The Express. — London, England, 1849-03-01 00:00:00

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WIWI' IV NAT, MU r NI, AND AVOID; nahiss y all eig B ur * •L; 31.9 1MM04 : 16 .4. • • fa 1111 1/ i e ri bliisollisi hods astalmed. Us Ss SIII•lady IPM •• jaw ...t h = sowirAtiee._ mpg w pm lb.= rod mil Is Imak Ye MAIO purled al Veils= ilresil:Vrnio"trairtb.Cril:digie from diessirr. EDWARD RtISSRLL — ally informs the a br,V Zit onn. mar " 1 serph: Is entomb 8 PAlr e sa TIT W p!erkek Ye Isue t li 11.1416 %7 1.1" W s t a r . i X emak ibe maw art" g = film g s Zto aell d rera. alluites 4 3 .1. 1• So I. KZwrrt .hat he be • aIS CI begr i tTi4pr . z oo . 4 .11 Z = Tr ial at ;48 . one: W lmo bi Os FRANCE. EVACUATION OF FERRARA, WEDNISD&T, 6 P.Y. In the isembly to-day, at o quarter put flu o'clock, M. Drouin de L'Huys amended the tribune and said, in answer to several qaestions abut to be put to him on the subject of the affair of Ferrara, that two telegraphic teerrages, dated severally the 24th and 25th inst., bad been received, bringing the intel ligence that the Austrian troops had completely eva cuated the territory of Ferrara. We have no details, added the minister, as to the circumstances attending this act o: its causes. _ _ _ This intelligence ceased the fonds to rise at the Booms. Tim Bine have rims from 81.25, at which they opened, to 83.36, at which they closed. The Threes closed at 61. Bank shares have risen 125 fr. This Italian question had been all engrossing during the day. It was said: " Will the French government intervene,and if so,in what sense? Whether to re-esta blish the Pope, or to protest against the occupation of Ferrara ? Rumours were circulated in the early part of the day that the cabinet was divided on the ques tion, and the unoccupied ministerial bench, occasioned by the continuance of the cabinet council, until 3 o'clock 'this afternoon, at onoe countenanced and stimulated these reports. It is said that M. de Fal lone bad insisted in the cabinet on an ambulate intervention in Rome for the restoration and re integration of the rpal authority, and, of course, for the suppression of the republic. This had bees, it is said, resisted by his colleagues. According to another rumour, to which, however, I give no credit, M. Leon Faucher returns to his former fanaticism in the public works, and M. Leon de Maleville is to be restored to the interior, which he resigned in come quince of an alleged difference with the President. Besides the basin's mentioned above as having taken place in the Amiably, M. Brunet brought up to day a proposition relative to a new organisation of the cabinet, founded on a plan suggested by M. Emile de Girardin, in La Prase, which the present ministries would be replaced by-1. A political minister, who should be president of the council. 2. A minister of flnenrs. 3. A minister of moral institutions. 4. A minister of physical interests. 3. A minister of the public force. M. Cremieux brought up the report of the commit tee for the preparing the organic law on the respoo nbility of public functionaries. The debate on the second reading of the electoral law was continued, and it passed. A political movement of some importance, which, however, has been for some time expected. is now at length formally announced. The party which dis tinguishes itself by the appellation of the Mountain, and which is led by M. Ledru Rollin, hes coalesced with the party of the Socialists and Communists, led by MM. Felix Pyat, Pierre Leroux, &o. Hitherto the party of the Mountain, identifying itself with the doctrines professed by that party of the old revolutioo, from which it borrows its name, has tacitly dis owned the most obooxions doctrines of communism. It has now, however, spoken out by the organ of its leaders, and it *mars that the coalition has been pro- duced by the Mountain being absorbed by socialism. As the Journal des Debate says today, "Mehemet being resolved not to approach the mountain, the mountain has of sweaty gone to Mehemet." A grand socialist banquet has taken place in celebration of the anniversary of the revolution, and this has af forded occasion for the inauguration of the new alli ance. laden were accordingly made by the respective and M. Loden Rollin, alter the eiehed fashion: of new converts, 'has pushed to an extreme hie professions of faith in his re- cently adopted doctrine. The cepa of the press which speaks his opinions, hes loudly de elared that henceforeward the only device of the party will be u the organisation of hboar, and an eternal war against infernal capita." The approaching trial to be held at Rouges of the Parties aceased of exciting the interfusion of the 16th uch attention. Ai b :s gi cT i tt indie l Tm z e i nt ofin the affair May wen yesterday delivered to the primness, an with them also copies of all the documents to be produced in evi derce against them. Napoleon Chanel, ex-commiasary of the provisional government in the department of the Draw, has announced his intention of surrendering himself on the day of the opening of the trial, but nothing is known u to the intention of the other ahem tees. The day on which the prisoners will Unmoved to Burgas has not been fixed, but it is probable that it will take place at the end of this week. The government has delayed it IS long se posdble in order to Rive every facility to the prisoners to ormanundeate with their camel. It is not yet known what Ilse of conduct the accrued intend to memo baste the High Coast of Justice I but up to the present time r appear determined to offer no dolma One of 'rne the pouipkr), appears to en tertain political opinions completely ("pond to the °there, and he has chosen M. E. Picard u his coun sel General Candela has madded his defame to 111. Rethment. The namber of witnesses are amid to be 2,198. The provincial journals which arrive dan a ion y tfints to bring reports of disorders which took en the 9prwch of the anniversary of the 24th Fe . The Toulon paper, of the 92nd alt., says that the statue of Liberty in the hall of the Marie had a bonnet raw Placed upon it, and that the mayor did net dare to order its removal. The elate were to have been re-opened on the 24th, and their members declared openly that they would_ repel feces by fon*. The ier die Crank of the 44th alt., gives various detail s of distnrbanees at Uses. The oceasion of these was also a conflict between the moderatm and the reds. The former, however, prevailed. and the bonnet r ouge disappeare d. SPAIN. Advises trent Madrid of the 22nd alt. state there ere now Wee mile doe from Catalonia at Madrid. The party of the centralist Rardagi has been de stroyed by the Queen's troops in Upper Aragon The ministerial mine is again the order of the day. The violins are Figueroa Bravo Murillo, Rocs de Tepees, flartoriem and Names. It is ramoured that Man and Pidal have taken upon themseires to form a new minietry, and arrange the interngited relations with England. mama rm. It—Than par Onba, IS/ paper ; Oar Bak', 16.16 auk. MIN 19 parr ; Oar liolsa.lll mom Fillyee. 41 Mow ; ► akar Ida, 41 oak. Orsasea. 