The Express. — London, England, 1849-03-13 00:00:00

..•/7 #-, 7 4 -7 12 Z.t . r Nott-i • 413te1: t • •:#' . NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSURANCE A ecoam,p*asesam. umbra Now. MONO. as. a a tf avese el essiey ege.pmenhe et me amarbe mode. Os am in ei ig l ea, a . b. TWle w rsZ po pters quis Will peenlen he red= ' -a -- TRIAL AT BOURGES. 11Laca tl.—(Pura DAY.) 'rlas cant did apt sit tmy notilbalf-put twin. ter pan ed ate cooregatios el ate 'aquiline • IMO lbis =OM at eatiatt treat w a s direstod their steps to the Nish do hoist. TM maim: dot of wiensoes was resumed. .•.. .. that he had not any either In the bend of works, or the hem, mamba for Galway (Mr. O'Flaberty), who according to Information received, had agreed to take sbaree in the company and afterwards declined to pay up. (Hear, end Lathier ( ) Th e company bad expended 15,0001. in the exe cution the works. and they were to lay out 24,0001. in addition. Justice, therefore, would not br done to the., unless they were permitted to go before a committee, and elate the whole of their case. . BERNETHY'S n PILLS for the NERVES and 1117•CLIIII. piss di. IL and lii. boa. einsardbery bi tam any envoi*. Ita drama on the wow nallisa ratinadhar. and will icaroar anfilad ms t" OWL nsimiss made as If by tussle. la Walton to Its p► Minim tialmindlkoing the urrent and muscular mama It mills as Yi w. anarlaril. ire astlldloan pin. a nandirtal ~lmo d alii7. l6 Asuattnead s. Ws= unZ r.E w. lii It • lawn end tin um emir Iseprar* of C b t im at •=, arse Mir *to are • inansaia di a b asd mend sain boa. elandmasliart i nik b iria Nagger smut. ZVI : BAWL" ' FM- Waim a felLET ILATIOLIIII, w► of iisfal woo N ro : E = Isapirjai ll , la 1" la" NW prowvallyi V iss icr pr e r s p as: .... ftlititt i l ume ir=ir e ff i gerrlied.......4s . =; .1. 1k• . 1 .... se i I *Alt la T aal ir if = . "Ir = •is wie b row l" Larks, suml nipsdadriemblii go= Jot pullaModos &L ; Pat Mc IL. THE MAN or WI ease to his End at Gaeta t" the Ma bow Webs wire York Ws wail liftrowd. lot to WV= Wish dianusive 1 1 :=74 - a 11 4 1611 6. a 1 iz5z., NA 7111 T: A nresZ A " AdNA MX=I.' "INA d W. &maw. ft WwwwwWw-ww, Lisa& WHAT TO SAT, DRUM AND AVOID; sib DM US. far all ' 111 11,:. OnVISWIIu. 11.1) .. 1110, 74 OWNIMIL—iim le Wore pease ASO" • Dist setert ret. • *es best owl • esstestel es et sr rar•dla•a Meals eemeimeL the As weenie an• W a re ute•Z in tsz im eeer a rr i zi l •r• tbe of e i ti li g ilmal It .• Rand Ines Om ; Ms% Pk _ . .sersme - • era. Il lrr y .. -, lime: tram ibmase. De. Aterbelees• awaribalesiti. R. MASON (11 . 1=sliery. Looks) is g i stifc•hosrer deb r D oirM l O4•M- W - t ilEgiVisignlp l466lB 3-11= L s ..., smaseso. Siswis& i = sal ssursui Nz pinensis sem ::::""J" • • .12, at :: wimp miss i n • . • - iiii _ M Paimilr iA 4rismisib."l". ; ...= - .7..-..--.7.-. Miami 'hoe . Me * -- ,„_•ms iris errt=lund. • _ adroMy ilaMe le lbs 4.v. SAlLiffei r els. a ge= ow t W o rk a of Piot ._ on Co = = I Al ch d 4•4••• ; i Worm 11/C L• 'WM. A. 1 . ; "I'L•l'l ii. • XI 71:1 "1"1"1"."1".. rumatt ....... . ; 4 Mew •••• nolike‘ &AIM; mad 4 Mr. Mmes. cm..........i. ......., has 27 to 61 per Nob WooMN lo•IPUNI r itLl:= *Saw apply at Ws aim or by °U V& WOOLTICWPIS. Actuary. rHOLD BREW ERYeall TWENTY-SEVEN mimic nom% SILIOUTOLSISTIOXYA to trust soar the otil of ibr lobt Ur. Opo. .olirr for BAIA by ATIS TIMM to Om Lai. as 11M1111OLD sod PTHOL• IMAM olis• ory We balmy. „ m a tb ...., ....A. ...., op nibs 4 Loo•va. It boo eWOMUlroorodoriorb= Ise k res= Ur Ye miaow of Mr. O. blo I S= sod usobrooZyorl. b ~or morbboa..4o . min a Wri t anemia 2 11 = 6.20.mw Wooomorisora • Webb wilb li t ee ePirt io a rd fa r i rsMl ab ie l l =old low reinderie k znim lo Wio ol d . obe y 25:tn too Illiz=. B l . gizmobr syrowir i a ss. isnszner y st . E l l : WHE HEADS of the PEOPLE PA 11•110:4183 1112887011111 TOTAL DLUI 001114 4 1 1ir lsk varamr t ro War pommy». ' • Moro pre wok Mt\ a ermOsimor. promptly fnirdsi. EuBEDSTEADS sad CHILDREN'S Whs.— tt,=........„.......t .is ut Ws mg 4 ei"z„,-,erazira ortr Mrarcii m a "R. .ib i ff!ti...",'" wig= has Set a, e t a itt * m os a...lit%......lwatewligoormserre= maw. mu FRANCE. PARIS, MONDAY, 6 r N. A great reaction has taken place to-day at the Beane. The Fives, which closed on Sasurday at 88 90, opened to-day with a fall of 1 .10, and closed at 87 13, bola, a fall of 1 73 on Saturday's closing prices. The fluctuation daring the day was considerable. At see time the prices roes to 88 50, and at another moment fell to 88 AS, being a fluctuation during t►e Soares hours of 1 73. The Threes did not fluctuate so mach, bet sustained a corresponding fall, having closed at 33 40, the closing price as Saturday having tees 67 10. Little busisem, however, is now done is this stock ; tho operations are chiefly limited to the Fives. - A socialist banquet, called de fansilk, of the 11th arreedissement took place yesterday, at the Barrire de Svres. About 700 persons were present, but there were few women and workmen among them. If. Joie, pire, was the only representative in attend flee. Toasts and speeches of the usual character were given. M. Lsgrene, representative of the rep . ublie at the Congress of Brussels, who came to Paris three days ago to receive new instructions fr.nn the government, has returned to his post. In the National Assembly to-day the electoral law was a ?sin uudcr discussion. The clause declaring ineligible as candidates persons who have become bankrupt, now stands, as finally adopted, thus "All uncertificated bankrupts who shall have been declared bankrupt by the French tribunals, or b y . a foreign tribunal where the judgment is exceuiory in Franc -." The discussion was interrupted to take the debate ea the provisional grant of credit of two-twelfths of the taxes for April and May. M. Gondehaux pro pond that the discussion of the budget should be plead on the order of the day immediately after the electoral law. Several members proposed that the rant should be limited to one-twelfth. M. Goad chant insisted on his proposal. M. Poesy, the minister of finance, said that as soon as the Assembly was ready, he would enter on the discussion of the budget with ardour. If he could think that toe Assembly would not vote the budget,be would not have mediated himself with demanding two-twelfths, he would have demanded more. He could tot believe that the Assembly would only grant one-twelfth. The proposition of M. Macho= was afterwards adopted. A very stormy debate then ensiled, on a proposition of the minister of finance, to allow an additional sum to the president and vice-presi?ent for " trade de rd prisentation," over and above the allowance granted. The result of a division on the question was: For .. .. 418 Against .. 341 It has been announced in the Salle dee Pas Perdue, bat not been generally credited, that M. This,, and M. Leon de Manville are far from having terminated Aar difference. It was also said that M. Thiess had broken with the Constitutionnel. Letters from Toulon of the 7th say, for some days put the affairs of Italy appear to engross all atten tion. On Saturday, the steam-fr;gate Cacique was Pent to Gaeta with argent despatches, and yesterday /wining the steamer .Ariel sailed for the Name des. Unitise. Afterwards the little steamer Liamone took its clean bill of health, and is thought to km left for Italy. The Arid wee sent off yesterday, "ftla after the arrival of a telegraphic despatch, by which the Minister of the Marine ordered all the dis t:amble steamer to be got reedy for sea as soon as Innethle; and it is supposed that this steamer had Bow to inform Admiral Itaadin of the arrangements Mat were in progress. Today all is activity in the arsenal, where there Is .ao extraordinary movement. The steam friirstes, Le mma.. Cl-encque, Magellan, Chrbtophe Co omb, and bin bad arc getting ready to sail, and many of them rlbad arrangements made for taking horses on "notiowhich leads to the conclusion that it is in laid to embark cavalry for Italy. They are on "ratan to hasten their preparations for sailing. P Kam; IL — Lam —.