should not refrain. if an issue were plated before the house, from acting upon his opinion. Bat it was im portant that the government should Dot be able to say that the decision arrived at by the house hid taken them by surprise. He thought; therefore, that DO decision should be taken in the absence of the Prime Minister. — Sir G. GREY explained that the premier was ablaut from the house in oonsequeoce of indisposition. Mr. DISRAELI regretted the circumstanos, but sug gested that it might as well have been communicated to the house earlier. That, however, was an additional me son why the house should not proceed with undue haste. Sir G. GREY assured the hones that there was DO ob ject minirters more desired than the deliberate opinion of the country and the house on their foreign policy ; but to oome to a rote ape that policy when hon. members did not know what it was was a proceeding that would be un worthy of the house. _ _ . Hr. CLAY, eyeshot for Mr. Osborne, said it was not his hon. friend's meaning by his motion to take • vote upon fornitta_polio,. Mr. iii.INGLARE repudiated altogether the construction pot by Mr. Roebuck upon the motion of Mr. Osborne. Mr. DAHBYGIU77I7II and Lord R. MOSTAGO recommended the withdrawal of the motion. Lord DUNKELLIN considered it but reasonable that before the house was asked to vote the men for the navy it should know what that navy might have to do. He sug gested that at all events the navy estimates ought not to be proceeded with that evening. Lord L'iGESTRE, while declining to give • hasty opinion on the subject, was still willing to take a division on the narrow issue as to whether it was desirable to post- pone tie navy estimates for three weeks. Mr. WALTZ' and Mr. Nauru deprecated a division. Mr. LAIRD was in favour of postponement for • week. Mr. HENLEY recommended the withdrawal of the mo tion, in the hope that the other business on the paper would be protracted to so late an hour that the navy esti mates could not come on until Thursday, and thus give time for the prodaction of the Danish papers. The SPEAKER now put the question that be should leave the chair in order that the navy estimates might be considered M committee, and the amendment postponing such consideration for three weeks, declaring that the com mittee had been carried ; but this decision having been questioned by Mr. Osborne and some other members the hones was ordered to be cleared for a division, when Mr. Disraeli and • large body of leading conservatives left the house. The bones then divided and the numbers were— For the original question For the amendment The amendment was consequently lag. THE MALTA DOCK. Captain TALBOT moved that the limiest of constricting a dock at the head of the Maria at Slats be abandoned, and that the ate at the head of the French creek be se lected for the purpose. Lord C. PAGET stated that the site for the dock had I been chosen by the Admiralty on the advice of experi•sced officers and engineers, and the board was not specially in favour of any particular site, but only desired to here the lest dock. This matter vras discussed in detail, but as a division bad already taken place on t h e question of foiag into committee of supply, no vote could be taken on the motion. Sir J. Patine,' and Oaptala Jorris acmcurred in the views anus. elated by Captain Talbot, an Mr. Whitbread defended the Admiralty. - . THE DOCKYARDS. Mr. LINDSAY directed attention to the mod of the commissionen appointed in 1860 to inquire into the control sad management of our naval yards, sod contended that the recoonoendatious of the mid commissiooers, emocgst which was ace in the constitution of the Admiralty ought to be carried into effect. Unless there wan a radical change in the administration of naval affairs, he believed the country would not have that eeonomy (*whined with salciency which the house professed to desire. Mr. BENTINCK wondered at the credulity of Mr. Lied. say, in supposiog that men who had a direct interest in abuses smolt as those he wan anxious to remove would abolish them at his biddies, or area at the instance of the House of Commons. Sir F. SMITH wee gratified at the lateens of the hour precluding the bones from then entering upon the orthidere iiiDU of the save' estimate& The &ley would give them the opportunity of studying the very valuable documents by which the estimates were seeempanied, and without which they were not intelligible. The boa. gentleman &be salmi on what granola the Admiralty had declined to apply to pertiameet for • grant of money in aid of the amities of • thumb sad sebeth at Brampton, it being ethentood that the Admiralty did apply for a grant of 4,0001. for the IMO. I Sin of the Church of St. Jams, Dthooport. Mr. YERRAND called attention to • portion of the evidence taken by the royal oorniniesiothrs with regard to the dockyards, criticised