The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-26 00:00:00

IMPERIAL P. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY, F=s. 25. Their lordships met at An o'clock. PETITIONS PItZEDENTED. . The Earl of DERBY Weir ladapetit7soo from the ward of Bishopegate, praying their lordships to protect them against the inroad of aims new railways. The North London line had already taken four and a half acres, and bad deprived more than 4,000 lwso•s of their abodes. These nine schemes would require no lees than 'S3 acne, or more than half the whole area of the ward. There could thus be no doubt that the adoption of these scheme, would lead to a who:evale destruction of property, and would prove • aeriow inzonvenience to the inhabitants of that part of Loudon. Lord DERBY also presented • petition from Vauxhall against • bill promoted by the Phmoix Gas Company. As it appoirsl, however, that the object of the bill was merely to extezkl 411 existing company, be could not hold out any hope to the petitioners of having it rejected on the second reading; but when it was read a secoud time he would more that it be referred to • select committee. PAPERS ON AMERICAN AFFAIRS. The Earl of DEIIIY complained that, ii ....r to an application for the oorrespondeoce with the United States government in reference to the steam rams io the Mersey anti the vessels Alabama and Saxon, the Foreign Secretary bad given him a refusal on the ground that its production whilst legal proceedings were peodiog would be prejudicial to the public service. He now found from a debate which took plans to the House of Vim:lmmo on Tnesday night that the Attornev.Ueneral promised to furnish the papers re fiatim to tbs, Alabama and the Saxon. sod intimated that there never had been any objection to their production. He wished to know if it was . intended to lay the papers upon the table tow. Earl RUSS.f.LL —The statement of the noble earl would be a very str: ring one if he had correctly remembered the facto at the diecurion to which he alludes. The noble earl lug represented me as havicg stated that the production of the coneepiude:ce between Mr. Adams and me would be decgenei. a+ re;...eled the public service, sod that I bad been suprorted to that opinion by the Attorcer.Genenlaed the N. e ff icers of the crown . Now, my statement, as I recollect it, and I think I recollect it oorrectly, wm this. I did not say that there would be any danger as related to the • . arced States and this country, be I said the Attorney. Ge:?ra! seas of opinion that the production of these papers I eroC.l lead to an incomplete discussion in the House of j Coren , iie, upon partial data and partial information, and that therefore it would be injurious to the case of the , mown io a cause which was on in a court of law. Now. I c mfess I did not feel authorised, as Secretary of State, in giving the paper, to parliament when the prioeipal law of of the government had told me that their action would be injurious to the case of the moire. i beers.) That was an entirely different statement from d t which the noble earl has made—namely, that I thought 1 that there was some public danger in the production of the papers. I'M change which bestehen place has taken place ! in the miail of the person who objected to their production. (" Hear, ',ear." and a laugh ) It was cot I who made the , ObfCCIIOU on account of the foreign relation of the country. but my nen. and learned friend the Attorney-General, who i on recued iering the matter told lie that he bad come to the :onc:ai:on that these papers might he pro- duced— ix-, entirely without mischief, but without 1 the Ttilse.f•f he h.id apprehended. When his objection was waived It. AI win waived also, because I had no other opinion than tit. . which he stated. (Heer.) At the same time , I thin'. i: .a very probable that the productioa of these papers a.L Jo some mischief. and will have some lied con srequei.l,.. because it seems to be thought now, what I dln't retat :her to have been the cam in former times, that if the croa to is proceeding in a court of law there is nothing eo proper, jothiog so becoming. nothing no parliamentary, as to eie.eavour to get the whole matter into the houses el .irlianient, and thereby damage the case of the Crowe. I am afraid that the production of them papers will hay, something of that effect ; though the At torney.' .eaerid thinks the objection to their publics. lion to , v 'IS waived. With regard to the other papers to which the noble earl hes alluded, the cam is not quite what he imaves S it to be. He says that papers were moved for in the Ido..ise of Commons, and were refused ; that they were then is-.vi'. for in this house and were at once granted. Now, the :act is that when my noble friend moved, in very general to es. for an account of the number of cases which had oc,:ur.yd between this country and the United States, I obje,:el, anti I stated, what could not have been 1 stated ...Lb regard to the pipers moved far in „ the oths. home, that there were twenty volumes I , of the .. already bound up is the Foreigneaffice, that the: , was matter for tweedy more, and that the pro. I ' diction us .dl those papers would be very inconvenient. My noble friii•l then explained to me that what be asked for I was not :to productios of all those papers, but an account —it lo:;nt shout be called a list—of the cases in which hints .....: i been made on seemed of pummel injury or lon of pro; -r:s. I thought that a return is that form, not going into to, • ,tails of each cado, would not be objectionable, 1 and tbe - , it might be some coevisaienes in haviog such a list. I asked ... the Foreign-office if such a list could be prepared, , and I es .. told that it would take about two months : to weirs. out. I do not propose to do more, . except w.:h regard to a particular despatch ; and I will give that beca ice the noble earl seems to say that it throws some del it upon the conduct of the goveroment. It relates to the mate of a merchant vessel who was killed. and the questions whether the government showed a proper anxiety to have the persons who killed him brought to justice. i think, therefore, it is right that that despatch should b-., +Reduced, and it will show whether or not the goyertooeit have shove a proper activity. There is thee not that d.fference between my colleagues in the other house at I myself, or that difference between the I Attorue:• , ienetil and myself, as the noble earl imagines. The noble lord concluded by laying on the table t.s.rs by command of her Majesty. Lord i. 'ELMSFORD inquired whether the opinion of the Att.ormy-Unieral had been arrived at before the debate of Tu.-J. v. !. replied that the commuciestion of the Attune-..;rural was e privileged one ; he should, there. fore. when it was made. . _ 10;1 :AN V ILLE thought the discrepancy pointed out of Jioortswe:___ Lard k. titN.kRVON instanced the case of the papers referrin, the Suxon. They had been granted in that tease, ti •iu;h tliey had prev:onslr been refused in the Hi use. ,'ornmons. Lori ' , r:RBY thought the ground+ of the complaint bad been fode established by Lord Russell himself. Lord v ILMESBURIC thought that on questions of fo reign poll y both parliament and the public press were often without say authentic information, and consequently very liable to t rror. He had *toted on a former evening what be tad him. df done in 1852 in reference to the Sleawig•Hol. stein Trestion, and the brother of the Duke of Augustin -le2rg 1,3 written to him, requiring him to retract a part of kis at- - ement. Knowing it to be correct, he bad declined to codify o. withdraw anything he had said ; but be could Pot prov e r < ,rith without the official correspondence, which could tio• be produced without the consent of her Majesty. He asko I Lord Russell if the production of the correspond. ence on the Danish question in 18:a), 1e.51, and 1a.52 would be obj ..t-d to. Etrl I: •fis!E LL—I have produced Ueda v some part of the r!.:-reap ,tdence which took Owe between t Austrian, Prus sian. and Danish goveromerita in Is3l. in consequence of which tt.