The Express. — London, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

4 P 4 -P- IMPERIA.V PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY FIB. 8. The Loin CHAIM:WM Ida his suit on tle woolsack at bo'clock. Their lordships sat foe a quarter of an hour, but no but ane w..s transacted. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-MONDAY, FIB. 8. The Seaacza took the chair at a few minutes before 4 *Week. The Sheriffs of Londoe, Mews Nissen sod Cave, ap peared at the bar in their official robes and presented a petition. PRIVATE BILLS. A groat aaisber of private bills were reed a first time. NOTICES. PALISH V 13711116 (lattAND).—Sir H. Pin to move for leave, ou Monday next, to bring in a bill for amending the law on this subject. WAntioust.vo SPIRMIL—Tho enancia.coa of the Ex - (wrists to postpone from Thursday tall Monday art his motiou for leave to istroduce a bill on this subject. BAnt No (Scort.tarn).—The CHANCELLOZ of the EXCHEQUIII weak, on Thursday next, for leave to bring in a bill to replace the lapsed issue of Scotch bank notes. CHINA. —Colonel Sizes, on going into committee of supply on Monday, to call attention to the resolution paused at a meeting of the diplomatic agents at Sbnaghas ea the 1t ih of December 1883, strongly condemning Um cap ture of Soochow ; and to est the First lAwd of the Trrt miry w.hetber, after this renewed instance of perfidy ea the part of the Imperial offices* it was the istatios of her llajesty's government to paw unnoticed say further viola tion of the instructions gives by the Foreign-oleos to Bri tish officers, namely. that they should be strictly neutral in the civil war which had been raging so long in that part of the world. • .._. THE: Law or Srrri.aarwr.—Mr. W writs, on ping into committee of supply on Friday Vila. to 00 attention to the operation of the law al 8111thillini alma the condition of the labouring element THE CRAWLEY 001 JET MARTIAL. In answer to Galeria PZEL. ➢lr. I). FORTE:LUZ said that be had moved for papers oa this subject kw the purpose of founding a statement upon them, which he should conclude by a motion for cee tain other paper of which ha would give the house notios at the earliest possible opportunity. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. BRAND a new writ was ordered for Brighton, to fill the vacancy canna by Mr. Coniogham's acceptance of the stewardship of her Majesty's manor of North Hempholme. --.... CHLNA. Mr: W. E. FORSTER asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the town of 0100ChOW, in China, had been taken from the Taepings by help of her klajesty's officers employed by the Imperialists with the ruction of her Majesty's government ; whether also the Imperialists had been aided by supplies from her Majesty's arsenals ; whether the town thus taken had been delivered over to pillage and massacre by the Imperialist troops notwithstudiag the protest and contrary to the pledge of the British officer in command, and if so, whe ther any and what step had been taken by her Majesty's government to withdraw their minter* to the Pekin government Mr. LAYARD was unable to give hie hon. friend say definite answer. The government had received information that the town of Soochow bad been taken, and that an act of treachery bed been committed ; but he was unable to Mate the exact nature of that act, having no detailed infor mation on the subject broad what had ap peared in the newspapers. By the Letadvkx• which they had received from Shanghai', how. ever, it appeared that General Brown, who was about to leave Hong Koog, had delayed has departure in order to make full inquiries into what had taken place ; and he (Mr. Layard) hoped that when the gallant general's report was received he should be able to give the hoc. member a coma. plate answer. Mr. FORSTER reminded the hon. gentleman that he bad not answered that part of the question which referred to help rendered by British officers, and to supplies takes from her Majesty's arenas. Mr. LAYillifi said it was well knows that Majw Cordon was an in her Majesty's service, and that be had re ceived permission to take part in the operations in China. At present he (Mr. Lewd) was usable to give any answer respecting the supplies referred to. THE DANISH DUCHIES. - ----- • - • - - - _ Lord R.. CEdIL sated the noble viscount at the head of her Majesty's goyim:met, whether any explanations had been demanded from Agatha and Prussia with respect to the proshunatiee of Prime Frederick of Auguateieburg, which had bees made is %be menace of Austria. and Prue- Man troops in Skswig ; and it no inch explanation bed yet been asked foe, whether it was the 'Mention of her Majerty's government to deemed them ? He wished also to ask tbs noble lord whether he bad received any tufermatioa to the effect that is the opine* of the Prussian government the despatch which be read to the hems on Thunday at had no further validity now that war had Odom oat ? (Cheers.) Viroount PALMERSTON—Her Majesty's goverment have remonstrated with the Austrian and the Prussian go vermillion epee the step taken bath is Holstein and is Mee wig under the shadow and mote:tam of Austrian and Prue• aian troops, to maim Prince Frederick of Augustenburg as duke of those two duchies. Sock a proeeedt.g was M. terly incousisteet with the good faith that ought to ham bees observed by Austria and Prussia, both of whom have admitted the treaty of 1852, by which they are Wend to acknowledge the King of Denmark as sovereigs of all the State* that were ander the sway of the Ist* king. It mu also inconsistent with their declaration that they were ready to maintain the integnty of the Danish me es eee 7 , The Friesian government, it is true, have stated that they dis approve of the proceedings is Skew* end that orders were to be beet from Berlin to set these matters right. With regard to what took place io Moisten, Holstein was occupied by troops sating under the orders of the Diet, sad sot ender tie orders of the Amnion and Prussia, anehoritiss. With regard to the other question, the Prossien government have not denied the positive declaration that they abide by the treaty of 1832, and are prepared to respect the integrity of the Danish moearchy. As to the latter part of the question, as my noble friend hes dread, stated in soother plies, the meaning is not very dear— (a laugh)—but the cosclusio• of the despatch implies that whatever questions may arise. the Prosian and Austrian government, are prerered to discuss those questions in conert with the other powers who were parties to the treaty of 1852. It was alleged for some time at Barba that if resistance were made is Illeswig to the salmon of German troops, that resistance leading to contlict, that eon- Riot would establish war, and war put an and to treaties. Now, we said in reply that that wee a most preposterous doctrine—lcheers)—and if that doctrine were ones estab lished, any strong power which had an inconvenient treaty with a weaker power would have nothing to do, for the purpose of freeing itself from its engagements, bat to commence an unprovoked and unjustifiable at tack, and then my war, is broken oat, and war puts an end to treaties, and thereby by its own unpro voked and unjustifiable eggees 'on free heelf from the en gagements it had entered into. That is a doctriae which I am sure no government which had say regard fee itself or for the principles of good faith am seriousl y appeal to. It would be as utter &wrens to mean to such a doe trio,. (Chews.) But in answer to what has been dorm it is sufficient to my that the Penmen government since the commencement of these measures has informed us that they abide by the treaty of 1852, and respect the integrity of the Dmish monarchy. (Hear, hear.) LORDS COMMISSIONERS' SPEECH. The address, io roswer to the Lords Coantuasionere speech, was brought up and ordered to to reported to-mor row. ERTPPLY.