The Express. — London, England, 1849-02-27 00:00:00

The belt. smatter for Meatless ibl set tackle to the mottos at all ; bed sot steed by the modes. He (Mr. Henke) wee foe redacties if yea scald make it ; he au quite ready se p with the hes. member for the West Ridirl, IS he weeM as map by sae, and take preesatiose, bat he scald set Were that the hos. somber was lamest I. seeking this nodes. (Heir, hear.) Ho did set think that the hos. member for the West !tiding satkipated any inmates frees We motion. Mr. CUBDEN—WaIt; wait a little. Mr. HERRIIB—He hoped they would ease to the diera•sioa of these actuates in $ different spirit; tbat than would be as wart desire to effect** utmost possible roduet:oa He Oswald wit have addreflied the house on this Nutria had it tot bunt for what had fallen has the hoe member ler the West Ri4irg, who had provoked his to sake • emrsion between misc.:matey aad that of Fran*, u e the r elt which he WM sole would be eatisfactory to every Esilishasan. Mr. 11.0311380 N thought it was net my to the landed interest to find a anandel looks of die two tarsi party holding out such aluderlsopse of way menial reduetioa la the expenditure of the emotry, and men at. tempting to cliaeourage those who had plans to offer ; comp iag the principle of discouragement so far as even to threw some count* oa the government for the efforts they wens making le to recluse the expenditure. (Hoer, hear.) Let him the right boa. geatleman and his hta. friends that whatever they proposed in the naa f relief to the landed interest must have its foundation upon a realuctim of expen diture. (Hear, hear.) Tte honourable gentlemen bad complained of his honourable friend holding one kited of lenguage la this house and another sort of language at • public meeting. Decorous here, tie bon. friend was said to be, but violent and inflammatory at Manchester. He must own that there was an earnestness in these public meetings, upon the question of relief from tuition, which might draw speakers into • degree of enthusiasm. (Hear, bear.) It use quite natural ; • speaker always sympathised with his audience. (Hear hear) It was a reuse principle le say that Vas iinersise of peepers era at all in favour of the safety of our institutions. Teat seemed to be the argument. The ri,ht hon. gestalt:au tidi Clime nor r f the Ezchequt r is his ans. er to his hon. friend, said he did not know whoa: Meal taietiou had to do with the quakes ;—why was the million of local burdens to be introduced ? It bad • very Important bearing se rtgarded the agricaltuzil interest. Y.O could not transfer any portion of your heal rates as a burden on the state; ton could not go on the principle of having a ea tionsl poor rate, of bringing is the aid of the cons tlidaut fund to any of the other burdens without reducing the ex penditure, and his hon. friend was for reducing the expendi ture, and thus enabling you to deal ia the way you wished with tome of these local burdens. Secondly, it had another and very strong connexion. The groat, r the amount of Peal tax aloe in the country the stronger was the claim that the e %penes of the gent ral government should be Ism It appeared that nearly all the general wants of gaiety were sepplied by local taxation. A country in that undit lion had an indisputable claim to have a general government carried on at a proportionately it Is rate. That war the ease in England, and it was his firm belief that Ryland, with • large amount of local wants supplied by loul taxation, might be the cheapest governed country in Europe, as far as the general expense was concerned. He believed that it was not necessary. to carry to so large an latent the ponce erablishmente and military and natal armaments. Toe right hon. gentleman's whole so ech was beside the question, Hie honourable friend intro duced into his speech a gnat number of specialties; he said • great number of these augmentations of your war like e•tabdshm tot and expenditure have been caused by special occasions • and that all theta special taus of acre:tee have tamed away. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, not satisfied with his frieno's specialties, supplied more ; he said that we had created • steam navy; he sp-ke at 2,200,0001. for stores and stem navy, more ft/ lees of a temporary and special character, and therefore it would not be maimed as _part of the permanent expeub tare of the country. Ho (Mr. If. Gibson) must say that he appeared to him to lave argued more powerfully in sagest of the proposition of his hon. friend the member k the West Riding than any of his friend@ would be enabled to de to-night, because he bed not disputed the arratracy of nay of thou specialties whisk his hon. friend had sated as causes of the augmentation of the expenditure, but he had added hither specialties of his own. His honourable friend asked of that Louse anon more to interpose with its authority and saaetioa to retinae thane viewing charges by the same sum of 10 tablas@ of obi* is 1535, as compared with pace-ling rZ9they had bees loud safely susceptible. (Hoar, .1 Han. gestlems• en his side then bad the test of ex. prance to show that their project was practicable The proposition before tee bens. was no matter of mere specula tive pos4bility. thsides, the right hon. but., the Chancellor of the Ettehequer, had biaself recognised the plate of the member for the West Riding as practicable in principle. The Clieseeller of the Exchequer had already helped Wm on Ids way by indicating reductions to phi tone of two million and a half. Now he (Mr. ahem) was sanguine as to the feasibility of his boa. friend's 'theme for reducing the expense of our mili tary easbliebutents mach farther. And he was the men sanguine on this head, when he found men of the highest OIL sal statics, and of the greatest reputation in this matey, widely differing from one another on the important quotas touching what should be the proper pereseneat soak of these establishments. (Hear, bear.) The Duke d wisps lied( wee en examp!* 1e *lffy the elemblien 'BMW he (Ilift. M. o%een) eseorteherd, that on natters of this Idol gamy ems Ilea ups one eatilso standard to whiel, ea the hen. member he the liding to the year 1828, be was secestomed to win The stand& d of the illesteiess duke seemed to be tbe year 11104—(laughtee)—sed he had distinctly maimed his ressone fee sliewAsi it. Be quip nod that the newt of thew nallkang opinion upon the Peale of the unseats we aught to keep up was this—that the whale genies was a sestet party. card, which was alterast=l by en seed nab assn "Oast swear. These banes the visas dab" prolessiant astboritise ea gash ride wore seat pentodes to mesa Ida kinelforho,witlegot pada alsed 'sporting" as sash subjects. were willies to be main an to bow to authorities Now, as the right has. seater for Staialord (Mr. Berries) bed most truly elit• reireld), the wry "net ou which it might have been insetted that the eimumitne to who.. it was referred to re pen ea these estimator, woad most especially have throated It attention, was that wash it sow reseed they were expressly pre cluded fres rein tat. M all, rearly, what was • roper amount at win* tbe MON& as she of 0118 Uaited Kingdom_ Wl* WS: tied. Me wasted seem explanation sheen the that the seam be the dockyards Wife immoral penises to UM He anted to lawn how it jaAeasi, Ia lfffi o the and stens were ge heasS to the et the essetr p . as dicer of Sk T. 'a_ high Waft sad ehaerest, no dna meet miseet Mg4tsha la the British nem and have boss aimed ' he the psopristi et *1 rolustione whin Sir Jens bet _veined ad 141 1. V eanied. Mae. 