the management of those sok- Ithelimente, and &emoted at much length epee the tyranny arereised by encesesive whig Boards of Admiralty over dockyard workmen possessing the electoral fracchies, es pecially la the borough of Devouport. The boo. gentleman amid that be eaderstood • slime bad recently gone forth from the Admiralty that he wee never again to be yeti:woad for that tows ; but he had mare faith in the independence and integrity et the constitneocy then to suppose that it would have any hifinence eke/over oat their determination, and be believed be should have the bother of repremealieg it for seany years to come. After • few words from Yr. DALCLISH, The house went ir to committee pro /ones, the Chairmen reported pregress, and the diamusion on the estimates wee postponed mail Thursday next. THE SCOTTISH LAW COURTS. This LORD ADVOCATE obtained leave to brieg l the follow* to snake provision for uniformity of in snzaary criminal proseentioes, sad round est. =in Hies in the ieferier courts io Scotland. Bill to pro vide for the alterations of the circuits of the Court of Justi ciary in Scotland, aod for boiling additioeal circuit courts. The hoagie adjournad at halfleirt 10 °Week. 10 Intdliwutt. TEM QUESTION OF PRECEDENCY BETWEEN EDINDUEGH AND DUBLIN. BEFORE THE PRIVY COUNC/11.-Po. 22. Preeent—Berl Granville, Yuman' Sidney, the Welt Hon. It, Lowe, M.P., Lord Kingdom', "ud Lord Evader. NATTER 0, TIER RRLATIVZ CLAMS OF THE CORPO BATTO:qS OP DUBLIN AND iLDENBOROH FOR PIRCIDENCC AND PEE-AUDIENCE IN FRIFANTLNO THEIR ADDRESSZEI TO THE SOVEREIGN. The question at issue in this case has arisen out of the relative niche of the corporations of Dublin and Edinburgh for precedence and preaudieoce in presenting addresses to the Sovereign, arising out of a cantata's as to which should first present their address to her Majesty on the marriage of the Prince of Wales. the corporation of Dublin con feedlot that the matter is simply a question as between two corporations, while the Scotch place the matter on higher grand, conteteliog that it is • question as to the right of precedency of the two nations. Sir H. Cairns and Mr. Serjeant Burke appeared on behalf of the corporation of Dublin ; and the Lord Advocate and Mr. Itolt reprowieted the sorporatioo of Edinburgh. Their lordships intimated at the commencement of the proceedings that they should only bear eon counsel of a side. Sr H. Cairns, in opening the case, said he had the honour to appear before their lordships on behalf of the corporation of Dublin, and the questions involved were the relative claims of that corporation and the corporation of Edinburgh to precedence and pre-endwise° in presenting addresses to the Boracite, which bed been referred to their lordships by her Majesty. It would be necessary to consider the his tory of past times, so far as it regarded these corporatioos, in order to enable their lordships to come to a decision as to what their advice to her Majesty would be in the matter. He would at once proceed to offer to their lordships the data upon which it seemed to him their decision must depend. The learned counsel then entered into the data referred to, and concluded by saying he trusted, under all the circum stances that their lordships would advise her Majesty that Dublin was setitled to precedence. The Lord Advocate then addressed their lordships on behalf of the corporation of Edinburgh, and submitted that the question (or their decision was not one of the mere pre cedency between two rival corporations, but of two capitals, which must depend entirely upon the relative importance and pre-eminence of the two countries to which they be longed ; and that the precedency in presenting addresses to the sovereign must depend entirely upon the pre-eminence of the two countries. His learned friend had not dwelt with great force upon the fact that Dublin had been first in pre senting an address pencoally to the sovereign, for it was impossible to contend that even if that was so, and the right were the other way, it would have any effect upon their lordships decision, or else he would show that the protestant diesentere of London and Westminster had • right of precedency over the city of Dublin. Bat such was not the practice : parties did not address her Majesty in the order in which they had first delivered their addressee, bat according to their precedence. Now, although it was an undoubted fact in days when communication was not so easy as at present, Edinburgh bad not gone to the expense of sending her pro vost 400 mike to present an address, yet she had not thereby lost her right of precedence if it had ever existed. He must also state that Sir H. Cairns had made a mistake in stating that the HOMO of Commons had rejected the ap plication to permit the Lord Provost to present petitions at the bar o the house. Sir H Cairns