—THE NAVAL AND MILITARY FORCES. Os the motion of Mr. Pm that the house resolve itself late Committee of Sepply, Lord PA LIKERSTriIi, in reply to Mr. Borrtscg, said—Stir, I think the first emotion which the hon. gentleman has asked me might as well have been poetponed for • day or two, until the army and navy estimates were laid woe the table of the home ; because they would show what is the amount of military and naval forte which her Majesty's government think it expedient and proper to propose to the house for the pressed year. But 1 can no far ensure the hon. gentleman that the coo sternatios which mew to have pressed so meth on his mind, arising from the notion that there is to be • greet reduction in the military and naval forme Okay be dispelled ; became, although we hope to make some reduction in th e charges connected with the army and navy, there will be no mate rial reduction of military force beyond that which is the natural consequence of the transfer of the lonise Islands to the kingdom of Crete*. (Rm. hoar.) With re gard to the other part of the question, which calls on me to perform the part of a prophet, I really must de clime that office. lam really sorry I cannot give a plain and positive savior such as he desires. But it is not the habit— and it is very undesirable that it ever should be—Omer, hearl—of her Majority's government to state prospectively what eoune they wall advise the crown or this house to sanction. nester circumstances which have not at present h•ppened. (Hear, bear.) The future is an open book, sod throe who attempt to reed it very ahem find themeelves mis taken in their interpretation. But I sin quite persuaded that, under any circumstaeces, if it should be the opinion of the government, supported by parliament and the country, that any great effort should be made, either military or naval, the resources of the country and the spirit of the country will never be found unequal to the ommion— (eheeni—and therefore the hon. gentleman may rest coot. dmt that whatever future circumstances may require, the country will be always able to find • means of answering those requirements. But I really mast decline to state what the course of her Majesty's government will be with regard to events whit* bays not yet happened. We are perfectly free, and shall remain so ; bat, of amuse, it will be the duty of the responsible government to form an opinion upon matters when they WOO, and not before they arias. (Bear, hoer) SIR JOHN LAWRENCE'S ANNUITY. In eornmittee of the whole house a raeoledoe wee eased to, on the notice of Sir C. WOOD, seconded by Lard Brae- Ur, centime* the wady of Sir Jabs Lewreers, -• EX -- MALT .10Iiniglalig CATTLE- Tleit OHANCILLOR of *hp 11X011EQUEECisid the bathe was well aware that the operation of the malt duty is restricting the employment of malt for feeding cattle had lung boa malt*: Dakall complaint, of costrothrsy sad of great Merest. Than were g ou ggr isi gg ed groat weaght, and intimately acquainted with agricultural affair; who were of opinion that the matter was not of great poetical importhice, and that it ether would be found mongol to make an *Vaunts use of malt for feedingal evea if the occasional use of it should be expedient. (Hetrl On the other hand, many persons did not haaitate to state that they made trials en the point and were well staid with the result. On whichever side the truth lay it was desirable that they should get at it. If th e effect of the duty was to restrict or prevent the me of a material which might be need for the purpose of feeding cattle, it was impossible to conceive a more ob jectionable tax. (Hear.) At different prefab annuluses@ had been made under the authority of government ; bat whatever the result of these experiment', be did not think that perfect iatisfaction could be given, even if the effect Cl them should be to satisfy those who thought that it was not a matter of great ion . With great satisfaction, therefore, be had ton that the inland revenue authori ties bad been enabled to strive at a conclusion that it might he in our power, without risk to the menus or imposing onerous sad vexatious restriction; to bring the question to thug in the broadest and freest meaner. - by an. thorising the erection of methyl houses, where milt should be made exclusively for feeding purposes. He should he pleased if the opinion of those who thought musk of the employment of malt in this way should be tanned, because the effect of the meaner* in that use would be to remove vexatious restriction. from a legitimate trade and to permit' ' the me of malt in larger quantities for feeding purposes. The provisions of the bill were few and not difficult to be comprehended. Of course they could lot permit melt to be made duty free for the feeding of cattle where it was nude for the purposes of brewing. That would be attended with difficulties which would be altogether insurmountable. The gnat security to which we looked was, that it would be required that malt to be used for the purpose of feeding cattle should be mixed with limed meal or cake io the proportion of one-tenth part of the weight. That mixture of osetheth would not operate as a assails Medea ea the feeder of mak;, while it would afford a saltiest protection to the revenue, as it would effectually prevent the employment of the /11310 mush is the brawbouse. The Let clause of the bill provided that the sat should continue is operation fee tire years and to the end of the then next make of parliament, which would give sufficient time for the experiment to be mad; and afford an opportunity for the introduction of amend ments, if the act worked beneficially. The right hoe. gee death concluded by moving for bath to brief in • bill to allow the making of malt duty free, to be seed for feed* cattle. Sir F. KELLY magraulated the right boo. gentleman 1 on istroducing the measure, the only see which for the last 30 years had bees introduced in the last degree favourable to the agricultural interest. There &tight be some diffe rence of opinion as to the valued melt for the purpose of feeding catUe but it would be benednal to the fel cultural intere st to have that swathe settled. After a short discuaatoo in which Colonel Beettelet, Sir E. Daring, Mr. S. Booth, Mr. Base, sad :other member* took p CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER self that he did not exactly see why the premises infwhich malt was made could sot be used for other parposse, provided the patios available for other purposes were not conneetal with those io which the malt was made. He would meet as far as he could the objection which had hese made is respat to the time during which the experimest should be toad ? and therefore he would doable it, and insert in the ball the term of Ave years from the sod of next session, instead of three. It was quite obvious that should say great defeat be direovered in the bill, it might be amended even before the expiry of the term. (Hear, beer.) In reply to a qualm from Mr. Baas, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that those who made malt under this sot would be maltstere, and therefor* subject to the license. The bill ask stood amply empowered piteous to maks this description of malt far eels, sad of course if any farmer chose to put himnelf nada the restrictions of the measure ad namilastme raele, he would stand is the as position se other reeltden. The home this went into committee pro forme, and law was given to introduce the bill. LAND TAX, ASSESSED, AND INCOME TAX BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved for leave to Ming in a bill to alter and amend the laws re lating to the oollectiou of the land tax, emereed texas, and income tax. He explained the waseMasry under which the three wire now collected, okeseviag that the bill would sot touch the COMMthetheth CR the aserrwork bat would be ocalined exclasively to the collators, who, though local officers, were not popularly elected, the taxmen having no voice in their appaationst. He proposed to substitute the system which existed is Ireland and Scot land, where it worked well, sod to awry it into effect node, the deputes/at of inland review, by voluntary operant" the details of which, as well as other provisions of the bill, explained. . . Obiurvatioaa and mirgartioas ware roads by Mr. HERM, Mr. Etrueso, Sir B. Lemnos, aed other asarabera, an d attar tardier expbusatioar by the CeAnstwe al the