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t.uh. It had been laid down by Hon. Members that it was the duty of Parliamentary representatives to vote in unison with the pledges they had given at the hustings, notwithstand ing such a course would be contrary to their honest convictions. Bat he trusted that the gentlemen of England would do their duty fearlessly and independently of the remonstrances of their constituents, and for the interest of their fellow-countrymen.-- (Hear, hear.) He would quote the advice of a great states man, and a great asserter of popular rights—he meant Mr. Burke, who cautioned members of the Legislature from an abject obedience, in all instances, to the caprice of their con stituents. His sincere advice to them was to consult the inte rests of the country at large rather than those of an isolated party of men.—( Hear, hear.) They had had an example during the present session of the unjust operation of the doc trine that had been laid down as to the obstinate adherence to pledges given at elections. If there was any other man who, more than another, had a right to a place in that House it was the Noble Lord, lately the Member for Dorsetshire, and yet he had been ejected from Parliament by the exercise of the op pressive doctrine that had been laid down by Hon. Members who belonged to the protectionist party. Now there was a second alternative that had been proposed by the protectionist party, or the removal of the present crisis. That remedy, if he rightly understood the speeches of the Hon. Member for Newark, and of other Hon. Members, at an early stage of this debate, was, that there should be a compromise of a fixed duty. Now, it appeared to him, that if there was one course which more than any other would involve the greatest amount of political dishonesty on the part of the Conservative party, it was that very course of a fixed duty upon the importation of foreign corn. When the sliding scale was brought forward, in the year 1841, and it was proposed by the Whig party that in stead thereof there should be adopted a fixed duty, they were met in the most clamorous manner by the present protec tion party, who declared that they would oppose any such pro posal, and they were prepared to stand by the sliding scale. How, then, if they talked of political tergiversation, could the some protectionist party come forward now, and say that they were prepared to accept a fixed duty.—(Hear, hear.) Would they now pledge themselves to support the proposal for such a duty as had been proposed by the Hon. Alember for Pont fret? If they would, they would prove themselves to be guilty of the greatest political dishonesty upon the question of the corn-laws.—( Hear, hear.) But no, they would pledge them selves to nothing.—( Hear, hear.) They would only clamour for a dissolution of the present Parliament—(Hear, hear. ) because on the return of another, they anticipated a trium phant majority, pledged to a more indefinite amount of inde finite protection.—( Hear.) But such a Parliament as that could not exist fer one single month. Even if another Parlia ment were returned, they would find themselves compelled to propose and adopt the very same measures as bad been pro posed by the present Government.—(Hear, hear.) He would now take a glance at the justice of relaxing the present restric tions upon the freedom of commerce. Looking at the mea sures that were introduced in 1842, and having seen the ad vantages which had been derived from the relaxation then intro duced and passed, he confessed that his views in favour of pro tection had been changed, and he would cordially support the measures now proposed for the further relaxation of com merce.—( Hear, hear.) But he could not but believe that the effects of the proposed changes had been greatly exag gerated by the protectionists on the one hand, and by the friends of free-trade on the other. On the one hand there would he an increased demand for food by the people, who would have increased employment, and that increase in the demand would consequently lead to an increase in the price of corn. He believed that no man could fully estimate the effects likely to be produced by the present measures in favour of the agricultural tenantry of this country.—( Hear, hear.) Their feelings were estranged by the present law from the landowners of this country, It ap peared to him that the strongest argument for a change in our policy was the necessity of the social condition of the country. He could not conceive that men who had at heart the improve ment of their fellow-conntr3inen would oppose these measures. He could not but regret that in these days the science of poll • tical economy was not studied for the purpose of developing the industry of the country. For, according to a political au thority of the greatest weight, it was to that end that all politi cal Governments should direct their attention. A good law must most assuredly produce a good effect upon the condition of the labourer, and yet which of them would contend that that condition was a prosperous or a comfortable one at the present moment, as regarded the tillers of the soil? Why it was a Common expression now-a-days, " It's a wonder how they live." —( Hear, hear.) The case at the agricultural labourers of tins country was at the present moment similar to that of the .peasantry of France in 1789, and he would ask whether it was patriotic, wise, or statesmanlike to oppose measures which had for their object the allev.ation of their present sufferings? What oas the (Alert of the present restrictive laws upon the peasantry of England ? In the month of July, 1844, the then Bishop of Ely, in a letter to the clergymen of his diocese, stated that the agricultural labourers of Suffolk h a d arr i ve d to suc h a state of hatred to their employers that they set fire to their corn-stacks and dwelling-houses, anl even the women and childr.tn jeered those who attempted to save the wreck, and loudly cheered as the burning roofs of their employers' houses fell to the earth. Nothine- but the great r, spect which he entertained for the su2erior wisdom of the 12 iellt Hon. Gentleman at the heal of the Government could . ' have induced him to giVe his support to the present measure, fir he believed him when he said that they would have a tendency to put a stop to such a frightful spirit amongst the labouring classes of this country. That the present system of protection had not benefited the farmers was acknowledged by the farmers themselves. He would conclude by expressing his mo;t earnest hope that when these great measures had passed —and pass he trusted they would—( Hear, hear)—they would proceed to other measures, having fur their objeet the improvement of the moral and in tellectual condition of the great b.idy of the people of this country.—( Hear, hear.) And he could not but think that the vast sums of money, which it appeared had been raised by the Anti-Corn-law League, would be handed over to themem bers of the Government for that most laudable purpose. There was a great fund belonging to the Anti-Corn-law League, which he hoped would be applied to the raising of some peaceful trophy for the benefit of the poor, and which he trusted would not be employed in carrying out a most questionable, and for themselves a most perilous agitation. He would merely state in conclusion, that he would give a most cordial and dis interested support to the measures of her Majesty's Govern ment, convinced that they would tend to pramote the interests of all classes, and that it would place the prosperity of the eountry on a sure and proper basis, namely, on the loyal af fections of a united people. Mr. PACKS observed that the League fund was raised for the purposes of a g itation . and for no other purposes would it ever be applied. ie did not consider that he had heard one single argument from the Right Hon. Gentleman in the whole course of the debate which would induce him to alter his opinions. One reason which hart been assigned was the distress in Ireland, hut in his mind the returns laid upon the table would not bear out the statements which had been made respecting the scarcity existing in th-it country. lion. Gentle men opposite seemed to imagine that corn was to be produced in the same manner in which wool was woven, and that by the application of some power at present unknown a greater quantity than at present existed might be produced ; hut he could tell them that farming might be pushed too far, and that land may be so highly cultivated as to yield more straw than at present, while the quantity of corn would be greatly diminished. He had attended a very influential meet ing of farmers and gentlemen in Nottingham, and one of the resolutions adopted by them was in these terms—" That an entire abolition of the corn -laws, in the teeth of the most powerful arguments made in their support by the Prime Minis ter and Secretary of State for the Home Department when in opposition, would have the effect of diminishing the confi dence of the people in public men." Now he entirely agreed with the sentiments embodied in that resolution, and that the pre sent conduct of her Majesty's Ministers must for the future diminish the confidence of people in any Government what soever.—( Hear, hear.) He objected to this measure, because he had heard no kind of reason for its adoption—because he believed it would inflict a lasting evil on the best interests of the country and, because it was a breach of faith ; and ; to adopt the words of a late Noble Member of the Cabinet, " Because I cannot support the Government in it without a violation of consistency and of honour." Mr. F. MAULE said that he considered it right for Hon. Members on his side of the House to state the grounds on which they supported the proposition of her Majesty's Government ; and he would, in the first place, state that that proposition had not his entire approbation, because it did not go to the entire extent of his wishes, and because it fell short of that which he considered the remedy of the difficulties which then existed, but, nevertheless, he, for one, would accept it with gratitude, and he would endeavour to give it his most cordial support. He felt it his duty to investigate what were the feelings of the farmers in the country upon the measure, and he had no hesitation in saying publicly, that there was no panic among the landlords, nor amongst the farmers ; and, in spite of all that had been said, agricultural energy was proceed ing with an increased prosperity from day to day—( Hear, hear) —and notwithstanding the dissent expressed by gentlemen below the gangway, he could produce practical examples of what he stated. When the proposition was first made, there was a document laid before the public, emanating from an Hon. Member, and from the nature of the advice which he gave, and the method in which he placed the question, he cen sidered the country owed; him a deep debt of gra titude; he meant the Member for Stockport.—( Hear, hear.) Within ten day s a ft er th e pu bli cat i on o f hi s l etter, in ich he had developed the nature of this measure, the farmers in many of the largest market-towns came to the conclusion that, in stead of being benefited by the three years, their interests would have been best consulted by an immediate abolition. This was their conclusion, and such also his (Mr. F. Maule's) conclusion. He looked with regret at the fact that the repeal of these laws should be put off for three years. He could not forget that the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government had said, that so great was the distress of the country as to incline him to open the ports in l ast No vem b er. H e (Mr. Fox Mauls) had hoped that before he Easter recess this measure would have passed. But he must regret that there was another measure connected with Ireland, which, judgin g from the length of Irish debates in that House they w ou ld be prevented from t a ki ng th e thi r d rea di ng o f t h e ' Bill tillafter t h e recess. He believed that the landlords of his country would be as „fe • h a f ter the passing of the measure as ar.) they are no w.