The Express. — London, England, 1862-02-14 00:00:00

131:E111AL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—TerimAT, FL.. 13. TDa I.oku eamiciLLOk took kis mat co Ow woolsack M S o'clock. I'LTITIONS PRESENTCD. ttrlton. the Eerl of HArdwietue, the Earl of Duel', Obi tti.Loi. of Beth elk Wells, the Bahop d Winchester. tin ,'Mt. I X•vid'e, Lonl flelper, the ftiAtopsof Ripen. ..!. Worce.ter. and Lincoln, mosctitett 111 U: ^r• qui 1 etitiou, %mini the revised doentietal euas. TOL A,S;ENT r UsE OF PRAYER -BOOK BILL I) TI i P1 : 111.1& WI)KIHIY BILL Lori! EL URV said he heel introduced these bins at this oar.' vueei hie inoinent in °rake that their pearbiewe might be tLutvugiily domino!, but he now wished to stole that sl oull not proved further with them until after Easter. REVISED EDUCATIONAL CODE OF THE PRIVY COUNCIL F.rl GRANVILLE, who was as anal almost wholly Ism ulib:e la the gallery, was understood to state that he rose wr.h ma b anxiety to nsleem the pledge which he gave the other day with regard to the Revised Educational toile. Mein tb...t it was a subject of the highest impurt.ince t.. tlu smutty. urd that many hundreds of memorials had been pas sent.il to pull-uncut against it, from the menegero of other. , connected with them. Although his awe ul iniou was as strong as ever sa to the necessity of the n. eed moddiottions, yet he felt anxious lest aL , idd not be able to o:covey clearly to emir Lordships the grouals upon wuich he bad formed ti...t opinion. The noble l or d endeavoured to me e t some the priucijol objections which bad been mile to the code. There were doubtless a humlml titters sllicb would be made, but es the sunject weals' lo• 140 f• fully discussed at • future period he would Ines:rye any further answer till then. With regard to the modifications in the system. In the first place II was nut usteniled to apply the revised code to Scotland. fur two reaoss. The test was that as the great religion. cone Mituritis• of tteetLiiiil were agreed that religious eilueption should hegives the schools the time was ripe for applying to Scotland • general systeiu of education. The second was thi.t one of their lavish grants in this country- -the eapitation grant- never had bees applied to scotlaud. for them memo. they thought it more pendent and weer to raiser. foe a tune at all events, the appliiation of the revised :isle to Scotland. Ho now came to the training col less We inclmlrd them iu the mile contrary to the mom nieslateois.of the contuaissiouers ; but atom then we received 414 " 1 4 vePreactetiens on the subject, and therefore it was now I.4,a.tad not to include them in the code. As to the relimust.ebjection. there never was any real cause for alarm en that ground ; fur the inspectors were bound to anciertain that the .Iw' was in a satisfactory religious state before eaaruieing on elementary subjects. With regard to the ser,,bet • f pupil teichers required, they now proposed that ha one for every :ti, instead of for 40es heretofore. The Las' of I PERM' said that was, he supposed. for well. complete 3i) over the first fiO, on the same system as as. -wddun.oal teacher was now given for every .10 over the first 50. Titus 90 children gave one pupil teacher, and 131) gave es mklitional pupil teacher. Ear! 1 E.A.S VILLE—That was just so. He vow came to enotber important point, namely, the examination of in fants. It lead been said that this was impossible in the are of children under seven years old. The fact was, how ever, that this chew lad hitherto stood their examination better than their seniors. But, on consideration of the whole matter, it appeared that moms difficulties might pre. met themselves, and therefore they DOW proposed instead of the *lamination that they should attend 200 instead od TOD times. after which there should I/0 a payment for their sateediabv. The next tineattun was as to the vested interests of the certificated mestere. What they proposed Was, that in every school receiving the capitation grant, there should be a certificetel master duly paid ; auil the certitissted master would be considered duly paid only when he re esived from the mowers three times the value of his pre seat augmentation ; sal that be should have the ant lieu ea the cepitation money granted to the siaasgen. la pro peeing these rnodificatieee, they bed bees making some sow cession to the reams, aed Meese dome to the feelings, of those who were principally engaged in the education of the enuotry ; and he (Earl (eranville) trusted that for the future. instead of &Sag away with the good effect of par liamentary gnats, they should he only carrying the proper of olueatioe to a still tether point. ((heers.) The FAH of DERBY said be certaiely did not rise for the perpo 40 of followisg his *obis friend in the very clear, calm, acid tempionte statement be had made, but owe, to es pe.:m the telief, which he believed would be assail ley tll-it 10-piships, that it warn highly undesirable to enter Wee die:assaie of the modifications proposed lobe istroimed said time sod opportunity bad bete allowed far their doe an& dentin. He (the FAA of Derby) was quite ready to my fur hi...we part that, whatever oWeHaa he might have to platy parts of this system, width bad sot been altogether removed by the noble wry propeoal, be yet thought that tha proposed alteration was a stop is the right ihrectios. • (I ,r. s sr. ) Ile hoped that whenever the subiect agars came f. r csideratioss it would he diememed in the ahem* of an sthi.• ; approaching party feeling. adwith sa almost des rc carry wit effectually any scheme which sit& he w. .1 for the improvement of the alimincee of thp boser dames of the community. There was ens pilot on .1 hhe was not quite sure that he understood his noble hr of Ile was not sure whether his noble friend had es p r.,sed his intestioa, Dotwithstatiding the opinions he bad giver. that with regard to the training colleges there wont le no alteration with regard to the amount of moist ame veil support which they had hitherto had. There was another .Incites which he wished to ask. He bad set bean! say stateruiret so to the noble earl's isteutioe with regard to requiring pupil Mockers to altered • mead year. as well as the lint, at the training colleges. This quest:on was a mart important one, not only with ranted to the amount of instruction, but with re mr.l to the supply of schoolmasters for the country at large, for the venturesome.' report went ou the whole to show that the anoint of pupil teacher, now furnished we. shout •pi5'.1...1 by the re. ciremests of the country ; but if they had toe some smother of pupils &wrung the training colleges 'were year that they sow had at the end of two, they would he dosibliog the number of pupil teachers, whilst they dumuished their eflicieacy. He should he glad to know whether the government had ie say degree reccia salscol that queetioe. He understood, also, that hie noble frier d intended to place on tbe table the re- Tacit c-b', and, ode by side with it, the al...mimes he proposed, by which MODS their lordships manta le better able to judge of them. Hs would not sit down without d o me be *obis friend the justice of saying the boiling could be mace opts, fair, and candid than the statement les bad made, sad he Ina Earl of !derby) only Impel thnt their lordships would be ambled in their future dirueron. to imitate the admirable temper in which his snide fr.eisl had introduced this subject. (Hear.) Earl t..r. ‘N VILLE mid ho must take the opportunity of ircnreiaing his acknowledg ment of the fair manner in which the noble earl had dea lt with the objections which Lettere brought to the government echeme, and his very great satisliet ion at hearing the noble earl UMW his hope that no parts feeltar would Le mixed up with the discussion of this matter. He held in hie heed the revised code, in which be ba t corked all three passages which were new in dation tn the oil ; by the side of these he had placed the amendments which he now proposed should stand, by which mews he hoped all would be made clear. As to the train ing colleges, with rescird to the colleges themseles, the teeters's, the certirliated assietants, and the Queen'. scholar., al! these would remain exactly in the same state as before. (Hear, hear I With regard to the other point the uoLle earl bed meutieued, le should like to take some little time fur 1110Sidarnii0O. Lori 1.111 . 