Ex cezevez, have was gives. INSANE PR1501.71368 ACT AMENDMENT. /*G. (32.13 T, in rising to shove fest leave to bring in a bill to manned the eat tat and tad of the reign of her present Ifejemy, asp U, relaties ta tithe care and treatment of caiminal lunatics, maid bt he ought to state what was the existing law on the Ara jest which he proposed to aramid. The present law wee contained in the 3 sad 4of her Majesty, chap. 24, sox 1, which tram an meadows& of aa act previously in foros—thii 9 sad 10 Geo. IV., cap. 40, ese. 56—to which it was ineasaary to refer. That was general act for the amendment of the law for the regulation of county lunatic asylums, sad the object was MOM affectedly to provide for criminal lunatic maylarom in England and Weise. That act embodied the 55th emotion of the previous set,whilt • very slight sad immaterial altiraticia. The law, there fore. before the parting of the set of 1340, made provision with respect to two clams of primers oely, who might wider certain circurnatauose be certified to be hisses, sad who were to be removed co such eertillseia,* waniet ci the Secretary of State, to a lunatic asylum. The two clams' were prisooers under sentsece of impriesentest undergoing endemics is a *tasty or borough pok and priamen under wiener of transport•tioa but retained in this country in the hulks. All other cisme were excepted by the mt. It went on ti vide that the antkileste should be signed by two ph or sad that os its being received by the tary of 8 should be lawful for him to direst by warrant the remora of the prisoner to a lunatic asylum, there to be detained and it should be certified that he wee lase by two physician" or surgeons, upon which latter certificate the Secretary of State was authorised, if the term of imprisonment bad expired, to discharge him, or if it bad not, to send him back to prima with • view to undergo the reminder of his punishmeal In the year 1840 that provision was revised, and the neglect law was posed, with material alterations. The first of times alteration ex tended the provisOns of the act to all persons charged with any crime, and declared that if they beeline Meow, they might be removed from the prima is which they were pie ties& and subjected to proper medical treatment in a lanolin asylum. It embreeed all persons " under any sentence of death, transportation, or irepricerneet, or ander charge for any offeror," who should be certified to be Miami, and it provided that it should be lawful for two justices of the pesos, calling to their aid two Opticians or surgeries, to certify to the fact of imanity. The act further went on to require—he presumed with a view that grotto are and caution should be exercised in the giving of the certificate' —that an inquiry should be instituted by two justices ofthe county, borough, or place where each prisoner was knelt sooed, with the aid of two medical men, for the purpose of ascertaining the prisoner's mental condition. This act threw the chief responsibility on the justices who were to make the inquiry, with the aid of the medical men, and who were to grant the wildcat* oo which tbe flmretary of Slate was to act. Ths latter part of the clams remained unaltered, and that was • materiel poiat in the considers ties of a are which had recently occurred. The first act included those who were imprisoned in a borough or comity poi, or who were node' motes°, of triussportatios, sad were retained in this country in the hulks, and the later part of the clause of the last act had clearly refer/nos to those two clause of persona The set west on to provide that on the oertificate being received, it should be lawful for the Sea Jury of State by warrant to direct the removal of the prisoner no certified to be insane to some proper lunatic asylum, there to remain, 'abject ta the power of removal from toe asylum to another, until certified to le sane, whereepto he was to be discharged if his term of ha* prisootiont bad expired, otherwise to be sent back to prince for the remainder of the term of imprisooment to whisk be bad hem sentenced. It was under that act that the recant case of Townley bed occurred, • case which had set unreasonably and very pronely excited • good deal ci pubis attention, sad with respect to which he was bound to offer the fullest explanation in his power. (Ifew, boor.) Let any man read the act itself, and he would see that it made the certificate of two justices and two medical men Arland conclusive up to the point at which the person so accrued to be insane was removed to an asylum, and sot mail after he was removed void any now process be stitoted by which to ascertain whether he was really insane or not. He therefore felt himself bound antler all the circumstances to issue • warrant for the removal of the prisoner, and musequently on the 11th Jewry he was remised into a lament asylum. Ho would not refer to the correspondence which had taken place between himself and the magistrates of Derbyshire, because the hoe. member for that county (Mr. Mundy) was, he regretted to state, con fined to his room, having met with an accident, and there fore he (Sr G. Grey) would abstaio from alluding to it farther until the hoe. gentleman could be present. He might state, however , that he had felt it to be his duty to call epee the magistrates to explain the courier which they lied taken in signing the certificates, bat be had no right 10 call upon the medical men for their reasons for daiog so. The magistrates had satisfied him epee two points, viz., that they bad piped the certificate' band fide, after due inquiry, and alter they came to a positive conviction that Tonality was i and that the machinery of the law was pat in motion by atterx e r . the primer, who invited the magistrates to go to the and be also called io the medical men who were to Me pert is the isqairy. Bat he did not blame the attorney fir taking that coarse—the law allowed hint to do it. Still It was • airiest defect in the law that he should have been AID to mint Ito otogisisoloa mod to Wool the meeting nem I 'g sr dt to the magiekalsellethe mom which they tea seder the existing law Me of whom appeared to have *pet anything but prepomjited la favour of the primer, beMeeles that he wee sane and that the law ought to take lts cower. Judging from the report of the four medical wee which he Udmurt, reeethed be was led to believe that there had been • ma rcasite of justice in this matter, and that there might be an ameednient of the law—(hear, her)—end that the amendnient ought to be directed to correct that defect of the law which allowed this machinery to be put in motion not by any responsible person bat by the agent of the pri soner, who selected the instruments by which the law was to be carried out. He proposed to repeal the first clause of the 3rd and 4th 'Viet., cap. 54, and to substitute for it an amendment haring the tame object, ca., the are of lunatic prisoners, but with some material alterations; but the provisions of the law would cot be con fined to any clam of prisoners, and he pro pined not to limit its administration to say two justice, but to vest its operatice exolosively in the visiting justice@ of the gaol, instead of any two medical men bin, as might be under the existing law, called in. Upon the Melting justices the duty should devolve of calling to their aid medical men for the purpose of making the in quiry. The visiting justices were selected by their brother magistrates, and they were acquainted with all the details of the poi, and had the means of knowing the physical and mental eeedition of all the prisoners. Ile further proposed that the physicians and surgeons who might be called is should be registered as such under the Medical Itegistraticre Act. Another moot important proclaim in the bill was that the certificate of insanity signed by the Justices and medical men should be no looser final and °seclusive, beta should be open for the Secret/try of State, is eases were he finterteined doubts, to order • further inquiry. Mew) 'After the removal of Townley on the 11th Jammer, he directed, with the approval of the Lord Chancellor, four ,enuoent medical MU to make s further