admitted that he had been in error upon that point. The Lord Advocate then proceeded to contend that there had always been • question as to the precedence of the nations of Europe, sad he should also contend that there most always be precedency between nations )cued in a federation, or under the some crown. His learned friend had treated Dublin as the mooed capital of the English empire, but bad forgotten that the English empire had been abrogated, sod the British empire substituted in it. steed, so that all Sir H. Cairns argument stout Dublin being the second city of the empire fell to the 'rowed. Dublin had always been the chief town of a dependency upon the English crows, sod had become a dependency upon Great Britain, and upon Scotland, after the union, as a por tion of that empire, whilst Edinburgh had always been the capital of an independent kingdom. There could be no doubt but that Scotland, u an independent kingdom entering into a union by treaty with another kingdom, mast take precedency of • dependency upon one of them, and it seemed to him that the capitals muss possess, as • matter of course. the dignity and pro-emitienes of their respective countries. H. should contend that the charter of 1128, describing Edinburgh as • royal burgh and sa a seat of royal residence, was a proof of the asistenos of • charter of incorporation, and he accounted for Edinburgh not obtaining • sword of honour nor • cap of matuteoance on the ground that such dignities were unknown in Scotland. The documents clearly showed that the city of Edinburgh had centuries ago not only the tight of personal presentation, but also of per. Donal audience. The arms of Scotland had been planed first upon the aims of Greet Britain, sod the oven of Scotland bed been made to reek next after those of England. Under these circumstances be contended that it must be takes that Scotland held a position pre-eminent over Ireland, and that therefore Edinburgh was entitled to precedency over Dublin. Sir H. Cairns haviag briefly replied. Thai: lordships took time to oonsider their opinion. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Fra. 22. (Before Mr. Commissioner O.:album) IN BB JAM& --TIN BIITISH COLUMBIA °VINLAND TRANSIT COMPAIIT." An adjournment was mimed fora cleadeney aroma. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before the Assistant-Judge.) William MarcAant, 25, was Indicted for steeling two metal letters, fixed cm the Achilles statue in Hyde-park. The prisoner, in his defence, said he west on to the statue far • very urgent purpose, but he denied all knowledge of the letters, or how they had been removed from the statue. The jury ()and the prisoner Guilty. The Assistant-Judge severely moseyed the prisoner tot the wanton mischief he had committed opal the statue, and sentenced him to be imprisoned sad kept to bard labour for six mouths. ise-square; and Ju. Carmen. s rcessei victualler, of the George Inn, in the Old Bailey. Bans of she amused wire disposed of summarily by short imprisoomenta, and the zetaa.uder sere reimandal fur far ther 'awry. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. HOUSE OF ColliONEL—Tate DAY. NOTICFS OF MOTIONS. nir I. C. Javorsz—To ask the Secretary of inatefor the Home Deportment whether the experineeste In modnating sheep are yet concluded; and lf so, whoa the results will be Mid before partlareenL air J. lIGT—To ask the iteeretery of Mate for the Home De rdtm.t If be will lay upon the table of house the documents befOre the Oeromittee of the PriryCouncll to enable them to form a Judgment oa the question as to the most suitable town to, hoidftir on maim In, Ia tbe Wont Incline of Ferkehirs. Mr. D. Gamma —To ask the Ant Lord of the Treasury whether the groverommost has remind inionnation that. by I order of Prises Frederic Charles of Prowls, numbers or the Inhabitanta, sad almost all the clergymen of Oratrildebe sod Its neighbourhood, bare been wrested as spies, and a warning . I has been issued to the lababitante complaining of thter= sympathies, and Informing them that all thee* arrested se spies to future will be executed : and. If that be the case, whether inch wholesale treatment of the loyal inhabitants of an Invaded country as spies, and thereby saldect to summary execution, be In accordance with the modern amass of war emcee Givlhood Wheat - _ _ Loom to extend the franchise In cotuithe in ZD'esad Waren . ad alllinT -To call attention to the demoralletne effeete et subtle execution,: aM la nonfat papers In relation thereto. Mr. It. PIIMIZIALD—VeseIy LI Tous.on and Pa Monarala Address tar mhos et all eoevespoodence between the various deportment. et her Iltsawity's deeernment, or °thorns In herr. Irsdeety's ante% and Yeumeit laird Brother., relattn to the two troweled yeas*, Obi la Towson sad 1111oeseela, hstl .c by that Rm. and Mud by order of her MeleaWs geeersariat sadist say paps or ainrarpoaderior that bare pawed totems ha MOW. sorernseat sad the sonewasta et the United vends. as Oak repiewaidative Mr. Adam. Ms*, to the add Mr. Iludit-INtl tor tile satedlolothe el lbe ark rotating M coprtglit In woks at Mermen./ Ow foe art& --- OI.DW te en DAT. how !Mows Act Ara.. Mffineudat is be sew aliseed ; Werebeelag el 110—esocal needime. Moss ?RAN Ina aim morns =AN ma.