'Me saadar /1r (Sir J. libeheed as e la 1021, nesorsaim sbibi what he as negate and twee fa the_ MN atabliehmat at that tine. The seinsreaffen ss = the e ined hes. areas. eseppried et d el Moshe gni le Aminsi aersilai gm the mina is,. of the latereses sag Iles leaser et the may. An he weed say ea die abject wee, that am MI of the snow* d the pawn naval force wag tab dented aulleleat by the am basnee—no this issued mann as nit the aselllnt wWi mix law la Winner. thaelhoe, was the judieselha he their increase ease his sesinew, fa retains to the Lamed datives ef friarveslai psoleis, we bed sew double lity whoa lbst Anise ae leans edited. Mar.) If amen stenos eat Ina was /sally so low tea--sad it had bola vegable den sobriety to hareem* it—ln begged to ask isadsma swam low it happeued that is the wry first elleallenessold by the Duke of Wellianea aid Sir Behest Pal la WAS they bad pentad 1,000 sea IMO with a rahallea d wady 100,0001., on meant et nag Ira the tight hat baronet (Sir J. Online)) had issesed salaam he all regulate purposes a pnlseifea la ho peV year 1 (Hear, hear.) Ware the hes. pads. an to explain bow the sob). dyne aai the_ viihl hat. et (Sir R. Peel), with the fads elleielly bane then, add have mama mesh bother veduline Ina. If the assent of stores sad the sender of Mill la Ina_ ow away redwood too low, or wale age POW Mid 1.11 Wit (Hear, hear.) He add only =Oda this anneleas state el aka by or :=Ue n t e tb i l=thieessives had *WI that tine tor do many d re ducing th. grades eqpsadlaw• of dr se service', sad that all inemasate, whether wag er toy, were compelled to permit the inerease of their establish new' by the power of profession' iallegaess around them the moment the public attention append to be withdrawn, fres any cause, bob the grans adds d oar expenditure. What wag de ass of son bop establishnents during peen between this eusey and foreign states ? A few Lets night densairsies to the house its ensue. 0a the Ist of Mar* 11101, we actually had 31 ships of war, arsad by 8337 men, as the Me&terraneen bean mina (Hear, bear.) He would ask what possible 401111 was to be effected by maintaining this large ansainst In dm Mediterranean ? Did it ensure us are Yule? WINS large degree of protection did it afforll-411 the Insuldie that we had all those ships of war in those wenn nab is merchant ships in the Mediterranean to enter any port awe es better condition than the shipping under any other leg? Did English shipping enter those ports coder say prate atinatagee than ikon which were extended to the merehant venal' of Hamburg, of Breven, or of Lubeck? (Hear, Ina) Or was the paean ef gush large analuagate ender our flag is the Ileditinesime neeespety to proton our saerehantmee from the attacks of pirates ? Wen there any pirates in thew seas? He believed there were (" Oh. ") Bea if thew were would these Use el battle skips be capable drumlins in to creeks end IWO to which say the pirate vessels would nowt se mad Sow selves from panels ? These were not ea all the ohmstab- On meow dear to the protection of our esentlelle bat Pire 4 7. (" p l as mas pirates could be effectively attend. Del ths Oren, sad as the woutia-eastern end Aseaviek we had a lave heerease la our fora. In the is Tuna we had tourtesa, sad in the other twelve, nips are ilea. ("No, se.") Yes, altogether we had 26. He bed purposely give& Se largo* ander, banes, el. though at sae time then were only 17 ee g a Km them = ii y he was iadediai the wad awe ariewary to be sappHed ie to aad whisk dead Illsealsee be easspased la the ei the whole lbws espial far the eatine wash an so w main (6 ney lareesely boss an). dye Facile sad the e.aplens Mit et Aah. with tin vu. New whet were ail Imes dip then t e a I gZettil hest a pad deal ad nag the aessaity of esdr apnlien. apsielli that el desk on). 0 ( snpeeramin et WNW Mins la dr eon *NW A seesperiesa bad bow dims bsbassa Ike SW& bit Of war ipwa dips led olldn sad Heal =dabbed by Frame, sod it wee argued that we Rest maintain env term on the same footing and establishment as Frame maintained hen. Bat did the home know what was the establishment in this. nevem' wide k was kept %p by France end the IJaited iltres ? Did the hems mesider what wee the @steal relative expenditure of these establishments in these states tempered with the sharp upon our own mosso I , (Hear, bear.) Rad sow a few weeds as to the relative number of officers la the naval envies of this. imentries. He had carefally eicaspared the French navy list with that of Ragland, and he found that In the French navy there was but 1 full admiral, is the English they, were 31. In France there were 10 viesadmirals ; In Upland 45. Is France rear-admirals were 20 ; is Bs land 72. The Preach navy had 100 captains ; the English Wt. There were 200 ?meek eannuteders, 976 English ; end whilst on the navy list of Frame there were 600 lieutenant', on oar own there ware 2.353. (Hear, hear.) 8o that while 931 °Seen in Frames were all that was respired to take care of her navy and pro tect the 'Agresti of her commerce, more than 3,931 ware required to take care of our own. But did the house know what was the eonspleient of °Seen in the Unite States' navy ? What would they my when they understood that the United Stags navy did not =Wall one admiral, whilst we had 150; that they had no vice admiral, no rear admiral, and that their establishment misaisted of 67 cap tain., 47 commanders, and 327 lieutenants. The excess of our own establishments was felt in the charge set only of our effective force but also in our int Elective force, and this was or should be a material item fir the emeideration of the house. He was at a lose to understand why her Majesty's governmsnt should hitherto have confined the redac tions both in army and navy to the redaction of the men, and sot of CifiCtill (Cheers.) He considered that whatever might be the extent of reductions deter mined on in establishments, the implement, whether of regiments or ships, should be carefully maintained. Rodeos regiments, but Lot their emnplements, reduce **number of ships, but not the effective strength of their creep. (Hear.) He neither wished to se* regiments that were remised crippled to a degree of inefficiency, nor crews sus down to a scale incompstible with the proper working of the ships. The right hon. member for Stamford (Mr. Kerrie") had taunted themwith lakewermnese and lan gout to supporting hie hon. friend the member for the West Riding. He could tell that right hie. membl.r that he gave to his hon. friend's amendment his most cordial and conscientious euppot:. He did sot think the repo eition either a wild or a visionary one. The hsn. member concluded by calling upon the house to passe before it treated the present motion lightly, for however visimary such pro positioes might rimer in the first instance, they afterwards twee to be received in a different spirit. He trusted that the leaders of the agricultural party would not tarn their backs upon what was sure to give relief to their constituents, for agnculture as well as manufactories were equaly Otte res:ed in the IMMO of a mo:ion which was brought forward with no other view than that of promsting the interests and welfare of all classes of the community. - - Mr. URQUART oppootd the erneadatent of the hrs. member for the Wert Riding. After Dome words from lir. ANSTIT and Col. SIBTMORP, - . . . . • Loud calls for the division from both side. of the house followed, and, ■s no on• offered to rise, strangers ware ordered to withdraw, taut before the galleries were cleared Mr. BRIGHT roes and said The right honmnble member for Stamford (Mr. Itemise) has read us a lecture. It is quite evident that out of deers agitation is not palatable to him—(hear)—and yet he has found fault with the: quiet. nese which hu reigned during this debate in this house. fhe right hon. gentleman brought forward • great many pa; en, bet, vvvvv team, wished to make it appear that he delivered !Memel( of aa impromptu speech, the object of which was to show that my boa. friend the member for the West Riding was