examination into the mental condition of the priecoer, and they certified that is was mane. It then became moaner, to consider what coaxes should be determined upon, and the veers of opinion that after the certiftoitm, sad Z e rbe Ni ne! Moral to • lunatic asylum, sod afar the &obis nitro had been raised, it would not be right le„ mind the prisooer back to Derby order the sheriff to carry oat the capital seetteena heet.lj Under these cercinastences it was detennieed the Me- ISM should be commuted to penal servitude fee life, and the mtumntation had accordingly take. sod the pri soner had been removed to the convict at Peatonville. • He knew that some persons en the opinion that the capital seateoce might still have been carried out, but be thought that that would have ham • strainingthe law beyond anything that had been hitherto known in our cri minal prwitios, and that the public feeling had beet been consulted in commuting the punishment to penal ser vitude for life. He had now stated all the eir- Can;iiineCe of — theesse.He irtia;irtbathevisiting justices would act think be bad take so unfair advantage of them by introducing the bill in their alnense, bat Is had mid nothing which attributed the slightest fault to them, and he felt that ao time was to be lost in repairing defect in the law whin' had permitted snob a tnicarnege ai justice. (Bear, bear.) He trusted that the house would epee to the ameadnient which be sow proposed, and which would effectually planet the recurrence at such raison. Magee in future. Kr. MACDONOGH couleaded that Sir G. Grey bad not established a justification ; that the voids of the act "shall be lawful," were net, es Sir George had argued, imperative, bat 're. hemming, however, that the words were mandatory, the law bad been violated, for wine the rane of temporary res*to had ceased they required (as in sa analogoas Neel the sentence of the law should be carried into ezentioa. Mr. MELTE suggested the appointment cf a commission *committee that might bong together legal and medical *Mons, whereby the law oe this difficult subject might be brought into a more satisfactory state. Mr. LOCKE doubted whether the modifiliatioes proposed would get rid of the objections to the law. He saw Do rearm why the met** upon Townley should bays beefs commuted. Was the same course, he asked, to be taken in future cams? rA . T7 1,1 Arvin kiwi imveiview Minim hen/ tis bw. mope to the inquiry of the 0011IIIIiii40. &Athol he e soiald be iodised to place upon it min boo. gaudeme acquainted with what the require ments of the Olts Imre. (Hear, bear.) Sr J. EIInLLZ mid--Surely the prow soars, to adopt would to appoint • royal ecitemin aion, by whom the whole question could be tho romhly eenaidmed, melodies from the ecostitatios of that commonest the civil engineer element. Bevies re gard to the fact that the Lords' ommiliee bad already arrived at • foresaw) • cooclusim, he thought there was little chance of the proposed hybrid committee coming to • satis factory decision. The proper coarse was to move that the debate be oljoureed, in order that the government might have a further opportesity of oonaideriog the aubjeot, sod he would therefore move the adjoarnmeot of the debate. Lord FiNFI/11J.) samoded the amendment. The Home of Lads had, he mid, already pronounced as opinion apes the subject of metropolitan railways, and the dye gentle men who were named to represent the House of Commons in the joist committee would sot have time to give the subjoin the tionsideastion which it deserved. He believed that the appointmeat of a royal commierion—from which civil engineers would be excluded except as witnesses — would meet every objection, notwithstan • that • delay of a year or • year and • half might be in coned. Mr. Crawford, Mr. Sorer Mild, Sir M. Peto, Mr. Selwyn. Lord Fermoy, sad Mr. Locke participated is the discussion which ensued, sad Sir J. he lley having acerbated to withdrew his amendment, the motion for a *magi's was screed to. Mr. M. GIBSON then moved that standing order No. 172 be aumpsadod, es regarded ell petitions for railway bills enthoriCieg the coostructioa of works within the limits of the metropolis ; and that so position for say such bill be promoted until the thy after the report from the select eommittee on " Railway Schemes. (Metropolis)" had been kid upon the bible. Agreed to. JUDGMMTS, &a., LAW AMENDMENT. Mr. HADFIELD obtained have to bring in a bill to amend the low relating to Ware judgments, Militate'. and essogniaanoen RAILWAY COMPANIES' POWERS. Sir G. BOWYER thought Sir G. Grey was not blamable I. the case of Townley, but regretted the coons he bad taken in that of Wright. After some remarks by Sir B. LIIGHTOi, Mr. BRIGHT said he been in parliament twenty yew, and had very frequently bees in oosomunicatioa with the Home Secretary, and other* who bad filled the seine oaks, he meat of comae in mem of capital convictious and expected executions, and he most say this, that he had (mod in every man he had had °maim to see, holding this effloe— and m no cam more so than the right hon. gentlemen--the meet inseam satiety, he believed, to de what was just, to do what the law sad public opinion would mania' with raped to each pinwale/ cam. He had not agreed with the Hoene Secretary in every particular case, but it was sot of course his duty to decide, his office merely wait to set before the minister al l the facto he meld ia favour of a merciful consideration, and he believed the right boo. patletaan had decided most fairly, on the merits of each ease with • view as to what was right sad proper, sad without reference to rich or poor. (Cheers.) There must be • difference Mamma rich and poor, if they bad • law, and if they had execution of the taw; because it was clear that the poor rasa, se in almost all the attain of life at prawn, was pissed at • &Nadine tage. He could not beteg down from London an ezpatienced lawyer, at a fee of 300 guinea@ he could not employ three keeneosated solicitors, to discover every particle of evideoce that could be got up. Therefore, the poor man stood in • position white challenged the sympathy of every man who had to do with the administration of justice, especially when they came to consider the punishment of death, sad looted at the punishment as bans what almost no other punishment was, irrevocable. (Hear, bees.) In these same his position used to be still wane— ' it said to be still wane when execution took place within three days of conviction. Now, for • fortnight or • math after his sentence, • man lay in gaol, and salmi some the marred by a higher sad better spirit moved andstrove against his doom, • few paragraphs in • newspaper were all that I=to tell the miserable sad tragic story. It was is e of the puaisthaseit of death, and was inseparable him it, that this groat aad terrible iojestiea WM committed. (Hear, hear.) Care might be taken, and he doubted if more care could be takes than the Hoare Secretary employed, bat there could be so remedy so loos al this punishment remained. The hoe. gentleman had said that what was wasted was certainty of puniahmat.t. Bat there could be no certainty with the punishment of death—(hear, bear)—it war a retie of the savagery and barbarism of old day.. It has already perished before the isegnatioa and the iinrightennient of the puha, except for ths aims of murder. (Hear, bear.) Sir J. PAKINOTON said that this case of Townley bad excited great lineation, and he would state to the house shortly the imperial' it bad made oa his mind. It would be very satiefectory to the public that this cue had now been brought before the House of Commons, and freely and impartially disouseed„ and he did not think that it could have lien Monett forward in • manner more matiefsetory than by the inteednetioo et the bill which the right hos. baronet had moved that miming. He thought the right boo. baronet had taken a course which it was no more than his duty to have taken, sod that be would have failed in his duty bad be not dealt in the meaner he had with the law adder which Townley had escaped the punish meat doe to hie crime. Leone was then given to bring in the ball. CONVEYANCING. to. (IRELAND) BILL. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND °Maimed lave to Wag in a bill to antacid the laws relative to coo is pleaders, sod draughtanies ii. equity pia°. tieing Mr. MAMMY roared bra select oommittee to inquire and upon whether it was expedient that nillway etwapanise skould be authorised, sod if so, upon what coaditiees, to eowstruct or enlarge, purchase or take on loess, or otkareriee soy dock, pier, harbour, or ferry, or to acquire, and use soy stoats vessels for the couveyasoe of rods sad passengers, or to apply any portico of their cap► tal or reveinie to other objects distinct from the usciertakun eta ntilway oompaoy. Aimed to. The house ran at 90 minutes past 12 o'clock. JlTspAy ,EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1864. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Ft n. 8. Sittings at Nin Prig—(Ltalore Mr. Amos Pigott and • COMIOOO Jury.) us tr. Trz morn= onriam: iiinrrsoe comnr. This was by - tie boy about eight years of age, his next friend, his father, to recover compensation in es for injuries received through the alleged negligence o the defendants' servants. The defendanta pleaded not guilty. In appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff, who wns the son of a greengrocer, carrying on business in White Hart-court, Strand, that cm the 14th of 'June last be was messing the Stratd when the defendants' coachman, who wan driving • Hammersmith omnibus at a furious rate, drove against him, 'mocked him down, and so injured his leg that it was deemed nammary at Hines College Hospital, where he was taken immediately, to amputate it. He wee& patit in that hospital for sixteen weeks, and bad mama nas of his leg. The defence was • denial that the driver was driving et scything like • furious rate. The plaintiff darted off the kerb Hader the horses' heads, and the accident occurred through his own negligence. Beofold, the driver, was called, end after deposing to the above hide was cross-examiced. He said he had been sum moned only once for furious driving. That was 13 years ego. It WY very hard for • driver that if he drove slow be was summoned for loitering ; if he drove feet be wee sum mooed for furious drivieg ; end if he drove at a reasonable pace he wee summoned for nursing. Yr. Huddleston, Q.C., Yr. Telford Salter, cad Yr. Lam. ley Smith, were mama for the plaintiff ; Yr. Hawkins, Q.C., sod Mr. Marlin, for the defendants. The jury retuned • verdict for the piaintiff—damegek 1501. The learned judge stayed the exeentioa. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Fm 8. (More Kr. Oommissioner Gou'barn.) IX II LOMB LINEBEIG. The bankrupt, ;hc7wasaoorniMT-po1; manufacturer of Oxford...tweet, recently applied to yeas his examination on mammas showing &Ma of upwards of 3,0001., and awls about 9001. _ _ _ — Mr. C. S. Lewis opposed for the wives; and Mr. 1. Reed for creditors. Hr. &mood supported. His Homan now gave judgment. He saki the bankrupt appeared to have been peculiarly unfortunate. He alleged he bad been cheated by hie perkier, on. Walton, who has absoonded, and also by a clerk named Smith, who had answered an advatierment put in the papers by the bank rupt. This clerk had at first only U. a week ; but it was a most extraordinary thing that all at coos he seemed to have enjoyed the bankrupt's entire sad unlimited confidsoos, not only having control over the beaks and papers, bat also fall power to draw chequer sad even to aoompt bills for the bankrupt. He did so, end the malt wile what might have been anticipated. Om month.* ialliaza Smith absconded ; and a Mr. Harris, who had die counted bills to a large amount with the name of Lemberg sod the names of Chopping sod Nye upon them, was in formed that those bills were gross and palpable forgeries. The bankrno wet afterwards informed, by mesas of an aeon latter, that Smith had be convicted of sea t, in the name of Choppiog, when I. a former eseploymeot. Believing the matter to have been connected between the bankrupt and Smith, the court wood adjourn the examination sine die, with leave to the bankrupt to come up when prepared with better accouots, for which purpose protection weld berms far three manta. RAILWAY SCHEMES (METROPOLIS). Mr. IL GIBSON moved for the appointment of a select committee to amides the beet method of darling with the railway schemes popeyed to be marriened within the limits of the metropolis by bills to be iatroducei is the preieet session. and to report their opinion whether any, sad if any, what schemes should not be proceeded with during the =session. 1111 z. Y. Giber, Lord Braley, Mr. Mussy, Wilson Patten, mid Mr. Herbert : That a mosso be sear to she Lords to acquaist their lordships that this boar bath appointed a ociassitter consisting of five mein. ben, to joie with • oommittee of the Lords, " to ccesidsr the beet method of dries with the railway scheme pro posed to be erectioned whirs the limit. of the metropolis by bills to be introduced ia the present lemma, and to re port their opinion whether any. sad if nay, w hat schemes should sot be proomded with daring the meant session ;" sad to request that their inedible; will be pleased to appoint an equal number of Lords to be joiaed with the members of this house. .dIiCTAWFOIIII thought railway cowpoke should be booed to provide or fed acoommodatica for the poor whom they *jested from their houses. He was of opinion that the ordered Weems wee too narrow, sad that l b . committee should be appointed to consider the 9oestloo of metropo litaa intercommunication is connection with theesi rail woad(Heart bear.) STANLEY maid that.. his name was mentioned as use of the proposed eounnittoo, it was not his intention to ester into the merit. of the proposed schemes of metro politan railways. He would eat object to the appointment of • joist committee in this case ; but b. thought it would have been better if for once the general rule of leaving the initiative to private enterprise had been de : parted from, and that • commission composed of per soma whose opinions would be listened to with re spere had been appointed—(hear,lisar)—that a plea should have been brought forward by them and refined to • aomoW. , and then that the coostrocUos of the lists should be offerd to any particular company who should rooter to carry out the work. The opportunity for that, however, seemed to here goat by. (No, so.) If it win still *moldered possible, he thought it would be the best solution of the difficulty. (Hear.) Mr. MASSEY thought that the course which hie right hon. friend proposed to adopt was oies was-rested by the special cireamstaeoes of the rem He apprehended that it would be the duty of the ecounittee to muddle the psis , sink or gederal rule on which nestropolitme esilways should be constructed, 'ad that It eons of the schemes submitted to parliament were ia seaormity with it they would be rejected, sad the partial of left amonsmodatioe for the metropolis would still be left epee. He was quits willing to easiest Ito the mime schema being submitted to a prelim:Seery oommitie, bet he was sot gybe netimiled with the sonadame of the rent of the seg. Log J. 11111.1011/2/1 tweiled lime the doh. has. ILAILWAYS IN THE CITY OF LONDON. Mr. Heywood, the engineer to the Commissioners of Sewers for the corporation, has just made a very interest ing report in names to the different =leap' proposed to be brought into or connected with toe City of Leedom dining the present ninon of parliament. It appears that there are no lass than 23 project', all more or lees affecting the City, that will have to be diamond. They may be described as follows :—The Blankfriars Enisakenent Road way nod Railway, the Charing-noes Railway (additional lands), the East Loathe Railway, the Great Restro Rail way, the London and Blackwell Railway Extensions, the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (new lines), the London Low Level Railway, the Load= Main Trunk Underground Railway, the London Union Railway, the Metropoliten Grand Union Railway, Ohs Metro poli tan District Railways, the Metropolitan Railway (Ratio n= to Trinity-aquaria Tower-hill), the North and South London High Level