—llds th• sad IMst Mock at gabs red mum" trivr seboalltall tor pub& @opera: The werWirsed ornreesin at AUtred Webb Una, the orislasteely am& =7 ....‘ l.liteek4irest, Limner-veers. Mieldlaidl2ll. 1 THE POLICE COURTS. ILANKOMMOUI3I. A reepordelly-dreseed you% man, dencribed u a amp menial traveller, aimed Join Larryworth., was brought up on remand befonitlit. Alderman Hide, who was sitting for the Lord Mayor, charged with robbing his employer, Mr. Johnson, printer and stationer, of Freesnan'amort, Cheap side, under the following cirenznatemoss. Mr. Wontoar appeared to prosecute ; the prisoner was de fended by Mr. Fisher. The prisoner sou in the service of the prosecutor u tows traveller, and in that capacity be received orders sod delivered goods, and was also authorised to receive mosey on amount of his employer, sad to reader as amotost each day. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was is the habit of enteriog orders in the order-book from dif ferent arras, sad be afterwards took the out himself antariog them in the delivery. raakiog it appear that they had been delis to three parties whom names were men Mooed . Anionget other goods which the prisosx was in the habit of selliog were portrait albums. Mr. Jobaaos had crumbs to look over his stook, sad found a doesiderable defi °limey in the sib= snob; whisk conned him to make a general asaminatiou of his stook and account; and he discovered a considerable deficiency In a great number of cases he found that goods bad base mitered in the books to fictitious names; in others, when ap plying to those whole names were mentioned, they debit having had any traessetioe whatever with the prisoner ; sad is other cases receipt were produced bear* the primmer's sigoatere. A babe of witnesses were caned to prove that oo goods had been delivered to them by the although he had =de it appear by the boob tt ap tb i e r ; were indebted to Mr. Johnson for goods whisk he had Imp plied, and Whets produced receipts and proved the mime* of their &aconite to the pr • wemr, which Mr. Johnson mid bad never bees arooented or by the prisooer. The total emus which It appeared by the amounts bad bees embeadad by the prisoner was about 1461. In oddities to this, it appeared that a isoneideratile quantity of stationery, consiating of paper sad envelo which had been entered in the books to the same of " Wee," had boss all delivered by the pri eoosr's direction to his own lodgings, and hie wife Dimmed the delivery order. Mr. Fisher endeavoured to show that it was merely a matter of amorist heiress the primer sad the prosecotor ; bet the prisoner was mairnitted for trial. GUILDHALL. Jaws Cotton wee chanted Wore Alderman Salomme with the following dazing robbery with violence : Charles Carter said—l am a erechmue, is series. About half.past seam o'clock is the mania", I lett hems, to go sad see the meanies of the Spanish pint.., is the Old Dailey. I bad a hied with me and we passed the first barrier, bet when I got to the mooed barrier ' in Skinaim street, I was suddenly sarronaded by about haltmdoess fellows, who assaimeed pealing me from use to the ether, until at length the prisoner Mimed me MUNI the waist sad bold me while one of the others took from my 'pocket my parse, motainiag about 61. In gold sad silver, a geld watch I , 2 ,c l:deer's foot patters, aid some poetics stamps. The then eademeered to r t at my watch, bat I seised his hand sad held lum until the policeman arrived, and I the pre Ma into custody. I bad previously called out ter th e pollee, and one a the eampaakm of the primer pieta hi bead as my mouth I. premet zee &Jag as alarm. Mother mut beached my hat reil, sad, am sem as 1 recovered it sad reamed it os my head, pother was knocked it over my eyes. TM Albert shale whirl mewed my watch wee eat ; but i did set lege either that or my web& I BMW mw my parse ftak. Geo. Adam, a groom oat at plates, mrrobasted the ea. dame of the peoesoatar. and after some farther evideass the poweeer wee telly etemaitted triaL Oar. BlnitA„ a taptanaum ; Joseph Moore, a baker ; Miami a Meurer, sad Mary /eeldams, ems dressed with leg poebei la the Old Dailey, at the fa- The partite wavepkiag were Petri* 3•111••• • • flan* Mil ; Gefb. Mak 'WNW% a dirt, d Gia. q.RRKE.2IIWELL. Margaret Walsh, who pre her age es 18, but who ap peared • mere ohild, aril who wee described on the charge sheet aa "unfortunate," wee charged with }baling 21. and ocher articles from the