11 aralt. lissa et ha- Mama. Isom. Immo sun. with earrese Con" 73 ma 76 pm. Wrap co Lando& 4900. SWITZERLAND. A project of law on the tariff her been presented to the ocesmittos on tolls and duties. There is diversiti er e i f v opinion in the committee on the s Theses of the committee, of whom the pre:ne, 31. F Heroes formed one, cleared to introduce rin d** el free trade, and conse9aently proposed ooly to 'stabil* very moderate duties on foreign goods. The mini*, proposed to charge foreign manufac tured good. with a lugh duty, and take unmanufactured articles at a low rate. The resolution come to on the first discussion was, that manufactured goods should be admitted at 2 per cent. ditty. This resolution will be submitted to the federal council, and if it be dis posed to adopt any material modification in the mea sure, it will again be submitted to the reconsideration of the committee. The federal assembly will, it is said, meet on the 9th of April. ITALY. ROMAN STATES.—The evacuation of Ferrara by the Austrians, on the 23th ult., is announced by our Paris correspondent. The Alba of Florence of the 21st ult, states that Ferrara has been obliged to pay the 200,000 crowns exacted by the Austrians, partly in cub, and partly in bills of exchange upon Trieste and Milan. The archbishop is among the hostages whom the Austrians have required. The Roman and Tuscan papers are calling aloud for war to avenge the insult. Bo lo gna has been put into a state of excellent defence, menaced as it is on the side of Ferrara and Modem: at the HMO time. In an article of the Preece, under the head of " Communication," we read : " The cabinet of Vienna has on several occasions expressed its determinatioe not to intervene in the affairs of Italy, unless coojoindy with Francis. The military occupation of Ferrara is an isolated fact, which does not imply the project of intervention. It may be remambered that in sprieg, 1847, a grave discussion arose between Austria and the holy see, on the question of deciding whether, in virtue of the treaties of 1815, the imperial troops had a right to oceapy the town of Ferrara, or ought to confine themseleeerearelytotheoccuptionoltheintadal,thanks to the mediation of France, an arrangement was come to, in the month of August following, between the two contracting parties, in this entre, that Austria, under all reservation of her rights for the future, consented to withdraw her troops temporarily from the interior of the town, on condition that the papal government gua ranteed to the imperial troops quartered in the citadel the free exercise of their military functions, and such treatment as would respond to the relations of friend- ship existing at that period between the Court of Vienna and the sovereign pontifE Since the °oar mencessent of the Lombard war, the Austrian garrison of Ferrara having had to complain of the hostile spirit which the po pul ation of Ferran did not cease to manifest towards it, two sueossein conventions were concluded between Austria and the holy see, foe the A l of maintaining in force the arrangement of August, 1847. The first of these was mined in July, 1848, between the Austrian General Prince de Lichtenstein and Count Lonochi, pro- legate of Bologna, and some months later it was confirmed and amplified by stipulations come to at Rovigo between General Walden and the Cardinal Legate of his Hollows. We have no necessity to speak of the sanguinary collisions which are well known to have taken place of late hotness the Ace. trim garrison and the population of Ferrara. Marshal Radetsky, looking on it as a systematic violation of the arrangement and the °meantime just spoken of, charged General Maynard to demand satisfaction from the local authorities, and in order to support his representations with energy, Oen. Maynard brought with him a division of 6,000 men. Such is the real meaning of the military occupation of the town of Ferrara—an occupation which, it cannot be denied, will probably have the result of causing Austria to again bring forward her pretensions of keeping up • garrison in the interior of the town, on which subject she made her reservation in August, 1847." SARDINIA.—By a decree of the 23rd ult., which appears in the same paper of the 24th, the Ring of Sardinia has named Genenal Chiodo, Minister of War and Marine, President of the Council ; and Marquis Vittorio Colli Minister of Foreign Affairs. The new cabinet have issued the following pro chastise : Yellow Citimea—The eabinst to whf.h the King eon. Med She imeamement el his emotive power on Me 16th timember lest limbs bees seeditied by be Mange of me sills members, we feel it nesemery Is timbre that we firmly melba sad ail believe palbaly Ambis the pokey pro ' delmei t h em the sammem we iirst astsl 4 ol elk% 111 . iff•- rum that hemmed pel lb m eigis , boalamem s tel ambles of ems Int sidslemes, amd the upland Wir oilmimmt, MU aft seam to baths tf this rot opi amd oar rale stagnant. The mieietry will reeds fa power so bag se the king sad parliament will hews it with their ma dams* m at pressat ; and will be ready to by down power as soon as the robs of the people, asendtmtlemally samailbstd by its tram representatives, Mei sell in sew stead mare able or men brumes mall A year bee pared aims the bg, following the impulse of hie Mary sametimmi the greatest acts alas life, by telling his Pao* 10 eels, mimmitatiosal liberis. We bast that mass ell slims to dettray the palladium of oar liberty and Inimmismes by bringing db. modit ea the authority of gmliammit The Webby will mg till. debad the esastkullen to all its pub, mad maim. attaa bia the pb. *Me of the king mad these of the people against al CRIODO, President of the Council; Coma, Ramat, Sumo, Taegu°, Vutoansto Rimy Canoaxs. Ai:iris:ea from Rome, of the 17th ult., my that the Assembly required all public functionaries to @wear allegiance to the reprublse. Letters received from Turin give a deplorable pic ture of the confusion and disorder which prevails there among political parties. Mr. Gioberti, after having resigned the ministry, also resigned, as it sow ap his function' as a deputy. This p need, on the 22nd, another strong mani festation from his party, as a sort of connterpoles to the manifestations got up in favour of M. Bread^ the leader of the ultra-democratic party opposed le him, and a petition was in of migmatite, Se the king, to implore him to himself spin in the bands of (Kober% and to authorise the latter to form a ministry. As there is a large majority in the Chamber against Gioberti, and in favour of the ultra democratic party, the king could not reappoint Gioberti without a dissolution of the Chambers. It is affirmed by the constitutionsl party that the real objects of the democratic party led by Broffario is the overthrow of the monarchy, the establishment of a republic, and the union of Piedmont with Rome and Tuscany. The ministry having demanded a vote to authorise the collection of the taxes for three months, a member of the democratic party, with the acquiewence of the ministry itself, proposed that the credit should only be voted for one month, which wu carried by 111 votes against 12. The object of the rote was frankly explained by the ultra-democratic party which carried it. It was, they said, a vote of distrust, not the existing cabinet but against a future ca which might be appointed by the king if a longer credit were mud. In short, it was directed