- treaty of 1452 was made. With regard to the it part, I should like to communicate privately with :ha toble earl about it, because I am not aware how far - • it eau be produced at present. The ,a :ect then dropped. Tli i'ASE OF CAPTAIN MELVILLE WHITE. of CLANRICAK DE salted •hether the iu Captain Melville Whyte's case against the gover uorvat of Peru were likely soon to gives derision in that matt,. ,NFIL Fa.ll this case bad been refer; ed to the Senate..: Ha•Aurg, end it basic; been referred to them. the s list await their decision. He would make ie. , of our co..sul at Hamburg about it. 'Lea 1.4,11.1.4 tteu adjourned at a quarter ti 6 o'clock. Hi 1' , 41; OF COMMONS. -T/IrRSDAY, FEB. n. T.., took the chair wt. I o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The . niehr.ter and Midland Railway (No. 2) Dill was TlMad .1 v+• , .ad time. lIWAV ANDKENTISIHTOWN JUNCTION ROAD DILL 1,1 , • notion for the second readies of this b"1, ..e that it he re •d a second :ill', ibat dr, ▪ „. H. observed that far tht lest 7.-r.rs • t‘:l L-1 tett et Kentish Town. Not one v'.il"lie of the Ind been paid off, sod the owners had re. th,de 7s. 4d. per -not. I seconded tde motion. The hill was at , eiopt to run the dloekade no this question • L been :i;readv decided. The toll had been per teeth, Do-less to the holders of toe stock, and be rhoue:ht it E A d. he allowed to expire, as it would do if this bill W.1( , T.1.1FFF.. though unwilling'', general to inter fere s. tb the ordinary course o' proceedings io the house, vet et.- tit would he an anomaly to continue this toll the tolls in the district were about ,tortly to cease. Me. V. W.III.INGTuN the boo— x0...1d Dot de pas t fop.. us usual course, but allow the till to be referred to a --1 , 1 10.1 Fl r lA, suit he could not surrort the second reaelinz ,if 'La bill. Mr. U. I.EW IS oho oppoeed the second r.rlinz. Mr. M.lSslll al.° hoped the house would a:ow the bill out A I.llCe. To awry it further would er:y h.. to throw good u.l..ury after had. There was Do prosee,A f the hill through committee.. . _ Ta.[l:l , .tion for the sooood Tea liog was oegv.:Ted without a divlNv.u. JEW WRIT. t to tb- mot_•on of tir.flitA Niiinew 14'7 4 t wag direzted to iasuo for Hertfordshire for the electron of a tew member in the row of Mr. Wm. Gds. Puller, deceased. At half. past 4 o'clock Lord Pauli:Rerun entered the house, and was loudly cheered. POLAND. Mr. BUTLER•JOHNSTONE miss slat be would postpone his motion on the subAet of Poland tor • fortnight. AIM USTI( ENT I /F TA X ATIO).;. Mr. WHIT:: gave notice V.% 4n en early cry, he wade' move fm a select committee v., i.. luire into tee operatics THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1864. and incidence of oar financial system, and to comaider and report whether any, and what, ateseures &add be devised for a more equitable adjustment of imperial taxation. THE SUEZ CANAL Kr. ROEBUCK wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the government were willing to produce the following correspondence :—All let ters that have passed between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Sir Henry Bulwer, since the Ist day of January, 1880, on the subject of the Suez canal : all cor respondence between the Secretary of Slate and the Otto man Porte since the Ist day of January, 1860, on the same subject : all correspondence that has taken plane between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and our diplo matic and other agents in Egypt on the same subject since the same date ; and, all correspondence that has taken place between the Secretary of Stele for Foreign Affairs and the Pasha of Egypt on the same subject, from the same date. _ . Mr. LAI AIM said the pipers asked for passed between two foreign power*, and therefore it would be nr.fair cud injurious to the public service to present them while the negotiation' were incomplete. When they were concluded they would of course be presented. founded upon a former supposed condition of thinr. The Tuscaloosa was not in port when these instructions were re ceived; sod when she returned, the Governor, acting upon those iostructions, seized her. Upon repzeeentations, how. ever, and upon full consideration of the aunt, it was deter mined that there were not proper grounds internationally for the seizure, and orders were sent to set her free. (Hem, hem.) Lord R. CECIL—WiII compensation he given for the in. jezy done' PALMERSTON—I cannot say that it will. of smaller vessels for the purpose of being detached from squadrons on • variety of services. The noble lord then entered into • detailed statement of the graduated process of building armour-plated ships. Bderring to the question of guns, he Mated that the Admiralty had for the present decided on adopting as • broadside gun • muzzle-loading smooth-bore, averaging about six tons, and carrying • projectile of 100114. weight ; and rifled guns of the service calibre were also in prepara tion, while the 300-pounder Armstrong would ale) be carried experimentally by our ships of war. Up to the present time a target of the thickness of the Bellerophon, the latest improved iron-clad ship, had not been pierced by any gun. The vote for new works showed an increase for barracks for marines, while a great basin was to be con structed at Portsmouth. The dockyards were to be de creased, those at Deal and Deptford being in due time to discontinued. He announced that there would hereafter be an increase of charge for additions to the pay of the naval officers, including petty officers. He moved the first vote 2,874,6471. for wages to 71,950 seamen and marines. After a few words from Sir Jests HAT upon various de tails connected with the estimates,. . . . . . . Sir J. FAKIISGioii expressed his astonishment that in , the present state of affairs on the Continent and in America I the government should have thought it desirable to propose a redaction of 4,060 men and boys. Any diminution of force, whether in the navy or army, was calculated to im pries on the great powers the belii4, already too general, I that the louder we talked the less disposed were we to act. He concurred in the policy of maintaining the naval reserve, and of drawing on the mercantile manse when ; bat no mistake could be greater than that of replacing the boys, who were likely to become the most valuable class of seamen in the navy, by any accidental addition that might be denved from the merchant service. Nothing in the speech of the noble lord had gratified him more than the statement that a considerable number of men and boys were held in roper's in the home ports ready to be placed in any ships that might require to be manned. The right hon. baronet commented upon the salient points of the estimates, I and took exception to the impropriety of covering the Mi notaur, the Agiocoart, and the Northumberland (three of the moat costly ships in the navy) with armour which, he said, had turned out to be defective and inferior. Bir M. VETO said the one great want in the navy was a master mind to carry out that economy of labour in the royal dockyards which was obtained in private establish- I mantis. Mr. LAIRD urged the necessity of providing additional dock and basin accommodation for large steam ships. In case of war, docks would be wanted at Bermuda, Halifax, and Malta, in addition to those required at home. Captain BERKELEY hoped that the case of the warrant officers would be considered in any scheme for the increase of pay in the navy. With regard to the reduction of men and boys he considered it merely nominal, as the number to be borne on the books world be as great as ever, After some further discussion, in which Mr. Kinnaird,SirJ. Elphiastose, Lord Fennoy, Captain Talbot, and Mr. Stang fold took part, Mr. LINDSAY moved that the Chairman report progress. Lard 0. PAGET said he only asked for the vote of men, and be hoped the committee would agree to that. After some observations from Mr. C. BLEKELET and Mr. STANSFELD, Lord PALMERSTON said the vote was for the