person of Charles Brake a traveller, residing at 18 , Millmenetneet, Foundling Hospital. ThiPreosiatok, who pie his ;Adios; with great effrontery, said cm Thursday evening be met the prisoner in Holborn ►bout 8 o'clock, and took her to a low brothel in Eagle-street, Holborn. Whilst there with her she robbed him of hie money and some of his employer's goods. He did not give an alarm then, nor whilst he was in the house. When they got outside the prisoner ran away, but meeting her on the previous night he gave her into custody. The prisoner, in the most earnest manner, denied that she had ever seen the prosecutor until the previous even ing, when he gave her into custody. Inspector Pierce, E division, said the prosecutor was in the habit of charging prostitutes, and then not attending to prase the eharga On this occasion, before he left the station, he was bound over in his own recognisance to attend. resrectable•looking woman, who esided in the urns home as the prisoner, said that on Thursday last she was certain that the prisoner was not out until after nine o'clock. She was certain of it, as the poor girl, having only the clothes she stood upright in, gave them to witness to wash, while she sat by the fire in a shawl, and the clothes were not dry until after nine o'clock. The brothel keeper was sent for, and she said she was sure the prisoner was the girl that came with the prosecutor. She was in the habit of swing the prosecutor, as be often came to her house. She was quite certain that the girl did not have earrings. On turning round, she saw that the prisoner had earrings, and thee she said she was certain she did. _ . It was stated to the magistrate that the prosecutor fetched the brothol-keeper, and bad boas driokwg sad talking with her all the morning. The brothel-keeper wu wow half drunk. The magistrate said no jury would convict, and he dis charged the primmer. The prosecutes was hheed es he left the court. WESTMINSTFAL ----- Charles Geary, a airman, wee charged with being drunk sad incapable of taking care of a van and hones of which he had charge. Police-constable Samuel Geary (not related to the de fendaet), 267 A, said that between six and seven on Satur- day evening he found the defendant in the King's road, Chelsea, with some horses and • van. He wee so intoxicated as to be toerfectly unlit to drive them with safety to the public. The van was laden with coals, and a man who appeared to know the defendant came tip and offered to take charge of the team sad deliver the coals, but defendant refused to allow him to do so. Mr. Selfs—What hase you to n 7 to this? Defendant—We ll , I had some drink, sad it got the better of me. lfe—Not an unusual thing U you take too much of it. You were unable to deliver your coals, and when a man offered to take them for you, it leans you refused to let him. Defendant—l had money on tickets for the coals to be delivered, and therefore I was afraid to deliver them to any one alse, as he 'might have taken the money from customers sod stunk to it. - 716.9elfe—iou should have kept sober, and attended to your business, instead of getting drunk. Defendant—l only took a drop of drink, and there isn't mach in that. Mr. Selfe—Yea, there is a great deal in a man getting drunk who ham chemp of a ammo of any kind and horses. Accidents result from it, &Mrs' are run over and killed, women knocked down sad injured. I must fine you. Defendant—l hope not. I have a wife and five children to maintain. Five children are a good deal to keep. Mr. Salto—They are five reasons for your not getting drunk. Yost are fined 10a. or seven days. I =not have drunken driven about the streets. THAMES. Inspector Hooey, of tl;eli division, asked the attention of Mr. Paget, the laspistrate, to the first " drunken cam" of the list, and reported that the subject of the charge was dead. She was a poor Wait-woman, who was found drunk In Bow, opposite the church, at eight o'clock on Saturday 'realms. Her name was unknown, and when brought to the station she seemed very iIL A surgeon was sent (or and Wooded, but although everything was dame to rebore the woman, she died on Sunday morning at two o'clock. In answer to Yr. Paget, thoolfutiole said the came of death was supposed to be apoplexy. The woman had W. in money upon her, sad eighteen oranges in her basket, when she was taken up. The case bad been reported to the coroner. LONDON WIEKLY DOCK laaponti Booze—W. L hhila t troll L 644 3dausittus 6 6 44 LAO Fast India bo r ic Rim lisvoos Cobs boxes / 1 3=packases - 130 Do. C333/434—W.L • ffi C 4 cooks Its tax bra & I 2 YoeM • Other L bulls 661 Do. do. Brasil 44 Coots 21.4 top 733 COCOA . bop 11? lorelp • sarx . 1.21! Do. Md. •- /I3CI. LI to.. Of sAurens MIME OS POTAMI M nil INITURN&—Fm. 20. poisverd. , Pr. Medi lec& 1,1148 11,43.3 3.908 6,116 LOU 1.A9 6,968 I,d! 14.4 1111 1,421 1,100 -7 9,766 212,11 117,806 614 667,026 19,111 •1 052 111.399 2 , 2 - 2 ',I 2.671 26.44? 