against a onstitutinal cabinet, under Giobati. It was known that the slims, which was about to be voted by the chamber, would demand in peremptory terms the im mediate rimpidsa of the war. The orsisei quotes a letter written by a political elharneter of credit is Turin, at three o'clock an the afternoon of the 23rd at. Ha mays : There is today a third demosetration to recall Gioberti to the ministry. Since last night faannweble whim have been spread in the middle of the "Pies San Carlo, end under the colesnadea, on which pall Sons are spread in favour of Globoid, whisk melee thou made of signatures. A mast impedes dammommion took plate ca tire o'clock, mating of the entire body of the amissel guard and troops of the lire, followed by an 1111181 M, 111111111 Mia. The entire extent of the city is in a sus K sgfeljon. The whole population is es foot and in Ohs streets. Id ate ma foretel how all will sad. Tee as thma guard is saw out with this continual agitation. which eaait to hems& in the stress be three days and due TUThe Piedroontom Goode* of the 24th ult., states that Guerrazzi arrived at Lucca on the 19th accompanied by Gen. d'Apice, at the heed of 1,500 men. More troops were to follow, all destined to march against Gen. Lauver, who had declared Pietra Santa in a state of siege. Big feats consists of 1,200 men andtwo pieces ofeennoe,whish are pointed towards the coast, where they expect the Leghorn force to land from the Giglio steamer. It is suspected that when Laugier's forces will be in the presence of Geer ruzi's troops, one of the two bodies will declare for the other, but it is impomible to gems which. The Alba of Florence, of the 21it alt., says : u This morning at 8 o'clock 3,000 men under Major Baldine with eleven pieces of cannon, left Florence for Loom by the railway. They are destined to minks*, Geo. D'Apice. The Italian battalion and seven other pieces of artillery will follow daring the day." The same journal say., under date of San Stefano, the lilth alt.: The grand duke is still here. VENICE.—The session of the Amenably of Depa ties of Venice was opened on the 15th alt. with great solemnity. Mania, who wee received with deafening applause, pronounced a speech, in which, after explaining for what reasons the former Assembly naiad a dictatorial triumvirate, he stated that France and England had offered themselves as mediators be tween Italy and Austria; and that either a tuaty or the continuance of the war must result from this me diation; in either of which cases Venice bag a right to arm her internal matters, till the destinies of the nation shall have been decided and accepted. Hence the new Assembly has been convoked, and the trium virate is ready to give an account of all its acts. The blockade of Venice by sea had been raised by the inter erasion of the mediating powers ; love of country had sailleisatly provided for the exhausted finances ; the citizens of Venice have vied with each other in making the revered sacrifices forth. common welfare; public or der had neverosased to reign ; crimes hadnot increased, as is usually the case in times of public commotion. The Assembly woald now be called upon to decide in prin ciple and feet whether Venice shall send or not depr, the to the Italian Cumitituent Assembly. Oa tl question their patriotism would decide, so that na tional and local interests may not be at variance; and while judging with the freedom they posses,. they will repel the excitement of an imprudent and. dema gogical party, as well as the snares of perile,iou of fish of conSliation. The session was then declared to be opened. In the sitting of the Assembly on the 18th ult., Joseph Canted was elected president of that body. GERMANY. PRUSSIA.—We have news from Berlin of the 26th ult. On that day the King of Prowls opened the Chamber in person. Three cheers were given for the king at the break ing up of the living, which he acknowledged with salutations as he retired with his retinue. The point of the speech which drew meet attention was the paragraph which related to the German union, to effect which 'Prussia would make sacrifices. DISASTERS IN THR CHANNEL.—Our catTraponcient at Boulogne writes : This ham been a harftd day in Boulogne, the wind at westward, blaring a homy sale. Three vessels are ashore, total wreaks; cue laden with all, is., mow all lost; one with awls, eel y sae saved ; smother with wine, mew saved, bat the lives of d three of them are despaired of, hem the Werke received. The m& still madame naabated, and I keel have only reseeded a pert of what will amour be fore mendag. The lib beat (if such it might to be waled) played a sorry part, although well manned, in part by two of the crew of the Oedine 'teaser, who, I need net_ my, behaved gallantly. Late in the afternoeu a boat be l onging to one of the fithieg-boats and their crew saved three of the men, and they de serve great proles for their courage sad gallant conduct. The Princess Clenseatine, Captain Moryes, left with forty '''. for Folkston', at 1.30, not envied by any one oa t was impoesible fee him to render the slightest sasistesse to the 111-fated teasels or their unfortunate mows, bat a usual rieming is, Capt. Memo evidently wuned, sad she teektd about sad left the &fated spot. No boat has arrived ftem Folkesrate, nee sae the London beat go eat. CalvreitanY C0=0; LONDors.—YeaterdaT, the annual geseral nesting of the previews of this institution was held in the theatre of the college, Remy Warburton, Esq., in the chair. The report stated that the number of stuients daring the maim of 1847.8 was as taloa. Faculty of modkine, 315; faculty of arts, 252; junior sand, 306; total, 875. In the collage dames of both facul ties the number exceeded that of the former year—in medi cine, by 12 ; in arts, by 20. In the junior school the pupils were lees by 46 then in the preceding session. The amount of hes was 16,3024 les , of whiab suns 7,4861. 6e. was remind from medical students, 3.9321. Ss. from students la eras, and 3,885!. from the junior seised. The share of the professors and masters, besides augmentations, was 9,6721. ls. Bd. The Collate w 3,1951. The sum of 2,5361. 4s. was •reesivid portion udents in hospital practice, sad wan contributed to. wards the support of the charity. The number entered for the chose of the faculty of arts was 206, exclusive of 46 to the schoolmartetf Maros. The new students wore 104, an increase of 7in the aggregate. In the class of mathematics there are now 122 *admits ; last year the number was 117. The class of Latin has this year 79, being an increase of 7. The class of architecture has inoreased from 29 to 32. The class of analytical chemistry la the Birkbeek Laborasury has progressively increased eines it establishment, and Sow Amdahl, 23 students. In the junior school this tees the number of boys is 253. The council aeknow lodged the following donations sad Wades : 1001. by Thos. Dyes, Req., of Dies, in Norfolk ; 5,0001. item a friend to civil aad religiose liberty presented through the late lasi al Auckland to be kept entire, and designated the " Andrews Fond." The council have decided on instituting three scholareh_ ips of 501. per annum each to be awarded to the best proddente in Latin, Greek, 'mathematics, and natural philosophy. The