wrong about Francs. My has, friend did not ray what wee imputed to him. We ought not absolutely to regulate our polities or our expenditure by any other country under heaven. It we do not undentaed our own baldness, I thick we cannot go to my other country when we shall be able, not merely to see something better, but to learn how to practise it. Bet go to a country where our own race is governing itself, under institutions which carry out in prac tins that which is the theory of the constitution of this country. I think the right hon. gentleman made some allusion to America. We have heard during the progress of the discussions upon this question that the increase of population from 183.5 to 1849, is no small reason why there should be some increase in our ex penditure, That would be a very valid argument, if it were the duty of the government to feed and clothe the people; but as the government only professes to govern the peop:e, I doubt the strength of the argument. I have, how ever, • memorandum here, which I have taken from a work that it would be well if hon. members would all read; it is written by Mr. Mackay, of the English bar, aid is entitled "The Western World," a book which every perces may read with profit. The memorandum I have taken from it is on the special subject of the expenditure In America end in this country. It appears that from 1832 to 1836, the maul avenge expenditure of the United thane we. 21 mihions of dollars; and that, in the fear years ending in 1846, it was 22 millions of dollars. la 1835 the population was 15,000,000; in 1845 it was 20,000,000 ; so that while the population of the Sates had iseremed by 33 per cent., the expenditure of the federal government had not increase mon than 4 per ant. (Hear, hear.) But the right hon. gentleman pointed to the state taxation of America. Let me refer him to the taxation of the state of New York. The whole taxation of that ment— he contribution to the general government and its state tax. stints—does not amount to mare than lle. per head of its population. Why your e: tan last year, exclusive of your national debt sad Mailman, end Melvin only of your arm), navy, sad ordnance, amounted to men than Ils. per head of the population of the United Kingdom. You cannot help these comparisons besag drawn, and I must say they are meet unfortunate and unfavourable to the ia /Amiens of this country and to the management and patriotism of the two houses of the legislature. But, new, the whole of the state taxes. through out the United States, do not amount to more than two millions per annum, and that, added to the four or five millions of the general government taxation, amounts to an insignificant sum as compared with the taxation of the people of this country. (Hear.) But look at another mecum steam See how the seaboard of America has extended, and see how little it his entailed of increase in their naval expenditure. Besides, the American ementerce has increased. Their ships are in your ports, and is all the ports of the Mediterranean and the East; but any Chancellor of the Exchequer in America would ex pect to be laughed at if he mated what our Chan alor of the Exchequer uttered to-night, that then was a great field opened in the East for the employment of our naval force. Why, of course you have great fields if you will direct your capains into those seas, but there is no American merchant w ship, and freight, and crew are not se safe in any poet of the world OS the ship, freight, and erew of any mer chant trading from this country. (Cheers) The Chan cellor of the Exchequer did not give a very novel reply to the arguments of my hon. friend. He said that the expenditure of all those immense mune by which we maintain our colonies enables as to obtain eupplies of saw materials. But de we Pt say more wool from Australia bemuse we have soldiers there ? (Hem, hear.) Or, would we pt any more sotto& from the United States, or any less, it we had not a fleet on that emit? Or, would not moss flow to this ernmay from every part of the globe, although we may not have ships abroad ? It is • delusion. The right lesioarable gentleman by one argument my hanourahle friend (Mr. Cobden) mods use of, for he mid we cannot do without those ! forces if we maintain the macula, and if we are to keep up • rotation citrons to India. But it Y a mastromi thing that this country should mad eat themends of man to India to keep them there, if they live, which they seldom de, for 26 years. Be bag as this army are anti eat of the taus of the people of this country, se bag will yes have no sommity that there will not be wars between the trine sad the colonists, beanies it is of important to the earthen that Inglish tamp should be there, add ZOOM MOW mattered among the, When the present nemommt one of dens he nna men unmet and menbind, then the Cliamedise of the Exchequer will reduce a, two, three, bur, Meyer even the tan millions my hem friend (Mr. Cobden) sake W. It is a pestles of preeenni, and he knew@ it well—no one better. The farmers are now becoming in lamer of free trade all over the soon , and they ask for a redaction of taxation, sad partWarly of the malt tax, Ike they have found eat that thesis • country like America, became an comae from ter from the protectioniets)—and they compare the of that sontry with their own. ihe farmers are the eiranastanes that small produce end inferior are passim them but kw reelßut if gentlemen te represent them truly, it their duty to prim upon government, with us, for all practicable redaction, ia order that some diminution may take place in the peewee enormous Meatiest, Irma which the farmers as well "lip the manufacturers are severally suffering. . - Mr. IMLUM3IOND argued the quads a was a delu sion to the lumen if it was hissed as a steam of relieving their burdens. We used avullus, a ph ! palatial' of 30,1)00,000, which tie &ailed Ye spoo,ooo I t of hellish Of three one iessweied Ivo tine meek as the others, another by tV e ettrie Owe tin:, another twice as Ea* asi of UM WM. a serial wore in a utterable side et Old the ether half in absolute stareatioa. Now. esseisded that this beiag so, taxed= vault to be auk: to put upwards as did the assessed tares; diet they ought ti phone the entirely from any tax ea food, mad nubs the Isms elry s t im nil 40010! thou pos, Lassen : 1 = eto the h 1 .s. - iiirthiiiiiiiiiiiit 7B Against it T. hums then went into committee pro /mind, and im ediately moused, the Cgiumeat obtain* ban to sit spin os Friday. BRUM OF DINS= (IILBWD) BILL. TM lima went into ostansittos on this bill ' On es maim to U up the blank in ono o 1 Um clauses with 80,0011, Mr. HUMisaili he whited Oo repeat him pots. against this sem "Mak as as east the grassestinjiWbos. Ty vise to, dll• bill passed through 'oasis. tee, ssi was Rio i to iss road a third tins ea Wedniplay. IRISH POOR LAW. Is sower to Kr. Swarozzo, Lad J. RUSSELL said, that it was his iatostios brig as the mottos founded on the resolution of the whet amanitas, on Usk poor laws, kr the striking of a idepesay Me Is elk on Tim:slay next, if net preemie' by thecae: modem t in It la vim sot t►as Wu to Wag it es, ho would the. aisle when be would do TICS-GUARDIANS OP UNIONS (IRELAND) BILL. On the seelles et Sir W. Sostiavain, The boom wort hie sommittse • this bill. After $ esneweiden, la whisk Kr. H 113111; Kr. C&11- NUM MA let W.Scaustwu.Le took part, THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, ii:BRUARY 27, 1849. C.L. DUNN& viand to know front tie riOt boa. go demon, tL ilserstaly for Inland, far how long • paned be was going to propose the continuous ot doe ►Ass guardians. _ Sir W. SOMIRVILLIS replied that be proposed their continuance up to the 26th of Mardi 1310. • lintaaaw, Mr. n LMUOSIT, lea MAIO, BLACCALL opposed thief wastiousaeo tar 110 long a period, when the committee that was sow sada; might make groat altoradass la the poor law orteat. Mr. MONBELL proposed that the period should be the WA of Bopteralwr 1849. The committee divldcd : For t h e 25:h of March For the 29th of September After • short conversation, the bill pasted Strom& rem mitten, on the tendentandiarg that the matter would be re etemidered. larsote ye appreciate their sincerity. 