0,610 folVildi "tat 16,0*6 9,239 157.671 tux= 1,70 290,11 - 1,11110 I.M. 15AX 26.610 7,243 19„STS 9,224 37,'47 WM - U.6OS - tin 11,481 17,440 1871 1 19 CI. N 6 6.756 RAILWAY AND PUBLIC CONPANLig IN PADUA NI-Tr.—The ommittse ea Mime schemer is the metro polis, after blaring evidence from all the prime* sagnesn of the proposed new radways for the metropolis red its suburbs, ban adjourned to Thursday sent, sad is the mean time it is expected that they will maks • first report. The salon 000aaatee of the Home of Commas have formed the following bills for metropolitan sod suburban railways into groups to be investigated cm their omits before committees of the boss.:—Group 1, Blackfrian Embankment Roadway and Railway Cbanag-cross Railway ; Charioverces Northern Rai lway; Charing-ems Wasters ; Fast Louden Railway ; Great Emma (liaropolitaa Inaba and Rail way) ; Great Northam and Victoria Stalks; Gnat Northern (No. 1. Baron Branch), Hampstead, Midland ; North.Westers sad Charing-cross Juanita ; Loudon sod Blackwell ; Loudon Brighton, and South Coast (Additional Powers) ; ditto (iiew lion io Bataansa); London, Chatham, and Dover No. 1) ; ditto (sew lass); London Low Level Railway ; Imdos Maio Trunk Dadergioood Railway ; Loodon Union Railways ; Metropolitan Railways (3 bills— for additional powers ; 2, Nottiag-bill sad Broaaptoo Fatea nos ; 3, Trim:Magma EzteMos); Ifearopolitan sod Bt. Jolainwood ; Metropolitan Daniel Railways ; Metropo litan Grand Union ; Mallaad (St. Palma. Bramb i ) n ;aL i eth Louden Rail (Additional Po WINISi _Mao and Tottenh am ; North ad South Load= irgg h Junction ; North tad South London Railways Junction ; Oxford-anon sod City Railway ; Pa/Macias sad Cliche. non ; Thames Timael Railway ; Thum Viaduct Railway ; Tottanhars sod Yarliaadosmarest Rail Tottenham and Hampstead Imams (Banana' to ; -cross) ; Victoria Statism sod Moans Ecabaskmeut Railway ; pad Walthamitew, Cleptom, sad Oily Railway. Vanaday, before the manners oa staadtag ordain, farther bills wen partly baud sad adjourned. The staadmi ordain were do aimed complied with is theme ci the bill for the Meat- Mike. The bill for the Boaraskow, West Damns, Himmona• hold, sod High Wycombe Railway was withdrawn. SHOCKING 00CIIILDINCS ON TIM UNDIZGROOND RAILWAT.-0a Sunday 11%, :e sikorily balm tea 0 . 01.04, shook* ocairreace took at the Beherateest Station of the Mobtaa tradirpotuad Biiiirre ‘ y. A woman named Asses Damon, aged 24, is sawn, at 1 Banbridge Ulan Bayswater, had slighted hom the 9. train from litarriagdoostrest at the down platform, sod the I train was is maim whoa she disarmed she had hit her puns is CM carriage she had just quitted, and as. of the moaners hold it up to bar at the window. She midis ma attempt to ma towards the simians to none it, bat was =a b L a ni Psrtsr. t. ffla w .. I. " 4l. aa irhst a gasp so t d sets, the purse " all slipped Maass the moving Inn sad tlos *dorm Oa bang picked Wit me /mad that his left larg wee dreadfully Miaowed, sad, indeed, severed jolt above the imam, the foot wily Ma= b the akia mad nodose. The right kg was she by the step of the puling airriage• The ualartambe young mom wee at aeon am by several wpm, phased us the soot tun for Paddhatoo, sad osaveyed te 8t..14a Bre pito' nao ossosibla Mtn Mr. Gamonse ad other war. gems held a cousultatiosa sad in soesequases ci the fully shattand slate al the banes of the left leg iiatia amputation was detersaned op s, sad the ILb was sensed just beim the knee }Mg. Oa imairy at the boseital yes terday it was asesseamil that although esmible she young mama was is • very prisons MM. .1 that bat very faint home haled an eutertened of her recovery. MAinurrint, arizirraz, aim Lugooursmout RA/ANAT.—The WAR oopeeer .1 this ceaspeoy's mamas, isailadig rein;tells. duttyy, he., hem Jan Ito len 14, 1864, mosaud t. wow., as against 40,6731. he the paned of 1868 TM primertim of this &nth J=a t im l img eosipts amain to this ommay from Jet. 1 is Feb. 14 amounted to 3,9601, as "pion AM. far the sarresgoodiag period of 1863, aad the espromis to 1,0634„ so 60 1 arphat ,6i. . . - - - -a --- 77iiririddlitlz e tOLLOWAT'S Pau III& ../hor soh Ms bra birowed sod weir par worms wires apes Ws Ala Pe of lorry Itoasebold, wig* Is rdidaly mad sat* dispersed by a warm r We you% beteeesdes, zed bade sadielaa. Wilma Ora et mil Myra as ea ormask away, lad bow* : mar =Ley. bee Wet:belie es ibe kik =Mat yawls. and Ma so couria•• odor dorsikeet dr salleirs, Viatincry dodo berms orb •qpia sal Ns =as Dow •• kW , be O. "Oluir a = 4 dm. ar•lhat tsar WI, 46 Ss leer Amor artildirdriof dierdna.sma lb bildsob Ur wilsaalliassawn as Mal" red 614440616164. LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOTER RAILWAY. The directors report that the traffic during pest halt-year shows au increase of 33 per cent. over that the oomepooding period of brat year, and of 144 per cent. over that of 1861, while the narking expenses Lave been rt. duped by 14 inrcwt. Ma compared with those of the half. year ling 'JIM December, 1862, resulting in • favoural4,, m of 1i6,8251. fis. 9d., which amount is applicable to the penmen of, and will meet the followiog charge; namel y . - Debenture interest, 27,7661. 