repeat stated that the hosp i tal required the most strenuous auctions from all the ft.'ds of the college, considerable debts having been incorred daring she last worms. The appeal made et Chrietosse last bed resulted in contributions to the amount of more than 1,2041. ; 300!. hod been granted by her Majesty out of the estate of the late If,. Sawyer, of York. The balance sheet showed that the endowment twos stood as follows —the Flaherty scholar ship, 5,7141. Ts. 6d. Patriot, applied to mhoolimaaters• chases, 5001. • and corisplerieg some part of the budding, 3,0001. The Holloway fund, 2,3501. ; Andrews scholarships, 6,1611. ,• Ricardo's library, 7501. ; Fellows's clinical medical fund, 6001 Brundrett find, 1,200 f. ; ditto reversionary fund after t he death of anaultants, 1,3351. • the Beam be quest reversionary a ft er the dea th of Mu: Bacon, standing in the cams of the seconataatinneral, 10,0091. The report was adopted, and Lied Draughina having been elected presi dent, and the Esrl !.skews vies-presideat, a vote of thanks was passed to the ebairms, and the prmedinis terminated. COMMERCIAL & MARKETS MONEY MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Two o'Clock.—The news front the Continent is considered so favourable that, with the French Benter coming with an extradinary improvement, Consols have advanced to 911 to 2 for money, and 92 to 3 for account, with a kiak market. June Exchequer Bills 391. to 425. premium. Bank Stock, 194 to 6. Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 3. Three-and-s-Quarter per Cents., 93 to 1. We have an advance in Spanish bonds, but other wise the foreign market is quiet, and prices without particular variation. Spanish Fives are now 181 to 1; the Threes, 29 to 4 ; Passive, 3-1 to 4. Portuguese, 26 to 6. Belgian, 81 to 3. Dutch Two.and-frlialf per Cents., 49 to 60 ; the Fours, 79 to 80. Russian, 107 Ito 9. Danish, 66 to 8. Brazilian, 82 to 4. Buenos Ayres ' 25 to 7. Venezuela, 28 to 8. New Gre nada, 17 to 3. Chilian, 94 to 7. Mexican, 261 to 1. Peruvian, 48 to 60. The Bank of England weekly board has jest broken up, without making any alteration in the minimum rate of dimwit. zgromeß T una /Mak Stack 194 6 AOl O "" i I per OIL liad. A/raj! § I V a ltelik iM r I Km. m. 911 I 064.116 1p dip. routs „ m .__ ret Awl*. Igrig. /T 1 gar 01. MA. Dm" a 1 S ~,a ..... ~...„T 14 ger M. OM% 6 mSt i ilwillga lie.. A 4 I .5 r V i 4I 1 , , Mt • ' 7 - 4 itak ime • . 4 4 mgt. . TO a Mt RAILWAYS.—The elan market is better, but neglected. We quote London and North Western, 137 to 9ex die. ; London and Brighton, 35; to 6; London and South Western, 39 to 40.; Midland, 83 to 7 ex div.; Control of Francs are 61 to 41 die. ; I Paris and ROOM, 13 to 1; all leaking well. SAM MEOW UP TO TWO TRW DAY IN LONDON. (YeAsidsy's wimp TM to bead fa hit i 5 4 ,4 Abadan Fret, Malik Extnios, pr *AL Ittersing. & Oxford In., 211 et ay North British Hares, 71 Ceisktlss, ?Se I adh Dr. 9ss., if . DoTlloo.. I IR a, 0114 Cbsdor I 11 1 W mod 3lj Ameba IA sod E. lel L. and D., II Do. 109 Ct.ProL,l4I L Cousalw,9l4 j De. MAIM I. p Do. Sorfp PI7 ni E. Unoolooloko. el Do. Groot WNW; nal dtv Lem smil Tot. MM 7i I lade orl ReadlO k lot ex Ito Lea led Mott 41 oa 919 Loa. Radwa, livot IL, Our. II por IR., LAIL a n. mi ear ar Do. Now, 121 i dlo Do. Rao, 9j if dlv Km., Set , at N. 191. Preto°, I 6Com ea dkv rig sesa. Vol Birk., Ism, Is FL Jo. (Isis C. 80, . 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Fur, el Al PRODUCE. —llfirecino-14nz, Hagf-pkalt Zoo.— The Sugar mor Let continues firm ; a large business in yellow Havana was dma by private contract yesterday on 'Change, at fell prices., The only public sale to-day was a smell one of 160 cases tr.ows Bahia, duty paid, and all were bought in clove the market value, Ms. 6d. to 395. 6d. Refined market steady. without alteration in prime. Coffee : The public mle of Jamaica was nearly all withdrawn, at tifb prices; buyers did not ap pear at previous rates.— na'• :M s White Bengal shows a ht advance; but low cia 'lithe of Madras are difficult of rile.--Saltpetre again P . .ild at full prima in public sale ; retraction 5 to 7, 265. 6d. to 27,.; guild, 272. 6d.—Pimento sold freely at 31, which was a full price ; about 900 bags sold.—Peppy : A parcel of Aleppi was offered, and bought in 211b.—Cotton steady, but not actove.—Rua doll. —ln other articles no material alteration. TALLOW.—The market is steady, with a fair demand on the spot and for delivery in the last three months. Petenbarg Y.C. on the spot, 40s. 61. to 9d. per cwt. ; October to December °slivery, 41s. 6d. ; separate months' delivery, 425. BAR:gawp Feb. 28.—We had a good attendance of far mers at this day's market, who showed a large number of samples of nearly all kinds of grain. Wheat sold at from 3d. to to 6d. below the rates of last week ; other grain was without alteration in prima. Wheat *old at from 16s. 6d. to 18s. per three bushels. Barley, Ns. 6d. to 28e. 6d, Oats, 16s. tid. to 18s. 6d. per qr. Beans, 12a. to 13s. 6d. per three bushels. BOSTON, Feb. 28.—We had a very limited supply of Wheat st this day's market, and there being • tolerably free demand, lets rates were fully supported. Fine Brans, for seed, In request, at slightly enhanced rates. Other sorts, and Oats u lest quoted. Wheat, red, 40s. to 465. • white, 495. Oats, Us. to 21s. Beans, new, 275. to 325. ; old, 375. - Calculi:arm, Feb. 28.—The 'apply of gnia at market to day was moderate ; still the price of all articles bad a down ward tendency, buyers only taking small quantities for immediate use. Whe.t, old, 48e. to 52e. ; new, 36a. to 48s. ; Barley, 221. to 28e. ; Oats, 16e. to 20e. • Beans, 34e. to 381 . ; Peas, 35e. to 38e. par qr. Flour, We. pis each. HALIIIROATZ. Feb. 27.—We as nodes but very little &frames in the Wheat oe Barley trade, gnat dulness pre vailing in both. Our brumes are busy sowing their spring core. Wheat, 40e. to 48s. per qr. ; red, 38s. to 445. ; Barley, We. to 31a. HATWAIIOB HILIITX Feb. 28.—We do not alter our quotations fat the best wins of Wisest, but inferior limn be written La to 2s, per qr. lower. Other grain steady. Old white Whet?, 134 101. to 141. ; white, new, 81. to 121. • red, old, 121. to 121. 10s. ; red, new , 81. to 101. Berlej, to 30.. Oa% 16s. to 2.2s.Beans, 110 a. to 225. Yeas. 325. to 35e. Nawaii, Feb. 28.—Owing to the morning setting in very wet, a, the attendance at this day's market was rather sad the supplies of grain limited, the show of Wheat seemly equal to the demand, and prises were quite firm. Malang Barley offered in moderate %nudity ; second qualities plentiful, sod prices of each sort in favour of the buyer. The demand for seed Oats osatinue, sad support late prices; sad, although seed Beans are lass inquired yet lam prises an fully supported. firm -Dino, Feb. 27.—1 p Wheats a good amount of busi ness hes been done at last week's prices. The farmers baying now lest cot ildenos in this prospect for better priors, sell Imen freely, as buyers were ready to take the offers at late price". Most samples showing were sold at tally as much money. The present low range in Oats does not induce 'pe culation. They did not make the priers of lest weak, en. *opting very choice samples tar seed. Beans, although a very deficient crop in this neighbourhood. do not command any attention. Of late we have had a good demand for Potatoes for transit by rail, the sack of 15 stone making from 7s. to Os. Wheat, red, Ms. to 40s. per 17 stone; white, 395. to 421; red, 40s. to 425. W. per 171 stone; white, 41s. to 445. ; red, 43e. to 45e. par 18 stone ; white, 44s to 465. Brun, old, Ha to 375. ; new, 22.. to 80s. Oats, 71d. to 915. per stone. ROM/ORD, Feb. 28.