The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-13 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LOAM—FRIDAY, Frs. 12. Tito Lou Oulonim.os took his wit on the woolsack st 5 o'clock. THE RATE fl AID. Lord DENMAN peeninted a petition from the guardians of the Bakewell Union against the renewal of the Rate in Aid Act in that district. The guardians complained that they should be included in the levy, sine they derived so special benefit from the existence of the Glossop union, which was at a great distance from them. He also said that the rate in aid was intended for the assistance of per sons who were paupers, and that until resort bad been had to the borrowing powers, this union should not be burdened with a contribution towards those who were able to help themselves. Earl GRANVILLE said it would be within their lord ships' recollection that no part of Derbyshire was included in the bill when first proposed by the government, but it was owing to the feeling of the House of Commons that the change was made. The rate was not quite a penny in the pound, and therefore he thought the grievance was not very great. Although he could not give the noble lord a distinct Promise, very probably no all would be made for swam year. . . _ _ Their lordships then adjourned at twenty minutes past five o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FICIDAY, F. 12. The SPLAKER took the chair shortly before 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. HMDEBSON took the oaths •ed his seat for the City of Durham, in the room of the late Sir Win. Atherton. Mr. Flamm° also took the oaths and his seat foe Win eheiter, in the room of Sir J. B. East, resigned. THE HUSH CHURCH. Upon the motion of Sir F. Hl7O/16 returns were ordered of the total number of benefices of the established church in each diocese in Ireland, specifying the number of which the emolument does not exceed 'IOW., 1501., and 100 f. per annum respectively ; of the total number of ministers of the established church licensed to do duty in each diocese in Ireland ; and of the total amount of the deduction mutually charged seraied the total revenues of the established church in In lan d under the head of to to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. NAVY ESTIMATES. Lord C. PAGET brought up the navy estimates, which were laid upon the table. The noble lord .aid he hoped to be able to bring them before the house on Monday week. COUNTY COURTS (IRBLAND) BILL. The ATIVitNEY.GENERAL for IBELLND brought in t►in bill, which was reed a first time. 2iOTICKS. MALL—Bar E. DEBI= to move in committee on the Malting for Wile Ball, a proviso on the first clause to the elect that it should be lawful for peewee to malt barley tor tie consumption of their own stock without taking out • melteter's license. Pomba?los (11111 AND ).-111r. lintirosY to call at- Seatioa cc Friday, the IliL of March, to the decline in the population of Ireland, and to submit a motion to the house ea the subject. ACCIDSNII3 BY FIRE. Mr. W. EWA RT slaked the Secretary of State for the Home ikpartirientwlisiber it was the intention of the go vernm .ut to introduce any measure for the protection of bares.* and actors from the danger of their dresses taking fire,to which they were now exposed, at the theatres' Sir G. GREY said the attention of the Lord Chamberlain had been very carefully directed to the subject. In Fe bruary last be addressed a written letter to the managers of theatres ; and in comings's°, of the recent Lamentable ac cident at the Pavilion Theatre, he called a meet.ng of the managers at his °dice, where the matter was very fully goal into. After careful inquiry the Lord Chamberlain was satisfied that at would be inexpedient to attempt to enforce by act of parliament any particular measures. He had embodied his views in a memorandum which he had nut to the manager.. and to which he had appended a serise of regulations. If the hoe. member would move for the papers he would see exactly how the matter stood. DISEASED CATTLE. Mr. B. LONG asked the Secretary of St►te for the Home Department whether his attention had been drawn to the statements made by the government commissioner, no isome Giungee. as to the losses inflicted on British farmers by the importation of diseased cattle and sheep ; and whe ther it was his intention to propose any remedy for the evils complained of. Sirs;. (it:EY said that his bon. friend, the Utder Secre tary would very shortly give notice of two bills on the subject. CAPTAIN MELVILLE WHITE. Colonel FRENCH naked the Coder Secretary of Slate for Foreign Affairs when be expected the award of the Hain• burg government as to the compeasation to be paid by the Peruvian government to Captain White= Mr. LXYARD said the Hamburg government were awaiting the opium of a diatiognished lawyer, whose report be hoped would shortly be ready. THE LAW COURTS. Mr. M. SMITH asked the First Commissioner of Works whether it was the intention of the government to introduce in the present session any measure for building new courts of justice hi the metropolis, or for improving the state of the existing courts. Mr. S OWI'Elt said it was intended to introduce a bill for the concentration of the courts of law and equity on • site to be purchased betimes Carey-street and the Slimed, in accordance with the recommendation of the royal commis sioners. THE FLOWEKY LAND PIRATES. Sir G. BOWYER eked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the government intended to take any stew, by application to the Court of Queen's Beach or otherwies, to prevent the execution of seven men simultaneously at 2\ ewers ' Sir G. GREY raid that a few days molls had received a letter from the Under Sheriff, written by desire of the shistiffe of London and Middlesex, requesting him to order some of the prisoners to be sent to different parte through. out the country for execution, in order that their fate might make• greater impression upon the seafaring population. The Under Sheriff went on to suggest that if he (Sir G Grey) had no power to direct this to be dose, application should be made to the Court of Queen's Bench. He (Sir G. Grey) had no authority to give say directions on the subject ; and the Court of Queen's Bench hod only once interpo-od in such a matter, and that was in a cue of dis puted jurisdiction. He did not see any reason to depart from the usual course. (Hear, hear.) LMERICA. Lord R. CECIL asked the Coder Secretary of State for Foreign _twain whether he intended to adhere to his state. meat, that no verbal communicants was made by Mr. Adams to Earl Russell of the substance of the despatch ad dressed by Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams on the 11th day of July, or whether he desired to withdraw In order that the hon.lgestleman might perfe:tly understand the meaning of the question he would add, it bad been whispered that a noble lord, to whose authority the hon. gentlemen must psy attention, bad given an account of the proceedings diametri. may opposite to the boa gentleman's (Hem, hear, sad laughter.) Mr. LAY.UtD—I think I might appeal to the house whether, in their opinion, this quietism is not entirely op to parliamentary usage. (Cheers.) i might at once =lts to answer it, but my respect for the house leads me to give a reply. I state most distinctly that that despat c h has not been communicated to Lord Russel'. and that Do written correspondence or verbal communicati,A in the sense of that despatch has been made to my nob:e friend. I trust the noble lord will be satisfied with the statement. (Cheers. Lord R. CECIL—The answer of the boo. gentleman is still sari:reedy indefinite to make me desirous of asking him a further question—namely, whether any verbal am municatioo, hatunating the nature of the despatch, bas bass made to Earl Russell Mr. LAYAKD—Sir. I believe that • member of tins Lowe answers the questions put to him as a gentleman and a man of honour, and not as a special pleader. teheers.) DENM.iRK. Mr. PEACOCKE asked the First Loral of the Treasury whether, after the answer of the Under Secretary of &Ma for Foreign Affairs to • question put to him be the boo. baronet the member for Buckingham, he was prepared to abide by nr to withdraw • statement to the