The Express. — London, England, 1861-02-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT 110 U 8E OF CO3l MONN.—Wi : N O'DAY, FEL 27. yederelity's Erpieso.) K.lTF>t .VMOLMON BILL. Mr. PACKE seceinlvd the .innlidninnt. He denied that ri•lnniary exotributioa , ',al be r fair eabetilate for ehlirrb ultra. It wa r 4 absurd to may that the repair of the to on .a•.l to ilepena on voluntary auluerip ri..... M.my kiwi,. had goo, t•• ruin tor want I.f hula• to re.t. th-nt. . . tt ',wrested, as a remedy to the preeent state thin.... that sr ionucb 144 now a ii.ati covid only be sakes into the Iteekshistical Court if he rrfused to pay, that in lit to lie sufßcient to exempt him. an d he should sot .ftei wards ivy any rate, or vote as to the disposition of the we... or for churchwardens. (Hear. bear.) This was nearly in accordance with the recornmen .LLon of the valuate* of the house. end he thought i t more literal than the tall of the hon. baronet. In, !.% N('ELIA )1i of the EXCfIEQUER said that he L. i limit in the speech of the hon. gentleman awl la those .4 oth-r 4on. members during the Friend documioe ef a throning character. namely. that ..o both sides .4 the house there WWI a growing peou'axe.ti it would be for 'he credit of the house and the Innalet ere that they should brut •; this nuttier to an end. (Hear, bea, Veaterility a to NI urn WAX moved for, wleela that during the last 20 years there hail been •20 bills for the abelitios of rhumb setae introduced into that bowie. and rejected. It °mainly was not iliesinible that iu the year Innl a return should be called for upon the same subject, and again pre sented to the house, showing a i eggely auceunt of empty eionaeopmeces and ill ioiii• shipwrecked like these. (Hear, bear.) While be gladly acknowledged the fair &PIM of the speech uwde he the 1100. baronet, he must refuse to vote for the secotel re:elite; of the bill, bemuse h.• did not think it emil.l be made the heal of a settlement of thia eex,d reiteitios.. Ile sr.is Lot willing to entrust the feline .4 air chant,. s, whi••ls to this hour were •mon4 the chief glories ef the country to the voluntary aystsmi. If he wi iokel 1,... I.e wuo6l le!e4v...A. In proree.l 111 this toss", isilinitt..l that the.-" +oho t of 0.11,111.a...fa should show that they mailed and however inr.perfet their amu s e...tees might be, however difficult it might 1.. to ifeliato the promo, the, were lowed to say that at least in their owe view they were cot miss idle words. lie rem.' only soy, withoat sutering into details, that be ow no 41.• late TrAleel win flier xho:Ild DOA moored in sonic sit••lo manlier as this. They should begin by fairly accepting the power ..f the vestry to abeloh the rate. which up to th.. tone they bad sever ceuverted into a right, be tsum far a. law and legal diet., were renewed, though the a tetra mielit refuse to make a rem the obligation 4. auppert the church still 'aided. They ought to convert that ismer of the parish into • right ; they should noble the with be its owe delibente nil oedema in to pees as it were into • new elate, of which Dew stale the eharac t. none steed.' ho then/mere—or, as the lion. hayseed would peeler nithug it, the abolities-of the preeut law id church rate. .11. mg with that he troubles firmly maintain the right of the lavish to tat itself where the will of the parish was le veutinue the old custom. Thee they theidd &era sheer pariahs. is wl el, the old church rate h.ol tepee.) by the vote I o f th e I ., e i a h— aa was on. sug4o..!. d I.l' the hon. member he 4 11.lbala- the power to form a Aur•sh vestry. which a1.0.a1.1 take the place of the old vestry end should still esercee the p wee of sell taxation. It appeared te hiss II ..t on • Wei. of that kind sate eittlemetit of this pigsties 0..,:ht 1 • armed at. Ile did not propose the exemption of rs simply because they were told domain wen unwillio; to accept IPX•01t011. If on them tenet., Of lams like them it was inipoesi for them to come to ea seer meat. lie owl.' may oy that he dee ply regretted It t • sad if such an agreement meld not lie msee he had no option bat simply to record hie vote as he had recorded it teems. In that suss they had little before them but the prospect of slm.et 'oiler and hopeless &Menem. The cause of the has. baronet bad sot matte much progress in that hone during the last year. There wen an oppositi o n to hies which was in itself string, just X• the support which he re...nivel was also strong. Hut they bad sot that house alone X, sisal with. They must ask themselves whence this wa. • usse is which they had a right to expect tbe ea sect of the House of lewd,. New, • gentleman dides. (feistiest in the menace of the house, in • valuable contribu tion to our oinstitutioeal literature. had pointed out that in substanee and for certain purpeere they could sot deny to the Ilene of leads nosy of the elements of • Formes- Wive charm-IA r. It wee representative at any rate of one elan be meant especially of that class whi h was interested is the lamb Well, the House of Lenle had thought fit ham year to year, again and again, to nee t bills going up from U.,. house for the purpose of elemptieg the land from the burden of church isles, thus refusiug to easier on thenisrlees that miermass pecuniary bone which was prm posed to he confined apes them by the Oleollieo salueli sr.eat of the has. baronet and biz • (lainghter.) He thought the emery would fee7 P t= taking that comes the House of Lords was aot Interfering with the privileges of parliameut, but was °mislay ine a %trees, sad probably an impregnable coaitioo. (Hear, Isar.) No use would rejoini more than he should if a satisfactowy settlement of this enemies could be come to ' but it wa s his b oun d en duty to record his rote &Pilot the mond reeding of this bill. lir. BRIGHT observed that an Mr. Gladstone propneed virtually to abolish church rates, he should begin by voting fur the bill. He denied that the evils which Mr. Glad. arose snpreed likely to Memos if this bill passed would happen, or what a dmilnege would it argue is the ties towards the established church ! What did tC ra el l it seinen object to ? They felt that this was • strut* for aupreniacy, a supreruecy asserted ea the part of • great establislbinent which was as much political es religious. Mr. Bright denounced the practice of the ale of livings in the church, enlivening the delete by *erne details urea the subject. Ile saw not long ego an advernerneet in • very iefluential paper of a patron wishing very much to find • gentleman not less than eft years of age to whom be could give • living. (Laughter.) He was called a ills intereeted patron, but they knew perfectly well how disin terested be was. The other day, in the parish of fit. Luke's. there appeared this &prod : "To ell swim are interested in the eluirch, this speed is node by the parishioners of Eit. Lake under the following circumstance : On the 27th of this month the next premetation to the above parish is to , .old by suction, unless previously purchased by private retract. The parishiosers are most anxious to snare a faithful whinier, and to prevent a tractartan pereNtidift the living, especially at the present time." He did sot know that there was anything particularly offensive in tractariatia, but they did not seem to be liked, awl the parishioners of St. • Luke's appealed to the public to buy this using, which was ring to be sold under the harmer, in order to secure • Christian parish and congregati on f rom ; the calamity of having a cantor thrust Opel& them by a privatepatron whom the parishioners might condoles. A few weeks ago greet attention was called to the ease of a sale of a church living, which would be amusing if it were not absolutely shrieking. There was a place in the neighbourhood of Dies, in Norfolk, called tiiielfanger. His right to the nest presentation we. sold at Garraway's Coffeehouse by Mr. Clark, of the firm of Farebrother, Clark. and lave. The auctioneer read the uotke, which stated that the property was to he sold