Junction Railwa t kt e r North London Railway (additional powers), theio Knot and Oity Railway, the Thames Viaduct Railway, the Tottenham and Parringdon- street Railway, Thames Tuned Railway, the Victoria Station and Thames Embankment Railway, the Courts of Justice Coucentratica (mcquisitioe of site), the Holborn Valley Improvement, the Posarnatio Despatch Company, and the Tower Subway. After giving a ouzo description of the different projeces above eomented, and stating that a few of them have on passed the ceded of the Standing Orders of the House of Com mons, end on or two have been withdraws, Mr. Heywood proceeds to ow that the total length of the various rail ways proposed to be made in the City, or within its jariedie lion, is about 21 mils, mad the sale of the erns respectively scheduled for projects of all description 'mounts to about 211 eons, but many parts an under notice by two, them, or four companies, and,the actual &tea scheduled im probably Dot roars than about 100 acres, which is ones-fourth of the entire City. The various public ways of al/ &nip lions which are interfered with is nowt 300, but in comparatively few man are the levels to be altered when the works are executed. As to the sewerage within the City, it may be said of a very large portion that it will be sanihilated, and will have to be re• contracted upon an entirely different plan. What the actual alteration may be will be a subject of future sad de tailed 000sideratiou. There probably never wee a city threatened at once by so many projects se the City of Lou don is at the present time, nor were there over Assented to parliament, in on asesiou, so many schemes which affected the metropolis, neither have schemes been pecescuted of greater bolder' of soseeption, or with greater iedifference to cost. As shiny described, two companies propose buying up and utilisiog the Thames Tunnel, two pro =crossing the river Thames west of the Tower of by bridges with spans of 820 feet, and with heights of 100 feet above high water wink ; another which is to arose at Lambe= is equally ambitions, whilst to the west of Lances four or five bridals, althoaffh of low itonwillff dimensions, are proposed to be built. The Moonment at Fuitstreethill, Temple-bar, Drepers'iardess, Finsbury. circus, Apothsearise-hall, and a part of the premises of the Tin= newspaper are also scheduled, as an various of the City halls and the Admiralty al Whitehell. There are several lines proposed to take possession of a portion of the Thames embankment, and one to take pommies of the entre of the river itself. Public parks sad pokes are to be cut or teaselled through. The line of the Fleet sewer throughout its length within the City, sad • considerable portion without the City, is to be mooestroeted, the sewerage of several square miles is to be interfered with, and property to the value of many millions of pawns is pet ender notice. The whole of the schemes cant aUy avoid touching churches ; indeed, portions of most of them in the City are curved in various directions apparently foe the sole iacliof avoidiag them. The churchyards are not treated th s e same respect, as the lines are to be curled through many of them, and in several cases very war to the walls of the churches, although the churches see to be left un touched. After some further observations, Mr. Heywood noosed, to say in his report that whatever may be the causes which have led to it, or when= may be the regret about the fut. there tea be no doubt of the necessity for increased railway aorommodatioes is the metropolis, and no part of it is so much interested in that want being properly relieved as the City of Leedom. An extension of railway accommodatin seems therefore, from the admitted necessities, and from the receot tendency of railway legislation, inevitable, but it is of the Gist cossequesoi that interests so greet as those of the City should not be even temporanyinceovenienced, sienna( by project' which have received the atomise care nod attention ha their design. Mr. Heywood concludes by calling &Unlike to the fact that the corporation of London have no greater facilities afforded them for the examining of projected bills having reference to railways, plans, ter., then the ordinary members of the coonnuaity. They am only apply at the Sessions Hone to the clerk of the place, and by paying the anal fee they are allowed to nap= the various documents. For the mere canal inspection, Mr. Heywood states that there is but very alight =emendation at that 0010111, end as to tracing or copying plans, it aniesats almost to an impossibility when much has to be accomplished in a short time. Mr. Hey wood steles that he ' draws attention to this fact because every district board of this metropolis is entitled to have, and has deposited with it, copies of all plasm or portions of pleas for railways and other works likely to Wafers with the property or pablio ways within its juriedietion, whilst the of Seven of the City of hoodoo, which has charge of • district containing within it the °sutras of those eommercial intonate which contribute so largely to the greatness dl the nation, has no such privilege accorded to it, neither has the ancient corporation from which the coin ninon emanates. The Select Committee of the House of ' Lords, in its report upon Metropolitan Railway sommuoi ' cation, advised that copies of plans and bills of all works affecting the metropolis should bethiposited with the Metro politan Board of Works and the Commiesioners of City Sewers, who should, if they thought lit, meet reports to parliament on any of the posed proposed schemes. The privilege of receiving plans an bills has already been conceded to the Metropolitan Board of Works, an the interest of the metropolis demands that &similar concession be *Mann to the nepenthes. RAILWAY AID PUBLIC CONPANINI IN ?MlLL warL—Yestorday, bear. the szaminers, the stendlag order proofs f d w " peel: (anew s ar i yds° declared c o mp rke :—Water ford and Word Railway and Boodam Harbor': ; Chip- Lin Norms and Banbury Railway ; Wallingford sad Wat- Alt..• Liverpool Cooing Static. Railway ; Railway d sod IllaLleaborm i Ll E a e ilway ; Claim ilmapdan Bride,• Northern land • and Improvement Com pany ; Falmouth Docks • West Bidiog and Grimsby Rail. way ; 'kidskin md Ashford Railway ; Wilsey Railway ,• Wandsworth sod Fulham Bridge • West London Desks sad Warehouse ; Stamford and Epontbra Railway (Babson Ha- Maim) ; Nottuerisam Gas; Grand Western Canal sad Bristol and Exeter Railway ; Bristol and Routh Wales Union Railway ; West Drayton and Staines Bails.!!;. Holy' well Railway ; Ricknisnsworth, Aromehant„ mod Micilisro Railway (Leval Graining_ h• Weald of Yost Railway, Baylis; Railways; Wart Orin Mead, Ciackflaid, aud Harm& Heath Railway ; London and Blackw ß a . ll l 4Biteciiiass) ; Ba=l Tye' (A dditional Atm* ; 111 Dock ; North Railways; Blyth and ryas ways (New Works). The oaly ere of newoomptianse was the Glowswelmahini sad Wiltshire Railway. The MIL withdrawn, Moro Whig so appearance, were Moos for the Wimbledon and Mutes Rail way ; the Rosa, Forest of Dean. Mosanoutli, and Lyd brook Railway ; and Domestic sad Thom Road. HOILNINAN'S Tim it Amine sod Aron& models* to irks. and wbsksim• to um. Thus alwrisses seemed kr Ws ter • prod prommos. IS Is err to pails by UN wpriko-LA•keNesewski MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. (Before the Amiataat-Jodie.) THE CAM OF WWAID 1710117. Edward Bathers! , described himself as a v s. Usman," and who was convicted last session of fraudulently obtaining by false pretences, front Paul Akers, th e sun al 101., the monies of Mr. William Cooper, chemist of No. 26, Oxford-street, by mesas of • false cheque upon Moen. Rohm* Lubbock, and Co., bathos el Lombardateeet, was brought up for judgment. It will be remembered that the prisoner is this are opened a entail account with Minus. Roberta, Lubbock, sad Om, under the representation that he had just returned from Australia and mast no very distant period about to go back to that colony, and that he was a personal friend of • gentleman who was on intimate terms with Mr. Roberta It was not long, however, before