following effect :—" We proposed that a protocol, which is equivalent to • treaty , should be signed by repreeentatives of England, France, Luria, Sweden, and Denmark, and that by that protocol Daernark should promise to take the earliest step to revoke tint constitution, asking that time should be given to her, that England, France, Russia, and Sweden should Rive, so it were, • pledge to Austria and Prussia for the fultilinent of that condition, and that Austria and Prussia should accept that treaty guarantee instead of a territorial ;pare:lto* ;" and, is the event of his wishing to abide by it, to ask him what was the nature of the guarantee ! Viscount PALMERSTON—I think we seem to begetting very mach into special pleading. (" Hear, hear," and laughter. I I adhere entirely to the statement which the bon. gentleman has read, and I adhere to the plain gram. rustled words of that statement. (Hear, hear.) Wh a t we proposed that there should be a protocol Denmark sitad in London. JD which protocol should give a dip odic engagement which would be more satisfactory to Austria and Prussia than a direct promise to then. We proposed that Denmark should give • diplomatic engagement to Austria and Primal*, taken in the presence of the other powers, to revoke the constitutiou as soon as the It ipraad could be assembled and the proposal could be made to them. We that England, France, Russia, sod Swed en s h ou ld proposed to that engagement, and that Austria sad Prussia should accept it as • diplomatic security in lieu of a territorial security. We gave no guarantee. (Chem) A ML*II:Ell —You said you did. Lord PALMERSTON Eogland gave no guarantee, other than offering to be a witness to as engagement which would have been more binding on Denmark than • simple assertion made on her part to Austria and Prussia. We thought that a very reasonable proposal ; and we considered it • very sufficient security. Austria and Prussia were bent, however, on obtaining great renown and great military glory ; awl thinking that that was to be got by attacking a small state like Deinsark—igreat laughter)—they declined our proposal, and said it was too late, for their troops had marched. 1 never said that England would give limy other THE EXPRESS,' SATURDAY EVENING}, FEBRUARY 13, 1864. guarantee than the secerity Austria and Prussia would Lave is a formal diplomatic' segegemest by Denmark made in the presence of the other powers, who would be witnesees of that eniganiernent, and thus there would be • greater moral obbgauon on Denmark to make it good than would othis , wise have been the case. (Ohms.) THE ALLEGED ARMLSTIOE. Lord R. CECIL asked the aelits viscount if it was trim that an armistice had ban proposed by the English govern. meat on the boa of t h e ovisuatioa of 3leewig, barriog the Wand of Alms. Lord PALMERSTON—Yee. Her Majesty's goverment, in connexion with France, Roads, and Sweden, and with the coneurreene, I believe, of Austin, have ingested such an arrangement to Prussia, bat I don't know with what moose.. (Chien.) CAPTURE OF BRITISH SHIPS BY AMERICAN r which the nettle lard dealt with public questions in the ham did set entitle him to such • mirk of their confi dence. (" Oh, eh,' from the opposition.) The opiaion of the mercantile community in a case of this kind, depended upon the views eotertained an the Amortise contest by Ihaa who expressed that *Moe. Those of the mercan tile commuefty who were in favour of the contraband trade, and who disliked the Federal government exercising the power which justly beloved totem, would be exceedingly dismatisfied with the statement of the Attorney-General On the other hand, thine who looked with disfavour on the contraband trade, and were adverse to the government interfering In any way in the American °onion, would be perfectly satisfied with the mods in which the ques tion had been dealt with by the government. They did sot expect the government to take up every case of this kind, sad without inquiring into its merits to at once demand untidy:lion, or threaten re prints. They considered that the Federal govern. moot was • government which wee entitled to re spect. (" Oh," and laughter.) The United SUMS were governed by laws similar in many respects to our own. They were governed by men of education—(s derisive laugh)— they were governed by men as well calculated to give expres sion to the feeling of the people as any other government. (Hear, bear.) It was now said that the Ea rlish gore-meat had disregarded their duty, because they did not force these matters to an immediate end hasty decision, and put a pres sure on the American government. He, for one, did not concur in that opinion, and he thought in saying so that he carectly expressed the views of the aarcantile community. (Hear, hear.) Lord J. MANNERS said, that coupling the observations of the hon. member who had just spoken from the beech immediately behind the goveremeat with what fell from the Attorney- , it would appear that on the present occasion the House of Com mons was smiting at the funeral rites of that historical personage—civis Romano.. (losghter.) Oould they be @exposed if • feeling were growing up in our colonist dependencies that the English govermseet were not so energetic as they ought to be in renions&ating against these outrages Under the circumstances, unless them was a more vigorous and manly protest than bad been heard from the Attorney-General, that feeling would go on increasing. He agreed with what bad fallen from hi noble friend the member for Stamford, who, he thought, had done good service by the clear, energetic, end manly declaration which he had just made. (Hear, hear.) Mr. G. BENTINCH could sot agree with the hoe. mem ber for the City of Loodoa m the eulogy be bad pronounced on the general conduct of the Federal government, nor did he believe that it would be endorsed by the general opinion of the country. It was only by stream armaments that the honour of the country could be maintained; and let them do one of two things—either put those 'memento In a proper con dition, or have the discretion to hold their tongues. (Hear.) Lord PALMERSTON—I hope, after the dimension which has taken place, the boo. member for Horsham will not press his motion to • division. The greater pert of the paean moved for relate to questions of law still pending, or to questions ceder discussion between the two govern ments, and, as stated by my boo. and learned frieed the Attorney-General, en Injury even to the parties concerned would arm in some cues by the premature production of the papers. We have heard this evening the cuckoo cry raised 111 this house by those who rely rather on general assertion than on particular proof that her Majesty's go vernment are in the habit of bullying the weak and truck ling to the strong. I entirely deny that assertion. Her Majesty's government are anxious on all excisions to assert the rights and dignity of the country, but they must be guided by the circonistmoss in each case as to what method may be best adapted to aooomplish that purpose. I deem it rig ht, however, to my, with regard to the government of the United that I confirm what has been stated by my hen. and friend—that we have so season to distrust the equity and independence of the Wittman of the United States which hem to try gustier of this Eaton. (Hear, hear.) And it is due to the government of the United States to eay that they have invariably received our applications with respect, equity, sod justice ; and I will give the hones • proof that whet* we had a strong cam of reesonstraaos justice was does to us by the government of the United States. I refer to the ems of the Frent, in which the government of the United States very handsomely and properly did *doe in regard to our demands, our right to make which they could not deny. Therefore I ay that it is prejudicial to the good understanding between the two governments, who are on good terms with each other, that we should hem accuse • foreign govern moot of that of which it is not guilty, sad express distrust . in their equity sad fairness, which nothing which has oc curred can justify us in doing. I have only felt it right, in respect to the government and tribunals of the United States, to bear my testimony that the aocuestions sod impu tations cast upon them are neither just see seen be founded on anything which has occurred es regards the eirettrustances of which the noble lord opposite has spokes. Lord LOVAINE did not think that the conduct of the American government in giving up the pus"' who wars illegally seized on board the Treat was particularly cour teous to this country. Sir J. WALSH said be thought they ought not to waste one ussecessary day, or one nummesary boor in claiming fun satisfaction for the murder of • &huh subject. (Hear, hear.) That murder was committed in the month of October last, and there was ample time foe proper re presentation to have been made to the Anefielle govern ment, and for information to have arrived as to the steps they proposed to take. He should like to hear from her Majesty mundane, not only whether they had been in com munication with the American government upon the 'abject, but also what steps, if any, that government had taken to satisfy their just demands. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL agreed with the hon. baronet who had just spoken that the question of the capture and coaderunation of the vessel was a totally dif ferent question from the murder of the mate. That the me was a question to be dealt with by the prise earn, the other was • criminal offence, and one of great enormity, if the information which had been received by the government was correct. It was true the American officer said that the death of the mate was the result of accident, but that was an explanation which it was very difficult to receive. He assured the bon. baronet that there had bees so delay on the part of the government is making representations upon the subject. He could not at that moment give the dateof the supposed murder. but he could say that the first [reformation the Attorney-General end himself had received of it reached them about three weeks ago. They thee lost so time in advising the government theta demand should be made on the government of the United States, to the effect that the offender should he pat upon his trial. They had not yet received an answer to the application which was in consequence midi.. .end to the go vernment of the United States, but they expected me by, perhaps, the next mail That was the state in which the gumbos at present stood. He was somewhat su to beer the noble lord the member for Stamford ( Robert Cecil) declare that this country had been stormily humi liated and disgraced bosom we had sot required that the murderer should be brought to trial. He wanted to hear from the noble lord the alternative he would to save the honour of the country ; but the noble suggested no alternative He supposed that the noble lord, if he were the adviaer of the government, meld have re ' commended some stronger measure than that which had been adopted. He was at a loss to know what that mea sure could be except the hanging of the offender without • trial, or perhaps the instantaneous bombardment of New York. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) Mr. MALINS was very glad to beer the statement just made by the learned Solleitor•OeneraL That statement re lieved the hones from a difficulty Le which it was placed by the speech of the learned Attorney.GenetaL There was a complete difference between the seizure of the venal and the most wanton and barbarous murder of the mate. He now knew that a demand had been made that the murderer should be brought to justice, but be collected from the Attorney-General that the government were satisfied with an expression of regret for the cocurrenoe. The ATTORNEY-(GENERAL begged leave to explain. He stated distinctly that the government bad demanded that the °Reader should be put upon his trial. (Hear.) Mr. MALLNS resumed. He bad listened attentively to the speech of the right boa and learned gentleman, sod all he had collected from it upon that subject was that Captain Baldwin bad expressed regret for what had occurred, that others bed also expressed regret, and that the Amencon government had behaved in • very handsome manner, bat that there wan reasons why the men should not now be laid before the house. He now heard with great pleasure from the Solicitor-Geseral that her Majesty's government had without lose of time made admitted upon the American government that the offender should be put upon his trial for the offence which be had committed. Mr. fi FIZOERALD said he wished to say one word of explanation. The noble lord at the head of the government seemed to think that be bad moved for the papers with a view of 'ceiling blame on the American government. He had expressly guarded himself against doing so, sad bad stated that his oily object was to obtain information wit► respect to the course that had bees punned by the govern ment of the United States. Under the circumstances, be would not pronged further with the matter, but reserved to himself the right of again laying the ease of the Semis be fore the house unites he should find that steps were taken for its satisfactory settlement. The motion on the paper was then withdrawn. DANGER OF FIRE LN THEATRES. Sir W. FRASER one to auk the Secretary of Stake for the Home Department whether the Lord Chamberlain would grant bosoms to theatres is which no adequate proviaion was made for escape io ease of fire. Sir G. GREY said le considered the rabieot brought for ward by the boo. baronet was ate of great importance , and respected all buildioge in which great multitudes of people assembled. It was most desirable that improved modes of scram should be provided, whatever three buildisp might be. With regard to theatres, they were no doubt more liable to fires than churches. The act to which the Lon. baronet referred gave the Lord Chamberlain the power of making raise to be observed in theatres. The Radios of the Lord Chamberlain was to make the lionises annual, so that he had power periodically to withhold the lionise in COM sufficient precautions to afford serape for the public is case of fire ware not adopted. le the year 1853 the then Lord Chamberlain required the manager of each theatre, before be received • Emma, to for nialt a certificate as to the safety of the structure generally, mid u to the means of mime in caul of alarm. Two years afterwards, that errarigemeot not having been thought sufficient, t►e Lord Chamberlain laid down a rale that annually, before the Homes was granted, an in wadies of the whole bedding elashl take Oros by cese of his own °Seen, accompanied by a surveyor, and that a writ tee report should be made to him as to the condition of the building, including the means of epees and the pretentious adopted agates& Sze. The result of those measures was that very great inaprovenieeli had takes place a all those mattes, in which the safety of the public war concerned. He believed that the means of imam were at present much greater in theatres than in any other public buildings to which people resorted in large numbers. The doors were all stria.* doors, opening each way, end thus the greet danger arising from doors opening inwards only was avoided. Some diMoulty arose from the narrow frontage of many of the old theatres ; but with re gard to new theatres, the Lord Chamberlain required, before the license was granted, that plans should be submitted to him for his approval, and he invariably refused a license in any case in which he did not think the means d eines were sufficient. He had also disixoutinned the mode* of granting 000ssional licenses for the performance of plays in buildings which, not having the regular appliances of theatres, were exposed to greater danger of fire. The attention of the Lord Chamberlain continued to be directed to that im portant subject, smiths (Sir Geo. Grey) hoped that ultimately adequate means would be provided for the tasty of the public in all buildings under the superintendence of she Lord Chamberlain. (Hear, hear.) lab inttittysta. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. —Fix. it Siblings at NW Prim in Middle's:L—(B9ton Lord Claist Judder Mr and Sporiel Jam) REM AND ANOTHER V. CLAYTON AND WTYL—NzczeaLans Tkis was an action ic;relo;e7 . 