—( Hear county where they He was acquainted with one takenhad hear.) support from the Govern ment and given it to a Duke in the other House, who Govern here ledthe opposition against this measure. f He knew two farms, belonging to that Noble Duke, one of eta had been let, since the introduction of this measure, nad t r i nced rent of 90/., and there was an especial agreement thatproofthat this rent was to be paid in money. Now, this was a no such injury as was anticipated to the landed interest would result._( farm, he .rcnraldr say, bear.) As to the exact increase of the Hear, where was not so well informed; but this he that it had materially advanced upon the From one and all of the farmers, ho learned that, f arm was to let, the rent had increased most materially. In ethae county of Hadditigton, a meeting was called for the purpose of opposing the measure brought in by her Majesty's Govern. ment, and for upholding the protection to agriculture. A friend of his, who had taken a leading part at that meeting, had not only asserted that no injury would accrue to the landed interest by the measure, but he had since stated that he had gained an advanced rent for two leases, and it was said by him that all leases of land werc sought after with avidity at a very high increase of rent.—(" near, hear," from Sir 119bert Peel.) A farm in Scotland which was to let had been taken at five guineas an aere, which had for merly been at a much lower rental. Many a sensible farmer had complained to him of the bad spirit which had grown up between them and the manufacturing districts. They re gretted that such an evil spirit prevailed, and expressed their wish that the discussion on the corn-laws was at an end. They said they could not make all their sons farmers, and if the interests of the country generally were not looked to they would not be able to give their families the means of maintaining themselves. —( Hear, ear. He was sue, afte the measue had pssed, the Honour h able ) Gent!emen who had r opposed it r would, a afte r the turmoil of this discussion had passed away, give her Majesty's Ministers credit fir the great advantages they had conferred upon the country by the repeal of these laws. Looking at America, what was it that caused so friendly a feeling in that country, and so great a desire to preserve their friendly relations with us, but the advantages which they, in common with ourselves, would derive from the results of this great commercial question. He was of opinion that this measure would meet the exigencies of the country, and that it would pupport the full interest of the people generally, and or this reason he would give it his most cordial support. Mr. CHOLMONDELY would allude to a portion of the speech of the Hon. Member for Huntingdon, who alluded to a dissolution of Parliament in connexion with this measure. He (Mr. Cholmondely) regretted that the question should be under tke discussion of the present Parliament. He might be met by having it :said that it was not necessary to take the sense of the country on this measure. Now, constitutionally this was theoretically right ; but the Right Hon. Baronet had not long since told the House, that when he first found the measure necessary for the country, se great a question was it that he felt himself bound to resign. True, he had also informed the House that he was not con stitationally bound to do so ; but looking at the magnitude of the changes which were necessary to the well-being of the country, he considered that he was bound to act as he had done. Surely then it was net at this late period of the debate to take the opinion of the country upon the measure.—(Hear, hear.) With regard to the state of Ireland, he thought that even the misery of that country, to use a homely phrase, was too weak a peg to hang such a measure on. He hoped that such an expression would not be thought as sport ing with the distressed condition of Ireland, for he did not use it in such a sense, although words used in that House were very often laid hold of, and from which it would be ar gued that there was a disinclination on the part of Hon. Membera to consider the state of that country, but he was sure that no such indifference existed in the minds and wishes of Hon. Members on his side the House with regard to Ireland, As far as the distress in Ireland was concerned, it could not be be denied that throwing open the ports would conduce much more to the relief of that country than would the present mea sure, inasmuch as while the ports were allowed to remain open it was equivalent to the utter and entire abolition of all duty. Another thing that struck him as being rather singular was, that a permanent remedy should be applied to the relief of a temporary grievance. There had been a great cry got up, in the House and out of the House, against the Right Hon. Baronet at the head of her Majesty's Government, in which he could not join, nor could he partici pate in it. It was true he could net approve of or support the measure then before the House, yet he should give the Right Hon. Baronet every credit for the sincerity of his motive in bringing forward so comprehensive a measure in the fair, can did, and upright manner in which he had brought it on. Mr. SCOTT said he stood on the present occasion in a position of some peculiarity, a position which he knew would render him obnoxious. In taking the course which he then twoa his i c s o o m w p o e e d sentiments, take, he or was oaccordance n o t adopting wth a his surse foregone opi nions. He had never been a supporter of the Right Hon. Baronet before 1836, when he found it absolutely necessary to join his party ; and since that period, he every day became more and more convinced of his great sagacity, political wisdom, and integrity.— (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.) He hoped his agri cultural friend would not be alarmed at the idea of the large amount of corn that was likely to come from America ; for the distance was such as to render the quantity not at all likely to in terfere much with the market of this country. It would soften the asperity of the population of the west towards this country, would induce a healthier feeling than that which at present ex isted. From what he knew of Canada, also, he did not think the feeling there was such as had been represented; nor did he think that colony would be at all injuriously affected. He did not attach such importance to the change of opinion on this question as some Hon. Members on that side of the House did. He thought a man might change his opinions conscien tiously on this question and when such was done, as a matter of expediency; and when the state of the country required a remedy for the evils that existed, he considered Hon. Members perfectly justified in giving up protection and support ing the present measure. For himself he would say, though he had supported the sliding-wale, he had never been ena moured of it. And it was the three years following 1842 that completed his conversion to free trade. He had changed conscientiously, and had done so, as he believed, for the benefit of the country. Under all circumstances, he must support the measure before the House. _ Captain BERKELEY said he had come into the House to support, the agricultural interest, bet nevertheless he had al ways voted for inquiry, and supported the Hon. Member for Wolverhampton in his motion on the corn-laws. He desired in quiry, and that was the reason he had always voted for any motion that went to that effect. Such had been his pre vious course, But now that he saw the Noble Lord he had hitherto followed (Lord John Russell) join with the Right [lon Baronet (Sir Hobert keel) on the other side, to carry out the measure of total repeal ; and when he heard the s t rong common sense of the Hon. 11ember for Stockport on the ques tion, he must support them in the course they had taken. That ' he believed was now the only safe, prudent, and expedient line of policy to pursue. —( Hear.) Sir R. H. INGLIS said, notwithstanding the elaborate speech of the Hon. and Learned Member (Mr. Vernon), he must adhere to the views on agricultural protection he had pre viously maintained. He ( Sir R. H. Inglis) had listened at tentively to that speech, and must say, notwithstanding all its professions, that the public virtue ef the Hon. and Learned Member must date itself from June 11th, 1845 ; for, on re ferring to what took place on the 10th of June, he found that the Honourable and Learned Gentleman was one of a majority ef 254 who, considering that an abolition of the corn-laws would prove injurious to the country, voted against the proposition of the Hon. Member for Wolverhamp ten.—( Loud cries of " Hear, hear," and laughter.) He (Mr. Vernon) was not the person to lecture Hoc. Members who voted with him (Sir R. 11. Inglis) as to the course they ought to pursue, seeing that the Lion. and Learned Member thought as they did, no longer back than the 10th of June last.—( Hear, hear.) The Hon. Member for Perthshire (Mr. F. Mamie) had referred to larger rents having been obtained lately in cer tain parts of Ireland, though the Government measure was before the public. The reason of that could easily be explained. These parties were not yearly tenants, but took their farms from parties who had held them under 19 years' leases, and who had taken them at a period of great depression. It was, there fore, no wonder that an increase of rent had been obtained. His chief objection to this measure was that it was obtained for one class at the expense of another. The cost of this experiment was enormotv. The revenue to be lost in the corn-duties was not less than 333,000/. The revenue that was risked was 2,333,060/. This was a most grave and serious consideration. There would be a loss of above 450,0001. to the country. This would be ahmlutely and irrevocably lost to the country in 1849. That was independent of the loss to be sustained upon articles upon which the duty was only partially reduced. There must be a great loss in the article of spirits, unless there should be a large increase in the importation of spirits, which would be a great evil upon the country. The change which took place some years ago was forced upon the tithe-holder, and therefore that Parliament should take care that the bargain then made should not be violated. The tithe-owner had to receive an unvarying quantity at varying prices. He could not participate in the improvements in agriculture. They did not benefit him, and therefore Parlia ment should be very careful of his rights. How could they reconcile this measure with justice to the tithe-owner ? It was impossible to du so. It had been said that the agriculturists are to be compensated by contemporaneous measures. The measures, however, were not contemporaneous. He thought the best mode of giving compensation to the landed interest would be to take off some great burden on land at once.