154. ; Western tension rent charge (for 2 mon Ws), 6,19 N.; rent to V ictoria-stetiou, ea. ; rent of Mid Kent Craysltailway, 1,191 X. lds. 4d. ; of interest oe common fund capital, 6,8(171. fie. bd. ; interest ou DoverPreimemeitharesion account), 4,61151. 12a. ; total, 55,8281. as. 9d. This improvement in the position of th, company is the more satisfactory as it has been obtainol notwithstanding the disadvantages arising from the nor.. completion of the passenger and goods etation at Blackfriars. This work hoe not been finished saloon as the board bad been led to expect, bat is being pushed on w ith unceasing vigour. The extension of the company's works from the London end of the bridge now constructing across the Thames at Blackfriare to the Metropolitan Railway is progresaii% with great rapidity ; and in order to supply the funds for the cost of these works the directors are applying to par. Bement far further capital, which it is proposed to nuo upon the security of the tolls to be taken over this portion of the line. The Great Northern Company have agreed to assist the company is providing the neixsser7 funds by 4 loan of 300.0001. at 34 per cent in perpvtuity. The stare. holders will remember that thecompaoy are uuderagreemeut to ley down two additional hoes between Battersea. and Brixton, and also between Brixton end Berne-hill, for the use of the Brighton Company. It is also neeeesary to construct another junction with the Metropolitan Railway, and one with their Finsbury extension, ice order to enable the company to avail themselves of the proposed terminus at Finsbury Pavement. For these purposes additional powers are neosseary, for which the directors are applying to parliament. These hoes will require further capital, which, by arrangement with the holder; will be mimed )an. passe with the A shares of the Metiopohten is:tenuous, The directors arealao applying to parliament for such powers 411 are necessary for carrying out the arrangement with the South Eastern Company, in relation to the Greenwich arid Woolwich and Crystal Palace lino. In order to provide additional rolling stock neeemary for working the Metropolitan extension, the Ramegata and Margate, mid other lines ; for the purchase of additional steam boats ; for the coostructioa rum purchase of the Faro. borough Extension hem ; for enlarging and improving the stations ; for completion of the Dover station, and the works at Dover Harbour, and for other purpose; additional capital will be required, which it is proposed to raise part. passes with the ordinary Mock of the company. In order, 'menet, to render this lees burdensome to the holders of that Mode, it is proposed by arrangement with the holders to convert the third preference into ordinary stock, so that the holders of ordinary stock will receive a dividend so soon as the receipts of the company are more than sufficient to pay interest on the second preferesee. Ar. ranger:rota are in progress for commencing at once the addl. timid lines at Victoria, and also the Greenwich line, for which powers were obtained in the last session of parlia ment. There are • great number of bills before parliament more or lees affecting the company's interest, to which the board are giving their careful mender-anon. The share holders will remember that whoa the western extension was amalgamated with the general undertaking, Meares. Peto. Betts, and Crampton agreed to pay any loss that might occur by the substitution of • net-charge for the original working agreement during the tint two years : the director. being of opinion that after that time the western exteasion would be self-supporting. That guarantee expired in October last, and the amount due under it has been paid ; and the directors have good reason to believe that the western extension will, in future, earn • sufficient net receipt to cover the rent-charge. The auditors have called the attention of the board to the neces sity of providing • fund for renewal of the permanent way, and also for depreciation of the steam boats. Considerable gams havieg been expended on the permanent way, and alnico the steam boate during the pan half-year, over and above the ordinary charges for maintenance, the directors do not think it advisable to set apart anything for these purposes at the present time, but it will be neoesemy to provide such a fund at an early period. MARKETS. TALLOW.