subject to the life of the present incumbent ; that them wee a residence, coetainum so many beileon.., and so many actin of glebe land; and that the age of the. loeunibent was stated in a document possession of the venilne—(laughter;--obtained in the year 1816, in which hie age was there stated to be 45 ; that the incumhent informed him that be was born on an Easier day which occurred about 1770 —(lasighter)— on reference to an old heyer• hook kep• in the chereb—it was the auctioneer who was making this statement—be fomul that Eaeter a l a y ee • caned ea the day nientionert in 1771, end did not occur again till 1773, nor again till 1710, and therefore there was ho doubt that be was torn on the 13th March, 1771. Thee he anted that the population of the pariah was Sip, that the duty was neweio; avid afternoon, and the income was from :AOC to 141 W. a year. Ile ad del I was much struck when I law Mr. Morris vesterday"—the auctioneer had bees to ethelfanger to me Mr. Xenia, the ineasibent. " bee question he pat to nits was, • I suppose yim have OMNI &WO to see when I am going to .lie! Then have been gentlemen for the lam four ut Ave years v;.iting me—(loud Iseghter)—about Mery five ar six weeks —(resewel lauchtera— and, at last. all I did wee to show my some at the top of the stain." 1 mist " I have mine down for Do such purpose ; it is so part of my duty to say when you snip gesog to die ; but, of reams, having regard to your age. which is en mneh above the otahlary age of man, yon cannot aspect to live Yam lova. (Laughter.) Thee further, the auctioneer • address. inghi I coogregation, anti, " I have sot mid sword whether nm will have preeemios tomorrow car in the nest ten years. I can only my that the incumbent is of the 141,•Deell age of ninety. and you tiny calculate the day it will fall is." Then there was seine bidding —list zonoc, then 5..71.101., sod then the auctioneer told them it was • charming egrindbiral dotri.t, inhabited by tenant fanners of great respectability, that time tithes were (wily collected. The Mather row to 2,600 e, aid be then said if any one was desirous of putting a 000 into the church this was so opportunity that was aot likely to occur again. That rained the biddies' to 2,11001., sad the auctioneer then used the leaguer of reproach, an said the property was to he eierifieed ; bat the property wee ultimately sohd for oeenne. and the name of tbe purchaser did not transpire. Now, as he bad said, that would be very musts( if it win net shocking. There might be ibises hawen that created dietnrhanee swag the Deacceformise oaken of England and Wales. Nobody dais= human infirmity end passion were the same erarywheee ; but he would undertake lousy that so such thing as that be had described could be pointed oat as having taken place ~ruoir;st the nescoeformists. Hoe, gentlemen opposite, if they ' , odd remedy sneh as abuse as that Mrs stroke of the pen, would he glad to do it—dhear• heart—hut wheel they considered that the mescoeferrniste of England had been Imre& up with different tradition,. lie must may they wen been to take that iota comileration when they nand rases to oration is any ease any support to a re lions and political sitabliehmest which permitted wash ocesireera e s aa that which_ Ira had just related. Ailvertiou in w -7 ' Peeeye - eied ReTime,* g• mesa thall they were the repiseeetelives ef may I. tL. chunk Who pissed seder the articles end weeds that (-harsh ; sod dm a divided ri ei ought set to imp». •• impost •• • hedy of the* fellow4oiestrywea wird to the osteasible raeseliers of that chafe aunthen. Mr. I itsItAELI said that d tide bill was carried, its ant Wert would be to deprive pariah... 4 the power of self .legie latioraaltep a hirh creed oot to be favoured by the prof/wove of popular • pia The taw ea it stood was foaadial co the sie aiming fesility fer reloeue warship to the peopled this country ; but it was declared to ha a grievance to the dissenters. Now a dissenter was not an alien, but as Englishman with all his feelings and rights, sail it was his dutr to yield to that niapuitt to which it was apart of our eavaiitatnetal sestem to defer. as it was hie right to take advantage of that majority when ho belonged to it. If the dissenter had a grievance On this matter, had not every effort been made ;owl messures brought forward to re lieva him from that gra% Knee by exempting him front the pa j • meat of the church rates? He viuilicatial himself (nun the mputation of havingroade this aparty question; and be was only influenced by a desire to rescind the resolution to which the house had come with rrgard to the abolition of church rate.. w hich was necemary before any attempt could Is• made at au lol—pate adjustment .4 ibis qty.stam. .tlthottch !sit .1. Tttlawur hod repudiated any intention of danuy.;ing the yetablisLy . .l churc h, yet 31r. !bight had avowed that this measure was directed against the church as an estali lislinient. It was true that there is, a great mail signifb MIA di:forme, between the church 14 England and thoae mere episcopal associations in Amenea whieli Mr. Bright had ikscriCod—a difference which it WA/ reeolval to niantoin. Loral J. RC:t4ELT, said that in considering this question they were bound to look at the state .4 the church of Eng bina, and to are how best its interviste could be maintained. The vexed question of tithe had loon settled hy parliameut. to I the revenue derived from it leoll horn le eeelully applied to the pnrposes .4 the church. Other gliegiona of church property hal been satisfactorily strangest, and to the bene fit of the church. The lancet matter in dispute was vitally capable .4 settlemeat. The question was not ono of attract tight, but of the advantage of the choir. h. He slid not think that the exemption of dissenters would be a settlement of this oiliest ion. By meeting to that plan you ported with the gnu. ciple of • national chureh ; while the difficulty of car. ruing it into operation would he insuperable. He was rather surprised to hear that a diffienhy would be found in country mashes in getting voluntary cosittibutious, because he hum that in them p,rishes the inhabitants were almost all church men. A ...mat number of parishes in almost all large towns had entirely freed themselves from church rates, set the chore-hes in them had been kept up, and repaired and n,tored when necessary. He believed that the landowners would he willing in many instances to give lend or rent chars:vs suffhient to provide a sum for the repair of parish Aunties. (Hear, hear.) 11.- al., conceived that the ' , dun. tory contributions from the landowners and farmers of the dilfereut perished would iD these days amount to • very large sum for the repairs of the church. (Hear, bear.) There had happily been • great revival of late years of the spirit to support the church establishment in this country, and no perm could travel throughout the country without among new parish churches which had been built, not by contributions derived from the Ecclesiastical C.1111111i118 . 