The Express. — London, England, 1849-02-05 00:00:00

TM trade is Wake *viand mere drismoss,soad aa adorns of bus Od. le lA par awskir IN pike. Time was a de- Med haposeasek is lea sale of Bosky ; ski rims won dna, tb.y wen madam% ft those of= work. Time was a moderate slow of Oata i but i. yap is ditersat soaditioa. alas wen soweirbat theses, epos the whole, thin was as avenge =oak benison traasasted, and lost week's rata§ rapperbel. Is Beak mad Peas the sale waa doll, yet so &lateness k prime was es- Wheat, how 40s. t.6i. Balky, 235. to 2k. =e d . to 20 0 . Boom, 345. to 445. P.m, Us. to km. pole caner. ATIAIIIOIT, Feb. 3.-We ban Wok markt ; skeet supply el all kiads of yaw Whoa asy be la. to 21. per qr. dearer; Wimp& abuse 1.. beast Pea l kit week. Wheat, 111. te 141. par lasi. Ikons. M. ft Ns. p.. qr. Barley, 28s. to 12s. Ows, 20s. to 18s. Vaster, 115 a. to 445. Um, Fob. 3.-Oar market this day wes wad seaseded, wilt a fair supply of polo. Timm was wen dais *as of Le, at as Memos of iron ls. M ik per qr., book la Wlest .ad Bosky. Is sum deoriptises we do ass soda say altansioa. Wisest, ad, SOL to Us. • sew 445. to 50a. Iszky, grfadiag, 18s. Ws. ; IfloAs 341. Osk wkw, 20a. to 21a. ; blat,lB.. to 20s. Boma, obi, 445. to 48s. ; sew, 38a. to 40s. Pam, Wan, 445. to 401 s. ; pay, 38s. to 40a. --- BearOlD, Feb. 3.-The trade kw an kinds of wen was more eosin. Bath Waist and Bane wen about ls. dearer. Berky sad Oats were so dearer, bet mere in &mad. Wheat made from 28a. is 36 Betas, 17a to 21.. ar lesd. Peas, 22.. to 264. per toad of 6 bide. Barley, 27.. to 26. Oats, 16s. to 25,5. per qr. BOSTON. Feb. 3.-A small supply el Wheat at market again taday, and • farther anus of Ia to 2a. par qr. Oats 6d. per qr. dearer. Bias Ines; at late rase. Wheat, red, 42a. to 48s. ; e kite 61s. Baas, 28.. to 365. Oats, sew, 12s. to 26 ; old, 2 & e. Catientooa, Feb. 3.-With a good supply of all ewe Is-day, Waist aad Barley win 611116 Ia per qr. deem Other things %metered in value. Wheat, red, 465. to 495. - white, 60s. to 61e. Barley, 265. to 325. Beau, 281. to 3 2 i. Pas, 365. to 38s. Oats, 14s. to 265. Calla-La, Feb. 3.-There wee an average supply of Wheat a. oar market this morning, which sold at last week's =4 lOl Ve had a his supply of Baehr, bat the demand good, an whams a 61. per basal took place. The Oats was shoat an average , intl pewee lowa,. mt. , white, new and ad, 116 to 21s. 6 , 1. ; rod, 17s. 6d. to 19s. 61. Barley, new sad aid, 9s. 6. to lls. Oats, =, 6s. to 7s. ; aismen, lia.lld. to 6s. By., Ilk 6. , 14e. to 16s. Floor, per seas 6. to 2s. 2d. Omani, la. 6i. Unsaid, la 2d. Barleymal, Is. W. Catenates, Feb. 3.-Fermses gamely refrain from awing their Wheat, and coassrestly Ike quantity pro. curable it decidedly inadequate to loosl millers' wants.' There is a demand for F.smr, principally from London, which alien cannot telly meet, most of them having re. dated then ate be of late to the lowest point. Barley Is in good supply ; the qur e ti. yof o tan rder, and inferior is leper i i :r t r i L ton W yt i b s er n exceeds , let wee" "I"ne as roa time .1... ::let ether sorts * * Lamed lit tle above their restive vine for greets mitten. Beas still to.. to hand soft ; anything dry lawalmada rather higher prices . Foss, maple and dun, meet tres sat la sad; but there is so demand for whit*, and it appan that very few of this kind will be planted this 1108101. Clover Seed Is not yet on offer te any extent. Winter Want, 50. to 645. • rod, 46a. to US. Barley, malting, 295. to 31s. ; ending, ite. tit 26 Bear, Magma, 241. to 216.; fake, 29c to 31s. Peas, breams, 30e. to 325. ; mars and grey, 31s. to 34e. thonearra, Feb. 3.-At our market this day English Want was firml y held, and rather mere mosey given ter the twat samples Foreign Whist was oho more readily sold, at 6d. to h. pi r qr. adman. Ter Barley sad Oats than it no Improvement in the &mad. Betas are awed freely, and Id to 11 per qr. ism nessey would be takes. Wheat, lag. Ea, white, old, re impede balte, 6. Od. to 6s. ild. ; new, red taapoli. is. 6 6 od. ; eiddi. to a 9d. toga 3d.; sew, 6e. 3d. to 6.. 9d. ; Dana* to idg ► it mind), per 480 lbs., 6. 3d. to 6s. 6.1. ; P Poisentaisn, and Stettin, 6e. 6d. to 6. 0.1. • Ohms, soft, 6s. 3d. to 6e. 9d. ; Odom., Ta ganrog, hard, 6s. 3d. to ss. 6d. Barley, English, grinding, per 3971ba , 2 . 2. . to 245. • =lea, per imp. 9., 27e. to 28e. • Irish, sending, ils. to 2a.; malting, M. to 27a.; ibreigis, griming, 23e. to 26e. W. ; malting, 26. to 30s. Beans, English, old, per imp bosh., es. 3d. to6s.Bd. ; new, te. 01 to ionise, IMO/sm. per 661 lbs., 3. Bd. to al. 10d. ; French, Hatch , slaall till, 4s. 3d. to te. 6d.; Irish, 4a. OA to 4s. 2d. Oats, par 312 lb., Limerick, Wel led. and M. Eadiaaarthy,whita, 014 IliatO Od.; new,lBs.6d. to 19s. ed.; Cork, Waterford, ad ...... zk aew. 18s. to 16. 61.; Welsh, black, 17.. U. to l 6. I per 3121ba, 17s. to 174. 6d. Peas, par i5p.b1.,43.9d. to 6a Od. ; fantige, 6 1 1 1 1 ak d. ria ß ri k rey mil grinders, Eaglish, per 8611 a, Id. ; foreas, 4s. Os. Linseed 2d. Flow, best seconds, English, per sack, 365. to ST.. Cake, French, 81. to 91. OVILdroaD, Feb. 3.-Over meat continua to be von Indifferently supplied with Wheat ; all good qualities were 2s, per qr. dearer; inferior SJIIIS is , a clearance Wag made. New Wheat, 40s. to 62a. Barley, 255. to 325. Bona, 34.. 1 to 425. Feu, 381. to 4'2a. Oats, 17s. to 21s. KENDAL, Feb. 3.-We had only a slender 'bow of 1 Wheat and Osu at our market this Baring; the former sold at an &inane., of 6d. to Is. per load. For secondin kinds, the best ruts about Ws same. The latter was a brisk ask, at id. per stone advance. Wheat 30.. 6d. to 355. per load of 20 stoma. Barley, 11.. to lb. per barbel of Ilstilia. Oats, 10d. to 131 per stns. American barrel Flax, 30s. to 31a. Larcerraa, Feb. 3.—The attendance of buyers at our market to-day was better than usual, and a brisk burnoose was done. Th•re was an improvement of from is, to 2s. per qr. far Wheat, and the market was firm throughout the day, at the mistimed rates. lu other grata considerable beams was done at improve I rates. MAXCHISTIII, Feb. 3.—The tendamei to improvement has been con armed during this week. very branch of the trade but merchant* and factors had exhanaterl their stocks; and the abolition of the duty on grain, instead of causing depression end lower prices, has been met so he by lures& tag 11-mness and demand at gradually improvlag rates. To day we have a steady, firm market. Wheat may be milled 2d. to 11. demur than on this day week. Ordinary and good general qualities of Flour are Is. per sack high's; upon suptior deacriptiona, which are scares, Is. 13d. advance is obtsintible. Oats and Oatmeal, particularly the latter, incline upwards. Egyptian Ems Is. per qr. lower; English without alteration. Mak sesedly, tad in other sel dom no particular voriseiss. The pine are: whisk per bushel of 701ba., Ind" edits, Ts. N. to Ils. OIL ; rod, 7a. Od. to is. Sig lildh white, To. Di M lb. OIL; rod, Bs. Od. to 10. Od.; fwelp, roe, Os. IL Ta. 4L 7s. 6d. to Be. Oda, per hash of A* Scotch, and fine Irish, 2s. 10d. to ,• Ida Itlbs4isa Naas, 2s. Bd. to 2s. 9d. Beam, par qr. el 604 lbs., 1411114 ma1l 345.; to 35.. 08 . tick, 32a, to 1111 9 01111 bushel', white sad blue boilers, 325. to 401. plwr, per east of 2801b5., English and Irish, fine Mo. to Me ; oepartes, 37s to 38m. ; extra, 38e. 6d. to 40s. Oatmeal, per load of 2401 he., English and Irish, 24e. to 265. Ni •Tvarn, Feb. 3.