• Urn pat Clust. IS ; TlOms.. St ; Now L. • T IC roars. " 111 6 Mks ; tl4l II ; Ess. isur.sad.•-lall i — B M ~ o ass,a.gba4 ; Maples 11/211,4 IS IS :1 Some TAM balk TO. %Ilk Mom NOG. imam. at Lambs: re 111 ark ; SO isis, KIS us& van. Pitt soil Odom. WI 10; hob sad Bosas. 111 0 0 1 ; d 1:47; sed Ems In ..; AV= s sad 111."=„ith mod I mk Ile 211; Cialte( ), ITS 1$; I NV% —; Sordoni, 4111; Noah 417 SO. SECOND EDITION. 11• om the GAZETTE of THIS NIGHT. I t Sr. JAME9'B•PALACE, Nl.utor 9.—The Queen ham bees pleased, on the nomination of Lord Foley, to appoint Robert Bryce Hay, EN. Oats 93rd Regiment), to be one of her Majesty's Hasienzable Corps of Gentleman at Arms, vim Tanking, retired. ADMIRALTY, limn U. With rehreste to the Naval Pronootkee, announced in the Leaden eamette at the kb booth's, the following further promotkas also dated the bed IMAM, hare taken plate Beamed Captains —H. 7. Dann, end the Howeerabloo H. D. Brno, to be retired Rear-Admirals. as the tense prommed in the London Gaulle of the let of September MS. ADMIRALTY, Ilancn 11. A further portion of the models M envies* is the wore itememe. the in 1793 and ending in lelS, and kr Alike; Nam kw, mil WM, will be reedy for distribution se and Mar the 19th Mt., sod wM be Mimed either on permal or be wee% er Mite lleerk les venous directed. Awned esseest be lei beim= the boon tonne and two. 7be issidemow edvatbed In be partial whom ot dam were preferred obesity after the *Sleek Q. s et tbe wag settee of the 7th of Jane, VMS. The books et the Naval Yodel Committee will be finally ekiewl the 30th of April, and ail applications meet be lost Is before thank,. —By oommand of the Leeds Ccesailiomers of the Admiralty.— W. L. a HAMILTON. BANKRUPTS. WILLIAM Simmons, PieesdiUy, tobacconist. EDWARD lama BLACKMAN, Lombard—street, City, tailor. HINNY PINT, Laarde-hill, City, printer. TISOMAS Walrus, St. Dunstan's-hill, City, wine mer chant. WILLIAM ATKINSON WARWICK, Chesterton, Cambridge shire, printer. ALSRSD WOURCRATT, Marlborough, Wiltshire, draper. DAVID Lim, Wedneshary, Staffordshire, coach step manufacturer. MaTrnaw Roe, Coventry, draper. BUNNY GRANT, Cardiff, ulamorganehire, cheek maker. ions FRAMPTON, Cent, Abbas, Dorset:Aim mossy seriatim?. JOHN CAWILKII, Clublim:HOD, Devonshire, innkeeper. JOHN BTANNURT COBBLIMICK, Whitstone, Cornwall, draper. °Boum Camas, Sheffield, bookseller. Gnozon Consneonate, Nortkwich, Cheshire, grocer. THOMAS OCCLRSERAD and CLAIMS CUMMINS, Liver pool, commirsies agents. Mum lii'Grenaix and loam 'onetime, Manchester, small ware zasaufaeturere. at__ ....b., N. Later, smut, of Pais, pre evistemeas to nay. geeentny kaowe. He wee use of the Naimoli Guards who were posted I. the court of Asesmbly. He aseletwl is mks to prevent the escalade, bet without seems. N. Laram avoett, gave *videos, es to the emernmets of the litit el May. rsfaset to riewsr, on the email of the Maracter of the He had maimed before the jg. d'instrisctiost bemuse he th ought the pi tmen sent in the usual mama before aa 'Wray read.. was teed 100 frame, sal his is deprilisa wee There was nothing of Wilma La it. N. Learmask Dupes, eterstary-paerel to the prime of the Assembly, made a long stemma of the mists at the Chemins. ea the 15th May, In whist severs! of the misused sairealel what they deemed iamouraehe and Nair staieseints. N. beam, the former presideat of the Assembly, stated the AM which took place at the Assembly, and declared that the order to beat the reppel bad not been forted Irma bat tai been oily warmly solicited, and that after relleshise he come to the comtlesion that it was the only memo of aaidinss a greater evil. N. You, eemNaismry of polies of the Assembly, dillies oboe to the peers! and well-knowa fasts. He anested Bhagat than damsaded pinakelea to mamba the wit ness. He pm a seer lets &Mal to the replete whisk bed bees gingham' as ft the cirmastmets wassarre his erred, whisk was esaliresed by the wham. The Cestatitutiengsef mad Mbar jouraele had stated at the time that he had bees howl at table with some friends at a sumptuous dinner, wilt several bottles of wine before them "I detest hype ariar (le mid), and do not make my bom of my usual habits of sobriety ; but I won't have it supposed that in rehab) I drink water, and wine in secret." The court roe. at sic o'clock. ilab;Tee;OltisaenenisTrOlved is tits safe of May, 16, hes published a letter, declio log the 00Offasaq of the eosin . a/juries and declaring that he sheuM mein in ens tempt Nevertheless. fearing that his abeam say three I are souse of his fellow prisoners the reepsoftsility steels he which he alone ought to be answerable_ be Ms ekes engaged to publi.h day by day a enelled segment of such sets as say be thus Maly imputed Is say Whore pews or passes, and even to give himself vp Se die Efei Court, le ease thew indications should not be heed gmlishest aseelpations, and hie apasaraans la court shoal be tbovibe necessary by the advocate of any cue of the sewed penis. ITALY. NAPLES.—In the sitting of the 28th alt. of the Chamber of Deputies of Naples, the Commission of Finance sent in its report of de conclusions of the mixed comm;s ion named by the two Chambers for the purpose of agreeing on the question concerning the collection of indirect taxes up to the 30th of April. The commission proposed that, if the budget were not voted by the Slit of Marsh, government would be authorised to collect the said taxes up to the 30th of April ; but, considering that the late vote of the Clamber implied a want of confidence in the premat ministry, the commiosion recommended to the Chamber to confirm that part in the present vote. The Chamber approved of the report by 96 votes against 9. WEST INDIA MAIL. [By Electrie Telegraph.] By the arrival at Southampton this morning . a the steamer Avoo, we have intelligence from imams to the 7th, and St. Thomas the 14th of Feb. The Avon brings on freight above one million of dollar. from Panama. The loss of the Forth was not known in the Wed Indus when the Avon left. A small re-Wien hes taken place in commercial affairs in the English Islands in consequence of the rise in the price of rogrr. The Jamaica House of Assembly have passed a measure of retrenchment, which will redeem the expected annual deficit of 40,000/. Barbadoes is now healthy. 30 ships were in Car lisle Bay loading sugar. The new crop was fine. and indeed good in all the islands except Guadeloupe. At Demerara Lord Grey's despatch was read, ap pointing Mr. Baskly governor; it was conciliatory, but the financial representatives refused to vote the An insurrection had broken out =egg the !Auks at Santa Cruz. They refused to work or dis perse. The troops fired and killed& few and dispersed them The brigantine George, of Liverpool, Capt. Renard, was lost off Sluts Cm. The passage from Chagres to Panama has ban int proved for passengers. JAMAICA nwtarrs. Floor stock e;koWous.Baltino7eSilired at 30s. • so buyers over 29 0 . New Orisons not inquired for. Sigar, owing to limited supply, slightly advanced 124. or 160. as isording to quality. RUSSIA.