—( Hear, hear.) He gave the Right Hon Baronet at the head of the Government every cre dit for purity of motive ; but while he did so, he could not but regret the change which had taken place. He could not see how the proposed measure could be a remedy for the temporary evil which was deplored. He considered that this was an incon sistent measure. He believed that it was essential to the pro sperity of the country that the agricultural community should be protected; and, with this opinion, he should cordially sup port the amendment of his Hon. Friend. Mr. CHILDERS was ready to support the Government proposition, for he believed that a repeal of the corn-laws would not reduce the average price of corn in this country. It might appear rather an extraordinary, but it was no less a true statement, that the price of bread in London was as cheap as in any part of the globe. At Odessa, it appeared that bread was 24d. per pound, which was decidedly higher than the price of bread in 'England, and he therefore be lievsd that the passing of the present measure would not be followed by any reduction in the price of bread. In the month of October, 1843, whilst the price of corn in London was 495. 10d., at Marseilles it was from 51s. to 595. per quarter; in the month of November it was 475. at Lon don, whilst at Ostend it averaged from 50e. to 60s. ; and in the month of December the price of corn was, at Marseilles, from 535. to Ws., whilst at London it was only 455. 9d. From these and innumerable other statistics, therefore, it would appear that the principles of free trade would not affect the price of corn,' where the demand for it was great. He could also shoot that the same results followed with regard to wool, meat, and other articles. As an agriculturist, he felt no difficulty in voting for the second read ing of the Bill—( Hear, hear)—and although he divided the ether night against a total abolition, yet he should prefer the total and immediate repeal, did he not consider that the reasons which had been laid down by the Right Hon. Baronet, at the head of the Goverment, for a temporary delay should be conceded. On the motion of Lord POLLINGTON, the debate was adjourned until this evening. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS. -- - AIINORITY ON LORD GREY'S MOTION ON MONDAY NIGHT. Morley Conyngham Foley Campbell Clarendon Fitzwilliam Forteseue Cottenham Carrington Anglesey Suffolk Clanricarcie Grey Auckland Torrington Besborough Lilford Lord nacre paired Ln favour of Lord Grey's motion with Lord Brougham. , PARLIAMEN :"ARY BUSINESS. From the Votes and Proceea l 'ilys of the house of Commons.) MONDAY, 23. Customs Duties Bill—" to alter cm - tain Duties of Customs," pre sented, and read a first time ;to be reau. secoil time on Thursday, and to be printed. The following Petitions for Railways were repotted, and tha Bills ordered to be brought in by the undernamed Hon. S[einhers : Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock (Lone *Age Junction) —Mr. Patten and Mr. Clifton. Perth and Inverness—Mr. H. Baillie and Mr. C. Bruce. Preston and Wyre Railway, Harbour, and Dock (New DOA and Railway)—Mr. Patten and Mr. Clifton. RAILWAYS Committee nominated :—Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord John Russell, Mr. Morrison, Mr. Hudson, Sir George Grey, Sir George Clerk, Mr. Wilson Patten, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Sidney Herbert, Mr. George Hamilton, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hume, Mr. Charles Russell, and Sir John Easthope. Select Committee on Group No. 4. Mr. G. W. Hope appointed Chairman, vice Mr. Hawes, appointed Chairman of the Select Committee on Group No. 8. Mr. Frewen selected, and added to the Committee, vice Viscount Bernard, discharged. Select Committee on Group No. R. Mr. Hawes appointed Chairman, vice Mr. Sotheron, appointed Chairman of the Select Committee on Group No. 20. Colonel Paget selected, and added to the ' Cluininittee, vice Earl of Shelburne, discharged. Select Committee on Group No. 20. Mr. Sotheron appointed Chairman, vice :Mr. G. W. Hope, ap pointed Chairman of Select Committee on Group No. 4. Select Committee on Group No. 34. Mr. Christie and Mr. Walpole selected, 2=l. added to the Com- The Committee of Sel ec ti on have appointed: the Select Committees th the w ON e R a i lway Groups, N os , 7, 11, 27, 30, 3G., 37, awl 40, to meet in week beginninC Mond a y, April 27. SECOND EAMFRIDAY:,:sI- Midland, Barnsley, Sheffield, D North of Norfolk. 3 East Dereliam and Norwich. West London Improvement and E Slirew, , bury and Birmingham. ,:tFen RAILWAY BILLS. 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Desplaces, Mdlles. Maria, Neodot, K. St. Louin, Mrs. Payne, aid Miss Hicks will appear. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYIKARKET. THIS EVENLNO Will be performed a New and Original Comedy, called, A BEGGAR ON HORSEBACK. Cymon Foxall, Mr. Webster; More craft, Mr. IV. Farren tlir John Coverdale, Mr. Tilbury; Ernest Coverdale, Mr. H. Holl ; Horace Waldgrave, Mr. Hudson ; Schnei dermann, Mr. J. Bland ; Thomas, Mr. Briztdal ; Lady Coverdale, Mrs. Glover ; Selina Coverdale, Miss Julia Bennett ; Emmeline, Mrs. Seymour. The Band will perform the Overture, " La Refine d'un Jour," "Antoinette," Cellarius Waltz, and the Quadrille, "Le Roi d'Yvetot." After which a New Comic Drama, called THE IRISH POST. Characters by Messrs. J. Bland, Tilbury, Mrs. Humby, &c. To conclude with a New Farce, called LEND ME FIVE SHIL LINGS. Mr. Golightly, Mr. Buclutone ; Capt. Phobbs, Mr. Tilbury ; Capt. Spruce, Mr. Brindal ; Mrs. Major Phobbs, Miss P. Horton. THEATRE ROYAL, LYCEUM. UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF MRS. KEELEY. First Night of a New Drama ! _ _ GENERAL TOM THUMB having, on each Evening of his ap pearance, been welcomed with most enthusiastic shouts of ap plause, and excited the astonishment and approbation of an elegant and delighted auditory, by his almost Incredible Dimi nutive Person and his equally Incredible !Mind, the Management has much pleasure in announcing his Performance for every Evening till further notice. THIS EVENING The performances will commence with PETER JENKINS. In which Mr. and Mrs. Keeley will appear. After which, a New Extravaganza, entitled THE MARBLE MAIDEN'. Characters by Mr. Keeley, Mr. A. Wigan, Mrs. Keeley, and Miss Lsldlaw. To he followed by an entirely New and Original Burlesque, en titled HOP 0' MY THUMB ; or, The Ogre and h's Seven-League Boots. In which General Tom Thumb, whoa is engaged expressly or this occasion, will have the honour of making his appearance. To conclude with NEXT DOOR. Characters by Messrs. A. Wigan, Turner, Bellingham ; Misses Arden, Wiliam, and Howard. Stalls, ss. ; Boxes, 4s. ; Pit, 2s. ; Gallery, 6d. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Petite Drama, in Two Acts, called, THE CABIN BOY. Mons. Vincent, Mr. 0. Smith; Largecetti, Mr. Paul Bedford ; Julien, Madame Celeste; Dine. Laroche, Miss Woolgar. After which, a New Farce, entitled, DID YOU EVER SEND YOUR WIFE TO CAMBERWELL ? Chesterfield Iloneybun, Mr. Wright; Isaac Crank, Mr. 0. Smith ; Mrs. Crank, Mrs. F. Matthews ; Mrs. Iloneybun, Miss Woolgar. To be followed by TAMING A TARTAR; or, Magic and Ma ,ourkaphobia. In which Messrs. Paul Bedford and Wright, Miss Woolgar, Madame Celeste, &c. will perform. To conclude with a Sew Farce, entitled THE PHANTOM iiREAKFAST. Supported by Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. Wrighz, Miss %coolgar, Miss Harding, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Frank Matthews. PRINCESS'S TIIEATRE, OXFORD-STILEET Last Week but One of the celebrated Artistes, Madame VESTRIS and Mr. CHARLES MATHEWS. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Comic Drama, entitled, THE DREAMER. Count de Florville, Mr. James Vining; Sir George Dormer, Mr. Charles Mathews; Col. Sheldrake, Mr. Wynn; Charles Sedley, Mr. Harris; G age, Mr. Oxbcrry ; Lady Bolton, Mrs. Stirling. To be succeeded by a New Vaudeville Comedy, entitled, THE FOLLIES OF A NIGHT. Duke de Chartres, Mr.J. Vining; Count de Brissac, Mr. Harris ; Dr. Druggendraft, Mr. Compton ; Pierre Palliot, Mr. C. Mathews; Mdlle. Duval, Miss E. Honner; Duchess de Chartres, Madame Vestris. After which, the Serio Comic Drama, entitled, A SPEARING LIKENES. Baron de Raney, Mr. Granby; Alfred, Mr. James Vining ; Coco, Mr. Compton ; Manette, Madame Vestris. To conclude with the Romantic Drama, called, THE BRIGAND. Principal characters by Messrs. Wallack, L. Murray, J. Vining, Granby, Homier ; Miss Honner and Mrs. Brougham. NEW STRAND THEATRE. LAST WEEK BUT ONE. PITILLIPPE'S SOIREES and MAIINEES MYSTERIEUSES. Two Morning Performances during the Week. At the urgent and reiterated solicitations of many distingu'shed families, and in order to accommodate the crowds who Heak to attend his Morning Performances, M. PHILLIPPE will give his Grand Juvenile Entertainment every Wednesday and Saturday llorning, at Two o'clock. 31. Phillippe's most Popular Deceptions and Peculiar Experiments mill be repeated every Evening, varied by the Amusing Per ormances 01 the Chiarini Family, and the astounding Feats of the American Brothers.—Doors open at a quarter pest Seen, to com mence at a quarter before Eight. Stalls, 3s. ; Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. ; Gallery, Gd. ; Pevate Boxes, U. Is., 'arid . 1/. us. 6d ASTLEY'* , ROYAL AMYIILTLIEATI E. Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty. Last Week but One before the Holidays, and of the present at tractive Entertainments, which have proved far more successful than any Novelty yet presented. Tho Performing Elephants with the grand Elephantine Ascent up the Giant Staircase. THIS EVENING Will be performed the Grand Spectacle, entitled THE RAJA OF NAGPORE ; or, the Sacred Elephants of the Pagoda. In which the whole ressurces of the Establishment will be introduced. Magnificent S'cenes of the Circle, combining the unequalled Feats of the British and Foreign Artistes. To conclude with a Favourite Afterpiece. 'AV WOE'S ROYAL SURREY HE AIRE. Entire change. Two New Pieces. Four Dramas every Evening. Re-engagement of Mr. R. W. Pelham, the celebrated Ethiopian Serenader. THIS EVENING Will be performed a New Drama, entitled JULIE LEDEU ; or, the City Goldsmith. Supported by Messrs. Hughes, Maynard, Cowell, Lewis, Heslop, Morrison, Williamson; Mesdms. Vining, Daly, &c. After which, a New Farce by Mr. E. Stirling, entitled TEA. WITH MY AUNT. To be followed by THE MASQUERADE BALL. Sambo Hit 'em-hard, Mr. it. W. Pelham. To conclude with THE VAMPIRE and THE BLIND BOY. THE VIEATHER.—Sun OFFICE, MARCH 24. THERMOMETER, Lowest, 39; Highest, 54; Noon, 5 BAROMETER, 29.46.—W1ND S.W., fine. HIGH WATER AT LONDON-BRIDGE THIS DAY. Morning 25 minutes after 11. I Evening .. 