76/„ the amount of a radiator's bill of costa incurred by Mrs. Clayton ;no is answer to the plea that the lady was an infant at the time the work was done the plaintiffs replied that their claim was for "necessaries." _ _ . Mr. Gray, Q.C.. and Mr. Skively Hill appeared for the plaintiffs ; and Mr. Huddlemoo, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwick for the defendants. Mr. Gray said the plaintiffs were solicitors at Gloucester, led the first-named defendant was formerly • captain in the 13th Light Dragoons. 1.0 September, 1 8 62, CaPtki• Clayton married Charlotte Mary Henrietta, the daughter of ' Colonel Somerset, and settled upon her 10,0001., and 1001. a par for pin money, these sums being charged upon some pro wty over which Captain Clayton had power of appokrtmeat. Colonel Somerset end Mr. Granville Somerset gave the plaintiffs directions to act for the lady in reference to preparing the settlement ; and they co neatly put them selves in communication with Mr. Barnard, Captain Clayton's solicitor. They asked as to the title of the pro perty upon which the 10,0001. was to be charged ; and added that the pra...-tice was that the lady's willies pre pared the settlement, whilst the gentleman had the plea sure of paying for it. Mr. Bustard did not agree as to the practice being se stated, especially when the lady brought no money into the settlement ; but the question having been referred to Mr. Cookson, he decided that the plain tiffs ought to prepare the deed ; and accordingly they did the work. Early in 1863 the plaintiffs sent in their bill of oats to Captain Clayton, but before that tines some unfortunate circumstances had accursed which, without any imputation upon the lady, led to her returning to her lather. In answer to their communication Captain Clayton wrote to the plaintiffs ou the 23rd April :—" I did act retain you to act for me, and I must &dies paying you." The plaintiffs, upon this, were at • lose bow to proceed, but it was suggested that ea Colonel Somerset had given than instructions be should pay them, and then that an action should be brought in the colonel's name spinal Captain Clayton. Colonel Somerset accord ingly sent the plaintiff. a cheque, and an action was cow mewed in his name. !thereat& it was doubted whether this was the proper coons, and the proceedings were discon tinued, the money returned to Colonel Somerset, sad the present proceedings oommeeoed. Under thews circumstances he (Mr. Gray) did contend that though Colonel Somerset and Mr. Granville Somerset were the persona who had actually given the plaintiffs instroctioes, still that there was an implied request by the lady to the plaintiffs to act for her. The Lord Chief Justice suggested that the question was owe of law, and that the circumstance; should be stated in • special case for the opinion of the wart in bum. Mr. liuddleston rid that Captain Clayton bad employed his own solicitor in the matter, and he bed made a hand some settlement upon his wife • but no doubt, if unfarte este &ammeter e bad not arisen which led to the @opera tion of this - '‘. Msar• Hi' ' would have boor wits young couple, Messrs. Helps have an paid. It was much to be regretted that the matter should be talked of in a public court, but under the circumstances Captain Clayton felt justified in saying to the plaintiffs. " I employed my own solicitor ; Colonel Somerset employed you, and he should pay you." le the very first letter which the plaintiffs wrote to Mr. Barnard they mid. "We are instructed by our client, Colonel Somerset." After some further observations a verdict was taken for the plaintiffs by coosest, subject to the opinion of the court upon a special case. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. FIB. 12. (Briars te. Judge Ordinary.) TWZLLN e. CLAW AND 0111138. - This part-heard testamentary snit wu resumed. The jury, without bearing Mr. Huddleston, Q.C. (with him Dr. Swabey), in reply, found for the will. Mr. Huddkaton then said that his client rejoined et the opportuoity the trial had slanted him of rebutting the aspersions which had been asst upon him ; end, fishing as be did that Clarke was only put forward by other interested parties, he should have no objection to allow his casts oat of the estate. - Sir J. Wilde said that that was a very geoeromi offer. There had perhaps clever bees a will mom improperly ems. tested ; and if be had been aaked to do so, be shoald cer tainly have 000demned the defendant in the costs. He should certainly Dot order him his omits out of the (elate, but he would decree probate, and leave him to the libera lity of the plaintiff. Probate accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Faa. 12. (Bofors Mr. Cosoraiodooor Holroyd.) 1.3 - - The bankrupt wasde;er iiiiii - erei7rchant, of Lesdenhall street, late of Itsaingball-street. This was the sitting for examination and discharge. The accounts show liabilities at 3,1001., with no meets. It appearing that the bankrupt was undergoing sentence on a criminal charge, an aclionnuneat was ordered./ THE POLICE COURT& CRCISRR.~ On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. S. FITZGERALD rose to call attention to the cir cumstances attending the capture of certain British vs viz., the Springbok, the barque Science, at Matamoros e , a n the ships Margaret and Jessie and the Saxon within the jurisdiction of the colony of the Caps of Good Hope, and to move an address for papers. The hon. gentleman disclaimed any intention to broach matters which might tend to increase the irritation which unfor tunately prevailed on both sides of the Atlantic. The hon. gentleman complained that the government, in withholding the papers relating to these meek bad not treated the house with the candour, frankness, and fanner to which it was entitled ; for he held in his band a collec tion of papers that had been given by the government of the' United States to congress at the earliest moment, and there was not • single topic which had been in discussion between the governments of the two countries that was not included in it. What be wished to obtain was an accurate state meet of the circumstances of the moss to which he referred, and of thitoourse which the government had pursued in regard to them. la the case of the Margaret and Janie, she was a Confederate mead which was chased into British waters and fired upon for an hour and a half by • Federal cruiser, whose shot and shell entered the plantations on shore. With regard to the Springbok, he argued that the decision of the Prize Court of New 1 York, pronounced by Judge Betts, combatted doctrines that were contrary to international law ; and as to the Saxon, on board of which an unarmed British citizen had been mar dered by a Federal lieutenant, if it were true that all Earl Russell had done was to intimate to the United States government that the lieutenant might to be put our his trial for murder, such conduct was utterly unworthy a minister of this country. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL met the motion for pipets with the statement that their production pending judi cial proceedings would be injurious to the public service. With regard to the decisions of the United States prize courts, be believed they were precisely similar to thine which had peened our own courts during the French war, and that there was not one of their judgments that displayed anything elm than an honest intention to administer the law as it bad been generally moseyed, and the case of the Springbok was no exception to the rule. In reference to the Saxon, the fact' to possession of the government were the same as those related by the hoe. gentleman, sod, if the information were correct there was no doubt that • most wanton and barbarous murder had been committed ea an nooffeediag person co board that ship. Captain Baldwin, the commendos of the Federal cruiser. had expressed his sorrow at the event, and Lord Lyme had been instructed to make representations to the United States government on the subject, sad to ex press the opinion of her Majesty's ministers that, if the in formation is their possession were correct, the offending officer ought to be put on his trial for murder. He believed that in all these cases it would ultimately be admitted that the course which the government had