1ZY, with refertmes to the amount of attain. meats reinired of schoolmistresses, related an anecdote respeoing a noble relative of his "Ain had made inquiries respecting the appointment of • schoolmietress, nod after Nevins stated h e r p;ealifieatioss, which were deemed Moil Seim t, the only optimistic he could obtain was that • know. ledge hf the into nada of all the words might be dispensed *to. Iletughter.) ;lee tNVILLE said his own feeling was that It war hr possible -r a teacher to tare too much, if belearnt it all pee eet:y well (Hear, hear.) But there was greet dis.ld wantaw !ri the trashes. having • smattering of a large Dum b". ev subjects without being master of one. (Hear, hear.) LYITELTON. who had pleeepl on the piper • shin e of re.olutioper otfering objections to the rewire d code, Era that the noble lord hal in • great measure taken the wind nnt of the .ails by the &alarm's, statement he had tat made. He (Lord lAttelton) need scarcely say that be la l Vowed these resolutions on the paper only pm tomtit, and 1.:.l no tuteuth of ttiing them DI their present shape. it was eulte clear, at the SAWS time, that the ueble earl's seen odor,. would not satisfy all the objections he enter. taiuel to the rsviwel rode He did not wish to prejtolies the queetion further, but in the event of objections similar Is th 0.- he felt not being brought forward by SOM. ..ther D oll, h.. A. or right rev. prelate, he should certa'ily bring forward his view of the subject yin* and possibly early in prat rmeith. Their ;smithies then adjourned at 10 minutes to 7. ROUSE OF COMMONS.-TuvuDAT, Fa. 13. The house met at 4 o'clock. NEW WRIT. oti the motion of Mr. BIUSD am writ wu ordered fee the c Kitty of Longford, is the room of Colonel Lake White. ameouted a Lord of the Treasury. THE HARTLEY .ACCIDIRYT. Mr. 11. ft. SHEItIDAN asked the secretary of State for th e p‘artimut whether, with reference to the re• vat c.iloii.itous aceident at the }fartley Cool Pit. be had received say information from the inspectors of mites with tofu eto the meeisity of there bring two ah.ifts to each working mine; awl whether his attention load hero drawn to the verdict of this jury at the coroner's inquest at New castle, and tiled recomourshatioti contained therein that all working collieries should hero a secouil shaft or outlet, and the further racommendatiou with referent to the beams of ..Alert ra in.. Loos made Of malleable instead of wit motel owl further, whether it wail his intoutino to Lake auyoliel whit. step, in cuouesiou with thou pr.iceciitps mid ree,mmtelations. Au 1.1:1:1 said the googlies hod boos partly louvered by too paper,. upon the subject whirls hail been laid on the table of toe 11..1.11. The report of Mr. Blackwell, when sionevisl, would no doubt be found to ernbida very valuable nalawasitUoa, and that aaformalsoa sad as, sameekwala lea THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1862. and although I deprecate diecussion at this moment—for I know that hasty conclusions often follow desultory iii/C011• aloes which the house afterwards regrets.— iu the . present case there is another consideration which wo can not overlook, because we have nut only a re vised code brought before us, but the revision of a revised code. (laughter.) Therefore I hope lam not iiiisinterinetiog the feelings of hon. gentlemen ou both sides when I couelude there is a general wish there should be no formal discussion—nodiscusaion—tonight upon the masterly exposition of the right hon. gentleman, but that the right hon. jentlernan, or some other member of the government, would iuform the house on what night the opinion of the Douse on the whole scheme will be taken. (Hear, hear.) I hope due time will be given for its consideration. Ido not agree with the right hon. gentleman that this is a subject of little magnitude, and I ilo not think that such an observation, coming from a person in authority, ought to pass unnoticed. It appears to me that this is not a petty subject, but • very greet sub ject, and if I wanted any evidence to prove that, it would be afforded by the speech of the right hon. gentle man himself, because be commenced a series of arguments the whole effect of which was to abrogate the present sys tem of education. That is a great subject, end one of the utmost importance. The right hon. gentleman had become se 'minted only with the question, so far as the House of Commons was concerned, during the palmy days of national education and the powers and achievements of the Privy Council•office, but there were many boo. gentlemen who re membered when the question was in • very different state — I being one of them. I cannot but 'remember the great results the labours of the Privy Council have ob tained, tentatively, as the right hon. gentleman chooses to consider it, and I caunot look at those labours without feel ing that in the future history of this country the establish ment of our present system of education will be a great result, which will redound mush to the honour of England. The right hon. gentleman seems to wish that parliament had more control over the conduct of the Committee of Privy Council ; but the right hon. gentleman forgets that some years ago an office of great honour and authority was established, the object of which was that there should be a clear and constitutional con suion between the doings of the Committee of Privy Coun cil sod this house, and that that office is now occupied by the right boo. gentleman himself. Though no one would say that the right hon. gentleman bad done anything which he was not entitled to do, yet everybody felt that the Viso-President of the Committee of Council for Education would certainly Mks no extreme step without consulting the House of Commons. Hence the surprise at the manner In which the revised code was introduced. It was • unsure which justified some explanation a the part el the right hoe. gentleman. The moment that was prorogued therevised code wit pub =lt will give no opinion at present on the aided sods, but all seemed to be agreed that it would mob • great revolution. The right hon. gentleman pro poem to sweep sway the old system and to substitute a mew indent of his own. That being so, the house had • right to expect that It would have been introduced to the bare before the prorogation. As I believe it was laid on the laidt when the tion was announced, it is quite dear the revised code must have been for some time in one of the despatch boxes of the right boa. gentleman. Is that a constitutional course on the pert of the right hon. gentleman, who regrets the house has not sufficient control over the conduct of the Privy Council? But I will ask this further question. Had the house the slightest reason to expect that the government were meditating this change? I remember, to July, when the report . of the commissioners was presented to the house, the right hon. gentleman felt it his duty _to make some observations en the subject. He described the character of the report of the royal commissioners. and he gave his own opinion. The t t i . s = said that the commissioners approved el the system of education, mad he added that the es—l am speaking from memory—felt Craer i gnesiden on which they on ion to speak manfully mil boldly, and they had no beeltatM in saying they ad- Med te that system. (Hear, hear.) I ask hen. members beill sides of the house whether that was not the impres sion of pediment. (Hear, hear.) I say nothing in vutdi- Wien of the existing