71ssy were the only men of the tory party that have given proofs of a resolve to repeal the malt tax. So long a period has elapsed since direct or trust worthy intelligence could be received of or from the Hungarian cause or camp, that we h ave re f ra i ne d from all comment, and merely repeated those mani festly false and indeed unintelligible bulletins which General WELDCN draws up for the edification of his ' staff The proclamation of WINDDICHGRATZ, that he would hang whosoever would forward a letter from Debrecksin, speaks for itself. In the midst, how ever, of the repeated 7'e Deums and accounts of victory—including that of Lord BROUGHAM on the opening of parliament—it was evident that there was something wrong, and that the Austrians must have encountered some severe checks and difficulties. WINDISCHGRATZ entered the capital of Hungary at the head of his army on the sth of January, and encountered no resistance, Nomura, the diet, and the army having retired behind the Theis.. It is but three or tour days' march from Peath to this giver, and yet up to the 18th of February the im perial troops bad not dared to cross it, or had not even molested KOSSUTH aid his diet, stationed as both were in the open town of Debreckzin, situated not far beyond the Theiss, in the midst of the great plain of Hungary. The army, upon which the Austrian bulletin makers and the caterers to oar tory journals relied for dis lodging liosarre, was that of General Scaucx, which had marched across the mountains of North Hungary, and, we were repeatedly told, had carried all before it. It it., however, very extraordinary that this same General &Hum and his corps should, even by the admission of the Austrian bulletins, be, in the middle of February, in pretty much the same poeitions which they had occupied in the middle of December. The last Austrian bulletin states several corps, those of Gorz and JABLOPIOWSKT, to be in pursuit of the rebel army, whilst the redoubted " SCHLICIC, with three brigades, had taken up a posi tion at Torna, on the flank of this hostile devastating column." Now, one letter from Hungary, of the name date, moires tw that— The corps of General &Mick exists no more; it was utterly routed, half destroyed, half dispersed, by the Hun garian corps of General Klapda, who succeeded bieuaros. Bchlick himself made his way with some of his offican to Pugh, and has been sent back to the Theis. to head a newly formed cups, .thus to make the world believe that his old corp. still estate and holds together. In fact, Georgey's conduct of the gut rills war in Upper Hungary has not oaly struck froth courage into the breasts of the Magyars, bat excites the avowed admiration of the Austrian °Metre. Hie last feat has been the re capture of Harahan. Whilst GEOROET is thus not only maintaining his around, but destroying his enemies in North Hungary, Gen. BEd has been equally successful in Transyl vania. At first he was sore premed by the hostility of the Serviaos and WaUachians (as the Transylva nian Romeni are called); but Ball has succeeded in explaining to the people and their chiefs that Austria merely aims at the enslavement of all H races, making use of one to subdue the other. And this conviction seems also to have been infused into the Croatians, who began to waver. The native race of Transylvania have since turned against PUCHNER and the Austrians, and the result has been the cry for aid which these have sent to the Russians. Our letter from Pesth, of the 18th, doubts the entrance of the Russians, which, however, is circumstantially related by the Vienna paper. hilt* the war is thee carried on, and can be per petuated in the mountains north and south, Deal mulct remains at the bead of such a force on the plain beyond the Thetas, as to have for six weeks deterred the Austrians from pawing that river. In whatever attempts they did make they were defeated. So much so, that both WINDISCHORATZ and JELLACHICH saw that they had now better return to Pesth •than remain in face of an enemy, against whom they could do nothing. WINDISCHORATZ, therefore, betook himself to the capital, and to the beloved task of shooting and tor. tuna, prisoners and extorting money, hoping that ere long his lieutenants would destroy tte insurgent armies under GEOZOIT and Bad, and then march on DEMBINSKI at Ilebreckzin enaVing I him to crow the Theis'. In these hopes th e Austrian general has been completely disappointed, and be has now marched to see how he can handle DEM BINSKI by himself, and subdue the Magyars in battle. Whatever be the result, the H a have at least redeemed their character for military skill or well as courage. It is now, indeed, known that DEMBINSKI from the first recommended the retirement of the Hungarians behi id the Theirs, and that the defences made at Weimelburg and at Moe, were mere owing to the impatience of the Hungarians, who did not like the discredit of a retreat without a show of resistance. PERCZEL, indeed, displayed a great want of generalship, since, had his aim been serious resistance, he oonld have rendered the pagan of the Bakony Wald impervious, and attacked the Austrians with much advantage as they between the wooded line of hills and the passedrtre se of Comm There is no doubt, however, that what the Hungarians mod wanted was generals. And it is a signal proof of Austrian jealousy, that whilst they have 40,000 or 50,000 Hungarian soldiers in their armies, they advanced none of that nation to the rank or experience of a general. Meantime the proceedings of WHentecnolare at Perth mark his fears and his embanassment. Money and supplies already fail him ; and from severity he has turned to offers of conciliation. Count Louts BATIITANI, when brought before a court-martial, re fused to plead. As a Hungarian he demanded his legal judges, and refused to answer any interrogatories of the Austrian officers. He was remanded to prison, and'his fate is uncertain. WINDISCHORATZ is also said to have summoned DEAK, and proposed to him to form a liberal minis try with a constitution for Hungary. Dux refused to have onithinir to do witliNfutniscnourz, on which the latter is said to have angrily offered him the alternative of taking the post of prime minister or of being consigned to a dungeon. Dux at once declared he would infinitely prefer the latter at such bands. WINDISCHORATZ, after this, gave order, for fortifying Buda, and he has erected blockhouses with palisades at each end of Tierney Clarke's Suspension Brike. Of public opinion at Pesth, the following extract from one el our letters gives a sample: Thu awn at the theatre always y out to haw, Gait wholes moor Kolldr, (the Austrian God save the Hinp), num I say observe, that they . no 100 play it at Visalia, where the Indiums reeraved it i ns olemn end luiabritios silence. However the atoms demand it of the orchestra at Pee* ; but the Hungarians instantly clamour for their Ratoks_hf starch. It ends by one or both bring aqui%But Wiadiectqtretc to rester. quiet, has been to bald both one and the other. We learn that not one of the magnates who sup port the insurgent cause has made his submission whilst several who had remained quiet till now have been so disgusted with the projectof oentralisation and destroying the right' of Hungary, that they have openly declared their determination to resist it. Amoopt these who hays meds this declaration is Count Eerilaser of Dods, a wealthy magr ate who seldom meddled with politics, but whose influence in several comitats, even of the west, is enormous. In consequence of the Count Eartmaszire discontent, the comilat of Gras has re-risen in a kind of innu endo)._ - The Hungarian Lutherans are to a roan for the in surrection. Count Commits ZAT and Baron Rant Zinnia, the superintendents or chiefs of the Lu theran church (the office is always held by laymen), are in Komi:rites camp. And indeed the stet of the Diet is Debrecksin, the chief city of the Calvinist Magyars, shows, that all the Hnngar ► ans of the re formed religion look to the preval nce of Austria to be a religious, as well as a political, subjugation. It must not, however, be supposed from this that the catholic Magyars have any sympathies for Aus tria. The crown of ST. Braman placed by Kos sure in one of the churches at Debreckain, and almost adored by them, is symbol enough that they are determined to defend Hungarian independence. The MalryS4l are, indeed, all as one man, and no defeat in the Addy however overwMlming, would quench their dogged discontent and indomitable nationality. CnoLZIA.