men, and to discuss the dockyards and other matters would be irre gular, and hon. members would be called to order by the Chairman. _ . . Mr. LLNDSAY said that nobody knew better than the noble lord that if they agreed to this vote it would prevent the committee discussing very important questions. Sir J. HAY supported the motion for reporting pro- The committee divided : For the motion 3l Against it The house consequently rommed. DOCKYARDS. Lord C. PAGET moved that a select committee heap pointed to inquire into and report upou the basin and dock accommodation of the royal dockyards in the United King dom, and He anfliciency for the public service, having reference especially to the proposed extension of her Majesty 's dockyard at Portsmouth. The motion was agreed to. On the names being proposed, Mr. HENNESSY objected to these being nominated to night, on the ground of its being unusual, and also on the ground that there wee no Irish mein her on the committee. After some conversation the nomination was postponed. GRAND JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion of Mr. BLAKZ leave was given to bring in this bill. PENAL SERVITUDE ACTS AMENDMENT (No. 2) BI LL. On thel motion of Mr. ADDERtor Moo* was even to bring io this bill. The remaining orders were disposed of, and the house ad journed at ten minutes peat 1 riek. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—Tscasasi•. The meagre attendance this afternooo contrasted in a marked degree with that of Monday, notwithstanding that the section who had intended to go to Huogerford would, it was thought, show themselves at Hyde Park-corner, in consequence of the postponement of the racing in Berkshire until the following day. There were no transactions worth commenting upon, and the only feature of the afternoon was the announcement of the death of the Dominator of Coup d'Etat for the Derby. by whicli all bets upon the horse are void. Closing prices : Lab; InttDour. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FEB. 25. Arnius. Ylb 111•110180701 Olt PITT r. TIM 1011. HOILICZ PITT. This was an appeal from the Court of Se aim in Scotland. The suit was brought by the present respondent, the Hon. Horace Pitt, formerly lientenant-colooel of the Royal Home Guards Blue, to obtain • divorce from his wife, Eleanor Pitt, formerly Bator. The point involved was one of the jurisdiction of the courts of Scotland to dissolve • marriage contracted in England, on the ground that the respondent was domiciled in Scattered. It appeared that the respondent was an Englishman by birth, being the Royal eon of the late Lord Rivera, and having entered the Royal Horse Guards Bios, be resided chiefly, if not altoge ther is London, in the barracks in which his regiment wee quartered. He formed • connexion with the appellant, sad, after some cohabitation, wan married to her on the 10th of April, 1845. At the time of her marriage the wife was possessed of no inconsiderable means, and her property was settled on her to her sole nee. After a mar riage trip to the Continent, the parties returned to London, and lived in • house in Taney-street, Mayfair, which was the property of the wife ; bat in the year 1846 the respon dent bought a house in Park-lane far a residence, but hav ing fallen into pecuniary difficulties, he was unable to carry out the object, and he again took up his quarters in the bar racks of his regiment, the wife continuing to occupy the house in Tilney-street. In 1854 the respondent's pecuniary embarransments were such that be was obliged to keep out of the way of his creditors, was oompelled to sell hie com mission, and to wok • refuge in Scotland. All thin time the wife remained in England, and resided at a place called "the Dell," at Essleheld green, in Surrey, but, with the exception of • few months when be went to the Crimea, the respondent resided in Scotland. In 1858 the respondent took • house near Oban on lean, and has continued to reside there. Uutil that year he corresponded with his wife upon amicable terms, when circumstances came to his knowledge which caused him to seek • divorce in the Scottish courts on the ground of her adultery. When the can came on for hearing, the appellant disputed the jurisdiction of the court. The Lord Ordinary, in the first instance, held that the respondent had resided sufficiently in Scotland to have become domiciled in that country, and that by consequence the domicile of the wife followed his, although she had never left England. On appeal to the Inner House this ruling wee confirmed, but on another ground, namely, that even if the respondent had acquired a Scotch domicile, and although the English domicile was not lost, the wife must be con sidered resident with her husband in Scotland for all legal purposes ; the present wail was then brought. The Attorney Geomd and Mr. Fleming appeared for the appellant ; the queen's Advocate and Sir Hugh Cairns for the respondent. The case was not concluded. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.. MANSION-HOUSE. Before the commencement of the regular business of the court the Lord Mayor said it having been intimated to him that a committee had been formed for the relief of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Danish army, he took the earliest opportunity of stating publicly that he should be most happy to be the medium for receiving and transmit ting any subscriptions which might be seat to him for that Puroes. Jonn Wittkotter and Daniel Rose, described as commission agent, were brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbons (who sat for the Lord Mayor) charged with uttering three bills of exchange, bearing a forged acceptance, well knowing it to be forged. Mr. Abrahams prosecuted ; and Mr. Lurks and Mr. Beard attended to watch the case on behalf of hose ; and Mr. Wanner, jun., appeared for the prisoner Wittkower. Evidence having been given, Mr. Abrahams asked for a remand ; and Mr. Lewis and Mr. Wootoer both addressed the bench with a viow to pro. cure the prisooers admission to bail, and contended that there was no proof of &fraudulent intent on the part of either of the prisoners. Mr. Alderman Gibbons, however, declined to accede to the application, and the prisoners were remanded. THE INDIAN MEDICAL SERVICE. Mr. LESLIE wished to ask the Secretary of State for India upon what grounds the royal warrant for her Ma• *ay's Indian medical service had been so long delayed, and when the said warrant would be Mewed. . . Sir C. WOOD said a warrant had been prepared with the object of placing the medical service of England on the same footing as the Queen's service, but ac a doubt had arisen whether that would not infringe on an act of parliament, it had been referred to the law officers of the India CoanciL EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND. Mr. LESLIE wished to ask the Lord Advocate whether her Majesty's government would agree. to Mine a royal commission to inquire into the state of education generally in Scotland, and would consent to defer the application of the new revised code to Scotland until the report of said commission shall have been submitted for the consideration of parliament. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that in conformity with a wish expressed last session by Scotch members he made a proposal to the government to issue a commission on the subject of Scotch education. That proposal ha believed received deliberate consideration. The result was that it was not thought necessary to make the inquiry in so formal a shape, and that the facts might be ascertained otherwise. With regard to the latter question. as to whether the re vised code would be suspended, that was a m►tter more far the consideration of the Vice-President of the Council, but he presumed there was no intention of suspending it. THE ILLETMLYATED CLOCK AT WESTMINSTER. Mr. PACKE wished to ask the First Commissioner of Works, u other illuminated clocks in the metropolis give light through the night,why the public were deprived of the light of the clock at the Palace of Westminster nightly at 12 o'clock. Mr. COWPEE said that the practice wu to illuminate the clock during the hours which it was considered would be most useful. To continue the illumination during the night would involve the expenditure of a large quantity of tat. and then perhAps the French proverb, •. Le jeu ne want pas /a chandelle,* would apply. (Laughter.) The practice was to cut off the supply at 12 o'clock, or later if the house was sitting ; but if it were the wish of hon. members that it should remain on all night, he had no ob jection to it. (Hear, bear.) THE DANO•GERILLS QUARREL. Mr. D. GRIFFITH wished to salt the First Lord of the Treasury whether the government had received information that, by order of Prince Frederic Charles of Primula. num bers of the inhabitants, and almost all the clergymen of Gravenstein and its neighbourhood, bad been arrested as spies, and • warning had been issued to the inhabitants complainieg of their Danish sympathies, and informing them that all those arrested as spies in future would be executed : and, if that be the case, whether such wholesale treatment of the loyal inhabitants of an invaded country as a • and thereby subject to summary execution, be in with the modern uoaaggas of war among civilised nations. Lord PALMERSTON, who was again cheered on rising to answer, mid her Majesty's government had received no in formation on the subject to which the question related. (Laughter.) Mr. W. FORSTER wished to ask the ruder Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Danishgovernment had given notice of any intention to blockade any of the German ports ; and also, whet notice was required io case such blockade be beetituted He also wished to ask whether, in case there be such blockade, • ship arriving off the blockaded port after the notice bad expired, and having sailed before the notice given, would be allowed to enter. Mr. LAYARD said her Majesty's government had not received any notice of the intention to blockade say German port by Danish cruisers. He under stood the coast of Sleswig-Hoistein was to be blockaded, but be had no notice of any blockade of German porta. As to the other part of the question, he believed there was no definite period for giving notice of • blockade. That notice was communicated from one government to another, and when received he her Majesty's government was inserted io the Ga.:ette. He believed time was allowed vessels to leave. Mr. MACEVOY wished to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the Danish government had officially claimed the active ea- Matsui' of England on the ground of the London pinto col; and whether the government were aware that • similar application had been addressed to the French go vernment with an intimation in each case that if refused the Danish government would avail themselves of the amist►xe alleged to bare been offered by the govern ment of the King of Italy. Mr. LAI - ARCsaid he was not exactly aware what the bon. gentleman meant by the London protocol. But if he meant the London treaty, there was under that treaty no ground for calling on her Majesty's government to give active assistance. If the hon. gentleman meant the gua rantee of 1720, the case anticipated by that pimentos had cot arisen. Consequently the government were not called on to give may opinion on the subject. He might take that opportunity of mentioning the state of the papers on this question. (Hear, hear.) The first instalment was de. livered that morning. Another batch of papers, which, though not belonging to the series, were so im portant that be thought they ought to be presented, were laid on the table that evening, and the remainder he hoped would be ready for distribution either on Monday or Tuesday. Hs could amine the house there bed been no unnecessary delay, and the utmost exertion had been used to get the papers ready. (Hear.) Mr. D. GRIFFITH wished to ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether it was true that Prussia and Austria had agreed toe conference on the affairs of Dentnark ; and if so, whether that engagement involved an immediate suspeo sloe of hostilities between those powers and Denmark. Lord PALMERSTON—As I hare stated to the house on a former occasion, the groat object of her Majesty's govern. meat during the long negotiations which hare taken place is to living about a friendly settlement of the differences between Denmark and Germany. For that purpose we at one time proposed an armistice as the foundation for • con ference, but we found that both parties attached such conditions to the armistice as made it impossible for the other party to agree to it. Disappointed in that we lately proposed a conference without an armistice, thinking that if we could got a certain number of persons round a table to discuss the matter we would be more likely to come to some agreement than by discussing it at long distances in the capitals of different countries. Austria and Prussi► have agreed to a conference without an arrnia tice. i Hear, hear.) I believe France also would be willing to eater such a coofereuce. I fancy Russia would be die. posel to do. With regard to Sweden. lam not quite sure. We have not yet got any answer from Denmark, and there fore no decision has yet been come to. L rd J. MANNERS said that with regard to what fell from the hon. gentleman 131 r. Layardl, that under the treaty of 1720 the case then contemplated bad net arisen, lie wished to ask the noble lord which of the contradictor, reports which were in circulation as to the occupation of a portion of Jutland by the Prussian army was correct whether it was true that the Pllll6ll army, which b 44 occupied a portion Of Jellaba, had since receded; or whir tber it wag tflte that the occupation continued, and was to oriaintained ;am strategical grounds. Ile wished further to kr .rw whrther a representative of the Ultimo Diet had been invited to enter the conference. Lord PA I.MER.STON —That which his happened relative to the ooctiriatioo of Jutland is this : that the allied troops pitied the frontier, and took up a position at a place called bolding. Upon representations being mule at Berlin we were informed that that operation was not only without orders. but against positive instructions; and that in con sequence the commander of the forces on the spot would be reprimanded for having doers so. Rut it was added that, it appearing that the occupation of that particular place being of great strategical value for the security of the a'lMd troops is Sleswig, the occupation would nevertheless be continued. (Larrkliter.) But the Prussian and Austrian government, still adhere to this posi tion—that they acknowledge the validity of the treaty of 1852 and the maintenance of the integrity of the Danish monarchy. And therefore it is that Inv hen. friend the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs stated that the case con templated by the guarantee of 172 n—supposing that gua rantee to be still ■ppliable, which is another question— (hear, hear)—don not apply to the present state of things. The Oerman Diet were asked—originally asked—to sa n d member to the conference, and lam not sure what their decision may have been. . _ Mr. M Af ; EVOY said the hoe. gentleman (Mr. Layerd) had not answered the latter part of his question. Mr. LAYARD begged pardon. An application bad been made by her Majesty's government to the French govern. meet, but the cam under the guarantee not having aims her Me i.sty's government did not thick themselves called on to give an opinion. As to the government of the King of Italy he could not give any answer, as he had no infor mation on the subject. SEIZURE OP THE TUSCALOOSA. Mr. YEACISCKE wisbed to ask the noble lord oil what grenade the Tuscaloosa bad been seized at the Caps of Good Hope. Lord P r ii LMERSTON —The Tuscaloosa vu soind is the Brat instasos is ossesqueuas of rustructious not to tie Caps, THE COURTS OF JERSEY. Mr. SCLATER-BOOTH wished to sak the Secretary of State for the Home Department whetbst be had received for presentation to her Majesty a petition, signed by nearly three hundred of the principal landed proprietors of Jersey. praying for an ateralion in the mode of appointing joints to the Royal Court of that island ; and whether he would state what course he intended to adopt with reference to that subject. Sir G. GREY said that the petition bad been received, and was now under the consideration of the Privy Council. INDIAN PRIZE MONEY. Mr. COX wished to ash the Secretary of State for India why the prize money for C.estral India had not yet been issued. and when it was likely that it would be. Sir C. WOOD said that additional claims had been sent ia. The matter had been referred to the Treasury, and he could mot say whim the money would be issued. PENAL SERVITUDE. In reply to Mr. Cats, Sir G. GREY said he was glad to have au opportunity of stating that primers under sentence of penal servitude for life would be separated from all other prisooera sad would form a distinct class ; and under no circumstances whatever would they be entitled to claim a remission of any portion of their sentence. NAVAL YARDS. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. LINDSAY rose to oill attention to the report of the commissioners appointed by her Majesty in 1860 to inquire into the control and management of her Majesty's naval yards ; and to move that in the opinion of that house the recommendations of the said commissioners ought to be carried into effect. Sir F. SMITH hoped the government a-Gold resist the motion, and he would support them in doing it. Admiral 'WALCOTT earnestly hoped the government would not agree to the proposition of the boo. member. Lord C. PAGET said the motion before the house wee in reference to the information given by the Ad miralty as to the expenditure at the dockyards, and the hoo. member for Sunderland had criticised the re turns very severely, and in doing so be bad acted very un fairly. Three years ago the house insisted upon having carefully prepared accounts, is order that the public might know what her Majesty's dome really cost while in building or in repairing, and the Admiralty had desired to place those Acoounts in such a state that it could be seen what the costa in the dockyards of building her Majesty's ships really was. They had always had accounts, but the difficulty had been to prepare the accounts of the several doekyanls, as they had not been kept on the same system, and consequently there were no means of comparing the cost of the ships built in the various dockyards. That was a matter which the soyal commission on the dockyards pointed out, end to amend that state of things this information had been given to the hones. In reference to one ship—the Achilles—the Ad miralty. had entered into minute details, in order that a comparison might be made between the can of that ship and the armour-plated ships which had been built in private yards. In a few weeks that ship would be ready for sea, and then they would be able to compare her express with that of the Warrior and other ships. He thought these criticisms of the bon. gentleman were a little misplsmd, because the Admiralty bad merely been doing that which the country desired them to do. The remarks of the hon. gentleman is reference to the officers be would next advert to. It was true that the royal commissioners made various recommendations as to the higher officers, and so doubt they proposed some sweeping changes in the de partment. The government went into the matter, sad they were disposed to carry out mania of the recommendations. but the Duke of Somerset distinctly repudiated the idea of allowing certain principal officers to appoint all those who might be employed under them ; thinking that there would be great disadvantages at some time or another from such a system ; and that, as be was responsible for the appointments, they would be better in his hands. The hon. gentleman had remarked thatalthough the government were always building ships, the effective ships of the fleet hail been reduced; and why' Because the government had been complying with a with often expressed by the house, that instead of keei.ing ships in their harbours occupying room and moorings, they should be sold, and the Admiralty had been selling them in all directions. (Hear, hear.) But unfortunately they had got into a little trouble lately in doing that, for the sold one ship to a bona lode merchant, and sow it appea that she was going to be converted into a man-of-war for the Confe derates. (Hear, hear.) The Foreign.office bad said that they most not sell any more so loos as this war be tween the North and South of America was going on. and consequently they had ceased doing so. Bat the Ad miralty had disposed of a great many ships, and bad thus reduced the fleet, but those sold were not effective or strong enough to be used as men-of-war. His hon. friend beside him (Mr. Stanefeld) had, during the time he had been in office, given his undivided attention to the whole of the dockyard system—the keeping of the accounts, the payment of wages, and so forth—and the result did him the very highest credit for the energy and ability which he had dis played. (Hear, hear.) His hou. frieud knew more of these things than he did, and if the house would allow them to go into committee he would explain everything. (Hear.) The motion was by leave withdrawn. THE TREATIES FOR THE CESSION OF THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Oolapel DUNNE then rose to call the attention of the house to the recent treaties for the cession of the lonian Islands to the kingdom of Greece ; and to ask if, by any provisions in them, engagements were made for the pig ment of the arrears of contributions due by those islands to Great Britain, as well as for the pensions granted to British subjects for services under the lonian government. Mr. EVANS hoped that a better security would be given to the holders of the pensions in question than their having their tames merely scheduled in the treaty. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said, with reference to the arrears of contributions, that they had in 1836 been fixed at Avow. • year, which was soon found to be more than the revenue of the lonian Islands could bear, and in 1814 there was an arrest of 60,0001. The contributions were then fixed at a fifth of the revenue of the country ; but nevertheless the arrest had reached in 1849 to 90,060/. Since then there had been no arrear, and it was not inteuded that payment of that arrear should be insisted on. With regard to the the names of the pereoes entitled to them bad been inserted in the treaty of cession, and by an article of the treaty the Greek government bound itse lf to pay them. The same course bad been takes with regard to the pay ment of compel:mato= for loss of offices. Mr. K INGLAKE was of opinion that this country was primarily liable for the pensions and compensations, although the government might take steps to obtain repay ment from the Greek government. THE NAVY EITIMATES. Sir J. WALITI47allad atientiroi•whathe alleged to he the inadequacy of oar state of naval Um to the present exigencies of political affairs. He objected to the estimates oo the ground that they were not formed in ac• oordanos with the lima the times. He mooed that the great change io naval warfare, and the critical state of our foreign relations. require the most rigorous and immediate national efforts on a scale calculated to maintain the marl . tbrempremacr of England. -...—.. ColoOel SIKES expressed an opinion that the present navy of agland was equal to all the navies of the world combined, and showed by statistics that the alleged advance in the strength of the French war marine relative to our own was a fallacy. The motion was withdrawn. The house thee west into committee of supply. Lord PAGET brought forward the navy estimates. He stated that in consonance with a recommendation of the Committee on Public Accounts, a statement had been prepared, showing the net coat of the service provided for to the naval estimates, after taking Ist* account the extra receipts payable into the Exchequer. The astimatee for the preassi year were 10.7:16,032/., ea compared with 10,432.6101., showin; a decrease of 103,4221. This had been effected by the reduction in men and materiel. There was a reduction of seamen, coast guards. and boys, amounting to 4.050 ; the marine! 