-The weather sines this day n'onight, although frost y occasionally, has upon the whole been exceedingly file the season, and our farmers have cmsequently been enabled to bring up their arrears of work, which the previous s ate of the weather bad pre treated them doing. The blade during the preens week lsa a assumed much firmness, and a good budneeshas been done in Wheat and Flour at prime that were not previously obta;n able ; other articles, though not exciting mach attention, have found rather more inquiry, at about our previous car rangy. We prefix our stocks of grain in bond on the 31st alt., as also the quantities that have been liberated at the Is. duty, by which it would appear that the amount en tend for consumption consisted of Wheat, 31,5421 qrs. Barley, 14,258 ; Rye, 758 ; Oats, 8,6661; Pete, 4, 9 10; and Beane, 709. At our market this morning we had • large show of Wheat from the growers, and the cendition being generally poor, an advance on last week's prsoss was obtainable, but foreign on the contrary was In improved requeet t and readily realised an enbanoement of la per qr. Four Flour we experienced • steady demand, and in the absence of choice qualities in ferior marks were more easily placed, and we look for the first arrivals of favourite breads commanding rather over this day's quotations. Rye unaltered. Choke malting Barley commands a fair steady sale, and for Chevalier ' weighing 63111 w, per bushel, 32a. per qr. was obtained. Foreign queliti.s ass the other hand meet little attention, the quantity offering for the summit beteg greater than the demand can take off; where however sales are made, very irregular rates are taken. Malt *dull, thont aT : cheaper. Beans and Pees withoutchtusge. Having • supply of Oats from the grower , and the quality being in event, the Undo rului languid for such qualities, bat scything choice fully sustained our previous quontions. Wheat: British Northumberland, new, white, 50s. to ; red, 425. to 60e. ; Norfolk and Suffolk, new, white, 625. to 64a. ; red, 48e. to 61s. ; Lincolnshire, new, white, 60a. to 625. ; red, 475. to 40s. Rye, Norfolk add Suffolk, 245. to 275. Barley, Norfolk and Suffolk, 295. to :315.; Chevalier, 30e. to 32a. ; Northumberland and Scotch, 245. to 275.; Chevalier, 28s. to 28s, ; grinding and distilling, 245. to 275. Malt, 60s. to 635. ; Chevalier, 525. to 545. Oats, Northumberland and Scotch, potato, new, 20s. to 22e ; common and Awes, old, 20s. to 225. ; mew, 15 s. to 20 e. Peas, white, boilers , 325. to 34a. ; grey and maple, 34a. to 365. Beans, old, 38s. to 425. ; auw, 30s. to 360. Flour, per sack fine, Stockton and Northumberland, 345. to 36e. • Norfol, white, 355. to hold; houeelsokle, 38e. to 355. ; secOnds, 30s. to 335. ; house holds, 2134. to 325.; thirds, 26e. to 28e. ; households. 245. to 28s. Wheat, foreign, Dannio and Konigsberg, white, 623. to 65$ ; red, 475. to 495. Sikolan, white, 52.. to 63a.; red, 48s. to 60a. Mecklenburg and Pomeranian, white, 62e. to bss. ; red, 60s. to 62a. Hamburg, Marks, and Antudt, white, 60.. to 62a. ; red, 47a. to 41h. Kiel and Hobnobs, white, 48s. to 50s. ' • rod, 44e. to 465. Petersburg ' and Ankangel, red, 38e. to 40s. Odessa, red, 40s. to 44e. Polish, red, 44e. to 44e. Rye, Pomeranian and Prussian, 245. to 275. Ruskin, 245. to 28s. Barhq, Seal, 21 s. to 28a.; Pomeranian and Holstein 235. to Ms. Oats, Dutch brew, 20s. to 22a. • . Pomelanian ' , hod, les. to 20• ; Hol ston and Danish, 14s. to 18e. ; Arehaora and Riga, 144 . to 16s. Peas, white, 28s. to 335. Beans, Friesland, 30s. to 361.; Alexandrian, 24e. to Us. Nawrour (Ina 07 Vitortp, Feb 14-A `cool supply of all kinds of corn at this do • market. )Pat men of 'Mild sold at le. per qr. our Lug week's prices, ley and Oats without alteration. Noamog, Feb. 3.-Our minket was sparingly s= with Wheat to-day by the growers, the merchants for t ion hotly. The former do:lauded 2s. per qr. iambi the latter la, both which were obtained, although unmask business wn transacted. Flour, commanded a usily sale, at 10. per each more money. The Bar* trek was brisk ott le. per qr. sauna. %WIN PM, tad Oft wu, my Am, sad, la ems Whams the tan deem. Wheat. while, ale. to Ha par qr.; red, Mk. t• 41e. *AWL 31s. Beam to Ws. Pees, Wia to 365. Oats, fle. to Ilk. VW" imp koritild, Lab., Us. to 34a. per gash of 11106., pareigasses Gain maks sad daisies meadt's dleemea ; retail, la. Ili, per stem. Nonagaind, Feb. 11.-Ther• wea di altreadeses M in me ass emelsst 116 dip he When awl . The pik dassaied by me Bemis Onaied to emy pmt meant of badmen bdagisse ; sad. aillso dfigla advesam upon ket week's pekes imp km ban dasimd e Ms toads aided lit, wilt as ineneveserat ell meet Midis. Pamaamovoa, Feb. 1.-The seal, etlFbeat is loge they It week, bat we have Ire opens "sit dialag. Dee minas sad __sheenbeing tree berme GI Wheat Misr, 4 the ismer, from their law seelle4 emmed tfe =1 7 181 e lebit, et ea admire of le. per qr. Barley le. deans. Old Beaus mainlined late Mee ; am, la. to 2e. cheaper. Oats is dermad, at Is. advisee. Psrwom ' Feb. 3.-Our neasket km dill madam doll, doll, but littl e bedews being tramming to-day, owing pen. dead to the labeler caiditita et a great part of the Cora for mile, choke quad's tains toady par shams. Wham, white, W 10e. to 111.0• ; red, 101. to 111 per load. Barley, abaft, 281.ter/17a.prt qr.; grinding, 28e. to Oets, 17s, to 19s. Pm, 31s. to 425. NSW, 40s. to 425. Pawned, Feb. 3.-Daring the last two days we have bad a pod /haw of Whist and Flour released from bond under the awe sm, m wall as • fair supply of gran mad Oatmeal teeth up Ikeda Ii 1, bat we most, at the same time, sots as Swayed babas la the Cora trade liaarably ; and with named emilisass as Ma past a sad dealers, we keno • ap ed -$ Ismaifer all desaip tima se •iftes esi essesedeat bipbse pekes have beat felablidiad. We bed a wall sa at Mess from oar aaledisatke as= at oar Cam ftilauga Wig, the sale Ise whisk was Wawa* rain, as as ameadakest of Bd. to le. pee via& ; and soreige, as well es Irish, improved ie value SI. per bushel. Elver the tura higher. Not meek ohmage in Earley at Peat tat Beans were in more request, sad rather Om i dearer. Oats a fair deemed, at Id. per bushel Ron matey ; and Oatmeal, Ming more generally seleable, aemstanded fully 8.1. pee toed over the rata; of this day se'anight, Ones articles as last reported. Priem Wheat, per windle of 220115. English, Lanceshire, white, 23.. 84. to 28a. Od. ; red, 221. to We. ; Yorkshire sad ot her sessile/4 red, 225. ed. to 265. Od. ; Irish, per bushel of 70th.., white, 7s. Id. to 7s. 4d ; mid dling to goad, (la 6d. to 6.. lid . Fusin, per bushel 70th., Lushes and Canadian, white, 7a. lid. to Bs. 54 . ; red, 7s. 44. to 7s. 6d. ; Rostock and Stettin, red, 7s. 54. to Is 10d. Hamburg and Lowar-Baltio, red. Ti. to 78. 6d. ; Botterram sad the Bane ' red, 7s. 64. to 7s. 84. ; French, red, 7s, 44 to 7e. 64. Floor, per pack of 2401 b.., English, las to 'uprise, 32.. 04. to 38a. Od. ; 31a. fid. to 32e. Ild. French, per 280th.., esperam, 38e. to 424. ; Arne risen, per barrel of 192 b., 28a. 6d. to 295. 6/1. Barley, per bushel of 1011 d., Irish and Scotch, malting, 4e. to 4e. led. ; gndim, 3s. to 3s. 9d. Beam, pee of 2201 b., English, and Irish, 12/1. 64. to 16s. Peas, Irish. maple and grey, pa , 2801b5., las. to 17s. o.ta, per bushel of 4611 a., Irish, mime stealing qualities, 104. to 2.. 11d.; 00.111111011 2e. 8/1. to 2a. 94. ; Provender, 2e. 84. to 34. Oatmeal, per lo ad of 2401ba., Ll K %liab, 26a. to 275.; Irish, chokes samples, 25.. to 265. ad. ; general qualities 243. to 245. 6d. ; middling to Indiangood, s. 64. to 245. Indian Corn, per qr. a 4801 b., 335. 6d. to 365. Od. Indian Corn Meal, per pack et 2401 M, white, 17s. 9d. to 16e. Od. ; yellow, 16s. to 18s. 64. Brea, per pack of 2401 M, English and Irish, 10e. to 10s. 6d. RILDIXO, Fob. 3 -This morning's market presents the akortast quantity of Waist we have seat dace the harvest. Buyers being in good numbers, then is • brisk trade, and prices have advanczd from Is. to 2e. per qr. on the rates of last week. Barley is likewise limited in supply, and business ha improved ; there is • ready sale, and, ia soars instances, Is. per qr. macro seas, has been given. Of Ode there gs a moderate show, and they folly maintain previous mee t par titularly the best parcels. In Beans sad Passe there is no alteration. Bannon WALnz.N. Feb. 3.