--Yesterday the following fresh omen Were ferried to, the Board of Health :—Whiteeltapal, 1 ; Bethnal a, 3; Bethnal-peen Lunatic Asylum, 4 ; Reap, -road, 1 fatal; Ermalngtoe 1 fatal ; West= Ritchie Unien, 2, 1 fatal; C arlisle , fa t al; Edinburgh, 2 fatal; Glogrour, for 24th, 24, 10 fatal; Do., 25th, 9 fatal ; Biceersra, 13,2 total ; Old Iflpatrkk, 3, gg fatal ; Galsehiele, 2 fatal ; Greenock, 6, 3 fatal ; Alba , T, fats! ; 8, 1 fatal ; Yilinareook, 9 3 fatal; Skates, from Dea zo. 84, 46 fatal ; auditor', 3, 1 fatal; Pai sl ey, from 18th inst., 38,16 (std.—Total, 220 new ern ; 108 deaths. FEES IN COURTS OF JUSTICE. Oa the ititticai of Yr. BOUOBRIB , tle following ben. members were nominated a select eemmitter on fees in courts of Pasties : Mr. }kneed*, Mr. Solicitor General, Sir F. ThseMer, Sir. J. Graham. Mr. Walpole, Mr. S. Wortley, Mr. Hume, Mr. H.etey, Sir W. Molesworth, Mr. Clifford, Mr. Hoodlum, Mr. Wood, IS:. G. Turner, Mr. R. Palmer, aad Mr. Swart. NEW BILL. Mr. MEADLAM obtained leave to bring in a bill to con solidate and amend the law' relating to the conveyance and treader of real and personal property vested in mortgagees, trustees, and pnsons under legal disabilities. The house at:joutzed at one o'clock. ght Orpre a. ns awns kr Nakba t d 4adla, sad loam Ayres, wW be made op *a the •willye er all SO reb• The maws bar We Wok Wake. Vas Dismaalp Lad, sad Kew &WM will be arida plik Os ~lag al W Ilikb Feb. wut Kau.. reeidris ' th o se iirsTids:ri;;;um u, =6"gSew Mr% mil Need" szaiudiair oe it. Jaan.deatioareiww, lbw Onwede. Mk and Pera, bo mob op oaths nwentop et the fed of Mir& mill TI. walk het the Mot went et atria end Modies will be ma& ay co the weewhig el the led listeh. TM wail* VIM Ullon. Kolas, Cadiz. and Mesita will be node est on ate tithe 7th *welt. The mei% ohs illandlia. • it the idadawirruzass. ISM Ades. blendh Onion th liforopfleng, ha, will be made up on the evening of the 7 The swab en Drib& north Anteelea k =the United Elate% Witt be made tip en the mob, at the 9th The siettelles °argue. MM, sr loin= Wands. Erpt, Aden. Ceylon. India, klewodiong, and Ws bouthenir ton. wit be made upon the womb. et the 30th Menda. TO CORRKBPO!CDENTS. •.. ad•rdidll•Mt. in ix " The Cs prem, - Landes maim pwr.enust be at tee *for, !), Heaved* meet. by Two ulluck as Wily pablisailuo. MOH WATER AT LONDON =IDOL Tr Me —nosing. II oda. pin 4. Afrivoma. 10 Ws. pat S. T.llmasyr —maraw, fYJ. pan O. Alassassa. SS 4418. 0•44 S. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEB. FINANCIAL reformers have gained knowledge at least from the debate of last night. They know, first of all, that they have nothing to expect but from their own exertions and from popular support. Par liament will remain deaf and apathetic as long as it durst. Moreover, financial reformers have disco vered the exact line and position which their opponents have drawn, and which it is their intention to take up. And we must ewe that in the views of defence the whip are not maladroit. For whilst Mr. COBDEN takes his stand upon the expenditure of 1835, Sir CHARLES WOOD de clares that he takes hie stand on Sir ROBERT Pries budget of 1845. Sir CHARLES has, it seems, infinite deference for Sir ROBERT's dis cretion and authority, especially in the matter of military defences, and be completely creeps under the gaberdine of the ex-minister in the matter of estimates, and thus orals whig and Peelite alliance against efficient economy. In the lauded budget of 1845, army, navy, and ordnance, were each about ha f a million under the estimates just pro posed for 1849. This million and a half is to form the limit of even prospective economy, as long as the aristocratic parties are in power, and have a common understanding. Adieu, therefore, malt-tax repeal, window-tax ditto ; adieu further reduction in the excise. The status quo, or some insignificant figure below it, is to form the normal burden to which the country meat perma nently submit. And yet the CHANCELLOR OP THE EXCHEQUER fully joins with the member for the West Riding in admitting, that was peace more solid ; never were foreign powers less capable of even meditating aggression ; never was war more remote. Why then sot recur to the military force of 1835 ? Why pre serve the 5,000 men added to meet Russian inva sion, and the 8,000 raised to put down Canadian in surrection, with the 6,000 more due to the Newport I riot, and so on to the tune of seven millions star ling? In vain does Mr. Mu.foxa GIBSON ask , what the Wu-office and Admiralty do with these 150,000 men? The only answer is—We have got five new ports in China to overlook, and we have got the savages of New Zealand to awe. These are the additional calls on army and navy since 1835; and they require an additional expense of seven millions ! Another grand argument was, that our army under went more Lordship than any other, that it braved every clime, was shipped from the frigid to the torrid sone at great expense of health and life as well as of money. True no doubt this is, and it is precisely what is complained of, the sending men and guns from Eng land to the antipodes and bringing them back again, instead of leaving each colony in a certain degree to defend and take care of itself. It is clear and plain enorigh,that without a change in our colonial system a . great diminution of our domestic taxation is impossible, sad Sir CHARLES WOOD merely meets the demand for economy by pleading the very abuses and absurdities of colonial defence. The most useful and admirable part of Mr. COBDEN'S swas that in which be stated, lucidly and , how colonial reform was a consequence of trade, and how Englishmen could no longer coasent to be taxed for, (in the majority of the taxed °boom) the more wealthy and better-provided .colosiste. The debate turned much on the comparative burdens of English and foreign taxation. Mr. COB DEN calculated our own at eighty millions, all in cluded; the French, even in their year of revolution, at not more than seventy-two millions. Sir MURES WOOD followed up the comparison by stating that the expenditure of levying the taxes was in England but percent., whereas, in France, it was 11} per cent., and in Belgians 43 per oent. There are here several mistakes. It carts us seven millions to raise sixty; surely this is more than six per cent. France, In addition to customs, raises revenue by monopolies, such as those of salt, tobsooo, and gunpowder. Each shop for selling these is a government appointment, end leads e t r o r gest expenditure and abuse. Why should we ourselves on being above the fiscal barbarian our neighbouis Mr. Emus followed out another branch of com parison, and attributed the warlike spirit and exorbi tant expenditure of France to its division of The concentration