7emaising at lii,ooo men, the relative numbers of nee for the last and prevent years being 76,000 to 71,950. Till/ did not reduce efficiency, as it was caused by the smaller number of men required for armour-plated ships. The number of ships in commission had been increased by four this year, with • vast increase of power in the shape of iree-clad vessels. The decrease bad been also caused by a system of weeding the fleet of the worst men. The reduc tion of 2,000 boys was caused by ceasing to send se cood-clam boys into sea-going ships, sod therefore • lees number of that class was required. This reduction would also allow of the reception of 1.000 seamen a year from the merchant *mica 1,500 coast-guard men had been reduced, because there were that cumber of vacancies in that branch of the servim. lo reference to the manning of the navy, he showed that all difficulty in that respect had ceased, for he named a number of ships which were manned last year on the average in leas than • month, instead of their bean compelled to wait for four or firs months. The conduct of the seamen was aonually improving, a fourth of them wear ing good-conduct badges. The Naval Reserve was going on most favourably in every respect. Referring to the vote foe the "scientific branch," he stated • sum had been taken fee establishing • school of meal architecture. On the votes for naval stores, for building, repairs, and outfit of the fleet, steam machinery, and ships built by maiming, there was in the store-keeper's dartineut • reductiou of 169,9514 and in that of the controller of the navy ow of 195,137/. An item in this vote was for six double crowed iron•plated gunboats. On the vote for wages to artificers, , thin was an increase of 162,4381. There were 23 iron-clad ship built and building ; of which sevee were in gem minim, six would be ready in the middle of this year, six mom b 7 the end of the year, and early the next year the remainder would be ready. There were only 21 built and building last year. There was an increase in the item of repairs, that of drill and training shim, and for the ini• prevenient of steam machinery. The increase dim ships did not Freesia the neomeity of keeping ups large somber LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 2 agsl list 61b (off, 8 to 1 t freely) 12 to 1 Lord Coventry's Emblematic, 6 yes, lOst 6lb (t and off) 15 to 1 Mr. T. Hoot's Wee Nell, aged, hat Glb (t) 100 to 6 Lord Coventq's Emblem, aged, ltUt Bib (I freely) 20 to 1 Mr. T. Damon's Serious Case, aged, list 3lb (t) 20 to I Mr. Holman 's Worcester, aged, list (off, t 25 to I) 20 to 1 Mr.B.Lead's Amy, 6 yrs, Ilst (off,t 25 to 1) 10 to 1 Major Wombwell's Bell's Life, 6 yrs, 10st (t) 50 to 1 Mr. J. Astley's Arbury, aged, Ilst 121 b (t) 68 to 1 Capt. Machell's Leonidas, 6 y rs, 10st 12Ib (t) TWO THOUSAND. 6 to 1 oa the Geld (off) CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 aget Mr. J. Osborne's The Little Stag, 3 yrs, Est (t freely) 35 to 1 Mr. Jackson's Wlaitethorn, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (t) DERBY. 10 to 1 agat Mr. Merry'. Scottish Chief (off) 14 to 1 Captain John White's C.mborcan (t) 18 to 1 Lord St. Vincent's Forager (off, t2oto 1) 25 to 1 Mr. J. Osborne'. Prince Arthur (t) 25 to 1 Mr. l'Ansons' Blair Athol (t) 2000 to 70 Mr. H. Hill.' Ackworth (t) 66 to 1 Lord Glasgow's Strafford (t) 1000 to 10 Mr. H. ILU's Copenhagen (t) 1000 to 10 Mr. Hodgman'. Vidtant (I) 5000 to 50 Mr. Hodgman 's lot—bar Valiant It) BETTING AT MARC ESTE R.—Ta CRS DAV. A very thin attendance, and the only bet laid was 20 to 1 against Amy for the Liverpool Steeplechase. HUNG ERFORD RACES. The following list of hones arrived includes those which we oneounced in our impression of yesterday :—Earl of Surrey, Turn of Luck, Violet, Lavender, Miss Emm►, Reechand, Glowworm, Verbena, Ralfverne, DecePtkm, Fastrenner, Cereus, Victoria C,ooa, Viodicts, Surbiton, Kennett, Wolfhound, Burlesque filly. Gleudesk. Peignoir, King Cotton, Reindeer, Rosette, Black Strap, Mrs. Carter filly, Quiz, Monmouth, Lore Letter, LadrAlice filly,Biragu, Dunraven, Rhmbus, Diploma, Loupgarou colt, Bedouin, Virginia, De Grey, Butte; fly, Jack olAntere, Peru, Paddy from Cosk, Le Moreau], Rubini, and Newfound/and. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADMIRALTY. FEB. aI—APPOINTMENTS AND PRO monoN.—StalYSurgeon J. J. Achesoo, to the Cornwallis. Assistant-Surgeon C. J. Devonshire, to tho Ranger. Masters A. F. F. 3tugford, to the St. George, for the Coast Guard ; J. T. Gowllend (additional), to the Fisgard. Seoood Muter G. A. Brewing (additional), to the Sutlej. Clerk W. Stunner, te the Ajax. Engineer W. Wyod to the Ocean, coal depot ; W. Rowley (a), to the Cumberland, for the Sheerness tug (additional). Assistant Engineer W. Crichtoo, to the Prunus Royal J. J. Nibbs, to the Indite as supernum rrrr y. To be Retired Captain—Staff Commander J. Taylor. We learn from our Southampton correspondent that the steamers of the North German Lloyd's Company are about to sail to and from America undertbe Russian flag. NEW SOUTHWARK STREIT. —Yesterday the foot pavement of the new street was completed. SIIIOIII its opening both passenger and carriage traffic from the south east to the south west has been very great, proving the new route to be a greet sweetie and public convenience. Next week the numerous plots of lead along the line will be let out on building teams by the Metritan Board of Works. The great bulk of the traffic from the Loudon Bridge Railways, the South Western, and London, Chatham, and Dover, flowing east and wig, and rkc terra, now takes the new routs. eve m tit.] HOLLOWAY'S OINTVIENT AND Plug —lnstant Relict.—:ores which are daily estending, alms which are hourly deepening, may be arrested in their torturing =and induced to take a heslthy action by applying this Ointment and taking these purifying Pifis. It soothes all didempers of and extracts all morbid humours from the akin. Old ulcers of the lop, infianinsations caused by varicose wins, and cramps of the loser limbs, can sensibly be eased sad shortly cured by Holloway's never failing Ointment, which re presses excessive, and stimulates sluggish vascular and nervous adios. In constitutions breaking down under piles, fistulas, and other similarly painful maladies, *few applications of this cooling Ointments W gir e oomlort and a pen. deuce In tie ass win oiled a airs. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. As many u 50 charges of destroying clothes in work. houses have been heard at this court during the last month. Not a day has passed during the last few weeks but some such charge has been ht from St. George's, St. James's, and St. Martin's w and, notwithstanding the magistrates have in all omen nut the offenders to prison for terms of either 21 days or a month, the offence does not appear to be on the decrease. Yesterday three men were brought before Mr. Knox, charged with destroying their clothing—two from St. Msrtio's and one from St. George's. The prisoners made the usual defence in such raw—that their clothing was dirty, and they destroyed it in order to get other. They were committed for 21 days each. - - - - --- ASSOCIATION OP CHAMBERS OP COMMERCE. Yesterday the members of this association re assembled at the West:mitotic Palace Hotel ; Mr. &lir eotr S. LLOYD DI the chair. Till ELPTAL Or THE 17TH armor or THE STATUTE or FRAUDS. Mr. Htsi, of Huddersfield, brought forward the follow. log resolution :—•• That the los and inconvenience which result from the operation of the 17th section of the' Statute of Frauds' (29 Chiles 11., c. 3), and of the 7th section of the statute 9 George IV., c. lt, rendering void all cataracts for sale of goods exceeding 10/., unless reduced into writing, or evidenced