—Wheat, Is. per qr. dearer. Barley advancing. Peas and Beane no cheaper. Oats lower. BuittoiWAND, Feb. 3.—There have been no arrivals of grain cot/twists, and but 280 sacks of Flour during the week. At market toAday we had a free supply of Wheat from the farmers, width:told readily at an advance of le. to 2s. per qr. for very prime simples, but other qualities were not dearer. The best Wheats an worth 48e. to Me. ' • good average petals, 44e. t0443a.; and inferior qualities, 40e. to 42a. per qr. Fine freak south country Wheats are ready sale, and good foreign samples are held at a shade higher rates eyed malting Salley is fair sale at 28s. to 295. ; there is good supply el foreign on the market. Oats are very dull salt, at Mt. to 22a. for the beet, bat soma have been sold as low es lb. Beau, at 28a. to 295., are in demand by millers. Malt is dull eds. Flour of kinds is ready asle at last week's prices. WAstitoorms, Fab. 3.—Thore was a faller attendsads at our market to-do ' and a short supply of Whist. Great activity p far all dsscriptions, sad as advance took plasm on old Wheat of is. to 2s per qr. ; and cm nave, 3s. to 45., and a good clearance was tamed. Barley was also in short supply, sad the sales ruled quick, with a similar ad vanes ts that on told Wheat. The supply of Oats was quite equal to the demand, f r which the salsa wan slow, and Igweitas firm, at last wok's quotations. Bows and Pena an tno change in value, bat the trade in each article Wm very dull. A good demand kr Flour, which advanced from Is. to 2s. per qr. Milt experienced a slow sale, and the change in value, which was slight, was in favour of the factor. Good old Wheat sold tram 425. to 58e. ,• new, 38s. to 58s. Barley, 255. to 355 . Oats, 194. to 225. Beam, 40s. to 48s. Pass, 425. to 50s. per qr. Flour, bast, 375. ; second, 36a. per sack. Malt, 7s. 13d. to 81. per bush& Feb 3.-There wu as to quantity an in different show of Wheat, but a fell attendance. Beet samples Arm, with a , &dyer= of Is per qr. There wu good show of Earl , and a great improvement in the demand was ex . Fanners silted kr an advance in prise for the qualities, but those of last week wen not exceeded, yet the trade generally was very Arm. The Oat trade was rather brisk, and the best heavy samples ormunanded fully as much money as on the day week. Beans and Peas at tracted but little attention, and no abstinent in either eem 'avidity was experienced. The inquiry for Malt and Flour was liberal, sad late prices fully maintained. Wheat, from 91. to 131. par load. Barley, 2 3. to 295. 6d. Oats, 16e. to 20s. Beans, 355. to 40e. Peas, 38,. to 42e. per qr. Flour, Me. to 36e. per seek. Melt, 7s. 6d. to 7s. 94. pa bushel. Weenace, Feb. 3.-We continue to be fairly supplied with grain of all kinds. Our errowers hue been holding back the lest two or three weeks in anticipation of higher prime, and to-day they tried hard to effect an advance which they accomplished, of Is to 21. per qr. on the best drj Wheat, and 11. on other sorts, bat the advance was generally resisted by the made. Other grain as before. Wheat, white, 43e. to 48s. per qr. ; extra, 60s. ; red, 425. to 465. ; _extra, 48s. " Oats, Bd. to 84. per stone. Beans, old, 33a. to 36e. per qr.; new, Ms. to Me. WOWS/TEL Feb. 3.-We had a short supply of Wheat from the lumen to-day, and it met a free sale, at an advent* of le. to 2a. pea qr. Barley unaltered, with a trifling de mand. Oats a slow sole, at the curreecy of this day sennight. Beans again Is. per qr. lower. For Peas we had scarcely an inquiry. - - - - You, Feb. 3.—With a 'real supply of Wheat at this day's m arket we have a hews demand, and we note Wheat its. per qr, her than last week. MeltWg Barley is also la. to L. per qr. dearer. Oats 4d. per stone higher. In ether artist.. no alteration. Wheat. white, 465. to 51s. pw bipedal qr. ' • red, 445. to 475. Barley, malt ing, 29s to Ile. ; gri n ding, 245. to 265. Mat, Ns. to 60s. Oats, M. to 96d. per stow of 1411*. Flour, Ms. to Ms. per lack of 26011*. DUBLIN, Feb. 3.—The effect of the removal et the own duties hes best ion sloes aatielpeted, and on this day's waist we agedesed generally an improved demand, sad an mot wellies a light dunes war realised. We advanced our wham U. an What, 3d. per barrel ea Oats, fis. par is an Waa. sad U. per cwt. on Flour. Other things telly rarillas that value, and we give the following cur. ream : Wheat, white, 25a. to 275. 6d.; red, Us. to 265. per 28013..0a15, 9s. to Ils. 3d. par 1961b5. Barley, 12s. to 17.. U. per MU. Indian Corn, 31s. to Ms. per 49011*. Oatmeal, Ms M. to Us. per cwt. Flour, Naiads, 14a. 6J. to per wry - - - - • Bum; Fa. I.—We have under lock in this Pon 22,475 pa. el Whoa, 26,512 art. Flour, 193 qrs. Barley, sad 430 ps. Rip. The principal part of the Whom was impaled, sad Weep to miners, who will at ones release it far their inn purpseas, so that the chief drag ea the market will be as hip quantity of Flem—equal to 15,149 barrels, now mimed at dm nominal duty of 3d. Our farmers are in • lenrard state with their ploughing and other thetas label's y eados far as we out at present morrtais, the lowia; all opting Must is like ta t be large ha s oupplise et pais hem the country are small, but seasiagly te the limmead, wiach for souse dap hal bass very tad . Wheat sells slowly at former picas. ghee be w is better demand, whether of home-avows or ilmags. Ishii mime is parcels from 91. 151. to 10f. 10s. per teat sad amhp, 101. 10s. to 111. 155.. Flour, a dad wile, at the ieal of hat week ; barrels sell ima 275. 6d. to 28s. 64. Baby wesh in calm, aad sells rather more freely. Oats sal maw y, at piles. rather in favour of the seller. Loh sat mush inquired for. Oatmeal goes late eonsuropaka lOW freely at it appears, and the stocks are Isaias Oara, of which nur stashe are unusually light, wells slowly at 71. 12s. 64. to 81. for yellow, sad 71.7., 64. le 71. 10,. for white. Coax Fels. 2.-1116 weather wades= shaapuble, but mild. The arrivals of foraga oils this week bore less Ins aammemorkile several grairs.hasm mods lave maid. We base lad but mammas receipts eft bar grain during Use week, imi prism hit all deactiplima lave varied little time oar last Is wpm* Wheat we ham s desidsdly it rkaki, bat Amt. as yet, my arelsed *demos ve tte. We quit s eak Odssm weak Ile. pm barrel. In Oates INN beams has bees am, sal yams continue seminally the use. We experiesee a mach better demand for Flour as late mime. Bailees hod rua their stadia so very low as to fares sham le ems Me the market as Wpm. With the amt waked improvement la the article we shall base aim, se mak opt parahmem. In Ishaa Cora a fair beams has bees dime, at ea advance of ss. per ton. To day dame is a pause la the trade. Indian heal also assets a little Deltic inquiry. LlNlalell, Feb. 3,—The weather *imams mild, with soft rain ;a of frost. end sawlike pee es, and aped dead is mdse Wheat. his postima of free Maas, although • psi dad talks& of hale, lies me effect as sex medial; ea lias elwarell,•=ag braid stuffs is looking 10, wad the trade mare At • hoe trade auction ea the 31st ult , the price of Assam Flew was 265. red barrel, and 30%. is now Amanda& it the same article. The supply of Wheat at market to air was small ; value on the hereme. Oats come is freely, awl the pries I. higher by 00. per step, Barley is good &Mai by millers THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5. i 549. mean, to beguile fats ma l e oalhe law e enlisting end printed. savings banks in Irelankbe 1B en the table of the fosse, Kr. EiMirox—Retnen Of the number of solitary and htsiorfloyed Irefit in the mikados ref poor-raw the let day at Qe sber, 1848, sad the Ist day of ffelleuary, 1849 ; diatingnialting the as of the Sone an- PlCaon ark sondes. Saab—Thse the return "of the final decrees 'itt the silo iirnmled pagerty in Ireland, pronounced within *s lest fee psem by the Irish Court of Chaserry, &e.,' adored on led day of July last, be made forthwith. Mr. G. A. Ninivron—Returs, showing, as respects seek union and each province in Ireland, the annual else of property rated to the pear rates; the expenditure for the relief and maintenance of the poor ; the rate In the pound on the value of rated party of such expenditure; the Meal number of paupers re lieved ; the proportion per cent. to the elation of the person, relieved ; and the rats per head on the total number of pampers relieved for the year siding the 29th day of September, 1848.