of property in a few hand l :T i t clued to produce a much more economical govern ment I Good heavens! where have our eight hundred millions of debt come from P Or granting that France, since 1830, was prodigal, how can that be considered due to its de , when its government was based on a chamber by some 50,000 electors in a nation of thirty-four millions ? Is not France another illustration of the fact that the most expensive of all governments is that which calls itself constitutional, but which is really the government of a limited, and consequently of a greedy, and self class It was not easy to follow the involved and some what desultory statement of Sir Camas Wool) respecting his anticipations of the financial year. He admitted that, in consequence of the cessation of the oorn duties and China money, and of his not being able to keep down the estimates by 4 , appro priation@ in aid," he would have 1,360,000 L lees to count upon than lest year. As, however, there is a redaction of 1,447,000 in the army, navy, and ordnance estimates (he doubted there would be none in the miseellanecim estimates) be expected to be able to make both ends nest notwithstanding. And be caseludsd by stating that, inasmuch as last year's ordinary expenditure (ezeinsive of the cost of the UM: war and the outlay for Irish distress) was lees than the income by 370,00 W., he thought himself quite safe in promising that this year's expenditure will be within the mane. This is tolerably vague and hazardous. — The risnit — si the diviiioa may fairly satisfy the refannera. Eighty Totes in the House of Oessesems ifer a reduction of ma millions, and as an emendeasnt Who committee of supPlit i. Iran*. And we are g - lad to see, notwithWmiftg adoration of Mr.Hunias, that several peelsslienist atindlllll for counties voted he the asslin. Mr. Fuwiir, Lord RENDLEMAlll,Sallf&DirintoND,mambsreforoar southern counties, 'Med with Mr. COBDEN. no Vbe QLourt• The royal dir ner party yesterday at Buckingham Pa lace included the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Palms, the Chevalier Bunsen and Medea. Bunten, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Marilee and Marchioness of Lanedowne, the Countess Lopez. Lady in waiting on the Hereditary Princess of Parma, Lord and Lady Dameny, and Lord and Lady Charles Wellesley. Sir Henry T. De Is Bache bad an interview with Sir George Grey yesterday. Mr. George Mstfatt had also ea interview yieterday with the right boa. baronet at the Home-office. The Harbour Commissioners had a meeting yester day at their office in Dake 'Meet. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of Gibraltar. Despatches were sent off last evening from the Colonialoffice for the Governor of Gibraltar. PRINCE ALBERT AT THE ROTAL INSTITUTION.— Yesterday, by the medal desire of Prince Alba rt, who was resent. attended by Liget:C.d. Seymour rod the Hon. Col. C. B. Phipps, Dr. Faraday delivered a discourse at the Royal Institution, on the diamagnetic and magne-metallic condition of bodies. The lecture roam was crowded In every part. There were a considerable number of lady visitors present, amongst whom we noticed Mile Burdett Courts, Lady_ Boileau, Mrs. Marcet, Sc. FIRST REPORT OP THE IRISH POOR.LAW Coll laTTNß.—The following is • verbatim transcript of this testis' report The select committee appointed on Irish poor•laws, who were empowered to report their opinion, front time to time, to the house, have considered the matters to them referred and agreed to the following resolution : That in . get of the next two years every union shall pay a sum (goal to a rata of 64. in the pound on each electoral &veins in such union, towards a general fund for the relief of the poor in Inland • and, if n.crary, a rate shall be nada fee that purpose.—Fab 23, 1849. Tax Barnett MUSEUM.—Yeetarday a sale of the old materials of • great parr of the remaining portion of the front, or, ea it Is generally d, the " screen," of the British Must um, was brought to the hammer, with a view to its immediate removal. The portion selccted is the old grafters of the °Mom, facing Museum-street. Its removal will afford an iaterestiog glance at the majestic pile behind, which will be no longer hidden from the view of pameogen. THE ARBITRATION MOVEMENT.—A public meet ing wee held yesterday evening in the large room of the Horns Tavern, Kennington, for the jtirpooe of adopting • petition to parliament in favor of Mr. Cobden's mono* for special treaties of arbitration to supersede the present war system The rcom was crowded in every pert. A letter from Mr ;Chas. Pearson, M.P., was fetid, splogising for non attendance and expresung sympathy with the objects for which the nesting was convened. The first resolution stated: That In the opinion of this meeting the oysters of war foe the settle.. meat of isternatlosal disputes le distinguished alike by Ito Impiety and impWcy, and is opposed to all the pi baciptes and eMrit of chnstlanity, aad ialsolcal to the ben interests of mankind. The second resolution waa as follows: That the penalty which we are called upon to pay for 1111r1, is the sha of a debt of 800,000,0001., and the annual infliction of 20,M,0001. of taxation for the present support of the war establish. meat, are burdens so oppressive that the most strenuous exertions are needed to free air country from the pressure of settling our In ternational quarrels by an appeal Warm.. Thus resolutions wire passed unanimously, and • peti tion in favour of Mr. Cobien's motion having been adopted, the proceedings terminated. PLUNDER OF THE IMPERIAL ARSENAL AT VIENNA. —The commissioners of the metropolitan police have transmitted to the commissioners of the customs a list of weapons, banners, models, &e , which have been stolen from the imperial arsenal at Vienna, and which it is sup posed will be brought to this country for sale, with • vi-w to the recovery of the property, in the event of its imports. ion. A GRAVE-DIGGER BURIED ALTVE.-84tturday after noon, an aged man, named Charlet Banker, who for a long period had dirioharged the duties of gravedigger in South Hackney churchyard, was preparing a ten-feet; grave, when, having attuned • depth of about six feet without the aid of shorn., an immense mane of earth gave way, and instantanc• ously buried him. A young man, named Jackson, who wit- Reseed the occurrence, gave an alarm, and no time was lost in extricating the unfortunate man, who was found in a stooping position. A surgeon promptly attended, and used every effort to restore asination, but without effect. The upper portion of deceased's face was severely contused. The accident is ascribed to the disuse of shores, and the proximity of the sped to a newly.filled grave, the soil of which is of a loose and gravelly nature. INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—DRATH FROM STARVA TION.—Defore Mr W. Carter, at the Rose Tavern, Snow's fields, Bermondsey, on the body of Elisabeth Rose, aged 64. —S. Tubby, • broker's assistant, stated that the deceased had been living with him for the last 13 years. Witness had formerly been in a large way of basilicas, but through misfortune had been reduced to extreme poverty. Witness, his daughter, and deceased occupied one small room, and latterly they had been without food for days together, occa sionally obtaiuing a little bread from the neighbours and others who had known him in his prosperity. About the 13th inst. deceased became very weak and ill, when witnim called in a female lodger, who waited upon her un•il her death on Tuesday last.—By the Coroner: Made no ap plication to the pariah authorities for relief. The de ceased would not allow me to seek aid from the pariah, and I think she wculd rather have starved from hunger than allow any one to go to the workhouse, if she knew it. I could not go myself, as I was also suffering from ill health. She had been without food for four days previous to her death.