taken was such as the house and the country would approve. Lord R. CECIL did not think, however able and loge ;lions, that the explanation of the Attormy•Geoeral would be satisfactory to the commercial community of the country, whom interests were compromised by the course of &Moe adopted by the United States. They bad often to complain of the practice of the governmot—menetimes by withholding all information from the cogniaance of the house to the utmost possible extent, and thereby neutralising that prerogative of supervisioe which, as one of the attributes of the house, they should cherish ; sometimes by refusing, sometime by delaying, papers ' • sometimes by giving unintelligible answers to Ti tan ia ' which were subsequently contradicted elsewhere. The Attorney-General had done it effectually, but with mare ingenuity when be declined to go into the evidence bow this property had been noised. It was quite obvious that however accurate the law laid down by the tnbunali of the United States might be, if they chose to stretch the facts to meet their law, they might commit say amount of injustice on the properly of their merchants. He should have s poor opinion of the acumen of the goverrmat of the United States if they gave us falai law, when it was so much easier to have recourse to false facts. (Hear.) He wanted to me some of the energy displayed at Kagceiroa applied 'to the murder committed by an officer of the United States. (Hear, hear.) Now, they must not run away with the idea that thy . could take this case in se isolated way. They must not imagine that they could bore down towns at one sod of the world for the murder of • British subject, mid be satis fied with polite expremions on the other rn a similar ems of murder, without foreign nations observing the contrast. (Hear, hear.) The cockiest between the ordinary policy of this country to America, and perhaps he might add to other powers, such as Russia, and the policy they bad pur sued in the Fist, had created a most bitter feeling of con tempt amongst those who criticised them abroad. (Ham.) Colonel SYKES said that bevies bees applied to by the relatives and fraud' of the mate who was en cruelly mur dered on board the Saxon, he had obtained all the depots. time that were made in that cam, by which it appeared that when that Yeast was seized by the crew of the Van derbilt, so far from having on board contraband of war, she bad oaly a cargo of skins and fins. It appeared by the deposition that the Saxon was lying off &ogre Famine, Dear the Cape of Good Hope, when she was boarded by an armed boat's crew, commanded by Lieutenant Dampen, the captain was ordered into his own cabin, and • sentry placed at the door, while the crew were ordered below. There remained as deck only the unfortunate man Grey, the mate. He was approaching the poop to speak to Doneghan when he was roughly ordered down the steps by him. Grey appeared to have made no reply , when thelorder was repeated, Doneghan this time saying, 'lf you do not go down I will shoot you." At the same time • push was given to him. The ooneriqueace was that Grey stumbled, and before he could recover himself Doneghan pulled out a revolver and shot him. (Hear, ban.) It was proved on an examination of the body after death that the ball had entered the back of his neck, so that the unfortunate man was not even presenting a front, much lees a hostile one, to his murderer. Moreover, ha, with the rest of the crew of the Saxon, was totally unarmed, which made the act of murder me of the meat atrocious ever com mitted. When Captain Baldwin became acquainted with the circumstances dad he take any steps to arrest the mur derer No. The body was ordered to be Wien ashore, but with a want of courtesy which was, in his opinion, perfectly disgraceful none of the crew were per mitted to accompany it. That statement had been seat to him by the relatives of the unfortunate man, coreplsiniog of the lose which his family had sustained, and sinking for redress and recompense. That letter he instantly sent to the Foreign-office, and he must say that, to the honour of the gable earl at the head of that department, he received an tamer the next day, stating that if the statements in the depositions were to be relied upon, a most cruel murder had beep perpetrated, and that the offender ought to be tried for it. (Hear, hear.) The noble earl added that the matter had already attracted the attention of the British government, and that it was then under the con sideration of the law officers of the crown. He (Colonel Sykes) certainly thought that no apology ought to have been accepted for such an act as that he had detailed to the house, but that the government should have bees Mailed with nothing short of the trial of the !muddier. (Hear.) _ _ . Sir J. ELPHINS . TONE . repeated the circumstamme of the murder, and mid that so far from there being the least suspscion about the vowel, she bad remained oa that station eleven days, whereas if she bad carried 000trabend of war, the captain would have been may too anxious to get away as quickly as possible. It WY very true that Captain Baldwin bad apologised. and so bad the Lieutw MA/ of the Vanderbilt—especially Donee= himself, he giving the puerile excuse that when he had a re volver in his band he was • very hasty man. Was that to be held em an excuse for murdering a British subject? Captain Baldwis would have shown more Ma way had be ordered the lieutenant into arrest, and by not doing so be bad placed himself in the position of a pirate sad en accomplice in the murder. In former times the cap tain of • British tnerchaettuan had appeared at the bu of this bowie with his ears in his hands, he baring been de nuded of them by pintas on the Spanish Main; but although they were repudiated by the Spanish government, the atrocities committed led to a war in which the honour of England was fully vindicated. IHar, hear.) Mr. C. BENTINCK charged the government with doing everything in its power to stifle discussion on this subject, and he called particular attention to the case of the Springbok and the judgment delivered in it by Judge Bette. Mr. CRAWFORD did not think the hoc. and gallant member for Portsmouth could have read the depositions carefully when he said be expectwithat the officer Dome. ban, who soot the mate of the Saxon, would !have been , placed under arrest, because one of the witnesses mid he asked the officers on board where Donaglion was, and he was told that he was under arrest, If they found one inaccu racy in the statement made upon • matter of this kind, which excited so much feeling, he thought that some distrust might reasonably be eatertained of the correctness of the whole statement. The hoc. gentleman opposite had ap pealed to him to state whether, according to his mercantile experience, invoices were sent with vessels, adding he was informed that generally they were not. Now, his asps rioOCC wee entirely the reverse of that. (Hear, hoar.) Many members in the house would readily confirm what he stated. 