—Return, showing ; the total sum expended during the year ending the 29th day of September, 11148, for the relief of the poor in Ireland, under the pretest poor law system; distinguishing the amount and proportion of sack expenditure applied in actual relief to the poor ia food and clothing, in and out of the workhouses; and showing also, the amount and propor tion of molt expenditure applied in defraying officers' sala ries and expenses, whether vignardiaae, inspectors, offi cers of workhouses, relieving officers, and all other charges not comprised in actual sustenance, by food or clothing, of she LIBRARY COMMITTEB.—Sir Roust- HARRY INGLIS —That a standing eememittee of s;xteen members be ap pointad to assist Mr. Speaker in the direction of the Library, and to whom shall he referred all matters relating thereto : Sir Robert Harry leglis, the Chanoellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, iiit Robert Peel Mr. Goulburn, Mr. Williams Wynn, the Lord Advocate, Viscount Mahon, Mr. Solicitor General, Mr. Pendarver, Sir William Somerville, Mr. Monekton Wines, Mr. Gladstone, Sir David Dundee, Sir John Young and Mr Clive. PUBLIC LIBRARIES.—Mr. FWART, select committee on existing public libraries in Great Britain and Ireland, and on the best means of extending the establishment of public Wombs, especially in large towns. ROMAN CATHOLIC - DISABILITIES.—Mr. Atom, Bill for the foram r re eel of enactments imposing pains and penalties on Roman Cathdis, on account ef their religious obaervsnees. PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT FROM ARREST.—Mr. Morrell' —B.II to provide for the recovery of debts from persons h.ving privilege of parlia ment, and for the exclusion of insolvent members from the House of Cesarea'. COPYHOLD ENFRANCHISEMENT—Mr..Aournear —To ask the Secretary of State tor the Home Department, whether it is the intention of government again to propore a mounts far the compulsory enfranchisement of copyholds, and when. PUBLIC PETITIONS.—Mr. Thoinesisr Appoint meet and nomination of the select committee on public pod liana : Mr. Thornton, Sir R. H. Inglir, Earl of Arundel and Surrey, Vied. Duncan, Capt. Janes Mr. Macketais, Me, Brotherton, Lord A. Hervey, Mr. Bent, Mr. Carter, Mr. Clements, Mr. Lushington, Mr. Duncan, Sir C. Doggies, and Mr. Adderley. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 7. ORDER OF THE DAY. INLAND REVENUE BILL —Second Reading. NOTICE OF MOTION—IRISH DISTRESS.—The CHANCELLOR of the Excncounit—Vote for relief of. THI:RIDAT, FEB. 8. NOTICES OP MOTIONS.—SUMMER ASSIZES— ' Mr. Do PRE—Bill to repeal the act 21 050.2, c. 12, for holding the summer assizes for the county of Buckingham, at Busk ; Witham, and to authorise the appointment of a more CORE*. nient place for holding the same. ' AFFAIRS OF NAPLES.—Mr.l7nornawr—Rrso'.utiol, that the interference of her Majesty's servants in the recent affairs of Naples aid Sicily is contrary to the law of nation. FRIDAY, Fan. 9. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES.—Mr. HEADLAM, bill to provide for the transfer of shares in the capital of joint stock companies, and of other descriptions of personal estate, when vested tin trustees, meltgageee, or persons under legal die. abilit'ee. IRELAND. Sir WILLIAM Songstonaos, bill to amend the laws which regulate the qualification and regis tration of parliamentary voters in Ireland, and bill to shorten the duration of elections in Ireland, sad to establish addi tional places for taking the polo thereat. ARMY AND ORDNANCE EXPENDITURE.—The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, Select COULNDEtte on. RECTORY OF BISHOP WEARMOUTH.—Mr. Hous er/al, to put a question to the First Lord of the Treasury as to the fu'ure distribution of the temporalities of. aad atalotak ladles Clara aadl Ideal parak• of deo Nee upward teadasey, sad is ell ankles dead we note a bealtby tome. Abard, red, 12L to 144. per stow +Mk, led. to lea. Olds, id. to 9d. Barley, 90. to 10d. Galata !adieu Corr., EU. is. par tom 'brae aad other, Si 2a. ed. to 81. Laserkaa, Si.; whits, 15a. to 71. 17e. go. 74. dka Meal, 91. per toa. Harleparal, Si. Oatmeal, 101. 10a. Byeamel, N. 10s. Irish Flour, Ns. per bag ; Akaarloas, Ns. per barrel. WATIOINORD, Feb. 3.-Ths quantity of Wheat realised her, this weal from bend and az ship, at the le. dattey was alma 89,680 ; but so early mso-kalle this supply had bon sold to wilier, in the interior, sad naliverlu Sem sho ofragmy asatinuing ragman, our prices for Wheat Ism bass ttsr swetelsod, sad Is mom butanes* picked far mers' saapilla WasOt an adman of ed. per barrel. In Barley egswonlp awp books= hes bees dose, he supply and demo* big ails, insigniiams. • little more inqulrry has bass esporionswil for Oa% awl Om bast fresh samplos of whits sad black 'say be goistodi ld. per banal dearer during the wash. A krp wads has bows demo in Indian Corn ; I but, wins mathadag hussy, it kaa sot been poadblo to obtain say imPsweameMl es the prim of last week. This' demand for Pour is lbw. Tko following are tha crime : Undriad, now: Wheat, millers', per 90 st., 9.35.6 d. to Va. shipping, 20e. to 224. Barley, malting, per 16 stone, les. to 18s. ; aloft, lls. 9d. to 13s. Oats, white, per 14 stone, 131. 9d: to 16a. Od. • black es. 9d. to 9e. Dried and foreign: Irish Whe at, garners', per 20 stone, 26e. to 271. od.• shi”Wg, tls. Od. to ; Polish Odeasa, 04. to us. esneb, red, 28s. 6d. to 27e. Od. Barley, (similar, per 18 et., 12e. 9d. to 14s. Oats, white, per 14 stone, 10a. Od. to lls. • black, 9a. 9d. to 10s. Od. enwfiae, par sock, 35a.. to 37a.; seconds, 345. to 345. 6d.; thWa, 30a. to 31a.; fourths , ni. to 24a. Indian Corn, Danube, pm 20 Mono, 19s. to Ms. Od. ; Amer Can, pillow sad rod, 18s. to 195.• Spanish and Portuguese, 18s. to 18s. Bd. ,• white, 18s. to lb. 61. ; damaged for cattle, 12a. to 15e. Indian Corn Meal, per cwt., 9e. to 91. 6d. Oat mad, pet cwt, 11s. to lh. dd. Bran, per 6 stone, 8.. 6d. to 3s. 6d. Inspastathis week: Who at, 7,030 gn. Indian Corn, 8,438. KIIIIC.ALDT, Feb. 3.—The weather during the week has been quiet ; little rain has Wm, and it has been peculiarly mild tor the season; if we have a continuance death weather for another week, tanners will steranasnce Beau-sowing under favourable circumstances. At our country mashes this week we had fair supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat was more eagerly sought steer than it Ina been for many weeks, end brought a full ls. per qr. advance. Farmers de mended an &dunes also on Barley and 0 ate ; this, however, was only in some instances complied with, so that we can only quote prima of these articles as being in favour of the sailers. Ves7 few Beans and Pea offering, farmer pre , faring to hold back their better qualities, awaiting an ex pected seed demand. Here to-day we ha d so td supplies of all kinds of grain. Wheat sold slowly, but at an advance of ls. to is. 6d. per qr. Barley and Oats, of ordinary qualities, brought the same prices last day; the better kinds of both were, however, 6d. dearer. Wheat, 42a. to 61e. per qr. ; Barley, 21s 6d. to 29e ; Oats, 16a. 6d. to 21s. Oatmeal, per bag of 2801bs, 26e. to 26a. CATTLE, &o. SMITHFIZLD, Two o'Clock. We have not quite so many Beasts as on Monday last ; the supply is however, fully adequate to the demand . Trade is slow, °visit to the mildness of the weather, and late quota tions are with difficulty realised. The number of Sheep is again small, but so tew are wanted, that it is with great dial eulty that a little more money is obtained for 45100 of the chows deferiptione. Calves meet with a dull axle, but the supply being short, prime remain about the same as on Fri* ay. From Germany and Holland we have 241 Beasts, 130 Sheep, and 62 Calves ; Norfolk sad Suffolk, 1,800 Baits; Laosater and Northampton, 200 ; and Siotland, 100. 