system, or of the revised code. Then these were the poor laws, and a great opposition was NMI alpinist them. That opposition was from a political Wing against having a . poweeful central authority. There wee the great opposit ion to the reform of the tariff, and that deo arcee from a political feeling that it might toter. fere with our domestic industries. Now, when the question of education ma discussed in this country, _and the present national system was brought forward, we had to encounter both political and religions jealousy ; yet the great mithu• slam of the people in its favour overcame this double feeling against it. In 1860 • complete code was laid epee the table of the house. I will not pre Med to maintain that there was no necesuty flee a change in it, and I will not enter upon the disc union of the proposed change to-night, but what I wish to ins. plea upon the house is, that this system of popular edit. elation, which, in the mune of many years, was with so web moderation, and with so much firmness, supporte d . by the administration of the country and the great anthem= et feeling of &large body of the people was established; it was established under greater difficulties than the reconstruction of our representative system, the reform of the paupm eode, or the commercial tariff. had to encounter, and it pro emial • not lees powerful effect upon the public mind. Now, what should we have thought if the state of the law in this emery was such that on a day after the sition of parliament a mhdeter of the grown, not the Reform Act of 1832, had abrogated it, and intro s sew Reform Act—(hear)—or if the Chief Commis skew of the Poor Uwe bad waled the whole body of aiweles 'lke former commtiaioners bad framed, and had teleediated• sew code ; or what should we have thought of the Poshest of the Baud of Trade rescinding the model to sad substituting • new commercial system founded apes the principle of reciprocity? (Hear.) The house could not reconcile such a system to their minds. Indeed, it was beyond the dream of possibility, and yet we have found that such a come CM be pursued in this country in Ls matter of popular education by the Committee of the Privy Council. (Hear, hear.) I do not mean to say that the right hoe. gentleman's princi pal—the Preaidant of the Committee—has taken any step which was not perfectly ea his put; yet it is to be regretted that • minister planed in so high • position ea the rt boo. gentleman should have felt it his duty to take it. (Hear, hear.) I think no one will doubt that, whatever =the opinion formed upon the revised code and the system of education, some means should be taken to erasure to parliament • complete control over the doings of the Committee of Privy Council for Education. (Hear, hoar.) Though the act of the government may have been justifiabbs, yet I cannot emotive an act which essentially could have been more violent or more unwise than that the moment parliament was prorogued a minister should take the course which the tight lion. gentleman did, and abro gate and annul all the existing minutes which have been in operation fur more than a queiter of • century, and give in its place a new minute which, so far an I can collect, was to come into operation without the House of Commons having soy control over it. (Hear, hear.) That is • mon strous state of affairs, and one which if it had been sag gested List year hon. members would have agreed was utterly incredible. (Hear, hear.) Whether the com plaints against the original and the revised code be right or wrung, the schoolmasters have • right to receive the expressions of public gratitude for having resisted this course of violent proceeding, and for hawker_ taught us our position as mule our control over one of the mid important departments of the aide. (Hear, bear.) Thera fore, far from regretting what has taken place, it is with the warmest admiration we should feel that the House of Com mons has found its true position in this respect. I hope the house will not discuss the subject to-night, but will on a future occasion consider it in a spirit as solemn as it deserves ; and I hope the government will find it cony,- Meat to give the house sonic time to consider the subject before they ask for its opinion upon it. (Hear, hear.) Observations and inquiries were made by Mr. Newdo gate, Mr. Kiouaird, Mr. Caird, and Lord R. Cecil. and answered by Mr. Lowe, who made a more detailed reply to Mr. Disraeli. It was not, he said, for the government to fix any particular day for the discussion of the subject. Sir J. PAK.IaNGTOI§.4 reiterated the complaint of Mr. Dumb as to the late period at which the revised code had been laid before the house last session. He thought this had produced an impression that the government had not dealt with the subject fairly. lie pointed out what he con sklered to be an inconsistency between the speech of Mr. Lowe that night and bin speech last session. Mr. WALPOLE suggested that the question should be brought before the house by resolutions. Sir G. GREY said that the discussion might be raised by motion in objecting to the minute ; if that was not done, it might be taken on the education estimate. The subject time dropped. SEWAGE OF CITIES AND TOWNS. Dr. BRADY gave notice of the following motion To move for a committee to inquire into the Lest means of utilising the sewage of the cities and towns of England, with a view to the reduction of local taxation and the teoefit of agriculture." The Louse adjourned at 90 minutia pat 9 o'clock. st , gla offer would be carefully considered, with the a iew to the ?ton of such theilairca .11 misbt appear r•ractioroln to pre, .at the recurrence of such a fearful Las of life as f o ul orvurred at the Hartley Colliery. MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT AMENDMENT. Sir H. STRACEY inquired of tie President of the Board of Trade oit what day he purposed to introduce his hill to I amend the Merchant Shipping let, and whether that bill would iuchale ottnewlmeatis to the picaeot law applying to owes!, and salvors of vowels. • Mr. M. GIB SON said it was proposed to give notice to morrow obis der) for a 611 upon the subject, mad be would endeavour to fix an early day for the discussion upon it. That bill would be found to contain some amendment with respect to the law as it affected owners and salvors RAILWAY .ICCIDENTB. Mr. BENTINCK asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in consequence of the repeated reenrrenos of railway a...cidenta, it was the intention of her Majesty's gove.mnent to introduce, during the present session, any measure founded on the report of the Committee on Rail way Aeciaeut., which ware laid upon the table of the holm Mr. M. WON said it did not appear from the reports made by the government inspectors upon the recent railway accidents that ,my new circumstances had arisen during the mist year which rendered the interference of the legialature in the tuanagemieutof railways desirable. ltwas not therefore the intention of thegovertment,u at present advised, to intro. duce any bill upon the subject. Although two very lament able accidents have occurred during the mat year by which a number of lives were lost and many persons injured, yet in fact the whole somber of accidents in 1861 was lees than in any year since 1851, eacept 1857 and 1858, while the mileage for railway traffic Lad increased some 50 per cent., and the number of ►auwsfers 100 per cent. In consequence of the Clayton tonnel accident it was thought right to cir culate amongst the railway companies en extract front Cap tain T,lcr's report on that accident, containing suggestions for the more efficient working of telegraphic and other rig - nab'. Had the reoommealationa of the committee of 1858 been carried out by the legislature, they would have had no effect in preventing thew two serious accidents. HARWICH HARBOUR. Captain JERVlSasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps had been taken to prevent the extension et sand deposit at the eastern eutmoce of Harwich Harbour. Mr. M. 4311190 N stated that the governmeut, impressed with the great importance of the necessity of preventing Harwich harbour from being choked up, bad had a survey made by a competent engineer, and a plan was ready for adoption Nut it was thought that Ipswich and Har wich, which would derive considerable advantage from the outlay, ought to contribute in some proportion to the expenditure. The rvernment were prepared to do their part, and he hoped that with the aid to which he had re tarred the plea would be alerted out. JOINT STOCK 00NPANIES. In reply to Mr. Alderman SALomoirs, Mr. M. GIBBON announced that it was the intention of the Solicitor-General to submit to the boase a bill for the consolidation and amendment of the law relating to joint stuck companies. THE WARRIOR. fir J. PAKINOTON wished to ark the Secretary to the Admiralty if there was any truth m the statemente which bad appeared in the newspaper, as to the bad qualities at sea of her Majesty's ship Warrior; and whether he would state to the hots. the enters of any official report which had bees received at the Admiralty as to the performances of that ship during the heavy gala to which she hes lately bees exposed. Lord C. PAGET—In answer to the question of the right bun. gentleman, I have to elate that we have received no official report whatever from the Warrior. She arrived at Lisbon, and the osly intelligence we base is contained in • letter from Caplan' Cochrane to the Comptroller of the Navy. He saye—" You will be glad to hear that we have had • continua= of gales of wind. (Laughter.) The ship behaved Tory well—nothing strained—no accident. We found the mainpaid slightly sprung, but we fished it at sea with iron fishes, and it is now as strong as ever." He adds, at the end of the letter, "The spring is the yard I do not consider has anything to do with the straining or work ing of the ship " That report, it will be seen, is very favoundd and ship been in the Warrior myself, and mu my that I believe her to be a lint rate sea-going ship. INDIA STOCKS 'TRANSFER BILL. This bill was raid • second time. EXCHEQUER BILLS BILL. This ball was med • second time, and ordered to be com mitted on that day week. EDUCATION.-IRE REVISED CODE. Mr. LOWE. In promoting papers connected with the Revised Code of Mardatemis of the Committee of Privy Council on Edocateon, and In moving that they be laid on the table, mule • statement to the house with reference to the alterations made in the *Meting code. The Committee of Council, he said, had paid the moat respectful attention to the views and orthicon whisk had been ventilated upon the subject, sad had emethenend to make the revised regulations con feree, as be es their seam of duty permitted, to those views eel ispeises. In order to fix the suet limits of the con. = be explained the object of the Committee of be was to promote education among the chil dren of the labouring poor by greats of money wider iserteln thoditions, and the mods in which the grants were sedniosteged. He then stated the reasons which buttoned was the department the question whether the code should be ahead to as it stood or be amended, aid the comedies liews vWt bad weighed with the Privy Council Commit tee be adept the alterations is the revised *ode, which did eat slaw Ino pees:nit system in its fundanseatal principle", but would, in their opinion. carry out the object iu new with greater efficiency. Mr. Lowe proceeded to detail and eluci.L.e by figured statements what be regarded as faults of U., esistio•• system, iu which, he rentarkod,a government department ad taco-operate with voluntary agency, sod to obtain information from patties interested in placing the tact. is nospeiot of view. The system was, be observed, see of an important 'utie° of that r i le m e,l n iali ovoid not exercise • full control over the ex. Calmrof the funds without a unuilderable alteration of e :leery of the system, and some guarantee for the proper applies- tine of the funds and for the results 111 the quality awl quantity of the education afforded in the schools. From the report of the commissioners there was a gua rantee only for the qualifications of the master, but nut for the efficiency of the testrurtion given to the children ; and with regard to the latter point the commissioners differed , from the inspectors, and be believed the opinion formed by the commiseumers, which was unfavourable to the exist ing system, wee the nisei correct. With respect to the application of the grants, he referred to oases in which he considered there bad leen a wasteful expenditure ; be thought the Committee of Privy Council should not have to pity the whole salary of the pupdteachers, and that the amount they contributed as augmentation to masters was extravagant. The present mode of administering the public Igrant, he observed, hail lend to expectations and to feelings of disappointment, which were very deplorable, though unreasonable. The Committee of Council had to deal with the managers of schools, who bed subscribed their money relying upon • certain amount of government support, and the pupil-teachers conceived they bad their grounds of com plaint. Such a system. he thought, was dangerous, and in Justin to all puttee it was necessary to deal with the matter as soon as ponsible, and to put an end to a system which would sheen the educational grant from its legitimate purpues, and muse an increasing drain upon the public exchequer. Agreeinx with the commissioners that it would ant be right to interfere with the foundation of the exist- Mg mode of administering the grant, the Committee of Council had none to the conclusion that the system of ap propriated grants should he abolished, twit replaced by • simpler system—that of capitation grants. After explaining the details of this change, he pro- ceeded to state the qualifications which the com mittee reposed. in order to meet objections to the revised code. It was not intended that it should at present apply to Scotland. It was proposed that h.fauts under six years of age should be entitled to the capitation without examination. With r to the training colleges, he thought the e = subject required re-consideration, and it was proposed that, with • few exceptions, they should reams for the ;assent subatantially as they were. After explaining the details of the other niodifications, I Mr. Lose noticed and replied, at considerable len,;th, to the objections which had been urged against the• revised cede, observing that he could Dot promise that it would be en economical system. I but, if not ecooonneal, it would be efficient ; the present system was neither efficient nor economical. He entered very fully into the questiou of the claims of the school , mestere. which, in their integrity, he eimutained, had no foundation iii principle or justice ; but be stated the extent to which the 6.oVVlLtueut were prepared to go, under the circunedauces, to meet those claims. He could not lay be fore the hove, be said, ft scheme free from objections ; he edulitted that hie scheme was not perfect, but it was au improvement upon the present scheme, and, in conclusion, h. pointed out its advantages. Mr. Instil ELI —Sir, after the ample exposition of the right hon. gentleman I wish to recall the house to the due atel proper selatiou which it bears to this statement, and ! the course which ought to be taken in consequence of its being made. Sir, this statement is one which ought to have preceded the iutreduction of the revised code. If it . had, what would base been the course for parliament to . have followed He apprehended it would have followed the course it always pursues alien • minister of the crown makes an important statement in respect to his department, sled does not feel it convenient on that occasion immedi , stets to discus, its merits. It is obvious, under any