100, but by the voluntary offerings of lauslowuers—(beer) --who were glad iu that ler, to promote the comfort and the religion of their neighbour., and who had shown their feeling and piety by those endowments. (Haar, hear.) He could not believe, therefore, that if the vitnow. • year was taken away our parish churches would fall into decay, or that they would not be kept up in all their grace and beauty. if that were so, then it would be a grcat advantage for throe who were friendly to the church to promote the object of getting rid of the present source of difference between the church and dissenters. He did not believe that any man in the House of Commons fur the sett B) years would venture to make any =tioa touching the church revenue origin from tithes led property ; but how was it with regard to church rates ? Did any num expect that supposing a majority of the home rejected the bill of his hon. friend the agitation would be at an end' (Hear, hear.) Would the friends of the church treat that defeat as a pleasant prospect to look forward to' He knew very well what a dimentingagitation (Laughter,and cries of "hear, hear.") He MUM• loved that the dissenters combined to put an end to the dave trade, and also to put down slavery % and be recollected the number of papers they seat round to every friend is the house and the country, with the view of accomplishing those worthy objects. They would use the same machinery on this question, and bring it to bear at every general election and on every hustings, and he believed the agi tation would last until the church rates were finally abolished. Would that agitation be for the advantage of the church ? (Hear, hear.) Would any man, looking only to the interest of the church, to affirm that • long agitation —a coldest lasting, say, for five or ten years—would be a thing from which the church could derive any advantage! (Hear, hear.) The right boo. ;oedemas said that books had in times past been written unfriendly to the establishment, but that they were sow unread and their authors had fallen into oblivion, while the church remained, as it probably would remain atm aces who were taking part in the prevent agitation bed dleappeared. He (the mode Iced) quite believed that that would be the case ; but be did not believe that the ex igence of the estabbalimeut at all depended upon the cen times's' of these church rates. (Hear. bear.) On the con. burn he thought that the sooner they were abolished the Ircsad the better would its foundations become. AL POLEmid that after the speech of the noble lord, so ailment from the speeches which the house had heard from him on other occasion—(foal char.?—and after the strangely illogial and inconescutive arguments which the noble lord ha just put forward, he (the right hon. gentle ' man) @Medd like to say • few words before they went to • division. The noble lord mid that the existence and pros. perky of the church of England did not depend upon church rates. He (Mr. Walpole) said the same. (Ministerial cheers.) The noble lord pointed out other great questions which had been made the subject of a parliamentary settlement. Tithes, church estates, and the church car in Ireland, had all been subjects of dispute, and had all been arranged by the legislature. But did the noble lord wish the ham to infer that he wished the present question to be dealt with in the same DM' Tier? If he did, in which of the came be bad named had the church ever been called upon to abandon the whole of her claims as the bads of the settlement! (Cheers.) In every one of them the church had oely been asked to consent to what was considered • Tameable settlement of the quetion ; but the noble lord Dow &eked the house to abolish church rates altogether by way of arriving at • rm., amble settlement. (Chem.) He (the right kon. gently man) maintained that there were still means remaining for a fair compromise ; and he prote test against the conduct of the goverament in neglecting to do what was their dut7, and then saving that the ease was hopeless. It was said that they were now entering upon • new phase of the con troversy That was true. Hitherto it had always been considered that when a grievance was acknowledged, if • remedy adequate and complete were offered there was au end of the matter. Is ibis me it was admitted that there was a grievance ; but the remedy which was held out was ample and sufficient. It was admitted that the grievance was but a trivial me. Even the hon. mem ber for Birmingham (lir. Bright) said it was only a matter of 2d. in the poulad. (Hear, hear.) But those who were clamouring for its redness would not allow it to be removed because they wished to keep it alive for certain ulterior objecta which they had in view. (Cheers.) They would not allow the thing they complained of to be got rid of, became what they were really aiming at, as the hoe. member fur Birmingham bad that day distinctly stated, was nothing less than the severance of church and state, and the appmpriation of the church revenues to other put. pose& (Loud cheers.) Was it right, then, that the govern meet, whose duty it was to uphold the institution. of the country, and to provide a remedy fur admitted grievances— was it right that they should allow one of those institutioes to be imperilled because they would not take the trouble to apply the remedy which they would soon be able to Sod if they were tidy in earnest? The 'simple gumption for the home was, whether they would give up the existing provision for public worship which the noble lord bad always till now said was bound up with the maintenance of the union between church and state, —whether they would give it up without providing • sub stitute? (Cheers.) It was true the noble lord bad referred to voluntary institutions as a substitute. Nobody admired voluntary contributions more than he (Mr. Walpole) ; but were there no other pure ens for which they were wanted, and to which they were already applied? Voluntary con tributioes were admirable things to meet any special emer. gamy ; hut they were not, and could not, be • proper sub stitute for a provision of a pernument character ; and the only effect of passing the bill would be to divert pro Mato voluntary contributions for other objects from which they could ill be spored. (Hear, bear.) If the agitation must, as the noble lord intimated, continue, the blame must rest on those who would not accept an adequate remedy for the grievance of which they complained, but who kept up the coolest in the hope that for the 'ventage ground which they thought they should obtain they might he able with more effect to assail one of the institutions of the country. Kir J. TRELAWNY replied, and The home divided : For the second reading Against it This result was received with loud cheers below the gan Z a ldi was then read a second time, and the committee was fixed for Wednesday sent. Mr. NEWDEGATE gave notice that he should move an instrut.tiou to the effect (as was understood) that the church rate should be charged upon the county rate, and that the occupier should be empowered in every case to de. duct the amount from his rent. LAW OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES BILL. Lis bill gamed thromil committee. NEW BILLS. Leave wee glves to kiwi is the following bills : 4-* the mots* of If r. DOODY Stuart, Bill to consolidate and amend the .w relating to costs in actions in the superior court. of common law. On the motion of Mr. Cut•l, Bat to relieve certain trusts on the Hnitheal•rosl from debts; Bill to amend the LJeal Govern:mut Act. On the motion of NT. BLACESURN, Bill to amend the Valuattoo (Scotland) Act, lith and lath Viet., e. 91. thi the motion of Sir. Dentin, Bill to amend an act of the twentieth and twenty-first yearn of her blejesty, for the abatement of the nuisance arising from the smoke of fur naces in Scotland. _ _ _ EXCHEQUER BILLS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he should to-night postpone the Consolidation Fond Bill till Motolas, when he should move his resolutions osa the subject of Exchequer Balls. The house ruse at a quarter to six. The uumber of patients treated at the Samaritan Free Neonatal for WIXOM and Children, Edward street, Fortnianaquare, daring the week ending Feb. 23, was 1,004, of whisk 210 wan now canon MISTING (PY THR LOW ER HOUK& fitreRTAN7lBll It ITALY. R oe , eases WorwriwriwriL Preeeated the fol. lowing petition, signed by a `teat number of the members of U.. Lower House : the underalgwal members .4 the Lower House of l'onvoention id the l'nwinee t'anterbury, respectfully in vite tie Littention of the Upper Hons. to the opportunity now afforded by Divine Provideuve fur the advancement of true religion in Italy. "We termini with thankfulness the facilities offered at the present time fir the difinsiou of the Holy Scriptures in th..t . - "nary. and we rejoice to learn that mato, Italians have shown a desire to procure copies of the English Book of Common Prayer in their own tone e, and have expressed their approval of it. "We &reef opinion that the church of England ought not to rtmuin passive and silent at so impixtent a juncture, and we euniestly pray that she may be enabled by the Divine Mewing to avail herself of those means which are now vouchsafed to her of promoting the cause of Christian truth and unity in a country to which she herself was indebted in the sixth century for many spiritual !metals. " We theref,;re humbly submit to the consideration of your grace and your lordships, whether it might not be ex pedient Hat a committee of this convocation should be ap pointed, with ivatrurtioua to prepare the draft of a letter from the bishops and clergy of this province. representing to the clergy and laity of Italy the blessings, spiiitual and tem poral,which, under God's Providence, this church and realm have continued to derive for three centuries from the English reformation, preserving as it did the holy scrip tures, the sacraments, and the creeds of the Chriatian church, and the three orders of the Christian nindatry,while it purified them from noveltits, errors, and corruptions. ' We would also suggest that such a communication from this synod might convey to the clergy and people of Italy the assurance of our hearty sympathy and co.opemtion in all the efforts that they may make to fellow the example of England in reforming herself, and to maintain those scrip tural soil catholic truths and ordinances which they have inherited from primitive antiquity, and to clear them from those abuses by which in the course of ages they have been marred and blemished. " We therefore humbly pray your grace and lonlships to give the requisite directions for the appointment of a com mittee for the purpose of framing the draft of such a letter, to be submitted to this convocation for consideration at 110010 early opportunity.• ACC/AMON OF THE QUEEN. The Rev. Mr. Scrotum gave notice of an address to his Grace tberresident and the Bishops of the Upper House, praying their lordships to consider in what way the 2Dth of JUDE, on which her Majesty commenced her happy reign, and for which special prayer is provided in the Prayer Book, may be most speedily and effectually restored to its observance as a national holiday. Tito rev. gentleman said be had submitted this u a notice, but knowing the diffi culty of dueling with a motion upou the subject, he laid it upon the table in the turns of a gravamen to the Upper House. THE F:v.PRESS, THURSDA Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 2S, 1861. TIM TIMM-NINTH CANON. The PRemocuron communicated a meessge from the bishops insitiog the coocurreiice of the Lower House with their lordahips in the alterations they had agreed to in the ZJth moo. The Rev. Mr. JOYCE proposed that certain terms in the licence be referred to • committee, which motion, after • long discussion, was carried. The further consideration of the question having been adjourned the sitting was suspended. YOUNG YENS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this society was held on Tuesday evening at Exeter Hall ; the Earl of SHAFTVIBMIT wi the chair. Prayers having been offered up, Mr. Bhipton read the report, which stated that the receipts of the put year bad amounted to 3,2831., and the expenditure bad bees 3,602/., leaving a balance of 3191. against the amoirlathoe, which, added to the debit balance of 157/. on the is; January, IsGO, showed a total liability of 4761. on the 81st December last. The committee, however, thought it was not advisable to seek for vocal donations, by means of which the excess of their expenditure might be adjusted, until they had stated their position. The past year bed been in every sense a satisfactory one as regarded the direct sources of income. The donations had amounted to 454 f. ; free subscriptions, 629/. ; subscriptions to library and reading rooms, 6921. Some equiva lent addition was necessary to susMie the ordinary outgoiop of the association, and if it was to carry on its labours with becoming efficiency 500/. per annum would be neeeseary. The committee had the pleasure to anonooce that Menus. J. and R. Morley, and Messrs. Copestake, Moore, and Co.„ bad each eoesented to double their previoussubscrip time, and to give 501. per Amount to the association. Two. thirds of the free subscriptions during the past year had been given by the committee. There was much to encourage them in the increasing eympathy of some of the best and noblest members of the church, and in the general end growing disposition on the part of young men to and to improve the various agencies of the assinist7:7l ". "he committee had to report the unprecedented addition, during the year, of 453 members ; they had also to r 4 the 'ostentation of all branches of the association save near, their vigorous growth, and their widely extending usefulness. New brunches bad been formed during the year at Oamdentown end at St. John's wood, and one for the outlying district of Hammersmith. The Hackney branch had been disbanded, chiefly from the fact that the agencies of the churches of the district were so efficient as to render such smothery service almost needless. They bad also to repast the us creasing usefulness of the various Bible chases, devotional meetings, &c., at AI attest. Of these they would merely present the simple fact, that during the year 115 young men had been added to the mums working on the central district, and that 51 had been bmfight in connexion with the labours of the committee to profess them. selves disciples and lovers of Cod. Mr. Corderoy moved the first resolution :—" That the report now read be adopted. That this meeting gratefully re cognises the Liming+ with which the Young Men's Christian Association has been crowned, and its claims on the consideration andsupport of all who are interested in the spread of evangelical religion, and in the character and well being of the com meraial community, and earemtly commode these claim. to the more pluml attention of the beads of mercantile houses and of the Christian public." The Rev. T. Jones seconded the motion. The motion for the adop tion of the report having been carried the meeting was ad di eased by the Rev. J. Richardson, M.A., the Rev. James Spence. D.D., the Rev. John /lemming, D.D., the Rev. Richard Roberts, the Rev. Morley Amebae, and others. The Earl of Shaftesbury also delivered a brief address, and the meeting separated after passing a vote of thanks to the committee of the emaciation and to the chairman. BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY (LIMITED). --- The fourth ordinary general meeting of shareholders was held yesterday. at the Clarendon-rooms, Liverpool ; Sir J. Carmk.. in the chair. The report stated that the gross income of the twelve months amount, to nearly 911.0001., against 74,0001. in 1859, 73,0001. in 1858, and 71,2001. in 1857, the year when the two companies were amalgamated. This large increase is not derived from env one particular source. but partly from the extensions of 1850, and from a general growing use of the telegraph by the public, which in the opinion of the directors must aecessarily continue. The traffic on the lines erected in 1860, only now coming into use, will soon be satisfactorily developed. There is, however, a coesider•ble addition to some of the items on the debit side of the amount. In engineering staff, mate rials, and maintenance of lines and instruments, there is an increase of above 5,0001. This ernes from the greatly extended length of lines, sod from many lines, among them first constructed, having been nearly renewed by new poles Red improved in sulators, which may be kept in good order at moderate cost, for years to come. There has ales been a large per center deducted from instruments, apparatus, &c., and placed to the debit of the same anrouut. In the iximmercial depart ment a considerable saving has been effected by the more general use of the Bell system, whereby the expense of a reader or clerk is saved at many instruments, and it has been sufficient to counterbalance the