4 gerbers. mem d Ohs a. g lu Meeen 5 4 0 Stel Dea. 4 111-o.le. 56. 00 0 0 4 0 k 11=1 5 3 10 beet loseiroels 4 M/ hare.. 31 3 4 Be. Oe. sheen 4 5 0 Ihresimedeseced qes)lty 3 4 3 10 Ply ....... 3 5 0 Do. do. Obcce .. ..0 0 0 0 F4St Dr. I Ranee& 4 410 Mote .... ... .... 0 0 0 0 Berle at mete. 5,151; 85055 lad lamb% 18 . 290 ; °am. I°7 ; Pia IX IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. BUSINESS OF THE WEEK IN THE COMMONS Merrimac, Fin. 6. NOTICES OF MOTION.—SESSIONAL ORDERS.— Lord J. Russau.—The following reselutions:- 1. That in the present session of parliament all orlon of the day, set down in the order-book for Mondays, Wednes days, sad Fridays, snail be disposed of before the house will proceed upon any motions of which notices chill have been 2. That at the time fixed fur the commencement of public business, en days ea which orders have precedence of notices of medese, mid after the notices of motions have been dis posed cies all other days, Mr. Speaker do direct the clerk at the table to read the orders of the day without any ques tion being pat. 3. Thai the orders of the day be disposed of in the order in whisk they stead upon the paper ; the right being re 'served to her Majesty's ministers of placing government orders at the bead of the list, in the rotation in which they sees to be takes on the days on which government bills have poreadems. 4. That as melee than hereafter be given beyond the period whisk shall include the four days next following on whisk notices are entitled to precedence ; due allowance being made for any intervening ee'journment of the house, and the period bed: g in that ease so far extended as to in skit hur notice days falling during the sitting of the home. 11. That the house do meet every Wednesday at twelve (Vele& at noon, for private business. petitions, and orders of the day, and do continua to sit until six o'cl, ck, unless per Assii, adjourned. '• Hat when such business km been disposed of, or at sin *Meek precisely, notwithstanding there may be business wader discussion, Mr. Speaker do adjourn the hoses without patting any question. 7. That whenever the house shall be in committee at six *Week, the chairman do immediately report progress, and Mr. Speaker do resume the chair, and adjourn tthhe house without putting any question. That the business under discussion, and any business mot Mow' of at the time of such adjournment, do stand as maw ekes el the day for the next day on which the house ft*. 9. That when any bill shall be presented by a member of this Mum, or shall be brought from the Lords, the questions " That this bill be now read a first time," and " That this bill be printed," shall be decided without amendment or debate. 10. That the Committees of Supply, and Ways sad Means, may be appointed to sit on an day an which Orders of the Day shall have preesdenes of Notices of Motions. 11. That when OM se other :matter (except Supply or Ways and Means) las beam partly considered in committee, and the chairman has boom directed to report proven and ask leave to sit again, and the hones shall have ordered that the committee shall sit again an a particular day, the Speaker shall, when the ends: he the committee has been read, hethwith leave the dub without putting any question, and the booms shall thereupon resolve itself into such com mittee, sakes a membee don have given notice of an in stemeina Is mob seemniftee. 12. That at the dose et the preaseMngs of a committee of the whole bones ea a bill, the chairman shall report the bill forthwith to the hews, and when amendments shall have been aerie Hants the sum shall be agreed to conditionally wfthent Mats , awl a time appointed foe taking the same intesendikratice. 18. That with respect to any bill brought to this house frau*, Reese of Lords, or returned by the House of Lords to this house with amendments, whereby any pecuniary pe nalty, forfeiture, or fee, shall be authorised, imposed, appro priated, regulated, varied, or extinguished, this house will not insist on its ancient and undoubted privileges in the following caves : I. Whoa the object of such pecuniary penalty or forfeit ore is to secure the execution of the act or the punishment or prevention of offences : 2. Where such fees are imposed in :upset of benefit taken or envies rendered order the act, and in order to the megaton of the act, and are not made payable into the Treasury or Exchequer, or in aid of the public revenue, and do not form the ground of public amounting by the parties receiving the same, either in respect of deficit or swim. 3. When each b ill shall be a private bill fora local or per soul act. 14. That after Tuesday, the let day of May next, orders of the day shall have precedence of notices if motions on Thursdays, right being reserved to her Majesty's mini sters of placi ng government orders at the head of the list, as on Mon ys and Fridays. IRELAND.—Sir Wrtstare Sonunvirzs—Seleet ewe mittee on Irish Poor Laws. Mr. Daman—Marne of the number of troops of the line sr ease Mess in the ineurreation in Ireland, as swellissed in Me from the throne with the end mimes ertir k e killed and wounded, M e re r curaber sad demipeen of breve engaged on both video. Of the anent of simmer and coat in wading trays Ma Geed Bads te Inland, and ia moving the several regiments awl elbow armed Mesa in varicose part of Ireland on the wession of the said alleged insurrection. Return of the rushee and mass of persons arrested under the Suspension of the Habeas Cowrie Act in Ireland. and fee what slimed sets or offences, their peolsetion or calling, eye beeith of impriaciunent, and it ht sot en bail or other whs. SATTARA.—Mr. Hymn—Copies ',the minutes and pre tender of the Court of Directors of the East India Con. piny easpeedes the senfiseating of the territory of the Setters state; with espies et ral posessis mph* the East India Canspaare eedwaides thsi teelhey, emit depriving the heise of thole —WO tallest lis Maths hetersua the Er it i s a s ombpgag bad the leks Retehaef OWN= ; together with eopies e =redinge dike Board et Owing sanctioning thst CHURCH REFORM.—Mr. Holman—To ask the First Lewd of the Treasury whether goroomnat has mantra in esmesseplabon on say of the three fidiewing abject : 1. The semmeltion Of UM Omomiesion. 2. The hiss of she sod Onlaboa funds. 8. The reform et eathedrel to as to raider them more geaseally mat TIIIIILDAT, Fan. 6. IRILAND.