—The Emperor has issued an akaao to all the official departments, informing them that In the year 1849 t►ey are not to present any petitions whatever for an in action el salary or pecuniary assistance of any kind what ever, bonnie Use ec,untry will require extraordinary pecu niary rssoaem for the consolidation of **whole army. will be found in the last [TIM SCOTCN BEII POP•) Tan FIANILIN Exranrnow.—The following are estrus from a letter received at Eynon* from an cam en board her Majesty's ship Plover, lying at the Sandwich Wanda, Commend', Thomas R. L. Moon. The letter bean date Aug. 23:—" I have obtained permission to go with Capt. Moors in his boat when she leaves the ship, to rowed sloag the seethe= coast of Anew*" towards the Mackaude River, to which river Sir John Richardsoa, with his party, prosseMag, they having landed at New York scene two or thine maths since. He will pooled farther to the east ward, as far as Copper-mine River. Sir James Rom and his ships, which have left England, will esamasam their search from Davis's Straits ; so that if Sir him Itaalilla sad his maid= w is existence, we AA in all preinaility, Sod that very thinly. Should any irmess aceidsat come to I pretest oar gett ing through Barnet Straka to the ire this year. which might be, should the altar set is earner than minal, we shall winter at Petregsramseki, in Itanteshatka, or at Nona Sound, at the salons efliehring's Straits, sa the north American side." A A vLEIGTILen PICTITIOSING PAILLIAMEN7 701 an. atisourron or Caveat Rams.—ln emaynenes of the determiestion of the dimmers of St. May's, is Soak myna (Lord Gaillfsed's perish), net is pewee church gems which wen threate to be hyena an dam, and the Milanese. sad visages whisk were =ls tame, if the rain were to be 7•1 • , whole parish we V ned I & frs ff nee r- E RV e of alma, is petition >ssßataM is absila aleardtease. Rev. Charles Premens, the stair stab of the last of Gaildford, was in the chair. The Rev. Chairman, in opening the mmag, _ addlread the mmumblege in an e ff ective stoma. Re tented that 793.] LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1849. [THREEPENCE. the result of that sosulbsi would, with the sacs of the legislature, heel the reesees that =Mei be the pariah respisstlag Mush rates; that h would be the horbleger et =.lB,gresedog brotherly hiedaws omega with two: that thou* be ash' wet 4:here I mom wholoshathe law far esmoisess air MI6 three Oh% Ass Nand*/ the shwa. sad pa • et kw hell AWN refused te pity der her ear da h tu e ss OD with them is ipeohig the to shoat se l= mew (loud theme fellowed esseseemeet.) The ihilewieg resolutions sad petition were this umimously speed to : Tisk b the elision et this neettes, the limbs et shwa Teen le ▪ Orem mem ballased mei a brie prim it the esessiteettp ; tag their meelea Reed= the Aden et emir= eel the teem of ellstele ; thee they ley Wavy aad ueepui brim at these lobo el fide we expire pewee, toe the neleleemee ofplow et te=r e A gaies tse Set ralepleee sestraeties whit thdr ems donee see ; thee they we • Weil awes et BOY erlllmel. sell= misty, expos** themes et OZ. edema erlikeeees wale ereeloefeletsee, - awl to peetees =„teemillets madam. art Wipe leseelog emeliele ; eel, he lb. wheel peer sod Judge. dot dm& Mr nett to be el easeepd guillikeL . . . . — fit he Idiei* - ileloth be adopted. dird b he ohm= and huribverier es basil d the **hi& hi hroperiell is he Yee* whims kr peeishilea le the ler et Omer* ; *4 Iblk lig be le he pram hinst: Sr he iss. si rrehr ehimme at On* Mho ad bdeed * ..1•1:11 , ae Vbe_&o==inere sbe g a llt i am kr"Ve e im i th ar rte . l7Wed ie . • =we yew Mdr lelberd up* Yww the d eereiesto ."" at * Muth.* d silebui Ilet k• lam eel vies bora* ea hen ehe ribs: Fedi hr he elemewee et hem et weeldft NM re t arelgisee Wholes et *WA Irk ewe amps NA bort menisien 'bet hey are • h• 1 01 wen d hdlg. eel therel. oh Is reetery. sweet he wm etemiud awl lir. hem imi *ash mats* hi ealla pesiereelem *bend. ha *Mho. are Imps eg ile merelha gleh la MOOR te he Werke WNW by Se el huh was ea he maw tem gleam sehmelue. • wee, hipeepelselel br terpteg • amigenile ssesee tise l r =es el hei= ar ib d e ss ebrik Jeri seemeallellha le set Yew tbeindork emeatlyere• _yaw bum re meg law sorb ~, l _cat tik iale se• peelleme. rhi doh beenk ire ewer= ?ma^ edemas ea WY Ket the 1 Maw* CbewelemEs. IMPERIAL P. HOUR OF LORDS.—MoNDAT, Maim 12. The LORD CIANOZLIA:I4 took kis seat at 6 o'clock. /TUN DIIIINSAL SICCED MODES—Petty Stedim MID IMADlNO.—Lemetsy Sete Aseematast 111. nsmows —Sy Art POW'S, trem ?may, te egged es, eherettos le the ' leva—Del et • Item • eet mutest einholen et M te d ace lbws, Oahe of O ssi Nam oplost maw /NMI= le edam ; she ham the Imo some et DEEM. NZEI tete to el d; fro the Speaker EN Oemeel Maas* " ea the eddeet t moored Name. bet ask maned ft • eleammit Mole te Me ether home by the Cheaeller of Se Embm a maw., witlibew it.—Llrd MONTANAN. 2 mee the greed Ilmes Coast& the Raw •Nees Phan Is In. •• rete eid.—Lm peldi Weft bt NAWeDeet by the mayor, shirt • rete Is old ; dm from De omediem ',Nkomo, to the mom sent • THE CASE OF MB. COTTER. Lord BEAUMONT bad given notice of a question which he would now proceed to put to her Majesty's government. In order le make it clear, it was necessary that he should narrate Melia events in connexion with it. It appeared that as far bask se the 16th September last, Mr. Cotter was arrested in his own boom at Madrid. He was takes oat of bed sad aenveyed to a public prima, where he was con fined is • seam deepen for twenty-nine days, and hod no oryeehmily of esmmeakiating with his friends. He was never Whims& et the nature of the offence of which he was award, bat at the end of the time named, he wee removed toss infirmary attached to the prison. He then wrote a letter to the Captain Onearal d WWI, to 'squire the gre•Mbee *Wit le bed Men airmteel, sod scathing 'wan nest, he ailkamed Nerven himself. but steamed how him no direct reply. He also applied to the British essmnel, but 'with out effect. It was intimated to him aMeially that he was about to be removed to Cadiz, end he senesquently ez =his Iletilment would have beds the one as that of Mt sad othm, who were taken to the frostier, sal tjtme dissharged. Mr. Cotter wee. however, taken, an der aa escort, ho a post-chaise to Cadis, where he was thrown into prison, and remained there until some time in the month of Jemmy. He protested against his detention, and claimed the protection of England; bat the only reply the authorities made loss that they did not care in the least what the British sound might say on the subject. A short tiny afterwvds be was order ed on board a ship proceeding to Manilla, and was informed that he was about to be tran- Manilla. He again protested against such eon ruettto but in vain. These accounts had been published in Spin and in England, and certain papers had sounded a note of triumph at the manner in which they said the Spanish government dared to beard the English govern ment. There weasel to be a question as to whether Mr. Cotter was a British subject, owing allegiance to the Queen of this country. If he wee, no doubt the government would de mand reparation. If, however, he wee note British subject, it would be entirely a Spanish affair, and we could not interpose. He did sot wish to interfere with a government which set at defiance all the roles of eivilised government which had dared to send the Brit'sh minister from the court of Madrid beans, be accidentally met and conversed with a member of the opposition. He would allow the Spanish people, with out any further comment on the subject, to hug the chain which they dared not break ; but he could not help observ ing that a nation which professed so