59 minutes after 11 fl d~ : i It,t:fit LONDON, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1846. The detailed accounts of the action which took place on the 29th of January, between the forces under Sir Timmy SMITH and the Seikhs, given in another part of The Sun agree in every important point with the telegraphic dispatch from Marseilles, published yesterday. The Seikhs mnstered in great force, to the number of at least 24,000 men, all regular well-disciplined troops, with a powerful battery of sixty-eight guns. The force under Sir HENRY SMITH did not exceed 12,000, with only 32 guns, but with this vast disproportion they did not hesitate to attack the enemy though entrenched in a strong position ( about five miles below Loodianah) with their rear resting on the river, and their flanks strongly protected. The Seikhs, too, showed no lack of courage, for when they saw the British force advancing to the contest, they marched out of their entrenchments and commenced a heavy cannonade upon our troops. The village of Aleewal (not Alivert as given in the telegraphic dispatch) was their main point of defence, and that her Majesty's 50th Regiment, and the 47th and 48th Native Regiments, gallantly stormed, killing or driving every Seikh before them, at the point of the bayonet. The British and Native Cavalry also behaved with great gallantry, broke and cut up the enemy as they endeavoured to rally, and by twelve o'clock, the attack commencing at ten, the Seikhs were completely dispersed 1 1 with the loss of all their artillery. They have now lost Altogether, since they passed the Sutlej, more than 150 guns, butt many yet remain to be captured, for it appears that at llCrretZkee, some twelve miles higher up the river than Fero.".epore, they have a strong battery on the left bank, which protect.' the pontoon bridge in that quarter formed for the pas age ohthe army, and now used to keep up com munication with tin Punjaub. Sir HENRY HARDING E at present leaves this pos.;tion undisturbed, and is evidently waiting for the tit opportunity to make his attack. Ac cording to these accounts, the invasion of the Punjaub will not take place till' towards the month of October, when the hot weather' is over and Sir CHARLES NAPIER'S army is fully ready for Oise affray. The intelli gence brought by the present conveystOce, for the regular mail has not arrived, accounts for the rum Ors prevalent at one time of the defeat of SH:HENRY SMITH; and froni this , it appears, that while forming a junction wi'th Colonel GODBY near Loodianab, a small number of our troops had been attacked by a large body of the Seikhs, who took advantage of the movement, and cap tured a part of the baggage. This was the only ground for the exaggerated account, of which one of the Paris papers made so much. That paper was the Journal des Debats, which, both as regards its intelligence from China and India, is not entitled to the slightest credit ; and it is only sur prising that the editor of a journal, in other respects so well conducted, should allow such absurd statements to appear in its columns. The promised motion of Earl GREY for an address to her MAJESTY on the state of Ireland was discussed last night in the House of Lords, and, as might have been expected, was negatived by a large majority. Their Lordships are always willing enough to hear any details respecting the acts of vio lence and bloodshed, unfortunately of too frequent occurrence in that country, and lend a ready sanction to any measure of coer cion founded t hereon, but when the real source and origin of these melancholy transactions, the weightygrievanees under which the people have so long been suffering, are brought under their notice, and any measures of a remedial character are even spoken of—ancient prejudices, the now nearly aban doned policy of governing wholly by severity, and the strong hand, is suffered to come into full operation, and a ques tion involving the destinies of a kingdom is got rid of with a celerity and dispatch that would hardly be exhibited in a matter of the most trivial interest affecting one of their Lordships. We deeply regret that such should be the case; we should wish to see their Lordships pressing forward in a generous rivalry with the other House of Par liament, for the promotion of measures of great and na tional utility; but, on the contrary, we have too often found that branch of the Legislature opposing itself to and delaying (for fortunately they have not hitherto been able to do more than delay) the passing of Acts loudly and imperatively demanded by the growing enlightenment of the age. We cannot, however, regret the discussion which took place. Lord GREY brought forward his motion with great ability and moderation, and although we do not think that he went sufficiently far into the grievances, or that what he stated was all that would be required to render Ireland a happy and a prosperous country, we have no doubt it would willingly be accepted as a large instalment, and that it would be hailed with gratitude by the people, as evi dencing the desire of the Legislature at length to do them justice. He stated with much force and fidelity the wretched condition of the country, which, as ne truly said, was one "of lawlessness and wretchedness ; that it was the one weak place in the solid fabric of British power, the deep and irreparable blot in the shield of British homer." He asks, have the measures adopted been such as to meet the exigencies of this fearful state ? The Government have not departed from the old beaten track, but money and coercion seemed to be their policy, as it had been that of former Governments, and of course no other results could be expected. Can such a state of things continue ?—is im provement indeed impracticable? The character of the country and of the people, to which his Lordship pays a high and well-deserved compliment, forbid it. We cannot refrain from quoting his own words : " Is there anything in the nature of the country, or of the people, to account for it? Surely there is nothing in the country—for it -is endowed with a soil of great fertility— with a genial climate, with great mineral wealth, with commodious harbours on its coasts, with great means of in ternal navigation and extensive water power, and contains every advantage which is necessary for commercial great ness, and for the people 1 Will any one say that it is their fault? When they are taken away from the pernicious influ ences which surround them in their own country, they are found to be capable of everythi ng th a t i s good.—(Near, hear.) See them in the colonies, in America, and in other countries of Europe, and they are distinguished for industry and usefulness, and in our own country, the severest labour is performed by Irish workmen. In the county with which I am connected, you see them coming over yearly to the harvest, the largest number of them being natives of the wretchedest counties in Ireland, as Donegal and others, and what is the character they bear ? Why, that they are most grateful for good treatment—(Hear, hear)—tractable, industrious, cheer ful, even gay, sometimes thoughtless, and easily excited; but on the other hand often showing a providence and care fulness not common to the general character of persons in their rank of life and living frugally in order to save their earnings to take home with them to pay their rent and assist their families.—(Hear ' hear.) This is the character the Irish labourer bears in England." The two principal points by which his Lordship hoped this state of things could be remedied are certainly of vital im portance—first, that the state of the law between landlord and tenant should be improved, that the poor man should no longer be subject to a law by which injustice could be done to him ; the law should be amended, but it would not be sufficient merely to amend the law—they should also look to the spirit of its administration. The hearts of the people should be won by kiLdness ; they could not be gained by force. The other great grievance of Ireland, the existence of a church, largely endowed, possessed of no less than 600,0001. per annum, which was devoted exclusively to the religious wants and educa tion of 700,000 people, while the great majority, the poorer class, the most destitute, received no assistance ; this ig in deed, a fertile source of discontent in Ireland. His Lord ship said well, that the welfare of the people of Ireland was sacrificed to the pecuniary interests of the Church. IVe cannot agree with the Duke of WELLINGTON, who main tained that we were prevented by the Act of Union from dealing with the Irish Church. Surely, no reasonable mind could for a moment suppose that the exigencies of future times might not require some change in the disposition and re gulation of its revenues, and that any legislation, however perfect at the time of its enactment, could be final. If so, the measures of Church reform (scanty as they have been), which have already taken place, have violated the Union, and yet we have never heard them urged as an argu ment for its abolition by those who would gladly adopt anything likely to effect its repeal. He also urged that concession has hitherto ever proved the forerunner of new demands. The answer is simple and easy, because the measures to which he alluded were not given with a good grace' and because of their justice, but because they could no longer be refused. Give kindly from your own free and the boon will be received with joy and gratitude ; but let the same amount be wrung from your fisars, let the recipients know that you would re fuse if you dared, and the success attendant on suc cessful agitation will encourage to - renewed exertion in the hope of a similar result. " Bis dat quo cito dat," is true in the case of nations as well as individuals. Let us hope that our future boons to Ireland, being given in a different spirit, from what has hitherto been evinced, may be productive of happier results. Our commercial men are at length evincing their impa tience under the intolerable procrastination by which the Parliamentary discussion upon a revolution in our mercantile system is characterised, and by which the whole machinery of trade is involved in a state of ruinous indecision. The malcontents in the Lower House have assumed to them selves the office of protecting commerce; the real re presentatives of industry, however, merchants and ope ratives, are now heard to repudiate that protection, and in addition to this to express their most earnest satis faction at the policy at present advocated by our most illus trious and experienced statesmen. Yesterday a deputation from Manchester, of a very influential character, comprising the President of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, the President of the Commercial Association, and four eminent merchants from the most important manufacturing city in this great manufacturing country, waited upon Sir R. PEEL with a petition, expressive of these very sentiments, the various paragraphs of which petition we subjoin. Another scarcely less important, from Liverpool, was like wise entrusted to the Right Honourable Baronet, who took occasion, during the debate of last night, to lay both those petitions before Parliament. That too much stress could scarcely be laid upon these appli cations, no rational man will undertake to assert, when it is remembered that the one proceeding from Liverpool had re ceived the signatures of 214 merchants and shipowners, 190 shipbrokers, all the local bankers saving two, and that within an hour or two no less than four hundred and four teen names were appended. Of the Manchester petition the attendant circumstances are yet more remarkable and signi ficant. "In twenty-four hours," said the Prime Minister, that petition received 1,022 signatures, comprising the heads of houses engaged in trade with every part of the world, representing a capital of at least thirty millions, and employing not less than one hundred and twenty thousand per sons." Such an exponent of the wishes entertained by the parties whose fortunes are most implicated in the remission of importa tion and exportation duties is surely more deserving ofattent ion than the petty and squabbling remonstrances of a few disaf fected classmenl To oppose the Customs' Act, as the dele gates of the industrial population, after such indications of public opinion, would indeed be the climax of the most con summate assurance. Let the protectionists, however, meditate seriously upon every sentiment contained in that Manchester petition: let them con, for once, with candourand right-mind edness, the plain-spoken and emphatic expressions of the po pular will ! If they retain one single iota of common sense or discretion—which, however, we very much question I—they will allow their most pernicious opposition to become extin guished by the subjoined sentences : " That your petitioners are largely interested in the trade and commerce of Manchester; that your petitioners, in common