—The Coroner : You might have sent to the relieving officer, who would have attended and afforded instant relief in sash a cue.—The witness added that the three of them slept on the floor upon some old bedelothee. They ware usable to have a fire for revere days prior to deceased's' death. Witness and his child were starving, and, if some thing were not done for them immediately, they must share • similar fate as the deceased.—The jury agreed to the fol lowing verdict : That the deceased died from the want of proper nourishment, and that great blame attached to the persona in charge of her for not making the case known to the parish authorities, who were kept in ignorance of the ease, and upon whom no reflection was east." THE LIVERPOOL PETITION FOR FINANCIAL REFORM. To --• T the Honourable the Holum of Commons of Great Britain and Ireland, the petition of the undersigned bankers, merchants, broken, manufacturers, tradesmen, &c.. of the borough of Liverpoel. humbly showeth :That yourpstitionere are deeply impressed with the impolicy, and danger to the best interests of the country, of our present extravagant and isonetantly increasing expenditure : that this tendency to increased expenditure, and to consequent distress among the already overburdened tax payers of this country, can only be checked by large and immediate reductions in oar mill tory, navel, and colonial establishments, which have gone on augmenting, until, after fourteen years of nearly undis turbed pesos, they exceed the expenditure of 1835 by nearly ten millions : that no satisfactory and effective value. ties can be madisualses the amount of armed tome be greatly diminished, se unary Aloes abolished, the various de partments of adminYtration be 11 led by practised and in tpeil=men, issued of being, as now, assigned to political and dependents ; tinier the oolonies be made self maraca and seltmistained, and the sources of revenue be drawn from direct instead of indirect taxation ; that as a number at taxes now pressing on the industry of the country, and the diffusion of social comfort and program, such u the tans and excise on tea, Raper, tobacco, malt, soap, bricks, Umber, stamps on policies of insurance, ite., are manifestly 'squired only because a large sum is unnecessarily expended in the rapport dour ensemoue war establhhments, your petitioners trust that your honourable house will see the ne cessity of taking this 'abject into your serious consideration ; and they pray that you will reduce the expenditure to a sum which, in 1833, was found amply sufficient to protect our en amerce, and to provide for national security.—And your pekitionen, &c., &c. Liverpool, Feb 23, 1849. IRELAND. Dust.nr, F. 26. There his been an Orange riot in the north, in the parish of Oarvaby, in the county of Down. One life ham been lost in consequence. It is only justice to say that of late years the system of rioting has much declined. The results of the Poor-law Committee are looked to with much interest. A rate cf 10s. in the pound may be considered as confiscation in the south and west of Ireland, as it is quite sufficient to put the land out of cultivation. The state of the Bantry Union, in the county of Cork, is miserable. The rates there have caused many farms to be thrown up, and there are no capitalists to work the land. There are over two amend paupers in the workhouses. The union is in debt, and the peasantry are rapidly sink ing into the lowest depth of misery . Th ey court imprisonment in the gaols. Thus, at the Quarter Sessions just terminated, not less than ninety prisoners were sentenced to imprisonment, many of them to transportation. There is a remarkable statement in the Cork Reporter of last night about the expatriated rebels of Lot year. It contains a lengthy communication from an American correspondent, which adds forcibly to the statement of Lord Lansdowne in the House of Peers, in moving the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act. The statement subjoined is of more importance when it is recollected that one of the proprietors of the Southern Reporter was himself in confinement last year under the warrant of the Lord Lieutenant. It is to be regretted that past events are thrown away on the bulk who dream of being able to effect a revolu tion here. 'ARLAND AND TNIII Inns.—There is an Irish-Anniesa meaty here (New York) with its branches called "as etiseek" to correspond witk the confedsrato clubs. Means. and Ryan, who, you will recollect, were imprisoned In I»• land on suspicion of treasonable designs, have returned, and ere to be entertained at a bewtet next week. Meows. Do. heny, DWon, Reilly, MThe, WClenahan, Fussell, Re., are to be invited as guests. Bv•the-bye,Hartnett, the hero of Abbeyfeele, arrived here fast week. Mr. Dokeny is of opinion, I andentand, that all is not yet lost in Ireland, and that he hopes Its will b. able, me long, to redeem the cha racter of the country; of his imam for such an undertaking it is not for me to speak. Time will all all. A contro versy rages between Mr. M'Oes and the catholic bishop of New York. The latter has denounced the New York Na tion, and warned the catholic againat it. The bishcp is a Monaghan man. PROVINCIAL. WART Rum OF THIS DUTY ON MALT AND HOPS.- On Saturday the War rickahire Protection Society held a large smiting, with a view of determining the propriety of adopting measures to procure a total repeal of there taxes. The Lord• Lieutenant (the Earl of Warwick), Mr. Newde gam, M.P., Mr. R. Spolner, M.P., dtc., w. re present. No report of the general proceedings of the meeting can be given, as reporters were requested to withdraw during cer tain preminary buainers, hut it was subsequently intimated to them that very cmaiderebbr discuwion had ensued upon the policy of entering, at this precise moment, on a local agitation of the question; and that an adjournment had bean carried until some day atter Mr. Di:rash's motion in the Commons on the Bth of March next. lIAMPSIURZ. TIMBER STEALItO IS NEW FOREST.—Three of the principal keepers in the New Forest have been diuniased iron their situations in consequence of the timber reeling which has recently beer brought to light, and which has ex cited so much interest throughout the country. These are this only persons, therefire, that have yet been punished for this most extraordinary and extensive peculation. All the persona prosecuted hero been acquitted. The elder Wad, it u repotted, is likely to retain his situation. Col. Thornhill's situation is not yet filled up. The government haw received nearly 300 applications for it. OLVoNSUIRP. Tux PLYMOUTII SIaTERB OF MPRCY.—A very laree meeting of the Devonport Board of C.smasiseionera was held on Friday, when it was moved by Mr. W.. 1 Little, th►t the report of the visiting committee recommr !Fling the withdrawal of the children that were in the Denham' Home from that institution should be confirmed. Mr. C. Tripe seconded the motion ; and after a discussion which lasted 1 four hours, the question was carried by a majority of 49 to 20. DISASTROUS FIRM IN GLOUCIISTER.