natural increase seising from the opening of many additional stations, and thus to keep the aggregate amount of the charges iu this depart ment the same as those of last year. Under the head of mute and taxes there appears a large increase, arising from the rents of additional stations, and from the deductions made in the valuation of leasehold property which have also gone to the debit or this account. The cost of repairs of stations and offices is also higher, owing to the addition to this account of ten per cent., which km been de ducted from the valuation of fittings mid furniture. The net increase, compared with 1859, amounts to 6,600 f., and after paying the 7 per cent. preference dividend, the in terest on the debentures, and • dividend at the rate of 5 I p er cent, per annum for the last half•yeer on the ordinary stock, leaves 2,0001. to be carried over. Further extensions have been in progress during the year, and are just completed, adding 329 miles of line, with 1,009 miles of wire, to the company's system. The following new stations have been opened in connexion with the foregoing : Edinburgh, Leith, Dundee, Allan, Perth, Bonnie and Avonbridge. in Scotland; and Downp•trick, Mocasterevan, Timm, Fid. down, and Maryborough, in Ireland. The report and ac , counts were adopted. Some questions as to elm additional longtime( line constructed having been oinked by Mr. Sy moods, and answered by the Secretary (Mr. E. S. Bright), a dieeterien took pleas upon the question of the numbers composing the direction, and ultimately a resolution pro- posed by Kr. Manly for the appointment of a committee to inquire into mad report upon the best method of managing the eeeepeny'e a ff airs in future with a due regard to unity and economy was adopted. The retiring directors were re elected, end the enlaces, Meows. Delve and Bewly, were also reappointed. The reform in the passport system continues to mate progress in Prussia, the Chaasher of Deputies has had ■ proposition brought before it, to hare the position of foreigners in the country regulated by law, with a complete suppression of purports. Several journals state that the prelate selected as the Preceptor of the Prince Imperial is Mgr. Landriot, Bishop of La Reeled* but now Archbishop of MUSIO. --o-- THE MUSICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. This society gave the first orchestral concert of this (their third) season, at St..famee's-hall, last evening. From the annual report of their proceedings, just issued, it appears that this body numb e r s no leas than sixteen hundred fellows, associates, lady asalciates, and nominated subscribers. It is consequently intimated that no more members or subscribers can be admitted this year, and that names of candidates for 1862 should be sent to the hono rary speretaff, who will register them in the order of their reception. These circumstances, together with a favourable financial statement, evince the flourishing condition of the society ; and the mine conclusion may be drawn from the cromfed state of the ball last evening. The concert was a very excellent one, but was not distill• guisbed by any remarkable feature of novelty. On this head the society's views, it would seem, h ave un d ergone some change since they commenced their operations. They bare learned to be cautious in the introduction of new and untried work, and the result of longer experience will only be an increase of this kind of caution. The character of the concert will at noes be seen from its programme, which was as follows : PART I. Overture (Ruy Bias' Scene "Lem throbbing heart," Kr. Wein (Enryanthe, Concerto, Violin, Mono. Henri Vienderage Beethoven. " Lb veteran adorata " Motut. Rondo. ab non sal quid peon Ma " Madame Lemmetia itherrington. Overture The Tempest, raw IL Symphony In D minor , Duo. "'-Jeri, me Lut in tra m tioular del agile" (La Darn Ladra'. Madame Lemmess fasr rhixtonand Mr. Wetis Overture I.e Philtre) With the exception of Benerlkd's overture to The Tempest (a beautiful and imaginative ealeposition) there is nothing in this programme that is ant familiar to the musical public ; and this overture, too, is by no means un known. The interest of the concert was thus derived, not from any novelty, but from the sterling quality of the music and the excellence of the performance. The orchestra of this society is indeed magnificent; of great numerical strength, having no less than 32 violins, and the other in struments in proportion. It is not too large for the spacious hall, and it is composed of the best performers that London can produce. We need scarcely say, therefore, that the execution of the orchestral pieces, under the admirable di rection of Mr. Alfred Mellon, was perfect. Beethoven's violin concerto—his single work of this class, and the most beautiful work of its class that exists—was played by Vieuxtemps in a manner which drew thunders of applause from every part of the ball. The vocal portion of the con cert was interesting, especially Mozart's scene, which was song by Madame Sherrington with extraordinary brilliancy, and vehemently applauded. Weber's scene from Euryalithe is better suited to the stage than the concert-room • but it is a superb piece of dramatic music, and every jus tice was doss to it by Mr. Waist SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BIRMINGHAM GRAND STEEPLICHAf3EI3. WIDNmDAT. Tex BOLDMIZI PLATT of 5 son. each, with 30 added ; winners to carry 71b extra. Two miles and a half. Mr. G. Stevens. Pill Pat, by the Hero. get sib...Owner) I Mr. HarnettaSunliema, set 71b In. 711, extra, (G. Holman) I Mr. Groves's St. Mark, lOst 71b (Nightingall) 31 Mr. Wood's Deception, tat 61b ;A. Radler) 0 TSB THISTRIN STONZ HYLIPLOcHARZ of ti soya each, with 50 added ; 13st each ; winners extra. To be ridden by guildsmen, farmers, or SOW of farmers. Three miles. (15 subs.) Mr. D. 11111's the Recorder, by Ramodar, 134, (Mr. M e tvsrleyl 1 Mr. Barley's Casmon Mali. llst (Mr. Corbourn Mr. Davison, jam's. lain. list (Owner S Mr. Hilton's This HlPArqmetad,, (Capt. Bond 0 Mr. Percivars Red Zaziallnt (Owner 0 Mr. Watson's His Bcn, 13st (Mr. il J . 1 &=. 0 ° Mr. Willlams's Heppo, 13st • Mr. Richardson's The General, IM9 (Mr. Tilley 0 Mr. Robbins's Jacques, 13st (Owner) 0 THZ BIRMINGMAM GRAND APICAL eissetaciusx of 10 son. earth, 3 ft, with 100 added. The mosnal to save his Make. A inane, extra. About three mile. Ed • ball. Mr. Thomas's Doubtful, by Heron, get 10lb ..(91.Malmn ) Mr. waiter's Heads or Tails, Net Sib Mr. Lucy's Unknown, 9st 31b Orr an nlits) Mr. Harpers Wee Neil, int 710 WAN) Mr. Dolby's Evelyn. Alt 1 0 . IIT 9 ZI Mr. Harris RhYlecla Hsi Mr. J Mason's Goldsmith, UM (M. Edwards Mr. Land's Brine. Net 71b (Niebtlerall Tax SCURRY HANDICAP EITIMPLOCHAIIR of 3 son. each, with 9D added ; winners extra. Two sailer. (1T subs,) Mr. Byra's Tom, WA 101 b (Eendall) Mr. Wyatt's Bantam, Alt 710 (O. Holman, Mr. Raker's Comeavay, 9st (G. Stevens, Mr. T. Howard's Balsarine. Mt 101 b flalgtitingall) Mr. Franks's Border Chief, get alb (Whlttlatiani) Mr. Wright's b na by Cotherstone, Mt (Edmonds) LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. THE LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 2 apt The French lot (t) 7 to 1 Franc Picard (t to 1001.) Bto 1 Emperor (t) 10 to 1 Anatis (t) 10 to 1 Jealousy it) 20 to 1 Xanthus M to 1 Redwing t) 30 to 1 Doubtful (t) THE NATIONAL HUNT tilwurrtecuour, MARKET RAE soliouGn.