—We bad a very dull market, and Wheat, except the best panel", was Is. cheaper. AU other pain about the same ea last week. Wheat, Ws. to 531- Barley, 296. to 335. ; grinding, 245. to 28s. Oats, 18e. to 235. Beams, 231. to 33e. Peas, 33.. to We. Bye, 235. to 255. Drams, Feb. 27.—Although our market this day was I generally heavy, we have almost no change to make in our guotasns of Friday. The bushiest passing was entirely of a consumptive character, and confined to the supply of im mediate wants. The following was the currency : Wheat, red. 22e. to 25e. ; white, 24e. to 265. Ad. per 2801 be. Oats, 9s. 6d. to 11s. per 1961b5. Harley, 131.64. to 17s. 63. per 2241ba. Oatmeal, Ila. to 12x. per cwt. Flour, seconds, 141. 801 b 6d. to 16e. per cwt. Indian Coin, 301. to 22a 6d per 4e. Bursar, Feb. 26.--Binos Friday, the supplies of grain have been man, and at this morning's market prices were wall supported, except in Oatmeal, which was 2d. lower. Wheat, ite. 61. to 10s. 64. Barley, fis. to Si. 6d. Oats,6s. 6d. to 6s. 6d Oatmeal, 9s. 9d. to 10s. 4d. per cwt. Indien Coen is in =Aerate demand, at former rates; yellow, 71. 10s. to 71.16 x. ; whke, 71. 61. to 71. 10i. per ton. WOOL— LITERPooL, March I.—We ham to report an extensive barium, which is likely to con tinue, as the anent feetnrers are all well employed in making goods to order, both for home trade and foreign markets; this fact having Nen proved boa the con sumption going forward, operated in raising prices con siderably higher, and then is every prospect of the present quAations being supported. Complaints have been made hitherto that the consumers cannot ebtida at admire on goods equal to that on the raw material ; bat we entertain no doubt but in a short time they u ill be remunerated : all admit stocks to be much named, end Wool still low in price. Thais airestastamea,, meshimed with the general een semptlon, are reasons we dim sulkimit he befog ea hope faL By private treaty, the Legate Immastione have been fa Peruvian washed and unwashed ; several thousand bags have been taken for export, speculation, and by manufacturers, at advanced rates ; a few parcels of Syrian, Russian, Bassos /Lyrae, low Oporto,. East India, sad A/peca,',,have foaled buyers. There were public, sales held here ea the 21st alt., con-hting of upwards of 1,000 balsa East India, which brought together a fell attendeace of the Weds; the competition wee animated throughout, and the whole was disposed of at an improvement in the immediate prices current, of fully Id. per lb. on the average, and in Dom instances rather more. Scotch : Cheviot, laid and white highland, keep in request the market is barely supplied. which limits mla. In Irish a few pe ale are amounted ; spinners purchasesparingly, at the end value. HAY.--43itrruniam, 21a; o' Md.—Means Cooper and Davis report Wad*, at the following quotations : Prim Morlov. ea to 710. I Stows— 40 a to tea. I 9ttaw.... Lb to 30t. Lawlor ..... to 110 s. Ciovir OIL to ni. CATTLE, &o.—Luips, Feb. 28.—There was a good show of fat beasts at our fair to-di , though not site so large as at ow last fair The was active, and late priers were tally sustained. Of seep them was • larger supply than at last fair, some of theca being very Hoe ani mals, sad late rates were genitally obtallaul. Lencotx,Feb.2B.—A very feir show of Boasta, sad of ffluoP rather laths. A good attendance of Wpm. bosh bum the neighbourhood and the western towns. Demand good. aid prices toffy equal to last market. Mutton, Ewe 66. ; Wi ther, Md. per lb. Beef, 6s. 6(1. to 6t. ; prime Heifer, 6s. 6d. per stone. Rosman, Feb. 28.—The Cattle market is excessively dill, and lower Moss obliged to be submitted to to effect ale. Beef. 311. to 34.115. Matto., le. 6d. to 4e. 4s. Teal, 4e. to 4e. ed. Peek, 3s. 6d. to 4e. 4d. Bomw.. Fa. 38.—Our supplies were short, but quite opal to the &mead ; prime ruled about the same as lest week. Beet made town le. Bd. to 3s. 6d. ; Hatton, 30 - to ea 6d. ; Veal, 4• to 6s. ; Pork, 3s. to 4s. 2d. pee stelae of tUbt. Making the offal. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNEaDAy, Fn. 18 The Smanra took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIM BUSINSILS. PHITHONL By Oat. THOMPSON. from Bradistd, eaeoplaining et insimese of seventh—Mr. MuITATT, ham Dartmouth. In favour of arbitration instead war.—Mr. lIPKINNON, Prose i ake= for a law to meant brassy at eiesetose.—ter. O. THO hitchurah. In favour of arbithathm—Mr. O'PLAKIIIy% Sari! Union, praying for an area rearp—rtir T. BIRCH. Bon builders of Limrrool, spinet attendee to the navigatioa REYNOLDS (IS) twos IMO paper Cayes, completing M the ludas da filffND BEADDMlL—lnsolvent limbers; Mils Meads; Rea RETURN ORDRIED.—On the melba d !fr. IMOTRIRMOSI. return of the awe* number of lamps ineed for arlipapses sash year.~ teeraiMi It day ether" OM to Me Mislay of haw soy Iser, baßeatend andlleha md Ireland, raspestivaly ; the sentee at MB penny end tans lialgp— may Oa eon. tic et Ism Nth MS, ef Bunko 11141). NOWT OF . law Ier,IIATII6 H. WIL LOUGHBY, on times mtimataa being moved, to all the *Peaks of the home to the toe that they had been greatly ccosemd b lent. INSOLVENT MEMBERS BILL. Mr. IdOFFATT mowed that the ceder el the day for the committee on this bill be read. Mr. GREENE bog to suggest to the ho n . mem b er f or Dartmouth the prop of referring the bill to a select com mittee. He did not it to be supposed that he had any desire or intention of shetving the question. He was as strongly impressed m any man with the expediency of exclud ing insolvents from seen in that how,. (Hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY entirely agreed with the propoeal for refer. ins the bill to a select committee. Mann. Donavan. and BMUS. seceded to the pro penal, but warned the hon. memb er f or D artmout h that the lull could not be coniidered in a select committee without the general question of privilege coming also under conside ration. Mr. WHINNON reocathaended the hon. member to am fine himself to the spedfie object of his bill. If he went into the general quid= of privilege, the select committee y might sit all the ausitm ak. and at last seia as p erse without mon* to an eatishetery m After en simereaties hem Mr. 1i.341•17. The LORD-ADIKIOATB azpressed hie inteatios of ma fag hr the ague , thigieittes. At the same time he theemht would Mlththallis to comider the bill, without War %ether was then *thin gethihtedem the generead aced ral privileges of the home. tharood, and . th e, bill ordered to be referred to a select committee ha . PUBLIC ROADS BILL. Mr. G. C. LEWIS, in moving that this bill be read a second time, would shortly state the grounds upon which the measure had been taken up by government. As a go- Vt rennet they had not felt themselves specially called on to introduce such a bill, but they felt that, having at their command official