with the entire manufacturing and commercial in terests of the country, have observed with the liveliest satis faction the wise and comprehensive measures introduced by her Majesty's Government—measures which will tend greatly to benefit this densely-populated district; that your peti tioners have observed, with deep concern, that obstructions (which have already caused considerable embarrassment in all commercial operations) have been thrown in the way of the immediate passing of these measures through your Honourable House :" And then for my Lord GEORCMBENTINCK, or the redoubtable Mr. MILEs, to arrogate to themselves the office of interpreting the detestation of the people for those very measures! A most paltry juggle, forsooth, on the part of the monopolists ! "That should further delay in the progress of these mea sures unfortunately take place, your petitioners fear that difficulties and embarrassments of the most alarming charac ter will ensue, and that the immediate prosperity of the country will be jeopardised." Can these agricultural Members, after an announcement so emphatic, and from a source so competent, persist with clear consciences in their present mischievous conduct ? If their consciences be not entirely " case-hardened" already, they decidedly cannot! " Your petitioners, therefore, earnestly pray Y'Jur Ho nourable House to put an end to the doubt and uncer. tainty now existing, and to prevent the occurrence of com mercial disasters which may seriously crini e the industry and resources of the country, by immedi'..aely passing into a law the Customs and Corn Importation. Act."' Ilkis is a plain, blunt demonstration against monopoly. There i 8 gainsaying it Much as th e st i c kl ers f or pro tectionh. a ce carped at previous petitions, and garbled the opinion of the mass, this outcry from Manchester—that great nucleus ef manufacturing industry, which CARLYLE has aptly likened to one vast steam-engine—will defy all their ingenuity. Everything, in short, proves that the death of the old and villanous system of commerce, however lingering it may have b een, is inevitable; that, in the words used by Earl GREY, we are actnally in sight of the goal ; and that the wishes of of ar merchants will be realised. Accounts from Madrid -state that a stormy discussion took place in the Chamber of Deputies on the lath. The House was crowded to excess. It was known that the PRESIDENT was to be questioned lot • having summoned the Chamber, and also that an explanat ion would be given by MIRAFLORES respecting the Ministerii d crisis. Senor EGANA, who has been appointed Minister t , f Grace and Justice, first rose, and declared that the conduci; pf the PRESIDENT in convening IChamber was unconstitutional. General PENEZUELA, the new Minister of Marine, after vainly attempting to speak during the confusion, was about to leave the Chamber, when he was ordered by the PRESIDENT to be stopped. It was then moved that the Chamber should approve of the conduct of its PRESIDENT, and the motion was adopted by a majority of 111 to 41. Senor ROMERO then questioned the ex-Ministers respecting the rumours of a Ministerial crisis, when the Marquis DE MIRAFLORES replied that there was no crisis for three reasons :—First, that the Ministry had the confidence of the QUEEN; secondly, that the Cabinet was united; thirdly, it had the support of the Chambers. "And with a representa tive Government so situated there cannot be a crisis," said the Marquis. After some propositions, which had no results, the sitting was adjourned until the next day. It would thus appear that MIRAFLOEES and his colleagues were not aware that they had been supplanted, and that NARITA= had a list of their successors duly prepared. The Funds had improved. On the 16th the Three per Cents. closed at 29 1 ,E for cash, and 29 3-16 for the 30th of April ; and the Five per Cents. at 21 1 ,4 for the same date. The Paris papers of Sunday contain no news in addition to those published in The Sun yesterday. The attack made by M. OnthoN BARROT on the Government' for dissolving the National Guards of certain large towns, such as Lyons and Metz, bad excited a warm discussion in the Chamber, but it led to no immediate result. The Opposition, however, were resolved not to let the matter rest thus, and M. LACROSSE moved " that the Ministry should be compelled to render, in the beginning of the next session, an account of the execution of the law of March, 1831." The Ministry accepted the challenge, and the debate on the motion was fixed for Monday. There is no fresh intelligence in these papers from Poland. On Sunday the French Three per Cents. were done in the passages of the Opera at 84f. 37 1 / c. BUSINESS DONE IN FORKIG IT RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Mitten 23. Boulogne and Amiens, 1214—Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Cette (Espeleta), V i i—Dutch Rhenish, 6—East Indian, 14—Great North ern of France Constituted, MA —Louvain and Jemappe, 114 Luxembourg, 2—Madrid and Valentia, A —Namur and Liege, 3 —Orleans and Bordeaux, 13—Sambre and Meuse, 31/ 4 —Tours and Nantes Constituted, 714. THE INDIA.N MAILS.—The French mail packet Egyptus, from Alexandria, arrived at Alalta on the 17th instant, re ports having seen several rockets fired last night, at seventy miles distance from this island. She rendered no assistance ! The Admiral, supposing this may have been the Virago, with the Indian mails on board, has sent out the Volcano steamer to look for her and give assistance. So that the mails may not be expected for a day or two. RA TLW AY COM M MITES. (THIS DAY.) GROUP IX. This Committee met to-dny at twelve o'clock, Lord Horsley in the chair. The CEIAIRMAN said lie had made the motion last night for the Grand Junction Terminus to proceed In Committee, but it had been objected by several members of the Committee of Selection that the course was irregular, and might interfere with the presentation of petitions against the Bill. On that ground he suggested that the pro moters should proceed and give evidence, the Committee reserving their decision till the proper time had expired. All the counsel on the other side assenting to this course, the consideration of the Bill was proceeded with. GRAND JUNCTION HARBOUR. TERMINUS. Mr. Hill and Mr. Sergeant Bellasis appeared for the promoters ; Mr. Hope for the Clyde River Trust; awl Mr. Sergeant Murphy for Mr. John Maxwell, who petitioned against the Bill. Mr. Him. opened the case on behalf of the Bid. He started with a review of the evidence adduced on behalf of the two other schemes, as compared with the merits of the Grand Junction scheme. A great deal had been said on behalf of the Harbour Mineral scheme, and that it was necessary for the vast mineral traffic that was springing up. Now he had doubts of the great traffic expected, and especially he did not think there would be in Glasgow any exten sive exclusive mineral traffic. A great number of the ships that came to Glasgow shipped coal as ballast, and also mixed it with general cargo ; and hence there was a necessity for a terminus that would accommodate those two traffics at once. The Harbour Mineral would be of no use for such an object, while the Grand Junction was in the best situation for that purpose. He believed the mere colier trade of the west of Scotland would hereafter be mainly confined to other ports —to Greenock, Ardrossan, and Troon, while in Glasgow coal would be generally mixed up as part of general cargoes. If a great mineral traffic sprung up in Glasgow, then both the Mineral Harbour and the Grand Junction would he required; but if it was as he repre sented, then the Grand Junction alone would be quite sufficient for all purposes. As for the general terminus, it was neither one thing nor the other. It professed to separate the mineral from the general traffic, yet it interfered in that respect quite its much as the Grand Junction, while it did not accommodate the shipping in the harbour near so well. Then let them compare the estimate of the Grand Junction with the other two. The Grand Junction was to cost but 60,0001., while the others were to be do: ble the st,a, and to be twice as long. The Learned Gentleman having dilated on these points, and dwelt on the advanta.res, engineering and otherwise, of the line for which he appeared, concluded by calling his witnesses. GROUP XII. GLASGOW AND WEST OP SCOTLAND DISTRICT. Bombers present, Mr. V. smith (chairman), Mr. T. D'Eyncourt, Mr. Langston, Mr. W. Hamilton, and tho Hon. W. Fitzmaurice. THE GLASGO W', PAISLEY, KILMARNOCK, AYrz x,xTiNsiora. Mr. 'WHEATLEY, Q.O , called John Hamilton, the tenant on a farm belonging to Mr. Guthrie. the opponent to the scheme, to show the injury which would be done to the farm of Capering Stone. The line laid down was the v,ry worst that could be adopted for the purpose of ruining the farm. He had formerly paid 3001. per annum, but by his late lease be agreed to pay 3701. He had lately expended a con siderable sum upon the f , rm-house, which would be so much lost, as the proposd line would come so close as to destroy, In a great mea sure, the house itself Mr. Moffat, engineer and manager of the Ardrossan Railway, was acquainted with the line proposed to be carried to Mr. Macready's collieries. He did not see that there existed any difficulty in carry ing out the lines of deviation, which would certainly be much less injurious to Mr. Guthrie's_property. Mr. Macready had entered into an agreement to send two-thirds of his produce by the Ardrossan Railway ; the remaining third was reserved for home consumption. His output was from 16,000 to 20,000 tons. When the amount reached 20,000 he could send the surplus where he chose. This agreemoit was to last during the period of his lease, which he be lieved was twenty-live years. Mr. WHEATLEY contended, that the contract referred to rendered the construction of this branch unnecessary, because, even though made, Mr. Macready could not send coals otherwise than by the Ardrossan Company. !Jr. Christie, mineral surveyor, was examined by Sir THOMAS Puttaips, to show that with increased facilities to the market of Irvine, the "output" instead of being as at present 36,000 tons, would be at least 72,000 from Mr. Macready's pits. The Cite IRMAN would wish to hear another witness as to the pro duce of the collieries, as such a discrepancy existed between those already examined. William Anderson was called. The quantities of coals that had passed in the month of October, between Preston collieries and the port of Irvine, was above 2,000 tons, or above :36,000 tons per annum., Cross-examined by Mr. WHEATLEY—Ire had given the usual directions to the person he had stationed there. Mr. WHEATLEY then addressed the Committee against the branch. He contended that there was not a tittle of evidence to show that any public advantage could be derived from the construction of this branch. GROUP XIV. NORTH !LENT. The Committee to which this line is referred met to-day at twelve o'clock, Mr. Protheroe in the chair. Mr. TALBOT proceeded to re-examine Mr. Tite, who stet; d that he had been in the habit of examining all kinds of property for railway companies. Has examined the pro perty of Mr. Stevens. It is at Peckham, and consists of several small pieces of land and some small houses. The land is very badly drained. Has offered Mr. Stephens to take the valuation of any respectable person, and double it on the part of the Company. The laud altogether is about 10 acres, and the demand made for it was so preposterous that witness could not for a moment comply with it. The case for Mr. Stevens is only a case for compensation. With re gard to property of Sir T. Wilson, near Woolwich, it is not materially injured