—We are requested to state that the added money to this race will be 300 sore., and that Lord Stamford has consented to allow his name to be added to the list of stewards. The entries close oo Friday next. THE PALLING IN OP A RAILWAY TUNNEL, NEAR SHEFFIELD. On Tuesday afternoon an inquest was opened before Henry Webster, deputy coroner, on the bodies of the six men who lost their lives by the falling in of the railway tunnel connecting the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire with the Midland Railway at Sheffield. The whole of the bodies have been recovered. Their names are William Booth, Thomas Booth, Henry Booth, Samuel Lawton, James Maley, and Johu Harriman. The jury having viewed the bodies, and they having been identified, Thomas Wright maid— I live in Sheffield sod am a labourer. I knew Samuel Lawton, one of the deceased. He was a labourer, and was about 51 years of age. I was present when the accident occurred at the tunnel on Monday morning. It fell in a little before ten o'clock. I was one of the workmen there, and was on the ground at the time lof the ambient. I was the only one who escaped unhurt. I only saw one of the men swallowed up. I was running round to see the wall go down, and they all went down together directly. They got off where they were working on to the tunnel. They were working between the stables and the tunnel. I knew all the men, and have seen all their bodies downstairs. They ran upon the tunnel because they thought the stable wall was giving way, and that was what made nie go round to look. The tunnel and pert of the wall gave way, and both fell at the same time. I saw all the men but Henry and Thomas Booth dug out of the ruins. They were all dead. The first alarm I heard was the men calling out that the stable wall was giving way. I heard the timber crack that propped the stable wall up. That part of the wall had not been down before, but the other end had. It was propped up to prevent its falling, I suppose. A fortnight since last Saturday another part of the stable wall gave way. John Eaton—l am a stonemason. On Monday morning I waist work walling near the tunnel which has fallen in. I was working for Mr. Reynolds, at the stables which are in course of erection. I was on the wall which is being built to support the railway tunnel arch. While at work I heard a noise and a crash. I turned round, nod the hank was falling in, and the men were shuttering in under it. I had seen the men a minute before, and had spoken to them. All the men fell in but one, Thomas Wright, who stepped on the wall where I was. 1 knew Mal and Lawton. I have sees all the bodies downstairs. They were all working for Mr. Reynolds on Month) , morning. Three of them only began working that morning for Mr. Reynolds. The side of the stable has fallen. It fell into the building, and not towards the tunnel. The wall of the tunnel did not fall in, but the arch fell in nod took the soil and everything with it. Part of the stable wall fell with the tunnel, and part after. lir. John Sykes-Sam II surgeon. and reside in the Wicker. I have seen the bodies of the deceased, and examined them. Some of them died from asphi xis (suffocation), and some, I think, from fractures of the skull and different parts. Only two, as far as I have been able to uncer tain, died from fractures. I was present when the last body was dug out. I believe it was one of the Booths. The last body wss found in the upper broken part of the tunnel. The first I saw of the body was the bouts, which were just apparent. The °Droner and jury then viewed the place of the accident, and the inquest was adjourned till nine o'clock on Widnes. day, the6th of March. THE FIRE AND Lon OP TWO LIVES IN SHORE nrrrH.—Yesterday Mr. John Humphreys the coroner fo East Middlesex, resumed, at the Black Home Tavern Kingsland-road, the adjourned inquest on the bodies of Emma and William %aeons, who perished in • fire that took place in the house of their parents, No. 210, High. street, Shoreditch, on the 14th of February. Inspectors Baddeley and Gordon attended to watch the else on behalf of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. Some further evidence was taken, and the Coroner mid that it appeared quite evident, from the evidence that had Weft adduced, and also from what sonic of the jurors had wit named, that the police and earspemen had done all they possibly could upon the occasion. The jury returned a verdict that the two children met their deaths from suffers tiogand burning, but how the Are occurred there was not sufficient evidence to prove. The jury ales returned • vote of thanks to the esespemen end police far the meaner they had exerted themselves in trying to are life and extin guish the fire. CRTIITAL PALACH—ONE SHILLING DAT.—WED SPADA; J. 27.—Admissions on perms*, 784 ; ditto by seems tickets, 016 ; Wel 1,470. Kato iinttltigena. EQUITY COURTS. —FEB. 27. (More Vioe.amacellor Sir J. Btu:0 THE IMPEROR OF AUSTIILt F. DAT. This was au ex parte applicatioe for an injunction to re strain the defendants, William Day, John Day.. and Joseph Day, their servants and workmen, from printing, litho graphing, or manufacturing any documents purporting to be notes of the Hungarian state or ruttier', or notes with the royal arms of Magary printed thereon, and from delivering the plates which have been pi clamed, or any documents printed or lithographed therefrom, or any documents pur porting to be such notes with the royal arms of Hungary printed thereon, to Louis Kossuth. who was one of the de fendants. The application was made nu the affidavit of the Austrian ambassador, in which it was stated that the Em peror of Austria bad, as King of Hungary, the sole and ex clusive privilege of issuing or authorising the issue of notes for the payment of money to be circulated in Hungary', and ' that lie had also the sole and exclusive b rivilege of autho rising the royal arms of Hungary to be affixed to such notes, that a very large portion or nearly the whole of the money now circulating in Hungary consisted of notes of the National Hank of Austria issued by the authority of the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, and that ' such notes were for sums of one florin and upwards. The affidavit also stated that Messrs. Day and Sons, who are lithographers in London, had prepared plates for the pur pose of printing or lithographing documents purporting to be notes of the Hungarian nation for circulation as wok notes in Hungery, and stated that it was believed that Messrs. Day and Sons had been acting under the directions of Louis Kossuth. The affidavit further stated that one of the spurious notes so printed or lithogniphel, and which bad been obtained I.y the Austrian amlniasedor, was in the I Hungarian language, bearing the royal arms of Hungary, and purporting to represent one Burin, and contaiatal an I inscription in the Hungarian language to the following effect :—" One florin. This monetary note will be received in every Hungarian state eel public pay-office as one florin in silver, three zwanziger being ono florin, and its whole nominal value is guaranteed by the state in the' name of the melee. Keough, Louis." That most of the notes manufactured by Messrs. Day and Sons represented one florin, but that some represented other sums. The de ponent al so stated that the amount of the notes manufac tured by Messrs. Day would, he believed, exceed 100,000,000 florins, that Messrs. Day had nearly completed the notes, and intended shortly to deliver them to Louis Kossuth, for the purpose, as wan believed, of sending the same to Hungary without the authority of the Emperor of Austria, and selling them in that country ; and that, in that manner, the same notes would get into circulation in Hungary. Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., and Mr. Cotton, in support of the application, stated that the Austrian ambassador received information, for the first time, on the 3rd of February instant, that Meier,. Day were manufacturing the spurious notes in question ; that application wan then male to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, requesting the go vernment to interfere with each manufacture; and that on the Zdrd a communication was received from the Yoreign.office, stating that her Majesty's government could not interfere. That the Austrian amiessador there upon communicated with his government at Vienna, and on the 26th instant received instructions to take such measures in the name of the Emperor of Austria as might be flees,- eery to prevent the manufacture and issue of such spurious notes. Under these circumstances they applied for an in junction to the effect above stated. The Vice-Chancellor granted en injunction until further order, as prayed ; and entered that a copy of the bill should be served on the defendants with the injunction. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Fas. 27. SEOOND DOUBT. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall.— (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Special ar►.) WILKINSON V. THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.— ACCIDENT AT lETNG'S-CllO5B. This was an action brought by the plaintiff to ',corer compensation for injuries reoei red through the alleged neg ligence of the defendants' servants. Mr. Huddleeton and Mr. Henry Janes appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Honyman for the de fendants. The plaintiff was the widow of a person who had been in the service of the Eastern Counties Railway Company. In May het she had occasion to go to Sheffield, and she re turned safely to the ticket platform at Kineacroes. From this point the train started at great speed for the station, and was precipitated into the public road. The facts of the accident are so well known as not to re quire recapitulation. The plaintiff was picked up insensible, and remained so until the following evening. Since that time she had been unable to do anything towards maintain ing herself or her three children. She bad received very severe internal injuries, and would never be able again to work for her living. Upon coining into court she was ac commodated with a chair, and seemed to be in great pain. After the plaintirs evidence and that of soother female, Mr. Huddleston said the defendants had agreed to take a verdict for the plaintiff, for 4001. A verdict was accordingly taken for the plaintiff—da mages, 4001. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Fn. 26. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) IHDDLISHURBT AND STANDISH T. JOHNSON AND MIMS. The testator, Mr. John Johnson, late a coal owner at Aipull, near W' n, died on the 12th of May, DMA leaving poperty worth about 30,000 f. He had bees married, but his wife died in 1888 ; and after her decease he employed his attorney, Mr. Cro ok, to prepare a will for him, dividing his estate amongst the flfty-one nephew@ sod nieces of him. self and wife, and his two illegitimate children. The division was to be equal, except that his children were to take each two shares, and one or two other variations. Be fore executing this instrument he had consulted the de fendant, his nephew, John Johnson, who assisted him in by business, and also his spiritual director, the Rev. Mr. Jones. Mr. Jones suggested to the defendlint that, as the testator had no legitimate issue, it would be well to leave a tithe of his property or • year's income to various Roman catholic charities in which he was interested. The de fendant did not approve of the propene], and his uncle, when it wee mentioned to him, showed some anger at it. He nevertheless gave during his life-time a dona tion of 500/. to Mr. Jones 's chapel and mission, 2001. to various chapels for masses, and 500/. to various charities. It appears that he had leased some canna coal from Lord Kingadown, and he was appre hensive that he should not live long enough to work the vein out. He therefore agreed to execute a codicil or • new will empowering his executors to carry on his Wainer /I for five years, and to give the principal executor, Mr. Mid dlehurst, some remuneration for his trouble. Mr. Crook bad, however, some misgivings as to whether, in the will of 1858, he had fully carried out the testator's intentions, and he took the opportunity to mention the subject to him. The result of the conference was that lie drew • new will, in which he divided the property per stirpes instead of per capita. This document, which was executed only three days before the testator's death, was coutested on the Mutthat it was not the will of the deceased, because he er really uodersteed it. contents. Mr. Sediment Pigott, Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Spinks appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Edward James, Q.C., Dr. Phillimore, Q.C., and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., for the de fendants. The jury, without hesitation, found for the defendantei and Sir C. ego:Newell pronounced against the will, observing that ho should have been very much utonished if, after the evidence, they had come to a different conclusion. MUTINY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN SHIP.- MURDER OP THE CAPTAIN. A fearful tragedy was perpetrated on Monday evening ,off Point Lynes on board the American ship General Parkhill. Captain Tyke was murdered, and the first mate so severely stabbed that his life is despaired of. He now lies at the Northern Hospital, at Liverpool. The General Parkhill riled from Liverpool for Charlestown co Monday morning with a cargo of salt, and all went well until about 8 o clock on Monday night, when the vessel had got to the westward of Ormesheadi (the pilot who took the drip out having left about 3 o'clock) ; at this time a desperate quarrel are cc to turning out the second mate's watch. The dispute speedily ripened into an open mutiny and knives were used with such freedom and desperatioa that the captain was almost instantaneously killed, he having received a 'dab a little below the breast on the left aide, which penetrated deep and must have caused nearly immediate death ; lie lied also been deeply stabbed in the neck. The first mate also was stabbed in eight different places, and was so completely disabled as to be incapable of doing anything to restore order or guide the ship. ender these circumstances the second mate, arming himself with two dads:smelled revolvers, took pos session of the wheel, and hoisting a signal of distress turned the ship and proceeded towards LiverpooL The signal soon attracting attention, the vessel was boarded by Pilot Owen, of No. 2 boat, who being immediately furnished with two revolvers, the ship, under his command, and that of the second mate, was brought into port. The cue will be in vestigated at the police court to-day. The captain, who was an American, has left a wife sod several children. The mate is stated to be an Englishman. These particu lars we believe to he correct, but owing to the multitudi nous versions of the affair given, nothing can be vouched for until to-day. Several of the seamen state that they were very much abused by the captain. [Advertisement.]--HouzwAT's P 11.1.8 AND Otirr ximr—HPalth to the Sick.—Punfying end renovstArtg of a remarkable kind are the charaeteristies of these in=a rti b e l: vegetable rvreedies. The poor sufferer, well Mph wont oat by lengthened disease, may still be strengthened and restored by the tonic influ• nce of these medicaments. In .lyspopsla, Ines of appetite, flatulence, and liver complaints, while the illis are taken, the Ointment should be rubbed over the diamtive orwts. In heart and chest complaints It should he rubbed on the back and chest as asaldulonaly as salt Is rubbed Into meat. By steady perseverance with this treatment, the blood Is purged of all itu• lowlties, and the whole animal system thoroughly regulated. Mae excellent rwoodies, b most awe, restore the sick to Deihl MA AKETS. COTTON.—Livrimoot., FEB. 27.—Then is no clat4e to notice in our market to-dai t . d The sales are 10,000 I aits, including American, 5. to 941. ; Sumt, 40. to ; 250 Egyptian, 7N. to .; 00 Penman, std. to 9d. ; 170 Billie, $Jd. ; 30 biennium, lel. • of which 3,000 are for speculation and ex p or t. Th e week's import is 75,147 bales. CORN. -BOI4TON, Fan. 27.—We have bad a small show of wheat at market to-day. The trade throughout the day ruled eaceedingly dull at Is. per qr. decline horn last week s prices. Spring corn little or nothing doing. BTociatot•ott-Texas, Ft& 27.