he overdrew the small account which he had invested, but as cheque, were frequently bang promoted at the banking-home drawn the prisoner, there being no funds to meet them, letters were written to the prisoner by Mr. Roberta eddies out to him the inconvenience of cheques being presented for which payment mast be refused. The poisoner made • number of ehuglicg excuses promising to make all right, but some tints afterwards the cheque of Mr. Cooper was paid is, and as be had obtained the sum of 101. on it from Yr. Cooper on the representation that he had money in the bank, he was given into custody. Subsequent Minutes showed that he had obtained sums of mosey in a similar way from Mr. George Chattel, • wine merchant, of Upper Seyntourstreet, Kr. Robert Adams, Mr. John Stephen Vadat, and about • dons Vadat, o th er parems, the prwocar his favours between Roberts and Co., Willie, Percival, and Co., and the London and Weetatiester Beak. After, his conviction he was remanded to allow inquiries to he made ea to his ante:Mee* an reports had arrived that the primmer bad more than once been punished neverely in Am' Melia for robbery and embeuJement. On the prisoner being placed in the dock, Mr. Raton (instruded by Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-dreet), mid this cam was adjourned front the lest session to allow Mr. Lewis, the attorney for the pm @scathe, to make some inquiries me to the antecedesta of the prisoner, and those inquiries haying been made be was now prepared to Mate the result of them in detail. He would state the facts which would afterwards be proved by evidence. Thithistory of the prisoner was saurian@ sad diver- I Billed one, for it appeared that in 1844 ha was her Majesty's vicemosul at Copechages. In 1846 he became her Majesty's oioe-oorasul at Hayti, but soon after be left, and he did sot know what the. beams of him oath 18M. In that year be become • bankrupt, and opposes& bean Mr. Canunio- Eimer Bayed& far a large menet, MOWS. Stulth the eminent tailors, Bgariag amongst his creditors for aoonsidar able sum. Having got free of the Bankruptcy Conn in England, he then west to Aeons* where it appeared he carried en • system of swindling. In 1865 he media to the beach of magistrates at Heidelberg, near Melbourne, and in that capacity he emburied • large sum of mosey belonging to the government, for which *deem he was tried, °molded, and sentenced to two years' imprisousent. At the expiration of his sentence he left far Adelaide, whirs he was convicted of obtaining goods under false pre tences, and sentenced to three years' imprisonment. The prisoner appealed against this conviction an some technical grounds, sad this Min suceendul the erreviattoe was quashed. Notwi • bit character was well known in the colony, • most extraordinary arivenithaaas acourred, the governor of South Australia. free Hilliard Gnosis Mae donald, appointing him es e magistrate at Gawk, Town, about thirty miles from Adeisilth He did net hold this ofilm long, and returned to Melbourne, where he cost matted • frith offset& He there represented himself se • solicitor, and undertook to pro • • counsel for • man who was to be tried for as canoe. He took 101. from him wife, bat on the trial denim ea so counsel bad been provided, he having Metherisiod the money to himself. Far this dream he was again tried, and sentenced to two yeus' imprisoonmet, and at the expiration of this sentence be returned to England. H. (Mr. &Moo) held in his bead seven cheques which the prisoner had drawn epos Messes. Willis. Percival. and Co., of Lombard street, six of them being far 101. each, and one of them for 2.31., arid one pramaiwory note on the Louden sad Westmin ster Beek for 351. AU them cheques had been given with out any foods whatever in head to meet them The Minium Judge mid that he had no doubt that the primers bad been defrauding the public' fora ecomiderable period, and thought to evade the law by Mariam' mosey be means of false &muss. He had been guilty of a system of wholesale @windbag, and therefore the entallest punish ment the mart amid think of giving him was that he be kept in penal serritrie for three jean. THE POLICE COURTS. MANSION-H 01787- George Phillips:ie;eiiiiel se - i hittTiker was brought up on remand, charged with hong in so *So; for an salamis! PurPoot• It appeared that yesterday week two men went to the office of Mr. Forbes, of 15, .Rood-lam, at about nine in the morning, and asked the housekeeper what time Mr. Forbes came to bunnins. They were told about tee, WM. one M them said they bed come to see about the geebereen. Mn. Smith, the housekeeper. remarked that it was that Mr. Forbes had not mentimed it to bar, mil the= they did rot get the letter until late oe Saturday sigh. She took them upstairs, and they penoeeded to remove the nipples from the bonen, sad said they wanted cleasdag, and one of them remarked that it would be better to have • burner in the middle of the room. While this was going on Mrs. Sumith's little girl told her the street door was left epos, and alto welt dove stairs to shut it, and when she west up Main ow of the men said they bed taken the nipple, ell, sad she was to tell Xt. Forbes they oely wanted claming, mid they left the office. When Mr. Forbes arrived, it was found that two dens and • cabbiet which were is the nem bad bona brakes epee, and about Is. is pangs and neeipt engem were missing. Somewhat later is the day Mr. Ellis, of 32. Gracembureh•trein, was sitting is his prints ease, whoa his attention was attracted to • alight seise, sad cm terming round be saw the primmer is the room, be barns pissed up the stain and through a wicket which wee marked private, and sabred the ream without kaoline' at the door. He asked the prisoner whet lie wattled, and be then offered some per ler sale. Mr. abs, however, thinkiog hie OMSK sespitiona, esand • pelleemen, and m hiss into sestedy. Information el the trilstary at M r Fates' office hewing bees eammuisiesesd to the pease, Ha. Smith was tikes to see the prisoner, aged she and Ism dienghter both ideatilled the prisoner as one of the nose who were in tin ales. At the time the pimaer wee appreheaded • sersiedriver wee found es bin, whisk agent espoedid with some marks head an the desks lok wine broken open. • qesatity el pealioldere. purge. sad e nuke, el home of peas, were au. found es him. Mr. Wanner, jam., who appeared for the poierak in adasessiss bib gendemied that Ibio whims, am hardly sufficieotly conclusive to justify a conviction, and he called two witnesses to endeavour to prove that the limier was at a different spot at the time the robbery was committed; but the witness.. were so positive that the primmest wits am of the men who were in the office, that the lard Mayor committed him for Via MARLBOROUGH4TREET. William Mercian!, charged with defects( and stealing wane of the letters forming the Maori oa the Achilles statue in Hyde-park, was again t up. It may be remembered ►hat the prisoner was seen by a oonstable! lamed Chick on the pedestal of the Aetna, and two letter were found to have been Lam from the ioacrip• . . . Mr. Peter Hogg, clerk of the works to the Commissioners of Works, said the value of the letters was 2a. each. Mr. Knox. in oonunittiog the prisoner for trial. told him that he would be indictedfor defacing the statue and steal. lett 14 0.4. tters. Me 147 D said the prisoner bad been con. skied of felony. The prisoner said he would reserve hie defence. Mr. Knox committed him for trial. MARKET& LONDON WEEKLY DOCK BITURNB.—Fas. 6. D 48194101 1aL1•94% 1889 N.—W. 0. 918541 1,041 1,1116 itiva 104 9.129 GAN 1, 2,778 90 Asp 9,008 bozos 1422 8112 Dozes vactisdo 1,861 • . yeekswe 2,712 130 peakaims 62 68 549 1,024 Dogs ;no 4,179 294 go 441 1,907 10 511 12 711 518 915 089 1.014 Belos—W. I. kkdat re?! Mauritius 1.104 Eno bop Emma Mass 1,1!S OEM Dom plimoorlo peame. t - nt Do. owne-w.i. or DU. & togs ;It: = a L India psalm's' 441 Do. do. WWl* Cools Alm 10 ODOM Tarsl's Imm 614 Do. Um LI ISAutoulia— 0 Mole for Lew 224,10. I 1/11,47 580. 11 i boa 17.268 %NS ;108 11. an Wen 1.71$ 17,110 Am 1i1,7111 n,241 - Ki• 1329 1.54,big 10.013 1.620 197,7b5 42.01$ 17,ft: 24,b111 7,996 21,100 10,06 29,736 19,4b5 111,9 Y 317074 - 61.931 TALLOW.