—Sir Gloms Gant—Bill for the confine- SOSO of the suspension of the Hahne Corpus Acts in Ireland for a limited time. Mr. Ciarrren—On motion for the continuance, of the Habeas Corpus !Suspension Act, to move a call of the house. Sir B. H. lious—Adelnse for copy of any easansunios dm from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to the Bari Grey, on the subject of the rank of pennons described ea prelates of the Boman catholic church in Ireland, to which communises. don the Earl Grey adverted en his Circular Despatch of the 20th des? of November, 184 T. Mr. U. HllllllT—That the minutes of the evident* taken before the *sleet committee appointed in the lain - the erprefso. The mails for Medeirs, the Brazil; sad imam Lyme, will be maids ay this medic the belt Fels The mans he Vain Owes. Lig Madeira, Cede, sad flibraltaz wlu to made up en the Menke et the 7th Feb. The math, Ms lalemellies, to the Mediterranean, Rapt, Adea, plan.Ca bad* liesoZiam, he., will be mode tip au the evening of hth Feb. The malls ter BMW North Amerka,__sal the Milted Metes will be made ep en We amine et the Zw wan~e torlag the West ONO at Maim adWedeln will be made ap es the of the 11th Tek Ihe We Isla Mal* aid* Beres la, Naomi, Manna, New Odom, mad Nests% sad li:eluding those for .Inesele.laimrsai my New Brunch, Chill, sod Fern, will be sale up maths ammlim di the 11111 T. The midi Ike OMmeler, *seek the lonian Islands. E Id" Oeplea, llempaima sad Mae. via boutlssuaptak ff irt M made spas the moraine ef the Seth Feb. The weft for New Soma Wales, Van Direian'a land, sad New Zealand will be made up ea the swabs of the 28th Feb. •: Advartiemse. be et tbe slam, TO CORRIMPONDENTS. liateaded fur Tlsa Ewen, - Laudon evenlne papry, mast D, Dimmed' street, b y Two o'clock up Ow day uf publication MGR WATER AT LONDON BRIDOP. Tate DAT —MaralAg, 0 I. pat 0, ARensooa, YI mla past 0; Teldasaaw —Manias, NWm WS 0; Altanao.m.2o put 1. LONDON, MONDAY, FEB. 5. Ir Lord PALMERSTON can prove that his media tions, undertaken at the demand of both belligerent or differing parties, were carried out for the sole pur pose of pacifying them, there is no voice that would not be raised in praise of such a policy and such an attempt, even if unsuccessful. And indeed, England having attained an extent of empire, and a degree of wealth and power, as much as a country can wield,—being fully secure in her do minions and her colonies from aggression— having espoused the principle of free trade, by which sheforswears any attempt not only to favour one country more than another, but even to make any difference in her own favonr,—this country too having at the same time its public aced political opinion di vided between a love of constitutional freedom and a dread of popular licentiousness, which makes us favour liberal progress abroad, but at the same time time deprecate precipitate revolution—all these cha racteristics and this position render England pecu liarly fitted to be the trusted and unprejudiced arbiter between warring nations or even between cot tending races. England has in fact divested itself of all those great passions and hostile motives, which impel nations to war, to aggression and intrigue. It covets no territory, seeks to grasp no trade by violence. It feels now so certain that liberal principles can progress of themselves, that it declines to stretch even to them a helping hand, having had the experience, too, in Spain and elsewhere that freedom is worth little to a country, which that country does not win for itself. The English are, therefore, no propagandists. The country having thus outgrown and got rid of the common motives for ambition, even the great ones, it behoves a government not only to feel and act in accordance with this new phase of public senti ment, but it behoves them to throw aside small mo tives of ambition as well as great. By small motives of ambition we mean petty and party dislikes to this or that form of government abroad—to this or that dynasty—this or that treaty. For example, there are a set of politicians in parlia ment who cannot abide France since it got rid of the elder Bourbons, and who anathematise Louis PHILIPPE in the same breath with CAVAIGNAC, and who can not tolerate the idea of England. being friendly with France until Frenchmen put on the wigs and queues, the breeches and buckler, of the last century. There are other men who think the Orleans family the paragons of princely rule. There are others, again, who abhor the hones of Bourbon, and would think it a great achievement to drive it from every throne. The Indians have a strong tendency to worship as their idol the ugliest figure that can be carved from the heaviest material; and so we have political Ilindoos amongst us who worship the house of Austria, and who exult in seeing thoneands of victims sacrificed to this idolatry. Now, what we must do is to forbid and banish all such small sad personal, and fantastic and hideous motives from those entrusted with the management of our foreign policy. And it is to be feared that we shall never do this until we an get rid of the old schools of whig and tory. Since 1815 foreign ministers of these parties have alternated in office ; one minister lean ing to a renewal of the holy alliance, another to the formation of a constitutional league in the west against it. This last scheme, however hopeful in project, became in practice as absurd as the other. IFrence and England having quarrelled, first in Syria and then in Spain, rendered the pursuit of such a policy impracticable. And why did they quarrel? For those petty and personal reasons which we denounce. It was not for any really great object of ambition, but for those small objects and in oompatibilities which still actuate courts and aristo cratic parties, alter the great public of nations has ceased to care about them. There is ow of these smaller motives which we can not but wain to have bad great influence in the late sets of diplomacy. This is, our undertaking a certain intatisreaus, lest some other power should step in and undertake it, and so diminish oar inflame, or supersede our activity. Thus when Denmark and Holstein quarrelled. and Prussia backed Holstein, we hastened to interfere — lest, forsooth, Russia should be beforehand with us, and secure its permanent influence in the islands and peninsula of Denmark. Well, we interfered and me diated, bat so ineffectually that Russia actually did step in, and has secured the very thing that we wished to avoid. Then again in Lombardy we intervened, telling Austria we did so to prevent France from bursting over the Alps—telling France we d:d so in order to screen her from an European coalition—and giving hopes at he same time to the north Italians that we favoured those rising independence". We did no thing that we promised, and all three partite accuse us at this moment of either betraying, or having tried to betray them. And the upshot of all this is a congress about to be held at Brussels. Is any thing but the status quo expected from this congress ? Or can Lord PALMERSTON himself pretend that it is other than a mock mediation ? On the Sicilian question, it is difficult to pro nounce, till the papers are before the public. Humanity is a good motive, but can we afford to keep a fisetintheMediterranean forthe mere endsof htimanity? This, at least, is evident, that both the court of Austria and the court of Naples desired oar mediation, in order to make better terms with their rebellious sub jects, as long u they had no hope of reducing those subjects by force of arms. But as soon as the ebb of the revolutionary tide and the flow of military saxes! restored them their hopes, then they sought to fling our mediation aside. Nor did they ask for it at first but to make a cloak of it, and use it as the means of lulling the resentments and benumbing the energies of the liberals and of their local resistance. We are confident that the me diation of Franoe and England did much to unnerve the Milanese ; and yet France and England to gether have been unable to persuade the Austrians to display, even in their own interest, some shadow of leniency or humanity in the land they have re conquered. Better far would it have been for us, and for all parties, if we had remained utter strangers to a contest in which no honour has been gained, no principle advanced, and in