much jealousy as to the interference of other conatries was herself intereieddling in the affairs of Central Italy, for the purpose of endeavour ing to restore the Pope to his temporal power. (Hear.) The noble lord concluded by asking whether the government had taken any steps to overlain if Mr. Cotter was a British eubject, and, if so, whether say means ;bad been taken to obtain satishetion for the injury which had been done him ? Lord BDDISBURY said a letter was received from the British consul at Cadiz, Mr. Beechenbur!, stating that • gentleman of the name of Cotter had been arrested, and was about to be transported. It appeared that this gentle man had beet arrested in March, 1848, charged with being concerned in • conspiracy. Subsequently be was again ar rested on suspicion of being concerned in another conspfracy against Narrate. The first intelligence which the British government received on the subject was in January, 1849 ; and the defence which the Bpaalth government made was, that Mr. Cotter was not a British subject, that he had originally served in the British legion, had afterwards been a captain in the regular Spanish army, had bees aide-le-eamo to General Concha, and had subsequently been appointed comptroller of caste= in a Spanish port. Mr. Cotter was not, therefore, a British subject owing allegiance to the Queen of Busload, neither had he on either his first or se cond imprisonment (hinted the protection of the British go vernment ; sod they could not interfere unless it that he had bees treated more *evenly than a 7p P an iand iard would have bees. (Hear, leaf.) Lord BEAUMONT was satisfied with the explanation. Lord BROUGHAM mid whether Mr. Cotter was • Bri•ieh subject ee mot, if he Waa living ia Spaia, and com mitted art Whom be the Municipal law of that coat:try, he maid entalmly be seea•Db to it. Altar • herebrerratleas from the Marrieds of lAN/DOWNS sad Levi OAMPSZLL, which were inaudible is the gallery, the abject damped. THE CONVICT MITCHEL. I. reply le a question from Earl WALL/1011417, The Marquis of LANSDOWNE mid be had no objection to produce the instructions issued to the captain of the Scourge, as to the treatment of the convict Mitchel on his passage to Bermuda. At the same time, it was but fair to state that the instructions did not reach the eaptain of the Scourge in time; and he had, therefore, to use his own dis cretion to a certain extent. It should also be stated that be had received an intimation from a member of the Irish go vernment that, in consequence of Mitehel•s state of health, he wee to be treated with such indulgence as might be neesmary. (Hear, bear.) Earl WALDEORAVE moved an address to her Majesty, praying that there be laid before the house a copy of the instructions given to the Captain of the Scourge as te the treatment of Mitchel on his voyage to Bermuda.—Ordered. COMMERCIAL k MARKETS . MONET MARKET & CITY INTELLIGENCE. Aro o'Cloek.—The decline in French stocks which comes reported from Paris, and the uncer tainty prevailing in the earl* part of the morning as regards the settlsessit in Con sole, have had a depressing effect on the mar ket. Consols opened heavy, at 921 for money, and, in consequence of some parcels of stock having been thrown upon the market, receded to 911 to 1. They are LOW better, at 92 for money, and 921 to a kir the 11th Tee settlement is now mostly over, sad turns out to be a heavy "bull " account. Reused Threes are quoted 92 to 1. Three-and-a-Quarter par Cents., 93 to 4. June Exchequer Bills, 41s. to 44e. prem. The foreign stock market is dell, except as regards Mexican Bonds, which are in favour, and confines firm, at 28/ to /. Peruvian are 57 to 8. Buenos Ayres, 26 to 8 . " New Grenada better, at 171 to 18. Cbilian, 94 to 7. Spanish Fives, 17 to 1. the Threes, 291 to 30. Passive 31 to 4. Porta -1 geese, 26 to 7. Dutch Two-e g ind-a-Balf per Cents., 4121: to 59; the Fours, 791 to 80. Belgian, 63 to 5. Daniell higher, at 69 to 71. Russian, 1041 to 64. 2361L1511 FUNDS. Var t ....ke si tt.UtbApritta I ra 1 331 Ezebeeuerbille,4le. MN& p r 1011111.31 MIDS. 4C3 Sada* 11. e. .— lpa OaL ei =l3p A rri 21L724 5.. 53 1011 41 G7 E. Plowle llesimm a 4 . £7 l. Cion6= Da Osay.. rllte= m apr - 2 " U tg I 17: DUO . 16.. 3 per WU. a CelmiftWor /Ma.* f Spada 3 pat % boa •IL. • • n /1444* rr e ••= Bl 4 21 pa au.. IN : 0 1 I Per 28 30 4 poto4. Outs.. 7.1 SO 1, atamii D 4144701 D 6.. 71 111 RAILWAYS.—The shares market is heavy, both for English and French lines. London and North Westerns are 138 to 8 ex div.; North British, 151 to ; Landon and Brighton., 35} to 6 ; South Eastman 244 to 5 ; North Stafford., 3 to 21 din Boulogne and Amiens are 91 to;; Northern of Fromm, 14 to din ; Central of France, 34 to 5 die. GALES ZMOIND or To TWO MI DAT Dr LONDON. (TaoMEV prkon 'IR ba km. phi& par) Dl. k Ward AN D illi ontwanb i ltit; Si 9 m ev =4 lll ±llv 11. Oftlirmidift 149 Do. $r NA 111 Onkr& Wer, I Woh • 1., IR Cs.olar nod 19 f Iland, 0•146, sod Idol; 131 Dikes k Solid Jan., 49 Wm. & Wt. (Al. 14 E. Omadam. WI i Iltrophin Oohs. 91 Do. Now Omar. II pr CL, Ilf & Erten Barg No. A 79 9 Do. Bata. Na 3.19 L York., Dom, & Clocur. if Z. lAidolmike, 269 Yak, MIMI, sot Box, 269 et div Oral Northern. 119 9 Do. (Orly. Nom. & Bar.), 219 Cired Waders, 949 7 et 41v 4 es di, Do. labk 19 az dly Do. (Nene. EL), 11l 19 ea dlv Lana. k TMI. 11141" 74 Do. (O. N. E. Pur.), 6 ex Dv Do. Now Omr.ll pot Cat, 94 York and 24.11141aad,499 mDv Do. Wank Mpg litho, 4 Do. Pref., 111:4 , 14 Lanka end lindorall, 111 et D & v doing and Lon.. 1144111616. 11 5. Owe. LIU Ceo. el Franco (Or. &Ileum), Los. & N. WM., 1369 49 ex Dv 134 DO. Non Ora. 191 as dl, Lusombolog, If La I S.W. Thirds, I I az &Irian. and Sardoms, 39 Ds. Now 1546, Pit, II h. Park and Rouen, 214 f Mom. Ecalan, & so , . If Zones and Havre, 124 IL BMA, LW 6 UVIIIOOL 6.11 L Osman, IN • &Tort. TEMA 21 d Do. WI., 61 d Lake lk N. West., IN Da. Now thrs..ll d, & 42 Dies, fa Do. Mt Grimsby Shot), 231 d D0..41., 114 d ledlond Halms, 79 4 LEEDS SALE L Laciatthai m s,, IS 01. Nort, Sf d His., 61111., k Lin. Prat, 111. 12. MAaci 12. dadbrdshire, 3 d Shrews. & Mast. (N. W.l[.), I p 11 . E. and Dover No. 4, 72 York, Neva., RBawl* Erten. No. I, I d Do. No. 2, *d Do. (O. N.. Par.), la. 3d. p 12. Beat Widths Untas,2ld 1 mina zitas., li d PRODUCE.— Mincino-Ltur., Haljpast Tiro.— The public sales, consisting of 9,000 Mee Mauritius, 4,500 bags Bengal, and 500 bags Madras, are going off with spirit, at rather higher prime. The refined market continues firm grocery letups, 50e. to 531.—There has not been a pub lic sale of Coffee to-day, but the article wears a dell appearance for al l home-oonsumiog qualities. Exporters bey_ foreign to • limited extent, at pre vious rates.—Riee Broken white Bengal sold in public sale at 9e. 6d.-8 for and other article' steady; but we have not had any public sales to-day.—Cotton fins, at the prices paid yeftmday afternoces.—Tr: The public males advertised for to morrow prevent business by private contract tc-day. LONDONWEEKLT DOOR iirusss. MaIGI S. -. illti.DZlrii. --- I.r.eaell: - 114& eo - T1.71. i.iiia - — tat — ks - 3 3 . 4 7 - 9 --- si:ff MA8814019 . .hp 100 2.906 plasma a iiiiiiia be 7 77 14.973 233.452 Pordpi — 458 9.06 170,106 191. Corns. &P ... Alaska sa 76 1,90 1.947 197 9.008 9.137 Coyko . ..... .12a. 3.363 107.574 9.5.71.0 Cocoa. B.P baP 463 2,376 2.645 I:irr 6= 9a 6,459 3.823 587 23.044 14,006 COTTON.-LIVIMPOOL, MARCH 12.-Thu, WU • eery Ana gawked tads,. sad prtote adra•ud are lon Trldare quota. hoe& The Wee wen 8,000 balsa MOO of wig& are ou *peculation. TALLOW. —Nothing is doing either on the spot or for the end of the year. Petersburg Y. C. en the spot, 40r. 3d. to 641.; October to December aelimry, 41e. sd. ; separate maths' delivery, 41e. 9d. to 42A. CORN.