—The demand for tallow having lately im proved, sod continental politics remaking in so metaled • position, holders have bees firmer witbio the lost few days, sad we hare to report a reacticia of from 3d. to 6d. per cwt. from tbe Lowest prices of lest week. Osr *losing prioss are :—Spot, ww,4oa6d.; old, 398.6 d. to 40a.; Ilan*, 405.3 d. to 6d. ; April to Jaw, 4(. 9d. ' • Jose only, 41a. 6 8. ; October to December, 43e. 6d. Tows tallow 1.40 e. 68. net auk ; North Americas, fres 39a. 68. to 40s. ; fair sod coed, Us.; Routh Americas, 0)&6d., tint pipes ; Atuaraliaa best, 39e. 6d. floe to 37a. low sad week. Coops mut oil firm. (keltio, 42a. 611. to 434. ' • Ceyloo, 39a. ; Syda y, 375. to 38e. good to Bas. Palm oil steady ; 35. fine logos. Film out oil, 32e. to 336.—(From the ender of News. Smith sod Charles, dated Moody swain.) COTTON.—Lxvwxyciou Fla 22.—We have bad a slow market to-day, sad warier in favour of buyers, bat we =moot quote say positive change in prices. The salee are 5,000 bales, of which 1,000 are for export sad speculation. CATTLE.—Lrumroot., 1 1 13.22.—At to-dot's market the supply of atttle sad *beep was about the some u last Youday. Tim demmid slow for beef, without much change to prima Sheep very ddl sod rims hawse. Beef. std. to the 4.; mattes, 7d. to 8.41. Cattle at rosarket, 2,015; 00ALL-IA sson, F. !L-Bowers' Wert 1414944 Bar Wail Hartley. 14a. 9d. ; Byre= West Muller, 14e. 9d.; Davila:4es Wert ; Haat lap Hartley, 14a. 9d . ; Lambert's Went •y, 14s. 6d. ; Taallield Meer Bates. 13..; Walker Pitman, lb. 3d. Wylara, 17a. ; Walla Had Goatorth, 16e. 6d. ; Walla Had Hance, Ha. 6d. ; Walla lad Maia, 17a. 3d. ; Walls lad Braddylle 16e. M ; UseHHAWNIBs. HAWN 185. ; Walla Ead Haswell, 19a. ; Walla Ead Hatton, 19a. ; Will. Lad Bostk &Moe, 19a. ; Walla Ead Tuairtall, Hs. 6d. ; Walls Earl Hardopael, 19s. 6d. ; Wag zed an& Hall, 14a.; Walla Had Hallos, IBa. ; Wale Had Art taa. 9d. Was mod North Hartlepool 14a. 7 6 1 4. 11 ,r 4 a11s E.G dank Hartlepool, 17a. 9d. ; Walla Erg &lath Hallos, 13. ; Walls LA Tesodiee Hartlepool, Ns. W.-fillips at nark* 147 ; sold. 90. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. - owaimra. II : Prithre, lbw kw; Odra, Non/4 Negtoseva. Norway. IA Arm Ma roons : Clam Omilaso, Demo& ;Dollptdo. Antwerp; )}mooed. Rotterdam Loudon. HoUseMu; 31hterm. Paletwor ; Mom Drabs& ; Taft; Hamburg ; Renner, Bordeaux ; I. Load, Mae noureolr. lidalsediang: IPledoma. Rest —MM. In: Mika Dam" . Outtalk. Ildbounis. Unmoor —Antral—Fa. : Calms o Imp. ?Mama : Haw dents. Lirselas. llailotL—Feb. n : Atlas (m). lanyma Czar (.s, Harm; Argo, Honolulu ; Alabama. Mum ; ileagetbsaYO Mudge° sum Neir York Fabi4l3l.4sa; mom Pao% ; Oquasbdo, Brous 07 Tax Bourn Yoaxiiiins Countss— Tb. at the Oahe Colliery. ass a the lama is the Booth Yorkshire diarist, lam just tuned ostattr4vizi a ferisight'a masa Os Friday the pit we ase W ass beam lit sad bret oat fir* teas. Is Gomm Taloa of the aotio• thus taken by tie Ems, • is sl the Masan' Amostetioahae bon held, sad, whilst to Ishe preeesdiegs the mist premeat of the °Masse arse , tie genial issirsr2 the smeolies oz zi tlist is am ese ammo to be paessi—abe iss el= the miliaria the Maria Wombs to thi siasbas 'of the Colliery herisione Aimoistios. 77a• am oak for ' es Mousse a 10 per art. is their owls ROZNIXAIIe• Tna is °Enke and stramg, moderato b pane,W whoireme to gm Thew admalare• lhave sessay4 tar We mews' prefammo► Ula sold lit pride by t, BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DILATER MIMI& _ _ ILlOT.—Pobruary tbo aHt. of I. Nabob /LH* Coq.. of a basbtor. GRIZT.— February 16, ot o,logtoo.terroca. Broosylas, U. wife of P. I. Nota. of a osa. PILINTO.II.Inrry 14 al boadeato Parooosik an wfis of the UT. J. D'Arey lefwaos, d a sea 110017.—lobroary :S, lie wife of Made & !bob, Coq., of a b=r lr —p;b/any Mat Wobamploco, Zowsliaquoria Xfo. ▪ wog. of a botblaf. IWIMILOIII. muctii—aurrel—lebnuarf la, at tho Olivia of a. Holy l"1, Wastmlaolor. by be Lev. C. P. Nankai. ILA, the la:7. I. Bubb, LA., of ?onrush, county of anted. 're load. to W I=dt ir oglator of A. Smyth., Eaq.. of losaboroo‘b amok YOL/tlA—MUDSON.—lbbrairy lb, Et Malty Mardi. tdorier. by Ur Dm W. MY.A , W. L Womb lq , of Bore isfloabioa Wiry. &NOW of J. Ha 1..., Jbq„ floatb Lt Soft. laimier. —/aboray U. Y Naaabin•yark. Oxford. o to bba s tba Sm. C. V. llafooa of Rev rt W , Captain Z. V. Zarba 6 Blob, rk 8.. . . 11 aaelma.gark. C" Vor= la DEATHS. _ _ _ _ _ COClUL—Fabfwy 19. at Ddworrapt. lloadla& Mi. C. C. Oak% oat, eta of the FM. Y 7. C. Cook.. aged U. DlALlOlL—Paltrvar7 f, of Ilk Nov liffata-roak labagloa. ♦lbost Atiraft Wiabiastas Deacon. teed formal t moths. soa of Mr. WEL aor t =Desoola Ws of S. Waltwook. sal LoadaakalLoarafk 10. at Losalagata Pillaeasaatoaa. law alba. trldotr of Yr bile Yaw halos Motu Nam Asalt• dam* of Itofiaor of Hantsmaarsez. WPM OUT. —Foireori la, at lookwood. Chong. 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