—Tbo tallow market hie beau fiat to day sad Mieshave atm ruled in favour of buyers. Spot, 6d. ; old, 40s. ; all thin month, 40a. 3d. to 40a.; March, 404.9 d. ; Aprinto Jams 41a. ;June, 41a. Bd. to 41s. 9d. ; Ott. to Deermaber, 445. ; Town tallow, 41m. 3d ., net ; North Anemic:ea, 40e. to 395. ; South AMerican, 41s. ; Australian boat, 40a., fine. Cocoa oat oilatemdy ; Cochin, 42.. to 43a. Ceylon, 39..; Sydney. 38a. to 39e. Pala oil, fiat Lad., 335.; Palm nut oil, 335. to 344.—(From the circular at Mean. Smith and Clarks, dated Moodily eveatcg.) COTTON.—Lrvicatmoc, res. B.—There has been rather l a better feeling in our market lady, and more doing . , but l ir cannot quote any 'heretics in prica The sales are i ,0110 hales, of which 2,500 are for export sad speculation. BILK.—We have so favourable report to give of silk. The market since the commencement of the year has been eressively quiet. Various attempts have bees made to produce beau= by slight reductions in prir, but all with out the &shed effect. The deliveries retinue upon the most limited stale, marking that Asiatic silk no kaiser forme the staple article of oonermaptsoe—mill in the face of repealed reports of short settlemeste and coufideot sumacs of limited supply, importers are little depord to submit to serious reduction in preee—a certain speculative dispositior too Is or rear which seems reedy for erica in come ci any very decidedly lower range. The Auer nisei of Japan silk ate the only clam in which any important change of prices or be quoted. These seem especially to feel the influence of the competition of European silks, r being nowt nearly allied to them in sir and character, and In theta we may trace a reduction of 7 to 10 pot teat. opal the prices of the early put of Novembsr. Is Berea silk nothing sew, it fully shares in the grand depressed The rat periodical public sales are deed to commence on the 24th (From the circular of Nero. Dorset sod 00., dear Feb. d.) CATTLIC—Imarooc, Fa. B.—The supply of stock woe hoe thus on led Monday. A good &mod far beef at !higher prima No &nage in sheep. Beef, bed. to 70. Mattes, 7d. to 9d. per lb. Crab et snorkel, 2,003; Amp, 9,460. COAL& —Loiroca. Fn. & Bates's Wed 11 13 = .. 11s. ; Hamm West Hartley, Me.; Spas West Haathsy, 14e. N. ; compels Hartley, ; Dit - Steon's West Hartley, 15s. ; Hastings Hartley, 14e. N. • Holy-el Ma* 17s. 6d. ; Latest's West Hartley. 145..6d.; Tan- Geld Roar, 15s. Ili • Tanileld Moor Hates, lbs. 6d. ; Walker Primmer, 125.'9i1. • West Hartley, Us. • Wylain, 16e. 65. ; Walls End Otearth, 17s. 9cl. ; Wells Us. ; Rid dell, 17s. 9d. ; Walls Esd Wharsolale, 17s. 9d. ; Eden Mate, 18a. 13d.; Walls Ed Braddyls Hellos, 19a.; Wins Mad Hassell, Ms.; Walls End Hatton, 20s. ; Well. Ed Booth Heaton, Ws. ; Walls Bad Tanstall, 17s. 9d. ; Walla End Oaelop, 19s. • Well Rd Condor, 19e. ; Wale End Hartlepool, 19s. Bd. ; Walls Sod Haugh Hall, 19s. ; Walls Bed Kenos, 18s. 9d. ; Walls Eed East Hartlepool, 151 s. 9d.; Wells Bad Beet` H ar tlepool , its. ed. ; Walk lad Beath Kea* 19s. ; Walla End Trimdon Hartlepool, Walls led ?Amiss Tbsesley, 18e. 31.-Bhips at mark* 177 ; meld. 96. TRAFFIC RETURN& --•-- II Boa Pea- Mor- Total, Total, 1411,4•14 ow'wow% *bindle/. 114‘ UP. Weak asdirg 1144 IL It at Ili 4 Cork and Yo= and 0irr7 "" 44114g P•l4. 4• • • 711/ ill 87 494 141 Lowloa, Safilslas. and I Oo•st Mt 10.141 4,4/4 WWI 14.344 Sold/Jails= 11343 11,14:4 17,041 11.714 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Gurinorb.—Arrived—leb. leeslts. Mauo • nowt, Pro-ebott.loo. IL Adler, ltausti Ailsatlo, Nor rwk • OW 01 Marro, Ondentla ; Dolts. Bordeaux : Led logardam ; John Ben, Ant Wry Warn° %nd ItarlA, l :ei rd Oes ; ItattlUds Geortorids, K >horsedlß: drJahr Irstanor Caltedia ; NY& Oben ; PArd litstAdart. deist —Per. S ; Wlnkw, Nudge ; Lavinia, Etat ; Ws. Nal Mary. Nam : Wm. sad Jame, 84. Vasty. laviarool..—Antvol—Tab Program Karoo : Lannword. and Yam Ida* Bt. Jonsis ?LB. Stromboli. Havre ; Tityl, et. lakhrollt _ _ adad.-146. 8 : Southampton sad Star of Grads, York ; CrIII4II, (sa, sad Thor, M. Thomas . Car (soh Ha m ; Recorder, Valparaiso: Pelham, Alexandria: Lads, Iftasass Ayres: AMums, Noakes: Stamp Slash and Ilirgurits, Bom bay ; BrldoßKen 14sai awns d Ldly W lThadaso. A Lowo VOYAOIL —A letter was received in Liverpool yesterday (Mosley) from t'r'uss, se Us snivel at that putt of the Aiwa ,Oan irdifier=2 the crew sad aspens al the eshaeser Matilda, d Dublin, a vessel which had been gives up se look Tb. Matilda left Limerick towards the latair ..d of Deeenter lad fee Obasiew, sad writhing was hand ef her until the 29tli harry, when she were &Hee ia with la • slaking state by the Adult art, bound fres Handestent far Two el the crew of the 'chooser were I. a meet pi: midi. MOO, both from buDrar mad IbibailltiOS, whin' the ether four wen fast anise to the seise eneditios am their ship mates Tb. poor fellows were at onos takes on board the Ads= Can, end se slier mailed bath iesdisal sad geatbe care they were landed at &romans How the poor fellows lived so beg is such • stets of saposeas, mat, and .:bane. Yes is • minds MORI THAN ILTZI AND NETT= THAN NTER.—This applies to the lamest sleek mad the best patterns for 'prise sad atteueer ever sabasltted for public approval. The world-bawd le► trousers at Allred Webb Mlles', the osiglaatre's oel oar Mehemet, 711, Brooke&set, Haseineertaars. 1841. —(Adierment.] BIRTH% MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. iHRTHIL DI VIE. —February e. at Tandy, Banta, the wife of I. Direr, Reg., of a deagfeer. RAY. —Robrarer e. at Hallos Webber, Whebedge, the wife of H. H. Hay, lig. a amibtar. urismcia.—vAnav a . at Part. nut, sassarisark , the wife of A. Lekencl. if • I••• =Rile Y.—lfeltsreary 4, at Worontorehln, the wile of J. B. Thrum En., of a ion WTATT.Polniey at Hawley Panoefege, Haan the wife of the Rev. J. J.l. Wyatt. al • ace. MIAWACIINA BRIDGMAN—CFOOL—Tobruary Is as Toveritase, Norfolk by the Her. R. C. Barba, John Sturgeon Bridgman of Copthatl ameba% 71trogsnortonotreet. and It, springneld.rillat, Kil burn, to Mary Phonon eldest daughter of John Cron, Le., of Urethan. No eardu OOLLYRR—PLOILIZY.—Iitintary 4. at the pariah church, Rye, by the In. B. IL Wright. , John, moo of the lan Ooßytr, Rae , of Playdee, Seret, to Manny =ashen, dsainter J. Y. Mosley, In., oglloantageld. Rye. RIVINOTON—LLAII.—Iebrnary 4. at gt Penne of the Rev. W. W. Cluespens._ .7 Anteglon. In.. of street, Cavendiebnpare, to Prawn daughter of the la as t r eV link In., el Redelenheneet, rollneck aqoare. TRAUTILANN--ORALNT. —Penner, 4, at St. P. r., Bonen Choler*, J. R. H. instanwn In., of LOOdOII, lately of Clain to Me, daughter of the lan Y. Grant, nma , of Oent-hdln Maitre. DEATH& isiu ?KUL —February I. et Hueklatoo-etroee, Ueerpool„ Zoom sou of the late James Nraocher, rag vivid 18. COMM.—February 7. at No. 4, Dukebetreet, UMW., Nr. Charles Cocks, deeply otr4llol, eirM IT. DAN VlJlB.—Fehruary 4. at Oro toes, AINIMIS Corollas, wife of J.l. Dame, J 446. Wit LANONAILOu laar4W, /el. 11, other a short 111ness, the Wowed wife et Wt. J. N. 1 • 4 11 11616 . of 24111 . 1 r d la bar Wth Tier. s ifILA .—Fetereatt 6, at Feeemseeffit•46, Kra Murray. sod 76. BlLZY.—Fitbroary 4, ab Ilesesetteetreot, INnaltr4.4lnet, Mrs. TL—F4ruary i% at Blackheath, Lent, W. loath, lot, oired TS. Maled sad Pallialled b elly laal Lis 11= . 411 Si 16 I. =trekla tie et sa Ma , mbaradroal. Is as =ill indlaillesao. 211111144 MINA= 5.7 K . J , ' ll 411 bawdily saw 100 ;odor o WI. SDI .eoaoa' or Pool D well-kno &IcaAl under M •0140 APPLY 10 D I ! rstisior. This au Was. h cabin lis isms ol Biilitai4 TOT .11 el eta Id Per& In Übe 1! to to DEVI ibis a aptd Pa sower • 11101 71171:111 Lisdam. "Ti. ■ = Onolpor XaxweU Warwiel r.t.l AVOOIIO. 1.1 riTilti the Doci v a r. Nadia* will owe to YU Mina of peaks toe mem rum Ta, l l l 97. - katii =albs Am CabUs It 17, a 1 . 7 = OEM% r a m god Yu C " w Adis and bet. at Hag Sowing t caning • liii transfer' without /It: se snood e ct .o e, Ikea% 1 mad CS. 1 TRJ S 11912 A! Al. r et the t eel elle a l ri_ wake. II Aat i Nei el W. A_ 31 01 the Um b ~+w~ ti OW Mk I IWO fain maw, . K la a