einem duces that a subject of this kid-• involving principles so important ad detail, so multifarious—requires a due and ample consideration. lam therefore somewhat surprised, considering the peculiar circumstances under which the revised cads was arrested in its progress, that the right hoeourable gentleman did not intimate to us when he intends to call upon the house for an opinion on the project of the goveremeut But the right boo. gentle• man says that the present case diden from the usual course of affair., because the house and the country have been is possession for ammo considerable period of the scheme. Let I us see if there is any justice in that othereatioe. In the I first plae.? the house has • right always to receive a personal explanation tram a minister of any scheme before them. Although I think that a suificietit reason why en iuterval should elapse before the house give as opining as a Achim*, RAIL ira V AND PUBLIC COMPANIES IN PABLIAMINT. Yesterday the following cases were disposed of by the examiners, and tbo standing orders of parliament declared to have een complied with : Eturaxruz, OSWl.siltl RUABON, AND SHREWSBURY RAI LWATS. —For the construction of certain railways in the counties of Salop and Denbigh, in order to give continuous communication from Ellesmere to Oswestry, Ituabon. and Shrewsbury, and for constructing a bridge over the Rivet Dee, and to rata. 300,0U01. and borrow Itai,ooof. The bills of the earnarvonshlre Railway Company, Mid Sussex and Midliurst Junction Railway, and Sidmouth Railway aid Harbour, stand adjourned. The other bills disposed of includes the General Electric Telegraph Co_nipaty ; the WlSten superware Pier; St. Giles's Disused Burial Ground ; Brecon Markets and Fairs; and Webb and Craig's Patent. Yesterday morning Mr. Wog, the ex-magi*. crate, who far many years presidist at the old Hatton-gar den Police-court, expired at his reektenee. lo the laser Temple, at an advanced ate. The demand was ailed to the bar on the Bth Juge, 1639, at Linaoilitrian. CIIYEITAL PAILACL Urns Bin. m° DAY. ••• THURSDAY, Fax. Lt.—Admissions on payment, 611; ditto by maim bwketa, 706—total, 1,316. NAVAL AND MILITARY. AOMISALTIri Fee. 13.APPOINTMENTS.—Lieu tialauta G. H. Bernard, and A. T. Denham, to the Dayslus, additional for duped ; N. Osborn, to the Tivialgar ; H. T. Marsden, to the Pembroke, additional for coast guard service; T. S. Dickinson, R. H. Bocle, R. M. Sperling, R. M. Lloyd, G. D. Bombe, F. Y. Ominauney, G. F. Leon, A. A. Hansom, A. H. Webb, F. R. Hartwell, and R. J. Errington, to the Marlborough. additional for disposal. First-Class Assistant Engineers W. H. Lowman, to the Fiogard, for service in the Rapid ; and P. Butler, from the Asia, to the Cumberland, es supernumerary. Acting Second-Clan Assistant Engineers G. A. Paterson, J. B. R. Pam, F. X. 0. Richards, and T. Vickery, to the Asia,' as supernumeraries. Mr. F. E. !Leigh has been nominated to a naval cadet ship. PORTSMOUTH, FE. 13. The Parana, hired steam transport, arrived at Spithead this morning . from Halifax, which place she left on the Ist inst., having, during the first portion of her voyage, experieneed strong winds and a heavy M. She was, indeed, reported to have been lost on her outward vo age. it appears, however, that the ship had nearly reached Bic, and was then compelled to put back to Halifax, and this cir cumstance accounted for the delay. She landed a mail this morning, and one passenger. The Parana left at Halifax her Majesty's ships Orlando and Liffey (refitting). The Hydra sailed on • cruise on the 31st of January, to relieve • 'weal reported to be in distress. The Orpheus, screw car vette, was at St. John's. The hired transports Mauritius, Delta, and Melbourne, were also at Halifax ; the Calcutta, in Bull's Bay ; and the Adriatic, at Sydney, Cape Breton. The Mauritius had experienced exceedingly heavy weather oat, and heal lost fifteen horses. 37ietta had also met with heavy weather and received considerable damage. The Glasgow, 51, screw f rig ate, steamed out of harbour this morning, and made a trial of her speed at the measured mile in Stokes' Bay. At light draught of water she realised a speed of 13 knots. Her orreries, which are of GOO horse power, were constructed by Bavenhill, and worked very satisfactorily. CHATHAM, F. 13. The following regiments, whose perio d of ser vice in India has expired, will return to during the present year : Ist battalion 6th, 73th, and 92nd Hi A ghlanders. complete battery of 13 of the large 100-pounder Arm strong guns has been despatched from this garrison to Sheerness, to be mounted on the land defences commanding the entrance to the Medway. THE COURT-MARTIAL ON CAPTAIN ROBERTSON. The court-martial on Captain Robertson was resumed in Dublin on Wednesday morning. Some further evidence was taken. Colonel Bentinck, at the sitting of the court, produced certain letters which had passed between him and Captain Robertson, Captain Durant, and Messrs. Jones. Colonel Bentinck handed in other Wen, amongst which was the following :—" Birmingham, July 4, 1861.--Bir, With reference to the latter paragraph of your letter of 20th May, 1861, on the subject of the grew insult that was KZlupon you by Colonel Dickson in the Army and Club, in October, 1860, ia which you stated—" I am now, however, determined to have an ample apology or obtain satisfaction in full," I am desired by Colonel Ben tinck to request that you will inform me whether you have received an ample apology or obtained satisfaction in full from Colonel Dickson, assemble to your determination, as expressed in your latter aoove quot.A as you have now had ample time afforded you to vindicate your honour as an officer and a gentleman, and to remove from the officers of the regiment the stigm a of having amongst them one who has allowed himself to be publicly and grossly insulted, sad who, at the end of eight months, has not obtained as apology or satisfaction of any sort, notwithstanding his having stated his determination to do so.—l am, yourobe cheat servant, Far.o. Jonas, Major, 4th Dragoon Geode.— Captain A. M. Robertson, 4th Dragoon Guards.* In reply to this letter Captain Robertson wrote to nay that he understood that the matter bad hese laid before a higher tribunal, and he declined having any farther com munication with any one on the subject, either then or at any future time. Captain Robertson informed the court, in reference to Major Jones's letter, that there was a dia. mepancy in the date between between the original and the copy handed in by Colonel Sentinel'. Oobaal Dickson was crow-examined by Captain Robert son—When you reed Mr. Owes's letter of the 27th Match, 1861., did you know or form any conjecture of his object in desiring an interview with you regarding myself ? The Dots states distinctly the object of the interview. Did you be hove that his object was to demand satisfaction from von with regard to roe 1-1 did not then, and I believe Mr. Owes would be the last pan= th at Captain Robertson ought to have sent, for private names. Did you send any rly to Mr. Owen's letter of lith May, 1860?-27o. This closed the evidence on the first and second charges, and the omit then proceeded to take evidence relative to the third charge. Camel Brownrigg, Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Forces, laid before the court the following letter by the =, dated 4th October, 1861, and addrcesed to Major- Pinter, Military Secretary for Ireland at the Mans Guards, and stated at length what passed between him and Captain Robertson : " Sir, —Referring to my application for permission to re tire from the service, I have the honour to ask you to salr mit to his Royal Highness the General Commanding in Chief this my application for a withdrawal of the same, consequence of the former having been sent in entirely from Intimidation, and that a court of inquiry may be granted to me relative to the affair with Colonel Dickson, which Colo nel Bentinck is for ever persecuting me with.