by the line. The property of Sir Wm. Gossett is more injured by the line than that of Sir T. Wilson, and he has at once accepted the compensation offered by the Company. Mr. Itoupell has also accepted the sum offered. _ _ Ml'. AUSTIN, on the part of the promoters, said that he saw by the minutes that his friend Mr. Sergeant Wraugham had asked yester day afternoon for leave to re-examine Mr. Vignoles. He was sorry to say that the request had been made in the absence of all the leading counsel. He conceived that the Committee would not de cide on se material a point without allowing it to be discussed. The usual course in these Committees was that where there were two competing lines evidence should be at first taken in favour of the first line and against the second line, and when that case was con cluded the second line should bring forward evidence in their own reel detltioWnYti',nesaYs favour and against the first li ne . Wh en their evidence had con• eluded they were not to be allowed to recal the w i tness and go through their own case again. Mr. TALBOT, on the part of th e S outh-Eastern line, said that 1)13 hhaopdegdivthenatt.thhee CproevinimotiitstedeaywouTldhneopterdmepisasrtionfrtoo ca m th had been already given. After some further discussion, The Committee retired to consider the point. After all 'absence of twenty-five minutes, the Committee returned, GROUP XV. The Committee met at twelve o'clock., in the Bail Court. Present, Mr. ley, and Mr. O'ConnelMackinnon.l (chairman), Sir R. Prl Ce, Captain Hatton, M Hin r. d- BRIGHTON AND CHICHESTER (BOGNOR AND LITTLEHILIVIPTON nizarecuus). BOGNOR AND cslcznosTEß. Mr. J. J. JOHNSON, counsel (with Mr. Clerk) for the Bognor and Chichester , ine, Intimated that engineora had gone down to Chiches ter last night to test the surveys. Ile Said his Learned Friend on the other side ought not to proceed With the cross-exam nation of Mr. Rastrick, attempting thereby establish a negative against the line, which he opposed before the merits of that line had been proved. He thought the Committee ought to take up each line on its own merits, and on its own merits alone. The CLIAIRKAN intimated that the Committee, in a great measure, agreed with him, Mr. MstiEWETRER said. that he submitted to the will of the Com mittee, and that his case was closed, except as to the cross-exami nation of Mr. Rastrick, which he would feel himself at liberty to proceed with at another time. The Committee a GROUP XXV': Bill appointed to considcer the merits of the several s comprised in this group assembled for the first time this morn ing, in the Westminster Sessioas-house, The Committee consisted of the Hen. Mr. Laments% chairman, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Monckton Miles, Mr. 14 Iaolean, and Sir John Walsh. The Bale comprised in the group were as folleves : Eastern Union (. 4 .rdleigh to Colchester). Emile - en Union and Harwich. Harwich and Eastern Countleas Junction. Eastern Union and Hadleigh junction. Malden, Witham, and Braintree Railvee ‘ y, Oelehester, Stour Valley, Sudbury, and, Halstead Railway. THE inazuoN, WITIT.AMT, AND itictinv" TREE na.:zrivirair. MIS was the first line gone into. Mr, Jams appeared for the promoters, and stated that the line cOlnmenced at Malden, a port of considerable importance in Essex, and ran on in a direct line to Witham, where it joined the Eastern Counties Railway, It then passed on to Braintree, the central agri cultural town of the county. The length of the line from Maldon to Witham was 8 miles, while the extent of the whole line was 12 miles and some few chains. There was an extensive trade between Malden and Braintree in agricultural produce and materials. For instance, the corn produced in the neighbourhood of Braintree was exported from Malden, and, in reheat, chalk, slates, lime, and coal were imported to a large degree. Tnere were 50,000 tons of coal imported annually into Malden, 25,000 tone of which were carried up to the Malden quays, and the other 25,e0i) tons were conveyed into the interior of the country by the Chelro.er navigation. New, there was no competing line, but the Billwas opposed by the Chelmer navi gation, who contended that the Liver Blackwater was so shallow that no more than 25,000 tons of coal could be carried up to Malden, and this, it is evident, would not suffice to support a railway, but they proposed to get rid of the ob jection by taking powers to deepen the river if it should be found necessary. The Chelmer navigation charged 4s. 4d. per ton for the carriage, of coal, but they proposed to carry coal at 2s. 4d. per ton. At the same time it must be remembered that the naviga tion was often obstructed by frosts and floods, which rendered a line of railway indispensably necessary ; and as it was a line promoted and got up by local traders and merchants, tit e Committee could hardly throw it out upon the opposition of a canal oempany or a landholder. The first witness called was Mr. Ranseeme, an extensive iron monger of Ipswich, who stated that he was•well acquainted with the county of Essex, and particularly with the route of the proposed railway. It would be of great advantage 'to Malden in so far as it would give an immediate communication with Colchester, Braintree, and the metropolis. The present cost of conveying agricultural produce was from Bd. to 9d. per mile, but he estimated that the rail way would have the effect of reducing it to three-halfpence per mile. There was a s.llr manufactory, and all along the line there were large flour-mills. Mr. FOESETII was about:to cross-examine the witness en behalf of the Chelmer 1181VigEttiOrl, but he was interrupted PY Mr. jAMES who objected to his appearing against the preamble of the Bill, on the ground that the line did not directly compete with the navigation. The line would pass the river Chelmer by means of a bridge, and his Learned Friend only had the right of appearing against the clauses. Mr. FOESETH contended that he had a right to appear against the preamble, because the line would prove injurious to tl'e navigation, while the public wants did not require the railway at all. The Committee decided that, as there was no specific Injury al leged in the petition, Mr. Forseth could not be heard at all. Mr. John Pain, of Malden, spoke to the importance of the imports of that town in an agricultural view. The exports consisted chiefly of grain and corn, which were sent to Wakefield and other parts of Yorkshire. The line was unanimously supported by the inhabitants of the district. Sub-Committee No. 2. This Committee met to-day at twelve o'clock; present, Sir J. Y. Buller (chairman), Mr. Bell, Mr. Kemble, and Mr. Eliot Yorke. SOUTH STAFFOR.DSHIRDTCTION AND BRANCHES (No. 1.) This was the first Bill considered. The object of the promoters was to construct a railway from the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Railway, near Sudley, to the Midland Railway at Alrewas, with various branches included in the present Bill and three other Bills with much the same object. Capital 750,0001.. Engineer, Mr. J. R. M`Lean. Length of the line, including branches, 42 miles. Parlia mentary agent, Mr. Pritt. _ There were come petitions against the Bill, but they were un. supported. The formal proofs having been taken, the CHAIRMAN announced that the Committee were of opinion that the standing orders had not been complied with en two points—with respect to the datum line at point 2, and the subscription contract. SOUTH sTArrormskurtE JUNCTION (BILS. TON xa NI) P.H.XESTPXMLIO HILANCH,— No. 2.) This Bill was next considered, The formal proofla having been taken, the Committee found that the standing orders had been complied with, except with reference to the points mentioned in the preceding Bill. There were two ether Bills promoted by the same Company, namely, THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION (SHOWHILL and PORTOBELLO BRANCH—No. 3) RAILWAY, and the SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION (WILLENHALL and BLOXWICII— No. 4) RAILWAY. A similar decision was come to with respect to the former, and there was an additional infringement of the standing orders found with reference to the latter Bill. Sub-Committee No. 6, 11111VCINGTIABIE AND ox3ro2D maßraricia- HAM EXTENSION ) This Sub-Committee met this morning at the usual hour ; Mr. Hope Drummond in the chair. The Committee proceeded to investigate the allegations con tained in the petition of the Earl of Warwick, some of which were proved. There were three other petitions, but as the allegations which they contained were similar to those in the above petition, they were not proceeded with. The Committee consequently decided that the standing orders had not been complied with. OXFORD AND 33XICKINGHAIVI JUNCTION. The Committee also declared that in this case the standing orders had not been complied with, on the ground that the plans were detective, and did not sufficiently describe the levels and em bankments of the line. VIANCRESTER, WITDLANX), AND GREAT GRXIVICSBY. The Committee next proceeded with this Bill. This line was 31 miles in length, and was proposed to be constructed by a capital of of 756 0001. Mr. Laing was the agent for the Bill, and Messrs. Hoyle arid Coward, of Rotherham, were the solicitors. Mr. Cocric opposed the Bill oil behalf of Mr. Parsons, who had petitioned against it on the ground that the sections deposited with the clerks of the peace were incorrect in their description of the levels. He then called Mr. H. Hughes, an engineer and surveyor, who stated that he had surveyed the line in order to test the accuracy of the plans deposited at the Board of Trade and with the clerks of the peace, and that he found the height of the line at the 6th mile 41 chains to be 394 feet 7 inches, and that it was stated in the section to be 402 Let 1 inch in height. The extreme error which he discovered showed a difference of 8 feet 6 inches from the plans so deposited, and the most minute 2 feet 9 inches ; the former was at the soint at which the line crossed the South Midland Railway, and the other in the parish of Kimberworth. Mr. Buckingham, a surveyor, corroborated this evidence, It appeared, however, that the opponents of the line had not sur veyed it from its commencement to its terminus, that they assumed the promoters were correct in their sections of some portion, whilst they simply confined their investigation to these points which they had reason to believe were defective. The Committee considered that this was not sufficient; and they, therefore, declared that the standing orders had been complied with. LONDON AVID SOUTH—WESTERN (SAWS- BUILY ZUNCTION). This line was postponed until Thursday. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN (EASING.. STONE AND sztaasnuny EXTENSION). This Bill was withdrawn altogether. THE BUTT ST. I.DIVIUNDS AND IC ENV.. MARXE.T. This Bill was postponed until Thursday. LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM EXTENSION. This Bill was next called on ; but ➢lr. ELLICOMBE, who appeared for the promoters, sought its post ponement, on account of the absence of the engineer. He had forty seven witnesses in attendance to prove the deposit of the plans, and the serving of notices; but he was afraid, if the case were com menced, that he should be unable to complete it, on account of the absence of that gentleman. The Committee acceded to the request, and intimated that they would not for the future allow the postponement of cases which ought to be ready.