'The noble lord the member for Stamford mid that the mercantile community would not be satiated with the ingenious statement of the Attorney-General. He did not know by what authority the noble lord spok e for the commercial community. Representing a large commercial community himself, ha did not think that the noble lord was the person whose advice such • community would take, or by whom they would wish to be rogossootod. (Hoar, Loaf.) Tin mean. is POLAND. Mr. HENNESSY rep;aietl7;al;quiry be bad previously made with reference to a despatch on the subject of Poland, written in the month of September, 1863, by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, desiring to have that despatch in its complete form, without mutilation. Lord PALMERSTON—The hoc. gentleman wishes to know whether a certain despatch which had been prepared and sect to one of our ministers abroad, was altered by direction of the Secretary of State before being delivered to the foreign government for whom it was intended. Well, sir, there have been to my knowledge many bestows —many canoe—in which, upon a reconsideration, it has been thought advisable to make some change in a despatch sent to one of our ministers abroad, and intended for communication to a foreign government. It will be, the Isom gentleman will see. exceedingly improper to lay before parliament that which was not a deliberate act of the British government. The hos. gentleman might just se well elk for the produc tioo of despatches before they had been properly prepared by the Secretary of State. That which the house is en titled to is that communication which wee actually made to the foreign government concerned, and I must decline to enter into any explanation as to what alterations may have been made at any period in de spatches withdrawn, but which were intended for other governments. With regard to the statement made by my noble friend at Blairgowrie, and the application which the bon. gentleman says has frequently been made by the Poles, with all deference to him, it does not seem that that de claration tellies exactly with what the Poles desire. What the Poles oak for and the hoe. gentleman desires is, that we should stale to the Russian government that we rounder the stipulations of Vienna are no longer banding upon them—(Kr. Hvoriesr : No, no)--that we should say that Poland is not held by Russia by the treaty of Vienna, but that would release Russia from the oblige ties which the treaty of Vienna imposed upon her in regard to the treatment of the Poles. It is quite true that those Polish persons with whom I have communicated have always urged that that would be the most important thing in their own interest to be done. It is often said that people are the best judges of their own intermits, but I do not think the Poles are. I conceive it would be an important com munication, but at the isms time it would be fatal to them, in regard to the rights upon which they stand, because it would be tantamount to saying to the Rus sian government, " You no longer bold Poland by any treaty which stipulates that you should do certain things in regard to the Poles, but you hold it by the right of conquest, and the Poles are at your tender mercy." That would be going back to the condition precisely in which Poland stood in 1832. We remonstrated with the Russian governraeot at that time about their treatment of Poland. They said, Do not talk to us of the treaty of Vienna. We have conquered Poland, and you have no right to tell us bow we should treat these subjects of the Emperor." We have always denied that, and I think it was a great step in advance of the treatment of Poland, when last year the Russian government admitted that the great powers of Europe had a right to make representations to them in re gard to the treatment a/ the Poles, basing those stipula tions upon the treaty of Vienna. That was a very great step in favour of the Poles, and therefore I have always contended that to release the Russian government from all erimainenta and all stipulations contained is the treaty of Vienna in favour of the Poles would be, instead of being an advantage to the Poles, to deliver them over bound band and foot to the mercy of those from whom they pray to be delivered. Mr. W. E. FORSTER said that notwithstanding the an swer jut given by the noble lord he could not help wishing that he had entered into • more full explanation, and had informed the house upon what grounds this despatch, which he acknowledged had been sent, bad been recalled. The Poles did not sak for armed annistance, nor for diplomatic assist ance, but simply that this country should withdraw its sanction from the treaty by which Russia had obtained the kingdom of Poland. They said **The treaty ham bean broken ; withdraw your sanction, and put us in a true position before Europe." He would ask why this despatch was re called. The house had a right to ask that information. If the house had no right to the despatch, they had a right to ask why this sudden change of policy took hoped soros further explanation would be afforcre i rto the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. G. DUFF thought the hon. gentleman opposite should take the earliest means of giving the house an op portunity of expressing an opinion upon the Polish question. The Poles had a right to know whether England would or would not help them. His views of the insurrection were different to the honourable gentleman's, for he (Mr. G. Duff) thought that the Poles werenot so strong u they were lest year, and that every day the insurrection was continued it only gave the Martian government an oppor• tunity of crushing a coautry already sufficiently exhausted. (Hear, bur.) The hones then went into • committee of supply, and im mediately resumed. BANK ACTS (SCOTLAND). • • The report of the committee was brought up and agreed to, sod lire given to bring in a bill f?‘"ded !ber•up?!. 'Sir J. Lawnece's Saar; BW prod time' comMittime. VESTRY CPS (IRELAND) 4.80111T1021.R1!.L._. Sir IL PEEL obtained leave to introduce • bill for th• abobtioe of Vestry Car in Ireland, and for other purposes relating thereto. ELECTION PETITIONS BILL. Mr. HUNT obtained leave to introduce a bill for the amendment of the kw in regard to the proceedings oa election petitions. TESTS ABOLITION (OXFORD) BILL. ..... • • • Mr. DODSON, in • ocasmittee of the whole house, obtained leave to introduce • bill to provide for the aboli tion of certain testa in connection with academical degrees i• the University of Oxford. ARMY ESTIMATES The army estimatas were brought up and laid upon the table. TM Loan adjourned at 3 minable pact 8 o'clock. NAVAL AND MILITARY, ADMIRALTY, F. 12.—APPontrme.NTs.---Captain W. G. Jones, to the Prisms Royal (comnsissiosed). Lientsaants G. W. Carter, T. Royee, G. Riviegtos, Lord W. Kerr, and F. W. Lowther, to the Princess Royal; C. A. G. Bridge, to the Megiera ; A. A. Webb, to the Hawk.; end J. Oole, to the Excellent. Muter W. T. Haloes, to the Princess Royal. Surgeon F. Y. Toms, to the Princess Royal. Assistant Surgeon Dr. R. Hague, to the Primes* Royal. Acting Assistaat Surgeon Dr. Alexander Goodall, to the Princess Royal. Chaplain Rev. H. E. Yeoman, to the Prime. Royal. Naval instructor J. W. Lasky, to the Princess Royal. Assistant Engineer J. Haider, to the Jackal. The Duke of Somerset will hold levees at the Ad miralty for the reception of officers of the Royal Navy and Marines, on l'hunday, Marsh i and 17, at 2.30 p.m. As the result of the inquiries instituted by Mr. &Amdahl, ALP., and other members of the Admiralty, relative to the present system of dockyard management, an altaistion in the supervision of the labour department will shortly be carried out io all her Majesty's dockyarda. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—TiIe ordi nary meeting of the board was held yesterday at the office in Spring-gardens, Mr. J. Thwaites in the chair. A bag discussion took place in reference to some proposed in creases to the salaries of certain *Moan of the board, but eventually the subject was referred to a committee. A report was brought up from the streets committee react's minding that the several propositions sow before parliament be referred to the committee. with instructions to report from time to time thereon, having regard to the principles laid down in the oommittee's report. A discussion took place on the subject, and an amendment having been pro posed and rejected. the adoption of the report was awried by a majority of 18 to 10. A report was presented from the streets committee stating that in the opinion of the committee the erection of the proposed arcade between Regent-street and Bondatreet, as shown upon the plan, would be a public improvement. Mr. Phillips moved the adoption of the report, which was seconded by Mr. Malinger, end after a short dieniesice agreed to with hut two diessaiente. The board them adjourned. METROPOLITAN COMMENICATIONB.