—We bade large supply of grain at our market this morning from the growers, with a fair attendanoe. Wheat, fine dry samples were in demand and could not be bought cheaper ; inferior sorts met a slow sale and were about Is, per qr. lower. Barley sold at l as t week's currency. Oats in good re q uest at extreme prices. Beans and peas unchanged. lo other articles no quotable alteration in value. Imports during the past week :—Oats, coastwise, 830 qrs. GLARGOW. Pan. 27.—The transactions on our market during the bygone week were few and unimportant, at former prices. Bupphes small; they consist principally of 3,7f4 qrs. of wheat, 3,692 sacks and 3,141 barrels flour, and 6,0110 p'. barley. Small attendance at market, and busi• nese tnging ; prices much the some as on this day wetl, with the exception of barley, which hi 6d. lower. CATTLE.-Botrrnma., FEL 27.—Supplies were short today, and prices ruled higher, with a dull trade. &el made from 3s. to sa. 2d. ; mutton, 4s. 4.1. to as. 2d. ; veal, 4s. 4d. to 50. 4(1. ; pork, 3s. 4d. to 4s. &l. per stone of Sibs., sinking the offal. COALS.-Loan,, Faa. 27.-Bates' West Hartley, 18s. 6d. ; Bell's Primrose Gas. 14s. 6tl. ; Bower's West Hartley, 17s. 9d. ; Huddle's West Hartley, 17s. ; Byase's Bohai& West Hartley, 178. 3d. ; Clark's West Hartley, Dia. 3d. ; Davison's West Hartley. 17a. 3d. ; Hartlepool West Hartley, 16s. 6d. ; Hastinp Hartley, 17s. 3d. ; Holy well, 17s. 6d. ; Lambert's West Hartley, 17u ; 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Acorn Close, 19a. 3d. ; Walls End Eden, 19s. 3d. ; Walls End Hed/ey, 19a. ; Walla End Wharncliffe, 18s. 9d. ; Eden Main, 19s. ; Walls End Bel mont, 18s. 9d. ; Walls Ead Braddylls Hettou, 201. ; Walls End Framwellgate, 19a. ad. ; Walls End Haswell, 21a. ; Walls End Hatton, 21s. ; Walls End Kepier Grange, 20s. : Walls End Lanibton, 21s. ; Walls End Pensher, 1, P. Sd. j Walls End Pittioeton, 18a. ; Walls End South Hetton, 21s. ; Walls End Stewarep, 21s. ; Walls End Hartlepool, 21s. ; Walls End Haugh Hall, 19a. 3d. ; Walls End Hun. wick, 17s. ; Walls End Kelloe, 21k. 3d.; Walls End Korth Hartlepool,6d. ; Walls End Shincliffe, 19a. ,• Walla End South Hartlepool, Ws. ; Walls End South Durham. 19s. ; Walls End Trimdon Thornley, 18e. ; Walls End Thorpe, 19a. ; Walls End Whitworth, 17s. ; Carway and Nllryn Halting, 24a.--Ships at market, 169; sold, L.V. TRAFFIC RETURNS. Miles Pas- klen Teta Total, IaTLWATII open senors thandlse 1100 IMO Week eliding Dec 30. .C. C e C Great Indian Peninsula 2973 3,538 2,390 4.938 3,182 Week ending Feb. 16. 1651 1860 Edinburgh and Glasgow 142 6,962 5.327 geottlah North Fasters ll6 3,752 3,540 Week ending Feb. 17. Great Northern 363 0,1147 15,697 25,044 24,312 Week ending Feb. It Belled& N. Countlea — 705 756 1,463 1,410 Waterton' and Kihrenny 31 138 182 320 320 Waterford and Limerick 77 513 4.1 1495 1.223 Limerick and Forues Lhoelick and Studs 343 91 84 179 167 Week ending Feb. 23. Welt Flanders flamhrc sod Meuse South Wales 75 465 565 1,030 ns 08 141 940 1,162 1,011 - - 6,656 4245 Week ending Feb. 14. London & North Wetteen 0661 31.062 43.779 Loodoo & South Waters 8.09 6,428 74,780 71,030 14.337 - 34,246 13 310 firini944tem 111am:heeler, Sheffield. and Linco Cornwall 10,830 10,817 1,088 852 Lascasblre and Yorkshire 306 i 12.,351 31.470 . 34.ti3 33,00 West Ilkneed °swear, attal Newtown 241 103 214 316 Ulster WEATHER REPORT. WITOTTIMIT. PIiZOLIT TT, II TO 9 9.99. 14. S. 11. 1). S. ———— Nunn Amon= 19.72 44 48 S. 8 9 0 2 Lana Ofunomoi BERWICK . . 29.32 43 41 W. COPRII II AWOL. 3...11 37 -- B.W. ARDROSSAII 29.70 44 43 8.8. W. Pnwntoss 29.68 43 44 B.W. Mumps 29.8e 38 17 W.S.W. GALWAY ACA211011001111 • 30.00 37 36 S.W. MIA 29.98 38 35 8.8. W. b 1311 r orooL 30.00 40 38 RAE. VAGErnA 29.781 66 49 R.W. IM QUMITOWII 29.86 60 49 W.R. W. 1121.5111 111713 36 N. Pennons 1.0115011 Stok Extreme BIM Dorn PoßTelloolw 30.14 44 41 E. 6 10.12 43 42 Calm. — 0 Prazarni IS 41 40 N.W. 2 Pima= Jniter7 30.51 40 39 li. 2 Bun BLTONWZ Lawn • EXPLANATION. IL—Barometer or and reduced to 32 deg. at mem me . . ILEPLANATION. B.—Barometer ,ected and reduced to 82 level : each 10 feet, of vertical dee, catuting about one-hundredth of an Inch diminution; and each 10 deg., above Et deg., canning nearly three hundredths Increase. E.—Exposed thermometer In shade. M.—Moistmed hulb (tor evaporation and dew point). D.—Direction of wind !true—not magnetic). F.—Forts (1 to IS—estimated). C.—Cloud (1 to 9). I.—lnitials b, blue sky: e. clouds (detached): 1, fog; h, hall: 1. lightning: m May filek) I: o. overcast , dull); r, rain. a, snow; t, thunder. S. sea-disturbance (1 to 9). SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CASUALTY. J.Ady Shetbourne, of Alb*, Captain Robertoon, from o ofon to the tape of Good Hope, with a general cargo, fa aaloat at at Dangenew—Dover, Feb. *7. VESSKLI3 SPOKEN WITH. from London fur Bombay, Jan. It, lot 3.30 8, lon 18.39 W. Rine Rock. from Liverpool for Madras, Jan. 1, lat 3 N, lon 25 W. Collnsburith I. argue, from Mauritius for Cork, Dec. 31, lot 36.15 8, lon 18.50 E. Caroline Tucker, from Clyde for Calcutta, Jan. 22, kg 18 N, lon 32 W. Comorin. from Liverpool for Calcutta, Dee. 9, lat 31 S. lon 20 W. Clam iahip , , from London for Calcutta, Jan. 21, lat 3 N, lon 29W. City of Dublin, from Clyde for Calcutta, Jan. 13, lat 0 N, 100 32 W. Electric, from Fonchonfoo for London, Jan. 93, lot 2 N, Inn 22 W lenntorre ,barque„ from London for Natal, Jan. 19, lot 2.23 N, lon 14.61 W. Glogalva, from Liverpool for Bombay. Dec. 9, lot 81 8, lon 20 W. Humphreys from Leith for New Zealand, Jan. 21, lat 2S, bon tin 9'. Hunter barque, from London for Madras, Jan. 19. Mouteagle, from Bombay fur London, 191 days, all well, Feb. 2. lot 31.58 N, lon 38.11 W. Royal Bride barque, from Mauritius for London, Dec. 30,14 36.38 8, 100,23 E. Salvelor Packet lwrque, from Mauritius for London, DeC 5, lot 21.2 0, lon 86.22 W. Star of Peace, from London for Sydney. Doc. 8, lot 33 8, lon 23 W. Vanguard clipper standing to the westward, Feb. 16, Int 60.47 N, lon II W. THE BLACKBURN WEAVRRFL —OR Tuesday work was resumed at most of the mills, and sheds in Blackburn and neighbourhood, and those in which it woe only partially resumed on Monday were better filled. All the large es tablishmenta are now at work, with manly their full com plement of hands ; and but for two or three places, where advantage was taken for the purpose of effecting some re mil:, the tuns-out would be virtually at an end. in Black• BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BTRTHN. BABNARD.—Feh. 15, at Porti;;lll73,ce, the wife of B. Barnard, Lg.. of a daughter. BOUT.TON.— Feb t 3, at Northampton-equate, tie wife of Mr. J. Milton, of a daughter. CRAMP.—Yeb. 24, at Ineerness.terrace, the wife of F. Cramp. Esq.. of a daughter. OILLIAT.—Yeb. fa. at Weathrutrue , dreet, Hyde-park, the wifo of J. ft filillat. FAy , of a .I.tughtvr ORA:VT.—Feb. U, at Bedhill, the wife of the Rev. A. R. One. of a eon. PklC 2S, at St. Jazawraterr.Lee. Pa Iditteton, Vie wife e L Pelee, Keg., of a ecet. ROYLL—Teb. 23, at Comptien-grove, Kensington, the wife of W. Royle, leg., of a son. MARRIAGE& COOPER—WATKINS.—Yeti. 2.1, at Donnybrook Church, Dublin. by the Very Rer. the Dean of Aributh, W. Cooper, kin Cap tain 70th Beat.. to Mary, daughter of J. Watkins, Rol., of Rim•ppaark, Dublin. FRATitEItBTONR—GALLOP.—Feh. 20, at Ring-street Chapel. ftrhitol, by the Rev. F. Bosworth. M. A., Mr. It. Featherat.ue, to Annie, daughter of Mr. it tbilloo, both of Bristol. DEATHS. - - - - - - - CLARK 23, at Reaufo).terrace, Dal.la-rale, J. Clarke. Faq, aged 7& DOMRTT. - Feb. 26, at Roman mad, Higher Broughton, Man chester. Mr. J. Domett. aged 66. GI LLAI RD.—Feb. 22, at Shanklin, Isle of Wight, R. It. Oilland. Rea_ wad tit 12011Y.—Feh. 26, at Twickenham, Elisabeth, wife of the Rer. J. Baby. D.D. MICLNUISH.—Feb. 1), at Upper Tooting. J. Ifelbulah, soh, aged 78. Prinhed end Published by WILLIAM XING BAUM of O. P. Lombird-dreet, In the City of London. Printer, at the Mice, la Lombard-street, in the Precinct of Whit/triunes. T 20110411, nalttLLIT U, LIU. welt PHIL Imo 10 la Gab mod& aolca DOT" Incor whl am H BOW bola Inge had In el elle( Is e hots on I Abe, men Ai deli of el A the the AM abet STie am il du ~b I' b