information, and also professional advice, it was more easy for them to frame a comprehensive mea sure than if it were left to any individual member. The measure which he had laid on the table must be con sidered in two pars—that which related to the ma chinery and details of the future administration of the roads; and that which related to the debts which had been cootratted by the trusts. The administrative machinery was of course the most important part as regarded the future, but it was not perh a p s the part which premed mat for censideration ut the present moment. He would first, therefore, offer a few remarks on the subject of the debt, and then proceed to speak of the machinery for the future. In preparing the present measure, the act prepared by the right hon. baronet the member for Ripon, when Secretary of State, for the six South Welsh Counties, h ad been taken as • model, with this exception, that in that measure the highway rates were not toothed, nor was any equivalent given to the county rate for the burthen laid upon it. The prine'ple of that bill was deliberately assented to by the le gislatiare, and the present government had adopted it as a pre eadent,with thisimportant difference, that in the present mea sure there was an equivalent of nearly a million and a half of highway rate given to the county rate. They had wished, In as far as possible, to entrust the administration of the bill to local agency, but this intention had expend their plan to misundentauding and misconception, it being thought that it was calculated to impose new burliness upon agriculture at a moment when that interest was but ill able to bear them. These were the two leading principles upon which the bill wasiounded, namely, the precedent of the South Wales bill, and a determination to entrust its administration, in as far as possible, to local authorities. If the house would consent to the second reading be should be 'wand to modify in committee that part of the measure which had been most ORIVISIIIOI • be meant that which provided for the graduil extinction of the debt. From returns prepared in 1848, he found the amount of tolls throughout England to be 1,267,0001. The re were other small items of revenue, amounting to 31,0001., leaving the total income of the turnpike trusts 1,298,0001., or in round numbers 1,800,0001. The debt he found to be 6,609,0004, and the plan by which he proposed to provide for its gradual extinction, and which differed but slightly from the plan originally in the bill, was that the present amount of tolls should be collected by a county board, for the purposes of he debt, those porpoise being the payment of interest at 4 per cent., end the formation of a stoking fund oft per cent, the latter sum to be paid over to certain commissioners, to be appointed by the Secretary of State, and who would be empowered to compound with the bond, hoiden, and settle the amount of debt, in the same manner se had been adopted in the ease of the &nth Welsh counties. He then proposed that each bondholder should receive a debenture, entitling him to receive 4 pee ant. interest, while tho annual sinning fund of 2 per cent. should be aid over to the commissioners, and thou latter sitting in session each bondholder might apply to them to have his debt paid off. Whatever surplus should remain after satisfying these applications, and he did not anticipate that they would be large or numerous, should be applied to the extinction of other bonds botation, to be dr. ten by ballot. That was the mode wh lh had Sees adopted in the caw of the Welsh thistles, and was one which would obvi ate the objection, that the proprietors were receiving their money in driblets. He had now stated the income and also the plan by which he proposed that the debt should' be gradually paid off. According to that plan, 8,603,0001. at 6 per cent would require 396,6401. annually, the repairs of the roads would take 673.0001. ; improve ments, 67,000/. ; 'Eakins; • total of 1,128,5401., or in round sambas 1,130,0001. He therefore re:koaed the cost of re pairing and improving the present turnpike roads, together with the interest at 4 per cent., and the sinking fund of 2 per cent, as requiring 1,130,0001, having. batancein favour of the trusts of 170,0001. It was clear then that taken in the aggregate, the turnpike trusts were a perfectly solvent eon. cero, and that by the plan he now proposed, their whole debt might be extinguished in twenty-eight years, that was, supposing that a larger annual sum than he proposed should not be applied to the purpose is some cases. In the state ment he had made he k ad omitted salary. The present Wanes and law charges on the turnpike trusts amounted to 113,0001., on the highway rates to 66,0001., making the total expense of both, ineludine law, charges, 179,0001. Now upon thus items, the plan of the government would make very versiderable deductions, but even apposing the plan were to make no reduction in the cost of establishments, or in the expenses of litigation, yet the balance remaining from the tinsmith expenditure would be sufficient to cover the whole cost. The boo. member for Somersetshire reminded him that he had taken no notice of the unpaid interest. Now, with regard to that sum, which was 1,400 OWL, it was propound that no interest should be recoverable for more than ten years back. He bad been told that there were bonds extant upon which the interest had run on for sixty years, and he supposed that no person would assert tout existing travellers ware to be taxed to ply that mouth He thought tea years a fair amount of limitation ; bat that was a question which could be con sidered hereafter. The home was also aware that there was a considerable number of trusts at present insolvent, or nearly so, and that, when their bonds come to be valued, considerable deductions must take plea. He should read a short extract from the report of the commissioners who bad veined the South. Wales bonds, by which the house *mild sou the amount of reduction that had been made in the debt of the comities. The total debt of six counties amounted to 290,7221., and the total award was 214,7831, being a reduc tion of about 27 per cent., or more than one quarter of the whole. The result was an follows:—Than were thirty-one trusts in six counties, is fifteen the bondholders having satisfied the commissioners of the validity of their claims, received the valets of the securities at par; sine were paid at a discount of from 10 to 20 per cent. • five at a discount of from 26 to 60 per ant. ; one man rec eived 201. for his bond ; and one 101. Of course these latter were C 4440 of iseolvency. But he thought that, taking credit for the amount of inte rest that would be swept away as exceeding ten year', and also making allowance fir that portion that would be diminished by the prates of composition, he was entitled to ammo that when he reckoned 6 per cent. on 6,609,0001., he reckoned as much as the turnpike troth would be ca lled upon to meet. He might here state roundly to the house, that wen the total of the tolls appropriated to the amino. tion of the debt, it might be swept away in four and a half years. In order that the house might understand how his ' plan would work, ha had prepared two ealculatites, one for a district, and one for the whole of England. T= l h ar e district of Stokenchurch, he found the interest of the debt 6601. ; charge for repairs, 1,4651. • salaries and law expenses, 4721., the whole income being 2,i801. Accord * to his plan, the interest of the debt would be 5201.; yepain, 1,4651. • 2 per cent. sinking fund, 2751., having a surplus of 2201. ; Taking the county of Oxford, he found the Faint charges be—intent of debt, 3,551 L ; repairs, 9,8181. ; 'earns, law, and debt paid off, 4,3641., the total biome being _17,6391. His plus would be—interest, 3,4201. ; Ft! . 