—The HOUMA of Lords has appointed the Lord President (Earl Granville), the Earl Romney, Viscount Everaley, Lord Redesdale, and Lord Stanley el Alderfey (Poitotaster.Geoeral) to represent the boom on the joint icommittee el Lords and Commons to *milder the quondam of metropolitan communkationa The memben of the House of Commons appointed to serve on the committee are the President of the Baud of Trod* Cr. Milner Gibson), Lord Stanley King's Lynn), Mr. Massey elforill, Right Hon. H. A. Herbert (Kern), and Right 00. Spencer Walpole (Cambridge Coiversity). The joint committee is appointed to meet in the Painted Chamber on Monday seat, at ball-peel 3 o'clock, when it will appoint a chairman, and consider its muse of procedure. Mons THAN RV= AND REIM THAN applies to the largest sad Wet dock of spring and summer pattern@ ever submitted tor public approval. Ihe world-tamed tma trousers at Alfred Webb Niles', the originator's only atm Mama* I 73, Brook-street, Hanoverbqoare. listsbUahed 1841. —iatrurtiessumM GIIILDHAL4 Julia JPlfiilaw, a ro7pactabla mid lady-like young person, • regimental schoolmistress at Alderahott, was charged before Alderman Lash witb robbery. Mr. Lewis. jun., conducted t h e deems. Adderley Clark* said—l am is the employ of Mesas. Nicholsoo, St. Paul's-churchyard. I was u tie shop yes. terday at three o'clock, whim I saw the prisoner come in, and as soon as she took her seat I went upstairs and watched her from above. I saw her put her meads over the counter with one arm and with the other hand draw half-a-down cambric handkerchiefs from beneath • quantity of others, and endeavour to slip them into her pocket, bat they fell on the ground. She then passed her band down MO& her dress and picked them up, and asked the assistant who was serving her for • pin, with which she pinned the handkerchiefs to her dries. Hammed my employer of what I had sees, and the prism]," was uaDy Area into Elizabeth Harrison, the female seircl:er a. ,=—l found at the prisoner this bag (an enormous pocket) which she was wearing, sad a ticket relating to same article left at the cloak-room of the South Easters Railway Station. The s le nide proved to be a piece of silk which, it appeared, be .let* the prosecuter. Lewis made • most urgent appeal is behalf of the prisoner, and mid be could give bail to say amount, but Alderman Lurk alluded to the circumstance of the bag which the primmer was found wearing, and said that fact was very suspicious. Haynie a due remain for justice he could not accept bail. If it were • poor person ;VliillOtt friends be could not entertain mach an appbostioe, and his duty as a magistrate would not allow him, however much he commiserated the unfortunate young woman before him, to make any distinction between rich and poor in the admini stratiou of justice. The prisoner was then removed in as almost fainting coodition. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. John Brox% (when taken into custody he gave the name of John Frampton Spencer), of 4d, High-street, St. John's wood, builder, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and furiously driving • horse attached to • dog-cart ; and Joke Smith who had previously gives the name of John Brows, of 25 Queeoutreet, C don, decorator, was charged with being drunk and Sergeant Howe, 21 C, mid that on the previous of between 2 and 3 o'clock, he saw Brows driving • how= cart akin Park•laoe from the direction of the Marble Arch, the other defendant sitting by his side. The horse win going at a furious rate, and when sear l'imedilly the curt in which the defendant. were sitting came in collision with an omnibus, nod was overturned, the defendants being shot oat into the road. On going to the defendant.' assistance he found they were both drunk, and Smith in • state of joint. sibility, the cart being also smashed. He then took the defendants into custody. Smith said he was suffering from being thrown out of the cart gr. %sox raid u Smith bad been hurt ha would die darns him, but the other defendant would be lined 205. or 14 days. . - . ?Aosta, Rodgers, ;iyed b 9, of 29,Pyit-strest, Westmin ster, who described hinmelf as • comonaipinner, • fellow who has been many Moms convicted for obtaininv a nor a a yb e / beggini petitions, was charged before Mr. IL n Captain Rodman with obtaining' sovereign of Mrs. Lawton, No. 7, Belsim-park, Hampstead, by • begging potation. Mrs. Lawton said that on tha 9th of January ths mime to her house with • note purporting toucan 1t.,. Rev. W. Wigram, Rampaged. The note set forth that be (Mr. Wixrarni knew the bower, and recommseded his peti tion to her charitable consideration. Ths petition slated that prisooer and his brother were menses, and that a short time previous, while his brother was is Camden Tows with his horse and cart, the hone was frightened by • railway whistle and ran away. His brother was hooked down, the cart west over him sod broke him thigh, sad he wee then in Middlesex HoepitaL The primrose maid he called upon Mrs. Linos, as he formerly lived sear then, and at that time knew her. Witness questiosed him about several venom, and he appeared to have such • perfect knowledge of them that Abe gave him a sovereign, sad pro mised to intercede with others for hint. In the course of a few days she bad rens to doubt his statement, and wait to the Middlesex Hospital, and found that so amident of the kind represented by the prisoner had mooned. Miss S. Gordo. said she received the petition sad took him to Mrs. Lawton. and as he was leans( she felt so can of the correctorr of his tale that she gave kin some mosey. An officer stated that he apprehended the prisoner at Charing-cross, whim he denied that he was the reap, and that be only came out of Middlesex Gaol on the Bth of January. A long list of oonvictioss was produeed against the prisurier, and whim be was apprehended he was in company with the man who has weans begging letters and petitions for 2.5 years. Inspector Webb said that pending the one of Mrs. Linos he had received information of primmer loins at other places. At some he wanted to get • child into an asylum, sod at others some one into the Hospital for Ocia rneiption, and for which 304 was required, and no doubt if the ease was remanded other would °one forward who bad bean imposed on. I The prisoner was reseeded until Wednesday next MARKET& St - GAR. 12.—Some improvement has taken place in the demand for ell descriptions of sugar. athl prior mead. to lm Wax than last week.—Ham sales bass bean very limited at know value. TALLOW.-FunaY Evertna. - The market wee quiet to-day. Spot, 40a. 3d. to 40s. 9d. ; April to June, 41s. 61. to 41s. 3d. ; June, 41e. 9d. , October to December, 431, to 435. 9d. Delivery to last evening, 1,1‘.4 auks ; no arrivals. At the public sales only 400 casks were sold. North American, fine, 40a. ; dull,' nu. to 36a. 6d. ; South American, 40a. 6d. to 415., let pipes. Australian Serf, 40e. fine to 375. 6d. inferior. Town tallow, 40e. 6d. net cub. Oocoa.nut oil : Cochin, 43a. to 435. fal. fine ; 41s. 5.1. to 48s. good ; Ogles, 37.. to 38s. fair to fine. Sydney, 375. to 38a. 6d.Palmoil quiet, fine lave, at 35a. Palm net oil, 32a. to 34a. Rough fat, 24. lid. COTTON.—lsyszroor., Fa 12.—The unowtainty of the kens of coctioestal politic calmed holders to offer their stocks pretty freely towards the end of last week; since which time, however, a more active trade demand has enabled them to obtain the extreme rates of last Thunder, and in some instsncesa slight advance. The reduction of the Beak ride to 7 par cert. yesterday haa jimmied poen' confidence. Egyptian has bees in fair request, bat the market is well supplied from recent arrivals at last week's prime. The lower grades of East India still coat:roue very unsaleable, but Smyrna has bees in motive inquiry at folly id. advance. Speculators have taken dor* the week 5,400 bales, ovarian 7,970, sad she trade 33,130 bales of all kiods. We have a very firm market today, with an im ',nein secy. Base, 7,000 balsa, of which 2,500 are for export and speculation. The following are the of quo tationa—Middlisig Orleans, 274 d.; Middling Mobile, 27d.; Middling Uplands, 250. COTTON GOODS.—Mancoura, FEB. 12.