by delivery sod acceptance, or by payment on account, render it expedient that those mikes should be repealed, and that a petition for such repeal be to her Majesty's government." The proposer urged that the sections in question operated very unjustly towards the fair and hoeourable trader, while the unscrupulous and dishonest man obtained an advantage it was Dever intended he should possess. He had commu nicated with the chambers of commerce in Scotland and in Dublin, and from those quarters he bad ascertained that people felt no difficulty in corning no their commercial transactions without the influence of the objectionable clauses in the statute. It was very difficult to induce a merchant to give a written order fur goods when their value was above 101., on account of the oicles that presseted themselves, and customers had often taken offence at the idea of being asked for an order under such circumstances. Experience in Scotland for the last two hundred years had proved that there was no Porosity for any such • restrictive act. At the time when the Statute of Fronds was framed, the commercial relations of men were much more limited than they were at present. In 999 transactions out of a thousand that took place at the present time, there was no written agreement whatever. A parliamentary committee bad sat upon the question. and their opinion was that the act should be abolished. In the avast of the act being repealed there would be nothing to prevent pal ties from baying written agreements prepared in any special transactions where they might be thought Mr. Stars (Sheffield) seconded the resolution. Mr. WRIGHT (Birmingham) was of opinion that no case had heels made out for • repeal of the kw in question. In small transactions there was no written agreement, but in larger transactions a memorandum wee necessary to com plete the contract. That was the custom in hie locality. Mr. Guars (Wolverhampton) said that in the report which had been published. it appeared that the London merchants were unanimously in favour of retaining the law. In Wolverhampton the custom was to require an agreement in writing. In the event of the kw being repealed, this dif ficulty would arise :—at preempt • written agreement was re garded as • matter of course in large transactions, as it was felt that no bargain could be complete without on. ; whereas, if the statute were abolished, people would not like to ask for anything of the kind. Mr. LLTION (Leeds) said he was engaged in • manufac ture where the greet majority of the transactions were small in amounts, and of course it would be impossible to give a written agreement in each. After a little further diectuaion the resolution was put, and was carried by 8 to 4. The CHAIRMAN observed that their rules required • Tmss jority of two-thirds before the body could take collective action upon it. This vote was exactly two-thirds, and therefore the emaciation could act upon it. Mr. GIBISS asked permission to bring helm the meeting • question relating to county oourta. It was well known that cases of great hardship existed where no legal remedy could be applied—cases of fraudulent trustees for the fulfil ment of connects, intestacies, Irc. He felt stroogly on this subject, and trusted that the association would adopt measures with a view to future action upon it. Mr. SMITH (Sheffield) mid the question was one of great importance to the community ; and be thought it would be a great advantage if county courts were armed with equity jurisdiction to • limited extent. The CHAIRMAN said that the matter bad been under con sideration, and a general opinion had been expressed in j favour of equity urisdiction to a limited amount being allowed to county courts. A vote of thanks to the chairman was carried by asthm a tion, sod the proceedings of the association were brought to • close. EDGWARE, HIGHGATE, AND LONDON RAILWAY. —The ordinary half-yearly mooting of this company was held yesterday at the office, 19, Duke-strait, Waatmio der, Mr. James Farquhar in the chair. The escretary reed the report, which has already been published. The chair man, iu moving its adoption, maid the works of the liar were now in a forward state, and he had every realm to believe that before their sett meeting a peat portion of the line would be complete. With respect to the bill now be fore whiniest, authorising the CONSialletioll of a breech to Alexanths.park, the shareholders would be called to gether on a future °wagon to give ibeir emotion to that bill. He moat also state that the Ilse would be • single one, with the exception of the breach to Ahxamdr•-park. He believed that the traffic to be derived from this branch would prove highly remunerative. Mr. C. Maguey ascoodsd the adoption of the report, which, ►fter some remarks by Messrs Kimick aed Heald, was agreed to. MORE THAN LYRE AND INITIII TIAN 'vim—This applies to the largest and best stork of spring and summer patterns ever submitted for public approval. The world-famed lea. trousers at Alfred Webb Mlles', the ortglastafs este bbslueent. :3. Brooketreet, Hanover-square. Established 1841. —l►dvertiseeteat.l MARKET& TALLOW.—TEUR,DAT EVE:MG.—The market me tteedy to-day. Spot, 49e. lid. ; March, 40a. 6a. ; 41a. 6d. ; July to September, 42a. ; October to December, 435. dd. to 43a 9d. Delivery to last evening, 833 casks ; no arrivals. COTTON.—LrrosPooL, no. 25.—We hare had rather more tone in the market to-day, and a fair amocut of business has been doge at steady prices. The sales are 6,000 bales, of which 2,oooare for export and speettlatioc. WOOL AND WORSTED.—BRADFORD, Fee. 25.—T1t*r, is a greatly improved tone pervading every branch of trade in to-day's market. The announcement of the reduction in the Bank rate of discount has had a very wliolesorne The announcement of a conference with regard to the Skewig-Holstein difficulty has also had a good influence in 110111 e quarters, though some think that this course is rather premature, and that no beneficial result will atpreeent lbw from it. There is rather more activity in the wool market, al though the purchases are made to supply immediate wants. The demand rues upon .11 descriptions of wool, although the preponderance is much in favour of bright.haired sorts, and for hop and wethets. Hogs, which are scarce, coni• mandlvery good prices, and wetbers, which have been neg tented. are to much better request at improving prices. There ia, if anything, a better feeling in wonted yarns. There is a good demand for 30's and 40'e for the home trade. Two. folds, which have been neglected, are in considerable re quest, and pines are, if anything, dearer. There is very little doing for the continent ; some purchases of 30's ha%e been made for that quarter. Stocks are exceedingly los, and with a brighter politica horizon a brisk trade would immediately spring up, especially when it is remembered that the foreign houses have been so long inactive, and are equally low in stocks. Prices are nominally higher than L.st week, although a good customer might, no doubt, do busineu at last week s rates. There is a steady business doing in pieces. The home houses are doing a fair business. So taros the shipping trade is concerned operations are confined elusively to the American and China Louses. For the Wier quarter large orders in figures might be taken, if maonfo. turen were in a position to deliver in reasonable tine. Prices are rather firmer. LACE AND HOSIERY. NOTTninnan, FEB. _',.— There is just now very little demand from the continent and for exportation generally, the largest houses havinz generally supplied themselves by this time of the year. For the home markets, however, there is rather more inquiry than at the date of our lest report, but the demand for London is said to be very quiet. Though there u ratLe: more tone in the quotations of lace yarns, buyers still order very sparingly, under the very gene ral impression that prices from this time must gradually give way. They pnr chew only to supply their immediate want. ; and while this feeling laste there will be no marked revival of the trade ; this is rather • healthy symptom than otherwise. and in nowise affects the ultimate prospects of the trade, which are on the whole of • cheering character. In the earl, part of the weak the hosiery trade was rather quiet, both for home and exportation ; but just now there is rather more animation in several branches, particularly in the cheaper classes of goods. The 6oe open weather, and the expectation that the temperature will soon become more genial, exercises no in. considerable effect on the spirits of speculators, and there are fair prospects of a good spring trade.