9 4 .131 ; 14 1 hill whle l; 7 " En ea gra r n g d, a su e; P d i rsiv o e f the North Wales counties, he found that there was __paid at present—for interest, 262,0001.. repairs, 651,00014 debt paid off, 167,000/. ; malaria, 147,0001. ; total, 1,227,0001. By his plan the interest would be 255,0001. ; repairs, 661,0001. • sinking fund two per cent , 127,0001; surplus, 194,0001. ; Now he wished to call the attention of the house specially Cr this p ins, that in the the law as it at present stood there was no scheme ter the gradual extinction of the debt, while his plan provided hat object without imposing any new burthen , and at the utmost in a period of 1 28 ears. y The existing laws gave a precedenoe to interest, end that plan he had adopted with little alteration, except that he had added a provision for the gradual extinction of the debts. All ether local loans and debts were contrasted only far a term, the turnpike trusts being the only one that up to the present time had boon coarsen: without any sped& provision for entire liquidation. H thmlifFectaus7bjtzweetstteltearojethtOkos:lfyitt:::idethlitombehigacingobebef the bill, th all e also a lintteidireroailffleedthraitheteinnizelan(F-i county under the control of the county 'magistracy was a plan that would meet with general approbation. He did not propose to go into any further details until the bill got into committee. The WI proposed to take the limits of the poor law unions, but this was a point that had created as much difference of ,opinion se the county begirds. His own opinion was to a t it • oxid not In advisable to put them to the troutl', the inconvenience, and the expense of electing a new set of municipal local bllks. The duty of the local boards, for which purpose it would be necessary that they sir uld meet probably six times in the year, would be to suparintecd the expendit:re and mensgement of tsle roads—which of eourie would be in the hones of the sue veyora—the amount tobeexpecclel being flied by the county beards, Hh opinion was that the poor law guardians as already constituted might very proper,' he entrusted with ,the powers of their Itwal highway boards, 'hough if • y ether machinery should be suigested ter the purpose to should be ready to give to the suggestion his best considers den. The proposition that the kcal highway rata should be extiaguished, and the whole charge imposed oaths cowry rite, would to in effect an alteration in namo rather than in substance. If, however, it should be thought de sirable to keep up the name of a hichway rate, he knew of no reason for not making the charge as • county highway rate, but cEstinguiebing it from the ordinary county rate. His opinion, generally, was in favour of the oonsmidation of rates as far as possible, in order to avoid the expense of collection and contusion which must Imes sexily attend the levying of a varier of rate,. (Hear.) He had now stated as near as he could the principal alterations be proposed to make is the bill, in order to bring it more in accordance with what appeared to him to be the view of the majority of the house. He had no wish to press the measure forward with any Witte; on the contrary, he desired to afford time for the fullest coesiderajon, therefore he should be prepared to take whatever course the general feel ing glib house might deem the most convenient. If the be should so for approve, as to be willing to entertain the plan he had sketched oat, he would suggest that the bill should now be read a second time, afterwards that it dwell be committed pro forma, for the purpose of int/a dagio" the amendments—that the bill es amended should then be prieted and circulated, and that the discussion should be taken on going into committee on the bill at some dletent day. (Hear.) He would now move that the bill be reed a seeonddme. Mr. MILES had some down to the house with the inten tion of opposing the seemed reeding of the bill, objecting as he did to the imposition of any additional burden on the county Tates for the payment of the debts of the turnpike trusts ; but the principle of the steam* bed btu se @bengal by del explanadeas of the belt. k* statementss he tied t tttrrii ; sYwSC '' of th e tereylke buts, not In Aglaia Me Wee* ' ' tbe aos Ileitteetasee of the and thointerese IS 1 but alitMoprielleoreadthig flamill-tegayeddebat -.al ~d ebt in a eare—that he thought bolero rejecting the sea s sure they should bare an opportunityof examining the docu ments on which that calculation was founded. He therefore merited that the second readin4 should be deferred to a future day, and that in the mean time the bill should be re printed with the amendments, and that the papers he bad referred to should be laid on the table, in order that mem bers might he enabled to judge for themselves of the powers of the trusts to ;ay off their debts within the time stated, because, if they were not, the rate in aid must be resorted to, and it was necessary they should know whether it might not amount to double or treble what the hon. gentleman had calculated. (Hear, hear.) Mr. RICE observed that it would be necessary to commit the bill pro forma, in order to have it reprinted in its altered form ; nothing, therefore, would be lost by now reading it a second time. Mr. C. LEWIS, in answer to a question, said the clause provided that the chairman and vice chairmen of the boards of waywardens were not necessarily to fill the corresponding Aloes in the local road boards, though they were not to be prevented from doing so, if chosen. Mr. W. PATTEN would not oppose the course proposed by the hon. gentleman (Mr. C. Lewis), but hoped that full time would be allowed for the consideration of the bill in its amended form, not only by the house but by the coun try, before it was proceeded with in committee. (Hear, hear) He wished to call attention to one point. Ile be lieved that the security of the mortgagees of the eo'vent trusts would not be improved by the measure, but rather de terioreted. Mr. BRIGHT had intended to suggest the postponement of the second reading, to give a little more time to the coun try for coesidering it; but he understood now that it was not proposed to go into committee at an early period, proba bly not earlier than three weeks or a month hence. (" Hear, hear," from Mr. C. Lewis.) If so, he thought it might be desirable to pass the second reading, and have the bill re printed with the amendments, and circulated through the country, is order that it might be known exactly what was proposed. (Hear.) His experience as a road trustee led him to the cotchision that the saving in the ex penditure would, under the new management, be much