—Arriealo at the granaries, by the Eastern Counties Railway, for the week ending March 11: Melt Bum Wheat Pain 668 „ Mar Hoe sued. 26 O 6 Cutinciarin, March 12.—T0-day we wore truly sappeed with Wheat, which experienced a dull sale, at rather under Mot week's currency. Barley is in zuderate supply, and the demand quite as good uof late. Other grain stands so lost tub& Wheat, 91.105. to 121.6.. per load. Barley, Mb to Oa. per qr. ; Oats, 18s. to Ms.; beans, Ms. to 40s. Inmuro, March 12.—A good supply of Wheat. which MS very reluctantly parted with by the powers, at a Mea dow ef is to 2a. per qr. But little demand for other !grain. White Wheat, 71. to 121. • red, 71. to 101. ; Bona, 23.. to 30s. ; Oats, 10e. to 18s. ; Biome, 32e. to Ms. ; Pest, Ms. to Va. RAY.—BMITIITIELD.—Mesers. Cooper and Davis ;Ceitrade, at the fallowing quotations : sXia6sr, TOe. to M. I Rowse.. Mk to tea I /taw.... rfs. 8)30.. laterlor . ..... . Wl* 06a s. Comer...Comer...6os. So CATTLE, &o.—Total of Cattle received in London, by the Resters Gonadal Railway, for the week ending March 11 :—Beeste, 1,970 ; Calms, 86 ; Sheep, 4,093 ; Pigs, 331. COLCIIZSTIR, March 10.—Them was veep little variation is the show of Sheep end cattle from this day sennight, and brimer remained about the IMO. The trade was by no means risker. The Pig trade was rather ,dall and a farther de al.' in prices took place for inferior desseipeimm Mormon, Much 10.—Oar market exhibila ea exaellent show of Seth aid sheet-hatea. Aldan& there was a tole rable atteadesee of bun% also were we Weer; to hmAz Weeeeitiwa wee awn le wash smut at hwer and a shames add ah be sailed. Tot Newts, 68. W 6e. pit _Mau of IM.e4 sel eh lea The pew were better flieL nod= par heed hwer, it seemere wueld. Fat Shez a w s ere kw la etuabw, wel e Irk lola, at is. to b. 6d. , and all sold. Geed sloe lb. to 208. per per ; fat Pork, 64. ea. to So pa Wm PETTY SESSIONS BILL. Lied CAMPBELL goosed the second reading of this bill. Lord MALMESBURY represented the feeling of certain magistrates, who thought this bill had better be incorporated with three sinner measures paned last session. The noble and learned lord had promised, in conjunction with the At torney-General, to entertain the objections which be had to urge, and therefore he should not now oppose the bill. The bill was then read a second time, and their lordships adjourned at 8 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—MONDAY, MARCH 12. The BrIAIIR took the age at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE sums. . _ , szcomp lutADvo37-I;l;niiil7:6read Norfolk Railways Amlisenstleny Hospital for Oneemgdmi Transfer of bhegiein Canal to Elm Dm Navigation Dentfeetil MOM THIRD LEADlNG.—Spirits (Ddrem EL WITHIN ORDERED.- On the imam d Yr. Iit'LLINGB—Co. Ades of all Mon kr the commons d gle math to Obi ham the pert@ of Hard* Ransdom and Bamboo eml of a earemp ed. see at written mmendeatkne the Lade ComosiMemes el the Aintraltr PPM, the sentrest seem& lei* by them le moromer Pen the Id re f Ape ned for ameeprie el mils le sed Rad p/Ma—lard IgTrAßT—aulent d the nesiber of tunas plesand eine lees et edit Mb on pieta hi the berengh • eTowararabb,tblseedd PYelmp. thel~if tan I~if Ideas. the Weep of lAmbelh. eel de bole. et tweent ; de dptae gems of the smuts ar rade Mae mil pis sr bus are deseLthe cg theirestsbUsiment respelled,. and Pe dale el Pit payable et melt. Wakerworko (additioNol palatal Dock Omer"; WORTS =a sod amorMarat of set); PUBLIC 1118210011. 11=10M—ft Mr. OTLAHERTT. Iron Nollsrehre; end CIL DUNN , troot the peed jury et the Qom% Oeusity ad So peer low inerdleas UP" Oirk we*, min* the Mirk till ; Mr. INGSWILL, bun lhaertsts. le the elm ellbet.- I*. W. PiDerX, free "twin Wit resided= tom Se indult the ion the hole owl the Rama ipso t Mr. hebor be IL DAM tram of Orli Mar ilass e Ibr e rrnum= lo addendum ; Yr. RIpPURD, Iron Bridling." Mr. IN. ROMA to a &Om abet.—Mr. DUNCAN. ken the amber el Onimeue I. Dundee. la sneer or so alseralka fla asifielli• kw; Ur. MOW, tram as NosabarimOrsair k brew of the 'beaten el ewe lame.— Wr. litmeradeaspeo. ma Prate% epelmt et theesel a gos . Mos Illeme. reter.- 14 Xi be . TOS:ilma eye 0. due hi wish lawman to the Death% imnier. elefeekwq L2Oll. tont amen Oarsuuell. ter ter Pm the mond lizatioo el air eurakeleu..— lir.W. MU^ two toddies. 6ra rural len BYO eal ohm% spiel the ICI ter rearriager with • Premed wiles Sew; llr. 112•11014 tom ,• Mr. GLADSTONE, Binew. Berne , to the eel. elbet—Mr. MO A i?, tram Peery% tor We more eOlleel altelltlea or the in hob.—Yr. TEMENBLY, ben We everip of Shard, hr the eatemilment eteopybold pro. PIIII I IMIB (Musk= of the eeppliell esimskilissats. ILL FRENCH moved that tho dee inhabitants of the City of Load= , for the efmmenres lr maths, them to be supplied with better asi &apes pm, pretested on the 23rd day of February kat, NA Ike 9th day of this instant Munk be referred to the omemittee on the `sunp in which the Great Central Gm Comminon Company's Bill is incladed.—Ordered. LOUGH CORRIB IMPROVEXIINT 311 7 . iiiTriffrl7Wei Carib Isprovasaat Garay lecciporstios mad Amend neat el Nada Public Alb DM. Yr. O'FLABERTY emend the solisa, apes the ground that the inpreeements were now sad had been for some time peat is the lamb of the Beard of Works in Ireland, was had expended • eeneideeelde ma of nosey apes the undlerteirieg. The adlleetnene title itaaadiate neighbowrbed had east several pillion le the home, in which they sepiodisted the einogeny, Wass they had never placed onyogideene In - the hew to em power the awed of 1111111111111 hoped sweats. Ia fact, the *noway bad wet seabed way pert et the plant, with the exception eon sisal sent INN* bad twig given way, but they had lowneed a large wady *legal prepaid fags, which, it wee way meek to he oppereend4 weak' not Is any my dill mutiny. Mr. DIVETT ; esioldrd wt bb eels die* la taming the eserad readlai mob smiths whole adds* before • eons** of the base * bloke sad report. He bad deist coatidastee is dr driers of s sismittss, bat be Mr. O'FLABERTY raid be led been iodated to become as orignal shareholder by noon of his having men the names of myna respectable Renames at the bud of the list of dinettes ; bat these patinaen had efterwarde repu diated the introduction of their nausea (Lughtew, =defies of " Who are thsy ?") The lets Mr. Lyash, the muter is Chaaesey, was one ; . and Mr. Joyce, who pat then into the lout of Chemin, and di their own bill, Mel enother. This was the history of hie (Mr. Flaherty's) shareholder skip. (Load lataghter.) Mr. J. PARKER thought that, as the Board of Weeks bad been making cusidmble progrws with the improve ments, the second resdieg of the bill ought to be post poned. Mr. AGLIONBY laid that at least 16,0301. had been sub scribed In England to carry out the undertaking in ques tion, end that not a simile familiar of Um sum secresat7 W been obtained from Ireland. Lord Claarioarde was Ma anxious, so far as his property was concerned, that the work should be executed by the company, and he weed with the hon. mover (Mr. Threat) that peat iejos ties would be dome the several parties if inquiry were re fused. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed that his bee, friend (Kr. Divett) had not gone to the bottom of the ease. The question was, whether the bill should be permitted to pass in order to further pro gress being made by the Board of Works. The company had been formed in 1938, and for seven or eight lean they bad not done anything with the exception of Greeting • breakwater, which wee very speedily washed away. The Board of Works then commenced tie improvements, and went deliberately on with them for two or three years, when all of a sudden the company, whisk he might desig nate a sort of resurrection company, mime forward and wanted to do the very work which the board bad already executed. He admitted that the English shareholders had some reason to complain, and that they were damaged by having got into a bad concern ; but whatever had been the result it WU a monstrous thing now to attempt to stop the, impecvements altogether. (Hear.) Strangers were ordered to withdraw and the hones For the would reading B6 66-111 The hrtest ft eoreedingly thrown oat. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. Mr. WORTLEY announced that it was not his intention to mom the amend reading of the bill legalising marriages with * deceased wile's sister, to-morrow (this day), inasmuch ma he understood them were several hon. gentlemen claims of addressing the house upon the subject, who could not then conveniently attend. He moved the discharge of the order for the following dsy, and filed Thursday the 19th of April for the emend reading. The order was accordingly discharged. MANAGEMENT OF LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr. FORBES, seeing the Lord Advocate in his plane, wished to know when the bill would be proceeded with for the more effectual management of lunatic asylums, and whe ther time would not be afforded the Scotch counties to deli berate upon the measure. The LORD ADVOCATE replied that it was not hie in tention to mai the bill through the house before Beater, but that it would be discuued isomedieelp after that time. NAVIGATION LAWS—ADJOURNED DEBATE. On the order of the day being read for the resumption of the adjourned debate on the Navigation Law Bill, Mr. GLADSTONE said :—Mr. Speaker, I can have no hesitation as to the vote which I shall feel it my duty to give upon this (metes. Being convinced that the time has arrived when parliament ought advantageously to consider the question of the navigation laws, and being prepared to assent to a great change in those laws, and indeed eager that seek • (huge should be made, I cannot refuse or hesitate to vets fee the second reading of the bill which offers to me the and the only opportunity I am likely to ob of intirodneing into them such • change. With re te te the justification of that change in general, gliendd be content to rest it either upon the gist/mint of the friends of the existing law or the state. Mat of its opponents. If we take the 'tamest, of the Mese a the *awing law, we see that they partake ef so ISINk (weggeestion—they are in such diametrical opposition te tests upon many most important particulars, that out Of their own mouths, I think, it is not difficult to show that a great change ought to take place on this subject. If I refer to the evidence given by Mr. Richmond before a committee of the House of Lords—by a gentleman who, after being de puted in 1847 to represent the shipping interest of on im portant port before a committee of this home, was again de patella 1848 to represent the mats body before a committee of the House of Lards—l see that the statement of Mr. Richmond would lead any impartial man to the conclusion that these laws ought to be changed. For what is his re presentation? He says that for many years past—l believe for the last twenty or thirty, full half the capital embarked in the shipping trails of this country has been lost, and that dike other part • very large proportion has yielded no re muneration. Only, according to his statement--and his ex perience is extensive—only a very small fraction, • few in dividuate, and rarely any more than • few, have succeeded in saving themselves from universal ruin. He uses • homely expression to describe this state cf things. He says it is true that • greet many have entered into this trade, but it is also true that • great many waddled out of it like a lame duck upon the Stock Exenge--ta laugh)—and he ex perts his belief that a greater number have constantly and imeesesively been found to take the places of those ruined individuate. If it be true that this trade is so diem ties to the majority of those who engage in it, on what plea is it that we should continue to einem them to such hardships, and thus impose a tax on the commun to which they have no right to be subjected? (" Hear, hem," and cheers.) But without referring to mere mat ters of opinion —without going into those particulars d cost and charge upon the navigation of ships, with respect to which I wili only say that if you are to be governed by statements of that character you eeeee would at any cue period have introduced any relaxation into your eon menial code, for it was always practicable for linglia. men to appeal to the standard of living sail the cost of necessaries in this country, and te show that the rate of wages was higher here than it would be in the competing countries abroad—without 're ferring, therefore, to that argument, I will say that the figures of cost, as given by Mr. Bahama, are °seclusive to favour of the relaxation which has heretofore been intro dived into the navigation laws. (Hear, hear.) It is net my intention to argue that we ought to be guided upon this question by the pure and unmixed doctrines of political ow nomy—(" hear, hear," from the pretectionies)—and I ass willing to admit that to emus in that way might be sub jected to the severest animadversions, for these reasons— first of all, for the reason the ritish legislature him recognised, namely, an equitable consideration for the interests of those classes whose trades have bees fostered under the protection of the existing sys. tem, and secondly, by the still more important consideration of the bearing of this question upon national defences. If I could believe that any change which might be made in the navigation laws were to being about the di minution, far less the destruction, of oar seareantlis amine, I would not stand here to propose or ressmagad such a change. (Hear.) But let us appeal to somedgege. Let us, if it be so demanded, cast aside all &bank 7011101ii14. (Hear, hear.) We have now been engaged las gases in the introduction of relaxations into the system of Iheagellgeffien laws. It is nearly thirty•five years dose we NW meneed them relaxations. It is twenty-Au, years am the relaxations became numerous, frown; and die. limit. Let us :tempers the course of English Alma and its fortunes before thus relentless were effected, with its state and fortunes Mee; and as lime is • suspicion respecting figures which proofed from government offiess, I us content to argue from them figures with which Mr. Helmond has set out. In the third report of the com mittee of the Lords, page 766, he has given a table showing the progrer of increase or decrease . of shipping belonging to the British dominions, distinguishing the shipping of the United Kingdom (seem the shipping of the felo nies and Wayne* compering that proven with the shipping of the United States. Let us compare the pro gress made by British shipping during the period of re. eviction with its progress during the period of relaxation. No man can dispute the fairness of that emparisoa ; but, U it is unfair, it is unfair in favour d t he existing navigation laws, because it appears that since we relaxed these laws by the t reaties of reareeity, • 'Practice has prevailed of deducting from the groin Vitals of slips' tonnage that which was sold to fo rams, and Me that which me log. Before