—No less than four destructive tires have happened in this city within little mare than a month, hut two of the most alarming of these occurred yesterday morning and on Saturday night, at the cathedral and in Southgate-street. The fire at the cathedral broke out in the college school, over the ehapter.room, and shutting upon the north transept. This school I. met in conveniently placed in en upper room, built arrest entirely of timber, and only approachable by an exceedinaly narrow spiral atone staircase, passable only by one person at a time. The school library, containing a large collection of old and valuable books, adjoins it on the inner floor. The fire was first discovered by a servant of Dr. Evans, the head muter of the school, and at that time it wee confined to the ft wring of the room However, it speedily I ittUded to the library, which, in the course of halt an hour was in flames throughout, and great fears were entertained that the fire would extend into the body of the cathedral. Hurever, three engines were promptly on the spat, and by the active exertions ci the firemen, aided by the inhabitant's of the city, the fire was confined to the school and library, though we regret to •:d that very few of the books were saved. On the arrival of the engines, a good supply of water wee at hand, and the school was speedily inundated with water, the weight of which caused the floor to give way in two or three places, carrying with it burning fragments of tim ber and books into the chapter-room below. Happily, how ever, the supply of water extinguished the flames below in a few minute., and by one o'clock on Sunday morning all alarm was removed. IVe understand that the cathedral was inured, with all the buildings and offices pertaining to it, in a sum of 10,0001., but it is stated that no part of the damage is recoverable, on acc'unt of the terms of the policy being vitiated by the use of stoves, if which there were four in the schoolroom. The origin of the tire is supposed to have been in one of these stoves heating the floor. All the stoves were safe at five o'clock en Saturday evening, when the school-room was cleaned out. The dean and chapter met yeatenlay, and molted that in future this part of th e cathe dral shall not be used as a schoolroom, and for the present the school is to be closed. It is thought that the dean and chapter will hold an official inquiry into the canto of and circumstances attending the fire.—The other tire, which oc curred yesterday morning, broke out about two o'clock, in the lower part of the house of a tailor, named Hillman, living in Southgate-street. Very shortly after the alarm was raised, an immense body of flame completely enveloped the house, and lighted up the country for many miles round. Mr. Hillman has a large family, and it was with difficulty that they could be rescued from the burning building. The house, with its contents, was completely destroyed. "NOG_ ST. JAMES'S TR .... EAT RE. OPERA COMIQUE. " Richard Cam de Lion," the chef d'auvre of Gritty, the most prolific and popular of compost re for the French comic opera stage, was produced at this theatre Lut evening. The incidents are carried on in illy lively dialogue, and the lyrical portion is excellently adapted to musical purposes. The music is charming. Its only defect to a modern ear, the thin ness of the instrumental accompaniments, producing what may be called a coldness of orcheAral colouring, has been completely removed by the admirable rr..nner which the score has been filled up by Adolphe Adam, who, without is the least interfering with Gretry's original de signs, has done what Oritry wend have done himself had he possessed the resources of modern instrumentation. The masse is warmed and enriched, without losing a jot of that delightful melody, simplicity, and freshness, which charms tern, all OrEiry's work,. We never before bland French music in which the words were so easily, naturally, and distinctly articulated with their true emphasis and accent, so that every phrase was intelligible, not only in the airs, but in the concerted pieces and choruses. The noble air, "O Richard, 0 mon rot, l'univers t'abandanne" (en air which has ao pared a historical celebrity from the effect it produced in a memorable NOBO of the first French revolution) was sung with great energy by Coadere, whole whale per& ratans, of Blonde: was admirable. Bontiamy, who was the King Richard, bad not sufficient vocal power for the great air which opens the second act; but he sustained his part very well in the duet with the king on which the plot turns. The melody of this duet, which is in the old Provennal style, and of the mast extreme simplicity, recurs many times in the course of the opera, in different forms, and always with rentarkablo effect. The music belonging to the part of Laurette is more pleasing than striking: but it was deliciously sung by )(dile. Chardon. There was a little duet, in particular, be tween Blonde' and Laurette, in which she repeats after him, note by note, the melody of a song he is teaching her, that made en extraordinary impression. Andthe ballad, " Qui le Balton Behan," sung by Blonde! to the group of rustic ca rousers, was equally effective. Millie. Ouicnard, in the pretty pest of the country lad Antonio, acted and sang delightfully. The whole performance , indeed, was excellent, bating a little unsteadiness in some of the character,. The last act under went seas curtailment, which rendered the conclusion inco herent and abrupt. " Richard Cceur de Lion " was followed by Auber's ope retta " Concert a la Cour," a pleasing little piece, possessing much of the composer's characteristic animation and bril liaeq. The subject is the somewhat hackneyed one, of a young eantattice, who, seeking to obtain an engagement at a Gamin mut, is thwarted by the intrigues of a wily Italian, the musical director, end his wife, • rival singer; but the heroine of course, by the force of her talent, triumphs over the devian of her enemies. The only marked character of the piece is Adele, the heroine, personated by Mlle. Charton, who sang the music, which is ehiefiy of the bravura kind, with great finish and brilliancy. The theatre was fully and fashionably attended. CLERICAL. Pazrznmairre.—Rev. T. G. Stork', to be chaplain to the Duke of Beaufort.—Row. C. Hume, to et. M aul, Wood•atreet, London ; 2001.; pet, Lord Chat oeller. NAVAL ADMIRALTY, Flll. 2 6.—Arrommann.—Lieut. Q. Cues (additional) to Welleslry.—Mr. J. S. MATS, ' placed on the re• som tired het of masters.--Clerk's Amiatant 0. W. Barressuteu., to a°. The Admiralty have at length fixed the number of the adeantel steam-dilps, or squadron of reserve, which is to consist of the following rmsek_:—Portamouth : Dauntless, Termannt (screw), Encounter ( slew), Betributkm, Phosti: (screw), Spplpyna , Beate. Devestatioa, Birkenhead, Urgent—Devcaport : Orowler, Jaekall, Battler (mew), Virago, Spiteful, Conflict (screw), Basilisk ; Niger (screw), Hada. Anthem stammers are in seagotrig order, their koters aad eagiass in repair, their gonaarriages, ke n on board, and ache got ready for as in a few boors. Dirvoiroar ' Fan. 24.—Caltdonia, 120, Capt. T. W. Carter, has been enteral tesomplete her complement for service in the Maditernitasn. _ _ Vloot.wtcm, Fan. 118.—Adder and Otter, et..v., ordered round to this port, together with the Zephyr and Myrmidoe, teeming four thole' cc eight unservioeable stemmas wh It la the inten tion of the Admiralty to divot) of. An offer was made for the whole bat week by a gentleman connected with some railway company but the offer has, we understand , sloes .been abandoned, and the boots are still in the market. ' buzzartass, 1 1 1111. 24.—The st,sloop Meteor has this day bets nudocked, and will be tined immediately as an admire steamer for the Plymouth station squadron.—North Star has this day been taken into dock. Sixty extra shipwrights hare already been entered bete to work upon ber.—The enbooner Lark, hued for • present to the President of Liberia, is nearly ready for sailing.—lt reported that one of the mestere at this port will take charge of the Lark tram hone to her pert of destination. The Driver is ordered to sail on Ist of March for the Pacific. The Jonas is also to sail on the let of March. Htr ttetttna. Goo is Gibraltar. MILITARY. ROYAL AIIMLLIIY.—WOOLWICH, Fan.2s.—The *hell, tn.:94MA Commooder J. Balaton*, strived at Woolwich red dismierked Copt. J. M. 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