—They then adjourned to Thursday. Sub-Committee No. 6. Captain Jones took the chair at twelve o'clo 1. There were also present Mr. Beetles, Mr. Childers, and other Members of the Com mittee. The following additional Bills have been referred to the Com mittee : Bridgewater Taunton Canal Railway and Harbour. Bideford and Tavistock. Lanarkshire and Lothians. Caledonian Extension. Caledonian (Glasgow, Garnkirk, and Coatbridge Branch). Caledonian (Midlothian Branches). Caledonian (Leith Junction). Caledonian (Dumfries Branches). Caledonian ( Dumdy van Branch). Edinburgh, Leith, and Granton Extension and Branches. Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Manchester (Waley-bridge and Hayfield Branches). Scottish Central and Caledonian Junction. St. Alban's, Hatfield, and Hertford Junction. The first case called on was the MESZYIAHAGOW, DAmsEnr, AND COAT -23.17,1DGE 2%ZiIiTMItA3. JI.T.terCTION', which was partly heard yesterday. In the course of the proceedings it appeared that there was a clause in the Bill empowering the promoters to tease their line to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company, of which no notice had been given in the Gazette. To this the Chairman took objection. The room was cleared for consultation, and on our re -admission, The CHAIRMAN said that the Committee would be obliged to report non-compliance with the standing orders on the above ground. but that in every other respect they would report compliance. mv.ramert., TAUNTON, CANAL. RAIL- W AY AND HAnnoun. This case was postponed, the promoters root being present with the requisite proofs. BIDEFORD AND TAVISTOCH. --- This case was the next called on, when it appeared that it was an opposed Bill, and, at the request of the promoters and the opposing agent, it was postponed until .7.londay next. LANARKSHIRE AND LOTHIANS. The agent in this case stated that the promoters were not pre pared to proceed with the Bill, and they requested permission to have it postponed until a future day. The CHAIRMAN said, it appeared that the case WAS an opposed one, and it was not in their power to grant the application, The parties had better proceed with their cue hi the best manner the y could. After a short delay, the Case was accordingly entered into, when it appeared, that the of of the promoters is the construction of lines of railway, to connect the Lanarkshire ironworks with the West Lothian Coal line and limestone fields, to afford an uninter rupted communication between the East and West Coast of Scotland, and give a new and additional supply of coal to the city of Edinbuxgb. The length is 31 miles, and the estimated cost 600,0001. Engineers, Mr. George Buchanan, and Messrs. Edward and Wm. Bass, Glasgow ; Parliamentary Agent, Mr. G. H. Lang; Solicitors, Messrs. Campbell and Tenants. STANDING ORDERS' COMMITTEES. HOUSE OF LORDS. IRISH GREAT WRSTERN (DUBLIN To GALWAY). The Committee met this day at eleven &Week. Sir John bitched was cross-examined by Sergeant Wrangham, upon behalf of the Mullingar Company. He stated that he was engineer to the Mullingar Company last year, and that a plan purpc;rting to be a line of railway from Mullingar to Galway was lerageo with the Board of Trade, and certified by him as engineer, but that the scheme was got up in a great hurry, and merely as a project to give the Company locus standi before the House, and that he would not have carried out the project, but would have resigned his appointment. The tendency of his cross-examination did not weaken his client'e examination in favour of the Dublin and Galway. Mr. RoE then tress examined the witness on behalf of the Royal Canal, and i;ir John stated that he considered that the canal would not be injured by the establishment of the Dublin and Gal way, out in some respects much advanced, and the property mate ria,:q increase its traffic. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Sub-Committee, No. 3. This Committee re-assembled this morning at the usual hour; Mr. Aldam (Chairman), Mr. Broadley, Mr. Thornely, &c., in attendance. EXETgII GREAT WESTERN. The consideration of this case was resumed this morning, having occupied the Committee dating the last twe days they sat. itnesses were examined this morning in reference to the allege , tion contained in the petition of Mr. Townsend, the consideration of which was referreu to in our report yesterday as having been post poned till evidence on the point was submitted. After a lengthened investigation, the Committee decided that a sufficient publication of the intentions of the promoters had taken place, and that the allegation of non-publication was not proved. The petition of William Cuff, the owner of an orchard, was then gone into, which alleged omissions and misdescriptions, not in con formity with the standing orders. The Committee was of opinion that the objections were too frivol ous to be entertained. Room No. 9. Members present—Mr. T. Estcourt (Chairman), Mr. Ord,lllr J. Y. Buller, Mr. Struit, and Mr. H. Pendarves. The Arbroath and Forfar Railway was allowed to go on. The decision in the case of the Newport, Abergavonny, and Here ford Railway was postponed until Friday next. The Leeds Central Railway, the Boston, Stamford, and Birming ham (Stamford to Wisbeach) Railway, were also allowed to be pro ceeded with. BIRMINGHAM, LICHFIELD, AND MANCHESTER. In consequence of the nen-attendance of the agents, we were nu able to learn the decision in this case. NORFOLK. Allowed to be proceeded with. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY ) LONDON, Ifiatcp 24.—Wind S.W., light breeze, and cloudy. DEAL, MARCH 22.—Arrd. Melpomene, Sutherland, Manilla. Arrd. from the river, Mediator, Pratt, New York. STRANOFOZO, MANCE( 21.—The Britannia, M`Millan, from Troon to Naples, got on the rocks at Pladdy Quay, inside Ballyguenton Point, to-day, end has beat pi near Barhall Bay. SHIELDS, MARCH 21.—The Welcome, from London, In running for the harbour to-night, drove on the rocks to the leftward of the bar, and remains ; crew saved. HoLL, MA Ca 23.—The Duchess of Beaufort (late Jackson), of Torquay, Prow Cardiff to Wisbeach, was wrecked on the night of the 214 inst., on the Rose Sand (Saltileet) ; crew saved, except the master, who was lost off Blakeney, also part of materials. YARMOUTH, MARCH 21.—A wood stock anchor, marked on the shank, Actuarid,:has been picked up in Hemsby Hole, and landed here. POOLE, MARCH 22.—The Admiral Williams, of and from shore ham, for Runcorn, having been struck by a sea when off Portland, bore up for this port, with cargo shifted. BantHeivt, Miami 22.—The Endeavour, Bowling, in running into the harbour, carried away her fore-yard, the fore-topmast and jib boom of the Pallas. PLysiouTn,'Alaacif 23.—The Catherine Perry, from Hartlepool to ltochefort, got on shore on Drake's Island, but was got off, atter throwing part of cargo (coals) overboard. NEWPORT, 21.—Part of a brig's mainmast, about fifty feet long, and apparently carried away, was; washed ashore here on the 19th inst. PORT TsLsop.—The Hope, Davies, from Newport, in making this harbour last night, got ashore, but has discharged her cargo, and come off with damage. The Xerxes, Williams, from Burrow, grounded at the entrance of the harbour this morning, but came off next tide, without damage, after discharging part of her cargo. PORT WILLIAM (BAY OF LUcs), MARCH 21.—The Jane, Gibson, from Whitehaven to Gienluce, is on shore near the head of the Bay, with considerable damage. A schooner, from Irvine, with iron, is on the rocks near the same place, and is expected to be a to tal wreck. YARMOUTH, MARCH 22.—The Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Whitby, in a squall last night carried away her topmast, drove on there at Winterton, and has sunk near the beach without tile outer bank. The smack Welcome, Edwards, of Brixham, went en shore last even ing, in a gale, on the North Sand. COWES, MAacit 23.—The Minter came off the Gravel Bank last evening at high water, without apparent damage. LIVERPOOL, MARCH 23.—The Elizabeth Wood, from Barbadoes, the Black Prince, from Arica, and the Alert, from Demerara, all ex perienced the shock of an earthquake on the Bth inst., which lasted from one to three minutes. The Alert tfbeeltßitacaktrilinscoe,Pa.Mti,slBnr.lmat.: 38 deg. 42 min., 1011. 34 deg. 54 min. W. ; in lat. 41 deg. 44 min., lon 32 deg. 19 au la d l i n o . r. 3 a 3 n d d eg th: m E i tz . abeth Wood, at 2 P.M., in lat. 39 deg. 35 min., KIEKCLIBBIN, DOWN, MARCH 22.—The Ann Richards, of and from Newport for Londonderry, struck the North Rock last night, and is likely to become a wreck. WEXFORD, Dawn 22.—The schooner Mary, of givan iegh d laden, was boarded near Carne n P o i n t yes t er d a y, abandeue P with foremast and bowsprit carried away. Si MONEY and COMMERCIAL PI A. /VD - CITY, QUARTER TO Tiimi - wi t The sales of Cotton at Liverpool, yesterday, wer e ; 'eel 3,500 bales, including 400 f or ex p or t an d specu lation. t s ,' d were much the same. In shares rather more was don e ' prices were - steady. 9i As yet there has not been an y a dditi ona l acc ounts l'e e ' ns f from the banks of the Sutlej, beyond those announce F o l ; 5 1 ) , paper of yesterday. Lengthen e d d e t a il s are most 5a1 1 i. . 00 , 2 0 looked for by all parties here, and more especially "..del, having relatives in the army. Sin ce wr iti ng what p . . - 1 ,,, , a delivery of letters and papers has been made in I t o favoured circles, and they confirm, to the fullest eaten H os ts victorious progress of the British and n a tive forces y the Seikhs. • d fif el It is satisfactory to find by th e accoun t l as t receive ~..,c , Canada, that the position o f th e C ompany f or the cons; ore tion of the Great Western R a il wa y (i n C ana d a ) is of e f tile staple character than has bee n r ep resen t e d by some of 51' London journals. Sir Allan M'Nab, in a communication rir dressed to the editor of the Hamilton (U:. C.) Gazet te ' marks th may, perhaps, h us upon the imp ave seen paragraphs to in the : L ond e r o " You Times and _M orn i ng Ch ron i c l e, i n w hi ch var i ous niis -5t . , 5; ments are made, and false assumptions as to our intentlt on you may contradict all these statements as distinctly as tie like. No resolution has ever been come to to break uP ojess concern, nor has such a r esu lt ever b een contemp l a ted, e net as contingent upon a war with the United States, arising in of the Oregon question. We feel as strong a confident to the goodness of the concer n as ever, and are determic e ?„ 3 spare no exertion to carry it out. We shall unite ILt vigorous effort to complete the op era ti on as soon as tll,eu it ;,l of the late panic and the danger of a ru pt ure w ith the ';' f ot States have blown over, and we see no reason to desP success. " The Morning Chronicle of the 2d of January, ba s el :, been transmitted to me, in which it is stated, that t l ' e ai f ir torney and Solicitor-General of Ca na d a h a d given it a- Q l l opinion, that the proceedings of th e agen t s i n London we , aa . illegal. Immediately on the re ce ipt o f th a t paper, A o l dressed a letter to the Attorney-General at Montrc 3l, ve t the Solicitor-General at Toronto. I h av e not •i lle received a reply from the Attorney-General, b ut „ gr a , Solicitor-General, Mr. Sherwood, st a t es :—' I saw the I' it graph to which you allude, and s o f ar as I am conceal i c o r is incorrect. I have not been ca ll e d on f or an opiniore 'Ai. proceeding, and I have no reason to suppose that sac' to The Draper has been.' " -- l ot, The English Securities have to-day been a little ITT eo but the transactions, whether for money or time, have ~,,e e ot very limited in extent. Consols are 95% to 96 for pf''' tbi transfer, and 96% for account. On Excheqner-bilo ~c , premium has been 275. and i s n ew 24 5 . B a nk Stock fo r 4 1 count has declined to 211 i and '2ll. East India Sto ck ' improved a little, being 259 to 261. bee ° The Foreign Bonds are not very lively, but they We, steady in value. Spanish Five per L ents. realise 253 ,Te and the Three per Cents. 