the relaxation this tonnage was included in the totals. It is, therefore, evident that the numbers before the reciprocity trea ties represented • greater amount of tonnage than we possessed, and that the figures aim represent what we de peens with exactitude and nothing km (Hear.) In the 34 years frees 1790 to 1824, when we formed our first reciprocity treaties with the northern powers, we added 1,048,000 tons, or at the rate of 30,800 tons • year. In the 24 years from 1824 to 1847 we added • tonnage of 1,399,000; showing in the first period 30,000 tons a year, and in the second 58,000. It may be said that • considerable propor tion of that is owing to the rapid increase of our colonial skipping, and that that is not • fair test of the shipping of the United Kingdom. That is perfectly true, because we know that the increase of colonial shipping and the pressure of competition upon British shipping is such that only a few years ego a proposal was made by the friends of British shipping to lay a differential duty upon colonial shipping for the purpose of checking its increase. But speaking of the shipping of the United Kingdom only, it is true that it has been advancing sines the relaxation of the navigation laws at • very accelerated rate. In the 34 years from 1790 to 1824, the fist of the two periods then named, speaking of the United Kingdom shipping exclusively, it increased by 933,000 tons, or at the rate of 27,000 tons • year; and . in the 24 years from 1824 to 1847, the second period, the imams was 960,000 tons, or 40,000 tons a year, against 27,000 tons a year during the period of restriction. 'I do not know what fair or sufficient answer can be made to that. (Hear.) It is mid that our shipping has not increased so rapidly as the shipping of the United States, and I grant it, if you take along with it the foreign and coasting shipping; but that comparison is palpably unfefr, because as • 'Mr country, occupying vast tracts of virgin soil, the United States employed those natural high ways a ff orded by her rivers and i r ille. Under them airemataness there is no parallel. (Hear, hear.) Besides, If you my that the United States skipping ham inemsed mon rapidly than ours since the relaxation of the navigation laws, yea must also 'topsider that before that relaxation took 1 place the shipping of the United States was ineresaing for mon rapidly still. If you wish to make a fair comparison 'Mel test of British energies by appealing to that standard I veer you to the increase in our colonial shipping. I think it is Gin to compere the increase in the shipning of our North American colonies with that of the United States. Between 1790 and 1847 the shipping of the British colonies ismessed from 96,000 to 614,000 tons, or 667 per cent., while that of the United States increased only from 602,300 to RASA° toes, or 665 per cent. Vast as has been the in- IPPON la the shipping of America, the increase in the ship ping Om salon* has been still greater. Finally, I w =ere the ismer* of British colonial shipping before 182 we were comparatively under a system of re sftlstion, with what it was subsequently when that ligtrwas altered. In the 34 years, fins 1790 to a , British colonial shipping according to Mr. Rich mond's tables. increased from 96,000 tone to 211,000, or at the rate of 3 300 tons per annum ; and sines 1824, t o 1847, when the relaxation of our laws caused competition to in ileseue, British colonial chip piag advanced from 211,000 toes M 644,000, or at the rate of 18,000 toes per annum. So far, I my, disregarding all circumstances of • purely scientific or abstract character, dwelling only upon the results of experi ence, which has been by no means I riot or narrow in its 8 and following the changes made by Mr. Huskies:in and socceiscies, Imy that the results of that experience prove that we ought to go inward, and with increased courage, in the path which our have marked out. (Cheers.) . Neither shall f r er ft well u r upon g the argument that the present is not the fitting time. Look to the met stimulus which has recently been gives to our import trade by the altstations in our customs laws. Considering that we have lately repealed the duty on con, reduced the duty on sugar, and removed the duties qn cotton, wool, bides, el, silk, and every bulky commodity we import, I may that this and no other than this is the period at which we ought to consider whether the naviga tion laws ought to be repealed, and, if so, upon what basis. (Hear, hear.) The consideration of the state of foreign powers and the excitement which is beginning to prevail our colonies, which have been urged as ressons.for postponement, I look upon es enhancing miry much the argument in favour of the present movement, althoueh the commercial grounds alone are, in my opinion, sufficient to justify us in regarding this as the proper season to approach and definitively settle the question. If a change to to be made ' I now cue to the manner in which it ought to be dem. I differ entirely from those who are friendly to the pass system, sad am without the least hope of conciliating MIEN Memo my destrine is, that we should walk in the lima se supnimme, end that adhering to those rules of action which Mr. Huskimos and others have adopted, we may safely part with the navigation laws upon the grounds, and in the manner which they have indicated. There are two demands which the shipowner may make upon the British legislature. In the first place, I think he is entitled to the removal of every peculiar burden that now presses upon him. (Hear, hear.) I find in the report of the e =mitts' of the General Shipowners Society, a remarkable passage which I wish to read to the house. I must not be supposed se implying thereby that that society admit that protection ought to be departed from. They on the contrary consider that there is something about protection in the nature of a charm, that it is a mine of national wealth, and that they ought to cherish it as their life. (Laughter.) I speak of the ground on which they claim special protection. As long as others were protected, the shipowner were enabled to flourish under the shadow of that wide-spread tree, bat now that its extent hu been limited they claim special protection. The report says, " the shipowner must not expect on abstract grounds exemp tics from any competition to which other interests are sub ject, or the continuance of any immunity from which they are excluded, but must rest his ease on the inseparable con nexion existing, on every principle of justice, between his epeeist burdens and his special and particular protection." I am free to believe that ft the sbipowaer were left with his special burdens, be still would not be crushed, because him command of capital and superior energy and enterprise, to gether with his commercial connexion, would enable him to bear up against great disadvantages. But view ing the connexion between our mercantile marine and our naval ascendancy, and therefore our mari time superiority, I am not prepared to drive • hard bargain with the shipowner, and would prefer taking from his shoulders on national grounds everything that can be judged to be in the nature of a peculiar burden. Although much bee been done respecting the duty upon timber, still I am net willing that he should - consider himself ill-used, and should readily grant him a remission of that duty. I think that duty ought to be removed on other grounds. I have never urged that, yielding &large revenue, it ought to be sub ject to • constant tax, but have ever advocated large diminu tions of it. I now think that