-1 have the honour to be, Lc., A. M. Roaannos, Captain 4th Dragoon Cluerdo—Major-General Forster, Military Secretary." The court was thee adjourned. SPORTING INTSLLIGENOR. TATTERSALL'S--TurisDAY. The " sensation " movement during the week bas been the opposition which bas been arrayed spinet The Marquis for both the Two Thousand and the Derby. He has, it is re ported, played such fantastic tricks recently, not only suffi cient to mice his partisans weep, but to despair of his ever taking his old position in the betting. The Lincoln Handi cap, the first important handicap of the season, was man sionally mentioned, but active speculation on it will be dr ferred until the day of the race, and the numbers go up after the saddling lien has rung. The transactions were wholly devoid of interest. LLNCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 7 to 1 spt Count Baithythy's Suburban (t) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 1 apt Captain Christie's The Dane (t) 10 to 1 Viscount de Namer's Huntsman (t) 25 to 1 Mr. R. Itowaa's Encephalus (t) TWO THOUSAND 017INEAS. 3 to 1 eget Sir R. Bulkelay's Old Caster (t) 9 to 1 Mr. S. Hawkes's The Marquis (t) 15 to 1 Mr. T. Cook's Wingrave (t) THE DERBY. 17 to 2 apt Sir R. Balkeley's Old Weber (9 to 1t f) 23 to 1 Lord Stamford's Ensign (t) 40 to 1 Mr. J. Thompson's Master Fenton (t) BETTING AT MANCIIES'TKR.—TarasDAT _ LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 8 to 1 apt Mr. Frankel; WA*. 9to 1 Coned Battliyany's Suburban. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 apt Captain Christie. The Dane (t freely] 10 to 1 Viscount de Namues Huntamas (taken freely) 15 to 1 Mr. T. Naibten's Thornastown (off) 16 to 1 Load Stormont na Jealousy (t freely) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 apt Sir R. Bulkeley's Old Calabar lU to 1 DLit. Hawkees The Marquis (t) CHESTER CUP. 22 to 1 apt Mr. R. Ilawkesley's Zodiac (t) to 1 Mr. MON no. e by Wild Dwell Vest (t) SHIPWRECKED MARINERS' SoClETY.—Although the weather during the past month has not been of that boisterous and stormy nature which usually characterises the winter season, and causes so many wrecks and casualties at sea, this society has had heavy drains on ita resources. No lees than 60 widows, 108 orphans, 26 parents, and 4.10 mariners and master mariners have been relieved, at a cost of 1,04(11. A monthly expenditure like this is, perhaps, the most convincing proof of the need which excite for cen tralising charitable contributions in a society whose only object is to relieve distress in its general and most compre hensive form. The mariners themselves continue to take a deep interest in the welfare of this society, by contributing tette support, but their contributions would be comparatively valueless without the cooperation and assistance of the public at large. Au interesting report was made at the usual monthly meeting from Messrs. Ryan Brothers and Co., l ° agents for Limerick, in allusion to the humane a ' n272le conduct of Captain Fudge, of the Holyrood steamer, in saving the lives of eight men whom he picked up at sea in a gale of wind, and who must have perished but for his assistance. He sly entertained them on beard, and landed them ely on the Skerries, from whence they bad been blown off in their little barque by the violence of the storm and the waves. We bud Du Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta Arabica Food the latest remedy for habitual esuali indigestion idyspepstai, consumption, dimness, debility, giddiness, acidity, heartburn. palpitation, irritability, sleepless. nese, dlstensket, flatulency, phlegm. hemorrhoids, roughs, odds. asthma, bronchitis. gastric disorders sad fevers. dysentery, mar cousnem, biliousness, torpidity of the liver, debility, screfula, strort—Andre o LUre ih.. ll l .: i , v F,':. 3 ... D l r t . m ilarvey. lanves Mu) times its cost in Medicine and &caws' bills. lib., Ea ad. ; 19e (tree of carriage), Sys.—Do HAW and Co., Re. 77 lammt-strest, Lea don ; ales Fortnum and Mason, and at EL' Onsoschurch-strese and all posers and ahemita-4Adeettisestoull kalu Entdltgence. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—FEB. 13. Sings is BMW snipe Tanit—ffisdore Justices Wightinsii, Croinetco, sad Mellor.) Nt W EEN', COUNSLL. _ _ . Mr. George Bedsit, having been appointed a Queen's oouwel, was this morning called within the her. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-FEB. 13. Atop at Nisi Prima in Loudon. (Before Lord Chief Justice Erie end a Special Jury.) YORE, v. TIM ROUTH WZBITRII RAILWAY CONPASY. This was an action to recover damages for injuries sus tained upon the occasion of the accident at the Epsom junction, on the •28th January, 1861, when Dr. Daly was unfortunately killed. The great contest was whether there wee any fault upon the part of the company so as to render them liable to the plaintiff, and upon this question it was anticipated that a very peat body of evidence would be laid before the jury. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Fla 13. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) MUTTER V. THWARES. Sir C. Croswell reserved hie decieiou. AND !SCOTT. Dr. Deane, Q.C., appeared for the petitioner, Reuben Bannister, of Clay-crom, who married the respondent on the nth of December, 1849. The cohabitation continued till January, 1860, when the respondent left her husband. She had since been living in adultery with the co-respondent at Blackburn. The court made a decree phi, with ants. THE POLICE COURT& LAMBETH. Mr. Smith, one of Ultimates of the prig of St. Mary Newington, applied to the Hon. G. C. Norton for the &exist ence of an officer of the court to accompany him to a house in Baker-street, Walworth•road, where he understood a child was confined and treated in a cruel manner by its parents. Mr. Norton desired Spinks, one of the summoning officers, to accompany the rev. gentleman, and in a short time that officer brought into court a poor little boy of five years of age and his mother. The Rev. Mr. Smith informed his worship that be bad accompanied the officer to the house, No. 1, Baker-street, and there found, in a email back room on the third floor, the poor child then in charge of Ska, in a wretched state. From what he (Mr. Smith) could learn it appeared that the poor child we/ the illegitimate offspring of a tradesman, who at the time of its birth, and subsequently, lived in the Wal worth-road, and that eighteen months or two years ago the mother went to live with a shoemaker earned Basdord, by whom she had had two other children, and on one ot these a coroner's inquest had been holden. Mr. Norton Naked what was the result of that inquiry. Mr. Smith—l believe it was found that the child had been overlayed by the mother, and met its death in that way. The present child, as you will see, Is in a frightful state, and must have bean shamefully neglected, as Dr. Riffs, who is present, will inform you. The poor child, who is tall for his age (five years), and has a remarkably intelligent countenance, was here placed standing on the table in front of the bench, and on his scanty clothing being taken up by %rinks and his limbs exposed, a cry of horror burst forth from all parts of the court, for a more pitiable or shocking sight it was impossible to imagine. The other parts of the body were squally distressing to behold ; the breast bone stuck prominently out, es did also the ribs, and all appeared like a perfect skeleton, covered with a brownish unhealthy-looking skin. In fact, had the poor little fellow been exhumed after as months' interment the spectacle would not have been more homfying. Dr. Rife, one of the churchwardens of the parish of New ington. said that he accompanied the Rev. Mr. Smith and the officer to the house in Baker-street, where they found the child in a back room, and he understood that for nine or twelve months the poor little fellow had not been out