which we earned nothing beyond the ill-will and obloquy of every party. We cannot dismiss the subject without congratu lating Lord PALMERSTON, not merely on the great ability of hie speech, but upon his somewhat altered tone. This year he does not rise indignant at the reduction of military or naval force, nor does he appeal from the economists of parliament to the hot blood of the " services." Instead of following Lord JOHN in taunting the reform party, Lord PALMERSTON ad dressed himself to his more natural enemies, the pro tectionists, and seemed to feel, what even whiggism might yet do, had it the sincerity or the pluck. THE petitions and memorials of the Australian co lonists have not been entirely fruitless. The Colonial office has been moved. A bill for establishing legis lative councils in all the British colonise on the Aus tralian ;continent and Van Diemen's Land has been prepared—is, we are informed, sufficiently matured to be presented to parliament immediately. The first part of the measure is said to be conceived in a broad and liberal spirit, but there are a number of petty provisoes and conditions appended to it which will go far to neutralise its good tffects. This boon from the Colonial-office to Australia reminds one irresistibly of the guineas which good Mrs. Prin.rose gave her daughters for pocket money, with strict in junctions never to change or spend them. In the first place, the erection of Port Phillip into a separate and independent colony under the name of Victoria is provided for ; as also the establishment of elective 1 in Victoria, Van Diemen's Land, and South Australia; and the introduction of one into Western Australia as soon as a petition shall be presented, signed by not lees than one-third of the resident householders, praying that it may be estab lished, and provision made for charging each part of the civil expenditure as has been hitherto defrayed by parliamentary grants upon the colonial revenue. The provisions for instituting and conducting the first elec tions,.for terminating the authority of the Governor and council of New South Wales over the Port Phillip district, and for transferring legislative authority from the bodies in which it is now vested, in the other colo nies, to the new elective councils, are ample and ap parently sufficient. The crotchet of a central Austra lian congress exercising a certain control over these provincial legislatures has been abandoned. Power is given to the legislatures to alter and amend the mode of election, the distribution of the representation, &c., from time to time as experience may show ne canary. In short, had the project stopped here, leaving the new legislatures to manage the affairs of their rt spective communities without let or impediment, it would have been unexceptionable. But such simple and rational legislation is beyond the comprehension of the Colonial Office. One of the appended provisions, indeed, is unexceptionable. The new legislatures are autho rised to par whatever enactments they may deem expedient for the better administration of justice, by defining the constitution of courts of law and equity and juries anything to the contrary in the Charter of Justice or any act of the imperial legislature notwithstanding. This pro viso will prevent chicane and special pleading with a view to frustrate law reforms 111 the colonies by raising technical difficulties out of acts of parliament legislative functions might have appeared uncalled for, and even danger. ous, inasmuch as the phraseology of the clause con ferriag the power may possibly be wrested so as to limit it. One additional provision of very questionable expe diency is that which goes to perpetuate in all the colonies the arrangement by which one-third of the members of the legislative council of New South Wales are appointed by the crown—that is, by minis ters or the governors. The obvious intention of this arrangement is to increase the power of Downing street, and to render the legislative councils a lees faithful expression of public opinion in the colonies. At present every civil appointment in the British colonies exceeding the yearly value of 3001. is con ferred by government. With the direct nomination of one-third of the legislative council of a colony, and each an amount of patronage to dispose of, govern ment calculates upon securing manageable legislatures. It has not proved so in New South Wales. Public suspicion was aroused by the arrangement, and the result was that the government nominees being re peatedly left alone in minorities with the whole of the elective members on the other aide, Sir GEORGE Glees, resolute not to yield to public opinion, was obliged to dissolve the that council prematurely. Nor did he gain anything by the dissolution. The obvious desire of government to give the appearance without the reality of representative institutions would of itself have called into existence a powerful opposition, and it rendered that which already existed irresistible. There is no middle way between despot ism and really popular institutions : when a repre sentative legislature is to be given to a colony, it ought to be given in good faith and without reserva tion. But more objectionable thin even this equivocating policy are the powers proposed to be reserved to the government in matters of finance. Notwithstanding the warning examples afforded by Guiana and Jamaica of the mischievous effects of a fixed civil list, placed beyond the control of the local legislatures, the bill conferring representative institutions on the Australian colonies contemplates the introduction and perpetua tion of this element of discord in them. It is ex pressly provided that the civil lists of Victoria and Western Australia shall be maintained at their present amount after they come to be derived exclu sively from local taxation. The salaries of governors and judges are to be unalterable ; the sums appro priated to other offioers aad to establishments on the civil list may be reduced by the governor without the interposition of the council, and all such savings are to be appropriated to purposes of government in the colony at the sole pleasure of the crown. A state ment of such expenditure is to be submitted to the legislative councils, bat they are not empowered to object to it or even criticise it. The regulation of the expense and mode of collecting and managing the receipts from customs ditties is reserved to the cora missioners of the imperial treasury ; au arrangement which, now that all duties except for purposes ef revenue are to cease in the colonies, can have n o practical utility, and may materially interfere with economy of collection and due control over revenue on the part of the local legislatures. The power of auditing the customs accounts of each colony is o w vested in the imperial treasury. In connection with t h is subject, the clause exempting the regulations for the salsand appropriation of crown lands from the leghle. tie. authority of the councils requires notice. Were the proceeds of the sale of crown lands entirely and excite aivelyapprpriated to colonising operatione,thie would be quite right ; but as the Land-sales Act leaves a moiety of them to be appropriated to the general ex. penditnre of government, it is highly objectionable. The sole end and aim of all these provisoes, is to withdraw a large portion of the local revenue from the control of the colonial legislatures ; to provide a fund at the exclusive disposal of the governors that may enable them to carry on the gee vernment in defiance of the representatives ; and to continue a certain amount of patronage in the handy of the home government. The next proviso that calls for animadversion i s that which empowers the crown to grant charters of incorporation to ecclesiastical