the moment such a measure sees be adopted the timber duties ought to be repealed (hear, hear) and that giving a remission to the shipowners will be a pledge that we intend so to deal with them at a future time. With regard to the manning of ships, I think it would be at variance with a primary sense of justice to strip the shipowner of all protec tion and continue to impose restraints upon him as to the manning of his ships. If the national policy requires the adoption of a certain system, you must be prepared to com pensate the shipowner, not because the burdens, whether of a fiscal or political nature, are likely to injure or to ruin him, but because it is right that the utmost teesib`e development and aid should be given to our commercial marine, as inter woven without navalpower and national protection and pros perity. I do not participate in the extreme viewwhich has been taken of the consequences that would follow an unrestricted repeal of the navigation laws. It has been pointed out that the shipping in the direct trade between this country and Nor way, is almost wholly carried on by Norwegian ships, and I eaa gonesive nothing more rash than to attempt to found upon that fact the inference that if the navigation laws were repealed, the Norwegians would drive us from the shipping trade altogether. The limited extent of their capacity con stitutes • self-regulating principle, which would suffice to prevent the possibility of such a result. You may compare it with domestic employments. Out of the hundreds of bedlam employed in Liverpool, I believe that there is not a single Englishman to be found. and what does that prove ? That Irishmen are adapted to that peculiar kind of trade. (Loud li:tighter.) lam far from saying or mean ing that Irahmen, from amongst the ranks of whom have proceeded many of our most brilliant ornaments whether in the higher or lower ranks of life, are not adapted equally with Englishmen for higher efforts. lam speaking of a clais who monopolise • particular occupation, and I am con tending that it would be just as right to suppose that they will monopolise every other, or to say that because the ships of Norway are more suited for the rude work of the timber trade, therefore, they are able for the long voyage to the East ladies or Chine, and therefore they will drive our trade away. (Hear, hear.) We must anticipate that the British shipowner will have to undergo a competition from the Baltic nations, which will be sharp as far as it goes, and from the United States, which will 'be sharp all over the world. He will be in this situation : at present the em ployment of shipping is not free over the globe, but divided into separate fields, and within these, limited to one or more particular nations. He at present likeable full share of those limited and guarded fields of employment. Others have their full share also. America, for instance, retaliates her own shipping upon us, and I apprehend there is no doubt that the restraint upon navigation tells much more severely against England than America. (Hear, bear.) We me preparing to lay open those fields whic h the British ship owner holds for himself exclusively • or open them to more than one where there is only one for eign competitor. Now I think that admitting foreigners into competition with him gives us a t rf f ect right to secure if we can the entrance for him into fields of employment from which he is ex cluded. op not now allude to the question of ear. corny. I this% raise a doubt that if you adept the principle of pursuing the augmentation of the national wealth, my argument falls to the ground. But it has never been the habit of parliament to view questions upon that principle exclusively. I ask the house to proceed upon past experience and in pursuance of its results to adopt a conditional, and not absolute, or unconditional, relaxation of the nevigatioa laws. It is material I should explain what I mean by a conditional relaxation. America, in that respect, hest° comesat "aluml a ygasoodpouexibalmeptole,hearnd modell ahasonlfdarbs disposed as it goes--I mean es to the form of proceeding. I was never of opinion that we ought to proofed by treaties of reciprocity with foreign power, but on the contrary; and I object to the' bill before us that it fe likely to entangle us in the meshes of such treaties. Here we are with a dozen or half a deem of initiated negotiations alreasand I am afraid of your being led into some declaration which may give rise to mach misconstruction, and that you may fetter your hands hereafter. In the correspondence on the subject there seems a disposition to take much and give little. I think you may emit the difficulty by condi tional legislation• either that her. Majesty shall have the power by order in ; council, or by enactment still more direct, by the immediate effuse of law, to declare that the vessels of foreign states who grant privileges to our navigation shall enjoy . a reciprocity; so that if state A. were dis posed to give to British vessel, the power of bringing cargoes from all parts of the world hmspectim of the origin of the goods or of the pat of shipping, the same pri vilege should be extended by this country to A, or if B should grant to us the power of entering her colonial parts, a similar power should be granted by us to B. If Prussia, who has no colonies, were to give the whole privilege of its navigation, then I my, let that state be entitled to the undispu t ed ri g ht of navigation to all our own porssuons. The hon. Secretory of the Board of T e contended that reciprocity was something contrary to principle and policy, and would be found impracticable to execute. I, on the other hand, contend that it is according to all precedent and experience—that it is demanded by jus tice and that it is far more easy to be carried out than the plan of her Majesty's ministers. I say, legislate conditionally. They my we ought to repeal the restrictions of the navigation laws, reserving the power to re-enact them as against yrbwen who will not reciprocate. Now, I must observe that every word uttered by the hon. gentleman against reciprocity tel with augmented force against retaliation. (Hear, hear.) It is infinitely easier to stand upon the system which exisb, which is embodied in our laws and associated with our habits, and make it a question of time and circumstance, than it is to sweep that system away, allowing new inter. ate to come forward, and sowing the red of • new crop of claims against us. Depend upon it, your clause of retaliation will remain • dead letter, and never be put into execution. (Hear, hear.) will join in getting rid of it, for if you will not !misfits c onditionally I think it would be much better to legislate unconditionally, and then come to parliament whenever extraordinary cases arose. (Hear, hear.) I think it a great objection to the clause giving retaliatory powers, that in the negotiations that have been commenced yon plane yourselves in a position that is scarcely an honest one. If you don't really intend that this clause shoulibe acted on your proceeding is not altogether direct or creditable to • country like this; and all such oreceedings invalidate themselves, and only create • general distrust in your statements and policy. Let us °Guider if it be fair to the shipowner to adopt, audit then are other reason for adopting, conditional legislation. It may humid that it is novel, that it ie an American and not an English system. But it is the eery system on which we mmetieally stand as regards nearly every country in the world. In the fi rst instance we bound our-