of the room in which he was found. The consequence was that for want of proper air and intercourse with others the poor child was becoming idiotic, and for some time after their en tering the room he was not able to speak at all. He had evidently been grossly neglected, and was suffering from want of proper care and insufficiency of food. The mother here said she gave the child ell she could afford, namely, two meals a day . ; and owing to the person with whom she lived not having mach work, they were very poor. In reply to the questions of the magistrate, she admitted that the child's father allowed her Is. a week from the time of its birth up to last spring, but since that he had done no thing for her. Mr. Norton—How you could allow a child to be in the state this poor child is in—for, I confess, I sever saw an more shocking then the spectacle this poor little fellow presents—without going to the parish and getting something done for it, is to Eari surprmieg. Mother—l did go to the parish and all they offered to do for me was to take myself and my two children into the house. Mr. Norton—What has caused the discolouration of the child's eye ? Mother—To tell the truth I did it myself. I etre& b with the cans. Spinks, the officer, here produced a cane which he found in the room, and which the child mid he had been beaten with by both his mother and Bamford. Mr. Norton here directed the child to be taken to New ington workhouse, and held the mother to bad to appear on a ruture day, when the case will be further investigated. Dining the examination the poor child kept exclaiming, " What a beautiful light r showing. what a contrast it bore to the darkness of the wretched small room In which he had been kept a close prisoner for at least the last nine months. LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY. The report of the directors, to be submitted to the proprietors at the half-yearly general meeting, on the 21st inst., states that throughout the past half-year the traffic of the manufacturing districts of Lancashire, Yorkshire, South Staffordshire, and also of London, has shown serious diminution ; on the other hand, the receipts for the con veyance of cattle and agricultural produce, and the general traffic at points not immediately affected by the depressed state of the trade with America, show a satisfactory in crease. the diminution on the aggregate receipts of the half year being 3,5641. only. The efforts of the board are strenuously directed to reduce the expenses generally ; but it has been found necessary, in ooneequence of the extreme severity of the previous winter, largely to increase the ex penditure for maintenance of the permanent way and works; and the proprietors will observe that, in order to provide for the additional mileage opened, the amount reserved fee renewal of road has teen further increased by 12,0001., per annum of which 8,0001. is charged in the presentaccount. The number of pamengen and tons of goods carried, and of train miles run, as compared with the corresponding period of 1860, show in the number of passengers • dazesoe of 23,106 ; in goods and minerals, a decrease of 116= tons ; in mileage of passenger trains, an increase of 19,377 miles in mileage of goods and mineral trains, • decrease o f 96,406 miles. From the statement of the half-year's accounts, it will be seen that the net proceeds up to 31st December, 1861 (including the balance carried from last amount), amounts to 621,720/. 3s. ld., as against 691,5041. 18s. 11d, up to Stet December, 1860 ; dividend re commended, 603,8%1. ss. 11d., as against 663,6141. 7a. 3d. ; balance to be carried to next account, 15,391 t 17s. 2d., as against 27,5601. lls. &J. The directors recommend the pai meat of a dividend far the past half-year after the rate of per cent. per annum, carrying forward • balance 15,391!. 17s. 2d. MARKETS. TALLOW.—Tncitansr EVININCL—The market was quiet to-day. At the close prizes were quoted as follows :—Spot, new, 465. lid. to 465. 3d ; March, 465. 3d. ; April to June, 46e. 6d. ; October to December, 48e. Delivery to last even ing, 693 casks ; no arrivals. corrox.—Lavraroot,, Fce.l3.—We have had a large business today, with a dearer market. The sales are 17,000 Wes, indocile, 6,Z.10 American at 161. to 140. ; 10,000 Sant, 51d. to 100. ; 000 Egyptian, 120. to 140. ; 40 Per. cam, 131& ; 370 tdaracham, 121 d. to 130. ; of which 10,000 are for speculation Kai expert. The week's import is 3,910 balm. WOOL AND WORSTED.—Snanrouro, FEB. 13.—The wool market is in a sluggish state. The transaction during the week bare been few and small. Country dealers show rather more disposition to sell,and are willing to concedef• trifle. The offers made by the spinners to our staplers are very low, but prices for moat sorts must ag ai n be quoted easier. In bright-haired wools the fall has been greatest. Some kinds of Coburg wools remain pretty much at last week's rates. The small demand which exists is chiefly for downs. Worsted yarn* are without change. Some spinners for the home trade continue well engaged to order, but there is very little new business. Manufacturers are aware that they can meet with most of the yarns they want among spinners' stocks, and do not are to take the risk of ordering. The export buyers are displaying more than their usual caution, and the quantity of yarns made for shipment has seldom, if ever, been smaller then at present. In the piece department the home houses are not busy. Orders from the country &spats are continually given and dealt out in small quantities. Merchants, too, are keeping stooks down, and buying only for "sorting up." A few foreign buyers have visited the market, and some slight improve ment has taken place since last week. There is • felling off in the demand for some sorts of fancy goods, but the latter class of goods, particulatly fancy mo hair*, are readily taken. The commercial advice. from the Continent are more reessuring. No fresh failure. have taken place. The monetary pressure seems to be everywhere gradually subsiding, and it is believed that the mills will ultimately settle down upon a firm, healthy basis. Priem ere extremely firm. Worsted mixture., alpaca lustre., orleans, mottled cords, and mohair' are still cam- mantling a ready sale. Coburg. are rather dull. l'eion luatiugs and must blade of all-worsted goods are neglected, with the exception of martens and &balloons, whiee lqa thine to move off freely. Manufueturera are still well et.: &Ye& LACE AND ROSlERY.—Normicasn. Fee. V..— Lace.—There as not much change to note iu the bas facture. Yarns remain firm, with an upward tenden s . There has been a slight improvement in the demand the home trade, though the manufacturers speak of it not being general. Fancy goods, ouch as eurtait.• : 'della, are somewhat in demand for the French market, small orders have been placed at some of the princlial houses, but at present they are exceptional A few 4 ieruaw buyers have been in the market placing orders for IL. spring tads and independently of that no actual improt,.. meet in the demand for the German tmde ha, I, t , t , manifested. The continental trade generally may 4„ rid to have improved, but even if the anticipations W him. at present exist should prove true, the trade will be far h e . low the average of former years. The employment in fac. torhea is only partial, and many workmen are still out f employ, especially in the Radford dietrict. Hesiery.-- the hoeie trade there a very little alteration to natal. Yarns st ill maintain their unprecodentally high prices, ea.! manufacturers are principally engaged iu clearing out ..1,1 stocks at • little advance on former prices. The shippin; and continental departments are fiat, and although there • slight improvement noticeable in the home trade, it i. confined to a few houses. There appears to be no cloui,t that when the old stocks are cleared out, manufactured goods will rise in price. The American trade is dull, awl with little prospect of improvement.