bodies of all denomina tions, charters which may invest one such corpor a t e body with privileges in several colonies. This is to create in every colony imperia in imperio, and will be a fruitful and irritating source of collisions between the local legislatures and the imperial government. The last proviso to which it seems necessaty to direct attention at present is only of importance sa indicating the temper which animates the framers of the measure under consideration. Sows time ago we had occasion to remonstrate against the high-handed manner in which the constitutional rights of the colo nise of Van Themen'e Land were set aside in a matter of local taxation. A clause is proposed to be intro. dnced into the bill " for the better government of the Australian colonies," to " remove doubts as to certain taxes" imposed by the governor and Council of Van Diemen's Land. This is going out of the way to confer a character of legality upon taxes which have been decl,red illegal by the courts of law, for no practical purpo se . These taxes will be either duly enacted, or others substituted in their place by the new Council. The clause will not bring one penny into the local ex. chequer. It is a gratuitous insult to the inhabitants and the bench of the colony. . . The measure which government have prepared for introducing representative legislatures into the Australian colonies proposes, in the first place, to bestow such institutions ; and, in the second plie s , by introducing a non-representative element into the councils, by neutralising their financial power, and by abridging their legislative au.hority, to reader them as inefficient as possible. The measure, if passed in the form it has at present assumed, will be a gain for the colonies. It will give the colonists enough of power to enable them to extort more. But it will only enable them to obtain real representative and responsible government by a protracted se , in of irritating struggles against the imperial government It will, therefore, be most detrimental to the mother country by introducing . relations pf antagonism be tween it and the colonies, which are sure to render these settlements less useful while the struggles con. tinue, and are all but certain to lead eventually to a hostile separation. THE Times has become quite a prodigy in the way of discoveries. Last week it ascertained, by means of a magnifying glass, of a long ear, and a love of mar• tial deeds, that a great battle had been fought in the streets of Paris, and a stupendous victory gained, no earthly person having heard of either battle or victory, or even a broken head, save and except the Times. The great journal has indeed but to throw oat its net into any waters, be they French or Irish, or even the narrow stream of the Thames, and it is sore to catch and bring to land an enormous conspiracy, if not a flagrant insurrection. And each is the sagacity of this professional fisher in troubled waters that not only can he invent the monster, where there is none, then hook or net him, and bring him to land, but he can tell you at once his nature, his genus, and can describe without anatomy the peculiar organisation, nay, the affections and motives, of the new fish. Thus, if an Irish whale, of the insurrectionary species, be stranded in the columns of our contemporary, these skilful anatomists, who use their pen for scalpel, will I have dived in a trice into the animal and will tell you that his floundering and his getting aground was owing to the quantity of Celtic blubber about his heart. It is to Manchester of late, that the Times has been chiefly turning its attention. The agitation that ruffles the surface of South Lancashire, and indeed of all the manufacturing districts, attracts its piece-47 zeal. Were it possible to mistake or misrepresent their movement, the Tinges would no doubt do it. Were it possible to suppose disaffection, or conspiracy, or red or white republicanism, we should soon have the idea realised, and the monster caught in the extraordinary occurrences of the Times. Bat there is no handle, no possibility. The movement is a middle class one ; it is not the chopping sea of mere popular agitation, but the long and large Atlantic swell, in which the entire middle class lifts itself as one, with such an ocean roar of retrenchment that the limes, for all its speak ing trumpets, has not even a chance of being heard ; and therefore it turns to join in a cry and a clamour, which it is its secret aim to resist and put down. All the attempts of the limes to fish in these vast waters have thus been vain. It can make nothing of them. It is clean carried away by the tide, the swell, and the noise. Its line is useless, and its net too torn and tangled to catch even a sprat. It has its scalpel, however, and can lacerate and anato mise those whom it pretends to herd with and to love, and though unable to make discovery of things, or bring to light new monsters, it can fish for motives, and if it can find small causes for great actions it is happy. The last discovery has been made in this way, of searching for motives. It has been contemplating the career of the Manchester leaders. It has singled out Mr. COBDEN, and subjected him to that kind of handling which a cat gives to a mouse, seeming to fondle, whilst determined to crunch, and treating every now and then as a pet what it was all along greedy to devour as a victim. With respect to Mr. COBDEN the Times has made a brilliant discovery. The only misfortune is that it is not a new discovery. And we have heard it made of half-a-dozen eminent men by foppish observers. It was said of BENTHAM, and was repeated of O'CoNolzus that their radicalism, in other words their de nunciation of aristocratic ascendancy, was owing to their "having failed in London society." We really thought that silver f,rk school of Brum melian philosophy was extinct. Since the explosion of the fashionable novel, and the substitution for it of the plain and keen sense of DICKENS and of THACKERAY ; we did not think that any one would have sought to re-erect in politics that dynasty of dandyism, which not only has been de throned, but forgotten in literary and in private life. The limes is surely not so superannuated as to be un conscious that the race of political augurs is extinct, and the last of political wits expired with poor CHARLES BULLER; that the reign of Holland House is no more ; that the periodicals which still issue from aristocratic cliques are the emptiest and most uninfluential of organs; that exclusivener is nowadays but another name for dulness, and that those of the English aristocracy who maintain intel lectual rank have acquired it by descending to the common walks of every day life. Has the Carlton any monopoly of wit, or Brookee's of intelligence? And where, pray, is this mysterious London society, the want of whose aristocratic countenance is calcu lated to drive to despair a gentleman of mature yes, of family and studious habits, of first-rate gonna and success as an orator and a politician ? Only imagine Barmiest flinging himself into the Thames because he did not go to Court, O'CONNELL teeming with envy because not invited to dance a quadrille at Devonshire House, or Mr. COBDEN burst ing with spleen because unasked to play a knights part with LOUIS NAPOLEON in the Eglintoun tourna ment. Mr. COBDEN started from manufacturing into poli tical life by a pamphlet against the warlike folly of the minister of that day. His first word was a pro test against soldiering. From this Mr. COBDEN was diverted to a tea years' war against corn monopoly. And this object attained, Mr. COBDEN returns to his original idea, his first love, his dislike not only to seethe money of the industrious go to pay so ldi e rs, but to WI few ido Al in trt ba