—1 n ship. •ppuragg yarns there has been a fair amount of business for the Ysditaeranea and thaw narks* in low counts and extra hard twist, which have bees a good deal in request. For China also a better business has been doing, but for India there has been little or no demand, and scarcely a sale has been made for that quarter. Spinners are asking rather higher pnces, which tends to restrict business. In home trade yarns sellers report • steady business without excite ment. Prices firm. In cloths there has been a little more inquiry yesterday and to-day, since the reduction of the Bank rata, but so far it has not led to much business. Stocks are light, and prodectioe has been so much reduced that manufacturers are ex • ly firm in their prices. The principal business doing has in goods suitable for the markets of China, including 40. inch shirtinp, plain and figured, at ea advance in prices of %bout 3d. per pieosabove the ratethernot this timelast week. There lea little mere business doing in cloths also for the home trade, but the houses in this thence are very sparing in their orders, and are evidently =skim an effort to keep their stocks es low as possible. Sellers of cloth generally evince some disappointment at the limited amount of business doing, and complain that any effort to get pion upin.mediately checks opeattionaso that in many cases it is difficult to make sales at say advance upon the very low prices consequent on the long depression which sumeaed Christmas. Messrs. John Per and Co., in their semi-monthly circular for the Overland Mail, dated the 9th inst., say that " Dotwithsthoding the commence meet of war, its restriction for the time within narrow limit, has tended to restore confidence, and for several days past the tone of the market has much improved. The latest Indian accounts being somewhat better, and those from China continuing very favourable, considerable inquiry has been made for staple goods, especially shirting', and though the basins has not been extensive, to-day's market has been firm, with an upward tendency in prices." The circular quotes fie China shirtinp at 21s. to 72a. lid. They say the demand for Calcutta baa fallen off considerably ;the besieges for Bombay is limited. OORN.—Cummuman, Fait. 12.—Tbere was a .mall sup ply of wheat at market to-day • best runs mad* full prices ; out-of-condition lots wan di fficult to sell. Wheat, white, 465. to 495. ; red, 40m. to 43m. Barley, best rum, without clump is value. Beane Sd. to Is. dearer. Lnicour, FILL 12.—A fair amply el wheat at our mar ket ; the demand slow, aid prices in favour of the pur chaser. Barley was in better demand : best malting qua lities were la. higher. Wheat, red, 40a. to 42a. ; white, 43e. to 45a. Barley, 295. to 36a. LrystrooL, FES. 12.—We have had only a small attend mace of buyers at today'. market, and the demand for wheat being still os a very limited male needy sellers have been forced to maks a emoseem of folly 3d. par eental from the rake of this day se'coight. Floor nominally 6d. per barrel sad sack lower. India corn neglected, and with the inceptioa of fine white mat be quoted 9d. pm quarter cheaper. Oats and oatmeal participate in the ;mend de for,mpeas, sad barley an each LIAM inquired r d a. priase vale the tarn in bayou' favour. The market clime very dull. Wggingtn, Fix 12.—Avaragor for weak ending Feb. : When, 2,120 qra., at 42a. Bd. -, barley. 1,185 qn., at 32a. gig.; oats, 85 qrs., at 18s. f ig . ; rye, 12 qts., at 31a. ; bona, b 4 qn., at 33a. OOLLS.—Loupoe, Era 11—Saddle's Wert Hartley. 15. ; Byea's Baba& Wert Hartley, 14a. 9d. ; Daviacia'a Wait Hartley,Haelitsp Hartley, 14s. ; Lambert's Wait Hartley, 14e. 6d. ; Moor Haas, 16a ; Walker Pritsuoes, 12a. Bd. ; Wylaor, 16a. Id. ; Waif Ead 17s. Id. ; Walls Ead Hartlepool, 19s. 6d. ; Walla End Hough Hall, 18s. 6d. ; Walls End East Hartlepool, 19u 9d. Walls Ead South 18a. 6d. ; Walla Ead South Kenos, las. Gd. ; Walls Triode's FLartlepool, 19s. 6d. Ships at market. 96; sold, 38. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. OLAVIIIIINIA—AreIvad—!eO. It: Anthonya'Adani. and Arthur, Rouen : Matas, Messina; Clutitlase and Sophie, Lokken ; Forth, Ramberg; OoYah , Hann: Jae; et. Michael.: Jubilee, (Rica; Mary Rantleid. Terceira; Pilot, Rotterdam Plymouth Bock, New York ; 4=t the Age, China . Wool Packet, Le Virtu' wager,fit iied —Feb. 11: Victor. Brussels IL Castor. II ainblith ; Diana. Amsterdam : Marreeordetas, Malta. Lmutrook.—Artived—Feb. It : Etna seArkwright, sad Con. 'Motion, New York ; Vane° Salina. Meteor, Denthic ; Harrier, Lildhead, Huelva. Balowrox, ITammo, AND TUNINIDOZ Wems RA/LWAT.— Ysiardsy the ardies& d helf-=rosertior of this company took pleat et the an Terminus, Mr. Leo Schuster is the chair. The report Mated that the dinners bad rely to add to the statement Mir an on the 16th al November last, that nee that date only the whole of the ressainieg land has bean obtained. sad the works are bung pushed forward with vigour. The report wan 'dopiest without say diaconal, sad Mr. Bethany wee appointed nine of the company in lieu of Mr. George, reined. The rasa* was than made special for the pose of oncoming minis agreements betweeti the Brighton, end Smith Ooset Railway Company sod the Brighton, 17alleld, sad Tunbridge Wells Railway Com palsy, two of the said agreements having reticence, the But to the proposed Tunbridge Will. and Feenouree Railway, the sicced to the proposed Hainan Ectiessioe Railway, Resolutions in accordant* with the seven agreements were submitted to the aeegeg sad approved, and the Munn (which was little more Shea toned) terminated with a vote of thanks to the elnena. WIMILIDON AND CIOTDON Rarr.way.—The or dinary half yearly meeting of this oompwey was held yes terday e t the tondos-bridge station ; Mr. Boodle the chair. The chairman mid there was so formal report to be laid before the meeting, but he could state the line was being satisfactorily worked by the Loudon sad Brighton Company. He begged to more that a dividend of 4s. per share, being at the Moot 4 per met. per annum ' (dear of all detections except income tax, be now decla red payable forthwith. The resolution wee agreed to, and Meters. Charles Jerk led George Cooper, the retiring directers,Paving been re • elected the proosedinp terminated. Hoattntate s Taa is choioe and strong, moderate is pates. and wboieseme to sad Theis advantage. to.. wand to this Tae general waterlines. to sold to packata by Mob aganin--(Advartlaemanti BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. DitETl.—Fabrairy 10, at ITy L;dge, Briallkat, the 'lle of 0. F. Drum Isq., of 11 - 11011. DBAT.B.--Yebrunry 10, Urn Death, Burnt 11111, Erse; lot a Yeedneton-gar. daioghter. OFAMAN.—Tebreary 10, at la dens, Mn.a German, of a moo. LAZARUS. —February 10 at Beekland.ailla, Belalze.patk, It. Joluie wood. the wife of J. J. Lazarus, foi , of a daughter . 3111111..—February 10, at Lydesottouer, the wife of C. otfuth, lag., of a daughter. MARE.Lt9IB. HOLLIS—BULL—Febraary 9. at the parbb church, 3toke•nert. Guildford. by the Ear. J. F. Darkest, Joseph, son of Ur. J. Botha of Sanaa, Harts, to Corollas, daughter of the LW Mr. L Bail. lallirldLi—EDMONDlt—Pabraary 10. at Bt. Mary's, Lambeth. Mr. J. Milford. of Dorldrigilace. Harleyford-road, enc.ng. to% to Mary. widow of the Me Mr W. Rdmooft, ot Behnont , terrace, = T reed. Stockwell 'HUNG— . ifebrealy 11, at Wei Hackney Church. by the Rev. T. D. Lambe, Robrt, um of J. Votuat. Leo.. ot Teleabridp, Leak to Margaret, daughter of Mr. J. Barrett. ot Besadaster, Dorset. DEATHS. FLUME. —February, 10, at tie Douglas-road, Canadian'. Harriet Maria, the daughter of Mr F Fettoe, aged 15 months. GALL—February 10, at Basingball.street, Samuel Gale, Ea,., iY Me 84th year. HUNT.—February 10, at Qty-road, Elisabeth, meet of the late Mr. J. Hunt, of London, aged 76. LAWElON.—February it, at Horbary-crescent, J. A. Lawson. Esq., aged 67. PHlLLlPS.—February 7. at aydettham.rise. Forest-11M, after Alps, of great aufferti r un: Clara, the beloved wife of W. Phillips, of the , egad U. WOOD& —Febraggy 10, Mlas Wood^ at Crown-atritst, Fine. bury-square, London, aged 40. WIISON.—FArwy ist Quadon.road-villas, Carolina, wife of Mr. Q. Was" aged 60. Man and Indloliod in Wanon [no ol ha it Lonnard In staest, On IM tondos, , M tin nee In lanisrdnirost, tin in ha Prods* of Whistrian... 11•191/1AT, TionnotT it. laiil• No. 5 v Evi EA. GANN. • The nadermenti misses as cannot i.isgebed punctu r er ,tawasuer , halvs .......... I wIl 11. 7 u ar GB Livia' gi LIV lartAmi their MI the VOW nom Wit t. w OE CIT Y OF Awl STINT l i r POM n P In it Wed l e i .l WWI the I:Tottea advents(' 12014. 1 YAM. Q. I imecy DOOl 1011d011 al vi sOatiiiiiii a • Sa •• flonad. h Southampton kolas . ' apply I C.. LiOdOD ; of r, HILLIPPI co. 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