—Nortinghasi Jvur.al CORN.—Bisevoiws, Fes. 13.—At this day's market there was a fair supply of English wheat, awl the turn io price was in favour of the buyer, but we make no alterati* us our quotations. Barley ls. per quarter lower. NU tid. ; beans la cheaper. Peas held for former currency. DEVIZES, FEB. 13. —We bad a very small supply of wheat, the condition was somewhat improved, but there was none of that very prime quality so often shown here ; a good clearance was made at an advance of from Is. to 2a. per qr. Barley was in good supply, and there was some demand for seed ; the trade wan generally dull, and last week's prices barely maintained. Wheat, best, 5:35, to fa i , per qr. ; seconds do., 4A. to 535. • barley, 30s. to 41s. ; oats, 235. to 33e. ; lu; 465. to the.; peas, 425. to 4d8.; flour, fine (per s ack), 455. to 48s. ; ditto seconds, 435. to 435. MANCHESTER, Faa 13.—There was an average attendance at our market this morning, and a little more inquir% was experienced for moat articles, but the amount of basic.: transacted was vary limited. Wheat, good qualities of both English and foreign, could not have been bought at less" money, bat boyars were few. Flour was taken very sparingly at Let week's prism Oats and oatmeal moved off slowly, and barely supported late rate'. Beans were without material change. Indian corn was rather cheaper. Nuwaau, Fmk 12.—There was a good supply of wheat to-day ; sales slow at last week's petrel. Malt ten con. plain of trade, and bay very sparingly of barley. Out rather a dull sale. Beans supported late rates. - - • • NZWIMILT, Fin. 13.—We had a small supply of wheat. whieh met a very slow sale at barely late atm. Barley in Vni,EIPPIY, and lste prices fully supported. More oats, end peas on offer, but very little doing in either. USBRIDGM, FEB. 13.—The supply of wheat is very short, the trade rules steady, and prices ere not lower ; the best samples 138 e. per qr. The supply of spring cora is large, and the trade very dull, only the best parcels [or seed cheering hands. Beans. 38s. to 46a. ; peas, Ma to 4.3. ; barley, 335. to 38s. ; oats, M. to 325. per qr. Flour, 50.. to b6s. per rack. - - EDDIBIIRGE,Fin3. 12.—We had in the market today 1,461 marten wheat, 1,962 barley. 1,949 oats, and 286 beans. 'There were sold—Wheat, 969 qrs. ; barley, 1,045 ; ate, 1,332 ; and beans, 262 qrs. As oompared with last week— Wheat was 4a down on top, and 2d. up on average ; barley was L. 6d. up on top, and 3d. up on average; oats were 9d. up on top, and ld. up on average ; beans were the same on top, and 10d. up on average. Prime per qr. :—Wheat, 43e. Od. to 661.; barley, 221 . Od. to OIL ; oata, 18s. Od. to 3L. beans,ta 48a. Waight of top—Wheat, 6211ba.; barley, 5711 be.; oats, 4411b5.; beans, 64116 a. CATTLE.—Ennot - scs, Fes, 12.—The number of cattle was let, than on this day se'ennigbt, there being 663, or 22 fewer. The demand was good, and hat week's prices were fully maintained. Top prim, 71. 6d. ; current, 7s. to Ts. 3d. ; middling and infenor, from sa. 4d. to 61. 6d. per stone. Thera were also 36 lean beasts and 62 milk cows in market. The supply of sheep was larger than last Wednesday, there being 4 118,or 701 more. Sales to-day wen easily e ff ected, and last week's rims were main tained. The better sorts of black and Cheviot wedden brought Sd. per lb. ; current, 70.; ewes and inferior. from 614. to Id. The number of pigs shown was 234, fed descriptions of which nought from ss. Od. to 6s. Od. per stone ; six to eight weeks old do., from Bs. to 121. per bead. CHEESE.—ElausrmaY, Fn. 13.—Our monthly cheese market, held today, was abundantly supplied with se splendid a lot of cheese as ever exhibited, there being nearly 300 tons pitched ; but the attendance of buyers was not so large as on former occasions. Considering the num• ber of purchasers, a large amount of business was transacted, but at the same time a great quantity remained unsold, and the excess su i r r it caze s d . p rices to have a slight down. ward tendency. as follows :—Skims, 28e. to 345. • ball cowards, 48e. to Sta.; Dorset" 60s. to fax ; flassimest, us. to 68s. ; and Cheddars, 70s. to 73. per cwt. TRAFFIC RETAIRNS. 11.11sa Pe& Nor- Total, Tont RAILWAYS open Dangers anodise 1602 1661 Week ending Jan. 1& A A a A Northern of Canada .... 96 299 795 1,080 1,004 Week eliding Jan. 15. °mutt Tn4ef Canada .. 970 5,935 12,510 16,495 9,674 Week adios Feb. 2. &Mx erp & Rotterdam 84 482 830 577 London, TUbory. & boat& end kite:Woo ..... 686 163 858 805 North peroti Week ending Feb. 7. Bayed!! N.Coupttee,... LIM NS 8.7 1.785 I,Ca --- North Eastern 739 10,702 =712 33914 30.476 Bt9ettou and Dorltnkton 101 009 8,725 7.41.5 6.069 Week ending Feb. 9. Bristol an toxeter Great Wen Loa.,Cbstbasn, sod Dever 79! 1,214 117 1.561 795 Midland North British_ goottish Cen dbxepshlre Mika. Siit 240 440 729 7t SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. OASITALTIE& Lord Petro, of Bristol.Csptsin Brown, which sailed from St. Vincent, Cape de Verde, on the Mk of November, fur 01. Thome, has been toot. Sam* horn New Tort to London, has been aL.Lndoned ; c:er arrived at New York. —Liverpool, Fab.l3. VESSELS SPOIL= WITH. Rhine (American ship', Feb 5, lat. 41 N., lou. 9 W. Science, Iran Liverpool fur Algoa Bay, Juu. 13, lat. 9 N.. Inc. 94 W. Stella (barque), bound S., Jan. V, lat. 28 N., dun. 96 W. . _ . NORTH A uratcAN DLn Dur Area Ls. —The MoL trail Company's stesnwhip Hibernian sailed from Liverpool yesterday for Portland, Kobe, with sixty passengen, Xi) • In specie, and the Canadian and United States wail. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. COl.LlNS.—Febtaary 9, at Pactswood, Southampton. the wet of R. S. Collins, ok • son. COODL —February 9, at Lewes, Ruses, the wife of F. Coed:, Fay., of a sou. COOLSON.—February 10, at Newell Tower, liorthutuberlaud , the wife of W. J. Cookson, Fay., of a daughter. CROSlB.—February 10, at DIU Cliff, Warrtugunt, the wife of R.. 1. Cross, Esq., M.P.. of a daughter. DORlDANB.—February slO, at the Pavilion Hotel, Follies:ea , the wife of Mr. C. Duridatut, of a son. GEL—February 11, the wife of W. Gee, Esq., of 114hoP Sten' ford, Hen*, of a daughter. GOLDBERG.—February 11, the wife of Mr. G. Goldberg, of Cheetharahlil-road, Manchester, of a daughter. LA NURlDUL—Ferauary 10, at Dra3tou Hume, ROditad Tow. Bristol, the wife of Mr. R, Laugrldge, of &sou. MARRIAGES. BII.L—FOYSTER.—February 11, at nt. Clement's, IlseBO: 11 the Rev. H. B. Foster, the Rev. It. D. E. Bull, to Carom. , harsh, daughter of the Rev. H. 8. ' , oyster. Rector of .UI &tuts, Hastings. CLAPTON 808 EXISON—CHURCH ILL — Febre ary at. !rim bledon, by the Bev. H. W. Haygarth, E. Clayton. HAL fit. Thomais.street, flouthwaric, to Mary, the blest and, at the same time. ideut..Colonel Robertson, C. 8., Mita , * Train, to Louisa. the youngest daughter of J. Churchill, I.!. of Oaktiekl. Wimbledon-park, MCKAY—LI. MSDEN.—Yehruary It, at St. James's. Hull, t t.. irc. Rev. J. Elam. J. H. McKay, La., of Alderley Edge, Ch to Jane, daughter of 3. Luniden, Esq., of Hull. DEATHS. GlNGHAM.—February 10, Mr. G. Bingham, of Condultstmt• lit .—February 10, at Hornell, Surrey. C. Boris. 1.44.. DO 9, at Camden-road villas, Mr. J. ilt.l. l e. eged 80. OLADSTONL—Februm 12, at Upper Brook-street, Houoria, wife of Captain Gladstone, RN., M.l'. HABLAND.—Feliroary u, at BMus Hall, near Ripon, )17 Harland, aged 67. JOYS.—February 10, Mr. R. Joys, of tho Stiu n p.ottim, Mati• eheeter. aged 47. MCRORIE. • February 7, at South Lambeth , Mr. H 11 ugh ,10n.. in his 60th year, a native of Maybole, Ayrshire, N. 11., tr 4 Yor ° resident in London. SUM MKES.—Febritary It, suddenly, aged 67. Elisabeth, tlx beloved °t T. 8 . B,o"aeril, Eau., of Oreenhlthe, Kent. Printed sad Pabsd by WILLIAM Lan $ALra, ot No S. Lambardetreet, l■ tee City of Louden, Mates. at t l " 0.01, in Lambent-street. In the Precinct of Weltetrlera -• FRIDAY, FICIKITAIT 14. lea