36% to 37. M ex i can D e ferred 1614. Brazil Stock is worth 84, and B uenos Ayres ''''). Dutch Four per Cents. have realised 94 1 4. de!' Shares are on the whole, much th e s am e as yest ~,,,5 there being no symptoms of imp rovemen t. Th e French .u.- are much better supported than the others. _„, f ica BRITISH FUNDS. ONE CIAP - O• ril ic c3l O'CLOCK. Three per Cent. Consols Annuities .. .. 96 95% 96 ..-• Long Annuities, Expire Jan. 5, 1868 .. ' 0 I ' l6 Ditto, 30 years, Jan. 5, 1860 .. .. 10% 7-IS 1 .••• India Bonds, 1,0001. .. .. • . .. .. 33 Ditto, under 1,0001. .. .. .. .. -•• South Sea Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 Ditto, New Annuities .. .. .. 95% 2 114 Bank Stock for Account .. .. .. .. 2114 96 Consols for Account .. .. .. .. .. 9616 26 1 India Stock for Account .. .. .. .. 259 261 Exchequer Bills. 134 d. I%d. 23 1,0001... .. • ... 27 24 pm. 94 5001... .. .... 27 24 pna• 21 Ditto. Small .... 27 —— pm. ri g ONE CLOS E . FOREIGN FUNDS. O'CLOCK. 1' Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 84 0 Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 383( 9 7 Cuba, 6 poi Cent .. .. .. .. .. -- 53 Danish, 3 per Cent -. .. • . .. 89 ..- Mexican Bonds, 1837, 5 per Cent .. 3 1 , Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. 161 Ditto, Deferred . .. .. .. .. 1634 Portuguese Three per Cents .. .. ;% t f Ditto, for the Account .. .. .. Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent .. .. 2 54 Ditto, for the Account - .. .. 25% % b'. Ditto, Passive Bonds .. .. .. 5% ..-- Ditto, Three per Cent .. .. .. ;6 4 Ditto, for the Account .. . • .. 37 36% 43 1 Venezuela Bonds, 2 per Cent .. .. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cent .. Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates .. 94X 0 PRICES OF BUSINESS RAILWAY sR Alm& PAID. DONE AT f BIC I6. Amber., Notting., Boston, and ONE O'CLOCK. 14 Eastern Junction .. .. .. 2% -.. 1%...... •• • • '" Armagh, Coleraine, and Portrush 1% .... . ........ • 12; 4 Binnhighamand Gloucester.. ..100 .. .. 125 .. .. .•• • • ' r,4 Buckinghamshire .. .. .. .. 425. ... a dis... •• • ' ''' Caledonian .. .. .. .. .. no .... 8% %.. ...... tsi Ditto, Half Shares .. .. .. 2% .... 2_13(...••• " t Isi Chelmsford and bury .. • .. 1 A.... , Direct Manchester (Remington's) 2% % .. .. .• • 37 , Direst Manchester (Rastrick's) 3% %••• • • • • 9 , Direct Northern .. 2% .... • IC , v Dublin and Galway .. 4 .... 1% 3 4 ••• • • , Eastern Counties .. .• 141. 20% sit .• ••• • ' p Ditto New .. .. • • • . 8/. 165... 5% p••• • • • " Do. Perpet., 5 per Cent. No. 1. 6/. I3s. 4d. %p • • ..... • Ditto, ditto, .. .. No. 2. 61. 1 13s. 4d. 14 % p.... •• Ditto, York Extension 05..... 1% •• •• East Lincolnshire .. • • • . 1;4 1% ••••• • • • • • 11 ' Exeter, Yeovil, and Dorchester .. 2% 1% ........ .• Glouc., Aberyst., & Cent. of Wales 1% •- ... •••• • •• 5 43 / 4 Goole, Donoast., and Ndieftleld, &c. 425. .... dis.. • • • • Grand Union (Nottingh. & Ly nn ) 11 6. _ •• • 1 • 64 Great Southern & West. (Ireland) 15 .... 1 636 .... " ,• •• oh Great Western .. • • .. 85 - ••••• • • ' ' . 77 Ditto, Fifths .. .. 20 .... - •• " 101 Hull and Selby SO .• ..101 •• •• •• Ditto, Half •'hares .. • . 7 25 .. Lancaster and Carlisle .. 35 .... 48 ..... • %s o Ditto, New .. .. • • 5 .... 8% Leicester and Redford Liverpool and Leeds Direct .. 2% .... 234 $3. Liverp., Manch., & Newc. Junct. 236 2 36 •••••• • • • • gli London an l Birmingham . .100 218 •••• • • • • JO i l Ditto Quarters .. .. 2 25% 26 • • • • • • • 07' Ditto Fifths .. 2 23 2236 . • •' London and Blackwell .. 16/. 13s. 4d. - •••• " •• Ditto New .. 234 4 .•••• • • • • • London and Brighton .. .. 50 .... 62% .. • •• " 1 0 , London and Croydon .. .. 131. 15s. 9d. 21 2 1 3% •• • • Ditto, Guarant. Five per Cent. 9 ....... .• • V London and South-Western.. 411. 6s. 10d. 75 ••••• • • • • 91 . Ditto, New . 12% _2l ......... 2 London and York .. .. • . • . 2% .... 234 34 / I,‘ Ditto, Half Shares .. .. 236. 2% 2.... • • London, Warwick, & 2% 1 34 ••••• • • • • s-4 ;" London, Salisbury, and Yeovil • • 236 .. • • 134 •• • • ••• • Blanchester and Leete 82 - •••• • • " • Ditto, Fifths 2 .... 10% ••••• • " •• • Manchester and. Birmingham .. • 40 . 76 75 •• • • • • Ditto, Qw,l.rter Shares (A) • • 4 .• 11% 1 Ditto, `quarter Shares (C) 1 .. • • 7 •••• • • •• Manchester, Buxton, & Matlock 425. % P• • •• " ••• Manchester and Southampton .. 2 .... 1% .• ••••• • •- ;8$ Midland ....100 • - • • ....... • : 4 4 Ditto, New • lB .... 29 2834 ...... Newcastle and Darlington Junet. 35 .... 42% •• • '• Ditto, New .. .. • • • • 1 ••• • - ••••• • • • • Ditto, New, Brandling 20 .... 35 .......... Newcastle and Berwick •.. 10 .... 18 .• • • ..... .• North British .. .. 20 .... -•••• • • • • 14 Ditto, Carlisle Extension .. 1% .... 2•• • • ....... p Northamp.,lledford, &Cambridge 425. - ..... •• • • 3 54 North Staffordshire .. • • 425... • . 33414 ,•• •• • • 10A Norwich and Brandon .. 18 .... 22% •• .• ...... Oxfd.,Worcester,& Wolverhmptn. 1234 .... 103 ..... ••• j 0 Perth and Inverness .. 2% .... 1% 31 ........ ft Portsmouth Direct ' • • • • 3 14.. • • 2 4 ••••• • •• •• Rugby and Huntingdon .. 2 .... •• • • .... • 40 Scottish Central .. .. 10 .... 15% • 15 •• '• p Ditto New .. • • •• • • 236 ••••-• • • • • " 10 0 South Midland .. 425..... 0 36 % p•• • • South and Midlands Ju nc ti on .. 42 5 ..... I dis.. . •• • 1 60 South Eastern and Dovor • 33 36 ........ • 1 6 Ditto. New ass. at 320.) No. 1. 16 .... 16 36 •••• " • • 2 3f Do., New (do. 301. ) .. No. 3. 15 .... 15 • • ..... •• • 152, Do., New (do. 1514 .. No. 4. 2% .... 2 •••• • • " South Wales .. .• • . .. 5 •' •' 3% .. • • • • • • •• 131 Tean and Dove Valley.. .. • • 1% 1 , 4 .. •••• • • ** Vale of Neath • 2 .... 1% ..... ••• •• •• oh 9 Waveney Valley .. .. • • .. 2 .• ••• • ' 17! West Riding Union •. • • 42s. P. •• • • 11. Wilts, Somerset, and Weymouth 2% ... • 1% ••••• • • • •• 0 York and Lancaster 2 %.... 134 •••• • • " • r e; York and North Midland .. 50 .... 96 .. .. •• ' • Ditto, Selby .. .. 30 .... 72 ...• •• " 9 Ditto. Extension .. l5 .... 30% ..... • • Do. E. and W. Riding Eaten.- 1 • • 9 .• .• •• '• 1 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 14 • 4 Boulogne and Amiens .. .. 12 .... 12% %••• • • • ▪ I Louvain and Jemeppe .. 4 .. . 1% .. .•• • • ' . ' Luxembourg .. 4 .. •• • " 9‘ , Madrid and Vsdentia .. 2 -•••• • • '" 30 Namur and Liege .. • • .. 4 .... - ..... • Rouen and Havre . .. 20 .... 2936 ••• • • • lig MINES. Real del Monte, Unregistered .. .... 34 ••• . ' ' Yip A .) MARKET NEWS.—(THIS to 465 oref RAT BmiTitrilia,..—Meadow na y , IA 31 i MICNI T s to 41 8s ; clover 0 ditt o 1 , 11 61; Oat Straw, 11120 to 1/ 14s; 'Wheat Straw, 11 10 41 53 load. Supply limited, and trade dull. , altio, Xll CUMBEILLAND.—Meadow Hay, 31 as to 41 10a ; Clove r dit to to , to 51 15s ; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s 4 Wheat Straw . ill 4/ 4 ' per load. Trade steady, at the above quotations. dit ° '3 Y et clover ,jl 4 WHITECHAPEL.—AIeadow May, 31 3s to 41 Ss ; ..--- to • to 61; Oat Straw, 1/ 12s to 11 14s , Meat Straw, 11 141 load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. se h o al ° or Sir Robert Peel and the Cabinet Ministe r . s e 110. cepted an invitation to dine with the Lord Mayor, r C l ‘, house, the let of April. The gums are invited tob , ""'Frefic," Mr. Philip Howard paired off with Mr• r aePP — Hodgson, M.P. for Barnstaple, in favour of the proP ° ,„ i se psf• 011 a Government for the reduction of th e import duties 00 c otOr SPANISH DRAMA.—There is report that:e to PIO of Spanish amateurs will, at no distant period, wilt. use V S sent some of the best dramas of their co untry be'° — public. ------ DIED. rob!' On the 22d inst., in St. George's-place, John Liston, ES 4 , ~,,,' ,j, .- On the 22d inst., in Blandford-place, St. John's -woo.'" jo Nigst.hEesliith inst., in Upper Gloucester-place, ~,i I , 3 040 4 T ll c `' ' • ,°, t ..,• . . o only daughter of the late Major George Maeartncy Greylo,'',. Oso" On the 18th inst., at Newry, George, the second son of , — ~., Iteg' r 31allam, of Upper Mall, Hammersmith. On the 18th hist., at Teddington, Valentine Collard , .""--.' o f Admiral of the Blue. On the 19th inst., at Kundarton Rectory, Charles Jaw"' 89 " 111 . the Rev. Richard Seymour. O f On the 20th inst., at Weybridge, Surrey, Mary Anti, - reliat late Mr. John Wood. ,A—,,_ N. , li .t Ot On the 20th inst., in Gloucester-place, William S"'''''',7„,y, fe." On the 20th inst., in klliot-place, Blackheath , Jan e "'— the late Abraham Allen Miles, Esq. BX. Of On the 20th inst., at HaMpton, Middlesex, 11.1 . r. Henri via , On the 22d inst., Mary Ann, daught e r of A i r. G eorg. 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Un d of March, fr, I gan—At th ,Zse ‘ a sharehoh s ' i kaarge for tl lIEL GI Sh a_rehold t ra 44, L 9q0 depositE ether liabilil 1 4 : 4 k1 attend pc (~,,4 401 1 Tavern, • o'clock preci I,llTWit odon to Tot 1,44, hout pro: c 1 of the Col os from part , har e a ghoul CO lDmittearoa Philipps, ttE L G I ehold4rs, , tc 4 ; ° Pag t a h r e e i tz tox to your c 44 48, ttELGIA: I gibers from t L ~ t ~ian Easter li,"', 11 1 . 1 the nut 42 es ! will be - wn NATION tkj,, ll B Institu 4 farfeir ' u ft. (4, t able); also kr lntermits tA 01yee, The saccots a s , l lrectors, s 4'hl Cl v ic a Y r e alg oc Premitu i f s. Ct 7 1 47-------- 1:110ii i 'l ei° o Of the pri IWETRO SOCIE N I a ° batEcv 1 414 4°0 n the 5' Th e `.: 4 •Ya from bth , -eremiunn t , Of Januar /104)here. s evers ] 1i0Z 4, 4, on thi at tho Ofl its Society Impuront, to the p oem] tern, of 1 114, 1 !ln has bel qt.ll 4 ' April, 18 Nyk r44 rate, at 1 , IvVERE .. 14 71 oi r , -..aaernore. ll e , A ngust Bryd 8 17 Pownan, alvitiii.,,, al liaf rma rietbilreo l D t t( - le;lpre L ara i n,t e t i e . Ashhurner ti e ..l) Patton B U. ,I,lllroadwo 1 .1 : 4 1 'l'. 1 4 : : : i . 1 71 ::.: T .— B su i t ia nr il la l l : se ~e, ~_. ,„,.1). k m ' , entirely N A D eposit • ilk 1 411 1 the ell 4Tiurancr•. 111. 0 'oarki of 1 1 , tale m ay L 14 : 1 "Peetuges c , i 3 for Assn lett'l''',Y otter atitt'res.sed p` , ...,...........___ r IJAP,D 11, Lomp 1 1 „ s S 14 Th e irox Right lior 1 11 4 Itight Aot the kS ight : 1 1441 ght llor W' ch„ s Ch it I denot e T , ten,.ell, the c a gd. Edwat John t )2 ‘ t C, ( in. Ant Chiegitom ‘'lTtrk e un . J a n John, Lee, erley J ohn B t Jann th e E Ri!l, 4ii kruPt. I . ll Pkin eon , ItttZ s l eY, Tho 1 10 r, Viz ", Joh Ik us e, tan I * , Mot MATES. I.th , of A i lif# :,,,, On the 29th ult., at Waltham-cross, Herb , the ----- _..je. - Esq., of a son. bridge D IV." On the 18th inst ,at Coombe Royal, neariClnPr-- ,01.11. Zachary Mudge, of a son. th WV „.1 On the 19th inst., at the Vicarage, Moulton, of ---e 4, ° Augustus Moere, Esq., of a son. Ou the 19th inst., in Upper Brook-street, the lid/ of 0 _., 11. v• Cartwright Dickson, Esq., of a still-born son. .ke ite / ' On the 19th inst., at Wilton, Norfolk, the Wife of --- I • f J °°' Hanson, of a son. the ley ° On the 19th inst., at Mytton Hall, Lancashire, or, W. Aspinall, Esq., of a daughter. On the 20th inst., at Brighton, the lady of A ll an Mad e° iilar.j Esq., barrister at-law, of a son. S. C 'cliiljt' On the 20th inst., in Sackville-street, the lady of jun., Esq., of a son. 11110 1 MAIUZIED. I€ ol t i srg On the 19th inst., at the British Embassy, rani!, _ s i r C O'Denel Clayton, Esq., to Augusta, daughter of the i 4l ' to o On the 19th inst. , at Upper Deal Church, Commander reftweioes° Oakeley, Bart. R.N., to Catherin Alicia, (laughter of the late Thom as Esq., of Caldbeck,e Cumberland. THE SUN, LONDON, T:U'ESDAY EVENING, MARCH 24) 1846. CVIAVE s•" to Boek tsrol bead