greater than the hon. gentleman had calculated upon. Mr. CHRISTOPHER observed, that in many parishes the highway rate was extremely light, especially in those where the roads had been maintained in good order, and where the poor and highway rates had net been jobbed to gether; and it a uniform rate all over the country, collected as the county rata now was, or rather as an addition to the county rate, were imposed, great injustice would be done to those parishes. He suggested that the fairer course would be to fix the rate for the future in each locality on the aver age of the last three or five years. Sir G. STRICKLAND objected to the principle of the bill, as being a departure from the old English custom of local management. If there was to be a board of magis . tutu, he would leave it to them to appoint the surveyors 1 Mr. HENLEY protested against taking the second read , tog pro forml2, and suggested that, as it was proposed to , alter the bill to suck an extent as to make it in fact a new ' measure, it should be withdrawn, and re-introduced in its amended form. The only difference, as far as the county 1 rate was concerned, between th e new proposition and the old war, that it was now proposed to make the burden lee* in ' amount, but to extend it over a logger period, viz ,28 instead ' of 21 yeah ; therefore, his objection to the principle was tin ' touched. ' Sir G. GREY denied that the proposition of his ions , friend, was to read the bill a second time pro jormil, or to prevent the fullest discussion of its principle at the velment stage, but that, having with the view of obviating objections ' which had been urged, and in compliance with suggestions made to him, consented to certain alterations in the bill, he. proposed, WI posing the principle should be affirmed at the second reading, to go into committee proper/Id, to introduce ' such alterations, and afterwards, at some distant day, to die : Gum the bill u altered on the motion for going into committee , to consider the details. Mr. NEWDEGATE objected altogether to a proposition the object of which, after all, was to impose on the county rates the liabilities of the turnpike trusts. The hon gess ' tleman who introduced the bill bad quoted from returns which were not, before the beuse; he had given the result* derived from England alone, whereas the calculations in the hands of hon. members included items of expense from i Wales. The expense; in the two countries could not be separated, and certainly the returns on the subject ought to be in the hands of the hon. members of the house. Mr. R. PALMER said that be had come down expressly to oppose the second reading of the bill, because he consi dered it unjust to throw upon the county rates the debt, owing by turnpike trusts. He wanted to know upon what principle it was proposed to make one party liable for the incumbrances of another? He believed that in all cases of turnpike trusts, the party who thought proper to lay out his money on bonds from these trusts expected to receive a very good interest for it. Tee bonds were of marketable value, end were always purchased with the risk of whether a good or a bad bargain had been made. How, then, wee the country to be able with the payment of debts so contracted? (Hear.) e confessed that be was very much in the position of the hon member tor Soraersetshire ; and that, as the bill was to be completely altered, ha would not now oppose its second reading, pro vided he want considered as committed to It in any way at a future stage. But as the proposed alteration was intended to be so extensive, he thought it would be very desirable if the bill, ma now laid upon the table, were withdrawn ; and if a new Leisure, embodying the projected pro positions, was brought in, and the discussion upon • that measure postponed to a future day. (Hear, hear.) Sir W. JOLIFFE concurred in the opinion expressed by the hon. gentleman who had just at down relative to the propriety of postponing the second reading of this bill, seeing the t change which ft was proposed to make in the ple of it since it had been laid on the table. He did not gait* understand whether the county or the local board was henceforth to have anything to do with the turnpike trusts ; but if he apprehended aright, the whole of tile turn pike trusts were to be formed into unions of counties, and were to be managed by commissioners in London. (" No; no.") He must say the hulk et the present law were se great, both as to turnpikes and highways, that he was sur prised to find so few country gentlemen expressing a wish that some comprehensive measure should at once be oat. ried out. (Hear.) Why, these gentlemen could not stand in a worse position than they were at present. (Hear, hest.) There was collected by the trusts a sum of 1,267,0001, and by the highways about 1 , 600,0001., and, since the adoption of railways throughout the country, the whole of this burden, to the amount of nearly 3 000,0001., fell exclusively almost opft the landed Interest. There was no class of men who suffered more from it than the farmers ; and any hon, gentleman who had ever managed a fares must be well swine how eternally the subject of turnpike tolls was brought undet his notice. (Hear, hear.) These tolls interfered with all fanning operations ; and in that portion of the bill which referred to them he sew very great benefit likely to be de rived by the country. (Hear, hear.) Much stress had been laid, and not without reason, upon the propriety of dealing with the property of the bondholders in turnpike trusts in a spirit of justice. He held some of these bonds himself, and he received upon them very different amounts of interest. Some paid eye per cent., others one, and others two ; but the whole of then' were unsaleable In the market, and the whole 6,000,0001. of money thus invested were, in his opinion, locked up. and there was not security f r a single &Mice of it. He wag sure that no hon. gentleman present would think that he had provided for his son, h's daughter, or his wife, after his death, by leaving them a parcel of these bonds. (Hear.) If, teen, this was the care, eerily . the circumstances of the bondholders in the trusts in question ought fairly to be taken into the consideration of the house. Mr. SPOONER said his hon. friend who had just ;teemed his seat had expand his surprise that country gentlemen should oppose the present bill • hut the hon. gentleman, ought to be aware that the agricultural interest was now severely taxed, and that the pressure and unfair principle of taxation to whisk it was subjected would both be thcreseed if this bill paned. (Hear.) It had been said in the tour* of that debate, that the ol*ection to the principle of the bill had been totally removed by the speech of the hon. proposer. But it was very little removed, for what was the plan proposed by the hon. gentleman the Under Secretary of State ? It was this :—to take the tolls now an swerable for the repairs of roads, and to apply them in making up deficient tolls, and then to come epos the county . for the repain of toads. (Heir, heir.) He believed tpK ..g 4 4/.% great number of turnpike trusts were no: only solves, __-;-",, ;AF .":: ' ' - ".4 . ,N.i . A:l 4 ..i) ../: - 44 ~A. .: ‘kw:.::: • ^ .• !