—Nottinohani CORS.—BIRMINGII.O4, Fes. 25.—At this day's mariet there was again a large supply of wheat, and all kinds further declined rid. to Is. per quarter. Barley the turn cheaper. Osta and beans maintained their value. Yeas neglected. Dryrus, Fos. 21—Our market was moderately supplied with wheat, but we had a fall quantity of barley. The trade for the former was very quiet and rather in favour of the buyer, but we cannot quote any positive change in prices from last week. The bed prime samples of barley rude fully former rates. Other descriptions were a heavy trade and difficult to quote. All sprite cora in I;beml supply; and of this there was some demand for seed. Prima still keep low, and we can make no change from former weeks. Best white wheat, 21s. to 225. ; best red ditto, 20s. to 21s. lid. • inferior aorta. 17s. to 20s. ; beat barley, 33e. to 38s. ; imicoodary ditto, 211 e. to 349. ; in ferior ditto, 20a. to 27a. • oats, 18e. to 275. ; beans, lea. to 20a ; peas, 16s. Ito 19s: ; tine dour, 30s. to 312. dd. ; other flour, 255. to Ns. . Ms.vcitearts, Fes. 23.—Then was a fair attendance at our market this morning. English wheat maintained the currency of this day se'unight, with a moderate consump tive dem►nd ; while foreign was neglected, and unaltered in value. In Boor there was very little doing, but prices cannot be quoted lower. Oats and oatmeal were in limited request, and on the former the tarn wee in favour of buyers. English beans declined lA. per quarter, and Egyptian were also rather easier. Indian corn ruled steady. NIWAZIL, FIB. 24. —The supply of wheat was fair ; 1111/11- piss were in good condition. Fm. aorta unsliered ; inferior hard to sell. The barley trade ruled dull at about recent rates. The inquiry for oats was inactive. For beans the demand was slow. NIS - BUST, Fn. 25.—We have to report a small supply of wheat for this day's market. which prevented any decline in price. though the trade was slow. A fair supply of bar ley, and all sorts rather easier to buy. Oats, beans, and peas continue dull. rxsaroca, Fes. 25.—The supply moderate, and trade slow. Wheat not cheaper ; of spring corn, picked samples for seed sold at former prices ; other samples were lower. Flour, 38e. to 43e. per sack. _ _ _ Bunsumsa, FEB. 24.—As compared with last week, wheat was 6d. up oa the top, and 6d. down on the ave rage. Barley waa 6d. up on the top, and 9d. down on the average. Oats were same oa the top, and 2d. up on the average. Beane were same on the top, and 9d. down oa the avenge. Wheat, 23e. to 46a. ; barley, 21a. to na. 6d. ; oats, 15e. 3d. to 26e. ; beam, 27e. to 40e. CATTLE—Norm/want, FED. 24.—The supply of cattle at market to-day was about an avenge, and former prier were tolerably well maintained. There 'were a few Irish besets and some north country animals in the market. Best beef made Ba. 6d. ; inferior. Ts. to Bs. Shorn sheep realised 70. per lb. ; small swooned, Bd. ; large, Bld. Good calves sold at Bd. per lb.; inferior. 7id. Small pocket pip made 6s. 6d. per done ; and bacon, 6s. • Etirinicaca, Fan. 24. —The number of cattle this mwaift was 686, being 96 more then last week. Sales dull, and prices fully 3d. per stogie down as rornpared with last Market Tip pries Bs. 3d. ; current, •a. 6d. to Bs. ; middling and inferior, 6s. to le. per stone. The supply of sheep numbered 3,944. being 554 more than last day. The demand was good, and last week's prices maintained. Top price of the beet mutton. 9d. ; current, fled. ; ewes. 7d. to 811. per lb. Fed pigs brought from be. to 6e. per swag ; six to eight weeks old ditto, 10s. 6d. to 15s. a heed. CATTLE. ETROPOLIT AN MARKET, Fen. 25. We have a larger supply of beasts than ors Thursday last, sod trade is slow for them. The weather is, however, favourable, end prices are not much altered from Moodsy last. The cumber of sheep is not large, but quit* equal to the demand. A clearance can scarcely be effected at Hooky's quotation. Calves are selling about the same ea co Monday. From Germany and Hol land them are 375 beasts, NO slump. sad 229 calves. Spain, 82 beasts. Mika cows, 90. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. OILLITSIVD. —Arrived Feb. 24. Landscape, from Celle. 26. Augusta, Sweden. Baron nay. Antwerp: Cuocordilk HOuloftwo g Earl Auckland. and Wanderer, Rotterdam . livicisten, Presto, an 4 Trio. Norway. Lady of the Lake, Bound Menne. Droutbeim : Nora, Harlingen Providence, Gearetines: Sara Juliana, Mao: Sir R. Peel, Dunkirk. Sailed—Feb. 21. City of Norwich. to Comma. 2k Adler, Bremen . Britannia, Cadiz . City of Mamboed. Darn Dolphin, Antwerp . Fyenoord, and Waterloo, flattest.= Faith, Tee. mint Habana, New Zealand: Mamboed. Hamburg Lord J. Russell, Dunkirk ; Lone Aar, En•tou T. Campbell. Adelaide. LivEttrook - Anteed : Feb. 23. Albatross , u , . from Rotter dam' Blue Jacket. St. Michael's: Jane, Mar of the Sea, and Man Eliza. Nantes Balbec Havre: Marie Connate, Am steam : Jars as ~ Portland. :idled.—Feb. Y.t. Conaarin, to Calcutta: Charrandlo, Lima Nova Scotian tits,, Portland: Young Nova Scotian, Kingston, Jamaica Rupee, Havannah : Echo, Philadelphia; Later Queen, Lisbon. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. ALLSOPP—February atlll7,l7,bear Worcester. the wife of Henry Allupp, Fag of a son . BAZE . 4 —February 24, at Regent-street. U. James's, Mrs. C. Rene, of a son. MlLLEit.. 7 yebruar7 ?, at Union Mount, Dundee, the wife of G. G. Miller, Bay., of a eon. NATHAN.- February Pe, at Bet n:-equate, Ilunter.dreet. the wife of Mr L. Nathan, of a .on. POI - TEX.—February Et at lorrimore-read, Wa'worth. E., the wife of George Johu Potter, E•oi.. of a son. SAN DFOED.: February 21, at Gravereud, the wile of Captain ....Y a. A lt:111. TUELY.—Yebruary tt, at Spencer Vlllaa, Weat-lintroad,Waada wratht the wife of N. C.Tueb. Eau., of a ion . TOPPLE —February at Olforttroa.cl, lalbigtoo, the wife of 8. H. Topple, of • tlaughtur. KARRLiGES. HA BERSHON--GRATTON.—Eebrtuul !4, at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Paddindon, E. W. flabershon. Fay., of the Rotuma. Rotherham. Yorkahir to Emily. daughter of H. Grat• ton. Fay., of Waathoarne-part.ta►rad. Pa dlagton. JACK MAN —NORTHWAY—latiniary ft, at laviatoek. Hr. J. Jackman, of ►elly, to Ittaa Noethasy, of Higher Won-ttreet, TawM iceli _ _ , _ PARKES—PRII7 —February '.lt, at ft. Thomas* Church. Carn detorquare, by the Rev. Mr. Plenalnger. R. Parke'. Eau., of Manley. to Matilda Homer. daughter of the late H. Pratt, Rut.. of leaghtou-grut e. DEATH& BROWN—February 23. atOrantilam-boune, Grantham, Amy, relict of the late J known. EN.. aged 96. litYl.—February Z., at the Dlopensary, rrome, fOelwood, Mary Anne Green. &fled 62. Lt" ITON.—Yebruary 21, at Tottenham, Anna, widow of the late T. Lupton, Y,eg., of Lloyd's, aged tie. THOMAS.— February 23, at Parts, after a shoat illness. in hie 26th year, Kan LiewelynThomao, .uoly aurettrfog eon 01 the late Henry Thoeum of lan) n Iladoc, In the county of Brecon, and Pencerrig. In the county of Radnor. TOW Yebruary 23. at QUeen * .gate terrsce. South Kensing ton, Sarah Anne, the a ife of T. Tower, Nay., aged 92. Printed sad Published by Wiliam IMO HA el 10. L Loukbard-steest. In the City of Landes. Mater. at the Masa to launbardatreet. us the Precise& et Wlutettims.e. Ittueat. Putuicabi :6, lee& mod mbil I INI n. 1104 irso4llo NsVeri-, a c id illTooa r of Good Hop for the India commodaturs Wire" aI Women Nu .hortoot Pam Griodlqi!!" 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